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02/15/1994 City CouncilEDMONDS CITY COUNCIL APPROVED MINUTES February 15, 1994 Prior to the start of the City Council Meeting, the Mayor and City Council met at 6:30 for an Executive Session on a legal matter. The regular meeting began at 7:30 p.m. The Special meeting of the City Council was called to order at 7:30 p.m. by Mayor Laura Hall at the Library Plaza Room, $50 Main St., Edmonds. All presented joined in the flag'salute. i PRESENT STAFF Laura Hall, Mayor Paul Mar, Community Srv. Dir John Nordquist, Council President Chuck Day, Accounting Mgr. Steve Dwyer, Councilmember Rob Chave, Planning Manager Michael Hall, Councilmember Dan Prinz, Police Chief William Kasper, Councilmember Bob Alberts, City Engineer Dave Earling, Councilmember Noel Miller, Public Works Supt. Barb Fahey, Councilmember Rhonda March, City Clerk Tom Petruzzi, Councilmember Scott Snyder, City Attorney Damon Guilfoyle, Student Representative Barb Mehlert, Recorder Councilmember Petruzzi asked that a short discussion be added regarding "Report on the General Fund Financial Position for the period of January 31, 1994", as provided for information in Coun- cil packets. Councilmember Fahey said she would also like a short discussion to be held on SB6546. COUNCIL PRESIDENT NORDQUIST MOVED, SECONDED BY COUNCILMEMBER PETRUZZI, TO AMEND THE AGEN- DA TO ALLOW FOR THESE TWO ITEMS FOLLOWING ITEM 10. MOTION CARRIED. APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA I COUNCIL PRESIDENT NORDQUIST MOVED, SECONDED BY COUNCILMEMBER PETRUZZI, FOR APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA AS AMENDED. MOTION CARRIED. CONSENT AGENDA �., COUNCIL PRESIDENT NORDQUIST MOVED, SECONDED BY COUNCILMEMBER EARLING, FOR APPROVAL OF THE CONSENT AGENDA. MOTION CARRIED. The approved items are as follows: (A) ROLL CALL (B) APPROVAL OF MINUTES OF FEBRUARY 1, 1994 AND FEBRUARY 8, 1994 (C) APPROVAL OF CLAIM WARRANTS FOR WEEKS OF JANUARY 31 1994 AND FEBRUARY 7, 1994, AND PAYROLL (F) (G) WARRANTS FOR PERIOD OF JANUARY 15 THROUGH JANUARY 31, 1994. ACKNOWLEDGE RECEIPT OF CLAIMS FOR DAMAGES FROM MAXINE SCOBBY ($80.00), CASSANDRA LYNNE POULOS ($96.29), AND CAROL CUMMINGS, PH.D. ($752.25). AUTHORIZATION FOR MAYOR TO SIGN PROFESSIONAL SERVICES CONTRACT WITH HUCKELL-WEINMAN FOR COMPREHENSIVE PLAN ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT CONSULTING SERVICES ($77,000) AUTHORIZATION FOR MAYOR TO SIGN EDMONDS ARTS FESTIVAL CONTRACT FOR 1994 AUTHORIZATION TO CALL FOR BIDS FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE 1994 HUD HANDICAP SIDEWALK RAMP PROJECT (H) ACCEPTANCE OF 15 FOOT UTILITY EASEMENT FROM HERBERT SMILOWITZ AT 7100 212TH ST. S.W. (I) AUTHORIZATION FOR MAYOR TO SIGN INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT WITH SNOHOMISH COUNTY FOR EXTRADITION SERVICES AUDIENCE Jerry Blanton, Port Commissioner and Liaison to the Mayor and City Council, thanked the Mayor, Council, and city staff for an enjoyable working relationship during 1993. Mr. Blanton said the Port is looking forward to continuing that relationship during 1994. Mayor Hall reciprocated and C encouraged the citizens of the Port District to attend Port meetings. Gary Jones, 740 North Stream Lane, Edmonds, representing Citizens for Waterfront Access and Safe- ty, urged the City Council to uphold their decision regarding no increase in trains speeds through Edmonds, as proposed by the Washington State Department of Transportation, Rail Division. Mr. Jones said that many of the freight trains carry hazardous materials, and said higher speeds would mean a greater chance of accidents. Mr. Jones said if this happened, the hazardous materi- als would forever ruin the beaches of Edmonds and cause harm to nearby residents. Mel Critchley, 705 Driftwood Place, Edmonds, reiterated what Mr. Jones spoke of. Mr. Critchley said the safety record of the railroad is terrible, and the safety regulations are not enforced. He referenced several newspaper clippings he has been saving. Mr. Critchley said as a resident adjacent to the rail road tracks, he feels he and other residents would be in danger should their V be an accident or derailment of a train. He is opposed to the proposed increase of freight trains because of the cargo their carry, and in light of the results of the accident in Longview recently. Roger Hertrich, 1020 Puget Drive,asked the Council to uphold their earlier decision regarding no increase in train speeds through Edmonds, as proposed by the WSDOT. Mr. Hertrich said the Council broke their own rules by not holding a public hearing on the public art which will be at the new fQ Public Works site. Mr. Hertrich said it was originally a Administrative and Staff error, however, VV Council still has not corrected the error. Introduction of Student Representative Damon Guilfoyle introduced himself -as Student Representative to the City Council. Mr. Guilfoyle n is a junior at Meadowdale High School and will be serving a three month term. The Mayor and City /,�� Council welcomed Damon to the City Council meeting. RECOGNITION OF RETIRING BOARDS AND COMMISSION MEMBERS Mayor Hall recognized Stan Dickison for his outstanding work on the Sister City Commission. Mayor Hall recognized Linda Foreman for her excellent work on the Planning Board. Ms. Foreman was not (� in the audience due to a prior work committment. Cdy1�►m(SS 5 Mayor Hall presented Mr. Dickison with a plaque thanking him for his volunteerism. Mayor Hall said he has been instrumental in the Sister City program, and said he has been a wonderful ambas- sador. Mr. Dickison thanked the Mayor and City Council and said although he is retiring from the commission, he will continue to work with the commission. UPDATE BY COMMUNITY SERVICES DIRECTOR PAUL MAR REGARDING TRANSPORTATION ISSUES AND FUNDING FOR V'lkI- �np THE MULTIMODAL PROJECT ri�'"` Mr. Mar said the primary emphasis of current activities is finalizing the consultant's prelimi- m Q(IIWNNN nary engineering contract for the multimodal transportation center. A notice to proceed was is- sued to CH2MHill on February 7, 1994. Mr. Mar said the 1995 Surface Transportation Program state- wide project selection process has just been initiated. Approximately $17 million in funds are available. The City will be preparing a funding application for the multimodal transportation center project. 0� UPDATE OF WASHINGTON STATE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION ON INFORMATION FOR STATEWIDE PASSENGER RAIL PROGRAM tl Mr. Mar introduced the subject. The Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) is pursuing a program to enhance rail passenger service in the state. Mr. Mar introduced Gil Mallery, Manager of WSDOT's Rail Branch, and Jim Eastman, Railroad Engineer for WSDOT. Mr. Mallery and Mr. Eastman asked the City to reconsider their earlier decision and repealing, in part, the resolution Edmonds passed relating to no increase in train speed through Edmonds. Mr. Mallery asked the City to at least, agree with passenger train increases, and not necessarily freight train increases. Mr. Mallery and Mr. Eastman said if WSDOT cannot get the increases needed throughout the entire corridor, AMTRACK will not put the service to Vancouver back into place. Mr. Mallery and Mr. Eastman showed view foils to the Mayor and City Council indicating proposed train speeds at various locations along the corridor. Councilmembers asked why AMTRACK will not agree to provide the service if 100% of the proposed train increases cannot be put into place. Mr. Mallery said AMTRACK did not want to provide the service at all, and after much negotiation between WSDOT and AMTRACK, they agreed to provide the service only if the service could be provided between Seattle and Vancouver in 3 hours and 55 minutes. Mr. Mallery said if the time goes beyond 4.0 hours, AMTRACK wou onId have to provide addi- tional labor because of Union stipulations, and they said it would not even consider adding addi- tional labor. Mayor Hall asked if this target speed of 3:55 was union driven, and Mr. Maller% said it was in part and they also state if additional labor is needed the profit margin decreas- es. EDMONDS CITY COUNCIL APPROVED 14INUTES Paoe 2 February 15, 1994 Mr. Mallery said as AMTRACK has a virtual monopoly, they can pretty much do what they want. Mr. Mallery said also, if the time to Vancouver reaches 4 hours, it no longer is competitive with the automobile. Mr. Mallery and Mr. Eastman asked the City to join WSDOT as a partner in restoring the service to British Columbia. They asked the Council to reconsider the issue and support the proposal for increased passenger rail speed through Edmonds. Mr. Mallery said after meeting with citizens of Edmonds, he believes their main objection is to the increased freight speeds, and thus asked the City only to consider the increase in passenger train speed at this time. Council discussion Council President Nordquist asked if the Seattle -Chicago run had a time frame in which they must meet. Mr. Mallery said no, and stated that since AMTRACK has a monopoly and basically does not want to restore service from Seattle to Vancouver, they have said they will not operate it unless it can be done in 3:55 minutes. Mr. Mallery said the service would be very beneficial to Edmonds as it would stop in Edmonds. Mr. Mallery also said WSDOT is prepared to commit about $200.000 to upgrade the existing rail depot in Edmonds. Council President Nordquist asked how passengers would go through customs and still make the target time of 3:55 to Vancouver. Mr. Mallery said it is intended that all passengers going to B.C. would.be pre-screened and have a pre -clearance before getting on the train, much like air- line passengers go through. Mr. Mallery said if there is a problem in Bellingham, it is his be- lief that a passenger can be taken off the train and the problem straightened out in the 2-1/2 minute stop. Councilmember Hall said it sounds like WSDOT is trying to convince AMTRACK to re-establish the service when in reality, they really don't want to. Mr. Mallery said the WSDOT, Rail Branch, firmly believes the service can be re-established within the 3:55 target safety, and said experts on rail safety have agreed after an extensive study of the corridor. Mr. Mallery believes the increase in speed would pose no safety problems to Edmonds citizens, and said the service, should make money for AMTRACK while at the same time, provide an invaluable service.. Councilmember Hall asked if AMTRACK is interested in re-establishing the service if the service went over the 3:55 target time, and Mr. Mallery said no. Councilmember Kasper said he doesn't understand why the train speeds at other points, for exam- ple, coming out of Seattle and over the Canal Bridge are proposed to be relatively low (20 mph) and the proposed speeds through Edmonds are much higher. Councilmember Kasper believes the speeds can be increased at other locations of the track. Mr. Mallery and Mr. Eastman said the proposed speeds are based on the track configuration and character of the track. Damon Guilfoyie, Student Representative, asked what the fare structure would be. Mr. Mallery said there is nothing to compare it to, as this would be a new service, but it is estimated it would be approximately $30 - $40 round trip, which is approximately the fare structure is Seattle -Port- land RT. Councilmember Petruzzi asked what the fare would be if the target time would be over four hours, keeping in mind the added personnel AMTRACK would have to provide. Mr. Mallery said this has not been figured, since AMTRACK said they would not even consider this. Mayor Hall recounted a recent incident at the railroad crossing in Edmonds, whereby the mechani- cal arm which signals an oncoming train malfunctioned several times while she was at the tracks and kept going up and down when in fact, a train was not coming. Mr. Mallery said he would look into this, as this definitely should not happen and is unacceptable from the WSDOT's point of view. Councilmember Earling said after the WSDOT, Rail Branch, has gone to all the cities, and they receive responses from all the cities, does WSDOT accumulate all the information and formulate a recommendation to the U.T.C.? Mr. Mallery said the WSDOT, Rail Branch would put together a re- quest to petition the U.T.C. and attach the corresponding resolutions which each of the cities adopted which are impacted by the speed increases. Mr. Mallery said the U.T.C. then would sched- ule a hearing, send their staff out to do a field check and they then report back to the U.T.C. with a staff recommendation. After this has been completed, a formal process would take place. Mr. Mallery said the WSDOT has been told that where there are resolutions of support endorsing the program and endorsing both freight and passenger speeds, those would be treated as Consent Agenda Items. Where there is lack of support of communities, a formal hearing process would be initiated. Councilmember Earling asked if WSDOT specifically makes recommendations to the U.T.C. Mr. Mallery said it is not a recommendation, it is a request to petition for the higher speeds. Mr. Mallery EDMONDS CITY COUNCIL APPROVED MINUTES Page 3 February 15, 1994 said it is then up to the U.T.C. to grant the request in total or modify it or whatever is appro- priate. Mr. Mallery said U.T.C. has the jurisdiction to set speeds, not the WSDOT. Councilmember Earling asked if WSDOT if able to request that passenger service be re -implemented in Edmonds and the proposed increase in freight speed be declined. Mr. Mallery said WSDOT could do that, howev- er, al,l cities have expressed some level of discomfort as it relates to increase in freight speed, and if the WSDOT went along with the sentiment of Edmonds, and said that Edmonds is differ- ent, therefore shouldn't have increased freight speeds, every city would want to know why they could not do the same. No action as taken on this item. Mayor Hall turned over the hearing to Mayor Pro-Tem Nordquist, as she was not present for the original hearing. Councilmember Petruzzi asked City Attorney Scott Snyder if he could partici- pate in the hearing, even though he was not present for the original hearing. Councilmember Petruzzi said he read the minutes of the hearing and accompanying staff information. Mr. Snyder suggested Councilmember Petruzzi not participate due to the fact the minutes were summary minutes and he has not listened to the tape. Mayor Hall and Councilmember Petruzzi stepped down for the duration of the hearing. City Attorney Scott suggested the .Council re -open the hearing for the sole purpose of accepting the exhibits in Council packets. Councilmember Dwyer said the Council received written material tonight and asked if that should be accepted as well. Mr. Snyder said the rules, as announced, at the last hearing on this subject, was that all materials had to be in the City Clerk's Office by Wednesday, February 9th. Mr. Snyder said the material given to Council tonight should be reject- ed. Mr. Snyder said he also noticed that Mr. Klepinger has added three photographs and a docu- ment, as new evidence, and Mr. Snyder said the three photographs, listed on pages 3 and 4 of Exhibit 11 be rejected. COUNCILMEMBER KASPER MOVED, SECONDED BY COUNCILMEMBER HALL, TO OPEN THE HEARING. MOTION CARRIED. COUNCILMEMBER FAHEY MOVED, SECONDED BY COUNCILMEMBER DWYER, TO ACCEPT EXHIBITS 1-10 IN WHOLE, EXHIBIT 11 IN PART, REJECTING THE NEW PHOTOGRAPHS, AS WELL AS REJECTING THE MEMORANDUM GIVEN TO COUNCILMEMBER TONIGHT. MOTION CARRIED. Mayor Pro Tem Nordquist closed the hearing. Council discussion and deliberation Councilmember Hall said he believes, as before, these are two separate issues and said he be- lieves the Council should uphold the Staff Decision and consequent Hearing Examiner's decision, thus denying the appeal of the appellants, which would allow for approval of the proposed 2-lot short plat. Councilmember Fahey said there are many issues that have to be addressed such as whether or not Applicant originally met ADB requirements on various issues and other issues that the applicant apparently offered to provide. Councilmembers discussed the issue at length. Councilmember Earling said he sees the issue as three separate issues: 1) Approval of the short plat, which is what the Council has before them tonight, 2) Legal issues, and; 3) A variety of issues discussed by Councilmember Fahey. Council - member Earling said it is his understanding that the latter two issues will be addressed during another process in the future. Councilmember Dwyer said when this came up two weeks ago, he was clearly finding himself moving in favor of the position set forth by the appellants. At that time, he suggested it be continued, both to be able to check on the criteria and to get a better feeling of what the facts were. Councilmember Dwyer said as he looked through Exhibit 8 tonight, which is the Planning Depart- ment's resuscitation of what takes place, he is lead to the conclusion, that although many of these items were discussed, and although in one instance it is unclear why staff members appear to have approved non-compliance with an ADB request, he is not satisfied that a circumstance ex- ists where they ADB requirements are so clearly set forth, where the Council can make a finding that the proposal does not meet with the Comprehensive requirements because of that failure. Councilmember Dwyer said he is reluctant, however, to pass approval without addressing the new question that was raised regarding the 10' side set -back. Councilmember Dwyer said he could see the Council approving the short plat, and not the set -back adjustment. EDMONDS CITY COUNCIL APPROVED MINUTES Page 4 February 15, 1994 COUNCILMEMBER HALL MOVED, SECONDED BY COUNCILMEMBER EARLING, TO ACCEPT THE STAFF'S RECOMMENC-ATION AND DENY THE APPELLANT'S APPEAL, UPHOLDING THE HEARING EXAMINER'S DECISION TO DENY THE APPEAL Under discussion, Councilmember Dwyer asked City Attorney Scott Snyder if passing the motion would exclude the issue of the 10' setback adjustment raised by Staff. Mr. Snyder said as the motion was stated, yes. Mr. Snyder said there is nothing to keep the Council from approving the sub -division while imposing additional conditions. COUNCILMEMBER DWYER MOVED, SECONDED BY COUNCILMEMBER EARLING TO AMEND THE MOTION TO INCLUDE THAT ANY PRIOR SETBACK ADJUSTMENT THAT WAS GRANTED BE DELETED AND THAT AS A CONDITION OF THE APPROVAL, THAT EITHER THE NEED FOR THE SETBACK ADJUSTMENT BE REMOVED OR THAT AN APPROPRIATE SETBACK ADJUST- MENT GRANT BE OBTAINED. Under discussion, Councilmember Hall said he would like clarification on the setback issue, as he did not see that clearly in the agenda memo. Councilmember Hall said he is not comforl.able voting on this issue, as he is not sure what the problem is. Councilmember Dwyer directed Councilmember Hall to the Agenda Memo in which Staff explains the problem. A vote was asked for on the Amendment. THE AMENDMENT CARRIED with Councilmember Hall voting no. A vote was made on the Main Motion. THE MAIN MOTION CARRIED with Councilmember Kasper voting no. At 9:15 p.m, Damon Guilfoyle, Student Representative left the meeting. PROPOSED ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 3.13 OF THE MUNICIPAL ARTS FUND TO REQUIRE A PUBLIC HEARING FOR PUBLIC ARTS PROJECTS from January 25,.1994 Y r��includeD r istine Sidwell, Arts/Information Coordinator, said this is in response to Council's request ttoo a public hearing on public arts projects. Ms. Sidwell said the Arts Commission is re- questing the Council pass the Amendment which would include a public hearing. Ms. Sidwell said (� the Commission feels strongly the public be involved in the selection of public art work. Scott Snyder, City Attorney, noted one of the "Whereas" findings in the proposed ordinance notes that "On June 22, 1993, the City Council approved this process for the contract the City ap- proved". In other words, Mr. Snyder said the process in some detail, regarding the art for pub- lic works facility project was followed, which included Council approval of the process which included both a public jury and a public meeting. Councilmember Kasper said his reason for raising concerns previous is he has seen no evidence that this project was really brought to the attention of adjacent property owners who would be looking at the art work day in and day out. Councilmember Kasper said he thinks public notice should be given to the adjacent property owners. It was noted by Ms. Sidwell that the artwork is for the entire citizenry, and said it was pub- lished in the newspaper so all the citizens would know about it and have an opportunity to attend a public hearing. Councilmember Dwyer said what he thought he had, in essence, agreed to was a deletion cf the requirement that items ,of this nature go to the ADB, and instead go before the City Council. Councilmember Dwyer said the proposed ordinance before the Council does not accomplish that. Ms. Sidwell said if the Arts Commission comes become Council with a contract and the public hear- ing is held at that time, which the City Council has the ability to hold'at any time, then the Arts Commission is concerned that at that time, someone might come before the Council opposing the art work, thus the Council might not approve the Contract. Ms. Sidwell said there is a great deal of work that goes into selecting art by qualified people who utilize extensive criteria in choosing art. Ms. Sidwell said by involving the citizens at the beginning of the process would better serve the City, as they can portray their ideas before the public jury begins selection. Councilmember Kasper pointed out that just because the City Council hold a public hearing, does not mean that the contract will not be signed. Councilmember Kasper said it is simply a ratter of allowing the public to come before the Council. Mayor Hall said the Arts Commission has been given authority by the City Council, and they should be allowed to carry through with the responsibilities that authority gives them. Councilmember Dwyer said a couple of weeks ago, it was presented to the Council that there was an ordinance before the Council that they had to pass because the Council had let a contract incon- sistent with the City's existing ordinance. Councilmember Dwyer said the vote on that issue was lining up to be a tie, and it wouldn't pass. Councilmember Dwyer said he voted in favor of doing EDMONDS CITY COUNCIL APPROVED M:'.UTES Page 5 February 15, 1994 it because he was given the clear impression that the second part of his vote for that would be that we would have in place, an ordinance that would call for the City to hold a public hearing in front of the City Council rather than the A.D.B. Councilmember Petruzzi said he has a problem with changing it from an A.D.B. hearing to a City Council hearing. No action was taken on this item, as a consensus could not be reached. COUNTYWIDE PLANNING POLICIES RELATING TO NATURAL ENVIRONMENT, PARKS AND RECREATION, AND OPEN SPACE City Attorney Scott Snyder suggested a line be added to the Memorandum of Understanding that approval of this set of conditions does not waive the City's right have or object to future amend- "'" I ments. G Rob Chave, Planning Manager agreed with Mr. Snyder and staff is comfortable with the language of Qf the Memorandum of Understanding �D COUNCIL PRESIDENT NORDQUIST MOVED, SECONDED BY COUNCILMEMBER PETRUZZI, TO AUTHORIZE THE MAYOR TO SIGN THE MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING, WITH THE ADDED LANGUAGE AS SUGGESTED BY THE CITY ATTORNEY. MOTION CARRIED. AUTHORIZATION FOR MAYOR TO SIGN LEASE AGREEMENT FOR 7 POLICE PATROL CARS FROM FINANCIAL CONSUL- TANTS, INTERNATIONAL 55,218 Greg Ramsland, Equipment Rental Supervisor, introduced the subject. Mr. Ramsland recommended Council authorize Staff to enter into a 2-year lease contract with Financial Consultants, Interna- tional for seven 1994 Chevrolet Caprice Police Patrol cars for a 1-year amount of $54,730. ;O'Council President Nordquist said he recollects the City used to lease six cars and asked why it is now seven. Mr. Ramsland said by having six cars, the mileage was getting too high, and the Company who provides the leases was having trouble selling the cars at the end of the lease be- qv l cause of the high mileage. By having seven autos, Mr. Ramsland said the mileage could be spread out. Councilmember Petruzzi asked if the residual was included in the amount requested. Mr. Ramsland said no, and said the company has never asked the City for the residual at the end of the lease, as they have a market for selling the cars. Councilmember Petruzzi asked if this is in the con- `"� tract that no residual would be paid, and Mr. Ramsland said no. Councilmember Kasper agreed it is still a better deal to lease the cars rather than buy, but said the option of buying could still be looked into in the future. COUNCILMEMBER KASPER MOVED, SECONDED BY COUNCILMEMBER HALL, TO AUTHORIZE STAFF TO ENTER INTO A 1-YEAR LEASE WITH FINANCIAL CONSULTANTS, INTERNATIONAL FOR SEVEN 1994 CHEVROLET CAPRICE POLICE PATROL CARS FOR A ONE YEAR AMOUNT OF $54,730. MOTION CARRIED. It was noted the actual Lease document will appear on an upcoming Consent Agenda for approval. As a procedural matter, COUNCIL PRESIDENT NORDQUIST MOVED, SECONDED BY COUNCILMEMBER HALL, TO EXTEND THE MEETING. MOTION CARRIED. DISCUSSION OF SUGGESTED RETREAT ITEMS AND FINALIZING OF AGENDA The time of the Council workshop was set for 11:00 to 5:00 on Friday, March 18, and 8:30 - approx- n 'w A , imately 4:00 on Saturday. (�' b � Councilmember Nordquist said there has been some discussion on whether or not staff should stay over night, or could leave after the last agenda item on Friday. Council President Nordquist said this would save some money. Mayor Hall said it would too much and too late to ask Staff to drive home Friday evening and felt it would be beneficial to have staff remain. Council President Nordquist agreed. The agenda was set and Council President Nordquist said he will be working with Mayor Hall to finalize the agenda. REPORT ON THE GENERAL FUND FINANCIAL POSITION FOR THE PERIOD OF JANUARY 31, 1994 V EDMONDS CITY COUNCIL APPROVED MINUTES Page 6 February 15, 1994 Councilmember Petruzzi said he noticed the report wasn't complete and asked if the directives of the Council to continue the same financial reporting that was utilized in 1993 was continued in 1994. Chuck Day replied affirmatively,_ and said the packet was intended for Council information only, and Art Housler will be presenting the entire packet to Council in the near future. :USSION ON SENATE BILL Councilmember Fahey referenced a letter given to Councilmembers concerning SB 6564. Councilmember j Fahey asked that Council read the letter and get back to her by 10:00 the following morning if they having any changes to it. Councilmember Fahey said the letter and other information will be going to every Councilmember in every City throughout Snohomish County. Councilmember Fahey said there are many misconceptions of this Bill and said an amendment needs to made to it to protect the cities through Snohomish County. MAYOR Mayor Hall introduced Asst! Police Chief Wally Tribuzio. Asst. Chief Tribuzio said he. would like authorization for $1325 to destroy 53 handguns in accordance with recently enacted state law. COUNCIL PRESIDENT NORDQUISt MOVED, SECONDED BY COUNCILMEMBER HALL, TO ALLOCATE S1325.00 FROM THE COUNCIL CONTINGENCY FUND TO DESTROY THE WEAPONRY DESCRIBED BY ASS. CHIEF TRIBUZIO. MOTION CARRIED. Mayor Hall noted the Retirement Dinner for Chief Dan Prinz on February 25th. Mayor Hall said the emphasis in her recent tri� to Olympia was Fire Arms, and juvenile crime. COUNCIL Council President Nordquist thanked the City for the flowers that were sent due to the recent death of his mother. ADJOURNEMENT With no further business before the Mayor or City Council, Mayor Hall adjourned the meeting at 10:45 p.m. EDMONDS CITY COUNCIL APPROVED MINUTES Page 7 February 15, 1994 AGENDA. EDMONDS CITY COUNCIL PLAZA MEETING ROOM - LIBRARY BUILDING FEBRUARY 15, 1994 SPECIAL MEETING 6:30 P.M. - EXECUTIVE SESSION ON A LEGAL MATTER,(APPROXIMATELY 60 MINUTES) CALL TO ORDER - 7:30 P.M. FLAG SALUTE 1. CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS: (A) ROLL CALL (B) APPROVAL OF MINUTES OF FEBRUARY 1, 1994 AND FEBRUARY 8, 1994 (C) APPROVAL OF CLAIM WARRANTS FOR WEEKS OF JANUARY 31, 1994 AND FEBRUARY 7, 1994, AND PAYROLL WARRANTS FOR PERIOD OF JANUARY 15 THROUGH JANUARY 31, 1994 (D) ACKNOWLEDGE RECEIPT OF CLAIMS FOR DAMAGES FROM MAXINE SCOBBY ($80.00), CASSANDRA LYNNE POULOS ($96.29), AND CAROL CUMMINGS, PH.D. ($752.25) (E) AUTHORIZATION FOR MAYOR TO SIGN PROFESSIONAL SERVICES CONTRACT WITH HUCKELL-WEINMAN FOR COMPREHENSIVE PLAN ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT CONSULTING SERVICES ($77,000) (F) AUTHORIZATION FOR MAYOR TO SIGN EDMONDS ARTS FESTIVAL CONTRACT FOR 1994 (G) AUTHORIZATION TO CALL FOR BIDS FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE 1994 HUD HANDICAP. SIDEWALK RAMP PROJECT (H) ACCEPTANCE OF 15 FOOT UTILITY EASEMENT FROM *HERBERT SMILOWITZ AT 7100 212TH ST. S.W. (1) AUTHORIZATION FOR MAYOR TO SIGN INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT WITH SNOHOMISH COUNTY FOR EXTRADITION SERVICES 2. AUDIENCE 3. (5 Min.) RECOGNITION OF RETIRING BOARDS AND COMMISSION MEMBERS 4. (10 Min.) UPDATE BY COMMUNITY SERVICES DIRECTOR PAUL MAR REGARDING TRANSPORTATION ISSUES AND FUNDING FOR THE MULTIMODAL PROJECT 5. (20 Min.) UPDATE BY WASHINGTON STATE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION ON INFORMATION FOR STATEWIDE PASSENGER RAIL PROGRAM 6. (30 Min.) CONTINUED DELIBERATION ON APPEAL OF HEARING EXAMINER'S DECISION TO DENY APPEAL (FILE NO. AP-93-209) OF STAFF'S DECISION TO GRANT APPROVAL OF A PROPOSED 2-LOT SHORT PLAT FOR PROPERTY AT 8130 AND 8134 212TH ST. S.W. (APPELLANTS: CAROLYN SUE & DELORIS HOFFMAN (FILE NO. AP-93-230) / APPLICANT: BOB KLEPINGER (FILE NO. S-93-151) [Cont'd from February 1, 1994] continued on next page EDMONDS CITY COUNCIL PAGE 2 FEBRUARY 15, 1994 7. (15 Min.) PROPOSED ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 3.13 OF THE MUNICIPAL ARTS FUND TO REQUIRE A PUBLIC HEARING FOR PUBLIC ARTS PROJECTS -(from January 25, 1994) ' 8. (15 Min.) AUTHORIZATION FOR MAYOR TO SIGN MEMORANDUM :OF UNDERSTANDING WITH SNOHOMISH COUNTY FOR PHASE II COUNTYWIDE PLANNING POLICIES RELATING TO NATURAL ENVIRONMENT, PARKS AND RECREATION, AND OPEN SPACE 9. (20 Min.) AUTHORIZATION FOR MAYOR TO SIGN LEASE AGREEMENT FOR 7 POLICE PATROL CARS FROM FINANCIAL CONSULTANTS, INTERNATIONAL ($55,218) 10. (15 Min.) DISCUSSION OF SUGGESTED RETREAT ITEMS AND FINALIZING OF AGENDA 11. (5 Min.) MAYOR 12- (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.