HomeMy WebLinkAbout11282022 City Council Special Meeting Minutes City of Seward,Alaska City Council Special Meeting Minutes
November 28, 2022 Volume 42,Page 166
CALL TO ORDER
The November 28, 2022 special meeting of the Seward City Council was called to order at
5:30 p.m. by Mayor McClure.
OPENING CEREMONY
Police Chief Alan Nickell led the Pledge of Allegiance to the flag.
ROLL CALL
There were present:
Sue McClure presiding and
Jel Osenga Liz DeMoss
Mike Calhoon Randy Wells
Kevin Finch Robert Barnwell
comprising a quorum of the Council; and
Janette Bower, City Manager
Brenda Ballou, City Clerk
Excused—Osenga
Absent—None
CITIZEN COMMENTS ON ANY SUBJECT EXCEPT THOSE ITEMS SCHEDULED FOR
PUBLIC HEARING—None
APPROVAL OF AGENDA AND CONSENT AGENDA
Motion(DeMoss/Calhoon) 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
Committee of the Whole: 2023/2024 City of Seward Budget.
Motion (DeMoss/Wells) Go into Committee of the Whole to discuss
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the 2023/2024 City of Seward budget.
Motion Passed Unanimous
Council moved into Committee of the Whole at 5:33 p.m.
Council came out of Committee of the Whole at 6:23 p.m.
CITIZEN COMMENTS
Kat Sorensen,inside the city,thought passing along credit card fees to customers was wise.
Regarding the Chamber of Commerce budget, this year had been very lean and the chamber had
relied on grant funding to get through. The bed tax funding went to the chamber two years after it
was earned, so the chamber was looking forward to the coming years.
COUNCIL AND ADMINISTRATION COMMENTS & RESPONSES TO CITIZEN
COMMENTS
Finch appreciated the updated budget information.
Barnwell was impressed with the thoroughness of the budget information.
Calhoon appreciated all the work;there was more work to do.He said some citizen inquiries
he received would be addressed through the budget, and others would have to be discussed
separately.
DeMoss thanked administration for being available to answer questions and for providing
transparent information.
McClure echoed all the comments, and appreciated everyone's hard work.
ADJOURNMENT
The meeting was adjourned at 6:28 p.m.
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