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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes 02/19/1985 I 1,1 I CITY COUNCIL MEETING Port Angeles, Washington February 19, 1985 I CALL TO ORDER Mayor Whidden called the meeting to order at 7:02 P.M. II ROLL CALL Members Present: Mayor Whidden, Councilmen Gerberding, Quast, Schermer, Stamon. Members Absent: Councilmen Haguewood, Hordyk. Staff Present: Manager Flodstrom, Attorney Knutson, Deputy Clerk Anderson, P. Carr, M. Cleland, R. Saville, J. Marsh, L. Glenn, J. Pittis, R. Orton, J. Abram, J. Merriwether, A. Rose, D. Warner. Public Present: J. Ware, N. James, J. Cornell, L. Sunny, L. McPhee, D. Price, S. Fahnestock, P. Downie, H. Buchmann. III MINUTES Councilman "Gerberding moved the Council accept and place on file as received the minutes of the January 29th work session and February 5th regular meeting. Councilman Schermer seconded and the motion carried. Councilman Gerberding thanked staff for the January 29, 1985, work session on data processing. IV CONSENT AGENDA Councilman Quast moved the Council accept the items listed under the Consent Agenda, including (I) Request permission to call for bids for improvements to Vern Burton Memorial Community Center; (2) Correspondence from Washington State Liquor Control Board; and (3) Vouchers of $192,147.86 and payroll of $ 202,615.75. Councilman Gerberding seconded the motion. Following discussion, on call for the question, the motion carried. V FINANCE 1. Payment Authorized to Riddell Williams for Legal Representation on WPPSS-Related Issues Councilman Gerberding moved to approve payment in the amount of $8,763.80. Councilman Quast seconded and the motion carried. 2. Payment to CH2M Hill of $3,208.59 - Engineering on Airport Annexation There being no information included in the Council packet on this item, Councilman Gerberding moved to table the matter until March 5, 1985. Councilman Quast seconded and the motion carried. (Removed from the table and awarded immediately following presentation to Port Angeles Firefighters Local 656.) 3. Payment of Retainage Authorized to Henkels & McCoy for Golf Course Road Distribution Power Line Councilman Quast moved to authorize -_payment in the amount of $958.32 retainage to Henkels & McCoy of Portland, Oregon, for the Golf Course Road Distribution Line. Councilman Schermer seconded and the motion carried. 4. Bids Awarded for Power Poles and Transformers Councilman Stamon moved to accept the low bid for power poles of J. H. Baxter of Renton, Washington, in the amount of $13,676.59. Councilman Schermer seconded and the motion carried. Councilman Gerberding moved to, accept bids for annual supply of transfor- mers as follows: Item No.1: Award to Utility Supply Co. (Tacoma, Wash- ington), supplying McGraw-Edison transformers, in the amount of $15,602.97; 287 288 CITY COUNCIL MEETING February 19, 1985 Item No.2: Award to RTE Corporation (Portland, Oregon), supplying RTE Transformers, in the amount of $9,205.04; Item No.3: Award to General Electric Supply Co. (Tacomar Washington), supplying General Electric Trans- formers, in the amount of $8,742.58; Item No.4: Award to Western States Electric (Portland, Oregon), supplying Kuhlman transformers, in the amount of $6,341.43; Item No.5: Award to RTE Corporation (Portland, Oregon), supplying RTE transformers, in the amount of $9,401.24; Item No.6: Award to RTE Corporation, supplying RTE Transformers, in the amount of $21,521.19; Item No.7: Award to Westinghouse Supply Company, supplying Westinghouse transformers, in the amount of $5,532.30. Councilman Stamon I' seconded and the motion carried. VI ITEMS FROM THE AUDIENCE TO BE PLACED ON THE AGENDA None. ITEMS FROM THE CITY COUNCIL TO BE PLACED ON THE AGENDA Councilman Schermer added Item No. 16, Discussion of the Deregulation of Telecable. Councilman Stamon added Item No. 17, Discussion of City Hall ,Site Selection. Councilman Quast added Item No. 18, Support by Council of Port of Port Angeles Efforts to Establish Industrial Districts. VII LEGISLATION 1, Presentation to Port Angeles Firefighters Local 656 for Involvement in the Northwest Burn Foundation Boot Drive This item was moved back one on the Agenda, 2. Update on Lincoln Street Landing I Jim Going of Waterfront Associates updated the Council on the status of the proposed Lincoln Street Landing Mall project. He explained that the renegotiation of the lease between the Port of Port Angeles and the Depart- ment of Natural Resources had taken longer than expected. He explained that drawings on the project were ready to be submitted to the Building Section for the issuance of building permits as soon as financing was approved. He explained problems that had been encountered with obtaining financing. Mr. Going stated that fortunately, Waterfront Associates has found in a firm principally based in California with one branch office in Seattle, an understanding of the project. He stated that the loan should be in place and funded by May 1st. Mr. Going stated that he anticipated spring of 1986 for the opening date for the Mall. Councilman Quast expressed the Council's concern that funds from the City and from the Tourism Committee were not sufficient to complete the neces- sary remodeling of the building which will house the Tourist Information Center and that it was imperative that the Center be operating by this summer. Mr. Going stated that he would appear at the next Council meeting with a report regarding this issue. The Council then returned to: Item No, 1 - Presentation to Port Angeles Firefighters Local 656 for Their Involvement in the Northwest Burn Foundation's Boot Drive I Mayor Whidden presented the award, which was accepted by Firefighter Jeff Abram, for the Port Angeles Firefighters involvement in the Northwest Burn Foundation's 1984 "Boot Drive". The Council also noted their appreciation to downtown Safeway manager Robert Carlson and Safeway employees for allowing the drive to be held on the store lot. Manager Flodstrom explained that the necessary information on Item No. 2 under Finance was now available for the Council's consideration. Council- man Quast moved to remove the item from the table. Councilman Schermer seconded, and the motion carried. Councilman Schermer then moved that payment be authorized to CH2M Hill in the amount of $3,208.59 for engineering services on the Airport Annexation I I I CITY COUNCIL MEETING February 19, 1985 and related Comprehensive Sewer Study. Councilman Gerberding seconded and the motion carried. 3. Public Hearings A. Zoning Code Amendment - Ordinance Adopted Mayor Whidden opened the public hearing and asked for comments from the audience. Harriette Buchmann addressed the Council, speaking in support of the revision in the Zoning Ordinance. There being no further comment, Mayor Whidden closed the public hearing. Councilman Gerberding encouraged the Planning Commission to give considera- tion to lessening the rear setback requirement for the Light Industrial zones occurring in the ravines; Planner Carr indicated the Commission is currently in the process of considering a waterfront or heavy industrial zoning classification for these areas. Councilman Gerberding also sug- gested a zero setback requirement for businesses which would derive recycling advantages if abutting; Le., one business recycle the waste product of the other. He also requested that the buffer requirements be expressly stated during the building permit process. Councilman Stamon inquired as to the signing requirements. Councilman Quast inquired into the status of the current M-2 Zone and if building codes differed from the proposed Light Industrial Zone than the current M-l Zone. Councilman Schermer inquired into what effect the approval of the Light Industrial Zone would have on the preliminary study of the DelHur Industrial Park proposal, and Planner Carr indicated that passage of the ordinance would have no significant effect on the annexation procedure. Mayor Whidden then read Ordinance No. 2329 by title, entitled ORDINANCE NO. 2329 AN ORDINANCE of the City of Port Angeles amending the Zoning Ordinance, Ordinance No. 1709, by establishing a new Light Industrial District, and repealing Sec- tion 11 of Article IV, Ordinance 1709. Councilman Schermer moved the Council adopt Ordinance No. 2329 as read by title. Councilman Gerberding seconded and the motion carried. 4. Planning Commission Minutes of February 13, 1985 A. Conditional Use Permit - Ware Councilman Gerberding moved the Council approve the Planning Commission recommendation to extend a Conditional Use Permit allowing a community- based training and placement program for disabled adults as a Home Occupation in the RS-7 Single-Family Residential District located at 610 West 11th Street, subject to the following conditions: (1) The application terminates if the applicants are no longer employed in the program; (2) A maximum of one non-resident employee is permitted on the premises; (3) There be no exterior remodeling that changes the appearance of the garage; (4) The applicant continues to seek another location over the next year; and (5) The hours of operation be from 8 AM to 4 PM, Monday through Friday. Councilman Stamon seconded. Councilman Quast inquired of the applicants as to the current uses of the garage; and on call for the question, the motion carried. B. Shoreline Permit Hearing - ITT Rayonier - Tabled C. M-l Permit Hearing - Port of Port Angeles - Tabled D. M-l Permit Hearing - Cronauer Inasmuch as the Council had at this meeting passed Ordinance No. 2329, est,ablishing a Light Industrial Zone in lieu of the M-l zone, Councilman Stamon inquired if it was necessary for the Council to take action on the M-l Permit hearing at this time. Planner Carr indicated that Ordinance No. 2329 would take effect 5 days after publication and that the applicant had been advised of its impending passage. He indicated that the applicant had elected to proceed with the M-l Permit hearing, so it was necessary for the Council to proceed with the permit process. At the time the ordinance 289 290 CITY COUNCIL MEETING February 19, 1985 becomes effective, the terms of the M-1 Permit will be 'superceded by the Light Industrial Zoning. Councilman Quast then moved that the Council approve the Planning Commis- sion recommendation to allow conversion of an existing duplex into a general contracting office with related trade activities: limited display of various products and materials, and retail sales, located at Third and Cedar Streets, subject to the following conditions: (1) That the final site plan accompanying the building permit incorporate a retaining wall and/or landscaping to protect the disturbed slopes on the site; (2) That I the basement be used only for small equipment and material storage related to the contractor's office use; (3) That fire extinguishers and address numbers be installed in accordance with NFP No. 10 and Uniform Fire Code 1982 Edition; and in accordance with the following findings of fact: (A) The proposed contractor's office is compatible with existing industrial development in the Tumwater Creek Ravine M-l District; (E) The use will achieve the purpose and intent of the M-l Zone since the use is not intensive; and (C) Traffic and circulation impacts will be insignificant and utilities are available to the site. Councilman Schermer seconded and the motion carried. E. Conditional Use Hearing - Schwartz Councilman Schermer moved the Council concur with the Planning Commission recommendation to extend a Conditional Use Permit allowing a day-care and pre-school in the RS-7 Single-Family Residential District as a Home Occupation located at 1304 West Fifth Street for two years, subject to the following original conditions: (1) That the number of pre-school/day-care students be limited to a maximum of twenty children on the premises at any one time; and (2) That the existing parking area be identified by an appropriate form of signage. Councilman Gerberding seconded for purposes of discussion. Following discussion, on call for the question, the motion carried. F. Zoning Ordinance Hearing - Repeal of Planning Shopping Center District (PSC) I Councilman Gerberding moved the Council set a public hearing for March 5, 1985, for consideration of a Zoning Ordinance amendment repealing Article IV, Section 10, of the City of Port Angeles Zoning Ordinance No. 1709, as amended. Councilman Stamon seconded. planner Carr explained the reasons for consideration of repeal of the PSC Zone, and on call for the question, the motion carried. G. Planning Commission Minutes of February 13, 1985, Accepted Councilman Stamon moved to accept and place on file the Planning Commission minutes of February 13, 1985, as written. Councilman Quast seconded and the motion carried. The Council then discussed recreational vehicle parking available in the Ci ty , particularly during the Derby Days event. Manager Flodstrom indicated he would contact the Derby Days Committee to determine if there was a need for designated RV parking on Ediz Hook during the festivities this year. 5. Public Hearing Set for Street Vacation - Vine Street North of Park Avenue Mayor Whidden read Resolution No. 5-85 entitled I RESOLUTION NO. 5-85 A RESOLUTION of the City of Port Angeles setting a hearing date for a petition to vacate that portibn of Vine Street lying between Vashon Avenue and Park Avenue and abutting Lots 1 and 20 of Block 2, and abutting Lots 10 and 11 of Block 1, together with the south one-half of the alley abutting Lots 11 and 12, Block 1, all in Puget Sound Cooperative Colony's Second Addition. I I I CITY COUNCIL MEETING February 19, 1985 Councilman Stamon moved the Council pass Resolution No. 5-85 as read by title. Councilman Quast seconded and the motion carried. Councilman Gerberding then moved the Council refer consideration of this i tern to the Planning Conunission regular meeting of March 13, 1985. Councilman Stamon seconded and the motion carried. 6. City's Vern Burton Memorial Conununi ty Center Operating Ordinance Amended At the February 5, 1985, City Council meeting, the Council requested the City Attorney to draft an amendment to the City Gymnasium Ordinance that would allow the City Council to vary the regulations that apply to activities that require a permit to use the City Gymnasium. Mayor Whidden then read Ordinance No. 2330 by title, entitled ORDINANCE NO. 2330 AN ORDINANCE of the City of Port Angeles authorizing the City Council to vary the City Gymnasium regulations in appropriate circumstances, designating this ordinance as a public emergency ordinance, and amending Section 4 of Ordinance 2071 and Section 12.08.040 of the Port Angeles Municipal Code. Councilman Quast moved the City Council adopt Ordinance No. 2330 as read by title. Councilman Gerberding seconded and following discussion, the motion carried. councilman Quast then moved the Council instruct the City Attorney to review all ordinances in reference to the City Gymnasium and amend the ordinances to read "Vern Burton Memorial Conununity Center" for the term "City Gymnasium". Councilman Schermer seconded and the motion carried. 7. Request from Mr. Shipman for Use of Vern Burton Memorial Conununity Center Councilman Quast moved the Council approve Mr. Shipman's request to sell beer and wine during the PDA Sweetheart Dart Shoot at the Vern Burton Memorial Conununity Center on February 22, 23, and 24, 1985, from the hours of 10 AM to 5 PM, as authorized by Ordinance No. 2330, previously adopted by the Council. Councilman Schermer seconded and the motion carried. 8. Eighth and Race Street Intersection - Traffic Markings Review Manager Flodstrom reviewed the events leading up the Council's present review of the Eighth and Race Street intersection traffic markings. The Council had considered this item at the January 2, 1985, meeting in response to citizen Frank McPhee I s request for removal of the traffic buttons installed in the intersection as a part of the overlay program. City Engineer Rose reviewed several sketches depicting possible future traffic channelization patterns at Eighth and Race Street. The Council then discussed with staff at great length specific channelization at Eighth and Race as well as the need for standardized channelization throughout the City. Mrs. Lu McPhee, owner of Parkway Grocery, expressed her concerns for traffic channelization at Eighth and Race Street, indicating her preference that the traffic markings be as they were before the overlay project. She also noted she has concerns for the large bumps installed, indicating that they were hazardous to bicyclists and motorcycles. Mrs. McPhee also requested that business interruptions made during the project and in the course of making the corrections to the traffic markings be kept to a minimum. Mrs. McPhee also noted for the record that she and her husband are currently reviewing the 1985 City of Port Angeles Budget. Following further discussion, Manager Flodstrom suggested, with the Council's concurrence, the City stay with the current traffic channelization pattern until such time as the McPhees develop a firm remodeling plan for the grocery store and gas pumps. At that time, the City would review the traffic channelization patterns to assess the changes that would need to be made to better accommodate access to Parkway Grocery. Norma Turner then addressed the Council and requested the City not go back to the previous pattern unless the lane could be expanded to accommodate the traffic. 291 292 ----, CITY COUNCIL MEETING February 19, 1985 9. $2,750 Funded for Joint Advertisement in Welcome Magazine - 1986 Vancouver World's Fair Harriette Buchmann, representing the Economic Development Council's Tourism Promotion Board, addressed the Council regarding an advertising strategy developed by the Board to bring people through Port Angeles after they have been to the Expo Fair in Vancouver in 1986. Councilman Gerberding then moved that the Council authorize $2,750 to participate in joint funding to purchase an advertisement in the Welcome Magazine - 1986 Vancouver World's Fair, and that an agreement be drawn up between the City of Port Angeles I and the Chamber of Commerce for repayment of the funds should the Chamber attract a sufficient number of advertisers to pay for the total advertise- ment. The $2,750 is authorized from the Hotel/Motel Tax Fund, Councilman Starnon seconded and the motion carried. 10. Resignation of Russ Hesselman, Park Board Chairman Councilman Schermer moved the Council accept with regret Chairman Russ Hesselman's resignation from the Parks Board effective March 1, 1985, and requested City Manager Flodstrom to send a letter of thanks from the Council for Mr. Hesselman' s service on the Park Board. Councilman Gerberding seconded and the motion carried. 11. Preliminary Assessment Roll for Sidewalk Repairs at 110-112 East First Street - Continued to March 5, 5985 Councilman Stamon moved that the hearing for the preliminary assessment roll for sidewalk construction at 110-112 East First Street be continued to the March 5, 1985, meeting, due to the possibility of the property owner not receiving enough notice of the meeting. Councilman Gerberding seconded and the motion carried. 12. Contracts with Chamber of Commerce, Derby Days, and Clallam County Museum - Continued to the March 5, 1985, Regular Meeting I 13. Save Your Vision Week Proclaimed, March 3 - 9, 1985 Mayor Whidden proclaimed the week of March 3 through 9, 1985, as Save Your Vision Week and urged the citizens of Port Angeles to consider their good vision worthy of preservation and protection. 14. Speakers Bureau for the City - Continued to the March S, 1985, Regular Meeting IS. Labor Contract for Local 1619 - AFSCME - Continued to the March 5, 1985, Regular Meeting. 16. Telecable Deregulation - Continued to the March 5, 1985, Regular Meeting 17. City Hall Site Selection At Councilman Stamon's request, the Council confirmed that there has been no formal written or verbal commitment on the part of the Council to the citizenry that City Hall would remain in the Downtown area. 18. Port of Port Angeles Industrial Development District Councilman Quast moved the City Council go on record as supporting the Port of Port Angeles in their efforts to establish three industrial development districts. Councilman Schermer seconded, and on call for the question, the motion carried, with Councilman Gerberding voting "No". Councilman Gerberding felt that without specific information on the proposed indus- trial development districts he could not take a stand on the matter at this time. I VIII LATE ITEMS Manager Flodstrom drew the Council's attention to Items Nos. 7 and 8 on the Information Agenda, regarding consultants and sub-consultants submitting proposals on the Harbor Management Plan, and information regarding hiring and promotions of local versus non-local employees. He also noted Item No. 17, which is an invitation to the Council to attend a meeting on the Harbor Resource Management Plan. CITY COUNCIL MEETING February 19, 1985 Manager Flodstrom also noted that the Community Memorial Committee needs to set a meeting date. Xl ITEMS FROM THE AUDIENCE/CITY COUNCIL NOT ON THE AGENDA Mayor Whidden also referred the Council to Item No. 9 on the Information Agenda, which is a letter from Mr. Remington of Olympic Memorial Hospital indicating the Hospital District I s inability to fund a District-wide advanced life support service. III X ADJOURN TO EXECUTIVE SESSION Mayor Whidden adjourned the meeting to an executive session to discuss personnel matters at 10:24 P.M. XI RETURN TO OPEN SESSION AND ADJOURNMENT The meeting returned to open session and adjourned at 10:40 P.M. /~.a~ _~lerk . ~ a~"JJi1J1L Mayor I I 293