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City of Seward, Alaska City Council Minutes March 23, 2015 Volume 39, Page 489 Orson Smith introduced himself to council for consideration tonight to be the city's representative on the Prince William Sound Regional Citizens' Advisory Council(PWSRCAC).He first came to Alaska in 1973 and moved to Seward about ten years ago as his retirement community. He retired from the University of Alaska Anchorage last May and had only been a full time Seward resident for about a year now. He had been an engineer for the United States Army Corps of Engineers, working on the planning and design for harbors, and noted coastal engineering was his specialty. Smith then went to the University to teach civil engineering on port and coastal engineering where he became involved with the RWSRCAC. He stated he would be honored to represent Seward on this council and would be careful to seek council's guidance and represent their concerns and wishes. Susan Lang, a resident of Lowell Point and manager of the Silver Derby Campground and RV park, stated residents were affected by the odors from the lagoon. Those in her campground smelled the odors constantly and urged the council to make sure the dredging began at Lowell Point first. It was the city's lagoon and the city's responsibility to take care of this. Lang wanted to know who was going to be on site to tell her guests to please be patient and understanding. John French asked for consideration to the city seat on the Prince William Sound Regional Citizens' Advisory Council. He thought it was important to realize that although the name of the entity was Prince William Sound, it covered the whole area affected by the Exxon Valdez Oil Spill which included waters outside of Resurrection Bay. His letter of application was before them in tonight's packet. French felt he was well qualified for the position. He had lived in Alaska for the last 34 years and worked for the University of Alaska Fairbanks School of Fisheries and Ocean Sciences. He had previously served on this seat for a ten year period and was asked if he would be willing to come back to the board, so he was before them tonight because he was willing. French stated it was important to have the right body of knowledge on the board. Wolf Kurtz thanked council members Terry and Keil for bringing forward Resolution 2015- 022 on tonight's agenda. He invited the public to the open house for the Seward Public Radio station. It would take place at the Seward Chamber of Commerce on March 25, 2015. Kurtz noted they hoped to be on air by April. APPROVAL OF AGENDA AND CONSENT AGENDA Motion (Keil/Casagranda) Approval of Agenda and Consent Agenda With no objection from council,Council Member Terry added Resolutions 2015-021,2015-022,and 2015-024 to the consent agenda. With no objection from council,Council Member Darling added Resolution 2015-025 to the consent agenda. With consent of the council, Long added item under other new business to send a letter of support from the Mayor to the Governor's Office and the Alaska Legislature in support of the confirmation of Robert Ruffner to the Alaska Board of Fisheries.