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07/27/1993 City CouncilEDMONDS CITY COUNCIL APPROVED MINUTES July 27, 1993 THESE MINUTES WERE APPROVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL AT THEIR AUGUST 3RD MEETING. The work meeting of the Edmonds City Council was called to order at 7:00 p.m. by Mayor Laura Hall at the Library Plaza Room, 650 Main St., Edmonds. The meeting was preceded by a flag salute. PRESENT Laura Hall, Mayor Dave Earling, Council President Steve Dwyer, Councilmember Michael Hall, Councilmember William Kasper, Councilmember John Nordquist, Councilmember Jeff Palmer, Councilmember Tom Petruzzi, Councilmember CONSENT AGENDA STAFF Paul Mar, Community Srv. Dir Art Housler, Admin. Srv. Dir. Rob Chave, Planning Manager Buzz Buzalsky, Fire Chief Scott Snyder, City Attorney Barb Mehlert, Recorder Items (B) and (D) were removed from the Consent Agenda. COUNCILMEMBER PETRUZZI MOVED, SECONDED BY COUNCIL PRESIDENT EARLING, FOR APPROVAL OF THE BALANCE OF THE CONSENT AGENDA. MOTION CARRIED. The approved items are as follows: (A) ROLL CALL �j (C) APPROVAL OF CLAIMS WARRANTS FOR WEEK OF JULY 19, 1993 AND PAYROLL CLAIM WARRANTS FOR �QaI�S JULY 15, 1993 �} APPROVAL OF MINUTES OF JULY 20, 1993 AND RECONSIDERATION OF JULY 6, 1993 MINUTES (Item B on the Pp Consent A ends R. µ T� COUNCILMEMBER KASPER MOVED, SECONDED BY COUNCIL PRESIDENT EARLING, TO APPROVE THE MINUTES OF JULY 6, 1993 WITHOUT RECONSIDERATION. MOTION CARRIED. COUNCILMEMBER NORDQUIST MOVED, SECONDED BY COUNCILMEMBER DWYER, TO APPROVE THE MINUTES OF JULY 20, 1993 WITH A SPELLING CORRECTION ON PAGE FIVE. MOTION CARRIED with Councilmember Palmer and Councilmember Kasper abstaining as they were not present for the July 20 meeting. AUTHORIZATION TO SIGN CONTRACT WITH INTERAGENCY COMMITTEE FOR OUTDOOR RECREATION (IAC) FOR FUND- -( ING ASSISTANCE FOR ACQUISITION OF BRACKETT'S LANDING SOUTH SITE Councilmember Petruzzi commended Parks and Recreation Director Arvilla Ohlde and her department �tn°J on the excellent work in securing this funding assistance for acquisition of the Brackett's Land- ing South Site. COUNCILMEMBER PETRUZZI MOVED, SECONDED BY COUNCILMEMBER DWYER, FOR AUTHORIZATION (7 TO SIGN CONTRACT WITH INTERAGENCY COMMITTEE FOR OUTDOOR RECREATION (IAC) FOR FUNDING ASSISTANCE FOR ACQUISITION OF BRACKETT'S LANDING SOUTH SITE. MOTION CARRIED. PROPOSED ORDINANCE ISSUING LID NO. 213 EXPANDING THE COMBINED UTILITY SYSTEM Art Housler, Administrative Services Director, said the total amount of the assessment roll in �I Local Improvement District No. 213 , created under ordinance 2878, was $424,046.63. The 30-day period for making cash payments of assessments without interest in the District expired on July ' 3 12, 1993, and the total amount of assessments paid in cash was $83,103.50, leaving a balance of assessments unpaid on the assessment roll in the sum of $340,942.94. Mr. Housler referenced a bond issue before the Council for the L.I.D. which finances the remaining $340,942.94. Mr. Housler said the market is very favorable at this point and time, and introduced Dick Ehlers, Vice President of Seattle Northwest Securities, who presented the offer to purchase the bonds and explained the justification for the offer. Mr. Ehlers agreed with Mr. Housler in that the market is very favorable. Mr. Ehlers said the marketing went relatively well for the marketing of the bonds. Mr. Ehlers said this has resulted in a net interest cost or a net borrowing cost of 5.39%, which he said is a strong interest rate for a Local Improvement District. Mr. Ehlers distributed informational materials to the Mayor and Council regarding this offer to purchase. Bob Yeasting, of Yeasting and Associates, who is the City's independent bond advisor, said he has reviewed the pricing and the offer made by Seattle Northwest Securities. Mr. Yeasting distributed informational materials to the Council regarding the offer to purchase. Mr. Yeasting said after reviewing the offer, he believes the rate is very fair and very favorable to the City, and recom- mended the City award sale of the Bond to Seattle Northwest Securities, based on their proposal. Councilmember Kasper asked Mr. Yeasting to explain the difference between the negotiated sale and the direct sale. Mr. Yeasting said the negotiated sale, in which the City has used on several other issues, including this one, is where a firm of underwriters is selected to put the details of the issue together, whereby they then go out and solicit the market and find the level in which they can get orders for the bonds. Mr. Yeasting said the direct sale is to solicit propos- als for the bids. Mr. Yeasting said an issue of the size the City of Edmonds is discussing, is not very attractive for someone to bid on, as it isn't big enough for anyone to really make any money on. Lee Vorhees, of Foster, Pepper & Shefelman, whos is the Bond Council, presented the proposed ordinance issuing LID No. 213 expanding the combined utility system at an interest rate of 5.90 on the assessment installments that are left to be paid on an annual basis. COUNCIL ACTION COUNCILMEMBER KASPER MOVED, SECONDED BY COUNCILMEMBER. NORDQUIST, TO ACCEPT THE RECOMMENDATION OF BOB YEASTING AND APPROVE ORDINANCE 2940, WHICH RELATES TO REFUNDING OF THE BALANCE OF $340,942.94 OF L.I.D. 213. MOTION CARRIED. DISCUSSION OF PHASE II SPACE NEEDS Mayor Hall said on March 23, 19.93, the Council approved proceeding with Phase II of the Space Needs Study. On July 8, 1993, the Community Services Committee was given a briefing on the fact that w project and preliminary findings. Mayor Hall said because of the ADA mandates, and the Af_Cj the city has outdated facilities, the City needs a new city hall so city employees can better serve the public. Mayor Hall said as the City is in a growth mode, it needs to plan for that growth. "city Mayor Hall referenced an anonymous letter whereby it stated that consultants presented Mayor Hall with a plan for a new 3-story".Taj-Mahal city hall". Mayor Hall said she would appreci- ate some identification, as she does not know who the "board of trustees of the ECCC" is. Mayor Hall said taxpayers dollars will be spent wisely. Paul Mar, Community Services Director, said last September, the City and Arai -Jackson entered into an agreement to perform a two phase study for space needs for the City of Edmonds. Mr. Mar said the first phase was to identify the space needs and assess the correct facilities, and Phase II was to develop a Master Plan based on the needs of the future. Mr. Mar said the consultant will present the preliminary results of Phase II of the plan. Mr. Mar said after the presenta= tion, City Council should provide direction on the next step. Mr. Arai said the Steering Committee developed goals in conjunction with Staff and said the goals were pretty straight forward including maintaining a proper civic image that fits with the charac- ter of the City of Edmonds and linkage to the downtown area. Mr. Steven Arai of Arai Jackson, presented enlarged conceptual drawings as a result of Phase II. Mr. Arai illustrated his firm's three recommended conceptions for a new city hall: 1. Concept F.I. (2 stories) with Fire Station, 170 parking spaces, and a 30,000 sf footprint. Total cost of City Hall, parking structure, and fire station would be $18,726.576. 2. Recommended Concept F.1 (3 stories) with Fire Station, 170 Parking spaces, and a 26,000 sf footprint. Total cost of City Hall, Parking structure and fire station would be $18,634.729. 3. Renovation of existing buildings/add new construction, with 170 parking spaces. (renovation not recommended by consultants). Total cost of $18,334.510. In all three recommendations, Mr.' Arai stated the City would need a variance to the height limit, as he says a functional building cannot be built on the site with the current height restric- tions. The concepts considered different heights that impact the lot coverage and available on -site for parking. Next to 6th Avenue, the heights would be approximately 32 feet or 42 feet for all options. It was noted the height restriction in the City of Edmonds is 25'. Council Discussion Councilmember Palmer said as most of the Councilmembers are reviewing this information for the first time, he is curious why one of the Exhibits in the packet (Exhibit B) states as a building goal to "follow review and permit process per city code". Councilmember Palmer said his interpre- tation of this means to come up with a plan that meets city code. However, when reviews the recom- mended concepts, none of them are in compliance with code. Mr. Arai said this is true. Councilmem- ber Palmer said the City's lot coverage allows 35% and maximum height is 25 feet and asked Mr. Arai if a structure can be built that falls within the code on the sited parcel. Mr. Arai replied EDMONDS CITY COUNCIL APPROVED MINUTES Page 2 July 27, 1993 negatively. Councilmember Palmer said he doesn't understand why the Council was not advised early only that the structure could not be built without a larger parcel or fewer components. Council - member Palmer said one component that is in both schemes being presented to Council is one that the Council had already indicated they wanted to see at another location, which is the fire sta- tion. Councilmember Palmer said the fire station is taking up almost 15,000 square feet. Mr. Arai said his firm can investigate revised space needs based on possible relocation of the fire sta- tion. Councilmember Dwyer thanked the citizen members of the Advisory Committee on this project, and said their time and efforts are greatly appreciated. Councilmember Dwyer said as the citizens participate on the basis of what they are told, and essentially what they are given to work with. In that regard, Councilmember Dwyer said the difficulties and the problems as he sees with this project can be blamed on the administration and consultants, not the citizens. Councilmember Dwyer said when the Council discussed this issue on January 13, 1993, he believes two items were made clear to the consultant: the cost of this project would be an issue, and despite this discus- sion, minutes of the advisory committee state the consultant directed the committee to not have costs be a constraining factor. Councilmember Dwyer said the result of this is an $18.7 million dollar project, which he predicts will never be built. Councilmember Dwyer said the other item was his expressed concern that if the consultant came back with a project that was 3-stories tall and called for housing 35% more employees, all the Council would have done was invested money on another study that would be placed on a shelf. Councilmember Dwyer said after reviewing the con- sultants present recommendations, that is exactly what has happened, except the recommendation includes housing for 50% more employees, with a 3 or 4 story building. Councilmember Dwyer said he is very disappointed that the code was not adhered too. Councilmember Dwyer said the recom- mended concepts also suggests that views behind the proposed building would be partially blocked. Councilmember Dwyer said he is amazed that anyone would consider it a municipal goal to provide view offices for municipal employees, and he does not believe that is the goals of the citizens. Councilmember Dwyer referenced the minutes of the advisory committee when the Mayor's Office space is discussed. Councilmember Dwyer said reference to the Mayor's office states "the Mayor's office should reflect literally, the best view of Edmonds". Councilmember Dwyer said he is not discounting the fact that the City has hard working employees who need to find better work space, but he is amazed that the planning has gotten to this stage. Councilmember Dwyer said the recom- mended options are exactly what he did not want to see. Councilmember Dwyer said he cannot be- lieve the Council was not apprised early on, of the inability to construct a building such as this, on the site, within the constraints of the law, within the constraints of any reasonable budgetary expectation of the city. Councilmember Petruzzi agreed with Councilmember Dwyer and Councilmember Palmer. Councilmember Petruzzi said he is very concerned when projects are submitted that exceed the 25 foot height limit, and doesn't think the citizens of Edmonds want anything over 25 feet, as this is the code in which citizens are required to abide by. Councilmember Petruzzi said he will not vote for any building over 25 feet. Council President Earling said the Councilmembers want to have a better working facilities for city employees. Council President Earling said the problem is the City asks any developer, pri- vate citizen, and builder who comes before the City, to comply with city regulations, and repeat- edly if they don't fit within the regulations, the project is rejected or the project is revised so it matches what the code asks for. Council President Earling said he agrees City Hall should be a unique building, however, he believes the building can be built within code, with the appro- priate architectural treatment. Council President Earling said he wishes the project would have looked at the possibility of elimination of the fire station from the present site, as has been discussed by Council in the past. Council President Earling said he cannot support anything that doesn't come back doing what the City asks the citizens to do. Councilmember Kasper said he has worked with Arai -Jackson on past projects, including Community Transit projects and the City of Edmonds Library. Councilmember Kasper said he has never had any problems with them up until this point, where he is now disappointed. Councilmember Kasper said he stated directly in front of Arai -Jackson, that the Council already made the decision that the City was not going to have the fire station on the present site. Councilmember Kasper said the previous Fire Chief stated the fire station did not have to be where it is today, and said this was also discussed numerous times at Council retreats and meetings. Councilmember Kasper said none of the streets where the fire station is today are arterials, and doesn't believe it is the correct place for the station. Councilmember Kasper said the proposed recommendation by Arai- Jackon does not comply with city code in many instances. Councilmember Kasper said the city does not need a 3-story building. Councilmember Kasper said the recommended options also suggest demol- ishing all the present city structures at the Civic Center, however, he believes monumental struc- tures, such as the arches can be saved. Councilmember Kasper said the Council has turned down requests of citizens to put four feet domes on buildings, which would place the building above the height limit, and said he cannot support the city now trying to build above that same height limit. Councilmember Kasper said he cannot support spending $18 for a project of this type. EDMONDS CITY COUNCIL APPROVED MINUTES Page 3 July 27, 1993 Councilmember Nordquist said he has worked with the firm of Arai -Jackson prior to this situation on the City's library building. Councilmember Nordquist said during the library construction, the Council was apprised of every step in the planning of the design for the building. Councilmember Nordquist said the Council has been completely left out of the current project, and has not been apprised of any development plans. Councilmember Nordquist said he believes the Council needs to be better informed, and he suggested the process be changed to facilitate better Council involve- ment. Mayor Hall said the Community Services Committee was involved in the project, and said the remain- der of the Council had not seen the updated plans until tonight. Mayor Hall' said she too, had not seen this until tonight. Councilmember Hall said he believes the Council is "shooting the messenger" and said Arai -Jackson has done a good job. Councilmember Hall said as this is a space needs dri.ven study, he believes the firm has done a good job with the land available and the space needs. With regards to redrafting of the project, Councilmember Palmer said there is a great deal of space wasted on a huge atrium, which he believes can be eliminated, thus saving space and costs. Councilmember Palmer said he Council is looking for a functional building. Other potential cost savings suggested by Councilmember Palmer includes looking to private entities for usage of a firing range and exercise/locker room, instead of having these on city owned property. Councilmem- ber Palmer said both these options can be potentially be contracted through private entities. Councilmember Palmer said he would like to see a cost comparison on a city facilities versus private enterprise. Mayor Hall said she did attend the Community Services Committee and she did not hear a mandate to move the fire station. Mayor Hall said she has talked with Chief Buzalsky and members of the fire department who said the public works site at Dayton street would not be adequate for relocation of the fire station, due to the location. Mayor Hall said she did, however, talk with Police Chief Prinz, who stated the Dayton Street site might work real well for a police station. Mayor Hall said she would appreciate it if the Council would review the documents provided by Aria -Jack- son. Mayor Hall said will project will be re -grouped and other options will be discussed. Mayor Hall said she served on the Council for many years, in which height variances were granted. Mayor Hall said she has always adhered to and believed in the the 25' limit. Councilmember Petruzzi, Chair of the Community Services Committee, referenced minutes of the Advisory Committee meeting of July 15, where it discussed the fire station. The minutes reflect "despite Council request to show an alternative site concept with no fire station, the advisory committee members expressed concern that this would not be the right direction for the Master Plan". Councilmember Petruzzi said the fire station location was indeed brought up at the Communi- ty Services Committee, and Mayor Hall agreed. COUNCILMEMBER DWYER MOVED, SECONDED BY COUNCILMEMBER PETRUZZI, THAT WE DO NOT EXPEND ANY FURTHER PUBLIC FUNDS IN THE DESIGN OF A CITY HALL BUILDING OR BUILDINGS WHICH EXCEED THE APPLICABLE HEIGHT LIMITS FOR THE ZONE IN WHICH THEY ARE LOCATED. Under discussion, Council President Earling asked Councilmember Dwyer if he wanted to include lan- guage regarding the lot coverage. Councilmember Dwyer said he has not heard a sufficient amount of coverage issue to make a motion on this. MOTION CARRIED. Steve Arai, of Arai Jackson, said it was not intended to present a presentation like this where he received so much input contrary to the direction his firm has taken. Mr. Arai assured Council - members he is listening and will take the comments back to the re -grouping of the options avail- able to the City. Mr. Arai said he did not intend to disregard the code, however, stated the code does allow for a conditional use, which is a reasonable avenue to pursue because it is not against the code. Mayor Hall called Fire Chief Buzz Buzalsky to the podium. Chief Buzalsky said the proposed reloca- tion of the fire station to the Dayton street site is not the best site. Chief Buzalsky it puts .the fire station on the edge of the fire district, which does not make sense when the majority of the calls are uphill. Councilmember Palmer asked Chief Buzalsky if his comments take into consideration the growing Port District and the proposed multi -modal facility. Chief Buzalsky replied affirmatively, and said it is the goal of the fire station to provide the best service in all directions, which calls for a centrally located fire station. Council President Earling said Aria -Jackson has done excellent and innovative work for Community Transit, and hopes Arai -Jackson will apply that same type of work to the City of Edmonds. EDMONDS CITY COUNCIL APPROVED MINUTES Page 4 July 27, 1993 Dave Page, member and representative for the citizens advisory committee, said there has been a lot of divergence between what the committee was presented and what the Council commented on tonight. Mr. Page said he doesn't know where the breakdown of communication occurred, however, said the City has spent a better part of $50,000, and he is disappointed the communication level has completely broken down. Mr. Page said there was about 18 different formats the committee was presented with, and every format had all of the facilities on the one space. Mr. Page said the committee was led to believe that the civic center was the best spot for the fire department. Mr. Page said cost was a factor, as he said the committee thought it would be a cost savings to keep the fire station at the civic center. Mr. Page referenced the letter from the Edmonds Council of Concerned Citizens, where they make it look like the City is building a monument. Mr. Page said this is not the Mayor's proposal, and said she had no input into the study, except during the first meeting, where she said she opposed 3 stories. Mr. Page said the employees in the city are working under conditions that many people would not work under, and said a responsible structure will be built. The Council directed a re -grouping of the project, and will appear on a future City Council Agen- da. ;��MAKERS, PRESENTATION OF DRAFT DOWNTOWN/WATERFRONT PLAN EXECUTIVE SUMMARY BY MAKERS Rob Chave, Planning Manager, said the consultant working on the City's downtown/waterfront plan, has been making progress toward completing a public draft of the plan. John Owners of (��r Makers, presented a draft Executive Summary to the Council Council to give an advanced look at I what the draft plan included, and also to show what form an executive summary might take. The purpose of the executive summary is to provide an overview of the plan without having to present the entire plan in detail. Mr. Chave said the summary could be used as an informational tool that could be used for public or other agency contact sand to provide general information on the City's planning direction. Mr. Chave said MAKERS will be presenting the draft plan in its entirety to the Council in approximately one month. Mr. Owens of MAKERS illustrated the Executive Summary via overhead drawings, which where also included in Council packets. Mr. Owens said the purpose of the plan is to set a new planning direction for Edmonds' downtown waterfront. To accomplish this, the plan aims to translate citi- zens' goals into a unifying vision for the downtown's future; build a public consensus for con- cerned action; and identify a strategy that organizes_ public and private action in way which will make the community's vision a reality. Mr. Owens illustrated key features, short term of the plan, including planning for ferry terminal relocation and reuse of current ferry terminal site; establish Brackett's Landing South, and completing a continuous shoreline walkway from Brackett's landing to Point Edwards. Long term issues discussed including creating an multi -modal passenger terminal at Pointed Edwards to in- clude rail, ferry, park and ride, bus, and bicycle. It was recommended by Councilmembers that the drawings shown by Mr. Owen should be marked "CON- CEPTUAL ONLY", so anyone viewing them would know that it was only conceptual, and not a definite plan. Councilmember Palmer asked how access from Brackett's Landing South to Point Edmonds would proceed, taking into account some of that land is privately owned. Mr. Owens said if there were ever any redevelopment of those private parcels, they would be required to have public access at that time. In the interim, Mr. Owens suggested the City work with the owners of the private prop- erty to attain some sort of joint private -public development. Councilmember Earling said there are some specifics listed in the plan, which probably shouldn't be included as it is only concep- tual, and gave "Mosquito Fleet" as an example. Councilmember Earling said they shouldn't specifi- cally be listed. Councilmember Kasper referenced parking for 300 on the conceptual drawing, and asked if the man- dates of the growth management have been considered, which would reduce this number. Mr. Owen said not at this time, however, assured Councilmember Kasper this would be considered, along with the newly stated Commuter Trip Reduction Plan. Mr. Chave noted the next step would be to refine the Executive Summary, taking into account all Council comments. Mr. Chave said this will include the economics. This item will be back before the Council in August, 1993. COUNCIL DISCUSSION ON CITY NEWSLETTERS (deferred from June 22, 1993) Councilmember Palmer, referenced a memo in the late packet from Brent Hunter regarding costs on various options for city newsletters. Councilmember Palmer distributed to the Mayor and Council, a mock-up of a newsletter the Council Resource Person did. Councilmember Palmer said he is in the process of gathering other cost figures by contacting various cities. Mayor Hall distributed sample newsletters to Council from other cities. EDMONDS CITY COUNCIL APPROVED MINUTES Page 5 July 27, 1993 Councilmember Palmer said the City newsletter could contain different information from all areas of city departments that isn't covered by the press. Councilmember Palmer said this would be good information for citizens. Councilmember Hall agreed, and said the proposed newsletter has the potential of reaching agreat number of citizens, that normally do not hear of such news. Council President Earling asked Councilmember Palmer and Councilmember Hall to gather additional data, and said it will be scheduled for further discussion in the August City Council meeting. PROPOSED ORDINANCES REGARDING CRIMINAL CODE REVISIONS PURSUANT TO STATE LAW A) PROPOSED ORDINANCE RELATIVE TO THE BOATING CODE B) PROPOSED ORDINANCE RELATIVE TO WEAPONS IN COURT FACILITIES C) PROPOSED ORDINANCE RELATIVE TO CRIMINAL CODE REVISIONS (Impersonation of an officer) D) PROPOSED ORDINANCE RELATIVE TO CRIMINAL CODE REVISIONS (Crimes relating to persons) E) PROPOSED ORDINANCE RELATIVE TO CRIMINAL CODE REVISIONS (Crimes relating to explosives) F) PROPOSED ORDINANCE RELATIVE TO LITTER FINES AS CIVIC INFRACTIONS G) PROPOSED ORDINANCE RELATIVE TO TRAFFIC -RELATED LAWS H) PROPOSED ORDINANCE RELATIVE TO BEEKEEPING AND LICENSED AIRCRAFT DEALERS City Attorney Scott Snyder said several legislative changes occurred after the 1993 term of the Washington State Legislature regarding the Criminal Code. Mr. Snyder said Proposed Ordinances (A) through (G)are required. Item (H) is included for consideration, however, is not required. Mr. Snyder said basically, the proposed ordinances in Item (H) does not allow any more restrictions than state statues, however, it does allows the City the ability to cite through their own munici- pal court instead of going through South District Court. Marcine Anderson, of Ogden, Murphy and Wallace, addressed the Mayor and Council and explained the various proposed ordinances. COUNCILMEMBER DWYER MOVED, SECONDED BY COUNCIL PRESIDENT EARLING, TO ADOPT PROPOSED ORDINANCES, listed as (A) through (H) on the Agenda, which are numbered Ordinance 2941 through 2948 respec- tively. MOTION CARRIED. INDIVIDUAL COUNCIL REPORTS/UPDATES ON RESPECTIVE BOARD MEETINGS Council President Earling referenced the recent investigation of Community Transit, and said the C Board of Directors, of which he is a member, does not know much more than what has been reported in the newspapers. Council President Earling said he will keep the Council informed if he re- ceives more information. As a procedural matter, COUNCILMEMBER PETRUZZI MOVED, SECONDED BY COUNCILMEMBER KASPER, TO EXTEND THE MEETING. MOTION CARRIED. Councilmember Petruzzi said the Edmonds Visitors Bureau has agreed that a membership plan needs to be developed which will solicit all Edmonds' businesses. Councilmember Petruzzi said the Direc- tor is working on a plan for implementation, hopefully in 1994. Regarding the Disability Board, Councilmember Petruzzi said the Board has approved the permanent disability retirement of Lt. Kenneth Larson. Councilmember Petruzzi said the Chief may come be- (5 fore the Council soon to discuss a replacement, as over time costs are running very high because n.. of his absence. Councilmember Palmer reported the Cultural Arts Convention District is talking with the Edmonds ✓,0�� School District officials, as well as the Community College for the purpose of assessing sites for a cultural arts facility. Councilmember Palmer said discussion is going to be taking place on ,ry formation of focus groups so discussion on this facility can be broadened within the community. VU Councilmember Dwyer reported on SNOCOM/Medic 7. Councilmember Dwyer said the County is in the pro- cess of pulling out of SNOCOM in a phased approach over time. By 1996, the County will be contrib- p (� uting no money to the organization. Councilmember Dwyer said this applies only to the Sheriff L side of the operation, and said the Fire District will remain a member of SNOCOM, paying its' Ct full proportional share. Councilmember Dwyer said people without 911 service for police will j experience delays in responses, because those police calls will have to be transferred up to the dispatching center in Everett. Councilmember Nordquist reported on the Health District. Councilmember Nordquist said the AIDS epidemic in the County is still very prevalent, and said T.B. is on the uprise again due to the e,a, increasing amount of immigrants coming into the Northwest. Councilmember Nordqui.st said the District is getting ready to open their new facilities on 200th. Councilmember Nordquist said one EDMONDS CITY COUNCIL APPROVED MINUTES Page 6 July 27, 1993 item that may impact the City of Edmonds in the near future is street sweepings. He reported a neighboring city has been put on notice by the E.P.A. for their street sweepings containing heavy metals; and this particular city says it may cost them between $85,000 and $100,000 to get rid of the sweepings. Councilmember Nordquist said as the County Health Department will be transferred over to the County next year, the concern of Board members of the Health District at this time is the ownership of the building, in which the City, in part, funded. Councilmember Nordquist said the legal staff of the Health District is looking into this matter. Councilmember Hall referenced the invitation from the Arts Commission to the unveiling of the Stone Sculptures at Meadowdale Park and said he hoped all Councilmembers could attend. MAYOR Mayor Hall asked City Attorney Scott Snyder to address the Council regarding the Safeway Plaza annexation. Mr. Snyder said at the previous meeting and subsequent passage of a resolution, the Council dis- cussed simultaneous versus comparable zoning. Mr. Snyder said when Councilmember Petruzzi made the motion, the motion included the simultaneous zoning at the request of the City Attorney. After going through the Annexation timetable, it was found that simultaneous zoning will take a considerable amount of additional time. Mr. Snyder asked the Council for authorization to place an amended resolution on the next agenda to address this issue. COUNCILMEMBER PETRUZZI MOVED, SECONDED BY COUNCILMEMBER DWYER, TO PLACE A RESOLUTION TO AMEND ON THE NEXT CONSENT AGENDA. MO- TION CARRIED. COUNCIL c"OUNCIL PRESIDENT EARLING MOVED, SECONDED BY COUNCILMEMBER PETRUZZI, TO EXCUSE COUNCILMEMBER KASPER AND COUNCILMEMBER PALMER FROM THE JULY 20, 1993 COUNCIL MEETING. MOTION CARRIED. +C" Council President Earling asked Councilmembers to review the memorandum in Council packets from Bob Alberts regarding the Transportation Plan. Council President Earling asked Councilmembers to call the consultant if there are any additions they would like to see, as Mr. Alberts requested. Councilmember Kasper said speeding is increasing on 9th Avenue North. Councilmember Kasper said �� �Cv• he has been told by various people that there is a 40 mph "tolerance policy" on this street which rL is marked 25 miles per hour. Councilmember Kasper said in other words, police do not give tickets until 40 miles per hour is reached. Mayor Hail disagreed with Councilmember Kasper and said this is not true. Mayor Hall said she would look into this. Councilmember Kasper said there also direc- tional signs indicating the road to the truck route, which takes them through 9th Avenue. rXPJ- Councilmember Palmer said the city has approved truck routes and said if there are directional 9 signs directing truck traffic to the truck routes, that those should go before the Community �o Services Committee. Councilmember Dwyer thanked Art Housler for his work on the Bond financing. Councilmember Dwyer asked Mr. Housler to express the Council's appreciation to Mr. Ehlers for his work. With no further business before the Mayor or Council, Mayor Hall adjourned the meeting at 10:22 p.m. Lau M Hall, Ma r onda J. Ma ch, City Clerk EDMONDS CITY COUNCIL APPROVED MINUTES Page 7 July 27, 1993 AGENDA EDMONDS CITY COUNCIL PLAZA MEETING ROOM - LIBRARY BUILDING 7:00 -10:00 p.m. J U LY 27, 1993 CALL TO ORDER - 7:00 P.M. FLAG SALUTE 1. (10 Min.) CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS (A) ROLL CALL (B) APPROVAL OF MINUTES OF JULY 20, 1993, AND RECONSIDERATION OF JULY 6, 1993 MINUTES (C) APPROVAL OF CLAIMS WARRANTS FOR WEEK OF JULY 19, 1993 AND PAYROLL CLAIM WARRANTS FOR JULY 15, 1993 (D) AUTHORIZATION TO SIGN CONTRACT WITH INTERAGENCY COMMITTEE FOR OUTDOOR RECREATION (IAC) FOR FUNDING ASSISTANCE FOR ACQUISITION OF BRACKETT'S LANDING SOUTH SITE 2. (10 Min.) PROPOSED ORDINANCE ISSUING LOCAL IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT NO. 213 BONDS FOR EXPANDING THE UTILITY SYSTEM 3. (60 Min.) DISCUSSION OF PHASE II SPACE NEEDS 4. (40 Min.) PRESENTATION OF DRAFT DOWNTOWN/WATERFRONT PLAN EXECUTIVE SUMMARY BY MAKERS 5. (15 Min.) COUNCIL DISCUSSION ON CITY NEWSLETTER (deferred from June 22, 1993) 6. (10 Min.) PROPOSED ORDINANCES REGARDING CRIMINAL CODE REVISIONS PURSUANT TO STATE LAW: (A) PROPOSED ORDINANCE RELATIVE TO THE BOATING CODE (B) PROPOSED ORDINANCE RELATIVE TO WEAPONS IN COURT FACILITIES (C) PROPOSED ORDINANCE RELATIVE TO CRIMINAL CODE REVISIONS (impersonation of an officer) (D) PROPOSED ORDINANCE RELATIVE TO CRIMINAL CODE REVISIONS (Crimes relating to persons) (E) PROPOSED ORDINANCE RELATIVE TO CRIMINAL CODE REVISIONS (crimes relating to explosives) (F) PROPOSED ORDINANCE RELATIVE TO LITTER FINES AS CIVIL INFRACTIONS (G) PROPOSED ORDINANCE RELATIVE TO TRAFFIC -RELATED LAWS (H) PROPOSED ORDINANCE RELATIVE TO BEEKEEPING AND LICENSED AIRCRAFT DEALERS 7. (10 Min.) INDIVIDUAL COUNCIL REPORTS/UPDATES ON RESPECTIVE BOARD MEETINGS S. (5 Min.) MAYOR 9. (15 Min.) COUNCIL Parking and meeting rooms are accessible for persons with disabilities. Contact the City Clerk at 771-0245 with 24 hours advance notice for special accommodations. The Council Agenda appears on Chambers Cable, Channel 32