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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1981-07-01 Council Minutesi AGENDA KENAI CITY COUNCIL - REGULAR MEETING JULY 1, 1981 -• 7:00 P.M. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE 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 or citizen 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. PUBLIC HEARINGS � rL 1. Ord. 687-81 - Increasing rev/appns - Gymnasium, preparation of design -build - $3,450 2. Ord. 688-81 - Amending KMC - correction in Penalty `- Clause - Public Utilities & Enterprises 3. Ord. 689-81 - Amending KXC - Requiring Applications for Leases be Complete Before Filing 4. Ord. 690-81 - Increasing rev/appns - Administrative Support for Harbor Commission - $18,000 S. Ord. 692-81 - Increasing rev/appns - Senior Citizen Grant, FY 81-82 - $10,970 6. Ord 694-81 - Increasing rev/appns - Senior Citizen Project - $28,600 7. Resolution 81-70 - Awarding a Contract to South Central Communications for Radio Maintenance for Fiscal Year 1981-82. C. PERSONS PRESENT SCHEDULED TO BE HEARD None D. MINUTES 1. Regular meeting - June 17, 1981 E. CORRESPONDENCE None 4 F• ]fY�i.saJc`�9...WIlr.�_ .... F..—.6J' - °'_ ___ ',•'•'li.�s•aw 6 July 1, 1981 - Page 2 F. OLD BUSINESS RcconslUICration of use or City Hall for Social Security and Legal Services G. NEW BUSINESS *1. Bills to be Paid, Bills to be Ratified *2. Requisitions Exceeding $1,000 3. Ordinance 695-81 - Amending KMC 7.15.040(b) and (f) to Provide for Local Preference in Bidding 4. Lease - Alaska Aeronautical industries - Airport Terminal Counter Space S. Lease - Raven Transit, Inc. - Airport Terminal Counter Space 6. Lease - Southcentral Air, Inc. - Airport Terminal Counter Space 7. Lease - Wien Air Alaska - Airport Terminal Counter space 8. Amendment of Lease - Blue Mountain Ventures, Inc. - Airport Lands 9. Amendment of Lease - Cook Inlet Enterprises, Inc:. - Airport Terminal Space *10. Fidalgo Subdivision Street Improvements - Quality Asphalt Paving, Inc. - Periodic Estimate #7 - $127,683.00 *11. Kenai Sewage Treatment Plant Expansion - Brown & Associates - Periodic Estimate #12 - $355,512.99 *12. Improvements to Kenai Municipal Airport - Coastal, Inc. - Periodic Estimate #7 - $50,273.99 *13. Sewerage Projects Construction Services - CH2M Hill - $15,400.00 *14. Lawton, Tinker, Walker, Rogers, Walker - Water/Sewer Extension - Mike Taurianen - $4,200.00 H. REPORTS 1. City Manager 2. City Attorney 3. Mayor 4. City Clerk 5. Finance Director 6. Planning & Zoning 7. Harbor Commission I. PERSONS PRESENT NOT SCHEDULED TO BE HEARD ADJOURNMENT ELT=' .:c._ ____ T � - _ _ m^'vrl.-�a...,r+�-+.+c✓e.....�_.._,u��+Y.-_-___—_ f i KENAI CITY COUNCII. - REGULAR MEETING, MINUTES - JULY 1, 1981 - 7:6o FM CITY ADMINISTRATION BUILDING MAYOR VINCENT O'REILLY PRESIDING PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE A. ROLL CALL Present: Betty Glick, Ron Malston, Ray Measles, Dick Mueller, Tom Wagoner, Vincent O'Reilly Absent: Jess Hall (excused) AGENDA APPROVAL 1. Mayor O'Reilly asked that Atty. Ed Garnett be added as item C-1 to speak on The Car Co. lease. - 2. Mayor O'Reilly asked that item B-6 be postponed till July 15, 1981 meeting at the request of the Finance Dept. 3. Councilman Malston objected to the consent agenda. Council agreed to forego the consent agenda ` for this meeting as it was a short agenda and there were not many items listed on the consent agenda. Council agreed to all changes. B. PUBLIC HEARINGS B-1 Ordinance 687-81 - Increasing Rev/Appns - Gymnasium, Preparation of Design -Build - $3,450 MOTION: - Councilman Malston moved, seconded by Councilman Measles, to adopt the ordinance. There was no public comment. Councilwoman Glick said that in view of the infor- mation from Juneau that we have not received a direct appropriation, she would urge defeat of this and bring it up at a later date. we should have the project complete befoze making additions. Recreation Director McGillivray explained the Recreation Comm. recommended the desigi►--build be completed so that when the money was received, they could start right away. Councilwoman Glick said she would like to wait. Roads, water & sewer were first priorities on the Capital Improvements list, the airport was added. Councilman Meuller said he would also like maintenance & operating costs and what the mill rate will be. Councilman Malston said the object of the additional money was to put money into the community. Maybe we should go ahead with the design -build. Councilman Wagoner said we should do this or budget for additional police. We should be trying to give the kids something. Councilwoman Glick said post- poning it will not create a hardship. Councilman Wagoner said postponing will mean higher costs. Councilwoman Glick asked, where are we getting the funds for this? This has not been specifically funded. Councilman Malston noted because we fund the design does not mean we have to build the building. Motion passed, with Councilmen Malston, Measles, Wagoner, Mayor O'Reilly voting yes; Councilwoman Glick, Councilman Meuller voting no. I KENAI CITY COUNCIL JULY 11 1981 Page 2 0-2 Ordinance 688-81 - Amending KMC - Correction Penalty Clause - Public Utilities & Enterpris, MOTION: Councilwoman Glick moved, seconded by Councils Malston, to adopt the ordinance. There was no public comment. Councilman Mueller noted line 13 of Section 1'..__.___ should read, "action is commenced within---". Atty. Delahay agreed to the correction. Motion passed unanimously by roll call vote. B-3 Ordinance 689-81 - Amending KMC - Requiring Appli- cations for Leases be Complete Before Filing MOTIONS Councilman Malston moved, seconded by Councilman Wagoner, to adopt the ordinance with amendments as stated by Atty. Delahay in his memo. There was no public comment. Councilman Mueller said the deposit could be a deterrent. Also, when an application is put it, we don't have the right to make priorities. Council- man Malston said first -come, first -served is fine, but we do have the responsibility to get the most from each piece of property. Motion passed, with Councilman Mueller voting no. B-4 Ordinance 690-81 - Increasing Rev/Appns - Adminis- trative Support for Harbor Commission - $18,000 MOTION: Councilman Wagoner moved, seconded by Councilman Measles, to adopt the ordinance. Public Comments Francis Meeks spoke. She asked if ro?orts were made to the Council of the actions of the Harbor Commission. Mayor O'Reilly replied yes. Mrs. Meeks noted Council on the Aging and Recreation reports are not given to Council. -- -; Councilwoman Glick said there are some questions Council should ask. The contract was to end June 30. Did we get what we anticipated? Is there enough Harbor Commission activity to warrant continuation? By extending 3 months, are we doing Gary Davis a disservice? The Borough has to approve this. If we extend for 3 months, where are we getting the funds? Councilman Wagoner said this has nothing i F=' to do with the contract with the City. This has to do with the original amount left over from the agreement with the Borough. This gave us the means to extend Mr. Davis' contract. Finance Director Brown explained, normally yes. In this case, his r ; contract expires at the same time as the Borough contract. The State & Borough contracts have been (, I amended so they are tied into Mr. Davis' contract. f- KENAI CITY COUNCIL JULY 11 1981 Page 3 City Manager Brighton explained the extension to the State was requested on the basis of tor. Davis' contract being extended for 3 months. 14r. Davis said a 3 month extension could put him in a bind as far as other contracts go, but 30 day notice to the Harbor Commission would address that concern. Motion failed, with Councilman Measles, Mayor O'Reilly voting yes; Councilwoman Glick, Council- men Malston, Mueller, Wagoner voting no. NOTICE OF RECONSIDERATIONS Councilman Wagoner gave notice of reconsideration of Ordinance 690-81 at the July 15, 1981 meeting. B-5 Ordinance 692-81 - Increasing Rev/Appns - Senior Citizen Grant, FY 81-82 - $10,970 MOTIONS Councilman Mueller moved, seconded by Councilwoman Glick, to adopt the ordinance. i There was no public comment. i Motion passed unanimously by roll call vote. B-7 Resolution 81-70 - Awarding a Contract to South Central Communications for Radio Maintenance for Fiscal Year 1901-82 ' MOTIONS Councilman Malston moved, seconded by Councilman Measles, to adopt the resolution. There was no public comment. Motion passed unanimously by roll call vote. C. PERSONS PRESENT SCHEDULED TO BE HEARD C-1 Ed Garnett, Bitty. - The Car Co. Lease Atty. Garnett distributed an adendum to the pro- posed airport lease. He noted the City gave no notice that they would change the purpose of the lease. When the Car Co. received the lease on June 15, the purpose was changed. The Car Co. would not accept the lease. The present lease ex- pired yesterday (6-30-81). The original lease said thev had 30 days to accept, they had only 15 days to date of receipt. Changing the lease without notice does not leave for good stability. Also the option of a person occupying an area is to accept the lease or come to Council and object. The only change he has proposed is making 10 spaces for parking. Atty. Delahay said tt,e purpose is the same in both leases. The space was originally leased to Kenai Air, who had an air taxi service. It was sublet to Alaska Truck & Car Rental who sublet. Mr. Thomas was renting just as a car ,rental. The listed pur- poses were inadvertently left in the lease. If Council wishes to change the lease, they should change all leases. Regarding the parking spaces, this has been before Council before, and has been refused. Councilman Malston asked, were the changes discussed with the lessee? Atty. Delahay replied no, this is a one year lease, the new lease is offered on the same KENAI CITY COUNCIL JULY 11 1981 Page 4 basis as other car rental leases. Councilman Malston said if we take something out of a lease, it should be discussed with the lessee. Atty. Delahay noted he would question if it was ever legal. Council- woman Glick said the fact is, the City and Mr. Ambarian signed the lease with that information on it. Later he found utilization of that para- graph. Car rentals and air operators will be in separate areas, how will that affect AAI and Nat'l. Car? Atty. Delahay replied the Council should address that. Councilwoman Glick said AAI is handl- ing the same operation, so this would not be setting a precedent. Airport Manager Swalley replied they have a rider on their lease. Councilwoman Glick said based on this clause, whether left in inad- vertently or not, he has made certain commitments. Now, without consulting him, we have deleted this portion. Councilman Malston said this lease should be the same as last year's uses. We cannot agree to the parking spaces at this time. Atty. Garnett said The Car Co. will accept the spaces, but will by back in later to ask for a clarification letter. Councilman Wagoner said a letter should be sent to The Car Co. notifying them that at the end of one year lease changes will be done to make it a car rental only next year. MOTION s Councilwoman Glick moved, seconded by Counci..man Malston, that based on information from Atty. Garnett, Council amend their agenda to add the lease of The Car Co., dba Dollar Rent-A-Car. Motion passed unanimously by roll call vote. MOTION, Amendment: Councilwoman Glick moved, seconded by Councilman Malston, for approval of the lease between The Car Co. and the City with the addition of Addendum $1 with a-d reverting back to the original lease, and deleting the words "in parking areas directly in front and in close proximity to the entrance to the main terminal. Said---" in 1-d. Motion passed unanimously by roll call vote. D. MINUTES D-1 Regular Meeting - June 17, 1981 Councilwoman Glick asked that page 11, paragraph 1, line 17, after "and divvy it up?", the question, "Is that legal?" be added. Minutes were- approved as changed. E. CORRESPONDENCE Mayor O'Reilly noted the letters distributed during the meeting to be sent to the Legislators. Council approved sending the letters. F. OLD BUSINESS F-1 Reconsideration of Use of City Hall for Social Security and Legal Services KENAI CITY COUNCIL JULY 1, 1981 Page 5 MOTIONS Councilwoman Glick moved, seconded by Councilman Malston, to reconsider the action at the previous Council meeting regarding Social Security and Legal Services. �i Motion failed, with Councilwoman Glick, Councilmman Malston, Mayor O'Reilly voting yes; Councilmen Measles, Mueller, wagoner voting no. G. NEW BUSINESS G-1 Bills to be Paid, Bills to be Ratified MOTIONS Councilwoman Glick moved, seconded by Councilman Measles, to approve the bills as submitted. Mayor O'Reilly asked Finance Director Brown, how often does he purchase repos? Mr. Brown replied almost every day. Councilman Malston asked, what is Polar Reproductions? Public Works Director Kornelis replied it is many things, myler equipment, etc. It is an Anchorage firm. Motion passed unanimously by roll call vote. G-2 Requisiitions Exceeding $1,000 MOTIONS Councilwoman Glick moved, seconded by Councilman Malston, to approve the requisitions with change as re- quested by Finance. (Kenai Auto, repaint engine #3, Motion passed unanimously by roll call vote. ' G-3 Ordinance 695-81 - Amending KMC 7.15.040(b&f)to i Provide for Local Preference in Bidding --_= MOTIONS Councilwoman Glick moved, seconded by Councilman Malston, to introduce the ordinance. Public Works Director Kocnslis asked, is this for construction projects too? Atty. Delahay noted it will not be effective for 30 days. Mr. Kornelis said bid documents are going out now that will be affected. Atty. Delahay said an addendum could be put in the specs. Councilman Wagoner said it should cover all businesses. Motion passed unanimously by roll call vote. " G-4 Lease - Alaska Aeronautical Industries - Airport Terminal Counter Space ' Airport Manager Swalley said this is not the same as last year's. Councilman Malston asked if the i changes had been discussed with AAI. Mr. Swalley said yes, and they seemed satisfied. K MOTIONS Councilman Measles moved, seconded by Councilwoman Glick, to approve the lease. KENAI CITY COUNCIL JULY 1, 1981 Page 6 Motion passed unanimously by roll call vote. G-5 Lease - Raven Transit, Inc. - Airport Terminal Counter Space MOTIONS Councilman wagoner moved, seconded by Councilman Malston, to approve the lease. Motion passed unanimously by roll call vote. G-6 Lease - Southcentral Air, Inc. - Airport Terminal Counter Space MOTION.* Councilwoman Glick moved, seconded by Councilman Wagoner, to approve the lease. Motion passed unanimously by roll call vote. G-7 Lease - Wien Air Alaska - Airport Terminal_ Counter Space MOTIONS Councilman Mueller moved, seconded by Councilman Wagoner, to approve the lease. Motion passed unanimously by roll call vote. G-8 Amendment of Lease - Blue Mountain Ventures, Inc. Airpetrt Lands MOTIONS Councilwoman Glick moved, seconded by Councilman Malston, to approve the lease amendment. Motion passed unanimously by roll call vote. G-9 Amendment of Lease - Cook Inlet Enterprises, Inc. Airport Terminal Space Finance Director Brown explained the amendment is they requested the rates be based on revenues during the 6 months they had the leas:_ Councilman Malston asked, was there any discussion regarding the public rest room use? City Manager Brighton replied no. Councilman Wagoner said that should be discussed. It is a deplorable situation. The City should not be responsible for repair of rest rooms. City Manager Brighton said he has had talks with Police Chief Ross and Airport Manager Swalley, until we catch someone, there is no answer. Finance Director Brown explained, the original proposed lease rate was $4,631; the revised rate is $3,856. MOTION Councilwoman Glick moved, seconded by Councilman Malston, for approval to amend the lease to the amount requested by Finance Director Brown. Motion passed, with Councilman Wagoner voting no. Ni 1 j KENAI CITY COUNCIL ' JULY 11 1981 Page 7 ' G-10 Pidalgo Subdivision St. Improvements - Quality i' Asphalt Paving, Inc. - Periodic Est. #7 - $127,683 MOTION: Councilwoman Glick moved, seconded by Councilman i Maslton, to approve the billing. Motion passed unanimously by roll call vote. I G-11 Kenai Sewage Treatment Plant Expansion - Brown & Assoc. - Per. Est. #12 - $355,512.99 MCRION s Councilwoman Glick moved, seconded by Councilman Measles, to approve the billing. Motion passed unanimously by roll call vote. G-12 Improvements to Kenai Municipal Airport - Coastal, Inc. - Per. Est. $7 - $50,273.99 MOTIONS Councilwoman Glick moved, seconded by Councilman Malston, to approve the billing. Motion passed unanimously by roll call vote. G-13 Sewerage Projects Construction Services - CH2M Hill - $15,400 ,F Councilman Measles moved, seconded by Councilwoman Glick, to approve the billing. Councilman Muellci asked, what about the outstand- ing invoice mentioned in the billing? Finance Director Brown said it has been paid. Motion passed unanimously by roll call vote. G-14 Lawton, Tinker, walker, Rogers, Walker - water & Sewer Extension - Mike Taurianen - $4,200 MOTIONs Councilman Malston moved, seconded by Councilman Measles, to approve the billing. Motion passed unanimously by roll call vote. H. REPORTS H-1 City Manager City Manager Brighton spoke. 1. He has received a call from Don Lashley, of Kenai Nursery. He has $4,000 worth of trees he is willing to sell for $1,000. He felt he needed Council consent. Recreation Director McGillivray said his concern was, where would they go? There would have to be water available. Councilman Malston said he would like some on the green strip. Public Works Director Kornelis said there is slot of sand from the highway shoved there in the winter. Ruby Coyle spoke. She noted the trees Mr. Lashley has would not live on the green strip. The snow KENAI CITY COUNCIL JULY 1, 1981 Page 8 would be shoveled on it. Native Spruce and Birch will live on it. Council agreed to pass the offer by. Councilman wagoner noted the State is supposed to clean the streets and sidewalks, but they have not done so. we should ask the State to clean up. He asked that Administration make up a contract with the Skate to maintain those, as well as Main St., Alonq Alaska Statebank and all along the high- way. 2. Complaints have been made regarding the sign placed on Gill St. & Spur. It is on City property. Administration asked the ownez to move it, but to put it on his property it would be in the trees and no one can see the sign. It has not been moved. Councilman Malston said he felt this was an Admin- istrative matter. Councilwoman Glick said if we are going to start enforcing the sign code, we should enforce all signs. Councilman Malston said we should take a look at the sign ordinance. MOTIONS Councilwoman Glick moved to allow the funeral home sign to remain till the zoning code dealing with signs is either changed or other requirements made. Motion failed for lack of a second. Councilwoman Glick said there has been a sign dis- cussed at Planning & Zoning meeting that does not conform. Councilman Wagoner said we must start someplace, then proceed to comply with the ordinance. Atty Delahay said we are talking about 2 different things. This is on City land. What they do on private property is a different item. 3. we should have a work session to review the Capital Improvement Projects priority list on the basis of money we anticipate receiving. 4. He received a petition from the Chamber of ---=` Commerce relating to SeaAir being allowed space in the airport terminal. He has had discussions with Mr. Stricklund and Mr. Patterson from FAA regarding the situation at the airport. Although City feels secure in what they have done, they don't feel we are secure. we should make an affirm- ative approach to those who have approached us for - some accomodations. There is a strong possibility we may be jeopardizing our position with FAA regard- ing ADAP programs, etc. with deregulation, if they want space and we do not give it to them, they will look at it with disfavor. Councilman wagoner noted it seems 80% of our time is spent with airport matters. Mr. Drig'ton said what they told us is we can run it the way we want, but don't look to them for funds. We have to do what is best for the community. we ate, i not wealthy enough to tell them to go jump in the lake. Mayor O'Reilly asked what is the status with FAA? Mr. Brighton replied they have reviewed the leases. Airport Manager Swalley said the laws are rather archaic, they were written in the 301s. Very little reference is made to air carriers, mostly FBO oper- ation. He feels the City stand was justified. But because of outdated laws, we have no choice but to accept the recommendation. Councilwoman Glick noted SeaAir has operated for one month, have there been HE ` KENAT CITY COUNCIL JULY 1, 1981 Page 9 any problems? Mr. Srialley replied no. Councilwoman Glick said we should keep in mind we did not deny them access, we just postponed action. Councilman Measles noted 22 of the signatures on the petition p were Kenai people, the rest were out of the City. City Manager Brighton said the petitions were made by people who have concern with SeaAir. SeaAir made an appearance before the Chamber. Councilwoman Glick said she and Councilman Malston went to the luncheon regarding the presentation by Alaska Air, Wien, South - Central. Chairman Schmidt said it was not their job to make recommendations regarding businesses coming in as they were a business oriented organization. Councilman Malston suggested inviting the FAA men ! down and discuss with Council. Mr. Brighton said we should talk with Alaska Air also. Under deregu- lations, we have to provide for any applicants, even if it is a trailer at the and of the building. Councilwoman Glick said in the past we have had a dismal relation- ship with FAA. In the past year they have been getting a little more soft with the relationship. She thinks they are trying to see the City point. City Manager Brighton said we have finally come to an agreement on the real estate sale. The City has waited a long time. They have suggested we re -prioritize ADAP requests, the relationship has been better. MOTION: Councilman Mueller moved, seconded by Councilwoman Glick, to turn over to Administration and Airport Manager Swalley to take another look at the terminal = space situation and see if they can come up with a plan to accomodate them and bring to the next meeting. �' Vice Mayor Glick took the chair. Mayor O'Reilly said we have dealt with clean hands with Alaska Air and SeaAir. What it comes down to 1 is the City did not precipitate action. A letter was sent for reconsideration and a complaint made to FAA '- charging discrimination: We are in an intolerable sittation where FAA_ sits as judge and jury. we are going to run the facility using the best judgement we can. We are not going to discourage jobs in the -.= City. The proof is the priority list, we instantly changed it for the airport terminal renovation. 50% - - of the moneys coming from Juneau are for this need. He is not interested in proposals from people that ask us to change the priority list without waiting for the coming year. Mayor O'Reilly suggested an amendment to the motion, that: 1. The motion is not based on economic consideration of the carriers. 2. Consideration be made for safety of operations on the ramp. 3. There not be allowed intolerable congestion at the airport by the public and by lessees. MOTION, Amendments Councilman Mueller, with consent of second, agreed to add the 3 items listed by Mayor O'Reilly to the motion. Councilman Wagoner said tie thought- there are al -so other requests by other people prior to SeaAir and 11 -1 N KENAI CITY COUNCIL JULY 1, 1981 Page 10 Alaska Airlines. Mayor O'Reilly said regardless of suggestions, our hands are clean on this. We jeopardized our position in Juneau by asking for improvements from Juneau. This shows we operated in a clean manner. He is asking carriers proposing a request act with the same attitude. Councilwoman Glick noted she agreed with the remark made by Councilman Mueller regarding FAA space. We could use counter space upstairs. VOTE: Motion passed, with Councilwoman Glick, Councilmen Malston, Mueller, Mayor O'Reilly voting yes; Council- men Measles, Wagoner voting no. j City Manager Brighton was asked to bring the plan back to Council before sending it in. j H-2 City Attorney Attorney Delahay spoke. 1. The SPlamatof regulations. It is urgent to complete these, as the season is here. Councilman Wagoner noted the statement in Section 2, Area of Control. The City cannot give them any control. The Corps, of Engineers has control. ( MOTION: Councilwoman Glick moved, seconded by Councilman Wagoner, to approve the regulations and suggest- ing Attorney Delahay contact Atty. Yerbick and relay to him Mr. Wago.ser' s suggestion. .Y Motion passed unanimously by roll call vote. Councilman Wagoner suggested the Administration contact the Harbor Commission, and the Harbor Comm. and Administration start looking at the possibility of dock improvements to extend and expand the dock area. H-3 Mayor Mayor O'Reilly spoke. 1. There was a Council on the Aging meeting re- garding the Senior Center. Items we should look forward to ares a. The budget is subject to Governor review. b. They should start the process of functions wanted in the Center. c. There will be a restructure in the Council on Aging. d. We should look at the possibility of a blend with a convention center. e. The Council wants maintenance & operation figures, site examination, and they should pre- pare for lots of meetings. 2. Max Swearingen of the Peninsula Clarion has said if the City wishes to print legals for projects and the Governor does not approve the funding, the Clarion will waive the cost of the ads. Councilwoman Glick asked, what legals are we proposing prior to receiving funds? Public Works Director Kornelis replied, construction bids, but not awarding the bids, on road projects that are engineered. The KENAI CITY COUNCIL 17ULY 11 1901 Page it idea is to get our bids out before the other cities get their bids out. City Manager Brighton noted if we are ready when the money is awarded, we can add 30 days of construction. He added the items on the top of the CIP list would be the last ones to be deleted. Council agreed to accept the Clarion offer and approved the placing of the ads. 3. The will be a meeting with Kenai Native Assoc. regarding the proposed Dow Chemical plant on July 3, 1981. Clerk Whelan was asked to notify Councilman Hall. (Clerk's notes this meeting was rescheduled) 4. Dow representatives will be here July 7,8 & 9. The Executive Board meeting will be July 8, Council is invited. H-4 City Clerk Clerk Whelan spoke. 1. She attended a Census Training session in Anchorage June 25 & 26. She will report to the Council. 2. She asked for leave time July 7 through July 14 for vacation. Council approved the leave time. H-5 Finances Director None H-6 Planning & Zoning Councilwoman Glick spoke. 1. A lease was approved at the old Serendipity lot. 2. They approved a lot split at Spooner SID. 3. The site for the Senior Center was discussed. 4. There was a review of Ordinance 689-81, regarding application for leases. H-7 Harbor Commission None I. PERSONS PRESENT NOT SCHEDULED TO BE HEARD 1. Councilman Wagoner said there was another wreck at the Bridge Road and Spur Hwy. He would like to ask the State for a light at the intersection. City Manager Brighton said the State has started a study. 2. Councilman Malston said he objected to Council action on item F-1, Use of City Hall for social Security and Legal Services. 3. Councilwoman Glick said she wished to notify Council regarding dumping of waste material on private property owned by Thompson. The Corps. of Engineers made an investigation, and Wetlands is KENAI CITY COUNCIL JULY 1, 1981 Page 12 not affected. 1 1 4. Nrancis Meeks spoke. There was a Cheechako News article on the Teen Center, that coin -operated machines x were being used. Is that true? City Manager Brighton replied yes, for laundry. Mrs. Meeks said people could bring their own towels. Will we mire extra people? Recreation Director McGillivray replied no. Mrs. Meeks said she objected to coin -operated games for teen agers. Recreation money is for all people, not just teen agers. She also asked that rip rap be placed around the foot bridge on the ' beach, or it will wash away. The beach area rest rooms are bad. This is for all groups, we should use some recreation money for this. Mayor O'Reilly asked that the Recreation Committee review this. Mrs. Meeks also noted there was no place for trash to be placed. City Manager Brighton said there is supposed to be a dumpster down there. Recreation Director McGillivray said they have repaired the rest rooms for the last 2 years. It is continually being vandalized. Regarding the foot bridge, it will probably take cement. There is no money in his budget for the beach area. Councilwoman Glick asked, if we don't have money for parks & recreation areas, does that mean it doesn't get any maintenance? Do we have to designate each area? Do you apply that to all parks? Mr. McGillivray replied, the question is, what are we going to do? Mrs. Meeks said cement from the construction jobs would be used on the foot bridge. Councilman Maiston asked that Public Works Dept. take a look at the beach _ area and see if we can use cement for the bridge. 5. Ruby Coyle spoke. She had heard the City was going to make space available for the tent people. Mayor O'Reilly replied there was an editorial to that effect. Mrs. Coyle said she had 5 tents on her homestead. She was going to ask them to move, -- but when she discovered they were trying to put themselves through college, she let them stay with a talk about the fire danger. Now she has 4 more. We do have a problem. Perhaps the Daubenspeck property could be used. Also, regarding the traffic light on the Spur. It seems someone has to be killed before they will do anything. She thought the Log Gift Shop entrance will make it worse. Councilman "-� Wagoner said the City should consolidate the tent people for sanitary and control reasons. Mayor O'Reilly asked, do the canneries have any responsibility? Fr Councilman Wagoner replied, some of them have housing, ' but the kids hitchhike up and plan to tent. 6. Roger Meeks spoke. He thought it was the canneries' responsibility to house their workers. They could i, designate an area for tents, they should fix a place to take showers and wash clothes. He added, regard- ing Social Security using the City Hall, they are using the space the Historical Society gave them to keep them in town. The City should reconsider and give them space once a month. Councilman Mueller said the City offered them free use of the recreation office. Councilman Malston said one of the reasons for build- ing a City Hall was to provide space for such as Social Security. As long as we have space, we should r provide for such as Social Security. They do not ° have to meet in the Council Chambers. The City Clerk should not have to clean up. We should have ' the janitorial service increased to cover this. We i are wrong in running these types of things out. 2 KENAI CITY COUNCIL JULY 1, 1981 Page 13 Mr. Meeks noted they have been cleaning up after Social Security for free. City Manager Brighton said regarding Social Security and Legal Services, somehow we forget that the Public safety Building and the City Hall do not belong to the employees. They belong to the citizens. Cleaning up after may be a chore, but they are the reason they are here. Councilman wagoner said one solution is, if the City did not have so many buildings. It is foolish to retain an old building when we move out. Let's get rid of our old buildings. They are continuing to cost us money. ADJOURNMENTS Meeting adjourned at lls06 PM. fhet Whelan, city clerk