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Home My WebLink About07/03/1973 44H mINUTES OF THE REGULAR SESSION OF JULY 3, 1973 Port Townsend, Washington 8 The City Counci~ of the City of Port Townsend met in regular session this 3rd day of July, 1973, at 7:30 p.m. in the Council Chambers of. City Hall,.mayor Joseph B. Steve presiding. , " ROLL CALL ~ y Officers and members present were as follows: mayor Steve, City Attorney Abraham, Deputy Clerk Edson, City Engineer French, Councilmen Rosbach, Ciprioti, Judy, Camfield, and Hufford. Councilman Scheyer.came in near the end of the meeting. , ¡( I mINUTES OF THE PREVIOUS SESSION It was moved by Councilman Camfield, seconded by Councilman Judy, that the rninute~ of t~e previous session be dispensed with. motion carried. , BILLS AND CLAImS The. following bills and claims as audited by the finance committ~e were presented for approval: I 8 CURRENT EXPENSE FUND, Voucher Nos. 10297-10391 . . , . . . . ~ .$23,892.36 WATER-SEWER FUND. . . Voucher Nos. 4142 - 4180 . . . . . . . .. 8,547.74 LIBRARY FUND.. .. Voucher Nos. 3312 - 3345 . . . . . " . '. . .2,106.60 PARK FUND. . .. .. Voucher Nos. 1493 - 1505 . . . . . . . ~. 995.88 STR~ET . . . .. .. Vo~cher Nos. 2~~4 - 2966 . . . . . . . ~. 8,8o7¡94 GARBAGE FUND. .. . Voucher Nos. 2638 - 2668 . . . . . . . '.. 5,.664.49 FIREmEN'S PENSION. . Voucher Nos. ~27 - 429 . . . . . . . . ~. 386.32. BOAT HAVEN SEWER. . . Voucher No. 18 . . . . . . . . . . . . ~. 5,667.26 WATER mAIN REVOLVING Voucher Nos. 4 - 5 . . . . . . . . . . ~. 2,433.17 FEDERAL SHARED REVENUE Voucher Nos. 5 - 7 ..... . . . . '.. 1,040.76 WOODmAN'S GULCH. . . Voucher No. 26 . . .:. . . '.... . . . .. 179.30 $59,721.82 -.- -..... - - , , It was moved by £ouncilman Judy, seconded by Councilman Rosbach, that tha bills and claims be app~ved as.read and that the mayor and Clerk be autho'rized to draw warrants upon the proper funds for payment of same. motion . carried. commUNICATIONS- . .. A'letter from J. B. Brown, Administrator, St John Hospital, indicating- approval of the proposed Sims Way rezone was read. .,- - Three letters from the Planning Cómmission were read. They. contained the following recommendations: I (1) (2) (3) That the That the Sims Way That the . City Council amend the zoning Planning Commission has set a rezone. / below listed are~_,-knbuiii-Js--the "Uptown Area", be rezoned to C-III: 'L~wrence and T;ler_~t as the beginnin~, East on L~wrence to one-half of T~; North one-half blofk; stráight West thru to Fillmore; South on Fillmore to Lawrencp; West to Van Buren; South one-half block; thence East to Polk; thence South of Polk to Clay; East on Clay~tö~T9ler; North on Tyler/to Lawrence, which is the place of beginning. ¡' ordinance to permit motels in R-IIì zones. public hearing date of July 30 for the - -.- A letter from madge Wallin, City Librarian, was read. ' It oppo~~d the combining of the offices of City Clerk and City Treasurer. 8 commITTEE REPORTS Glenn Abraham reported that he had submitted the ackno~ledgment and recognition of the Jefferson-Clàllam County Comprehensive Health Planning Council. He also reported on the problem of investing the funds in the redemption fund. The bank takes the position that holding the funds without investment was part of its bid. There is a possibility that we may be allowed to invest the $10,000 which is in the First American National Bank in Port Townsend, as a token gesture, but we probably won't be permitted to invest the rest because of the posi- tion the bank takes, but we will do what we can. I City Engineer French reported on the situation in the Water Department. He said that he and Superintendent Fields had turned down a request to supply water to a 750-home development south of Fort Townsend. We have 70,000 gallons per day surplus at Hadlock. That many homes would require at least 250,000 gallons per day. He also mentioned the requirement for a comprehensive plan for the Hadlock water system, and stated that he had invited mr. Ken merry of the ?tate Health Department to appear at the July 17 Council meeting to talk about the comprehensive plan. City Attorney Abraham interjected that the law could be read so that we did not have to have such a plan for the Hadlock area, since we do not have 1,000 services on that system. He also pointed out that the County has a comprehensive plan for the area and we would have to fit ours into their's. City Engineer French pointed out that the County's comprehensive plan has no. engineering detail~ and no proposed means of financing improvements in the area. He announced that he has hired an,engineerinç aide, through the EEA program, who is now working on mapping out the water and sewer systems. I Councilman Judy moved that Fire Chief Jones be given permission to call for bids for a new fire truck. He stated that it will take at least a year,before we'll get it. The motion was Eõeconded by Councilman Ciprioti and passed unanimously. Councilman Hufford brought up the matter of police and fir~ medical, stating that he still did not feel that he had enough information to make a decision. It w~s decided that, in the absence of the Finance Chairman, the matter could be left on the table. 8 Councilman Judy stated that the theater had not paid its admission tax for all of 1972 and the first quarter of 1973, at which the time tax was repealed. He thought the amount would be about $1,000. City Attorney Abraham said that he would look into it. 444 1"---- - ~- MINUTES OF_JHE REGULAIi_?~SSIQ~_9~_;!'U_,=-Y 3 ,___1J73L_~or\Œ!!'JUE_Q ----- ------------- ------ --- -- -. ----- ---- --- ____--_n -- ._- H -----_.,--- --- -..------.---.-------------- PUBLIC HEARING Mayor Steve opened the public hearing on the request to rezone Sims Way (George Gunn, William Bishop and Allan Owyen). Planning Commission Chairman Miner asked that the hearing be continued to August 7th to allow time for the Planning Commission to make its recommendation. The area under consideration will cover Sims Way from Sheridan to just west of the Hillside Tavern, including two blocks to the north and one block to the south of Sims Way. The hearing was continued to August 7th. Councilman Camfield moved that August 7 be set as the public hearing date for the rezone of the Hastings House. Councilman Ciprioti seconded the motion, and the motion passed unanimously. OLD BUSINESS Ordinance No. 1683, which was presented and read for the first time at the previou~ meeting, was read in full for the second time. ORDINANCE NO. 1683 AN ORDINANCE ADOPTING A SUPPLEMENTAL BUDGET FOR THE YEAR 1973, ESTABLISHING A FEDERAL SHARED REVENUE FUND, ESTIMATING REVENUES AND APPROPRIATING EXPENDITURES - THEREFOR. It was moved by Councilman Roll call was as follows: read for the third time by the ordinance be adopted~ Hufford. The ordinance was Camfield, -seconded by Councilman Rosbach, that the third reading be by title only. Yes, Councilmen Ciprioti, Judy, -Camfield, Rosbach -and Hufford. The ordinance was title only. It -was moved by Councilman Judy, seconded by -Councilman Hufford, that Roll aallwasas fallows: Yes, Councilmen Ciprioti, Judy, Camfield, Rosbach and adopted. . - NEW BUSINESS Mayor Steve read a letter fröm'Wanda -Cotton, which had been presented to him at the beginning of the meeting. It accompanied a stack of petitions, 'which contained the signatures of 715 people, asking: "Whereas, we the undersigned believe that the checks and balance system of elected City Clerk and City Treasurer is the best representation to the citizens of Port Townsend. We do hereby petition the City Council to reconsider and keep these positions responsive to the electorate." From the audience, Wanda Cotton and Charles Wallin spoke in favor Off the petition, while Mary Norwood spoke against it. There was some discussion about putting it on the ballot to give the electorate a chance to express its opinion. Councilman Hufford stated that he intended to introduce an ordinance repealing Ordinance No. 1669 at the next council meeting. No action was taken at this time. It was moved by Councilman Camfield, seconded by Councilman Scheyer, that a public hearing be set for August 7 on the Planning Commission recommendation that the zoning ordinance be amended to allow motels in R-III. Motion carried. ADJOURNMENT As there wäs no'further business to come before the Council at this time, it was moved by Councilman Cam- field, seconded by Councilman Hufford, that the meeting do now adjourn. Motion carried. MAYOR ({2~ ATTEST: 9"ia ~) r:J-., -- fUJ,M--x/ Deputy C y Clerk MINUTES OF THE REGULAR SESSION OF JULY 17,1973 Port Townsend, Washington The City Council of the City of Port Townsend met in regul~r session this 17th day of July, 1973 at 7:30 P.M. in the council chambers of City Hall. Mayor Pro-Tem Judy presiding. ROLL CALL Officers and members present were as follows: Mayor Pro-rem Judy, City Engineer French, City Clerk Pedersen, Councilmen Cipriotti, Camfield, Rosbach, Sahli, Hufford. Councilman Scheyer absent. MINUTES OF THE PREVIOUS SESSION It was moved by Councilman Camfield, seconded by Councilman Sahli session be dispensed with. Motion carried. that the minutes of the previous COMMUNICATIONS Three requests for variances from the zoning ordinance were read. The first one was from J. A. Pedersen, 1035 Monroe Street, requesting property located in the Smith Addition, Block 2, lots 5,6,7 and 8 be rezoned from R-I to R-III. The second request was from Albert and Pauline Amell, 1319 Clay Street, requesting the use of a house located at 912 Tyler Street for retail sales. The third request was from Alvin G. Faurot, 1224 Cleveland, requesting a variance from the set-back provisions., It was moved by Councilman Camfield, seconded by Councilman Ciprioti that all three requests be referred to the Planning Commission for recommendation. Motion carried. COMMITTEE REPORTS Councilman Sahli reported on a finance committee meeting held for the purpose of allocating revenue sharing funds. He said we have $10,000 unallocated and recommended using $3,000 for the libvary back entrance, $3,000 to Bayshore Enterprises and approximately $4,000 for the Cherry Stree Park playground equipment. He cautioned the council that the $4,000 was approximate because there would be additional money needed to cover some of the expenses already authorized. 8 I I 8 I 8 I I 8 , ,