Session 05-06, a Special Meeting of the Homer City Council was called to order at 5:30 p.m. by Mayor James C. Hornaday at the Homer City Hall Council Chambers located at 491 E Pioneer Avenue, Homer, Alaska, and opened with the Pledge of Allegiance.

PRESENT: COUNCILMEMBERS: BECK, McLAY, NOVAK, STARK, WYTHE, YOURKOWSKI.

STAFF: CITY CLERK CALHOUN

CITY MANAGER WREDE

Council met as a Committee of the Whole from 4:00 to 5:05 p.m.

AGENDA APPROVAL

(Addition of items to or removing items from the agenda will be by unanimous consent of the Council. HCC 1.24.040.)

NOVAK/BECK - MOVED FOR THE APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA.

There was no discussion.

VOTE: YES: NON OBJECTION. UNANIMOUS CONSENT.

Motion carried.

PUBLIC COMMENTS UPON MATTERS ALREADY ON THE AGENDA.

There were no Public comments.

NEW BUSINESS

A. Memorandum 05-31, from City Clerk, Re: Novak request for Executive Session Pursuant to AS 44.62.310(C)(2), Subjects that Tend to Prejudice the Reputation and Character of any Person, Provided the Person May Request a Public Discussion. (Councilmember Stark.)

Recommendation: Conduct public discussion, as requested by Councilmember Stark.

Mayor Hornaday asked the City Clerk if Councilmember Stark was notified that he may request a public discussion.

City Clerk Calhoun responded, "Yes Mr. Mayor, Councilmember Stark was notified and he did request a public discussion both verbally and in writing."

NOVAK/BECK - MOVED TO APPROVE MEMORANDUM 05-31.

There was no discussion.

NOVAK/YOURKOWSKI - MOVED TO AMEND MEMORANDUM 05-31 TO DISCUSS HOW WE CAN BETTER WORK TOGETHER AS A TEAM AND BUILD A TEAM THAT CAN MOVE THE CITY AHEAD.

There was no discussion.

VOTE:(amendment) YES: NON OBJECTION. UNANIMOUS CONSENT.

Motion carried.

There was no discussion.

VOTE: (main amended motion) YES: NON OBJECTION. UNANIMOUS CONSENT.

Motion carried.

The City Council, as a whole, discussed how to better work together with less confrontation, about Council being a team and working together, as a group, to best serve the needs of the City. They also discussed how to properly portray themselves as individuals when voicing personal views and not misrepresenting the entire Council's views. Also emphasized was when the Council has acted as a body on a matter that this is how that matter should be represented - relaying Council's action/decision.

COMMENTS OF THE AUDIENCE

Audience comments upon any matter

There were no audience comments.

COMMENTS OF THE CITY ATTORNEY

City Attorney Tans was not present.

COMMENTS OF THE CITY CLERK

City Clerk Calhoun had no comment.

COMMENTS OF THE CITY MANAGER

City Manager Wrede had no comment.

COMMENTS OF THE MAYOR

Mayor Hornaday had no comment.

COMMENTS OF THE CITY COUNCIL

Councilmembers had no comments.

ADJOURNMENT

There being no further business to come before the Council the meeting was adjourned at 6:27 p.m. The February 28, 2005 Special Meeting follows at 7 p.m. The Next Regular Meeting is scheduled for Monday, March 14, 2005 at 7 p.m. and the next Committee of the Whole is scheduled for Monday, March 14, 2005 at 4 p.m. All meetings scheduled to be held in the Homer City Hall Council Chambers located at 491 E. Pioneer Avenue, Homer, Alaska.

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MARY L. CALHOUN, CMC, CITY CLERK

Approved: _________________________