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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes 09/03/1964 I I I I ""'l Proceedings of the City Commission of the City of Port Angeles, Washington 2.29 SEPTEMBER 3 19~ .. .,__"_ PRIN~ING <;g. p.Z4ZU ..... I The City Council met in regular seSSlon at 7:30 p.m. Officers present were Mayor Wlllson, Councll~ men Maxfield, Thorne, Cornell, Wolfe, Bettger and Schroeder; Manager Herrman, Attorney Moffett and! Clerk McNeece. " A motion by Councilman Maxfleld that mlnutes of the preVlOUS meeting be approved and placed on flle was seconded by Councilman Bettger and carried. A motion was made by Councilman Schroeder, seconded by Councilman Maxfield and carried, to approve the final payment of $10,537.28 to Tyee Construction Co. for installation of a 7500 KVA substation at Valley Station following clearance from the State Tax Division and the Dept. of Labor & Industries. A motion was made by Councilman WOlfe, seconded by Councilman Maxfield and carried, to approve the[' payment of $67,304.00 to Olympic Electric Co. for installation of a 5000 KVA unit substation at Valley Station following clearance from the State Tax Division and the Dept. of Labor & IndustrEs. I A motion was made by Councilman Thorne, seconded by Councilman Schroeder and carried, to approve the payment of $92,383.20 to Westinghouse Electric Supply Co. for a 5000 KVA, 3 winding, mobile substation. A motion was made by Councilman Maxfield, seconded by Councilman Bettger and carried, that claims I be approved for payment in amounts of: General Funds, $33,399.60; Water Fund, $15,096.45 - warranus No. 12500-12518; Light Fund, $53,091.93 - warrants No. 12840-12870, a total of $101,587.98. II I A motion was made by Councilman Bettger, seconded by Councilman Thorne and carried, that the appli- cations of Mr. & Mrs. George Goodman of 529 East 11th St., Harry Frymire of 509 West 10th St. and Mr. & Mrs. William Heckman of 520 East Lopez Ave. for the retention of mobile homes, due to hard- ship, be approved as recommended by the Planning Commission. A motion by Councilman Maxfield that the application of Kenneth S. Moore of 213 East 12th St. for a variance to allow building of a carport within two feet of the property be approved for a four foot clearance instead of the two applied for as recommended by the Planning Commission, was seconded by Councilman Bettger and carried. A motion was made by Councilman Wolfe, seconded by Councilman Schroeder and carried, to approve the application of James C. Prather and G. C. Lamon of 126 East Orcas St. for permission to build a house with a side-yard clearance of five feet three inches instead of the required seven feet, II as recommended by the Planning Commission. Ii A mo""" 'os m,', 'y COCO,,'''" .,.ff"'. ""0",", 'y Coco,""" ,"'"', mod """"', '"" '"' ",,:, cation of Mr. & Mrs. Dale Rollf for permission to erect a custom built roadside sign on private II property, a portion of Blk. 2, Green's Belle View Addition, be approved as recommended by the Plan- ning Commission. (This is the property occupied by the old block army building in the vicinity of Front Street extension and Highway 101.) i I A motion was made by Councilman Maxfield, seconded by Councilman Sch~oeder and carried that the application of Western Signs, Inc. for exclusive permission to place seat benches on public property, particularly at bus stops, be denied. j A motion was made by Councilman WOlfe, seconded by Councilman Thorne and carried, that the Plannin. . Commission be inst~ucted to proceed with Harold P. Johnson's application for variance from zoning j , regulations in accordance with Section II of the Zoning Ordinance. I A motion by Councilman Thorne that the Planning Commission minutes of September 1,1964, be approv1d and placed on file, was seconded by Councilman Cornell and carried. I A motion was made by Councilman Wolfe, seconded by Councilman Bettger and carried, that the City Manager contact the city bus company and investigate the need for benches around the City for the I convenience of elderly people. A group of barbers were present and requested that Ordinance No. 904, regulating barber and beauty shops and requiring a city license for such establishments, be repealed. A motion was made by Councilman Cornell, seconded by Councilman Wolfe and car~ied, that Ordinance No. 904 be repealed as requested by the barbers. The following Ordinances ,were introduced and read in full: Ii ORDINANCE NO. 1538 ,.' AN ORDINANCE amending Sec. 17.12 of the City Code with reference to speed limits. A motion was made by Councilman Thorne, seconded by Councilman Wolfe and carried, that the fore- i going ordinance be adopted as read. ORDINANCE NO. 1539 ..j:1(,,'<41{ I AN ORDINANCE of the City of Port ~geles declaring an emergency and making appropriations to the 195 4 Budget. I A motion was made by Councilman Cornell, seconded by Councllman Thorne and unanlffiously carrled, th~t I the foregoing ordinance be adopted as read. II The National Guard Commander was present and explained the procedure involved in building an armor~ in the City. The City would furnish five acres inside the City or ten acres outside the city limits. The property adjacent to the airport was cited as a desirable location. A motion was made by ! Councilman Wolfe, seconded by Councilman Bettger and carried, that the City Manager be authorized . to cooperate with the National Guard in all respects in trying to line up suitable property so tha an armory building can eventually be obtained. ~ A letter from the Federal Aviation Agency concerning construction of self-supported microwave towel at Port Angeles Point was read and discussed. No action was taken. ,.. .... 230 L Proceedings of the City Commission of the City of Port Angeles, Washington SEPTEMBER 3 19i~ LIlINPRINflNlJCXI.I'_UZ:W ~ No action was taken as a group on the request of the Council for Children & Youth for endorsement of Referendum 13, a $4.5 million bond issue for construction of children's institutions. Councilman Wolfe reported regarding advance refunding of the 1960 Water Revenue Bonds. After con~ siderable discussion, the Mayor appointed Councilman Wolfe along with the City Manager to further investigate the possibility of the advance refunding of these bonds. A motion was made by Councilman Maxfieli, seconded by Councilman Cornell and carried, that the Police and Fire Dept. monthly reports, the Police JUdge's report and 'the Library Board meeting minutes be approved and placed on file. A letter of thanks to the City and Park officials for the courteous-treatment shown them and thei party while on a vacation here and comments on the beauty of the area was received from a past president of the Victoria Chamber of Commerce. Other subjects of discussion were the unsightly vacant lots in various places in the City, the possible budgeting of money for cutting of grass in these areas, the "shut off" letters from the billing department and the need for an overhead "Truck Route" sign on Marine Drive. The City Manager announced that the new Recreation Director, Mr. Dick Mullins, will start to work September 15, 1964. The Proposed Budget for 1965 was presented to the Council. A budget session was scheduled for I Thursday, September 10 at 7:00 p.m. There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned. ctl~ ~\ . -=,~~( (}~~. ~K .' 7n...-J 71-<~ CITY CLERK I I I I