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HomeMy WebLinkAbout05082008 City Council MinutesCity of Seward, Alaska City Council Minutes May 8, 2DD8 volume 37, Page 565 CALL TO ORDER The May 8, 2008 special meeting of the Seward City Council was called to order at 8:00 a.m. by Vice-Mayor Willard Dunham. OPENING CEREMONY City Manager Phillip Oates led the pledge of allegiance to the flag. ROLL CALL There were present: Willard Dunham, presiding and Bob Valdatta Jean Bardarson Linda Amberg Tom Smith Betsy Kellar comprising a quorum of the Council; and Phillip Oates, City Manager Jean Lewis, City Clerk Kari Anderson, Harbormaster ABSENT -Mayor Clark Corbridge CITIZENS' COMMENTS ON ANY SUBJECT EXCEPT THOSE ITEMS SCHEDULED FOR PUBLIC HEARING -None APPROVAL OF AGENDA Motion (Amberg/Smith) Motion Passed Approval of Agenda Unanimous Consent NEW BUSINESS Motion (Smith/Bardarson) Approve Resolution 2008-043 Oates thought this incident could be a blessing in disguise, and stated a forklift at Icicle Seafoods had fell through a section of I dock. Although the forklift was overweight, an assessment of the area found damage to the dock that the engineering assessment report of Tryck, Nyman & Hayes (TNH) had missed. Further inspection found the hangers were rusted completely, and would all need to be replaced. ~ Oates stated Icicle Seafoods would replace all hangers, joists and labor by using a local business, and would go further on repairs than the actual damage. Since it was a city dock, it was agreed that 75% of repairs would be absorbed by the City and 25% to Icicle Seafoods. This emergency repair cost would be $20,600. Oates thought this estimate was a bit on the high side so they would avoid bringing this back to council. This cost included joists, hangers and labor, and Ciry of Seward, Alaska City Council Minutes May 8, 2008 Volume 37, Page 566 allowed for Swalling Construction to leave the decking for the City to add. The insurance deductible was $25,000. These would be permanent repairs and would prevent further injury, therefore, Oates recommended passage of this resolution. In response to questions by council, Oates stated he arrived at the percentages because it was the city's dock, and it would have failed later. He thought a weight limit would have to be established for the dock. Oates agreed that both joists and bolts should have been galvanized. Joists would be shipped from Seattle and hangers would be built locally and coated. He estimated the start date for repairs to be May 21, 2008. This emergency meeting was called to not impede Icicle and other dock users from conducting their business during our busy summer months ahead. Motion Passed COUNCIL COMMENTS Unanimous Kellar wanted the council to consider that the public could not attend meetings held this early. She wanted administration to hold them when all available members and public could attend. Bardarson mentioned the minutes were posted on the Internet and people could look at those if they could not appear in person. Amberg joked that she wanted all work sessions scheduled within the next ten days while she was out of state. Dunham was irritated with recent public comments that stated city employees should take annual leave while assisting with the Seward Playground Build. CITIZENS' COMMENTS -None COUNCIL AND ADMINISTRATION RESPONSE TO CITIZENS' COMMENTS Oates stated both Senator Stevens and Representative Seaton would be in town Monday. He spoke of the transportation RFP being drafted, and his recent talks with the Borough Mayor about the $1.4 million dollars for a security dock. ADJOURNMENT The meeting was adjourned at 8:2 Je Lewis ~ `;(~ ®Y ~l`I'y,,,~ ~•.• Cit Clerk ~ ~• ••'°~~°~~r'''~ ~~': (City Seal) ~~ .-~ `~'_;, YT a ~ ~ i Vice Mayor