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1978 10 10\I 2764 CITY OF MOSES LAKE MOSES LAKE, WASHINGTON CITY COUNCIL MEETING - REGULAR SESSION October 10,1978 CITY HALL -COUNCIL ROOM 8 p.m. Members present:Barry Ziegler,Don Swanson,Jim Barney,Eric Skaug,Bob Hill,and Kent Jones Absent:Steve Shinn Mr.Swanson called the meeting to order at 8 p.m. Mr.Hill requested that it be noted that the Council had requested that the meeting be held in the new building but it is not yet ready. Mr.Barney moved that the minutes of the meeting of September 26 be approved as submitted,seconded by Mr.Skaug,and passed unanimously. APPROVAL OF BILLS REGULAR BILLS AMOUNT GENERAL $144,490.04 STREET 452.14 ARTERIAL STREET 226.35 WATER/SEWER 8,591.17 SANITATION 18,844.16 WATER/SEWER CONSTRUCTION 35,729.07 EQUIPMENT RENTAL 1,423.50 FIREMEN'S PENSION 179.38 LID #41 7,243.20 URBAN ARTERIAL 2,678.70 LID #42 51.26 TOTAL $219,908.97 Mr.Hill moved that the bills be approved as submitted,seconded by Mr.Jones,and passed with Mr.Hill abstaining from voting for that portion of the bills to Pacific Northwest Bell.Warrants 6176 to 6266 were approved for payment. I.CITIZEN INPUT None II.CONSENT AGENDA None III.CONSIDERATION OF BIDS TANK TRUCK AND TANK A letter was read from Jerry Fay,Public Works Director,which recommended that the /Ql~7 bid be awarded to Bob Shaffo Chevrolet for the truck in the amount of $10,274.67 and to Beall Pipe and Tank Corporation in the amount of $6,726.40 for the 2,000 gallon tank. Mr.Ziegler moved that the bid for the truck be awarded to Bob Shaffo Chevrolet and the tank to Beall Pipe and Tank Corporation,seconded by Mr.Hill,and passed unanimously. 2765 CITY COUNCIL MINUTES:2 October 10,1978 IV.PETITIONS, COMMUNICATIONS, OR PUBLIC HEARINGS PUBLIC HEARING -LID #42 -LAKEWAY DRIVE The public hearing was opened. Jerry Fay,Public Works Director,went over the LID procedures for the Council and citizens. Mr.Arlo Dunning,Lakeway Drive,stated that he was in favor of the improvement but he felt the costs were too much. Mr.Fay stated that the costs were estimated based on the past experiences with pre vious LID's. Mr.Joe Gamez,1421 Lakeway,wanted to know if it is necessary to have the sidewalks since the cost of the sidewalks is so high.Mr.Swanson stated that it is required by ordinance. Mr.James Parker,1418 Lakeway Drive,stated that he was for the improvement,but he felt the sidewalks would be almost useless and he wanted to know about the sewer side laterals and the storm drainage. Mr.Fay stated that the sewer side laterals are only installed on vacant property and the storm drainage is to provide for storm run off to the lake. There was some discussion on the breakdown of the LID costs that would be assessed to each property owner and what is involved in the costs. Larry Miller,Lakeway,stated that he was in favor of the improvements. Letters of protest were read from James Mackay,Clarence Jorgensen,and Arlo Dunning. The public response was closed. Mr.Fay stated that written protests had been received in the amount of 12%.He stated that the assessments as presented are very valid and the actual costs should not be more than 5% or 10%above the estimates. A count was made of the people protesting,verbally and in writing,and it was determined that there was a 39%protest.Mr.Fay also pointed out that all pro tests have to be in writing to be valid. Mr.Ziegler moved that the public hearing be continued until October 17 to give the citizens additional time to present their protests in writing,seconded by Mr.Hill, and passed unanimously. J PUBLIC HEARING -ORDINANCE -AMENDING ZONING ORDINANCE -C-4 ZONE -SECOND READING o$A letter was read from Stan Bech,Community Development Director,which stated that the Planning Comission recommended that the ordinance amending the C-4 zone be adopted, Mr.Bech stated that it was the intent of the ordinance also not to be an extension of existing commercial districts. The public hearing was opened. Ken Earl,1334 South Pioneer,requested that the intent of the zone be changed so that it is not so restrictive and that new car dealerships be allowed as a permitted or conditional use. The public response was closed. Mr.Bech stated that new car dealerships and all other types of commercial businesses are permitted in the C-2 zone for which a zone change request could be requested. There was some discussion on the uses permitted and restricted in this zone. 2766 CITY COUNCIL MINUTES: 3 October 10,1978 Mr.Skaug moved that the public hearing be closed,seconded by Mr.Ziegler,and passed unanimously. Mr.Skaug felt it was the purpose of the Planning Commission to halt strip zoning of commercial development and he felt more input should be forthcoming from the Planning Commission before open sales lots are permitted in this zone. Mr.Jones stated that he felt that strip development is a fact of life in the City of Moses Lake because of the configuration of the lake and he felt the area by the high school would be a natural area for this type of open lot development. Mr.Zeigler stated that if there is a problem with the C-4 zoning on a particular piece of property,perhaps the zoning on that property should be changed. Mr.Hill stated that he agreed with Mr.Jones. Mr.Bech stated that the residents of this area did not feel it was a proper place for open sales lots. The ordinance amending Chapter 18.36 entitled C-4,Tourist Commercial Zone,of Title 18 of the Moses Lake City Code was read by title only. Mr.Jones moved that the ordinance be tabled until October 17,seconded by Mr.Ziegler, and passed unanimously. V.ORDINANCES AND RESOLUTIONS ORDINANCE -AMENDING SUBDIVISON ORDINANCE -SHORT PLATS -SECOND READING /Q£/ A letter was read from Stan,Bech,Community Development Director,which stated that the Planning Commission recommended that the ordinance allowing a bond for required improvements on a short plat be approved. Mr Jones pointed out that Section B first states that there shall be no new streets, roads,or the extension of municipal facilities or the creation of any municipal improvements;and then the next sentence states that a bond may be accepted for any necessary improvements. Mr.Bech stated that the first sentence in Section B could be deleted along with the first word of the second sentence. The ordinance amending Chapter 17.12 of the Moses Lake City Code entitled Short Subdivision was read by title only. Mr.Skaug moved that the second reading of the ordinance be adopted with the deletion of the first sentence and the word however in Section B,seconded by Mr.Jones,and passed unanimously. ORDINANCE -AMENDING SIGN ORDINANCE -NEIGHBORHOOD SIGNS -SECOND READING .^y/ A letter was read from Stan Bech,Community Development Director,which stated that the Planning Commission recommended approval of the ordinance amending the sign ordin ance to allow for the placement of subdivsiion and neighborhood identification signs in single family neighborhoods. The ordinance amending Chapter 18.57 of the Moses Lake City Code entitled Signs and Billboards was read by title only. Mr.Hill moved that the second reading of the ordinance be adopted,seconded by Mr. Ziegler,and passed unanimously. VII.REFERRALS FROM COMMISSIONS CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT -SOUTHSIDE MOBILE VILLAGE A letter was read from Stan Bech,Community Development Director,which stated that the Planning Commission recommended that the conditional use permit be granted. //</y 2767 CITY COUNCIL MINUTES:4 October 10,1978 There was considerable discussion on the proposed mobile home park and the conditions set by the Planning Commission and the set back requirement of 15 feet for the mobile home park instead of 25 feet as is required of single family units. Mr.Jones moved that the conditional use permit be continued until a revised site plan is presented,seconded by Mr.Ziegler,and passed unanimously. VIII.OTHER ITEMS FOR COUNCIL CONSIDERATION CONTRACT -PARKER HORN - SOILS INVESTIGATION A letter was read from Jerry Fay,Public Works Director,which requested authoriza tion to enter into an agreement with George Maddox and Associates,not to exceed $10,965,for detailed soils information for foundation design. Mr.Skaug moved that authorization be granted for staff to enter into an agreement with George Maddox and Associates for a soils investigation on Parker Horn,seconded by Mr.Jones,and passed unanimously. CLASSIFICATION AND SALARY SURVEY A letter was read from R.Douglas Zenor,City Manager,which requested that Salik and Associates be authorized to conduct a salary survey and classification study for Moses Lake,not to exceed $8,000. Mr.Hill felt that the AWC study that was received by the Council should be acted on before anything is done on this salary survey and classification study.Mr. Swanson stated that he had looked it over and could get nothing out of it.Mr.Skaug felt that the job would take so much time that it would not be feasible for city staff to conduct it.Mr.Jones felt the study should be done.Mr.Ziegler stated that he had not received a copy of the AWC survey and would not be in favor of hiring a consultant until he had had a chance to look it over.Mr.Barney felt the city would benefit by this survey but would like to see a cost breakdown. Mr.Skaug moved that the City Manager be authorized to retain the professional ser vices of Salik and Associates to conduct a job classification study and salary survey, seconded by Mr.Barney,and passed with Mr.Hill and Mr.Ziegler opposed. REMODEL OF CITY HALL COUNCIL CHAMBER A letter was read from R.Douglas Zenor,City Manager,which requested authorization to retain Mark Fuhriman for the purpose of preparing detailed plans and specifications for the remodeling of City Hall,and request to call for bids to proceed with the project. There was some discussion on the proposed changes and it was pointed out that any changes to the bathrooms would require them to be brought up to code for use by the handicapped.It was decided to leave them as is. Mr.Ziegler moved that the City Manager be authorized to have detailed plans and specifications prepared and to advertise for bids,seconded by Mr.Jones,and passed unanimously. IX.COUNCIL QUESTIONS AND COMMENTS BOATING ORDINANCE Mr.Ziegler reported on the meeting that had been held with the city,county,Sheriff's Office and the Moses Lake Irrigation and Rehabilitation District to try to deal with the problem of noise on the lake.He stated that the Dept.of Ecology has proposed legislation that would regulate and define the noise problem.He stated that if this legislation is adopted,it would greatly help the enforcement problem.A meeting is being held in Spokane on October 25 and which will be attended by the City Manager, Police Chief,and Mr.Ziegler. J ^J 2768 CITY COUNCIL MINUTES:5 October 10,1978 911 SYSTEM Mr.Ziegler reported that the county is very interested in having a 911 system in the county.This would involve the city Police Department receiving calls from the county on the outlying 762 numbers and some agreement would have to be worked out on the funding for the county to use the city dispatching equipment. ALARM SYSTEMS Mr.Barney stated that Basin Lock and Key,which installs many of the alarm systems in the city,is concerned about the discontinuance of the monitoring by the Police Department.Chief Perrault stated that he is in the process of reviewing an ordinance which would regulate alarm system monitoring.He stated that Basin Communications has shown an interest in monitoring the alarm systems in the city. X.CITY MANAGER REPORTS AND COMMENTS LIBRARY SHELVING A letter was read from Jerry Fay,Public Works Director,which stated that R.H. Siegert has been selected to construct the library shelving for an estimated cost of $3,800. BICYCLE PATH R.Douglas Zenor,City Manager,requested that the bicycle path,which was tabled until October 10,be set for consideration for the meeting of October 24 as the infor mation will not be ready till then on this subject. It was the consensus of the Council to consider the bicycle path on October 24. ICMA MEETING R.Douglas Zenor,City Manager,requested authorization to attend the ICMA meeting in Cincinnati,Ohio the week of October 16. Mr.Skaug moved that the City Manager be authorized to attend the ICMA meeting, seconded by Mr.Jones,and passed with Mr.Hill opposed as he did not feel the expenditure was justified. The meeting was adjourned at 11:15 p.m. d E.Sw'anson,Mayor ATTEST: City Clerk