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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1969-07-02 Council MinutesUBWAI CITY CODUCIL REGULAR 11U1 TI1;C July 2, 1969 - 8:00 P.M. INVOC.ATI OV : As ROLL CALL: B: PERSONS PRESENT SCHFDULLD TO BL ULARD: 1. 2. C: HINUTES: Regular Ueeting of June 13, 1969 Special 1.eeting of June 19, 1969 Special Heating of Jutte 26, 1969 Special Yleeting of June 30, 1969 D: CORRCSPOVDLNCE: E: REPORTS: 1. City Manager 2. City Attorney 3. Mayor, City Clerk S Advisory Planning Commission. 4. Kenai Peninsula Borough Assemblymen. F: OLD BUSINESS: 1. Flake awards on bids for annual requirements of equipment. 2. Discuss Parking Lot on the Kenai Municipal Airport. 3. Discuss formation of a Personnel of Merit Board. 4. Aurthorize assignment of Tidelands Lease eo City for Inlet Co. 5. Discuss request for change in deed to Kenai City Development Company, Lot 14, Aleyeska Subdivision No.l. 6. Receive Ordianance No. 69-164, Zoning Change No,16, for Ahlstrom SubDivision. 7. 8. 9. 0: NEV BUSINESS: 1. Receive Resolution No. 69=16, adopting the Retirement System. 2. Appoint City Attorney for Fiscal Year. 3. Appoint member of Planning S Zoning Commission to fill vancancy. 4. Discuss agreement for underground electric system in Woodland Subdivision. 5. Receive Resolution No. 69-17, authorizing the -borrowing of $50,000 in the General Fund in anticipation of receipt of _._.. .1969 taxes from Borough. 6. 7. 8. H.. PERSONS PRESENT NOT SCHEDULED TO BE HEARD: Is 2; 3: KENAI CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES JULY 2, 1969 INVOCATION: ROLL CALL: Members present - Charlea Bailie, Robert Bielefeld, Vice Mayor, Billy McCann and Hugh Malone. Members absent - John Hulien, Florine McCollum and Mayor Eugene Morin. C-1: Minutes of the regular meeting of June 18, 1969 and special meeting of June 30, 1969 were approved. Minutes of special meetings of June 19, 1969 and June 26, 1969 were approved as corrected. City Manager Bill Harrison;as►fthat Items F-5 and F-6 be re- moved from the agenda as the paper work was not complete. Mr. Fisher will have them prepared by the next regular meeting. Item G-5, was deleted from the agenda since a loan will not be necessary as the Borough will lend us the money on anticipated tax collections. Mr. Harrison was directed to write the Borough Chairman and thank him for the loan. Councilman Bailie as to be put on the agenda as Item H-1, Persona present Not Scheduled to be Heard. D-1: City Manager reported that Mr. Strandberg of Consolidated Utilities had reported the new building for CUL had arrived and work on the project is progressing. E-1: Mr. Harrison presented the map of the Airport Master plan which is a preliminary to Council and ask the Airport Manager, Gil Stafford to explain the map. Council was:askafor any suggestions they might have on this plan as it will go to Planning 6 Zoning then back to Council for final approval. E-2: The City 'hag. re eived a check from the State for the park in the amount of $12,3.11. E-3: General Putnam will be in Kenai July 16th for the dedication of the Civil Air Patrol Building. All Councilmen should be present if at all possible. Mr. Harrison will work with the CAP peo0le for this dedication. E-4: Phillips Petroleum of Bartlesville, Oklahoma have indicated they would like to donate to the citizens of Kenai a complete recre- ation facility valued in excess of $50,000.00. This would be for a teen center. They would request that the City place a plaque on the building stating by whom it was donated and that the city operate the facility as a teen center. Councilman Bailie made a motion that $3,000.00 be authorized to set this building up in the City Park. Malone seconded the motion. Motion carried unanimously by roll call vote. E-5: Mr. Carignan has requested an additional $1,000.00 for the Summer Recreation Program as it has been a real success. The addi- tional money would allow the program to operate until the second week in August. If the funds are not authorized the program would cease. Councilman Bailie made a motion that the additional $1,000.00 be authorized for the program. Seconded by Councilman Malone. * !_� j-.1 Page Two KENAI CITY COUNCIL MEF.TTNA MINUTES CONT'D. JULY 2, 1969 Motion carried unanimously by roll call vote. f There was some discussion on making the reservoir area a recreation area. Mr. Fisher suggested we clean up the beach area and have a recreation area there. This would have to be posted as no swimming due to the possibility of the water being contaminated. 1 The Director of Public Works was instructed to post no swimming signs on the reservoir as it appears it is being used at this time for swim- ming. E-6: The Department of Air Force has ask the City to 4nbmit a bid for furnishing power to Wildwood and would like to 'have the bid no later than 4:30 P.M. July 25, 1969. Mr. Harrison iscummended that we place this in the nands of our Engineer, Mr. Steig so that he might determine if we can meet their requirement. This was authorized. E-7: Mr. Thorgrimson advised the City by letter that it must get the permission of the present bond holders in order to make the $180,000.00 available for any use other than what it was originally voted for. He also stated this must be placed on the ballot and an election held. Mr. Harrison was authorized to write Mr. Thorgrimson and have him prepare documents for election immediately. After mush discussion the Council agreed to set a 10% interest rate to replace the present 6%. E-8: Mr. Kjelstad reported that the water in the float plane basin was about one and one half feet deep and that work was progressing well on this project. The cannery donated a pump to be used at the basin. The project should be completed in about 45 days with the exception of the installation of the pumps to be used for fire protection. The new well is running at about 650 gallons per minute but will .j not be put on the system at this time due to the cost involved for a temporary line. ` The City Attorney suggested the City block the old Kenai Spur Highway j near Leo Oberts to avoid a possible liability situation. This will be 1 done. Mr. Richard Carignan reported that the Kenai Advisory Planning and Zoning Commission had approved the Wildwood Light Industrial Subdivision at their last regular meeting. They also approved the replat,of Lots SA, B b C of Aleyeska subdivision Part I. Mr. Carignan also reported that he had checked into the possibility of developing a City Cementery out of the Old cementery. This would be operated under the Parks b Recreation Department of the City. Mr. Harrison advised the City had been working on the problem of getting the cementery released to the city from the United States Government for the past several years. It might take a special bill in Congress to do this. The City now has a Right of Entry only to the property. If the state could acquire it then the City could acquire it from the state. The Planning Commission also approved the building permit of Mr. f Bannock to construct his new Flower Shop and residence. The Waturland Subdivision was approved and the preliminary plat of Thompson subdivision was approved subject to Lots 1 thru 4 and lots 10 thru 13 meeting the 90' minimum width in Rural Residential Zone. Page three KENAI CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES JULY 2, 1969 Vice Mayor McCann reported that the the Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly had approved the Borough tax levy at 5 mills. In addition to the Borough wide levy they approved a 1.5 mill for the CentrAl Peninsula Hospital Service Area. The Borough Assembly banned the sale and use of fireworks with the Borough outside the corporate limits of cities. The tabulation of the bids for equipment and supplies for the city for the next Fiscal Year was presented by the Assistant Director of Public Works, George "Red" Jaynes. Present for the award of the bids were Ken Balligrud of Yukon Equipment, Warren Polsky of Carrington Co., and Jim Ellson of Susitna Supply. Mr. Jaynes recommendations for the bid awards were as follows: (1) The Ditch Witch to Ditch Witch of Washington (2) Materials for Water & Sewer Department to Western Utilities with the exception of the meters which Yukon Equipment is recommended. (3) The three sedans for police and fire department to Peninsula CNr`isler. (4) The tractor -dozier to Yukon Equipment. (5) The tilt trailer to Carrington Company. (6) The dump trucks and pick -ups -recommended reject the bids. (7) The electrical supplies to Debenham Electric (8) Airport lighting supplys to Debenham Electric with the exception of "light bulbs which Northern Supply was recommended. (9) Petroleum Products to Standard Oil of California with the exception of anti freeze which Automotive Parts & Equipment was recommended. (10) Tires over the size of 1200 X 24 to Peninsula Chrysler Center and on sizes under 1200 X 24 be split between Peninsuli Chrysler Center, B & C Auto Electric and Northern Commercial Company. (11) Batteries to Peninsula Chrysler Center. (12) Gravel to Inlet Company, Inc. (13) Fire Hose bid rejected. The tabulation was opened for discussion at this time. After much dis- cussion Councilman Bielefeld made a motion that we accept the bid on the D-6 Tractor from Caterpillar - seconded by Councilman Baili. Motion failed to pass by roll call vote. Voting yes - Bielefeld - voting no - Bailie, Malone and McCann. After more discussion on the tractor Bielefeld made a motion to accept the bid of Yukon Equipment for a H-D-11 Tractor -and to accept the balance of the bids as recommended by the Assistant Director of Public Works; the L� motion was seconded by Councilman Bailie. Motion carried unanimously by __-....,_. roll call vote. Mr. Polsky of the Carrington Company withdrew his bid on the tractor explaining he had included the'exise tax in his bid. After much discussion on the dump truck and pick-ups, Motion was made to accept Peninsula Chrysler's bid for one dump truck and purchase one dump truck from Phillips Petroleum which is a used vehicle. Motion made by Bielefeld and seconded by Bailie. Motion carried unanimously by roil call F vote. The balance of the vehicles that were bid on from Phillips were discus- sed.8ix other vehicles could be utilized by the City. r Page four KENAI CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES JULY 2, 1969 Councilman Bailie made a motion to authorize the purchase of two sedans three pick-upsrj one carryall and two flat bed dumps from Phillips Petroleum; seconded by Bielefeld; Motion carried unanimously by roll call vote. Mr. Jaynes thanked all of the Department Heads and the people present for their assistance in the tabulation of these bids. F-2: Mr. Harrison presented recommendations from Mr. Stafford, Airport Manager to solve some of the parking problems at the airport. Mr. Halcro of Alaska Parking Company was present for discussion of the problems. Malone made a motion to accept the proposal of parking on Willow Street since this is a wide street and would not create any traffic problem. Motion seconded by Bielefeld; Motion carried unanimously by roll call vote. This parking will be for a 24 hour period only and vehicles left longer than 24 hours will be ticketed. Mr. Harrison will set up a meeting with Mr. Halcro, Mr. Nicholas, Deputy Magistrate, the Director of Public Works, Airport Manager and the Police Chief to work out the details of collecting the fines for tickets issued by Alaska Parking and the City Police. Signs will be put up at the free parking area closing the area. F-3: Council will work on establishing a Personnel of Merit Board by talking to citizens of Kenai and bring their recommendations to the next regular meeting. It was suggested they use a minister, working man, and business man as their guide line in selecting this board. F-4: Authorization of the acceptance of the assignment of the Tide land lease from the State was granted. i G-1: Resolution 69-16 was presented to Council, which is a resolution adopting the retirement system. Councilman Malone would like to see some changes made in the system and was advised to write the Legislators with his suggestion since it is the State Retirement System. Motion to adopt Resolution 69-16 was made by Bielefeld and seconded by Malone; motion carried unanimously. G-2: Motion wasmade by Councilman Bailie to retain Mr. James E. Fisher as the City Attorney and seconded by Councilman Bielefeld. Motion was carried unanimously by roll call vote. G-3: Vice Mayor McCann appointed Loretta Knackstedt to fill the un- expired term of Hugh Malone on the Kenai Advisory Planning b Zoning Commission. Council concured in this appointment. G-4: The contract with Woodland Development Company for repayment• of the cost of the electrical underground in Woodland Subdivision was pre- sented to Council. Mr. Harrison advised that the contract was not the contract which was agreed to in that it states the City will repay the amount at 10% per year with interest. The agreement was that we would pay them back out of the first bonds sold or 10% of the revenue from electrical service in Woodland Subdivision. �1 s�i� rage r I.Ve KENAI CITY COUNCII. MEETING MINUTES _' JULY 2, 1969 Mr. Harrison will adviAe Woodland Development Company that the contract is not acceptable as it is written. H-1: Dr. Bailie suggcsted that each of the present and past Mayor and Councilmen write a letter of recommendation for Mr. Harrison so that it could become part of the official City files. This letter would not have to be a good•or•bad recommendation but just exactly as you feel. Point out the good points and the bad ones. Dr. Bailie said he did not feel any professional person should have to rely on any one persons opinion when he needs a recommenda- tion from previous employers. Councilman Malone suggested this be discussed with all the Council before a dicisioiv be made. Loretta Knackstedt speaking from the floor suggested a list of questions be presented an all the Council answer them in their own opinion. This matter was left to each individual to act on as they desire. Councilman Bailie requested that all applications for the City Manager Position be sent to Council as soon as they are re- ceived so that they could be reviewed prior to the Council meet- ings. This will be done by the City Clerk. Meeting adjourned 11:15 P.M. Respectfully submitted, Mickie Norene, Deputy City Clerk • Q oo , q g Q � c 7; r