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All-Am�cn CITY COUNCIL MEETING AGENDA =
City Council Chambers, 410 Adams Street
Please silence all cell phones and devices during the meeting
Mayor Sue McClure Council Member Randy Wells Acting City Manager Norm Regis
Vice Mayor John Osenga Council Member Kevin Finch City Clerk Kris Peck
Council Member Liz DeMoss Council Member Robert Barnwell City Attorney Brooks Chandler
Council Member Mike Cathoon
Monday,July 24,2023 at 7:00 p.m.
1. CALL TO ORDER
2. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
3. ROLL CALL
4. CITIZEN COMMENTS ON ANY SUBJECT EXCEPT THOSE ITEMS SCHEDULE FOR
PUBLIC HEARING (Those who have signed in will be given the first opportunity to speak. Time is limited
to 3 minutes per speaker and 36 minutes total time for this agenda item)
5. APPROVAL OF AGENDA AND CONSENT AGENDA (Approval of Consent Agenda passes all
routine items listed under Item 7. Consent Agenda items are not considered separately unless a council member
requests.In the event of such a request, the item is returned to the Regular Agenda)
6. SPECIAL ORDERS, PRESENTATIONS,AND REPORTS
A. Proclamations and Awards—None
B. City Manager Report...........................................................................Pg. 5
C. City Clerk Report
D. City Attorney Report
E. Other Reports and Announcements—None
F. Presentations (Presentations are limited to ten minutes each, excluding Q&A, and are limited to two per
meeting unless increased by council.)
7. CONSENT AGENDA(also marked with asterisk*)
A. Minutes of Preceding Meeting
1)*Approval of the June 12, 2023 City Council Meeting Minutes....................Pg. 34
2)*Approval of the June 26, 2023 City Council Meeting Minutes....................Pg. 43
3)*Approval of the July 10, 2023 City Council Meeting Minutes.....................Pg. 51
B. Introduction of Ordinances—None
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C. Resolutions on Consent Agenda
1)*Resolution 2023-082: Authorizing The City Manager To Purchase From Belyea
Company One 1,200 Amp Siemens Circuit Breaker For Installation In The Spring
Creek Substation In A Not-To-Exceed Amount Of$101,041.00....................Pg. 59
2)*Resolution 2023-083: Adopting Personnel Policy 92023-06: Children In The
Workplace...................................................................................Pg. 68
3)*Resolution 2023-084: Authorizing The Matching Funds In The Amount Of $15,424
Towards The City's Share Of Funding For The Scheffler Creek Flood Mitigation
Project,And Appropriating Funds........................................................Pg. 73
4)*Resolution 2023-085: Authorizing The City Manager To Enter Into A Contract With
AK Tree Service, LLC, For The Purpose Of Clearing Transmission Line Corridors As
Assigned By The City's Electric Utility In An Amount Not To Exceed
$350,000.....................................................................................Pg. 89
D. Action Memoranda on Consent Agenda
1)*Action Memorandum 2023-009:Authorizing The City Manager To Approve A Services
Agreement With Kelly Connect For The Provision Of Xerox Services............Pg. 98
2)*Action Memorandum 2023-010: Opposing Kenai Peninsula Borough Resolution 2023-
048, Regarding The Change In Election Date.........................................Pg. 104
E. Other Items on Consent Agenda
1)*Re-Appoint Bruce Jaffa to the Port and Commerce Advisory Board (PACAB) with a
term set to expire in July 2026..........................................................Pg. 109
2)*Non-objection to the renewal of liquor license 95400—The Cookery,Restaurant/Eating
Place........................................................................................Pg. 110
3)*Non-objection to the renewal of liquor license 45974 — Mermaid Grotto Cafe,
Restaurant/Eating Place..................................................................Pg. 114
8. PUBLIC HEARINGS (Public hearing comments are limited to five(5) minutes per person.After all
speakers have spoken, a person may speak for a second time for no more than one(1) minute.)
A. Ordinances for Enactment—None
B. Resolutions Requiring Public Hearing
1) Resolution 2023-086: Authorizing The City Manager To Enter Into A Lease With
Duchess, LLC For Lot 5 Block 6 Fourth Of July Creek Subdivision, Seward Marine
Industrial Center, Seward Recording District, Third Judicial District, State Of
Alaska......................................................................................Pg. 118
2) Resolution 2023-087: Authorizing The Maintenance And Operating Agreement With
JAG Alaska Inc. For An Additional Five-Year Period For The Shiplift And Dry Dock
Area.........................................................................................Pg. 154
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9. UNFINISHED BUSINESS
A. Ordinances for Enactment
1) Ordinance 2023-015: An Ordinance Of The City Council Of The City Of Seward,
Alaska,Amending Seward City Code Title 6—Purchasing, Contracts And Professional
Services For The City Of Seward Recodification Project. This ordinance had a public
hearing on June 12, 2023, and was postponed to July 24, 2023...................Pg. 191
10. NEW BUSINESS
A. Resolutions
1) Resolution 2023-088: Submitting The Question Of Amending Seward City Charter
Chapter 13.4 Disposal Of Municipal Utility Plants And Utility Property At A Regular
Election In And For The City Of Seward On October 3, 2023.....................Pg. 210
2) Resolution 2023-089: Submitting The Question Of Selling The City Of Seward Electric
Utility To The Qualified City Of Seward Voters At A Regular Election In And For The
City Of Seward On October 3, 2023....................................................Pg. 215
B. Action Memoranda-None
C. Other New Business
1) Discuss Public Works Facility Bond................................................Pg. 220
2) Discuss Current Plans and Updates for Obihiro Exchange.......................Pg. 307
3) Summary of the Seward Electric Utility Ad Hoc Committee Meeting held on July
17, 2023................................................................................Pg. 309
11. INFORMATIONAL ITEMS AND REPORTS—None
12. CITIZEN COMMENTS (There is no sign in for this comment period. Time is limited to five(5) minutes
per speaker.)
13. COUNCIL AND ADMINISTRATION COMMENTS AND RESPONSES TO CITIZEN
COMMENTS
14. ADJOURNMENT
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