HomeMy WebLinkAbout08262019 City Council Minutes City of Seward,Alaska City Council Minutes
August 26, 2019 Volume 40,Page 777
CALL TO ORDER
The August 26,2019 regular meeting of the Seward City Council was called to order at 7:03
p.m. by Mayor David Squires.
OPENING CEREMONY
Police Chief Tom Clemons led the Pledge of Allegiance to the flag.
ROLL CALL
There were present:
David Squires presiding and
Sue McClure Suzanne Towsley
Jeremy Horn Sharyl Seese
John Osenga Kelley Lane
comprising a quorum of the Council; and
Scott Meszaros, City Manager
Jessica Stallard,Acting City Clerk
Excused—None
Absent—None
CITIZEN COMMENTS ON ANY SUBJECT EXCEPT THOSE ITEMS SCHEDULED FOR
PUBLIC HEARING
Phil Kaluza wanted to install solar energy panels and was frustrated with the Seward
alternative energy policy. He encouraged everyone to participate in the upcoming elections.
Tommy Glanton thanked the City Council, city employees, and the Community Health
Center (CHC) on behalf of Seaview. He said that last year, Seaview received funding to provide
screening and access services to the community.
Susan Lang spoke on behalf of the Friends of the Jesse Lee Home (FJLH) and said they
would not meet their contract deadline of August 30, 2019. However, they had made significant
progress on the Jesse Lee Home. Volunteers had painted over the graffiti on the Jesse Lee Home,
donated lilac bushes that were planted on the south side of the building, and repaired the exterior
fence. Routine patrols of the inside and outside of the building were conducted on a regular basis.
Plans for the sewer line were ready for approval and plans for the water line would be ready by
spring 2020.The Friends of the Jesse Lee Home were working with the State of Alaska Department
of Labor and Education to turn the Jesse Lee Home into a state-wide charter school.The Friends of
the Jesse Lee Home asked for a one year extension to their deadline.
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Bruce Jaffa said the airport meeting on August 15,2019 was very educational. He wanted
the length of the airport to be at least 4,200 feet. He said he spoke with Senator Sullivan,who said
that he would assist in getting the hearing with the Federal Aviation Administration(FAA)but if that
failed,then there were other ways to find funding for the airport.Jaffa wanted to see a local effort on
the airport project.
Carol Griswold was opposed to spending any more money on the Lowell Creek
Hydroelectric Project. She wanted Ordinance 2019-011 for developer incentives to be postponed.
She requested that council schedule a work session on the Seward Airport with the U.S.Army Corps
of Engineers,Alaska Department of Transportation(DOT), FAA,the public, and stakeholders.
Lynda Paquette said Alternative 2.2 was not acceptable for the Seward airport and the
community wanted Alternative 1.1. She said the FAA would not fund Alternative 1.1. She said the
alternatives were to move forward with Alternative 1.1 without the FAA, move forward with
Alternative 2.2,or look at a compromise with FAA and DOT.
Ristine Casagranda wanted the money from Resolution 2019-075 for the Wastewater loan
to go into the Wastewater Fund. She requested that council look at how the public was being billed
for utilities.
APPROVAL OF AGENDA AND CONSENT AGENDA
Motion (McClure/Seese) Approval of Agenda and Consent Agenda
McClure postponed Tim Dillon's Kenai Peninsula Economic Development District (KPEDD)
presentation to October 28, 2019.
Lane postponed scheduling a specific date for previously agreed upon six month review of the legal
firm contract-hired by the City Council to represent our municipality and its citizens' interests to
September 9,2019.
McClure removed the City Attorney report from the agenda.
Squires added Dr. Robert Reeg's lifesaving award for Morgan Woodard to the agenda.
Motion Passed Unanimous
The clerk read the following approved consent agenda items:
Approval of the August 12,2019 City Council Regular Meeting Minutes.
Non-objection for the renewal of the Retail Marijuana License#17758 for The Tufted Puffin,
LLC.
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SPECIAL ORDERS, PRESENTATIONS AND REPORTS
Proclamations & Awards —None
Chamber of Commerce Report.Cindy Clock said there were two new chamber members
this month. Membership dues for the chamber were due at the end of August. Andy Mezirow
donated a new VHF radio to the Silver Salmon Derby.The City's contribution of$5,000 went to the
second place prize winner.2,092 silver salmon were turned in during the Silver Salmon Derby.The
September First Friday Art Walk was scheduled for September 6,2019.Meet the Candidates Night
was scheduled for September 11,2019 from 5:30-7:30 p.m.The next Chamber lunch would be held
on Thursday, September 12, 2019. Clock encouraged the local businesses to offer specials to the
visiting U.S. Navy in September.
In response to Lane,Clock said Meet the Candidates Night was held before absentee voting
this year. She said David Kingsland was the moderator and would sort the questions for this event.
Seward High School National Honor Society students were invited to help with this event. In
response to Seese, Clock said she would talk to Kingsland about changing up the questions for the
candidates. In response to Towsley, Clock said the public was invited to send questions for the
candidates to the chamber.
City Manager Report.Scott Meszaros reported the following purchase orders over$5,000
had been approved by the City Manager since the last council meeting: $9,147.27 to T2 Systems
Canada Inc.for T-Line Engineering for Warranty for Parking T2 Pay Stations;$8,112.16 to Kendrick
Equipment Ltd.for Tires for 50 Ton Travelift for Harbor;$6,720.64 to Grainger for Water Heater for
Shower House;and$8,566.73 to NRC Alaska LLC for Equipment/Services to remove 1,300 gallons
of used glycol.
Meszaros said the Alaska Municipal League(AML)training was very productive for him and
Assistant City Manager Hickok. He said that Borough Mayor Charlie Pierce's son had been in an
auto accident,but was doing well.Meszaros said this was Assistant City Manager Brennan Hickok's
last meeting.
Motion (Seese/Lane) Direct the city manager to bring back a clear,
concise policy that mirrored neighboring
communities'policies forgiving extenuating
circumstances on penalties.
Meszaros said his experience showed that there was more of an issue with people being late
paying their water and sewer fees rather than being late on taxes.He said a clear policy needed to be
in place on what circumstances allowed for the city to waive the citizens' fees.
Seese said the Kenai Peninsula Borough implemented a policy that allowed them to waive
borough fees for the citizens due to extenuating circumstances.
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Motion Passed Unanimous
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Motion (Towsley/Seese) Direct City Manager to meet with Friends
of Jesse Lee Home before the contract
deadline on Friday, August 30, 2019 and
bring back recommendations to Council.
Towsley wanted the city manager to meet with Friends of the Jesse Lee Home to determine
the best way to move forward.
Squires wanted the city manager to bring forward the pros and cons of extending the Jesse
Lee Home's deadline after his meeting with Susan Lang.
Motion Passed Yes:Lane,Seese,McClure,Osenga,Towsley,
Squires
No: Horn
In response to Towsley, Meszaros said T2 Systems was doing the warranty work for Parks
and Recreation's T2 pay stations.
In response to Towsley, Meszaros said all open positions were advertised internally for five
days to city employees.After these five days were up,the positions became open to the public.After
a position was conditionally offered to an individual, then the prospective employee completed 'at
mandatory drug testing.
In response to Towsley,Meszaros said the new Executive Liaison started on August 29,2019
and Hickok's position had been advertised internally.
Seese suggested outsourcing the city finances.
Towsley wanted to have a work session on electric utilities and the meter exchange program.
Lane was not happy with how much it cost to get rid of glycol.
Council recessed at 8:08 p.m.
Council resumed at 8:15 p.m.
Other Reports, Announcements and Presentations
Postponed
to October 28, 2019
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Seward Pride Alliance Presentation
Assistant City Manager Brennan Hickok said the Sterling Highway at the Y intersection
was closed and Cooper Landing residents were evacuating. The Seward High School opened up a
shelter for Cooper Landing residents.
Squires said the borough was responsible for the shelters, but Seward High School had
offered to open up a shelter for Cooper Landing residents.
PUBLIC HEARINGS
Ordinances for Public Hearing and Enactment
Ordinance 2019-013,Amending City Code Title 6—Purchasing,Contracts And Professional
Services,To Clarify That A City Of Seward Business License Is Required To Perform Work
For, Or Provide A Service To Or On Behalf Of, The City Of Seward For The Life Of The
Contract Or Agreement. This ordinance was amended and introduced on August 12, 2019, and is
coming tonight for public hearing and enactment.
Motion (McClure/Seese) Enact Ordinance 2019-013
Notice of the public hearing being posted and published as required by law was noted and the public
hearing was opened. No one appeared to address the Council and the public hearing was closed.
Towsley said that passing this ordinance was a no-brainer in her opinion.
Motion Passed Unanimous
UNFINISHED BUSINESS
Items Postponed from Previous Agenda
Discuss high performance organization core principles.Postponed from June 24, 2019 and July
22, 2019.
Motion (/) Postpone "Discuss high organization core
principles"to October 14,2019.
Motion Passed Yes:Osenga,McClure,Towsley,Lane,Seese
No: Horn, Squires
Council postponed this discussion to the October 14, 2019 council meeting.
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Ordinance 2019-011,Amending Seward City Code Title 5,Revenue And Finance,To Adopt
Chapter 5.22"Developer Reimbursement And Incentive Program,"Implementing A Process
For Reimbursing Some Or All Of Developers' Public Improvement Installation Costs. This
ordinance was amended and introduced on July 8, 2019 and was referred to administration for
further development. This ordinance came back on August 12, 2019, was amended, had a public
hearing, and was postponed to August 26, 2019 for another public hearing and enactment.
Motion (McClure/Osenga) Enact Ordinance 2019-011
Notice of the public hearing being posted and published as required by law was noted and the public
hearing was opened.
Carol Griswold preferred to have this listed as a public hearing item rather than unfinished
business. She did not think that this ordinance was ready for enactment,and she wanted council to
follow up with Community Development before enacting Ordinance 2019-011.
Phil Zimmermann said City Planner Jackie Wilde was in support of this ordinance and was
involved in the process from the beginning. Zimmermann wanted this ordinance voted on tonight.
No one else appeared to address the Council and the public hearing was closed.
Motion to Amend (McClure/Horn) Amend Ordinance 2019-011 By Replacing
the Original Ordinance with the Substitute
Ordinance.
Motion to Amend Passed Unanimous
Seese said she was with Carol Griswold when Jackie Wilde told her that they did not need to
go through this whole process, and Wilde could make a change to the original way the process for
developers had been handled.
Horn said council being uncomfortable with the original proposed ordinance was what
brought about the changes in the substitute ordinance.
In response to Squires,Meszaros said there was a subdivision improvement agreement,but a
petition for special assessment was what Zimmermann had turned in. The purpose of Ordinance
2019-011 was to create a separate pathway under Seward City Code that did not currently exist.
Meszaros said Wilde was correct,though,that the city could just do a few things,such as identifying
the funding and getting a subdivision improvement agreement,but the city manager wanted to take
the city attorney's advice and put this in code. This process was nearly fulfilled at this point.
In response to Osenga, Meszaros said a plat note would be used to recover these funds.
In response to Towsley, Meszaros said the difference between public utilities and public
improvements was defined by each project.
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Motion to Postpone (Towsley/McClure) Postpone Ordinance 2019-011
In response to McClure,Meszaros said public utilities and public improvements were defined
by each project.
In response to McClure, Towsley said she was concerned that council could be voting on
something that some of them did not understand. She also did not like some of the language in the
ordinance.
Lane liked the application included in the ordinance and did not want to postpone this
ordinance.
Meszaros suggested adding a clause to ordinances that would allow council to change non-
substantial items in them.
Motion to Postpone Failed Yes: Towsley,Seese,
No:Horn,Osenga,Lane,McClure,Squires
Motion to Amend (Towsley/Lane) Amend Ordinance 2019-011 by changing
"The City Manager or his or her designee"
to "Planning & Zoning Commission" in
Section 5.22.030(c).
Towsley believed this change would allow the public to have more of a say in the process.
Motion to Amend Passed Yes:Seese,Towsley,Lane,Osenga,McClure
No: Horn, Squires
Motion to Amend (Towsley/Lane) Amend Ordinance 2019-011 by adding
"...and forward recommendations to City
Manager's office"to the above amendment
so that it reads, "The Planning & Zoning
Commission shall review the application
and determine if the applicant meets the
requirements for reimbursement within
thirty(30)days of receiving an application,
and forward their recommendations to the
City Manager's Office".
In response to Horn, Towsley said she believed this change made sure that everyone was
treated fairly.
McClure said the application would still come to council for approval.
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Squires was concerned that the developers would have appeal rights under the Planning&
Zoning Commission if they denied the application before the application made it to the city manager
and council. In response to Squires,Towsley said the Planning&Zoning Commission would make
recommendations to the city manager, but Planning & Zoning would not be able to deny an
application by themselves. Horn believed that the developers'applications would have to go through
every single level of the city regardless.
Motion to Amend Passed Yes: Seese, Towsley, McClure, Lane,
Osenga
No: Horn, Squires
In response to Osenga,Meszaros said there needed to be a resolution authorizing funding for
this project.Meszaros suggested using the city's portion of the bed tax money for the development of
city infrastructure in the future.
Main Motion Passed Unanimous
NEW BUSINESS
Ordinances for Introduction—None
Resolutions
Resolution 2019-075, Authorizing The Cancellation Of An Interfund Debt Owed To The
General Fund From The Wastewater Enterprise Fund In The Remaining Amount Of
$1,219,150 Related To The Failure Of The Lowell Point Sewage Lagoon Liner And Associated
Dredging Costs Incurred In 1990.
Motion (McClure/Seese) Approve Resolution 2019-075
Meszaros said this was a 1990 project. In 1999,the city council elected to allocate$76,940
towards the water enterprise fund each year to cover this project,but this had only happened for five
years out of the thirty years since then. He said there was no transfer of money or payment involved,
and it was a cancellation of the funds from the interfund debt owed to the General Fund.It was not a
monetary issue but a tracking issue.
Squires said the city had loans from Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation
(ADEC)of$76,840 per year for the Alaska boat lagoon and not cancelling the interfund debt owed
to the General Fund could increase the loan interest rates substantially.
In response to Squires,Hickok said there was no resolution from 1999,and the funds owed to
the General Fund were built into the budget process.Hickok said the contractor for the Wastewater
Study had requested a report of the city's debts, so the timing of this resolution was opportune.
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In response to Towsley, Public Works Director Doug Schoessler said the timeline for
receiving the Wastewater Study was the end of October.
Motion Passed Yes:Towsley,Seese,Osenga,McClure,Horn,
Squires
No: Lane
Resolution 2019-076, Approving the 2020 Grant Year Budget For The Seward Community
Health Center As Required By The Co-Applicant Agreement Between The City Of Seward
And The Seward Community Health Center (CHC).
Motion (McClure/Seese) Approve Resolution 2019-076
Meszaros said this was a recommended budget from the Seward Community Health Center.
In response to Lane, Craig Ambrosiani said competition was not restricted completely. He
said the CHC had some issues that had been resolved. He asked that Section 2 be omitted from
Resolution 2019-076.
Council suspended the rules to speak to Christine Sheehan from Seaview.
Christine Sheehan asked council to uphold its role in promoting collaboration rather than
competition in health care providers.She requested that council leave Section 2 in Resolution 2019-
076. She felt that this should be a larger community discussion, and she asked for the city's
continued support.
In response to Squires, Sheehan said that Seaview's contract was yearly and their reports
were quarterly.
In response to Towsley, Sheehan was concerned that the co-applicant agreement was under
re-negotiation.
Council suspended the rules to speak to Craig Ambrosiani from the CHC.
Craig Ambrosiani said that there was a large movement to integrate mental health into
medical services because a lot of medical issues were intertwined with behavioral issues. He
believed that collaboration and cooperation needed to be stressed in the co-applicant agreement.He
said the Health Resources&Services Administration(HRSA)said the CHC board should have the
final say on any matters related to health care. He believed if the resolution moved forward with
Section 2 in it, then that would go against what HRSA said.
Hickok said he disagreed with Ambrosiani and that removing Section 2 would be going
against HRSA, and the budget was what was being approved.
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In response to Squires, Ambrosiani said Providence referred to another provider when they
can no longer help a patient with behavioral health.The Community Health Center Board and HRSA
were responsible for determining their scope of service for behavioral health.
In response to Towsley,Ambrosiani said the CHC did not compete with Seaview for federal
funds. The CHC was the only one in the community eligible for these funds.
Council went back on the rules.
Motion to Amend (Lane/) Amend Resolution 2019-076 by Striking
Section 2 from Resolution 2019-076.
Lane requested to strike Section 2,saying this resolution was a budget agreement.She did not
want to cut health care anywhere and believed the citizens should be the first priority.
Motion Died Due to Lack of Second
Towsley thanked Sheehan and Ambrosiani for speaking on behalf of Seaview and the CHC.
In response to Squires,Meszaros said he had been working very closing with the CHC on the
co-applicant agreement. He said the CHC was in charge of determining their position and they do as
a health care provider.
Main Motion Passed Yes: Horn,McClure,Towsley,Seese Osenga,
Squires
No: Lane
Other New Business
Postponed to September 9, 2019
Regarding the Seward Airport:
A. Discuss the August 15, 2019 meeting regarding the Seward Airport which was hosted
by the Alaska Department of Transportation (ADOT) and the Federal Aviation
Administration (FAA); discuss developing a plan to move forward with the project;
schedule an interagency town hall meeting to be hosted by council.
Towsley said she attended the August 15, 2019 airport meeting and she was excited to see
everybody unified on this topic. She wanted council to take more of a leadership role on this project
and be more proactive. She wanted a timeline for the project and to know what the public can expect.
She thanked the Port & Commerce Advisory Board (PACAB) for all of their work on the airport
project.
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McClure was in favor of having a town hall meeting on the airport before meeting with
ADOT and FAA.Hickok suggested administration contact the interagencies and see what dates they
were available to meet.Meszaros said ADOT would not be available to meet with Seward again until
late November.
B. Schedule a town meeting to discuss the Seward Airport.
Squires wanted to have a town hall meeting before bringing the other agencies back to
Seward. He wanted to have a plan on what the community would be willing to do before having an
interagency meeting.
Motion (Towsley/McClure) Schedule Community Town Hall Meeting
for September 16,2019 from 6:00-8:00 p.m.
to discuss the Seward airport.
Motion Passed Unanimous
Motion (Towsley/McClure) Direct the city manager to reach out to
ADOT, FAA and other involved entities,
including the Flood Board, to have
interagency town hall meeting for airport
by Seward City Council as soon as possible.
Motion Passed Unanimous
Schedule a 2020/2021 Budget Kick Off work session on September 23, 2019 at 5:30 p.m.
Meszaros wanted to have a work session with council to discuss the timeline of the budget
process and give a brief overview of the budget process.Hickok said a draft schedule for the budget
would be available at this work session.
Motion (McClure/Seese) Change the time for the Budget Kick Off
Work Session on September 23, 2019 from
5:00 p.m. to 5:30 p.m.
Towsley was disappointed that the budget discussions had not started earlier this year. She
asked council to consider having more meetings on the budget.
Seese asked that the candidates for the upcoming municipal election come to the budget
meetings.
Motion Passed Unanimous
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Set achievable, measurable goals for the city manager to be used for the 1st quarter 2020
evaluation.
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Squires wanted council to set achievable goals for the city manager to meet before his
evaluation.
Motion (Lane/Towsley) Set goal for City Manager to "Bring
forward information and suggestions for
how to get more housing options built
within the city limits".
Motion Passed Unanimous
Motion (Towsley/McClure) Set goal for City Manager to"Establish and
maintain a high level of communication
between the public, staff, and Council".
Motion Passed Unanimous
Motion (Lane/McClure) Set goal for City Manager to "Develop a
balanced budget that shows investment into
our infrastructure and goals set by the
Council".
Motion Passed Unanimous
Main Motion (Lane/McClure) Set goal for City Manager to"Completion of
25% of the City project list or 45% of the
projects underway with an acceptable
deadline for completion".
In response to Lane, Squires said some of the 25% projects had already been completed.
Squires said his goal was to set a timeline for the projects to be completed.
Motion to Amend (McClure/Towsley) Amend the above motion by removing the
word"acceptable"and changing"an"to"a",
so that it reads"Set"Completion of 25%of
the City project list or 45% of the projects
underway with a deadline for completion"as
a goal for the City Manager".
Motion to Amend Passed Unanimous
Main Motion Passed Unanimous
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Discuss the electric outage of August 17,2019,including costs, lessons learned, and plans for
the future.
Meszaros said the power was out for about eleven hours. He said a rough estimate of the
costs associated with an electric outage was about$3,000 per hour.The generators were started.The
outage was due to a tree limb falling on a transmission line.Police Chief Tom Clemons said that the
9-1-1 system was down for less than a day because Alaska Communications Systems (A.C.S). in
Soldotna was down.
Towsley requested that the city manager include information on any power outages in the
City Manager Report.
INFORMATIONAL ITEMS AND REPORTS
On-going City Project and Goal List
Hickok said design plans had been received for ADA parking at City Hall and an estimate of
about$16,000 had been received from R&M for this project.
Towsley was concerned that the retaining wall on the North parking lot at City Hall was
unsafe.
In response to Lane's question about the city manager bringing forward revenue suggestions
on housing in a votable format, Towsley suggested adding it to the agenda for a future meeting,
giving administration a little more direction, and adding it to the goals list.
June, 2019 Providence& City of Seward Financials
In response to Lane, Hickok said she could schedule a work session, or talk to Providence
and the Finance Director to help her better understand Providence's financials.
Council directed the city manager to get a break-down of how Providence's financials had
changed since April, 2019.
COUNCIL COMMENTS
McClure announced Founder's Day was on Wednesday,August 28,2019,and there would
be a Founder's Day celebration in the Library Community Room from 3:00-6:00 p.m. Museum
admission was free on August 28,2019. Rehearsals for the Christmas program with the community
choir started on September 5, 2019 at the Methodist Church. The Methodist Church was offering
evacuation space, and they might have an overflow group of evacuation families staying at the
church.
Towsley thanked Phil Kaluza for his comments and letters.She thanked Officer Woodard for
all that he did and for saving a life. She congratulated Deputy City Clerk Jessica Fogle on her
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marriage. She thanked everyone for working on the Cooper Landing fire. She sent condolences to
Linnea Rose Hribernick's family on her passing.
Seese said Seward was founded 116 years ago.She thanked everyone for speaking.She asked
that everyone come to the council's work sessions.
Osenga wished Hickok luck in his future endeavors. He asked everyone to pray for Cooper
Landing as they fight the wildfire and rain to help with the fight against the wildfire. He thanked
Officer Woodard for his service.
Lane reminded everyone that voter registration ended August 30, 2019. She thanked
administration and Hickok for their hard work. She was grateful to have Hickok at the state level.
She wanted to hear how other communities were dealing with their medical costs.She thanked Phil
Kaluza and the Chamber of Commerce for speaking. She thanked her fellow council members and
said she was grateful to be a part of council.
Squires expressed his condolences to Linnea Hribernick's family. He thanked Officer
Woodard for his service to the community and saving a life. He thanked Hickok and wished him
luck.He asked for council's permission to have Nick Woodard help council identify ADA issues for
the perspective of a handicapped individual, and council permission was granted.
CITIZEN COMMENTS
Wolf Kurtz said he was a candidate in the upcoming municipal election. Cooper Landing
was moved to the"SET"evacuation level.He wanted the Historic Preservation Commission and the
Resurrection Bay Historical Society (RBHS) to be included in the conversation with Jesse Lee
Home. He encouraged citizens to celebrate Founders' Day on August 28, 2019 with RBHS.
Lynda Paquette relayed the public's questions in reference to personnel's hiring and firing
process compared to other towns and the Community Health Center and Seaview to council. She
suggested letting the other agencies know that the September 16, 2019 community meeting on the
Seward airport would be live-streamed. She suggested opening up the interagency meeting on the
airport to a teleconference or video conference. She said the voter registration deadline was the end
of this week.
Carol Griswold said she loved the new audio system,but asked if the timer could be quieter.
She suggested having silent voting in the future. She asked for clarification on how the public
hearing was posted under Unfinished Business.Griswold supported a cap on bed tax money,and she
wanted more details from the chamber.She appreciated Paquette's suggestions.She wanted council
to have a clear direction for the airport meeting. She appreciated the air quality monitor at the
campgrounds tracking the smoke. She wanted to make sure the public was well notified of the
dangers of the smoke from the Swan Lake Fire and how to protect themselves. She wished Hickok
well in his future jobs, and said she was sorry to see him go.
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Norm Regis said the Harbor Enterprise Fund was paying for the tires for the 50-ton Travelift
and not the General Fund.
Kyle Walker said he would try to add more details on smoke health in the paper. He was
concerned that Section 2 of Resolution 2019-076 violated HRSA. He said his spouse worked part-
time at Providence.
COUNCIL AND ADMINISTRATION RESPONSE TO CITIZEN COMMENTS
Seese said that Sue Lang was going to try to get an extension to the deadline by Friday for the
Jesse Lee Home. She suggested that Kurtz contact Lang regarding the Jesse Lee Home. She said
Resolution 2019-075 would not change the city's financials,because the money was being moved
from one fund to another.
Towsley said her intention for the town hall meeting was for council to take an aggressive,
proactive role in the Seward Airport project.
Lane wanted council to look into putting a cap on bed tax.
ADJOURNMENT
The meeting was adjourned at 10:39 p.m.
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