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Home My WebLink AboutCC Minutes 10/15/2019 CITY COUNCIL MEETING Port Angeles, Washington October 15, 2019 CALL TO ORDER SPECIAL MEETING Deputy Mayor Dexter called the special meeting of the Port Angeles City Council to order at 5:00 p.m. Members Present:Deputy Mayor Dexter,Councilmembers French,Kidd,Merideth,Moran,and Schromen-Wawrin. Members Absent: Mayor Bruch Staff Present: City Manager West,Attorney Bloor,Clerk Martinez-Bailey, EXECUTIVE SESSION Based on input from Attorney Bloor,Mayor Bruch announced the need for a closed Executive Session,under authority of 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 5:31 p.m. ADJOURNMENT Deputy Mayor Dexter adjourned the Special Meeting at 5:55 p.m. CALL TO ORDER-REGULAR MEETING Deputy Mayor Dexter called the regular meeting of the Port Angeles City Council to order at 6:00 p.m. ROLL CALL Members Present: Deputy Mayor Dexter,Councilmembers French,Kidd,Merideth,Moran,and Schromen-Wawrin. Members Absent: Mayor Bruch Staff Present: City Manager West,Attorney Bloor,Clerk Martinez-Bailey,C.Delikat,K.Dubuc,B. Smith, A.Brekke,T. Hunter,and S.Carrizosa. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE Council Member Moran led the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag. CEREMONIAL MATTERS PROCLAMATIONS & EMPLOYEE RECOGNITIONS Deputy Mayor Dexter read a proclamation recognizing the week of October, 14-20,2019,as Port Angeles Storytelling Week and in recognition of The Story People of Clallam County and their 25th Annual Forest Storytelling Festival. Deputy Mayor Dexter encouraged the public to join her in celebration of the event. She then invited Erran Sharpe to tell a story in recognition of the event. PUBLIC COMMENT Janet Lucas,spoke about an upcoming play and invited Council to attend. Annie O'Rourke, residing the outside the City limits, spoke about the upcoming open house through the Peninsula Housing Authority. Lisa Hoff,residing in the City,spoke about the need for a day homeless shelter. Scott Nelson, spoke about the need for a day homeless shelter. PORT ANGELES CITY COUNCIL MEETING—October 15, 2019 OTHER CONSIDERATIONS 1. Chamber of Commerce Port Angeles Renaissance Presentation Chamber of Commerce President Jim Haguewood presented information on the downtown development project. He introduced Chamber of Commerce Vice-President Christopher Thompson who spoke about the Renaissance project. It was moved by French and seconded by Schromen-Wawrin to: Direct staff to examine the float plane proposal for possible inclusion in the capital facilities plan and report back at a future Council meeting. Motion carried 6-0. PUBLIC HEARINGS 1. Proposed Adjustments to the 2020 Utility Rates-Electric,Water,Garbage, Solid Waste, Stormwater, Wastewater,Medic 1 City Manager West presented the agenda item and introduced Finance Director Sarina Carrizosa who then shared a presentation on the affordability index update and discussed some of the changes since the I"reading. These changes were noted on the slides of her PowerPoint presentation.Deputy Mayor Dexter reminded Council there were two versions of section 13.63 of the Port Angeles Municipal Code included in the packet. The versions were related to stormwater-utility and regulations which included changes to section 13.63.090-Monthly Annual charge. Council discussion followed. The Deputy Mayor continued the public hearing. Hearing no public comment the Deputy Mayor closed the public hearing at 7:09 p.m. The Deputy Mayor conducted second readings of the ordinances by titles,entitled, ORDINANCE NO.„ AN ORDINANCE of the City of Port Angeles,Washington amending sections of Chapter 13.12 of the Port Angeles Municipal Code relating to electric utility rates. ORDINANCE NO. AN ORDINANCE of the City of Port Angeles,Washington amending sections of Chapter 13.20 of the Port Angeles Municipal Code relating to utility discounts. ORDINANCE NO. _ AN ORDINANCE of the City of Port Angeles,Washington amendi ng sections of Chapter 13.44 of the Port Angeles Municipal Code relating to water rates. ORDINANCE NO. _ AN ORDINANCE of the City of Port Angeles,Washington amending sec tions ctions of Chapter 13.54 of the Port Angeles Municipal Code relating to garbage collection. ORDINANCE NO. AN ORDINANCE of the City of Port Angeles,Washington amending sections of Chapter 13.57 of the Port Angeles Municipal Code relating to solid waste processing facility rates. ORDINANCE NO. V35 AN ORDINANCE of the City of Port Angeles,Washington amending sections of Chapter 13.63 of the Port Angeles Municipal Code relating to stormwater-utility and regulations. II ORDINANCE NO. b 3 AN ORDINANCE of the City of Port Angeles,Washington amending sections of Chapter 13.65 relating to wastewater service rates. Page 2 of 5 PORT ANGELES CITY COUNCIL MEETING—October 15, 2019 ORDINANCE NO. 3 AN ORDINANCE of the City of Port Angeles,Washington amending sections of Chapter 13.73 of the Port Angeles Municipal Code relating to ambulance service and medic I rates. It was moved by Schromen-Wawrin and seconded by French to: Adopt ordinances as read, and to include version 1 of the ordinance amending sections of Chapter 13.63 of the Port Angeles Municipal Code relating to stormwater-utility and regulations. Motion carried 5-1,with Kidd opposed. 2. 2020 Budget Revenue Services Director Carrizosa shared a PowerPoint presentation on 2020 Budget Revenue Sources,informed the Council the City had met its State requirements by holding the public hearing, and stated the upcoming budget schedule. Council discussion followed. At 7:45 p.m.,the Deputy Mayor opened the public hearing. Matt Jordan,city resident,spoke about the need of code enforcement included in the City budget. Hearing no additional comments,Deputy Mayor Dexter closed the public hearing at 7:46 p.m. 3. Proposed Municipal Code Changes Director of Community and Economic Development Director Allyson Brekke introduced the agenda item. She introduced Assistant Planner Ben Braudrick who shared a PowerPoint presentation.He stated the proposed ordinances had been reviewed by the Planning Commission.Council discussion followed. The Deputy Mayor conducted a first reading of the ordinances by titles,entitled, ORDINANCE NO. AN ORDINANCE of the City of Port Angeles,Washington amending sections of Chapter 17. 10 of the Port Angeles Municipal Code relating to zoning. ORDINANCE NO. AN ORDINANCE of the City of Port Angeles,Washington amending sections of Chapter 17. 11 of the Port Angeles Municipal Code relating to zoning. ORDINANCE NO. AN ORDINANCE of the City of Port Angeles,Washington amending sections of Chapter 17. 12 of the Port Angeles Municipal Code relating to zoning. ORDINANCE NO. AN ORDINANCE of the City of Port Angeles,Washington amending sections of Chapters 17. 21, 17.22,of the Port Angeles Municipal Code adding multi-family housing relating to zoning. ORDINANCE NO. AN ORDINANCE of the City of Port Angeles,Washington amending sections of Chapter 17. 94 of the Port Angeles Municipal Code relating to zoning. The Council came to a consensus on staff addressing duplexes in the proposed ordinances at the next meeting. The Deputy Mayor opened the public hearing at 8:39 p.m. Steve Luxton, city resident, spoke about ARU fees, and spoke about the proposals, and how the City would benefit from ARU's as opposed to increasing the number of duplexes and offered suggestions to Council. John Rahlston,city resident,spoke about the proposed code changes and asked for clarification on density. Page 3 of 5 PORT ANGELES CITY COUNCIL MEETING—October 15, 2019 Artur Wojnowski,city resident,asked for clarification on the proposed changes in regard to duplexes. Gary Walters,city resident,spoke about the proposed changes to the code in regard to duplexes. Annie O'Rouke,outside city limits,provided proposals to Council,spoke about the proposed code and offered several suggested changes. The matter was continued to the November 6 meeting, CONSENT AGENDA Deputy Mayor Dexter received consensus on moving agenda items G1 and G2 to the Consent agenda as Item E-2 and E-3. It was moved by French and seconded by Kidd to approve the Consent Agenda to include: 1. Expenditure Report:From September 21,2019 to October,2019 in the amount of$2,109,641.78 2. Ordinance Adopting Changes to Term Limits for Lodging Tax Advisory Committee Members/C"owhice 2"" Reerdbz,;/,4dojn Ordinance-1* 3(p $1 3. Ordinance Amending Public Records Chapter 2.74/Conduct I" to Nmwniber 6 Meeting, Motion carried 6-0. It was moved by French and seconded by Merideth to: Excuse Mayor Bruch from the meeting. Motion carried 6-0. CITY COUNCIL REPORTS Council Member Kidd spoke about the student visit from Mutsu and the Lauridsen Boulevard improvements. Council Member Merideth said he will not be at the November 6`meeting and spoke about attendance at the Crab Fest. Council Member Schromen-Wawrin spoke about the North Olympic Library System and their recognition of Indigenous Peoples Day and suggested the City move forward on including indigenous language on future wayfmding signs. He spoke about the AWC Cities on Tap event held in Sequim,WA and shared he would not be able to attend an upcoming budget work session. Council Member French spoke about his attendance at the Port Angeles Downtown Association meeting and spoke about attendance at the Crab Fest. Deputy Mayor Dexter spoke about her positive experience at the Crab Fest and spoke about the attendance. No other reports were given. INFORMATION Manager West spoke regarding the reports included in the packet and shared updates to the Council calendar. SECOND PUBLIC COMMENT Annie O'Rourke,outside city limits,spoke about the code changes as they relate to the Medic 1 rate changes and how they will affect the Peninsula Housing Authority. Steve Luxton,city resident,spoke about the development costs associated with ARU's. Artur Wojnowski,spoke in favor of building up rather than out. ADJOURNMENT Deputy Mayor Dexter adjourned the meeting at 9:30 p.m. Page 4 of 5 PORT ANGELES CITY COUNCIL MEETING—October 15, 2019 Dexter, Deputy Mayor Kari Martinez-Bailey, City Page 5 of 5 PORT ANGELES CITY COUNCIL MEETING—October 15, 2019 PUBLIC COMMENT Luanne Hinkle, residing outside city limits, Olympic Peninsula Humane Society, spoke about the work the organization does for the community and suggested ways to help reduce the number of animals in the shelter. Lisa Hoff,homeless,spoke about the need for a day shelter for local homeless in Port Angeles. Gina Stamper,city resident,local business owner and mom,spoke about her concerns regarding 5G networks and the negative health effects it will have on residents. Jason Parkinson, Sequim resident, spoke in opposition of 5G networks and the negative health effects it will have on residents. LATE ITEMS TO BE PLACED ON THIS OR FUTURE AGENDAS as d"eterinined bE City Allana er or Councilmember— City Manager Nathan West shared the need for a closed executive session at the end of the meeting to discuss collective bargaining with an employee organization. PUBLIC HEARINGS 1. Proposed Adjustments-to the 2020 Utility Rates Manager West presented the agenda item for the first reading and introduced Finance Director Sarina Carizosa who spoke about the proposed adjustments. Director Carrizosa introduced Cost and Capital Accountant MarySue French who spoke about the methodology used to determine the 2020 proposed rate changes. Accountant French shared a PowerPoint presentation, walked through changes as they would appear on bills, and spoke about a phased-in approach. Mayor Bruch conducted a first reading of the ordinances by title,entitled, ORDINANCE NO. AN ORDINANCE of the City of Port Angeles,Washington amending sections of Chapter 13.12 of the Port Angeles Municipal Code relating to electric utility rates. ORDINANCE NO. AN ORDINANCE of the City of Port Angeles,Washington amending sections of Chapter 13.20 of the Port Angeles Municipal Code relating to utility discounts. ORDINANCE NO. AN ORDINANCE of the City of Port Angeles,Washington amending sections of Chapter 13.44 of the Port Angeles Municipal Code relating to water rates. ORDINANCE NO, AN ORDINANCE of the City of Port Angeles,Washington amending sections of Chapter 13.54 of the Port Angeles Municipal Code relating to garbage collection. ORDINANCE NO, AN ORDINANCE of the City of Port Angeles,Washington amending sections of Chapter 13.57 of the Port Angeles Municipal Code relating to solid waste processing facility rates Version 1 ORDINANCE NO. AN ORDINANCE of the City of Port Angeles,Washington amending sections of Chapter 13.63 of the Port Angeles Municipal Code relating to stormwater-utility and regulations