Loading...
HomeMy WebLinkAbout1975-02-19 Council Minutesr' A G B N D A REGULAR MEETING, KENAI CITY COUNCIL FEBRUARY 19, 1975, 8:00 P,M. PUBLIC SAFETY BUILDING PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE As ROLL CALL 1 AGENDA APPROVAL i B: PUBLIC HEARINGS NONE V C: PERSONS PRESENT SCHEDULED TO BE HEARD: NONE 2. 3 D. MINUTES 1. Minutes of Regular Meeting, February S, 1975 1 E: CORRESPONDENCE Letter from Library Board Z: 1 -3 r i P: OLD BUSINESS 1. Resolution 75-05 - Lease rates Terminal Building 3 (need roll toll vote) 2. 3. 4. S. 6. 7. 8. I G: NEW BUSINESS 1. Bills to be paid - bills to be ratified 4 2. Ordinance 256-75 - Harbor 4 Harbor Facilities DEFERRED 3. Report on land recommended for a park by the Oilers 4 4. Sealand Lease DEFERRED S. Go Machine Sales and Service Lease 4 6. F.A.A. Lease DEFERRED 7. Counter offer by Wince, Corthell on offer to settle ,f for rProject S S. ArtesianuWellnNo. 2ers 5-6 9. Contract - Civil Service Commission 10. il. 13. o 14. 2S. ' u H., REPORTS 6-7 1. City: Manager's Report {� a. b. -' C. d. e. 2. City Attorney's Report 7 " 3. Mayor's Report 7 a 4. City Clork's Report NONE _ S. Finance Director's Report NONE 6. Planning 4 Zoning's Report NONE 7. Borough Assemblymen's Report 8 = = I: PERSONS PRESENT NOT SCHEDULED TO BE HEARD: 1. Jo Ann Elson } 2. Richard Morgan g 3. Rick Baldwin 9 v � } f . a 7' f i I&_: MINUTES REGULAR MEETING KENAI CITY COUNCIL FEBRUARY 19, 1975 8:00 P.M. PUBLIC SAFETY BUILDING The Council gave the Pledge of Allegiance. ROLL CALL: Members present - Richard Morgan, 11. J. Steiner, Oscar Thomas, ward Ambarlan and Mayor James Elson. Members absent - James Doyle and A. L. Hudson. AGENDA APPROVAL There were no objections to adding the following to the Agenda: E - 1 - Letter from Library Board G - 9 - Contract - Civil Service Commission B: PUBLIC HEARINGS None. C: PERSONS PRESENT SCHEDULED TO BE HEARD: None. Aft D: MINUTES 1. The Minutes of the Regular Meeting of February 5, 1975, were approved as distributed. E: CORRESPONDENCE E 1: Letter from Library Board The Council received the following letter from the Library Board: "Thank you for forwarding the enclosed petition dated 16 January 1975 and signed by 21 citizens who are requesting a change in the name of the Kenai library currently in the preliminary stages of planning and construction." "If the library were to be renamed, most assuredly Jettie Petersen's name would be of prime consideration. However, as a legal entity, our library is and always has been Kenai Community Library, Inc. This corporation was established in 1949 under the then Territory of Alaska statutes and continues now under the corporate laws of the State of Alaska." "As a thoughtful courtesy to these petitioners, we feel a brief letter of explanation to each signer would fulfill their understanding. We would be happy to do the writing, or perhaps you would prefer to do it. Let us know how we may help." r MINUTES, KENAI CITY COUNCIL. MEETING, FEBRUARY 19, 1975 Page two E . 1 - Letter from library Board - continued "A footnote to this letter: in our excitement about an expanded library facility, and in anticipation of the long awaited ribbon cutting dedication, we are making plans to honor the founders of our library and give recognition to the many volunteers who have been the mainstay of our organization. We welcome suggestions and are ready to assist wherever possible." The letter was signed by Nedra T. Evenson, President, Board of Directors, Kenai Community Library, Inc. The following is Mayor Elson's response: "The Council has now heard from the petitioners and from the body upon whose advice the Council depends for direction in governing the library. The Council has three choices, as I see it. First is to do as the petitioners requ I and name the library for a person who has given much of her life not only in the dev- elopment of this community but also in dedicated service to the development of the people who live in the community. Giving herself to educate, to encourage the arts, the appreciation of culture, the development of our local society and establishing the mores of our community. And yet if you consider her contribution solely to the library alone, you will likely find that none have contributed more. Thus, deserving she is of the first choice." "The second choice is to name the facility "The Kenai 6 Community Library", which was the choice of the founders of the library and the present Board of which she is a member of both; thus complying r:ith the wishes of the Board which advises you now. But it is their desire that this great lady of Kenai be recognized for the contribution she has made, along with others that have contributed so much of themselves in order to see a library started and made such a great effort to see that the people of this _ community could benefit by the availability of all the messages that could be carried by the printed words and pictures." "So your second choice is really that of letting the name of the library remain the same, but setting in a place of honor and notice the names of those people who made this facility a living institution to the people of this community." "Your third choice is to take no action. By taking this choice, I believe you choose to say that this library belongs to all the people, and is supported by all the taxpayers and therefore acknowledges the contribution of all the people who live in Kenai or who have ever lived here." "Council, - My choice is the second. This is not to say that Mrs. Petersen is not deserving, for I believe she is most - deserving. However, this local institution has a history that over - the years has become known and admired for its excellance and dedication throughout the State. I believe that recognition deserved the continuance and thus the honor of the name its founders bestowed upon it." MINUTES, KENAI CITY COUNCIL MEETING, FEBRUARY 19, 1975 Page three E - 1 - Letter from Library Board - continued ., "Secondly, I believe, that the success of this library has been a measure of this community and that the people deserves the honor of it being designated as a "Community Library"." "And thirdly, and most importantly, Mrs. Petersen deserves honors for her dedication and service she has given to this community, particularly to the library. But there were.others who gave of themselves, perhaps not as much or in the same way, whose efforts helped create and who nourished the original volunteer Community Library into the living institution of a Kenai Community Library as we propose for the future." 4 k r® "Therefore, as Mayor, I ask for Council's concurrence that the name of the library remain as it has been known over the years, "The Kenai Community Library" and that in a place of honor and public notice that the names of the founders and those who have given so much of themselves to the library be inscribed in a bronze plaque so as to be seen and recognized by all who will benefit in the future from those who cared in the past." Thomas moved and Ambarian seconded to adopt the recommendation of the Mayor and the Kenai Community Library Board and have the name of the library remain "Kenai Community Library". The motion carried unanimously by roll call vote. F: OLD BUSINESS ') F - 1: Resolution 75-OS - Lease Rates Terminal RIildin need roll call vote Morgan moved and Steiner seconded to adopt Resolution 75-05 - Lease rates Terminal Building. Councilman Thomas asked if these rates have been discussed with the tenants. Mr. Lynn stated he has spoken with them. They are not too much in disagreement, however the City Attorney felt we have to wait another two years to renegotiate the bar and cafe lease. There was some discussion on the fluctuating utility charges. Mr. Baldwin stated that if the utilities can be segregated, that amount will be charged to the individual lessee. Councilman Morgan asked about the stairway. Mr. Lynn stated he believes this is in the F.A.A. contract. Councilman Morgan moved to table the motion until we find out if the stairway is in the F.A.A. lease. The motion died for lack of a second. The main motion carried by roll call vote. Voting yes; Steiner, Thomas, and Ambarian. Voting no; Morgan and Mayor Elson. MINUTES, KENAI CITY COUNCII. MI -STING, FEBRUARY 19, 1975 Page four G: NEW BUSINESS '1 G - 1: Bills to be paid - bills to be ratified Mr. Lynn recommends payment. Councilman Thomas asked about the Public Defendor bill. Mr. Baldwin stated he would check into this. Steiner moved and Ambarian seconded to approve payment of bills as listed on the memo of February 19, 1975. The motion carried unanimously by roll call vote with Thomas abstaining on the K.U.S.C.O. bill. G - is Ordinance 256-75 - Harbor & Harbor Facilities Mayor Elson stated he has been an advocate of establishing a Harbor Commission for the past three or four years and is interested in the development of the harbor. He feels there ' are several areas to be considered and requests we no,. take this up at this meeting. Mayor Elson stated he has some thoughts he would like to run through Planning & Zoning. After some discussion, ithere was no ojection to deferring this at this time. 1 G - 3: Report on land recommended for a park by the Oilers Mr. Lynn stated he went to Anchorage and spoke with Mr. Brown ' and Mr. Wilcox with F.A.A. They have no objections to leasing the land to the Oilers if we get a fair market value, if the lease is temporary and will be used for commercial and industrial once the demand becomes great enough. The fair market value would run approximately $6,000 a year. Mr. Swearingen felt this was too big an expense to bear. Mr. Lynn felt we should now look for alternate land or maybe land leased from the State. G - 4: Sealand Lease Mr. Lynn stated that because of the strike, we have not received - the lease back from Sealand and recommends this be tabled once .; again. There were no objections. G - S: Go Machine Sales & Service Lease Mr. Lynn recommends Council approve the lease to Go Machine y i Sales $ Service. Steiner moved and Ambarian seconded to approve the lease of Lots 7 $ 8, Old Aircraft Apron to Go Machinc Sales and Service. The r motion carried unanimously by roll call vote. G - 6: F.A.A. Lease T - Mr. Lynn stated this lease has not been returned from F.A.A. and recommends this be tabledagain. There were no objections. L MINUTES, KENAi CITY COUNCIL MEETING, FE-BRI1ARY 19, 1975 Page five G - 7: Counter offer b. Wince, Corthell on offer to settle for Kaknu orners project ^' Mir. Lynn reported the City offered to settle with Wince, Corthell for $4,513 for completion of the Kaknu Korners and Davidson/Cone projects. Wince, Corthell felt they were giving up several areas. The City Manager, City Attorney, and Wince, Corthell met and felt a fair settlement would be $7,.277.80. :since, Corthell would be giving up $4,500 in claims. They would give up the claim for re -design if the City would pay the full amount of resident inspections. Mr. Lynn stated there will be no additional compensation to certify the project up to the present stage of completion. Mr. Baldwin stated the contract is unclear and feels this is the most equitable solution. Steiner moved and Ambarian seconded to make the compromise with Wince, Corthell and pay them $7,277.80 for payment in full for the Kaknu Kerner project and Davidson/Cone project. The motion carried unanimously by roll call vote. G - 8: Artesian Well No. 2 Project Mr. Lynn stated Mr. Galliett has come down to go over his recommendation on the water supply well #2. Mr. Galliett stated he will summarize his letter of report of February 12, 1975. Kenai still needs a new well as well #1 is the only producing well. Since the bids were rejected last year, another development has arisen. The Dept. of Environmental Conservation have tested the water and it shows 25 micrograms per liter arsenic content, which is one half of the rejection limit. The City may continue to use well #1 as long as the arsenic content remains below 50 micrograms per liter. However, new wells must not test more than 10 micrograms per liter to be eligible for State grants. One problem is the location of a new well. It should not be drilled too close to well #1. Mr. Galliett listed a recommended project and an alternative. The recommended project would have 8,600 lineal foot of 12" water main and dispense with the test wells. The alternative would have 3,070 lineal foot of 12" water main and two test wells. He recommends for immediate action: w.r 1. Determine how much bond money the City has for the project. Mr. Lynn indicated there is $241,023 available. 2. Get the best priority from O.E.D.P. Have it included in the Kenai Peninsula Borough O.E.D.P. and justify a high priority. This is an essential step in getting E.D.A. funds. 3. Apply for E.D.A. funds. Mr. Galliett felt that force accounting should be carefully studied. He has reservations but it has worked in the past. MINUTES, KENAI CITY COUNCIL, MEETING, FEBRUARY 19, 1975 Page seven H - 1 - City Manager's Report - continued Councilman Morgan stated if we did go to bid for one car, we should go through bid procedure on another. Mr. Lynn stated there was an option to purchase another car. Morgan moved and Ambarian seconded to purchase another vehicle at the same low bid price in accordance with the option of the bid document. The motion carried unanimously by roll call vote. Mr. Lynn reported Mr. O'Connor has accepted the position of Finance Director and Mr. Aber accepted the Public Works Supt. position. He will ask Council to confirm the appointments at the next Council meeting. Mr. Lynn asked if there were any objections for Council to discuss the Fire Service District in a work session before Friday night. There were no objections. The work session will be held after adjournment this evening. H - 2: City Attorney's Report Mr. Baldwin stated the method of financing a new storage shop was brought up at the last meeting. To bring a lease/purchase contract within the Constitution requires the indebtedness within a one year period. One type of contract would be a year to year type of lease with an option to lease for another year with lease payments credited towards purchase. There is no way we can be obligated beyond one year. Mr. Baldwin stated the recodification is coming right along and need to start meeting on the first revision. He has culled alot of deadwood and conform the ordinances to actual practice. Councilman Steiner stated he is pleased with the job and the other Councilmen concurred and for him to keep grinding out the material. H - 3: Mayor's Report Mayor Elson stated that Friday the Mayors of four cities had their first meeting. They discussed common problems and feel the need for the Mayors to meet once a month. Four of the Mayors are going to the Alaska Conference of Mayor on February 27th:.28th. The Mayor of Seldovia couldn't make the first meeting. They hope to hold a meeting in Seldovia in March. Mayor Elson acknowledged the receipt of the letters from Mr. f, Mrs. Erwin Petterson and Howard Hackney thanking Council for their raises. H - 4: City Clerk's Report No report. H - 5: Finance Director's Report No report. l ,- �fi�ie`r ''a'r: .Y---- —k .r�,�s:�rnir�i`s-•'i"�c%G.=-�,.�^.-T-r.—YCZS�.?�.....-..:..,cjw<:..___=�-.�a,v<��......�s�._... t MINUTES, KENAI CITY COUNCIL MEETING, FEBRUARY 19, 1975 Page six G - 8 - Artesian Well No. 2 Project - continued Councilman Morgan asked would we use City forces and separate contracts. Mr. Galliett stated it would require both. The drilling of the well and the hanging of the pump would be on a separate contract. The electrical portion is a question. Councilman Thomas asked how much the City has prepaid for the engineering. Mr. Lynn stated $8,000 plus. Mr. Galliett has a complete set of plans that should be considered as preliminary. There would be $4,000 to $5,000 for additional engineering. Mayor Elson felt the testing for arsenic content could have been tested at its peak as the arsenic content fluctuates. Mr. Galliett recommends not offering a bonus for quick completion; pay at least 90% of the material when it arrives on the job and after the job is 50o complete, terminate the retainage. Councilman Morgan asked about the mechanics of getting O.E.D.P. approval. Mayor Elson stated that when E.D.A. funds a project they look at the regional development concept. O.E.D.P. helps r, encourage development of an area. They have made various studies and fits projects in with the overall development of an area. I The local O.E.D.P. assign the priorities. Dick Stetler and ' H. J. Steiner are on the local committee. The Mayor d@clared a five minute recess and reconvened the meeting at 10:20 P.M. Steiner moved and Morgan seconded to direct the City Administration to work with Mr. Galliett to get a major item equipment list for the well on site 02 and go out to bid to get the materials on hand. The motion carried unanimously by roll call vote. G - 9: Contract - Civil Service Commission Mr. Lynn stated Mr. Salik from the Civil Service Commission was in the office to discuss the contract concerning job classification and pay plan study. Mr. Lynn reported there is $6,000 in the i budget to cover this and the amount they estimated was $6,000. He recommends we enter into the contract. Steiner moved and Ambarian seconded we enter into a contract with the Civil Service Commission. The motion carried unanimously by i� roll call vote. H: REPORTS Ii - 1: City Manager's Report Mr. Lynn stated he wanted clarification from one item in the minutes on the police car bids. The motion stated a police car at $5,126.53. We have budgeted for two cars. He would like the intent clarified. There was an option to purchase an additional `� car. MINUTES, KENAI CITY COUNCIL MEETING, FEBRUARY 19, 1975 Page eight N - 6: Planning $ Zoning's Report ►� No report. H - 7: Borough Assemblymen's Report Assemblyman steiner reported on the jissembly meeting of February 18, 1975. Resolution 75-5 - to provide for an increase in salaries of Borough employees for cost of living increase, at 13.1% passed. A resolution to set guidelines for the School Board in coming up with the budget, with a limit of $2,000,000, a 300 increase, passed. Mr. Lynn reported the Chamber of Commerce is sending out ballots to see if there is an interest in having Kenai designated as the State Capitol. Councilman Thomas felt we should exert an effort to encourage local residents to support the bond issue for modification of Kenai Central High School. Steiner moved and Thomas seconded to adopt Resolution 7S-06 - The City Council strongly supports the passage of Proposition No. 1, providing for the issuance of bonds for the addition to the Kenai Central High School and the Council hereby urges the voters of the Kenai Peninsula to cast their ballots in favor of such proposition. The motion carried unanimously by roll call vote. Councilman Steiner stated he will not be at the next meeting and asked for an excused absence. I: PERSONS PRESENT NOT SCHEDULED TO BE HEARD: Jo Ann Elson Jo Ann Elson asked when is the City going to plow her street - �;:;,' Silver Salmon and Chinook Drive. Mr. Lynn stated he would have it looked into. 1 ' I - 2: Richard Morgan Councilman Morgan stated there will be a separate contract for the clearing for the new library and he feels we should get that contract out. Mr. Lynn stated he will check with Mr. Plunkett about the schematics so we can get that contract out. Councilman Morgan also asked what is being done about getting j a Recreation Director. He feels we should be advertizing now. ' Mr. Lynn stated we have the money in the budget but no authorized + position. There were no objections to putting this on the next i Agenda. ,f= MINUTES, KENAI CITY COUNCIL MEETING, FEBRUARY 19, 1975 Page nine 1 I - 3: Rick Baldwin Mr. Baldwin stated he has been besciged with calls on what rights people have with respect to dogs on their property. We need guidance as to hold the line or try to enforce a leash law. Councilman Morgan felt not too much can be done until the next budget when we can get a position to do the enforcement. The City Manager stated one maintenance man is out trying to catch dogs. The City Attorney stated that dogs with tags are roaming at will. If a dog is trespassing, he can be picked up. Mr. Lynn stated the dog is generally gone by the time a man gets there. I Mayor Elson felt we should be able to identify the dog and fine the owner. Councilman Ambarian stated there are lots of complaints about = dogs and garbage. This is an invitation for the dogs to knock them down. They should be kept in back until garbage pick-up day. J Mrs. Van Antwerp stated that a town she lived in had an ordinance that the garbage can have to be three feet off the ground. i MEETING ADJOURNED 11:25 P.M. Respectfully submitted, Sharon Loosli, City Clerk ;.J 'I _ _ ql