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May 05, 2021
Kenai City Council - Regular Meeting
May 05, 2021 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) 1. Peter Torkelson - Alaska Redistricting Board's Upcoming Map-Drawing
Cycle. C. UNSCHEDULED PUBLIC
COMMENTS Public comment limited to three (3) minutes per
speaker; thirty (30) minutes
aggregated) D. PUBLIC
HEARINGS 1. ENACTED UNANIMOUSLY. Ordinance No. 3205-2021 - Authorizing a Budget
Transfer in the General Fund, Fire and Non-Departmental Departments and Increasing
Estimated Revenues and Appropriations in the Public Safety Improvement Capital Project Fund
to Provide Supplemental Funding to the Fire Station #2 Station Alerting Project and
the Dispatch Base Station Radio Replacement Project. (
Administration) 2. ENACTED UNANIMOUSLY. Ordinance No. 3206-2021 - Accepting and
Appropriating Private Donations to the Kenai Animal Shelter for the Care of Animals. (
Administration) 3. ENACTED UNANIMOUSLY. Ordinance No. 3207-2021 - Increasing Estimated
Revenues and Appropriations in the General Fund – Police Department and Accepting Funds
from Both the Department of Justice and Alaska Municipal League Joint Insurance
Association for the Purchase of Ballistic Vests. (
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4. ENACTED UNANIMOUSLY. Ordinance No. 3209-2021 - Accepting and Appropriating a
Grant from Derek Kaufman Fund through the Alaska Community Foundation for the
Purchase of Library Materials. (Administration)
5. POSTPONED TO 5/19/2021. Ordinance No. 3210-2021 - Amending Kenai Municipal
Code Sections 23.25.020 - Pay Plan and Adoption, 23.55.020 – Compensation Structure
by Grade for Employees in the Classified Service, 23.55.050 – Hourly Rates, Removing the
Appended Salary Schedule from the City’s Code of Ordinances to Allow for Adoption of the
Salary Schedule through the Ordinance Adopting a Budget for the Following Fiscal Year or
by Resolution. (Administration)
6. ADOPTED UNANIMOUSLY. Resolution No. 2021-28 - Adopting the City's Capital
Improvement Plan for Fiscal Years 2022-2026. (Administration)
7. ADOPTED UNANIMOUSLY. Resolution No. 2021-29 - Authorizing a Budget Transfer in
the Personal Use Fishery Fund for the Purchase of Automatic External Defibrillators with
Enclosures for the City’s Dock, North Beach and South Beach. (Administration)
E. MINUTES
1. APPROVED BY THE CONSENT AGENDA. *Special Meeting of April 20, 2021. (City
Clerk)
2. APPROVED BY THE CONSENT AGENDA. *Regular Meeting of April 21, 2021. (City
Clerk)
3. APPROVED BY THE CONSENT AGENDA. *Special Meeting of April 22, 2021. (City
Clerk)
4. APPROVED BY THE CONSENT AGENDA. *Work Session Summary of April 24, 2021.
City Clerk)
F. UNFINISHED BUSINESS
G. NEW BUSINESS
1. APPROVED BY THE CONSENT AGENDA. *Action/Approval - Bills to be Ratified.
Administration)
2. APPROVED BY THE CONSENT AGENDA. *Action/Approval - Non-Objection to the
Renewal of Liquor Licenses for Oaken Keg #1808 and Kenai Joe's Taphouse, LLC. (City
Clerk)
3. INTRODUCED BY THE CONSENT AGENDA/PUBLIC HEARING SET FOR 5/19/2021.
Ordinance No. 3211-2021 - Adopting the Annual Budget for the Fiscal Year Commencing
July 1, 2021 and Ending June 30, 2022 and Committing $4,898,000 of General Fund, Fund
Balance for Future Capital Improvements. (Administration)
4. INTRODUCED BY THE CONSENT AGENDA/PUBLIC HEARING SET FOR 5/19/2021.
Ordinance No. 3212-2021 - Increasing Estimated Revenues and Appropriations in the
Airport Fund, Airfield and Administration Departments for Expenditures in Excess of
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Budgeted Amounts Related to Additional Temporary Hours and Overtime Hours Needed
for Winter Snow Removal Activity and Leave Cash-In Amounts in Excess of Budgeted
Amounts Caused by Employee Retirement. (Administration)
5. INTRODUCED AND PUBLIC HEARING SET FOR 5/19/2021. *Ordinance No. 3213-
2021 - Increasing Revenues and Appropriations in the General, Airport, Water and Sewer
and Senior Citizen Funds for City Employee COVID-19 Resilience Pay and Authorizing
Payments to Employees on a Retroactive Monthly Basis. (Council Member Glendening,
Council Member Winger)
6. APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY AS AMENDED. Action/Approval - Donation of $500 to
Mountain View Elementary School to be Used for Purchasing Bike Helmets for Their Annual
Bike Rodeo Event. (Council Member Winger)
7. APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY. Action/Approval - Amending Employment Agreements
between the City of Kenai and City Attorney, City Clerk, and City Manager. (Mayor Gabriel)
8. Discussion - Replacement Chairs for Dais and Executive Session Conference Room.
Mayor Gabriel)
9. Discussion - COVID-19 Response. (Administration)
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
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L. EXECUTIVE SESSION
M. PENDING ITEMS
N. ADJOURNMENT
O. INFORMATION ITEMS
1. Purchase Orders Between $2,500 and $15,000
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.
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