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Home My WebLink About09/18/1973 45J. MINUTES OF THE REGULAR SESSION OF .SEPTEMBER4, 1973, , CONTINUEÐ . , 8 Ordinånce 1688 was read again for. the second time. It was. moved by Councilman Camfield, secQnded by . Councilman Rosbach that the third reading be by title only. The roll éall was five yeas and 2 absent. OrdiQance l688 was read again for the third time by title only. It was moved by Councilman Camfield, seconded by Councilman Rosbach that Ordinance 1688 be adopted. The roll call was five yeas and 2 absent and the ordinance was adopted. The Mayor stated that under the ne\.¡ solid waste disposal plan the c:ounty will take over the månagement of the dump. - ADJOURNMENT I As there was no further business to come before the council Camfield, seconded by Councilman Rosbach, that the meeting do now . . time, it was moved by Councilman Motion carried. Atwst:ç&~~ ~J ity Clerk $'g~ I MINUTES OF THE REGULAR SESSION OF SEPTEMBER 18, 1973 Port Townsend, Washington The City Council of the City of Port Townsend, met in regular session this 1Elth day of September, 1973, at 7:30 P.M. in the Council Chambers of City Hall, Mayor Joseph B. Steve presiding. ROLL CALL 8 Officers and members present were as follows: Mayor Steve, City Attorney Abraham, City Clerk Pedersen, City Engineer French, and Councilmen Scheyer, Ciprioti, Camfield, Rosbach, Sahli and Hufford present. Council- man Judy absent. MINUTES OF THE"PREVIOUS SESSION It was moved by Councilman Camfield, seconded by Councilman Scheyer, that thE reading of the minutes of the previous session be dispensed with. motion carried. BILLS AND CLAIMS The following bill as audited by the finance committee was presented for payment: Water Fund. . . Vouncher No. 4256 . . . . . $548.38 I It was moved by Councilman Sahli, seconded by Councilman Hufford, that the bill be approved as read and that the Mayor and Clerk be authorized to draw a warrant upon thg proper fund for payment of same. Motion carried. COMmUN I CA nONS \ A claim was read from Mr and mrs George Ammon, 7115 Pacific Highway East, Tacoma, Washington 98424, regarding a rock from the fire truck which broke their windshiëld on Saturday, September 15, 1973. It was moved by Council- man Scheyer, seconded by Councilman Hufford, to reject their claim because it was not in proper form and to refer it to the insurance company. The Clerk was instructed to inform them of the proper form. A petition to vacate the alley in Block 33 Railroad Addition from James A., Michael D., and Carl J~ DeLeo was referred to the Planning Commission for recommendation. A letter of appreciation from Howard William Day commented on his fri~ndly reception in Port Townsend. 8 A letter and petition from a group of teenagers requesting a coffee shop for kids had already been 'referred to the Director of Recreation. No further action was taken. A petition asking that the City Council lido something ab?ut the dog problem," elicited the response that the mayor and Chief of Police were working on the problem and would have an ordinance ready soon for Council consider- ation. COMMITTEE REPORTS ~ I Mayor Steve reported on a meeting that he, the City Engineer and Robert Knapp of Puget Power had. He read a memo that he had" written to all city employees directing them to curtail ele~trical use 'by at least 10% to mini- mize power curtailments predicted for th~s coming wi~ ere " I The Mayor requested that the Council terminate all appointments to moved by Councilman Camfield, seconded b¡ Councilman Ciprioti; He went sary because the. terms o~ office had become impossibly confus~d. Mayor Zelda Scheyer - one-year term Leila Harms - two-year term Gerald Ba~nhart - three-year term Ted Yearian - four-year term Frank Kilham - five-year term the Library Board immediately. It was so on to exp13in that the action was neces- St~ve then made the following appointments: All appointments are to commence September 19, 1973 and will terminate September 1:3th each year. Announcement was made of the upcoming regional meeting of the Association of Washington Cities, October 15th in Port Angeles. 8 City Engineer French requested not to exceed $3,000 from the Building Fund fo:~ the purpose of heating the upper and lower floors of the museum and heating the fire hall in City Hall, so that the people can go on working through the winter. A motion to grant the request by Councilman Sahli, seconded b~1 Councilman Camfield, carried. Request granted~ with the money to come from the Cumulative Reserve Fund. " ;' 452 \ <- -- IYlHJun:s Of n:E RECUU\R SESSION OF SF:PTcmCER 1ß, 1n3, CmJTIr~ljED - --- -~ - -- --- "---------"-- -----------------....------------------ -------------------- ----- ~ -- ----- - -- - - ----- ---------- ------------ ~------------ A man in the audienc~ asked what c~cld bo donG atout ~~Qti~~ ~ burned-out house on mnn~o:! Stract. Aftnr ccJns5.derable discuss5.on of :..'Jays And meö'ls, the Cle:l:'k lL'as ins truct'1d to ';1::-i te ~ lett3r tc' tfm o'Jnsr rcquRstinr¡ again that the hous3 be torn down. BID OPE:'HIC Tho Mayor called for tha bids to b~ openerl on the fire truck. Th~re ~:ÐS only one bid, frD~ the L.N. Curtis Company, in the amount of ~59, 230.50, plus sales t¡¡X. A motio~ t~ hold the bid award over until tho next megt- inr¡ w~s made by Couneilm3n Hufforri, ~neand3d hy Couneil~?n S~hRY3r. lYlotien ccrried. PUBLIC HEP.RHICS The Mayor orened the public hearin] on the Amoll v~riHn~3 rC~u8st. A r~pr~sentativo Qf the Amell's r"- quested that thR hearing be postpone~ u~til IYlrs. Amell returned from California. Tho Planning Commission had not maria a recommendation on tho request, due to lack of infurn13.~ion, a~-j roLjuoäted that it bo rr:."r-Jrr:-d boo:: to them so they could consider it whom the c:pplicant LJé:.l3 preslJnt. ,n ;-:l'Jti_nn bit C:::un::ilr1é;n Hufford, second'3j hi Coullcilman Sahli, that tho matter be referred back to the; PlfJnning CommiGGicn cé.orr:i¡::j. The mayor announcod that Mr. end mrs. Julius A. Poders~~ harj uit~~ru:..'Jn thr:.ir rezone request and asked that the public hearin~ be cancelled. OLD E1USH'i=.:S: Publi:: hearing datos wor~ CO~ fer Jctohor 16th fer tho HQr~ request fo~ a~ arti~t'~ ~tudio in a residontiEl c;roz. and tho rnurr:ay-81ankon:;hi¡:¡ ::;l::':-,y vc:c,Üion. ~!E"J CUSINESC: Counc:ilm:::n Hu~ford repo!'.tnd that there .uas a tr:;;Pfic; r;':::L:ë:!"J ~r:;C1tRd on the co~n8:: of F :o:nd C¡éJs'J by t~':J 13r~u trpcs. SL~[;et Supcrinto:1ucmt 1-'é:L~lo~/ vo]-unteerod t'J lco¡~ 5- "~::Jt,lP. ~:1iJt'cGr. I'.DJOUR:\L1E'!T As there WBS no furthnr business to come beforo tho council ut this time, it was ~uvod by C6un~il~Ðn RQGbBch~ soeonded by Councilman Sahli, that the rn:wting do nOli! adjourn. f;1ot5.o:l carried. fll/WQ1 ,~, t b; t ~27t¿. a/ a j:.~Lc~J c... rl- , t/ l"y lJ er,< MINUTES OF THE REGULAR SESSION OF OCTOBER 2,1973 Port Townsend, Washington The City Council of the City of Port Townsend, met in regular session this 2nd day of October, 1973, at 7:30 P.M. in the Council Chambers of City Hall, Mayor Joseph B. Steve presiding. ROLL CALL Officers and members present were as follows: Mayor Steve, City Attorney Abraham, City Clerk Pedersen, City Engineer French, and Councilmen Ciprioti, Judy, Rosbach, Sahli, and Hufford. Councilman Camfield arrived late ahd Councilman Scheyer was absent. MINUTES OF THE PREVIOUS SESSION It was moved by Councilman Hufford, seconded by Councilman Rosbach, that the reading of the minutes of the previous session be dispensed with. Motion carried. BILLS AND CLAIMS The following bills and claims as audited by the finance committee were presented for payment: Current Expense Fund ...............Voucher No. Water-Sewer Fund ...................Voucher No. Library Fund.... .. ... .... . .. . . . . . . . Voucher No. Park Fund.......................... Voucher 1\10. Street Fund........................Voucher No. Garbage Fund.......................Voucher No. Firemen's Pension & Relief Fund....Voucher No. Water Main Revolving Fund..........Voucher No. Federal Shared Revenue Fund........Voucher No. Arterial Street Fund...............Voucher No. It was moved by Councilman Sahli, seconded by and that the Mayor and Clerk be authorized to Motion carried. 10640................. $26,679.97 4300................. 12,030.97 l,903.73 905.69 15,039.01 5,962.76 394.91 66.15 603.40 '506.77 $64,093.36 Councilman Rosbach, that the bills and-claims be approved as draw warrants upon the proper funds for the payment of same. read 10555 4257 34l3 l529 3030 2735 437 7 ...................~...~.... II ..................... .-~ . . . . ~ . . 69, . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ~ . . . . . .-. . . . . . . through through through through through through through 3445. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . l539. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3065. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2770. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 439. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . COMMUNICATIONS A letter from Russell H. Oliver of 5728 Kuhn Street was read in which he complained about the condition of the roads in the vicinity of his home, the dust problem caused by the road condition, traffic Droblems and the control of weeds. He asked that appropriate action be taken to correct these problems. acquisition of the A letter was read from the Library ~oard asking the council to give them a decision about the/proDerty located next to the Library. Mayor Steve directed the request be discussed under old business. A letter was read from Cotton Corporation requesting the continuation of their street lease under the same terms and conditions which expired Septermber 30th, 1973. Mayor Steve directed the request be discussed under new business. 8 I I 8 I 8 I I 8