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Home My WebLink About1967-01-04 Council MinutesCITY OF KENAI AGENDA REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING 8:00 P.M. 1-4-67 ,A. ROLL CALL B. PER �JS,P ES T SCHEDULED TO BE HEARD: 2. C. MINUTES: Regular Meeting of December 21, 1966. D. CORRESPONDENCE: E. gEPORTS: . City Manager s2. City AttggAp�ey. ..•-3. Mayor. My Clerk and City Commissions .---4. Borough Assemblymen. F. Unfinished Business: #01. Discuss proposed contract with Hunsuck Consultant Engineers. ; for Natura'1 Gas Wvrk. •fit. Recieve Grant Offer for Project for Small Aircraft Apton J from FAA and execute -necessary acceptance documents. �BUSINESSGda�c: w i<h Subdivision Platt recorded. G. fE*W : ; 4(c/} rT. Recieve application for Games -of Chance and Skill for the Kenai Chamber of Commerce. 2. 3. H. PERSONS DOES NOT SCHEDULED TO BE HEARD: 2. 3. KENAI CITY COUNCIL HINUTIiS 4 . rANUARY, 1907 =t Roll call: [Members present - Giostor Gone, Gune Morin, Carl Seaman, Mayor lye raid Roger Meeks, who crane in later; ylomberS absent - Bob Bielefeld and Bud Lofstedt. Also present: City Mgr. James W. Harrison Bill Wells addressed Council, objecting to the temporary line going in at Cook Inlet Industrial Air Park S/D as lie thought it was a waste of money to min a line for only 1 or 2 custromers on a temporary basis. Council said the lines were being loaned to the City by one of the users, and the meters and valves will be re -used when the line is installed permanently; also this will serve the 'Terminal Bldg; and tax payers money is not being used for construction. This is being done at a time of year when the crews are not too occupied with other projects, and can be used on this job; Airport funds may:have to stand 1500-1800 dollars of the cost. Minutes of the last meeting wore corrected and approved. The City Manager reported: 1. Don Meyer, Bond Consultant with Marshall & Meyer, will meet with Council Friday, b Jan. at 8:00 p.m. to talk bonding. Harrison urged Council attend this meeting. 2. The CAB hearing in Washington is 11 Jan; Harrison and the Atty. think it worth- while for a representative from the City to attend; the Wash. Atty. cannot present now evidence with his brief, but a witness could work in new material --for instance, the City's estimate of growth was about half what the actual growth has been. Seaman moved Morin seconded, to send the Mayor to Wahington and pay all expenses. Motion carried unanimously. 'There are many things the Mayor can see about while with our Congressional Dele- gation, and with Fed. Govn't. Agencies. lie inquired of Council as to the stand we wish to emphasize re CAB. The City formerly had stressed that air -line service not be cur- tailed, with no particular emphasis on which airline would serve Kenai. Council agreed we should state now that PNA, at the moment, is the airline that can best and more adequately meet the needs of the City. 3. Harrison will attend an invitational meeting with CGA, the City of Anchorage, and various Cities in the Cook -Inlet area to discuss a power pool. Any Cowieilman who can attend is also urged to be there. 4. Lots 1,2,3 and 4. Sec. 3, T5N, R114, S.M. have been deeded to the City by the State m our request for the land. There was discussion as to whether or not the City has all the land its entitled to --Harrison says "yes, to the best of our knowledge". Mineral rights do not go with these deeds; Harrison will check into the possibility of the City obtaining mineral rights, and also as to the status of all mental health lands in the City. S. The Anchorage Chamber of Commerce will meet with the Kenai Chamber 11 Jan; there are 18 items on the Agenda --meeting will start at 8 a.m.--Council is urged to attend if possible. (Councilman Meeks arrived just prior to Harrison's item 5.) Morin inquired about the cost of the gas line to 'terminal Bldg. Harrison says this will be amortized by the gas bond money, and will be re -paid many times over by user -charges. The Atty. has prepared documents for the City of Homer, re the CAB hearing, so they and Kenai can present a united stand; ne also has prepared papers for the Mayor to carry to Washington. The Mayor asked Council -Assemblyman Joe Yesenski, from Anchorage, if he might have any comments: After 6 yrs. in the Audience and 9 yrs. on the Anch. City Council, Yesenski says he is enjoying watching another City Council operate; he says sometimes it's hard when new Councilmen come in, they do not always understand all the facts of a problem, or the background, had cannot always. profit ; by past tistakes; but in the. -long-tun a City can generally enjoy good government. lie says a City's utilities are the best source of revenue --even if they have to be subsidized at first, they will pay off. He suggests the City work to get a Port as this can reduce living costs and be a great asset to the City; he also urges Kenai and Anchorage work together for the common good, as we are closely tied economically and politically. Kenai Council Minutes 4 Jan 67 Page two Seaman announced the next Borough Meeting will be 17 Jan. F-1: Proposed contract with Hunsuck for Consultant Engineering for Gas System. After considerable discussion, amendment of the contract, etc., it was decided to have the Atty. draft a standard engineering contract with necessary added conditions, and present it to Hunsuck for consideration.witn an invitation to be at the Jan 18th meeting. There is nothing further on the Wildwood gas contract --Harrison will check on this in Anchorage next week. There was considerable discussion ro architects and engineers working on City projects. Council indulged in wishful -thinking in that they would like to have proposals from various engineers and make a choice, but this is not ethical with tine Professions. Yesenski said it is best if a City can avoid having a contractor, or architect, inspect his own work; Harrison was hoping the City could have a resident engineer -in- spector to work on the various projects the City has for the coming construction season. F-2: The Grant offer for FAAP Project N9-50-098-C702 in the amount of $87,000 which is 62 1/2% of the cost hasbeen received from FAA and needs to be accepted. Morin moved, Cone seconded, to adopt Res. 67-1, accepting the Grant Offer and authorized the City Manager to sign. Motion passed unanimously. This is to finish up the Paving project and will take care of removing the berms, landscaping, grass -seeding and development of the Small Aircraft Apron including water. F-3: Ord. 105 presented by the City Mgr, which will amend the Zoning Map (Zoning Change 08) to conform to prior recorded S/D Plats. Seaman moved, Cone seconded, to adopt Ord. 105 as an emergency ordinance and as amended. Motion lassed tnanimously. F-4: Harrison presented Ord. 106, granting a liquor license to Jack Peck for the Ter. Bldg. After same discussim Seaman moved, Morin seconded to adopt Ord. 106 on first reading. Motion passed unanimously. The public hearing will be scheduled for 18 Jan. G-1: Seaman moved, Cone seconded, to approve the application of the Chamber of Commerce for permit for games of chance and skill. Motion passed unanimously. H-1: Al Hudson inquired if it were possible to forgive payments on the lot he had ex- ercised his option on instead of just declaring a moratorium. After discussion and re- view of precedents already set, Council did not see how a complete forgiveness could be accomplished. Harrison suggested the cost of snow removal from his lot might be applied to off -set some of the costs as it was the City's fault so much snow had been piled there. Morin moved Cone seconded, Hudson's payment be off -set by the estimated cost of snow removal. Motion passed unanimously. Harrison was appointed to represent the City on the Kenai Chamber Board of Directors. There will be a meeting tomorrow night at the Royal Redoubt at 6:30 p.m. The Administration will check if the City has adopted the Uniform Trafic Control Devices Manual. 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