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HomeMy WebLinkAbout06/01/1971 8 I I 8 I 8 I I 8 323 MINUTES OF THE REGULAR SESSION OF JUNE 1,1971 Port Townsend, Washington " , The City Council of the City of. Port Townsend, met in regular session this ¡st day of Jupe. 1971 at 7:30 p,m. in the council chambers of the City Hall. Mayor Smith presiding. . . ROLL CALL Officers and members present"were as follows: Mayor Smith, City Attorney Abraham, City Cler~ Youngblood, Councilmen Hoglund, Judy, Steve, Lindsey, Norwood. CoUn.cilmen Scheyer, Camfield absent. MINUTES OF THE PREVIOUS SESSION . It was moved by Councilman Hoglund seconded by Councilman Judy thBt the minutes of the previous session be dispensed with. Motion carried. BILLS & CLAIMS . The following bills & Claims as audited by the Finance Committee were presented 'and acted upon as follows: CURRENT EXPENSE FUND-----------------~--Voucher No. WATER-SEWER FUND-----------------------~Voucher No~ STREET FUND----~------------------------Voucher No. GARBAGE FUND----------------------------Voucher No. LIBRARY FUND----------------------------VOUCHER No. PARK FUND-------------------------------Voucher No. FIREMEN PENSION & RELIEF FUND-----------Voucher No. Special Arterial Highway Fund-----------Voucher No~ Water Main Revolving Fund-~-----~-------Voucher No. ---119,992.32 --- 28,795~85 --- 5,032.60 --- 3,124.93 ---$ 1,381.96 ---$ 678~89 ---I 476.16 --- 553~49 --- 6,009.57 8142 through 8219 3132 through 3l?1 2096 through 2l~)0 1946. through 19?5 2454 through 24B1 1188 through 1201 357 througþ 35H 24 through 26 3 through 4 It was moved by Councilman Hog¡und seconded by Councilman Lindsey that the bills & claims be approved as read and that the Mayor and City Clerk draw warrants upon the propa r funds for payment of same. Motion carried. FðLICEIREP0RT . The Police Report was read in full for the Mon th of May 1971 and Was ordered filed. . . COMMUNICATIONS The follwwing communication was presented an"d acted upon as follows: From William J. Schey~r, M.D. Port Townsend, Wn. Jund 1,1971 - tow:tt: The Honorable Frank M. Smith, Mayor and Members of the City Council City of Port Townsend Port Townsend, Washington Gentlemen: . It appears that at th.e City Council Meeting of May 4th, the impression was created in the course of debate on the subject of thé application of Mobil' Oil for a stre(~t lease, that I questioned the integrity of Jeff Pedersen. As a matter of fact, I neither said nor intended to say that Mr. Pedersen was dishonest. If through a poor choice of words I cr'9ated' the imptess ion that I thought Mr. Pedersen dishonest, I should like to set the rëcord straight., I believe Jeff Pedersen to be'an honest man, and any remarks made by me in debate should not be considered to indicate otherwise. I am concerned that the foregoing remarks might be thought to be made in fear of some civil action being brought agains~ me in the absence of an apology. Such is not the case. I am advised by the City ~ttorney and the Attorney for the Municipal Research and Services Center ¡ that a councilman enjoys a qualified privilege in debate," and that the specific words used by me appear not to be actionable. I want it to be very clear to my fellQw councilmen and the public that I do not subscribe to any limitations on free and fair debate afan issue brought before the Council. My;sole and only motive is to correct an impression which has apparently been erroneously cre,ated. I have no wish to wrongly label anyone as "dishonest". Particularly, I certainly do not wish to so label Jeff Pedersen. ... , Sincerely'yours, William J. Scheyer, M.D. OLD BUSINESS . , Under old business brought up,on the floor Emergency Ord. No. 1620 read for :the first time and duly incorporated in the minutes of the previous session. . . PASSAGE OF ORDINANCE NO. 1620 . . 0 . moved by Councilman Hoglund seconded by Councilman Lindsey that the' first reading of 1620 be consider~d the second reading and the third reading be by title only. Motion it was moved by now adopted. Motion I twas Ord. No. ~arried. Ordinance No. 1620 was again read for the third time by title only, and Co~ncilman Hoglund seconded by Councilman Judy that Ordinance No. 1620 be carried. . . BID DPENING The following bids were opened on the Sheridan Street Project ~~)~~~h to 19th street and the Asphalt bid from 14th to 19th on Sheridan and from 19th to Blaine St. Morris Construction Co. Inc. Winterburn Const. Co. J. P. Surace Const. Co. Total Bid Total Bid Total Bid $18,3.42.00 $19,448.00 $18",919.00 Tacoma, Wn. Oak Harbor INn. Hadlock Wnl B24 ------ - ..,-- n- -- MINUTES OF THE REGULAR SESSION OF JUNE 1,1971, CONTINUED -. ,-,----- -- _'H'___"-'-' '_---m_-____--------------------,---------,-------------------- ---,------, ------------,- - ----,--,------ .--_u.-------.--.- . -.- ASPHALT BID J.D. Shotwell Co. Tacoma, Wn. Total Bid $22,745.00 8 After some discussion on the bids, Mayor Smith asked the City Engineer and the Street Supt. to take the bids and check them for any errors and then report back with their recommendation. Mayor Smith said that the first reading of the zoning ordinance WaS at the last regular meeting and had been placed on the agenda for the second reading tonight. Councilman Norwood s*id she would like to recommend that the ordinance be tabled until the budget is discussed and would recommend the city engineer or who ever the building inspector is going to be, to submit a preliminary bud~ on the cost, she said she felt it was not a good idea to pass an ordinance when we dont have the money to enforce or any provisions to enforce. She said if the council would not go along with that, then she had one minor change she would like to make in the ordinance, she would like to seedeleted in Chapter six Section 6ß4 under Adminstration the part where it says (Non-conforming uses of land and non-conforming buildings for which no certificate of occupancy has been issued within the year provide~ for herein, shall be conclusively presumed in violation of this Ordinance and may be abated as provided herein.) Cœuncilman Norwood statèdj the reason she would like to have that deleted, that particular paragraph states that the building inspector can make his best efforts to notify non-conforming users and inform them they must apply for said certificate and his failure to do so shall not excuse the property ovmer from securing said certificate. She said she was afraid that we may have some non-conforming users who are not aware that they are non-conforming users, a year might go by and they would lose their right to use this building under the non-conforming use, and would not like to see that happen. City Attorney Abraham reminded the council that changes could be made prior to final adoption by amendment so long as it didnt affect the title. Councilman steve said there were a couple more amendments, first on page 3-2, at the top of the page after single family resindential R-1A change the word exclusively to the word primarily and also on page 3-2 after the paragraph on community commercial C-lll, add the following, partialy use as apartments gives the permited use. Councilman Lindsey said the only thing he could see, is the ordinance looked a lot better tham it did, but still thought we should know where we are gomngto get the money for enforcement. Attorney Abraham suggested that the second reading be by title only tonight. Councilman Steve made a motion seconded by Councilman Judy that the zoning ordinance be read for the second time by title only. Motion carrie.. The City Clerk read the zoning ordinance for the second time by title only. Councilman Steve said he hoped between this reading and the last reading and when and if adopted that if anyone has anyting to say, they should come forward and give their views. Councilman Judy suggested an executive meeting before the next regular session. Mrs Wallin suggested that the council reconsider elimination of the historic overlay section of the ordinance and felt it was the councils responsibility to the community to protect the historic features within the city. Kay Wojt, Planning commission member asked the council why the lot size had been reduced to five thousand square feet that it was a drastic chance. Councilman Steve he had six lmts fifty feet wide and new of many others who had the same size and if they were made any larger you would have to repla the entire city. Mayor Smith said the lot size determination was made as an expediency, sa~ing that he knew of at least five hundred to a thousand lots in town that were fifty feet wide. Mr Wallin suggested that the entire ordinance be published for the public interest before final passage. After some further discussion, Councilman Norwood made a motion seconded by Councilman Lindsey that the Zoning Ordinance be tabled until the second meeting in December. Upon the question, Councilman Hoglund said it seemed to him, the delay was based on whether the ordinance could be enforced, he said he realized that we are not geared up to enforce it to the letter of the law, but did feel that it could be acted upon, get it adopted, then it would afford the city with protection in regards to zoning, with just the basic presence on the books- would be a guide line. He said he hated to see the ordinance just lay around for another four to six months. Mayør Smith said he felt it would be a grave mistake to table this for six months, he mentioned that the city may be eligible for federal funding in some areas, and that also under the Shoreline Protection Act adopted by the 1971 legislature, the state could come in and zone much of Port Townsend unless we ourselves have a zoning ordinance. Councilman Norwood said she would like to withdraw her motion, Councilman Lindsey withdrew his second. Councilman Steve made a motion seconded by Cðuncilman Hoglund that the third reading be table. until the 15th of June. Motion carried. I I 8 I 8 BID AWARD CIty Engineer French said that all the bids had been checked, that J.P. Surace Const. C~. had two errors, one in multiplication, one in addition, which brought the bid down from 18,919.00 to 16,802.00, He said that Mr tlawley had called informing Mr Surace o~ the errors and if he wanted to leave the corrected bid in. Mr Surace said that he would leave the bid as correcteà. Engineer French recommended the council to accept the low bid of J.P. Surace Const. Co. Inc. for the amount of 16,802.00. Engineer French also informed the council that the bid of J.D Shotwell Co. on the asphalt for 22,745.00 was correct and recommended the acceptance of that bid. It Was moved by Councilman Hoglund seconded by Councilman Lindsey that the low bid of J.P. Surace Canst. Co. Inc. for the price of $16,802.00 be accepted, for the Sheridan Street Project. Motion carried. I It was moved by Councilman Lindsey seconded'bý Councilman Judy that the Low bid of J.D. Shotwell Co. on asphalt for the price of 22,745.00 be accepted. Motion carried. The City clerk informed the Mayor & City Council that the WSC convention would be held on June the 22,23,24,25 at Richland Wn. any official desiring to attend should contact the Mayor. 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