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HomeMy WebLinkAbout12/04/1989 316 MINUTES OF THE REGULAR SESSION OF NOVEMBER 21, 1989, Cont. Camfield made a motion that the Council adopt Ordinance No 2171 which was seconded by Councilmember Jones and passed unanimously by roll call vote. ADJOURNMENT There being no further business, Mayor Shirley declared the meeting adjourned at 10:01 PM. I )~~ Attest: Clerk-Treasurer MINUTES OF THE SPECIAL SESSION ON DECEMBER 4,1989 The city council of the city of Port Townsend met in special session this 4th day of December, 1989, in the Council Chambers of City Hall at 7:00 PM, Mayor Brent S Shirley presiding. ROLL CALL Councilmembers present at roll call were Jean camfield, Karen Chang, John Clise, Vern Jones, Mike Kenna, Julie McCulloch, and Norma Owsley. Also present were city Attorney Keith Harper, Public Works Director Ted Stricklin, Clerk-Treasurer David Grove, Director of Planning and Building Michael Hildt, Police Chief Robert Hinton, and Librarian Beverly Shelton. I SPECIAL BUSINESS Mayor Shirley explained that this budget has much more written information than in the past and that it is his proposal at this time. He indicated that the council will now receive public testimony about the proposed budget for 1990. He clarified thai: in addition to the request for two new positions in the Planninçr and Building Department, there is an additional full time position in the Street Department proposed. The Mayor then opened thE! hearing to the public. Bill Schwilke was recognized and complained about the budget for the Fire Department and Emergency Medical Services and asked that the council appropriate the funds to hirE! two additional full time firefighters. Lee Lewis was recognizeèl and spoke in favor of the appropriation for the Water Shed Advisory Commi ttee. Jack Westerman was recognized and spoke in favor of tourism promotion from the Hotel-Motel Transient Tax Fund requesting that $2,000 be added to the appropriation to fully fund their request. cheryl Van Dyke was recognized and presented the! council with another copy of the total budget for the Chamber of Commerce. Sally Talbert was recognized and requested that a sidewalk be constructed in the vicinity of Grant Street School. Steve Corra was recognized and requested that the council increasE the budget for the Parks Department to allow a third full time employee to be hired. Bob McGarraugh was recognized and requested that the council increase the appropriation for support of the Domestic violence Sexual Assault program by $1,000. He presented them with a letter dated December 4, 1989, which he read in full. steve Hayden was recognized and expressed his support for the request to hire a third full time person for the Parks Department. Scott Walker was recogniz,ed and requested that more funds be appropriated to improve pedestrian safety and that more I 317 MINUTES OF THE SPECIAL SESSION OF DECEMBER 4, 1989, Cont. I accountabili ty be demanded for street maintenance and construction. He requested that funds be set aside for purchase of park lands in the western portion of town and supported additional land use planning supporting the Mayor's request for more Btaff. He requested that more funds be spent for youth recreation and opposed the promotion of tourism. Don Fristo was recognized and explained that the two additional firefighters being requested are essential and not "icing on the cake". A citizen identifying himself only as Leonard was recognized and spoke in favor of more :support for the Fire Department. Randy Manus was recognized and spoke in favor of more staff for the Fire Department. James Deleo was recognized and spoke against the growth of the Planning and Building Department and in favor of more staff in the Fire Department. Linda Lingafelter was recognized and spoke in favor of the request for more sidewalks in the vicinity of Grant street School. Doug Bramhall was recognized and spoke in favor of more st:aff in the Fire Department. There being no further testimony, Mayor Shirley closed the hearing to the audience and suggested that "the council go through each budget item by item. He reminded them that they can make any changes that they want to, but requested that they identify the funding source for any increases they wan't to make. I The balance of the meeting was spent reviewing the budget on a section by section basis with the council asking questions of the Mayor and department heads present. After some progr ~ss through the budget, councilmember Camfield made a motion that the proposed budget for the Arts Commission be increased by $500 for additional site improvements to reflect a donation received earliler from the Peoples Guild for plantings at the Jackson Bequest which was seconded by Councilmember Owsley and passed unanimously by voice vote. Shortly thereafter, Councilmember Kenna made a ¡notion that the Street Budget be modified to reappropriate the funds for flaggers from professional services to salaries and wages, Social Security, and Industrial Insurance as requested in a memo from Ted stricklin dated November 29, 1989, which was sE~conded by Councilmember Jones and passed unanimously by voice vote. Councilmember Kenna made a motion that the budget for the Hotel- Motel Transient Tax Fund be increased by $1,000 to contract with the Peninsula Tourism Council and by another $2,000 to increase the advertising budget administered by the Chamber of Commerce by reducing the ending fund balance by $3,000 which was seconded by Councilmember Camfield and passed unanimously by voice vote. Councilmember Camfield made a motion that the ambulance rates be increased to $145.00 per call for transports requiring basic life support and $245.00 per call for advance life support which was seconded by Councilmember Chang and passed unanimously by voice vote. Councilmember Kenna made a motion increasing thl3 budget by $18,000 for heavy work equipment in the Water Department. to provide the additional funds needed for a diesel engine and automatic transmission in the new dump truck which was si3conded by Councilmember Jones and passed unanimously by voice vote. Councilmember Clise made a motion to approve the budge"t for Legal Services which was seconded by Councilmember Kenna and passed unanimously by voice vote. City Attorney Keith Harper 'was excused from the meeting at this time. councilmember Jones made a motion to approve the budgets for the Water-Sewer Fund and thi3 Storm and Surface Water Fund which was seconded by Councilmember McCulloch and passed unanimously by voice vote. Councilmember Clise made a motion that the council approve the Parks Department Budget with an additional $11,000 included to provide for an additional full time employee which would be funded from additional beginning fund balance which was seconded by Councilmember Camfield and passed unanimously by voice vote. Councilmember Camfield made a motion to approve the remaining budgets without adjustment excE!pt the Fire Department budget until such time as the council has an opportunity to question the Fire Chief which was seconded by COlllncilmember Kenna and passed unanimously by voice vote. I 318 MINUTES OF THE SPECIAL SESSION OF DECEMBER 4, 1989, Cont. ADJOURNMENT There being no more special business, Mayor Shirley declared the meeting adjourned at 10:40 PM. 6ro I Attest: ;bJ~ City Clerk MINUTES OF THE REGULAR SESSION OF DECEMBER 5, 1989 The City Council of the City of Port Townsend met in regular session this Fifth Day of December, 1989, in the Council Chambers of City Hall, Mayor Brent S Shirley presiding. ROLL CALL Councilmembers present at roll call were Jean Camfield, Karen Chang, John Clise, Vern Jones, Mike Kenna, Julie McCulloch and Norma Owsley. Also present were Clerk-Treasurer David Grove, City Attorney Keith Harper, Public Works Director Ted Stricklin, Director of Planning and Building Michael Hildt and Assistant Planner Kevin O'Neill. I PUBLIC COMMENTS Milton Foss was recognized and spoke against the inclusion of the Cape George Sewer District in the plans for the Secondary Treatment Plant and cited the treatment of sludge from septic tanks as a problem in the operation of the plant. He explained that the proposed system for Cape George will leave the existing septic tanks in place and a piping system will take the run-off to the treatment plant in Port Townsend, meaning that the plant will have to treat septic waste which is much different than normal sewage, causes problems in the plant, and cannot be turned away to protect the plant. Joyce Cox-Webb was recognized and presented a plan to plant trees on Tyler Street from between Franklin and Clay Streets to F Street, and requested approval and matching funds from the Council so that the trees can be planted as soon as possible. The plan will be available to other citizens who have shown an interest in the project for their streets. Scott Walker was recognized and read from the Revised Code of Washington about trails and pedestrian right of way funds and stated that, by his calculation, about $1150.00 should be available for trails in Port Townsend. He also stated that according to the Revised Codes of Washington, a trail plan should be authorized by the Council. I BUDGET HEARING Fire Chief Howard Scott was recognized and briefly spoke about his budget requests for 1990 and stated that those who had spoken at the 1990 Budget Hearing were all in support of the Fire Department. He answered questions asked by the Councilmembers stating that he