HomeMy WebLinkAbout03282023 City Council Special Meeting Mintues City of Seward,Alaska City Council Special Meeting Minutes
March 28, 2023 Volume 42,Page 260
CALL TO ORDER
The March 28,2023 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 DeMess
Mike Calhoon Randy Wells
Kevin Finch Robert Barnwell
comprising a quorum of the Council; and
Janette Bower, City Manager
Brenda Ballou, City Clerk
Excused—DeMoss
Absent—None
CITIZEN COMMENTS ON ANY SUBJECT EXCEPT THOSE ITEMS SCHEDULED FOR
PUBLIC HEARING
David Squires, inside the city, had studied the proposed map for the new public works
facility and was concerned about the entrance off the Seward highway. He thought there could be
trouble if a vehicle was turning into the driveway while another vehicle was trying to exit because it
could create a bottleneck and result in an accident; he suggested having more separation between
Chugachmiut's driveway and the public works driveway. He noted the facility would be fenced in,
with two driveway entrances; the fire hydrant was located on Dimond, but would be outside the
fence with no driveway access.To remedy this,Squires suggested eliminating the west entrance and
creating a new entrance off Dimond. In addition, if the ladder truck was going to be stored in that
facility,he wondered how quickly the gate would be opened to allow a fast response time. Leaving
the gate open while a fire truck was on a call would diminish the security of fencing in the facility.
Phil Kaluza, inside the city, had over 40 years of energy efficiency experience, and he
wondered what energy efficiencies were being considered for the public works shop.He suggested
the city establish a minimum standard for efficiencies of public buildings, facilities that the city
would own and operate for decades to come. There were two national standards in which were
defined efficiency levels for various regions around the country,and both sources provided detailed
information on how to gain efficiencies. One was ASHRAE and the other was the International
Energy Conservation Code.
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March 28, 2023 Volume 42,Page 261
APPROVAL OF AGENDA AND CONSENT AGENDA
Motion (Osenga/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: Public Works Shop Project.
Motion(Wells/Osenga) Go into Committee of the Whole for the
Public Works Shop Project.
Motion Passed Unanimous
Council moved into Committee of the Whole at 5:39 p.m.
Council came out of Committee of the Whole at 6:22 p.m.
CITIZEN COMMENTS
David Squires,inside the city,appreciated hearing that the fire hydrant would be inside the
fence for the public works facility,but wanted to make sure the engineers knew that that hydrant was
also required to be used for the commercial building outside the fence as well. The hydrant would
have to serve both areas.
Bruce Jaffa,outside the city,was glad this project was moving forward.He was on the Port
&Commerce Advisory Board(PACAB)and the board had looked at the public works facility plans
at the early stages. Jaffa was also a member of the PACAB Heat Loop Committee, and he saw this
project as being a ripe candidate for alternative energy.A ground source heat pump might be a good
solution. In his own experience he knew how much heat loss there was when large doors were
opened,however,he took advantage of two-stage doors where the large door opened only halfway to
allow pick-up trucks through, but could be opened fully to allow large equipment access. This
method helped mitigate heat loss. Jaffa appreciated the consideration to not over complicate the
system.
COUNCIL AND ADMINISTRATION COMMENTS & RESPONSES TO CITIZEN
COMMENTS
Barnwell liked the idea of considering a heat loop for this project. He recalled touring the
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city facilities when he joined council,and he could not believe how old the public works shop was.
Wells appreciated R&M for their presentation and for responding to citizen comments.
Finch concurred and thanked R&M for the presentation.
Osenga thanked R&M;it was a pretty good presentation. He was excited to move forward
with this project.
McClure thanked R&M for their presentation. Moving the public works shop had been
talked about for 40 years, and she was glad this was moving forward.
ADJOURNMENT
The meeting was adjourned at 6:28 p.m.
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