HomeMy WebLinkAbout06122000 City Council Agenda
The City of Seward, Alaska
City Council Meeting
June 12, 20007:30 p.m. Council Chambers
Edgar Blatchford
1.Call to order
Mayor
Term Expires 2001
2.Pledge of allegiance
Stu Clark
3.Roll call
Vice Mayor
Term Expires 2001
4.Special orders, presentations and reports
David Brossow
Council Member
A.Proclamations and Awards
Term Expires 2001
B.Borough Assembly Report
Michael Calhoon
Council Member
Term Expires 2000
C.City Manager's Report
Jerry F. King
D.City Attorney's Report
Council Member
Term Expires 2000
E.Other Reports, Announcements and Presentations
Nathan Orr
1.Western Alaska Council, Boy Scouts of
Council Member
America’s request to reserve the waterfront
Term Expires 2001
camping area from June 4-10, 2001 for the
“2001: An Alaskan Odyssey” event...pg 6
Vanta Shafer
2.Seward Ships Drydock Quarterly Update.
Council Member
Term Expires 2000
5.Citizens' comments on agenda items not scheduled for
public hearingand items other than those appearing on
the agenda
[Those who have signed in will be given the first
opportunity to speak. Time is limited to 2 minutes per
W. Scott Janke
City Manager
speaker and 30 minutes total time for this agenda item.]
Patrick Reilly
A.Agenda items not scheduled for public hearing
City Clerk
B.Items other than those appearing on the agenda
Eric Wohlforth
City Attorney
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6.Approval of agenda and consent agenda
[Approval of Consent Agenda passes all routine
items indicated by asterisk (*). Consent Agenda items are not considered separately unless
a council member so requests. In the event of such a request, the item is returned to the
Regular Agenda.]
7.Public hearings
[Limit comments to 5 minutes. Those who have signed in will be given the
first opportunity to speak.]
A. Ordinances for Public Hearing and Enactment
1.Ordinance 2000-12, amending Seward City Code, Title 15, Land Uses
Allowed Table 15.10.225, to allow health clubs in the Harbor Commercial
Zoning District..........................................pg 8
2.Ordinance 2000-13, amending the Seward City Code, Chapter 2.30, Boards
and Commissions, to allow for direct council appointments of board and
commission members by deleting the procedure requiring the mayor to first
nominate candidates for appointment........................pg 24
3.Ordinance 2000-14, amending the Seward City Code, Chapter 14.15,
Electricity, and the City of Seward Electrical Tariff, to adopt rules and rate
methodologies applicable to purchases of power from
qualifying facilities......................................pg 30
B.Resolutions Requiring Public Hearing
1.Resolution 2000-056, authorizing the City Manager to enter a new lease
agreement with Jack Scoby for a portion of Block 8, Oceanview Subdivision,
for the purposes of operating a retail merchandise facility.........pg 39
2.Resolution 2000-057, authorizing the City Manager to implement the Seward
Marine Industrial Center Upland Boat Works Policy.
(Note: There is a second public hearing for Resolution 2000-057 scheduled
on June 26.)..........................................pg 44
C.Other Public Hearing Items
8.Unfinished business
9.New business
A.Ordinances for Introduction
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B.Resolutions
1.Resolution 2000-051, authorizing the Harbor Uplands Platting Project,
appropriating funds from the Harbor Retained Earnings Fund for the project,
and awarding a contract to Integrity Surveys for an amount not to exceed
$7,500 for completion of the Harbor Uplands Platting Project.....pg 57
2.Resolution 2000-055, adopting a "standard form contract" for responding to
inquiries from qualifying facilities having a design capacity of greater than 100
kW.................................................pg 83
*3.Resolution 2000-058, supporting Senator Stevens in his effort to secure $20
million a year, for the next five years, of increased funding for the Federal
Payment in Lieu of Taxes (PILT) Program...................pg 111
4.Resolution 2000-059, authorizing the City Manger to award a contract to
Purcell Services, Ltd., to provide July 4 security services........pg 113
*5.Resolution 2000-060, authorizing the Parks and Recreation Department to
build a cedar split rail fence in the City Cemetery, and appropriating funds in
the amount of $3,600 from General Fund fund balance to Parks and
Recreation, Park Maintenance Expenditures..................pg 126
6.Resolution 2000-061, increasing the legal budget for the Electric Enterprise
Fund from $15,000 to $40,000 for the 2000 Budget to cover unanticipated
legal expenses........................................pg 129
7.Resolution 2000-062, Amending Resolution 2000-049 by rescinding Section
3 and replacing it with a new Section 3 which reads: "The City Manager
is hereby authorized to execute a change order to the contract, on
behalf of the City of Seward, with GMG General, Inc. for an amount not
to exceed $190,241 for the paving of numerous City projects.....pg 132
8.Resolution 2000-063, Authorizing the city Manager to increase the
authorized amount for GMG General Inc. for paving by $17,045. Funding
to be from a $56,000 State Grant, Account No. 289-2890-5390..pg 136
C.Other New Business Items
*1.May 22, 2000 special and regular meeting minutes.............pg 141
*2.Sending a letter of support to Chugachmiut and Senator Ted Stevens,
supporting Chugachmiut’s efforts to establish a Regional Repository in
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Seward to accomplish the task of interpreting and caring for artifacts, as well
as educating the public, on the Native culture of the Region......pg 151
*3.Non-objection to the Alcohol Beverage Control Board concerning a liquor
license renewal application from Marina Restaurant............pg 152
4.Confirming council’s intent to approve, as opposed to a mere non-objection,
at the May 22, 2000 council meeting, applications for new public convenience
licenses before the Alcohol Beverage Control Board for both the Crab Pot,
Inc., dba The Crab Pot Restaurant, and for the Railway Cantina, Nacobad,
LLC................................................pg 156
10.Informational items and reports
(No action required)
1.City Department Head Monthly Reports..........................pg 165
2.Purchasing of real property from Mary Williams, located at the corner of Fourth and
Adams Street, Lots 1, 2, 3, Block 10 Original Townsite, for the cash amount of
$155,000..................................................pg 166
3.City of Seward Lobbyist Brad Gilman and C.J. Zane June 7, 2000 Report.pg 169
11.Council comments
12.Citizens' comments
[5 minutes per individual - Each individual has one opportunity to
speak.]
13.Council and administration response to citizens' comments
14.Adjournment
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