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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes 03/20/2001 4~05 CITY COUNCIL MEETING Port Angeles, Washington March 20, 2001 CALL TO ORDER - Mayor Doyle called the regular meeting of the Port Angeles City Council to order at REGULAR MEETING: 6:00 p.m. ROLL CALL: Members Present: Mayor Doyle, Councilmembers Campbell, Erickson, Hulett, McKeown, Wiggins, and Williams. Members Absent: None. Staff Present: Manager Quinn, Attorney Knutson, Deputy Clerk Broussard, B. Collins, M. Connelly, G. Cutler, D. McKecn, T. Riepe, Y. Ziomkowski, and T. Smith. Public Present: A. Harrison, D. Willcox, C. Reid, H. Wilmot, M. Hughey, P. Lewis, D. Lewis, S. Lewis, N. Dunn, R. Parkc, D. Bradley, M. Hall, J. Gustafson, J. Dryver, and C. Shivcly. PLEDGE OF The Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag was led by Boy Scout Troop 1461, Dr. Peter ALLEGIANCE: Lewis, Scout Master. Those participating included: D. Lewis, S. Lewis, P. Lewis, N. Dunn, R. Parks, D. Bradley, M. Hall, J. Gustafson, J. Dryer, and C. Shively. CEREMONIAL Manager Quinn announced a change in dates for the Cable TV public meetings. Thc MATTERS & new dates are March 29 and 30, 2001. PROCLAMATIONS: WORK SESSION - Chamber of Commerce Report PRESENTATIONS: Russ Veenema, Executive Director of the Chamber of Commerce, announced that the Chamber of Commerce Chamber has been reinventing itself by becoming more issue oriented and organized. Report The membership, as well as attendance at monthly meetings, has increased. The current focus is tourism and special events and, through marketing and advertising, there has been an increased interest in the Chamber's website and brochures. Mr. Veenema briefly reviewed some of the Chamber's upcoming plans, to include a proposal to be presented to the Lodging Tax Advisory Committee and the City Council with regard to room tax management. Mr. Veenema would like to see the development of a system which could track the affect of weather and community events on hotel/motel usage. Mr. Veenema summarized some of the upcoming events in Port Angeles, such as the Circus Somera, a non-animal circus; the Real Estate Community Open House Red Carpet Weekend; and the First Annual Kayak Symposium at Hollywood Beach. A jet ski race is tentatively scheduled for June or July. Mr. Veenema reported that a new committee is being established for the purpose of community beautification. Councilman Campbell expressed his satisfaction with the steps the Chamber of Commerce is taking with its constructive view toward the Gateway Project. ' 1 - CITY COUNCIL MEETING 4406 March 20, 2001 LATE ITEMS TO BE None. pLACED ON THIS OR FUTURE AGENDAS: FINANCE: 1. Bid Award for Overhead Electric Rebuild Bid Award for Overhead Mayor Doyle summarized the memorandum provided by Public Works & Utilities Electric Rebuild Director Cutler with regard to awarding the bid for the overhead electric rebuild to Mountain Power Construction Company. Director Cutler described how three overhead electric rebuild projects had been bid as a single contract in 2000. At that time, the lowest bid was significantly higher than the engineering estimate and the bids were, therefore, rejected. For this particular bid, an additional project was added to the other three, and the resulting low bid represents a savings to the City of $110,000. Councilmember McKeown moved to authorize the Mayor to sign the contract with Mountain Power Construction Company in the amount of $135,416.36. Councilman Campbell seconded the motion, which carried unanimously. Bid Award for Transformer 2. Bid Award for Transformer Load Tap Changer FiIter System Load Tap Changer Filter System Mayor Doyle summarized the memorandum submitted by Public Works & Utilities on the proposed bid award for the purchase of six Load Tap Changer Oil Processors from Calhoun & DeJong Inc. Director Cutler described the LTC's and their function. Councilman Campbell moved to authorize the City Manager to sign the purchase order with Calhoun & DeJong, Inc., in the amount of $30,481.24. Councilman Wiggins seconded the motion, which carried unanimously. Bid Award for Single-Reel 3. Bid Award for Single-Reel Self-Loading Trailer Self-Loading Trailer Mayor Doyle summarized the memorandum submitted by Public Works & Utilities regarding the purchase of a single-reel self-loading trailer which is used by the Light Operations crew. The new trailer is better equipped to carry heavier and bigger reels of cable. Councilmember Erickson moved to accept the bid from Airtec Equipment and authorize the Public Words & Utilities Director to purchase the single-reel self-loading trailer from Airtec Equipment of Vancouver, Washington, for the sum of $14,400.00, plus sales tax. Councilmember McKeown seconded the motion, which carried unanimously. CONSENT AGENDA: Mayor Doyle offered an addition to the City Council minutes of March 6, 2001, in the last paragraph under the Highland Courte sub-heading, "City staff was directed to communicate with the public present with regard to the proper process and procedure for filing grievances with Highland Courte". Mayor Doyle also offered a correction to the fifth paragraph under the Year End 2000 Budget Status Report, changing "the cost of living increase" to "the cost of power increase". Director Ziomkowski offered a correction to the misspelling of her last name in Paragraph 5 under the Year End 2000 Budget Status Report. Councilman Williams moved to accept the Consent Agenda to include: 1) City Council minutes of the March 6, 2001 regular meeting, as corrected; and 2) Check Register for March 13, 2001 in the amount of $1,081,442.88. Councilmember Erickson seconded the motion, which carried unanimously. CITY COUNCIL City Council Committee Reports: COMMITTEE REPORTS: Councilmember Hulett presented a copy of the North Olympic Peninsula Visitor & Convention Bureau 2001 Tourism Promotion and Marketing Plan packet to the Council -2- CITY COUNCIL MEETING March 20, 2001 4407 CITY COUNCIL and staff. COM2M]TTEE REPORTS: Councilmember Erickson reported that the advisory committee for Channel 21 has (Cont'd) begun its review of future growth needs as relates to the franchise renewal process. She also met with Director Connelly with regard to renovation of the William Shore Memorial Pool. Councilmember McKeown attended a meeting on "shoring up" the hill behind the Downtown Fountain. Instructions were given to the architect on this particular project. Councilman Williams was invited to the office of the Downtown Association to discuss the preservation of the underground portion of Laurel Street. Councilman Wiggins informed the Council of his attendance at the National League of Cities (NLC) Conference. He was introduced to many interesting individuals and was given the opportunity to hear administrators discuss localization of government. Councilman Wiggins also attended meetings on bonding issues and gun safety. Councilman Campbell commented on federal assistance in meeting the needs of the Ground Water Under the Influence problem with the water supply. He attended several workshops in regard to wastewater systems and improvements. The entire country is facing a $2 trillion funding requirement for infrastructure replacement. Legislation will be addressing the matter this year. The EPA has a threshold on wastewater affordability that states if the City's wastewater rate exceeds 4% of an individual's income, there is a problem. The ESA and EPA are on a "collision course" in regard to the program of wastewater reinvestment. Councilmember Campbell informed the Council that Unisys has established a portal in Westchester, Pennsylvania. Efforts have been slow at getting businesses signed up on the portal due to the high cost of set up fees. Mayor Doyle met with and provided a tour of City Hall for three Cub Scouts who were working on their Community Citizenship awards. The National League of Cities selected Mayor Doyle to serve on the Energy Environment and Natural ResoUrces Policy Committee. Issues to be addressed by this committee relate to an energy policy, natural gas, clean air, the Endangered Species Act, and the Natural Resource Policy. They will also discuss oil exploration. Mayor Doyle described the tour of the Pentagon, and the possibility of surplusing a dry dock located at Swan Island. Manager Quinn informed the Council that information packets were brought back from the NLC for the staff to review. ORDINANCES NOT None. REQUIRING PUBLIC HEARINGS: RESOLUTIONS: Street Vacation Petition - STV- 01-01 - Port Angeles Food Bank Street Vacation - Food Mayor Doyle summarized the memorandum submitted by Planning Specialist Roberds Bank with regard to setting a hearing date for the Food Bank's street vacation request for a Resolution No. 6-01 portion of Fourth Street west of Valley Street. Councilman Williams asked if this issue would come before the Real Estate Committee, and Attorney Knutson responded in the affirmative. Mayor Doyle read the Resolution by title, entitled, -3- CITY COUNCIL MEETING 4408 March 20, 2001 RESOLUTIONS: RESOLUTION NO. 6-01 Street Vacation- Food A RESOLUTION of the City Council of the City of Port Angeles, Bank Washington, setting a hearing date for a petition to vacate a portion Resolution No. 6-01 of Fourth Street abutting Lots 1, 2, and 3, Block 85 and abutting Lots (Cont'd) 18, 19, and 20, Block 73 of the Townsite of Port Angeles, Washington. Councilman Wiggins moved to pass the Resolution as read by title. Councilman Hulett seconded the motion, which carried unanimously. OTHER Citizen Code Advisory Committee CONSIDERATIONS: Mayor Doyle summarized the memorandum submitted by Community Development Citizen Code Advisory Director Collins with regard to revising the Port Angeles Municipal Code Book to make Committee it more user friendly and appointing a citizen code advisory committee to provide recommendations on how this can be accomplished. Manager Quinn clarified that this committee would not be ongoing, but would be utilized for a short time to obtain citizen input on language usage in the Code Book. Councilman Campbell asked if changing the Code Book to make it more user friendly would result in more confusion and problems in the future. Manager Quinn assured him that all changes would be brought to the Council for approval. Councilman Hulett moved to appoint Mr. Jerry Schwagler, Ms. Donna Peterson, Mr. Hank Gibson, Ms. Jean Irvine, Mr. Roger Wheeler, Mr. Gary Colley, Mr. Craig Miller and Mr. Jim Haguewood to assist in reviewing and revising development regulation language in the Port Angeles Municipal Code Book. Councilman Wiggins seconded the motion, which carried unanimously. PUBLIC HEARINGS - None. QUASI-JUDICIAL: PUBLIC HEARINGS - None. OTHER: INFORMATION: City Manager's Report: Manager Quinn stated he would be absent from the April 3, 2001, City Council meeting, and Attorney Knutson would be taking his place. Manager Quinn reminded Council of the OPS lunch on March 21, 2001. He announced the E-nable Project has moved onto Phase II. Manager Quinn referenced the memorandum from Department of Community Development Director Collins addressing the Highland Courte Chemical Treatment Center status. He noted his appreciation of the input received from various members of the community, and he assured the Council and the citizens present that the City is proceeding with an enforcement process of checking out every one of the complaints and items brought to the City's attention in terms of enforcement. Councilman Hulett asked for clarification on the Council's role in the enforcement process. Attorney Knutson indicated the Appearance of Fairness Doctrine is something of which the Council must be aware when acting in a quasi-judicial capacity. The Highland Courte matter could possibly come before the Council and, should Council members express an opinion or make a definitive statement on the nature of the Highland Courte operation, then the Appearance of Fairness Doctrine comes into play in terms of possible bias or prejudice. -'4 - CITY COUNCIL MEETING March 20, 2001 4409 Break Mayor Doyle recessed the meeting for a break at 7:18 p.m. The meeting reconvened at 7:28 p.m. EXECUTIVE SESSION: The meeting adjourned to Executive Session at 7:28 p.m. to discuss real estate, litigation, and potential litigation for approximately forty-five minutes to one hour. RETURN TO OPEN The meeting returned to Open Session at approximately 8:55 p.m. SESSION: ADJOURNMENT: The meeting was adjourned at 8:55 p.m..~ 9 C~,.) ~ B~cky J. Uptq ~w/~ Larry D/~ May~r/-/~x~/ -5- 4410 THIS PAGE INTENTIONALLY LEFT BLANK