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1980 12 23I 3077 CITY OF MOSES LAKE MOSES LAKE,WASHINGTON CITY COUNCIL MEETING - REGULAR MEETING December 23,1Q80 POLICE/COUNCIL FACILITY 8 p.m. Members Present:Barry Ziegler,Bob Hill,Charles Edwards,Steve Shinn,Harvey Vernier,Don Swanson, and Norm Johnson The meeting was called to order at 8 p.m.by Mayor Robert Hill. Mr.Johnson moved that the minutes of the meeting of December 9 be approved as submitted,seconded by Mr.Edwards,and passed unanimously. REGULAR BILLS REGULAR BILLS GENERAL STREET ATERIAL STREET BLOCK GRANT FEDERAL SHARED REVENUE WATER/SEWER SANITATION AMOUNT $21,395.37 7,633.23 6,389.87 15,189.55 987.00 17,294.16 3,855.12 WATER/SEWER CONSTRUCTION 53,164.29 EQUIPMENT RENTAL 7,617.21 LID #45 700.00 LID #48 112.70 TOTAL $134,338.50 Mr.Edwards moved that the bills be approved as submitted,seconded by Mr.Ziegler, and passed unanimously.Warrants in the amount of $134,338.50 were approved for payment. CERTIFICATE OF COMPETENCY A letter was read from Robert Townsend,Public Works Director,which stated that Bill Newell has completed the requirements for a Cross Connection Control Specialist I rating and requested that his certificate be presented to him at the Council meeting. A letter was read from the Department of Social &Health Services which stated that a Certificate of Competency is being issued to William Newell as a Cross Connection Control Specialist I. The mayor presented the certificate to Mr.Newell. I.CITIZEN INPUT None II.CONSENT AGENDA Mr.Ziegler moved that the following items on the Consent Agenda be approved: 1.Resolution -authorization to sign checks approved //3C?A 2.Resolution -authorization to sign warrants -approved seconded by Mr.Johnson,and passed unanimously. 3078 CITY COUNCIL MINUTES:2 December 23,1980 III.CONSIDERATION OF BIDS j HOUSING REHABILITATION A letter was read from Dean Hagerty,Chairman of the Citizens Advisory Committee, which requested that the following bids be awarded:Job 036-VT to Wes Kantola Builder,Job 033-VU to Wes Kantola Builder,and Job 028-TT to Leo Reichlin Con tracting. Mr.Ziegler moved that the bids be accepted,seconded by Mr.Swanson,and passed unanimously. FRONT END LOADER•| A letter was read from Robert Townsend,Public Works Director,which recommended that the Council award the bid for the front end loader to Case Power and Equipment in the amount of $39,995 which includes sales tax and the trade-in of the city's existing Trojan Loader. Abetter was read from the Public Works Superintendent which recommended that the bid from Case Power and Equipment be accepted. Mr.Shinn was concerned over the fact that this machine might have been used in the ash clean-up.He recommended that the new machine be purchased as the cost was only $6,000 more. Mr.Johnson stated that staff was directed to find a machine for $40,000 and he felt this bid should be accepted. Mr.Ziegler moved that the bid from Case be accepted,seconded by Mr.Johnson,and passed with Mr.Shinn and Mr.Swanson opposed. IV.PETITIONS,COMMUNICATIONS,OR PUBLIC HEARINGS PUBLIC HEARING - FUND TRANSFER -FEDERAL REVENUE SHARING A letter was read from Joseph K.Gavinski,City Manager,which proposed that the 1980 Federal Revenue Sharing entitlement funds unused in 1980 be used in 1981 for general operational purposes.It is also proposed that the Municipal Building Reserve fund be used for general operational purposes as it was built with federal Revenue Sharing monies. The public hearing was opened.There were no comments,so the public response was closed. Mr.Edwards moved that the public hearing be closed,seconded by Mr.Ziegler,and passed unanimously. PUBLIC HEARING - FINAL ASSESSMENT ROLL - LID #47 A letter was read from Joseph K.Gavinski,City Manager,which presented the final assessment rolls on LID 47,Fig/Fifth Avenue;LID 45,Coolidge/Plum;LID 46, Clover/Kittleson;and LID 44,Fifth Avenue. The public hearing was opened. Mr.Theodore Hulbert complained about the grade as he said the curbing was higher than his building and the water runs into his building. A letter from Mr. Hulbert was read which stated that he objected to the finished grade on the LID because the excess water runs into his shop building and there is excessive drainage between 5th and Penn. Mrs.Rose Aeck stated that she had asked for a driveway and was told it would cost over $600 to put it in since the LID has been completed. There were no further comments,so the public response was closed. n JU 3079 CITY COUNCIL MINUTES:3 December 23,1980 Robert Townsend,Public Works Director,stated that he had met with Mr.Hulbert several times and there is a problem with water running into his building.He stated that the street has been lowered about a half a foot from the original plan in the area where he has the problem.He stated that the portion from the curb, gutter,and sidewalk was put in by Marchand and Mr.Hulbert hired them to pour the slab from them to his building and this is what is causing the water to run into his building.He stated that he did not feel the city is responsible for it. Mr.Townsend stated that driveways are not usually put in on vacant property and it was his understanding that there was never any indication where the Aeck's wanted the curb cut. Mrs.Aeck stated that she was never contacted about a possible curb cut. Mr.Edwards moved that the public hearing be closed,seconded by Mr.Johnson,and passed unanimously. It was the consensus of the Council that this property be viewed before a decision is made on the final assessment roll.It was decided the Council would view the property at 10 a.m.on Tuesday,December 30,1980. PUBLIC HEARING -FINAL ASSESSMENT ROLL -LID #45 ,. The public hearing was opened. There were no comments,so the public response was closed. Mr.Edwards moved that the public hearing be closed,seconded by Mr.Johnson,and passed unanimously. Mr.Shinn moved that the final assessment roll be accepted,seconded by Mr.Swanson, and passed unanimously. PUBLIC HEARING -FINAL ASSESSMENT ROLL - LID #46 The public hearing was opened. There were no comments,so the public response was closed. A letter was read from Capital Development Company which commended the Public Works Department for bringing the scheduled costs in below the original projection. Mr.Johnson moved that the final assessment roll be accepted,seconded by Mr. Edwards,and passed unanimously. PUBLIC HEARING -FINAL ASSESSMENT ROLL - LID #44 The public hearing was opened.JcP/o There were no comments,so the public response was closed. Mr.Edwards moved that the public hearing be closed,seconded by Mr.Shinn,and passed unanimously. Mr.Johnson moved that the final assessment roll be accepted,seconded by Mr. Zeigler,and passed unanimously. V.ORDINANCES AND RESOLUTIONS ORDINANCE - BUS FRANCHISE - CITY BUS LINES - 2ND READING //<// A letter was read from Joseph K.Gavinski,City Manager,which presented an ordi nance granting a franchise to City Bus Lines for the operation of a bus transporta tion service in Moses Lake. 3080 CITY COUNCIL MINUTES:4 December 23,1980 The ordinance of the City of Moses Lake granting a franchise to Moses Lake Cab Company d/b/a City Bus Lines,for the establishment,maintenance,and operation of a motorbus transportation system in the City of Moses Lake,for the transportation for hire of passengers as a common carrier,and fixing the terms and conditions of such grant was read by title only. Mr.Edwards moved that the second reading of the ordinance be adopted,seconded by Mr.Ziegler,and passed unanimously. ORDINANCE -ADOPTING 1981 BUDGET - 2ND READING ,o : JJ A letter was read from Joseph K.Gavinski,City Manager,which presented the 1981 budget for the city. The ordinance adopting the budget for the City of Moses Lake,Washington for the year of 1981 was read by title only. Mr.Ziegler moved that the second reading of the ordinance be adopted,seconded by Mr.Johnson,and passed unanimously. ^ >* ORDINANCE -AMENDING TAXICABS -2ND READING A letter was read from Joseph K.Gavinski,City Manager,which presented the amend ments to the taxicab ordinance. The ordinance amending Chapter 5.40 of the Moses Lake Municipal Code entitled Taxicabs was read by title only. Mr.Johnson moved that the second reading of the ordinance be adopted,seconded by Mr.Edwards,and passed unanimously. RESOLUTION -CO-EDUCATIONAL JOB CORPS CENTER A letter was read from Joseph K.Gavinski,City Manager,which presented a resolu tion which states that the city has no objections to the co-educationalization of the Job Corps. The resolution regarding the proposal to co-educationalize the Columbia Basin Job Corps Center in 1981 was read by title only. Mr.Edwards moved that the resolution be adopted,seconded by Mr.Hill,and passed unanimously. VI.REQUESTS TO CALL FOR BIDS BLOCK GRANT HOUSING )9 \9 A letter was read from Dean Hagerty,Chairman of the Citizens Advisory Committee, which recommended that staff be authorized to call for bids on Job 037-TF. Mr.Ziegler moved that the staff be authorized to call for bids,seconded by Mr. Shinn,and passed unanimously. VII.REFERRALS FROM COMMISSIONS APPLICATION FOR PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT - POPLAR SANDS \r A letter was read from Shirley Kvamme,Planning Commission Chairman,which stated that the Planning Commission approved the application as presented. Rita Perstac,Community Development Director,stated that the main intent of the j Planned Unit Development Zone is to permit flexible clustering of the development to promote more economical and efficient use of the land. 3081 CITY COUNCIL MINUTES:5 December 23,1980 Mr.Johnson stated that the Planning Commission has had two public hearings on this and have discussed it extensively. Mr.Johnson moved to accept the PUD application from Poplar Sands,seconded by Mr. Ziegler,and passed unanimously. POPLAR SANDS PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT - VARIANCE REQUESTS .*/£?<^ A letter was read from Shirley Kvamme,Planning Commission Chairman,which recom- ,>mended that the four variances requested by Poplar Sands be approved. i_Mr.Ziegler moved that the following variances be accepted: 1.The variance requesting that all roadways and parking areas within the development be private be approved. 2.The variance requesting that the driveway be 30 feet wide,rather than the originally requested 25 foot width,beyond the entrance off Westshore Drive, be approved. 3.The variance requesting eliminating some of the curbs and gutters be approved. (Curbs and gutters will be required from the entrance to the main driveway to the buildings,into the entrances of the major driveways going into the parking lots,and around the island at the intersection of Westshore Drive.) 4.The variance requesting that sidewalks be constructed as shown on the site plan be approved. seconded by Mr.Swanson,and passed unanimously. VIII.OTHER ITEMS FOR COUNCIL CONSIDERATION LABOR AGREEMENT /OVJ i ) A letter was read from Joseph K.Gavinski,City Manager,which requested authoriza tion to sign the labor agreement between the city and the Truck Drivers,Warehouse-LJ men,and Helpers Union Local No.148 covering Public Works,Parks,Community Devel opment,and City Hall employees. Mr.Johnson moved that the City Manager be authorized to sign the labor agreement, seconded by Mr.Ziegler,and passed unanimously. COMPUTER APPLICATION AGREEMENT A letter was read from Walter Fry,Finance Director,which requested authorization //V-3U' for the City Manager to sign an agreement which allows the city to utilize programs developed by other cities on the HP 3000 equipment.This will eliminate a great deal of time and cost to the city in developing programs. Mr.Shinn moved that the City Manager be authorized to sign this agreement,seconded by Mr.Ziegler,and passed unanimously. DUNCAN WELL Joseph K.Gavinski,City Manager,stated that the reason the money is being sent to Safeco Title for this well is that it will be placed in escrow until the title is delivered to Safeco.He stated that the contract has been executed according to the Council's direction and according to the Public Works Department the well meets city standards as far as water quality and quantity. J Mr.Shinn stated that a videoscan has not been made of the complete well.He w stated that the camera broke at about the 490 foot level and he felt the well was pretty dirty.He stated that chemical and bacteriological tests were made prior to the well test and he was concerned as he did not feel the city tested for mineral contamination.He stated that when the well was drilled in 1947 it logged at 568 feet deep and when Ladd Irrigation ran the depth finder down they found that the well is only 535 feet.He stated that the camera scan shows three drifts and it is difficult to get a pump by those and it may be necessary to lower the pump from its place at about 345 feet. 3082 CITY COUNCIL MINUTES:6 December 23,1980 Robert Townsend,Public Works Director,stated that the bacteriological test came back good and the water quality came back good.He stated that the well yielded 1500 gpm for 17 hours with a draw down of 15 feet.He stated that city staff felt it was a good buy at $25,000 and also there is another lower strata of water which could be developed if necessary.He stated that it would be staff's recommendation to purchase this well. Mr.Swanson moved that the staff proceed with the purchase of the well,seconded by Mr.Johnson,and passed with Mr.Shinn and Mr.Ziegler opposed. IX.COUNCIL QUESTIONS AND COMMENTS None X.CITY MANAGER REPORTS AND COMMENTS ii1 STRATFORD ROAD CROSSWALK Joseph K.Gavinski,City Manager,stated that the Public Works Department has reviewed the request for a crosswalk on Stratford Road and have concluded that one should be put in but will wait until spring for installation. The Council adjourned to an executive session at 9:40 p.m.to discuss personnel matters.The executive session was adjourned at 10 p.m.and the regular meeting was adjourned at 10 p.m. '"-Robert E.Hill,Mayor iATTEST: ^City Clerk ^Qjl^<^L)JXU f-a?-*