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1976 08 102400 CITY OF MOSES LAKE MOSES LAKE,WASHINGTON CITY COUNCIL MEETING -REGULAR SESSION August 10,1976 CITY HALL - COUNCIL ROOM 8:00 p.m. Members Present:Don Swanson,Eric Skaug,Jim Barney,Kent Jones,Bill Moe,and Norm Johnson.Absent:Bob Hill Mayor Don Swanson called the meeting to order and called for approval of the minutes of the last regular session held on July 27,1976.Mr.Jones moved that the minutes be approved as submitted,seconded by Mr.Barney,and passed unanimously. APPROVAL OF BILLS: REGULAR BILLS AMOUNT PAID GENERAL $10,358.97 STREET 6,193.99 FEDERAL REVENUE SHARING 11,897.52 WATER/SEWER 8,075.62 SANITATION 13,344.04 WATER/SEWER CONSTRUCTION 1972 62,559.06 EQUIPMENT RENTAL 2,906.15 FIREMEN PENSION FUND 15.00 Mr.Skaug moved that the bills be approved as submitted,seconded by Mr.Johnson, and passed unanimously.Warrants 248 through 333 were approved for payment. I.CITIZENS INPUT Winston L.Okerlund,Ken Moos,Ron Covey,Ben Pfaff,Lloyd Schmid,and Bill Johnson stated they wished to speak on L.I.D.#29,Beaumont Drive.Dorse Oman and Robert Wallenstien stated they wished to speak on L.I.D.#30,Marina Drive.Ron Baker stated he wanted to speak on the vacation of Fern Drive and the request to connect to City water by Sunny Jones. II.CONSIDERATION OF BIDS AWARD OF STREET RESURFACING CONTRACT A letter from Jerry Fay,Public Works Director,stating that two bids had been /O/j received for the street resurfacing contract,was read.He recommended that McAtee &Heathe,Inc.,as the low bidder at $27,860,be awarded the bid.The other bidder was S & D Paving, Inc. Mr.Skaug moved that the bid of $27,860 from McAtee &Heathe,Inc.be awarded,seconded by Mr. Jones, and passed unanimously. III.PETITIONS,COMMUNICATIONS OR PUBLIC HEARING L.I.D.BEAUMONT DRIVE -PUBLIC HEARING Mr.Fay went over the L.I.D.procedure for the audience and Council./Oa^? Mr.Swanson opened the Public Hearing. Bill Johnson,2132 South Beaumont Drive, asked Mr. Fay why the original L.I.D., which called for rolled curbs and blacktop, was not accepted. Mr. Fay deferred his response to the Council since it was a Council decision.Mr.Swanson stated that it was the decision of the Council to have streets with sidewalks on both sides. Mr. Johnson then wanted to know why the water meters were placed so that they would come in the middle of the sidewalk,and also wanted to know the basis for having the sidewalks in the first place.Mr. Fay stated that after discussion with the Council it was decided to be consistent with other areas in the City so the Council decided to have sidewalks put on both sides of the street. Mr.Johnson stated that other areas of the city have no sidewalks and that there is very little pedestrian traffic on his street and he feels sidewalks are unnecessary. 2401 CITY COUNCIL MINUTES: 2 August 10, 1976 Winston Okerlund, 2151 Beaumont Drive, stated that he would like to see rolled curbs and asphalt streets as originally applied for under the L.I.D. Ken Moos, 2102 South Beaumont, stated that on the original L.I.D. notice that his costs were $650.50 but on the last one he had received it was $651.04.Mr.Fay stated that since he was unfamilar with the L.I.D. procedure, that it was discovered that the information had been presented in the wrong form so when the cost was re-established there was a minor difference. Mr. Moos stated that he felt that sidewalks were unnecessary at this time and the cost estimate was extremely high. Bob Bernd,2024 Beaumont,stated that he recently moved into the area and that he favors sidewalks on one side of the street at least.He did not feel they were necessary on both sides of the street. Ron Covey, presently resides at 966 South Balsam, but has purchased lot 39. He plans to build on this property and would like to see sidewalks because of the number of small children in the area. Ben Pfaff,2104 Crestmont,stated that he is opposed to the L.I.D at the present time. Lloyd Schmid,2007 Belair Drive, stated that he was representing Lot 92.He stated that when he bought the lot in 1955 the cost of an L.I.D. was included in the price of the lot.He stated that when the area was originally platted sidewalks were to be put on the west side of the street only, and on the east side of the street the driveways are steep and blind.He stated that if sidewalks are put in on the east side of the street that it would be very dangerous to the children playing on those sidewalks. He stated that the driveways are steep right to the street and if a sidewalk goes in the driveways will have to be rebuilt. Ed Wilkinson, 2121 South Beaumont Drive, stated that he would be for sidewalks on both sides of the street except for the danger in sidewalks on the west side. Bob Bernd stated that he would like the City staff to check to be sure if the sidewalks have already been paid for. The Public Hearing was closed. Letters of protest from Robert Kaplan and Richard Pierce were read. Mr.Fay stated that there was not a 60%protest but with respect to front footage, there is a protest in excess of the majority of the lots,so the passage of an ordinance would require an affirmative vote of at least 2/3 of the members of the councilmen present at the meeting., r Mr. Johnson asked how many property owners were involved in the L.I.D.and Mr. Fay stated there were 14. He then asked how many were for the L.I.D. as suggested by the Council and how many against.Mr.Fay stated that it was not figured on property owners but on assessment and front footage. Mr.Skaug asked if the construction of sidewalks on the east side of the street would be prohibitive.Mr.Fay stated that they were considering recommending that the sidewalks meet the existing driveways so as to eliminate the need to redo the driveways,and also to vary the width of the sidewalk if feasible. William Johnson,2132 South Beaumont Drive,stated that he objects to the sidewalk on the east side.He also stated that he had had problems with his water meter being broken by being driven over.He further mentioned that he had received word from the City that his driveway was in variance to the proposed sidewalk but that it was the problem of the contractor.He wanted to know,if a sidewalk was going to be put in,why the driveway was ever approved.Mr.McLanahan stated that he had advised Mr.Johnson that his sidewalk would not meet the sidewalk grade as the curb projected up.He checked with Mr.Moos and he was advised that there was a guarantee on the house so that the contractor,if Mr.Johnson would contact him would probably reinstall his driveway to meet the grade. 2402 CITY COUNCIL MINUTES: 3 August 10, 1976 Mr.Jones stated that he thought they were talking about a sidewalk problem more than anything else, but he felt a sidewalk, even if it was on a blind driveway, was better than having the children in the streets. Mr.Jones asked Mr. Fay if the property owner who pays the most has the most say in the L.I.D. Mr.Waggener stated that that is the basic principal of the L.I.D process. The front footage is a relatively new part of the statute and it says that if there is over 50% of the people on a front footage basis that are protesting, then the Council must approve the ordinance by a 2/3 vote. Mr.Waggener then stated that the City has an ordinance that specifies that any time curbing and paving goes in that sidewalks must also be installed.This was set up because there are many streets that were put in without sidewalks. Mr.Skaug stated that he felt that sidewalks should be required on this L.I.D. Mr. Jones moved that staff be instructed to draw up an ordinance on the L.I.D., seconded by Mr.Skaug,and passed with Mr.Johnson and Mr.Swanson opposed. PUBLIC HEARING -L.I.D.#30 -MARINA DRIVE Mr. Fay stated that this L.I.D.related strictly to sewer and water mains. The Public Hearing was opened. Dorse Oman, 2408 Marina Drive, Lot 93, and lots 94, 96, and 74, stated that when he first received word of the petition that he understood that it would not go beyond lot 100.When he received Mr. Fay's letter,he was assessed for approximately $20,000, which he thought was quite a burden. He suggested that the facility be "taken down to Interlake and wanted to know if it could be done. Mr. Fay stated that to serve the people who signed the request, the line must go beyond lot 100 and to do so it has to go down Basin Street to obtain a connection. He stated that the concept of the L.I.D. was looked at when the Hallmark Lift Station was constructed and an evaluation was done on that area to see how it could best be served with sewer. Dr. Robert Wallenstien, 2836 Marina Drive, lots 116 and 117, stated that his property has been served by City water for many years and he felt that it would be appropriate for the property owners who wanted to develop along the lake to do so at their own expense and not have the property owners already served adequately help finance it. He stated that he has a septic tank. Margaret Oman wanted to know if the Hallmark Lift Station was adequate. Mr. Fay stated that it was adequate to serve the particular lots in mind. The Public Hearing was closed. Mr.Jones stated that Dr.Wallenstien was currently served by City water and he wanted to know what is being done differently. Mr. Waggener stated that the property was owned previously by Mr. Bennett, which was two owners before Dr.Wallenstien,and he had a well that was going dry.In order to get water to the property, a single line was put in to serve that one piece of property only.This was done with a specific agreement with the City that there would be no protest to a future L.I.D. going in. Mr.Johnson wanted to know how many total land owners there were.Mr.Fay stated there were approximately 30 separate ownerships.He stated that the total improvement was approximately $112,242.42 and the total of protests at this time was $21,852.00. Mr.Skaug asked if there was any other way this area could be served and Mr.Fay replied that this is the most economical and most logical way to serve this area. Mr. Jones moved the staff be instructed to draw up an ordinance on the L.I.D.as presented to Council,seconded by Mr.Skaug,and passed unanimously. 2403 0 CITY COUNCIL MINUTES: 4 August 10, 1976 IV.ORDINANCES AND RESOLUTIONS RESOLUTION -PETITION FOR VACTION OF FERN DRIVE A letter from Stanley Bech, City Planner,stating that a petition had been received to vacate a portion of Fern Drive, was read. Mr.Bech stated that Mr.Jamison,owner/manager of Shorewood Trailer Park,was recently- given authority to proceed with expanding his trailer park along Fern Drive. The vacation of Fern Drive would allow that portion of it to be incorporated into the trailer park which would facilitate the development of this park in a more orderly manner. The resolution setting a date for a public hearing on the vacation of Fern Drive was read by title only. Mr.Jones moved that the resolution be adopted and the Public Hearing be set for September 14, seconded by Mr. Johnson, and passed unanimously. ORDINANCE -GARBAGE COLLECTION RATE ORDINANCE -FIRST READING A letter from Jerry Fay,Public Works Director,stating that an ordinance was drawn up for the increase of garbage rates, was read. Mr.Swanson wanted to know what rate was worked out with the county. Mr.Fay stated that Mr. Meling had a cost of $3.55 for residential users but that the City will have to add about $.45 to cover costs when the county takes over the landfill. He stated that commercial rates had been increased approximately $1.70 per cubic yard. Mr.Skaug wanted to know if the community was assessed as a fixed rate or on a per capita basis with the landfill.Mr.Waggener stated that it would be on a cubic yard rate. The ordinance amending Chapter 5.2 of the Moses Lake Municpal Code entitled "Garbage Collection"by amending Section 5.2.60,by increasing the rates and chages and repealing Ordinance No. 695 was read by title only. Mr. Jones moved to accept the first reading of the Ordinance, seconded by Mr. Barney, and passed unanimously. RESOLUTION -AUTHORIZED SIGNATURES -WARRANTS A letter from Rick R. Gagnier,Finance Director, stating that his resignation requires a new signature authorization for the issuance of warrants and redemption of treasurers checks with the banking institutions of Moses Lake, was read. The resolution naming those employees authorized to sign warrants on behalf of the City of Moses Lake was read by title only. A resolution naming those employees authorized to sign checks on behalf of the City of Moses Lake was read by title only. Mr.Skaug moved that the resolution authorizing employees to sign warrants be adopted, seconded by Mr.Jones,and passed unanimously. Mr.Skaug moved that the resolution naming those employees authorized to sign checks be adopted,seconded by Mr.Johnson,and passed unanimously. V.REQUESTS TO CALL FOR BIDS None VI.REFERRALS FROM COMMISSIONS None tf ~ IS\ 2404 CITY COUNCIL MINUTES: 5 August 10, 1976 VII.OTHER ITMES FOR COUNCIL CONSIDERATION MUNICIPAL COURT CLERK I POSITION A letter from Rick R.Gagnier,Finance Director,requesting that the Municipal Court Clerk I Position be made a full time position, was read. Mr.Waggener stated that this full time position can be handled without the transfer of funds and still be within the current budget.He stated that there was work for two full time people and as a result Mrs.Lesser is simply swamped. Mr.Jones moved that the part time Municipal Court Clerk position be made full time, seconded by Mr. Barney, and passed unanimously. STREET CLOSURE FOR BICENTENNIAL WELCOMING EVENT A letter from Cecil D.Lee,Park and Recreation Director,requesting that Division Street be closed for an hour and fifteen minutes on August 18,1976,for a welcoming ceremony for the "Spirit of '76",was read. Mr.Johnson moved that the request be granted,seconded by Mr.Jones,and passed unanimously. COMMUNITY SURVEY FOR LONG-RANGE PLANNING A letter from Cecil D.Lee, Park and Recreation Director,stating that a survey is being conducted of the future Park and Recreation needs in Moses Lake,was read. Mr.Lee stated that the comprehensive plan was originally prepared in 1964 and then updated in 1970,and it needs to be revised again to be eligible for any grants and to keep up with good planning. Mr.Jones wanted to know what it will cost and Mr. Lee stated that it would cost approximately $300 total. Mr.Barney moved that permission be granted to send out the survey,seconded by Mr. Jones, and passed unanimously. WATER SYSTEM EXTENSION OUTSIDE CITY LIMITS A letter from Jerry Fay,Public Works Director,stating that Mrs.Jones,the owner of Skyline Trailer Court would like to extend water service outside the city limits, was read. A letter from W. Ron Baker requesting that city water be extended outside the city limits and outlining two alternatives was read.The first alternative was the installation of 4,000+ LF of transmission main.The second alternative was the installation of 2,800+LF of main along Airway Drive to Reservoir #3. Mr.Fay stated that if the Council agreed to the extension,he would recommend alternative 2. Mr. Skaug wanted to know if Basin Water Service could serve this project. Mr. Baker stated that Basin Water Service has peak periods during the summer when they are at maximum as far as what they can deliver to existing customers and to add the trailer park would require them to put in another well. Therefore, the owner of the trailer park is requesting permission to hook into city water. Mr.Fay stated that if the request was approved,a 12" line would need to be installed. The trailer park only needs a 6"line,so the City would have to pay for the extra cost of putting in the 12"line. Mr. Johnson moved that Mr. Baker work with City staff and bring back a detailed report, seconded by Mr. Skaug, and passed unanimously. VIII.COUNCIL QUESTIONS AND COMMENTS None 2405 \^ CITY COUNCIL MINUTES:August 10, 1976 IX.CITY MANAGER REPORTS AND COMMENTS PUBLIC WORKS -CLOVER DRIVE PAVING REVIEW A letter from M. G.McLanahan,Assistant Public Works Director,dealing with the Clover Drive problem,was read. This letter stated William DeWeert,Washington State Aid Engineer,was contacted about the possibility of Clover Drive being developed on State right-of-way.His department will review the proposal and make a decision before the State budget requests are due in 1977. Shirley Chatterton asked if the state will consider adding on to Clover Drive in 1977. Mr.McLanahan stated that he had had another meeting with Mr.DeWeert and he would not give any indication as to any thing except that it would be evaluated. Mrs.Chatterton stated that if nothing is being done at this time, if the City would consider making the street a one way. Mr.McLanahan stated that to do so would cause the traffic to be diverted to a more densely populated area of the City. Mr.Jones asked if written comments from the people in the area, to the State,would have any effect on their decisions.Mr.McLanahan stated that it probably would. Mr.Swanson suggested that Mrs.Chatterton attend the meetings the State holds to get citizen input. The meeting was adjourned at 11:15 p.m. Donald E. Swanson,Mayor ATTEST: J£an C. Burton, Acting City Clerk \