HomeMy WebLinkAbout1966-02-09 Council Minutes - Special MeetingKFNAI CIV COUNgL MRWrING - SPECIAL f 9 FFBRUARY 1966
!toll call: Members present - Chester Cone (came in time to vote on second motion)
Bud Lofstodt, Billy McCann, Roger Meeks, Gone Morin and Carl Seaman; Absent- Mayor
James r, Dye,
Also present: City Mpr. .lames W. Harrison, City Atty. James N. Pishor,
Planning Commission Mombers Ruby Coyle and Cathurtno Malone,
Harrison reviewed Res. 066-6, Making Award for Construction of Airnnrt 'rorminat
Building. Each item was discussed; the contingency fund monies will come from
sale of Lots 1 and 6, Aloyeska S/u; '1'ho entire sum can very likely be borrowed,
re -invested at a higher rate of interest, thus paying the interest on the interim
loan. Harrison recommends passage of the resolution even though it is possible
HUD will request changes later.
McCann moved, Meeks seconded, to adopt Resolution 066-h, Making Award for
Construction of Airport Terminal Building. Motion passed unanimously by roll call
vote.
Harrison presented Res. #66-7 regarding 63tato Aid for Construction on Locally Owned
Airports. Alan Cortholl is touring South Central Alaska with this resolution ask-
ing Cities to support it.
The Atty. reminded Council, it has boon impossible to got an asnwor out of
the State as to whether or not they nro intending to pre-empt PAAP monies for State-
owned airports. If this happens, municipally owned airports will suffer.
McCann moved, Meeks seconded to adopt Res. 66-7, Programming State -aid for
Construction of Locally Owned Airports. Motion passed unanimously by roll call
vote. (Cone arrived in time to vote on this motion.)
Harrison announced he had received a letter of resignation from C. E. Lyons, Jr.,
Utilities Supt. Construction work is finished for the time for Kenai City Light,
and this was Lyon's specialty. Harrison commended hire for his services, and will
write b letter'of thanks relating to this.
It is not anticipated a replacement will be made for this position at this
time. Should the City got into construction work later on, An engineer, can be
hired by contract for the project.
Roguszka and Cortholl have submitted a request to lease Lot 1, Aloyeska S/D for
construction of a Motel. Union Oil has an option to purchase this lot, said option
to mature 120 days after signing.
As a result of negotiations between the City Mgr. and Major Marks, the last remain-
ing field piece of the Army at IVildwood ( a cannon) will be donated to the City to
commemorate the Army's tenure in this area. It will be mounted at Fort Konay when
this Site is re -built.
i A brief summary of the CAB hearing was given by Harrison and Fisher: this will be
covered in detail at the next meeting.
The Atty, will prepare a brief for the CAB; it is estimated the cost to the
City is about $5,000.
One of the most helpful items to go into the record will be the fact that
the aircraft utilization on the Kenai Airport is 17 times the National Average.
Harrison read from the Anchonage Daily News of 9 Feb., 166, an article
wherein the CAB had refused to extend the subsidy to Cordova Airlines between Oct-
ober and March on the Anchorago-Soldotna run. the hoard said "the winter time
shuttle authority is permissive and that if Cordova finds that it is suffering
substantial losses it can discontinue the service at will..... Cordova's failure
to submit a dotailed economic justification for its original request for Anchorage-
Soldotna turn -around authority creates soma doubt as to whether the authority
should have boon granted at all."
The Atty. said only "parties" are to be permitted to file a brief. Kenai
is an intervening party.
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i Harrison nnnnounced a no -host dinner next Tuesday, 15 Fob at R p^ at the Royal
Redoubt to talk with Col. Farley, and his staff, on anything having to do with
Corps of Engineers projects.
Harrison also informed Council the City's position at the CAB hoarinp was woll-
prosented; he said Fisher was the only attorney who was not reprimanded, and who
disclpl;aeJ himself so as not to lose his tompor.
It is doubtful the Citv will got a transcript of the procoedings as this
would cost 72t a sheet, and would amount to about $1,000.
Meeting adjourned at 9 p.m.
Ras�ectfully sub/mii do
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Frances Torkilson
City Clark
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