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HomeMy WebLinkAbout10/07/1975 r-)..~ ~ Q. R <") MINUTES OF THE REGULAR SESSION OF SEPTEMBER 16, 1975 The City Council of the City of Port Townsend met in regular session this 16th day of September, 1975, Mayor Pro-Tem Dale C. Judy presiding. 8 ROLL CALL Officers and members present were: City Attorney Abraham, Eity Engineer French, Deputy Clerk-Treasurer Edson, and Councilmen Klenk, Ciprioti, Judy, Camfield, Parker, Wilson and Black. MINUTES It was moved by Councilmen Camfield/Parker that the reading of the minutes be dis- pensed with. Roll call: 7 yes. Motion carried. I COMMITTEE REPORTS Mayor Pro-tem Judy read a proclamation of Mayor Steve declaring the week of September 17 through September 23 to be "Constitution Week." Councilman Black reported that the Legislative Committee met to consider the request of Marie Shirley that she be allowed to retain the small sign on her antique shop. They decided that she can petition to change the zoning ordinance to allow such signs in R-l zones. He asked the Clerk to advise her of this decision. I OLD BUSINESS ORDINANCE NO. 1742 AN ORDINANCE APPROPRIATING THE SUMß OF $600.00 TO THE 1975 BUDGET OF THE POLICE DEPARTMENT AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY. 8 The above ordinance was read for the second and third times by title only. It was moved by Councilmen Klenk/Parker that the ordinance be adopted. Roll call: 7 yes. Motion carried. Ordinance adopted. Street Superintendent Hawley reported that the walkway on Blaine Street between Benton and Walker had been completed, as requested by the schools. Chief Jones reported that the new fire truck arrived over a week ago and that the men are learning to drive it prior to putting it on the line. Mayor Pro-tem Judy commented on the work of the Trees for Port Towns'end group, stating that they had worked very hard and the results are just now becoming apparent. He cited the behind-the-scenes labor of Denny Sullivan and others who have watered the trees faithfully. NEW BUSINESS I It was necessary to set new public hearing dates for several items because notices did not get published. October 7 was set for Bernard Arthur's variance, the Hospital District rezone and conditional use permit and for the 6-Year Street Program. November 18 was set for William Svensson's rezone request. ADJOURNMENT There being no further business to come before the Council at this time, it was moved by Councilmen Parker/Camfield that the meeting do now adjourn. Roll call: 5 yes; 2 no (Ciprioti and Black). Motion carried. Meeting adjourned at 7:45 p.m. ATTEST /' 8 ATTEST: m~~ ßeputy C Ý Cler -TT asurer MINUTES OF THE REGULAR SESSION OF OCTOBER ~, l~~$ The City Council of the City of Port Townsend met in regular session this of October, 1975, Mayor Joseph B. Steve presiding. 7th day I ROLL CALL Officers and members present were as follows: Mayor Steve, City' Attorney Abraham, City Engineer French, City Clerk-Treasurer McCoy, and Councilmen Klenk, Ciprioti, Judy, Camfield, Parker, Wilson and Black. MINUTES I It was moved by Councilmen Camfield/Ciprioti that the reading of thE! minutes of the previous meeting be dispensed with. Motion carried. - BILLS AND CLAIMS The following bills and claims were presented for payment: Payroll Clearing Current Expense Fund Street Fund Library Fund Park Fund Water-Sewer Fund Equipment Rental Fund Federal Shared Revenue Fund Firemen's Pension & Relief Fund $33,417.44 18,905.41 5,070.41 1,204.34 356.53 17,216.24 3,182.21 51,608.74 49.65 8 ~- ;) J !, MINUTES OF THE REGULAR SESSION OF OCTOBER 7, 1975, CONTINUED 8 It was moved by Councilmen Camfield/Ciprioti, that the payment of the bills and claims be approved. COMMUNICATIONS I A letter from Homer Smith, the city's fire insurance carrier, notified the city that the new manager at the gol! course is not planning to purchase fire insurance on the buildings located thereon and asked-the city if it wishes to pay said insur~nce. The letter was referred to the Building Committee. ' A letter from Allen Carmen anq Eugene Woods requested that the city not allow any taps for 20 years to the water line they installed and paid for at Gise between 30th and Hastings. Said letter was referred to the water committee and water and sewèr superintendents. A letter from Myrtle M. Northup asked the City Council to install a street light at the corner of 16th & Cleveland. Referred to Light Committee. COMMITTEE REPORTS I The Mayor read a proclamation in which he 'declared October 13, 1975 at United States Navy Day in Port Townsend. cars. Councilman Klenk moved that the city call for bids to purchase' two (2) police patrol Said motion was seconded by Councilman Judy and carried by the Council. At this point, Mayor Steve asked if there was anything from the audience. Mr. Rod Freeman asked if the Council would be receptive to creating an art commission to promote the arts in Port Townsend. The Council asked Freeman to explore the method~ by which such a com- mission could be formed. He agreed. 8 PUBLIC HEARINGS Mayor Steve opened the first public hearing on the Bernard L. Arthur, Jr. variance request from the front setback requirement at 1320 Jefferson Street. Mr. Gadzuk, an adjoining property owner, protested the variance. At the request of Mr. Arthur, the Mayor recessed the hearing to allow both parties time to get together and discuss the variance and related impli- cations. I The second public hearing was opened by Mayor Stevi tö consider granting a rezone from Rl to PI to the Jefferson General Hospital of Block 193, Eisenbeis Addition. The Council discussed whether PI was the proper zone for the'propòsed professional 'building. It was moved by Councilmen Camfield/Parker that the rezone be granted. Motion passed: 7-0. The Ma¥or opened the third public hearing which was also for the Hospital District, to consider granting a conditional use permit'for the abD~e-mentioned property to allow con- struction of a professional office building of-single-story construction òn said rezoned prop- erty. The public had no comment, but discussion followed from the Council as to whether the permit should be granted for one year or indefinitely. Hospital Administrator Hails agreed that one year would be sufficient to get construction underway. Camfield/Ciprioti m9ved that the,permit be granted with the condition that construction'should begin within the/year or said permit would come up for review. Roll call: 7 yes.' Motion carried. The Arthur variance hearing was reopened. Mr. Arthur reported that he and Mr. Gadzuk had reached agreement. Klenk/Ciprioti moved that the variance be granted as requested. Roll call: 6 yes, 1 no (Black). Motion carried. Variance granted. '0EffOBUSINESS RESOLUTION NO. 75-9 8 A RESOLUTION ADOPTING THE SIX-YEAR URBAN ARTERIAL STREET COMPREHENSIVE PLAN. It was moved by Councilmen Judy/Camfield that the resolution be adopted. Motion carried. Resolution adopted. Røll call: 7 yes. NEW BUSINESS I ORDINANCE NO. 1743 AN ORDINANCE FIXING AND ADOPTING THE TAX LEVY FOR THE YEAR 1976. I' I I The above ordinance Camfield/Wilson that the first be by title only. Roll call: Judy that the ordinance be now adopted. was read for the first time. It was moved by Councilmen reading be considered the second and that the third reading 7 yes. Motion carried. It was moved by Councilmen Parker/ adopted. Roll call: 7 yes. Motion carried. Ordinance :1 Mrs. Glenn Abraham presented a request for the city to participate w1ith Trees for Port Townsend in building a new stairway from the Washington Street grade to Tyler Street. The Bicentennial Committee has granted $2,300 toward the project and the city is asked to contribute $3,000. ' , RESOLUTION NO. 75-8 A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING AND DIRECTING THE MAYOR TO ENTER INTO A CONTRACT WITH THE WASHINGTON STATE AMERICAN REVOLU- TION BICENTENNIAL COMMISSION FOR REIMBURSEMENT TO THE CITŸ" FOR EXPENSES OF A BICENTENNIAL PROJECT. 8 It was moved by Councilmen Judy/Ciprioti that the above resolution be adopted. Resolution adopted. . Motion carried. 520 MINUTES OF THE REGULAR SESSION OF OCTOBER 7, 1975, CONTINUED -- - -------------------------..- ------ --,- -,._----- ---______h,_____---------,---- ----,- --...--, --_.. ,------------ .------ "-' ,- -- -- --... ----------, --------------, Seven public hearing dates were set as follows: Caprioti variance, First Baptist church variance, Mahoney variance and Buhler variance were set for October 21, upon motion by Ciprioti/Judy. Three street vacation requests (Alley, Block 27, OC Hastings, Franklin (Monroe to Jackson) and Rose (S to T)) were set for November 4, upon motion by Judy/Ciprioti. 8 Report of I & I StUdy and corresponding recommendations: At this point Mr. Richard Li presented and explained the I & I study he has recently completed. Said study indicates that the city should remove between 70 - 85% of the inflow to its sewer system in order to reach the most cost-effective level of sewage processing, with' respect to the secondary treatment plant which the EPA is mandating be installed. It was moved by Councilmen Judy/Ciprioti that said Infiltration-Inflow Study be approved and forwarded to the Environmental Protection Agency for their approval, so that the next step in the Facility Plan might be undertaken. Motion passed. I ADJOURNMENT There being no further business to come before the Council at this by Councilmen Klenk/Ciprioti that the meeting beM:::~r~,:;~~. -ATTEST: 1J1~~ - Cl ty C er -Treasure time, it was moved I MINUTES OF THE REGULAR SESSION OF OCTOBER 21, 1975 8 The City Council of the City of Port Townsend met in regular session this 21st day of October 1975 at 7:30 p.m. in the Council Chambers of the City Hall, Mayor Joseph B. Steve presiding. ROLL CALL Officers and members present were as follows: Mayor Steve, City Attorney Abraham, City Engineer French, City Clerk-Treasurer McCoy and Councilmen Ciprioti, Camfield, Parker, Wilson and Black. Councilman Klenk was five minutes late and Councilman Judy was absent. MINUTES It was moved by Councilmen Camfield/Ciprioti that the reading of the minutes of the previous session be dispensed with. Motion carried. COMMUNICATIONS I A letter from Cindy Wolpin, co-manager of the Food Coop claimed that the city owes said co-op for the replacement of a window broken as the result of a fire in an adjacent build- ing. City Attorney Abraham advised that the request was not in proper form and that the applicant should be notified to re-submit the claim. A request by Mr. and Mrs. Carl Foster was read to place a 250-gallon propane gas tank on the dead end of Tyler Street which faces Washington Street. It was moved by Councilmen Camfield/Ciprioti that the permit be granted and the necessary portion of unimpDuved Tyler Street be leased to the applicant. A letter from T. F. Elwell of Seattle, who owns property at Ocean Grove, asked is the City plans to provide water for said development. This was referred to the Water Committee. 8 COMMITTEE REPORTS Councilman Parker reported that the Light Committee had investigated the property involved in the recent request by Myrtle Northup to install a street light at the corner of 16th and Cleveland. He noted that a street light is presently located about 150 feet from the requested location and moved to deny the request on grounds that another light could not be justified so close to an existing one. The motion was seconded by Councilman Wilson. Motion passed. PUBLIC HEARINGS I The first public hearing was a variance request from the parking requirement of the zoning ordinance by Mr. George Capriotti, to enable him to build an addition to his present building on the Hastings 1st Addition, Block 30, Lot 7, less highway right-of-way. Mr. Capriotti was not present to speak for his variance request. Mr. Jeff Pedersen read a letter which he had submitted to the Council just priQr to the public hearing, in which he expressed concern that, should the city allows Mr. Capriotti to complete his addition as a wood frame structure, it would affect Mr. Pedersen's fire insurance rates and thus be unfair. There were no further comments from the audience so the hearing then went to the Council. Discussion followed re: fire zoning and whether the parking was on the state highway right-of-way. Engineer French addressed the above questions. Councilmen Camfield/Parker moved that the variance be granted. Councilman Black protested on the grounds that the conditions which need to be examined by the Council and found to be not in order to grant a variance had not been examined or met. Roll call: Councilmen Camfield and Parker, yes; Councilmen Klenk, Ciprioti, Wilson and Black, no. Motion failed. Request for variance denied. The second public hearing was that of the First Baptist Church for a variance from the parking and setback requirements of the zoning ordinance. It was shown that sufficient parking is available by using the bank parking lot, which is otherwise unoccupied on the week- ends and that due to growth in church attendance more building space is needed. One resident I 8 :1