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CITY COUNCIL MEETING AGENDA
{Please silence all cellular phones andpagers during the meeting}
January 24, 2011 7:00 p.m. Council Chambers
1. CALL TO ORDER
Willard E. Dunham 2. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
Mayor 3. ROLL CALL
Term Expires 2011 4.CITIZENS' COMMENTS ON ANY SUBJECT EXCEPT
THOSE ITEMS SCHEDULED FOR PUBLIC HEARING.
Jean Bardarson [Those who have signed in will be given the first opportunity to
Vice Mayor speak. Time is limited to 2 minutes per speaker and 30 minutes total
Term Expires 2012 time for this agenda item.]
5.APPROVAL OF AGENDA AND CONSENT AGENDA
Robert Valdatta [Approval of Consent Agenda passes all routine items indicated by
Council Member asterisk (*). Consent Agenda items are not considered separately
Term Expires 2011 unless a council member so requests. In the event of such a request,
the item is returned to the Regular Agenda]
Tom Smith
Council Member 6. SPECIAL ORDERS, PRESENTATIONS AND REPORTS
Term Expires 2011 A. Proclamations and Awards
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Vanta Shafer 1. Certificate of Memoriam for Oscar Watsjold…………….
Council Member
Term Expires 2011 B. City Manager’s Report
C. City Attorney Report
Marianna Keil D. Mayor Report
Council Member E. Other Reports and Presentations
Term Expires 2012 1. Transmission line repair presentation by Chugach Electric
Ristine Casagranda 7. PUBLIC HEARINGS
Council Member
Term Expires 2012 A. Joint Public Hearing on Ordinance 2010-009 and Resolution 2010-
130.
B. Council Discussion on Ordinance 2010-009 and Resolution 2010-130.
Phillip Oates
City Manager C. Ordinance for Enactment
Johanna Kinney 1.Ordinance 2010-009, Amending Seward City Code Section 5.35.055 To
City Clerk Create A Revenue Source For Repayment Of The $3.73m General
Obligation Bond For Construction Of The Seward Community Library
Cheryl Brooking Museum By Establishing A Variable Seasonal Sales Tax That Increases The
City Attorney City Of Seward Rate To 5% During April Through September Of Each Year
And Reduces The Rate To 3% In October Through March Of Each
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Year…………………………………………………………………….
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D. Resolution for Approval
2. Resolution 2010-130, Establishing A 1 Mill Increase In Property Tax To Generate A
Revenue Source For Repayment Of The $3.73m General Obligation Bond For The Construction
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Of The Seward Community Library Museum………………………………………………
8. UNFINISHED BUSINESS
A. Items Postponed from the December 13, 2010 Meeting
1. Resolution 2010-129, Authorizing The Issuance And Sale Of General Obligation
Bonds In The Aggregate Principal Amount Of Not To Exceed $3,730,000 To Pay The Costs Of
Library/Museum Capital Improvements In The City, Fixing Certain Details Of Such Bonds, And
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Pledging The Full Faith And Credit Of The City To The Payment Thereof………..……..
2. Resolution 2010-127, Authorizing The City Manager To Enter Into Amendment Number
Three With RISE Alaska, LLC (RISE) For Professional Project Management Services Through
100% Design For The New Co-Located Library Museum Facility, Appropriating Additional
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Funding Not-To-Exceed Forty Eight Thousand Forty Eight Dollars ($48,048)…………..
3. Resolution 2010-128, Authorizing The City Manager To Enter Into Amendment
Number Two With ECI/Hyer Inc. For Professional Construction Documents Basic Services For
The New Co-Located Library Museum Facility, And Appropriating Additional Funding Not-To-
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Exceed Four Hundred Two Thousand Five Hundred Ninety One Dollars ($402,591)….….
9. NEW BUSINESS
A. Resolutions
*1. Resolution 2011-004, Accepting A Rasmuson Tier II Grant Matching Grant In The
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Amount Of $500,000 For Construction Of The Library/Museum………………………….
2. Resolution 2011-005, Authorizing The City Manager To Extend The Maintenance
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And Operating Agreement With Seward Ship’s Drydock, Inc. Through August 31, 2011…
3. Resolution 2011-006, Amending The City Of Seward’s Calendar Year 2011 State
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Legislative Priorities…………………………………………………………………………
*4. Resolution 2011-007, Retroactively Amending The 2010 Budget To Record
Expenditures Of $138,285.65 Paid By The State Of Alaska On Behalf Of The City Toward The
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City’s Public Employees Retirement System Liability, Per HB300……………..………….
C. Other New Business Items
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*1. Approval Of The January 10, 2011 City Council Regular Meeting Minutes…..
*2. Appoint Scott Seabury to the Planning and Zoning Commission for a term to expire
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February, 2012…………………………………………………………….…..
*3. Appoint Vice Mayor Jean Bardarson to collect City Manager and City Attorney
evaluations for the March council meetings.
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4. Discuss whether to postpone the City Clerk evaluation to June, 2011 or to the next
evaluation period in 2012.
*5. Non-objection for the liquor license renewals for the American Legion, The Ivory
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Cove and Christo’s Palace…………………………….……………………….
10. INFORMATIONAL ITEMS AND REPORTS
(No action required)
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a. November City Financial Report………………………………………………
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b. November Providence Financial 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' COMMENTS
14. ADJOURNMENT
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