Video Clips
Quoted moments from Alaska public meetings, hearings, and press conferences.
Speaker G
“The AV infrastructure used for broadcasting and recording public meetings and other governmental communications, specifically, as we know the world, is post Covid very technologically driven. And that's how a lot of people communicate and connect with each other, with public agencies, with their government. And it has increased access and general ability to be part of the process that wasn't there before.”Kenai: 06/03/24 City Council Meeting · Jun 3, 2026
Speaker B
“what this amendment does is it puts the funding in the budget to allow us to issue a grant. We still would have to work on a grant agreement with the club. The club. Obviously, I think, like Ms. Kasmore's testimony, they still have to get an agreement with the district to operate the pool.”Kenai: 06/03/24 City Council Meeting · Jun 3, 2026
Speaker B
“I also want to recognize the efforts of Tyler Best and the Parks and Rec crew and Parks and Rec Commission again the public and now Council here tonight for adopting that Parks and Rec master plan. I think that's that is the first Parks and Rec plan that the City of Kenai has ever adopted.”Kenai: 06/03/24 City Council Meeting · Jun 3, 2026
Dothit
“I know we've done these in the past and can quiet hours being on the actual conditional permit as a stipulation. I know you've attested to being new to that, so I would just like to add that, um, to that 10 to 6 like you had granted. You're already going to have it, it's in your regulations, but that way it's on our actual permit also.”5/27/2026 Planning & Zoning Commission Regular Meeting · May 27, 2026
Speaker B
“I'd like to call for a vote on the amendment to PZ. 2026-10 For adding the quiet hours of, uh, yes, sir, 10:00 PM to 6:00 AM.”5/27/2026 Planning & Zoning Commission Regular Meeting · May 27, 2026
Dothit
“this is kind of a standard thing that we've done on multiple other short-term rental. This is a conditional use permit. It's substandard to the actual regular neighborhood, and so if we don't put it in now, it's nearly impossible to do it later.”5/27/2026 Planning & Zoning Commission Regular Meeting · May 27, 2026
Fikes
“we were just trying to add some teeth to it. In the event that we have a negative impact on the neighborhood, we didn't really have a means for law enforcement to go out and respond and have a tool. So this was an idea during discussion to give them that tool.”5/27/2026 Planning & Zoning Commission Regular Meeting · May 27, 2026
Dothit
“I would just like to see I didn't see it in the application specifically as part of rule. You said you would have the quiet hours. Is this something— I didn't see it in there, maybe mistake through the staff.”5/27/2026 Planning & Zoning Commission Regular Meeting · May 27, 2026
Butner
“the city itself does not have a, a noise ordinance or quiet hours. Um, it's generally self, um, what, self-enforced. Uh, so it could be in the CC&Rs. I haven't seen anything in that neighborhood. Um, we, again, the city couldn't enforce it, but if it is in the conditional use permit, then that would allow us to”5/27/2026 Planning & Zoning Commission Regular Meeting · May 27, 2026
Keeton
“that area of Inlet Woods is blowing up. There's so many people there and it's getting bigger. Almost seems like every day you drive through there, there's more foundations going in. Um, starting that kind of a trend now, I think, is important so that people understand that It's a working family neighborhood, and there are people and children that need to be to sleep at a certain time”5/27/2026 Planning & Zoning Commission Regular Meeting · May 27, 2026
Irvin Carlson
“Regarding the work session, I was just inquiring if you were looking into preferable dates.”05/07/26 Parks and Recreation Commission Meeting · May 8, 2026
Irvin Carlson
“I know you mentioned that we were doing like a work study session. Do you have like a preferable like date range that you're looking at by any chance?”05/07/26 Parks and Recreation Commission Meeting · May 8, 2026
Speaker B
“Last night, City Council approved to do a work session before their next meeting to go through a similar presentation that you guys went up.”05/07/26 Parks and Recreation Commission Meeting · May 8, 2026
Speaker B
“On April 2nd, the draft City of Kenai Parks and Rec Master Plan was presented to the Parks and Rec Commission for review and discussion. No changes or recommendations were provided by the commissions or members of the public in attendance.”05/07/26 Parks and Recreation Commission Meeting · May 8, 2026
Chris Myrtle
“Currently for 2026, you have roughly just short of half a million for operations, $825,000 for personnel. For a total of roughly $1.3 million with another $120,000 for capital improvements.”05/20/2026 City Council Work Session · May 21, 2026
Chris Myrtle
“You meet all the metrics for facilities except pickleball.”05/20/2026 City Council Work Session · May 21, 2026
Chris Myrtle
“They have 2 buildings. It's the Kenai Recreation Center and the multipurpose facility, otherwise known as the ice rink. 14 Parks and public open spaces, 4 playgrounds. Those are in some of those 14 parks, 14 developed athletic fields, 2 beaches and wildlife viewing areas.”05/20/2026 City Council Work Session · May 21, 2026
Chris Myrtle
“in all of our surveys we've done with all the communities, everybody is missing the pickleball. So, it is the largest growing sport right now in the United States.”05/20/2026 City Council Work Session · May 21, 2026
Chris Myrtle
“this really lines out everything that's in the document and spells it out of what you're supposed to be doing, or the recommendation actions for 0 to 5 years, 5 to 10, and then 10 years beyond.”05/20/2026 City Council Work Session · May 21, 2026
Chris Myrtle
“grass is cheap to put in, but horrible to maintain. It's the most expensive landscape that probably Tyler and his crew maintains right now.”05/20/2026 City Council Work Session · May 21, 2026
Speaker A
“campgrounds and consolidated outdoor sports complexes, um, less maintenance. This all sounds super great. I think it provides an opportunity for members of our community to pitch in. We have user groups for all of these types of facilities who I think want to fund improvements”05/20/2026 City Council Work Session · May 21, 2026
Chris Myrtle
“there's a lot of grass that's being mowed, and we're not sitting out there in our bikinis getting sun. There's a lot of grass that's being maintained that probably doesn't need to be maintained.”05/20/2026 City Council Work Session · May 21, 2026
Chris Myrtle
“He's going to have one shop there. His crew can go and do all their work at one place rather than lots of windshield time going back and forth. It's also going to help out with the volunteers.”05/20/2026 City Council Work Session · May 21, 2026
Chris Myrtle
“We talked about expanding and consolidating the Kenai Green Strip and the Memorial Ballpark into a community event space, moving the Little League fields, getting those moved over, and then taking that space along with Municipal Park to create it into a seasonal campground parking.”05/20/2026 City Council Work Session · May 21, 2026
Speaker A
“I think having gotten into this position through my continuous desire to see more parks and rec facilities and consolidation, I'm really excited to see this.”05/20/2026 City Council Work Session · May 21, 2026
Chris Myrtle
“right now it's only roughly 20 acres there, but there's a lot of undeveloped parkland around it. You've got over 50 additional acres that you could bring into that park to create it.”05/20/2026 City Council Work Session · May 21, 2026
Chris Myrtle
“once this is adopted— it's developed through a public process, it's been adopted by the commission and hopefully by yourselves— so this becomes a vision for the community And it shows that people that will be providing opportunities for grant money knows that everybody's behind this.”05/20/2026 City Council Work Session · May 21, 2026
Chris Myrtle
“consolidating all the sports fields, all the baseball, soccer, rugby into the sports complex. Expand that, make it one stop instead of having ball fields at— oh, I see a yeah. So instead of having fields scattered all over the town, it's going to make it easier for Tyler and his crew.”05/20/2026 City Council Work Session · May 21, 2026
Chris Myrtle
“facility consolidation. You have Tyler and his crew driving all over the place maintaining ball fields all over the community. You have lots of concessionaries. You've got 3 snack shacks scattered throughout the community.”05/20/2026 City Council Work Session · May 21, 2026
Speaker B
“The Parks and Recreation Department last coordinated the beautification, uh, commission garden effort in August of the previous year, which was held on a Tuesday.”5/12/26 Beautification Commission Meeting · May 13, 2026
Speaker A
“I'm available on both the 11th and the 18th. I would prefer the 18th just because usually the beginning of the month is when I'm pretty busy or usually out of town.”5/12/26 Beautification Commission Meeting · May 13, 2026
Speaker A
“Do you think you can make the 11th work since it sounds like that's when Sonya's available? I can do the 11th. Okay, let's plan maybe for the 11th.”5/12/26 Beautification Commission Meeting · May 13, 2026
Speaker A
“I'm looking forward to the planting days. That is something my family and I looked forward to every year, and we usually try to ride our bikes down.”5/12/26 Beautification Commission Meeting · May 13, 2026
Speaker B
“In the packet, you will see our Keaney Planting Days. Volunteers needed. This is a super fun day. We do plant— we plant flowers from 10 AM to noon. We meet just in front of City Hall here, and we do a cookout.”5/12/26 Beautification Commission Meeting · May 13, 2026
Speaker B
“what I'm hearing right now is, so what we're going to aim for is August 11th, Tuesday at 5:30, Leaf Hanson Visitor Center, maybe another spot in there.”5/12/26 Beautification Commission Meeting · May 13, 2026
Speaker A
“I'm okay with keeping it at 6, but we could move to 5:30, we can move to 6:30, we could do 5, but I know that's tough for when people are just getting off work. So maybe 5:30, like a 5:30 to 6:30, then it's not too late in the day.”5/12/26 Beautification Commission Meeting · May 13, 2026
Speaker A
“I would say, uh, definitely Leif Hansen and the visitor center, and then we can play it by ear if there are any other major improvements that you'd like to highlight, the work of staff, then we could highlight that at that time.”5/12/26 Beautification Commission Meeting · May 13, 2026
Speaker A
“Tuesdays in August, um, the 4th I'm not available, the 11th and the 18th I would be available. 25Th is getting a little later in the month, um, more school time and things like that.”5/12/26 Beautification Commission Meeting · May 13, 2026
Speaker A
“I just wanted to let Grant Aviation know you'll probably be the first one coming in on that runway tomorrow morning.”05/14/26 Airport Commission Meeting · May 15, 2026
Speaker A
“Ordinance Number 3520-2026, amending Kenai Municipal Code Chapters 14.10, Subdivision Regulations, and amending Kenai Municipal Code Sections 18.10.030, Street Improvements, to improve— remove Road Design Standards from code and replace with Street Design Standards Manual”05/20/2026 City Council Regular Meeting · May 21, 2026
Speaker A
“The state regulations on separations for private water systems to septics hasn't changed in over 60 years. I don't expect it to change”05/20/2026 City Council Regular Meeting · May 21, 2026
Speaker A
“Alutiiq Air sent an email and they gave notice that they're terminating service into Kenai.”05/14/26 Airport Commission Meeting · May 15, 2026