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Home My WebLink About07/17/1973 444 / mINUTE~ OF THE REGULAR SESSION'OF JULY 3,~73, CONTINUED PUBLIC HEARING 8 mayor Steve opened the public hearing on the request to rezone Sims Way (G~orge Gunn, William Bishop and Allan Owyen). Planning Commission Chairman miner asked that the hearing be continued to August 7th to allow' , time for the Planning Commission to make its recommendation. The area under consideration will cover Sims Way from Sheridan to just west of the Hillside Tavern, including two blocks to the north and one block to the south of Sims Way. The hearing was continued to August 7th. Councilman Camfield moved that August 7 be set as the públic hearing date for the.rezone of the Hastings House. Councilman Ciprioti seconded the motion, and the motion passed unanimously. . I I I ! OLD BUSINESS I Ordinance No. 1683, which was presented and read for the first time at thepreviou~ meeting, was read.in full for the second time. ORDINANCE NO. 1683 AN ORDINANCE ,ADOPTING A SUPPLEmENTAL BUDGET FOR THE YEAR 1973, ESTABLISHING A FEDERAL SHARED REVENUE FUND, ESTImATING REVENUES AND APPROPRIATING EXPENDITURES THEREFOR ò . , I . , . , , . , , , It was moved by Councilman 'Camfield, 'seconded by Coûncilman Rosbach, thfft'the third reading be by title only. Roll call was as foll:ows: Yes; GounciJ:men 'Ci:prioti,- Judy, 'Camfield, Rosbach 'arid 'Hufford. ,.The ordinance was read for the third t~me by trtle 'only.' ft 'was moved' by Councilman Judy; secònded oy'Councilman Hufford, that the ordinance be adopted.~ Roll: call 'was -as Follows:- Yes, 'Councilmen CiprioU; Judy" Camfield, Rosbach and Hufford. The ordinance was adopted. . : : : : : ': : . , . : ~Euj EiUSI~ÈSS mayor Steve reåd a ~letfer frôm'wånda'Côtton, which had been presented to him at the beginning of the meeting. It accompanied ,a staèk'of petitiònš, 'whiëh'còntained the sign~túrës of 715 people, asking: "Whereas, we the undersigned believe that the checks and balance system of elected City Clerk and City Treasurer is the best representation to the citizens of Port Townsend. We do hereby petition the City Counc'il to reconsider and keep these positions responsive to the electorate." 8 From the audience, Wanda Cotton and Charles Wallin spoke in favor bfhthe petition, while mary Norwood spoke against it. There was some discussion about putting it on the ballot to give the electorate a chance to express its opinion. Councilman Hufford stated, that he intended to introduce an ordinance repealing Ordinance No. 1669 at the next council meeting. No action was taken at this time. It was moved by Councilman Camfield, seconded by Councilman Scheyer, that a public hearing be set for August 7 on the Planning Commission recommendation that the zoning ordinance be amended to allow motels in R-III. motion carried., ADJOURNmENT I As there wãs n'o' further business to come before the Council at this time, it was moved by Councilman Cam- field, seconded by Councilman Hufford, that the meeting do now adjourn. motion carried. mAYOR / f2 (~- ATTEST: via A,) fl flk¡;L) Deputy C y Clerk 8 MINUTES OF THE REGULAR SESSION OF, JULY 17,1973 , , , Port Town~;end, Washington The City Council of the City of Port Townsend met in regular' session this 17th day of July, 1973 at 7:30 P.M. in the council chambers of City Hall. Mayor Pto-Tem~Judy~presiding. ROLL CALL I Officers and members present were as follows: Mayor Pro-TemJudy, City Engineer French, City Clerk Peder~en, Councilmen Cipriotti, Camfield, Rosbach, Sahli, Hufford. Councilman Scheyer absent. 'MINUTES OF THE PREVIOUS SESSION, It was moved by Councilman Camfield, seconded by Councilman Sà.nli;Y"/~ that the minutes of the previous ~ession be dispensed with. Motion carried. COMMUNICATIONS I 'Three requests for variances from the zoning,ordinance'were read. The first one was from J. A. Pedersen, 1035 Monroe Street, requesting property located in the Smith Addition, Block 2, lots 5,6,7'and 8 be rezoned from R-I to R-III. The second request was from Albert and Pauline Amell, 1319 Clay Street, requesting the use of a house located at 912 Tyler Street for retail sales. The third request was::'from Alvin G. Faurot, 1224 Cleveland, requesting a variance from the set-back provisions.. It was moved by Councilman 'Camfield, seconded by Councilman Ciprioti that all three requests be referred to the Planning Comm~ssion for recommendation. Motion carried. I'" COMMITTEE REPORTS 8 Councilman Sahli reported on a finance committee meeting held for the purpose of allocat:Lng revenue sharing funds. He said we have $lO,OOO unallocated and recommended using $3,000 for the libhary back entrance, $),000 to Bayshore, Enterprises and approximately $4,000 for the Cherry Stree Park playground øquipment. He cautioned the council that the $4,000 was approximate because there would be additional money needed to cover some of the expenses already authorized. ~ 8 I I 8 I 8 I I 8 -, 445 MINUTES OF THE REGULAR SESSION OF JULY 17, 1973, CONTINUED \' He also reported that the committee discussed allocating $35.26 as a fringe benefit for medical insurance for all employees, except elected officials, starting in the month of July. It was so moved by Councilman Sahli, seconded by Councilman Rosbach and carried. . - . . Councilman Sahli then moved.that the, council approve the allocation of $3,000 to the back entrance for the library, $3,000 to Bayshore Enterprises and the remainder of the ($4,000 that is left over after the land aquisition be allocated to the Cherry Street Park project.. It was seconded by Councilman Rosbach and passed. , 1 .. , . , . OLD BUSINESS. Councilman Hufford submitted to the clerk for reading for the first time an ordinance as follows: ORDINANCE NO. l684 AN ORDINANCE REPEALING ORDINANCE NO. 1669 AND THEREBY RESTORING THE STATUS OF THE CITY CLERK AND CITY TREASURER OFFICES AS SEPARATE ELECTIVE OFFICES. It was moved by Councilman Camfield, seconded by Councilman Hufford that the first reading be considered the second and the third reading be by title only. The motion carried by six yaes ani one absent. Ordinance No. 1684 was read again for the third time by title only. Councilman Hufford moved that the ordinance be adopted. It was seconded by Councilman Camfield. Several members in the audiance spoke in favor of adopting the ordinance. Wanda Cotton presented 34 more signatures to be added to the petition presented at the last meeting. Councilman Camfield asked for a brief recess to give the council time for further consideration. Mayor Pro-Tem Judy adjourned the meeting for five minutes. After the recess the Mayor Pro-Tem Judy called the meeting to order and roll call was taken as follows: Present; Councilmen Ciprioti, Camfield, Rosbach, Sahli, and Hufford, absent; Councilman Scheyer. After considerable more discussion roll call was taken on Councilman Hufford's motion to adopt the ordinance. The roll call was as follows: yaes, Councilmen Rosbach and Hufford; nays, Councilmen Judy, Ciprioti, Camfield and Sahli. The motion failed. . , Since there seemed to be much vocal opposition to the combination of the Clerk and Treasurer's offices, Councilman Camfield suggested as an alternative putting the question to the voters in the next election for an expression of public opinion. Councilman Camfield moved that if it can be legally accomplished before the final deadline for the fall ballot, that we put the matter on the.ballot for the vote of the public. It was seconded by Councilman Hufford. Councilman Camfield amended his motion to put two propositions on the ballot, that one be for an elected Clerk and Treasurer, and the other be for a Manager-Council form of government. Councilman Hufford seconded the amendment. The roll call was as follows: nay, Councilmen Judy and Ciprioti; yaes, Councilmen Camfield, Rosbach, Sahli and Hufford. Motion carried. NEW BUSINESS . Roger French, City Engineer, referred the Council to his July 1st, engineering report. He stated that the State Board of Health should be approving installation of water lines which we have not been having them do. He said that he had invited a representative of the Department of Health and Social Services to explain the / regulations to the Council. He introduced Simon Tung, Assistant Director of that department. Mr. Tung stated that Port Townsend is a Class 1 system and certain regulations apply to us~. One of the requirements is a comprehensive plan of the water system. He said it should have been done by July 1st of this year. He stated the regulation do provide that if the comprehensive plan has not been done. that the department might not approve any extension or improvements to the water system of the city. He stated another area of concern is the source and water treatment, including surface water sources. He stated that there are certain conditions under which utilities can be~empted if they can show they have complete control over the water shed area and that turbidity is.less than five units. A questions and answer period followed in which it was pointed out that the PUD has paid for a comprehensive water plan in the Tri-City area. . ADJOURNMENT . As there was no further business to come before the Hufford, seconded by Councilman Rosbach that the meeting council at this time, it was moved by Councilman do no, W adjourn. ~ion oarried. . MÆYOR PRO- TEM 'tJ Cl. }p./ Q - ~ Attest: V~¿~ Q. C2Luæn/ Ci ty Clerk¿/' " , MINUTES OF THE REGULAR SESSION OF AUGUST 7.1973 Port Townsend, Washington The City Council of the' City of Port Townsend, met in regular session this 7th day of August, 1973, at 7:30 P.M. in the Council Chambers of City Hall, Mayor Joseph B. Steve presiding. ROLL CALL . Officers and members present were as follows: Mayor Steve, City Attorney Abraham, City Clerk Pedersen, City Engineer French, and Councilmen Scheyer, Ciprioti, Judy, Sahli, and Hufford. Councilman Camfield came in after roll call and Councilman Rosbach was absent. MINUTES OF THE PREVIOUS SESSION' It was moved by Councilman Scheyer, seconded by Councilman Judy, that the minutes of the previous session be dispensed with. Motion carried. BILLS AND CLAIMS The following bills and claims as audited by the finance committee were presented for payment: CURRENT EXPENSE FUND ..........Voucher No. 10392 through No. 10474 ...........$17,566.38 WATER-SEWER FUND ..............Voucher No. 4181 through No. 4219 ........... 7,786.41