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Home My WebLink About1963-10-16 Council Minutes- Kii:;AI CITY C)bici1, 1E1:"fl:;(; Ib •)(:"fOsER 1903 ROLL CALL PERSONS SCl1 L) Tr) ,iE HEA111►: flay Tedrow - President ►r.00f0�,3uslnes, Inc. IINUTES -1 CORRESPONDENCE - Mr. Potter requests the Council consider acquiring land south of of the school between Aakkinen's and the corner and also the strip west between the school and the banl•:. :1e says they estimate elementary en- rollment of 600 plus within the next five years if present growth persists. tI`51r. Potter also sent a copy of a resolution dedicating Touacco Tax raoney to the City for 19b3-64 school year for the purpose of amortizing the bonded indebtedness for construction of Kenai iligh School. Letter from Don 'leyer says he tried to contact Thorgrimson all day Fri. j4(A,,wiithh no luck --Says he will contact this office Monndda'y- ,re temporary Bond-- REPORTS: Atty.,*Clerk, Commissio s, etc. J ** Instructions are needed as to metering for power at the Airport --The Power crew, the Street crew and the Airport crew will be using head -bit heaters, but Vie head -bolts used by the flower, for instance are only 1500 watts, those used by the Street are as high as 5000--so Power doesn't want to pay for wattage used by the St., etc. Also, hose shall the shop be handled? Ar. Jaynes suggested a meter to the Airport --they would pay all bills, lights, fuel, etc., then charge the various Depts.' a minimur to defray expenses. ??? U,NHU''HE BUSINESS: BLEARING O).N REAEI:AL OF ALL LI'),UOR LICENSES FOR 1964 /Second reading, - Ord. #53 - Rate Ordinance NEW AUSINESS: PERSONS NOT SQ1EDULED TO 61; ,11-ARD: J A-\ KENAI CITY C')IISCIL '•I1::hTES Aayor Dye called the neetinc to order at 8:05 o.m. but Mr. Swires. 17 )Cf.l..Li' 1:)63 'toll call snowed all nembers ,resent Mr. Ray Tedrow, President, Bush Lanes, Inc., notified Council of clians;c of Directors of Hush Lanes, Inc. and inforred the City they hoped to ray all delinquent taxes within the near future, pending grant of an application for a Ion£ term loan. The City will inform the Alcoholic devera,ve Control Board that approval of renewal of :3ush Lanes' liquor license application will be fort!icomin? on .payment of these taxes. Mr. Tedrow also discussed access across the Army drainage ditch to lots in Bush Lanes Subdivision. lie requested help from tile City to pet culverts and driveways to these lots. Council advisied Ir. 'Tedrow to contact `Iajor Allan at iildwood as it was felt the new management of Bush Lanes might be more successful in negotiations than bast attempts. Mr. Stan Thompson, representing J.:;.Thampson, requested reconsideration of Council's decision to consider Beaver Bluff Subdivision and the sale of one lot in :31. 3, Thompson Park Subdivision as being subject to the Subdivision ')rdinance NX1. Discussion by Council and the audience (Mrs. Coyle, Atty., Stan T:)or)soa) resulted in the followin- motions: 1. :fr. Morgan moved, Knackstedt seconded, regarding the sale of I acre, more or less, in Block 3, Thompson Park Sub., tire City Council considers this one particular lot not sub- ject to Sec. IV of Ord. XI. Passed unanirously. ?Ir. ',k)rvan moved, Knackstedt seconded, the Atty. be directed to make a study of ')rd. XI and ,prepare an amendment whereby all lands within the City which are subdivided will require preliminary and final Plats with the ex- ception of tracts of land in excess of 17 acres. `•lot ion passed unanimously. 3. Mr. '•lor- gan moved, Knackstedt seconded, Heaver Bluff lots not be considered a subdivision. '!otion passed unanimously. Mr. Thompson suggested t:re City arrive at n policy regarding use of City equipment. lie and Mr. Jaynes thought the flat bed was for the Airport, but Council said the flatbed was acquired for the City St. Dept. through '.fr. Royuszka's application via a Federal Agency. Mr. Thompson agrees all equipment is tree City's and might be handled through a Motor Pool with charges made to the various Oelpartments for use of vehicles, etc. Minutes of the regular and special meeting were corrected and approved. Correspondence was read. (Two letters from Sunt. of School, 1 from Dept. HEW re labor ratesJ, Some discussion was held on street vacancy (Broad St.), use of land across the Ilwy. from ' the school. Mayor Dye appointed E. knackstedt to in4uire into purchase of Lots 2,3,4,5,6,7 of Block 8, east Addition. Trooper CngLi h reported on renewals of Liquor licenses: As far as the Police are con- •* cerned, all liquor establishments are operating in a lawful manner; he cited the Last Fontier having had two violations recently, one of which the State had an adverse decision t by the Court --the other still pending with the Alcoholic Beverage Control Board. The Trooper also requested assistance from Council regarding the Road Closed sign at the school, stating that, under present conditions, it is impossible to enforce. Additional signs will -- be erected; i.e. "Parking Only, No Through Traffic from 7:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m." The Attorney reported: letter from (;anti to the Receiver objects to method of discharge of claims and liabilities against Kenai Power Corporation; requested a member of Council to explain the coming :later and Sewer Revenue Bond to the Chamber of Commerce; in order to make a concerted effort to get a decision regarding tire leasing of 'loose Range, he suggested a meeting of Kenai and Soldotna Chambers of Commerce and City Councils --said meeting to be Friday in Kenai or Soldotna. Council agreed this should be done. Sneakers from the floor i . _ 1 Kenai Council Minutes 0 on leasing the Goose Range were 'u•. and `Irs. I:aldo Coyle. 11a ^_c two lb Oct 63 Mayor Dye presented letters from: owner of Trade iildQ. re rental of office space; Atty letter reporting on hearing re !)ayment of Receiver's fees; letter from ifEA re possil)lc operation and mtce. of power lines; letter re Centennial celebration. `!ayor Dye also announced the City had deposited $100,000 with YilA at Soldotna and requested a Resolution for the Bank's records. Mr. McCann moved, Aorin seconded, the Council authorize the Mayor to sign such resolution as might be required to authorized the purchase of 3100,000 in Tine Call Deposit Certifi- cates. :lotion passed with Mr. %frgan dissentinp,. Mayor Dye presented Ordinance #55 (in full) authorizing issuance of a temporary electric revenue bond for $125,000. '.fr. McCann *coved, 'florin seconded, to Adopt Ordinance 955. The Mayor called for public discussion prior to roll call vote which was as follows: Affirmative - Knackstedt, Lofstedt, McCann, "sorin, 'lorgan, Dye; Negative - None. The question of removal of BLM narkers during. road construction revealed that '•1r..1alone has offered to remove and replace said markers whenever it is necessary under these cir- cumstances. Clerk was instructed to thank "Ir. '•lalone for his civic s•)irited offer. Discussion was held on manager for Kenai City Light; ldr. Morgan roved, McCann seconded, to authorize plane fare to and from Kenai for Mr. Howard M. Crinklaw. Passed unanimously. After some discussion, Mr. Lofstedt moved, `florin seconded, to authorize Ir. Clarence Ladd to take over dog pound services. Passed unanimously. ?-fr. Morin moved, Lofstedt seconded, the St. Dept. he authorized to partition part of the Quonset for street Dept. office and storage. Passed wianimously. Council also said one meter should be installed at the Airport for power, head bolt heaters, etc. Mr. McCann moved, Morin seconded, to adopt Ordinance 053, Rate Ord. for Power. Passed unanimously. Mayor Dye reported on the hearing held by Div. of Lands for Selection of Lands by Boroughs. The City's application for unclassified grant -lands has ;precedence over Borough applications. Kenai will join with Juneau and Anchorape in effort to get title to the Tidelands for their respective areas. Some discussion was held on medical insurance plans for City employees; Boroughs, Assembly- men, Chairman, Powers, etc. Meeting adjourned mid -night. •* The Clerk was instructed to notify the Alcoholic Beverage Control Board of ap- proval of renewal of all liquor licenses where all taxes are paid, but to inform them Bush Lanes appeared at the hearing, etc., also that approval of Last Fontie r depended on the decision of the Board re violation now being reviewed by them. Resrectfully submitted, ✓✓�4rsb Irs. Frances Torkilsen City Clerk T� 1 ril 1 J A� f' �, I 1 44�1 k oIIA o IP/1AI�a - AN/1 *r- • �rrtT /d �G3 ri-A AL