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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1998-01-28 P&Z Minutes - CITY OF KENAI ~~ PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION AGENDA KENAI CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS January 28,1998 - 7:00 p.m. http://www.Kenai.net/city 1. ROLL CALL: 2. APPROVAL OF AGENDA: 3. APPROVAL OF MINUTES: January 14,1998 4. PERSONS PRESENT SCHEDULED TO BE HEARD: 5. CONSIDERATION OF PLATS: 6. PUBLIC HEARINGS: 7. NEW BUSINESS: 8. OLD BUSINESS: a. Goals & Objectives 9. CODE ENFORCEMENT ITEMS: 10. REPORTS: a. City Council b. Borough Planning c. Administration 11. PERSONS PRESENT NOT SCHEDULED: 12. INFORMATION ITEMS: a. Kenai River Bridge Access Road Rehabilitation Permit Information b. Historic District Board Minutes of January 19, 1997 13. COMMISSION COMMENTS & QUESTIONS: 14. ADJOURNMENT: Approved CITY OF KENAI PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION January 28, 1998 - 7:00 p.m. Chairman: Carl Glick *** MINUTES *** Chairman Glick called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m. 1. ROLL CALL: Members Present: Carl Glick, Phil Bryson, Ron Goecke, Barb Nord Members Absent: Teresa Werner-Quade, Karen Mahurin, Michael Christian Others Present: Administrative Assistant Marilyn Kebschull, Councilman Duane Bannock, Contract Secretary Barb Roper 2. APPROVAL OF AGENDA: GOECKE MOVED TO APPROVE THE AGENDA AND ASKED FOR UNANIMOUS CONSENT. BRYSON SECONDED THE MOTION. AGENDA WAS APPROVED AS PRESENTED. 3. APPROVAL OF MINUTES: -January 14, 1998 GOECKE MOVED TO APPROVE THE MINUTES OF JANUARY 14, 1998 AND ASKED FOR UNANIMOUS CONSENT. BRYSON SECONDED THE MOTION. Bryson requested to clarify a statement he made on page 24, the fifth paragraph, the first sentence should read, "Bryson indicated he had several areas of concern. The location has several areas... The second sentence should have a period after street. The third sentence should read: "Encourage access to a street is a much better and safer situation than a driveway, providing a guaranteed visibility; ... The fourth sentence should begin with, ": "Bryson also felt.... The last sentence should read, "Bryson indicated at this time he will vote in opposition of the re-zone but also feels there are areas of concern that can be worked out. The first paragraph on page 25 should read, "Bryson also commented on the Planning 8v Zoning Commission January 28, 1998 Page 1 Approved area being referred to as being a green belt and a buffer. He reminded the group that it is not a green belt nor a buffer, it is a residential zoned area. THE MINUTES OF JANUARY 14, 1998 WERE APPROVED WITH THE ABOVE NOTED CORRECTIONS. 4. PERSONS PRESENT SCHEDULED TO BE HEARD: None 5. CONSIDERATION OF PLATS: -None 6. PUBLIC HEARINGS: -None 7. NEW BUSINESS: -None 8. OLD BUSINESS: 1. Goals and Objectives Kebschull asked the Commission to develop a method of proceeding with the goals and objectives or determining a place to start. Kebschull recommended the land development requirements table be looked at first as some work had been done on it when the land use table was being worked on. Kebschull continued, with the building season approaching this may be a good place to start to clarify the requirements before people begin requesting building permits. It was clarified the goals and objections were accepted at the last meeting. Kebschull indicated that staff could bring the Commission a recommended starting point as the building official had already gone through and made some recommended changes. The City Engineer will also review the table. After a brief discussion it was determined this would be a good place to start so the Commission will wait for input from staff. Kebschull asked if the Commission wanted to continue handling the goals and objective items under Old Business in the regular meetings before setting work sessions. Glick asked to wait to see how big the project would be, it is possible they should be handled in a work session. 9. CODE ENFORCEMENT ITEMS: None 10. REPORTS: City Council: Planning 8s Zoning Commission January 28, 1998 Page 2 Approved Councilman Bannock gave the following report based on the agenda from Council's January 21, 1998 meeting. Page 2, Under New Business, Item H-5, the conditional use permit request was dealt with by the Planning and Zoning Commission at the January 14, 1998 meeting. Mr. Hugh and Joe Chumley both appealed the decision and this is scheduled to be heard at Council's February 4, 1998 meeting. Councilman Bannock encouraged the Planning and Zoning Commission to attend the meeting to speak to Council regarding the permit. Bannock added, he did not feel it was inappropriate for a member to share messages at the meetings as a Planning and Zoning Commissioner. With regard to items 1 and 2 of Public Hearings, the City has budgeted money for many years into a Heavy Equipment Reserve/Replacement Fund. The fund has been depleted so Council took 1.5 million dollars out of the general fund and set up a new Equipment Replacement Fund. A 20-year cycle was projected for replacing heavy equipment; these are items in excess of $50,000. The City will begin making payments into the Fund. The 1.5 million is considered seed money and it will earn it's own interest. The payment this year is $33,000.00 and the payment schedule will go up. The projection is in 20 years there will still be $300,000 left in the account. Item H-3 was up for introduction. Barry Norwood is a six year old and at his last birthday he asked his friends to not bring presents but rather to bring a cash donation. The cash donation, which totaled $116.01, was for the City of Kenai's animal control shelter. Council will give Mr. Norwood a citation at the February 4, 1998 meeting. Item H-7, the decrease in the fire training center of $116,235.15 is a result of changes made to the audio/video room. A tremendous amount of equipment was deleted. Goecke asked where the money for the Equipment Replacement Fund was kept. Bannock answered that it would be invested but could not say where. Goecke stated that money was just sitting in a bank gaining interest is a way of going broke safely. Bannock indicated it is unlikely the money is in a bank. b. Borough Planning Bryson reported a meeting was held on Monday, January 26, 1998. The following report was made: Planning 8s Zoning Commission January 28, 1998 Page 3 Approved Public Hearing -Item F-1, vacation of a street on Bay Ridge Road in Homer. This is in an existing subdivision and one of the reasons for vacating the street was the petitioner was afraid the road would deteriorate as people who fronted on the property utilized it. The hearing will be continued because the area indicated by the petitioner was not directly the area they had intended to petition for. Item F-2, Ordinance authorizing the purchase of property for the Volcano Center. Administration requested the item be postponed but it should go before the Assembly within two meetings. Item F-3, Ordinance accepting a grant from the federal government for spruce bark beetle problems. As is common in the first part of the year there were many plats requested for review. The five presented at the meeting were approved. Bryson drew attention to future items listed on the agenda. c. Administration: Since the Chumley's had appealed the Planning and Zoning decision, Kebschull also encouraged the Commissioners to attend the Council meeting scheduled for February 4, 1998. Kebschull reported as a result of the public concern regarding the Chumley conditional use permit request, Council directed staff to review the public hearing notification process. Kebschull's research included contact with other locations such as Anchorage, the Mat-Su Borough and the peninsula to determine what they do. The information has been provided to the City Manager and will also be provided to Council on February 4, 1998. This is an effort to determine what can be done to accommodate more people. 11. PERSONS PRESENT NOT SCHEDULED: None 12. INFORMATION ITEMS: a. Kenai River Bridge Access Road Rehabilitation Permit Information b. Historic District Board Minutes of January 19, 1997 13. COMMISSION COMMENTS AND QUESTIONS: Nord reported that she attended the first Kenai River Water Quality Monitoring Plan Work Group meeting and now has a better understanding of what the Planning & Zoning Commission January 28, 1998 Page 4 Approved purpose is. They want to have a baseline and at the next meeting site selections will take place for where water monitoring will start. The goals and objective are still being worked on and how they would be implemented. A group of technical individuals were chosen to decide the criteria that would go into each level for reporting purposes. The group decided they would not be a regulatory agency but they would make the information public and notify the appropriate agencies of any problems with the water. Discussion took place on the dinner invitation from the KRSMA Board. Goecke asked if Bannock had replaced Councilman Smalley as a member of the Planning and Zoning Commission. Bannock confirmed that he was just filling in for Councilman Smalley. 14. ADJOURNMENT: GOECKE MOVED TO ADJOURN. MEETING ADJOURNED AT 7:20 P.M. Respectfully submitted, ~7 Barbara Roper, Contr ct Secretary Planning 8v Zoning Commission January 28, 1998 Page 5