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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes 08/05/1975 20 CITY COUNCIL MEETING Port Angeles, Washington August 5, 1975 CALL TO ORDER Mayor Basom called the.meeting to order at 7:30 P.M. I I ROLL CALL Members Present: Councilmen Haguewood, Hordyk, Lukey, Olson, Ross and Wray. Staff Present : . Manager Whorton, Attorney Taylor, Clerk Parrish. J. Warder, P. Reed, P. Carr, R. Parrish, R. Grimsley, H. Henderson, H. Kochanek, D. Frizzell, J. Honnold. I Guests Present: E. A. Anderson, C. D. Whidden, J. Phillips, D. Petersen, L. Switzer, R. L. Northern, M. Matilla. III MINUTES A motion was made by Councilman Hordyk, seconded by Councilman Olson and unanimously carried to accept and place on file, as received, the minutes of the July 15, 1975 meeting. IV F I NANCE 1. Sid Award. Manager Whorton's recommendation memorandum re: the bids received in response to the City's bid call for the sale of surplus vehicles was read by Mayor Basom. It was then moved by Councilman Haguewood, seconded by Councilman Lukey and carri ed to concur with Manager Whorton's recommendati on and accept R. L. Northern's bid of $668.85, including sales tax, for the 1955 GMC 3/4 ton pick-up; Stanwood Camano Disposal, Inc.'s bid of $8,094.98, including sales tax, for the 1967 Ford C750 Garbage Packer, and R. L. Northern's bid of $957.60, including sales tax, for the 1958 Ford l~ ton truck; and, additionally, to approve advertising the two 1973 Ford Police cars, on which no bids were received, in the classified section of 1_ the newspaper. Of the aforementioned bids accepted, all were either the one and only bids received or the highest bid received. Angeles Gravel bid $787.50, including sales tax, on the 1958 Ford l~ ton truck. 2. Bid Call Authorization. A motion was made by Councilman Wray, seconded by Councilman Hordyk and unanimously carried to authorize the Light Department to call for bids for one 69KV, 600 amp, center break group operated V type switch, three 72KV station class lightning arresters, one 16 foot 69KV dead end structure and fifty each 15KV 50 amp open-link distribution cut outs. 3. L.I.D. No. 198 - Engineering second fixed estimate. A motion was made by Councilman Hordyk, seconded by Councilman Olson and unanimously carr:ied to approve payment of $25,000.00 as the second fixed estimate of work done and material furnished by the City of Port Angeles in the construction and drainage on L.r.D. No. 198 as established by Public Works Director, J. B. Warder, in his Certification letter dated July 15, 1975. 4. Emergency Expenditure Ordinance. The public hearing in reference to the adoption of Ordinance No. 1860 which declares the breakdown of the line truck in the Light Department to be an emergency was opened at 7:40 P.M. by Mayor Basom. As no comments I were received from the audience upon the Mayor's call, Councilman Olson moved the hearing be declared closed. The motion was seconded by Council- . man Hordyk and passed by the Council. A motion to adopt Ordinance No. 1860 entitled, ORDINANCE NO. 1860 AN ORDINANCE of the City Council of the City of Port Angeles declaring the breakdown of the line truck in the Light Department to be an emergency and authorizing a transfer from the Equipment Rental Reserve Fund to the Equipment Rental Operating Fund to cover the cost of repair, City Council Meeting August 5, 1975 ,~ L:! ' IV FINANCE 4. Emergency Expenditure Ordinance (continued) was made by Councilman Haguewood after Mayor Basom read subject Ordinance by title. The motion was seconded by Councilman Wray and unanimously carried. I 5. Payroll Transfers. Councilman Olson moved the Payroll transfers in the amount of $101,806.88 be approved by the Council. The motion was seconded by Councilman Wray and passed. V ITEMS FROM THE AUDIENCE NOT ON THE AGENDA Jim Phillips, representing Peninsula Golf Club, Inc., addressed .the Council re- questing the annexation of subject property be reopened for reconsideration and clarification of the location of the South boundary of the annexed property. Ordinance No. 1855, adopted June 3, 1975, stipulates that to effect annexation of this property, a thirty-foot right-of-way for road and utility purposes along the South and West boundaries of the property annexed must be transferred to the City. After considerable discussion in which several Councilmen expressed the view that they had not intended to include thirty-feet from Lindberg Road in the road and utility right-of-way, Councilman Wray moved that the South boundary of the Peninsula Golf Club annexation end at the North edge of Lindberg Road as it exists at this time. The motion was seconded by Councilman Hordyk. It was further clarified for the record that the thirty-foot right-of-way would extend from the North side of the Golf Course along Golf Course Road in a Southerly direction to the North edge of Lindberg Road and that the thirty-feet would be measured from the Section line which lies along the approximate center line of Golf Course Road. It was also stated once again that the City is not reserving any right-of-way along Lindberg Road adjacent to the Golf Course. On cal1 for the question on the motion before the Council that-"the South boundary of the Peninsula Golf Club property annexation be established at the North edge of Lindberg Road as it exists today, the motion was unanimously passed by the Council. I VI LEGISLATION 1. Councilman Wray moved the minutes of the Planning Commission meeting of July 28, 1975 be accepted and placed on file as read by Mayor Basom. . The motion was seconded by Councilman Ross and passed. 2. Councilman Ross moved the minutes of the Board of Adjustment meeting of July 22, 1975 be accepted and placed on file as read by Mayor Basom. The motion was seconded by Councilman Hordyk and passed. 3. Dr. T. E. Hainstock's letter of July 19, 1975 informing the Council of his resignation from the Planning Commission as he is moving out of the City was read by Mayor Basom. Councilman Ross moved the Council accept with regret Dr. Hainstock's resignation. The motion was seconded by Councilman Hordyk and carried. Councilman Lukey then recommended a suitabl e "Certificate of Appreciation" be presented to Or, Hainstock for his service on the Planning Commission and commented that anyone interested in serving on the Planning Commission should apply at Manager Whorton's office. I 4. The next item taken under consideration was an Agreement between the City and P. Capos re: the repair of the sidewalk on the south side of property owned by Mr. Capos and the subsequent lease of subject property to the City for a period of five years for parking of motor vehicles by the City and it's employees. After briefly reviewing facts relating to the Agreement, Councilman Lukey moved the Council accept the Agreement as written. Manager Whorton then reported on the provisions of the Agreement. The motion to accept the Agreement as written was seconded by Councilman Olson and unanimously passed. 5. Resolution No. 22-75 entitled: A RESOLUTION of the City of Port Angeles approving and ratifying settlement of Civil litigation (road asphalt antitrust suit), was introduced by Mayor Basom and read in full. A motion to adopt said Resolution as read was made by Councilman Hordyk, seconded by Councilman Wray and unanimously carried. ./ 22City Council Meeting August 5, 1975 VI LEGISLATION 6. Manager Whorton's memorandum relating to the Peabody Creek Oil leak was' read in full by Mayor Basom. The report reviewed discussions held with Coa~Guard and Ecology Department representatives; indicated the proposed use of a gravity oil/water separator as a practical method of possibly abating the continuing oil pollution in Peabody Creek; and contained a recommendation for Council consideration that the City's participation in the proposed plan would be to supply the labor on a weekly basis to remove the accumulated oil from the separator, with the Coast Guard assuming all other associated costs, indicating that this recommendation is in no way an admittance of guilt of the civil penalties that have been I lodged against the City. Councilman Lukey then moved the Council approve Manager Whorton's recommendation as an indication of the City's willingness to cooperate in resolving the problem. Councilman Wray seconded the motion. Manager Whorton then explained the operations of the gravity oil/water separator. On call for the question, the motion carried. A courtesy copy of Manager Whorton's recommendation memorandum has been forwarded to Coast Guard Lt. Commander Keith. 7. A Resolution declaring certain lots within the City to be public nuisances was read in full by Mayor Basom. Councilman Ross then moved to adopt said Resolution. The motion was seconded by Councilman Hordyk. Discussion ensued relating to personal communications with the property owners. Council- man Ross then moved to amend her previous motion to include that prior to any action being taken to correct the problem, Manager Whorton pursue all avenues to personally contact each of the involved property owners. Con- curring that the personal contact aspect of this problem takes precedence, Councilman Haguewood moved to table this matter. The motion was seconded by Councilman Wray. On called vote, Councilmen Haguewood, Lukey and Wray voted "AYE", Councilmen Hordyk, Olson and Ross voted "NO". Mayor Basom voting to break the tie. voted "AYE", and the motion to table carried. Manager Whorton will contact each of the involved property owners. 8. By memorandum ,J "Manager Whorton reported to ~he Counci 1 that a traffi c hazard and maintenance problem condition exists with the planted island at Second and Pine Streets and recommended the island be replaced with traffic I direction buttons on the street surface. After considerable discussion relating to all aspects of the conditions at this intersection, Councilman Olson moved the matter be tabled and referred to Manager Whorton for alter- native recommendation and report. The motion was seconded by Councilman Lukey and passed by the Council. 9. A letter from Derby Days Chairman, Cathy Main, requesting use of City facilities during the Derby Days celebration over Labor Day weekend, and permission to conduct a foot race up the Laurel Street stairs was read by Mayor Basom. Manager Whorton briefed the Council on discussions held with C. Main re: this request indicating it would be his recommendation that Derby Days, Inc., provide the City with a Certificate of Insurance covering this time period. Councilman Olson then moved the Council concur with Manager Whorton's recommendation and approve the Derby Days proposed schedule of events, use of City facilities, and the foot race contingent upon receipt of a Certificate of Insurance. The motion was seconded by Councilman Haguewood and passed. 10. Manager Whorton's report to the Council concerning the "National Health Planning and Resources Development Act of 1974" was introduced by Mayor Basom. The report briefly summarized the major elements in the Act, indicates steps already taken to implement the Act, and outlines for Council consideration several alternatives the City could pursue at this point. It was the consensus of a majority of the Council to accept Manager Whorton's suggestion to convene a meeting of elected officials in Clallam and I Jefferson Counties to determine if they would like to take any action with respect to this matter. Councilman Wray moved for approval of such a meeting and additionally to authorize Manager Whorton to proceed with his proposed plan to determine interest in such a meeting. The motion was seconded by Councilman Ross and passed. City Council Meeting August 5, 1975 VI LEGISLATION 23 I 11. Director of Public Works Warder's memorandum re: Third Street, Valley to Pine, was read by Mayor Basom. After briefly discussing Mr. Warder's recommendation to retain and permanently improve the existing pedestrian pathway, physically barring all vehicular traffic, Councilman Haguewood moved the Council approve the placement of vehicular barricades at the entrance and exit of the one block pathway, with Manager Whorton observing and reporting to the Council if any problem develops as a result of this arrangement. The motion was seconded by Councilman Wray. On call for the question, Councilman Lukey voted "NO", all other Council members voted "AYE", and the motion carried. : 12. A memorandum from Light Superintendent Honnold relating to the City partici- pation in preparation of an Environmental Impact Statement for Participants' Agreement on WNP-4, WNP-5, and possible participation of Washington Public Power Supply System in the Skagit Project with W.P.P~S:S. assuming role ~ of "Lead Agency", was read by Mayor Basom. The'memo further informed the Council that a meeting is scheduled on Friday, '~ugust 8, 1975, Seattle, for the purpose of discussing the utiliti~s' role. Honnold and possibly Council- man Hordyk plan to attend subject meeting. 13. Councilman Wray moved the minutes of the Civil Service meeting of July 16, 1975 be accepted and placed on file. The motion was,seconded by Councilman Hordyk and carried. 14. Notification from Washington State Liquor Control Board of application for transfer of license for Harrington's Town House Inc., from~Dan Alfred Pierson to Dan Alfred Pierson, Johnson Barnes Folk and Norma. Jean Folk was acknowledged and noted for the record. ., I 15. Councilman Hordyk moved the Council authorize Manager Whorton to proceed with the remodel ing of City Hall by City forces at .an .estimated cost of $1400.00. The motion was seconded by Councilman Ross and carried. VII STAFF REPORTS I 1. A motion was made by Councilman Lukey, seconded by Councilman Wray and unanimously carried to accept and place on file the following staff reports: a. June Summary of Revenues and Expenditures. b. June Treasurer's Report. c. Out-of-town report - Personnel. 2. Councilman Olson: Vandalism in City parks; possibility of public policing; seek public reaction; vandal proofing facilities. 3. Councilman Wray: Power Meeting - prediction of 29% increase in power rates by 1979. 4. Councilman Lukey: Salmon Derby - Salmon Club Board of Directors extend appreciation to City for past years cooperation and request same assistance for 1975 Derby. 5. Manager Whorton: Executive Session Request. VIII ADJOURNMENT The meeting adjourned at 9:20 P.M. 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