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Home My WebLink About1962-04-04 Council MinutesKenai City Council Minutes April 4, 1962 Meeting was called to order by the City Clerk and Mr. Carl Seaman was unanimously elected Mayor pro tem. Roll call showed Mr. Carl Swanson and Mayor Swanson absent. Mr. T. F. Stevens, Atty. for Bush Lanes, Inc., appeared before the Council and presented a proposed oreiinance which would approve an alcoholic beverage dispensing license being granted to bush Lanes, Inc. Mr. Stevens also presented the plans for the bowling alley, explaining the area for drinking would be com- pletely isolated from the recreational area. At the request of I:r. !SorQan, the plans were also shown to the audience. Minutes of the last meeting were read, discussed and approved. Correspondence was read. Clerk reported Mr. Larry Lawton of F. A. A. will confer with Councilman Carl Swanson with regard to placing the City of Kenai sign on or near the air- port. tor. Carl Seaman and Chet Cone volunteered to help Mr. Hollingsworth and Harry House erect the sign after the frost is out of the ground. A phone call to Mr. Keenan of the Div. of Lands resulted in the announcement that the sanitary - fill site is now available and Kenai can start using it immediately. Also, a phone call to Mr. Alfred P. Steger of the BLM disclosed that Sec. 33, applied for as a high school site, was up for a field report, and the City should know within a few days the date of issuance of publication. Ile also stated special tags had been attached to the application to expedite the processing. Mrs. Georgia Struble's name was submittedfor appointment to the Planning Commission. Mr. Leo Oberts reported the City Dock Site has undergone some serious erosion on the upper side and requested instruction as to whether the City should �[ try to repair it, or should the Army go ahead and do the repairing and bill the (� City. The Army claims the excavating done to load and unload barges caused the course of the river to change and erode the bank. The City disclaims all re- sponsibility for the excavating. Mr. Morin requested an executivis session with Council and Planning Comm. He pointed out the Commission is comprised almost 100% of new members and they would appreciate some guidance and instruction as to planning and zoning policy. ' Wednesday, April 11, 1962, 7:00 p.m. was set as executive session to dis- cuss rules and regulations for operating the newly acquired sanitary -fill site. Mr. Morgan moved, TumSuden seconded, the Council accept Acting Mayor Seaman's appointment of Mrs. Georgia Struble as a memeber of the Planning Com- mission. Motion passed. Mr. Morgan moved, Cone seconded, the gravelling of streets in Kenai be accomplished on a priority system based on the number of residents served by the road. Mr. McGahan moved, Morgan seconded, to amend the motion by adding "In the event of equal priority due to residents served a higher g priority will be given due to the condition of the grading. After discussion, the vote on the amendment was: Affirmative --Morgan, McGahan, Seaman; Negative --Cone, TumSuden. Amendment passed. The main motion passed with one dissenting vote from TumSuden. i Lr - - i io�AMWAr Kenai City Council Minutes 4/4/62 Page two Mr. Chet Cone presented a resolution regarding application of money for p planning the new High School building. Mr. Cone roved, `4cGahan seconded, the resolution be adopted. Motion passed. Mr. Morgan presented Ordinance No. 23, granting a liquor license, (subject to the approval of the Alcoholic Beverage Control Board) to Bush Lanes, Inc. Mr. Morgan moved, TumSuden seconded, the adoption of the Ordiance for first reading. Motion passed. The Clerk was instructed to write the DPW in Anchorage with a carbon copy to Mr. Soberg, DPW at Soldotna,regarding the condition of the City streets. Clerk is also to secure pictures of the mud holes and send them to Anbhorage. The meeting was open to public discussion which covered a variety of sub- jects. i.e. roads, dogs and rabies shots, etc. Speakers from the floor were Messrs. Mullin, McGrady, Oberts, Morin, Meeks and Coleman. Meeting adjourned at 10:20 p.m. Respectfully submitted, Frances Torkilsen City Clerk Date: !/— '�/' GA Motion: Morgan NcGat�n Cone Y Ida / Seaman" 15wanson .`j + Date: Motion: G ✓ NorB�► NcGahan � �, • Coneawe 0 seaman �raason -7—twi.' -9�- r Dates motion: _ Morgan MeGahan Cone /� Seaman �( 1 Swanson Date: 7 - �� ` A Motion: y Morgan �;�Ar,,.. McGahan / � Cone � I Seaman Swanson �+ Q l Date: &/- 7 ' L A Motion: �(`_ ,/OvU. _ AVO Morgan McGah 1 10 Cone W— Iiayes Seaman t �G , Swanson Date: Motion: . � a r 'jay / V ',�•�• 4f� �� Morgan • + JfcGah Cone Paye T Seaman � r •/ Swanson �. • - JAMEs E. FISHER ATTORNEY OBER'S BUILDING - P O BOX 397 KENAI. ALASKA TELEPHONE 28L- 7-55S 4 April 1962 City Council Box 580 Kenai, Alaska s Gentlemen: This report is submitted in lieu of the City Attorneys personal appearance. I believe the following items should receive r Council attention: 1. Some method of designation of roads and street responsibility should be undertaken. This problem vrill become more aggravated as the "break-up" continues. The Council has authority and a contract, to distribute loads of gravel on the City streets. The distribution of this gravel should be as equitably accomp- lished as is possible. It is for this reason recommendations have previously been made to the Council to secure an advisory Committee for determining road maintenance rights and priority. This same Co=ittee could also be used for assisting the City Engineer in planning of the water and sewer. 2. The City Attorney has understood from persons resi- dent in the Ninilchik area, that the road from Ninilchik south to Hamer will be under construction this year. The road north from Ninilchik to Soldotna has been delayed for some unknown rea- son, This information has been conveyed to the Ninilchik residents within the last ten days or two weeks. It would bear investigation. It is obvious that if the road south is much more usable; that com- mercial travel would occur with greater frequency over a road that i is more easily traveled. 3. Also suggested by the road work on the Kenai Penin- sula, is need for establishing some sort of contact with communities I like Ninilchik for advocating the continued improvement of the Kenai Coastal Highway. In addition to Ninilchik, of course, con- tact should be established with an organization such as the Anchor - Point Chamber of Commerce. Unfortunately, the Ninilchik community does not have an established community group like a Chamber of - Commerce available for representation of the community. 4. The past week of "break-up" conditions has emphasized the need for clean-up activities in the Kenai area. The City 0 City Council Page 2 4 April 1952 of Kenai sliould act on various programs viNic", might contribute to a tidier appearance of tNe City of Kenai, Alaska, i.e., removal of wrecked automobiles. In t1-,is connection, T-as any further word been received with respect to the proposed City dump, S. The Kenai Peninsula BorougT, Study Group 1,as decided on the following actions to be taken: (a) a borough on the Kenai Peninsula should be the size of the entire Peninsula; (b) the borough should be a First Class Borough (have all of the powers of a First Class City); (c) the borough shall be named "Kenai Borough"; and (d) has decided that the borough seat will be located within two or three miles of the present Tustemene School. If the borough seat is to be located within two or three miles of the existing Tustemena School, this fact should be used as additional justification for building of the Kenai River Bridge of the Kenai Peninsula Coastal Highway. Yours truly, 4J S E. FISHER y Attorney