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CALL TO ORDER
City Council hlinu~es
Volume 38, Pate 34
The March 10, 2009 special meeting of the Seward City Council was called to order at 5:30
p.m. by Mayor Clark Corbridge.
OPENING CEREMONY
Council Member Tom Smith led the pledge of allegiance to the flag.
ROLL CALL
There were present
Mayor Clark Corbridge presiding and Jean Bardarson
Bob Valdatta Marianna Keil
Betsy Kellar Tom Smith
Willard Dunham
comprising a quorum of the Council; and
Phillip Oates, City Manager
Jean Lewis, City Clerk
Cheryl Brooking, City Atton~ey
Kari Anderson, Harbormaster
Jim Lewis, Deputy Harbormaster
ABSENT - Nonc
CITIZENS' COMMENTS ON ANY SUBJECT EXCEPT THOS1: ITEMS SCHEDULED
FOR PUBLIC HEARING -None
APPROVAL OF AGENDA
Motion (Kell/Bardarson)
Motion Passed
NEW BUSINESS
EXECUTIVE SESSION
Motion (Bardarson/Keil)
Approval of Agenda
Unanimous
Go Into Executive Session To Discuss
Possible Litigation With Seward Ships
Drydock In Regards To Their Maintenance
And Operating Agreement.
1Vlotion Passed Unanimous
City of Seward, Alaska
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Ciry Council Miniver
Voharre 38. Page 35
Went into executive session at 5:34 p.m.
Came out of executive session at 7:35 p.m.
Motion (CorbridgelSmith)
Instruct the City Manager regarding
possible litigation with Seward Ships
Drydock in regards to their maintenance and
operating (M&O) agreement. The City
Council finds them in default of the M&O
agreement. We authorize the city manager to
list the discussed defects and conditions, in
whatever detail he deems appropriate. If
defects that have been discussed are
corrected, the council is willing to discuss
negotiation of a successor M&O agreement.
If conditions, requirements and deadlines as
set out by the city manager fail to be met,
council will proceed to terminate the M&O
agreement because of default Within 30
days thereafter, the council will act to
terminate their ground lease.
Motion Passed
Unanimous
Mayor Corbridge notes for the record that the motion passed unanimously.
COUNCIL COMMENTS
Dunham stated the bill on changing from daylight savings time will be heard on 8:00 am this
Thursday. He also stated the airfare to Korea was approximately $1,300. Dunham was thinking
about attending the'furtle Ship Festival in Korea.
Oates stated employee Mike Meeks would like to go to Korea at his own expense if a
delegation from the city went.
CITIZENS' COMMENTS
Deputy Harbormaster Jim Lewis offered to make copies which explained the load
monitoring system from the Synchrolift Maintenance Manual for Councihnember Smith.
COUNCIL AND ADMINISTRATION RESPONSE TO CITIZENS' COMMENTS -None
AD.IOURNMF,NT
City of Seward, ~Ilaska
March 10. 2009
The meeting was adjourned at 7:40 p.m.
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