Meeting
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CITY OF KETCHIKAN
CITY COUNCIL MEETING
January 21, 2021 7:00 PM

AGENDA
 
1.

CALL TO ORDER

2.

ROLL CALL

Please Rise for the Pledge of Allegiance
 
Recital of Native Lands Acknowledgement
 

PUBLIC HEARING

PUBLIC HEARING ON RESOLUTION NO. 21-2800 – AMENDING THE 2021 GENERAL OPERATING AND CAPITAL BUDGET TO PROVIDE A SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATION FOR THE PUBLIC HEALTH DEPARTMENT IN THE AMOUNT OF $651,516; DECREASE THE GENERAL FUND APPROPRIATED RESERVES IN THE AMOUNT OF $651,516

3.

COMMUNICATIONS

Mayoral Proclamation – Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day

Laid on the Table – Royal Caribbean Group Suspension of Sailing

4.

PERSONS TO BE HEARD

5.

CONSENT AGENDA
Items listed under Consent Agenda No. 5 are considered to be routine by the City Council and will be approved in one motion unless a Councilmember requests an item be considered separately.

a.

General Government

(1)

Approval of Minutes – Regular City Council Meeting of January 7, 2021

(2)

Resolution No. 21-2801 – Adopting an Alternative Allocation Method for the FY21 Shared Fisheries Business Tax Program and Certifying that this Allocation Method Fairly Represents the Distribution of Significant Effects of Fisheries Business Activity in the Fisheries Management Area 19: Southern Southeast

(3)

Marijuana License Transfer Application – E&M Holdings, LLC d/b/a The Stoney Moose

b.

Ketchikan Public Utilities

(1)

Exempting the Procurement of Email, Network Monitoring and Customer Support Services for the Telecommunications Division from Competitive Bidding/Written Quotation Requirements of the Ketchikan Municipal Code – NeoNova

(2)

Exempting the Procurement of Video Transport Services for the Telecommunications Division from the Competitive Bidding/Written Quotation Requirements of the Ketchikan Municipal Code – GCI

(3)

Exempting the Procurement of Additional Subsea Fiber Related Installation Services from the Competitive Bidding/Written Quotation Requirements of the Ketchikan Municipal Code – CityWest Cable and Telephone

(4)

Exempting the Procurement of Programming Content for KPU TV from the Competitive Bidding/Written Quotation Requirements of the Ketchikan Municipal Code – National Cable Television Cooperative and Vubiquity, Inc. 

6.

UNFINISHED BUSINESS

a.

General Government

(1)

Ordinance No. 21-1921 – Amending the Ketchikan Municipal Code Subsection (b) of Section 2.72.030 Entitled “Port and Harbors Advisory Board” – Second Reading

(2)

Extension of Emergency Family and Medical Leave Expansion Act (EFMLA) and the Emergency Paid Sick Leave Act (EPSLA) Leave Benefits

(3)

Appointments to Boards and Commissions – Mayor Sivertsen

b.

Ketchikan Public Utilities

7.

NEW BUSINESS

a.

General Government

(1)

Presentation by the Royal Caribbean Group – Resumption of Cruise in Southeast Alaska

(2)

Ongoing Review and Discussion of Cruise Related Issues – Councilmember Bergeron

(3)

Ongoing Review and Discussion of State of Alaska COVID-19 Health Mandates – Councilmember Bergeron

(4)

Continued Review and Discussion of City Council Direction for the Position of Port & Harbors Director – Councilmember Zenge

(5)

Discussion of Commissioning a Totem Pole in Honor of Elizabeth Peratrovich – Councilmember Gage

(6)

2021 Police Department Vehicle Acquisition – Kendall Ford

(7)

Discussion of City Council Representation/Participation in Upcoming Negotiations for Successor Collective Bargaining Agreements – Councilmember Gass

(8)

Authorizing Letter Regarding the Proposed Changes to State of Alaska Ocean Ranger Program

(9)

Resolution No. 21-2800 – Amending the 2021 General Government Operating and Capital Budget to Provide a Supplemental Appropriation for the Public Health Department in the Amount of $651,516; Decreasing the General Fund Appropriated Reserves in the Amount of $651,516

(10)

Budget Transfer – Request for Financial Assistance and City Participation as an Intervenor in Support of the Forest Service and State’s Defense of the Alaska Specific Rulemaking that Exempts the Tongass National Forest from the 2001 Roadless Rule Against the Complaint Filed in Federal District Court for the District of Alaska by the Southeast Alaska Conservation Council (SEACC)

(11)

Petro Marine Services Purchase of Crowley Fuels, LLC

b.

Ketchikan Public Utilities

(1)

Ordinance No. 21-1922 – Amending Chapter 11.12, Telecommunications Service and Rates of the Ketchikan Municipal Code – First Reading

(2)

Budget Transfer – Exempting the Procurement of Howell Bunger Valve Including Specialized Design, Parts, Valve Controls, Expedited Manufacturing and Shipping from the Competitive Bidding/Written Quotation Requirements of the Ketchikan Municipal Code – VAG Group 

8.

APPROVAL OF VOUCHERS

8.a

Approval of Vouchers – Parnassus Books $15.99

9.

MANAGER'S REPORT

a.

General Government

(1)

“Alaska Cruise Tourism Proposed Task Force” – CLIA Alaska/Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings and Royal Caribbean Group

(2)

2020 “Shop with a Cop"

(3)

Slope Stabilization Projects – Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities

b.

Ketchikan Public Utilities

(1)

Project Status Reports of the KPU Division Managers – December 2020

(2)

2021 Broadcast Surcharge Fee Increase

(3)

Request for Staff Report Regarding Utility Rate Increases in 2021 – Councilmember Flora

(4)

Reports of December 1, 2, 15 and 25, 2020 Power Outages

10.

CITY CLERK'S FILE

11.

CITY ATTORNEY'S REPORT

11.a

Report of Significant Activities for the Month of December 2020 – Office of the City Attorney

12.

FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS

13.

MAYOR AND COUNCIL COMMENTS

14.

OTHER NEW BUSINESS

15.

EXECUTIVE SESSION
Items listed under Executive Session are items for which an executive session is requested and on which the City Council may or may not take action.

a.

General Government

b.

Ketchikan Public Utilities

16.

ADJOURNMENT

FYI

a.

General Government

(1)

Love In Action 2020 Annual Activity and Financial Reports

(2)

First City Players’ Quarterly Activity & Financial Reports – October through December 2020

(3)

Quarterly Statistical Report of Ketchikan Public Library Utilization – October Through December 2020

(4)

Ketchikan Committee for the Homeless’ Quarterly Financial Report – October Through December 2020

(5)

Boys & Girls Club of Ketchikan Quarterly Activity & Financial Reports – October Through December 2020

b.

Ketchikan Public Utilities

(1)

Lake Levels and System Generation Report for the Month of December 2020

(2)

Water Utilization Study Report – December 2020