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KENAI CITY COUNCIL – REGULAR MEETING
SEPTEMBER 6, 2017 – 6:00 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. Tim Dillon, Executive Director, Kenai Peninsula Economic Development
District – City, Borough, and State Economic Update.
2. Johna Beech, Kenai Visitor and Cultural Center – Second Quarter 2017
Statistics Report.
C. UNSCHEDULED PUBLIC COMMENTS (Public comment limited to three (3) minutes
per speaker; thirty (30) minutes aggregated)
D. PUBLIC HEARINGS
1. Ordinance No. 2977-2017 - Amending Kenai Municipal Code Sections 14.20.151
– Application for Conditional Use Permit for Surface Extraction of Natural
Resources, 14.20.152 – Review of Application, 14.20.153 – Public Hearing,
14.20.154 – Issuance of Permit, 14.20.155 – Operation, 14.20.156 – Yearly Review,
14.20.157 – Termination, 14.20.158 – Amendment or Transfer, to Allow the
City Planner to Determine Application Completeness and Making Other
Housekeeping Changes. (Clerk’s Note: This item was postponed to this meeting at
the August 16 meeting for the purposes of preparing a substitute ordinance and a
second public hearing; a motion to enact is on the floor.)
• Substitute Ordinance No. 2977-2017 – Amending Kenai Municipal Code
Sections 14.20.151 – Application for Conditional Use Permit for Surface
Extraction of Natural Resources, 14.20.152 – Review of Application, 14.20.153
– Public Hearing, 14.20.154 – Issuance of Permit, 14.20.155 – Operation,
14.20.156 – Yearly Review, 14.20.157 – Termination, 14.20.158 – Amendment
or Transfer, to Allow the City Planner to Determine Application Completeness,
Impose Onsite Clearing Limit Delineations and Making Other Housekeeping
Changes.
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2. Ordinance No. 2979-2017 – Amending KMC 14.20.330 Standards For Commercial
Marijuana Establishments, to Change how Buffer Distances are Measured from
Commercial Marijuana Establishments to Post-Secondary Schools, Recreation or
Youth Centers, Churches, Correctional Facilities, and Substance Abuse Treatment
Facilities and Approving a Policy to Provide Guidance in Measuring Pedestrian
Routes.
3. Ordinance No. 2980-2017 – Declaring that Lot 9, Block 8, Original Townsite of
Kenai, According to Plat No. K-2970, Located within Section 5, Township 5 North,
Range 11 West, Seward Meridian, also Known as 612 Inlet Street, Kenai, Alaska,
whose Last Recorded Owner Under Borough Assessment Records was Billy A
McCann, Po Box 92, Kenai, Alaska, Shall be Retained by the City Of Kenai for a
Public Purpose.
• Substitute Ordinance No. 2980-2017
4. Resolution No. 2017-59 – Authorizing the Use of the Equipment Replacement
Fund to Purchase Two Trucks, With Attachments, for the Streets Department to be
used as Snow Plows, Dump Trucks, and Sanders Utilizing the Alaska Department
of Transportation & Public Facilities Fleet Procurement Contract.
E. MINUTES
1. *Special Meeting of August 11, 2017
2. *Regular Meeting of August 16, 2017
F. UNFINISHED BUSINESS
1. Resolution No. 2017-57 – Consenting to a Renewal of Lease of Certain Airport
Lands within the Airport Reserve Between the City of Kenai, Lessor, and SOAR
International Ministries, Inc., Lessee, on Property Described as Lot 2, Block 3,
General Aviation Apron Number One. (Clerk’s Note: This item was postponed to
this meeting at the August 16 meeting; a motion to adopt is on the floor.)
G. NEW BUSINESS
1. *Action/Approval – Bills to be Ratified.
2. *Action/Approval – Purchase Orders Exceeding $15,000.
3. *Ordinance No. 2981-2017 – Amending Kenai Municipal Code, Chapter 1.15 –
Rules of Order, to Change Gender Specific Language to Gender Neutral, Provide
Consistency in the References to the Chair of a Meeting, and Other Housekeeping
Changes.
4. *Ordinance No. 2982-2017 – Amending Kenai Municipal Code Section 7.30.010 –
Airport Land Sale Permanent Fund, to Eliminate References to the Airport
Enterprise Fund which is No Longer Utilized.
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5. *Ordinance No. 2983-2017 – Accepting and Appropriating a Donation to the Kenai
Parks & Recreation Department for the Purchase of Bleachers.
6. *Ordinance No. 2984-2017 – Amending Kenai Municipal Code Section 23.55.060
– Stand-By Pay, to Amend the Rate of Stand-By Pay and Increasing Water & Sewer
Fund Estimated Revenues and Appropriations to Provide Standby Pay for Certified
Water and Wastewater Operators that was Not Included in the FY2018 Budget.
7. *Ordinance No. 2985-2017 – Amending Kenai Municipal Code Section 13.20.035-
Camping, Fires and Other Activities on City Beaches, to Prohibit the Burning of
Pallets and Other Wood Materials Containing Metal Fasteners on City Beaches.
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
J. ADMINISTRATION REPORTS
1. City Manager
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
1. Action/Approval - Hiring, Recruitment, and Contract Discussion and Negotiation
for a City Clerk. [Clerk’s Note: Council May Convene into Executive Session to
Discuss this Agenda Item which Pursuant to AS 44.62.310(C)(2) May be a Subject
that Tends to Prejudice the Reputation and Character of the Applicant and per AS
44.62.310(c)(1) is a Matter of which the Immediate Knowledge may have an
Adverse Effect Upon the Finances of the City.]
M. PENDING ITEMS – None.
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.