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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1972-11-15 Council MinutesAGI:NItA REGULAR MEETING, KI:NAI CITY COUNCIL NOVEM41A 15, 1972, 8:00 P.M. PAGE PLEDGI! OF ALLEGIANCE A: ROLL CALL I r A - 1: PUBLIC IIEARING - TRAILER ORDINANCE- ORDINANCE 210-72 1-3 B: PERSONS PRESENT SCHEDULED TO BE HEARD: I - 1. Robert Bielefeld - Charter NOT PRESENT .. 2. 3. r 4. C: MINUTES 1. Regular Meeting of November 1, 1972. 3 , D: CORRESPONDENCE 3 1. N els Kjelstad - Fort Kenay 3. Leo Oborts Insurance.Inc. 4 4. S. { E: REPORTS 1. City Manager's Report 4i a. Things to do list - 11/1/72 4 S }R b. Revenue Sharing Meeting - Seattle - November 22 C. Monthly Police Report 4 i+ d. Kenai Community Water Co. 4 e. Senior Citizens Exemption Ordinance f. Liquor License approvals - City 4 Borough Obligations 5 2. City Attorney's Report NONE 3. Mayor's Report 6 4. City Clerk's Report NONE f. S. Finance Director's Report NONE 6. Planning f Zoning's Report 6 i 7. Borough Assemblymen's Report 7 F. OLD BUSINESS !_ 2. 3. 4. S. G: NEW BUSINESS 1. Change Order 03 - Public Safety Building 7 2. Notification of payment.- West-e-r-n Assoc - $36,727.21 7 7 { 3. Change Order I3-NORTHWESTERN- Phase I , Kenai Airport 4. Request for final payment - Northwestern -Phase II- 7 i S. Rules of the road -Safety condition Kenai Urban Section- 7 t Kenai Spur Road 6. Assignment of Lease - Snelson, Inc. 8 r H: PERSONS PRESENT NOT SCHEDULED TO BE HEARD: CITIZEN'S GRIEVANCES AND REQUESTS: 8 I. Edward Call - Bush Lanes 8 2. Calvin Quantd - Bush Lanes 8 3. Johnny Johnson MINUTES, KENAI CITY COUNCIL. REGULAR MEETING NOVEMBER 15, 1972 8:00 P.M. - KENAI LIBRARY The Council gave the Pledge of Allegiance. ROLL CALL: Members present - Tru McGrady, 11. J. Steiner, Jamos Doyle, James Irornaday *, C. E. Johnson F Mayor John Steinbeck. * In late Members absent - Robert Norene A - 1: Public Hearing - Trailer Ordinance - Ordinance 210-72 Mayor Steinbeck closed the meeting and opened it up to the public for a hearing on Ordinance 210-72 - Trailer Ordinance. The Clerk read the Ordinance by title. Gam. The Mayor then asked for comments from the public. Mr. Green - What areas is this Ordinance going to cover? Mr. Hackney - This will cover all commercial trailers in the c ty mits. East of Main Street, in the rural residential area, residential trailers will be allowed and replaced,with a =� building permit. West of the boundary, residential trailers there are permitted to stay indefinitely but not replaced. Mr. Green - What is the reason for this? What's it going to efi 1p7 Mr. Hackney - It will upgrade the city. Mr. Green - This will cause people to move out. If they burn out in tTiis one area, they can't have another trailer. This should have the vote of the people. Mayor Steinbeck asked Mr. Hudson, Chairman of the Planning 4 Zoning Commission to explain the Ordinance. Mr. Hudson stated it was the Commission's feeling that this is a system for upgrading the city. The people of the East side of town can replace trailers. The west side has the least number or persons affected. Several subdivisions restrict trailers by covenants. The commercial trailers will be phased out over a period of five years. Calvin Quandt - I just sold a trailer on a lot. Will this man 67—allowed to stay? to MINUTES, KENA1 CITY COUNCIL, MEETING, NOVEMBER 15, 1972 Page two A - 1 - Public 11oaring - Ordinance 210-72 - 'Trailer Ordinance - continued P**4 Mr. Hudson - Yes, he can stay, but after January 1, 1973, die cannot replace his trailer with another one. Mr. Carlson - What constitutes a trailer? One certain oun at ons they are no longer a trailer. Hornaday in now. Mr. Fisher read the definition of a mobile home from the Kenai City Code. "A mobile home is any vehicle or structure used or intended for use as a dwelling and designed for transportation after fabrication on streets and highways on its own wheels or on flatbed or other trailers, and arriving at the site where it is to be occupied as a dwelling complete and ready for occupancy except for minor and incidental un- packing and assembly operations, location on jacks or permanent foundations, connection to utilities and the like." Mr. Chapman - I live on Tinker Lane. This ordinance does not ninclu a us at this time but what about the future? Mr. Hackney - We have no idea of what will happen in the uture. t is not our intention to rezone that area. Councilman McGrad - The people who build homes are discriminated ,�. against. They Wave to go down to frost free base. A trailer T now can pull up and sit on anything. If you live in a residential area there is nothing to protect you from having a trailer house move in beside a $40,000 or $50,000 home. What would you do if you wanted to build? Mr. Hood - No doubt build in something like Redoubt Terrace w ere t ere are covenants against trailers. J Mr. Quandt - If the ordinance is adopted, when is it effective? Mr. Hackney - January 1, 1973. Mr. Miller - Can trailer parks be built and what constitutes a tra ler park? Mr. Jaynes - Two or more trailers constitutes a trailer park n the city. They are allowed. Mr. Hudson reported the Planning F Zoning Commision have been working on a trailer ordinance for over a year. They have held two public hearings. At the first hearing there were four in opposition, only two were affected. At the other public hearing, three showed up and they were in favor of the ordinance as written. Mr. Hood - Put it up for a vote, let the people decide. r MINUTES, KENAI CITY COUNCIL MEETING, NOVEMBE'R 15, 1972 Page 'Three A - 1 - Public Hearing - Ordinance 210-72 - Trailer Ordinance - continued Mr. Steiner - The ordinance could be repealed by petition to put t on a ballot, if there were enough opposition. You can't put each issue up for vote. Mr. Miller - How many names would it take. Councilman-Hor�naday - One fourth of the voters of the last city -election - or approximately 210 signatures. What is the approximate cost of an election? Mr. Glotfelty stated approximately $400 to $500. Mayor Steinbeck, hearing no further discussion,closed the public hearing. Johnson moved and McGrady seconded to approve for 2nd reading and adoption of Ordinance 210-72 - Providing for Additions to the Planning 4Zoning Chapter of Kenai Code, 1963, by addition of regulation of structures, commonly known as "mobile homes" or"house trailers" and providing for an effective date. The motion carried unanimously by roll call vote. Voting yes; McGrady, Steiner, Doyle, Hornaday, Johnson and Mayor Steinbeck. Voting no; None. Absent - Robert Norene. The Mayor declared a five minute recess and brought the meeting (� back to order at 9:05 P.M. - J B: PERSONS PRESENT SCHEDULED TO BE HEARD: B - 1 Robert Bielefeld - Charter e. Not present C: MINUTES -� The Minutes of regular meeting of November 1, 1972, were approved as distributed. D: CORRESPONDENCE D - 1: Nels K3elstad - Fort Kenay Mr. Kjelstad wrote, three of the four buildings were raised and blocked. Foundation timbers and gravel backfill for two buildings. They felt cedar shingles are the best for the money. The work will continue as weather permits during the winter with work being concentrated on the first two buildings nearest Fort Kenay. 6 k— MINU`PES, KENAI CITY COUNCIL MEETING, NOVEMBER 15, 1972 hage four D - 2: Leo Oborts Insurance Inc. r� Mr..Sarasin, Loss Control Consultant, Leo Oborts Insurance Inc. wroto that City Employees, George .Jaynes, Ernio Kleineick, Howard Hackney, Ernie Rimer, Victor Segura and John Coveyou have successfully completed the United States Dept. of Labor 10 hour Construction Safety Course. E: REPORTS E - 1: City Manager's Report Mr. Glotfelty announced Bruce Massey has accepted the position of City Manager with the City of Cordova and will be leaving in approximately three weeks. Mr. Glotfelty stated he was honored but unhappy to have him leave. 1 Mayor Steinbeck gave Bruce his best wishes, stating he has 4 done a fantastic job for the City. Bruce thanked Council, saying he never worked for a better employer than the City of Kenai. (a) Things to do list - ll/l/72 The Things to do list of 11/1/72 have been accomplished. Mr. Glotfelty reported he traveled to Seattle and Denver Sunday and Monday and he feels we will be able to come up with money for the Civic Center on a revenue type basis. Bids were scheduled to be opened December 1, but because of the responce, it has been extended until December 11. Eighty five sets of plans have been taken out. i (c) Monthly Police Report 4 E� The Monthly Police Report is in the Council packet. The major item was 456 hours of uncompensated overtime during the month of October. (d) Kenai Community Water Co. Mr. Fisher summarized the actions taken in the past several months trying to get things together so the City is {n a position to take over and operate the Kenai Community Water Co. Mr. Massey stated he talked with S.B.A. a week and a half ago. -- They -asked for a hold harmless agreement from Mrs. Killen. We sent one up, they didn't like it and drafted up one. I feel the best procedure now is to start foreclosure. It is too late to put it in this year. 0_4 Councilman Hornaday directed the Administration to draft a letter to the people in Mommsen's S/D telling of the developments, what has been done and why and put it on the next agenda. Mr. Glotfelty asked Mr. Fisher to draft a letter. OW WAVAIMMINEINNORm-A- Mani MINUTES, KENAI CITY COUNCIL MEETING, NOVEIMBEIR 15, 1972 Page five ► E - 1: (b) Revenue Sharing Meeting, Seattle - November 22, 1972 Mr. Glotfelty reported that on November 22, 1972, there will a meeting introducing the revenue sharing package. There are a number of restrictions on the funds. Mr. Galliett, Mr. Massey and the City Manager will attend. They will also see Environmental Protection Agency on funds for WPC-AK-35 and Housing and Urban Development for funds for WPC-AK-33. (e) Senior Citizens Exemption Ordinance ' Mr. Glotfelty reported the new Municipal Code has provisions for Senior Citizens Exemptions. Our ordinances will have to be revised to comply with the Municipal Code. (f) Liquor License approvals - City and Borough obligations The Borough request the city would make sure all Borough taxes, as well as city obligations, are paid before approving renewals or transfers. 2 Letters - H.U.D. ' Edgar Neal of H.U.D. wrote the Borough Mayor that the Kenai Peninsula Borough is not certified for planning requirements, a prerequisite for approval of water & sewer grants. Sam Best, Acting Planning Director, wrote Mr. Neal stating the requirements, as outline, are being processed and should be.in your office on or before November 15, 1972. Mr. Glotfelty reported Sam McKee has agreed to accept the ` position of Acting Finance Director until June 30, 1973. He will be on board November 27, 1972. The audit is complete and will be in your hands by the first meeting in December. Mr. Glotfelty recommends we hold off the work sessions until Mr. McKee is on board. He also reported the Mayor's Committee on Aging have received a grant of $14,000, $8,357.00 of which they are going to spend on 2 V.W. buses. Mr. Fisher stated he had some literature on these buses he would forward to the City and to the Committee on Aging. Administration was directed to find out if this could go to bid to the Chevrolet, Dodge and Ford companies also and report to the next meeting. B - 2: City Attorney's Report No report MINUTES, KENAI CITY COUNCIL MEETING, NOVEMBER 15, 1972 Page six t I: - 3: Mayor's Report Mayor Stoinbeck reported there is an All Alaska Travel and Trade Fair, February 23 through March 4 in San Francisco, promoting and selling communities. Mr. Glotfelty stated we are not budgeted for this and should turn it over to the Chamber of Commerce. There were no objections. Mayor Steinbeck stated he has been contacted by persons concerning the lighting on the entrances and exits at Sears Elementary School. Mr. Glotfelty stated the Sears Administration should contact the School Board. B - 4: City Clerk's Report No report. B - S: Finance Director's Report No report. B - 6: Planning 6 Zoning's Report Al Hudson, Chairman Kenai Planning F Zoning Commission, ' reported on the meeting of November 8, 1972. The Commission approved the Subdivision Plat - Hornaday Property Survey. The Commission forwarded their comments on Borough Ordinance 72-25 to Kenai's Representatives of the Borough Assembly. The Susitna assignment was approved at this time, however, when the actual time of assignment a written request should come through Planning & Zoning and Council. The Glacier State lease was tabled pending researching screening requirements. ` Mrs. Coyle reported there are funds available for training planners. The Commission is going to look further into this. Councilman Hornaday asked Mr. Hudson if the Commission was going to study the cemetery problem. Mr. Hudson stated yes, the Commission intends to. MINUTES, KENAI CITY COUNCIL. MEETING, NOVEMBE'R 1S, 1972 Page seven E - 7: Borough Assemblymen's Report Assemblyman McGrady reported on the Assembly meeting of November 14, 1972. The Assembly passed an Ordinance of Rezoning within the City of Homer. An Ordinance for a Supplemental Appropriation - School Retirement - Maintenance Personnel - retroactive to July 1, 1972, was passed. An Ordinance was introduced concerning Senior Citizens Exemptions. G: NEW BUSINESS G - 1: Change Order #3 - Public Safety Building Administration recommends approval of Change Order #3 - Kenai Public Safety Building. Johnson moved and Doyle seconded to approve Change Order 03 - Public Safety Building. The motion carried by roll call vote with McGrady dissenting. G - 2: Notification of payment - West-e-r-n & Assoc. $36,727.21 Administration has paid West-e-r-n $ Associated $36,727.21 - WPC-AK-33 - Estimate V . G - 3: Chan a Order H3 - Northwestern - Phase II G - 4: Request for final payment - Nort western -Phase II Change Order N3 reduces the total amount of $23,242.11. :� Steiner moved and McGrady seconded to approve final payment to Northwestern - Phase II - Kenai Airport in the amount of $69,343.06. The motion carried unanimously by roll call -vote. G - 5: Rules of the road - Safety condition_- Kenai Urban Section & Kenaipur oad. Councilman Hornaday reported the condition of the Urban Section is dangerous. The people don't understand the middle section of the road. The Highway Dept. was to have arrows and letters indicating it was for a left turn. He felt the Administration should have an overall plan to co-ordinate with State Highway, Dept. of Public Safety F Police. The City.Manager was directed to follow up on sidewalks not being maintained. MINUTES, KENAI CITY COUNCIL. MEETING, NOVEMBER 15, 1972 Page eight G - 6: Assignment of Louse - Snolson, Inc. to,N. Administration recommends approval of this assignment. j^� a� 1 t� H: H - 1' H - 2' H - 3: Doyle moved and McGrady seconded to accept Administration's. recommendation and approve the assignment of lease Snelson, Inc. The motion carried unanimously by roll call vote. PERSONS PRESENT NOT SCHEDULED TO BE HEARD: GRIEVANCESU. 1S: Edward Call - Bush Lanes Mr. Call stated he realizes the contractor can't roll the ice around, but wanted to know if he is to return and fix the roads in the spring. Mr. Massey told him the contractor will be back in the spring to fix the toads. Calvin Quandt - Bush Lanes Mr. Quandt stated the survey markers are gone and the barricades has not been put back up. Mr. Glotfelty reported the contractor had adverse conditions to work under and that Stan McLane has been hired to replace the property corners. Johnny Johnson Johnson moved and Doyle seconded that beings there is money in the Council budget, to direct the City Manager to procure some decent chairs for the Council meetings. Hornaday moved to table the motion until the budget session next spring. The motion died for lack of a second. The motion failed with McGrady, Steiner, Hornaday and Steinbeck dissenting. MEETING ADJOURNED 11:00 P.M. Respectfully submitted, Sharon Sterling, City Clerk E - 3: G-4• G-S: r f e-� THINGS TO DO LIST - 11/15/72 Letter to people in Mommsen S/D - .Tames E. Fisher. Mayor's Committee on Aging - Bids for buses. Letter to Chamber of Commerce regarding All Alaska Travel and Trade Fair. Pay final payment to Northwestern - Phase II - Kenai Airport - $69,343.06. Follow up on maintenance of sidewalks and safety conditions Kenai Urban Section.