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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes 01/11/1972 251 , PROCEEDINGS OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PORT ANGELES, WASH. January 11, 1972. _ The Council met in regular session at 7:30 P.M, was called to order by Mayor Wolfe and the new Coun~ilmen sworn in by the City Clerk. Election of a Mayor for the ensuing two years being in order, nominations for Mayor were opened. C. Vernon Baso~ being the only nominee, was elected to the position of Mayor. Roll call showed the following officers present: Mayor Easom, Councilmen Haguewood, Hordyk, Lukey, Olson, Ross and Wray; Manager Puddy, Attorney Moffett and Clerk McNeece. The following resolution was read in full. ,I RESOLUTION. NO. 2.2-71 A RESOLUTION of the City Council of the City of Port Angeles commending Joseph W. Wolfe. A motion was made by Councilman Olson, seconded by Councilman Hordyk and unani- mously carried, that the foregoing resolution be adopted as read. (Mr. Wolfe had served sixteen years out of the last twenty years on the Council, the last four as Mayor.) The Mayor presented Service Award Certificates to Joseph W. Wolfe for 16 years service on the Council and Floyd B. McRevey for 2. years service. A motion was made by Councilman Hordyk, seconded by Councilman Olson and unani- mously carried, to approve and place on file, as received, the Minutes of December 2.1, 1971. A motion waS made by Councilman Haguewood, -seconded by Councilman Olson and un- animously carried, to concur with the recommendations of the Director of Parks & Recreation and reject the one bid of $2,795.00 by Enger Construction Co. for the Laurel Street Fountain Wall, and utilize the City carpenter and materials purChased by the Park & Recreation Department. (The bid was higher than anti- cipated. ) I J A motion was made by Councilman Haguewood, seconded by Councilman Lukey and un- animously carried, to grant permission to call for bids for the following vehicles: 3 for the Light Dept.; 2. Sewer Dept.; 1 Street Dept.; 2. Park Dept. and 1 for the Sanitation Dept. A motion was made by Councilman Hordyk, seconded by Councilwoman Ross and un- animously carried, to approve and pay to J.E. Work, Inc. the sixth (December) estimate of work done and material furnished on L.I.D. No. 193, in the amount of $45,000.00. A motion was made by Councilman Lukey, seconded by Councilman Haguewood and un- animously carried, that the City Manager be given authorization to get infor, formation from consulting engineer regarding additional domestic water supply and preparation of TOPICS Plan. A motion was made by Councilman Hordyk, seconded by Councilman Olson and un- animously carried, to approve for payment Claim Vouchers in amount of $146,253.81; Payroll Transfers $62.,809.52, and L.I.D. No. 193 $45,014.05. I A motion was made by Councilwoman Ross, seconded by Councilman Olson and carried, to concur with the Planning Commission's recommendation and approve the request of Church of Jesus Christ of the Latter Day Saints to connect an access drive from the church property to Mount Angeles Road, approximately 105 to 120 feet north of the present intersection of Olympus Ave., contingent upon the high ground on the church property being brought down to the same grade as Mount Angeles Road and Olympus Ave., to improve the visibility factor, and such visi- bility be maintained in the future. A motion was made by Councilwoman Ross, seconded by Councilman Haguewood and un- animously carried, that the visibility factor inthe Church of Jesus Christ of the Latter Day Saints project be instituted at the time of the construction. A motion was made by Councilman Olson, seconded by Councilman Hordyk and unani- mously carried, to concur with the Planning Commission's recommendation and ap- prove the variance request of Mr. Pat Priest to allow him to utilize a mobile home for temporary living quarters for his daughter for a six months period. 252 PROCEEDINGS OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PORT ANGELES, WASH. January 11, 1972 (Page 2) A motion was made by Councilwoman Ross; seconded by Councilman Haguewood and unanimously carried; to concur with the Planning Commission's recommendation and approve the preliminary plat of Mr. Darrell Petersen's llHarbor Crestlf plat. A motion waS made by Councilman Hordyk and seconded by Councilman Olson, to concur with the Planning Commission1s recommendation and establish annexation policy proposal number two as a guideline to be used when considering annex- ation requests. After further discussion and reading of the policy, a motion was made by Councilman Haguewood, seconded by Councilwoman Ross and unani- mously carried, to table this to a work session. (A work session WaS set up I for Monday, January 17, 1972 at 7:30 P.M. in the City Manager's office.) A motion was made by Councilman Hordyk, seconded by Councilman Olson and carried, to accept and place on file the Planning Commission Minutes of December 27, 1971. A motion was made by Councilman Haguewood, seconded by Councilman Hordyk and unanimously carried, to accept and place on file the Minutes of the Port Angeles Board of Appeals meeting of December 27, 1971. (This was an appeal by Dr. R.E. Littlejohn, re: Class C roofing being substituted for the Class A specified. The Board denied the appeal.) A motion was made by Councilman Hordyk, seconded by Councilwoman Ross and un- animously carried, to concur with the Planning Commission's recommendation and grant to Mr. Rick Haubrich a Conditional Use Permit to allow him to operate a ceramic and sculpture studio at 230~ West 8th Street. A motion was made by Councilman Hordyk, seconded by Councilman Olson and un- animously carried, to concur with the Planning Commission1s recommendation to grant to Mr. Clifford C. C1apshaw a variance to permit him to enlarge his ex- isting single family residence at 1738 East 3rd Street, with less than the re- quired front yard setback. A motion was made by Councilman Haguewood, seconded by Councilwoman Ross and unanimously carried, to concur with the Planning Commission and grant to Mrs. Dana Siebel a Conditional Use Permit to allow her to construct two duplexes on the southeast corner of 8th and "F" Streets. I A motion was made by Councilwoman Ross, seconded by Councilman Haguewood and unanimously carried, to concur with the recommendation of the Planning Com- mission and approve the application of Mair Brothers Construction Co. for permission to install a septic tank and drainfie1d on Suburban Lot 57. (This had been approved by the Olympic Health District.) A motion was made by Councilman'Hordyk, seconded by Councilman Olson and carried, to accept and place on file the Planning Commission Minutes of January 10, 1972. A motion was made by Councilwoman Ross, seconded by Councilman Hordyk and un- animously carried, to accept and place on file the Minutes of the .Pbrt Angeles Board of Appeals special meeting of January 10; 1972. (Mr. Capos is to complete demolition of the building." at 135 West Front Street within 90 days.) A motion was made by Councilman Haguewood, seconded by Councilwoman Ross and unanimously carried, to grant permission for PUD to service Mr. Peterson's Harbor Crest Plat with both electric and water service, subject to the Plan- ning Commissionts approval of his final plat. A motion was made by Councilwoman Ross, seconded by Councilman Hordyk and un- animously carried, to authorize signing of an agreement between the City and I the United States Bureau of Indian Affairs regarding housing of prisoners of the Makah Tribe in the City Jail. (Charge to be $3.00 per day) . The revJ.sJ.on of Section ItCIt of the Downtown Parking Association Agreement was held over to give the Association time to study the revision. A motion was made by Councilman Hordyk that the City not send a resolution to the Legislative body calling for the passage of federal revenue sharing. (He felt this was not the answer.) Motion died for lack of a second. After further discussion, a motion was made by Councilwoman Ross and seconded by Councilman Wray, to adopt the resolution as read and send copies to the President of the Senate of the United States, the speaker of the House of Representatives and to each member of the Congress from this state. All voted "yes" except Councilman Hordyk, who voted Itnolt. Motion carried. 250 PROCEEDINGS OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PORT ANGELES, WASH. January 11, 1972 (Page 3) A motion was made by Councilman Hordyk, seconded by Councilwoman Ross and un- animously carried, to refer the letter from Alpine Realty requesting that Lot 14, Block 245, Townsite of Port Angeles be put up for Sale to the City Manager to determine whether any department in the City has use for this pro- perty. I The report from the City Manager concerning "Parking Meter Moratorium" was read and discussed. Mr. Dick McLean spoke in favor of the moratorium, for those who had signed the petition. A motion was made by Councilman Hordyk and seconded by Councilman Haguewood that the request for the moratorium be denied. The motio~ passed three to two with one abstention. (Councilmen Hordyk, Lukey and Haguewood voted for passage of the motion, Councilmen Olson and Wray voted "no 111 and Councilwomary' l&13Eitained. ) A motion was made by Councilman Haguewood, seconded by Councilwoman Ross and unanimously carried, to instruct the City Manager to investigate the possi- bility of supplying two hours parking on-street, at the existing rate, also to investigate adjusting the off-street parking lot meters to allow two hours free parking with the insertion of two tokens. A "corrected copy" of the assessed valuation of all real and personal property in the City of Port Angeles was received from the County Assessor. It waS noted that the valuation was decreased by $111,244 from the statement received earlier in December, 1971. A letter protesting the sewer charge for those who are not connected to the sewer was read and discussed. A motion was made by Councilman Lukey and seconded by Councilman Wray, that the City Attorney be instructed to draw up an ordinance rescinding the $3.00 and $1.00 charges for those not connected to the sewer. The motion lost by a 4 to 2 vote. A letter, addressed to the Chairman of the Library Board, expressing appreci- ation for the fine service performed by the entire Port Angeles Public Library - Board, Librarian and staff, was read and discussed. I Councilman Hordyk suggested that the City Manager recommend names for the Human Relations Committee and appointment of new members be made at the next Council meeting. Minutes of the City Park and Beautification Board meeting of January 10, 1972 were read, and a motion was made by Councilman Olson, seconded by Councilman Hordyk and unanimously carried, to instruct the City Attorney to draw up an ordinance creating a reserve fund for City beautification, as recommended by the Park and Beautification Board. A motion was made by Councilman Hordyk, seco~ded by Councilman Olson and un- animously carried, to accept and place on file the Clallam-Jefferson County Community Action Council Minutes of December 15, 1971; the Human Relations Commission Minutes of December 12, 1971, and the Park and Beautification Board Mi~~tes of January 10, 1972. A motion waS made by Councilman Olson, seconded by Councilman Hordyk and carried, to accept and place on file the out-of-town report of Bob Tarlton of the Light Department. )1 A letter from the Natural Gas Corp., surrendering "to the City of Port Angeles all of our ~ights, privileges and franchises to construct, maintain and oper- ate gas mains and pipeline? in the streets, alleys and public rights of way of the City of Port Angeles",' as granted by Ordinance No. 910; the surrender to .; become effective May 1, 1972, was read and discussed. Mr. Mike North speaking in favor of the Gas company, was critical of the City for the part he felt it had in the decision of the company to discontinue service. The City Attorney pointed out that the Gas Co. in their application to discontinue services in Port Angeles, with the Washington Utilities and Transportation Commission in Olympia, the Gas Co. had indicated that the cost of meeting codes and regu~. . lations requirements by the Washington Utilities and Transportation Commisslon and other regulatory bodies waS causing substantial financial losses which would bankrupt the Company. This seemed to be their primary reason for closure. Councilman Lukey pointed out that the Coast Guard Cutter Winona is being de- commissioned, and suggested that the City participate in trying to get a re- placement. 254 PROCEEDINGS OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PORT ANGELES, WASH. January 11, 1972 (Page 4) A motion was made by Councilwoman Ross, seconded by Councilman Olson and un- animously carried, to authorize the City Manager and/or the Mayor to represent the City of Port Angeles in any official action taken to bring another Coast Guard vessel to Port Angeles. A motion waS made by Councilman Olson, seconded by Councilman Hordyk and un- animously carried, to defer action on paying retiring City employees ten percent of accumulated sick leave until the next Council meeting. A motion was made by Councilwoman Ross, seconded by Councilman Hordyk and un- animously carried, to approve the transfer of Liquor License from J. ~ A, Inc. I to Duane Edward DicRinson and Gene Shannon Dunscomb dba Dale Rollf's Restaurant.: A motion waS made by City Councilman Haguewood, seconded by Councilman Hordyk and unanimously carried, that the City Manager be authorized to notify Fiber- board they are released from the penalty clause in the contract which they had with the City since the City has had to pay no demand penalty to Bonne- ville due to the closure of Fiberboard. The City Manager was authorized to enforce the existing Ordinance relative to metering of Commercial Water accounts. A motion was made by Councilman Hordyk, seconded by Councilman Haguewood and unanimously carried, to authorize the City Manager to write to our legislators that we would be opposed to the proposed additional City-owned electrical energy taxes. A motion was made by Councilwoman Ross, seconded by Councilman Wray and un- animously carried, that the City Manager proceed with acquisition of the (6) log cabins at a time and in a manner most advantageous to the City. (Owner- ship of the property on which the-cabins are located to be determined, and the availability of the cabins.) A motion was made by Councilman Wray, seconded by Councilwoman Ross and un- animously carried, to authorize installation of poles and transformers to serve those customers who may require service due to the closure of the I- Gas Co. The City Manager presented to Mayor Basom and Councilman Wray certificates received for their having attended the conference for Mayors and Councilmen sponsored by the Association of Washington Cities. (This was in line of a training session for new Mayors and Councilmen.) Also noted that there would be a meeting in the Pacific Northwest Bell Telephone Co. business office at 10:00 A.M. on January 26, 1972, pertaining to the 911 Program. The meeting adjourned at 10:55 P.M. ~4 m~_7Joo~p/ City Clerk /~.2I/J~ Mayor .02'J<m OP CALL po~ .IDlI Notice Is hereby given that p".eared bfds will be receive<! by the Clt)' Manager or toe City of !Port Angeles at 140 West Front :Street until 2;00 P.M. January tlo(l-p~~?ce fO~I:()Ck .addition to the e"lstln~ concrete wall behind the Conrad Dyer ~ountatn at jo'irst. anti Laurel Streels. Spe<:lflcatlons are avaHable at !the office- of the City Manager. A certifIed check or- bid bond ,of fi'7.. or th~ amounl of b[~ shan "l'eeomJ)nny t'aeh bid. Bid~ wll! be cons:ldered by the I Council In reguln ~esglon Janu- a.r~' lJ. 1972. The City COUll en resen'es t.he right to accelJt or reject allY i)r I ':\11 hld~. HAL PUDDY City Malla~er Publlshe-d: December 30, 1971 & .fllnunr~' 6, UiZ. I