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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2003-01-06 Harbor Commission SummaryKENAI HARBOR COMMISSION MEETING JANUARY 6, 2003 KENAI COUNCIL CHAMBERS 7:00 P.M. AGENDA ITEM 1: CALL TO ORDER & ROLL CALL ITEM 2: ELECTION OF OFFICERS ITEM 3: AGENDA APPROVAL ITEM 4: APPROVAL OF MINUTES -- December 9, 2002 ITEM 5: PERSONS SCHEDULED TO BE HEARD ITEM 6: OLD BUSINESS ITEM 7: NEW BUSINESS ITEM 8: REPORTS a, Director Dock Foreman City Council Liaison ITEM 9: COMMISSIONER COMMENTS/(~UESTIONS ITEM 10: INFORMATION ao Kenai City Council Action Agendas of December 4 and 18, 2002. ITEM 11: ADJOURNMENT KENAI HARBOR COMMISSION MEETING JANUARY 6, 2003 KENAI COUNCIL CHAMBERS 7:00 P.M. CHAIRMAN TOM THOMPSON, PRESIDING MINUTES ITEM 1: CALL TO ORDER/l~ ROLL CALL Chairman Thompson called the meeting to order at 7'00 p.m. Members Present: Members Absent' Others Present: Secretary Roper Eldridge, Barrett, Simon, Spracher, Thompson Foster Councilman Bookey, Public Work Director Kornelis, Contract ITEM 2: ELECTION OF OFFICERS MOTION: Commissioner Spracher MOVED to open nominations for Chairman of the Kenai Harbor Commission and nominated Tom Thompson. Commissioner Barrett SECONDED the motion. VOTE: There were no objections. $O ORDERED. MOTION: Commissioner Barrett MOVED to open nominations for Vice-Chairman of the Kenai Harbor Commission and nominated Barry Eldridge. Commissioner Spracher SECONDED the motion. VOTE: There were no objections. SO ORDERED. ITEM 3: AGENDA APPROVAL MOTION: Commissioner Barrett MOVED to approve the agenda and Commissioner Simon SECONDED the motion. There were no additions and/or corrections; the agenda was approved as presented. ITEM 4: APPROVAL OF MINUTES -- December ~, 2002 Commissioner Simon, referring to page two, first bulleted paragraph, noted Phil North was with the EPA and not ADF&G. Simon also expressed concern the minutes of December 9, 2002, page 2, second bulleted paragraph, did not properly reflect the amount of discussion that went on. Simon requested her recollection of the discussion be put in these minutes which was that Phil North stated in a public meeting he discredited the engineers' report simply because the City paid for it; this is Simon's understanding of what went on and she also heard that from other sources. Simon stated she thought more reflection was required on why she made the statement about North being uncooperative and should be cited for unprofessional conduct. Contract Secretary Roper noted the meeting was recorded and suggested this particular discussion be re-typed verbatim rather than rely on recollection. Commissioner Eldridge agreed there were many comments made that were not properly reflected in the minutes and perhaps more content should be included in the official minutes of the meeting. Councilman Bookey reminded the Commission that most of the meetings' are now done in an abbreviated fashion but all meetings are recorded and are available for review. Roper also noted the minutes of December 9, 2002 did not have to be approved until they were revised. Simon stated her reason for wanting the change is for self-protection because if there is a certain level of conflict and if it appears she is launching some highly provocative suggestion without any sort of basis, it puts her in a bad light and she doesn't want that. MOTION: Commissioner Eldridge MOVED to table the minutes of December 9, 2002 and ask that that particular discussion be done verbatim. Commissioner Spracher SECONDED the motion. VOTE: There were no objections. SO ORDERED. ITEM 5: PERSONS SCHEDULED TO BE HEARD -- None ITEM 6' OLD BUSINESS- None HARBOR COMMISSION MEETING JANUARY 6, 2003 PAGE 2 ITEM 7: NEW BUSINESS - None ITEM 8: REPORTS 8-a. Director-- Kornelis reported (in regard to the bluff erosion project) the Corps is taking more of an active roll in trying to get more information from the agencies and it is possible another meeting could be held by the end of ,January. Simon asked what the status was on the Cunningham Park boat launch project and Bookey reported the funds were for purchasing property for the project but since there is no property available, the funds went back to the State. Bookey added, the City was considering something on Birch Island should that ever be developed. Discussion ensued on other options for drift boat launch and pullout areas and the extensive permitting required. Simon noted, President Bush has come out with new wetland laws that will affect permitting. 8-bo Dock Foreman-- No report. 8-¢. City Council Liaison -- Councilman Bookey reported the following: · Mayor Williams will travel to Washington, DC in March for coastal trail issues. Staff is in the process of preparing a report that will give the entire history of the City's efforts to date. · Bookey is scheduled to meet with Phil North on January 8, 2003. · The Harbor Commission is down one member and Bookey asked that recommendations or referrals be directed to the City Clerk. It was noted an advertisement would be going out for members for all Commissions. The City Council will be hearing public comment on the non-smoking issue at its next meeting. ITEM 9: COMMISSIONER COMMENTS/QUESTIONS Commissioner Barrett apologized for missing the last meeting and noted he was out of town on business. Commissioner Simon stated she had a discussion with Tom Tomrdle in Old Town regarding some old maritime artifacts the City obtained and asked about the status. Bookey provided a report on the equipment and stated it is stored in a large van. Bookey added, it would take a large facility and a lot of money to set up the equipment. It was noted the next Harbor Commission meeting would be held on February 10, 2003. HARBOR COMMISSION MEETING JANUARY 6, 2003 PAGE 3 Commissioner Eldridge announced that he would not be available for the February meetin§ as he will be travelin§. ITEM 10: INFORMATION 10-a. Kenai City Council Action Agendas of December 4 and 18, 2002. ITEM 11' ADJOURNMENT MOTION: Commissioner Spracher MOVED to adjourn. There were no objections. SO ORDERED. The meeting adjourned at 7'40 p.m. Minutes prepared and transcribed by: B~bara-Rop~er, Co~t"~ct Secretary HARBOR COMMISSION MEETING JANUARY 6, 2003 PAGE 4