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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCC Minutes 01/04/2022 10. CITY COUNCIL MEETING Port Angeles, Washington January 4, 2022 This meeting was conducted virtually. CALL TO ORDER-REGULAR MEETING Mayor Dexter called the regular meeting of the Port Angeles City Council to order at 6:00 p.m. ROLL CALL { Members Present:Mayor Dexter.Deputy Mayor Meyer,Council members Carr,French,McCaughan,Schromen-Wawrin and Suggs. Members Absent: None. Staff Present: City Manager West,Attorney Bloor,Clerk Martinez-Bailey,K.Dubuc,B.Smith,A.Brekke,T.Hunter,S. Carrizosa,G_King,A_ Fountain,and J. Boehme. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE Mayor Dexter led the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag. CEREMONIAL MATTERS, PROCLAMATIONS& EMPLOYEE RECOGNITIONS 1. Election of Mayor and Deputy Mayor Mayor Dexter spoke about the process of electing the positions of Mayor and Deputy Mayor and called for nominations. Council discussion followed which included suggestions of various ways Council could approach voting. French nominated Dexter as Mayor and Dexter accepted the nomination. Meyer nominated Carr as Mayor and Carr declined the nomination. Schromen-Wawrin nominated Meyer as Mayor and Meyer accepted the nomination. By show of hands,the Council voted. The vote displayed Council voted 4-3,with the majority vote going to Dexter for Mayor. French nominated Meyer as Deputy Mayor and Meyer accepted the nomination. Carr nominated French as Deputy Mayor and French accepted the nomination. McCaughan nominated Carr as Deputy Mayor and Carr accepted the nomination. For the vote for Deputy Mayor,the Council switched to ranked choice voting. The Council submitted their choices in the virtual meeting chat box that was temporarily enabled for the vote. The Mayor read the names out loud as they appeared in the chat,as follows: Meyer: 1)Meyer,2)Carr, 3)French McCaughan: 1)Carr,2)French,3)Meyer Schromen-Wawrin: 1)Meyer. 2)French,3)Carr Suggs: 1)Can:,2) Meyer,3) French Dexter: 1)French. 2)Meyer,3)Carr Carr:1)French,2)Meyer,3)Carr French:1)Meyer,2)French,3)Carr Totals: Meyer(12),French(14)Carr(16) Clerks note:The final totals the Mayor read out loud, differ from the actual totals.However, the totals read do not affect the result of the vote. Carr was eliminated from the vote, leaving the Council to vote for the remaining two individuals.French and Meyer. By show of hands,the Council voted. The result of the vote was 4-3,with the majority vote going to Meyer for Deputy Mayor. PORT ANGELES CITY COUNCIL MEETING January 4, 2022 PUBLIC COMMENT , John Ralston,city resident, thanked the Council for their work on the code updates and spoke about the upcoming EDC presentation_ Erica Zeeman,city resident,spoke in opposition of a short-term rental in her neighborhood. Suzanne Hadley,city resident,.spoke in opposition of a short-term rental in her neighborhood. Betty Anderson,city resident,spoke in opposition of a short-term rental in her neighborhood. PUBLIC HEARINGS 1. 2022 Clean Energy Implementation Plan Director of Public Works & Utilities Director Thomas Hunter provided background on the agenda item, and stated the next steps including recommending Council conduct a public hearing and pass the resolution. He stated the plan had been available for public review and received no comments. Council discussion followed. The Mayor opened the public hearing at 6:33 p.m. Hearing no comments,the Mayor closed the public hearing. The Mayor read the resolution,titled and entitled, RESOLUTION NO.02-22 A RESOLUTION of the City Council of the City of Port Angeles,Washington,approving the City's 2022 Clean Energy Implementation Plan. It was moved by Suggs and seconded by Meyer to: Approve the resolution as read. The Mayor asked if there was unanimous consent.. hearing no opposition, the motion carried 7-0. OTHER CONSIDERATIONS 1. Ciallam County Economic Development Council End of Year Report Executive Director Colleen McAleer provided a presentation outlining their work which included their connection to the Department of Commerce and explained how their efforts help support the community. She provided information which included key programs and issues, public outreach efforts, grant administration and marketing. Council discussion followed. Mayor recessed the meeting for a break at 7:40 p.m. The meeting reconvened at 7:45 p.m. LATE ITEMS TO BE PLACED ON THIS OR FUTURE AGENDAS City Manager Nathan West added a personnel item to be placed on the agenda prior to the Council Reports. Council member Schromen-Wawrin asked the Mayor to consider adding a discussion on Federal Initiative House America and Legislative Priorities Subcommittee to the agenda. Council member Suggs asked the Mayor to consider adding a discussion on Annual City Manager Review. CONSENT AGENDA At the request of Council member French,Mayor Dexter added J-1 to the Consent Agenda as E-3. It was moved by Schromen-Wawrin and seconded by Meyer to approve the Consent Agenda to include: 1. Homelessness Coalition S ign-On Letter/Authorise the Mayor to sign the Homelessness Coalition Sign-On Letter and forward an electronic version of the letter to state representatives 2. Ratify Emergency Declaration Issued On December 22,2021 In Response To A Watermain Break/Pass the attached resolution declaring an emergency and authorizing emergency repair of the water main and authorize the City Manager to make minor modifications to the contracts if necessary 3. ITEM MOVED TO CONSENT Approve Contracts for repair of the December 4,2021 Watermain Break l Award a contract far the Professional Services Agreement, in an amount not-to-exceed$10,000.00, with Kennedy Jenks, of Page 2 of 4 PORT ANGELES CITY COUNCIL MEETING January 4, 2022 Seattle, WA to provide engineering support to design the repair;and a Construction Contract in an amount not-to- exceed S150,000.00, with ICI Construction of Burlington, WA to complete the water main repair;and authorize the City Manager to execute all documents necessary to execute and administer the contracts and to make minor modifications ifnecessar_y. Resolution 01-22 Council discussion followed. The Mayor asked if there was unanimous consent,hearing no opposition,the motion carried 7-0. I OTHER CONSIDERATIONS CONTINUED 2. Fish Passage Barrier Removal Project Update(Ennis,Lees,Tumwater Creeks) Director Hunter spoke about the upcoming road work and introduced Civil Engineer Jonathan Boehme who introduced members of the Washington State Department of Transportation(WSDOT) project team. WSDOT NCR Fish Passage Design Office Assistant Project Engineer Piper Petit and Project Engineer Joseph Burnell who provided information and G timelines on significant upcoming road work that will be done through 2025 at these locations. Their presentation described road work that will include detours and spoke about anticipated traffic impacts. 3. Community Paramedicine Update Fire Chief Ken Dubuc provided a verbal update on the program and spoke about how the program has grown. He spoke I' about the support the team provided during the current health pandemic. including vaccination clinics and spoke about many of the team's successes. 4. Boards and Committee Assignments Mayor Dexter provided background information on the intent of the agenda item, in preparation of the appointments to be made on January 18. Council identified various 2-year assignments and spoke about their interest in maintaining their positions or in some cases,their interest in changes in appointments. Council discussion followed. I Mayor recessed the meeting for a break at 9:32 p.m. The meeting reconvened at 9:37 p.m. i SECOND PUBLIC COMMENT Erica Zeeman,city resident,in a pre-recorded message,spoke in opposition of a short-term rental in her neighborhood. 5. LATE ITEM Federal Initiative House America Discussion Council member Schromen-Wawrin spoke about the item and provided background. He spoke about goals and needs of the community relative to the housing shortage. It was moved by Schromen-Wawrin and seconded by Carr to: Direct City staff to develop housing and re-housing goals that will end homelessness in Port Angeles and bring those goals to City Council on February I st along with a resolution stating the City of Port Angeles'intent to join HUD's House America to receive technical assistance to meet our goals. The Mayor asked if there was unanimous consent,hearing no opposition,the motion carried 7-0. It was moved by French and seconded by Schromen-Wawrin to: Extend the meeting until the end of the agenda. The Mayor asked if there was unanimous consent,hearing no opposition,the motion carried 7-0. 6. LATE ITEM Legislative Priorities Subcommittee Mayor Dexter led the discussion on the agenda item.Council discussion followed. It was moved by Schromen-Wawrin and seconded by Carr to: Form a temporary committee of up to three councilmembers to work with the City Manager's office to update the City`s state legislative priorities and bring a final draft to the whole Council at the January 18th meeting. The Mayor asked if there was unanimous consent,hearing no opposition,the motion carried 7-0. The Mayor asked if there were three people that would be interested in participating on the committee. Dexter, Carr and Schromen-Wawrin expressed interest in participating on the committee. Hearing consensus, the three Council members plan to work together with the City Manager's office to bring a final draft to the whole council at the January 18th meeting. Page 3 of PORT ANGELES CITY COUNCIL MEETING--January 4, 2022 5. LATE ITEM Annual City Manager Review Human Resources Manager Abbi Fountain spoke about the process which had been put on hold due to the pandemic but would soon be taking place. CEREMONIAL MATTERS PROCLAMATION'S& EMPLOYLE RECOGNITIONS CONTINUED 2. Proclamation in Recognition of Community and Economic Director Allyson Brekke Manager West read a proclamation in recognition of Ms.Brekke,recognizing her work in the community and as a part of the City organization. CITY COUNCIL REPORTS Deputy Mayor Meyer spoke to Ms. Brekke's departure and spoke about an individual's choice to get vaccinated or not. Council member McCaughan spoke about a Peninsula Area Public Access Board meeting and spoke about his appreciation of Ms. Brekke and expressed his thanks to her and her department relative to the repairs to his house after the fire. Council member Suggs expressed her appreciation of Ms.Brekke. Council member Schromen-Wawrin shared his appreciation for Ms.Brekke's work and spoke about code updates relative to short rentals, property tax exemptions, and congratulated Peninsula Behavioral Health on a grant award. He spoke about various housing solutions and recognized former Council member Brad Collins retirement from the Strait Recovery Network. Council member French spoke about strategic plan work done by the Chamber of Commerce and a City project that was completed at 4'and N Streets. Mayor Dexter spoke about Ms. Brekke's departure and spoke about increasing COVID case numbers. Council member Carr spoke about progressive COVID precautions and spoke about Director Brekke's departure. No other reports were given. INFORMATION Manager West provided an update relative to the Community and Economic Development Department and noted Emma Bolin will be taking on the Interim Director role on January 8th and spoke to City Action Days. ADJOURNMENT Mayor Dexter adjourned the meeting at 10.42 p.m. 7L I Kate Dexter,Mayor ari Martinez-Bailey,City Clerk Page 4 of 4