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Home My WebLink About09271998 City Council Agenda The City of Seward, Alaska City Council Meeting September 28, 1998 Bob Satin Mayor Term Expires 1999 Council Chambers 7:30 p.m. 1. CALL TO ORDER 2. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE Jerry F. King Vice Mayor Term Expires 1998 3. ROLL CALL Edgar Blatchford Councilmember Term Expires 1998 4. SPECIAL ORDERS, PRESENTATIONS AND RE- PORTS A. Proclamations and Awards Patrick J. Callahan Councilmember Term Expires 1999 B. Stirrat (Stu) Clark Councilmember Term Expires 1998 Marie A. Gage Councilmember Term Expires 1999 Nathan Orr Councilmember Term Expires 1999 W. Scott Janke City Manager Patrick Reilly City Clerk Eric Wohlfarth Borough Assembly Report C. City Manager's Report Overview of propositions on the October 6, 1998, city election: (1) Shall the City Code be amended to increase the City sales tax from 3% to 4%? (advisory vote only); (2) Shall the City Charter be amended to allow setting the fiscal year by City Code and shall the Budget Statement Presentation date be amended?; (3) Shall the City Charter be amended to require completion of the annual audit within 120 days following the close of the fiscal year? D. City Attorney's Report E. Other Reports, Announcements and Presentations: Dave Dieckgraeff, Seward Site Council President; Malcolm Fleming, High School Principal; Robert Boyle, Grade School Principal. City of Seward, Alaska September 28, 1998 Council Agenda Page 1 City Attorney ( , }' I'll 5. CITIZENS' COMMENTS ON AGENDA ITEMS NOT SCHEDULED FOR PUBLIC HEARING AND 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.] <..(:0 Agenda items not scheduled for public hearing '0., \ ~B.' \ Items other than those. appearing on the agenda /" . . y' 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.) ,. 1(;" J' '-J"' \ . )( ~ , Request for an executive session following the regular city council meeting to receive legal advise from the City Attorney on litigation matters, or threatened litigation matters, concerning: (1) Strand Hunt v. Seward Association for Advancement of Marine Science (SAAMS), City of Seward, and First Trust Washington, as Trustee (Case 3AN-98-8912 Civil); (2) International Concept Management, Inc. v. Strand Hunt Construction, Inc., American Casualty Co. of Reading, Pennsylvania, and Continental Casualty Co., Seward Association for the Advancement of Marine Science (SAAMS), City of Seward, R.W. Fab, Inc., and Visuallmages, Inc. (Case 3AN-98-8983 Civil) (3) Threatened litigation from Inlet Salmon, a division of Inlet Fisheries, Inc.; (4) City of Seward v. Parking Management Contractor Randy McFarland (Case 3AN-98-8752 Civil) 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 (D Ordinance No. 98- ro, recognizing local commitment to the ongoing maintenance of flood mitigation measures and establishing a fund fOl: continuing flood mitigation and maintaining improvements. B. Resolutions RequiringJ~g!ic.Hearing. /'t!i'\ Resolution 98-112,::lt.llthorizing the modificationorilIeiiSe of, certain lands within IJ:Y Block 6, Fourth of July Prelliriiriary Plat, KPB No. 93-087; SeWard Marine Industrial Center to Glacier Communications, Inc. to allow the lease of additional property. 8. UNFINISHED BUSINESS 9. NEW BUSINESS City of Seward, Alaska September 28, 1998 Council Agenda Page 2 A. Ordinances for Introduction B. Resolutions 1. Resolution No. 98-113, accepting a Rural Community Fire Protection Grant @ (RCFP) in the amount of$5,000, and appropriating the RCFP grant fund and appropriating a matching amount of $5,000 for a total of expenditure of $10,000. *2. Resolution 98-114, authorizing the City Manager to execute Amendment No. ~ _ 2 of the contract with USA Waste Services, Inc. extending the term of the contract for one year. l3. - ~ " . r::'oc1p I} I ~C;l, Lv"" . 4. Resolution 98-115, authorizing the City Manager to enter into a contractwith Afognak Logging to provide snow plowing and sanding services during the 1998-99 winter season for specific sections of Nash Road, the SMIC area and Lowell Point Road. @ ~ )vk7~~"<i> "'" I 'I 1.')(/ "I ~rr c. Resolution 98-116, authorizing the City Manager to enter into a contract for the reading of electrical meters within the Seward Electrical Service Area with Derrald J. Hilderbrand. Resolution 98-117, authorizing the City Manager to enter into a contract for ~ Animal Control Services from October 1, 1998, until June 30,1999, in the" ~ amount of $36,279 with Dee Johnson, D.B.A. Kritter Keepers. 1--'" @) Other New Business Items *1. September 14, 1998, meeting minutes. ~I *2. Appointing Linda E. Sewall, Claudia L. Towsley, Sandra P. Wassilie, and Sara N. Watsjold to the Canvass Board for the October 6, 1998, Regular Municipal Election. 10. INFORMATIONAL ITEMS AND REPORTS (No action required) * A. Strategic Planning Town Meetings. *B. Department monthly reports. *c. Animal Shelter Report. *D. Election Calendar. 11. COUNCIL COMMENTS City of Seward, Alaska September 28, 1998 Council Agenda Page 3 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 City of Seward, Alaska September 28, 1998 Council Agenda Page 4