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Home My WebLink About1964-07-29 Council Minutes1 AGENDA - KENAI CITY COUNCIL 29 JULY 1964 ROLL CALL PEitSoNS SCIiEWLEU 'r0 rid HFARU: ,,1 �% • ./r,.� ��_er,�,,t .< �, /VAC( .r G,: � f r .f' _ n a i .: hn-1 � ✓a i e. � � yr-rnr , INUTES uiRRESPONDENCE: Have saveral answers to inquiry re C. h. Lyons, Jr. past record --these are treated as confidential --please contact Clerk's office if you want to read tnem before Council time. • Letters to and from State Board of CPA re"conflict of interest" question if Ted Gaines were to audit our uooks--it appears there is no conflict of interest as they do not sign checks, set policy, handle money, etc. In addition, fir. Riley informed the Clerk he would have to refuse to work with the City if some other firm were to set up the Chart of Accounts and do the Audit. tie implied it is "no plum" to do the City's audit --it's more of a head -ache, but at the same time, the work they do for us now is considered a part of the audit,for wnic;, the City pays $20 a month; the final audit is still part of the job. If you can, please talk with Riley re this. Also, see letters enclosed to each Councilman. WORTS: 4ayor City Clerk: ChecK for $2,3US.O4 has been ,wade out to Oberts for in- surance for the School --this will be deducted from the budgeted amount the City pays the school; -there is no Base Rate for Water services for Commercial users in Resolution N64-16--this was inadvertently ommitted-- according to the draft copy, it should be $5.60 and will have to be an amendment to Res. #64-1(-,. Clerk failed to get rate of nay for C.t.Lyons, Jr. for his 2 hours a day for the City. Pay day is soon here, and !Mrs. iiakkinen needs to know the fipure. %Wb at due dates do you want on the assessment charges? rhese may be paid in two installments, and can be mailed out with the light bills anytime.: you set the dates. UNFINIS&I) 11USINESS: I I i I , -Resolution adopting the budget --it looks as tho' this is a deficit budget by about $43,UOU. • Resolution adopting policy for payment of C-u. Director's travel expense Z-1tosolution detetming on sale of City Tani to Kenai yevelo}vmont Assoc. - Appointment of Council replacement: Nawa s supgesied--Waldo Coyle, n Dave Boyer, 'luindell •lueen, Phil Gilson, Emil bolchok, Leo Oberts, Al Hudson. -Appointment of Planning Comm. member to replace Carr --Some of the above- / named? // Gas & Oil Contracts - See AttyPs opinion sent to all Councilmen. NbW WSINESS: Need to revive Ord. 930 which was never passed. Started out to be a standard for street construction, culverts. driveways, drain- age, etc. The City should iiave a policy as guidauce. PERSONS 10T SCHEWLEil To BF: !IEARi): KENAI CITY COUN , MINUTES 29 JULY 1964 Roll call at 8:05 showed all members present but Roger Meeks and Gene :florin. (Council is still short one member due to the resignation of E. Knackstedt.) Red Peavley addressed Council regarding use of the City lot for Kenai Days, 15-16 August. Kenai City Light will rig a 3-phase outlet for the "rides" which will be here next week. Peavley will attend to the minor clean-up that needs to be done. Mrs. Yvonne Bordanelli asked Council to authorize a power ccanection so she can re- sume business. Her delinquent power bill and propertay tax bill is a considerable sum ($904.87-KCL; $840.70-Prop. tx.), but she needs to operate her business before she can pay on the indebtedness. Lofstedt moved, Swires seconded, to table any decision on the Jet Bar until next meeting. Passed unanimously. Bill Wells inquired if the City was getting the benefit of the difference in price for the substitution of a steel tank for a concrete one at the sewage disposal site; He also maintains the design is not right --that it should be weighted down. Mr. Thiel had contacted Galliett re this; the latter will be here Friday to iron out some of the problems. Leo Oberts presented a letter requesting sale or lease of 5 acres of the City Dock Site for fish -processing facilities. Letter is included in these minutes. Council advised Oberts to seek another location, but did not entirely rule out the possibi- lity. Carl Gage approached Council with a request of 200' of River frontage for a cold storage plant. Council advised getting together with Oberts, as the two projects are related. Council will consider the matter further after Oberts and Gage re- port on efforts to obtain river frontage else -where. Morris Killen requested tax relief under Ord. @51. This will be considered again at next week's meeting when the Atty. can be present. Council deleted the R.O.W. from Mommsen Additions 1 & 2, making the following entry on the property card: 88 acres @ $200 = $17,600 + $1825 (house) = $19425 x $0156 = $303.03 (tax). 1 , �,� _•' Prompted by discussion between Council and audience, Swires moved, McCann seconded, to delete taxes on Public Rights -of -way for 1965. Passed unanimously. McCann moved, Swires seconded, to refer taxes on Mommsen Additions 1 $ 2 to the Attorney, and no penalty or interest shall be added until the City can get the policy established re Subdividers. Passed unanimously. ! Carl Seaman presented a plan for Haller construction on Airport Land. Also recom- mended a lease -price of one cent a squre foot; 1/2 of one cent for long term lease with re -negotiation every five years; 25,t per square ft. appraisal value; ' Rep. Rivers had received a telegram fron Community Facilities Administration that $26,000 had been allotted to Kenai for Advanced Planning for a $425,000 terminal building. The Airport Commission will proceed with planning of the terminal bldg. to the point of invitation to bid according to a motion made by McCann, seconded by Lofstedt, and unanimously approved. �1 Gene Roguszka presented a resolution authorizing a Sea Plane Facility under the Federal Aid to Airports program. Planning can be done whether or not the City follows thru this year --it depends on the feasibility of construction at this time. McCann moved, Swires seconded to adopt Res. ►64-1E; Unanimousply approved. McCann moved, Swires seconded, to adopt Res. #64-1q, which rules that proceeds from Sale of Airport lands will go to the operation, mtce., development and improvement of the Airport. Motion..passed unanimously. Council Minutes r 29 July 64, Page two Ron Thiel reported the percentage of work accomplished the past two weeks is only So; lie would like a special meeting with Council before too long --(Council will meet with him and Galliett, and Thouren on Friday afternoon --time to be set later). Thiel also presented plans for the bridge to be constructed on the Flats --Prices were not available, but will be worked out. The bridge will be a 20' span, with 1J' width for traffic, 2110" railing, 12' thick decking --could be easily black - topped in the future. The Kenai Commercail's assessment for W&S will be 1/3 the , assessment costs for Lots 1 b 2 in Shadura S/D, Tract "A". Any improvement going in later requiring W$S will be assessed accordingly. The Geneva Armitage house will have to be moved from the W&S r.o.w.; B1. 16, Lot 20, Original Twnsite; Thiel will make the arrangements between her and Caughran Some discussion on Wf,S contract & specs, Sec. 23, P. 9, white pages --contractor has 250 days to finish the job, bids were let 19 Jan 64. Board The Mayor reported the School/has come up with enough money to complete planned improvements to the New School. Meeting adjourned 2:30 a.m. with agenda for last two weeks postponed til next meeting; Respectfully submitted, J,/� ItihcuA/ J �Ki.Q.lv�. Frances Torkilsen City Clerk i ** Clerk reported C. E. Steen would meet with Soldotna CEamber of Commerce Tues, 4 August, at Riverside House to discuss the road closings on Highway between Anchorage and the Peninsula --also road programs for the Peninsula. Also, the Borough meeting at 2 p.m. 4 August, Ridgeway. Force Acct. work on the Airport amounts to about $25.000 thus far. A---ft � �r Vt I le. I R�j jA A p ?r P 7& t000. �� , • ,eA S -to lott I tuo.� t"L T1 a 1011, ALASKA FISH, INC. Offkaa ice: KBNAL ALABKA aid ILIAMNA, 283-7591 BOZ us ALASKA Jnl,r 29, 1964 City of Kenai Boot 580 Kenai, Alaska (lentlemens This letter is a formal request for the purchase or lease of City of Kenai land according to the verbal coataats made with various members of the City of Kenai Coancil and Mtgw throe& the preassi M woMm. Attashed you will find a perliminary "Prospectus* of Alaska Fish, Inc. uhiah outlines Mw history of this corporation. Please be advised that this is a operating fish processor presently in the business of selling fish and fish products. An inspection of the •Prospeotna" will point out that this is an Alaskan Gorporation vith stock purchase open to any Alaska resident. The land which Alaska Fish, Inc. had verbally requested, with no objections, is as follows: The area between the Army property leased to the City of Kemal. and U. 3. Survey No. 304 compr'-sing a distance of apprcociaately 200 feet more or less of riv)r frontage (upstrean from V. S. I. X Hol 32A). Total area mini. -am to be not lees than 5 acres with additional details to be worked out. Alaska Flah, Inc. being an operating fish processor of fresh water fish products and salt water fish needs the above land to install a fish proosssing plant to include, but not limited toe the fmasings fill,etings smoking, packaging, of seafood products. This facility would provide year round exploysent with an expacted minimal investment of S'd00,000 In plant sachinary and buildings. Alaska Fish, Inc. is a profit making company with stock open for purchase to my Alaskan at 81.00 per chars with minimaa blocks of 10 shares caking it possible for the small individual to invest should he as M. Alaska f'l.ohs Mae. solicits Alaskans to sbare in the development of our fishery rescame. Sincerely yours, �0 F DT . 0be ,O. side Ahgene D. Smith Robert R. Walker Soy - Trans. vise President Cohoe, Alaska I U ma & Kenai, Make