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10/17/2000 City Councill_ J Approve 10/10/00 inutes pprove Claim Checks Claim for Damages Water Main eplacemen U rts EDMONDS CITY COUNCIL APPROVED MINUTES October 17, 2000 Following a Special Meeting at 6:45 p.m. to meet with candidates for the Sister City Commission, the Edmonds City Council meeting was called to order at 7:00 p.m. by Mayor Haakenson in the Library Plaza Room, 650 Main Street. The meeting was opened with the flag salute. ELECTED OFFICIALS PRESENT Gary Haakenson, Mayor Thomas A. Miller, Council President Dave Earling, Councilmember Michael Plunkett, Councilmember Jim White, Councilmember Lora Petso, Councilmember Dave Orvis, Councilmember Christopher Davis, Councilmember APPROVAL OF AGENDA STAFF PRESENT Robin Hickok, Police Chief Al Compaan, Assistant Police Chief Duane Bowman, Development Serv. Director Stephen Clifton, Community Services Director Arvilla Ohlde, Parks and Recreation Director Doug Farmen, Asst. Admin. Serv. Director Don Fiene, Assistant City Engineer Maryanne Zukowski, Traffic Engineer Sandy Chase, City Clerk Jana Spellman, Senior Executive Council Asst. Jeannie Dines, Recorder COUNCILMEMBER DAVIS MOVED, SECONDED BY COUNCILMEMBER PLUNKETT, FOR APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA AS PRESENTED. MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY. 2. CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS COUNCILMEMBER PLUNKETT MOVED, SECONDED BY COUNCILMEMBER DAVIS, FOR APPROVAL OF THE CONSENT AGENDA. MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY. The agenda items approved are as follows: (A) ROLL CALL (B) APPROVAL OF CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES OF OCTOBER 10, 2000 (C) APPROVAL OF CLAIM CHECKS #41326 THROUGH #44082 FOR THE WEEK OF OCTOBER 9, 2000, IN THE AMOUNT OF $556,772.14 (D) ACKNOWLEDGE RECEIPT OF CLAIM FOR DAMAGES FROM ELMER & BETTY HARRIS (Amount Undetermined) (E) REPORT ON FINAL CONSTRUCTION COSTS FOR THE 2000 WATER MAIN REPLACEMENT PROGRAM AND COUNCIL ACCEPTANCE OF PROJECT (F) AUTHORIZATION FOR MAYOR TO APPROVE PAYMENT TO SKYHAWKS SPORTS ACADEMY FOR SUMMER 2000 SPORTS CAMPS Edmonds City Council Approved Minutes October 17, 2000 Page 1 F. Symphony Month Rideshare Week 3. onfirm Appoint- ments to Sister City Commission (G) PROCLAMATION IN HONOR OF CASCADE SYMPHONY MONTH, OCTOBER 2000 (H) PROCLAMATION IN HONOR OF RIDESHARE WEEK, OCTOBER 16 — 20, 2000 CONFIRMATION OF MAYOR'S APPOINTMENTS TO THE SISTER CITY COMMISSION OF JEANNE LUNDGREN SARA NELSON AND MIKE MANGIONE COUNCIL PRESIDENT MILLER MOVED, SECONDED BY COUNCILMEMBER EARLING, TO CONFIRM THE APPOINTMENT OF JEANNE LUNDGREN, SARA NELSON, AND MIKE MANGIONE TO THE SISTER CITY COMMISSION. MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY. Mayor Haakenson introduced Ms. Lundgren, Ms. Nelson and Mr. Mangione. Short Term 4. PUBLIC HEARING ON WASHINGTON STATE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION'S Ferry Access Ily1PLEiVIENTATION OF SHORT TERM FERRY ACCESS IMPROVEMENTS INCLUDING: Improve- 0 MESSAGE SIGNS AND VIDEO CAMERAS ON SR 104 ments • SIDEWALK BULB ON DAYTON STREET TO PROHIBIT RIGHT TURNS TO FERRY TOLLBOOTH • ELIMINATE ALL FERRY ROUTING SIGNING ON 3'm AVENUE AND CUL -DE -SAC PINE STREET EAST OF SR 104 Development Services Director Duane Bowman explained the purpose of the public hearing was to consider the closure of Pine Street, one of Washington State Department of Transportation's ( WSDOT) improvement strategies for access management to the Edmonds ferry terminal. He recalled a Council work session on September 26 when WSDOT made a presentation regarding their proposal. He explained WSDOT received federal grant monies that would allow them to implement strategies to assist with ferry terminal access. The strategies include variable message signs, changing message signs and video cameras strategically placed on SR104 to provide ridership information such as loading and current route flow and a permanent sidewalk bulb on Dayton Street to prohibit right turns from Dayton into the ferry toll booth. Further, WSDOT has sufficient funds that could be used to close the eastern leg of Pine Street at SR104, reroute traffic from I -5 and Hwy. 99 to SR 104 and eliminate all routing signs on 3rd Avenue south of Pine Street. Mr. Bowman reported WSDOT held an open house on October 12 to receive input from the public regarding the closure of Pine Street. He said comment sheets submitted to WSDOT and distributed to the Council voiced both opposition and support for the concept. Mr. Bowman explained WSDOT had a short timeframe in which to act on this proposal. If the Council approved the closure, construction would begin in spring 2001 with full implementation by the end of summer 2001. He described alternatives outlined in the Council packet: 1) Do nothing — maintain the current status quo regarding the closure of Pine Street 2) WSDOT proposal — allow closure of Pine Street which would include landscaping and.sidewalk improvements as well as provisions for emergency access (a 20 -foot wide opening with knockdown bollards) 3) The City studying the possibility of a right turn only access and implementing those improvements. He explained this alternative would require a traffic study, design of the improvements and construction of the improvements funded by the City. 4) Temporary closure of Pine Street and a comprehensive traffic analysis in the surrounding areas to determine if a permanent closure was desirable. This alternative would require the City fund a comprehensive .traffic study as well as design and construction of any improvements. Edmonds City Council Approved Minutes October 17, 2000 Page 2 1 Mr. Bowman said if the Council chose alternatives 1, 3, or 4, WSDOT would use the funding intended for the closure of Pine Street for other Intelligent Transportation System (ITS) improvements on SR104. He acknowledged no comprehensive traffic studies had been conducted as part of WSDOT's proposal. ' He said some concern had been raised over 9t" Avenue but no comprehensive traffic study had been conducted regarding 9`h Avenue. He pointed out 9`h Avenue and other streets in the area already experienced the heavy traffic flow when Pine Street was closed during heavy ferry traffic periods in spring and summer months and heavy holiday periods. Staff recommended acceptance of alternative 2, closure of Pine Street. Reasons that staff supported the closure of Pine Street include: • Supports long -term traffic improvements for the Edmonds Crossing project • Improves traffic safety • Improves the quality of life for residents on 3`d Avenue and Pine Street • Fullly funded by WSDOT • Affectively eliminates the northern ferry route through the City that brings traffic into downtown • Provides cost savings by eliminating the need for Police Officers to patrol and monitor the temporary closure of Pine Street Police Chief Robin Hickok stated the Police Department supported the closure of Pine Street. Pine Street has been temporarily closed for over two years, primarily between Memorial Day and Labor Day, Wednesday through Sunday, 11:00 a.m. through 9:00 or 11:00 p.m. The primary reason the temporary barricades were erected two years ago was the number of accidents and the number of altercations that occurred at Pine Street/SR104. Officers observed 1 -2 serious verbal /physical altercations per day between motorists at this location due to the assumption that traffic entering the ferry line from Pine Street was cutting into line (although entering the ferry line from Pine Street was legal). He reported on a busy weekend/evening, approximately 325 vehicles may be left behind when a ferry holding 235 vehicles left the dock, causing the ferry lines to back up further into Westgate. Chief Hickok said one of the disadvantages of the current temporary closure of Pine Street was the lack of signage to reroute traffic onto SR104. He said if Pine Street was closed on a permanent basis, traffic could be rerouted on I -5 or Hwy. 99 and the locals could continue to use their existing alternate routes. Councilmember Petso asked whether closing Pine Street with a temporary barricade would be within the scope of the WSDOT project and whether routing traffic on I -5 to SR104 was an option or if the project was contingent on the closure of Pine Street. Dawn McIntosh, Assistant Area Traffic Engineer for the Snohomish County area, WSDOT, answered the project was funded by a federal ITS government grant from the Federal Highway Administration. The purpose of closing Pine Street, although the closure did not fit within the definition of an ITS project, was to improve safety and operation at the intersection of Pine Street and SR104 by reducing traffic conflicts. She said the closure of Pine Street would improve and smooth traffic operations throughout the ITS project corridor. If the closure of Pine Street was not a viable option, the funding for the closure would be used to fund another ITS project. Councilmember Petso said one of the letters distributed to the Council suggested using a temporary gate because the problem only occurred during certain time periods. She asked if the ITS funding could be used for indicator signs advising that the gate was closed. Ms. McIntosh answered the multimodal project would eventually realign SR104 toward the tank farms, construct a Sound Transit center and relocate the ferry terminal. Her project was a bandaid to manage traffic along SR104 until funds were Edmonds City Council Approved Minutes October 17, 2000 Page 3 available for the multimodal project. She said although a changeable message sign indicating whether Pine Street was open or closed could be considered an ITS strategy, the question would be whether it would advance /improve the safety and operation of SRI 04. She said it would be more of a priority to have a variable message sign on SR104 near I -5 to allow the public to divert if necessary rather than a variable message sign indicating whether Pine Street was open or closed. Councilmember Plunkett asked whether any funds would be provided if the Council chose to do something other than what WSDOT proposed for Pine Street. Ms. McIntosh responded WSDOT was not providing the City funds, the City was authorizing WSDOT to either make or not make an improvement. If an improvement fit within the scope of the project and was within the funds available for the improvement, she would be willing to fund it. Council President Miller asked what impact the closure of Pine Street would have on traffic elsewhere in the City. Mr. Bowman answered the timeframe and methodology to reach this point had been very short and there had not been sufficient time to do a traffic study. He said the Edmonds Crossing preliminary EIS and the Edmonds Ferry Access Strategies both discuss closure of Pine Street and the EIS discussed some of the traffic impacts but no actual traffic studies were conducted. He said traffic would logically divert to the route that provided the closest alternative to enter the ferry lane. If Pine Street was closed, SRI 04 would be the only access point. The corridor most likely to be impacted by a large portion of the traffic would be 91h Avenue although local traffic would use other, smaller streets. Councilmember Davis noted the closure of Pine Street already occurred during peak ferry traffic, diverting the largest volume of traffic to other areas. He said the proposal would divert the least amount of ferry traffic, during non -peak periods, to other areas, essentially changing habits. Councilmember White acknowledged if Pine Street was closed, cars would go somewhere, yet there was no ability to study where those cars would go and the impact they would have. He asked whether information could be provided before a decision was needed to be made. Mr. Bowman answered no, due to WSDOT's desired timeframe for design and implementation. Councilmember White inquired about the amount of funding for the closure of Pine Street. Ms. McIntosh answered the estimate to construct the cul -de -sac at Pine Street was $74,000. Councilmember White asked if it would be possible to close Pine Street at a future date. Ms. McIntosh explained in mid - 1998, WSDOT and Washington State Ferries (WSF) recognized ferry operations did not operate well because of the lack of uniformity and consistency throughout all ferry terminals and how they addressed traffic approaching the terminal (i.e. different types of signage at various terminals). Therefore, WSF funded a system -wide ferry access study along the State highway system. She commented former Community Services Director Paul Mar, and former City Engineer Jim Walker, the Edmonds Police Department, and Washington State Patrol had been involved in that study. She emphasized WSF funded only the study and not implementation. A study within that study was conducted of the Edmonds ferry terminal, which included the concept of closing Pine Street. She said when the study was completed in May, ITS funding became available and a decision was made to fund improvements at the Edmonds ferry terminal. She said the money must be spent in the near future because the federal government and the University of Washington would be evaluating the project by conducting before and after studies and surveys in Edmonds and Kingston. She stated she needed to be informed of the City's desire of whether or not to cul -de -sac Pine Street. Councilmember White asked how much all the improvements would cost. Ms. McIntosh answered $585,000 in Edmonds. Councilmember White asked whether Pine Street could be reopened in the future if it was closed as part of the project. Ms. McIntosh answered she would have to research that. She was Edmonds City Council Approved Minutes October 17, 2000 Page 4 u 1 unsure how reopening Pine Street would impact the evaluation of the project to be conducted by the federal government and the University of Washington following implementation of the project. Councilmember Orvis asked whether the City's selection of another alternative for Pine Street would affect the remainder of the project. Ms. McIntosh answered no, she would move forward with implementing the ITS strategies. Mr. Bowman explained WSDOT also agreed to install signage on Hwy. 99 as part of the Pine Street closure to divert traffic on 196' to Hwy. 99 and onto SR104. Mayor Haakenson asked whether that would include signage on I -5. Mr. Bowman answered there was existing signage on I -5. When staff inquired about the ability for signage further north, WSDOT informed them that would not be possible within the scope of this project. Councilmember Plunkett asked for clarification of the City's responsibility if the City agreed to accept the entire $585,000 project and in 6 -12 months made a decision to reopen Pine. Ms. McIntosh said she would need to discuss that with the people funding the project. Councilmember Plunkett asked whether the City would be required to repay the $74,000 for the Pine Street closure or the entire $585,000. Ms. McIntosh answered she was uncertain as the affect of not closing Pine Street on the remainder of the project had not been discussed. She offered to research this and report back to the Council. For Councilmember Plunkett, Ms. McIntosh described their goal to have plan specification and estimate (PS &E) complete by December, followed by an in -house ten week review for constructability and maintainability and revision of the project as necessary, with construction beginning in spring 2001. She said a decision was necessary tonight to allow them to have PS &E complete by December. Councilmember Plunkett commented that Ms. McIntosh returning with further information would not assist the Council with their decision tonight. Ms. McIntosh suggested the Council base their decision on whether the community supported the closure of Pine Street. Mayor Haakenson opened the public participation portion of the public hearing. Joe Dwyer, 529 Holly Drive, Edmonds, commented he used Pine Street to access SR104. He never uses the ferry on Friday, Saturday or Sunday due to the amount of traffic. He was frustrated whenever he encountered the barricade at Pine Street. He said the lack of a traffic study was a major problem and it seemed the project was rushing forward without having been thoroughly studied. He suggested further consideration be given to the hours when problems occur at Pine Street/SR104 and suggested the easiest way to address the problem, including speeding on SR104, would be a traffic signal. Joan Waggoner, 8713 238th Street SW, Edmonds, commented the WSDOT notice indicated ferry commuters would be rerouted off I -5 onto 196`x' and onto Hwy. 99 to 238`'. She pointed out there were 142 residential units between 84"' and Edmonds Way. She said based on numbers on display last week for Pine Street, there could be 62 vehicles on 238"' waiting to access SR104 and the ferry terminal. She said if Pine Street was closed, the majority of traffic would be diverted to 238th. The traffic load is currently heavy and some condominiums /apartments already experience problems with egress /ingress onto 238`x. She suggested providing a shuttle for Boeing employees and the Everett Naval station. She questioned whether Sound Transit, Community Transit, the school district, recycling companies, postal service, delivery services, etc. have been notified of the additional traffic that would be diverted to their routes. She also expressed concern with the 40 mph speed limit on SR104, commenting there had been an inordinate number of accidents at SR104 intersections during the past year. She recommended other alternatives be pursued to alleviate the problems. Edmonds City Council Approved Minutes October 17, 2000 Page 5 Dale Hanberg, 500 Paradise Lane, Edmonds (owner of property on 238') expressed concern about the traffic being diverted and using 238"' unless improvements were made to the roadway width and sidewalks. Heidi Nicholson, 10112" Avenue S, Edmonds, representing 12 houses in her neighborhood who look directly out onto the intersection of Pine Street/SR104, said they were proponents of the proposal to cul- de -sac Pine Street. She cited numerous accidents and altercations that have occurred at the intersection. She thanked the Edmonds Police Department for their efforts to assist WSDOT in devising the proposed solution. She appreciated the Edmonds Police Department's responsiveness to the neighborhoods' calls regarding accidents and requests to erect the barricades. Tim Crosby, 1028 7'h Avenue South, Edmonds, said he used Pine Street daily during business hours to reach the waterfront and post office and rarely ever encountered a problem. He stated closure of Pine Street would eliminate one of three outlets to waterfront businesses when there has been an effort to increase traffic to waterfront businesses. He questioned why this improvement would be undertaken now if a multimodal transportation facility to be constructed in the future would eliminate this route. He preferred temporary closures of Pine Street, commenting permanent closure would push the traffic problem to 238', 9' Avenue or 15 "'. Ed McMorrow, 1024 4 " Avenue S, Edmonds, commented Pine Street was his route for ingress /egress to his home. He pointed out it was unknown whether closure of Pine Street was a good idea due to the lack of information. He expressed concern with conflicting objectives to construct a larger ferry terminal for automobiles as a result of Sound Transit efforts whose goal was to provide an alternative to automobiles. He referred to the Edmonds Crossing Project as a project which would dramatically increase traffic. Carol Hahn, 10312"' Avenue S, Edmonds, commented there were few access points to the waterfront currently and closing one would be a disservice to the citizens of Edmonds. She and many of her neighbors use Pine Street/SR104 a great deal. She pointed out residents in the Edmonds bowl would have to go to Westgate to access the ferry line, regardless of the hour or day of the week and regardless of the length of the line. She suggested installing a permanent barricade that could be lowered by the Police Department, WSDOT or via automatic timer during peak hours. She pointed out the problem only existed 4.76% of the time, only 6 -8 hours a week. Roger Oliver, 10312"' South, Edmonds, stated a permanent closure was a drastic and unnecessary measure to address a problem that occurred only 5% of the time. He said WSDOT's four day sample period was not realistic, pointing out the closure of Pine Street was not in place Friday evening or Saturday morning on Labor Day weekend. He said a system of flip signs and /or a gate at Pine Street/SRI 04 would suffice and could be used when needed. Mr. Oliver expressed resentment that the Police Department indicated in The Edmonds Paper this was going to happen, utilities had been marked, and survey crews were working in the area. He said the three public hearing notices located only on Pine Street were not sufficient as this action affected a larger area than only Pine Street and a larger posting should have been done. He urged the City not to support the project just because the cost would be borne by the State. Steven Counter, 8606 238"' Street SW, Edmonds, expressed concern with the increased traffic the proposed project would bring to their neighborhood. He said it was currently very difficult to turn right or left onto SRI 04 from their street. More traffic would result in more accidents. If traffic was diverted, a traffic signal would be necessary. He said many vehicles use their cul -de -sac as a turn around and increased traffic volumes would increase turnarounds, creating a hazard for the eight children on their Edmonds City Council Approved Minutes October 17, 2000 Page 6 1 cul -de -sac. He suggested a solution may be to use vacant land on Hwy. 99 for a turn lane to access to SR104 rather than diverting traffic into the neighborhoods on 238'. He expressed frustration with the lack of data that had been presented regarding this proposal. He urged the Council to base their decision on data and not emotions or the availability of funding. Bill Kasper, 657 9 " Avenue N, Edmonds, questioned how a decision could be made without a traffic count. He said traffic was already at capacity on 9' Avenue and speeds were increasing. He noted the 25 mph speed limit on 9"' Avenue was part of a contract agreement. He said 9' was a hazardous street and traffic was frequently backed up to Olympic View Drive during peak hours. He suggested the City obtain a traffic count as quickly as possible and prior to making a decision. He said the answer to the problem was to have all traffic come from the south. Clyde Dimmick, 213 Elm Street, Edmonds, described the difficulty residents in his neighborhood would have reaching Edmonds if Pine Street were closed. He said many of his neighbors indicated they did not want to have Pine Street closed: If a cul -de -sac was created on Pine Street, residents in that area would encounter the same problems Elm Street encounters, turnaround traffic that includes semi- trucks. He said one solution would be for trucks to go through Woodway. He suggested signage on I -5 to direct traffic to SR104. Phyllis Forester, 230 3' Avenue S, Edmonds, recalled she submitted a letter to former Mayor Fahey in 1994 regarding this problem. She explained the traffic started before the first ferry and did not stop until the last ferry. She said their street was getting noisier and noisier as the traffic gets heavier and ferry holding lanes fill up sooner. She indicated 3" Avenue was a residential street with a park on one side of the street and pointed out the difficulty for children to reach the park due to heavy traffic on Yd Avenue. The City was not being a good neighbor when signs directed ferry users to 3' Avenue and a steep street and a possible detour, but did not have signs directing them to how to re -enter the ferry line. She said her main objection was noise, increasing traffic and the possibility of accidents. Brad Hanson, 210 Pine Street, Edmonds, stated traffic volumes, speeds and vehicles running the barricade on Pine Street have increased. He said unless the Police Department manned the barricades, vehicles go around them and speed around them. The public using Pine Street does not slow to the 25 mph speed limit. He urged the Council to consider the proposal to address the current situation. He acknowledged there would be impacts and traffic diverted to other areas. He said the closure of Pine Street had been considered in the Edmonds Crossing draft EIS and would likely occur eventually. Due to funding reductions as a result of I -695, the Edmonds Crossing may be a long way off and the situation needed to be addressed before a serious injury occurred via an accident or altercation. Faye Locke, 110 Pine Street, Edmonds, said she lived in the ferry traffic and witnessed frequent accidents. She emphasized something needed to be done about the situation whether or not it was the solution proposed by WSDOT. Becky Freimark, 126 Pine Street, Edmonds, pointed out the difficulty children have trying to cross the street to the park because drivers exiting SR104 to Pine Street did not slow down. She understood residents on 238 " did not want traffic in their neighborhood and said residents on Pine Street did not want the traffic either. She pointed out changes had occurred in the City, including increased ferry traffic and changes would be necessary to accommodate the growth. She discontinued using Pine Street to access her home due to the amount of road rage. She supported the proposal to close Pine Street and urged the Council to act now while the federal funds were available. Edmonds City Council Approved Minutes October 17, 2000 Page 7 Syd Locke, 110 Pine Street, Edmonds, commented his concern was not based on safety. He said neither WSDOT nor the Edmonds Police Department selected this project at random but because the situation was a problem. He acknowledged there would be reaction from the closure of Pine Street but said Pine Street was where deaths would occur. He urged the Council to think less about what people want versus what the community needed. Mayor Haakenson closed the public participation portion of the public hearing. COUNCIL PRESIDENT MILLER MOVED, SECONDED BY COUNCILMEMBER ORVIS, TO EXTEND THE PUBLIC HEARING FOR 15 MINUTES. MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY. Councilmember Plunkett asked if Pine Street could be made safe via an alternative other than complete closure. Mr. Bowman answered it could be as long as it was engineered correctly. Councilmember Plunkett acknowledged Pine Street needed consideration regarding safety and said the question before the Council was whether to utilize approximately $74,000 of the $585,000 available for the entire project to permanently close Pine Street. He was uncertain whether alternatives had been explored sufficiently and did not know what the ramifications of closing Pine Street would be as a complete study had not been conducted. He was surprised WSDOT required the Council to make a decision tonight. In light of the availability of alternatives and the ramifications that had not yet been studied as well as staff's indication that other alternatives could make Pine Street safer, he indicated he could not make a decision tonight to close Pine Street. Councilmember Petso emphasized she did not want the Pine Street closure to result in traffic being diverted to 238 ". If a decision was made to close Pine Street, she recommended traffic be diverted down Hwy. 99 or I -5 to SR104 and not to 238'h. She said traffic counts were needed to determine whether a permanent or an intermittent closure of Pine Street was needed. She suggested using a temporary gate, similar to the gate used to close parks. If a traffic count indicated there was a traffic problem at all times of the day /year, a permanent closure may be necessary. Councilmember Earling commented WSDOT's intent to address an important safety issue in the community had been lost in the detail of what would happen if Pine Street were closed. He suggested the focus be on the bigger problem of safety for the community. Overlooking the proposal to close Pine Street, he said the proposed project would provide improvements for the safety of the community. He pointed out by 2020 there would be an additional 1.1 million people in the Puget Sound basin and 1.4 million more by 2030. It is important to make decisions for long term planning for the City. Councilmember Earling, however, agreed the Council did not have sufficient information to make a decision tonight regarding the closure of Pine Street. Although he was sorry to lose the $74,000, he requested staff provide a recommendation with 120 days regarding how to address Pine Street including traffic counts to provide information regarding traffic patterns. He hoped WSDOT would move forward on the remainder of the project due to the importance of the improvements to the community. Councilmember Orvis commented he would approve the balance of the proposed project with the exception of the Pine Street closure as long as the process to improve the safety of the Pine Street intersection moved forward. COUNCILMEMBER EARLING MOVED, SECONDED BY COUNCIL PRESIDENT MILLER, TO AFFIRM THE PROJECT WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THE PINE STREET CLOSURE AND DIRECT STAFF TO BRING BACK A RECOMMENDATION WITHIN 120 DAYS REGARDING IMPROVEMENTS TO PINE STREET. Edmonds City Council Approved Minutes October 17, 2000 Page 8 Councilmember Petso questioned if not routing traffic onto 238`'' was included in the motion. Councilmember Earling answered yes. MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY. Mayor Haakenson declared a brief recess. 5. AUDIENCE COMMENTS ublie Carol Hahn, 10312 "d Avenue S, Edmonds, said the signs posted for this public hearing on Pine Street Hearing were too small and low to be read from a vehicle. She said the sign posted across the street by WSDOT s;gns for their open house was much more readable. She said her comments regarding the small signs pertained to all City signage for public hearings. Pine Street/ Brad Hanson, 210 Pine Street, Edmonds, encouraged the Council to keep in mind that there may be a Ferry Access severe liability issue if a major accident occurred at Pine Street and the City failed to make this improvement when it had the ability to do so. Anderson 6• Center Capital Improve- ments V 125 DISCUSSION AND POTENTIAL ACTION RELATED TO CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS FOR THE ANDERSON CENTER COUNCILMEMBER DAVIS MOVED, SECONDED BY COUNCILMEMBER WHITE, TO TAKE FROM THE TABLE THE MOTION MADE ON SEPTEMBER 18 BY COUNCILMEMBER EARLING NOT TO USE FUND 125 OR 126 FOR ANDERSON CENTER CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS. MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY. Parks and Recreation Director Arvilla Ohlde explained the City Council established by ordinance a park acquisition and improvement fund, Fund 125. The City collects these funds from the second '/4% of Real Estate Excise Taxes (BEET). Those funds are used to fund the capital improvement project list that was created via the community process of creating a Capital Park, Recreation and Open Space Plan. She said those projects were reviewed by the Council annually during the budget process. Other fees, grants, and partnerships were used to match/multiply the REET funds. The budget included a list of capital projects to be funded in 2001, which had been discussed in detail with the Budget Review Committee. Councilmember Petso observed Ms. Ohlde said Fund 125 was used for park improvement and acquisition but her understanding was Fund 125 could not be used for acquisition. Ms. Ohlde explained the title of Fund 125 was Acquisition and Park Improvement Fund. The majority of the monies in the fund, collected from the second 1/4% REET, could only be used for improvements. If the City was able to secure outside grant funds, the funds from the granting agency would be placed in Fund 125 and the Council would need to appropriate matching funds for acquisition from another source. Councilmember Earling said he was committed to continued use of Parks and Recreation funds as they were currently being used which has allowed the City to make enormous improvements to the community via these two funds. COUNCILMEMBER EARLING MOVED, SECONDED BY COUNCIL PRESIDENT MILLER, THAT FUNDS 125 AND 126 NOT BE USED FOR THE ANDERSON CENTER CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECT AND THOSE FUNDS CONTINUE TO BE USED FOR PARKS AND RECREATION ACQUISITION AND DEVELOPMENT PURPOSES. Edmonds City Council Approved Minutes October 17, 2000 Page 9 Councilmember Petso commented she was committed to parks, playfields, expanding park facilities and she was not attempting to raid Parks and Recreation funds but was trying to ensure the City was spending its money wisely. She stated when the issue was first presented, she believed the issue was whether consideration should be given to spending park money on a park building. She said her reaction was yes. She indicated there could be an advantage to this because the use of Fund 125 was restricted and could not be used for park acquisition. After discussing the issue further, Ms. Petso found the issue was whether all building maintenance expenditures should be funded from the building maintenance fund rather than department budgets. She could visualize exceptions to this such as funding ongoing maintenance of the log cabin via Hotel/Motel Tax funds which utilized tourist funds for a tourist facility. Another example would be funds for utility projects such as repairs to a building used primarily for utilities; a portion of the funding would appropriately come from the utility fund. Councilmember Petso said tonight, the issue appeared to have changed again, to whether REET funds should be used only for parks. She said it was mentioned in the agenda memo that this was a long term policy of the City, however, most park acquisition funds in Fund 126 were currently being used for debt service on City Hall, indicating there was not a policy at this time to use Fund 126 for parks. She said over the past two weeks she learned a great deal about the use of funds in the budget and the constraints Parks and Recreation has to use those funds. She said establishing a policy to not use Fund 125 or 126 for Anderson Center capital improvement was not a good plan. She supported having sufficient funds for parks but did not support losing the flexibility to allocate funding for capital projects. MOTION CARRIED. (The vote was 5 — 2, Councilmembers Petso and Orvis opposed.) 7. REPORT ON COMMITTEE MEETINGS Finance Committee No Finance Committee meeting was held. Public Safety Committee Public Safety Councilmember Plunkett reported Police Chief Robin Hickok advised the committee that Lynnwood had Committee seized a Zodiak boat, motor and trailer that could be purchased by Edmonds. The Zodiak boat would be a considerable improvement over the Port of Edmonds workboat the Edmonds Police Department currently used. Chief Hickok discussed the possibility of providing training on the new Prism machine in return for the cost of the boat. The committee requested Chief Hickok determine the value of the boat and place the item on a future Council consent agenda. Cultural Arts Cultural Arts Advisory Committee dvisory Councilmember Plunkett reported the committee was considering the cultural arts aspects of the committee Comprehensive Plan and he encouraged any interested citizens to attend the committee's next meeting on Friday, November 16 on the 3`d floor of City Hall. Community/ Community Services/Development Services Committee Develop- Councilmember White reported the committee considered a situation where a resident on 75' Place West ment S ervi ces whose private parking on the east side of the street had been, according to the homeowner, paved over by Services Committee the City and turned into a road. As compensation, the City gave him permission to park on the west side. Development was now occurring on the west side of 75' Place West, creating problems with his parking there. The committee directed staff to review the issue and directed staff to place the matter on a future Council agenda if it could not be resolved by staff and /or the Mayor. Edmonds City Council Approved Minutes October 17, 2000 Page 10 The committee also discussed land use regulation of animals, an issue considered by the Council previously but never completed. Staff was directed to schedule the matter for consideration by the Council at a work session. Councilmember White reported staff presented an analysis of parking standards, comparing the number of parking spaces that were required for development in Edmonds, Shoreline, Redmond, Everett, King County and Lake Forest Park. The committee recommended staff refer the matter to the Planning Board for a recommendation. Councilmember Petso clarified she preferred only the single family parking standards be reviewed but Councilmember White requested parking standards for multifamily also be referred to the Planning Board. Councilmember White reported staff made a presentation on the possibility of staff making limited amendments to residential street standards such as to address specific topographic issues. The committee asked staff to prepare a list of options, review criteria and the public process for allowing reduction of the current street standards. 8. MAYOR'S REPORT Mayor Haakenson had no report. 9. COUNCIL REPORTS Budget Council President Miller reminded the Council of the Special Budget Workshop on Saturday, October 21 rk from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. He advised the Department Directors would each make a 15 -20 minute sion on 1 presentation regarding their 2001 budgets and be available to answer questions. He said the community was invited to attend the workshop on the 3rd floor of City Hall. city Convention Center, Hotel, Perf. Arts Comm. Excused bsence Council President Miller advised the City Convention Center Hotel and Performing Arts Committee would be meeting on Friday, October 27 on the 3rd. floor of City Hall to continue discussion regarding a convention and performing arts center in downtown under a private /public partnership. _, - COUNCILMEMBER EARLING MOVED, SECONDED BY COUNCILMEMBER WHITE, TO EXCUSE COUNCIL PRESIDENT MILLER FROM THE OCTOBER 10, 2000 MEETING. MOTION CARRIED. (The vote was 6 -0 -1; Councilmember Miller abstained.) With no further business, the Council meeting was adjourned at 9:15 p.m. P,Y HA, ENSON, MAYOR - SANDRA S. CHASE, CITY CLERK Edmonds City Council Approved Minutes October 17, 2000 Page 11 AGENDA _ EDMONDS CITY COUNCIL Plaza Meeting Room - Library Building 650 Main Street 7:00 -10:00 p.m. OCTOBER 17, 2000 6:45 P.M. — INTRODUCTION OF MAYOR'S APPOINTMENTS TO SISTER CITY COMMISSION 7:00 P.M. — CALL TO ORDER FLAG SALUTE 1. APPROVAL OF AGENDA 2. CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS (A) ROLL CALL (B) APPROVAL OF CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES OF OCTOBER 10, 2000 (C) APPROVAL OF CLAIM CHECKS #41326 THROUGH #44082 FOR THE WEEK OF OCTOBER 9, 2000, IN THE AMOUNT OF $556,772.14 (D) ACKNOWLEDGE RECEIPT OF CLAIM FOR DAMAGES FROM ELMER & BETTY HARRIS (Amount Undetermined) (E) REPORT ON FINAL CONSTRUCTION COSTS FOR THE 2000 WATER MAIN REPLACEMENT PROGRAM AND COUNCIL ACCEPTANCE OF PROJECT (F) AUTHORIZATION FOR MAYOR TO APPROVE PAYMENT TO SKYHAWKS SPORTS ACADEMY FOR SUMMER 2000 SPORTS CAMPS (G) PROCLAMATION IN HONOR OF CASCADE SYMPHONY MONTH, OCTOBER 2000 (H) PROCLAMATION IN HONOR OF RIDESHARE WEEK, OCTOBER 16 — 20, 2000 3. (10 Min.) CONFIRMATION OF MAYOR'S APPOINTMENTS TO SISTER CITY COMMISSION OF JEANNE LUNDGREN, SARA NELSON, AND MIKE MANGIONE 4. (60 Min.) PUBLIC HEARING ON WASHINGTON STATE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION'S IMPLEMENTATION OF SHORT TERM FERRY ACCESS IMPROVEMENTS INCLUDING: • MESSAGE SIGNS AND VIDEO CAMERAS ON SR 104 • SIDEWALK BULB ON DAYTON STREET TO PROHIBIT RIGHT TURNS TO FERRY TOLLBOOTH ELIMINATE ALL FERRY ROUTING SIGNING ON 3RD AVENUE AND CUL -DE -SAC PINE STREET EAST OF SR 104 5. AUDIENCE COMMENTS (3 Minute Limit Per Person) 6. (15 Min.) DISCUSSION AND POTENTIAL ACTION RELATED TO CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS FOR THE ANDERSON CENTER 7. (15 Min.) REPORT ON COMMITTEE MEETINGS 8. ( 5 Min.) MAYOR'S REPORT 9. (15 Min.) COUNCIL REPORTS Parking and meeting rooms are accessible for persons with disabilities. Contact the City Clerk at (425) 771 -0245 with 24 hours advance notice for special accommodations. The Council Agenda appears on Chambers Cable, Channel 46 Delayed telecast of this meeting appears the following Wednesday at noon and 7:00 p.m., as well as, Friday and Monday at noon on Channel 46.