HomeMy WebLinkAbout1971-11-17 Council MinutesREGULAR MEETING, KENAI CITY COUNCIL
NOVEMBER 17, 1971, 8:00 P.M.
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ROLL CALL
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PERSONS PRESIiNT SCHEDULED TO BE HEARD:
1. Bill Dobrinski - Peter Kiewit and Mike Fargo -
State Highway Department
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MINUTES
1. Regular Meeting of November 3, 1971.
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D:
CORRESPONDE%CE
1. John R. Werner - Civic, Convention and
Community Recreation Centers.
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2. Warren W. Wiley - Manpower Administration Grant
No. EEA-02-0020
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3. James E. Fisher - CUL vs City vs Chicago Pneumatic
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REPORTS
1. City Manager's Report
a. Things to do list
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b. Police Chief Johnson
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1. Enforcement of loitering - High School and
Mall
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2. Temporary re -shuffling of personnel
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3. Snow machine report
Progress
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c.. Report - Chris Adams.
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d. Petition - Nikiski Borough
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2. City Attorney's Report
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3. Mayor's Report
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4. City Clerk's Report
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S. Finance Director's Report
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6. Planning 4 Zoning's Report
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7. Borough Assemblymen's Report
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F:
OLD BUSINESS
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1. Casino Bar - Liquor License Transfer
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2. Alaska Parking Co.
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3. City Attorney's Attendance at Council.Meetings
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NEW BUSINESS
1. Lease Cancellation - Conright's Furniture
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2. Request for payment - Anchorage Asphalt Paving
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3. Request for payment - Mt. McKinley Fence Co.
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4. Request for.payment - Blocky Rutherford/Gil Wolfer
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S. Request for payment - Wince, Corthell and Assoc.
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6. Request for payment - Cook Inlet Construction
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7. R,Aolut.on 71-45 - Paving Beaver Loop Road
8. - Corthell, Wince,
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pquest-for payment and
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Assoc. -, $1,327.50
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\ kequestzXor payment - Cook Inlet Construction -
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10. eo,,,oale
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11. Discussion on Wildwood Proposal
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12. Replacement - Personnel Board
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13. Kenai Community Water System
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PERSONS PRESENT NOT SCHEDULED TO BE HEARD:
CITIZEN'S GRIEVANCS AND REQUESTS:
None
MINUTES KENAI CITY COUNCIL.
REGULAR MEETING
NOVDIBER 17, 1971
8:-0 P.M. - KENAI LIBRARY
ROLL CALL: Members present - Vice Mayor, Robert Bielefeld, James
oy e, James Hornaday, Hugh Malone, Tru McGrady and
Robert Norene.
Members absent - Mayor John Steinbeck (excused)
The Council gave the Pledge of Allegiance to the flag.
With consent of Council the following items were added
to the agenda:
E - 1 (b) Report from Police Chief Johnson
1. Enforcement of loitering - High
School and the Mall.
2. Temporary re -shuffling of personnel
3. Snow machine report
E - 1 (c) Progress report - Chris Adams, Recreation
Director
E - 1 (d) Petition - Nikiski Borough
G - 8 Request for payment - Corthell, Wince
Assoc. - $1,327.50
G - 9 Request for payment - Cook Inlet Construction
Co. - $17,907.09
G - 10 Bond Sale
G - 11 Discussion on Wildwood proposal
G - 12 Replacement - Personnel Board
G - 13 Kenai Community Water System
B: PERSONS PRESENT SCHEDULED TO BE HEARD
B - 1 Bill Dobrinski - Peter Kiewit• Mike Fargo - State
Highway Dept.
Bill Dobrinski of Peter Kiewit and Mike Fargo of the
State Highway Dept., were on hand to answer questions
on problems with the construction of the Urban Section.
Please refer to attached manuscript.
MINUTES OF KENAI CITY COUNCIL MEETING OF NOVEMBER 17, 1971 Page two
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MINUTES
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1. Minutes of Regular Meeting of November 3, 1971, were
approved as distributed.
D:
CORRESPONDENCE
D - 1
John R. Werner- Civic Convention and Community
Recreation Centers
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Mr. Werner informed the Council that the City's
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application for State aid for a feasibility study, for
a Civic, Convention and Community Recreation Centers has
been approved.
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Warren W. Willey - Manpower Administration Grant No.
Mr. Wiley sent a fully executed copy of the City's
agreement covering the Manpower Administration Grant
No. EEA-02-2c0020, awarded under the provisions of
Section Six of the Emergency Employment Act of 1971.
D - 3
James E. Fisher - CUL vs City vs Chicago Pneumatic
This correspondence was self-explanatory.
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REPORTS
E - 1
City Manager's Report
(a)
Things to do list
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Assistant City Manager, Ray Burt, reported the Things
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to do list as being complete or in the process of
completion with the exception of arranging a meeting
with the Kenaitze Indian Group. George Miller Jr. has
been out of town a great deal of the time on Kenaitze
Indian affairs and this meeting will be arranged in
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the near future.
(b)
Police Chief Johnson
1. Enforcement of loitering - High School and the Mall
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Police Chief Johnson reported a continuing problem
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of loitering at the Kenai Mall. Last Sunday, over
$2,000 of damage was made to Kenai Chrysler Cars in
the Mall. There is similar problems at the High
School. There will be a more rigid enforcement of
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the Loitering Ordinance. Malone suggested publishing
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(b) - 2 Temporary re -shuffling of personnel
Since the re -shuffling of personnel, to provide for
a full time investigating section, 20 to 25 cases have
been solved.
(b) - 3 Snow machine report
The Police Dept. have received many complaints and are
enforcing the snow machine ordinance.
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(c) Progress Report - Chr.is Adams
Mr. Adams reported the race track closed down for the
season. The cross country course will be laid out this
week end. Two sanctioned races are scheduled for the
'_. Peninsula in February 1972. There is a suitable track
in Soldotna and the cross country will be held in Kenai.
Dog sled races will be held on a 6 mile course, November
280 1971. The hockey rink is coming alone with minimal
problems, all the plywood paneling is painted, the
posts and lights are in, and in a weeks time, weather
permitting, the rink should be completed.
The Recreation crew is kept busy keeping the snow off
the ice pond and improving the warm up shack. H.E.A.
are installing the lights -today and tomorrow.
Capt. Matzsa of Wildwood has donated some sports
equipment to the Recreation Dept.
The adult winter basketball season has started and has
six teams.
There are 30 people signed up for batan twirling in
December.
There was not enough people involved in the speed reading
course, so it was tabled.
Norene took exception of the City becoming involved in
private enterprise such as the Evelyn Reed Course.
Hornaday requested an outline of the Winger Recreation
Program to be presented at the next Council meeting.
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E - 2
Petition - Nikiski Borough
Mr. Burt reported there are 450 plus signatures on the
petition. The signatures according to precinct are
as follows:
Kenai 01 107
Kenai N2 95
Kenai #3 66
Nikiski H1 46
Nikiski #2 122
Soldotna 1
Registered with
City only 20
Total 457
City Attorney's Report
Mr. Fisher's memo to Council concerning his attendance
at Council Meeting was distributed to Council. The
Council felt that an hour or so in attendance was all
that is necessary. If a legal opinion was needed further
down on the Agenda, they would seek it the next day.
Fisher would like to know if Council would like him
to start Decertification Action - C.U.L. to be consolidated
with the rate hearing.
Fisher stated the City has an adquate amount of regulations
for snow machines. It is a matter of enforcement. He
has written a memo that outlines the regulations and feels
this should be published in the paper.
Norene commented on snow machines on City streets in
Highland Trailer Park. Bielefeld asked Administration
to clarify the street situation in Highland Trailer Court.
There has been so many complaints on snow machines
running at all hours through subdivisions, it was
suggested that snow machines be banned from certain
areas of the City and set up reserves for them. The
Administration was asked to study a ban on snow machines.
Mayor's Report
No report
City Clerk's Report
No report
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B - 5 Finance Director's Report
Mr. Burt introduced Ilan Whelan, the now Finance Director,
who started work, 'Tuesday, November 16, 1971.
Mr. Whelan is reading the City Ordinances and is familiarizing
himself with the accounting system.
He anticipates, early in the year, of having the monthly
and year to date report to Council by the loth of the
month following.
Hornaday raised two questions for Mr. Whelan:
1. Hopefully at the next meeting, could he have
recommendations on the preliminary report from
auditors to satisfy points raised.
2. Within one month, have his written opinion
on I.B.M. Systent 3- Computer
Malone stated it would be helpful if Mr. Whelan submitted
to the City Manager for Council his recommendation for
re -organization of the Finance Dept.
E - 6 Planning $ Zoning's Report
No report
E - 7 Borough Assemblymen's Report
Malone reported on the Borough Assembly Meeting in Homer,
at 3:00 P.M., November 16, 1971.
New Assemblyman Robert Bielefeld was seated.
There was a public hearing on an Ordinance relating
to re -zoning within the City of Kenai, BLM lot 103,
behind Larry's Club, to General Commercial. The
Ordinance was passed.
An Ordinance making a supplemental appropriation of
$69,476, relating to the Emergency Employment Act was
passed.
An Ordinance relating to vote abstention by Assemblymen
was tabled.
The Assembly passed an Ordinance making a supplemental
appropriation of $340,000 to the Capital Improvement
Program.
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L - 7 - Borough Assemblymen's Report - continued
t An Ordinance was passed making a supplemental
appropriation of $37,740 to the Capital Tmprovoment
Program.
A Petition for Abatement of Air Polution Source -
Collier Chemical Plant was considered and discussed.
The Assembly discussed the road across the Inlet in the
vicinity of Dillingham. The State Highway asked for
adoption of a Resolution as to the location. The
Assembly felt the road should be further South. A
Committee of two, Davis and Arness, wrote the Bristol
Bay Borough and asked their feelings on a road route.
They felt the Southerly route was better also. The
Assembly is going to draw up a joint Resolution with
Bristol Bay area regarding this road.
' A number of students came in and plased posters on the
back wall, stating that if the Assembly didn't buy
desks, the Assembly would get no dinner. The Assembly,
however did approve this appropriation, which could
have been channeled elsewhere.
Bielefeld reported there will be a Public Hearing in
Anchorage tomorrow on the Katmai Wilderness area.
` President Noah and Assemblyman Arness will attend.
The Assemblymen enjoyed a swim in the new swimming
pool. This has been an unbelievable attraction. The
magistrate stated juvenile delinquency has taker, a sharp
downward drop.
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f F - 1 Casino Bar - Liquor License Transfer
Mr. Burt reported the Fire and Health inspection had
been made.
Malone withdrew his motion of reconsideration.
Norene moved and Doyle seconded to remove the motion
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from the table. The motion carried unanimously.
Bielefeld moved and Hornaday seconded the transfer be
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F - 2
Alaska Parking Co.
The Administration recommends the purchase of all
rights, interests, assets and other evidences of operation
and ownership of the Alaska Parking Company at the Kenai
Air Terminal for the stipulated price of $2,S00.
McGrady moved and Norene seconded to approve the
recommendation of the Assistant City Manager. The
motion carried unanimously by roll call vote.
F - 3
City Attorney's Attendance at Council Meetings
Taken up under Agenda Item E - 2.
G:
NEW BUSINESS
G - 1
Lease cancellation - Conright's Furniture
The Administration recommends terminating the lease
as 7/l/70 and 7/1/71 lease payments amounting to
$931.50 have not been paid. They were notified and
the City has had no response from their letters.
Malone moved and Doyle seconded to accept the recommendations
of Administration and cancel the Conright's
Furniture
Lease.
Norene moved and Hornaday seconded to table the motion
until the next meeting as the business has changed
hands. The motion carried unanimously.
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Request for payment - Anchorage Asphalt Paving;
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Mr. Burt F.A.A. re reported the p proper form has been
completed and signed by our engineer and recommends
approval for payment for progress estimate #1 in the
amount of $26,406.00.
Doyle moved and Hornaday seconded to accept the
Administrations recommendation and pay Anchorage
Asphalt Paving, $26,406.00. The motion carried
unanimously by roll call vote.
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G - 3 Request .for payment - Mt. McKinley Fence Co.
Mr. Burt reported this projoct has boon inspected by the
City Manager and the Public Works Co-ordinator and
recommends payment to Mt. McKinloy Fence Co. in the
amount of $3,563.00.
McGrady moved and Doylo seconded to accept the
Administration's recommendation and pay Mt. McKinley
Pence Co. $3,S63.00. The motion carried unanimously
by roll call vote.
G - 4 Request for payment - Blocky Rutherford and Gil Wol£or.
The Administration recommends final payment due
Ruthorford/Wolfer in the amount of $7,220.44.
Doyle moved and Noreno seconded to accept the
Administration's recommendation and pay the two
contractors $7,220.44.
Doyle asked, are they bonded? Mr. Burt related they
are insured. Doyle asked how does the Charter read?
Hornaday moved to table the motion until the next
meeting. The motion died for lack of a second.
Doyle withdrew his motion with consent of second (Norene)
Doyle moved and McGrady seconded to pay the contractors
$7,220.44 less 10% to a held for a period of one year,
the term of bond.
Malone moved and Norene seconded to amend the motion
to delete the time limit. The amended motion carried
4 - 2 with Doyle and McGrady dissenting.
The main motion carried unanimously by roll call vote.
McGrady asked for reconsideration at the next Council
meeting.
G - S Request for payment - Wince,Corthell and Assoc.
The Administration recommends that the fees for
engineering services on Airport Project 071-1 be
aid to Wince, Corthell and Assoc. in the amount of
3,647.23. The City Manager and the Public Works
Co-ordinator has reviewed the bill.
Doyle moved and Norene seconded to accept the
Administration's recommendation and pay Wince, Corthell
and Assoc. $3,647.23. The motion carried unanimously
by roll call vote with Malone abstaining.
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G - 6 Request for payment - Cook Inlet Construction
Tho Administration rocommends payment of. $9,630.00
plus the 10% withheld or a total of $10,700.00 to be
paid to Cook Inlet Construction for extension of
sewer lines across the Kenai Spur Road in the Lawton
Drive area.
Doyle moved and McCrady seconded to accept the
Administration's recommendation and pay Cook Inlet
Construction $10,700. The motion carried unanimously
by roll call vote.
G - 7 Resolution 71-45 - Paving Beaver Loop Road
Hornaday moved and McGrady seconded to adopt Resolution
71-45 - Paving Beaver Loop Road and Forest Drive.
.- The motion carried unanimously by roll call vote.
G - 8 Request for payment - Corthell, Wince and Assoc. $1,327.50
Norene moved and Doyle seconded to pay Corthell, Wince
and Assoc. $1,327.50 for engineering services on water
and sewer lines as described in the request for payment.
The motion carried unanimously by roll call vote with
Malone abstaining.
Hornaday gave a notice of reconsideration for the next
meeting.
G 9 Request for payment - Cook Inlet Construction - $17,907.09
Doyle moved and Norene seconded to pay Cook Inlet
Construction Co. $17,907.09.
�-' There were some questions on this for Bruce Massey,
who is in Juneau.
Hornaday moved and Malone seconded to table the
motion until the next meeting. The motion carried
unanimously by roll call vote.
G - 10 Bond Sale
The City Manager and Assistant City Manager have been
in contact with Don Meyer concerning the sale of
$2,000,000 G.O. Bonds. Mr. Burt talked at length
with Mr. Glotfelty by phone and it is his recommendation
we go for bids on November 23, 1971.
Malone moved and Doyle seconded to accept the recommendation
of Administration for the $2,000,000 bond sale, subject
to a favorable opinion from bond Counsel. The motion
carried unanimously by roll call vote.
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G - 11 Discussion on Wildwood Proposal
Bielefeld registered a flat objection to the proposed
high intensity airport. He feels the location would
result in a major depression of the tax base.
It was felt that a meeting be sot up as soon as possible
with the Kenaitze Indians.
G - 12 Replacement - Personnel Board
Luke Caro's term on the personnel board has run out
and he does not wish to serve another term. A replacement
for the personnel board term will be brought to the
attention of the Mayor.
G - 13 Kenai Community Water System
The acquisition of the Kenai Community-Wator System was
discussed. It was the concensus of the Council to get
a report from Bruce before discussing this at length.
MEETING ADJOURNED 11:45 P.M.
Respectfully submitted
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THINGS TO DO LIST 11/17/71
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Urban Section problems
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Publish and/or post Loitering Ordinance
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Outline Winter Recreational Program
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Publish Fisher's letter to citizens
regarding snow machine regulations
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Clarify road situation in Highland
Trailer Court
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Study ban on snow machines within City
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Written opinion on System 3 - Dan Whelan
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Submit to Council his recommendations on _
re -organization of Finance Dept - Dan Whelan y
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Letter to A.B.C. Board - Casino Bar
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Alaska Parking Company
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Contact new owners of Conright's Furniture
regarding lease.
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Full report on Rutherford & Wolfer regarding
bonding and insurance
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Report from Bruce regarding request for
Payment - Cook Inlet Construction - $17,907.09
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Opinion from Bond Counsel regarding bond sale
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Report from Bruce regarding Kenai Community
Water System.
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TRANSCRIPT OF MINUTES
KENAI CITY COUNCIL MEETING
REGULAR MEETING Page -1-
NOVEMBER 17, 1971
8:00 P.M., KENAI LIBRARY
Mr. Burt: The City Administration and several Councilmen have
received many complaints from citizens concerning the condition
of the roads. What are your plans for maintenance during Spring
break - up?
Mr. Dobrinski: For the dust problem, we plan to apply calcium
chloride.
It
eems to
�--� bladed eoncela:day. sThey wereerough and dustythat the ,'sespeciallve been
Lawton and Forest Drive areas. y in the
Mr. McGrady: On Birch Avenue, a stop sign was left, which left
traffic in a bad situation.
Mr. Burt: Two People wont into the Fire Water Reservoir, the
result of inaccurately marked detours. The question is this:
Whose at fault -- the City or the Highway Department?
Mr. Norene: Would it be possible to open up the access off
Spur opposite Cams Market, to a road which heads South between
the Junior High and Alaska State Bank? The businesses are
being served only by two entrances.
Mr. Fargo: The frost is down deep enough to where it would be
more of a mess than now. There is 1 1/2 to 2 feet of frost.
The gravel is frozen. We're stuck with that.
Next year, the Department will allow the Contractor to place
Calcium Chloride on the roads. This will keep the dust down
and will be,easier to maintain.
The detours next year will be short and not quite so long a
duration. They will be working with shorter sections of the
road.
This year the entire roadway was sand and everybody would have.
been stuck.
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Mr.
Fargo: There is S to 6 feet of gravel, which will be
beneficial during break - up.
The
Highway maintains the road during winter and when the
contractor resumes operation, he will maintain the road.
Mr.
Mc Grady: What is the target date to resume operations?
Mr.
Dobrinski: We're shooting for April 1st. If we can start
sooner, we will.
Mr.
Fargo: It depends on the weather.
Mr.
McGrady: There is not enough gravel. When it was graded,
the
gravel was scraped off and mud on. Who's responsible for
the
pot holes. The roads can certainly use some maintenance.
Mr.
Fargo: I will relay the message to the Maintenance Department.
Mr.
Hornaday: Who's responsible for the Willow Street entrance?
Mr.
Fargo: This is a multiple fault. There will always be
a slope. There will be a taper to meet the grade. It will be
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steep this winter.
Mr.
Hornaday: What about the berm pile by NC Auto Center and
the
old P.N.A. Building?
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Mr.
Fargo: They will be left there all winter. There is no
way
we can move them now.
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Mr.
Hornaday: Is this normal:
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Fargo: Somewhat, yes. These are stock piles for top soil
for
the seeding. The quick freeze up nearly left N.C. Auto
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Mr. Hornaday: I have never seen a job left in such a condition
by the Highway Department or a contractor. The road is a traffic
hazard. The roads have no dividers. Its a disgrace.
Mr. Fargo: flow many gravel roads have you seen in the State
with dividers?
Mr. Hornaday: You couldn't even see on Forest Drive because
of the dust.
Mr. Fargo: There were school crossing signs posted and people
were to yield to children. But I've had reports that they didn't.
Mr. Hornaday: How could they? You couldn't see it was so
dusty.
Mr. Fargo: Oh, it wasn't that dusty.
Mr. Malone: I can vouch for that. I live on Forest Drive.
Mr. Hornaday: It's a disgrace. We shouldn't have to put up
with that kind of crap. There was inadequate control by the
Department and the contractor.
We should have a written report on what kind of detours there
F' will be next spring.
Mr. Fargo: The detours will be shorter and I have received
authority to allow the contractor to put calcium chloride on
the detours. This will:
1. Keep dust down.
Z. Makes the road easier to maintain. It maintains
a certain amount of moisture in the surface.
Mr. Hornaday: The City needs a program on how this is going
to be handled when they come back in the spring.
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Mr. Hornaday: Is the Contractor going to do anything else
this winter?
Mr. Dobrinski: We are shut down for the winter. I can't see
what we can do with the ground in the condition that its in.
Mr. Hornaday: Very dissappointing.
Mr. Malone: Is the maintenance of the detours a joint res-
ponsibility?
You couldn't see a 100 yards.
There was no attempt at dust control and that combined with
marginal marking.
There was problems with maintenance.on detours, signs swiped
and torn up, etc.
Mr. Hornaday: That does not lessen the responsibility. Will
there be dust control?
Mr. Fargo: Yes, as mentioned twice before.
Mr. Norene: The City had a detour by the school. We should
have an access to the highway even if it takes a cat.
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Mr. Fargo: I will speak to the maintenance crew to see if they
could get their equipment to fix that.
Mr. Burt: I have a meeting tomorrow with Mr. Fargo to go over
some of these problems.
Mr. McGrady: Will the detours be left in as good as, or better
condition as before?
Mr. Fargo: They will be accepted to the City or State. They will
be the same standard as they were.
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Mr. Malone: If an accident occurs at Willow Street, who is
liable?
Mr. Fargo: I'm not sure. It might even be the Airport.
They have a White Alice Cable in there that was a problem. It
was broken and spliced.
Mr. McCrady: On the access roads where the stop signs were,
but are not now, could create liability, ie: Birch Drive.
Mr. Norene: The opening up of an access past Alaska State
Bank - Broad Street. It would alleviate the traffic jam at
Willow Street. All the traffic is funnelled to Willow Street.
What about the stop sign at the top of Willow Street?
Mr. Fargo: I will talk to the maintenance crews. They might
be able to bust it loose.
Mr. Hornaday: The access road that crosses the Airport by the
C.A.P. hanger should have a "No Thru" traffic sign or a snow
berm.
The Administration should take this up with the State Highway
Department followed up with the Governor and the Commissioner
of Highways.
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