HomeMy WebLinkAbout04192019 City Council Special Meeting Minutes City of Seward,Alaska City Council Special Meeting Minutes
April 19, 2019 Volume 40,Page 688
CALL TO ORDER
The April 19,2019 special meeting of the Seward City Council was called to order at 12:00
p.m. by Vice Mayor Sue McClure.
OPENING CEREMONY
Brennan Hickok led the Pledge of Allegiance to the flag.
ROLL CALL
There were present:
Sue McClure presiding and
Suzanne Towsley(12:02 p.m) Jeremy Horn
Sharyl Seese John Osenga
Kelley Lane
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comprising a quorum of the Council; and
Norm Regis, Acting City Manager
Jessica Fogle, Deputy City Clerk
Excused—Squires
Absent—None
CITIZEN COMMENTS ON ANY SUBJECT EXCEPT THOSE ITEMS SCHEDULED FOR
PUBLIC HEARING
Lynda Paquette encouraged everyone to watch the presentation that Seward Community
Health Center gave last night for Seward Civic Engagement. She stated that Seward Community
Health Center was using a different model for care,and she emphasized that the Health Center was
not related to Providence in any way, shape, or form. Paquette said the next Seward Civic
Engagement Class was scheduled for May 9, 2019 and she was offering educational courses on
recalling borough assembly members.
APPROVAL OF AGENDA AND CONSENT AGENDA
Motion (Seese/Towsley) Approval of Agenda and Consent Agenda
Motion Passed Unanimous
There were no consent agenda items.
City of Seward,Alaska City Council Special Meeting Minutes
April 19, 2019 Volume 40, Page 689
COUNCIL COMMENTS
Towsley apologized for being two minutes late to the meeting.
Lane met with a Central Peninsula Hospital representative at Kenai Peninsula Economic
Development District (KPEDD) yesterday, and discussed ways to keep more medical care on the
peninsula. Lane was excited to hear Paquette speaking about the health clinic. She was really excited
about this special meeting.
CITIZEN COMMENTS—None
COUNCIL AND ADMINISTRATION RESPONSE TO CITIZEN COMMENTS
Hickok said he was looking forward to the results of the executive session.
McClure said she sat in during the emergency drill and she was very impressed with the
procedure.
EXECUTIVE SESSION
Motion (Lane/Seese) Go into executive session to discuss
negotiating strategies for the city manager
hire.
Motion Passed Unanimous
Council went into executive session at 12:06 p.m.
Council came out of executive session at 12:30 p.m.
Council gave direction to Acting City Manager Norm Regis to contact City Attorney Holly Wells to
draw up a contract for Scott Meszaros.
Council gave direction to the city clerk to prepare a resolution for the city manager contract, and to
schedule a Special Meeting on Wednesday, April 24, 2019.
In response to Towsley, Regis stated that the resolutions being brought forward at the April
24, 2019 special meeting were resolutions that did not meet the deadline for the April 22, 2019
council meeting.
Seese requested a financial report be included in the meeting packets.
City of Seward,Alaska City Council Special Meeting Minutes
Sue McClure
April 19, 2019 Volume 40, Page 690
ADJOURNMENT
The meeting was adjourned at 12:35 p.m.
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