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Minutes for City Council Meetings January 24, 1961s 8:20 PM.
Members present: Mayor Swanson, Carl Swanson, Dick Morgan, Tom Hayes, and Helen
Stetzer.
Visitors: 20
The following motions were made and seconded and passed unanimously:
Stetzer and Morgan, to pay City Tra hssessor, Mr. McKee, $918.75 for balance on his
contract for services.
Morgan and Stetzer, to direct the City Clerk to have a telephone installed in the
City Clerk's Office.
Stetzer and Hayes, to direct the City Clerk to select the best bid on a typewriter
and purchase same for the City Clerk's Office.
Stetzer and Swanson, to grant approval to Mr. T. Yee for the preliminary plat of the
"Valhalla Heights" subdivision, and assume the responsibility for street maintainence
and snow removal on the proposed streets in this subdivision commensurate with present
and future policies for this function on other city streets.
Stetzer and Hayes, zo direct the City Clerk to order 5000 h*affic Citation Tickets
from Jeanne Sates, based on the rate of $24.60 per thousand.
The following motions were ruled out:
Motion by Morgan to direct a letter to Anchorage Gas Corporation stating that Kenai
is not interested in a franchise which is contingent upon a gas supplier's rate
that is dependent on costs incurred by a pipeline over ut9.ch Kenai has no control.
Kenai would be paying costs not in proportion to the amount paid by nchoragc. If
Anchorage Gas Corporation can offer a franchise based on a portion of natural gas
at the comprehensive market value, the City of Kenai would desire further negotia-
tions. Motion did not receive a second.
Motion by Stetzer that the franchise of Anchorage Gas Corporation be changed to have
gas produced by November is 1961 and that a provision be made to maintain the
Anchorage rate for three years. Motion seconded by Carl Swansons failed to carry.
Motion by Mayor Swnson, stepping down from the chair, that the reading of the
franchises be given, in accordance with Section 179 Ordinance #1, which allowed
for waiving arc oral reading in an emergency. Motion seconded by Tom Hayes. In
a discussion , the Council decided to table the franchises.
Mayor Swanson opened the meeting for public discussion. Mr. Jess Nichols directed
the following question to the Councils, "Does the Council allow the audience to speak
before acting on business?" Mayor Swanson replied that the prescribed order of
business for council meetings was contained in Section 13, Ordinance #1. Mayor
Swanson directed this reply to Mr. Coyles, who had asked if Robert's Rules were
followed in Council session.
Mr. McCahill directed the following question to the Council, "Does the City of Kenai
have zoning regulations?" Mayor Swanson replied that an interim zoning would be in
effect as soon as possibles and that there would be a planning commission appointed
*, at a later date.
Mr. Morgan motioned that the meeting adjourn, Mr. C. Swanson seconded,, passed unan.
p at 10:30 PM. Respectfully submitted: John P. Gunnison, City Clerk