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The City of Seward, Alaska
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CITY COUNCIL MEETING AGENDA
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November 24, 2008 7:00 p.m. Council Chambers
1. CALL TO ORDER
Clark Corbridge 2. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
Mayor 3. ROLL CALL
Term Expires 2009 4.CITIZENS' COMMENTS ON ANY SUBJECT EXCEPT
THOSE ITEMS SCHEDULED FOR PUBLIC HEARING.
Willard E. Dunham [Those who have signed in will be given the first opportunity to
Vice Mayor speak. Time is limited to 2 minutes per speaker and 30 minutes total
Term Expires 2010 time for this agenda item.]
5.APPROVAL OF AGENDA AND CONSENT AGENDA
Robert Valdatta [Approval of Consent Agenda passes all routine items indicated by
Council Member asterisk (*). Consent Agenda items are not considered separately
Term Expires 2009 unless a council member so requests. In the event of such a request,
the item is returned to the Regular Agenda]
Tom Smith
Council Member 6. SPECIAL ORDERS, PRESENTATIONS AND REPORTS
Term Expires 2009 A. Proclamations and Awards
Betsy Kellar 1. Adoption Awareness Month.
Council Member 2. Appreciation Certificate For Agencies Involved With The Mass
Term Expires 2009 Dispensing Exercise Held On November 8, 2008.
3. Goldpan Awarded To Linda Amberg For 4 Years Of Leadership
Jean Bardarson And Service On The Seward City Council.
Council Member 4. Goldpan and Certificate by P&Z Awarded To Marianna Keil
Term Expires 2010 For 11 Years Of Leadership And Service On The Seward Planning
& Zoning Commission.
Marianna Keil
Council Member B. Borough Assembly Report
Term Expires 2010 C. City Manager’s Report
D. Chamber of Commerce Report
E. Planning and Zoning Commission Report
Phillip Oates F. School Board Report
City Manager
Jean Lewis
City Clerk
Cheryl Brooking
City Attorney
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7. PUBLIC HEARINGS
A. Resolutions Requiring a Public Hearing
1. Resolution 2008-110 through 2008-118 and Resolution 2008-126, Adoption Of Fiscal
Year 2009 City Budget, Consisting Of General Funds, Enterprise Funds, Motor Pool
Fund And The Capital Budget. (Clerk’s note: this is a public hearing item only. The
budget will come before the council for adoption at the 12/8/08 city council meeting)
2. Resolution 2008-119, Authorizing The City Manager To Enter Into An Extension Of
The Lease With The Women’s Division Of The Board Of Global Ministries Of The
United Methodist Church For Lots 19, 20 And 21 Of The Marathon Addition, To The
City Of Seward.
3. Resolution 2008-120, Authorizing Participation In The Community Development
Block Grant Program For A Total of $252,925 For An ADA Accessible Boardwalk
Along The Southern Edge Of The Small Boat Harbor Connecting The New South Float
System (Q,M,N,O,P) With S Float And The South Launch Ramp Areas, While Creating
ADA Accessibility Throughout The Harbor.
B. Ordinances Requiring a Public Hearing
1. Ordinance 2008-018, Amending Seward City Code, Title 6, Purchasing, Contracts
And Professional Services, Increasing The Limit For Minor Purchases From $10,000 To
$50,000, Making Certain Changes To Clarify Purchasing Policies, And Increase
Efficiency, And Making Other Changes To Avoid Conflicts Within The Seward City
Code.
2. Ordinance 2008-019, Amending Title 3, Chapter 15, Salary Administration, Allowing
The City Manager To Review And Adjust Salaries For External Equity.
8. NEW BUSINESS
A. Resolutions
*1. Resolution 2008-121, Adopting An Alternative Allocation Method For The FY2009
Shared Fisheries Business Tax Program, And Certifying That This Allocation Method
Fairly Represents The Distribution Of Significant Effects Of Fisheries Business Activity
In The Cook Inlet Fisheries Management Area.
*2. Resolution 2008-122, Approving Amendment No. 13 To The Contract With
Robertson, Monagle & Eastaugh And Zane & Associates Now, Hoffman Silver Gilman
And Blasco, PC, And Zane & Associates, Extend The Term For Federal Lobbying
Representation Through December 31, 2009 For A Total Of $77,000.
*3. Resolution 2008-123, Approving Amendment No. 20 To The Contract With Kent
Dawson Company, Inc. For State Lobbying Services Through December 31, 2009 For A
Total Of $70,000
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*4. Resolution 2008-124, Establishing Council Guidance And Decisions Relating To
The Efficiency Study For The City Of Seward Dated August 22, 2008.
*5. Resolution 2008-125, Amending The 2008 Budget To Account For Mid-Year
Unanticipated Revenues From The State Of Alaska.
B. Other New Business Items
*1. Approval Of The Regular October 27, 2008 City Council Meeting Minutes.
2. Discussion of the City of Seward Financials for the month of September (attached).
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9. INFORMATIONAL ITEMS AND REPORTS
(No action required)
1. Hospital Financials for September.
2. 2008 Vocational Service Award presented to City of Seward employee Christy Terry
by the Rotary Club of Seward.
10. COUNCIL COMMENTS
11. CITIZENS' COMMENTS
[5 minutes per individual - Each individual has one
opportunity to speak.]
12. COUNCIL AND ADMINISTRATION RESPONSE TO CITIZENS'
COMMENTS
13. ADJOURNMENT
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