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PROCEEDINGS OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PORT ANGELES, WASHINGTON
Augus t 21, 1969
The Council met in regular session at 7:30 P.M. Officers present were Mayor,
Wolfe, Councilmen Maxfield, Thorne, Eettger Schroeder Easom and Cornell;
City Manager Herrman, City Attorney Moffett'and Clerk McNeece.. "
A motion was made by Councilman Bettger, seconded by Councilman Maxfield and
carried, to accept and place on file the Council Minutes of August 7,'1969.
The Public Hearing on vacation of a portion of the alley in Elock 16 Puget
Sound Colony, Subdivision of the Townsite of Port Angeles was opened: and
the Mayor explained where this property is located. There were no protests
registered.
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A motion was made by Councilman Maxfield, seconded by Councilman Eettger and
carried, that the Hearing be closed and the ordinance providing for vacating
the alley be read.
ORDINANCE NO. 1662
AN ORDINANCE of the City of Port Angeles vacating an alley
in Block 16, Puget Sound Cooperative Colony's Subdivi-
sion of the Townsite of Port Angeles.
A motion was made by Councilman Eettger, seconded by Councilman Schroeder and
unanimously carried, to adopt the foregoing ordinance as read. (East 25 feet
of Lot 4 and the East 25 feet of Lot l5are vacated by this ordinance.)
The following resolution was read in full.
RESOLUTION NO. 15-69
A RESOLUTION of the City Council of the City of Port Angeles
fixing the time and place for hearing upon the assessment
roll for Local Improvement District No. 190.
A motion was made by Councilman Maxfield, seconded by Councilman Cornell and 'I
unanimously carriedb that the foreqo~ng resolution be adopted as read. (Hearing
to be ~ept. 1~, .1909, In tJ:ie CounCl1 Chambers.)
A motion was made by .Councilman Easom, seconded by Councilman Schroeder and un-
animously carried to approve and pay to CH2M an amount of $240.64 for engineering
service~ from June 25 through July 24, 1969, in connection with the Fairmont Area
Sanitary Sewer System.
A motion was made by Councilman Easom, seconded by Councilman Thorne and unani-
mously carried, to approve and pay to CH2M $1,OB2.17 for engineering services
from June 25 through July 24, 1969, in connection with the Sanitary Sewerage
System Improvements.
A motion was made by Councilman Thorne, seconded by Councilman Bettger and unani-
mously carried, to approve and pay to Morris Construction, Inc. the retained per-
centage in amount of $7,476.26 for work done and material furnished on construct-
ion of sanitary sewers in L.I.D. No. 190 - Penn. Park Sanitary Sewers.
A motion was made by Councilman Eettger, seconded by Councilman ~~g~~ntaA1 ~~~ni-
mously carried, to table the request from the City Engineer for/rlnaX esflmare
of work done and material furnished by Del Guzzi, I~c~ qn the Lauridsen Eoulevard
Eridge project until the next Council meeting. (To give the Council a chance to
view the bridge for satisfactory completion.)
A motion was made by Councilman Easom, seconded by Councilman Maxfield and unani- I
mously carried, to approve and pay to Harold Kaeser Company Pay Estimate No. 17
in amount of $15,416.67 for construction of the interceptor sewers, work.ac-
complished from July 1 through August 11, 1969~ .
A, motion was made by Counci.lman Cornell, seconded by Councilman l-1axfield and un-
animously carried, to approve for payment Claims Vouchers in amount of $43,647.92;
L.I.D. No. 189 $151,072.8B, and Payroll Transfers $52,666.2',
A motion was made by Councilman Basom, seconded by Councilman Eettger and unani-
mously carried, to concur with the Planning Commission's recommendation and grant
a variance to Mr. Clyde Carpenter, 1103 Craig Ave., to permit him to construct
a carport 19 feet from the north margin of Craig Ave. instead of the 25 feet re-
quired in. an RS-9 zone.
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PROCEEDINGS OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PORT ANGELES, WASHINGTON
(August 21, 1969 Contd)
A motion was made by Councilman Maxfield, seconded by Councilman Bettger and
carried, to accept and place on file the Planning Commission Minutes of August 19,
1969.
The following resolution was read in full.
RESOLUTION NO. 16-69
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A RESOLUTION setting a hearing on the proposed vacation of
the West 220 feet of the alley in Block IB6 of the Town-
site of Port Angeles.
A motion was made by Councilman Thorne, seconded by Councilman Schroeder and un-
animously carried, that the foregoing resolution be adopted as read. (The Hear-
ing date to be on September 18, 1969 in the Council Chambers at 7:30 P.M.)
A motion was made by Councilman Maxfield, seconded by Councilman Cornell and un-
animously carried, to accept the petition presented by Mr. Schramm and refer it
to the Police Department for investigation and report on possible solution. (The
petition requested reduced speed limit and more patroling of alley between Cham-
bers and Jones Streets, and between Thjrd and Fourth Streets.)
The following ordinance waS read in full.
ORDINANCE NO. 1663
AN ORDINANCE establishing an off-street parking fund and pro-
viding for expenditures therefrom.
A motion was made by Councilman Bettger, seconded by Councilman Maxfield and un-
animously carried, that the foregoing ordinance be adopted as read.
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. A motion was made by Councilman Easom, seconded by Councilman Schroeder and un-
animously carried, to table action on adopting the Optional Municipal Code for
further information from the Bureau of Governmental Research, clarifying the
cities position, etc. under the Code. (The City Attorney will report this in-
formation to the Council when he receives it.)
A motion was made by Councilman Thorne, seconded by Councilman Cornell and unani-
mously carried, to authorize the City Manager to proceed to obtain I.B.M. equip-
ment for the Finance Department on a Lease-Purchase Agreement.
A motion was made by Councilman Eettger, seconded by Councilman Schroeder and un-
animously carried, to concur with the Finance Department's recommendation and
place all City equipment under the Equipment Rental Fund, and if there is any
equipment which the City Manager feels should not be pIa.ced in the Equipment
Rental, this be discussed with the Council before a final decision is made.
A motion was made by Councilman Eettger, seconded by Councilman Thorne and carried,
to refer the request of the P. A. Alcoholism Information and Referral Center and
the Olympic Health District for 1970 Budget contributions to the Eudget Committee.
A motion was made by Councilman Schroeder, seconded by Councilman Bettger and un-
animously carried, to approve the extension of retirement date for Wm. Crawford
for another year subject to his passing a physical examination by the doctor.
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A memo from the Utilities Superintendent concerning debris on the downtown streets
was read and discussed. It was felt that the merchants should help with this
problem by picking up their own litter instead of sweeping it into the gutter.
A motion was made by Councilman Thorne, seconded by Councilman Eettger and passed,
to refer the letter from Kristi Murray, expressing her views concerning the re-
commendations of the Art Commission, to the Art Commission.
A motion was made by Councilman Basom, seconded by Councilman Cornell and unani-
mously carried, to authorize the City Manager to go ahead and ask the Corps of
Engineers to initiate preliminary studies under the 1960 River and Harbor Act,
stating that we are willing and able to sponsor a project for protecting the
(Ediz) Hook in front of City-owned property.
A motion was made by Councilman Maxfield, seconded by Councilman Bettger and un-
animously carried, to appoint the City Manager and the Personnel Director (Stanley
Palmer) as the City's labor negotiators.
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(August 21, 1969 Contd)
A motion waS made by Councilman Cornell,
animously carried, that the City Manager
of Whites Creek in the 10 year program.
discussed as possible sites.)
seconded by Councilman Thorne and un-
be instructed to include another crossing
(Third, Fifth or Sixth Streets were
A motion waS made by Councilman Thorne, seconded by Councilman Schroeder and
carried, to approve transfers of Liquor Licenses from George Lawrence Bauman
to Frank D. Witter, Gateway Tavern" and from Joseph W. Musch and LaVon C.
Musch to Victor Benjamin Goldie and Phyllis Catherine Goldie, Salad Bowl.
A motion was made by Counci.lman Maxfield, seconded by Councilman Bettger and
unanimously carried, to approve and place on file Minutes of the Child Gui~-
ance Center for July; the Financial Reports of the Light, Water, Sewer, San-
itation, Street and Equipment Funds; the monthly reports of the Fire, Police,
Munici~a~ Judge, Recreation and Treasurer's departments; the Summary of Revenues
and Expenditures and the Out-of-town reports of the Recreation Director and
the City Manager.
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A motion was made by Councilman Bettger, seconded by Councilman Thorne and un-
animously carried, to concur with the City Manager's recommendation and appoint
Earlene Harrison and Don Mudd as Park Eoard members.
A motion was made by Councilman Maxfield, seconded by Councilman Schroeder and
unanimously carried, to authorize call for bids for construction and paving of
the two parking lots - 121 W. Front StFeet and 131 E. Front Street.
A motion was made by Councilman Maxfield, seconded by Councilman Thorne and un-
animously carried, to allow the suspension of the Dance License of the Pieces of
Eight Tavern to remain in force until the next Council meeting, and in the mean-
time try to obtain more information concerning this problem. (The Police Chief
had suspended the license in accordance with Ordinance 1366, Sec. 16, and directly
related to the charge of operating a disorderly plac~ filed subsequent to fighting
and gambling which occurred on the premises August 3, 1969. A meeting is to be
held with representatives from The Pieces of Eight Tavern on August 26, 1969 in
the Council Chambers so the Council can hear their side of the story.)
Other subjects of discussion were the progress of the City furnishing lights
to the Fairmont Area (City Manager to furnish a report); comments regarding the
new murals in the Council Chambers and compliments to Mr. pogany were made,
and thE) C;oltncilman candidates were recognized and welcomed.
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The meeting adjourned at 10:20 P.M.
/f/ A ~72<'J~
City Clerk
NOTICE or CALL rOB B%DS
NOTIce ]8 H];;RE-BY GlVE~ that
scaled bids will be received a.t the
offlce of the Cit~' Engineer at the
. , City lYall, 140 \"~e5t 1<'ront !:-$tr(!et,
pnl't Angeles, 'Yashlngton until 2;00
p.m., September 3. UHi9, and not
later, and ",,'ill be opened publicly at.
that t1mll for the furnishing, l1aul1ng
and ))Iadng of apPl"oxhna.tel). 10,000
Tons of Rock Rill Rl\ll along th~
nQrtherl;>." -edge. of gdiz Ho-uk frOm
Crown :M1l1 sHe ea.sterly apprQxl.
mat€>h~ 50,000 fee,l. The l'ock sha.ll he
solid, clean and free of dirt. atlCl
shall ,veigh a minlJIlum of 150 pounds
l:per cubic foot. It shall be lllaced as
directed I):;>' the City. It 8111\11 he
graded 1\5 fOllow3~ 50% over 4 ton,
'26% he1ween 2 and '1 tons, aml.
25% und~r 2 ton. Spans kss than 1
flail shall not exceed. (i.% of the tOlall
.welght.
A five percel1t Ui%) of total bid
IdePQSit check or bid hond of equal
a.mount !"hall accompany each bid,
The Cltv council reserves lhl"
,rlght to I'eject flny or all bhls. and'
:to w81\'e any lnformalitle!'l In the
. btddtng,
l The f3uCeeSsful bidder shnl1 be re-
quired to furnish a performtlnce bond
in the full fl.lTIount of the pr()))osal
price
f>ubliBhen. }\ug H n.nc1 21, H169.
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\ PUBLIC AUCTION
'The City of Port Angeles will :,,{'ll
.'1.t Auction the following Lots, aC
12 u'clock: Xoon, A UgU8t 19, J 1I6!J, ~l
14~, ~~:~t Q~'r~~t ?:]'~~~: all or Lot H)
I Blork i, Puget Houud COul}el'ati\'t~1
CaJon)', ;Subdlvb:iion. o.r the 'rown~ite
of Port AngelQs, :--Jllltmum bl(! prjc~
1'UI" both IOls $1,500.00. .
:::. Lot 13-, Hlock 99. Town:.lte of.
Port Angel(~s, ~1inlmum bid price i",!
$1,7,00.00. ,
'1'un percent cash ecqutred at timE'
of .sale. '
BRUI..<J-\H B. Mc:'-:EECE
Cit)" Clm.k
City of p()rt Angele!'
Publi~hcd: July :tl. ]969,
NOTICE or HEARING
The (;lty of ):lort Angeles wUt hold:
a hearing on the ,'ac.l\t~(ln of. A11(1l."
in .BJo('k 16 :Pug!!t S()llml COOl)Cra-
tive Colun~', Suhdivision of the'I'own-l
81te of Port. Angeles at 7:20 P.i\-l. on
August 21, 19(1~. in tile City Council
Cham bel'",.
BEULAH B. ~lc:N'gECE ~
City Clerk
Cit:,.' of Port ,\nge-les I
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