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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1966-05-17 Council MinutesAGENDA REGULAR MERTING CITY COUNCI L - CZ TX OF D{ ANI 8:00 P.M. - TUESDAY MAY 17, 1966 A. ROLL CALL. B. Persons Present Scheduled to be heard: 1. Mr. 1 ank Roey, regarL to as an and use. — C. MI14UTES : Regular Meeting of May 4, ' 1966. Spocial Meeting of May 11, 1966. D. CORRESPONDRTCE. F. i2k oim : 1. City I'lanager. 2. City fittorney. 3. Mayor, City Clerk and Commissions. F. UNP251.3HED BUSINESS: 1. Have final reading for passa;.e of Ordinarn a Number 94Z66, Zoning Ordinance. 2. Discuss proposed Gas Contract for Feasabil.ity with Engineers. 3. Discuss proposed E.D.A. project on water and sower with Mr. Harold Galliett. 5. G. NEW BUSINESS: 1. Set the date for the formal hearing on the 1966-1967 Budget - of all Department s of the City of K 2enai .9 � 6 J 3• H. PERSON NOT SCHEDUISD TO BE HEARD: A.2"'U4 ��� 2. � 3• PMA" El VOTE THE DATL CH.'NGE ON THIS AGn2D.: rH01',I jJEDIJEaD_y THE 18TH, TO TUESDAY THE 17TH. KENAI CITY C0LNCIL MINUTES 17 MAY 1966 A. Roll Call: Members present - Chester Cone, Bud Lofstedt, Billy McCann, Roger Meeks, Gene Morin, and Mayor ,James G. Dye. Also present - James W. Harrison, City Manager, James E. Fisher, City Attorney, Wayne Wade, Shop Foreman, and Planning Commission %mbers Ruby Coyle, Jean Allen and Kate Malone. B. Mr, Frank Rowley was present in regard to his taxes and land use. Mr. Rowley has presented a bill to the City for storage of equipment on his property in Section S of the Original Townsite of Kenai; there are delinquent taxes from 1963 due on this property as well. Seaman moved, Meeks seconded, to forgive all delinquent taxes on Frank Rowley's property providing that Mr. Rowley will forgive storage bill to the City and give the City a R.O.W. through his property and dedicate the property extending into the street to the City for street purposes. Roll call vote passed the motion unanimously. Mr. Ira English was present concerning the possible lease of 2.2 acres. at the intersection of Lake Street and the Kenai Spur Highway, Mr. English reported that $0.025 per square foot was too high for this property, as a power line of Homer Electric's cut the property in half. This line would limit building considerably. Mr. English reported that they (Mr. Alan Corthell & Gene Roguszka) would like to lease the front half of the parcel with an option to lease the back half. After much discussion, Meeks moved, Morin seconded, that the front half of the parcel (Lot 1), due to the power, line through middle of said property, be reduced to the lease rate of $0.02 per square foot per year. Roll Call Vote followed* Affirmative ; Cone, eks Nbr ,and Seaman. Negitive: Mc Cann and Lofstedt. YYld 'oN p�aa� w�Tk y o n++a , `.nv� t+. Meeks moved, Cone seconded, that the back half of the parcel (Lot 2) be leased at -the rate of $0.01 per square foot per year with no option; Lot.l and 2 to be advertised as one parcel. Roll call vote followed: Affirmative - Cone, Lofstedt, Meeks, and Seaman. Negitive - Mc Cann. ( Gene Morin was not present for this motion. ) Mr. James Bookey, Chamber of Commerce, was present representing the Kenai Chamber of Commerce, Beautification Committee. Ile reported the Chamber was interested in what the City's plans were for the cleaning up of the old houses etc. in the old townsite, and what the Chamber might do to help in this program. City Manager James W. Harrison recommended that the Cha#er make a survey of the old houses and talk to the owners about having them removed. C. Minutes of the May 4th, 1966 meeting were corrected by the Deputy City Clerk, and approved Wcorrected. Minutes of the Special Meeting of May il, 1966 were approved as typed. E. The City Manager Reported: 1. An overdue tie down fee has been reported; City Attorney Fisher was advised to proceed in collecting this. 2. The International Association of City Managers are holding a convention in Anchorage June 3rd and 4th, 1966; would like Council approval to attend. Council approval was given. 3. A letter from the Sitka Historical Cities Restoration Committee, Inc. has been received thanking Kenai for their contribution to the St. Michael's Cathedral Fund. They are sending the City a certified spike for this contribution. 4. David Boyer's letter of protest against his water and sewer assessment should be acted upon. McCann moved, Morin seconded that the water and sewer assessment on David Boyer's property stand as assessed. Roll Call vote passed the motion unanimously. S. The leases sold at the public outcry sale on May 11, 1966 are being prepared and authorization of Council for the City Manager to sign the leases is needed. -1- K1:NAI CITY COWCIL MI\UfES MAY 171 1966 fibrin Moved, Me Cann seconded that Mr. James W. Harrison, City Manager, be authorized to sign those leases sold at the public outcry sale May 11, 1966. Motion passed unanimously. 6. The budget for this next fiscal year is nearing completion, and a budget session with Council and the department heads should be held soon. Meeks moved, Seaman seconded to set a formal budget session with Council and the Department Heads for June 1st, 1966. 7, Dr. Struthers was very pleased with his visit to Kenai, and pplans on coming back to Kenai very soon to set up practice. He has leased space in tfue new office building, and will be bringing his own equipment up for the office. He is asking for no subsidy from the City; if help is need it will be given by private enterprises. 8. A letter has been received from Mr. Carl Brady, President of Era Helicopters, requesting a use permit for a parcel on the Kenai Airport. The letter gave an estimate of use and gasoline purchase on the Airport. Authorization of Council is needed. McCann moved, Morin seconded, that Mr. James W. Harrison, City Manager be authorized to prepare and sign a "Use Permit" for Era Helicopters. Motion passed unanimously. The City Attorney reported: 1. Foreclosure of 1962, 19639 and 1964 delinquent property taxes has now been started. 2. The City needs to authorize our Washington lawyer to attend the happenings on the CAB Case (P.N.A. vs Cordova) and keep us advised. The lawyer has been very reasonable in the past cost wise. Council approved and advised Mr. Fisher to write the Attorney advising him to "go ahead". 3. A contract for the City Manager has been prepared for Council's study. This is a two year contract, to be renewed every second year. 4. If the City is to protest Anchorage '-Natural Gas's application to the Public Service Commission for gas distribution on the Peninsula it must be done before the 20th of May, 1966. Although Kenai is not subject to regulation by P.S.C. we may comment on the applications of others. We should enter in this action by protesting the present application and outlining what we might serve and stating that no application should be granted until such party is ready to serve this area. Cone moved, Morin seconded that Mr. Fisher proceed to file a protest for the City to the Public Service Commission against granting a franchise to anyone, inside or out- side the City, until such party is ready to serve. Motion passed unanimously. 5. A letter from Mr. Jack Thompson's Attorney has been received in regard to the building (Superior Builders) being built in the Hiway right-of-way. Mr. Fisher will contact Mr. Thompson in regard to leaving the building where it presently is, but when the Hiway Department is ready to widen the hiway they may do so without any cost to them for the building. 6. The City Attorney's budget will soon be ready; would like to discuss the possibility of a raise or a change in the present retainer system. 7. Trans Alaska Telephone Company has an application in to the PSC for the burying of their lines. This would not interfere with the City's burying of electric lines, as they are working with the City on this. F. The final reading of the Zoning Ordinance number 94-66 was had and, Morin moved, Meeks seconded, the Zoning fWinance presently pending before the.Council be amended;by substituting the form of.Ordinamce 94.66 which incorporated by reference the "Preliminary Draft - Kenai Zoning Ordinance - Alaska State Housing -Authority - Summer 1965". .Roll call vote passed the moti6n unanimously. W. Harrold Galliett, Engineer, discussed proposed I'.D.A. project for water and sewer with Council. Mr. Galliett listed priorities in the folicwing order: 1. Willow Street to the Terminal Building -a- KENAI CITY WINCIL MINUTES 17 MAY 1966 2. West extension 3. FAA Reservation and Dauhenspeck's Cannery 4. Daubenspeck Road to Walkerville 5. Walkerville to First Avenue 6. East on First Avenue to the High School 7. A wall to made at the High School using the old school well 8. Along the South side of the,Kenai Spur to Boyer's existing line. Council was presented maps showing the above priorities as well as alternates. After such discussion, Seaman moved, Cone seconded, to authorize City Manager Harrison to proceed with the E.D.A. application for water and sewer. Roll call vote passed the motion unanimously. Mr. Harold Galliett, and Mr. Bill Hunsuck were both present to discuss with Council the proposed Gas Feasibility Study. Mr. Galliett left the Council Chambers while W. Hunsuck presented to Council his estimated cost, time, and content of a Gas Feasibility Study; Mr. Hunsuck did the same for Mr. Galliett. Both were then dismissed from the ;-� Council Chambers while Council discussed both reports and qualifications. After reading both letters presented to Council and such discussion, Seamen moved, Cone seconded, that the City hire Mr. William Hunsuck to prepare a Gas Feasibility Study as per his letter of April 26, 1966. A roll call vote passed the motion unanimously. Mr. Hunsuck reported that his cost would be $79500,00 and the time for completion would be 45 days. H. Mr. James Bookey, representative of Kenai Broadcasting, reported that they were interested in leasing 40 acres of land across from the Tom Tom Drive In on the Kenai Spur Hiway. This is State owned land, but.could be released to the City. Mr. Bookey needed the City Council's assurance that if this land was released to them they in turn consider leasing enough of it to Kenai Broadcasting to build a radio antennae on. The City Council assured.Mr. Bookey they would assist him in this matter. Meeting adjourned at 12:45 P.M. Respectfully Submitted, a60AW e4 Andrea Tyler Deputy Clerk /7 YHaY l9c6 Caw p i"a p P MO.kA.) P mkyiw P � P �f 'YYIe+w;t. IQ� Pl`�' nYAOLk Y &44'maomo &*;#" y i a auwe.