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SPECIAL MEETING, KENAI CITY COUNCIL
JUNE 30, 1971, 8:00 P.M.
A: ROLL CALL
A - 1 Public Hearing - Ordinance 199-71 - An Ordinance relating to
the sale of K.C.L. to Homer Electric Assoc.
MINUTES OF KENAI CITY COUNCIL
SPECIAL MEETING
JUNE 30, 1971
8:00 P.M. KENAI LIBRARY
ROLL CALL: Members present - Robert Bielefeld, James Doyle,
Robert Norene and Mayor John Steinbeck.
Members absent - Hugh Malone and Tru McGrady
Excused absence - James Hornaday
A - 1: Public Hearing
Ordinance 199-71 - An Ordinance relating to the
sale of K.C.L. to Homer Electr c Assoc.
The clerk read Ordinance 199-71 by title.
The Mayor called for a recess and opened the
i meeting to the public.
W. R. Jahrig spoke from the floor against the
sale of K.C.L. to H.E.A. He feels the City has
too much money invested in the system to sell it
and feels K.C.L. is an asset. He further stated
the City's electric bill alone would run $200,000
per year without the demand factor. He stated with
the present tie-in set up that service is available
with H.E.A. in case of an outage.
The City Manager stated that Mr. Jahrig has bad or
wrong information. That the rates negotiated will
be the same as they are now then will go on the
lowest industrial rate. There will be no demand
charges except on the airport. H.E.A. is a back-up
now only at the City's expense as C.U.L. has failed
to pay for tie-ins in the past. Wildwood is not
on H.E.A. but on our distribution system. The City
cannot afford to operate the utility unless they
could come up with $1,000,000 worth of improvements.
The cost of buying C.U.L. is completely out of the
picture.
There was no more public participation so the Mayor
declared the public hearing closed.
The meeting was brought back to the Council table.
The Mayor recessed the Council Meeting until 5:00
P.M. Thursday, July 1, 1971 in the City Manager's
office.
The meeting recessed at 8:25 P.M.
MINUTES OF KENAI CITY COUNCIL SPECIAL MEETING, Page two
July 1, 1971
Mayor Steinbeck called the meeting back to order.
ROLL CALL: Members present - Robert Bielefeld, James -Doyle,
James Hornacay, Hugh Malone, Robert Norene and
Mayor John Steinbeck.
Members absent - Tru McGrady
After some discussion Bielefeld moved and Doyle
--� seconded to declare an emergency for Ordinance
199-71 providing for submission to the voters
the sale of KCL to H.E.A.
The motion carried unanimously by roll call vote.
Doyle moved and Malone seconded to adopt Ordinance
199-71 - Providing fcr submission to the voters
the sale of KCL to H.E.A.
The motion carried unanimously by roll call vote.
Voting yes: Bielefeld, Doyle, Hornaday, Malone
Norene and Mayor Steinbeck.
The Council authorized the City Manager to hire
an accountant for the period of one month.
Council would like the City Manager to report
p' at the next council meeting where the funds will
come from for his salary.
MEETING ADJOURNED 5:45 P. M.
Respectfully submitted,
Sharon Sterling,
Acting City Clerk