HomeMy WebLinkAbout1961-02-28 Council MinutesMinutes for Council Meeting held February 28, 1961, 8:15 P. M.
Members present: Helen Stetzer, Dick Morgan, Tom Hayes, Emil Dolchok,
Cot Cones., Dick Morgan presided as Chairman in the absence of Mayor Swanson.
Mr. George Miller was scheduled to be heard and stated that there was an
interest in forming a Native Townsite and that there was a need for aquiring
land within the city boundaries for that purpose. The amount of land
anticipated in this requirement would be approximately 100 lots based a need
of one lot for each head of a household. Mr. Miller indicated that he would
present a petition containing signatures of those interested in this proposal.
He also declared that the Council would be contacted when the application
for the land was filed with the Bureau of Indian Affairs and the Bureau of
Land Management. The Clerk was directed to contact Mr. Fischer of the Alaska
Housing Authority and Mr. Burton Biss, City Attorney, to find out what effect
these plans would have an over-all city planning.
The Clerk received the following directives:
Letter to Mr. Downing, Commissioner, Department of Public Works, acknowledging
receipt of correspondence dated ftbruary 15, 1961, regarding transfer of
Kenai Airport, 0-02-110. This letter would contain questions seeking infor-
mation an what the City of Kenai could anticipate in reference to use of the
wresent
be formulated necessary
rdotothe theosurrtion Of te ounding landsacility and what plans
Latter to Attorney Biss, containg a copy of Ordinance #5, "An ordinance
Regulating and Controlling Offenses, Misdemmanors and Miscellaneous Provisions",
and due theuMunic paality Inforon mation
State ofcedures to Alaska Alcoholic Beverage in jControes
Board.
Motion by Stetzer, seconded by Cones, passed unanimoudly to send a letter to:
Ray James of Seward, Alaska, inviting him to attend an executive meeting of
the Council on March 14, 1961.
To make copies of an ordinance "Providing fOr the Assessing, Levying and
Collecting, Including the Forclosing of Taxes by the City of Kenai".
Motion by Cones, seconded by Stetzer to order a copy of the Uniform Build-
Californiar aad toexpe dt$5.00 forfthenpurchase ofith Osame.als T'Os Angeles
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Letter to ould the Bureau of
American Legion,totate renewfAlaskatheir bingo license,
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Motion by Stetzer, seconded by Hayes to direct a letter to Mr. R. C.
Stevenson, Manager, Pacific Fire Rating Bureau, 465 California Street, San
iarancisca, California, asking that the Bureau send a representative to meet
with the Council and Fire Department to outline the proper procedures to
follow to reduce fire insurance rates from present Class 10%unprotected
Alaska classification) to a Class 9, which Kenai may qualify for with its
present tanker truck system. Motion passed unanimously.
Under Unfinished business:
Motion by Hayes, seconded b Stetzer, passed unanimously that Mr. Peavley
be employed at the rate of J650.00 per month to acconsnpolice both Chief
of the
City of Kenai, this service to contiaae by mu
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Council and Mr. Peavley. The Council gave directions to the Clerk to
inform Mr. Peavley that he could consider. March 8, 1961, as a commencement
date.
Motion by Stetzer, seconded by Emil Dolchok, to amend Ordinance #6, "An
Ordinance Providing for the Creation of a Plannigg Commission" Section 11
paragraph (a), to read, "The fee shall be $10.00 (ten) dollars', massed
unanimously.
Motion by Stetzer, seconded by ;ones to amend Ordinance #6, Section 1,
paragraph 3, to read, "The Mayor and one councilman, and one member of the
school board serve as ex-officio members of the CommUssion...", passed
unanimously.
The Council entertained a second reading of Ordinance #6, and voted
unanimously to pass the Ordinance as read and amended.
Motion by Stetzer, seconded by Cones to set thv Affective date of Ordinance
#6 to read March 1, 1961.
Motion by Cones, seconded by Stetzer to invite members of the Bureau of
Land Management, at their convenience, to attend an executive meeting of the
Council to discuss various land problems existing within the city's area;
passed unanimously.
Motion by Stetzer, seconded by Hayes to endorse the present Alaska Education
Association's legislative proposal to institute a salary increase for Alaska
teachers. Passed unanimously. In connection with this motion, the Clerk
was directed to confer with the City School Board, to determine if the
Board was also endorsing the A. E. A. bill. When concurrence had been
determined, the Clerk was given permission to write the various legislative
groups envolved, to announce the councilts support.
Motion by Stetzer, seconded by Hayes and passed unanimously, to approve a
metes and bounds description of a subdivision in Lot 86 of Section 310 T6N,
R11W, Parcel 1, to be 130 feet on Birch and 165 feet on Third Avenue, for
Mr. Bob Oehlers. Mr. Oberts explained, as spokesman for Mr. Oehlers, that
approval to subdivide this parcel into three separate lots was necessary
for pmtposes of achieving Title Insurance for the project, and in this
connection Mr. Oberts requested that the Clerk provide an official letter
stating the Councilts action for presentation to the Title Insurance
and Trust Company of Alaska, 705 6th Avenue, Anchorage, Alaska.
j Motion by Morgan, seconded by Hayes to create an Ordinance amending
Ordinance #2 of the City of Kenai, "which levies a tax on all buyers of
i Retail Sales and Rents, and Services made in the city obligates Sellers to
collect the tax, provide Exemption, Administrative Provisions and Penalties
for violation and prescribing an effective date". "Be it ordained by the
Council of the City of Kenai, Alaska, that Ordinance #2 of the City of Kenai
be and hereby is amended to change Section 4, sub -paragraph (1) to read,
i "oasual, isolated reatail sales of real or personal property... , passed
unanimously. This motion constituted a first reading of Ordinance #7,
amended sale tax ordinance, and the Clerk was directed to post the oustomary
notice preceding the second reading.
A meeting with Mr. Roland Lane, Architect, to discuss the Home and HouSlgg
Finance Agency application was scheduled for an executive session to be held
at 8:00 P. M. at the Civic League Building, March 1, 1961.
3tetzer motioned to adjourn at 11:15 P. M., seconded by Cones, passed
unanimously„
$espectfullS* submitted: John P. Gu orison, City Clerk