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Home My WebLink About2022-07-18 City Council Minutes Approved Anacortes City Council Minutes - July 18, 2022 Call to Order Mayor Matt Miller called to order the Anacortes City Council meeting of July 18,2022 at 6:00 p.m. Councilmembers Ryan Walters,Anthony Young,Carolyn Moulton,Bruce McDougall and Amanda Hubik were present. Councilmember Cleland-McGrath participated in the meeting remotely via Zoom. Councilmember Carter was absent. Mr.Young moved, seconded by Ms. Moulton,to excuse the absence of Mr. Carter. The motion carried unanimously by voice vote. Closed Session At approximately 6:01pm Mayor Miller announced that the Council will enter in a closed session pursuant to RCW 42.30.140(4)(b)regarding collective bargaining topics. The closed session lasted 30 minutes and no action was taken. Pledge of Allegiance At approximately 6:33 pm Mayor Miller reconvened the meeting. The assembly joined in the Pledge of Allegiance. Ms. Hubik moved, seconded by Mr.Young,to amend the agenda to add item 7.c.—Resolution 3093: a resolution authorizing the execution of a Collective Bargaining Agreement between the City of Anacortes and the Commissioned Anacortes Police Services Guild. The motion carried unanimously by voice vote. Announcements and Committee Reports Mayor Miller reported the July 16th launch of the national 988 suicide and crisis lifeline,a Skagit County modified burn ban for all residential and land clearing fires. Skagit County will no longer issue permits and existing permits are suspended until further notice. Mayor Miller then shared current COVID-19 case statistics, with the 7-day case rate decreasing 8%and no change in hospitalizations since last week. Finance Committee Mr.Walters reported from the Finance Committee meeting held the previous Wednesday. The topics discussed included OpenGov accounting software and associated implementation challenges, a proposal to cap annual utility rate adjustments using core inflation instead of headline inflation to determine the rate of adjustment, a potential new utility billing mail in service to save staff time, additional yard waste disposal fees being levied by Waste Management,and project work sheets related to the Capital Facilities Plan that need to be more descriptive enabling Council to more readily determine impact fees and make informed policy choices about project funding priorities. Public Works Committee Ms. Moulton reported from the Committee meeting held earlier in the evening . The topics discussed included welcoming Henry Hash,the new Public Works Director, stormwater management, automated water meter reading antenna systems,the contract modification for the wastewater treatment plant outfall project,and standardization of curb,gutter and sidewalk regulations and associated long term maintenance and development costs,which will include a public process with neighborhood involvement. Public Comment Mayor Miller invited the public to comment on any item not on the agenda.No one present wished to address the Council on any topic not already on the agenda. Consent Agenda Mr.Walters removed Item 6.d., Contract Modification: Social Worker Agreement#21-061-IDS-001, from the Consent Agenda. Anacortes City Council Minutes-July 18,2022 1 Mr. McDougall moved, seconded by Ms. Hubik,to approve the following Consent Agenda items. The motion carried unanimously by voice vote. a. Minutes of July 11,2022 b. Approval of claims in the amount of$1,702,356.69 The following vouchers/checks were approved for payment: EFT numbers: 103679 through 103732,total $1,625,256.30 Check numbers: 10733 through 103761,total $67,883.69 Wire transfer numbers: 306363 through 307267,total $9,216.70 c. Contract Modification: Water Meter Antenna Design#22-082-WTR-001 Mr. Walters stated that the initial Social Worker Agreement was set for a one-year term,enabling the Council to re-evaluate at that point. As it is now several months past the first year,he proposed that the Housing Affordability and Community Services committee re-evaluate the agreement and then bring it to the Council with any amendments at a later date. Other Business Ordinance 4023: Amendment to AMC Chapter 18.30 Illicit Discharge and Connections to the Stormwater Drainage System and AMC Chapter 19.12 Definitions and Interpretation Stormwater Program Manager, Diane Hennebert, introduced Ordinance 4023, an amendment to Anacortes Municipal Code chapters 18.30, 'Illicit Discharge and Connections to the Stormwater Drainage System' and 19.12, 'Definitions and Interpretation'. Councilmembers had no questions. Mayor Miller invited the public to comment on the agenda item.No one present wished to address the Council on the agenda item. CAROLYN MOULTON moved, seconded by RYAN WALTERS,to Approve Ordinance 4023 as presented. Vote: Ayes-ANTHONY YOUNG,RYAN WALTERS, CHRISTINE CLELAND-MCGRATH,CAROLYN MOULTON, BRUCE MCDOUGALL,AMANDA HUBIK.Nays-None. Result: Passed. Contract Modification—WWTP Outfall Project#20-032-SEW-001 Engineering Services Manager, Tim Hohmann,introduced the proposed contract modification for the construction management portion of the Wastewater Treatment Plant Outfall Project(#20-032-SEW-001). Mr. Young commented on the length of discussion regarding the project related to global economic conditions, commending staff efforts to account for economic uncertainty when drafting and implementing this and other project contract modifications. ANTHONY YOUNG moved, seconded by AMANDA HUBIK,to authorize the Mayor to sign a modification to contract 20-032-SEW-001 with Dalton, Olmsted&Fuglevand,Inc. in the amount of$616,000.00,increasing the total contract price to $1,440,240.00. Vote: Ayes-ANTHONY YOUNG,RYAN WALTERS, CHRISTINE CLELAND-MCGRATH, CAROLYN MOULTON, BRUCE MCDOUGALL, AMANDA HUBIK.Nays- None. Result: Passed Resolution 3093: A resolution authorizing the signature and execution of a Collective Bargaining Agreement between the City of Anacortes and the Commissioned Anacortes Police Services Guild. Administrative Services Director,Emily Schuh,introduced Resolution 3093, a collective bargaining agreement with the commissioned Police Services Guild effective from 7/l/2022 - 12/31/2024. She summarized the agreement provisions,referring to her slide presentation which had been included in the packet materials for the meeting. Mr. Walters commented that this appears to be a fair agreement that is competitive with other jurisdictions in light of inflationary pressures and current economic conditions. He asked that similar future agreements be Anacortes City Council Minutes-July 18,2022 2 emailed to the Council in advance. He pointed out that this agreement reflects a significant cost increase in one part of one department, and advocated for creative budgetary considerations when addressing this and other future increases. RYAN WALTERS moved, seconded by ANTHONY YOUNG,to Approve Resolution 3093 as presented. Vote: Ayes-ANTHONY YOUNG,RYAN WALTERS, CHRISTINE CLELAND-MCGRATH, CAROLYN MOULTON,BRUCE MCDOUGALL,AMANDA HUBIK.Nays-None. Result: Passed Adjournment There being no further business,at approximately 7:02 p.m.the Anacortes City Council meeting of July 18, 2022 was adjourned. Anacortes City Council Minutes-July 18,2022 3