HomeMy WebLinkAbout2024-01-04 Parks & Recreation PacketKENAI PARKS & RECREATION COMMISSION
REGULAR MEETING
JANUARY 4, 2024 – IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING THE WORK SESSION
KENAI CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS
210 FIDALGO AVE., KENAI, AK 99611
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http://www.kenai.city
A. CALL TO ORDER
1. Pledge of Allegiance
2. Roll Call
3. Election of Chair and Vice Chair
4. Agenda Approval
B. SCHEDULED PUBLIC COMMENTS (Public comment limited to ten (10) minutes per
speaker)
C. UNSCHEDULED PUBLIC COMMENT (Public comment limited to three (3) minutes
per speaker; thirty (30) minutes aggregated)
D. APPROVAL OF ACTION MINUTES
1. November 2, 2023 ........................................................................................ Pg. 2
E. UNFINISHED BUSINESS
F. NEW BUSINESS
1. Discussion/Recommendation - Recommendations as Discussed During the
Commission Review - Work Session Held Immediately Prior.
G. REPORTS
1. Parks & Recreation Director
2. Commission Chair
3. City Council Liaison ...................................................................................... Pg. 5
H. ADDITIONAL PUBLIC COMMENT
I. NEXT MEETING ATTENDANCE NOTIFICATION – February 1, 2024
J. COMMISSION QUESTIONS AND COMMENTS
K. ADJOURNMENT
L. INFORMATIONAL ITEMS
1. Parks & Recreation Midmonth Report – November 2023…………………….Pg. 11
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KENAI PARKS & RECREATION COMMISSION – REGULAR MEETING
NOVEMBER 2, 2023
KENAI CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS
210 FIDALGO AVE., KENAI, AK 99611
CHAIR GRANT WISNIEWSKI, PRESIDING
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November 2, 2023
ACTION MINUTES
A.CALL TO ORDER
A Regular Meeting of the Parks & Recreation Commission was held on November 2, 2023, in City Hall
Council Chambers, Kenai, AK, following the adjournment of their 6:00 p.m. Work Session. Chair
Wisniewski called the meeting to order at approximately 7:21 p.m.
1.Pledge of Allegiance
Chair Wisniewski led those assembled in the Pledge of Allegiance.
2.Roll Call
There were present:
Grant Wisniewski, Chair Sovala Kisena, Vice Chair
Kyle Graham Jennifer Joanis
Michael Bernard
A quorum was present.
Absent:
David Rigall Charlie Stephens
Also in attendance were:
Tyler Best, Parks & Recreation Director
Jenna Brown, Parks & Recreation Assistant Director
Deborah Sounart, City Council Liaison
3.Agenda Approval
MOTION:
Commissioner Joanis MOVED to approve the agenda as written. Commissioner Bernard SECONDED
the motion.
VOTE: There being no objection; SO ORDERED.
B.SCHEDULED PUBLIC COMMENTS - None.
C.UNSCHEDULED PUBLIC COMMENTS - None.
D.APPROVAL OF ACTION MINUTES
1.May 4, 2023 Special Meeting
2. September 7, 2023 Regular Meeting
MOTION:
Vice Chair Kisena MOVED to approve the minutes of May 4, 2023 and September 7, 2023.
Commissioner Bernard SECONDED the motion.
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November 2, 2023
VOTE: There being no objection; SO ORDERED.
E.UNFINISHED BUSINESS – None.
F.NEW BUSINESS
1. Discussion/Recommendation - Recommending Council Consideration of the Parks &
Recreation Commission FY2025-FY2029 Capital Improvement Project Priority List
MOTION:
Vice Chair Kisena MOVED to recommend Council consideration of the Parks & Recreation Commission’s
FY2025-2029 Capital Improvement Project Priority List as follows:
FY25
Tractor purchase
Old Town Playground
FY26
Sports Complex design
FY27
Beaver Creek Park Pavilion replacement
FY28
Greenstrip Pavilion replacement
ADA parking and pathway at the Greenstrip
FY29
Relocation of Parks and Rec to Daubenspeck
Commissioner Joanis SECONDED the motion.
UNANIMOUS CONSENT was requested on the motion.
VOTE: There being no objection; SO ORDERED.
G.REPORTS
1.Parks & Recreation Director – Director Best reported on the following:
•Currently hanging up Christmas lights pre-snowfall and winter décor.
•Potential Kenai Recreation Center HVAC arrival in February.
2.Commission Chair – Chair Wisniewski discussed trailers being evicted out of town.
3.City Council Liaison – Council Member Sounart reported on the actions of the November 1, 2023
City Council Meeting.
H.ADDITIONAL PUBLIC COMMENTS – None.
I.NEXT MEETING ATTENDANCE NOTIFICATION – December 7, 2023.
J.COMMISSION QUESTIONS AND COMMENTS – None.
K.ADJOURNMENT
L.INFORMATIONAL ITEMS – None.
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November 2, 2023
There being no further business before the Parks & Recreation Commission, the meeting was adjourned
at approximately 7:37 p.m.
I certify the above represents accurate minutes of the Parks & Recreation Commission meeting of
November 2, 2023.
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Meghan Thibodeau
Deputy City Clerk
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November 15, 2023
Kenai City Council - Regular Meeting
November 15, 2023 ꟷ 6:00 PM
Kenai City Council Chambers
210 Fidalgo Avenue, Kenai, Alaska
www.kenai.city
**Telephonic/Virtual Information on Page 3**
Action Agenda
A. CALL TO ORDER
1. Pledge of Allegiance
2. Roll Call
3. Approval of the Agenda and Consent Agenda (Public comments on Consent Agenda Items
limited to three (3) minutes per speaker; thirty (30) minutes aggregated)
*All items listed with an asterisk (*) are considered to be routine and non-controversial by the council
and will be approved by one motion. There will be no separate discussion of these items unless a
council member so requests, in which case the item will be removed from the consent agenda and
considered in its normal sequence on the agenda as part of the General Orders.
B. SCHEDULED ADMINISTRATIVE REPORTS
C. SCHEDULED PUBLIC COMMENTS (Public comments limited to ten (10) minutes per speaker)
D. UNSCHEDULED PUBLIC COMMENTS (Public comments limited to three (3) minutes per speaker;
thirty (30) minutes aggregated)
E. PUBLIC HEARINGS
1. ENACTED UNANIMOUSLY. Ordinance No. 3377-2023 - Accepting and Appropriating an
Increase in the Title III Grant from the State of Alaska Department of Health and Social Services
for Nutrition, Transportation and Support Services and an American Rescue Plan Act Grant
Passed through the State of Alaska Department of Health and Social Services for Kenai Senior
Center Expenditures in Support of its Response to the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency.
(Administration)
2. ENACTED UNANIMOUSLY. Ordinance No. 3378-2023 - Accepting and Appropriating a
Donation from Hilcorp Energy Company to Assist with the Annual Area-Wide Senior
Thanksgiving Dinner. (Administration)
3. ENACTED UNANIMOUSLY. Ordinance No. 3379-2023 - Accepting and Appropriating a Grant
from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security Passed through the State of Alaska
Department of Military and Veterans’ Affairs for the Purchase of Trauma Care Supplies.
(Administration)
4. ENACTED UNANIMOUSLY. Ordinance No. 3380-2023 - Amending Kenai Municipal Code
22.05.095 - Methods of Sale or Disposal, to Provide a Veterans Land Purchase Price Discount
for Certain Residential Land Purchases. (Baisden)
F. MINUTES
1. *Regular Meeting of November 1, 2023. (City Clerk)
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G. UNFINISHED BUSINESS
H. NEW BUSINESS
1. *Action/Approval - Bills to be Ratified. (Administration)
2. *Action/Approval - Non-Objection to the Renewal of a Standard Marijuana Cultivation Facility
License for Shackleford Investments, LLC, DBA Shackleford Investments, LLC – License No.
31826. (City Clerk)
3. *Action/Approval - Non-Objection to the Issuance of a New Beverage Dispensary Tourism
Liquor License to Salamatof Cannery Lodge LLC, DBA Salamatof Cannery Lodge LLC –
License No. 6111. (Administration)
4. *Action/Approval - Special Use Permit to American Red Cross of Alaska for General Office
Space at the Alaska Regional Fire Training Center. (Administration)
5. *Ordinance No. 3381-2023 - Repealing Kenai Municipal Code Appendices - Public Record
Inspection Regulations, Repealing Kenai Municipal Code Chapter 10.40 - Release of Public
Records and Re-Enacting Kenai Municipal Code 10.40 - Access to Public Records. (Baisden)
6. *Ordinance No. 3382-2023 - Amending Kenai Municipal Code Chapter 7.05 Taxation of Real
and Personal Property to Provide an Exemption on the First $100,000 of Assessed Valuation
Other Than Motor Vehicles and Watercraft Owned by Each Taxpayer and Making
Housekeeping Changes. (Gabriel, Knackstedt, Baisden, Daniel, Askin, Sounart, Douthit)
7. NOMINATIONS APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY. Action/Approval - Council Confirmation of
Mayoral Nominations to the City’s Commissions and Committee. (Mayor Gabriel)
8. NOMINATIONS APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY. Action/Approval - Council Confirmation of
Mayoral Nominations to the Planning & Zoning Commission. (Mayor Gabriel)
9. POSTPONED TO 12/20/2023. Discussion - Scheduling a Joint Work Session with Kenaitze
Indian Tribe. (Administration)
I. COMMISSION / COMMITTEE REPORTS
1. Council on Aging
2. Airport Commission
3. Harbor Commission
4. Parks and Recreation Commission
5. Planning and Zoning Commission
6. Beautification Committee
J. REPORT OF THE MAYOR
K. ADMINISTRATION REPORTS
1. City Manager
2. City Attorney
3. City Clerk
L. ADDITIONAL PUBLIC COMMENTS
1. Citizens Comments (Public comments limited to five (5) minutes per speaker)
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2. Council Comments
M. EXECUTIVE SESSION
N. PENDING ITEMS
O. ADJOURNMENT
P. INFORMATION ITEMS
The agenda and supporting documents are posted on the City’s website at www.kenai.city. Copies of
resolutions and ordinances are available at the City Clerk’s Office or outside the Council Chamber prior
to the meeting. For additional information, please contact the City Clerk’s Office at 907-283-8231.
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December 20, 2023
Kenai City Council - Regular Meeting
December 20, 2023 ꟷ 6:00 PM
Kenai City Council Chambers
210 Fidalgo Avenue, Kenai, Alaska
www.kenai.city
**Telephonic/Virtual Information on Page 3**
Action Agenda
A. CALL TO ORDER
1. Pledge of Allegiance
2. Roll Call
3. Approval of the Agenda and Consent Agenda (Public comments on Consent Agenda Items
limited to three (3) minutes per speaker; thirty (30) minutes aggregated)
*All items listed with an asterisk (*) are considered to be routine and non-controversial by the council
and will be approved by one motion. There will be no separate discussion of these items unless a
council member so requests, in which case the item will be removed from the consent agenda and
considered in its normal sequence on the agenda as part of the General Orders.
B. SCHEDULED ADMINISTRATIVE REPORTS
C. SCHEDULED PUBLIC COMMENTS (Public comments limited to ten (10) minutes per speaker)
1. Services Provided by the LeeShore Center, Cheri Smith, Executive Director
D. UNSCHEDULED PUBLIC COMMENTS (Public comments limited to three (3) minutes per speaker;
thirty (30) minutes aggregated)
E. PUBLIC HEARINGS
1. ENACTED WITHOUT OBJECTION. Ordinance No. 3381-2023 - Repealing Kenai Municipal
Code Appendices - Public Record Inspection Regulations, Repealing Kenai Municipal Code
Chapter 10.40 - Release of Public Records and Re-Enacting Kenai Municipal Code 10.40 -
Access to Public Records. (Baisden)
2. ENACTED WITHOUT OBJECTION. Ordinance No. 3382-2023 - Amending Kenai Municipal
Code Chapter 7.05 Taxation of Real and Personal Property to Provide an Exemption on the
First $100,000 of Assessed Valuation Other Than Motor Vehicles and Watercraft Owned by
Each Taxpayer and Making Housekeeping Changes. (Gabriel, Knackstedt, Baisden, Daniel,
Askin, Sounart, Douthit)
3. ADOPTED WITHOUT OBJECTION. Resolution No. 2023-66 - Adopting an Alternative
Allocation Method for the FY24 Shared Fisheries Business Tax Program and Certifying that this
Allocation Method Fairly Represents the Distribution of Significant Effects of Fisheries Business
Activity in Fisheries Management Area 14: Cook Inlet Area. (Administration)
4. ADOPTED WITHOUT OBJECTION. Resolution No. 2023-67 - Authorizing a Contract Award
and Corresponding Purchase Order for the 2023 Community Wildfire Protection Plan Mitigation
Phase Two Project. (Administration)
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5. ADOPTED WITHOUT OBJECTION. Resolution No. 2023-68 - Declaring a Portion of Outside
Way as Dedicated on Townsite of Kenai (US Survey 2970) is No Longer Needed for a Public
Purpose and Consenting to Vacation of the Right-Of-Way. (Administration)
6. ADOPTED WITHOUT OBJECTION. Resolution No. 2023-69 - Naming the Dedicated Right-
Of-Way on the Preliminary Plat for Kenai Townsite Oiler’s 2024 Addition “Oiler’s Street.”
(Administration)
F. MINUTES
1. *Regular Meeting of November 15, 2023. (City Clerk)
G. UNFINISHED BUSINESS
H. NEW BUSINESS
1. *Action/Approval - Bills to be Ratified. (Administration)
2. *Action/Approval - Purchase Orders and Purchase Order Amendments Requiring Council
Approval in Accordance with KMC 7.15.020. (Administration)
3. *Action/Approval - Special Use Permit to Beacon Occupational Health and Safety Services for
Use of Office Space at the Alaska Regional fire Training Facility. (Administration)
4. *Action/Approval - Special Use Permit to Alaska Sure Seal for Snow Storage. (Administration)
5. *Action/Approval - Special Use Permit to Schillings Alaska, Inc. for Snow Storage.
(Administration)
6. *Action/Approval - Confirmation of Mayoral Nominations for Partial Term Appointments to the
Council on Aging and Beautification Committee. (Gabriel)
7. *Ordinance 3383-2023 - Amending the Official Zoning Map by Rezoning all Parcels within the
Letzing 1985 Subdivision (Plat No. 85-55) and Government Lot 170 from General Commercial
(CG) to Suburban Residential (RS) Zoning District. (Administration)
8. *Ordinance 3384-2023 - Cancelling Previously Appropriated Projects, Authorizing a Transfer
of Funds from the Wastewater Facility Capital Project Fund to the Water and Sewer Capital
Project Fund and Appropriating Supplemental Funds for the Construction of a New Water Pump
House at the City’s Water Treatment Facility. (Administration)
9. APPROVED WITHOUT OBJECTION. Action/Approval - Authorizing Memorandum of
Agreement with the Kenai Peninsula Borough for Tourism Promotion. (Administration)
10. WORK SESSION SCHEDULED FOR 4:30 P.M. ON 1/3/2024. Discussion - Schedule a
Budget Goals Work Session. (Administration)
11. WORK SESSION SCHEDULED FOR 4:30 P.M. ON 1/17/2024. Discussion - Scheduling a
CIP Work Session. (Administration)
12. WORK SESSION SCHEDULED FOR 6:00 P.M. ON 1/18/2024. Discussion - Scheduling a
Joint Work Session with Kenaitze Indian Tribe. (Administration)
13. Discussion/Action - Virtual Meeting Participation. (City Clerk)
14. ADDED DURING LAYDOWN AND APPROVED BY THE CONSENT AGENDA.
*Action/Approval - Letter Supporting KPEDD’s Application to EDA for a Three-Year
Partnership Planning Program.
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December 20, 2023
I. COMMISSION / COMMITTEE REPORTS
1. Council on Aging
2. Airport Commission
3. Harbor Commission
4. Parks and Recreation Commission
5. Planning and Zoning Commission
6. Beautification Committee
J. REPORT OF THE MAYOR
1. Proclamation in Recognition of Kenai Central High School Football Team as the Alaska Division
III State Champions for the Year 2023.
2. Proclamation in Recognition of Kenai Central High School Girls Varsity Volleyball Team as the
Alaska Division 3A State Girls Champions for the Year 2023.
3. Southcentral Mayors' Energy Coalition
K. ADMINISTRATION REPORTS
1. City Manager
2. City Attorney
3. City Clerk
L. ADDITIONAL PUBLIC COMMENTS
1. Citizens Comments (Public comments limited to five (5) minutes per speaker)
2. Council Comments
M. EXECUTIVE SESSION
N. PENDING ITEMS
O. ADJOURNMENT
P. INFORMATION ITEMS
1. CIRCAC Director's Report
The agenda and supporting documents are posted on the City’s website at www.kenai.city. Copies of
resolutions and ordinances are available at the City Clerk’s Office or outside the Council Chamber prior
to the meeting. For additional information, please contact the City Clerk’s Office at 907-283-8231.
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MEMORANDUM
TO: Mayor Gabriel and Council Members
THROUGH: Terry Eubank, City Manager
FROM: Tyler Best, Parks and Recreation Director
DATE: December 12, 2023
SUBJECT: Mid-Month Report-November
Parks and Recreation staff started hanging Christmas lights on November 1st. The Parks crew
decorates various parks, city properties,and hangs Christmas décor on the street lights. The goal
is to have all the lights up by Christmas Comes to Kenai.
In addition to hanging Christmas lights, the cold weather and snow mean the park crew will start
maintaining our ski trails at the Kenai Golf Course, our walking trails at Municipal Park, and
Daubenspeak Pond for Ice Skating.
The Parks staff also removes snow from fire hydrants around the City. We maintain a fire hydrant
adoption program (see form attached). One community member who adopted their hydrant
named it “Little Pump.”
Kenai Rec. Center Visits-September
Weight Room/Cardio Room 1281
Racquetball 56
Walleyball 72
Shower/Sauna 0
Gymnasium 1423
Other 0
Gym Rental Visits 2832
Total Number of Visits 4312
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Municipal Park Walking Trails
Kenia Golf Course Ski Trails
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City of Kenai
Adopt-A-Hydrant Program
Do you want to serve your community? Then this may be the perfect
program for you. During the Winter months, the City of Kenai has over
500 fire hydrants to maintain and to keep clear of snow. The City works
hard to keep hydrants clear, but with the large snowfalls that can
happen it can be difficult to maintain. We are asking for your help in
this endeavor to adopt a fire hydrant. By adopting a fire hydrant, you
will be helping emergency services locate and use these hydrants
quicker and safer in case of winter emergencies!
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What do you need to do?
Locate and identify a hydrant, fill out the form below and send it to the
Parks and Recreation Department at Parks@kenai.city or bring it to the
Kenai Recreation Center at 227 Caviar, Kenai, Alaska 99669. Questions
call the parks department at 907-283-8262.
Then every time it snows, we ask that you check your hydrant and
make sure it is clear of snow, as shown in the above graphic on the
front page.
Name: _______________________________________________
Business: (if applicable) __________________________________
Address: ______________________________________________
______________________________________________________
Phone: ________________________________________________
Email: _________________________________________________
Hydrant Location:
__________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________
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