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Home My WebLink About060120 CITY OF PORT TOWNSEND MINUTES OF THE CITY COUNCIL BUSINESS MEETING OF JUNE 1, 2020 CALL TO ORDER/PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE The Port Townsend City Council met in regular session on the 1 st day of June 2020 in Council Chambers at 540 Water Street. Mayor Sandoval called the meeting to order at 6:30 p.m. ROLL CALL Councilmembers present at roll call were Pam Adams, David Faber, Amy Howard, Monica MickHager, Owen Rowe, Michelle Sandoval, and Ariel Speser. Staff members present were City Manager John Mauro, Finance and Administrative Services Director Nora Mitchell, City Attorney Heidi Greenwood, Interim Police Chief Troy Surber, and City Clerk Joanna Sanders. SPECIAL PRESENTATION: MAYOR'S STATEMENT Mayor Sandoval read her prepared remarks with concerns about racism. She expressed condolences to the George Floyd Family and urged residents to model the Welcoming City proclamation. CHANGES TO THE AGENDA There were none. CONSENT AGENDA Approval of Minutes: May 4 and May 18, 2020 Advisory Board Appointments: Reappointment of Sidonie Wilson to the Library Advisory Board (Position 5, Term Expires May 1, 2023); Reappointment of Kathy Ryan to the Library Advisory Board (Position 4, Term Expires May 1, 2023); Appointment of Nan Toby Tyrrell to the Arts Commission (Position 1, Term Expires May 1, 2023); Appointment of Danny McEnerney to the Arts Commission (Position 2, Term Expires May 1, 2023); Appointment of Simon Lynge to the Arts Commission (Position 3, Term Expires May 1, 2023); Appointment of Julie Johnson to the Arts Commission (Position 4, Term Expires May 1, 2021); Appointment of Michelle Hagewood to the Arts Commission (Position 5, Term Expires May 1, 2022); Appointment of Joe Gillard to the Arts Commission (Position 7, Term Expires May 1, 2021); Appointment of Bruce Edward Stegall to the Active Transportation Advisory Board (Position 1, Term Expires May 1, 2023); Appointment of Walt Galitzki to the Historic Preservation Committee (Position 4, Term Expires May 1, 2021); City Council Business Meeting June 1, 2020 Page 1 of 5 Reappointment of Jim Todd to the Parks, Recreation and Tree Advisory Board (Position 2, Term Expires May 1, 2023); Reappointment of Arlene Alen to the Lodging Tax Advisory Committee (Nonvoting Position 2, Term Expires May 21, 2023); Appointment of Cody Griffith, Fort Worden PDA to the Lodging Tax Advisory Committee (Position 10, Term Expires May 1, 2023). City of Port Townsend 2019 Annual Report Filing with the State Auditor's Office Motion: David Faber moved to approve the consent agenda as written with corrections to the minutes of May 18 as follows. Page 3 paragraph 3 should read "Mr. Hillman said that of the 5, 100 utility accounts, only about 1,200 are using automated payments, so it would be possible to send a check for most."In the second to last paragraph, a typographical error "those,"and on page 5, the first paragraph should read "....the City received an award of a Creative District designation from Arts WA for downtown, uptown, and the Fort Worden campus." Owen Rowe seconded. Vote: motion carried unanimously, 7-0 by voice vote. COMMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC Patt Roche spoke about difficulties accessing downtown businesses (clerk read written comments). Bob Gray spoke about his concerns that the annual report was listed on the consent agenda (clerk read written comments). Jes Schumacher spoke in favor of the street closure for physical distancing (clerk read written comments). NEW BUSINESS Resolution 20-028, Authorizing the City Manager to Negotiate and Execute Contracts as Part of an Olympic Gravity Water System Value Engineering Study Public Works Director Steve King gave the staff report as detailed in the agenda bill, He also reported the carrier pipe was installed and came in under budget and responded to questions about the budget for this item. There was no public comment. Motion: David Faber moved to approve Resolution 20-028, Authorizing the City Manager to Negotiate and Execute Contracts as Part of an Olympic Gravity Water System Value Engineering Study. Pam Adams seconded. Vote: motion carried unanimously, 7-0 by voice vote. Resolution 20-029, Authorizing the City Manager to Execute a Grant Agreement with the State of Washington for the Receipt and Expenditure of the Coronavirus Relief Funds City Council Business Meeting June 1, 2020 Page 2 of 5 Finance and Administrative Services Director Nora Mitchell gave the staff report. There would be more discussion among Council at the June 8 Council workshop about how best to recommend spending those funds. There was no public comment. Motion: David Faber moved to approve Resolution 20-029 Authorizing the City Manager to Execute a Grant Agreement with the State of Washington for the Receipt and Expenditure of the Coronavirus Relief Funds. Ariel Speser seconded. Vote: motion carried unanimously, 7-0 by voice vote. Resolution 20-030, Creating a Special Event for the Phase Two Reopening of the City of Port Townsend and Waiving Temporary Use Permit Fees as Part of that Event City Manager John Mauro gave the staff report noting that in two months, the City would come back to Council to reevaluate whether the program is working. He and City Attorney Heidi Greenwood responded to questions about parking, Wendy Davis the Community Services Director would evaluate these Special Use Permit, and what changes might occur during Covid-19 Phase III. When asked about whether the title "special event" could be changed, there was thought to be some flexibility once the program is implemented. The "Special Event" term is tied to the Shoreline Master Program and without the use of the term, uses would be limited to the upland side of Water. Public Comment: Lois Venarchick spoke about her concerns about unintended consequences and other merchants setting up their businesses on the sidewalks (Clerk read written comment). David Wing-Kovarik noted this has not been test on Washington and Water. Closing this section impacts other business on other streets. (Clerk read written comment). In response to a concern that the resolution does not have a defined end date, Ms. Greenwood suggested there is a lot of flexibility in the special event permit code. Motion. Ariel Speser moved to approve Resolution 20-030, Creating a Special Event for the Phase Two Reopening of the City of Port Townsend and Waiving Temporary Use Permit Fees as Part of that Event and bringing this item back before Council within the month of September 2020. Pam Adams seconded. Vote: motion carried unanimously, 7-0 by voice vote. Resolution 20-031, Authorizing the City Manager to Execute a One-Year Extension of the Commissioned Officer Collective Bargaining Agreement with Teamsters Local 589 Finance and Administrative Services Director Nora Mitchell gave the staff briefing on the request to extend the existing agreement for one year. The $25,000 amount City Council Business Meeting June 1, 2020 Page 3 of 5 mentioned in the agenda bill was included in the 2020 budget and the 2% wage increase would take effect as of January 2021. There was no public comment. Motion. David Faber moved to approve Resolution 20-031 Authorizing the City Manager to Execute a One-Year Extension of the Commissioned Officer Collective Bargaining Agreement with Teamsters Local 589. Monica MickHager seconded. Vote: motion carried unanimously, 7-0 by voice vote. PRESIDING OFFICER'S REPORT Mayor Sandoval reported on the following: - Meetings with the Board of County Commissioners meetings are occurring three times a week and there have been discussions about the move to Phase II. - Work with Jefferson County Chamber to ensure businesses the get support and resources they need. - She participated in another Fort Worden Public Development Authority meeting. - She participated in a North Olympic Peninsula Resource Development Council meeting on branding and ecommerce, including participation by Senator Cantwell on feedback for streamlining the PPE grants. CITY MANAGER'S REPORT Mr. Mauro introduced Interim Police Chief Troy Surber who talked about the focus on community oriented policing in light of the Floyd tragedy. Mr. Mauro provided detailed department updates and a COVID-19 case update and explained the new JeffCo Cares program. He then reported that on June 17 an intergovernmental meeting is tentatively planned between the City, County, PUD, and Port. The goal is to work over the next six months on a recovery and resilience plan focused on individuals, organizations, and businesses and what can be done by the community collectively with government support. In addition, there would be a smaller Intergovernmental Coordinating Committee of government agency officials and an elected official from each body to meet publicly and gather information from community task forces and develop a draft plan for later adoption. SUGGESTIONS FOR NEXT OR FUTURE AGENDA, REGULAR MEETING AND/OR STUDY SESSION There were none.. EXECUTIVE SESSION — PURSUANT TO RCW 42.30.11 0(l)(1) CURRENT OR POTENTIAL LITIGATION At 8:00 p.m. Council went into executive session for 25 minutes with no action to follow. At 8:29 p.m., Mayor Sandoval came back into open session and extended executive session for another 25 minutes. At 8:54 pm, the mayor came back into open session City Council Business Meeting June 1, 2020 Page 4 of 5 ADJOURN There being no further business, the meeting adjourned at 8:55 p.m. Attest: Joanna Sanders, MMC City Clerk City Council Business Meeting June 1, 2020 Page 5 of 5