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1982 03 09CITY OF MOSES LAKE MOSES LAKE,WASHINGTON CITY COUNCIL MEETING -REGULAR MEETING March 9,1982 POLICE/COUNCIL FACILITY 8 p.m. Members Present:Harvey Vernier,Charles Edwards,Norm Johnson,Wayne Rimple, Bill Reese,Bob Wallenstien,and Dick Siegert The meeting was called to order by Mr.Johnson at 8 p.m. Mr.Rimple moved that the minutes of the meeting of February 23 be approved as submitted,seconded by Mr.Wallenstien,and passed unanimously. APPROVAL OF BILLS REGULAR BILLS AMOUNT GENERAL $21,824.38 STREET 2,350.95 ARTERIAL STREET 367.06 BLOCK GRANT 10,709.78 U.C.I.5,286.39 FIRE EQUIPMENT RESERVE 53,786.52 WATER/SEWER 11,738.16 SANITATION 22,614.32 WATER/SEWER CONSTRUCTION 31,356.09 EQUIPMENT RENTAL 14,390.49 TOTAL $174,424.14 Mr.Edwards moved that the bills be approved as submitted,seconded by Mr.Wallen stien,and passed with Mr.Rimple abstaining from voting for that portion of the bills to Moses Lake Steel Supply. I.CITIZEN None INPUT II.CONSENT None AGENDA III.CONSIDERATION OF BIDS BLOCK GRANT - JSTREET CONSTRUCTION 3458 /cAletterwasreadfromRobertTownsend,Public Works Director,which recommended that the bid on the 1982 HUD street construction for the Block Grant Program be awarded to Basin Paving Co.in the amount of $197,448.90 Mr.Edwards moved that the bid be awarded to Basin Paving Co.,seconded by Mr. Siegert,and passed unanimously. BLOCK GRANT -HOUSING A letter was read from Richard Kelly,Chairman of the Advisory Committee,which recommended that Neil &Calvin McDowall be awarded the bid on Job 059-AL and Sun Basin Construction be awarded the bid on 060-AM. Mr.Edwards moved that the bids be accepted,seconded by Mr.Wallenstien,and passed unanimously. BLOCK GRANT -PENINSULA PARK IMPROVEMENT A letter was read from Cecil Lee,Park and Recreation Director,which recommended /lc that the bid for the wood play structure be awarded to Cascade Recreation Equipment of Riddle,Oregon;the bid on the spiral slide,three saddle mates,and four swing ing benches be awarded to Funco Playground Gymnasium Equipment of Federal Way, Washington;and the bid for the concrete be awarded to AAA Ready Mix,Inc. Mr.Edwards moved that the bids be accepted,seconded by Mr.Reese,and passed unanimously. 3459 CITY COUNCIL MINUTES:2 March 9,1982 IV.PETITIONS,COMMUNICATIONS,OR PUBLIC HEARINGS COMMUNICATION - CHAMBER OF COMMERCE - DOWNTOWN REDEVELOPMENT A letter was read from Karen Gordon,Manager of the Chamber of Commerce,which requested favorable consideration by the Council toward adopting the implementation plans for the comprehensive program submitted by the downtown planning task force. Alan McFaddin,representing the Downtown Task Force,requested that the Council adopt the recommendations and proposals to implement the Comprehensive Plan and -^ have city staff help in working out the specifics of the plan. Joseph K.Gavinski,City Manager,stated that there are three separate items that will be involved in the process of endorsing the program as presented.First there is the street plan and there is a request to incorporate that within the Compre hensive Plan and use city staff to do that.This will have to be done by a reso lution.The second item is the clean-up and condemnation of buildings ordinance drafted by Mr.Dano.The city already has an ordinance on the condemnation of buildings.The third item is to allow minor obstructions to the flow of pedestrian traffic on the sidewalks. He stated that at the next meeting there will be a resolution on the street plan, an ordinance on the downtown clean-up,and an ordinance amending the current ordi nance to allow something to be placed on the sidewalk. nO COMMUNICATION -POLICE/COURT BUILDING V A letter was read from Patrick Acres which requested the use of the court room in the Police/Court Building for bankruptcy hearings by Judge Klobutcher.However, there are no funds available to pay any rent. Patrick Acres stated that since 1979 bankruptcies have increased in Grant and Adams Counties by 3%times.He stated that the travel time for attorneys to attend bankruptcy hearings on their clients behalf costs the clients a considerable amount of money since they are being held in Spokane.He would be in favor of using the court room for the bankruptcy hearings. Joseph K.Gavinski,City Manager,stated that he has not yet talked to Judge Klo butcher but he stated that the county leases the court room during the day and the city has the use of it except when the Judge is using it.He stated that the city does not have any problem with the use of the room during the day,but there may be a conflict with Judge Wickwire. Mr.Acres stated that Judge Klobutcher would come down on the third Wednesday of eyery month and the court room is not being used by Judge Wickwire at that time. He stated that he could talk to Judge Wickwire about scheduling and he did not feel it would be a problem. Mr.Edwards moved that the city offer the court room one day a month for bankruptcy court and that the scheduling of the court room be worked out between Judge Wick wire and Judge Klobutcher,seconded by Mr.Siegert,and passed unanimously. V.ORDINANCES AND RESOLUTIONS ORDINANCE -PARK &RECREATION DEPARTMENT USE FEES - 2ND READING A letter was read from Joseph K.Gavinski,City Manager,which presented an ordi nance giving the Park and Recreation Advisory Commission the authority to establish fees for the swimming pool,Larson Playfield,Cascade Campground,and pay-as-you-go programs. The ordinance adopting a new Chapter 3.30 of the Moses Lake Municipal Code entitled "Park and Recreation Department Use Fees"was read by title only. Mr.Wallenstien moved that the second reading of the ordinance be adopted,seconded by Mr.Reese,and passed unanimously. J 3460 CITY COUNCIL MINUTES:3 March 9,1982 ORDINANCE - WATER AND SEWER RATES -2ND READING —/0 7^ A letter was read from Joseph K.Gavinski,City Manager,which presentd an ordi nance on the water and sewer rates. The ordinance amending Chapter 13.12 of the Moses Lake Municipal Code entitled "Water and Sewer Rates"was read by title only. Larry Peterson,Chairman of the Grant County Housing Authority Board of Commis sioners,stated that the Housing Authority took over the Larson housing in May 1977.They wished to continue the rental program established by the Port and also to put 1,186 homes into private ownership.The first three years went well and the homes were rehabilitated to bring them up to FHA standards and over 500 of the units were renovated and over 400 of them were sold.During the last two years things have slowed down because of the closure of U & I which resulted in the loss of about 200 tenants;then Mount St.Helens erupted and there were a lot of clean up expenses;then the increase in interest rates brought the sale of homes to a halt,so the Housing Authority tried carrying the contracts but that has stopped also.He stated that they tried to continue the renovation program but were losing about $20,000 a month on it.He stated that 36 employees have been laid off and they are down to essentially a rental operation at this time. He stated that the water/sewer rate increase last year put a real burden on the operation as the expenses for water/sewer services were in excess of $145,000. Putting on a 25%surcharge will add about $36,000 a year to the cost of the opera tion.He stated that this would cause the Housing Authority to reduce expenses in some ways which would include cutting off irrigation of the green belt areas along Patton Boulevard and discontinuing water for the vacant units.He also stated that there is a possibility of charging the tenants for over-use of water and cutting back on the maintenance force.He felt that the forced reduction in use would result in a reduction in revenue to the city in spite of the surcharge. Mr.Siegert wanted to know what the escalation of price was from GSA to the tenants. Mr.Peterson stated that a purchase price was negotiated with GSA at $7.2 million and $9.5 million was borrowed to finance the purchase and to begin the renovation program.At that time a majority of the housing was occupied and rented.He stated that several thousand dollars was spent on each unit in the renovation project. Mr.Siegert stated that the purchase pried averaged $7,500 per home and the home was sold for $18,000 to $20,000.Mr.Peterson stated that the renovation costs are expensive and those costs were added to the price of the home. Mr.Peterson also stated that 14 units have been put into the low rent program and another 50 units are being developed for farm labor.At the present time there are 300 units that are unoccupied. Joseph K.Gavinski,City Manager,stated that in 1964 an ordinance was passed which stated that no surcharge would be charged any municipal corporation or government agency receiving water outside the corporate limits.He stated that when the ordinance was amended last year,the only area that was exempt from the surcharge was the Larson area.The ordinance being presented to Council at this time does not exempt any area outside the corporate limits from the 25%surcharge. Mr.Siegert moved that the second reading of the ordiannce be adopted,seconded by Mr.Wallenstien. Mr.Vernier stated that he felt the Larson housing is different from the normal situation to which the surcharge has been applied. Mr.Vernier moved that the ordinance be amended to provide that for the Larson housing the surcharge be reduced from 25%to 8%.Motion died for lack of second. Mr.Rimple wanted to know why he felt the surcharge should be reduced for this area.Mr.Vernier stated that it is not an area to which the city has extended water mains.He felt it was a functioning water system of its own.He also stated that there are a lot of large lawns being watered by people of low income. Mr.Siegert pointed out that all the maintenance on the Larson system is done by the city. The motion passed with Mr.Vernier opposed. 3461 CITY COUNCIL MINUTES:4 March 9,1982 A ORDINANCE -ANNEXATION TO NORTH CENTRAL REGIONAL LIBRARY -1ST READING A ' ^\9 A letter was read from Joseph K.Gavinski,City Manager,which presented an ordi nance annexing the city into the North Central Regional Library system. A letter was read from the Moses Lake Library Board which stated that they will recommend the annexation to the North Central Regional Library Board.This recom mendation is made knowing that Regional Library Board concurrence of annexation requests is contingent upon the city continuing to provide library quarters and heat,light,and janitorial services. The ordinance stating the intent of the City Council to join and become a part of the rural inter-county library district was read by title only. Don Skinner,Chairman of the Moses Lake Library Board,stated that he would recom mend the Council pass the ordinance and have a special meeting on Wednesday night to pass the second reading so that it can be acted on by the North Central Regional Library Board on Thursday. Mr.Reese moved that the first reading of the ordianance be adopted,seconded by Mr.Vernier,and passed unanimously. Mr.Whitaker,City Attorney,stated that an ordinance cannot be passed at a special meeting.However,he stated that the Council could continue the meeting for this agenda item until the next day.In this way the ordinance could be read a second time and action could be taken. Mr.Edwards stated that he is opposed to the cost of a special election. Mr.Gavinski stated that the city would have to pay the cost of a special election but it would be less if it is combined with other issues. Mr.Edwards moved that the second reading be held at the next regular Council meeting,seconded by Mr.Wallenstien. Mr.Gavinski stated that the ordinance must be read a second time;then it goes to the North Central Regional Library Board for action;then it goes to the County Commissioners who set the election date. Mr.Edwards pointed out that the annexation would not go into effect until 1984 anyway. Mr.Gavinski stated that he had attended the last meeting of the Moses Lake Library Board and they had indicated they would pay a portion of the cost for heat,light, and janitorial services in 1983. Mr.Vernier wanted to know the feelings of the citizens group on the annexation. David Herzog,Chairman,stated that they are interested in getting the issue re solved as soon as possible. Mr.Rimple wanted to know the cost to the city of a special election.Mr.Gavinski stated that a regular election is about $4,000.A special election would be about $6,000 or $8,000. The motion to consider the second reading of the ordinance at the next regular meeting passed unanimously. o ORDINANCE - BUSINESS LICENSE FEE - 1ST READING 'A letter was read from Joseph K.Gavinski,City Manager,which presented an ordi nance amending the licensing regulations for the city. The ordinance amending Chapter 5.04 of the Moses Lake Municipal Code entitled "Licensing Regulations"was read by title only. Deanna McCoy,President of the Moses Lake Spring Festival Committee,stated that participants are being asked to pay $35 to participate in a three day event which is the same cost the local merchants pay to operate all year long.She did not feel this was fair. There was some discussion by the Council and it was requested that the words "and hobbies"be added to the ordinance. Mr.Siegert moved that the first reading of the ordinance be adopted with the addition of the words "and hobbies",seconded by Mr.Edwards,and passed unanimously. 3462 CITY COUNCIL MINUTES:5 March 9,1982 ORDINANCE -LIGGETT CONDEMNATION - 1ST READING /OVOAletterwasreadfromJamesWhitaker,City Attorney,which presented an ordinance repealing Ordinance 1036 which condemned a piece of property connected with the right-of-way for the second lake crossing.Ordinance 1036 had a technical error in the legal description of the property. The ordinance providing for the condemnation,appropriation,taking and damaging of land and other property necessary in the building of Yonezawa Boulevard and a second lake crossing over Parker Horn and repealing Ordinance 1036 was read by title only. Mr.Rimple moved that the first reading of the ordinance be adopted,seconded by Mr.Edwards,and passed unanimously. RESOLUTION -EXEMPTION FROM PLATTING REQUIREMENTS fi//Jlcr A letter was read from Rita Perstac,Community Development Director,which stated that the Planning Commission recommended that North Central Construction be granted an exemption to the platting requirements for the installation of two underground fuel tanks with dispensers on unplatted property. A letter was read from Pamp Maiers,President of North Central Construction,Inc., which requested an exemption to the platting requirements to allow the construction of two underground fuel tanks with dispensers. The resolution allowing North Central Construction,Inc.to build on unplatted property was read by title only. Mr.Reese moved that the resolution be adopted,seconded by Mr.Wallenstien,and passed with Mr.Siegert abstaining. VI.REQUESTS TO CALL FOR BIDS BLOCK GRANT -HOUSING A letter was read from Richard Kelly,Chairman of the Citizens Advisory Committee, which recommended that staff be authorized to call for bids on Jobs 061-AN and 060- AO. Mr.Edwards moved that staff be authorized to call for bids,seconded by Mr.Siegert, and passed unanimously. VII. REFERRALS FROM COMMISSIONS LK #2 PRELIMINARY SHORT PLAT -VARIANCE REQUEST //J6 A letter was read from Rita Perstac,Community Development Director,which stated that Leiv and Shirley Kvamme have submitted a short plat for property located behind Dr.Kvamme's office near the intersection of Third and Broadway.They have requested a variance because the lot does not have a minimum of one hundred usable feet in depth and the ratio of the depth to width is less than three to one.City staff recommended to the Planning Commission a replat solution rather than a vari ance.The Planning Commission recommended to the Council that this variance be approved. Mr.Edwards moved that the variance be approved,seconded by Mr.Siegert,and passed unanimously. VIII.OTHER ITEMS FOR COUNCIL CONSIDERATION SPRING CLEAN-UP A letter was read from Robert Townsend,Public Works Director,which stated that ^^ the city and county Public Works Departments have worked together in the past on an Annual Clean-up Week with the cost being shared.Because of the increased cost the county is recommending that the nine day clean-up period be reduced to two days. This would cost the city less than $600. Mr.Edwards stated that he felt two days would be sufficient but he would recommend April 17 and 18 as the clean-up days. 3463 CITY COUNCIL MINUTES:6 March 9,1982 Mr.Townsend pointed out that the county has already set April 9 and 10 as the dates for their clean-up but if the Council wished,he could request them to change it or the city could continue on their own by paying the full cost. There was some discussion on the length of time of the clean-up period.It was the consensus that the clean-up period be for two week-ends. Staff was directed to check with the county to see what their postion would be. „.LEGAL SERVICES I'A letter was read from Joseph K.Gavinski,City Manager,which requested authori zation for the City Manager to sign a contract with Monte Scaggs for indigent legal representation in the Municipal Court for 1982. There was some discussion by the Council. Mr.Edwards moved that authorization be granted for the City Manager to sign the contract,seconded by Mr.Wallenstien,and passed unanimously. \CLAIM AGAINST THE CITY -DUNCAN A letter was read from Joseph K.Gavinski,City Manager,which stated that the city has received a claim from William Duncan for $650 in attorney fees and $540 jn interest less $250 for the cost of a 3/4"water meter. Mr.Gavinski recommended that the claim be denied. Mr.Wallenstien moved that the claim be denied,seconded by Mr.Rimple,and passed unanimously. IX.COUNCIL QUESTIONS AND COMMENTS None X.CITY MANAGER REPORTS AND COMMENTS „%INVESTMENT REPORTf° Joseph K.Gavinski,City Manager,presented the investment report for the month of January 1982. The regular meeting was recessed at 9:35 p.m.and the Council met in an executive session to discuss real estate acquision.The executive session was adjourned at 10 p.m.and the regular meeting was reconvened.The regular meeting was adjourned at 10 p.m. ATTEST: City Clerk _-