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1990 12 11VJ <J 4487 CITY COUNCIL CITY OF MOSES LAKE December 11,1990 Members Present:Wayne Rimple,Bill Reese,CharlesEdwards,David Chandler, Norm Johnson,JoAn Brown,and Roger Biallas MINUTES:Mr.Biallas moved that the minutes of the meeting of November 27 be approved as submitted, seconded by Mr.Chandler, and passed unanimously. APPROVAL OF BILLS.CHECKS.AND PREPAID CLAIMS ActionTaken:Mr.Chandler movedthat the bills,checks,and prepaidclaims issued be approved,seconded by Mr.Edwards,and passed with Mr.Rimple abstaining from voting for that portion for the bills to Moses Lake Steel Supply. Vouchers audited and certified by the Finance Directoras required by RCW 42.24.080, and those expense reimbursement claims certified as required by RCW 42.24.090, have been recorded on a listingwhich has been made available to the City Council. Claims: The vouchers included on the below list as modified by the Council and noted upon said list for the Council meeting of December 11,1990 for the funds listed below are approved in the amount of $193,522.65. GENERAL FUND $31,812.81 STREET 14,644.41 CONVENTION CENTER 607.81 STREET IMPROVEMENT 4,451.43 PWTF CONSTRUCTION 4,283.88 WATER/SEWER FUND 15,883.88 1985 BONDS/ULID 4 1,591.00 WATER/SEWER CONSTRUCTION 68,757.96 SANITATION FUND 32,382.87 CENTRAL SERVICES 7,654.94 BUILDING MAINTENANCE 6,556.18 EQUIPMENT RENTAL 3,775.96 FIREMANS PENSION 116.14 DEPOSIT 1.003.38 TOTAL $193,522.65 Prepaid Claims:Prepaid claims approved by the City Manager according to the process established by MosesLakeMunicipal Code3.42.030 andthe internal control policy approvedbythe CityCouncil havebeen recorded on a listing which has been made available to the City Council.The claims listed below are approved in the amount of $29,338.81 for all funds. GENERAL FUND $3,145.52 STREET 3,248.90 PWTF CONSTRUCTION 226.06 WATER/SEWER FUND 42.25 WATER/SEWER CONSTRUCTION 9,530.12 CENTRAL SERVICES 1,220.96 EQUIPMENT RENTAL 29.338.81 TOTAL $29,338.81 Checks: Checks 25604through25887issued on November28,1990were approved for payment at the Council meeting held on December 11,1990 in the total amount of $1,160,817.89. .Payroll:The payroll issued on November 30,1990 having been approved pursuant to the rule of the City L~/Council set forth in Moses Lake Municipal Code 3.42.040,was paid by checks 68092 through 68108 in the amount of $7,504.32. Payroll:The payroll Issued on December 7,1990 havingbeen approved pursuantto the ruleof the City Council set forth in Moses Lake Municipal Code 3.42.040,was paid by checks 68109 through 68242 inthe amount of $144,492.25. I.CITIZEN INPUT -None II.EMPLOYEE PRESENTATIONS -None 4488 CITY COUNCIL MINUTES: 2 December 11,1990 j5^III.CONSENT AGENDA Requests to Use Street - Christmas Tree Sales: St.Rose Home and School Association has requested the use of a portion of Date Street and Pay'n Pak has requested the use of a portion of the public sidewalk In front of their store to display and sell Christmas Trees. Action Taken:Mr.Chandler moved that the Consent Agenda be approved,seconded by Mr.Reese,and passed unanimously. IV.CONSIDERATION OF BIDS -None V.PETITIONS.COMMUNICATIONS.OR PUBUC HEARINGS •None VI.ORDINANCES AND RESOLUTIONS |p£<*ORDINANCE -AMEND MAYOR AND COUNCIL -SINGLE READING An ordinance was presented which allowsordinances to be placed on the Consent Agenda. The ordinance amending Chapter 2.08 of the Moses Lake Municipal Code entitled "Mayorand Council"was read by title only. There was some discussion on the provision of the ordinance allowing forthe reading of an ordinance in its entirety. It was the consensus of the Council that that provision be deleted. Action Taken:Mr.Johnson moved that the ordinance be amended to delete the provision providing for reading of an ordinance in its entirety and the ordinance be passed on its first reading and the summary for publication be approved,seconded by Mrs.Brown, and passed unanimously. QjO ORDINANCE -AMEND 1990 BUDGET -2ND READING An ordinance was presented which amends the 1990 budget. Action Taken:Mr.Reese moved that the second reading of the ordinance be adopted and the summary for publicationbe approved,seconded by Mr.Chandler,and passed unanimously. n n ]U> tf ORDINANCE -DRIVEWAY SET BACK STANDARDS -2ND READING An ordinance was presented which establishes set back standards for driveways in all zones of the city. The ordinance creating a new Chapter 12.10 of the Moses Lake Municipal Code entitled "Driveway Construction Standards"was read by title only. Action Taken:Mr.Biallas moved that the second reading of the ordinance be adopted and the summary for publication be approved,seconded by Mr.Johnson, and passed unanimously. ORDINANCE -SAMMONS COMMUNICATION FRANCHISE -2ND READING An ordinance was presented which grants a one year franchise to Sammons Communication for cable television service to the city. The ordinance granting a franchise to Sammons Communications of Washington,Inc., a Delaware Corporation,its successors or assigns, to own and operate and maintain a cable television system inthe Cityof Moses Lake,State ofWashington, setting forth conditionsaccompanying the grantof franchise;and providing forthe regulation and use of said system was read by title only. Sammons Communications requested a 10 year franchise with the provision that the company will _^ implement addressable technology inthe cable system by replacing the current boxes with ones thatare () compatible with remote controls.- Mr.Chandler felt that the one year franchise would allow the city time to negotiate with Sammons on improvements to the cable system. Mr.Rimple pointed out that the cost of improvements cannot be amortized over a one year period. There was considerable discussion by the Council. KJ 4489 CITY COUNCIL MINUTES:3 December 11,1990 Action Taken:Mr.Reesemoved that theordinance be amendedto incorporate the franchise term proposed by Sammons, the second reading of the ordinance be adopted, and the summary for publication be approved,seconded by Mr.Johnson, and failed with Mr.Reese and Mr.Rimplein favor. Action Taken:Mr.Chandler moved that the second reading of the ordinance be adopted and the summary for publication be approved,seconded by Mr.Biallas,and passed with Mr.Rimple and Mr.Reeseopposed. ORDINANCE -BURGLAR ALARM SYSTEMS -1ST READING An ordinancewas presented which assesses a servicecharge for performing service onVardaalarmsafter the first free service call provided per month. The ordinanceamending Chapter8.24ofthe Moses Lake Municipal Code entitled"Burglar Alarm Systems" was read bytitle only. Action Taken:Mrs.Brown moved that the first reading of the ordinance be adopted,seconded by Mr. Biallas,and passed with Mr.Edwards opposed. VII.REQUESTS TO CALL FOR BIDS POLICE CARS Staff requested authorization to call for bids for four police cars. Action Taken:Mr.Reese moved that staff be authorized to call for bids for four police cars,seconded by Mr.Biallas,and passed unanimously. VIII.REFERRALS FROM COMMISSIONS REICHUN NON-CONFORMING USE -REQUEST TO REBUILD /bOI ,'Leo Reichlin has requested permission to rebuild an apartment which was destroyed by fire in 1986. The ^J property is located at 1029 Columbia Street and is zoned R-2,Single Family and Two Family Residential. Priorto 1986 a single family residence,garage, and two unit apartment were located on the property. In 1986 one of the apartments was extensively damaged by fire and subsequently demolished except forthe foundation slab. The Planning Commission recommended to Council that the request to rebuild a non conforming use be granted. ActionTaken:Mrs.Brown moved that the request to rebuilda non-conforming use be granted,seconded by Mr.Biallas,and passed unanimously. IX.OTHER ITEMS FOR COUNCIL CONSIDERATION LAKESIDE DISPOSAL /OffAn amendment to the contractbetween the cityand Lakeside Disposal was presented. The amendment allows for a surcharge of3.85%for oneyear with the basis for the surcharge being evaluated every 90days. Action Taken:Mr.Johnsonmovedthatthe City Manager be authorized to signthe contract amendment, seconded by Mr.Chandler,and passed unanimously. RESOLUTION - BUILDON UNPLATTED PROPERTY -MOSES LAKE SWIM BOOSTERS Dan Thomas has requested permission to install a25'x 75'above ground lap pool for use bythe Moses Lake High School Swim Team,Big Bend Manta Rays,and the U.S. S.Master Swimmers on unplatted property known as Farm Unit 117 and located atthe old Big Bend Community College South Campus. \^J The resolution allowing Dan Thomas to build on unplatted property was read by title only. Action Taken:Mrs.Brown moved that the resolution be adopted,seconded by Mr.Chandler,and passed unanimously. PARK AND RECREATION PRE-SCHOOL PROGRAM The City of Moses Lake has operated a pre-school program for over 20 years in space provided by the )/Of Moses Lake School District.Available space in the schools hasbecome limited overthe last several years and the pre-school program location has moved constantly.The Park and Recreation Department is requesting thatthe program be allowed to use the building formally occupied by the Adam East Museum. //53 /D/7 //*(*•A \ 0*° 4490 CITY COUNCIL MINUTES:4 December 11, 1990 Letters supporting the city's pre-school program were distributed to Council. Jerry Thaut,Asst. Parkand Recreation Director,gave a slide show on the pre-school program. Cheryl Ferguson,one of the pre-school instructors,explained some of the activities and requested the consideration of the old museum building as a permanent location for the pre-school program. There was some discussion by the Council on the program and the repairs that would have to be made to the old museum building to bring it up to code. Action Taken:Mr.Johnson moved that the Parkand Recreation Department use the old museum building for the pre-school program,seconded by Mrs.Brown,and passed unanimously. Action Taken:Mr.Chandler moved that the city be authorized to spend up to $7,000 to remodel the old museum building to be used forthe pre-school program,seconded by Mrs.Brown,and passed unanimous ly- INDUSTRIAL WASTEWATER TREATMENT FACILITY The Portof Moses Lake has suggested thatthe application requesting a local matching development fund grant be resubmitted, since the city was not awarded a grant, for the proposed industrial wastewater treatmentfacility.Theyare also requesting thatthe city commit $25,000 fora feasibility studyand beginthe consultant selection process. Dave Bailey,Port of Moses Lake,mentioned that inquiries have been received aboutan industrial wastewater treatment plant. A feasibility study needs to be done by someone who is qualified.The city,port, and county would participate in this study which will cost about $100,000. There was considerable discussion by the Council. ActionTaken:Mr.Biallasmoved that staff be directed to work withthe Port and Grant County inapplying for a grant application and a feasibility study on the construction of an industrial wastewater treatment facility ^ in the Wheeler Road corridor,seconded by Mr.Johnson,and passed unanimously. BASIN HOMES STREET PROJECT Staff has prepared preliminary plans for the completion of street construction in the Basin Homes area.It is proposed to construct Stevens,Timothy, Daniel, Kristine, Bruce,and portions of Buell.Sidewalks will be constructed on both sides of all streets except for the west side of Buell from Murphy to Market because of the slope of the ground.Staff is requesting a variance of the community standards to allow for the construction of sidewalks on just the east side of Buell from Murphy to Market. Action Taken:Mr.Chandler moved that a variance of the community standards be granted to allow construction of sidewalk on the east side of Buell only from Murphy to Gary,seconded by Mr.Johnson,and passed unanimously. X.COUNCIL QUESTIONS AND COMMENTS ALDER STREET FILL -TREES Mrs.Brown mentioned that people are under the impression that the trees on the fill are going to be cut down and not replaced. Once the total landscaping project is explained, the objections to removing the trees diminish but she wanted to know iflarger trees could be planted during the initial landscaping. Cecil Lee,Park and Recreation Director,stated that the trees proposed to be planted are 1V in diameter, but largertrees could be plantedat a slightly highercost. He pointedout that itwill cost about $20,000 to transplant the existing trees with a loss of about 50%. Milton Root, Gardener, pointed out that the fill was built as a road bed and constructed of rock and fill dirt. Trying to move maturetrees from thistype of root environment is very risky to the tree as itwill be almost impossible to maintain a root ball.The estimated survival rate of moving trees under these conditions is about 10%. Joseph K.Gavinski,City Manager,pointedoutthatthe projecthas gone to bidand the landscaping includes shrubbery,greenery,grass,trees,and two parks. No further direction was given by the Council. ~ ~ \J ^J u 4491 CITY COUNCIL MINUTES:5 December 11,1990 XI.CITY MANAGER REPORTS AND COMMENTS MOSES LAKE ESTATES -ENVIRONMENTAL CHECKUST A portion of the Supplemental Report to the Environmental Checklist on Economic and Environmental Impacts of Moses Lake Estates concerning the sewage treatment methods being proposed was given to the Council.They proposeto provide sewage treatment by either purchasing capacity from the city or developing their own sewage treatment facility. No action was taken by Council. GRANT COUNTY DISABILITY BOARD The City Council has gone on record as opposing payment for audiological services and appliances for /^/ LEOFF I members by the Grant County Disability Board.After a year of consideration,the Board has determined thatthe city will be required to pay$1,100 for audiological appliances for the LEOFF Imember who submitted the claim. The Board will also reconsider its policywith regard to supplying audiological services and appliances at its December 12 meeting. Joseph K.Gavinski,City Manager,suggested to the Council thatthey recommend to the Grant County Disability Board that no claims for medical expenses be paid thatarenot specifically allowed by statute. ActionTaken:Mr.Biallas moved that the Councilgo on record as opposed to paying foranything that is not specified by the statute,seconded by Mr.Reese, and passed unanimously. CENTENNIAL AMPHITHEATER -1991 SUMMER MUSIC SERIES Spencer Grigg,Tourism Coordinator,described the proposed 1991 Summer Music program.He also described the radioadvertising that will take place on a public information channel within a 10 mile radius of Moses Lake. UNDERGROUNDING UTILITIES Joseph K.Gavinski, City Manager,stated that the PUD has indicated their calculations and formula concerning rates will be sent to the city in the near future. He also suggested that the City Council designate the Municipal Services Department to receive all permits. Action Taken:Mr.Chandler moved that the Municipal Services Department be the City Council's designee in regard to the undergrounding of utilities,seconded by Mrs. Brown, and passed unanimously. The regular meeting was recessed at 10:30 p.m. and the Council met in an executive session to discuss labor relations. The executive session was adjourned at 11 p.m. and the regular meeting was reconvened. The regular meeting was adjourned at 11 p.m. ATTEST: ///(, /£</</ JO/G