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Home My WebLink AboutMinutes 02/04/2020CITY COUNCIL MEETING Port Angeles, Washington February 4, 2020 CALL TO ORDER SPECIAL MEETING Mayor Dexter called the special meeting of the Port Angeles City Council to order at 5:00 p.m. Members Present: Mayor Dexter, Deputy Mayor Carr, Council Members French, Meyer, McCaughan, Schromen- Wawrin (via speaker phone) and Suggs. Members Absent: None Staff Present: City Manager West, Attorney Bloor, Clerk Martinez -Bailey. EXECUTIVE SESSION Based on input from Attorney Bloor, Mayor Dexter announced the need for a closed Executive Session under authority RCW 42.30.110(1)(i) to discuss potential litigation with legal counsel. Council moved to the Jack Pittis Conference Room for Executive Session for approximately 25 minutes. The Executive Session convened at 5:01 p.m. The Council left the Pittis Conference Room and continued the meeting in open session at 5:25 p.m. OPEN SESSION Assistant City Attorney Chris Cowgill presented the third part of the training series, Roles and Responsibilities of Council. He shared a presentation on the Open Public Meetings Act. ADJOURNMENT Mayor Dexter adjourned the Special Meeting at 5:55 p.m. CALL TO ORDER -REGULAR MEETING Mayor Dexter called the regular meeting of the Port Angeles City Council to order at 6:00 p.m. ROIJ, CAIJ, Members Present: Mayor Dexter, Deputy Mayor Carr, Council Members French, Meyer, McCaughan, Schromen- Wawrin (via speaker phone) and Suggs. Staff Present: City Manager West, Attorney Bloor, Clerk Martinez -Bailey, C. Delikat, K. Dubuc, B. Smith, T. Hunter, A. Brekke, and S. Carrizosa. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE Mayor Dexter led the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag. PUBLIC COMMENT Ed Chadd, city resident, spoke about climate action plan. Lisa Houff, city resident, spoke about the need for a day shelter for the homeless. Cherie Kidd, city resident, spoke about the upcoming anniversary of the Mutsu, Japan sister -city relationship. CONSENT AGENDA It was moved by French and seconded by Carr to approve the Consent Agenda to include: 1. City Council Minutes of January 21, 2020 /Amended with corrections to include Council member Suggs employer as Jamestown K'lallam Tribe, and remove duplication of her name. 2. Expenditure Report: From January 11, 2020 to January 24, 2020 in the amount of $3,664,681.70 /Approve PORT ANGELES CITY COUNCIL MEETING — February 4, 2020 3. Marine Drive Channel Bridge Improvement Project — Final Acceptance / Accept the Marine Drive Channel Bridge Improvements Construction Contract CON-2018-32 as complete, authorize staff to proceed with project closeout, and release the contract bond upon receipt of all required clearances. 4. Lauridsen Boulevard Overlay Project — Final Acceptance /Accept Lauridsen Boulevard Overlay Construction Contract # CON-2019-19 as complete; authorize staff to proceed with project closeout and release the retainage bond upon receipt of all required clearances. Motion including amendments carried 7-0. OTHER CONSIDERATIONS 1. Washington State University Student Visit Mayor Dexter introduced Washington State University Professors Jolie Kates and Steve Austin who were joined by 17 of their students to share a presentation. The group spent a week in Port Angeles evaluating some of the challenges Port Angeles faces and presented a PowerPoint presentation on their findings. ORDINANCES NOT REQUIRING COUNCIL PUBLJC HEARINGS 1. Authorization of Tax Credit Supporting Affordable Housing (House Bill 1406) Manager West introduced the agenda item and reminded Council it was before them for a second reading. He shared that a detailed presentation had been provided at the January 17t' meeting. He shared the ordinance will improve the contributions the City is able to make relative to the housing crisis and compliment Proposition 1. He said there will be additional discussion and the City will coordinate with other agencies and jurisdictions on strategy and approach. Mayor Dexter conducted a first reading of the ordinance by title, entitled, ORDINANCE NO.3655 AN ORDINANCE of the City of Port Angeles, imposing the Local Sales and Use Tax authorized under Laws of 2019, Ch. 338 (House Bill 1406) to be used for the affordable housing and providing for other matters properly relating thereto. It was moved by French and seconded by Meyer to: Adopt ordinance as read Motion carried 7-0. RESOLUTIONS NOT REQUIRING PUBLIC HEARINGS 1. Hazard Mitigation Plan Fire Chief Ken Dubuc presented the agenda item and gave background on the plan and shared it was ready for adoption by the stakeholders. He shared the plan is a federal requirement and stated that should funding come up, the City would be eligible to apply for federal mitigation funding if it has the plan in place. He provided Council copies of a 4-part emergency response cycle. Mayor Dexter read the resolution by title, entitled, RESOLUTION NO. 02-20 A RESOLUTION of the City Council of the City of Port Angeles, Washington, adopting the Clallam County Multijurisdictional Hazard Mitigation Plan update. It was moved by French and seconded by Suggs to: Adopt the Clallam County Multijurisdictional Hazard Mitigation Plan update. Motion carried 7-0. Mayor Dexter recessed the meeting for a break at 6:49 p.m. The meeting reconvened at 6:54 p.m. Page 2 of 4 PORT ANGELES CITY COUNCIL MEETING — February 4, 2020 OTHER CONSIDERATIONS CONTINUED 2. Appoint Council Ad Hoc Committees to Review Applications for Boards, Committees, and Commissions Manager West presented the agenda item and shared the process is a consistent approach to the Port Angeles Municipal Code. Mayor Dexter asked for volunteers to serve on the committees. It was moved by Dexter and seconded by French to: Appoint Council members Meyer, Schromen-Wawrin, and Suggs, to serve a two-year term on an ad hoc subcommittee to review appointments to the Planning Commission. Motion carried 7-0. It was moved by Dexter and seconded by French to: Appoint Deputy Mayor Carr and Council members French, and McCaughan, to serve a two-year term on an ad hoc subcommittee to review appointments to the Lodging Tax Advisory Committee. Motion carried 7-0. Manager West clarified the subcommittees would be forwarding their recommendations to the Council for approval CITY COUNCIL REPORTS Council member Schromen-Wawrin shared information on the upcoming webinar on open public records. He shared information on State bills related to housing. He encouraged his fellow Council members to participate on AWC's Legislative Priorities Committee and said he would share more information if they were interested. Council member Suggs shared she met with Chief Smith and toured the Port Angeles Police Department and PenCom. She spoke about an upcoming tour of the Shore Memorial Pool project. Council member French shared information on a recent Port Angeles Chamber of Commerce meeting and spoke about the Community Awards Gala. He spoke about an infill housing toolkit from the City of Bellingham and a recent Homelessness Task Force meeting he attended. Deputy Mayor Carr shared she participated in a Martin Luther King Jr. event. She also spoke about a conversation she had with a member of staff at the Clallam Bay Correctional facility and learned about programs and services that are available to incarcerated individuals. Council member McCaughan shared his experience at a recent Solid Waste Advisory Committee meeting and the Community Awards Gala. He also spoke about his experience at the AWC Cities Action Days conference in Olympia, Wa. Council member Meyer spoke about his experience at the AWC Cities Action Days conference in Olympia, Wa. He shared he would be attending an event at Jesse Webster Park and spoke about an upcoming meeting at Clallam Transit. He shared he would be soon attending his first meeting at Peninsula Area Public Access. Mayor Dexter spoke about her experience at the Community Awards Gala at the Vern Burton Community Center. She spoke about her first Lauridsen Trust meeting and her experience at the AWC Cities Action Days conference in Olympia, Wa. No other reports were given. INFORMATION Manager West spoke about an upcoming MRSC Webinar on the public records act and asked for a show of hands. Council expressed interest and staff shared they would proceed with making arrangements for the webinar. He shared the City was participating in the February step challenge and invited Council to participate as part of February's heart healthy month. He spoke about the upcoming census and briefly shared how the City will convey the value of the Page 3 of 4 PORT ANGELES CITY COUNCIL MEETING — February 4, 2020 effort. He spoke about the legislative briefing paper as it was shared at Council's recently attended AWC City Action Days conference. ADJOURNMENT Mayor Dexter adjourned the meeting at 7:27 p.m. Kate Dexter, Mayor Kari Martinez -Bailey, City Cl Page 4 of 4