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Home My WebLink AboutMinutes 11/20/2018CITY COUNCIL MEETING Port Angeles, Washington November 20, 2018 CALL TO ORDER SPECIAL MEETING Mayor Bruch called the special meeting of the Port Angeles City Council to order at 5:00 p.m. ROLL CAIA, Members Present: Mayor Bruch, Deputy Mayor Dexter, Councilmembers French, Kidd, Merideth, and Moran. Members Absent: Councilmember Schromen-Wawrin. Staff Present: City Manager West, Attorney Bloor, Clerk Martinez -Bailey, C. Delikat, K. Dubuc, J. Burke, B. Smith, A. Brekke, and S. Carrizosa. EXECUTIVE SESSION: Based on input from Attorney Bloor, Mayor Bruch 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 45 minutes. The Executive Session convened at 5:05 p.m. RETURN TO OPEN SESSION The Executive Session concluded at 5:50 p.m. No action was taken. ADJOURNMENT Mayor Bruch adjourned the Special Meeting at 5:50 p.m. CALL TO ORDER -REGULAR MEETING Mayor Bruch called the regular meeting of the Port Angeles City Council to order at 6:00 p.m. ROLL CALL Members Present: Mayor Bruch, Deputy Mayor Dexter, Councilmembers French, Kidd, Merideth, and Moran. Members Absent: Councilmember Schromen-Wawrin. Staff Present: City Manager West, Attorney Bloor, Clerk Martinez -Bailey, C. Delikat, K. Dubuc, J. Burke, B. Smith, A. Brekke, and S. Carrizosa. It was moved by French and seconded by Dexter to: Excuse Councilmember Schromen-Wawrin from the meeting. Motion carried 6-0. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE Mayor Bruch led the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag. PUBLIC COMMENT Devon Greywolf, spoke on behalf of the Tree Advisory Committee, saying the committee chose to dedicate the sequoia tree in Lion's park to the memory of President Abraham Lincoln and provided signed petitions to Council. Lydia Corez, city resident, spoke in favor of the sequoia tree in Lion's Park. Jasmine Hunt, city resident, spoke in favor of the sequoia tree in Lion's Park. Susan Hillgren, not a city resident, spoke about the need for trash cans, needle boxes and portapotties downtown. PORT ANGELES CITY COUNCIL MEETING — November 20, 2018 Steve Hopkins, city resident, Clallam Transit Planning Manager, reported ridership on the public transit system has increased and spoke about a program at the middle school that encourages transit use. Margie Normandin, not a city resident, thanked Council and staff, and spoke about the damage that has been done to her driveway from the roots of the sequoia tree in Lion's Park. Jeffrey Bele, city resident, said as a veteran, it concerns him to see and hear of the issues that are happening at Veteran's Park. LATE ITEMS TO BE PLACED ON THIS OR FUTURE AGENDAS as determined by City Manager or Councilinember City Manager Nathan West added Ratification ()f'a Light Operations Settlement Agreement to the agenda as Item 1-5 Mayor Bruch added a Letter ofsupport of'Peninsula College to the agenda as Item 1-6 CONSENT AGENDA It was moved by French and seconded by Dexter to approve the Consent Agenda to include: 1. City Council Minutes of September 4, October 2, and October 16, 2018 2. Expenditure Report: From October 27, 2018 and November 9, 2018 in the amount of $3,502,486.08 3. Peabody Reservoir Overflow Building Project CON -2018-38 - Award Contract 4. End of Stage 11 Water Declaration 5. PA Harbor: Reimbursement from City to Insurance Companies Motion carried 6-0. OTHER CONSIDERATIONS 1. Bonneville Power TC -20 Settlement Director of Public Works and Utilities James Burke introduced the agenda item and invited Power Resource Manager Gregg King to present a PowerPoint presentation. Manager King provided background on the two contracts with Bonneville Power Administration (BPA). He spoke about the settlement agreement and provided information on the different ways BPA establishes power and transmission rates. Council discussion followed. Deputy Director of Power Systems Shailesh Shere provided clarification on transmission rates and the rate making process. It was moved by Dexter and seconded by Merideth to: Approve and authorize the City Manager to sign the BPA transmission settlement and to make minor modifications as needed. Motion carried 6-0. PUBLIC HEARINGS 1. Property Tax Levy for 2018 Manager West spoke about the 1 % Property Tax Levy proposal and offered staff's favorable recommendation. At 6:44 p.m. the Mayor continued the public hearing. Seeing no public comment, the Mayor closed the public hearing. Mayor Bruch conducted a second reading of the ordinance by title, entitled, ORDINANCE NO. 3613 AN ORDINANCE of the City of Port Angeles, Washington, levying regular ad valorem property taxes for collection in the fiscal year 2019, and directing the City Clerk to certify said amount to the Board of Clallam County Commissioners. It was moved by French and seconded by Dexter to: Adopt ordinance as read. Motion carried 6-0. Page 2 of 4 PORT ANGELES CITY COUNCIL MEETING — November 20, 2018 2. 2019 Budget Manager West said he was happy to present a balanced budget and highlighted goals of the process. He added that staffwere able to balance the budget without eliminating any core services. Manager West said staff took a conservative approach to the process and thanked the Finance department for their work. Acting Finance Director Sarina Carrizosa used a PowerPoint presentation to outline the 2019 budget development process. She discussed highlights and changes from the preliminary budget document presented on October 12. At 6:58 p.m., the Mayor opened the public hearing. Tony DiPengrazio, city resident, asked Council if the 2019 Budget includes code enforcement. Mike Doherty, city resident, spoke about the need for the City to develop a Climate Action Plan. Mayor Bruch conducted a first reading of the ordinance by title, entitled, ORDINANCE NO. 3614 AN ORDINANCE of the City of Port Angeles, Washington, adopting the 2019 budget for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2019. Mayor Bruch continued the public hearing to December 4. OTHER CONSIDERATIONS CONTINUED 2. Meetings on Election Nights Manager West provided background on the discussion. Council discussion followed. Council decided by consensus to direct staff to draft an ordinance reflecting changes to the November regularly scheduled City Council meeting schedule to eliminate any conflicts with future election nights. 3. Council Office Space Manager West provided background on the discussion. Council discussion followed. 4. Think Tank Discussion Mayor Bruch opened the discussion by saying the think tank meetings were intended to offer Council the opportunity to brainstorm. • Councilmember French discussed a multifamily tax exemption ordinance and a vacant property registration ordinance. As to the tax exemption, Manager West said the Legal Department is drafting an ordinance and resolution to create a multi -family housing tax credit. He added that this work was already underway, due to previous discussions by Council regarding the topic, adding that staff will forward information to Council for their consideration. Council discussion followed. • Councilmember Kidd asked Council for approval to begin researching alternatives to fencing heights on bridges, adding she will bring back information to Council. Council agreed by consensus. 5. Ratification of Light Operations Settlement Agreement Manager West provided background on the late item and reminded Council there would be no impact to rate payers. He added that the City recommendation that Council ratify the settlement agreement. It was moved by French and seconded by Moran to: Approve, adopt, and ratify the settlement reached on November 15, 2018, in the amount of $250,000, of in which the City contributes $50,000, of the claims made and causes of action alleged by an employee of the City's electric division against the City. Motion carried 6-0. 6. Letter of support of Peninsula College Project Mayor Bruch discussed the late item, saying the letter to Governor Inslee is in support of funding request for a $2.1 million project at Peninsula College for the Advanced Technology Center. Page 3 of 4 PORT ANGELES CITY COUNCIL MEETING — Novernber 20, 2018 Council decided by consensus to have the Mayor sign the letter of support. CITY COUNCIL REPORTS Council reports were given. INFORMATION Manager West spoke regarding the reports included in the packet. lie discussed the need for the existing City Council Ad Hoc Committee comprised of Bruch, Merideth and Schromen-Wawrin, to look at the two applications received and make recommendations for the vacant seat on the Lodging Tax Advisory Committee, SECOND PUBLIC COMMENT Ingrid Carmean, city resident, provided thoughts on bow to help those who are homeless. EXECUTIVE SESSION It was determined there was no need for an executive session. ADJOURNMENT Mayor Bruch adjourned the meeting at 8:28 p.m. Sissi Bruch, Mayor Page 4 of 4 Kari Martinez-Bail CityC&6rk