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Home My WebLink About1991-05-14 Parks & Recreation SummaryBICENTENNIAL "Od CITY OF KENA! 210 Fidalgo Avenue Kenai, Alaska 99611 TELEPHONE 283-7535 FAX 907-283-3014 KENAI PARKS & RECREATION COMMISSION ***May 14, 1991-** City Hall Chambers Chairman, Richard Hultberg AGENDA 1. ROLL CALL 2. APPROVAL OF AGENDA 3. PERSON SCHEDULED TO BE HEARD 4. APPROVAL OF MINUTES March 12, 1991 5. DIRECTOR ' S REPORT a. Bids for Carpeting 6. OLD BUSINESS 7. NEW BUSINESS a. Beautification Recommendations b. Summer Employees 8. CORRESPONDENCE 9. ADJOURNMENT PLEASE CALL KAYO (283-3855) OR LORETTA (283-7933) AS SOON AS ~POSSIBLE IN ORDER TO ESTABLISH A QUORUM KEH&I. PARKS' AND R~CR~TION C~IS~ION MAY 14, 1991 City Hall Chambers Chairman, R~chard Hultberg 1. ROLL .... C&I~: The meeting was called to order by Chairman Hultberg at 7:06 p.m. Conu~issioners present were: Hultberg, Carlson, Massie, and Boedeker. Also present were Parks Director HcOillivray, Geri Sparks, Nina Selby and Dr. Hansen Erom the Beauti~ication Conuni tree. Item C, under New Bus~ness: Arco-Oesse Owens ~lames was added to the agenda and then the agenda was approved. ~ERSOH_ _. SCHEI~LED ~_ BE a~:~ Oeri Sparks objected to the sidewalks for the memorial park being taken out oE the budget stating there was, only 6 to 9 spaces for trees left and that now is the time to put 'in the sidewalks. She was informed the Parks Commission recommended the sidewalk appropriation for next .year but City council took the appropriation out o~ the Budget, and that she should ~'o to the Council tomorrow night with her concerns. Dr. Hansen has received inquir_des regarding the. anchor near the Senior Center being used as part of a memorial ~or mariners and fishermen who have lost their lives at sea. He asked i~ a 12-~t. diameter pad and a placq~e with the anchor could possibly be placed in the southeast corner o~ the Lie~ Hansen Memorial Park. Director McOillivray informed him that a site ~or the anchor was investigated last fall. I~ money is needed for the pad, then Dr. Hansen should direct his inquiries to the Mayor; and iE money is available, then he should go to Public Works ~or approval o~ a site Eot the memorial. Dr. Hansen also asked if some shrubbery could be planted' around the green shack to help camouflage the building. He was informed that FAA is changing a lot oE their lines and when the line changes are completed, they probably would not need the building and it would be removed. Geri Sparks asked why the City oE Kenai flags are not being Elown stating the Public Safety building is the only one ~lying the ~lag at this time. I~ a Elag dedication is needed to get the flags E. lown, it shoutd be soon as the bicentennial year is almost hale over. She was informed to ask the Council about it when she goes before them on the KENAI .PARKS AND RECREATION COMMISSION May 14, 1991 sidewalk matter. She was also informed the Airport Triangle has money in the new budget for spot lighting the three Elag poles. There is an electrical problem, however,..with the power being supplied to Lief Hansen Memorial Park, but that is being checked out. The Marc.h 12, 1991, minutes were approved as written. 5. DIRECTOR ' S REPORT: a. The Bicentennial Basketball Tourney had six teams participating in the two-day event wi~h each team playing Eour games. A local team, Nuka Point Fisheries, won the tourney and a Seward team came in second. Along wi~h nice trophies being supplied, the winning teams and most valuable players received watches and thermo mugs with the Bicentennial logo donated 'by the Bicentennial Committee. b. Kayo attended the Smal 1 Town Institute in Fallon, Nevada, and found it .very interesting since it was geared to communities with population of 10,000 or less. This year's attendance was 46, double that o.~ last year's. He would like to try to get the Institute to come to Alaska within the next few years. c. The purchase of a 3325 Pro~essional Tur~ Mower has Been · approved and the mower ~has been ordered. Money for the mower came Erom the royalties o~E the Daubenspeck property. With these royalties and through some donations to the Department, two Li~e Cycle exercise bicycles were purchased and are now getting good use at the Center. d. Kayo was directed to order some banners. The ones he ordered have a ~hree-year guarantee and should be more durable. Two Banners wil 1 have the Bicentennial logo and 25 other banners were ordered with four di~Eerent designs. e. Bids were obtained for carpet and installation at the Recreation Center. A resolution will go before the Council for carpeting the hallway and office area on the lower lever, the game room and snack bar area, and the director's office. KENAI PARKS AND RECREATION COMMI SS I ON May 14 ..., 1991 Chairman, Richard Hul tberg Page -3 - 6. OLD_.BU$INESS: None ?. BUSINESS:_ a. BeautiEication Recommendations. The Commissioners discussed items not previously addressed. Many o~ the Old Towne area property owners live outside the City which makes requiring the owners to clean up the area very diEEicult. (~eri Sparks was encouraged to go to the City asking ~or an ordinance requiri.ng property owners be required to clean up their property. She was also inEormed that the Oilers may have their ball players doing some work this sununer and to approach them as a possible source o~ manpower for~beauti~ication projects. Kayo stated he would look at the bluer area by the Mt. Redoubt sign to see i~ additional warning signs or barriers are needed. b. Summer .employment. The sunener crews have al 1 been Eilled and are lined out for work. Kayo had more applications this year than ever beEore stating he hired 16 people and had to turn down 42 applicants. c. Arco/~esse Owens Oames. The games are scheduled for the Kenai track on ~une 29. It is hopeful a sound system s~milar to the one last year in Nikiski will be set up. Informational kits have gone .out to 13 schools and this week applications are being prepared to be sent out. The games are Eot youth ages 8-14 and it is ~elt that turnout this year will exceed last year's 200 participants. 7. ,CORRESPONDENCE;._ None CARLSON MOVED TO ADJOURN FOR THE SUMMER MONTHS UNLESS SOMETHIN(} IMPORTANT DEVELOPS AT WHICH TIME A SPECIAL MEETIN~ COULD BE CALLED. MASSIE SECONDED. MOTION CARRIED AND MEETING WAS ADJOURNED AT 8:20 P.M. Respectful ly Submitted, Ear!ene Reed, Recording Secretary for the City oi Kenai