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Home My WebLink About1964-08-26 Council MinutesAGENDA - KENA1 CITY COUNCIL MEETING '-."ROLL CALL PERSONS SCHEDULED TO 3E HEARD: Ron Th.ietf �41INUTES 26 AUGUST 1964 d CORRESPONDENCE: Got the tetten 6rom Don MeyeA ae Sonding. Also Better 6nom Alaska State Bank re ahott6alt ob avenue .n .the months succeeding .the earthquake --no Aepey Sun MBA yet. REPORTS s Marlon At� CIQJikstorney1�ccountAxt saga I must deduct FICA, Fed. W/H, etc. 6Am .the bonus check o6 Jaynes'. Witt atW iA.6ae &epanate checks, though. ✓It is ,time to make aases&ments boa 1965. Are we going to try to get pat McKee? On wise .the Sofia be Heady to go bon 165 taxes???? ./fhe City Code, Sec. I-11(a), VaAd sentence Aeads, "...i.6 the 6iut ina.ta hnent .cs not paid when due, as heu nabteA provided, ,the entiu tax boa .the yeah becanea delinquent", etc. The City has been aetouunj paynent ob only hatb on delinquent taxes ---the Accountant says this is not night and does not hollow out Code --that we should coteect the entire tax once it becomes de- linquent. By not bottoukng the taw, Gaines suggests this coutd happens A tax - pay" who has paid the �i�et hate' �ietinquent tax, may decide to let the nest o6 the payments coo by de6ault--then he cooed turn a4ound and sue the City Son the 6.iat hatg he paid, because the City was auppmed to collect ale on none.???? ✓According to the Accowttant'& reswne, (.two sheets enctosed), the City's Aevenue has aetuaety uccneased, pencentage-wise, oven 1963. Re appty- i.ng 6oA ✓K6,, he say& out 6iqures won't give us "a teg to stand on". UNFINISHED BUSINESS: �PubZie Heating - Ttana6eA ob tiqum lceense,3otdanetti. to Lanea&hiae. ,,� d/b/a Jet SaA. Amended Re&o.Zution Ae Stwet paiotitiea. Res. 029 (1962) expiAed 22 Aug. To umm ze got new Councibnen: Couneie daa6ted Res. 29 to give paioAity to streets bon gaavet--toying to choose those atreets which had the greaten nunbeA o6 reaidenta. 06 sous:¢, att/atreets Aeceive grading and snow ne- movat service. dedicated ANEW BUSINESS: ✓ PERSO,VS NOT SCHEDULED TO BE HEARD: Em KENAI CITY COUNCiL MINUTES 26 AUGUST 1964 Roll call showed all members present except "Bud" Lofstedt. Ron Thiel reports progress on Water and Sewer is increasing under Supt. Ed Evans and it looks good for finishing the project this year. Upland St. is under construction, They are nearly through laying pipe; Thiel considered it more important to complete the distribution system than get gravel on Main --that's the reason for delay on work on Main St. Harold Gelliett says the project is looking good --the quality of the water can be taken care of, and we will have Skeelleat•-meter before they are through. Filters may have to be installed, two at $S,000 ea.,but the contingency fund can be used for this. Thiel says the culvert to the sewage treatment plant is holding up well --it may-Iseed rip -rap on one end. There was considerable discussion on alternates and hook-ups. Lee Chambers asked what he had to do to get the City to grade his road into his 4-plex in Sec. 6. Clay Lyons will survey and let him know the description of the land to be dedicated to the City for Streets. Chambers and Mitchell can give a r.o.w for half a road (301)--the State owns the lot adjoining. With consent of Council, the order of business was changed to permit Liquor Lcense Hearing at this time: Change of liccense from Tony and Eyvonne Bordanelli to L.H. Lancashire (d/b/a Jet Bar). Trooper English submitted a written report,fas fequired by law. The Health Officer was not present, nor did he submit a report which is also required by law. The public was invited to be heard, but no one in the audience had anything to say with the exception of Bordanelli. Clerk reported delinquent taxes in the amount of $833.77, and a delinquent light bill in the amount of $904.87, and pointed out according to Ordinance s60 all current obligations must be paid be- fore approval of transfer of liquor license is given. Lancashire requested action from Council signifying their intent before he could go ahead with his financing. Morin moved, Swires seconded,to approve the request to transfer liquor license from Tony and Eyvonne Bordanelli to L.H. Lancashire contingent on payment of current ob- ligations. Motion passed with five affirmative votes --none objecting. Clerk was instructed to inform the ABC Board of this action, and to request them not to Approve the license until notification from the City that all bills had been paid which were due the City. Minutes of the last meeting were approved. Correspondence was read: Received 4 Bond Issues from Richard Thorgrimson, Bond Counsel; (Water, Sewer, Light, School.) Letter from Alaska State Bank re "short- fall in revenue"; Letter from HHFA re planning for the Airport Terminal --copy will be sent to Stan Thompson. The Mayor reported the Boro agreed to hire a Mr. Hoek as Assessor if he accepts their proposal. Hoek is from Modesto, California; Council was more in favor of John Cole as he knows Alaska and is an excellent Assessor, having set up the Fairbanks System. The Boro Consultant on Assessing will be Marshall & Stevens, another Outside firm. Council questions the wisdom of hiring people out of Alska, as thciaspbttation cost, long distance phone calls, etc. adds to the burden of an already over -taxed :{people. The Boro will take over the schools on I July 1965. There will be an extensive mapping of the Boro and a modified numbering system of parcels will be used. The City usuallg arranges for assessment work in August and September, but will hold off for a while as the Boro will,perhaps, take care of it this time. -. Ir Council minutes Page two 26 Aug 6 The Mayor contacted Alaska State Housing Authority who recommended we go al with a final draft of a resolution requesting them to up -date our planning, to plan land -use of the Airport lands, include a deep -draft harbor, etc. Mr. Elliot will call Washington and he thinks it will be approved. There has been no word from F.A.A. on receiving fire calls. The Clerk reported: Other than items on the agenda --information has been sent to Don Meyer re bonding, and work is about finished for data requested by Thorgriason. There was some discussion on Accountant's ceport on revenues for April, May, June and July-1964 as opposed to the same period in 1963. Incidentally Dye broached the idea of changing the Charter from a 20% debt limitation to 30%, but Council felt the people would not approve such a change. Clerk was instructei to accept half - payments on delinquent taxes, as in the past, tho the law instructs the entire tax is due and delinquent. Clay Lyons reported he can get transformers for stand-by use thru Civil Defense and Wing Disposal at Elmandorf. Allan Corthell reports things are going well at the Airport and they hope to finish this year. Considerable discussion between Bordanelli and the Attorney on bills, taxes, Judgment The City will not execute a Street Priority List --will just work on those streetstc. with the most residents, and to the best of our ability. The loader is being re- paired; work is being done on Carr, Wilson and Evergreen Sts. The culverts are in at Thompson Subdivision--Tachick did them --the City will spread gravel stockpiled there. Galliett, referring to the Bond issues, thought we were working on 20 year bonds in- stead of 1S, but had set up a 10 yr. pay -plan for assessments and hook-ups, so we are okay. Council agreed pay dates for Assessments should be 1 July, but the first year's payment shall be 1 December in order to meet the interest payment in March. Chet Cone Chet Cone, speaking for the Kenai Development Association, says they want the City to lay -out the Water $ sewer system for their installation --Council suggested they contact an engineer or surveyor, as we are not equipped to plan design, construction, of such a system. Homer Swires presented Ordinance #68. After reading and public discussion, Swires moved, Morin seconded, to adopt Ord. #68 Issuing $75,000 of G.O.Bonds For Construction of Water System. Roll call vote showed: Affirmative -Cone, McCann, Meeks, Morin, ;.. Swires: Negative - None. Gene Morin presented Ordinance 69. Morin read Ord. #68 Issuing G.O.Bonds Not To Exceed $75,000 for Sewer Construction, and moved for its adoption. Motion wa s t seconded by Chet Cone. After public discussion, roll call vote showed: Affirmative - Cone, McCann, Meeks, Morin, Swires; Negative -None. Roger Meeks presented and read Ordinance $70 Issuing $25,000 of electric light and power revenue bonds. McCann seconded, and the question was opened to public dis- cussion. Roll call vote showed: Affirmative - Cone, McCann, Meeks, Morin, Swires: Negative - None. Homer Swires presented Ordinance #71, Issuing $80,000 of G.O.Bonds for School - — — Construction and Equipment. Motion was seconded by Morin, and opened for public discussion. Roll call vo te showed: Affirmative - Cone, McCann, Meeks, Swires. Negative - None. Morin, Council Minutes Page three 26 Aug 64 Lyons says Westinghouse will get an estimate on charges for putting the panel in at Wildwood. CUL hopes to have the new generator in by 15 Sept, and the City should be ready to go with it after a two weeks try -out. Clerk will ask Coveyou to install stop signs on Beaver Loop r.o.w. for traffic using two access roads from Kenai Packers cannery. The Attorney reported: Asked about erosion on the bank --there will be no money from 875 Funds, but may get help from Engineers thru Flood Caotrol and Erosion. In dis- cussion on shortfall of revenue, the Atty. says this may not be directly attri- butable to earthquake, but he feels something can be done to get relief. Asked if the City could pay Lease Co. the remaining $7.000 which is due by the end of Sept. There is $6,4S3.S4 in the School Bond fund to date. Meeting adjourned 11:50 p.m. Respectfully submitted, Frances Torkilsen City Clerk 9r` t