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Regular Meeting
December 7, 2022
City Council Chambers 12:00 p.m.
The City of Seward, Alaska
PORT AND COMMERCE ADVISORY BOARD=
REGULAR MEETING AGENDA
December 7, 2022
Brandii O'Reagan
Chair
Term Expires July, 2023
Lynda Paquette
Vice Chair
Term Expires July, 2024
Bruce Jaffa
Board Member
Term Expires July, 2024
Carl Hughes
Board Member
Term Expires July, 2023
Benjamin Smith
Board Member
Term Expires July, 2025
Fred Woelkers
Board Member
Term Expires July, 2024
Dwayne Atwood
Board Member
Term Expires July, 2025
Stephen Sowell
Assistant City Manager
Norm Regis
Harbormaster
Kris Peck
Deputy City Clerk
12:00 p.m.
1. CALL TO ORDER
2. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
3. ROLL CALL
Council Chambers
4. CITIZEN COMMENTS ON ANY SUBJECT EXCEPT THOSE
ITEMS SCHEDULED FOR PUBLIC HEARING
5. APPROVAL OF AGENDA AND CONSENT AGENDA [Approval of
Consent Agenda passes all routine items indicated by asterisk (*). Consent Agenda
items are not considered separately unless a council member so requests. In the event
of such a request, the item is returned to the Regular Agenda]
6. SPECIAL ORDERS, PRESENTATIONS AND REPORTS
City of Seward, Alaska
December 7, 2022
A. Proclamations and Awards — None
B. Administration Report ............................................. Pg. 3
C. Other Reports and Announcements — None
D. Presentations — None
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7. NEW BUSINESS
A. Resolutions — None
B. Action Memorandum —None
C. Other New Business Items
1. Formulate the 2023 PACAB Meeting Topics ............................................ Pg. 6
*2. Approve the November 2, 2022 PACAB Regular Meeting Minutes ................ Pg. 8
*3. Approve the November 16, 2022 PACAB Special Meeting Minutes .............. Pg. 14
8. INFORMATIONAL ITEMS AND REPORTS [No Action Required]
9. CITIZEN COMMENTS [There is no sign in for this comment period. Time is limited to five (5) minutes per
speaker.]
10. BOARD AND ADMINISTRATION COMMENTS & RESPONSE TO CITIZEN
COMMENTS
It. ADJOURNMENT
City of Seward, Alaska
December 7, 2022
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Assistant City Manager
Stephen Sowell
➢ Public Works Shop Project: Work is underway to begin the project now that City
Council has selected the site and approved the task orders for initial work. R&M
Engineering will be on -site the first week of November to conduct test borings
and work on the geotechnical investigation. City Administration will provide
Council and the Public an update once we have the finalized results. Additionally,
Public Works staff and City Administration met with the architects and engineers
from R&M Engineering on November 8t" for the project kick-off/charrette. This
time will be used to begin work on generating the Concept Drawings, Narrative,
and Construction Cost Estimate.
➢ The supplemental survey for the Recreation Center and funding options closed
on October 14t". City Administration is in the process of compiling and analyzing
the survey responses. Once we have this information finalized, a special meeting
with City Council to continue discussing the project. The raw data from the
survey are included in this CMR Report.
➢ The US Army Corp of Engineers was on -site in Seward October 25t" and 26t" and
met with City Administration and Public Works to continue work on the design
and engineering phase of the project.
➢ City Council has directed Boards and Commissions to provide a Quarterly Update
to Council in order to keep them appraised of the work taking place.
2023 SCHEDULE for BOARD & COMMISSIONS REPORTS TO COUNCIL
1Q Report in person at a council meeting
2Q Submit written report to city clerk for inclusion in council packet
3Q Report in person at a council meeting
4Q Submit written report to city clerk for inclusion in council packet
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From: Brenda Ballou
To: bballou(abcitvofseward.net ("bballou(@citvofseward.net") ("bballou(dcitvofseward.net")
Cc: Janette Bower; Stephen Sowell; Jason Bicklina; Bailey Sayler
Subject: Board & Commission Reporting to City Council in 2023
Date: Tuesday, October 25, 2022 9:44:56 AM
TO: P&Z, PACAB & HP
At last night's council meeting, city council approved all boards and commissions to deliver reports in
2023 the same as in 2022 — FYI:
2023 SCHEDULE for BOARD & COMMISSIONS REPORTS TO COUNCIL
1Q Report in person at a council meeting
2Q Submit written report to city clerk for inclusion in council packet
3Q Report in person at a council meeting
4Q Submit written report to city clerk for inclusion in council packet
Thanks,
Brenda
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Harbormaster Norm Regis
➢ The 50-ton and 330-ton Travelift has slowed down; most vessels are out for the winter.
➢ We are continuing to train three new harborworkers on the maintaining the Travelifts and
harbor infrastructure.
➢ We are working on the SMIC yard drainage to keep water flowing into the ditches.
➢ We have opened G, K and L-float; contractor is working on the punch list.
➢ We have an issue with the fire extinguisher and life ring boxes, we are working with the
engineers/contractor to alleviate problem with the vender.
➢ We are still working with the public with COVID protocol in mind while continuing to do boat
lift's and public contact in the Seward Harbor office.
➢ A continuous cleanup is still in process on the last lot at SMIC, this cleanup is starting to
take shape, just a few more items to deal with and we can lease out the property again.
➢ The harbor office will be closed on Sundays until spring 2023.
➢ The North East harbor launch ramp has a few punch list items left for the contractor to work
on.
➢ I called Washington and checked on the City of Seward Harbors PIDP grant it is in the final
weeks of technical review, an announcement of the grant awardees will be in a couple of
weeks. (NO WORD YET)
➢ We are continuing to work with Moffatt & Nicole on the design for the 5-ton crane on I -
Dock, Corp Permit has been approved
➢ The harbor is fully staffed.
➢ Received an update from the Coast Guard on the lease for the new FRC location, the
package went to Headquarters for review. After the review, negotiations can take place for
the lease land located at SMIC. (GETTING CLOSER) no word yet.
➢ The Coast Guard called again for more information on the lease transfer with Polar
Equipment.
➢ Winter is here please remember do not shovel the snow off your vessels onto the dock;
please place the snow into the water.
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City Council Agenda Statement
Meeting Date: December 7, 2022
To: Port and Commerce Advisory Board
From: Stephen Sowell, Assistant City Manager
Agenda Item: Formulate The 2023 PACAB Meeting Topics
Background and justification:
City Council approved the PACAB 2023 priorities during their November 14, 2022 Regular
Meeting. Based upon these priorities, PACAB needs to generate the 2023 meeting topics.
Reaular Meetina Dates:
January 4 September 6
February 1 October 4
March 1 November 1
April 5 December 6
May 3
Goals and Priorities:
1. Monitor and provide feedback on utility infrastructure and its ability to support economic
growth
2. Conduct an annual review of vessel property tax and provide recommendations to Council.
3. Update Seward Boat Harbor Plan
4. Review Harbor Tariff
5. Send a member to Alaska Municipal League Conference
6. Monitor and provide input for the SMIC Development Plan
7. Monitor Fisheries issues impacting our community
8. Advise and support the Seward Chamber of Commerce in their city marketing role
9. Review the City of Seward legislative priorities for input regarding port and commerce
issues
Comprehensive and Strategic Plan Consistency Information
This legislation is consistent with (citation listed):
Comprehensive Plan: 1.3.1 Economic Development
Strategic Plan:
Other:
Certification of Funds
Total amount of funds listed in this legislation: $
This legislation (✓):
Creates revenue in the amount of: $
Creates expenditure in amount of: $
Creates a savings in the amount of: $
x Has no fiscal impact
Funds are (✓):
Budgeted Line item(s):
Not budgeted
x Not applicable
Unassigned Fund Balance and Available Unrestricted Cash Balance Information
Fund (✓):
General SMIC Electric Wastewater
Boat Harbor Parking F1 Water F1 Healthcare
Motor Pool Other Various
Unassigned Fund Balance*: $ *unaudited numbers
Available Unrestricted Cash Balance*: $
Finance Director Signature:
Attorney Review
RYes Attorney Signature:
✓ Not applicable Comments:
Administration Recommendation
✓ Discuss and
Create Topic List
Other: Determine PACAB's 2023 Meeting Topic Calendar
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CALL TO ORDER
The November 2, 2022 regular meeting of the Port and Commerce Advisory Board was
called to order at 12:00 p.m. by Vice Chair Lynda Paquette.
OPENING CEREMONY
Assistant City Manager Stephen Sowell led the Pledge of Allegiance to the flag.
ROLL CALL
There were present:
, presiding; and
Lynda Paquette (presiding) Bruce Jaffa
Benjamin Smith
Fred Woelkers Dwayne Atwood
comprising a quorum of the Board; and
Stephen Sowell, Assistant City Manager
Norm Regis, Harbormaster
Kris Peck, Deputy City Clerk
Excused — O'Reagan, Hughes
Absent — None
CITIZEN COMMENTS ON ANY SUBJECT EXCEPT THOSE ITEMS SCHEDULED
FOR PUBLIC HEARING — None
APPROVAL OF AGENDA AND CONSENT AGENDA
Motion (Atwood/Jaffa)
Motion Passed
Approval of Agenda and Consent Agenda
Unanimous
The clerk read the following approved consent agenda items:
Approval of the October 5, 2022 Regular Meeting Minutes.
SPECIAL ORDERS, PRESENTATIONS AND REPORTS
Proclamations & Awards — None
Administration Report. Assistant City Manager Stephen Sowell reported there would
be a community meeting on February 23, 2023 to discuss the housing issues in Seward. There
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would also be a City Council special meeting forthcoming to discuss the latest survey on the
community recreation center. Sowell asked the board for feedback on the December 21, 2022
PACAB work session to see if there would be attendance due to the holiday season.
Harbormaster Norm Regis reported the G, K, and L Floats were open and nearly
complete. There was an issue with the fire extinguisher boxes and light -ring boxes not fitting
properly and this was currently being resolved with the manufacturer.
Other Reports and Announcements
Alaska Railroad Report. Port Operations Manager Dwayne Atwood said the US Coast
Guard Cutter Munro was coming to Seward and would be at the Alaska Railroad dock. The
Halloween Carnival just concluded at the cruise ship terminal and the next public event would be
the Holiday Craft Fair in December. The terminal currently offered senior citizen indoor walking
three days a week. This winter there would be a closure on the main line railroad track with more
details to be announced as they became available. There were laydown areas by the Alaska
Railroad terminal where large items like fracking sand and pipe could be stored until the main line
tracks were cleared.
Chamber of Commerce Executive Director Kat Sorensen said she was proud to receive
the Alaskan Chamber of the Year Award. The chamber recently created a fun passport for
attending Winter Weekend events with several prizes available. The chamber was also in the
process of launching Start -Up Week with various ways for new businesses to get started. Sorensen
intended to send out a community -wide survey to see what time the locals would like to watch the
New Year's fireworks; the feedback received so far was that 8:00 p.m. would be a family -friendly
time.
Presentations — None
NEW BUSINESS
Resolutions
Resolution 2022-007, Adopting The Port And Commerce Advisory Board (PACAB)
Priorities For The Calendar Year 2023.
Motion (Jaffa/Woelkers) Approve Resolution 2022-007
Jaffa said the resolution was very forward thinking.
Sowell wanted to address the item regarding PACAB's involvement with the Chamber of
Commerce in their city marketing role. The board decided to keep it exactly the way it was written
in the resolution.
Motion Passed Unanimous
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Resolution 2022-008, Recommending City Council Approval Of The Seward Boat Harbor
Plan
Motion (Jaffa/Atwood) Approve Resolution 2022-008
Regis said all the notes from the last PACAB work session on October 19, 2022 had been
incorporated into the Seward Boat Harbor Plan.
Jaffa said he endorsed the resolution the way it had been written.
Paquette liked the addition of the South Harbor Uplands development and asked about
upgrading sewer and septic in that area. Regis said the current system could handle one building,
and more upgrades would follow as needed.
Motion to Amend (Paquette/Atwood)
Motion to Amend Failed
Main Motion Passed
Other New Business Items
Amend Resolution 2022-008 by adding a
new line to 4.18 to read, "to develop a lift
station on the South Harbor Uplands."
Unanimous
Unanimous
Formulate PACAB's Conclusions and Recommendations to the Seward Housing Problem.
Paquette said that there was very little land within the city to expand; this problem would
only worsen over the next 40 years.
Smith asked for clarification about what the actual housing demand was and what was
considered affordable. He felt starter homes in the range of half a million dollars was out of reach
for most people.
Jaffa said PACAB received feedback from a certain demographic of the community, but
didn't go far enough to get input from contractors and builders. He noted there were multiple
developable lots with utilities around Seward today. Jaffa wanted to continue to invite people to
PACAB meetings to provide more input.
Atwood wondered what the community wanted the overall density of Seward to look like.
If Seward moved in the direction of higher density, there would be losses in other categories, such
as viewshed, sunlight and quality of life. Atwood felt that high prices would continue to be a
prohibiting factor, as building costs continued to rise.
Paquette asked how PACAB could best help solve the housing issues. In response, Sowell
encouraged PACAB to provide specific recommendations to council to spur residential
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development; PACAB could seek out items in code that prohibited growth and recommend they
be changed with actionable items.
Jaffa thought that would be more of a Planning & Zoning Commission role rather than
PACAB. Sowell responded that was true, but PACAB could continue with the investigative work
to gather community input.
Paquette asked if a joint work session with P&Z would be productive. Sowell responded
that it might be helpful, but the meeting would need to be prepped with specific recommendations
to discuss.
Smith wanted to narrow down PACAB's scope to a specific housing issue and
demographic to which to focus on; he felt PACAB should focus on groups who supported the
commerce of the community.
Woelkers asked administration if there was any discussion to annex land outside of the city
limits. Sowell responded there were rumors going around, but the city had no plans for any
annexation. Sowell suggested PACAB work with the Kenai Peninsula Borough to sell specific
parcels of land for development.
Jaffa said the KPB was active in development in the Moose Pass area. However, Jaffa noted
he didn't see a lack of land as being the issue. There were many buildings around town that were
begging to be torn down and rebuilt. He agreed that viewsheds were important to locals and tall
buildings would block the view of the bay and mountains for residents.
Smith left the meeting at 1:32 p.m.
Jaffa asked if forming an ad hoc committee to tackle the housing problem would be an
effective idea. Sowell advised that if an ad hoc committee was formed it would have to be very
specific in the scope as to what the committee would be doing. In lieu of pursing the committee
idea, Jaffa and Woelkers both volunteered to recruit more guest speakers for future PACAB
meetings.
Reschedule the December 21, 2022 PACAB Work Session to December 14, 2022.
Motion (Paquette/Woelkers) Reschedule the December 21, 2022 PACAB
Work Session to December 14, 2022.
Motion Passed
Unanimous
Review and Discuss the 2023-2024 Capital Improvement Plan List and Provide Input to City
Council.
Paquette asked about the current Lowell Point Sewage Lagoon's ability to accommodate
future development and population growth. Sowell said the Capital Improvement Plan (CIP) would
be very specific, such as adding one cell to the lagoon for a certain cost.
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Jaffa asked for a status on the US Army Corps of Engineers Lowell Canyon Diversion
Tunnel project. Sowell responded the whole project was federally funded; five years after
completion, the tunnel would be come the city's responsibility to maintain.
Sowell said the city paid for three years of US Geological Survey (USGS) hydro -
monitoring data in order to be eligible for grants for hydroelectric power. However, low water
levels in the winter resulted in a lack of data points to get the needed results. Jaffa wondered if the
USGS would be held accountable for the inconclusive study.
Paquette asked about development of the South Harbor Uplands and when would it show
up in the CIP. Sowell responded the specific topic would be listed as a new harbormaster office.
Regis suggested that a city council member could make an amendment to include the new
harbormaster office.
Motion (Paquette/Jaffa) Schedule A Special Meeting On November
16, 2022 To Provide PACAB's
Recommendations To City Council
Regarding The 2023-2024 Capital
Improvement Plan List.
Paquette would rather schedule a special meeting instead of having a work session on
November 16, 2022. The goal would be to quickly get a resolution ready for city council with
PACAB's recommendations for the CIP list.
Motion Passed
Unanimous
INFORMATIONAL ITEMS AND REPORTS — None
CITIZEN COMMENTS
Andy Wilder, inside city limits, felt there should be regulations to prevent boats from
snatching up the prime moorage only to sit idle over the winter. Currently there were four 120'
boats clogging the working area near the fisheries and around the crane in the harbor. Wilder
proposed a time limit in that work zone so other vessels could have access for loading and
unloading. Wilder felt that he represented at least 10 other local fishermen, perhaps even the whole
local fleet, with the same concern.
BOARD AND ADMINISTRATION COMMENTS & RESPONSE TO CITIZEN
COMMENTS
Regis said he would look into the issue of the long-term boat parking and consider possible
solutions to free up the area for active working boats. Currently, there was nothing in the harbor
tariff that restricted the length of stay for paying customers.
Sowell thanked everyone for the good meeting.
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Atwood thanked PACAB for the wide range of interesting topics.
Jaffa said he was thankful for citizen comments that brought issues to their attention and
hoped a solution could be found. He thanked Paquette for chairing the meeting.
Paquette thanked everyone for their time and looked forward to their next meeting.
ADJOURNMENT
The meeting was adjourned at 2:11 p.m.
Kris Peck
Deputy City Clerk
(City Seal)
Lynda Paquette
Vice Chair
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CALL TO ORDER
The November 16, 2022 special meeting of the Port and Commerce Advisory Board was
called to order at 12:00 p.m. by Vice Chair Lynda Paquette
OPENING CEREMONY
Bruce Jaffa led the Pledge of Allegiance to the flag.
ROLL CALL
There were present:
Wandii , presiding; and
Lynda Paquette (presiding)
Fred Woelkers
comprising a quorum of the Board; and
Stephen Sowell, Assistant City Manager
Tony Sieminski, Deputy Harbormaster
Kris Peck, Deputy City Clerk
Excused — O'Reagan, Atwood, Hughes
Absent — None
Bruce Jaffa
Benjamin Smith
Dwayne AtwoE)A
CITIZEN COMMENTS ON ANY SUBJECT EXCEPT THOSE ITEMS SCHEDULED
FOR PUBLIC HEARING
Darryl Schaefermeyer, inside city limits, hoped city council appreciated all of PACAB's
hard work. He wished to see heated sidewalks taken into consideration for all future sidewalk
projects; heated sidewalks would be an ideal heat pump project and great benefit for the
community members who used the sidewalks over the winter. Schaefermeyer was disappointed to
learn the US Geological Survey had ended their three-year monitoring of the water flows with an
inconclusive report.
APPROVAL OF AGENDA AND CONSENT AGENDA
Motion (Paquette/Jaffa)
Motion Passed
There were no consent agenda items.
NEW BUSINESS
Approval of Agenda and Consent Agenda
Unanimous
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Action Memoranda
Action Memorandum 2022-001, Recommending City Council Updates To The 2023-2028
Capital Improvement Plan List
Motion (Jaffa/Smith) Approve Action Memorandum 2022-001
Paquette noted this item was originally intended to be a resolution, but was changed by
administration to be an action memorandum. Assistant City Manager Stephen Sowell said an
action memorandum was a better format for a recommendation to city council.
Motion Passed
Other New Business
Unanimous
Discuss the Seward Marine Industrial Center (SMIC) Development Plan.
Jaffa hoped there would still be public access to the Fourth of July Creek with JAG shipyard
expanding their footprint; the city had a responsibility to provide access to the popular beach
destination.
Deputy Harbormaster Tony Sieminski said there was an effort made to maintain the
roads during the winter. The city attempted to direct the flow of traffic to the beach around Olga
Road to keep vehicle traffic away from the industrial zone and ship lift.
Sowell said the Fourth of July Beach circular parking lot was also up for discussion and
expansion. Once the parking lot filled up with vehicles, there tended to be an overflow of parking
that clogged the right-of-way along Sorrel Road.
Woelkers noted the State of Alaska Department of Corrections had some bordering
property in the area and wondered if the city would be interested in acquiring the land. Jaffa
supported the idea of acquiring the land.
Woelkers asked about adding "camels" to the North Dock, which were floating logs along
the dock that rose and fell with the tide. Camels helped prevent damage to the dock and pilings.
Sieminski responded he would discuss it with the harbormaster.
Sowell mentioned this SMIC plan would not come back to council until 2023, but PACAB
reviewed it annually. If edits were made now it would not come back formal adoption until 2023.
This discussion would be for the benefit of the harbormaster.
Smith asked for a more specific goal would be for the line "providing additional restrooms
as needed." Sowell noted in the Legislative Priorities brochure, it was listed to make a full public
restroom.
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Smith asked if the city would be interested in buying land in SMIC if it was available.
Sowell responded he would look into which lots were privately owned.
Jaffa felt paving the interior SMIC roads would be a huge mistake. Sieminski agreed and
said the outer road would be more desirable for paving. Paquette thought the paving the interior
roads should be removed completely from the plan.
Paquette wanted to see the SMIC fire station on the list of legislative priorities. Sowell said
a site for a fire station had not yet been determined. Jaffa questioned if there was enough staff to
keep the fire station operational.
Jaffa said he had been around harbors and felt there was always going to be a criminal
element and there needed to be police presence. He was curious what the police and fire
departments felt about current response times to emergencies in the SMIC area. Smith recalled the
fire chief estimated 40 minutes as a response time to SMIC.
Paquette was interested in recruiting other local workers in the area to be trained to respond
to emergencies. She wanted to explore the potential of building a volunteer fire dept with JAG
workers and nearby residents of Nash Road. Jaffa recalled that ship fires required very specialized
training and it was not something to be taken lightly.
Woelkers felt that historic vessels should be taken into consideration for their historical
value before they were scrapped or destroyed. There was public interest in commercial fishing and
nautical history in the area and there could be plaques and signs for visitors. There were state
statues and federal code that pertained to boats of historical significance.
Paquette wondered how the city would go about taking historic vessels into consideration
and if it would directly involve the Historic Preservation Commission. Sowell said the only time
the city would destroy a vessel is if it was derelict and storage fees had not been paid. The issue of
historic vessels was outside the scope of what this SMIC Development Plan covered.
CITIZEN COMMENTS
Darryl Schaefermeyer, inside city limits, said he was surprised to hear the city council
decision to select Homer Electric Association (HEA) as the preferred electric utility to purchase
Seward electric. All discussions had been in executive session up to this point and Schaefermeyer
wanted more public information as to why HEA was the preferred choice. Schaefermeyer hoped
PACAB would have an opportunity to take a look at that the electric utility sale. He was concerned
about how to replace the divot in the general fund that the city electric department would no longer
provide.
BOARD AND ADMINISTRATION COMMENTS & RESPONSE TO CITIZEN
COMMENTS
Sowell thanked PACAB for reviewing the CIP and SMIC Development Plan.
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Woelkers thanked everyone for taking his comments into consideration.
Smith said the 2023 Legislative Priorities magazine looked very professional. He thanked
Schaefermeyer for his comments on the proposed electric utility sale. He encouraged voters to
review the terms carefully.
Jaffa said it was now up to Homer Electric Association to make their case to the Seward
voters. Jaffa would be looking into the impacts of the sale for residents living outside city limits
and Moose Pass. At the November 14, 2022 city council meeting, the PACAB priorities list was
amended to remove PACAB's top two priorities; he didn't agree with the decision to remove the
priority regarding energy alternatives. The other item removed was to promote the quality of life
for Seward residents, and he pointed out this item was in the Charter and city code.
Paquette thanked PACAB and the public for their input. She said PACAB and
administration had finalized PACAB's list of priorities prior to the city council meeting on
November 14, 2022 and she was surprised that administration recommended that two of PACAB's
top priorities be removed; she felt blindsided that administration recommended these changes to
council without PACAB's involvement or knowledge. Paquette also noted her name was brought
up at the council meeting in such a way that that unfairly gave the impression she was taking up
too much of administration's time. Paquette requested that both the city manager and assistant city
manager attend the upcoming PACAB work session on December 14, 2022 to discuss the future
of PACAB. Paquette proposed that PACAB would have two actual meetings per month; one a
regular meeting and one committee of the whole format. She wished to phase out work sessions
because PACAB could not take any action in work sessions.
ADJOURNMENT
The meeting was adjourned at 1:30 p.m.
Kris Peck
Deputy City Clerk
(City Seal)
Lynda Paquette
Vice Chair
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WS
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
7:00pm CC Mtg
Cham bers
29
30
31
Feb 1
2
3
4
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TuWe 2023 March 2023
February 2023 February
SuMo uWe Th Fr Sa SuMo TuWe Th Fr Sa
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
5 6 7 8 9 10 11 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
12 13 14 15 16 17 18 12 13 14 15 16 17 18
19 20 21 22 23 24 25 19 20 21 22 23 24 25
26 27 28 26 27 28 29 30 31
SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY
Jan 29
30
31
Feb 1
2
3
4
12:00pm PACAB
Mtg
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
7:OOpm P&Z
Meetin
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
7:00pm CC Mtg
7:00am KPB
12:00pm PACAB
(Council
Mayor
WS
Chambers
Election
(Council
Cham bers
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
-
6:00pm P&Z
dent's
L
Work Session
(Council
Cham bers
26
27
28
Mar 1
2
3
4
7:00pm CC Mtg
Cham bers
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