The regular meeting of the City Council of the City of
Mayor Elect Plumb led the flag salute.
Oath of Office
The Oath of Office was administered by City Clerk-Treasurer Alice Attwood, to Patrick Plumb, Mayor and newly re-elected Councilmembers Connie Maden and Jean Ramsey.
Present
Those present were Mayor Plumb, Councilmembers Fancher,
Public Hearing/CDBG
This meeting has been advertised in the Gazette-Tribune, December 31, 2009 and January 7, 2010, as a public hearing to review community development and housing needs, inform citizens of the availability of funds and eligible uses of the state Community Development Block Grant and receive comments on proposed activities, particularly from low and moderate income persons and persons residing in the Tonasket area. Mayor Plumb opened the public hearing. The CDBG fact sheet and a handout with information on the availability of CDBG funds and the eligible uses were distributed to the attendees in the audience. Mark Varela, the City’s engineer, explained the process of a CDBG public hearing to the Council and attendees. Mark also notified the citizens of what the funds can be used for. There were questions about housing programs in the Tonasket area and where a list of prior projects funded could be found. A letter was received from the U.S. Armed Forces Legacy Project asking if the funds could be used for their Memorial and it was stated that would be something to research at the next funding cycle. Mark Varela went on to describe the project the City is asking funding for and that is to extend sewer service in the Mill Drive/Bonaparte Creek area and also to improve the water system in the same area. There are still many details that need to be addressed such as annexation and privately owned wells. City Clerk Alice Attwood read Resolution 2008-09, the City’s Grievance Procedure for complaints, which is a requirement of applying for the CDBG funds. There being no further business, Mayor Plumb adjourned the public hearing portion of the meeting and continued on with the regular meeting.
Kester/TVBRC
Dave Kester was present to discuss
the Tonasket Visitor and
Public Comment
In public comment, Ed Jeffko asked
if the old
Mark Varela presented 5 funding scenarios for the Mill Drive/Bonaparte Creek Project. The Mayor and Council stated that a combination of scenario #4 and scenario #5 would be best. After further discussion it was moved by Maden and seconded by Fancher to authorize Varela and Associates to prepare the CDBG application and to authorize them to work with Mayor Plumb on the details and the conceptual funding plan with the Block Grant portion to be $829,000 to $850,000 and if needed to add more to the grant portion, for the sewer portion of the project to use $115,000 to $125,000 from the reserve fund with a pay back of $15 per month per user for 10 years with a monthly rate of $45 per month, and allow $25,000 from the reserve for the water project and apply scenario #4 for the RD Loan and authorize the Mayor to sign any applicable documents. Motion carried.
Resolution 2010-01
It was moved by
Title VI Certification
It was moved by Maden and seconded by Vugteveen to approve the Title VI Certification document. Motion carried. This certifies compliance with the Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.
Committee/Council Reports
In Committee/Council Reports Councilmember Maden brought up the matter of the need of a new swimming pool and that there may be a possibility of a YMCA for our area since the closest one is approximately 100 miles away. This will be looked into.
Councilmember Ramsey reported the Chamber of Commerce Banquet is January 20th at the Senior Citizen Center.
Department Head Reports
In Department head reports, City Clerk-Treasurer Alice
Attwood reported that the new software has been installed and that
Superintendent Pilkinton reported he had a water line break on Christmas day that took approximately 14 hours to repair. Mayor Plumb and Councilmember Fancher thanked him for all of the work Bill and the crew did to repair the line.
Police Chief Burks reported that he has been tracking money that has come to the city through the Police Department, besides the traffic infraction funds, and that amount is approximately $7200. Councilmember Ramsey asked Chief Burks about the training cost for John Marshall and also how many reserve officers does his department have. The Chief replied that the training is necessary for the Reserve Officer to do his job and that he has 3 Reserve Officers.
5 minutes Recess
Mayor Plumb declared a 5 minute recess from 9:20 pm to 9:25 pm. Mayor Plumb called the meeting to order.
Mayor’s Appointments
It was moved by Fancher and seconded by Maden to approve the Mayor’s Appointments. Motion carried. The appointments will be attached to the minutes.
Dues/Next Meeting
The EDD and RC & D dues will be addressed at the next meeting.
EECBG/Next Meeting
The Scope of Work for the Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant will be discussed at the next meeting.
Letter of Support
It was moved by Fancher and seconded by
Mayor Pro-Tem
Mayor Plumb asked for nominations for Mayor Pro-Tem. Councilmember Maden nominated Councilmember Fancher. Mayor Plumb called for the vote, all were in favor of Councilmember Fancher to be Mayor Pro-Tem.
Kurt Danison was not able to attend the meeting due to illness. It was moved by Maden and seconded by Vugteveen to approve the consultant agreement with Highlands Associates with the following changes, on page 1 under #1.A. change “two hundred sixteen” to “five hundred twenty” and change “Pateros” to “Tonasket” on page 6 and authorize the Mayor to sign the document. Motion carried.
Reimbursement
It was moved by
Shoreline Master Program
The Shoreline Master Program will be discussed at the next meeting.
Bonaparte Meeting
The City Clerk announced there will be a Bonaparte Land Owners meeting on Thursday, January 14, 2010 at 6 pm in the Council Room.
Correspondence
A letter was received from Susie Burton asking permission to hide caches on City property for geocaching which is a computer hide and seek game. The Council instructed the City Clerk to contact the City Attorney for this opinion.
Building Annual Report
Building Official Christian Johnson’s annual report was submitted to the Mayor and Council.
Special Meeting
Mayor Plumb stated he would like to have an informal retreat/planning meeting. A special meeting will be held on Tuesday, January 19, 2010 at Rancho Chico from 6 pm to 8 pm and will be properly advertised.
Consent Agenda
It was moved by
Adjournment
It was moved by Vugteveen and seconded by Fancher to adjourn the meeting. Motion carried.
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Patrick Plumb, Mayor
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Alice J. Attwood,
Clerk-Treasurer