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HomeMy WebLinkAbout04252022 City Council Special Meeting Minutes City of Seward,Alaska City Council Special Meeting Minutes April 25,2022 Volume 42,Page 13 CALL TO ORDER The April 25,2022 special meeting of the Seward City Council was called to order at 5:30 p.m. by Mayor Christy Terry. OPENING CEREMONY City Clerk Brenda Ballou led the Pledge of Allegiance to the flag. ROLL CALL There were present: Christy Terry presiding and Sue McClure John Osenga Liz DeMoss da Mike Calhoon Randy Wells comprising a quorum of the Council; and Janette Bower, City Manager Brenda Ballou, City Clerk Excused—Casagranda Absent—None CITIZEN COMMENTS ON ANY SUBJECT EXCEPT THOSE ITEMS SCHEDULED FOR PUBLIC HEARING—None APPROVAL OF AGENDA AND CONSENT AGENDA Motion (McClure/Wells) Approval of Agenda and Consent Agenda Motion Passed Unanimous The clerk read the following approved consent agenda items: There were no consent agenda items. NEW BUSINESS Other New Business Items Committee of the Whole: Jesse Lee Home Property Mitigation & Future Use. `r.r Motion(Terry/McClure) Move into Committee of the Whole for the City of Seward,Alaska City Council Special Meeting Minutes April 25, 2022 Volume 42, Page 14 Jesse Lee Home Property Mitigation & Future Use. Motion Passed Unanimous Council moved into Committee of the Whole at 5:33 p.m. Council came out of Committee of the Whole at 6:05 p.m. Motion (Terry/DeMoss) Direct administration to bring forward a resolution to move forward with the Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) remediation of the property. Motion Passed Unanimous Terry reported that administration would be providing a list of inventory of items and/or materials retrieved and/or preserved from the site, as well as a breakdown of expenditures made against the grant funding or other expenditures. Terry added that the Chair from the Historic Preservation Commission was present,and that council was requesting input from the commission related to a memorial on the property. CITIZEN COMMENTS Cheryl Seese, inside the city, thanked council for supporting the Historic Preservation Commission and requesting their input. COUNCIL AND ADMINISTRATION COMMENTS & RESPONSE TO CITIZEN COMMENTS Bower thanked council for the guidance and direction. Wells was glad to see this project move forward. Calhoon was also pleased; this had been a very long term project. He believed the community would be pleased with the outcome. Osenga appreciated the information provided tonight. He looked forward to moving forward productively. DeMoss thanked administration for moving this project forward. She agreed that the community was looking forward to this. City of Seward,Alaska City Council Special Meeting Minutes April 25, 2022 Volume 42, Page 15 McClure said this property had been a topic of discussion since the earthquake of 1964; tonight's meeting was very informative. She supported preserving the history of the Jesse Lee Home. ADJOURNMENT The meeting was adjourned at 6:10 p.m. Brenda Ballou, C Chnsty Terry City Clerk Mayor (City Seal) aa�aA6aac6Yl�/ • i . o i SEAL-n 1 fy ............OFA''t� Q`f,..