HomeMy WebLinkAbout2026-01-21 Council Action AgendaJ Kenai City Council - Regular Meeting
January 21, 2026 — 6:00 PM
Kenai City Council Chambers
KENA I 210 Fidalgo Avenue, Kenai, Alaska
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**Telephonic/Virtual Information on Page 3**
Action Agenda
A. CALL TO ORDER
1. Pledge of Allegiance
2. Roll Call
3. Approval of the Agenda and Consent Agenda (Public comments on Consent Agenda Items
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 ADMINISTRATIVE REPORTS
1. Kenai Municipal Airport Small Community Air Service Development Program (SCASDP)
Application, Jack Penning, Managing Partner, Volaire Aviation Consulting.
C. SCHEDULED PUBLIC COMMENTS (Public comments limited to ten (10) minutes per speaker,
twenty (20) minutes aggregated)
D. UNSCHEDULED PUBLIC COMMENTS (Public comments limited to three (3) minutes per speaker;
thirty (30) minutes aggregated)
E. PUBLIC HEARINGS
1. ENACTED UNANIMOUSLY. Ordinance No. 3498-2026 - Increasing Estimated Revenues and
Appropriations in the General Fund to Provide Supplemental Funding for Election Costs in
Excess of Budgeted Amounts for the Purpose of Conducting a Special Election. (City Clerk)
2. ENACTED UNANIMOUSLY. Ordinance No. 3499-2026 - Increasing Estimated Revenues and
Appropriations by $6,500 in the General Fund for Expenditures Which Could Influence the
Outcome of the City of Kenai Ballot Proposition No. 2026-A at the April 14, 2026 Special
Election. (City Clerk)
3. ADOPTED UNANIMOUSLY. Resolution No. 2026-02 - Adopting the City's Capital
Improvement Plan for Fiscal Years 2027-2031. (Administration)
4. ADOPTED UNANIMOUSLY. Resolution No. 2026-03 - Adopting Goals to Guide the
Preparation of the Fiscal Year 2027 Annual Budget. (Administration)
5. ADOPTED UNANIMOUSLY. Resolution No. 2026-04 - Authorizing a Budget Transfer Within
the Kenai Recreation Center Improvements Capital Project Fund. (Administration)
6. ADOPTED UNANIMOUSLY. Resolution No. 2026-05 - Declaring a 20-Foot Pedestrian
Easement on Lot 48, Shoreline Heights 2023 Addition (Plat KN 2024-83), and as Set Forth on
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the Attached Exhibit "A" is Not Needed for a Public Purpose and Consenting to Vacation of The
Easement. (Administration)
7. ADOPTED UNANIMOUSLY. Resolution No. 2026-06 - Scheduling a Special Election for April
14, 2026, for the Purpose of Providing for Submission to the Qualified Voters of the City the
Question(s) of Amending Kenai Municipal Charter, Section 10-1 Annual Election - Time. (Askin,
Sounart, Daniel, Kisena, Grieme, Pettey, Knackstedt)
8. ADOPTED UNANIMOUSLY. Resolution No. 2026-07 - Providing for Submission to the
Qualified Voters of the City of Kenai, at the Special Election to be Held on April 14, 2026, the
Question of Amending Kenai Municipal Charter, Section 10-1 Annual Election - Times, to
Provide that the Annual Date of the City's General Election is Aligned with the Current Annual
Election Date of the Kenai Peninsula Borough. (Askin, Sounart, Daniel, Kisena, Grieme, Pettey,
Knackstedt)
9. ADOPTED UNANIMOUSLY. Resolution No. 2026-08 - Providing for Submission to the
Qualified Voters of the City of Kenai, at the Special Election to be Held on April 14, 2026, the
Question of Amending Kenai Municipal Charter, Section 10-1 Annual Election - Times, to Set
the Fixed Date of the City's Annual General Election in 2026 and Thereafter Remove the Fixed
Date of the City's Annual General Election and Authorize the City Council to Establish the
Annual General Election Date by Ordinance. (Askin, Sounart, Daniel, Kisena, Grieme, Pettey,
Knackstedt)
10. ADOPTED AS AMENDED UNANIMOUSLY. Resolution No. 2026-09 - Authorizing a Contract
for Design of a New Approach Procedure for the Temporary Runway to be Used During the
Main Runway Rehabilitation Project. (Administration)
F. MINUTES
*Regular Meeting of January 7, 2026. (City Clerk)
G. UNFINISHED BUSINESS
H. NEW BUSINESS
1. *Action/Approval - Bills to be Ratified. (Administration)
2. *Action/Approval - Purchase Orders and Purchase Order Amendments Requiring Council
Approval in Accordance with KMC 7.15.020. (Administration)
3. *Ordinance No. 3500-2026 - Sunsetting the Harbor Commission, Amending Kenai Municipal
Code 1.90.010 - General Standards for Standing Advisory Commissions, Repealing Kenai
Municipal Code 1.95.040 - Harbor Commission, Repealing Kenai Municipal Code 11.20 -
Leasing of Tidelands, Amending Kenai Municipal Code 14.05.010 - Duties and Powers,
Enacting Kenai Municipal Code 22.05.016 - Tidelands Available for Leasing, Enacting Kenai
Municipal Code Chapter 22.10 - Tideland Leases for Shore Fisheries, and Amending Council
Policy 20.020 to Reflect the Sunsetting of The Harbor Commission. (Administration)
4. *Ordinance No. 3501-2026 - Determining Four City -Owned Properties in the Beaver Loop Area
are Not Needed for a Public Purpose and Authorizing Sale by Public Sealed Bid Auction.
(Administration)
5. *Ordinance No. 3502-2026 - Authorizing the City Manager to Reimburse Annual Leave Used
by Firefighter Garrick Martin for Attending a Paramedic Internship Program. (Administration)
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6. *Ordinance No. 3503-2026 - Increasing Estimated Revenues and Appropriations in the Water
& Sewer Capital Project Fund and Accepting a Loan from the State Revolving Fund Program
for the Water Treatment Pumphouse Project. (Administration)
7. APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY. Action/Approval - Confirmation of Mayoral Nomination for a
Partial Term Appointment of Autumn Carlson to the Beautification Commission and the Parks
and Recreation Commission. (Knackstedt)
8. APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY. Action/Approval - Authorizing the Use of City Facility People
Counter Cameras for Operational and Safety Purposes. (Administration)
9. Discussion - International Pacific Halibut Commission (IPHC) Proposed Fishery Regulations
Reducing Sport Caught Halibut in Alaska from Two (2) Fish to One (1) Fish a Day. (Grieme,
Askin)
COMMISSION REPORTS
1. Council on Aging Commission
2. Airport Commission
3. Harbor Commission
4. Parks and Recreation Commission
5. Planning and Zoning Commission
6. Beautification Commission
J. REPORT OF THE MAYOR
K. ADMINISTRATION REPORTS
1. City Manager
2. City Attorney
3. City Clerk
L. ADDITIONAL PUBLIC COMMENTS
1. Citizens Comments (Public comments limited to five (5) minutes per speaker)
2. Council Comments
M. EXECUTIVE SESSION
N. PENDING ITEMS
O. ADJOURNMENT
P. INFORMATION ITEMS
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 at 907-283-8231.
Registration is required to join the meeting remotely through Zoom. Please use the following link to
register:
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