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October 21, 2026
Kenai City Council - Regular Meeting
October 21, 2026 ꟷ 6:00 PM
Kenai City Council Chambers
210 Fidalgo Avenue, Kenai, Alaska
www.kenai.city
**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
C. SCHEDULED PUBLIC COMMENTS (Public comments limited to ten (10) minutes per speaker;
twenty (20) minutes aggregated)
1. Local Marketing for Local Businesses, Thomas R. Daly, River Cities Living.
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. 3546-2026 - Amending Public Noticing
Requirements within Kenai Municipal Code Chapters 14.05 - Planning and Zoning Commission,
14.10 - Subdivision Regulations, 14.20 - Kenai Zoning Code, 21.10 - Leasing and Acquisition
Of Airport Reserve Lands, And 22.05 - Disposition of City Lands, to Modernize Public
Notification Procedures. (Administration)
2. ENACTED UNANIMOUSLY Ordinance No. 3547-2026 - Accepting and Appropriating the
Award of a US Department of Health and Human Services - Centers for Medicare and Medicaid
Services Rural Health Transformation Program Grant Passed through the State of Alaska
Department of Health in the Amount of $435,770 for the Purchase of Emergency Medical
Equipment. (Administration)
3. ENACTED UNANIMOUSLY Ordinance No. 3548-2026 - Increasing Estimated Revenues and
Appropriations in the Employee Health Care Fund and Authorizing a Contract for Employee
Health Care and Basic Life Insurance and Other Ancillary Policies Effective January 1, 2027.
(Administration)
1. Motion for Introduction
2. Motion for Second Reading (Requires a Unanimous Vote)
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3. Motion for Enactment (Requires Five Affirmative Votes)
4. ADOPTED UNANIMOUSLY Resolution No. 2026-67 - Amending the City’s Schedule of Rates,
Charges, and Fees to Add Event Rental Fees for the Challenger Center Building.
(Administration)
5. ADOPTED UNANIMOUSLY Resolution No. 2026-68 - Authorizing a Professional Services
Agreement for Legal Services with Pioneer Law LLC for Legal Assistance with Pore Space Gas
Storage Transactions. (Administration)
F. MINUTES
1. *Regular Meeting of October 7, 2026. (City Clerk)
G. UNFINISHED BUSINESS
H. NEW BUSINESS
1. *Action/Approval - Bills to be Ratified. (Administration)
2. *Action/Approval - Non-Objection to the Acceptance and Appropriation of a US Department of
Transportation passed through the State of Alaska Department of Transportation and Public
Facilities - Alaska Highway Safety Office (AHSO) Grant in the amount of $8,110.82, in
accordance with KMC 7.25.030. (Administration)
3. *Action/Approval - Special Use Permit to LifeMed Alaska, LLC for Ambulance Warm Storage.
(Administration)
4. APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY *Action/Approval - Purchase Orders and Purchase Order
Amendments Requiring Council Approval in Accordance with KMC 7.15.020 (Administration)
I. 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
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1. City Council Discussion and Review of City Clerk’s Job Description and Applicant Qualifications
for Recruitment Purposes. [AS 44.62.310 (d)(5) Meetings of the Governmental Body when
Holding a Meeting Solely to Act Upon Matters of Professional Qualifications.] (Mayor)
APPROVED AS AMENDED UNANIMOUSLY (a) Discussion/Action - Council Action
Related to the City Clerk Job Description.
2. Competing Applications for Gas Storage Space. [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)
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://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/Z_KBkABOR--BEV-r3TdHQA