TOWN OF
DECEMBER 17, 2007
COUNCIL MEETING
CALL TO ORDER – Mayor Richard Swart
The regular council meeting for the Town of
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
ROLL CALL – Clerk/Treasurer
Those Council members present were David Goodroe, William
Talbott, Walter Wright and Danielle Erickson. Council Member John Hannah was
absent. Others present were Clerk/Treasurer
PUBLIC HEARINGS
PROCLAMATIONS and
PRESENTATIONS
Town Attorney William Faubion administered the Oath of Office to newly re-elected Council Members Walter Wright and David Goodroe.
ADDITIONS,
CORRECTIONS, DELETIONS TO THE AGENDA
Mayor Richard Swart read a letter of resignation from Librarian Noreen Holten effective December 31, 2007. The Mayor announced that there will be an Open House to honor Ms. Holten on January 9, 2008 from 11:00 am to 2:00 p.m.
An Executive session was requested by Mayor Richard Swart to discuss personnel and contracts following the regular meeting of the Town Council. The session is expected to last for approximately 30 minutes.
Motion to approve the
Agenda as amended was made by David Goodroe and seconded by William
Talbott. Motion carried 4 Yes, 0 No, 0
Abstentions.
CITIZEN’S
PARTICIPATION
Citizen Dean Snyder told the Council that he had heard that
the Town may be interested in selling some acreage that would be suitable for
wind generator turbines. Mr. Snyder gave
a document relating to wind power to Clerk/Treasurer
Retiring LCEDC Director Richard Erickson thanked the Town Council and Mayor for their assistance in supporting the Economic Development Council.
VOUCHER REVIEW COMMITTEE
Motion to move the
Vouchers to the Consent Agenda for approval was made by David Goodroe and
seconded by Walter Wright. Motion
carried 4 Yes, 0 No, 0 Abstentions.
The Voucher Review Committee for the January 22, 2008 meeting consists of John Hannah and Danielle Erickson. William Talbott will be the alternate.
CONSENT AGENDA
David Goodroe made a
motion to approve the Consent Agenda, second by William Talbott. The consent agenda consists of the Minutes of
November 19, 2007 regular Meeting, Vouchers for November and Treasurer’s report
for November 2007. With no changes to
the consent agenda the motion carried Yes 4, No 0, Abstentions 0.
ORDINANCES
Town Attorney William Faubion read Ordinance No. 497; an
ordinance approving the 2008 Budget for the second, third and final reading. Motion to approve Ordinance No. 497 was made
by David Goodroe and seconded by William Talbott. Town Attorney William
Faubion questioned the change to the total of the budget from the first reading
Council Member David Goodroe said that the correct budget total is on the
current copy of the budget. Attorney
Faubion said that there must be a budget amendment to reflect the corrected total.
Council Member David Goodroe made a
motion to amend the 2008 budget amount to $2,327,781.00. Council Member
Goodroe said that there needs to be a second to the amended motion. Attorney Faubion said that the motion needs
to include the 2008 Budget dated November 19 which is referred to in Section
One and that the summary of it is in Section Two of the Budget Ordinance.
Attorney Faubion said that it must be amended before the current budget can be
amended. Council Member Goodroe rescinded his motion to approve the amended
budget. Motion to accept the 2008 Budget
as presented on November 19, 2007 was made by David Goodroe, second by William
Talbott. Attorney Fred Johnson said
that he had a couple of questions. Mr.
Johnson said that there are different versions of Fire Department operating
funds in the October and November versions. Mr. Johnson said that the October
version contained $16,000 in wild lands fire fighting equipment and the
November version had it zeroed out. The other issue was that the October
version showed no Capital Expenses for 2008, and the November version showed $18,700.00.
Council Member Goodroe said that there was no assurance that the Fire Dept.
will obtain the $16,000 in combined revenue of $9,750.00 wild fire fighting funds
and the DNR grant of $6,250.00 therefore it was not included in the budget
revenue. Motion to amend Ordinance No.
497 to allocate $16,000 for the purchase of wild fire fighting equipment was
made by Walter Wright and seconded by David Goodroe. Council Member Goodroe
asked if the Fire Department would commit to explore their budget for opportunities
to make up the shortfall in the event that the revenue does not materialize.
Mr. Johnson said that they would. Motion as
amended carried 4 Yes, 0 No, 0 Abstentions. Motion to amend the budget to move
the EMS fund which is included in the Current Expense Fund into the
Assistant Fire Chief Fred Johnson requested an extension of
time in which to pay back the $25,000 loan to the Fire Department from the Town
which was due on December 31, 2007. Motion to allow the Fire Department until
June 30, 2008 in which to repay the loan was made by David Goodroe and seconded
by Walter Wright. Motion carried 4 Yes,
0 No, 0 Abstentions.
Ordinance No. 498; an Ordinance Adopting Standards for
Access Permits on State Managed Access Highways and WSDOT Standards for Access
Permitting on State Managed Highways under Chapter 468-51 WAC and Chapter
468-52 WAC was read by Attorney William Faubion for the second, third and final
reading. Motion to approve Ordinance No. 498 for the second, third and final
reading was made by Walter Wright and seconded by William Talbott. Motion carried 4 Yes, 0 No, 0 Abstentions.
Ordinance No. 499; an Ordinance Amending the 2007 Budget was
read by Town Attorney William Faubion for the second, third and final
reading. Motion to approve Ordinance No. 499 for the second, third and final
reading was made by David Goodroe and seconded by Danielle Erickson. Motion carried 4 Yes, 0 No, 0
Abstentions.
UNFINISHED BUSINESS
Motion to approve the lawn care contract with
Motion to table the claim for labor and
materials from Dean Snyder to allow time for Council Member Goodroe to
determine the cost was made by David Goodroe and seconded by William
Talbott. Motion carried 4 Yes, 0 No, 0
Abstentions.
The Council agreed
to discuss the proposed land purchase from the
NEW BUSINESS
Motion to submit grant
applications to the USDA for the purchase of an emergency generator and for the
remodel of the Town Hall/Library project was made by David Goodroe and seconded
by Danielle Erickson. Motion carried 4
Yes, 0 No, 0 Abstentions.
Motion to approve the
Planning Commission recommendation to approve short plat approval for the
Motion to authorize a
contract with TCA for engineering assessment of the Town Hall building not to
exceed $10,000.00 was made by David Goodroe and seconded by Walter Wright. Motion carried 4 Yes, 0 No, 0 Abstentions.
Motion to ratify the
appointment of new Library Board members was made by David Goodroe and seconded
by Danielle Erickson. Motion carried 4
Yes, 0 No, 0 Abstentions.
MAYOR REPORT – Richard Swart
A copy of the Mayor’s report is included in the Minutes.
CLERK/TREASURER REPORT – Virginia Welker
A copy of the Clerk/Treasurer’s report is included in the Minutes.
TOWN ATTORNEY REPORT – William Faubion
PUBLIC WORKS – David Vik
A copy of the Public Works report is included with the Minutes.
PLANNING COMMISSION –
A copy of the Planning Commission report is included with the Minutes.
COMMITTEE REPORTS
PARKS & PROPERTIES – Danielle Erickson & John Hannah
POOL – Walter Wright & William Talbott
PUBLIC SAFETY – Walter Wright & John Hannah
STREETS & DOCKS – Danielle Erickson & John Hannah
WATER & SEWER – Walter Wright & David Goodroe
ANNEXATION – Danielle Erickson & Walter Wright
REVENUE & SALARIES – William Talbott & David Goodroe
REVITALIZATION – David Goodroe & Danielle Erickson
ANNOUNCEMENTS –
EXECUTIVE SESSION –
The regular meeting of the Town Council was recessed at 9:39 p.m. The Executive Session began at 9:45 p.m. The Executive Session ended at 10:43 p.m. The regular session reconvened at 10:43 p.m.
Motion to approve the
interlocal agreement with the
Motion to direct the
Town Attorney to agree with the PUD attorney for the appointment of Judge
Michael Sullivan as the arbiter for the resolution of the contract dispute over
the water calculation for 2007 -2008 was made by David Goodroe and seconded by
William Talbott. Motion carried 4 Yes, 0
No, 0 Abstentions.
ADJOURNMENT
The meeting was held over to December 26, 2007 at 6:00 p.m. in the Fire Hall meeting room.
Respectfully submitted,
Virginia L. Welker
Clerk/Treasurer