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CITY COUNCIL MEETING AGENDA
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September 13, 2021 7:00 p.m. Council Chambers
Christy Terry 1. CALL TO ORDER
Mayor
2. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
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3. ROLL CALL
Tony Baclaan
Vice Mayor 4. CITIZEN COMMENTS ON ANY SUBJECT EXCEPT THOSE
Term Expires 2022 ITEMS SCHEDULED FOR PUBLIC HEARING [Those who have
signed in will be given the first opportunity to speak. Time is limited to 3 minutes
Sue McClure per speaker and 36 minutes total time for this agenda item.]
Council Member 5. APPROVAL OF AGENDA AND CONSENT AGENDA [Approval
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Agenda items are not considered separately unless a council member so requests.
Sharyl Seese In the event of such a request, the item is returned to the Regular Agenda]
Council Member
Term Expires 2021 6. SPECIAL ORDERS,PRESENTATIONS AND REPORTS
John Osenga A. Proclamations and Awards
Council Member 1. Presenting Erin Lemas and Laura Schneider with plaques
Term Expires 2021 for their service on the Port & Commerce Advisory
Board
Liz DeMoss 2. Recognizing Myla S. Liljemark from Seward Middle
Council Member School for being named the 2021 Alaska History Teacher
Term Expires 2023 of the Year
3. Remembering September 11, 2001 Proclamation
Ristine Casagranda 4. POW/MIA Recognition Day Proclamation
Council Member 5. American Legion Day Proclamation
Term Expires 2022 B. Borough Assembly Report
C. City Manager Report
D. City Attorney Report
E. Other Reports and Announcements—None
Janette Bower F. Presentations [Presentations are limited to ten minutes each, excluding
City Manager Q&A, and are limited to two per meeting unless increased by council.]
1. Alaska Submarine Memorial Project presentation by Doug
Brenda Ballou Poad and Waino Salo.
City Clerk
Brooks Chandler
City Attorney
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7. PUBLIC HEARINGS—None
8. UNFINISHED BUSINESS—None
9. NEW BUSINESS
A. Resolutions
*1. Resolution 2021-095, Authorizing The City Manager To Enter Into A Contract With
TriDelta Incorporated For City Calendar Advertising In The Seward Journal At A
Rate Of$273 Per Week Beginning January 1, 2022 Through December 31, 2024.
*2. Resolution 2021-096, Authorizing the City Manager to Enter into a Contract
Agreement Between the City of Seward, Alaska and the State of Alaska Department
of Administration, Division of Motor Vehicles to Operate the City of Seward
Division of Motor Vehicles Office.
*3. Resolution 2021-097, Authorizing the City Manager to Enter into a Contract with the
Alaska Department of Public Safety to Provide Basic Clerical Services, Parking, and
Access to the Datamaster Instrument for the Alaska State Troopers.
*4. Resolution 2021-098, Approving a Change Order to the Purchase Order for Portable
Toilet Services to Account for Additional Servicing During Peak Season in The
Amount Of$30,905 and Appropriating Funds.
*5. Resolution 2021-099, Authorizing the City Manager to Enter into a Contract with
McKinley Fence Company in the Amount of $98,489 to Tear Down the Existing
Security Fence around the Fort Raymond Substation and Replace with a Stronger and
Taller Security Fence to Improve Public Safety and Security.
*6. Resolution 2021-100, Authorizing the City Manager to Purchase Transmission
System MaterialsPoles, Pole Top and Support Assemblies, Conductors, Insulators,
and Other Related Equipment, in the amount of $15,021,744 to Replace Aging and
Deteriorating Equipment and to Upgrade the System's Voltage Capacity to Meet
Future Load Growth.
*7. Resolution 2021-101, Authorizing the City Manager to Purchase Seven Electric
Transformers in an Amount not to Exceed $4,800,000, which includes a 15%
contingency, to Help Ensure Service Reliability for Seward Residents and Businesses
While also Allowing the City to Meet Future Load Growth, and Appropriating Funds.
*8. Resolution 2021-102, Authorizing the City Manager to Enter into and Execute the
Purchase and Sale Agreement and Related Documents with Chugachmiut for the Sale
of a 3.31 Acre Portion of Lot 7A Fort Raymond Subdivision Replat No 1, Physical
Address 2101 Dimond Blvd, 2109 Dimond Blvd, in the Amount of$663,500.
*9. Resolution 2021-103, Authorizing the City Manager to Purchase Distribution System
MaterialsPoles, Lines, Pole-top Assemblies, Support Assemblies, Insulators and
Other Hardware—in an Amount not to Exceed $110,196, Including a 15%
Contingency, for the Relocation of Poles and Power Lines to Accommodate an
Alaska Department of Transportation (AKDOT) Shoulder Widening Project on the
Seward Highway near Moose Pass, and Appropriating Funds.
*10. Resolution 2021-104, Declaring Its Intention to Reimburse Itself from Proceeds of
One or More Tax-Exempt Financings for Certain Expenditures Made/Or to be Made
in Connection with the Acquisition, Construction and Equipping of Certain Electric
System Capital Improvements.
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11. Resolution 2021-105, Approving Certain General Fund Capital Improvement
Projects for Planning, Prioritization, and Implementation.
B. Other New Business Items
*1. Approval of the August 23, 2021 City Council Regular Meeting Minutes.
2. Vote and appoint a representative to the Cook Inlet Aquaculture Association (CIAA)
with a term to expire May, 2022. Candidates are: Robert White and Robert Barnwell.
3. Discuss the future use or potential sale of the Annex Building.
4. Review the joint letter concerning the Port of Alaska from the Alaska Mayors and
Chambers of Commerce, and authorize the mayor to sign on behalf of the City of
Seward.
10. INFORMATIONAL ITEMS AND REPORTS—None
It. CITIZEN COMMENTS [There is no sign in for this comment period. Time is limited to five (5)
minutes per speaker.]
12. COUNCIL AND ADMINISTRATION COMMENTS & RESPONSE TO CITIZEN
COMMENTS
13. ADJOURNMENT
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