**DRAFT**

 

The regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Tonasket was held on Tuesday, January 10, 2012 at 7:00 pm in the City Hall, Tonasket, Washington.

 

Those present were Mayor Plumb and Councilmembers Griffin, Olson, Ramsey, and Vugteveen who joined in the flag salute. Also present were Superintendent Pilkinton, Chief Burks and City Clerk-Treasurer Attwood.

                                                                        Oath of Office

The Oath of Office was administered to Councilmembers, Griffin, Olson and Vugteveen.

                                                                        Excuse Councilmember

It was moved by Ramsey and seconded by Griffin to approve the absence of Councilmember Hines. Motion carried.

                                                                        Public Comment/Rylander

Roger Rylander was in attendance to ask the Council to support his idea of installing an escape ramp on SR 20 to avoid a tragedy. This matter was discussed and will possibly be turned over to Committee.

                                                                        Clark/Dog Ordinance

Brandi Clark, a Tonasket resident, was present to ask the Council to revise the Cities code pertaining to dangerous dogs. Ms. Clark’s son was bit by a dog in the City.  There was much discussion and the Council agree something needs to be corrected and the matter will be turned over to the Public Safety Committee and addressed soon.

                                                                        Surplus Items/Peter James

Peter James, Green Okanogan, was present and inquired about the old printers etc in the Council room and when he can take them for recycling purposes. The City Clerk will have a resolution for the next Council meeting that will surplus the equipment.

                                                                        Evans/Parking

Jollie Evans, a Tonasket Ave. resident, was in attendance to talk about the parking situation on Tonasket Ave between Third St and 2nd St.   The majority of these homes do not have off street parking and it is difficult for them to comply with the no parking on City streets between 2:00 am and 6:00 am City Code.  There was discussion and this matter will continue to be worked on.

                                                                        Black/TVBRC/Spray Park Presentation

Linda Black, Manager of the TVBRC, was present to give an update of what took place at the TVBRC in 2011. Linda also presented Patrick Cancilla from N.W. Playgrounds who gave a presentation on spray parks.

                                                                        Ordinance #703

It was moved by Olson and seconded by Ramsey to adopt Ordinance #703. Motion carried.  Ordinance #703 annexes the Legacy Park Property at the south end of town.

                                                                        Griffin/Report

Councilmember Griffin reported the Chamber of Commerce is having their Banquet on Thursday, January 19th, and Green Okanogan will be having a metal drive in the spring.

                                                                        Olson Report

Councilmember Olson reported he has a list of items that he would like to know the status of: Economic Council, Back entrance to Chief Tonasket Park, First St, Hwy 20 lights, Martel, annexation, Bonaparte Creek Bridge, house on Seventh St., dog car, game camera policy. Parking on the wrong side of the street was also discussed.

                                                                        Special Meeting

It was decided that a special meeting for the purpose of discussing goals and ideas will be held on Tuesday, January 17th, 2012 at 6:00 pm at the Kuhler Bar and Grill.

                                                                        Basketball Hoops

It was moved by Griffin and seconded by Ramsey to allow Bill Pilkinton to spend up to $500 for the new basketball hoops at History Park. Motion carried.

                                                                        Committee Meeting

The Water-Sewer Committee will meeting January 17th, with Jeff Moran from Varela and Associates.

                                                                        Approval/Grant Application

It was moved by Olson and seconded by Vugteveen to allow Chief Burks to apply for a grant/loan from USDA Rural Development for a police car. Motion carried.

                                                                        New Planning Commission Member

Mayor Plumb reported that George Hill will be taking the place of Art Mosher on the Planning Commission.

                                                                        Rural Development Documents

It was moved by Olson and seconded by Vugteveen to authorize the Mayor to sign the Rural Development documents. Motion carried. The documents consist of the Letter of Intent to Meet Conditions and the Request For Obligation of Funds.

                                                                        Approval of Mayor Committee/Appts.

It was moved by Vugteveen and seconded by Olson to approve the 2012 Committee Appointments that will remain the same as 2012 except with the change that George Hill will replace Art Mosher as a Planning Commission member. Motion carried. The appointments and committees are as listed below.

 

MAYOR’S 2012 COMMITTEE APPOINTMENTS

 

Finance/Capital Improvements/Annexation----------Olson and Vugteveen

Street/Water/Sewer/Cemetery/Airport-----------------Ramsey and Hines

Park/Pool/Housing/Youth Center/Recreation--------Griffin and Ramsey

Personnel-----------------------------------------------------Griffin and Olson

Public Safety-------------------------------------------------Vugteveen and Hines

 

MAYOR’S 2012 APPOINTMENTS

 

City Attorney                                                    Michael D. Howe

City Clerk/Treasurer                                         Alice Attwood

City Superintendent                                          Bill Pilkinton

Police Chief                                                      Robert Burks               

Court Judge                                                     Anthony Castelda

Court Judge Pro-Tem                                     Roger Castelda

Building Official/Permit Administrator    Christian D. Johnson

Airport Manager                                               Bill Pilkinton

 

CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION

 

Members          Position 1         Leonard Hedlund          term – 2011-2016

                        Position 2         Ed Jeffko                      term  - 2008-2013

                        Position 3         Phil Christy       term -  2007-2012

 

PLANNING COMMISSION

 

Members          Position 1         George Hill                 3 year term (exp 12-31-13)

                        Position 2         Gayle Mailloux           3 year term (exp 12-31-13)

                        Position 3         Dennis Brown               3 year term (exp 12-31-11)

                        Position 4         Jan Asmussen               3 year term (exp 12-31-11)

                        Position 5         Colin Graham               3 year term (exp 12-31-12)

                       

 

LIBRARY BOARD

 

                                  Members:                       Claire Jeffko

                                                                        Diane Allstot

                                                                        Leann Peterson

                                                                        Miriam Caddy

                                                                        Evie Duncalf

                                                                       Gretchen Harris

 

BOARD OF APPEALS

 

                                  Members:                       Bob Thompson

                                                                        Moshe Levine

                                                                        David Kester

                                                                        Rick Baker

                                                                        Dave Ogborn

 

                                                                TREE BOARD

 

                                   Members:                    Harriet Stangland                       

                                                                       Marilyn Brown 

                                                                       Donna Sylvester

                                                                       Betty Bair

                                                                       Barbara Hanson

                                                                       Dave Kester

                                Councilmember               Julianna Griffin              

                                Councilmember               Selena Hines

                                City Superintendent       Bill Pilkinton

 

 

 

 

                                                                        Approval of Century West Agreement

It was moved by Vugteveen and seconded by Ramsey to approve the Century West agreement for Airport work. Motion carried.

                                                                        Approval of Consent Agenda

It was moved by Ramsey and seconded by Vugteveen to approve the consent agenda which consists of the minutes of the previous meeting, the December 2011 Payroll (2994-3007 and direct deposit run 12/27/2011) $57,207.47, the 2011 Open Period Bills (2992, 2993, 3008-3049) $57,989.36, a correction to the December 13th, 2011 bills—a change from $64,730.74 to $76,444.38, the motion also includes a correction to the minutes that should state that Councilmember Griffin reported the Middle School ASB sponsored an activity where nearly 200 letters to Santa were collected, and a volunteer drove them to the nearest Macy’s store as part of their national pledge to donate $1 for every letter (up to 1 million USD) to Make-A-Wish Foundation, a non-profit that grants wishes to youth with life threatening medical conditions. There is a local connection to Make-A-Wish, a Tonasket student battling cancer right now, who was awarded a trip to Disney World scheduled for spring 2012. This was incorrectly stated that Councilmember Griffin reported the Middle School ASB is having a fund raiser to raise funds for a young person in need. Motion carried.

                                                                        Adjournment

It was moved by Olson and seconded by Vugteveen to adjourn the meeting.  Motion carried.

 

 

 

                                                                                    ______________________________

                                                                                    Patrick Plumb, Mayor

 

 

 

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Alice J. Attwood, Clerk-Treasurer