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A G E N D A
REGULAR MEETING KENAI CITY COUNCIL
8:00 P.I•�. Warch 5, 1969
INVOCATION
r ✓A. ROIL CALL
� *-'(1) PUBLIC HEARING ON RE -ZONING LOTS 22 THROUGH 33, SECTION 6,
FROM RESIDENTIAL TO tON14ERCIAL.
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B. PARSONS PRESENT SCHEDULED TO BE HEARD:
✓I. 11r. Larry Carr and Or. Barney Gottstein on electric rate
for the Kenai Shopping Center.
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&--00C. MINUTES:
Regular meeting February 19, 1969.
0. CORRESPONDENCE:
E . REPORTS:
�f. -City (tanager
�. City Attorney
3 Mayor, City Clerk and Planning & Zoning Commission
v4. Kenai Peninsula Borough Assemblymen.
S. A1D BUSINESS:
T-1. Second reading of Ordinance No. 69-160, amending the dog
ordinance.
-- 2. Second reading of Ordinance No. 69-162, amending the build-
ing and Planning Codes.
01 Receive Rate Study report from the electrical engineers.
' ✓r.- Receive tabulation on dater Well Bids.
0or5. Discuss operation contract for Sanitary Landfill.
G.�tEkf BUSINESS:
` 1. Receive Resolution 69-5, regarding Togiak Subdivision,
(Lot 54, Section 31)
- .- - ----.- . - ��-2...-. Receive request of -Avis Rent A Car System .for .assignment of
their interest in the Airport Parking Lot Contract.
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H. PERSONS PRESENT NOT SCHEDULED TO BE HEARD:
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3.
CEdAI CITY COUNCIL M11WILS 5 MARCH, 19UJ
Invocation by James W. Harrison, City lianager.
A: Roll call: Members present - Charles A. oailie, Rouert Bielefeld, Chester
Cone, John Halien, Vice Mayor dilly McCann, Florine McCallum-, Members absent -
Mayor Eugene ii. Morin, wno is in Los Angeles for tiie Century Trade Fair.
A-1: Harrison explained the Planning Commission had scheduled this hearing for
Council, and ne requested Council defer action until a recomitendation is had from
them as to the re -zoning of Lots 22 thru 33, Sec. 6, T5N, R114, S.M, from suburban
residential to General Commercial.
Tha meeting was opened to public hearing; there were no speakers; Vice
Mayor ordered this be held over until a recommendation is received from the Planning
Connnissi on.
0-1: Mr. Larry Carr.reminded Council of the City's committment to review the com-
mercial power rates saying they are paying a higher rate in Kenai than in their
store in Anchorage and Fairbanks; their leases for space and ad prices for mer-
chandise were computed on the theory that power rates would be reduced, but this
has not happened in the ten months they have been in business here. They will be
forced to raise prices if the present rates continue. They compared their rate
with the rate the City sells to Wildwood (14 mills) saying the City has too high
a mark-up.
Mr. Gottstein said they are paying as much as Wildwood station, and he con-
tneded the CVty had not lived up to its part of the bargain.
Harrison explained the City Council had before them tonight a rate study
by Crews, Madnaes & Hoffman and they hoped to get the commercial rate lowered.
The City has been worrying about this rate for four years or more. The City t4gr.
also explained the rate to Wildwood is a special, negotiated rate - the City buys
at 14 mills from CUL for Wildwood only, thus they can sell at a lower rate to them.
The remainder of the purchased power is bought at 22 mills on a descending scale
according to amount used.
Mr. Strandberg, Pres. of CUL, and the City Council agreed they would work
together to see if cheaper power could be made available to large users such as
Carr's store would be. Study sessions wiII be held, and Carr's wiII be informed.
as to the outcome.
Carr also asked that consideration be given to make the rate reduction retro-
active to the opening of their business.
C; Minutes of the last meeting were approved.
E-1: The City Manager reported:
1. Hal Drinkall is under consideration for the appointment as Director of the Goven-
or's Advisory Board's Committee on Foreign Fisheries. There was public discussion
about urging this appointment. Those who know fir. Drinkall thought it would be a
good appointment.
2. Council needs to act formally for accepting Wookland 5/D Part III's electrical
system.
- Bielefeld moved, Cone seconded, to approve the electric system in Woodland
S/D, Part III. Motion carried unanimously.
3. Council agreed to enter into an agreement with PlacNaster's answering service
for $6U a month.
4. Trans -America Title is holding open house in the Locko Bldg. Fri., 7 Mar. from
3 to 6 p.m.
5. Harrison will be in Anchorage Friday to talk with AHSA about the mapping and to
Mr. Gagnon about low-cost housing.
6. He recommended the reading of the University of Alaska's Business Review as
the portion on Kenai is enlightening; he is preparing a review for the newspapers,
but Council may read the City's copy at any time.
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Kenai Council 11inutes 5 'Iar'69 page two
City 14gr's report, Cont'd.:
7. There was consideraule discussion on Harrison's request for quidancs on whether
or not the City cn:w should be used to move the Connie to the location chosen by
Vie Chamuer of Commerce. Council had said the City should not pay any of the costs
on the plane, noriever we nave taken out insurance on it, so would be covered while
moving it. Councilman Bielefeld said he was not in favor of the City doing the work
as there was plenty to do on the airfield and cited one instance of the poor lighting
for in -coming planes.
After more discussion, Cone moved, Hulien seconded, to use the City crew in
spare time to move the Connie. Roll call vote: Affirmative - Cone, Hulien, McCann,
McCollum; Negative - Bailie, ►3ie lefeld.
The crews have already worked two days clearing trees for the right of way, and
Harrison thought two or three more days should get the job done.
E-2: The Atty. reported:
1. Asked that items F-1 and F-L be deleted from the Agenda as his "paper mill" has
ndtfunctioned as they had hoped. Council concurred with this request.
2. He will be in Juneau next week to urge the appointment of a Superior Court Judge
for the Peninsula; this could lead to appointment also of an Asst. Dist. Atty., etc.
and would save the people on the Peninsula heavy costs of going to Anchorage.
3. He had scanned lightly the garbage contract and recommended it have a 5 yr. limit.
4. Fisher suggested Item G-2 either be tabled or action deferred until the City can
get a valid Certificate of Insurance on.Avis Rent-a-Car's operation on the Airport
Parking concession. Council tabled this until later.
E-4: Cone reported on the Bourough meeting:
1. A Board is being set up for the special service arcs for the hospital.
2. Publication will be made of the delinquent sales tax list.
3. The school construction program was discussed; they received the school budget
for study and will have a work session on the 25th.
F-3: Walt Steige, of Crews P1aclnnes and Hoffman presented the Electrical Rate Study
calling attention to comparison of rates on P. 3, showing Kenai lower than 9 other
power companies on all but commercial rate; their recommendation is to design two bus.
rates - one for small users under 3,000 kwh, and the other for users of over 36000.
This would be a substantial saving to the consumer, and would still enable KCL to
have a 1.7 coverage on ndebtedness; they do not recommend this rate be reduced less
than the 1.7.
Council received the report for study; it is not available to the public until
accepted, as there may be more changes due to proposed action for Carr's, etc.
F-4: Harrison said Thorn Drilling nad the low bid on drilling the water wells, and
had been asked to furnish a bond; this has been done and he recommended the award
go to them.
Hulien moved, McCollum seconded, to accept the bid of Thorn Drilling for 2
shallow wells (55') and one deep (1501) well for $90750.00. After public discussion,
and assurance from Massey the bids had been considered on the same basis, the motion
passed unanimously by roll call vote.
G-1: Harrison presented Res. #69-5.
After brief discussion, Bailie moved, Bielefeld seconded, to approve Res. #69-5,
Togiak Subdivision Plat, Motion carried unanimously by roll call vote.
Meeting adjourned 9:3u p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
Frances Torkilsen, City Clerk
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