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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1966-06-01 Council MinutesAGUNDA REGULAR MEETING ON TIB.: CITY COUich, CITY OI. KL'NAI 8:00 P.M. JUNE 1, 1966. � A. ROLL CALL. PERSONS PRESENT SCHF=ED TO BE HEARD: / 1• b . ./2.ra .�. tUNUTES: Regular Meeting My 17, 1966, D. E. REPORTS: City Manager. 2. City Attorney. 3. Mayor, City Clerk and Commissions. F. UNFINISHED BUSINESS: 001. Hold public hearing on request of Ace Cab Company for a permit for an additional vehicle. ✓2. Enact Ordinance # 96-66 (Fireworks Ordinance) with emergency clause. *'. Enact Resolution # 662/, Accepting* Deeds of Release from FAA. 4. Enace Resolution N 66-Authorizing; co-signing for a loan to move medical equipment to Kenai. 601. Roc'eiva Ordinance fif66, Changing; Building, Codes from the "National Buildingde" to the "Uniform Building Cade". OIL told Public Hearing on Proposed 1966-67 Municipal Budget. ✓1. Enact Resolution N 66-11, Adopting the Budget for 1966-1967. • -,Enact Resolution H 66- Authorizing the Niloingl of an B. D. A. !n� Applicat io•n for Water, -ewer and Street Work. G. NMI BUSINESS: oll. Appoint Acting City Manager to act in authorized absence of the City Manager. ✓l. Authorize continuation of lease with tho State of Alaska on the Armory Building. ✓5. Authorize the City Mf nager to sign a contract between the City ASPRES *1W . t suck for Study. 4 S H. PESCHUL D TO B I hEARD: 1. a. 3. D , KENAI CITY COUNCIL MINUTES 1 JUNE 1966 The meeting was called to order and the Oath Of office was administered to in-cominc; Councilmen Chester Cone and Robert "Bob" Bielefeld. Members presents Bielefeld, Cone, Roger Meeks, Gene Morin, Carl Seaman, Mayor James G. Dye --Bud Lofstedt came in before any action on voting. Also presents Planning Commission members and City Atty, Fisher. Minutes of the last meeting were approved. The City Manager reported: 1. Donald, Inc. (Wilcox and Merritt) ask permission to file a development plan with the City on land newly leased from Donald Fredrickson. Council says okay. 2. Letter from Parks 6 Reco says the City will get money in the Fall. There was some discussion on pleasure boat -launching facilities. If none are provided privately. the City will try to provide a public facility. 3. Telegram was received granting the City $2329000 bn-EDA application for development of the Cook Inlet Industrial Air Park. 4. Letter from FAA says they will pay for W&S extension to the station, but they want the City to install; this will be done when the City contracts for W&S elsewhere. 5. Letter from D. N. Boyer protesting the law requiring hook-up to public water system. Council says the ordinance must be enforced. 6. Final report on Airstrip Paving Project was received from Roguozka along with bill for $19000. This will be paid on recte of monies from FAA. 7. Sale of surplus equipment brought in $4,888.64. Harrison received permission to go ahead and sell items that were bid cap but bid did not meet minimum set by the City. Permission was also reed, to sell items not bid on by 'over-the-counter" basis. . (City Manager's report was interrupted twice, but for the sake of continuity, will continue with it now.) Be Galliett submitted EDA application for extension of Wb39 $lp400,000 project, and bill for same for $2s286.31. 9. An agreement has been signed for 20 year lease with the Russian Orthodox Church. It is hoped this agreement will enable the Centennial Commission to obtain funds for re -constructing Ft. Kenay. Bob Wade appealed to Council to fulfill its commitments made last Fall, to underwrite the school's hot lunch program. They need $837,83 to meet the deficit. There was con- siderable discussion; Council feels the City's responsibility should be only for those students coming from within the City. j; Meeks moved, Morin seconded, the City pay the $837,83 to make up the deficit on hot lunch program. Motion passed with Bielefeld dissenting. Wade was asked to reduce this amount, if possible, by pro -rating it for Kenai students only. Jack Peck, represented by Atty. Burr, requested an indication from the City of the need for air taxi service; said evidence would be used at the pending PSC hearing on 24 June, on their application for a permit. There was considerable discussion by the Council, and those in the audience. Speakers from the floor weret John Morris, PNA agent. Leo Oberts. Seaman moved. Cone seconded, to prepare a resolution to support application of Alaska Aeronautical to PSC for scheduled air taxi service. Carried unanimously. The City Atty. reporteds ..1. HEA vs. Cityt before the Supreme Court --a copy will be available later. 2. Brief for the City on CAB hearing must be in by 24 June, 3. Rights -of -way for Beaver Loop Rd* re-routing may require one condemnation; this could cost $1500--no one knows for sure--, but the City has tried for 8 months to get an easement, with no results. Cone moved, Morin seconded, to offer the top appraisal and give them 7 days to accept. Motion passed unanimously. If this offer is not accepted, condemnation proceedings will be initiated. IV1 Harrison reported airport approach zone r.o.w's are all lined up and should be imbWaImA a. by 1 July. �v& Vey. Council Minutes 1 June 66 Page two The City Attya will be paid monies due for work on Caughran W&S projects Morin moved, Seaman seconded, to pay the Atty. $1,865,31 out of W&S Construction Fund. The balance of the $39234,67 will go into the General Fund to reimburse the City for legal fees on the project. This leaves $7,798,89 in the W&S Construction Fund. Morin moved, Meeks seconded, to sign the agreement to forego collection of Atty's, fees, costs and damages re AEA vs. City law suit. Carried unanimously. Seaman moved, Morin seconded, to write the Corps of Engineers the City has no objection to Maining Dock being constructed as presently planned. Passed unanimously. Item F-ls Meeting was opened to public hearing for granting a second taxi to Ace Cab. Speakers for the grant were# Duke Deering says it is necessary to better serve the public* and that he would put on a full time driver. Against# Ward Showalter says there isn't enough traffic to warrant it= with 2 cabs he takes in about $50.00 a day. John Morris, of PNA, soya there was no problem at the Airport --everyone seemed to be taken care of. Meeks moved, Morin seconded, to grant Ace Cab a permit for one additional cab If obtained within 6 months. Bielefeld moved to amend by deleting words "six months" and inserting "two moo." Motion seconded by Seaman, and passed unanimously. Main motion then passed unanimously. Item F-2t Ord. 96-66 forbidding sale or use of fireworks within the City. Morin's motion to adopt Ord. 96 was not seconded. Seaman moved, Meeks seconded to discuss Ord. 96. Passed uaantmou.Ay. This ords was presented by the Volunteer Fire Dept* at the request of the City Council. Considerable discussion was held, to order to give the Police and F.D. something to work with this 4th of July, it was felt this ordinance should be passed in some form, but the Atty, and City Mgre will work the entire Fire Code over, and present a now ordinance in the very near future. Seaman moved, Lofstedt seconded, to abolish the sale of fireworks in the City of Kenai. Passed unanimously, by roil call vote. Ord. 96 was amended to conform with aboves Morin moved, Seaman seconded, to adopt Ord. 96-66 prohibiting sale of fireworks in the City only and declaring an emergency. Passed unanimously by roil call vote. Item F-3s Seaman moved, Cons seconded, to adopt Res. 66-21 Accepting Deeds of Release on restrictions an airport lands. Passed unanimously. Item 1-41 Referred to executive session. Item F-51 Seaman moved, Morin seconded, to adopt Ord. 97-66 adopting Uniform Building Code on first reading. Motion passed unanimously by roll call vote. Atty, was asked to determine -the procedure for adopting a new building code, and whether or not the Zoning Ordinance applies to adoption of a Building Code. Thare was discussion on enforcement of the Codes, new bldgs. on the airport lands etc. Seaman moved, Morin seconded to require a development plan on all lots to be leased in the future on the small aircraft apron. Passed unanimously. (Lofstedt was excused from the meeting for early morning flights.) Item F-661: The City Mgra presented the proposed 1966-67 Fiscal Budget, and explained various aspects of the computations. Seaman moved, Morin seconded to adopt Res. 66-239 Budget for 1966-67. Carried unanimously by roll call votes Item F-9:' Morin moved, Bielefeld seconded, to adopt Res. 66-25 ..tdopting the Cook In- let Industrial Airpark Subdivision. Passed unanimously. 9tr' - d,. Council Minutes 1 June 66 Page three Item F-St (Withdrawn for action at a later date.) Item F-16t Morin moved, Meeks seconded, to adopt Res. 66-260 accepting Knackstedt- Thayer Subdivision. Passed unanimously. Item G••lt Harrison recommended George L. Jaynes, Jr. as Acting City Manager during His absence. Seaman moved, Morin seconded, to appoint George Jaynes as Acting City Mgr. durinf Harrison's absence. Motion passed unanimously. Item G-2s Morin movedg Bielefeld seconded, to extend the lease to National Guard for another year. Carried unanimously. Item 0-31 Morin moved, Seaman seconded, to sign the contract with Mr. Hunsuck for gas study. Passed unanimously. Item G-O Morin moved$ Seaman seconded, the City enter into a contract with the City Mgr. Motion passed with Bielefeld dissenting as he objected to the two yr. rather than a one yr. term. Mayor Dye reported briefly on the Boro Agenda for tomorrow's meeting. With consent of Council he appointed Messrs. J. E. Fisher. Leo Oberts, George L. Jaynes,, aynes 4r. and John Morris to serve on the Boro EDA Committee. Council adjourned at 12/10 'tit 12/35 for executive session to consider loan to move medical equipment to Kenai, and the Thompson Bldg@ off -set. Item F-4, Loan on medical equipment transtportation will be taken care of thru privates funding, not tax payer's money. The differences re the Jack Thompson bldgo will not be pushed further due to lack of proper ordinance coverage. Thompson will be notified so he can proceed with his building. Meeting adjourned at 12/40 p.m, Respectfully submitted# .�� yn"doa-.- Frances Torkilsen City Clerk f�r� &"Aim A • ��" V . ............... r Irk an Aw .44,p" 1zliolwo. � ..................... .mow................ rJ sawl a z I L. - . .. ........ . D�'t'fI'C' UOP,08. 4OL" 0 d � ,O;w "W/ to Si J'i� i jv , 40, .�' i — ) 6) P4-- 4tI-s s..(.j..�... ..... . ' C - . ��. w.... ..................I.. w.w.. ..— ............. 7n o� �. 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