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MINUTES OF THE UNOFFICIAL STUDY SESSION OF JUNE 28, 1999
The meeting was called to order at 6:30 p.m by Mayor Forrest Rambo at the Pope Marine
Building. Council members present were Joe Finnie, Sydney Lipton, Geoff Masci, Forrest
Rambo, Alan Youse, and Vern Garrison. Allen Frank was excused. Staff members present were
City Attorney Tim McMahan, City Clerk Pam Kolacy, Public Works Director Bob Wheeler, and
Interim BCD Director Bob Leedy.
Council Correspondence
Mayor Rambo introduced the issue of unsigned correspondence received for distribution to the
council or to individual council members. Consensus of the council was to circulate but not
respond to unsigned letters. The mayor will announce the policy at the next council meeting.
Glen Cove/Jefferson County Comprehensive Plan DSEIS
Mr. Leedy distributed copies of the pre-release Draft Supplemental Environmental Impact
Statement for Jefferson County Comprehensive Plan 1999 Amendments. He noted that another
draft will be forthcoming no later than July 1. Mr. Finnie requested that the council
representatives to the Joint Growth Management Steering Committee arrange briefings with
staff to identify and discuss policy issues relating to the Jefferson County Comprehensive Plan.
The committee members will then make recommendations to the entire council regarding the
plan and the alternatives proposed within the plan. Mr. Leedy will determine support staff needs
for the discussion. An initial meeting was scheduled for Thursday, July 1, from 1-4 p.m.
Solid Waste Contract
Superior Refuse Company has been bought by Murrey/Olympic Disposal. Mr. Wheeler noted
that the city's contract with Superior is not assignable without the concurrence of the city. He
noted that staff's recommendation is to move forward with a letter of understanding that will
enable service to continue for a period of up to six months under the terms of the existing
contract with Superior. Options then would include negotiating a new contract with Olympic, or
issuing an Request for Proposals to provide garbage service to city residents. Mr. Rambo
suggested that we look very seriously into requiring the provider to be responsible for garbage
billing. Mr. Wheeler noted that the new contractor does bill directly for services; they will
present a proposal which would include those costs. An update on the extension proposal will be
presented at the July 6 council meeting.
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Sims Way Project Administration
Mr. Wheeler stated that the State Department of Transportation is seeking a lead agency to
coordinate funding for the Sims Way project (involving DOT, Jefferson Transit, and the city). He
added that additional information from the DOT must be received before we can consider taking
on that role. At this time, he estimated that the project would require a minor amount of
additional work for the public works staff.
City Manager Comments
Mr. Timmons updated the council on his first week on the job. He noted that after discussions
with council members, staff, and citizens, he views his main priorities as: 1) the city's finances;
2) city processes and customer service; 3) staffing. Staffing priorities in order will be Police
Chief, Fire Chief, and Building & Community Development Director.
Adjourn
There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 7:48 p.m.
Submitted by:
Pamela Kolacy
City Clerk
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