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August 22,1961
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The Council met in regular session,meeting called to order by Mayor Law.
Councilmen present:John Dietzen,Wm.Hilderbrand,Gordon Ebbert,Fred Krueger,
Harold Stadshaug.Absent:Russell Stark.
Minutes of the previous meeting,August 8,1961,were approved as corrected.
BILLS were audited by the Council.Moved by Dietzen,second by Hilderbrand,
bills be paid and warrants drawn.Motion carried.
CURRENT EXPENSE:Total amount paid:$1,824.78
EQUIPMENT RENTAL:Total amount paid:923.51
PARK &RECREATION:Total amount paid:378.72
STREET:Total amount paid:2,044.58
WATER &SEWER:Total amount paid:3,645.20
GARBAGE:Total amount paid:674.17
SPECIAL BILLS:G.O.B.#6 -McBee Sign Shop,$225 .92;Moses'Lake Garbage
Service,$7.30;Bestway Motor Freight,$2.50.Moved by Hilderbrand,second
by Stadshaug,bills be paid and warrants drawn.Motion carried.
SPECIAL BILLS -G.O.B.#7 -Western Electric Fire Alarm Company,$13,215.80;
Motion by Hilderbrand,second by Stadshaug,bill be paid and warrant drawn.
Motion carried.
ORDINANCE NO.444 -PLANNING COMMISSION ORDINANCE,amending Ordinance
No.261,which provided for the creation of a Town Planning Commission,and pre
scribing its duties,was read for the second time by title only.Motion by Dietzen,
second by Stadshaug,that ordinance be adopted and published.Motion carried.
a\j ORDINANCE REGARDING UTILITY TAX,amending Section 5 of Ordinance No.153,
as amended by Ordinances No.388 and 42 0,by adding a new subdivision providing
for the taxation of cable subscription systems for television signal distribution,was
read for the first time by title only.Motion by Stadshaug,second by Krueger,to
accept the first reading.Motion carried.
ORDINANCE AMENDING TELEVISION FRANCHISE ,amending Ordinance No.217,by
repealing Section 6 and 12,amending Section 1,by extending the Franchise period,
and adding a new section providing for mandatory cable service to schools,was read
for the first time by title only.Motion by Dietzen,second by Hilderbrand,that the
first reading be accepted.Motion carried.
ORDINANCE NO.445,AUTHORIZING TRANSFER OF PRISONERS,An ordinance
authorizing the incarceration of City prisoners in the Grant County Jail,and declaring
an emergency,was read by title only.Moved by Dietzen,second by Stadshaug,
that ordinance be adopted and published.Motion carried.
AIRPORT FEE SCHEDULES were presented for the Council's consideration by City
Manager.Moved by Dietzen,second by Krueger,that the following fee schedules
be adopted,effective October 1,1961:
1.Non-commercial tie down -$4.00 per month
2.Land rental for individual hangar,non-commercial,$4.00 per month
3.Commercial rates:
a.Land rental for building space -10$per sq.ft.,per year
b.$10.00 per month,per aircraft,pro-rated while based on field.
August 22,1961
PROPOSED AGREEMENT FOR RENTAL OF AIRCRAFT HANGAR SPACE was presented by /OOCe
City Manager,Chet Waggener.Following discussion,moved by Stadshaug,
second by Hilderbrand,this item be tabled to next regular Council meeting.Motion
carried.
CITY OWNED AIRPORT BUILDINGS - Request by City Manager that he be authorized/DO&
to offer those buildings to an Airport Manager to use in conduct of his business,
such agreement to run with the appointment as Airport Manager.Moved by Dietzen,
second by Stadshaug,that the City Manager be authorized to have such an agreement
prepared and presented to the Council for their consideration.Motion carried.
APPOINTMENT TO PLANNING COMMISSION.Request from Mayor Law that the
Council confirm the appointment of Frank Harthorne to the Planning Commission,
filling the unexpired term of Gordon Ebbert,such term to expire December 31,1967.
Moved by Dietzen,second by Krueger,that the appointment be confirmed.Motion
carried.
APPOINTMENT TO PLANNING COMMISSION Request from Mayor Law that the
Council confirm the appointment of W.M.Talbott to the Planning Commission,
filling the unexpired term of Harold Stadshaug,such term to expire December 31,
1967.Moved by Krueger,second by Hilderbrand,that the appointment be confirmed.
Motion carried.
RESIGNATION FROM PLANNING COMMISSION.It was noted that Harry Higgins has
moved outside the corporate limits and had submitted his resignation to the Planning
Commission at their last regular meeting.
WATER EXTENSION THROUGH MC COSH PARK.Request from City Manager for author
ization to call for bids for immediate installation of a water line through McCosh Park
to provide increased fire protection to the Guffin Eccles area,and to serve as the
main line for eventual sprinkler-irrigation system for McCosh Park.Moved by
Dietzen,second by Hilderbrand,that authorization be granted.Motion carried.
.ACCEPTANCE OF STREETS AND UTILITIES,LOW-RENT HOUSING.Letter from Public
Works Director,Garth Anderson,recommeding that the City Council accept the JQ/*-)
following improvements for City maintenance:
1.Curbs and gravelling of Clover Drive.
2 .Curbs and gravelling of Wall St.,Yakima Ave.,and Russell Ave.
3.Water mains on Russell Ave.,Wall St.,and Yakima Ave.
4.Sewer main on Russell Ave.,Wall St.,and Yakima Ave.
Moved by Krueger,second by Dietzen,that the above listed improvements be
accepted for City maintenance.Motion carried.
CORRESPONDENCE FROM ASSOCIATION OF WASHINGTON CITIES,reqeusting that all
cities in the State of Washington consider a uniform date for Council meetings,and /^^^
suggesting Monday evening,with the first and third Mondays designated for those
Cities who meet twice monthly.Moved by Ebbert,second by Krueger,that City
Manager write to Executive Secretary of Association of Washington Cities,emphasi
zing the various reasons that the City of Moses Lake prefers to meet on the second
and fourth Tuesdays of each month.Motion carried.
PROPOSED BUDGET FOR 1962 .Presented by City Manager.Following general
discussion,Wednesday evening,August 30,1961,7:30 P.M.,was designated for
the first study session on the 1962 Budget.
Meeting adjourned.X'O^S^^^l^z^^
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