HomeMy WebLinkAbout2009-05-18 City Council Minutes Approved 1
Ott Y Off
w
City Council Minutes—May 11, 2009 (continued from May 4, 2009)
At 7:30 p.m. Mayor Maxwell reconvened the continued meeting of May 4, 2009. Roll call found present:
Kevin McKeown, Nick Petrish, Erica Pickett, Brad Adams, Bill Turner, and Cynthia Richardson. Absent:
Brian Geer.
The Mayor explained that this public hearing is being held to present a proposed amendment to the City's
CDBG Budget Year 2009 Annual Action Plan. This amendment is necessary to apply for the special
funding in the amount of $28,497 through the Community Development Block Grant and American
Recovery and Reinvestment Act (CDBG-R). Federal guidance to local governments is to move quickly to
apply for funds for "shovel ready" projects to ensure these funds stimulate the economy swiftly. It is
therefore necessary to expedite the comment period for review/approval of the project chosen to receive
this funding. There were no comments from the audience and the Mayor declared the Public Hearing
closed. With that, Mr. Turner moved, seconded by Mrs. Pickett, to approve the CDBG/ARRA Action Plan
Revision. Vote: Ayes — McKeown, Petrish, Pickett, Adams, Turner, and Richardson. Motion carried.
The Mayor adjourned the continued meeting of May 4, 2009.
pZT Y O4cs
►ws
City Council Minutes—May 18, 2009
At 7:30 p.m. Mayor Maxwell called the regularly scheduled meeting of May 18, 2009 to order. Roll call
found present Kevin McKeown, Nick Petrish, Erica Pickett, Brad Adams, Bill Turner, Cynthia Richardson,
and Brian Geer. Roll call was followed by the Pledge of Allegiance.
Minutes of Previous Meeting
Mr. Petrish moved, seconded by Mr. Adams, that the minutes of May 4, 2009 be approved as if read.
Vote: Ayes— Petrish, Pickett, Adams, Turner, Richardson, Geer, and McKeown. Motion carried.
Citizen Hearings
Ms. Paula Plumer, 3918 "M"Avenue, thanked the Mayor and Council for City services; in particular, Ms.
Plumber appreciated the opportunity for public comment on extending the Tommy Thompson Trail to the
March Point area.
Mayor/Council Communication
Mrs. Richardson and Mr. Turner recently attended a seminar on energy issues for all levels of
involvement, from government to individual efforts.
Mr. Adams remarked on the successful spring and summer festival season opening with the popular
Waterfront Festival; in addition, the Farmers Market is now in operation for 2009.
Recycling Slogan Contest Awards
Mr. Fred Buckenmeyer, Public Works Director, introduced the winners of the 2009 Recycling Contest:
Claire Severin, Delaney Rowe, and Gianna Guerra, all of Island View Elementary, and Brandon Broome
of Mt. Erie Elementary. The students were each awarded a plaque from Mayor Maxwell and their artwork
will be seen on Channel 10 and on billboards attached to the sides of the City solid waste trucks. These
students did an outstanding job, and their artwork will be a reminder that recycling benefits us all. The
students received their plaques to a standing ovation followed by a group photo.
1
2
Conservation Easement Program—Grove Approval
Mr. Jonn Lunsford, Parks and Forestlands Manager, presented a request to Council for the protection of
60 acres through the Conservation Easement Program; this particular acreage is spread throughout the
Whistle Lake and South Cranberry Lake areas. With the approval of these 60 acres, the total number of
acres conserved through the program will be 1,635. Mr. Adams remarked that this conserved 60 acres
represents $60,000 in donations toward providing public recreation in perpetuity and conservation of the
forestlands. Mrs. Pickett thanked the Parks Department and Friends of the Forest for the development of
this successful program. After discussion, Mr. Geer moved, seconded by Mr. McKeown, to place a
permanent conservation easement on these 60 acres. Vote: Ayes — Pickett, Adams, Turner,
Richardson, Geer, McKeown, and Petrish. Motion carried.
Consent Agenda
Mr. Petrish moved, seconded by Mrs. Pickett to approve the following Consent Agenda items. Vote:
Ayes—Adams, Turner, Richardson, Geer, McKeown, Petrish, and Pickett. Motion carried.
Approval of Vouchers/Cancellation of Warrants
Council voted unanimously that the following vouchers/warrants audited and certified by the City's
Auditing Officer (Finance Director) and subsequently reviewed and approved by the Council Finance
Committee on May 7, 2009 and May 14, 2009 are approved for payment as of this date May 18, 2009.
Claims Warrants
May 2009: Warrant Numbers 50836 through 51032 in the total amount of$1,065,008.82
EFT
May 2009: EFT Number 50830 through 50835 in the total amount of$1,986.54
Payroll for May 20, 2009 in the total amount of$519,954.81
Warrant Numbers 33558 through 33607 in the total amount of$48,129.65
Direct Deposit Numbers 30857 through 31027 in the total amount of$293,991.58
EFT Numbers 987 through 991 in the total amount of$177,833.58
In the same motion Council adopted Ordinance No. 2799 entitled, "An Ordinance to Repeal and Replace
Ordinance No. 2798 Vacating a Right-of-Way of Certain Portions of "A" Avenue, Lot 11, Block 243 of
Anacortes Records of Skagit County Washington passed and approved April 20, 2009."
Local Historic Preservation Properties
Mayor Maxwell presented a request from the Anacortes Historic Preservation Board to include four City-
owned properties — Causland Park, the Carnegie Library, the Great Northern Depot, and the W.T.
Preston — to the Anacortes Register of Historic Places (ARHP.) (The properties are already on the
National Register of Historic Places.) With that, Mrs. Richardson moved, seconded by Mr. McKeown, to
add the four City-owned properties to the ARHP. Vote: Ayes — Turner, Richardson, Geer, McKeown,
Petrish, Pickett, and Adams. Motion carried.
Resolution: Updated Personnel Policies
Ms. Emily Schuh, Human Resources Director, explained that the City's personnel policies are reviewed
and updated regularly to ensure that they remain current. This year's extensive review was due to
several law changes occurring at both the federal and state level. The policies have been reviewed by
the Washington Cities Insurance Authority, union representatives, and employees. Mr. Petrish
commended this extensive effort and moved to adopt Resolution No. 1780 entitled "A Resolution
Regarding Personnel Policies and Benefits for the City of Anacortes Employees and Superseding
Resolution No. 1747 in its Entirety, passed and approved on the 19th day of November 2007." Vote:
Ayes— Richardson, Geer, McKeown, Petrish, Pickett, Adams, and Turner. Motion carried.
There being no further business, at approximately 8:30 p.m., Mayor Maxwell adjourned the regularly
scheduled meeting of May 18, 2009.
2