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The City of Seward, Alaska
City Council Meeting
August 23, 19997:30 p.m. Council Chambers
Bob Satin
1.CALL TO ORDER
Mayor
Term Expires 1999
2.PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
Edgar Blatchford
3.ROLL CALL
Vice Mayor
Term Expires 2000
4.SPECIAL ORDERS, PRESENTATIONS AND RE-
Patrick J. Callahan
PORTS
Council Member
Term Expires 1999
A.Proclamations and Awards
Marie A. Gage
Council Member
B.Borough Assembly Report
Term Expires 1999
C.City Manager's Report
Jerry F. King
Council Member
D.City Attorney's Report
Term Expires 2000
Nathan Orr
E.Other Reports, Announcements and Presentations
Council Member
1.Amy Buckler, Americorp VISTA
Term Expires 1999
2.Qutekcak Shellfish Hatchery Progress Report
Vanta Shafer
5.CITIZENS' COMMENTS ON AGENDA ITEMS NOT
Council Member
Term Expires 2000
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
speaker and 30 minutes total time for this agenda item.]
W. Scott Janke
City Manager
A.Agenda items not scheduled for public hearing
Patrick Reilly
B.Items other than those appearing on the agenda
City Clerk
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 Councilmember 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
B.Resolutions
1.Resolution 99-113, authorizing the city manager to enter into a lease
agreement with Dan Lowry for a portion of Lot 2, Block 3, Fourth of July
Creek Subdivision, Seward Marine Industrial Center, for the purpose of
operating a marine repair business...........................pg 1
*2.Resolution 99-114, transferring the Alaska Municipal League Joint Insurance
Association (AML/JIA) dividend and credits totaling $156,477 to the General
Fund fund balance designated for insurance reserves.............pg 4
*3.Resolution 99-115, appropriating $42,368 of State of Alaska Revenue
Sharing monies for the health facilities within the City of Seward, and
authorizing the payment to those health facilities based upon the state revenue
sharing allocation........................................pg 8
*4.Resolution 99-116, establishing a "cafeteria plan" within the meaning of
Section 125 of the Internal Revenue Code, as amended from time to time, to
provide certain benefits to the employees of the City of Seward....pg 14
5.Resolution 99-117, authorizing the city manager to increase the funding by
$5,732 for the installation of a new emergency generator for the city hall and
the fire department buildings, from $40,000 to $45,732, appropriating $5,732
from the General Fund fund balance, and transferring the $5,732 appropria-
tion to the Capital Acquisition Fund equipment account..........pg 29
6.Resolution 99-118, authorizing the city manager to enter into a contract with
Wm. J. Nelson & Associates to perform engineering and design work for the
North Forest Acres Access Road and Japanese Creek Levee Extension at a
cost to be negotiated, which will not exceed $190,000, with financing from
the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) flood mitigation project
account..............................................pg 34
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*7.Resolution 99-119, incorporating the Seward Highway Corridor Partnership
Plan as part of the Seward Strategic Plan.....................pg 43
8.Resolution 99-120, authorizing the city manager to pay $70,000 to the
Seward Chamber of Commerce as a contribution toward Visitor Information
Services..............................................pg 46
C.Other New Business Items
*1. July 12, July 26 and August 9 meeting minutes................pg 49
10.INFORMATIONAL ITEMS AND REPORTS
(No action required)
A.Department Monthly Reports...................................pg 78
B.Qutekcak Shellfish August 9 Report..............................pg 91
C.Federal Fiscal Years 2001-03 Statewide Transportation Improvement Plan (STIP)
Pre-Draft..................................................pg 96
11.COUNCIL COMMENTS
12.CITIZENS' COMMENTS
[5 minutes per individual - Each individual has one
opportunity to speak.]
13.COUNCIL AND ADMINISTRATION RESPONSE TO CITIZENS' COM-
MENTS
14.ADJOURNMENT
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