Town of Twisp Council Minutes - 08/23/2016

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1 Town of Twsp Councl Mnutes - 08/23/2016 Mayor ng-moody called the meetng to order at 5:31 pm. Councl Members present: Bob Lloyd Alan Caswell John Flemng Hans Smth Councl Member absent: Aaron Studen! Pledge of Allegance L Councl Member Caswell led the Pledge of Allegance. Publc Hearng - Transportaton Beneft Dstrct (TBD) 1. Acton: Ordnance #707- Assumng the TBD 2. Acton: Resohton # TBD Materal Change Polcy Mayor ng-moody opened the publc hearng at 5:31 pm to take comments on Ordnance #707 - Twsp Town Councl assumng the functons of the Town of Twsp Transportaton Beneft Dstrct and Resoluton # TBD Materal Change Polcy. ^ ^ The ctzens of the Town of Twsp had overwhelmngly approved the formaton of the Twsp Transportaton Beneft Dstrct whch allows for a 0.2% ncrease n the sales tax generated n Twsp whch would go towards street mprovements. Dwght Fler, 507 Peters Road, stated how thrlled he was that the TBD ballot ssue had been approved by the voters. Councl Member Smth made the moton to approve as presented Ordnance #707 - The Town Councl of the Town of Twsp, Washngton, assumng the rghts, powers, functons, mmuntes and obhgatons of the Town of Twsp Transportaton Beneft Dstrct. The moton was seconded by Councl Member Flemng and passed unanmously.!.. M ^ Councl Member Smth made the moton to approve as presented Resoluton # Town of Twsp Transportaton Beneft Dstrct approvng a Materal Change Polcy. The moton was seconded Councl Member Caswell and passed unanmously. Mayor ng-moody closed the publc hearng at 5:35 pm. Addtons: None J '! Deletons: None Town Councl Mnutes - 08/23/16 1

2 Publc Comment Perod; Up to Three Mnutes Dwght Fler, 507 Peters Road, commented on the revsed Lloyd Holdco LLC contract that was gven to the councl members at the tme of the meetng. He asked that the Comcl to take tme n revewng the revsed contract and stated that he would lke to do the same. Mayor ng-moody duly noted hs comments. Mayor's Report Mayor ng-moody reported on the followng: She and Comcl Member Flemng presented n Olympa the grant applcaton for a sports complex renovaton to Recreaton Conservaton Offce (RCO). She stated there were 88 presentatons to the RCO Board requestng grant fundng and that fundng for the projects would ultmately be contngent on budget approval of the Legslature. She wll nform the Councl of the project's rankng when RCO makes the rankng avalable to the Town. t was noted that 2 grants had been appled for and that the Youth Athletcs Feld (YAF) grant has already been approved for a match waver. One back-up generator, the tralered generator, s here and the other two back-up generators purchased through FEMA wll be here n September. She publcly thanked the PUD for ther generous help wth the electrcal prep work needed for nstallaton of the generators and noted that the PUD's n-knd labor apples to the Town's match requrement. Archtects West, the frm that s desgnng the Town's cvc buldng, dd an on-ste vst to talk to staff about the functons needed for ther offces. Mayor Pro-tem Studen wll offcate at the September 13* Councl meetng, whle she s attendng the Assocaton of Washngton Ctes (AWC) Canddates forum and Mayor's Exchange nrenton. Staff Reports! Wrtten staff reports were submtted and placed n the Councl packets for revew. Mayor ng-moody asked Councl f they had any questons regardng the reports submtted by the Department Heads. PubUc Works Drector Denham Drector Denham reported on the followng: The Town's water system had receved a bad colform report and had to chlornate the water system. He stated that he has formulated a pro-actve plan to treat the water system durng the few months of the year when bactera outbreaks typcally occur. Smuner water pumpng totals at the end of the summer to get a true pcture of water loss. He stated there are too many varables (when meters are read or weather) to look at just one month to get the water loss percentage. The Town has receved a grant/loan from the Clean Water State Revolvng Fund (CWSRF) to complete a Sewer General Plan whch ncludes vdeong the sewer lnes and evaluatng bosohds. The bds were opened for the SR 20 Curb and Sdewalk (Wagner Street to town lmts) project and J & K Earthworks was the low bdder. The bds stll have to be revewed by Varela and Assocates. Town Councl Mnutes - 08/23/16 2

3 The bd openng for the Twsp Avenue, SR 20 to Vcnty Twsp Park project wll be tomorrow August 24*. There was a toxc shock from a mcro-organsm at the Wastewater Treatment Plant; t has taken the Plant about 10 days to recover from the ht. Commsson/Commttee/Board Reports There were no reports submtted. Councl Member Smth - Lason to Methow Watershed Councl (MWC) Councl Member Smth stated that the Watershed Councl s stll workng on water avalablty to the Towns; exempt well, nstream flows, and water storage among other topcs. Councl Member Smth works for the Yakama Naton Fsheres and the Yakama's are sung Okanogan County therefore, he wll be steppng down from hs poston as lason to the MWC at ths tme. Councl Member Flemng s the alternate to MWC and wll be attendng future meetngs. OLD/NEW BUSNESS Acton; Agreement wth Lloyd Holdco, LLC for Twsp Communty Tral Project n-knd Match Councl Member Lloyd recused hmself as a councl member durng the dscusson on the Agreement wth Lloyd Holdco, LLC. The Councl had prevously approved an agreement wth Lloyd Holdco, LLC but Mayor ng-moody added language to Secton 2. Consderaton, to better defme the terms of that secton. The Comcl and Mr. Lloyd asked to have more tme to revew the changes and Mr. Lloyd wll contact Mayor ng-moody wth names of supplers of parts/labor of constructon projects whch could support Lloyd Holdco's value of n-knd labor servces. Dscusson; Updates to the Comprehensve Plan (Comp Plan) - ntroducton. Land Use and Transportaton Elements The Twsp Plannng Commsson (P/C) s recommendng revsons to the Comp Plan: ntroducton and Land Use and Transportaton Elements for Councl approval. Planner Danson stated that changes to the Transportaton Element were the most extensve; ncludng notaton of the Non-Motorzed Transportaton Plan whch provdes an overall vson for non-motorzed transportaton and Table 2 Desgn Standards for Locally Classfed Roads. Drector Denham revsed Table to better ft Twsp's streets,.e., not all streets need the same wdth of asphalt due to the type and amount of vehcle traffc After revew. Planner Danson asked the Councl to accept the proposed updates and amendments but to hold off on the formal revew, SEP A, and adopton untl the Commsson has completed work on the submtted changes., Acton; Ordnance #708 - Budget Amendment Clerk Morarty s submttng to the Councl Ordnance #708 - Budget Amendment due to revenue ncreases from grant appropratons. Town Councl Mnutes - 08/23/16 3

4 The moton was made by Councl Member Smth to approve Ordnance #708 - Budget Amendment. The moton was seconded by Councl Member Flemng and passed unanmously. Acton: Ordnance #709 - Complete Streets Program Drector Denham s submttng to the Comcl Ordnance #709 - Twsp Muncpal Code addng a complete Steet Grant Program pertanng to streets, sdewalks and publc places wthn the Town of Twsp. Drector Denham stated that the Complete Streets Grant Program wll put Twsp n good standng wth the Transportaton mprovement Board (TB) for street fundng. Councl Member Flemng made the moton to approve Ordnance #709 - Complete Stteets Program. The moton was seconded by Councl Member Smth and passed unanmously. Acton: H-GAC Buy Cooperatve Purchasng Agreement Drector Denham s submttng the H-GAC Buy Cooperatve Purchasng Agreement to allow the Town to purchase necessary tems for publc works projects. The agreement fulflls the procurement laws of the State of Washngton and would allow for more cost effectve purchases. Councl Member Lloyd made the moton to approve the H-GAC nterlocal Contract for Cooperatve Purchasng. The moton was seconded by Councl Member Flemng and passed unanmously. Consent Agenda Accounts Payable/Payroll Mnutes-06/28/16, 07/12/16, 07/26/16, and 08/10/16 Vouchers audted and certfed by the audtng offcer as requred by RCW , and those expense rembursement clams certfed as requred by RCW , have been recorded on a lstng, whch has been made avalable to the Town Councl. The followng voucher/checks are approved for payment by a majorty vote on ths 23"^ day of August, Accounts Payable Checks # $22, /23/16 US Rural Development EFT Trans # 1651 $ /28/16 Accounts Payable Checks # $ /31/16 Town Councl Mnutes - 08/23/16 4

5 1 Councl Member Smth moved to approve the consent agenda as presented. The moton was seconded by Councl Member Flemng and passed. j Adjournment ; 1 There beng no further busness to come before the Councl, Mayor ng-moody adjourned the meetng at 6:57 pm. Town Councl Mnutes - 08/23/16 5