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AGENDA - KENAI CITY COUNCIL NIEETING- 20 JA`NUARY 1965
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CORRESPONDENCE: Have written Alan Corthell reeardinv insurance on Airport Lighting Job.
Proposal from Galliett for extending W&S services to the new Kenai Municipal
Terminal Building --This advance planning E design was approved by HHFA in last
''correspondence report.
poltetter submitted for your study re invitations to contractors for central heating
,,�ystem for City buildings.
Memo from Gambell St. Bookkeeping representing Stan's Cab certifying insurance
for cab had been issued covering $25,000, $50,000 and $5,000--Ordinance requires
50,000, $100.000 and $20,000--have so informed Stan's Cab.
Phone call From :Mayor in Juneau on 14 Jan 65 says "hold off on letter to Statte r".
REPORTS: �Mayor
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City Clerk - Northway Cab did not renew taxi permit last July for 64-65.
Stan's Cab only renewed in check received IS Jan 65. Taxi enforcement is a police
power and the Clerk's office had not chocked on this until last week. Both co.'s
were notified of this gapse and Stan's Cab paid up.
Marion Sellars settled for a check for $749.00. This was the $625.00
` plus the $124 for the extra week he worked.
McAllister's time is not being accepted by Airports or streets. Time turne.
in was: Airport - 37 hours; Streets - 34 hours. Red and Johnnie only approved
27 hours and 21 hours respectively. Hence time is now being charged to Shop also. e -
UNFINISHED BUSINESS:
Request for Payment - Water & Sewer - Galliett, $,g30.00. W&S already owes the
City a little over $14,000.00
Amendment to Taxi Ordinance
Amendment to Liquor License Ordinance
Ordinance increasing liquor licenses to accomodate Kenai Hotel
Charter Change - two meetings a month?
Charter change - Bonding - to enable the Borough to take over school liability.
NEW BUSSINESS:
e Dmck Proposal - J.G.Dye and City. Get copies from Clerk. Too bulky to mail.
PERSONS NOT SCHEDULED TO BE HEARD:
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Ccuncil Minutc.%N 21) Jan 65 Page two
The Attorney reported: Ile is working on a revision of Liquor control Ordinance;
Also for increase in liquor licensers to accomodate Boyer Hotel; Ordinance to
allow for election for Charter change, etc.
' Clerk reported Coveyou is on leave and McAllister is filling his position as
well as working in on Hater and Sewer maintenance. Morin moved, Swires seconded,
Bob McAllister be hired as utility man under Supervision of Kenai City Light Mgr.
at $3.50 per hour. Motion passed unanimously.
Some discussion was held on Gruening's Newsletter in respect to the Kenai Bridge
Project. Clerk will wirte him to get more particulars.
Clay Lyons will meet with Bill Meehan and a croup in Anchorage on Friday Feb. 5th.
the Mayor and Attorney will also try to attend.
Some discussion on who is entitled to copies of the Atty. General's opinions.
Al Hudson is chairman of the Airport Commission --Carl Seamsn is Vice Chairman.
Clay Lyons will ascertain what is being accomplished on W&S project. Ed Evans
is in Anchorage getting the pump motor fixed --He reported to the Clerk he was
going to stay there until he could bring it back with him. Lyons -is to call
Galliett re this.
Gene Morin accepted the Mayor's appointment to the Planning Commission. He is
to have full voting rights.
Clerk will inquire as to the Anchorage firms working with Seattle offices that
make them eligible for bonding counsel.
Clay Lyons inauired about soliciting new customers for KCL. Decision was post-
poned pending the meeting next week.
The Airport Commission, thru McCann,recommended action on contract with Galliett.
McCann moved, Swires seconded, they authorize the Mayor to sign the contract with
Galliett for engineering services forextension of W$S to the Kenai Terminal
Building. Motion passed unanimously.
Meeting adjourned 12:40 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
Frances Torkilsen
City Clerk
* Clerk also reported the City's expenditures for insurance to day is $13,785.03--
He budgeted $7,000.
Also: Clay Lyons will see if he can get line material from the Telephone Co. to
extend the well -warning system to City Hall or to Haller answering service.
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Kenai City Coi..._il Minutes 20 January 1965
Roll Call showed all members present but "Burl" Lofstedt.
Airport Commission members present were: Messrs. Morris, Afiderson, Hudson and
Airport Director Jaynes; Planning Commission member present was Mrs. Malone.
Gene Roguszka, Airport Consultant, notified Council that Feb. 3, 1965, is the
deadling for submitting plans and final designs for the Airport terminal build-
ing to HHFA. At his suggestion, the Airport Commission will meet between now
and 1 Feb., when he will have prepared all necessary paper work by that time.
Planning and Airport Commissions and Council will meet with him at 7:30, 1 Feb.
Harold Galliett reported nothing is being done on the W$S project; everything
is at a standstill. Several meetings have been held with Contractor, Superin-
tendent, City Atty., but nothing concrete was accomplished. The contractor
has claims against the City in the amount of $30,000--some of it claimed due to
unexpected costs because of the earthquake. Galliett has prepared a letter to
HHFA in the form of a change order with his estimate of the amount the City
might possibly owe the Contractor. His figures, less the amount spent on the
sewage treatment plant are $8,569.95. He hopes this settlement can be negotiated
without resorting to Court action. His recommendation: 1. To arrive at an
agreement, 2.To get a signed approval of his list of overages and underages which
was presented to the Contractor. Brown of HHFA has made final inspection and
Galliett hopes the City can get all but 10% of the grant money from them. The
time has about run out for a schedule of completion, and Galliett suggests the
City terminate the contract if a settlement is not reached soon. If the City
cannot finish the job without losing the 75% grant money, then the City should
serve a demand on the bonding co. to finish. The system must be chlorinated
and flushed according to the American Water Works standards --this has got to be
done. The money allocated for the projects is about gone --not much left for any
sort of marginal projects.
James Fisher, City Atty. says the City cannot make any more payments to the
Bank, due to a levy by the Internal Revenue. We can make direct payments to
the employee, and he recommends this course of action, if necessary, to get the:
job completed.
Ed Evans, Supt. for the project, says this sounds okay with him, but he cannot
speak for the Contractor. Galliett and Council agreed Mr. Evans has stuck with
the job a lot longer than most men could have --that he has done everything he
could do to get this job finished.
Galliett will present an estimate of costs of finishing the job --he roughly
guesses at $10,000.00; he says there are many things yet to be done, that the
contractor has spent more than he can possibly realize from the job --that the
bonding people are going to have to meet the payments.
Swires moved, McCann seconded, the City proceed to make direct payments for
i costs on the job out of General Funds from this date on with written consent by
the contractor for completion of the projects. Roll call vote: Affirmative -
Cone, McCann, Meeks, Morin, and Swires; Negative - none.
Swires moved, Morin seconded, the Contractor's written consent to be received
by 25 Jan, 196S, else the bonding companies will be notified to proceed. ,lotion
passed unanimously.
Evans says he can have men on the job next week. Galliett will try to submit
his figures early next week; the change order will be tabled until later, after
the figures are in.
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There was some discussion on the contract between Galliett and the City on the
W$S extension to the terminal building. The Airport Commission and Planning
Commission will make their recommendations to Council on this.
Mr. Ed Leutheuser of Realestate Research Cornoration, workine with ASHA on re-
vision of Kenai's 1980 General Piaa, brought ereetings from Gene Shaw who has
done most of the detailed work, interviews, inspections, etc. on the economic
phase of the study. This study will give us an idea of the economic potential
of the Community for land use planning, location of arterial roads, development
of meighborhoods, etc. Interviews with FAA, SMA and F&WL will be taken into
account as well as the impact of the oil exploration, mineral fields across the
Inlet, Agriculture, the Causeway, the new Greenhouse. He thinks Kenai's greatest
asset is its ambition and drive to better our City. He says our Commercial
Zoning should take care of demands for quite a while, and would not have to be
increased very much. The chances for a deep water harbor seem slim unless an un-
expected source of money becomes available. Council and the City Atty. enumerated
many reasons for attention to a deep water port. The Kasilof River and Kenai
River are the only two sheltered places on the Inlet offering a berthing safe
from tides, winds and ice, plus access to civilization; had a port been here,
there would have been no doubt where the Hethane plant should be; Mr. Piper, of
Pan AM Petroleum had shown pictures of the P.O.L. Dock in Anchorage after being
wrecked by ice --the Seldovia Dock is being rebuilt --pointing Out the advantage
of the lea shores of Kenai, and no matter how many ports are in the Inlet if
Kenai is the better place for a port, it is hoped the report will show this.
Some thought might be given to rail service to the area --the industrial potential
could make such access mandatory for serving the Interior. This report will be
as positive as possible but will not be a 'brochure for the Chamber of Commerce".
A City that knows its limitations is better off than one which hides its head in
the sand. The study will be objective and flexible.
Mrs. Janet McCabe announced intention of going over the subdivision and zoning
design withethe Airport Commission and tf%c Planning Commission. Tom Smythe said
the subdivision plan for Airport lands will be more detailed than design for
the rest of the City, but major roads, etc. will be taken into account. There
�i was discussion on straightening out Beaver Loop by the Dock Site --George Jaynes,
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Waldo Coyle speaking from the floor re this. Discussion on capitol improvement
planning showed an involvmt:nt of financial plannimg also, either from loans,
grants, revenues, etc.
Minutes of the last meeting were approved.
Correspondence, in addition to that on the Agenda: Application from the Chamber
` of Commerce for a permit for Games of Chance and Skill to be used for Kenai Days
and the Dog Races. McCann moved, Morin seconded to approve the application.
Passed unanimously.
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!, Letter from Corthell and Roguszka complied with English Electric's request to
reduce the amount of insurance on the Airport Lighting job. McCann moved,
Cone seconded, to reduce the insurance on lighting contract to $19,000. Motion
passed unanimously.
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The Clerk was instructed to inform Stan's Cab, there would be no permit issued
until past due sales taxes are paid, and adequate insurance is obtained for
taxi service according to the City Code.
Statter's letter was discussed. The location of the steps have nothing to do
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with the site of the floats.
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Council Minute 20 Jan 65 Page Three
The Attorney reported:An effort should he made to meet with LeRislat•ors--He
will send day letters to the Peninsula Rep. h Sen. and Begich, etc. with offer
to pay transportation to and from Kenai. Considerable discussion on items to
discuss with them if they can come. There was discussion also on the National
Guard and attendance at training camp with regard to release of officer -teachers
and students from school attendance during the encampment. Chet Cone will con-
tact School Board and Supt. re this.
The Mayor reported on Juneau trip with regard to Shortfall: Despite the harried
atmosphere in the Capitol due to impending meeting of the Legislature, the Mayor
managed to arrange for assistance for Kenai in completing its application for
Shortfall money --someone will be in Kenai to aid in execution of the papers.
Dye also explained the need for Kenai to receive the tobacco tax money which is
budgeted as an account receivable for school purposes --this money will not be
remitted until after the and of the fiscal year, and would normally go to the
Boro. But the first year of take over by the Boro should not entitle a Boro
to revenues that accrued in a previous year. It is possible this can be worked
out with the State. The Boro sales tax has not been implemented because of the
"use tax" phrase --this needs legislation to make it legal. Assemblyman Dye
argues the sales tax could be enforced now, and should be in operation as there
are no revenues to pay for schools on 1 July.
The Clerk was instructed to write Boro Assessor Heier to return the property
cards to the City office.
There was also discussion on the weighted vote: Kenai population figures should
be revised to show 1100 to 1300--it's difficult to know just what the census is.
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Council and the Attorney spent considerable time on the agreement between the
City and James G. Dye for leasing the Dock Site. Mayor Dye released the gavel
to Vice Mayor Swires during the discussion. This proposal originated several
years ago before Dye became an officer of the City, but was never consummated,
due to numerous factors. Cone moved, McCann seconded, to authorize the City
to execute the formal document on the dock lease to James G. Dye. Roll Ball
vote: Affirmative -Cone, McCann, Meeks, Morin, Swir3s; Negative - none.
Morin moved, Cone seconded, to authorize the Vice Mayor to sign the lease agree-
ment. Motion passed unanimously.
s, Mr. Morin resigned as ex-officio member of the Airport Commission as most of
their meetings are held in the day time and it is impossible for him to attend.
Billy McCann will act in this capacity as he is free for day meetings.
x The Clerk reported: in addition to items on the Agenda, there is a need for
a Building Code for Airport installations, hangars, etc. This will be on the
Agenda next week. A new Planning Comm. member is needed to replace Cliff Carr
who has gone Outside. Mr. L.W.liartley expressed a desire to work with the City
in building office space, etc. in the former Hartley Motors location --this can
not be considered until budget time. Also, Mr. Hartley asked that his 4S' x 80'
strip used as road r.o.w. be deducted from his Water Assessment. This will be
done.
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Clay Lyon reported on his meeting in Anchorage: Stressed need to combat propagand
being, cia+culated by Alaska Taxpayers Group re Electric Coops; Need to watch Leg-
islation being proposed, etc.
Meeting adjourned, 1: 30 a.m.
Respectfully submitted,
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Frances Torkilsen
City Clerk
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