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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1989-10-11 Council Minutes• I • • AGENDA KENAI CITY COUNCIL - REGULAR MEETING OCTOBER 11, 1989 A. CALL TO ORDER 1. Pledge of Allegiance 2. Roll Call 3. Certification of Election a. Swearing in of New Councilmembers b. Election of Vice Mayor 4. Agenda Approval S. Consent Agenda *All items listed with an asterisk (*) are J. 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 COMMENT (10 Minutes) C. PUBLIC HEARINGS 1. Ordinance 1342-89 - Amending Kenai Municipal Code, Title 19, Changing Title to Parks & Recreation Commission D. COMMISSION/COMMITTEE REPORTS 1. Council on Aging 2. Airport Commission 3. Economic Development Commission 4. Harbor Commission S. Library Commission 6. Recreation Commission 7. Planning & Zoning Commission S. Misc. Commissions/Committees E. MINUTES F. CORRESPONDENCE G. OLD BUSINESS H. NEW BUSINESS 1. Bills to be Paid, Bills to be Ratified 2. Requisitions Exceeding $1,000 3. Set Date for Second Meeting in November 4* Set Date fox r Legislators Lobbyist, Council Set Date for Boroughp Council Meeting Land ' pill Regarding ADMINISTRATION REPORTS 1. Mayor 29 3* City Manager 4• Attorney City Clerk 5: Finance Director 6. Public Works Director 7. Airport Manager J. DISCUSSION -Citizens 20 Council ADJOURNMENT 4 I • • A. KENAI CITY COUNCIL - REGULAR MEETING October 11, 1989 Kenai City Hall Mayor John J. Williams Presiding CALL TO ORDER 1. Pledge of Allegiance 2. Roll Call Present: Mayor Williams, Measles, McComsey, Monfor, O'Reilly, Smalley, Swarner Absent: None 3. Official Certification of Election The official ballot count was read into the record. The total ballots cast were 1152 and was the largest election turnout in an off year. MOTION: Councilman Measles moved for certification of the results of the regular election of October 3rd as read by the City Clerk, seconded by Councilman McComsey. VOTE: Motion passed by unanimous consent a. Swearina in of New Council Members City Clerk Ruotsala conducted the swearing in of Mayor Williams. Mayor Williams swore in new Councilman Kevin Walker and incumbent Councilwoman Monfor. A plaque was presented to Art McComsey from the Council in appreciation of his years of service to the City. b. Election of Vice Mayor MOTION: Councilwoman Monfor nominated Ray Measles, seconded by Councilwoman Swarner. VOTE: Motion passed by unanimous consent 4. Agenda Approval a. Add item B-1 = Laura Measles b. Add item C-2 = Resolution 89-72 Councilwoman Swarner objected to item C-2 as it was not included in the packet. KENAI CITY COUNCIL October 11, 1989 Page 2 MOTION: Councilwoman O'Reilly moved to place Resolution 89-72.on the. agenda, seconded by Councilman Smalley VOTE: Motion failed Swarner - no Williams - yes Measles - no Monfor - no O'Reilly - yes Smalley - yes Walker - no MOTION: VA q o stc S Councilman Xeeemsay moved approval of the amended agenda, seconded By Councilman Smalley VOTE: Motion passed by unanimous consent -,, Councilman Measles stated that his concern is bringing a resolution or anything that falls under the public hearing category to the table on the night of the meeting that has not been advertised as part of that public hearing process. It denies the public the opportunity to speak on it. I don't necessarily oppose the resolution, I oppose the way it was brought to us. Mayor Williams: It was my understand that the Council agreed to have it brought before the meeting this week, during the last meeting it was talked about having it drafted. Councilman Measles: But it should have been on the agenda. City Manager Brighton: One of the reasons it wasn't on the agenda was because it was asked for last Wednesday night and didn.'t get prepared until Friday which was the time the packet was put together. Councilwoman Monfor: I concur with Councilman Measles. This is. of such importance and magnitude that I think we need to have more information on what is going to happen, not with the endowment 0 but, in between time and secondly I think it is important enough that we should have it publicized so if someone were to come forth it would be a bigger plus. I think we should put it on at another time. Mayor Williams: I would appreciate it if Council would request it be.on. the agenda for the next meeting, There 'is.a. pamphlet that has been. published by the State covering the endowment policy. itself.. This is not a passage of the endowment, fund on. a' short notice, what. this really requests is that the matter be brought to tha ballot so that the people. of the State can vote on it. The endowment idea.. has passed the State Legislature, the House passed it by a 31 - 8 vote. 40 TY COUNCIL 11, 1989 Add letter _6 = Notice from EDD Add from Governor Add pplication for p Memo from pi Planning Commission Add letter Hance from Mr. Is DireCtor Add AIM Newsletter chi MOTION: Councilman Measles Councilman Smalley VOTE • -%junc.ilwoman Swarner • to be addressed tonight I dOn't believe to see it on the 9ht when it wasn't It s an emergent gotten a lot agenda in December t t on the agenda. Alsotem that needs Mayor William. ore information after We've • I would like that I would about it, been to AMID and we've we can go to AIM knowing what er Whave .it on the agenda Councilwoman Swarner: re going to do $ prior to AML so goes from But Prior to fibs meetings. That m a municipalit ' as You know, when we s true, we will bey can vote 90 to AML the be senseless to wait until aged to any way they want. Person that to do. vote on a resolution Mayor Williams ter �!L then come at �. It would back and decide what we want Councilwoman 01 Onon the agenda Reilly: I would th o ag nda for the sPeak in favor of s $O that next meeting. It is encouraging this resolution can decide ye, a I ut it it. next Year on the ballot g the cones don tO the voters of Pt of our Bese anything to be gained b the State MOTION: Y waiting on Councilwoman O' seconded b Reilly moved to Y Councilman Smalley Piece the resolution on the VOTE: next agenda, Motion passed by unanimous Consent � � eWilli� asked adminis and have them tration to each Council mar can nd up erve omnultiple ngvmbe a much with the �overuor Ma or ®, these booklets � that Y Williams called Packet due to the shortatImeetson to the minutes. They C. Pan. however, they are no were not in the d. Item H`I ' 2 additions now avail Add item H able. e. f. 9• h. i. moved approval of the amended agenda, Motion passed by Unanimous Con r. sent Cons .nda MO'YON: Councilwom councilman Swam r11Y moved approval of the Consent Agenda seconded by seconded, by KENAI CITy COUNCIL, October 11, 1989 Page 4 VOTE: Motion passed by unanimous consent B. SCHEDULED PUBLIC COMNlE �. NT (10 Minutes) Laura Measles _ h_� Laura _��"`""' the Ch Measles: I amber of Comrce me Which is a here representing workingsubs°mmjttee of 9 the Retail for appxoxatel the Kenai ChamberMerchants Association concept to the Y one of Commerce. to become community. Wee Year to try and We have Part of Ve done a lot of develop a welcome been miPensive and t mustcome Wagon research o wagon here g International, n it. In order be hat Population. We've lso be a host the fees are host city been informed that within the state that has Population re Y and they are about Anchors has a requirements. ut the only city it Anchorage does not want to What Y that would we are proposing to meet the onleveryiots going very do is to start our ow Other month Y loq key. What we' n type of program like to donate the and we do have a local d like to do is that will take coffee and al restaurant have a coffee turns donuts for ant owner who we re the function. has going to hosting the coffee All agreed medical Provide little itself and introducin f the merchants facilities packets which 9 themselves and Commerce membershipavailable in the would have Is to do list. The easiest and emergency numbers, an invitation t asiest way a copy of the put it In as the cityYpe thing in they we feel we can facilitha�er of that if of Kenai and t local news this come. y°u Just arriVed in t he Retail Merchants aper. We'd like to he City within t Association he last two months stating What We're lookingplease CIt In the paper. for from the Laura CouncilwomanIs Measles answered t Swarner asked hh $60 fee for the would be $60 x ow often that advertising 6 months that the coffee would be eve $60 would run Councilwoman 0'R °r $360 for a entire every other month ' Councilwoman Sw sill Year. so it Y stated that aPPropriatin artier agreed she felt 9 this and asked for an Ordinance at tit was e was Unnecessary.money. Pinence Director good idea. Brown he next meeting stated that an ordinance City Manager Brighton• Homer Electric Have You •••• Laura Measles, any consideration witbe h the lation of their tar into checking tariff to Yes, and they answered 9 with Culbertson CitY since you have give out Info d that it would went so far utilities, Information. We also checked give us the new as t° acquire but You can't either. realtors. people. Councilwoman credit card Dr. reapMrs- Measles O Reilly su list but that doesn't listings at a cost of answered that the suggested bout the Y could only run it throuiti from Councilman same as the newspaper ad. g their would be Smalley stated that Possible to get some it was a wonderful freIf It e radio space. idea and asked Mrs. Measles answered that J • • KENAI CITY COUNCIL October 11, 1989 Page 5 she had checked on it and found that it could be run as a public service.. The newspaper will put it in the Community Briefs,. however, we want. it. targeted because that section.is overlooke& many times. City Manger Brighton: I think the Finance birector could arrange for,ow money. MOTION: Councilman Smalley moved to have the Finance Director draft a check in the amount of $360 for the payment of the newspaper ads, seconded by Councilwoman O'Reilly VOTE: Motion passed by Unanimous Consent C. PUBLIC HEARINGS 1. Ordinance 1342-89: Amending Kenai Municipal Code, Title 19, Changing Title to Parks & Recreation MOTION: . Councilman Measles moved approval of Ordinance 1342-89, seconded by Councilwoman O'Reilly VOTE: Mayor Williams called for public comments, there were none. Motion passed unanimously by roll call vote D. COMMISSION/COMMITTEE REPORTS 1. Council on Aging Councilwoman Swarner noted the packet on Congregate Housing passed out. The next meeting for the Council will be Tuesday at 1:00 P.M. Mayor Williams asked the Council to return the packets unless they want it as they will be mailed out. We have a letter to send around to you which is to go with the packet and endorses the project. Councilwoman Monfor noted nothing in the packet from the Chamber of Commerce and since they had endorsed it at one time, why was there none. now. t 2,_Ai.rport Commission Councilwoman O'Reilly reported that the next meeting will be Thursday. 3. Economic Development Commission Mayor Williams reported that the next meeting will also be tomorrow, Thursday. KENAI CITY COUNCIL October 11, 1989 Page 6 4. Harbor Commission PW Director Kornelis: I received a call from Barry Eldridge for funds for a meeting October 20th in Anchorage for Ports Alaska, and a meeting November 7 to 9 in Seward for Harbormasters. Councilman Measles: I was not aware of the request. Councilman Smalley, Would this be beneficial for the Public Works Director to attend? PW Director Kornelis: I will go to the Ports Alaska meeting but not the Harbormasters meeting. Councilwoman Swarner: Has Jack LaShot gone to the Harbormasters Conference, is that appropriate for him to attend? PW Director Kornelis: Yes, or Swede could go. MOTION: Councilwoman Swarner moved that the City send the Dock Manager Swede to the Harbormasters Conference and the Public Works Director to the Ports Alaska Conference, seconded by Councilwoman Monfor. Council further discussed two meetings, the Harbormasters Conference and the Ports Alaska Conference. Councilwoman Swarner: I would prefer that the PW Director represent us at one seminar and we send the Dock Manager, Swede to the other. He is the one that deals with the harbor on a day- to-day basis. Mayor Williams: Its been a tradition as far back as I can remember that the Chairman of the Harbor Commission attend the harbormasters meeting. Councilwoman Swarner: But we didn't have a dock manager at that time. City Manager Brighton: Or a harbormaster. Councilman Walker: It does seem appropriate to me to send the Chairman of the Harbor Commission instead of the City employees, the reason is that if we send Swede, right now he might happen to be in the Street Department, and he is on the dock on a normal basis, but by the same token, the policies for the Harbor are actually made at the Commission level and I think it would be more appropriate to send the Chairman of the Commission instead of an employee. Mayor Williams agreed. Councilman Smalley suggested a City employee and the Chairman of the Harbor Commission be sent to the Seward meeting. Councilwoman Swarner: I feel that the employees should represent the City at these conferences first. Mayor Williams: I would point out that the Harbor Commission has been the group that has been charged with the responsibility of overseeing the development and operation of the harbor facilities. It would seem that it would be of educational benefit to members of that Commission to get as much rounded information concerning other ports and harbor when they are making decisions prior to making recommendations to Council. Councilman Measles: What is the cost of both of those conferences. PW Director Kornelis detailed the costs. Councilman Measles: We've got a situation here where there's a mechanism in place for information to flow from the Harbor Commission to the employees. To send an hourly City employee to something like that, there is no mechanism for any information E. URAI CITY COUNCIL October 11, 1989 Page 7 he may get to go back to the commission. ssion. I think it would NOTION AMENDMENT: be a good Councilman Smalley amended the main motion Harbor Commission attend the tion to include the Chairman by Councilman Walker, meeting in Seward and in ,s o the VOTE ANEND Anchorages seconded NT: Motion passed by Unanimous Consent VOTE MAIN MOTION: Motion passed by Unanimous Consent S• Librar Commission No meeting 6• Parks & Recreation The Commission will be meeting next Councilwom Tuesday' an Swarner noted that the floors 7look ve • Plannin & Zonln r'y good. Commission No meeting, however there was a work that the Commission co session. Councilman Walker Zone. completed the final draft of r reported They will be sending it on to Council the pr°posed RecreSti Councilman soon, on lman Smalley noted that the Comprehensive Plan Committee in the packet is a list of • members, n+mittee. Also that assignments for the Commission needs two $. Misc. Commissions Co mmittees None MINUTES The Council agreed to review the minutes F. ea at the next meeting. CORRESPONDENCE None G. OLD BUSINESS None H. NEW BUSINESS 1. Bills to be Paid Bills to be -Ratified Mayor Williams noted the two additions plus a third. PW Director Kornalis spoke on the.airport overlay project and the Lawton: project, MOTION: Councilwoman Monfor moved to pay the bills with the addition of G&S Construction, Quality Asphalt Paving, O1 and #2, .seconded by Councilman Smalley VOTE: Motion passed by Unanimous Consent 2 . __ Requisitions Exceeding-J1,,000 MOTION: Councilwoman Monfor moved for approval of payment of requisitions over $1,000, seconded by Councilwoman Swarner VOTE: Motion passed by Unanimous Consent 5 3. Set Date for Second-Meetina in November The next Council meeting will fall during the AML conference. Council agreed to scheduled the second meeting to Tuesday, November 22, 1989 at 7:00 P.M. 4. Set Date for Legislators, Lobbyist, Council Meetina Councilwoman Monfor: Before we set a date, how about making contact with them and I would like to see Representative Navarre here rather than his aide. Councilman Measles: I would rather pick a time frame and then let them tell us when all three can be here and then as many of Council as Possible will be here. Every time we do this, one shows up and a couple of aides who can't say anything. Councilwoman Swarner asked Senior Director Porter if she had any information on when and if they would be visiting the Center. Answer no. Council tentatively set November 1 - 9, 1989 for the target date, 5. bet Date for Borough, Council Mee tin„,-Reaardina Landfill Mayor Williams asked Council to set a date. Council agreed on the same week, but not on the night with the legislators. 6. Letter from Econel S. omic Devopment 01etrice The letter deals with the proxy votes and would like Council concurrence and/or comments as to. the changingof the Proxy vote distribution. Mayor Williams Pointed out .that the City Manager has been most diligent in 0 KENAI CITY COUNCIL October 11, 1989 Page 9 I. attending the EDD meetings. Generally speaking the Board of Directors is made up of elected officials and an administrative official. Mayor Williams asked the City Manager if there were a need for change, answer no. ADMINISTRATION REPORTS I . �MBY.,or a. Mayor Williams will take the packet and letter as signed by the Council and proceed with the Congregate Housing. b. Mayor Williams indicated that he would wait until the next meeting to appoint new members to the Planning & Zoning Commission. An application has been received from Art Gravely. Mayor Williams stated that it has been policy to rotate responsibilities on ad hoc position so that each gets exposure to several commissions and committees, "Mr. Walker, I would prefer you did not sit on the Planning Commission strictly from the standpoint that I would like to get you familiar with other areas. Councilman Smalley and Councilwoman O'Reilly you can pick a new one, and any other Council member just let me know." c. There is a letter from AML concerning Board of Directors declaration of candidacy and legislative committees before the AML conference. We are doing very well in representation in AML. I testified before the Borough Assembly last evening pointing out that no less than 12 members of Councils and Assemblies sat on legislative committees. The Board. of Directors spoke of a broader representation since the Borough is concerned that the "Bush Caucus" has taken hold of the AML. If anyone has control of the AML it should be the Kenai Peninsula Borough. The 12 on the Board are more than any other area represented. Mayor Williams stated that he had considered running, however, that would take a commitment from the Council for funding. Councilwoman Monfor asked if he were still President of the Conference of Mayors. Mayor Williams answered that his term was up in November.. Council agreed that Mayor William should run for the Board. d. Mayor Williams suggested a work session on the Capital Improvement Projects. IS Concerning travel - (I-1) you received a letter from Ashley Reed. The first meeting concerning dividing up the Railbelt Energy Fund is going to be the State Affairs Committee headed by Senator Pourchot, the second meeting is headed up by Senator Kerttula for the Budget and Audit Committee, and the third meeting- is going to be .the Railbelt Coalition. An additional Railbelt Senators meeting is also scheduled. It is a foregone conclusion that the $243 million is gone. f . We might also comment on the proposal by the Governor to lock up some unappropriated earnings of the permanent fund for that education endowment, it is the only way that 11 see that you're going to keep the legislature from spending that unappropriated earnings from that permanent fund. If it lays on the table where it can be gotten to it will be gone. U KENAI CITY COUNCIL October 11, 1989 Page 10 2. City Manager None 3_. City Attorney None 4. City Clerk The AML dates are November 13 - 17 and I will need to know who is going as soon as possible. Councilwoman Swarner: It was brought to my attention that there were several people that were normally judges that weren't used this time and you had mentioned at the last time you had a hard time getting judges. Why did you have such a hard time getting judges if people who had been Judges were not being used. Clerk Ruotsala: I do not select the judges. The Borough does, they give me names and I take them before Council for approval. There were some difficulties because some of the judges that were selected worked part time for the City. Councilwoman Swarner: And it says they can't work part time for the City. It doesn't say that in the code. Clerk Ruotsala: No, Administration and Council both agreed that that was the policy. Councilwoman Swarner: I don't remember ever saying that. Clerk Ruotsala: That was before your time. Councilwoman Swarner: Is there a way to get more people in this pool so we don't go through what we did last time, that is to approve someone on the morning of election. Clerk Ruotsala: The reason we called you that morning was because the judge that was selected became ill. I am always looking for judges. On the voter registration there is a space to fill out if you want to serve as a judge and very few people fill that out. We also call Juneau to see if they have any names•. Councilwoman Swarner: So if someone called you and said they wanted to be a judge they would call you. Clerk Ruotsala: Yes, and I would send that on to the Borough. Councilman Measles: But that still would not prevent what happened this time when one of the approved judges became ill, you still have to replace that person by calling Council. 5. Finance Director a. The annual financial report is passed out. The audit on the grants will be in a separate report. b. You mentioned a letter I had written to the City Manager regarding whether or not to send out an RFP to select another auditor and it is time we do that. I'm suggesting you read this and we put it on the next agenda as well. i KENAI CITY COUNCIL October 11, 1989 Page 11 c. � Mayor Williams pointed out the. recommendation by the Finance Director regarding Mikunda-Cottrell. Mayor Williams suggested that the Council could take note of the -Finance Director's memo detailing the credits'of the firm and take action this evening. MOTION: Councilman Smalley moved to retain the same accounting firm for auditing purposes as recommended by the Finance Director, seconded by Councilman Measles VOTE: Motion passed by Unanimous Consent 6. Public Works a. PW Director Kornelis reminded the Council of the site visit to the Kenai River Boat Launch at 9:30 A.M. in the Chamber. b. The Airport Runway Runway/Taxiway Paving Project contractor decided to shut down for the season and not do the paving this year which meets our criteria. He will be starting up in the spring and then finishing by June 15th. C. The VIP Project is final and the inspection will tomorrow or Friday. d. Foster Bros. Construction began work on the float plane slips and they are going to complete that by Novmeber lot of this year. e. The Toyon/Fathom project is ready for paving, although the paving crew has been in Seward so they plan on doing it this week. e f. The final inspection for the Airport Terminal Renovation is going to be Monday. They claim they will be through and are working very hard. g. The crew started working on the Aspen project. We are hoping to get that _ some time this week. We found quite a bit of clay and utilities_. We're putting down typar now. h. East Aliak patch for the water line has been repaired and asphalted this week. i . Airport vehicle parking manhole was put in. Last winter a water line froze. The manhole was put in so we could thaw the line and the manhole needed to be paved. That has been done. 7. Airport Manager None DISCUSSION 1. Citizens None KENAI CITY COUNCIL October 11, 1989 Page 12 2. Council a. Councilman Smalley: I will have a couple of nominations at the. next meeting, one for the Library Commission and one for the Parke & Recreetoin Commission. b. Councilman Smalley: I got a call from a citizen. about the City park behind the National Guard Armory. It appears that on the lower.section of the park, some heavy vehicles have been. running through it and the thought was that the National Guard had been doing, some maeuvers and brought vehicles up through there and tore it up. Assistant City Attorney Graves: I think they have been, I've seen them on the beach. Councilman Smalley: The City might take a look at that and see if the City could do some repairs. c. Councilman Smalley: The same individual suggested that perhaps they S ovrt� �9 could stick up some pipes or smetAin on that further trail because three wheelers and four wheelers are tearing it up. The pipes may only slow them down but if there were something in the middle so they have to go around. That may not work, but its worth a try. City Manager Brighton will turn it over to the Parke & Recreation Director. d. Councilwoman O'Reilly: Do you remember when we decided to pay the RDC dues, did we ever find out the correct amount?. -Finance Director Brown. contacted RDC and challenged the way they calculated it. What they did was lower the bill by about $300 or from $1900 to $1600. They also admitted in writing that the bill covered July 1, 2989 through June 30,. 1990. e. Councilwoman Monfor: The Harborview has a new "For Sale" sign on it and it is still standing. The steel building is still standing and of course the old Kenai Corners building is still standing. This has been ongoing for so long can we have a report back -at the next meeting. Assistant Attorney Graves summarized: The Harborview, we had trouble serving on some of the defendents, we're going to start serving by publication. It appears to be the only way we're going to get valid service. Chuck Maxim (sic) who's been my contact person with SCA has been gone on vacation. I've spoken with some other people and told them that the Council was getting upset with lack of action and he indicated he would check with the superior and get back which he hasn't done., I'll contact him tomorrow and let him know that the Council is upset about it. I can give another report at the next Council meeting on that. Mayor Williams: It is our intention to direct a letter to Washington DC to our legislative delegation asking them to ask the Small Business Administration to record back there as to why they are allowed to maintain a federal building that is a fire trap in the middle. of our community and if Mr. Graves' contacts are not sufficient, I'll ask the Fire Marshall to do that. S KENAI CITY COUNCIL October 11, 1989 Page 13 f. Councilwoman Monfor: I've had some complaints about the house on Iowa Street, the Shirnberg house, the derelict cars are still in front and now the neighbor kids have broken out all the windows that were left. One of the ladies that called me thought that it had gone to the IRS as 'a leach for back taxes. I told her that once again we would look into:it. PW Director Kornelis: I know at one time Howard went out and at that time it was safe as it was all boarded up but now more windows are broken out. h. Councilwoman Monfor to PW Director Cornelis. Could You check into same prices on some new Cauacil chairs. ' i. Councilwoman Swarner: At budget time we put money in your budget ( to chief Ross) for a youth officer, did you ever hire one? Chief Ross answered that we assigned a person, the new hire was not as a juvenile office, the juvenile officer has been working with KCHS. J. Mayor Williams asked new Council Member Walker if he. would like a tour of City facilities and any other assistance he may need. K. ADJOURNMENT Is There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 8:30 P.M. Janet Ruotsala, CMC City Clerk Janet Loper Transcribing Secretary �1 �g DATE CITY �CLE-71.16( 0