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The City of Seward, Alaska
City Council Meeting
September 9, 2002 7:30 p.m. Council Chambers
1. Call to order
Edgar Blatchford
Mayor
2. Pledge of allegiance
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3. Roll call
Margaret A. Branson
Council Member
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4. Special orders, presentations and reports
Michael Calhoon
A. Proclamations and Awards
Council Member
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1. Fetal Alcohol Syndrome Awareness Day…….pg 5
Stu Clark
Council Member
2. Remembering September 11, 2001 and recognizing
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the American Character…………………………pg 6
Nathan Orr
Council Member
B. Borough Assembly Report
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C. City Manager's Report
Vanta Shafer
Council Member
D. Other Reports, Announcements and Presentations
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Robert Valdatta
5. Citizens' comments on agenda items not scheduled for
Council Member
public hearing and items other than those appearing on the
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agenda
[Those who have signed in will be given the first opportunity
to speak. Time is limited to 2 minutes per speaker and 30 minutes
total time for this agenda item.]
W. Scott Janke
6. Approval of agenda and consent agenda
[Approval of Consent
City Manager
Agenda passes all routine items indicated by asterisk(*).Consent
Agenda items are not considered separately unless a council member
Jean Lewis
City Clerk
so requests. In the event of such a request, the item is returned to the
Regular Agenda.]
Brad Meyen
City Attorney
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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. Emergency Ordinance 2002-05, authorizing the publication of Notice of
Elections twenty days prior to the Regular City Election of October 1, 2002, declaring an
emergency, and providing for an immediate effective date.……………………………pg 7
B. Resolutions Requiring Public Hearing
8. Unfinished business
9. New business
A. Ordinances for Introduction
B. Resolution
1. Resolution 2002-085, authorizing the City Manager to execute a grant
agreement between the state of Alaska and the City of Seward for the purpose of
contracting with a consultant to perform the Jesse Lee Home Rehabilitation Project,
Phase I and appropriating $65,000 from State and Federal Grant
Funds……………………………………………………………………………..pg 18
2. Resolution 2002-086, authorizing the City Manager to select ECI/HYER
Architects, Inc. to perform the Historic Structure Report for the Jesse Lee Home
Rehabilitation Project, Phase 1 and appropriating funds…………………….…..pg 20
3. Resolution 2002-087, accepting and appropriating a grant from the Alaska
Department of Environmental Conservation (ADEC) in the amount of $396,600 for
the purpose of constructing a waterline gateway to Forest Acres……………….pg 22
4. Resolution 2002-088, submitting the prioritized list of Capital Projects and
requesting funding under the Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation
Municipal Matching Grant Program……………………………………………pg 24
5. Resolution 2002-089, authorizing an application for a loan from the Alaska
Clean Water Fund for water and sewer projects relating to the Gateway to Forest
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Acres Sewer Project, the upgrade and realignment of Third Avenue Water Main
Project, and the Seward Airport Water and Sewer Extension Project…………pg 27
6. Resolution 2002-090, endorsing the street department equipment purchase for
submission to the State of Alaska for the Fiscal Year 2004 funding under the Capital
Project Matching Grant Program………………………………………………..pg 30
7. Resolution 2002-091, accepting State of Alaska Department of Community
and Economic Development FY2003 Capital Project Matching Grant in the amount
of $74,540 for the purpose of a Police Department Communication System
Upgrade, authorize the city manager to execute the grant agreement and appropriate
$92,396, including the local share of $17,856 to the Police Communication System
Upgrade Capital Project Fund………………………………………………….pg 35
8. Resolution 2002-092, accepting State of Alaska Department of Community
and Economic Development FY2003 Legislative Grant in the amount of $75,000 for
the purpose of the police department console, authorize the city manager to
execute the grant agreement and appropriate $75,000 to the Police Communication
System Upgrade Capital Project Fund………………………………………….pg 37
9. Resolution 2002-093, amending the Port and Harbor Tariff (Tariff) to
establish an annual adjustment to the moorage fees in the Seward Small Boat Harbor
by the previous year’s Anchorage Consumer Price Index for all urban consumers
(CPI)……………………………………………………………………………..pg 44
C. Other New Business Items
*1. Approval of the August 12, and August 26, 2002 minutes of the Regular City
Council Meetings and the August 28, 2002 minutes of the Special City Council
Meeting…………………………………………………………………………..pg 54
2. Schedule a Joint Work Session with PACAB for September 18, 2002 at
noon………………………………………………………………………………pg 73
3. Direct City Administration on response to Homer Electric Association’s offer
to purchase Seward’s Electric Utility.
4. Direct City Administration on lobbying Seward Middle High School Bonds.
5. Schedule a work session regarding Alaskan Barge & Salvage, Inc.’s proposal
to lease city-owned tidelands.
10. Informational items and reports
(No action required)
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A. Alice Pickett Memorial Animal Shelter August Report……………………………pg 74
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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