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Home My WebLink About1962-06-04 Council Minutes!fl 1 i AGENDA - June 4, 1962: OLD BUSINESS: 0'f962-63 Budget ravel disposal - motion tabled - okayed orally, have to get in in the minutes. Poe E. Praorc _n1, ? Cronce's Proposal for Collection Rates j Resolution presented by atty. for disposal of refuse NEW BUSINESS: _ I Ordianance of Abandoned Property Resolution establishing 10% penalty for property tax delinquency, interest, etc. i Collection of Tax on isolated retail sales 1 I Collection of tax on sales made by travelling salesman, peddlars, solicitors, etc. How to enforce? Kenai City Council Neetinv Minute; 5/b/62 Meeting called to order by Mayor Dye 5:10 p.m. Poll call showed all members present but Mr. Carl Swanson. Minutes of the last meeting were read and approved. Mr. Odin Strandberg (scheduled to be heard, but not present until now) addressed the Council re SB loan increase from $45,000 to $60,000. Mr. Morgan moved, Swires seconded, the Mayor be authorized to sign showing approval of assignment of $15,000 additional loan, making a total of $60,000.00. Passed. Mr. Strandberg made an informal report saying- the gas generation was now operating, but two more weeks were needed to be fully operative, and that the formal opening would be soon. In response to questions Mr. Frank Rowley said he would have figures on street lights soon, also that he has no right-of-way through Barabara Drive as yet. Correspondence was read. 1 19 Tuesday, June 12th, 7:00 p.m. was set as date for meeting with Mr. John itAHA and Council and all City Commissions. Attorney's report was presented in written form, but tor. Fisher emphasized the need for action immediately if the City wanted to take advantage of ARA funds now avail- able for this current fiscal year.for technical assistance in public projects. Mr. Fisher also suggested a personal contact with HHFA in Seattle might hasten the approval of application for school planning money. He suggested the City would do well to continuously remind legislators of the desired projects of the City, i.e. Bridge, Coastal Hwy., deep draft harbor, etc. The newly enacted law making, it possible to turn State lands over to Munici- palities has not yet been implemented according to information received in ans. to inquiry. Some discussion was held with Counsellor re taxation or licensing of trailers, also date of collection of property tax. Clerk reported as follows: Doris Erwin expressed willingness to donate $100.00 and a 3' strip of land toward widening the road adjacent to her trailer court; in line with Mr. Fisher's recommendation that responsible parties be made aware of the needs of Kenai, the Clerk announced Mr. McKinnon, Commissioner of Dept. of Hwys., Mr. Dwyre of DPW in Anchorage and Mr. Lee Hubbard, Secondary Roads Engineer all met together and not a Council member was present; At this meeting, Mr. Hubbard advised the best way to get projects on the planning is to continue urging construction. Ted Gaines recommendations re collection of prop. taxes included in these minutes, also remainder of Clerk's report. Planning Commission report is included in these minutes Mr. Chris Ehrendreich, Sanitation Representative of H&W will conduct a cle?.n- up campaign for the City and All present his schedule and suggestions at the next Council meeting. He has conducted a survey of a few homes and found 14 on Cook Ave. to be sub -standard as to living conditions. He also urged a Building Code be adopted and will present a model Ordinance at next meeting. Clerk was instructed to investigate possibilities of a donation of a flag pole. Re -zoning of area from Cronce's to Hartley's, Kenai Spur will await discussion after Mr. Ault's meeting. Mr. Leo Oberts stressed need for signing of right -of -entry application to Army re Dock Site. Also applications for funds for public works projects should be sub- matted soon. Public Works could include Bridge, Deep draft or small boat harbors, road work, etc. Mr. McGahan referred to questi-in of collection of sales tax for casual, Isolated sales according to 0rd. 2. Mayor suggested Councilmen study Crd. 2 and that it be reviewed as to practicality. Mr. Swires moved, Sims seconded we take $2500.00 out of City's Time Deposit for Civil Defense Director's salary and reimburse the time deposit as soon as possible. Roll call vote: Affirmative - Sims, Swires, Lofstedt; negative - Morgan; Abstention - McGahan. Mr. Morgan moved the planning fund be revised to total 3300.00 and the money be taken out of Time Deposit until it can be reimbursed. Roll call vote: Affirmative - Morgan, McGahan, Swires; Negative - Sims. (Lofstedt excused from meeting earlier.) Mr. Morgan moved, McGahan seconded, we accept the budget. Passed unanimously. Mr. Morgan moved, Swires seconded the Mayor be authorized to sign right -of -entry letter from Army and that this right of entry be transmissible with cover letter setting forth details of lease agreement as per informal discussion between the Army and Dock Commission. Motion passed. Mr. VcGahan moved, Morgan seconded the motion to apply gravel on Walker Drive and Russ. Ch. Rd. be removed from the table. Passed. Mr. McGahan moved, Morgan seconded, that gravel be applied to those two places. Passed. Mr. Morgan moved, Swires seconded, the City Clerk be permitted to initiate a Purchase Order System. Passed. Clerk was instructed to send a letter to Don Lowell, Director, Div. of C.D. quoting the minutes on motion to grant a salary to City C.D. Director. Mr. Sims urged the Council call special meeting on emergencies as outlined in Ord. 1. The problem of access road to Waldron Apts. and Ivanoff residence was referred to the Street Commission for recommendations. Meeting adjourned 1:15 a.m. Respectfully submitted, Mrs. Frances Torkilsen City Clerk Ted Gaines recommends taxes on property be paid June 15 and October 259 payment in Feb. of as these are the high income months for the tax payer• propertyowner owe for a year and half taxes -- the year following makes the ebeen made for following year in January. as assessments have already le are Outside at that time. This also is a low income month and many people might make a difference in our delinquent taxes. Also: our books are set up showing property taxes as receivables. When financial statements are prepared, this shows as income, but the City may o payments made not have the actual cash. The way it is now, there are n in the fiscal year for which the budget is made. By having the first e criteria for arriving at a workable payment in June, there would be som 4 budget. am I y _ "Red" Jaynes recommends we buy the Cat at Girdwood. He didn't start the motor, but it looked to be in good shape. Hedley Parsons, Geo. Navarre would like City Refuse Pit opened every day -- at least during, summer months. State refunds: Non-profit electric and telephone coops - $ 453.00 Gaming devices 855.00 I Purchase Orders?? Bill from Navarre Food Stores $111.00 cumulative since last January. Don't know the items bought or for what use. What is Council's opinion on having Harry scrub and wax the floors once a week in Administration Building? Ceed a new dog catcher. Ladd has not been around for a month or more. ave had several complaints of dogs and no one do do anything about it. Harry aught one, and Took it to the Pound in the flat-bed, and Archer took the keys away from us. Could Peavley handle the few dogs that are reported? 1 Flat bed cant be handled at Smokey'9'. He's going into construction work -- Charlie says Firemen will work on it. Could Peavley be instructed to inquire at new construction sites if the builder has procured a building permit? Often, the City is unaware of new construction until the bldg. is finished. Chris Ehrendrick is authorized as FHA building inspector. Could the City adopt a building code? Will the City pay for gravel dumped by Vic Boerum's place? -------- U � sr .�' aft. ✓'w /"ft.,.�. 'L 44% jow_. 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'�_ { � � .' - .� ��_ v r • ..... `v �r � cif ��--� s ��. �` ��- x � � .: , , ,�-: ,. i- --- --- - - - — i I I I 3 Motion: Date: r ►organ 1 .,i,l,C. 4 r �• licGahan Cone % i yes Seaman Swanson Motion: s &-6-�t, Date: ►organ • � Hayes Seaman Swanson ' Date: Motion: �M Owe a PAN 1 , ►organ li FcGahan Cone I Payes ��t Qv✓� • ' i Seaman Swanson , ' I 011YU0 J Kenai City Planning Commission KENAI, ALASKA Minutes to be brought before the City Council Taken from City Pannl.ng Minutes of the May 29th and June 2, 1962 minutes. The need for a simple but workable building code to start with !for the city of Kenai. This would help Mr. Ehrendrich to brim the sub -standard housing now in existance up to standard and prevent the sa.•ae thing arising in the newly built areas. Mro lEhrendrich feeling that this would be a calmer and easier way of dealing with the problems of sanitation in sub -standard houses without imposing more of a hardship than necessary. Mr. Ehrendrich would if a?^ointed accept the responsibility of checking the necessary points of this building code. This board feels that some building code should be made immediately to prevent further deterlation of new constructl_;n areas. One that would cover the basio needs to start with would be a step in the right direction. Mr. Ehrendrich would be qualified since he can act under the i.laska housing authority. Also his conaeo-tion with the FHA rules could be of great help in setting the basic standards need for the future IHe in his partial survey of Cook Avenue alone found that there were at least 14 sub -standard houses. These then could be given a reacona_•le time limit to being up the house in use to standard In regard to the houses below standard that are not occupied or rented and being boarded up could then be brought up to standard before they could be lived in a.-.ain or rented and if not done the houses or shacks could be condemned and improve the looks and sanatation of the entire area. Vie would like a restriction on Quonsets placed on any type of land but in particular in new areas or residential areas. We feel that a clean up Week is definitely needed and in assistance to the City workers Mr. Chester Cone will offer two men and trucks to help cart away the trash if put along the road on particular times during this Olean up week. He attempted this last year and received little or no cooperablon. Working for 6 hours and gettli but two barrels of trash. A notice (LARGE) of this in the. paper and the cooperation of each and every citizen would get them free hauling of junk out of their yards and help keep down the summer stench and bins that arise from junk piles. V Kenai City Planning Commission KENAI. ALASKA City Counoll presentation Cont. Is there any plans on a pest control spray (Aerial) How does the Council feel about the proposed .petition of the added * mile area in section 34 from Myron Cronce to Hartley& on both sides of the road going oommeroial as Mr. Roses petition will arouse public feeling which we feel in that particular area will want business as there are five existing businesses there already some by the grandfather rights and even some of these in the intentions of adding new materials to the now existing business and the alterations of some. Such as the cement blocks of Mr. Crory - i --s City Councli Box SSO Masi, Alaska -1 = - _W b Jun -at 1962 R-a s immmr7 Report of City .krtor'ney 1. f,'raablc ns %eve repeatedly �Occurred in 'Cue egmit able eaforceseat of c+olumtfon of aaleu tax aU various types of lKif-,filer, or door-to-door sales activities. INN City Clerk %-as requested my advise on Q UM66T of Situations and I 'kave always advised enargetic Qollectian Of Lh0 tax beravae of Me rests for rcmtuue and as a menus Of tv"tinQ everybody equitably. in mis comaecti01, n@ pity riettc N%Ould receive soma g'diidance from tie Council on %ego aap#-stie are to be the deamda gar payoff of walgs tax. T va far, the City Cleric has aaaeraissd a comwndable amwu nt of initLstive in att"Ipt,ng to see that the vales tax ordinance is equitably enioraed for all cont- t QnU'&-not Ju3t enfarcesent on t%e persons r+o are emajeor to emtset. T'he attitude should be encotnragart. hvwaysr, t`1e C*ftwil avot4d be advised of save of- the probler3s emountered in connttfaia taut'% equit- able sales tau entorceawnx. 1. The City Attorney ties written to that 'Uractos of t%e Divis4on of TAnds, to itaquirs when 34nda will be available to tuer City put'S"M eo C%4ptar 168, Sill 1962. This aetr L w prwAdes t%at first clams cities within the State of Alaska are t,o receive any surplus 'ands Within tthsir city limits pursuQnt to regulat'iona to be prated by the Division of Lands. 3. A request has been fvmrded to nQ for an ordina=6 grOnting to the Chief of ttie KOef Volvataor Fire Daparttwnt pzIi':a nutthority, (x ass2=6 to control traffic) at t'%e See= of a fire. In p=elimlUU7 invwstigr+tiumo I hevs Laquired under vat: aut"rjey does the Chia of police hire su niiiary police. Could not: ttie Chief op the Kanal Voluatwr lire Department bet also an auailiavy police- man? This ssNett:ion is wade in order to avoid legisloeion vAich =1S%t be unaacessan. 4. The trotter of a Baas -cep, a=itct iou, ate. ire i km City Of INUU1 io a coatinuing problem whits sa$.ght be partia'_ly 3olvod Gf the lolloegUS VQCa mwada tLnss cmAd be implem at ed t (a) L'atablu%mnt of painted treoth cons tl rou&F-ouE the City. The City could contract %sits the refuse collector for conactieft from the cons. 7-j City of Kenai 6 .Tune 1%2 (b) Nuisance t.7p* collections of junk could receive attention by warnings given to tFeir Owners. In this cow.mctiou, , personal call by t%c Renaai policeman would probably be helpful. (c) Appurc'nntly ssiauthsrirce, building activities should be investigated by the poliaawn in the course of his regular patrols. He 3houuld Informlly advise persons not having building permits to eheok on the City•s requirements for sue$, permits. it is possible a sample of the parnit (of a different color) should be left with the persons apparently not coWlying with the ordinance. S. The requirements for repeated wsilings to various per. sons► in tom+ City is becoming aver nave burdansaw. In this cnun wegion. I would reco mand purchasirg of a hand operated Addressogreph asot+ine. It is my understanding (this could be confirmed by furtl*ev inquiries) Oat cuer% racu+iues are available for $165.00. lue addressograo plates are prepared at a price of lit per plate (from inforrationn furnis*td by the ordering party). Such a system uasuld permit nx% more frequent mailings to at least Oa property owners in the City. 6. The caWaign for the lbridgo across the Kenni River $1046 probably be iarased in intensity dune to N►e fact that a r r Cowdesioner has taken ever the EURtAny ugw.,tment. 7. I recently %ad occasion to talk with Senator grn4uat Grusning ragardles his Senate involution 137. which- provides for an $8001,8N. study of the road situation in Alaska. 7%* City should be prej aring a presentation M+ict► nipt be madm to the body *ooducting the study in order to justify the Kenai Peninsula Coastal nigt vay and Me ynrnsgain Are Crossing. In addition, it would be cast helpful if activities had been campleted, or at least agressernts %ad been raced WM other groups on the 19 mr end of the Kenai Nminsula for conometing t%*-4W ai Peninsula Coastal xigstway to a -so-called ' Ffgure 8"-route. Stich •a prevenimion might follow along ttie lines of the attached letter. Whit% as prepared by Vx. Stanley 1%onpson. Mr. Thcapson +,as done an ezcallent job. 7%16 letter has been fors arded to t*e vigi wy Coeis• sianar by the City Clerk. 8. If tee City of Rawl needs any technical assistance studies (I suppose sty- studies would be engineerin studies of s-arborg piannning, water and savery eta..) t*e Area Redevel%ment Administration will have some funds available for such studies if application is made within the next week. Do the members of tt•e City Council haw any cow. seats on the need of, or possibilities for sw% studies? ?%le infor- tsatioa taus received from Mr. Tam ticshel.. Ststo Coordinator for tue Area ftedevelopawa Administration. It. Bicshel will be calling on Tharsday, 7 Suneo 1962. City Of Kenai ftgsi 3 6 Jtms 1962 9. Recently, Senator t3rcming stated t%ot a bill ken just possed t%o Donets WN10 + Val provide a one tiun appropriation of an estimted $750.00. for public wzks pvojocts in area* of substaotial ape l e duo VA=L psntroula "Ufio*) if rat, project can bo aoeplot+e l from staret to finiat► vit4+in 27 mont%o. Too* heal mumIty Met�Ad %ove to p>r viLch a nafthI ig turd of I(R. 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