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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes 08/15/1968 ,... .1 IlIlo.... 33 PROCEEDINGS OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PORT ANGELES, WASHINGTON August 15, 1968 The Council met in regular session at 7;30 P.M. Officers present were Mayor Wolfe, Councilmen Maxfield, Thorne, Bettger, Schroeder, Basom and Ranta; Manager Herrman, Acting City At~orney Taylor and Clerk McNeece. A motion was made by Councilman Bettger, seconded by Councilman Ranta and carried, to acc~pt and place on file minutes of the meeting August 1, 1968. I ~ letter from the Director of Public Works giving results of of the hearing on L.I.D. No. 189, and the protests registered - 20.3% of the total cost assessed'r~~a. A motion was made by Councilman Maxfield, seconded by Councilman Bettger and unanimously carried, to proceed with L.I.D. No. 189, since there is not suffi- cient protests to stop the L.I.D. A motion was made by Councilman Maxfield, seconded by Councilman Thorne and un- animously carried, to accept the low bid of 5 3/4% interest on warrants and bonds for L.I.D. No. 189, by Southwick, Campbell, Waterman Co. A motion was made by Councilman Bettger, seconded by Councilman Ranta and unani- mously carried, to accept the low bid of J. D. Shotwell Company for construction in L.I.D. No. 189, East Lincoln Heights - Streets & Drainage $582,662.03 and Alley Paving $49,500.00. A motion was made by Councilman Thorne, seconded by Councilman Maxfield and carried to refer the request of the Clallam County Humane Society for an addi- tional $2,000.00 (total $5,500.00), to the Budget Committee for further study. The letter from HUD telling of the approval for addition.to grant relative to the sewer facility construction ( approximately $69,192.00) was read and dis- cussed. I A motion was made by Councilman Basom, seconded by Councilman Thorne and unani- mously carried to approve and pay to CHZM. $4,562.49 for engineering services from June 25 through July 24, 1968, in connection with the Sanitary Sewerage System Improvement, Underground Gas Problems, Street Restoration and Electri- cal Underground installation. f A motion was made by Councilman Bettger, seconded by Councilman Ranta and carried, to approve for payment Claims Vouchers in amount of $293,767.02 and Payroll Transfers $50,626.32. Seven city employees were commended by the City Manager and presented certifi~ cates by the Mayor for completion of the Municipal Public Works Administration Course. (Richard Grimsley, EarL; Johnston, Harry Kochanek, Richard Mullins, Paul Reed, John Warder and Robert Willson) A motion was made by Councilman Bettger, seconded by Councilman Maxfield and un- animously carried, to concur with the Planning Commission's recommendation and grant T. L. Crumb of 331 East 5th Street a variance to permit him to construct a carport on a concrete slab closer to the alley right-of-way line than per- mitted in an RMF zone. A motion was made by Councilman Thorne, seconded by Councilman Bettger and un- animously carried, to concur with the Planning Commission and grant Floyd Kautz of 2314 S. Lincoln Street a variance to enable him to enlarge his ex- isting single family residence. A motion was made by Councilman Maxfield, seconded by Councilman Thorne and car- ried, that the Planning Commission Minutes of August 6, 1968 be accepted and placed on file. Attorney Howard. Dpherty presented petitions on behalf of the East First Street Merchants, requesting that a local improvement district be created from the centerline of Lincoln and First Streets to Alder Street to widen First Street sufficient for six lanes of traffic; two lanes for parking and four lanes for vehicular travel - two lanes traveling west and two lanes traveling east. A Motion was made by Councilman Maxfield, seconded by Councilman Bettger and un- animously carried, to accept the petitions as presented; take the request under advisement, and refer the petitions to the Director of Public Works for veri- fication. 34 PROCEEDINGS OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PORT ANGELES, WASHINGTON August 15, 1968 (Contd.) The following ordinance was read in full. ORDINANCE NO. 1643 AN ORDINANCE amending Sec. 17.11 of the City Code and designating arterial streets. A motion was made by Councilman Maxfield, seconded by Councilman Schroeder and unanimously carried, that the foregoing ordinance be adopted as read. I A motion was made by Councilman Maxfield, seconded by Councilman Bettger and carried, to set September 5, 1968 as Public Hearing date on the 6-Year Street Improvement Program. In the Council Chambers, at the regular meeting of the Council. A letter from HUD informing the City of their inability to recommend recertifi- cation of our Workable Program for Community Improvement, due to non-enforcement of our housing code relative to blight conditions, was read and discussed. The City Manager is to arnange a meeting with a representative of this group for a work session some time in October. A motion was made by Councilman Basom, seconded by Coucilman Thorne, discussed, and on called vote Councilmen Basom, Thorne, Maxfield, Schroeder, and Bettger voted tlYestl, Councilman Ranta voted "No". Motion passed, to table until next meeting the letter from the Housing Authority regarding funds for additional parking for the elderly when needed, to give the Council time to review action taken up to this time. A motion was made by Councilman Thorne, seconded by Councilman Schroeder and I unanimously carried, to approve the recommendation of the City Manager and V the Light Superintendent and deny the request of Washington Public Power Supply System for financial aid to obtain a Middle Snake Project license. A motion was made by Councilman Maxfield, seconded by Councilman Thorne and 1_ unanimously carried, to table for further study the request of the Clallam County Humane Society for an increase in license fees for unspayed female dogs, and to discontinue licensing of cats. A motion was made by Councilman Bettger, seconded by Councilman Schroeder and carried, that the Council meet with Mr. Miller, Librarian, and the Library Board to discuss the agreement between the County and City Libraries. A motion was made by Councilman Bettger, seconded by Councilman Maxfield and carried, to accept and place on file the Child Guidance Center report for the month of July. A motion was made by Councilman Maxfield, seconded by Councilman Bettger and unanimously carried, to accept and place on file the Progress of Sewer Project Report, Revenues and Expenditures Summary for July, Utilities Billing report, Water Dept. Work Report, The monthly report of the Municipal Judge, Recreation Dept., Police Dept. and the Treasurer. Other subjects discussed were a memo from the Director of Public Works re: completion of work on the Black Diamond Reservoir; a thank you letter from the Community Players for allowing them to use the Memorial Park next to the Library for the Flea Market; a thank you letter from the Port Angeles Jaycees for help with their flag project; a report from the Police Chief on routing of the ferry traffic; hiring of a firm to make a traffic stUdy was suggested; the I parking problem behind the Flagstone Motel relative to damage to private pro- perty; the no-host dinner was postponed until in September; the Prayer Break- fast to be held October 9,1968, with Donald Cornell to be M.C.; a letter from the State Auditor regarding the city purchasing brochures as requested by the Chamber of Commerce (this is not a legal expenditure for the city); a request for vacation of "D" Street between 18th and 19th Streets (more information to be obtained by the City Manager), and the need for Council action on setting a retirement age for firemen. The meeting adjourned at 9:40 P.M. ~ d /Jh /?t'#~~ L~1:y Clerk d~~ W.wg..P/- Mayor .