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COUNCIL MEETING
REGULAR SESSION - 8 o'clock PM -City Hall February 14,1967
The City Council met in regular session with the meeting called to order by
Mayor Stadshaug.Councilmen present were:Gordon Ebbert,Forrest Hardin,
Otto Skaug,Monte Holm and Jack Eng.John Jones was absent.
being Boy Scout Week,the Scouts in C]Lty Government were:
Mayor Ed Swensen Troop 69 High School
City Manager Leon Baker Troop 96 Chief Moses
Police Chief Dave Zornes Troop 71 Frontier
Finance Director Mike McLeod Troop 69 High School
Water,Sew .Supt.John Noland Troop 71 Frontier
Fire Chief Scott Johnson Troop 97 Chief Moses
Park &Rec.Dir.Tom Craghead Troop 104 High School
Eq.Maint.Supt.Rick Anderson Troop 96 Chief Moses
Public Wks.Dir.Brian Layton Troop 43 High School
Sew.Treat.PI.Op Terry Lybbert Troop 43 Frontier
Police Judge Steve Estes Troop 104 Frontier
Councilmen:
Gordon Ebbert Rulon Crawford Troop 97
Otto Skaug Carl Hauser Troop 70
Forrest Hardin Ken Cox Troop 77
Monte Holm Mike Osborne Troop 70
Jack Eng Thad Duvall Troop 97
John Jones Jay Baadsgaard Troop 77
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Mayor Stadshaug extended a welcome to the Scouts and to other visitors to the
Council meeting.
Minutes of the previous meeting were approved as written.
BILLS were audited by the Council.Motion by Hardin,second by Skaug that
warrants be drawn and the regular bills be paid.Passed unanimously.
GENERAL FUND
EQUIPMENT RENTAL
LIBRARY
PARK AND RECREATION
STREET
WATER AND SEWER
•SANITATION
Total Amount Paid
$5,318.65
10,216.52
883.25
1,434.24
4,341.53
8,486.78
4,754.98
Warrants No.12,223 through 12,326 in the amount of $35,456.95 were approved
for payment.
SPECIAL BILLS
STREET ARTERIAL
Washington Testing Laboratories,Inc.
Concrete cylinders and asphaltic concrete
tests for Wheeler Road
21.00
Motion by Ebbert,second by Holm to pay the special bill.Passed unanimously.
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ORDINANCE -ZONE CHANGE -PENINSULA MOTEL -R1S to HS
A letter from the City Manager was read recommending that the request
for re-zoning by the Peninsula Motel be approved and suggesting
that the public hearing be set for February 28.Ordinance No.558
was read by title only.This Ordinance amends Ordinance No.433 by
rezoning the land adjacent to the Peninsula Motel from R1S to HS.
Motion by Ebbert to set the date for the Public Hearing on February 28 .
Second by Hardin.Passed unanimously.Motion by Skaug to accept
the first reading of Ordinance No.558.Second by Eng.Passed
unanimously.
MOSES LAKE PILOT'S ASSOCIATION -REQUEST FOR LEASE AT AIRPORT
A letter from the City Manager was read stating that a letter had
been received from the Moses Lake Pilot's Association requesting
permission to install fuel facilities at the Moses Lake Municipal
Airport,and that a lease would be drawn for consideration at the
next regular Council meeting if the Council should concur in that
request.
The letter was read from C.D.Fuller,authorized representative
of the Moses Lake Pilot's Association,stating their desire to obtain
permission to install fueling facilities at the Moses Lake Municipal
Airport,which would include two gas pumps,together with suitable
tanks and a pole with a mercury vapor light installed thereon.In
answer to queries by the Council,Mr.Fuller explained that arrange
ments for dispensing gas would be on a key basis for members only.
Memberships would be non-transferrable,with each member responsible
for his own charges .Mr.Fuller further explained that the tanks would
be underground.
Motion by Holm to grant the request of the Moses Lake Pilot's
Association.Second by Ebbert.Mr.Hardin reminded Mr.Fuller
that before a lease could be entered into a Corporation would have
to be formed so that the City would have a legal entity to deal with.
Mr.Fuller assured him that it would be done.The Motion was passed
unanimously.
REQUEST TO CALL BIDS -GASOLINE
A letter was read from the City Manager requesting authorization to
join with the Moses Lake School District in a bid for gasoline.Bids
would be considered by the City Council on their regular meeting of
March 14,1967.
Mr.Hardin asked if the City had any dollar value in this combined bid.
The City Manager explained that on about 30,000 gallons we save
$600 on the joint bid.
Moved by Hirdin to authorize the City Manager to join with the S .hool
District in a bid for gasoline.Second by Eng.Passed unanimously.
ANNUAL REPORT -DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE
The annual report was presented to the Council by Charles Davenport,
Finance Director,who explained that the format is designed to provide
an analysis to the Council and public in comparison to the budget
adopted as to the actual expenditures.The fund grouping includes
General Fund,Special Revenue Funds,Utilities and Other Enterprises,
Working Capital Funds,Sinking Funds,Bond Funds,Trust and Agency
Funds.
Mayor Stadshaug commended Mr.Davenport on the presentation and
felt that he and the other councilmen would benefit by further study of
the report.
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WELL No.5 -REPAIR LEAK THROUGH CASING
Public Works Director Pat Nevins showed transparencies of the
structure of Well No.5,located on Clover Drive adjacent to the
large storage tank.The trouble with the well was first noticed
after hearing a noise in the well and investigation disclosed a
hole in the casing.The cost of the repairs to the well was about
$4,000.Probable causes of the break varied from poor judgment
in the original construction of the well to an earthquake.
PRONTO FOODS -REQUEST TO BE RELIEVED OF CONTRACT
A letter was read from Mr.Charles T.Schillberg,Attorney for Pronto
Foods,Inc.,in which he stated that because the competition is merely
spraying their sewage on rural land,it is felt necessary to adopt this
same essentially farm type irrigation disposal procedure for the time
being in order for the Company to remain competitive and for these
reasons Pronto Foods,Inc.,requests that it be relieved from the
obligation of the contract entered into with the City of Moses Lake
on November 10,1964 as modified November 12,1964,so that the
company may arrange for disposal of its sewage East of Wheeler.
Pronto Foods,Inc.,requests that the City continue treatment under
the present arrangement up to the end of the company's processing
season some time in May.At that time if the request is granted this
contract would terminate.
The City Manager said that the city has been working toward the
possibility of an industrial treatment plant to handle wastes such as
this outside the City and not to handle them in a plant designed for
domestic wastes.The cost of doing it properly would not put Pronto
Foods in a competitive position with other plants .
The present indebtedness to the City by breaking of contract was
discussed.The City undoubtedly would not have made additions
to the present plant if it were not for Pronto Foods'additional load,
as the plant,before additions,could handle a capacity of 12,000
population.Federal aid was secured for the addition to the plant and
the interest was low.The disadvantage is that we have a $22 0,000
bond issue obligated for.$1252 a month,approximately,is being
paid by Pronto.This would continue for the first five years of the
contract and then be reduced slightly.If the contract were terminated
the extra costs of handling Pronto's load would be gone.
Mr.Schillberg explained that all of the potato plants are having
trouble with the sewage.It is difficult to treat.It was his opinion
that eventually there will have to be federal legislation to control
pollution caused by industrial plants .He felt that an industrial
sewage plant is attractive to new industry but that the cost is so
high it is prohibitive.Until legislation makes some type of like
treatment economically feasible some type of interim commercial
treatment facility will have to be made.Land is available East of
Wheeler which Pronto has an option to buy.This land would be enough
for Pronto,Umatilla Canning Company and probably one or two more
plants.They would run a 16 inch line from the plants and the average
flow out of the plant would be 600 gallons per minute and other plants
would be about the same.The 16 inch line would have in excess of
3,000 gallons a minute and should be adequate for probably four plants.
At the present time Pronto has too much capacity for the City plant.
He pointed out that Pronto must decide what to do because they cannot
pay very much on the whole bond issue and on a new disposal system,too
The Mayor said the Council probably is not in a position to make a
decision until after further study of the problem.
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PRONTO FOODS (Continued)
Mr.Schillberg expressed a desire for a decision in the near future
because without a decision it will decide itself -there will be no
joint venture with Umatilla.
The Councilmen expressed a desire to cooperate but felt further
study is necessary.
Jack Eng,noting that this is a complex problem,moved that action
be delayed on the request from Pronto for two weeks .Second by
Monte Holm.Passed unanimously.
03 i,\A Summons and Complaint in the matter of Gertrude Grieb vs .
City of Moses Lake was noted as received by the Council.
Mayor Stadshaug congratulated the Boy Scouts for the fine job they
have done and expressed appreciation to their leader,Wally Morris,for
his work with the boys .
Meeting adjourned.
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