HomeMy WebLinkAbout04141997 City Council Agenda
The City of Seward, Alaska
City Council Meeting
Apri/14. 1997
Louis A. Bencardina 1.
Mayor
Term Expires 1997 2.
Margaret Anderson 3.
Vice Mayor
Term Expires 1997 4.
Edgar Blatchford
Councilmember
Term Expires 1998
Stirrat (Stu) Clark
Councilmember
Term Expires 1998
Dave W. Crane
Councilmember
Term Expires 1997
Marianna Keil
Councilmember
Term Expires 1997
Jerry F. King
Councilmember
Term Expires 1998
5.
Ronald A. Garzini
City Manager
LinOO Murphy. CMC/AAE 6.
City Clerk
Eric Wohlforth
City Attorney
Council Chambers
7:30 p.m.
CALL TO ORDER
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
ROLLCALL
SPECIAL ORDERS. PRESENTATIONS AND REPORTS
A. Proclamations and Awards
I. Child Safety Day - 04/26/97 ............. 1
2. 20-Year Employee Award -- Rocky
Goodwill
B. Borough Assembly Report
C. City Manager's Report
D. City Attorney's Report
. E. Other Reports, Announcements and Presentations
I. Alaska SeaLife Center Update - Roe
Sturgulewski and John Hendricks
CITIZENS' COMMENTS ON AGENDA ITEMS NOT
SCHEDULED FOR PUBLIC HEARING [You must sign in to
speak under this agenda item. Time is limited to 2 minutes per
speaker and 30 minutes total time for this agenda item.}
APPROVAL OF AGENDA AND CONSENT AGENDA
[Approval of Consent Agenda passes all routine items indicated by
asterisk (.J. 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.)
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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
I. Ordinance No. 97-10, authorizing the sale of tax-foreclosed property
described as Lots 17-18, Block 22, Original Townsite of Seward (407 Sixth
Avenue) [Garzini] ............................................... 2
8. UNFlNlSHED BUSINESS
9. NEW BUSINESS
A. Ordinances for Introduction
.1. Ordinance No. 97-11, amending Seward City Code Title 3, Personnel, to
provide for long term contract employees [Garzini} .................... 5
B. Resolutions
.1. Resolution No. 97-047, authorizing the purchase of a backhoe for the Water
& Sewer Department and appropriating funds [Garzini} ................. 8
.2. Resolution No. 97-048, approving a special events permit and authorizing
the discharge of fireworks by the Chamber of Commerce during the 1997
Independence Day Celebration [Murphy} ............................ 10
.3. Resolution No. 97-049, approving Amendment No.2 to the lease agreement
between Robert H. Ferguson and the City [Garzini] ................... 16
.4. Resolution No. 97-050, amending the Harbor Enterprise Fund Legal budget
[Garzini} ......................................... '.' . . . . . . . . .. 21
.5. Resolution No. 97-051, amending the contract with City Manager Ronald
A. Garzini to allow for an indefinite extension until terminated with sixty
days' notice by Garzini or the City Council [Mayor & Council} .......... 25
6. Resolution No. 97-052, declaring Council intent with respect to use of the
proceeds of the hotel/motel room tax [Keil and King] .................. 32
C. Other New Business Items
.1. March 24, 1997 regular meeting minutes ............................ 34
2. Status Review -- Historic Preservation Commission ................... 40
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10. INFORMATIONAL ITEMS AND REPORTS (No action requiredJ
.A. Update on Harbor Lease Proposals (04/14/97 memorandum from Harbormaster
Singleton) ........................................................... 43
11. COUNCIL COMMENTS
12. CITIZENS' COMMENTS [5 minutes per individual - Each individual has one opportunity to
speak.}
13. COUNCIL AND ADM1N1STRATION RESPONSE TO CITIZENS' COMMENTS
14. ADJOURNMENT
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