The Soldotna City Council passed resolutions during the Wednesday meeting that will implement new regulations and fines at Centennial Park and install a new fish cleaning station at the campground.

The resolution regarding the parking and fishing regulations for Centennial Park will prohibit fishing from the area around the boat launch called the “lagoon,” which will make the boat launch area safer, city manager Larry Semmens said. The ordinance passed 6-0.

The Kenai Peninsula Borough School District Wednesday did not accept the joint Collective Bargaining Agreement proposal package from the two unions that represent the district’s teachers and staff. The unions introduced that package during Monday’s negotiation session that covered the entire contract between the district and staff. The district introduced a number of counter proposals Wednesday for the unions’ consideration in regards to some pieces of the contract. The district's proposals do not have an expiration date.

The two unions that represent the faculty and staff of the Kenai Peninsula Borough School District proposed a joint package proposal during negotiations on Monday. The proposal to the district will sunset on Wednesday, which is the next scheduled negotiation.

“(The district) has said they wanted to get this done and over with, this will get it done and over with,” Kenai Peninsula Educational Support Association representative Terri Tidwell said to the district negotiation team.

The Kenai Peninsula Borough School District and the Kenai Peninsula Education Association opened negotiations last month with both sides not seeing eye-to-eye on some issues.

Negotiations are also open between the district and the Kenai Peninsula Education Support Staff Association.

One of the main points of contention between the district and KPEA is the district’s proposal of changing the language in regards to the agency fee from the current collective bargaining agreement, KPEA president LaDawn Druce said.