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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes 01/02/1985 ~ CITY COUNCIL MEETING Port Angeles, Washington January 2, 1985 I CALL TO ORDER Mayor Pro Tern Haguewood called the meeting to order at 7:00 P.M. Members Present: Mayor Pro Tern Haguewood, Councilmen Gerberding, Quast, Schermer, Whidden. I II ROLL CALL Members Absent, Councilman Hordyk; one position vacant. Staff Present: Manager F1odstrom, Attorney Knutson, City Clerk Lannoye, P. Carr, M. Cleland, R. Saville, S. Brodhun, L. Glenn, J. Pittis, R. Orton. public Present, L. Sunny, L. Ross, D. Price, S. Fahnestock. III MINUTES Councilman Gerberding moved the Council accept and place on file as received the minutes of the December 5th, 13th, 15th, 17th and 18th meetings. The motion was seconded by Councilman Schermer and carried. IV CONSENT AGENDA Councilman Schermer moved the Council accept the items listed under the Consent Agenda, including: (1) Correspondence from the Washington State Liquor Control Board; and (2) vouchers of $1,206,517.39 and payroll of $196,074.45. The motion was seconded by Councilman Whidden. During discussion, Councilman Quast pointed out that Voucher #1419 to Hegg and I Hegg (emergency pruchase for the Humane Society) was for the purchase of a freezer and not smoked salmon. On call for the question, the motion carried. V FINANCE None. VI ITEMS FROM THE AUDIENCE TO BE PLACED ON THE AGENDA Frank McPhee requested to be placed as Item No. 9 on the agenda. ITEMS FROM THE CITY COUNCIL TO BE PLACED ON THE AGENDA Councilman Schermer requested discussion on a work session be placed as Item No. 10 on the agenda. Councilman Quast requested discussion on the purchase of equipment for Public Works as Item No. lIon the agenda. VII LEGISLATION 1. Swearing In of Mayor-Elect Whidden City Clerk Lannoye administered the oath of office to Mayor-Elect Charles Whidden for the year. 1985. Mayor Whidden assumed the Chairmanship of the meeting. I 2. Appointment to Vacant Council position Manager Flodstrom suggested Mayor Whidden first request additional nominees from the Council, then place those nominees up for final consideration. Nominations were opened. Councilman Haguewood nominated Jerry Cornell and Councilman Schermer, for the record, again nominated Glennis Stamon. Nominations were then closed and ballots taken with the following results: Glennis Stamon - 3 votes; Jerry Cornell - 1 vote; one abstention. City Clerk Lannoye then administered the oath of office to Mrs. Stamon and she took her seat on the Council. I I I CITY COUNCIL MEETING January 2, 1985 3. Swearing In of New Counci1member See Agenda Item #2. 4. Switchboard Contract Councilman Quast moved the Council renewal contract between the City operation of the City Switchboard. Schermer and carried. authorize Manager Flodstrom to sign the and Executive Answering Service for The motion was seconded by Councilman 5. Ediz Hook Property Acquisition Mayor Whidden referred to a memorandum from Attorney Knutson outlining the Council's options for acquisition of Ediz Hook property. The property on Ediz Hook that the City currently leases from the Coast Guard is in the process of being declared surplus, returned to the public domain, and made available for transfer to another governmental entity. The City's three options are: (1) Submit an application to the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) for acquisition of the property without cost but limited to use for public recreational purposes; (2) Rely on our Congressional representatives to sponsor Federal legislation that would transfer the property to the City without cost or conditions; and (3) Buy the property at fair market value and obtain clear title without conditions. Attorney Knutson then briefly reviewed the advantages and disadvantages to each option. Option #1 was discussed at length by the Council as being the most viable alternative; however, the Council was concerned that the use of the property would be restricted to recreational purposes, which could possibly jeopardize the existing sub-leases with the mills. One alternative, as pointed out by Attorney Knutson, would be to submit an application which emphasizes recreational purposes, but also provides rights-of-way for the present log storage and log scaling operations. The subject of commercial versus recreational use of the property was discussed at length by the Council and staff. Councilman Gerberding and Attorney Knutson discussed the possibility of submitting a proposal which would include commercial activity that would enhance recreation. Council- man Quast suggested an application be submitted to the BLM in two parts: The first part would require assistance from Senator Gorton's and Congress- man Swift's offices as to what chance the City might have in obtaining an okay for extended use of the property at no additional cost; the second part would point out existing lease arrangements and uses and stress the City's obligation to honor those uses under present arrangements. Following further discussion on the options available, Councilman Schermer moved the Council instruct staff to draft a proposal following Council's discussion and recommendations on Option #1, and submit that proposal at the next meeting for Council approval. Council Gerberding seconded and the motion carried. 6. City Hall Site Selection Committee Mayor Whidden referred to a letter from Jerry Cornell suggesting the forma- tion of a citizens' advisory committee to further investigate the pros and cons of the two possible City Hall locations. Mr. Cornell suggested the Committee consist of (1) two representatives from the Downtown merchants; (2) the "users" of City Hall; and (3) the staff. During discussion on Mr. Cornell's letter, Councilmen Gerberding, Quast and Haguewood stated their support for such a group and suggested representa- tives from the Planning commission and financial institutions be involved also. Manager Flodstrom, who suggested adding two representaives from the Council to the group, outlined the progress staff has made in compiling information on the proposed sites and suggested the Council wait until that information is avai1able. Councilman Quast expressed concern regarding the appearance of fairness in any discussion or decision which is made on the City Hall site and sug- gested the Planning commission and Council review the information submitted by staff and hold another publiC meeting to make that information available and gain additional input from interested groups and the public. Council- man Quast also stressed the need for a "limited EIS" which would cover the economic, political and social impacts of moving City Hall. 271 272 CITY COUNCIL MEETING January 2, 1985 Following additional comments from Mr. Cornell and Bob Philpott, Councilman Quast moved that the Council solicit names of interested persons who want to spend considerable time in going over the material which will be accu- mulated and to discuss it with the City Council and possibly the Planning Commission members and then make the findings public and call for another public meeting and then make a decision. The motion was seconded by Councilman Gerberding. During discussion on the motion, it was determined that the group should consist of at least 12 members, would be formed after the Council receives I the information from staff, and would be advisory only. On call for the question, the motion carried. 7. Fraser River Salmon Treaty The next subject to be discussed was a letter dated December 7, 1984, from Whatcom County requesting the City's participation in an effort to maintain conditions of the Fraser River Salmon Treaty. During discussion on this matter, it was noted that negotiations had ended and a treaty had been signed since the letter had been written. The Council instructed Manager Flodstrom to contact Whatcom County to see if their concerns had been resolved during the negotiations. 8. Coastal Cities Coalition Mayor Whidden referred to a letter from Councilman Lynn Trotter of the City of Westport, requesting the City's participation in a Coalition of Coastal Cities to address problems resulting from the decline of the timber and fishing industries. Councilman Schermer then moved the Council authorize Mayor Whidden and/or Manager Flodstrom to represent the Council at any future meetings of the Coalition. The motion was seconded by Councilman Gerberding and carried. 9. Frank McPhee - Parkway Grocery Frank McPhee, 911 East Eighth Street, addressed the Council concerning two items. The first involved the large traffic buttons placed at the inter- section of Eighth and Race to separate northbound and southbound traffic. It was Mr. McPhee's opinion that the larger buttons served no purpose and were hurting his business as many drivers were unwilling to drive over them into Parkway Grocery. -Public Works Director pitt is informed the Council that he preferred to review the situation at this intersection in the spring, due to the current weather conditions making adhesion of replace- ment buttons impractical, and then possibly replace the larger buttons with reflectors. The matter was discussed at length with Mr. McPhee, who agreed to meet with Manager Flodstrom and Public Works Director pittis in an effort to-resolve the problem. Mr. Mcphee's second item was the designation of his grocery store as a gas station. In an effort to remain in business, Mr. McPhee is planning to put in larger gas tanks and additional pumps. However, he was informed by the Planning Department that his business, a gas station/grocery store is a non-conforming use in the district. Planner Carr explained to the Council that Parkway Grocery has "grandfather rights" and the Department has no objection to Mr. McPhee's proposed tank replacement. Following a lengthy discussion, the Council suggested to Mr. McPhee that he make a formal application to the Planning Commission. 10. Work Session Councilman Schermer expressed his concern regarding the conduct of Council- members during a recent meeting, and requested the Council schedule a work session to discuss the techniques of conducting an orderly and productive meeting. During discussion on this suggestion, Councilman Gerberding reminded Manager Flodstrom of a seminar offered to the Council by Lyle Sumek on the same Subject. Manager Flodstrom will contact Mr. Sumek to schedule a time for the seminar. 11. Purchase of Equipment Councilman Quast questioned Public Works Director Pittis as to the purchase of a blade for the 10-yard grader. Mr. Pittis explained that funds are I I I I I CITY COUNCIL MEETING January 2, 1985 available in the 1985 budget and two surplus blades are being purchased for $3,500. Councilmen Quast and Gerberding commented on the prOblems created by the 15 inches of snow which fell over the weekend and noted there would have been fewer complaints from the public if a snowplow had been available. VIII LATE ITEMS None. IX ITEMS FROM THE AUDIENCE/CITY COUNCIL NOT ON THE AGENDA Councilman Gerberding questioned Manager Flodstrom regarding why Santa Claus did not appear on the Pier this year. Manager Flodstrom explained that even though the hold-harmless agreement and insurance requirements had been waived by the City, the group putting on the event decided to change locations. Councilman Schermer questioned whether the Council would have a representa- tive at the BPA rate hearing scheduled for January lOth in Olympia. Light Director Saville informed the Council that he and Power Manager Booth would be attending the hearing. Councilman Quast discussed a regular tree-trimming program with Light Director Saville. Mayor Whidden noted that Committee assignments will be filled at the next meeting. Councilmembers should be thinking about which committees they would prefer to be on. X ADJOURN TO EXECUTIVE SESSION The meeting adjourned to executive session at 9:15 P.M. XI RETURN TO OPEN SESSION/ADJOURNMENT The meeting returned to open session and adjourned at 10:30 P.M. ,~.h~ ~)Jo~ ~:.:Clerk tI~!)jJ t~ Mayor '. 213