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CITY COUNCIL MEETING AGENDA
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February 8, 2021 7:00 p.m. Council Chambers
Christy Terry 1. CALL TO ORDER
Mayor
Term Expires 2022 2. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
Tony Baclaan 3. ROLL CALL
Vice Mayor
Term Expires 2022 4. CITIZEN COMMENTS ON ANY SUBJECT EXCEPT THOSE
ITEMS SCHEDULED FOR PUBLIC HEARING [Those who have
Sue McClure 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.]
Term Expires 2023 5. APPROVAL OF AGENDA AND CONSENT AGENDA[Approval
of Consent Agenda passes all routine items indicated by asterisk (*). Consent
Sharyl Seese 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
John Osenga
Council Member a. Proclamations and Awards —None
Term Expires 2021 b. Borough Assembly Report
Liz DeMoss C. City Manager Report .......................................... Pg.
Council Member
Term Expires 2023 d. City Attorney Report
Ristine Casagranda e. Other Reports and Announcements [Reports must be submitted to
Council Member the city clerk no later than noon on the Tuesday preceding the Monday
meeting for inclusion in the packet. Five(5) minutes speaking time will be
Term Expires 2022 allowed for each report.]
1. Interconnect Implementation Plan Quarterly Report by
Rob Montgomery
2. Planning & Zoning Commission Quarterly Report by
Cindy Ecklund
Norm Regis 3. Port & Commerce Advisory Board (PACAB) Annual
Acting City Manager Report by Laura Schneider
4. CARES Act Funding & Disbursement Report by Sam
Brenda Ballou Hickok
City Clerk
f. Presentations[Presentations are limited to ten minutes each, excluding
Brooks Chandler Q&A, and are limited to two per meeting unless increased by council.]
City Attorney 1. Presentation of audit results for Payroll, PERS
Contributions, and Credit Cards by Mladen Begojevic
from Clear Idea Accounting & Consulting.
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7. PUBLIC HEARINGS [Public hearing comments are limited to five(5) minutes per person. After all
speakers have spoken, a person may speak for a second time for no more than one(1) minute.]
A. Ordinances for Public Hearing and Enactment
1. Ordinance 2021-002, Amending Portions Of Seward City Code Chapter 3 - Personnel
To Adjust The Pay Scale Cap And Annual Leave Accrual Rate As A Result Of The
Classification And Compensation Study Conducted By GovHR USA, LLC.
8. UNFINISHED BUSINESS
A. Items Postponed from Previous Agenda
1. Resolution 2021-013, Authorizing The City Manager To Amend The Participation
Agreement With The State Of Alaska Public Employees Retirement System (PERS)
To Include The Chief Of Police Position In Participation. Postponed from January
25, 2021.
2. Resolution 2021-015, Authorizing The City Manager To Enter Into An Agreement
With Electric Power Systems, Inc. To Repair And Upgrade The Control System For
Generator 93 In The Amount Of $258,778, Plus Ten Percent Contingency Of
$25,878, For A Total Not-To-Exceed $284,656, And Appropriating Funds. Postponed
from January 25, 2021.
9. NEW BUSINESS
A. Resolutions
*1. Resolution 2021-017, Approving The City Of Seward's 2020 Multi-Jurisdictional
Hazard Mitigation Plan.
*2. Resolution 2021-018, Authorizing The City Manager To Enter Into An Agreement
With Electric Power Systems To Procure, Configure, And Install Two New SCADA
Servers To Replace Existing Servers At The Ft. Raymond Power Plant, To Include
Capacitor Bank Graphics Which Mimic The Equipment At Ft. Raymond And A
Cabinet To House The Servers, In The Amount Of $53,479, And Appropriating
Funds.
B. Other New Business Items
*1. Approval of the January 25, 2021 City Council Regular Meeting Minutes.
2. Mayor appoint two Council Members to the Tabulation Team for the city attorney
evaluation (to be held on March 8, 2021).
3. Schedule a Joint Work Session with the Planning & Zoning Commission, the Port &
Commerce Advisory Board, and the Historic Preservation Commission on March 8,
2021 to review and discuss Annual Priorities.
*4. Appoint Jim Pemberton to the Historic Preservation Commission with a term to
expire May, 2022.
5. Discuss the clearing of Second Lake for Ice Skating.
6. Discuss the possibility of outsourcing Human Resources.
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10. INFORMATIONAL ITEMS AND REPORTS [No Action Required]
A. 2020 Write-Offs for Harbor, Seward Marine Industrial Center (SMIC), and Electric
Utilities.
11. 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 per SCC 2.10.030 (b)(2) to consider the applications for the
permanent City Manager position, as presented at the February 4, 2021 work session
with GovHR. This will be discussed in executive session because the discussion may
impact the reputation of the applicants. Clerk's Note: All candidates have been
furnished the opportunity to have their application discussed in a public setting.
14. ADJOURNMENT
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