HomeMy WebLinkAbout11231998 City Council Agenda
The City of Seward, Alaska
City Council Meeting
November 23, 1998
7:30 p.m. .
Council Chambers
Bob Satin
Mayor
Term Expires 1999
1.
CALL TO ORDER
2,
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
Jerry F. King
Vice Mayor
Term Expires 2000
3.
ROLL CALL
Edgar Blatchford
Councilmember
Term Expires 2000
4.
SPECIAL ORDERS, PRESENTATIONS AND RE-
PORTS
Patrick 1. Callahan
Councilmember
Term Expires 1999
A. Proclamations and Awards
I. Recognizing Seward MiddlelHigh School
Teacher, Dan Walker, for being named
Alaska's 1999 Teacher of the Year.
Marie A. Gage
Councilmember
Term Expires 1999
B.
Borough Assembly Report
c.
City Manager's Report
1. Introduction of Teen and Youth Center Coun-
cil members.
2. Right-of-Way Dedications as a Condition of
Subdivision of Plat Approval.
3. Letter supporting the re-appointment of Dale
Lindsey to the Alaska Railroad Board. .
Nathan Orr
Councilmember
Term Expires 1999
Vanta Shafer
Councilmember
Term Expires 2000
D. City Attorney's Report
w. Scott Janke
City Manager
E.
Other Reports, Announcements and Presentations
Patrick Reilly
City Clerk
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
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opportunity to speak. Time is limited to 2 minutes per speaker and 30 minutes total time for this
agenda item.}
A. Agenda items not scheduled for public hearing
B. Items other than those appearing on the agenda
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 Councilmember 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. Ordinances for Public Hearing and Enactment
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Ordinance 98-11, amending Title 15 to include a new chapter 15.25.
Floodplain Management.
B. Resolutions Requiring Public Hearing
C. Other Public Hearing Items
8. UNFINISHED BUSINESS
A.
Items Postponed from Previous Agenda
I. Selection of Council Planning and Zoning Commission Liaison.
2. Election of Vice-Mayor.
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9. NEW BUSINESS
A. Ordinances for Introduction
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Ordinance 98-12, amending the sales tax ordinance providing for technical
corrections to make the Seward Code consistent with the terms of the Kenai
Peninsula Borough Code regarding the imposition of sales taxes.
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Resolutions
1. Resolution 98-131, authorizing the City Manager to enter into a contract with
Alaska Mining and Diving Supply, Inc. to re-engine and re-rig the harbor
utility boat.
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Resolution 98-132, amending the City of Seward, Alaska, Port and Harbor
Tariff relating to the wharfage rate for unprocessed fresh fish.
Resolution 98-133, reclassifying the Fire Department Office Assistant
position from a Range 4 to a Range 9, and changing the title to Administra-
tive Clerk effective December 6, 1998.
Resolution 98-134, supporting the inclusion of the Mile 12 Ski Trail Head
into the STIP plan.
Resolution 98-135, authorizing the City-Manager to pay Newbery Alaska,
Inc. a total of $31 ,477.85 for electric connection services rendered from July
27 through August 14, 1998. ,
Resolution 98-136, authorizing the City Manager to enter into a contract with
Electric Power Systems, Inc. to replace five-MTR Recloser Controllers with
five Schweitzer SEL-351 Recloser Controllers, for a total installed cost not-
to-exceed $44,450 and appropriating $44,450 from the Electric Maintenance,
Repair & Replacement Fund (MRRF) to the MRRF Equipment Account.
Resolution 98-137, accepting a State of Alaska Grant in the amount Of@
$1,088,500 for a replacement electric generator and appropriating $1,088,500
from State Grant Account 505-0000-4680-0200, to the Standby Electric
Generator Capital Project Fund, of which $55,000 is appropriated to
Engineering Services and $1,033,500 to Equipment.
Resolution 98-138, appropriating $2,500 from the Parking Revenue Q ~)
Enterprise Fund retained earnings to legal subject matter 4031, McFarland
Contract, in the Parking Revenue Enterprise Fund.
Resolution 98-139, authorizing the City Manager to terminate participation
in the Northern Intertie Project as of January 1, 1999.
Resolution 98-140, authorizing the City Clerk to issue a Special Events'
Permit to allow Horse Drawn Buggy Rides on December 5, 1998.
Resolution 98-141, authorizing the City Manager to purchase a 1999 4x4
extended cab with an 8 ft. reading equipment box (or equivalent), for a price
not-to-exceed $31,420; funding to be from the Motor Pool Internal Service
Fund, with an additional appropriation of $31,420 from Electric Mainte-
nance, Repair and Replacement Fund (MRRF), to the Motor Pool
Replacement Account.
Resolution 98-142, authorizing the City Manager to purchase replacement
parts for the macerator in Lift Station 3 at a cost of $16,507.34 and
appropriating $16,507.34 from the Sewer Maintenance, Repair and
Replacement Fund Account to the Seward Collection Maintenance and
Repair Account.
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Other New Business Items
*1. October 26, 1998, meeting minutes.
2. Appointment to the Planning and Zoning Board (no applicants).
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Appointment to the Cook Inlet Aquaculture Association Board - applicant
John S. French.
10. INFORMATIONAL ITEMS AND REPORTS (No action required)
A. Federal lobbyists October 22, 1998, Washington report.
B. Draft Fe~eral and State Priority Lists.
C. Staff monthly reports. :
D. Seward animal shelter transactions October report.
11.
. COUNCIL COMMENTS
12. CITIZENS' COMMENTS [5 minutes per individual-Each individual has one opportunity
to speak}
13. COUNCIL AND ADMINISTRATION RESPONSE TO CITIZENS' COM-
MENTS
14. ADJOURNMENT
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