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Sponsored by: Tones CITY OF SEWARD, ALASKA RESOLUTION NO. 93-063 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SEWARD, ALASKA, AUTHORIZING AN AMENDMENT OF THE TERMS OF THE GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS, SERIES 1987, AUTHORIZED BY RESOLUTION NO. 87-109; AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTION OF AN AMENDMENT TO LOAN AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF SEWARD AND THE ALASKA MUNICIPAL BOND BANK AND PROVIDING FOR RELATED MA TIERS WHEREAS, the city of Seward ("the City"), by Resolution No. 87-109 (the "Bond Resolution"), authorized the issuance of not to exceed $2,550,000 of General Obligation Bonds, Series 1987, of the City (the "Bonds")j and WHEREAS, Resolution No. 87-113 of the City authorized the sale of the Bonds to the Alaska Municipal Bond Bank (the"Bank") under the terms of a Loan Agreement dated as of December 1, 1987 (the "Loan Agreement"), between the Bank and the City, and the Bank purchased the Bonds with the proceeds of its General Obligation Bonds, 1987 Series A (the "Bank Bonds"); and WHEREAS, the Bank has determined that a refunding of a portion of the Bank Bonds will reduce the combined principal and interest payments thereon and on the Bonds; and WHEREAS, after due consideration it appears to the City Council that it is advisable for the City to provide for the amendment of the terms of the Bonds and the Loan Agreement to conform to the terms of the refunding bonds to be issued by the Bank, in order to effect a savings of debt service on the Bonds; and WHEREAS, because the principal amounts and interest rates of the amended Bonds will not be known until the Bank sells its bonds to refund the Bank Bonds, the exact principal amounts of and interest on the Bonds as amended shall hereafter be fixed by the Mayor or City Manager subject to the provisions of this resolutionj and WHEREAS, the City Council finds that the anticipated date of the week of May 17,1993, for the pricing and sale of the Bonds creates an emergency situation necessitat- ing the introduction and adoption of this Resolution at the City Council's regular meeting of May 10, 1993; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SEWARD, ALASKA, that: . . . CITY OF SEWARD, ALASKA RESOLUTION NO. 93-063 Section 1. The Mayor and City Manager each hereby is authorized to approve amendments to the Bonds maturing on and after December 1, 1998, to conform the principal amounts of and interest rates on such Bonds to the principal amounts of and interest rates on the corresponding bonds of the Bank issued to refund the Bank Bonds, provided that (i) the true interest cost expressed as a percentage payable on the outstanding principal of the Bonds as amended shall not exceed 5.75% per annum, and (ii) the debt service savings to be realized through the amendment of the Bonds will equal at least 4.0% of the principal amount of the amended maturities of the Bonds, net of all issuance costs and underwriting discount, on a present value basis. Section 2. If any of the Bonds maturing on or prior to October 1, 2003, are amended pursuant to Section 1, such maturities of the Bonds shall not be subject to optional redemption by the City prior to their maturity. If the Bonds maturing on or after December 1, 2004, are amended pursuant to Section 1, such Bonds shall be subject to redemption to the City at the times, and on the terms, fixed by the Mayor and City Manager pursuant to Section 1. Section 3. The Mayor, City Manager and Clerk each hereby is authorized to execute Bonds amended pursuant to this resolution and deliver such amended Bonds to the Bank in exchange for the original Bonds. In case any officer whose signature shall appear on any amended Bond shall cease to be such officer before the delivery of such Bond, such signature or such facsimile shall nevertheless be valid and sufficient for all purposes the same as if such officer had remained in office until such delivery. Section 4. The Mayor, City Manager and Clerk each hereby is authorized to execute an Amendment to Loan Agreement in substantially the form submitted to and part of the records of this meeting, incorporating the amended terms of the Municipal Bonds as authorized by Sections 1 and 2. Section 5. The Mayor, City Manager, Finance Director and Clerk each hereby is authorized and directed to do and perform all things and determine all matters not determined by this resolution, to the end that the City may carry out its obligations under the Bonds, the Loan Agreement and this resolution. Section 6. This resolution shall take effect immediately upon its adoption. PASSED AND APPROVED by the City Council of the city of Seward, Alaska, this 10th day of May, 1993. . . ALASKA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY CONTRACT FOR JAIL SERVICES July 1, 1993 to June 30, 1994 GENERAL PROVISIONS The Parties. The parties to this Contract are the Alaska Department of Public Safety (the "Department"), and the City of Seward (the "City"). Sole Agreement. The City and the Department undertake this contract under the terms set forth below, and pursuant to the insurance requirements and liability provisions contained in Appendix A, which is made a part of this contract. This contract is the sole agreement between the parties relating to jail services, and there are no other agreements, express or implied. . Effective DatelTermination/Amendments. This contract is effective July 1, 1993 and continues in force until June 30, 1994, except that it may be terminated by either party upon sixty (60) days written agreement of the parties. 1. The Department will: a. oay the City for the care and confinement of state orisoners under this contract if the City submits to the Department, on forms provided by the Department, a properly certified monthly accounting of prisoner man-days and short-term detentions by the fifteenth (15th) day of the next month. Payment will be made quarterly in the amount of $68.250, for a total of $273,000. b. review the City's medical and dental exoenses for prisoners and submit appropriate expenses to the Department of Corrections for reimbursement to the City, pursuant to paragraph 7, if a properly certified monthly accounting is provided to the Department of Public Safety under that paragraph; and c. reimburse the City for soecial costs, caused by any statute, regulation, Department request, or special project (excluding furlough and other release programs), incurred subsequent to the signing of this contract, which . Contract for Jail Services: Seward Page 1 01 7 . SPECIFIC PROVISIONS 3. Control. Supervision and Inspection. The City will: a. periodicallv insoect all cells, living areas and sanitation facilities to protect the health, safety and welfare of prisoners, and adopt rules governing prisoner cleanliness, health, and safety. Air temperatures and artificial light will be maintained in the living areas of the facility within a reasonable range throughout the year, taking into consideration local conditions. The results of each inspection shall be logged in appropriate records; b. permit reasonable visitation for prisoners. Scheduling should allow for visitation at least three times weekly. A record of all visitors shall be maintained indicating date, time and identity of each visitor; c. take proper precautions to protect property belonging to prisoners from loss or destruction; . d. furnish auarters for female and male prisoners in a manner which provides a reasonable degree of privacy from prisoners of the opposite sex; e. guard prisoners when out of the confines of the iail, except pursuant to court-ordered release; f. if a prisoner escapes or leaves the premises of the facility without authority, notify the Department immediately upon discovery and make every reasonable effort to return the prisoner to the facility without cost to the Department, provided the prisoner is recaptured within the City limits; g. give special attention to prisoners who are intoxicated or have demonstrated suicidal tendencies, to minimize the risk of accidental or self-inflicted injury; and h. maintain continual and constant sight and sound separation for juveniles from adult prisoners in the facility at the same time. 4. Qualifications of Jail Personnel. When selecting personnel to oversee the security and well-being of prisoners held under this contract, the City will: . Contract for Jail Services: Seward Page 3 of 7 . a. take into consideration prior work experience with the public, or of a responsible nature, that would give indications of a good reputation, good work habits and reliability; b. not select persons with a criminal record consisting of a conviction for any felony, or a serious misdemeanor involving a crime against a person; c. not select persons under nineteen (19) years of age; and d. provide iail personnel with a Jail Officer Training Manual provided by the Department, and ensure that jail personnel review and complete the training course or have received training that is acceptable to the Department as comparable. 5. Fire Safety. In the jail facility the City will: a. maintain working and functional smoke detection devices and fire extinguishers, properly positioned for effective utilization; b. use mattresses constructed of fire retardant materials; . c. adopt and enforce rules concerninq smoking by prisoners, keeping in mind the health and welfare of all prisoners; d. establish and post regulations for emerqency fire escape by prisoners; and e. control the presence of combustible materials in areas where smoking is permitted to eliminate the possibility of a fire incident. 6. Food Service. In providing food for prisoners, the City will: a. meet basic daily nutrient requirements for individuals in confinement; and b. provide each prisoner three (31 meals per day, except that at the option of the City, prisoners may be served two (2) nutritionally adequate meals on Saturdays, Sundays and holidays, consisting of a late breakfast and a dinner meal. . Contract for Jail Services: Seward Page 4 01 7 . 7. Medical and Dental Services. The City will: a. not accept a prisoner into the facility, who would otherwise be booked into the facility under this contract. if the prisoner is unconscious or in immediate need of medical attention; b. orovide basic medical services and maior medical services to prisoners held under this contract. Prisoners who require medical attention must be provided treatment as soon as possible, taking into consideration the nature of the illness or injury; c. maintain control of and dispense medicine to prisoners in compliance with directions specified by a physician, or other qualified health care provider, and take reasonable steps to guard against misuse or overdose of medicines by prisoners; d. adopt emergency medical orocedures and make available telephone numbers for medical, psychiatric or other such services, so that staff will have ready access to such information; . e. obtain reimbursement from the Department of Corrections for expenses of basic medical services that are the responsibility of the Department of Corrections under AS 33.30.071, but excluding care provided under paragraph 7a. Reimbursement will be made upon receipt and approval by the Department of Public Safety of a properly certified accounting containing: (i) a copy of the medical bill with the prisoner's name and a description of the services rendered, (ii) a copy of the monthly booking form showing the prisoner's date and time of booking, and (iii) a copy of the medical payment request form. This reimbursement will be in addition to the reimbursement payments for routine care and custody under paragraph 1 a; f. obtain reimbursement from the Department of Corrections for expenses of maior medical services that are the responsibility of the Department of Corrections under AS 33.30.071, based on submission of the documents required in paragraph 7e, if approval by the Department of Public Safety was obtained prior to incurring liability for such services. Reimbursable expenses include the cost of hiring guards for hospitalized prisoners. However, in the case of an emergency requiring major medical services before approval can be obtained, reimbursement will be provided if the City made a reasonable effort to obtain prior approval and was unable to do so due to the emergency . Contract for Jail Services: Seward Page 5 of 7 . nature of the required care, and afterwards promptly notified the Department of the emergency. Department approval will not be unreasonably withheld; g. provide the following dental services to prisoners, to be reimbursed by the Department of Corrections under the procedure outlined in paragraphs 7e and 7f above: control bleeding; relieve pain; eliminate acute infection; operative procedures required to prevent pulpal death and imminent loss of teeth; treatment of injuries to teeth or repair of supporting dental structures, caused by accident or injury; h. make necessary effort and take aopropriate steos to assure that the State is billed only for necessary and required medical services beyond the ability of the prisoner or his/her insurance carrier to pay; . i. not accommodate or approve requests for elective medical services. j. Definitions of Medical Terms. In this contract "elective medical services" means any medical service which is requested for cosmetic reasons, or which can reasonably be postponed until the release of the prisoner without creating an undue risk of harm to the general health of the prisoner, or which is a dental service to repair a congenital malformation or for cosmetic reasons; "major medical service" means any medical service which requires hospitalization or in-patient care and which is necessary to maintain the general health of a prisoner, and specifically excludes elective medical services; and "basic medical service" means any medical service which is necessary to maintain the general health of a prisoner, and which can be accomplished on an "out-patient" basis, and specifically excludes elective medical services. . Contract for Jail Services: Seward Page 6 of 1 . .. . 8. Transportation of Prisoners. a. The Department will transport prisoners to other correctional facilities, unless a valid reason or circumstance exists to dictate otherwise, if (il after arraignment, a prisoner charged with a felony fails to obtain release pending trial, or (iil a prisoner remains in custody, in a pretrial or sentenced status, in excess of 30 consecutive days. b. Notwithstanding paragraph 8a, the City agrees to hold prisoners until the Department arranges the transportation, provided that such transportation will be accomplished as expeditiously as possible. c. The City will provide transportation and security for prisoners held pursuant to this contract who must appear in court or be transported for medical or dental services within local boundaries. d. When a prisoner is being transferred by the Department from the City jail facility to another correctional institution or other placement, the City shall furnish the Department, at the time of transfer, with a prisoner file containing a record of the prisoner's time served, institutional adjustment, and any records concerning medical and dental treatment. . 9. Furlough or Release Programs. The City will not operate furlough or release programs for presentence prisoners held pursuant to this contract, unless ordered by a court. The City will not permit a furlough or release for any sentenced prisoners without the consent of the Department of Public Safety, which may not be given without approval from the Department of Corrections. 10. Past Services: The City will continue to provide past support services to the Department and its personnel. For the City: For the Department of Public Safety: By: -;')lL jrrZr-z-z/ By: //t/ Tn'/;); (lITY /)/.lJIY/9GRk7 .' Official Title Official Title Date: 'jJ}~y /3.. Fl1,3 Date: . Contract for Jail Services: Seward Page 7 of 7 I . APPENDIX A INDEMNITY AND INSURANCE It is agreed that the City shall purchase at its own expense and maintain in force at all times during the performance of services under this agreement the following policies of insurance. Where specific limits are shown, it is understood that they shall be the minimum acceptable limits. If the City's policy contains higher limits, the State shall be entitled to coverage to the extent of such higher limits. Certification of Insurance may be required by the Contracting Officer prior to beginning work and must provide for a 3D-day prior notice of cancellation, nonrenewal or material change. Failure to furnish satisfactory evidence of insurance or lapse of the policy is a material breach and grounds for termination of the City's services. 1. Worker's Comoensation Insurance: The contractor shall provide and maintain, for all employees of the contractor engaged in work under this contract, Worker's Compensation Insurance as required by AS 23.30.045. The City shall be responsible for Worker's Compensation Insurance for any subcontractor who directly or indirectly provides services under this contract. This coverage must include statutory coverage for states in which employees are engaging in work and employer's liability protection not less than $100,000 per person, $100,000 per occurrence. Where applicable, coverage for all federal acts (i.e., U.S.L.&H. and Jones Acts) must also be included. . 2. Comorehensive (Commercial) General Liability Insurance: The City shall provide and maintain comprehensive general liability insurance, with coverage limits not less than $300,000 combined single limit per occurrence and annual aggregates where generally applicable and shall include premises operations, independent contractors, products/completed operations, broad form property damage, blanket contractual and personal injury endorsements. 3. Comprehensive Automobile Liability Insurance: The City shall provide and maintain comprehensive automobile liability insurance covering all owned, hired and non-owned vehicles with coverage limits not less than $100,000 per person/$300,000 per occurrence bodily injury and $50,000 property damage, for any vehicle used to transport prisoners pursuant to this contract. . Contract for Jail Services: Seward Appendix A: Page 1 of 2 . 4 The Department shall assume all liability for the Vlle:t",:e or ,:' State-charged prisoners while confined In the correctlor'al fa(~: III excess of $300,000 per occurrence with the except'o' of claims that may occur as a result of structure failure, grL)SS negligence, intentional carelessness, or criminal conduct on the part of City employees. As a condition of the Department's liability responsibility the City agrees to promptly report to the State all claims that could foreseeably exceed an award or settlement of $300,000. . . C~);il ,1'__t i" J,j.: ":er'. eS S", ~""'i, <. ~"_=' rj;)' A p(:l.~.;-;.,' 2 . increases the City's expenses for the incarceration or supervision of prisoners held under this contract. The City must receive prior written approval from the Department before incurring additional costs for which it intends to seek reimbursement pursuant to this paragraph. Under this contract, "prisoner" has the meaning given in AS 33.16.900: "an offender confined for a violation of state law, but does not include a person confined under AS 47"; "prisoner man-day" means that a prisoner was confined during one day for more than four (4) hours but less than or equal to twenty-four (24) hours; if a prisoner is confined for less than or equal to (4) hours in a 24-hour period the accounting shall indicate one-half man-day; and "properly certified accounting" means a written statement by the official in charge of the jail facility swearing that the accounting is accurate, and the services were rendered as required by this contract; "short-term detention" means that a prisoner was admitted Into the jail facility, but released within four (4) hours. 2. The City will: . a. at the request of the Department, operate a iail facility to incarcerate prisoners that are the responsibility of the Department pursuant to AS 33.30.071, or who are transferred by the Department from other areas of the state. The City also agrees that the Department may transfer prisoners from the City jail to other areas. The jail facilities and services will be adequate for the safekeeping, housing, care, subsistence and discipline of prisoners and the protection of the public, and will include qualified personnel; b. permit the iail facility to be inspected at any reasonable time by the Department of Public Safety, to assure compliance with the terms of this contract. The City will submit reports and data, as requested by the Department, and will keep all records required by the Department, relative to the operation of the jail facility pursuant to this contract, and make such records available for inspection by Department auditors; and c. not subiect any prisoner to discrimination on the grounds of race, color, religion, national origin, or sex. Further, the City will comply with the U.S. Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended (P.L. 88-35-42 USC secs. 2000e-2 and 2000e-3) and the Federal regulations implementing the act in the hiring and treatment of its employees. . Contract for Jail Services: Seward Page 2 of 7 . . . CITY OF SEWARD, ALASKA RESOLUTION NO. 93-063 AYES: NOES: ABSENT: ABSTAIN: ATIEST: (City Seal) THE CITY OF SEWARD, ALASKA Ntw{? u0. C /\{)fl \Q Dave W. Crane, Mayor Bencardino, Crane, Darling, Krasnansky, Sieminski, Swartz, White None None None APPROVED AS TO FORM: Wohlforth, Argetsinger, Johnson & Brecht, Attorneys for the city of Seward, Alaska ~/'4L City Attorney