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1976 01 27City Council Meeting -Regular Session City Hall -Council Room January 27,1976 8:00 P.M. Members present:Councilman Bob Hill,Norm Johnson,Kent Jones, Don Swanson, Jim Barney and Eric Skaug.Councilman Bill Moe was not present. INVOCATION:Don Griffin -Presbyterian Church Mayor Swanson opened the meeting and called for approval of the Council minutes of the previous meeting of January 13,1976.Motion by Hill and second by Jones to approve the minutes as written. Motion carried. REGULAR BILLS GENERAL STREET FEDERAL REVENUE SHARING WATER/SEWER WATER/SEWER CONST.1972 EQUIPMENT RENTAL AMOUNT PAID $16,245.50 185.00 704.80 6,285.20 5,749.59 729.51 Motion by Johnson that the regular bills be paid.Second by Jones.Motion carried. Warrant No's.4554 through #4661 in the amount of $29,899.60 were approved for payment. CERTIFICATE OF GRADUATION -BASIC LAW ENFORCEMENT SCHOOL -DALE BALTZELL Police Chief Wayne Baker Introduced Patrolman Dale Baltzell who had recently graduated from Olympic College,Basic Law Enforcement School.During the 411 hour course Patrolman Baltzell obtained an over all average of 91.2 earning an 'A'for his efforts.Chief Baker commended Dale for his fine attitude and outstanding effort during his attendance at the Basic Academy.Mayor Swanson presented Patrol man Baltzell with the framed Graduation Certificate and congratulated him on behalf of the Council and the citizens of Moses Lake. PUBLIC HEARING -ORDINANCE NO. 748 -BASIN V/ATER SOURCES FRANCHISE (second reading) Prior to opening the public hearing Mayor Swanson asked City Manager Chet Waggener to review the basis for the Franchise Ordinance.He explained this was discussed with the City Council approximately one year ago without a conclusion at that time. The section which lacked agreement related to standards for fire protection for those residences in the Basin Homes area served by the Basin Water Sources,Inc.During this 15-month term of the franchise,tests will be made to better evaluate fire protection needs and determine recommendations to the City Council for inclusion in the franchise renewal. Mayor Swanson opened the public hearing and explained the procedure of a public hearing.He then called for comments or questions from those in the audience.There were none,reither were written protests submitted.Mayor Swanson,therefore,closed the public portion of the hearing and asked for comments or questions from the City Council. Kent Jones asked why the original or existing franchise wasn't simply extended for this interim period? City Attorney, Pat Acres,said the existing franchise was written 15 years ago and does not contain provisions for specifics such as providing for enough insurance for city protection,and also lacked in specifics that are incorporated in this more modern and up-to-date 15-month franchise. Eric Skaug inquired, if the fire protection standards cannot be resolved within that time limit, how would we keep a franchise in force during negotiations or any discussions to that question ? Chet Waggener said that ho would invision that we will hive the information that will be necessary to bring to the Council to make a decision.It will become at that point very much a policy decision for the Council to make as to what the Council feels the requirements should be.If there is total disagreement,it will probably be necessary to make a short time extension to the franchise.Although he anticipated two or three study sessions by the Council in order to come to a decision. There being no further questions or comments from the Council,Bob Hill moved the public hearing be closed.Second by Johnson.Motion carried. The ordinance was read by title only. Motion by Jim Barney to accept the franchise.Second by Johnson.Motion carried. PUBLIC HEARING -ORDINANCE NO.749 -OFF-STREET PARKING (second reading) Mayor Swanson opened the public hearing and asked Stan Bech,City Planner,to review the purpose of this ordinance.Stan stated the Planning Commission recommended that off-street parking for new residential developments be increased as stipulated In the ordinance.The Increases are reflected in the proposed new zoning ordinance •as well.The Planning Commission wished these parking changes to be implemented now,rather than waiting for the entire new zoning ordinance to be reviewed and approved. Mayor Swanson called for comments or questions from the audience.Pinky Middlebrook , a local 2314 ZO/9s /MJ> So*/ 2315 pio ^ City Council Minutes:2 January 27,1976 realtor,stated he cannot see the need for this.We have streets that have parking space on both sides.People donated land to build streets to have a place to park.I don't see the need to require space on a lot for 2 or more off-street parking spaces in order to buildin a residential area. There were no further comments or questions from the citizens attending.Mayor Swanson inquired if any written protests had been submitted.There were none.Mayor Swanson then closed the pub lic portion of the hearing and asked for comments or questions from the Council. Norm Johnson stated that perhaps Stan Bech,City Planner,or Wayne Rimple,Chairman of the Planning Commission,could answer Mr.Middlebrooks question. Stan stated that in the future he doesn't think we will see the wide streets as we have now,and people will be looking to get their cars off the street.There is a definite need for parking,such as on Division Street.They have complied with the code in the number cf parking spaces that they have,but there is a definite hazard for parking on it because of the busy arterial street they are on.Even for the residents of the apartments getting in and out it is a hazard,as well as the drivers on the street. Stan also questioned if there is really a definite feeling that we do not need such increase.We have one person here speaking out.Is this the feeling of the majority?We have a nine-member Planning Commission that feel there is a definite need for this increase in off-street requirements for new resi dential construction. The Council concurred with the amending ordinance regarding requirements for single family residences, but felt -multi-family residential development classification needed clarification.After discussion and suggestions for clarification,City Attorney Pat Acres stated that removing the two words "for developments "in the second to the last line of paragraph "a."in the amending ordinance should clarify the classification. The ordinance was read by title only. Motion by Jones to adopt the amending ordinance with the deletion of the two words "for developments" as recommended by the City Attorney.Second by Skaug;.Motion carried. ORDINANCE -1976 BUDGET AMENDMENT (first reading) A letter was read from City Manager Chet Waggener,stating the accompanying ordinance proposes an increasein the 1976 Budget in the amount of $13,000 by appropriating funds from unanticipated cash carried forward for the purpose of reinstating a firefighter position in the Moses Lake Fire Department. If the Council is favorable to this recommendation,he recommended approval of the first reading ofthe ordinance,and a public hearing be set for February 10, 1976 to consider its adoption. Finance Director Rick Gagnler explained the unanticipated cash carried forward was comprised of $155,000 unspent appropriation;$140,000 excess revenues and,$75,000 1974 cash carried forward. Jim Barney inquired whether this would reinstate someone that was laid off?Chet Waggener explained that the City conducted examinations last Fall for one vacant-position,. . but never did fill the position,because we felt we were looking at a very tight budget.We will merely take the person now who is number one on.the eligibility list and putting him on. Motion by Johnson to accept the first reading of the ordinance and set February 10, 1976 as the date' for a public hearing.Second by Barney.Motion carried. PAVEMENT MARKING PROTECT -LETTER FROM PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR A letter was read from Public Works Director Jerry Fay stating the Washington State Highway Department has advertised and opened bids on our Pavement Marking Project.They awarded the contract to Swanston Equipment Company of Fargo,North Dakota,for $56,515.60. This project consists of crosswalk markings at numerous locations throughout the city and two-way mark ings (arrows)on Stratford Road,Pioneer way,Third Avenue,Fourth Avenue and Fifth Avenue,The-con struction of this project is to be paid for by a 100%grant funded under the 1973 Federal Highway Safety Act,Section 205,Pavement Marking.The plastic pavement markings will save the city maintenance costs for restriping the areas over the next 5 to 7 years and will provide safer conditions on streets -being striped.The project will be completed as soon as weather permits. Jerry Fay added the project originally granted to the City early last Spring.The processing required the State take care of all the bid processing such as advertising and preparation of plans and specifica tions,and consequently this is what has caused this long period of time to going from bid,preparation of plans, to construction.Also this project originally included the Broadway two-way left turn lanes. That particular portion of the project we have funded,because it was not eligible under funding of this particular program, and we are funding it ourselves through Revenue Sharing.That project should be ready to go within the near future,with construction anticipated at the same time the marking project is constructed. This was presented to the City Council for informational purposes only. CITIZENS.INPUT -None U City Council Minutes:3 January 27,1976 STATUS/INFORMATIONAL . 1976 Budget -Final - (Each Councilman received a copy of the final 1976 Budget) R. R.Gagnier,Finance Director,explained some of the changes that occurred in it as a result of putting the CETA Program back in and some other modifications.The same general format was followed as the 1975 Budget,with the exception of adding a somewhat more detailed breakdown as to the categories of expenses by department within the various funds,and is shown on Page 19. This-also constitutes the only format change between the Preliminary Budget and the Final Budget. Some of the items that are:contained in the 1976 Final Budget that were not anticipated in the Preliminary as presented in the first part of November,are the CETA positions that consisted of One Clerk -Finance Department,One Design Engineer for the Engineering Department, One Engineering Tech.for the Engineering Department.One Clerk/Matron for the Police Department;One Assistant Humane Officer for the Police Department,and two Maintenance Men I for the Parks Department. All seven of these positions are funded through the CETA Federal Funded Program through the end of June,1976.There has been wide speculation as to what the Congress will do with that parti cular program,and there is indication that program will be refunded for the remainder for 1976, which will result in $13?y0Q0 for the City funds. He also referred to increased rates for Industrial Insurance,Social Security,Medical Insurance Increase for the Group Health Insurance which were not reflected in the Preliminary Budget.Also the $3,000 the Parks Department received for Bicentennial Tree Planting was not anticipated in November and,therefore,was not included in the Preliminary Budget.He also added the bond schedules and legal limit of indebtedness schedules contained therein.-have been updated and corrected.These consitute the majority of the changes. Meeting adjourned at 9:00 P.M. ATTEST: R.R.Gagnier,City The Council continued Zoning Ordinance. 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