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Home My WebLink About2014-11-19 Council MinutesKENAI CITY COUNCIL — REGULAR MEETING NOVEMBER 19, 2014 — 7:00 P.M. KENAI CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS 210 FIDALGO AVE., KENAI, AK 99611 MAYOR PAT PORTER, PRESIDING MINUTES A. CALL TO ORDER A Regular Meeting of the Kenai City Council was held on November 19, 2014, in City Hall Council Chambers, Kenai, AK. Mayor Pat Porter called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m. 1. Pledge of Allegiance Mayor Pat Porter led those assembled in the Pledge of Allegiance. 2. Roll Call There were present: Ryan Marquis Robert Molloy Henry Knackstedt Pat Porter A quorum was present. Also in attendance were: Rick Koch, City Manager Scott Bloom, City Attorney Sandra Modigh, City Clerk Amber McGlasson, Deputy Clerk 3. Agenda Approval Brian Gabriel Terry Bookey Tim Navarre (telephonic) Mayor requested an additional applicant be added to G8, Appointment of a new Planning and Zoning Commissioner. MOTION: Council Member Molloy MOVED to approve the agenda requested UNANIMOUS CONSENT. Council Member Knackstedt SECONDED the motion. VOTE: There being no objections, SO ORDERED. 4. Consent Agenda MOTION: Council Member Bookey MOVED to approve the consent agenda and requested UNANIMOUS CONSENT. Council Member Gabriel SECONDED the motion. Mayor Pat Porter opened the floor for public comment; there being no one wishing to be heard, public comment was closed. 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 — None D. PUBLIC HEARINGS 1. Ordinance No. 2798 -2014 — Increasing Estimated Revenues and Appropriations by $16,515 in the Senior Citizen Fund, for Supplemental Nutrition, Transportation, and Support Services Grant Funding Received for Fiscal Year 2015. Mayor Pat Porter opened public hearing; there being no one wishing to be heard, the public hearing was closed. MOTION: Council Member Molloy MOVED to enact Ordinance No. 2798 -2014 and the motion was SECONDED by Marquis. Molloy reported on the Council on Aging meeting on November 13th noting it was recommended to amend the ordinance to include remote starters. VOTE: YEA: Bookey, Gabriel, Knackstedt, Marquis, Molloy, Porter, Navarre NAY: MOTION PASSED UNANIMOUSLY 2. Ordinance No. 2799 -2014 — Consenting to the Vacation of Certain Right -of- Ways within the Shoreline Heights 2014 Addition Subdivision. City of Kenai Council Meeting Page 2 of 8 November 19, 2014 Mayor Pat Porter opened public hearing; there being no one wishing to be heard, the public hearing was closed. MOTION: Council Member Marquis MOVED to enact Ordinance No. 2799 -2014 and the motion was SECONDED by Gabriel Surveyor Scott Hoff of Integrity Survey Inc. provided a brief history of the easements and right -of -ways of the Plat. City Attorney Bloom noted he'd bring forward a Code change for Council to enact by Resolution instead of Ordinance. Council Member Knackstedt declared he had previously voted for this Ordinance on the Planning Commission. VOTE: YEA: Bookey, Gabriel, Knackstedt, Marquis, Molloy, Navarre, Porter NAY: MOTION PASSED UNANIMOUSLY. 3. Resolution No. 2014 -66 — Awarding an Agreement to Univar USA, Inc. to Furnish and Deliver Chemicals Mayor Pat Porter opened public hearing; there being no one wishing to be heard, the public hearing was closed. MOTION: Council Member Marquis MOVED to adopt Resolution No. 2014 -66 and requested UNANIMOUS CONSENT the motion was SECONDED by Gabriel. City Koch explained the changes of the previous year's bid and this year's bid. There being no objections, SO ORDERED. 4. Resolution No. 2014 -67 — Authorizing Amendment to the City's Health Care Flexible Spending Arrangement Flexible Benefits Plan Document Mayor Pat Porter opened public hearing; there being no one wishing to be heard, the public hearing was closed MOTION: Council Member Bookey MOVED to approve Resolution No. 2014 -67 and requested UNANIMOUS CONSENT the motion was SECONDED by Marquis There being no objections, SO ORDERED. City of Kenai Council Meeting Page 3 of S November 19, 2014 5. Resolution No. 2014 -68 —Awarding an Agreement to K +A Design studios for the Professional Architectural and Design Services for the Multipurpose Facility Upgrades Mayor Pat Porter opened public hearing; there being no one wishing to be heard, the public hearing was closed MOTION: Council Member Gabriel MOVED to adopt Resolution No. 2014 -68 and requested UNANIMOUS CONSENT; Molloy SECONDED. City Manager Koch advised $10,000 would be covering line drawings for upgrades to the Multipurpose Facility. There being no objections, SO ORDERED. E. MINUTES 1. *Regular Meeting of November 5, 2014 Minutes were approved by the consent agenda. F. UNFINISHED BUSINESS — None. G. NEW BUSINESS 1. *Action /Approval — Bills to be Ratified. Bills were approved by the consent agenda. 2. *Action /Approval — Purchase Orders Exceeding $15,000 Approved by the consent agenda. 3. *Ordinance No. 2800 -2014 — Accepting and Appropriating a Donation from Hilcorp Energy Company to Assist with the Annual Kenai Senior Center Thanksgiving Dinner. Introduced by the consent agenda and set for public hearing on December 3, 2014. 4. *Ordinance No. 2801 -2014 — Accepting and Appropriating a Grant from the State of Alaska Library for Employee Travel and Training. Introduced by the consent agenda and set for public hearing on December 3, 2014. 5. Action /Approval — Appoint Council Liaisons to Commissions, Committees, and Council on Aging. City of Kenai Council Meeting Page 4 of 8 November 19, 2014 Council Member Bookey MOVED to approve the Council Liaisons to Commissions, Committees, and Council on Aging as provided in the packet, it was SECONDED by Molloy. VOTE: YEA: Bookey, Gabriel, Knackstedt, Marquis, Molloy, Navarre, Porter NAY: MOTION PASSED UNANIMOUSLY. 6. Action /Approval — Mayoral Nomination and Council Confirmation to Appoint Paul Minelga to the Airport Commission. MOTION: Council Member Bookey MOVED to approve the Mayoral nomination to appoint Paul Minelga to the Airport Commission and requested UNANIMOUS CONSENT, it was SECONDED by Marquis. There being no objections, SO ORDERED Action /Approval — Mayoral Nomination and Council Confirmation to Appoint Holly Spann to the Parks & Recreation Commission liLT[011IQa1 Council Member Bookey MOVED to approve the Mayor's nomination to appoint Holly Spann to the Parks & Recreation Commission; it was SECONDED by Marquis. VOTE: YEA: Knackstedt, Marquis, Navarre, Porter, Bookey, Gabriel NAY: Molloy MOTION PASSED 8. Action /Approval — Mayoral Nomination and Council Confirmation to Appoint an Applicant to the Planning and Zoning Commission Mayor Porter nominated James Glendening. Council will consider his appointment at the December 3rd meeting. 9. Action /Approval — Assignment of Lease between Buccaneer Alaska Operations, LLC and AIX Energy LLC for Lease of Airport Lands described as Tract A -2, Kenai Spur Airport Lease Property Councilor Molloy MOVED to approve the assignment of the lease between Buccaneer Alaska Operations, LLC and AIX Energy LLC for Lease of Airport Lands described as Tract A -2 and requested UNANIMOUS CONSENT; it was SECONDED by Gabriel. City of Kenai Council Meeting Page 5 of 8 November 19, 2014 City Attorney Bloom requested the approval be contingent on the City's right to access seismic testing data. Councilor Bookey MOVED to amend the assignment of the lease to include the condition that AIX honor the City's ability to access seismic testing data and requested UNANIMOUS CONSENT; it was SECONDED by Knackstedt. 10. Action /Approval — Assignment of Lease between Buccaneer Alaska Operations, LLC and AIX Energy LLC for Lease of Airport Lands described as Lot 8, Kenai Industrial Park Subdivision Council Member Bookey MOVED to approve the assignment of Lease between Buccaneer Alaska Operations, LLC and AIX Energy LLC for Lease of Airport Lands described as Lot 8 with the same conditions stated in previous motion and requested UNANIMOUS CONSENT; it was SECONDED by Marquis. There being no objections, SO ORDERED 11. Discussion- Purchasing Policy Council Member Molloy suggested changes be made to the local preference ordinance and competitive bidding in code. City Manager Koch explained the pros of joint purchasing with other agencies. Council concurred to conduct a work session in March 2015 to further discuss policy changes. H. COMMISSION /COMMITTEE REPORTS Council on Aging — Council Liaison Molloy reported on: • Letter to Council on Senior Center upgrades • Upcoming November 2511 Thanksgiving Dinner at 11:30 a.m. • Veterans Celebrations on November 101h were very successful • Bylaws discussion • Requested City Attorney attend next meeting 2. Airport Commission — meeting was canceled. 3. Harbor Commission —Council Liaison Molloy reported on Harbor Commissions concerns with their roll and responsibilities. Requested the City Attorney attend next meeting. 4. Library Commission — Porter requested to sunset this commission. Parks and Recreation Commission — Bookey noted minutes were in the packet from November 6 meeting. City of Kenai Council Meeting Page 6 of 8 November 19, 2014 J. 6. Planning and Zoning Commission — Navarre noted minutes were in the packet from the November 10 meeting and that the meeting for November 26 was canceled. 7. Beautification Committee — no report 8. Mini -Grant Steering Committee — no report REPORT OF THE MAYOR Mayor Porter noted she would like to conduct a town hall meeting to discuss legalizing of marijuana. City Attorney Bloom provided Council with a time line of enactment of proposed regulations for the new law. Council concurred to discuss the matter at a later date. 1. City Manager reported on the following: • Attended AML Conference • Thanked Bloom for his efforts with Buccaneer & AIX issues 2. City Attorney reported he attended AML Conference and found classes to be informative. 3. City Clerk reported she and Deputy McGlasson attended the AAMC Conference, classes were informative; thanked Rick for providing support while out of the office. K. ADDITIONAL PUBLIC COMMENT 1. Citizens Comments (Public comment limited to five (5) minutes per speaker) Fred Braun, Kenai resident, spoke in favor of the City making more local purchases Caty Quinn, Kenai resident, spoke in opposition of the City doing business with AIX. Thomas Daily, Kenai resident, provided his views on public perception of the business community. 2. Council Comments Councilor Gabriel noted he attended the Boys & Girls Club fundraiser and thanked Veterans for their service. Council member Knackstedt advised he attended AML & Planning Commission training and found them to be very informative and educational. City of Kenai Council Meeting Page 7 of 8 November 19, 2014 Council member Navarre reported on AML Conference. L. EXECUTIVE SESSION — None M. PENDING ITEMS I. Action /Approval — Special Use Permit Between the City Of Kenai and Hilcorp Alaska, LLC for Parking of 37 Non - Commercial Passenger Vehicles in Designated Areas at the Kenai Municipal Airport. [Clerk's Note: At its November 5' meeting, Council postponed this item to the December 3'd.] 2. Action /Approval —Consent to Sublease between Dan O. Pitts and Hilcorp Alaska for Lot 2A1, FBO Subdivision, South Addition No. 2. [Clerk's Note: At its November 5' meeting, Council postponed this item to the December V] N. ADJOURNMENT There being no further business before the Council, the meeting was adjourned at 8:38 p.m. I certify the above represents accurate minutes of the Kenai City Council meeting of November 19, 2014. _!W_Ar� Sab a Modigh, CMC City Clerk City of Kenai Council Meeting Page 8 of 8 November 19, 2014