HomeMy WebLinkAbout1979-05-22 Harbor Commission SummaryAGENDA
' KENAI ~DVISO~Y I-~ARB~R C~11~I~ISSION
~ REGULAR ll'IEETING
TUESDAY, 11~IAY 22, 1979 - 7: 00 P.M.
KENAI PUBLIC SAFETY BUILDING
I. OPENING CEREM4NIES
Ca} Roll Call
(b) Ag~nda Approval ~ .
II , ORIENTATION .
. (a) 11~ayor ~Tincent ~'Reilly and City ~I~an~~er John t~tise.
III. ORGANIZATION & PRU~E~URES ~
(a) Mayor Vincent Q'Reilly & City Manager John Wise
I~T. SECRETARIAL, CONSULTANTS & nATA SUPPORT
(a} City l~Zanager John ~11ise
V. PRESENTATION BY LEASE APPLICANTS'FQR TIDELANDS
(a) Chairman Pro-tem
VI. OT~iER BUSINESS
VII . A,DJOU RNMENT
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KENAI ADVISORY HARBpR COMMIS~IQN r REGUI,~R MEET~NG
~v 22, 1~~~ , ~:oo PM
KENAI PUBL~C S~FETY BUI~LDING
CHA~RMAN PRO TEMPORE~ ~pB pETEf~K~N PRES~D~~N~
PLEDGE ~OF~ ALLEGIANCE
OPENING CEREMONIES
A ROLL CALL
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Present: Tom Acker],~, BQb pete~^k~n ~ Tom Wa~~~-~r~ ~n~ JQh~ ~~ 1~~~~~s
Absent: Chester Coneand Bob Te
Pp
Ex of f i c i o members p~^ese~t; Counc ~~~1 woma~ Bett~ ~ 1~~ck ~ Ma~'~r~ ~u ~ ncent 0~ Re~ ~ 1~r
and C~ ty Manager John W~ se
Others present; M~ 1 es Dean, Ma~Y~n Dr~gseth# ~~l~ c T~~ er an~ C~ ty~ ~tto~^~e
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Ernest Schlereth.
AGENDA APPROVAL
The agenda was approved as subm~tted`
II ORIENTAT~4N
A Mayor Vincent 4'Reill~ prese~ted G~c.kgr~und on the. c~eat~on, po~ers and
purpose , of the Kena i Adv~ sory . Har~or Corr~~~$$~lan ~~'he ~dv~~so~^y~ Harb.or
Commi ss i on was created by o~^d ~~n~nce of t~e Kena ~~ C~~t~ Counc ~ 1~nd ~as
se1 ected and con~ i rmed by c;ounc ~ 1 f Qr~ or~e, tauo or th~ee ~ea~^ term$ w~ th
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an oath of of f~ ce wh~ ch w~ ] 1 be adm~ n~~sterea b:~ C~ty~ C1 erk Sue ~ete~^ at
the next meeting ~to ~~sure~ ~hat .t~e C~.ty' ~~ i~hterest~~,~are ~,par~r~~q~~;~~~~..
Mayor 0' Rei l ly said that the Comr~~ssi~on mem6ers w~~l l serve one, twQ or
three year terms as foi 1 ows; Ches~ter Cone w~1~11 serye one ,year, Tom ~4ckerl ,
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Bob Tepp and Tom Waggoner w~11 serve;t~,ro year terms and ~o~n W1~l~ams and
Robert Peterkin wil] serve three ,~ear terms, One more member muSt ~e
selected by the Advisory Harbor Comm~ss~on and conf~rmed by~Counc~1 and
a permanent chairman must 6e e1ected at the th~rd ~egular meet~ngR
Mayor 0' Rei 11y stated that the purpose of th,e Camm~ ssi on ~ s to d~v~~ se tl~e
Counc i 1 and 1 ook a~ a11 aspects of the ha~^bor s~ tuati on 1 n u~~l ' c~ea~^' n s
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The Counci 1 needs re~on~nenda~t~~ons f or the f uture of the Kena~ t~del a~nds/
harbor. The Harbor Commi ssi on w~~l l exam~ ne 1 ease ap 1 i~cat~ on~ and make
recommendations :to Counci 1, CQunc~ lwoman Betty G1 ~c and Ma~ror ~I~~ncent Q~ Re~ 11
w' ' ' ' ~
~11 be adv~sors to the Harbflr Comm~~s~pna ~ut w~11 not ~ntrud~e ~nto th~ direct
worki ngs of the Commi ssi on, May~or Q~Re~ 11~ adaed,
Mayor 0' Re11 ly conti nued stat~ ng th~t the Borou h has ~$16~0. ~QQ. ~~~
s d , 9 ~ ~r~.ar'
tu y underway. Ike I~aits h~s of~e~^ed to b~^1ng theSe~cQnsu1tants:~to t~e
Harbor Commission to discuss the com rehens~~~e p1ant a1th~ou h ~~ '
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added, the Corr~n~ss~on may wish to ha~e th~e~r awn ~tudy done, .. `
The Harbor Commission in its advisory position to the Council m
of three ~• • ,, , ay adopt one
stances in its recommendat~ons, Mayor 0 Reilly said:
a~ A;~~~^oval based on one position
b7 G~~ pos~tian, but ask the Council to look and other r '
ecommendat~ons
c) Sugg~st to the lease application that he modif or chan '
, Y ge certa~n clauses
such as t~me frame
* May 2~, 1979 - page 2
The Chair waj~:be n~ed~~Q ~s ~o ~~ec~~~de_.debates;.Mayor 0'Reilly added~~:;
~-ith the Commissioners addressing the ~h~ir and the ~~air the person i
. giving information. :
There may be no decisions at the work sessions, Mayor O~Re~lly said; ~
executive sessions can only be made for personnel problems or dire City
financial problems. The positions from these sessions must be announced
early and the results made public.
Confl i ct of i nterests must be brought ~efore the cor~n6 ss i on, Mayor
0'Reil1y continued; the person can then partfcipate in the discussion,
but cannot vote~
Ci ty Manager Wi se added background to the probl ems of the Kena i Harbor/
tidelands. Kenai was originally a fishing vil1age and fish~ng is sti11 one
of the mainstays here. More and more traffic is developing as the fishing and
cannery activity here increases Kenai's importance to the State. The frozen
fish operation~is growing and bringing in more business to the canneries, City
Manager Wise said, and there has also been a movement to develvp the river.
The most~recent study of the Kenai River was performed by the Army Corps
of Engineers in 1976; the Corps maintained at that time the costs of
dredging~the river were not economica]. Two of the main problems with the river
are the erosion of the bluffs which the river causes and that the channel
is frequently unnavitagable, City Manager wise added.
City Manager Wise continued, saying that the recent interest in freezing ~
fish and fishery enhancement pract~ces have brought better runs and higher
value for the fish. All of these things bring more pressure on the river and
many requests for processing plants and expansion. The City Manager estimated
that we may have as many as eight or nine Hercules aircraft on the runway
either~flying fish out or bringing fish in for processing here from other
runs throughout the State.
City Manager Wise listed some of the agencies which have some control over
the Kenai River: the Alaska Department of Fish and Game has control of
the sa~mon harvest, the Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation and
the United States Environmental Protection Agency are concerned with river
pollution and the nesting/stopp~ng grounds for the snow geese and the
Army Corps has control of everything on the river and most everything
surrounding it since these are wet1ands and the Water Po~lution Control
Act is in effect. The Coast Guard also now has a three man detachment in Kenai.
City Manager Wise said that Kenai owns land almost to Soldotna, some seven or
eight miles above the horseshoe and.any deve1opment of these 1ands must
have the Advisory Harbor Commission's approval. City Manager Wise outlined
what he felt t~e purpose of the Advisory Harbor Commission was:
1) Making and keeping the river safe
2~ Stabilizing the channe1 to stop bluff erosion and make it safe for those
traveling
3~ Orderly development of the river
IV SECRETARIAL, CONSULTANTS AND DATA SUPPORT
City Manager Wise stated the City will supply secretarial help for the data
and minutes required.
V PRESENTATION BY LEASE APPL~C~NT~ FQR T~DELANDS
City Manager Wise began the introduct~an of the. t~deland ~ease ~~~1~~c~nt~
with some background information, not~ng th.~t there ~s a co~fl~~ct w~th t~e
appl i cations, The Ci ty boat ~am~ h~s ~ 1 e~se al read,~ wY th a~^oad 1 ead~~~~
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to it that bypasses land owned by Rub~ ~nd ~Jdldo Co~le ~~~e sketc~ A~
attached~,
May 22, 1919 - page 3
The boat ramp at the end of Tract A is on land given the Cit b the Qur
of Land Mana ement Y Y eau
. g and t~e purpose was partially for a boat ramp,
Tract A, C~ty Manager W~se continued, has a~sti u1ation that the land
must b ~ p
e used for recreation and may revert to the BLM if this clause is
not followed for this 12,063 acre + tract of 1and,
City Manager Wise went on to say that Bob Roper has 1and on the r~ver ~~~~
6 and C. T .a Tract
ract 6 was the first one leased, and then Tract C, a1though from
the beginning Mr Roper wished to have Tract A, The ro6]ems inherent
with Tract A p
have prevented Mr Roper from asking fvr it a1t~ough he sti11
feels he must have more land and is asking for it.
Royal Pacific Fisheries came ~n within a day or so after 8ob Ro er and..~.:
asked for the same tra ' • p
, ct, or part of ~t, that Bob Roper d~d, F~nally, Paul
Nei~son came ~n and also asked for five acres of Tract A, The BLM will h
ave to
approve whatever the Planning Commission and Council recommends for this
___ . tract and road access wi 11 a1 so be a probl em~; ~ 1C~~~~~~~; ~~~~p~- D el o
. , , e~r pment, cpm~~sed
of .~o~ R~aer and M~1e~ Dean ~nt trdcts Dl ~nd Dc ~ Ro ~a1 Pac~f ~c ' he e.
. . . _ J~ ,. _ . ~1$ ~'i s c~mposed
of Ui c Tyl er and Marvi n Dragseth w1 sh to have u~ .
Conanission Member John Williams asked ~f an one knew Mr Nels
, , Y rn or hi s
venture and C~ty Manager W~se stated that he did not persona1ly know much
about Mr Nelson or his project except that Mr Nels ~~as been to Cit Ha11
several times and was y
at the last planning commission meeting,
Vi c Tyl er spoke for R~~ra ~,. Pac.i f~ c stati ng that f i sh rvicess ~ n l ants be
~n the are •• ~ p 9 P gan
a since Kena> >s the best location for three reasons:
1~ Airport
2} River .
3~ Population for employees to draw from
Mr Tyler continued stating that Tract C is the last piece on the river
(See sketch A, attached~, As is now outlined, 2,1Q1 feet of road '
w~11 be
necessary along the section line if Dragseth ~Royal Pac~~fic Fisheries) can
get access acress it. Then, Mr Tyler added, the rou would have to
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have the BLM change their policy on Tract A so that the could have art of i
However i t' • y p t'
, f his were to be done, ~t wou1d save Tract C for Ro~er/Kenai
Harbor Development,
Cor~ni ss i on Member John Wi 11 i ams stated that thi s deed was s imi 1 ar to those f o~^
the FAA lands which the City is now trying to have released unconditional1 •
from a 1 in the results of what i ' ~'
PP Y 9 s now going vn to the BLM lands, it would
almost certainly take more than a year for the re1ease, Commission Member
Williams asked how this would affect R+oya] Pacific, Mr T ler answer
y ed that
Royal Pacific was looking at next year right now.
,~ Mr Tyl er stated that Royal Paci f i c i s aski ng for~` f i ve acres wi th 300 feet
on the river and will gravel the whole area and then construct a metal buildin
with restrooms for a cost of about 7 g
$ 50,000. Royal Pacific needs reasonab1e
access to build a dock and feels they~have financing for their project.
May 22, 1919 - page 4
Miles Dean then spoke for Kenai Harbor Development stating the~~following
precepts:
1) There is no conflict that he can see with Royal Pacific since Kenai
Harbor has permits for enough work this surr~er to give Royal Pacific
the pl ace to unl oad thei r f i sh that Royal ~ Paci f i c desi res .
2~ Mr Dean stated that he was probably mvre familiar with the regulation
process for the wetlands/tide1ands than anyone. It wi]1 probably take
two years for any permits, if ~~~he~ permits are available. ~
Mr Dean continued, stating that any project shou]d be a consolidated effort
in order to obtain the permits. Kenai Harbor Development has shown all of the
regulatory commissions the project and a11 feedback is positive. The additional
land requested is necessary to make the whole project economically feasible,
Mr Dean stated.
Mar~ne Industrial Park, as proposed by Mr Dean and Kenai Harbor Development,
Mr Dean stated, is intended to service the entire Peninsula. There is a five
year schedule to complete, but it will be tied down more exactly by the
engineering firm handling it by May 28. Mr Dean stated that the soil anaiysis
shows there is no grave1 down ti~ere as far as can be determined. Mr
Dean said that his group has two sources of financing interested -- one
on the east coast and the other is Bankamerica of San Francisco with a
third possibility of industrial bonding.
Commi ssi on Member John 1Ji 11 i ams asked about the 1 imi t of the uses of these
lands, and City Manager Wise responded that Tract A is limited to recreation
use and Tract B g~~ves Council the right to review rates to preclude too excessive
a rate, but c~e.~, not bel i eve that Tract B~ s 1 imi ted to recreati onal use.
In response to a question
Pro Tempore Bob Peterkin
be leased before permits
from Commission Member Tom Waggoner, Chairman
quoted the City Attorney as saying the land must
may be sought.
Mr Dean asked that the commission look at the tax base proposed by Kenai
Harbor Development: there is proposed an eight percent tax base plus
1500 employees on a year around basis. Within 1% years there will be
a holding tank and bottom fish processing going on all year. Mr Dean
and Mr Tyler both stated that time is of the essence and Mr Dean remarked
that Kenai Harbor Development cannot complete.its financial package until
it knows how much land it wi11 have under lease.
MOTI~ON:
Commission Member John Wi11iams moved, seconded by Cor~nission Member Tom
Acklerly that a11 information be accepted and tabled unt~1 the next regular
Kenai Advisory Harbor Commission Meeting to enable the Commission to study
the material before the next regular meeting.
Motion passed unanimously by a ro11 ca11 vote.
May 22, 197~ - page 5
VI
MOTION:
Commission Member John Williams moved,
Waggne~~~ that the City Admin~strat~on
Interior, Secretary of the Inter~or, or
or all restrictions or reservations as
the deed from the United States of Ame~
el imi nated.
seco~ded by Commission Member Tom
contact the Department of the
hi ~ de1 egate wi th a request that any
to the use of Tract A as out1 i ned i n
r~ ca to the Ci ty of Kena i~ be
Moti on passed unanimously by a ro11 ca11 vote,
OTHER BUSINESS ~
Chairman Pro Tempore Bob Peterkin suggested a schedule for the Kenai
Advisory Harbor Commission ~or work sessions and next regular meeting:
May 30, 197~, Wednesday WORK SESS~ON WTTH APPL~CAI~TS ~:~
SEE THE LAND TN QUESTIONS
June 1Z, 191~, Tuesday REGULAR MEETTNG ~JZTH APPLICANTS
Other requests for information were made by the Commission Members
as follows~:
Commission Member John Williams asked that the Roper leases be changed
to Kenai Harbor Development if that is the corporation now formed to
manage them. Commission Member John Wil]iams also asked that Mr Dean
provide all letters of intent that he had from those interested in leasing
~~.s.:,port ~ fac~ 1 i!~i es; further, Comr~i ssi on Member Wi l l i ams asked that the Secretary
Pink Wtipi1 contact the Kenai Borough for Business License numbers/tax numbers for
any lease applicants-tnat do not have these numbers on thei ' '
r appl~cations
Mayor Vincent 0'Reill asked
meet' ~ ti~at City C1erk Sue Peter be as
~ng, June 12, 1919, to rovd kQd to the next
Members. P e the oath~ of office to the Comm~ •
Mayor 0'Rei11y also asked the C' ss~on
on the commi ssi on • ~ tY C1 erk to re] ease a statement
and ~ts purposes.
Chairman pro Tempore gob Peter ' ~
A~ k~n asked that City Mana er W's
y Corps of Engineers to send a re • g ~ e contact the
presentat~ve to the June 12th meetin
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City Manager Wise noted that t ' ~
fro he C~ ty of Kena ~ does have a 19 ~
m the State allocated fo~r a boa 74 bond ~ssue
act on t' t harbor. The.~C~ty/Harbor Comm' '
h~s soon or be threatened with ~ss~on must
to a uestion the loss of the funds. Tn res
q for Commission Member ~ohn Willi • ponse
that the funds could not ams, C~ty Manager Wise noted
be transferred to the Cit cart
must be a study/use acce table y e blanche, there
the Cit . p ,to the State. City Mana er Wise n
y can acquire land outs~de the ' 9 oted that
lon as t C~ty and operate a facilit ther
9 he purpose is for the Cit , Y e as
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There being no further busines ••
at 9:1 s for the Comm~ss~on, the meetin '
5 PM, g ad~ourned
Respectfully submitted
P~nk Wtipi ~ , Secretar
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~CHESTER CONE 1 year 283~195Q
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J~NN WILIIAMS 3 years
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R~BERT PETERKIN 3 years
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BOB TEPP 2 years -g743
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TOM WAG ONER 2 years 283-4330
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