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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1970-02-04 Council Minutesc A G E N D A REGULAR MEETING KENAI CITY COUNCIL 8:00 P.M. FEBRUARY 4, 1,970 STUDY SESSION 7:00 P.M. WITH DON MEYER 0 REGULAR MEETING 8:00 P.M. A- ROLL CALL B- PEERSONS PRESENT SCHEDULED TO BE HEARD . Public Hearing -transfer of taxicab license ✓2. Kenneth D. Smith & Scott Sheritt-Alaska Airlines ----+3. (tentatively) Donald A. Meyer: Discussion of bond market %16 MINUTES V V 1. Regular Meeting of January 21, 1970 CORRESPONDENCE , E- REPORTS . City Manager . City Attorney . Mayor ✓fi. City Clerk ,/5. Advisory Planning & Zoning Commission 6. Borough Assemblymen F- 9+I.D BUSINESS j/. Foreclosure on delinquent assessments 2. 2nd Reading Ord #175 "Drunk Driving" 2nd Reading Ord. 8176 Separating Clerk- Treasurer / duties 4. Ord. 0174 Private sale of $25,000 KCL Revenue Bonds G- NEW BUSINESS -4. Final payment to. ACLW, FAAP102 .-2. Schmidt -development plan -dock -Kenai River. . Consideration of $25,000 KCL Bond money �j 4. Proposed ordinance established Bureau of Fire Pleven � n �•4D1 / 97 d;� ' - 7 H- vp RSONS PRESENT NOT SCHEDULED TO BE HEARD:/ 3 P J. r i t a V_ - r - - KENAI CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES 4 FEBRUARY, 1970 A: Roll call - Members present: Charles A. Bailie, Robert Bielefeld, Judi Browning, Billy McCann, Mrs. Florine McCollum, Hugn Malone and flayor E. H. Morin; Members absent - John Hulien and FatMcFarland. b-1: Tne Clerk informed Council the application for transfer of taxicab,license had been changed by deleting name of Arthur Young as a partner with George Acker - son. Notices had been mailed and posted; the other cab owner was contacted and appeared at the meeting in about 15 minutes. The City,Manager read the letter of application from Mr. Ackerson and the letter of concurrence from Ward Showalter, operator of Northway Cab. Co., whose license 1s to be transferred. Mr. Deering bbjdcted to allowing a license for three taxis, saying this had never been granted before to any Cab Co. - However, Showalter did have a license for three cabs several years ago. Deering operates Ace Cab Co. After some discussion as to the need for good service, Malone moved, Bailie seconded, to approve the transfer of taxicab Ompany permit from Ward Showalter, d/b/a Northway Cab to George Ackerson, d/b/a Golden Cab Co. for the operation of three cabs. Roll call vote: Affirmative - Bailie, (Browning), McCann, Malone; Negative - Bielefeld and McCollum. G-2: With consent of Council, the order of business was changed to accommodate Mr. and Mrs. R. J. Schmidt, who are applying for a lease of City lands in the vicinity of Columbia Wards Fisheries. Mr. Schmidt presented a sketch of his proposed dock which would utilize the. pad built by an oil company for test drilling in Sec. 8, T6N, R11W, S.M. He would like to have 200' river frontage, but could get along with 165'. There was considerable discussion as to the condition and right-of-way ownership of the road leading to the dock. The City records show no easement or dedication for a road. The City had granted a right of entry to the oil company for their test drilling, but no formal leases were let. Planning Commission recommended the proposal be accepted provided it coincides with the City's over-all development plan for harbor improvements and provided the City will not be plagued with road right-of-way problems extant with Alaska Barite and Inlet Co. Schmidt would be doing business as R-Lee Sea Foods. The City would have to subdivide and advertise the parcel for lease; an appraisal of some sort will have to be made to determine the value. Malone moved, McCann seconded, to instruct the City Mgr. to put in motion the steps for leasing property north of Columbia Wards for dock purposes. Motion carried unanimously. The City will also contact the Corps of Engineers since this relates to tidelands. 4-2: Alaska Airlines representative Kenneth Smith addressed Council, at the invitation of the City, concerning their application for a temporary certifi- cate to serve Kenai when.Western Airlines discontinues their service. They have been pressing for this certificate since 1966; They would institute 4 flights a week from Kenai to Seattle via Kodiak during the winter and one flight a day in the summer; Their service would over -lap that of Wien Consoli- dated in flights to Anchorage. Kodiak and possibly the North Slope; Alaska Airlines, nevertheless, endorses Wien Consolidated's application as they will also be serving points West of Anchorage that Alaska Airlines c')uld not accom- modate - points that are now being served by Western Airlines. Don Oines, Western representative, said the application of Alaska Airlines' is a separate one from that of Wien -Consolidated; He explained the 100% raise in air fares from Kenai to Anchorage was the result of a CAB ruling for dom- estic fares in the continental U.S. am Kenai Council Minutes 2/4/70 Page two B-2, Cont'd.: Atty. Fisher impressed on Council the need for a commitment from both airlines as to fares to Anchorage; Smith and Oines could not make a commit- ment, as too much depends on the CAB. Smith said he would work diligently to obtain low fares, and said they would be competitive with Wiens. Oines will write Wien urging the same effort to secure low fares Kenai to Anchorage. Fisher also said the Kenai airport has 17 times the traffic compared with the 1 owe r 48. City Mgr. Robbins recommended endorsing both airlines. Lauretta Knackstedt, speaking from the floor, suggested both airlines use their influence to assist Kenai in acquiring a control tower for air traffic. Oines and Smith saw no reason why this could not be done; they also will work for I.L.S. Robbins said 37 Western employees will be assimilated into Wien's opera- tions. Bielefeld moved, McCollum seconded the City should endorse Alaska Airlines' application for -,temporary authority to service Kenai. Motion passed unanimously. Malone moved, Bailie seconded, to table action on Wien's application until -� one of their representatives can be here to discuss it. Roll call vote: Affirm- _ ative - Bailie, Malone; Negative - Bielefeld, (Browning), McCann and McCollum. McCann moved, Malone seconded, to a0prove Wien-Consolidated's application for transfer of certificate of authority from Western Airlines. Bailie moved:to.amend by adding the words "with a strong endorsement to CAB that the whole rate structure be examined". Bielefeld seconded, and the amendment passed with Malone dissenting. li The main motion passed with Malone dissenting. Robbins announced a representative from the Department of Transportation would be at the Royal Redoubt at 2 p:m. on Wed., 11 February, to hear anyone wishing to discuss problems or ask questions. 8-3: Jim Bookey addressed Council, saying he was very much disturbed to hear the Recreation Center has been closed for lack of adult supervision and work crews to perform janitorial services; also cue sticks and recording tapes have dis- appeared; the premises are in such a state of disrepair one Janitorial Service Co. said it would cost $500. to clean it up. _1 He proposes to take over the operation of the Center, running the conces- sions, collecting small fees, etc. He hasn't worked out the specifics but wanted to know what Council thinks of the idea. He would not expect to make a profit, but he is interested in the young people and doesn't went to see the Center closed for lack of supervision. Judi Browning said a big box of cue sticks and record tapes is missing; people who worked at the snack bar have not taken care of the money - about $200 is missing; no one wants to work on clean-ups and it has been impossible to get adult supervision for the past two weeks. All but 3 or 4 members of the Youth Action Council want to hire an operator, charge a membership fee and dis- continue any responsibility for the program. Robbins said Guy Stringham, sponsor for YAC, has asked for another ten days to try to work something out. Council agreed with this request, but asked the City Manager to work with Bookey for a concrete proposal for the next meeting. C: Minutes of the meeting of 21 January, 1970 were approved. D; Handled in the City Manager's report. E-1: City Manager Robbins reported: 1. He hopes to edit otst of Council meetings anything that can be handled adminis- tratively; this will abbreviate the meetings, and it is hoped more interest Kenai Council Minutes 2/4/70 Page three City Mgr.s' report Cont'd.: can be generated toward public attendance of the meetings. Public involve- ment is the keystone of the arch of good government. 2. The Juneau trip will be reported in more detail by Atty. Fisher; if pro- blems well stated are l/2 solved, the City should be well on its way toward assistance - he could not have had b better guide in Juneau than Fisher, who knows his way around the "Corridors of Power" as well as he knows the Hill Bldg. tie worked consistently with all Legislators that could be contacted for aid in a better water system - for more test wells in the Beaver Creek Valley. The Juneau people were surprised to learn the City of Kenai had borne all costs of the two test welts we have already drilled. A city cannot survive without ade- quate power and water. 3. The new City Treasurer, Ray Burt, is here tonight, Robbins said. Burt was introduced to Council and will report for work Friday. Robbins hopes to com- pletely reorganize the financial department in order to: 1. Centralize purchasing. 2. Produce systematic reporting to Council and to department heads so they will know where they stand. 3. Implement the auditors recommendations so that uncertainties can be laid to rest. 4. There is a backlog of incomplete projects which cannot be handled by City crews. Lack of money and man power has not allowed the City to keep up with its commit- ments; we can become "The City of the Future" by careful planning. He hopes to budget for contracting out various jobs such as repair of the Parish House. 5. George Jaynes, Asst. Dir. of Public works has submitted a schedule for salary increases for eight employees to be effective immediately; Robbins aqrees with the increase and recommended it be approved now; ! 1his.iVa Shop-gap,meeture;i*,, the entire salary schedule will be studied and brought to a more equitable basis when budget studies are completed. The schedule adopted for these raises com- pares favorably with that of Anchorage for 1969. The additional cost to the end of'ithis fiscal year would be $4,330.50. There was some discussion as to size of the increase - some Councilmen think- ing the increases were too small in some instances; others questioned raising salaries when the budget is over -spent now; the Clerk, when asked about finances, said it was easier to raise these wages than to hire and train new personnel, and this might be what the City would have to do if some help was not given to these men. After some discussion, McCollum moved, McCann seconded to implement the wage schedule change as recommended by Jaynes and the City Manager, including the addendum effective 1 February, 1970. Roll call: Affirmative - Bailie, •1 (Browning), McCann, McCollum, Malone; Negative - Bielefeld. These changes affect the following positions: City Clerks two accountants, Admin. Secretarys Street Foreman, Mechanic and two equipment operators. Robbins said he had taken no action concerning Jaynes, but he was studying the various job classifications and will come up with some recommendation. Jaynes is doing the work of Public Works Director and Airport Manager amoung a dozen other things. E-2: Atty. Fisher reported: 1. He and Robbins had appeared before various committees in Juneau and talked about costs that would benefit the whole State. The City will have to follow up with: 1. Personalized thank you notes to persons contacted. 2. Re-oearch and documentation on shortfall of revenue; a list of businesses operating in Kenai might result in a larger share of the gross receipts taxes. The Mayor said Walter Ward's report might be helpful as we will be serving a lot of people with the new Bridge. Kenai Counci 1 Minutes 2/4/70 Page four Atty's. report, Cont'd.: 3. Fisher said we must follorup with figures for gross receipts taxes; follow up with water planning; we might even get money for costs spent in the past as a result of the growth explosion - Homer received special relief for such expenses. 4. The City should make requests for the Bridge route and for the Urban Section; perhaps we could assist in getting the rights -of -way, which would expedite con- struction. 5. Jackson, of Tesoro,has been aware the City was not the one who objected to their water application. 6. The TAPS delay might benefit us locally. 7. Fisher said the City could not lower its millage rate - despite shared rev- enues. 8. There are a number of impact programs coming up, but Kenai may not be able to take advantage of them if our budget does not provide for matching funds. This is a double penalty for Kenai. Robbins said the City might expect the balance of shared revenue funds on or before 1 April. This amounts to $33,493.00. On the Atty's recommendation, Item G-6 will be struck from the Agenda. This is the Ord. adopting the new Codification received today. Ord. #176, separating Clerk -Treasurer duties will be deleted from the agenda on the request of Councilman Malone. These items will be on the agenda for the next meeting. McCann objected to tabling Ord. 176. E-3: The Mayor reported: 1. Receipt of a letter from Mayor Resoff reminding us of the Mayors' meeting in Anchorage Feb. 20 to 22. He urged McCann (Vice Mayor) to go and take the Student Councilmen along. McCann isn't sure if he can take the time off. E-4: The City Clerk reported: 1. The new Cock, as published by Dr. Spencer, arrived today. Cost for codifi- cation and printing is $797.00. This gives us 100 copies, plus 50 copies of changes to be inserted in existing copies of the present Code. This Code, in addition to the codified Ordinances, also has a copy of the Gas Franchise in the back, plus the City Charter, the Alaska State Constitution, a list of Ord- inances on special improvement districts, zoning changes, and other pertinent ordinances not codified. Copies will be given to Councilmen, Department Heads, 1 and personnel*in need of one, otherwise a charge of $5.50 is levied for those wishing copies. Malone moved, McCann seconded, to pay Spencer for the Codification. Motion carried unanimously by roll call vote. 2. Woodland Development corporation has billed KCL for electrical installa- tions as per the agreement with them; cost is $7,819.97 (1/10th the total), plus interest to 1 Feb.170 $697.03. KCL might possibly pay the interest, but if we pay interest to one developer, we should pay to the other three, and KCL - - cannot handle such an expense. It is hoped the power bonds will be sold within the next 2 or 3 months, and all these subdivision obligations can be settled, both principal and interest. 3. The City now has a total of $4099549.00 invested in Time Certificates or Treasury bills; this is an accumulation over the years of monies deposited to bond redemption funds; only one revenue fund is healthy enough for T.C.D's - the Airport M&O Fund; the last three purchases of Treasury Bills is bringing over 7$ interest; there are no idle uninvested funds; operating funds are not invested as they have no extra balances for such a purpose. Council asked about as-builts of Woodland electric installations. t Kenai Council Minutes 2/4/70 Page five E-5: Lauretta Knackstedt reported for the Planning & Zoning Commission: 1. Items marked with an "x" on their minutes are those to be considered by Council. 1. A Secretary is needed by the Commission. For the present, a tape will be used, and the City will transcribe and make copies of minutes. 2. Ken Wisdom had advised them someone with knowledge of maps, plats and their relation to physical properties should work on the house numbering Ord. The City will try to budget for a contract to be let next fiscal year to get the Ord. implemented. 3. The Borough is working on.. a map which will show government land own- ership of all lands in Kenai. 4. Mayor Morin said the Commission has the power to establish its on Boards, and encouraged them to appoint a Parks and Recreation Board to assist them in planning. They already have several names of those who are willing to serve. 5. The City will be happy to work with the Borough for a site for the new vocational school. A portion of Sec. 4, T5N, RllW, S.M. is needed for the complex. The City will be alert for road right-of-ways for future use, as well as preservation of barabara sites. The Borough will be asked to des- cribe the portion they need. Morin inquired of Knackstedt why he is required to furnish 30' r.o.w. for roads in his S/D preliminary plat instead of 251. The Commission thought this coincided with the rights of way already dedicated in this area. E-6: No report on Borough activities as there hasn't been a meeting. F-1: After some discussion, Malone moved, McCann seconded, to proceed with foreclosure proceedings as presented on the lists. Motion passed unanimously. F-2: Bielefeld moved, Bailie seconded, to adopt Ord. #175, concerning driving violations, for second reading. Motion passed unanimously by roll call vote. F-3: Ord. #176 - tabled. F-4: The Clerk reported Mr. Weiler had sent his check for the $251,000 KCL revenue bonds. He will lwe more in accrued interest, but this can worked out after bonds are printed and delivered. Bielefeld moved, McCollum seconded, to adopt Ord. #174 for second reading which authorizes private sale of $25,000 electric ltghht and power revenue bonds 06111ho,ASpai-p'lus--iteried.:interest'tb`fdate•,df-,dell veiy�-as duthortt6d, 16.Ord" #114 passed at City Council meeting 4 February, 1970: Sale to be made to Nich- 61 B Tvr�orllsb-/Ei :Wdilen ; Notl law passed,unanimously-by roll cell -vote.` ' r24u;•J'Sailielmoved; BieTefeldiecionded, to make final payment to Adams, Corthell, Lee, Wince & Associates of $5,550.33 on FAAP102 Project. Motion carried unani- mously by roll call vote. G-2: Discussed sfter,ltem B-1. G-3: The Clerk suggested paying off Carr for the transformers and balance on the KCL loan with the $25,000.00 bond money. The loan cannot be extended until a payment is made on the principal; and $25,000 won't go very far toward paying 4 different creditors whose total bill amounts to $185#675.82 plus interest. McCann moved, Bailie seconded, to pay for the transformers and apply the balance on the loan from Alaska State dank. Motion carried unanimously by roll call vote. Kenai Council Minutes 2/4/70 Page six G-4: Ord. on Bureau of Fire Prevention, tabled. G-6: The Clerk explained Res. 67-29 had designated the Official Bulletin Board of the City of Kenai as being in the City Administration Building, it was necessary to designate the new location. McCann moved, Bailie seconded, to adopt Res. #10-3, Designating the loca- tion of the Official City Bulletin Board to be on the south wall of the utility office in the Kenai Airport Terminal Building. Motion passed unanimously. H-1: Bailie said his questions on the Youth Center had been discussed in item B-4. H-2: Mrs. McCollum asked that the Airport Parking Tickets have a retrun address so violators could mail their fines instead of having to call in person to pay. Robbins asked for an executive session to discuss personnel matters. 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