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CITY COUNCIL MEETING AGENDA
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July 22, 2019 7:00 p.m. Council Chambers
David Squires 1. CALL TO ORDER
Mayor
Term Expires 2019 2. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
Sue McClure 3. ROLL CALL
Vice Mayor
Term Expires 2019 4. CITIZEN COMMENTS ON ANY SUBJECT EXCEPT
THOSE ITEMS SCHEDULED FOR PUBLIC HEARING
Suzi TOwsley [Those who have signed in will be given the first opportunity to speak. Time
Council Member is limited to 3 minutes per speaker and 36 minutes total time for this agenda
Term Expires 2019 item.]
Jeremy Horn 5. APPROVAL OF AGENDA AND CONSENT AGENDA
[Approval of Consent Agenda passes all routine items indicated by asterisk
Council Member (*). Consent Agenda items are not considered separately unless a council
Term Expires 2019 member so requests. In the event of such a request, the item is returned to the
Regular Agenda]
Sharyl Seese
Council Member 6. SPECIAL ORDERS, PRESENTATIONS AND REPORTS
Term Expires 2021
A. Proclamations and Awards —None
John Osenga B. Chamber of Commerce Report
Council Member C. City Manager Report
Term Expires 2021 D. City Attorney Report
E. Other Reports and Presentations [Presentations are limited to ten
Kelley Lane minutes each, excluding Q&A.]
Council Member 1. Department of Defense (Navy/Marines) coming to
Term Expires 2020 Seward in mid-Sept to exercise their ship-to-shore
fuel transfer capabilities.
Scott Meszaros
City Manager
Brenda Ballou
City Clerk
Holly Wells
City Attorney
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7. PUBLIC HEARINGS —None
8. UNFINISHED BUSINESS
A. Items Postponed from Previous Agenda
1. Discuss relative costs & benefits of a forensic audit in light of constituent concerns.
Postponed from June 24, 2019.
2. Discuss high performance organization core principles. Postponed from June 24,
2019.
3. Discuss a proposed fraud and whistleblower ordinance. (Lane) Postponed from July
8, 2019.
4. Review of Council Rules & Procedures: Rule 17 to discuss how council's employees
(City Manager, City Attorney & City Clerk) are to take direction from council. (Lane)
Postponed from July 8, 2019.
9. NEW BUSINESS
A. Ordinances for Introduction
1. Ordinance 2019-012, Amending 3.75.010, Sexual Harassment, To Add Prohibitions
Against Other Forms Of Harassment And Bullying Conduct, And To Apply Seward
City Code 3.75.010 To All City Employees, Officers, And Elected And Appointed
City Officials. Introduction was postponed from July 8, 2019.
B. Resolutions
1. Resolution 2019-066, Authorizing The City Manager To Enter Into A Three-Year
Facility Use Agreement Between The City Of Seward And The Alaska Vocational
Technical Center For The Use Of The Student Services Center Building For Public
Recreation.
2. Resolution 2019-067, Authorizing Additional Matching Funds In The Amount Of
$150,000 Towards The City's Share Of Funding For The Lowell Creek Flood
Diversion Feasibility Study, And Appropriating Funds.
3. Resolution 2019-068, Authorizing The City Manager To Sign An Extension Of A
Special Services Contract Between The City Of Seward And The Department Of
Public Safety Providing Dispatch And Clerical Services To Public Safety Employees
In The Seward Area For $36,000.
4. Resolution 2019-069, Amending Administrative Filing Fees For Land Management,
Signs, Zoning And Platting Requests.
C. Other New Business Items
*1. Approval of the June 24, 2019 City Council Regular Meeting Minutes.
*2. Approval of the July 8, 2019 City Council Regular Meeting Minutes.
3. Vote and appoint two applicants to the Port & Commerce Advisory Board (PACAB)
with terms to expire July, 2022: Christy Terry, Ken Fay, or Colby Lawrence.
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4. Schedule a joint work session with the Port & Commerce Advisory Board and the
Chamber of Commerce on August 26, 2019 at 5:30 p.m. to review Chamber funding
and priorities, clarifying the city's vision for the future, and deciding what role the
Chamber would play in that. Per council direction to city clerk on March 11, 2019.
5. Investing in responsible financial practices and accountability: forensic audit update
and discussion. (Lane)
6. Discuss how to proceed with the Special Assessment/Improvement District—Gateway
Subdivision, Addition No. 1. (Meszaros)
10. INFORMATIONAL ITEMS AND REPORTS (No Action Required)
A. On-going City Project and Goal List
B. May, 2019 Providence & City of Seward Financials
C. Report on Account Write-Offs
11. COUNCIL COMMENTS
12. CITIZEN COMMENTS [There is no sign in for this comment period. Time is limited to S minutes
per speaker.]
13. COUNCIL AND ADMINISTRATION RESPONSE TO CITIZEN COMMENTS
14. ADJOURNMENT
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