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Home My WebLink About1964-05-20 Council Minutess AGENDA - KENAI CITY COUNCIL �f .urrEs 20 4AY 19b4 OLL CALL 5alEARING IN NEW COUNCILAEN : Roger Meeks, Eugene Morin / PERSONS SCHEDULED TO BE HEARD: Gt% ov/z /7/ �/%s✓�j '' t4INUTES CORRESPONDENCE: eAtty. submitted a draft -letter notifying Div. of Lands of the City's intent to file for Tidelands. ✓did forms for Gas & oils received from Anchorage. .Letters of thanks have been sent to members of the Board of Evaluation. REPORTS: 4yor ttorney Clerk - Jay•LiBtzke eras informed by Cunard the.;Div. of Lands is having a sale on 100 acres of land in Sec. 6 in July. it will go wholesale to the highest bidder. This is the land they had originally planned to Subdivide. (on the bluff). Have an Application for Games of Chance $ Skill from the Kenai Community Library Board, Inc. They are planning to have a raffle during Kenai Days --need your approval. UNFINISHED BUSINESS: Second Reading - Ordinance #64 - Providing a Standard for Plumbing Installations. Amendments to the Plumbing Code. ✓Second Reading - Ordinance 965 - Administration of the Water & Sewer Systems. Blanks were to be filled in by Galliett. NEW BUSINESS: PERSONS NOT SCHEDULED TO BE BEARD: xa�, FE:iAI (:ITY CQUNCIL AINUITS 2-) IAY 1:)64 ,•teeting was callad to order by Vice- layor '=wires wno adainistered the Oath of Office to newly -elected Council nemh,:rs Vor-!r Moues and Gone 'lorin. (toll call showad allnembers pr•.,sent but Gilly IcCana and 11,avor Dye. Ir. Dye came in half hour later. d.S.Thompson addressed Council re a Subdivision Plat, Lot "ik", Ael Cole VD, which had been approved by the Planning Com:aission. Ernie Knackstedt presented Res. 64-12 acceatin� the subdivision and moved for its adoption. Seconded by Bud Lofstedt and passed unanimously. Ar. Thompson then requested an exception to the Zoning on Lot "A" from unclassified to Business. :Ie wants to operate the Tom -Tom Drive-Tn at this site. After consul- tation with the City Atty. the Council unanimously voted to approve the action of the Planning Commission in granting, the exception to '•I.W.Thompson on a motion by Homer Swires and a second by Lofstedt. Ron Thiel, Residcut Engr. for W&S, reported to Council and presented a request for payment from Caughran in the amount of about $162,000 for materials. Morin moved, Knackstedt seconded, after considerable discussion, to pay 100% on materials and 90% on Labor, and to withhold 10% on Labor. Notion passed unanimously. The Atty. will explore methods of making the money available within fifteen days. Speakers were Atty. Fisher, Thiel, Caughran and Council. Clerk issued application for Building Permit to Mr. Collins. Minutes .were corrected and approved. Correspondence was read: Forms for invitation to bid on petroleum products were - discussed--Lofstedt will draft specs for the City's invitation to bid; letter re Fisher's insurance while on City business; Knackstedt moved, Morin seconded to sign and issue notice to proceed to %I-K on Airport Project. Passed unanimously; 'Morin moved, Meeks seconded, to approve Fisher's request to name the creek adjacent to his residence Sally Creek. Passed unanimously: Check -lust for AS presented. — Mayor Reported: deed to establish a policy re City equipment grading. private prop- erty --request from Bowling Alley to grade parking lot. The Atty. suggested con- sideration should be given to whether or not private enterprise will be hurt. Lof- stedt:, 'Morin and Meeks thought if no other equipment was available it would be o.k. 9Ad that it would be all right to help out the business men. After discussion, Council concurred with the Mayor that the Rrader or any other piece of equipment should help out if time and the situation warrants. The 4ayor will see Coveyou in the morning. The Attorney reported: presented a citation for the young men who won the National Bowling Giampionship--he will present the Award Friday night; Presented an amended Plumbing Code Ordinance, but recommended it be postponed for adoption until next week. --Thiel presented his suggested amendments to the Code. Hr. Les Borgen, in the audience made several suggestions to Council. Thiel will incorporate all changes and present them to Council next week. The Atty. also presented Ord. #65, Administering the W&S System. Knackstedt read and moved the adoption of Ord. #65, Motion seconded by Swires and passed unanimously. The %layor reported on Rebuilding Alaska Committee: Tnis project was turned over to Fisher and the Chamber of Commerce. The State meeting will be 1 Jime. The Mayor had talked with Seward City 141r. Hill Harrison who requested use of Kenai Jail facilities :Morin moved, Swires seconded, to offer Seward Kenai Jail facilities at ro charge. asse.4 unanimously. 0 • City Council Nlinutds _71 3/20/64 Pagc two The Atty. continued: lion :3erry will be in rlashiniton again--t;ie Atty. will con- tact him re Kenai City Light's rciucst for s lnan frog P.I:.A., 113 wyill also write Trans -Alaska Tsl. Co. noting the imnrovement in service and invitin- a representa- tive to attend a Council meeting: The '.Iayor reported on policy re landin; fees at thi Airport as a reqult of a meet- ing with the Airport Commission. i:ees will be billed, but collection will be at the discretion cf the Commission. The Alaska Housing Authority's proposal was discussed; it included 1. Detailed and economic date and airport lands plan for immediate development, 2. updating of Kenai General Plan, 3. Continued consultation during the planning period. This would include Land Use, Evaluation of Structures, Community Facilities, Pnnulation, Economic Survey, '•larket Analysis --Housing, Commercial, Industrial; Recreation and Tourism, Transportation and Circulation, Zoning, Capitol Improvements, etc. The City's share of the cost would amount to $4,833.33. The Airport Conmission will ask Gene Rogniszka and F.J.blalone to get together and submit a Plan. There was some discussion on a Terminal Building. The Clerk reported: names listed on Carr's petition for a St. Assessment District were according to Ord. requirements; David R. Lilly and J.R.Flanders had not replied to the City's request to fill in the holes on two pieces of property -- City will deposit the check from Lilly --and bill Flanders for filling in the well. presented Application from the Library Board for a Permit to Operate Games of Chance and Skill --the Library wants to raffle oil paintings for Kenai Days--Knack- stedt moved, Swires seconded, to approve the application. Motion passed unanimously. Clerk mentioned need for two Planning Commission Members--:4eeks said Denver Borders had expressed interest in serving--Swires recommended Alfred O. Olsen as he had worked faithfully and conscientiously on the Board of Evaluation --with crmsent of Council, the Mayor appointed horders and Olsen to the Planning Commission; Army had called and asked permission to dump an old car chassis in the Sanitary Fill - Clerk had ok'd the one, but needed an expression from Council for policy in the future --Council said o.k.--The Health Officer says a differentsite for a Dump was needed anyway; Clerk inquired as to the possibility of Federal dousing Authority assisting the City in planning for Airport Land Use --part of FHA programming is Community Planning in relation to Commercial vs. Residential; Mr. Cooley had been in office wanting, his property evaluation to equal Al Munson's--Clerk pointed out the deadline for accenting protests had passed but that the Bd. of Equalization would meet Friday and perhaps Council would accept a late petition --Council agreed to accept protests as long as the Board of Equalization was meeting; Meeting adjourned 12:25 Respectfully submitted, -,7.?Q�rt6 ✓ Frances Torkilsen City Clerk