HomeMy WebLinkAbout12131999 City Council Agenda
The City of Seward, Alaska
City Council Meeting
December 13, 19997:30 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
1.Mapping Awards to Ms. Leslie’s Fourth Grade
Class..........................pg 5
Michael Calhoon
Council Member
2.Recognizing City Employee Sandy Sandefur
Term Expires 2000
for Her 20 Years of Service to The City of
Seward.
Jerry F. King
Council Member
B.Borough Assembly Report
Term Expires 2000
Nathan Orr
C.City Manager's Report
Council Member
Term Expires 2001
D.City Attorney's Report
Vanta Shafer
E.Other Reports, Announcements and Presentations
Council Member
Term Expires 2000
1.All-American Road Application and Scenic
By-Way Board update by Planning and Zoning
Commissioner Kelly Martin.
2.Carl Norman, request for a letter of support
from the City of Seward agreeing with the
W. Scott Janke
City Manager
ILWU’s (Longshoremen) opposition to the
Seward Railroad’s proposed work rule
Patrick Reilly
changes.
City Clerk
Eric Wohlforth
City Attorney
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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 speaker and 30 minutes total time for
this agenda item.]
A.Agenda items not scheduled for public hearing
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.]
A. Ordinances for Public Hearing and Enactment
Ordinance 99-17, amending the zoning of Lot 6A, Block 17, Federal Addition, Blum
Addition from Central Business District to Auto Commercial.............pg 6
B.Resolutions Requiring Public Hearing
C.Other Public Hearing Items
8.Unfinished business
A.Items Not Completed from Previous Agenda
B.Items Postponed from Previous Agenda
Continuation of Public Hearing on Resolution 99-151.
Resolution 99-151, approving up to $3,000,000 of City of Seward, Alaska
Nonrecourse Grant Anticipation Notes, 1999 (Alaska SeaLife Center project) to pay
operating expenses of the Alaska SeaLife Center and to pay principal and interest on
the city's revenue bonds, 1996 (Alaska SeaLife Center project); and providing for
related matters...............................................pg 14
C.Items for Reconsideration
D.Other Unfinished Business Items
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9.New business
A.Ordinances for Introduction
B.Resolutions
*1.Resolution 99-165, approving a special event permit for the Seward Polar
Bear Jumpoff Festival, Inc. on January 15, 2000................pg 18
2.Resolution 99-166, accepting the proposal for boardwalk lease site number
6 from Orca Enterprises (owner Jack Scoby), in the Seward Small Boat
Harbor area, and directing the City Manager to negotiate a lease for
the site...............................................pg 24
3.Resolution 99-167, authorizing the City Manager, as the official representa-
tive of the City of Seward, to apply for a $1.5 million economic development
grant from the Economic Development Administration for the East Harbor
Expansion Project......................................pg 55
4.Resolution 99-168, approving Amendment 1 to the professional services
agreement with Mikunda, Cottrell & Co., extending the agreement to perform
the external audit services for the City of Seward for the six-month period
ending December 31, 1999 for an amount not to exceed $37,600...pg 58
5.Resolution 99-169, approving amendments to the legal budget for the six-
month period ending December 31, 1999.....................pg 64
6.Resolution 99-170, approving a temporary extension, to January 31, 2000, of
the Shiplift Maintenance and Operating Agreement between the City of
Seward and Seward Ship’s Drydock, Inc.....................pg 69
*7.Resolution 99-171, authorizing the City Manager to enter into a sixty-month
lease agreement with Xerox for a new copier at Seward Community Library
at a cost of $207.16 per month.............................pg 71
*8.Resolution 99-172, approving Amendment 11 to the contract with Kent
Dawson Company, Inc. to continue state lobbying services through December
31, 2000 at a rate of $4,166.66 per month....................pg 82
*9.Resolution 99-173, approving the continuation of a 4 percent reduction in
electric bills for all customer classes except industrial services, street lights
and yard lights effective from January 1, 2000 through
March 31, 2000...........................................85
10.Resolution 99-174, authorizing the execution and delivery of a supplemental
loan agreement related to the city's revenue bonds, 1996 (Alaska SeaLife
Center project), and providing for related matters..............pg 89
11.Resolution 99-175, accepting a proposal from, and approving a contract
with, MacSwain and Associates for Land Appraisal Services for an amount
not to exceed $30,000...................................pg 94
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12.Resolution 99-176, a resolution of the City Council of the City of Seward,
Alaska, authorizing the City Manager to appropriate $18,000 from the general
fund for the purchase of a used vehicle from Anchorage Chrysler Dodge, to
be used as a sander for the streets and roads department to replace the city’s
1980 3/4-ton Dodge pick-up and to appropriate $5,000 from the General
Fund for a new stainless steel sand-box to be mounted in the new vehicle.
[Note: This item was added to the agenda after the newspaper’s publication
deadline.]...........................................pg 147
C.Other New Business Items
*1. November 22, 1999 meeting minutes.......................pg 150
2.Appointment of Planning and Zoning Commissioner applicant
Lynn Hohl...........................................pg 162
*3.Non-objection to liquor license renewals for the Oriental Garden Restaurant
and The Wheelhouse...................................pg 176
10.Informational items and reports
(No action required)
A.Coalition for Basic Supports...................................pg 179
B.Alaska Municipal League/Joint Insurance Association FY2001 dividend distribution
in the amount of $86,758 and Renewal Commitment Credit in the amount
of $2,000..................................................pg 184
C.Marine Fuel Tax............................................pg 190
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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