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Home My WebLink About00294 MINUTES OF THE REUULAR SESSION OF THE CITY COUNCIL, J!N UARY 23, 19454' u , `y' �� t b ➢ vxa yxi' �rA �,�..0 r 11 1 r} Pt ' I �' L ifs I� ♦`1 GyrtJ`+� t ` ^J�.c�'t'�rd ,�$;. S OF 'P?I?? REc.11LAR SESSION OF THE CITY COUNCIL, JANUARY 23, 19h5.� f+A � }tr�M1 F� f m<•� n,1, •. V„+Ih,tlµ."' W' tii e° r aM'�r"T✓ This matter was referred to•the Cbmmittee on Streets and Sewers, 6�A^ 'IVY cy From Harry Valliere N� r� vu�ssd;�Ly F.7 RE yr ? t'ra+.�'.a /�r�'"Yxr •!' (��'M1'"ri Valliere, Executive Director of the :Sr. Harr rC�ti ?,cr4t;fttR s,. + ' A letter, with enclosures local from Y F. 4 �t�}v¢¢. a,.k.£I,•rc. ;: ll Housing Authority, relative to the water account owed the city, was road as follows: ng , January 16, 1945€ City of Port Townsend z° t ort Townsencl Washington �u 5 � C,w ZRZ Attention: Honorable Mayor y <, GI1, City Council tixPti� A � �a Gentlemen: ion to the water contract between rt, asag k We would like to call your attent ty of the City of the City of Port Townsend and the Housing Authori t Tovrnsend This contract has been hanging fire since tiro Per , and we feel that if wo � �t l,r� 010, beginning of the operation of the project, a S1e ,+; r;+ • , put the matter directly before you, the City Council, it may result ` ppt,�1+n,�i�IS rc P parties concerned. Pks .•• In a settlement that will prove agreeable to the p P " . t In November and December, 1943 we were billed for the supplying of water on the basis of ,;2.25 per occupied dwelling per month lliunit '* (ems 4n r which totaled N110.25 for those two months.. At this time, the asked the :•:aver and the City Clerk for a contract so that this account ' might be paid. On January 31 we received a statement from Q2. Later t . llepnrtment listing the three months bills (on the basis of u2.25 % per occupied unit) as totaling $200.25. This bill was followed by a statement February 17 notifying us that if the acount of ux' l ;200.25 was not paid by the 24th of that month that the canter would be shut off. Again we asked the officials for n contract. We made ; a t payment however in the amount for which we were billed. A copy of ' the letter which was enclosed with the check is attached. On March 03, we received six copies of a proposed contract from the 1� Regional Office; we transmitted this contract to the :mayor for pro - Regional and execution, sentation before the City Council for their app• t•� Here we would like to call your attention to the fact that the Feb-� runry, March, April water bills were paid as each became due and payable at the rote of Q2.25 per occupied dwelling unit as was v ;[. • > specified on each statement. to arc enclosing a copy of the lotter that Tans sent withthe contract to the Mayor at that time -son letter from the Regional Office inquiring an ,to the status of the proposed contract and advising. us to make no pay - In iduy we received a •t ments for niter until the contract was signed. ire are sending a copy of our reply to their letter. } On ,Tune 6 we wrote the Mayor of the City asking the acceptance or rejection of the contract. A copy of this letter is also enclosed. h ft Each mont:t r:o were billed for 'cater at the rate of a2.25 per occupied unit. August 16, we received n statement from the crater department to the effect that if Lhe amount due eras not paid that the voter v: oulld be shut off. A copy of our letter to the Mayor in regard to this et IP �'' v*1} + attached. You will note that in this _etter the metered rate as set �. y� out in Ordinance to. 1110 is agreeable to us. Also you will note 13�� a, that the contract laud been in the hands of the city officials since qLr Larch os, a period of five months. We are attaching a copy of theynt reply from the City Cleric to our letter. The Regional Office then revised the contract, and sent et er us for t presentation to the City Council. To quote from their letter dated , Y p , ' August 29, "...To Put the issue at an end, we have revised the con- { tract, exercising the election purmitted b• Section 21 of the Ordinance t tract that the contract which we are here enclosing provides in Section 3, Rates, that the Government will pay the monthly rate of };�.25 per , occupied dwelling unit and further provides that the buildings used f for management purposes shall be counted as occupied dwelling unit,.. In accordance with these instructions the revised contract was sent # r to the Mayor August 30. The next day we received a letter from the City Attorney saying, in e existing ordinance, paragraph three thereof should part, "...Under th be amended ns follows: The figures :3.05 to be substituted for the figures $2.25; paragraph five thereof should be un;ondcd to read that, from and aster' Sept: ember 1, 1944 a discount of fifty-five cent s will be allowed under the terms and conditions as set forth in this pars- 1`r I p sy graph...° ,. v i•. A letter from the Regional Office advised that a member of their staff', . would meet with the City Council at their next mooting and were hope ful that: as a result, the matter would be settled at that time. 1 J , w �'t - ..lr r+. Fl`r ,.r y¢`-�.. •�q. ,tt '�.w`�1�;...re, zr.:r. t.rw is ,,.:. ti d>r'ir- W•�!-aFSe'r•f .'Y 15s j!4v +5 kh _/ r ij•r�'a*�,o-!„-S +,y..i r e'7y,`I( >! Wt, 4.�'S a {'�k°-trltti i"i •v �t�kart v��f+x ^'�r�'t }fit},r 3.lcy%1pp�rM iS' �fiY��:,� , r).�,�. `M��.'`' «. �....�4e; c 'F i i:. z � .::�,%v" x<�i7h%[ n4r�-.. nr,� .tX'tEJ`.:Si: t`,'. ��re+�. fa, �i1 1 at'4 be a'r; r r u 4 •S'w tr', ,v s u:: ,t `, / +N. r 1+ tt,, s � r , , t t ; , r1S, f.'t .r ::'}+J tit �r)ft, '. ''. '� :�iS a 1r•, ,r '. i ��9n ,f�l JY ti �� 9�tTj rt[43�' Jtl iS'3 5'^�i>ft*'rr11 , 1, t�i tt� i at•R >i-{ L, 4 ' + t} t t\" J uy�,'� •.,,••J� � Yrx e t 4 ( J �}) r�..,c h j T'"f rf ,, ua v'' 4 , Mwr ., <, S i/ MINUTES OF THE REUULAR SESSION OF THE CITY COUNCIL, J!N UARY 23, 1945 For several weeks after the meeting nothing more was heard of the water. contract, until we were threatened again that the water would be shut off unless we paid the amount owed. The amount wns figured on the billing of $2.25 per occupied unit or the motored rate. Upon calling the Regional Office we learned that when Mo. :'lest of the legal staff of the Regional Office met with the City Council, it was agreed that,tho City Council was to decide upon the rate to be charged, the City Attorney was to inform Mr. hest who would in turn draw up the contract and send it to the City Council for execution. We emote the Regional Office December 12 to learn if the contract was approved, and if so to obtaLn our cony so that we could make payment of the entire amount. The Regional Counsel replied that the executed copies of the contract had not been received from the City Officials. A copy of this letter is also attached. Inquiry revealed that the contract had been executed and we prepared the pyment according to the contract. The water department informed its that the payment was to be made at the rate of 13.05 per occupied dwelling unit retroactive to November, 1943. In order to clear the December, 1944, account and take advantage of the discount, payment was offered. for the December bill. We were informed that payment could not be received on this bill until the rest was paid. We arc now in receipt of a statement from the rater Department fa - the supplying of water for the period November 1, 1943 to January 31. 1945, totaling $1,724.50. This is allowing us a credit of x578.25 which we paid on the November, 1943, to April, 1044, bills at the rate of {2.25 per occupied unit. Now payment is wanted for those six months at the Q3.05 rate. We are anxious to pet this matter settled once and for all and are more than willing to make payment so our records can be cleared. We are willing to pay 03.05 per occupied unit for the months May, 1944 to September, 1944, inclusive and the remaining at the rote of y2.50, as provided in the contract. The bills for November, 1943, to and including April, 1944, were paid at the rate of 2.25 as billed. We are enclosing our checks in the amount totaling $1,389.10 to never our account as figured on the above basis. It is the general custom that the supplying company presents the consumer with a contract, which in this case was not done. After reading the various attached letter, we feel that you will see that the delay has not been caused by our organization and the extra charge because of this delay should not be our responsibility. Thank you for your cooperation. Very truly yours, Harry F. Valliere Executive Director This matter was 'referred to the Cormdttoe on '!later and Drainage. REQUISITIONS Street Department A requisition by the Street Dept. for a complete rotary broom assembly, and an overhaul of the motor of the Dept. pickup, was presented and read. Requ.lsition Granted It was moved by Councilman Idueller, and seconded by Councilman Lammers, that the requisition be granted, and upon roll call vote, all seven councilmen present voted in the affirmative, and the motion was declared carried. UNFINIS?E-:D AND 11L•171 BUSINESS Opening of Prater Line Bids This being the time and data sot for the opening of bids upon the replacement of certain portions of the water supply line; the sealed bids which had been tendered were opened and read as follows: r M 4 „-i ��1p��1 i' 0 ,1 F Is