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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1989-12-06 Council MinutesIs . aAOENDA XRWA►X CX WW C0UNC=L, REGULAR MEET XNG 1959 A. CAXj3C. TO ORDER 1. Pledge of Allegiance 2. Roll Call 3. Agenda Approval 4. Consent Agenda *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. a. SCHEDULED PUSL=C COMMENT (10 Minutes) C . PUSL S C HEAR= NGS 1. Ordinance 1333-89: Amend Kenai Zoning Map - Maguire S/D - from Suburban Residential (RS) to General,Commercial (CG) 2. ordinance 1343-89: Amend Kenai Municipal Code by Adding "Recreation Zone" (R) 3. Ordinance 1344-89: Increase Estimated Rev/Appns by $180,O00 for Purchase of Land for Boat Launch 4. Resolution 89-79: Authorize City Manager Execute Mortgage & Agreement for Kenai Bicentennial Visitors & Convention Bureau for Construction of Kenai Bicentennial Visitors & Cultural Center 0. COMM 2 S S = ON/ COMM S TTEE RE PORTS 1. Council on Aging 2. Airport Commission 3. Economic Development Commission 4. Harbor Commission S. Library Commission 6. Parks & Recreation Commission 7. Planning & Zoning Commission 8. Misc. Commissions/Committees E . MXNUrrZS 1. *Regular Meeting, November 21, 1989 Minutes not available at packet time 1 F' . CORRESZ�ONDEL�TCrE 1. *Letter From Senator Ted Stevens 2. *Letter from Kenai Peninsula Central Labor Council w OajD aus:mESS NEW SUSZNESa 1. Bills to be Paid, Bills to be Ratified 2. Requisitions Exceeding $1,000 3. *Ordinance 1347-89: Amend KMC Title 23, "Personnel Regulations" 4. *Ordinance 1345-89: Amend KNC 8.05.016 to Adopt Latest Editions of National Fire Codes and Uniform Fire Code 5. *Ordinance 1346-89: Amend KMC Title .4, "Uniform Building Code" to Adopt & Incorporate 1988 & 1990 Edition of Certain Codes 6. *Ordinance 1348-89: Increase Estimated Rev/Appns by $14,060 in Council on Aging -Borough Fund 7. Vacation of 10' Utility Easement: Lot 2, Misty Haven S/D - H.U.D. _ . ADM = N 3CSTRAW 3CON RE FORW S 1. Mayor 2. City Manager 3. Attorney 4. City Clerk S. Finance Director 6. Public Works Director 7. Airport Manager J . D=SCUSS=0A7 1. Citizens 2. Council IC . ADJ'OUR1�iMEN"S 2 KENA= C�TX CCaUNCZT., — RR(3ULAR MEE'I'TNG December 6, 1989 City Hall Council Chambers Mayor John J. Williams, Presiding A • CAI,. TU ORDER 1. Pledge of Allegiance 2. Roll Call Present: Measles, Monfor, O'Reilly, Smalley, Swarner, Walker, Williams Absent: None 3. Agenda Approval a. Add Item C-1: Memo from Public Works Director b. Add Item C-3: Appraisal for Land for Proposed Boat Launch C. Add Item D-6: Minutes of Parks & Recreation Commission - 11/22/89 d. Add Item I-6: Memo from Howard Hackney - House on Iowa e. Add Item H-2: Purchase Order for Repair of Transformers for Christmas Decorations ` f. Add Info Items: 1. Monthly Budget Report 2. The Centerline 3. Letter from Senator Zawacki 4. Letter from Forget -Me -Not Senior Care S. Sales Tax Report 6. December Library Calendar 7. City of Kenai, Federal and State Single Audit Reports - 6/30/89 MOTION: Councilman Smalley moved approval of the agenda as amended, seconded by Councilman Measles VOTE: Motion passed by Unanimous Consent 4. Consent Agenda MOTION: Councilman Walker moved to approve the Consent Agenda, seconded by Councilman Smalley VOTE: Motion passed by Unanimous Consent 0 KENAI CITY COUNCIL December 6, 1989 Page 2 C . VuaramC HOA.ammas 1. Ordinance 1333-89: Amend Kenai Zoning Map - Maguire S/D - from Suburban Residential (RS) to General Commercial (CG) MOTION: Councilman Measles moved to adopt Ordinance 1333-89, seconded by Councilman Walker Mayor Williams called for comments from the public, there were none. Councilman Smalley: I am going to vote against this because I feel it is spot zoning, and it was pointed out at the Planning Commission meeting and Director KornelisI letter of the potential traffic hazard in that area due to the access situation. Those are the two primary reasons. Councilman Walker: In addressing this issue, I don't feel it is spot zoning. The property adjacent to this is already commercial and has been for some time. It has been stated that it might create problems with the school, there was commercial property there prior to the advent of building that school. There's a church across the street and up and down the road you will find several areas that have this kind of property. One of my biggest concerns is, upon reading the memo this evening, and I do agree with traffic problems. I don't have a big problem with having MacguireIs turning from Swires Road. The problem I do have is that if we don't begin, in some point in time, to allow some kind of commercial development along the highway, eventually we're going to have houses with small children built right up to the highway, then we're going to be into a situation with small children playing on the highway ROW and so on. I think probably, the greater damage could be done by building residential right up to the highway. One other point is if we continue to turn down requests for zoning changes adjacent to commercial property, we're going to stay the same way we've been for a number of years. That might be a mistake too, we need to develop some of these commercial properties, we need to allow more commercial property, other than just in the center of town. I'm in favor of this type of plan, a small business man coming forward, wanting to do something with a piece of property and perhaps we can address that and allow him to do it. Councilwoman O'Reilly: I, too am going to vote against this, for the reasons we already discussed, I think it's strip or spot zoning. I don't think it's in the interest of the City, there are a lot of children that walk back and forth to school there and I think there's a better way of handling this. I think if Planning & Zoning were to come out with a new comprehensive plan, that's one thing. This particular business, I certainly wouldn't have any problem, but who knows what's going to happen a few years down the line. Councilwoman Swarner: I agree with Councilwoman O'Reilly's comments in that I believe it is spot zoning also. I wouldn't have a problem in KENAI CITY COUNCIL December 6, 1909 Page 3 looking at this property and other properties along here when Planning & Zoning comes back with a comprehensive plan which they are doing. This. is one of the areas that they should strongly look at. Councilman Smalley: This has been an area of concern all up and down the Spur Highway, and to a degree, I agree with Councilman Walker. I think, when there are changes in the road, bettering conditions there, and when it's been dealt with as to overall zoning, perhaps then, but at this point in time, no. Councilman Walker: I really feel that if we continue to turn this type of thing down, we won't really need, in the future, improved roads more than what we have right now because we won't have a lot of growth. If we only allow growth in the center of town, then we're going to have some major problems and some of them have already surfaced due to the empty buildings that we have and people that say I can't do business here. I think it's very important that we allow some of these small businesses to come in, and build an establishment and do something with it. If we don't address that situation we're going to have more problems upcoming. . Mayor Williams: I have no problem with the rezoning because of the already existing commercial property across the street. I do have some concern with regard to the highway. Kenai Spur Highway, at the present time calls for a 200' ROW. There are areas along the highway as I recall that call for 300' ROW. Do we know what the ROW acquisition program calls for. If not, how soon could we find out if they want a 300' ROW. PW Director Kornelis: I think we'd have to contact Anchorage. Mayor Williams: With an owner planning on building there, it seems to me that should be 'looked into. In the case of the highway itself, acquisition is going to have to be made on the adjoining property. It would seem with the building of the school that the highway department is going to have to make better arrangements for access on to Swires Road because of the added traffic that has already been created there. I am not too concerned that a traffic problem would be created by allowing another access close to Swires because the highway department has a responsibility to take care of that. PR Director Kornelis directed to check with the DOT to determine the acquisition of ROM in this area. Mayor Williams noted Mr. Maguire in the audience and asked him to come forward. Mr. Maguire, according to our information now, there exists a 200' ROW, you're aware of the fact that the 1991/92 construction program calls for a four lane highway to be built through that area. Mr. Maguire: Yes, but I understood it to be within the present ROW: Mayor Williams: Have you checked to find out whether or not that is correct. Mr. Maguire: No. There are only about 4 lots on each side of the road that already had the new ROW taken. The rest are all shown with the present ROW. Mayor Williams: I would strongly advise that you look into that. KENAI CITY COUNCIL December 6, 1989 Page 4 VOTE: Motion passes Councilman Measles - yes Councilwoman Monfor - yes Councilwoman O'Reilly - no Councilman Smalley - no Councilwoman Swarner - no Councilman Walker - yes Mayor Williams - yes 2. Ordinance 1343-89: Amend Kenai Municipal Code by Adding "Recreation Zone" (R) �.,..._. ,...,..,.._�...,_ _...�. MOTION: Councilman Walker moved approval of Ordinance 1343-89, seconded by Councilwoman O'Reilly Mayor Williams called for comments from the public, there were none. Councilwoman O'Reilly: I would consider a division of question to consider tonight, just the section pertaining to the new zone and table to further date or further work by Planning & Zoning Commission that portion dealing with the signs Councilman Measles: Would it be cleaner for the purpose of this ordinance to amend this ordinance by removing all references:. to the sign code. City Manager Brighton: Yes. If you remove it you can pass the zoning portion and at a later date pick up with the rest. MOTION AMENDMENT: Councilman Measles moved to leave the main body of the ordinance dealing with the zoning change, and also leave in the amendment to the Land Use Plan and to delete any reference to the sign code, seconded by Councilwoman O'Reilly Councilman Smalley: If it passes and it goes into effect and signs are constructed, are they then constructed to the ordinance that's currently in the code as far as the sign code ordinance. City Manager Brighton: Until such time as you pass the addition to the sign code, yes. Councilman Smalley: By amending it to remove any reference to signs you, go back to the regular code and if it's 154 sq.ft. sign and I know that the Planning Commission was having some difficulty with that. City Manager Brighton: Since you're creating a zone that doesn't presently exist, ,even the present sign code would not exist in this new zone. You will have to eventually adopt the overall sign code for the new Recreation Zone or a sign code for that particular zone. But since we don't have a zone, then the sign code doesn't cover it. Councilman Smalley: I'm saying that once.. the zone has passed and goes into effect and people come�in and request the zone changes, once approved they could put up a sign within that zone for 154 sq. ft. KENAI CITY COUNCIL December 6, 1989 Page S City Manager Brighton: I don't think, in the sign code that's in existence, there is this particular zone. If you pass this, then you will. eventually have to pass a sign code ordinance that will have to comply with the new zone. Councilman Smalley: My understanding is that once the zone goes into effect the current sign code would speak to this zone. City Attorney Rogers: I am inclined to agree with Councilman Smalley. That is not to say that during the interim period while you devise a sign code to make it applicable just to that zone, that there would be., any enforcement. I think there is a period of time before you have to worry about it. Councilman Smalley: I think this is a cleaner way to deal with it tonight but I think that the sign code situation definitely needs to be dealt with quickly. Mayor Williams: I concur in the discussion of separation primarily because I'm quite concerned about the sign code itself. I believe that this particular sign code has become very restrictive and I hate to deal with two separate sign codes within the City. One for one particular zone and one for other areas. I'm also concerned that they eliminate lighting. "No internally illuminated sign is permitted". The most aesthetically pleasing signs that we have are the internally illuminated signs and I would hate to create a recreational zone for the purpose of hotels, etc., and not allow the right to have this type of sign. I would prefer the ordinance deal with size because of the quasi -residential areas. VOTE AMENDMENT: Motion passed unanimously by roll call vote Councilman Smalley: I think it needs to be remanded back to the Planning Commission but it needs to be remanded back to them with some direction. Mayor Williams: Administration will advise the Commission that it is the council's desire that they redo the sign ordinance having it more appropriately apprc►ximat0 the existing sign ordin tc® and to look. more_. closely at the problem of internally illuminated signs and consider the types of businesses that may be in that new zone. Councilman Measles: I don't think I have a problem with the existing sign code looking at the permitted and conditional uses in this zone. How are you going to place hotels and restaurants under two different sign codes because they happen to be in a different zone. I would hope that we could simplify that so that we're dealing with one sign code. Councilman Walker: I would speak to the ordinance itself. The Commission, while I was still on it, went to a considerable amount of work on this particular ordinance itself, with a lot of thanks to Councilman Smalley. Basically I'm going to speak out strongly in favor of this, it is a very needed item. VOTE MAIN MOTION: Motion passed unanimously by roll call vote 0 r� Ij- KENAI CITY COUNCIL December 6, 1989 Page 6 3. Ordinance 1344-89: Increase Estimated Rev/Appns by $180,000 for Purchase of Land for Boat Launch MOTION: Councilman Walker moved to approve Ordinance 1344-89, seconded by. Councilwoman O'Reilly Mayor Williams noted the additional material pertaining to the appraisal, Council took a few minutes to read it over. Mayor Williams: I might advise the public of the great disparity between what the ordinance says as far as the appropriations for the purchase of. the land and what the appraisal says the land is worth. I wouldn't care to get into a major discussion between the differences in values at this time because that question is not before us, the primary question is to appropriate a general amount of money for the purchase of a specific parcel of land. The Council will deal with actual values later on. Mayor Williams called for comments from the public, there were none. Councilwoman Monfor: We are appropriating money we are putting into a capital project fund, but if we don't get all the permits we need, it ie null and void. City Manager Brighton: Because we are appropriating $180,000 has no indication that that is the price of the property. The price will be whatever the Council ultimately decide what they can agree on. Mayor Williams: And it doesn't mean that we. are necessarily willing to buy it at this time. Councilman Measles: Is it appropriate to make the appropriation at this time. Mayor Williams: I think what we wanted to do was get the money available so that we could negotiate a contingent contract. Councilman Smalley: So Council passes this and makes funds available, then the City can expend them without coming back to Council. Answer no. Councilwoman Mon -for: Did I understand that we are going to make a contingency contract with the Cones for an unspecified amount of money. Mayor Williams: No, we're going to negotiate a price. But when we submit the paperwork for the permits we need paperwork that will show we are either the owner or are buyers contingent upon. City Manager Brighton: I would suggest the Council have a work session on directing the administration because there are a couple of ways you could go. You can either do it the way it has been suggested or you can. pay x-number of dollars for an option, contingent upon certain things happening, if they don't happen we lose the money we paid for the option., you don't lose money either way. Administration does not want to be'out there waving around in the water without specific direction from this Council. Councilman Walker: In reviewing this ordinance, it appears to me exactly what the Council discussed in, I believe our most recent meeting, and I feel this appraisal isn't going to cause a whole lot of problems. Basically what this will allow us to do is to go on to negotiating. City KENAI CITY COUNCIL December f 6, 1989 Page 7 Manager Brighton; Technically that's right. Councilman Walker:- 8o if this is in no way setting the price, it is just allowing us to enter into negotiations and begin this work. I suggest we approve it and then we can see what kind of price. Councilman Measles: Under the scenario that you -describe of entering into negotiations and then signing a contract with the Cones for a specified price, would that contract come back to Council before it's signed. Mayor Williams: I'm sure it would be we can direct that it will. Councilman Measles: The since this ordinance is scheduled to be effective on the date of the second reading could we not table this ordinance until that contract comes back to us for approval, and at that time amend the amount to whatever was agreed upon for the price. Mayor Williams: yes. We had not anticipated seeing this appraisal at this early date, so we were looking to make some money available to proceed. This came to the office today. City Attorney Rogers: From a legal standpoint I see no reason or need to be money appropriated pursuant to this ordinance to negotiate a price for the purchase of that land. MOTION: Councilman Measles moved to table Ordinance 1344-89 until such time as the negotiated contracted is brought back before Council and that the ordinance it be brought back with the contract, seconded by Councilwoman Monfor Mayor Williams: Will this be considered the"'first reading of this ordinance even though it has-been tabled. Answer no. VOTE: Motion passed unanimously by roll call vote It was agreed that the ordinance had already had the first reading so when it comes back the dates will be changed. Council set a date for a. work session on this issue for Nednesday, December 208, 1989 at 6:00 P.M. in the Council Chambers. City Manager Brighton asked for the progress on the project, PW Director Kornelis answered that the two proposals are going through the process. for both Parke & Recreation and Planning and Zoning Commissions but not to the Corps as yet. 4. Resolution 89-79: Authorize City Manager Execute Mortgage & Agreement for Kenai Bicentennial Visitors & Convention Bureau for Construction of Kenai Bicentennial Visitors & Cultural Center MOTION: Councilwoman Monfor moved for adoption of Resolution 89-79, seconded by Councilwoman O'Reilly Mayor Williame.called for public comments, there were none. Councilwoman Monfor stated that the Kenai Bicentennial and Visitors Convention Bureau voted on this at their meeting Monday and approved,it. KENAI CITY COUNCIL December 6, 1989 Page 8 "If we don't have this, our grant is dead in the water. It's a formality of the United States government. We have everything in and we should know by December 15th and the final ground approval until March 1990. VOTE: Mayor Williams asked when the funding would be available should a positive statement be made in March, answer no idea. Councilwoman Monfor informed the public that this project has been approved on the state and local level and it is in Seattle this week. City Manager Brighton: If this grant is awarded it will be funded by this fiscal year funding. Motion passed by Unanimous Consent 0. COMMYSSZON/C01AM11rrMzR RMVORWS 1. Council on Aging a. Councilwoman Swarner reported that the Congregate Housing Committee is diligently working on the project. Mayor .Williams noted the letter in the packet from Senator Zawacki in support of the project. b. Today the tree and star was delivered to the Governor and there will be 12 more days of ornaments delivered to his office. c. I In January the Council will need three new members and there are three applications in the packet. 2. Airport Commission a. Councilman Measles reported that the minutes of the last meeting were in the packet. The next meeting is December 14th. 3. Economic Development Commission The next meeting will be tomorrow. 4. Harbor Commission The next meeting is scheduled for December iith 5. Library Commission a. There was no meeting scheduled for December. b. Councilwoman Monfor reported that the Open House is going to be December 14th from 4 - 7 P.M. MOTION: Councilwoman Monfor moved that Council, from their Misc. budget, donate $100, seconded by Councilwoman Swarner KENAI CITY COUNCIL December 6, 1989 Page 9 , VOTE: Motion passed by Unaimous Consent 6. Parks & Recreation Commission a. Councilwoman O'Reilly reported that the Commission approved the concept of the Recreation Zone and felt that more work needed to be done which the Council did tonight. b. On the boat ramp, they recommended Option #2 because it would allow more organized parking, less congestion, and less expensive. They also urged that the boat ramp be there from the start. Mayor Williams noted that the Harbor Commission requested Option #1 and Parks & Rec requested Option #2. c. They want to set a joint meeting with the Beautification Committee to discuss the Municipal Park sometime in January. 7. Planning & Zoning Commission No meeting until December 13th. • 8. Misc. Commissions/Committees a. Councilwoman Monfor stated that the Beautification Committee met November 21st in a joint session with the Parks & Recreation Commission. There were new lines of communication opened up. The Council discussed verbiage on page 7 of the minutes and the cost of several projects which total $1 million. E . MMMUWES 1. *Regular Meeting, November 21, 1989 Minutes not available. F . CCd RRE S PONOE NCE 1. *Letter from Senator Tea Stevens Mayor Williams stated that this is in answer to a letter he asked the City Attorney to draft. City Attorney Rogers: I had a conversation with one of the aides to the Senator but nothing yet. 2. *Letter from Kenai Peninsula Central Labor Council No action. G . OLD Bt3SZNESS None • KENAI CITY COUNCIL December 6, 1989 Page 10 H _ NEW E3US=NESS 1. Bills to be Paid, Bills to be Ratified NOTION: Councilman Measles moved to pay the bills, seconded by Councilwoman Monfor. MOTION: Motion passed by Unaimous Consent 2. Requisitions Exceeding $1,000 MOTION: Councilwoman Monfor moved for approval of requisitions over $1,000 and add "Repairs to the Christmas street lights for $1,211.8311, seconded by Councilwoman Swarner VOTE: Motion passed by Unaimous Consent 3. *Ordinance 1347-89: Amend KMC Title 23, "Personnel`Regulations" ■ -■�.r■rrw■■rr Consent Agenda Item 4. *Ordinance 1345-89: Amend KMC 8.05.010 to Adopt Latest Editions of National Fire Codes and Uniform Fire Code Consent Agenda Item S. *Ordinance 1346-89: Amend KMC Title 4, "Uniform Building Code" to, Adopt & Incorporate 1988 & 1990 Edition of Certain Codes wrrr.nr.u.n Consent Agenda Item 6. *Ordinance 1348-89: Increase Estimated Rev/Appns by $14,060 in Council on Acting -Borough Fund Consent Agenda Item 7. Vacation of 10' Utility Easement: Lot 2, Misty Haven S/D - H.U.D. MOTION: Councilman Smalley moved approval, seconded by Councilman Measles 0 VOTE: Motion passed by Unaimous Consent S . AlaMtN=STRAY=OAT REPORTS 1. Mayor a. Mayor Williams reported on the AML conference. KENAI CITY COUNCIL December 6. 1989 Page 11 b. (1) The NLC meeting in Atlanta centered around public housing. The. U.S. is short 8 million units and have been going deeper into that lose since 1980. The present administration is involved in cleaning up the IUD situation, (2) The next push was to register handguns. Both the Alaska and Arizona delegation stood firmly against it with the comment that about. the only thing registration of handguns is going to do is. once you are shot you will be able to make sure you were shot by the right gun. The resolution failed, (3) Child day care, (4) no mention of ANWAR, policies, or energy, (5) the garbage and drug issue, (6) Economic Development with an interesting switch is that a small community faces elimination by actions of another community adjoining it. A regional airport is expanding and is buying up half the homes in the adjoining community and wiping out half the tax base and removing half the residents. 2. City Manager J. a. The PW Director has provided an update on the Kenai Boardwalk project. It is on track and still going. DOT has verbally indicated they will take property title to that property. b. Passed out tonight is a sheet from Dick Morgan regarding an increase in green fees. His lease specifies that needs approval from Council prior to increasing those fees. MOTION: Councilwoman Monfor moved to increase the green fees: 6$ for 9 holes on weekdays, $8 for 9 holes on weekends and holidays, seconded by Councilman. Smalley Councilman Walker: Would Councilwoman Monfor care to continue with the 18 holes. The schedule continues on the back of the sheet, however, it was not indicated in the letter. City Manager Brighton stated that perhaps, they didn't need to be, however, to be on the safe side you cpuld amend it to the -verbiage on the green .fee card. MOTION AMENDMENT: Motion amended to read as stated on the green fee card by consent of second. Councilman Measles stated that it should be clear that we are allowing Mr. Morgan an exception to his lease for him to increase the green fees as requested. We don't want to increase the green fees. VOTE: Motion and Amendment passed by Unanimous Consent c. On the FSS facility, we are moving Along with consolidation -much more. slowly than any of us anticipated and it is creating some heartburn that some places such as Homer that are going to lose theirs. 41. 0 S KENAI CITY COUNCIL December 6, 1989 Page 12 3. Attorney a. Mayor Williams pointed out.item I-3, Tim Rogers has been appointed to Government Lawyers User Group Chair. b. Mayor Williams asked, about the second item in his report and the involvement of Matanuska Telephone Company. City:Attorney Rogers: They. retained Andy Hogey who is one attorney in Anchorage who limits his. practice to utility law so he is considered somewhat of an expert in the field. They intervened at the very beginning of this. We have been fighting with the Matanuska Telephone people as well as ,HEA and the Attorney General's office in the state. As a result of their intervening in the case, we .are now being told that they are now jointly and . severally liable for the attorneys fees. that were -awarded to the .City of Kenai. We have the option of collecting any and all fees from any one of those people and the awarded the fees to us is being appealed to the Supreme Court, but it is our intention, at this point, we will probably attempt to collect all of those fees from Homer Electric and let them worry about sorting it out on a pro-rata from others who were involved. 4. City Clerk None S. Finance Director The audit on the grants was passed out plus the recap on the sales tax. Mayor Williams asked if this was what was anticipated. Finance Director Brown stated that the July through September figure is .18% down. This is the first one in 9 quarters that is down. Mayor Williams stated that everyone is interested in what effects the oil spill had on the economy. The point appears to be that there wasn't the money spent in Kenai as anticipated. Even though there were tremendous amounts of money being expended in the state, we didn't get that great an effect. Finance Director Brown noted that Homer and Seward were well up. 6. Public Works Director a. Regarding a memo from Mr. Hackney regarding the house on Iowa Street, Mr. Hackney went out and checked on. it to see if the owner is taking care of it and it turns.out he is not. The last sentence of the memo asks if the Council wants us to abate this building according to the Code as we, have the other two. Councilwoman Monfort I was the one- who brought it to the attention of the Public Works Department because the -neighbors there have been contacting me constantly. One of the people would like to put, their- house, up for. sale and can't because of the condition' of the house. .Its. a public nuisance. It's not as though the owners have not been -contacted numerous times, not only by the City but by the surrounding neighbors always with the promise that they will do something. KENAI CITY COUNCIL December 6, 1989 Page 13 Councilman Smalley: Do we need a motion on that? Mayor Williams: No, the attorney s office will do a report on it. City Attorney Rogers: We' ll start the preliminary O temQnta b. The final inspection on the airport bar and restaurant was last week. We have just a few minor items left on the list. c. EPA/DEC is about to give us our permit on our fish discharge at the sewer treatment plant. 7. Airport Manaaer a. Happy Holidays! I'm leaving until mid -January. b. Councilman Smalley asked about expenditures for a small partition for the restroom, answer it shouldn't be a great cost and I can do it out of my budget. It would probably be appropriate for both restrooms. c. Mayor Williams asked for an update on the case for the industrial display. Manager Ernst replied that he was having trouble getting bids and listed the people he has approached. The reason seems to be that the Job is one of a cabinet maker type. The way the specs were written up is using oak trim and should be easy. Mayor Williams asked about the cost, Manager Ernst answered that the money will have to be appropriated. Mayor Williams stated that since that display is worth around $200,000 the job has to be done. Manager Ernst answered that he will take the proposal from Treat if it does get down to around $5,000. a. D=SCUSSION 1. Citizens None 2. Council a. Councilwoman Swarner thanked the Council for allowing her to travel to the RDC meeting, it was very informative. There was one speaker that came up with a new name, "preservationists" and is all for promoting timber harvest on the Peninsula. b. Councilwoman Monfor will not be at the next meeting. c. The Library Commission is short one person and there is one application in the packet. d. Councilwoman O'Reilly noted that the newspaper reported that we got the okay for the customs office. City Manager Brighton will report back on the date for that event. We will provide space in the airport terminal. Councilwoman Swarner stated that she had learned it would be January or February. KENAA CITY. COUNCIL December 6, 1989 Page 14 e. Councilman Smalley stated that,he.is going to have a couple people come and speak to ..Council regarding, the Boys & Girls Club. This is"a good group 'that has use of part'of -,the old Kenai. school. They are nonprofit and are in.dire need of money. On a daily basis they have between 30 to over 100 young children there... T don t sso it as being.competitive with, our Rec Center because they are dealing with.children who would 'not,, be in the Rec Center.. It is a latch key program that you would find. interest, ng: I would ask Council consider donating:dome money to that organization. Mayor Williams indicated that he ,was on the Board of Directors and had also considered approaching Council. Discussion continued regarding .the Community Schools program and the Boys &.Girls Club. f. Library Commission needs one person and there is.an applicant, Mary Quesnel. MOTION: Councilwoman O'Reilly moved that Council concur with Mayors appointment of Mrs. Quesnel to the Library Commission, she would be an asset, seconded by Councilman Smalley VOTE: Motion passed by Unaimous Consent g. Council on Aging: Three applications • Joanna Hollier, Elmer Seay, and Georgetta Funk. Council concurred with the.,ne►yors aNppofntment of all three persons to the Council on Aging. h. Mayor Williams reported on ,the meeting of :the Kenai Caucus: An objective list was approved which regarding the Railbelt Energy Fund. The #1 item is the Bradly Lake Intertie, #2 is Fairbanks to Healey Intertie, #3 is Seward Intertie. After that we all agreed that if we could get the legislature to issue the rest of the money on a per capita basis for the Boroughs of the railbelt that we would have a much better chance at requesting.and.perhaps negotiating funds out -of -the Borough at the local, level than we would out of the legislature. The,Borough share on a per capita basis will be $10 million. The Borough has proposed some public works projects that will come to about $7.million. i. Regarding tha.Games of Chance and Skill permits; .it was agreed they would tax the vendors but not the nonprofits. City Attorney Rogers: They failed to give the vendors an exemption from taxation.. K . �sD�'OiTE2biblL�TT , There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 9:00 P.M.