HomeMy WebLinkAbout01222001 City Council Agenda
The City of Seward, Alaska
City Council Meeting
January 22, 20017:30 p.m. Council Chambers
Edgar Blatchford
1.Call to order
Mayor
Term Expires 2001
2.Pledge of allegiance
David Brossow
3.Roll call
Vice Mayor
Term Expires 2001
4.Special orders, presentations and reports
Michael Calhoon
Council Member
A.Proclamations and Awards
Term Expires 2002
Recognizing Seward Police Officers Sgt. Tiner and
Officer Valadez........................pg 5
Stu Clark
Council Member
Term Expires 2001
B.Borough Assembly Report
Jerry F. King
C.City Manager's Report
Council Member
Term Expires 2002
D.City Attorney's Report
Nathan Orr
Council Member
E.Other Reports, Announcements and Presentations
Term Expires 2001
J.C. Rathje, Providence Seward Medical Center
Vanta Shafer
Update.
Council Member
Term Expires 2002
Port and Commerce Advisory Board annual update by
Board Chairman Ron Wille.
5.Citizens' comments on agenda items not scheduled for
W. Scott Janke
City Manager
public hearingand items other than those appearing on
the agenda
[Those who have signed in will be given the first
Patrick Reilly
opportunity to speak. Time is limited to 2 minutes per
City Clerk
speaker and 30 minutes total time for this agenda item.]
Eric Wohlforth
A.Agenda items not scheduled for public hearing
City Attorney
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B.Items other than those appearing on the agenda
6.Approval of agenda and consent agenda
[Approval of Consent Agenda passes all routine
items indicated by asterisk (*). Consent Agenda items are not considered separately unless
a 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.]
8.Unfinished business
9.New business
A.Ordinances for Introduction
1.Ordinance 2001-01, amending the Seward City Code to make references to
certain job titles consistent with newly adopted job titles..........pg 7
B.Resolutions
*1.Resolution 2001-010, authorizing the City Manager to pay Alpine Drilling and
Enterprises $10,791 for repairs to the motor pump for Well
Number 5.............................................pg 11
*2.Resolution 2001-011, authorizing a one year contract with Alaska
Newspapers, Inc., for display advertising in the Seward Phoenix Log at a rate
of $7.31 per column inch, with a minimum of 35 column inches per
week................................................pg 16
3.Resolution 2001-012, authorizing the donation of $1,000 to the Seward High
School, Close Up Washington - 2001 - Program, to help defray the cost of six
students traveling to Washington, D.C.......................pg 22
4.Resolution 2001-013, authorizing the City Manager to enter into a contract
with Woods and Associates not to exceed $30,000 to review the entire City
of Seward Classification Plan..............................pg 26
*5.Resolution 2001-014, authorizing the City Manager to pay Electric Power
Systems $13,374.16 for providing testing, commissioning, and installation of
relays necessary for the operation of Generator Number 6 at Ft. Raymond
Substation............................................pg 43
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6.Resolution 2001-015, authorizing the City Manager to increase the authorized
amount in the Professional Services Contract between Dryden & LaRue and
the City of Seward for the installation of a new generator at Ft. Raymond
Substation from $178,000 to $203,000......................pg 45
*7.Resolution 2001-016, accepting the State of Alaska FY 2001 Capital
Matching Grant Award of $75,532, authorizing the City Manager to enter
into a Grant Agreement with the Alaska Department of Community and
Economic Development and appropriating $75,532 of State Grant Revenues
and $404 of General Fund fund balance for a total appropriation of $75,936
to the City Hall Facilities & Equipment Capital Project Fund......pg 49
*8.Resolution 2001-017, supporting the Qutekcak Shellfish Hatchery and the
comments they submitted on regulations being proposed by the Alaska
Department of Fish and Game regarding aquatic farming.........pg 54
*9.Resolution 2001-018, supporting the Seward Army Resort’s concept of a
recreational activity center, which includes a bowling alley........pg 58
10.Resolution 2001-019, appropriating $83,886 from the General Fund fund
balance designated for insurance reserves to the Health Insurance Accounts
within the various funds of the City.........................pg 63
11.Resolution 2001-020, recommending the harbor area parking and striping
plan.................................................pg 67
*12.Resolution 2001-021, authorizing signatures for all City bank accounts and
rescinding all previous resolutions in conflict..................pg 77
13.Resolution 2001-022, appropriating $35,000 from the General Fund fund
balance to the Street Department for road repair on Lowell Point Road, and
authorizing the City Manager to pay Afognak Logging $19,581.50 to haul and
place rock on Lowell Pt. Road to repair erosion caused by high tides and
wave action...........................................pg 78
C.Other New Business Items
*1.January 8, 2001 meeting minutes...........................pg 84
*2.Non-objection to liquor license renewals for Tony’s Bar, Tony’s Liquor Store,
Chinook’s Restaurant, Ray’s Waterfront Bar and Grill, Yukon Bar, and
Yukon Liquor Store.....................................pg 92
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*3.Continuation of the Port and Commerce Advisory Board through January
2002...............................................pg 102
10.Informational items and reports
(No action required)
A.Harbormaster Jim Beckham, pre-construction meeting and
coordination meeting trip report concerning North Harbor Project.......pg 103
B.North Harbor Project Resident Engineer’s January 14, 2001 Report.....pg 104
C.Federal Lobbyist January 15, 2001 Report.........................pg 106
D.National Report “Quarterly After-School Programs Proved Necessary Yet
Again.”...................................................pg 115
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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