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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1965-10-20 Council Minutes} / CITY OF UNAI AGENDA RE(FULAR WT,'ETIN O OF THE, CITY COUNCIL 8 s 00 P.M. a OCTOBER 20v 1965 A. Roll Call. B. PERSONS SCHEDULM TO BE HEARDs 1. Mr. Maury Porter of Wildwood Motors, 2. C. MINUTES % REGULAR MEETINO OF October 6 SPECIAL MEETING OF October 13 —D. CORRESPONDENCE. E. 'S�EPORTSs 1. City Manager 2. City Attorney L 3, Moyor, City Clerk, Conanissions. F. UNFINISHED WSINESS s �� �j •3� 1. Discuss Proposed Changes in Rules can Leasing or use of land on the Small Aircraft Apron. 2. Receive Annual Audit on General Government Books, 3. Receive Amual Audit on Kenai City Light. 4• 0.0 NEW BUSINESS s '�I1. Approve renewals of liquor licenees. 2.Disouss proposed legislation with view to -position of City re resentatives at Alaska Municipal League Meeting and at other legislative hearings. ..Discuss procedure used to bill telephone bills. 3. H. PERSONS 140T SCHEDUTE D TO BE U UD s . 1. . 2. L -ih" KI'.NAI CITY COUN , MEETING MINUTES 20 OCTOBSN 1965 Roll calls Members present - Chaster Cone, Bud Lofstedt, hilly McCann, Roger Meeks, Gene Morin, Carl Seaman and Mayor James G. Dye. Also presents City Mgr. Bill Harrison, City Atty. James Es Fisher, Airport Consultant Cone Rogusaka and members of the Planning Commission, Norris Porter of Wildwood Motors appeared before Council to request consideration of a 52 differential for local bidders on C ity's purchases. There was some discus- sion on 5% vs. 10%. small and large purchases, etc. The City Mgr, will draft a policy and present it to Council and notices will be sent to Wildwood Motors and interested parties. The City Manager thanked Mr. Porter for his patience in waiting to be heard on this as it had originally been scheduled for the 6 Oct meeting. Harrison introduced Mr. John R. Kuhn, Regional Sanitarian with the State Dept. of Health, who hopes to make regularly scheduled visits to this area, and to establish lines of communication with the City and the Borough though there is not contractual agreement with either at the present. Minutes of the 6 Oct regular meeting were approved. Minutes of the special meeting of 13 Oct were corrected and approved. The City is keeping the tape recorded at this meeting. (On Highways, with Cosby Steen.) All tapes of meetings likely to be of importance to the City in the future will be stored in the City's Filosl tapes of other Council meetings will be kept for a period of three months and reused. The City Manager reporteds The quarterly report has been made and a study of it does not suggest a change in the Budget at this time. The semi-annual report may show a need for budget revision, but it is all right for now. The KCL audit shows the department to be on a sound footings new con- sumers are being connected daily. Questions on the audit will be held over until the auditors can be present. The accounting is done according to the Federal Power ` Commission requirements, and differs somewhat from ordinary accounting. Status of Projects$ ` Letter from Thorgrimson was received late this evening thus preventing a thorough perusall it appears an election may be necessary to pledge revenues from lease and sale of lands to the Terminal Bonding, but HHFA will be the one to say ultimately what should be done. There has been no word from HHFA yet. The City has received title on all the Civil Defense equipment; will hold a sale in the Spring on un-needed items. s Council should pass a motion authorizing delegates to attend the AML Convention in Ketchikan. Cone moved, Morin seconded, to delegate Mayor Dye, City Mgre Harrison, City Clerk Tirkilsen, Councilmen McCann, Meeks and Seaman to repre- sent the City at the Alaska Mundeipal League Convention. Motion carried unanimously. Regarding the parkland in Sec. 61 since it is mental health land and cannot be sold for Park purposes, will the City accept a 55 yr. lease? Council says "yes". Harrison will try to arrange a lease for no feel City equipment can be - used to fix a park area. There was some discussion on a site for the Armory• The City Clerk has boon accepted as an active member of the Internation al institute of City Clerko. Leon Spencer will present his report on KCL, purchase of H.E.A. faell- sties within the City, and purchase of CUL on 1 November. The Legislative Council is to most here the 2nd of Nov., and the 3rd of Nov. is Council meeting. There was dome discussion to to the Legislative Council meeting both in Kenai and Soldot- i na on the 2nd, plus a scheduled Borough meeting that afternoon. Council Minui 20 OCT 65 Pago two Harrison suggested a motion to invite the AML to hold its 1968 Convention in Kenai. This enables many Covn't officials to be- come better acquainted with Kenai and can be a big help to a City. McCann moved, Meeks seconded, to approve kesolution #65-30 Inviting the AML to Kenai in 1968, Motion paused unanimously. Art Foss has offered the City Lots Is 6 59 Block 17, Original Twnsite for $59000 cash or $7,000 terms. Acquisition of these lots would aid the City in Planning its future Civic Center, off-street parking, etc. It's possible Mr. Foss would trade for land elsewhere. The City Mgr, will work with Mr. Foss and let Council know what might be agreed on in time for next Council meeting. The City Attorney reported: A res, authorizing Baluga S/D by F.A.A. The Inner-pleador action has been disposod of; re Harry Riding - Harrison talked with Gantz, and the latter said he would do everything he could to get Riding, paid, Gantz also urges early pay- ment on the part of HHFA and USPHS. In H. E. A. vs. the City, HEA is appealing the decision of the Court to the Supreme Court, Fisher says special Counsel may not be needed on this. The Court awarded $200 in fees for Atty.--costa of $68 are being contested. The City has already paid Gantz over $1600 and City Attys has yet to submit an accounting for his costs. Fisher sugpestsa time for special election re Terminal should be considered, but Harrison says wait until HHFA submits an opinion, The C, A. B. hearing re PNA, etc. in Washington will be in Feb. or Mar. Fisher says Council will have to answer the questions "Would the City oppose a secondary carrier airline if PNA services would not be surtailed?" This does not have to be answered now, but Council should be thinking about it, The hearing might be held in Alaska; Council thinks it should be. All the different phases will be heard as one; the City has not interveened in the case itself. John Morris, PNA agent in Kenai is to be in Seattle the 22nd for a hearing. Reportedly, Cordova has only one aircraft flying now --the DC3 was pulled off because of structural defects. Mayor Dye thinks two carriers in Kenai would b9 all right if Soldotna were to be served from Kenai, but to have planes landing there too, would lessen the traffic out of Kenai and not make for a financially sound business. Fisher has told the Wash. Atty. McCarthy, to use discretion as his fee is an unbudgeted item. Fisher will call Jeff Barry in the morning to try to ascertain if exempt property would not be counted as taxable by the State in figuring evaluation for school purposes. If exempt property is not counted as taxable, the tax incentive policy by the Borough could be very inviting. There was discussion on pick-up points for Labor. When the Swanson Field employed so many men, the Alaska General Contractors voted for the pickup point to be Soldotna. Now that the focal point of the greatest employment has shifted, it is possible the AGC will change the headquarters. Council will look into this. The Mayor reporteds Questioned as to status of Tidelands Survey. F. J. Malone is to do the work as he can P,et to it. No estimate of cost has been submitted. Harrison will confer with him on this and try to get an Idea when the work will be started and what the cost will be. Dye reviewed the Agenda for the Boroughs Office space for Assessor at Homer; whether or not the Chairman should have the power to make tax adjustments, or property adjustments -the Chairman should not have this perogative. Re the Kenai-Nikiski Harbor, Dye read a Council Minutes 20 OCT 65 Page three Memorandum from Pomoroy statinp his views on the need for a Harbor by 19666 the time for construction and that Kenai should have priority. Harrison reported lottorn had been rent to Morris Killen and Jack Thomp- son citing the need for their obtaining* building permits and for them to stop construction until they can meet the requirements of the Code. Mr. Colvin also has been instructed to coaso and desist as his building Is too close to the lot lines. In discussion on adhering to the Code, Cone aaya he thinks spot checks should be made of businesses to see that they are turning, In their sales tax as they should. Council agreed the Code should be enforced. Harrison said he would uphold the laws equitably, fairly and squarely, but he can not be everywhere at once, and if Council is aware of violations he would ap- preciate the information. There was discussion on the Borough's assumption -of Planning, 6 Zoning the first of the year. Council thinks Platting, S/D, building permits, etc* should be done by the Cities. Harrison presented Res. #65-31, Authorizing a Deed of Release and Dedi- cating Revenue Received from Sale of Land in Bdluga Subdivision for Airport Purposes. McCann moved, Morin seconded, to adopt Re. #65-31. Motion passed unanimously. The City Mgr. asked Council to adopt a change in the Small Aircraft Apron Land Use policy which would allow the same time extension to all Interested parties that was allowed to Lofstedt several weeks ago. Coun- cil thought this had been done when action was taken on Lofatedt's lease Rogusrka presented a change in format of the Rules Governing the Leasing of Lots in the SAA. These changes simply incorporate names and letters to the various paragraphs so identification can be easily made; the rules are the same as those used by the Airport Commission in establish- ing policy for land use on the Small Aircraft Apron, and were adopted to encourage use of the new Apron as opposed to staying on the old loca- tion. McCann moved, Lofstedtc:socoti$edW to adopt the new format of moles governing the leasing of lots on Small Aircraft Apron, and to make the agreement with all other parties as was done for Lofstedt. Motion carried. This# in effect, adopts proposed change 9.(A)d. which extends the time for starting "improvements of a substantial nature" from six months to nine months from date,•of grant of waiver on rents. Discussion on the incentive plant 50% of rental rate will be waived f6r three years if lease is executed prior to 31 Dec., 1965; 33 1/3% will be waived for three years if deed is executed between 1 Jan 66 and 31 Dec 66e Changes in these Rules are to be reviewed by Council 4 weeks from now--17 Nov. meeting. Council was presented with list of Liquor License holders applying for approval of renewal, and heard the recommendations of the City Managers Lose approval of Larry's Club, Rainbow Bar, Rig Bar, Tides In Bar, Buoy Room, Westam Limited, Larry's Club Liquor, and Rig Liquor. Seaman moved. Meeks seconded, to approve the Liquor Licenses subject to the City Mgr's. recommendations. Motion passed unanimously. The Inlet Bar had requested consideration of their renewal be postponed until sometime in December. Harrison reported The Trophy Room, Carr's rood Center, Inc. and Kenai Bill's Club still had obligations to the City either in the form of delinquent sales taxes, or personal property taxes. The Last frontier Club had all taxes paid, but had been con- victed and sentenced for failure to close at the proper hour. There i Council Minutoct___" 20 OCT 65 P. 4 was considerable discussion on the advisability of approving the appli- cation for renewal on this license. This indecision was not based on the arrest and conviction alone. The City Attorney suggested condition- al approval of the bast Frontier Club renowal,subject to revocation on another arrest. The Council unanimously concurred with this recommend- ation. Council discussed the numerous comp4aints on the present system Trans - Alaska Telephone uses for billing long distance calls. There is no way of knowing from the statement who placed a long distance call, who the person talked with, or how long, the call lasted. There is no control whatsoever by the customer on toll calls. Harrison will write TAT and see if a change can be made. The Mayor read a letter from Roguszka proposing 1. A continuation of his contract for two months, 2. An offer to enter into a fixed fee con- tract to completion of the semi-final audit. Council discussed this at some length and inquired as to the City Mgr.'s recommendation. Harrison said Roguszka's assistance has been well worth the sum spent, and seeing that we are so near the end of the project he thinks a project basis would be satisfactory rather than extension of the contract. Seaman moved, Meeks seconded, to let the contract with Rbguszka terminate or, the 31st. Roll call votes Af- firmative - Cone, Lofetedt, Meeks, Morin, Seaman; Negative - McCann. The City Mgr* will negotiate with Roguazka, and will direct a letter of appreciation to him for his services. Council also wants a summary of what has been accomplished, what the status quo is, what needs to be done yet, and all the rules and regulations that have governed operation of the leasing and land use program. The Atty. inquired when the City would have an official cele- bration of the new airstrip. Council then turned to discussion of the revision of the Municipal Code, S.8.101, which is on the agenda at the coming AML Convention, and will be acted on by this coming Legislature. A Breif of the hill has been obatined from its author, the Anchorage City Atty, and Harrison suggests Kenai pattern its objections along, the lines of the Breif. Copies of this summary will be sent to all Councilmen. Mostly the protest will object to anything in the Bill that strengthens the Borough Govn't and detracts from the powers of a Home Rule City. McCann also suggested voter representation be made from all areas. The Atty. says Kenai shouldn't go with only negative objections Kenai Bore has four first class Cities, which makes it unique; a deter- mination must be made where the power of the Boro stops and that of the Cities begins. Also how can the Executive Secretary represent both the Boro and the Cities when lobbying at the Legislature when there are so many divergent subjects and conflicts of interest? The Public Service Commission Biil was reviewed and discussed: Council agreed the Bill was all right for regulation in some instances but that Cities should keep control of regulations of Home Rule City owned System The Pwer Commission could step in and help if the City requested it. Council does not oppose the Bill regulating outside Cities, but does oppose any regulation of any municipally owned utility. Meeting adjourned 1is55 p.m. Respectfully submitted, � J Frances Torkilsen, City Clerk 0 1 ' 1 I j - 1 t �i r �1 dp7 OP I ._ I II N ._