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Seward City Council Regular Meeting Agenda

Monday, November 9, 2009 at 7:00 p.m.

1. CALL TO ORDER

2. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

3. ROLL CALL

CITIZENS’ COMMENTS ON ANY SUBJECT EXCEPT THOSE ITEMS SCHEDULED FOR PUBLIC HEARING.
APPROVAL OF AGENDA AND CONSENT AGENDA

6. SPECIAL ORDERS, PRESENTATIONS AND REPORTS

A. Proclamations and Awards

1. Introduction of the Teen & Youth Council

B. Borough Assembly Report

C. City Manager’s Report

D. Mayoral Report

E. Other Reports, Announcements and Presentation

7. PUBLIC HEARINGS

A. Resolutions Requiring a Public Hearing

1. Resolution 2009-104 through 2009-114, Adoption Of Fiscal Years 2010 and 2011 City Budget, Consisting Of General Funds, Enterprise Funds, Motor Pool Fund, Debt Service Funds And The Capital Budget. (Clerk’s note: this is a public hearing item only. The budget will come before the council for adoption at the 11/23/09 city council meeting)

2. Resolution 2009-115, Amending The Electric Rates And Charges Tariff To Include Automatic Annual Adjustments To All Rates And Fees By An Amount Equal To The Previous Five Full Years’ Average Increase In The Anchorage Consumer Price Index For All Urban Consumers, And Automatic Pass-Through Of Rate Increases From Chugach Electric Association.

3. Resolution 2009-116, Amending The Port And Harbor Tariff And Providing For Automatic Annual Adjustments To Moorage And Dockage Rates By An Amount Equal To The Five Previous Full Years’ Average Increase In The Anchorage Consumer Price Index For All Urban Consumers.

4. Resolution 2009-117, Amending The Water Tariff And Providing For Automatic Annual Adjustments To All Rates And Fees By An Amount Equal To The Five Previous Full Years’ Average Increase In The Anchorage Consumer Price Index For All Urban Consumers.

5. Resolution 2009-118, Amending The Wastewater Tariff And Providing For Automatic Annual Adjustments To All Rates And Fees By An Amount Equal To The Five Previous Full Years’ Average Increase In The Anchorage Consumer Price Index For All Urban Consumers.

8. NEW BUSINESS

A. Resolutions

*1. Resolution 2009-119, Accepting A Grant In The Amount Of $1,827.30 From The Alaska Highway Safety Office For 2010 First Quarter Alaska Strategic Traffic Enforcement Program (ASTEP) Driving Under The Influence (DUI) Enforcement Campaign And Appropriating Funds.

*2. Resolution 2009-120, Supporting The Alaska Coastal Communities Global Climate Change Compact.

*3. Resolution 2009-121, Authorizing The City Manager To Enter Into A Purchase Agreement for 30,000 Feet Of 1/0, 15KV Primary Wire For A Total Amount Not To Exceed $59,850.00.

4. Resolution 2009-122, Authorizing The City Manager To Enter Into An Agreement With URS Corporation (URS) For Change Order #7 To The East Harbor Expansion Contract For An Amount Not-To-Exceed $72,041.22 And Appropriating Funds For Engineering, Design And Permitting Services For A Northeast Harbor Uplands Development Plan In The Seward Small Boat Harbor.

*5. Resolution 2009-123, Approving Amendment No. 14 To The Contract With Hoffman, Silver, Gilman & Blasco, P.C. To Extend The Term For Federal Lobbying Representation Through December 31, 2011 For A Total Of $6416.66 Per Quarter In 2010 And $7,058.33 Per Quarter In 2011.

*6. Resolution 2009-124, Approving Amendment No. 21 To The Contract With Kent Dawson Company, Inc. For State Lobbying Services Through December 31, 2011 For A Total Of $19,250 Per Quarter.

B. Other New Business Items

*1. Non-objection to liquor license renewal for Chinook’s Waterfront.

2. Recommendations for the KPB Planning Commission vacancy to be appointed by the Borough Mayor David Carey.

3. Discuss advertising media.

9. INFORMATIONAL ITEMS AND REPORTS (No action required)

10. COUNCIL COMMENTS

11. CITIZENS’ COMMENTS

12. COUNCIL AND ADMINISTRATION RESPONSE TO CITIZENS’ COMMENTS

13. ADMINISTRATIVE APPEAL

A. Appeal hearing with NVision Architecture about sprinkler systems at AVTEC Culinary Academy Remodel

14. ADJOURNMENT

SEWARD CITY COUNCIL

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

November 9, 2009

Last chance for budget talks!!

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 9, 2009.

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 7:00 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 Planning and Zoning Commission
Regular Meeting Agenda

Thursday, November 5, 2009 at 7:30 p.m.

City Council Chambers

Election of Vice-Chair

New Business Items requiring a Public Hearing-

Resolution 2009-24 granting Jim Hoeffler an amendment to floodplain variance permit 2009-01, to place an 8X10 foot accessory structure on lease lot 5A, Block 200 Seward Airport.

New Business

C. Approve the 2010 Planning and Zoning meeting schedule and public hearing cut-off-dates.

D. Cancel or reschedule the November 17, 2009 Work Session.

Seward Port and Commerce Advisory Board

Regular Meeting Agenda

Wednesday, November 4, 2009 at 12:00 p.m.

City Council Chambers

NEW BUSINESS

A. Discuss a resolution supporting continued study of the low-impact Run-of-River Hydroelectric facility proposed at Fourth of July Creek.

B. Review updated recommendations to title 7 of the Seward City Code and the Harbor Tariff.

SEWARD CITY COUNCIL

PUBLIC NOTICE OF APPEAL HEARING

November 9, 2009

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Seward City Council will conduct an appeal hearing on the following item of business at a meeting on Monday, November 9, 2009.

Appeal by NVision Architecture of an Administrative decision by the Fire Department on how occupant loads are interpreted when installing horn/strobe fire alarm systems throughout new or existing construction.

The appeal hearing will commence at 7:00 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 the Administration or any interested party may submit written rebuttal to the appeal no later than 12:00 noon, Tuesday, November 3, 2009 to the City Clerk’s Office, PO Box 167, Seward, AK 99664, or e-mailed to clerk@cityofseward.net.

NOTICE OF VACANCY ON THE KENAI PENINSULA BOROUGH PLANNING COMMISSION

The Seward City Council is seeking citizens interested in filling the Seward seat on the Borough Planning Commission. Interested parties can fill out a letter of interest to the city clerk by 12:00 p.m. by November 9, 2009. At their regular meeting on November 9, 2009 beginning at 7:00 p.m., Council will select applicants to recommend to the Kenai Peninsula Borough Mayor. Candidates must be qualified voters of the borough, who reside within the City of Seward.

UPCOMING MEETINGS

Planning and Zoning Commission Meeting

Thursday, November 5, 2009 at 7:30 p.m.

City Council Chambers

City Council will be meeting at 6:00 p.m. at the Teen and Youth Center on Monday, November 9, 2009 for a pizza party with the TYC Council. Public is invited.

City Council Regular Meeting

Monday, November 9, 2009 at 7:00 p.m.

City Council Chambers

City Council Work Session

Re: Seward Ship’s Drydock Lease Possibilities

Tuesday, November 10, 2009 at 11:00 a.m.

City Council Chambers

City Offices will be closed Wednesday, November 11, 2009 in honor of Veteran’s Day

Seward Library/Museum Building Committee Meeting

Thursday, November 12, 2009 at 12:00 p.m.

Upstairs Conference Room

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.