12/06/2004 - Special - MinutesCity of Port Orchard
Council Meeting Minutes
Special Meeting of December 6, 2004
PRESENT:
KIM E. ABEL, MAYOR
COUNCILMEMBERS:
John Clauson -Excused
Todd Cramer
Robert Geiger
Rita Diienno
Carolyn Powers
Ron Rider
Rick Wyatt, Mayor Protem
ALSO PRESENT: Treasurer Kristine Tompkins, City Clerk Etgen, and Planning Director
Joanne Long-Woods.
6:30P.M. CALL TO ORDER
Mallory Jackson led the audience and Council in the Pledge of Allegiance.
Council Member Wyatt moved and Council Member Rider seconded a motion
to excuse Council Member Clauson from this meeting. Motion carried.
PUBLIC HEARING: 2005 Budget Proposal
Mayor Abel opened the public hearing to public testimony at 6:31 p.m. With no one
wishing to testify, the public hearing was closed at 6:31 p.m.
Council Member Geiger moved and Council Member Wyatt seconded a motion
to approve the 2005 preliminary budget as presented and direct staff to
prepare an ordinance for passage at the December 13, 2005 council meeting.
Treasurer Tompkins reviewed the changes made to the expenditure and revenues per
Council's earlier direction.
Council Member Geiger expressed concern over the proposed parking fine increase from
$10 to $20, and felt only $25,000 should be budgeted for the marquee removal. He
proposed $25,000 be put towards a Local Improvement District (LID) fund.
Council Member Geiger moved and Council Member Powers seconded a
motion to amend the original motion to change the parking fines from $10 to
$15, rather than $20. Motion failed with Council Member Powers casting an
· affirmative vote, and Council Members Cramer, Geiger, Dilenno, Rider and
Wyatt casting dissenting votes.
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Council Member Geiger moved and Council Member Powers seconded a
motion to amend the main motion to change the street budget marquee
expenditure to $25,000 and create a fund called the "LID assistance fund for
residential neighborhood street improvements" in the amount of $25,000.
Motion failed with Council Members Geiger and Powers voting in the
affirmative, and Council Members Cramer, Diienno, Rider and Wyatt casting
dissenting votes.
Upon vote, the main motion to approve the 2005 preliminary budget as
presented and direction to staff to prepare an ordinance for passage at the
December 13, 2004 council meeting passed with Council Members Cramer,
Diienno, Powers, Rider and Wyatt casting affirmative votes, and Council
Member Geiger casting a dissenting vote.
EXECUTIVE SESSION
Council moved into executive session for the purposes of discussing labor negotiation
issues at 7:21 p.m., reconvening into regular session at 7:46 p.m.
Council Member Rider announced there would be a Sewer Advisory Committee meeting
on December 8, 2004 at 6:30 p.m. at City Hall.
ADJOURNMENT
At 7:48 p.m. Mayor Abel adjourned the meeting.
Kim E. Abel, Mayor