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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes 12/18/2018CITY COUNCIL MEETING Port Angeles, Washington December 18, 2018 CALL 'TO ORDER SPECIAL MEETING Mayor Brach called the special meeting of the Port Angeles City Council to order at 5:00 p.m. ROLL CALL Members Present: Mayor Brach, Deputy Mayor Dexter, Councilmembers French, Kidd, Merideth, Moran, and Schromen-Wawrin. Members Absent: None Staff Present: City Manager West, Attorney Bloor, Clerk Martinez -Bailey, C. Delikat, K. Dubuc, J. Burke, B. Smith, A. Brekke, and S. Carrizosa. EXECUTIVE SESSION Based on input from Attorney Bloor, Mayor Brach announced the need for an Executive Session, under the authority of RCW 42.30.110(1)(i) for the purpose of discussing potential litigation with legal counsel, for approximately 10 minutes, The Executive Session convened at 5:00 p.m. RETURN TO OPEN SESSION The Executive Session concluded at 5:15 p.m. No action was taken. ADJOURNMENT Mayor Brach adjourned Executive Session at 5:45 p.m. STRATEGIC PLAN WORK SESSION Manager West, provided background on the draft strategic plan and said he would be meeting with each of the Department Directors to identify timelines. Council discussion followed. ADJOURNMENT Mayor Brach adjourned the Special Meeting at 5:54 p.m. CALL TO ORDER -REGULAR MEETING Mayor Brach called the regular meeting of the Port Angeles City Council to order at 6:00 p.m. ROLL CALL Members Present: Mayor Brach, Deputy Mayor Dexter, Councilmembers French, Kidd, Merideth, Moran, and Schromen-Wawrin. Members Absent: None Staff Present: City Manager West, Attorney Bloor, Clerk Martinez -Bailey, C. Delikat, K. Dubuc, J. Burke, B. Smith, A. Brekke, and S. Carrizosa. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE Mayor Brach led the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag. PUBLIC COMMENT John Rahlston, city resident, spoke about the housing needs assessment and the need for the City to revisit a discussion on building permits. PORT ANGELES CITY COUNCIL MEETING —December 18, 2018 James Colter, city resident, spoke about issues he is experiencing at the Welcome hin Trailer Park. Justin Venitwalli, spoke about the sequoia tree in Lion's Park. Me] Messineo, city resident, spoke about the sequoia tree in Lion's Park and shared how the City's Comprehensive Plan supports protecting trees. James Causden, said he's been working with trees for 52 years and as an arborist and said he believes the tree in Lion's Park isn't a high risk tree. Tara Martin -Lopez, city resident, spoke about the sequoia tree in Lion's Park. Mary Beth, city resident, read an excerpt from a book. Carolyn Wilcox, city resident, spoke about the sequoia tree in Lion's Park. Elizabeth Dunne, city resident, spoke about the sequoia tree in Lion's Park. Devon Greywolf, city resident, spoke about the sequoia tree in Lion's Park. Tyson Minck, spoke about the sequoia tree in Lion's Park. Point of order by Councilmember Moran. Council decided by consensus to extend the Public Comment period. Mr. Julius, city resident, spoke about Downtown Port Angeles. Linda Herring, city resident, spoke about Downtown Port Angeles and the sequoia tree in Lion's Park. Jasmine Hunt, city resident, spoke about the sequoia tree in Lion's Park. Marolee Smith, city resident, spoke about the WAVE contract listed on the agenda and spoke about the sequoia tree in Lion's Park. Edna Peterson and Tim Tucker, spoke about the success at the Winter Ice Village skating rink and the Lincoln in the Rough. Dan Marquet & Noreen Hansen, spoke about a significant rise in the cost of their rent. Young Johnson, city resident, thanked Councilmember French and Manager West for their participation in the Community Shelter Challenge. She spoke about people who are struggling to find housing and are finding themselves homeless. Sarah Lee O'Connor, county resident, spoke about the sequoia tree in Lion's Park. LATE ITEMS TO BE PLACED ON THIS OR FUTURE AGENDAS as determined by City Manazer or Councilmember — Councilmember Schromen-Wawrin asked the Mayor to add a tree Moratorium on the Lion's Park Tree to the Council agenda as a late item. Mayor Bruch asked for a show of hands for those in approval of adding the item for discussion to the agenda, with French, Schromen-Wawrin, Bruch and Dexter in favor, the item was added to the agenda. CONSENT AGENDA It was moved by Schromen-Wawrin and seconded by French to approve the Consent Agenda to include: 1. City Council Minutes of November 20, 20'18 2. Expenditure Report: from November 24 through December 7, 2018 in the amount of $3,489,606.31 3. Approve 2nd Amendment of the Professional Services Contract for an Hearings Examiner Page 2 of 5 M PORT ANGELES CITY COUNCIL MEETING -- December 18, 2018 4. Ratify a Declaration of Emergency— 1st / 2nd Alley Sewer Repair/ Approve and Ratify Declaration of Emergency 5. Fager Forfeiture and Criminal Case Motion carried 7-0. ORDINANCES NOT REQUIRING COUNCIL PUBLIC HEARINGS 1. 2018 Budget Amendment #3 Acting Finance Director Sarina Carrizosa introduced the agenda item and reminded Council the item required a majority vote by Council. Mayor Bruch conducted a second reading of the ordinance by title, entitled, ORDINANCE NO. 3616 AN ORDINANCE of the City of Port Angeles, Washington amending the 2018 budget and funds. It was moved by Schromen-Wawrin and seconded by Dexter to: Conduct the second reading of the 2018 Budget amendment #3 ordinance and adopt the ordinance. Motion carried 7-0. 2. WAVE Television Cable Franchise Manager West introduced the agenda item and recommended Council conduct a first reading of the ordinance. Mayor Bruch conducted a first reading of the ordinance by title, entitled, AN ORDINANCE of the City of Port Angeles, Washington, authorizing and granting a television cable franchise to WAVE Division 111, LLC. Manager West introduced Sue Buske, from the Buske Group, who participated by conference call. Ms. Buske spoke about the renewal franchise agreement and shared some details about negotiations. She spoke about positive changes that were a part of the new agreement. Councilmember Merideth excused himself from the meeting at 7:19 p.m. Continued to the January 15 meeting. Mayor Bruch recessed the meeting for a break at 7:30 p.m. The meeting reconvened at 7:35 p.m. RESOLUTIONS NOT REQUIRING PUBLIC HEARINGS 1. Resolution to set a Hearing to Create a Multi -Unit Dwellings Tax Exemption Attorney Bloor spoke about the necessary steps Council would need to take to create a multi -unit dwellings tax exemption and reminded Council their first step would be to set a public hearing through a resolution. Council discussion followed. Mayor Bruch read the resolution by title, entitled, RESOLUTION NO. 18-18 A RESOLUTION of the City Council of the City of Port Angeles, Washington, notifying the public of its intent to designate certain areas of the city as the residential targeted areas for the purpose of establishing a multifamily property tax exemption program and setting the required public hearing. Page 3 of 5 PORT ANGELES CITY COUNCIL MEETING — December 18, 2018 It was moved by Schromen-Wawrin and seconded by Dexter to: Approve motion as read. Motion carried 6-0. OTHER CONSIDERATIONS 1. Washington State Transportation Improvement Board Grant Acceptance James Burke spoke about the grant opportunity and identified where the overlay project would take place on Lauridsen Boulevard. Council discussion followed It was moved by Moran and seconded by Kidd to: Accept the Washington State Transportation Board (TIB) grant in the amount of $580,800; authorize the City Manager to execute an agreement for the TIB grant; and authorize the use of Transportation Benefit District funds for the remaining project match. Motion carried 6-0. 2. Association of Washington Cities — City Action Days Conference Manager West spoke about the conference and identified the purpose of the discussion was to identify who would be interested in attending. 3. Lion's Park Tree Moratorium Councilmember Schromen-Wawrin spoke about the need to reexamine the scheduled removal of the sequoia tree in Lion's Park in order to allow more time to evaluate the matter. He spoke about an arborist's report provided to Council and staff by a citizen group. Councilmember discussion followed. It was moved by Schromen-Wawrin to: Request staff to develop an ordinance adopting a Moratorium on the removal of the sequoia tree in Lion's Park until the Council has had an opportunity to review a tree removal policy. Motion died for lack of a second. CITY COUNCIL REPORTS Council reports were given. INFORMATION Manager West identified reports included in the packet and provided a brief list of potential revenue options as they relate to funding a code compliance program. He said the items would come back to Council in a February work session. Manager West provided a verbal report on his Community Shelter walk. Director Burke provided a PowerPoint presentation that outlined a stonn event timeline and shared the efforts by staff to restore power to City customers. He spoke about restoration efforts and that staff will continue to assess damage. SECOND PUBLIC COMMENT Marolee Smith, city resident, said she hoped to see a compromise for the sequoia tree in Lion's Park and was happy to see the city come together during the wind storm on December 14. Elizabeth Dunne, city resident, spoke about the sequoia tree in Lion's Park. Mary Beth, spoke about the sequoia tree in Lion's Park. Devon Graywolf, city resident, spoke about the sequoia tree in Lion's Park. Jasmine Hunt, city resident, spoke about the sequoia tree in Lion's Park. Tyler Minck, city resident, ready spoke about tree cabling systems that could be used on the sequoia tree in Lion's Park. Page 4 of 5 PORT ANGELES CITY COUNCIL MEETING — December 18, 2018 Jeff Beley, city resident, thanked Council for their work on the WAVE agreement. Steve Hopkins, Planning Manager at Clallain Transit, spoke about bus shelters and about work done to continue operations during the loss of power on December 14. Matt Miller, city resident, spoke about resource allocations as it relates to the current homeless issue. Peter Karakondis, city resident, spoke about the sequoia tree in Lion's Park. Amy Miller, city resident, spoke about the Shelter Challenge and how she was treated kindly by Clallam Transit ADJOURNMENT Mayor Bruch adjourned the meeting at 9:43 p.m. A_ Sissi Bruch, Mayor Page 5 of 5 Kari Martinez -Bailey, City Clerk T