HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes 05/19/2015 CITY COUNCIL MEETING
Port Angeles, Washington
May 19, 2015
CALL TO ORDER SPECIAL MEETING:
Deputy Mayor Downie called the special meeting of the Port Angeles City Council to order at 5 p.m.
Councilmembers Present: Deputy Mayor Downie,Councilmembers Bruch,Collins,Gase,Kidd and Whetham.
Councilmembers Absent: Mayor Di Guilio.
Staff Present: City Manager McKeen, Attorney Bloor, Clerk Veneklasen, C. Delikat, K. Dubuc, C. Fulton, T.
Gallagher,B. Olson,N. West and T. Ageson.
Utility Advisory Committee Members Present: Rob Feller and Lynn Bedford.
SPECIAL MEETING:
Manager McKeen introduced the Capital Facilities Plan and spoke about how it ties in with the City's Cost of
Service Study and the Long Range Financial Plan. Senior Accountant Tess Agesson led a worksession on the City's
Capital Facilities Plan&Transportation Improvement Program during a joint meeting with the Utility Advisory
Conunittee. She spoke about funding sources for 2016-2021 and spending by project type.Agesson noted that staff
is leveraging grants to complete a majority of the projects included in the CFP. Council discussion followed.
ADJOURNMENT:
The Special Meeting concluded at 5:58 p.m.No action was taken.
CALL TO ORDER-REGULAR MEETING:
Deputy Mayor Downie called the regular meeting of the Port Angeles City Council to order at 6:02 p.m.
ROLL CALL:
Members Present: Deputy Mayor Downie,Councilmembers Bruch,Collins,Gase,Kidd and Whetham.
Members Absent: Mayor Di Guilio.
Staff Present: City Manager McKeen, Attorney Bloor, Clerk Veneklasen, B. Olson, C. Fulton, N. West, T.
Gallagher,K. Dubuc,and C.Delikat.
It was moved by Gase and seconded by Bruch to:
Excuse Mayor Di Guilio from the meeting.
Motion carried 6-0.
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE:
Councilmember Gase led the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag.
PUBLIC COMMENT:
Ralph Smith, 1228 E. Fourth Street, spoke in favor of a Public Access Channel and offered his help in getting it up
and running. He encouraged Council to get input from community and use citizen skills to make the channel a
reality. He noted that the channel could create a revenue stream for the City.
Dale Wilson spoke in favor of a Public Access Channel saying it could be a valuable tool for young people in the
community to gain skills needed to pursue a career in broadcast journalism. He said there is $60,000 available from
Wave Broadband through the current franchise agreement.
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Cindy Turney, 530 West Eighth Street, spoke against community water fluoridation and noted several countries that
do not fluoridate their water.
Stephanie Noblin, 2345 East Third Avenue, said that as a citizen interested in transparency she has been filming
several local meetings, including City Council and the Charter Review Commission. She spoke in favor of a PEG
Channel in Port Angeles and recommended working with the Skills Center.
Eloise Kailin, from Protect the Peninsula's Future,referenced documents provided to Council via email. She said the
community just passed 9 years of water fluoridation and that dental visits to the Emergency Room have only
increased since the onset of fluoridation.
Doc Reiss,past president of Nor'Wester Rotary, invited Council, staff and citizens to attend a dedication of the Port
Angeles Skate Park on May 30`'from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. which will include a display sign installation.
Mike Doherty, 617 South B Street; asked Council for a letter that supports making the Olympic Peninsula accessible
to electric vehicle tourism. He referred to two handouts provided to Council. He further asked the City to consider
installing charging stations in future projects. He also spoke in favor of the Public Access Channel and for a Climate
Action Plan.
Judi Hangartner, 1815 East Fourth Street, said fluoridation is unethical because informed consent is standard
practice for all medication. She cited many reasons why water fluoridation is not safe and said that the City should
discontinue its use in community water.
PUBLIC HEARINGS—OTHER:
1. Priority Setting Resolution
Manager McKeen said the City has been engaged in a Priority Setting process since January 2015.The outcome of
that process is the creation of program and service priorities to be used as a tool to help re-balance the 2015 budget
and begin preparing a 2016 Council-driven budget. Council discussion followed.
Deputy Mayor Downie conducted a first reading of the resolution by title,entitled,
RESOLUTION NO. 06-15
A RESOLUTION of the City Council of the City of Port Angeles,Washington,adopting program and service
priorities for fiscal years 2015 and 2016.
Deputy Mayor Downie opened the public hearing at 6:53 p.m.
Dale Wilson asked why the City is spending $600,000 on outside legal fees each year. He suggested using that
money to hire four additional attorneys that will spend their money locally. He said the CSO (Combined Sewer
Overflow)project is costing$52 million and could have been done for 10%of that amount. He said it might be time
for Council to push back on unfunded mandates. He further stated that $600,000 went to Olympic Ambulance in
2014 that could have been captured by the City.
Cindy Turney, 530 West Eighth Street, said she is concerned with the homeless situation in the City.
Michael Husky, 1329 Campbell Avenue, said he is concerned about his utility bill and said the fees seem out of line.
Deputy Mayor Downie continued the public hearing to June 2,2015.
LATE ITEMS TO BE PLACED ON THIS OR FUTURE AGENDAS as determined by City Manager or
Councilmember—
1. Construction Contract Award for Emergency HVAC Replacement in PENCOM—added as item K1
2. Residential Water Rate Correction—added as item J4
3. Council agreed by consensus to add the Electric Vehicle Charging Station Letter of Support as a late item
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CONSENT AGENDA:
Councilmember Bruch disclosed that her employer, the Lower Elwha Klallam Tribe, will also be seeking a Youth
Athletic Facility grant,but that she supports both applications.
It was moved by Whetham and seconded by Bruch to approve the Consent Agenda to include:
1. City Council Minutes:April 21, 2015 and Ma>>5, 2015
2. Expenditure Approval List: 412512015 to 5/08/2015 for$3,866,740.49
3. Resolution(No. 05-15)for Youth Athletic Facility(YAF)Grant—Civic Field Lights
Motion carried 6-0.
ORDINANCES NOT REQUIRING PUBLIC HEARINGS:
1. Hearing Examiner
City Attorney Bill Bloor said the ordinance is largely unchanged since the first reading. The changes made since the
first reading have been identified in the Council memo.
Deputy Mayor Downie conducted a second reading of the ordinance by title,entitled,
ORDINANCE NO. 3536
AN ORDINANCE of the City of Port Angeles,Washington,establishing Chapter 2.18 of the Port Angeles
Municipal Code for Hearing Examiner.
It was moved by Collins and seconded by Kidd to:
Approve the ordinance as read.
Motion carried 6-0.
FINANCE:
1. Construction Contract Award—Emergency HVAC Replacement in PENCOM Phone Room
Director of Public Works and Utilities Craig Fulton said negotiations recently concluded with a contractor for the
replacement of the heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) system in the PenCom area that houses
equipment critical to the operation of the 911 system. He asked Council to approve the contract so that the City
could move forward with the project. Council discussion followed.
It was moved by Gase and seconded by Whetham to:
Approve and authorize the City Manager to award and sign a construction contract with Schmitt's Sheet Metal, Inc.,
for the Emergency HVAC Replacement in the PenCom phone room, Project PC1501, in the total contract amount of
$47,466.19 including applicable taxes,and to make minor modifications to the contract if necessary.
Motion carried 6-0.
OTHER CONSIDERATIONS:
1. Electric Vehicle Charging Station Letter of Support
It was moved by Whetham and seconded by Bruch to:
Direct staff to draft a letter of support for an Electric Vehicle Charging Station.
Motion carried 6-0.
CITY COUNCIL REPORTS:
Councilmember Collins met twice with Strait of Juan de Fuca Ecosystem Recovery Network. They are adopting a
process for funding allocations that is collaboration between EPA and the Puget Sound partnership.Their priority
areas are stonnwater,habitat and shellfish beds.
Councilmember Bruch will not be able to attend Solid Waste Advisory Committee. Councilmember Kidd will stand
in for her.
Councilmember Kidd recently returned from Mutsu City Japan where she and Mayor Di Guilio represented Port
Angeles at the 20"'anniversary celebration of the Mutsu-Port Angeles Sister City Relationship.
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She spoke about her experiences in Japan including a welcome dinner hosted by the Mutsu Mayor. Councilmember
Kidd noted that she paid for her own trip;City funds were not used.
Councilmember Whetham thanked Corey Delikat,Parks and Recreation Director,for his hard work to find grant
funding for Civic Field.
Councilmember Gase attended the Olympic Peninsula Collaborative meeting facilitated by Congressman Kilmer.
Deputy Mayor Downie said he appreciated the opportunity to welcome Holland American Cruise ship passengers,
and said he was really pleased that so many volunteers came out to host and welcome those getting off the ship.He
also facilitated a community service project painting the Laurel Street steps.
No other reports were given.
INFORMATION:
Manager McKeen spoke regarding reports included in the packet and noted that a late item on the Residential Water
Retail Rate was added as item K1.
1. Residential Water Retail Rate Modification Clarification
Director Fulton noted there was a clarification to the ordinance recently approved by Council making changes to
Title 13, Chapter 13.44 of the Port Angeles Municipal Code. Following its approval, an error was found in one of
the rates in subsection C. It will be corrected by the code reviser via a scrivener's error. Additionally,the publication
date of the ordinance is being timed for the rate change to become effective June 1,2015.
Deputy Mayor Downie recessed the meeting for a break at 7:43 p.m.The meeting reconvened at 7:49 p.m.
2. Presentation on WAVE Cable TV Access Channels
Sue Buske,consultant with the Buske Group,joined the meeting via teleconference.
Deputy Director of Power and Telecommunications Phil Lusk conducted a presentation on the Cable Television P-
EG (Public,Education,Government)Channels. He gave a brief history of Channel 3 and Channel 21,the City's
stipulated"E-G"channel.
Consultant Buske spoke about the City's current franchise agreement with Wave Cable. She emphasized that the
renewal process is guided by Federal laws and at its core is a land use agreement. The process provides the
opportunity for the City to update the franchise agreement. She recommended Council proceed with a Community
Needs Assessment and compliance review before proceeding with franchise renewal negotiations.
Deputy Director Lusk reviewed the next steps and timeline for the franchise renewal process. Council discussion
followed.
EXECUTIVE SESSION: It was determined there was a need for an executive session under authority of RCW
42.30.110(1)(i),to discuss potential litigation with legal counsel for approximately 10 minutes,with no action to
follow. Council adjourned to Executive Session at 8:43 p.m.
Council returned to open session at 8:55 p.m.
ADJOURNMENT: Deputy Mayor Downie adjourned the meeting 8:56 p.m.
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