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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1967-01-18 Council MinutesA G E N D A HEGULAR 10,WAI CITY COUNCIL MEETING January 18, 1967 8:00 P.r1. %%A. ROLL CALL B. P,:,RSONS Pi*,3ZhT S0HjjD1)LLD TO BE HLji1,D: 1. 2, 3• C . , It INUTES : Regular Nueting January 4, 1967 I Special Meeting, January* 7, 1967 %Special Iteetinrg January 11, 1967 D. CORRESPONDENCE: E. REPORTS: ,*#1. City Manager 1 �2w City Attorney J• 1.3. Ma' or, City Clerk, City Commissions 44a Borough Assemblyman F . FINISHED BUSINESS: /�. Second Reading of Ordinance 106-67 to increase number of liquor licenses in Kenai by recommending a license to Kenai /2. Terminal Enterprises, Inc., for the now Terminal Building. First Heading of Ordinance 107-67 - Creating an SMLrgency, and calling an election to vote on the issuance of $300s000 Electric Light and Power Hevuaue Bonds. ✓3. First Rending Of Ordinance 1u8-67 - Creating an Emer ency, and calling an election to vote on the issuance of $9500000 Natural Gas Utility Huvonue Bonds. �. First beading of Ordinance.109-67 - Creating an Emergency, dand calling an election to vote on the issuance of $500000 • � Water Gunoral Obligation Bonds and/or $500,000 aewor general Obligation Bonds. its First R,ading Ordinance 110-67 Creating 9. of - an Emergency, and calling an election to vote on the i;:.sunnco of $400,000 /�utroat Improvemont General Obligation Bonds. First Reading Urdinenco 111-97 . of - Creating an Emergency# and calling an election to vote on th6 iasunnee of $300,000 _. Government Building General Obligation Bonds. Discuss inclusion of Elected Officials on City Employue Insurance Coverage. 8. 9. G . STEW BUSINESS : 1. . Receive Recommendation of Airport 5uperintrundc;at rogardinrg suggestud changes in this Hirport dogula tions un the Kenai. Municipal ►irport. 2. First Roadof Ordinance No. 112-679 repualing they City of 3 �. Kemal 3ales'.fax Ordinancu.44A�f ✓�M� . � 4� �'"'�d'�. I.��a �����• � KN1,cri�w�p..Q• li�i�i K1iNAl C11 Y COUNCIL ;4NUTES 18 ,JANUARY, 1907 (toll call - Members present - Chester Corte, Bob dielefuld, Roger Meeks, Cone Morin, Carl Seamart and Mayor James G. Dye. Also present, City ytanager J. W. Harrison, Planning Commission members Mdms. Ruby Coyle, Catherine %16ne and Mr. Bob Halloran. Minutes of the regular meeting of 4 .Jan were approved. Minutes of the special meeting of 7 Jar% were approved. (Don Meyer) Minutes of the special meeting of 11 Jan were approved. (Gas contract-dunsuck) The City Mgr. reported: 1. Final inspection on the 'Terminal Building will be at 8:00 a.m. 6 Feb. Called for by HUD and will be attended by the Architect and the Owner. Harrison suggests any or all Council attend as this is the last chance to see that everything is as it should be PNA And AAI flignts will start from there on 25 Jan; concessions will go in as soon as possible. 1. Letter was received from D. N. Boyer asking a reduction in costs of wervices from U&S during the winter months. With consent of Council Harrison will make a study for possible redudtion in rates for Hotels, motels, etc. during the winter:. 3. There will be an asphalt seminar here 23rd Jan to present costs and methods of base stabilization for paving; people will be here from Seward and other parts of the Peninsula. This plant will mean a saving of $13 a ton in Kenai. 4. Copies of a letter from Dale Teel were sent to Council; this matter is tabled unless Council wants to bring it up. S. Anchorage Chamber of Commerce is holding a meeting to discuss trends and issues; leaders from all over the country will be discussing bonding, economic developments, etc. The fee is $10.00. If any Councibitan wishes to attend let him know so the registration money can be submitted. This will be 28 Mar. on a Tuesday. 6. Letter was received from AML; The State is considering a change in the gross business tax refunds and levy. AML want to know what source of revenue could be substituted for any loss that might occur from deletion of this refund. Harrison does not know what could be used to make up this loss (about 25-30 thousand dollars); Council says lot the State come up with the answer. 7. Re the traffic Code used by the State and the State Signals and Traffice Devices, Harrison will confer with local officials, Cpt. Mayfield and the Dept. of Public Safety as to the best policy for Kenai; at the moment he does not think the State Traffic Code excels the City's Code; use of Uniform Traffic Devices Is another patter. 8. A request was received from the contracting officer of the Air Force to revise the quotation on servicing natural gas to Wildwood. This will be given to Hunsuck to work on and submit to Council before answering the Air Force request. The Mayor reported: 1. The CAB -Cordova Hearing in Washington was a formal hearing with a strict time scnedule; counsel for both sides was present as was the Hearing Examiner. Dye felt his presentation got a favorable and sympathetic reception --he was the only witness who was questioned --the Board seemed to be very interested in Kenai. Dye testified the City wanted PNA to continue operations as they had done and were doing a good job. When asked if Kenai would want Cordova to handle the traffic, Dye said he was not fully acquainted with Cordova's equipment, etc., but said the traffic with PNA in 1966 was twice the line -haul of Cordova's. He also requested Kenai be designated the area airport. The Comptroller General said he did not think FAA should have put so much money in the Soldotna Airport in the first place. Mr. Smith, of Cordova,Airlines, later had Dye to dinner and said he did not want any hard feelings or for it to be on a personal basis; he said Kenai took the only stand they could under the circumstances; that if they came into Kenai they would put on two Convairs and would have planes in and out of Kenai every few hours. 1 1. Kenai Council Minutes 18 dan 67 Page two (Mayor's Report contd.) 2. In a meeting with the Corps of Engineers Dye suggested Kenai's trouble is purely policital at tiu: Anchorage level; Son. Bartlett's office is expected to chock on this; the project application is in Portland since June or.luly; money for all the projects has been allotted, but the Bureau of the Budget cannot come up with all monies needed. The City will just have to keep working on this. S. San. Bartlett set up a meeting with EDA officials; the City's application for W4S grant is in limbo pending further data on creation of more jobs in the area due to WAS utilities serving industry. The City's other application was according to what HDA had requested, but now they have changed the requirements more along the order of the former ARA applications. The City Administration is now working on further facts for need of such utilit- Lo service companies coming in here due to the development North of Kenai, and t: show how an expansion of the system will create new jobs. Dye also suggested EUA might consider 50% participation instead of 66 2/31-- this would make their portion about $500,000. He asked the City be told one way or another as soon as possible --they said we should know in 2 or 3 weeks. Seaman reported on the Borough meeting: 1. When notified of the resignation of Mr. Ainsworth from Moose Pass, he had coyIL.S"O. tatted the North Kenai group who held a meeting and voted to submit the name of VW - Hammond for the Assembly to consider as a replacement for Ainsworth. About 25 people from No. Kenai attended the meeting and saw their suggestion defeated by a 9 to 2 vote in favor of Max Hamilton from Cooper Landing. 2. The Bore Chairman was informed he had no jurisdiction over the hiring a firing of the Boro Clerk and set up the Clerk's job as a full-time position rather than the part-time job it has been. (The balance of time was s on Administrative duties.) 3. There will be a public hearing next meeting on a reading of Boro ordinance regarding payment of 101 of the appraisal price for lands wanted by Cities, etc'^ 4. He will serve an a committe to make a study for raising the ceiling from the $500 limit an Boro sales tax. S. A subdivision in Hope was approved. \Vr 6. The next meeting will be at night in Homer on 3 Feb. 7. The Boro has been asked by the State to furnish space for the State Health officer. Council feels this is assuming a function not authorized by law. If certain areas want health service they should hold an election and do it legally if Boro funds are to be spent. The City Mgr. will write the Local Affairs Agency on an opinion re the Boro's assumption of this function. 8. Incentive for industry was discussed. 9. Mayor Dye was unseated as Kenai's observer; the City had sent him in this capacity pending the next Boro election when Dye could be officially seated as a second repre- sentative. The Assembly said no precedent had been set and that Dye was welcome to sit in the audience, etc. 10. Seaman stated he was now officially tendering his resignation as Boro representa- tive. Morin moved, Bielefeld seconded, to table Seaman's resignation from the Boro Assembly until 1 Feb. meeting. motion passed uanimously. There was some discussion on taxing beyond the needs of the taxing authority -- two methods of presenting a tax-payor's suit. 11. There will be a Boro meeting with the Boro School Board and Division of Lands on 22 Jan. The Planning Commission reported: 1. Rather than grant a re-soning on Lot 103, Sec. 31, T611, R11W, S.H., the Commission had held a public hearing, and in view of the oposition to re -zoning had granted a 2 yr. variance. The petitioner indicated he was satisfied with this ruling. 2. Harrison, with consent of Council, will work with the Planning Commission and the local realtors to cane up with privately owned areas to be re -zoned light industrial. Kenai Council Minutes 18 Jan 07 Pago throe Some investors do not want to occupy leased land, and this is the only land tho City has available for such a purpose. Privately owned land could possibly be bought. Morin requested an executive session after the meeting to report on tine hospital. F-1: Atty. Fisher explained the reason for requesting an ordinance to increase liq- uor licenses in the City to accomodate his client, Kenai Terminal Enterprises, Inc. Approval of this ordinance would be the only action the City would have to take to g �nson license to .lack Peck for operating a bar in the Terminal Building. The question was opened to public hearing. Speakers from the floor were: 1. who said the liquor license for Tide's In was for sale with stock and equipment and for a sum much less than the rumored $30,000. Fisher indicated this license would be subject to law -suit and he did not recommend his client buying it; also the Inlet Bar license was too expensive. 2. Ruby Coyle, 3. Mr. Covington and 4. Billy McCann. 'rim latter asked Council how facer they intended to go in granting licenses? Would they ever consider turning one Council had said there would be no more licenses granted if one is available but at the same time, did not want to become a party to heavy traffic in licenses. In the past they have tried to think of the best interest of the City. Morin moved, Cone seconded, to approve Ord. 106 for second reading which in- creases the number of liquor licenses in Kenai to accomodate the Kenai Terminal Enter- prises, Inc. for a bar in the Terminal Building. Since this is a not transferable license and will run concurrently with the lease on the building the motion passed unanimously by roll call vote. Before the Bonding election ordinances were presented Harrison reported he had a letter from Thorgnims'on.-stating assessments can run 30 years. Galliett had set up a 10 yr. pay plan thinking the City might be able to pay off bonds sooner if they were callable within a shorter period of time. Atty. Fisher presented ordinances on G. 0. and Revenue bonding, explaining they cannot be more than 61 bonds nor more than 30 years; the G.O. Bonds would be funded from tax levies and such other sources of revenue as the City Council may provede; No. 108 anticipates government grant monies, #107 does not; date of election is 28 Feb. -- Council would canvass the ballots the next night at its regular meeting of 1 filar; Judges are Wuis 4i9Bewt Allan Petersen and Nedra Evenson; Clerks are Mae Knudson, Norma Jordan and Frances Torkilsen. Brochures will be prepared putting forth the facts on each issue as will as voting registration requirements; Electors on the G. 0. Bonds must be listed on the latest tax assessment roll of the City, and must oe owners of real property only as personal property is not taxed within the City. It is best to have the shortest re -call possible. Fisher road the notice of the City's bonded indebtedness to be published, showing $130.00 for G.O. W&S; $450,000 for Airport (Revenue) and $450,000 for KCL (also revenue). • F-2: Fisher presented Ord. #107: Seaman moved, Bielefeld seconded, to adopt Ord. 107-67 Light & Power Revenue Bonds for $300,000 and declaring an emergency. The meeting was opened to public discussion. Speakers were: Ruby Coyle, A. L. Hudson and Betty Warren. Mrs. Coyle was advised to write IMA her inquiry as to what happens to Association members equity when their facilities within the City are sold to the City. The public hearing was closed and the motion passed unanimously by roll call vote. F-3: Morin presented Ord. #108-67. During public discussion Oberts inquired as to the extent of the system --it could go to his place. it declaring an election for WI Kenai Council Minutes 18 ,Jan 67 rage four F-3 (Cont'd.) declaring an oloction for Morin moved, Bielefeld seconded, Ord. 108-67,/$650,000 Gas Revenue Bond and declaring an emergency be approved. Motion passed unanimously by roll call vote. F-4: Morin presented Ord. 109. After public discussion, ,Morin moved, Meeks seconded, to adopt Ord. 109-67, creating an emergency and calling for an election for $500,000 Water General Obligation Bonds. Motion carried unanimously by roll call vote. F-5: Fisher presented Ord. 113: Seaman moved Cone seconded, to approve Ord. 113-67, creating an emergency and calling for an election for $500,000 Sewer G. 0. Bonds. There beiang no public discussion, the motion passed unanimously by roll call vote. F-6: Cone presented Ord. 110: Speakers from the floor: Ruby Coyle, A. L. Hudson. Cone moved, Bielefeld seconded, election Ord. 110-67, $4000000 G. 0. Bond for street improvements and declaring an emergency be adopted. Motion passed unanimously by roll call vote. F-7: Cone presented Ord. 111. After public discussion, Cone moved Morin seconded, Ord. 111-67, declaring an election for $300,000 G. 0. Bond for Govn=t. Office Build- ing and declaring an emergency be adopted. Motion carried unanimously by roll call vote F-8: Medical insurance for City Councilmen. Bielefeld moved, Seaman seconded, Council may participate in medical insurance if they pay their contribution. Motion carried unanimously. Harrison says this is good insurance and that Councilmen must either sign an enrollment card or a waiver card, whichever he decides. G-1: A public hearing had been held to consider changes in airport regulations. The City Mgr* asked authorization to draft a resolution incorporating these changes for Council approval. Councils says okay. G-2: Harrison presented Ord. #112-67 repealing the City's Sales Tax. This is a housekeeping measure, since the Borough now administers the sales taxes. Morin moved, Seaman seconded, to approve Ord. 112 for first reading. Motion passed unanimously. G-3: With consent of Council, this item was added to the agenda. Morin moved, Seaman seconded, to approve the application for a permit for games of chance and skill for the American Legion. Motion carried unanimously. G-4: Also with consent of Cowncil, the lease to Kordus Plumbing & Heating was con- sidered. There was no objection to flarrison's signing the lease for Lots 7 and 8, Bl. 1 in CIIAP for Kordus. A. L. Hudson asked Council about the area devellpment for 1V45. All this will be ex- plained and outlined on maps prior to election. It was also reported to Council tine City should have authentic figures available to show proof of the City's right to have two representatives on the Boro Assembly. An informal census of some kind might be undertaken to compile these figures. 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