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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1985-10-30 Council Minutes - Special MeetingKENAI CITY COUNCIL, SPECIAL MEETING, MINUTES OCTOBER 30o 1995, 6100 PM KENAI CITY ADMINISTRATION BUILDING MAYOR TOM WAGONER PRESIDING Pledge of Allegiance A. ROLL CALL Presents Tom Wagoner, Sally Bailie, Jess Hall, Ray M Chris Monfor Absents Tom Ackerly, John Wise (excused) B. RESOLUTION 85-101 - Adopting the 1986-87 Capital Improvement Project Priority List for Request for State Grants NOTIONs Councilman Measles moved, seconded by Councilman Hall, to adopt the resolution. PUBLIC COMMENTS 1. John Williams, Kenai. He asked Council to consider changing the priority for Candlelight (0 17). Mayor Wagoner explained, paving projects are not listed unless the residents are willing to pay 50%. Mr. Williams asked, what is the total cost of paving? Public Works Director Kornelis said it was $5509000 last year, has increased by 10% to $600,000. Mayor Wagoner added, we are not asking for the total cost of paving, but are Bating the total cost and will aeasso 505. Mr. Williams asked, what would the other $300,000 be used for? Mayor Wagoner replied, it would move to the next item. Councilman Measles explained, the funds will be listed for roads 6 projects, it will not be specific. We will go down the list till we run out of money. Mr. Williams noted Anchorage has been put on notice because of air quality. Candlelight has a similar problem when it gets colder. If you add ten times the traffic with the golf course, there will be a serious problem. Also, the materiel on the road is wrong. Mayor Wagoner noted if someone is giving him 50: on each dollar to help pave his road and the money was available right now, he would be the first to organize an LID. Mr. Williams replied, they ere nut paving their street, they are only getting 10% of the I. i I I I i a I ,' KENAI CITY COUNCIL, SPECIAL MEETING OCTOBER 30, 1985 Page Z use. Mayor Wagoner said he did not think all the traffic would come down that atreet. Mr. Williams noted this is the fastest route. b. Rep. Mike Navarre, Box 169, Kenai. Regarding the community center. He spoke with Gov. Sheffield'a office this date as to whether it was #1 for Kenai, and would these types of projects be funded. They will be looking at basic projects of need, such as roads, water 6 sewer. Community centers have been built with State funds in the past. He feels it is his responsibility to get direction from Council but wants Council to be aware that they should be flexible. If the Legislature funds this and the Governor does not support it, the City should consider other options. He ran for office on the philosophy of getting back to basics. He will support the community center and will work for it. But in the future in his position so policy maker, he feels the State should move to roads, water 6 sewer. tie commended the Council on the way they have gone, this is a model community. Anchorage has put money into things such as a convention center and sports center and row has sewer problems. He risked if Council would consider a portion or all of the funding for bonding. Councilwoman Bailie said Rep. Navarre is asking Council to be flexible if Gov. Sheffield decides to deny it. She would ask Gov. Sheffield to do the some. We have taken State funds and put them into roads, water & sewer while the rest of the State has spent frivolously. Now that dollars are less, we are being put in with the rest of the State. Because we did everything right, we are being penalized. We were promised the community center by the Governor. He has a responsibility to us. Rep. Navarre explained, he spoke to Gov. Asst. Ray Gillespie. It would be his recommendation. He added, for too long we have gone by separate areas pulling apart. Now we are being forced to prioritize and it will have to be statewide. In the pact, a legislator was judged by the number of dollars he brought back to his area that showed how effective he was. Now we have to look at the State as a whole. Regarding the vote on the community center. If it passes, it will add credence, but if it does not, it will severely damage the chances to get the money. Last year the Gov. office told him the people in Kenai did not support this. Rep, Navarre argued that this decision should not be made in Juneau, it should be made in the municipalities. They based this on the poll done the year before. It was not denied on a point of law, but on policy decision. The r J KENAI CITY COUNCIL, SPECIAL MEETING OCTOBER 309 1985 Page 3 appropriation in the budget was language used in the past. The Governor and the House finance Committee said this language was okay. It will probahly only be for a portion if we get the funding. City Manager Brighton asked if he knew the amount of money available for Capital Improvement Projects. Answer, no. Mr. Brighton asked if he knew the amount to be realized from the lawsuit (TAPS). Rep. Navarre replied, about $200 Million. 3. Lee Lewis, Box 4132, Kenai, Chairman-P& Z. Council has the concurrence of P&Z. He commended Council on the good job they have done over several years. The quality of life has been improved. PhZ disagreed with #1, (community center) in view of the survey. They did not argue the benefits, but questioned putting it at the top when the citizens disagree. Regarding putting it to a vote, it should not compete with the crying needs of the City. He also suggested toking the area -wide projects out of the City list and put on a separate list. MOTION, Amendments Councilman Measles moved, seconded by Councilwoman Monfor, to incorporate the changes recommended by Administration and remove all State projects from the City for a separate list. Public Works Director Kornelis noted on the last page of the resolutions because of the importance of Airport Way and Spur Traffic signal (06), it should be 03. 07 was circled in error, the intention was to circle #6). VOTEt Amendments Motion passed unanimously by roll call vote. Mayor Wagoner noted it was discussed at the work session that a statement be put on the Capital Improvement list that an election would be held in Jan. regarding the community center. Council agreed not to add this. Ill w " • 1 5 1 KENA1 CITY COUNCIL, SPECIAL MEETING OCTOBER 30, 1985 Page 4 VOTE, Main Motion as Amindeds Motion passed unanimously by roll call vote. ADJOURNMENTS Meeting adjourned at 6s40 PM. Janet Whelan City Clark APMOVM. r RAIN Cirr am .L rs �� o , 1 1 ,I y