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CITY COUNCIL MEETING AGENDA
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July 8, 2013 7:00 p.m. Council Chambers
David Seaward 1. CALL TO ORDER
Mayor 2. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
Term Expires 2013 3. ROLL CALL
4. CITIZEN COMMENTS ON ANY SUBJECT EXCEPT THOSE
Jean Bardarson ITEMS SCHEDULED FOR PUBLIC HEARING [Those who
Vice Mayor have signed in will be given the first opportunity to speak. Time is
Term Expires 2014 limited to 3 minutes per speaker and 36 minutes total time for this
agenda item.]
Robert Valdatta 5. APPROVAL OF AGENDA AND CONSENT AGENDA
Council Member [Approval of Consent Agenda passes all routine items indicated by
Term Expires 2013 asterisk (*). Consent Agenda items are not considered separately
unless a council member so requests. In the event of such a request,
Christy Terry the item is returned to the Regular Agenda]
Council Member
Term Expires 2013 6. SPECIAL ORDERS, PRESENTATIONS AND REPORTS
Vanta Shafer A. Proclamations and Awards
Council Member
Term Expires 2013 1. July is National Parks and Recreation Month............Pg. 4
Marianna Keil B. Borough Assembly Report
Council Member C. City Manager's Report
Term Expires 2014 D. Mayor's Report
E. Other Reports and Presentations
Ristine Casagranda
Council Member 1. Port and Commerce Advisory Board Quarterly Report
Term Expires 2014
James Hunt
City Manager
Johanna Kinney
City Clerk
Cheryl Brooking
City Attorney
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7. PUBLIC HEARINGS
A. Ordinances for Public Hearing and Enactment
1. Ordinance 2013-010, Amending Portions Of Seward City Code 15.25. Floodplain
Management To Adopt The Digital Floodplain Rate Maps (DFIRM) And The Flood Insurance
Study (FIS) Dated September 27, 2013 As Established By FEMA And Update Portions Of
Chapter 15.25 To Minimum FEMA Requirements.................................................Pg. 5
8. UNFINISHED BUSINESS
A. Other Unfinished Business Items
1. Resolution 2012-058, Stating An Intent To Fund $400,000 For The Maple Street
Sewer Line Project Subject To Receiving A Loan In That Amount, Authorizing A Loan
Application With The Alaska Clean Water Fund And Authorizing The City Manager To Enter
Into A Loan Agreement With The Alaska Dfinking Clean Water Fund With Annual Payments
Not To Exceed $24,000, And Subject To Annual Appropriation. (Clerk's Note: This resolution
was originally approved on July 23, 2012. It is coming before council tonight in order to correct
a term in the title which has a substantially different definition, and it should be noted that it
includes a new agenda statement.)..................................................................Pg. 20
9. NEW BUSINESS
A. Resolutions
*1. Resolution 2013-053, Authorizing A Five Year Contract In An Annual Amount
Starting At $655,470.00 With The State Of Alaska, Department Of Corrections, To Provide For
Operating The Seward Community Jail And Housing Prisoners Charged And/Or Sentenced
Under Alaska Statutes, And Appropriating Funds................................................Pg. 26
*2. Resolution 2013-054, Authorizing The City Manager To Enter Into A Contract With
North Star Paving & Construction Inc. For The Z-Float/North East Harbor Upland Paving
Improvements In The Amount Of $214,000.00 Plus A 10% Contingency, And Appropriating
Funds.....................................................................................................Pg. 43
*3. Resolution 2013-055, Authorizing The City Manager To Enter Into A Design Build
Contract With Harmon Construction For Harbor Restrooms Improvements In The Amount Of
$105,000 And Appropriating Funds................................................................Pg. 71
*4. Resolution 2013-056, Authorizing The City Manager To Purchase A Used Truck For
A Cash Amount After Trade-In Consideration Of The Subaru Forester Not To Exceed $31,000,
And Appropriating Funds............................................................................Pg. 86
5. Resolution 2013-057, Stating An Intent To Fund $500,000 For The Maple Street
Water Line Project Subject To Receiving A Loan In That Amount, Authorizing A Loan
Application With The Alaska Drinking Water Fund And Authorizing The City Manager To
Enter Into A Loan Agreement With The Alaska Drinking Water Fund With Annual Payments
Not To Exceed $55,000, And Subject To Annual Appropriation...............................Pg. 88
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B. Other New Business Items
1. Discussion on hiring a temporary Management Information Systems employee.
(Administration)
2. Discussion on committee reports for the Seward Recreation Committee. (Casagranda)
3. Discussion on benches and signage at the shuttle bus stops. (Casagranda)
4. Discussion on exempting hostels from collecting bed tax. (Casagranda).........Pg. 95
5. Seeking Council guidance and input on Founders Day Celebration and Japanese
Delegation Events. (City Clerk).....................................................................Pg. 113
6. Discussion on council establishing local co-op farming by providing small chemical-
free city vacant lot/land/parks to organic farmers. (Seaward).................................Pg. 115
10. INFORMATIONAL ITEMS AND REPORTS (No Action Required)
a. Two draft letters to be sent by Mayor Seaward to the outgoing and incoming Head of
Office Consul of Japan in Anchorage..............................................................Pg. 121
b. Letter to Obihiro, Japan Mayor Norihisa Yonezawa accompanying the gift of an
engraved gold pan for Obihiro's 2013 Heigen Festival..........................................Pg. 123
c. Letter to Kushiro, Japan Mayor Yoshitaka Ito accompanying the gift of an engraved
gold pan for Kushiro's 2013 Funakogi Taikai rowing competition............................Pg. 125
d. Letter dated June 26, 2013 from the Alaska Department of Environmental
Conservation responding to postcard showing coal dust in March 2007 at Seward Coal
Terminal.................................................................................................Pg. 127
11. COUNCIL COMMENTS
12. CITIZEN COMMENTS
13. COUNCIL AND ADMINISTRATION RESPONSE TO CITIZEN COMMENTS
14. ADJOURNMENT
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