HomeMy WebLinkAbout2026-06-03 Council Action Agenday Kenai City Council - Regular Meeting
June 03, 2026 — 6:00 PM
Kenai City Council Chambers
Kr � � I 210 Fidalgo Avenue, Kenai, Alaska
LC www.kenai.city
"Telephonic/Virtual Information on Page 4**
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
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
ENACTED WITHOUT OBJECTION 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. ENACTED WITHOUT OBJECTION 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. ENACTED AS AMENDED WITHOUT OBJECTION 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. ENACTED WITHOUT OBJECTION 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. ENACTED AS AMENDED WITHOUT OBJECTION 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. ENACTED WITHOUT OBJECTION 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. ENACTED WITHOUT OBJECTION 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. ADOPTED WITHOUT OBJECTION 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. ADOPTED WITHOUT OBJECTION 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. ADOPTED WITHOUT OBJECTION Resolution No. 2026-39 - Authorizing a Contract Award
for the 2026 Dipnet Dumpsters and Portalets. (Administration)
11. ADOPTED WITHOUT OBJECTION Resolution No. 2026-40 - Authorizing a Contract Award
for the 2026 Congregate Housing Caretaker. (Administration)
12. ADOPTED WITHOUT OBJECTION 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. ADOPTED WITHOUT OBJECTION 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. ADOPTED WITHOUT OBJECTION Resolution No. 2026-43 - Authorizing a Contract Award
for the 2026 Street Lights Repair and Maintenance with Utility Locates Contract.
(Administration)
15. ADOPTED WITHOUT OBJECTION Resolution No. 2026-44 - Authorizing a Contract Award
for the 2026 Aliak Storm Water and Paving Repair Construction. (Administration)
16. ADOPTED WITHOUT OBJECTION Resolution No. 2026-45 - Authorizing a Contract Award
for the 2026 Street Crack Sealing Contract. (Administration)
17. ADOPTED WITHOUT OBJECTION Resolution No. 2026-46 - Accepting and Adopting the
Kenai Parks and Recreation Master Plan. (Administration)
Kenai City Council - Regular Meeting Page 2 of 4
June 03, 2026
F. MINUTES
*Regular Meeting of May 20, 2026. (City Clerk)
G. UNFINISHED BUSINESS
ENACTED AS AMENDED 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.]
H. NEW BUSINESS
*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
Citizens Comments (Public comments limited to five (5) minutes per speaker)
2. Council Comments
M. EXECUTIVE SESSION
Kenai City Council - Regular Meeting Page 3 of 4
June 03, 2026
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:
https:Hus02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/PfwuByHkSxGYbbHz8W6hWg
Kenai City Council - Regular Meeting Page 4 of 4
June 03, 2026