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May 20, 2020
Kenai City Council - Regular Meeting
May 20, 2020 6:00
PM Kenai City Council
Chambers 210 Fidalgo Avenue, Kenai,
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city Action
Agenda A. CALL TO
ORDER 1. Pledge of
Allegiance 2. Roll
Call 3. Agenda
Approval 4. Consent Agenda (Public comment 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 PUBLIC
COMMENTS Public comment limited to ten (10) minutes per
speaker) C. UNSCHEDULED PUBLIC
COMMENTS Public comment limited to three (3) minutes per
speaker; thirty (30) minutes
aggregated) D. PUBLIC
HEARINGS 1. POSTPONED TO 06/17/2020. Ordinance No. 3117-2020 - Appropriating Funds in
the Airport Fund, Accepting a Grant From the Federal Aviation Administration and
Appropriating Funds in the Airport Equipment Capital Project Fund for the Purchase of Snow
Removal Equipment (SRE) – Loader with Attachments. (
Administration) Clerk’s Note: This Item was Postponed to this Meeting from the May 6, 2020 Meeting;
A Motion to Enact is on the
Floor.] 2. ENACTED UNANIMOUSLY. Ordinance No. 3120-2020 - Accepting $26,545.90 in
Asset Forfeiture Sharing Funds and Appropriating those Funds into the Police
Machinery & Equipment and Small Tools Accounts for the Purpose of Purchasing Law
Enforcement Equipment. (
Administration) 3. ENACTED UNANIMOUSLY AS AMENDED. Ordinance No. 3121-2020 - Adopting
the Annual Budget for the Fiscal Year Commencing July 1, 2020 and Ending June 30,
2021, Amending the Salary Schedule in Kenai Municipal Code Chapter 23.55- Pay Plan
and Amending Employee Classifications in Kenai Municipal Code
Chapter 23.50. (
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4. ENACTED UNANIMOUSLY. Ordinance No. 3122-2020 - Accepting and Appropriating a
Volunteer Fire Assistance (VFA) Grant From the United States Department of Agriculture
Forest Service Passed Through the State of Alaska Division of Forestry for the Purchase of
Forestry Firefighting Equipment. (Administration)
5. ENACTED UNANIMOUSLY. Ordinance No. 3124-2020 - Accepting and Appropriating a
Meals on Wheels COVID-19 Response Fund Grant from Meals on Wheels America for
Kenai Senior Center Expenditures in Support of COVID-19 Pandemic
Response. (Administration)
6. ENACTED UNANIMOUSLY. Ordinance No. 3125-2020 - Accepting and Appropriating
Additional Nutrition, Transportation and Support Services Grant Funds From the United
States Department of Health and Human Services Passed Through the State of Alaska
Department of Health and Social Services for Kenai Senior Center Expenditures in Support
of COVID-19 Pandemic Response. (Administration)
7. ENACTED UNANIMOUSLY AS AMENDED. Ordinance No. 3130-2020 - Decreasing
Estimated Revenues and Appropriations in the General Fund, Increasing Estimated
Revenues and Appropriations in the COVID-19 CARES Act Recovery Fund and Accepting
Federal Cares Act Funding Passed Through the State of Alaska for Expenditures in
Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic, Waiving the $5,000 Limitation in KMC 7.25.020 (A)
on These Funds to Allow the City Manager to Allocate the Funds to the Proper Account As
Needs Arise and Declaring an Emergency. (Administration)
1. Motion for Introduction
2. Motion for Second Reading (Requires a Unanimous Vote)
3. Motion for Adoption (Requires Five Affirmative Votes)
8. ADOPTED UNANIMOUSLY. Resolution No. 2020-25 - Fixing The Rate Of Levy Of
Property Tax For The Fiscal Year Commencing July 1, 2020 And Ending June 30, 2021.
Administration)
9. ADOPTED UNANIMOUSLY. Resolution No. 2020-26 - Amending its Comprehensive
Schedule of Rates, Charges, and Fees to Incorporate Changes Included in the FY2021
Budget to Include Adjusting the Kenai Municipal Airport Apron Rental Rates, Airport
Reserve Land Annual Lease Rates, and Adjusting the Monthly Rental Rates at Vintage
Pointe. (Administration)
10. ADOPTED UNANIMOUSLY. Resolution No. 2020-27 - Encouraging the Governor to
Modify COVID-19 Health Mandate 010: International and Interstate Travel - Order for Self
Quarantine, by Allowing Interstate Travel and Implementing Alternative Safety Measures to
Support Alaskan Businesses that Rely on Seasonal Tourism While Recognizing the
Successful Efforts of the State Leadership and Alaskan Residents to Slow the Spread of
COVID-19. (Council Members Peterkin and Pettey)
11. ADOPTED UNANIMOUSLY. Resolution No. 2020-28 - Authorizing Contracts for
Employee Health Care and Other Benefits Effective July 1, 2020. (Administration)
12. ADOPTED UNANIMOUSLY. Resolution No. 2020-29 - Adopting the Capital Improvement
Project Plan (CIP) for Fiscal Years 2021-2025. (Administration)
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13. POSTPONED TO 06/17/2020. Resolution No. 2020-30 - Recommending the Kenai
Peninsula Borough Assembly Enact Ordinance 2020-24 which would Provide for Vote by
Mail Elections, More Time Between a Regular Election and Run-Off Election and Removal
of Proposition Statements. (Council Member Peterkin)
14. ADOPTED UNANIMOUSLY. Resolution No. 2020-31 - Approving a Conversion of a
Lease of Airport Reserve Lands Described as Lot 4, FBO Subdivision No. 7 with the State
of Alaska, Division of Forestry, on a Non-Standard Lease Form. (Administration)
15. ADOPTED UNANIMOUSLY. Resolution No. 2020-32 - Approving a Memorandum of
Understanding with the Kenai Historical Society, Inc. to Preserve and Promote the History
of Kenai through the Kenai Cabin Park. (Legal)
16. ADOPTED UNANIMOUSLY AS AMENDED. Resolution No. 2020-33 - Approving an
Agreement for Use of the Cranes, Offices, and Operating Area at the City Boating Facility.
Administration)
E. MINUTES
1. APPROVED BY THE CONSENT AGENDA. *Regular Meeting of May 6, 2020. (City
Clerk)
F. UNFINISHED BUSINESS
G. NEW BUSINESS
1. APPROVED BY THE CONSENT AGENDA. *Action/Approval - Bills to be Ratified.
Administration)
2. INTRODUCED BY THE CONSENT AGENDA; PUBLIC HEARING SET FOR 06/03/2020.
Ordinance No. 3127-2020 - Repealing and Replacing Kenai Municipal Code Title 6 -
Elections to Provide Clarity, Process Improvements, and Increase Voter Accessibility
through Vote By Mail Elections. (Council Member Peterkin)
3. INTRODUCED BY THE CONSENT AGENDA; PUBLIC HEARING SET FOR 06/03/2020.
Ordinance No. 3128-2020 - Amending Kenai Municipal Code Section 1.85.040 – Records
Public, To Provide For A Record Retention Length. (City Clerk)
4. INTRODUCED BY THE CONSENT AGENDA; PUBLIC HEARING SET FOR 06/03/2020.
Ordinance No. 3129-2020 - Accepting and Appropriating Private Donations to the Kenai
Animal Shelter for the Care of Animals. (Administration)
5. APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY. Action/Approval - Purchase Orders Over $15,000.
Administration)
6. APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY. Action/Approval - Special Use Permit to James Doyle
D/B/A Weaver Brothers for Truck Trailer Storage. (Administration)
7. APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY. Action/Approval - Special Use Permit to Axtel Enterprises,
LLC for Fuel Reduction. (Administration)
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8. APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY. Action/Approval - Lease Assignment of Lot 2, Kenai Spit
Subdivision from North Pacific Seafoods, Inc. to E&E Foods, Inc. d/b/a Pacific Star
Seafoods. (Administration)
9. Discussion - City Response to COVID-19. (Administration)
10. Discussion - Resuming In-Person Council Meetings. (Mayor Gabriel)
11. WORK SESSION SET FOR 05/29/2020. Discussion - Set a Work Session to Review
Election Processes and Ordinance No. 3127-2020. (City Clerk)
12. APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY. Action/Approval – Systems Design West Contract
Amendment. (City Manager)
H. 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
7. Mini-Grant Steering Committee
I. REPORT OF THE MAYOR
J. ADMINISTRATION REPORTS
1. City Manager
2. City Attorney
3. City Clerk
K. ADDITIONAL PUBLIC COMMENT
1. Citizens Comments (Public comment limited to five (5) minutes per speaker)
2. Council Comments
L. EXECUTIVE SESSION
1. Discussion of the Facility Management Agreement for the Kenai Visitor and Cultural Center,
pursuant to AS 44.32.310(c)(1)(3) a matter of which the immediate knowledge may have
an adverse effect upon the finances of the City, and a matter by which law, municipal
charter, or ordinance are required to be confidential.
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M. PENDING ITEMS
N. ADJOURNMENT
O. INFORMATION ITEMS
1. Purchase Orders Between $2,500 and $15,000.
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