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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2012-01-17 City Council Minutes Approved `C)1 Oetri`:: t9 w City Council Minutes—January 17, 2012 At 7:00 p.m. Mayor Dean Maxwell called the regularly scheduled Anacortes City Council meeting of January 17, 2012 to order. Roll call found present: Eric Johnson, Ryan Walters, Erica Pickett, Brad Adams, Bill Turner and Cynthia Richardson. Brian Geer was absent. Roll call was followed by the Pledge of Allegiance. Minutes of Previous Meeting Mr. Johnson moved, seconded by Mr. Adams, that the minutes of January 3, 2012 be approved as if read. Vote: Ayes—Walters, Pickett, Adams, Turner, Richardson and Johnson. Motion carried. Citizen Hearings No one present wished to speak on any item not already on the agenda. Mayor/Council Communication and Committee Reports Auto Magic Program Mrs. Pickett summarized the Auto Magic ride sharing contest that she initiated three years ago to encourage citizens to reduce single-occupant vehicle miles driven. The winner gets to choose a City program to which $1000 is applied. Mrs. Pickett reported that Skagit Beat the Heat won the contest the first year and dedicated the $1000 prize towards the 29th Street Community Garden. The second year Transition Fidalgo and Friends split the prize with Westminster Presbyterian Church and the prize money went for sidewalk ramps near the church and a comprehensive bicycle plan. In 2011 Westminster Presbyterian won the non-commuter category and Transition Fidalgo won the commuter category. Mayor Maxwell presented certificates to representatives of the two winning groups. Mrs. Pickett thanked them all for their participation and encouraged other groups to participate. She said the 2011 participants turned in almost enough saved miles to travel around the earth at the equator. Appointments: Forest Advisory Board and Parks and Recreation Board Mayor Maxwell requested Council approval of his appointments of Sandra Starbuck to the Forest Advisory Board for a term expiring in November 2012 and Jack Hartt to the Parks and Recreation Board for a term expiring October 2015. Mr. Johnson moved, seconded by Mr. Adams, to approve the appointments. Vote: Ayes— Pickett, Adams, Turner, Richardson, Johnson and Walters. Motion carried. Appointments: Library Board Mayor Maxwell requested Council approval of his appointments of Judy Weathers and Nick Alphin to five- year terms on the Library Board of Trustees expiring December 2016. Mrs. Richardson moved, seconded by Mr. Turner, to approve the appointments. Vote: Ayes—Adams, Turner, Richardson, Johnson, Walters and Pickett. Motion carried. Mr. Johnson reminded the audience that the first community meeting regarding the All-America City Reading Award for the schools will be held at 7:00 p.m. on January 18, 2012 at Brodniak Hall and that councilmembers and members of the public were encouraged to attend. Consent Agenda Mr. Johnson moved, seconded by Mrs. Pickett, to approve the following Consent Agenda items. Vote: Ayes—Turner, Richardson, Johnson, Walters, Pickett and Adams. Motion carried. Approval of Vouchers/Cancellation of Checks Council voted unanimously that the following vouchers/checks audited and certified by the City's Auditing Officer (Finance Director) and subsequently reviewed and approved by the Council Finance Committee on January 6, 2012 and January 13, 2012 are approved for payment as of January 17, 2012. Anacortes City Council Minutes January 17, 2012 1 Claim Checks January 2012: Check Numbers 63128 through 63267 in the total amount of $3,114,976.54 EFT January 2012: EFT Numbers 63117 through 63127 in the total amount of$3,411.41 Payroll for January 5, 2012 in the total amount of$890,673.73 Check Numbers 36776 through 36826 in the total amount of$36,222.77 Direct Deposit Numbers from 42710 through 42908 in the total amount of$581,136.00 EFT Numbers from 1367 through 1371 in the total amount of$273,314.96 In the same motion Council accepted as complete the WWTP Stormwater Diversion Project (11-030- SEW-001) by Welch Brothers Construction. Ordinance: Renaming and Partially Repealing Title 2.32—Officer's Compensation Human Resources Director Emily Schuh presented a draft ordinance to revise and partially repeal Anacortes Municipal Code Chapter 2.32, Officers' Compensation. Ms. Schuh explained that in June, 2005 the mayor's salary and the councilmembers' stipend were adopted by Ordinance 2708 but AMC 2.32 was not updated to reflect those changes. She said the mayor's salary is currently addressed in AMC 2.14.030 and does not need revision as it reflects current practice. The City Council stipend is only addressed in AMC 2.32 so the proposed ordinance would change the name of AMC 2.32 to "City Council Stipend" and revise AMC 2.32.010 to read in its entirety: "Each member of the Anacortes City Council shall be paid the amount recommended by the City Council personnel committee and approved by ordinance as compensation for performance of his or her duties as a City Councilmember for the city." Mrs. Richardson moved, seconded by Mr. Turner, to approve Ordinance 2869 renaming and partially repealing Title 2.32 of the Anacortes Municipal Code regarding the City Council stipend. Mr. Walters observed that the City Council might approve by ordinance something other than what was recommended by the personnel committee and suggest the language should explicitly allow for that. Mr. Walters moved to amend Mrs. Richardson's motion to approve the draft ordinance but strike "recommended by the City Council personnel committee and". Mrs. Richardson seconded the motion for purposes of discussion. Mrs. Richardson acknowledged Mr. Walters' point but said the ordinance should recognize that the personnel committee reviews the stipend before it comes to Council for action. Ms. Schuh added that the personnel committee has been a very good forum for discussing the stipend prior to Council action. Mr. Johnson said "approved by ordinance" implies that Council has taken action. Mr. Turner agreed that no committee recommendation is automatically approved but with respect to Mr. Walters' attempt to clarify the ordinance wording Mr. Turner recommended adding a clause such as "shall be discussed by the City Council and approved". Mrs. Richardson asked Mr. Walters if he had any other suggestions for rewording the ordinance. Mr. Walters said the simplest change would be his proposed motion on the floor but an alternative would be to add a second sentence to his proposed language saying that it will go to the personnel committee for review. The mayor suggested that Mr. Walters' alternative language be accepted as a friendly amendment. Mrs. Pickett said she felt the draft proposed by Ms. Schuh was acceptable as presented. Mrs. Richardson said she agreed with Mr. Walters that it could be clarified. Mr. Turner proposed amending Mr. Walter's motion so AMC 2.32.010 would read in its entirety: "Each member of the Anacortes City Council shall be paid the amount approved by ordinance as compensation for performance of his or her duties as a City Councilmember for the city after discussion of recommendations by the City Council personnel committee." Mr. Walters and Mrs. Richardson accepted Mr. Turner's friendly amendment to the motions on the floor. Vote: Ayes— Richardson, Johnson, Walters, Pickett, Adams and Turner. Motion carried. Anacortes City Council Minutes January 17, 2012 2 Interlocal Joint Purchasing Agreement with City of Tacoma (Sanitation Truck) Public Works Director Fred Buckenmeyer requested Council approval to proceed with the budgeted replacement of a sanitation truck which has been in service for almost 9 years and has 110,000 miles and 12,000 hours on the clock. Mr. Buckenmeyer advised that it takes 9-10 months to take delivery and that the prices will go up in February so proceeding with the purchase was somewhat urgent. He said staff recommended using the City of Tacoma bid via the City's existing interlocal purchasing agreement with the City of Tacoma. Mr. Buckenmeyer added that Mt. Vernon is doing the same thing. He said the final bid for the truck is$319,559.27 plus sales tax if applicable. He explained that the replaced truck will go into reserve and the current reserve truck will be auctioned off. Mayor Maxwell thanked the operations shop for keeping the truck running two years past its scheduled service life. Mr. Johnson said Leavenworth also uses the City of Tacoma bid but was concerned that the City of Tacoma may require add on features that Anacortes doesn't need. Mr. Buckenmeyer said the truck that will be purchased is the same as what Anacortes has purchased in the past and includes the dual controls required for residential collection. Mr. Johnson moved, seconded by Mr. Walters, to authorize the purchase of the sanitation truck. Vote: Ayes—Johnson, Walters, Pickett, Adams, Turner and Richardson. Motion carried. There being no further business, at approximately 7:25 p.m. the regular Anacortes City Council meeting of January 17, 2012 adjourned. Anacortes City Council Minutes January 17, 2012 3