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The City of Seward, Alaska
CITY COUNCIL MEETING AGENDA
City Council Chambers, 410 Adams Street
Please silence all cell phones and devices during the meeting
Mayor Sue McClure
Vice Mayor John Osenga
Council Member Randy Wells
Council Member Kevin Finch
Council Member Robert Barnwell
Council Member Julie Crites
Council Member Casie Warner
City Manager Kat Sorensen
Deputy City Manager Jason Bickling
City Clerk Kris Peck
City Attorney Sam Severin
Monday, April 14, 2025 at 7:00 p.m.
1. CALL TO ORDER
2. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
3. ROLL CALL
4. PROCLAMATIONS AND AWARDS
A. Seward Seahawks Girls Basketball State Champions 5
B. National Ocean Science Bowl - Tsunami Bowl Teams 6
C. Jeremy Horn In Memoriam .7
5. CITIZEN COMMENTS ON ANY SUBJECT EXCEPT THOSE ITEMS SCHEDULED 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)
6. APPROVAL OF AGENDA AND CONSENT AGENDA (*Approval of Consent Agenda passes all
routine items listed. Consent Agenda items are not considered separately unless a council member requests an
item be moved to New Business)
A. Minutes of Preceding Meeting
1) *Approval of the March 24, 2025 City Council Meeting Minutes 8
B. Introduction of Ordinances — None
C. Resolutions
1) *Resolution 2025-034:Authorizing the City Manager to Purchase Engineered Wood
Fiber Playground Surfacing from Northwest Playgrounds in the Amount of $56,000
with a 10% Contingency 17
2) *Resolution 2025-035: Approving the Second Amendment to the Amended and
Restated Lease Agreement Between OBI Seafoods, LLC as Assignee of Icicle
Seafoods, Inc. and the City of Seward 23
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3) *Resolution 2025-036: Authorizing the Seward Historic Preservation Commission and
City Manager to Apply for a Certified Local Government Grant from State of Alaska's
Office of Archaeology and History in Order to Restore and Preserve Hoben Park....36
D. Other Items
1) *No grounds for protest to the renewal of liquor license for the Yukon Bar 59
7. IN -PERSON REPORTS AND PRESENTATIONS
A. City Manager Report 63
B. City Clerk Report — None
C. City Attorney Report 82
D. Other Reports and Announcements — None
E. Presentations (Presentations are limited to ten minutes each, excluding Q&A, and are limited to two per
meeting unless increased by council)
1) Community Development Department Update by Daniel Meuninck
8. PUBLIC HEARINGS (Public hearing comments are limited to five minutes per person. After all speakers
have spoken, a person may speak for a second time for no more than one minute)
A. Ordinances for Enactment
1) Ordinance 2025-005: Approving the Land Use Amendment to Rezone Spring Creek
Park and the Tidelands to The North; Located at 403 Nash Road and 3007 Bette Cato
Avenue, from an Industrial (I) Zoning District to a Park (P) Zoning District 84
2) Ordinance 2025-006: Approving the Land Use Amendment to Rezone Fourth of July
Beach Park, Located at 3311 Sorrel Road, from an Industrial (I) Zoning District to a
Park (P) Zoning District 91
3) Ordinance 2025-007: Amending Seward City Code § 15.10.140 Definition of an
Efficiency Apartment; § 15.10.226 Land Uses Allowed Table, Adding Attached and
Detached Accessory Dwelling Units; and Updating § 15.10.215 Parking for Accessory
Dwelling Units 97
4) Ordinance 2025-008: Amending Seward City Code, Title 2, Electric Utility
Department — Powers and Duties, to Include the Provision of Cashier and Utilities
Billing Services 109
9. UNFINISHED BUSINESS — None
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10. NEW BUSINESS
A. Ordinances for Introduction — None
B. Resolutions
1) Resolution 2025-031: Authorizing the City Manager to Accept the Proposal from
Utility Accounting & Rates Specialists, LLC for the Conversion of the Electric
Department's Accounting Method from the Governmental Accounting Standards
Board Framework to the Rural Utility Services Uniform System of Accounts, in the
Amount $44,860 with a 20% Contingency 114
2) Resolution 2025-032: Authorizing the City Manager to Continue the Overstory
Vegetation Management Software Subscription, Beginning in 2024, for an Additional
Two Years in the Amount of $107,625 .138
3) Resolution 2025-033: Authorizing the City Manager to Purchase Streetlight Poles and
Hardware from General Pacific for Replacement and Installation Throughout the City
in the Amount of $81,285.25 and Appropriating Funds 156
C. Other New Business — None
11. INFORMATIONAL ITEMS AND REPORTS (No action required)
A. Boards and Commissions Reports and Recommendations to Council — None
B. Other Items
1) Alaska Small Business Development Center [SBDC] Quarterly Report ...162
2) Comprehensive Plan Community Workshops Flyer from Community
Development 163
C. Upcoming City Council Meetings
1) City Council Meeting Monday, April 28, 2025 at 7:00 p.m.
12. CITIZEN COMMENTS (There is no sign in for this comment period. Time is limited to five minutes per
speaker)
13. COUNCIL AND ADMINISTRATION COMMENTS AND RESPONSES TO CITIZEN
COMMENTS
14. EXECUTIVE SESSION
A. City Attorney Annual Evaluation
15. ADJOURNMENT
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