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Home My WebLink About2026-06-03 Council Agenda. , Kenai City Council - Regular Meeting June 03, 2026 — 6:00 PM Kenai City Council Chambers KENAI 210 Fidalgo Avenue, Kenai, Alaska www.kenai.city **Telephonic/Virtual Information on Page 4** 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 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 Ordinance No. 3521-2026 - Increasing Estimated Revenues and Appropriations in the General Fund - Police Department and Accepting a Grant from the US Department of Transportation Passed Through the State of Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities for Traffic Enforcement Overtime Expenditures. (Administration) 2. Ordinance No. 3522-2026 -Accepting an Alaska Division of Forestry Volunteer Fire Assistance Grant in the Amount of $8,602.97 and Appropriating Funds for the Purchase of Wildland and Firefighting Equipment for the City of Kenai Fire Department. (Administration) 3. Ordinance No. 3523-2026 - Adopting the Annual Budget, Salary Schedule and Employee Classification Plan for the Fiscal Year Commencing July 1, 2026 and Ending June 30, 2027 and Committing $4,584,359 of General Fund, Fund Balance for Future Capital Improvements. (Administration) 4. Ordinance No. 3524-2026 - Amending Kenai Municipal Code Section 23.25.065 - Shift Differential Pay, to Update Shift Hours and to Clarify Eligibility; and Section 23.55.030 Qualification Pay, to Ensure Appropriate Compensation and Benefits to City Employees Comparable to Other Places of Public Employment Which Allows the City to Recruit and Retain Qualified Employees. (Administration) Kenai City Council - Regular Meeting Page 1 of 4 June 03, 2026 5. Ordinance No. 3525-2026 - Enacting Kenai Municipal Code Section 14.20.246 - Tent Camping on Private Property, Amending Kenai Municipal Code Section 14.20.320 - Definitions to Provide Definitions Regarding Tents and Campgrounds, Amending Kenai Municipal Code Section 13.10.060 - Sanitary Facilities for Camping on Private Property, and Amending Kenai Municipal Code Section 14.22 - Land Use Table. (Administration) 6. Ordinance No. 3526-2026 - Amending the Official Zoning Map by Rezoning Parcel 04106318, with a Physical Address of 6575 Kenai Spur Highway, from a Split Zone of Rural Residential (RR) and General Commercial (CG) to the Zoning District of General Commercial (CG). (Administration) 7. Ordinance No. 3527-2026 - Determining that an Approximately 7,682 Square Foot Portion of City -Owned Property Described as that Portion of Govt Lot 10 Lying Southwest of Bridge Access Rd & Lying North & Northwest & Northeast of USS 4563 Amended, is Not Needed for a Public Purpose and Authorizing the Sale and Exchange of the Property to Rabuf, LLC. (Administration) 8. Resolution No. 2026-37 - Fixing the Rate of Levy of Property Tax for the Fiscal Year Commencing July 1, 2026 and Ending June 30, 2027. (Administration) 9. Resolution No. 2026-38 - Amending the Comprehensive Schedule of Rates, Charges and Fees to Incorporate Fiscal Year 2027 Budget Changes to Include Adjusting Airport Fees, Library Fees, Fire Department Fees, Land Management Fees, Parks and Recreation Fees, Planning and Zoning Fee, Public Works Fee, Water and Sewer Fees and Adjusting the Monthly Rental Rates for Vintage Pointe. (Administration) 10. Resolution No. 2026-39 - Authorizing a Contract Award for the 2026 Dipnet Dumpsters and Portalets. (Administration) 11. Resolution No. 2026-40 - Authorizing a Contract Award for the 2026 Congregate Housing Caretaker. (Administration) 12. Resolution No. 2026-41 - Declaring a Right -of -Way for a 60-Foot by 155.68-Foot Portion of the 60-Foot Unnamed Right -of -Way Located Along the Southeastern Boundary of Lot 11-A, Block 8, Black Gold Estates 2025 Replat, Plat KN 2025-70, and as Set Forth on the Attached Exhibit "A" is Not Needed for a Public Purpose and Consenting to its Vacation. (Administration) 13. Resolution No. 2026-42 - Approving a Memorandum of Agreement Between the City of Kenai and the Kenai Peninsula Borough for Intergovernmental Administration of Borough and City Municipal Elections. (City Clerk) 14. Resolution No. 2026-43 - Authorizing a Contract Award for the 2026 Street Lights Repair and Maintenance with Utility Locates Contract. (Administration) 15. Resolution No. 2026-44 - Authorizing a Contract Award for the 2026 Aliak Storm Water and Paving Repair Construction. (Administration) 16. Resolution No. 2026-45 - Authorizing a Contract Award for the 2026 Street Crack Sealing Contract. (Administration) 17. Resolution No. 2026-46 - Accepting and Adopting the Kenai Parks and Recreation Master Plan. (Administration) F. MINUTES 1. *Regular Meeting of May 20, 2026. (City Clerk) Kenai City Council - Regular Meeting Page 2 of 4 June 03, 2026 G. UNFINISHED BUSINESS 1. 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: March 18, 2026 postponed to April 1, 2026; April 1, 2026 postponed to May 6, 2026; May 6, 2026 amended by substitute, amended, referred to the May 27, 2026 Planning and Zoning Commission meeting and postponed to June 3, 2026.1 H. NEW BUSINESS 1. *Action/Approval - Bills to be Ratified. (Administration) 2. *Action/Approval -Confirmation of Mayoral Nomination of Missy Wallace to the Beautification Commission. (Knackstedt) 3. *Ordinance No. 3528-2026 - Accepting and Appropriating $42,867.04 in Asset Forfeiture Sharing Funds for the Purchase of Law Enforcement Equipment into the General Fund, Police Department. (Administration) 4. *Ordinance No. 3529-2026 - Increasing Estimated Revenues and Appropriations in the General Fund - City Manager for Leave Cash -Out, Finance Information Technology Salaries and Benefits, and Public Works Administration Salaries and Benefits in Excess of Budgeted Amounts. (Administration) 5. *Ordinance No. 3530-2026 - Accepting and Appropriating a Grant Awarded to the Kenai Senior Center from the Kenai Peninsula Foundation, Inc. and the Alaska Community Foundation, Inc., Through the Elmer and Ruth Schwantes Fund for the Purchase of Meals on Wheels Delivery Bags. (Administration) COMMISSION REPORTS 1. Council on Aging Commission 2. Airport Commission 3. Parks and Recreation Commission 4. Planning and Zoning Commission 5. 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 Kenai City Council - Regular Meeting Page 3 of 4 June 03, 2026 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: https:Hus02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/pfwuByHkSxGYbbHz8W6hWg Kenai City Council - Regular Meeting Page 4 of 4 June 03, 2026