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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes 05/25/197729I CITY COUNCIL MEETING Port Angeles, Washington May 25, 1977 I CALL TO ORDER The meeting was called to order by Mayor Olson at 7:30 P.M. TI ROLL CALL Members Present: Mayor Olson, Councilmen Anderson, Buck, Haguewood, Ross, Wray. Members Absent: Councilman Hordyk Staff Present: Manager Whorton, Attorney Walrath, Clerk Parrish, H. Kochanek, P. Rodman, D. Flodstrom, D. Frizzell, M. McCall, P. Carr, K. Rodocker, J. Honnold, C. Caso. Guests Present: G. Gase, D. Gase, J. xoepke, R. Behrhorst, M. Washburn, P. Jackson, R. Cline, R. Leach, D. Chin, C. Bennett, W. Allen, D. Vincent, V. Cameron, R. Parrish, F. Bird, P. Lansing, L. Matts. III MINUTES Councilman Ross moved the minutes of the May 1'l, 1977 meeting be accepted and placed on file as received. Councilman Buck seconded the motion and it carried. IV FINANCE 1. AUTHORIZATION TO CALL FOR BIDS Councilman Anderson moved the Council authorize the Public Works Department , to call for bids for the sale of approximately 1,000 tons of white goods and scrap metal stock piled at the Port Angeles Landfill Site. Council- man Wray seconded the motion and it carried. 2. SEWAGE FACILITY PLAN Councilman Haguewood moved the Council authorize payment to CH2M/Hill of $1,800. for engineering services from December 25, 1976 through March 24, 1977 in connection with the sewage facility plan, and $1,228.81 for en- gineering services through March 24, 1977 in connection with the sewage system evaluation final report. Councilman Anderson seconded the motion and it carried. 3. DOWNTOWN SIGNALIZATTON PROJECT Councilman Anderson moved the Council approve payment of $267.36 to Harstad Associates, Inc., Seattle, for engineering services from March 26 to April 25, 1977 on the First and Front Street Signalization Project. The motion was seconded by Councilman Buck and carried. 4. VOUCHERS PAYABLE, L.I.D. AND PAYROLL Councilman Anderson moved the Council approve $397,477.95 Vouchers Payable, ' $148.11 L.I.D.'s and $109,121.10 Payroll Transfer. Councilman Ross seconded the motion and it carried. V ITEMS FROM THE AUDIENCE NOT ON THE AGENDA Attorney Behrhorst, representing the New Hong Kong Hotel and Restaurant, re- quested the Council to honor a "Petition" to reinstate the restaurant's dance license which was revoked approximately two months ago. After a brief dis- cussion, Councilman Ross moved the Council honor the petition to reinstate the L J CITY COUNCIL MEETING May 25, 1977 V ITEMS FROM THE AUDIENCE NOT ON THE AGENDA (Cont.) New Hong Kong Hotel and Restaurant's dance license subject to an amendment to paragraph IV of the petition that would read that a second identification checker be put on duty if the number of patrons exceeds ninety. Councilman Wray seconded the motion and it carried. It is noted that Police Chief Kochanek has agreed to the terms and conditions for reinstatement as set forth in the "Petition for Reinstatement of Dance License." , VI LEGISLATION 1. PLANNING COMMISSION A. Minutes of May 9, 1977 meeting. Councilman Ross moved the Council concur with the recommendation of the Planning Commission and approve a Conditional Use Permit for S. Tozier to reduce the number of required parking spaces for a proposed office at 622 E. Front Street, subject to the conditions set down by the Planning Commission; 1) that directional arrows be provided in- dicating one-way traffic area, 2) stalls 32,39 and 41 through 43 be installed by the property owner within 90 days of notification by the Director of Public Works that said stalls are necessary because of in- creased parking demand on the site, 3) a change of tenants to any use other than business or professional offices will require re-evaluation by the Planning Commission and 4} final site plans shall be reviewed by the Planning Department for compliance with the proposal submitted to the Commission. The motion was seconded by Councilman Buck and carried. 2. Councilman Buck moved the Council concur with the recommendation of the Planning Commission and approve a Conditional Use Permit for a period of six months to G. Matthews for extension of home occupation to sell herring and tackle at 323 E. 13th Street, with the condition that there be no advertising on the premises. Council- man Anderson seconded the motion and it carried. 3. Mr. W. Koepke has requested a Conditional Use Permit for a duplex in the RS-9 Zone, located on the East side of "N" Street approx- imately 150 feet north of 18th Street. Councilman Wray moved the Council concur with the recommendation of the Planning Commission and approve a Conditional Use Permit for a duplex as being compa- tible with the area. Councilman Haguewood seconded the motion and it carried. 4. Councilman Anderson moved the Council concur with the recommendation of the Planning Commission and extend Clallam County's present Con- ditional Use Permit, reducing the number of required parking spaces at 4th and Chase Streets, for six months. The motion was seconded by Councilman Ross and carried. B. Final Approval of Alpine Estates Plat Councilman Buck moved the Council accept the final plat of Alpine Estates, consisting of six single family lots on 2.29 acres, including replat of Lot 3 of Juma and located between West 8th and 10th Street, west of Juma Court. Councilman Wray seconded the motion and it carried. C. Short Plat Procedure Ordinance ' Mayor Olson introduced and read the :title:of Ordinance No. 1923, entitled Ordinance No. 1923 AN ORDINANCE of the City of Port Angeles amending Ordinance No. 1631 and establishing means of controlling subdivision of land into four or less lots. Councilman Buck moved the Council adopt the Ordinance as read by title by Mayor Olson. The motion was seconded by Councilman Anderson and carried. CITY COUNCIL MEETING ~~~~ May 25, 1977 VI LEGISLATION D. Ordinance Correcting Ordinance No. 1917 Mayor Olson introduced and read by title Ordinance No. 1924 entitled Ordinance No. 1924 AN ORDINANCE correcting and amending Ordinance No. 1917 vacating that portion of Eunice Street between Rose Street ' and Rhodes Road. Councilman Wray moved the Council adopt the Ordinance as read by title by Mayor Olson. Councilman Haguewood seconded the motion and it carried. E. Street Vacation Request Councilman Buck moved the Council refer the request of the Clallam County Department of Public works for vacation of the streets and alley within the County Maintenance shop on the northwest corner of "C" Street and Lauridsen Boulevard to the Planning Commission for their recommendation and set a public hearing date on June 20, 1977 to con- sider the recommendation of the Planning Commission. Councilman Wray seconded the motion and it carried. F. Home Occupation Guidelines Mayor Olson read a memorandum regarding recommended changes to the Home Occupation Guidelines and requested opinions from the audience. After various comments and questions from the audience, Councilman Ross moved the Council refer the guidelines back to .the Planning Com- mission for further study. Councilman Haguewood seconded the motion. On called vote, Councilmen Anderson and Buck voted "No" with the re- mainder of the Councilmen voting "Aye". The motion carried. ' During the discussion Councilman Ross offered her definition for Home Occupation and the Conditions for Home Occupation as follows: Home Occupation: An operation profit oriented which is carried on in the dwelling place, garage or shop building of a residence of a member of the family residing therein in addition to the residential use of the homesite. Conditions: 1) That home occupations shall be limited to members of the family residing in the dwelling place. 2) That there shall be no exterior indication of the existence of a business, no exterior display, no exterior sign, no exterior storage of materials relevant to the business. 3) Residents shall enjoy whatever pursuits they wish, profit oriented or not, within the confines of their build- ings as long as these pursuits shall not endanger the public health, morals and general welfare of the neighborhood. Councilman Buck also expressed his approval of the Home Occupation Guidelines as adopted by the Planning Commission on Apbil 11, 1977. 2. SHORELINE PERMIT APPLICATIONS A. Mayor Olson read City Engineer Warder's memorandum regarding the Port of Port Angeles' application for a Shoreline Permit. Councilman Buck moved the Council approve the Port Angeles' application for a Shoreline Permit for maintenance dredging at Terminal No. 3 of the Port Dock at the foot of Cedar Street as recommended by City Engineer Warder. Council- , man Anderson seconded the motion and it carried. B. Councilman Ross moved the Council approve the Port of Port Angeles' application for a Shoreline Permit for the construction of a new con- crete main float and concrete finger floats in the Port Angeles Boat Haven as recommended by City Engineer warder in his memorandum to the Council. Councilman Buck seconded the motion and it carried. 2 ~ 4 CITY COUNCIL MEETING May 25, 1977 VI LEGISLATION C. Mayor Olson read City Engineer Warder's memorandum regarding E. Vail's application for a Shoreline Permit for the construction of a building for processing frozen fish and custom meat preparation on the south side of Marine Drive between "C" and "D" Streets opposite the Boat Haven. Councilman Wray moved the Council approve this application as recommended by City Engineer Warder. The motion was seconded by Councilman Buck and carried. 3. COASTAL ENERGY IMPACT PROGRAM Councilman Buck informed the Council that a hearing will be held on May 27, 1977 at 10:30 A.M. at the Clallam County Courthouse regarding 308C funds. This agenda item remained on the table. 4. ENERGX CONSERVATION PROCLAMATION Councilman Wray moved the Council adopt the PROCLAMATION proclaiming the remainder of 1977 as "Save Electricity - Save Water - Save Jobs in Port Angeles" as read by Mayor Olson. Councilman Ross seconded the motion and it carried. 5. AUTHORIZATION TO STAGE BENEFIT CONCERT Mayor Olson read a request by the Port Angeles High School to stage a benefit concert on May 26, 1977 at 7:00 P.M. The purpose of this concert is to raise money for Larry Mitchell, an eleven year old boy with Leukemia. The concert will be held at First and Laurel Streets at the Peoples Bank parking lot. Councilman Ross moved the Council grant permission to the High School to stage a benefit concert on May 26, 1977 at First and Laurel Streets. The motion was seconded by Councilman Anderson and carried. 6. WHEELCHAIR RAMP PROGRAPA Mayor Olson read a memorandum from the Department of Public Works outlining the Wheelchair Ramp Program. Public Works Director D. Flodstrom explained the plan further and stated that work on the project will start in June, 1977 with the first phase of construction being the installation of 18 ramps in the downtown area and further construction to follow at a later date. Councilman Wray moved the Council authorize the Public Works Depart- ment to proceed with the Wheelchair Ramp Program for the handicapped. Councilman Haguewood seconded the motion and it carried. 7. CLALLAM COUNTY SOLID WASTE PROCESSING PROPOSAL City Manager Whorton made a few brief comments on the possibility of the Department of Public Works coordinating a County wide workshop on solid waste processing and recycling. Councilman Ross moved the Council instruct the Public Works bepartment to proceed with the program. The motion was seconded by Councilman Buck and carried. The future of Solid Waste Proces- sing in Clallam County was a topic of discussion during a recent Clallam County Governmental Conference meeting and the City was asked to coordi- nate further discussion of this subject. 8. $OARD AND COMMISSION APPOINTMENTS A. Board of Adjustment No motion for appointment .... B. Park Board 1 1 1 Councilman Haguewood moved the Council reappoint Harold "Sy" McLaughlin to the Park Board for another three year term. Councilman Wray seconded the motion and it carried. CITY COUNCIL MEETING 2 9 5 May 25, 1977 VI LEGISLATION C. Planning Commission Councilman Anderson moved the Council appoint Henry Smedley to the Planning Commission for a six year term. The motion was seconded by Councilman Buck and carried. D. Board of Appeals ' No motion for appointment was made and the City Council indicated this item was to be dropped from the agenda. 9. SALE OF SURPLUS PROPERTY Councilman Ross questioned Attorney Walrath regarding the procedure used in the sale of City property. Attorney Walrath stated that there does not seem to be any statutory provisions for cities to dispose of real property. In light of this, he contacted the A.W.C. Research Center and it is their recommendation that the City adopt the procedures set out for Counties, which calls for a public "auction. The Council should first declare the property to be surplus by means of a Resolution and then adopt an Ordinance to set up the procedures for sale of this property. The Council discussed with Manager Whorton the advantages of selling the property by calling for sealed bids. Councilman Ross advised the Council that is was the recom- mendation of the Real Estate Committee that no property be sold which could not be used by the buyer, and those lots adjacent to one another would be sold as a package and not individually. Councilman Buck moved the Council declare surplus the property recommended by the Real Estate Committee. Councilman Wray seconded the motion and it carried. Councilman Buck then read into the record the Blocks and Lots declared surplus property as follows: Block 34, Lots 3 and 5; Block 35, Lot 11; Block 113, Lots 11 through 15; Block 114, Lots 15 through 20; Block 152, Lots 1 through 4; Block 160, Lots 12 through 17; Block 177, E. 35 feet of Lot 12 Block 242, Lot 10; Block 303, Lot 13; Block 307, Lots 9 and 10; Blvck 308, Lots 1 and 2; Block 308, Lot 10; Block.~312, Lots 13 and 14; Block 468, Lots 11, 12, 14 and 20; Block 451, Lots 13 through 18; 46 foot strip of land lying north of theMilwaukee Drive right-of-way on surburban lots 39, 40, 41, 44 and 45; SEA - NE's, Section 23 Township 30 North, Range 6 WWM - 40 acres. Councilman Haguewood then moved the Council instruct Attorney Walrath to proceed with the necessary Resolution to declare this property surplus and the necessary Ordinance to set down the procedure for sale of this surplus property. Councilman Ross seconded the motion and it carried.gESOLUTION NO. 10-77 10. SPECIAL ELECTION REPORT City Manager Whorton made a verbal request to the Council to withdraw his memorandum recommendation that the Council direct the staff tQ prepare the necessary ordinance to place the Civic Field and Pier Projects on the Nov- ember General Election ballot. These projects may possibly be funded by Phase II of the Local Public Works Bill. D. Flodstrom, Director of Public Works, reported on the briefing that was held for the western states, Alaska and Hawaii in Seattle on Phase II. He informed the Council that this phase will allocate 66.8 million dollars to the State of Washington with approxi- mately 10 million of this money distributed to counties without primary cities. Primary Cities are cities of 50,000 or more population. The first 15~ of the approximate 10 million will be allocated directly to county governments. The remaining 85~ will be divided among the cities that sub- mitted application for Phase I monies. There are approximately 10 county governments that meet the criteria to share the first 15~ of the approximate 10 million dollars. Any amount Port Angeles receives will be split equally with School"District 121. Notification of. C1a11am Counties allocated share will be soon after June 3, 1977. The re-application process will start 9 6 CITX COUNCIL MEETING May 25, 1977 QI LEGISLATION 10. (Cont.) June 3, 1977 and continue to July 8, 1977 with notification to all agencies which submitted projects to be before August 15, 1977. City Manager Whorton stressed the importance of establishing priorities with the School Board as soon as possible. A meeting date was set for June 7, 1977 with an alternate date of June 9, 1977. Councilman Haguewood then moved the Council change the June meetings of the City Council from June 8th and 22nd, 1977 to June 6th and 20th, 1977 to accomodate those Council members attending the High School graduation and the A.W.C. Convention. Councilman Anderson seconded the motion and it carried. 11. LATE ITEMS A. Park and Recreation Plan After a brief discussion with City Manager Whorton and City Parks Director D. Frizzell, Councilman Haguewood moved the Council delay any decision of this plan until a meeting is held with the Port of Port Angeles to discuss the common problems faced by both the City and the Port. Councilman Ross seconded the motion and it carried. Councilman Buck then moved the City employ ORB of Seattle to develop a Comprehensive Park and Recreation Plan for the City. The motion died for lack of a second. B. Emergency Drought Program A presentation was made by V. Cameron of the U.S. Economic Development Administration regarding the Emergency Drought Program. Mr. Cameron informed the Council that his agency is now receiving applications for 175 million in grants and loans for drought relief in Washington State, with top priority given for grant money in situations where health and safety are concerned. The maximum amount that can be financed for projects is 50~ of the total cost, with a minimum of 20~ financed. The remaining cost could be financed by a long term loan - 40 years at 5~ interest. Four City projects which are being considered for partial funding by the federal agency are: 1) A 13 million gallon per day filtration plant, $4.2 million; 2) a pipeline to the Elwha River, $671,000; 3) purchase and installation of city water meters, $463,000, and 4) a 2 million gallon water reservoir on the Golf Course Road, $750,000. If approved, the total cost of these four projects could be completely funded through a grant and loan combination from the federal government combined with the states 40$ funding on construction. Councilman Buck moved the Council apply for these funds as soon as possible. The motion was seconded by Councilman Haguewood and carried. C. Public Law No. 92=500 City Manager Ldhorton requested the Council grant him permission to testify on June 6, 1977 before Senator Muskie's subcommittee on Public Law No. 92-500. Councilman Ross moved the Council instruct the City Manager to present his case to the Subcommitee. Councilman Haguewood seconded the motion and it carried. VII STAFF REPORTS 1. Councilman Ross: Asked about the possibility of painting and not fencing the train engine on Lauridsen Boulevard. 2. Councilman Wray: Recommended installation of a left turn land at the in- tersection of Laurel and Boulevard. Commended the Fire Department on it's 1 CITY COUNCIL MEETING May 25, 1977 297 VII STAFF REPORTS 2. (Cont.) report that 270 persons were instructed on how to fight fires. Questioned the amount of digested sludge for this month as compared to last month. 3. Councilman Haguewood: Questioned the appointment of John Ralston to the Park and Beautification Board. 4. Councilman Anderson: Asked about the maintenance of the baseball diamond at the old Washington School site. Requested that the Liberty Bell be rung each night at sunset during the tourist season. 5. City Manager Whorton: Informed the Council that he was contact by Mike Dougherty regarding the possible purchase of property for parking to serve a new City Hall if one is con- structed adjacent to the Courthouse. Discussed with the Council the changes made in the agenda. VIII ADJOURNMENT The meeting was adjourned at 10:00 P.M. City Clerk Mayor 1 298 1 1 1