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to further que,;~:io:. a<3visec: t;,;:tt cI:len;c '\:'1' flood control funl1s wa::' thE:
source pre; cc:mL.y pI anncd fed:' ,,'ork !,;einc' ,:':fered by the Corps of Ergi-
neers. clnm. HilL:;urn askE':d aJJout bud'~et adjustment possibilities CeDe
Acting Ci t:/ Manager Bau'Jh advised he d,i.J not know as a budget revi sicr
was needed but cUd ,think rf'vcnucs vlOu:~(~, not reach estimated revenl!es
and it appears that expenses are runni~'J higher than estimated.
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clmn. Amend aslced again about postponemcn't and Myr. Kirkpatrick rE'quested
the city Clerk to review the discussiol' had with the Corps of Engineers
which was that they did not want to advertise for bids until after the
Council had guaranteed the money and the city Manager had assured them
he would have something for them by the 5 th and that he would recom.end
oche council ap;?rove the above financing; that they wanted to go to bid
last Friday, and that she had encouraged them to do so based on the
city's initiation of the project and their arrangements with the City
Hanager. Myr. Kirkpatrick suggested that when the city Manager returns
he might add something to this action; ;that he recommended approval of
the proposal as it is a good project ane to show good faith with the
Corps of Engineers in these negotiations. Clmn. Hulm - I move for adop-
tion of Resolution No. 673 as corrected at line 9 (the figure four to
be inserted in the ~750-words correct). Seconded by Clmn. Amend.
Vote - Unanimous Yes.
Item 8.2 - Resolution No. 674 was read in full as follows: (Clmn. Urbach
arrived durinq the readin~tSOLUTION NO. 674
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BE IT RESOLVED that the U. S. Army, corps of Engineers, Alaska and its
contractors be and are hereby given right of entry onto city of seward
property located at the outfall and intake of the Lowell Canyon Diver-
sion Tunnel for the purpose of performing maintenance work on said
tunnel, its intake and its outfall during the early part of 1968, pro-
viding that all debris from such work be and is hereby required to be
removed from the sites to suitable disposal places provided by The
city of Seward, and providing that the sites shall be left in a neat
and orderly condition; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that The city of seward hereby guarantees to
hold harmless the U. S. Army, corps of Engineers, Alaska, its agents
and contractors from any claim of unlawful entry in the exercise of
the foregoing right of entry; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the city Manager and city Clerk-Treasurer
be and are hereby authorized to execute and deliver the standard forms
for such right of entry and hold harmless agreement, said documents
being under preparation and needed prior to the next regular meeting
of the city Council.
This Resolution shall be effective on the date of passage and approval.
Passed and approved by the City Council of The city of Seward, Alaska
this 2nd day of January, 1968.
clmn. Willburn - I move we adopt Resolution No. 674.
Amend. Vote - Unanimous Yes.
Seconded by Clmn.
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Item 8.3 - Name alternates to represent City on Borough Assembly in
accordance with Home Rule Charter Sec. 9.3 and Ord. No. 339 - Mayor
Kirkpatrick asked for volunteers and there being none, clmn. Willburn -
I nominate Oliver Amend. Seconded by Clrnn. Smith. Clmn. Urbach I
would nominate Tom Smith as an alternate as he has so much experience.
Seconded by Clmn. Amend. Clmn. willburn - I move that nominations cease
and that appointment be made by a flip of a coin as to first and second
alternate and the looser is first alternate. Clmn. Amend protested
that he thought experience on the Council would be helpful in such posi-
tion. Clmn. Urbach seconded The foreqoing motion. Vote clmn. Hulm
Yes; Clmn. Hillbur~sClmn. Smith No; Clrnn. Urbach Yes; Clmn. Amend No;
Myr. Kirkpatrick Yes. Motion passed, ane. Clmn. Amend was nominated
first alternate by the flip of a coin. elmn. Hulm volunteered as third
alternate. Clmn. Urbach - I would move that we accept Clron. Hulm's kind
offer to be third alternate. Clmn. Willburn I move for unanimous con
sent. Seconded by clmn. Amend. Vote - Unanimous Yes.
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-l~_Kirkpatrick recessed the meeting for ten minutes and reconvened it
wjth the same members present as before the recess.
Jten 8.4 - The Seward Chamber of Commerce request for approval of renew-
c,l cf permit for authorized games of chance and skill was presented by
l\ctirg City Manager Baugh, indicating the events planned as the Seward
SilvEr Salmon Derby, Fourth of July Mt. Marathon Race and Sno Machine
haces, Raffle, with financial staement for the events of 1967 and show-
ing the eleemosynary use of the proceeds. Council examined the applica-
tion and financial statement. Clmn. Urbach - I would move for approval
of the request for renewal of permit for authorized games of chance and
skil~ of the Chamber of Commerce. Seconded by Clmn. Willburn. Vote-
Unanimous Yes.
Item 8.5 - Resolution No. 675 amending Resolution No. 671 which estab-
lishes charges for the use of the Seward Municipal Harbor was read con-
cerning the semi-annual rental and typographical errors in the annual
rental and as the Council did not concur on exactly how this matter was
solved in the study sessions prior to Resolution No. 671, Clmn. Urbach-
I would move that we table this Resolution until the next regular meet-
~~pen Mr. Dotts is here." Seconded by Clmn. Willburn. \Ote - Unani-
mous Yes.
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Item 8.6 - Notice from IBEW of opening agreement for negotiations of
wages, hours and conditions was read. Clmn. Willburn - I move that we
~c~2,t this notice from the International Brotherhood of Electrical
Workers and defer any action until such time as the city Manager is
available. Seconded by Clmn. Urbach. Vote - Unanimous Yes. Myr.
Kirkpatrick requested the City Clerk to advise the IBEW and place this
item on the next agenda for discussion and setting of a date.
Item 9.1 - Reports from the Borough Assemblymen - (1) Clmn. Willburn
advi3ed that the Assembly was meetinq that same night in Homer with .the
~~s Leqislators. (2) That a presentation of the School construction
~ram to be provided for by the coming bond election if passed was
plan::led in coordination with Borouqh and local P.T.A., and requested
the Council to be present; bond election scheduled for January 30,1968.
(3) ''iex't regular meeting of the Borough Assembly will be held in Seward
on t;:le 16th of January.
Item 10 - Reports from the City Manaqer - (1) Letter from Halibut Pro-
duce,~s Cooperative in answer to the city's request for an official of
HPC to discuss certain lease matters with the Council, said answer ad-
visi~g that they would ask their local manager to discuss with the
Council was read and Mayor Kirkpatrick instructed the Acting City Mana-
ger to try to locate the city Manager to relay the Council's request
that he contact HPe while in Seattle to relay the thoughts of the Coun-
cil ,:IS expressed in Item 7.11, December 11, 1967.
Item 10.2 - Request from the city Attorney for a time to meet with the
Council to discuss the Cameron and Morqan law suits was set for the next
council meeting.
Item 10.3 - Meetinq of Council and Leqislators not yet firm and probably
be h,eld next Friday and council and others will be notified.
Item 10.4 - Contractor for dock
date. city Clerk-Treasurer has
the ~~ctrica~ subcontractor at
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unders ooalma er~als del~very a
file of reason for delay.
is past December 16, 1967 completion
reported to the City Manager and to
a time convenient to do so, as it is
reason but no written report in the
Item 11 - Council Discussion - (1) Myr. Kirkpatrick advised that the
wives of the electric department crew are receiving harrassing phone
calls during and after outages and that it is very upsetting to them
and that he planned to write a letter for publication on this; re-
quested the staff to get some information to the public regarding the
cause of the outage immediately after each outage. Acting city Mana-
ger Baugh advised that Mr. Dotts already had the data on cause of re-
cent outages which could be used. Possible investiqation demands of
such poor service were discussed. Clmn. fuuend advised he would like
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to have a study J:0ac}(? of t:he Ci tI~)v.'e~_ as great damage is being d~,ne=o
motors, particuLar::_~l wi tl1 L:he> p1l1sa ~L19- C)f the power in the first stages
or the Cjene]~ators c:li-,ling on and ]\l'lj~. r-:irkpatrick agreed this shouJ.o be
a study session t::.'p:~.:::..
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Item 11.2-ClmnWillburnrequested the names of the people in the audience
to be entered in -tIle minutes; (3) As a courtesy under "Citizen Discus-
sion" should ask if a member of the al'_dience wished to speak, and also
under the topics of the agenda without any privilege to monopolize.
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Ivlvr. I<lrkpa'crlci~ advlsed he dl not concur In t ls7un 12SS some lng
really urgent came up after the agenda is made up, and for which the
Council can add to the agenda, but that otherwise the Ci ty ManagE~r
should first be consulted and possibly the matter answered there; that
he had heard of no problems in getting before the Council and asked if
Clmn. Willburn had heard of such. Clmn.Willburn advised that it is a
matter of the citizens feeling they cannot communicate with the Council
unless they are on the agenda. Clmn. Hulm concurred with Clmn. will-
burn in the case of an emergency and the person not able to get on the
agenda but would not favor leaving the floor open for minor topics.
Myr. Kirkpatrick advised he had never refused to recognize anyone at any
time and asked if this was a problem. Mr. Hafemeister answered in favor
of speaking directly from the floor without prior research or arrange-
ment and being of the opinion that any -topic should be condensable into
a 5 or 10 minutes presentation to save the time of the Council. Acting
City Manager Baugh suggested public education about the purposes and
use of the agenda so that it may be used to the fullest possibilities to
serve all concerned. Clmn. Willburn advised he felt as Hayor, that Hyr.
Kirkpatrick could stop any discussion and that as a matter of courtesy
that the public should be asked if they wish to speak to the Council
rather than ask the City Manager if there is someone who wishes to speak
to the Council. Myr. Kirkpatrick advised he had no objection and noted
that he usually asked during the agenda if the public wished to speak
on the topics.
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Itern 11.4-Clmn. Willburn suggested that if the City Manager has corres-
pondence on a topic of the agenda to hold it until that item or to re-
state it, but that the context is lost between the correspondence item
and the action item.
Item 11.5-Clmn. Willburn said he thought all committees reportinq to the
Council should give their re~ort in writing and the verbal report should
be supplemental to the written one; realized these are voluntary service
groups, but felt the council needed this material in such form.
Item 11.6 - Clmn. Amend requested a letter of thanks to the boats which
assisted in getting the Mermaid II secured after it broke loose in the
bad storm a month or so ago, Ray and To~ Tressler, Andy Endresen and
Ray_McDermott, as they saved the harbor from further damage.
Item 11.7 - clmn. Amend advised that Mr. ,sherwood and Mr. slater repre-
senting Resurrection Bay Shipyard would be in Seward Wednesday, Thurs-
day and possibly Friday and requested a conference with the Council from
which theAttorneys could commence work on the lease form and it was
planned for Wednesday 6:30 p.m.
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Item 11.8 - Clmn. Hulm advised he thought the Council should return to
the issue taken up at the last meeting when the City Clerk-Treasurer
sa.id there was work_load ir,. the office for another person, that he hears
pro and con about the number of hours she puts in and gives credence to
her conm1ents that it is a very heavy work load, that the audit indicates
this and he thought the Council should study this to see what can be
done.
Item 11.9 - Chon. Hulm advised he thought the Counsil_Ehould also return
_to the__matter of a two-man ,1291ice force, as these men are being burned
out, and thought the Council needed to be reminded of the responsibility
of SUC;-l work, and his thought that it was very important to have this
departr:lent staffed ll'l at least four men; 1:hat with our policy of local
hire, he felt there were available employees for this department. clmn.
Amend advised a qualified applicants was being investigated; and clmn.
Willburn requested this be on the next agenda, concurred by Hyr. Kirk-
patrick and clmn. Willburn requested payroll figures by straighEi~e~ver-
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I::,,: 11.10 - Clmn. H1)', a( '/i'3'"" It" tlJ'c"',L'.:: tLe c'cllecting of a deposit
Ln- utility accounts i1' ':. the ,.:.-)L.cctL',.c, '-'.= de 1inc,1) :ncy penalty could
lcac to trouble thou'::;1 Lhi~o i'::0D coulr' 'x; set anj ck for time to go in-
t-) Lhe matter. Myr. :'i:rl:Fi1tcjcl. a,'vi,..".': '::;:at thif3 had had some Council
Stl'.C:y in the past, an.c1 Clll'.L. ~;[',it.l1 ane' l'r-Lach re:ce:::red to past discus-
sions and it was generally agreed that further discussion and thought
was needed on this an,; ':hat the Nanagcr had pla!ls for such.
The city Clerk-Treasurer asi~ed permission to take annual leave from
Jam:ary 8 - 12,1968 notirKJ that her annual leave accrual needed to be
brought down and that. it was good policy for any_one in her capacity to
be out of the office periodically, that this had been approved by the
city Manager so far as his concern before he left. No response.
Clmn. Willburn moved for adjournment.
meetinq adiourned at 10:25 p.m.
Myr. Kirkpatrick declared the
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Beatrice E. Watts
City Clerk-Treasurer
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R. W~ Kirkp~trick
Mayor
Regular Meeting January 15, 1968
The regular meeting of the city Council of Seward for January 15, 1968
was called to order by Mayor R. W. Kirkpatrick at 7:30 p.m.. Clmn.
Willburn lead the opening ceremony which was the Pledge of Allegiance
to the Flag. Item 3 - Roll was called and those present were Mayor
Kirkpatrick; Councilmen Maynard willburn, Lawrence Urbach, E. G. Skinner ,
Tom P. Smith and Bernard C. Hulm. Clmn. Amend arrived shortly after
roll call. The City Manager was present.
Item 4 - Minutes - Page 113 through 123, October 16, 1967 through Nov-
ember 6th postponed until November 13th. Clmn. Hulm requested correc-
tion in the minutes at Page 118, Item 11(7) at"sidewalks" to include
"snowbanks on", and at the end of the first sentence to continue,
", and if not, the city should take over such responsibility if nec-
essary." At Page 123 Clmn. Urbach concurred in change requested in
fourth paragraph, "pick up file" instead of "take up file" and "never
did receive" instead of "never did have". Clmn. Urbach - I move the
minutes be approved as so corrected. Seconded by Clmn. Hulm. Vote-
Unanimous Yes.
Item 5 - Citizens Discussion and Public Hearings - (1) Mr. Willard Dun-
ham asked what had become of the plan developed about two years ago,
according to the former City Manager, whereby Forest Acres area would
supplied power immediately from the standby generators during a CEA
outage instead of having to endure the present delay. The City Mana-
ger advised this was the first he had heard of this problem or any pro-
posed solution, and advised that he would look into it.
Item 6 - Communications - (1) Letter from the office of Conqresman Pol-
lock of appreciation of Seward's action in naming Obihiro, Japan its
Sister city. (2) Similar letter from Mr. Hal Drinkall, Congressional
Assistant to Congresman Howard W. Pollock.
Item 6(3) Letter from Attorneys for Veterans' Housinq co., Inc. advis-
ing they were aware of the meeting held around December 16, 1967 be-
tween the city and the Coberlys and askinq what action was taken as
their clients must be advised.
Item 6(4) - Letter from the Department of the Army asking for quotation
on specific items and quantities of fuels and oils for their recreation-
al services boats for the period April 1968 - March 1969.
Item 6(5) Letter from Mr. John Galea suggesting radioloqical monitorinq
refresher course be qiven in Seward, advising number of Forest Service
personnel who would take the course and offering cooperation was read
and reviewed from earlier report.
Item 6.6 - The Manager advised he had had delivered to him that after-
noon a petition (concerning proposed purchase of houses in Clearview)
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and there had not been time to check the petition as to validity 0f
signatures, an6 a~:ed if the Council w~shed to add this to the agenda;
the heading of the agenda was read, it was re~uested to be received by
the Mayor and t:he Hana'c:er noted there \ICre s.:)me 101 names signed on the
petition; Clmn. Smith requested copies of the petition for the council
before it is taken up and 'che i-tem was posi:poned until Item 9.9.
Item 7 - Ordinances, Resolutions and Other Action Items: (l)Resolution
No. 675 was read in full as follows:
RESOLUTION NO. 675
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BE IT RESOLVED .that section
passed and approved by the
11th day of December, 1967,
l(a) and Section l(b) of
City Council of The city
be and is hereby amended
Resolution No. 671
of Seward on the
to be as follows:
SECTION 1 - MOORING RENTAL CHARGES:
SHALL BOAT HARBOR:
(a) For rental of the below described Mooring Berths the designated
charges shall be made with all such charges due and payable in advance:
Hoar age Description Per Month Per Half Year Per Year
Float ItAlI Finger Floats 23 'Long $ 7.50 $ 37.50 $ 75.00
Float liB II Finger Floats 32'Long 10.50 52.50 105.00
Float lIell Finger Floats 32'Long 10.50 52.50 105.00
Float liD II Finger Floats 42'Long 13.50 67.50 135.00
Float liE 11 Finger Floats 50'Long 15.00 75.00 150.00
Float lIF" Finger Floats 75 'Long 20.00 100.00 200.00
Float "GIl Finger Floats 17 'Long 5.00 25.00 50.00
Float liS" Finger Floats .17 'Long 5.00 25.00 50.00
Float liS II Finger Floats l7'Long Daily Rental - $2.00
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(b) No moorage stall shall be rented for less than six (6) months
from April 1st through September. Monthly mooring rental will be
available from October 1st to April 1st. Six (6) month stall rental
shall be based on yearly rate - (one-half of yearly rental rate).
No finger float may be sub-let.
This Resolution shall become effective ten (10) days following enact-
ment, and shall be published by posting a copy thereof on the bulletin
board at City Hall in seward, Alaska, and by publishing a notice of the
place of posting and a brief statement of the purpose of the Resolution
in one or more newspapers of the City.
Passed and approved by the City ~uncil of The city of seward, Alaska,
this 15th day of January, 1968.
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The Manager advised that this amendment corrected typographical errors
in the yearly rate for Floats "B","C" and "D" and provided for the six
month rental at one-half the annual rate, and the Mayor advised that the
latter was the item on which the Council wished to confer with the Han-
ager. Clmn. Willburn noted his questions had to do with charging a six-
month fee as a minimum during the busy season and that then it would fol-
low that the space could be re-rented if the boat left the harbor; and
thought the annual rental should be more favorable to the customer than
two times the six-month rate. The Hanager advised that this was meant
to correct the practice whereby the Harbormaster reserves a space without
rental charge until the person is ready to use it say one month in Aug-
ust, and thought there would be a lot of people who could manage a six-
month rental but could not manage a yearly rental.
Clmn. Urbach advised that he agreed with elmn. Willburn on both points,
explaining that he thought a person renting yearly should receive a bet-
ter price as the city has the use of the money and one handling of the
account; and also thought the Council dis2ussion terminated on under-
standing that if the space was not rented at the time the person wanted
it, that they could rent for a month at a time.
Clnm. !\mend advised that he concurred wiL1 elmn. Willburn and Urbach
and asked if the Resolution as written had the recommendation of the
H~r~or COJruni~;?gn a~d_ ~he Manager ~dvi~ed it did have,as they also want-
eo 1:he lJract1ce ~ maK1ng reservat10n 111 l1arch or Apr1l for Clne month
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eau:ar ~ce~~ng January :s, 1968
J.lc .he summer. Th":, Ci 1:,/ e 1 erk-TreClsurer aclvis(!Q 'that when the office
makc's reservations or vTrites letters for the Harbormaster making reser-
veet: ons that the p')lic~' Establisl1eC by the ':orr,ler city Manager was al-
Wc;Yl. followed and which was the first priority reservation to the per-
s~n reserving for the longest period of time, second priority being
tile date of application form filed and payrClcnt ictade.
elmr. Smith spoke in fcevor of the six-month minimum and this higher slip
rent al saying that moree, money was needed for adequate maintenance of
t;1e harbor, and that he understood people wanted to have more services
and were willing to pay for it; mentioned the 1t'ater service to one of
the floats broken sometime during the season and still not fixed, lack
of electricity on floats, and that he felt the harbor should be self-
sustaining as to maintenance and improvements needed, unless the tax-
payers of the City want to rnake up the difference, but that he thought
the rates were too low.
Clmn. Amend advised that if the rates were too low, he thought the
Council should know this before attempting to set rates; that people
seem to be unhappy with the way the City is operating and administering
the harbor, particularly as regards penalties and not knowing they are
delinquent until they receive a bill which shows the account already
delinquent and wondered how this would affect the harbor. The Manager
advised that last year was the first year the harbor was operated with
its full facilities, and that a partial year for some facilities such
as the 75' finger float; that some of the new provisions might have to
be changed after the City has the experience of the first season with
this new schedule for charges and regulations.
Clmn. Skinner was asked how he reacted to the Resolutions, as a boat
owner, and he advised that he did not have time to boat to the extent
that he needed the boat in the harbor. Mr. Hans Hafemeister was asked
this question and he advised his thought that any person owning and
operating a boat, considering the value of the boat and cost of opera-
tion, should consider the harbor moorage charges of the resolutions
as very reasonable. Mrs. Williams was asked this question and she ad-
vised that for her small boat, a $30. charge for six months rental
seemed very reasonable to her for the convenience of use of the harbor.
Clmn. Smith concurred. Clmn. Willburn advised that he could not sup-
port a six-month minimum charge in advance when the person might want
to rent for long periods and pay one month at a time; or when the space
was available and the person wanted to pay only for the months rental
received. Clmn. Hulm advised his thought that the Council had an obli-
gation to bring in the revenue to support the harbor, and that as the
Harbor Commission has recommended the resolutions as presented, that
he was in favor. Clmn. Smith - I would move for the adoption of Reso-
lution No. 675. Seconded by clmn. Hulm. Vote - Clmn. Willburn No; clmn.
Urbach No; Clmn. Skinner Yes; Clmn. Smith Yes; Clmn. Amend No; Clmn.
Hulm Yes; Myr. Kirkpatrick Yes. Three No; Four Yes. Motion carried.
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Item 7.2(1) - The Manager reviewed in detail the application for app-
roval of renewal of permit for authorized games of chance and skill
from the American Legion Post #5 along with financial statement for
the activities held in 1967. The application and financial statement
appearing to be in order, and there being no adverse information pre-
sented, clron. Urbach - I would move for approval of the American Leqion
request for renewal of authorized games of chance and skill permit.
Seconded by clmn. skinner. vote - Unanimous Yes.
Item 7.2(2) - The same detailed review and examination was made of
the application for approval of renewal of permit for authorized
games of chance and skill by the Sacred Heart Catholic Church. The app-
lication and financial statement appearing to be in order, and there
being no adverse information presented, clron. Skinner - I move for
adoption. Seconded by Clmn. Amend. vote - Unanimous Yes.
Item 7.3 - Review membership of Steering Committee To Study Alcoholism
In The community - Myr. Kirkpatrick reviewed the names of those present-
ly serving and advised that he wished to re-appoint all of those persons
and to add the Chief of Police and a council member (in addition to him-
self as ex-officio member), these additions being at the suggestion of
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the committee. clmn. willburn requested appointment of William M.
Ullom: to request f~appointment of representative from the liquor busi-
ness, Myr. Kirkpatrick concurred and offered the name of Evangeline G.
stetson. The Mayor requested volunteer from the council and there be-
ing none advised he would appoint Vice Mayor Skinner. The Mayor then
read the full list of appointees as follows: Fr. Randall E. Mendelsohn,
Genevieve Schaeferme er, La real Bie, Mar aret Hafemeister, H. E. Burke,
Daniel B. Seave , Vice Ma r : G. Skinner Chief of Police Lee J. Bur,
William M. Ullam and Evangeline G. Stetson, all to serve until the
next annual appointment of appointments after the 1968 general election,
and requested Council approval of his appointments. Clmn. Urbach - I
would so move. Seconded by clmn. Hulm. Vote - Unanimous Yes.
Mayor Kirkpatrick called a recess and reconvened the meeting with the
same members present as were present at the recess.
Item 7.4 - Resolution No. 676 regarding continued enforcement and admi-
nistration of city Zoning and subdivision Ordinance was introduced by
the Manager as being the Council's statement that it considered the
Agreement dated October 20, 1966 properly signed by the City and the
Borough as authorized by Borough Resolution No. 66-3 and City Resolu-
tion No. 486, in full~fect until cancelled, which would in effect re-
ject the opinion of the Borough Planner that the Agreement was not valid.
RESOLUTION NO. 676
WHEREAS, The city of Seward entered into an agreement with the Kenai
Peninsula Borough for the enforcement and administration of The City of
Seward Zoning and subdivision Ordinance No. 314: and
WHEREAS, this agreement was approved by the City council of Seward,
Alaska, and the Kenai Peninsula Borough On October 20, 1966:
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that The city of Seward will continue
to enforce and administer The City of Seward zoning and Subdivision
Ordinance within the corporate city limits of The City of Seward as was
agreed upon with the Kenai peninsula Borough until such time that said
agreement is legally cancelled by the City Council of Seward, Alaska, or
by the Borough Assembly.
This Resolution to be effective on the date of passage and approval.
Passed and approved this 15th day of January, 1968.
To Clmn. Hulm's question, the Manager explained the Borough Planner's
objection to the Agreement was based on his opinion that the Borough
could oot delegate the authority of planning and zoning: that he him-
self did not concur with the Planner, and that all of the first class
dties were passing resolutions similar to No. 676. clmn. Smith briefly
reviewed the conflict which exists between the Borough and the Home Rule
city of Seward in this regard, and Myr. Kirkpatrick reviewed that the
Agreement was approved by the Borough Assembly in order to provide con-
tinuing law in this matter as the Borough had no law nor means to ad-
minister it while the dty was fully organized and enforcing such laws
prior to formation of the Borough. Clmn. willburn inquired about the
provision for cancellation by the councilor the Assembly and Myr. Kirk-
patrick advised this was exactly as intended, so that the Agreement
would not be subject to cancellation by an administrative official.
Clmn. Hulm - I move for adoption of Resolution No. 676. Seconded by
Clmn. Smith. Vote - Unanimous Yes.
Item 7.5 - The Manager reviewed the tentative dates set for negotiation
of wages and working conditions agreement with the International Broth-
erhood of Electrical Workers as being January and 19 if necessary: and
Myr. Kirkpatrick noted no further action needed on thsi.
Item 7.6 - Accept Phil Durant's resignation from Borough Planning &
Zoning and appoint member to fill vacancy - Myr. Kirkpatrick noted that
~e cgunc.il had cODies of the leJ:ter .and that the problem i{l th;is was ;;;;
~ e L ng nqurs neeqea to ae~end Borodgn meet~ngs,whlch caused th~s resi~
f~,~8nc~1 pract~ce has been to nom~nate to the Assembly the Chairman
of the Seward Commission, so that in effect whomever the Council nomi-
nates would be replacing Mr. Durant in that capacity also, and needed
to be sure that the nominee would be able to give time to fill both
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positions. Clmn.
!lation from the
flron. Skinner.
Willburn - I move that we accept Phil Durant's resig-
Borough Planning & zoning Commission. Seconded by
Vote - Unanimous Yes.
As Mrs. Williams was in the audience and on the Planning & Zoning Commi-
$ion, Myr. Kirkpatrick requested her to make an informal poll of the Com-
mission for a recommendation of a member to serve as Chairman who would
be willing and able to give the long hours needed for this dual position.
Item 7.7 - Authorize city Manager and City Clerk to execute Deed of
Trust and Deed for Lot 6, Block 2, Jesse Lee Subdivision to Lawrence and
Dorothy Urbach - Clmn. Urbach asked to be excused from voting on this
due to having a financial interest in it and there was no objection. Myr.
Kirkpatrick explained that Clron. Urbach had purchased this lot and inas-
much as he serves on the Council, thought it was best to have this be a
matter of public knowledge and record. Clron. Skinner - I so move that
we authorize the city Manager and city Clerk to execute deed and deed
of trust to Mr. and Mrs. Larry Urbach. Seconded by Clron. Amend. Vote-
Unanimous Yes with Clmn. Urbach abstaining.
Item 8 - Reports from the Borough Assemblymen - (1) Clmn. Skinner repor-
ted the next Assembly meeting would be held in Seward on January 16th
with the school construction program and bond authorization of discussion;
with a meeting on same subject the 19th with School, Assembly and P.T.A.
officials cooperating to inform the public concerning this program.
Item 8(2) That the Economic Development Commission appointments have been
changed subsequent to a meeting of the four Borough Chairmen and/or Mana-
gers and advisers, to representive of elected bodies and noting the State
requirements are for representatives from a variety of types of industry:
that the present members have met and do not favor this proposal, which
would doubtless be before the Assembly again. The City Manager advised
that the Economic Development Act requires representatives from all classes
of people and all areas and industries in order to qualify for funds.
Item 8(3) Presented a report of assessed valuation to the Manager for
copying for the Council if he thought desirable, noting $151,000,000 of
the total $188,876,245 valuation is outside the cities. Clmn. Smith
nO~I~67~at the estimated increased valuation for the year under discus-
sbrt;was $100,000,000 but apparently amounted to about $8,OOO,OOOfor 1967.
Item 8 (4)-That the Forest Service is having a garbage disposal problem
in the Moose Pass and particularly in the Cooper landing areas where resi-
dents are using the facilities provided for campers: that the Assembly
had been requested and had refused to take over garbage and refuse collec-
tion in those areas. clmn. Smith advised this had been brought up a year
earlier with the same result.
Item 8(5) Wednesday next there will be a water pollution panel discussion
in Anchorage with City Manager Dotts one of the moderators and commented
upon the timeliness of the panel in view of recent information released
concerning oil pollution in Cook Inlet.
Item 8(6) Assemblymen met with Representatives M~alf and Tillion prior
to the Assembly meeting in Homer. Senator Palmer could not be present.
Item 9 - Reports from the city Manager - (1) Requested work session to
take up the proposal of the Veterans' Housing Co., Inc.: city-owned prop-
erty which might be put up for sale from the list of all city property
the council now has and that a mapis being colored to identify location
and various types of city-owned property; recommended that this be on
the same date as a special meeting needed for awarding petroleum products
and tire, etc. bids, for which the 18th would be an appropriate time and
this was agreed to.
Item 9(2) That all members had received the December 1967 financial
statement and budget comparison from which the Manager read the percen-
tage of revenue collected to date and the percentages of various depart-
mental budgets expended to date, noting that if the second half is com-
parable to the first half that the year would work out pretty well and
reminding the Council that certain costs such as gas and oil for harbor
and insurance come in uneven~ly. (See Item 10.2 for further discussion.)
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Item 9(3) That ASHA has the Comprehensive Plan
For Community Development ready for the printers. council advised that
as it had not yet seen the plan, they would like to review it or have
it reviewed for them and the Manager will arrange.
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Item 9(4) There will be about 14 persons taking the Radiological Moni-
toring Course in February, some new trainees and some taking brush-up.
Item 9(5) That clmn. Skinner had announced the Clean Water Institute
in Anchorage which was sponsored by the Alaska Municipal League and
National Association of Counties, and he would attend in Anchorage Wed-
nesday and would monitor a panel discussion.
Item 9(6) Thursday the Korean delegation will be in Seward and he had no
detailt. clmn. Amend advised they would be looking for a rest station
for theI?~f~~et and a location for a fish freezing plant on which the
Japanese and American Development Co. might be able to help, and would
appreciate the council meeting with the group, time not yet settled.
Item 9(7) That a 24-hour test is being run on the diesel plant to learn
itemized costs for a 24-hour period of generation in order to have a
cost figure to use in talks with Chugach Electric Association, noting
that the electric system has suffered eleven outages since July 1,1967
and as nearly as the electric department can tell, ten of these are the
responsibility of CEA while one was caused by a tree on our portion of
the line; that this is the first test period run including cycling and
KWH demand, and will enable the department to learn things they need
to know about the system; also that when service is not what it should
be, that the customer should report as soon as possible to aid in trac-
ing out and solving the problem.
Item 9(8) That he proposed to purchase a couple of lots in Seward for
himself and felt he should have Council approval before proceeding.
Clmn. Urbach - I move that the Council grant approval for the city Mana-
ger to purchase property from the city of Seward at the established fee.
Seconded by clmn. Hulm. Vote - Unanimous Yes.
Item 9(9) In connection with the requirements of the Halibut producers
cooperative lease of shoreline, that all property taxes, and other char-
ges required to be kept current,were paid.
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Item 10 - Council Discussion - (1) Myr. Kirkpatrick called attention
to the petition before the Council, with copies having been made for
all members, and read the heading: "We, the undersigned, registered
voters and citizens of the City of Seward, Alaska submit this petition
opposing purchase of the Clearview subdivision by the City of Seward
for the reason that it is in conflict with private enterprise and we
respectfully request that this proposed purchase be brought to a vote
of the citizens of Seward:". Clmn. Skinner advised that he felt the
elected officials, the council, should have an opportunity to vote on
this before it would be a matter of petition and thought it should be
held back until after that vote - that a special election would be an
added expense and at this time do not even know how the City Council is
going to vote.
Clmn. Willburn asked what the requirements would be for voting in such
anelection and the Manager said they would have to be property owners,
to which it was noted there were signatories who were not property owners
Myr. Kirkpatrick requested the Manager to give a review and status of
this matter. The Manager reviewed that last spring Federal Housing Ad-
min~ration advised the 14 houses occupied by Coast Guard families would
be put on the market to be sold as buyers arrived with 30 days for the
present occupants to vacate. The Council offered $140,000 as a stop-gap
and this offer was rejected. It was brought out that the Coast Guard
is not eligible for a low rent housing and the City's low rent housing
project was cancelled. The Council then offered $128,000 and it was
felt this would be approved and the only question unstated in the offer
was the interest rate which the city felt would be low as the housing
had been built under low interest rate, but that the interest rate had
been set by FHA at 6.5% according to a message received by the Acting
City Manager during his own vacation time, and that he had received no
correspondence or further information from FHA since that message.
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The Manager continued with regard to the request of the petition that
the matter be brought to a vote of the people, that his recommendation
would be if such were to be done, that there not be a special election
but that it be held for the next general election time due to expense.
The Manager continued that the city had notified Admiral Scullion of
the U.S.Coast Guard that the offer had been made mostly for the person-
nel of the Coast Guard to have decent housing to rent, and thought now
that if the people are against the program, that the City should so
notify Admiral Scullion and notify FHA that the offer was withdrawn by
the city, but that he could not recommend these actions in view of the
competition from another city for the Coast Guard station.
Clmn. Amend advised that he did not think the competing city could
offer housing and questioned this would determine where the vessel was
st~tioned; suggested that this was not the matter at issue but rather
tRe/g~~nion expressed by the public that they did not want to have the
City in this type of business in competition with private industry,
noting further that he had heard no opinion in favor of it.
Clmn. Smith advised that he thought many people had signed the petition
without knowing the background of the matter such as the years of work
by the Chamber of Commerce to bring the Coast Guard station here and
which had included assurance that there was adequate housing, and that
with present conditions, if Seward had an economic uptrend in place of
the present downtrend, that there would be a housing shortage, and be-
ing of the opinion that the public has not had sufficient information
from the Council on this subject suggested that it be remedied. Clmn.
Hulm concurred with the need for additional information to the public
and suggested additional public hearings to disseminate information as
well as hear opinions of the public. clmn. Hulm advised for the record
that he was against the project based on his observations of central-
ized government which he considered a plague; advising further that his
opinion was that if there was an upswing in the Seward economy, there
would be a housing shortage and this would result in private builders
supplying the need; that he thought the City Manager was familiar with
the situation in Juneau where housing costs are prohibitive and yet the
Coast Guard station is there; that he thought it was wrong for the City
to get into the housing business. clmn. Smith asked if Clmn. Hulm fav-
ored the City owning the property at the foot of Fourth Avenue and clmn.
Hulm advised that he did as the City could realize revenue from such and
encourage industry for the community by owning that waterfront and tide-
lands property, and considered it basically different from the City
entering into an area where private industry is ready to operate and is
most able; concluded that he did not want the Coast Guard station and
payroll to leave the community and thought the problems could be solved.
Clmn. Amend noted that if one wanted to think about adequate housing and
income, that thought be'given to some City employees who are not as well
paid as Coast Guard employees. Mrs. Dunham objected to this as a con-
sideration, saying there were people living in Seward in sub-standard
housing who were not working or working only a little; that the Coast
Guard would not allow its personnel to live in sub-standard housing and
from previous personal experience as a military family feared that when
and if housing became in short supply that rents would raise very fast
to respond to the shortage but that landlords would not take action to
supply the market; concluding that the Coast Guard was important to the
economy of the community and that she supported the housing project.
Clmn. Amend suggested the Council accept the petition for study and
take it up for action at the time the property purchase comes up for
vote. Clmn. willburn requested the petition be checked to learn which
or how many signers were registered voters of Seward and this to be an
item on the next regular meeting agenda.
Mrs. Pat Wi~liams advised that she signed the petition and removed her
name that night because she felt a special election was too expensive
and felt the Council should have the opportunity to vote on it; also that
she had admiration for the Coast Guard but had not changed her mind on
the merits of the issue; that when she heard that the Council had started
with an offer of $140,000 and had then made an offer of $128,000, that
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it sounded to her as if the Council was rather committed, and she was
concerned about this and the fact that she would like to hear this mat-
ter spelled out as she had had to gather her information piecemeal;
that she had heard that the city would not pay for the property if the
money is not forthcoming and this did not sound ethical and she was
concerned for the integrity of the city; that she came regularly to meet-
ings of the Council and had not heard this matter spelled out in detail.
Mrs. Williams concluded that if the Council could show her that she
was wrong in this matter that she would be glad to change her mind.
Council discussed and agreed there was a lack of information to the pub-
lic on this matter. Mrs. Williams asked if the dty was committed to
its offer and Myr. Kirkpatrick said it was not, was not committed until
the papers were signed and Clmn. Smith said that the matter had to come
back to the council for a vote. Il.l I~' eo' y-.... . " 'f' T~
Myr. Kirkpatrick asked if there was any objection to taking the petition
for checking and to be an item on the next agenda. Clmn. Skinner ad-
vised he did not favor accepting the petition as the Council has not
voted on the matter and felt that a vote for or against acceptance would
be interpreted in relation to the proposed project and that the subse-
quent vote could be considered a pressured vote, all of which he objected
to. Clmn. Willburn asked if it was not necessary for a certain percen-
tage of voters to sign a referendum petition and the M.yor said it was
but that this petition was different in asking for an election prior
to Council action on purchase, rejection or special or~general election.
It was suggested that the word "receive" might be more.applicable than
"accept" as regards the Council action toward the petition. Clmn.
Urbach - I move that we receive this petition and have it checked over
for qualified voters and bring it up at the next regular meeting. Secon-
ded by Clmn. Skinner. Clmn. willburn advised he was going to vote fino"
because he thought the petition should not come up for vote at all at
this time. Vote - Clmn. Willburn - No; clmn. Urbach Yes; Clmn. Skinner
Yes; Clmn. Smith Yes; Clmn. Amend Yes; Clmn. Hulm Yes; Myr. Kirkpatrick
Yes. Motion carried. Clmn. Smith asked what sort of radio program had
been held on this subject and Mr. Dunham advised that he had heard only
an announcement that FHA had asked the realtor to learn the opinion of
the public of Seward concerning the purchase of the Clearview property,
that he had called to advise the Radio Station Manager that he thought
the position of the City should be secured before they went into this,
and had also called and reported this to the City Clerk.
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Item 10.2 - Brief discussion of December financial report; harbor fuel
sales and cost both gross (profit not shown); lights for street depart-
ment up and including such new costs as "D" Street sewer lift station
for which estimation basis lacking at budget time; note that most depart-
ment expenses were over the half-way mark and Comptroller advised ex-
penses were actual six-month totals except a few such as the combined
liability and fire policy which he had not yet decided how to allocate.
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Item 10.3 - Clmn. Hulm asked for discussion on whether the City should
study and give consideration to the matter of an open port for Seward -
or a free port, and this was discussed in some detail as to the work pre-
viously done by the Chamber of Commerce and the International Longshore-
men's and Warehousemen's Union, and there was no objection to Clmn.
Amend's suggestion that the Council investigate this matter.
Item 10.4 - Clmn. Amend asked if the Manager had had opportunity to set
up the discussed report of city activities to be given over the radio,
and the Manager advised there had not yet been time to do so.
Item 11 - Executive session to discuss two matters which could adversely
affect the finances of the city - The city Manager advised Item 11 not
needed as the dty Attorney was not able to be present and would be~
the January 22, 1968 special meeting agenda.
Item 12 - Executive session to discuss a personnel matter - Clmn. Will-
burn advised he thought Item 11 was to cover the understaffing of the
Police Department as requested at the previous meeting. This item added
to the agenda per above title and the Clerk advised that this had not
been included in the list of items prepared for the Manager from that
Council meeting and he was, therefore, unaware of this request until now.
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flmn. Skinner moved that the Council qo into executive session for a
personnel matter. Seconded by Clmn. Willburn. vote - Unanimous Yes.
l~~. The Executive Session and the reqular meetinq were adjourned
at 11 :55 p.m.
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Special Meeting January 22, 1968
A special meeting of the City Council for the purpose of discussing
support of the Borough School construction and bonding programs, to
nominate an appointee to represent The Ciy on the Kenai peninsula
Borough Planning & Zoning Commission, to receive the tabulation of bids
to supply all petroleum products (except marine fuels for resale) and
award or reject, same concerning tires, tubes and batteries, to take up
the BorgH8hfb~67 Tax Foreclosure, to discuss the Civil Defense Training
Program,1executive session to discuss two matters, the advance public
knowledge of which would adversely affect the finances of the City, was
called to order by Vice Mayor E. G. Skinner at 7:50 p.m.. Item 2 - The
opening ceremony, which was the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag, was lead
by Clmn. Urbach. Item 3 - Roll was called and those present were: Vice
Mayor Skinner, Councilmen Lawrence Urbach, Tom P. Smith, Maynard Willburn.
Mayor R. W. Kirkpatrick and councilmen Bernard Hulm and Oliver Amend were
absent. Myr. Kirkpatrick and Clmn. Amend arrived prior to taking Items
6 and 7 from the table. The City Manager and the City Attorney were
present.
Item 4 - Discuss whether or not to support Borough School Construction
program and Bond Program therefor by Council resolution - In answer to
question, Vice Mayor Skinner advised that the informal meeting held in
Seward to discuss this with the local public followed the published pam-
phlet outlining the program and would comment that the pamphlet does
not list Seward as a first priority construction project but also that
the pamphlet was not arranged to indicate a priority and Seward does
still retain that priority as always promised.
Clmn. Urbach spoke in support of the programs, noting that school con-
struction costs cannot be expected to decrease and, while he did not
personally know the need of buildings in other areas, knew that the new
elementary school was very badly needed in Seward, and recommended the
Council support these programs.
clmn. Willburn advised that the priority of the pamphlet would take over
if the bond program failed, with the intent being to build those first
listed on a cash basis because of the need, which would result in incre-
ased taxes, so that he recommended the Council support these programs.
Myr. Skinner and Clmn. Smith concurred, and it was agreed the support
would be for the entire program with emphasis on the need in Seward and
stating preferance for the area of the present Bayview School. Clmn.
Urbach - I would move that we authorize the city Manager to draw a reso-
lution supporting the school construction program and specifically the
Seward construction program. Seconded by clmn. Willburn. Clmn. Smith
requested that the priority listing published last fall showing Seward
as first priority be included. Clmn. willburn noted the election prior
to the next council meeting. Clmn. Urbach - I will amend my motion to
include that we adopt the resolution by No. 678. Seconded by clmn.
willburn. Vote - Unanimous Yes.
RESOLUTION NO. 678
WHEREAS, The Kenai Peninsula Borough and the Borough School Board will
place a proposition before the voters on January 30, 1968, for a Six
Million Dollar School construction Program~ and
WHEREAS, The City Council of The City of Seward realizes the importance
of this Bond Proposal being approved by the voters~ and
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WHEREAS, the proposal includes much needed school construction in
Seward at the location of the Bayview site;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City council of The City of
Seward, Alaska, that all qualified voters in the Seward Precincts cast
their vote on this important Bond Proposal and that the Bond Proposal
be approved for the peninsula School Construction Program.
This resolution shall be effective on the date of passage and approval.
Passed and approved this 22nd day of January, 1968.
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Item 5 - Resolution No. 677 nominating appointee to represent the City
of Seward on the Kenai peninsula Borough Planning & Zoning commission
was read following report by Mrs. Williams that Mr. Herman Leirer had
indicated he would be willing to serve in that capacity, and that it
was understood he would then also be named as Chairman of the Seward
Planning & Zoning Commission. (See Item7.6, 1/15/68 Meeting).
RESOLUTION NO. 677
WHEREAS, The Kenai peninsula Borough Ordinance No. 15, Section 20.10.5
provides that each City in the Borough shall nominate one member of
the Kenai peninsula Borough Planning Commission to be appointed by the
Borough Assembly; and
WHEREAS, Phil Durant has resigned from the Kenai peninsula Borough
Planning & Zoning Commission, and has so notified the seward Citycouncil;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of The City of Seward,
Alaska that Herman E. Leirer be and is hereby nominated to be a member
of the Kenai peninsula Borough Planning & Zoning Commission and that
this nomination shall be forwarded to the Borough Assembly by Copy of
this Resolution.
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This Resolution shall be effective on the date of passage and approval.
Passed and approved this 22nd day of January, 1968.
Clmn. Willburn - I move that we adopt Resolution No. 677. Seconded by
Clrnn. Urbach - Vote - Unanimous Yes.
Item 6 - Petroleum products bids - Vice Mayor Skinner advised that he
would like to move this item down until after Mayor Kirkpatrick arrived,
and this was agreed to.
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Item 7 - Receive tabulation of bids to supply all tires, tubes and
batteries and award contract or reject bids - The city Manager reviewed
the advertisement for bids and that one bid had been received from the
Marathon Fuel Service signed by Raymond Anderson, owner, copies of the
tabulation having been previously provided to the Council, recommended
that this be tabled until the next meeting to let him check on prices.
(see below for tabulation of bid) The Manager continued that the City
is eligible to buy tires and tubes at Government prices, and explained
to question, that a way this can be handled is to select the tires and
they will be sent through the local dealer,if there is one~ at 10% mark-
up; that he had attempted to test the prices that day and was not able
to complete the calls, and that there was no anticipated need to purchaSE
tires within the next few weeks. Clrnn. willburn recommended tabling to
make certain the prices were competitive; Vice Myr. Skinner spoke against
tabling saying he felt this should have been done before the bids were
opened. Clrnn. Willburn - I move that we table the bid tabulation re-
port on tires, tubes and batteries until our next regular meeting. Secon-
ded by Clrnn. Urbach.
Mr. Raymond Anderson expressed his regret that there was not another bid
so this could be settled and noted there was only one bid last year and
only two the year before when Mart Variety received the award for some-
thing amounting to $30. Mr. Anderson continued that he handled the busi-
ness on a jobber basis; that he was not trying to rush the Council into
anything at that meeting but if things were going to be handled in this
manner in the future, did not think he would want to bid, as he did not
think this was a fair procedure; that if some prices looked out of line,
the Council should remember that tire companies workers were out on
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fe,trike since the last bid and all of the prices went up last August by
about 15%.
elmn. Urbach spoke in favor of local business if the prices were good
prices, and if not concurred with Clmn. Willburn, that the Council must
t.hink of the best interest of the City. Vote on Clmn. willburn' s
motion - Clmn. Urbach Yes: Clmn. Smith Yes: Clmn. Willburn Yes: Vice
Mayor Skinner No. Motion failed. Myr. Skinner ruled, as a procedural
matter, that this subject be deferred until later in the meeting when
Mayor Kirkpatrick will be present.
Item 8 - Kenai Peninsula Borough 1967 Real Property Tax Foreclosure
proceedings and including City of Seward pre-Borough tax rolls -
Referring to 12/14/67 letter of opinion concerning this matter and es-
pecially the inclusion of the 1966 and 1967 taxes in part in the 1967
foreclosure of taxes through 1965, the City Attorney advised that if
this was contrary to the thought and belief of the City, that it has a
good position for objection to this point. Myr. Skinner advised that
he felt the City should object to this policy of the Borough if it can
do so from a strong position: that the Assemblymen had done their best
to stop this, but did not have the legal knowledge to dQ so, and felt
it was now a matter for legal discussion.
The City Attorney and City Manager reviewed that at the time this opin-
ion was prepared and presented to the Borough officials that the Mana-
ger had thought there was acceptance of the City's thought, but that
this had changed back. The Manager recommended that this be turned
over to the City Attorney for discussion with the Borough Attorney.
The background and current status of this matter was discussed in some
detail and the Attorney advised the Council in summary that he thought
the fact that 1966 taxes were not on the roll unless they were also on
the roll for 1965 taxes on any particular property was indefensible for
the Borough: that he would like to talk with the Borough Attorney on
this matter, and would advise the City Manager, and this was agreed to.
Council concurred with Myr. Skinner that if the City has a point here
and a strong position that it should follow it.
Item 9 - Council discussion of civil Defense Training Program - The Man-
ager reviewed that Mr. Maynard willburn and Mr. Allan pierce have com-
pleted the Personal and Family Survival courses for instructors for
courses for the public: that if this could be set up for the first week
in March,and the Radiological Monitoring School now set for the first
week in February and needing a minimum of 12 students, that this would
help in the effort to get C.D. financial assistance. Vice Myr. Skinner
suggested the list of persons who have previously taken the radiologi-
cal monitoring for possible students and the Manager advised he had done
so already.
Apart from agenda items, Myr. Skinner advised that the Borough has again
set a meeting date on the next regular council meeting date. City will
prepare for the 5th and give advance publXity that it is known a quorum
cannot be had due to the Borough meeting and the Council meeting will be
held on February 6th.
Mvr. Skinner called a recess and reconvened the meeting with the same
members present as were present at the recess.
Item 10 - Executive Session tq6iscuss two matters, the advance public
knowledge of which would adversely affect the finances of the City -
It was discussed whether or not the executive session could be held at
this time as Items 6 and 7 remained to be completed and the Council had
therefore not completed the agenda: that Mayor Kirkpatrick was expected
to arrive later and this would make enough votes to settle those items:
that the executive session would be short: and the City Attorney advised
that he thought under the circumstances that it would be in order for the
Council to hold the executive session at this time and upon adjourning
it, to go back into session to take up deferred items 6 and 7. Myr.
Skinner convened the executive session and later adjourned it.
At the reconvening of the regular portion of the special meeting agenda,
Mayor Kirkpatrick and Clmn. Oliver Amend were present as well as all of
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the members who were present at the recess.
Item 6 - Receive tabulation of bids to supply all petroleum products
(except marine fuels for resale) and award contract or reject bids, was
taken up from postponement. Clmn. Skinner asked to be excused from dis-
cussinq or votinq on this subject due to having a financial interest,
and there was no objection.
Bidder
Harbor Fuel Service
Watsjold Fuel
Marathon Fuel
Texaco, Inc.
Standard Oil Co.
The call for bids was reviewed and the tabulation of bids as opened
the Comptroller and tabulated by the city Clerk-Treasurer was read
follows: (Tabulation previously furnished Council)
Furnace Oil Furnace Oil
(PS-200) (PS-300)
$ .164 $.16
.17 .
.1653
by
as
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Diesel Oil
$
Gasoline
(Regular)
$ $
Kero-
sene
.1642
.1655
.2028
.209
.291
Clean'g.
Bidder Solvent
Texaco, Inc. $.453
StandardOil .513
Lubric'g.
Oil
$ .98
1.04
Mult.Mch.
Hydr'c.
$ .85
.895
Chassis
Grease
$ .24
.2675
Gear
Lubr't.
** $ .19
** .195
Anti-
Freeze
$ 1. 65
Total Annual Price ommitted here as no bidder bid on all items, which
renders total without value in evaluation, and unit prices govern the
bid. Tabulation cited error in Marathon Fuel PS-200 bid total annual
price and showed correct figure. Note ** refers to per gallon bid call
with Standard Oil bidding per gallon (8#) price similar to a competing
bid per pound price.
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The City Manager cited the low bids and advised that the City has been
using Standard Oil brand lubricating oil for several years and he was
not in favor of changing oil on vehicular equipment, recommending that
this item be removed from the bid list in future.
Mr. Anderson objected to this advising the Texaco oil bid was compatible
with the Standard Oil product now in use; was a very good oil which met
all Government specifications for that type oil; that there was no prob-
lem in changing oils by brand so long as the oil met the same specifica-
tions as the one previously used, and which his bid did.
Clmn. Amend advised he thought the ~uncil should be guided by the wishes
of the supervisors in that department since the machinery is all so old.
Clmn. Smith advised his thought to make no changes in maintenance of
such old machinery and Myr. Kirkpatrick advised he had one time ruined
an engine by changing oil. Mr. Anderson concurred this could happen if
one went from regular oil to a detergent type, but that the oil he had
bid was exactly the same as the oil now being used.
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Clmn. Smith - I would move that the PS 200 and PS300 be awarded to Har-
bor Fuel Service; the diesel oil be awarded to Marathon Fuel Service;
and that to Texaco, Inc. we award the qasolhe (reqular), the machine
hydraulic oil, chassis qrease, qear lube, anti-freeze and cleaninq sol-
vent; and to Standard Oil the enqine lubricatinq oil and the kerosene.
Seconded by Clmn. Willburn. This matter was discussed further in detail
with Mr. Anderson reiterating his position; Clmn. Urbach advising that
he was not familiar with such matters and while bids normally went to
the low bidder, if the rest of the Council and Manager recommended not
changing oils, that he would accept that advice; Clmn. Amend advised
that he knew about this matter and could advise that changing from regu-
lar oil to a detergent type caused trouble, but that if the change was
from brand to brand and stayed within the same series of oils that there
was no problem; Clmn. Smith reiterated his preferance to not change oil;
to comment regarding the bid list, the City Clerk-Treasurer advised
that the list had been prepared by the Public Works General Foreman the
p~evious year.. Clmn. Urbach - I would amend the motion to vote on low
b.dder on all ~tems except the lubr~cating o~l. Clmn. Urbach advised to
q~estion that the sense of the amendment was to delete the lubricating
o~l from the motion which is on the table. Seconded by Clmn. Amend.
Vote - Unanimous Yes with Clmn. Skinner excused from votinq.
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motion - Unanimous Yes with Clmn. Skinner
excused.
i:lmn. Willburn - I move that we award the contract for lube oil (enqine)
1~he apparent low bidder, Texaco, Inc. Seconded by Clmn. Amend.
~~r. Kirkpatrick advised he was not knowledgeable in this matter but had
heard the discussion and recalled his own experience of losing an en-
CJine due to changng oil and would therefore hesitate to make a decision
until the Council could hear confirming opinion from the Public Works
Department. Clmn. Amend advised again the probability of damage in
changing series of oils, continued that he could speak with some auth-
(Irity as a qualified aircraft mechanic, and would have no qualms about
changing oil so long as it was the exact same Government specifications~
t,hat if Texaco supplies oil of the exact same specifications as Stan-
c,ard is supplying, that it was a safe change. Vote - Clmn. Urbach Yes ~
Clmn. Smith No~ Clmn. willburn Yes~ Clmn. Amend Yes~ Myr. Kirkpatrick
Ies. Motion carried. Clron. Skinner excused.
Item 7 - From postponement for lack of four affirmative votes - Receive
tabulation of bids to supply all tires, tubes and batteries and award
contract or reject bids - The Manager reviewed the earlier discussion
and action and recommendation to table until the next meeting which he
was thinking would be the next Monday, but being two weeks hence, since
the bid has been submitted, though he did think there was quite a dif-
ference between the bid price and the price the City could purchase
these tires, that he withdrew his recommendation and recommended that
the Council approve the bid. clmn. Smith concurred with the Manager's
view that the bid should not be thrown out, but also concurred with the
Manager's previous recommendation and thought the city should not have
asked for bids until further research was made on these items. clron.
Smith - I would move that the contract be awarded to Marathon Fuel Ser-
vice for the tires, tubes and batteries, etc. as listed in the amount of
~4,339.56. Seconded by Clron. Skinner. Clmn. Smith requested that next
year the prices be looked up before the bid is called for so the Council
will have something to compare with. Clmn. Willburn advised he retained
his position that the Council should obtain such items from the cheap-
est source and thought the City should contact a government agency where
it can get such prices. The earlier discussion was reviewed with fpr-
ther thought that the prices~eared to give some consideration and
were fairly good prices. Th .a.~ tabulation was read with the pre-
sentation earlier: one bid from Marathon Fuel Service opened by the Com-
troller and tabulated by the city Clerk-Treasurer: (Copies of tabulation
previously furnished to the Council and not set forth in full here due
to the quantity of specific detail necessary to make a meaningful tabula-
tion.) Clron. Urbach noted that the bid had been received in good faith
and if the City did not want bids or wanted advance prices from the
companies that it should do this next year and Ciron. Smith requested a
new bid form. vote on clron. Smith's motion - clmn. Urbach Yes~ Clmn.
Smith Yes~ clron. Willburn No~ Clmn. Skinner Yes~ Clmn. Amend Yes~ Myr.
Kirkpatrick Yes. Motion carried.
Variousitems of non-agenda business were discussed not here recorded due
to this being a special meeting. Clmn. Willburn moved for ad;ournment
and Myr. Kirkpatrick declared the meetinq adjourned at 11:00 p.m.
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'rhe regular meeting of February 5, 1968 was called to order at 7:30 p.m.
DY Mayor R. W. Kirkpatrick. Mayor Kirkpatrick was the only member
present to answer roll call and he therefore closed the meeting for lack
r:>f a quorum and declared it postponed until 7 :30 p.m., Tuesday, February
6, 1968.
'rhe postponed regular meeting of the City Council was called to order
at 7:40 p.m., February 6, 1968 by Mayor R. W. Kirkpatrick. (2) The
()pening ceremony which was the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag was
lead by Clmn. Amend. (3) Roll was called and those present were: Myr.
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Kirkpatrick; Councilmen Oliver Amend, E. G. Skinner; Bernard C. Hulm,
Tom P. smith and Lawrence Urbach. Clmn. Maynard E. willburn was absent.
The City Manager was present. clmn. Skinner was excused after Item 9(11).
Item 4 - Minutes - Regular Meeting November 20, 1967-December 4, 1967
inclusive, Pages 124-139 inclusive. clmn. Hulm noted line 2, Page 138
should read "was had" instead of "had had. clmn. Urbach - I would move
for adoption of the minutes Page 124 through 139. Seconded by clmn.
Hulm. Vote - Unanimous Yes.
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Item 5 - citizens Discussion and Public Hearings - No one had arranged
to speak with the council and no one in the audience requested to speak.
Item 6 - Communications - (1) Letter from the state Department of High-
~ answering the request of the Chamber of Commerce for State improve-
ments to and maintenance of the Lowell Point Road was read, presenting
an alternate proposal for such work to b~~ fift~hfifty matching state
and City project, with a maximum authori~at~6nig~ $35,000, and the city
agreeing to provide continuing maintenance. (Manager's report item re-
corded here for clarity of record.) The Manager advised that he could
see no way by which the City could finance such an activity and there-
fore recommended against the proposal. Myr. Kirkpatrick concurred and
asked that the State be advised that the City feels this work is the
sole responsibility of the State, and that the City expects the state to
undertake it.
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Item 6(2) - Letter from the State Bond committee, Department of Commerce
concerning contributions of local data to develop a published fact sheet
each three of four months was read. (Manager's report item recorded here
for clarity of record.) It was agreed the Manager should report the in-
formation for the City and Clmn. Urbach suggested he might wish to re-
quest assistance from the Chamber of Commerce.
The Mayor's
Item 6(3) - Proclamation naming February 7th-13th Boy Scout Week in
Seward, and noting the twenty-seventh year of Seward participation in
the Boy Scout program, was read.
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Item 7 - Ordinances, Resolutions and Other Action Items - ~esolution No.
679 was read in full as follows, except the names of appointees were
inserted after advice from the Manager as to those who had agreed to
serve.
RESOLUTION NO. 679
WHEREAS, The University of Alaska proposes to expand its marine science
facilities throughout the State; and
WHEREAS, the Chairman of the Board of Regents of the University of
Alaska has recommended that Alaskan cities support this expansion pro-
gram by appointing a Committee For Oceanography And Marine Science
Study Work in conjunction with the University program and to assist the
cities in supporting such program;
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NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the city Council of The City of
Seward, Alaska, hereby appoints an OCEANOGRAPHY AND MARINE SCIENCE COM-
MITTEE consisting of members: Kester L. Dotts, Willard E. Dunham,
Raymond C. Anderson, Fred Grant, Rupert C. Kulin and Monty H. Richardsor.
who shall assist in any way possible in the expansion of the OCEANOG-
RAPHY AND MARINE SCIENCE INSTITUTE PROGRAM in The City of Seward and
with the University of Alaska.
This
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Resolution shall be effective on the day of its passage and approv-
Passed and approved this 6th day of February, 1968.
Clmn. Urbach - I would move for adoption of Resolution No. 679.
ded by Clmn. Amend. Names to be included in the record copies.
Unanimous Yes.
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Vote-
Item 7-2. Resolution No. 680 concerning financial obligation to Veterans'
Housing Co., Inc. and including schedule of payment and funding thereof
as relates to allocation of responsibility, was read in full as follows:
(Additions requested after reading included below.)
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RESOLUTION NO. 680
WHEREAS, The City of Seward has for a number of years been receiving
revenues from the water and electric distribution systems installed
in the Forest Acres Subdivision; and
WHEREAS, the water and electric distribution systems in the Forest
Acres Subdivision were originally purchased from the War Assets Ad-
ministration by the Veterans' Housing Company, Inc.; and
WHEREAS, The City of Seward has not previously agreed upon a purchase
price of the water, sewer and electric distribution systems from the
Veterans' Housing Company, Inc.; and
WHEREAS, Mr. Charles C. Coberly, president of the Veterans' Housing
Company, Inc. has agreed to sell all rights and interests in the water,
sewer and electric distribution systems, and to issue all rights of ways
and easements required to The City of Seward at a price of Fifteen
Thousand and No/100 ($15,000.00) Dollars with said debt being retired
at the rate of Two Thousand and No/100 ($2,000.00) Dollars per year,
with no interest on the unpaid balance, said payments to be made in
two (2) equal yearly payments per year with first payment to be due on
May 1, 1968, and second payment on November 1, 1968, and each semi-
yearly payment to fall due on same dates;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of The City of
Seward, Alaska, agrees to purchase the water, sewer and electric dis-
tribution systems in the Forest Acres Subdivision that were owned by
Veterans' Housing Company, Inc. previous to the 1964 disaster for a
total price of $15,000.00. Payment of the purchase price shall be made
in two (2) equal yearly payments of $1,000.00 each due on May 1 and
November 1 of each year until the total of $15,000.00 has been paid,
with the first such payment being due on May 1, 1968, with no interest
due the Veterans' Housing Co., Inc. on the unpaid balance. The Veterans'
Housing Company, Inc. shall furnish to the City of Seward all righ~ of
ways and easements required for the operation, maintenance and expan-
sion of the water and sewer and electric distribution systems. Future
water main or sewer main extensions in the subdivision shall be made on
a front foot assessment basis assessed against all real property bene-
fited by such intallation.
This Resolution shall be effective on the date of passage and approval.
passed and approved this 6th day of February, 1968.
Payment schedule and responsibility to fund was read commencing with
Payment No. 1 on May 1, 1968 in the sum of $1,000.00 and continuing
through each May 1 and November 1 until paid in full by May 1, 1975
payment, and continuing "Payments made on this purchase shall be made
from both water and electric utility funds with electric department
payment 85% and water 15%. Each $1,000.00 payment shall be $850.00 from
electric department and $150.00 from water department.
15 payments electrical department = 15 x 850.00 $ 12,750.00
15 payments water department = 15 x 150.00 $ 2,250.00
$ 15,000.00
Myr. Kirkpatrick asked if the Resolution should not include the sewer
mains as part of tP~RMrIB6~~hand the Manager concurred; and this to be
inserted in the t~ra7"Whereas" and in the "Therefore. Myr. Kirkpatrick
asked if this would now go to the City Attorney for preparation of an
agreement and the Manager advised that when Mr. coberly brought in the
easements, etc. required in the Resolution that it would go to the city
Attorney for preparation of the agreement which would need to be signed
by the City officers and by the Veterans' Housing Co., Inc. officers.
Myr. Kirkpatrick asked if all members were satisfied that this was the
type agreement desired. clmn. Urbach noted it was what the Council
agreed to in study session with Mr. Coberly. clmn. Skinner - I move
for adoption of Resolution No. 680. Seconded bv Clmn. Hulm. Vote-
Unanimous Yes. (This closes the executive session of December 17,1967.)
Item 7.3 - Appoint three members to planninq & Zoninq Commission for
2/15/68 - 2/15/71 terms - Mayor Kirkpatrick submitted for Council
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JANUARY 29, 1968
. i3RESENT:: HAYOR KIRKPATRICK- COUNCILMEMBERS SKINNER WILLBURN URBACH
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I HUHE AMEND, ABSENT COUNCILHAN SlfiTH- CITY MANAGER OOTTS AND MR. CHARLES C.
I COBERLY OF THE l/b"TERANS HOUSING COJ:.lPANY, INC., OF SEWARD, ALASKA.
THE COUNCIL DID NOT HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO DISCUSS THE WATER AND ELECTRIC
SYSTEM LOCATED IN FOREST ACRES SUB DIVISION WITHOUT HR COBERLY BEING PRESENT.
!'lR COBERLY STATED THAT THE VETERANS HOUSING COMPANY, INC., HAD PURCHASED
FROH THE WAR ASSETS ADMINISTRATION SOl-lE TillE AROUND 1948 THE WATER & ELECTRI
SYSTEM AND THAT THE CITY HAD RECEIVED REVENUES FROH BOTH UTILITIES FOR MiNY
Y~ JI.ND THAT THE l1A.TTER OF THE CITY PURCHASING THESE FACILITIES HAD BEEN
BROUGHT TO THE ATTENTION OF DIFFERENT CITY ADMINISTRATORS NUMEROUS TIMES BUT
TO DATE NO AGREEMENT HAD BEEN ARRIVED AT AND THAT THE COMPANY WAS OF THE OPINION
I THAT THE PROBLEl'I MUST BE SETTLED.
I MR COBERLY STATED THAT HE FELT THE PURCHASE PRICE SHOULD BE BETWEEN
I $ 11,000.00 AND $ 15,000.00. THAT THE COMPANY WOULD AGREE TO YEARLY PATIlENTS
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I A YEARLY PAYMENT OF $,2,060.00 1'l0ULD BE ACCEPl'ABLE TO MR COBEBLY AND IF SUCH
PAYl'1ENT COULD BE lVJADE IN TWO (2) YEARLY iAYl'lEN'rS OF $ 1,000.00 EACH WITH MR
COBERLY ASSURING THE COUNCIL THAT THIS AGR.EElVJENT -w-oULD BE ACCEPTABLE TO THE
VETERANS HOUSING COMPANY.
THE CITY l'JANAGER ASK HR. COBERLY IF ALL THOROFARES, EASEIvlENTS AND RIGHT
OF WAYS IN THE SUB DIVISION WERE DEDICATED TO PUBLIC USE AND RECORDED. COBERLY
WAS CERTAIN THAT THIS WAS ALL PROPElILY EXECUTED AND RECORDED.
THE YEARLY REVENUES FROH THE UTILITIES IN THE SUB Dr VISION WERE EXPLAINE
BY THE CITY l>JANAGER AND DUE TO THE INCREASED DEBT SERVICE THE CITY WILL BE
EXPERIENCING IN THE NEXT FEW YEARS HE FELT THAT A PRICE OF $ 12,500.00 WOULD BE
AN EQUITABLE PRICE FOR THE PURCHASE AT THIS TIME.
THE COUNCIL AND NR COBERLY AGREED ON A PRICE OF $ 15.000.00 1tIITH YEARLY
PAYNENTS OF $ 2,000.00 TO BE HADE IN TWO (2) EQUAL PAYHENTS OF $ 1,000.00 EACH
TH BE MADE ON l1A.Y 1 AND NOVEMBER 1 OF EACH YEAR UNTIL ENTIRE DEBT OF $ 15.000.0
HAS BEEN PAID IN FULL. FIRST PAYNENT TO BE MADE l"iAY i, 1968.
THE SALE AGREEHENT SHALL BE EXECUTED IN BEHALF OF THE VETERANS HOUSING
COMPANY, INC., BY: J:.lR CHARLES C. COBERLY, PRESIDENT - LENA S COBERLY, SECRETARY
TREASURER - J:.lR PAUL ROBISON PARTNER.
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approval the names of the incumbent members, Martin N. Kowalski, Frank
W. Lewis and Donald L. Mai to serve for the terms stated. Clmn. Urbach-
I would move that we appro v the three submitted names for the Planning
& Zoning Commission. Seconded by clron. Hulm. Vote - Unanimous Yes.
Item 7.4 - Resolution No. 681 authorizing certain City owned property
for sale, etc. was read in full as follows, except including the detail
of the list as prepared by the Council in study session, including in
the fourth condition the words that no bid shall be acceptable which is
under the minimum acceptable offer, and including in the tenth condition
a definition of residents as persons who have resided in Seward for
ninety days immediately preceding the sale.
RESOLUTION NO. 681
WHEREAS, The City of Seward wishes to sell certain lots and parcels of
land within the City of Seward;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the below listed lots and parcels
of land shall be sold by The city of Seward under the following terms
and conditions:
(1) A public hearing shall be held by the City Council as a Hearing
Board at 7:45 p.m., Monday, February 19, 1968 for the purpose of hearing
the opinions of the public with regard to the proposed sale and condi-
tions of sale of said property; and
(2) The City Clerk-Treasurer shall advertise for sealed bids in the
Seward Phoenix Log, the Cheechako News, the Anchorage Times and the
Anchorage Daily News once each week for a period of six (6) weeks, and
the following bid conditions and terms of sale hereby established shall
be incorporated in said advertisement; and
(3) The below listed lots and parcels, including any and all improve-
ments, appurtenances and hereditaments, shall be sold AS IS under the
terms and conditions contained in this resolution, and the minimum
acceptable offer for any of said lots or parcels shall be as enumerated
below. Each item is a parcel and shall not be divided for the purposes
of Ithis sale.
Minimum
Accep.Price:
Townsite $ 8,000.00
Item No.: Legal Description:
No. 1 Lots 4, 5, 6 & 7 in Block 12 of the original
City of Seward.
Lots 1 through 10 & Lots 26 through 40 in Block 22
of the original Townsite, city of Seward.
Lot 20 in Block 36 of the Original Townsite, Seward
Lot 22 in Block 10 of the Laubner Addition, Seward
Lot 23 in Block 10 of the Laubner Addition, Seward
No. 2
$ 14,800.00
200.00
500.00
500.00
No. 3
No.4
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(4) Award shall be to the highest bidder, and no bid shall be acceptable
which is under the minimum acceptable offer, with provision for each
offer to contain a first choice, a second choice and a third choice,
except that only one choice from anyone offer shall be awarded; and any
person may submit as many bids as he desires to; and
(5) A bid deposit in the normal form, in the sum of ten percent (10%)
of the offer is required; and
(6) Terms of sale shall be (a) Payment in full
(b) ten percent (l~~) down with five (5) years
(5%) per annum interest on remaining principal
mortgage to The City of Seward; and
(7) Conveyance shall be by quit claim deed.
(8) Bid withdrawals after the opening shall not be permitted, and high
bidders shall be required to complete total payment of their offer; and
(9) Bid award shall be made by the City Council at the regular meeting
to be held on April 15, 1968; and
(10) Any lot or parcel remaining unsold after the above described ad-
vertisement for sealed bid and award to high bidders shall be sold to
City of Seward residents, who shall have been residents of the city of
Seward for ninety (90) days immediately preceding the sale, at an over-
the-counter sale for the minimum acceptable price as herein stated on
a first come, first served basis, at the Office of the city Clerk-
upon conveyance,
to pay plus five
balance and deed
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Treasurer, city Hall, Seward, Alaska commencing at 8:00 a.m. on the 17th
day of April, 1968 until 5:00 p.m. on the 23rd day of April 1968, and
commencing at 8:00 a.m. on the 24th day of April, 1968 on the same basis
and at the same place to Seward residents and non-residents alike.
This Resolution shall be published by posting a copy hereof for a period
of ten (10) days on the Bulletin Board in city Hall and by publishing a
notice of the place of posting and a brief statement of the purpose of
this resolution in a newspaper of general circulation in the city
within a reasonable time.
This Resolution shall be effective upon completion of the public hear-
ing called to be held on February 19, 1968 providing no substantial
changes result therefrom, and otherwise pursuant to amendment and ten
days following publication thereof.
Passed and approved by the city council of The city of Seward, Alaska
this 6th day of February, 1968.
As stated above, the city Manager advised that the property selected for
sale and minimum prices set by the Council in study session would be in=
serted in the completed Resolution. A later bid opening was discussed
and it was decided that sale before the beginning of the construction
season would be desirable. Clmn. Amend - I will move that we adopt
Resolution No. 681 as revised. ded b clmn. Urbach. clmn. Skinner
asked if the property would be p 0 he public hearing and it
was reviewed that the property would be listed in the posted Resolution
as normal requirement, and agreed that it should be immediately listed
in the newspaper to give thepublic the best opportunity to be aware of
the details of the proposed sale. Vote - unanimous Yes. (See introduc-
tion of item for recitation of revisions to draft resolution.)
Item 15- Answer petition filed 1/15/68 opposing City purchase from FHA
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of 14 housing units in the clearview Addition for Coast Guard housing
and asking for purchase to be submitted to a vote of the citizens -
The Manager read the heading of the petition under consideration and
noted that it had been submitted to the council on January 15th when
the Council had acknowledged it and instructed the Clerk to identify
and record the signatures of registered voters (see Item 10.1 for text
of heading, January 15 minutes): that the report from the City Clerk in-
dicated 86 signatures were those of registered voters, 23 who signed
are not registered voters and one signature appeared two times. The
Manager continued that common procedure, and he thought provided for
in the statutes, was that a city of under 2500 population required at
least 25% of the total votes cast in the last general election to be
signatory to such a petition to qualify it: that there were 365 votes
cast in the last election which would require 91 signatures, leaving
this petition 5 signatures short.
Further to the Council's request for report on the claim by Mr. Vincent
at the public hearing by correspondence that the city lacked authority
to enter into this transaction, the Manager advised that he had checked
the statutes and the charter and found nothing to prevent it: that FHA
had not informed him if the houses were still available to the City:
that even though the petition was short five signatures, that he wished
to recommend to the council that the entire proposal be dropped and
notify FHA that the citizens of Seward are not in favor of the propo-
sal: that they have asked for a vote of the people and that the cost of
a special election at this time is not warranted.
Clmn. Hulm asked if the 23 persons who signed but were not registered
electors could become such by registering and the Manager advised this
was true. Clmn. Amend advised he favored the Manager's recommendation
as it seemed to reflect the opinion of the public, and particularly as
the City had had no communication from FHA. Myr. Kirkpatrick concurred.
Clmn. Amend - I will move that we accept the city Manager's recommenda-
tion droppinq the matter of the city purchasing the 14 housinq units in
the Clearview Addition. seconded by clmn. Hulm. Vote - Unanimous Yes.
Myr. Kirkpatrick called recess and reconvened with same members present.
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Item 7.6 - The application by Pioneers of Alaska, Igloo No.9 for approv
al of renewal of permit for authorized games of chance and skill was
reviewed in detail by the Manager along with financial statement for the
activities held in 1967. The application and financial statement being
in order and no adverse information presented, clron. Smith I move we
approve the permit as read. Seconded by Clmn. Hulm. Vote - Unanimous
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larly reviewed and both the application for renewal of permit for auth-
orized games of chance and skill and the financial statement for the
activities held in 1967 were found to be in order. Clmn. Urbach - I
move for adoption. Seconded by clmn. Amend. Vote - Unanimous Yes.
Item 7.7 - Discuss lease proposal of Resurrection Bay Shipyard for old
Alaska Railroad property - Myr. Kirkpatrick mentioned that this was for
the purpose of clearing the study session and officially instructing thE
City Manager and City Attorney in how to proceed with this lease propo-
sal. The Manager asked if it was thought that the GSA land'~Hd ASHA
land should be considered under the same lease and it was reviewed that
the current approved land use.zoning of the ASHA property was light in-
dustrial: that disposition procedure is ready and that the City should
acquire the land and lease direct as probable best procedure but no ex-
plicit instructions .received from ASHA as to best procedure.
Clmn. Jmend mentioned that the Resurrection Bay Shipyard attorney had
a tentative appointment with the City Attorney for the coming Friday.
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The Manager noted that the proposal would involve closing Railway Avenue
from Third Avenue to Home Brew Alley and opening another route to the
Lowell Point Road: that a survey of the GSA property would be needed
and Myr. Kirkpatrick and Clmn. Urbach suggested this be delayed to see
if GSA did not already have this: it was clarified that the high risk
line was a surveyed line about at the foot of Sixth Avenue.
Myr. Kirkpatrick requested the group which would be meeting with GSA
officials the following day to secure information on whether the boiler
building and or equipment would come to the City, this being as yet
undetermined.
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Myr. Kirkpatrick asked if there were conditions in the proposal which
the Council wanted changed before submission to the City Attorney for
his recommendations. Clmn. Hulm requested discussion on the matter of
space for the subsidiary of Japanese & American Development Co., Inc.
represented by Mr. Herman Leirer and the understanding from Mr. Amend
that there would be no problem in providing space, and while this the
intention, could result in no space without a guarantee. Clmn. Amend
advised the two groups were in frequent contact and no problem foreseen
except the use and ultimate location of the existing building, which
was dependent upon the engineering study, and the entire matter to move
as rapidly as possible. Myr. Kirkpatrick noted that the lease indicated
Resurrection Bay Shipyard wanted subleasing rights without regulation
by the City. Clmn. Urbach expressed confidence that such a marine opera-
tion would be interested in subleasing to a fish freezing operation,
and also that the needed deep water was all along that shore. The gen-
eral agreement of the Council seemed to be one lessee to the City with
right to sub-lease.
Myr. Kirkpatrick advised that he was not going to attend the meeting so
that city representatives could feel free to speak exactly as they
wanted to without thought of his feelings or employment interest: ex-
plained that this matter had been a major consideration in his running
for office, as he felt he could correctly be of assistance to the city
in developing this matter, and felt he should now give the City represen-
tatives a free hand for the meeting the next day.
The Manager advised that the file showed the Alaska Railroad had relin-
quised all interest and right in this property by declaring it surplus
to its needs and that all governmental entities had been notified of its
status with request to state any interest they had in it and none stated.
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Myr. Kirkpatrick advised this was true and recommended that the city re-
fuse any restrictions whatever on the conveyance. The terms of the trade
were reviewed and it was agreed that the terms should be the same as in
the beginning though the City is now ready to try to develop the property;
that there had been very good cooperation and should continue on same
basis; it was agreed the City wanted clear title to the property.
Clron. Amend advised that he would be attending only as a councilman and
would not be representing any private interests in any way whatsoever.
Vice Mayor Skinner will attend~ clron. Smith and Urbach will try to arrange
to attend.
Myr. Kirkpatrick mentioned that one of the things which opened the posi-
tion of the Railroad was the recent unloading of a barge of trailers at
the facility and suggested there be no unloading in the interim.
Myr. Kirkpatrick advised the council that at any time it felt the Mayor's
position was an embarrassment to the council, that he would submit his
resignation. The Council protested that its interest was to not harm the
Mayor's employment in confidence of his correct disposition of both duties.
Clron. Amend asked to be excused from the discussion and votinq on the
proposed lease form due to financial interest and there was no objection.
Clron. Urbach - I would move that we adopt this tentative lease with Res-
urrection Bay Shipyard with the one correction which we have made in Sec-
tion Nine where it was "without" and now be "with the' written consent".
Seconded by Clmn. Hulm. clron. Smith asked if this company was to be in-
corporated in the State of Alaska and Clmn. Urbach advised he understood
it was to be but by another name, the parent company Harbor & Natural
Resources being incorporated. Vote - Unanimous Yes with clron. Amend
excused.
Clmn. Smith - I would move that the city Attorney be directed to meet
with the Attorney from Resurrection Bay Shipyard to draw up a final
lease to be presented to the City Council for final action. seconded
by Clmn. Hulm. Vote - Unanimous Yes with Clron. Amend excused.
Myr. Kirkpatrick asked then if the council considered the matter totally
cleared or if it wanted to set policy on the interim use of the property.
The Manager requested a motion defining policy from the present until
the lease is completed but excluding the use by the State Marine Highways.
Myr. Kirkpatrick repeated that his employment had no connection with his
recommendation and repeated it for no interim use. Clron. Smith thought
the original instruction to the City Manager when the city received per-
mission to use the dock should stand and any use be permitted so long as
City liability protected by the user. clmn. urbach pointed out the dif-
ficulties in anticipating all uses and suggested it be a matter for Coun-
cil determination each time~ discussion of whether or not the City should
be paid for the use of themcility~ whether or not the release of liabil-
ity would cover in case of a serious accident or a death~ the desirability
to give the City Manager latitude to operate such things~ whether or not
the facility would or could sustain further damage by use, with difference
of opinion on this~ opinion expressed that large shipments coming over the
facility in the interim might seem to anticipate more shipping than would
likely occur and putting the City in a poor position. Myr. Kirkpatrick
asked to be excused from votinq due to financial interest and there was
no objection. clmn. Urbach - I would move that the council be polled
or have a special meeting before any use other than the Ferry before X
any use can be made of, as we call it, the old Alaska Railroad property.
Clron. Amend seconded. clron. Urbach noted this wold put the responsibil-
ity on the council. Vote - clron. Amend Yes~ Clmn. Skinner Yes~ clron.
Hulm No~ clmn. Smith No~ Clmn. Urbach Yes. Myr. Kirkpatrick excused.
Three Yesses, Two Noes. Motion failed.
Clron. Hulm - I move that we authorize the City Manaqer to use his own
judqrnent on the use of that old Railroad facility until such time as the
lease with Resurrection Bay Shipyard has been finalized. Seconded by Clron.
Smith. clmn. Urbach protested that this did not answer the Manager's
request for direction. Vote - Clmn. Amend No~ Clmn. Skinner NO~ Clron.
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HulmYes; clmn. Smith Yes; clron. Urbach NO; Myr. Kirkpatrick excused.
Motion failed.
There was discussion of what needed under these circumstances and Clmn.
Hulm advised he thought his motion would have given the Manager author-
ity to poll the council is he wondered about a particular use and clmn.
Smith suggested this be tabled until after the meeting with General
Services Administration the following day and this was agreed to.
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Item 7.8 - Receive IBEW proposal regarding wages and working conditions
and approve or reject same for Electric Department - clmn. Skinner
asked for information as to whether such an item involving wages and
personnel should be discussed in meeting prior to a study session or
an executive session and Myr. Kirkpatrick advised it could be acted
upon or tabled or set up for study session or executive session. ~.
Smith - I would move that we receive the proposal regarding IBEW wages
and working conditions and ask that a study session be set for Mondav,
February 12, 1968, and table this action until after we have studied
this. Clmn. Hulm asked for the recommendation of the City Manager fol-
lowing the report of negotiations in hand and the Manager advised he
recommended setting up a study session on these results of negotiations
and to plan for action on the 19th of February as the present agreement
expires on February 29, 1968. Seconded by clmn. Skinner. clmn. Smith-
I would like to request a financial statement on the electric department
and a breakdown of wages paid to the electric department recently. Vote-
Unanimously Yes.
Myr. Kirkpatrick recessed the meeting and reconvened it with all members
present who were present at the recess.
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Item 8 - Reports from the Borough Assemblymen - ill The approval by the
voters of the school construction bond program was reported in detail;
J1l Ordinance establiShing procedures for filling non-City vacancies on
the Assembly was passed; (3) Various supplemental appropriations approv-
ed were mentioned; (4) Assembly has received an appeal from a ruling of
the Borough planning & zoning commission and must now prepare procedural
legislation to which Myr. Kirkpatrick suggested the Borough adopt such
in toto from cities for all similar as the best and fastest way.. In
this regard the Manager inquired how the $2,000 supplemental appropria-
tion to Planning Department was to be used and Clmn. Skinner advised
that the Planning Director was to study subdivision road systemS/to be
prepared for supplying of such public facilities. clmn. Smith expressed
his thought that the Borough Planning & zoning not be involved within
the cities.
Item 8(5) Herman Leirer was confirmed to the Borough Planning & zoning
Commission; (&L Resolution confining Economic Development committee to
the area rather than the Railbelt districts was passed and the Chairman
recommended against and will bring his reasons for the other type pro-
gram to the next meeting. since the city is involved in this as well
as numerous citizens representing the City, clron. Skinner asked for
suggestions or opinions and he was requested to discuss this with the
local Chairman, Jack Werner.
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Item 8(7) The oil production tax bill introduced by local legislators
was up for support and was denied due to non-restriction of use of the
funds. Item 8(8) Borough populationwas estimated to be 12,000.
Item 8(9) - Executive session concerning M&J Grocery sales tax will be
public knowledge this date so here reporting that delinquent sales tax,
penalties, etc. amounted to some $9700 and Assembly accepted his offer
to settle for $2,750, then it comes out in public session that the same
individual is back in business again and is again delinquent with sales
tax payments; Chairman acknowledged there were two or three other sales
tax accounts in that condition and Assembly required that sales tax col-
lections be diligently worked on.
Item 8(10) Assembly did not approve the land selection on the West side
of the Inlet. Item 8(11) Myr. Kirkpatrick reminded the Assemblymen that
the Advisory Committee on Charter amendment was working and would appre-
ciate receiving any information they should work on or think of.
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Item 9 - Reports from the city Manager - Manager reported that $819.20
was the cost of repairing the damage done by the MERMAID II to the new
dock and the bill will be presented to the US Marshal for inclusion in
the total bill for replacement of damaged harbor facilities by the
MERMAID II. Myr. Kirkpatrick asked if the actualmplacement work was
City responsibility or-if the State would do and the Manager advised
the city would have to do.
Item 9 (2) - Conferred last Wednesday with Mr. Ness of Eastern Trawlers
of Fairhaven, Massachusetts concerning scallop fishing and processing,
and who thought it would be possible and not too expensive to convert
the City building presently leased to Halibut producers Cooperative
to scallop processing which would be year-around, also offering a home
industry in the bag making; that he would return or representatives of
Eastern Trawlers in three or four weeks.
Item 9(3) - Have received preliminary plans on the Old Airport High-
way construction and the construction will be done this summer includ-
ing sewer and the road will be straightened out.
Item 9(4) - Patent for the tidelands from East side of Resurrection
River to East side of the Bay boundary will be received in a few weeks
as the protest has been lifted; also an error in the area computation
of the westerly patent will be corrected.
Item 9 (5) - Understood that the statement of the Korean delegation con-
cerning proposed activities in seward has created quite an uproar, even
becoming a matter of proposed legislation, and will discuss this when
in Juneau.this week.
Item 9 (6) The committee on Marine Science and Oceanography Institute
has invited Mr. Rasmussen, President of the University Board of Regents,
to Seward to discuss the Trident program, invitation not yet accepted,
but would appreciate evidence of interest.
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Item 9 (7) John Amend has been added to the Police Department; and
early release of Joe Capehart from Coast Guard has been requested to
increase Police Department personnel.
Item 9 (8) - Alaska Municipal League Directors will host the Governor
and Legislators this week and he would attend; also that he reviewed
all bills proposed and immediately sends correspondence to protect or
enhance the position of the city.
Item 9 (9) - Andy Endresen, E & A Boat Builders, has requested permis-
sion to use the East side of the new dock for mooring boats while he is
working on them, some boats being too large to take out of the water
with the lift. Myr. Kirkpatrick suggested this be turned over to the
Harbor Commission for recommendation to the Council and this agreed to.
Clmn. Skinner was excused at this time. Item 9 (10) - Army Engineers
have opened bids for Lowell Canyon tunnel repair but have not awarded.
Item 9 (11) - Hearing on Morgan vs City has been changed to Anchorage
so he could testify at 9:00 am Thursday as cannot be here Wednesday and
must leave for Juneau at 11:00 am Thursday.
Item 9 (12) - Reported on the progress of the cameron vs. City trial
now in progress in seward.
Item 10 - Council Discussion - (1) clmn. Urbach inquired regarding pro-
gress with items council required from December 11, 1967 meeting con-
~rning Halibut Producers lease and license and the Manager advised he
had heard from HPC and explained what the City wants. Item 10(2) Myr.
Kirkpatrick requested permission to appoint a citizens advisory commit-
tee to study the possibility of the city cooperating and/or sponsoring,
in conjunction with interested local groups, a center for teen-age rec-
reation or other constructive supervised group activities for the health
and welfare of the whole community. The Council discussed this at length
including the need as presently understood, past experiences and what
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should be involved in a meaningful program and the matter was left with-
out decision.
clmn. Urbach moved for adjournment and
meeting adjourned at 12:00 Midnight.
Myr. Kirkpatrick declared the
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Regular Meeting February 19, 1968
The regular meeting of the city council of February 19, 1968 was called
to order at 7:30 p.m. by Mayor R. W. Kirkpatrick (2) Openin g ceremony,
the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag, was lead by clmn. Skinner. (11-
Roll was called and those present were: Mayor Kirkpatrick; councilmen
E. G. Skinner, Bernard c. Hulm, Lawrence Urbach, Oliver Amend, Maynard
willburn and Tom P. Smith. The city Manager was present.
Item 4 - Minutes - No minutes were ready.
Item 5 - Citizens Discussion and Public Hearinqs - J1l Public Hearing
Proposed Land & Improvements_Sale Per Resolution No. 681 - Myr. Kirk-
patrick reces~ the regular meeting of the council and declared the
public hearing for this purpose opened. The City Manager read a letter
from the Planning & zoning Commission requesting that Lots 3S, 36 and
37 in Block 10, Original Townsite and Lots 1 through 10 inclusive and
26 through 40 inclusive, Block 22, Original Townsite be held for future
use for playground, parking area or possible land to trade for downtown
recreation area.
The Manager mentioned that subsequent to the study session, Item 7.1
on the agenda relates to a subdivisio~ of which he was unawar~ which
had been formed by re-platting the Western portion of Laubner and Fed-
eral Additions and that this was replatted after the 1964 disaster.
Myr. Kirkpatrick reviewed the purpose of the Two Lakes subdivision to
provide land platted in such a way that building sites would be pro-
vided within each parcel, for swapping with those persons who had lost
their homes in the disaster and to which OEP was to construct streets
and utility systems to replace that lost in the disaster, but that while
the plat was completed, that the bids received by the Government for
construction of the public facilities were so high that the Government
decided it would not build those utilities. The exact overlay of the
replat was discussed in detail from the copies of Two Lakes Subdivision
lots furnished the council, and iro!as noted that the South access road
occupied the North end of Block IS/which the Schools had tentative de-
velopment plans. clron. Smith explained that the replat was accomplishe
prior to Borough exercise of school power and was a valid replat .
Mr. Oscar Watsjold and Mr. Gerritt Hoogland expressed opinions that the
land in the Two Lakes Subdivision was not suitable for residential
purposes. clron. Hulm referred to a well dug in the area with recollec-
tion of considerable amounts of top soil in the well location. Mr. Hoog-
land thought the well had been abandoned in 8-12' of rock. Mrs.Williams
expressed the opinion that the council should be thoroughly familiar
with all aspects of any land it puts up for sale, and also requested
an opportunity for the Planning & zoning Commission to investigate and
comment on this. Myr. Kirkpatrick advised he favored withholding the
Two Lakes property from sale at this time and noted it was not included
in the list as advertised for public hearing. Clmn. Urbach spoke in
favor of continuing with the sale advertised in Resolution No. 681.
There being no further comments concerning the properties listed in Res-
olution No. 681 , and council noted the Manager's report that the first
group of lots referred to in the Planning & zoning commission letter
are not included in the sale, and that it did want to sell the second
group, being of the opinion that there was other land more suitable for
recreational purposes as there was a fairly steep slope in this land,
and also the fact that a large portion of the East side of Original Town
site was set aside for recreational use though not necessarily desirable
playground area. Myr. Kirkpatrick declared the public hearing closed
and reconvened the regular meeting.
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Item 6 - communications - J1l Letter from Governmental Statistical
Corporation billing the city for $2500. for work in connection with
selling the bonds for the harbor improvements. and that the City staff
thought this firm was billing currently for work performed and all
those bills were paid, and the Manager read his letter of reply reflec-
ting such.
(2) Invitation from Gen. Folda for Mayor Kirkpatrick to attend Opera-
tion Understandinq April 16-20, 1968 at Fort Bliss, Colorado Springs
and White Sands as a function of the Citizens Advisory council of the
military in Alaska, and Myr. KiIkpatrick advised that he had written
acceptance of the invitation.
Item 7 - Ordinances, Resolutions and Other Action Items - (1) Resolu-
tion No. 682 Amendinq Resolution No. 681 to add lots in Two Lakes
Subdivision to those to be sold and setting date for public hearing on
Resolution No. 682 - It was decided to discuss this resolution prior
to reading it, which if adopted would authorize the sale of the lots
in that area under Two Lakes subdivision lot numbers instead of Laub-
ner Addition descriptions, except that some Two Lakes lots were still
partly city owned and partly privately owned as a result of the re-
platting to conform to the terrain.
The subject of park and recreational land was taken up again with some
members of the Council feeling that the city has quite a lot of such
land which is expensive to maintain. Mrs. williams advised that this
was discussed at Planning & Zoning Commission, and that while she was
not present to represent the commission officially, wished to advise
that the commission was concerned that there was no park land in the
South end of town to which mothers could take small children without
using a car, and that the commission was interested to know the plans
for the present elementary school site and whether this might be avail-
able for park and recreation; that there is a tendency for the useable
park and recreation land to vanish into other uses, and the Commission
wished to plan for the future. Myr. Kirkpatrick advised that the City
had attempted to provide a site for the new elementary school so that
it might swap for. the. present site, but this had not worked out, and
& acauJ.S:Lt::Lon
the future use7unoec:Loeo.
Mrs. Williams advised the Commission had also discussed title to land
foreclosed for property taxes andwhether the Borough would have title
as some of that land might be desirable public use land and Myr. Kirk-
patrick advised that the City had taken this up with the Borough an d
had secured authority to purchase the amount of the Borough taxes and
this was proper as the law provides same and the City tax interest is
much greater than the Borough and the City felt it mandatory that it
retain control of land within its boundaries.
The list of lots previously authorized for sale in Resolution No. 681
was reviewed and the desirability of running two sales simultaneously
was discussed as well as problems of constructing utilities into the
area separated and under cons~eration by Resolution No. 682. Clron.
Urbach advised he preferred to proceed with Resolution No. 681 so these
lots would be available for development immediately as the deliberations
on Resolution No. 682 could involve consxerable delay. Clmn. Skinner -
I move that we table Resolution No. 682. Seconded by clron. Hulm. Myr.
Kirkpatrick noted this would drop all of the Two Lakes Subdivision lots
from the sale and this was reviewed again and all understood. Vote-
Unanimous Yes.
Item 7.2 - ~randum of recommendations reqarding Resurrection Bay
Shipyard Lease from the City Attorney was read and reviewed in detail
as related to lessee's proposal (See Item 7.7, 2/6/68 Meeting) - The
third paragraph of Item 1 pertaining to rent, it was agreed that a
percentage of the property's fair market value would not be the basis
of determining rent, but rather the next stated alternative providing
for a board to determine "fair market rental value".
Pertaining to paragraph 1 of Item 1, it was agreed that the City's
expense in acquiring the property would be paid to the City by lessee
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during the first twenty years, not the first twenty years free from
rent, and after the first twenty years, at five year intervals, the
annualIental would be redetermined.
Paragraph 2, Item 1, it was agreed to accept recommendation that any
appraisers be members of the society of Real Estate Appraisers or simila
professional qualifications, and to state the manner of selection, etc.
as recommended, with lessee to pay total cost of any arbitration, and
fourth paragraph for mutual determination of value between the two
parties to be written into the lease.
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Clmn. Skinner noted that most of these recommendations were the same as
the city's standard form lease for harbor area and Myr. Kirkpatrick con-
curred that form contained the dty's first choices, and this memorandum
to secure the Council's instructions in relation to the previous tenta-
tive approval and request for recommendations. Clmn. Amend advised that
the Attorney for Resurrection Bay Shipyard had no objection to these
recommendations.
Item No. 2 approved and Item No. 3 for completion of the shipyard set
at two years after discussion of other lengths of time and Clmn. Amend
advised the two-year period had been resolved as a median in conference
between the two Attorneys and himself as representative of the lessee.
The Manager asked if a schedule of completion for the buildings should
be established but this was not undertaken.
Clmn. Skinner and Myr. Kirkpatrick requested provision for immediate
termination of the lease in the event the feasibility study for a ship-
yard is negative and provision for immediate feasibility study, and this
was agreed to.
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Establishment of a minimum number of full-time employees suggested in
Item 3 to be ommitted, with reliance upon the foregoing requirements
of Items No. 2 and 3.
Recommendations No. 4 - 10 concurred in and approved by the Council. It
was noted that Resurrection Bay Shipyard representatives would be in
Anchorage the following week and would like to have the lease form for
mutual review at that time~ City Attorney on vacation but another attor-
ney in the office, and this preferred schedule to be relayed.
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Item 7.3 - Army Dispatch Building in Small Boat Harbor Area - Letter of
request for space for Army Boat Dispatch Building and drawings of build-
ing was taken up. The Manager advised that the space the Army desired
was just West of the new float adjacent to the glas float which would
give them a clear view and would not interfere with the City use of the
ramp or the underground gas tanks and he therefore recommended a space
18' x 80' for the building and ramp in front and some vehicle parking
space be offered for lease~ that the building would be of metal on con-
crete foundation, meet all codes, personnel will use City restrooms.
Army has agreed to rent all of that new float above mentioned. Clmn.
Skinner - I so move that the City Council approve of the plans and the
of February 2, 1968 from Col. D. B. Savage of the Army Command concern-
ing the Army dispatch building in the Small Boat Harbor area. Seconded
by Clmn. Amend. Vote - Unanimous Yes.
Item 7.4 - Wages and Working Conditions Agreement for Electric Depart-
~ - The City Manager read the letter which contained the Council re-
quirements pursuant to study session and asking for answer by 5:00 p.m.
February 19, 1968; that at 3:00 p.m. the Union representative had tele-
phoned to advised he could not travel to Seward because of snow condi-
tions and requested that the answer be postponed. The Manager recommen-
ded postponement until the next Council meeting on March 4, 1968. Clmn.
Willburn - I move that we table this matter until the March 4, 1968
meeting. Seconded by Clmn. Smith. Clmn. Skinner noted this would be
after the termination date of the contract and this was discussed. Cllmn.
Urbach - I would like to amend the motion that the March 4th date be
approved unless we find that the Electrical Union, IBEW, disagrees with
this date and feels it should be an earlier date. Amendment appro~ed by
Clmn. Willburn. and seconded by Clmn. Skinner. Vote on the amendment -
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Unanimous Yes. Vote on the motion - Unanimous Yes.
Item 8 - Reports from the Borough Assemblymen - No meeting to report.
Item 9 - Reports from the City Manager - (1) Adm. Scullion, Commander
of Ithe U. S. Coast Guard, Alaska, will be in Seward to organize a
Coast Guard Auxiliary on the 22nd and it has been requested that the
council attend the events:
Item 9(2) - That he had not yet discussed the dock rental request of
E&A Boat Builders with the Harbor Commission, planned to do so on 3/4:
Item 9(3) - Have received a final copy of the revised Highway Program
of the State for the next five years and see no changes in Seward area
from proposals of preliminary plan and public hearing in December:
Item 9(4)Jim Evans is negotiating to purchase the Lakes End logs and if
successfuXwould like to raft the logs on the beach North of the sewer
outfall, or they may try to get the mill in operation. If they secure
these logs, is there any objection to allowing same and there was none
except Myr. Kirkpatrick pointed out that the area did not yet belong to
the City, and the Manager advised the use would have to be under the
"hold harmless and leave area same as found, etc" and this was agreed to.
Item 9(5) - Have had to write again to Mr. Barnes requesting General
Services Administration to complete the conveyance of the old ARR prop-
erty and for the property maps whicHwere arranged for. It was agreed
this matter needed to be studied in detail by the Council prior to the
negotiations, preferably with the maps, but without if necessary.
Item 9(6) - city does not have an ordinance setting forth exactly how
how the cost of local improvements will be assessed against benefitted
property and such an ordinance is needed, and asked if the Council
would like to receive a proposed ordinance and it was requested. Clron.
Urbach suggested the Planning & zoning Commission help with this if
possible.
Item 9(7) - January 31, 1968 financial statement and budget comparison
delivered earlier. Need study session on this item.
Item 9(8) - Study session was set up for February 26, 1968 for deed to
convey school land to the Borough, the Alaska Railroad property transfer,
financial statement.
Item 10 - Council Discussion - (1) Myr. Kirkpatrick requested a Reso-
lution be prepared for publication in the local newspaper thanking all
those local citizens for their efforts in securing the Alaska Railroad
property, by letter to Sen~Gruening'&congressman Pollock. Clmn. Skinner-
I so move. Seconded by clron. Hulm. Vote - Unanimous Yes.
RESOLUTION NO. 683
BE IT RESOLVED that appreciation be published for the services of all
those persons who actively assisted the City during the recent negoti-
ations between The City of Seward, The Alaska Railroad and General
Services Administration U.S.A. with regard to conveyance of the old
Alaska Railroad property to The City of Seward.
Passed and approved by the City Council of The City of Seward this 19th
day of February, 1968.
Item 10(2) - Requested thought be given to the utility mains which would
be needed for the constructbn of the new elementary school if not al-
ready done, and the Manager advised the Borough Chairman had conferred
with him about this about two months ago and was to notify the City
of the sizes needed but has not done so yet; that he had advised the
Borough Chairman they would have to pay their share of the construction
cost.
Item 10(3) ~ clron. Urbach requested the results to date of the recent
negotiations with the Alaska Railroad for the property to be transferred
in connection with the relocation of the Railroad Dock be made a matter
of Council record and it was agreed that the exchange of letters dated
February 16, 1968 should be read into the record and this was done, and
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
FEDERAL RAILROAD ADMINISTRATION
THE ALASKA RAIL.ROAD
P. O. BOX 7-211'
ANCHORAGE, ALASKA 99801
Pebruary 16. 1968
R. W. Kirkpatrick. Mayor
and
Kester L. Dotts, City Manager
The City of Seward
Seward, Alaska
ATTACHED TO AND MADE A PART
OF PAGE 177, VOLUME 13, OF
THE MINUTES OF THE SEWARD
CITY COUNCIL.
Dear Mayor Kirkpatrick and Mr. Dotts:
I have read with interest your letter of February 16. 1968, which
deals with certain land uses as set forth in your letter of April 8,
1966.
M..t;:-Z:; r ,- f"/-c:4/tL.
Beatrice E. Watts
City Clerk-Treasurer
The terms and stipulations as set forth In your letter of Pebruary
16, 1968 are entirely satisfactory to the Alaska Railroad and this
letter will be incorporated with the letter of AprU 8, 1966 in the
fUes of the Alaska Railroad.
Please accept our best wishes for the success of the proposed new
venture and should it be the City of Seward rather than a lessee
that undertakes the venture we are ready to lend any assistance
of our tarrU department towards overcoming the technical d1ffi-
culties of publ1shlng a tariff.
Yours very truly,
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(~C--V~l~
. EyManley
,,-' Gentn-al Mana
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Mr. John Manley, General Manager
The Alaskn Railroad
Anchorage, Alaska
February 16, 1968
Page 2
Such rates wUl be comparable with rates of South Central Alaska ports
for like items and will be filed as necessary with the appropriate
agencies. AT'l'AC~Rn TO AND MADE A PART
OF PAGE 177, VOLUME 13, 01'
The City will also stipulate that the General PiU~ ~~
will not be used to underwrite or suLsidize th&iR~~iofage or
cargo handling activity. nor will the ad valorem powers of the City be
used to subsidize the general wharfage and/or c
BEATRICE E. WATTS
Very trulf~rSfoERK-TREASua:R'
THE CITY OF SEWARD
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R. W. Kirkpatrick
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Kester L. Dotts
City ManagE!r
Approved by the
Ci ty Council
this 16th day of
Fe!:ruary 1968
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CITY OF SEW ARD
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P. O. BOX 156 SEWARD. ALASKA 99664
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February 16, 1968
ATTACHED TO AND MADE A PART:
OF Pl~GE 177, VOLUME 13, OF :
THE blINUTES OF THE SEWARD
CITY COUNCIL.
Mr. John Manley, General Manager
The Alaska Ri1llrotld
P. O. Box 7-2111
Anchorage, Alaska 99501
Dear Mr. Manley:
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BEATRICE E. WATTS
CITY CLERK-TREASm:R
This will refer to the letter to the Railroad from the City Manager
of Seward dated April 8, 1966, regarding the transfer of lands be-
tween The City of Seward and the Alaska Railroad.
The second paragraph of p'lge 3 of subject letter contained stipula-
tions as to the manner in which the land would be utilized by The City
of Seward. Developments occurring subsequent to the signing of the
letter of April 8, 1966, have provided an opportunity to The City of
Seward to utilize old berths one and two in catagories broader than
normally contemplated under the heading of "light industrial". To
be explicit, there is every indication that The City of Seward has an
opportunity to attract an industry to Seward provided that the industry
is not debarred from engaging in general wharfagc;~ and cargo handling
activities on occasion. It is therefore requested that the second
paragraph of page 3 of our letter of April 8, 1966 be amended to
provide no restriction on the use of the land.
The City of Seward stipulates that The City of Seward, or its lessee
of this property, if they engage in general wharfage and/or cargo
handllng activities, will publish and assess chargc;~s on the following
non-labor related terminal functions:
Water for vessels
Electric power for equipment
Dockage
Wharf demurrage
Wharfage
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Special Meeting February 29, 1968
copy of said letter from The city of Seward to the Alaska Railroad
and the answer is attached hereto and made a part hereof. In brief sum-
mary, said letters refer to April 8, 1966 letter from the city indica-
ting planned "light industrial" use of old berths one and two and area
and referring to present opportunity to use for industry not normally
included in that classification and provided the industry is not de-
barred from engaging in general wharfage and cargo handling on occasion,
and setting forth conditions under which general wharfage and cargo
handling would be undertaken, i.e. publication and assessment of charges
for non-labor related terminal functions as listed therein, such rates
to be comparable with rates of South Cen~ral Alaska ports, and stating
that the city will not use general funds of the city to underwrite or
subsidize general wharfage or cargo handling activities at that loca-
tion~ and the answer acceptinq and offerinq assistance in preparation
of tariffs.
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Item 10(4) - Clmn. Amend asked if the letters of appreciation to Tress-
ler and Endresen for help during storm had gone out and the Clerk ad-
vised had not been able to get them done. These were requested to go
right away.
Item 10(5) - Clmn. Skinner advised that the water is too shallow for
safe boat operation at Float "S", that at low tide the rocks show and
it appears to be dangerous at the West end of the float and particularly
at the last six stalls on the East end of the float.
Item 10(6) - Clmn. Skinner asked for status of the lease of land to
Ronald E. Fox and this was reviewed. Council requested to be kept in-
formed and that no delinquencies or deficiencies be permitted.
Item 10(7) - Clmn. Skinner inquired for the decision in the Cameron vs.
City suit and the Manager advised it would be some weeks or months be-
fore a decision would be handed down.
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Item 10(8) - clmn. Hulm advised there were a lot of buildinqs around
town which needed to be burned down and the Fire Chief advised that
the city Hall had a list of such from him. Clerk advised there was a
large list from all inspectors and those which could be burned with
owner consent had been, some where owners wished burning were not pos-
sible for the Fire Department to burn with safety and others were in
stages of legal abatement of hazards.
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Item 10(9) - clmn. Hulm requested the minutes to be kept up to date,
that he is in a business which has lots of minutes and thought they
should be up to date at all times.
Item 10(10) - Clmn. aulm advised he thouqht the council should see the
lists of unpaid utility bills and Myr. Kirkpatrick suggested before
such be ordered that the request be considered in light of over-all
work schedules~ Clerk advised that a list of doubtful collections is
presented to the Council once each year prior to audit. clmn. Urbach
asked about the bills to have been sent to collection aqency and the
Clerk advised she had a group segregated for them but not yet arranged
for.
Clmn. Willburn moved for adjournment and Myr. Kirkpatrick declared the
meetinq adjourned at 10:05 p.m.
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city Clerk-Treasurer
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Special Meeting February 29, 1968
A special meeting of the city council for the purpose of considering
the two below listed Resolutions. Nos. 684 and 685, was called to order
at 7:40 p.m., February 29, 1968 by Mayor R. W. Kirkpatrick. (2) Opening
ceremony was lead by Clmn. Skinner. (3) Roll was called and those pres-
ent were Mayor R. W. Kirkpatrick~ Councilmen E. G. Skinner, Bernard c.
aulm, Lawrence Urbach, Oliver Amend and Tom P. Smith. Clmn. Maynard E.
Willburn was absent. The city Manager was present.
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ItEm No. 4 - Resolution No. 684 was read in full as follows:
RESOLUTION NO. 684
WHEREAS, The city of Seward entered into an agreement with the Alaska
Railroad for certain lands where the present Alaska Railroad Dock is
con~tructed; and
WHEHEAS. the Alaska Railroad entered into an agreement with The City
of Heward which agreement stated that certain waterfront and other
property in The City of Seward used by the Railroad prior to the Di-
sas1:er of 1964 would be released to the General Services Administration
who would negotiate the transfer to The City of Seward; and
WHEF.EAS. the value of all of the released properties under the control
of the Alaska Railroad are assessed at a higher total price than
that land to be released by the City for Railroad Dock site;
NOW. THEREFORE. The City of Seward desires to acquire Parcels. shown
on a certain map. as being Parcel P-3, P-4 and P-5. Said Parcels
bein-;J six and two tenths (6.2) acres in the vicinity where the Harbor
~aster office is situated shown as Parcel P-4. Parcels P-3 and P-5
oeinq those lands extending South and West from a line known as the
"high risk line" located at approximately 100 feet West of the South
end of seventh Avenue and on the South side of Railroad Avenue West
from the "high risk line" to a point which is South of the intersec-
":ion of Railroad and First Avenue.
hND E'URTHER: The City of Seward will issue its Warranty Deed to those
:.and~, which the Alaska Railroad Dock now occupies. Said lands are
<ldjacent and South of U.S.S. #149. Alaska Railroad owned lands at the
Lead of Resurrection Bay, Seward, Alaska, in an equal exchange for
thOSE lands, in Parcels known as P-3, P-4 and P-5.
lassed and approved by the City Council of The City of Seward. Alaska,
this 29th day of February. 1968.
Item 5.- Resolution No. 685 was also read in full as follows:
RESOLUTION NO. 685
WHERE\S. the transfer of all properties formerly used by the Alaska
R,;lilrl)ad in and along the waterfront in The City of Seward are assessed
at considerable more value than lands belonging to The City of Seward,
nc)w occupied by the Alaska Railroad; and
WHERm~S, certain lands formerly used by the Alaska Railroad, and made
useless for railroad purposes by the Disaster of 1964. are needed at
this time by The City of Seward for proposed industrial development;
and
WHERE1.5. the economic position of The City of Seward at this time is
such that certain Parcels of land cannot be exchanged between the City
and GEneral services Administration due to the assessed value of the
uLusaLle lands of the Alaska Railroad being assessed at a greater value
than property which the City proposed to exchange;
NOW. THEREFORE. The city of Seward requests that General Services Ad-
ministration take no action in attempting to dispose of the Parcel of
land shown as P-2 on a certain map. Parcel P-2 being that land North
and East of a line known as the "high risk line" which line is
approximately 100 feet West of the South end of Seventh Avenue thence
Northerly along the waterfront and on the East side of Seventh Avenue.
and sh"uld General Services Administration desire to dispose of Par-
cel P-2 within the next year, that The City of Seward shall be noti-
fied and shall have priority on the acquisition of this Parcel as
agreed upon between The City of Seward and the Alaska Railroad at the
time the Railroad constructed their dock facilities on property
owned hy The City of Seward.
Passed and approved by the city ~uncil of The dty of Seward. Alaska.
this 29th day of February, 1968.
Discuss,ion on both resolutions: To Clmn. Smith I s question, Myr. Kirk-
pat:rick and the City Manager advised the two resolutions contained all
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of the information requested at the negotiations. clmn. Smith qUE!S-
tioned the advisability of including the second "Whereas" in ResoJ.ution
No. 684 and it was explained by clmn. Urbach that it was a statement
of reason for delay in completing the total transaction and that ~t
did not indicate agreement by the dty as to the appraised value set
by GSA, as price would be the essence of any future negotiations 1:0
buy. Clmn. Amend advised that he concurred with clmn. Smith and \~ould
prefer that paragraph be deleted. This was discussed in some detail.
To question, the Manager advised he had no objection to deletion if the
council wished: had included it to explain why Parcel P-2 is not coming
to the City at this time. clmn. Urbach noted that that paragraph was
needed to explain Resolution No. 685, Clmn. Skinner concurred noting
paragraphs one and three of Resolution No. 685 containing similar state-
ments, and clmn. Hulm concurred. Clmn. Amend and clmn. Smith were
assured that the City is still negotiating as to price on all of the
parcels and has not accepted the Government's price on any parcel,
whereupon clmn. Smith withdrew his objection. Clmn. Urbach - I would
move for adoption of Resolution No. 684. Seconded by Clmn. skinner.
Vote - Unanimous Yes.
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Clmn. Skinner - I move for adoption of Resolution No. 685. Seconded
by clmn. Hulm. Vote - Unanimous Yes.
Meeting declared adjourned at 8:00 p.m. by MaY~JK~irkPatriCk;
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Beatrice E. Watts R. W. rkpatr~ck
City Clerk-Treasurer Mayor
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Special Emergency Meeting February 29, 1968
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There was discussion of whether to move into executive session for the
International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Union negotiations and
the City Clerk advised the special meeting was not ~led to include that
item but as the council and City Manager had expressed preference of
executive session over study session, that if an emergency, such as
shortness of time existed and the council so declared, that a special
emergency meeting could be called at that time to provide for an execu-
tive session and as all members of the Council were present except
Clmn. Willburn, a waiver would have to be secured from him for the re-
quired six-hour written notice, all this being in conformance with the
City Home Rule Charter. clmn. Skinner -I so move that we go into
emergency executive session as outlined to negotiate with the IBEW and
that Clmn. Willburn be advised of this and the waiver be secured from
him. Seconded by clmn. Hulm. vote - Unanimous Yes.
Mrs. Pat Williams protested this business being taken up under executive
session and asked to be informed of the items which might be properly
taken up in executive session. clmn. Smith explained that the Council
considered personnel matters to come within those limits and Clmn. Amend
asked to be assured that this item had to come back on an agenda for
action and was so assured. Mrs. Williams said she would let her objec-
tion stand.
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Myr. Kirkpatrick declared the executive session in session at 8:00 p.m.
and called five minute recess. The executive session was adjourned by
Myr. Kirkpatrick at 10:37 p.m. 7 I /- _
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city Clerk-Treasurer
Regular Meeting March 4, 1968
The regular meeting of the City Council of March 4, 1968 was called to
order by Vice Mayor.E. G. Skinne~t 7:30 p.m. as Myr. Kirkpatrick had
advised he would be absent due to illness. Item 2.- Opening Ceremony,
which was the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag was lead by Clmn. Smith.
Item 3 - Roll was called and those present were: Vice Mayor Skinner:
councilmen Tom P. smith, Maynard E. willburn, Oliver Amend, Lawrence
Urbach and Bernard C. Hulm. Mayor R. W. Kirkpatrick was absent. The
city Manager was present.
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It!!!l 4 - Minutes - Page 139 partial December 17, 1967 - Page 152, Janu-
ary 2, 1968 with January 2,postponed as not yet read. Correction re-
qUEs,ted to add "warehouse" preceding "building" in the first line of
paragraph seven on Page 143. C1mn. willburn - I move the minutes be
~Eroved with the correction noted. Seconded by C1mn. Hu1m. Vote-
U!:!~Eimous yes.
Item 5 - No citizen had requested discussion with the Council and no
public hearing.
Item 6 - Communications - (1) Letter from Eastern Trawlers, Ltd. re-
ga,rding possible move of the fleet to Alaska and planned discussion
with Halibut Producers Cooperative concerning subleasing of that facil-
ity leased from the City, also discussion with Small Business Adminis-
tration, (See Item 9(1);
~~ll 6(2) Letter from Senator Grueninq offering any help he can give
to the efforts to recoup Seward's economy with note that it is the
only Alaskan town not recovered from the earthquake;
Item 6 (3) Letter from Vice President Hubert H. Humphrey concerning
Oceanographic and Marine Sciences Institute programs status;
.ItE~m 6 (4) Letter from Westward Timber Products, Inc., associated with
E:vcUl:; Lumber Co.) requesting an industrial power rate.
,~6(5) Notice from the Department of Army Purchasing & contracting
)ff:Lc~e advising that the supply contract for pre-mixed marine fuel at
:;eward Reception Center was let to Marathon Fuel;
,~l 6(6) Letter of appreciation of the fine courtesies of the officials
~nd people of Seward and hope for future contacts from K. S. Chounq, Ch-
~in of the Board of Directors of Samyanq Fisheries Co., Ltd.;
.[te~16(7) Letter from Chas Coberly, President of Veterans' Housing, Inc.
icceptinq the offer of the City as set forth in Resolution No. 680 and
,including a copy of the minutes of the Board of Directors meeting so
,iuthorizing;
~[tem~) Letter from the Seward High School Faculty requesting more
:,trict enforcement of Ordinance No. 361 which establishes a curfew and
:~ltal responsibility. The Manager advised that this had always been
done; that the police give those who have exceeded the curfew five min-
utes to get home and have had good cooperation in compliance with this
ordinance; that they probably would not see all violators, but are work-
:Lng on it.
;rtem 6(9) Letter from Martinolich Shipbuilding corporation expressing
interest in establishing a dry dock and ship repair industry in Seward
em the old Alaska Railroad dock facility:
~[tem 6(10) Letter from Japanese & American Development Company of Alaska
congratulating Seward on its acquisition of the Alaska Railroad dock and
commenting on the potential beneficial uses of the property and its de-
:;ire to help develop any such; each read in full.
~~7 - Ordinances, Resolutions and Other Action Items - (1) Resolution
Ho. 687 concerning renewal of contract between city and IBEW and clearing
j:he E!mergency special meeting executive session of February 29, 1968,
uas read in full as follows:
RESOLUTION NO. 687
llHERr~S, The City of Seward and the International Brotherhood of Elec-
l:rical Workers met in executive session on February 29, 1968, to nego-
j:iate a new contract and adjustment of salaries for electrical workers;
and
lffiEREAS, the proposed contract will be for the period of March 1, 1968
1:0 March 1, 1969, and therefore the present contract expires at midnight
on February 29, 1968;
HOW, THEREFORE: the City Council agreed to an acceptance of the contract
and the Electrical Workers agreed to accept said contract, with the fol-
:i.owing terms and conditions included:
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1. The City will grant an eight pe rcent (8%) salary increase
starting March 1, 1968, with no retroactive salary.
2. A four (4) man electric department crew is to remain.
3. Electrical Department employees who spe nd normal working
time in negotiations must either deduct same from leave
time or spend same without pay.
Passed and approved by the City Council of The city of Seward, Alaska,
this 4th day of March, 1968.
In Item 3. the words, "normal working"
clmn. willburn, and clmn. Willburn - I
for this amendment to this Resolution.
- Unanimous Yes.
were inserted upon
would like to move
Seconded by clmn.
of
time
Vote
request
at this
Urbach.
Clmn. Urbach - I would move for adoption of Resolution No. 687 as cor-
rected. seconded by clmn. Willburn. Clmn. Smith asked what had happen-
ed to the fourth condition regarding electrical inspections and the
Manager advised this was taken care of otherwise and not necessary in
this Resolution. Vote - Clmn~ Smith Yes; clmn. Willburn Yes; clrnn.
Amend Yes; Clmn. Urbach Yes; Clmn. Hulm Yes; Clmn. Skinner No. Motion
carried.
Item 7 (2) - Resolution No. 686 concerninq development of natural re-
sources and trade with Samyanq Enterprises of Korea was read in full as
follows:
RESOLUTION NO. 686
WHEREAS, the State of Alaska officials and the administration of The
City of Seward are deeply interested in and are working toward the de-
velopment of the natural resources of the State; and
WHEREAS, the Korean firm of samyang Fisheries, Samyang Navigation and
Samyang Development company, Ltd., of Seoul, Korea, the Honorable K. S.
Choung, Chairman, has shown an interest in the natural resources of the
State of Alaska, and has visited the state discussing the matter with
State and Federal agencies and officials, and has made public announce-
ment that he would welcome an opportunity to establish facilities in
Seward;
NOW, THEREFORE, The city council of The City of Seward, recommends that
Federal and State agencies and proper officials proceed, without delay,
a study and research program which will cover the economic impact and
the feasibility of allowing this firm to establish facilities and opera-
tions in the state;
AND FURTHER, that the necessary Federal and state laws and regulations
be reviewed and proposed changes be introduced, if required, to enable
this firm to establish facilities in Seward, Alaska, which facilities
will assist the economic stability of The City of Seward and will also
assist the State of Alaska in developing their vast natural resources,
some of which have never been developed, and which Samyang Companies
have shown an interest.
copies of this resolution to be forwarded to:
Honorable Hubert Humphries, Vice President of the United State.s
Honorable Ernest Gruening, U. S. Senator
Honorable E. L. Bartlett, U. S. Senator
Honorable Howard W. Pollock, U. S. Representative
Honorable Walter J. Hickel, Governor of the State of Alaska
Mr. K. S. Choung, Chairman, samyang Group, Seoul, Korea
Passed and approved by the city council of The City of Seward, Alaska,
this 4th day of March, 1968.
Clmn. Urbach - I would move for an amendment that copy of this Resolution
also be forwarded to Mr. K. S. Chounq, Chairman of the Board of Directors,
Samyanq Fisheries Co., Inc. Seconded by Clmn. Willburn. Vote - Unani-
mous Yes. Clmn. Willburn asked to be informed of the status of this mat-
ter at the National level, particularly Congressman pollock's statement.
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Mrs. Dunham advised the full statement was in hand if wished.to be heard.
The Manager advised that the main purpose of this Resolution was to make
kno\\n the position of the City and to secure any changes in the laws
which might be necessary or desirable, and to secure a study of the
potential of the natural resources of the area, and departing from ahy
specific discussions concerning fisheries; also that he hoped the Bor-
ough Assembly would adopt a similar resolution at it~~~eting; to fur-
ther question advised that other areas were putting great pressure on
the ~ongressmen to discourage any foreign commerce in Seward, but also
that the company which purchased the Dutch Harbor land and facilities
receatly for sale is planning a ship fueling station for Japanese fish-
ing Jessels, and questioned the Government allowing such an activity
and jenying Seward its plans, so that this Resolution would ask for a
studt and review. Clron. Urbach - I would move for adoption of Resolu-
~ No. 686. Seconded by Clron. Smith. Clmn. Smith noted that Mr.
ChOU~lg discussed timber development more than fisheries when conferring
with the City Council. Clmn. Hulm advised he thought this a good Reso-
lution which might bring out the real problem in international fishing
matt<~rs which is one pf effect. on(.:p. S. fishing industry economics. The
Mana'Jer advisedR~St~HefKl32eai'1sstire mainly interested in a fish meal
plan';: which the Seattle area is fighting for and that he could see no
diffl~rence between a fish meal plant built by Koreans using American
labor to process a product to take to Korea and a timber pulp plant
buil': by Japanese using American labor to process a product to take to
Japan, such as has been in operation for years. Vote on Clmn.
Urbach's motion, unanimous Yes.
Item 7.3 Approve Mayor's appointment to Committee to Study Alcoholism
in Community - Vice Mayor Skinner advised that the Committee had re-
sponded to the Mayor's request for it to add any further recommenda-
tionn for appointments to that of Glenn D. Flomerfelt, whom he planned
to appoint, and that the Committee felt its number were adequate and
would welcome Mr. Flomerfelt. Clmn. Urbach - I would move that we
approve the Mayor's appointment of Mr. Glenn D. Flomerfelt to the Com-
mittee for Study of Alcoholism in the Community. Clmn. willburn - I
second and move for unanimous consent. Vice Mayor Skinner asked if
therE' was any objection and there beinq none, declared the motion
approved.
Item 7.4 - Discuss Seward Memorial Thanksqivinq Day, April 21, 1968 -
It was suggested that representatives of the local Ministerial Associ-
ation be requested to formulate and participate in the program and the
Manac;rer was requested to arrange for this.
Item 5 - Resolution No. 688 acceptinq offer for Lots 25, 26 and 27,
Bloc~: 35, Original Townsite was added to the agenda and Item 7.6 was
post:poned for completion of Planning & Zoning Commission recommenda-
tion - Resolution No. 688 was read in full as follows:
RESOLUTION NO. 688
WHEREAS, Resolution No. 593 passed and approved by the Seward City Coun-
cil on the 16th day of January, 1967 describes the prior contractual
agreement for conveyance of certain City owned land within the Seward
Urban Renewal Project R-21 to the Alaska State Housing Authority, and
said data is hereby incorporated into this Resolution;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the following parcels, which are a
portion of the total, be and are hereby approved for sale at the prices
herei.n listed to Alaska State Housing Authority in accordance with
A.S. 18.55.630 and the Local Grant-In-Aid and cooperation Agreement of
the Seward Urban Renewal Project R-21 as approved by the City Council
of The City of Seward on the 6th day of August, 1964, and the City Man-
ager and the City Clerk-Treasurer are hereby instructed to execute and
deliver Quit Claim Deeds for such property:
Lots 26 and 27 in Block 35 of the Original Townsite (Parcel 18-IA) $800.
Lot 25 in Block 35 of the Original Townsite (Parcel 18-lB) $450.
This Resolution shall be published by posting a copy thereof on the bull-
etin board at city Hall for a period of thirty days following enactment,
and by publishing a brief statement of the purposes of said Resolution
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in a newspaper of general circumation in the City of Seward within a
reasonable time, as provided by Section 1.122 of the Administrative
Code of the city of Seward, and shall become effective thirty days there-
after. Passed and approved by the City Council of The City of Seward,
Alaska this 4th day of March, 1968.
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These lots were located on the map and it was noted these are the last:
of the purchases from the City for redevelopment by ASHA under the Urban
Renewal Project~ all other city land in the Project being non-develop-
ment and contribution by City. clmn. willburn - I move that we adopt
Resolution No. 688. Seconded by clmn. Hulm. Vote - Unanimous Yes.
Item 7.6 - Postponed for recommendation of Planning & zoning commission.
See following Item 9 - Reports From the City Manager.
Item 8 - Reports from the Borough Assemblymen - (1) Assembly opposition
to Resolution No. 686 probable from discussions similar ideas at last
meeting, though such discussions specific and related to fisheries, and
Assemblymen would stress the over-all natural resources development of
Resolution No. 686.
~ Agenda for next meeting includes an item concerning a special ser-
vice district with no other information, and presuming it to be for the
hospital service area in the North Kenai area, Assemblymen advised it
would be opposed on basis that comp~ion of hospital under construction
would solve the problem in a better way.
Item 9 - Reports from the city Manager - (1) That he would be in Seattle
for eye care at same time Mr. Johnson of Eastern Trawlers, Inc. will be
and will meet with him there, and also in Seward on the weekend with
arrangements made for Mr. Leirer to meet Mr. Johnson and conduct him
around town should his own return follow Mr. Johnson's arrival.
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Item 9(2) Jesse Lee Heights lots have been selling very well, and prob-
ably,with the new elementary school location and construction schedule,
and these sales to consider, would be bringing a recommendation that
the City install water and sewer by force account keeping account of
the costs for assessment against benefited property~ the force account
being more attractive if there is quite a bit of work in the area to
force prices up~ that he would expect to be advised by the Borough be-
fore the April 1 meeting of the utility needs of the school.
Item 9(3) Alaka State Housing Authority advises it will be turning the
high risk land over to the city free of cost, which should establish
criteria in that regard to affect appraised prices under discussion be-
tween General Services Administration and the City~ and that Mr. Wild
had offered the services of ASHA in this regard. Clmn. Smith advised
that he would like the City to employ an appraiser to give a value on
this property due to the difference between City and ARR opinion and
the Manager requested permission to discuss this with Mr. Wild and this
was agreed.
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Item 9(4) Have delayed the Harbor Commission meeting concerning request
from E&A Boat Builders to tie boats to the new dock while under repair
as it seemed best to learn the needs of Eastern Trawlers before seeking
the Commission's recommendation.
Item 9(5) The first Japanese vessel loading out kants~~p~p~pp~~p~p~p
~~~~ for Evans or Westward Timber Products, requests a holding area for
temporary use of say four or five months, of the area East and North of
the Small Boat Harbor East breakwater, from which the logs would be
lifted to flat cars to be hauled to Anchorage to be cut into kants and
returned for loading onto the ship. To question the Manager advised
that this u~would not interfere with Kenai Lumber as there was insuffi-
cient space there for Kenai Lumber; and also price had not been discussed
but recommended the City charge 1.5~ per square foot for the term of five
months or so. The Manaqer was authorized to negotiate such agreement
and to include requirement far property to be put back in same condition
as received.
Item 9(6) Have located the tidelands marker on the Southwest corner of
the Ferry Dock leased from Seward Seafoods and no arrangement for the
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cccupancy of these tidelands; suggested that he confer with the owners,
secure prices from other similar areas, and bring a proposal back to
the Council. Agreed to.
.!teI!\ 9 (7) The Manager referred to the list of public works proiects
con~tituting the beginning of a five-year improvement program, mention-
ing that the Jesse Lee Heights water and sewer were not included pend-
ing receipt of cost figures and it was requested to be then added; the
condition of the fish ditch was mentioned briefly asl::eing in need of
correction; and the Manager noted also the erosion of the East beach
which he felt would threaten the highway within a few years; improve-
ment of gravel streets was requested to be listed, but the Manager
thought the seal-coating of the paving absolutely necessary this year
was all that could be included in that category. The Manager advised
that this would come up again in the presentation of the budget for
next year.
I"tem 9 8 Re
erty claimed to have
in this instance the corroded
nection, but that he needed to know the City policy concerning such
claims. Vice Mayor Skinner advised he understood the policy to be that
all such claims were refused and this was agreed.
Item 9(9) Mr. Elmer Rasmussen, President of the University of Alaska
Board of Regents, and Dr. Ray of the University will come to Seward as
soon as possible to speak on the Trident program.
Item 9(10) Rep. Metcalf has in~roduced bills for a road to Lowell Gla-
~ier in Resurrection River Canyon and to connect with the highway to
KEmai at Russian River-Kenai River confluence, and that he had written
in appreciation and with offer of all help.
Item 9(11) Will be picking up a 1961 Ford station wagon for the use of
the Library and Borough Assemblymen from Surplus yard. with Library
authorization.
Item 9(12) Referred to previous discussions concerning possibly chang-
ing regular Council meeting dates due to the conflicts of Borough meet-
ings on same date and asked if the Council wanted to receive an ordi-
~ance changing to second and fourth Mondays and the Council so requested.
See Below for Item 9(13)
;tem 7.6 - Having received the recommendations of the Planning & Zon-
ing Commission, this item was taken up - Final review of the Comprehen-
~~ive Plan For Community Development (Land Use, Etc.)- The Manager ad-
vised that reservation had been made with the printing firm and that
this report could go for printing immediately upon City approval. Mrs.
Urbach advised that the Chairman was out of town, and that the Commis-
sion had reviewed its earlier requests and requested the additional
(~hanges listed. Commission member Frank Lewis was also present, advised
that on the whole the Commission thought this was a fine report and ready
for pdnting with the following changes and so recommended in the absence
of the Chairman.
(1) In two places include that Nash Road is to be upgraded according to
the f~ve-xear ~ro~ram of the Highway Department and scheduled for 79-71;
(2)/TnRtttReP~e~eelementary school is started and completion scheduled
for 1969; (3) That the wedge of land between the Seward Airport and
seward-Anchorage Highway be zoned industrial for future upgrading;
(4) Update the boat lift status as being completed and include size;
(5) In two places update population to Council January 1, 1968 estimate
of 2177 persons within the City; (6) Clarify the wording concerning
the adopting ordinances for various codes regulating building practices
as being adoption of the newest revision as it appears; that Planning
,~ Zoning had given this a thorough review prior to the review immedia-
tely preceding this recommendation; that he had earlier reviewed and
presented his requests for changes to ASHA. Clmn. Willburn - I move
that we adopt the Comprehensive Plan For Community Development as recom-
mended by the Planning & Zoning Commission and the city Manager. Secon-
ded by clmn. Hulm. Vote - Unanimous Yes.
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Item 9(13) Manager reported that the Fox lease for Lot 1, Block 1 in
the Marina Subdivision has a requirement for preliminary plans for the
permanent building to be filed by April 1, 1968, and would give him a
letter of reminder, as there has been a collection attachment against
the equipment in the building, and the other equipment attached by a
mortgagor of some sort, and Council suggested the City inquire of Mr.
Fox as to his intent. The Manager continued that following reminders,
the city Clerk-Treasurer had given notice of default of lease conditions
to Mr. Fox concerning unpaid real property taxes, unpaid sales tax on
the rent amount was paid March 4, 1968 clearing that default, a work
order charge is owing the City as well as sales tax on operations owing
the Borough, and the existence and occurence of the above described
attachment against the business equipment is a default of the contract,
also included in the notice to Mr. Fox: lease provides thirty days to
cure defaults.
Item 10 - Council Discussion - (1) Clmn. Amend mentioned planning to
move patients from Wesleyan Hospital in Seward to Fairbanks which would
close the Seward Hospital and requested Council support of the program
to retain this payroll of some $8,000 per month. Mrs. Williams,member
of the Hospital Board, advised there had been considerable correspondence
and discussion on this subject, which was very complicated in its rela-
tion between all of the interested parties, and that possibly the moving
of patients to Fairbanks had been stopped completely but could not say
for sure at this time. Clmn. Amend thought temporary, and Clmn. Hulm
advised he thought the City should do all it can to encourage completion
of that facility and addition of a wing if possible.
Item 10(2) clmn. Amend asked about doing the minutes currently and doing
back minutes last and the city Clerk-Treasurer advised the pages were
pre-numbered by the printer for the minute book and no way to know where
to insert the current minutes in these expensive books. Further dis-
cussion about status of minutes and the Clerk advised that she thought
the Council would have known when inquired at last meeting that the
furnace in the building had been giving trouble so that it was all any
of the employees could bear to put in an 8 hour day and that it had
been totally without heat every week end and that after hours and week-
ends were the times when she did minutes~ that she had been well on way
to catching up when this happened, that there had been a week vacation
in January after working most of the holidays, and had been ill for a
week preceding the last meeting after spending all of days preceding
that gathering data and testifying in the Cameron vs. City suit.
Clmn. willburn moved and Clmn. Amend seconded that the meeting be
adjourned. 10:50 p.m.
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The regular meeting of the City Council was called to order at 7:35 p.m.
by Mayor R. W. Kirkpatrick. (2) Clmn. Willburn lead the opening cere-
mony which was the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag. (3) Roll was
called and those present were: Mayor R. w. Kirkpatrick, Councilmen
Maynard Willburn, Lawrence Urbach, E. G. Skinner, Oliver Amend and
Bernard Hulm. clmn. Tom P. Smith arrived during Item 4. The City Man-
ager was present.
Item 4 - Minutes - Partial Page 146, January 2, 1968- Page 159, January
15, 1968 inclusive. Clmn. Wi1lburn - I move that we accept the minutes
from Page 146 through Page 159. Seconded by Clmn. Hulm. Vote - Unani-
mous Yes. Clmn. Smith arrived prior to the motion.
Item 5 - Citizens Discussions and Public Hearings - None
Item 6 - Communications - Jll Announcing early conference in Seward with
representative of the Director of the Office of Economic Development at
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request of the Vice President, concerninq investigation of marine resour-
ces of Alaska: and which Myr. Kirkpatrick advised would be on March 24th.
Item 6(2) - Letter from Kenai Peninsula Borouqh reqardinq planning pro-
ced~fiass~Rga~r~grmulation as an ordinance and asking for the City regu-
13tlons/tor lmprovements constructed by subdividers within the city.
See Item 7.2 for related topic and Council opinion on Item 6(2).
Item 6(3) - Answer from Chuqach Electric Association advising that it
would bill for wholesale power at 14 mills as requested, rather than
at the 13.5 and offering assistance in establishing rate schedules for
n<:~w industrial loads.
l.::em 6(4) - General Telephone Company transmittal of audit for previous
calendar year, distributed to Council, and will be an action item for
the next meeting.
!J:em 6(5) - The Department of Public Works, State of Alaska, has the
~~ lease for the Har bor ready and the Manager advised he would like
a study session on this before action at the next meeting.
I1:em 6 (6) - Letter from Halibut Producers Cooperative opposinq any
~)reiqn fishinq fleet usinq American ports for re-supplying and resting
including Korean use of Seward.
Ii~n 6(7) Shell Mininq and Equipment of Tuscon, Arizona interested in
buildinq a shipyard in this area and seeking opportunity to do so.
Item 6(8) - Letter from Alaska Department of Natural Resources advising
state opinion that Caines Head recreational development would be more
sui1:able for local than State development, offering assistance in making
3pplications for financial assistance. (See Item 9.5 for further disc'n.)
,It:em 6(9) - Department of Economic Development askinq for monthly summary
of local development (buildinq permits) to be forwarded to the state for
,:iCcumulation on state-wide basis and yearly publication.
.Item 6(10) - Horner Chamber of Commerce on record in favor of HB376 which
',/lCluld allot the oil and gas production tax 1/3 to State, 1/3 to Borough
:)1: origin and 1/3 to other Boroughs and requesting Seward support.
,U:em 7 - Ordinances, Resolutions and Other Action Items - (1) Discussion
3E!ward Memorial Thanksgiving Day, April 21, 1968 - The Manager advised
briefly status since last meeting and requested location be set by the
:~ouncil. clmn. Urbach - I would move that we hold the seward Memorial
,rhanksqivinq Day at the Harbormaster Building. Seconded by Clmn. Will-
:iJurn. Vote - Unanimous Yes.
,;U:em 7(2) - Support resolution of the city Manaqers of the area concern-
ing Planninq & Zoninq and which is to be submitted to the Legislature in
,::cmnection with SB 283 - The Manager advised that the Administrators of
first class cities in the Borough had met recently and among other topics
had discussed the proposed rules and regulations of the Borough for sub-
dividing and SB283 which related to the amount of authority to be retain-
ed by cities over planning & zoning: that all of the Administrators were
of' the opinion that first class cities must retain control of these
functions and had passed a resolution stating this opinion and requesting
lE!gislative action to implement: that the Administrators were requesting
their city Councils and Planning & Zoning Commissions to support this
rE!solution which was read. The Manager advised that the resolution had
been sent to the Seward P&Z Commission and five members had already noti-
fied him of their support.
cImn. Willburn requested discussion on the rules and regulations of the
Borough for subdividing which have been under preparation and will be
bE!fore the Assembly again at the next meeting in light of this and the
Manager requested that follow this matter. Myr. Kirkpatrick noted that
there was accord throughout the council and the P&Z Commission and the
city as a whole that the city must have authority in this matter. clrnn.
,Hulm - I move for approval and support of the resolution of the city
.~c~inistrators of the Kenai peninsula Borouqh of March 12, 1968. Secon-
dE!d by Clmn. Willburn. Vote - Unanimous Yes. It was planned that a
cE!rtified copy of the council's action would be attached to the resolution
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for mailing to the appropriate members 0 f the Legislature.
The Assemblymen advised that the Borough rules and regulations for sub-
dividing have been put into form of an ordinance which the author plans
to present at the next meeting and schedule for public hearing 30 days
hence. Myr. Kirkpatrick suggested that any Borough ordinance on Lhis
should be delayed until after the Legislature has acted, and there was
no disagreement. Clmn. Skinner advised that Assemblymen from first
class cities were discussing this subject with their local P&Z Con~is-
sions, as he had, and though these reports might constitute the busi-
ness of this subject at the next meeting.
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Item 7(3) - Proposed Ordinance No. 363 changing Regular Meetings of the
city council from first and third Mondays to Second and Fourth Mondays
was read in full for the first time. In reading the ordinance, in was
discussed that the city had not officially named the new City Hall and
state court and Offices Building after acquiring title to it. clmn.
Skinner - I would move that we officially designate the city Building
we are in as the SEWARD MUNICIPAL BUILDING. Seconded by clmn. willburn.
Vote - Unanimous Yes.
Clmn. willburn - I move that we accept this as the first reading of
Ordinance No. 363. Seconded by clmn. Skinner. Vote - Unanimous Yes.
Item 7.4 - clmn. Urbach - I would move that Resolution No. 689 be placed
on the agenda. Seconded by Clron. smith. Vote - Unanimous Yes. Pertain-
ing to land use restriction in a portion of Jesse Lee Heights.
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The city Manager referred to a small drawing of the Jesse Lee Heights
subdivision showing the portion of land carrying a restriction; that he
had discussed this with the City Attorney and the fact that the legal
description of the restriction did not close the area in question; that
there would be representatives of the seller in the area within the next
month and it was hoped that he could meet with them then to clear up
this matter; that the Resolution would assist him in such conference;
that the city had a quit claim with restriction to the area in question.
Clmn. Skinner asked if the area in question had been included in the
purchase price for the rest of the subdivision received on warranty
deed and the Manager advised it had not. clmn. willburn asked if there
had been discussion concerning any extension of coolige Drive with re-
gard to the new school and the Manager advised he had heard nothing from
the Borough concerning this. Resdution No. 689 was read in full as
follows:
RESOLUTION NO. 689
WHEREAS, The City of Seward, Alaska, purchased certain lands and im-
provements from the Woman's Division of the Christian Service of the
Board of Missions of the Methodist Church; and
WHEREAS, The city of Seward employed engineers to prepare a Subdivision
plat for the lands purchased and the lands included in the Plat includes
approximately 4.9 acres which had been Quitclaimed to the city in 1954
by the Woman's Division of Christian Service of the Board of Missions of
the Methodist Church; and
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WHEREAS, the 4.9 acres were Quitclaimed with the restrictive clause that
stated that said acreage shall be used for school purposes only;
NOW, THEREFORE, The City of Seward petitions the Woman's Division of
Christian Service of the Board of Missions of the Methodist Church to
issue its Quitclaim Deed for this parcel of land with the restriction
clause deleted. To have this restriction remain, as specified in the
original Quitclaim Deed, would result in the Jesse Lee Heights Subdivi-
sion having to be re-platted in an undesirable plat and residential
subdivision to The city of Seward.
AND FURTHER, the city council of The City of Seward desires the Woman's
Division of the Christian Service of the Board of Missions of the Metho-
dist Church to take irrunediate action and to notify The City of Seward
irrunediately of their action so the residential building sites which are
within the restricted area can be deeded to prospective purchasers who
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aTe planning on home construction during the 1968 construction season.
ADOPTED BY the City Council of The City of Seward, Alaska, this 18th
day of March, 1968.
Clmn. Urbach - I would move that we adopt Resolution No. 689. Seconded
fl- Clmn. Hulm. Vote,- Clmn. Willburn No: Clmn. Urbach Yes: Clmn. Skin-
E~r Yes: Clmn. Smith Yes: Clmn. Amend Yes: Clmn. Hulm Yes: Mayor Kirk-
,Eat.rick Yes. Motion passed.
Itenl 7.5 - Approve IBEW Contract for 68-69 - The Manager advised that
the contract had been prepared for signing and advised that two of
the Council's items of negotiation were not written into the contract:
were City vehicles being used on non-City business? and for city employ-
ees sitting in negotiations during regular working hours to deduct same
from leave time or spend same without pay, as the Union advised any
problem on the first would be removed and on the second item, negotiations
could be after regular working hours. Some members of the Council
thought these things should be included in the agreement but the Manager
recommended inclusion in a strong cover letter and the Council agreed.
Clmn. Urbach - I would move that we adopt this International Brother-
hood & Electrical Workers agreement for the period March 1, 1968 throuqh
February 29, 1969. Seconded by Clmn. Willburn. Vote - Unanimous Yes.
(See Resolution No. 687 3/4/68 & Item 7.1 3/4/68 Agenda.)
Item 8 - Reports from the Borough Assemblymen - (1) Unsuccessful in secur-
ing support for city Resolution No. 686 regarding study for development
of natural resources: (2) Saw the plans for the Seward school and the
SoEbtna School (which is scheduled for bid March 15th). Final plans on
the North Kenai additions, alterations, etc. were approved also the
Kenai High School. The Manager asked if there had been a decision re-
garding whether Seward school in Bayview Addition area would be an ele-
mentary or high school and Clmn. Willburn advised this had been a new
thing to both he and Clmn. Skinner and questioned the advisability of
changing such after the election. Detailed report on the continuing
problems of providing potable water for the Homer School was given.
Item 8(3)- Economic Development District of several Boroughs to replace
the Economic Development Area of the election district & Borough will
oe brought up again and it was suggested the Assemblymen vote against
this larger area concept as previously discussed and opined by Council.
[tem 8(4) - North Kenai Hospital service Area will be brought up again
~nd in answer to Assemblymen's request for guidance, the Council con-
:urred that the two hospital areas should be coordinated and consolida-
ted as previously discussed and recommended by the Council & Manager.
[tem 9 - Reports from the city Manager - (1) 2/29/68 Financial State-
,nent and Budget Comparison distributed last meeting and no discussion
requested.
[tem 9(2) - The Manager reported on conference with Mr. and Mrs. Johnson
)f Eastern Trawlers, Ltd. March 7th in seattle and the following Satur-
lay in Seward to inspect the city's plant leased to HPC. Mr. Fred Grant,
local HPC Manager was present at the inspection. The Manager advised that
:~r. and Mrs. Johnson seemed favorably impressed with the community and
the facility: that the reports coming from the East Coast concerning this
:oncern were very fine: that he had deliberated concerninq the additiona~
lease requirements which the CO\!Dci),._lJad~~!!!~!lctt?d._Qj:_HPC~~gQnnecti OP.
',.-i th renewal of the annual license to use --<LJ:2ortion of the City Dock, and
~"-as prepared to recommend the license be renewed with the lease unchang-
~d, as he understood HPC had offered to process the scallops from the
)pening of the plant this spring until October approximately, and that
~astern Trawlers would then be very interested in taking up the opera-
tion on a year around basis: that if these two concerns do not come to
terms for a year around operation, that the city then come in: that he
lnderstood HPC had met on this last week and had tried to talk with them
lbout it but have not been able to make contact.
I:lmn. Skinner advised that he agreed but questioned dropping the council
:~equirement upon HPC for larger local hire this year. The Manager advised
.:hq:t Mr. Fred Grant, the new Manager, had assured him this would be done.
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The Manager described briefly the 90' steel and one wooden vessels
which constitute the scallop fleet of Eastern Trawlers, Ltd. including
policy for training and hiring local fishE~rmen so long as dependable
and satisfactory employees. Clmn. Skinner asked for discussion concern-
ing any berthing problems for these vessels and it was discussed and
thought the moorage could be provided.
clmn. Urbach inquired concerning the discussion reqardinq use of city
property not included in the HPC lease by HPC, and the Manager advised
he had discussed this with Halibut Producers in Seattle and also with
the local IManager on return, and recommended the matter be delayed.
clmn. Urbach advised he thought a fee for the use of the land should be
collected even if not placed under lease. The license renewal and any
action on the lease to be taken up at the next meeting.
Item 9(3) - Submitted to the Legislature a detailed written protest con-
cerning leqislation to brinq the city utilities under lurisdiction of
the State Public Utilities Commission; had included his own compiled
file and the testimony of the City at Legislative hearings two years
earlier; that this was another effort to write State-wide legislation
to settle the argument which has been going on between Chugach Electric
and the City of Anchorage for years.
Item 9(4) - The Workable Proqram For Community Improv~ment is ready
for council work session before the next Council meeting; will present
it to the Planning & Zoning Commission prior to next council meeting also
Item 9(5) - (From Item 6.9 this meeting:) The Manager asked if he should
try to secure title to Caines Head and the Mayor recommended the city
proceed with this as it was listed as an area which the city wished to
develop, and probably acquire, for recreational development. (See Reso-
lutions No. 489 and 519A). No objection.
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Item 9(6) - The Lowell Tunnel maintenance work is progressing and sever-
al local men working for the Contractor.
Item 9(7) - The Manager asked for clean-up dates to be planned for and
the Mayor suggested it be the entire month of May with a period of speci-
al emphasis which was settled to be the 12th - 25th; that the Public
Health Nurse had requested clean-up be as early as possible due to the
early loss of snow calling for clean-up as a good health measure.
Item 9(8) - Study session for workable Program, new Harbor Lease, Evans
Lumber Company power rate, etc. was set for Monday, March 25th.
Item 10 - Council Discussion - (1) Myr. Kirkpatrick asked for a status
report on the shipyard matter and clmn. Amend advised that they were
just waiting for approval from GSA to do so, to start their feasibility
studies, and that he had suggested that they come to Seward and present
a plan for development.
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Clmn. Amend continued that he wanted to be on record that he had been
serving as a representative of Resurrection Bay Shipyard, which is a
non-incorporated group of local persons, but that when the people who
will construct the shipyard are in Seward to present their proposals to
the Council that he would be acting only as a member of the Council;
and advised that he would be filing a letter with the city Clerk concern-
ing his status in this matter.
Clmn. Amend advised that he was very disappointed that the approval had
not been received from GSA immediately upon receipt of the city's Reso-
lutions accepting certain conditions of the transfer of property, as had
been promised; that he had been in regular contact with the City Manager
and no approval received; that the lease form has been delayed in the
city Attorneys office and now lost, while the shipyard people are ready
to come but must have something in writing regarding the property to
justify the feasibility study, and advised that if matters did not soon
progress that he favored employing another attorney and taking the mat-
ter to the newspapers in Anchorage; that he was not representing the de-
veloper, but was simply bringing this message. The Manager advised he
had called General Services Administration that day asking for the prom-
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;sec letter and had learned the Real Property Disposal Chief was out of
lhe ('ffice until Thursday, but was advised a telegram of approval would
<.n i \ e before the meeting to be confirmed by letter by the Chief, but
that no telegram arrived~ that the City has authority to permit entry
end lse of the property in question with a "save harmless agreement" and
fuggested this as a means of getting the feasibility studies started if
the Council determines that the shipyard company is the one they are
~oing to lease to~ however, Clmn. Amend advised he thought the developer
\< oule not commence until GSA gave its written approval. however, to fur-
ther suggestion from Myr. Kirkpatrick that the Manager's suggestion be
us,ed, Clmn. Amend suggested it be put into writing for the developer as
he could not act as representative~ that he felt the City should have
telephoned collect to GSA for this approval every day the past week and
should be pressing for progress on the whole matter~ asked if the Council
~u.ld like to meet with the officials of the developer and Myr. Kirkpat-
rick advised he would as there had been no personal presentation of the
project nor anything in writing. clmn. Mend advised he would nbtify
of the date set by the Council and requested that if no response from GSA
within a day or so that Vice President Humphrey and the Congressional
dele9ation be contacted for help. The meeting was set for Thursday,
Marcil. 21st, and if no telegram by the next day from GSA, the Manager to
call ilis office and try to locate the Real Property Disposal Chief and
talk to him.
~tE~_lO(2) - Clmn. Urbach suggested the Council should start looking for
~,.1!..~! city Clerk-Treasurer in view of Mrs. Watts I resiqnation tendered
a t .th~ last meeting , suggesting advertising in the local papers, and
MIr. Kirkpatrick suggested the request for applications be advertised
i.:1. municipal publications and possibly for a male employee who could
pJs:3i:Jly serve as City Manager in the absence of the City Manager. and
it \rvcB agreed the applicants be required to have professional training
ald 1::1e advertisements run in the local papers, Western Cities, City
C.lm:k Association and City Manager Association publications~ and the
Ci t:y l~lerk and City Manager were requested to prepare position resume
ald n'~cessary training outline for the study session the following Monday.
M'{r. Kirkpatrick suggested acceptance of the resignation be delayed for
a lab~r date.
!.:~~...;LO (3) - Clmn. Hulm advised that he continued to hear complaints re-
garding the lack of maintenance and cleaninq in the Harbormaster Build-
i:i!SL. and Clmn. Amend advised he had heard numerous complaints from visi-
tors from Anchorage but felt this was an administrative matter. Myr.
KiI:kpatrick concurred and requested the Council to assist the Manager by
Ie"~pinq him informed of such matters. The Manager advised that much had
b'~em done on the building such as repair of leaky shower stems which had
b'~em found completely lacking in sealine compound~ that the metal supp-
o::t:s of the canopy were badly in need of painting after only two seasons;
that cleaning was a problme.
I,~~~LO(4) - Clmn. Urbach asked for a report on the maintenance of the
h~~2Ltj:1l.q system in the Municipal Buildinq and the Manager gave a brief
r~~E;uml~ of the errors found in construction and corrected and some yet to
h,~ cc>xrected when conditions are right. clmn. Urbach asked if some of
this ,vas responsibility of the Corps of Engineers, such as apparent insuf-
f:Lc:iEmcy of of radiator fins. The computations necessary to prove such
an i1;l~m were briefly discussed.
!.:!~~":LO (5) - Clmn. Hulm advised that he would be unable to attend the
n,{=xt il:wo or three council meetings due to business out of the City.
!.:I~":LO (6) - Clmn. Amend reported briefly on conference he and Bob John-
son h;'ld had at the Anchorage Economic Development Administration office
when "they had been advised that EDA could loan five - seven million dollars
for em industrial project in Seward, and Clmn. Anend advised he thought
S(=ward should be planning for industrial development and making application
for such funds to get something started this year.
Ii~10(7) - Clmn. Amend requested the inquiry from
d,~~ concerning the old ARR property, and any other
and t:he Manager advised they would be.
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Item 10(8) - Clmn. Amend advised that he understood the oil companies
involved in exploratory work were very concerned about the severance
tax proposals presently before the Legislature, recommended that if the
Council has an opinion on this subject that it be stated at this time.
Myr. Kirkpatrick advised he was not knowledgeable on this subject and
could formulate an opinion without a lot more information than is being
published and this being the situation with most of the council, it
was decided to invite representatives of the oil companies to meet with
the council for this and other development discussions.
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clared the meeting adjourned at 11:10 p.m.
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Regular Meeting April 1, 1968
The regular meeting of the Seward City Council was called to order by
Mayor R. W. Kirkpatrick at 7:35 p.m. on April 1, 1968. (2) The open-
ing ceremony, Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag, was lead by Clmn. Hulm.
(3) Roll was called and those present were: Mayor R. W. Kirkpatrick;
councilmen Bernard C. Hulm, Oliver Amend, E. G. Skinner, Lawrence Urbach,
and Maynard Willburn. Clmn. Tom P. Smith was absent. The City Manager
was present.
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Item 4 - Minutes - Page 160, Special Meeting January 22, 1968 - Page
179, Regular Meeting of February 29, 1968 inclusive having been previ-
ously delivered to the members and read by all members except Clmn.Hulm
for the February 29 meeting, Clmn. Urbach - I move for adoption of the
minutes page 160 through 179. Seconded by clmn. Hulm. Vote - Unanimous
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Item 5 - citizens Discussion & Public Hearings - None.
Item 6 - Communications - (1) Letter of resignation from Glen D. Flomer-
felt from the Committee to Study Alcoholism in the Community due to
leaving the community was read.
item 6(2) - March 27, 1968 letter from South Central Timber Development
Co., Inc. of Seward asking permission to use the city Dock (South of
town) as a marshaling space and onloading to ships in connection with
exporting cants to Japan was read and discussed under Item 10(~).
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Item 6(3) - Letter from Manley & Mayer, Architects, asking for payment
for services rendered in connection with addition to seward General Hos-
pital designed but not built was read and discussed under Item 10(~).
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Item 6(4) - Letter from Seward General Hospital asking permission to
make certain improvements in the facility and requesting the city to
make certain improvements was read; recorded at Item 7(8) as to action.
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Item 6(5) - Telegram from General Services Administration giving permis-
sion for city to enter upon the old Alaska Railroad IDck property to
do certain testing and confirming letter ':Jiving form of hold harmless
agreement required were read and taken up under Item 10(~).
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Item 6(6) - Letter from local manager of Halibut producers concerning
storage van located on City property was read and action recorded at 7 (9).
Item 6(7) - Letters from Halibut Producers (1) answering the City's let-
ter concerning Eastern Trawlers and expressing wish to cooperate to
secure this business for Seward and themselves, and (2) to Eastern Trawl-
ers concerning details of negotiations between the two firms, were read
and taken up under Item 10 (\) .
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Item 6(8) - Letter from Department of Natural Resources advising that
City could gain title to Caines Head and describing the methods by which
development assistance could be secured for use of the area as a recrea-
tional area for the public and offering assistance with applications, etc.
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ww; read and taken up under Item 10 (t).{
ItEn 6(9) - Request from the local arm of Civil Air Patrol to have the use
~~..:!.he Ci tizens Band mol~ radio units which the City retired from ser-
ViCE' was read and action recorded at Item 7 (11) .
I~!!t 7 - Ordinances, Re~.ions and Other Action Items - (1) Final accep-
~ce EDA Harbor Improvement.s proiect - Dredging, Dock and Boat Lift: and
~ove audit thereof.- The Manager noted that copies of the audit report
had been furnished the Council, had been reviewed by the staff and found
fourd to be in concurrence with the city's books of account. Clmn. Skin-
ner asked if any way the contractor could ask for more money as his final
bill was titled "es1i.mated" and the Manager advised they could not as that
was the final billing totalling the total contract price, showed the EDA
approval of it as final billing, and was just the terminology contractors
use. Clmn. Skinner - I so move that we approve the audit report, the pay-
ing of all outstanding bills and the acceptance of EDA proiect 07-1-00089,
audit report prepared by Peat, Marwick, Mitchell & Co. Seconded by Clmn.
~d. Vote - Unanimous Yes.
Item 7(2) - Resolution No. 690 was read in full as follows concerning re-
quired report of accomplishments and plans under the Seward Urban Renewal
Project R-21:
RESOLUTION NO. 690
WHEREAS, The City of Seward has for many years been certified by the Hous-
ing and Urban Development Administration for a Workable Program for Commun-
ity Improvement: and
WHEREAS, The City of Seward desires to continue to be certified under this
program and to be eligible for services and benefits that may be available:
NOW, THEREFORE: the City Council of The City of Seward, Alaska, hereby sub-
mits the City's Report of Progress Under the Workable Program for Community
Improvement and requests the Housing and Urban Development Administration
to r,e-certify the City for the coming year May 1, 1968 to May 1, 1969.
Pass,ed and approved by the City Council of The City of Seward, Alaska
this 1st day of April, 1968.
Clmn. Skinner - I so move for adoption of Resolution No. 690. Seconded by
~. Urbach. Vote - Unanimous Yes.
Item 7(3) - Resolution No. 691 approving Seward Branch General Telephone
Co. of Alaska audit and rate of return for 1967 pursuant to audit review
as r.equired by the firm I s franchise was read in full as follows:
RESOLUTION NO. 691
WHEREAS, the statement of Income, Telephone Plant In Service, and Depreci-
ation Rates of Telephone plant as of December 31, 1967, together with the
Audi,tor I s Report of the General Telephone Company of Alaska, has been sub-
mitt<<ed to the City Council of The City of Seward:
NOW, THEREFORE, the City Council of The City of Seward, Alaska, hereby
approves the Annual Audit Report of the General Telephone Company for their
Seward Exchange.
Approved by the city council of The City of Seward, Alaska, this 1st day
of April, 1968.
clmn. Skinner - I so move for approval of Resolution No. 691. Seconded
by clmn. Amend. Vote - Unanimous Yes.
Item 7(4) - Resolution No. 692 accepting revised Lease withthe State for
the rnaintenance and operation of the State owned inner harbor facilities
was read in full, and as the action taken was to table it, it is not set
forth here. but saved for the time of approval or disapproval.
clmn. Willburn asked if this new agreement had been reviewed and found to
be in order by the City Manager and Myr. Kirkpatrick noted it had been the
subject of a study session and the Manager advised it was practically the
same as the present lease: one change being that the lease requires a
monthly float rental fee of approximately 209 per foot of length, and as
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city fees were in excess of that minimum, required no change in our Har-
bor. Clmn. Willburn inquired regarding tE~rm and the Mayor advised it
would be for ten years and could be amended as needed as the pres(mt
lease had been amended several times. clmn. willburn moved for a(lop-
tion of Resolution No. 692 and motion died for lack of a second.
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clmn. Amend asked if approval of the lease would be approval of f:.oats
and waterways in present condition, makin9 reference to clmn. Skinner's
report of obstructions in the waterway near "s" Float (See Item 10(4),
2/19/68 Minutes), and the Manager advised that the acceptance wouLd have
this effect: that he planned to remove the rocks which could be s'~en at
low tide with City work: that the Army had decided they needed mo:::e man-
euvering space and would rent a different area.
clmn. Skinner noted that during conference between the city council and
representatives of the State Division of Waters & Harbors, that a:3sur-
ance had been given the city that the float would be well placed Eor
operation of boats and that he thought there was not enough space pro-
vided to operate a boat at low tide, and ".muld like to have furtht~r con-
ference toward correction. Myr. Kirkpatrick suggested correspond'~nce
to the State advising that the Council believes the float is not '~ell
placed and advising of the rock in the waterway making i t unusabl,~ at
low water, as the present lease is still in effect. Myr. Kirkpatrick
called for a second to Clmn. Willburn's motion and there was none.
Clmn. Urbach - I move that we table Resolution No. 692 until furt1er
study and action as discussed at this meeting has been undertaken. Se-
conded by clmn. Skinner. Vote - Clmn. Hulm Yes: Clmn. Amend Yes: Clmn.
Skinner yes: clmn. Urbach Yes: Clmn. willburn No: Myr. Kirkpatrick Yes.
Motion passed.
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Item 7(5) - The second reading of proposed Ordinance No. 363 changing
regular meetings of the city council from the first and third Mondays
to the second and fourth Mondays of each month was had by number and
title, with attention called to change in the name of the building in
which meetings are held to Seward Municipal Building. Clmn. Urbach - I
move that we adopt this second reading of Ordinance No. 363. Seconded
by clmn. Skinner. Vote - Unanimous Yes.
Item 7(6) - Application for approval of renewal of Permit for Authorized
Games of Chance and Skill by American Legion Auxiliary Unit #5 - The
Manager read the application in detail as well as the financial state-
ment for 1967 activities and advised that everything appeared to be in
order. Clmn. Skinner - I so move for approval of the renewal of the
Permit For Authorized Games of Chance and Skill to the American Legion
Auxiliary Unit No.5. Seconded by Clmn. Willburn. Vote - Unanimous Yes.
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Item 7(7) - Resolution No. 693 regarding Fox lease of Lot 1 in Block 1,
Marina subdivision - The Manager advised that the Commercial Site Lease
of Uplands for this property by Ronald E. Fox requires filing of the
preliminary plans for a permanent building by April 1, 1968 and that
the plans have not been filed and the building presently on the site
and which Mr. Fox intended to add to, seems to have been taken over by
Mr. FOX'S father-in-law, who has two prospective buyers who might be
willing and able to take over the building and make the necessary improv-
ements: that as city Manager, he considered the lease between the city
and Ronald E. Fox null and void as of this date and presented Resolu-
tion No. 693 in full as follows to accomplish same:
RESOLUTION NO. 693
WHEREAS, the commercial Site Lease of Uplands entered into December 18,
1967, between The city of Seward and Ronald E. Fox, for Lot 1 in Block
1 of the Marina Subdivision in the City of Seward, Section 1. (0) requiref
Ronald E. Fox to submit to the city Manager preliminary plans for a per-
manent cafe or restaurant building by April 1, 1968, and said plans have
not been submitted: and
WHEREAS, notice of defaults of said Lease provisions Section 1. (j) and
Section 5 dated March 6, 1968 has been returned without delivery to
Ronald E. Fox and has been delivered to Gwendolyn I. Fox a.k.a. Mrs.
Ronald E. Fox, and said defaults remain uncured: and
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V'HEREAS, said notice of defaults dated March 6, 1968 contained a remin-
cer of the deadline for preliminary plans submission;
~OiV, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED: (1) That for the reasons set forth above
in the first paragraph the same as if set forth in this Resolve, the
aforedescribed Lease be and is hereby cancelled and declared to be null
and void; and (2) Any advance lease rental paid is ordered forfeited to
th,~ City Treasury; and (3) Ronald E. Fox is hereby ordered to remove the
teln?Orary building presently on the site by Monday, April 15, 1968, and
upo:! failure or refusal to do so, the City Manager is hereby instructed
to re-enter the premises and at the expense of Ronald E. Fox to remove
the temporary building to a City impoundment area to be there held until
said expenses are paid. (Date of (3) set by adopting motion.)
This Resolution shall be effective on the day of passage and approval.
Passed and approved by the City Council of The City of Seward this 1st
day of April, 1968.
Mr. Edgar Hatch was present to discuss this item and advised the Council
tha'l: he had gone on record in 1966 at the inception of Mr. Fox's lease
as being the owner of the building and that the Ci.ty had involved itself
in i:ax matters concerning the personal property and building causing two
bills when there should have been only one, that the lease denied lessee
the right to borrow against that operation which he thought was bad, that
he had not been able to get a copy of the lease until this day and
thought he should have had a copy of the lease from the beginning.
The City Clerk-Treasurer advised that the lease and the default of the
lease apparently under discussion had to do with lessee's covenant not
to permit any default of any borrowing made by the lessee and to prevent
any action of any sort against the property or business resulting from bor-
rowings, etc., and that the city Attorney had advised such default which
had occurred should be recited in the notice even though paid as he
thought probably such a default could never be cured: that so far as she
knew the city had not involved itself in the taxing of this property ex-
cept to notify the Borough of the existence of the lease, which would
cause lessee to be taxed for leasehold interest if applicable under the
formula as no doubt this lease was, and to inquire of the Borough if
all taxes paid, as required by the lease, and which had been answered
that the real property taxes were not paid, and that this would be the
leasehold interest tax. The Manager advised he had had no contact with
the Borough concerning taxation of this property.
To Clmn. Skinner's question, Mr. Hatch advised that he would like to pre-
vent loss of hisinvestment in the facility and had ideas for the improve-
ment of it but did not have the time nor the money to undertake it right
now and requested that the Council give him time to work this out and
meet his other obligations; that one of the potential buyers has declined;
to further question as to how much time needed, Mr. Hatch advised he
thought there would be thirty days after March 6th in accordance with the
notice of defaults and it was clarified such was the case and that this
cancellation due to the failure to meet the April I plan deadline.
Mr. Hatch asked if the cancellation was concluded if the City would lease
to another party on the same cost and terms, and he was advised it would
except Clmn. Urbach felt the cost should be re-evaluated since it was
some three years since established and conditions somewhat changed. To
Clmn. willburn's question, Mr. Hatch advised that he would meet the
Council's deadline if set for a date prior to his departure to fish
around April 10 but thought it was impossible to find a buyer in such
time and asked for more time. clmn. Skinner noted the many months which
the council has been concerned with this matter and that he would like to
have it finished. Clmn. Urbach - I would move that we allow until April
15th to move the buildinq - that would be on a Monday - and with that
stipulation, move for adoption of Resolution No. 693. The Resolution was
read a second time at Council request. Motion seconded by Clmn. Hulm.
Vote - Unanimous Yes. Clmn. Skinner advised Mr. Hatch that had his name
appeared in the matter before that something would have been done he felt
sure and Mr. Hatch advised he was incommunicado until the present.
Mayor Kirkpatrick called recess and reconvened the meetinq with the same
members present as were present at the recess.
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195 and page 196 svoiled by omission of Items 7(8),7(9),7(10) and 7(11).
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Item 7(8) - Hospital Improvements - Improvements, maintenance and repair
requested by letter from the Hospital as read under Item 6(4) were taken
up again and the Manager advised that the five items requested at city
expense would be best taken up in connection with the over-all city
budget proposal in May, these being: roof repair, repair and paint exter-
ior of building, construct a garbage room, replace glass and repair the
auxiliary Hospital well, estimated total cost by Hospital $6700 plus
the well repair.
The six items which the Hospital requested permission to do with its
funds were reviewed: cabinet work in major surgery, in the emergency
room and at the nurses' station, convert refuse room into autopsy room,
soundproof office-lobby wall, and build an additional walk-in-type
freezer. To question the Manager advised that a free of charge building
permit would be needed for the freezer and it was agreed any addition
would have to be similar to the rest of the structure and in harmony
with it. clmn. Amend - I would move that we accept the recommendations
in the Seward General Hospital improvement plan for Seward General Hos-
pital to perform the six items at the expense and responsibility of the
Hospital, and the other items to be presented in the budget, requests
per Hospital letter dated March 27, 1968. seconded by Clmn. Skinner.
Vote - Unanimous Yes. Clmn. Skinner requE~sted assurance from the Mana-
ger that he would look into the type of walk-in freezer, style of addi-
tion, etc. and the Manager said he would do this.
Item 7(9) Request of Halibut Producers Cooperative as read under Item
6(6) was taken up again. Clmn. Urbach - I would move that we approve
Mr. Grant's request for Halibut producers Cooperative to leave the bait
house there until October. Seconded by Clron. skinner. Vote - Unanimous
Yes.
Item 7(10) - Approval of instrument for Agreement Between city and
veteran's Housing Co., Inc. - This instrument prepared by the City
Attorney was read in full and the Manager advised that if it received
approval of the Council, he would send a copy of it to Veteran's Hous-
ing and he would then expect to receive the documents to be furnished
the city by Veteran's Housing. clmn. Willburn - I would move that the
Agreement in regard to Resolution No. 680 between the city and Veteran's
Housing Co., Inc. be approved. seconded by Clmn. Amend. Vote-
Unanimous Yes.
Item 7(11) - Request of Civil Air Patrol to have use of the city's citi-
zen Band Radios as read under Item 6(9) was taken up - It was agreed
that Civil Air Patrol should have use of these used radios in order to
be a more effective rescue organization and more effective part of local
civil defense~ that maintenance was to be the responsibility of civil
Air Patrol and that Civil Air Patrol would establish a property control
system so that the radios would not disappear and if such did occur, that
Civil Air Patrol would take responsibility for the loss.
Item 8 - Reports from the BOrouqh Assemblvmen - (1) Ordinance defining
rules and requlations for subdividinq, etc. was rejected~ (2) Nikiski
service district was turned down~ (3) Preliminary Plans for Seward Ele-
mentary School were presented and approved, and to question Clmn. Will-
burn advised he hadnot noticed a fall-out shelter in the plans, and this
was discussed with regard to the type of construction planned~ (4) the
water and sewer study for Soldotna-Nikiski Area leading to Government
funds was approved but scheduled to be up for reconsideration at the
next meeting due to objections to this matter being taken up by the Bor-
ough~ ~Assembly President is asking for rescindinq of Assemblv posi-
tion on planninq as reqards proposed SB283 and first class cities and
it would appear that all first class cities will oppose rescinding~
(6) North Kenai-Nikiski Service area and another service area will be
on the next agenda for hearinq~ (7) Strenqtheninq of the sales tax ordi-
nance will be on the next agenda~ (8) Water problems for the Homerschool
still open and the Chairman is to prepare a resolution for use of a pri-
vate well~ (9) School budqet will be on the next agenda.
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Item 9 - city Manager's Report Items - (1) SB309 provides for a pioneer
Home in the Southcentral part of Alaska and the Manager requested the
Council go on record asking for it to be in Seward and offering the old
Jesse Lee Home buildings and site of say 600'x220', and this was enthusi-
astically concurred in with price to be determined later.
Item 9(2) - The boat dispatch building which the Army wants to put in the
Harbor area will be a metal building the same color as Harbormaster Buil-
ding, on permanent foundation, and the Manager asked what type lease the
Council wished to offer. Myr. Kirkpatrick suggested and it was agreed
that the standard form lease at 3~ per square foot, 30 or 55 years be
offered.
Item 9(3) - A water use survey will be started this week to compile all
water uses for audit of accounts and evaluation of charges and when the
results have been summarized and evaluated, will be bringing some recom-
mendations to the Council to correct some known problems and others which
may be revealed by the study.
Item 9(4) - Costs of water and sewer materials for Jesse Lee Heiqhts will
be available within a few days. Plan to install those services in such
a way that the greatest number of lots sold will be served. To date have
not been informed what size services the Borough will need for the new
school and have written again asking for this information, as this will
effect the size main installed.
Item 9(5) - Conferred with Miss Emma Burris of Methodist Church Missions
who advised the correction requested by city Resolution No. 689 (Item 7(4)
March 18, 1968 Minutes) presented no problem and would be prepared as soon
as she returned to her office; that he had also discussed with her the
fact that Jewell Hall extends approximately 20' into the lot to the North
which she advises the Church does not own, leaving this area and an area
South of the buildings which the City needs to look into.
Item 9(6) - Making plans for water services on floats in Harbor and hope
also to provide controlled electric services on certain floats.
Item 9(7) - The Minister of the Episcopal Church will take charge of the
Seward Memorial Thanksgiving Sunday service.
Item 9(8) - Have started a training proqram in the public works depart-
ment regarding street maintenance, etc. using films published by indus-
tries such as Standard Oil on seal coating.
Item 10 - council Discussion - (1) Manley and Mayer bill for design of
Hospital addition not constructed as presented under Item 6(3) was taken
up again as to whether or not it was a bill against the City. At request
of the Mayor, the city C~k-Treasurer reviewed this project as it had
come before the Council wherein the council had authorized the Hospital
Board to proceed and to come to the Council when help needed, first on the
basis that outside financial help be searched for and then continuing,
after report that all such efforts had been unsuccessful for the immediate
construction of a basement addition to house the laundry and support later
possible new wing; followed by approval of plans and calling for bids by
the City Council two different times and each time rejecting as all bids
were in excess of the funds appropriated by the council, that in the fall
of 1966 other Hospital improvements amounting to total appropriation were
approved and the funds for payment of this bill were transferred from
council contingency budget to Hospital budget but the bill had not been
paid for lack of cash on hand. Myr. Kirkpatrick advised that since the
City had appropriated and expended $30,000 for Hospital improvements in
lieu of the planned basement addition, with any additional funds to come
from the Hospital, that they should be requested to pay this bill. It was
discussed that the Hospital is a city building and that the city regulates
all changes in the building and pays for most improvements though the
Hospital has used its money for this purpose in the past, and it was
agreed to ask the Hospital Board to pay this bill.
Item 10(2) - South Central Timber Development Co., Inc. request to use the
dock and storage area south of town as presented in letter read under Item
Item 6(2) was taken up again - The Manager advised that the understanding
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reached in conference was that the firm could have a use permit ul'cr
granting an agreement to hold the city free from harm, until such time
as a lease is drawn up for a permanent type operation when they wOllle:
have to deal with the city's permanent lessee.
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Myr. Kirkpatrick asked about a fee schedule for the use of the dock and
storage area noting the schedule adopted for use of Small Boat Harbor
Dbcks,and the Manager briefly reviewed the charges which would develop
from that rate, and it was discussed as to whether these might require
review for this operation and as to whether this use would hamper the
feasibility study to be made by prospective lessee. As prospective
lessee was expected to be in Seward that \~eek, it was decided to notify
South central Timber Development that its request would be answered at
the April 15th meeting.
Item 10(3) - Turning to the negotiations between the city and Resurrec-
tion Bay Shipyard, clmn. Skinner asked if it was known if a defiUte an-
swer would be given to the City after the meetings to be held that week
and Clmn. Amend advised that while no longer representing this firm,
that he understood this was possible providing an agreement could be
reached on the contents of the lease.
The Manager advised that an additional requirement of a $50,000 bond
naming the Government as beneficiary be furnished by the city over and
above the title insurance to be written to Government requirements on
American Land Title Association U.S.Policy Form 1963 and that he under-
stood this bond to be related to this Form; that neither the City Attor-
ney nor the Title Insurance company had ever heard of such a require-
ment unless it has to do with the Native Land Claims, and that the
Title Company is corresponding with GSA for the City on this. Myr. Kirk-
patrick advised that GSA also wanted to receive a copy of the warranty
deed form to check the wording.
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clmn. Amend advised that it seemed to him GSA raised one requirement
after another as soon as the city met their requirements and questioned
how long the prospective lessees would wait for this sort of action to
be completed, especially as they were coming to Seward that week in
good faith to conclude the negotiations. This was discussed. Clmn.
Willburn - I so move that we authorize Mr. Dotts to contact Senators
Gruening and Bartlett and Congressman Pollock and Vice President Hum-
hre concern'n this roblem tomorrow. Seconded b clmn. Hulm. Clmn.
Urbach reque t these people are coming in wednesday to make final
arrangements, and now the city finds it is all snarled up with GSA, be
stressed. Vote - Unanimous yes.
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The Manager advised that the Title Insurance Company is suggesting an
alternate form to the one the Government requires and that he would want
to hear the results of their communication before making the above calls.
and it was planned how to proceed in case no information available the
next day. The Manager noted he had understood all of this was to be part
of the final transfer and not a part of the permission to enter to do
the feasibility study. The Council expressed extreme dissatisfaction
with the way the Government is handling these negotiations; any Council-
men able to be present at the time of telephoning and immediate report
gy-~he Manager following same; any publicity to be decided afterward.
Clmn. Amend asked if the lease form was available and the Manager advised
it was not. Clmn. Amend stressed the urgency of this being available
immediately or cause for complaint against the City Manager and City
Attorney. This was taken up later in the meeting and the Manager advised
he would telephone the City Attorney if the lease was not in the morning
mail to be certain it arrived by Wednesday. In later discussion the
Council requested the Manager to re-arrange his itinerary for the week
so he would be in attendance at the meetings with Resurrection Bay Ship-
yards representatives. Noting criticism by Clmn. Amend of his handling
of these negotiations, the Manager requested an executive session to dis-
cuss same at the end of the meeting.
Item 10(4) - The Manager reported that the renewal of license for Hali-
but Producers to use a portion of the city Dock was to come up at this
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!T,e,= :ing along with items related to the lease which the Council wanted
corc2cted, and that he would like to delay these until after the trip
Eas: and more information concerning scallops operation.
Itell 10 (5) - Clmn. Urbach noted there had been no discussion concerning
a t:::Lp by the Manager to New Bedford, Massachusetts to inspect scallops
ope::ations, and asked if it was not necessary for the Council to approve
~~ trips. Myr. Kirkpatrick advised he thought this had been part of
the hiring arranqements and that it had been aqreed then that the Manager
should go wherever and whenever necessary to promote the City's interests.
Clmn.. Urbach, Skinner and Amend concurred in the latter part of the state-
ment but advised they thought the Council needed to know when and why it
was necessary for the Manager to do such work.
The ~lanager advised that he had a report to give on this subject and had
been in discussion with the Mayor; that Halibut Producers had offered to
prOCE!SS scallops for Eastern Trawlers for 10<: per pound and that there
was considerable close coordination necessary to establish this year-
around operation in Seward using the same facility as Halibut Producers.
The ~[anager advised that he had not secured advance approval of this trip
from the Council before planning it, but recalled that at pre-employment
meeting with the Council, he had stated that as City Manager any time it
was necessary to travel to follow up on something for the benefit of Sew-
ard, that he thought he should make whatever trip was necessary. The
Manager continued that he thought it was necessary to know what kind of
facilities are needed for scallops operation. Clmn. Urbach concurred, ad-
vising that he had made the motion for Chamber of Commerce participation
of one-half the cost up to $500, if the trip became necessary, but thought
the Council approval should be secured. Clmn. Skinner advised he was in
favor of promotional trips and they had his formal approval but thought
the Council should be informed, and informed in advance of the trip becom-
ing common knowledge. Clmn. Hulm advised he thought the Manager should
have approval for making such trips which were for the benefit of the City.
In later discussion, the Manager was requested to delay this trip for a
few days in order to attend the meetings to be held that week between the
City and Resurrection Bay Shipyard.
Item 10(6) - Advice from Department of Natural Resources concerning title
and financial assistance available to the city for a portion of Caines
Head which might be developed for pUblic recreational purposes, as presen-
ted under Item 6(8) was taken up again, and it was decided to invite Mr.
Theodore G. Smith, Chief of State Parks and Recreation, to meet with the
Council concerning this project. Myr. Kirkpatrick recalled that the pur-
pose in inviting the state to develop the area was to secure a road to it.
Item 10(7) - Myr. Kirkpatrick advised that a group of citizens is interested
in starting the community action program again, and that a representative
from the council is needed, preferably an assemblyman. Clmn. Urbach moved
that Clmn. Tom P. Smith be appointed to this committee and Clmn. Willburn
seconded by Myr. Kirkpatrick advised he would not call for a vote until he
had had opportunity to talk with Clmn. Smith about this.
Item 10(8) - Clmn. Urbach asked the Manager if an answer had been received
from Chugach Electric Association concerning the outage problems suffered
by the dty's customers within the last year or so and the Manager advised
not yet received.
Item 10(9) - Clmn. Hulm referred to previous discussions concerning an
informational program by the Manaqer to be broadcast over the radio, that
he thought the Manager had discussed this with the radio station manage-
ment, and also thought there could be good use of such a program in deter-
ing rumors such as are presently circulating. The Manager advised that he
had discussed this with the radio station management with offer to make up
a taped program at any time, but would not do an extemporaneous question
and answer program; that the City does have a program arranged for broad-
cast until July 1 review. Council advised no objection to a taped program
and suggested any questions resulting from such be submitted in writing for
answer at a later date. It was noted also that the newspaper was to aid in
getting correct information before the citizens.
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of Rio Del 0'0 Mines, Ltd. on April lOth and April 12th the city wrote
to Harbor Na:ural Resources, Inc. an explanation of the negotiations
under way be:ween General Services Administration and the city for the
property inv' >lved in this public hearing, stating the city I s intent to
enter into a lease for said property with the addressee firm, and
granting nin~ty days from the date of the letter for completion of a
feasibility ,tudy to be furnished to the city with understanding that
if it is not favorable that the project would not be undertaken and no
lease would )e executed by the addressee firm.
Mayor Kirkpa:rick requested questions or comments from the council on
this subject and there were none.
Mr. J. H. Weener commented that he estimated the value of the facilities
"as is" at a?proximately $2,000,000, and without any assistance from
anyone estimited it would cost $1,000,000 to put the facility in oper-
able conditiJn; ;that he noticed land in the small Boat Harbor is leased
at 3~ per sqlare foot, and with buildings on the facility under hearing,
would suppos~ it would have a higher value that 3~ per square foot. Mr.
Werner asked what kind of appraisals or arrangements the City had gone
into before starting negotiations, and requested permission to continue
his presentation before receiving any answers. He continued that he
had knowledg~ that the Texaco gas station leased for $3,000 per year,
the Post Office for $7,000 per year, the Ferry Dock for $20,000 per year,
and that he Nas giving these figures to use for comparison, and asked
then what wo~ld be the lease rental for the property under hearing.
Mr. Werner continued that the previous year his tax bill had amounted
to $4,200 on property within the city of Seward, and that he wished to
declare that any lease proposal which the city entered into must be fair
to both the City and the lessee and that the property under hearing in
belonging to the city belonged to the people of Seward; that any opera-
tor has a fiKed monthly cost for property use and habitable buildings
from which to operate his business; that he had heard only rumor of the
amount of lease rental under consideration in this matter and if it was
accurate, that he thought it was not fair to the people of Seward.
Mr. Werner continued that if a large investment came into the community
it would cause an immediate demand for increased governmental services
of all types, police, fire, water, sewers, streets and employees to pro-
vide same; that he thought the city needed to think about what was
equitable tc all concerned and that he was not trying to define this
condition as he thought only an expert could do that in this matter;
but did believe that as the land use is taken up that the rental should
increase.
tidelands
Mr. Werner continued that the Alaska Railroad control of the entire/and
waterfront Except for small parcels owned by Standard Oil and The City,
had been a froblem in the past in attempting to develop industry, and
recalled when good propositions for shrimp processing, for a Texaco
tank farm ar,d both were lost because of Railroad land use policies and
described these policies which he advised discouraged industry.
Mr. Werner asked where else the City had waterfront property it could
offer to incuce industrial development; that he understood the high
risk land was all outside the lease under hearing, and asked what would
happen to a new industry which could not come to an arrangement with
the prospective lessee, and mentioned possible developments.
Mr. Werner advised that he had spent a great amount of time working
with the Economic Development Agency and the industries which might come
to Seward, and was not trying to discourage the prospective lessee from
coming to Seward but wished to cause the Council to ponder the future
if all of that waterfront land is tied up with one lessee, and the city
of Seward we're suddenly to emerge as a prominent fishing or petroleum
center; offered his assistance in this matter; and declared his convic-
tion that ar..ything undertaken by the Council in this matter must be
equitable with regard to the people of Seward and all parties concerned.
Mr. Hans Haf'emeister commented on his observation of the quality of
many legal documents and instruments which allows them to disintegrate
if tested in court, and asked clmn. Amend if the lease proposal con-
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- Clmn. Hulm asked for Council support of the bill before the
asking the death penalty for killing a police officer in line
there being no unanimity of thought and awareness that the
not know the will of the people on this subject, it was sug-
Clmn. Hulm should do as he thought best as an individual.
Item 10(11) - Council inquired about the status of replacement of the dol-
~!'Qs broken off by the Mermaid II, particularly if replacements would be
installed this year and the Manager advised that he did not know yet;
that the claim has been presented to the insurance company through the
U.S.Marshal; that the boat has been sold.
Clmn. Amend advised that he had noticed boats moored on the West side of
the Peninsula of a type Seward is not prepared to handle and suggested
we should be getting our facility ready to receive such boats.
Item 10(12) - The Manager advised that he did not like the thought cir-
culated around town that there was not cooperation on the shipyard mat-
ter and that he still asked for an executive session. Myr. Kirkpatrick
called for a motion for an executive session to discuss a personnel
matter. Clmn. Urbach - I would so move for executive session per the
CitY,Manager's request. Seconded by Clmn. Skinner. Vote - Clron. Hulm
No; elmn. Amend No; Clmn. Skinner Yes; Clron. Urbach Yes; Clron. Willburn
No; ]~yr. Kirkpatrick Yes. Motion failed for lack of four affirmative
votes.
Clmn. Willburn - I move for ad;ournment.
meeting adjourned at 11:20 p.m.
Mvr. Kirkpatrick declared
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Regular Meeting April 15, 1968 Postponed to 4/22/68
The regular meeting of the City Council to have been held on April 15,
1968 and postponed until April 22, 1968 was called to order by Mayor
R. W. Kirkpatrick at 7:30 p.m. (2) The opening ceremony, which was the
Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag, was lead by Clmn. Amend. (3) Roll was
called and those present were: Mayor R. W. Kirkpatrick; Councilmen
Oliver Amend, E. G. Skinner, Maynard Willburn, Bernard Hulm, Tom P.Smith,
and Lawrence Urbach. The City Manager was also present.
Item 4 - Minutes - The minutes of the regular meeting of March 4, 1968,
Page 180 through 185, having been previously furnished all members and
read; clmn. Urbach, I move we approve the minutes Page 180 through 185.
Seconded by Clmn. Amend. Vote - Unanimous Yes.
Item 5 - Citizens Discussion and Public Hearings - (1) Public hearing
concerning lease of land and facilities South of Railway Avenue from
Bear Mt. to sixth Avenue extended for shipyard and related waterfront
industrial uses - Myr. Kirkpatrick declared the regular meeting recessed
and the Council convened as a hearing board for the purpose stated above
and as published by posting a copy of the notice of this public hearing
on the bulletin boards at city Hall and the U. S. Post Office in Seward,
with copy of the proposed lease attached thereto, and publishing the
places and purpose of posting in the local newspaper and over the local
radio station. Myr. Kirkpatrick explained that the public hearing on
the terms and fact of any lease of real property was required by law;
that the public is aware that the Council is entertaining a lease propo-
sal for a shipyard, gM~dwhile the present lease proposal is not yet
adopted nor the fir~;Wlth which the lease may made, that the public hear-
ing would be held to hear the views of thepublic and answer questions.
Myr. Kirkpatrick requested the Manager to present the matter.
The Manager advised that he thought a number of items in the lease pro-
posal could be handled in summary and would therefore read the lease pro-
posal aloud, which he then did. In answer to Myr. Kirkpatrick's question
and the lessee's name in the lease left blank, the Manager reviewed that
the Council had met with Mr. D. A. Rowberry who is Chairman of the Board
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tained an air-tight clause that the propel:ty reverts to the City if the
lease is not followed and Cl~:/gnswered in t~e affirmative. ,and review-
ed the lease in that regard. clmn. Amend advlsed he would llke to
answer Mr. Werner's corrunents also with information that this would be
an Alaskan corporation which would offer stock to local people and would
sub-lease to other industrial concerns, and that if the oil industry did
not come in voluntarily that it would be invited. Mr. Werner advised
he found no objection to the leasing and sub-leasing arrangements but
questioned that it was equitable as regards the value of the facility
and the public interest. Clmn. Amend advised the dty did not have an
appraised figure of value to his knowledge though the Government had
used the total of $68,000 as the cost in those negotiations. Mr. Werner
advised that the figure he was discussing was value when improved.
Mrs. Joan Hoogland asked if the city would pay GSA and collect from the
lessee and whether lump sum or installment and whether interest free.
Myr. Kirkpatrick advised that it was planned that the city would pay
installments with interest and would recover total investment in the
property including such items as interest, proportionate cost of tide-
lands survey, proportionate cost of urban renewal project, etc.
Unidentified membJ~76fbE~~w~udience asked who this company consisted of
and who were the officers of the company, whether the City had a finan-
cial statement from this company showing that they can do what they say
they are going to do. The Manager answered that the city does not have
a financial statement; that in the beginning the City received an ap-
plication from Resurrection Bay Shipyard, and which is the only letter
the city has received; that a firm of the name Harbor and Natural Re-
sources has entered the picture and has filed its articles of incorpora-
tion in Juneau on February 28, 1968, but that he did not have a copy
nor a financial statement from them.
Mrs. Evangeline Stetson asked if this firm had filed a performance bond
or if it was capable of filing one and the Manager advised it had not
but one would be required and then modified the statement as such had
not been required by the Councilor the lease. Mrs. Stetson suggested
it be a requirement of the lease. Myr. K.irkpatrick advised a cash de-
posit had been considered in the sum of $200,000 in place of a perfor-
mance bond and the matter still undecided.
Mr. Werner asked for clarification of a purchase arrangement for this
property and Myr. Kirkpatrick advised that there would be an exchanging
of deeds for properties of like value and to further question concern-
ing purchase of the high risk area, advised the City was trying to in-
duce GSA to transfer that land without cost. Mr. Werner objected
strongly to the bond understanding and any attempt by the Government
to place a sales value on the high risk area.
Clmn. Amend said he might be able to answer Mr. Watsjold's questbns re-
garding the forming of the corporation in which local gentlemen had
assisted and, of course, required three officers of whom two were Mr.
Rowberry and Mr. Sherwood and that there had been a delay in paperwork
between the time of filing and the present due to changing attorney so
that it was still not quite cleared up; that his own status with the
corporation is tentative and has filed a statement of tentative inter-
est with the city Clerk that same day; that if the lease is approved,
the corporation will have the financial ability for the project.
Mr. Watsjold corrunented that the proposed lease requires only that a por-
tion of the shipyard must be constructed and operated and the Manager
advised that this had been gone into with the city Attorney, changed
and the change sent to Mr. Rowberry.
Mrs. Pat Williams asked if the letter of intent corrunitted the City so
that the lease was before the public merely for discussion. Myr. Kirk-
patrick advised the corrunittment was subject to being able to come to
agreement on the terms of the lease, permitted them to enter into feasi-
bility studies with that much assurance, and that the City was corrunitted
to lease to this party if the feasibility studies are good and lease
agreement reached.
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'['<) further question from Mrs. stetson on this same subject as regards
"i:h.LS same firm, the Mayor repeated his comments, and Mrs. Stetson ad-
\T~u3l:"d that in her opinion the City was willing to commit itself to lease
under rather vague terms without bond with the prospective lessee more
free to back out, and Myr. Kirkpatrick commented the <1.ty not more com-
LLi:ted than the other party, that the City had made an offer in good
fn:" th and was morally committed if not legally committed.
HI's. Beverly Dunham asked why the public hearing was not held before the
letter of intent. Myr. Kirkpatrick advised he did not believe that was
the time to hold the public hearing, and Clmn. Hulm reviewed the detail
of the other party requiring the results of the feasibility study by
~:perts and engineers to know whether the shipyard would be feasible,
and the letter of intent was given to permit that study to be made.
Mrs. Stetson commented that in her questions she includes the opinion
that companies would come in and spend money for feasibility studies,
and that her question was whether the City was in the process of tying
up one of the most valuable pieces of property in the City under a
sketchy arrangement, and to ask just what the City is committing itself
to, and what would happen if someone else made a good offer the next day.
Clmn. Hulm advised in his opinion the City was not committed to this1
Clmn. Willburn concurred noting that the City does not own the property
yet but wishes to allow a prospective lessee to make feasibility studies.
Mrs. Stetson commented that Myr. Kirkpatrick's opinion did not concur.
Clmn. Smith commented on the objection to the $200,000 deposit in place
of a $2,000,000 performance bond, advising that the deposit was intended
to guarantee the $2,000,000 improvement, and to question from Mr. Wer-
ner advised that in the event of default the City would collect the
$200,000 and to further question as to who and how the obligation would
be completed if defaulted, Clmn. Smith advised the $200,000 would cover
that obligation.
Mr. Mark Walker commented that he had watched this matter develop and
was surprised that the City would enter into such an arrangement with-
out putting it up for bid; that he had observed such properties placed
for bid in marine and waterfront publications with results which seemed
more substantial that those the City is working with; that he had no
confidence in feasibility studies having observed such to often state
the wishes of the people buying the study. Clmn. Smith advised that if
the feasibility study was not good, that ninety days was the longest
period the other party could hold the property. Mr. Walker noted it
was the two-year period with good feasibility report which concerned
him and Clmn. Smith advised if the lease was taken up under those con-
dtions that it had to be in full operation at the end of two years.
Mrs. Dunham asked if the City Attorney was advising on this matter and
Myr. Kirkpatrick advised that he was, with the lease in its fourth draft
with possibly as many more drafts to be made before negotiations complete.
clmn. Amend said he would like the public to understand that these les-
sees will have to show that they are able to put the project through,
that he for one did not want and would not allow these people to come in
and take possession of this property without guarantees that they can do
this; and that the permission so far is to make the feasibility study
at their own expense.
Myr. Kirkpatrick made a statement of his position in this matter: That
as was generally known he is employed by the former owner of this prop-
erty under hearing and this was a reason for being a candidate for office
as he thought he could assist in acquiring the property; that twice sioce
negotiations has felt obliged to offer his resignation , and assured the
public that he was not going to watch the property being tied up by some-
one who does not develop it; that for nearly four years the council has
been trying to bring in an industry which would create jobs in the belief
that this is the best thing for the community; that he was sure no one
was trying to acquire personal benefit, and he felt sure the Council would
get the best possible arrangement for the public.
Clmn. Urbach commented that the council is negotiating with a lessee
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which will have to invest $1,000,000 to develop and improve this prop--
erty and which would increase the city's equity by at least $50,000 per
year which should be considered in the totalevaluation.
Mr. Paul Stockard said this was the first firm he could recall which
had negotiated for this property without asking the city to build a
facility for it; that this firm has asked for no help from the city.
Mr. Walker asked clmn. Amend is this development and operation of a
shipyard was dependent on selling the stock of the new corporation and
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that he 'had been told that the parent corn-
well financed to construct the entire complex,
that question more definitely.
Mrs. Williams advised that in view of what Clmn. Amend has just said
that she thought everything which is known about the financial condi-
tion of this company should be on the table for this hearing, and hating
to have to say it, thought clmn. Amend was on the wrong side of the
table. Clmn. Amend advised that as time passed, he was feeling the
same way and that he would take whatever action is necessary when it
is necessary.
Mr. Rupert Kulin advised that he felt perhaps this public hearing was
anti-climatic in view of the letter of intent; advised that there was
another group which was interested and willing to do a feasibility study
which interest could be guaranteed by a $500 check he had from this
group. Clmn. Skinner advised that he did not understand the public
hearing to be anti-climatic since all that has been granted by the City
by the letter of intent is approval for a feasibility study to be con-
ducted on the property. Mr. Kulin noted that this is not what the Mayor
indicated. Myr. Kirkpatrick said he thoUljht the City was morally obli-
gated to enter into a lease with these people if they do their feasibil-
ity study; that he thought no company would spend $100,000 for a feasi-
bility study without an intent to lease being established. It was
agreed to leave this difference of opinion unresolved.
and Mrs.Joan HooglaQd
Mr. Herman Leirer jresponded to dlffused discussion regarding whether
or not there was other interest to lease this property which was active
interest by advising that except that the city Manager had been very
busy and had been out of town that he would have brought this to his
attention, but that on March 13, 1967 Japanese and American Development
Co. of Alaska had written a letter of application for option for this
property to the City, had temporarily withdrawn it in favor of Sourdough
Queen and then re-claimed it; that on December 17, 1967 he had appeared
before the council for JADCO and its subsidiary and the Council heard
both he, and clmn. Amend for Resurrection Bay Shipyard, and voted to
give the shipyard a letter of intent; that further to these applications,
his group had had some preliminary engineering done in two stages; that
since JADCO is dissolving, Bayview Fishing Company is in the process of
taking an option for 180 days from execution to take up that engineer-
ing study and any interest they may have with the City of Seward if any,
so that he wished it to be a matter of record that Japanese and American
Development Co. of Alaska or Bayview Fishing Company is still inter-
ested and considers its applications still valid.
Mr. Ray Anderson commented that the lease is for a shipyard and asked
if the Council did not think that the lease should state what size and
what kind of a shipyard was required, noting that this information would
give the city something on which to rely. Clmn. Willburn and Myr. Kirk-
patrick advised that this would depend upon the feasibility study. Mr.
Anderson asked if,in referring such questions to the feasibility study,
the ability of the land to sustain the weight of the dry-dock operation
was part of it as well as the financial feasibility. Clmn. Amend advis-
ed that the study asked whether it would be feasible to handle ships of
1,000 tons or as an alternate a n 80,0004t floating dry dock in three
sections and could see Mr. Anderson's point in that without criteria in
the lease, a 50' boat could come in for repair and it could be said that
such was a shipyard, but that this was not the intent under the lease or \
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the feasibility study.
Mrs. stetson strongly protested the proposed lease as being loose and
sl:>PI'y in her opinion and there was diffused discussion on both sides of
th2 iable unrecognized by the Mayor and impossible to record.
Me. -V'illard Dunham asked for clarification on the matter of acquisition
cost and the charge for the lease for the first 20 years, which he
u~je]stood to be around $67,000 for 20 years, and also asked if all
asseis added to the property come to the city as the basis for the in-
c:r2a~e in equity. Clmn. Urbach answered in the affirmative to the latter
qU.2st ion. Clmn. Smith sketched on the blackboard the property South of
Raihay Avenue formerly owned by the Alaska Railroad and for which the
City is negotiating with GSA and for which acquisition cost of $68,000
ha:3 1::een mentioned, and then sketched theproperty in the Urban Renewal
Project on the North side of Railway Avenue which the shipyard company
is negotiating for with Alaska state Housing Authority. Mr. Dunham ad-
vised that he thought 20 years for around $67,000 wasa long time and then
ask'2d who was going to handle the property in connection with shipping be-
tWI='2n that time and signing the lease and Myr. Kirkpatrick advised this
was one of the things which has come up and is unsettled, that the city
has been granted the right to permit the use of the property upon guar-
anb2eing to hold the Government harmless, but there were other items
not yet settled.
Mrl.. Joan Hoogland asked if this concern was going to buy the Urban Renew-
al property and Clmn. Smith said this was the plan and if for any reason
they ~annot buy, then the City will acquire and lease.
Mrs. ,"1argaret Amderson questioned the need to corruni t such a large area of
land to this operation and asked if this was absolutely necessary and Myr.
Kirkpatrick advised this was their request in order to have space for ex-
pansi:>n and development of related businesses such as boat sto:r:aye for the
oil c:>mpanies. Clmn. Amend advised that this had been discussed with a
nunu)er of people including the shipyard company and financial backers,
and t1.e advice received was that it is necessary to show that there is
space for expansion before private money will invest as so many companies
have experienced severe problems from an inability to acquire space for
expan.:>ion; ; that this space would permit the company to sub-lease and
provide a better opportunity for a successful operation, noting that at
beEit a shipyard is a close margin operation.
Mr. Ray Anderson noted that he had attended the meeting the Council had
wi th Illr. Rowberry and had thought Harbor Natural Resources was an old,
established operator in this sort of business, and now learns that the
Ci t:y does not know anything about the firm and that it has just incorpor-
ated in Alaska on February 29, 1968, and asked if this was just a promo-
tional organization and Myr. Kirkpatrick and d.mn. Amend said this was so.
Mr. Anderson corrunented that he and others had invited Mr. Martinolich to
Seward to look at a place to put his 1,000 ton dry-dock and he had said
all he needed was a place for the dry-dock and a building and an acre or
two of ground, and this is why he was also wondering why the City is
tying up around 12 acres of land for this lessee. clmn. Smith commented
that it may have been a little miss leading to speak of the area under con-
sideration as 12 acres, that a lesser figure might be more accurate.
Mrs. Pat Williams asked if the New Bedford scallop boats came in which
would be four big boats,if there would not soon be a need for some facil-
ity in this area under hearing. Myr. Kirkpatrick advised that the Small
Boat Harbor could continue to expand on South right into the high risk
area. Mrs. williams asked if that area was deep enough to handle big
boats and Myr. Kirkpatrick advised it was.
Mrs. Hoogland referred to earlier reference to city ownership of tidelands
which meant the $67,000 value was for the building and the adjacent up-
lands and Myr. Kirkpatrick explained that no value was placed on the buil-
ding, the $67,000 being land only. Mrs. Hoogland then referred to men-
tion of need to vacate a portion of Railway Avenue and asked what would
become of the businesses in that area, and Myr. Kirkpatrick explained
that no businesses would be affected by the vacation.
Mrs. Williams referred to a paragraph in the lease which requires the
lessee to diligently pursue an operation as a shipyard, docking facilities
gnd other :related businesses and asked what this meant if the "other rela-
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ted businesses" did not work out. elmn. l,mend advised this was for
electronic and other businesses related to the shipyard. section l(a)
was read on request and it was noi:ed that the docking facilities and
other businesses were required to be diligently pursued and it was
asked what would happen if they were not. The Mayor, council and city
Manager advised that this paragraph meant that the shipyard was manda-
tory and the related businesses were provi.ded for without approval of
the council but that nothing in lieu of a shipyard would be permitted.
Mr. Kulin asked if arrangements were made for the Tustemena as it docks
regularly at this facility. Myr. Kirkpatrick advised this had been
discussed extensively at the last council meeting with decision against
including provision for such in the lease, and the council deciding
that it was a matter between the state Marine Highways and the private
company which leases a dock for that purpose. Mr. Kulin commented that
at least the Ferry was established in Seward and he thought the city
should provide for it if it cannot use the private facility for some
reason.
Mrs. Anderson asked then if she understood correctly that until the
feasibility study is completed that another proposal could not be con-
sidered and settled and Myr. Kirkpatrick advised this was his own feel-
ing but neither would he want to discourage any other proposal and would
certainly like to know if there was another bona fide interest to the
benefit of The City and would certainly like to have any such proposal
entertained.
Mrs. Williams asked if the Mayor intended to have a size for the ship-
yard set during the hearing and Myr. Kirkpatrick advised he did not as
the size depended upon the feasibility study and his intention was that
there not be a lease until after the feasibility study is completed and
filed with the city, and Clmn. Smith stated his concurrence in this
opinion. Mrs. Williams advised that she was confused by the plans and
reviewed her understanding that the city has issued a letter of intent
which refers only to the feasibility study; that when the study is in
and the city is assured something sound can be installed, then the lease
will be entered into, and asked if this was correct. Myr. Kirkpatrick
advised not quite, as after the feasibility study is in, then the lease
will be improved and it would include all of the information of the
plans and specifications of the improvement which the council requires
of any lessee.
Mrs. Stetson asked if some other firm could come in and make a feasi-
bility study and have its offer to lease be entertained by the council
for this property and Myr. Kirkpatrick advised any company would be
permitted to make a feasibility study but he did not think the city
would entertain their lease offer until after this present offer under
hearing was de-ermined, as he felt the city had a moral obligation to
enter into a lease with this firm if the study was good and the lease
terms mutually satisfactory. Mrs. stetson advised that the question of
moral obligation kept coming up and this did not really answer her ques-
tion. Clmn. Skinner reviewed then that as he read the papers, the City
is committed for up to ninety days from the April 12th letter to Harbor
Natural Resources, Inc. for it to do a feasibility study, and that the
moral issue comes into it with this lease proposal if it develops that
the project is feasible, as then the city has a moral obligation to
enter into this lease.
Mrs. Hoogland asked to hear the last paragraph of the April 12th letter
again wherein it was stated that the proposed lease does not make pro-
vision for a period of time in which to make the study, stating the
Council's undersending that ninety days is required and granting same,
also stating the council's understanding that if the study reveals the
project is not feasible that no lease will be entered into.
Mr. Charles Lechner asked since this property does not belong to the
city how it could proceed and the Manager explained the disposal pro-
cedures of the Government which had been satisfied with the city the
remaining eligible entity, and to further question the Mayor advised
that the city expected to have possession of the property within ninety
days of the feasibility study.
Mrs. Shirlie Kirkpatrick spoke in favor of providing for the Ferry Tus-
temena in this proposal.
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Hac]aret Anderson asked for the date of Ithe letter of intent and the
Mand'Jer advised that it was April 12, 1968. Mrs. Anderson asked if there
would be another public hearing before the final lease and Myr. Kirkpat-
rick advised this was the public hearing as required; the City Clerk-
Treasurer advised that the ordinance requires that the public hearing be
based upon the posted lease to be entered into and that if this lease is
to be changed, another public hearing would be required. Clmn. Willburn
askerl if the filling of the blanks constituted a change and Myr.Kirkpat-
rick advised the blanks in this posted lease would; and Clmn. Hulm ad-
vised the audience that he was sure the Council was going to work this
out as a legal matter requiring legal working; that this was a multiple
type operation including such things as mining as well as the shipyard
and related operations, and that he had been favorably impressed by Rio
Del Oro Mining Company.
Mrs. Dunham said that she thought the people of Seward consistently under-
sold themselves and the assets of lthe community and recommended setting
a price for property such as this at a high level to show that we think
the property has value, and to question from Clmn. Amend as to the mean-
ing of the recommendation, Mrs. Dunham continued that a low price would
indicate to a developer that no matter how much he spent to develop the
property it would not be worthwhile. Clmn. Amend thought there was merit
in the opposite view and especially as the reputation of most small Alas-
kan towns is to set prices so Ihigh that industry cannot survive, and
advised further that the industry under hearing has never been attempted
in Alaska and such things have been considered in setting the price. The
development practices of other areas was discussed briefly and Mrs. Dun-
ham objec-al to the comparison.
Mr. Kulin advised that he agreed with the Council view that if some
reputable company offered to develop an industry here that he would say
to give them "the whole town" if something was done, but that this has
not occured; that he had information from the Canadian government agen-
cies concerning the firms with which the City is negotiating as to fi-
nancial activities and that it was not good and wondered if the City
had such information. Myr. Kirkpatrick advised it had been done or had
been requested many times. Clmn. Hulm asked how one checked out a firm
in a foreign country and Mr. Kulin advised that he had secured his in-
formation through an attorney. Clmn. Hulm asked how it had been secured
and Mr. Kulin advised he did not know the technicalities of how it was
done but presumed any attorney would know how.
Mrs. Williams asked if Rio Del Oro was the same company which was deal-
ing with Gateway Development Co. for the smelter. Clmn. Amend said he
doubted it and Clmn. Smith thought they had possibly talked with that
firm through Mr. Don Cook, but no one had any certain information to
answer Mrs. Williams.
Myr. Kirkpatrick noted the late hour and the length of the agenda to be
taken up, that there would be opportunity for further public question
and comment, and therefore declared the public hearing closed~ and called
recess of the Council which was reconvened with the same members present
as were present at the recess.
Item 6 - Communications - JlL Letter from the Director of the Division
of Water and Harbors answering the city's comments concerning placement
of South float, boulder in waterway and apparently inadequate depth at
low water, and advising that these items and proposed new lease could
be discussed when the Director is in Seward at the end of the month, was
read.
Item 6(2) Letter from Seward General Hospital advising it would pay the
bill from Manley & Mayer in the sum of $3,617.32, architectural fee for
the Hospital laundry addition and basement for proposed addition which
was abandoned project (See Item 10(1) 4/1/68 minutes), was read.
Item 6(3) - Letter from Governor Hickel answering the city's statement
of interest to be the location of the new Pioneer's Home to be built in
Southcentral Alaska was read.
Item 6(4) - Letter from the title company to GSA asking instruction as to
delineations re for 1963 para 2 general exceptions in detail since GSA
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is receiving title only to tidelands and it therefore the opinion of
the title company that positive insurance needed only for questions of
surv~ and easements, excluding improvements, etc., was read.
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Item 6(5) - Letter from General Services Administration to Alaska Title
& Guarantee dated April 16, 1968 answerinq the question posed in Item
6(4) above, that this paragraph should appear in the policy as printed
on the form with no delineations, and with such information forwarded
to the City, was read.
Item 6(6) - Letter from Governor Hickel answering Mayor Kirkpatrick's
letter concerning development of natural resources in conjunction with
Korean industry and asking for a study of same by the State, with
affirmative interest, and including a statement that the State opposed
the use of Dutch Harbor for refueling foreign fishing vessels, was read.
Item 6(7) - Letter from Mr. Morris L. Porter asking for vacation of
Mill street from Vista to the western boundary of Cliff Addition was
read, and under discussion later the Manager explained that Mr. Porter
owned the land on both sides of the street and that it was eroding due
to uncontrolled drainage, and the council requested the Manager to in-
vestigate this matter and recommend.
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Item 6(8) - Letter from the Chamber of COlrrmerce advising that the Lowell
Point Road is now nearly impassable and asking the City's help due to
use of this road by fishermen, etc. who bring commerce to the city was
read. This was discussed under the Manager's report consolidated here
for clarity of record. The Manager advised that he could not recommend
that the city maintain this road as he felt the State would then expect
the City to continue this, and that the city was asking the state to
do this work. clmn. Hulm noted that the City cannot afford to maintain
this private road and this was agreed. The Manager advised that he
would like to confer with Commissioner Matlock regarding this and Mayor
Kirkpatrick requested him to do whatever he could to get the state to
do this work.
Item 6(9) - Letter from Alaska Scallop Fleet advising that they wished
to locate in Seward at the city's site leased to Halibut Producers,
including dock space a~d were desirous of entering into long term lease
for operation and describing the operation and facilities needed was
read. (See Item 6 (lO) for HPC comments.) (See Item 9 (4) for discussion.)
Item 6{lO) - Letter from Halibut Producers Cooperative expressinq atti
tude toward selling equity in city's fish processing building or coopera-
ting in the scallop processing, saying either acceptable and only must
get their investment out, was read. (See Item 6(9) and Item 9(4).)
Item 6(11) Letter from the Board of Missions of the Methodist Church
advising that the matter of correctinq the Jesse Lee Heiqhts deed was
provided for was read.
Item 6(12) Mr. Bill Lantz' request concerning Lots 21 and 22, Block
16 of O.T. recorded under Item 7{lO).
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Item 7 - Ordinances, Resolutions and Other Action Items - llL Third
and final reading of Ordinance No. 363 changing Council meeting dates
from first and third Mondays to Second and Fourth Mondays was read as
corrected in ful~. Text as read and corrected at first reading:
ORDINANCE NO. 363
AN ORDINANCE ESTABLISHING TIME AND PLACE OF MEETINGS FOR THE CITY COUN-
CIL OF SEWARD, ALASKA, AND REPEALING ALL ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT
HEREWITH:
THE CITY OF SEWARD, ALASKA, ORDAINS:
SECTION 1 - MEETINGS OF THE CITY COUNCIL:
The regular meetings of the city Council of The City of Seward,
Alaska, shall be conducted on the second and fourth Mondays of each
month.
SECTION 2 - SPECIAL MEETINGS OF THE CITY COUNCIL:
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Special meetings may be called by the City Clerk on written request
:::f the Mayor, city Manager or of any two (2) members of the City Council,
u~on request being received, the City Clerk shall give due and proper
n8tice to the Mayor, City Manager and to each City Council Member.
SECTION 3 - MEETING TIME DESIGNATED:
Regular meetings of the City Council shall be called to order at
t~e hour of 7:30 p.m. by the Presiding Officer.
Special meeting notices shall state time that meetings shall be
c~lled to order.
SECTION 4 - MEETING PLACE DESIGNATED:
The Council Chambers in the Seward Municipal Building located at
tJl'~ corner of Adams and Fifth Street shall be the official meeting
place of the City Council.
Publication of this Ordinance shall be made by posting a copy here-
m: for a period of ten (10) days on the City Hall bulletin Board, and
by publishing a notice of the place of posting and a brief statement of
1:he purpose of this Ordinance in a newspaper of general circulation in
1:he city, wi thin a reasonable time.
This Ordinance shall be effective ten (10) days following the date
of posting.
First reading
Second reading
Pl\BSED AND APPROVED by the city Council
t:hi.s 22nd day of April, 1968.
March 18, 1968
April 1, 1968
of The City of
Seward, Alaska,
~~~ln. Skinner - I move we adopt Ordinance No. 363. Seconded by Clmn.
wi.llburn. Vote - Unanimous Yes.
J.t~m 7 (2) - Receive bid tabulation and make awards from real property
sale advertised pursuant to Resolution No. 681 - The Manager read the
tal:ulation of all bids received and opened at 3:00 p.m., April 11, 1968
as authorized, copies of the tabulation having been previously furnish-
ed the Council: Parcel No.1 (Lots 4, 5, 6 and 7 in Block 12, O.T.),
minimum price $8,000, No bid: Parcel No.2 (Lots 1-10 Inclusive and Lots
26-40 Inclusive in Block 22, O.T.), minimum price $14,800., one bid
received from Steve's construction, Inc. by Richard S. Stevenson with
certified check bid deposit in the sum of $1,625, bid price $16,250.00:
Parcel No.3 (Lot 20 in Block 36, O.T.), minimum price $200., one bid
frcm J. A. Bennett in the sum of $200.00 with $20. cash deposit and one
bid from Laurence Sajdak and Margaret E. Sajdak in the sum of $401.50
with cash deposit in the sum of $40.15. Clmn. willburn - I would move
that we accept the bid of $16,250 on Lots 1 through 10 and Lots 26 through
40 in Block 22, O.T. from Richard S. Stevenson and the $401.50 bid on
Lot 20, Block 36, O.T. from Laurence and Margaret Saidak. Seconded by
Clmn. Smith. Vote - Unanimous Yes.
Item 7(3) - Resolution No. 694 naming Mayas CLEAN-UP MONTH with special
emphasis on May 12-25, 1968 - was read in full as follows:
RESOLUTION NO. 694
WHEREAS, our fair City traditionally responds to springtime with a CLEAN-
UP, PAINT-UP, FIX-UP TIEM, and people know this is necessary and reward-
ing after wintertime: and
WHEREAS, the appearance of a community reflects the quality of commun-
ity concern and dignity, making a lasting impression uporwoung people:and
WHEREAS, it is hoped that many visitors will come to Seward to enjoy the
recreational advantages of our city and our hospitality: and
WHEREAS, we are striving to make Seward into the most beautify city in
Alaska, and even though worthwhile work has been accomplished in recent
years, there is still much to be done:
NOW, THEREFORE, We, the Mayor and City Councilmen of The city of Seward,
Alaska, do hereby proclaim the Month of May 1968 to be CLEAN-UP, PAINT-U~
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FIX-UP MONTH in The city of Seward, and request all citizens to wh::1E-'
heartedly join in this work; and do hereby resolve that the City shall
lead out, support and encourage this program throughout the Month ::,f
May 1968 with special emphasis on the period May 12th - 25th.
Passed and approved by the city council of The city of Seward, Alaska,
this 22nd day of April, 1968.
clmn. willburn I move we adopt Resolution No. 694. Seconded by clmn.
Skinner. Vote - Unanimous Yes.
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Item 7(4) - APplication to lease Lot 1, Block 1, Marina Subdivision for
charter boat dispatch center and sourvenir-gift shop - Clmn. Smith ad-
vised that he was drawing the plans for this building and they werE not
ready, briefly described the type building planned, and advised that
he had no direct or indirect financial interest in this matter. The
Manager advised that he was recommending action on the application be
delayed until the next meeting if the plans would then be ready; the
application from Keith L. Knighten had been read; the existence of
utility lines installed by Fox on the City flat fee basis which not
necessarily cover cost was discussed as regards any charge to be made
a future lessee. Mrs. Knighten was present and advised that they could
be present at the next meeting on May 13th and asked if the lease ""ould
be ready for signing the day after the meeting if the plans were approv-
ed, etc. and Myr. Kirkpatrick said this would be done. clrnn. Skinn~r -
I would so move then that we acknowledge the acceptance of the letter
of intent to lease but that we table any further action until our next
regular meeting. Seconded by Clmn. Amend. Clmn. Willburn - I would
like to amend the motion that plans will be ready at the next meetj:.!lSl
and the lease prepared so we can be prepared to act. Seconded by clmn.
Amend. Clmn. Smith stated he had no direct or indirect interest in
this matter. Vote on amendment motion - clmn. Amend Yes; Clmn. Skinner
Yes; C1mn. Willburn Yes; Clmn. Hulm Yes; Clmn. smith No; Clmn. Urbach
Yes; Myr. Kirkpatrick Yes. Motion passed. Vote on the main motion -
Unanimous Yes.
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Item 7(5) - Consider repair-maintenance of Hospital roof per 1968-69
budget request on advance basis due present emergency condition - The
Manager advised that the Hospital Administrator had reported the Hos-
pital roof leaked badly during the last rain and had requested author-
ity to immediately do this work with was to be considered in the City
budget proposal; that he had authorized him to do what was necessary
to protect the hospital property to be paid by the Hospital and cost
to be taken up in city budget; that if the council wished him to exam-
ine the roof and prepare specifications and secure local bids for
immediate work if necessary, requiring the Hospital to advance the funds
for this work and the City to include it in its 68-69 budget. It ""as
agreed that a quotation received by the Hospital as a guide was known
and would not be considered in the bidding. Clmn. Smith advised that
he had looked at the roof last year and it had needed repair then; and
requested to be excused from voting in this matter as he intended 1:0
submit a bid and there was no obiection. Clmn. Skinner - I will move
that the city Manager inspect the Hospital roof and if he deems it ne
cessary, to draw up the necessary specifications for repairing the roof
and put out on bid with the payment arrangements as quoted in the let-
ter from the Hos ital Board - that the Hos ital will a for it and we
wil 'nclude it enc condition in our 68-69 bud et. Seconded
by C mn. Hulm. Unanimous Yes.
Item 7(6) - Resolution No. 669 authorizing renewal of License for Hali-
but Producers Cooperative to use a portion of the city Dock 1/1/68-12/
30/68 and related matters from 12/11/67 tabling - The Manager requested
this item be tabled again. Clmn. willburn - I move that we table the
Agenda Item on Halibut Producers Cooperative until the next meeting.
Seconded by Clrnn. Amend. Vote - Unanimous Yes.
Item 7(7) - Lease proposal from Army for boat dispatch building site in
t~e Harbor area - The Manager reviewed this item which the Council had
dlscusse~ and received pictures of planned building under Item 9(2) of
the Aprll I! 1968 me~ting and that the Army was askin for a 50 ear
lease at nomlnal conslderation of $50 per term or $1.06 er ear.y
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~lat the draft of a lease form submitted should not be considered an
offer to lease as such hael to be approved by higher authority; asking
t 1E I: ouncil' s early deci~;ion. The Manager recommended approval of the
5) year term but to include a stat;ement that if the Army Recreation Cen-
t':!l is abandoned, and it was decided to also include the words "or closed
dl),-,n", that this lease would be terminated at that time; recommended that
thE n:.>minal rental be accepted and it was decided to require the improve-
m,=r ts to come to the City upon abandonment or closing of the Center in
return for such nominal rental. The Manager recommended approval of the
aqreenent because of the amount of utilities which the Center uses and
the jlnney which they bring into the City. Clmn. Amend asked if the Man-
a<fermticipated any change in the ramp which would cause this building
location to be in the way of the ramp and the Manager said he did not,
bein9 unable to see any way to widen the ramp without interfering with
the L~cilities on either side of the ramp. Clmn. Urbach - I move that
~~il~3truct the city Manaqer to inform the Army Enqineers that we will
lE~SI~ the buildinq site to them for a period of 50 years for $1.00 per
~~~~lnd then if, perchance, the Recreation Area closes or is abandoned,
that:he lease would be cancelled and any improvements would revert to
the city of Seward. Seconded by Clmn. Willburn. Vote - Unanimous Yes.
It~~~~ - south Central Timber Development Co., Inc. application for
tem~~~ary use of city waterfront area South of town - The committed use
of tlw area for feasibility study and whether this might be handicapped
by 10<f storage and on-loading later; the temporary storage of vans for
Va,Lie:; for which operation it was agreed the City had no responsibility
ar.d suggestion that the City should bill for that use also. Clmn. Urbach
~~2~)uld move that the city Manaqer investiqate an equitable charqe for
the rental of this space - the old Alaska Railroad dock - until such time
aSl :_ease is siqned with some firm or other and that we have a study
ses3ion after he qets the information and that we then set the rates.
Clm:1. Smith mentioned that the City has already set rate for such use.
Mot.Lcm seconded by Clmn. Willburn. To Clmn. Amend's question, the Mayor
and t-lanager advised that the rate for logs was already set in the city's
tar:6f and Clmn. Amend spoke disapproval of the city in the docking busi-
neSt, E~ven for a short period of time. Mr. Dunham noted from the audience
tha':: the City needed money and to question was advised that probably up
to :3h: shiploads were planned. Clmn. Hulm advised that he concurred with
Clmn. Urbach as there is not much margin in handling logs. Vote - Unani-
!!lQ~3 Yes. It was agreed that the Manager would notify this firm that the
Ci t:l is trying to work out something for them and would call the study
session when he has the necessary information.
Itell~~ - Mayor's appointment from the Council to Seward Community Action
Group - Mayor Kirkpatrick appointed Clmn. Tom P. Smith to this position and
reque~;ted Council approval. Clmn. Urbach - I would so move. seconded by
Clmn. Willburn. Vote - Clmn. Amend Yes; Clmn. Skinner Yes; Clmn. Willburn
Yes;; elmn. Hulm Yes; Clmn. Smith No; Clmn. Urbach Yes; Myr. Kirkpatrick
Yes.. Clmn. Smith agreed to serve.
Itern I~-Extension for payment of principal only on Lantz purchase of
Lots 21 and 22, Block 12, O.T. - Request read under Item 6(12) correspon-
dence and discussed under report recorded here due to action nature. Clmn.
SkinnE!r - I will move that we extend the principal payment date three
months from April 28, 1968.
clmn. Hulm advised that he had expressed his opinion before regarding this
property and thought all of the property from the fire station South should
be kept for the city and public uses; thought the City should work out a
lease arrangement with Mr. Lantz until such time as the city has use for
the property, giving him then a periOd of time to remove his property, and
that now that Mr. Lantz is unable to pay the principal, that this was an
appropriate time to undertake such, and requested his comments to appear
in the record.
clmn. Smith seconded clmn. Skinner's motion. Clmn. Urbach asked what
occurred when a person could not pay his utility bill and Clmn. Smith ad-
vised that they earn e to City Hall and made arrangements. The City Clerk-
Treasurer advised further that if satisfactory arrangements could not be
made that service was discontinued. Council asked the lease condit~on co~-
cerning this and the Manager advised the letter received only that ay an
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no opportunity -to check it. C:unn. SkinnEr advised that he thought Hr
Lantz was saying in his letter that if he could not pay the principi,l
in three months that he intended to terminate the purchase agreemellt
entirely and that the economy \Vas not good when he purchased and st:.l.
is not good, and thought this \vas not too much to grant.
Mrs. Pat williams protested any extension calling attention to the ]'a<:t
that she considered it a bad piece of business from the beginning and
prior to Mr. Dotts taking office.
Clmn. Urbach requested the motion include a statement that there would
be no further extensions. The occupancy since December of 1966 with
$10.00 down payment in April 1967 the only payment to date was revi(~w.~d.
Vote on clmn. Skinner's motion - clmn. Amend No; clmn. Skinner Yes;
clmn. willburn Yes; clmn. Hulm No; clmn. Smith Yes; clmn. Urbach Y(~;
Mayor Kirkpatrick Yes. Five Yesses. Two Noes. Motion passed.
Item 8 - Reports from the BJrouqh Assemblymen - (1) School budqet of
$4,000,000 with $600,000 local support was approved with no discussicr1
to note, nothing was deleted by the Assembly which seemed in a mood to
increase it, if anything; (2) APproved Seward preliminary plans for new
building and others for final and several of the building projects for
schools already advertised for bid, and that he was concerned as to
why these were not the final plans. The Manager advised that the Archi-
tect was in seward that same day in conference with him and to confer
with the School Board the following day and that he understood from the
Architect that these were the final plans which the Assembly had approv-
ed. also understood it had already been advertised for bid. Mrs. Dunham
asked when construction was planned and Clmn. Skinner advised he under-
stood tarqet date was Auqust 1.
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Item 9 - Reports from the city Manager - (1) Lantz property purchase
extension, See Item 6(12) and 7(10). (2) Porter request for vacation
of a portion of Mill Street recorded at I'tem 6(7); (3) Maintenance of
Lowell Point Road recorded at Item 6(8); (4) May 1 will be Student
Mayor and Council and Administrative Officers day and requested the
Council to come at 9:30 for the council Meeting of Student Officials;
Item 9(4) - Met with Halibut Producers concerninq Eastern Trawlers (see
Items 6(9) and 6(10) for related correspondence) and advised the first
choice for location of the fleet is Seward, though the First National
Bank is pressing for Homer to be chosen and the Chehalis Cannery at
cordova has given a good proposal; that he had sent copies of the lease
to the City Attorney for review and will discuss with him the following
day pressure techniques should these negotiations stall to the detriment
of Seward; that he had documented some information and would call Mayor
Kirkpatrick concerning the results of his conference ~h the City Attory.
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Item 9(5) - written report from the city Clerk-Treasurer concerning
Group Insurance Trust Administrative committee and Annual Meetinq held
April 10 with reports showing the Trust to be in good financial condi-
tion with all claims and bills settled promptly and a reserve from opera-
tions having accrued; reporting improved nenefits negotiated by Chugach
Electric and IBEW on April 1, 1968 which would affect Seward during
next negotiations and that those benefits provided for a planned reserve
and would come before the Council then, and written report supplemented
with brief comments. the Trust is expanding as planned and the Adminis-
trative Committee planned for further expansion next year.
Item 10 - council discussion - None.
Item 11 Executive Session to review applications for city Clerk-Treas-
urer position- Clmn. Skinner - I move for executive session to consider
the applications for city Clerk-Treasurer - Seconded by Clmn. willburn.
Vote - Unanimous Yes. 12:00 Midnight the Mayor declared the meeting in
executive session.
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3pec~al Meet~ng May 3, 1968
Regu~ar Meetlng May 13, 1968
>Iecial Meeting of the Seward city Council for the purpose of considering
:~E solu-c,ion No. 695, Proof of jJ[unicipal Aut.hority to Convey Tidelands for
]JEW Alaska Railroad Dock to satisfy Issuing Requirements for Title Insur-
,tree was called to order at 7:40 p.m. by Hayor Kirkpatrick, on May 3,1968.
ltcll was called and those present were: Mayor R. w. Kirkpatrick~ council-
nEn Oliver Amend, Maynard willburn and Lawrence Urbach. Clmn. E. G.
:;kinner, Bernard Hulm and Tom P. Smith were absent.
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~'he Ilianager explained that he had received a call from General Services
].dninistration asking for this Resolution before they can proceed with
1,he property transfer and that if approved, he would mail copies inunedi-
c.tely. Resolution No. 695 was read in full as follows:
RESOLUTION NO. 695
\AHE:REAS, The City of seward and the Alaska Railroad arrived at an under-
iitancling as to obligations which would be undertaken and satisfied by
ea:h, including conveyance of certain tidal and submerged lands by the
City, in connection with relocation of the Alaska Railroad's ocean dock
ani railhead facility after the 1964 earthquake and seismic wave~ and
V'iH6REAS, proof of municipal authority, in resolution form, to convey
said land is a requirement for issuance of title insurance necessary
for conveyance of said land~
N~~, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Alaska Title Guaranty company,
P. O. Box 655, Kenai, Alaska, be and is hereby notified that The city
of Seward, Alaska, is a first class home rule city and is therefore
au.t.horized to convey the following described property for the purposes
above set forth by Section 29.10.132 and Section 38.05.320 of the Alaska
Statu.tes, by section 12.3(b) of the Seward Home Rule Charter and by
Se1rvard Ordinance No. 315:
Beginning "~t'Cdt-6..
10 of AlukaRatli-ol!iif" erm na ,
of mean high water of Resurrection Bay (Alaska Tidelands Survey
No. 174), North 720l9'40" East, 758.91 feet; thence South 78017',
00" East, 112.18 feet; thence North 76011'45" East, 290.36 feet"
thence South 66000'55" East, 211.17 feet; thence North 47023'30'
East, 303.58 feet; thence North 78015'45" East, 402.55 feet to
Corner No.4 of U. S. Survey 149 (Corner No.1 of Alaska ~ llro
Terminal Yard Tract); thence South 3700 feet, more or les
Directors line (the South line of Section 3, Township 1 S
Ran~e 1 West, Seward Meridian); thence West, alon~ said Di
Line to a point which bears South 3230 feet, more or less, from
Corner No.1 of U. S. Survey No. 149 (Corner No. 10 of Alaska
Railroad Terminal Tract); thence North 3230 feet, more or less,
to aforesaid Corner No.1 of U. S. Survey No. 149. and the Doin
of beglnnl:1\~J1R,t-h~ward Re"S9rd
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This Resolution shall be effective on the date of passage and approval.
Passed and approved by the City council of the dty of Seward, Alaska,
this 3rd day of May, 1968.
clmn. willburn asked if this was all that was needed by GSA and the Mana-
ger advised to the best of his knowledge. Clron. willburn - I move that we
adopt Resolution No. 695. Seconded by clmn. Urbach. Vote - Unanimous
Yes.
clmn. urbach moved for adjournment and Myr. Kirkpatrick declared the meet-
ing adjourned at 7:47 p.m.
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Mayor
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Beatrice E. Watts
city Clerk-Treasurer
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Regular Meeting May 13, 1968
The regular meeting of May 13, 1968 was called to order at 7:35 p.m. b
Vice Mayor. E. G. Skinner in the absence of Mayor Kirkpatrick. (2) TheY
opening ceremony which was the pledge of allegiance to the flag was lead
by Clron. Urbach. (3) Roll was called and those present were: Vice Mayor
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E. G. skinner; councilmen Lawrence Urbach, Tom P. Smith and Oliver lutlEnd.
elmn. Maynard willburn arrived about 7 :45 p.m. during the first pari: (,f
Item 5 (1) . Those absent were Mayor Kirkpatrick and elmn. Bernard Huln,.
Item 4 - Minutes - The minutes Page 186 - 191 inclusive of the Regu:_al'
Meeting of March 18, 1968 having been previously furnished to the ec)uncil
and read; elmn. Urbach - I move that the minutes Page 186 through 191
be approved. seconded by elmn. Urbach. Vote - Unanimous Yes.
Item 5 - citizens Discussion & Public Hearings: (1) Louis Dick, J:c.
concerning water damage to dwelling - The Manager advised that this was
a matter of the water having been turned off by water department employ-
ees and the valve was left in a leaking position due to being froze:1
and unable to ascertain this and when the valve thawed water got in"to
the residence; that he had written to Mr. Dick advising that he did not
consider it the responsibility of the City and pointing out this next
step in his claim if Mr. Dick did not acc ept the rejection of his claim;
that the water department employees were present to explain the matter.
Mr. Dick was requested to present his claim, which he did by stating that
the city failed to shut off his water service as he requested; that they
fiddled with the valve and while he had shut off the water under the
kitchen sink, and the city said the service was off, that it wasn't and
the water flooded into the house and he went again to the City and re-
quested the service be turned off and a different employee came and
turned it off without problem. elmn. Willburn arrived at this time.
Mr. Del zentmire advised that he and Mr. ;Joe Delaney had answered the
request for water turn off on December 1, 1967 at 307 7th Avenue, and
that after turning it off, as the valve did not feel right, which was
explained as a condition of the 1/4 turn valve having a knob to let you
know when it is turned to the proper position to be off and if you can-
not feel the knob, you cannot tell whether the valve is turned complete-
ly off as you do not know exactly the direction the service line takes
in relation to the valve position. Mr. zentmire continued that he had
explained this to Mr. Dick and had asked him to check it and it was
frozen when he checked it; that if Mr. Dick had attended to this right
away when requested, we could have known what to do, but he did not do
this, and when the valve thawed out, the water came into the house; that
when Mr. Doshen went to the service to turn it off after it was thawed,
it was no problem to tell when it was off because the water stopped
flowing into the house.
clmn. Willburn asked how this could have happened when the water was
turned off in the house and Mr. zentmire explained that the valve froze
and broke, letting the water into the house and Mr. Dick concurred.
Vice Mayor Skinner requested the Manager's opinion and he advised that
he still held that this was not the responsibility of the City for the
reasons explained.
Mr. Dick advised that he believed since his water valve was closed and
the City valve was open and caused the damage that the City should be
responsible.
Mr. zentmire reviewed again that when Mr. Dick gave the order to the
City to shut off the water service that he shut off the valve under the
sink and drained the pipes and in the meantime the water froze and Clmn.
Amend asked how long this time was. Mr. Dick advised that he wanted
to shut down the house so he notified the City to turn off; the water and
then became concerned about it freezing and turned off the inside valve
and drained the pipes and it froze before the City got to it. Clmn.
Amend asked if this frozen condition was the real problem and Mr. Zent-
mire advised it was, as there would have been no problem to know when
the valve was turned completely off if the water was running, and that
if Mr. Dick had had it thawed right away as he had requested, that the
City could have double checked its turn off and finished it.
Clmn. Urbach asked if the normal procedure was to shut off the water be-
fore draining the house and Mr. Zentmire advised this was necessary for
while most services have a self-draining stop and waste valve, that not
all do, so the water should be shut off at the valve first.
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I~]mr. Amend advised he p:ceferred not to decide this matter at this time
,n d noted it seemed like negligence on both sides. Mr. Joe Delaney ad-
"iSEd that he did not think there was negligence on the City's side as
.~t is instance would be the same as any other house freezing and if it
;L~ left frozen and do not have the line thawed but let it thaw out as
':he jround warms, the pipes 2re likely to be broken and then water will
:;l~oi into the house, and that the City requested Mr. Dick to have the
hcuse thawed right away and to notify them so they could take whatever
acti)n needed, if any.
clun. Urbach advised that he had had a similar situation in moving from
on e ,louse to another when it was very cold and the one house froze and
he had it thawed so he could know if it was off.
r>lr. Dick advised that he felt if the City I S valve hadbeen working prop-
erLy that the men would have known that it was off or not off and that
th= City valve was faulty and was not working and he felt the City should
be:!r the loss.
Cljan.. willburn advised that he thought it was the property owner's busi-
ne3S to know that the water is off and to check it and especially after
haTing been notified that there was a question as to whether it was off.
S;ljan. Willburn - I so move that the claim of Mr. Louis E. Dick, Jr. be
de. lied. Seconded by Clmn. Smith. Vote - Clmn. Urbach Yes; Clmn. smith
Ie;; Clmn. Amend No; Clmn. Willburn Yes; Vice Mayor Skinner Yes. Four
Ie:;ses. One No. Motion carried.
l~~m 5(2) - Richard E. Williams, D.D.S. regarding fluoridation of the
~:er supply - Letter from Dr. Williams explaining the need for fluori-
da':ion of water such as Seward has due to insufficiency eX this mineral,
th,! benefits which are secured in dental caries prevented, brief expla-
na':ion of the method and requesting the Council to install this system
wa:; read and the Manager advised that he had letters from the following
or~ranizations and members of the organizations supporting this program:
Se,rard Chamber of Corrunerce, Seward Parent-Teacher Association, the Medi-
cal-Dental Staff of Seward General Hospital, the Seward Public Health
NurSE, Southcentral District Dental Society, Alaska Department of Health
and Welfare.
Mayor Skinner asked Dr. Williams if he wished to corrunent in addition to
hi!:: letter and he advised only to request the Council to act favorably
on this measure, and would answer any technical questions or health
related questions which the Council might have. Mayor Skinner asked if
the cost of the equipment was known and Dr. Williams advised about
$4,181 and estimation of annual operating cost at $150-$200 per year.
Cot:.ncil discussed with the Manager the possible manner and cost of in-
stc'.llation of the equipment, how and if it could possibly be worked into
the budget and the Manager recorrunended also that the Council hold a pub-
lic hearing or possibly an elec1ion; and Clmn. Willburn suggested the Mana-
ger compile the costs and data concerning installation of the equipment
so the Council could plan with that information at hand. Dr. Williams
advised that Wallace Tiernan, water supply and equipment firm, had ad-
vi~ed that the basic difference between chlorine gas and fluorine as a
solid made it necessary to have a separate injection system and they had
worked out those sepa~e costs, which he would deliver to the Manager.
Clrr.n. Amend spoke strongly in favor of this proposal and from the posi-
tion of a parent who Ihad observed the damage and cost of this insuffi-
ciency in the Seward water. council noted that no objections had been
received and would undertake a public hearing for which the date of
May 27th was set.
IteID-6 - Corrununications - Letters were read: LlLFrom Planninq & Zoninq
Corrmission re Alaska House (See Item 9(8l; Cfl Letter from Planninq &
zoning corrunission requesting r.ity and city councilmen set an exampl~ in
the Clean-Up Program; (3) Letter from:pl_C!l'lI1j.-.!1.9._~~clI'liI!9: corrunissio~J~a..-~
questing the city work on one area at a time for consolidated e~9.:r:j:'1'tr'o jk/
clean up and secure demolition of use~ess or unsafe buildings, suggest-
ing the area between Washington and Adams on Second and Third be a start-
ing place and listing the buildings{See Item 9(9); (4) Letter from Hali-_
bu~; Producers confirminq recent discussion and its willingness to:e:r:oce~~
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scallops for 10C per pound and on a first come basis, and that this
offer was made as the dty has offered to purchase their plant , anc
also ~~ttin~ an alternate method of handling the business with copies
tbrE~~!t~p~ fffawlers, Attorney for Eastern Trawlers, and to HPC Seward
Manager; (5) From Halibut Producers concerning the seward plant and
Eastern Trawlers in Seward; (6) From Halibut Producers refusing to va-
cate the premises, denying the items listed as breach of contract and
noting that some items had occurred last year without written notice
at that time and that any attempt of the city to enter would be con1O;id-
ered as a breach of contract; (7) From south central Timber Develop-
ment acknowledging city's offer (See Item 9(10); 8 From the Recreation
Director of the Wally Byam Caravan (See Item 9(11); (9) From Eastern
Trawlers that they need to know when city will take over the plant, terms
etc. and the Manager's reply; (10) From Eastern Trawlers to HPC regard-
ing possible arrangement basis; (11) From the Commissioner of State De-
partment of Economic Development acknowledging receipt of Korean and
natural resources study file from the Mayor and responding to invitation
to come to Seward for discussion of same.
Item 7 - Ordinances, Resolutions and Other Action Items - (1) Receive
recommendations of the Advisory committee for Home Rule Charter Amend-
ment - Recommendations not received and will be for next meeting.
Item 7(2) - Receive preliminary plans for approval for building proposed
by Keith and Dorothy Knighten for Lot 1, Block 1, Marina subdivision -
Clmn. Smith distributed the plans with reiteration that he had no direct
or indirect financial interest in this project. The Manager read again
the letter of application for this parcel for use as a charter boat
center and sourvenir-gift shop. The plans were reviewed and clmn.Smith
answered questions regarding the lay-out and design, explaining to ques-
tion that the preliminary plan showed the first 24' of the building with
the remainder to be constructed if the need warranted, and advice that
the building would meet the building code. Clmn. Urbach - I move that
we receive the preliminary plans. Seconded by Clmn. willburn. Vote-
Unanimous Yes.
Item 7(3) Resolution No. 699 approving lease of Lot 1 in Block 1 of the
Marina Subdivision to Keith and Dorothy Knighten for use as a charter
boat dispatch center and sourvenir and gift shop was read in full; and
the Manager recommended that there be an opportunity to discuss this
with Mr. Knighten as he thought this large corner lot should be reserved
for a hotel or motel-cafe operation, which would develop the lot more
comprehensively and densely rather for this minimum size building, ad-
vising that Mr. Knighten had not been in 'to discuss this matter with him.
Mrs. ~1ighten was present in the audience and advised she would not be
able to comment on whether another lot such as Lot 2 would be acceptable.
Clmn. Amend - I would move that we table ,this for the time being and
until Mr. Knighten and the city Manager can get together and decide if
this is suitable and then at that time we can take action on it; tabled
until the next regular meeting. Seconded by Clmn. Willburn. Mrs. Knigh-
ten advised her husband could meet this schedule. Vote - Unanimous Yes.
Item 7(4) - Approval for Texaco marine fuel facility moving from the city
Dock to the new fueling area built by the State of Alaska - The Manager
advised that this was to secure the Council's approval for this move as
planned for by the State construction of the fueling float and would
include three 2,000 gallon tanks and three pumps, one each for diesel,
premix and regular gas, 6'xlO' building and lighting. clmn. Amend -
I would make a motion that we qive approval for the Texaco marine fuel
station to move to the new marine fuel area. Seconded by clmn. Urbach.
Clmn. Smith asked if Mr. Anderson was going to move the entire fuel
facility to the new location and Mr. Anderson advised that he was going
to do so, and to further question advised that he would be selling gas,
premix and diesel. Clmn. Willburn asked if there was sufficient space_
to handle the larger commercial boats at ,this new location and the
Manager advised that the larger commercial boats cannot get to this new
fueling float and would have to take diesel at the City Dock. Vote-
Unanimous Yes.
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fU._l as follows and in draft form with additional names of addressees to
receive the Resolution suggested by the Council.
RESOLUTION NO. 697
WHEREAS, the Seward Airport at Seward, Alaska is without runway lighting
and paving, both of which are badly needed in order for the Seward Air-
port to serve the aviation industry, the over-all Seward conununity and
the private flyers of the area as it should, and which have been reques-
tee:, by city of Seward Resolution No. 497 on March 7, 1966 and by letters
from the city and business leaders before and after that request~ and
WHEREAS, the Seward industry and business destroyed in the 1964 Earth-
quake and Seismic Wave has not re-established and those which were not
totally destroyed and moved to temporary locations in other areas have
chosen to not make another move to return to Seward~ and
WHER~AS, though Seward municipal and business leaders have worked dili-
gently to rebuild their industrial and business conununity since recon-
struction of public facilities was complete&n 1965 and 1966, recovery is
still to be accomplished and our present ecoAomic situation demands that
these airport improvements be made by the State of Alaska, with such aid
from the United States of America as may be possible, to help the growth
and ';:otal recovery of the Seward conununi ty, as we feel confident such re-
covery would be stimulated greatly by having the Seward Airport runways,
one of which is 5,000 feet long and the other 2,800 feet long, paved and
lighted as the beginning of improvements to make the Seward Airport truly
usable for the purposes of modern aviation.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the State of Alaska be and hereby is
peti i:ioned to install runway lighting and to pave the runways of the Sew-
ard l~irport during this present construction season as an urgently needed
project to enable Seward to make a total recovery from the 1964 Disaster,
as such recovery is vital not only to the Seward conununity but also to
the Nation and to the State of Alaska~ ~a nd
BE I']' FURTHER RESOLVED that Federal and State officials concerned with
such matters, including but not limited to those named below, be informed
of this petition by receipt of a copy of same, and be urgently requested
to tclke the needed action: Vice President Hubert H. Humphrey~ U. S. Sen-
ator E. L. Bartlett~ U. S. Senator Ernest Gruening~ Congressman Howard w.
Pollock; R. A. Breitweiser, Lt. General U. S. Airforce, Conunander in Chief,
Alaskan Conunand~ J. T. Folda, Jr., Major General U. S. Army, Conunanding
General, Alaska; Governor Walter J. Hickel; Alaska Representative Irwin
Metcalf; Alaska Representative Clem Tillion~ Alaska Senator W. I. Palmer~
Conunissioner Harold Strandberg of the Alaska Department of Public Works~
Conunissioner Frank H. Murkowskiof the Alaska Department of Economic Devel-
opment~ Mr. Lyle K. Brown, Director of Alaska Region of the Federal Avia-
tion Agency; Mr. Harry A. Wakefield, Jr. Director of the Division of Avia-
tion of the Alaska Department of Public Works; ;the Chief of Airports
Division of the Federal Aviation Agency; Alaska Airlfines~ Western Airlines;
Civil Air Patrol, Anchorage Squadron and Civil Air Patrol, Seward Squadron.
This Resolution shall be effective on the date of passage and approval.
Passed and approved by the City Council of The City of Seward, Alaska,
this 13th day of May, 1968.
The Manager advised that Mayor Kirkpatrick had requested this resolution
and to further question, the City clerk-Treasurer advised that Mr. Alvarez,
Chairman of the Airport Improvement conunittee had been requested to be in
attendance but had a previous engagement. Vice Mayor Skinner noted that
the Resolution would likely bring about the now familiar sequence of nego-
tiations and the condition of the airport generally was reviewed by the
Council with clmn. Amend calling attention to the previous promises for
this work to be done and dropped or transferred to some other location
each time so that he strongly reconunended adoption of the resolution. Clmn.
Amend - I would move for adoption of Resolution No. 697. Seconded by Clmn.
Smith. Vote - Unanimous Yes.
Item 7(6) - Resolution No. 696 approvinq annual renewal of Halibut Producers
Coorerative License to use a portion of the city Dock for the period Janu-
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ary 1, 1968 - December 31, 1968 inc:_usivE from December and subsequ<~nt
tablings was read and reviewed again and the Manager reconunended th:.s
approval be granted to facilitate the aJ:rangements with Eastern Tra\llers;
however the council felt concerned that if it granted the renewal o~
this license before coming to agreement with Halibut Producers conc'~rn-
ing the scallops operation and changes desired in operations from List
year, that such would be more difficult to conclude. So that the E:Q::
cessing operations would not be hampered in the meantime, the ~unc.l
gave its approval at this time to Mr. Fred Grant, Manager of Halibu:
Producers Cooperative, Seward, who was 12-resent in the audience, pe-rnis-
sion to use the dock in the interim and Mr. Grant acknowledged rece,::E!
of same. clmn. Smith - I would move to table Resolution No. 66-(~:H~:il
the May 27th meeting. seconded by Clmn. l\lUend. The Council discus;3ed
at length the status of negotiations between Halibut Producers and
Eastern Trawlers, the developing needs for freezing equipment of a dif-
ferent type for the scallops operation and efforts underway to secu:e
such by Eastern Trawlers and the fact thai: the present system was d,?-
signed for additional units to be added as needed; that Eastern Tr~~lers
needed to have a person on the scene to work out these problems and that
such a person is scheduled to leave New Bedford the following day.
Vote on Clmn. Smith's motion - Unanimous Yes.
Recess was called and the meeting reconvened with the same members ~re-
sent as were present at the recess.
Item 7(7) - Resolution No. 696 cancelling consent to sublease city's
seafood processing building by Halibut Producers cooperative, Inc. to
Japanese and American Development Fisheries Company of Alaska was read
in full as follows:
RESOLUTION NO. 696
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WHEREAS, consent to assignment of Lease of Shoreline and Lease of
Improvements Thereon with option To Purchase Improvements Between The
city of Seward, Alaska and the Halibut Producers cooperative Associa-
tion dated the 22nd day of March, 1966, and consent to assignment of
License Agreement For Seward Municipal Small Boat Harbor Dock between
the same parties and dated the 15th day of June, 1965, to Japanese and
American Development Fisheries Company of Alaska, an Alaskan corporation
was granted by the Common Council of The City of Seward, Alaska by its
Resolution No. 595 enacted on the 6th day of February, 1967; and
WHEREAS, the parties to the assignment were unable to arrive at an
agreement; and
WHEREAS, the parent holding corporation of Assignee has notified The
city of Seward that in annual stockholders meeting on the lOth day of
April, 1968, its membership voted to terminate and dissolve said cor-
poration known as Japanese and lmerican Development Company of Alaska;
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NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that Resolution No. 595 above described
and Cbnsent to Assignment above described and recorded in the office of
the Magistrate and ex-Officio Recorder of the Seward Recording District
in Book 44R, Page 20, be and is hereby reversed and canceled and the
Assignment of Lease and the Assignment of License recorded in the same
office in Book 44R, Page 18 and Book 44R, Page 23 respectively be and
are hereby declared to be null and void due to the reversal and cancel-
lation of said Resolution No. 595 and Consent to Assignment.
This Resolution shall be effective on the date of passage and approval.
Passed and approved by the Common Council of The city of Seward, Alaska,
this 13th day of May, 1968.
Clmn. Smith - I move for adoption of Resolution No. 696.
Clmn. Willburn. Vote - Unanimous Yes.
Seconded by
Trem 7(8) - Ordinance No. 364 changing meeting dates of the Plannin~
zoning Commission to the second Wednesday of each month was read aloud
in full for the first time; it was corrected as to the name of the buil-
ding in which the meetings are to be held which was recently officially
named the Seward Municipal Building.
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~lr,n. VVillburn - I move that we accept the first reading of Ordinance
Eo, 364. Seconded by Clmn. Smith. Vote - Unanimous Yes.
I.~m 7 (9) - Approve preliminary plans for Alaska Marine & Equipment Co. ,
Inc. building for marine sales and repair operation in Harbor area under
lease - the Manager advised the plans had not been received. and this
itEm was laid over until the next meeting.
I-:Em 7 (10) Resolution No. 698 establishing
tain additional categories of records. The
this was not ready but would be prepared for
probably needed. (See as Resolution No. 386
dates for destruction of cer-
City Clerk-Treasurer advised
the special meeting which
Amended, May 27th regular.)
~n 7(11) - It was reviewed that the city Clerk-Treasurer's resignation
had been handed to the Council at the regular meeting of March 4, 1968
and action planned for a later date. Clmn. Willburn - I move that we
~ept the resignation of Mrs. Beatrice E. Watts as city Clerk-Treasurer-
effective May 31, 1968 at 5:00 p.m. Seconded by Clmn. smith. Vote-
~nimous Yes.
Iten 7(12) - Resolution No. 700 appointing James R. Filip City Clerk-
Tre~surer and clearing the executive session of April 22, 1968 was read
in full as follows:
RESOLUTION NO. 700
BE .CT RESOLVED that JAMES R. FILIP be and is hereby appointed City Clerk-
Tre.'isurer of The city of Seward, Alaska, effective the first day of June,
196:3, to perform or provide for performance of all of the duties of said
off,Lce as described in Section 5.5 of The City of Seward Home Rule Charter,
Sec':ion 2.102 of the Administrative Code of The City of Seward (Ordinance
No. 349) and as otherwise required by law in return for compensation at
the rate of $750.00 per month, plus $25.00 increment at the end of three
mon':hs and plus $50.00 increment at the end of nine months, making
$82!i.00 per month as of March 1, 1969 and receipt of all fringe benefits;
emp:.oyment and said compensation to commence on the day near the twen-
tie1:h day of May, 1968 when James R. Filip shall first report for duty;
and
BE ::T FURTHER RESOLVED that said James R. Filip shall immediately secure
a faithiful performance of-duties bond from a company registered to do
such business in the State of Alaska, to cover these duties, in the prin-
cipal sum of Forty Thousand and No/IOO ($40,000.) Dollars, naming The
city of Seward as beneficiary, the premium of which shall be paid by The
Ci t~' of Seward.
Thi~; Resolution shall be effective on the date of passage and approval.
Pas~;ed and approved by the City Coun::: il of The City of Seward, Alaska,
thi~; 13th day of May, 1968.
Clmn. Urbach - I would move for adoption of Resolution No. 700. Seconded
by-s~lmn. Amend. Vote - Unanimous Yes.
Itenl 7(13) - Set date for public hearing on 1968-69 budget - The Manager
advised that a special meeting should be scheduled for May 20th by which
time he would have the proposal in rough form for presentation but re-
que~,ting the public hearing be at a special meeting on June 7, 1968 to
provide time to work on it as it is becoming extremely difficult to bal-
ance the proposal; and that this would provide for adoption at the regular
meeting of June 10, 1968, which is the last meeting at which this can be
done with conformity to the Charter under the new regular Council meeting
schedule. Public hearing date set as requested for June 7, 1968.
Item 7(14) - Resolution No. 701 naming a Property Officer for the City of
Seward in connection with Civil Defense and Alaska surplus Property Office
- The Manager read the letter explaining the need for this action if the
city wished to continue in this program and the Resolution as follows:
RESOLUTION NO. 701
BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council, the duly authorized governing body
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of The city of Seward, Alaska, having taken the matter into full COll-
sideration and having determined by the required vote, as stated in
the minutes, does hereby designate Kester L. Dotts, city Manager, TIlE
REPRESENTATIVE of Ithe aforementioned institution. The said represen-
tative is hereby authorized to bind the institution to the particular
terms and conditions of transfer which are or may be imposed by the
execution of the Form HEW 135 or the surplus Property service Distri-
bution Document. The said represntative is moreover empowered to dele-
gate the authority imposed upon him to such people as he considers rea~
sonably necessary to accomplish these purposes. He is hereby instructed
to confer upon the people designated by him such authority as is neces-
sary.
This Resolution shall be effective on the ate of passage and approval.
Passed and approved by the City council of The City of Seward, Alaska,
this 13th day of May, 1968.
Clmn. Urbach - I move that we adopt Resolution No. 701 in conformity
with Civil Defense requirements. Seconded by Clmn. Amend. Vote-
Unanimous Yes.
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Item 7(15) - Cancellation of Letter of Intent to Lease the area south
of Railway Avenue to Harbor Natural Resources, Inc. - This item added
to the agenda at the request of Clmn. Amend and letter dated May 6,
1968 from the city to Harbor Natural Resources, Inc. c/o Rio Del Oro
Mines, Ltd. stating that the City's lette:r of April 12, 1968 stating
its intent to enter into a lease with addressee had not been acknow-
ledged by either addressee and the city must therefore withdraw the
letter of intent as of May 6, 1968; that further the Council had held
a public hearing on the proposed lease where most of those present were
not in favor of the city entering into such lease agreement; that fur-
ther the city had been informed that upon receipt of the letter of in-
tent, engineers would immediately be scheduled into Seward to make a
feasibility study and since approximately thirty days had elapsed with
no word from addressees , that the 6ty was cancelling its letter of
intent and considered all negotiations null and void, was read in full,
here summarized. Mrs. Dunham was requested to get information for a
newspaper statement from the city Manager to cover the conclusion of
this matter.
Item 8 - Reports from the IDrough Assemblymen- (1) Finally got a com-
mitment on the Seward school and final plans will be presented to the
Assembly on August 17th or so-too late for construction this year; fault
placed on local Advisory School Board and rejected by that Board with
good cause; the problem apparently stemming from correspondence between
the Architect and School withheld from the Assembly and dealing with
an Architect located in San Francisco instead of Anchorage as the Assem-
bly had been informed; the Architect waiting for instructions; the
Borough Chairman attempting to change the location of the High School,
and some aspects of the problem still not clear.
Item 8(2) - Public Hearing was held on the planning & zoning and sub-
division ordinance and it was adopted at the same time.
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Item 8(3) - Inclusion of six additional classrooms in the Kenai School
on crash program basis defeated as the Assembly decided the crash pro-
grams had to halt.
Item 8(4) - Economic Development Advisory Committee from Nikiski Devel-
opment Area will operate for all functions except schools.
Item 8(5) - Assembly will hold a public hearing in Cooper Landing re-
garding residents using campground garbage and trash cans, which prob-
lem has not yielded to solution and has caused the Forest Service to
consider closing the campgrounds unless a solution is found.
Ttem 9 - Reports from the city Manaqer - (1) Representatives of r,pnpr~l
Services Administration are scheduled to arrive in Seward in the next
day ~r so , fo~ the purpose of exchanging deeds or possibly more dis-
CUSSlon, and wlll notify the Council as soon as firm date received.
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-lt€~__9(2) - The James Cameron vs. city of Seward civil suit arising from
th~~.c'ntract to construct the Fire Station and Emergency Operating Center
was CEcided in favor of Cameron in the amount of $6,325 plus about $1,000
for Yr. Cameron's attorney's fees; that the City Attorney had requested
instructions from the Council whether to accept or appeal. Clmn. Urbach
ask:ed if there had been a recommendation from the City Attorney and if
not that the Manager be asked to secure one but the Manager thought an
attorney would not give such a recommendation. Clmn. Wlllburn - I would
mmre that we settle for the $6,325 on this case. Seconded by Clmn. Smith.
Clmn. Urbach No; Clmn. Smith Yes; Clmn. Amend Yes; Clmn. Willburn Yes;
Vice Mayor Skinner Yes. Motion carried.
Item 9(3) - The Morgan vs. city property damage suit is still being heard
in A:1Chorage.
Item~) - The airplane float in the Harbor is still to be inspected in
ib3 original position; representative from State Division of Waters and
Harbors was scheduled to do this last month and to confer regarding the
1m" water and boulder in waterways, and until accomplished action on the
new lease will be withheld as instructed by the Council; will send pictures
to Waters and Harbors as requested to facilitate solution.
Item 9(5) - The Manager reguested the Council to deliberate about the foll-
owinq proposal with discussion and any action for a later date: that the
Council establish a policy requiring any applicant lessee to pay ernest
money of at least fifty percent of the first year lease rental under the
condition that if the lease is completed for one year and continues, that
the ernest money would be refunded, and otherwise it would be forfeited-
that the city is spending a lot of money preparing leases, etc. and the
lease rental if just barely or failing to cover the initial expenses which
means any incomplete negotiation is a loss to the city.
Item 9(6) - The proposed budget is coming up with revenues $60,000 under
expenditures after much work to bring the imbalance down from $120,000;
will be very difficult to bring to balance, but it will be done.
Item 9(7) - The Manager reported findings on the street right of way vaca-
tion requested by Mr. Morris Porter at the April 22, 1968 meeting (See Item
6(7)), that the grade of this street is very steep rising 30' within the
140' requested for vacation and could never be used for a street with such
rise in elevation, and Mr. Porter is asking the city to vacate it and
allow him to purchase it as he owns the land on both sides. The Manager
suggE!sted the resolution be drawn up for the June 10, 1968 meeting and a
public hearing be on the same date, and the Council concurred in this
arrangement.
Item 9 - Itsm 6(1) was taken up again and the completion to date of
abatement a?8ceaures a ainst the Alaska House was reviewed as leaving the
serving of a notice of eviction as the next step before demolition by or
through the City and it was agreed that the Manager should secure a proper
order and have it served. right away.
Item 212)- The list of recommended abatement of hazards to commence concen-
trated area clean-up as presented by the Planning & zoning Commission (See
Item 6(3)) recommendation was reviewed by item as to the status of any
previously started action against the buildings and it was thought only
one had had no previous action. The Manager suggested the owners be noti-
fied by certified mail of the city's demand to demolish within a certain
period of time, say 30 days, and then if not accomplished, that the city
would take legal action to do the demolition. Clmn. Willburn suggested
that the city set an example by taking down some of its old buildings on
the Jesse Lee site and elsewhere and Mrs. Williams from the audience and
Planning & Zoning Commission concurred. Manager's recommendation accepted.
taken up from Ite~ 6(7)
Item 9(10) - Hold Harmless andUse Rates for South Central Timber/were dis-
cussed; the Hold Harmless Agreement read and the Manager advised he could
not locate rates for the services to be extended by the City as no other
City has such an arrangement. council discussed how to arrive at a price,
and the Manaqer suqqested this portion be tabled until after the meeting
with the GSA representatives that week but to act on the Hold Harmlessw
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clmn. Urbach - I move that we sign this Save Harmless Use Permit wjta
Sou th central Timber Development. Seconded by Clmn. Willburn. Ve'tE'-
Unanimous Yes.
Item 9 (11) - The request of the Recreation Director of the Wally E~!!!1
Caravan which will visit in Seward for ideas concerning things to do
and places to see as presented in Item 6 (8) was reviewed and the l>Iana-
ger was requested to act upon his recorrunendation to present this to
the Chamber of Corrunerce for assistance; location this year to be South
of town if enough space there.
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Item 10 - council Discussion - (1) Clmn. Amend asked if the Martino:_ich
Shipyard letter of inquiry regarding possible lease of the old ARR prop-
erty had been answered and the Manager advised it had been.
Item 10 (2) Clmn. Amend reported meeting with a group of business pe(?E~
from the Anchorage area who were interested in developing a shipyard
and related industrial development in the area South of Railway AVelllJe,
briefly explained financial capability and some of those interested
as to the talent and experience they could bring to such an operation;
that the group would be meeting again this week and would plan a con-
ference in Seward with the council at a date suitable to the council
if it so wished. clmn. Urbach suggested the group set its date and
the council would meet it. Clmn. Amend t8 secure the name of the offi-
cial spokesman for the group and ask him to contact the cL ty Manage:c,
target date set for May 24th.
Item 10 (3) - Clmn. Urbach advised he still thought they should dilicJEmt-
ly look for a new city Attorney and there was concurrence; the Manaqer
recorrunended there be no haste in this due to scarcity of municipal at:i:-
orneys and he was instructed to make investigations.
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Item 10 (4) - Vice Mayor Skinner requested the council's views conce.rr~-
ing a resolution or proclamation honoring the Pied Piper of Seward,
Mr. Alex Petrovich, as he is leaving town, and suggested the council
honor him for his work with young people sterruning entirely from his
own ini tia-tive and Clmn. Urbach concurred his work had been worthwhile
and should be recognized. Clmn. willburn - I move that such a procla-
mation be drawn up by the city Manager. Seconded by Clmn. Amend.
Vote - Unanimous Yes.
Clmn. Willburn - I move for adjournment. Seconded by Clmn. Amend. \rice
Mayor Skinner declared the meeting adjourn4d at 11:00 p.m.
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A special meeting of the Seward city Council for the purpose of: (1)
Receiving tabulation of bids for Hospital Roof Repair and possible award
of same; (2) Receive the city Manager's Budget Proposal for 1968-69;
and (3) Consider Resolution No. 702 naming the city Manager to act for
The city in the negotiations between The City of Seward and General
Services Administration concerning property exchange, was called to
order at 7:40 p.m., May 20, 1968 by Mayor R. W. Kirkpatrick.
Item 2 - The opening ceremony was lead by Clmn. Urbach. Item 3 - Roll
was called and those present were: Mayor R. W. Kirkpatrick; Council-,
men Lawrence Urbach, Tom P. Smith, Bernard C. Hulm, Maynard E. Willburn,
E. G. Skinner and Clmn. Oliver Amend was absent. The city Manager was
present.
Item 4 - Tabulation of bids for Hospital Roof Repair and possibly award-
The Manager advised that bids had been advertised for and one bid had
been received and opened and tabulated at 3:00 p.m., May 15th, tabula-
tion previously furnished to Council; the only bid received from Clmn.
Tom Smith in the sum of $3,464.00; to question that the rough estimate
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:c<;cei ved by the Hospital from an Anchorage concern prior to advertising
~!s around $4,000: that the call for bids was mailed to Mr. Smith, Mr.
Don Ennis and a third concern as ,"ell as advertised.
elmn. Skinner asked if i:hi~: wa:3 anticipated as an expense in the budget
and the Manager explained thclt it would be necessary to extend the re-
payment time by the city to the Hospital from one year to two years as
he presently saw the City financial status.
clmn. Smith said that as he had a financial interest in this matter, he
wished to abstain from voting on this matter and there was no objection.
Clmn. Skinner - I so move that we accept the bid of Tom Smith d.b.a.
(Seward Cabinet and Millwork) SC&M for the Hospital Roof Repair. Seconded
by Clmn. Willburn. Clmn. Urbach asked if this award was contingent upon
working out financial arrangements for the Hospital to pay for the work
and the City to repay them later and the Manager advised this was already
provided for for a one year repayment and needed to be worked out for a
two year repayment. Clmn. Hulm asked if this included the entire roof
and the Manager advised it did and reviewed the work to be done. Vote
on Clmn. Skinner's motion - Unanimous Yes with Clmn. Smith abstain~.
Item 5 - Receive the city Manager's Budget Proposal for 1968-69 - The
Manager distributed the budget proposal to the Council and the City Clerk-
Treasurer (for record for public inspection): Estimated Revenues at pre-
sent mill rate $365,011 and estimated expenditures $397,495 with detail
of departmental expenses and explanation of revenues, budget to be some-
how balanced. Clmn. Skinner - I so move that we have the record show
that we have received the 68-69 budget from the city Manager. Seconded
by Clmn. Urbach. Vote - Unanimous Yes.
Myr. Kirkpatrick asked if the Manager wished discussion on the budget
at this time and he suggested the meeting be finished and the Council
take up a detailed study of the budget problem after adjournment.
Item 6 - Resolution No. 702 naming the city Manager to act for The city
in the negotiations between The city of Seward and General Services Ad-
ministration concerning property exchange was read in full. Due to the
action on this Resolution it is not here recorded but laid aside for re-
cording at the time of final action.
Clmn. Willburn asked about the $10 fee for the land to have been no fee
and it was explained this was a technical requirement of the deed forms.
The acreage and value of the property to be exchanged as a result of the
negotiations provided for by this Resolution were discussed in detail by
Clmn. Smith who advised that he could not vote in favor of the Resolu-
tion as it committed the city to issue a deed for the tidelands on which
the present Alaska Railroad Dock is contructed in exchange for property
valued much lower than he thought the tidelands to be conveyed should be
valued; his reasons for so determining: the Council's negotiations to
date in this exchange of property as set forth in earlier resolutions and
understandings was discussed and reviewed and the Manager suggested that
the Resolution be changed to delete the words "will issue" and replace by
"proposes to issue in connection with the deeds in line number 5 and in
the last paragraph to strike the words "no expense of money and further,
such terms and conditions" so that it would read as corrected: "The ex-
change of these properties between The city of Seward, Alaska, and the
General Services Administration will involve no exchange of money and
further, such terms and conditions shall be applicable to General Services
Administration Form (GSA Form 2041 Sep 64) attached hereto "
council asked Clmn. Smith why he had not raised these objections during
the negotiations or even when the representatives of GSA were in Seward
last week and the verbal arrangements and earlier resolutions confirmed
and Clmn. smith advised he did not consider those arrangements as binding
as this one and that the Council had not discussed amounts of money in pub-
lic meeting and thought this should be done as a public duty, and that he
considered the conclusion of the negotiations totally unsatisfactory for
the city.
clmn. Urbach - I move we adopt Resolution No. 702 as corrected and insert
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the name of Kester L. Dotts, city Manager. Seconded by Clmn. Hulm.
clmn. Smith asked if the words, "quit claim deed for two parcels of
land" was being struck and the Manager said it was not. Clmn. Urbach
pointed out that negotiations had sh'Jwn that this matter had to be thi s
way. Vote - clron. Urbach Yes: .clmn. Smith Yes: Clmn. Hulm Yes; clmn
willburn Yes; clmn. Skinner NO: Myr. l~irkpatrick Yes. Motion carried.
clmn. Smith - I ITlOVe for re-consideration of Resolution No. 702 at the
next regular council meeting. Seconded by clmn. Skinner.
Clmn. Skinner moved for adiournrnent. Seconded by Clmn. Willburn.
Kirk atrick declared the meetin ad'ourned at 8:30 .m.
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Regular Meeting May 27, 1968
The regular meeting of May 27, 1968, of the Common Council of The City
of Seward was called to order by Mayor Kirkpatrick at 7: 40 P .]\1.
Ite.!fl_1. ,.. The opening ceremony was lead by Clmn. Smith. Item 3 - Roll
call was called and those present were Mayor Kirkpatrick, Councilmen
Smith, willburn, Amend, Urbach, Hulm and Skinner.
Item 4 - Minutes- The minutes were read and the corrections were made as
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follows: 1. Under Item 6(2) the reference to second appearance in the
minu.tes should be as Item 10 (2) instead of 10 (3). 2. Under Item 6 (3)
the reference to second appearance in the minutes should be as Item 10(1)
instead of 10(2), and similarly: 3. Under Item 6 (5) should be 10(3)
instead of 10(4). 4. Under Item 6(7) should be 10(4) instead of 10(7),
and 5. Under Item 6(8) should be 10(6) instead of 10(9). Second
paragraph "regular" meeting of 2/29/68 should read "special" meeting of
2/29/68. 7. Page 191 not 192. Clmn. Willburn moved approval of minutes
as corrected page 191 - 199. Seconded by Clmn. Smith. unanimous approval
I ten 2-_5. -- Pllb~.ic Heari~_n Fluoridation of Water: Mayor Kirkpatrick
officially called the public hearing to order. Cit'! Manager Kester Dotts
stated he had received 14 letters supporting fluoridation and one letter
against it. Mayor Kirkpa.trick then solicited comments from the people
present as to their opinions, whether pro or con. There were 29 people
in attendance and all were in favor of fluoridation. Dr. Richard williamf
then spoke concerning the many benefits to the community, as a result of
fluoridation of the water, and also on the estimated cost, to the City,
which would be approximately $4,000.00 to install the system and approx-
imately $200.00 a year to maintain it. Dr. Williams then introduced
three gentlemen: Mr. John Kuhn from the Environmental Health services
of the State of Alaska, Division of Public Health; Dr. Frank Dorsey,an
Anchorage dentist and Dr. Robert Smythson, also an Anchorage dentist.
All three brought out points in favor of fluoridation. The Mayor then
quizzed the people in the audience as to ~mether there were any objection~
to possibly raising the water rates for one year to cover the cost of
installation. The raise would probably amount to $1.00 per bill per
month. The people felt that the few dol12lrs spent to install the system
would be less than dental bill incurred if no fluoridation was provided.
Clmn. Skinner raised the question to Dr. williams as to whether there was
any dif.Eicul ty in installing the system after the election in October.
Dr. vHlliams felt there would be no difficult" but the summer installatiol
would be easier. Ma"or Kirkpatrick said he didn't feel it needed to be
voted on even if it was necessary to raise the water rates.
Mayor Kirkpatrick closed .the public hearing and opened the regular
session.
Item 6 Communications ..- Recommendation of the Advisory Committee for
stu~:C o:C~:~:!.1:.~___Home Ru!e--C}la!'.:t:~r-;- The City ]\1anager Ifsted th~ me~bers--C;f
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',ht~ '\dvisory Committee as follows: Frank Lewis, Chairman, Hans Hafe-'
lle,_ster, Paul Stockard, Richard Kirkpatrick, Donna Kowalski, Bill Sain-
(lOll, Wilda Fleming and Bill Vincent. He then read the recommende('
chan Jes to the Home Rule Charter (see attachmen't). He further announced
j,hns'l recommended changes would be on the Oc.tober ballot for voter approval.
Lt,c~El_6_.J1l - Letter_fi:211uhe_p_epartment ofJ:.h'?_.J\...Lrforce dated Mac.r 22J-:L968
j:.!1..'i.. :iT!9.-_the_ leaders of the communi 1::.Y:....()f Sew?rd to the 1968 season open--
inc~ )f the Seward Recreation Area on May 30, 1968 at 9:00 A. M. The
let,t'~r '-las signed by Lt. Col. John 1t\T. Eubank, Jr.
LtE'El.. 6 (3) .., Letter from GeneJ::'al Servicoes Adrrlill~stration dated May 17, 1968,
~:tc_t__ng that General Services Administration shall withhold disposal
of p;trcel two (2) of the AlasJ<:a Railroad terminal reserve proper tv at
Eewa:'d for a period of one year until June I, 1969, to afford The City
of St!ward an opportunit",' to acquire said parcel. The Letter '<las siCjned
by V. L. Barnes.
lt~!!L_9_l4.l - Lette:r; from theJ)..QI?.9rt:.ITl~}l,t of l?ybJ,.tc ttJ'orks, Divis~ol1 of _1j'L~-:
!er__and HarEor dated May 17, 1968, stating that Don Statter would be
avai:.able to discuss any problems concerning the breakwater with the
Council when he arrives in Seward the 14th or 15th of June. Signed
Don t:tatter, Director.
It~m ~~~l - ~~tter from Fr. R. P. Mendelsohn, ~~ndering his resiqnation
as cl airman of the Committee to Studv Alcoholism in the communit',7 dated
May ~l, 1968.
.Item _ 6 L6) -' Lett..er f~1?_ayyie\v Fish and Co1"Ci Storage Corporation dated
May 12, 196.'3, stating they ,,7ish to lease the old Alaska Railroad Berth
One area including that portion of the warehouse still on the premises -
total area including dock and ground area up to the imaginary line
apprcximately 60 feet east of the warehouse and north to Railwav Avenue
and ,<jest approximately 100 feet west of the building. A fifty (50) vear
long term lease is desired. Signed Barton L. Stanton, President and
Herman Leirer, Vice president.
Item 6 (7) -. A cC?l?Y of a).etter from Bayview Fish andS:oldJ3toraqe Corp'"
o~tiQ!1_t:o J~~~. ancL.AInerican Development Corp. of Alaska dated April
10, 1968, asking for the right to lease the old Alaska Railroad Berth
One area and equipment and cite cost estimates acquired by your firm.
$2,500 will be paid your firm at the time the option is exercised. Signed
Bayview Fish and Cold Storage Corp.
lt~~ - Letter from,Japanese and American Development Corp. dated
May 19th stating acceptance of the Bayview Fish and Cold storage corp.
offer as outlined in letter dated April 10, 1968. Signed Joanne C.
Hoogland, Secretary.
I-tem 6 (9) - Teleqram froI11 Mr. Reinhardt of the Halibut producers.CooJ2-
er~tiv~ dated May 23, 1968, stating that Bill Johnson desires a Seattle
meeting with the City Manager June 4, 1968. Signed D. E. Reinhardt.
l..te~_.~LIJ!l. - Letter from Clifford Schoon dated May 23, 1968, outlining
plans for the development of the Jesse Lee property into a sportsman
lodge, provided property can be acquired. Signed Clifford Schoon.
I'tem 6 (11) - LE?tter from the City r1anaqer_resigniI?:~ his position as 02
June 30, 1968. Signed Kester L. Dotts.
All discussion on correspondence was postponed until end of agenda.
Item 7 - OJ:'dinances, Resolution and .ot1J.er ACt::..~.2..I?:.J_tems: proclama'tion:
Alex Petrovich Day: tIle City Manager read the proclamation (see attachment).
Clmn. Urbach moved to accept proclamation: seconded by Clmn. Skinner:
passed unanimousl-y.
~tem 7Lfl _ Second Readtng of ordinance No. ?64 by City Manager (se7 attach-
ment) Moved .to accept ordinance by Clmn. Sm~th: seconded byClmn. w~llburn.
pa6s;:!d unanimously.
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To the members of the Seward City Council:
&~.-ar: es 1'<. E"ilip
Cit~,. CJ.erk-Treasurer
The follow:i.ng sections of the Home Rule Charter of Seward are being recODlDlended
to change to read as follows:
Chapter J, Section 3.1:
RecOllllllended to read as follows:
Section J.l: The Council shall consist of the Mayor and six Councilmen.
The Mayor and each Councilman shall be elected from the City at large. The
tem of office of the Mayor and of each Councilman shall be for ~ years
and shall cODlDlence on the Monday next following his election. The Council shall
exercise all of the legislative and policy-making powers of the City and shall
provide for the perfomance of all duties and obligations imposed upon the city
by law.
Chapter J. Section ).2
TERMS OF OFFIC;E
Section 3.2: Beginning in the year 1968. four councilmen shall be elected.
One Counc11lJ1an for one year apd three Councilman for two year 5. In the year
1969. a Mayor shall be elected as shall one councilman for a two year tem and
two Councilman for three year tems. In the year 1970. three Councilman shall be
elected, one Councilman for a one year tem. and two Councilman for three year
tems each. Beginning w:i.th 1971. a Mayor shall be elected as shall two Councilmen
for three year tems each. When appointlnents are made to fill vacancies in the
manner provided by Section 2.1; (a) of this charter. appointees shall qualifY for
and assume the duties of office ~~thin ten days after appointlnent. unless such
time be extended for not more than sixty days by Council.
Chapter 3. Section J.4
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ORGANIZATION OF THE COUNCIL
Section 3.4: Add I to read as follows:
(i) He shall be subject to serve as assemblyman on the Borough Assembly.
should the need arise.
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BE IT RBSOLVBD, that ae.olution 1lTo. 624 1e hereby _n4edr
BE IT 1"UR'1'BEa RBSOLVBD, that all check., draft., note. or order.
drawn .qainat
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city Manaqer
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Ci ty Cl.rk-'1'rea.urer
'!'his ae.olution shall be effective as of June 1, 1968, and to
qive confirmation and approval to the notices of suah bankinq
arranq_ent. ehall be forwarded to the Economic Developaent
Admini.trat.ion.
pas.ed and approved on this 27th day of May, 1968.
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. ~ a~ ~~rkpatrick
Att..t.
Mayor
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Deatrice E. Watts
City Clerk-Tre..urer
This aesolution received by the National Bank of Al..ka, Anohoraqe
Alaska, on this
17th day of
June
. 1968.
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Chapter 7--------Taxation
TAXATION BY ORDINANCE
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Section 7.1& The Council shall provide in the code for the annual mill levy
and collection of cit,y taxes.
ASSESSMENT DAY
Section 7.3& The taxable status of property shall be determined as of the first
day of January, or such other date as may be subsequently required by law,
which shall be de_ed the Assessment Day. Values on the assessment roll shall be
determined according to the facts existing on the Assessment Day for the year for
which the assessment roll is made, and no change of status of any property after
tha t day shall be considered.
SD;;URITY FQR TAY1l'.S ON REAl. PROPERTY
Section 7.4: The C11;y shall have a first priority upon all real property against
which taxes are assessed and foreclosed by the Borough.
PROTEl:TION OF CITY' S REAL PROPERTY TAX LIENS
Section 7.5: The City may protect its interest for taxes upon real property by
the purchasing of the real property a t any tax sale or other public sale. Any such
procedure shall be deemed to be for a public purpose. After the City has held any
tax delinquent real propert.'Y for one year, it may hold the same for public use or
sell it at public auction to the highest bidder.
Delete Section 7.6 and Section 7.7.
CHAPTER 8------Special Assessments and Public ImprovEIIlents
Section 8.1
(c) If protests as to the necessity of a local ilnprovEIIlent are made by the
owners of propert,y which will bear fifty percent or more of the estjmated cost of
the ilnprovEIIlent, the public improvEIIlent shall not proceed until the objections have
been reduced to less than fifty percent, except upon the approval of at least four
m8llb4;lrs of the Council, and when such improvElllents affect the health, welfare and
satet,y of any or all residents of the City of Seward.
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LIEN FOR AND COLI.~TION OF SPEX;IAL ASSESsmrrS~.;~.t~'~C;
Section 8.6
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(a) The Citvr shall have a first priority upon all real property agains(
which special assessments are assessed, and any such lien shall be of the same
character, effect, and duration, and shall be enforcable in the same manner a8 the
lien for City assessments.
Chapter 9-----Intergovermental Rala tions
CITY REPRESENTATIVES ON BOROOOHASSl!MELY
Section 9.): The City shall participate in borough affairs. The Council shall
appoint the City's representatives on the Borough AssembJ,y.
Chapter lQ-------Elections
QUALIF~TIONS OF 1l!.1lr.TORS
Section 10.)
(b) Only persons who are registered as electors of the Citvr and whose names
appear on the real property tax rolls shall be entiUed to vote on questions of the
borrowing of money by the City when the principal and interest on such borrowed money
is to be paid by taxes or by special assessments levied against the propertvr.
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WIlER I'~AS, Mr. 1\lex Petrovich h.lS spent many hours of his
rime in guidance and ,1ssisting the \()Llll~ \1t'ople ,)f The City of Seward;
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WHER EAS, the time that Mr. Petrovidl h,lS freely spent with
,lur young people on projects of interest and time consuming will result
in better citizens for our City and State in years to come:
NOW, THEREFORE, 1, R. W. Kirkpatrick, Mayor of The City
(If Seward, ,\Iaska, do hereby proclaim Saturday, .June I, ]968, as
ALEX PETROVIC]\ 1)1\ "
llld do herehy request that the citizens of the city conract Mr. Petrovich
,1nd express their sincere th.1I1ks ,llld appreciarlon f()l' a Job well done.
This procl;lIl1ation Ill,l(!c> .It '-.l'wlrd,' Absk.'l, this twenty sevt-ntl
llilv of Mav, nineteen hundred and sixty-dght.
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MINUTES OF THE SEWARD CITY COUNCIL
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VCity Clerk-Trea8urer
THE CITY OF SEWARD
ORDINANCE NO. 364
AN ORDINANCE MODIFYING SECTION 1.604 OF THE GENERAL CODE OF ORDINAN.
CBS OF THE CITY OF SEWARD, ALASKA, REPEALING ORDINANCE NO. 355 AND
CHANGING MEETING DATE TO SECOND WEDNESDAY OF EACH MONnI.
THE CITY OF SEWARD, ALASKA ORDAINS:
That Section 1. 604 of the General Code of Ordinances of The City of Seward be
and the same is hereby modified as follows:
.
SECTION 1.604 Meetings:
The C-ommission shall meet at 7: 30 p. m., in the Seward Municipal Bullding on the
second Wednesday of each month. Special meetings shall be held at the call of the
chairman and at such other times as the commission may determine. All meetings and
records of the commission shall be open to the public and the commission shall keep
minutes of its proceedings, showing the vote of each member upon each question, or
passing an opinion to vote indicating such background and shall keep records of its
examinations and other official actions, all of which shall be immediately filed in the
office of the City Clerk and shall be a public record.
Publication of this Ordinance shall be made by posting a copy hereof for a period
of ten (10) days on the City Hall Bulletin Board, and by publishing a notice of the place
of posting and a brief statement of the purpose of this Ordinance in a newspaper of gen-
eral circulation in the City, within a reasonable time.
This Ordinance shall be effective ten (10) days following the date of posting.
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First reading:
Second reading:
May 13, 1968
May 27, 1968
PASSED AND APPROVED by the City Council of The City of Seward, Alaska, this
day of
, 1968.
R. W. kirkpatrick
Mayor
Attest
Beatrice E. Watts
City Clerk-Treasurer
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RESOLUTION NO. 699
BE IT RESOLVED that the commercial site Lease of Uplands, which
contains all of the provisions of the city's approved standard form of
lease agreement for use in leasing sites in the Seward Municipal Small
Boat Harbor commercial Area, consisting of Pages 1, 2, 2a, 2b, 3 to 10
inclusive, whereby The city of Seward leases to Keith L. Knighten and
Dorothy Knighten, husband and wife, of Seward, Alaska (P. O. Box 1043)
a parcel of land containing 10,857 square feet, which is Lot One (1) in
Block One (1) of the Marina Subdivision in The city of Seward, Alaska,
be and is hereby approved and authorized, including all of the follow-
ing specific requirements:
(2)
The Lease Agreement shall be entered into on or before the
... d~ JUJ, 1968.
1st /'_~ June
Term of Agreement shall be thirty t.1Q_) years commencing
the fifteenth day of May, 1968.
(1)
(3) Lease rental for the initial five-year term of the rental ad-
justment provisions shall be three (30) cents per square foot
per annum.
(4) The approved use of said site is to conduct a charter boat dis-
patching center and souvenir and gift shop operation.
(5)
Final plans and specifications for a permanent building
x 30 · shall be submitted by June 1st
12
, 1968 .
(6)
A permanent building for such
or before June 30th, 1968
completion.
operation shall be commenced on
and diligently pursued to
The aforedescribed Agreement for Commercial Site Lease of Uplands is
attached hereto and made a part hereof the same as if set forth in full
herein 7 and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the requirements of Ordinance No. 315
pertaining to a public hearing be and are hereby waived inasmuch as the
provisions of this standard form agreement have been before the public
in connection with other leases and there has been no adverse comment
filed with the City regarding the provisions of such standard form lease.
This Resolution shall be published by posting a copy thereof on the
bulletin board at city Hall and publishing a brief statement of the pur-
poses of said Resolution in a newspaper of general circulation in The
City of Seward within a reasonable time: and shall become effective
thirty (30) days thereafter.
Passed and approved by the City Council of The City of Seward,
Alaska this 27th day of May, 1968.
Attest:
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City Clerk-Treasurer
AT'r~.cHED TO AND IlADE A PART OF THE
MINUITES 01' THE SEWARD CITY COUBCIL
VOLUME 13f,.AG~,~25.
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Ci t~. Clerk-Treasurer
nm CITY OF SEWAF,D
RESOLUTION NO. 702
WHEREAS: The City of Seward, Alaska, is in negotiati.ons with the General Services
Administration regarding certain lands within the corporate city limits:
NOW. THEREFORE, be it resolved by the City Council of The City of Seward, Alaska,
that
. City Manager be and is hereby authorized
and directed to enter into negotiations with General Services Administration in regards
to land transfer; that terms and conditions upon which such transfer of land is to be
negotiated is that the City will issue its Warranty Deed to approximately one hundred
fifty-five (155) acres of tidal and submerged lands lying South of mean high water of
Resurrection Bay (Alaska Tidelands Survey No. 174), between Corner No.1 and Corner
No.4 of U. S. Survey No. 149 and North of the Director's Line of said A. T. S. No. 174
in eT.change for a Quitclaim Deed from General Services Administration for two (2)
parcels of land declared surplus by the Alaska Railroad and described herein:
PJlrcel No.1, located at the North end of Resurrection Bay adjacent to and
on West side of the Seward Small Boat Harbor, shown on an Alaska State
Housing Authority Property Map R-21, dated May 1966, as Parcel No. 5
on said map.
Parcel No.2, located at the South side of the City of Seward, shown on the
map above described, as that portion of land from Railway Avenue South
to waterfront and from the East side of an extension of First Avenue, North
Bast approximately 1,815.54 feet, to the line designated as high risk area.
Th9 exchange of these properties between The City of Seward, Alaska, and the General
Services Administration will involve no exchange of money and further, such terms
a~:d ccnditions shall be applicable to General Services Administration Form (GSA Form
2041 Sep 64) attached hereto and made a part of said Resolution the same as if written
into the document.
l\TT1\CI-IED TO AND E1\DE A ?A?T CF ':"I-I::':
HINU'I':E.3 OF THi:::: SdlA3D crr':{ CCUNCL-,
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city clerk-Treas~rer
This Resolution shall be effective on the date of passage and approval.
Passed and approved by the City Council of The City of Seward, Alaska, this 27b
day of
HAY
, 1968.
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R. w. Kirk trick
Mayor
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City Clerk-Treasurer
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RESOLUTION NO. 386 ND~~
BE IT RESOLVED that Reso!ution No. 386 as passed and approved on June
15, 1964 and amended on September 8. 1964 shall be and is hereby
amended to include the following municipal recox:ds hereby designated
for destruction in accordance with the time schE!dule set forth in Reso-
lution No. 386:
10. Financial statements and budgets of or9ani~:ations which receive
financial aid from The City of Seward.
11. Election poll and tally books and all othe)~ recorda of a parti(:u-
lar election, except elections when: (1) a proposition to authorize
long term borrowing was voted upon and authoriz€~d, and (2) when recall
from office was voted upon. (see Below) (Note: Destruction of ballots
is provided for by Ordinance No. 306.)
12. Oaths of Office. The Oath of Office shall be considered a record
of the year in which termination occurs for the purposes of this
Resolution.
13. Petitions regarding a governmental service or program.
14. Plans and all related documents for facility projects never con-
structed by the City but constructed, operated i!nd maintained soleI:,' by
an entity other than The City of Seward. Such lrecords shall be a record
of the year in which said facility by others wa:!J completed. for the
purposes of this Resolution.
BE IT FOR'l'HER RESOLVED that subject to the requirements set forth in
the first paragraph of Resolution No. 386, the City Clerk is hereby
authorized and instructed to destroy the following additional categories
of records. documents and instruments on the time schedule set forth
herein:
9. Election poll and tally books and all other records of a particular
election when a proposition to authorize long term borrowing was voted
upon and approved when said loan has been paid in full. (see above for
election of officials records.)
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jGUJr~: 3 or T~,[l S[':i}':,D CI'I'Y COUNCIL
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RESOLU'l'ION NO. 386 AMEtn5Eid:Y(&lNifh-Treasure:r
10. Petitions and election records concerning alleged misdeeds or
incompetence of a municipal elected or appointed official or officer,
including administrative officers, when thirty (30) years shall have
passed from the date of the petition or election.
11. Leases and agreements involving occupancy or use or control of or
maintenance or operation of real or personal property of substantial
value when seven (7) years shall have passed from the date of termina-
tion of the agreement.
(This category shall not include short term or
occasional rentals, use permits, service agreements, etc.)
12. Machine billing and posting detail and totals sheets (and tapes
if the machine produces a tape) on the second July first after the close
of any given fiscal year.
13. Real property records and all related records, including negotia-
tions records to acquire or dispose of same, shall be retained forever.
This Resolution shall be effective on the date of passage and approval.
Passed and approved by the City council of The City of Seward, Alaska
this
27th
day of May, 1968.
R. W.
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Attest:
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Beatrice E. Watts
City Clerk-Treasurer
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RESOLUTION NO. 704
BE IT RESOLVED that the Seward Branch, Pirst National Bank of
Anchorage shall be the paying and receiving agent for funda deposited
in The City of Seward checking accounts bearing the following names:
City of Seward General Pund, City of Seward Electric Department Bond
Redemption & Reserve Punds, City of Seward 1953 Series W~ter Department
Bond Redemption & Reserve Funds, City of Seward 1962 Series Water
Department Bond Redemption Punds, City of Seward Pire Station Construc-
tion Account: City of Seward 1965 General Obligation Street Improvement
Bond and Interest Sinking Pund Account: and City of Seward street
Improvements Construction Account, and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that said paying and receiving agent is
hereby instructed to honor all checks drawn on the above listed accounts
when bearing any two of the
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following autho~ized signatures:
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This Resolution shall be effective on the first day of June,
F)r Passed and approved by the City Council of The city of Seward,
A ; de \. ,I, on t his
day of May, 1968.
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Received by
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the Seward Branch,
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day of Ma:y, 1968.
First National Bank of Anchorage,
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RB90W'1'IOIf ~. 703
BE IT RESOLVBD that the _TIORAL BAlIK OP ALASKA at AftOhoraqe, Aluka,
shall be the paying and receiving agent for the .pecial account of '!'he
City of Seward, Alaaka to be known aa the-City of Seward, 1967 Small
Boat Harbor Iaprov.aent. _Mral Obligat1OR 80Dd aNI Intereat Sinkinq
Fund Account-, which shall be . truat fUDd to be .olely for the aecur-
ity and payment of the prinelpa1 of an4 inUre.t on the 1967 _11
Boat Harbor IIllprov_ent. $162,000 OeMral Obligation Bond I..ue. a. the
same .hall beccme due .. provided for by aeaolution 110. 666 of The City
of Seward pa.aed and approved the 4th day of OCtober 1967, and
BE 1'1' PUR'.f8Ba RBSOLVBD that ..1d payinq and receiving agent is hereby
instructed to honor all checka drawn on the above named .ccount when
b;;?;:V :;j)~foll_
Keeter L. Dott.
authorized signature..
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Burton W. Baugh
This aesolution .hall be effecti ve on the date of pa...ge and approval.
~; Passed and approved by the City Council of The City of Seward on the
.... c day of May, 1968.
Att..t.
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Beatric. B. ..tt.
City Clerk-Trea.urer
Received by the Rational Bank of Ala.ka. Anchorage. Ala.ka. this
17th ~ay of June
. 1968.
Assistant Vice President
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Regular Meeting Mav 27, 1960
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Ite!'Gj]l " Resoluti~~.N~~-.-!'99tsee_att3cl~!:0ent) Arter discussion Clnn.
Smith asked for and obtained permission to abstain from vo.ting. Clmn.
Urba<;:h.!!1ove<:1 to accept lieso:Lu.:tion~ sec:.C?.n.deE.-Ev glan. Amend~ _passed
unanimouslv with Clmn. Smith abstaining.
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Rec.~ss 0:1:. Council: Council \vas reconvened: all members present
Item..?J.1l - Reconsiderai:~.on. of Resolution No. 702 .... After discussion
Clmn. H~l~~ved to acc~Resolution~ seconded by Clmn, Urbach. Clmn.
wiUl::mrl1..!!1Q.'!.e.d to ameI"!.5!,31_otiol1 by~t.rJkinq the name before the City
Mal1~.er._in ..1.i~~.-9nd leavinq _the blank in place. . Seconded bL~~mn.,
Hul!l11-.l2...assed.. unanimo_\l_slv. Clmn. E)l<:irt.ner~::Jy_e.d_t.9__a.!TIenc! a second tiE\e by
~trik,i.nr:r__th~.,\vords~'Ci-t:.Y..J2.J::"9.Eo.ses_ .~C?-~.sE-~~~~_lin~_~nd adding the \'lords
-':C::ity wil). issue'~~_con_<!~.d_bv Clmn. Hulm. voting as follows: Clm!"!.
vlillbur.l1__~ld Clmn ,...emi th.yot.i.l1.Ll!o ~--9_C?.unc}J:.~n. An1end, Urbach ,~inner ,
Hulm aQc'! Mavor K.irkpatri_gJ~'y'es. Amel1dment Number 2 passes. Resolution
No~70.:2__as_ amended votil!.9..~.~ follows: Clmn"._SmttJ1_yoting no~ ~Q..~~lme.I1__
Aglend.L.dJ'iillpurl"!.L'yrbach,__e.kinn.El..J::".[.__Hu.lm a_n~}!~'yor KiJ.]<:patrick v()tirt.9: yes.,
Am.~~d~~Be~o~y~i~n-E~~?~d, (See attachemnt for amended Resolution No. 702.
Re~s2-_ of Co~ncil: Council was reconvened:: all members present.
Ltem 7 (f~L .. ~ppro,!al of Final and J?reliminarv Plans for Ala~ka Marine and
EquipmeQ.-t:.l Inc., Buildin..<l. -to be Constructed in the Harbor Area ,- City
Manager recommended Council approval. Clml~]ii)..lb~J::"11_~ovec'!~_~e2tance~
sec()Ed~d.)JV Cl~~_Hylm~ ,~s_s_~c1 unanimously.~
1.tem.7(6) - ResoJ,uti2!l.No.}86 .l~nen_~see attacl1;l:nent) Clmn~'Ti:l,.lb2-~~
!l1P.y-e.d._ tp.a.c:.cept a~~nde..9-_ Re ~2.l u ti ollL_S. e~~n.d~,-(Lb.:':._g.!im , _.,S,m i th.LJ~~_a..3 sed
~~l1i..::"\~o.u~JY .
lJ:_e'l1 .7.L71. .. Resoluti,.,QI1.-1'lo_,--.7.Q4 tl?ee attachmen-t) r''lotJ.9_n_. made b?___a_c~::J2t
Res.9l.!~:t.i.oQ. madepL .C.lm.n.._ _u.rE_a.c}1L_~.e.c:.9.!lded _~~L_G.1.rT\.~..Am.,?nd: ~s sed un_an--
imouslv.
Item 7JSJ.. -. ResolutioI1 No.}05-1See attac.h!tl..ent) ClJnn._.!1illbur_l!.~0_,!_ed t~
accep't:..:"l,~_soJ, ut.~onL.E.econdecL12;.L Clmn ~kinI!.~~r LJ?~~l?e<l_u.nan:i,rn.9_uslv.
It:~m_.l.t91 - 3e.s.oJ.utio!"!_N.o~J02 ~El.El.-_a.t_!:.~J11nentJ, C.1Em~~tUb':!.J::".I1.!:l~oy'e.cl. .t.e)
a C c !p.t. 2EO s_o 1. u.t.i o IlL _s.e. c.2.rt..d e_d_:b..'Lg_~~ ,. J2l~ i _~~LJ?.aE-s _e.d._y_n a!l im~L'-,
1. teE1...7 JlC2l - ApprovaL of._~C)_n tr a<;~ _f or 1:'.91 e..ki.l.1..~ .:13.ElLC?.c a t i.oJl.1?Y.X,e S -tate
2.:L Ala s ka__D_ll..'?____1:,,9_ .:~~!:.oE s t.ru.c:.tAo.ll.Q f__thEl.- .0 Id .l,:i.r..2.o.!'.t..'-3-oad. l1_0~.i on.to__i:.Cib l_e
cQn.:tr a,.s.:L..rrt.a. cl.?_E y C 1.~n ..~ )(. i.!ln_EOr.;. _s_e_<::.2.I1.d.~ d.:b~~,.C_l~l1"h.l'ii l:!1~u_rn ~h p'a.s s.e d ~'l@E-
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I t e~_ LL:L.ll ., ~c_c_ElP t Res ~rl.a_t i O,rl__'2J:.XJ:' -,_,.'-~,--, p-,,_.1'~nd eJ. s.o]1 Q.., ...sha i rlTl..a.2'._o.f~tl1...e
C,?!llll.!:AI:J::.8.e, _l:p. _S_t_l,~A)_cO:1.C?)isn:!. in_ the_ Commynio.SLl';.K~c.ElS_1:i v.e....J:1_ay____~.J__96:=3.
~ot:.i_~rl.J:.9__a..~cep.t re s igna_tiQl1---E'c..ade]Jv _c::..lmJ:~_=-.._13kin!l_EO.J::"L..~12conded 1:JY. Clmn.
kIuln,-=-.~~lr.1L Urbach mO.Y_El..d-.:to an~nd mot ion ..!:?_i..!lC:L_':~~J-~_tter~o2I"llendin.9:
hi~_0I!.J1_i.s__~U ort: _~e~onde_cl.}J..Y--91mE.-,_ Hlllm ~_ha.!1\e_rt.c1p:',en-t:.J2as sed unal1imo~:LX.;
or j.qina,.J: motio~ass.~cl...u~!.~nimo_~J,'y.
I1:_eE~.J -' _R,.~.p'ol:'!-__f.E2.I1l...:t:.l~e. R>.o.r.ou9".h.._ ,Assemblvmen: elrnn. willburn reported
the las'.: mec-ting was held at Cooper Landing especially for a ser'lice areC!
hearing. The Forest Service did not find enough people in the area to
finance holding of dump area so they closed the dump. Clmn. Skinner
reported that Friday a group of citizens met and formed a new group vn,ich
would handle the garbage problem using a Forest Ser'Tice dump. Other gen-
eral business was discussed. elmn. Willburn has permission to be absent
from the June 10, 1968, Council meeting in order to attend the Borough
budCfe-t rnec,ting.
Lt.e~n..._.~ . ,13-~EQ.rJ:....fro.rn_C_i_t..Y.1"Ia.!139.er - Dr. carothers and Dr. Heredith P.
Groves will be in Seward Ma" 30, 1968, and -::hey will want to meet "lith
the mem1:>ers of the Council, the Mayor and the ci t'1 Manager regardincs
the Jesse Lee property. This will not need to be a formal meeting.
Also, word has been received that the scallop boats should be in Seward
around JulJ 1, 1968.
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REGULAR ~ffiETING ~~Y 27, 1968
SPECIAL r~ETING MAY 31, 1968
Lt:e.r,~~Q - _~.9_,!ncil Dis.cussion '" The City Manager reco11U'nended to ,the Coun-
cilthat the Council not accept the proposal of the Bayview Fish and
Cold storage as stated in Item 6(6) until they can show some financial
sUQPort of the project. Clmn. Skinner proposed a letter should be writ-
te~'to the Bavview Fish and Cold Storage stating that the Council has
received the letter and will be glad to act on such a proposal when the
financial problems are worked out.
Clmn. Willburn moved to accept with regret the resignation of City Man-.
ager Kester 1:. Dotts. Seco!lae3'f1?L__c::_1mn. ~~_ri5f".--= VotTng a~_foll_6ws i-
C<?-~rlC~lmen Amend, Wi11burn, t1_ulm, ~inner ..!-,_Smi th ar:..? Urbach voted. yes ~ --I
Mayor Kirkpatrick voted no,_~te~~assed.
Item 11 -. Adjournment - Clmn. Willburn moved for adjournment. Mavor
Kirkpatrick adjourned meeting at 11:37 P. M.
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SPECIAL ~mETING MAY 31, 1968
The special meeting of Mav 31, 1968, of the Common Council of The City of
Seward was called to order by Mayor Kirkpatrick at 1:30 P. M.
Item. 2 - The opening ceremony was lead by Clmn. Smith. Item 3 - Roll
was called and those present were Clmn. Smith, Willburn, Amend, urbach,
and Hulm. Clmn. Amend was late~ Clmn. Skinner was absent.
It~2~2 - CommunicatioE_!:l. - Letter of agreement and intent from the
Alaska Scallop Processers, Inc., to the City of Seward dated May 31, 1968
(see attached).
.Q.IITll.h.~encL_ar r i yecl_~t:._th i s...E.o i n t i 11 t~e meeti I1.9: .
Lt~m 4 - Res.olution No. 698 - (see attachment) - C~mn...!-.Urbach m2.2'ed to
~c:~E!.. Resolut.ion~ ...s~de_cl-12Y.._Clmn. Willburn; .12.Cil?1>.5!E unanimousl"..
Item 5 - Resolution No.. 706 (seeattchment) - CIITl~! Smit~ moved to
a~c::~_! Resglution. Seconded E.Y..Clmn. Hulm._L~~sed unanimousl".
Item_?.,.- Resolution No. 669 - Clmn. Hulm moyed to accept:.. Res5?):.~!=ion;
Clmn.-Arn_e.J:1d _secondecl1-~~m~Iiulm moved to amend Resoluti2E_A1"~.._~C?~EiT.
adding the followiE.<I..pa_r~raph after J;>(3.ragraph o.rl_e:
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that said license be transferred to Alaska Scal-
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lopProcesserf3' Inc., as a .l2a~_()f_sub-l~~._~~ee~~nt_. Seconded s?z_Clm..!2.
Amend; amendment passed unanimously. Original motion passed unanimouslv.
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(see attachment for amended Resolution)
Item .L..::.J3.esolution No. 707 (see att'.ichmen~ Clmn. WillburnI'loy.ed._to
accept R~solution~ Cl~~~rl?~ch seconded;E~ssed unanimousl~
Item 8 - Re!:lo~ution No~ 70B (E~attachment) - ~lmn. WilJ,.bur~v..ElsL..:to
~~.<::lmn. Amend se<:;'i;:mC!.e..d ,_.p_C!..!:l~eE un'!.nj..!.1lQ.':!.sl:Y.~.
L~enL2, - Al1th9_r.i~ELf'emodeli.p...s:r....~n(Lne~_ fadl i ti~!?._<:J...t~ i t'y-'-~ea2ggd: J2E.Q-
cessinq 1:).~_iJ.9..:L..I1.9:.....!.<?_as~.!~Lt_9 Halibu'l::__Producers C.o.QEerative in o.F~d..~r. to
h()u!:l~ _rl..~wf r ~.e.z..Ll1.SL~ :iJ?!'1~nt . C lnm,.. u!' ba c h r.n.oVE~5i:t..9_~c c ept_n:!ot t()A~q
~l..E;g .al!t!:lor.ized the_ Ci tV!)AI1Jiger__tg ..e.){~d..i te.. compt~q~_o,Ll?ui1.d.-i,..n.9_ }:n
uiSJ".ng doub 1 e__crewsJ..16 :J'..9.~:L_da.Y1>Lif~~s s ~~y..'....J?.~c()ndedE"'y"'-'<::'l1.l':~.' Amend.
Pi:l:s~~..c3._.~!1a~imc)Us I y .
Item 10 .... Mrs. Watts was presented with a gif.t :Erom the Mayor and Council
as a token of their appreciation for her services.
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Letter of Agreement and Intent by the ALASKAN SCALLOP
PROCESSOR'S, INC., given to THE CITY OF SEWARD, ALASKA
The Honorable R. W. Kirkpatrick, Mayor
and City Council Member s
The City of Seward
Seward, Alaska
Gentlemen:
The Alaskan Scallop Processor's, Inc., have agreed to sub-lease the
Halibut Producers Cooperative facilities in Seward, Alaska. Terms
of the agreement are that Alaskan Scallop Processor's, Inc., have the
option to either extend the lease or to purchase the Cooperative's
facili ties by April 1, 1969.
Alaskan Scallop Processor's, Inc., desire The City of Seward to add
certain equipment and housing for same to accommodate the process-
ing of Scallops.
Alaskan Scallop Processor's, Inc., will enter into a lease-purchase
agreement with The City of Seward on these additional facilities.
Terms and conditions to be agreed upon when final expenditures have
been totaled.
We request that remodeling, addition of new equipment, and other re-
lated work be accomplished as quickly as possible so that our Fleet and
scallop processing can be started at the earliest date possible.
Very truly yours,
ALASKAN SCALLOP PROCESSOR'S,
INC.
[PJ_k~_ ')y )d~
~ Love, President
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C. James ::. Filip,
City CLerk-Treasurer
mE CITY OF SEWARD
RESOwnON NO. 698
WHEREAS; the Alaskan Scallop Processor's, Inc., have arranged to sub-lease the
Halibut Prcxlucers Cooperative facUlties for processing of scallops and other marine
resources and vessels of the Alaskan Scallop Fleet are now moving from the East
Coast to Seward, Alaska, for their base of operations in the State; and
WHER EAS; the facUities at Halibut Prcxlucers Cooperative will need to be remodeled
and added onto for an efficient and modern scallop processing facUity which will
meet health standards and other requirements to enable the Alaskan Scallop
Processor's, Inc., to place a first class prcxluct on the market;
NOW, mEREPOOE, the City Council of The City of Seward, Alaska, hereby de-
clares this need for additional equipment and facUities to be of an emergency nature
and authorizes the City Manager to execute the needed purchases and remodeling of
facUities, arrange for interim financing and prepare for sale of bonds, and to take
any and aU steps required to enable the Alaskan Scallop Processor's, Ioc., to start
processing at the earliest possible date thus creating a new industry and employment
within the City of Seward.
This Resolution to be effective upon date of passage and approval.
Passed and approved by the City Cauncll of The City of Seward, Alaska, this ~\ s"\
day of
m~
, 1968.
Attest:
~-<~~ C,0 hh'c~'
Beatrice &- Watts
City Clerk-Treasurer
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R. w. f{tr trick
Mayor
ATTACHED TO AND MADE A PART OF THIl
MINUTES OF THE SEWARD CITY COUNCIL
VOLUME 13, ,~AGE :226~J ..-,'
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(,{James R. Pilip,
City Clerk-Treasurer
THE CITY OF SEWARD
R ESOLUnON NO. 706
WHEREAS; the Alaskan Processor's, Inc., have agreed to the leasing of the Halibut
Producers Cooperative facUit"..es, and the Halibut Producers Cooperative have agreed
to such terms and are now preparing sub-lease papers; and
WHEREAS; this sub-lease agreement will he from July 1, 1968, to April 1, 1969;
NOW, THEREFORE, the City Council of The City of Seward, Alaska, hereby approves
of the sub-leasing of the Halibut Producers C.ooperative to the Alaskan Scallop Pro-
cessor's, Inc., of Seward, Alaska, and that copy of this resolution be forwarded to
Halibut Producers Cooperative and the Alaskan Scallop Processor's, Inc.
This Resolution to be effective upon date of passage and approval.
Passed and approved by the City Council of The City of Seward, Alaska, this 3J~
day of _N)hl 0
, 1968.
A TrEST
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Beatrice E.- Watts
City Clerk-Treasurer
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hINLT'r:,::3 or THt: S.. HAPD CI'l"{ COUNCIL
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'l'BE CITY OP SEWARD .' i;-,)'-'J'Y\}J.? ;"~', l-: - 1;'
RESOLUTION NO. 669, as amended (a-;~liies H. F'lhp,
Clty Clerk-Treasurer
BE IT RESOLVED that LICENSE AGREEMEN'l' FOR SEWAl\D MUNICIPAL
SMALL BOAT HARBOR DOCK with Halibut Producers cooperative, Inc.
be and is hereby renewed and extended until January 1, 1969 un-
der the provisions of said LICENSE AGREEMENT for such renewal
under written request of Halibut Producers cooperative, Inc.
dated December 1, 1967; said LICENSEE shall be notified of this
approval by filing a certified copy of this Resolution with its
main office, and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that this LICENSE AGREEMENT shall be
transfered to Alaska Scallop Processors, Inc., as a part of the
sub-lease agreement approved by city of Seward Resolution No.
106, passed and app:roved on the 31st day of May, 1968.
This Resolution shall be effective on the date of passage and
approv"l. Passed and approved by the Cit.y COuncil of The city
of Seward, Al.ska, this 31st day of May, 1968.
Is/ R. w. K1rkl)atri~
R. w. Kirkpatrick
MaYOg
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Kester . DOtts'
city Manager
At.test:
/s/ Beatrice E. Watts
City Clerk-Treasurer
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James R. Filip
City Clerk-Treasurer
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THE CITY OF SEWARD ci -:y C Le:~J;-Treal3llrel:
R ESOLUnON NO. 7CJ7
WHER BAS; the Halibut Producers Cooperative will be sub-leased to the Alaskan
Scal~op Processor's, Inc., and the need for modern quick-freezing equipment will
be required for scallop processing; and
WHER BAS; a certain portion of the equipment needed has been designed by Lewis
Refrigeration Company of Woodinville, Washington, with production and delivery
schedule being such that this equipment can meet the emergency date which will
allow the processing of scallops and other natural resources from the waters of
the area;
NOW, THER EFOR E, the City C.ouncil of The City of Seward, Alaska, hereby
authorizes the City Manager to execute purchase agreements with the Lewis Re-
frigeration Company and other suppliers for this needed equipment and appurtenances
which wUl be required to assure the orderly and early installation which will
enable the Alaskan Scallop Processor's, Inc., to start operations.
Thi3 Resolution to be effective upon date of passage and approval.
Passed and approved by the City Council of The City of Seward, Alaska, this
3\~
clay of
m~
, 1968.
Attest
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3,~atrice atts
c::~ Clerk-Treasurer
ATTACHED TO AND MADE A PART OF THE
l1.INUTES OF THE SEWARD CITY COUNCIL
VOJJUME 13"PAGE ;~26'J ';"/ ,
'h?-r-th A... :r-~1
t'~ames R. Filip
City Clerk-Treasurer
THE CITY OF SEWARD
RESownON NO. 708
WHEREAS; the Halibut Pl'oducers Cooperative hall agreed to sub-lease their facUlties
to the Alaskan Scallop Processor's, Inc., and the City Council of The City of Seward
has approved this sub-lease; and
WHEREAS, the Alaskan Scallop Processor's, Inc., will have their Scallop Fleet
in the Port of Seward around June 25th, 1968; and
WHER EAS; this change of operations at the Halibut Producers Cooperative facilities
will require additional freezing equipment and structures at the Halibut Producers
Cooperative site; and
WHEREAS; this change of operations wlll result in many additional families and
people residing in Seward with between fifty (50) and sixty (60) new employees and
jobs far the area;
NOW, THEREFORE; the City Cauncn of The City of Seward, Alaska, hereby
authorizes the City Manager to arrange for interim financing and the preparation of
the sale of One:Hundred and Eight Thousand ($108, (00) Dollars of u c. o;Z-J-$ ~'-z//,.d~.
bonds to finance this additional equipment and facUities, which will be leased to the
Alaskan Scallop Processor's, Inc., on a lease-purchase agreement.
This Resolution to be effective upon date of passage and approval.
Passed and approved by the City Council of The City of Seward. Alaska, this
.':<( J -d/J. day of
'n1 fU1
, 1968.
Attest
W-d~- ~~--?~
Beatrice &- Watts
City Clerk-Treasurer
/fIt Xiif-./
R. w. K trick
Mayor
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City Clerk-Treas.
The Honorable R. W. Kirkpatrick. Mayor
and City C.ouncil Members
The City of Seward
Seward, Alaska
Re: Proposed 1968-69
City Budgets
Gentlemen:
We hereby submit proposed General Fund, Electric Department, and
Water Department budgets for the fiscal year beginning July one,
nineteen hundred Sixty-eight Ouly 1, 1968) and ending on June thirty,
nineteen hundred sixty-nine Oune 30, 1969).
Anticipated revenues of all accounts have been thoroughly studied and
we believe that those figures represent the maximum revenues that can
be expected at the present time. Revenues from penalties and interest
on unpaid real property tax has been cut by the Kenai Peninsula Borough
and the City only receives interest on unpaid taXes. This is not a
great amount but revenues in many accounts have been reduced, which
makes for a total lower revenue.
With increased social security payments, additional debt service on the
1968 harbor bonds, insurance and roof repairs at the hospital and other
items of expenditures which have increased, it appears that the City
mill levy must be increased to enable the City to continue to furnish
services compatable with previous years. Increased costs which can
be specifically accounted for are:
1) Additional debt service on harbor bonds $ 11,476. 25
Insurance required by BOA on facUlties
and boat lift dock 1,900.00
2) Hospital insurance and roof repair - 4,890.00
this leaves a balance of $1,732.00 to be
paid in 1969-70 budget
3) Increased library operations due to expansion 350.00
4) Increased social security payments 4,389.00
5) Borough Assembly members meeting
expenses 825.00
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Total
$ 23,830.25
ATTl!,CHED TO AND MADE A PART OF THE
HINu',]~E3 OF THE SEVIARD CITY COUNCIL
VOLUME 13, PAGE 127 ~~~
/~. Filip,
~'City Clerk-Trease
With.an assessed valuation of $8.602.200 this amount equals in excess
of 2 - 1/2 mills which we feel must be added to the 1967-68 mill levy
making a total of 20 mills for the 1968-69 fiscal year.
With a mUllevy of 20 mills it will require that two employees be deleted
from City employment. We recommend that the carpenter and carpenter
shop be closed and that one employee In the City Clerk-Treasurers office
be deleted as of October 1, 1968. or when the City Clerk feels that he
is familiar with the office procedures.
In the expenditure budget of the General Funds we have been unable to
budget for seal coating of the black top streets or for installation of
sewer and water In t.l-te Jesse Lee Sub-division. Both of these projects
appear to be a must for this summer's construction period.
It Is our opinion that this proposed budget should be thoroughly studied
after four (4) months and perhaps a revised expenditure and revenue
budget be presented to the City Council. AlliIX11cations are that a
great many changes may take place within the next fiscal year and the
four (4) months mentioned should be sufficient to allow the City to
anticipate these revenues and expenditures brought about by such
changes.
We recommend that the mUllevy be established at 20 mUls for the
fiscal year nineteen hundred sixty-eight and sixty-nine. that the City
maintain their present status of service and that the budget be scheduled
for review and change no later than December 1, 1968.
Respectfully submitted,
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Kester L. Dotts
City Manager
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Burton W. Baugh
Comptroller
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$ 172,599.00 at 20 mUls,
incl. boats
222,439.65
$ 395,038.65
Electric Dept.
$ 395,460. 00
Water Dept.
82,191.00 with fluoridation
assessment of $1.00
per bill per month .
Water Dept.
76,291.00 w/o assessment
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Revenues reflect payment from water dept. in amount of
Revenues reflect payment from electric dept. in amount of
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Electric d~pt. debt payment 1968-69, principal and interest
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Certified Assessed Value Received 5/31/68
Real $ 6,946,530.
Personal 1,655,670. Boat $ 555.
$ 8,602,200.
Expenditure
1968-69
Mayor - Council $ 11 , 090. 00
City Manager's office 26,458.00
Clerk- Treasurer 23,273.20
Finance Department 22.210.00
Police Department 45,838.00
Fire Department 30,388.45
Public Works 94,515.00
Public Works Shop 23,203.00
Small Boat Harbor 33,763..00
Seward General Hospital 4,890.00
Seward Library 6,500.00
Civil Defense 75.00
Public Health Nurse 900.00
General Services 37,860.00
Debt Service G.O. 34,075.00
$ 395,038.65
$ 14,000.00 in lieu of taxes
760.00 in l1eu of taXes
64,000.00 administrative costs
10,600.00 administrative costs
6,000.00 water dept. G. O. bonds
$ 95,360.00
$ 78,972.50
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SPE,Cli.\L r..1E=:TING JUNE ~7, -, - ,r ,
REGULAR MEETING JUI~ 10, 1)08
I.te.~_"J1. -, Mjo~nme.~t.: .- C1mn. Urbach JY10Ve(1 b) arJ.journ. Havor T:ir1,:T,a:rick
a.d 'ourned,erne~. ting_ t. 2:00 P. )\1. 'I j
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City C_erc-Treasurer
SPECIAL I1EETING JUNE 7, 1963
The sDecial meeting of June 7, 1968, of the Common Council of The Cit'l
of Sevlard was called to order b',! Vice Hayor E. G. Skinner in the absence
of Mayor Kirkpatrick at 7:35 P. M.
ItEl.m ._~_ - Tile opening ceremony was lead by Clmn. Smith. Item 3 .' Roll
was called and those present were Councilmen Smith, Skinner, Willburn,
Urbach; those absent were Councilmen Hulm and Amend and Mayor Kirk--
patrick.
.Lt_e~1 -. Public Hearinq for tl~e P.!'.()EQseiL.Bu9.get..1968".?9 Fisc~_L Ye~.I', --
The City Manager presented a statement regarding the proposed City bud-
get which was prepared by' him and Burton W. Baugh, Comptroller (Eiee..
~gS;11lIg~D___t). The City Manager then presented the actual proposed budget
.L!?ee -.Etta..chment) .
Vice Mayor E. G. Skinner declared the public hearing open. Four people
were present in the audience.- Hrs. I.Ardell Filip, Burton W. Baugh,
Lee Burg and Oscar Watsjold. Hr. watsjold mentioned that he felt the
budget for the Fire Department should be increased to include one full-
time paid Fire Chief due to the possible loss of Class 5 rating on the
Pacific Fire Rating scale. He felt the City might change from a Class
:5 to a Class 6 without a full-time paid Fire Chief. Public hearing was
closed bv Vice Hayor Skinner and opened for Council discussion. Clmn.
willburn felt further discussion bv the Council should be postponed
until Honday night when there would be more Council members present.
Vice Ma'Tor Skinner conU11ended Citv Hanager Dotts on the fine job of
presen'ting the proposed budge.t.
Clmn. Smith moved to adjourn.
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City Clerk. Treasurer
J\leeting was adjourned b.{ Vice Havor E. G.
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Hayor
REGULAR ]\,iEETING JllliTE 10, 1968
The regular meeting of ,the Common Council of The City of Seward, Alaska,
held June 10, 1968, was called to order by Vice Mayor Skinner at 7:50P.M
Ite~.l. - The opening ceremony was lead by Clmn. Hulm. Item 3 ., Roll was
called and those present were Clmn. Skinner, Hulm, Smith and Urbach.
Those absent were Mayor Kirkpatrick, Clmn. Amend and Willburn.
Item ...1. ., .9.JEL"!..0~13m.tth mg.:':Z:~~Lto__ ta"bJ~_J:.he .!:~imlt~.9.L~lmn. Hulm seco_~~_9J
~!3.~~_S'L_l.l_I1 an ~mo_tl_f31.Y .
Ite.!l1..._5. - .9_:Ltize~f3_:giss:.tl_f3..sion and Public fLeari_I1.9: -, Vice Mayor Skinner
declared the public hearing on the proposed vacation of that por-tion o'~
Hill Stree'c located between Lot -1, Block 1, and Lot 1, Block 2 of the
Cliff Addition extending 140 feet west of vista Avenue open to the
audience for discussion. There were no comments from the audience.
Public Hearing closed. The City Jl1anager recorrunended the Council accept
the proposal. Discussion was postponed until Item 7(2) on the agenda.
Ite.r:,~_6 - _~g~_unica",tion~ . _~~:t:.1:~_r_~rom Nat:ional__~~~]:':...2..f Alask,,:, c1.ated
June 6, 1968, stating that the Citv authorize the issuance of $108,000.
of bond anticipation notes to be General Obligations of the Cit,', dated
July 1, 1069, and to mature January 1, 1969 and carrying the rate of 6%.
Signed Thomas W. Hanlon, Assistant Vice--presiden't.
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REGULAR MEETING JU~~ 10, 1968
J.:'_e~c._~L2~ ,- Letter from l'ICl.ti..2na~.13aflk_()_~__Alas]~~, dated June 6,196.3, congrat--
l':.a.' <1'] tl'e Ci tv on its success in acquiring a major new industry and
0..[(']' i_ng to assist in i.ts financing. Signed Thomas W. Hanlon, Assistant
V:.cr" .)resident.
1.:l~I__)j}) -- ~_E!~tter_f_~..?m Kenai P_e.E_~nsula BorougI1., dated May 29, 1%8, set-
bu. ,:he assessed value of The Citv of Seward for 1968 personal proper-tv
at ~1,811,940. and real propertv, including land and improvements at
$F,~A~,530. Signed Gerald D. Heier, Borough Assessor.
1..ten _6 (4L _. Letter from the State of Alaska, Department of Economic Dev--
~1-9J;:~t:-_n_t, ad;:no~"ledging--r-e-c-eipt-~f a-copy o-F--:-ti;e-co~prehen;i~e;pi-an -ior'
The City of Seward. Signed Frank H. :/-Iurkowski, Cornmissioner.
Item 615' ,- Letter from the State of Alaska, Office of the Governor,
.___,..__._"~_'-l._ 'C_"_'_~_'___.____._._____,_..__.._____._ ,.__
aclmmvledging receipt of a CDPy of the Comprehensive Plan for The Citv CJf
Sewar0. Signed Walter J. Hickel, Governor.
Iten!JiJi!) -- Lette:r,-_ f rOI1l__8..t ate ~l\.lask_a_LDepa_~_tm~t of Health Cl_nd _v~el--
X~rE! thanking the Council for the opportunity of addressing the assemblv
in regard to fluoridation and including regulations applicable to public
water supply operation. Signed John R. Kuhn, Supervisor.
Item-9_lLL - Letter from Congressman Howard W. roll~ck acknowledging
receipt of a copy of the Comprehensive Plan for The City of Seward.
Signed Howard W. Pollock.
It~~_E)j 8)
copies of
proj ec't.
-- Letter _ from__..AJ,.i;lska State Housing Aut~~E:!:.!.Y transmitting
the Capital Improvement Program completing the 701 Planning
Signed Edwin B. Crittenden, Executive Director.
Ite~_.2 - Ordinance~.....B:.esg)_utions and Other Action J:.tems: Final reading
of Ordinance No. 364. (See attached.) Cl~.Smitl1.- moved to acce.E.!:
Ordi~_c::e No. 364; Clmn"__Urbac::h seconded; Passed uIf..animou~.
Item 7 (2) - Resolution ~--,,-2.99 (see__Clttached) - Clmn. Hulm moved.~i!c::-
ceptL._~.:L_l!l..~_ Smi th second~_g.L.E.Cl._S sed unCl.nJm<2.11s1 v .
Item_"Z.-{]) - Re_sgl-.ution .Ji~" 710 (see attached) - The City Manager reaa
read the letter prepared by himself and Burton W. Baugh, Comptroller
(see_-3ttached). Clmn. Urbach moved to acceP1::_. the Resolution No. 710;
.f.lmn. Smith seconded; passed unanimous!y.
Item 7(4) - Resolution No. ]11 - Clmn.
lut~Jn ~~til the next regular meeting.
~nanimousl Y.
Urbach moved to table the _Reso-
Clmn. Hulm seconded; ~a3~(:ld
Ite_m_._2J21 - Resolutio!1 No. 712 (see attached) - S:lmn. _Smith moved_tQ
~c_~~_!:_.R_~s._(?Jutio.n No. 7J_2_L_Clm~fIulm secondeCLL..P_asses'l unaniE1ousJ~
JLtem 3 - Reports from t~e Borough Assemblvman - Clmn. Skinner reported
that the budget and mill levy passed for the Borough. Clmn. Skinner
reconrnended that everyone who could, should attend the next Borough
meeting at which time plans for the new elementary school will be dis-
cussed.
Council Recessed for five minutes.
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present as before.
Reconvened with the same members
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JL~~_-2. - Reports from the CitT~tanaqer - City
the price for the entire loe~ s vacated as a
olution No. 709 be $100. Clmn. Hulm moved to
Clmn~_..Smi_1::h seconded; passed unanimously.
Manager recommended that
result of passage of Res-
accept-1100. for the lot.
Item 9 (2) - City Manager mentioned receipt of: copies of the Capi.tal Imp--
rovement Program plan.
Item 9(3) -- Reported that Neighborhood Youth Corps workers are engaged in
repainting in the Small Boat Harbor area.
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THE CITY OF SEWARD
ORDINANCE NO. 364
AN ORDINANCE MODIFYING SECTION 1.604 OF THE GENERAL CODE OF ORDINAN.
CBS OF niE CITY OF SEWARD, ALASKA, REPEALING ORDINANCE NO. 355 AND
CHANGING MEETING DATE TO SECOND WEDNESDAY OF EACH MONni.
niE CITY OF SEWARD, ALASKA ORDAINS~
That Section 1. 604 of the General Code of Ordinances of The City of Seward be
and the same is hereby modified as follows~
SEcnON 1.604 Meetings~
The C.ommission shall meet at 7: 30 p. m., in the Seward Municipal Building on the
second Wednesday of each month. Special meetings shall be held at the call of the
chairman and at such other times as the commission may determine. All meetings and
records of the commission shall be open to the public and the commission shall keep
minutes of its proceedings, showing the vote of each member upon each question, or
passing an opinion to vote indicating such background and shall keep records of its
examinations and other official actions, all d which shall be immediately filed In the
office of the City Clerk and shall be a public record.
Publication of this Ordinance shall be made by posting a copy hereof for a period
of ten (10) days on the City Hall Bulletin Board, and by publishing a notiCe of the place
of posting and a brief statement of the purpose of this Ordinance in a newspaper of gen-
eral circulation in the City, within a reasonable time.
This Ordinance shall be effective ten (10) days following the date of posting.
First reading:
Second reading:
May 13, 1968
May 27, 1968
PASSED AND APPROVED by the City Council d The City of Seward, Alaska, this
lOth
day of
June
, 1968.
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Mayor
Att~t:
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(A3)!iitrice E. Watts
'City Clerk-Treasurer
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l\T'lACltED TO MID .MADE A PART OF THE
IUNUTE.s OF 'J'HE SEWAll:!) CITY COUllCIL
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i!James R. Filip, .;
city Clerk-'freasure.r
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The City of Seward
Resolution No. 709
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WHEREAS, Morris L. Porter has petitioned the City Council of The
City of Seward to vacate that portion of Mill Street located in the
Cliff Addition betweem Lot FOUR (4), Block ONE and Lot ONE (1), Block
TWO, extending one hundred forty feet (140') west of Vista Avenue: and
WHEREAS, this petition has been published and a public hearing held to
determine the opinions and recommendations of the public in this
regard: and
WHEREAS, no objections were raised:
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of The City or
Seward, Alaska, hereby vacates that portion of Mill Street as
described above, providing that a fee of Twentv-five Dollars ($25.00)
be paid to The City of Seward prior to the commencement of the vacation.
Said payment to cover costs of legal documents:
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that said vacated land shall be sold to
owners of property abutting each side of the vacated street.
This Resolution to be effective upon date of passage and approval.
Passed and approved by the City Council of The City of Seward, Alaska,
this 10th day of June,,1968.
Attest:
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City Clerk-Treasurer
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IHNUT2c:3 Ol' THE Se:."L\~;m CITY COUNCIL
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The Honorable R. W. Kirkpatrick, Mayor i,/ city Clerk-Treasurer
and City C.ouncU Members
The City of Seward
Seward, Alaska
Re: Proposed 1968-69
City Budgets
Gentlemen:
We hereby submit proposed General Pund, Electric Department. and
Water Department budgets for the fiscal year beginning July one.
nineteen hundred sixty-eight Ouly 1, 1968) and ending on June thirty.
nineteen hundred Sixty-nine Oune 30, 1969).
Anticipated revenues of all accounts have been thoroughly studied and
we beUeve that those figures represent the maximum revenues that can
be expected at the present time. Revenues from penalties and interest
on unpaid real property tax has been cut by the Kenai Peninsula Borougb
and the City only receives Interest on unpaid taXes. This Is not a
great amount but revenues In many accounts have been reduced. which
makes for a torallower revenue.
With increased social security payments. additional debt service on the
1968 harbor bonds, Insurance and roof repairs at the hospiral and other
items of expendiwres which have Increased, It appears that the City
mill levy must be increased to enable the City to continue to furnish
services comparable with previous years. Increased costs which can
be Specifically accounted for are:
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1) Additional debt service on harbor bonds $ 11.476. 25
Insurance required by BOA on facUlties
and boat lift dock 1,900.00
2) Hospital insurance and roof repair - 4.890.00
this leaves a balance of $1.732.00 to be
paid in 1969-70 budget
3) Increased library operations due to expansion 350.00
4) Increased social security payments 4.389.00
5) Borough Assembly members meeting
expenses 825.00
Total $ 23.830.25
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City Clerk-Treasurer
With.an assessed valuation of $8,602,200 this amount equals in excess
of 2 - 1/2 mills which we feel must be added to the 1967-68 mUllevy
maldng a total of 20 mills for the 1968-69 fiscal year.
With a mllllevy of 20 mills it will require that two employees be deleted
from City employment. We recommend that the carpenter and carpenter
shop be closed and that one employee in the City Clerk-Treasurers office
be deleted as of October 1, 1968, or when the City Clerk feels that he
is famillar with the office procedures.
In the expenditure budget of the General Funds we have been unable to
budget for seal coating of the black top streets or for installation of
sewer and water in the Jesse Lee Sub-division. Both of these projects
appear to be a must for this summer's construction period.
It is our opinion that this proposed budget should be thoroughly studied
after four (4) months and perhaps a revised expenditure and revenue
Imget be presented to the City Council. All indications are that a
great many changes may take place within the next fiscal year and the
four (4) months mentioned should be sufficient to allow the City to
anticipate these revenues and expenditures brought about by such
changes.
We recommend that the mill levy be established at 20 mills for the
fiscal year nineteen hundred sixty-eight and sixty-nine, that the City
maintain their present status of service and that the budget be scheduled
for review and change no later than December 1, 1968.
Respectfully submitted,
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Kester L. Dotts
City Manager
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Burton W. Baugh
Comptroller
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1968-69 Proposed Budget
Expected
Revenue
1968-69
$ 172,599.00 at 20 mills,
incl. boats
222,439.65
$ 395,038.65
Electric Dept.
$ 395,460. 00
Water Dept.
82,191.00 with fluoridation
assessment of $1.00
per bill per month '
Water Dept.
76,291.00 w/o assessment
Revenues r~f1ect payment from electric dept. in amount of
Revenues reflect payment from water dept. in amount of
Revenues reflect payment from electric dept. in amount of
Revenues reflect payment from water dept. in amount of
Revenues reflect payment from water dept. . in amount of
Electric dept. debt payment 1968-69, principal and interest
Water dept. debt payment 1968-69, principal and interest
Certified Assessed Value Received 5/31/68
Real $ 6,946,530.
Personal 1,655,670. Boat $ 555.
$ 8,602,200.
Expenditure
1968-69
Mayor - Council $ 11,090.00
City Manager's office 26,458.00
Clerk-Treasurer 23,273.20
Finance Department 22,210.00
Pollee Department 45,838.00
Fire Department 30,388.45
Public Works 94,515.00
Public Works Shop 23,203.00
Small Boat Harbor 33,763..00
Seward General Hospital 4,890.00
Seward Library 6,500.00
Civil Defense 75.00
Public Health Nurse 900.00
General Services 37,860.00
Debt Service G.O. 34,075.00
$ 395,038.65
$ 14,000.00 in lieu of taxes
760.00 in lieu of taXes
64,000. 00 administrative costs
10,600.00 administrative costs
6,000.00 water dept. G. O. bonds
$ 95,360.00
$ 78,972.50
28,080.00'
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THE CITY OF S AlH);y clf.'r}"~real!lurer
RESOLUTION NO. 710
BE IT RESOLVED that the City Manager's Munictpal Budget Proposal for the 1968-69
fiscal year, including letter of presentation which is a part thereof, and containing
estimated revenues and expenditures as follows, be ADOPTED, and the money
needed therefor is hereby appropriated:
BE IT FORnIER RESOLVED that the total assessed valuation, assessed by the
Borough Assessor, on May 29, 1968, and any supplemental assessment rolls for
said period which may be certified by the Borough Assessor at a future date, shall
be the basis for computing estimated revenues of The City of Seward
Certified tax assessment as of May 29, 1968:
Land
Improvements
$ 1,376,880.
5,569,650.
$ 6,946,530.
Personal
$ 1,655,670.
$ 8,602,200
Value of Boats in Seward
$ 156, 270.
Total
$ 8,758,470.
City Asse$sed Boat Tax Total Revenue
$ 555.
REVENUES
Total Water Department
$ 395,038.65
395,460.00
82,191.00 *
Total General Fund
Total Light & Power Department
*Includes fluoridation assessment - $5,900.00
Total Water Department without fluoridation
$ 872,689.65
76,291. 00
$ 866,789.65
Total Estimated Revenue including Fluoridation Assessment
Total Estimated Revenue without Fluoridation Assessment
DTTAC2~~ TO AKD ~ADE A PART OF THE
HnIUTc~.3 OF THE SE\rJAF,D CITY COUNCIL
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EXPENDITIJRES CHy Clerk-Treasurer
Gei1eral Fund:
Debt Service
$ 11 , 090. 00
26,458.00
23,273.20
22,210.00
45,838.00
30,388.45
94,515.00
23,203.00
33,763.00
4,890.00
6,500.00
75.00
900.00
37,860.00
34,075.00
$ 395,038.65
$ 268,820.00
78,972.50
3,050.00
44,617.50
$ 395,460. 00
$ 36,255.00
34,080.00
5,956.00
Mayor & Council
'. City Manager's office
Clerk- Treasurer
Finance Department
Police Department
Fire Department
Public Works
Public Works Shop
Small Boat Harbor
Seward General Hospital
Seward Library
l;;"il Defense
Public Health Nurse
General Services
Debt Services G. O.
Light & Power Department:
Operating Expenditures
Debt Service
Billing Machine R ental Purchase
R ef'"'3rve
Water Department
Operating Expenditures
Reserve
$ 76,291.00
To;:'c:l Budgeted Expenditures $ 866,789.00
Total Tax Revenue from boats on a flat rate basis: $ 555.00
ATTACHED TO AND MADE A PART OF '!'HE
MI~IUTES OF THE SBWARD CITY COUNCIL
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BE IT FUR1HER RESOLVED that the rate of fiijYmfih~\96fie~/dfi1l1 and real
property tax rolls shall be and Is hereby levied at the rate of twenty (20) mills per
dollar of assessed valuation, except that the rate of levy on boats and vessels shall
be and is hereby levied at the rate of Five ($5. (0) Dollars each on a boat or vessel
of less than five (5) net registered or certificated tons and at the rate of Fifteen
($15.00) Dollars each on a boat or vessel of more than five (5) registered or
certificated tons.
This Resolution shall be effective on the date of its passage and approval.
Passed and approved by the City Council of The City of Seward this lOth
day of
June
, 1968.
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G- City Clerk. Treasurer
}\T'}'l\C~.o:ZD TO Aim tIAD;; f.\ PAPT OF TIE
hINU'I'C::, OF TI-E.': SEWAFD CITY COUNCIL
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( James I<. Filip, / ~7
THE CITY OF SEWARD City Clerk-Treasurer
RESOLUTION NO. 712
WHEREAS, eo jud~en't against The City of Seward has been entered in
the matter of James Cameron, plaintiff, va. The City of Seward,
Defendant: and
WHEREAS, the Superior Cour't of the Third Judicial District, State of
Alaska, has ordered that The City of Seward pay James Cameron the
sum of Seven Thousand Four Hundred Ninety-eight and 74/100 DollarD
~$1,498.74)f and
WHEREAS, the city At.torney eoncurs that this amount is the correct
amount due and approves its payment to James Cameron for settlement
in full of the judgment,
NOW, THEREFORE, BE %'1' RESOLVED t.hat the City Counoil of The City of
sewa%d di~eet.s that the City Manager be and is hereby authorized to
exeeute payment. in full to James Came~on in the amount of Seven
Thousand Fou~ Hund~ed Ninety~eight and 74/100 Dollars ($7,498.74)
upon receipt of the city At.'torney's written approval of said amount.
This ~e8olution shall be effective upon the date of passage and
approval. Passed and approved by the City Council of The City of
Seward, Alaska, this lOrh day of
LTune
, 1963.
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R. tAj'. Kirkpatrick
Mayor
Attest.
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~ames R. Filip
City Clerk-Treasure~
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AT~'i\C3::;:) ';.'C ]\K]) J"}\DB 1\ I'AFT OF THE
hnl1JT:~,:; or THE SS1'!AED CI'l'Y COUNCI;~
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nIB CITY OF SEWARD :.:/,oames ::<. FU1P --0
RESOLUTION NO.713 l city CLerk-Treasurer
WHEREAS; the City Council has authorized city expenditures for expansion of
freezing equipment and housing construction to protect same at the ALASKAN
SCALLOP PROCESSOR'S, INC., facilities; and
WHEREAS; the City has $108.000. of authorized but unsold bonds which had been
anticipated to be used to finance this expansion; and
WHEREAS; the $108,000. of bonds authorized by the electorate carry a stipulation
that the effective interest rate can not exceed five per centum (5%) per annum.
which interest rate is not available on tcxlay's bond market;
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED; the City C.ouncil of The City of Seward,
Alaska, under CITY CHARTER AUTIiORITY specified in chapter 11, sub-paragraph
(b) authorizes the City Manager to proceed with the issuing of bonds or notes
not to exceed $108,000. to be used as financing on the above mentioned project.
Bonds or notes shall be general obligations of the City of Seward with all lease
purchase money paid by the lessee to be applied to the retirement of said bonds
or notes and that the raw fish tax money received by the City shall be set aside
in a sinking fund to apply on retirement of said general obligation bonds or notes;
AND BE IT FURTI-lER RESOLVED; that said bonds or notes shall bear a net
effective interest rate not to exceed six and one-half per centum (6 - 1/2%) per
annum, said bonds or notes to mature in not to exceed ten (10) years, and sale
of said bonds or notes may be on a negotiated basis.
This Resolution shall become effective immediately upon its passage and approval.
Passed and approved by the City C.ouncU of The City of Seward, Alaska, this
11 th day of June, 1968.
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City Clerk-Treasurer
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R. . rkpatrick
Mayor
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REGULAR HEETING JUNE 10, 196J Vol. 13 ~ 2 9
SPECI1\L HEETING JUNE 11, l06'J
I tew 9 (4..L -, The Ci tv Manager reconunended that t~.le changes reported on :) 1
the Ad"isory Committee on .the Home Rule Charter be included on the Cc<:..
ober 1, 196:3 ballot. Each proposed change to be voted on separate}".
Such changes are to be included in Resolution form :Eor approval at U18
next regular meeting.
Item..2 (5 t - Reported that Captain Love expected the Alaska Scallop Fleet
to arrive on the 21st or 22nd of June and will be in full operation L.'
Julv 10, 1968. Captain Love intends to extend an invitation to an open-
house aboard one of the vessels after the'! arrive. State officials "Jill
be invited to attend this open-house.
Item 9(6) -. Reported that the $108,000. bond issue could not be sold at
this time due to the fact that interest rates of 5% or less cannot be
obtained at .this time. The City Manager reconunended that the Council
pass a Resolution to issue revenue bonds or notes to provide the necess-
ary interim financing. The City Manager then called a special meeting
to be held 2:30 P. M. Tuesday, June 11, 1960 for the purpose oE approving
this Resolution.
Iter(~ 9 (]1 .. Reported on problem he is encoun.tering \vi th the Carpenters I
Union in regard to using non-union labor on the freezer project.
Item 10
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section
and the
.-, Council Discussion ,-. Review of Council intent in the
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XVIII, Ordinance No. 340. Comptroller Baugh presented
Council ruled that no retroactivi t.; was involved.
Inat'ter of
tbe facts
LteJ11,-~.QJ]-1-' Vice Mayor Skinner asked ti'le City Hanager to check with the
Police Department on the matter of a receiver the Fire Departmen.t loaned
to the PoJ.ice Department.
Item~l:. ., Adjournment.
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City Clerk-Treasurer
Clron. Urbach moved to adjourn the meeting. Vice
.ti'le meeting at 9: 50 P. M. .', r
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R. H. I<:~rkpatr~@k
Mayor
SPECIAL MEETING JG~E 11, 1963
The special meetinq of the Corrul1on Council of The Cit'l of Seward, }\laska
held June 11, 1968, was called to order by Na'lor I(irkpatrick a.t 2:30 P.rI.
Roll
It~rr~? ,., Ti'le opening ceremony vlas omitted. Jten~_lNvas called and those
present were 11ayor Kirkpa.trick, Councilmen Hulm, Smith and Urbach.
Those absent were Councilrnen Amend, Skinner and lhllburn.
Ite~,~.j: - A)2proval. of Reso_l.~tio~]- No. 7l]__~~:...e__Cl...t..tac}~d)..
m()y'!:~.d. j::o..ac ~t _Res.ol ~:t:_ig!?-.P_~_.7l:}L ~lmn ~...l~u].~T1..~e..c_o.l'l.d~_d;
imo~sl v~_
Clmn. Urbach
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passed unan..
Clmn. Skinner arrived at this point.
Clmn. Smith stated that he \vished to reconsider Resolution No. 713. Clmn.
Smi.ti'l as]ced for and received permission to abstain from voting. Ma"or
Kirkpatrick asked that Resolution No. 713 be moved under reconsideration.
_C l~n~_JLrba.E}'l_moved J::.?_.~<?~el2!.l...._s econded by 'sl-.!fln ~Ji.\l1~1; pas.!3_~~aEj..:rnous l' T
witl~,Cl:mn~_ Smith I s abste_n_tion~
Smith
Item .2. ., Eo.0jo1J.rnmE?nt - Clmn.Amoved to adjourn. r.1a:Tor Kirkpatrick ad-
};;" rned t;1e .meeting. at 2:.10 P. M.
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ames R. FJ.l~p
City Clerk-Treasurer
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SPECIAL MEETING JG~m 19, 19G~
REGULAR MEETING JUNE 24, 1968
n;ll ~
special meeting of the COImnon Council of The Cii='! of S d "1 ]
, ewar _, ie.. as '~a ,
19, 1968, was called to order by Ma\'or Kirkpatrick at 7: 50 P. 111.
\. -il~ le
~~i:::~_2, .- The opening cerep1on'7 was lead bv Clmn. Smi.th. Item 3 - Roll
"~l:; called and those present were Mayor Kirkpatrick, Councilm;n Skin-
ner, Hulm, Urbach and Smith.
]b!m 4 .. Discussion of Fuel Facilities at the Cit-" Dock near Halibut
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ITc.Cl,-u..c;.~I:'.i'3.. .C9-2.E.er~tJ-ve. The Cit\T JI'lanager presented I::he proposal ,:rom
~'.arathon Fuel Service to install a 9,000 gallon above ground diesel
fuel storage tank on tile southv.;rest corner of. Lot 12 of the proposed
Inciustrial Subdivision. The pipeline will be ati:ached to the City
Deck and will proceed to the pump and hose reel which will be placed
rext to the fish unloading winch, south of the Ice House. Fuel will
be delivered to Alaskan Scallop Processors and A. S. P. will be Euel-
j nc. their milD vessels.
JVa"or KirJ:patrick asked :Cor =mrnents from Ra\' Anderson, representing
JVarathon l"uel Service. A lenqUl'T discussion followed. Clmn. Skinner
~~.v~.5i.J:o....Ciccep_t_C1 one-quarJ:..e_r_L1.i1.L_~_n~~ qal.:lo..!:~,_,?ha~e on fu~l,
~' e 1 ~ ver.~,g.._J:I1J:: ou q D-...:Lh.~ E..ip'~l in ~-,__~lpm ~. Ur ba ch......s.eco n<!e_91....E..a s s eel.. uT!..an .~
,Lmo_'Ll~.1.Y:. Discus s ion c:mtinued. Clmn~Srni t}}-...-!l1oved tg...E..essms i<!~~~to
J:]::>,-~._n.~~..I~Sy_l.C1_:r::... Counc il. meet i nC)' .
ltel'!':c? '" REOsolution No. 714. (!;..e~~-tctacheC!)"" The Cit\' Manager recom-
mended the acceptance. Cl.!n_~~ulm..rnoved to acceJ2.:1::.Resglution No. .....714.
f.1.glD !_$)dnr'ler.5lecollded; .Ea~ secl.Y.rl.animous1:Y:.
It~~_2- -, .ACljol!c.rnment .' Clmn. Skinner moved adjournment. Mavor Kirk.
I P ri~.:eeting at 9,55 "jM'w'JJ4t~~L~_
Lames R. Filip ~ R. w. Kirk~tri <
City Clerk-Treasurer Mayor
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REGULAR MEETING JUNE 24, 1968
The regular meeting of June 24, 1968, of the Common Council of The
City of Seward, Alaska was called to order by Mayor Kir~patrick at
7:45 P. M.
Item 2 - The opening ceremony was lead by Councilman Hulm. Item 3 - Roll
was called and those present were Mayor Kirkpatrick, Clmn. Urbach, Hulm,
Skinner and Smith.
~te~.A - ~J-nl!c.~~~- The minutes were presented and Clmn. Hulm moved for
acceptance of minutes from page 207 to page 223. Clmn. Skinner seconded;
passed unanimously. Clmn. Smith moved to table minutes page 199 to 206
until next regular meeting. Clmn. Skinner seconded; passed unanimously.
Ltem _:5_ ... .Cit.izens._12~_:s.c.'1.ssion"an.cLpublip_He~rJ.n.9: .... Mr. watsj old stated
that he felt the employees of City Hall should park in the parking lot
provided and not on the street where customers park.
Item 6. CQJll!l1un.icatiQns A_copyo(_aJ_e.t.te!,.(r::::,m....,.!:.l1~ .I.~ena.i.J'.en.~nsuJ_~
.B_QrQugh...t.<? Mr~ Don M. ._BeEry, __E~e.cEt~ye_ D,,~,re.c;.torL.1\.lCl.ska .~uni.c.i,.:eal:L.e~~,
dated June 20, 1968, notifying cities in the Kenai Peninsula Borough
that they are eligible members of the Alaska Municipal League without
any further dues. Signed George A. Navarre, Chairman.
Item 6 (2) .1.E?t.t.er J,rom,:t:h.E? DepC!.r.tm.ent, 2.f."T.ran.sPQ:r.t_a.tJ.o.nJ_Xe(ierCi.l.....A.v)"
atio.Il....A.d.min.i.strA.tion., .dated June 21, 1968, stating that the National
Airport plan for 1968...1972 recommends the following projects for Seward:
(1) Acquisition of additional land for airport development~ (2) Paving
of runway 12..30; (3) Paving of the taxiway and parking apron. Runwa'-T
lighting and an airport beacon will be considered in the 1969 1973
project year; signed Lyle K. Brown, Director.
Clmn. Amend arrived at this time.
ATTACHED TO AND MADE A PART OF THE
MI~JTES OF THE SEWARD CITY COUNCIL
VOLUME l3'l;;GE 230.
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THE CITY OF SEWARD / James R. Fiiip, ~
RESOLUTION NO. 714 (/ City Clerk-Treasurer
WHER BAS; The City of Seward operates and maintains a Small Boat Harbor
Facility at the North West shore line of Resurrection Bay which harbor is bounded
and protected by an East and South breakwater; and
WHEREAS; this facility is heavily used by commercial fishermen and pleasure
boats; and
WHER BAS; there is installed a PONTOON PLANE MooR!NG FACILITY in said
harbor which is to be used as mooring for transient planes, emergency use, and
for loading and unloading of passengers or cargo only;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of The City of Seward.
Alaska, that no float plane shall land or take off from inside of the breakwaters
bounding the Small Boat Harbor. Planes using the float within the harbor shall land
or take off outside of the harbor breakwaters and shall taxi into or out of the harbor
through the entrance to same and shall give right-of-way to any and all boats which
may be entering or leaving the harbor. Planes shall observe the harbor speed
limits at all times while maneuvering within the harbor boundaries. No plane shall
be moored at the plane float except for purposes of loading or unloading passengers
or cargo and such time shall be limited to two (2) hours.
AND BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the City Harbor Master shall be responsi-
ble for the policing of this float and he shall issue violation tickets for any and all
violations of this resolution. Violations shall carry the same penalties as those
stated in the City Traffic C.ode.
This Resolution shall become effective im:nediately upon its passage and approval
and shall be considered as an Emergency Resolution to protect the safety and welfare
of those boat owners using the Small Boat Harbor facilities.
Passed and approved by the City Council of The City of Seward, Alaska, this 19th
day of June, 1968.
Attest:
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City Clerk-Treasurer
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WHEREAS:
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RESOLUTION NO. 711 / ,James ?7Filfp; ~.
[/' ci ty C1er'-;:-Treasurer
The City of Seward, Alaska, has numerous constructton lots and areas
for long term lease to prospective industries and businesses;
NOW THEREFORE; the City Council of The City of Seward, Alaska,hereby adopts
the following procedure which shall apply to all City-owned lands to be leased:
1. Prospective Lessee shall submit a written development plan, with draw-
ings when requested, to the City Manager for any lot or parcel of land to be con-
sidered for leasing.
2. The development plan shall state date that development will be started and
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date on which development will be completed.
3. Proposed Lessee shall place a cash deposit, upon making application to
lease lands, in an amount equal to one-half of the first year's lease payment,
deposit to be considered as a performance bond and if development of the lot or
area is not diligently pursued and completed in accordance with the development
plan, the deposit shall be retained by The City of Seward as liguidating damages.
4. If all terms and conditions of the lease are complied with on the date
specified in said lease, all costs incurred by the City in preparing the lease papers,
filing of same, and any and all incidental costs thereof, shall be deducted from said
deposit money and any funds remaining shall be returned to Lessee.
5. All information given the City in regard to the development plan and other
related information shall be presented to the City Council, and if proposed lease
is approved, the Lessee shall, within ten (10) days, pay the first year's lease in
full and sign all lease papers.
6. The City Council shall record the filing of the development plan and pro-
posal to lease, but shall not be required to approve or reject any proPQsal until
the council meeting next following that on which information was filed.
This Resolution shall be effective on the date of passage and approval.
Passed and approved by the City Council of The City of Seward, Alaska, this
24th day of
JUne
, 1968 .
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City Clerk-Treasurer
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THE CITY OF SEWARD
RESOLUTION NO. 715
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- city Clerk-Treas~rer
WHER EAS; The City of Seward owns and operates a City Municipal Light and Power
Department Distribution and Stand-by Generation Station; and
WHEREAS; Wholesale Power is purchased from Chugach Electric Cooperative at
approximately Mile 24 on the Seward Highway; and
WHER EAS; the Light and Power Department produces revenues amounting to
approximately Forty-Four Percent (44%> of the Total City Budgets and with the 10-
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creased consumption of power anticipated at the Alaskan Scallop Processor's Plant
the budgeted revenue of the department should increase to approximately Forty-Six
and One-Half Percent (46-1/2%> of Total City Budgets, and with increased electric-
al consumption in O1:1'1er classes of use throughout the City, the department's
revenue can conceivably increase to an excess of Fifty Percent (5{)%> of Total City
Budgets;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, by the City C-ouncU of The City of Seward,
Alaska, that the City Manager is hereby instructed and directed to assume complete
supervision of this department and to devote a portion of his time to the administra-
tion and supervision of the department and is hereby charged with all responsibUi-
ties connected with the department.
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AND FURTHER, the City Manager's salary, annual leave, and insurance shall be
chargable to the department in an amount equal to approximately the same percent
as the Department Revenues are to the Total City Budget, providing that the Net
Revenues of the Light and Power Department are adequate to maintain the required
Net Reserves called for by City Bond Ordinances governing Revenue Bond Sales
related to t.l-te Light and Power Department. The General Fund Expenditure Budget
for the City Manager's office shall specifically list Total Salary, Annual Leave,
and Insurance paid the City Manager and shall be separate from other salaries in
the office. The Budget shall show the exact amount to be paid by the General {Jund
and the exact amount to be paid by the Light and Power Department.
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A'1".r.ACHJm '1'0 AND JW)B A PART or '1'HJ:
JlINV'l'BS OF 'l.HE SBWAJU) CITY COUBCIL
V~UME 13, PAGE 231.
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This Resolution shall become effective immediately upon its passage and approval.
Passed and approved by the City Council of The City of Seward, Alaska, this 24th
day of
June
, 1968.
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Mayor
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MINUTES OF THE SEWARD CITY CooNI
VOLUME 13'/!.~E_2;~. /?~-=za
niE CITY OF SEWARD vZ~~FiliP
RESOWnON NO. 716 city clerk-Treasurer
WHEREAS; City Manager, Kester L. Dotts,baelntormed the City eouncu
~ hia Inlllnt to purchase certain City-owned property; and
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WHER BAS; the City Councll has given their permtalllon and authorlzadoo
for the City Manager to purchase certain Clty-owued propes:ty;
NOW. 11iEREFOOE, BE IT RESOLVBD, by the City COlDlcll d The City
c1 Seward. Alaska, that me City Manager, K__ L. Dotts. may purchase
LotII15 aad 16 In Block 1 c1 me Jeeae Lee Sub-dlYUlon on the aame terms
and ,.,..,ttdc:lM u apecUled In me City Sale ater.
This R_oludon to become effecdve Immediately upon passage andapproval.
Pas'" aad approved by me City CouncIl d The CItY c1 Seward, Alaska.
this 24th day d
June
. 1968.
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RESOLUTION NO. 118 ci ty Clex"k-'l'reasnrer
WHEREAS, City Manager Kester L. DOtts has tendered his resignation
effective June 30, 1968, and
WHEREAS, the city council desires to retain Mr. DOtts as city Manager
of The City of seward, and
WHEREAS, Mr. DOtts has indicated he i8 in favor of remaining in seward
provided a significant salary increase can be arranged:
NOW. THERBPORE, BE IT RESOLVED, by the city council Qf The City of
Seward. Alaska, that Kester L. Dotts be requested to continue as
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City Manager of The City of seward at an annual salary of twenty-one
thousand, five hundred dollars ($21,500.00) effective July 1, 1968.
AND, BE IT PtJRTHER RESOLVED, that effective on July 1, 1969 said
salary shall be advanced to an annual rate of twenty-two thousand,
five hund1:ed -doUara ($.22. 500.00) .
This R~ulnl.JJtion to became effective iIIIIlediately upon pass~e and
approval.
Passed and approvecl by the City counc11 of '.fbe city of sewu4. Aluk.a.
this
1st
day of - July.. 1.968.
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REGULAR !1EETING JUNE 24, 1968
vol. 13
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~I-!:em. 6. (}) Le.tt.E'Or frol1:~ th.e Ken~.i. Sold.'!.t.na .C:llTl!ui.!:tee g.~Alcoholisrr\ dat2d
June 12, 196'3, stating that a .~<?..Ll..I!<::.tl...~I1__J2I-.~c:o}~.0.U3_ITl for the Western IZ3nai
Peninsula was being formed and that the first meeting was held June 20,
1963 at 7:30 P. M. at Christ Lutheran Church, Soldatna. Anyone interested
in working on the Council was asked to atten::L Signed Robert Nelson,
ReI. D., Chairman.
J.t.e.m.1 .Qr.~..i.n~.nces, Re.sollltion and OtheE AC.t..io.~ .I.t.8.J11.~: B..e.sol.llti.on }lo.:-Jl}.
.~lmn.,..Urba.c.h, .'1.lov,e.C! .to ,accept Resglu.t.ion N~~. 711 C~ee att?.Eh.E:lE). f...l.mn.~.
?kinneE .s.e.cg.nde.t:!~ .Eassed una.n,in~~lls}~,
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1.!: elll. Lt.?.L Re sol u ti oA....l'I.().~_.})_s. (~_e a tt a c he<=!). s;.l.rn.n.. ._Smi,t!1. mov.8..c:L:!:o
ac.c.e.pt. ,R,eso,l~.ltion N.o., .1.:t5. '_. .CJ.mD_~, ?_k.:Ln.n.e,r. s,e.c.0.I!d,e,d.,- YO.t.~.r:t.g A.s.f.o1}ows.:
Cl.ITI.n... Amend.an.d, .Clm.n.~.H.u.:tm,' .n.o).."<::'l..mn~ l:l:.~b.'!.ch.,. .S,k.i.n.Il.E:lEL SITl.i.th .a.n,d.!1av~~
.Ki:r::.J~J>.a,tr.i.ck: ye3_~Resg, l,u,t. i~:n. ,N: o~.. }.1,?,p'a.s,1?~.d ~.
1..i::..em_}jll .~e.s.olytign,_No... ).1.6Ls.e.eat.t.ac:r~.e.d). . .Clmn. .U.rb.ach .Tllo-,:,.e.d. .tg.
..?S.c:ep.t.Res.ol.l3,tio.:n. No.. .D.6." .Clmn. A.rnencL1?ecpn~e,d.L'p'as.se.d. yn,a.niffi,o.u.sly~.
.:Lt.e.ITI__7_t1:1. AP.p.l.,i.<::"Cl.:t:.io.:n. .f.r.(),ffi, .B.g.O., E.l k.1?!......S,ey.~ ~r.d. ~.odg.e. .N.U!n.be E... I)} 3 ..J 0 r
~2.:r:-,oya.l.o.:E..Au.t_l1.orized g?:ID,es. .o,f. c.l1.ance..E-nd. Sk.U}._P.e,r!TI,i.t.w.9-.s..J.E'O~d by .tJ~:e
',. f.it.z I1anag.E:l..!'.' C}.ITln. SkinI1~.:r:-"mo~ed .apj>rov.a.l..o.f.._applica.t.ion.,- Clm.n.. }\!,uep.C!
. .s.ec,on.<J.edL paE.sed...l3.n,animQusly.
.J;.:l:.eIT\..(~ -f.l~.' Ski..n.neE.Jeported that .I<en.Cl.i_.Peninsula B()Fo.u3!1. ,Ass,e.m]?}.y
.'1.le.eting was held in ?~l~~viA'
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Clmn. Skinner further reported (1) Borough adopted election dates to cor-'
respond wi.th Ci tv election. (2) Borough approved Kenai Central High
School additions. (3) Borough approved equipment and furniture for the
portable addition to the Borough offices. (4) Borough approved the multi
'purpose room for the Tustemena, Anchor Point and Sterling schools. (5)
Judge Stewart ruled in favor of reapportionment based on the 1960 census.
. (6) Repair of the National Guard Armory floor, Seward, will go out on bid
and the Annory will pay 100 per cent back to the Borough. (7) Borough
meeting July 2, 1968, 1.0111 be held in Seward and final plans for the Seward
Elementary School will be presented.
l..t~m.~ E:ep'?rts !romt}le. City !1anage.~ ..... The City Manager met with repres.
entatives of the Highway Department, Mr. Steen and Mr. Matlock, and they
stated that Seward is eligible for $35,000 for work on ei.ther Lowell Point
Road or Resurrection Road. Mr. Steen and Mr. Matlock will be in Seward
,Thursda'(, June 27, 1968, and they will want 1:0 knm" which project the
Ci tv of Seward wishes the Highway Department to pursue. Cl_m.~. grbE-ch
moved :t.h.a_1:t.lle,~.i,ty reco.mmend .work.Q.n Resu:r:~e.c.t,i.?n. ,~oad rat~eE. ,th.an LO\~E:ll-l
· 'Roint, Road~.. . CII1m...Amenls,~c.o.n.d.El,d~ passed .~na]~im.oy.slY.~ .
.r.-t::..~ITl..2J.?) The emergency rations in the Civ:.l Defense warehouse have been
declared unfit for human comsumption by Army health officials. The Airforc
will clear out the warehouse and burn these rations, Tuesday, June 25, 1968.
I_t:.~_rtl...2_(}J The City Manager called for a work session of the Council Julv
1, 1968 at 7:30 P. M. to work on proposed Charter changes that will appear
on the October ballot.
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;r_t.~1TI.2(.i2. The Viking Queen brought in the larges.t load of scallops ever
to be delivered to an American port Monday, ,:rune 24, 1968 '" :SO,OOO pounds
'Worth $51,700.
~:[t.~I!l.,lO. Counc.i.l D.isc.lls.s..i.o.~ Recommendation of discussion regarding .the
Mara.thon ::Cuel Service proposal was canceled at the request of the people
invol?ed.
Item 10(2) Don Statter, Director, Division of Waters and Harbors, Alaska
Depar.tment. of Public Works, recommended that the City approve the 1 ""ase
concerning Harbor floats and ramps. The Mavor and members of the ~0uncil
questioned Mr. Statter as to the possibility of getting State monies to
enlarge the existing Harbor facilities. Mr. Statter replied that the City
would have .to provide documented facts and figures as to the need for such
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SPECIAL MEETING JULY 1, 1968
expansion. The Mayor questioned Mr. Statter in regards to the water
sys-;~(~m located on the City I S Small Boat Harbor floats. Mr. Stat-ter agreed
tha1~ the system will have to be re done, but -that it could not be done
by 'cl1e Citv on a reimbursible basis and that the State could not do i-t
th:_s year either. Clmn. Skinner pointed out that one float in the Small
Bo,r,~ Harbor is too close to the breakwater and is practicall'f useless
in it present condition. Mr. Statter agreed that more access should
have been provided and that relocation could probably be accomplished
if ii: were included in another project. Mr. S-tatter concluded his re--
marks bv saying that facts and figures on which to budget on the pro--
ject would be needed.
~e~~~~ All those who were present before the recess were present after
thEe recess.
.!!_e~ 10 (3t -- Clmn. Hulm commented that he felt a public hearing was in
order in regard to Resolution No. 715.
ci ty Clerk--Treasurer
-, Clmn. Hulm moved to adjourn the meeting.
the meeting at 10:05 P. M.
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Mayor
Item 11 Adjournment
I<:irkpatrick adjourned
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SPECIAL MEETING JUNE 27, 1968
A special meeting of the City Council was called bv Mayor Kirkpatrick
for the purpose of having an Executive session relative to a personnel
matter. Mayor Kirkpatrick called the meeting to order at 10:00 P. M.
and adjourned the meeting at lIdO P. M. , J 'r.. .'
tW~irl~-;~t,L
Mayor
SPECIAL MEETING JULY 1, 1968
The Special Meeting of July l,l968, of the Common Council of the Citv of
Seward was called to order by Mayor Kirkpatrick at 7:54 P. M.
Item_~ The opening ceremony was lead by Clmn. Urbach. .!.te~__l Roll
was called and those present were ~layor Kirkpatrick, Councilmen Urbach,
Skinner, Hulm, Amend and Smith. Clmn. Willburn was absent.
1..te~..! ' _Citi_z.e,~s_pis_~uss_t.Q..~__~~9-_I'.ublci~_}!earings: Mayor Kirkpatrick
officially declared the public hearing open. Commander Sperry thanked
the Council for their efforts on behalf of the Coast Guard families
regarding housing difficulties with F. H. A.
Hayor Kirkpatrick briefly outlined the circumstances surrounding the
resignation of City Manager Dotts. He then read the only letter he
received regarding the proposed Resolution from Donna L. Kowalski.
Public comments were then solicited. Approximately twenty peoPtne
attended the meeting and those who spoke in favor of or againstl\Resolu
tion were Merle Starr, Montv Richardson, Jim Pullar, Hans Hafemeister,
Commander Sperry, Herman Leirer, Mrs. Dunham, Jack Werner, Hr. Bogard,
Hrs. Knighten and Burton Baugh.
Mayor Kirkpatrick closed the public hearing.
Item 5 .-- B..?sg),ut.to.n__tlQ.._ }1J? (ti.le only) C1E1.!1_~_U:r:p~~h,mo;r~_d~t.o aC~~cft
Resolution, ~~~_,J18 :req~~~t:~Qg_~Jty 1.lap!3-ger Dg1.~s_.t:oreIll.Si;Lll_J-n S\?wa!'__
wifh'ii..pa'y-increase to $21,500 per year effect~ve July 1, 19?8, and a
second-increase to $22,500 effective July 1, 1969. Clmn. Sk~nner ~
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M~TACHED TO AND MADE A PART OF THl
MINUTES OF THE SEWARD CITY COUNCIl
VOLUME 13, PAGo/J33~ /c::? 4
/~,~R. Filip
THE CITY OF SEWARD, ALASKA v city Clerk-Treas.
PROCLAMATION
WHEREAS; The President of The United States of America has urged Americans
to "Discover America" in 1968; and
WHEREAS; Seward has been designated as the "Fun Capital of Alaska", and
WHEREAS; The City of Seward wishes to extend official greetings and welcome
to the members of the Airstream Wally Byam Caravan to Alaska;
NOW, llIEREFORE, I, R. W. Kirkpatrick. Mayor, and the City Council of The
City of Seward, Alaska, on behalf of the citizens of Seward, do hereby proclaim
Wednesday,.July 10th, and Thursday, July 11th, 1968, as
WALLY BYAM CARAVAN DAYS
and do hereby request that the citizens of the city welcome the members of the
1968 Airstream Wally Byam Caravan to Alaska.
This proclamation made this 8th day of July, 1968, at Seward, Alaska.
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RESownON NO. 692
WHEREAS; The City of Seward, Alaska, operates and maintains the Small Boat
Harbor and Facilities within the coporate city limits; and
WHEREAS; the State of Alaska, Department of Public Works, DIvision of Waters
and Harbors, owner of floats, ramps, and other facilities within said Small
Boat Harbor, has prepared a revised Lease Form for these facilities;
NOW, THEREFORE; The City of Seward, Alaska accepts the conditions and
terms stated in the revised Lease Form and which length of time is to be from
April 1, 1968, to the first day of April, 1973.
Passed and approved by the City C<>uncil of The City of Seward, Alaska, this
8th day of
July
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R. W. Ki trick
Mayor
,,'\;;'r}\CT-~::;:C' ~O Z\.X:J :V:.I\D'Z 1\. ,!?~-;,?.r:; 0? 7'~~:r::
lENUT:~:3 01' TFL SE1!}\Jm CI'C-i CJUNCH,
RESOLUTION NO 719 ~ ~G.:2: 233, '~. ..UI1::zl),.
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BE IT RESOLVED that Resolution No. 719 hereby s~~sC~:~iJJ~rN~e561;
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and
BE IT FUR'IHER RESOLVED that the following prices be and are hereby estab-
lished for all retaU sales of petroleum products by The City of Seward marine
fuels retail sales outlet known as Seward Marina. to boats. vessels or marine
transportation devices of whatever description:
GASOLINE
To Pleasure Craft
Price per
Gallon
1 Gallon to and Including 39 Gallons. .
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$
.36
.33
.31
40 Gallons to and Including 99 Gallons. .
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100 Gallons to and Including 399 Gallons. .
400 Gallons and Over
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.30
To Commercial Ships for Ship's Supplies:
40 Gallons to and Including 399 Gallons . . . . . .
** Ship owner or master may sign Exemption
C.ertificate Form S-809 for gasoline purchased
and receive gasoline at 4fl! per gallon less.
400 Gallons and Over
** Same condition as above
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$
.31
. . . . . . . . . . .
.305
DIESEL
1 Gallon to and Including 399 Gallons
400 Gallons and Over
. . . . . . . . . .
$
.216
.206
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FURNACE OIL
1 Gallon to and Including 399 Gallons . . . . . . . . . .
** Upon filing 3fl! State Tax Exemption C.ertiftcate
400 Gallons and Over
.. Same condition as above
$ .186
. . . . . . . . . .
.176
OIL
Oil............
Per Quart
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$
.60
This Resolution to be effective on the clate of passage and approval.
Passed and approved by the City C.ouncU of The City of Seward, Alaska, this
8th
clay of
July
. 1968. I
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R. W. K trick
Mayor
SPECIAL MEETING JULY I, 1968
REGULAR MEETING JULY 8, 1968
,~e.<:onc!e5:'!..th.e. mg.t:ion; pa_s.sed.~I:lapirrlous_l_:~. (see attached)
I.:!qn
Vol. 13"'I~).'),
1_1:.~~__~ !~djournmen_t: elmn. Skinner moved to adjourn. Ma'1or Kirkpatrick
apjourned the meeting at 9:30 P. M.
_me:t::24eexecutive sessio:;?0X94~~" .
ames R. Filip R. w. Kirk~~':::ick
Cit3C. c:..l:.r: ~r:.as_u~e~ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _M~y~r _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
REGULAR MEETING JULY 8, 1968
The regular meeting of July 8, 1968, of the Common Council of The City of
Seward was called to order by Mayor Kirkpatrick at 7:37 P. M.
I
Item 2 - The opening ceremony was lead py Clmn. Hulm.
called and those present were Mayor Kirkpatrick, Clmn.
and Urbach. Clmn. Smith and Willburn were absent.
Item 3 - Roll was
Skinner, Hulm, Amend
Item 4 - Minutes - Clmn. Hulm moved for approval of minutes from the bottom
two-thirds of Page 223 through the top one-fourth of page 233. Clmn.
Skinner seconded: passed unanimously.
Clron. Skinner moved for approval of minutes from the middle of paqe 199
through page 206. Clmn. Urbach seconded: voting as follows - Clron. Hulm,
no: Mayor Kirkpatrick, Clmn. Amend, Urbach and Skinner, yes: motion passed.
Item 5 - Citizens Discussion and Public Hearing - The City Manager informed
tAe Council that the plans as originally submitted were going to be fol-
~owed by Keith L. Knighten regarding the construction of a log building on
Lpt 1, Block 1, Marina Subdivision, and no discussion would be necessary.
Clmn. Smith arrived at this time.
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Item 6 - Communications: Letter from State Department of Economic Develop-
ment dated July 5, 1968, stating that the Commissioner would not be able to
attend the ceremony honoring the Alaska Scallop Fleet. Signed Frank H.
Murkowski, Commissioner
Item 6 (2) - Letter from Board of Missions of the United Methodist Church
dated June 25, 1968, granting the City's request to ease restrictions on
4.9 acres of land sold to the City for school purposes only: signed Emma
Burris.
Item 6 (3) - COpy of a letter from Board of Missions of the United Methodist
Church to George A. Navarre dated June 24, 1968, approving sale of additi~
al 20 acres of land for school purposes: signed Emma Burris.
Item 6(4) - See following Item 10 (5).
Item 6(5) - Letter from U. S. Department of Commerce. Economic Development
Administration, undated, stating the Seward area continues to qualify for
continued eligibility as a re-development area; signed Edwin W. Webber,
I?irector.
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Item 7 - Ordinances, Resolutions and Other Action Items - Proclamation:
Wally Byam Caravan Days (see attached). Clmn. Amend moved acceptance of
Proclamation: Clmn. Skinner seconded: passed unanimOUSly.
Item 7(2) -~solution No. 692 (see attached) - Clron. Skinner moved accept-
ance: Clm~~s~conded: passed unanimously.
Item 7 (3) - Resolution No. 719 (:;ee attached).
Recess - Meeting reconvened with members present as before the recess.
Clmn. Skinner moved acceptance of Resolution No. 719: Clmn. Hulm seconded:
passed unanimously.
Item 7(4) - App~al of Pole Line R~l?~tion Contract _ Clmn. Urbach moved
to approve: elron. Skinner seconded: passed unanimously.
Borouqh Assemblvmen- The plans for the new Seward
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Regular Meeting July 8, 1968
Special Meeting July 15, 1968
Elementary School passed and bids will be let on the Armory floor-repair
job.
ltem~ - Reports from the City Manager - The City Manaqer introduced Res~'
olution No. 720 (see attached). Discussion followed. Clmn. Urbach moved
~cceotance: Clmn. Skinner seconded. Votinq as follows: Clmn. Urbach
an~Skinner - yes: Mayor Kirkpatrick, Clmn. Smith, Hulm and Amend - no:
moti~n failed. Clmn. Hulm moved to put Resolution No. 720 on the agenda
for the meeting of July 22, 1968. Clmn. Smith seconded: passed unanim-
ousl Y'.
ltem~) - The City Manager re~rted that the cost of fluoridation,e~-
ment_~hould not exceed ~?OO a~d that one dollar ($1.00) per month per
water bill shou1d pay ~ff~~~ expense in~~o 18 months. The City Coun-
cil directed the City Man~ger to prepare a special assessment Resolu~:ion
to appear at the next regular meeting.
Item 9(3) - No paper work has been received from General Services Admin-
istration regarding transfer of property to the City.
Item 9(4) - Date for study session was set for Monday, July 15, 1968, at
7:30 P. M., for proposed amendments to the City Charter.
Item 9(5) - The complete budget will be presented at the next regular
meeting.
Item 10 - Council Discussion - Mayor Kirkpatrick reported that the rail-,
road will install..!_new fresh water system on its dock about August 1, 1968.
Item 10(2) - Mayor Kirkpatrick appointed Vice Mayor Skinner to attend
Kenai Days at Kenai this coming weekend.
Item 10(3) - Clmn. Hulm felt that a guard rail should be erected in the
old Berth Two area to prevent cars from rolling into the Bay.
Item 10(4) - Clmn~ Hulm would like to see the City Manager and Comptroller
to stay within the 1968-69 Budget.
Item 10(5) - Clmn. Amend moved for an executive session immediately fol-
Iow~ng the reifuJrclr meet~ng. CImn. Urbach seconded: passed unan~mous~y.
* Item 6(4)- Letter from Senator W. I. "Bob" Palmer dated June 26, 196e,
requesting information regarding the Seward-Whittier-Alaska Railroad
triangle Signed W. I. "Bob" Palmer.
Regular Meeting Recessed.
All members present before the recess were present after the recess.
Mayor Kirkpatrick moved into executive session to discuss personnel
rrIaltter. Executive session adjourned at 10:00 P. M.
- Clmn. Amend moved to adjourn. Mayor
at 10:00 . M.
mes R. Filip
City Clerk-Treasurer
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Special Meeting July 15, 1968
The Special Meeting of July 15, 1968, was called to order by Mayor Kirk-
patrick at 7:40 P. M. Item 2 - The opening ceremony was led by CImn.
Smith. Item 3 - Roll was called and those present were Mayor Kirkpatrick,
Clmn. Smith, Amend, Skinner, Urbach and Hulm. Councilman Willburn was
absent.
Item 4 - Resolution No. 722 (see attached) - Clmn. Skinner moved __to ac-
cept Resolution No. 722. Clmn. Amend seconded; votinq as follows: Clmn.
Smith, Amend, Skinner, Urbach, Hulm and Mayor Kirkpatrick - yes; motion
passed unanimously.
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to adjourn; Mayor Kirkpatrick adjourned the
R. W. Kirk atrick, Mavor
-Treasurer
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TIlE CITY OF SEWARD. ALASKA
RESOWnON NO. 720
,
WHEREAS; the State Fish and Game Department desires to pursue the rehabilita-
tion of Bear Lake to enhance the SILVER SALMON production; and
WHEREAS; the SILVER SALMON production and rehabilitation program is to the
best interest of sport fishing and commercial fishing in our area and we urge that
the Red Salmon production of Bear Lake be limited until it has been thoroughly
proven that they will not adversely effect the Silver Salmon;
NOW, TIlER EFORE. BE IT RESOLVED, by the City Council of The City of Seward.
Alaska, that the proposed program of the Fish and Game Department for the re-
habilitation of Bear Lake be pursued for purposes of improving the production of
Silver Salmon which has become a major economic factor for the area and which
will continue to become greater in future years; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED. that the City supports the position of the Seward
Fish and Game Advisory Committee, Unit #7, as stated in their letter dated
July 5, 1968, and the position of the Seward Chamber of Commerce as stated in
their letter of July I, 1968.
That copies of the Resolution be forwarded to The Honorable Walter J. Hickel,
Governor of The State of Alaska, and to Mr. Augie Reetz. C.ommissioner of Fish
and Game Department, and Mr. Sid Logan, Area Biologist for the Fish and Game
Department, Seward, Alaska.
This Resolution to become effective upon date of passage and approval.
Passed and approved by the City Council of The City of Seward, Alaska, this 8th
day of July, 1968.
RESOLUTION FAILED
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, R. W. Kirkpatrick
Mayor
Attest:
James R. Filip
City Clerk-Treasurer
A~~~;\C~-:~:S:J ~(] l\)~!) ;1\'~..?\D:S l-r:,. ?2'\.'?~ O:? r:;~-~E
RESOLUTION
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NO. 722 ci ty C1:~rk-'l'reasUl:e:r
COUNCE<
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VIHEREAS; the City Council of The City of Seward, Alaska, has authorized
interim financing and the issuance of General Obligation Bonds to finance purchase
of equipment and construction to house same which is to be leased to the Alaskan
Scallop Processor's, Inc. ~ and
WHEREAS; the National Bank of Alaska has submitted their proposal on $108,000.
of Bond Anticipation Notes as stated in their letter of June 6, 1968;
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, by the City Council of The City of Seward,
Alaska, that the proposal of the National Bank of Alaska is hereby accepted and
that Kester L. Dotts, City Manager, is hereby authorized to execute said notes.
This resolution shall become effective immediately upon its passage and approval.
Passed and approved by the City Council of The City of Seward, Alaska, this
15th
day of
July
, 1968.
If: w~t~.~
Mayor
RESOLUTION NO.
ATTACHED TO AND MADE A PART OF TH:
MINUTES OF THE SEWARD CITY COUNCI:
VOLUME l~, PAGE 235/ _ ':.:
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James ~. F~hp, ~(J
city Clerk-Treasurer
WHEREAS; The City Charter of The City of Seward, Alaska, has some con-
flicting and outdated provisions which are not compatable with the Kenai
Peninsula Borough ordinances and present city government; and
WHEREAS; The City Counell appointed an Advisory Committee to study the
present City Charter and to make recommendations or changes which the
committee felt should be placed before the voters of the city; and
WHER EAS; Changes in the City Charter must be approved by the voters of the
city;
NOW. THEREFORE. BE IT RESOLVED, by the City Councll of The City of
"
Seward, Alaska, that the following proposecl changes be presented to the voters
on the October 1st, 1968, General City Election. Said changes shall be on a
separate ballot and will read basically as follows:
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Chapter 3, Stction 3.1 of the present City Charter reads:
The City Coundl · Seetion 3.1:
The City Councll shall consist of the Mayor and six (6) Councilmen, The
mayor and each councilman shall be elected from the city at large. The term
of office of the mayor and each councllman shall be for two (2) years and shall
commence on the Monday next following his eloction, The Council shall
exercise all of the J."eg1.1ative and Pol1cy-maklng powers of the City and shall
provide for the performanee of all duties and obligations Imposed upon the
City by law,
PRO~ITlON A
Shall Chapter 3, Section 3,1 be changed to read:
The City Council shall consist of the Mayor and six (6) Councilmen. The
mayor and each councilman shall be elected from the city at large. The term
of office of the Mayor and of eaeh Councilman shall be for three (3) years and
shall commence on the Monday next following his election. The Council shall
exercise all of the Legislative and Policy-making powers of the City and shall
provide for the performance of all duties and obligations imposed upon the
City by law.
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Terms of Office - Section 3. 2:
/ ATTI.CBED TO AND WillE A PART OF THE
MINUTES OF THE SEWARD CITY COUNCIL
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James R. Filip;"
city clerk-Treasu:re~
.9:1~pter 3, See tion 3.2 of the present City Charter reads:
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T:l~ terms of three (3) councilmen shall expire in each year, except that
:':1 e:::ch second year, counting from 1959, the terms of the mayor and three (3)
c~uncnmen shall expire. When appointments are made to fill vacancies in
c:~ m~nn~r provided by Section 2.13 (a) of this charter. appointees shall
c;u::lHfy for and assume the duties of office within ten (10) days after appoint-
ment, unless such time be extended for not more than sixty (60) days by
ca~ncil.
PROPOSITION B
3:11\11 C'ilapter 3, Section 3.2 be changed to read:
Beginning in the year 1968, four (4) councilmen shall be elected. One (1)
councilman for one (1) year and three (3) councilmen for two (2) years. In
t~.e year 1969, a mayor shall be elected as shall one (1) councilman for a
two-year term and two (2) councilmen for a three-year term each. Beginn-
ing with 1971. a mayor shall be elected as shall two (2) councilmen for three-
year terms each. When appointments are made to fill vacancies in the manner
provided by Section 2.13 (a) of this charter, appointees shall qualify for and
assume the duties of office within ten (10) days after appointment, unless
such time be extended for not more than sixty (60) days by council.
. . .
Chapter 7, Section 7. 1 of the present City Charter reads:
Taxation By Ordinance - Section 7.1:
The council shall provide in the Code for the annual assessment. levy.
and collection of city taXes.
PROPOSITION C
Shall Chapter 7, Section 7.1 be changed to read:
The council shall prOVide in the Code for the annual mill levy and collect-
ion of city taxes.
. . .
Chqpter 7, Section 7.3 of the present City Charter reads:
Assessment Day - Section 7.3:
The taxable status of property shall be determined as on the First Day
01 Janmry, or such other date as may be subsequently required by law, which
cI:all be deemed the Assessment Day. Values on the Assessment Roll shall
b3 detc-____mined according to the facts existing on the Assessment Day for the
year for which the Assessment Roll is made. and no change of status of any
property after that day shall be considered by the council when acting as
B::>2rd of :Equalization. Standards of appraisal shall be followed by the council
when established by law.
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PROPOSITION D .- ~""'- .,,' ....~-;..~,.
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Shall O1apter 7, Section 7.3 be changed to read: cJ.ty C1.X'k~....:r:eJ
The taxable status of property shall be determ:lned as of the First Day of
'.
January, or such other date as may be subsequently required by law, which
shall be deemed the Assessment Day. Values on the Assessment Roll shall be
determined according to the facts existing on the Assessment Day for the year
for which the Assessment Roll is made, and no change of status of any property
after that day shall be considered.
* * *
Chapter 7, Section 7.4 of the present City Charter reads:
Security for Taxes on Real Property - Section 7.4:
The City shall have a First Lien upon all real property against which
taxes are assessed, for the taxes and any collection charges, penalties, and
interest which may accummulate thereto, which lien shall continue until the
taxes are paid.
PROPa>ITION E
Shall Chapter 7, Section 7. 4 be changed to read:
The City shall have a first priority upon all real property against which
taxes are assessed and foreclosed by the Borough.
* * *
Chapter 7, Section 7.5 of the present City Charter reads:
Protection of City's Real Property Tax Liens - Section 7.5:
The City may protect its lien for taxes upon real property by sale at tax
sale, or by purchasing the real property at any tax sale or other public sale,
or by direct negotiation with the owner. Any such procedure shall be deemed
to be for a public purpose. When the City has acquired an interest in real
property to protect a tax lien thereon, the owner of any interest in such real
property may redeem the same by paying the delinquent city taxes and all
accrued charges, penalties, and interest thereon. Mter the City has held
any tax delinquent real property for one (1) year, it may hold same for public
use or sell it at a public auction to the highest bidder.
PR OPOSITION F
Shall Chapter 7, Section 7.5 be changed to read:
The City may protect its interest for taxes upon real property by the
purchasing of the real property at any tax sale or other public sale. Any such
procedure shall be deemed to be for a public purpose. After the City has
held any tax delinquent real property for one (1) year, it may hold the same
for public use or sell at public sale.
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PROPOSITION G J'_; ~:';i1i~::;;
Shall Chapter 7, Section 7.6 be deleted from the present City ChaFMtV a~~""r..tIUr.
function is now a Borough operation:
Security for Taxes on Personal Property - Section 7.6:
City taxes on personal property shall be a debt to the City from the persons
to whom they are assessed. If any person to whom such taxes are assessed
faUs to pay the taxes, or if the collecting officer reasonably believes that any
person will not pay such taxes, the taxes and accrued charges, penalties, and
interest may be collected by a personal action in the name of the City against
the person to whom assessed in a court of competent jurisdiction, or by dis-
traint and sale of any personal property of the person assessed. Neither of
the remedies herein given shall be exclusive of the other at any time.
. III .
Chal?ter 8, Section 8.1 (c) of the present City Charter reads:
Special Assessments and Public Improvements - Section 8.1 (c):
If protest as to the necessity of a local improvement are made by the
owners of property which will bear fifty percent or more of the estimated cost
of the improvement, the public improvement shall not proceed until the ob-
jections have been reduced to less than fifty percent, except upon the approval
of at least four (4) members of the council.
PROPOSITION H
Shall Chapter 8, Section 8.1 (c) be changed to read:
If protests as to the necessity of a local improvement are made by the
owners of property which will bear fifty percent or more of the estimated cost
of the improvements, the public improvement shall not proceed until the ob-
jections have been reduced to less than fifty percent, except when such improve-
ments effect the Health, Welfare and Safety of any or all residents of The City
of Seward, and upon the approval of at least four (4) members of the council.
III . III
Chapter 8, Section 8.6 (a) of the present City Charter reads:
Lien For and Collection Of Special Assessments - Section 8.6 (a):
The City shall have a first lien upon all real property against which special
assessments are assessed, and any such lien shall be of the same character,
effect, and duration, and shall be enforcable in the same manner as the lien
for city taxes.
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PROPOSITION I
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Shall Chapter 8, Section 8.6 (a) be changed to reac:
The City shall have a first priority upon all n:al property against whic'1
special assessments are assessed, and any such Len shall be of the same
character, effect, and duration, and shall be enforeable in the same manner as
the lien for City assessments.
* * *
Chapter 9, Section 9.3 of the present City Charter reads:
City Representatives on Borough Assembly - ~~~~ction 9.3: _
The City shall participate in Borough affairs. The Council shall appoint
the City's representatives on the Borough Assembly. It shall also appoint
alternates, any of whom may serve in the case of the temporary absence of
representatives.
PROPOSITION J,
Shall Chapter 9, Section 9.3 be changed to read:
The City shall participate in Borough affairs. The Council shall appobt
the City's representatives on the Borough Assemh'y.
* * *
Chapter 10, Section 10.3 (b) of the present City Charte.T reads:_
Qualifications of Electors - Chapter 10.3 (b):..
Only persons who are registered as electors c)f the City a ,cd whose nanes
appear on the tax rolls of the City shall be entitled to vote on questions of the
borrowing of money by the City when the principal and interes t on such
borrowed money is to be paid by taxes or by special assessments levied
against property.
PROPOSITION K
Shall Chapter 10, Section 10.3 (b) be changed to read:
Only persons who are registered as electors of the City and whose names
appear on the real property tax rolls shall be entitled to vote on questions of
the borrowing of money by the City when the principal and interest on such
borrowed money is to be paid by taxes or by special assessments levied against
the property.
* * *
Chapter ll, Section 11.2 of the present City Charter reads:
Limitations on Borrowing Power - Section 1l',2:
The outstanding general obligation indebtedness of the Cit) incurred for
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all public purposes shall not at any time exceed fifteen percent of"'nHSj~S"i...lP ,~'
value of all the real and personal property in the City. The restr~Etii'n....,.....r.
posed by law on contracting debt shall not apply to debt incurred through the
issuance of revenue bonds when the only security is the revenues of The enter-
prise, nor to bonded indebtedness to be paid from special assessments on
benefited property, nor to refunding indebtedness. In determining the debt
limit of the City, there shall be deducted from the amount of the outstanding
bonded indebtedness any amounts credited to or on deposit for debt retirement,
and any portion of reserve funds or accounts pk>dged to the payment of
principal amount of any outstanding bonded indebtedness. Money may be
borrowed for reasons of disaster, permitted by Section 11. 1 (a) (3 b) beyond the
limit imposed by this section, and the Council shall, at the time of authoriza-
tion of such indebtedness, provide for the fulfillment of other requirements
of law relative to incurring such indebtedness.
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PROPOSITION L
Shall Chapter 11, Section 11.2 (a) be changed to read:
The restrictions imposed by law on contracting debt shall not apply to
debt incurred through the issuance of revenue bonds when the only security
is the revenues of the enterprise, nor to bonded indebtedness to be paid from
special assessments on benefited property, nor to refunding indebtedness.
In determining the debt limit of the City, there shall be deducted from the
amounts credited to or on deposit for debt retirement, and any porti.on of
reserve funds or accounts pledged to the payment of principal amount of any
outstanding bonded indebtedness. Money may be borrowed for reasons of
disaster, permitted by Section 11.1 (a) (3 b) beyond the limit imposed by this
section, and the Council shall, at the time of authorization of such indebted-
ness, provide for the fulfillment of other requirements of law relative to
incurring such indebtedness.
* * *
The above listed proposed changes in the City of Seward, Alaska, Home Rule
Charter, are all changes which were recommended by the committee appointed
to study the present City Charter. Those serving on the committee were:
Frank Lewis, Hans Hafemeister, Paul Stockard, Donna Kowalski, Bill Saindon
artd Wilda Fleming, with Mayor R. W. Kirkpatrick and City Manager Kester L.
Dotts as advisory members and therefore not entitled to vote on said recommen-
ded changes.
This Resolution shall become effective immediately upon its passage and
approval and the City Clerk-Treasurer is hereby instructed to have
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propositions and ballots prepared for voters a t the October Cit:ylgtr;tP~ 'i'~'~1;;:~;>
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Passed and approved by the City Council of The City of Seward, Alaska, this
22nd day of
Julv
, 1968.
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Mayor
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1 roes . Filip
\.City Clerk-Treasurer
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RESOLUTION NO. 721 (r~:~ii~~/
city Clerk-lfre..arer
WHEREAS; THE ADDITION OF FLUORIDATION TO THE CITY WATER
SYSTEM has been presented to the City Council of The City of Seward in a
formal request with numerous supporting letters from individuals and organi-
zations; and
WHEREAS; the City Council conducted a public hearing in which residents
were asked to voice their approval or opposition to the request; and
WHER EAS; the public hearing resulted in those present being unaminous in
their support and approval of the proposal and that the total cost of the im-
provement would be recovered on an assessment of One Dollar ($1.00) Per
Month added to each water billing until such time that all costs are recovered
by the Water Utility Department; and
'.
WHEREAS; the total cost of equipment and installation is estimated not to
exceed Seven Thousand Five Hundred Dollars ($7.500.00).
NOW. THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED; by the City Council of the City of
Seward, Alaska, that Fluoridation Equipment be purchased and installed for
adding Fluorine to the City Water Supply and that beginning with the August
1968 Utility Billings there shall be added the amount of One Dollar ($1.00)
each month on water consumers utility billing until such time that total costs
of installation and equipment has been recovered. The total number of
months that additional assessment is to be added is estimated to not exceed
EIGHTEEN (18) MONTHS, and that upon total costs being returned to the
Water Utility Department the One Dollar ($1.00) assessment shall be re-
moved from each Water Utility Billing.
This resolution shall become effective immediately upon its passage and approval.
Passed and approved by the City Council of The City of Seward, Alaska, this
22nd day of
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RESOLUTION NO. 723
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WHEREAS; The City of Seward contracted with the Alaska State Housing Authority
to undertake the completion of a COMPREHENSIVE PLAN; and
WHEREAS; the City's responsibilities as outlined in the Plan require that the
Capital Improvement Program of the Plan be adopted and implemented by the
City Council; and
WHEREAS; the City Council concurs with the recommendations contained in
the Plan and the Capital Improvement Program and believe that it is in the best
interest of the City and its residents that the program be implemented, but due
to certain factors involved that must be considered, and the date upon which
this plan and program were received, the schedules recommended in the
Capital Improvement Program must be revised;
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NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED; by the City Council of The City of
Seward, Alaska, that the Capital Improvement Program, Pages One through
Fifty, inclusive, as prepared by the Alaska State Housing Authority under the
Urban Planning Assistance Program of the Urban Renewal Administration, BE
ADOPTED.
This resolution shall become effective upon the date of passage and approval.
Passed and approved by the City Council of The City of Seward, Alaska, this
22nd day of
July
, 1968.
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Mayor
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RESOLUTION NO.
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WHEREAS; The City of Seward, Alaska, received Alaska Patent to Tidelands
No. 168, dated August 2, 1965, as recorded in Book 3 of Patents, Page 63, of
the Official Records of the Seward Recording District, Seward, Alaska; and
WHEREAS; Alaska Patent, Tidelands No. 168, is in error; and
WHEREAS; The State of Alaska, Department of Natural Resources, has
issued a corrected Patent No. 232, as recorded in Book 3-P, Page 89, of the
Official Records of the Seward Recording District, which corrects the error
found in Patent No. 168, and also includes all submerged and tidelands de-
scribed under ATS No. 174.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, by the City Council of The City of
Seward, Alaska, that Tidelands Patent No. 232 is hereby accepted and shall
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be filed as the Official Tidelands Patent.
This Resolution shall become effective upon date of its passage and approval.
Passed and approved by the City Council of The City of Seward, Alaska, this
22nd
day of
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, 1968.
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Item 1 _ The Regular Meeting of July 22, 1968, of the Common council of The
city of Seward was called to order by Mayor Kirkpatrick at 7:45 P. M.
Item 2 _ The opening ceremony was lead by C1mn. Smith: Item 3 - ~oll was
c~lled and those present were Mayor Kirkpatrick, Clmn. Urbach, Sk~nner and
Smith.
. I,tem 4 _ The minutes from the top one-third of page 223 through Page 234
were presented.
clmn. Amend arrived at this time.
Clmn. Amend wished the third paragraph on page 203 be stricken from the
minutes. Clmn. Urbach moved for adoption of Clmn.'Amend's proposal and
also the minutes presented - pages 223 and 234. Clmn. Smith seconded:
passed unanimously.
Item 5 - citizens Discussion and Public Hearing - None.
Item 6 _ Communications - Letter from Department of Housing
Development dated July 17, 1968, informing the city that it
ified under the Workable Program for Community Improvement.
R. Chonborm, Regional Administrator.
Item 6'(2)- Letter from Clmn. Maynard Willburn dated July 14, 1968, request-
ing that he be excused from Regular and Special meetings until August 30,
1968.
and Urban
has been recert-
Signed Jack
Item 6t"1)- Letter from Kenai Peninsula Borough requesting confirmation of
Council action regarding Clmn. Willburn's leave of absence. Signed
Frances Brymer, Borough Clerk.
Item 6(4) - Letter from the State of Alaska. Department of Natural Resources,
dated July 15, 1968, transmitting Alaska Tidelands, Patent No. 232 to The
City of Seward: signed Howard J. Grey, Acting Tidelands Supervisor.
Item 6(5) - Letter from Reed & Martin, Inc., dated July 15, 1968 notifying
of their intention to relocate generating equipment at Carter creek to
. serve The City of Seward. Signed Lloyd W. Martin, President.
Item 6(6) - Telegram from Office of the Governor dated July 22, 1968,
requesting support for waiver of Jones Act. Signed Lew Williams, Chairman,
Governor's Task Force.
Item 6 (7) - Telegram to Committee on MerchantMarine and Fisheries dated
July 22, 1968, supporting Jones Act waiver. Signed R. W. Kirkpatrick, Mayor.
Item 6(8) - Letter from the Alcoholism Steering Committee dated July 20,
1968, submitting four names for appointments to the Committee. Signed
William Ullom, Chairman.
Item 7 - ordinances, Resolutions and Other Action Items - Resolution No.
717 (see attached) - Clmn. Smith moved to accept Resolu~ion No. 717. Clron.
Amend seconded: passes unanimously.
Item 7(2) - Resolution No. 721 - (see attached) - Clmn. Amend moved to
accept Resolution No. 721: Clmn. Urbach seconded: passed unanimously.
Item 7(3) - Resolution No. 723 -(see attached) - Clmn. Amend moved to accept
~esolution No. 723: Clmn. Smith seconded: passed unanimously.
. Item 7(4) - Resolution No. 724 - (see attached) - Clmn. Urbach moved to
~ccept Resolution No. 724: Clron. Amend seconded: passed unanimously.
. Item 7(5) Proposed Ordinance Revising Fire Department Procedure - The City
Manager advised the proposed ordinance revising the Fire Department proced-
ure would appear for first reading at the next regular Council meeting,
August 12, 1968.
Council Recessed. Council Reconvened. Those present before the recess were
present after.
.ltem_~ - Reports from the Borough Assemblymen - Clron. Skinner reported that
he was unable to attend the last Borough meeting. He did know, however,
that the bid on the Armory floor had been awarded.
Item 9 - Reports from the City Manager - City Manager requested Council
action on Clmn. Willburn's request for leave of absence. Clmn. Urbach moved
to accept Clmn. willburn's request: Clmn. Skinner seconded: passed
unanimously.
. Item 9 (2) - City Manager requested Council action regarding appointees to
Alcoholism Steering Committee. Appointees being Mr. Richard Hultburg,
Father Thomas Sloane, Mr. Allen Guest and Mrs. Constance Starr. Mayor Kirk-
" patrick confirmed the request: Clmn. Skinner moved to accept the recom-
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meI~~a_tions presented: Clmn. Urbach seconded: passed unanimousry. '
ItEml 9(3) - City Manager requested Resolution No. 720 not to be considered
for passage
Item 9 (4) - City Manager reported a corrected deed will be issued by The"
Methodist Board of Missions for Jesse Lee Property.
It~~1 9(5) - City Manager reported interim scallop financing approved and' .
that the City Attorney is preparing his legal opinion.
ItEml 10 - Council Discussion - Mayor Kirkpatrick requested Council action
regarding City progress report. Clmn. Skinner moved that a monthly news-
~etter be issued. Clmn. Amend seconded: passed unanimously.
Item 10(2) - Mayor Kirkpatrick appointed Vice Mayor Skinner to attned
Soldatna Days celebration.on July 27th.
Item 10(3) - Clmn. Skinner commented that beach storage of boats be pro-
hibited in the future and there should be an ordinance to that affect.
Item 10(4) - Mayor Kirkpatrick announced a work session for next Monday
night, July 29, 1968, at 7:30 P. M. to start at the Small Boat Harbor,
Harbormaster's Building.
Item 11 - Adjournment - Clmn. Urbach moved for adjournment. Mayor Kirk-
1t,trick ad; rned eting at 10,15 P. M'~~.~~
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City Clerk-Treasurer Mayor
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SPECIAL MEETING AUGUST 9, 1968
The Special Meeting of August 9, 1968 of the Common Council of The City of
Seward was called to order by Mayor Kirkpatrick at 9:05 A. M.
The opening was omitted.
Roll was called and those present were Mayor Kirkpatrick, Clmn. Urbach,
Skinner, Hulm and Amend.
Item 4 - Discussion concerning concession stands and displays in the Small
Boat Harbor area: (1) Clmn. Urbach moved to charge the Golden Wheel
Carnival fifty dollars ($50.00) per day rent in addition to a fifty dollar
($50.00) cash deposit. 9lmn. Skinner seconded motion: motion passed with
C1.mn._Amend dissenting.
Item 4(2) - Clmn. Skinner moved that concession stands be prohibited from
setti~\lP in the Small.' Boat Harbor area between the south launching dock
and the north dock approach. Clmn. Urbach seconded: motio~ passed with
Clmn. Amend dissenting.
Item 5 - Adio~~J]ment -Clmn. urbach. moved ~o adiourn~___Mayor Kirkpatrick
ad urned th meet" at 9:50 A. M.
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REGULAR MEETING AUGUST 12, 1968 - AUGUST 26, 1968
The Regular Meeting of August 12, 1968, held August 26, 1968, of the
Common Council of the City of Seward was called to order by Vice Mayor
Skinner at 7:35 P. M.
The opening ceremony was lead by Clmn. Amend. Item 3 - Roll was called
and those present were Vice Mayor Skinner, Clmn. Amend, Urbach and Hulm.
Item 4 - T~e ~inutes were presented from the top of page 235 through the
top one-third of page 236. Clmn., Urbach moved for adoption o~_minut:.es as
presented~~lm~Amend seconded.
Clmn. Smith arrived at this time. Clmn. Hulm opposed any action by the
Council supporting waiver of the Jones Act and took exception to Item 6(7)
of the minutes presented for approval. Motion passed unanimously.
Item 5 - Citizen Discussion and Public Hearinqs - (1) Discussion regarding
motor vehicle licensing and registration in Seward. Clmn. Urbach and the
city Manager briefed the Council on Mr. Nelson's request for the City to
assume this reponsibility. Discussion followed and the City Manager was
instructed to write the Governor on behalf of the residents of Seward,
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requesting that the State continue this service by placing a representative
in the city permanently.
Item 5(2)The City Manager presented a letter from Tim Smith, representing
the Community Action Program in Seward. The letter requested the use of
. land in the Marathon Basin for winter recreation. The City Manager disap-
proved the location because it is a portion of the City's water shed area.
'Alternatives were discussed and the Council pledged themselves to assist
in this matter.
Item 6 - Communications - (1) Letter from Hewitt Lounsbury & Ass~ciates
dated August 7, 1968 submitting an engineering agreement to provide design,
supervision and as-builts for the Jesse Lee Heights water and sewer sys-
tem. Signed L. H. Lounsbury.
Item 6(2) - Letter from the Seward Health Center dated August 5, 1968,
regarding the unsanitary condition of the rest rooms in the Harbormaster's
building and making recommendations to improve sanitation. Signed Lapreal
Bie, Public Health Nurse.
Item e(3) Letter from Joe P. Josephson dated July 1, 1968, advising the City
that the Charter requirements are met by Resolution No. 722 authorizing
the issuance of Capital Improvement General Obligation Bond Anticipation
notes. Signed Joe P. Josephson.
Item 6:(4) Letter from General Services Administration dated August 9, 1968,
advising that the City - G. S. A. land transfer will be completed during
the week of August 19, 1968. Signed E. R. Thissen, Regional Administrator.
Item 6'( 5) Letter from otto C. Robsahn dated August 12, 1968, indicating his
interest in leasing commercial lots on Seward's waterfront. Signed Burt
K. Robsahn for Otto C. Robsahn.
Item 6t~ - Letter from Alaska State Community Action Program, Inc. dated
August 21, 1968, requesting a cash-in-kind contribution to support the
Seward Youth Center. Signed Tom Echols, Deputy Director.
Item 7 - Ordinances, Resolutions and Other Action Items: (1) First readinq
of Ordinance No. 365 (see attached) establishing a Fire Department, estab-
lishing rules and regulations for its operation and repealing all ordin-
ances, in full or in part, in conflict herwith. C1mn. Urbach moved to ad-
vance Ordinance from first to second readinq. C1mn. Hulm seconded: passed
unanimou~.
Item 7(2) - C1mn. Amend moved that the City qrant 400 KW of electrical
~~~inc1uding water per month, non-accumulative and sub;ect to review
in three months, to Seward Youth Center as a cash-in-kind contribution.
Clmn. Urbach seconded: passed unanimously.
Recess was called and meeting reconvened with all members present as before
the recess.
Item 8 - Reports From the Borough ASSemblymen - Clmn. Skinner reported
that the Seward Elementary School Plans were rejected by the Borough
Assembly.
Item 9 - Reports from the City Manaqer - The City Manager requested
permission to draw up an ordinance prohibiting display or sale of goods
on sidewalks.
Item 9(2) - City Manager requested a work session to discuss propsed water
and sewer plans for Jesse Lee Heights.
Itam 10 - Council Discussion - Clmn. Hulm commented that previous recom-
mendations outlined in the Management Letter from Peat, Marwick and Mit-
chell and Company should be followed.
Item 11 - Adjournment - Clmn. Amend moved to adjourn. ,Vice Mayor Skinner
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The Regular Meeting of August 26, 1968, of the Common Council of The City
of Seward was called to order by Vice Mayor Skinner at 9:46 P.M.
Item 2 -Roll was called and those present were Vice Mayor Skinner, C1mn.
Smith, Hulm, Amend and Urbach.
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REGULAR MEETING SEPTEMBER 9, 1968
It~--1 - Re~ort from the City Manager - (1) Work Session is scheduled for
August 30, 1968 at 7:30 P.M.
Item 3(2) - City Manager reported that fluoridation eqipment would arrive
in Seward by October 15, 1968 and installed by November 15, 1968.
Item 3(3) - City Manager requested permission to commend Herman Leirer for
the cleanliness maintained in the Harbor area during the Salmon Derby.
(Permission granted.)
Item 4 - Council Discussion - (1) Council requested the City Manager to
request airport lights from the Federal Aviation Agency that are being
removed from other airports.
Council recessed to be reconvened in Executive Session at 10:40 P.M.
Vice Mayor Skinner adjourned the executive sess~on ~t'JO:58 P.M.
5 - Adjournment - Clmn. Smith moved to adjourn7 Vice Mayor Skin-
adjourn!! the_ et.ing at 10:59 P.M. ,J ' ' ,
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The Regular Meeting of September 9, 1968 of the Common Council of The
City of Seward was called to order by Vice Mavor Skinner at 7:40 P.M.
Item 2 - The opening ceremony was led by Clmn. Amend. Item 3 - Roll was
called and those present were Vice Mayor Skinner, Clmn. Urbach, Wil1burn,
and Amend.
Item 4 - Citizens Discussion and Public Hearing - NONE.
Item 5 - Communications - Letter from Tryck, Nyman and Hayes dated
8/21, 1968 requesting payment of $4,884.97 for 1965 Street Improvements
Engineering and Sidewalk Project. Signed Charles W. Tryck.
Item 5(2) - Letter from MCGrath and Wohlforth dated 9/5/68 transmitting
deed from the Methodist Church relinquishing school restriction in Parcel
F of Jesse Lee Heights subdivision. Signed Eric E. Wohlforth.
Item 5(3) - Letter from Pacific Fire Rating Bureau dated 9/3/68 advising
that the City's fire classification in Class 5 category is now firmly
established. Signed E. C. Adams, Division Engineer.
Item 5(4) - Letter from Seward General Hospital dated 9/4/68 requesting
renewal of the Hospital lease. Signed Ernest A. King, Administrator.
Item 6 - Ordinances, Resolutions and Other Action Items - (1) Second
Reading of Ordinance No. 365 (see Page 237) by title only. Clmn. Wil1-
burn moved to accept second reading of Ordinance No. 365. Clmn. Amend" ';
seconded;c;:passed'l unanimously.
Item 6(2) - Resolution No. 725 (see attached) - Clmn. Willburnmoved to
accept Resolution No. 725. Clmn. Urbach seconded: passed unanimously.
Item 6(3)
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30, 1968.
letter as
- Acceptance of the audit report and management letter as sub-
Peat, Marwick, Mitchell & Co. for the fiscal year ending June
Clmn. Amend moved to accept the audit report and management
presented. Clmn. Willburn seconded: passed unanimously.
Item 6(4) - Appointment of Election Board Members for the 1968 Municipal
Election consisting of 6 ;udges, 4 clerks and 2 alternates. Council
instructed City Clerk to contact individuals regarding participation on
the election boards.
Item 7 - Reports from the Borough Assemblym~~ - Clmn. Skinner reported on
the status of the Seward new Elementary School.
Item 8 - Report from the City Manager - The City Manager recommended that
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ORDINANCE NO. 365 (, city Clerk-Trease
AN ORDINANCE ESTABLISHING A FIRE DEPARTMENT FOR THE
CITY OF SEWARD, ALASKA, PRESCRIBING RULES AND REGULA-
TIONS GOVERNING OPERATIONS OF SAID DEPARTMENT AND
REPEALING ANY AND ALL ORDINANCES OR PARTS OF ORDINAN-
CES IN CONFLICT HER EWITH:
THE CITY OF SEWARD, ALASKA, ORDAINS:
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SEWARD,
ALASKA, THAT A DEPARTMENT TO BE HEREAFTER KNOWN AS THE SEWARD
VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT, ,THE OBJECT OF WHICH SHALL BE THE
PREVENTION OF FIRE AND THE PROTECTION OF LIFE AND PROPERTY,
IS HEREBY CREATED AS FOLLOWS WITH THE RULES AND REGULATIONS
HER ErN SPECIFIED BEING THOSE WHICH WILL GOVERN THE ADMINISTRATION
AND OPERATIONS OF SUCH DEPARTMENT.
SECTION 1 - OFFICERS:
1.A - Chief:
The Chief shall be the Supervisor of the Department, subject to the
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laws of the State of Alaska, ordinances of the City, and the rules and regulations
herein adopted, and shall be under the administrative supervision of the City
Manager.
(1) The Chief shall be held responsible for the general condition and
efficient operation of the Department, training of members, and the performance
of all other duties imposed upon him.
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(2) The Chief ~ mspect, or cause to be inspected by members of
the Department, the fire hydrants, cisterns, and other sources of water supply at
least twice each year.
(3) The Chief shall maintain a library or file of publications on fire
prevention and fire protection and shall make use of it to the best advantage of a~l
members.
(4) The Chief shall make every effort to attend all fires and direct
the officers and members in the performance of their duties.
(5) The Chief shall see that the citizens are kept informed on fire.
hazards in the community and on the activities of the Department.
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investigated to determine its cause, and in case of suspicion of incendiarism, shall
secure and preserve all possible evidence for future use in the case.
1. B - Assistant Chiefs:
There shall be a First Assistant Chief and a Second Assistance Chief,
who shall report to the Chief at fires and assist him in the discharge of his duties.
(1) In the absence of the Chief, the First Assistant Chief shall
Command the Department and be held responsible therefor in all respects with the
full powers and responsibilities of the Chief.
(2) In the absence of both the Chief and the First Assistant Chief,
the Second Assistant Chief shall command the Department, with all power and
responsibilities of the Chief.
SECTION 2 - COMPANIES AND COMPANY OFFICERS:
2.A - The Volunteer fire fighting force shall be divided into Companies, the
number of which shall be determined by the Chief and based upon the needs of th~
community to provide proper fire protection.
2. B - Each Company of the Department shall be in direct charge of a
Captain appointed by the Chief and responsible to the Chief for the efficient opera-
tion of the Company.
2. C - The Chief shall appoint a Lieutenant for each Company who shall in
the absence of his Captain, exercise the same duties and have the same powers as
devolve upon the Captain. At all other times the Lieutenant shall perform such
duties as the Captain may direct.
2. D - In the absence of the Chief and both Assistant Chiefs, the Captain of
the first company to arrive at a fire shall command the entire Department, and
in his absence the Lieutenant of the first company to arrive shall take command
until the arrival of a superior officer.
2. E - Each Captain shall preserve the discipline of his Company and instruct
the members in their duties. Each Captain shall direct the operation of his com-
pany at fires and carry out the orders of the Chief. He shall report to the Chief
the condition in the position to which he has been assigned and make recommenda-
tions where needed to more effectively control the fire. He shall supervise the
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2. F - Each Captain, together with one of his drivers, shall inspect all
equipment in his charge each month to see that all equipment is clean, in its proper
place, and ready for service. A complete report on the same shall be made each
month to the Chief.
2. G - Each Captain shall keep or cause to be kept a chronological record of
all activities of his Company, and also a record of the fire and drill service of
each member of the Company. For this purpose and for other secretarial work
of the Company, he may appoint one of the members of the Company as Secretary
of the Company.
2. H - Company officers shall see that all hose is thoroughly cleaned and
dried after each time it is used at fires and drills, and that no wet or dirty hose
is placed on the apparatus.
2. I - Company officers shall see that hose is removed from apparatus every
three months and reloaded with folds in different places to prevent cracking, anq
that water is run through it once every six months. Permanent records shall be
maintained in approved form furnished by the Chief.
2.J - For the purpose of teamwork and efficiency in handling the apparatus
and equipment and dividing the work as equally as possible among all members,
the Captain shall assign members of his Company to duties of drivers, laddermen
and nozzlemen.
SECTION 3 - DRIVERS:
3. A - Drivers shall be appointed by the Captain from the membership of
each Company and approved by the Chief and Assistant Chief. They shall be
appointed for their driving and mechanical ability and shall be thoroughly familiar
with the operation of the apparatus to which they are assigned.
3. B - The driver of each piece of apparatus shall make an inspection of his
apparatus after each run. Such inspection shall include checking the oil, gasoline,
water, battery, and tires. He shall report to his officer a record of the pumping
time, hose lines used, and pressures maintained. One of the drivers shall be
assigned to make an inspection each month of the apparatus to which he is assigned
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be given the instruction manual supplied by the manufacturer of the apparatus.
3. C - No member of any Company shall drive fire apparatus except the
regularly appointed drivers unless directed to do so by a Company or Department
officer.
3. D - :Each Driver shall be thoroughly familiar with the Territory to be
served by his Company, including the condition of routes during the different seq-
sons and the locations of all water supplies. Up to date City map showing fire
hydrants and other facilities shall be posted at all times in the Fire Department
garage.
3. E - Drivers shall observe speed limits which are consistent with safety,
considering traffic, weather, and road conditions. Special care shall be taken when
approaching all intersections, the apparatus being kept under control at all times.
3. F - Upon response to an alarm, the first driver reaching the apparatus
shall drive the apparatus to the fire provided at least' one other member rides
with him.
3. G - Drivers of pumpers shall take care not to operate the pumper at a
greater capacity of pressure than that for which it was designed.
3. H - Drivers of pumpers shall be able to make mental calculations of
engine pressures required for various sizes of nozzles, lengths of hose, vertical
distances of nozzles above or below pumper level, for siamesed lines, and other
hook-ups that may be necessary.
3. I - Drivers of pumpers not actually driving or operating the pumpers may
be ordered by the officer in charge to act as extra nozzlemen or ladder men.
Drivers of apparatus other than pumpers shall act as extra nozzlemen or ladder-
men upon arrival at fires as may be ordered by the officer in charge.
SECTION 4 - LADD ER MEN:
4. A - General duties of laddermen at fires are to ascertain that all OCCUP<ll1ts
of a burning building are out, to make rescues, raise ladders, and open up and .
ventilate burning buildings so that nozzlemen may quickly bring their streams on
the fire. Laddermen carrying axes and plaster hooks should accompany nozzlerpen
working inside buildings, to open partitions or ceilings.
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4. B -: Laddermen shall quickly remove axes, plaster 'ook~ ;Ya&rfietessawurer
ladders from the apparatus, carry them to the building and use them as directed.
4. C - Laddermen shall be responsible for salvage operations to reduce water
damage. They shall promptly spread salvage covers where they will do the most
good, usually below the fire. They shall quickly assembly the contents of the rooms
involved so as to cover as much property as possible with one cover. After the
fire, water and debris shall be removed, holes in the roof covered if possible, ~nd
salvage covers shall be cleaned and dried.
SECTION S - NOZZLEMEN:
S. A - The duties of nozzelmen shall include the handling of small exting-
uishers and water and chemical lines to extinguish fires with a minimum aount of
wa ter damage.
S. B - At fires in buildings hose lines shall be advanced into the building with
the nozzles shut off and not opened until fire is seen. After the main body of the
fire is extinguished the nozzle shall be shut off and the remainder cleaned up with
small hose or a small tip on 1he shut-off nozzle.
S. C - In laying a line from a hydrant to a fire, a nozz1eman shall drop off
the truck with 1he butt end of 1he hose and a wrench, connect to 1he hydrant, and
stand by for the signal for water.
S.D - In laying a line from the fire to a hydrant or cistern nozzlemen shall
drop off at the fire, with the nozzle and ample hose to reach the fire and the ladder-
men's tools shall be unloaded. The engine shall then be driven to the hydrant and
1he hose connected.
SECTION 6 - GENERAL:
6. A - All members shall assist in 1he work of the department whe1her it
may be their assigned duties or not, and in the absence of any specific orders or
apparent work to be done, they shall report to the officer in charge of 1heir Com-
pany.
6. B - All members shall give strict obedience to the orders of their appoint-
ed and elected officers.
6. C - Fire alarm signals shall be such as prescribed by 1he Chief, and it
shall be his duty to test or have tested at a regularly designated time each day
the fire alarm system to see that it is working properly.
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6. D - When a fire alarm is given, members in the neighborhood of the fire
station shall promptly report to the station and assist in getting the apparatus to'
the fire and in operation. At least two members, one of whom must be a driver,
shall respond with the apparatus. Should the apparatus have departed, they shall
immediately proceed to the fire by the most direct route to assume their assigned
duties or assist in any work necessary. Members not in the neighborhood of the
fire station shall respond for service by the best possible route.
6. E - The regular meetings and drills of the Department shall be held on
the First and Third Wednesday of each month at 7: 30 P. M. in the Fire Station.
Special meetings and drills to be held at a specified time and place may be called
by the Chief. All members must attend. Any member absent from three
successive meetings and drills without permission from the Chief shall be dropped
from the membership roll. The Chief shall maintain a permanent record of all
drills and meetings. Such record shall show those present, and subjects covered
during meetings.
6. F - In good weather, practice drills with the apparatus and equipment
shall be held. In bad weather, the Chief or other officer in charge shall conduct
discussion and instruction periods in fire prevention, hazards, fire fighting,
inspection work, salvage, and other subjects of interest and value to increase
the efficiency of the Department.
6. G - Each member is responsible for his fire helmet, coat, boots,
spanner, and hose tool, and when his membership in the Department is terminated
he shall return all Department property in his possession to the Chief.
6. H - No person not a member of the Department, unless authorized by a
Department officer, shall be allowed to ride on the apparatus or to handle equip-
mente
6. I - Work at fires and drills shall be done in a qQtCl, orderly, and quiet
manner.
6.J - All cotton rubber-lined hose shall be subjected to a hydrostatic test
each spring of not less than 250 pounds per square inch (or highter if the normal
fire pressure is greater than 100 pounds) and held at that pressure for at least
three minutes.
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6. K - Annual dues to firemen I s and chiefs' associations and the National
Fire Protection Association shall beJ.egitimate expenditures of the Department.
Passed and adopted by the Volunteer Fire Department of Seward, Alaska,
this
day of
, 1968.
Publication of this Ordinance shall be made by posting a copy hereof for a
period of ten (10) days on the City Hall Bulletin Board, and by publishing a notice
of the place of posting and a brief statement of the purpose of this Ordinance in
a newspaper of general circulation in the City, within a reasonable time.
This Ordinai.1Ce shall be effective ten (10) days following the date of posting.
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Second reading: SEP ~ 1968
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PASSED AND APPROVED by the City Council of The City of Seward,
Alaska, this
day of
, 1968.
R. W. Kirkpatrick
Mayor
Attest
James R. Eilip
City Clerk-Treasurer
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WHEREAS;
ATTACHED TO AND MADE A
OF THE MINUTES OF THE
THE CITY OF SEWARD, ALASKASEWARD CITY COUNCIL
RESOLUTION NO. 725 ~LUME 13 }PA@238.
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The development of natural resources in the North Slope area of the
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State of Alaska, by major petroleum companies, will require transportation of this
product to facilities located on a deep sea port site; and
WHEREAS; It is our understanding that an engineering study has been undertaken
for a pipe line route from the discovery site to a suitable port location; and
WHEREAS; The Port of Seward, Alaska, is idealy located for terminus of such
transportation facilities needed for this natural resource and is so situated that
pipe lines or transportation facilities from future developments in the area could
be integrated into the Seward location; and
WHEREAS; The Port of Seward is a deep sea port, ice free and protected, which
will accommodate berthing and mooring of large ocean going carriers and is
situated adjacent to many acres of undeveloped desirable flat lands suitable for
installation of any type tank farm, manufacturing facility or other industrial site.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED; by the City Council of The City of Seward,
Alaska, that this resolution along with other information pertaining to the area be
forwarded to those Companies involved in engineering studies and the development
of natural resources; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED; that these Companies shall be assured the full
cooperation and assistance of the City Administration during this engineering
period and that any and all information requested shall be forwarded immediately
and further that the City Administration and residents of the area request that the
Seward site be thoroughly investigated and engineered as to desirability, economic
feasibility, suitable lands for development and other factors involved in this
development.
PASSED AND APPROVED by the City Council of The City of Seward, Alaska, this
9th day of September , 1968.
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REGULAR MEETING SEPTEMBER 9, 1968
Regular Meeting SEPTEMBER 23, 1968
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a work session be set up to discuss and study the Seward General Hospital
lease. Clmn. Urbach moved to acknowledge the hospital request. Clmn.
Amend seconded: passed unanimously.
Council recessed for 5 minutes. Reconvened with all members present
as before the recess.
Item 9 - Council Discussion - Clmn. Willburn requested permission to
use City roads for the High School cross country meet. permission qranted.
Item 9(2) - Clmn. Willburn requested use of City streets for the annual
bicycle race. permission granted.
Item 9(3) - Clmn. Amend requested that a letter be sent to the Governor
supporting the use, by the Civil Air Patrol, of safety gear and equipment
used by the Air Force.
Item 9 (4) - Discussion was had regarding the use of fire arms in the
vicinity of the City dump. The City Manaqer was requested to post a
"No Shooting" siqn at the dump entrance.
Clron. Willburn moved to adjourn. vJce Mayor Skinner
g at 10:13 P.M. /J /, / ~ '
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y Clerk-Treasurer R. W. Kirkp Mayor
REGULAR MEETING SEPTEMBER 23, 1968
Item 1 - The Regular Meeting of the Common Council of The City of
Seward for September 23, 1968 was called to order by Vice Mayor Skinner
at 7:35 P. M.
Item 2 - The opening ceremony was lead by Clmn. Hulm. Item 3 - Roll was
called and those present were Vice Mayor Skinner, Clron. Willburn, Urbach
and Hulm.
Item 4 - Approval of minutes as presented from the bottom two-thirds of
page 236 through the top one-third of page 239.
Clmn. Amend arrived at this time.
Clmn. Willburn moved to accept minutes aspresented. Clron. Hulm seconded:
passed unanimously.
Item 5 - Citizens Discussion and Public Hearinq - Presentation of Report by
the Alcoholism Steerinq Committee (see attached) - Clmn. Urbach moved to
accept Resolution No. 1 as presented. Clmn. Amend seconded: passed
unanimously.
Item 5(2) - Clmn. Amend moved to accept Resolution No. 2 as presented.
Clmn. Hulm seconded: passed unanimously.
Item 5(3) - Clmn. Urbach moved to table Resolution No. 3 as presented.
Clmn. Willburn seconded: passed unanimously.
Item 5(4) - Clmn. Willburn moved to table Resolution No.4 as presented
until its legality could be checked with the City Attornev. Clmn. Amend
seconded: passed unanimously.
.
Item 5(5) - Clmn. Amend moved to accept Resolution No. 5 as amended. Clmn.
Hulm seconded: passed unanimously.
Item 5(6) - Clmn. Urbach moved to acce t Resolution No.6 as amended. Clmn.
Amend seconded: passed unanimously.
Item 5(7) - Clmn. urbach moved to accept Resolution No. 7 as presented.
Died for lack of a second.
Item 5(8) -
Clmn. Amend
No. 8 as presented.
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It~!~l 5(9) - Clmn. Urbach moved to accept Resolution No.9 as presented.
Clmr.. Amend seconded: passed unanimously.
It~~-2 - Communications - Letter from State Department of Revenue dated
9/l3/68 advising license service for the City of Seward will be handled
by the New Seward Hotel. Signed G. A. Morrison, Commissioner.
Iterr 6(2) - Letter from State Department of Public Works, Division of
Water and Harbors dated 9/6/68 advising that additional harbor improve-
ments are tentatively scheduled for F. Y. 1970-71. Signed Don Statter,
Director.
.It~l!!-Z - Ordinances, Resolution and Other Action Items - (1)Final reading
and passage of Ordinance No. 365 (see Page 237). Clmn. Willburn moved
.for acceptance: Clmn. Hulm seconded: passed unanimously.
Jtem 7(2) - Resolution No. 726 (see attached) - Clmn. Willburn moved for
~c~~ptance: Clmn. Hulm seconded: passed unanimously.
It!5!Jn 7(3) - Resolution No. 727 (see attached) - ClInn. HulIn moved for
.!'lc!:::eotance: Clmn. Willburn seconded: passed unanimously.
Jt<5!Jn 7(4) - Resolution No. 728 (see attached) - Clmn. Amend moved for
.!'lc,:::e?tance as amended: Clron. Hulm seconded: passed unanimously.
Jt<~J! - Reports from Borough Assemblymen - Clmn. Skinner advised that the
school situation had been resolved and that land clearing will start in
thl~ near future.
ItE~~-2 - Report from City Manager - City Manager advised that 30 styro-
foam logs had been received for use on the harbor floats.
Itmn 9(2) - City Manager stated that airport improvements should be secured
as soon as possible.
reports
ItE~_ 9(3) - City Manager advised that Crescent Lake Hydro Projects^have
arrived and will be presented at a work session.
ItE~ 9(4) - City Manager advised that City participation in Civil Defense
eXE!rc:ises must come to an end unless funds are available from State or
Federal sources. Council agreed with the Manager.
ItE~ 9(5) - City Manager advised that a meeting with Chugach Electric
will be set up in order to negotiate for a rate reduction.
Item 9(6) - City Manager requested a work session to discuss the hospital
lecLsEl and subdivision of the old railroad area. Work session was set for
9/27/68 at 7:30 P.M.
ItE~lO - Report from City Clerk - The City Clerk stated that the following
people had filed for the three two-year Council seats: William M. Ullom,
Willi.am C. Vincent, Lawrence Urbach, Joanne C. Hoogland, Bernard C. Hulm.
Item 10(2) - The City Clerk stated that the following people had filed for
thE! one one-year Council seat: Leonard J. Olson, Charles E. Kargas, and
Willna M. Zentmire.
Item 10(3) - The City Clerk requested the Council to set a time to can-
vass the ballots. The canvass was set for 4:00 P. M., Wednesday, October
~1968. The new Council members will be sworn Monday, October 7, 1968
at 8:00 P. M.
Ite!m 11 - Council Discussion - Clmn. Amend inquired about the status of the
new scallop freezing unit. The City Manager advised that the only dif-
ficulty encountered was in the conveyor belt.
Item 11(2) - Clmn. Amend requested Resolution No. 718 be entered on the
agenda of the October 7th meeting.
Item 11(3) - Council requested the City Manager to write a letter to the
ATTACHED TO AND MADE A PART OF THE MINUTES
'TO:
HamBers of the Oi ty Council of se...lard
The steering Committee on Alcoholism
Recommendations to attack the problem of alcoholism
OF THE SEWARD CITY COUNCIL
~eward~ Alaska V. 13, P.239
septer.iber 23~ 19..LK~
(l~~~e; R. Filip
City C1rk-Treas
FROH:
RE:
'l'he ten members of the steering Conunittee on Alcoholism recognize
that the problem of alcoholism in ...laska is serious$ 1t' nat acute, ond
demands immediate attention and remedial action.
The committee believes that the problem should be attacked from
four angles:
1. Through adequate instruction of our' you"ch on the dangers in-
volved in the ll'lisuse or overuse ot' alcohol. (The cOIllJ:l1ittee
recognizes that drinking of alcoholic beverages is ~L socia.lly
acceptable c'u,stom with the over'tm.elming major! ty of our
c1 ti zens.)
2. Through. tightened regulations to penalize the wi-noI' consumiI'l.l;,
the adult proCllrU1g, and the licensee Who YJ10wingly perr~t3
minors on premises ...mere liquor is sold.
3. Through adeqlHl.te :;Jublic health f'aci.lities to recognIze the
individual suffering from chronic e~coholisru.
4" Through adequate ~c;ree.tment of the chronic alcoholic bjr
ex.perts completely qualified in this field ..lOrking :ill adequate
treatment centers.
The oommittee believes tha'i; the cost of' such a program should be
borne by the consumers of alcoholic beverages, throug}1 ineres.sed taY..EIs
levied on all alcoholic beverages transported. into or mamti'act1U'ed Hi thin.
the state of AlaSka.
The steering COImlli ttee on Alcoholism ha,s passed", uno. in each in-
stance unanimouslY$ tne follovdng resolutions and respectfully submits
them as a part of ita 1968 co.nnnittee report B,nd urges the members of
the selrmrd Oity OOtunc!l to adopt them and move to irtlplement each.
RESOLUTION NO. 1
i'JHEREAS the key to the eradication or at least control of the
problems of alcoholism and the misuses and at.uses inh.e;r>ent in the use s-
of alcoholic bevera.ges lie in the education c.f' all members. of our
soc ie ty ~ and",
;iHEREAS suoh education in the past has been morEl a hlt-a:r'ld-miss
affa.ir than a carefully ple.nned program designed to succeed,.
BE IT RESOLVED fue.t the Seward City Coul:tcil 't'lark closely t.dth the
A'1"1'~ TO AIID JlADB A PoPT or 'ftIB MDRJ'fBS 01' TIIB SBWAD CIft' COUJICIL
State D.par',Ollen" nC tl.alth, tho :;t,to ,'tecring Committe. en ,'l:~:- ;:,,~, a~
the state. DOpc;.l'tmern:. of :;~d\lcation" and 'c.ho Kena.i Penin~'Nlo. Dol'" . a. Filip
School Ilist:rict :'l.dmInistra'don 1;1110- it;; :r'cpres<h"ltn.t:i.vc~i In t;h0""'~~..'
of a pI'Ogi.'alll rOI' edt'.catin.g 01.1.r :routh tU'ld 'lfu.e:i.~~ parents i:li t..1 11.1:'.. face ts
of the p!'cb19li1 of alcoholism,. !'...nd
.,~z G. P( sc:1.ble r~t".idelir~e for S'l.lch oo-operat.:Lon~ tb5.s ,~OI;111i.\;te0 maJ.r:0S
the fol1oH:;,ns g-,1g[;t1 s t.ions:
JJ That !'eSource teachers or ot;hex.' personnel \-1orldnc; tlithin
such a pl'o~rmll receive special training in all facets of
alooholism and tl1.at such personnel be carefully screened
foX' competency and for absonce of personal bias~
2) That the education progrG.lil be carefully planned and .f'u.11y
1mplemented "
3) That the process o~ educating our youth begin liQj:{ a.t Grade
Four (4) and encompass all students through GI'ade Twelve (12)
on a saturation basiG~
1~) That a pl"Ogre.m tor the ad:ul'ts or the Borough be 111sti tuteC!
at the same time and in conjunction lrlith the school program...
5) 'l'hat the governmental agencies involved seek technical aid
end 1'tmding grants :fx>om the Ne. tio1Ul.l Hental He al th A ssoi~,t-
at!on.! :from drug eompanies~ and. .from all other sources
shol-ling a ooncern ~O'>> this problera~ and
6) That t'inancial considerations foX' such a p1"Ogt"al'!l take a
aubaervient position to ~1e need of society.
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RESOLUTION NO. 2
~illEREAS the problem of' the chronic alcoholic consti tute s only one
of the problems taci.D,g the Public Health Or.fi.cer :for the state ot Alask:aj!
and
\:1HEREAS thez>& is 110Trl a void in the processes by l.tl:tich a person
suffering from chronic alcoholism may be so oeJ:>tit'ied and subjected to
proper treatment"
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the sel11'avd C:ity Gouncil reeo1llXi1Ond to
the State Department of IIealth~ to the state steeX>:Lng Committee on
Alcohol.ism~ and to Representative Ir'tdn Heteal1~ and Senator U~ 1. Pal1l1er
(or to their duly elected successors) that adequate steps be taken to
secure the e~llest possible appointment of O~, Public Health Officer
in &aOh of the i'ori;y House Districts in the ste.te ot: Alaska.
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h'HIi:REAS tho demands of the m~mOl1.t ill such cases c~rten d~ ~ I'Uip
ll1careex'ation {;<1' an individual in a s'tate of :i.nto.."tic.o:tion~ and City ClJ:k-ft...
kJHEREAS an individual in a state of' into~dca.tion cannot be expected
to perform rationally and w:.y- suffer daxl1tl./3ing or even fatal effects it
not adequa.tely observed and supervised thile :lncarcerated in that con-
dition/l<
TlillREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that this commi'ttae s~ongl.'Y recommend to
the City Council the t\Cceptance of and corl1ple~!ie implementation of the
xoeport of Sewal'd Chief of Police Lee :Jurg to Gity 11.a..n.ager Kester Dotts
on 1ihe need for the SEn'Vices or a city jailer on a. 24-1'10111' basis.
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RESOLUTIon NO. 4.
WHEREAS the liquor doalers and bar 0wners in the ci~J of' sel-lard
share equal.ly- :i.n problems crea.ted i:1i'thiu the :!1cts of selling and con-
sUll1ing alcoholic bevel"'ages~ and
~iHEREAS mos-!; 01" these problems c.an be solved golely on a basis or
close co-operation Ot'1O!lg these business:men~
THEREFORE fiE IT RESOD/ED that the SOu01'd City Council dl"aft D. City
O~"dinance requiring 'tl'w f0I'1l1e.t5.cm 01: an association to encompass oJ.1
O'l:mers of liquor estllblisl1riwnts caterinr; t.o o:f'f'-premiso oonsuxtlption, trade"
all owners of' bars and ch'lbs catering to on-p:r:oemise eonS1.U'lIption,. and all
bar'tendo:t>s and clerks llbb Hark on those premises and specifY4 fut'ther"
that the ordinance roquire such asscciatiOl"l to meet tt>1ice yoorly lnth
the City Hanager of 3eliard (or his representative) GJ.1d a repI"esentative
of' the state Alcoholic Control Board to discuss mutuo.l. ~obleras and
their solutions;
FURTHER ~ BE IT RESOLVED that sunh ordina:noe requ.ire that every
liquor outlet tiltb.in the limits 01: the City o:r S<:H"ard be represented at
such meetings 0
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RESOLUTION no. 5
1;JllEREAS~ there are no seplU'a te fac1J.i tie a 01'1 the Kenai peninsula
teI' the adequate treatment of' the Cm-OIlJ..O alcoholio" end
h!HEl-tEAS such a facility "1OUJ.d pernu t a. better chanoe for effective
treatment Q11d possibJ.e cure of' the <ilironic alcoholic"
BE IT RESOLVED thD.t the Sel-J'ard City CQuncil take steps to seaurc
tor the Seuard Hospital ccmple.x a separate fe.<cility designed solely tor
fue treatment of the chronic alcoholic, that .the Council seek state and
A~J:D !'O .1UID IWJZ A PM\' 01' 'lID JIDIU'D8 ~ t'IIB SDWlD CUT COUJfCIL
.~L~y.. 13, ..2~"
;f.zde.rul f'Uil<::i.n;., to;.:' this strUOt;n;:'.), ,;!..t t.:t~',e Gom.leE t.al<::e st'()P~'.j;~""";('f~
i;nnu;!'s t;ha'~ this facilit;'y be d~si.:;:(.aLD(> a ':~aCionaJ. ~L':~:eataile:r::t ell:;;:; :::C'L'
',r;: ...... a. Pill.
ilaohol:Lsm \:;0 he funded ;mti:N:ly at state tJ.n~, 1"~ 111.,'), .f'edea'f:1tt~~...
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RESOLUTION No.6
',lli.ii::RiAS alcoholiSlll often strikes the eldorly citi.zen lIDO sude,erJ.J
finds himself alone and lonely with much time on his hands and litHe
to do with that time" and
HHEREAS the c1 tizens of the City of sewro:>d hS.ve devoted t Urle and
eff'ort to provide our teenagers with a 'l'een Center~ thus showing theil-
social- awareness of the needs !:or recreation (')f this portion of O'ttt'
populat5.on,
THE~EFORE BE IT RESOLVED' that the City C()uncil study the possibility
of acquiring the \too of a building in dOl-mtO.ll1 Seward -w bG desigl'k"ltad
a Senior C1 tizens! Center" such facilii;y to bl~ i'urn.lshed ..15. th cOlnf.oL'teJ,J.e
ohalrs~ tables" a radio.!> a television} a cofJ~~~e pot~. cal~ds: magazines..
and other parapherl'l.sJ.ia. to make the Center at~i;ractive to our elder
citizensj/ and
BE IT FURTHER HESOLVED that the various (:hurches~ clubs, and other
social and civic organizations along with 1ncUvidual citizens of Sevl8.l'd
r:i"AAlC~ I
be asked to help seleot". :furniah;J' and staff such a Center fOl' the use
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of our senior citizens.
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RESOLUTIon NO. 7
tffiEREAg the state of Alaska recognizes the rr.aturity of its nineteen-
year-old oitizens by granting them the right to vo'te in all elections" and
WHEREAS the federal goverxm~nt recognizes the physical maturity o~
the eighteen-year-old citizen by requiring hitlli to register fOl~ Selective
senicEl,. and
liHEREAS doctors~ teachers~ and social welfare workers can attest the
earlier physicall' mentaJ.~ and social maturity 'Vmieh young Americans are
11ot-1 aehieving~
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council seek" through the
Pl'oper channels, legislation which will acoompliSh the following:
1) Designation in 'the stat0 or Alaska of 'the age of nineteen
as the age of legal ntfljol"'ity~ l&.tich, ill effect,. will gIve
tJ.1.e nineteen-year.old all of' the rights tmich now aCCl"UEI
to him on his t..renty-first bir1iliday.
A~ TO AlII) JIADJI A PU'l' 01' !1m MIRUDS 0lP 'l'IQ: SmuD Clft ~
0v/~NIl[, v. lj~-..2J9
2' 11edU:_n.:,.t~on~/!:" tIlt; 1;:n'L/~~:.t~ ;'.:,C:'U(.', :rl1 (hi '"7f~J'jnl
f~'Ol'~ [l"",~illfito "I:: c.. '~ill""""\ . (),-,,'..)'-1 /(.
J. ",,,->,,,,,.fI ";,;,.,, ". "...,.~,%;~, II
.3 \ Hedefini tion O:~ thE HON) ~~}~ ':;::;' :"nelU'Cl~;fc:lii
in the sixteen, St'YEluteen, ar..d e:.~;ht:kon...year-o: d ,~I'oup.
4.) Designation of 'Gho :f.'ollcnrIll['; c\r!\<)j:'S' liceXlses~
a) Dagil'lnm.": s PEJ1"L11i t....'t;o 'pe 5.S8UE.d at a.Ge sixteen (on
or ~~~:-i~fe sixteen.th bi.:t>thdltY),
b) ~~e Permit--tQ be iS~Qed by the stute of
l.lasltl!l to 0. juv'enilo ~,fu,o suecc:ssi'u11y cOYl1pletes the
vequired tests tor liccnsing~ guoh permit to be
subjecti;o the j'uri,3dicticm or the nrazistrc.'Ge t s
eOU1..t and subject tl) Suspcl1Hion or revocation
t.b.l>ougb. a stl~ict point systaill :for viola.ticns.
c) Dl'iiTer~:3 r,iconse--tl~ be issued upon atta.ining the
age Q;f logaJ.. DlljorHy (ni..'Tl0tecu-YGSZ's-of'-ac;o) ~
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RESOLUTIOn no. 8
UliBREAS the problom. of a.lo(J~liSIl1 in Alaska is more acute than in
any state in the nation, and
UllEREAS any programs designed to alleviate this problem Im1st be
.fu.nded"
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the City Oonnell p'-"opose tax legis-
la.tion through the proper ehannoJ.a tAlich ,,,m p1000 the f'inMCia1. burden
af such t'unding of these programs upon these u'ho consume alcoholic
bevol-aaes by requesting higher sta.te taxa,~ upon all aJ.eoholio beverages
malm.factU1"EJd in~ shipped into, and c.onsum,d t1i thin tho state or Alasku;1
such taxes to be pa8sod directly on to th'!l eonsumer.
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HHEREAS a S111aller committee usually l:rorks more e!'fective~y" w-d
liHER.BA.S the Steering C<mmrlti;ae 011- Alcoholimn contaJ.ns ten merr1bers~
THEREPORE BE IT RESOLVED that the CH;y Couneil seleot 0. three-mambar
oo:rmnittee to implement 'tl'lcse Reso~utions 4):r the Steering Committee on
Alooholism l'fuioh the 01 tit ;Council adopts CI.S e1 ty pol~y.
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lle~ the members oi' the Steer:tng Comm.ittee on A1coholism.~ urge the
adoption of the t'oregoing report.
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Resolution No. 726
SEWARD CITY COUNCIL
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l\TTACHED TO AND MADE A PART OF THE MINUTES OF THE
CITY OF SEWARD, ALASKA
WHEREAS: The city of Seward, Alaska, was awarded a moratorium for
payment on outstanding Sewer Bonds after the 1964 disaster, and
WHEREAS: The Federal Government later cancelled outstanding Govern-
ment-held bonds for affected Alaska cities, and of those bonds
cancelled for the City of Seward, a portion were for advance pay-
ments made by residents on a certain sanitary sewer project: and
WHEREAS: those residents who made advance payments are to be refunded
the amount prepaid-in-advance as funds are, or become available' in
the General FUnd of the City:
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED7 by the City council of the city of
Seward that the city Clerk will accept signed applications for
refund beginning October 15, 1968, from individuals who are entitled
to said refund. Applications shall be made on forms prepared by the
city Clerk and available at city Hall. Applications will be accepted
until the close of business at 5:00 P.M., January 15, 19697
AND BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED; that the names of those listed on the
payment record who have not filed an application with the City clerk
as of 5:00 P.M., January 15, 1969, shall be advertised for three times
consectutively in The Phoenix Log and such individuals will be allowed
until 5:00 P.M., April 15, 1969, in which to submit applications for
refund. At the close of business on April 15, 1969, those who have
not made application will not be allowed further time or consideration
for refund;
AND BE IT ALSO FURTHER RESOLVED; that when applications have been
received and filed by the city Clerk and at the close of time for
filing applications, the city Council shall decide upon the manner
and procedure the City shall follow in making such refunds.
PASSED AND APPROVED by the city council of the City of Seward,
Alaska, this
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BE IT RESOLVED that the following named perso~., wbJ)t~rel.:e)g.i"tan.r.r
RESOLUTION NO. 727
electors in the Seward precinct of their residence and as below
listed, are hereby appointed and shall act as Judge Inspectors,
Judges, and Clerks of Election for Seward Precinct No. 1 and Seward
Precinct No.2, as set forth below, at the General and Special
Municipal Election to be held on Tuesday, October 1, 1968:
PRECINCT NO.1
JUDGE INSPECTOR:
Mro. ~hama8 HOWell
JUDGES:
Mrs. Saward B. Shea
Mrs. John J. Offield
CLERKS:
Mrs. Marvin crisp
Mrs. Burton W. Baugh
ALTERNATE:
Mrs. Frank wooldridge
PRECINCT NO.2
JUDGE INSPECTOR:
Mrs. John Galea
JUDGES:
Mrs. Emil Nelson
Mrs. Lawrence Ashfield
CLERKS:
Mr.. H. W. Davis
Mrs. Ben Faust
ALTERNATES:
Mrs. Arlington Flower
Mrs. Virginia Fyles
The city Clerk is hereby instructed to give written notice of appoint-
ment and any and all instructions as required by Ordinance Nos. 306
and 345 to the above named persons.
This Resolution shall be effecti.. on the date of passage and
approval. Passed and approved by the City council of the City
of Seward, Alaska, this
23
day of September, 1968.
R. W. Kirkpatri k
Mayor
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WHER EAS' Residents of the Seward Area and Kenai Peninsula have phlnned and
THE CITY OF SEWARD, ALASKA
RESOLUTION NO. 77.8
worked on developing 'in ACCESS ROAD to follow Resurrection River from the
Seward Highway at Mile Three to the face of the Glacier and the Harding Ice Cap
at approximately eight miles from the highway' and
I WHER EAS' Work on this road has progressed on a volunteer basis with the assist-
ance of the State of Alaska in finances, equipment and labor' and
WHEREAS' The construction and completion of this road will benefit the entire
Kenai Peninsula, the greater Anchorage area, the State of Alaska, and the U. S.
, Army and Air Corps Recreation Centers located and maintained in Seward, and
, will open and make available an attraction which will provide an area suitable for
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camp grounds and recreational facilities and where visitors may drive to the face
of a glacier ~nd may, if they so desire, explore the Harding Ice Cap and also
observe wild animals in their natural habitat' and
WHEREAS: Seward area residents have proposoo to match, in kind, funds allo-
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cated to assist in construction and development of this project. The State of
Alaska has allocated certain funds to assist in this joint effort program and to date
local contribution amounts in an excess of $6,525.00.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, ,by the City Council of The City of Seward,
Alaska, that the construction and completion of this project be expedited in every
manner possible so that it will be available for the 1969 Visitor Season.
AND BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the State Highway Department is re-
quested to forward application forms for the right-of-way through United States
Forest Service Property and that the Forest Service take immediate action in
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granting said right-of-way, and that the State Highway Department survey an
alignment and route immediately before winter weather closes in and that The City
of Seward shall be informed at all times of any action or negotiation pertaining to
this project so that volunteer labor, equipment and other needed items may be
available and on site when required.
BE IT FURTIlER RESOLVED- that copies of this Resolution be forwarded to the
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Honorable Walter J. Hickel, Governor of the State of Alaska. the Commissioner
of State Highways. the District Highway Engineer and certain department members
of his office, the United States Forest Service District Office. the United States
Army and Air Corps, Representative Irwin Metcalf, Senator Bob Palmer, and/or
their successors. Congressman Howard W. Pollock and his Juneau office represen-
tative.
PASSED AND APPROVED by the City Council of The City 'of Seward, Alaska, this
23rd day of September, 1968.
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REGULAR MEETING SEPTEMBER 23, 1968
SPECIAL MEETING OCTOBER 2, 1968
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Game Advisorv Board supportinq the establishment of a qame reserve in the
Resurrection River drainaqe area.
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SPECIAL MEETING OCTOBER 2, 1968
Item 1 - The Special Meeting of the Common Council of the City of Seward,
Alaska for October 2, 1968 was called to order by Mayor Kirkpatrick at
4:03 P.M.
Item 2 - The opening ceremony was led by Clmn. Hulm. Item 3 - Roll was
called and those present were Mayor Kirkpatrick, Clmn. Hulm, Urbach,
Willburn, and Skinner. Also present were Mrs. Thomas Howell, Judge
Inspector for Precinct No. 1 and Mrs. Jean Galea, Judge Inspector for
Precinct No.2.
Item 4 - The Mayor reviewed the procedure whereby the ballots for the
General and Special Municipal Elections would be canvassed.
Clmn. Amend arrived.
The Mayor called for the ballots and poll books at which time the keys to
the locked ballot boxes were collected from the precinct Judge Inspectors,
the boxes opened and the contents delivered to the Mayor.
Precinct No. 1 was canvassed by Clmn. Skinner and Willburn, the total vote
cast for each candidate was read and the total recorded as the official
total. The procedure was repeated for Precinct No.2.
The Mayor called for the absentee ballots at which time the City Clerk
presented the Affidavit of Absentee Ballots, the ballots themselves and
the voter registration cards for the individuals who voted absentee in
this election.
The signatures on the envelopes containing the absentee ballots and the
registration cards were compared and the ballots as presented were allowed
to be counted. The Mayor opened the envelopes with the identification
side face down, removed the ballots from each and shuffled them together
to preserve the secrecy of each voter's identity. The ballots were tallied
and the results entered into the official election records. The vote is
as follows:
General and Special Municipal Election
Official Tabulation
October I, 1968
Precincts I, 2,
Absentee
and
2 Year Term
William M. Ullom
Bernard C. Hulm
Joanne C. Hoogland
William C. vincent
Lawrence Urbach
2 Year Write-In's
Tom Smith
Oliver Amend
Earl Cass
Pete Willburn
Prec. #1 Prec. #2 Abs. TOTAL
100 III 2 213
89 103 3 195
84 76 5 165
72 87 4 163
69 66 1 136
1 1
1 1
1 1
1 1
1 Year Term
Leonard J. Olson
Charles E. Karges
Willna M. Zentmire
65 82 1 148
49 56 3 108
25 14 1 40
Prec. #1 Prec. #2 Abs. TOTAL
YES NO YES NO YES NO YES NO
57 77 71 82 2 2 130 161
64 62 80 68 2 2 146 132
93 31 107 35 3 1 203 67
83 44 96 49 2 2 181 95
Proposition:
A -
B -
C -
D -
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SPECIAL MEETING OCTOBER 7, 1968
Proposition: Prec. #1 Prec. #2 Abs. TOTAL
YES NO YES NO YES NO YES NO
E - 93 40 111 40 4 0 208 80
F - 91 41 107 42 2 0 200 83
G - 104 26 121 26 3 2 228 54
H - 81 45 105 40 4 0 190 85
I - 79 44 105 40 4 0 188 84
J - 91 37 109 40 5 0 205 77
K - 89 35 119 30 2 1 210 66
L - 72 50 92 51 2 1 166 102
C1nm. Wil1burn moved to accept the results of the for~going
to certify them as the official results of the election and
ates ullom, Hulm;. Hoogland and Olson be declared elected.
seconded. Passed unanimously.
Clmn. Urbach moved to accept the tally of the Special Election and to
declare all propositions passed escept Proposition A which was defeated.
Seconded by Clmn. Willburn: passed unanimously.
Mayor Kirkpatrick asked if anyone in the audience wished to submit a
written request for a recount and none was presented. The Mayor asked
the audience if anyone wished to examine the ballots and no one came
forward to do so.
Item 5 - Adjournment - Clmn. Willburn moved to adjourn. Mayor Kirkpatrick
a .ourned t mee g at 4,52 P. M. I.P Lv, i~~;<LA
Clerk-Treasurer R. W. Kirkpat ick, Mayor
canvass and
that Candid...,
Clmn. Urbach
SPECIAL MEETING OCTOBER 7, 1968
Item 1 - The Special Meeting of the Common council of The City of Seward,
Alaska, for October 7, 1968 was called to order by Mayor Kirkpatrick at
7:30 P. M.
Item 2 - The opening ceremony was led by Clmn. Urbach. Item 3 - Roll was
called and all members were present.
The City Manager brought an urgent matter to the attention of the Council
in that a letter from the City Attorney in the Morgan vs City of Seward
suit revealed that the judge had awarded the case in favor of the plain-
tiff, Morgan. The Attorney considered the award appealable and it was
the City Manager's opinion that the case should be appealed. Clmn. Will-
burn moved that the City Attorney be instructed to appeal the Morgan case.
Seconded by Clmn. Skinner: Clmn. Smith, Skinner, Hulm, Willburn and Mayor
Kirkpatrick voting "yes": Clmn. Amend and Urbach voting "no". Motion passes.
Item 4 - Resolution No. 718 was read for the record (see attached Page 232),
discussion was had regarding the increase specified and Clmn. Hulm indic-
ated he wished to reconsider this Resolution at the next regular meeting.
Item 5 - New Council members Joanne C. Hoogland, Bernard C. Hulm, Leonard
J. Olson and William M. Ullom were sworn into office by the City Clerk.
Item 6 - Mayor Kirkpatrick presented the new members with Certificates of
Election.
Item 7 - New members were seated and Mayor Kirkpatrick complimented the
outgoing Councilmen for the work they had done during their respecive
terms. The Clerk was instructed to call the roll of the new Council.
Mayor Kirkpatrick, Clmn. Hoogland, Hulm, Olson, Amend, Skinner and Ullom
were present.
Item 8 - Mayor Kirkpatrick reviewed the basics of Council procedure for
the benefit of the new members.
Item 9 - Clmn. Skinner nominated Clmn. Ullom as representative to the
Borough Assembly for the three year term. Clmn. Olson nominated Clmn.
Skinner for the three year term and Clmn. Skinner declined the three
year term but said he would accept nomination for the one year term.
Clmn. Hulm nominated Clmn. Amend and Clmn. Amend declined. Clmn. Olson
moved to close nominations: seconded by Clmn. Hoogland. Nominations
being voted on: Clmn. Ullom - three year term and Clmn. Skinner - one
year term. Voting: Clmn. Hoogland, Hulm, Olson, Amend, Ullom and Mayor
Kirkpatrick "yes". Clmn. Skinner "no". Nominees declared elected.
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Item 10 - Appointments made by the Mayor with permission of the Council
were preliminarily reviewed for the benefit of the new members and
scheduled for re-appointment at the next regular meeting.
The City Manager asked the Council to reschedule the
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for October 18, 1968 and it was postponed unti~ 7:30
October 21, 1968.
work session set
P. M., Monday
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journed at 8:37 P. M.
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NOTICE AND AGENDA FOR SPECIAL MEETING OF THE SEWARD
CITY COUNCIL TO BE HELD AT 7.30 P.M., MONDAY, OCTO-
BER 7, 1968, IN THE COUNCIL CHAMBERS.
1. call to Order:
2. Opening Ceremony:
3. Roll Call:
Mayor
Councilmembers
- R. W. Kirkpatrick
- Lawrence Urbach
- Tom P. Smith
- E. G. Skinner
- Bernard C. HU1m
- Maynard Willburp
Oliver Amend
4. ordinances, Resolutions and other Action items:
1. Resolution No. 718 requesting city Manager Kester L. Dotts
to reconsider his resignation and to remain in Seward in
his present position with a salary increase matching the
offer his resignation was based on. (Resolution No. 718
was originally passed by title only on July 1, 1968. The
Resolution is being read in public as prepared following
the special meeting of July 1st)
5. Swearing-in of the new Councilmembers by the City Clerk:
1. Joanne C. Hoogland
2. Bernard C. Hulm
3. Leonard J. Olson
4. William M. Ullom
6. Presentation of certificates of Office to newly elected
Officials.
7. Seating and roll call of newly elected members:
1. William M. Ullom
2. Bernard C. Hulm
3. Joanne C. Hoogland
4. Leonard J. Olson
8. Review by Mayor of Council procedure:
9. Election of two representatives to the Borough Assembly as well
as First, Second, and Third alternates.
10. Review of all appointments made at the pleasure of the Mayor.
11. Adjournment:
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HEREON OF NOTICE OF SPECIAL MEETING OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
SEWARD TO BE HElD AT 7: 30 P.M. July 1 19'...2.!L-
(fi THE WRIT'11!X REQUEST OF
Mayor Kirkpatrick
FOR THE PURPOSE OF
CONSIDERING RESOLUTION NO. 718(in title
only) requesting the city Manager to reconsider his
resignation and to retain his present position with
a possible salary increase to mat~h a si~ilar o~fer
he has received.
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'DIE CITY OF SEWARD
ACKNOWLEDGE IS HERBY lfADE OF RECEIPT AT '!HE TIME AND DA'lE WRITTEN
HEREON OF NOTICE or SPECIAL MEETING OF '!HE COUNCIL OF 'DIE CITY OF
SEWARD 'ro BE HELD AT 7 :30 P.M. JUNE 19 19~
(J{ '!HE WRIT'l'EN REQUEST OF
rTrrv M"ANA~R'R
FOR THE PURPOSE OF Discussina fuel facilities at; the r; t:y D'lC'k
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by Halibut Producers cooperative and Resolution No. 714,
governing the use and manuevering of float planes ~~~._in
within the Small Boat Harbor Area.
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'!HE CITY OF S&lARD
ACKNOWLEDGE IS HERBY MADE OF RECEIPT AT '!HE TIME ANO DA'lE WRITTEN
HEREal OF NOTICE OF SPECIAL MEETING OF '!HE COUNOn, OF '!HE CITY OF
SEWARD TO BE HELD AT 2:30 P.M. TUESDAY, 6/11/19~
00 '!HE WRIT'IEN REQUEST OF
CITY MANAGER
FOR THE PURPOSE OF
Approvinq Resolution No. 713, Establishing
authority and authorizing issuance of $108,000.00 of Revenue
(Bonds) (Notes) to finance equipment and housing at Halibut
Producers cooperative and Alaskan Scallop processor's Inc.
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'!HE CITY OF SEWARD
ACKNOWLEDGE IS HEIlBY MADE OF RECEIPT AT '!HE TIME AND DATE WRITTEN
HEREON OF NOTICE OF SPECIAL MEETING OF '!HE COONen'. OF '!HE CITY OF
SEWARD ro BE HELD AT 7: 30 P.M. June 7 19 68
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FOR THE PURPOSE OF
city Manaqer
Public Hearing on the Proposed
city of Seward Budget for the Fiscal Year 1968-69 per
Section 6.3 of the Home ~111p r'h",rrpr
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'!HE CITY OF SEWARD
ACKNOWLEOOE IS HEllBY MADE OF RECEIPT AT '!HE TIME AND DATE WRITTEN
HEREON OF NOTICE OF SPECIAL MEETING OF '!HE COUNCIL OF '!HE CITY OF
SEWARD TO BE HELD AT 1: 30 P.M. FRIDAY, NAY 31 19 68
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the city Nanager
FOR THE PURPOsE OF Considering: (1) Res. No.698 re emergency &time
limits to enable scallops processors to get into operation; (2)Res.
No.706 aDDrovina sublease of City-HPC Lease to Alaskan Scallop Pro-
cessors,Inc. and Alaskan Scallop Fleet; (3) Res. 669 renewing annual
License for HPC to use a portion of the citv noqk: (4) Res. 707
authorizing c.Mgr. ~o execute purchase agreement for Cl.dditioJ?al
freezing equipment; (6) Author~ze remodeling and new tacllltles at
city Bldg.leased to HPC to house new freezing equipment; *(5) Res.
No. 708 authorizing interim financing & sale of $108,000 bonds.
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THE CITY OF SEWARD
NOTICE OF SPECIAL MEETING AND AGENDA FOR SPECIAL
MBET!NCI OP THE CI'IY COUNCIL TO BE HELD AT 1:30 P.M.
ON FRIDAY, MAY 31, 196B FOR THE FOLLCMING PURPOSES:
Call To Order:
opening Ceremony:
Mayor - R. W. Kirkpatrick
councilmen.. Tom P. Smith
- Maynard Willburn
- Oliver Amend
- Lawrence urbach
- Bernard HUlIn
- E. G. Skinner
Roll Call:
Resolu~ion NO. 698 stating emergency and time limits involved
to enable scallop processors to ge~ into operation.
Resolu~ion No. 706 approving sublease of city seafood process-
ing building and land by Halibut Producers cooperative, Inc. to
Alaskan Scallop processors, Inc. and Alaskan Scallop Fleet.
Approve Resolution No. 669 renewing Halibu~ Producers cooperative
annual License to use a portion of the city Dock.
Resolu~ion No. 707 au~hor1zing City Manager to execute purchase
agreement with Lewis Refrigeration Company for additional equipmer,
Resolution No. 708
for sale of $108,000
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authorizing interim financing and procedur~
unissued harboX' tmprovement bonds through
Authorize remodeling and new facilities at city's seafood process-
ing building leased to Halibut Producers Cooperative in order to
house new freezing equipment.
To: The city Clerk-Treasurer
please call a special meeting of the City council for the above
time and purposes.
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Revised 10/66 THE CITY OF SEWARD
ACKNOWLEOOE IS HERBY HADE OF HECEIPT AT THE TIME AND DA'IE WRITTEN
HEREON OF NO'l'ICE OF SPECIAL MEETING OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
SEWARD TO BE HELD AT 7: 30 P.M. Mon(jav , Mav 20, 19~
ON THE WRITTEN REQUEST OF
the city Manager
FOR THE PURPOSE OF (1) receiving tabulation of bids for Hos.l?ital
88xxRHa~ Roof Repair and poss~bty award same~ (2) Receive the City
Manaaer's BVdaet Prooosal for 1968-69~ and (3) Resolution No.
702 naming the City Manager to act for The city in the negotia-
tions between The City of Seward and Gene.ral Services Adminis-
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THE CITY OF SEWARD
NOTICE OF SPECIAL MEETING AND AGENDA FOR SPECIAL
MEETING OF THE SEWARD CITY COUNCIL FOR THE FOLLOW-
ING PURPOSES ONLY TO BE HELD AT 7 :30 P.M., MONDAY,
MAY 20, 1968
1. Call To Order:
2. Opening Ceremony:
Roll Call:
- R. W. Kirkpatrick
- Lawrence Urbach
- Tom P. Smith
- Bernard C. Hulm
- Maynard willburn
- E. G. Skinner
- Oliver Amend
Mayor
councilmen
Receive tabulation of bids for Hospital Roof Repair and
possibly award same.
Receive the city Manager's Budget Proposal for 1968-69.
Resolution No. 702 naming the city Manager to act for The city
in the negotiations between The City of Seward and General
services Administration concerning property exchange.
5/20/68
To the city Clerk-Treasurer:
Please call a special meeting of th4 city council for the
above time and purposes.
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City Manager
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'!HE CITY OF SEWARD
ACKNOWLEDGE IS HERBY MADE OF DECEIPT AT '!HE TIME AND DAm WRITTEN
HEREOO OF NOTICE 0' SPECIAL MEE'l'ING 0' '!HE COUNCIL OF 'mE CITY OF
SEWARD ro BE HELD AT 7: 30 P.M. Fri., May 3 19--2.lL
00 '!HE WRIT'l'J!'X REQUEST OF
the City Manager
FOR THE PURPOSE OF considering Resolution No. 695, Proof of Munici-
pal Authority to Convey Tidelands For New Alaska Railroad Dock
to Satisfy Issuing Requirements For Title Insurance.
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A SPECIAL EtJlERGENCY l'tEETING OF 'rHE CITY COUNCIl,
WAS VOTED TO B~ HELD AT 8:00 O'CLOCK P.M. THURSDAY,
FEBRUARY 29, 1968 FOR THE PURPOSE OF TAKING UP A
PERSONNEL PROBLEM IN EXECUTIVE .3ESSION IN 'THE FORJVi
OF NEGOTIATIONS ItvITH :THE INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD
OF ELECTRICAL WORKERS UNION.
COUNCIU1AN WILLBURN WAS PRESENT DURING THE MEETING
IN THE EXECUTIVE SESSION BUT WAS NOT PRESENT AT THE
TIME OF VOTING TO CALL THE EXECUTIVE SESSION AND
SPECIAL EMERGENCY MEETING AND WAIVER WAS THEREFORE
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WAIVER
I, Maynard E. willburn, Councilman of The city of Seward,
Alaska, do hereby waive the required written notice of special
emergency council meeting called by thE City Council by vote
to discuss a personnel matter at the hour of 8:00 o'clock
p.m., Thursday, February 29, 1968 to be held at 8:00 o'clock
p.m. Thursday, February 29, 1968, which notice is required by
the Home Rule Charter to be delivered with at least six hours
notice unless an emergency special meeting ~s called and all
members are present and/or those not present waive said
notice. I was unavoidably detained from being present at
the time of voting on the question of calling such special
emergency council meeting and did arrive immedia'te\' there-
after.
Signed at Seward, Alaska this ~~ay
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city Councilman
Subscribed and sworn to ,before me this ~~ay of
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Beatrice E. Watts
City Clerk-Treasurer
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'!HE CITY OF SF..WARD
ACKNOWLEOOE IS HERBY MADE OF RECEIPT AT '!HE TDm AND DA'IE WRITTEN
HEREat OF NOTICE OF SPECIAL MEETING OF '!HE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
SEWARD ro BE HELD AT 7 : 30 P.M. THURS, FEB 29 19..2l2-.
00 '!HE WRIT'l>>l REQUEST OF The City Manager
FOR THE PURPOSE OF Considering Resolutions No. 684 and 685
concerning property exchange between General Services
Administration, U.S.A. and The city of Seward.
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business of the Counc1~ or publisher. or at the CounoUman's resid-
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THE CITY OF SEWARD
NOTICE OF AND AGENDA FOR SPECIAL MEETING
OF THE SEWARD CITY COUNCIL TO BE HELD AT
7:30 P.M.. THURSDAY. FEBRUARY 29. 1968.
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Call To O~der
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Mayor - R. W. Kirkpatrick
councilmen - E. G. Skinner
- Bernard C. Hulm
- Lawrence Urbach
- Oliver lunend
- Maynard willburn
- Tom P. smith
Resolution No. 684 concerning property exchange between General
Services Administration. U.S.A. and The City of Seward.
Resolution No. 685 concerning property exchange between General
Services Administration. U.S.A. and The City of seward.
To The City Clerk-Treasurer:
please call a special meeting of the dty Council for
the above time and purpose.
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Kester L. Dot s
city Manager
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'!HE CITY OF SEWARD
ACKNOWIEmB IS HERBY MADE OF RECEIPT AT '!HE TIME AND DAm WRITTEN
HER'EOO OF NOTICE or SPECIAL MEETING or '!HE COtlNCn OF '!HE CIn OF
SEWARD 'roSE HELD AT 7!30 P.M. MON. 1/22 19~
00 '!lIE WRI'l"l'Di REQUEST OF The City Manager
1. call to Order, 2. Opening ceremony, 3. Roll
FOR THE PURPOSE OF Call. 4. Whetuer to support Boro S<j:hool Const. &
Bonding program by Res. 5. Res.676 nominating appointee to Bora
P&Z Corom., 6, Petroleum products bids, 7. Tires, tubes,etc. bids,
8. Kenai Pen.Boro~~h 1967 Real Prop. Tax Foredosure incl.City rals,
9. Council discuss~on of civil Defense Training Program,
10. Executive Session to discuss two matters, the advance ublic
knowled e of whichwould adversel affe t the finan s city,
11. Adjournment.
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above described notices to 'the person signing theNter at the place .t
business of the Councilman or publisher. or at the Coune1lman's resid-
ence it no place ot buisiness at the time and date listed.
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WAIVER
I, Bernard C. Hulm, councilman of The city of Seward, Alaska, do
hereby waive the required written notice of special council meet-
ing of Monday, January 22, 1968 for the hour of 7:30 o'clock p.m.
to be delivered and served personally on each member of the
Council at least six hours prior to said meeting, as I was out
of town inunediately preceding and during the meeting and I do
not have a regular place of business to which such notices may
be delivered. The time and date of said special meeting was set
by the council at its regular meeting held on the 15th day of
January, 1968.
FfBRVRRY
Signed at Seward, Alaska, this
b
day Of~, 1968.
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Bernard C. Hulm
city Councilman
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subscribed and sworn to before me this 0 day of ~,' 1968.
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city Clerk-Treasurer
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THE CITY OF SEWARD
NonCE OF SPECIAL MEETING AND AGENDA FOR SPECIAL
MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SEWARD
TO BE HELD AT 7 :30 P.M., MONDAY, JANUARY 22, 1968
Call To Order:
Openinq Ceremonv:
Roll call:
Mayor
Councilmen:
R. w. Kirkpatrick
Lawrence Urbach
Tom P. Smith
Bernard C. HUlm
Maynard Willburn
E. G. Skinner
Oliver Amend
Discuss whether or not to support Borough School Construction
Program and Bonding Program therefor by Council resolution.
(Res. NO. 679 reserved.)
Resolution NO. -Wi nominating appointee to represent The city of
Seward on the Kenai Peo.inaula B<>"'-^'1gh Planning II zon.i.t,q commi.aaion.
Receive tabulation of bids to supply all petroleum products
(except marine fuels for resale) and award contract or reject bids.
Receive tabulation of bids to supply all tires, tubes and batteries
and award contract or reject bids.
Kenai Peninsula Borough 1967 Real Proper~y Tax Foreclosure pro-
ceedings and including City of Seward pre-Borough tax rolls.
Council discussion of Civil Defense Training Program.
Executive Session to discuss two matters, the advance public
knowledge of which would adversely affect the finances of the City.
Adjournment.
1/19/68
To: The city Clerk-Treasurer
~~::s:n~a~~s~n:::~ial meeting of the Ci:y ~ouncil for the above
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'!HE CITY OF SEWARD
ACKNOWLEDGE IS HERBY MADE OF RECEIPT AT '!HE TIME AND DA'IE WRITTEN
HERF.af OF NOTICE OP SPECIAL MEETING OF '!'HE COUNOIL OF 'DIE CITY OF
SEWARD TO BE HELD AT 7 :30 P.M. October 9 1967
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FOR THE PURPOSE OF Orqaniz.inq the newly elected <punqil:
rev~ew-
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reviewing appointments serving at the ~easure of the Mavor.
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NOTICE OF SPECIAL MEETING AND
SPECIAL MEETING TO BE HELD AT
MONDAY, OCTOBER 9. 1967
AGENDA FOR
7:30 P.M.
Call To Order
Mayor
Councilmen
- R. W. Kirkpatrick
- Tom P. Smith
- W. J. Lantz
- Lawrence Urbach
- Maynard willburn
- E. G. Skinner
- Herman E. Leirer
Roll Call
Swearing in newly elected Mayor and councilmen by
the city Clerk.
Presentation of Certificates of Office to newly elected Officials.
seating and roll call of newly elected members:
Mayor
Counci19
men
- R. w. Kirkpatrick
- Oliver Amend
- John Galea
- Bernard C. Hulm
- E. G. Skinner
Review by Mayor of Council's procedures.
Elect two representatives and a first, second and third alternate
to serve on Borough Assembly for one and two year terms.
Review all appointments serving at the pleasure of the Mayor.
To: The ~ity Clerk-Treasurer
Please call a special meeting of the City Council for
the above time and place.
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City Manager
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'!HE CITY OF SEWARD
ACKNOWI.EOOE IS HERBY MADE OF RECEIPT AT '!HE TIME AND DATE WRITTEN
HEREON OF NOTICE OP SPECIAL MEETING OF '!'HE COUHCIL OF '!HE CITY OF
SEWARD TO BE fIELD AT 3 :00 P.M. Wed Oct. 4 192.2.-
ON '!HE WRIT'mN ~UEST OF The d. ty Mana<;1er
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canvassing the ballots of the General
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'1'HE CITY OF SEWARD
NO'lICB or SPECIAL KBETIBG OF '1'BE CITY COUIfCIL AND
AGDDA roa sncIAL JlD'fDIG 01' '1'BE CIft' COUlICIL TO
BE Bl!ILD AT 3,00 O'CLOCX ,.11., WEDNBSDAY, OCTOBD 4, 1967
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- R. w. lU.rkpatric
- Herman E. Leirer
- E. G. Skinner
- Maynard willburn
- Lawrence Urbach
- W. J.Lantz
- '1'aa P. smith
Call To Order
Hayor
councilmen
2.
Roll call
3. canvas. the ballots of the General MUnicipal Election held on
Tuesday, OCtober 3, 1967.
4. Adjourn.
To: The city Clerk-Treasurer
Please call a special meeting of the city council for
the above time and purpose.
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Kester L. Dotts
City Manager
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mE CITY or SEWARD
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ACKNOWIEOOE IS HERB! MADE OF RECEIP'l' AT '!HE TIME AND DAm WRITTEN
HERFaI or NOTICE or SPECIAL MEETING or 'lKE COUNCIL OF 'lHE CI'l'Y OF
SEWARD TO BE HELD AT THO P.M, SEPTEMBER 8 19~FRIDAY)
00 THE WRI'l"l'EN REQUEST OF THE CITY MANAGER
FOR THE PURPOSE OF CONSIDERING & ACTING UPON BIDS FOR THE PURCHASE
OF $162,000 GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS OF THE CITY OF SEWARD TO
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PROVIDE PART OF THE FUNDS TO CONSTRUCT DHEDGING EXTENSION AND
IMPROVEMENTS TO THE SEHARD MUNICIPAL SMALL BOAT HARBOH, ETC.
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NOTICE OF SPECIAL MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL
SEPTEMBER 8, 1967
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a special meeting of the city
Council of The City of Seward, Alaska, will be held at 2:00 o'clock
P.M. on the 8th day of September, 1967, at the council Chambers in
The City Hall for the purpose of considering and acting upon bids
for the purchase of $162,000 principal amount of general obligation
bonds of The Cl ty of Seward for the purpose of providing part of the
funds to construct and install certain additions and improvements to
and extensions of the small boat harbor of the city, and to consider
and act upon any related business which may be properly brought
before the City Council at such time and place.
Dated at Seward, Alaska, this 6th day of September, 1967.
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Beatrice E. Watts
city Clerk-Treasurer
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To: Beatrice E. Watts
City Clerk-Treasurer
The city of Seward, Alaska
Please call a special meeting of the City Council to be held
at 2:00 o'clock lp.m. on the 8th day of september, 1967, at
the council Chambers in the city Hall for the purpose of con-
sidering and acting upon bids for the purchase of $162,000
principal amount of general obligation bonds of the city for
the purpose of providing part of the funds to construct and
install certain additions and improvements to and ex'tensions
of the small boat harbor of the city, and to consider and act
upon any other related business which may be properly brought
before the City council at such time and place.
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Kester ~ts
city Manager
The City of Seward, Alaska
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ACKNOWLEDGE IS HIllBt MADE OF RECEIPT AT '!HE TIME AND DA'IE WRITl'EN
liERECI1 OF DICE 0' SPECIAL MEETDlG OF '.DiE COUNCIL OF THE CITI OF
SEWARD ro BE HEIJ) AT 10: 00 AM N-," Friday, 3/1 7 19~
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FOR THE PURPOSE OF approving final plans and specification for
Phase II of EDA Harbor Improvements Project No. 07-1-00089;
and authorizing advertisement for bids of same, said bids
to be op~ned Fridav. ~pril ,1. 19~7.
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THE CITY OF SEWARD
NOTICE OF AND AGENDA FOR SPECIAL MEETING OF
THE CITY COUNCIL TO BE HELD AT 10:00 A.M.,
FRIDAY, MARCH 17, 1961
1. Call To Order:
2.
Roll Call:
Mayor
Councilmen
- R. W. Kirkpatrick
- Maynard wi11burn
- E. G. Skinner
- Lawrence Urbach
- W. J. Lantz
- chas E. Cole, sr.
- Tom P. Smith
3. Approve final plans and specifications for Phase II, General
Purpose Dock, Marine Lift and Roadway, of EDA Harbor
Improvements Project No. 01-1-00089.
4. Authorize advertising for bids for Phase II of EDA Project No.
07-1-00089 described in item 3 of this agendaJ said bids to
be opened on Friday, April 21, 1967.
To: The city Clerk
please call a special meting of the city council
for the above time and purpose.
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Kester L. Dotts
city Manager
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CITY OF S1:.Wl\.RO
5O'1'1CE OF AND NiEJmi\ FOR SPJi;C1AL KEETING OF 'l'BE
CITY COUNCIL TO U HELD AT 7.30 P.I.,... 'ftltJaSDAy.
PEaa~ 16, 1967
Call '1'0 O1'der
Mayor - R. W. Kil:1t,paV.
Cou.ncilmen - '1'oIa P. aIIi_
- Cba8 B. cole. u.
- W. J. LaAu
- Lawz'eacc ~,
- E. G. skimlea'
- Maynud wi
.Roll call
Receive final plan. and specificsUons for the
general purpose cargo dock and boat lift, .h.s. U
of the J:i:DA Hal'Dor ImprOVfllD8nt8 h"oject., .md aWl'ove same.
Au.thod.~. adverUs-....n't fol' bids to const:zuct; the above
Ph.se U of 11:1>>\ llU'boz Improyeaents JIToje.ct. upon .PIC.val
of plans and. specificati.ons by "la.lA.
To: The city Clerk:
Please call a special meeting of the City Council for the
above time and purpose.
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R. W. Klr patrlck
Acting city Manager
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'!HE CITY OF SEWARD
ACKHOWLEOOE IS HERBt MADE OF BECEIPT AT '!HE TIME AND DATE WRITTEN
HEREON OF NO'l'lCE 0' SPECIAL MEETING 0' '!HE COUNCIL OF 'mE CITY 0'
SEWARD TO BE HELl) AT 7 :30 P.M. Thurs., 2/15 19.iL
af 'mE WRIT'lBN REQUEST OF the Actin~ city Manager .
FOR THE PURPOSE OF (1) Re ceive final plans and specifications
for the general purpose cargo dock ana boat l~ft, Pnase II of the
EDA Harbor Improvements P;J;:9iect: and approve s?me.
(2) Authorize advertisement for bids to construct the above
Phase II of EDA Harbor Improvements Project upon approval of
~lans ana sDecjficatioq~ bv IDA.
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bua 88 of the Councilman or publisher, or at the Coune1lman's resid-
ence it no place ot buisiness at the t/t ~a~ listed.
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NOTICE OF AND AGENDA FOR SPECIAL MEETING OF 'mE CITY
COUNCIL OF '!'HE CITY OF SEWARD, ALASKA, '1'0 BE HELD AT
7:30 P.M., FRIDAY, MAY 3, 1968 FOR '!'HE FOLLOWING PURPOSUI
1. Call '1'0 Order:
Mayor - R. W. Kirk~-''';
Councilmen - Oliver Amen4.'
- E. G. Sklnneac:
- Maynard wii1lN..a
- Bernard C. INJa.""
'!'om P. Sllli th .
- Lawrence urbach
"2 . Roll Call:
)~ Resolution No. 695, Proof of Municipal Authority to Convey
Tidelands For New Alaska Railroad Dock to satisfy Issuing
Requirements For Title Insurance.
To: The City Clerk-Treasurer
Please call a special meeting of the city council for the
above time and purpose.
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City Manager
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_,8<]U',,2r '..ee ::j,ng uanuar:{ , ~ ~ .. -L"T !I
Iter;\ 7.3 - Letter L~om Board of Metl1odi,;t tlic:,sions advisin:::h",t thEir
attorney would ccmtact Mayor Kil'kpatric;" cOl1c"rning requested ~~tion
deed was read and the Mayor advised I1Cl cont:ac L to date.
Item 7.4 - Letbor from Joseph E. Caoehart, :!ctty Officer ::,' i:he l'.E-.
Coast Guard Cutter ';ORHBL Expressing rC'-jre.': t:':, leave Sewar,'t3nd al'pIE'ci-
ation 1::>r the C::JClperatiCln received in Ute (~':'LDnuni ty in VIOL,ill() with the
youth while stationed in Seward was read.
Item 7.5 - Letter From Economic Developllen1: commissi:>ner Franl; Murkcwski
expressing appreciai::ion of Seward's act:i,on L1 naming Obihiro, Japcp
Sister city of Seward was read.
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Item 7.6 - Mayor Kirkpatrick made note of the event in honor of the
promotion of commander Frank Sperry of the USCG Cutter SORREL and rEcess-
ed the meeting so that those who would have been present at the event,
except for the council meeting, coulOtelephone their expressions of
congratulation. Meeting was recessed and reconvened with the same Lem-
~ers present as before the recess.
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Item 6.1 - Fr. Randall Mendelsohn, Chairman of the Steering Committee
to Study Alcoholism in the community, and Mrs. Lapreal Bie, Member, were
present to report the recommendations of the committee ~the,counctl.
Fr. Mendelsohn advised they had studied and discussed aw~~~7E5P~c~ as
there were no real instructions from the council(appointments charged
the committee to study at the local level the material studied at the
State level by the Alcoholism Planning committee and same supplied);that
they wished to advise on three points: (1) That since the Governor now
has a commissioner on Alcoholism with a paid Director, that the Council
urge the Governor and the Director to establish some sort of institution
in the state for the treatment of this problem; that Alaska has no fa-
cilities whatever for the care and treatme~t of persons suffering from
thx' di~ea$eA ~hich is a !rOWinqdPrOblem;atfi~t under present law the
SUtler1!)", rom a~cono :j.sm an 1S , "
pe on who 1S/ runk 1npub 1C cannot be charged and put 1n Ja1l but has
to be put in a hospital, raising the problems of facilities and respon-
sibility for the care; so that the Committee urged the council to push
with the Governor, Director and Legislature for a treatment center in
Alaska.
(2) Urge that the council cooperate educationally on this subject in
the school system, noting that there is now sufficient information in
the education system, and which is not of a moral trend, that a program
could be started, but that the committee recommends that it be written
up as a regular course so that there will be the course of study to fol-
low rather than throw each teacher upon his own devices to plan same.
(3) The Committee urges stronger enforcement of all of the present laws
concerned with this subject, and have discussed this with the local Po-
lice Chief, and recommend that the City go through more than the routine
of renewing liquor licenses and really study the matter; and that the
Council urge the local police department to enforce the present laws
concerning this subject.
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Fr. Mendelsohn concluded that the Magistrate is required by the state
to be on this committee and appointed by the Council but could not be
present and would mention that she has the problem of making the dis-
tinction as to whether there is an alcoholism problem or a drunk and
disor&rly problem and the lack of treatment program or facilities was
a problem at that local level.
clmn. funend spoke in favor of the work of the Committee citing a com-
munity which recorded 8~/o of all automobile accident fatalities caused
by alcohol and a program of strong law enforcement greatly reducing this.
To question, Fr. Mendelsohn advised the Con~ittee had met with Alcoholic~
Anonomous, law enforcement and court officials who advise this is a
growing problem and particularly with regard to the youth, and noted the
Cornmittee thought the use of drugs could be incorporated into this study;
that they had secured great quantities of literature from many sources.
Mayor KirkpatricJ( advised his thought in forming this Comnlittee was to
have a continuing study group to point out guidelines, not necessarily
to find definite Solut1ons, and the Council could consider and possibly
act on from time to time; that mer@ers could drop out and others be
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,Idu d, and Fr. Mendelsohn requested a member of the Council be added if
it Ylore -i:o be a continuing ~;tud'y, and Hyr. Kirkpatrick advised he would
Lll~ (, include the Chief of Police when appointments reviewed.
clnT. Hulm advised, from his experience of law enforcement, that a two-
man police department was an intolerable situation and intended to bring
this up later, and that there was the matter of getting equitable jus-
tice in the matter when you have repeated cases of suspended sentences,
as is the situation, and intends to bring this up later also.
Mayor Kirkpatrick advised that the Council would be meeting with the
Legislators of the area in a few days and requested Fr. Hendelsohn or
a Comraittee representative to be present to present these recommenda-
tions to them and this was agreed to and arranged for, noting that this
problem could not be solved with one piece of legislation but required
work at more than one level and all the time. Myr. Kirkpatrick thanked
Fr. Mendelsohn for the report and recommendations.
Item 8 - Ordinances, Resolutions and Other Action Items: (1) Resolution
No. 673 authorizing ~~ty share of Lowell Canyon Diversion Tunnel repair
cost was read in full follows:
RESOLUTION NO. 673
WHEREAS, Thecity of Seward accepted responsibility for the operation and
maintenance of the Lowell Canyon Diversion Tunnel by Ordinance No. 138
passed and approved by the city Council of The City of Seward on the
18th day of April, 1938; and
WHEREAS, said tunnel is in need of maintenance; and
WHEREAS, the U. S. Army, Corps of Engineers, Alaska, will provide for
the maintenance necessary at this time providing that the City of Sew-
ard shall furnish Seven Thousand Two Hundred Fifty ($7,250.00) Dollars
in cash and Four Thousand Seven Hundred Fifty ($4,750.00) Dollars
worth of labor, equipment, etc. for a total City share of Twelve Thou-
sand ($12,000.00) Dollars;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that The City of Seward hereby accepts
the requirement of the U. S. Army, Corps of Engineers, Alaska that it
furnish $7,250.00 cash which shall be payable on demand of the corps of
Engineers, and $4,750.00 worth of labor, equipment, etc. to: (1) com-
plete remaining work in cleaning the outfall after advertised work com-
pleted; (2) remove the rock pinnacle from the outfall; and (3) scale
above the intake, for a total city share of $12,000.00 toward the cost
of maintenance work to be performed on the Lowell Canyon Diversion Tun-
nel early in 1968 by the U. S. ^rmy, Corps of Engineers, Alaska and
The City of Seward.
This Resolution shall be effective on the date of passage and approval.
Passed and approved by the City Council of The city of Seward, Alaska
this 2nd day of January, 1968.
Myr. Kirkpatrick advised 'chat he could give background on this as a pro-
j ect started when he was Acting city Manager and looking for make-work
projects, that it was investigated and data gathered and the City Mana-
ger has made several reports on it to the Council, and while the plan
of 'the City was to contribute only "in kind", the Corps of Engineers has
de'termined that there must be the contribu-tion called for above.
Clmn. Willburn asked where the funds might come from and Acting city
rllanager-Comptroller Baugh advised he did not know definitely but pr:::>b-
ably have to handle like some other items determined to be essential
and have to borrow the money or come up short as neither did he know
of anything that could be cut from the budget; that he had reviewed the
file in dep'ch that day and that it did seem -to be an essential program
and one which, if not done this way, would cost the city much more; and
this approximate amount was discussed.
The recent inspection reports were reviewed for the council. clmn.Amend
advised he would like to wait to hear from the city Manager and possibly
pro-rate the costs over a period of time as the budget does not have
funds for it and Hyr. Kirkpatrick advised this was not anything the corps
of Engineers was pressing for but something the city was pressing for and
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Vol. 14
Regular Meeting October 14, 1968
The Regular Meeting of October 14, 1968, of the Common Council of the
City of Seward, Alaska, was called to order by Mayor Kirkpatrick at
7:31 P.M.
Item 2 - The Opening Ceremony was led by Councilmember Ullom.
Item 3 - Roll was called and those present were Mayor Kirkpatrick,
Councilmembers Ullom, Hulm, Hoogland, Skinner, Olson and Amend.
Item 4 - Citizens Discussion and Public Hearings - None.
Item 5 - Communications - Letter from Chuqach Electric Association,
suggesting that a meeting be arranged during the first part of November.
Dated 10/1/68 and signed Gunnar Flygenring, Acting General Manager.
Item 5(2) - Letter from Department of Housinq and Urban Development
dated October 3, 1968 outlining steps required before Public Works
Planning funds could be made available, signed Louise Steele for
L.R.Durkee, Director.
Item 5(3) - Letter from city Attorney advising his concurrence in the
matter of Resolution No. 4 as presented by the Alcoholism Steering
Committee with the opinion of the City Manager that this item could not
be enforced. Dated 9/30/68 and signed Joe P. Josephson.
Item 5(4) - Letter dated 9/30/68 from State Department of Economic
Development requesting contribution toward a display being prepared
for the 1968 American Fish Exposition. Signed Everett W. Buness,
Commissioner.
Item 5(5) - Letter dated 9/23/68 from Evanqeline G. Stetson and Jack
Coqhlan requesting that the Hagen's Hill emergency access road be
improved to permit use by vehicular traffic by means of a culvert and
placement of fill material.
Item 5(6) - Letter dated 10/9/68 from Seward Youth Center (ASCAP) request-
ing the use of a city building in which youth activities could be held
in working with tools and participating in rifle range activities. Signed
Tim Smith, Director.
Item 5(7) - Letter dated 10/4/68 from Office of Civil Defense thanking
the City for its participation in the recent Civil Defense Exercise and
making simple suggestions for the improvement of local Civil Defense
work. Signed Charles C. Ralls, Regional Director.
Item 5(8) - Letter dated 10/7/68 from Kenai Packers advising the City
that they are interested in leasing Lots 12 and 15 in the City Dock
Area for the purpose of establishing a fish buying station in Seward.
For the project a verticle elevator would need to be installed in a
notch in the Dock which would be repaired each year when the elevator
equipment would be removed. It was also noted that 220-440 3-phase
electricity was also required for this operation. Signed H. A.
Daubenspeck.
Item 6 - Ordinances, Resolutions, and other Action items: Reconsideration
of REsolution No. 718 was declared invalid by the Mayor in view of the
time limit for such action specified by Robert's Rules of Order. Clmr.
Hulm moved for an Executive Session to Discuss a Personnel matter to be
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Regular Meeting October 14, 1968
held following the adjournment of tonight's meeting. Seconded by Amend.
Passed unanimously.
Item 6(2) - Ordinance No. 367, first reading, establishing Fire Safety
rules and regulations within the City of Seward, Alaska, prescribing
rules and regulations governing Fire Safety, Inspections, Enforce-
ment Procedures, establishing Fire Zones and other needs for the safety
and welfare of the City regarding Fire Protection. Specifically
repeals Ordinance No. 7 and Ordinance No. 320 and any and all
parts of other Ordinances in conflict herewith(see attached). ~.
Ullom moved to advance Ordinance No. 367 from first to second read-
ing, seconded by Amend: passed unanimously.
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Item 6(3) - Council Policy #l(see attached), providing that any
Councilmember who finds he or she will not be able to attend any
Council meeting will give notice to the City Clerk or City Manager
in order that notices that would result in postponement of the meet-
ing can be advertised. Clmr. Bulm moved to adopt Council Policy #1,
seconded by Skinner, adopted unanimously.
Item 7 - Confirmation of Special Appointments made by the Mayor (see
attached) excluding Standby Councilmembers. Clmr. Skinner moved to
confirm these appointments. seconded by Clmr. Olson, passed unanimous-
h.
Item 7(2) - Selection of Standby Councilmembers - The Mayor called
for nomination of standby councilmembers and those so nominated were
Larry Urbach, Merle Starr, Richard Hultburg, Herman Leirer, Hans
Hafemeister, Margaret Anderson, Jack Werner, William Vincent, Donna
Kowalski, Marvin Nelson, Phil Durant, Chuck Karges, Pat Williams,
and Monty Richardson. A secret ballot was held with each council-
member voting for seven(7) standby councilmembers. Those elected
were Richard Bultburg, Herman Leirer, Hans Hafemeister, Jack Werner,
Larry Urbach, William Vincent and Pat Williams.
RECESS - 10 Minutes
The Mayor reconvened the meeting and it was noted that all members
were present as were before the recess.
Item 8 - Reports from Borough Assemblymen: Clmr's Ullom*D~~kinner
reported that the bid opening for the new Seward scho~~oUId ~~dD
held 10/16/68: that the next Borough Meeting had been postponed until
10/29/68: and that errors in tax bills sent to Seward residents had
been corrected.
Item 9 - Report from City Manager: The Manager requested a date be
set to meet with representatives of Chugach Electric Assoaiation.
A tentative date of 11/4/68 was set.
Item 9(2) The Manager recommended that no action be taken on the
information contained in the letter(Item 5-2) from Department of
Housing and Urban Renewal until after the meeting with Lounsberry
on lO/21/68.
Item 9(3) - Discussion was had concerning the Emergency Access road
(Item 5-5) and it was decided that a culvert and fill would be used
to mak~IJl.;" T;of~assable and that said road would be plowed during
11 ~~L!~ ~~~~~{ 4 _.~1 lA. It was pointed out that little area
exists along this right-of-way where plowed snow could be dumped.
Item 9(3a) - Contribution of $50.00 was authorized to State Dept.
of Economic Development for Fish Exposition Display (Item 5-4).
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ATTACHED TO AND 11F..DE A PART OF THE MINUTES OF THE SEWARD CITY COUNCIL
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nm CITY OF SEWARD, ALASKA ,~. {{liP~/
ORDINANCE NO. 361 D City Clerk-Treasurer
FIR E CODE INDEX
nus ~DINANCE to be known and cited as niE FIRE SAPETY cOOa OF niE
CITY OF SEWARD, ALASKA.
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Section 1.1
Section 1. 2
Section 1. 3
DEPAR TMENT ORGANlZA nON. COOE'S AND FIR E Z~ES.
Volunteer Fire Department Strength and Certain Duties.
Fire Safety Code Adopted.
Fire Zones Designated.
(a) Fire Zone Number 1 Designated.
(b) Fire Zone Number 2 Designated.
(c) Fire Zone Number 3 Designated.
INSPECTIONS, PR OCEDUR ES, SPECIFICA nONS. C<BR ECnONS:
Inspections.
Notification of Hazardous Conditions Ae Found.
TIme Limit for Correction of Hazardous or Unsafe Fire Conditions.
Building Code Fire R equ1rement.
Building Pardy Destroyed or Damaged.
ARTICLE U:
Section 2.4
Section 2.5
Section 2.6
Section 2."
Section 2.8
ARTICLE m: PERMITS, EQUIPMENT HOUSING. EQUIPMENT INSPScnONS:
Section S.9 Burning Permits.
Section 3.10 Fire Equipment Housing.
Section S,ll Fire Fighting Equipment Protection.
ARTICLE IV: lUGHT-OF-WAY, TRAVELING, cmsmUcnNG FIRE APPARA1US:
Section 4.12 Fire Equipment, Apparatus and Smergency Veh1c188 to ~ CtVetf
Ri8tJt-of-Way When on Calls.
Section 4.13 Driving Over Fire Hose.
Section 4.14 Following Fire Apparatus Proolbited.
ARTICLE V: FIRE DEPARTMENTRECCI\OS AND REPORTS:
Section 5.15 Fire Hydrant Conditions Report.
Secdon 5.16 Fire Department to Maintain Adequate Records.
(a) Equipment Records.
(b) City Maps Required of Hydrant Locations.
(c) Flow Test of Hydrants.
(d) Attendance Records of Members.
(e) Subject Under Study.
(f) Reports of Fire Loss.
(g) Inspection Reports. (Hazardous Conditions)
Section 5.17 Fire Reports.
AR TICLE VI: EQUIPMENT AND PERSONNEL:
Section 6.18 Fire Equipment and Personnel on Duty or Call Within 111. City.
ARTICLE VII: TRANSPORTAnON AND STORAGE OF EXPLQ;lVES:
Section 7.19 Transportation, Moving, or Storage of Explosives WIthin The
Corporate City Limits.
Section 7. 20 False Fire Alarm.
ARTICLE VIU: SEPARABILITY, VIOLATION AND PENALTY, PUBUCAnONS:
Section 8. 21 Separabil1 ty.
Section 8.22 Violation and Penalty.
Section 8.23 Posting and Publication.
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nI.E. CITY OP SEWARD, ALAsKA
CBDlNANCB NO. 367
AN ORDINANCE ESTABLISHING PIRE SAFETY RULES AND'REGULAnCtlS
WrmIN nlE CITY OF SEWARD, ALASKA, PRESCRmlNG RULES AND
REGULATIONS GOVERNING FIR E SAFETY, INSPBcnONS, E~F~CE.
MENT PROCEDURES, ESTABLISHING FIRE ZONES AND entER NEEDS
POR 1HE SAFETY AND WELPARE OF 1HECITY REGARDING FIRE.
PROfECTION. REPEALING SPECIPlCALLY ORDINANCE NO.7 AND
OODINANcE NO. 320 AND ANY AND ALL PARTS OF O'llia\ (BDINAN-
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nlE CITY OF SEWARD, ALASKA, ORDAINS:
1Hts ORDINANCE SHALL BE: KNOWN AS niB FIRa,,~PBTY COOS OP"'.
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,'. 'ARncLE I: DEPARTMENT CBGANlZATION, CWES AND FIRE Z<>>IBS;
~ection 1.1 Volunteer Pire Department Streoath and Certain Duties:
There is presently operating within The City of Seward a Volunteer Plre
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". Iddidonal members providing the department officers deem It advieable. There
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teer department meIllPer.$. . The Chief shall conduct regular meeting8i a.~wbich
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time methods of modern fire ~efense shall be discussed and ocher 'matter. of co.-
cern to the safety and welfare of the city shall be studied.
Section 1.2 Fire SafetY Code Adopted:
The Fire Safety Code of the State of Alaska, in it8late8t edition and as
amended, is hereby designated and shall be known as the Fire Safety Code of The
City of Seward, Alaska, and shall constitute the laws of die City relating to Plre
safety regulations. Although not printed in full in this Ordinance, all of the proe
visions of said Fire Safety Code shall be and are hereby adopted by reference to
the lame extent as if set forth in full herein, except to die extent that sald Plre
Safety Code shall be in conflict with die provisions of this Ordinance.
Section 1.3 Fire Zones Designated:
<a> Fire Zone Number 1:
Those certain parcels of land described by metes and bounds or by Lot
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Beginning at a point where the Center Line of mIR~~ mii.- ---;>
the soum PROPERTY LINE of RAILWAY AVENUE, thence N8~_~
CENTER LINB of mIRD AVENUE to the CENTER of the INTERSECTION of mmD
AVENUE and JEFFERSON STREET, thence EAST along CENTER LINE of JEFFER-
SON STREET to the CENTER of the INTERSECTION of JEFFERSON STREET and
FIFTH AVENUE, thence SOUTH along the CENTER LINE of FIFTH AVENUE to the
SOUTH PROPERTY LINE of RAILWAY AVENUE, thence SOUTHWEST along property
line of RAILWAY AVENUE to the point of beginning.
(b) Fire Zone Number 2:
Those certain parcels of land described by metes and bounds or by Lot
and Block:
All of LOT 21 through LOT 33 in BLOCK 24, ORIGINAL TOWNSITE, the
EAST HALF of BLOCK 11, OR IGINAL TOWNSITE; the EAST HALF of BLOCK 14
ORIGINAL TOWNSITE; the WEST HALF of BLOCK 8, ORIGINAL TOWNSITE; the
WEST HALF of BLOCK 17, ORIGINAL TOWNSITE.
The EAST HALF of BLOCK 4, LAUBNER ADDITION; the EAST HALF of
BLOCK 10, LAUBNER ADDITION.
The EAST HALF of BLOCK 18, FEDERAL ADDITION.
All of TRACT "A", CLEAR VIEW ADDITION; LOTS 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 of
BLOCK 3, CLEAR VIEW ADDITION.
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Beginning at the CENTER of the INTERSECTION of "0" STREET and
nItRO AV:BNUE, thence NORnI along the CENTER LINE of nItRO AVENUE to a
point being the CENTER of the INTERSECTION of TIlIRO AVENUE and AIRPOOT
ROAD, thence EAST along the CENTER LINE of the AIR POR T ROAD to the EAST
RIGHT-OF-WAY LINE of the ALASKA RAILROAD SPUR on the WEST SIDE of the
SEWARD MUNICIPAL SMALL BOAT HARBOR, thence along the EAST RIGHT-OF-
WAY LINE of the ALASKA RAILROAD to the SCUnIWEST CORNER of the SMALL
I BOAT HARBOR, thence along the SHORE LINE of said HARBOR and RESURRECTION
BAY to a point which would be the CENTER LINE of "0" STREET, if extended,
thence WEST along the CENTER LINE; of dO" STR EET to the point of beginning.
Beginning at a point on the ALASKA RAILROAD SPUR EAST RIGHT-OF-
WAY LINE and the CENTER LINE of the AIRPORT ROAD, thence EAST along the
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"CENT~ LINE of the AIR POR'T'ROAD to the WEST PROPERTY LINE of the ALASKA
RAILROAD DOCK SITE, thence soum along said PROmTY LINE to the NORm
SHOR~, LINE of, R ESURR ECTION BAY and the SMALL BOAT HARBOR to a point on
,the EAST RIGHT-OF-WAY of the ALASKA RAILROAD SPUR, thence NORm along
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, . thel\C?e WEST along said ACCESS ROAD to the CENTER LINE of the SEWARD HIGH-
WAY",thence SOUTH along the CENTER LINE of the SEWARD HIGHWAY to the
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Section 2.4 INSPECTIONS:
"f,; The Fire Chief, or his appointed representative, shall be permitted access
to any building or area for purposes of inspecting same, for fire hazards and con-
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didons pertaining to safety and welfare of the city, at any reasonable hour of the
day.
Section 2.5 Notification of Hazardous Conditions As Found:
,., If upon inspection a building or area is found to harbor or constitute a fire
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speCifying such hazards and conditions. One copy of the report shall remain in the
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Pire'DE!Partment files, one copy shall be mailed to the owner/agent occupant via:
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certified mail and one copy delivered to the City Manager. Said report to contain
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the name of the inspector, date and hour that inspection was made.
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specity a certain t:me and Q"'.te that all hazardous and unsafe conaitions, if found,
E!1all be corrected. T:le OWNER of any building or are~ shall be notified of the date
and time that cond~tio::3 m'_~ct bz corrected, This information shall be stated on the
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All tu~.ldings e!'ec::'~ vii thin the CO.RPOaATE CITY LIMITS shall conform to
the adopted' B'uildingCode'ltl all'ma;.ters pertaining to Fire Prevention and any build-
ing remodeled or rehHb:l:imted Ehall meet the same specifications.
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Section 2.8 'Bundi~g Partly Destroyed or Damaged:
Any buiid:ng which !has been damaged by Fire or other disaster shall be
immediately boarded u}> or fenced around so that the public can not have access to
same. If any building haG hc,sn over f1fty (50) percent damaged the FIRE CHIEF
I shall notify the OWNER thc.t the buHding is to be demoEshed and shall specify date
that work is to be comp~eted:; When any buUding is demolished the area is to be
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cleared of all debdg and if said buildin:?; '1,'12.8 constructed over a basement the same
shall be filled in, u:Jc:Js the OWNER p~'?ns on constructing a new buHding over the
bas'ement, in w:1ic:, ceese 2. E:JrLDINS PERN.:::T must be secured immediately from
t1 C"ty Bu:ld') ')' Dc"'~-"'Tlc-"
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AR TICLE ill; p.E:.R~rf?__...EgUIPMENT H_OUSING, EQUIPMENT INSPECTIONS:
Section 3.9 Burn:p3 Ferm!.t3:
yn::'::;r certain co::,:1:~t:.onG the Fire Chief may issue a BURNING PERMIT. When
permit is reque~ted the F:',re Chief shall make a thorough inspection of the immed-
iate area and 82.~1l G8~crm?.nc whether or not, in his opidon, it is safe to allow
burning in the area. :'::;::r;.:lt,:~ iss'.1ed, shall be for a specific date and time. The
Cio/ of Seward, or the Fire Chief, shall be saved harmless and free from all
liability, claims, deman~G, suit,s, judgments, and action of any nature whatso-
ever arie:n3 out oZ :c:,n::',::3 f1e burn'J~g pe::-mit.
Sectio:1 3. 10
P:re _Eqt!:.:pme::t Eot'"i~1~
The F::o:e Equ:~pmr::: 0: TI:0 Ct:' 0: S~'::?,rd cha!l be housed in the City Fire
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Hall at all times unless o~ caU, practice drUls, or other authorized purposes. The
City Fire Hall shall be considered OFF LIMITS to anyone other than authorized
personnel unless the Fire Chief or an attendant is in the building.
Section 3.11; Fire Fighting Equipment Protection:
It shall be unlawful for any person or group of persons to damage or attempt
to damage in any manner any piece of FIR E FIGHTING EQUIPMENT or APPARA IDS
belonging to The City of Se'.vard. Any person or group of persons anempting to
damage FIR E FIGHTING EQUIPMENT or APPARA lUS shall be charged with a viola-
tion of this Ordinance.
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,i':: Right-of-Way When on Call:
: 'c.' Vpo~ 'the sounding of the Fire Warning Signal or the approach of emergency,
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vehicles, or vehicle, equipped with a lighted lamp exhibiting red light, all drivers
of vehicles traveling upon any City thorofare shall immediately drive to a position
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parallel to and close to the RIGHT HAND SIDE of the right-at-way out d 'the lafle
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of traffic and shall STOP and remain in such position until the EMERGENCY VEHICLE
m VEHICLES, shall have passed, except when otherwise directed bY a P~li~;
Officer. Failure to yield the right-of-way to any emergency vehicle, or vehicles,
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shall result in citation being issued. The Fire Chief or any Volunteer Fireman'
may notify the Police Department of the failure of any driver to, yield the right-of-
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way, aQd in making this report shall give the Police Department the license nqmber
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or thorofare m:: in any place shall be in violation of this Ordinance and shall be
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subject to a fine of notless than ONE-HUNDRED ($100.00) DOLLARS or more
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than 1HR BE HUNDR ED ($300.00) DOLLARS for each and every offense.
Section 4.14 Following Fire Apparatus Prohibited:
The driver of any vehicle other than one on official business shall not follow
any fire apparatus traveling in response to a fire alarm closer than five-hundred
(500) feet or drive into or park such vehicle within the block where the Fire
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CITY OF S&lARD" AlASKA
COUNCIL PULlCY * 1
Numerous times during thl~ year it has been difficult
to have a quorum present for Council meetings and
these meetings have through necessity been postp-
oned until a later date. The postponment of meet-
ings at a late hour in the day creates a situation
where visitors and perhaps two or three eO-1ncil roam-
bers report'
THEREFORE:
It shall be the policy of the City Council of the City
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of Seward, Alaska, that any Council member who finds
he/she will be unable to attend a meeting shall notify
the City Clerk or Manager no later than 1 P.M. on day
of meeting.
By this procedure the City Clerk or t'..anager will be made
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aware of those who will be absent and if no quorum will
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be present then the remaining council members shall be
notified, postponment notices shall be posted on City
Hall Bulleting Board, both entrances to City Hall and
an announcement be placed with radio station K I B H.
Adopted this;l1'~ day of October, 1958,
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J\R nCLE VIII: SEPARABILITY, VIOLA nON AND PENALTY, PUBLICA TION:
~ection 8. 20 Separabili~~':
It is the intention of the City Council that this Ordinance, and every provision
thereof, shall be considered as separable, and the invalidity of any section, clause,
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provision, or part or portion of any section, clause, provision of this Ordi~anc~
shall not effect the validity or any other portion of this Ordinance.
Section 8.21 Violation and Penalty:
Any person, firm, co:'po=ation or company violating any of the provisions of
this Ordinance shall be fined not less than ONE HUNDR ED (100.00) DOLLARS, nor
more than THREE HUNDRED ($300.00) DOLLARS, for each offense, and a separate
offense shall be deemed committed on each day during or on which a violation
occurs or continues.
Section 8.23 Posting and Publication:
Publication of this Ordinance shall be made by posting a copy hereof for a
period of ten (10) days on the City HI"-!l Bulletin Board, and by publishing notice of
the place of posting and a brief statement of the general purpose of this Ordinance
in II newspaper of general circulation in the City within a reasonable time.
nns ORDINANCE shall be effective ten (10) days following the date of posting.
First Reading:
October 14, 1968
Second Reading:
PASSED AND APPR OVED by the City Council of The City of Seward, Alaska, this
day of
, 1968.
R. W. Kirkpatrick
Mayor
ATTEST:
James R. Filip
City Clerk-Treasurer
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AR TICLE V: FIR E DEPAR TM3NT R 3CORDS AND R EPOR TS:
Section 5.15 Fire Hydrant ConditiionsReported:
, The Fire Chief or his. t:epresentatives shall repor~ allY Fire Hydrant which is
not operating properly or that has in any way caused the department trouble during
a fire or 'fire ~rill. This report shall be turned into the Public Works Department
for immediate anention and correction of trouble. The Fire Chief may recommend,
in writing, the installation of additional hydrants in any area that he deems has in-
adequate facilities. This recommendatjon shall point out the specific area. to be
, co.vered 'by the. installation and othe:( information he believes shQ\,I1d be considered.
Sectioo 5~ 16' Fire Department to ~ilJ.tain Adequate Records:
,- The Fire Chief shall be respQnsU>lefor all department records which shall
be maintained. on a current basis at all times. Those records that shall be main-
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(a) Equipment records. (Maintenance and condition records.)
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(f) Reports of fire loss. (See Section 5.17)
(g) Inspection reports and corrections taken to correct irregularities and
hazardous conditions.
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The Fire Chief shall prepare a written report (in duplicate) on each Fire
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within the Corporate City Limits. This report shall include infOrmation as to
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ARTICLE VI: EQUIPMENT AND PERSONNEL:
Section 6.18 Fire E:tuipment. arid Personnel on Dotyor Call Within The City:
The Fire Fightin~,,^p~ratul; is the property of the residents of the City of
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'Section 7 .19 Transpor tatidn , N'lovihg 'ot-5torage of ClassA" Explosives Within
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Class 'A&pfoBives through'the CitY 'unless a permit has been secured; In case
Class 'A Explosives are moved through the City the person moving same shall
have a vehicle on which explosives are being transported clearly marked
EXPLOSIVES and he shall notify th'eFire Chief and the Chief of Police when such
explosives are to be transported~ 'The Fire Chief and Chief of, Police shall assist
in moving of any explosives by clearing a route which shall have been designated
bY the"~if~Chiei or Chief of Police. The mover of any explosives through the
City shall make arrangements for such transportation not less than forty-eight (48)
hours in advance. All Class "A Explosives moved or handled over any dock.'
within the Corporate City: LimitS of Seward, Alaska, sha:ll:be in accord with
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Special Appointments made by the Mayor and
Confirmed by the Council
council Representative - Seward community Action Program
Nominee - E. G. Skinner
Airport Improvements Committee
Patrick J. Alvarez - 10/19/67
John Hoogland
- 10/19/67
Nominee - Oliver Amend
Nominee - Norman Waggy
Board of Port commissioners
Phil S. Durant
Andy Endresen
Phil L. Hardy
10/16/67
10/16/67
10/16/67
Chairman
:ommittee to Study Alcoholism in Seward
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William M. Ullom 1/22/68 Chairman
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Lee J. Burg 1/22/68
Mrs. Margaret Hafemeister
Mrs. LaPreal Bie
Mrs. Genevieve Schaefermeyer
Richard Hultburg 7/22/68
Fr. Thomas Sloane 7/22/68
Allen Guest 7/22/68
Constance Starr 7/22/68
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(J(;;'d;ug:-apny and Marine Science Study Committee (2)t,i)a't,)Clerk-Trea8urer
Kester L. Dotts
Raymond C. Anderson
Willard E. Dunham
Fred Grant
Rupert C. Kulin
Monty H. Richardson
Advisory Committee for Home Rule Charter Amendrnent(12/18/68)
Frank W. Lewis, Chairman
R. W. Kirkpatrick
Kester L. Dotts
Paul E. Stockard
William C. Vincent
Wi1da D. Fleming
Hans Hafemeister
Donna L. Kowalski
John W. Saindon
Planning and Zoning Commission
F.hil S. Durant, Chairman
Willidm L. Brattain
Raymond C. .Anderson
Dorothy K. Urbach
patricia R. Williams
Hermdn E. Leirer
Frank L. Lewis
Martin N. Kowalski
Donald L. Mai
2/15/66-69
2/15/66-69
2/15/66-69
2/15/67-70
2/15/67-70
2/15/67-70
2/15/68-71
2/15/68-71
2/15/68-71
Seward Members KPB Development Commission(10/16/67)
John Werner, Chairman
Martin Kowalski
John Galea
Harold Davis
Renee Skinner
Bill Lantz
Barton Stanton
Irvin Tressler
Willard Dunham
E. W. Gentiles
Robert Hammond
Herman E. Leirer
Maynard Wil1burn
Galen Albertson
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Herman E. Leirer, Chairman
Phil Durant
Patricia R. Williams
Dorothy K. Urbach
Donald L. Mai
William L. Brattain
Raymond C. Anderson
Martin N. Kowalski
Council Members elected by Council to serve as City,Representative on
the Kenai Peni..ula Borough Assembly
E. G. Skinner(l year term)
10/7/68-10/13/69
William M. Ulloa(3 year term) 10/7/68-10/13/69
Kenai Peninsula Borough Planning and Zoning Commission
Representative nominated by Council - Elected by Assembly - 2 Year
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Item 9(4) - The Manager asked the Council for their opinions on the
proposed lease aqreement with Kenai Packers (Item 5-8) and it was
tentatively approved subject to inspecton of the plans for the pro-
posed elevator installation. Council requested that the represenative
from Kenai Packers be invited to present their plans at a forthcoming
meeting.
Item 9(5) - The Manager reported that the proposed Hospital Lease
will be ready for presentation at the next regular meeting and that
the Hospital Board had requested an executive session to discuss
this subject. Manager recommended that this topic be handled as a
work session item and asked for a date. Council decided that 11/7/68
at 7:30 P.M. would be suitable.
Item 9(6) - The Manager reported that no word from Dick Huntington
had been received relative to the lease of property in the old
Depot-Wharehouse area. He also reported that he has had contact with
a party interested in leasing a portion of the ground between the
old ARR fire station and boiler house. Council determined that
action on this item should be postponed until after the 10/21/68
meeting with Huntington.
Item 9(7) - The Manager reported that the Forest Service applications
for the Resurrection River Road had been received and that perhaps
a decision could be reached at the 10/21/68 work session.
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Item 9(8) - The Manager reported that Mr. Johnson had forwarded
a proposal relative to the Crescent Lake Hydroelectric project and
that copies of this proposal would be available to the Council on
10/21/68.
Item 9(9) - The City Budqet is currently under revision and will be
presented early in December.
Item 9(10)- A request for information on airport reflectors has been
sent to the Department of Aviation, but to date no reply has been
forthcoming.
Item 9(11) - Proposed Resolutions from the Alcoholism Steerinq
Committee need to be prepared in City Resolution form and will be
on the next agenda.
Item 9(12) - The City Attorney has reported that proposition B cannot
be implemented since the voters rejected Proposition A at the October
1, 1968 special Election. These Propositions dealt with the three
year terms for City Councilmembers.
Item 9(13) - The Manager concluded by informing the Council that
petition forms for the Jesse Lee Heights water-sewer improvements
have been favorably received by property owners there and are coming
back into the office now.
Item 10 - Council Discussion - Mayor Kirkpatrick briefly commented
on the up-coming Alaska Municipal Leaque Conference in Anchorage
(October 23-26) and encouraged councilmembers to attend if possible.
Item 10(2) - Clmr. Ullom commented on the problem of vandalism in
Seward, and suggested that in future, all resolutions be read in full
and not acted on by title only as in the case of REsolution No. 718.
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Item 10(3) - Clmr. Hulm commented that he thought the water service
charges applied to the Japanese logging ship recently in Seward were
too high and that there was a definite need for lights in the dock
~ when night operations were in progress.
Item 10(4) - Clmr. Skinner suggested that there was a need to
discuss problems relative to the berthing of the ferry with the
State Division of Marine Transportation.
Item 10(5) - Clmr. Amend reported that information on the airport
reflectors had been sent to him and that he would bring it in to
the City Manager. Clmr. Amend also stated that the local wing of
the Civil Air Patrol had estimated the cost of installation for
these reflectors at $680.00 exclusive of labor. He also stated
that the local CAP wing would contribute $400.00(four hundred
dollars) out of a special fund toward the purchase of these items.
Council discussion followed and it was suggested that the Chamber
and the City might eventually share the remaining cost.
Item 11 - Adjournment: Clmr. Ullom moved to adjourn. Mayor Kirk-
patrick adjourned the meeting at 11:30 P.M. and announced the Exec-
utive Session would convene in 10 minutes personnel
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City Clerk-Treasurer
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Special Meeting October 14, 1968
A special meeting of October 14, 1968 was called at the request
of Clmr. Hulm in order to hold an executive session relative to a
personnel matter. Mayor Kirkpatrick called the session to order
at 11:40 P.M. and adjourned the session at l2:5~A.M., October
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Regular Meeting October 28, 1968
The Regular Meeting of the Common Council of The City of Seward,
Alaska, was called to order by Vice Mayor Skinner at 7:35 P.M.
Item 2 - The opening ceremony was led by Clmn. Ullom. Item 3 - Roll
was called and those present were Vice Mayor Skinner and Councilmem-
bers Ullom, Amend, Hoogland and Olson.
Item 4 - Minutes - Corrections in the minutes as presented were noted
as follows: Volume 14, Page 2, Item 8 - After the word school add
the word "groundbreaMinq".
Volume 14, Page 2, Item 9(3) - In the fourth line delete the words
"the w~nter months if possible" and insert the word "emergencies".
Clmn. Ullom moved to accept the minutes as corrected. Seconded by
Clmn. Olson: passed unanimously.
Item 5 - Citizens Discussion and Public Hearings - Mrs. Pat Williams
asked if something could be done to close an open manhole on the old
ARR property in front of the depot. City Manager will investigate
this matter.
Item 6 - Communications - (1) Letter dated 10/18/68 from Kenai Pack-
ers outlining additional information on their plan to lease ground
in the City Dock area. Signed by H. A. DaUbenspeck.
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Item 6(2) - Letter dated 10/22/68 from Alaska State Housing Authority
informing the City that Myron D. Marder had contacted them in regard to
berthing facilities in Seward and the availability of housing in the area.
Signed J. C. Mueller, Executive Director.
Item 7 - Ordinances, Resolutions and Other Action Items - (1) Ordinance
No. 367 (see page 2) second reading, establishing Fire Safety Rules and
Regulations within The ~ity 9f Seward, Alaska. Clmr. Ullom moved to advance
Ordinance No. 367 from secona~the final reading~ seconded by Clmr. Amend~
passed unanimously.
Item 7(2) - Resolution No. 729 (see attached) requesting institution of
an Alcoholism Education Program. Clmr. Amend moved to accept, seconded
by Clmr. Olson; passed unanimously.
Item 7(3) - Resolution No. 730 (see attached) requestinq a Public Health
Officer be assigned to each of the 40 House districts. Clmr. Amend moved
to accept~ seconded by Clmr. Ullom~ passed unanimously.
Item 7(4) - Resolution No. 731 (see attached) requesting a Reqional Treat-
ment Center for alcoholics be added to the Seward Hospital complex. Clmr.
Hoogland moved to amend Resolution No. 731 bv inserting the words "if
feasible" after the word"complex" in line 15 and by deleting the words
"that the Council seek state and federal funding for this structure, that
the Council take steps to insure" in lines 16 and 17. In line 16 after
the word "alcoholic" add the words "provided state or federal funding is
available" and in line 17 before the word "that" add the words "and pro-
vided"~ seconded by Clmr. Amend~ passed unanimously. Clmr. Ullom moved
to accept Resolution No. 731 as amended~ seconded by Clmr. Amend~ passed
unanimously.
Item 7 (5) - Resolution No. 732 (see attached) recognizing the need for a
Senior Citizens Center. Clmr. Olson moved to accept~ seconded by Clmr.
Amend~ passed unanimously._
Item 7 (6) - Resolution No. 733 (see attached) proposing tax legislation
be written to place alcoholism program burdens on the consumer of such
beverages~ Clmr. Amend moved to accept~ seconded by Clmr. Ullom; passed
unanimously.
Item 7 (7) - Resolution No. 734 (see attached) establishing a three-mem-
ber committee to continue working on Alcoholism Steering Committee Recom-
mendations. Clmr. Olson moved to accept; seconded by Clmr. Hoogland~
passed unanimously.
Item 7 (8) - Resolution No. 735 (see attached) pledging city assistance
in continuation of portions of their recommendations. Clmr. Amend
moved to accept~ seconded by Clmr. Hoogland~ passed unanimously.
Item 7(8a) - Proclamation - American Education Week (see attached).
Item 7 (9) - On the recommendation of the City Administration, Clmr.
Ullom moved to refund a bid deposit made by Mr. and Mrs. Jack (John H.)
Werner on two Jesse Lee Heights Subdivision lots~ seconded by Clmr. Olson~
passed unanimously.
Item 8 - Unfinished Business - On the recommendation of the City Admin-
istration, Clmr. Amend moved to approve revised contract between the City
and the state for the Resurrection Rivec Road. Seconded by Clmr. Ullom~
passed unanimously (see attached).
Item 9 - Report from Borough Assemblymen - The next regular Borough
meeting is tentatively set for November 1 at 2:00 P. M.
Item 10 - Report from City Manager - The City Manager reported that:
(1) Transfer of the Coberly easements and right-of-ways to The City of
Seward is being prepared. un A work session on Crescent Lake Hydro-
electric Project is needed prior to tentative meeting date on November
22nd. l!) Council approval was needed to submit a request for funding
assistance to the Bureau of Outdoor Recreation for outdoor toilet
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facilities: council approved application for two separate facilities in
Small Boat Harbor area. (4) A quotation from Johns-Manville Co. on
asbestos concrete pipe had been received that was much lower than the
bid received by Lounsbury and Associates. Additional quotations are
expected and it appears that the City should buy the material and let
a contract for labor and installation only. (5) Edison Love is of the
opinion that the Lewis Refrigeration equipment-is not doing the job
expected of it and that additional work is needed. An investigation will
be made and a report will be given at the next meeting if possible.
Item 11 - Council Discussion - C1mr. Amend reported that the amount offered
by the local wing of the Civil Air Patrol for reflectors at the Seward
Airport has been reduced to TfireeHundred-D(jllars-~ ($300.00) .
Item 11 (2) - C1mr. Ullom asked for and received Council endorsement for
the City to underwrite election coverage by KIBH in the amount of Fifteen
Dollars ($15.00) to be applied on the radio station's original utility
bill.
Item 11(3) - C1mr. Ullom suggested that a study be made relative to 1ight+
ing the old railroad property in the vicinity of the depot.
Item 11 (4) - General discussion was had concerning the safety hazard
posed by the old Jesse Lee Home and the matter is to appear on the agenda
for the next regular meeting.
Ad;ournment - Clmr. Ullom moved to adjourn. Vice Mayor Skinner
the meeti at 10:42 P. M.
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POSTPONED REGULAR MEETING NOVEMBER 15, 1968
Item 1 - The Regular Meeting of the Common Council of The City of Seward,
Alaska, for November 15, 1968, was called to order by Mayor Kirkpatrick
at 7:28 P. M.
Item 2 _ The opening ceremony was led by C1mn. Olson. Item 3 - Roll was
called and those present were Mayor Kirkpatrick, C1mrs. olson, Ullom,
Hoogland and Hu1m.
Item 4 - Approval of Minutes as presented from the bottom one-third of
Page 4 through the top one-thi~ of Page 6 (Regular Meeting of October
28, 1968). C1mr. Ullom moved to accept the minutes as presented: seconded
by C1mr.. Olson: passed unanimously.
Item 5 _ Citizen Discussion and Public Hearinqs - (1) Report from Joan
Hurst, representative of Camp Fire Girls requesting $600.00 to defray the
expenses of the 1969 Water Safety Program in Seward. Council indicated
its approval of the request but Council could not take action until the
1969-70 Budget is prepared.
Item 6 _ Communications - Letter from City Attorney dated 11/12/68 acknowl-
edging the appeal request in the Morgan vs The City of Seward case.
Signed Joe P. Josephson.
Item 6(2) - Letter from Evangeline G. Stetson and Jack coghlan dated october
9, 1968, offering to purchase Block One and Two, Laubner Addition for a
total of $2,000.00. Signed Evangeline G. stetson and Jack Coghlan.
* The City Manager reported that action on this letter was delayed due to
the fact that there was and is doubt that the City owns the land in quest-
ion. Further research will be required and notice of this will be sent to
Mrs. Stetson and Mr. Coghlan.
Item 6(3) _ Letter from Seward Chamber of Commerce dated 11/4/68 reporting
the fact that the Seward Salmon Derby profit for 1968 was $8,266.22 signed
Sol J. urie, Treasurer.
Item 6(4) - Letter from Greater Anchorage Area Borough requesting verbal
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RESOLUTION NO. 729
The City Councll of The City of Seward, Alaska, being fully aware of and recog-
nizing the problems of Alcoholism appointed a committee of local residents to
study and make recommended possible legislative action along with local and
state programming which would perhaps assist in resolving certain alcoholism
problems within the State.
The committee after many hours of study and consideration submitted their
report to the City Council and urged that their resolutions be adopted as the first
move in alleviating alcoholism problems within Alaska and the area.
RESOLunON NO.1 SUBMI'ITED BY STEERING COMMI'ITEE ON ALCOHOLISM;
WHim EAS: the key to the eradication or at least the control of the problems of
alcoholism and the misuses and abuses inherent in the uses of alcoholic beverages
lie in the education of all members of our society; and
WHER EAS: such education in the past has been more a hit-and-miss affair rather
than a carefully planned program designed to succeed,
BE IT RESOLVED: that the Seward City Council work closely with the State
Department of Health, the State Steering Committee on Alcoholism, the State
Department of Education and the Kenai Peninsula Borough School District Admin-
istration and its representatives in the formulation of a program for educating
our youth and their parents with all facets of the problem of alcoholism and
suggest the following guide line for such cooperation:.
That resource teachers or other personnel working within such
program receive special training in all facets of alcoholism and that
such personnel be carefully screened for competency and for absence
of personal bias. That the process of educating our youth begin now at
grade four (4) and encompass all students through grade twelve (12) on
a saturation basis.
That the education program be carefully planned and fully imple-
mented.
. ,Thata Fogram for adults of the Borough be instituted at the same
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Mental Health Association, from drug compa~f.~, and from all other
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R ESOLUnON NO. 730
The City Councll of The City of SeWard, Alaska, being fully aware of and recog-
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study and make recommended possible legislative action along with local and
state programming which would perhaps assist in resolving certain alcoholism
prOblems within the State.
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RESOLUTION NO. 2 SUBMITIED' BY 'STEER ING COMMIITEE ON ALCOHOLISM:
WHER BAS: the problem ofchronlc' alcoholism constitutes only one of the prob-
lems facing the Public Health Officer for the Salte of Alaska; and
WHER BAS: there is now a void in the process by which a person suffering from
chronic alcoholism may be so certified and subjected to proper treatment.
lHERtm'ORE BE IT RESOLVED: that the Seward City Council recommend to
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the S~:te Department of Health, to the State Steering Committee on Alcoholism,
and to Representative Irwin Metcalf and Senator W. 1. Palmer, (or their duly
elected successors) that adequate steps be taken to secure the earliest possible
appointment of one Public Health Officer in each of the forty House Districts in
the State of Alaska.
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RESOLUTION NO. 731
The City Council d The City of Seward, Alaska, being ful1y aware of and recog-
n1z1ng the problems of Alcoholism appointed a committee of local residents to
study and make recommended possible legislative action aiong with local am
state programming which would perhaps assist in resolving certain alcoholism
problems within the State.
The committee after many hours of study and consideration submitted their
report to the City C.ouncil and urged that their resolutions be adopted as the first
move in alleviating alcoholism problems within Alaska am the area.
RESOLUTION NO. 5 SUBMIITED BY STEER ING COMMlITBE ON ALCaiOLISM:
WHER BAS: there are no separate facllldes on the Kenai Peninsula for the
adequate treatment of the chronic alcoholic; and
WHER BAS: such a facUlty would permit a better chance for effective treatment
and possible cure of the chronic alcoholic;
nIEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED: that the Seward City CouncU take steps to
if feasible,
secure for the Seward Hospital compl~ a separate facility designed solely for
provided state or federal funding
the treatment of the chronic alcoholic, ~1I!Ill"t1lc"IIIIfk~_ak
at this facUlty
be designated a Regional Treatment Center for Alcoholism, to be funded entirely
at Srate and/or Federal expense.
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R ESOLunON NO. 732
The City Council of The City of Seward, Alaska. being fully aware of and recog-
nizing the problems of Alcoholism appointed a committee of local residents to
study and make recommended pOSSible legislative action along with local and
state pr0gramming which would perhaps assist in resolving certain alcoholism
problems within the State.
'!be committee after many hours of study and consideration submitted their
report t,) the City Council and urged that their resolutions be adopted as the first
move in alleviating alcoholism problems within Alaslea and the area.
RESOLliTION NO.6 SUBMITTED BY STEERING COMMITTEE ON ALCOHOLISM:
WHEREAS: alcoholism often strikes the elderly citizen who suddenly finds him-
self alone and lonely with much time on his hands and little to do with that time;
and
WHER 3.1\.5: the citizens of The City of Seward have devoted time and effort to
provide our teenagers with a Teen Center. thus showing their social awareness
of the needs for recreation of this portion of our population;
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED: th~t $e City Council study the possibility of
acquiring the use of a building in downtown Seward to be designated a Senior
Citizens' Center, such facility to be furnished with comfortable chairs, tables,
a radio, television, coffee pot, cards, mag~zines, and other paraphernalia to
make the center attractive to our older citizens; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED: that the various churches, clubs, and other social
organizations along with individual citizens of Seward be asked to help select,
furnish, :nnance and staff such center for the use of our Senior Citizens.
PASSED AND APPROVED this
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by the City Council of The City of Seward, Alaska.
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THE CITY OF SEWARD, ALASKA
RESOLUTION NO. 733
The City Council of The City of Seward, Alaskat being fully aware of and recog-
nizing the problems cf Alcoh()::.sm appointsd a committee of local residents to
study and make recommended pos3ible legislative action along with local and
state programming w::::'~C~l wouId perhaps a:Js7.st in resolving certain alcoholism
problems within the St".te.
The committee after many hours of Dtudy and consideration submitted their re-
port to the City Council and urged t.'1.at their resolutions be adopted as the first
move in alleviating alcoholism problems within Alaslca and the area.
R ESOLUnON NO. 8 SUBMl'ITED BY STEER !NO COiVIMITTEE ON ALCOHOLISM:
WHER BAS: the problem of Alcoholism in Alaska is more acute than in any other
state in the natl.on; and
WHER BAS: any programs designed to alleviate this problem must be fumed;
THER EFOR E B3 IT R ESOL VED: that the City Council propose tax legislation
through proper char.:leJs whfch will place the financial burden of such funding of
these programs upm nose ",ho conaume alcoholic beverages by requesting higher
state taxes upon all alcohG~ic beverages manufactured in, shipped into, and con-
sumed withf.n the State of Alaska, such taxes to be passed directly to the consumer.
PASSED AND APPROVED ~!~~G' 28 day of
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and monetary support in presenting the consumer's case against proposed
freight rate increase. Signed John M. Asplund. Borough Chairman.
Item 7 - Ordinances, Resolutions and Other Action Items - (1) Final
readinq and passaqe of ordinance No. 367 (Fire Safety) (see attached).
Clmr. Ullom moved for adoption~ seconded by Clmr. Hooqland~ passed
unanimously.
Item 7(2) - Proclamation - National Family Health Week - Clmr. Ullom moved
for adoption~ seconded by Clmr. Hulm~ passed unanimously. (see attached)
Five minute recess - all members present after as were before the recess.
Item 8 - Unfinished Business - (1) The agreement with the State Highway
Department for the construction of the Resurrection River Road has been
signed by the State and Council approval is needed to sign a special Use
Application as provided by the Forest Service. Clmr. Hooqland moved to
approve and authorize signature. seconded by Clmr. Olson~ passed unan-
imously.
Item 8(2) - Clmr. Ullom inquired as to the status of Ordinance No. 314
(Planning and zoning) and when informed that this Ordinance lacked a
repealing clause asked that it be put on the agenda for emergency adoption
at the next regular meeting,
Item 8(3) - Clmr. Ullom inquired as to the status of the HPC lease and was
informed that a few items remain to be adjusted before the lease is signed.
Report from Borouqh Assemblymen
Item 9-=-c~mr. u~~om reportea tnat tne Seward School contract has not been
signed and that it is possible it will not be signed until 1969. Discus-
sion was had and it was felt that this fact should be brought up at the
next Borough Assembly meeting for clarification.
Item 10 - Report from the City Manaqer - The City Manager reported (lr
that the meeting held with Chugach Electric last Monday has resulted in a
rate study to be conducted in the near future~ (~) that a meeting in
Anchorage will be held with interested parties regarding the Crescent Lake
Hydroelectric Project~ (~) that action is needed in regard to the lease
of the former Railroad property; (Clmr. Ullom moved to authorize the
City Manager to proceed immediately on a crash program to lease this prop-
erty and to advertise the lease opportunity in various news media~ seconded
by Clmr. Olson~ passed unanimously.)~~hat action was required on the
request from the Greater 'Anchorage Area Borough (see Item 6(4));
Clmr. Skinner arrived at this time.
Clmr. Ullom ~oved that a Public Hearing be held on December 5, 1968. in
reqard to the proposed freiqht rate increases and that this hearinq be held
at-somewhere other than city Hall: seconded by r.lmr. Hulm: passed unan-
imously. (5)- that a bid request for utility poles has been sent out since
the current supply is getting low: (6) that action needs to be taken on
the Jesse Lee Buildings and it was to appear on this agenda(Council
opinions were to have a Public Hearing at the next regular meeting.
November 25. 1968): (]1 that pipe quotations have been received on the
Jesse Lee Heights Subdivision sewer and water installation and that sup-
porting cost information should be obtained from two other engineering
firms. Clmr. Skinner moved to authorize the City Manaqer to invite bids
from two other firms~ seconded by Clmr. Hulm~ passed unanimously~ ~) that
electricity forLift Station on D Street and in the Harbor nuns approx-
imately $1,025.00 each year and is charged against the Street Lighting and
Harbor Account and this matter should come up at a work session in regard
to the possible institution of a sewer service charge.
Item 11 - Council Discussion - Clmr. Ullom reported that members of the
City's Public Works Department had approached him in regard to the
possibility of meeting with the Council to discuss higher wages.
Clmr. Skinner reported on the recent Seward Community Action Program
Board Meeting he had attended.
Item 12 - Adjournment - Clmr. Hulm moved to adjourn. Mayor Kirkpatrick
declared the meeting adjourned at 11:06 P. M.
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REGULAR MEETING NOWMBE 25, 1968
REGULAR MEETING NOVEMBER 25, 1968
Item 1 - The Regular Meeting of the Common Council of The City of Sew-
ard, Alaska, for November 25, 1968, was called to order by Mayor Kirk-
patrick at 7:32 P. M.
Item 2 - The opening ceremony was led by Clmr. Skinner. Item 3 - Roll
was called and those present were Mayor Kirkpatrick, Clmrs. Skinner,
Hoogland, Hulm, Olson and Ullom.
Item 4 - Citizen Discussion and Public Hearinqs - (1) Emergency Standby
Councilmembers Hans Hafemeister, Lawrence Urbach and Richard Hultburg
were sworn-in by the City Clerk. certificates of Appointment were
presented by Mayor Kirkpatrick.
Item 4(2)- The Mayor opened the Public Hearing on the disposition of
the now vacant Jesse Lee Home Buildings and discussion followed. The
City Manager reported that the garage on the East end of the buildings
could possibly be used as a vocational training center under a program
currently being investigated by John Galea. Final work regarding this
potential use will be available in two weeks. Public Hearing was closed
and Clmr. Ullom moved, seconded by Clmr. Olson that the Fire Chief be
and he is directed to destroy by fire the Jesse Lee Home Buildinqs with
the exception of the east garaqe. Motion passed with Mayor Kirkpatrick
dissenting.
Item 4(3) - With consent of the Council, Mayor Kirkpatrick opened discus~'
sion on utility payments for Radio Station KIBH by asking the City Man-
ager to read the City Clerk-Treasurer's memorandum regarding this sub-
ject. The memorandum reflected the fact that the radio station is in
debt for utility service in the amount of $1,356.87 and that this amount
is expected to increase to approximately $1,600.00 after the service
charges for the period ending November 15 are included. Mayor Kirkpatrick
opened the discussion to the public and Paul Stockard, along with Bill
Williams, stockholder and station manager respectively, presented the
case for continuation of radio service to the residents of Seward.
Interested citizens spoke for and against the use of municipal funds in
supporting, in part, the radio station. The public discussion periOd was
closed and Clmr. Ullom, seconded by Clmr. Hooqland, moved to ask Radio
Station KIBH to solicit pub]ic support for the station from individual
members of the community. Motion passed unanimously.
Ten minute recess - all members of the Council present after as were
present before the recess.
Item 5 - Communications - Letter from Frank W. Lewis dated 11/14/68
resigning as a member of the Planning and Zoning Commission. Signed
Frank W. Lewis.
Item 5(2) - Letter from State Department of Highways dated 10/21/68
authorizing the City to proceed with preliminary work on the utility
agreement in regard to the Nash Road utility relocation project. Signed
Monte L. Lyons, District utility Agent.
Item 5(3) - Letter from Alaskan Scallop Fleet, Inc. dated 11/19/68
asking for lease extension committments andrenewal option in conjunction
with their intended purchase of the Halibut Producers plant. Signed
William I. Johnson.
Item 5 (4) - Letter from state Department of Highways dated 11/2.2/68
informing the City that the balance of funds provided for the Resur-
rection River Road project amount to $33,791.39. Signed C. S. Matlock,
District Engineer.
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2. To arrange for all maintenance thereafter as necessary.
3. To maintain Force Account records on STATE FORM DH-106
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final determination as to the costs incurred by the CITY and the STATE wi
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RESOLUTION NO. 734 C1_" Claac......n....
Ttw GiN Council of The City of Seward, Alaska, being fully aware of and recog-
nizirg 1::}'3 prob13me: of Alcoholism appointed a committee of local residents to
stud:, fwd make recommended possible legislative action along with local and
I stat(, pr.ogramming which would perhaps assist in resolving certain alcoholism
problems: within thE' State.
The ::on nnittee nfte:r many hours of study and consideration submitted their re-
port to l:he City CouncH and urged that their resolutions be adopted as the first
move in alleviating alcoholism problems within Alaska and the area.
'R SSOUnlON l' O. 9 SUBMITTED BY STEER ING COMMI'ITEE ON ALCOHOLISM:
WHEH. ,Z~AS: a small committee works more effectively; and
WHER :SAS: the Steering Committee on Alcoholism contains ten members;
THEH EFOR a ;B:~ IT R ESOL VED: that the City Council select a three-member
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ism whi.ch the City Council adopts as City policy.
P.ASS~D AND A?PR OVED this
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by the CHy Council of The City of Seward, Alaska.
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RESOLUTION NO. 735
WHEREAS: the City Council of The City of Seward, Alaska, being fully aware
of the problems of accute alcoholism in the State; and
WHER BAS: there being an immediate need for action to be taken to alleviate
this State-wide problem; and
WHEREAS: those who serve on the Steering C-ommittee on Alcoholism have
submitted their recommendations after a great deal of time and study;
NOW 1H3REFORE the City Council of The City of Seward, Alaska, wishes to
thank those who have given their time, effort and knowledge to this program;
and
BE IT FURnIER RESOLVED that the City shall proceed with any am all efforts
which will aid to implement the Committee's Resolutions and recommendations.
PASSED AND APPROVED this
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Item 5(5) - Letter from Oeser-Cedar Company dated 11/21/68 submitting
bids on a carload of utility poles in the amount of $5,500 to $6,000
depending on types of poles selected. City Manager reported this firm to
be low bidder and asked Council to authorize purchase. Clmr. Olson,
moved, seconded by Clmr. Hulm, to approve the purchase of one carload of
utility poles from the Oeser-Cedar Company. Motion passed unanimously.
Item 6 -Ordinances, Resolutions and Other Action Items - (l)Emergency
passage and adoption of Ordinance No. 369, an Ordinance relating to
Planning and Zoning powers within the City and repealing Ordinance No. 260
and ordinance No. 314 (see original Ordinance No. 314, Minutes Vol. 10,
Page 176 and covering pages as presented this date herewith attached).
Clmr. Skinner, seconded by Clmr. Ullom moved for the passaqe and adoption
of Ordinance No. 369~ passed unanimously.
Item 6(2) - Application for renewal of liquor licenses for the year ending
12/31/69 were presented for Council recommendation by the City Manager.
The Manager noted that none of the applicants had failed in being approved
by the Utility, Fire and Police Departments of the City. The Manager
noted that three applications had been received without having been notar-
ized. The Manager reported that the Borough on request, had notified the
City that certain liquor establishments were delinquent in their taxes.
These establishments were: Dorothy's Lounge - delinquent Sales Tax, Gil's
Lounge - delinquent Real Property, Seward Elk's Club - delinquent Personal
Property, Yukon Bar - delinquent Personal Property, Yukon Liquor Store -
delinquent Real Property. In addition to tpe above information, the City
Manager presented a memorandum from the local Coast Guard Commander indi-
,cating that the Coast Guard felt more cooperation from the local liquor
establishments was needed in controlling abuses of alcohol among members
of his command. Clmr. Ullom moved, seconded by Clmr. Skinner that a copy
'of this memorandum be delivered by the Police Chief to each liquor estab-
lishment in Seward: passed unanimously. Clmr. Ullom moved, seconded by
Clmr. Hulm, to accept applications as presented and to recommend license
renewal upon the condition that all applications be properly notarized
before submission to the Alcoholic Beveraqe Control Board. Clmr. Hooqland
moved, seconded by Clmr. Skinner to amend the motion to make recommend-
ation continqent upon the payment in full of all taxes due. Clmr. Skinner,
Hooqland, Olson and Mayor Kirkpatrick - yes: Clmr. Hulm and Ullom - no.
Amendment passed, the motion, as amended, passed unanimously.
Item 7 - Unfinished Business - None.
Item 8 - Reports from Borouqh Assemblymen - Clmr. Ullom reported that the
school contract had not yet been signed and negotiations were still being
conducted by the Borough. Clmr. Skinner reported that the Borough is
investigating the feasibility of a cooperative venture with the City of
Kenai in the use of electronic data processing equipment.
Item 9 - Report from the City Manager - The City Manager reported (1) a
Special Meeting for Monday, December 2, 1968, will be called in order to
discuss an engineering proposal for Jesse Lee tleights water and sewer
installation and extension of lease and use of dock facilities for Alaskan
Scallop Processors, Inc. (Item 5(3))~ (1) that Planning and Zoning Commis-
sion requested the Council to withhold replacement appointments until
candidates can be contacted~ (~) that last week he, Mayor Kirkpatrick and
Clmr. Skinner attended a meeting in Anchorage with interested federal
agencies in regard to the proposed Crescent Lake Hydroelectric Project
with the idea of looking toward the possibility of achieving a cheaper
power rate for Seward~ (4) that the Alaska R?ilroad will not send a repre~
sentative to the freight rate hearing set for 12/5/68~ (5) that Lewis
Refrigeration Company has sent a replacement compressor motor so a lease
arrangement will be worked out early in 1969 if all components are
functioning properly: (&) that the equipment necessar~ to implement the
fluoridation program in Seward has arrived and will be put into operation
as soon as possible.
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SPECIAL MEETING DECEMBER 2, 1968
REGULAR MEETING DECEMBER 9, 1968
Clmr. Skinner moved to accept the resignation of Frank W. Lewis from the
Planning and Zoning Commission: seconded by Clmr. Ullom: passed unan-
imously.
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Item 10 - Council Discussion - The City Clerk introduced a proposal
requesting the Council to consider relocating the polling place for
Precinct No. 2 from the Grade School to the Harbormaster's Building.
Ullom moved to relocate Precinct No. 2's polling place from the Grade
to the Harbormaster's Building: seconded byalmr. Hoogland: passed
unanimously.
Item 11 - Adjournment
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The Special Meeting of December 2, 1968, was called to order by City Man-
ager Kester L. Dotts in the absence of the Mayor and Vice Mayor at 7:35
P. M. Roll was taken and those present were Clmrs. Olson, Hoogland and
Ullom. A quorum was not present, no business was transacted and the
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The Regular Meeting of the Common Council of The City of Seward, Alaska,
for December 9, 1968, was called to order by Vice-Mayor Skinner at 7:30 P.M.
Item 2 - The opening ceremony was led by Clmr. Hulm. Item 3 - Roll was
called and those present were Vice-Mayor Skinner and Clmrs. Hulm, Olson,
Hoogland and Ullom.
Item 4 - The approval of minutes as corrected by Clmr. Hulm reflected the
information that a substantial number of people were in attendance at the
November 25th meeting and the audience when queried, as to whether or not
The City of Seward should in some way support KIBH Radio, indicated 90%
approved of some sort of support. Clmr. Hulm moved to approve the minutes
as corrected, seconded by Clmr. Ullom: passed unanimously.
The City Clerk read a letter from Clmr. Amend, dated 12/5/68, asking that
he be excused from attending this meeting because of business matters,
signed Oliver Amend. Council approval granted.
Item 5 - Citizens Discussion and Public Hearing - Emergency Standby Council-
member Patricia R. Williams was sworn in by the City Clerk and a certif-
icate of appointment was presented to Mrs. Williams by Vice Mayor Skinner.
Item 5(2) - With Council's consent, Item 8(4) on the agenda was taken uP
at this time in order that representatives from Radio Station KIBH and
interested members of the audience could be heard. Mr. Paul Stockard,
stockholder and Mr. Bill Williams, Manager, presented a plan in which
the radio station was prepared to broadcast all of the regular and spec-
ial meetings of the Council over the radio station on a live basis. The
cost to the City for the program was quoted at $175.00 per month, money
which would be applied against overdue utility charges while the current
bills are to be kept up-to-date. Council reaction to the proposal was
mixed, but it was generally accepted that a work session would have to
be held in order to consider the facts in order to make a decision at the
next regular meeting. The work session was set for wednesday evening,
December 11th.
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Item 5(3) - City Manager Dotts read a letter from the Seward Squadron of
the Civil Air Patrol requesting that they be heard in connection with the
final disposition of the Jesse Lee Home buildings. Emmett Hill and Alex
S. Rule were heard and it was their proposal that permission be granted
to the Civil Air Patrol to salvage portions of the Jesse Lee Buildings for
use in the construction of a Civil Air Patrol hangar. Clmr. Ullom moved,
seconded byClmr. Hulm that permission be granted to the Seward Squadron
of the Civil Air Patrol to begin salvage work in the West wing of the Jesse
Lee Home and that in return members of the CAP working on the project would
sign hold harmless waivers in favor of the City in case of injury or accident
during the salvage work: passed unanimously. The City Clerk commented on
the increased exposure in regards to fire and liability in the Jesse Lee
Building and Rupert Kulin, the City's insurance agent, commented on the
high risk potential as well as requesting that the City cancel its fire
insurance on the buildings. Clmr. Olson moved, seconded by Clmr. Ullom,
to cancel the fire insurance on the Jesse Lee Home buildings: passed
unanimously.
Harold Wright spoke briefly and requested that information on structures
that were going to be destroyed be given out in advance so groups could
benefit from salvage if possible.
Alex Rule inquired on the status of airport reflectors and was informed
that the City's request for them had been denied by the State Department
of Aviation. Mr. Rule stated that an airport traffic counter could be
requested from the state and that it was available on loan without charge.
Hans Hafemeister commented on the low salary paid police officers in Seward
and wanted to know what steps were being taken in this regard. City
Manager Dotts reported that the revised City Budget had provisions for
salary increases and that it would be presented early next year.
Five Minute Recess - all members of the Council present after as were
present before the recess.
Item 6 - Communications - Letter from Bill Lantz, dated December 7, 1968,
stating opposition to the proposed destruction of the Jesse Lee Home
buildings and advancing alternative solution, signed Bill Lantz.
Item 6(2) -'Letter from Golden valley Electric Association, dated 12/3/68,
asking if the City has any surplus fire trucks for sale, signed W. E. stoots,
General Services Supervisor.
Item 6(3) - Letter from the Alaska Railroad, dated 12/5/68, relinquishing
ownership of the ex-ARR boiler plant boilers to The City of Seward, signed
John E. Manley,General Manager.
Item 6(4) - Letter from Halibut Producers Cooperative, dated 11/27/68,
requesting one year extension of the License Agreement to use the City Dock,
signed D. E. Reinhart, Manager.
Item 6(5) - Telegram from E. O. Hansen, c-owner of the Mermaid II informing
the City that information on insurance for the vessel will be wired shortly.
Signed E. O. Hansen. The City Manager reported that the City Attorney had
failed to institute a suit for damages against the U. S. Marshal as he had
been requested to do by Council action. The suit was to be initiated as
soon as possible at the present time. The suit would seek to recover
damages caused by the Mermaid II while in custody of the Marshal.
Item 6(6) - Copies of letters dated 12/4/68 from the Alcoholic Beverage
Control Board sent to Mr. and Mrs. Marvin E. Nelson (Palace Bar & Cafe),
Rosie Eitel (Flamingo Lounge) and Louis E. Thorn (Gil's Lounge and Solly's
Lounge) warning them that violations of ABCB laws and regulations will not
be condoned in the future. Signed Claude Millsap, Jr., Director.
Ite~ - Ordinances, Resolutions and Other Action Items -- Application for
renewal of liquor license for the year ending December 31, 1969 for Dorothy's
Lounge was presented without deficiency by the City Manager. Clmr. Ullom
moved to recommend Dorothy's Lounge for license renewal: seconded by Clmr.
Olson: passed unanimously.
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Item 8 - Unfinished Business - The request from the Greater Anchorage
Area Borough for assistance in opposing the recent freight rate increase
was presented and after discussion it was decided to present a resolution
on the item at the next regular meeting.
Item 8(2) - The request from Halibut Producers Cooperative asking that the
City reduce its asking price for the building they agreed to purchase
was reviewed and Clmr. Ullom moved that no reduction in price was to be
made: seconded by Clmr. Olson: passed unanimously.
Item 8(3) - The request from Halibut Producers Cooperative asking that the
license to use the City Dock for the calendar year ending 12/31/69 was
presented and Clmr. Hoogland, seconded by Clmr. Hulm moved to approve the
Dock Use Permit as requested: passed unanimously.
Item 8(4) - The request from Alaskan Scallop Processors asking that a
Dock Use Permit be issued to them for a five year period ending 12/31/73
was presented and Clmr. Ullom moved, seconded by Clmr. Olson to approve
the request provided that the bait van is relocated somewhere other than
on the dock for the term of the permit: passed unanimously.
Item 9 - Report from Borough Assemblymen - Clmr. Ullom reported that he
believed the school contract had been signed last Wednesday after some
deletions had been made to reduce the cost of the new building.
Item 10 - Report from the City Manager - The City Manager (~) asked and
received permission to investigate the request from Golden Valley Electric
Association to purchase fire equipment surplus to the City's needs: (~)
asked permission to inventory and advertise for bids on the equipment in
the ex-ARR Boiler House. Clmr. Olson moved, seconded by Clmr. Ullom to
approve the request: passed unanimously. (~) The City Manager asked per-
mission to advertise Invitation to Bid on the tire/tube/battery contract.
outside of the local trading area with a 10% differential applied to bids
received from outside the area. Clmr. Olson moved, seconded by Clmr.
Ullom to approve the request. Clmrs. Hulm, Olson, Ullom and Vice Mayor
Skinner - yes: Clmr. Hoogland - no: motion passed: (4) reported that a
meeting with Mr. Baacken of the New Bedford, Massachusettes, will be
held Wednesday, December 11 at 7:30 P. M.: (5) reported that the vocational
diesel school would open on March 1 if present plans are approved and
will run for 90 days with classes for 60 students being held in the
ex-ARR transit shed. Rental on the building has been proposed at fifty
cents (.50) per square foot per month with the City providing some utility
service: (6) reported that no fuel had been sold through the City's diesel
pump and that it was his opinion the facility should be leased, if possible,
to a private firm or individual: (Il~~~ed._ approval to be on vacation froL\1
the close of business on December 13 through January 5, 1969 (approval
granted) .
Item 11 - Council Discussion - Clmr. Hoogland inquired on the status of
the lease proposal for the ex-ARR property and on the lots owned by the
City in Laubner Addition on which a bid has been made. The Manager
reported that the leasing proposal was drawn in map form and will be pres~
ented early next year while the Laubner Addition property is in conflict
since two subdivision plats have been filed for the same property in the
area. Vice Mayor Skinner directed that a letter be sent to Jack Werner,
Chairman of the Seward Community Action Program, requesting him to super-
vise the glass replacement activity at the old ARR Depot.
Clmr. Ullom reported a rumor that he has heard reflecting the information that
the M/V Tustemena will not be retained in Seward because of a lack of dock-
ing accommodations. Permission was given the City Manager to write the
State in order to determine the future plans for the ferry.
Clmr. Hulm inquired about snow removal activities in the Army-Air Force
Recreation Camp area and was informed that no removal activity is carried
out, only clearing in order to provide access to fire trucks.
The City Clerk reported that the ASCAP Youth Center is using electricity
at the rate approximately 560 KWs per month which is in excess of the
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contribution - in - kind of 400 KWs as approved by the Council and for
which charges will be made.
Vice Ma~or Skinner reported that the Seward ASCAP By-Laws have been
drawn up which call for a Board of eleven members, one of which will be
appointed by the City Council.
Clmr. Ullom moved, seconded Clmr. Hooqland to postpone the Reqular
Meetinq of December 23 until December 30 in view of the Christmas
holidays; passed unanimously.
Item 12 - Adjournment - Clmr. Ullom moved to adjourn. Vice Mayor
Skinner adjourned the meeting at 11:09 P M.
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Special Meeting December 23, 1968
The Special Meeting of December 23, 1968, of the Common Council of The
City of Seward, Alaska, was called to order by Mayor Kirkpatrick at
7:37 P. M.
Item 2 - The opening ceremony was led by Clmr. Hoogland. Item 3 - Roll
was called and those present were Mayor Kirkpatrick and Clmrs. Hoogland,
Hulm, Olson, Amend and Skinner.
Item 4 - The nature of the emergency problem was introduced by Mayor Kirk-
patrick. He indicated that impending scallop regulations, if allowed to
remain in force, will seriously affect the establishment of freezer
facilities at a land-based location, such as Seward. Mr. William
Johnson and Mr. Edison Love, representing the scallop industry in Seward,
outlined what they understood to be the Fish and Game Board regulations
as they pertained to scallops. They commented on the fact that these
regulations will benefit ship-based processing plants at the expense of
shore-based plants because the regulations would favor scallopers who
have mobility and who can fish the open areas without having to make long
trips in between the fishing ground and the processing facility.
Discussion followed and it was informally decided to send a group to
Anchorage the latter part of this week to meet with the Governor and to
object strenuously to these regulations in the hope that the Governor
will see fit to veto these regulations when they come before him for
signature.
Item 5 - Clmn. Skinner moved to adjourn.
the meeting at 9:20
Mayor Kirkpatrick adjourned
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The postponed regular meeting of the Common council of The City of Sew-
ard, Alaska, was called to order by Mayor Kirkpatrick at 7:37 P. M.
Item 2 - The opening ceremony was led by Clmr. Skinner. Item 3 - Roll was
called; those present were Mayor Kirkpatrick and Clmrs. Skinner, ullom,
Hulm and Hoogland.
Item 4 - The minutes were approved as presented from the bottom one-half
of page 10 through the top three-fourths of page 13, all in Volume 14;
moved by Clmr. Hulm, seconded by Clmr. Hoogland; passed unanimously.
Item 5 - Citizens Discussion and Public Hearinqs - Item 1 - Mr. Norm
Waqqv was unable to be present to represent the Seward Boosters Club in
their request for funds to defray the printing costs for a Seward recre-
ational brochure. This item will appear on the agenda for the next
regular meeting. Motion to table bv clmr. Skinner. seconded by Cl~.
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Item 6 - Communications - Letter from State Department of Fish and Game
dated 12/23/68 approving the City's request for permission to construct
the Resurrection River Road and Bridge and listing provisions on which the
premit is granted. Signed Sidney M. Logan, Area Management Biologist.
Item 6(2) - Letter from International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers
dated 12/18/68 notifying the City that the wage negotiations will be held
with the City's concurrence, on January 16, 1969, at 7:30 P. M. in Seward 7
signed R. J. Anderson, Assistant Business Manager.
Item 6(3) - Letter from Seward C.A.P. Senior Squadron dated 12/26/68
requesting the City to ask the State Division of Aviation to loan to the
City or to install an airport traffic counter at the Seward Airport to
determine more exactly the number of aircraft using the airport, signed
Emmitt Hill, Executive Officer.
Item 6(4) - Letter from Planning and Zoning Commission, dated 12/20/68
submitting the names of Emil V. Nelson and Robert A. Morgan for Council
appointment to the Planning and ZoningCommission, signed Herman E. Leirer,
Chairman.
Clmr. Olson arrived at this time.
Item 7 - Resolutions, Ordinances and Other Action Items -Acting Manager
Baugh introduced the Council proposal for the continuation of utility
service to Radio Station KIBH. The proposalas outlined specified that a
Promissory Note bearing interest on the note of 6% on the unp~id balance
be negotiated by the station's stockholders in favor of the City of Seward.
The proposal specified the promissory note be in the amount currently
delinquent and that further delinquency on the part of the radio station
will subject them to immediate interruption of electrical service.
Paul Stockard, representing the station, approved the terms and conditions
of the proposal.
Clmr. Hulm, seconded by Clmr. Skinner, moyed_t~at the City assume the
expense for filling the station's p~ergency supply of propane for the first
time the t~nk was filled only. Clmr. Ullom moved to table this motion,
seconded by Clmr. Hoogland. Motion to table passed with Clmr. Hulm dis-
sentinq.
Clmr. ullom moved to approve the Council proposal as presented, seconded
by Clmr. Olson, passed unanimously.
Clmr. Skinner moved, seconded by Clmr. Hulm that the City contract with
Radio Station KIBH to air two 30-minute proqrams each month at standard
rate. Clmrs. Skinner, Hulm and Olson - yes7 Clmrs. ullom and Hooqland
and Mayor Kirkpatrick - no. Motion fails. Mayor Kirkpatrick, "What was
the vote?" City Clerk-Treasurer, "A tiel 3 for and 3 against." Mayor
Kirkpatrick, "It takes a majority of four to carry?" City Clerk-Treasurer,
"Yes, sir~ ~' Mayor Kirkpatrick, "The motion is defeated. Does another
motion need be made on this at this time?" Clmr. Hulm, "Well, Mr. Mayor,
it's quite obvious to me and I think to everybody in here that are. . .
this is jealously because of the certain group down on 4th Avenue that
has some financial interest in some real estate7 this is what we're talking
about 7 and they've accumulated more real estate in recent months and they
can't see that these people are. . . should get ahead in one form or
another and it doesn't make any difference what motion is brought forward
here, it's 'gonna' be killed by the people on the Council that are env-
ious so I would say let's forget it." Clror. Ullom, "Would you (the May-
or) care to ask the Councilman to elaborate on that, please?" Clmr. Hulm.
"I think you know what I'm talking about, Councilman Ullom." Clmr. Ullom,
"I'd like you to put it on public record." Clmr. Hulm, "It's on record.
It's being taped right there. You can buy a tape and listen to it all
night if vou want to for all I care." Clmr. Hoogland, "Mr. Mayor, I'd
like to make a s~a+-..m"n~." Mavnr Kirkoatrick, "Clmr. Hooaland." Clmr.
Hoogland, "The reason I voted no is the reason that I gave at the last
meeting when we had this under discussion. I feel that it is wrong to use,
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SUBJECT: Correction in Minutes
DATE: January 9, 1969
Please correct the minutes submitted for approval at the next
meeting as follows:
On Page 14, Volume 14, on the 16th line counting from the bottom
of the page, delete the words "that are" and insert the following
"that's a realistic, forward thinking citizen, that we have
definite ideas, at least on the part of some of the people here
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AT~ACHED TO AND MADE A PART OF THE MINUTES OF THE SEWARD CITY COUNCIL
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WHEREAS: The Greater Anchorage Borough, the City of Anchorage, and
the City of Fairbanks have requested support of the City of Seward in inter-
vening in Freight Tariff Proceedings; and
WHEREAS: Freight rate increases allowed to certain carriers amounts to
nine percent increase; and
WHER BAS: Freight rate increases will have an adverse effect on growth
and economy of the entire State of Alaska.
NOW llIER EFOR E BE IT RESOLVED:
That the City CoWlcil of The City of Seward, Alaska, hereby supports the
action taken by the Greater Anchorage Borough, the City of Anchorage,
and the City of Fairbanks in their consumer's case against freight rate
increases.
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in effect, tax dollars even though they would come from the revenue from
the utilities" to support private industry. II Mayor Kirkpatrick, "Those are
my feelings, also. Anyone else care to say anything before we move on to
the next subject?" C1mr. Skinner, "Well, Mr. Mayor, yes, I do have just
one question and Councilwoman Hoogland brought it up herself. What if we
had done this six months ago? Would you have considered this as a subsidy?
In other words, if the Council had decided now is a good time to take a
program rather than newsletter, would you or your own conscience consider
this as a sUbsidy at that time if we would have taken the same action then
that we're trying to do now?" C1mr. Hoogland, "Well, I think at that time
then I would have had to look at it in dollars and cents and when I ran for
the City Council I had two things and I believe they were in the paper and
you can read them. One, I felt that we had to cut taxes because they're
burdensome and they, also, had mentioned the utility rates. I do not recall
and, two (2), that I felt City Employees should get a raise. I don't know
if our . . . at odds with one another because it had to do one without doing
the other, but I believe I would vote no on any expenditure that I felt
was not absolutely essential to carrying on the City's business." Mayor
Kirkpatrick, "I call a 10 minute recess."
The meeting was reconvened with all members present as were present before
the recess.
Clmr. Ullom requested that a verbatim transcript be entered into the minutes
of the discussion that immediately followed the last vote. The Clerk noted
the request.
Item 7 (2) -Acting Manager B.;iugh presented for approval, applications from
Pioneers of Alaska, I 100 #9 and the Seward Chamber of Commerce for renewal
o their respective permits for authorized games of chance and skill. Clmr.
Hoogland moved, seconded by C1mr. Ullom to approve the renewa1s~ passed
unanimously.
Item 7(3) - Resolution No. 736 (see attached) supporting action taken
against recently enacted freight rate increases was presented for action.
Mayor Kirkpatrick and Clmr. Hoogland asked for and received permission to
abstain from the vote on grounds of conflict of interest. Clmr. Hu1m moved,
seconded by Clmr. Ullom, to pass Resolution No. 736. Clmr. Ullom, Hulm,
Olson and Vice-Mayor Skinner - yes. Resolution passes.
Item 8 - Unfinished Business - None.
Item 9 - Reports from the Borough Assemblymen - Clmr. Ullom commented on the
fact that many citizens had approached him in regard to getting a tax rep-
resentative from the Borough in Seward. C1mr. Ullom, seconded by C1mr. Skin-
ner, moved that the City's representatives on the Borough Assembly be
instructed to ask for the services of a Borough tax representative on a per-
manent basis for Seward~ passed unanimously.
Item 10 - Council Discussion - Acting Manager Baugh outlined the problem
regarding the illuminated star on Oliver Amend's property since it was being
lit with unmetered electricity. C1mr. Ullom, seconded by Clmr. Olson, moved
that the City install a meter to service this decoration and that the City
provide free, metered electricity from December 20 to January 2 of each
year. Passed unanimously.
Mayor Kirkpatrick commented on the meeting with State officials in regard
to the scallops restrictions that will be held in Anchorage on January 2 at
3:00 P. M. at the Anchorage-Westward Hotel.
Clmr. Hulm reported that numerous citizens had commented to him that some of
the police officers are ferrying individuals around in the patrol car on
duty hours. The Acting-city Manager reported that orders had gone out
restricting this activity to job-related reasons. Clmr. Hu1m indicated he
thought it was the right time to re-issue this order.
Clror. Skinner reported on the educational activity that will be starting
March 1 in Transit Shed #1 provided the City takes steps to rehabilitate the
structure and improve it for this use. Council indicated it approved this
action.
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Mayor Kirkpatrick reported that local legislators will be in Seward
on January 9 and Council indicated that the meeting will best be held in
the Council Chambers at 6:00 P. M. on that date. The Mayor, also,
reported that Mr. Josephson and his associate were to be at the meeting
tonight but could not make it and would hope to be in attendance at
the next regular meeting.
The Council agreed to
City's Newsletter.
Item 11 - Adjournment
p trick adjourned the
continue the publication and distribution of the
Skinner moved to adjourn. Mayor Kirk-
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REGULAR MEETING JANUARY 13, 1969
Item 1 - The Regular Meeting of the Common Council of The City of Seward,
Alaska, was called to order by Mayor Kirkpatrick at 7:37 P. M. Item 2 _
The opening ceremony was led by Clmr. Hoogland. Item 3 - Roll was called
and those present were Mayor Kirkpatrick and Clmrs. Hoogland, Hulm,
Olson, Amend, Skinner and Ullom.
Item 4 - Minutes - Clmr. Ullom moved to accept the minutes as presented
from the bottom one-fourth of paqe 13 throuqh' the top one-fourth of paqe
16, Volume 14: seconded by Clmr. Olson: passed unanimously. '
Item 5 - Citizens Discussion and Public Hearings - With consent of Coun~
cil, Mayor Kirkpatrick invited Bill Harrison of Kenai to make his .
presentation at this time. Mr. Harrison asked that the Mayor be sent
to Los Angeles to participate in the display of Alaska-related items.
No action was initiated on this request.
Item 5(2) - A petition opposing destruction of the buildings formerly
housing the Jesse Lee Home was presented by the City Manager. Clmr.
Ullom moved to accept the petition, seconded by Clmr. Amend: passed
unanimously. Additional discussion was had and Clmr. Ullom, seconded
by Clmr. Skinner, moved that a special meeting be held on Friday,
January 17 at 7:30 P. M. in the Council Chambers for the purpose of
hearinq additional testimony on the structures and to hear findinqs of
a City inspection of them. Passed unanimously.
Item 5(3) - The Seward Booster Club, represented by Norm Waggy, requested
City funds to help support in part, the publication of a Seward Recrea-
tional brochure. No action was initiated on this request.
Item 6 - Communications - Letter from Vide Bartlett, dated January 9, 1969,
expressing her thanks to the people of Seward for sending condolences
on the death of the senator. Signed Vide Bartlett.
Item 6(2) - Letter from Kenai Peninsula Borough, dated 12/27/68,
requesting the Council to appoint two members to the Kenai Peninsula
Borough Economic Development District and recommending John H. Werner
and John Galea for the appointment. Signed George A. Navarre,
Chairman.
Item 6 (3) - Letter from Emery Sample, dated 12/24/68, requesting to
lease property adjacent to the Fish House in the Small Boat Harbor area.
Signed Emery Sample.
Item 7 - Resolutions, Ordinances and Other Action Items - Clmr. Amend
requested to be heard from the floor. Citizen Amend noted Item 10 on
the agenda for the last meeting and said that he was not willing to
accept the use of metered electricity at no cost to him as provided by
Council action during his absence. Citizen Amend indicated he would
assume the financial responsibility for lighting the star on his
property. Clmr. ullom, seconded by Clmr. Skinner, moved that Agenda
~tem 10 for the meeting of 12/30/68 appear on the agenda for the next
regular meeting. Clmr. Amend abstained. Clmr. Olson was absent for