At 6:00 PM, Mayor Sands called the meeting to order followed by roll call and the pledge of allegiance. Councilmember Smith moved to excuse Councilmember Burnett’s absence; Councilmember Campbell seconded. Motion carried.

APPROVAL OF AGENDA & MINUTES:

Councilmember Campbell moved to approve the agenda and the minutes from the April 02, 2012 Council Meeting; Councilmember Zorica seconded. Motion carried.

MAYOR & COUNCIL COMMENTS:

Mayor Sands thanked staff and council members for their participation in the Sweet & Drinks fundraiser to help with the construction of the Spray Park.

Mayor Pro Tem Smith presented along with Association of Washington Cities Mayor Sands with her Advanced Certificate of Municipal Leadership.

OLD BUSINESS:

NEW BUSINESS:

Councilmember Smith moved to allow Pend Oreille County to move forward with the grant funded sidewalk project on Scott Avenue; Councilmember Brooks seconded. Motion carried.

Councilmember Campbell moved to declare the items surplus on the list attached to these minutes; Councilmember Brooks seconded. Motion carried.

Councilmember Smith stated that he had reviewed the 2011 annual report and moved to approve the 2011 annual report as written; Councilmember Campbell seconded. Motion carried.

CITY ADMINISTRATOR COMMENTS:

City Administrator King spoke about the Veteran’s Memorial Park. He stated that it will be an Eagle Scout project for Isiah Campbell. Councilmember Brooks moved to move forward with the purchase of a CXT bathroom identical to the one in TJ Kelly Park for the Veteran’s Memorial Park. The cost will be around $35,000.00; Councilmember Zorica seconded. Motion carried.

Spray Park bids on equipment in the spray park will be opened on Friday.

The old city shop building was removed due to liability.

Road restriction limits have been lifted everywhere in the City except the south side and Quail Ridge.

Most of the sweeping in the city has been done.

TJ Kelly Park fountains will be back on line within the next few weeks.

Two dry wells were installed on the corner of 5th and Fea to take care of a flooding issue.

The main parks will be opened soon. Vandalism is a continuing problem in the parks and Mr. King is working with Pend Oreille County Sheriff’s Office on extra patrols.

The cost of patch is very high this year making patching potholes this year very expensive.

AUDIENCE PARTICIPATION:

Timmy Pittman of 901 W. 5th Street, Newport, WA 99156 and Dennis Batsch of 837 W. 5th Street, Newport, WA 99165 were present to voice their concerns on the condition of the streets in Newport. They were concerned that Grizzly Stretch has been given priority to be fixed according to the local paper over some other streets within the City that are in much worse condition. Mr. King explained that funding is only available for certain roads and the majority of the streets within Newport do not fall under the guidelines to receive funding.

BILLS & PAYROLL:

Councilmember Zorica moved to approve the bills and payroll; Councilmember Brooks seconded. Motion carried.

ADJOURNMENT:

The meeting was adjourned at 6:49 PM.