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August 18, 2021
Kenai City Council - Regular Meeting
August 18, 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. Tim Dillon, Executive Director, Kenai Peninsula Economic Development
District - Quarterly
Update. 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. 3226-2021 - Increasing Fiscal Year
2021 Estimated Revenues and Appropriations in the General Fund – Police Department
and Accepting a Grant from the Alaska High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area for
Drug Investigation Overtime Expenditures. (
Administration) 2. ENACTED UNANIMOUSLY. Ordinance No. 3227-2021 - Accepting and Appropriating
a Grant from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security Passed Through the State of
Alaska Department of Military and Veterans’ Affairs, Increasing Estimated Revenues
and Appropriations in the General Fund - Fire Department, and Authorizing the Sole
Source Purchase of Portable Radios and Accessories for the Fire Department. (
Administration) 3. ENACTED UNANIMOUSLY. Ordinance No. 3228-2021 - Increasing Estimated
Revenues and Appropriations in the Airport Fund, Terminal Repair and Maintenance Department
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Expenditures in Excess of Budgeted Amounts Related to Damage to Terminal Building
Siding and Authorizing a Purchase Order to Blazy Construction, Inc. (Administration)
4. ENACTED UNANIMOUSLY. Ordinance No. 3229-2021 - Accepting a Grant from the
Federal Aviation Administration and Increasing Estimated Revenues and Appropriations in
the Airport Snow Removal Equipment Capital Project Fund. (Administration)
5. ENACTED UNANIMOUSLY. Ordinance No. 3230-2021 - Increasing Estimated Revenues
and Appropriations in the General Fund - Fire Department for the Purchase of Extrication
Equipment Needed to Provide Emergency Response to Motor Vehicle Accidents.
Administration)
6. ENACTED UNANIMOUSLY. Ordinance No. 3231-2021 - Increasing Estimated Revenues
and Appropriations in the COVID-19 Cares Act Recovery Fund for a Federal Cares Act
Grant Passed Through the State of Alaska Department of Public Safety for Overtime and
Direct Expenditures of the Police, Fire, and Communications Departments of the City.
Administration)
7. ENACTED UNANIMOUSLY AS AMENDED. Ordinance No. 3232-2021 - Increasing
Estimated Revenues and Appropriations in the General Fund, Kenai Fine Arts Center
Capital Project Fund and Amending the Lease for a Portion of Lot 3, Block 17, Original
Townsite of Kenai for the Kenai Fine Arts Center to Provide Additional Funding for
Improvements and Modifications Amendment to the Lease for the Kenai Fine Arts Center.
Administration)
8. ADOPTED UNANIMOUSLY. Resolution No. 2021-54 - Adopting Joint Resolution No.
2021-002 of the Assembly of the Kenai Peninsula Borough and Councils of the Cities of the
Kenai Peninsula Borough, Supporting a Request for Federal Aid Submitted by the Kenai
Peninsula Borough to Alaska’s U.S. Congressional Delegation for the Purpose of Spruce
Bark Beetle Mitigation. (Administration)
9. ADOPTED UNANIMOUSLY. Resolution No. 2021-55 - Approving the Development
Incentives per Kenai Municipal Code 21.10.100 for a Lease of Airport Reserve Lands
Between the City of Kenai and Schilling Rentals, LLC on General Aviation Apron Sub No.
1 Amended Lot 2 Blk 3. (Administration)
E. MINUTES
1. APPROVED BY THE CONSENT AGENDA. *Work Session of August 4, 2021. (City
Clerk)
2. APPROVED BY THE CONSENT AGENDA. *Regular Meeting of August 4, 2021. (City
Clerk)
F. UNFINISHED BUSINESS
G. NEW BUSINESS
1. APPROVED BY THE CONSENT AGENDA. *Action/Approval - Bills to be Ratified.
Administration)
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2. INTRODUCED BY THE CONSENT AGENDA/PUBLIC HEARING SET FOR 9/1/2021.
Ordinance No. 3234-2021 - Increasing Estimated Revenues and Appropriations in the
Airport Improvements Capital Project Fund, Amending the City’s Professional Services
Agreement with HDL Engineering Consultants, Accepting Grant Funding from the Federal
Aviation Administration, and Issuing a Purchase Order for Construction of the 2021 Airfield
Drainage Rehabilitation Project at the Kenai Municipal Airport. (Administration)
3. INTRODUCED BY THE CONSENT AGENDA/PUBLIC HEARING SET FOR 9/1/2021.
Ordinance No. 3235-2021 - Accepting and Appropriating a Grant from the State of Alaska
for the Purchase of Library Books. (Administration)
4. INTRODUCED BY THE CONSENT AGENDA/PUBLIC HEARING SET FOR 9/1/2021.
Ordinance No. 3236-2021 - Amending the Official Zoning Map by Rezoning T 5N R 11W
Sec 6 Seward Meridian KN North 150 Ft of Govt Lot 34 from Suburban Residential to
General Commercial. (Administration)
5. INTRODUCED BY THE CONSENT AGENDA/PUBLIC HEARING SET FOR 9/1/2021.
Ordinance No. 3237-2021 - Increasing Estimated Revenues and Appropriations in the
General Fund – Land Administration Department to Provide Funding for a Kenai Waterfront
Revitalization Feasibility Study. (Administration)
6. APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY. Action/Approval - Authorizing a Special Use Permit to
Boys and Girls Club of the Kenai Peninsula for Office Space at the Beacon Building.
Administration)
7. APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY. Action/Approval - Letter of Support for a Kenaitze Indian
Tribe Grant Request for a Pilot Fixed-Route Transportation Program. (Administration)
8. APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY. Action/Approval - Potential Partnership with the City of
Soldotna to Provide 9-1-1 Dispatch Services. (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
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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. Review and Discussion of the Terms of Employment Agreement for the City Clerk which,
Pursuant to AS 44.62.310(c)(2) May be a Subject that Tends to Prejudice the Reputation
and Character of the City Clerk.
2. Action/Approval - Amending an Employment Agreement between the City of Kenai and
City Clerk, Jamie Heinz. (City Clerk)
M. PENDING ITEMS
1. Ordinance No. 3224-2021 - Repealing and Reenacting Kenai Municipal Code Title 6 -
Elections, to Provide Clarity, Housekeeping, and Process Improvements. (Vice Mayor
Molloy and City Clerk)
Clerk's Note: At the August 4 Council Meeting, this item was postponed to the September
18 Council Meeting for a second public hearing. A motion to enact is on the floor.]
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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