Meeting
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CITY OF KETCHIKAN
CITY COUNCIL MEETING
August 18, 2022 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 ORDINANCE NO. 22-1949 – AMENDING SECTION 3 OF THE KETCHIKAN MUNICIPAL CODE ENTITLED “LEVY OF TAX”, “TAX ADDED TO SALES PRICE” AND “USE OF PROCEEDS OF SALES TAX”

3.

COMMUNICATIONS

LOT – Homelessness Needs Assessment Public Forum

LOT – Ballot Proposition to Repeal the Ketchikan Gateway Borough’s Nonareawide Library Powers and Associated Mill Rate

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 August 4, 2022

(2)

Ordinance No. 22-1951 –  An Ordinance Regarding the Filing and Payment of Citations by Amending Subsection (A); and Adding a New Subsection (B) to That Section of the Ketchikan Municipal Code  (KMC) 1.02.080 Entitled “Disposition”; Amending  KMC Section 1.02.090 Entitled “Payment of Fine Without Court Appearance”; KMC Section 10.24.030 Entitled “Fine Schedule for Traffic Offenses in This Chapter”; KMC 10.12.050 Entitled “Traffic Fine Schedule -Adoption of State Bail Forfeiture Schedule by Reference” – First Reading

(3)

Resolution No. 22-2857 – Appointing the Election Workers for the Regular Municipal Election to be Held on October 4, 2022; Approving the Appointment of Members of the Canvass Board as Authorized by the City Clerk

(4)

Ordinance No. 22-1950 – Amending Section 1.08.490 Entitled “Canvass of Returns” and Section 1.08.530 Entitled “Certification of the Election Results” of the Ketchikan Municipal Code – First Reading

(5)

Resolution No. 22-2845 – Naming the Waterfront Promenade the “Len Laurance Waterfront Promenade”

(6)

Resolution No. 22-2859 – Naming the Park Bordering Berth III “Eagle Park”

b.

Ketchikan Public Utilities

6.

UNFINISHED BUSINESS

a.

General Government

(1)

Ordinance No. 22-1949 – Amending Subsection (A) of Section 3.04.020 of the Ketchikan Municipal Code Entitled “Levy of Tax” to Provide for a Three Percent Consumer Sales Tax During the Period of October 1 Through March 31 and a Five and One-Half Percent Consumer Sales Tax During the Period of April 1 Through September 30; Amending Subsection (B) of Section 3.04.040 of the Ketchikan Municipal Code Entitled “Tax Added to Sales Price”; Amending Subsection (C) and (D) of Section 3.04.130 Entitled “Use of Proceeds of Sales Tax” – Second Reading

(2)

Appointments to Boards and Commissions – Mayor Kiffer

b.

Ketchikan Public Utilities

7.

NEW BUSINESS

a.

General Government

(1)

Establishing October 1, 2022 as a Sales Tax Holiday

(2)

Budget Transfer – Water Street Trestle No. 1 Reconstruction – Alaska Department of Transportation & Public Facilities (ADOT&PF)

(3)

Supplemental Emergency Medical Transport Program Funding

Budget Transfer – Fire Department

b.

Ketchikan Public Utilities

(1)

Budget Transfer – Award of Contract No. 22-17 – Padmount Transformers – General Pacific, Inc.

8.

APPROVAL OF VOUCHERS

9.

MANAGER'S REPORT

a.

General Government

(1)

Schedule of General Government and KPU Appropriated Reserves Through the City Council Meeting of August 4, 2022

(2)

Conclusion of Contract No. 22-03 – Totem Heritage Center Ramp Replacement – Dawson Construction, Inc.

b.

Ketchikan Public Utilities

(1)

Project Status Reports of the KPU Division Managers – July 2022

(2)

Report of July 17, 2022 Power Outage

10.

CITY CLERK'S FILE

11.

CITY ATTORNEY'S REPORT

11.a

Report of Significant Activities for the Month of July 2022 – 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

(1)

Request for Executive Session – Appointment Term of the Acting City Manager/General Manager

(2)

Request for Executive Session – City Attorney Contract Evaluation

(3)

Request for Executive Session – Discussion of Strategies Relative to Negotiation of a New Collective Bargaining Agreement Between the City of Ketchikan and the Public Safety Employees Association to Replace the Existing Contract that Expired June 30, 2022

b.

Ketchikan Public Utilities

16.

ADJOURNMENT

FYI

a.

General Government

(1)

Love in Action, Newsletter, August 2022

(2)

Southeast Senior Services’ Quarterly Activity Report – April Through June 2022

b.

Ketchikan Public Utilities

(1)

Water Utilization Study Report – July 2022