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The City of Seward, Alaska
City Council Meeting
October 14, 2002 7:30 p.m. Council Chambers
1. Call to order
Edgar Blatchford
Mayor
2. Pledge of allegiance
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3. Roll call
Margaret A. Branson
Council Member
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4. Special orders, presentations and reports
Michael Calhoon
A. Proclamations and Awards
Council Member
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Domestic Violence Awareness Month……..Pg 5
Stu Clark
Council Member
B. Borough Assembly Report
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C. City Manager's Report
Nathan Orr
Council Member
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D. Other Reports, Announcements and Presentations
Vanta Shafer
Seward Shipyard Improvement Project Update by
Council Member
D.J. Whitman.
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Robert Valdatta
5. Citizens' comments on agenda items not scheduled for
Council Member
public hearing and items other than those appearing on the
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agenda
[Those who have signed in will be given the first opportunity
to speak. Time is limited to 2 minutes per speaker and 30 minutes
total time for this agenda item.]
W. Scott Janke
6. Approval of agenda and consent agenda
[Approval of Consent
City Manager
Agenda passes all routine items indicated by asterisk(*).Consent
Agenda items are not considered separately unless a council member
Jean Lewis
City Clerk
so requests. In the event of such a request, the item is returned to the
Regular Agenda.]
Brad Meyen
City Attorney
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7. Public hearings
[Limit comments to 5 minutes. Those who have signed in will be given the
first opportunity to speak.]
A. Ordinances for Public Hearing and Enactment
1. Ordinance 2002-06, amending Seward City Code 5.35.040 by creating a sales
tax exemption for rents on senior, disabled veteran, and disabled resident housing and
providing for an effective date as of October 1, 2002.
2. Ordinance 2002-08, amending the Seward City Code, Chapter 9.15, Fire
Prevention, adopting the 2000 edition of the International Fire Code, including
revisions.
3. Ordinance 2002-09, amending the City of Seward Code, Chapter 12.05, codes
of technical regulation, repealing the uniform building Code and adopting the 2000
edition of the International Building Code (IBC), including revisions.
4. Ordinance 2002-10, amending the City of Seward Code, Chapter 12.05, codes
of technical regulation, repealing the Uniform Housing Code, and adopting the 2000
edition of the International Residential Code (IRC), including revisions.
5. Ordinance 2002-11, amending the City of Seward Code, Chapter 12.05, codes
of technical regulation, repealing the uniform Mechanical Code, and adopting the
2000 edition of the International Mechanical Code (IMC), including revisions.
B. Resolutions Requiring Public Hearing
8. Unfinished business
9. New business
A. Ordinances for Introduction
B. Resolution
*1. Resolution 2002-094, adopting an alternative allocation method for the FY
2003 Shared Fisheries Business Tax Program, and certifying that this allocation
method fairly represents the distribution of significant effects of fisheries business
activity in the Cook Inlet Fisheries Management Area………………………Pg 86
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2. Resolution 2002-098, establishing the City’s number one Capital Improvement
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Project for 2003 as the “Upgrade and Realignment of the 3 Avenue Water Main.
3. Resolution 2002-099, approving the City of Seward’s Calendar Year 2003
State Legislative Priorities.
4. Resolution 2002-100, approving the City of Seward’s Calendar Year 2003
Federal Legislative Priorities.
5. Resolution 2002-101, authorizing the City Manager to enter into an agreement
with S&R Enterprises Incorporated (S&R), for disposal of four derelict power scows
at the Seward Marine Industrial Center (SMIC) for an amount not to exceed
$24,180.00.
6. Resolution 2002-102, accepting a grant in the amount of $90,000 from the
Kenai Mountains-Turnagain Arm National Heritage Corridor Communities
Association (KMTA-CCA) through the National Scenic Byways program from the
Federal Highway Administration for the Seward Kawabe Park and Interpretive Site,
and authorize the City Manager to enter into an agreement with KMTA-CCA for the
grant funding, appropriate the grant funds and provide for the local match funds in the
amount of $22,500 from the City’s contribution to the Kawabe Park Capital Project
Fund.
7. Resolution 2002-103, accepting a U.S. Department of Justice, office of
community oriented policing services, Cops in Schools Grant in the amount of
$125,000 to fund one new additional full-time officer hired as a school resource
officer or take the place of a locally funded veteran officer that would be deployed as
a school Resource Officer and authorize the City Manager to execute the Grant
Agreement and appropriate $254,705, including the local share of $129,705 to the
Cops School Resource Officer Fund.
8. Resolution 2002-104, accepting a State of Alaska Department of Corrections
FY 2003 Capital Project Grant in the amount of $7000 for the purpose of
maintenance, repair, renovation, fire and life safety and security equipment for the
Seward Community Jail and authorize the City Manager to execute the grant
agreement and appropriate $7,000 to the Seward Community Jail Capital Project
Fund.
9. Resolution 2002-105, appropriating $10,000 from the State of Alaska
Department of Health and Social Services as a pass-through grant to the Providence
Seward Medical Center for the purpose of funding hospital performance improvement
activities.
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10. Resolution 2002-106, authorizing the City Manager to submit to the State of
Alaska, Department of Natural Resources, an application for a Historic Preservation
Fund Grant to develop a Seward National Historic Site Trolley Tour.
C. Other New Business Items
1. Certifying the October 1, 2002 Regular Municipal Election results….Pg 186
2. Set a Special Meeting for Council’s Organizational Meeting to swear in New
Council Members, elect the Vice Mayor, and appoint council liaisons to the Planning
and Zoning Commission and the Kenai Peninsula Borough Economic Development
District.
3. Set an executive session for the evaluation of the City Manager following
tonight’s regular city council meeting, and appoint a member of Council to tabulate
results. (Branson/Shafer)
4. Set executive sessions for evaluations of City Attorney and City Clerk, and
appoint a member of Council to tabulate results.
*5. Approval of September 9 Regular Council Meeting Minutes………..Pg 189
10. Informational items and reports
(No action required)
A. Alice Pickett Memorial Animal Shelter September Report…………………Pg 196
11. Council comments
12. Citizens' comments
[5 minutes per individual - Each individual has one opportunity to
speak.]
13. Council and administration response to citizens' comments
14. Adjournment
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