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PORT TOWNSEND CITY COUNCIL AGENDA (Amended)
CITY HALL COUNCIL CHAMBERS, 540 WATER STREET
Business Meeting 6:30 p.m. October 20, 2008
I. Call to Order and Pledge of Allegiance
II. Roll Call
III. Changes to the Agenda
IV. Main Street Presentation/Update (3-5 minutes)
V. Comments from the Public
(re consent agenda items and items not on the agenda)
(Each person has 3 min. to comment – City Clerk will signal at 2 min. 30 sec.)
A. Public comment
B. City staff response
VI. Consent Agenda
A. Approval of Bills, Claims and Warrants
B. Approval of Minutes: October 6, 2008
Action: Motion to adopt the consent agenda or request to remove any individual item
from the consent agenda.
VII. Public Hearing(s)
A. Ordinance 2991, Fixing and Adopting 2009 Property Tax Levies
1. Staff presentation
2. Public comment
3. Council deliberation and action
Action: Move to adopt Ordinance 2991, Fixing and Adopting 2009 Property Tax
Levies with an Increase of 26.70% for the General Levy and an Increase of 1%
for the Emergency Medical Services Levy.
B. Street Vacation Petition for 15-foot wide alley lying north of Block 2, Powers
Addition to the City of Port Townsend (Kenneth Graves)
1. Staff presentation
2. Public comment
3. Council deliberation and action
Action: Motion to approve the Findings of Fact and Conclusions of the City
Council dated October 15, 2008.
VIII. Unfinished Business
A. Ordinance 2993, Vacating a Portion of the 23rd Street ROW Lying between
Blocks 13 & 23 of the Supplemental Plat of O.C. Hastings Addition; Establishing
Conditions to the Street Vacation; and establishing an Effective Date.
1. Staff presentation
2. Public comment
3. Council deliberation and action
Action: Move to waive Council Rules and move to adopt Ordinance 2993,
Vacating a Portion of the 23rd Street ROW Lying between Blocks 13 & 23 of the
Supplemental Plat of O.C. Hastings Addition; Establishing Conditions to the
Street Vacation; and establishing an Effective Date.
IX. New Business
A. Grant Application to fund the 5-year revision of the Jefferson County-City of Port
Townsend Hazard Mitigation Plan
1. Staff presentation
2. Public comment
3. Council deliberation and action
No Action required at this time.
X. Presiding Officer’s Report
XI. City Manager’s Report
XII. Standing Committee Reports
Minutes included from the following committees:
? General Services – October 7, 2008 (draft)
XIII. Suggestions for next or future agenda, regular meeting and/or study session
XIV. Comments from Council
XV. Executive Session
XVI. Adjourn
Americans with Disabilities Act
In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, those requiring accommodation for this meeting should
notify the City Clerk’s Office at least 24 hours prior to the meeting at (360) 379-5045.
