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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes 04/08/1980 ;s58 CITY COUNCIL MEETING Port Angeles, Washington April 8, 1980 I CALL TO ORDER The special meeting was called to order by Mayor Haguewood at 7:00 P.M. The purpose of this meeting is discussions relating to the Northern Tier Pipeline Project. II ROLL CALL Members Present: Mayor Haguewood, Councilmen Boardman, Duncan, Hordyk, Quast. Members Absent: Councilmen Buck, Polhamus. staff Present, Manager Flodstrom, Attorney Miller, Deputy Clerk Caso. P. Carr, R. Orton, D. Frizzell, A. Rose, J. pittis. Northern Tier: G. Smith, B. Sage, J. smedes, K. Berryman. Public Present: H. Berglund, D. Bettger, L. Ross, D. Rudolph, J. sobieck. II I MINUTES Councilman Hordyk moved the Council accept and place on file as received the minutes of the March 20, 1980 negotiating session. The motion was seconded by Councilman Boardman and carried. IV Suspended. V LBGISLATION 1. ADOPTION OF NEGOTIATION GUIDELINES & MEETING PROCEDURES The first subject discussed by the parties was adoption of the negotiation guidelines and procedures which were discussed at the March 20th meeting. Prior to any discussion or action on this matter, Attorney Miller stated for the record that these discussions are taking place in the context of the Northern Tier Pipeline Company's application for site certification before the Washington state Energy Facility Site Evaluation Council, Ap- plication No. 76-2. Therefore, for the purposes of the Open Public Me- etings Act, any executive session or "caucus" held to discuss these negotiations falls within either the pending litigation or attorney- client privelege exceptions to the Open Public Meetings Act, and these discussions may appropriately be held in executive session. After a brief caucus, Attorney Miller, Manager Flodstrom and Bill Sage discussed proposed amendments to the Guidelines, with the following conclusions: 4A. The Northern Tier Negotiating Issues Team and the Port Angeles City Staff shall conduct discussions prior to the sessions between the City Council and the Northern Tier Negotiating Committee. At these meetings the parties shall attempt to either agree upon, or narrow the scope of the issues for discussion in a negotiating session. 4B. The City Council hereby authorizes the City Staff to negotiate upon its behalf at these staff level meetings, subject to a grant of settlement authority by the Council and the. right of approval of final agreements reached by the Council. Councilman Hordyk then moved the Council accept the Negotiation Guidelines, including amendments. 4A and 4B, the Negotiation Procedur~s, and the Meeting Format. The motion was seconded by Councilman Boardman and carried. Bill Sage then indicated that the Negotiation Guidelines and Procedures and the Meeting Format were acceptable to Northern Tier. I I I CITY COUNCIL MEETING April 8, 1980 :~59 V LEGISLATION 2. SCHEDULE NEXT NEGOTIATION SESSION: AGENDA ITEMS I The next negotiation session was scheduled for Tuesday, April 15, 1980 at 5:00 P.M. The following issues were requested for discussion: (A) Recovery of indirect and out-of-pocket costs incurred to date by the City of Port'Angeles; (B) Land use fee and need for arranging impact fees (Northern Tier's choice); (C) Community housing impact (City's choice); '(D) water, Sewer and Solid waste requirements by the City (Northern Tier's choice). The City held on its next choice because of the time restriction at the next meeting. 3. ISSUE NO.2: RECOVERY OF COSTS Final position papers on the recovery of costs incurred by the City were presented by Bill Sage and Attorney Miller. Both positions were similar in content, with Northern Tier proposing a sum of $150,000 for objective review and analysis of their project, both past and present, and the City proposing a sum of $160,000. In addition to that sum, the City and Northern Tier both proposed that Northern Tier should agree to pay the cost of any studies agreed to in support or as a result of the negotiation process. Both parties then discussed at length the proposed language for appropri- ating Northern Tier's financial assistance to the City, as well as the payment mechanisms involved. Tentative agreements were reached on the language and amounts to be paid, with final resolution of this issue to be at the April 15, 1980 negotiation session. VI ADJOURNMENT The meeting adjourned at 9:00 P.M. I ~e./~ City Clerk ~JJt~ I