HomeMy WebLinkAbout2026-04-22 Council Agenda/ Kenai City Council - Regular Meeting
VApril 22, 2026 — 6:00 PM
Kenai City Council Chambers
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Agenda
A. CALL TO ORDER
1. Pledge of Allegiance
2. Roll Call
3. Certification of the April 14, 2026 Special Election Results
4. 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
C. SCHEDULED PUBLIC COMMENTS (Public comments limited to ten (10) minutes per speaker;
twenty (20) minutes aggregated)
Request for Consideration of Challenger Center for Homeschool / Career Technical Education
(CTE), Doug Hayman, Principal of Connections Homeschool.
D. UNSCHEDULED PUBLIC COMMENTS (Public comments limited to three (3) minutes per speaker;
thirty (30) minutes aggregated)
E. PUBLIC HEARINGS
1. Ordinance No. 3511-2026 - Accepting and Appropriating Funds from the Institute of Museum
and Library Services, Passed Through the State of Alaska, Department of Education and Early
Development, Division of Library, Archives & Museums, for Library Employee
Training. (Administration)
2. Ordinance No. 3512-2026 - Amending Kenai Municipal Code Chapter 7.22 Investment of
Monies to Broaden the Range of Permitted Investments and Extend the Maturity Profile of the
City's Investment Portfolio. (Administration)
3. Resolution No. 2026-18 - Accepting a Site -Specific Emergency Operations Plan and Continuity
of Operations Plan for the Kenai Senior Center and Incorporating These Plans into the City of
Kenai Emergency Operations Plan. (Administration)
4. Resolution No. 2026-19 - Authorizing a Contract Award for External Financial Audit Services.
(Administration)
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5. Resolution No. 2026-20 - Authorizing a Contract Award for the 2026 Kenai City Dock Lease.
(Administration)
6. Resolution No. 2026-21 - Approving a Lease Form for Leasing of Tidelands for Shore Fisheries
and Authorizing the City Manager to Enter into a Shore Fishery Lease with Nathan Scow for the
Property Described as Tracts A & B, City of Kenai Shore Fishery No. 1. (Administration)
7. Resolution No. 2026-22 - Approving a Lease Form for Leasing of Tidelands for Shore Fisheries
and Authorizing the City Manager to Enter into a Shore Fishery Lease with Tide Chaser Fishery,
LLC for the Property Described as City of Kenai Shore Fishery No. 2. (Administration)
8. Resolution No. 2026-23 - Approving a Lease Form for Leasing of Tidelands for Shore Fisheries
and Authorizing the City Manager to Enter into a Shore Fishery Lease with Brian Scow for the
Property Described as Tract One (1), Shore Fishery Plat No. 71. (Administration)
9. Resolution No. 2026-24 - Approving a Lease Form for Leasing of Tidelands for Shore Fisheries
and Authorizing the City Manager to Enter into a Shore Fishery Lease with Nancy Hillman -Scow
for the Property Described as Tract Two (2), Shore Fishery Plat No. 71. (Administration)
10. Resolution No. 2026-25 - Approving a Lease Form for Leasing of Tidelands for Shore Fisheries
and Authorizing the City Manager to Enter into a Shore Fishery Lease with Kenai Salmon
Company, Inc. for the Property Described as Tracts Three (3), Four (4), Five (5), and Six (6),
Shore Fishery Plat No. 71. (Administration)
11. Resolution No. 2026-26 - Approving a Lease Form for Leasing of Tidelands for Shore Fisheries
and Authorizing the City Manager to Enter into a Shore Fishery Lease with Aurora Holdings and
Investments, LLC for the Property Described as Tract Seven (7), Shore Fishery Plat No. 71.
(Administration)
12. Resolution No. 2026-27 - Approving a Lease Form for Leasing of Tidelands for Shore Fisheries
and Authorizing the City Manager to Enter into a Shore Fishery Lease with Laura Maccabee for
the Property Described as a 3.29-acre portion of Tidelands Survey No. 272 within Section
Thirty -Five (35), Township 5 North, Range 12 West. (Administration)
13. Resolution No. 2026-28 - Approving an Auto Aid Agreement and Supporting Operational Plan
with the Kenai Peninsula Borough for Exchange of Personnel and Equipment Response to
Structure Fires. (Administration)
F. MINUTES
1. *Regular Meeting of April 1, 2026. (City Clerk)
2. *Special Meeting of April 8, 2026. (City Clerk)
G. UNFINISHED BUSINESS
H. NEW BUSINESS
1. *Action/Approval - Bills to be Ratified. (Administration)
2. *Action/Approval - Non -Objection to the Transfer of Ownership of a Marijuana Product
Manufacturing Facility License from Transferor Herban Extracts, LLC to Transferee Lady Gray,
LLC. DBA Herban Extracts - License No. 14432. (City Clerk)
3. *Action/Approval - Special Use Permit to NILCHIL Solutions, Inc. for an Off -Premise Sign on
City -Owned Property Described as Tract B, Gusty Subdivision Addition No. 2, Located at 11631
Kenai Spur Highway. (Administration)
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4. *Ordinance No. 3513-2026 - Amending Kenai Municipal Code Chapter 7.15 - Purchases and
Sales, to Remove Requirements to Publish Advertisements in Newspapers. (Administration)
5. *Ordinance No. 3514-2026 - Increasing Estimated Revenues and Appropriations in the
General Fund and Airport Fund and Awarding a Contract for Purchase of Firefighting Foam.
(Administration)
6. *Ordinance No. 3515-2026 - Increasing Estimated Revenues and Appropriation in the Airport
Snow Removal Equipment Capital Project Fund to Transfer Residual Balance from a Completed
Project Back to the Original Funding Source. (Administration)
7. *Ordinance No. 3516-2026 - Increasing Estimated Revenues and Appropriations in the
General Fund - Fire Department for Overtime Costs in Excess of Budgeted Amounts.
(Administration)
8. *Ordinance No. 3517-2026 - Increasing Estimated Revenues and Appropriations in the
General Fund and Authorizing a Consulting Agreement to Evaluate Natural Gas Storage
Opportunities on Kenai Municipal Airport Lands. (Administration)
9. Action/Approval - Parks and Recreation Commission 2026 Work Plan. (Parks and Recreation
Commission)
10. Discussion - Kenai Central High School Pool Operations and Coordination. (Administration)
11. Discussion - Candidate Filing Period. (City Clerk)
I. COMMISSION REPORTS
1. Council on Aging Commission
2. Airport Commission
3. Parks and Recreation Commission
• Parks and Recreation Commission 2025 Annual Report
4. Planning and Zoning Commission
5. Beautification Commission
J. REPORT OF THE MAYOR
1. Proclamation -In Recognition of Kenai Peninsula Hockey Association (KPHA) Ice Hawks 12U
Girls Hockey Team.
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
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Competing Applications for Gas Storage Space. Pursuant to AS 44.62.310(c)(1) a Matter of
which the Immediate Knowledge may have an Adverse Effect upon the Finance of the City
and AS 44.62.310(c)(3) a Matter of which by Law, Municipal Charter, or Ordinance are
required to be Confidential. (Administration)
2. Kenai Central High School Pool Negotiations
the Immediate Knowledge may have an
(Administration)
N. PENDING ITEMS
. Pursuant to AS 44.62.310(c)(1) a Matter of which
Adverse Effect upon the Finance of the City.
Ordinance 3510-2026 - Amending the Official Zoning Map by Rezoning the Property at 10060
Kenai Spur Highway from Conservation to Suburban Residential Zoning District.
(Administration)
Ordinance No. 3510-2026 (Substitute) - Amending the Official Zoning Map by Rezoning
a Portion of the Property at 10060 Kenai Spur Highway from Conservation to Suburban
Residential Zoning District. (Administration)
(Clerk's Note: During the April 1, 2026 City Council Meeting, Ordinance No. 3510-2026 was
postponed to May 6, 2026.1
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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