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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCounty Council for January 10 1980WHATCOM COUNTY COUNCIL iinutes of .meeting January 10, 1980 The meeting was called to order at 7:34 p.m. All members were present for roll. ►. The minutes of the previous meeting were approved as corrected. EXECUTIVE ITE?.1S The first executive item was Board appointments. Confirmation of Executive appointments was asked for the Rural Library Board, Developmental Disabilities, Board of Appeals for Building and Codes, Alcohol Administrative Board, and ?.4ental Health Board. Council members requested to be allowed time to consider the appointees if appointment was not immediately necessary, to reach a quorum on the Board. On this basis, the appointments to the Rural Library Board and the Board of Appeals for Building and Codes were ;�ost.poned, but nominations of Paul Elvig and Ernest Blanker-3to Library Board and Jerry Livermore and Willis Libolt to the Appeal for Buildin Codes Hoard were announced by the Executive. Appointments were made onthe remaining Da.r.ds as follows: Developmental Disabilities, Tod Arnason,3 year term; �,lel Hollinger, 3 year term;James Brown, 3 year term; Frederick Braun, reappointment, 2 year term; Delores West, reappointment, 2 year term; Ronald Snydai, 2 year term; and Jon Donnellan, filling unexpired term of C. J. Johnson, 1 year term. Muenscher moved to confirm these appointments, and his motion was passed unanimously. Louws appointed six to the Alcohol Administrative Board as follows: Bob Iluenscher, 1980 year; Pete Senuty, reappointment 3 year term; Jim Brooks, reappointment, 3 year term; Virginia McEvoy, reappointment,•3 year term; Frank Atwood, reappointment, 3 year term; and Doyle DeJong 3 year term. Hansey moved to confirm these appointments. His motion carried by unanimous vote. Six were also appointed to the `lental health Board by the Executive. 'gill. Roehl (filling Conrad Thompson's unexpired term) 1 year; Cecil Brann, 3 year term; glary Jo Tregilas, 3 year term; Traverse Skallman, reappointment, 3 year term; Sheryl Taylor, reappointment, 3 year term; and Sara Hackler, reappointment, 3 year term. Hansey moved to confirm these appointments, and ,�s motion passed. Two budget transfers were presented for approval. One in the Nor -Bell �iursing Home budget for $47,:116 and one in the Sheriff's budget for $11,784.08. Finance Committee had reviewed both, and recommended approval of them. Council Minutes -y 10, 1980 Pag,. 2 Hansey's motion to authorize these transfers vlas approved. a new salary class was requested in the Public Works Union Contract, PIV 2 -A. Finance and Public Works recommended approval of adding the new glass, and Hansey motion to approve carried. A contract with Donworth, Taylor and Compmyfor consultant services to design and build a Personnel System in the amount of $19,000 was approved, and the Executive was authorized to sign on behalf of Whatcom County. Roehl moved to authorize the Chairperson to sign the ballot proposed by the Washington State Association of Counties regarding distribution adjustment of the state tax on gasoline, upon advice of Executive and County Engineer. Motion passed. HEARINGS ?caul Rushing testified at the hearing for the ordinance establishing a permit system for and standards regulating the private access use of unopened County rights of way, giving backpyound details. Public Works Committed _ecommended "do pass" on the ordinance. McIntyre's motion to pass this ordinance passed unanimously. No public testimony was given at the hearing regarding the three ordinances for CETA Title II, CETA Title VI and CETA Title V1.- Project. They were given "do pass" with the substitute cover sheet recommendation by the Finance Committee. Hansey moved to approve each in separate motions, and all motions were passed unanimously. Dearing was held on the resolution regardingstreet name changes in the Plats of West Geneva and Clarke's Acre Tracts Addition to Bellingham. Paul Rushii- ;testified that the Postal Service requested these name changes. Public Works Committee recommended "do pass ",and McIntyre's motion to enact this resolution passed by unanimous vote. FINAL CONSIDERATION OF ORDINANCES AND RESOLTUIONS The Chair withdrew items 3 and 4 in this section on advice of the Prosectuing Attorney's office. Finance Committee recommended "do pass" on the ordinance amending Whatcom County Code 4.14.007 to reflect recent State Law amendments. fiansey's ition to pass this ordinance carried by uananimous vote. 'McIntyre moved to.adopt the ordinance amending Whatcom County Ordiannce No. 79 -72 adopted December 6, 1979 concerning a franchise agreement between Whatcom County and Puget Power. His motion passed unanimously. t County Council Minutes nuary 10, 1980 page 3. OTHER BUSINESS The agreement for codification service with Book Publishing Company for odification of the Whatcom County Code was given a "do pass" recommendation oy Finance; that any ambiguous language be corrected by the Executive and the Prosecuting Attorney's office. 1cIntyre suggested that a fee could be set at a future date to charge for the Whatcom County Codebooks to the public. The agreement was approved unanimously on Hansey's motion. Nominations were opened for two Planning Commission positions. R.oehl nominated Al Hickinbotham, 3rd District and Muenscher nominated John Vanderhage, 2nd District. Both were reappointments. No other nominations were given, and both were unanimously appointed in roll call vote. Petitions and communications were officially received as follows: (1) Mini Initiative regarding nuclear facilities sites (1280 valid signatures). This is to be sent to the Prosecuting Attorney's office for review and to draft into ordinance form. It will be on the January 24 Council agendafor setting a hearing date. (2) Application for dance license by Buck Whitman for Blaine American Legion Lounge. (3) Vacation of portion of East Pole Road by Lorenzo Perez. (4) Vacation of portion of road r/w in the Plat of Sunday Habror.. (5) Ordinance by the City of Lynden providing for annexation to the City of Lynden (G) Letter from RSVP,Hansey moved the recommendation of Finance Committee to approve their expencifture of Federal Revenue Sharing up to $2,000 for rent in their boutique office space. Motion passed. (7) Letter from the Treasurer naming the official depositories for County money. INTRODUCTION OF ORDINANCES AND RESOLUTIONS Items 2, 3, and 4 were removed from the agenda. Hansey introduced the ordinance authorizing a supplemental budget for the Auditor's 1980 budget and moved to refer it to Finance. McIntyre introduced the next four ordinances and moved to refer the first three to Public Works and Finance and the 4th one to Finance: Authorizing the adoption of a budget for the County Road Improvement District No. 1 Fund for 1980, authorizing the adoption of a budget for the County Road Improvement District No. 2 Fund for 1980, authorizing the adoption of a budget for the County Road Improvement District No 4 Fund for 1980,and authorizing the adoption of a budget for the Pt. Roberts Flood Control Zone District Fund for 1980. aunty Council Minutes January 10, 1980 Page 4 C01.1'.1 I TTEE REOPRTS Johnson reported Public Safety recommended "do Pass" on the liquor license Class H for Eddie Lathers and the Tide Flats restaurant. The Council. approved this new application unanimously. P+ablic:. Works will hold a meeting on the -nth of January at 7:00 p.m. Finance -will meet on January 22, 1980 at 4:00 p.m. Hansey made note of the meeting held on the Nor -Bell and Marine Drive sewer problems. The Chair asked that the Chairman of all committees be certain to submit minutes of their meeting to the Council Office to be put in the record. The tad --Hoc Committee for the Personnel Ordinance will meet Tuesday the 15th at 4:00 p.m. Meeting was adjourned at 9:20 p.m.