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CITY COUNCIL MEETING AGENDA
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Tuesday, May 26, 2020 7:00 p.m. Council Chambers
Christy Terry 1. CALL TO ORDER
Mayor
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Sue McClure 3. ROLL CALL
Vice Mayor
Term Expires 2020 4. CITIZEN COMMENTS ON ANY SUBJECT EXCEPT THOSE
ITEMS SCHEDULED FOR PUBLIC HEARING [Those who have
Sharyl Seese signed in will be given the first opportunity to speak. Time is limited to 3 minutes
Council Member per speaker and 36 minutes total speaking time for this agenda item.]
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5. APPROVAL OF AGENDA AND CONSENT AGENDA [Approval
John Osenga of Consent Agenda passes all routine items indicated by asterisk (*). Consent
Agenda items are not considered separately unless a council member so requests.
Council Member In the event of such a request, the item is returned to the Regular Agenda]
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6. SPECIAL ORDERS, PRESENTATIONS AND REPORTS
Dale Butts
Council Member A. Proclamations and Awards
Term Expires 2022 1. National Historic Preservation Month
Tony Baclaan B. City Manager Report
Council Member
Term Expires 2022 C. City Attorney Report
Julie Crites D. Other Reports and Announcements [Reports must be submitted to
Council Member the city clerk no later than noon on the Tuesday preceding the Monday
Term Expires 2020 meeting for inclusion in the packet. Five(5) minutes speaking time will be
allowed for each report.]
1. Chamber of Commerce Report
2. Seward Community Health Center Report
Scott Meszaros
E. Presentations [Presentations are limited to ten minutes each, excluding
City Manager Q&A, and are limited to two per meeting unless increased by council.]
Brenda Ballou 1. Providence Seward Presentation by Cole White
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 re-scheduling the interviews with city attorney firm candidates: Landye,
Bennet, Blumstein, LLP and Boyd, Chandler, Falconer & Munson, LLP. This item
was scheduled as a Special Meeting on March 17, 2020; the meeting was cancelled
due to lack of quorum. The item re-appeared on the April 27, 2020 agenda, and was
postponed to tonight.
9. NEW BUSINESS
A. Resolutions
1. Resolution 20-036, Authorizing The City Manager To Submit A Municipal Harbor
Facility Grant Application To The State Of Alaska Department Of Transportation
And Public Facilities (ADOT) In The Amount Of $1,730,000 For The Replacement
Of G, K And L Floats In The Seward Harbor.
*2. Resolution 20-037, Authorizing The City Manager To Purchase A Volvo ECR58D
Excavator For The Electric Utility Department From Construction Machinery
Industrial Using The State Of Alaska's Procurement Process For Competitive
Bidding In The Amount Of$73,735, And Appropriating Funds.
*3. Resolution 20-038, Authorizing The City Manager To Enter A 60-Month Contract
With Axon To Provide Body Cameras, In-Car Cameras, Evidence Storage, And Taser
Less-Than-Lethal Weapons For The Seward Police Department In The Total Amount
Of$173,360 ,With An Initial Payment Of$56,424 In The First Year, And $29,234 In
The Remaining Four Years Of The Contract, And Appropriating Funds.
4. Resolution 20-039, Authorizing The City Manager To Enter Into A Contract With
Kendall Ford For The Purchase Of One Model Year 2021 Ford Expedition 4x4 Special
Service Package Model U1G And One 2021 Ford F-150 4x4 Police Responder
SuperCrew Model W1P With The Total Cost Not To Exceed $115,367, And
Appropriating Funds.
*5. Resolution 20-040, Authorizing The City Manager To Enter Into A Contract With
Municipal Code Corporation (Municode) For The Recodification, Supplementation,
And Online Code Hosting Services, And Appropriating Funds.
6. Resolution 20-041, Recommending The Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly Enact
Ordinance 2020-24 Which Would Provide For Vote By Mail Elections, For More
Time Between A Regular Election And A Run-Off Election, And To Remove
Proposition Statements.
*7. Resolution 20-042, Authorizing The City Manager To Enter Into A Cooperative
Agreement With The State Of Alaska Department Of Fish & Game (ADF&G),
Division Of Administrative Services, For The Federal Aid In Sport Fish Restoration
Act, Recreational Boating Access (BA) Program, For The Purpose Of Designing And
Permitting A Replacement Of The Northeast Harbor Launch Ramp.
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*8. Resolution 20-043, Authorizing The City Manager To Reclassify The Incumbent
Building Inspector (17.5-19.5) To A Range (21-23) And Change The Title To
Building Official, And To Establish A New Position Of Building And Fire Inspector
(Range 18-20), And Appropriating Funds.
B. Other New Business Items
*1. Approval of the May 11, 2020 City Council Regular Meeting Minutes.
*2. Appoint the following applicants to the Historic Preservation Commission with terms
to expire in May, 2023: Sue Ward, Sherry Dale Furlong, and Tanguy Libbrecht.
3. Discuss the Kenai Peninsula Borough Planning Commission.
4. Discuss creating a Council Budget Committee.
10. INFORMATIONAL ITEMS AND REPORTS (No Action Required)
A. On-going City Project and Goal List
It. CITIZEN COMMENTS [There is no sign in for this comment period. Time is limited to five (5)
minutes per speaker.]
12. COUNCIL AND ADMINISTRATION COMMENTS & RESPONSE TO CITIZEN
COMMENTS
13. EXECUTIVE SESSION
A. Go into executive session to provide an update regarding Homer Electric Association
v. CEA, et. al. (Bradley Lake Dispute).
B. Go into Executive session to be updated on any and all pending or ongoing litigation.
14. ADJOURNMENT
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