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Home My WebLink About1984-05-01 Parks & Recreation Summary~ KENA~ ~ARK~ & RECREAT~ON COMMISSIQN May ~, 1984 u~n~i ~ity Hall Richard Hul~b~rg, Chairman aGENDA l. ROLL CALL 2. AP~ROVAI OF AG~NDA 3. PERSQNS SCHEDULED TD BE ~EARD 4. APpR~VAL OF MI~UTES of Ap~il 3i 198~ 5~ DIRECTOR'S REPORT 6. NE~ ~USINESS a. REque~t to Purc~as~: Portion of Law~o~ Acres ~ b. Reques~ t~ Purch~s~: Gov't Lot 5a, Se~ 34, T~N, ~~1~, S,M, ~. Playground Equipment d~ ~ence for S~n~ar and Le~ion Fields e. Receptian Office in Rec Genter 7~ OLD BUSINESS a. Budget Update 8. COMMI~SIDN COMM~NTS & QUESTI4NS 9. ADJaU~NMENT The meeting will be ups~a~rs in the CQnferenc~, Th~ Comrnunity Cen~er Committee will be meeting th~ same night downs~air~. The rest of ~h~ pac~et it~ms will be made available Monday. Pleas~ le~ Janet know if you wish to pick xt up or mak~ arrangements for delivery. Thank you~! kENAI PARKS & RECREATION CaMM~SSI~N May 1, 1984 Kenai Cit~ Hall R~cha~d Hultberg, Chairm~n AMENDED AGENDA l. ROLL CALI 2. APPROVAL OF AGENDA 3. PERSD~S SCHEDULED TO BE HE~RD 4. APP~OVAL ~~ MrNUTE5 of April 3, 1984 5. D~RECTOR'S REP~RT 6. ~EW BU5~NE5~ a. Request to Purchas~: Portion o~ Lawton ~cres ~ , ~ , b. Reque~t to Purchase. Gov t k.ot 5~, Sec ~4, T~N, ~11W, S.M, c. Playgra~nd Equipment d. Fence ~`or Sen~.ar and Legion ~'ields e. Recepti~n ~ffice in Rec Center f. Reque~t for Con~ideration: CUP fivr Extraction of N~tural R~saurce - 5an~ from City Gravel P~t - Linwdad & Candlelight 7. OLD ~U~INESS a. gu~get Update 8. COMMI~SION COMMENTS ~ QU~~TIONS 9. ADJU~lf~NMENT ~he meeting wil.l be upstairs in the Conferenc~. The Community Center Committee will be meeting the same night downstairs. ~ ~ ~ , ,, ~' ~ ~~ ?, ~ ~~ . ..~~ ' .,~ '~ KENA~I PARKS ~ RECREA~`i~N CQh~MI5~~QN May 1, 1984 Kenai City Hall ~i~hard Hultberg, Chairm~n 1. RaLL CALL P~esent; 2. APPROIf AL Q~' AGENDA Under Item ~ add Gyr~ Fees Agenda app~o~ed with addition 3. PERSDN~ S~NEDUL~Q TD B~ HEAR4 ~lone 4. A~PROVAl~ 0~ M7NUTE~ r~f ~pr~1, 3, 198~ M~nutes a~proved as ~ubmitted 5. QIRECTQR~~ R~PORT ) a. Beaut~fication Committee Re ort The Comm~,ttee has ordered ~7 wooden plan~er boxe~ for flowers to be placed throughout the Ci~y. A contraGt r~ith trinity Gree~house is going to Ct~uncil tomorraw for the f`lowers for the boxes. Trxnity will put in ~he sail, ~do the planting, ~nd care Qf' the flow~r~ so he will be able to give a guarant~e. i`~is includes the flowers to be c~rc.ie plante~d also and total cost is $130fl. b. Parl~s ~ Reereation Con~'erenc~ Th~~ car~ference i~ coming u~ in Anchara~e in Jun~, 4n June ~'th w~~ll be a work shop day fvr board~, commi~sions, and administr~tars. Cost is $4~ far reg~stra~ian f~r tl~e day, ar+d a pragram is goin to b~ availa~le soon. In h ' ~ ~ t e transpar~atlon budget th~s year ~s adequate money for a trip to Anchorag~ an+~ return, l~ayo will be ~ak~,ng ~he r~~w ~ickup far maintenance, ~fq Commissivner~ were able to g~ve firm Gommitm~nts on the tr~p, c ~ pport Staff ~ For ~he xecor~, Mr. McGillivar~ informed the Commis~ion will not have a secretary at the meetzng. The meetin~s are taped with writt~n backup af mo~ions and Wotes. P~c~ets will sti11 be a~railable and ar~ Y ather designated work. \~~ PAPK~ & RECREAT~ON COMMI~STnN May 1, 1984 Page Z d, Li ht for ~th 5treet Par~ This was discussed ~om~ ~irne earlier. At the time, it wa~ dec~ded that lig~ts cvu~d ~e placed on power p~l~s, how~ver HEA sta~~~ ~hey will have to go into the park and i~s~al~ a p~le and light at a cvs~ o~ ~50Q. , Cammissione~ 8ryson as~~d if a yard lig~~ wauld work, ver~ pos~ibly. M~~ McGillivray e~plain~d tM~re may still be money i~ th~ budget for parks improv~ments. Commissioner McComsey as~ed how many per~ons use the park, Mr. McGillivr~y st~~ed ~hat ~t wvuld ~e used primarily for ice ~kating in th~ wint~r and while ~here have be~n problems n~~ having the light, if the light wer~ installe~! quit~ a few ~ids would be using it. M~TION: Commiss~oner McCom~ey maved tv place a floadlight in the 4th ~tre~t Park, se~o~ded b~ Commi~sioner ~iekawitch. V~TE: Mdtion passed unanimously. e, Let~er from Kenai Cent~a~ Ni h School A letter was sent fram ~r. Multberg thanking t~e par~s department for getting o~~ th~ equipment an~ sweep~ng the track~ privr to th~ix trac~ meet on 5aturday. The school ha~ been cancerned since the track was in pretty bad sh~pe, ~he sw~ep~r work~d v~ry well. T~e Commission noted that the truc~s h~d been mo~ed fr~m ~he ball park area. A ques~iori arase over sta~ing ~nd survey~ng ~o perh~ps prevent this in th~ future. Mr. McGilli~ray sa~d he will chec~ w~th the Zand manager. ~, N~~ BU~~NESS a. Re uest tv Purchase: Portion ~f Lawton Acre~ ~ The Commis~i~n re~iewe~ the mate~ial ~u~mitt~d pertaining to the i~sue, comparing this r~quest with that submitted by Mr. Hanson for a park, and the utilities and sp~ce n~~ded for p~tential developrnent vf an~ type. ~aT~ON: Commissioner Bry~an mov~d, seconded by Commis~ioner McComs~y to request that the praperty from ~alker L~ne to R~gers Road be designated as gre~n belt an~ future park ar~a include th~ lats d~signated as Lawton Acre~. ~ C~mmissioner Bryson clari~ied the motx~n by explaining that her intent is t~ include the total area, not ju~~ that d~s~gna~~d as conser~ va~ion. Mr, McGillivra~ expla~ned ~hat wha~ Planning ~ Zaning is \~ PAR~S ~ RECREAT~~N COMM~~SION May 1, ~96~ Page 3 V~TE: looking fvr is a bas~c reasoni~g for r~taxning propertie~ desi~nated for par~s ~nd recreation purposes, Commissioner Bry~n~ ~tat~d that ~hat was nat the feeling she had gotten from her h~sband~ Mr. McGi~livray stated tha~ there were no plans far tha~ strip an~ what w~ ~auld be keeping it fpr would be a buffer. Commissioner McCnmsey ~tat~d that ~f the 5tate w~re to ~ake the ~pur 4 lanes, more trees and more af that strip w~uld ~o and ~f there wer~ houses on that prope~~y, it would be ~~trem~ly Growded, It was noted that lots 1-16 would have to be rezoned from the resident~al designa~ion ta cons~rvation. Motion ~a~s~d unanimously b. ~e ue$t to P~rchase: Gov't Lot 50 5ec 34 TbN R1~W S.M, Commi~sianer McCamsey noted that this prop~rty appeared to be pretty torn up by 3-~~~elers and really of na strategic val~e park-wise. T~ere already exists a park in that vxcinity ~h~t is b~ing developed. M~T~ON: Commisszoner M~Comsey moved to recommend that this Commission leaves th~ issue of the dispasal af this property ta ~~e discretion of the Planning Cammission, s~c~nded by Commissianer ~iekawitch. VOTE: Mv~ion passed unanimausly. c. Plavaround Eauia~ent Kayo ~cGillivra~ ask~~ to skip ~his issue, movin~ to the third issue from Planning Commissidn and return to this item later. TMe Commi~~ion ~gre~d. f, Request for Cansideratio~: CUP for Extraction of Nat~ral Resource ~a~d from Citv Gravel ~it - Linwoad ~ Candleliaht Mr. McG~l~ivra~ and Commis~ioner Bry~~n e~plained th~ issue to the Cammfssion, pointing out that the City is going to have to en~er int~ negotiation wit~ the fed~ral ~overnment f~r ~and of equa~ value ta trad~. When land was tra~ed far the sewer tr~atme~t pla~t, the ~and gained for parks wa~ greater than that g~ven due primarily to ~he fact that the land given wa~ beachfron~ and mare Wa~uable than ~hat at t~e end af Candlelight/Linwoad. MQTIQN: Commissioner Bry~an moved, secon~ed e~isting ~and pit area be reclaimed park area for recreation fie~ds and similarly reclaimed when na lang~r tions for land replacement the land by C~mmissio~er Thvmas, that the imme~iately and designated as ~hat the future sand ~it be Function~l, and ~hat in n~gotia~ e~st of Tract B(Lot 1~~) b~ j PARK~ & ~ECREAT~ON COMMI5SxON May l, 1984 Page 4 ~or~: designa~ed as the new park land. ~ further move that ~ one or two hu~dred foat buffer be l~ft betwe~n the public and private prap~rty next to the proposed sand pit, It w~s nate~ that the e~isting pit would be a~erfect ~pot for badly needed pr~cti~e fields, would be clase to the ski trail~ which cauld b~ used for hiking ~n th~ summer, andf since pra~tice fields are badl~ needed, reta~ning this ar~a far recreational uses will deli~eate t~e need f~r acquiring ~vre land. Commissianer McCamsey state~ ~hat when the original request f~r the access down Candlelight was discus~ed, th~ reaso~ given wa~ a home a~ the end af the ROW, that doe~ not appear ta ~~ the case since the ~ome has not been in existance ~or ab~~t 5 yea~s. Gauncilm~n Measles stated that ~he Council had dec~ded that ~ince the RQ~ had be~n used ~n past year5 ta get to t~e house it then ~a~s "gran~father rigl~ts". Kayo McGil~i~ray note~ the mem~ ~ncluded in the packet from the L~nd Manager r~ealing with 1.andseaping. Mr. i~~Gillivray explained ~hat the Council ar~d the Planning Cvmmi~sian ar~ trying ta ~do something abo~t the lands ar~und Kenai that are being ra~ed for construction. ~ ~IOTION: Commissaaner MCGomsey moved th~t the Parl~s & Recr~ativn Cammission sup~-or~s the P~,anning ~C Zaning C~mmissivn in it's ~fforts ~o draft ~ land~caping ardinance, furthe~r that the Parks ~C Recreation CommYS~ion b~ allawed to r~view ~he Planning Comm~ssian recommendations b~fore it is ser~~t an to Coun~il, seconded b~ Cammissioner 5iekawitch. ~t was the ~on~ensu~ o~' ~he ~ommis~ian that they ~upuld like to be notified when the fina~. draft of the ordinanee i~ discussed to participate. V~TE: Motior~ pa~sed unanimausly. Commissioner 5iekawit~h noted that h~ hoped there would be no objection, b~ut since the Planning Commiss~on ~a~ b~en good enaugh t~a nvt~fy the P~R Commission, ~h~y wauld not abject to the p~rtici- ~ation. c, Playgraund Equ~pment +~ ~ r..rw~rrwwww 1"he Cammission revi~wed th~ various types and prices of playgraund equipment. a PA~~~ & RECREATION CQMMi55~4N May ~, 1984 Page ~ MOTION: Commissia~~r McCams~y moved to purchase playgrou~d ~quipment and othe~ p~rk equipment for approxim~tely $1~,~~~ p~us sh~pping and transfer fu~ds ~rvm Gonstruction account to Machinery ~ Equipment to ~cquire the n~~d~d mane~! ~ecanded b~ Gommiss~aner Srysan. UOTE: ~ation passed unanimously. d. fen~e f~r ~enior and Le ion Fields Mr. McGilli~ray ~xplained the need for the fencing which included the faGt that children were the primary cancern. Mr. McGillivray noted the propa~ed test site which is ~n the corner of Main and lst 5treet. The prablems arise, not ~o much fram the pl~n~ing, but the fact that they want it f~nced and Qf course zf balls go over the playing fiel~ fence, the players are going to ~ant to ga aft~r them. The par~s department had planned on seedzng fa~ grass this sum~er. ~0T~4N: Ca~mis~ioner ~cC4msey rnoved to recommend replacing the fence at the large basebail fie~d and at L~ttle L~ague Par~, price to run $5,8b9, ~ seconded by Commissioner 5~ekawit~h. VaTE: There were nQ objections, ~. Rece tion ~ff ice in Rec Center ~ The Com~ission a~d Mr. McGillivray discussed the prablem~ incurred by the desk being in t~e receptian room. Peopl~ are uncan~rolled in that situation. ~OTI~N: Cammi~sianer McComsey moved, secanded by Cam~issiQner Siekawitch, t~ purcha~~ a counter area for the rec~ption d~sk in th~ Rec Cent~r. VOT~: Motian passed unanimausly. 1. aLD BU~INES~ Budget Update a.~ ~ Kayo McGillivray went ~ver ~he late~t budget update from the City Manag~r and the Council work ~es~ian with the Gvmmission, ~ ~ \,~ P~~~~ ~ REC~EaT~o~ ca~~~~~~o~ May 1, 1984 Page ~ 8 ~ CoMMI~SIDN CoM~lENtS ~ QUE~~'ioNS None 9. ADJOURN~IENT ~'here b~~ng na further business, the meeting was ~djaurn~~. The next regular me~ting of the Commission is Tuesday, June 5, 198#. SinGe this is the season for vacatians please not~.fy Jane~ ar Keyo qf ~rour intentions befor~ that date far pa~ssib~e res~hedulin~ o~ the ~ting. Jane~ Lop~r Secretary