HomeMy WebLinkAbout05232005 City Council Agenda
The City of Seward, Alaska
City Council Meeting
May 23, 2005 7:30 p.m. Council Chambers
Vanta Shafer
1. Call to order
Mayor
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2. Pledge of allegiance
Margaret A. Branson
Vice Mayor
3. Roll call
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4. Special orders, presentations and reports
Willard E. Dunham
Council Member
A.Proclamations and Awards
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1. Melissa Olver as PTA Teacher of the Year……….Pg 4
Robert Valdatta
B. Borough Assembly Report
Council Member
C. City Manager's Report
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D. Other Reports, Announcements and Presentations
Linda Amberg
Council Member
1. Historic Preservation applicant Michaela Walker-
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Hettinger………………………………………………………Pg 5
2. SMIC North dock breakwater project by Larry Scudder of
Kevin Clark
the Army Corps of Engineers.
Council Member
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5.Citizens' comments on any subject except those items
Dorene M. Lorenz
scheduled for public hearing.
[Those who have signed in will
Council Member
be given the first opportunity to speak. Time is limited to 2
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minutes per speaker and 30 minutes total time for this agenda
item.]
Clark Corbridge
Interim City Manager
6. Approval of agenda and consent agenda
[Approval of
Consent Agenda passes all routine items indicated by asterisk
Jean Lewis
(*). Consent Agenda items are not considered separately
City Clerk
unless a council member so requests. In the event of such a
Brad Meyen
request, the item is returned to the Regular Agenda.]
Cheryl Brooking
City Attorney
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7. Public hearings
A. Other public hearing items
1. Resolution 2005-31, authorizing the city manager to subdivide and initiate a request for
proposal to sell a portion of a property owned by the city, along Nash Road, which has a legal
description of Tract H, Fourth of July Creek Subdivision No. 2…………………………….Pg 6
8. Unfinished business
A. Items Postponed from a Previous Agenda
1. Resolution 2005-26, recommending that the Kenai Peninsula Borough approve the Seward
2020 Comprehensive Plan………………………………………………………..…Pg 19
9. New business
A. Ordinances for Introduction
1. Ordinance 2005-03, amending the zoning from single family residential (R1) to Rural
Residential (RR) for the Fourteen (14) lots in Afognak Acres Subdivision No. 1 and a portion of the
area which is located north of the Afognak Acres Subdivision No. 1 and East of the Japanese Creek
Dike within a portion of Section 33, Government Lot 1 and the NE ¼ of the NE ¼ Section,
Township 1 North, Range 1 West, Seward Meridian………………………………………..Pg 26
B. Resolutions
*1. Resolution 2005-32, authorizing the City Manager to pay dues owed to the Alaska Power
Association (formerly ARECA) for the year 2005 in the amount of $16,117.00……………..Pg 47
*2. Resolution 2005-33, approving an employment agreement with Clark Corbridge for City
Manager Services……………………………………………………………………………..Pg 53
*3. Resolution 2005-34, authorizing the City of Seward to donate $1,000 for the
reimbursement of supplies and materials used for Seward’s All-America City Finalist Presentation.
………………………………………………………………………………………………..Pg 56
4. Resolution 2005-35, accepting an additional $50,000 Grant from the Office of the
Governor of the State of Alaska for the support of the Alutiiq Shellfish Hatchery and appropriating
the funds………………………………………………………………………………….….Pg 77
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5. Resolution 2005-36, authorizing the City Manager to proceed with extending E, F, and J
Floats, moving the fuel float and x float, relocating water to X-Float, purchasing piling for all
phases of the Harbor Project, and pursuing capital financing……………………………Pg 81
6. Resolution 2005-37, amending the Port and Harbor Tariff by increasing moorage rates
over a three-year period (12.58% increase effective January 1, 2006; 12.0% increase effective
January 1, 2007; and 11.0% increase effective January 1, 2008), to fund construction of East
Harbor, South Harbor, and upland amenities…………………………………………….Pg 85
7. Resolution 2005-38, authorizing the city manager to accept a grant in the amount of
$28,100 for Dairy Hill culvert replacement and appropriate funds………………………….Pg 109
8. Resolution 2005-39, authorizing the City Manager to accept a grant in the amount of
$46,000 for Lift Station 1 Controls, and appropriate funds………………………………….Pg 129
9. Resolution 2005-40, authorizing the City Manager to enter into a contract with Quality
Asphalt Paving to operate within the city’s quarry and purchase unclassified rock at the price of $1.00
per ton, with other stipulations………………………………………………………..Pg 149
10. Resolution 2005-41, authorizing city manager to purchase a utility work machine from
Craig Taylor equipment for an amount not to exceed $47,300 and appropriating funds……Pg 155
C. Other New Business Items
*1. Approval of the May 9, 2005 regular city council meeting minutes…..Pg 160
*2. Appoint Michaela Walker-Hettinger as Historic Preservation Commissioner with
a term to expire May of 2008.
3. Schedule a work session for the ATV Racetrack at SMIC.
10. Informational items and reports
(No action required)
A. Providence Seward Medical Center April 2005 Financial Statements………….Pg 171
11. Council comments
12. Citizens' comments
[5 minutes per individual - Each individual has one opportunity to
speak.]
13.Council and administration response to citizens' comment
14.Adjournment
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