HomeMy WebLinkAbout2009-04-02 Council Minutes - Budget Work SessionKENAT CITY COUNCIL BUDGET WORK SESSION
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KENAI CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS
IVIAYOR PAT PORTER, PRESIDING
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Council Present: R. Ross, P. Porter, B. Eldridge, J. Moore, M. Boyle
Council Absent: R. Molloy
Staff Present: C. Freas, C. Graves, M. Bondurant, G. Sandahl, R. Craig, W. Ogle,
B. Frates, M. Wickman, R. Parrish, M. Tilly, T. Eubank
Finance Director Eubank provided a handout indicating changes to the budget council
suggested at its March 30, 2009 budget work session and council comments included:
Administration recommended -- Increase to General Fund - Buildings: $10,000 --
miscellaneous engineering services/building repair and maintenance issues.
Council directed -- Increase General Fund/Legislative: $5,000 donation to CARTS --
Item will be discussed further after public hearing of the ordinance.
Council directed -- Increase General Fund/Legislative: $10,000 request received from
Kenai Visitor & Convention Bureau for potential purchase of four pages in the visitor
brochure/council directed X5,000 be added.
Other items briefly discussed:
• Replacement of shop building -- Consider and collect information over
the next year related to accumulating funds/Charter amendment.
• Launch fees -- No increase at this time.
• Boys & Girls Club -- Request for $45,000 to provide status quo programs
and not add any new programs/presentation to be made at a council meeting.
• Senior Center -- Request for sprinkler system -- will come back next year
for further discussion.
• Fred Pollard -- Suggested a small boat harbor be considered for
development. Copies of past reports and plans to be provided to the Harbor
Commission for review and make a recommendation. Pollard to speak to the
Commission at its next meeting.
• Update of webpage maintenance -- Discuss at a council meeting.
• Building maintenance project schedule -- Fire Department carpet
intended to be replaced in 2009.
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• Recreation Center -- Gym floor needing to be replaced/administration to
work with Boys ~ Girls Club to prioritize a list of items needing to be done and get a
couple of professional assessments of the floor.
• Credit card use -- Administration will put together an analysis of costs
(within the next month or so), what would be needed to take credit cards for
water/sewer, etc. payments.
• Police Department -- Kitchen needing to be upgraded.
• Mill rate -- remain at 4%.
• Boys & Girls Club -- Administration to request their 990 form and a copy
of their budget.
• Include $45,000 for Boys 8v Girls Club; $5,000 for CARTS; and, $10,000
for studies/assessments of the gym floor (amendment may be made to budget after
public hearing).
• Leif Hansen Park -- Master Plan/vendor proposal should be discussed at
a council meeting.
• Lawton Drive Repair -- Consideration should be given to tying repair into
culvert project on Lawton.
The work session ended at approximately 7:47 p.m.
Notes prepared by:
Carol L. Freas, City Clerk
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