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Home My WebLink About1970-01-07 SummaryxSBTIffiG H~ •T 7si® P.M. ~~' UVS$, BOB NDESNS, LOBSTTA KNACKSTSDT, JIM FISHER, RUBY COYLS, 1~ICS POPFIN. UCHAMP. 1MI11UTS9 OF LAST NBBS;'ING WEBS BEAD, AND APPARENTLY APPROVED. 30M8 MEMBBBS SAID TH$Y DID NOT 81~CSIVE MINUTES OF LAST MEETING. SLSCTI ON. FISHBB MOVED, KNACKSTEDT 3BCONDED TO ELECT NORENE AS NEW CHAIRMI FISHER MOVSD,CRtTVSB SBCONDSD TO ELECT RUBY COYLE A3 VI CS CHAIRMAN. BOTH MOTIONS WEBS VOTED Obi AT ONS TIME AND PASSED UNANIMOUSLY. 9SC.~ BEQUEST. RUBY 1n COYLB AGAIN REQUESTED MAY08 MORZN TO HAVE THE COUNCIL APPOINT A PAID 3SC8ETA8Y, A CITY EMPLOYEE TO WORK FOR THE PLANNING COMMISSION, TO TAKE MINUTES, ~$PT PLATS, COLLET FEES ATTEND TO PUBLIC HEABI~ MAKE OUT AGENDS, ETC. & M08IN SAID THAT HE WOULD SSE THAT THE MATTER WAS TAKEN CABS OF ONCE MB. $08BI NS WAS ON THB JOB FULL TIME . DRILLING QBDINANGE e ~~~ , I ;~ -° ' ~ ' ~~ 1rI08IN BBQUSSTED THAT THE PLANNING COMMISSION P RSUE IT. HE i~AID THERE IS A POSSIBILITY THAT THE CITY MAY OWN SOME LAND THAT HAS OIL BIGHTS TITLE AND INTBB~ BST WITH IT. KNACKSTEDT BROUGHT UP THE FACT THAT THSBE ONCE WAS AN EMERGENCY SESSION OF THS COUNCIL TO ENMCT AN EMERGENCY 0RDINANCE PERTAINING TO DRILLING -WITHIN THE CITY BEF0R13 GARBS SHOPPING CENTER COULD GET FINANCING. MORI N SAI D TEAT IS THE ORDINANCE PASSED THE EMERGENCY SESSION IT SHOULD GO INTO THE CODS. FI8HE8.IS TO LOOK INTO IT. ODIN STRAND3ERT. ON I't'WE8 STRAND8S8G HAD TO LEAVE, BUT MADE A STATEMENT TO THE PLANNING COMMISSION." I WI8 TO COOPERATE EVERY WITH THE CITYS STUDY OF POWER. I UNDE88TAND, AND KNOW THERE CIS A CLAUSE, WHERE THE CITY HA3 THE OPTION TO PURCHASE CUL. I WOULD LIKE TO --$E AP'F08DED THE TIME TO PRESENT THE FACTS AS I SEE THEM." PUBLIC HEA~ci NG OPENED AT ~s35 P. M. PLANNING COMMISION MEMBERS F08 THE MAST PART DIDN~T,KNOW THERE WAS A HEARING, AS THERE WAS NO AGENDA SENT OUT. B080UGH ABVEBTISI$D THL PUBLIC HELBING, BUT THERE WERE CLAIMS THAT NO NOTIFICATION WAS SENT TO AFFECTBD PBOPEBTY OWNE83. JOHN KUBTZ, DON DINES AND VON PHILLIPS APPEARED AND SPOKE IN FAVOR OF THE REZONING. J.W. THOMPSON AND STAN THOMPSON SPOKE AGAINST. J.W. THOMPSON AL30 SAID HE REPRESENTED TWO T OTHER P80PS8TY OWNERS. THOMPSON OBJEC- TED TO THE HEARING. A MOTION WAS MADE BY NICK POPPIN TO REZONE IN ITS ENTIRETY, Hf~. 3, THOMPSON PABK SUBDIVISION F80M COMMERCIAL TO SUBURBAN BESIDTENTIAL, IF THE LEGAL PROCEDURES HAV$ BEBN MET BX AS REQUIRED BY SEC. 14-21 OF CITY CODE. 9SCONDED BY FISHER. VOTES CBUVEB, N0: COYLE,YESs FISHER, YESs KNACKSTEDT, YES, POPPIN, N0: N08ENE, N0. TIE VOTE, MOTION FAILED. PosT OFFI c:~. JACK THOMPSON SAID THAT HIS BUILDING AND THE MALL IS BEING CONSIDERED BY THE P. 0. DEPARTMENT AS POSSIBLE LOCATI ONS F08 THE POST OFFICE I N KENAI . AS OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING NIGHT DATE, THOMPSON SAID HF~ 'EXPECTED THAT THE P. O. WOULD LET THIS MATTER OUT F08 BID, WITHIN A WEEK. THOMPSON SAID HE WAS OUTSII~ TO SEE POSTAL OFFICIALS A WEEK AGO. PLANNING COMMISSION DECIDED TO TAKE NO ACT- ION. THOMPSON WILL INF08M THE CITY PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE P.O, DECISION, AN: WHAT IS GOING ON IN THE MATTER. STREET N ~~ ~i,i~.EA~ NG . BED JAYNES INF08MED T$E PLANNING COMMISSION THS STREET NAMING AND NUMBERING ORDINANCE IS BEADY TO GO BEF08E THE COUNCIL. APPARENTLY NO ONE KNOWS WHAT ACT- - DALLY HAPPENED TO IT, 1~ A.FTEB KJELSTAD A.ND WISDOM WHO WERE WORKING ON IT LEFT. b ~. r~ c GUbT CLUB. SILSBN MALOFS, PAULi WSLLEE AffiD INlLLAB BURFORD EBPEE9$NTING THE SNOW3H08 GUN ~LU~B 9Pf,E:E TO TBE PLANNING COMMISSION 8SGA8DING A RIFLE RANGE. ~ JAYNEB RAID SSE LOCATION OF A BIFLS EANGE WA3 CBI TI CAL. SAID THE ONLY SAI+S PLACE IN TOWN- WAS III THE NORTH EAST P08TION OF THE BEAVER CREEK WATEE9HED., AND THIS B0~7ND3 THE XOOSE EDGE. IS MENTAL HEALTH LAND, OWNED BY STATE FOB RECREATION. THIS MATTES I9 TO BE ON THE AGENDI FOE THE NEXT MEETING. SNO SHOE GUN CLUB WILL WORK WITH T~ PLAN~TTI~G CO~iMI99I0N AS THE PA8K3 AND R$CREATION BOARD.. MEMBERS OF THE t?LUB WILL BEING COPY OF THE NATIONAL 8I FLE ASSOCIATI ~ GUN PLANS AND RULES. THE EH CLUB HOP83 TO B PUT A BUILDING ON THE SITE F08 IND008 SHOOTING DURING THE WINTER MONTH ONCE THIS COULD BE ARRANGED TO USE THE LAND. GAS STATION ED FSBGUS0N APPEARED BEF08E THE PLANNING COMMISSION AGAIN FOR THE THIRD STBAIGlT MONTH, EEQUESTING LAND F08 A GAS STATION USING TES08E REFINERY GAS. THIS W(~1LD BE A RETAIL GAS FACILITY ONLY. REQUESTED LOCATION IS AT THE NORTH WEST CORNER 0~ THE NEW RE-~dLIGNMENT OF THE I~ENAI SPUR xOAD AND MAIN ST. FEBGUSON SAID HE NEED TO BEGIN BUILDING BY APRIL t 1. AL C8UVE8 RECOMMENDED THAT THE APPROPBIATB ADMIN• I3TEATIVE ACTION BE TAKEN TO PREPARE THE AEBA F08 BONUS BIDS FOR LEASES BY THE CITY, WITHIN THE VICINITY OF THE NW C08NER OF MAIN ST. BETWEEN THE NEW AND OLD HIGHWAY. S$CODiDSD BY FISHER. UNANIMOUSLY PASSED. RUBY COYLE STATED SHE WOULD LIRE TO CONCUR FAVORABLY WITH FEBGUSONS P80POSAL, PROVIDED HE COME UP WITH A DEVELOPMENT PLAN. FEBGUSON SHOWED THE COMMISSION ABTI STS SKETCH OF THE PROPOSED BUILDING. HA80LD GALLI ETTE-P0WE8 SI T`tIATI Oid CITY LIGHT 3UPERINTENDANT MADE A REP08T TO SSE PLANNING COMMISSION, SAID STBAND- BEBG WAS RECEPTIVE TO SELLING THE POWER PLANT. THOUGHT FEELERS COULD GO OUT ON THE PURCHAS OF POWEE PLANT. FELT IT COULD BE FINANCED THROUGH BOND MONIES OB LEA: PURCHASE BAaIS. SAID IT SOUNDS FBASIBLS. POSSIBLE 370, 000.00 TO FINANCE THE PUK- E OF UTILITY-NOW. WAS B80UGHT OUT CITY STANDS TO LOOSE WILDWOOD CONHEACT. ~,000.AO BOND MONEY COULD NOT BE USED AS GALLIETTE SAID 2/3 or 3/~ I9 COMMITTI TO FUNDING FOR IMPEOVEKENTS TO SUBDIVISIONS WITHIN THE CITY OF KENAI. M08IN SAIL THESE WEEE THESE WAYS CITY COULD GO lL 1. WALLOWING WAY WE ASE, 2. SELL DISTBI- BUT~ON' 08 3. LOOK TO ANOTHER SOURCE OF POWER. HULIEN NOTED THAT CITY COULD COM- SINE WITH POSSIBLE SEA, CHUGACH, TYBNE[, TO POSSIBLY BUY OUT CUL. IT WAS NOTED THE . PUBS.I C ~t SERVICE COMMI S9I ON WOULD MEET IN JUNEAU ON JAN . 28. GALLI ET WHO WA9 INT80DUCED BY M08IN AS HAVING A RN PLAN FOR POWSB FOR KENAI F08 THE T FUTURE, SHOWED THS COMMISSION MAPS HE HAD PREPARED FEATUEING AFUTURE LAKE IN THE N08TH gSNAI AREA ENCOMPASI NG $SZ SEVERAL SSCTI ONS OF LAND. WOULD CALL FOR A PI PELI NE F80M KENAI RIVES, TO THOMPSON PARK, THRU BEAVER CRSSK AEEA, THEN AN OPEN CANAL TO THE NORTH KENAI AREA TO THE N08TH, THEN WATER WOULD DUMP INTO A PROPOSED LAKE THEN T$EATED AND SENT ON VIA PIPELINE TO INDUSTRIAL , ETC. USERS. THE PLANNING COMMISSION, CITY COUNCIL, NAVARBEE, AND BOEO PLANNING DIRECTOR, DABBYSHIBE A8E A8E TO BE I1~tVITED TO MEET AT THB NEXT CITY PLANNING COMMISSION WITH GALLIETT TO DISCUSS THE SITUATION. GALLIETTE SAID THE $ CITY COULD COME UP WITH A SOURCE OF ELECTEICITY BY THE POWER GENERATED TO MS'S MOVE THE WATEE. IT WAS ALSO NOTED TH. PHILLIPS PETR(~I.EUM CO. WOULD SELL GAS AT 16 ¢ PE8 MCF TO LARGE USERS. GALLIETT ALSO BEAD A LETTER F80M BOEDEN CO., NEW YORK., ON THEIR POSSIBLE PLANS TO PUT IN , MENTHANOL PLANT, POSSIBLE SO H OF THE KENAI RIVER. THEY WOULD NEED WATER, BUT HE W80TE THEM ~'HE EASIEST WA WOULD BE FOR THEM TO TAP THE CLEAR WATER STEEAM I; THE INLET 08 BUKI,D THEIR OWN OU8 MILE PIPELINE. E GALLIETT ALSO SAID TREY HAVE SEVERAL 9I TES UNDER CONSIDERATION FOR THEI B PLANT. SUBDIVISION FLATS. ', 9EYE8AL SUBDIVISION PLATS WERE TO COME UNDER CONSIDIDRATION..SECBETARY PRO TEM, L08ETTA KEACKSTEDT LEFT AT THIS TIME, ABT. 11:25 F.M. RUBY COYLE TOOK THE MINUTE- ~F THE BEST OF THE MEETING.