HomeMy WebLinkAbout01232023 City Council Special Meeting Minutes City of Seward,Alaska City Council Special Meeting Minutes
January 23,2023 Volume 42,Page 208
CALL TO ORDER
The January 23,2023 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
John Osenga Liz DeMoss
Mike Calhoon Randy Wells
Kevin Finch Robert Barnwell
comprising a quorum of the Council; and
Janette Bower, City Manager
Kris Peck, Acting City Clerk
Sam Severin, City Attorney
Excused—None
Absent—None
CITIZEN COMMENTS ON ANY SUBJECT EXCEPT THOSE ITEMS SCHEDULED FOR
PUBLIC HEARING
Lynda Paquette, outside city limits, said she hoped council would renew PACAB for
another year. As vice chair of PACAB, she wanted more responsibility and heavier topics to work
on.Lately,she felt disappointed by the lack of content in the PACAB meetings.She encouraged city
council to rely more heavily on PACAB.
Bruce Jaffa,outside city limits,said he was thankful for the opportunity to participate with
PACAB despite living outside of city limits.Historically,PACAB took the opportunity to broaden
the commercial aspect of Seward. No other board or commission in the city had their eye on
alternative energies, such as the heat loop project. Jaffa noted the chair of PACAB was about to
resign and he wanted council input on the direction of PACAB's future.
APPROVAL OF AGENDA AND CONSENT AGENDA
Motion (DeMoss/Osenga) Approval of Agenda and Consent Agenda
Motion Passed Unanimous
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The clerk read the following approved consent agenda items:
There were no consent agenda items.
NEW BUSINESS
Other New Business
Committee of the Whole: Roles and Responsibilities of Boards and Commissions.
Motion (DeMoss/Osenga) Go into Committee of the Whole to discuss
The roles and responsibilities of boards and
commissions.
Motion Passed Unanimous
Council moved into Committee of the Whole at 5:38 p.m.
Council came out of Committee of the Whole at 6:42 p.m.
CITIZEN COMMENTS
Darryl Schaefermeyer, inside the city, said the information on PACAB's website did not
correlate with how city code defined PACAB. Schaefermeyer noted this was a wonderful time to
live in this community,but there were some potentially tough times ahead.The sport fishing industry
was in danger and the Silver Salmon run was in decline. A serious investment would need to be
made in order to save the fishery. Schaefermeyer predicted a public safety crisis due to an aging
police force and lack of competitive recruitment for new police officers.
COUNCIL AND ADMINISTRATION COMMENTS & RESPONSES TO CITIZEN
COMMENTS
Sowell thanked council and the boards and commissions for the valuable feedback.
Barnwell noted the boards and commissions were very passionate about their work.It was an
exciting time to be in Seward.
Finch appreciated the boards and commissions and wanted to find more work for PACAB.
Wells thanked everyone for their time.
DeMoss thanked everyone.
ADJOURNMENT
City of Seward,Alaska City Council Special Meeting Minutes
January 23, 2023 Volume 42, Page 210
The meeting was adjourned at 6:47 p.m.
Kris Peck Sue McClure
Acting City Clerk Mayor
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