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CITY COUNCIL MEETING AGENDA
{Please silence all cellular phones andpagers during the meeting}
May 23, 2011 7:00 p.m. Council Chambers
1. CALL TO ORDER
Willard E. Dunham 2. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
Mayor 3. ROLL CALL
Term Expires 2011 4. CITIZENS' COMMENTS ON ANY SUBJECT EXCEPT THOSE
ITEMS SCHEDULED FOR PUBLIC HEARING
[Those who
Jean Bardarson have signed in will be given the first opportunity to speak. Time is
Vice Mayor limited to 2 minutes per speaker and 30 minutes total time for this
Term Expires 2012 agenda item.]
5. APPROVAL OF AGENDA AND CONSENT AGENDA
[Approval
Robert Valdatta of Consent Agenda passes all routine items indicated by asterisk (*).
Council Member Consent Agenda items are not considered separately unless a council
Term Expires 2011 member so requests. In the event of such a request, the item is
returned to the Regular Agenda]
Tom Smith
6. SPECIAL ORDERS, PRESENTATIONS AND REPORTS
Council Member
A. Proclamations and Awards
Term Expires 2011
1.Military Appreciation Month and Armed Services Combat Fishing
Vanta Shafer
Pg. 4
Tournament Proclamation……………………………………..
Council Member
2.Pg. 5
National Historic Preservation Month………………………..…
Term Expires 2011
3.Spring Creek Correctional Center Employee of the Year Erich
Pg. 6
Torrey………………………………………………………….
Marianna Keil
Pg. 7
4.May is Memorial Poppy Month…………………………………
Council Member
Term Expires 2012
B. City Manager’s Report
C. City Attorney Report
Ristine Casagranda
D. Mayor’s Report
Council Member
E. Other Reports and Presentations
Term Expires 2012
7. PUBLIC HEARINGS
Phillip Oates
A.Resolutions Requiring Public Hearing
City Manager
1. Resolution 2011-037, Recommending Kenai Peninsula
Johanna Kinney
Borough Approval Of The Waterfront Park Preliminary Replat Which
City Clerk
Establishes The Outer Boundaries Of The Waterfront Park, Includes The
Vacation Of All Interior Undeveloped Rights-Of-Way, Easements And
Cheryl Brooking
Interior Platted Lot Lines; Dedicates Additional Rights-Of-Way And
City Attorney
Pg.8
Easements; Located Predominately Within The Park Zoning District..
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B. Ordinances Requiring Public Hearing
(Clerk’s Note: At this point in the agenda, this Ordinance will have a public hearing only – no
motions for action will be made by council here. The purpose is to allow the council to hear
public testimony on this Ordinance before the council discussion item on the various
Library/Museum Funding Options. Action on this Ordinance will occur after council discussion
Item 8-1.)
1.Ordinance 2011-003, Amending Seward City Code Sections 5.35.010 And
5.35.035 To Allow For An Increase In Sales Tax For Alcohol Beverages And Tobacco
Pg. 22
Products…………………………………………………………………………………..….
8. COUNCIL DISCUSSION ITEM
A. Discussion on Library/Museum Funding Options.
9. ORDINANCES FOR ENACTMENT
1.Ordinance 2011-003, Amending Seward City Code Sections 5.35.010 And
5.35.035 To Allow For An Increase In Sales Tax For Alcohol Beverages And Tobacco Products.
Pg. 23
(Clerk’s Note: Required Public Hearing to be held under Item 7-A)……………………....
10. UNFINISHED BUSINESS
A. Items Postponed from a Previous Agenda
1. Ordinance 2010-009, Amending Seward City Code Section 5.35.055 To Create A
Revenue Source For Repayment Of The Up To A $3.73m General Obligation Bond For
Construction Of The Seward Community Library Museum By Establishing A Variable Seasonal
Sales Tax That Increases The City Of Seward Rate To 5% During April Through September Of
Each Year And Reduces The Rate To 3% In October Through March Of Each Year. (Originally
postponed from the January 24, 2011 Council Meeting, original motion made by Councilmember
Pg. 32
Keil and seconded by Councilmember Shafer)…………………………………….………
2.Ordinance 2011-002, Increasing The City Sales Tax From Four Percent To Four-
And-One-Half Percent, Beginning January 1, 2012. (Originally postponed from the April 25,
2011 Council Meeting, original motion made by Vice Mayor Bardarson and seconded by
Pg. 37
Councilmember Shafer)……………………………………………………………….……
11. NEW BUSINESS
A.Resolutions
*1. Resolution 2011-038, Authorizing The City Manager To Enter Into Change Order
Number One For An Amount Not-To-Exceed $7,538 Funded By The EECBG Grant For A
Window Upgrade And Providing An Extension Of Time To Complete Work By June 30,
Pg. 43
2011…………………………………………………………………………………………
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*2. Resolution 2011-039, Accepting Grant Funds From ALPAR And The Kenai
Pg. 54
Peninsula Borough And Appropriating Funds For A Parks And Recreation Litter Patrol….
3. Resolution 2011-040, Appropriating $232,572.81 To Supplement A State
Legislative Grant To Dredge The Approach And Berthing Basins Of The Alaska Railroad Dock
Pg. 59
To Accommodate Cruise Ships…………………………………………...…………………
B.Other New Business Items
*1. Approval of the April 18, 2011 City Council Special Meeting Minutes, the April 25,
Pg. 63
2011 and May 9, 2011 City Council Regular Meeting Minutes……………………...……..
2. Vote and appoint either Angela Buck or Steve Fink to the Port and Commerce
Pg. 82
Advisory Board with a term to expire July 2012……………………………………………
12. INFORMATIONAL ITEMS AND REPORTS
- None
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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