Loading...
HomeMy WebLinkAbout11/19/1974 ~4H8 MINUTES OF THE REGULAR SESSION OF NOVEMBER 5, 1974, CONTINUED Resolution No. 74-7 was read for the first time. It was moved by Councilman Camfield, . seconded by Councilman Judy, that the resolution be adopted. Motion carried. Resolution adopted. 8 City Engineer French made a lengthy, in-depth presentation of the proposed County-City Building Department, including functions, rates, etc., the details of which would be contained inaa formal agreement, providing the Council apprpved said joint cooperative venture. Proposed Fire District zones were presented to the Council for their consideration. Approval of these zones to be entertained at the next ~egular Council meeting. ADJOURNMENT I There being no further business to come before the Council at this time, it was moved by Councilman Klenk, seconded by Councilman Judy that the e ing be adjourned. Motion carried. ATTEST: f1~ Æ11~ City erk-Treasure :... I, MINUTES OF THE REGULAR SESSION OF NOVEMBER 19, 1974 The City Council of the City of Port Townsend met in regular session this 19th day of November 1974 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 Engineer French, Clerk-Treasurer McCoy, and Councilmen Klenk, Ciprioti, Judy, Camfield, Parker and Black. Councilman Spindor was absent. MINUTES It was moved by Councilman Camfield, seconded by Councilman Klenk, that the reading of the minutes of the previous session be dispensed with. Motion carried. COMMITTEE REPORTS The proposed fire zone changes were discussed briefly. Chief Jones recommended that the Council not make a recommendation regarding said changes until they had reviewed them in depth. Further discussion was tabled. I Mayor Steve appointed Mrs. _June Scott to the Library Board of Trustees. fill the unexpired term which resulted from Mr. Yearian's resignation. She is to Street-Sewer Superintendent Hawley asked that the sewer ordinance be changed to allow plastic pipe. Steve referred it to the Sewer Committee for recommendation. The owner of, and a number of residents from, the Seabreeze Trailer Park entered a request that the City close 7th Street, which runs through said tråiler park. Reasons for said request being excess speed and noise resulting from non-resident use of 7th Street at the point where it passes through the trailer park. City Attorney Abraham expressed his opinion that the City might be i~ difficulty if it tried to close a street which it had never opened. Said street was opened by the Seabreeze Trailer Park-without permission of the City and has been open for some time. Abraham wanted the Council to be aware that the non-resid8nt people who use 7th Street possibly have the legal right to continue using it. The Council did not make an official recommendation. - 8 OLD BUSINESS Engineer French presented the Council with a preliminary proposal from the PUD to purchase the water system outside the city limits. Discussion with respect to various parts of the proposal foliliowed. Councilman Parker questioned whether the purchase price offer for the existing plant of $150,000.00 by the PUD was a fair figure. Engineer French stated that it had been recommended by at least two consulting engineering firms as a just price. Mr. Harper, PUD Commissioner, stated that the $150,000 figure more than covered the city's cost to originally install the system. An argument followed between Mr. Harper and several of the councilmen with regards to the $500 tap fee and what said fee was to cover. Harper maintaæned that it covered installation as well as a portion to be used to improve the system in the County. The Councilman insisted that said fee covered the installation, materials and labor, as well as a part to defray the cost incurred in replacing the system iri the early 60's. The PUD is to make an official proposal on December 3, 1974, at which time a more in-depth discus; sion is expected. - I, NEW BUSINESS I ORDINANCE NO. 1724 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 917 AND FIXING THE NUMBER OF PARK COMMISSIONERS. Ordinance No. 1724 was read for the first time by title only. It was moved by Councilman Klenk, seconded by Councilman Ciprioti, that the first reading be considered the second and that the third r~ading be by title only. Roll call: 6 yes, 1 absent. Motion passed. Ordinance No. 1724 was read for the third time by title only. It was moved by Councilman Camfield, seconded by Councilman Judy that the ordinance be adopted. Roll call: 6 yes, 1 absent. Ordinance adopted. 8 Mayor Steve appointed the following people to the Park Board: Rosbach, Thomas Aumock and Richard Gingles. Larry Royce, Donald 4sn MINUTES OF THE REGULAR SESSION OF NOVEMBER 19, 1974 8 ADJOURNMENT There being no further business to come before the Council at this time, it was moved by Councilman Camfield, seconded by Councilman Blac that the meeting be adjou~ned. Motion .carried. I ~ , MINUTES OF THE RUBDIÆRHEßRING ON 1975 BUDGET, DECEMB]~R 2, 1974 I The public hearing on the 1975 budget was opened at 7:30 p.m. in the Council Chambers pf City Hall, Mayor Joseph B. Steve presiding. Officers and members present were: Clerk- [reasurer McCoy, Councilmen Klenk, Ciprioti, Judy, Camfield, Spindor and Black. Councilman Camfield, chairman of the finance committee directed the Council through the budget as follows: The Mayor-Council and the City Hall Bui~~æmggbudgets were approved as submitted by the Mayor. In the Clerk-Treasurer's budget, the Olympic Health District request was unanimously Fut by the Council from the requested $6,301 to $1,871, the same figu:re as last year. The Founcil agreed to transfer $1,700 for court costs in the Cle~k-Treasu:rer's budget to Police and to increase it to $2000. 8 There were no changes in the City Attorney or Planning Commission budgets. In the Police budget,. the following changes were made: Items 521.22.7 and 521.22.8 rere added for Water, Sewer, Garbage ($140) and Electricity ($120) re5pectively. As mentioned, Fourt costs were increased from $25 to $2025. A new account, 521.42.'7, Bicycle Licenses and ~egistration, was added in anticipation that an ordinance requiring said licensing would soon be passed. $600 was added to both Current Expense revenue and Police expense to take care of fhis new need. The monies for the~e changes came from the amount left after the Health District cut. . I There were no changes in Engineer, Animal Control or Garbage budgets. Final approval of the Current Expense budget was held till December 3. I There were no changes in the Street, Library, Park, Arterial Street, G.O. Bond, rater-Sewer, Water Main Revolving, Equipment Rental, Firemen's Pension & Relief, or Federal Shared Revenue Funds. It was moved by Councilman Camfield, seconded by Councilman Judy, as these individual funds came up that they be adopted. Motions passed. They were adopted. The Council wished to hold approval of the Current Expense and Cumuiliative Reserve funds until after the Council meeting on December 3, 1974, so the Mayor recessed the public hearing until Tuesday, December 3. 8 ~TTEST: fì2 rvðÆ~ MAYOR 9r A~ MINUTES OF THE REGULAR SESSION OF DECEMBER 3, 1974 The City Council of the City of Port Townsend met in regular session this 3rd day of December 1974 at 7:30 p.m. in the Council Chambers of City Hall, Mayor Joseph B. Steve presiding. ROLL CALL. I Officers and members present were as follows: Mayor Steve, City Attorney Abraham, City Engineer French, Clerk-Treasurer McCoy, and Councilmen Black, Spindor, Parker, Camfield, Judy, Ciprioti and Klenk. MINUTES It was moved by Councilman Camfield, seconded by Councilman Klenk, that the reading of the minutes of the previous session be dispensed with. Motion passed. I BILLS AND CLAIMS The following bills and claims were presented for approval: 8 Payroll Clearing Current Expense Street Library Park Water-Sewer Garbage Equipment Rental Firemen's Pension & Relief Federal Shared Revenue $31,010.03 11,949.03 3,120.67 385.77 293.26 10,796.59 6,317.42 4,883.39 47.80 254.62 It was moved by Councilman Camfield, seconded by Councilman Parker, that the payment of the bills be approved. Motion passed.