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Kenai City Council - Regular Meeting
May 20, 2020 ꟷ 6:00 PM
Kenai City Council Chambers
210 Fidalgo Avenue, Kenai, Alaska
*Telephonic/Virtual Information on Page 4*
www.kenai.city
Agenda
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)
C. UNSCHEDULED PUBLIC COMMENTS
(Public comment limited to three (3) minutes per speaker;
thirty (30) minutes aggregated)
D. PUBLIC HEARINGS
1. Ordinance No. 3117-2020 - Appropriating Funds in the Airport Fund, Accepting a Grant
From the Federal Aviation Administration and Appropriating Funds in the Airport Equipment
Capital Project Fund for the Purchase of Snow Removal Equipment (SRE) – Loader with
Attachments. (Administration)
[Clerk’s Note: This Item was Postponed to this Meeting from the May 6, 2020 Meeting; A
Motion to Enact is on the Floor.]
2. Ordinance No. 3120-2020 - Accepting $26,545.90 in Asset Forfeiture Sharing Funds and
Appropriating those Funds into the Police Machinery & Equipment and Small Tools
Accounts for the Purpose of Purchasing Law Enforcement Equipment. (Administration)
3. Ordinance No. 3121-2020 - Adopting the Annual Budget for the Fiscal Year Commencing
July 1, 2020 and Ending June 30, 2021, Amending the Salary Schedule in Kenai Municipal
Code Chapter 23.55- Pay Plan and Amending Employee Classifications in Kenai Municipal
Code Chapter 23.50. (Administration)
4. Ordinance No. 3122-2020 - Accepting and Appropriating a Volunteer Fire Assistance
(VFA) Grant From the United States Department of Agriculture Forest Service Passed
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Through the State of Alaska Division of Forestry for the Purchase of Forestry Firefighting
Equipment. (Administration)
5. Ordinance No. 3124-2020 - Accepting and Appropriating a Meals on Wheels COVID-19
Response Fund Grant from Meals on Wheels America for Kenai Senior Center
Expenditures in Support of COVID-19 Pandemic Response. (Administration)
6. Ordinance No. 3125-2020 - Accepting and Appropriating Additional Nutrition,
Transportation and Support Services Grant Funds From the United States Department of
Health and Human Services Passed Through the State of Alaska Department of Health and
Social Services for Kenai Senior Center Expenditures in Support of COVID-19 Pandemic
Response. (Administration)
7. Ordinance No. 3130-2020 - Decreasing Estimated Revenues and Appropriations in the
General Fund, Increasing Estimated Revenues and Appropriations in the COVID-19
CARES Act Recovery Fund and Accepting Federal Cares Act Funding Passed Through the
State of Alaska for Expenditures in Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic, Waiving the
$5,000 Limitation in KMC 7.25.020 (A) on These Funds to Allow the City Manager to
Allocate the Funds to the Proper Account As Needs Arise and Declaring an Emergency.
(Administration)
1. Motion for Introduction
2. Motion for Second Reading (Requires a Unanimous Vote)
3. Motion for Adoption (Requires Five Affirmative Votes)
8. Resolution No. 2020-25 - Fixing The Rate Of Levy Of Property Tax For The Fiscal Year
Commencing July 1, 2020 And Ending June 30, 2021. (Administration)
9. Resolution No. 2020-26 - Amending its Comprehensive Schedule of Rates, Charges, and
Fees to Incorporate Changes Included in the FY2021 Budget to Include Adjusting the Kenai
Municipal Airport Apron Rental Rates, Airport Reserve Land Annual Lease Rates, and
Adjusting the Monthly Rental Rates at Vintage Pointe. (Administration)
10. Resolution No. 2020-27 - Encouraging the Governor to Modify COVID-19 Health Mandate
010: International and Interstate Travel - Order for Self Quarantine, by Allowing Interstate
Travel and Implementing Alternative Safety Measures to Support Alaskan Businesses that
Rely on Seasonal Tourism While Recognizing the Successful Efforts of the State
Leadership and Alaskan Residents to Slow the Spread of COVID-19. (Council Members
Peterkin and Pettey)
11. Resolution No. 2020-28 - Authorizing Contracts for Employee Health Care and Other
Benefits Effective July 1, 2020. (Administration)
12. Resolution No. 2020-29 - Adopting the Capital Improvement Project Plan (CIP) for Fiscal
Years 2021-2025. (Administration)
13. Resolution No. 2020-30 - Recommending the Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly Enact
Ordinance 2020-24 which would Provide for Vote by Mail Elections, More Time Between a
Regular Election and Run-Off Election and Removal of Proposition Statements. (Council
Member Peterkin)
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14. Resolution No. 2020-31 - Approving a Conversion of a Lease of Airport Reserve Lands
Described as Lot 4, FBO Subdivision No. 7 with the State of Alaska, Division of Forestry,
on a Non-Standard Lease Form. (Administration)
15. Resolution No. 2020-32 - Approving a Memorandum of Understanding with the Kenai
Historical Society, Inc. to Preserve and Promote the History of Kenai through the Kenai
Cabin Park. (Legal)
16. Resolution No. 2020-33 - Approving an Agreement for Use of the Cranes, Offices, and
Operating Area at the City Boating Facility. (Administration)
E. MINUTES
1. *Regular Meeting of May 6, 2020. (City Clerk)
F. UNFINISHED BUSINESS
G. NEW BUSINESS
1. *Action/Approval - Bills to be Ratified. (Administration)
2. *Ordinance No. 3127-2020 - Repealing and Replacing Kenai Municipal Code Title 6 -
Elections to Provide Clarity, Process Improvements, and Increase Voter Accessibility
through Vote By Mail Elections. (Council Member Peterkin)
3. *Ordinance No. 3128-2020 - Amending Kenai Municipal Code Section 1.85.040 – Records
Public, To Provide For A Record Retention Length. (City Clerk)
4. *Ordinance No. 3129-2020 - Accepting and Appropriating Private Donations to the Kenai
Animal Shelter for the Care of Animals. (Administration)
5. Action/Approval - Purchase Orders Over $15,000. (Administration)
6. Action/Approval - Special Use Permit to James Doyle D/B/A Weaver Brothers for Truck
Trailer Storage. (Administration)
7. Action/Approval - Special Use Permit to Axtel Enterprises, LLC for Fuel Reduction.
(Administration)
8. Action/Approval - Lease Assignment of Lot 2, Kenai Spit Subdivision from North Pacific
Seafoods, Inc. to E&E Foods, Inc. d/b/a Pacific Star Seafoods. (Administration)
9. Discussion - City Response to COVID-19. (Administration)
10. Discussion - Resuming In-Person Council Meetings. (Mayor Gabriel)
11. Discussion - Set a Work Session to Review Election Processes and Ordinance No. 3127-
2020. (City Clerk)
H. COMMISSION / COMMITTEE REPORTS
1. Council on Aging
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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. Discussion of the Facility Management Agreement for the Kenai Visitor and Cultural Center,
pursuant to AS 44.32.310(c)(1)(3) a matter of which the immediate knowledge may have
an adverse effect upon the finances of the City, and a matter by which law, municipal
charter, or ordinance are required to be confidential.
M. PENDING ITEMS
N. ADJOURNMENT
O. INFORMATION ITEMS
1. Purchase Orders Between $2,500 and $15,000.
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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.