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Home My WebLink AboutMinutes 02/02/2016 CITY COUNCIL MEETING Port Angeles, Washington February 2, 2016 CALL TO ORDER SPECIAL MEETING: Deputy Mayor Kidd called the special meeting of the Port Angeles City Council to order at 5:33 p.m. ROLL CALL: Members Present: Deputy Mayor Kidd,Councilmembers Bruch,Collins,Gase,Merideth and Whetham. Members Absent: Mayor Downie. Staff Present: City Manager McKeen,Attorney Bloor,Clerk Veneklasen, C. Fulton,N.West and M. Puntenney. EXECUTIVE SESSION: Based on input from Attorney Bloor,Deputy Mayor Kidd announced the need for an Executive Session,under the authority of RCW 42.30.110(1)(i)for the purpose of discussing potential litigation with legal counsel, for approximately 15 minutes with no action to follow.The Executive Session convened at 5:34 p.m. RETURN TO OPEN SESSION: The Executive Session concluded at 5:46 p.m.No action was taken. CALL TO ORDER-REGULAR MEETING: Deputy Mayor Kidd called the regular meeting of the Port Angeles City Council to order at 6:00 p.m. ROLL CALL: Members Present: Deputy Mayor Kidd,Councilmembers Bruch,Collins,Gase,Merideth and Whetham. Mayor Downie participated via conference call. Members Absent: None. Staff Present: City Manager McKeen,Attorney Bloor,Clerk Veneklasen,C.Delikat,K. Dubuc,C. Fulton,T. Gallagher,B. Olson and N.West. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE: Deputy Mayor Kidd led the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag PUBLIC COMMENT: The following people spoke against water fluoridation: Mark Johnson,2303 Samara Drive Jim Bourget,313 North Ridge View Janet Kailin,2902 South Regence Street Jess Grable, 1117 South Peabody Street Jess Doenges,62 Woodridge Court Bob Lawrence,430 West Fifth Rosemary Cockril,494 Marsden Road The following people spoke in favor of water fluoridation: Laura O'Neal,Mount Angeles Road Deputy Mayor Kidd recessed the meeting for a 10 minute break at 6:32 p.m. The meeting reconvened at 6:43 p.m. I PORT ANGELES CITY COUNCIL MEETING—February 2, 2016 CONSENT AGENDA: It was moved by Bruch and seconded by Gase to approve the Consent Agenda to include: 1. City Council Minutes:January 5, 2016 and January 19, 2016 2. Expenditure Approval List:Janumy 9, 2016 through Januan)22, 2016 in the mnount of$2,135,120.41 3. Amendment to Agreement for the Port Angeles Fine Arts Center 4. Department of Ecology Site Rental Agreement 5. Update to Professional Services Agreement with Systems Design West, LLC 6. Equipment Purchase: Police Sedan Replacement Motion carried 7-0. ORDINANCES NOT REQUIRING PUBLIC HEARINGS: 1. Franchise Ordinance City Attorney Bill Bloor said that the Franchise Ordinance came about as part of the Wave Cable franchise renewal process that staff began working on in 2014. He said that as part of the renewal process,staff found that the City's current municipal code is silent about many issues related to franchises. The ordinance is intended to amend and update the City's current ordinances to include franchises for television cable systems and open video systems. Attorney Bloor said these revisions will provide a uniform and consistent framework for granting new franchises and renewing existing ones,and allows the City to get the very best cable service it can from companies that want to come in and use the City's rights-of-ways to make a profit. Deputy Mayor Kidd conducted a first reading of the ordinance by title,entitled, ORDINANCE NO.3550 An ordinance regulating the occupancy and use of public rights-of-way by television cable systems and open video systems,providing for establishment of customer service standards;establishing franchise and licensing requirements for operators of such systems and prescribing terms,and conditions for and upon the construction, maintenance,and repair of such systems;amending Chapters 11.08 and 11.14 of the Port Angeles City Code,all relating to television cable systems and open video systems. Deputy Mayor Kidd continued the ordinance to February 16,2016. OTHER CONSIDERATIONS: 1. Clallam County Economic Development Corporation Funding Community&Economic Development Director Nathan West said City Council requested that staff provide detailed information regarding partnering with the Clallam County Economic Development Council in 2016.At the last Council meeting,none of the options provided by staff received the necessary votes to move forward. A consensus of Council requested that the issue be discussed again at the following meeting which is why new options for funding the EDC were being brought forward. Council discussion followed. It was moved by Collins and seconded by Gase to: Draft a contract with the EDC for a base amount of$10,000 from the restricted economic development account special project funds. Motion carried 4-3,with Whetham,Bruch and Merideth opposed. It was moved by Collins and seconded by Bruch to: Extend appointment of Orville Campbell to EDC Board and Opportunity Fund Advisory Board until the end of February. Motion carried 7-0. Page 2 of 4 PORT ANGELES CITY COUNCIL MEETING—February 2, 2016 FINANCE: 1. Landfill Bluff Stabilization Project Settlement Change Order Public Works&Utilities Director Craig Fulton said that during the Landfill Cell Stabilization work,the contractor encountered asbestos containing materials far in excess of the amounts anticipated. The materials required special handling,for which Magnus was entitled to additional compensation.The amount of the compensation was disputed. To address that,the parties agreed to mediation. He said in the course of the mediation,the parties reached a proposed final settlement with Magnus Pacific on all outstanding claims. Council discussion followed. It was moved by Bruch and seconded by Merideth to: Ratify the Settlement Agreement by approving and authorizing the City Manager to sign change order#12 to the Landfill Cell Stabilization Contract(Project SW0212)with Magnus Pacific Corporation in the amount of$300,000 including tax,increasing the total contract amount to$14,540,552.64. Motion carried 6-1,with Whetham opposed. 2. Server Replacements(IT0614) Chief Financial Officer Byron Olson said the purchase of the servers was approved as part of the Information Technology Strategic Plan and was included in the 2016 budget. He said the City is moving to virtual servers for better savings and more storage space.The old servers will be used in a testing environment. Council discussion followed. It was moved by Bruch and seconded by Whetham to: Move forward with this hardware purchase under Washington State Contract through IBM/Lenovo business partner Nordisk Systems. Motion carried 7-0. Deputy Mayor Kidd recessed the meeting for a 10 minute break at 7:44 p.m. The meeting reconvened at 7:53 p.m. CITY COUNCIL REPORTS: Councilmember Whetham said he was sorry that public comment had been cut short. Councilmember Gase said he attended a PA-CAN meeting last week. Mark Nichols and Chief Gallagher were at that meeting to help with issues related to drug abuse and crime. Gase thanked both leaders for attending and speaking with concerned citizens.He also attended the Economic Development Corporation dinner. Deputy Mayor Kidd said she also attended the EDC dinner,and she went to the dedication of the Community Memorial Wall in honor of Vern Burton. Councilmember Bruch asked that the public be notified in advance when public comment would be shortened. She attended the Association of Washington Cities(AWC) conference and said that our legislators are working really hard and have their constituents' best interests in mind. Mayor Downie also attended the AWC in Olympia. He said he enjoyed the opportunity to meet with the City's representatives.He noted that the Council meeting includes a second public comment period,so he did not feel that discussion or comments had been limited during the Council meeting. No other reports were given. INFORMATION: Director West spoke about a request from the Feiro Marine Life Center to have Councilmember Bruch represent Council on a new committee,the Feiro Marine Life Center's City Pier Master Plan Stakeholder committee. Director West asked for Council consideration of the request. Page 3 of 4 PORT ANGELES CITY COUNCIL MEETING—February 2, 2016 Council agreed by consensus to appoint Councilmember Bruch to the Feiro committee assignment. Manager McKeen spoke regarding the reports included in the packet,highlighting the 911 Regionalization Study, "thank you" letter to Polar Pioneer,and the Council Committee,Board&Commission Assignments. SECOND PUBLIC COMMENT: The following people spoke against water fluoridation: Robert Flood Ron Richards, 124 Township Line Road ADJOURNMENT: Deputy Mayor Kidd adjourned the meeting at 8:13 p.m. � v 3 ,Ilatrick Downie,Mayor 4ennifer Yveneklasen,City Clerk Page 4 of 4