Session 06-14 a Special Meeting of the Homer City Council was called to order at 5:30 p.m. by Mayor Pro Tempore McLay at the Homer City Hall Cowles Council Chambers located at 491 E. Pioneer Avenue, Homer, Alaska, and opened with the Pledge of Allegiance.

PRESENT: COUNCILMEMBERS: McLAY, NOVAK, SHADLE, STARK, WYTHE.

STAFF: CITY CLERK CALHOUN

CITY MANAGER WREDE

ABSENT: MAYOR: JAMES C. HORNADAY, excused

COUNCILMEMBER: HEIMBUCH, excused.

Department Heads may be called upon from time to time to participate telephonically.

Council met as a Committee of the Whole met from 4:01 to 5:08 p.m. Agenda items: Natural Gas Pipeline, presentation by Bill Popp - Oil, Gas and Mining Liaison Kenai Peninsula Borough, and Regular Meeting Agenda Items.

AGENDA APPROVAL

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

The agenda was approved by consensus of the City Council.

PUBLIC COMMENTS UPON MATTERS ALREADY ON THE AGENDA

There was no public present.

NEW BUSINESS

A. Memorandum 06-90, from City Clerk, Re: Request for Executive Session AS § 44.62.310(C)(1), Matters, the Immediate Knowledge of which would Clearly have an Adverse Effect upon the Finances of the Government Unit and Attorney Client Privilege Regarding the Later Item . (UA Negotiations and New City Hall and Possibly on the Ocean Drive Loop Bluff Erosion Control Assessment District Project (Seawall).)

RECOMMENDATION: Approve the above request for Executive Session, authorize attendance by pertinent staff, and conduct immediately in the Conference Room.

WYTHE/NOVAK - SO MOVED FOR THE APPROVAL OF THE RECOMMENDATION OF MEMORANDUM 06-90

There was no discussion.

VOTE: YES: McLAY, WYTHE, SHADLE, STARK, NOVAK, HEIMBUCH.

Mayor Pro Tempore McLay recessed the Special Meeting at 5:33 p.m. to go into Executive Session in the City Hall Conference Room. He reconvened the Special Meeting at 6:27 p.m.

Mayor Pro Tempore McLay stated for the record that: Discussion ensued with the Council's Attorney and City Manager on the Seawall (Ocean Drive Loop Bluff Erosion Control Project District), that the Council gave the Manager instructions on direction that they feel they should follow and there will be more information forthcoming. The Council discussed the new City Hall and how this relates to the University, in the near future there will be information for the Council at a Regular Meeting for the Council to decide on direction.

COMMENTS OF THE AUDIENCE

Audience may comment upon any matter at this time.

There was no audience.

COMMENTS OF THE CITY ATTORNEY

City Attorney Tans participated telephonically during Executive Session only.

COMMENTS OF THE CITY CLERK

City Clerk Calhoun had no comment.

COMMENTS OF THE CITY MANAGER

City Manager Wrede respectfully declined.

COMMENTS OF THE MAYOR

Mayor Pro Tempore McLay 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 6:29 p.m. by Mayor Pro Tempore McLay. Regular Meeting follows at 7 p.m. The Next Regular Meeting is scheduled for Monday, June 26, 2006 at 7 p.m., the next Committee of the Whole is scheduled for Monday, June 26, 2006 at 4 p.m. All meetings scheduled to be held in the homer City Hall Cowles Council Chambers located at 491 E. Pioneer Avenue, Homer, Alaska.

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MARY L. CALHOUN, CMC, CITY CLERK

APPROVED: _________________________