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CITY OF SEWARD, ALASKA
RESOLUTION 2010 -104
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SEWARD,
ALASKA, APPROVING THE CITY OF SEWARD'S CALENDAR YEAR 2011
CITY PRIORITIES
WHEREAS, the City annually compiles a list of projects or issues that are identified as top
state legislative priorities; and
WHEREAS, the list of projects is compiled and distributed to the State of Alaska
Legislature, Kenai Peninsula Borough, and City of Seward lobbyist; and
WHEREAS, this resolution validates projects, prioritizes needs, and focuses the efforts of
City Administration in its lobbying efforts; and
WHEREAS, the passage of this resolution occurs through a public process; and
WHEREAS, all projects on this list are consistent with the City Comprehensive and
Strategic Plans.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF SEWARD, ALASKA, that:
Section 1. This list of city projects is hereby declared to be the official city priority list for
the City of Seward for calendar year 2011.
A. PUBLIC FACILITIES & INFRASTRUCTURE
1. $125 thousand for kitchen expansion and renovations in the Seward Senior Center
2. $2.5 million for constructing a 100' x 80' metal building to replace and relocate
our existing public works shop
3. $2 million for new water storage tank and distribution system
4. $500 thousand to construct a new Animal Control Facility
5. $100 thousand for improving City ADA accessibility
6. $2 million for Fort Raymond Satellite Fire Station for the construction of a 100'x 80'
metal building to house emergency response equipment, shelter supplies, a
communication equipment room, and an area for a backup EOC
7. $2 million for expanding the Providence Seward Hospital Medical Clinic, moving
the CT scanner into the facility, increasing backup generator capacity, and
improving space for primary health care
8. $229 thousand for hospital capital equipment
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9. $600 thousand for wastewater infrastructure rehabilitation
10. $15.7 million to construct a new Public Safety Building and Jail
11. $1 million for accomplishing levee maintenance and bed load removal in the Fourth
of July Creek and providing better protection from flooding to the Spring Creek
Correctional Center
12. $12.3 million for the Friends of the Jesse Lee Home for the restoration of the Jesse
Lee Home as a statewide leadership school
B. PORT, HARBOR, AND INDUSTRIAL AREA
1. $16 million for extending the Seward Marine Industrial Center basin breakwater
to improve and increase ship moorage and loading capacity, ship repair
capabilities, seafood processing operations, and barge landings
2. $100.5 thousand for engineering and design to replace failing infrastructure in the
Seward Small Boat Harbor including A, B, C, D floats
3. $600 thousand for replacing "D" Float in the Seward Small Boat Harbor
4. $3.6 million for engineering and installation T, U, V, W floats as the final phase
of East Harbor expansion
5. $175 thousand for completing construction of an ADA Boardwalk in the Small
Boat Harbor from Port Avenue to the end of the South Harbor Uplands
6. $200 thousand for facility security improvements to the Seward Marine Industrial
Center North Dock to be in compliance with Homeland Security Facility
Requirements outlined in 33 FR part 105
7. $575 thousand for building a Handicap Accessible Fish Cleaning Station in the
Northeast Launch Ramp Area of the Seward Small Boat Harbor
8. $250 thousand for paving and improving drainage in the northeast parking lot of
the Seward Small Boat Harbor
9. $1.5 million for storm water discharge infrastructure that includes a security fence
around the city vessel storage area at the Seward Marine Industrial Center
10. $2 million for dock improvements and dredging at the Seward Marine Center to
prepare for the R/V Sikuliaq
11. $1.7 million for doubling the capacity of the ship lift (syncrolift) and improving
dock capabilities at the Seward Marine Industrial Center
12. Support $15 million federal request for expanding the Alaska Railroad freight
dock
13. $25 thousand to upgrade the Harbor Security Camera System
14. $4.5 million for completing sheet piling and adding moorage along the north side
of the Seward Small Boat Harbor
15. $150 thousand to improve public restrooms in the Seward Small Boat Harbor
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16. $500 thousand for improving the cruise ship pedestrian corridor between the
Alaska Railroad Terminal and Cruise Ship Terminal.
17. $2 million for building a new water storage tank and distribution system that will
establish the excess capacity that is necessary to provide water and improved fire
protection to cruise ships (this funding will match approximately $2.5 million
from stimulus funding and low- interest loans)
18. $275 thousand to prevent erosion that threatens a U.S. Coast Guard
communication tower that transmits emergency communications to cruise ships
and other marine vessels
C. ELECTRIC
1. $2 million for completing the standby generator complex for the Seward Electric
Utility (this project includes moving 2 each 2.5 MW generators into the new
generator plant building; constructing a warehouse complex; and completing the
installation of automated generator controls through a Supervisory Control and
Data Acquisition— SCADA— system).
2. $12 million for upgrading the transmission line to 115KV in Seward to reduce
line loss while improving efficiency and reliability of power distribution
throughout the service area
3. $300 thousand for installing automatic electrical metering equipment to improve
customer service, outage management, and load management
4. $85 thousand for establishing redundant capabilities for providing electrical
power during emergencies to the downtown and hospital area of Seward
5. $5 million for upgrading transmission lines between Anchorage and Seward
D. ROADS AND STREETS
1. $100 thousand for improving City ADA accessibility
2. $2.25 million for Seward Community Roads for repaving road surfaces,
reconstructing sidewalks, and improving roadway drainage systems
3. $2.496 million for design, engineering, construction, and protection from coastal
erosion for the Lowell Point Road in the City of Seward (this road provides the
sole land access to critical public infrastructure, state parks, and a Kenai Peninsula
Borough residential housing area)
E. STUDIES AND PLANS
1. $2 million appropriation to the Army Corps of Engineers for reconnaissance and
initiation of a feasibility study for flood risk reduction at Lowell Creek in Seward
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$60 thousand for studying the feasibility of a hydro electric plant to produce
2. renewable energy in Seward
3. $150,000 for a comprehensive flood master plan
4. $100,000 for a land study for City bench property
5. $150,000 for coastal beach erosion master plan
6. $100,000 for water and stone water master plan
7. $100,000 for road and infrastructure study of undeveloped city property)
Section 2. This resolution shall take effect immediately upon its adoption.
PASSED AND APPROVED by the City Council of the City of Seward, Alaska, this 8th day
of November, 2010.
THE CITY OF EWARD, ALASKA
''illard E. Dunham, Mayor
AYES: Valdatta, Bardarson, Smith, Shafer, Keil, Casagranda, Dunham
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
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Agenda Item: Calendar Year 2011 City Priorities
BACKGROUND & JUSTIFICATION:
The City annually compiles a list of projects or issues that we identify as our top State and
Federal legislative priorities. The list of projects is compiled into a package that is then
distributed to the Governor's Office, our legislators, the Kenai Peninsula Borough (for inclusion
in their legislative package), and our lobbyist. This prioritized list validates the projects and
greatly focuses the efforts of the Administration in our lobbying effort as we seek funding or
other resolution through State government. This year we have also compiled a list of projects
that are in the planning phase and /or may qualify for grants. In order to quality for most grants,
the City must include these projects on the City priority list. Many of these projects are also on
the State and Federal priority list. The items excluded on the State and Federal priority list will,
most likely, be added as the planning phase develops and broadens.
The following list is submitted to the City Council for review and approval.
A. PUBLIC FACILITIES & INFRASTRUCTURE
1. $125 thousand for kitchen expansion and renovations in the Seward Senior Center
2. $2.5 million for constructing a 100' x 80' metal building to replace and relocate
our existing public works shop
3. $2 million for new water storage tank and distribution system
4. $15.7 million to construct a new Public Safety Building and Jail
5. $2 million for Fort Raymond Satellite Fire Station for the construction of a 100'x
80' metal building to house emergency response equipment, shelter supplies, a
communication equipment room, and an area for a backup EOC
6. $2 million for expanding the Providence Seward Hospital Medical Clinic, moving
the CT scanner into the facility, increasing backup generator capacity, and
improving space for primary health care
7. $229 thousand for hospital capital equipment
8. $600 thousand for wastewater infrastructure rehabilitation
9. $500 thousand to construct a new Animal Control Facility
10. $1 million for accomplishing levee maintenance and bed load removal in the
Fourth of July Creek and providing better protection from flooding to the Spring
Creek Correctional Center
11. $100 thousand for improving City ADA accessibility
12. $12.3 million for the Friends of the Jesse Lee Home for the restoration of the
Jesse Lee Home as a statewide leadership school
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B. PORT, HARBOR, AND INDUSRIAL AREA
1. $16 million for extending the Seward Marine Industrial Center basin breakwater
to improve and increase ship moorage and loading capacity, ship repair
capabilities, seafood processing operations, and barge landings
2. $100.5 thousand for engineering and design to replace failing infrastructure in the
Seward Small Boat Harbor including A, B, C, D floats
3. $600 thousand for replacing "D" Float in the Seward Small Boat Harbor
4. $3.6 million for engineering and installation T, U, V, W floats as the final phase
of East Harbor expansion
5. $200 thousand for facility security improvements to the Seward Marine Industrial
Center North Dock to be in compliance with Homeland Security Facility
Requirements outlined in 33 FR part 105
6. $575 thousand for building a Handicap Accessible Fish Cleaning Station in the
Northeast Launch Ramp Area of the Seward Small Boat Harbor
7. $250 thousand for paving and improving drainage in the northeast parking lot of
the Seward Small Boat Harbor
8. $450 thousand for paving the road and parking lot on the South Seward Small
Boat Harbor Uplands area
9. $1.5 million for storm water discharge infrastructure that includes a security fence
around the city vessel storage area at the Seward Marine Industrial Center
10. $2 million for dock improvements and dredging at the Seward Marine Center to
prepare for the R/V Sikuliaq
11. $1.7 million for doubling the capacity of the ship lift (syncrolift) and improving
dock capabilities at the Seward Marine Industrial Center
12. $15 million for expanding the Alaska Railroad freight dock
13. $175 thousand for completing construction of an ADA Boardwalk in the Small
Boat Harbor from Port Avenue to the end of the South Harbor Uplands
14. $25 thousand to upgrade the Harbor Security Camera System
15. $4.5 million for completing sheet piling and adding moorage along the north side
of the Seward Small Boat Harbor
16. $150 thousand to improve public restrooms in the Seward Small Boat Harbor
17. $500 thousand for improving the cruise ship pedestrian corridor between the
Alaska Railroad Terminal and Cruise Ship Terminal
18. $2 million for building a new water storage tank and distribution system that will
establish the excess capacity that is necessary to provide water and improved fire
protection to cruise ships (this funding will match approximately $2.5 million
from stimulus funding and low- interest loans)
19. $275 thousand to prevent erosion that threatens a U.S. Coast Guard
communication tower that transmits emergency communications to cruise ships
and other marine vessels
C. ELECTRIC
1. $2 million for completing the standby generator complex for the Seward Electric
Utility (this project includes moving 2 each 2.5 MW generators into a new
generator plant building; constructing a warehouse complex; and completing the
installation of automated generator controls through a Supervisory Control and
Data Acquisition — SCADA— system).
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2. $12 million for upgrading the transmission line to 115KV in Seward to reduce
line loss while improving efficiency and reliability of power distribution
throughout the service area
3. $300 thousand for installing automatic electrical metering equipment to improve
customer service, outage management, and load management
4. $85 thousand for establishing redundant capabilities for providing electrical
power during emergencies to the downtown and hospital area of Seward
5. $5 million for upgrading transmission lines between Anchorage and Seward
D. ROADS AND STREETS
1. $100 thousand for improving City ADA accessibility
2. $2.25 million for Seward Community Roads for repaving road surfaces,
reconstructing sidewalks, and improving roadway drainage systems
3. $2.496 million for design, engineering, construction, and protection from coastal
erosion for the Lowell Point Road in the City of Seward (this road provides the
sole land access to critical public infrastructure, state parks, and a Kenai Peninsula
Borough residential housing area)
E. STUDIES AND PLANS
1. $2 million appropriation to the Army Corps of Engineers for reconnaissance and
initiation of a feasibility study for flood risk reduction at Lowell Creek in Seward
2. $60 thousand for studying the feasibility of a hydro electric plant to produce
renewable energy in Seward
3. $150,000 for a comprehensive flood master plan
4. $100,000 for a land study for City bench property
5. $150,000 for coastal beach erosion master plan
6. $100,000 for water and storm water master plan
7. $100,000 for road and infrastructure study of undeveloped city property)
INTENT: This list of priorities focuses the efforts of Administration in lobbying efforts to
obtain appropriations, grants, and legislation from State and Federal levels of government to
improve the City of Seward. To qualify for most appropriations and grants, the list of City
priorities must be approved in a public process by the City Council.
CONSISTENCY CHECKLIST
Where applicable, this resolution is consistent with the Seward City Code, Charter, Comprehensive Plans,
Land Use Plans, Strategic Plan and City Council Rules of Procedures.
ATTORNEY REVIEW: Yes No X
RECOMMENDATION:
Council approve Resolution 2010403 approving the City of Seward's Calendar Year 2011 City
Priorities.
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