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KENAI CITY COUNCIL – REGULAR MEETING
JULY 1, 2015, 7:00 P.M.
KENAI CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS
210 FIDALGO AVE., KENAI, AK 99611
http://www.kenai.city
A. CALL TO ORDER
1. Pledge of Allegiance
2. Roll Call
3. Agenda Approval
4. Consent Agenda (Public comment limited to three (3) minutes per speaker;
thirty (30) minutes aggregated)
*All items listed with an asterisk (*) are considered to be routine and non-
controversial by the council and will be approved by one motion. There will be
no separate discussion of these items unless a council member so requests,
in which case the item will be removed from the consent agenda and
considered in its normal sequence on the agenda as part of the General
Orders.
B. SCHEDULED PUBLIC COMMENTS (Public comment limited to ten (10) minutes
per speaker)
1. Arni Thomson, Alaska Salmon Alliance – The Economic Impact of the
Seafood Industry in South Central Alaska, Prepared by the McDowell Group.
C. UNSCHEDULED PUBLIC COMMENTS (Public comment limited to three (3)
minutes per speaker; thirty (30) minutes aggregated)
D. PUBLIC HEARINGS
1. Ordinance No. 2838-2015 – Declaring that T 5N R 11W Sec 5 Seward
Meridian KN 0002970 Original Townsite of Kenai, Lot 1, Block 9, Kenai, Alaska,
also known as 1109 Garden Avenue, Kenai, Alaska, whose Last Record
Owner Under Borough Assessment Records was C/O Alice Tumsuden, Homer
H Tumsuden, whose Address is, 3634 NE 46th Avenue, Portland, Oregon,
97213-1028, Shall be Retained by the City of Kenai for a Public Purpose.
[Clerk’s Note: At its June 17th meeting, Council postponed Ordinance No. 2838-
2015 to the July 1st meeting. A motion to enact is on the floor.]
2. Ordinance No. 2840-2015 – Appropriating Transfers for FY2016 Budgeted
Capital Projects in the Municipal Roadway Improvements Capital Project Fund,
the Parks Improvement Capital Project Fund, and the Cemetery Improvements
Capital Project Fund.
3. Ordinance No. 2841-2015 – Accepting and Appropriating a Volunteer Fire
Assistance (VFA) Grant from the United States Department of Agriculture
Forest Service Passed Through the State of Alaska Division of Forestry for the
Purchase of Forestry Firefighting Equipment.
4. Ordinance No. 2842-2015 – Accepting and Appropriating Donations Received
for the Municipal Park Playground Improvements Project.
5. Resolution No. 2015-43 – Awarding an Agreement for North and South Beach
Portable Restrooms and Dumpsters for the 2015 Dip Net Fishery.
E. MINUTES
1.*Regular Meeting of June 17, 2015
2. *Work Session of June 16, 2015
F. UNFINISHED BUSINESS
1. *Discussion/Action – Consideration of Actions Items Related to Commercial
Marijuana Legalization.
G. NEW BUSINESS
1. *Action/Approval – Bills to be Ratified.
2. *Action/Approval – Purchase Orders Exceeding $15,000.
3. *Ordinance No. 2843-2015 – Amending and Renaming Kenai Municipal Code
18.05.080-Water and Mud from Vehicle, to Allow for Washing of Vehicles in a
Manner which Allows for Fluid to Drain onto Public Improvements in an
Environmentally Responsible Manner.
4. *Ordinance No. 2844-2015 – Retroactively Appropriating Reimbursement
Funds to be Received for Support of Card Street Fire Suppression Efforts.
5. Acti on/Approval – Confirmation of the Mayor’s Nomination of Patrick “Jack”
Focose to the Planning & Zoning Commission.
H. COMMISSION/COMMITTEE REPORTS
1. Council on Aging
2. Airport Commission
3. Harbor Commission
4. Parks and Recreation Commission
5. Planning and Zoning Commission
6. Beautification Committee
7. Mini-Grant Steering Committee
I. REPORT OF THE MAYOR
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J. ADMINISTRATION REPORTS
1. City Manager
• Unsolicited Offers to Purchase Airport Properties
2. City Attorney
3. City Clerk
K. ADDITIONAL PUBLIC COMMENT
1. Citizens Comments (Public comment limited to five (5) minutes per speaker)
2. Council Comments
L. EXECUTIVE SESSION – To Discuss the Purchase of Lands and other
Improvements from ARK Properties, LLC to Facilitate Construction of an Access
Road to the Beach Near the South Side of the Mouth of the Kenai River, a Matter
that the Immediate Knowledge of which would Clearly have an Adverse Effect
upon the Finances of the City [AS 44.62.10 (c)(1)].
M. PENDING ITEMS
1. Resolution No. 2015-12 – Supporting Alaska State Senate Bill 1, an Act
Prohibiting Smoking in Certain Places; Relating to Education on the Smoking
Prohibition.
2. Ordinance No. 2829-2015 – Amending Kenai Municipal Code Section
1.90.030 – Qualifications, to Allow up to Two of the Seven Members of the
Planning and Zoning Commission to be Non-Residents if They Either Own
Property or a Business Located within the City and Making Other
Housekeeping Changes.
N. ADJOURNMENT
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INFORMATION ITEMS
1. Purchase Orders between $2,500 and $15,000 for Council Review.
The agenda and supporting documents are posted on the City’s website at
www.kenai.city. Copies of resolutions and ordinances are available at the City Clerk’s
Office or outside the Council Chamber prior to the meeting. For additional information,
please contact the City Clerk’s Office at 907-283-8231.
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