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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1982-03-23 Harbor Commission SummaryKENAI ADVISORY HARBOR.COMMISSION Regular Meeting, March 23, 1982 Kenai City Hall John Williams, Chairman AGENDA .1. Call to Order 2. Roll Call 3. Agenda Approval 4. Approval of Minutes of March 9, 1982 5. Guest Speakers 6. Communications 7. Reports A. Progress on Release of Bond Money 8. Old Business A. Discussion: TAMS/Nortec Proposals B. Progress on Removal of "Optimist" C. Discussion' Shore Fisheries Leases 9. New Business 10. Persons Present Not Scheduled to Be Heard 11. Commission Questions and Comments 12. Adjournment KENAI ADVISORY HARBOR COMMISSION Regular Meeting of March 23, 1982 Kenai City Hall John Williams, Chairman 1. CALL TO ORDER Meeting called to order at 7:10 p.m. 2. ROLL CALL Present: John Williams, Leon Quesnel, Marvin Dragseth, Tom Thompson and M.W. Thompson 3. AGENDA APPROVAL Agenda approved unanimously with no changes or additions 4. APPROVAL OF MINUTES, March 9, 1982 MOTION: Moved by Marvin Draseth, seconded by M.W. Thompson to approve the minutes with no changes, corrections, or additions. There were no objections 5. GUEST SPEAKERS None 6. COMMUNICATIONS A. Agenda from an upcoming Alaska Coastal Policy Council Vince O'Reilly is attending this meeting in Juneau and will bring a report back to the Council and Commission B. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Public Notice Notice that Columbia Wards Fisheries is applying for a permit to replace an existing fueling dock. No action necessary C. Memo from City Attorney Ben Delahay to Harbor Commission This memo is in response to a request from the Harbor Commission asking the City Attorney to clarify the powers and duties of the Commission with specific reference to shore fisheries leases. D. Grant'writing material from the State Department of Development and Planning No response at this time. KENAI ADVISORY HARBOR COMMISSION Regular Meeting, March 23, 1982 Page 2 E. Letter from the State Department of Natural Resources Ref: Kenai River State park 'Units Master Plan The Commission noted the lack of information passed to the City of Kenai which sits at the mouth of the river, the other cities which were granted public hearings being Seward, Homer, and Soldotna. A letter is to be written asking the department involved to keep the City of Kenai informed of further develop- ment plans. 7. REPORTS A. Bill Brighton: Progress on Release of Bond Money Mr. Brighton furnished the Commission with copies of his letter to John Bates with the Department of Transportation and Public Faciliites and a copy of the grant, briefly bringing them up to date on the progress of the grant, which, at this time, was that the grant had not been approved nor the money released and Mr. Brighton will keep the Commission informed should any communications be received. B. Report from Council Mr. Brighton brought the Commission up to date on the Council meeting of March 17th. Since the grant money had not been released, the Council could take no action on the proposal for Wince, Corthell, Bryson., and went on to explain that the Council may like hearing from the Commission what the plans are and the needs as indicated in the proposal now 'before the State. It was discussed that Mr. Bryson felt that the State markers on the plats of the boat ramp site were not in place and it was felt that a new plat should be drawn up which would include'all plats involved, a,b,c, and d on one plat. As the plats are now, a,b,c are separate from d. Also to be taken into consideration is that it has been some time since the last platting was done on any of the tracts. It was decided that John Williams and. any other members of the Commission that could, would be present at the next Council meeting. The Commission felt that nothing could be done in time for this season to help fisherman, as herring season begins around April first through the fifteenth. 8. OLD BUSINESS A. Discussion' TAMS/Nortec Proposals Discussion was held to determine which proposal would best fit the needs of the City addressing such questions as would funding be available right away, and would the proceedure for requesting KENAI ADVISORY HARBOR COMMISSION Regular Meeting, March' 23, 1982 Page 3 funds for beginning the project be the same as for the boat ramp. Bill Brighton addressed both questions informing the Commission that the funds would not come from the same bond monies and therefore should not be held up, and that ~the funds were in the general fund ready to go, pending Council approval. MOTION' Marvin Dragseth moved, seconded by Leon Quesnel to take the Tibbetts- Abbett-McCarthy-Stratton proposal to the Council for approval as our recommendation and request a contract be entered into to begin the sedimentation study. Motion passed with unanimous ·roll call vote B. Progress on Removal of "Optimist" Bill Brighton informed the Commission that the deadline had passed for ·Mr. Wright to respond with no~ communciation with him· as of this date. Discussion was held and several suggestions made as to how to dispose of the abandoned vessel and it was determined that more information was needed before moving ahead on its removal. C. Shore Fisheries Leases Discussion was held and many questions raised pertaining to the leases now held by the City. With no response coming from the current holders of leases, it was determined that a more thorough study would have to be done. MOTION' Marvin Dragseth moved to table the shore fisheries lease issue until suCh time as owners can be determined, seconded by Leon Quesnel. There were no objections The Commission directed that the Department of Natural Resources be contacted to ascertain where the money went that was being collected from shore fisheries leases at the rate of $60.00 per year and if any of the leases listed by the City are currently making those payments. Also, ascertain if the State would administer the City leases as they are already set up to handle State leases. 9. NEW BUSINESS None 10. PERSONS PRESENT NOT SCHEDULED TO BE HEARD None KENAI ADVISORY HARBOR COMMISSION Regular. Meeting, March 23, 1982 Page 4 11. Commission Questions and Comments None 12. ADJOURNMENT There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned. The Commission suggested that if there was no progress on the two contracts pending before the Commission, the next regular meeting on April 6 will be cancelled. The next regular meeting would then fall on April 27th. Respectfully submitted: Loper, Secretary