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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1970-01-17 P&Z MinutesKENAI PLANNING ZONING COMMISSION REGULAR MEETING January 14, 1970 AGENDA MISSING xSB_ TI B� AT 7810 P.M. LIVER, BOB NORENE, LORETTA KNACKSTEDT, JIM FISHER, RUBY COYLE, NICK POPPIN. IFtL UCHkJIP. /MINUTES OF LAST MEETING WERE READ, AND APPARENTLY APPROVED, SOME MEMBERS SAID THEY DID NOT RECEIVE MINUTES OF LAST MEETING. ELECTION. FISHER MOVED, EARZEIXIMEMEMEM KNACKSTEDT SECONDED TO ELECT NORENE AS NEW CHAIRMI FISHER MOVED,CRUVER SECONDED TO ELECT RUBY COYLE AS VICE CHAIRMAN. BOTH MOTIONS WERE VOTED ON AT ONE TIME AND PASSED UNANIMOUSLY. SECRETARY $EQ JEST. RUBY 1n COYLE AGAIN REQUESTED MAYOR MORIN TO HAVE THE COUNCIL APPOINT A PAID SECRETARY, A CITY EMPLOYEE TO WORK FOR THE PLANNING COMMISSION, TO TAKE MINUTES, K EPT PLATS, COLLECT FEES T, ATTEND TO PUBLIC HEAR MAKE OUT AGENDS, ETC. MORIN SAID THAT HE WOULD SEE THAT THE MATTER WAS TAKEN CARE OF ONCE MR. ROBBINS WAS ON THE JOB FULL TIME. DRILLI Ng O B D I NANO$ s c c 4 I 9 o MORIN REQUESTED THAT THE PLANNING COMMISSION PILUE IT. HE SAID THERE IS A POSSIBILITY THAT THE CITY MAY OWN SOME LAND THAT HAS OIL RIGHTS TITLE AND INTER. EST WITH IT. KNACKSTEDT BROUGHT UP THE FACT THAT THERE ONCE WAS AN EMERGENCY SESSION OF THE COUNCIL TO ENACT AN EMERGENCY ORDINANCE PERTAINING TO DRILLING -DTI THI N THE CITY BEFORE CARRS SHOPPING CENTER COULD GET FINANCING. MORIN SAID THAT IS THE ORDINANCE PASSED THE EMERGENCY SESSION IT SHOULD GO INTO THE CODE. FISHER .IS TO LOOK INTO IT. ODIN STRANDBERT ON POWER STRANDBERG HAD TO LEAVE, BUT MADE A STATEMENT TO THE PLANNING COMMISSION." I WI8 TO COOPERATE EVERY WITH THE CITYS STUDY OF POWER. I UNDERSTAND, AND KNOW THERE 48 A CLAUSE, WHERE THE CITY HAS THE OPTION TO PURCHASE CUL. I WOULD LIKE TO BE AFFORDED THE TIME TO PRESENT THE FACTS AS I SEE THEM." PUBLIC HEARING OPENED AT 7:35 P.M. PLANNING COMMISION MEMBERS FOR THE MOST PART DIDN'T,KNOW THERE WAS A HEARING, AS THERE WAS NO AGENDA SENT OUT. BOROUGH ABVERTISIED THE PUBLIC HRARTNG, BUT THERE WERE CLAIMS THAT NO NOTIFICATION WAS SENT TO AFFECTED PROPERTY OWNERS. JOHN KURTZ, DON DINES AND VON PHILLIPS APPEARED AND SPOKE IN FAVOR OF THE REZONING. J.W. THOMPSON AND STAN THOMPSON SPOKE AGAINST. J.W. THOMPSON ALSO SAID HE REPRESENTED TWO T OTHER PROPERTY OWNERS. THOMPSON OBJEC- TED TO THE HEARING. A MOTION WAS MADE BY NICK POPPIN TO REZONE IN ITS ENTIRETY, BK. 3, THOMPSON PARK SUBDIVISION FROM COMMERCIAL TO SUBURBAN RESIDIENTIAL, IF THE LEGAL PROCEDURES HAVE BEEN MET 21 AS REQUIRED BY SEC. 14 -21 OF CITY CODE. SECONDED BY FISHER. VOTE: CRUVER, NO: COYLE,YES: FISHER, YES: KNACKSTEDT, YES, POPPIN, NO: NORENE, NO. TIE VOTE, MOTION FAILED. POST OFFICE. JACK THOMPSON SAID THAT HIS BUILDING AND THE MALL IS BEING CONSIDERED BY THE P.O. DEPARTMENT AS POSSIBLE LOCATIONS FOR THE POST OFFICE IN KENAI. AS OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING NIGHT DATE, THOMPSON SAID HE 'EXPECTED THAT THE P.O. WOULD LET THIS MATTER OUT FOR BID, WITHIN A WEEK. THOMPSON SAID HE WAS OUTSII1 TO SEE POSTAL OFFICIALS A WEEK AGO. PLANNING COMMISSION DECIDED TO TAKE NO ACT- ION. THOMPSON WILL INFORM THE CITY PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE P.0, DECISION, AN: WHAT IS GOING ON IN THE MATTER. STREET NUMBERING, RED JAYNES INFORMED THE PLANNING COMMISSION THE STREET NAMING AND NUMBERING ORDINANCE IS BEADY TO GO BEFORE THE COUNCIL. APPARENTLY NO ONE KNOWS WHAT ACT- UALLY HAPPENED TO IT, XL AFTER KJELSTAD AND WISDOM WHO WERE WORKING ON IT LEFT. �0°_ 51 rj c GUN CLUB. EILEEN I!MALONE, PAULL WELLER AND DALLAS BURFORD REPRESENTING THE SNOWSHOE GUN UB SPOKE TO THE PLANNING COMMISSION REGARDING A RIFLE RANGE. RED JAYNES SAID lie LOCATION OF A RIFLE RANGE WAS CRITICAL. SAID THE ONLY SAPS PLACE IN TOWN WAS IN THE NORTH EAST PORTION OF THE BEAVER CREEK WATERSHED. AND THIS BOUNDS THE MOOSE RANGE. IS MENTAL HEALTH LAND, OWNED BY STATE FOR RECREATION. THIS MATTER IS TO BE ON THE AGENDA FOR THE NEXT MEETING. SNO SHOE GUN CLUB WILL WORK WITH Ti PLANNING COMMISSION A8 THE PARKS AND RECREATION BOARD, MEMBERS OF THE CLUB WILL BRING COPY OF THE NATIONAL RIFLE ASSOCIATION GUN PLANS AND RULES. THE EX CLUB HOPES TO B PUT A BUILDING ON THE SITE FOR INDOOR SHOOTING DURING THE WINTER MONTI ONCE THIS COULD BE ARRANGED TO USE THE LAND. GAS STATION ED FERGUSON APPEARED BEFORE THE PLANNING COMMISSION AGAIN FOR THE THIRD STRAIG!T MONTH, REQUESTING LAND FOR A GAS STATION USING TESORE REFINERY GAS. THIS WOULD BE A RETAIL GAS FACILITY ONLY. REQUESTED LOCATION IS AT THE NORTH WEST CORNER 0R THE NEW RE- ALIGNMENT OF THE KENAI SPUR ROAD AND MAIN ST. FERGUSON SAID HE NEED! TO BEGIN BUILDING BY APRIL t 1. AL CRUVER RECOMMENDED THAT THE APPROPRIATE ADMIN. ISTRATIVE ACTION BE TAKEN TO PREPARE THE AREA FOR BONUS BIDS FOR LEASES BY THE CITY, WITHIN THE VICINITY OF THE NW CORNER OF MAIN ST. BETWEEN THE NEW AND OLD HIGHWAY. SECONDED BY FISHER. UNANIMOUSLY PASSED. RUBY COYLE STATED SHE WOULD LIKE TO CONCUR FAVORABLY WITH FERGUSONS PROPOSAL, PROVIDED HE COME UP WITH A DEVELOPMENT PLAN. FERGUSON SHOWED THE COMMISSION ARTISTS SKETCH OF THE PROPOSED BUILDING. HAROLD GALLI ETTE- POWER SITUATION CITY LIGHT SUPERINTENDANT MADE A REPORT TO THE PLANNING COMMISSION, SAID STRAND BERG WAS RECEPTIVE TO SELLING THE POWER PLANT. THOUGHT FEELERS COULD GO OUT ON THE PURCHAS OF POWER PLANT. FELT IT COULD BE FINANCED THROUGH BOND MONIES OR LEA: PURCHASE BASIS. SAID IT SOUNDS FEASIBLE. POSSIBLE 370, 000.00 TO FINANCE THE PUR- E OF UTILITY NOW. WAS BROUGHT OUT CITY STANDS TO LOOSE WILDWOOD CONERACT. 50,000.00 BOND MONEY COULD NOT BE USED AS GALLIETTE SAID 2/3 or 3/4 IS COMMITTI TO FUNDING FOR IMPROVEMENTS TO SUBDIVISIONS WITHIN THE CITY OF KENAI. MORIN SAII THERE WERE THREE WAYS CITY COULD GO L 1. WALLOWING WAY WE ARE, 2. SELL DISTRI- BUTION OR 3. LOOK TO ANOTHER SOURCE OF POWER. HULIEN NOTED THAT CITY COULD COM- BINE WITH POSSIBLE SEA, CHUGACH, TYBNEK, TO POSSIBLY BUY OUT CUL, IT WAS NOTED THE PUBLI C UR SERVICE COMMISSION WOULD MEET IN JUNEAU ON JAN. 28. GALLIET WHO WAS INTRODUCED BY MORIN AS HAVING A XII PLAN FOR POWER FOR KENAI FOR THE T FUTURE, SHOWED THE COMMISSION MAPS HE HAD PREPARED FEATURING A FUTURE LAKE IN THE NORTH KENAI AREA ENCOMPASING EEC SEVERAL SECTIONS OF LAND. WOULD CALL FOR A PIPELINE FROM KENAI RIVER, TO THOMPSON PARK, THRU BEAVER CREEK AREA, THEN AN OPEN CANAL TO THE NORTH KENAI AREA TO THE NORTH, THEN WATER WOULD DUMP INTO A PROPOSED LAKE THEN TREATED AND SENT ON VIA PIPELINE TO INDUSTRIAL ETC. USERS. THE PLANNING COMMISSION, CITY COUNCIL, NAVARRE', AND BORO PLANNING DIRECTOR, DARBYSHIRE ARE ARE TO BE INVITED TO MEET AT THE NEXT CITY PLANNING COMMISSION WITH GALLIETT TO DISCUSS THE SITUATION. GALLIETTE SAID THE I CITY COULD COME UP WITH A SOURCE OF ELECTRICITY BY THE POWER GENERATED TO ICE MOVE THE WATER. IT WAS ALSO NOTED THE PHILLIPS PETROLEUM CO. WOULD SELL GAS AT 16 PER MCF TO LARGE USERS, GALLIETT ALSO READ A LETTER FROM BORDEN CO., NEW YORK, ON THEIR POSSIBLE PLANS TO PUT IN MENTHANOL PLANT, POSSIBLE SO H OF THE KENAI RIVER. THEY WOULD NEED WATER, BUT HE WROTE THEM THE EASIEST WA WOULD BE FOR THEM TO TAP THE CLEAR WATER STREAM 1: THE INLET OR BUILD THEIR OWN OUR MILE PIPELINE. E GALLIETT ALSO SAID THEY HAVE SEVERAL SITES UNDER CONSIDERATION FOR THEIR PLANT. SUBDIVISION PLATS. SEVERAL SUBDIVISION PLATS WERE TO COME UNDER CONSIDBRATION..SECRETARY PRO TEM, LORETTA KIACKSTEDT LEFT AT THIS TIME, ABT. 11:25 P.M. RUBY COYLE TOOK THE MINUTE F THE REST OF THE MEETING.