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Home My WebLink AboutResolution No. 2025-38t„ wPOSTPONED INDEFINITELY AS AMENDEjl� Sponsored by: Knackste I CITY OF KENAI RESOLUTION NO. 2025-38 A RESOLUTION RENAMING SOUTH SPRUCE STREET TO KENAI BEACH STREE WHEREAS, Kenai Municipal Code Section 14.15.140 authorizes City Council t name and rename an existing street or newly established street within City limits upon recommendati n from the Planning and Zoning Commission and after consultation with the Kenai Peninsula Borough PB) or any other affected municipality; and, WHEREAS, Kenai Municipal Code Section 14.15.010(b)(1) provides at all through east and west streets shall carry the designation "avenue," and all through or potenti y through north and south streets shall carry the designation "street."; and, WHEREAS, access to Kenai's North Beach is important to the i y of Kenai as an amenity for residents and visitors and anchors the City's summer economic boom d ring fishing season; and, WHEREAS, the change to Kenai Beach Street would fun ion as built-in wayfinding to guide residents and visitors to the beach access without the need for ad i ional road signage; and, WHEREAS, the KPB Planning Department has no o ection to renaming South Spruce Street to Kenai Beach Street; and, WHEREAS, adjacent property owners have be notified by mail to changing the street name to Kenai Beach Street; and, WHEREAS, the street name assignment uld not adversely impact 911 navigation; and, WHEREAS, the Planning and Zoning ommission during their June 25, 2025 regular meeting failed to recommended Council adopt this res ution renaming South Spruce Street to Kenai Beach Street; and, WHEREAS, it is in the best inter t of the City of Kenai to rename the street to use the road name to safely guide increased tourist tr ffic, reducing sudden braking applications on the Kenai Spur Highway due to late or missed turns. NOW, THEREFORE, B�E71 RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF KENAI, ALASKA: h S Section 1, That So h Spruce Street in the City of Kenai is renamed Kenai Beach Street. Section 2. That is Resolution shall take effect 30 days after adoption. COUNCIL PASSED BY TENCIL OF THE CITY OF KENAI, ALASKA, THIS 2 ND DAY OF JULY, 2025. 0 elle M. Saner, MMC, City Clerk New Text Underlined-, [DELETED TEXT BRACKETED] TO: Mayor Gabriel and Council Members FROM: Henry Knackstedt, Vice Mayor DATE: May 27, 2025 SUBJECT: Resolution No. 2026-38 - Street Renaming of South Spruce Street to Kenai Beach Street The City of Kenai's North Beach is a fundamental part of the city's tourism and fishing seasons, drawing thousands of visitors annually for the year-round world -class views of the inlet and Redoubt Volcano and as the base •; dip -net fishing in summer. The •-. is also used extensively ♦ residents as a recreational •. Pursuant to Kenai Municipal Code Section 14. 15.140, City Council may change, rename, or name an existing street • newly established street within City limits upon recommendation from the • any •' affected •. This resolution will be referred to Planning and Zoning Commission for their recommendation at their regularly scheduled meeting on June 25, 2025. All property owners alo ng South Spruce Street will be notified of the proposed street renaming low&- =1101111971, 512FIT1,111 17til-ebr-RI (31111ir =F717,171fr=F FTj* W7R3_r;FWdIL[IICIIL, f=#IIL;C ffl,0.qIdIIr"C1jL, Fire Department, and local United States Post Office. Thank you for your consideration. Attachment Map i 7 a) § \$ c / ® 0 § \ \ % J ION n Kenai 1210 Fidalgo Ave, Kenai, AK 99611-7794 1907.283.7535 1 www.Lenai.city TO: Mayor Gabriel and Council Members THROUGH: Terry Eubank, City Manager FROM: Kevin Buettner, Planning Director DATE: June 26, 2025 SUBJECT: Resolution 2025-38 Requested Amendments This memo requests two amendments to Resolution 2025-38 which will rename South Spruce Street to Kenai Beach Street. Amendment I - At the regularly scheduled Planning & Zoning Commission meeting of June 25, 2025, the Commission failed to recommend that City Council adopt Resolution 2025-38. The roll call vote was taken after discussion of written testimony submitted by affected businesses and organizations along South Spruce Street. The received written testimony is attached to this itemors.-aidurn. Amend the eighth WHEREAS by inserting "failed to" in front of recommend and fill in the blank with "adopt", to read: "the Planning and Zoning Commission during their June 25, 2025 regular meeting failed to recommend Council gdo t this resolution renaming South Spruce Street to Kenai Beach Street; and," Amendment 2 - Following a meeting with the Postmaster of the Kenai Post Office, I was inform the process to change addresses may take up to a week. Additionally, after talking with affect City Departments there was concern that with the annual dip netting occurring in July, a chan to a street name may sow confusion for this year's event. I Amend the effective date in Section 2 from immediately to (30) days, to read: "That this Resolution shall take effect 30 days after adoption." ,Ms. M0111 From: To� Subject, Written Testimony re: Resolution No. 2025-38 Date: Monday, June 23, 2025 1:33:04 PM CAUTION: This email originated from outside your organization. Exercise caution when opening attachments or clicking links, especially from unknown senders. I am writing in opposition to Resolution No. 2025-38, Recommending Approval on the Street Renaming of South Spruce Street to Kenai Beach Street. I am the Executive Director of The LeeShore Center, which provides crisis intervention, advocacy, and emergency shelter to victims of domestic violence and sexual assault. Our shelter and main place ofbusiness islocated at325South Spruce Street inKenai. VVehave been at this location since our doors opened in 1985. Aaanon-profit organization, itwould beanextreme hardship onour agency to have the street name changed. Although changing the street name may not seem like an inconvenience, the amount of time and costs associated to do so for our agency would be huge. First of all, as a non-profit organization, The L.eeShore Center is reliant on state, federal and local grant funding. The proposed change would affect all of our grants; each requiring staff time to contact each grantor and complete required documentation ofchange. |donot have the staff available totake nnall the work this would require. Second, wewould need tomake changes toour Articles of Incorporation and Bylaws, which is time consuming, not to mention changes to all our on- line accounts, banking, social media sites, etc. Third, itwould beahuge cost expense toour agency since we would need to purchase new letterhead and envelopes, in addition to purchasing new brochures for all our different programs, Again, as a non-profit agency reliant on grant funding for our business operations, vvecannot afford for this tohappen. The costs associated with the proposed change would amount to thousands of dollars our agency just does not have. From what I understand the main reason for wanting to change the street name is to make it easier for people tofind the beach. |nmy31years cfemployment atThe LeeShoreCenter, | have never had anyone not be able to find our organization, including victims needing access to our emergency shelter. In this day and age, with people having access to google maps on their phones, the ability to locate where the beach is should not be an issue. | respectfully ask that the street name South Spruce Street not bechanged. Thank you for the opportunity to comment. Executh/eDoector TheLeeShoneGeWe/ �Q5Ip/uce�L Keno/AK�g�2� /9D� (Dur eZ* iy`the .Angieb 6)hurch 22 5 South �pruee St * Kenai, A K 9 961 907.283.MParish Office Fr. ► Brosamer, Pastor Fr. James Wallace, Parochial Vicar Phyllis Halstead, Secretary Email: www: • June 118, 202b City of Kenai Attn: Planning & Zoning Commission & Kenai City Council 210 Fido Igo Ave. Keriai, AK 9611 Regarding changing the street name of South Spruce Street. If is inconvenient, takes time, and some costs to change the address on documents, bills, and deliveries due to an address change, How about putting a street sign on the Kenai Spur Hwy, that says North Beach Access? This would be a much better solution for those who live or have businesses on South Spruce Street. Sincerely, Phyllis Halstead, Secretary