BINGEN CITY COUNCIL MINUTES
 

May 3, 2005

The meeting was called to order by Mayor Prigel at 7:00 p.m. Council members present: Terry Trantow, Randy Anderson, Betty Barnes, and Laura Mann. Council members absent: Barbara Hylton (Kubitscheck). Clerk Jan Brending and Attorney Tad Connors were present. Audience: Wayne Wooster and Tim Hearn.

Approval of Minutes
Laura Mann moved to approve the minutes of April 19, 2005. Randy Anderson seconded the motion and it was unanimously approved.

Public Comment
Wayne Wooster, Klickitat County Resource Development Department
Wayne Wooster said he is a new employee working with Dana Peck at Klickitat County Resource Development Department. He said he previously worked for Goldendale Aluminum and served as a commissioner on the Columbia River Gorge Commission.

Sign Application – Columbia Cascade Company Upholstery
Jan Brending said the city has received a sign application from Columbia Cascade Company Upholstery. She said the business will be located at 114 W. Steuben where the muffler shop used to be located. Brending said the proposed signs meet the City’s sign ordinance requirements.

Laura Mann moved to approve the sign application by Columbia Cascade Company Upholstery. Terry Trantow seconded the motion and it was unanimously passed.

Klickitat County PUD – Downtown Revitalization Billing
Jan Brending said that Jim Smith with Klickitat County PUD had a family emergency and has asked that the agenda item be moved to the May 17 meeting.

Klickitat County Comprehensive Emergency Management Plan and Department – Glen Chipman
Glen Chipman provided information on the update of the county’s comprehensive emergency management plan (see document dated May 3, 2005). Chipman said the Klickitat County Department of Emergency Management will be established through an interlocal agreement with the 3 cities and the county. He said an executive council will be established made up of the three mayors and three county commissioners. Chipman said the county is in the process of hiring an Emergency Management Coordinator. He said the three mayors will be asked to participate in the interview process.

Chipman reviewed the current grant funding for emergency management in the county. He said there are still a lot of questions and issues that need to be resolved once the interlocal agreement is established including how to handle emergency management communications. He said currently 911 and dispatching communication is based out of the sheriff’s office. Chipman said an option being considered is to move 911 and dispatching to the emergency management department. He said he doesn’t see any cost increases just a move in how the agency is managed.

Chipman said that he will be forwarding a new version of the interlocal agreement to the three cities once it has been revised.

Mayor’s Update
Well Rehabilitation and Water Management Plan
Brian Prigel said city staff and the consultants met with the Department of Health to review the process for well rehabilitation and the development of a water management plan. He said Bingen will be able to develop a Small System Water Management Plan with a few additional components instead of having to prepare a full water management plan.

Prigel said the two wells have been tv’d and the consultants seem to be confident about the rehabilitation of both wells.  He said it appears that the casing on the Park Well can be fixed.

Jefferson Street Bridge
Brian Prigel asked if staff had contacted Bell Design. Jan Brending said she has left several messages with Bell Design and suggested the Mayor contact them directly.

Building Official Services
Jan Brending said she is working to get a meeting scheduled with White Salmon and Klickitat County to discuss the proposal for building official services.

Stonecliff Annexation
Brian Prigel said White Salmon is restarting the process for the Stonecliff annexation. He said a public hearing will be held on Wednesday, May 4 for the “Notice of Intent to Annex”. Prigel said he will be making comment to White Salmon City Council. He said he will be asking that the boundary be revised to exclude the area east of Dry Creek and suggesting that White Salmon follow the state RCW’s regarding annexation and zoning.

Boarding of Dog
Tad Connors said a dog has been boarded initially at Alpine Vet and then at Happy Tails Boarding due to an ongoing case. He said the owner was charged with animal neglect and abuse. Connors said the city has obtained a release for the dog and it is now available to be adopted out if possible or disposed of. There was a consensus of the city council to allow 5 additional days of boarding at Happy Tails Boarding while trying to place the dog for adoption.

Jan Brending said she will talk to PROD and others about placing the dog for adoption.

Vouchers
Vouchers audited and certified as required by RCW 42.24.080 and expense reimbursement claims certified as required by RCW 42.24.090 as of this date May 3, 2005. The council by unanimous vote does approve for payment the following list: warrants 6701 through 6731 totaling $121,288.93 and   payroll warrants 6249 through 6251 totaling $14,359.40 for a total of $28,497.82: Current - $7,427.75; Street - $3,479.93; Street Construction & Maintenance - $461.69; Water - $4,235.15; Sewer - $1,678.88; Treatment Plant - $7,355.69; Dallesport Treatment Plant - $3,858.73.

At 8:35 p.m. the Council adjourned.

Jan Brending                                                            Brian Prigel
City Clerk                                                                Mayor