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Home My WebLink About2013-11-06 Council MinutesKENAI CITY COUNCIL — REGULAR MEETING NOVEMBER 6, 2013 — 7:00 P.M. KENAI CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS 210 FIDALGO AVE., KENAI, AK 99611 VICE MAYOR RYAN MARQUIS, PRESIDING MINUTES A. CALL TO ORDER A Regular Meeting of the Kenai City Council was held on November 6, 2013, in City Hall Council Chambers, Kenai, AK. Vice Mayor Marquis called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m. 1. Pledge of Allegiance Vice Mayor Marquis led those assembled in the Pledge of Allegiance. 2. Roll Call There were present: Vice Mayor Ryan Marquis Robert Molloy Terry Bookey Brian Gabriel Mike Boyle comprising a quorum of the Council. Also in attendance were: "Courtney Stroh, Student Representative Rick Koch, City Manager Scott Bloom, City Attorney (telephonic) Sandra Modigh, City Clerk 3. Agenda Approval Vice Mayor Marquis read the following revisions to the packet: ADD TO: GA: Special Use Permit to CONAM Construction Company • Substitute Special Use Permit (correcting minor clerical errors) J.2: City Attorney Report • Back up Material Provided to Council at a Previous Meeting Related to the International Municipal Lawyers Association Conference. MOTION: Council Member Bookey MOVED to approve the agenda and requested UNANIMOUS CONSENT. Council Member Gabriel SECONDED the motion. VOTE: There being no objections, SO ORDERED. 4. Consent Agenda Council Member Molloy requested consent agenda item G.3 Ratifying a Settlement with Occupational Safety and Health (OSH) be removed from the consent agenda. MOTION: Council Member Molloy MOVED to approve the consent agenda excluding item G.3. Council Member Bookey SECONDED the motion and requested UNANIMOUS CONSENT. Vice Mayor Marquis opened the floor for public comment on consent agenda items, there being none public comment was closed. VOTE: There being no objections, SO ORDERED. *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 PUBLIC COMMENTS — None. C. UNSCHEDULED PUBLIC COMMENTS D. PUBLIC HEARINGS 1. Ordinance No. 2725 -2013 — Accepting and Appropriating a Grant from the Rasmuson Foundation in the Amount of $21,376 and Matching Funds in the Amount of $10,000 from the Friends of the Kenai Community Library and $1,000 from the Totem Tracers Genealogical Society for the Purchase of Equipment and Furnishings at the Library. MOTION: Council Member Bookey MOVED to enact Ordinance No. 2725 -2013, Accepting and Appropriating a Grant from the Rasmuson Foundation in the Amount of $21,376 and Matching Funds in the Amount of $10,000 from the Friends of the Kenai Community Library and $1,000 from the Totem Tracers Genealogical Society for the Purchase of Equipment and Furnishings at the Library. Council Member Gabriel SECONDED the motion. City of Kenai Council Meeting Minutes Page 2 of 6 November 6, 2013 Vice Mayor Marquis opened the public hearing, there being no one wishing to speak the public hearing was closed. VOTE: YEA: Boyle, Bookey, Gabriel, Marquis, Molloy NAY: * *Student Representative Stroh: YEA MOTION PASSED UNANIMOUSLY. E. MINUTES 1. *Regular Meeting of October 16, 2013 Minutes were approved by the consent agenda. F. UNFINISHED BUSINESS — None G. NEW BUSINESS 1. *Action /Approval — Bills to be Ratified Approved by the consent agenda. 2. *Action /Approval — Purchase Orders Exceeding $15,000 Approved by the consent agenda. 3. Action /Approval — Ratifying a Settlement with Occupational Safety and Health (OSH). City Manager provided a report on the citations received by OSH and advised a fine wasn't associated with the settlement. 4. *Action /Approval — Special Use Permit to CONAM Construction Company for the Purpose of Placing an ACCO Trailer on the Premises to Support the Buccaneer Pipeline Project. Substitute permit provided as a lay down was approved by the consent agenda. 5. *Ordinance No. 2726 -2013 — Reappropriating State Grant Funds in the Municipal Roadway Improvements Capital Project Fund to the Water, Sewer & Street Improvements Capital Project Fund. Introduced by consent agenda and public hearing set for November 20, 2013. 6. *Ordinance No. 2727 -2013 — Appropriating Funds for Outside Legal Services Associated with Cook Inlet Natural Gas Storage Alaska. City of Kenai Council Meeting Minutes Page 3 of 6 November 6, 2013 Introduced by consent agenda and public hearing set for November 20, 2013. 'Ordinance No. 2728 -2013 — Accepting and Appropriating a Donation from Hilcorp Energy Company to Assist with the Annual Kenai Senior Center Thanksgiving Dinner. Introduced by consent agenda and public hearing set for November 20, 2013. H. COMMISSION /COMMITTEE REPORTS 1. Council on Aging — Vice Mayor Marquis advised the next meeting was scheduled on November 14tH 2. Airport Commission — Council Member Gabriel noted the next scheduled meeting was scheduled for November 14th. 3. Harbor Commission — Council Member Molloy reported the next scheduled meeting was November 25th. 4. Library Commission — Council Member Boyle reviewed the November 5th meeting noting the Commission adopted its Internet Safety Policy and discussed the Friends of the Library Board and the current Commission vacancy. 5. Parks and Recreation Commission — Council Member Bookey advised the Commissions last meeting minutes were in the packet. 6. Planning and Zoning Commission — No report. 7. Beautification Committee — No report. 8. Mini -Grant Steering Committee — No report. REPORT OF THE MAYOR — None. J. ADMINISTRATION REPORTS City Manager reported the following: • Commended the Public Works personnel for the repairs to the Spruce Avenue washout. • Began pumping water out of the north corner of Inlet Woods Subdivision. • Kenai Peninsula Borough sent out a press release about possible tax cuts for those affected by the high water levels; notice was posted on the City's website. • Expressed disappointment about the Department of Transportation identifying the Borough as the sole point of contact for the Kenai Spur Highway Upgrade Project and for scheduling a meeting on November 18th without notification to the City. City of Kenai Council Meeting Minutes November 6, 2013 • Impressed with the Rasmuson Foundation and family who provide an amazing amount of funding throughout the state of Alaska. 2. City Attorney a. Requesting Funds for the International Municipal Lawyers Association Conference. Council concurred to have the request placed on the next agenda for approval. 3. City Clerk had not report. K. ADDITIONAL PUBLIC COMMENT 1. Citizens Comments — None. 2. Council Comments Council Member Boyle noted the meeting was over in almost record time. Council Member Molloy thanked the Friends of the Library, Totem Tracers Genealogical Society, and the Rasmuson Foundation for Ordinance No. 2725 -2013; thanked the Veteran's for their services. Student Representative Stroh reported a blood drive was held at the high school and that they were working on bringing more school spirit to home events. Council Member Bookey echoed the City Manager's remarks related to the Public Works personnel and the Spruce Avenue washout. Council Member Gabriel echoed the City Manager and Council Member Molloy's comments; noted his disappointment with the press release from Alaska Fisheries Conservation Alliance handed out before the meeting advising of their upcoming campaign to ban urban commercial set net fishing; advised he would have proposed legislation in opposition to the campaign before Council in the near future. Vice Mayor Marquis thanked those for attending the meeting. L. EXECUTIVE SESSION — None Scheduled. M. PENDING ITEMS — None N. ADJOURNMENT There being no further business before the Council, the meeting was adjourned at 7:29 p.m. City of Kenai Council Meeting Minutes Page 5 of 6 November 6, 2013 Minutes prepared and submitted by: Sandra igl , MC City Cie * *The student representative may cast advisory votes on all matters except those subject to executive session discussion. Advisory votes shall be cast in the rotation of the official council vote and shall not affect the outcome of the official council vote. Advisory votes shall be recorded in the minutes. A student representative may not move or second items during a council meeting. City of Kenai Council Meeting Minutes Page 6 of 6 November 6, 2013