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Home My WebLink AboutAgenda Summary 01/06/2015 CITY COUNCIL MEETING P-,O/R�TAI NGELES AGENDA SUMMARY 321 East 5th Street WASHINGTON, U. S. A. January 6, 2015 ._ ;11 _V, SPECIAL MEETING — 5:30 p.m. REGULAR MEETING — 6:00 p.m. The Mayor may determine the order of business for a particular City Council meeting. The agenda should be arranged to best serve the needs and/or convenience of the Council and the public. Mayor to determine time of break. The items of business for regular Council meetings may include the following: A. CALL TO ORDER - SPECIAL MEETING AT 5:30 P.M. —Executive Session under authority of RCW 42.30.110(1)(i), to discuss potential litigation with legal counsel. CALL TO ORDER - REGULAR MEETING AT 6:00 P.M. B. ROLL CALL PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE C. PUBLIC COMMENT - Jan Butler, 310 South I Street, informed Council that her committee's recommendations were formed after months of research and careful deliberation. She said the steering committee requested the Council join with 68 other Washington cities to ban personal fireworks, but keeping the public display Suzanne Hadley, 603 Milwaukee Drive, outlined several major reasons to ban personal fireworks and asked Council to support and enact a ban. Cindy Turney, 530 West 81h Street, addressed utility billing system saying that people that receive only one check a month are unable to pay two bills each month. She asked Council to consider going back to old billing system and print in red the current charges owed, or to keep new billing system and waive late fees for low income groups. Ted Thompson, 2432 Arbutus, told Council that he thinks there should be a ban on mortars, but not on other types of fireworks. He asked that Council not enact a ban. Carol Turner, 1609 West 111'Street, spoke in opposition to personal firework being allowed within city limits. Jim Moran, 1710 West 41h Street,President of Port Angeles Regional Chamber of Commerce, said he is looking forward to working with City on projects in 2015 and he updated the Council on potential restructuring of the Chamber.Eloise Kailin,representing Protect the Peninsula's Future,spoke about the dangers of fluoridation in drinking water. Robert Nevaril urged Council to go online and search"sparkler bomb"to see the types of bombs that can be created from fireworks. He said fireworks have dangerously escalated each year.Robbie Mantooth spoke about fireworks called parachutes that she and her husband found several on their property last year,property that they have protected through the North Olympic Land Trust. She asked parachutes be covered in any ordinance the Council might adopt. Robert Briggs, 728 West Sixth Street,asked that the public have access to the fireworks report given to Council.He asked Council to put the fireworks question to a vote rather than enact a ban.Kim Weimer, 103 West 131'Street,urged Council to ban the use of personal fireworks in the City. D. LATE ITEMS TO BE PLACED ON THIS OR FUTURE AGENDAS —Council agreed by consensus to add Fireworks to the agenda as item J4. E. CONSENT AGENDA l Approved 6-0 1. City Council Minutes:December 2, 2014 and December 16, 2014...................................................................................E-1 2. Expenditure Approval List:12 10612014 to 12/26/2014 for$4,334,188.25........................................................................E-12 3. Pulled from Consent Agenda: Equipment Purchase: 2 Streaming Current Monitors(SCM)for the Port Angeles Water TreatmentPlant.............................................................................................................................................................E-44 4. Waterfront Transportation Improvement Project/Phase 2A Final Acceptance...............................................................E-47 Mayor to determine time of break/Hearing devices available for those needing assistance. January 6, 2015 Port Angeles City Council Meeting Page - 1 Item E3,pulled from Consent Agenda: Equipment Purchase: 2 Streaming Current Monitors(SCM)for the Port Angeles Water Treatment Plant/Award and authorize the City Manager to sign a contract to purchase two Streaming Current Monitors in the amount of$30,335.01, and to make minor modifications to the contract, if necessary/Approved 6-0.........................................E-44 H. ORDINANCES NOT REQUIRING PUBLIC HEARINGS 1.Electric Revenue Refunding Bonds/Conduct first reading/waive second reading/adopt ordinance/Approved 6-0......H-1 J. OTHER CONSIDERATIONS 1. Port Angeles School District Bond and Levy Presentation/PROPOSITION 1 PORT ANGELES SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 121 REPLACEMENT MAINTENANCE AND OPERATION LEVY,and PROPOSITION 2 PORT ANGELES SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 121 BONDS TO CONSTRUCT A NEW HIGH SCHOOL *See agenda attachments for full ballot measures Following the PASD presentation,Council will allow equal time to hear views,pro and con,in regards to Propositions 1 &2. A citizens' group,PACE(Port Angeles Citizen's for Education),is expected to request a formal endorsement of Propositions 1 and 2. City Council may consider whether to make a formal endorsement—Council took no action. 2. Combined Sewer Overflow(CSO)Phase 2/Award Construction Contract/....................................................................J-1 Item 1:Approved 4-2,with Whetham and Bruch opposed Item 2:Approved 5-1,with Whetham opposed Item 3:Approved 6-0. 3. Combined Sewer Overflow(CSO)Phase 2-Brown&Caldwell PSA Amendment 20/Post Award Construction Support/ Approved6-0...................................................................................................................................................................J-6 4. Fireworks/Council discussion/Motion passed directing staff to bring a proposed ordinance banning fireworks to the Februaty 17,2015 Council meeting for discussion. L. COUNCIL REPORTS - M. INFORMATION City Manager Reports: 1. Public Works&Utilities Contract Status Report ............................................................................................................M-1 2. Public Works&Utilities Grants&Loans Status Report..................................................................................................M-3 3. Planning Commission Minutes/November 12, 2014......................................................................................................M-5 4. City Clerk,Police Department,and Mechanical Remodel—Project No.PDO1-2011 and IT03-2011,Professional Services/ Agreement Time Extension Clarification.........................................................................................................................M-8 O. ADJOURNMENT— 10 p.m. PUBLIC HEARINGS Public hearings are set by the City Council in order to meet legal requirements. In addition, the City Council may set a public hearing in order to receive public input prior to making decisions, which impact the citizens. Certain matters may be controversial, and the City Council may choose to seek public opinion through the public hearing process. Mayor to determine time of break/Hearing devices available for those needing assistance. January 6, 2015 Port Angeles City Council Meeting Page - 2