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1974 03 12CITY COUNCIL MEETING -Regular Session Council Room -City Hall March"12,1974 8:00 P.M. Members Present-Councilman Robt.E.Hill,W.B.Moe,Norman W.Johnson,Michael Boyle, Gordon M.Ebbert,Donald Swanson and Otto Skaug. Mayor Gordon Ebbert called the meeting to order.Rev.Bob King,Church of the Nazarene,offered the invocation. Mayor Ebbert called for approval of the Minutes of the February 26,1974 Council meeting.Motion by Hill to approve the minutes as written.Second by Boyle.Motion carried.The Minutes of the Special Council meeting of March 4,1974 were also appro/ed as written upon a motion by Moe,seconded by Johnson. REGULAR BILLS GENERAL STREET ARTERIAL STREET WATER/SEWER EQUIPMENT RENTAL FIREMENS PENSION &RESERVE TOTAL AMOUNT PAID $5,721.78 4,019.76 752.73 13,085.67 4,826.33 56.22 Motion by Moe that the regular bills be paid.Second by Boyle.Motion carried. Warrant No's.411 through 492 in the amount of $28,462.49 were approved for payment. 1931 CONSIDERATION OF BIDS -TENNIS COURT FENCING , A letter was read from Cecil D.Lee,Park &Recreation Director,stating that only one bid was received on March 10,1974 for the tennis court fencing at McCosh Park.The bid was received from Moses Lake Fence Company quoting $2,289 dIus $114".45 sales tax for the 202 foot fencing project.He recommended acceptance of this bid,with the additional $403.45 to come from Revenue Sharing funds,the amount over the $2000 set aside out of Revenue Sharing in the 1974 Budget. Motion by Johnson to accept the bid.Second by Skaug.Motion carried. RESOLUTION NO.664 -TRAVEL REVOLVING FUND A letter was raad from Rick Gagnier,Finance Director,submitting a Resolution amending Resolution No. 556 which established the Advance Travel Revolving Account.The only change is an increase in the maximum balance from $1,000 to $2,000.Forthe previous few months, he stated,we have had to replenish the re volving fund at every Council Meeting.This increase should allow for a more standard replenishment of once per month. City Manager Chet Waggener commented, it is not intended to apply by this to spend $2000 per month for travel.The problem is if we do have several people traveling and some delay in reimbursing the city,which creates a limitation a little difficult to live with,so we do need a higher amount to increase the maximum balance,but we d o not need a higher amount over ti.e.Budget. The resolution was read by title only, carried. Motion by Moe to adopt the resolution.Second by Boyle.Motion /OJO RESOLUTION NO.665 -AUTHORIZING SALE OF CITY-OWNED PROPERTY yoyo The resolution was read bytitle only authorizing the sale of Real Estate known as Lot 4,Block 4, Lakeview Village Addition for $700 to Lytt J.Demmer and Clara M.Demmer. Motion by Boyle,second by Moe to authorize the sale.Motion carried.* ORDINANCE NO.688 -AUTHORIZING SALE OF CITY-OWNED PROPERTY Theordinance was read by title only, authorizing the City Managerand CityClerk to execute a warrantydeed to Lytt J.Demmer and Clara M.Demmer,Husand andWife, title to Lot 4,Block 4,Lakeview Village Addition to Moses Lake,Grant County,Washington. Motion by Johnson,second by Hill to adopt the ordinance.Motion carried. /Oyo 1932 ,11 City Council Meeting Minutes:2 "March 12,1974 REQUEST TO CALL BIDS -GARDEN HEIGHTS SEWER Aletter was read from Richard L.Weaver,Public Works Director,requesting Council consideration andUrovalofplansandspecificationsfortrunksewerinstallationfortheGardenHeightsSecondAddition.The City CounclLat their regular meeting of May 23,.1973,after negotiations with the Peters,agreedtoacceptresponsibilityforinstallationofthisfacilityinordertocompletethefinalGardenHeightsSecondAdditionPlatplattingrequirements.This action enables the City to sell the.lots repossessed on the street local improvement district. Ron Baker Assistant City Engineer,oresented a sketch ofthe area which also indicated the specificplacement'of trunkTewer"insLllati^n.It will be an eight inch line totalling 1800 feet,and stated theapproximate,cost of the project to be somewhere between $30,000 to $35,000.This will be strictly a ( contractor project to be put up for bid call. Bob Hill questioned whether this project wds provided for in the 1974 Budget?He recalled the $5,000 that was providedby Ebeland Shattuck in the platting negotiations. Rich Weaver,Public Works Director,stated it was provided for in the preliminary 1974 Budget but Ini theFinal1974Budgetitwaserroneouslyoverlookedinassigninganumbertotneproject.He felt a transferofTunds^would take care of it without deferring a project,possibly out of a water/sewer contingency fund. Bob Hill then questioned the transfer of funds and made a motion to table any action and review the budget for this project.Second by Swanson. Motion carried. HANSEN ADDITION NO.2 n>\9 Aletter was read from Larry Hibbard,Community Development Director stating ^^e P^ing\\(T Commission has seta public hearing for March 14th to consider the preliminary plat of Hansen AdditionVS2p?at located along Wes?Broadway consists of only one lot and l*^™***^*™*™1InnatureTheCitvrequiresplattingtobecompletepriortoconstructionorthatabondbepostedandipprovedby?he CitVcouncU prior to construction.Dick Hansen has posted acashier's check to assure roTTiplptlon of thfi bond. T^rry Hibba-d recommended thatthe Council accept the cashier's check and authorize a building permithpiLuidiforconsSucUononlaidplatsubjecttofavorableactionbythePlanningCommissloi.at theirbeissuedforc°ns™«^n °n sa{°£{*c,„J n noted that it is not the normal precedure to make recommenda- one-half while waiting for Council action. Seen pC?inUand otherSgs .h'at'haveUppened in this Battery Orchard tracts since It has been divided.'here's no Midtog on th?s property now"therefore,the platting requirement prior to construction of the shop.,,_.,.Motion by Hill that if zoned correctly,to accept the cashier's check to assure platting to allow construction to proceed.Second by Swanson.Motion carried. CITIZEN/COUNCIL INPUT Mayor Ebbert inquired if any citizen attending the meeting had comments or questions.There were none. the Year for 1973". STATUS/INFORMATIONAL ITEMS Police Chief -Radio and Microfilm Project W1^Police Chief Wayne Baker was not oresent at the meeting.He submitted awritten report on Ithe radic>and1lm°crofirm projects The Council concurred to review the report and if they have any questions for the•Police Chief they will refer them to him at the next Council meeting. I Finance Doctor -Finance Report for February ^RRGacmier submitted awritten Finance Report for February along with awritten Summary Report,^ring '1 ^nto^\**W$*«*™*explanations,Budget Recap by Funds,Revenue Recap by Fu^s »nd GeneialCommentswhichwoeread.He noted the $2100 figure regarding the new Police radio system should read $21,000 1933 City Council Meeting Minutes:3 March 12,1974 STATUS/INFORMATION ITEMS (Continued): Community Development Director -Grant County Mall: Aletter was read from Larry Hlbbard,Community Development Director,for informational purposes,stat-//zOing'"-that the Plannina Commission acted at their last regular meeting on a requestto rezone property in the area of five corners intersection for development of the Grant County Mall.The PlanningCommission is giving a favorable recommendation to the request.At the request of the developers,Mall Centers, Inc. , the recommendation of the Planning Commission will not be forwarded to the Council for final action until an Environmental Impact Statement is completed by the developer. City Manager -Informational: The City Manager presented information that came in after the Council Agenda went out to the Councilmen: 1.AWC information regarding Financial "and Legislative Briefings establishing schedules for meetings. •The nearest to Moses Lake is at Kennewick City Hall Council Chambers on Tuesday April 9,1974 at 7:30PM. This does coincide'with a Council meeting and suggested that if perhaps the Council will want to attend -the Kennewick meeting to reschedule the Council meeting possibly to April 8, 1974. The other briefings are scheduled some distance away from Moses Lake. 2.AWC announcement of the change of date and location of the Annual AWC Convention from Ocean Shores to the Olympic Hotel in Seattle,because of the uncertainty of gasoline supply,where people can fly in as well. 3.Legislative Bulletin No. 5 regarding information concerning areas coming before the Lec'slatlve Session to reconvene on April 15,1974, which gives information of bills that were passed concerning local govern ment,in some instances where the cities have supported or opposed legislation.It goes into detail regard ing House and Senate Bills that are still under consideration and will come back before the legislature.The Legislative Session his not ended,but merely recessed.There are some 2400 odd number of bills that are still active and because of the large number,the likelihood of all of them coming out en the floor is very slim.There are some bills the City actively opposed at the last part of the Session that did not get out cf Committee for various reasons,but they may move out of Committee on the Floor. Information recardin: well affect us in thi: adopted the Uniform Building Code,which is the one the City has adopted and uses,but foresee no great problems being in conflict with it. "articular items that ^assed that arc important to the City,or.a fcr c::arr.ple that may area is a State mandated Building Code effective January 1, 1S75 whereby the State 4.Afew months ago he requested the Department of Labor &Industries to provide a safety inspector to give us help on a consultive basis related to the WISHA Laws. That inspector has toured our facilities with --Mr.McLanahan and visited all of our offices.Mac submitted a written summary of the results of the inspec tions.WISHA has the authority when they send an inspector in to impose fines if there are any discrepancies with the WISHA regulations.From the report,there are some areas that merely need to be checked;we have nothing of major consequence that Is going to affect the City.With that Mr.Waggener concluded his items of information. 0/& Mayor Ebbert noted that John Rogers of Norman &Rogers,Inc., the firm which handles the city insurance, asked if he had anything to relate to the Council.John Rogers commented,that other than to congratulate the city regarding the consultant's report, to touch along the same line.Because of the city's good safety practices,currently the city is enjoying a 42%to 44%credit on the casuality/liability rates.He has spent the day with various department directors and discussed various merits and matter of the insurance portfolio. He suggested bringing several company personnel specifically trained in the appraisal field and have someof the larger structures re-appraised to make certain that the figures currently used are recently up-to-date and correct. concurred.Mayor Ebbert remarked that the City will also miss his enthusiasm in the Community Develop ment Program. Meeting ajourned at 9:00 P.M. MAYOR -Gordon M.Ebbert ATTEST: City Clerk,R. R.