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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1962-02-07 Council MinutesKenai City Council "inutes February 7, 1962 Ifayor Swanson called the meetin; to order and roll call E showed all members present but Carl Seaman and Ghet Cone. Minutes of the last meeting were read, corrected and at.proved. Atty. Fisher reported: Lease aF-greement for dock had been presented to the Council for study and recommendations; His opinion ' on the majority vote needed to pass ordinary :notions as opposed to orders, resolutions and ordinances; suggested anyone having complaints concerning the shooting of firearms in the City to put their complaint In writing for action by "hief Peavley; ouggested a history of action taken in regard to The 'Bridge be compiled and sent to Various legislators--i.e. Gruening, Rhodes, etc; Suggested a commission be formed to work with Galliette and the Planning Commission regarding locations of first projects on water and sewerage systems; Suggested sending a representative to Juneau for the Div. of Highway hearings with a written statement from the Council, and if a representative can't be sent, that the written statement be mailed explaining lack = of funds prevents sending a representative. Clerk's report given and correspondence read. Mayor Swanson announced names of Board of r6valuation: Messrs. i homer Swires, Arnie Knackstedt, Waldo Coyle, Jay Lietzke, Tru 141cGrady, Luke Caro and Glenn Kipp. All had accepted bqT1•1r. Lietzke thus far. f� Mr. Mc Gehan moved, Carl Swanson seconded, the City llow 1 Northway Cab one more taxicab. :lotion passed. W? 094s Mr. Carl z)wanson moved a Sewer and dater Commission be appointed, a minimum of five members, to work with Galliette on location of systems. Roll call vote was as follows: Affirmative - 1,`.eGahan, Swanson, Tum- Suden; Negative -Morgan. Mayor declared motion failed. Mr. Morgan moved, NeGahan seconded, the City reimburse ::tty. Fisher for out of pocket expenses incurred in preparation for the Local Boundary Coirxdssion Hearing. I-Iotion passed. s' Mayor Swanson, with consent of the Uouncil, announced a public hearing next flied. eve. to determine the number of cabs to be allowed 7 each Taxi Co. in Kenai. Chief Peavley and Mr. Chas. Archer voiced their problem in meeting expenses of the Fire Hall. (Fuel and Utilities.) Council hopes to have a solution at the next meeting. Leo Oberts announced possibility of Dock & Harbor meeting Feb. 8 or 9. Meeting adjourned 9:45 p.m. Date: Motion: kl;�L Date: Motion: Morgan Morgan g� b]cGahan Cone Cone May A_ Hayes Seaman Seaman Swanson Swanson Date. - Motion: I Motion: ell Morgan Morgan McGahan / Morahan Cone Hayes Seaman Swanson ■ f Y it W I • Motion: Morgan McGahan Cone Hayes Seaman Swanson j Motion: 4 Motion: Morgan McCahan Cone Hayes Seaman Swanson Date: A G E N D A Persons scheduled to be Heard: Talmadge Nelson - Land re-evaluation as he never received notice of evaluation. (For some unknown raazon Mr. Nelsons evaluation notice was clipped to his property card in the files and never mailed to him.) OLD BUSINESS: Ordinance #20 - Building Permits (carried over from last meeting) Resolution #19 - related to Building Permits. Ordinance #21 - An ordinance prohibiting drivina a vehicle without vehicle owner's consent. Ordinance #22 - An ordinance prescribing tresspass upon another's property. Fire Dept Budget - In executive session with the Fire Dept. Mon, Feb. 19, four Councilmen agreed tentatively to allot the Fire Dept. $2295.88 as a work- ing budget for the rest of the Fiscal year. It will be necessary to transfer $722.02 from the General Surplus Fund to du this. Also, since the City is to assume future oil and utility bills for the Fire Hall, it will be necessary to transfer monies from the above mentioned fund for this purpose. This amount will have to be estimated, but if there is a balance at the end of the fiscal year it can be closed out again to General Surplus. (See letter from Ted Gaines.) Agreement between Engineer Galliette and the City. Agreement between the City and James G. "Bud" Dye, Kenai Dock & Wharfage Co. NEW BUSINESS: Resolution #20 - Naming the North Kenai Road. Resolution #22 - Naming the proposed Kenai River Bridge connecting Beaver Loop and Kalifonsky Beach Road. Resolution 621 - Urging construction of the Kenai River Bridge. i .1 -.--�---..--�--•-� � - - -- - - - _ •ter P. O. BOX 427 aOLOOTNA. ALASKA TED W. GAINE5 CCNTmea PUNLIC ACCOUNTANT February 19, l'i62 City Clerk City of Kenai Kenai, Alaska I Bear Mrs. Torkilsen, MILE 84, STERLING HIGHWAY PHONE 262.4537 In answer to your Zuestions regarding City Funds, the following, should Le observed. All City cf Kenai funds are either General Fund or bridge Fund monies. When your budget is approved, revenues and expenditures for the following fiscal year are :anticipated and approvel. If the anticipated revenues exceed the anticipated expenditures the difference will tend to increase the General Fund :surplus. If, after a portion of the fiscal year has expired, an un- forseen expenditure arises, money must be appropriated by council approval to cover that expenditure. This can come from General Fund Sur lus if there is any. If there is no Gurplus t e u get must be reviewed and amended to obtain the money from some other source - which can be accomplished if collections are exceeding anticipated revenues, or if some other expenditure is less than has been anticipated. 1 would like to suggest that you check with the City Attorney to see if it is permissible for the City Council to approve expenditures from prior years' surplus without voter approval. In addition to the above, a separate bank account should be established for the Bridge Fund, as the property tax ordinance specifically states that the taxes collected from property south of the Kenai River be put in a separate fund. If a separate bank account is not established, and the bank account used by the General Fund should drop below the amount due to the Eridae Fund, the City of Kenai would be spending the Bridge Fund money. Establishing, a separate bank account would eliminate this possibility. Sincerely, T. W. Gaines Certifies; Public Accountant