HomeMy WebLinkAbout10132003 City Council Agenda
The City of Seward, Alaska
City Council Meeting
October 13, 2003 7:30 p.m. Council Chambers
1. Call to order
Stu Clark
Mayor
2. Pledge of allegiance
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3. Roll call
Vanta Shafer
Vice-Mayor
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4. Special orders, presentations and reports
Margaret A. Branson
A. Proclamations and Awards
Council Member
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1. Appreciation letter to GCI for providing a public
Willard E. Dunham
Service…………………………………………Pg 5
Council Member
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2. Domestic Violence Awareness Month…….Pg 6
Nathan Orr
Council Member
B. Borough Assembly Report
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C. City Manager's Report
D. City Attorney Report
Robert Valdatta
E. Other Reports, Announcements and Presentations
Council Member
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1. Seward School Site Council Report by Patty
Linda Amberg
Linville.
Council Member
2. Seward Education Alliance Update by Rhonda
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Hubbard.
Phil Shealy
5. Citizens' comments on any subject except those items
City Manager
scheduled for public hearing.
[Those who have signed in will be
given the first opportunity to speak. Time is limited to 2 minutes per
Jean Lewis
speaker and 30 minutes total time for this agenda item.]
City Clerk
Brad Meyen
City Attorney
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6. Approval of agenda and consent agenda
[Approval of Consent Agenda passes all routine
items indicated by asterisk (*). Consent Agenda items are not considered separately unless a council
member so requests. In the event of such a request, the item is returned to the Regular Agenda.]
7. Public hearings
[Limit comments to 5 minutes. Those who have signed in will be given the
first opportunity to speak.]
A. Resolutions requiring Public Hearing
1.
Resolution 2003-102, authorizing the City Manager to enter into a lease agreement with
the Alaska Railroad Corporation (ARRC) for a portion of the inner harbor basin in the small boat
harbor expansion……………………………………………………………………………..Pg 7
8. Unfinished business
A. Discussion of 2004 Federal and State legislative priorities………………………Pg 45
B. After #13, go into executive session for the City Manager evaluation.
9. New business
A. Ordinances for Introduction
1. Ordinance 2003-08, amending Seward City Code Table 15.10.225. Land Uses, to
add Mobile Medical Units as a use permitted outright in the Institutional Zoning District…..Pg 47
B. Resolutions
*1. Resolution 2003-101, amending introduction page ii of the City Council Rules of
Procedures, relating to a change in the regular meeting day of the Planning and Zoning
Commission………………………………………………………………………………….Pg 55
2. Resolution 2003-103, authorizing the City Manager to enter into an agreement with Tryck
Nyman Hayes, Incorporated (TNH) for preliminary engineering services for the East Harbor
Expansion Project for an amount not to exceed $355,571…………………………………….Pg 60
*3. Resolution 2003-104, authorizing the City Manager to issue a purchase order to Alaska
Environmental and Safety Supply, Inc. for the purchase and installation of police emergency
equipment on one model year 2004 Ford Crown Victoria, and appropriating funds in an amount not
to exceed $1,695.00……………………………………………………………………………Pg 78
*4. Resolution 2003-105, authorizing the City Manager to issue a purchase order to
Motorola Inc. for the purchase of a new Motorola Astro Spectra Mobile Radio to be installed in one
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model year 2004 Ford Crown Victoria, and appropriating funds in an amount not to exceed
$2,454.20…………………………………………………………………………………….Pg 82
5. Resolution 2003-106, amending the CY2003 General Fund Legal Budget by appropriating
$40,000 from the General Fund Fund Balance for General Fund legal Costs for the remainder of the
CY2003 Budget………………………………………………………………………………Pg 87
6. Resolution 2003-107, authorizing the City Manager to appropriate $2,600 to the Centennial
account for 2003 expenses……………………………………………………….Pg 92
B. Other New Business Items
*1. Approval of the August 25, 2003, September 8, 2003, and September 22 regular
city council meeting minutes…………………………………………………………………Pg 96
*2. Approving a transfer of ownership, location and name change for a liquor license
to Carr-Gottstein Foods Co., dba Eagle Liquor………………………………………………Pg 126
3. Certifying the October 7, 2003 regular election results………………….Pg 136
4. Discussion of the Gateway sidewalk lease agreement……………………Pg 139
5. Discussion of Natural Gas Line in Seward (Valdatta)………………...…Pg 169
6. Discussion and instruction to Clerk, whether to consider and support Senate
Concurrent Resolution 12, Borough Incorporation: Unorganized Areas…………………..Pg 183
7. Schedule a work session to discuss city-wide computer system progress and future
plans.
10. Informational items and reports
(No action required)
A. Revised budget calendar…………………………………………….……..Pg 194
B. Appreciation certificate presented to the City by the Seward Centennial
Committee…………………………………………………………………….Pg 195
C. An informational list of past voter turnout numbers during annual City
Elections………………………………………………………………………Pg 196
D. Seward Centennial Report for September 2003 by Sandy Wassilie………..Pg 197
11. Council comments
12. Citizens' comments
[5 minutes per individual. Each individual has one opportunity to
speak.]
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13. Council and administration response to citizens' comments
14. Adjournment
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