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Seward City Council Regular Meeting

Action Agenda

Monday, October 22, 2007 at 7:30 p.m.

The Following Resolution Requiring a Public Hearing Was Postponed To November 13, 2007:

Resolution 2007-097, Amending The Port And Harbor Tariff By Increasing By 5%, All Moorage, Wharfage, Boat Lift, And Other Harbor Rates And Fees (Excluding Passenger Fees), Effective January 1, 2008.

The Following Resolutions Requiring a Public Hearing Were Approved:

Resolution 2007-098, Expressing Official Intent To Issue Bonds To Finance The Expansion Of The Spring Creek Prison Facilities And Determining Related Matters.

Resolution 2007-099, Expressing Official Intent To Issue Bonds To Finance The Electrical Facilities Described Herein And Determining Related Matters.

The Following Resolutions Had a Public Hearing And Are Set For Another Public Hearing And Adoption On November 13, 2007:

Resolution 2007-100 through 2007-109, Fiscal Years 2008 City Budget, Consisting Of General Funds, Enterprise Funds, The Motor Pool Fund And The Capital Budget.

The Following Resolutions Were Approved:

Resolution 2007-110, Authorizing The City Manager To Enter Into An Agreement With Swalling Construction Co., Inc. To Construct And Install The I & T Docks And The Travel Lift/Bulkhead In The Small Boat Harbor For An Amount Of $3,125,073, Provided That The Total Amount With All Future Change Orders Is Not To Exceed $3,233,582, And Appropriating $3,663,648 For The Project.

Resolution 2007-114, Authorizing The City Manager To Approve A Change Order For The Contract With Sterchi Construction Co. For Construction Of The South Harbor Restroom Building For An Amount Of $7,821.38.

Resolution 2007-115, Accepting A FY 2007 State Homeland Security Grant In The Amount Of $108,600 For The Purchase Of Communications Equipment, And Appropriating Funds.

Resolution 2007-116, Accepting A FY 2007 State Homeland Security Grant Under The Law Enforcement Terrorism Prevention Program In The Amount Of $95,840 For The Purchase Of Communications Equipment, And Appropriating Funds.

The Following Resolutions Were Amended And Approved:

Resolution 2007-111, Approving The City Of Seward’s Calendar Year 2008 Federal Legislative Priorities.

Resolution 2007-112, Approving The City Of Seward’s Calendar Year 2008 State Legislative Priorities.

Resolution 2007-113, Approving The City Of Seward’s Calendar Year 2008 City Priorities.

The October 8, 2007 Regular City Council Meeting Minutes were approved.

John French was appointed to the Seward Historic Preservation Commission with a term that expires May 2008.

Sue McClure was appointed to the Seward Planning & Zoning Commission with a term to expire February of 2010.

Willard Dunham was nominated, appointed and sworn in as Vice-Mayor.

Mayor directed individual Boards & Commissions to file periodic reports to the city council and appointed Hugh Darling as a KPB EDD citizen representative. A council member will be appointed as the KPB EDD council representative at the November 13, 2007 meeting.

SEWARD CITY COUNCIL

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

November 13, 2007

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Seward City Council will conduct a public hearing on the following items of business at its regular meeting of November 13, 2007.

Resolution 2007-097, Amending The Port And Harbor Tariff By Increasing By 5%, All Moorage, Wharfage, Boat Lift, And Other Harbor Rates And Fees (Excluding Passenger Fees), Effective January 1, 2008.

Resolution 2007-100 through 2007-109, Fiscal Years 2008 City Budget, Consisting Of General Funds, Enterprise Funds, The Motor Pool Fund And The Capital Budget.

Essential terms and conditions of leases and all other pertinent copies of public hearing documents are available for review at the city clerk office.

The public hearing will commence at 7:30 p.m., or as soon thereafter as business permits, in the City Council Chambers, City Hall, 410 Adams Street, Seward. All interested persons are invited to attend the meeting and participate in the discussion; or, written comments may be sent to the City of Seward, c/o City Clerk, P.O. Box 167, Seward, AK 99664, or e-mailed to clerk@cityofseward.net.

Seward Port and Commerce Advisory Board

Regular Meeting Action Agenda

Wednesday, October 17, 2007 12:00 p.m.

The following unfinished business items were approved:

Approved the motion to “Support the Planning and Zoning Commission changes to the Plan, as amended by the Port and Commerce Advisory Board, and forward the Plan to City Council for review.”

A Work Session for November 21, 2007 at noon to discuss the project status list with addition of 5 items given to them by the City Manager, the economic forum and PACAB’s roles and responsibilities.

Notice of Vacancy on the

Kenai Peninsula Borough Planning Commission

The Kenai Peninsula Borough is seeking applications from city residents interested in serving on the Kenai Peninsula Borough Planning Commission.

The Borough Planning Commission is made up of eleven members appointed by the borough mayor. There is one representative from each incorporated city within the borough (Homer, Kenai, Seldovia, Seward, and Soldotna), with the remaining seats filled on an apportionment basis to represent the unincorporated areas of the borough. Each city representative to the borough planning commission is appointed by the borough mayor based on a list of recommendations submitted by City Council.

Members of the borough planning commission must be qualified voters of the borough who are property owners. The borough planning commission meets on the 2nd and 4th Monday of each month. Application forms are available in the Office of the City Clerk. Completed application forms and conflict of interest statements must be filed with the Clerk no later than Friday, November 2, 2007 before 5:00 p.m.., and will be submitted to the council for consideration at their November 13, 2007 meeting.

SEWARD PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION

NOTICE OF VACANCY

The City Council is seeking applications from city residents interested in serving on the Seward Planning and Zoning Commission. There is one seat available with a term to expiring February 2008.

Planning and Zoning (P&Z) holds regular meetings on the 1st Tuesday of every month and work sessions the 3rd Tuesday of every month or at other times as needed if requested by the Chair.

Application forms are available in the Office of the City Clerk. Completed application forms and conflict of interest statements must be filed with the Clerk. Applicants will be asked to make a short presentation to the City Council at the following city council meeting regarding their qualifications and interest in serving on the Commission. Later that evening the City Council will select an applicant to serve a term that expires February 2008.

UPCOMING MEETINGS

We still have vacancies on the Planning & Zoning Commission. See the city clerk.

UPCOMING BUDGET WORK SESSIONS

Monday and Tuesday October 29 & 30 at 7 pm

No meetings on Wednesday, Halloween

Thursday and Friday, November 1 & 2 at 7 pm

City Council Chambers

The Preliminary Budget is now on the website under News!

Interested in receiving a copy of this Seward City Calendar via e-mail? Contact the City Clerk at clerk@cityofseward.net or call 224-4045. You can also visit the News section of the city website at www.cityofseward.net.

Purchase Order 100851-00 – Publish on October 25, 2007