HomeMy WebLinkAbout03132006 City Council Agenda
The City of Seward, Alaska
City Council Meeting
March 13, 2006 7:30 p.m. Council Chambers
Vanta Shafer
1. Call to order
Mayor
2. Pledge of allegiance
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3. Roll call
4. Special orders, presentations and reports
Willard E. Dunham
Vice Mayor
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A.Proclamations and Awards
Robert Valdatta
1. Recognition of Officer Matthew Armstrong for
Council Member
receiving the Alaska Police Standards Council’s
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Basic Certification
Robert Thomas
Council Member
B. Borough Assembly Report
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C. City Manager's Report
D. City Attorney report
Steve Schafer
Council Member
E. Other Reports, Announcements and Presentations
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Dorene M. Lorenz
Citizens' comments on any subject except those
5.
Council Member
items scheduled for public hearing.
[Those who
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have signed in will be given the first opportunity to
Jean Bardarson
speak. Time is limited to 2 minutes per speaker and 30
Council Member
minutes total time for this agenda item.]
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6. Approval of agenda and consent agenda
[Approval of
Clark Corbridge
City Manager
Consent Agenda passes all routine items indicated by
asterisk (*). Consent Agenda items are not considered
Jean Lewis
separately unless a council member so requests. In the
City Clerk
event of such a request, the item is returned to the Regular
Agenda]
Brad Meyen
Cheryl Brooking
City Attorney
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7. Public Hearings -
None
8. Unfinished business -
None
9. New Business
A. Ordinances for Introduction
*1. Ordinance 2006-02, Amending Seward City Code Section 2.30.310 –2.30.330,
Changing The Number Of Members On The Port And Commerce Advisory Board From
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Nine To Seven, And Establishing A Quorum Of Four Members…………………….
B. Resolution
*1. Resolution 2006-20,accepting a grant from the State of Alaska for drug forfeitures in
the amount of $2,073.11 and appropriating funds to the Police Department budget to be
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used for drug training, investigation and equipment………………………………….
*2. Resolution 2006-21, amending Rule 22 of the City Council Rules of Procedures to
reflect exclusion of elected officials from the Public Employees’ Retirement System of
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Alaska (PERS)………………………………………………………………………
3. Resolution 2006-22, authorizing the city manager to enter into a contract with Kumin
Associates Inc. to provide professional design services for the design of the Ocean Front
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Pavilion(s) and appropriating an amount not to exceed $36,800.00……………….
4. Resolution 2006-23, authorizing the City Manager to enter into a new agreement for
the sale and purchase of Electric Power and energy with Chugach Electric Association,
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Incorporated………………………………………………………………………..
5. Resolution 2006-24, establishing a new Internal Service Fund for the purpose of
accumulating cash to pay employee compensated absence liabilities and appropriating
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funds………………………………………………………………………………..
6. Resolution 2006-25, a resolution in support of the Alaska State Hospital and Nursing
Home Association (ASHNHA) and the Alaska Small Hospital Performance Improvement
Network’s (ASHPIN) efforts to seek Legislative funding for the Alaska Rural Telehealth
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Network project……………………………………………………………………
7. Resolution 2006-26, accepting an in-kind grant from the Community Solutions Group
with an estimated value of $125,000, authorizing execution of a technical services
agreement, and appropriating $22,250 for the purposes of implementing the Green
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HouseProject…………………………………………………………………….
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8. Resolution 2006-27, approving emergency purchases in the amount of $1.1 million
resulting from a significant avalanche event on February 11, 2006 and appropriating
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funds………………………………………………………………………………
9. Resolution 2006-28, providing for the issuance of Long Term Care Facility revenue
bonds of the city in the principal amount of not to exceed $27,000,000 for the purpose of
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providing amounts to finance, design, acquire, construct and equip a Long Term Care
Facility in the city and to do all things necessarily incidental thereto, fixing certain
covenants and protective provisions safeguarding the payment of the principal of and
interest on said bonds, providing that additional long term care facility revenue bonds
may be issued on a parity with such bonds upon compliance with certain conditions, and
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fixing certain details of the bonds…………………………………………………..
B. Other New Business Items
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*1. Approve the February 13, 2006 regular meeting city council minutes………...
2. Discussion on setting a travel date for follow-up travel to the Alaska Legislature in
April (Valdatta).
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3. Discussion whether Seward should institute its own tobacco tax (Valdatta)…...
10. Informational items and reports
(No action required)
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A. Providence Seward Medical Center 2006 financial statements…………………
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.Executive Sessions
A.Go into executive session to discuss the City Attorney, City Clerk and
City Manager evaluations.
15.Adjournment
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