1984/06/06 Council Minutes - Laserfiche WebLink

1 238 ; , . • , June 6,1904 . wHEREAS, the City Council wishee to establish a public , information program concerning the Navy base in Everett prior to the November 6,1984 election, . NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Everett: Section 1: The City/Navy Coordinator is hereby requested to ' • compile information and conduct public meetings concerning the NavY base in Everett. Section 2: Reasonable efforts will be made to assure maximun participation of the general public at meetinge eponsored by the City,at which issues related to the Navy homeporting are dinouseed. Section 0: The CitY/NavY Coordinator.is requested to make available final reports concerning the various issues related to the Navy homeporting. Said final reports and comments will be available 1 to the public by the Coordinator and through the Everett Public Library. All documents submitted at a public meeting as.provided herein shall be considered final documents for public disclosure. All other City documents shall be considered working memoranda not subject to public disclosure. seotion 4: on september 5, 1984, the City/Navy Coordinator shall report to City Council concerning what has been accomplished 11 ' in public information dissemination concerning the J.,hoMepOrting 11 in Everett, and the City Council shall then make a decision an to 1 whether the advisory ballot should be postponed or set on the ballot for the November 6,1984 election. 1 .. . section 5:,Attendance by City Council members at any public meeting shall be for informational purpones,and not for the purpose of making a final decision over any matter over which City Council i may have jurisdiction. . . . Councilman Overetreet inquired about Section 3 and Bruce Jonee,City Attorney. said this addressed the situation of differentiating between interim working memoranda and the point where this might Ibecome public information when a Final report is made. :e:Ctle3%edIo'N'a"cT Offee=d!m"d'the re"I'""b'1 de"tie' 11 Delores Grabner, of 5910 Lombard,.commented on several of Mr. White's statements and raised the question of possible • demonstrations against nuclear Ships here. •I Moved by President Stephenson, seconded by Councilman Moro°, to , amend the first and last sentence in Section 3 to read: 'The I City/Navy Coordinator is requested to make available,final reports in a timely manner concerning the various issues related to the Navy : ....porting.' - 'All other City documents shall be considered ' working memoranda not subject to pUblic dieclosure until they are • • • made final in a tirtely manner.' I , Roll was celled with Councilmen Langus,Gipson,Michelson and Pope voting.no,and Councilmen Morrow, Overstreet and Stephenson voting • • Amendment Failed . .