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HomeMy WebLinkAbout12/04/1984 128 MINUTES OF THE REGULAR SESSION OF DECEMBER 4, 1984 , ' , -----~--------'"----- ----'..-- -------------,---,'"------ ----------------,-- -------------- l~he C~~~-~:~~~--~;~he City of p~rt Townsend met in r~gUlar session this ~thdayl - of December, 1984, at 7:30 P.M., in the Council Chambers of City Hall, Mayor Brent ¡Shirley presiding. , I ROLL CALL ICouncilmembers present at roll call were Jean Camfield, Janis Hunt, Frieda Imislund, ¡Glenn Ison, - and Mike Kenna. Also Present were City Attorney Keith Harper, Publ ic Works Director Ted Stricklin, and Clerk-Treasurer David Grove. ICòuncilmember Vern Jones arrived later in the meeting. I MINUTES councilmember Hunt made a motion to approve the minutes of November 20, 1984, as ~ritten and to dispense with the reading of them which was seconded by Council- ¡~ember Ison and passed unanimously by voice vote. BILLS AND CLAIMS I I ~he Following bills and claims were presented for payment: I Water-Sewer Fund I' Emergency Medical Services Firemen's Pension and Relief I Pay ro II I Current Expense I St reet 'I Park Li brary I Equipment Rental ¡ Memorial I Hotel/Motel Transient Tax :~ûncilmember Hunt made a motion that the bills and claims be paid from the prope~ runds which was seconded by Councilmember Imislund and passed unanimously by voice ~ote. I I ~, he Council received a letter dated November 28, 1984, from Raymond J. Rollins of I Port Townsend Cable TV notifýing them of their intention to raise their base rate ~rom $9.95 to $10.40 effective January 1, 1985. Councilmember Hunt requested that ~hey present their case before the city council because there has been a steady rncrease. Mayor Shirley sãid he would make the afrangements. A letter from Renate Wheeler dated November 28, 1984, was copied for the council ~equesting that bed tax funds be used for the support of tourism. A letter dated November 29, 1984, from Rod LaMontagne of the Food and Lodging Committee of the thamber of Commerce was also copied for the council in support of this same request. h Memorandum dated November 29, 1984, from Keith Harper, City Attorney, to the ¡ Planning Commission was copied for the council instructing them on the application bf the Appearance of Fairness Doctrine to their consideration of the Lakeside ~ezone appl ication because one of the property owners within 200 feet of the I 1 h. . parce serves on t e commiSSion. I A letter dated November 30, 1984, from Mayor Shirley to Duane Berentson was copied for the council encouraging the ferry system to keep the Port Townsend-Keystone ferry run. I ~ letter dated November 30, 1984, from George N. Gieser ~o-the Planning Commission ~as copied for the council opposing the rezone request of Lakeside Industries be- tause of the potential effect on drainage from development in this area. Mayor !Shirley referred this to the public hearing on the application. ì ~he Council received a letter dated December 3, 1984, from Joan Allen requesting ¡that the council renew the conditional use permit for the Lincoln Inn at 538 ¡Lincoln Street. Councilmember Hunt made a motion that the council extend this ¡permit for one year which was seconded by Councilmember Ison and passed unanimously ¡by voice vote. I ! ~he Council received a letter dated December 3, 1984, from Frank M. Smith encour- ~ging the council to reject all project proposals for the Jackson Memorial because \ $15 , 198.26 1,982.16 1,979.79 29,551.66 28,210.63 2,219.48 929.35 5,580.98 1,239.11 34.64 5,000.00 COMMUNICATIONS '- I I I 129 MINUTES OF THE REGULAR SESSION OF DECEMBER 4, 1984 Cont. ---------- ----------,.-------.-------- -- ---------_. ------------- ---------------- ----- -------------------------- --- ------------------ of maintenance and lack of authenticity. on the agenda. Mayor Shirley referred this to later I ì I A lette( dated December 3, 1984, from Keith Harper to Mr. and Mrs. Richard Thomp~on was copied for the council advising him that it will be necessary for the council to rescind their approval of the parking variance granted for the Starrett Housel I Inn because of a procedural error. Mr. Harper explained that all sections of : 6.10 (a) of ordinance 1625 must be findings of fact in order for the council to , grant a variance and two were left out. Councilmember Imislund made a motion to! rescind the variance and set a new public hearing for January 15, 1984 which was! seconded by Councilmember Hunt and passed unanimously by voice vote. I I 3, 1984 from Mary Dietz of the WoodJn Commerce request for bed tax funds i The Council received a letter dated December Boat Foundation in support of'the Chamber of to promote tourism. A revised environmental checkl ist from the Jefferson County Commissioners and Lakeside Industries dated December 4, 1984, was copied for the council on the proposed rezone of 37 acres of land from R-la to M-l Southwest of Discovery RoadJ East of McPherson Road, and North of Sims Way. Councilmember Kenna made a motion! I that the council issue a declaration of nonsignificance on this proposal which was seconded by Councilmember Ison and passed unanimously by voice vote. , The council received a letter from Ruth Hickenbottom requesting renewal of the conditional use permit granted for her school. Councilmember Hunt made a motion! to renew the permit which was seconded by Councilmember Imislund and passed unan imously by voice vote. COMMITTEE REPORTS I Finance Committee. Councilmember Hunt reported that the committee has considere~ the request from the Library for $900 _to replace magazine shelving. She made a : motion that the request be granted which was seconded by Councilmember Ison and: passed unanimously by voice vote. - Mr. Grove reported that the computer equipment purchased from the county has I been installed and is operational. PUBLIC HEARINGS Variance Request No. 984-01 - Wester. Mr. Grove explained that the Planning I Commission is recommending approVal of this variance from the setback require- ! ments to allow construction of a house on an existing foundation at 1128 Corona: Avenue. Mayor Shirley opened the hearing to the audience. Mr. Craig Wester was] recognized and spoke in favor of his application indicating the Foundation is 45 feet from the existing pavement and the house which was recently removed had rotted beyond repair. The road deadends shortly past the house. There being no further testimony, Mayor Shirley closed the hearing to the audience and turned the application over to the council for disposition. Mr. Tavernakis ; who made the written report from the Planning Commission was recognized and - reported that the site has been fully evaluated and all conditions necessary to grant a variance are present. Councilmember Ison made a motion that the council find affirmatively with regard to findings one through eight óf section 6.10 of I Ordinance No. 1625 and that the va~iance be granted which was seconded by Councilmember Kenna and passed unanimously -by voice vote. I yariance Request No. 884-02 - Maier and Tavernakis. Mr. Grove explained that the Planning Commission is recommending approval of the request For variance from the setback requirements to allow expansion of an existing dental office under certain conditions along with a variance from the required number of : parking spaces at 1233 Sims Way. Mayor Shirley opened the hearing to the audien~e. Mr. James DeLeo was recognized and asked that the city clarify the addresses on : Sims Way because of the possibility that two different locations might be considered. Mr. Allen Carmen was recognized and indicated that he is speaking in behalf of the applicants and indicated that the conditions requested by the Planning Commission are agreeable to the applicants. There beinq no further testimony, Mayor Shirley closed the hearing to the audience and ::urned the applicat¡òn over to the council for disposition. After a brief discussion on the requirements of Section 6.10. Subsection 3, Councilmember Hunt made a motion! to continue the hearing to the regular meeting of December 18, 1984, when' further clarification can be obtained. The motion was seconded by Councilmemberi 130 MINUTES OF THE REGULAR SESSION OF DECEMBER 4, 1984 Cont. ------------------- --- ----------------- -----~----- -------------=--- --II:S1~:~-:~:-~:~~:~--~y v~-;~e--~ote~-;th f i v: coú-~c i lme~-bers Councilmember Ison voted against the motion. I I ¡ - - -- - . . h ff. I. voting In tea IrmaËlve. OLD BUSINESS Jackson Bequest Jury Selection. Tree Swensen was recognized and explained that the Jury has selected the model submitted by Doug Hollis and Charles Fahlen. She explained the chain of events to follow and indicated that the problem of main- tenance will be studied in depth. The executor of the will has approved this selection. Ms. Swensen reported that it is anticipated that construction will begin in the summer of 1985. Councilmember Camfield made a motion to approve the selection of the Hollis/Fahlen project which was seconded by Councilmember Kenna and passed by voice vote with five councilmembers voting in the affirmative. Councilmember Ison abstained from voting. NEW BUSINESS RESOLUTION NO. 84-41 A.RESOLUTION REQUESTING THE UNITED STATES BANKRUPTCY COURT, WESTERN DISTRICT OF WASHINGTON TO APPROVE THE SALE OF CERTAIN ASSETS OF THE ESTATE OF SEATTLE AND NORTH COAST RAILROAD TO THE BRAE CORPORATION Mayor Shirley reported that adoption of this resolution is being requested by the 1 Port of Port Townsend. Councilmember Hunt made a motion to adopt the resolution IWhiCh was seconded by Councilmember Ison and passed unanimously by voice vote. I Call for Bids on Dump Truck. Counci lmember Kenna made a motion authorizing a',call II for bids on supplying the city with one 5 yard dump truck which was seconded by Councilmember Ison and passed unanimously by voice vote. I I Service Contracts from Jefferson County. Councilmember Ison asked the Jefferso County Commissioners to indicate what the residents of Port Townsend receive from I Jefferson County that the Hadlock residents don't. He explained that in his ¡opinion the city resident gets less service from the county thao a citizen in I Hadlock, yet the city resident is being asked to pay more. B.G. Brown was recog- 'nized and explained that all county services are available to the citizens of Port Townsend. A discussion ensued on the inequities of tax distribution and - state shared revenues.and the relationship of costs for operation during the past few years. Mr. Gael Stuart was recognized and explained how the proposed city portion of costs for the Health Department was calculated. A discussion ensued on the possible increase of user fees. Mr. Tom Majan was recognized and explained that the city has had a tremendoos drop in the number of cases handled by the court. He explained the fee schedule on ~ines. Councilmember H~nt asked I him how the cost would increase from$25,000 in'84 to over $35,000 in 19~5. Mr. Majan explained that their projections are based on firm figures from 1983 and year to date figures for 1984 which were taken earl ier in the year. He explained that many of the costs remain constant regardless of the number of cases being considered becauses salaries are fixed for instance. Mayor Shirley explained when other cities can provide this service for less than $30,000, we owe it to the citizens of Port Townsend to evaluate the possibility of handling our own municipal court responsibilities. B. G. Brown responded with a concern that the total effect on services within the county would not be servêd-by tearing apart cooperative ventures like the court. Mayor Shirlèy explained that it has been I agreed administartively to identify an additional $23,000 in the 1985 budget for County services and he will work with the county commissioners on the distribution of that money among the various services. Mayor Shirley declared a recess at this time (9:45 P.M.). The meeting was recon- vened at 9:50 P.M. with the same six councilmembers present. Animal Control Services from Bayshore Enterprises. Mr. Pat Slevin was recognized and explained that the proposed budget amount for Animal Control Services is what they consider to be the minimum necessary to continue the present service. A discussion ensued on the proposed budget, use of the handicapped to care for the animals, grants for the improvement of the shelter, and condition of the vehicle. He indicated control services will be added on Saturday if this budget is approve~. I ¡ i I I I 1 31 MINUTES OF THE REGULAR SESSION OF DECEMBER 4, 1984 Cont. -----...---.-.---....- ,-"",-,-,-..'-------'...---.- . -- -.n ." .-. - '.- - -.. -'- .-----------------.----- ---------~------ I 1985 Preliminary Budget. Mr. James DeLeo was recognized and requested that the council reconsider the request from the Fire Department for an additional fire- fighter because of the loss of many volunteers who have previously served on the ambulance. He also requested that reimbursement to the Emergency Medcial Technicians be increased in recognition of the time commitment required of these volunteers. He reviewed possible sources throughout the budget. He requested sufficient funds be found to provide two officers on duty when prisoners are taken. He suggested that someone talk to the Fields family about acquiring I certain property for park purposes. He complained about some property owners I in town blocking the sidewalks and shoulders of the road in violation of state law and impeding pedestrian traffic. I Mayor Shirley reported that there is no appropriation to pay back grant money to the Economic Development Administration or the Department of Ecology from the Water-Sewer Fund and no appropriation to pay preliminary costs to form a local improvement district for sewer to Seaview Estates. A discussion ensued on the possibility of asking some of the property owners in the Seaview area: to prepay an amount which would later be applied to their assessment. Council-! member Ison excused himself from the meeting during this discussion because of I an announced appearance of fairness concern. Some concerns were expressed about! the uncertainty remaining as to whether the formation of this district will be i successful. Mayor Shirley suggested that if the property owners can come up witT half, the city would match those funds. ! ! I Councilmember (son returned to the room at this time. After a brief discussion on law enforcement support services from the county, Court Costs were increased by $5,874 and di5patch by $5,800. Councilmember Ison made a motion to approve the Pol ice Department budget as amended which was seconded by Councilmember Hunt and passed unanimously by voice vote. The budget for Federal Shared Revenue was. modified to eliminate $4,900 appropriated for Library Books and $5,000 was allo-¡ cated for the Health Department. The additional $100 would come from an increase to the beginning fund balance. The regular Library budget was increased by $4,9@0 for books, $695 for Computer Maintenance, and an additional $3,500 for building i maintenance to be funded from additional property tax and user fees. CouncilmemÐer I Hunt made a motion to approve the proposed budget for the Library Fund which was: seconded by Councilmember Camfield and passed unanimously by voice vote. I Councilmember Hunt made a motion to approve the proposed budget for Federal Shared Revenue as ammended which was seconded by Councilmember Kenna and passed unan- I imously by voice vote. ! . ¡ I Mayor Shirley explained that the way the city will need to adjust for the increa~es I required by the county is to reduce the proposed contingency in Current Expense by $28,800. Mayor Shirley indicated that he will continue negotiations with i I the county. Councilmember (son made a motion to approve this reduction which i I was seconded by Councilember Hunt and passed unanimously by voice vote. I EXECUTIVE SESSION .-.' Mayor Shirley recessed the meeting into executive session to discuss pending legal action at 11 :26 P.M. ADJOURNMENT The meeting was reconvened at 11 :43 P.M. and immediately declared adjourned by Mayor Shirley. I Attest~ Mayor f)~~ City Clerk ~.