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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1993-11-15 Harbor Commission SummaryKENAI HARBOR COMMISSION AGENDA NOVEMBER 15, 1993 Kenai City Hall 7:00 p.m. Chairman Tom Thompson 1. ROLL CALL 2. APPROVAL OF AGENDA 1 APPROVAL OF MINUTES - September 13, 1993 - October 11, 1993 1 PERSONS SCHEDULED TO BE HEARD a. Swede Freden - Report on the 1993 AK Harbormasters Conference Si OLD BUSINESS a. Design Drawings of Dock Ramp by William J. Nelson b. Boat Launch Fees - Memo by Keith Kornelis c. Revenue and Expenses d. Keener Packing 6~ NEW BUSINESS a. Goals & Objectives - (See Sample Parks & Rec.) 1. Fish cleaning table 2. Extend dock 3. Dock to float romp 4. Additional launch ramp , INFORMATION a. Letter of Resignation from Bill Altland b. Letter by Keith Kornelis to Cherrier & King re: Siltation Problems c. Anchorage Times Article "Too Much Acrimony," from City Manager Bi DISCUSSION None 1 COMMISSION COMMENTS & QUESTIONS a. City Council Agendas: September 15, October 6, October 20, and November 3, 1993 10. ADJOURNMENT Set date for next meeting. IF YOU ARE UNABLE TO ATTEND THE MEETING ON NOVEMBER 15 1993, PLEASE CALL KATHY WOODFORD AT 283-7535 BY 4:00 P.M. ON THAT DATE. THANK YOU. KENAI HARBOR COMMISSION November 15, 1993 Kenai City Hall Tommy Thompson, Chairman 1. ROLL CALL The meeting was called to order by Chairman Thompson at 7:10 p.m. commissioners present were: Thompson, Spracher, Munn and McCubbins. Commissioners absent were: ~ldridge and Jahrig. Also present were Keith Kornelis from the City of Kenai and Councilman Jim Bookey. APPROVAL OF A~ENDA Hearing no objections, the agenda stood approved. 3. APPROVAL OF MINUTES OF SEPTEMBER 13 AND OCTOBER 11, 1993 Both sets of minutes were approved unanimously. 4. PERSONS SCHEDULED TO BE HEARD Swede Freden was unable to attend as scheduled. He will be asked to speak at the next meeting. 5. OLD BUSINESS a. Design drawings of dock ramp by William J. Nelson' Thompson stated that it was decided at the work session that we could do it ourselves just as well and for a lot less money. b. Boat launch fees- As requested, Kornelis wrote a letter to the fish processors regarding payment of the launch fee and taking turns in the boat launch line. A copy of the letter is in the packet. c. Revenue and expenses: Charles Brown responded to the Harbor Commission's questions with a memo and a print out showing the history of financial activity of the boating facility (in the packet). Boat launch fees for the 1993 season were $11,229. d. Keener Packing- Attorney Cary Graves responded to the Commission's question about the status of collection of monies from Keener Packing (memo in packet). Nothing has been collected to date; a further attempt will be made in the spring after fishing season begins again. HARBOR COMMISSION MINUTES November 15, 1993 Page 2 NEW BUSINESS a. Goals and objectives: Councilman Bookey stated he would like this list finalized and presented by a member of the Harbor Commission to Council at their second meeting in January, 1994. 1. Build a fish cleaning table for fishermen. 2. Extend the city dock and add a second causeway. This will expand the dock capacity and ease traffic congestion. (This is a long range goal.) 3. Provide a ramp from the shore side of the dock to the dock floats, with an access way underneath the dock. This will greatly reduce the City's present liability due to personnel climbing the open ladders on the dock sides. 4. Explore the feasibility of adding a third boat launch ramp. 5. Add protective material around the present open pilings on the upstream side of the boat ramp floats. The present float design prevents larger boats from using the upstream ramp. 6. Put in place an oil spill response and emergency contingency plan. 7. Seek to discover means of preventing or reducing siltation at the dock and boat ramps. 8. Explore the feasibility of providing a fenced boat storage yard. This will provide convenience for many boat owners and will generate revenue for the city. b. Munn asked about making a goal of providing camping facilities for the summer workers. Councilman Bookey stated that the Parks & Rec Commission has that on their goal list, and it is beyond the scope of the Harbor Commission. c. Councilman Bookey stated that Council is looking at possibly disbanding some Commissions or combining Commissions due to lack of quorums and lack of activity. He encouraged the Harbor Commission to work on their goal list and maintain a quorum. d. There was some discussion about putting the Kenai River beach on the list of goals, but it was pointed out that Parks and Rec is also handling that one. HARBOR COMMISSION MINUTES November 15, 1993 Page 3 Spracher MOVED to adopt the eight (8) goals; Munn seconded the motion. The motion passed unanimously. 7. INFORMATION a. Letter of resignation from Bill Altland- Spracher suggested sending a Thank You card to Bill Altland for his work on the Commission. He will get the card. b. Letter by Keith Kornelis to Cherrier & King re- Siltation problems. After some discussion, it was o decided to put this item on the goal list. c. Anchorage Times Article "Too Much Acrimony": This was in the packet last time. DISCUSSION a. Spracher stated he wrote a letter to Representative Don Young regarding the siltation problem. He also spoke with Peggy Arness about it. b. It was decided that the next meeting will be held on Monday, December 6, 1993. Chairman Thompson said to plan to finalize the goal list at that time. Then the list can be re-evaluated at the first meeting in January and presented to City Council later in January. c. Kornelis stated he received a letter from Delcon complimenting the City of Kenai on the management of their dock facility. The letter will be in the next packet. 9. CO~ISSION COMMENTS & QUESTIONS · None. L 0. i%DJOURI~ENT Munn moved to adjourn; Spracher seconded. Thompson adjourned the meeting at $:10. Respectfully submitted, ~ Shery~ A. Paulsen, Recording Secretary for the City of Kenai