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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2018-01-02 City Council Minutes Approved City Council Minutes—January 2,2018 Mayor Laurie Gere called to order the regular Anacortes City Council meeting of January 2,2018 at 6:00 p.m. Councilmembers Eric Johnson,Anthony Young,Ryan Walters, Brad Adams,Liz Lovelett, Bruce McDougall and Matt Miller were present. The assembly joined in the Pledge of Allegiance. Announcements and Committee Reports Port/City Liaison Committee: Mayor Gere announced that the Port/City Liaison Committee meeting scheduled for earlier in the day had been cancelled. Mr. Walters reported that the Public Works Committee meeting scheduled for earlier in the evening had been cancelled. Mr. Johnson announced that the Kiwanis Key Club annual Christmas Tree recycling program would take place on Saturday,January 6 from 9 a.m. to noon. He encouraged residents to leave canned food donations for the food banks beside their trees. Oath of Office for Mayor and At Large Councilmembers: City Clerk Steve Hoglund administered the Oath of Office to Mayor Laurie Gere and to at large City Councilmembers Anthony Young,Liz Lovelett, Bruce McDougall and Matt Miller for their terms beginning January 1,2018 and concluding December 31,2021. Election of Mayor Pro Tem: Mayor Pro Tem Ryan Walters summarized the duties of the mayor pro tem. He explained that Council had traditionally elected the mayor pro tem in rotation based on seniority. Mr. Walters moved, seconded by Mr. Johnson,to elect Councilmember Matt Miller to serve as mayor pro tem for 2018 and 2019. Vote: Ayes—Young,Walters,Adams,Lovelett,McDougall,Miller and Johnson. Motion carried. Mr. Miller invited his colleagues to email him their preferences for committee assignments and suggested that Mr. Young assume retired Councilmember Pickett's committee assignments until the new committee appointments were made. Planning Commission Appointments: Mayor Gere requested City Council confirmation of her appointment of Jeffrey Graf and Ward MacKenzie to the Anacortes Planning Commission to fill the vacancies of retiring Commissioners Marty Laumbattus and Curt Oppel. Mr.Walters recognized Mr. Laumbattus and Mr. Oppel for their service on the commission. Mr. Walters moved, seconded by Mr. Johnson,to approve the appointments. The motion carried unanimously by voice vote. Public Comment Martha Hall,2617 16"`Street,presented two requests regarding the Smileys Bottom wetlands.Noting that the city was planning wetland mitigation measures at the site,Ms. Hall asked that the exact impacts of the projects that were being addressed be mitigated,which she said was already required by the city's Critical Areas Ordinance. She noted that this would require identification of the projects being mitigated. Ms. Hall also requested that the public be allowed to participate in a meaningful way in the mitigation project, which was a change she would be requesting for the updated Critical Areas Ordinance. Ms. Hall indicated that she would follow up with a letter to councilmembers explaining why she felt that was important. Mr. Walters requested a staff update on Smiley's Bottom mitigation. City Attorney Darcy Swetnam advised that in response to concerns Ms.Hall had raised, city staff met with Dept. of Ecology staff on site Anacortes City Council Minutes January 2, 2018 1 and received recommendations from DOE for mitigation actions to help improve and address impacts at the site, including fully delineating the wetlands and buffers on the site. Ms. Swetnam advised that staff would be working closely with DOE to carry out the recommendations and added that she would forward DOE's correspondence to councilmembers. Consent Agenda Mr. Johnson removed Item 5b,Approval of Claims, from the Consent Agenda. Ms. Lovelett moved, seconded by Mr.Adams,to approve the following Consent Agenda items. The motion carried unanimously by voice vote. a. Minutes of December 18,2017 c. Contract Award: Heart Lake Algae Management Plan 18-008-PRK-001 d. Contract Modification: Library Community Room Audio Visual System 17-109-FAC-001 e. Contract Award: Prosecution Services for 2018 18-013-LEG b. Approval of Claims in the amount of. $1,171,955.50 Mr. Johnson noted that the voucher list included$235.6K of telemetry expenses and asked how City Council provides oversight on the expenditures for the project. He cited the project figures included in the Capital Facilities Plan from the water and sewer funds and the capital expenditure summary included in the most recent quarterly finance update. He asked how Council would be able to tell if the overall fiber project was on budget. Mr. Johnson requested that future fiber-related contracts be presented to Council with an explanation of how they affect the CFP and the project budget. Mayor Gere,Mr. McDougall and Mr. Walters agreed. Mr. Johnson moved, seconded by Ms. Lovelett,to approve Consent Agenda Item 5b. The motion carried unanimously by voice vote. The following vouchers/checks were approved for payment: EFT numbers: 87515 through 87572,total$462,417.69 Check numbers: 87573 through 87636,total $700,912.93 Wire transfer numbers: 224972 through 226202,total $8,764.79 OTHER BUSINESS Resolution 2006: Sole Source Designation for Stryker Stretchers Mr. Hoglund recapped the regulations regarding sole source designation and the reason that the proposed stretcher purchase qualified for sole source designation for particular stretchers from a particular vendor, citing the staff memo included in the packet materials for the meeting. Ms. Lovelett moved, seconded by Mr. McDougall,to approve Resolution 2006 authorizing sole source designation for Stryker Stretchers. Mayor Gere invited members of the audience to comment on this agenda item.No one present wished to address the Council. Vote: Ayes—Walters,Adams,Lovelett,McDougall,Miller,Johnson and Young. Motion carried. There being no further business,at approximately 6:24 p.m. the Anacortes City Council meeting of January 2,2018 was adjourned. Anacortes City Council Minutes January 2, 2018 2