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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes 09/20/1983 I I I 39 CITY COUNCIL MEETING Port Angeles, Washington September 20, 1983 I CALL TO ORDER Mayor Duncan called the meeting to order at 7:00 P.M. II ROLL CALL Members Present: Mayor Duncan, Councilmen Gerberding, Haguewood, Hordyk, Polhamus, Quast, Whidden. Members Absent: None. Staff Present: Manager Flodstrom, Attorney Knutson, Deputy Clerk Anderson, D. VanHemert, M. Cleland, L. Cosens, L. Glenn, J. Pittis, R. Jones. T. Sterner. Public Present: L. Lee. L. Sunny, M. Oakes, P. Downie, C. Hulse, B. Lynne, K. Schermer, R. Stimbert, B. Philpott, D. Foster, J. Key, D. Price. III MINUTES Councilman Quast corrected the September 6th Minutes as follows: On page 34, under "lndustrial Transmission", the Mill's paper machine No.1 would be started in part as a result of this legislation. Item 10, Councilman Quast's letter attached to original minutes is in file. He then moved to accept and place on file as received the corrected minutes of the September 6, 1983 meeting. Councilman Whidden seconded and the motion carried. IV FINANCE None. V CONSENT AGENDA Councilman Gerberding moved the Council accept the items listed under the " Consent Agenda, including (1) request payment to Riddell Williams totalling $6,539.50; (2) vouchers of $275,702.81 and payroll, 9/9/83, totalling $187,682.51. Councilman Whidden seconded the motion, for sake of discus- sion. On call for the question, the motion carried. VI LEGISLATION 1. Consideration of City Hall Proposal and Advisory Ballot Issue Councilman Gerberding moved to remove the item from the table, Councilman Hordyk seconded and the motion carried. Councilman Gerberding moved to reaffirm the concept of the City's 1976 Com- prehensive Plan and site a combined City Hall complex on Fourth Street in conjunction with the Vern Burton Memorial Gymnasium, with councilman Quast seconding. Councilmen Gergerding and Quast voted "Aye" with Councilmen Polhamus, Hordyk and Haguewood voting "No" and Councilman Whidden abstain- ing. The motion failed. Kathy Dempsey and representatives of the Dempsey group appeared before the Council requesting that the Council decide on a specific site for a proposed new or renovated City Hall. After discussion of the request, Councilman Quast moved to discontinue the Dempsey request. Councilman Whidden seconded and the motion carried. 2. Consideration of Development of Vern Burton Memorial Community Center A. Presentation on the development of a convention center by the Uptown Business Association, Downtown Business Association, Port Angeles Chamber of Commerce and the Clallam County Economic Development Council. Clint Hulse, Chairman of the Uptown Business Association, offered the help of UBA and the other three groups as an advisory committee to support and 40 CITY COUNCIL MEETING September 20, 1983 promote the development of the Vern Burton Memorial Gymnasium as a community convention facility. Dave Brewer of the Port Angeles Downtown Association addressed the Council on the issue, encouraging them to reach a decision. Ted Simpson appeared, representing the Port Angeles Chamber of Commerce. Bob Levin of the Economic Development Council also addressed the Council. Bernard Lynne, Chairman for the 1984 Lions Club Convention, addressed the Council stating that the Lions Convention will be held in April, 1984 and that a facility is needed to accommodate between 500 and 800 people. B. Legal opinion from City Attorney on uses of City's Hotel/Motel tax. The City Attorney summarized for the Council his findings that the Hotell Motel tax revenues may be used for the renovation of the Vern Burton Commu- nity Center Building as long as the main priority of the building is use as a stadium facility, convention center facility, or performing arts center facility. C. Presentation by Mike Monahan, River Park Associates, on proposed destination facility_ Mike Monahan, President of River Park Associates, gave a presentation on the Acrocentre concept for a destination facility. He explained that River Park Associates is negotiating with the Port of Port Angeles for the acquisition of approximately 4 acres along the waterfront, west of Oak Street, for the purpose of developing a destination facility. He requested a maximum of $50,000 for the completion of a market analysis. Following the presentation, and after discussion at length, Councilman Quast moved that the Council instruct staff to initiate a contract with River Park Associates for the completion of a final marketing analysis, which will remain the property of the City and of River Park Associates. Councilman Gerberding seconded. After consideration, Councilman Quast agreed to hold the motion and reintro- duce it after consideration of bids for re-roofing the Vern Burton Memorial Community Center. ~/ Convention Center Committee recommendation. Councilman Polhamus reported on the Convention Center Committee's recommenda- tion regarding the Vern Burton Center. The Convention Center Committee recommended using all or part of the available funds on hand to remodel the present Vern Burton Center into a community center without changing the outside configuration. D. Consideration of bids for re-roofing the Vern Burton Memorial Community Center. Councilman Hordyk moved that the Council accept and award the low bid of o. M. Hendrickson totalling $49,393.96 for re-roofing and strengthening of the arch beams of the Vern Burton Memorial building. Councilman Quast seconded and the motion carried, with Councilman Gerberding voting "No". Councilman Hordyk made a motion which was seconded; however, Council deter- mined to hold this motion for consideration of the statement of Councilman Quast's previous motion that the Council instruct staff to initiate a con- tract for a final marketing analysis with River Park Associates, the re- sults of the study to be made the property of the City and of River Park Associates. Councilman Haguewood then moved to amend the motion, that payment be allocated in $10,000 increments upon completion of certain stages of the study. Councilman Whidden seconded. After further discus- sion on roll call, all members voted "Aye". The amended motion carried. Councilman Gerberding then moved that the Council place on the November 8th ballot two items: First, a G.O. bond issue in the amount of $1.8 million for the construction of a joint combined convention-community center and City Hall at the Vern Burton Memorial Gym location; and second, that the ultimate proposal of the G.O. bond issue of $.8 million for convention- community center at the Vern Burton Memorial Gym also be placed on the November 8th ballot. Councilman Quast seconded. Councilman Quast then I I I I I I CITY COUNCIL MEETING September 20, 1983 amended the motion to include the formation of an advisory board and re- quest them to immediately analyze the financial question of the two propo- sitions and make their recommendations to the public before November 8, 1983. After discussion, on roll call, the Council voted as follows: Haguewood, "No"; Quast, "Aye"; Whidden, "NO"; Hordyk, "No"; Gerberding, "Aye". The amended motion failed. Councilman Hordyk then restated his motion to adopt the recommendations of the Convention Center Committee to use all or part of the hotellmotel tax on hand to remodel the present Vern Burton Center into a community center. Councilman Quast seconded. Councilman Quast then moved to amend the motion that the Council place a $1.2 million G.O. bond for a convention center alone on the ballot and a separate advisory ballot asking the public where in the future it wishes to locate the City Hall. Councilman Gerberding seconded. On call for the amendment, Councilmen Polhamus, Haguewood and Hordyk voted "No". Councilman Quast and Gerberding voted "Aye", with Councilman Whidden abstaining. The amendment failed. On call for the question on the original motion, Councilman Polhamus, Haguewood and Hordyk voted "Aye". Councilmen Quast and Gerberding voted "No", with Councilman Whidden abstaining. The motion to adopt the recommendations of the Convention Center Committee carried. Councilman Quast then moved that the City Council allocate the continued add-on tax for the rehabilitation and renovation of the Vern Burton Con- vention Center, beginning January 1, 1984. For the sake of discussion, Councilman Gerberding seconded. After discussion, on call for the ques- tion, Councilman Quast voted "Aye", with all others voting "No". The motion failed. Mayor Duncan brought before the Council the offer of the UBA, DBA, Port Angeles Chamber of Commerce and the EDC for support. Councilman Polhamus moved to accept the offer of the UBA, DBA, Port Angeles Chamber of Commerce and the EDC in assisting the City of Port Angeles in public relations for a bond issue, development of other funding options, or any other assistance deemed necessary by the Council to initiate the convention center project and see it through to fruition. Councilman Whidden seconded, and after discussion, the motion carried. Manager Flodstrom recommended the Council set a date for meeting with Ellerbee Associates to begin the design elements of the Convention Center Committee recommendations, with an April completion date, if possible. Councilman Haguewood moved to continue the meeting until 7: 00 P. M. September 21, 1983. Councilman Hordyk seconded the motion, which carried. Manager Flodstrom informed all present that the meeting would be held in the City Hall Council Chambers. ';;:: ,wa~ ",0;:::;. <0. ,='" 'J:;;; , ~~~ lerk Mayor 41.