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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1989-11-20 Harbor Commission SummaryKENAI HARBOR COMMISSION MINUTES November 20, 1989 7'00 P.M. Kenai City Hall CHairman Barry Eldridge 1. ROLL CALL: · · Barry Eldridge Leon Quesnel Tom Thompson Ron Rainey Ervin Witbro Councilman Kevin WalRer, Ad Hoc APPROVAL OF AGENDA' Under Old Business "Item D" add Boat Ramp, under "8" add Update Comprehensive Plan and under New Business "Item D" add Commerical Fishing Study. Tom Thompson moved to approve the agenda as amended. Seconded by Leon quesnel. Motion carried. APPROVAL OF MINUTES OF SEPTEMBER 25, 1989' Leon Quesnel moved ~o approve the minutes. Wi~bro. Mo~ion carried. Seconded by Ervin OLD BUSINESS' A. Corps of Engineers Permi~ Application' Request Appeal denial For Gracie Kendall' Commissioners discussed ~he application and ~he Commission's previous denial. Leon Quesnel moved to approve the permlt application for G~acle Kendall. E~vln Wltb~o seconded. Motlon ca~ied. B. Review Five Year Plan -- Update Comprehensive Plan' Commissioners reviewed the Five Year Plan outlined at the last Harbor Commission meeting. Some revisions were made. A copy of the revised plan is attached to these minutes. Commissioners also discussed a memorandum from Janet Loper, Planning Specialist, regarding the City of Kenai's Comprehen- sive Plan. The Council is planning a work session on the comprehensive plan and would like someone from the Harbor Commission to attend, if possible. The meeting will be November 29th at 7pm. Vice Chairman Thompson will attend if he is in town. Commissioner Rainey will act as "back up" if Mr. Thompson can't attend. Discussion continued regarding Item #1 in the Five Year Plan, the Additional Boat Ramp and Development. A memo from City Engineer, Jack LaShot, was discussed. Action taken' Page Two Kenai Ha~bo~ Commission Minutes Novembe~ 20, 1~8~ · Commiss~one~ RaJney moved to ~ecommend Option #1 as the Ha~bo~ Commission's choice of the t~o options la~d out in the memo f~om ~. LaShot. The Commission fu~the~ ~ecommends that the p~oject be'built ~Jth both ~a'mp$ f~om the onset;.and that Option #2 be considered only if Option #1 w~11 not be avaZlable. ~otJon seconded by CommissJon Thompson. Notion Ca~ied. C. Update Reports' None D. Bo.at Ramp' Commissioners discussed the problem,with the grid. After some discussion, Commissioners asked that Public Works Director Korneli$ discuss the problem with the Commission before the grid is removed. NEW BUS I.NESS' Corps of Engineers Permit Application' Kenai River - Cook Inlet Processing'. Commissioners reviewed 'the application as presented. Action taken' E~vln Wltb~o moved to ~ecommend approval of the permit's buoy location, but would pzefe~ to see a navy.type of ancho~ ~o~ thls type of moo~lng. If the appl-lcant ls going t'o use the d~ums~ they should NOT have the plpes pe~t~udlng f~om lt.' The p~pes could be a potential hazard to navlgatlo, nin the river. The Hat-bdt Commission further recommends that the applicant use additional lengt-h or line between the anchor and the buoy to insure that the anchor is not moved on high tide. The scope of line on the system should be based on the depth of ~ater in the requested location. Hotion seconded by Tom Thompson. Motion carried. B · Input fo~ Comprehensive Plan' Already discussed. C. Ha[bo~ Masters Convention - Novembe~ 6-10, 1989' Commissione~ quesnel [epo~ted on the Harbor Masters Convention held in Seward. A w~itte, n ~epo~t will be finished and sent out in the packets to Commissioners. A lot of the information p~esented at the convention dealt with the Ma~pol V ~egulations and implementation. The next convention will be held in Skagway and the 1991 convention will be held in Kenai. D. Commerical Fishing Report- Doug Coughenower's Commercial FishinQ Report is al: the printers and should be ready soon. Page Three Harbor Commission Minutes November 20, 1989 Commissioner Eldridge passed out an article from The Tides written by ~r. Coughenower called~"Coastal Communities have Advantage in Untapped Tourism .Resources". Commissioners ~alRed abou~ ~he article and some of ~he points made in ~i~. Lots of good information was presented and ideas for our area were discussed. CORRESPONDENCE' none · · COMMISSIONER'S COMMENTS AND QUESTIONS' be held December. 11, 1~8~ at 7pm. The next meeting will ADJOURNMENT' Ron Rainey made a motion to adjourn at 9'20pm Motion seconded by Tom Thompson. Motion carried. Respect fully submitted, P~[ti Truesdeli, Record~-'r~g SecretarY for .the City of Kenai MEMORANDUM- DATE- November 20, 1989 TO' Janet Ruotsala, City Clerk FROM- Patti Truesdell, Recording Secretary SUBJECT' Response to Memorandum from Jack LaShot, City Engineer concerning the proposed boat ramp facility The Harbor Commission, at their regular meeting, ~.ook the following action in response to Mr. LaShot's memorandum dated 11-20-89. "Commissioner Rainey moved to recommend Option f~l as the Harbor Commission's choice of the two options laid out in the memo from Mr. LaShot. The Commission further recommends that the project be built with both ramps from the onset; and that Option f~2 be considered only if Option f~l will not be available. Motion seconded by Commissioner Thompson. Motion carried. ) att± Truesdell, Record±rig SeCretary KENAI HARBOR COMMISSION FIVE YEAR PLAN 1. Additional boat ramp and development--Current proposal by City Engineer discussed at the 11-20-89 Harbor Commission Meeting. Option #1 preferred by the Harbor Commission with both ramps being built from the onset. Commissioner Thompson will follow up on this five-year goal and keep the Commission members informed. 2. Lengthen dock and build a new trestle--approximately 150 foot lengthening proposed by the Harbor Commission. Leon Quesnel will follow up on this goal and keep the Commission informed. 3. Promote available lease land on Kenai River. Promotion of the harbor area~- continue to promote industries in the harbor that are compatible with the fishing industries. Investigate<.ways to bring in new industries such as a reduced tax plan, or bringing down water and sewer~!.facilities to the harbor. Commissioner Eldridge will be responsible for follow up on this goal. 4. Fill old boat dock area--look at all the options available for this area. Commissioner Ron Rainey will follow this up. 5. Phased program to bulkhead city bluff and develop the bluff area including the release of private lands to the city--Commissioner Whithro wil~ follow up and report back to the Commission on developments in this area. 6. Develop a plan for administering the Marpol Annex V 73/78 regUlations in the Port of Kenai (Lower River)--Commissioner Eldrige will follow up with the Coast Guard° 7o CathOdic Protection needs for the dock facility. Commission Thompson will follow this and report back to the Commission.