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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes 07/05/2016 CITY COUNCIL MEETING Port Angeles, Washington July 5, 2016 CALL TO ORDER SPECIAL MEETING: Mayor Downie called the special meeting of the Port Angeles City Council to order at 5:00 p.m. ROLL CALL: Members Present: Mayor Downie, Deputy Mayor Kidd, Councilmembeis Bruch, Collins, Gase, Merideth, and Whetham. Councilmember Collins participated by phone. Members Absent: None. Staff Present: City Manager McKeen,Attorney Bloor,Acting Clerk K.Martinez-Bailey,A. Fountain, H. Greenwood. EXECUTIVE SESSION: Based on input from Attorney Bloor, Mayor Downie announced the need for an Executive Session, under authority of RCW 42.30.110(1)(i),to discuss potential litigation with legal counsel for approximately 50 minutes. RETURN TO OPEN SESSION: The Executive Session concluded at 6:00 p.m. No action was taken. ADJOURNMENT: Mayor Downie adjourned the Special Meeting at 6:00 p.m. CALL TO ORDER-REGULAR MEETING: Mayor Downie called the regular meeting of the Port Angeles City Council to order at 6:05 p.m. ROLL CALL: Members Present: Mayor Downie, Deputy Mayor Kidd, Councilmembers Bruch, Collins, Gase, Merideth and Whetham. Councilmember Collins participated by phone. Members Absent: None. Staff Present: City Manager McKeen, Attorney Bloor, Acting Clerk K. Martinez-Bailey, C. Delikat, K. Dubuc, K. Neal,B. Smith,B. Olson,and N. West. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE: Mayor Downie led the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag. CEREMONIAL MATTERS PROCLAMATIONS & EMPLOYEE RECOGNITIONS Fire Chief Ken Dubuc recognized several promotions in the fire department by bringing up each employee to have their badges pinned on by their spouses. Those recognized were: Michael Sanders,promoted to Assistant Chief/Fire Marshal was pinned by his wife Stacy. Kelly Ziegler,promoted to Captain,was pinned by his wife Tami. Andrew Cooper,promoted to Lieutenant,was pinned by his wife Bonnie. Jeremy Church,promoted to Lieutenant,was pinned by his wife Marlene. Mayor Downie recessed the meeting for a break at 6:12 p.m. The meeting reconvened at 6:18 p.m. PORT ANGELES CITY COUNCIL MEETING-July 5, 2016 Mayor Downie verified Councilmember Collins was still in attendance by phone. PUBLIC COMMENT: Donald Skinner,CEO of Clallam County United Way located at 1601 East Front Street,introduced members of United Way in attendance that evening including Christy Smith, Resource Development Manager, and Campaign Chairs Courtney Buchanan and Sara Dutro. Each introduced themselves and spoke briefly about the organization. Joe Cammack, 185 Round Tree Road,Owner of Jim's Pharmacy,spoke about issues of violence and drug abuse near his business. Eloise Kailin,on behalf of"Our Water Our Choice",spoke about the petitions signed for change of City government. Mary Sue French, PO Box 965, from Cable Fine Arts, spoke about the project"Weave Our Community Together" and the weaving that the community members are creating for City Hall. She extended an invitation to Council and the community to participate. Kim Weimer, 103 West 13th,spoke about the fireworks ban in Port Angeles and thanked Council and staff. He said he felt he could leave his house to go enjoy the special 4th of July events downtown, saying it is something many people have been afraid to do. Peter Ripley, 114 East 6th Street Apt. 102, commended Councilmember Whetham on standing his ground on the Roberts Rules of Order. Mr.Ripley also spoke about the petition to change the form of City government,asking that it not be delayed. S. Taylor Jennings, 1034 West Fifth, suggested adding crosswalks by parks and lowering the speed limit near parks. Cliff Fors, PO Box 2963 Port Angeles, said he has a roofing company in Port Angeles, and he believes there is no need for roofing permits. He said roofing permits are very expensive and that it is already expensive to replace a roof because of the costs to dispose of the old roofing material and labor involved. Muazzez Eren, 110 East 13th Street, asked Council how issues are dealt with after they are brought up during public comment. Mayor Downie encouraged citizens to bring up their issues to the appropriate City staff. Manager McKeen added that issues that are brought up during a Council meeting are discussed during the department director staff meeting the following day. Mayor Downie concluded public comment. LATE ITEMS TO BE PLACED ON THIS OR FUTURE AGENDAS as determined by City Mana,-er or Councilmember- City Manager McKeen spoke about the Public Safety verbal report on the fireworks ban that would be provided during the meeting. He added that staff would provide a presentation at the next Council meeting on the petition to change the form of City government. Parks and Recreation Director Corey Delikat said there would be an update on Francis Street Park and 9-11 Memorial signage at the next council meeting. CONSENT AGENDA: At the request of Mayor Downie, Item 5 was pulled from the Consent Agenda. It was moved by Gase and seconded by Kidd to approve the Consent Agenda to include: 1. City Council Minutes: May 17 and June 7,2016 2. Expenditure Report: From 6/11/2016 to 6/24/2016 in the amount of$2,378,851.53 Page 2 of 4 PORT ANGELES CITY COUNCIL MEETING—July 5, 2016 3. LED Light Bulb Distribution 4. Parks&Recreation Policy Amendments 5. Electric Utility Easements 6. 2016 Emergency Bluff Repair,Contract CON 2016-16/Final Acceptance 7. Marine Drive and Cedar Street Roadway Restoration,Contract CON 2015-21 /Final Acceptance Motion carried 7-0. Item pulled from the consent agenda: Facility Use Agreement with Mack Athletics Inc. Director Delikat introduced the MACK Athletes Inc. founder Matt Acker and partner Dean Reynolds. Mr. Acker thanked the Council for the opportunity to play, and thanked staff that attended the game in Victoria, B.C., and he added that Mayor Downie was a big hit in Victoria. Council discussion followed. Director Delikat gave background on the agreement,adding that Mack Athletics league play would not interfere with community league sports. Director Delikat said the MACK relationship would be a partnership. Council discussion followed. Staff said they would look into questions Council had, specifically on how to address alcohol licenses within City parks. Council discussion followed. Motion made by Kidd and seconded by Gase: Approve and authorize the City Manager to sign the Facility Use Agreement with MACK Athletics,Inc. Motion carried 6-1,with Whetham opposed. CITY COUNCIL REPORTS: Councilmember Whetham said he looks forward to discussion on the petition to change the form of City govermnent at the next Council meeting. Councilmember Gase reported that he looks forward to talking about the petition at the next meeting. He added that he had met with representatives from Chenghua,Taiwan,during their visit to Port Angeles. He spoke about his time spent as a volunteer at the Chamber of Commerce Visitor's center,saying he met visitors from all parts of the world while he was there. Deputy Mayor Kidd spoke about meeting the runners from Sri Chinmoy Peace Run when they traveled through Port Angeles. She spoke about the many events that were going on during the 4`'of July celebration downtown. Councilmember Merideth said the 10-and-under boys' baseball team were going on to the state tournament held in Moses Lake. He spoke about his time at the farmers market,adding that he received many interesting comments on the Feiro Marine Life Center parking proposals. He added that he is looking forward to discussion on the petition. Councilmember Bruch asked that staff provide numbers on revenue from roofing building permits. She also spoke about the progress on the mural project downtown. She provided highlights from her recent participation at the Association of Washington Cities Annual conference. Mayor Downie displayed a piece of art that had been presented to the City from members of a group visiting from Chenghua,Taiwan when they arrived for a tour of City Hall. He said he was joined by Deputy Mayor Kidd and Councilmember Gase during the visit. Mayor Downie said he attended the Memorandum of Understanding signing at the Composite Recycling Technology Center(CRTC)that involved many entities joining together to further the development of the CRTC campus. He spoke about the mural project that is underway and about the financial blessing of funds that will go towards building a performing arts center and possibly a conference center. Page 3 of 4 PORT ANGELES CITY COUNCIL MEETING—July 5, 2016 INFORMATION: Manager McKeen spoke about reports included in the packet and reminded Council they could reach out to staff to answer any questions. An update on the 41"of July fireworks ban was provided by Interim Police Chief Brian Smith and Fire Chief Ken Dubuc.Interim Police Chief Smith said there was a lot of cooperation from citizens on the ban and that it was quiet throughout the City,adding that there were officers at the entrance to Ediz Hook reminding people about the ban. Chief Dubuc said the fire department had the fewest number of calls it has had in 10 years. SECOND PUBLIC COMMENT: Melissa Williams, 315 South Lincoln, spoke about the 35'x' anniversary of the Feiro Marine Life Center and invited the community to the upcoming anniversary celebration. Marolee Smith,P.O. Box 2498, said that Port Angeles needs an animal control officer. Linda Crane,336 Whidby Avenue,expressed her appreciation to Councilmembers Bruch and Whetham for showing their concern that there was not information in the packet to answer their questions related to the Mack Athletes contract. Taylor Jennings, 1034 West Fifth,said Councilmembers should have more time to make decisions. She expressed her disappointment that the Council didn't wait to make a decision on the MACK Athletes contract without all the information. Lisa Jorgenson, 1051 West Palo Verde Loop, Sequim, was grateful for speedy responses made by the Port Angeles police department in response to 911 calls from Jim's Pharmacy, and spoke about an email sent to Councilmember Gase and Interim Chief Smith about safety of their employees and customers. EXECUTIVE SESSION: It was determined there was no need for an executive session. ADJOURNMENT: It was moved by Collins and seconded by Bruch to: Adjourn the meeting. Motion carried 7-0. Mayor Downie adjourned the meeting at 8:06 p.m. J � j/i$gq,u 4 atrick Downie;May Kari Martinez-Bailey,t29 it Clerk t Page 4 of 4