HomeMy WebLinkAbout1964-02-26 Council MinutesAGENDA - KENAI CITY COUNCIL MEETING 29 FEBRUARY 1964
A --'ROLL CALL
PERSONS SCHEDULED TO BE HEARD: Harold Galliett-Assessment Ordi ante etc.
e/ HINUTES
CORRESPONDENCE:Copies of letters from Don Meyer to: John Rader,
Pomeroy --also an opinion from Asst. Atty. Gen. Gross re Boro's
obligation for bonded indebtedness for schools.
Fisher's draft of letter to Trans -Alaska Tel. Co.
Fisher's agruments sent to Tillion re Tidelands(enclosed
REPORTS: Mayor
AfO City Attorney
✓Siommissions, etc.
//City Clerk
UNFINISHED BUSINESS:
/Ordinance #57 - Code, Second Reading
Ordinance #61 - Procedures For Appointing Boro Rep., Second Reading
NEW BUSINESS:
American Legion wants to know if the City can donate some land
which they may have as a site for a Headquarters Building. They,
and the Auxiliary, are getting more and more members and they
need a place of their own. They extimate an acre would be plenty
to allow for parking and future growth --but would settle for less. ???
PERSONS NOT SCHEDULED TO BE HEARD:
KENAI CITY COUNt"4, MINUTES
1�1 26 FEB )64
Roll call at 8:15 showed all members present but Lofstedt and Swires.
The latter is in Juneau with Atty. Fisher engaged -_n City business.
Mr. Stan Thompson and Gene Roguszka talked with Council re a terminal
h++ilding at the Airport. The discussion consisted mostly of questions:
Should the building be City -built? or by a Corporation? What size?
What used for? (Offices, etc.); The Council will meet with the Airport
Commission Tuesday 3 March in an effort to resolve some of the problems.
The Mayor will contact Alaska Housing Authority re a meeting with the
City on precise planning for disposal and subdivision, etc. of Airport
lands. **
Mr. Jaynes reported 30% of the initial clearing was finished; FAA is
to install a direction finder; Tachick has the R.O.W. cleared and has
opened up a gravel pit for his own use; Mayor signed the Airport Im-
provement Plans; They hope to advertise for bids next week with the
contract to be awarded in April; Next steps then will be to clear 200
acres of ground, 2. Construction of Airport Access Road, 3. Drainage.
Mr. Jordan submitted a cost sheet on the New High School with estimates
of needed projects; Dick Morgan will present this to the Boro Assembly;
Morgan moved, McCann seconded, to submit a request to the Borough for
authorization for Kenai to increase the bonded indebtedness for the
school facility as listed in the Ietter from the School Board, plus the
architect's estimate of cost of landscaping, plus a 10% contingency.
Motion passed unanimously. Letter is included in these minutes.
There was considerable discussion on the Boro; letters from Don Meyer,
Asst. Atty. Gen. Gross, etc. Speakers from the floor were: Ruby and
Waldo Coyle, Ken Jordan. Council agreed the whole Boro, and not less
than the service area should be responsible for schools. The school
sale and inspection will take place 9 March. A letter from the Board
of Education states the 5% budget money for 61-62 and 62-63 school yrs.
has not been sent to Kenai --Mr. Jordan will follow up on this shortly
if the check is not forthcoming.
Minutes of the last meeting were approved.
Correspondence was read: Letter From Dr. Spencer requesting final
payment on the Code; Fisher's letter to Tranc-Alaska; letter to ABC
Board re liquor licenses. Morgan moved, Knackstedt-secorlded, to call
Fisher Thurs. and ask him not to deliver the letter to the ABC Board
and also we rescind the action of last week. Roll call vote: Affirma-
tive: Morgan, Knackstedt; Negative -Morin, McCann, Dye.
McCann moved, Morin seconded to pay Dr. Spencer $418.20 due him.
Motion passed unanimously.
Clerk reported: Troopers have requested bonding for themselves to
allow them to accept bail money at night; (Council will await notice
of cost before deciding); What has been done re Old Drug Store Bldg.
and National Guard --(Clerk will write Mrs. Walkowski asking for a
** Morin moved, McCann seconded, that Roguszka wiite the Weather Bureau
and FAA and inquire as to space needs if a terminal building is built.
Motion passed unanimously.
Council minutes f4Nnt'd.) '- pape two 26 Feb 64
Written commitment that will allow the City to use the bldg. for a
period of time --requesting ample notice to vacate should she want to
use the building herself --stating the bldg. would be tax exempt for
as long as the City was using it --that she would have no expense what-
soever, the bldg. would be operated and maintained by the City or the
Guard, and that the City will be responsible; Asked concerning the
r.o.w. of KPC--(the Atty. is following up on this); Asked who would
meet with Civil Defense Region 8 Friday in AUchorage-(Mayor will do so);
requested permission to write re HB 335, listing exemptions to sales
tax -(Morgan moved, McCann seconded, to oppose HB 135 and to notify
Tillion, Begich, Kendall, Benny Leonard, KiIcher,[Rader and Baggen].
Motion passed unanimously.
Knackstedt moved, McCann seconded, to remove Ord. R61 from the table.
Motion passed.
Morin moved, McCann Seconded, that a term of one year be established in
Sec. 2, Ord. 061 and the ordinance be accepted for second reading.
Motion passed unanimously. (This ord. establishes procedures for
appointing a Boro representative to the Assembly.)
Some discussion was held on providing land for the American Legion.
Clerk was instructed to inform them the Airport land can't be acquired,
and we have no other land; also to inquire of the Atty. if land and
buildings owned by American Legion, Bill's Club, Boy Scouts, etc. is
liable for property taxes.
Meeting adjourned 12 mid-nite.
Respectfully submitted,
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Frances Torkilsen
City Clerk
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February 26, 1964
The Monorable Jame Go Dye
Mayor of Kenai
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Kenai, Alaska
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Dear Mr, Dye$
We have carefully reviewed the uLoh School Project and the follow-
? iM Will WJMWise our final coat estimates:
Planning i
2,tlCt0.03
thoad Attoracy
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Lease Company
1,052,900.00•
C WUO Orders
3,000.0JL,
Hanley and tlayer
$8,000.00
Z o Odin Stra:Wbera
3,670.00
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You will Hate that the probie s encountered relative to our Water
Supply hAVO increased avr nesde and costs above
the orialml projected
eatinaate.of 51,200.000.0O by spprozinstely S9,001D.00.
This AUCCsase results froLn the need to develop a pipeline drainage
System, the weed to drill our well mjuch deeper, ar_d pooaibly the need to
iaclade a water treatment tyet,en, These are contingencies which p"heps
aiLbt.bhave been awated with aa:pinal local water conditiona, but it hiac
not been muse that we plm ncd. J, 114 ObO.O�
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The Honorable Janes 6, i)yo I-n.re 21 Pebruary 20, 1964
If a treatQent System is not neceasesy the Qatimted $30000.00
coat can be removed frcu the total eatiniate given ata►ve.
At this writing we do not "pact additional contingency conditions
to develop.
If there ara further quentions or additional information to needed
please do not hesitate to contact us.
Youra sincerely,
(ordan, President
Ward of Education