1974 06 11\;
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CITY COUNCIL MEETING -Regular Session Tune Q:QQ p>nu
Council Room -City Hall
Members Present:Councilman Otto Skaug,Don Swanson,Gordon Ebbert,Mike Boyle,Norm Johnson,
Bill Moe and Bob Kill.
Invocation -Reverend Robert King,Nazarlne Church.
with another federal fund.The matching monies would come from the General Fund.
It was moved by Bill Moe that the minutes be approved with the correction made by Mr.Waggener.Seconded
by Mike Boyle. Motion carried.
REGULAR BILLS
$25,107.17
SSS?1,3;860-78STREtl7acj43
REVENUE SHARING 11 796 80
WATER/SEWER 2 25540
SANITATION r7C\q'77EQUIPMENTRENTAL'Xvn?FIREMEN'S PENSION &RELIEF **•"'*
It was moved by Mike.Bqyle that the regular bills be paid.Seconded by Otto Skaug.Motion carried.
Warrant No.'s 921 through 1001 inthe amount of $57,240.38 were approved for payment.
CONSIDERATION OF BIDS -TANK REHABILITATION /
Mr.Hai Murray an.Mr DirK Van *^^££^Re-7^present and discuss their re00™^!^10^^tothe Council which stated essentiallyhabilitationwork.Mr.Murray and ^^^ItS^k^i was consWered high by the engineering firm,that only one bid was receivedI,£0."each scheduleof work and was «*jw ^^by stating ^there
STR's recommendation isi to invite bids^a.fe°°™™e^£kch was painting of tanks at Grant County Airport
one KteVnu£S«lt^tSKSS^."tinted fioure.
Bob Hill asked why only one bid was submitted,when nine bidders were Invited to bid.Mr Van Woerden stated
for theSPrSjec^There^iatostLtimate is $109,000.The new estimate includes allowances for rise,i„_cost oftortneProject.a,"ereTr;„__bld received is still $38,000 higher than the latest estimate.Gordon EbbertJfi^^L^SfXl^ii Wli«-Mr.van Woerden stated that he had expressed
willingness, butafter a month he may feel differently*
It was moved by Bob Hill that the bids received be declined and a second Invitation for bids be publicized.
Seconded by Norm Johnson.
Otto Skaug felt that with price increases and projected price increases,that any bids received after a secondi^vUationVou dal be higher than expected.Mr.Van Woerden stated that they had allowed for price increasesascloselyaspossibleintheirestimate.Mr.Skaug asked how much deviance is allowed from theestimate?Mr.Waggener stated that the Council Is not legally bound by the estimate.Question called,motion
carried.
ORDINANCE NO.698 -CORRECTION OF QUITCLAIM DEED (WEESE)
——/OyoTheordinancewasreadbytitle only,providing for the conveyance ofcertain lands of the City of MosesLakepursuanttoResolutionNo.676.Moved by Skaug and seconded by Hill that the ordinance be adopted.
Motion carried.
ORDINANCE NO.699 -AUTHORIZING DEED TO MOSES LAKE SCHOOL DISTRICT /O^O
•The ordinance was read by title only,providing for the conveyance of certain lands of the City of Moses ^^7^-pursuant to Resolution No.677.Motion by Johnson and seconded by Swanson that the ordinance be adopted.^o^
Motion carried.
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Council Meeting Minutes:2 Iune U'1974
0 LIONS CLUB -REQUEST FOR FIREWORKS DISPLAY AND SALE OF SAFE AND SANE FIREWORKS
W Aletter was read from Fire Chief Russell Beeman which stated that the Lions Club has requested permission1fromtheCltyCouncilto sell Safe and Sane Fireworks at the Vistat Village parking lot, and Tri-State Store'sparkinglot andto conduct a public firework displayat McCosh Park.He stated that the Fire Departmenthasmadeinspection of the proposed sites,and examined all required licenses and insurance .All is in order
He also stated in the letter,that while the cheat grass in the area is a concern, the Department is beginning
an accelerated lot burning program which should solve the grass problem.
It was moved by Norm Johnson that the Lions be gnnted the privilege of selling Safeand Sane Fireworks at
the sites proposed.Seconded by Don Swanson.Bob Hillasked if the Fire Department plans to have ascheduled burn at Vista Village. Mr.Beeman stated that the department has already started the burningat
Vista Village.Question called,motion carried with Mike Boyle opposing.
Moved by Skaug and seconded by Johnson thatthe Lions Club be granted permission to conduct a fireworks
display at McCosh Park.Motion carried.
RETAILTRADES DIVISION - PRIVILEGES FOR SIDEWALK SALE
\\i Aletter was read from Mr.Jackson Hatfield,Chairman of the Retail Trade Division,which requested the
I following:
1 Toblock traffic on Third Street between Alder &Division and between Division and Ash streets fromearlymoringJuly19throughthecloseofbusinessthe20thofJuly.Alder,Division and Ash streets would
remain open.
2. In addition to the traditional street displays, a "flea market"is planned,where spaces would be marked,
offin a non-permanent manner andthe spaces would be leased to people or organizations fo"a fee.The spaces
are to be used to sell or display items as desired by the leasee,but subject to the approval of the chairman.
The fees collected will be used to hire a night watchman for the street displays for the night of July 19and to
make a donationto a scout group in exchangeforcleaning up the downtown area the nightof the 20th.
3.To have an airplane or helecopter fly overonce each day and drop numbered ping-pong balls to be used
in a promotional giveaway.
4. Thatthere be no enforcement of normal parking time limits forJuly 19and 20.^
Bill Moe questioned the legality of leasing spaces of city property.Mr.Waggener stated that it should be n<jdifferentthanallowingmerchantstodisplayinthe streets, the only difference being that a feeis charge to paforcleanup.Mr.Hatfield explained the flea market further,statingthat anyone wishing to rent a space muststatewhattteyaregoingto sell,they willbe given a number and advised oftheir responsibility to clean upTfterSelves.Mr.Ebbert asked how the flea market will be insured and if the city would cover liability •claims.Mr.Waggener statedthat hefeltthe liability insurance which thecity holds would cover any
claims. He felt it was no different than what has been done in the past forthe sidewalf sale.
Mr.Moe the.-,asked Mr.Waggener and Mr.Calbom ifit was lawful todrop foreign material from an afrcraftaswasRequestedinitemNo.3.Mr.Calbom asked how many ping pong balls would be dropped Mr Hatfieldslidthaf?he^would be dropping about 400 ping pong balls.If the balls completely missed the site the merchantswUM^s^btXtty forc&ning up.Mr.Waggener mentioned that if they planned to drop.paperit wouldtondtobecomelitter,while the ping pong balls would probably be picked up and taken home with People.gMayorEbbertaskedifthepilottheyplannedtoemployhadobtainedpermissionfromtheFAAtoflyaslowgasneededinordertodropthepingpongballs..g*
Mr.Swanson stated that he would like to see something new in town ^J^^^^^^^^^CT>oermission to conduct and carry out all oftheabove listed proposals.Seconded by Johnson.Bill Moe ten ^JS^b?ocWnaoff of streets is unnecessary and has the potential of being dangerous.He stated that withtwcIbusinessonBroadwaytrafficisbecomingmorecongested.Mr.Hill again questioned Mr.Calbomconcerningtheteasingof,Sees!Mr.Calbom stated that since the leases would be only temporary it should^^^W\%M^!.He did feel however,that the Retail Trade Committee should furnish the CitySJthaholdharmlessbetteroragreement.Mr.Hatfield stated his willingness to give such a letter tothe City,£^tthfeltTwasTather unnecelsa'ry.Mayor Ebbert asked Mr.Swanson ^^^^^^^inhismotion.Mr.Swanson stated he did not feel it necessary.Question called,motion carried.
INTER-RACIAL COMMISSION PROPOSED RESOLUTION
re-write the resolution.The resolution remained a tabled matter.
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vj/f£-?.\JCouncilMeetingMinutes: 3June11,1974TMTFR-RACIALrOMMTSSTONP^nPOSFDRESOLUTION/0^S--s^SK^^^^^Commission:3.4.5.6.7.1AdemiateMexican-Americanre^BBBHwu—-I-*-,*rtPa'.ThilenmemberswithfourmembersaPP°%°<"«^°^'^^^^,T^^\^ti^^^^^—m.ThiswastheconstantproblemhandicappingtheCommissionheretofore.Neededadeouatelyrepresentativecrosssectionofethnicminorities.Tedsu«lcuTmLbIrstoprovideabroadspectrumofvariedanddifferentidealogies,philosophiesandbackground.*riahtsshouldberepresentedontheCommission,theCommission.J^iedTnTal^^^C"'°»-Idgraduallygrowtoitsmaximum.TNTER-RACIAIHOMMISSION-APPOINTMENTOFMEMBERS/^o3"threepersonsbereappointed.SecondedbyHill,motioncarried.^Sommlsr^^^^to the Inter-RacialCommission.Motioncarried.REQUESTTQCALLFORBIDS//^/^A,etterv^sreadfromRichardLweave^^^^^^^."south'of&i4«e°r£Jf^cZT^^™^*"*toSkylineDrivenearSharonAvenue.NormJohnsonaskedIftheprojectwill*™°ny^^^^Z^t^^^^^that it should help inMontlakeandaroundSharon.MovedbybKaug,seconaeauyDuygrantedtocallforbidsforthewatermainpipe.Motioncarried.RESOLUTIONNO-679-SETTINGPUBLICHEARINGFORSIXYEARSTREETPROGRAM//77a,ottoffromntvPublicWorksDirectorRichardL.WeaverstatedthatinorderfortheCitytobeeligiblefort^i^i^^B^Y^TsSS^^stbeapprovedandforwardedtotheHighwayCommissionforthefederalaidfundsthe_SixYearbireexr«mhpr0aramwillbediscussedatthenexts9pnZVm^o^todiscussandmakeadecisionontheCommission'sfindingsandforaaoptionofaSixYearStreetrrogram.TheresolutionwasreadinitsentiretywhichresolvedthatapublichearingbeJj"°»*e"^/s^J^in'1974at thehourof8:00p.m.intheCityHallforthepurposeofacceptingthe1974-1979SixYearstreetrian.MovedbyMoeandsecondedbySkaugthattheresolutionbeadopted.HillaskedMr.Wecvei-iff»£U°g™thVralimliiarvplanIndicatedwherethemoneywouldcomefrom.Mr.Weaveransweredthattherewasnot,because?ha?7spartofwhatthePlanningCommissionwilldiscussanditwillbepresentedwiththeirfindings.Questioncalled,motioncarried.AdequateMexican-Americanrepresentationdesired.
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Council Meeting Minutes:4 June 11,1974
CITIZEN INPUT
Mr jack Hatfield asked what the relationship between merchants and the City is.Mayor Ebbert statedthat
whenever the merchants or anyone else wants to temporarily waive a city ordinance, they must first receivepermissionfromthe City Council.Mr.Hatfield mentioned the merchants were in need of assistance in settincupanassessmentdistrictforparking.Mr.Waggener stated that while the City has been willing to help themerchants with off-street parking in years past,the merchants have not been enthusiastic about ".He feltthat staff could helpa great deal in the planning stages.Mr. Hatfieldfelt that the merchants would be moreopentoparkingsuggestionsnow.Mr.Waggener stated that City.Staff would be pleased 10 meeting with the
merchants on parking.
STATUS REPORT -PARK AND RECREATION DEPARTMENT
,rj\Mr.Cecil Lee,Park and Recreation Director,brought the Council up-to-date on the following items:
1 He stated that the SchoolDistrict has notifiedthe ParkDepartment that they cannot promis at this timewhentheywillbeoutoftheCentralSchoolBuilding.It willchange the July 1 deadline but will not affect
the City Recreation Program.
2 There had been minor accidents at Lakeview Park whichcould have been avoid, hadthere been fencingaroundthe park.Pacific Coast Little League donated about 200 feet of piping andthe Park Department was
able to obtain the fencing material, and were able to construct a fence at Lakeview.
3.He reported that Community Day had been held Thursday,June 6 and announced thatall concerned felt
the day was a success.
4.He mentioned that the swimming pool is now open for public use and askedif therewere any'questions
on the overall Summer Recreation Program.„
Bill Moe asked Mr.Lee if they were having any problems with the chlorinated pool at Cascade Park.Mr.Lee stated that so far, they were having no serious problems.Mr. Hill suggestedthat the Citytake a look
into providing some more parking nearthe boat ramp at Cascade Park.
CITY MANAGER'S REPORT
aD^Mr.Waggener tirst aistnouteo copies or a letter received by mm irom the Port uistrict The letter stated [0U that the Port District would be interested in meetinc,in study session with the Council to review the use oftheMunicipalAirport.They reported thatthey have had an agricultural sprayer operating out ofthe GrantCountyAirportfortwomonthsandhehasnotrouble-vith the bigger airplanes or jets Mr.Waggener IsuggestedthattheCouncilmeetwiththeminstudysessiononTuesday,June 18.After some discussion,
a study session was set for June 18 at 8:00 p.m. in CityHall.
Astudy session was alsoset for June 24 to discuss the status of engineering projects.
The City Manager reported that several problems have been encountered in the search for the CommunityDevelopmentDirector's replacement,which willcause some delay.
He then reported on a 100%funded employment program,similar to EEA,throughi which the City!ted ****-nated emXving an administrative assistant for the Finance Director and the City Manager.His responsibility^would be towork on some outdated ordinances and on the Central Files.They have not found the type of ^^rcVTn thlS r^lookino for however and therefore proposed that,since there is a person allocated to the ££
be moved into the position of Administrative Assistant.Seconded by Boyle.Motion carried.
An Executive Session followed the adjournement of the Council meeting at 10:00 p.m.
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Mayor,Gordon M.Ebbert
ATTEST:
City Clerk