REGULAR MEETING MINUTES
JULY 16, 2007
Mayor Norm Childress called the regular meeting to order at 7:30 p.m. in the
Council Chambers at City Hall.
Present were: Mayor Childress and
Councilmembers Helen Darr, Bill Flory, Pam Horner, Jan McDonald, Robert Morales,
Javier Rodriguez and Joan Souders.
Staff present were: City
Administrator Scott Staples, City Attorney Jack Maxwell, Public Works Director
Cus Arteaga, Parks & Recreation Director Mike Carpenter, WWTP Superintendent
Dave Lorenz, Fire Chief Pat Mason and City Clerk Anita Palacios.
2.
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
Councilmember Souders lead the pledge of allegiance.
3.
PRESENTATIONS
Homes of the Month
– Mayor Childress presented the July Homes of the Month Certificates of
Appreciation to the following:
Michael & Wendy Rodriguez, 701 Broadway; Margaret Rayburn, 1610
Beautification Award
– Mayor Childress presented the July Beautification Award to Westside Family
Dental, 201 Euclid.
Community Enhancement Award
– Mayor Childress presented the July Community Enhancement Award to the
Grandview Swim Team for their exceptional job in painting both the interior and
exterior of the swimming pool bath house.
4.
PUBLIC COMMENT
Barbara & Daniel
Christensen, 205 Cedar, requested that Council organize a committee to start
planning for the City’s centennial celebration in 2009.
Mayor Childress explained that he was in the process of organizing a
committee and asked Mr. & Mrs. Christensen to provide their contact information
to the City Clerk.
Richard & Kathy Zook,
5.
CONSENT AGENDA
On motion by Councilmember Flory, second by Councilmember Rodriguez, Council unanimously approved the Consent Agenda consisting of the following:
A.
Minutes of the June 18, 2007 regular meeting
B.
2007 Claim Warrant Nos. 79083-79428 in the amount of $361,146.76
C.
Payroll Warrant approval for June 30, 2007 & July 15, 2007
D.
Ordinance No. 2007-13; Adding a new section 2.68.040 Public Records Index
and
2.68.050 Public Records Officer – Appointment and Duties to Grandview
Municipal Code
Chapter 2.68 Public Records
E.
Bid award for the WWTP Sludge Drying Beds
F.
Resolution No. 2007-21; Declaring an emergency and approving Change Order
No. 4 with Purcell Painting
Inc., for the immediate repairs of the Wastewater
Treatment Plant clarifier mechanism and also the increased cost of the
reservoir roof repairs
6.
ACTIVE AGENDA
A.
Beautification Commission Recommendation - City Flower Re-designation
Present on behalf of the
Beautification Commission was Sharon Fisher, Chairperson.
Parks and Recreation
Director Carpenter explained that at the May 21, 2007 meeting, Council referred
the issue of re-designating the official City flower to the Beautification
Commission for consideration and recommendation.
Mrs. Fisher stated that the
Beautification Commission met on June 21, 2007 and unanimously recommended to
Council that the official City flower be re-designated from the iris to the rose
for the following reasons:
·
The rich history and
tradition of the community’s rose garden facility.
·
The rose blooms
approximately six months out of the year.
·
The rose garden promotes
both volunteerism and tourism within the
On motion by Councilmember
McDonald, second by Councilmember Flory, Council unanimously rescinded the iris
as the official City flower and re-designated the rose as the official City
flower.
Council thanked the Rose Garden Club for their many years of dedicated volunteer
service at the rose garden and also thanked Mrs. Berger’s fifth grade class from
B.
Ordinance No. 2007-14; Enacting a new GMC Chapter 2.50 Office of the
Hearing
Examiner
City Administrator Staples explained that at
the March 5th study session, staff identified as a proposed solution
for code enforcement/nuisance code appeals that Council convert to the hearing
examiner system.
It was noted that in 2005 at the recommendation of the Planning
Commission, Council appointed a hearing examiner for SEPA appeals with an option
for the Council, at their discretion, to utilize the hearing examiner for other
land use hearings and appeals.
He added that the City currently has a contract with Gary Cuillier to act as the
hearing examiner for the City.
It was further
noted that cities in
On motion by Councilmember
Morales, second by Councilmember McDonald, Council unanimously approved
Ordinance No. 2007-14 enacting a new Chapter 2.50 Office of the Hearing Examiner
to the
C.
Ordinance No. 2007-15; Amending GMC Chapter 13.28.05(B) Sewer Rates
for Large Industrial
Commercial Users
Public Works Director
Arteaga explained that when Council implemented the load based sewer billing
system, staff was directed to periodically meet with the industrial users and
adjust the sewer loadings and/or sewer rates as appropriate.
During the month of June, the City Engineer completed a rate analysis for
the industrial users. The results
were that with the addition of a new industrial user, Wild River Foods, the cost
of the WWTP operations/maintenance expenses could now be distributed among eight
(8) industrial users instead of seven (7) which would result in a sewer rate
reduction for the industrial users only.
The City’s sewer revenue was divided into two categories:
50% residential and 50% industrial.
The industrial users were the only customers impacted by the number of
users in the system. Industrial
sewer rates could vary up or down depending on the active industrial users in
the system.
The sewer rate reduction
recommendation was as follows:
·
Reduce Flow from $2.2327 to
$1.8151
·
Reduce BOD from 0.0683 to
0.0527
·
Reduce TSS from 0.2154 to
0.1141
In 2006, the City collected
$1,154,879 in industrial sewer revenue.
With the proposed rate reductions and the additional industrial user,
staff estimated that the City would generate approximately $1,428,000 in sewer
revenue for 2007.
On motion by Councilmember
Horner, second by Councilmember Darr, Council unanimously approved Ordinance No.
2007-15 amending
Fire Chief Mason explained
that in 2005, Council adopted the 2003 edition of the International Fire Code.
In the fall of 2006, the 2006 edition of the International Fire Code was
reviewed and with recommended amendments submitted to the Washington State
Legislature for adoption. The 2006 edition of the International Fire Code was
adopted by
On motion by Councilmember
Darr, second by Councilmember Rodriguez, Council unanimously approved Ordinance
No. 2007-16 repealing Chapter 15.24 of the
7.
COUNCILMEMBER MEETING REPORTS
Community Picnics
– The
Block Watch Party (
Flag Raising Ceremony
– The 30th annual Flag Raising Ceremony took place on July 4th
at
Downtown Revitalization Plan
Grant Award – The
City was awarded a $24,000 CDBG Planning-only grant and $20,000 Rural
Opportunity Fund grant from the Department of Community, Trade and Economic
Development to fund a downtown design and action plan.
8.
UNFINISHED AND NEW BUSINESS
- None
9.
ADJOURNMENT
On motion by Councilmember
Darr, second by Councilmember Flory, Council unanimously adjourned the regular
meeting at 8:40 p.m.
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Mayor Norm Childress
Anita Palacios, City Clerk