HomeMy WebLinkAbout10272025 City Council Agenda1963 1965 2005
kintual
All-Amenca City
11
1111
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 Robert Barnwell
Council Member Julie Crites
Council Member Casie Warner
Council Member Lori Draper
Council Member Mike Calhoon
City Manager Kat Sorensen
Deputy City Manager Jason Bickling
City Clerk Kris Peck
City Attorney Sam Severin
Monday, October 27, 2025 at 7:00 p.m.
1. CALL TO ORDER
2. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
A. Swear in Newly Elected Officials:
1) Sue McClure, Mayor
2) Lori Draper, Council Member [excused absence]
3) Mike Calhoon, Council Member
3. ROLL CALL
4. PROCLAMATIONS AND AWARDS
A. Veterans Day Proclamation
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 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 October 13, 2025 City Council Meeting Minutes
B. Introduction of Ordinances
1) *Introduction of Ordinances 2025-017: Approving the Land Use Amendment to
Rezone 2500 Laurel Street from a Resource Management (RM) Zoning District to an
Auto Commercial (AC) Zoning District and 1000 Hemlock Avenue from an
Institutional (Ins) Zoning District to an Auto Commercial (AC) Zoning District
City Council Meeting Agenda October 27, 2025 1 1 P a g e
C. Resolutions
1) *Resolution 2025-105: Authorizing the City Manager to Purchase a New Pickup Truck
for the Harbor Department in the Amount of $48,408
2) *Resolution 2025-106: Authorizing the City Manager to Purchase 300 MCM Copper
Service Conductors from General Pacific, Inc in the Amount Of $34,461 for the
Customer -Driven Project at the New Railroad Terminal
7. IN -PERSON REPORTS AND PRESENTATIONS
A. City Manager Report
B. City Clerk Report
C. City Attorney Report — None
D. Other Reports and Announcements — None
E. Presentations
1) Public Works Department Update by Director Doug Schoessler
2) Seward Theater Collective & Seward Arts Council by Meegan Miller
8. PUBLIC HEARINGS — None
9. UNFINISHED BUSINESS — None
10. NEW BUSINESS
A. Ordinances for Introduction — None
B. Resolutions
1) Resolution 2025-100: Authorizing the Allocation of $240,680 from the General Fund
for the City's Cost Share of Water and Sewer Infrastructure Improvements on Hemlock
Avenue and Appropriating Funds
2) Resolution 2025-101: Recommending Kenai Peninsula Borough Approval of the
Preliminary Plat of 1000 Hemlock Avenue, 2500 Laurel Street, 2405 Seward Highway,
and 2413 Seward Highway Exchanging an Equal Portion of City -Owned Land with
Privately -Owned Land and Vacating Interior Lot Lines to Create Two New Parcels to
be Known as Tracts 5B-1 and 5B-2, Forest Acres Subdivision, Seward Gateway
Properties
3) Resolution 2025-102: Authorizing the City Manager to Accept the Estimate from
Grooms LLC to Fabricate 26 Ladder Extensions for I and T Dock in the Amount of
$2,165 Per Ladder for a Total of $56,290 and Appropriating Funds
4) Resolution 2025-103: Authorizing the City Manager to Accept the Proposal from
Electric Power Constructors (EPC) for the Rebuild of the Lawing Substation in an
Amount Not to Exceed $5,200,000
City Council Meeting Agenda October 27, 2025 2 1 P a g e
5) Resolution 2025-104: Authorizing the City Manager to Accept the Proposal from SEL
Engineering Services Inc and Northern Powerline Constructors Inc for the Spring
Creek Substation Rebuild Project in an Amount Not to Exceed $5,381,452.38
C. Other New Business
1) Nominate and Select a Vice Mayor for a One -Year Term
11. INFORMATIONAL ITEMS AND REPORTS
A. Upcoming City Council Meetings
1) Regular Meeting on Monday, November 17, 2025 at 7:00 p.m.
[This will be the only City Council Meeting held in November]
B. Other items
1) Alaska Small Business Development Center Quarterly Report
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 — None
15. ADJOURNMENT
City Council Meeting Agenda October 27, 2025 3 1 P a g e