04/12/1994 City CouncilCITY COUNCIL APPROVED MINUTES
APRIL 12, 1994
THESE MINUTES WERE APPROVED AT THE APRIL 19, 1994 CITY COUNCIL MEETING.
The Committee Work Meeting of the Edmonds City Council was called to
order at 8:00 p.m. by Mayor Laura Hall in the Library Plaza Room, 650
Main Street. The meeting was preceded by a flag salute.
ELECTED OFFICIALS
Laura Hall, Mayor
John Nordquist, Council'President
Steve Dwyer, Councilmember
Michael Hall, Councilmember
William J. Kasper, Councilmember
Dave Earling, Councilmember
Barbara Fahey, Councilmember
Tom Petruzzi, Councilmember
Damon Guilfoyle, Student Rep.
Approval of the Agenda
STAFF
Paul Mar, Community Srv. Dir.
Bob Alberts, City Engineer
Chuck Day, Accounting Manager
Brent Hunter, Personnel
Rhonda March, City Clerk
Barb Mehlert, Recorder
COUNCIL PRESIDENT NORDQUIST MOVED, SECONDED BY COUNCILMEMBER DWYER, TO
REVERSE THE ORDER OF ITEM 4 AND 5 ON THE AGENDA. MOTION CARRIED.
COUNCIL PRESIDENT NORDQUIST MOVED, SECONDED BY COUNCILMEMBER PETRUZZI,
TO DELETE ITEM 6 ON THE AGENDA. MOTION CARRIED
COUNCILMEMBER DWYER MOVED, SECONDED BY COUNCILMEMBER PETRUZZI, FOR
APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA AS AMENDED. MOTION CARRIED.
Proclamation recognizing Edmonds-Woodway High School German -American
w U��Exchange Week
Q{0jor Mayor Hall read a proclamation into the record recognizing
Edmonds-Woodway High School German -American Exchange Week. Several
German exchange students were present for the reading and presentation.
Mayor Hall presented the proclamation to teacher Susan Hill of Edmonds
Woodway and noted a proclamation will be given to each student.
Following the proclamation, Mayor Hall was presented with a special
piece of German pottery, on behalf of the German exchange students and
their home town.
Commendation award to teacher Susan Hall
{ Mayor Hall read a commendation into the record "expressing admiration
�,, and respect for teacher Susan recognizing
U n Hall reco nizin all she has contributed
R ofo to making Edmonds a better place to work and live". It was noted in the
commendation that Ms. Hall has spent 26 years teaching the youth in
Edmonds, and recognized the many hours she has spent with students with
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special problems, and the many hours she has contributed through
programs such as the German/American Exchange Program.
Susan Hall thanked Mayor Hall.
Confirmation of Police Chief Appointment
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e J COUNCILMEMBER EARLING MOVED, SECONDED BY COUNCIL PRESIDENT NORDQUIST,
Ght TO CONFIRM THE APPOINTMENT OF POLICE CHIEF TOM MILLER. MOTION CARRIED.
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COP Chief Miller was in the audience along with his wife, and thanked the
Mayor and Council for the appointment.
FINANCE COMMITTEE AGENDA
vi(� Review of petty cash and credit card expenditures for the month of
(��Jck March 1994
Cori Chuck Day, Accounting Manager, was available for questions, of which
there were none.
COMMUNITY SERVICES COMMITTEE AGENDA
r`�� Discussion on proposed cellular site project at Five Corners
C0�"n Community Services Director Paul Mar noted this proposal by CenCall is
5�e� similar in nature to the proposal by U.S. West a few months back.
CV0 Richard Hamlin, representative for CenCall was present. The proposal is
for CenCall to construct an approximate 100 foot antenna at Five
Corners. The company is a communications company whose business is
expanding in the Northwest.
Council discussion
The request was turned down at this time. Councilmember Hall said this
is basically the same request that U.S. West had made of the city.
Councilmember Hall said it is his feeling the company will be making a
large profit and is not willing to share that with the city. It was
noted that CenCall is willing to pay a monthly rent for the property.
Councilmember Hall said the rent the company is willing to pay is not
realistic and said unless the CenCall is willing to change their views
on compensation to the city, he is not interested.
Councilmember Fahey asked if CenCall is a competitor with U.S. West.
Mr. Hamlin replied affirmatively.
It was noted by Paul Mar that U.S. West has now located their antenna
on the property of Edmonds Presbyterian Church.
NATIONAL EARTHQUAKE WEEK
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Mayor Hall inserted this topic in the agenda, and called Acting Fire
Chief Mike Springer to the podium.
It was noted at 9:56 a.m, the following day, the city will take part in
an active drill as if there were an earthquake. Mayor Hall and Acting
Fire Chief Springer said this is a national event and it is intended
that everyone take part so they will know what to do if a major
earthquake struck the area.
Review of Public Works Facility Off -Site Work and Financial Status
Report
Paul Mar, Bob Alberts, and Noel Miller presented the scope -of -work and
funding issues for the off -site improvements at the new Public Works
Facility, including documentation of the chronology of related events,
options for the off -site scope of work, funding options, and a
recommended course of action.
Councilmember Petruzzi said he is disturbed the total amount for the
off-street improvements was not included in the budget. It was noted
that and additional $106,000 is needed for the improvements.
Councilmember Petruzzi said he is not disputing the work that needs to
be done off -site, but said it should have been included in the budget.
Councilmember Kasper said the money could come out of the Utility Fund.
Councilmembers did not seem interested in taking the money out of the
Street Fund.
It was the consensus of the Council that the City would first obtain
bids for the off-street work, and then come back to the council with
the bids, along with a various funding options.
Continued discussion on street resurfacing policy
Bob Alberts said the City budgeted $60,000 for a slurry seal or a chip
seal program for 1994. The City has had moderate to poor success with
both of types of resurfacing in recent years. Mr. Alberts said the
Community Services Committee was very interested in reinstating the
chip seal program. The results of a 1993 chip seal project on
Meadowdale Beach Road, however, was not encouraging. Mr. Alberts said
the project was not a success due to the rock becoming loose and
unraveling, of which the cause of failure is unknown.
Mr. Alberts recommended a scaled down project with a budget of $20,000
be implemented, and that the project bid as Public Works project. If
the project is a success, the 1995 project can be expanded with
confidence. If the project is not successful, a.decision on the
continued use of both chip 'seal and slurry seal will need to -be
decided. Mr. Alberts said the city does not have the funds to properly
repair or overlay all of the streets.
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Councilmember Kasper agreed the city does not have the funds to
property repair or overlay all the streets without the utilization of a
Local Improvement District.
It was the consensus of the Council to accept Mr. Albert's
recommendation and go forward with the scaled down project.
Review of the process involved in the Multimodal Project
Councilmember Kasper said the Council has been left out of the process
and because of that, contracts are being signed, money is being
transferred without Council authorization. Councilmember Petruzzi
agreed. Councilmember Petruzzi was concerned of a potential liability
MopO,I(1� problem because of this and the fact that Edmonds is the "lead agency".
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Community Services Director Paul distributed the Memorandum of
tV+ Understanding between WSDOT, City of Edmonds, and Community Transit.
Mr. Mar explained the process via overhead charts and exhibits in the
Agenda Memo.
Councilmember Petruzzi requested that in the future, Council is to
VC/ grant authorization for any and all contracts relating to this project,
C0L 0�5 before they are signed. Mr. Mar consented.
,etCouncilmember Kasper and Councilmember Petruzzi said they are not
comfortable with the termination language included in the Interlocal
Agreement.
As a procedural matter, COUNCILMEMBER KASPER MOVED, SECONDED BY
COUNCILMEMBER PETRUZZI, TO EXTEND THE MEETING. MOTION CARRIED.
Councilmember Kasper asked if the Council should restate the "4 no's".
There were concerns from Councilmember Kasper and Petruzzi that the
15 repairs being done at the present ferry dock will turn into permanent
�Q expansion. Mr. Mar said that cannot be done as they would first have to
get permits from the City to do anything to the dock except for
repairing or rebuilding it as it currently is. Councilmember Kasper
said there are portable slips that could be utilized at that site.
With no further business before the Mayor or City Council, the meeting
was adjourned at 10:04 p.m.
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AGENDA
EDMONDS CITY COUNCIL
PLAZA MEETING ROOM - LIBRARY BUILDING
7:00 - 10:00 p.m.
APRIL 12, 1994
CITY COUNCIL COMMITTEE WORK MEETING
(Second Tuesday of Each Month)
7:00 P.M. EXECUTIVE SESSION ON A PERSONNEL MATTER (APPROXIMATELY 60 MINUTES)
CALL TO ORDER - 8:00 P.M.
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1. APPROVAL OF AGENDA
2. (5 MIN) _PROCLAMATION RECOGNIZING EDMONDS-WOODWAY HIGH SCHOOL GERMAN-
AMERICAN EXCHANGE WEEK
3. (5 MIN) CONFIRMATION OF POLICE CHIEF APPOINTMENT
CONVENE TO COMMITTEE WORK MEETING
The City Council Committee Work Meeting is a meeting of the full City Council and staff. The meeting
format is structured by committee. All related committee reports and discussion are scheduled to be
presented in the order as shown below. The meetings are open to the public but are not public
hearings.
4. COMMUNITY SERVICES COMMITTEE AGENDA:
(10 MIN) (A) DISCUSSION ON PROPOSED CELLULAR SITE PROJECT AT FIVE CORNERS
(20 MIN) (B) REVIEW OF PUBLIC WORKS FACILITY OFF -SITE WORK AND FINANCIAL
STATUS REPORT
(10 MIN) (C) CONTINUED DISCUSSION ON STREET RESURFACING POLICY
(30 MIN) (D) REVIEW OF PROCESS INVOLVED IN THE MULTIMODAL PROJECT
5. FINANCE COMMITTEE AGENDA:
(5 MIN) (A) REVIEW OF PETTY CASH AND CREDIT CARD EXPENDITURES FOR THE
MONTH OF MARCH 1994
6. EXECUTIVE SESSION ON A PROPERTY MATTER
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