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The regular meeting of the City Council of the City of
July 22, 2008 at 7:00 pm in the City Hall,
Those present were Mayor Walter and Councilmembers Fancher, Maden, Ramsey, and Vugteveen who joined in the flag salute. Also present was City Clerk-Treasurer Alice Attwood.
Approval of Minutes
It was moved by Ramsey and seconded by Vugteveen to approve the minutes of the previous meeting. Motion carried.
Tribe Fish & Wildlife/Presentation
Dale Clark, James Ives and Keith Hutchins representing the Colville Tribe Department of Fish and Wildlife, were in attendance to give a presentation on the Selective Harvest of Salmon. Different methods of catching the fish were shown. The purpose of the selective harvest is to bring the numbers of fish back up to a good level.
Loreen Felstet/Presentation
Loreen Felstet, a local resident, introduced herself to the Mayor and Council. Ms. Felstet is working on recycling in the County and she wanted to inform the Mayor and Council of her project.
Memorial Bench in
Peggy Tofte was present to ask the Mayor and Council’s
permission to place a bench in the
Ordinance #653
Proposed Ordinance #653 was discussed. There were a number of people in the audience present to voice their support and their opposition to the ordinance. Mayor Walter read the proposed ordinance out loud. Councilmember Maden reported she had talked with a skateboarder and he did not have any problem with not skating on the sidewalks. She also stated the Council had talked about addressing this issue again after the skate park was built and that time has arrived. Mayor Walter handed over the gavel to Mayor Pro-Tem Fancher and stated that if the Council passes this ordinance then they are not recognizing the maturity of the young people and he doesn’t think there is anything wrong with seeing young people in the street. Mayor Walter then read a letter from Georgine Epley that stated her opposition to the ordinance. Susan Williams, US Bank, informed the Mayor and Council of the problems the Bank has encountered with the youth on skateboards in front of the bank. Ms. Williams is not only concerned about the damage that has been done but also about the safety of the young people. After lengthy discussion a motion was made by Ramsey and seconded by Fancher to adopt Ordinance #653 as written. Motion carried. Ordinance #653 prohibits bicycles, skating and skateboarding on certain streets and in certain parks.
Ordinance #654
It was moved by Fancher and seconded by Maden to approve Ordinance #654. Motion carried. Ordinance #654 amends Chapter 8.04 of the Tonasket Municipal Code regarding garbage disposal.
Ordinance #655
It was moved by Fancher and seconded by Maden to approve Ordinance #655. Motion carried. Ordinance #655 amends the 2008 budget.
City Planner Discussion
The Personnel Committee, Councilmembers Vugteveen and Fancher, will meet to discuss the hiring of a City Planner.
Small Works Roster
The City Clerk stated she would like to do more research on the small works roster before a decision is made. The City can join with the Department of General Administration’s Small Works Roster by entering into an Interagency Agreement.
Airport Layout Plan
Mayor Walter has appointed Leroy Orr and David Hannah, local pilots, to work on the Airport Layout Plan with the City Council.
Bonaparte Creek Meeting
Councilmember Ramsey reported she attended the Bonaparte Creek meeting. There was information given on the testing results of the first mile of Bonaparte Creek and what type of bacteria was found in the creek. It was mentioned there will be another clean-up of the creek in the near future and the group would like to discuss options for the area such as annexation with Christian Johnson.
Annexation Discussion
Councilmember Fancher reported she had a discussion with Ty Olson, a local businessman, regarding annexation of the area south of town. The need for fire protection is an important issue. This will be discussed further at a later date.
Chief Tonasket Park/Camping
The Mayor asked the Park Committee to consider camping in
He also asked the Council to consider some type of business registration.
Garlic Festival
It was moved by Maden and seconded by Ramsey to allow the
Garlic Festival to be held in
Letter of Support/Steever
It was the consensus of the Council to send a letter of
support to the
Resolution 2008-06
It was moved by Fancher and seconded by Ramsey to adopt
Resolution 2008-06. Motion carried. Resolution 2008-06 is an
Resolution 2008-07
It was moved by Fancher and seconded by Ramsey to adopt Resolution 2008-07. Motion carried. Resolution 2008-07 declares certain property surplus to the city’s needs.
Contract/Colville Conf. Tribes
It was moved by Fancher and seconded by Maden to approve the Colville Confederated Tribes contract. Motion carried. The contract is for the $10,000 the CCT has given the city towards the cost of the Salmon Viewing Platform.
AmeriCorps/Car
AmeriCorps has requested to use
the
Community Meeting
The City Clerk announced there will be a Community meeting on Thursday, July 31st at 6:00 pm in the City Hall.
Salmon Viewing Platform
It was moved by Fancher and seconded by Vugteveen to allow up to $500 to pay for the Historical/Archaelogy review for the Salmon Viewing Platform excavation.
Adjournment
It was moved by Vugteveen and seconded by Ramsey to adjourn the meeting. Motion carried.
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Patrick
Walter, Mayor
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Alice J. Attwood,
Clerk-Treasurer