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HomeMy WebLinkAbout03/21/1967 6'7 " MINU'Jf]B§ OF THE REGULAR SESSION OF MARCH 21, 196? 8 March 21, 1967 Port Townsend, Washington The City Council of the City of Port Townsend met in'regular session this 21st day of March 1967 at 7:30: p.J¡1, in the council chambers of' the City Hall. Mayor :Sullivan presiding. ROLL CALL. Officers and members present were as follows: Mayor Sullivan, City Attorney Abraham, City Clerk Youngblood, Councilmen, Sweitzer, Hoglund, Judy, Ruby, Siebenbaum, Lindsey & Carter. I MINUEES OF THE PREVIOUS SESSION It was moved by Councilman Carter seconded by Councilman Ruby that the minutes of' the last previous session be dispensed with. Motion.carried. BUT LDI NG PERMIT S I The following building permits were ~ esented and acted upon as follows: Dick Olson, Garage, 22'X30', Frame, 411 McKinley, $600.00. .. Donald E. Higdon, Addition to home, Frame, 14'X20', Maple & 0, $2,000.00. Jidaiph B. Raphael, Addition to Home, & Shed, 12'X24', 7'X24', Frame 633 Vanburen, Ed'1;¡ard Siev~rt, Carport, 20'X24', Frame, 1232 First St. , $250,,00. Robert Sahli, House, 30',X40', Frame, P & Rose, $18,000.00. ~þ700. 00. It was moved by Councilman Hoglund seconded by Councilman Siebenbaum that the building permits be granted. Motion carried. COMMUNICATIONS 8 'rhe f'ollowing communications were presented and acted upon as follows: From Port Townsend Chamber of' Commerce March,21, 1967 to;Wit: Port Townsend City Council Port Townsend Was hi ng ton Gentlemen: I At a regular meeting of the POl" t Townsend Chamber of Commerce, March 20, 1967,'a report of' the CoJ11JTIunity Action and Civic Af'fairs Committee was unaminously accepted to recommend to the City Council that no action be taken changing any existing ci~T zoning ordinances at the present time. Vie feel the Counc:.1 should wait until the City Planning 60mmission has completed and presented its comprehensive plan f'or Port Townsend. . Sincerely, George Nichols Pres iden t From Harley D. Horton, Port Townsend, Wn. March .20, 1967, too-wi t: The Honorable Mayor Dennis Sullivan and Distinguœsed City Councilmen of Port Townsend Port Tovmsend, Washington. Dear Sirs: 8 This letter is a request of a study by the street lighting committeE for the new improved street lights to be installed Qt\,the~cobner of' Monroe and tawrence as well as one two blocks down the hill at Franklin and Monroe. This is one of the busiest streets in town, espically after dark with lots of' feet traffic and no place to walk except the street. With on coming traffic it is almost impossible to see anyone walking down throufšh this stri:::J wi th the present type of light- ing. I am sure that the motorist as well as the people on f'oot will appreciate your action of this request. I Very truly yours, Harley D. Hopton Mayor 3ullivan refèrred the abo'Ue communication at the next regular session. to the Fire & Light Committee f'or a report NEW & OLD BUSINESS I Councilman Judy reported on the request f'or a it had been checked and that a light was needed seconed by Councilman Hoglund that a new vaport Motion carried. Councilman Ruby reported that fuhat he had been talking to Mr Copps of Puget Power and' felt tha~ all. the old ,s treet lii?hts should be chang~d to the new type vapor lie;h ts. Counc ilman Sweltzer st~ted that Cou~c~~man. Ruby was speaklng of money and also speaking of his department and would llke to keep Wl thln the budget, every time a new light was Lnstal.led he häs to check with the city clerk to see if the money was available. street light at 3rd & Sheridan, he stated that at that point. Cou~cilman Judy made a motion street light be installed at ord & Sheridan.. Councilman Swœe~zer rel?or~ed_o~, the garbage co~lection at Fort Worde::1, saying that he needed to I know how .many plckups lnsldec. "Cne fort. Councllman Huby scdd that he would aot the information needed by Councilman Swietzer.' b 8 Councilman Swietzer reported on the City Golf' course. He asked ER the matter to Mr Hall who in turn to present the following proposal the request of the Elks LodgE> request to build a new lod~e on Ham:-r18rs if' the elks had a plan of :3.ny kind. Mr Hamrners ~eferred ref'erred it to Mr DeLeo. Mr DeLeo said that he was designated)¡ f'rom the J'Iks Lodge to the .CJ. ty Counc 11. . I Mr Abraham, Mr Youngblood I II ,- Ii Honorable Mayor and City Council, r68 I MI~:UT ~S OF THJ RE,}UL~R SE3:)ION OF MARCH 21st 1967 CONTINUED '-._n- ,--,,- -.. -","'on ... ..-. _wn_.__. ----. ------ - -- .---- The' 10-c;'i - 5~ne-;'~-i~~t--~J:'d-eI'----;f-Zlk~--i;-their effort t~ both improve their lo~al imaß~ as ~ iociger-'-- -... devoted to community betterment and to increase their membership to further help their charit- able cause would like to have you gentlemen consider the f'ollowing proposal. That the lodge have made available to. its members through sale, grant, or which ever Yve may agree on, the said portion of' golf' club property on now wl:ñ.ich is located the local club 'building. The purpose of this request is many fold: I \Jill try to name a f'ew and then let other members who have accompanied me here expound on a f'ew others. de will try to limit pur presentation in order not to inconvenience you as we know you häve more business at hand. However, we would not be fu1f'illing our duty unless we try to ans'.Jer every question put to us. As many of you know, the elks now holds a 25 year lease on the entire course and facilities, good until 1986. ~any of' us will not be here to see this lease expire; however, we cannot stand id~e. By 1896 the f'aci1ities more than likely will not be in useable condition either. Whät we propose is this: Build a new lodge buil.ding dn~ incorporate on one level, completely separate f'rom the lodge f'aci1ity. A completely new golf' club section; Complete with public lavatories, showers, pro shop, lounge, and l.ockers. These f'aci1ities would be governed under the present lease we have with the city; comp1etiÐæ.y public and with em phis is on the younger set interested i~ learning the game of' golf. The fees ch8rged for public playing people would be used to help def'ray the expenses incured in maint- a ining the golf c ours e. The rates, in order to be compet i ti ve with 0 ther courSE:S, Yvould be set practically automatically. It certainly would be a privi1edge to be able to take your out of town guests into these f'acilities and course, expecia11y at a time when such f'acilities are f'ast becoming private and very, very costly. The Lodge facilities, of course, would become private. However the elks lodge to this date and because of the interest the lodge has had in Port Townsend the past 80 years will be made available to all. The dining area, dancing floor, and meetin~ rooms have always b¡3en o~en to groups for a nominal fee, and in many cases, f'ree. Both political prties, Unicn meetin~s, Boy scouts, Rhododendron Festival, Bridge P1.8yers, Chamù 1" of Commerce, Kiwanis, Rotary Club, and many many others have enjoyed using 01IT lodge. 'me Elks in their own work have entertained groups such as safeteen, letterman bannuets, scholarship dinners, and others. The lodge also has seen fit 8t times to make their f'aci1ities available to private individuals for weElding receptions and anniversary dinners. 'de are by no means in competitiDn to the local restaurants, we do this only when the expected turn-outs are above local capacity. \~ have a f'ew selfish ideas in mind. If the land transf'er can be mäde and we build a new lodge, it can only mean an increase in our member'ship. This wi1=- serve two purposes. The fSreater the organization, the greater the chance f'or survival, and the larger the membership, the larger amount of money can be turned over to local charities an~l programs sponsored by, or Darticipated in, by our lodge. Scholarships could be larger, Boy Scouts dould benef'it, Thanks~iving and Christmas baskets could be lar~er 8nù more rlentif'u1. You see, the greates portion of our annual budget is retained in Port Townsend for local distribution. There are some rumors run ing around loose and must be cleaned up: 1 Drinking, the building would be placed f'ar enough away f'rom both schools and church to comply wi th s tate laws. fo1ice recor:s show no citation or warn:i.np;" have ever been issued to persons leaving the local club. 2. Solvency. There are many ways to l' nance a new buildi.ng. A raise in dues, sale of present properties, memorial donations, labor donations, and bonciing. Nloney dosent seem to be a problem. 3. will the elks maintain the course. Not only will it be maintaine as per our present lease, cut already nearly 20,000. has been 'oured i~to the ~rounds through actual cash and donated equipment, and many plans are still in:he making. For example, sprinkling systems, more trees, better f'ences, etc. 4. :ublic occupancy. The public will be guaranteed under the rr esent lease to have the same f'aci1ities they now have with the exception of being more :nodern and saitar. Also, the problem we have now in keepmng the place open 7 days a week will greatly be reduced. 5. Only a few people benefit by a golf' course. Not so. Since the ~01f' course r'80~ened af'ter the present lease was wiitten, golf has increased steadily. The period between the old lease and new one meant golf' in jBort Townsend came to a complete halt. It has taken many hours and dollars to bring the course back to certif'ied require!nents. Not all the people swim, use the city p8rk or memorial f'ield, but they are maintained and by tax mone. Here is an onportu ity to have a public f'aci1ity partially paying taxes rather than using them. The elks lodge would pay taxes on the building é.tnc grounds that they would hold. You may ask. Do you have any plans or scetches of your proposal. Not at this pomnt. We are talking about your ideas on land acquis i tion. Plans will be presented for your a.'proval when the lodge has decided on how big and how much we whould spend. Buildin;-ss hould be so constructed to conf'orm to the land on which they are located, to best f'it the 10cati n and show their beauty. mhWBW is no need at this time to spend valuable money on plans for a country club and then be refused and have to get new plans for another location. The fact the elks are making this request to work out an agreement suitable for both put1ic and private is not too far out, after all we have a cemetery, water system, city entrance sign, and musum operated in the same re18tive manner. Remember, private clubs can be costly to the .ublic.v'ie want to keep our course public, and I dont think the city can afford to maintain the facili tes wi thout extra tax mone~r. ;ile are asking to take the monRey of'f your back in a civic minded way. Thank you Mr. DeLeo also stated - Economic: by maintaining the course and facilities matches will be held. A recent match in Feb. players, some with f'amilies to town. Local real estate dealers and motel orerators use in their advertising the fact that a public course is available and it has a direct bear:~ng on the sale of real es ta te. Councilman Siebenbaum & Councilman ~wietzer s :'oke a(~;ainst sellin,~ any city proporty. T:Ir Linp;dquist of the planning co'mnission stated that it was the orinlon of the city p1an'l.in~ commission thät the city should not sell any property to any or~anization at t~j_s ti~e. Councilman Ruby, ~.rr Horace Gleason, l\1r ,,: :Jrs Frank Norwood, Cecil Hall ER jake Hammers, Cecil Hall all spoke in favor of the city selling a [ortion of the golf' course to the ~lks. After some further discussion Councilman Swietzer made a motion seconded by Councilman Siebenbaum that the city of' ..ort 'l'O\'msend wil.L not sell any }Jortion of' the Golf Course. Councilman ,sv'leitzer, Hoglund, Judy, Siebenbaum boted yae, Council:.1an Ruby, Lindsey, Carter voted Nae. Motion carried. PUBLIC H.J;i\.::ÜNG A public hearing for a street vacation was l1.eard at tilis time, the discriptior.. of the proposed vacation is a follows: Jackman St. from the south boundary of the State IIighwa;y' to the South terminus of' said Jackman Street. 8th Street between the south boundary of the ,'State LIighw.9Y é.tnd t,he west boundary of Hill Stre ct. That portion of the alley in Block 118 Df' the Eisenbeis Addn. to the City of Port Townsend which lies south of' the ~ta te ~lip:,hway; ana: aLL of that portlon of the al.ley lying in Block 215 of the 3isenbeis Addition to the City of' Port Towns8nd. \l - ¡j 8 I I 8 I 8 I brough 75 I 8 8 I I 8 ,I 8 I I 8 ,. ~~ \y e~ MINUTES OF THE REGULAR SESS I,n OF rvIlœcH 21, 1967 CONTu.mED Counti1man Lindsey stated that the cmmmittee had not met on the proposed vacation thö.t he had ~ looked it over and recommended thb.t tile street Supt. the City ::!:ngineer and the cormnittee take a look on the proposed vacations. Marilou Green Planning Commisäon chairman said that the planni~ col1mis sion wa s opposed to the vac a tion of the s tree ts and alleys. Counc ilman Hoglund lID de a motion seconded by Councilman Lindsay to continue the hearing ;~til the next regular session of' the council. Motion carried. MaBILE HOME ~iEJ.tFING Councilman Hoglund said he would like to get the ball rolling on the Mobile Homes and said that he had been through one. of. the hoJnes in question and they were lovely dwelling but still felt even though you can change them from a mobile object they still give the appearö.nce of a mobile home and his ~eeling on the matter right now until we get zoneing we should not tamper with our existing ordinances. He also felt this type of structure should be and have some contr[l placed upon it as to the areas to where it can be set up in the city. . I Mr Morgan asked the council if' they would ok or give him the right to sell lots at the presen' area at 10th & Sheridan, for mobile homes. City .Attorney stated that the coundil could not. .IX Marilou Green ôhairman of the Planning Commission said that h'Ir. Morgan & Mr Smi th had requested street vacations in. that area for a mobile home park, the council turned down the ro"'uest and at that time the planning commision had also recommended not to vacate the streets, but the planning co!I.mission felt thbt there was nothing wrong with that site f'or a mobile home park. Citþ Attorney Abraham stated thö.t if a Mobile Home Park was developed and properly qualified for sev/erè\ge, water & etc, then he could sell or rent spHce in:3ide the park. Mr Zeke Howe representing the VFW requested that the city provide sidewalk ffacilities for flagstaf'fs, saying that the holes in the sidewalk in front of business houses had been f'illed in and they should be re-bored. Mayor Sullivan referred the request to the Street Supt. . . AD J OURNr¡ill NT . As there was no f'urther business to come before the cE.mncil at this time it was moved by Councilman Siebenbaum seconded by Councilman Judy that the meetJ.ng do now adjourn. Motion carried. . MAYOR ~t, ~,L é!t:;~~) . Attest: )j&>~p$/ lty k < ¡ MINUTES OF THE REGULAR SESS I "H OF APRIL 4, 1967 . April 4, 1967 Port Townsend, Was~ington The City Council of the City of Port Townsend met in regular session this 4th day of April 1967 at 7:30 p.m. in tree council chambers of the city hall. Mayor Sullivan presiding. . ROLL CALL Officers and members present were as f'ollows: Mayor Sullivan, City Attorney Abnhahm, City Clerk Youngblood, Councilmen Carter, Siebenbaum, Ruby, Judy, HoJglund, Swietzer, Councilman Lindsey ab sent. MINUTES OF THE PREVIOUS SESSION . The minutes of the previous session were read in full and it Wö.S moved by Councilman Judy seconded by Councilman Hoglund that the minutês be approved as read and the Mayor and City Clerk sign same. Motion carried. BILLS & CLAIMS .The following bills and ~laims as audited by the Finance Comnittee were presented ö.nd acted upon as fol.lows: CURRENT EXPENSE FUND---------------------Voucher No. WATER FUND-------------------------------Vìucher No. STREET FUND------------------------------Vouhcer No. GARBAGE FUlID-----------------------------Voucher No. LIBRARY FUlID-----------------------------Voucher No. PARK FUND--------------------------------Voucher No. FIR3M~~ P~NSION & RELIEF FU}ID------------Voucher No. ORDINANCE NO. 1321----------~------------Voucher No. ORDINANCE NJ. 1506-----------------------Voucher No. ---~4,897.54 ---~7,356.84 ---'!f2,114.20 ---~ß2, 611. 87 ---$ 747.41 ---I 537.58 --- 25.34 ---r4,619.00 ---$65,509.41 4619 1455 951 913 1146 638 154 250 11 through through through thro'..lgh thr o'..lgh through through through thr 0 "..lgh 4660 1477 963 928 1169 651 155 252 1':, It was moved by Councilman Hoglund seconded by Councilman Ruby that the bills & claims be approved as read and that the Mayor and City Clerk draw warrants upon the proper funds for payment of same. Motion carried. OFFICERS REPORT . CITY CLERK The city clerk reported the regular sal'iPY warrants for the Month of March 1966. CURRENT EXPENSE FUlID--------------------Voucher No. WATER FU1~---------~--------------------Voucher No. STREET FUND-----------------------------Voucher No. GARGABE FillID----------------------------Voucher No. LIBRARY FUND----------------------------Voucher No. PARK FUND-------------------------------Voucher No. FIREMEN PENSION & RELIEF FUND-----------Voucher No . . 4601 through 4618 ---$4,893.50 1448 through 1454 ---$2,214.65 947 throu;~h 950 ---$ 983.28 908 through 912' ---$1,983.55 1145-----------------$ 360.60 637------------------$ 273.58 152 through 153 ---$ 275.00 '. .. ~.