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HomeMy WebLinkAbout04/02/1985 I I I 1 51 MINUTES pF THE REGUL_AR SESSION OF MARCH )9, 1985 Cont. , -.. ,- -- - OLD BUSINESS ¡Landes Street Improvements. Mayor Shirley presented a report prepared by the Police Department on the speed measured with radar equipment on Landes Street by a plain clothes reserve police officer. It was noted that most of the traffic was from people living on Landes street going to Safeway. A discussion ensued about the possibility of having the architect designing the Kah Tai Park offer ,his input before any further action is taken by the street crew. Discussion con- Itinued on the possibility of additional base material being installed to provide ¡time for it to stabilize. No conclusions were reached. ¡ RESOLUTION NO. 85-09 I I I I I ¡Kevin Burke, Park Superintendent, was recognized and spoke in favor of the pro- posed agreement to design the Kah Tai Lagoon Park. A discussion ensued on the 'provisions of the contract with Mr. Harper providing some clarification to the ¡wording. Councilmember Ison made a motion to adopt Resolution No. 85-09 which was seconded by Councilmember Hunt and passed unanimously by voice vote. I NEW BUSINESS ¡computer Service Agreement with Washington State Department of Transportation - ¡Alan Carmen was recognized and requested that the council authorize an interlocal agreement with the Department of Transportation in order to use their assistance ,in preparing a topological map of the lagoon area for use by the architects. He ¡explained that the cost will not exceed $2,000. Councilmember Ison made a motion to authorize the agreement which was seconded by Councilmember Hunt and passed unanimously by voice vote. A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR TO EXECUTE CONTRACT WITH BASSETTI/NORTONjMETLERjREKEVICS, ARCHITECTS, P.S. ADJOURNMENT I - :There being no further business, Mayor Shirley declared the me2ting adjourned at 19:55 P.M. I I I . I tAttest: ¡ ~j~Jll ) Mayor a- ~ I MINUTES OF THE REGULAR SESSION OF APRIL 2, 1985 ¡The City Council of the City of Port Townsend met in regular ses~;ion this 2nd day lof April, 1985, at 7:30 P.M., in the Council Chambers of City Hall, Mayor Brent ¡Shirley presiding. ROLL CALL Icouncilmembers present at roll call were Jean Camfield, Janis Hunt, Frieda Imis- lund, Glenn Ison, Vern Jones, and Jim Parker. Also present were City Attorney ¡Keith Harper, Publ ic Works Director Ted Strickl in, and Clerk-Treasurer David ¡Grove. Councilmember Mike Kenna asked to be excused as he was out of town. I MINUTES counCilmember Hunt made a motion to approve Iwritten and to dispense with the reading of member Ison and passed unanimously by voice the minutes of March 19, 1985, as them which was seconded by Council- vote. 152 MINUTES OF THE REGULAR SESSION OF APRIL 2, 1985 Cont. -- ---,-------- --- - ---,-------~----- ---------------- ---------------------,-,-.._-------------- -------------- ------ ---,-,,---- --..--,---.. -----,,------------------ -- ------- ------, --- BILLS AND CLAIMS The following bills and claims were presented for payment: Current Expense Street Library Park Hotel/Motel Transient Tax Emergency Medical Services Water-Sewer Equipment Rental Firemen1s Pension and Relief Memorial $36,508.07 1,904.73 5,243.20 1,181.22 3,352.87 1,256.11 22,024.82 2,064.85 1,683.33 7.92 ICouncilmember Imislund made a motion that the bills and claims be paid from the proper funds which was seconded by Councilmember Hunt and passed unanimously by voice vote. ì i ¡The Council received a letter dated March 14, 1985, from Harriette L. Buchmann outl ining the'activities of the Juvenile Diversion Unit during 1984 and reporting ¡their funding sources and final expenses. IA letter dated March 18, 1985, from Mariii Lockwood was copied for the Council Irequesting that the conditional use permit for the Quimper Inn be renewed. !counci lmember Hunt made a motion to renew the permit for another year which was I seconded by Councilmember Jones and passed unanimously by voice vote. I !The Council received a copy of a letter dated March 20, 1985, from Jacob E. Thoma~, State Historic Preservation Officer to Mayor Shirley identifying the Victorian I Residences in Port Townsend outside of the historic district which have been I recommended for the National Register of Historic Places. COMMUNICATIONS jA letter dated March 20, 1985, from Steven L. Olsen to Mayor Shirley was copied ¡for the council offering his services in support of an amendment to the zoning ¡ordinance providing conditional use treatment for cottage industries. A diSCUSSiO1 !¡ensued on various locations where businesses are being advertised without the necessary approvals. Further discussion persued the possibil ity of placing a ¡moratorium on additional signs in town until the new sign ordinance is enacted. : 'IA letter from Keith Harper to Thomas Burke dated March 21, 1985, was copied for the council transmitting the Stipulation and Order of Dismissal on the case of , ISukert vs. City Civil Service Commission. ¡The Council received a letter dated March 28, 1985, from Peter H. Albrecht in 'support of his variance request to allow construction of an eight foot fence lat 502 Reed Street. Mayor Shirley referred this to the public hearing scheduled ¡for later in the meeting. I ¡On March 29, 1985, the council received a letter from Dorothy Gallaway complainin~ ¡about the unsightly appearance of overhead power 1 ines and telephone equipment in! :her neighborhood. Mayor Shirley referred this to Puget Power. I jA letter dated March 29, 1985, from Harriet Small to Ted Stricklin was copied for ¡the council requesting permission to remove three trees from in -front of her pro- iperty at the corner of Ash Street and V Street. After a brief discussion, Coun- '¡cilmember Jones made a motion that the particularly shaky tree marked number 1 in ¡the drawing be approved for removal, but the other two be left which was seconded !by Councilmember Ison and passed unanimously by voice vote. i ¡The Council received a petition with 18 signatures on April 2, 1985, opposing the ¡vacation of Gaines Street between Washington and Jefferson Street. Mayor Shirley ,¡'referred this to the public hearing to be held on Street Vacation Application No. ,185-02 - Service Activities Corp: ¡A memorandum dated April 1, 1985, from the City Attorney, Keith Harper, regarding ;the Hospital Aid Car. He explained that the insurance will cost the hospital 1$2,000 per year and so the hospital is suggesting that the city or county accept lit and insure it, but let them use it to transport a nurse trained in 1 ife suppor~ i , I I I 1 53 MINUTES OF THE REGULAR SESSION OF APRIL 2, 1985 Cont. -------^----_._----- ----^-----^^--",---,--------" ----------'----- --- --------- -- -- -- --- - - --,,------------~-------------------- -----,---- - ---- --~- --------- \systems to the scene of accidents, heart attacks, and al ike for emergency medical services. After a brief discussion, Mayor Shirley suggested that he obtain an opinion from the Fire Department, investigate the costs to the city, and receive a contract which would be suitable and acceptable to the City Attorney. I The Council received a Memorandum of Agreement between Jefferson County and the City of Port Townsend this night providing matching funds from the city on a grant from the Washington State Department of Ecology Grant to prepare a plan. for beach enhancement in Port Townsend. After a brief discussion, Mayor Shirley J indicated that he would come back to the council with a recommendation as to a source for the matching funds and a recommendation on the final wording of the agreement. A draft Memorandum of Agreement for use in receiving seed money for the engineerihg cost to form a local improvement district to provide sewer service to Sea view I Estates was copied for the council for their review and comment. COMMITTEE REPORTS I Finance. Councilmember Hunt reminded the Council that the deadline for proposal: to be considered as a part of the five year plan is April 15, 1985 at which time; the committee will meet to review them. Mayor Shirley announced the reappointment of Lowell Bogart to the Shorel ine : Advisory Commission. Councilmember Ison made a motion to approve the reappointmeht which was seconded by Councilmember Hunt and passed unanimously by voice vote. ; Attendance at the Association of Washington Cities Conference in Spokane on June i 18 through 21, 1985, was discussed. Councilmembers Camfield, Hunt, and Jones' indicated their desire to attend. Mayor Shirley indicated that he would eval- uate the costs and travel arrangements available and advise council at a later date. I I Mayor Shirley proclaimed the week of April 1 through 6, 1985 as Elks Appreciation! Week, May 5 through 1], 1985, as Port Townsend Be Kind To Animals Week, and. the month of April as Port Townsend Pets are Wonderful Month. PUBLIC HEARINGS j , ¡Yariance Request No. 285-01 - Jack Fields. Mr. Grove explained th3t the Pla~ning ! Commission is recommending approval of this request to reduce the fron setback from 20 feet to 14 feet in order to allow construction of a private woodworking shop at 636 Garfield Street. Mayor Shirley opened the hearing to the audience. Mr. Fields was recognized and spoke in favor of his application indicating that the shop would not be used for commercial purposes but to keep him busy during his retirement. He explained that the drainage would flow into a drywell already handl ing the surface drainage for his property. There being no further testimony~ Mayor Shirley closed the hearing to the audience and turned the application over. to the Council for disposition. Councilmember Parker made a motion that the council find that the request meets the criteria establ ished under section 6.10 on Ordinance No. 1625 and that the variance be granted provided t1at the standards for Site Drainage of the City of Port Townsend Ordinance No. 1957 be applied and that no storm drainage from the project be allowed to flow upon t1e adjacent property to the Northeast or upon the Garfield Street Right-of-way and that therei be no use of the woodworking shop for commercial purposes which was seconded by Councilmember Jones. The motion passed unanimously by voice vote. I Variance Request No. 185-01 - Peter H. Albrecht. Mr. Grove explained that the Planning Commission is recommending that the Council deny this request to allow, construction of an eight foot high fence at 502 Reed Street. Mayor Shirley openep the hearing to the audience. Mr. Albrecht was recognized and spoke in favor of ! his appl ication indicating his reasons have been set forth in his application and the letter he submitted recently. Mr. John Beard was recognized and spoke against the application as an adjacent property owner because it IMould only be twenty feet from the building site for his retirement home creati1g a tunnel effect between the fence and house. Mr. Vernon Keehn was recognized and spoke in favor of the appl ication because the design and construction which the applicant ¡has done has been first class. Mr. Albrecht was recognized again in rebuttal: land indicated that he should not suffer because Mr. Beard 1 ives on a narrow, lot. There being no further testimony, Mayor Shirley declared the hearing closed, to the audience and turned the appl ication over to the council for disposition. : 154 MINUTES OF THE REGULAR SESSION OF APRIL 2, 1985 Cont. ------------------ --- ",--- __n ..,,--..,----, --"-'---"_._-_._'.~-------------------'------ ------"'-' ------'-----"----- ------------- ----- ------ ,------,--------------------,,--------------, After a brief discussion, Councilmember Parker made a motion to deny the request which was seconded by Councilmember Imislund and passed by roll call vote with Council members Parker, Imislund and Ison_voting in favor, Councilmembers Camfielø, ¡Jones, and Hunt voting against the motion, and Mayor Shirley voting in favor of the motion to break the tie. I I I NEW BUSINESS Signs for Main Street. Mr. David Kahley was recognized and presented a tape recording and slide presentation on the use of signs in a downtown area. He explained that use of this presentation to service organizations and community groups can help the community understand the impact that signs have on people visiting their community. He explained that a sign ordinance cannot legislate good taste, but needs to encourage diversity in design. A committee has been meeting with local sign painters and the publ ic to obtain feedback on the type and form of ordinance that will best address the needs of the business community. A discussion on the possibility of a moratorium on new signs co~tinued. Council-I member Hunt made a motion that the Council conduct a public hearing on the pro- II visions of a sign ordinance on May 21, 1985 during the regular council meeting. The motion was seconded by Councilmember Camfield and passed unanimously by ¡vo ice vote. ' I Street Vacation Appl ication No. 185-02 - Service Activities Corp. Councilmember III I'I son made a motion that the council conduct a public hearing on this application at the regular meeting scheduled for May 7, 1985, which was seconded by Council- I rember Jones and passed unanimously by voice vote. I I ADJOURNMENT ~here being no further business, Mayor Shirley declared the meeting adjourned at 19: 04 P. M. I I I : bttest: I I I ! ~ M~ City Clerk MINUTES OF THE REGULAR SESSION OF APRIL 16, 1985 The City Council of the City of Port Townsend met in regular session this 16th day of April, 1985, at 7:30 P.M., in the Council Chambers of City Hall, Mayor Brent Shirley presiding. ROLL CALL Councilmembers present at roll call were Jean Camfield, Janis Hunt, Frieda Imislupd, Glenn Ison, Vern Jones, and Mike Kenna. Also present were City Attorney Keith Hatper, Public Works Director Ted Stricklin, and Deputy Clerk-Treasurer Vera Franz. Coun~il- member Jim Parker asked to be excused as he was out of town. MINUTES Councilmember Hunt made a motion to approve the minutes of April 2,1985, as written I and to dispense with the reading of them which was seconded by Councilmember Jones and passed unanimously by voice vote. BILLS AND CLAIMS The following bills and claims were presented for payment: Current Expense Street library Park Emergency Medical Services $5,344.01 2,951.33 1,314.62 469.23 96.33 I I I ,/