HomeMy WebLinkAbout2024-10-03 Parks & Recreation PacketKENAI PARKS & RECREATION COMMISSION
REGULAR MEETING
10/3/24 – 6:00 P.M.
KENAI CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS
210 FIDALGO AVE., KENAI, AK 99611
*Telephonic/Virtual Information Below*
http://www.kenai.city
A. CALL TO ORDER
1. Pledge of Allegiance
2. Roll Call
3. 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 MINUTES
1. May 4, 2024 Regular Meeting .................................................................... Page 1
E. UNFINISHED BUSINESS - None.
F. NEW BUSINESS
1. Discussion/Recommendation – Recommending Parks and Rec projects for the
FY26-FY30 Capital Improvement Plan ......................................................... Page 4
G. REPORTS
1. Parks & Recreation Director
2. Commission Chair
3. City Council Liaison ................................................................................... Page 5
H. ADDITIONAL PUBLIC COMMENT-
I. NEXT MEETING ATTENDANCE NOTIFICATION - November 7, 2024
J. COMMISSION QUESTIONS AND COMMENTS
K. ADJOURNMENT
L. INFORMATIONAL ITEMS
1. August Mid-Month Report ........................................................................ Page 11
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KENAI PARKS & RECREATION COMMISSION – REGULAR MEETING
MAY 2, 2024 – 6:00 P.M.
KENAI CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS
210 FIDALGO AVE., KENAI, AK 99611
CHAIR GRANT WISNIEWSKI, PRESIDING
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May 2, 2024
ACTION MINUTES
A.CALL TO ORDER
A Regular Meeting of the Parks & Recreation Commission was held on May 4, 2024, in the Kenai City
Council Chambers, Kenai, AK. Chair Wisniewski called the meeting to order at approximately 6:00 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
Michael Bernard Charlie Stephens
Nigel LaRiccia
A quorum was present.
Absent:
Kyle Graham Jennifer Joanis
Also in attendance were:
Tyler Best, Parks & Recreation Director
Jenna Brown, Parks & Recreation Assistant Director
Alex Douthit, City Council Member
Shellie Saner, City Clerk
3.Agenda Approval
MOTION:
Commissioner Stephens MOVED to approve the agenda as presented. Commissioner LaRiccia
SECONDED the motion.
VOTE: There being no objection; SO ORDERED.
B.SCHEDULED PUBLIC COMMENTS - None.
C.UNSCHEDULED PUBLIC COMMENTS - None.
D.APPROVAL OF MINUTES
1.April 4, 2024 Regular Meeting
MOTION:
Commissioner Bernard MOVED to approve the April 4, 2024 Parks & Recreation Commission minutes.
Commissioner Stephens SECONDED the motion.
VOTE: There being no objection; SO ORDERED.
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E.UNFINISHED BUSINESS – None.
F.NEW BUSINESS
1.Discussion/Recommendation - Recommending Council Approve the Parks & Recreation
Commission Annual Work Plan, Objective 1, Tour Parks & Trails Twice Annually.
MOTION:
Commissioner LaRiccia MOVED to recommend City Council approval of Objective #1. Commissioner
Stephens SECONDED the motion.
City Clerk Saner clarified that the Work Plan Goals and Objectives 1-4 that were amended at the previous
meeting are being brought back for final recommendation by the Commission before being forwarded to
Council.
UNANIMOUS CONSENT was requested on the motion.
VOTE: There being no objection; SO ORDERED.
2.Discussion/Recommendation - Recommending Council Approve the Parks & Recreation
Commission Annual Work Plan, Objective 2, Public Requests & Commission Recommendations.
MOTION:
Commissioner Stephens MOVED to recommend City Council approval of Objective #2. Vice Chair Kisena
SECONDED the motion.
UNANIMOUS CONSENT was requested on the motion.
VOTE: There being no objection; SO ORDERED.
3.Discussion/Recommendation - Recommending Council Approve the Parks & Recreation
Commission Annual Work Plan, Objective 3, Capital Improvement Plan (CIP) Work Session Twice
Annual.
MOTION:
Vice Chair Kisena MOVED to recommend City Council approval of Objective #3. Commissioner Stephens
SECONDED the motion.
UNANIMOUS CONSENT was requested on the motion.
VOTE: There being no objection; SO ORDERED.
4.Discussion/Recommendation - Recommending Council Approve the Parks & Recreation
Commission Annual Work Plan, Objective 4, Development of Long-Term Goals.
MOTION:
Commissioner Stephens MOVED to recommend City Council approval of Objective #4. Commissioner
Bernard SECONDED the motion.
UNANIMOUS CONSENT was requested on the motion.
VOTE: There being no objection; SO ORDERED.
5.Discussion/Recommendation - Recommendation to Council on Enactment of Ordinance No.
3416-2024 - An Ordinance Repealing, Reenacting and Renaming Kenai Municipal Code Chapter
1.90 - Standard Procedures For Boards, Commissions and Committees, Enacting Chapter 1.95 -
Standing Advisory Commissions, Repealing Chapters 11.10 - Harbor Commission, Chapter 19.05
Parks And Recreation Commission, Chapter 21.20 Airport Commission, Enacting Section
14.05.050 - Planning and Zoning Commission - Qualifications and Membership, and Approving
Amendments to the Council on Aging Commission’s By-Laws to Organize Streamline, and
Improve the Efficiency of the City’s Standing Commissions.
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MOTION:
Commissioner LaRiccia MOVED to recommend City Council enactment of Ordinance No. 3416-2024.
Vice Chair Kisena SECONDED the motion.
City Clerk Saner gave a staff report as provided in the packet.
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:
• Status of slash site for 2024
• Upcoming Parks & Recreation events including the Kite Festival, Clean-Up Day, and
Planting Days.
2. Commission Chair – No report.
3. City Council Liaison – Council Member Douthit reported on recent actions of the City Council.
H. ADDITIONAL PUBLIC COMMENTS – None.
I. NEXT MEETING ATTENDANCE NOTIFICATION – June 6, 2024
Commissioner Stephens noted that he may be absent.
City Clerk Saner noted that a text-reminder software has been implemented to establish a quorum; asked
the Commission for feedback.
J. COMMISSION QUESTIONS AND COMMENTS
Vice Chair Kisena noted the success of the 10V girls hockey team; appreciates the Parks & Recreation
department accommodating dry-land practices prior to state tournament.
K. ADJOURNMENT
L. INFORMATIONAL ITEMS – None.
There being no further business before the Parks & Recreation Commission, the meeting was adjourned
at 6:31 p.m.
I certify the above represents accurate minutes of the Parks & Recreation Commission meeting of May
2, 2024
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Meghan Thibodeau
Deputy City Clerk
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MEMORANDUM
TO: Parks and Recreation Commission
FROM: Tyler Best, Parks and Recreation Director
DATE: 9/26/24
SUBJECT: Capital Project Review
Capital Projects usually exceed $35,000. The Parks and Recreation Master Plan is an example
of a capital project the Administration is working on.
The current proposed priory list is attached for the Commission to review.
Project Name FY26 FY27 FY28 FY29 FY30
Tractor Replacement $70,000
Beaver Creek Replace Pavilion $50,000
Old Town Playground Equipment
Replacement $1,635,000
Drop Curtain for Kenai Rec Center $40,000
Multipurpose Facility Roof-Design $75,000
Relocation of Parks and Rec to
Daubenspeck $3,000,000
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September 04, 2024
Kenai City Council - Regular Meeting
September 04, 2024 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. 3430-2024 - Accepting and Appropriating a Meals
on Wheels of America Grant in Partnership with DoorDash for the Kenai Senior Center Meals
on Wheels Delivery Program. (Administration)
2. ENACTED UNANIMOUSLY. Ordinance No. 3431-2024 - Increasing Estimated Revenues and
Appropriations in the General Fund, Land Administration Department for the Purchase of
Survey Services to Subdivide City of Kenai Parcel 04901022. (Administration)
3. ADOPTED UNANIMOUSLY. Resolution No. 2024-41 - Adopting Joint Resolution No. 2024-
002 of the Assembly of the Kenai Peninsula Borough and the Councils of the City of Homer,
Kachemak, Kenai, Seward, Seldovia, and Soldotna, Supporting the Kenai Peninsula Economic
Development District’s Request that the 2026 and 2027 Cook Inlet Finfish Meetings be Held in
Soldotna, Alaska to Provide Resource Stakeholders with the Opportunity to be Present at Public
Discussions Affecting the Management of their Resources. (Administration)
F. MINUTES
1. *Regular Meeting of August 21, 2024. (City Clerk)
G. UNFINISHED BUSINESS
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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 - Non-Objection to Renewal of a Club Liquor License for George H. Plumley
Memorial Post 20 American Legion, DBA George H. Plumley Memorial Post 20 American
Legion - License No. 1380 (City Clerk)
4. *Action/Approval - Non-Objection to Renewal of a Beverage Dispensary Tourism Liquor
License for Mitak LLC., DBA Main Street Tap & Grill - License No. 4555 (City Clerk)
5. *Action/Approval - Non-Objection to Renewal of a Retail Marijuana Store License for Cook
Inlet Cannabis Co., DBA East Rip - License No. 13382 (City Clerk)
6. *Action/Approval - Confirming the Appointment of the October 1, 2024 Election Precinct
Boards for the October 1, 2024 Regular City Election. (City Clerk)
7. *Action/Approval - Harbor Commission 2024 Work Plan. (Administration)
8. *Ordinance No. 3432-2024 - Accepting and Appropriating Funds from the Institute of Museum
and Library Services, Passed Through the State of Alaska, Department of Education and Early
Development, Division of Library, Archives & Museums, for Library Employee Training.
(Administration)
9. *Ordinance No. 3433-2024 - Accepting and Appropriating a Grant from the State of Alaska for
the Purchase of Library Materials. (Administration)
10. *Ordinance No. 3434-2024 - Amending the Employee Classification Plan by Reclassifying the
Capital Projects Manager to a Public Works Assistant Director and Increasing General Fund
Estimated Revenues and Appropriations to Reflect the Position’s Support of Public Works
Divisions. (Administration)
11. *Ordinance No. 3435-2024 - Amending Kenai Municipal Code Section 23.55.030 (b) –
Qualification Pay, to Include Qualification Pay for a Public Works Assistant Director Holding a
Professional Engineer License. (Administration)
12. *Ordinance No. 3436-2024 - Increasing Estimated Revenues and Appropriations in the
General Fund Lands Administration Department for Professional Services Associated with the
Sale of City-Owned Land, Determining Eleven City-Owned Properties are Not Needed for a
Public Purpose, Authorizing the City Manager to Dispose of Properties by Public Outcry Auction,
Approving the Terms of Financing to be Offered on the Sale, and Designating Those Parcels
as Eligible for a 25% Veterans Discount. (Administration)
13. *Ordinance No. 3437-2024 - Amending Kenai Municipal Code to Revise Requirements Related
to Publication in a Newspaper of General Circulation to Address Publication Requirements
Which Cannot Be Met Due to the Newspaper Publications Being Reduced to One Day a Week.
(City Clerk)
14. APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY. Action/Approval - Authorizing a Memorandum of Agreement
with the Kenaitze Indian Tribe for Projects to Enhance the Aquatic Organism Passage in Our
Local Waterways, Including Improving Fish Passage in Cemetery Creek. (Administration)
15. BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT MEETING SCHEDULED FOR 10/15/2024 AT 5:00 P.M.
Discussion - Scheduling Board of Adjustment Appeal Hearings. (City Clerk)
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I. COMMISSION REPORTS
1. Council on Aging Commission
2. Airport Commission
3. Harbor Commission
4. Parks and Recreation Commission
5. Planning and Zoning Commission
6. Beautification Commission
J. REPORT OF THE MAYOR
1. Proclamation Declaring September 2024 as “Hunger Action Month”
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
1. Discussion of Airport Concession Restaurant Agreement Terms a Subject which the Immediate
Knowledge may have an Adverse Effect Upon the Finances of the City. [AS 44.62.310(c)(1)]
a. Action/Approval: Authorizing Amendments to Kenai Municipal Airport, Restaurant
Concession Agreement.
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.
Registration is required to join the meeting remotely through Zoom. Please use the following link to
register:
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September 18, 2024
Kenai City Council - Regular Meeting
September 18, 2024 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. Samantha Springer, Kenai Chamber of Commerce & Visitor Center Executive Director, Kenai
Silver Salmon Derby Grand Prize Awards
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. 3432-2024 - Accepting and Appropriating Funds
from the Institute of Museum and Library Services, Passed Through the State of Alaska,
Department of Education and Early Development, Division of Library, Archives & Museums, for
Library Employee Training. (Administration)
2. ENACTED UNANIMOUSLY. Ordinance No. 3433-2024 - Accepting and Appropriating a Grant
from the State of Alaska for the Purchase of Library Materials. (Administration)
3. ENACTED UNANIMOUSLY. Ordinance No. 3434-2024 - Amending the Employee
Classification Plan by Reclassifying the Capital Projects Manager to a Public Works Assistant
Director and Increasing General Fund Estimated Revenues and Appropriations to Reflect the
Position’s Support of Public Works Divisions. (Administration)
4. ENACTED UNANIMOUSLY. Ordinance No. 3435-2024 - Amending Kenai Municipal Code
Section 23.55.030 (b) – Qualification Pay, to Include Qualification Pay for a Public Works
Assistant Director Holding a Professional Engineer License. (Administration)
5. ENACTED UNANIMOUSLY. Ordinance No. 3436-2024 - Increasing Estimated Revenues and
Appropriations in the General Fund Lands Administration Department for Professional Services
Associated with the Sale of City-Owned Land, Determining Eleven City-Owned Properties are
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Not Needed for a Public Purpose, Authorizing the City Manager to Dispose of Properties by
Public Outcry Auction, Approving the Terms of Financing to be Offered on the Sale, and
Designating Those Parcels as Eligible for a 25% Veterans Discount. (Administration)
6. ENACTED UNANIMOUSLY. Ordinance No. 3437-2024 - Amending Kenai Municipal Code to
Revise Requirements Related to Publication in a Newspaper of General Circulation to Address
Publication Requirements Which Cannot Be Met Due to the Newspaper Publications Being
Reduced to One Day a Week. (City Clerk)
F. MINUTES
1. *Regular Meeting of September 4, 2024. (City Clerk)
G. UNFINISHED BUSINESS
H. NEW BUSINESS
1. *Action/Approval - Bills to be Ratified. (Administration)
2. *Action/Approval - Non-Objection to the Issuance of a New Retail Marijuana Store License for
Shackleford Farms LLC., DBA Shackleford Farms LLC - License No. 38593 (City Clerk)
3. *Action/Approval - Confirmation of Mayoral Nomination for a Partial Term Appointment of
Zachary Rohr to the Harbor Commission. (Mayor Gabriel)
4. *Ordinance No. 3438-2024 - Accepting and Appropriating Donations from the Kenai River
Marathon Through the Kenai Community Foundation for the Installation of Bike Racks and Bike
Repair Stations. (Administration)
5. APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY. Action/Approval - Confirmation of Mayoral Nomination for a
Partial Term Appointment of Stacie Krause to the Planning & Zoning Commission. (Mayor
Gabriel)
I. COMMISSION REPORTS
1. Council on Aging Commission
2. Airport Commission
3. Harbor Commission
4. Parks and Recreation Commission
5. Planning and Zoning Commission
6. Beautification Commission
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)
2. Council Comments
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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.
Registration is required to join the meeting remotely through Zoom. Please use the following link to
register:
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MEMORANDUM
TO: Parks and Rec Commission
FROM: Tyler Best, Parks and Recreation Director
DATE: September 9th 2024
SUBJECT: Mid-Month Report-August
In August, one event stands out above the rest: Industry Day! Industry Day took place on August
17th at the Greenstrip in Kenai. This event celebrates all Industries across the Peninsula and is
100 percent free, with food, prizes, and activities provided at no cost to participants. Parks and
Recreation helps plan the event with the local community group that puts it on and supports it by
setting up the event space and cleaning it up afterward.
The Kenai Rec Center has posted closures from September 16th to 22nd and September 30th to
October 6th. This is due to the lobby and locker room floors being redone.
A trail improvement is happening at Daubenspeck Family Park. Currently, at the park, there is a
¼ mile trail with a well-groomed Story walk, except for a part that goes down into a beach area
that can be difficult to traverse. Parks and Recreation will extend the well-groomed part of the trail
along the edge of the beach so it remains easily accessible for walkers of all abilities.
Kenai Rec. Center Visits-June
Weight Room/Cardio Room 969
Racquetball /Wallyball 178
Shower/Sauna 8
Gymnasium 1353
Other 0
Gym Rental Visits 180
Total Number of Visits 2688
New Inclusive See Saw at Municipal Park
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Stripping and priming the floor for the finish
Trail Development at Daubenspeck
Beach
New Trail
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