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Home My WebLink About06282010 City Council Minutes City of Seward, Alaska City Council Minutes June 28, 2010 Volume 38, Page304 CALL TO ORDER The June 28, 2010 regular meeting of the Seward City Council was called to order at 7:00 p.m. by Vice -Mayor Jean Bardarson. OPENING CEREMONY Police Chief Tom Clemons led the pledge of allegiance to the flag. ROLL CALL There were present: Bob Valdatta Jean Bardarson presiding and Tom Smith Linda Amberg Marianna Keil Vanta Shafer comprising a quorum of the Council; and Phillip Oates, City Manager Jean Lewis, City Clerk ABSENT — Willard E. Dunham CITIZENS' COMMENTS ON ANY SUBJECT EXCEPT THOSE ITEMS SCHEDULED FOR PUBLIC HEARING Jill Simpson, spoke in favor of the wellness initiative on smoking cessation and hoped that someday down the road all businesses and public areas within the community would be smoke -free. APPROVAL OF AGENDA AND CONSENT AGENDA Motion (Keil/Amberg) Approval of Agenda and Consent Agenda Motion Passed Unanimous The following was pulled from the agenda by the administration. Resolution 2010 -058, Endorsing The South Harbor Uplands Tryck Nyman Hayes Conceptual Development Plan Option Two As Attached. The following was added to the agenda: Discussion on cancelling and re- scheduling of the Thursday, July 1, 2010 work session on land `, policies and lease procedures. The clerk read the following approved consent agenda items: City of Seward, Alaska City Council Minutes June 28, 2010 Volume 38, Page305 The June 14, 2010 Regular City Council Meeting Minutes Were Approved. As AML /JIA membership, accept the Board of Trustees' recommended changes to the Cooperative Participation Agreement and Bylaws by authorizing the signing of signatory page 11. SPECIAL ORDERS, PRESENTATIONS AND REPORTS Proclamations and Awards Tom Swann was awarded a gold pan for his almost ten years of service on the Historic Preservation Board. July is National Parks and Recreation Month. The Rasmussen Foundation was welcomed celebrating their 55 Anniversary. City Manager's Report, City Manager Phillip Oates stated a purchase order had been issued to Peninsula Asphalt and Paving, Inc. for $17,000 for repairs to the waterfront bike path, damaged in the storm surge event December 2009, and costs for the repairs would be reimbursed through the State of Alaska DHS Emergency Management. He said based on recent legislation passed, the City of Seward could expect to receive approximately $228,000 in State revenue sharing in the upcoming year. This was not included in the budget, but Oates suggested funds be used for the purposes of funding general government related capital needs, or alternatively, given the financial status of the electric fund, Council may prefer to use these one -time monies to reimburse the electric fund a portion of what the electric fund had paid to subsidize the SMIC debt over the past fifteen years. ➢ Harbor. Staff completed improvements to the northeast fish cleaning station and repair to the northeast launch ramp would be finished in the next few days. Preventative maintenance on that launch ramp would continue into the fall. Repairs and adjustments were being made on the fish cleaning station on B -dock to discourage sea lions from feeding in the area. Funding recommendations had been finalized, and the Seward Harbor was the #1 Tier 2 project for a new fish cleaning station in the northeast harbor, similar to those currently located at B and J floats. The Tier 1 projects would utilize the entire available funding allocation of $13,710,857. Tier 2 projects would be submitted for approval as back -up projects, in the event that a Tier 1 project could not be carried out. ➢ Community Development. FEMA meetings were facilitated where important information was provided on the new FIRM maps. The Corps of Engineers visited and began the scope of work on the requested 103 Coastal Erosion Authority and Corps Continuing Authorities Program process to discuss the effects of ecosystem restoration, recreation elements, budget, matching requirements and took a tour of the problem areas along the coast. An initial $100,000 had been approved by the Corps to begin the study, with staff assisting with data collection. The city was on track to install air monitors in August or September of this year. 4111. City of Seward, Alaska City Council Minutes June 28, 2010 Volume 38, Page306 Troy Ritter, with ANTHC, was working with the City on funding possibilities for installation costs and filter shipping. ➢ Public Works. Staff had been busy working with the Harbor on Z -float to extend water, sewer and storm water for the north harbor expansion, drafting an RFP for windows and doors and gathering bids for boilers, preparing for the 4 of July road closures and waste management, working on water and sewer design for the north upland harbor, attended a meeting with the Department of Homeland Security in regards to the Lowell Creek bridge repair project and also participated in the Corp of Engineers meeting to explore coastal planning and mitigation. The North Seward Water Storage Tank Project Phase 1 was nearly completed. The contractor was cleaning up the site in preparation for the 4 of July. In response to questions, Council was inclined to put the $228,000 of revenue sharing monies to the electric department, but requested a resolution brought forward. Oates stated the impound lot should be cleaned up soon and the area would be turned into additional space for the Public Works Department. NEW BUSINESS Resolution 2010 -057, Authorizing The City Manager To Enter Into A Contract With Northern Geotechnical Engineering, Inc. /Terra Firma Testing To Provide Geotechnical Explorations At The Site Of The New Seward Community Library And Museum And Appropriating Funds. Oates stated there were three quotes that were received and explained, and non -city funds would be utilized and transferred to the city. He clarified this was to find out how suitable the ground foundation was to build a structure on. Motion (Keil/Shafer) Approve Resolution 2010 -057 Motion Passed Unanimous OTHER NEW BUSINESS Discussed and prioritized the council travel budget for 2010/11, and the remaining commitments ie; paying $750 for the Conference of Mayors on the Peninsula if they organize it, Wada commitments, any trips to Japan, mural society, Korean invites, newly elected for AML, etc. Council hoped we could use airline miles for the Japan trip, agreed to invite the Yeosu City, Korea Mayor to Seward if not this year, next; and wanted the Clerk and Mayor to come up with a travel plan ahead of time for the rest of the year. Discussed developing an action plan on navigability. Council wanted to stay on top of this issue and not forget about it. , City of Seward, Alaska City Council Minutes June 28, 2010 Volume 38, Page307 Discussed whether to appropriate money for the purposes of copying materials to "Vote NO on Proposition #1" referred to as the Gag Law that will be on the Alaska primary ballot. uri Council wished Administration find out the intent and bring back a resolution to possibly appropriate money if needed. The work session set for July 1 on land policies and lease procedures was rescheduled to be set on the July 26, 2010 agenda to reschedule. INFORMATIONAL ITEMS AND REPORTS (No action required) COUNCILS' COMMENTS Amberg wished Mayor Dunham to get better soon. She noted the bikers had hit Homer. Keil also wanted Mayor Dunham to get better soon. Shafer hoped for a good 4th of July and noted it would be crowded with all the cruise ships in. She too hoped Mayor Dunham felt better soon. Smith stated that the Kenai Peninsula Borough Economic Development District had met in Seward this past week and wished everyone a good 4th of July. Valdatta had received a lot of compliments on the latest murals and wanted lights shown on them in the dark winters. Bardarson again thanked Tom Swann for his 10 years of service on the Historic Preservation Commission and also thought the murals were beautiful. She hoped the 4 of July was a safe one. CITIZENS' COMMENTS - None COUNCIL AND ADMINISTRATION RESPONSE TO CITIZENS' COMMENTS - None ADJOURNMENT The meeting was adjourned at 7:57 p.m. Jea Lewis, CMC can Bardarson Cit3V Clerk - *'Os of se iv". Vice -Mayor ' � 4 4 *4}_ ..4 . 74 1 %. 9 (City Seal) .'''` ° .. I = • . � ' •ii i •• .. 9 . i6 1' A .. *k. V . m . 4 , 4 . ......•� g ` •. * *1 OF A ,�. 0