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CITY COUNCIL MEETING
Special Meeting
Port Angeles, Washington
January 13, 1987
I CALL TO ORDER
Mayor Whidden called the special meeting to order at 5:06 P.M.
II ROLL CALL
Members Present: Mayor Whidden, Councilmen Hallett, Hesla, McPhee, Quast,
Schermer, Stamon. (Councilman Quast arrived at approxi-
mately 5:30 P.M.)
Members Absent: None.
Commissioners Present: Commissioners Duncan, Jones, Gaydeski.
Staff Present: Manager Flodstrom.
County Staff Present: Administrative Coordinator Rumpeltes.
III STATEMENT OF MEETING PURPOSE
Mayor Whidden reviewed the purpose of tonight's meeting as follows: To
initiate and establish a cooperative approach to providing governmental
services to the citizens of the City of Port Angeles and Clailam County in
an effective and efficient manner; and to maximize the uses of the re-
sources of both City and County governments.
IV IDENTIFICATION OF AREAS OF COUNTY /CITY COOPERATION
A partial list of areas for cooperation had been submitted prior to to-
night's meeting. Commission added to this list "Juvenile Ser-
vices". Manager Flodstrom added the topic of a "Hearings Examiner
Councilman Schermer expanded on "Building Inspection adding "Land Use
Following discussion, the topics of potential cooperation were grouped as
follows:
Group #1: Law Enforcement, District Court /Traffic Violations Bureau,
Jail Costs, Joint Dispatch, Emergency Services, Decriminalization of
City Ordinances, Juvenile Services.
Group #2: Health Services, Solid Waste, Septage, Toxic Waste.
C #3: Human Services.
Group #4: Railroad Property Acquisition.
These items were all listed as high priority topics,
Medium priority topics were grouped as follows:
Joint Planning, Building Inspection, Land Use, Hearings Examiner.
Support Services was listed as a low priority topic.
V PRIORITIZATION OF AREAS OF COOPERATION
See above.
VI DESIGNATION OF STUDY COMMITTEE MEMBERS
Through discussion, it was determined that each committee would include no
more than one County Commissioner and no more than three City Councilmem-
bers, with staff and others invited as needed. Manager Flodstrom and
Coordinator Rumpeltes were designated to convene meetings and to provide
staff material as needed. Commissioner Duncan and Mayor Whidden were
designated co- chairs for the group. It was determined that committee mem-
bership would be first offered on a volunteer basis. February 10, 1987, at
4:00 P.M. was set as the time for the first report back to the group.
Manager Flodstrom stated that the name of the County representative, the
name of City Council representatives, and a list of suggested staff repre-
sentatives would be provided. He stated that Forks and Sequim would be
solicited for involvement.
Manager Flodstrom requested Councilmembers consider on which committee they
would like to serve and stated he would solicit that information from them
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VII ESTABLISHMENT OF TIME TABLES FOR STUDY COMMITTEES
The following deadlines were set: April 1st was set as the deadline for
decision on District Court /Traffic Violations Bureau. April 1st was also
set as the deadline on decision as to whether or not to proceed in pursuing
City /County cooperation with regard to "Jail Costs" and the "Decriminaliza-
tion of City Ordinances June 1st was established as the deadline for a
decision on Joint Dispatch. The end of 1987 was established as the dead-
line on Solid Waste; and May 1st was established as the deadline on
septage.
VIII ADJOURNMENT
The meeting was adjourned at 6:10 P.M.
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