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HomeMy WebLinkAboutSigned Minutes 11-26-18Minutes of the Arlington City Council Meeting Council Chambers 110 East Third Street November 26, 2018 Councilmembers Present: Mike Hopson, Debora Nelson, Joshua Roundy, Jesica Stickles, Sue Weiss, Jan Schuette and Marilyn Oertle. Council Members Absent: None. Staff Present: Mayor Barb Tolbert, Paul Ellis, Dave Kraski, Jonathan Ventura, Marc Hayes, Dave Ryan, Kristin Banfield, Jim Kelly, James Trefry, Marty Wray, Steve Peiffle and Erin Keator. Also Known to be Present: Art Unruh, Neil Knutson, John Swizer, Gale Roeber, Holly Sloan - Buchanan, Sarah Arney, Radhika Nair from BERK Consulting, Zac Corradino and Garrett Abrahamson from the Public Consulting Group and Doug Buell. Mayor Barb Tolbert called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m., and the pledge of allegiance and roll call followed. APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA Mayor Pro Tem Marilyn Oertle moved and Councilmember Debora Nelson seconded the motion to approve the agenda. The motion passed unanimously. INTRODUCTION OF SPECIAL GUESTS AND PRESENTATIONS Public Consulting Group (PCG) Acting Fire Chief Dave Kraski introduced Zac Corradino and Garrett Abrahamson from Public Consulting Group. They provided handouts to the City Council and walked through an update regarding the Ground Emergency Medical Transportation (GEMT) 2016 - 2017 reimbursement for transport of Medicaid patients. WORKSHOP ITEMS - NO ACTION WAS TAKEN Professional Services Agreement extension for Tom Cooper Acting Fire Chief Dave Kraski reviewed the Professional Services Agreement with Deputy Fire Chief Tom Cooper. Council is asked to approve an extension of the attached Professional Services Agreement with former Deputy Fire Chief Tom Cooper to work as a consultant to the Fire Department as originally dated through April 2019, and as needed infrequently for the rest of the year 2019. Page 1 of 4 Minutes of the City of Arlington City Council Meeting November 26, 2018 Use of surplus fire department ladder funds for staff vehicle Acting Fire Chief Dave Kraski reviewed the request to purchase an additional staff vehicle for the Executive Analyst. This vehicle will be used during the workday to provide transportation to the fire stations, city hall etc. Additionally it will be used to attend regular meetings throughout the county. Discussion followed. Development Agreement with Affinity at Arlington Community and Economic Development Director Marc Hayes reviewed the Proposed Development Agreement for Affinity at Arlington LLC, Lot 1, of the Affinity at Arlington Binding Site Plan, a Mixed Use Development, describing certain conditions and allowing for the use of the projects traffic mitigation fees to be utilized for the construction of 169th St NE., including intersection, signalization and frontage improvements on Smokey Point Blvd. Discussion followed. Subarea Plan for Arlington Marysville Manufacturing Industrial ATTACHMENT D Center (AMMIC) Community and Economic Development Director Marc Hayes introduced Radhika Nair from BERK Consulting. Ms. Nair, through the use of a PowerPoint presentation, reviewed the Arlington -Marysville Manufacturing Industrial Center (AMMIC) Subarea Plan. The AMMIC is a culmination of the collaborative planning efforts of both Arlington and Marysville to adopt policies and provisions in their respective comprehensive and infrastructure functional plans to support planned industrial growth and development of the center. The plan is in alignment with regional plans and policies as well as compliant with the PSRC's Regional Center Plans Checklist. Discussion followed. Public Comment on Subarea Plan for Arlington Marysville Manufacturing Industrial Center (AMMIC) Citizens voiced concerns regarding current and future zoning of Airway Park mobile home park. A resident of Airway Park stated that communications from the City are not consistent with some residents getting correspondence and others not receiving the same correspondence. Community and Economic Development Director Marc Hayes stated that Airway Park is currently exempt and the property owner would have to provide one year advanced notice to residents if Airway Park was to be redeveloped. Neil Knutson is concerned that if Airway Park was to be redeveloped, residents would be unable to sell their current mobile homes for market price and would not be able to relocate to another mobile home park due to lack of space. He believes there should be another location zoned for a mobile home park. Airport Commission appointment Airport Director David Ryan introduced Gayle Roeber who is the recommended candidate to be appointed to the Airport Commission. The Airport Commission Selection Committee consisting of Council members Jan Schuette and Jesica Stickles, Airport Commissioner Ruth Gonzales and Airport Director, David Ryan and Operations Manager Marty Wray conducted Page 2 of 4 Minutes of the City of Arlington City Council Meeting November 26. 2018 interviews of three applicants over the past several weeks, evaluated those applicants and selected Gayle Roeber as the next candidate. Discussion followed. Fee Resolution update Communications Manager / City Clerk Kristin Banfield reviewed the update to the City's fee schedule. The fees included in the schedule cover all departments in the City and addresses items not included in the Arlington Municipal Code. Staff is recommending updates to the planning, EMS, recreation and public records fees. Discussion followed. Business License language change Communications Manager / City Clerk Kristin Banfield reviewed the draft ordinance that updates the City's' business license regulations to comply with the requirements of EHB 2005, which became effective July 23, 2017. EHB 2005 requires that jurisdictions adopt the model business license language by January 1, 2019 and join one of the two "one -stop" business license systems by 2020. The model business license language includes two elements: a standardized definition of "Engaging in Business" and a minimum threshold for businesses to apply for a business license, which applies to out of city businesses. With the new language, out of city businesses whose annual value of products, gross proceeds of sales, or gross income in the City is equal to or less than $2,000 is exempt from obtaining a business license. The estimated loss in revenue to the City with the adoption of the new language is less than $2,000. Discussion followed. Waste Management recycling rate increase Public Works Director Jim Kelly reviewed the amendment to the Arlington - Waste Management Franchise Agreement increasing recycling fees. Discussion followed. QW"=�hI►LY�17� � ADMINISTRATOR & STAFF REPORTS Mayor Barb Tolbert gave a reminder about the Small Business Revolution, stating that any business in Arlington can submit to participate. PUBLIC COMMENT Holly Sloan -Buchanan thanked the City for the Hometown Holiday festivities on Saturday, November 24, 2018. COUNCILMEMBER REPORTS Councilmembers Nelson, Schuette and Stickles had brief reports, while Councilmembers Weiss, Oertle, Hopson and Roundy had nothing to report this evening. REVIEW OF CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS FOR NEXT MEETING Council reviewed the items from the evening and requested that the Professional Services Agreement extension for Tom Cooper and the Business License Language Change ordinance be placed on the Consent Agenda for the December 3, 2018 meeting. All other items were placed under the New Business portion of the meeting. Page 3 of 4 Minutes of the City of Arlington City Council Meeting November 2 2 18 EXECUTIVE SESSION None. ADJOURNMENT With no further business to come before the Council, the meeting was adjourned at 8:50 p.m.. ty Barbara Tolbert, Mayor Page 4 of 4