HomeMy WebLinkAbout1999-04-28 P&Z MinutesCITY OF KENAI
PLANNING & ZONING COMMISSION
KENAI CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS
Apri128,1999 - 7:00 p.m.
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1. CALL TO ORDER:
a. Roll Call
b. Agenda Approval
c. Approval of Minutes: Apri114,1999
d. Consent Agenda
*All items listed with an asterisk (*) are considered to be routine and non-controversial by
the Commission and will be approved by one motion. There will be no separate discussion of
these items unless a Commission 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.
2. SCHEDULED PUBLIC COMMENT:
3. CONSIDERATION OF PLATS:
4. PUBLIC HEARINGS:
a. Conditional Use Permit -Storage Yard, for the property described as approximately
1801 Cone Avenue. (Described by the legal description KN TOSN R11 W S02
BEGINNING AT S1/4 CORNER OF SEC 2 TH WEST 990 FT TH NORTH 330 FT TO
THE POB TH NORTH 330 FT TH WEST 660 FT TH SOUTH 330 FT TH EAST 660
FT TO THE POB.) Application submitted by Beaver Loop Partnership, Warren H.
Polsky, Partnership Manager, 4150 Vista Court, Anchorage, Alaska 99508.
5. NEW BUSINESS:
a. *PZ99-13--Home Occupation Permit -Permanent Hair Removal for the property
described as Lot 6, Block 1, Thompson Park Subdivision, Addition #1, 145 Nevada
Street, Kenai, Alaska. Application submitted by Julie A. Ross, 145 Nevada, Kenai,
Alaska.
6. OLD BUSINESS:
7. CODE ENFORCEMENT:
a. Lot 2, Saint Patricks Subdivision -Possible violation of KMC 14.20.245 (d) (3) (Use of
recreational vehicle for residential use.)
8. REPORTS:
a. City Council
b. Borough Planning
c. Administration
9. PERSONS PRESENT NOT SCHEDULED:
~ Planning & Zoning Commission Page 2
Agenda Apri128, 1999
10. INFORMATION ITEMS:
a. DNR Letter dated 4/16/99
11. COMMISSION COMMENTS & QUESTIONS:
12. ADJOURNMENT:
CITY OF KENAI
PLANNING & ZONING COMMISSION
KENAI CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS
APRIL 28, 1999 - 7:00 P.M.
CHAIRMAN CARL GLICK
MINUTES
1. CALL TO ORDER
Chairman Carl Glick called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m.
a. Roll Call
Members Present: Carl Glick, Phil Bryson, Ron Goecke, Barb
Nord, Donald Erwin
Members Absent: Robert Newbry
Others Present: Councilman Joe Moore, City Engineer Jack La
Shot, Contract Secretary Barb Roper
b. Agenda Approval:
MOTION:
GOECKE MOVED TO APPROVE THE AGENDA INCLUDING THE
ADDITIONS PROVIDED AT THE BEGINNING OF THE MEETING
AND ASKED FOR UNANIMOUS CONSENT. SECONDED BY
BRYSON. AGENDA WAS APPROVED.
c. Approval of Minutes -April 14, 1999
MOTION:
BRYSON MOVED TO APPROVE THE MINUTES OF APRIL 14,
1999 AND ASKED FOR UNANIMOUS CONSENT. MOTION
SECONDED BY ERWIN. MINUTES WERE APPROVED AS
WRITTEN.
d. Consent Agenda
*PZ99-13 -Home Occupational Permit -Permanent Hair Removal
for the property described as Lot 6, Bock 1, Thompson Park
Subdivision, Addition # 1, 145 Nevada Street, Kenai, Alaska.
Application submitted by Julie A. Ross, 145 Nevada, Kenai,
Alaska.
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MOTION:
GOECKE MOVED TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA.
BRYSON SECONDED.
VOTE:
BRYSON YES ERWIN YES
GOECKE YES NORD YES
NEWBRY ABSENT GLICK YES
MOTION PASSED.
2. SCHEDULED PUBLIC COMMENT: -None
3. CONSIDERATION OF PLATS: None
4. PUBLIC HEARINGS:
a. Conditional Use Permit -Storage Yard, for the property
described as approximately 1801 Cone Avenue. (Described by
the legal description KN T05N R11W S02 BEGINNING AT S1/4
CORNER OF SEC 2 TH WEST 990 FT TH NORTH 330 FT TO
THE POB TH NORTH 330 FT TH WEST 660 FT TH SOUTH 330
FT TH EAST 660 FT TO THE POB.) Application submitted by
Beaver Loop Partnership, Warren H. Polsky, Partnership
Manager, 4150 Vista Court, Anchorage, Alaska 99508.
MOTION:
GOECKE MOVED TO BRING BACK BEFORE THE COMMISSION
PZ99-06, CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT FOR THE STORAGE
YARD. MOTION SECONDED BY BRYSON.
Glick opened the meeting to public hearing and asked that
individuals come forward only if there were additions to what was
stated previously.
Verbatim Begins
Warren Polsky, 4150 Vista Court, Anchorage, Alaska. Good
evening, (cleared throat) yes, my name's Warren Polsky and I
represent BLP, Inc. Yeah... in regards to the conditional use
permit, like to give a little background history. Um... at the time
Grace Drilling was negotiating with us to lease the property
(cleared throat) it had been recommended... they had had three
sites recommended by the City of Kenai. Basically, I think Keith
Kornelis was the one that recommended the sites and they chose
our site as the best location. In order to make the site usable for
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them, we spent approximately 10... well, we spent 10 thousand
dollars out of pocket plus we gave all... away all the equipment
that was on the yard; which was aneye-sore. In the 10,000 we
spent it was to clean up the... the area, all around there. Lot of it
not even being on our property and (cleared throat) when we
purchased this property; I purchased the property from the former
Mayor of the City of Kenai, Bud Dye and at the time when we got
into the conversation with Grace Drilling and the City of Kenai,
nothing was ever said about a conditional use permit, as... at the
time we started dealing on that property it was zoned industrial or
it had no zoning whatsoever. I don't think at that time it was
with... within the city of Kenai (inaudible). So, (cleared throat) we
made a large improvement on the land.
Also, as far as um... the people that spoke at the last hearing,
Kurt Wilcox, several years back had approached me about buying
the property from us and... the yard was already established at
that point and um... from where his home is to where the corner
of the... our property is is approximately 700 feet and ah... the r...
(cleared throat) so... we're quite a ways away from his actual
residence. Ah... he... I gave him the information he requested to
know about the purchase and he nev... never ah... did anything
further about that.
Also, I'd like to state that (cleared throat) in regards to the
statement that was made (papers shuffling) in the minutes of the
February 24~... (papers shuffling... long pause) about ah...
(cleared throat) Be... Beaver Loop not having any idea what was
going on on the property because being non-resident owners. I... I
myself am a resident of Kenai Peninsula Borough, city of Seldovia.
Ike been a resident of Alaska since 1944, I'm not a newcomer
(cleared throat) so, just clear that up.
Ah, also ah... Jeff Kohler in his statements... his property is
approximately a mile and two tenths from our property. So, I
don't know what confliction we really have with him as a neighbor
because there's many properties in between him and us, so, he's
not a neighbor, no.
And for contamination on the site, our lease agreement with
Nabors Drilling is if there is any contamination... now before
Grace ever moved in they brought an environmental engineer up
from their headquarters to inspect the land, they did soil testing, it
was all fine... and I believe when Nabors bought Grace out, they
also brought some environmental people up from their
headquarters and made another site survey and g... gave the land
an okay. In our lease agreement with Nabors, we have a clause in
there that if the land should become contaminated through their
use they have to clean it up. And Nabors (cleared throat) has been
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in Alaska since 1961 or 62. I mean, they're not aJohnny-Come-
Lately and they're not about to leave here. No. They do pay a
substantial amount of tax to the City of Kenai for the equipment
that is stored in that yard and Lance is with Nabors Drilling and
he can tell you more about that but (cleared throat) as soon as we
were notified that we needed a conditional use permit, I applied for
it immediately. Had we been notified of that at the time, back in
91 when I was talking with Keith Kornelis and I have notes of
about talking with Keith in regards to this property... had I ever
been noti... given notice of that at that time we would have applied
for the permit then so it's not like we're trying to sneak in the back
door, we've been very open over all the years we been there. The
yard was established in 91 when we first leased to Grace and it's
not like we were trying to hide anything or do anything to the fact.
There is a reference made to a... a couple oil... or a couple drums
of unknown contaminates or containments and (cleared throat) I
would like to see them moved also. They are not on our property
by the way. They are on the property right adjacent to us and how
they were got... how they got there is beyond me because
everything that was on that property at time we did the clean up,
even though it wasn't ours, we got rid of it.
Glick: Okay... any questions? Mr. Bryson?
Bryson: Yes, ah...if the City of Kenai requested to be ah...listed as
an additional protective party as regards to liability that you and
ah... Grace Drilling have entered into, ah...is that in the realm of a
possibility or...?
Polsky: Well no it isn't. I'll tell you why (chuckle) Grace Drilling
is totally out of the picture...
Bryson: Okay, Nabors, pardon me.
Polsky: Okay, ah, from our standpoint, at BLP, I would say, yes
ah... Lance will have to speak for Nabors Drilling.
Glick: Any other questions? Okay, thank you for now any how.
Anybody else in the public wishing to speak to this...
Lance Leibole, Nabors Drilling. (from the audience) Ah, I
wasn't planning on it but I guess I could say a couple things.
Yeah, my name is Lance Leibole, L-E-I-B-O-L-E and I represent
Nabors Drilling. I was just going to come down and... and ah... sit
in today but ah... ah... as Warren stated that ah... we do pay taxes
on that ah... equipment in there. It is ah... working drilling rigs,
it's not junk by any means. And ah... when the rigs do work they
employ probably about 48 people directly, probably a hundred
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people indirectly and ah... we've improved the property, we've
fenced it. We paid about $17,000.00 to fence the property. We
don't have anything outside the fence and ah... really that's about
it... and it is if you been by it, it's... it's a real clean yard.
Glick: You have any potentially hazardous material stored there?
Leibole: The only material we have there is... is motor oil.
There's no... no hazardous material.
Glick: How about diesel fuel?
Leibole: Nnn.. shouldn't be any diesel fuel, no. Only in some
vehicles. I wouldn't... call diesel fuel hazardous.
Glick: Well, it gets in the soil though it's a contamination source.
Leibole: Right, but it's not hazardous. I don't think it's classified
as a hazardous material.
Glick: Do... does this equipment move off of the site periodically
and then come back again, that type of thing?
Leibole: Yes. When we get a contract to put the rig to work.
Glick: Okay. Don?
Erwin: (inaudible) flatbed in there that is... (inaudible) several
drums (inaudible) which you can't tell what's in them (inaudible).
There's indication at least one is un-topped. Do you know
whether there's...what may be stored in those... what's stored in
those drums, are they open topped?
Leibole: They shouldn't be opened topped. No, we... we... we
know the problems that environmental contamination cause and
ah... we... we try and store our equipment right. The only drums
in there that I know of are new drums.
Erwin: Well, there are some... it looked like (inaudible) and ah...
(inaudible) I don't know if (inaudible) or not but it looked to me
like they were (inaudible)
Leibole: Okay, I... I'm not aware of that.
Glick: Yes, Mr. Bryson?
Bryson: Ah, are... are... are you aware of what the contaminants
that were identified at the other site consisted of?
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Leibole: No, that was before Nabors ah... came into the picture.
That was... that was Grace Drilling.
Bryson: Yeah.
Glick: Any other questions for the gentlemen? Okay, thank you.
Leibole: Thank you.
Glick: You got something else you want to say? (directed at
Polsky)
Polsky: (from the audience) Ah...as far as the contamination on
the court house site. I have a memo from (cleared throat) from
Keith Kornelis that stated that that contamination was prior to
Grace moving on to that site. And also, I was going to mention,
which I forgot, that I have pictures of our property site prior to the
time we did clean up and had we not clean it up we could have left
it like it is and it would be a heck of an eyesore.
Glick: Okay. All right, is there anyone else in the public wishing
to speak, to add something to this?
Laura Seibert, 3329 Beaver Loop, Kenai, Alaska. My name is
Laura Seibert, I'm 3329 Beaver Loop, and I'm the adjacent
property owner to the um... location in question and I want to
thank the last two speakers for what the information because it's
been really hard to get information on this um... and I already
spoken twice since this is the third time we've... we've had this
hearing and I'd like just to remind the Planning and Zoning
Commission that there are people that spoke at previous meetings
that couldn't be here tonight.
Um... just two real quick things. Out of sight doesn't necessarily
mean out of mind especially when it comes to um... the water
contamination. That's the thing that worries me the most, the
water um... table is so high back there it's basically at ground
level. There's a lot of lakes, there's a lake right next to the... the
fence basically so um... you know, saying just because it's 700
feet from my house or it's a mile and half from somebody else's
house doesn't necessarily mean that it's not going to affect us.
Um... and I want to commend Mr. Polsky for including in his
contract that environmental testing needs to be done by Nabors
and evidentially he doesn't need to do that, therefore, I would ask
the Commission um.. to go along with what the City Engineer did
recommend and that was to have that regular environmental
testing be part of any conditional use permit that's granted.
Thanks.
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Glick: Thank you. Anyone else in the public have anything to
add? Okay, seeing none, I'll bring it back to the Commissioners.
Ah, does the staff have anything to add to what was said before?
La Shot: Um, she jus mentioned the City Engineer or his
recommendations. I don't think I recommended ah... testing. I
did recommend that there be compliance with applicable ADEC
regulations. Um... that may or may not include testing.
Glick: Over on the next page though Jack, under
recommendations there is a... a sentence in there about we may
want to consider testing prior to reclamation.
La Shot: Yeah, it does say that. Um... do you have some
comments on that or did... okay. It would be hard to recommend
how to proceed on such a matter ah... what... what type and
what... to what extent the testing should be. Um... I don't think
we have specific recommendations in that regard.
Glick: Okay. All right. Discussion. Mr. Bryson.
Bryson: Yes ah... yes, ground water contamination is serious in
any case ah... ah... when the site was.. in ah... downtown area
here, ah... the area was served by ah... additionally served by a
public water supply source elsewhere ah... the situation where it's
at now the ah... any contamination would be disastrous to the
people that live in the area or down-flu.. fluent... and that is a
major concern I have. Accidental or... or... or whatever
(inaudible). Granted, it apparently not happened yet with the ah...
commercial use in the area but ah... it could, very easily.
Glick: Mr. Goecke?
Goecke: Ah, thank you Mr. Chairman. Ah... I (cleared throat) I
agree with ah... ah... Commissioner Bryson in what he has just
said, however, the... the problem of ah... of this... we're... we're
looking at the... at an applicant who does not own the equipment
and ahhhh... and I... like I said as I see that the um... this ground
water of problem... yes in fact can be a problem um... but the
problem ah... is, as I see it, we're looking to approve or disapprove
an application by an applicant who has ah... wants to know if this
can be done and he's doing this for a given dollar and ah... if he
has to test this ground water ah... I'm afraid his little ah...rental
number will not ah... stand it... um.. and I don't even know what
he's make... getting for this but um... that's all.
Lance Leibole: May I say something? Ah.. the proper... We don't
have to have any ah... motor oil there. We store it there because
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ah.. when the rig goes back we use it to put in our equipment and
go with it. If it would make everybody happy we can certainly
remove the few drums that are out there and then it's just
equipment there, there's... there's no motor oil.
Glick: Okay, thank you.
Polsky: Can I make another statement. The groundwater that
they're referring to has been there for approximately 50 years
(inaudible) there's no new water other than what Mother Nature
puts there.
Glick: Okay. Ah, more discussion?
Member from Audience: Since you~e opened it up, can I discuss
it?
Glick: Well do you have some pertinent answer or...
Goecke: Public hearing is over.
Glick: I mean, we had the public hearing and it's closed where
these gentlemen were supplying answers of questions that we
wanted answered. Mr. Erwin?
Erwin: I had... there was a statement made which ah... I beg to
differ with it but ah... diesel fuel, as far as my knowledge is
considered a hazardous material and ah... on storage of diesel fuel
there are contain... requirements that say to comply with DEC.
Just... for people who may not be aware of that (cough) at least,
that's what we fmd in my business which is closely associated but
ah... diesel fuel is considered a hazardous substance when you
start going to a clean up and that should be a concern.
Glick: Ms. Nord?
Nord: Maybe the ideal situation here would be to make it in
compliance with the ah...DEC regulations regarding contaminant
materials instead of hazardous materi... materials if it's not
considered hazardous and just a contaminant but... it ah... I don't
know for a fact what it's considered. I do feel that there should be
some sort of safeguards to protect the neighboring properties,
especially from contamination of the water table.
Glick: Okay. Seems like everybody has a concern about that
ah... somebody have ah... amendment... to make a motion to
cover that? Anybody thought about that? Mr. Goecke?
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~ Goecke: Thank you. Um... if... if we would have um... a verbal or
a written statement from ah... Nabors that they would not bring
their ah... fuel tanks back onto location with diesel fuel in em' and
rim... and he's already said that he would remove the ah... ah...
whatever motor oil is on location, we're down to ah.. where there's
nothing ah...nothing there. I mean, would that be ah... can I ask
him a... one more question?
Glick: Yes.
Goecke: Would... would that be a possibility that the um... your
fuel ah... storage tanks could be um.. emptied before being
brought onto loca... back to ah... the yard?
Leibole: The only... the only diesel we have would be in our
equipment...
Goecke: Oh.
Leibole: ...the loader and... and ah... and the trucks out there;
and it's gotta stay in there.
Goecke: Sure. I think everybody understands that.
Leibole: Other than that, we don't have any diesel stored out
there.
Glick: Just motor oil?
Leibole: Correct.
Siebert: Can I... say something.
Glick: No, the public hearing was closed Mam, were been asking
them questions for clarification but...
Siebert: Okay.
Glick: Ah, Mr. Bryson?
Bryson: Ah, just one other area and I'm... I am unfamiliar with it
but I presume that ah... occasionally ah...radioactivity becomes
associated with some of the... the drill pipe. I'm not sure but I..
you know, I am aware that ah... this is equipment that's been
down hole and it's ah... likely to be contaminated with anything
that's in presence with and ah... whether it washes off the
equipment or... or what, it may or may not affect the ah... soil
conditions. I just... I just... I think the ah... the ground water is
ah... vulnerable in that area and the other thing is ah... ground
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~ water is transitory (inaudible) the water isn't building up, it's
flowing sideways there and that's essentially what it's doing and it
flows right into the soil.
Glick: Mr. Moore?
Moore: Mr. Chairman, am I allowed to ask questions?
Glick: Yes.
Moore: Thanks. I'd like to ask Ms. Siebert if she's interested in
responding to the fact that the area was originally zoned as rural
residential prior to the relocation of the equipment into the area?
Siebert: Ah... I assumed... oh... (inaudible)
Moore: (inaudible) answer your question... (inaudible)
Siebert: Oh, okay, um... when... honestly when we bought the
property there I assumed all of Beaver Loop... I believe it is zoned
rural residential, correctly? Is that right?
Glick: Yeah.
Siebert: But I guess we were going on the assumption that there
had been a conditional use permit granted prior to... the yard was
already there when we bought the property.
Glick: (directed at Moore) Does that answer your question?
Moore: Is that all you wanted to say? (directed at Siebert)
Siebert: Um... I... I... it seemed like the topic has changed here to
a verbal agreement with um... Nabors Drilling and I just... have a
question as to once a conditional use permit is granted... Nabors
Drilling might not be there in a year, they might not be there in
five years and then once the... the permit is given um... a verbal
agreement, even a written agreement with Nabors Drilling to me
doesn't do the trick. Isn't it true that once a conditional use
permit is granted that it's granted to the owner of the property not
the person leasing the property...
Glick: But if that was written into the conditional use permit it
would always be there.
Siebert: Oh yeah, that's...
Glick: It wouldn't matter...
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') Siebert: That's isn't what I heard though.. it's just...
Glick: Okay. Was that all you...
Moore: Thank you.
Glick: Jack, do you recall when Beaver Loop was zoned rural
residential? I mean, how many years ago was that? Long time
ago wasn't it?
La Shot: Yeah, I think it was at the same time the rest of the City
ah... became zoned.
Glick: Okay, that's what I thought, so...
Bryson: In excess of 20 years.
Glick: Yeah. Okay, so...
Bryson: Ah, I would just like to refit... reiterate the one point that
ah... the question was specific to that area... ah... it was rural
residential zoning ah... the area downstream from it... or down
gradient from it is... is rural residential also and the intent
(inaudible) would be to ah... when the property reclaimed to utilize
it rural residential. It's unlikely that water systems are going to be
serving that area, ah.. public water systems (inaudible) in the near
future.
Glick: Okay. Well, I think at this point we have two choices; we
can vote on this as is, whether it passes or fails or we can amend
it to maybe ah... address some of these concerns we're talking
about the water table and then pass it or ah... just not pass it.
So... it's up to the Commissioners if you want to put an
amendment on there or just vote on it. I mean, I think what you
said Ron was good but if it's only verbal and not part of the
conditional use it doesn't mean anything if somebody else leases
the property.
Goecke: Mr. Chairman, the um... I understand that, the ah...
and... well, I think what I... probably didn't clarif... didn't say it
very well but ah.. (cleared throat) excuse me, we really have
nothing to do with Nabors Drilling.
Glick: Yeah.
Goecke: You know... our... our deal is with ah... the Beaver Loop
Partnership. Um... and so, whatever we have with Nabors, but,
you're right, doesn't mean anything but if it... if that was to be
included into the conditional use permit that Nabors have this
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agreement with the ah... Partnership, then ah... then it is part of
this document ah... am I right?
Glick: Yeah, but we'll have to amend it to...
Goecke: I understand that...
Glick: Yeah, okay...
Goecke: I understand that...
Glick: Right, Okay. So, that having been said, are we ready to
vote or we ready to amend? Mr. Bryson?
Bryson: I'd like to clarify ah... are you proposing an amendment?
Goecke: Nope. That's up to you.
Bryson: Nothing to clarify.
Glick: Okay. Any more questions, anybody? Okay, then we're
going to vote.
VOTE:
ERWIN NO GOECKE YES
NORD YES NEWBRY ABSENT
BRYSON NO GLICK NO
Motion failed.
Glick informed the applicant of his right to appeal to the City
Council by obtaining the necessary forms from the City Clerk.
This has to be accomplished within thirty days.
5.
6.
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NEW BUSINESS:
OLD BUSINESS: None
CODE ENFORCEMENT:
a. Lot 2, Saint Patricks Subdivision -Possible violation of KMC
14.20.245 (d) (3) (Use of recreational vehicle for residential
use.)
La Shot reported that no response was received regarding the
possible violation.
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8. REPORTS:
a. City Council
Moore directed attention to the City Council agenda included in
the packet.
Moore reported, Items C-1 and C-2 passed unanimously. Items C-
3and 4 were tabled as control was only given to Administration
for encroachments or the setbacks. The majority of the Council
felt Administration should be able to give the exemption. Items C-
5through C-17 were passed unanimously.
Moore continued, at New Business, Items H-1 though H-9 were
approved. He noted, council recommended the City settle the Inlet
Woods issue.
Erwin asked about Item C-16 regarding the telephone system
software. Moore explained, the City provided PTI with a letter
regarding becoming Y2K compliant with the Public Safety and City
Hall telephone system. PTI responded by telling the City what was
required. The City agreed but requested that it be Y2K compliant
and PTI stated their attorneys' advised they could not guarantee
that anything was Y2K compliant. Moore noted that PTI did not
give a quote on any guarantees so after much discussion Council
decided to stay with PTI as the only alternative would be an
entirely new phone system and that would not be cost effective.
b. Borough Planning
Bryson reported the Borough Planning Commission met on April
26, 1999 and a copy of the agenda was included in the packet.
Bryson continued, the consent agenda was approved as
submitted. Under Public Hearings, Items F-1(a), (b), and (c) were
approved. He noted, F-1(d) was denied which was in regard to
renaming Lawing Drive to Alaska Nellie's Road. It was felt that
Lawing Drive was already a historical name. Item F-2, F-3 and 4
were approved. Item F-5, a proposal to name a mountain after an
individual was postponed until comments were received form
interested individuals.
Bryson continued, at Special Considerations, Items H-1(a) and (b)
were approved. He added, Item J-1, Kenai River Habitat
Protection, a situation was discussed where an individual in Kenai
Keys requested a conditional use to construct and/or replace an
open-sided boathouse. Staff recommended it be denied but the
Planning Commission voted to approve the item.
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Item K-1, Coastal Management Program Considerations was an
item where Zubeck requested a Corps permit to continue filling an
area near Swires Drive. The Coastal Zone staff recommended the
request be denied. Bryson reported that the Corps also denied the
request.
c. Administration
La Shot reported that the bids for the Challenger Learning Center
and Multipurpose Facility were received and came in over
estimates. No decisions were made at this point but he expected
there would be some lengthy discussion on both bids.
9. PERSONS PRESENT NOT SCHEDULED:
Nolan Compton, 2785 Beaver Loop Road. Nolan expressed his
concern about the corner of Beaver Loop Road and Bridge Access Road.
Nolan stated that when the work was done there last year the
intersection was narrowed and it was difficult for large vehicles and
school buses to turn safely.
La Shot reported the City had already notified the Department of
Transportation on the problem but Mr. Nolan's concerns would also be
forwarded via a copy of these minutes.
10. INFORMATION ITEMS:
a. DNR Letter dated 4/ 16/99
11. COMMISSIONER COMMENTS & QUESTIONS:
Commissioner Erwin stated he visited the Beaver Loop area and noticed
there were some other uncontained tanks on various properties. If there
are concerns with groundwater perhaps these need to be looked at as
well.
Commissioner Goecke indicated there was some discussion about
revising the Comprehensive Plan and recommended that Title 14 be
revised at the same time. Goecke asked the Commission if they thought
the Comprehensive Plan and Title 14 should be done at the same time or
separately. La Shot reported, money had been appropriated for the
revision of the Comprehensive Plan and the recommended procedure was
to do the Comprehensive Plan first and then rewrite individual sections
of the Code. La Shot added that nothing had been started yet.
Glick polled the Commission with the following results:
1. Goecke felt they should be re-worked at the same time.
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2. Bryson had no opinion at this time.
3. Nord thought the Plan should come first followed by the Code.
4. Erwin had no opinion at this time.
5. Glick felt the Comp Plan should be done first, followed by the
Code.
Bryson suggested the Borough be contacted as they may be able to
provide some insight on how best to proceed with rewriting the Comp
Plan.
12. ADJOURNMENT:
GOECKE MOVED TO ADJOURN. Meeting adjourned at 8:05 p.m.
Minutes transcribed and prepared by:
Barb Roper, Contract Secretary
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