Session 05-13, 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: HEIMBUCH, McLAY, NOVAK, STARK, WYTHE, YOURKOWSKI.

STAFF: CITY CLERK CALHOUN

CITY MANAGER WREDE

CITY ATTORNEY TANS

The City Council met as a Committee of the Whole from 4:02 p.m. to 4:46 p.m. regarding the Regular 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.)

Approved by consensus of the City Council

PUBLIC COMMENTS UPON MATTERS ALREADY ON THE AGENDA

Public comments upon executive session and associated topics only.

There were no public comments.

NEW BUSINESS

A. Memorandum 05-92, 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. (Hospital Land Negotiations and Ocean Drive Loop Bluff Erosion Control - Litigation Matters.) If approved, conduct immediately.

Recommendation: Approve request for Executive Session and conduct immediately in the Conference Room.

STARK/YOURKOWSKI - MOVED FOR EXECUTIVE SESSION BY READING OF TITLE.

There was no discussion.

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

Motion carried.

Mayor Hornaday recessed the Special Meeting to go into Executive Session in the Conference Room at 5:32.5 p.m. and reconvened the Special Meeting at 6:49 p.m.

Statement for the record: Mayor Pro Tempore Yourkowski stated that the Mayor and Council met in Executive Session with the City Attorney and gave him instructions on mediation proposals regarding the Seawall (Ocean Drive Loop Bluff Erosion Control) and that they discussed alternatives available for settling property owner issues that have surfaced in the Hospital Expansion Project.

COMMENTS OF THE AUDIENCE

Audience comments upon any matter.

There were no audience comments.

COMMENTS OF THE CITY ATTORNEY

City Attorney Tans had no comment.

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 6:50 p.m. The Regular Meeting follows at 7 p.m. The next regular meeting is scheduled for Monday, June 13, 2005 at 7 p.m. The next Committee of the Whole is scheduled for Monday, June 13, 2005 at 4 p.m. All meeting are 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: _______________________