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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes 05/04/1971 ,... ..... 207 PROCEEDINGS OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PORT ANGELES, WASH. MAY 4, 1971 The Council met in regular session at 7:30 p.m. Officers present were Mayor Wolfe, Councilmen Edwards, Hordyk, McRevey, Olson and Ross; Manager Herrman, Attorney Moffett and Deputy City Clerk Hobbs. Councilmen Basom was absent. A motion was made by Councilman Hordyk, seconded by Councilman OlSOn and unani- mously carried to accept and place on file, as received, the minutes of April 20, 1971. I A motion was made by Councilman McRevey, seconded by Councilman Hordyk and unani- mously carried to concur with the tight SuperintendentTs recommendation and accept the low bid of Tyee Construction Company for the 69 kv. switch structure in the amount of $18,637.50. - A motion was made by Councilman Hordyk, seconded by Councilman McRevey and unani- mously carried to approve for payment Claim Vouchers in the amount of $72,892.14 - and Payroll Transfers in amount of $59,224.50. The Public Hearing on annexation of a portion of Croft's Addition was opened at 7:35 p.m. After determining there were no protests, Councilman Hordyk moved to close the hearing, ',approve the' i:mnexatioh' and authorize;, the" CitY Attorney to prepare an annexation ordinance. Motion seconded by Councilman McRevey and una- nimously carried,. Hearing closed at.7:37 p.m. This annexation will cover the East 1/2 of Lot 1, Croft's Addition. A petition requesting that the above annexed property in Croft's Addition be re- zoned from RS-9 to RMF Zone was read in full. A motion was made by Councilwoman Ross, second~d by Councilman Hordyk and unanimously carried to set the hearing date on the rezoning as June 15, 1971 at 7:30 p.m, and refer the petition to the Planning Commission for their recommendation. I A motion was made by Councilman Hordyk, seconded by Councilman McRevey and unani- mously carried to concur with the Planning Commission's recommendation and approve the Conditional Use Permit to Virgil Hughes to operate a'watch repair service from a single family residence in a CSD-Cl zone at 312 West 8th Street, on a part- time basis. A motion was made by Councilman McRevey, seconded by Councilman HordyK and unani- mously carried to concur with the Planning Commission's recommendation and approve the Conditional Use Permit to James Carmichael to allow the opperation of a tele- phone answering service in a single family residence in an RS-7 zone at 520 West 4th Street. A motion was made by Councilwoman Ross,seconded by Councilman Hordyk and unani- mously carried to concur with the Planning Commission~s recommendation and approve the set-back variance for Mr. Lawrence K. Farnsworth to enable him to construct a double carport at 737 West 12th Street with a set back of 22 feet instead of the required 25 feet. Mr. Springfield presented a petition of 22 signatures protesting the construction of a duplex by Mr. Dennis at 6th and K Streets. After discussion and considera~ tion, a motion was made by Councilwoman Ross,and seconde~ by Councilman Hordyk to concur with the ~lanning Commission's recommendation and approve the' Conditional Use Permit to William B. Dennis to allow him to construct a dupleX on the south- east corner of 6th and "K" Streets. All Councilmen voted ,"Aye" except Council- man Edwards, who voted "No. II Motion carried. I A motion was made by Councilman McRevey, seconded by Councilman Olson and unani- mously carried to concur with the Planning Commission's recommendation and approve the set-back variance for Peter Orban of Tire Towne to allow him to construct a tire storage building at 535 Marine Drive. A motion was made by Councilman Edwards, seconded by Councilman Olson and unani- mously carried to concur with the Planning Commission's recommendation and approve the set-back variance to Dr. Charles F. Raab to allow him to construct an addi- tion to the west side of his present house at 2518 South Oak Street. A motion was made by Councilman Hordy~, seconded by Councilman Olson and unani- mously carried to accept and place on file the Planning Commission Minutes of April 26, 1971. A letter from Robert L. Wubbena, Secretary of the Board of Certification of the Department of Social and Health Services regarding Arthur Waldron successfully 208 PROCEEDINGS OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PORT ANGELES, WASH. MAY 4, 1971 (Continued) passing the written examination and being advanced to Group IV of the Pacific Northwest Pollution Control Association was read in full and a Certificate of Competency presented to Mr. Waldron by the Mayor. ~A Proclamation By The Mayor, proclaiming May 23-29, 1971 to be Realtor Week, was read in full. The following ordinance was read in full: ORDINANCE NO. 1727 AN ORDINANCE of the City of Port Angeles providing for an adjustment in the wages of the employees in the electrical distribution system and the service garage for the year 1971. I A motion was made by Councilman Hordyk, seconded by Councilman Olson and unani- mously carried to adopt the foregoing resolution as read. A motion was made by Councilman McRevey, seconded by Councilwoman Ross and unani- mously carried to authorize the Mayor and City Clerk to sign the Assignments'of lease between the Peninsula Plywood Corporation and the City of Port Angeles, transfering from Peninsula Plywood Corporation, a Washington corporation, to Peninsula Plywood, a Delware corporation. A motion was made by Councilman Edwards to take from the table the ordinance re- garding the amusement machine licenses. Motion died for lack of a second. The following ordinance was taken from the table and read in full: ORDINANCE NO. AN ORDINANCE authorizing payment of a claim against the City of Port Angeles. A motion was made by Councilman Hordyk, seconded by Councilman Olson and unani- mously carried to not pass the above ordinance and that the claim be denied. (This was a claim against the City by Clifford Peterson for damages to his I vehicle. ) A memorandum from the City Manager regarding sewer treatment plant construction interfund loans was read and noted. ~he survey results on financing sewerage construction, operation and maintenance, taken by Clark & Groff Engineers, Inc. 'were read and noted. \ A,motion was made by Councilman McRevey, seconded by Councilwoman Ross and unani- mously carried to concur with the Clallam Jefferson County Community Action Ag- ency youth program and grant $2,000 for its funding. A motion was mae& by Councilman McRevey, seconded by Councilman Hordyk and unani- mously carried/acknowledge receipt of and refer to a work session the report and comments of the State Auditor pertaining to the last audit of the City of Port Angeles - 1959. A motion was made by Councilman Edwards and seconded by Councilman McRevey to grant the Retail Merchants permission to close off Laurel Street between 1st, and Front Streets for a mall on June 5, 1971. A motion was made by Councilwoman Ross and seconded by Councilman Olson to amend the foregoing motion to leave open the east lane from the alley to Front Street for traffic to flow north to Front Street and close the rest of the street. Motion to amend carried unani- mously and first motion, as amended, carried unanimously. I A motion was made by Councilwoman Ross, seconded by Councilman McRevey and unanimously carried to refer to the Planning Commission for their recommenda- tion the request to rename West 18th Street to Ocean View Drive. A letter from the North Olympic Council of Square and Folk Dance Federation of Washington expressing interest in the civic center facility and a letter from the Chamber of Commerce expressing their interest and urging the City to go ahead with the recommended phase 2 planning stage for the multi-purpose center were read and noted. 20~ PROCEEDINGS OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PORT ANGELES, WASH. MAY 4, 1971 (Continued) A memorandum from the Finance Director reo insurance coverage, Priest reimburse- ment for underground, and Sewer Fund Report (all items questioned at the pre- vious meeting) was read and noted. A letter from the Fire Chief reo smoking in the theater, in answer to a question raised at a previous meeting, was read and noted. I A motion was made by Councilman Hordyk, seconded by Councilman McRevey and unani- mously carried to accept and place on file the Community Action Council Minutes of April 21, 197, and the Olympic Air Pollution Control Authority Minutes of April 7, 1971. A motion was made by Councilman Olson, seconded by Councilman Hordyk and unani- mously carried to accept and place on file the following reports: General Fund Budget; Utilities Billing Report-April; Water Dept. Work Report-April; Light & Power Work Report-April; Equipment Rental Fund-March; Off-street Parking-Febru- ary; Library Out-of-town report; Traffic Control-Street Dept. parking meter school and Park & Recreation Out-of-town report. A motion was made by Councilman Hordyk, seconded by Councilman Olson and unani- mously carried to concur with the Park Board's recommendation to raise the camp fee of $1.50 per night to $2.00 per night to camp at Lincoln Park. A motion was made by Councilman Hordyk, seconded by CouncilwEmlan Ross and unani- mously carried to concur with the Park Board and establish fees for the use of the Long House. The rate would be $10.00 daily for any group excluding Indians of the Clallam Tribe. Also anybody using the facility would be required to pay a $20.00 deposit for clean up purposes, when the Park Board thinks it is neces- sary. The facilities of the Long House will be free to all Indians of the Clallam Tribe. A motion was made by Councilman Hordyk, seconded by Councilman Olson and unani- mously carried to accept and place on file the minutes of the Park Board for April, 1971. ,I Professor Quast's Political Science Class from Peninsula College attended the Council Meeting and Professor Quast introduced the class to the Council. A motion was made by Councilwoman Ross, seconded by Councilman Olson and unani- mously carried to authorize the City Manager to proceed with the purchase of the thrity-seven acres of property for the Sanitation Department Landfill area. No ac~ion was taken on the recommendation of the City Manager to place the Sanitation Department under the Department of Public Works. This will not mean a change in the personnel or status of the department, merely provide easier methods for Department of Public Works to provide counsel and guid- ance to the maintenance and operation primarily of the garbage dump. Ralph Pierson spoke to the Council wanting to know more specifically the reasons for his discharge from the Garbage Dump. Council to take under advisement. A motion was made by Councilman Hordyk, seconded by Councilman Olson and unan- mously carried to concur with the City Manager's appointment of Sgt. William Myers to the Human Relations CommisSion for a two year term. Other subjects of discussion were the car wash car wash on Ediz Hook; special containers for garbage pickup for businesses; downtown restrooms; and the dates for filing for the position of Councilman for the coming election in November. II Meeting adjourned at 9:30 p.m. ~"., eX. ~~ , Deputy City'Clerk J-L, {J &J"f Mayor