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Home My WebLink About12092002 City Council Agenda The City of Seward, Alaska City Council Meeting December 09, 2002 7:30 p.m. Council Chambers 1. Call to order Edgar Blatchford Mayor 2. Pledge of allegiance Term Expires 2003 3. Roll call Stu Clark Vice Mayor Term Expires 2003 4. Special orders, presentations and reports Margaret A. Branson A. Proclamations and Awards Council Member “Christmas around the World” Celebration on Term Expires 2004 December 16………………………………….Pg 6 Willard E. Dunham Council Member B. Borough Assembly Report Term Expires 2004 C. City Manager's Report D. City Attorney Report Nathan Orr Council Member Term Expires 2003 E. Other Reports, Announcements and Presentations Vanta Shafer 1. Presentation by Louis Jennings of Yukon Fuel. Council Member Term Expires 2004 2. Update on the Multi-Agency Visitor Center Project Robert Valdatta by Anne Castellina, National Park Service. Council Member Term Expires 2003 5. Citizens' comments on agenda items not scheduled for public hearing and items other than those appearing on the agenda [Those who have signed in will be given the first opportunity to speak. Time is limited to 2 minutes per speaker and 30 minutes W. Scott Janke total time for this agenda item.] City Manager 6. Approval of agenda and consent agenda [Approval of Consent Jean Lewis City Clerk Agenda passes all routine items indicated by asterisk(*). Consent Agenda items are not considered separately unless a council member Brad Meyen so requests. In the event of such a request, the item is returned to the City Attorney Regular Agenda.] City of Seward, Alaska Council Agenda December 09, 2002 Page 1 7. Public hearings [Limit comments to 5 minutes. Those who have signed in will be given the first opportunity to speak.] A. Ordinances for Public Hearing and Enactment B. Resolutions Requiring Public Hearing 1. Resolutions 2002-124 through 2002-132, approving Fiscal Year 2003 Budget, consisting of the General Fund, Enterprise Funds, the Motor Pool Fund, and the Capital Budget. 8. Unfinished business 9. New business A. Ordinances for Introduction 1. Ordinance 2002-12, amending Title 5 Revenue and Finance, Chapter 5.50, real property tax, making certain technical corrections to the exemption for exterior aesthetic enhancement and providing a partial exemption for real property owned and occupied by persons who provide fire fighting or emergency medical services in the City and providing for an effective date…………………………………………………………………………………….Pg 9 2. Ordinance 2002-13, increasing the City sales tax from three percent to four percent, beginning April 1, 2003………………………………………………………………..Pg 14 3. Ordinance 2002-14, amending Seward City Code Section 8.30.025, revising annual business license fees for charter boat operators and persons selling fish to the public from vessels, to support the annual purchase of salmon smolt for release in Resurrection Bay. ………………………………………………………………………………………….Pg 19 B. Resolutions 1. Resolution 2002-124, adopting the City General Fund Operating Budget and setting the mill rate for calendar year 2003……………………………………………..Pg 23 2. Resolution 2002-125, adopting the Parking Enterprise Fund Budget for calendar year 2003……………………………………………………………………………….Pg 24 3. Resolution 2002-126, adopting the Hospital Debt Service Fund Budget for calendar year 2003………………………………………………………………..……Pg 27 City of Seward, Alaska Council Agenda December 09, 2002 Page 2 4. Resolution 2002-127, adopting the Motor Pool Internal Service Fund Budget for calendar year 2003……………………………………………………………………...Pg 29 5. Resolution 2002-128, adopting the Water and Sewer Enterprise Fund Budget for calendar year 2003……………………………………………………………………Pg 32 6. Resolution 2002-129, adopting the Electric Enterprise Fund Budget for calendar year 2003……………………………………………………………………………..Pg 35 7. Resolution 2002-130, adopting the Small Boat Harbor Enterprise Fund Budget for calendar year 2003…………………………………………………………………...Pg 38 8. Resolution 2002-131, adopting the Seward Marine Industrial Center (SMIC) Enterprise Fund Budget for calendar year 2003……………………………………..Pg 41 9. Resolution 2002-132, adopting the Capital Improvement Plan Budget for calendar year 2003 and two subsequent calendar years……………………………………….Pg 44 10. Resolution 2002-121, amending the calendar year 2002 General Fund Legal Budget by appropriating $55,000 from the General Fund Fund Balance for General Fund Legal costs for November, 2002 and the estimated legal costs for December, 2002...Pg 52 11. Resolution 2002-122, setting the City’s Centennial budget and appropriating $60,000 from Parks and Recreation Miscellaneous Income account number 101-4470-0150, and appropriating $25,000 from the General Fund Fund Balance account number 101-0000- 3050 to the Mayor & Council Miscellaneous programs account number 101-1110-5990, and authorizing expenditures in the amount of $85,000………………………………….Pg 58 12. Resolution 2002-123, authorizing the City Manager to enter into an agreement with Tryck Nyman Hayes, Incorporated (TNH) for review and update of the City of Seward’s spill prevention, control, and countermeasures plans for an amount not to exceed $18,950 and appropriate funds…………………………………………………………………Pg 61 13. Resolution 2002- 133 authorizing the City Manager to enter into an agreement with S&R Enterprises Inc. for disposal of four derelict power scows at the Seward Marine Industrial Center (SMIC) for an amount not to exceed $23,580……………………..Pg 67 *14. Resolution 2002-134, authorizing a contract through December 31, 2003 with Alaska Newspapers, Inc. for display advertising in the Seward Phoenix Log at a rate of $7.53 per column inch, with a minimum of 35 column inches per week……………………Pg 73 City of Seward, Alaska Council Agenda December 09, 2002 Page 3 15. Resolution 2002-135, authorizing the City Manager to enter into a Special Contract for electric rates with Seward Terminal, Inc. ………………………………Pg 78 16. Resolution 2002-136, authorizing the City Manager to enter into a land and facilities use agreement with the Alaska Railroad Corporation (ARRC) for the purpose of holding several events related to the upcoming centennial celebration on ARRC property during 2003…………………………………………………………………………..Pg 86 17. Resolution 2002-137, authorizing the discharge of fireworks by the Seward Volunteer Ambulance Corps…………………………………………………………Pg 96 18. Resolution 2002-138, authorizing the City Manager to reduce the electrical rates and charges tariff for the City of Seward small general service class of customers by five percent (5%) effective January 1, 2003………………………………………………Pg 101 *19. Resolution 2002-139, approving a contract for external audit services. Pg 105 *20. Resolution 2002-140, authorizing the City Manager to enter into a contract with Afognak Construction and Excavating for providing on-call snow removal/sanding service for the 2002-2003 winter season, primarily for Lowell Point Road…………………Pg 116 *21. Resolution 2002-141, approving an amendment to the operations contract with the Alaska Department of Fish and Game for the City of Seward to operate the Seward Mariculture Research Center and Shellfish Hatchery, and amending the agreement to assign the operations contract by the City of Seward to Qutekcak Native Tribe……………Pg 123 22. Resolution 2002-142, approving amendment No. 1 to the contract with Sandra Wassilie, High Tide Writing, to retain her professional services as the Seward Centennial Events Coordinator for the year 2003………………………………………………..Pg 129 C. Other New Business Items *1. Approval of the October 14, 2002 minutes of the Regular City Council Meeting, the October 21, 2002 Special City Council Meeting, the November 8, 2002 Special and Regular City Council Meetings and the November 18, 2002 Regular City Council Meetings……………Pg 131 2. Re-schedule regular city council meeting of 12/23 to 12/18. 10. Informational items and reports (No action required) A. Seward Alice Pickett Memorial Animal Shelter Memorial 2002 November Report. ………………………………………………………………………………………………..Pg 162 B. Washington D.C. Lobbyist Report by Brad Gilman…………………….…….Pg 167 City of Seward, Alaska Council Agenda December 09, 2002 Page 4 11. Council comments 12. Citizens' comments [5 minutes per individual - Each individual has one opportunity to speak.] 13. Council and administration response to citizens' comments 14. Adjournment City of Seward, Alaska Council Agenda December 09, 2002 Page 5