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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1987-11-04 Council Minutes�'' t _ _. .. -. - __ - - ...- .-it,-==+_-2i. .��cirs a:'ixlR�,`^•-., iTrl:,..�,�:. _;,.�'f�:. - AGENDA KENAI CITY COUNCIL - REGULAR MEETING NOVEMBER 4, 1987 - 7:00 PM A. ROLL CALL 1. Agenda Approval 2. 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. B PERSONS PRESENT SCHEDULED TO BE HEARD (10 Min.) ifGr- . --r. C . PUBLIC HEARINGS II � 1. Ordinance 1239-87 - Amending Kenai Municipal a Code - Add Kenai Bicentennial Commission IF4t � 2. Resolution 87-64 - Accepting 1988-89 Capital �_- Improvement Project Priority List T ;. y,. . .h (Reconsideration) r;r "r 3. Resolution 87-66 - Transfer of Funds -Senior Citizen Van Repair - $2,587 4. Resolution 87-67 - Awarding Engineering Contract - µQ� Coral, Cohoe - Water & Sewer, Street Improvements, to Wm. Nelson, Engrg. Ft_ 5. Resolution 87-68 - Accepting Economic Development " Commission Goals and Objectives D. COMMISSION/COMMITTEE REPORTS _c _r � Fx' -,' J kt'� J Sri 1. Planning & Zoning,'.. 1 2. Harbor Commission ti r� 3. Recreation Commission 4. Library Commission 5. Council on Aging a 3"--dsr 6. Airport Commission- - °' 7. Economic Development Commission Y aY ,� 8. Misc. Comm/Comm r - ?.- E. MINUTES .�. 1. *Regular Meeting, Oct. 21, 1987 rye 2. *Special Meeting, Oct. 27, 1987 L L L M5 Rig;!yam VZ � CORRESPONDENCE - 1. *The Hargraves Agency - Lobbying Proposal 2. *Kenai Chamber of Commerce - Office of the Governor in Kenai G. OLD BUSINESS H. NEW BUSINESS 1. Bills to be Paid, Bills to be Ratified 2. Requisitions Exceeding $1,000 3. *Ordinance 1219-87 - R/V Ordinance 4. Discussion - Street Lights 5. Discussion - Concorde - Airport Restaurant I. ADMINISTRATION REPORTS 1. City Manager 2. Attorney 3. Mayor 4. City Clerk 5. Finance Director 6. Public Works Director 7. Airport Manager J. PERSONS PRESENT NOT SCHEDULED TO BE HEARD (5 Min.) ADJOURNMENT L L KENAI CITY COUNCIL - REGULAR MEETING - MINUTES NOVEMBER 4, 1987 - 7:00 PM KENAI CITY HALL MAYOR JOHN J. WILLIAMS PRESIDING PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE A. ROLL CALL Present: Art McComsey, Ray Measles, Chris Monfor, Marj O'Reilly, Linda Swarner, John Williams, Tom Ackerly Absent: None A-1 Agenda Approval a. Mayor Williams noted minutes of the last Cemetery Committee meeting (Aug. 13, 1987) distributed this date and listed as item D-8. b. Mayor Williams noted the minutes of the Council meetings of Oct. 21 and Oct. 27, distributed this date and listed as items E-1 & E-2. C. Mayor Williams asked that the bill submitted this date from Blazy Const. for $33,310 be added under item H-1 (Bills to be Paid). Agenda approved by unanimous consent of Council. A-2 Consent Agenda MOTION: Councilman Ackerly moved, seconded by Councilman Measles, to approve the Consent Agenda as submitted. Motion passed by unanimous consent. B. PERSONS PRESENT SCHEDULED TO BE HEARD None C. PUBLIC HEARINGS C-1 Ord. 1239-87 - Amend. KMC - Add Bicentennial Comm. MOTION: Councilman Ackerly moved, seconded by Councilwoman O'Reilly, to adopt the ordinance. There was no public comment. MOTION, Table: Councilman Measles moved, seconded by Councilwoman Monfor, to table the ordinance to Nov. 18 meeting. Councilman Measles explained the substitute was placed before the Council this date. VOTE, Table (Passed): Yes: McComsey, Measles, Monfor, Swarner No: O'Reilly, Williams, Ackerly C-2 Res. 87-64 - Accepting 1988-89 Capital Improvement Project Priority List (Reconsideration) VICE MAYOR MEASLES ASSUMED THE CHAIR. KENAI CITY COUNCIL NOVEMBER 4, 1987 PAGE 2 Mayor Williams explained the memo in the packet from Legal Asst. Sutcliffe. MOTION, Reconsideration: Mayor Williams moved, seconded by Councilwoman Monfor, for reconsideration of Res. 87-64. Mayor Williams explained, the reconsideration is based on discussions in work sessions. He felt it would be a disservice to the City to bring this to the Legislators. Councilman Ackerly noted a point of order, a reconsideration motion cannot be discussed. Legal Asst. Sutcliffe concurred. VOTE, Reconsideration (Failed): yes: Mccomsey, Williams, Ackerly No: Measles, Monfor, O'Reilly, Swarner MAYOR WILLIAMS RESUMED THE CHAIR. Mayor Williams explained, since the motion for reconsideration failed, there will be no public hearing. Councilman Measles noted the resolution before the Council is not the one passed at the Oct. 21 meeting. Clerk Whelan concurred and added, the amended resolution has been signed. Councilwoman Monfor asked if this had passed out of the hands of Council. Legal Asst. Sutcliffe replied no, it can be recalled at any time, even though it has gone to the Governor. MOTION, Suspend the Rules: Councilman Measles moved, seconded by Councilman Ackerly, to suspend the rules temporarily for discussion purposes. VOTE, Suspension of Rules: Motion passed unanimously by roll call vote. Councilwoman Monfor said, regarding the $4 Million price on the community center. After the article in the paper people on the street were saying we are getting in by the "back door." This is not the building the people voted down. She envisioned one for a cultural center and museum. If it houses these, it can be run by grants. The Senior Center is built by grants and is run by Federal and State grants. Council should decide what they want before they act. She did not have a problem with presenting this to the Legislature. Councilwoman Swarner suggested removing the center from the list and including it in the narrative after we have more information. Mayor Williams explained, he wanted 90 days to get a Goals & Objectives list from the Commission, and give to the Legislators for review. One of the problems with this is the speed necessary for the ist six items. The rest of the CIP list did not have to have such speed. Last year it was January before the list was completed and sent to Juneau. MOTION: Councilwoman Swarner moved to removed those general projects from our list that we are sending to the Governor, but work on it and talk with our Legislators about it. _ KENAI CITY COUNCIL y:` T NOVEMBER 4, 1987 PAGE 3 Motion failed for lack of a second. Councilwoman Monfor said when we send the list to Juneau, we will have to have back-up, paper work and why they are good projects. Councilman Measles suggested leaving it as is, we still have time to get together and decide what we want. It is easy to pass a resolution asking that items be removed at a later date. Councilwoman O'Reilly asked if there was a reasonable date we will have definite details regarding the Bicentennial Comm. Mayor Williams replied, 90 days after the Comm. members are appointed, 135 days from now. He hoped to have a sub -committee of Councilmembers to discuss the Bicentennial. Councilman Measles suggested a Committee of the Whole. Council agreed to meet Nov. 16 at 6:00 PM. Councilwoman Monfor suggested changing the name of the building to the Bicentennial Project Center. Councilman McComsey noted the Legislature reads the papers and knows how it was defined. PUBLIC COMMENT: a. Sally Bailie, 1503 To on way, Kenai. In going 1a= over the design of the community center s=. (Bicentennial) building, the building was fs originally proposed to hold a museum. We already - have that. The economic value of the Bicentennial ::tom L Center is the possibility of a visitor information center. Requests for conventions over the last 2 years were for 120 people, $56,000 impact. With 400 people the impact is $243,000. She offered to attend the meetings of the Bicentennial Comm. to } help. Mayor Williams noted if we prioritize A projects of this nature, it will absorb every dime the City can expect from the Legislature. Council must establish what their real priority }`} is. There is always a possibility if we receive our #11 priority (roads) and the State goes well economically this year, we can push for a top priority at the next session and still have time before 1991. Mrs. Bailie said it is not too often ;4�• the City has an opportunity that will address the srw, >•;�:<<<;, ; civic, cultural and economic needs of the City. We need to let the Legislators know this is not r,u for one year but for a long time. She noted Seward had said of their capital improvements list for $250,000, they received more than they needed. ,:... �t C-3 Res. 87-66 - Transf. of Funds - Senior Citizen Van =ate Repair - $2,587 ='y = NOTION: Councilman Ackerly moved, seconded by Councilman `n McComsey, to adopt the resolution. There was no public comment. Councilman Ackerly asked if we would get reimbursement by insurance. City Manager Brighton replied we are self -insured, he did not know if the pick-up driver was insured. He believed the driver did not have a valid driver's license. Legal Asst. Sutcliffe noted there is always his permanent fund. Finance Director Brown noted they were discussing the police car accident, this accident was the fault of the City's driver. Motion passed by unanimous consent. KENAI CITY COUNCIL NOVEMBER 4, 1987 PAGE 4 C-4 Res. 87-67 - Awarding Engrg. Contract - Coral, Cohoe - Water & Sewer, Street Improvements - Wm. Nelson, Engrg. MOTION: Councilman Measles moved, seconded by Councilwoman O'Reilly, to adopt the resolution. There was no public comment. Motion passed by unanimous consent. C-5 Res. 87-68 - Accepting Economic Development Commission Goals & Objectives MOTION: Councilman Measles moved, seconded by Councilwoman Monfor, to adopt the resolution. There was no public comment. .r4.�-•Tti7 y,. Motion passed by unanimous consent. ,}.. D. COMMISSIONS/COMMITTEES REPORTS D-1 Planning & Zoning None y�s�_h`, ffl D-2 Harbor Commission Councilman Ackerly reported there was no quorum at the last meeting. _- Is , Mayor Williams reported, in a discussion with Unocal, - they are looking at the potential of using the dock for transfer of fluids instead of trucking through town if the drilling project is successful. D-3 Recreation Commission V. City Manager Brighton noted Recreation Director Fi} =.s.:...: McGillivray has received an honor. Mayor Williams reported Mr. McGillivray has received the Professionalism Award for 1987 from the Alaska Recreation Assn. Recreation Director McGillivray reported there was no meeting in October. D-4 Library Commission -- Councilwoman Monfor there was a meeting Nov. 3. They ==�°• need one Commissioner and are working on a student representative u D-5 Council on Aging Program Director Porter reported there was no meeting ;w-u_ "F- in Oct. They will be having a fund raiser in Dec. D-6 Airport Commission -, 3 ziD " None -' D-7 Economic Development Commission gu z'F.s� None 1V.,,. yy9y Vg J. I 1 r KENAI CITY COUNCIL NOVEMBER 4, 1987 PAGE 5 D-8 Misc Comm/Comm Clerk Whelan noted the Cemetery Committee had requested a work session with Council, Council had tentatively scheduled it for November. Council agreed to hold on any discussion till the Nov. 19 Comm/Comm Meeting- E. MINUTES E-1 Regular Meeting, Oct. 21, 1987 E-2 Special Meeting, Oct. 27, 1987 Approved by Consent Agenda. F. CORRESPONDENCE F-1 The Hargraves Agency - Lobbying Proposal F-2 Kenai Chamber of Commerce - Office of the Governor in Kenai Approved by Consent Agenda. G. OLD BUSINESS None H. NEW BUSINESS H-1 Bills to be Paid, Bills to be Ratified MOTION: Councilman Ackerly moved, seconded by Councilman Measles, to pay the bills as amended by the additica of Blazy Const. bill for $33,310. Motion passed by unanimous consent. H-2 Requisitions Exceeding $1,000 MOTION: Councilman Ackerly moved, seconded by Councilman McComsey, to approve the requisitions as submitted. Motion passed by unanimous consent. H-3 Ord. 1219-87 - R/V ordinance Approved by Consent Agenda. H-4 Disc. - Street Lights Councilwoman O'Reilly asked, what was the cost of the Swires Rd. light? Public Works Director Kornelis replied, over $2,000. Mayor Williams noted the cost was $1,800 per light last year. Public Works Director Kornelis added, there was an average of 50 lights. Councilman Ackerly said there has to be some point that we have to say we cannot afford them. How do we decide critical need? It is hard to say no, but he has difficulty with 50. That plus maintenance. The average person pays $600-$800 per year, they want their streets plowed, the library, etc. They don't pay enough taxes. The cost/benefit ratio is not good. Councilman Measles noted Council asked Public Works and the Police Dept. to come back with a list of critical y.;;ff KENAI CITY COUNCIL NOVEMBER 4, 1987 PAGE 6 needs. City Manager Brighton replied it is not complete yet. Council agreed to wait for the list. H-5 Disc. - Concorde - Airport Restaurant Legal Asst. Sutcliffe stated he felt the legalities were solved regarding the lease, it is ready to be leased. Sandra Daniels and her daughter Renee are at the meeting if Council wished to speak to them. Mayor Williams asked, what are their intentions? Ms. Daniels replied, a lot of the equipment is not functioning. It will cost some money. They will have to have insurance, costs of stocking supplies, rent. This is a slow time of year. It has been closed for awhile. She wants to make it a good operation. MOTION: Councilwoman Swarner moved, seconded by Councilwoman Monfor, that the attorney proceed with a lease with Sandra Daniels on condition she is current on payments with the City and Borough, and provide proof to the City. This lease will be till the airport is renovated on June 30, 1988. Ms. Daniels reported she is current with the Borough and the City. They are making back payments on schedule. Councilman Ackerly asked if she understood the lease is for 6 months. Ms. Daniels noted it is 8 months. Councilman Ackerly noted they will have to have money up front. Ms. Daniels replied, that is why their bid is low. They have to retrieve that in a short time. Atty. Sutcliffe explained, the lease is structured on a month to month basis. Ms. Daniels asked if she could start the lease when they open, they had a problem with the Runway Lounge. Motion passed by unanimous consent. I. ADMINISTRATION REPORTS I-1 City Manager None I-2 Attorney Legal Asst. Sutcliffe noted the Senior Citizen Endowment Fund (item I-2). He has been in contact with the Anchorage attorney. He asked for a decision of Council. Councilwoman O'Reilly asked for an explanation. Legal Asst. Sutcliffe explained, several months ago, an endowment fund was proposed. It is non-profit, contributions made will be for operation of the Center. Anchorage and Kodiak have them. MOTION: Councilwoman O'Reilly moved, seconded by Councilman McComsey, to have the attorney do what he can to work with the Senior Center and work with the Anchorage attorney to set up an endowment fund. Councilman Measles asked if this could be done even though we set it up and the City will be doing it. Legal Asst. Sutcliffe replied, we would not have control over it. Councilman Measles asked, it would be our of our control, there would be no involvement or liability? Legal Asst. Sutcliffe replied, right. I KENAI CITY COUNCIL NOVEMBER 4, 1987 PAGE 7 There may be involvement by the Commission on ways to spend the moneys. Councilwoman Swarner asked, who is paying for the advice? Legal Asst. Sutcliffe replied he did not know. Councilwoman Monfor asked if the endowment fund was to make sure it goes on forever. City Manager Brighton replied, the funds will follow the Senior Citizen program, not the City. Kenai has not been sponsor of the program. Also, if the City had cuts in funding and they had a large amount of funds, we would have to review who would fund the shortfall in the program. Councilman McComsey asked if the attorney would do the work at a discount if he could do the work afterwards. Legal Asst. Sutcliffe replied he did not know. Motion passed by unanimous consent. I - 3 Mayor Mayor Williams spoke. a. He noted the People Count notice in the packet (item Info 1). He will send a letter of welcome. b. He will be going to Fairbanks to discuss the data bank (Economic Development Commission) after AML meetings. c. He nominated Shannon Turner for Airport Commission. f VOTE (Passed): yes: McComsey, Monfor, O'Reilly, Swarner, Williams, Ackerly No. Measles . d. He nominated Dottie Krzyznoski and Pat Nault for Planning & Zoning Commission. Council approved the nominations. 4` e. He nominated Mike Meeks for Harbor Commission. i f;r <<< Council approved the nomination. He nominated Bill Ward for Landscape Board. City W zr SF1i, Manager Brighton asked if this was a conflict of interest. Mayor Williams replied we have other members of commissions & committees who are involved in commerce. A Harbor Commission appointment was recently proved to have no if conflict of interest. Mr. Brighton explained, there are projects to review, he will not be able to vote. Legal Asst. Sutcliffe added, the Harbor Commission member had a short term contract, it is not the same. Recreation Director McGillivray noted he lives outside the City. Mayor Williams yn withdrew his nomination and said he would check. g. He nominated Janice Rodes for Library commission. Councilwoman Swarner noted there was one other '_- who applied. It should be in the order :r hs person they applied. Mayor Williams replied the == appropriateness of appointments depends on the -- Mayor's concern and the individual. Council } concurred with the Mayor. Mayor Williams added, he intends to make the other applicant the next member. The Library Commission is making a recommendation for a student member. s_:. y: IG21AI CITY COUNCIL NOVEMBER 4, 1987 PAGE 8 Z� h. He planned to speak to Recreation Director McGillivray before making an appointment for the Recreation Commission- .. J. He will discuss the Old Town Committee at the Nov. `i 18 meeting. Councilwoman Monfor suggested the members of the Old Town Committee be invited to .sr. the Kenai Bicentennial meeting. t,ouncil agreed to SY!' y, the suggestion. `u b (contd) He asked if Council objected to paying some of his expenses in Fairbanks, he will be going to " City Hall and seeing about their data base. Council approved the request. They will discuss the by-laws for the Kenai Borough Economic Development District at a later date. I-4 City Clerk Clerk Whelan spoke "f =- a. She noted the AML resolution (item I-4) from ,.; Dillingham regarding alcohol taxing by communities. Councilman Ackerly said he opposes this. It would add another layer of taxes and getting directly involved with half way houses. City Manager Brighton noted local governments are permitted to levy taxes but not what they can do ^; with them. Council took no action. b. She noted the arrangements for Council to attend r'`?fit AML are complete. ,.; C. Council tour of City facilities will be Nov. 7. I-5 Finance Director None I-6 Public Works Director None I-7 Airport Manager Airport Manager Ernst asked for Council action on the car rental spaces (item I-7). MOTION: Councilman Ackerly moved, seconded by Councilwoman O'Reilly, to extend the car rental spaces to 15 per request of Airport Manager Ernst. Motion passed by unanimous consent. J. PERSONS PRESENT NOT SCHEDULED TO BE HEARD a. Councilman Ackerly suggested the City contact NLC regarding data bank information. b. The letter regarding the Davis/Bacon act, distributed this date. Action will be taken at the next meeting. C. Councilman Ackerly noted he had a list of 12 students willing to serve on Comm/Comm. KENAI CITY COUNCIL NOVEMBER 4, 1987 PAGE 9 d. Councilwoman O'Reilly asked if there was a date set to select ad hoc members for Comm/Comm. Mayor Williams replied it will be discussed Nov. 19. e. Councilman McComsey noted Kenai Peninsula Borough has approved the Peninsula Caucus money- City Manager Brighton replied he has directed the Finance Dept. to prepare a check. f. Councilman McComsey asked if Res. 87-67 was for water & sewer. Answer - yes. Public Works Director Rornelis added, we will have preliminary engineering regarding sewer. It will be an expensive system. g. Councilman Ackerly asked about the 1st six projects listed on the Capital Improvement Projects list. Are they engineered? Public Works Director Rornelis replied no. City Manager Brighton added they will be ready in 60-90 days. ADJOURNMENT: Meeting adjourned at 8:40 PM. Janet Whelan City Clerk . , ovw By COUNCIL DATE C37Y Ctw