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City Council Study Session Minutes—January 27, 2014
At approximately 7:24 p.m. Mayor Laurie Gere called the regularly scheduled Anacortes City Council
study session of January 27, 2014 to order. Roll call found present City Councilmembers Eric Johnson,
Ryan Walters, Erica Pickett, Brad Adams, Liz Lovelett, John Archibald and Matt Miller. Council was joined
for this meeting by the Anacortes Planning Commission. Planning Commission Chair Marty Laumbattus
called the Planning Commission Special Meeting to order. Roll call found present Planning
Commissioners Allen Rhoades, Cory Ertel, Sheri Muntean, Marty Laumbattus, Jeremy McNett, Kurt
Oppel, and Christina Hansen.
Washington Cities Insurance Authority Training
Human Resources Director Emily Schuh introduced Ann Bennett, Executive Director of Washington Cities
Insurance Authority (WCIA)to conduct a training for Council and Planning Commission on risk
management. Ms. Bennett provided a brief description of the structure of WCIA, its role as the city's
insurance carrier, and the risk management training and assistance WCIA provides. She then addressed
the most common liability exposures faced by City Councilmembers and Planning Commissioners in the
areas of land use, personnel, negligent misrepresentation, defamation, public works, executive sessions,
and email and other electronic communication. She reminded that individuals can receive absolute
immunity when acting as a board in a legislative capacity. Ms. Bennett provided case histories from other
jurisdictions to illustrate how to avoid liability in these arenas. Ms. Bennett and City Attorney Brad Furlong
addressed questions from councilmembers and commissioners regarding email from constituents.
John Williams, Department of Health, Presentation on Assisted Living, etc.
Assistant Planning Director Don Measamer introduced John Williams, program manager from the
Washington State Dept. of Health Construction Review Services (CRS) branch, who presented
information on types of health care facilities including assisted living, nursing homes and adult family
homes. Mr. Williams introduced his associates Roberta Crawford from the Department of Social and
Health Services (DSHS) and Mina Zarelli, a Plans Reviewer from his office. Mr. Williams discussed how
different types of facilities are addressed in the building code (by occupancy type) and by state licensing
provisions. He noted that some facilities serve multiple purposes and have multiple licenses and that such
facilities that provide a "continuum of care" are becoming more common. Mr. Williams and his colleagues
addressed questions from councilmembers and commissioners regarding assisted living and how number
of beds, number of rooms, number of residents and square footage per person figure into licensing
requirements.
There being no further business, at approximately 8:42 p.m. the regularly scheduled Anacortes City
Council study session of January 27, 2014 and the special Anacortes Planning Commission meeting of
January 27, 2014 both adjourned.
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