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April 7, 1988- 7-00 P.M.
HEA Conference Room
Vince O' Reilly, Chairman
AGENDA
I CALL TO ORDER
I I ROLL CALL
III APPROVAL OF AGENDA
IV MINUTES OF March 11, 1988
FREE DISCUSSION BY COMMISSIONERS
( 15 Minutes)
VI PERSONS PRESENT SCHEDULED TO BE HEARD
VII OLD BUSINESS A) Council Reaction to Recommendation- Seafoods from Alaska
B) Naval Base Prospects
C) Data Bank
D) Timber, Minerals
VIII NEW BUSINESS A) Wildwood Acquision
B) Retail Sales Promotions
IX CHAIRMANS REPORT
X OTHER BUSINESS
XI SET NEXT AGENDA
XII ADJOURN = 9-30 P.M.
KENAI ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION MINUTES
APRIL 7, 1988 7 pm
HEA CONFERENCE ROOM
VINCE 0 'REILLY, CHAIRMAN
1. ROLL CALL
Present: EDC- Vince O'Reilly, Jim Carter, Bob Scott,
Barry Thomson, Penny Dyer, Jim Elson.
Darren' Bond, Excused.
HARBOR- Leon Quesnel
Visitors.: Mayor John Williams.
2 MINUTES, MARCH 11, 1988
Minutes of March 11, 1988 meeting submited were approved
as ~read.
3. An addition was added to the Agenda. Under OLD BUSINESS
E. RV Situati~on. Under NEW BUSINESS C. City and
State Revenues.
4,. OLD BUSINESS
A. Mayor John Williams commented 'that ~SeafOods from
Alaska is going ahead with their preSent plans until
they hear what Kenai is going to do with their harbor
plans.
Mayor Williams stated that the Kenai River Viewing
System application is being reviewed and is on its
way. He will notify the EDC when the City hears on
this proposal.
B. NAVAL BASE PROiSPECTS
Commissioner Jim Carter said that 'after the National
Guards failure to locate in Kenai, a meeting was had
with Senator Stevenson who advised the Kenai Peninsula
to keep pursuing this. He also made mention that there
is a possibility that a Naval P3 Surveillance Squadron
may be located in Nikiski, also there is a chance of
more naval activity in this ~area since it would be
cheaper to operate out of Kenai. Admiral Hayes will
receive information on the Kenai and a taskforce should
be put .together to work towards getting more military
here. Mayor Williams made mention of the taskforce that
was used and the campaign that Seward did to bring the
prison facility to Seward. He said the lobbying effort
by the people in Seward was excellent and was the
deciding effort for location of the prison there.
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C. DATA BANK
Ross Kenny from the Borough will get a print out to
Charles Brown. Commissioner O'Reilly said the EDC needs
to decide how to get information to Ross Kenny on a
regular basis. He mentioned that the EDC needed to
decide on what was available when,and where it could be
gotten, plus on what type of information would .be useful
for Kenai. He also said the EDC needed to concentrate
on not duplicating information. Bob Scott was asked to
work on getting fish statistics and Leon Quesnel said that
the Harbor Commission could help by supplying information
that they were gathering a study they are doing. Mayor
Williams said that the Kenai ~City Council did pass the
$5,000 to be used by the Harbor Commission and Doug
Coughenower.
D. Not Discussed. (Timber and Minerals)
E. RV Park.
Commissioners Thomson and Dyer .told Mayor Williams that
they felt the idea of a RV park was not being received'
very good. Mayor Williams said that perhaps the
Dobinspeck property could be used and~ that if the EDC
felt strongly about a RV park they should perhaps do a
studY on the need , put together a proposal, then present
it to the Kenai City CounCil. Mayor Williams informed the
EDC that the City Park will be expanded this summer and
twenty more spaces will be added. This is the park that
over looks the beach.
Chairman O'Reilly asked Penny Dyer and Barry Thomson
if they would' work on drafting this proposal for the EDC
and bring it to the Commission for an overview? They
said they were willing to do this and will keep the EDC
informed of their progress.
BREAK
5.. NEW BUSINESS
a. Wildwood Acquisition.
Mayor WilI~~ reported to the EDC Commission that all
was being prepared for this. He said what was needed
is a letter from KNA's attOrney requesting that Kenai
annex Wildwood and after this is done Kenai can take
action for the annexation. The Kenai City Council has
instructed to go ahead with the work for doing this and
Right -AWay agreements will have to be done. It was
suggested that Keith Cornelius come to the EDC and. inform
thom on the bounderies, 'roads and public works regarding
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Wildwood. Commissioner Jim Elson made a motion to have
The Public Works Director come to the next meeting, and
Bob Scott seconded. All EDC members present were in favor.
Mr. Cornelius will be informed of this.
Mayor Williams also said that the city revenues from
.Wildwood would be around $98.00 per person and he .felt this
would be a benefit.
b. Retail Sales Promotions.
Commissioner Penny Dyer said there had been a Bridal
Show at the Sports Center and she felt it was a success.
She expressed the need for the Merchants Association to
work together as a group to promote retail sales, and
for more cooperation within the group.
c. City and State Revenue.
Mayors along the Railbelt are trying to' unify together to
submit a resolution to the legislature. It was suggested
that perhaps Kenai would want to hOst' a one day public
hearing on the Economic Limit Factor (ELF) and the need
for Municipal Assistance. At this meeting sOurces of
revenues could~ be obtained on where to get assistance for
the municipalities. Commissioner Jim Carter thought that
the two week time span that was being suggested as time to
prepare for this,was perhaps to short a time and said there
was going to be a teleconference Friday, April 8 at 2 pm.
Further discussion on this was tabled until some of the
EDC members attended the teleconference and another EDC
meeting will be held in two weeks.
OTHER BUS INESS
Mayor John Williams reported to the EDC on what funding
was going to be spent this year:
$ 700,000.00 Road Improvements
700,000.00 Roads
380,000.00 Roads at Airport
800,000.00 Float Plane Basin
350,000.00 Engineering-Roads
161,000.00 Senior Housing
31 00~00 Airport Terminal
10 ~,~00~~. 00 Womens Resource Center
Applied for : 129,000.00 for observation center-Ducks
100,000.00 Dock
200,000.00 Ball Park
500,000.0'0 Fire Training Center
Spent:
75,000.00 for new ambulance
7,300.00 for cranes
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Mayor Williams anticipates a good year for 1988
because of the funding Kenai has received for
these various projects.
7. ADJOURN Meeting adjourned at 10-00 pm.
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of Kenai, Economic Development Commission