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Home My WebLink About1963-03-13 Council MinutesAGENDA - KENAI CITY COUNCIL %fiETING ✓ ROLL CALL PERSONS SCHEDULED TO B: BE HEARD - Bruce Adams, Dept. ifEi• ✓MINUTES enuL&Z ✓CORRESPONDENCE < 13 MARCH 1963 REPORTS: CITY ATTY. ; CLERK - ** �. What do you think of amending Ord. 15, Sec. 8, p. 164-.impounding fee from $3.00 to $5.00 per dog???? The City is losing money as is. /2. The trailer on Bush Lanes Parking lot belongs to Bob Dow Realty Co. and is still there as of monday 11 Mar. ivo answer to the City's request that it be moved. 3. Our time deposit of $20,000.00 is drawing 4: interest at the bank. What do you think of transferring $15,000.00 to the Fed. Savings & Loan? They pay 4 3/4 %; Fed. Sax. 6 Loan deposits with Alaska State bank anyway. We could leave $5,000.00 with Alaska State as twice last year we nad to borrow from the Time Deposit until the General Fund could be built up. UNFINISHED BUSINESS: $ Council's answer to Mr. Killen's offer re the 300' x 500' of land. *** 4100'rd. #44 - Second reading Agreement with Mayor Dye re City Dock VOrd. re National Electric Code NEW BUSINESS: /� ** Council granted Mr. Killen "right-of-way easements for public water system" Do you want to say where they shall be., The Atty. says they could go right down the middle of the street unless areas are designated. *** Also: regarding Ord. #44 - The Alaska Water Code says mains shall be 4' deep -- Is that deep enough??? Mr. Galliett says 8 to 10 feet on our designs. e4ftv to� 4t 64a 4� KENAI CITY COUNCIi. MINUTES 13 March 1963 The meeting was called to order at 9:05 p.m. and Homer Swires was elected Payor pro tem by acclamation. Roll call showed all members present but Mayor Dye who is in Seattle on City business. Mrs. Raye Mullin addressed the Council in the name of the Central Peninsula Hospital Association thankingthem for the offer of land for a hospital sitef access road, etc. and accepting the offer. She inquired if"the Council had a preference as to the two lots chosen, i.e. Lots 3 and 4, Sec. 3, TSN, R11R•, S.M. Mr. Morgan will walk the boundaries with Mrs. Mullin Saturday, and the choice will be left to the engineer. Mrs. Mullin was given copies of the City's Engineer, Harold Galliett's report on soils in that area and also a report of geologist Stan Thompson; she stated the Association hoped to have the area surveyed in the near future. Minutes of the last meeting were corrected at the request of the City Clerk in regard to the extension of option with CUL. Mr. Strandberg announced the option extension had been accepted. Correspondence was read. The Clerk was instructed to request a letter from the Dept. of Health re need for water and sewer to be directed to the Congressional Delegation. The Clerk was also instructed to write the Div. of Lands asking them to select lands in PIA #1212 when it was returned to the public domain by BLM. Clerk's report was given. Atty. was absent. Mr. Billy McCann reported on his Juneau trip re Kenai Airport. He stated Sen. Brad- shaw, Ch., Senate Finance Comm. said there were unobligated funds available and that Kenai had a chance of an appropriation from this fund; that Mr. ff. Strandberg had expressed willingness to approve if he had assurance that title insurance would be given to deeds on lots sold; the FAA will draft a theoretical deed for inspection by the Title Insurance Co. and submit it to tor. Strandberg for inspection. Mr. 11il- cox of FAA was present to answer questions, and Sen. Y.ilcher will keep us informed. Mr. McCann also brought word frog► Mayor Dye to let the legislators know how the City felt re H8 Nos. IS8 and 159 re Public Utilities Commission's establishing rates. Mr. John Coveyou said he had been approached by a State representative notifying him he had to pay $2S.00 for the lettering on his truck; that any time a truck is hired a license must be procured. This was referred to the Atty. Mr. Knackstedt moved, Sims seconded, the City do nothing on changing Ord. 15 re the impounding fee on dogs. Mr. Sims, in response to "something he had heard" raised the question of the condition of the kennels used as a City Dog Pound. As a result of complaints reported by the City Clerk, Dog-catcher, and Councilmen Swires, Knackstedt and Sims it seems the fol- lowing violations of the contract exist: lack of heat for dogs in below freezing weather (Ice on the floor), improper feeding (too little food), water not available at all times, improper protection for dogs sent there during "heat" period, illegal killing of dogs (shooting them), illegal dispos-tion of dogs (dumping in the Inlet tidal waters), inadequate sanitary measures in the kennels, improper care of dog left for Boarding (allowed to run loose), etc. The City Sanitarian was instructed to make an inspection and report to Council on his findings at next week's meeting. - idM 4A council minutes page two 4/13/63 The Clerk was instructed to direct a follow-up letter re the trailer in Bush Lanes Kenai Bowl parking lot, and to ask the Atty what can be done about getting it removbd. Mr. Morgan moved, Sims seconded, $10,000.00 of the time deposit money be transferred to the First Federal Saving and Loan in Kenai, and the Bridge Reserve Fund account be transferred to First Fed. Saving and Loan. Motion passed. The Clerk is to get assurance the money will be deposited in Kenai. Mr. Sims moved, McCann seconded, the second reading of Ord. #44, re water and sewer amendment for Subdivision Ordinance be waived. Motion passed. Mr. McCann moved, Morgan seconded, Ord. #44 be adopted. Roll call vote showed: Affirmative - Lofstedt, McCann, Morgan; Negative - Knackstedt, Sims. Mayor pro tem Swires declined to vote, though the Clerk quoted the Alaska Statutes wherein if an Ordinance or Resolution requires four votes for passage, and the vote is three to two, it is considered a "tie vote" in which case, the Mayor should vote. Mr. Sims moved, Knackstedt seconded, Ord. #45, re National Electric Code be tabled. Motion passed. Mr. :Horgan presented Res. #63-11 hiring bond counsel for water and sewer. He moved its adpption and the motion passed after being seconded by Mr. Sims. In regard to House Bills no. 158 and 159, Mr. Morgan presented Res. #63-12 opposing passage of the bills. He moved its adoption, Knackstedt seconded, and the motion passed. Meeting adjourned at 10:1S W. Respectfully submitted, mi .!s�aftCLQJ✓o& /.", fDrs. Frances Torkilsen City Clerk Date: /2 Arl" 3 Date: Emotion: Motion: ` Uorgan XtGah C4pe��''� Pwankn son 1Qotlon: w � � 6 Morgan e E Swanson Motio:f: Morgan Ncr-avap kesneZ Date: motion: / V141 Morgan y� it J � J r" Sw on Date:---_---- 13 AIL e3 Motion: Date: Al i f Morgan L � Morgan skh WE 00 r2 S n wans n •MDate: otion: v Aeq �O r� 11z`' Morgan s a S n Motion: Date: %n Morgan .UL�Nwi