AM 08-001  Authorize the City Manager to Enter into Negotiations with the State Agriculture and Conservation Board Concerning the City’s Purchase or Lease of Matanuska Maid Dairy Property ASLS 96-004, Tract A-1
AM 08-002  Authorize City Manager to Enter into a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) with the Alaska Department of Revenue to Establish the Conditions, Safeguards and Responsibilities for the Ongoing Disclosure of Permanent Fund Dividend (PFD) Applicant Data and Information to Process Permanent Fund Dividend Deductions for Delinquent Fines Due to the City
AM 08-003  Non-Objection Statement to New Liquor License, License #4758, for Turkey Red Located at 550 S. Alaska St., Ste 100
AM 08-005  Authorize City Manager to Award and Execute a Purchase Agreement in the Amount of $157,106 with Sicard for the Purchase of a Sicard Model 3200 Snow Blower
AM 08-006  Authorize the City Manager to Executive Change Order No. 1 to the Contract with Seacoast Construction Company for Alaska Street Sidewalk and Lighting Improvements Project in the Amount of $50,760.09 for a Contract Total of $430,630.26
AM 08-007  Confirm the Mayor’s Appointment of Peter Brown, David Earl, Jeff Helmericks, John Lee, Allan Linn, and Joyce Momarts to the Airport Advisory Commission
AM 08-008  Award the Bid for the Purchase of Two Honda 4x4 ATV’s to Hartley Motors in the Amount of $13,675; Authorize the City Manager to Enter an Agreement with Hartley Motors to Purchase the ATV’s; and Direct the City Manager to Prepare an Amendment to the 2008 Fiscal Budget to Appropriate Funds for the Purchase
AM 08-009  Authorize the City Manager to Execute a Contract in the Amount of $7,500 with Ashley Reed & Associates for Professional Lobbyist Services
AM 08-010  Amend the 2008 Budget to Appropriate $4,750 for the Purchase of Video Conferencing Equipment for the Council Chambers
AM 08-011  Authorize a Waiver from the Central Business District (CBD) Parking Regulations in the CBD for Property Located at 736 S. Alaska Street Pursuant to Palmer Municipal Code 17.64.050
AM 08-012  Mayor’s Appointment of Dusty Silva to the Planning and Zoning Commission
AM 08-013  Authorize the Purchase of Copier from Valley Business Machines, Inc. in the Amount of $8179 for the Department of Community Development and Direct the City Manager to Prepare an Amendment to the 2008 Fiscal Year Budget to Appropriate the Funds
AM 08-014  Authorize the City Manager to Prepare an Amendment in the Amount of $23,000 to the 2008 Fiscal Budget to Appropriate Funds for Repair Work Completed on Well No. 5
AM 08-015  Authorize the City Manager to Prepare an Amendment in the Amount of $25,000 to the 2008 Fiscal Budget to Appropriate Funds for the Completed Repair and Maintenance of the Steam Boiler
AM 08-016  Authorize City Manager to Enter into a Purchase Agreements for Easement Acquisition for the Transmission Main Water System Improvement Project
AM 08-017  Mayor’s Appointment of Erick Cordero to the Planning and Zoning Commission
AM 08-018  Authorize the No Cost Land Lease Agreement, Contract Number DTFAAL-07-00050, between the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and the City of Palmer, and Authorize FAA to Establish, Operate, and Maintain Air Traffic Control, Navigation, Communication, and Weather Reporting Facilities at the Palmer Municipal Airport
AM 08-019  Authorize the City Manager to Enter into an Insurance Brokerage Agreement with Alaska USA Insurance Brokers
AM 08-020  Authorize the City Manager to Advertise for Bid Phase II of the Transmission Main Water System Improvements Project
AM 08-021  Approve the City Manager’s List of Excess City of Palmer Personal Property for Disposal by Public Sale
AM 08-022  Authorize the City Manager to Negotiate and Enter into a Professional Services Agreement with Dowl Engineering Consultants in the Amount Not to Exceed $79,296 for Design Engineering, Construction Administration and Inspection Services for Felton Street Improvement Project
AM 08-023  Accept and Appropriate a Grant from the Rasmuson Foundation in the Amount of $19,376 for Library Improvements including New Shelving, Furniture, Electrical Wiring and Computer Outlets and Interior Painting
AM 08-024  Authorize the City Manager to Advertise Lucas Area Water and Street Improvements Project for Bid
AM 08-025  Authorize the City Manager to Advertise the 2008 Street Crack Sealing Project for Bid and Direct the Manager to Prepare a Budget Amendment in the Amount of $40,000 for the Project
AM 08-026  Authorize the City Manager to Prepare a Budget Amendment to Allocate Unused Funds in the Amount of $12,615 from the Grader Purchase to the Palmer Ice Arena Flooring Improvements Project
AM 08-027  Authorize the City Manager to Amend a Professional Service Agreement with Hattenburg, Dilley and Linnell for Additional Design and Easements Acquisition Services for Lucas Area Water and Street Improvements Project in an Amount Not to Exceed $38,900
AM 08-028  Ratify Alaska Railroad Special Land Use Permit for Property More Particularly Described as (A Portion of the ARRC Right-of-way, Containing Approximately 39,805 Square Feet, in the Vicinity of Arctic Avenue, Palmer, Alaska, Approximate ARRC Milepost A-6.5 of the ARRC Palmer Branch) For Use As A Skateboard Park
AM 08-029  Approve a Lease or Assignment of Alaska Railroad Special Land Use Permit (ARR-SLUP) No. 9071 to the Palmer Skateboard Association (SBA) for Property Described as (A Portion of the ARRC Right-of-way, Containing Approximately 39,805 Square Feet, in the Vicinity of Arctic Avenue, Palmer, Alaska, Approximate ARRC Milepost A-6.5 of the ARRC Palmer Branch) for Use as a Skateboard Park
AM 08-030  Authorize the City Manager to Award and Execute a Contract for Phase II of the Transmission Main Water System Improvements Project to Prosser-Dagg Construction in the Amount of $358,952.78
AM 08-031  Authorize the City Manager to Advertise for Bid the South Felton Street Improvements Project
AM 08-033  Authorize the City Manager to Issue A Request For Qualifications To Retain Appraisal Services for the City of Palmer for Up to A Period of Three (3) Years
AM 08-034  Authorize a $300 Donation to the Light the Night Organization
AM 08-035  Authorize the City Manager to Award and Execute a Contract for Palmer Ice Arena Flooring Improvements to Northwest Carpet Co., LLC in the Amount of $70,900.00
AM 08-036  Authorize the City Manager to Advertise for Bid the Palmer Soccer Field Improvements, Phase I Project
AM 08-037  Authorize the City Manager to Amend the Miscellaneous Surplus List to Include the Additional Items for Disposal by Public Sale
AM 08-038  Authorize the City Manager to Enter into and Execute a Contract in the Amount of $20,000 with Alaska Chem Engineering for Professional Services as the City of Palmer Owner’s Representative for the Waste Water Treatment Plant and Direct the Manager to Prepare a Budget Amendment to Appropriate the Funds for the Contract
AM 08-039  Authorize the City Manager to Eliminate the Information Technology Services Contract and Create a New Employee Position for Information Technology Services to Maintain the City’s Computer Network and Services
AM 08-040  Authorize the City Manager to Award and Execute a Contract in the Amount of $25,500 and a Change Order No. One in the Amount of $14,499 for the 2008 Palmer Street Crack Sealing to Alaska Sure Seal in the Total Amount of $39,999 for both Contract and Change Order
AM 08-041  Authorize City Manager to Execute Amendment No. 3 to the Professional Services Agreement with Hattenburg, Dilley and Linnell in the Amount of $72,990 for the Construction Management Services for Phase II of the Arctic Avenue and Transmission Main Water System Improvements
AM 08-042  Confirm the Mayor’s Appointment of Members to the Board of Economic Development
AM 08-043  Authorize the City Manager to Award and Execute a Contract for the Lucas Area Water and Street Improvements Project to Twin Peaks Construction in the Amount of $3,324,832.30
AM 08-044  Authorize the City Manager to Enter into the Construction Memorandum of Agreement with the Alaska Department of Transportation for the Palmer Urban Revitalization Project
AM 08-045  Authorize City Manager to Enter into a Professional Services Agreement with AKT LLP (formerly Honchen & Uhlenkott, Inc.) for a Water & Sewer Utility Rate Study
AM 08-046  Authorize City Manager to Execute Amendment No. 2 to the Professional Services Agreement with Hattenburg, Dilley and Linnell in the Amount of $359,339 for Construction Management Services of the Lucas Area Water and Street Improvements Project
AM 08-047  Authorize City Manager to Award and Execute a Contract for the South Felton Street Improvements Project to Prosser-Dagg Construction in the Amount of $820,592.12
AM 08-048  Authorize City Manager to Purchase Insurance Coverage for the Period, July 1, 2007 - June 30, 2009, per the Premium Quote Submitted by the City’s Insurance Broker, Alaska USA Insurance
AM 08-049  Authorize the City Manager to Award and Execute a Contract for the Palmer Soccer field Improvements Project to T & J Gravel Products, Inc. in the Amount of $58,500
AM 08-050  Authorize the City Manager to Advertise for Bid the Palmer Soccer Field Improvements Fencing Project
AM 08-051  Authorize the City Manager to Execute a Professional Services Agreement to Hattenburg Dilley & Linnell in the Amount of $13,065 for the Design and Construction Phase Services to Replace the Segmented Circle at the Palmer Municipal Airport
AM 08-052  Direct the City Manager to Prepare an Amendment to the 2008 Fiscal Year Budget to Appropriate the Funds in the Amount of $8,500 for the Alterations to the Sign Located at West Cedar and South Alaska
AM 08-053  Authorize the City Manager to Award and Execute a Contract for Information Technology Services to TekMate, Inc.
AM 08-054  Authorize the City Manager to Negotiate and Enter into a Professional Services Agreement with Hattenburg, Dilley & Linnell in the Amount of $366,829 to Perform Professional Design and Bid Phase Services for the Palmer Southwest Utility Extension Phase II, Trunk Road Water Main Extension and Reservoir No. 4
AM 08-055  Authorize the City Manager to Negotiate and Enter into a Professional Services Agreement with Hattenburg, Dilley & Linnell in the Amount of $394,652 to Perform Professional Design and Bid Phase Services for the Blueberry Area Water and Street Improvements
AM 08-056  Approve the Memorandum of Agreement Between the City of Palmer and the Mat-Su Borough and Direct the City Manager to Prepare a Budget Amendment to Appropriate $50,000 to Develop a Scope of Work for a Professional Engineering Analysis of Wastewater and Septage Disposal Alternatives for the Valley
AM 08-057  Authorize the Purchase of Airline Tickets for Mayor and Mrs. Combs to Travel to Saroma, Japan for their Participation in the Sister City Program
AM 08-058  Authorize the City Manager to Enter Into a Block Grant Agreement with the Matanuska-Susitna Borough in the Amount of $177,679
AM 08-059  Approve a $100 Donation to Boy Scout Troop 367
AM 08-060  Direct the City Manager to Prepare an Amendment to the 2008 Fiscal Year Budget to Appropriate Funds in the Amount of $16,471 to Pay for Animal Control Services Provided by the Matanuska-Susitna Borough During Calendar Year 2006
AM 08-061  Authorize the City Manager to Enter into and Execute an “Assignment of City of Palmer Airport Lease Agreement and Consent Thereto by the City of Palmer, Alaska” Involving Airport Lease Agreement 91-2 and the Assignment of the Lease from Hinchinbrook Equipment, Inc. to New Horizons Telecom, Inc.
AM 08-062  Authorize the City Manager to Amend and Extend the Lease Agreement with Silvertip Sports for Pro Shop Services at the Palmer Ice Arena
AM 08-063  Authorize the City Manager to Enter into a Contract to Provide Dispatch Services for Guardian Flight, a Medical Evacuation Ground and Air Ambulance Company
AM 08-064  Confirm the Mayor’s Appointment of Darrin Hamming and Mike Madar to the City of Palmer Planning and Zoning Commission
AM 08-065  Authorize City Manager to Award and Execute a Contract for Snow Hauling to Alasco Trucking in the Amount of $68.69 per Hour for Truck and Driver
AM 08-066  Accept and Appropriate a Grant from the State of Alaska Department of Military and Veterans Affairs, Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Management in the Amount of $22,000 for Re-writing the City of Palmer Emergency Operations Plan
AM 08-067  Authorize Donation to the Palmer High School Hockey Program in the Amount of $500
AM 08-068  Approve the Placement of Three Temporary Buildings on Lot 1 Block 8 of the Lucas Replat Subdivision for a Period of up to Eleven Months
AM 08-069  Authorize City Manager to Award and Execute a Contract for Snow Removal for City Facilities On An As Needed Basis for the 2008-2009 Season to Prosser-Dagg Construction in the Amount of $850 per Call Out
AM 08-070  Authorize the Destruction of Election Ballots Pursuant to Palmer Municipal Code 18.35.060
AM 08-071  Authorize City Manager to Award and Execute a Contract for Furnish and Install a Segmented Circle at the Palmer Municipal Airport to Shaman, LLC in the Amount of $36,780
AM 08-072  Authorize City Manager to Execute Amendment No. 1 to the Professional Services Agreement with Hattenburg, Dilley and Linnell in the Amount of $20,545 for Additional Geotechnical and Surveying Costs for the Blueberry Area Water and Street Improvements Project
AM 08-073  Authorize the City Manager to Award and Execute a Contract in an amount not to exceed $73,960 with Agnew:Beck Consulting LLC for Preparation of Annexation Strategy
AM 08-075  Award a Bid for Professional Services to Prepare a Highway Corridor Landscape Ordinance, Authorize the City Manager to Enter a Contract not to exceed $39,500 with URS Alaska LLC and Direct the City Manager to Prepare an Amendment to the 2008 Fiscal Year Budget to Appropriate the Funds