HomeMy WebLinkAbout11102014 City Council Special Meeting Minutes City of Seward,Alaska City Council Special Meeting Minutes
November 10, 2014 Volume 39, Page 435
CALL TO ORDER
The November 10,2014 special meeting of the Seward City Council was called to order at
6:00 p.m. by Vice Mayor Marianna Keil.
OPENING CEREMONY
Assistant City Manager Ron Long led the Pledge of Allegiance to-the flag.
ROLL CALL
There were present:
Marianna Keil presiding and
Ristine Casagranda Christy Terry
David Squires Dale Butts
Iris Darling
comprising a quorum of the Council; and
Jim Hunt, City Manager
Johanna Kinney, City Clerk
Will Earnhart, City Attorney
Absent—Bardarson
CITIZEN COMMENTS ON ANY SUBJECT EXCEPT THOSE ITEMS SCHEDULED FOR
PUBLIC HEARING
Hugh Darling asked council to reconsider the action previously taken on Resolution 2014-
076. Access for service and emergency vehicles should be a priority for the lease area in question.
The action taken at the last meeting did nothing to alleviate the problems that currently existed there.
Darling said now was the time to correct the problem. When this lease expired, he would be 100
years old.Darling would like to have access to his service entrance and to the back end of his leased
property and hoped council would take the opportunity to straighten this out tonight.
Carol Griswold thought it was unfortunate this access issue had come to a threat of a
lawsuit. When she was on Planning and Zoning Commission, their recommendations were not
listened to. Agreements that were not platted were not binding and did not stay in effect. The alleys
in Clearview were another instance where the city should be proactive.Before the city built to the lot
line,the council needed to make a proactive decision on this leased land. It was a hard decision,but
she hoped they made it.
Dot Bardarson,former owner of Bardarson Studio in the harbor,was affected by this lack of
access to their shop. It was very difficult to receive merchandise and equipment. She felt the new
lessee really downplayed the inconvenience of not being able to get to your service entrance. The
front door was for customers,the back door was for services.It did not surprise her that the Darlings
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were bringing this forward for correction.This was the only time council could deal with this issue.
She implored the council to do the right thing.
APPROVAL OF AGENDA
Motion (Terry/Casagranda) Approval of Agenda
Motion to Amend (Terry/Casagranda) Amend the Agenda by using the following
language under New Business, Executive
Session: "Go Into Executive Session To
Discuss Matters Pertaining To Threatened
Or Pending Litigation Regarding The
Consent To Assignment To Seward
Lodging III,LLC To The Lease Agreement
04-017 With Charles S. Bald, For 8,357
Square Feet, Lot 6, Block 1, Marina
Subdivision,Kenai Peninsula Borough Plat
5-51, Seward Recording District, Third
Judicial District, State Of Alaska."
Darling recused herself from discussions on this matter and left the dais, as there had been a
previous ruling of a conflict of interest.
Motion to Amend Passed Unanimous Consent
Main Motion Passed Unanimous
Motion (Terry/Casagranda) Go Into Executive Session To Discuss
Matters Pertaining To Threatened Or
Pending Litigation Regarding The Consent
To Assignment To Seward Lodging III,
LLC To The Lease Agreement 04-017 With
Charles S.Bald,For 8,357 Square Feet,Lot
6, Block 1, Marina Subdivision, Kenai
Peninsula Borough Plat 5-51, Seward
Recording District,Third Judicial District,
State Of Alaska.
The council invited the following people into the executive session: City Manager, Assistant City
Manager, City Attorney, and City Clerk.
Motion Passed Unanimous
Council went into Executive Session at 6:10 p.m.
Council came out of Executive Session at 6:41 p.m.
COUNCIL COMMENTS—None
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ICITIZEN COMMENTS—None
COUNCIL AND ADMINISTRATION RESPONSE TO CITIZEN COMMENTS—None
ADJOURNMENT
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