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Home My WebLink About11/05/1968 J ~¡ ~j MINUTES OF THE REGULAR SESSI,;,N OF NOVEj\r1BER 5th 1968 8 November 5, 1968 Port Townsend, Wash~ngton The City Council of the City of Port Townsend met in regular session this 5th day of Nov. 1968- at 7:30 p.m. in the council chambers of the City Hall. Mayor Smith Presiding. ROLL CALL Officers ~nd members present were as follows:- Mayor Smith, City Attorney Abraham, City Clerk Youngblood, Councilmen Scheyer, Hoglund, Judy, Ruyy, Siebenbaum, Moody. Councilman Lindsey absent. I' MINUTES OF THE PREVIOUS SESSION The minutes of the ~eviaus session were presented and it was moved by Councilman Hoglund seconded by Councilman Scheyer that the minutes of the previous sessl~n be dispensed with. Motion carried. BILLS & CLAIMS I The following b"ÜÜls and claims as audited by the finance committee 'were .rr esented and aC ted upon as follows: I CURRENT EXPENSE FU1ID--------------------Voucher WATER Fm~------------------------------Voucher STREET FU1ID-----------------------------Voucher GARBAGE FUND----------------------------Voucher LIBRARY FTThID----------------------------Voucher PARK FUIH)----- - -- ------- ------- ---------Voucher FIREMENT PENSION & RELIEEJ FUND----------Vo1.wher ORDINAHCE NO. 1506 ---------------------Voucher No.5832 No.2026 No.1327 No.1262 No.1600 No.831 l\! 0 . 239 No.92 through through through through through through through through 5891-,- -~5, 432.34 2054---~3,982.02 1345.-- -~4, 671.73 1276---~1,023.46 l620---~ 668.56 839 ----~; 200.74 243 ..--:H; 86.90 114 ---18,431.64 8 It vvas moved by Councilman Ruby seconded by Councilman Moody that the bills and claims be approved as read and the Mayor and City Clerk draw warrants upon the proper funds for payment of same. Motion carried. OEB'HJ:BRS REPORT City Clerk The city clerk reported the regular salary warmnts for the Month of October 1968: I CURRENT EXPillfSE FffiID--------------------Voucher 'No. 5812 WATER Ft~------------------------------Voucner No.2020 STREET FUND-----------------------------Voucher No.æ32l GARBA~E FUND----------------------------Voucner No.1257 LIBRARY FUND----------------------------Voucher No.1598 PARK FUND-------------------------------Voucher No.830 FIREMEN PENSION & RELIEF FU1ID-----------Voucher No.237 through583l .0--,6,107.48 through 2025-'--"pl, 821. 43 through 1326~--12,118.97 through 1261---~1,919.52 through 1599~--X 428.68. .._-~ 277.78 through 238 li__~p 300.00 Treasurer The treasurer's report ~OF the month of October 1968 Was read in fL~ll and was ordèred filed. COMMITTSE REPBRTS 8 Councilman Hoglund, chairman of the finance cormni ttee said that the finance commi ttee went over the B&O tax situation and have presently a ordinance that has been drawn up and a number of copies have been made so that each counciiliman c(Juld go over the proposed ordinance,. He said that he wculd like to hold any discu~;sion on the ordinance at this time. No ~urther disc'ussion was held. Councilman Ruby said he would like to make a suggestion in putting a street light at the Skati ['; Rink which is a real dark area. Mayor Smith referred the sugge.s ti n to the light committee and I he said along with it the power company would like to relocate a couple of lights at the hospit i which woüld be to the good of the city. PUBLIC rEARING Mayor Smith said at this time he would like to declare the pu'blic hearing ~ the requested vacation of a certain street and aeìked the city clerk to read the discription of the street. I Tûat portion of Fourth Street, lying between the westerly line of Hancock Street, and the Easterly line of McClelland Street, and between the Easterly line of Rosecrans street and the vVesterly line of McGlellE.nd street in the Supplementary Plat of Eisenbeis Addition to the City of Port Townsend, . Jefferson County, Washington. The City Clerk read the following colllinunication from the Planning Colmnission. I Honorable Mayor & Members of the City Council The Por t Townsend Planning commis s ion, mee ting in regular se s s icm on i'llonday Sept. 30,1968 after due consideration, ~oted unanimously in favor of the petition to vacate street presented in behalf of John Kruse. ~1fuile it is the general prac tice of the planning commission to recommend agains t street vac,ations as a rule, in this case the mitigating circumstances include: 1. That the petitioner owns all the adjoining property and the vacation of the street as reQuested will not negatively effect any other business or individual'in the area. 2. 'l'hat the va:cation will encourage business development and that the proposal represents good plan::1ing on the part of the petitioner. 3. That 4th street is already vacated east of Hancock St &, als:> west: of Rosecrans st. 8 '; Respectfully Submitted. E.G. Lindquist, Chairman Ma)or Smith called for any discusšdmn on the request. Councilman Huby said that the chairman of the street comnittee was absent but had talked to him and was told that it wasfuasible to vacate the street. CouncilJlal'1 Ruby made a motion that the request to vacate the street be granted. Councilman Siebenbaum, member of the street committee said that tl~ streQt cQmmitte~ had gotten together and was in favor of the vacation. Councilman SiE:benbamTI Seconded the motlo . . _~o~ion was carried. I 174 ---~-_o- ~----~~ -~ rIIINUT-:!;q OF THE R:~GULAR SS)SI~)H OF lTOV:~~.BER 5, 196.8qOl\JTIIT~SD __-.n_o ~--~ _-___0_0- o_~-- ----- _u_u 0 ~~--~._-_. ~-~----~-~------_.~---- _n_.__~ ---'----~ - - "---'-------~ - --- ---~_o_------------- The city clerk presented the two following ordinances for action: ORDINANC~ NO. 1549 ArT ORDINANCE R~LATING TO SOI,irï;FT I7,1}IALATJ:ŒT: D~CLARIEG TIF!: VIOLA TI ~N THKŒOF TO BE A ~':ISD3I.ŒANOR AND PROVIDING PENALTI ES. City Attorney Abraham said that the above ordinance VlDS snonsored by t>e poliee department, especially Sgt. Doubeck, the ordinance is identical to a"l ordinance that the County Com'1lissioners have before them and is also identical to the one that .ort Ane1es has and also King County. Sgt. Doubeck said this ordinance is aimed at the juvenile problem we are havil~ in gluè sniffing. ~e said as a side program, the police depart~ent has enlisted the help of local merchants in registering persons nho buy excessive quantities of glue. After some further discussion it VJ3.S moved by Councilm3.n Ruby seconded by Councilman Judy that the first reading be considered the second reading and the third reading be by -~itle only. Motion carried. Ordinance lITo. 1549 was again read for the third time by title orì1y and it was moved; by Councilman Ruby seconded by Councilman Hoglund that Ord. No. 1549 do now pass. Motion carried. ORDrTAECE 1m. 1550 AN ORDIlTANC3 GRAFTEn A LIC'::ITSE TO T2LETHOlTICS-PO1T TO','!NSEITD, IHC. A ';JASIUHGTOH CORPORATI ŒT, il'OR rrH;~ E'T3TALLA TIŒT, l'iiAINT2HAHCE, }\jTD SAL1~ OF UJE OF TEL:~VISImT COAXIAL CABLE, PROVIDIlTG ~(~GULATIONS THEREOF AND LIC~H':3E FE,':;S THEREFOR. Counc~lman Hoglund said this ordina~ce ~rants this company a non-exclusive franchise, we stand to 1" recover 4% of the activity this com~any may bripg into Port Townsend. He said he noticed that they have a clause in tho ordinance to cancel out in 1970 if they failed to perform and asked the attorney if this ordinance met with his approval. The answer was yea. It was moved by Councilman !log111nd seconded bJT Councilman "Toody that the firs':; reading be consider:)d the second readiY1ß and the third reading be by title only. Tlotion carried. Ordinance Po. 1550 was again read for the third time by title only and it was Doved by Councilman Judy seconded by Councilman Ruby that Ord. No. 1550 do nOVil pass. Hot' on carried. Attorney Abraham said that he had met ì7ith tho Police-Union negotiator last week and turned out Jhfuat he himself was such a ßood negotiator that the un:i.on is now ask:Lng the to intervene. He said he felt t~lat it r¡as a good idea. :le su[';gested that a :committee within the covl1cil to act as a nec.;otiat:i~e; team. no decis' on Dl,d no ap:,-ointment on the was made. as it state be for;'led matter Iriayor Sr-Ü th mention3d that the city may be eligible :for fed ,ral r:'unds to help preserve its historic imaße. "-:':e said that the Department of the Interior is registeriDß aroas and si tes of historic significance and that the federal fun.ds mic;ht lJe availablã to help re3'~oratio:-. It h8S been sug5ested that Port Townsend be designated a historic area. ' Chief Of Police Phegley informed the cotmcil that he had a call from the :3her:l:ff that tllore would be a no-hos t meeting set up at thursday noon at Port Ludlov¡. A represenativo would be ther-e from the state patrol -w~o would speak and would like to 11ave the ~_Iayor and as many co'_mcilmen attend that could. ADJOURHLLm'r As there was no further bus ine ss to come before the council a t t~'is ti!'1e it was moved by Cou!1cil!TIan Siebenbaum seco~_1ded by Councilman Judy that the meetin~ do now adjourn. Illation carried. Attest: ~¿£~~ ~City f7 0 v I /- .../~ \ ,~- ~ -~iR- -_/~ ~~~~ 8 I I 8 I 8 I I 8