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The City of Seward, Alaska
City Council Meeting
August 9, 19997:30 p.m. Council Chambers
Bob Satin
1.CALL TO ORDER
Mayor
Term Expires 1999
2.PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
Edgar Blatchford
3.ROLL CALL
Vice Mayor
Term Expires 2000
4.SPECIAL ORDERS, PRESENTATIONS AND RE-
Patrick J. Callahan
PORTS
Council Member
Term Expires 1999
A.Proclamations and Awards
B.Borough Assembly Report
Marie A. Gage
Council Member
C.City Manager's Report
Term Expires 1999
D.City Attorney's Report
1.East Harbor Expansion Update, Harbormaster
Jerry F. King
Jim Beckham.
Council Member
2.Salmon Derby Update, Parks and Recreation
Term Expires 2000
Director Karin Sturdy.
Nathan Orr
E.Other Reports, Announcements and Presentations
Council Member
Seward Chamber of Commerce Report, David
Term Expires 1999
Paperman, Executive Director.
Vanta Shafer
5.CITIZENS' COMMENTS ON AGENDA ITEMS NOT
Council Member
Term Expires 2000
SCHEDULED FOR PUBLIC HEARINGAND ITEMS
OTHER THAN THOSE APPEARING ON THE
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
City Manager
A.Agenda items not scheduled for public hearing
Patrick Reilly
B.Items other than those appearing on the agenda
City Clerk
Eric Wohlforth
City Attorney
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6.APPROVAL OF AGENDA AND CONSENT AGENDA
[Approval of Consent Agenda
passes all routine items indicated by asterisk (*). Consent Agenda items are not considered
separately unless a Councilmember so requests. In the event of such a request, the item is
returned to the Regular Agenda.]
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
Ordinance 99-12, amending Seward City Code, Title 5, Revenue and Finance, to
provide for a real property tax exemption for exterior aesthetic enhancements.
B.Resolutions Requiring Public Hearing
1.Resolution 99-105, authorizing the City Manager to enter into a two-year, no
cost, license agreement with the Phoenix Resurrection Foundation, an Alaskan
501(c)(3) non-profit organization, to license a parcel of land located along the
beach front immediately south of the Small Boat Harbor breakwater, an area
approximately 17,500 square feet in size, more or less, in order to construct
a full-scale replica of the S/V Phoenix and the facilities necessary to do so.
2.Resolution 99-106, authorizing the City Manager to accept reconveyance of
ownership of the fee and easement interest previously conveyed by the City
of Seward to the United States of America for purposes of reconstructing the
Seward Small Boat Harbor following the 1964 earthquake.
C.Other Public Hearing Items
8.UNFINISHED BUSINESS
9.NEW BUSINESS
A.Ordinances for Introduction
B.Resolutions
*1.Resolution 99-107, approving amendment 10, reducing compensation from
$5,000 per month to $4,166.66 for the July1 through December 31, 1999, six
month budget for state lobbying services with the Kent Dawson Company.
2.Resolution 99-108, authorizing an appropriation from the General Fund
account designated for Hospital Sales Tax to the Hospital Construction Fund
Account in the amount of $28, 310.15.
*3.Resolution 99-109, authorizing the City manager to approve a change order
in the amount of $2,191.50 to Resurrection Rentals for port-a-potty rentals.
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*4.Resolution 99-110, determining it to be in the public interest to proceed with
the Forest Acres Improvement District and authorizing an amount not to
exceed to $122,993 to be funded from the General Fund, the Water/Sewer
Enterprise Fund and the Electric Enterprise Fund.
*5.Resolution 99-111, accepting an amendment to the American with Disabilities
Act Campsite Improvements and Installation of Utility Sites to Waterfront
Park Grant by adding the construction of a sewage dump station, and
removing additional utility sites, as a purpose of the grant.
6.Resolution 99-112, authorizing the City Manager to purchase playground
equipment for Gateway Park, located on Dora Way, and for the Ballaine
Playground in the amount of $34,662.
C.Other New Business Items
*1. July 12 and 26 meeting minutes.
2.Suggested uses for the 1988 Chugach Electric Association $70,838 Capital
Credit to the City of Seward (placed on the agenda at the request of council
member Shafer).
10.INFORMATIONAL ITEMS AND REPORTS
(No action required)
A.July 27, 1999, Washington Update from City of Seward lobbyists
Brad Gilman, C.J. Zane, Steve Silver, and Rick Marks.
B.Information on Hazard Mitigation Mapping and tsunami evacuation signs.
C.Alaska SeaLife Center August 2 Weekly Update.
D.Fiscal Year 2000 Budget Calendar.
E.The City and Borough of Juneau initiative petition for a $5 per passenger assessment
for every marine passenger ship not otherwise exempted (the assessment targets the
cruise ship industry.)
F.Seward Animal Shelter Transactions July Report.
11.COUNCIL COMMENTS
12.CITIZENS' COMMENTS
[5 minutes per individual - Each individual has one
opportunity to speak.]
13.COUNCIL AND ADMINISTRATION RESPONSE TO CITIZENS' COM-
MENTS
14.ADJOURNMENT
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