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City of Seward, Alaska City Council Minutes August 11, 2014 Volume 39, Page 371 CALL TO ORDER iron The August 11,2014 regular meeting of the Seward City Council was called to order at 7:00 p.m. by Mayor Jean Bardarson. OPENING CEREMONY Police Chief Tom Clemons led the Pledge of Allegiance to the flag. ROLL CALL There were present: Jean Bardarson presiding and Ristine Casagranda Christy Terry Iris Darling David Squires Dale Butts comprising a quorum of the Council; and Ron Long, Assistant City Manager Brenda Ballou, Deputy City Clerk ..,, Absent—Marianna Keil CITIZEN COMMENTS ON ANY SUBJECT EXCEPT THOSE ITEMS SCHEDULED FOR PUBLIC HEARING Chip Arnold read a letter from Chance Miller who resided on Lowell Point relating to the sewage lagoon. Teri Arnold said she watched the television news tonight and said although the residents of Lowell Point had not contacted the news station, there had been news coverage on the television tonight about the sewage lagoon. She was upset about how the city was portrayed on the news, but also thought the timeline distributed by Public Works was not acceptable.Arnold hoped that council would keep this as a steady agenda item until the issue was resolved. John Page said he was a Lowell Point resident and ran his Sunny Cove business there. He had always been happy there,but now thought the city had been negligent in their care of the sewage lagoon. He was concerned with the air quality and wanted the air tested. Bill Pfisterer said he ran a business at Lowell Point and was concerned about the apparent inaction of the city since he spoke at the last city council meeting. Every night he was awakened from sleep by the odor,and he had to take medicine every day as a result.He was concerned that the trio chain of command for the city had not been followed for accountability, that there had not been proper oversight of the facility, or there had been negligence. Pfisterer wanted people held responsible.