AGENDA 

GIG HARBOR CITY COUNCIL MEETING

Monday, February 13, 2023 – 5:30 p.m.

Council Chambers

 

This meeting may also be accessed through Zoom at https://zoom.us/j/93216056382 or by calling (253) 215-8782 and entering Meeting ID 932 1605 6382. Please see the Public Comment & Decorum section at the end of this agenda for information on options to make public comment.


 

CALL TO ORDER/ROLL CALL

 

PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

 

LAND ACKNOWLEDGMENT

Before we begin this Council Meeting we would like to recognize that we are gathered on not only the ancestral and traditional lands of the sxʷəbabč band of the Puyallup Tribe of Indians, but also on the site of one of the largest and longest standing historic villages of their people, the original inhabitants of the Gig Harbor area.

 

CHANGES TO THE AGENDA

 

CONSENT AGENDA

1.

City Council Minutes

Documents:
  1. City Council Study Session Minutes - January 19, 2023.pdf
  2. City Council Minutes - January 23, 2023.pdf
  3. City Council Study Session Minutes - January 26, 2023.pdf
2.

Small Public Works Contract Award for Well #5 & #6 Maintenance Project

Documents:
  1. AGENDA BILL Well 5 and 6 Maintenance Project.pdf
3.

Professional Services Contract Amendment #2 for 38th Ave Half-Width-Roadway Improvements Phase 2– 56th Street Intersection

Documents:
  1. AGENDA BILL 38th Ave Half-Width-Roadway Improvements Phase 2.pdf
4.

Interagency Agreement with Dept. of Commerce for Middle Housing Grant

Documents:
  1. AGENDA BILL Middle Housing Grant Interagency Agreement.pdf
5.

Professional Services Contract for 2024 Comprehensive Plan Update

Documents:
  1. AGENDA BILL SCJ Alliance Comp Plan Update.pdf
6.

Professional Services Contract with the Gig Harbor Chamber of Commerce for Publication of the 2023 Visitors’ Guide

Documents:
  1. AGENDA BILL Visitors Guide.pdf
7.

Appointment of Patsy Irwin, Miriam Battson, and Carrianne Ekberg to the Lodging Tax Advisory Committee

Documents:
  1. AGENDA BILL LTAC Appointments.pdf
8.

Approval of Vouchers

Check numbers 99718 through 99840 and ACH payments are approved for payment in the amount of $1,502,701.03.

9.

Approval of Payroll for the Month of January

Checks #8380 through #8381 and direct deposit transactions in the total amount of $542,868.65.

 

MAYOR'S REPORT

 

CITY ADMINISTRATOR'S REPORT

 

PUBLIC COMMENT ON NON-AGENDA ITEMS

 

NEW BUSINESS

1.

First Reading of Ordinance 1508 Amending GHMC 9.24 Relating to Alcohol in Parks and Park Operating Hours

Suggested Motion: None.

a) Report: Parks Manager Jennifer Haro

b) Clarifying questions from Council

c) Public comment

d) Council deliberation and action

Documents:
  1. AGENDA BILL Ordinance 1508.pdf
2.

Public Hearing: First Reading of Ordinance 1507 Related to Short-term Rentals

Suggested Motion: None.

a) Report: Community Development Director Carl de Simas

b) Clarifying questions from Council

c) Public hearing

d) Council deliberation and action

Documents:
  1. AGENDA BILL Ordinance 1507.pdf
  2. Public Hearing Comments Received as of February 10.pdf
  3. Public Hearing Comments Received as of February 13.pdf
 

COUNCIL REPORTS / COMMENTS

 

ANNOUNCEMENT OF UPCOMING MEETINGS

Documents:
  1. Upcoming City Meetings.pdf
  2. City of Gig Harbor Two-Year Strategic Plan 2022-2023.pdf
 

ADJOURN

PUBLIC COMMENT & DECORUM

The City Council desires to allow a maximum opportunity for public comment.  However, the business of the City must proceed in an orderly, timely manner. The purpose of a Council meeting is to conduct the City’s business; it is not a public forum. 

 

Speakers will be allotted 3 minutes per individual, unless revised by the Mayor. In-person comments shall be made from the microphone, first giving the speaker’s name and address.  When there are 30 seconds remaining, a yellow light will alert you to summarize your comments. At the end of your comments, the light will turn red and you will hear a beep signifying the end of your comment period.  Anyone making “out of order” comments may be subject to removal from the meeting.

 

Public comment may be made remotely via Zoom or by phone during designated portions of the meeting. To speak during the meeting, press the Raise Hand button near the bottom of your Zoom window or press *9 on your phone. Please refrain from raising your hand until the Mayor has announced that she has opened the public comment portion of the meeting. Your name or the last three digits of your phone number will be called out when it is your turn to speak. When using your phone to call in, you may need to press *6 to unmute yourself. All speakers will have up to three minutes to speak.


Instead of making oral comment, written comments may be submitted to the City Council at mayorandcouncil@gigharborwa.gov.

 

All remarks shall be addressed to the Council as a body and not to any specific councilmember. All speakers shall be courteous in their language and deportment and shall not engage in or discuss or comment on personalities or indulge in derogatory remarks or insinuations with regard to any councilmember, the Mayor, or any member of the staff or the public.  

 

There will be no demonstrations during or at the conclusion of any public comment. These guidelines are intended to promote an orderly system of holding a public meeting, to give every person an opportunity to be heard and to ensure that no individuals are embarrassed by voicing their opinions.

 

AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES (ADA) ACCOMMODATIONS

ADA accommodations can be provided upon request. Those requiring special accommodations should contact the City Clerk at cityclerk@gigharborwa.gov or (253) 853-7613 at least 24 hours prior to the meeting.