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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1988-12-21 Council MinutesAGENDA Au. KENAI CITY COUNCIL - REGULAR MEETING December 21, 1986 700 PH A. CALL TO ORDER 1 Pledge of Allegiance 2. Roll Call 3. Agenda Approval 4. Consent Agenda *All items listed with an asterisk M 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 COMMENT (10 Min.) C. PUBLIC HEARINGS 88 Amend KMC TItle-13 No 1. Ordinance 3N9 parking, depositing of snow & ice on city streets 2. Ordinance 1300-86 - Increasing Rev/Appns - State Library Grants - $7200 3. Resolution 88-08 6 Transfer of funds - Repair Maintenance, Fight Service Station - $5000 4. Resolution 88-89 - Transfer of Funds Legal Cost, Inlet Woods - $10j000 5. Resolution 88-90 - Special Assessment Paving Candlelight, Linwood, Kaknu, Kiana, Baker, Lawton 6. Resolution 88-91 - special Assessment - Paving East Aliak & Highbush 7. Resolution 86-92 - Special Assessment - Paving VIP, Lora, Watergate, Ketch, Pirate,, Muir S. Resolution 88-93 - Award Contract, 2 Patrol Cars Peninsula Ford 9. Renewal of Liquor Licence - Larry's Club 10. Renewal of Liquor Licence - Mr D's BPO Elks Lodge #2425 D. COMMISSION/COMMITTEE REPORTS 1. Council on Aging -2. Airport Commission- 3. Economic Development Commission 4, - -Harbor Commission - 5e Library Commission 6. Recreation Commission 7. Planning & Zoning Commission 8. misc. Comm/comm L. z h: J_, r � 1 p, .1. .. 1 I G. H. I. J. K. MINUTES *Regular Meeting, December 7, 1986 CORRESPONDENCE 1. *Alaska Department of Transportation - Bike path between Kenai & Soldotna 2. *Governor Cowper - Working with Conference of Mayors 3. *Alaska Mutual Bond Bank - Application for special assessment District, tax increment financing, building improvements OLD BUSINESS NEW BUSINESS 1. Bills to be Paid, Bills to be Ratified 2. Requisitions Exceeding $1,000 3. *Ordinance 1301-88 - Increasing Rev/Appns - Arco donation to Senior Center - $1,000 4. *Games of Chance & Skill - Bicentennial Visitors & convention Bureau S. Discussion - Korea - Alaska Trade Fair 6. Discussion - Ad for Kenai Peninsula Economic Forecast ADMINISTRATION REPORTS 1. Mayor 2. City Manager 3. Attorney 4. City Clerk 5. Finance Director 6. Public Works Director 7. Airport Manager DISCUSSION 1. Citizens 2. Council ADJOURNMENT i P \L T�� yt a t . KENAI CITY COUNCIL - REGULAR MEETING - MINUTES DECEMBER 21, 1988 - 7:00 P.M. KENAI CITY HAIJ, -2' MAYOR JOHN J. WILLIAMS PRESIDING A. CALL TO ORDER A-1 Pledge of Allegiance ;:;') Mayor Williams requested a moment of silence in memory of the f victims of the plane crash in Scotland this date. y ' A-2 Rol1 Call Present: Ray Measles, Marj O'Reilly, -Hal Smalley, _ Linda Swarner, John Williams, Art McComsey Absent: Chris Monfor A-3 Agenda Approval a. Mayor Williams noted substitute Ord. 1299-88, distributed this date. b. Mayor Williams noted the memo from Public Works Director - Kornelis dated Dec. 14 regarding the 1989 Ford F-140 Pickup. There may be a representative to speak under item B, or it may be discussed under item C-8. ...;....'.,.`. C. Mayor Williams said Administration has requested adding Res. _Lox 88-94, distributed this date, as item C-11. d. Mayor Williams noted item F-4 in the packet, to be added to the agenda as a Consent Agenela item. e. Mayor Williams requested the Games of Chance & Skill application from Chamber of Commerce, distributed this date, be added as item H-4a. f. Mayor Williams asked that Ord. 1302-88, distributed this date, he added as item H-7, and listed as a Consent Agenda item. ' 4- MOTION: Councilman McComsey moved, seconded by Councilman Smalley, to approve the agenda as amended. Motion passed by unanimous consent. A-4 Consent Agenda a. Mayor Williams asked that item C-10 be added to the Consent Agenda. Clerk Ruotsala has received word from the Borough that all taxes are current on these 2 applicants. b. Mayor Williams asked that item H-4a be placed on the Consent Agenda.. _.. _.... c. Mayor Williams asked that item H-7 be placed on the Consent - r Agenda. KMW CITY COUNCII, DECEMBER 21, 1988 DIM I j MOTION: II Councilman McComsey moved, seconded by Councilwoman Swarner, to approve the Consent Agenda as amended. ! �` C. P Motion passed by unanimous consent. ADDED ITEM: Mayor Williams said he was glad to be back with Council. B. SCHEDULED PUBLIC COMMENT None C. PUBLIC HEARINGS C-1 Ord. 1299-88 - Amend KMC Title 13 - No Parking, Depositing of Snow & Ice on City _8treete MOTION: Councilman Measles moved, seconded by Councilman McComsey, to adopt the ordinance. There was no public comment. Public works Director Kornelie explained, Council suggested at the last meeting that it be listed as illegal to park at any hours during winter. Section 1 shows that on the substitute. Councilman Measles said we have 2 extremes on the situation. The concern was hours between 4:00 and 8:00. very few snow plows are at that time. Council thought some hours would be better for cars not on the street. Totally prohibiting is not the answer either. Councilwoman Swarner asked if there was a workable time frame we could put in? Mr. Kornelis replied, he did not have a problem with the ordinance as it is. He has a problem with cars parked for a long time. This give an option to go out when ever we are plowing to tow cars. Either one would work for the city. Soldotna has no parking at all. Councilman McComsey asked if the biggest problem would be by the old school. PW Director Kornelis answered that all streets are a problem, a lot are in the residential area where someone will park a van or car which is a second or third car, one that is not used very often and it is left on the street and continue to plow around it until the berm is built up. The original ordinance, if we had a problem plowing, we would go around it and the next day tow it away _. ...during. those -hours, .then go.back -and- clean 1t Up. — Councilman McComsey: This makes it lawful between 4 A.M. and 8 is that it? PW Director Kornelis: I would have to bring someone on_ to do that. It doesn't take long. If we have a storm and can get I t,0,.. -. WKENAI CITY COUNCIL DECEMBER 21, 1988 PAGE 3 to it the first time in the year, they get the message quicke they don -It want to pay the money to regain their vehicle. One of the biggest problems is that the storm starts in the middle of the night. our first priority is the airport and then we try to get the downtown streets so by the time we get to the residential areas its beyond the hours that are in here. Under the original ordinance, we had to have a snow plow there plowing snow and the car being in the way during those hours so we could not go out with one of my pickups and get them all impounded because we had to be there plowing snow in order to impound. Councilman McComsey: Then the original C-1 would .... PW Director Kornelia: ... would allow us to go out with a pickup and just go out through -the whole_towa_and get -the all the cars off the street during those hours regardless of snow removal. Mayor Williams: It would appear that with the substitute we have over kill situation. I would hate to think that we were going to declare a law on the citizens of the community that severely restrict their parking abilities in front of their house or business. Councilman Measles: The problem I have with the original is that it appears to me that in the residential subdivisions, its not the abandoned car that are permanently parked on the street, its the guy that pulls his car up in front of his house at 10 A.M., the plows come along at 10:30 and plow around him leaving a big berm he comes out and drives through it and the berm is left there. And those berms have stayed there for several days. If someone comes along and hits one once they get hard and icy, I'm not real sure what the city's liability would be if you tear the undercarriage out from under someone's automobile. Its not abandoned cars or ones left there a long period of time that I see creating that situation. Mayor Williams: It would appear that we need a workable solution so that perhaps neither of these ordinances answers the problem. PW Director Kornelia: I think our best bet would be either one, one or the other. The reason I say that is because throughout the city, on every road that goes off the Spur Highway or into any subdivision we have a sign that states these hours and dates. If we go to a situation where the hours are not applicable. we could scrape the hours off of the sign. if we were to change those hours, then the signs need to be redone. it would be easier if we went to no hours, we could take the hours off the signs. City Manager Brighton: I think what one of Ray's problems was that perhaps public works hasn't come back once that car leaves and _. .. __,removes the. berm that was plowed up around the car because his suggestion that it had been there for two or three -days - and - once t---- -- - - - --- - -- rains on it and freezes it becomes like a brick wall. However, if public works -would-immediately go -back -it -could - resolve- the --- problem. u, L..... k Fir KENAI CITY COUNCIL DECEMBER 21, 1988 PAGE 4 Councilwoman O'Reilly; Generally speaking, does the City follow the same plowing schedule. PW Director Kornelis: No. The basic portion we do, such as airport first and then depending on the time frame such as early morning to evening we try to get the business area an frontage road where we know the care are going to be parking., If the time is different, we go to the residential area. We start on the outside working in and opposite depending. Councilman McComsey: It looks like on the original C-1, actually after they plow a person has 24 hours to move the car because you can't come back until 4 A.M. the next morning or later to have them move it. I would think that after that 24 hours they could come back and plow those areas and if the care are not moved they can be impounded. I think C-1 is the easier one to work with. How soon do you come back after you've plowed that first time. PW Director: The foreman in a pickup just goes around end checks it. Councilman McComsey: And if the car is gone they come clean it up? PW Director Kornelis: Yes. Or if we have a citizen that calls in to tell us the car is moved or there's a pile there. Usually its not a very big pile because the car will move. But its the one that's there day in and day out where the pile starts building up. Mayor Williams: is there some mention of the 24 hour period? Councilman Measles: No. The only mention there is that it is the way Soldotna handles theirs. Councilman McComsey: The only time that they can move your car is between the hours of 4 A.M. and 8 A.M. on the original ordinance. So if they come after 8 then they can't move your car until between 4 and 8 the next morning which makes 24 hours. Mayor Williams: Perhaps an amendment to the ordinance stating something to the effect that if a car is left for more than 24 hours it is subject to tow. At least those that are there and bermed in you can legally get them out of the way. Councilman Measles: You can legally do that with this but with the other ordinance you would have a hard time enforcing that unless you had someone just driving the streets and marking the care. PW Director Kornelis: I would suggest going with the original ordinance. It has been the way -it is now for over ton years and we have lived with it, however, this would be quite a bit of improvement and would be a help. Mayor Williams: In section four on the original that I disagree with. Mayor Williams read the section dealing with violation for causing snow or ice to be deposited on various areas. It would appear -that -the -City has- -a policy of consistently plowing shut -the citizen's driveways, not only in the residential areas but --commercial -areas -as well, - it seems -somewhat--ludicrous- Ao make- It against the law to for a citizen to push the snow out of his XENAI CITY COUNCII, DECEMBER 21, 1988 PAGE 5 driveway or parking lot into the street. I personally have 150' of open area that fronts on a public street. PW Director Kornelis: The reason for section 4 which is in the memo to Tim Rogers is because we do have property owners and contractors that push snow out of driveways and parking lots across the road leaving a trail of snow. The citizen that drives down the road and hits it -could cause an accident. Section 4 deals with leaving it in the roadway. I've had acme conversations with the fire department because they have found some areas where private citizens were putting snow on top of hydrants and they have had to go out and dig out hydrants. The attorney's office wrote this section based on my request. City Attorney Rogers: That is standard from a national model ordinance. Mayor Williams: I agree that a problem exists and should be addressed, however it would seem the citizens should write a portion of the ordinance protecting them from the City. PW Director Kornelis: We never do go on private property. Councilman Smalley: I can support to a degree what you are saying, Mayor. During our last heavy snowfall I had to use my own truck to push some fellow teacher's driveways that had a 31/2' berm left. Its mostly the running of the blade of the plow. Mayor Williams: I bring this up for a considerable amount of discussion this evening because as City Hall gets calls so does the Mayor's office. The greatest number of calls I receive after it snows is little old ladies whose husbands are suffering from mild heart problems and other maladies who are going to sue the City because their husbands are going to have a coronary shoveling the driveways out. Believe me, probably of all the calls I have received since I have been in this office, that particular call I get the most of. I know its a major problem and we can't afford to go around cleaning everyone's driveway out. PW Director Kornelis: We don't clean anyone's driveway out. That's one of the reasons we still have the same five positions in the street crew that we had ten years ago and our mileage has more than doubled. Councilman Measles: The City came along and covered up the fire plug by my house, then a front cnd loader came out and dug out half my lawn getting the snow away from the fire plug. Mayor Williams: I suppose some things come with the territory. Councilwoman O'Reilly: It seems to me that there is a tremendous education job in front of us and I don't mean putting the snow out - - in -the -street, most --people- when -they get -rid- of the -berm think- - -- -- they're being good citizens by putting it out in the middle of the - --road.- -- --- - - - - - - - L.. City Attorney Rogers: It's also a matter of degree. We're looking L O' u " i .KENAI CITY COUNCIL DECEMBER 21, 1988 PAGE 6 also at some of the large areas that are cleared where it is a serious problem. I think you're going to find there aren't a great number of citations issued to individual home owners. PN Director Fcornelie: Basically most people don't leave a berm in the middle of the road in front of their house they try to get it off to the side. Councilman Smalley: You're not concerned that it is the tailings that are left when it peels off the blade but when they just push it out and leave it.... PW Director Kornelis: No, I'm concerned with the tailings. The biggest concern I have is sometimes they'll go with the truck plow and they'll leave a foot high berm that goes right out in the middle of the road and shortly thereafter a vehicle will come down the street and go right -into -it and lose control of their car. Those are the complaints I get all the time. We go out and clean up after these contractors around town. - City Manager Brighton: You're biggest complaint is the contractor is doing a large part of the lots for commercial enterprises and not necessarily the residential dwelling with the one car or two car driveway. VOTE: yes: Measles, O'Reilly, Smalley, Swarner, McComsey no: Mayor Williams 2. Ordinance 1300-88 - Increasing Rev/Appns - State Library Grants - $7200 MOTION: Councilwoman Swarner moved for approval of Ordinance 1300-88, seconded by Councilwoman O'Reilly Mayor Williams called for public comments, there were none. VOTE: Motion passed unanimously by roll call vote 3. Resolution 88-88 - Transfer of funds - Repair & Maintenance, Ficht Service _Station- $5000 MOTION: Councilman Measles moved for adoption of Resolution 88-88, seconded by Councilman Smalley. Mayor Williams called for public comments, there were none. VOTE: - Motion -passed by unanimous consent .. .... KENAI CITY COUNCIL DECEMBER 21, 1988 PAGE 7 II 4. Resolution 88-89 - Tranefer of Funds - Legal Cost, Inlet Woods - $10,000 MOTION: Councilman McComsey moved for approval of Resolution 88-89, seconded by Councilwoman 8warner 11 Mayor Williams called for public comments, there were none. VOTE: ' 1 Motion passed by unanimous consent S. Resolution 88-90 - Special Assessment - Paving Candlelight, Linwood, Kaknu, Kiana, esker., Lawton- - �------'---=----�----T--- s , MOTION: _ Councilwoman Swarner moved for adoption of Resolution 88-90, seconded by Councilman Smalley Councilman Smalley: In talking with some of the residents in the area affected by this action I was asked to get a cost of curbing and gutter to go with it because I don't have those figures. I know that it is expensive. Some of the residents indicated that if they're going to do it why not do it right. The next question is, on strip paving will it cover the pavement over the culverts in their driveways or does it stop at the highway edge. PW Director Kornelis: The answer to the first question is about $15 per lineal foot for curb and gutter. Normally when we go into ; the paving we pave back to the property line so it would go in over the culverts. If you look on Swires, the last one we did, you'll notice the driveways go over the culverts and back to the property line. VOTE: Motion passed unanimously by roll call vote 6. Resolution 88-91 - Special Assessment - Paving East Aliak & Hiahbush MOTION: Councilwoman O'Reilly moved for adoption of Resolution 88-91, seconded by Councilman McComsey. Mayor Williams called for public comments. Tom Raynor resident of Robin Drive: I was just curious how you came up with the 12% figure. When Eagle Rock was done it was a lot - higher. - A- -lot of - -residents from there --were -here -earlier _ when you . -- discussed road paving projects and there are none here now. Mayor Williams It came about from several hours of negotiation and discussion for 2 1/2 years by Council. It became apparent that if we were going to pave streets we were going to have to set an L ,.KENAI CITY COUNCIL DECEMBER 21, 1988 PAGE 8 assessment district and we finally came to an agreement. Mr. Raynor: Ok, so is the City going to set that now as their limit for anyone else that wants to form an assessment district. Mayor Williams: Not necessarily so. The complexion of the Council changes with every election and I cannot speak for a future Council. Mr. Raynor: Then this was worked on at a work session. Mayor Williams: Basically speaking. VOTE: Motion passed by unanimous consent 7. Resolution 88-92 - Special Assessment - Paving VIP, Lora,_ Watergate. Ketch. Pirate. Muir MOTION: Councilman Smalley moved for adoption of Resolution of 88-91, seconded by Councilwoman Swarner Mayor Williams called for public comments, there were none. VOTE: Motion passed by unanimous consent S. Resolution 88-93 - Award Contract, 2 Patrol Cars - Peninsula Ford MOTION: Councilwoman Swarner moved for adoption of Resolution 88-93, seconded by Councilwoman O'Reilly Mayor Williams asked that the Council view the attached memo. PW Director Kornelis: Quite a few years ago public works was { having problems enforcing our delivery dates on equipment so we started putting in a clause for liquidated damages for vendors that did not get their equipment to the City on time. In other words they paid so much per day for every day that they were behind in i getting their equipment to us. A while back we bid on a pickup - truck for animal control and you will see by this letter that Peninsula Ford was the low bidder and they did not get the pickup --- - -T'1: to us and were in fact 40 days late in getting it to us. I - deducted $120 per day per our agreement which amounted to $4,800 !...: from their bid and we sent them a check for the difference. When they received their letter and check on Monday I received a phone call from Peninsula Ford. The individual who did the work on the -° bid was no longer there, however he did say they either over looked this or didn't realize it and he was somewhat upset and I thought - he was going to come before you tonight to try to convince you to ....... .. . change this decision and he said he thought that we were treating ' -'- -X - - - - - -him--unfairly and- that -if we -would- -do- this -he -would-not-honor-his - - - -- bid for the two police cars which is C-8. I explained to him that he had signed and agreed to this and would be taken up later as they are two different subjects. I wanted to bring this to your - VN .KENAI CITY COUNCIL DECEMBER 21, 1988 PAGE 9 attention and I wanted you to be aware of what we have done and why. Councilwoman Swarner: What was the bid price for the two cars that we got from the other dealer. PW Director Kornolis: We did not receive another bid on the patrol cars. Councilwoman Swarner= No, f I mean the ones last year. PW Director Kornelis: I don't know, you'll have to ask Chief Rose. Councilwoman Swarner: Is this close to the same price? Chief Ross: It is very close to the price of the vehicles last year. I have not been told by Ford that they would not honor the bid. I would like to see you pass this resolution awarding the bid - ------ -- -_- to Ford if they chose not honor their price we will re -advertise. The reason they were the only bidder, and we checked with the other two dealers, one Chrysler cannot provide a police package in the size of vehicle that was bid and we don't want a very small car that we can't get equipment into. The Chevrolet general manager who does their bids just didn't have the date right and didn't get h13 bid package in. I would like to see you pass the resolution and then give Ford the opportunity to formally decline the award rather than to go based upon what they may have said. VOTE: Motion passed by unanimous consent. 9. Renewal of Liquor Licence - Larrv's Club Mayor Williams asked if there was a reason C-9 was not on the consent agenda. Clerk Ruotsala: Yes, we are going to have to ask for a 30 day extension and bring it back at the next meeting. Council agreed. 10. Renewal of Liquor Licence - Mr D's BPO Elks Lodae #2425 Consent agenda item 11. Resolution 88-94 - Declaring All Equipment and Materials from := the Runway Airport Lounge and Restaurant Surplus MOTION: -- - ° Councilman Smalley moved for adoption of Resolution 88-94 with attached list, seconded by Councilman Measles Councilwoman Swarner: I believe the date of the auction is an incorrect date, 1/4/88 was 11 months ago. Change date to 1/4/89. Mayor Williams: Then I might note that it was signed on 1/21/88. ---------- ------ --------- -- - - "Ki Mayor Williams called for public comments, there were none. it =; ;. yt . KENAI CITY COUNCIL DECEMSER 21, 1988 PAGE 10 D. COMMISSION/COMKrTTEE REPORTS 1. Council on Aging Councilwoman Swarner reported that there will be a meeting in January. 2_Air$ort Commission Mayor Williams noted the minutes available from December S. Councilwoman O'Reilly reported on a general discussion with some of the commercial interests to find out their needs are. 3. Economic Development Commission Mayor Williams reported that he had met informally yesterday with the members of the Commission who will soon be presenting names of two persons to be seated on the Commission. There will be some restructuring of the Commission after the first of the year. They are short two members at the present time; Jim Carter and Bob Scott. 4. Harbor Commission Chairman Quesnel reported on the meeting of Ports Alaska 12/1/88 in Anchorage. a. The first subject is on the unitary tax. The general feeling of the meeting was that this tax should be rescinded. Mr. Quesnel %ve a brief definition of a unitary tax. Ports Alaska would like to see this rescinded because it affects foreigners that do business here. b. The Harbormasters met in Sitka and discussed the safe Boating Act and Ports Alaska are in support of it. c. Alaska is the maritime hub of the north pacific. A talk was given by a Department of Forestry representative. The Russians now have about 5,000 ships of various sizes and kinds. The Russians haul wheat from Vancouver BC to Murmansk (sic) via the Panama Canal and with the aid of ice breakers they can bring it through the Artic Ocean and can eliminate 11 days sailing time. What he is bringing forwardisthat Alaska is ideally situated in case if peace breaks out between Russia and the U.S. that Alaska can and will benefit from this trade. d. The Corps of Engineers gave a talk on their study. They are talking about two or three years before small harbor work. -e.---Ports Alaska -wild be -incorporated within the--next--few months.-_- -- -_- -- - - There will be a conference about the middle of January and they are - - — - - - - - --- - asking- for- a -representative from the City_-or.-Harbor_Coinks nand I would be happy to be present if the Council desires. I need to ask you for the necessary funds to go to this meeting which will be a�. L C, . KENAI CITY COUNCIL DECEMBER 21, 1988 PAGE 11 I two days in Anchorage. i f. The Ports Alaska directory is out and I believe you have some copies. Councilwoman Swarner: I appreciate the written report on the Sitka convention. Mayor Williams: You have in your budget sufficient ; 0 _ money set aside for this trip to Anchorage. Chairman Queenel asked the Finance Director the verify. Answer yes. Mayor Nilli=s: If - these is sufficient m=Y would the Council so authorise the expenditure. Ooundl did not object. ' !l Mayor Williams: Even though we don't at first appear to gain a lot - --,-- on the surface, the knowledge we bring back to the City makes it sir well -worth it. When Mr. Quesnal talks of the merchant marine system that the Russians have built up let me also add, in my .:r travels recently I noted that their military buildup in the Pacific and off the Aleutians coast has been tremendous. Regardless what the Russians are saying they are adding continuously. S. Library Commission No meeting. 1 6. Recreation Commission Director McGillivray reported on a joint meeting with the Planning & Zoning Commission on the proposed RV ordinance and guide services. 7. Planning Zoning_ Commission Councilman Smalley: You have the minutes tonight from that meeting. It went very smoothly even with seven public hearings, all passing with the exception of one. On the bed and breakfast ordinance and the memo from Tim Rogers on the number of days limitation and I explained as best I could your concerns with the term boarding house and so on and it was felt by the Commission that it was, to put a number of days on it it was more restrictive that it probably would be cost prohibitive. Most B&B's don't want people in there beyond seven days. Again I reiterated the boarding concept and they moved later on in the meeting to drop both c and d and leave it open and submit it back to us in that manner. In talking with the bed and breakfast people they indicated that if there were to be a limitation seven days would be ' more comfortable because that's the number of days that fit with most travel packages. Also in the work session they set up a meeting for the second _meeting .. in -January-to_work . more on .the_ RV - and ---to- look . at .a -fish_- guiding ordinance as well. Mayor Williams: Could you enlighten me on the extent and - - involvement of the Planning & Zoning Commission with the Recreation , KENAI -CITY COUNCIL DECEMBER 21, 1988 PAGE 12 Department in this planning process. Director McGillivray: This goes back to the RV ordinance that appeared before Council some time ago. It was referred back to Planning & Zoning and, also Parke & Recreation so it was decided to have a joint work session to go over the ordinance and perhaps make some amendments. Mayor Williams: This is relative to RV parks within the City parks system. Director McGillivray: Within the City. RV parking within the City. It refers to both RV parks or private property. Mayor Williams: Sn we're using a combined ordinance. I wanted to be sure the Parka & Rec department wouldn't be out mowing Fosters lawn. b. We were given a document by Mr. Brown that -we will look at later tonight as far as the potential cost of RV hookups. The Commission which includes a co-owner of an RV park within the City thought that the cost for individual hookups was relatively high. I didn't have any answers for them because it was the first time I had seen it so I suggested I would find out what I could on it tonight. c. There were a couple of concerns which were noted in the minutes on page 12 regarding gravel pits out on Seaver Loop. Mr. Cone had made comments at earlier meetings that he was limited on his permit to ten acre tracts when he put his gravel pit in years ago. The current request that we were dealing with was for 53 acres and there were no limitations on ten acres parcels and he was asking for some consistency on City policy on issuing gravel pits. d. Mr. Hollier made comments for the record that "these gravel pits are a kind of two edged sword, the City requires that a person acquire a permit before they can sell gravel but then they in turn, if the City wants gravel they will goo anywhere and purchase from anyone, not necessarily those that have a permit. It seems to me that the City and the Commission would want to be consistent with their own regulations that they are foisting upon the citizens". He did not have any names to be specific, I don't know of any names to be specific but that's for the City to look at and I suggested that they would be read. Also a comment about the lack of consistency that appeared to exist for the issuing of Mr. Cone's permit. Janet Loper did some research on it and it did support it. I don't know how good those records are, we could not find that but his are ten acre tracts. When you look at the buffers that are required it doesn't leave a whole lot of gravel to extract. e. 'On the plat for Gusty 8/D V, there was concern mentioned to make sure, according to Kim Howard's letter of 10/13/88 that the buffer zone be left and maintained on page 15. It is highlighted in black. - - --- City -Manager -Brighton: --Let me -make -one -comment in Mr-. Hollier- statement. To my knowledge the City has never bought gravel f; IN KENAI CITY COUNCII, DECEMBER 21, 1988 PAGE 13 gravel pit that's inside the City that has not been permitted. WE may have bought gravel from a lot of people outside the City that has a different permitting process then does the City of Kenai. But to make a statement like that without any justification isn't so. Councilman Smalley: Well, he made it and made it specific that it be brought before Council. Mayor Williams: I would like to take a moment to commend the Planning & Zoning Commission on the tremendous amount of work and effort they are putting into solving some of these outstanding problems. Some of these problems that we have been dealing with here have been on for a long time and if Council recalls we charged the Planning Commission with the responsibility of cleaning these problems up as soon as possible and having a lot of these things done before spring and tourism and it appears that the Commission is diligently following that request. 8. Misc. Commissions/Committees Clerk Ruoteala: I started the ad today requesting applications for membership in commissions and committees. Council Recessed Note: From this point to H-5 there is no tape, only shorthand notes conversations. E. MINUTES 1. *Regular Meeting, December 7, 1988 Consent Agenda Item F. CORRESPONDENCE 1. *Alaska Department of Transportation - Bike path between Ke & Soldotna 2. *Governor Cowper - Working with Conference of Mayors 3. *Alaska Mutual Bond Bank - Application for special assessme District, tax increment financing, building improvements Consent Agenda Items G. OLD BUSINESS None H. - NEW-BUSIMR 1. Bills to be Paid, Bills to be Ratified s. :. tj t .-KENAI CITY COUNCIL DECEMBER 21, 1988 PAGE 14 MOTION: Councilman Measles moved for adoption, seconded by Councilwoman Swarner Councilwoman Swarner asked if we were behind on payments on child care. Finance Director Brown answered that a check is being issued. City Manager Brighton stated that we prepay and the state reimburses us. VOTE: Motion passed by unanimous consent 2. Requisitions Exceedina $1,000 MOTION: Councilwoman Swarner moved for adoption, seconded by Councilwoman O'Reilly Councilwoman Swarner asked if L. N. Curtis & Sons were local. Chief Ivanof answered that they were from Seattle. Councilman Mccomsey asked if the item could be purchased locally. Airport Manager Ernst answered not as cheap. Chief Ivw of explained that this was the best price. VOTE: Motion passed by unanimous consent 3. *Ordinance 1301-88 - Increasing Rev/Appns - Arco donation to Senior Center - $1,000 Consent Agenda Item 4. *Games of Chance & Skill - Bicentennial Visitors & Convention Bureau Consent Agenda Item J l! ,� IN . . . . . . . . . . ..... 5. Discussion - Korea - Alaska Trade Fair Mayor Williams: March 2 - 11/89. The Borough Economic Development - -.-- District is dealing with a group of Koreans who ue here ear■lyin Rr � January to discuss the possibilities of siting a LNG plant. nt. I - -= - - wanted you to be aware of -the trade fair that will take place shortly after that and there will be more information coming down and it will be up to Council on whothek we should participate. ' 6. Discussion - Ad for Kenai Peninsula Economic Forecast The Alaska Business Monthly magazine is scheduling an article to spotlight the Kenai Peninsula Economic -forecast. They are -asking as if we want to take out an ad and they dill send a schedule and -- —costs. We- do have $6,000 set --aside- in--the-advert#sing u get.- - - - -- - - - --- --------------------- i r y '.t L L .KENAI CITY COUNCIL DECEMBER 21, 1988 PAGE 15 Councilman Measles: It looks like we should. City Attorney Rogers: I think we discussed this lest time too and I think this is the one that there may be an additional press run. It may be just that insert taken by the Borough, we don't know that yet. Mayor Williams: The space deadline is Friday. City Attorney Rogers: Is Councilwoman Monfor goingrto do something with the bicentennial. She took some of the literature. Mayor Williams: If its the Council's pleasure then I'll get with the staff in the morning and see if we can put something together. It will be a full page ad, four color, $1700. Council agreed. *7. Games of Chance & Skill: Kenai Chamber of Commerce I. ADMINISTRATION RRPORTS 1,_„ Mawr Mayor Williams reported on the Conference of Mayors meeting in Kenai on January 12th & 13th. The Governor and Lt. Governor will be in attendance on the 13th. The State of the State address is on 1/12 before the legislature. The Governor will deliver the same address to the Conference of Mayors himself. The Board of Directors of the Chamber of Commerce will be there as well. Mayor Williams invited the Council to a reception being held during the Conference of Mayors on 1/12/89. Included will be a presentation by the Bicentennial group on future celebrations. Mayor Williams asked Council to sponsor the reception which will include light hors d'oeuvres' estimated at $500 to $750 for forty people at the Merit Inn. Council agreed. Mayor Williams spoke on the Governor's budget and that he has given the legislature a view of what he sees as the immediate funds to run the state. It is a unique situation where the Governor has sent his budget and asked the legislature to find the funds. This is going to be one of the toughest if not THE toughest session the legislature has ever faced as it could conceivably be an $800 million shortfall in revenues to the state. Mayor Williams reported that he will be in Juneau from 1/31 and on 2/22/89. - 2. City Hanauer' a. I-5 is in your packet and would like Council to review it prior to the next meeting. Any amendments will be easier at introduction. ,. b. There is a proposed RFP for insurance broker for t e next three years. C. There is a response from Pat Doyle (Info 9) regarding the o, 14 _ • KLNAZ CITY- COUNCIL -- DECEMBER 21, 1988 PAGE 16 suggested purchase price of his real estate. There is a response from Administration that the price is beyond what was anticipated. Unless Council objects that will be the way we will respond to the letter. d. I sent you a packet of information regarding a proposal to upgrade paramedics to five. Dr. Hansen has requested that your next work session, if it would be permissible for him to appear, he would like to talk about that situation. I told him that if and when you scheduled your next session, I would provide that information to the Council. Councilwoman Swarner noted that there was a work session scheduled on 1/18/89. Mayor Williams: I would hesitate scheduling the paramedics on that agenda. City Manager Brighton: I will not move forward until such time as the Council schedules a work session and if you consent to his appearance, I will invite him. Council Agreed. e. On Friday, at 1:00 P.M., Mr. Smalley the newest Council member w:1� reviews& the police department and fire department. The third agenda item is going to be an in-depth look at the financial standing by the Finance Director. Any other Council member that is interested is welcome to attend. We will then schedule a day the following week in which he can complete the public works tour and get a look at the over all picture of all responsibilities. When that is scheduled anyone wishing to join is welcome. f. I am in a quandary at this point regarding some condemned buildings in town, Kenai Korners and Harborview. We are pursuing the owners of those properties and the insurance companies but the problem is that Howard Hackney has an estimate as to what it would cost to raze Kenai Korners which is about $18,000. If we appropriate the money to tear it down and lien the property we are not sure there is $18,000 available. Regarding the Harborview, there are three owners and the IRS is not involved but we may be looking at $25,000 for this one. Should we appropriate those monies and raze those buildings and do you look to getting that money back by liens on the property. If we don't, and we have condemned them and there is personal injury in those buildings, what is out liability at that point. Councilman Measles: Couldn't our fire department take care of those buildings without a big expense? Howard.Hackney, Building Inspector: I think if we advertise for someone to tear it down that it would come in under that price. There's quite a bit to salvage. The big problem with both of the them is that they have full basements under at least part of them. That means you have to fill back the hole. Both buildings are wide open and have been broken into. The police have picked up some - people in one of the -buildings -and they do need to be removed.- - -- - - - -- ---- — --Mayor-Williams: -fret me -turn -this --over to -the -City- Attorney- -fQr-his--_- investigation to determine liability and also our legal right to enter upon these premises. This is another area of aesthetic m .KENAI CITY COUNCIL , DECEMBER 21, 1988 PAGE 17 values. The Harborview itself is somewhat of a historical building. It is in pretty bad shape. It was moved here from Seward. Let's not do anything just yet on the Harborview. n- 1 Attorney_—_ M a We are trying to get the RFP out on the Dairy Queen. Kim Howard phoned today for an update on the appraisal we need and will still need to determine if we have to go to the FAA for approval. " If we have to do that it will be delayed. Tentatively we had a %>:•" timeline of 12/30/88 with a prebid conference on 1/19/89 and bid on 1/27/89. The RFP should be finished tomorrow. b. Treat _cuatom C€ibinets; we have been trying to get a certificate of insurance pursuant to the requirements of the lease ;;...,....__-.._ ; on that property and have had some difficulty in getting it. The _ _ _,_,,:. time of the fire was afternoon and we have a faxed copy of a 771 3` document that we were additional insured that morning. There may be monies that were awarded to the City under that policy. We are investigating that now for the purpose of finishing the demolishing - - of those premises. We also have to ascertain damages to the - -, remainder of the building. it is my understanding that the property can't be built on again. If anyone contacts you about this please refer them to me. The business has been sold and is ,. being set up in Soldotna. Councilwoman O'Reilly: Can I ask why the property cannot be built ' - on. City Manager Brighton: It is in the flight pattern. The -';'i•,."_'- building was built a long time ago when it was not a part of the airport and prior to the street being cut through. Rather than • make them cut it down, they indicated that there would no longer be buildings permitted there. The only lots permitted in that route for building are along the Spur Highway. Mayor Williams: Of historical significance is the old PNA hangar, ^.'y�`•. the old passenger terminal is the old red building further up. C. I received a letter from an individual who is an attorney in Anchorage representing Mr. Morgan. You should be made aware of - _ that and refer any questions to me. ":..;,,•_ - d. Also, in the Inlet Woods area we have been put on notice that i,"' ,y f. " ` -- - , <`?-•; V ` there is representation by an attorney on -that matter so if you are contacted by a party to that litigation you should also decline to discuss the matter. 4. City Clerk a, _ The _ report on the - AML conference is submitted to the Council. :r The ICCC is proposing to meet in Anchorage. There are so many - clerks that even Anchorage is doubtful. It will be in Nova Scotia this year. b. You requested some information regarding the Sister City L KENAI CITY COUNCIL DECEM$ER 21, 1988 - ----_-----���""T PAGE 18 program. I have been in touch with the Governor's Office and there has been quite a bit of action recently, an article in the paper - tonight spoke of contact with Russia. Anchorage has been trying to work with one of the communities in Russia. One of the cities had _ e gulags sic and there have been problems in the past. a number of gu g (sic) =s :: They have suggested that they don't want to do anything unless we join thq Sister City program and that is $150 membership. The - information is attached. C. Janet Loper will be taking the 1/4/89 meeting, I will not be returning until 1/10/89. d. Clerk Ruotsala read a telephone poll into the record: "the - - - — Kenai Public Works Department requests Council approval to issue a purchase order to Yukon Equipment for $1,886.52 for parts for a GMC -------- ---- -. sander truck which is broken down. This vehicle cannot be repaired without the parts listed on the purchase order." All seven Council members were contacted and they all said yes, dated 12/13/88. e. One of our cab companies would like to have a work session with the Council sometime to discuss the transportation section of the code regarding cab companies servicing the City of Kenai. We are very restrictive and their feelings are that they would like it loosened up. If Council agrees I will invite the two cab companies to came to the work session. Mayor Williams: I have been contacted by one of the members of one of the cab companies suggesting a change to the ordinance for the communications equipment as well. I will be bringing that to the Administration's attention. If we so chose to have a work session in which we want to bring the two together we might want to do it all at one time. The portion that they would like added to the - ordinance is requiring each cab company be restricted to radio equipment monitoring only their own frequencies. The Anchorage ordinance does have such a portion and carries a stiff penalty. It seems to be trivial but it has resulted in at least one arrest, two altercations with fisticuffs, a smashed radio, and things may be getting out of hand. There seems to be the ability of the police department to enforce certain other portions of the ordinance requiring ouch things as meters within the care. Councilman Measles: I don't think there's anyway a City ordinance could prohibit that. Chief Ross: You may want to have a work session to look at your - ordinance. We have had problems between the cab companies. The same one approaching you wanting us to put in an ordinance on a - scanner --feels- that -our ordinance .requiring- meters. shouldn'-t apply -- to out of town cabs and his is an out of town cab but he would like m-ard-inance_on-scanners that apparently_does_apply to out of town } cabs. We don't get into the business between Fred Meyer and Maleton's and I'm not sure we should regulate the cabs to the jj l ` } . , • . KENAI CITY COUNCIL DECEMBER 21, 1988 PAGE 19 ' extent we do. Mayor Williams: The Council has wrestled with the problems with cabs in the past and it has been a sticky problem. City Attorney Rogers: So far the cab regulations, I think restrict 3, themselves to the welfare of the travelling public rather then the economic regulations of cabs. I think most of our ordinances deal with that and try to keep safe cabs, honest cabs, as far as the meters go. And we didn't want to take over the functions of the Alaska Transportation Commission when it was disbanded. We have -- - - — very nominal regulations and I would urge you not to get into the businesses. economic regulations between two competing Mayor Williams: Have there been a lot of problems involving calls to the police department by the cab companies? Chief Ross: Only in the sense that each cab company wants to report the wrong doings f of the other and they are attempting to use the police department . in a manner to their own economic benefit. .-- -----..-:,', Councilwoman O'Reilly: How does Anchorage enforce their ordinance. Chief Ross: I wasn't aware they had one and I would sure hesitate " - ... even if you pass the ordinance just but it's nature it would be } the lowest priority and something that is almost unenforceable. A scanner now days can be fit in a glove box it is so small and can be unplugged and removed at inspection time. It probably is not being enforced in Anchorage. r„ Mayor Williams:- As the attorney points out, with FCC regulations it is a hard question. Chief Ross: It's hard to take n. proprietorship of the airwaves. S. Finance Director a. Regarding the water & sewer rates for RV parks the rates are as similar to comparable uses such as bath houses as possible. Mayor Williams asked for clarification of recommendations from the _ Planning & Zoning Commission. Finance Director Brown: It was sent on to P&Z and according to Janet Loper, they made no recommendation. Dave Brown: It was the winter rates they discussed. Councilman Smalley: It says only on demand though. Finance Director Browns Look at the top of page 2, if they have a 1" service line, as I'm - told Dan Roberts has, he would be charged s8 and ;11 not on a per space basis. Page 3 is a per space charge. In the winter he would be charged $19 per month total for the whole park. PW Director Kornelis: It should also be pointed out that we do .. have a_serious problem with some of the chemicals that are used in some of Chose RV's. Our plant sees a real change iri the summer when we have them dumping because of those chemicals. Councilman: Smalley: This information will be passed on to the Commission, it's just that I couldn't answer any questions. } } I Ty, •,KENAI CITY COUNCIL "...- DECEMBER 21, 1988 :....'.Si PAGE 20 ;. Finance Director Brown: Will they have a meeting before the next Councilman Smalley: No. Finance Director Brown: ;.V. �4 Council meeting? We can hold this for four weeks then.','' Mayor Williepia: I would suggest that once Planning has gone over .. .,. + it then if theta are any changes it be immediately drafted and _ .,_• -...____ .. rl brought to Council. - - b. we intend to put the RFP for the insurance tomorrow if there is no problem from Council. C. Mayor Williams asked about the property for the Dairy Queen - -=--- - ' which belongs, technically, to the _airport. -_Technically, the .__._----.----------'-____-_ . .,_. improvements on the property belong to the airport. Has the , Administration given thought to refunding to the City the foreclosure costs from the airport fund or did we pay for that. I Finance Director Brown: We paid for it out of the airport fund. j( y. City Manager Brighton: If we had to it would not be airport - - -- -- .. property because it was sold to a third individual who then loses - - -"-- - ---- - ---• -- ,; -V all identity with connection to the airport. The reason the identity raises its head again is because we used the airport - - fund to pay it off and get it back. Finance Director Brown: I think Administration is having a friendly argument that the airport mono is not FAA money. The airport argum n rP Y _ money is City money and other accounts and I think an argument can _.. made that even though the airport bought the property we did it no differently than a third party would have purchased the property and the City Attorney is going to research it. We don't know if the FAA has the kind of control over that land as they did before it was ever sold. City Manager Brighton: The answer to that question becomes important when we get into the involved reappraisal and the approval of the reappraisal by a reviewer and the FAA. " d. Mayor Williams: I have been asked by both the Airport Commission and Economic Development Commission and I don't think - we've done anything about it, whether or not we can or should seek permission to use airport monies for marketing and advertising of the airport facilities. - Finance Director Brown: I think we did answer that. I think we said if you could document that the efforts and expenditures of •+-, .', - money were for the purposes of improvements to the airport I think • a,; you can. But you can't use that as a disguise to simply use money - • . , ..:____'_ . _ _ ..got .the.. betterment of the _-entire City Mayor William: mould you discuss that matter with the Chairran of the Ec:onamic Development commission ---Finance Director Bro=: - -> -- — - - think I have put something together on that but I will 1pok. Mayor Wil.liaws: Please do and transmit that to the Chairman f EDC. SIB' _ __ .. _ _`, .-._ . - '•� � � -__ .... __, 111 .KENAI CITY COUNCIL DECENDER 21, 1988 PAGE 21 6. Public-Vorke Directo a. Earlier this week we had the_pre-constructiun conference on the airport terminal renovation and Airport Manager Ernst is having his auction of 1/4/89 and then the following Monday the contractor will be in the terminal working. We will have A10 days after that to complete. By 1/9/89 you will see some drastic changes. b. Info 7 concerns the signs in downtown Kenai - the letter from the Bicentennial group. Administration stated that they would put them up if they would help pay for the signs. C. Info 10 is a request from the Kenai Peninsula Borough Schools concerning a -cross walk sign on Lawton. My reply is that we have no money in the budget for one. d. Info distributed this evening is concerning state grants. The Council met with Representative Swackhammer and I received a phone call saying that they would accept the verbiage that had been previously denied. We are sending this back to them tomorrow morning. e. Concerning the CIP brochure - the legislature is meeting shortly and I need some direction. This is a sample of what I though you had in mind. In the past Deans Printing has done the printing and gone with the same picture due to cost. Mayor Williams: we need to move forward with this just as soon as possible because the week of January 12th will come quickly. PW Director Kornelis: I think the problem I have is that I don't believe it has been formally accepted as a resolution but rather a product of the work sessions. Mayor Williams: If council agrees we can have a resolution by 1/4/89. 1 would point out that as you are all aware of the results of the survey regarding the water and sewer to Thompson Park. Do you wish to maintain that as a priority item? To Administration, I read with some surprise that there may still be federal funds available on a matching basis for water and sewer? In reading the request for funding from the City of Soldotna, they're talking about receiving federal matching funds for their sewer treatment plants. PW Director Kornelie: That is different. City Manager Brighton: Homer is getting federal money for the same purpose. PW Director Kornelis: I think Homer is getting some type of innovative financing because they're doing the first type of plant in the O.S. Some type of technical grant. Mayor Williams: What is Council'B desire on the brochure, do ycu wish to go ahead -with - it ae-is?--- i:ouncil approvedthe-brochures - - - - - City- Manger- Brighton: --i-think -that- if you -are -not serious about-- -- - Thompson Park I would assume you would go ahead with a $3 million request in front of the legislature. You've heard what they've got h .-.-IENAT CITY COUNCIL DECEMBER 21, 1988 PAGE 22 to say, you've read the paper, they are hard pressed for capital improvement projects. For us to ask for that when $1.5 for roads might stand a better chance and it might be wiser to put your marbles in what you are really serious about on this list. Mayor Williams: Let's bring the resolution back to the 1/4/89 meeting with the list as shown and if we decide to amend it by removing the Thompson Park water & sewer we can do it at that time. Has there been any response from the people of Thompson Park regarding the survey. City Manager Brighton: I have received none. It has been well advertised. Mayor Williams: For the press, you might want to include in your next article that the City of Kenai has delayed taking final action on requests for water & sewer money pending further responses -from the citizens of that area. I want as much response as I can before we strike this $3 million from the list. Councilwoman O'Reilly: The assignment of the $563,000 appro- priation that Representative Swackhammer got the wording changed back for us, how restrictive is that. PW Director Kornelis: It's wide open. They haven't sign this, I'm sending it back. Their only comment to me was that it didn't say anything about streets and the water & sewer grant and I answered that it didn't. I should mention that I was talking to Mr. Swanson and as you recall the last correspondence we got was from Mr. Gilmore. At this point they said they would accept the language as stated and it was sent back. Councilman Measles: Could we change that second one and add tourism and economic development. PW Director Kornelis: I had changed it but it isn't changed in your copy. Councilwoman Swarner: What would be the cost for a new picture. PW Director Kornelis: I don't know but I can find out. Councilwoman Swarner: I think we should get a new picture. 7. Airport_ Manager None J. DISCUSSION 1. Citizens a. Dave Brown, lie Wooded Glen Court: 1) Concerning the assessment districts, I am glad to see that it is behind us and you have agreed upon a 12% assessment and realizing that there are political compromises to be made. I and other property owners in ---Dena'-Ina-Point-Estates-will look forward to some -sort -of —compromise - on an assessment district out there that would be less than 100%. - --- - — 2) --Street--lights:- ---I-heard some -conversation_-regarding suet __ lights and would like to start a drive on. They have been before Council for several years now much like paving the streets. If we _ 6 f, L ► . KENAI CITY COUNCIL ;t DECF.MHER 21, 1588 - ; PAGE 23 can start a 2 1/2 year blood and sweat drive fan street lights. At the corner of Auk and Wooded Glen Court, a bus stop for the 4th - ' 6th graders, the neighborhood is poorly lighted and should be a high priority. #; 3) Water treatment is the third item. It has been kicked back and forth for several years. I had heard there was some money " appropriated for water treatment and I would like to propose a that would look at special committee be formed by some residents the problem from a technical standpoint and a benefit standpoint. I believe that in savings alone on your fuel gas that supports the boilers that heats your homes a citizen could realize a 5% savings - just by cleaning up the water supply. There are commercially _- available clarifiers for municipal systems. If there is $500,000 available that would Provide a good start. Mayor Williams: We are working with the engineering department who ;: •. are in contact with two companies outside relative to the matter of cleaning up the city water. We are hoping that we might be able to do a pilot plant to prove either one or the other. There is some discussion on whether or not we can do it and what effect it would have on the system. b. Tom Ryder, 505 Robin Drive: I would like to reiterate what : Mr. Brown said about the street light problem. Two years ago, twice a school bus got about 50' up the Spur Highway (corner Robin then had to back up down the and Spur) before they got stopped, Spur Highway because they couldn't see the street. It has gotten a C.. " little better because the street sign got moved closer to the street. We go out with a flashlight with the kids at the bus stop to make sure they can see us. As far as the cost, there has ' - probably been probably about $20,000 of auto damage due to moose being hit. I don't know how many of those accidents could have been prevented by having some light but it certainly couldn't hurt. When someone was hit by the Chrysler dealership, the place lit up like a Christmas tree. I don't want to see that same thing happen. There was another incidence of someone on a 4-wheeler being hit near Eagle Rock. I think there is more to the cost than the cost of the pole. Mayor Williams: Tuesday night was had a major public hearing :- regarding the new highway system between Kenai and Soldotna. The city is faced with a quandary when it comes to street lights along - - _ -- -- - - - the entire stretch of road coming from that direction. First of = - all it is D.O.T.'s responsibility to light that main state highway. Secondly, within four years by 1992, D.O.T. intends to begin construction of a major upgrade of the highway system to include <, four lanes with a divided meridian between Kenai and Soldotna. ` There is a great deal of discussion regarding widening that highway. The City is reluctant to spend money on improvements when �.� it- multi -million dollar--project-is-taking place. --: - - - Mr: Ryderr- -I believe you -were -the-Mayor at--the-time -anissue-- was- - -- - on the agenda regarding street lights. That was a priority of the City Council. The only reason it was delayed and then deleted was .�jtt YI ' _ 1 i r • KENAI -CITY COUNCIL DACEMBER 21, 1988--- PAGE 24 l because they said they didn't have the money. I just want to remind you of the true cost in lives and auto damage plus moose in the last few years. This is something to take into account if you want to continue for four more years. By then my kids will be in junior high. I don't believe our street is the worse one because we're on a straight-away, there are a lot worse ones and there are many lights out around town. Mayor Williams: Again, those are D.O.T. problems not City problems. Mr. Ryder: Well then someone should speak to D.O.T. about with some force from the City whatever it takes. If it takes the attorney to warn them of injuries, then so be it. i PW Director Kornalis:- As you recall at the last Council meeting the street lights in front of the high school was brought to my attention and I had talked to D.O.T. and I thought they were fixed. They were fixed by electricians from Anchorage, but after that someone hit the pole and the lights are out. I contacted D.O.T. and they found out who hit the poles and their insurance company is going to pay for the fixing of the pole and they were supposed to contact an electrical company to fix the pole. They have been made aware of the other lights out on the Spur Highway. 2. Council a. Councilwoman Swarner: I would like to thank the public works department for the sign that identifies Mountat>.t View School on the Spur Highway. b. I will be going to Juneau also at the end if January for the AML legislative committee meeting and I am requesting funds for plane ticket, hotel, and expenses for 1/30 - 2/2/89. c. Councilman McCame" asked that the City go ahead and gain a membership in the Sister City program. Council agreed. d. Councilman McComsey: I would like to have a work session with the attorney dealing with Inlet Moods. I have a couple questions. City Attorney Rogers: The Council may want to meet in executive session at the next meeting. Mayor Williams: "We may direct Administration to transmit a cor:+esponaence to the attorney that we just hired stating that the Council would like to meet in executive session with him at our meeting of 1/4/89 commencing at 7:430 P.M." The agenda will reflect that the executive session is the first order of business after the consent agenda and prior to public comment. - - - e:- ---Councilwoman O'Reilly: The Airport --Commission has only six_ --..- members. Mayor Williams stated that he is looking for a young -- - - - — - -- - -- woman -from -the -C.A.P. -to- be -a -.-representative. --- - f. Councilman Smalley: In working with the high school and money r�. ewA=AI--CITY- C.O=CIL DECEMBER 21, 1989 PAGE 25 for next years' budget, several staff members have come to me stating that they may be drafting a letter and sending it to City Council to ask for some support at the legislative level requesting support an a separate appropriation to update Kenai Central High School's budget regarding capital equipment on that it coincides with the district's land and the new building concepts. We're looking at a cost of over $25,000 for equipment to upgrade our facility so it matches the current school. Anchorage public schools does it this way. When the career center came on line they went to the state and asked for an appropriation and got somewhere between $3 and $5 million. The reason why they are postponing it until January is because we have submitted our budget for next year. We will know what kind of money the district is dealing with. They are not asking for any money from the City but to support the concept. ...... ..... City Manager Brighten: Has the school board rejected that request. Councilman Smalley: Not yet, because they have not dealt with our building budget yet. K. ADJOURNMENT There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 9:45 P.M. Janet A. Loper Transcribing Secretary