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05/30/1995 City CouncilJune o. IyyS EDMONDS CITY COUNCIL APPROVED MINUTES MAY 3091995 Pursuant to notice, the Special Edmonds City Council meeting was called to order at 7:05 p.m. by Mayor Laura Hall in the Library Plaza Room, 650 Main Street, followed by the flag salute. ELECTED OFFICIALS- PRESENT Laura Hall, Mayor Tom Petruzzi, Council President William J. Kasper, Councilmember Michael Hall, Councilmember Dave Earling, Councilmember John Nordquist, Councilmember Roger L. Myers, Councilmember Barbara Fahey, Councilmember 1. APPROVAL OF AGENDA STAFF PRESENT Tom Miller, Police Chief Brent Hunter, Personnel Manager Art Housler, Administrative Services Director Paul Mai, Community Services Director Rob Chave, Planning Manager Arvilla Ohlde, Parks and Recreations Manager Jim Walker, City Engineer Scott Snyder, City Attorney Sandy Chase, Deputy City Clerk Rhonda March, City Clerk Christine Laws, Recorder Mayor Hall asked to add to the Agenda, after Item 1, a 15-minute Executive Session on a legal matter, and as Item 3A, an economic development discussion, for 5 minutes. COUNCIL PRESIDENT PETRUZZI MOVED, SECONDED BY COUNCILMEMBER FAHEY TO APPROVE THE AMENDED AGENDA. MOTION CARRIED. Mayor Hall and the City Council then recessed to Executive Session. The meeting was reconvened by Mayor Hall at 7:22 p.m. 2. CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS Councilmember Petruzzi pulled Items C and L; Councilmember Hall pulled Item K and Item M; Councilmember Kasper also pulled Item L. COUNCILMEMBER FARLING MOVED, SECONDED BY COUNCIL PRESIDENT PETRUZZI, TO APPROVE THE BALANCE OF THE CONSENT AGENDA. MOTION CARRIED. The agenda items passed are as follows: (A) ROLL CALL (B) APPROVAL OF MINUTES OF MAY 23,1995 APPROVED CITY COUNCIL MINUTES MAY 30, 1995 PAGE I (D) ACKNOWLEDGE RECEIPT OF CLAIMS FOR DAMAGES FROM THERESA M. WESTER oovoa a ram' ($868.18), MELISSA ANNE SHIELDS (AMOUNT UNKNOWN), AND JEANA LAURENCE (AMOUNT UNKNOWN) (E) ORDINANCE NO. 3025 AMENDING CHAPTER 10.20 RELATING TO THE EDMONDS ARTS COMMISSION (F) AUTHORIZATION FOR MAYOR TO SIGN CONTRACT FOR HOTELIMOTEL FUND PROJECT - REPRINTING PUBLIC ART IN SNOHOMISH COUNTY BROCHURE (G) AUTHORIZATION TO ACCEPT PRINTING BID FOR PUBLIC ART BROCHURE FROM EXCEL GRAPHICS FOR $4,100 (H) AUTHORIZATION FOR MAYOR TO SIGN CONTRACT WITH CERTIFIED FOLDER DISPLAY SERVICE, INC. FOR DISTRIBUTION OF PUBLIC ART BROCHURE ON WASHINGTON STATE FERRIES m REPORT ON FINAL CONSTRUCTION COSTS FOR TAND COUNCIL ACCEPTANCE OF PROJECT TALBOT ROAD STORM DRAINAGE PROJECT �ry (J) RESOLUTION NO. 818 COMMENDING RHONDA MARCH, RETIRING CITY CLERK (N) ORDINANCE NO. 3026 EXTENDING THE PUBLIC HEARING DATE ON A MORATORIUM FOR ADULT ORIENTED BUSINESSES IItem C: Council President Petruzzi asked Administrative Services Director Art Housler about the remittance to World Wide expenditure. Mr. Housler said it covered the students and student counselors, and no elected officials. COUNCIL PRESIDENT PETRUZZI MOVED, SECONDED BY COUNCILMEMBER NORDQUIST, FOR PASSAGE OF ITEM C. MOTION CARRIED. The agenda item passed is as follows: (C) APPROVAL OF CLAIM WARRANTS #951834 THRU #952700 FOR WEEK OF MAY 22, 1995 IN THE AMOUNT OF $281,461.63 Item K: PROPOSED ORDINANCE AMENDING PENALTY PROVISIONS FOR FIREWORKS Councilmember Hall urged Council to rethink the issue of criminality. It was suggested a civil infraction with a fine may be appropriate in some cases. City Attorney Snyder advised they were primarily clearing up some language. If Council wants to go to a civil infraction, that is its option. There are included some fairly serious offenses like M-80s and the sale of other prohibited fireworks in the city limits which may warrant a higher penalty. q COUNCILMEMBER HALL MOVED, SECONDED BY COUNCILMEMBER KASPER, TO *�7 REDUCE THE PENALTY TO A CIVIL INFRACTION AND BRING THIS BACK ON THE NEXT CONSENT AGENDA. MOTION CARRIED. Item L: Council President Petruzzi confirmed with Personnel Manager Brent Hunter that non -represented dental improvements had already been approved. It was also confirmed that this is existing policy and the only item requested was a funding source. APPROVED CITY COUNCIL MINUTES MAY 30, 1995 PAGE 2 Councilmember Fahey received clarification regarding the total amount and the transfer. COUNCIL PRESIDENT PETRUZZI M11W le OVED, SECONDED BY COUNCILMEMBER OV NORDQUIST, FOR PASSAGE OF ITEM L. COUNCILMEMBER KASPER VOTED NO FOR THE REASONS STATED AT BUDGET TIME. MOTION CARRIED. The agenda item passed is as follows: (L) APPROVAL OF SEIU LABOR CONTRACT Item M: Councilmember Hall indicated he had pulled this item to make sure that everyone in the audience was aware that there was to be a Summer Market. He also thinks the proposed location of Bell Street between 5th and 6th is excellent. His primary concern was to counter previous publicity stating there were difficulties. Councilmember Kasper asked if this has been discussed with the residents as the south side of the street is comprised of residences. Arvilla Ohlde, Parks and Recreation Manager, said Fred and Bette Bell talked through Doug Egan to at least the condominium owners and they do not want to have Bell blocked, but we in Administration have looked at this site and feel there are some workable situations. They can access through the alley, and the residents of the East of the condominiums were in support of the market. COUNCILMEMBER HALL MOVED, SECONDED BY COUNCIL PRESIDENT PETRUZZI, FOR PASSAGE OF ITEM M. MOTION CARRIED. The agenda item passed is as follows: (M) AUTHORIZATION FOR MAYOR TO SIGN AGREEMENT WITH EDMONDS/SOUTH SNOHOMISH COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY FOR THE EDMONDS SUMMER MARKET 3. PRESENTATION OF RESOLUTION TO RHONDA MARCH, RETHUNG CITY CLERK P/ Mayor Hall introduced retiring City Clerk Rhonda March and invited the audience to attend a reception being held 1n her honor on May 31. Time and location were provided. Mayor Hall then read Resolution Q, 818 dated May 30, 1995 commending and thanking Ms. March for her long and distinguished service. Ms. March thanked the Mayor and Council. She expressed her feelings of privilege and pleasure at having worked for the City. She wished Sandy Chase well in her new career as City Clerk. Ms. March then reiterated her upcoming plans, including a marriage and a move to Eastern Washington. 3A. ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DISCUSSION �) City Attorney Snyder advised that the issue tonight was to leave a clear audit trail for the State Auditor „D�'""- regarding the nature of the interlocal agreement between the City, Port, and other entitities to be involved. What needs to be done before any funds are committed, either by the City or contracted for by the Council, ,qy f is to make sure that the nature of the agreement between the public entities involved are reduced to an interlocal agreement. Councilmember Fahey was asked by Mayor Hall to call Bill Toskey at the Port. Councilmember Fahey expressed concern over the time element. She asked Mr. Snyder to call Mr. Toskey who had committed the Port to taking the lead agency position. She believes their attorney would probably create the document needed. Mr. Snyder asked the Council financial commitment, and was provided a run- down by Councilmember Fahey. Mayor Hall and Councilmember Earling provided Mr. Snyder with APPROVED CITY COUNCIL MINUTES MAY 30, 1995 PAGE 3 specific agreements which may suit the model purpose. Community Services Director Paul Mar suggested that Council use the agreement utilized for the Recycling Coordinator. 4. HEARING TO ADOPT AN EXTENSION TO THE EDMONDS INTERIM CRITICAL AREAS ORDINANCE, CHAPTER 20.15(B) OF THE EDMONDS CITY CODE, FOR AN ADDITIONAL SIX MONTHS TO DECEMBER 13, 1995 ,�✓ City Attorney Scott Snyder advised that he will be asking Planning Manager Rob Chave some questions 0� for the record. Under the Growth Management Act cities may enact moratoria regarding zoning actions for a limited period of six months. Our six months will expire shortly. Due to the heavy demands on the Planning Board, whose priorities are not always its own, they have had additional priorities assigned, and they have not been able to get a recommendation back to the City regarding the final form of the Critical Areas Ordinance. The first issue is to extend the moratorium and do so after a public hearing tonight. The second issue: As discussed last week, regarding Initiative 164, the City will in that process need to adopt a far more comprehensive and sophisticated Reasonable Use Exception. He advised that if the Council wishes to defer the issue of the Reasonable Use Exception to the general process and enact one Reasonable Use Exception as a part of the things it does to prepare for Initiative 164, he has no objection. If Council feels comfortable with the concept and want to use the critical areas application structure to get some history on how that sort of thing would work, it would be a good, practical point to see how a Reasonable Use Exception might be administered. Mr. Snyder reiterated that what was critical tonight is to extend the moratorium six months to get a recommendation back. Of importance, but not as critical in terms of timing, is the establishment of a Reasonable Use Exception. Mr. Snyder asked Mr. Chave if he could, for the record, provide the information obtained during the course of his employment as Planning Manager regarding the Planning Board and their priorities and hearing schedule. Mr. Chave responded that for about the last two and a half years, the Planning Board has been working on the Comprehensive Plan primarily. Also, a part of that review included various updates and reworkings of the Development Codes as well. They have not only been working on the plan but also the development regulations. There is interest, and he thinks Council priority, in streamlining the ADB regulations. They have also tried to improve the non -conforming lot provisions to provide for infill development, single family development, and so forth. The point being that the Planning Board, in its work, has essentially done double duty. Mr. Snyder gathered from Mr. Chave's comments that it has been impossible for them to meet the original deadline. Mr. Chave confirmed that fact and cited the fact that they have been having up to three meetings a month when, up until three years ago, their habit has been one meeting a month dedicated to planning related items, the second meeting was dedicated for parks related items. About three years ago, two meetings a month were dedicated to planning. Within the last year they have had up to three meetings a month for the same purpose. From a Planning Board member standpoint, Mr. Chave thinks they might say their workload had tripled. Councilmember Kasper questioned Item C on page 16 which in part states that the grade was changing and the higher grade will be the corrected amount. Mr. Snyder confirmed this statement and advised that the grade was changing and that the higher grade will be the corrected amount. Mr. Snyder advised that the provision to which Councilmember Kasper referred has already been enacted which basically allows greater, less restrictive use of property than was available under the prior provision. Mr. Kasper asked if the grade could be changed by grading. Mr. Snyder said that refers to the undisturbed slope. Mr. Kasper confirmed that meant unfilled slope. Mr. Snyder said that is established by the City's critical areas map. The City has been inventorying critical areas. Some will arise we are not aware of, but most of the steeper APPROVED CITY COUNCIL MINUTES MAY 30, 1995 PAGE 4 slopes are already inventoried in a general way. Councilmember Kasper confirmed that the City is moving toward the steeper slope rather than away. Mayor Hall declared the public portion of the hearing open. Carl Keller, 4343 - 86th Avenue S.E., Mercer Island, advised that he usually represents Unocal at these hearings. He said they had just gone through this process, and he wished to make a few comments. He then reported on their findings. Some of these included redundancy in shoreline regulations and the critical areas as it pertains to wetlands, overlap with shoreline regulations, overlapping buffer boundaries. He said that in the new ordinance it would be appropriate to be more clear when talking about manufactured slopes and how it could relate to a development plan that could be substantiated through some scientific process brought by some geologists and soil engineers. Mayor Hall thanked Mr. Keller for his input and suggested it could keep the City from having to re -invent the wheel. He thinks there are some ways the process can be clarified so it becomes more clear later and is dealt with more easily in the future as it would relate to the reuse of sites. Mr. Snyder responded that Mr. Keller's first concern was .a good one and will be addressed by the City. The Regulatory Reform Act mandates that the City basically insure that the buffering and other requirements between the Shoreline Act, SEPA, and Critical Areas are made uniform which is State mandated to be done by December or January. Mr. Snyder further indicated that one of the Reasonable Use Exceptions will be providing for alternative methods of achieving the same goals. If you can accomplish the same thing in a way that is less onerous, it will be one of the things that an applicant can suggest to the City in the process. Regarding manufactured slopes, Mr. Snyder will be taking that to the Planning Board and bringing it back as part of the final ordinance. The public portion of the hearing was closed, and the matter was remanded to Council and Staff. Mr. Chave said that the Planning Board had been reviewing the Critical Areas Ordinance, have held one hearing, and that the City has been forwarding them information on minor adjustments Staff feels appropriate in light of their work with the ordinance over the last couple of years. He expressed confidence that the Planning Board will be able to bring something back to the Council within a couple of months, hopefully well before the six month extension period is up. One of the important things touched upon in the hearing is that it is critical that we coordinate the Critical Areas Ordinance with SEPA and the Shoreline Regulations. That is one of the reasons we sought and obtained a Coastal Zone Management Grant in order to try and complete that process. He believes the recommendations from that review are due to come to the Planning Board in about July. The timing is such that, with this extension, we should be able to coordinate all of that and get back to Council with a complete package. Council President Petruzzi asked Mr. Snyder if he heard accurately that there was a mandate to bring everything into harmony with 164. Mr. Snyder advised it was the Regulatory Reform Act. As he mentioned last week, the legislature when enacting 164 gave the City 106 pages of regulatory reform. He reiterated he did not want to knock the purpose or intent. Having the State attempt, through the cities, to sort out the always confusing and sometimes conflicting provisions of SEPA, Shoreline Management, and Critical Areas will benefit everyone. It is just that they happened to levy that mandate on the City at the same time it is trying to sort through 164. APPROVED CITY COUNCIL MINUTES MAY 30, 1995 PAGE 5 Mr. Keller commented on the part of the Critical Areas Ordinance as it pertains to wetlands. The City of Edmonds' definition of wetlands is different than the Corps of Engineers definition. The regulatory issues that relate to how those are utilized, how they are mitigated, are two different issues that become confusing. He suggested it brings up an issue about the land use that the City might consider in the process. Mayor Hall acknowledged that the public portion of the hearing was closed and special dispensation taken care of. Council. President Petruzzi recommended that Council instruct the City Attorney to work on the ordinance and establish a reasonable use exception process. With 164 looming, the City will have to be doing this in its overall plan. It makes sense for us to establish a record of having a Reasonable Use Exception. It will also give us a trial opportunity. COUNCIL PRESIDENT PETRUZZI MOVED, SECONDED BY COUNCILMEMBER MYERS, THAT COUNCIL INSTRUCT THE CITY ATTORNEY ESTABLISH A REASONABLE USE EXCEPTION PROCESS IN THE ORDINANCE. MOTION CARRIED. 5. DOCUMENTATION AND FINAL PRESENTATION ON FEASIBILITY STUDY OF AOUATIC FACILITY Parks and Recreations Manager Arvilla Ohlde indicated that she tried to be as comprehensive as possible in the packet material. She called specific attention to the written responses to the questions Council had. presented in the open workshop session. She further provided as many items as possible concerning economics and looking at the other issue of a 25-yard versus 50 meter pool. This evening's presentation began with Coral DeWilliam of DeWilliam/Charf, consultants. Following Ms. DeWilliam's presentation, two members of the Citizen Advisory Committee spoke. Ms. Ohlde advised that also available for questions were LeRoy Charf, Gayle Crawford, Dick Van Hollebeke and Brett Carlstad of the School District. Ms. DeWilliam said the study covers the project goals, needs, selection of a site, development of a concept, and then a look at costs. An in-depth study was done on four sites. She utilized the overhead to reference and exhibit the chart which appears as page 28 of the study and which summarizes the numerous pages written about each site. She listed the various questions considered in developing the chart. Councihnember Hall suggested that in the interest of time, _since the criteria was described and the diagrams and scores were there, there need not be prolonged discussion of each site as it regards established criteria. It was further suggested that while the presentation was to be very comprehensive, if there were site questions to be answered it be done now. Councilmember Kasper suggested the study was deficient because it showed the Edmonds Civic Center as something the City would have to purchase. He advised there is already a lease on it, and a present value on the lease is being negotiated. If the School District is truly going to join us, there will probably be very little cost to that site. He thinks if you take some of what he perceives as errors into consideration, they start to come pretty close together. Ms. Ohlde interjected there is a lease with the School District until the year 2030 at $1 per year. She would think the School District would be excited about opening up that lease, but that is a caution on behalf of the City. She believes the legislation passed about two years ago says that the School District must sell at a fair market value. If you opened that up, there may be a variable of more concern. The point Mr. Kasper was making was that if the School District sold it, there is a present value of that subject to the lease. APPROVED CITY COUNCIL MINUTES MAY 30, 1995 PAGE 6 Councilmember Earling questioned Council as to Councilmember Hall's suggestion to move forward without going through square -by -square. Several Council members have raised issues about the siting and the reasoning, and Mr. Earling wanted to make sure Council was comfortable about going forward without going through step-by-step the analysis. Councilmember Myers questioned the reasoning for rating Edmonds-Woodway High School as 75% regarding the question of ownership. It was his understanding they were going to let us use the land. Ms. DeWilliam said some cost would be incurred if we use the site. Responding to questions of Councilmember Fahey, Ms. Ohlde stated as she saw the process go through after the bond issue was passed with Edmonds-Woodway High School, the citizens were very strong. They reiterated that what they wanted to see was prudent use of their dollars that they put out for capital assets in communities. To the taxpayer, they felt capital assets were everything, not only City but also School District. There was a very strong message that said that we want our schools opened up to our community. Through that process and the designing that has been going on, that partnership and making sure that community use and integration of those capital assets has a valued benefit to the community after the school is done at 3:30. In that partnership, and talking about that concept, that is where you see a real push with the School District to answer to public's concerns and put a community -based program at their site. Councilmember Fahey then questioned what was meant by "retail core". It was determined the rating was because of the services nearby and not the retail core. She questioned why the Civic Center is not close enough to a retail area in downtown Edmonds to warrant more than 50%. Councilmember Fahey further questioned access ratings, Councilmember Hall commented on the Edmonds-Woodway site as opposed to the City Center playfield. In reality, he would not be in favor of putting it in the Civic Center for the reason that ball fields would be used up and the City would be taking up space as opposed to keeping open space and ball fields available to the public and incorporating this process at Edmonds-Woodway where we would not be taking up space of the public. There is a shortage of places to play sports in town, and to him that is important. Councilmember Fahey asked what the evaluation process was. In the worst case scenario, we may not be able to locate up there, we might not be able to pass a bond issue in an appropriate period of time, and she feels the feasibility study is supposed to be giving lots of answers. It would give them a huge space to work with where other things could be incorporated like a gymnasium for a gymnastics program, racquetball courts, and other revenue -generation. Ultimately, we may have to look at a second scenario. Ms. DeWilliam responded that they found that at Civic Center Park views would be blocked because the building will most likely be 30' above the ground level. It is more closely located to residential centers which may be more disrupted by the development of a facility. At Edmonds-Woodway you are not going to outdo the stadium with the pool facility. Ms. DeWilliam advised Council that they heard at their public meetings outcry about not touching the ball fields. Comments from both Anderson and Civic Center were to not get rid of the ball fields. She further noted that the Anderson Center site is not large enough to accommodate a 50-meter aquatic facility. Ms. DeWilliam identified which pools were used for comparisons in this study, the reasons for choosing them, and explained that the four pool combination should provide a balanced view of usage. She then informed Council on the methodology used in determining the average per capita use and the anticipated APPROVED CITY COUNCIL MINUTES MAY 30, 1995 PAGE 7 user loss. The next area discussed was water needs. Ms. DeWilliam recapped the stated goals. She again utilized the overhead to describe the floor plan on the facility (as shown on page 78 of the study). Councilmember Myers confirmed that the locker rooms for the facility and the school are separate. Councilmember Fahey asked if the overhead bleacher observation area was the reason for the 30' height. Ms. DeWilliam answered that the real issue is clearance which must be at least 9' above the 3-meter board and the slide. Councilmember Earling asked for clarification of what is being discussed as the portion the City is building as opposed to what the School District is building. He doesn't want anyone confused between the two. The next portion of the study discussion concerned the comparison between a 25-yard and 50-meter pool. It was deternuned, and shown through graphics, that with a 50-meter would allow anyone who wants to swim to be able to do so at any time of the day or week. She reiterated that a 50-meter pool was a multi- use body of water. She discussed the four recognized aquatic sports and showed how each would be supported by the different facilities. She then went, into some different scenarios as to usage. While a 25-yard pool allows sequential events, a 50-meter pool will allow concurrent events. There followed discussion on the costs of the 50-meter pool facility. The construction of the 50-meter pool with a gross area of 54,000 square feet would be $6.9 million. Project costs which includes overhead and design fees will bring that figure to $8.2 million. Ms. DeWilliam then discussed the revenue prospects. The overhead used was of Table 2 on page 83 of the study. She repeated that they took a very conservative look at how this was run. The one presented is a median scenario. Council President Petruzzi discussed the figures located on. Table 1 (page 81) and especially the deficits at which these comparable pools are run. He pointed out that what the figures showed for Edmonds' project seemed to indicate a relatively very successful aquatic center. Ms. DeWilliam described some of the reasons for the deficits. Council President Petruzzi noted that even the smallest of the.comparables loses money. He discussed the suggested tax revenues. He feels that the debt service for those taxes added to the $8.2 million and the debt service of a couple hundred thousand dollars a year for maintenance, is a pretty heavy item. Councilmember Earling discussed the Tualatin Hills Swim,Center. He advised that it is his understanding at that particular facility, through some sort of contractual arrangement, the swim meets and practice times for the local swim clubs are not included as a revenue generator which would be where, in part, we would be trying to raise revenue. Councilmember Fahey raised the issue of parking and the fact that it appeared none of the extra facilities being built by the school (such as the theatre) were taken into consideration in terms of the possibilities of parking utilization for events going on at the school. Ms. DeWilliam indicated Mr. Carlstad would be discussing the parking issue later in the presentation. Gayle Crawford, 19925 Maplewood Drive, responded to Council President Petruzzi that they had done some calling to obtain more data on 50-meter pools across the country, but have not received a lot of documentation fast enough. She said a manager she spoke to in Utah runs a 94,000 square foot aquatic facility that has a 50-meter pool of family orientation, weight rooms, aerobic rooms and two 25-yard 6-lane APPROVED CITY COUNCIL MINUTES MAY 30, 1995 PAGE 8 pools of varying temperatures. This man has been the .manager there for 12 years and has operating expenses of $1.092 million, and he has revenue of $1.152 million. Dick Van Hollebeke, 580 Hemlock Way, further discussed the financial aspects of the project. He suggested seeing if the citizens would like to build it for the city and let the region pay for the maintenance costs. The maintenance costs are the biggest concern. The bond issue is a problem. However, the bottom line is a $52 per year tax for a median house value of $160,000. The key to the success of this center depends on informing the citizenry as to what we have and aggressive and intelligent management. He said we don't want to surrender it to regional events; we want to have the citizens to always have the primary use of the pool. At the same time it makes sense to reach outside the city limits and natural geographic boundaries and draw those people in, and let those people help us pay for our facility. He thinks it logical that our revenue generation from this facility, if it is properly managed, could be far above the norms of the other areas. Their goal as a committee, Council and the citizens is to have as near a break-even or possibly even a profitable venture. He stressed there were 168,000 people living within the Edmonds School District. He thinks that a very natural draw for the facility, especially because of its uniqueness. He does not see other cities trying to compete. Mr. Van Holllebeke next discussed the economic spinoff. With the number of meets that are deemed appropriate to be held, along with the benefits of those such as people renting a hotel, eat out, etc.. that comes to between $950,000 and $1,100,000 of additional revenue that is generated within the community. If Edmonds merchants are smart, they will encourage the majority of that money to be spent within the city limits. He says that is where the Chamber of Commerce comes in. It is beneficial to the citizens and merchants. Council President Petruzzi asked Mr. Van Hollebeke how the region is going to pay for the facility. The response was that the region is going to pay for it by drawing people from outside the immediate core area. In addition, there are all of the competitive events. As a city we must decide how much of that we want, but that is from where the influx of revenue comes. There will be a redistribution of the people that swim in the local pools. By Edmonds establishing a facility of this size, with its ancillary features, we would draw more people and take pressure off other local pools which are maxed out. He thinks we can create new uses as well as a redistribution of the existing uses. COUNCIL PRESIDENT PETRUZZI MOVED, SECONDED BY COUNCILMEMBER FAHEY, TO CONTINUE THIS DISCUSSION ANOTHER 15 MINUTES. MOTION CARRIED. Gayle Crawford, 19925 Maplewood Drive, addressed the issue of the pool shortage in Edmonds from a swimmer's perspective. She indicated she is very passionate about this pool project. Her concern, as is Councils, is spending tax dollars wisely. As a taxpayer and a swimming enthusiast, she wants to see the City of Edmonds have some foresight and build this pool the right way one time. Ms. Crawford discussed her family, and their swimming history and needs, and the types of activities they do outside the area. She reported that presently swimming takes money and people out of the area. Ms. Crawford believes this facility will put Edmonds on the aquatic map and will bring those dollars back into town. She thinks within a reasonable geographic radius, there are probably 2,000 competitive swimmers. Many are anxious to get access to long course training which is now done at Federal Way or Coleman Pool in Seattle. She reported that involvement with U. S. Swimming has brought big benefit to her daughter in terms of self-esteem and confidence. She feels there are increasing numbers of at risk children and families APPROVED CITY COUNCIL MINUTES MAY 30, 1995 PAGE 9 in the school district and that their involvement with a swimming program through school or lessons can have positive life-long benefits. Ms. Crawford urged Council stated the 50-meter proposal at the Edmonds-Woodway High School site is the right proposal for meeting the demands of the general public now and the aquatic user groups in the area, and is the right proposal in respect to long-term planning and growth in our greater community. She looks at this pool not as just a pool but as a legacy we can offer to future Edmonds citizens. Councilmember Myers stated one of his concerns is adequate parking and not being able to have places for the people to park who want to use the facility. He also asked about the cost of relocating the tennis courts. Brett Carlstad, Edmonds School District, responded that they have not contacted other schools with on - site pools. He reported that if the City and the School Board decide to go through with this, there are many issues to be ironed out by the staff prior to coming before the respective bodies for review. With respect to the parking issue, next Tuesday he will be back before Council to share where they are with respect to the schematic design they have previously discussed with Council. No work has been done apart from demolishing the old building. There may be some costs that are incurred, so they are moving forward on a tight track. As part of this process of designing a new school and their undertaking of not only a traffic study, but a parking study, they have to make sure to not only meet the codes from their standpoint, but to build a facility that will be here for 30 to 50 years. While they may meet code, they also want to meet the practical realities of making the facility work. What they have to balance that against is not expending more of the budget on parking facilities at the detriment of the educational facilities. Through their parking study, they are looking at a. more global approach of the parking as is on -site currently, the parking as it relates to the new facility and how that school would match on the site, and the available parking nearby. That is, Stevens Memorial Hospital and Stevens Professional Center to the East and South, respectively. Those are facilities that have demands that are off peak from when our demands are. hitting. He described the types of information being monitored and the procedures used for regulation. He further described some of the parking needs of the school with its District stadium and the proposed black box theater. COUNCILMEMBER EARLING MOVED, SECONDED BY COUNCILMEMBER MYERS, TO EXTEND THE DISCUSSION AN ADDITIONAL TEN MINUTES. MOTION CARRIED. Mr. Carlstad indicated it was unlikely the theater use would conflict with school use. The grand hall that is being proposed is not going to conflict because it also is to be used as a lunch room facility designed very differently from the normal school lunch room. While there are big traffic generators on the site, it is unlikely that they will conflict with the school site. He said they are not in conflict but tend to be complimentary. With regard to the relocation of the tennis courts, in their design and schematic they have located tennis courts. He described the layout of the building. He reiterated their position that they are building a school which they would like to be open and available to the public where and when possible and not conflicting with their main mission, and any incremental costs and burden have to be borne by the partner coming in, in this case the City of Edmonds and not the Edmonds School District. Councilmember Myers expressed his concern over getting this project as close as possible to revenue neutral. In order to do that a lot of daytime use is needed, and he is very concerned about the parking. His other concern regards the operating cost and the fact nothing is set aside for a building maintenance fund. APPROVED CITY COUNCIL MINUTES MAY 30, 1995 PAGE 10 Mayor Hall asked Mr. Carlstad if Council could have some comparisons about how many cars have been on that site regularly for years. Now with the increased usage of the facility, she asked him to provide some forecast and comparisons. Mr. Carlstad said that information could not yet be provided. Their traffic study and parking study will analyze that in specific detail. There are presently 491 parking sites, with approximately 1,000 in the greater area (including 248 staff stalls at the hospital). There is in the plan currently 516 stalls. It was estimated that with the elimination of the tennis courts an additional 148 stalls could be put in. Council President Petruzzi commented that we started out talking about a community pool which the Council is very much in favor of having. Primarily Council said it wanted to look at a 25-yard pool, but to provide information on the 50-meter while looking at the 25. He said he was a bit overwhelmed by the document Council received since it covered almost 100% a 50-meter. He said there were no comparisons for operational cost on the smaller pool. He is trying to figure out how the gears were shifted from a community pool to an $8.2 million project. He also expressed concern over how much parking the corner of 212th and 76th can stand. Council President Petruzzi also asked if joint venturing with other communities in the school district had been considered. Mayor Hall reminded Council that the recommended action is to set this matter for a hearing on June 20. Councilmember Earling commented on the public process and the ability to ask for public involvement and get it. Some of the answers back to Council have clearly caught them off guard. He noted the hundreds of hours of work by many people. He said he was impressed with community involvement and support. He noted his understanding that Edmonds has already exceeded. the demand for a 25-yard pool and that it would cost approximately 29-30% more to build a 50-meter pool over a 25-yard pool. He believes it was shown that with the construction of a 50-meter pool, the numbers show a five or six times greater income potential. Councilmember Earling said there were still underlying issues he wished addressed. One has to do with the prioritization that the City Council has to address with the space needs for our city. A community facility like this is very high on the priority level, but we have gone through an extensive assessment of other needs in the City, not the least of which regards the potential purchase of the Financial Center, but the Council also needs to examine for the City in regard to Public Safety -- police and fire. Councilmember Fahey subscribed to most of Councilmember Earling's comments. She was extremely skeptical when the presentation came forward. She reported she had come into possession of a report dealing with pools that convinced her that in other places in the United States these types of leisure facilities are cash flowing positively. The big obstacle is figuring out how to finance them up front. She still has some problems with this location partly because of the parking, partly because of all of the things that we are trying to place into that location and the traffic. That is why she questioned the possibility of an alternative location for this size facility, mainly the Civil Center. She feels Council needs to look at additional funding options rather than just an $8 million bond issue to the public. Councilmember Fahey feels that in talking about a regional facility, Council needs to explore the possibility of the County being a player in the capital facilities aspect of this. Also, that Council look at the greater Edmonds area, meaning the unincorporated parts of this community that are not currently inside the city limits but benefit from everything done here and the possibility of that bond issue being taken out by a much greater number of people so that the cost per $1,000 is not quite as high. Lastly, she reported that last week she was contacted by the President of the YMCA. Her husband sits on the Board of that group in Seattle. They learned through him of this feasibility study and realized that there might be some potential for us doing a APPROVED CITY COUNCIL MINUTES MAY 30, 1995 PAGE 11 collaborative effort with them. They have also indicated some interest in capital investment. She feels that although the proposal has a great deal of potential, there are a lot of unanswered questions. She quoted "the YMCA Capital Planning Committee is discussing Edmonds as a potential site for a full facility YMCA. Although very preliminary, I am interested in exploring what collaborative opportunities may exist to expand the facilities and programs for the Edmonds community while minimizing the pressure of the tax base." Councilmember Fahey is in favor of moving forward and establishing a date for a hearing, but she thinks there are other things to explore as part of the total picture of what is trying to be done. She complimented DeWilliam/Charf on the complete, comprehensive and excellent job they did on the feasibility study. Mayor Hall asked Ms. Ohlde if the Bruce Dee plan done with regard to the Civic Center while Mayor Hall was on the Council had been used. Ms. Ohlde said she believed it was provided as a document, but she didn't know how comprehensively they put that together. There were variables to it. Mayor Hall suggested that with regard to that particular site it could give a benchmark. COUNCILMEMBER EARLING MOVED, SECONDED BY COUNCILMEMBER MYERS TO SCHEDULE A PUBLIC HEARING ON JUNE 20, 1995 WITH THE RECOMMENDATION BASED UPON WHAT WAS HEARD TONIGHT THAT THEY BE GIVEN MORE THAN 30 MINUTES TIME. Council President Petruzzi advised that June 20 is probably the busiest night of the year. He asked if Council wished it to be for an hour if it could be put off until July. He does not believe Council is close to saying they want to put it on a bond issue for the citizens of Edmonds. He thinks there are other areas to look at with this regional facility. He questioned financing and future funding. He opined it would be a shame to not speak to the YMCA or other communities about any possibility of a joint venture. Councilmember Earling suggested that perhaps the meeting could start at 6:30. Councilmember Hall noted six hearings on June 20. Mayor Hall expressed concern over what might not be considered due to the length of the meeting. Mr. Mar indicated the matter was already on the hearing schedule for that night and that the only thing being done now is increase the length by 30 minutes. Mayor Hall suggested having it before Council as a whole at the June 13 work meeting. COUNCILMEMBER EARLING WITHDREW HIS MOTION WITH THE UNDERSTANDING THAT HE WILL PROPOSE A MEETING ON JUNE 27 THAT WOULD HAVE THE HEARING. THE SECOND AGREED. MOTION CARRIED. 6. AUTHORIZATION FOR MAYOR TO SIGN CONTRACT WITH EMC TO CONDUCT A SURVEY REGARDING A FAMILY/COMMUNITY AQUATIC CENTER IN EDMONDS ($7,500) COUNCILMEMBER HALL MOVED, SECONDED BY COUNCIL PRESIDENT PETRUZZI, TO AUTHORIZE MAYOR HALL TO SIGN AGREEMENT WITH EMC ($7,500). Councilmember Kasper indicated he would be voting against the motion because he does not feel Council has enough information to go to the public with another bond issue at this time. He thinks Council is moving too fast. Councilmember Earling confirmed with Ms. Ohlde that the money was a pre -authorized budget item incorporated into that budget and is not a new dollar amount. APPROVED CITY COUNCIL MINUTES MAY 30, 1995 PAGE 12 Councilmember Myers asked about the survey being broadened. Ms. Ohlde said if Council wished it to be broader, she needs direction. He did not feel Council is ready to go ahead and name the Edmonds- Woodway School site. He believes in the concept, but could not go along with it at this time. Ms. Ohlde said it could have a number of sites if desired. Councilmember Fahey asked if there was a time pressure needing to be considered. Ms. Ohlde had previously provided a time line for Council if it wanted to be in concert as construction is done on the two sites. If the matter went to the public on a bond issue in September, then design development could begin. It will take about a year to get all the designs, and both would bid in September. They would only be in concert on time lines. She described the savings of doing both projects at the same time. The survey would provide more information to Council. Discussion followed on the process and time lines for the mail -in September ballot. Council President Petruzzi indicated he doesn't think that, with questions unanswered, it is possible to put this on the September ballot. He also expressed concern over having it potentially defeat the Public Safety bond. He also expressed concern about how fast we are going. Ms. Ohlde said the intent was not to make it fast, but to provide the best opportunity. Councilmember Earling supports the motion and not to meet a deadline in September. He confirmed his understanding that the intent of the survey is to try and establish the community's attitude towards whether or not they will support a pool. If that is the intent, and especially with direction given by Councilmember Myers where we would look at various sites, he would view this as a positive to bring this to some kind of conclusion. All concerned will want to know the community's feelings. He would like to use the survey a gauge of the community as to how supportive they will be for a facility like this. It will provide a vital piece of information needed in trying to make a determination on this project. Councilmember Hall said they need to do more of this kind of thing. He thinks some decisions are made in a vacuum. Before Council goes any farther and spends any more money on designs and studies, he would like to know what kind of support is out there for a project of this type. He feels maybe the support is more overwhelming than is thought. COUNCiLMEMBER HALL CALLED FOR THE QUESTION. ROLL CALL OF COUNCIL WAS REQUESTED. COUNCILMEMBER NORDQUIST, NO; COUNCILMEMBER KASPER, NO; COUNCILMEMBER HALL, YES; COUNCILMEMBER MYERS, YES; COUNCILMEMBER EARLING, YES; COUNCILMEMBER FAHEY, YES; AND COUNCIL PRESIDENT PETRUZZI, YES. THE VOTE WAS 5-2. MOTION CARRIED. 7. UPDATE ON EDMONDS FINANCIAL CENTER ACQUISITION PROCESS Community Services Director Paul Mar called Council attention to the packet information containing the o updated schedule. In the packet discussion and looking at the Extended Agenda with regard to decisions Council must make, there are two items on which Council needs to give direction -- the figure for amending the 1995 budget and the sizing of the bond issue. Those decisions need to be made by June 13. Some of the information has been provided in this and other packets. Council President Petruzzi stated Item 11 could be checked off as completed. He checked with the attorneys, and they have written a letter showing what is and is not acceptable to the City. The only thing we accepted was an easement of record and, naturally, all of the form (not content) of the leases. He then confirmed with Mr. Mar that this budget amendment was scheduled for June 13, adopting the GMA is on APPROVED CITY COUNCIL MINUTES MAY 30, 1995 PAGE 13 the 20th (No. 25), and adopt REET Ordinance is also on the 20th. There was then discussion of Item 20. Mr. Mar confirmed that amending the budget is done by staff. Council President Petruzzi confirmed that the code updates to which Mr. Mar made reference were the ADA requirements. He then questioned the amount of the bond. Mayor Hall said Staff had received an assessment and she can deal with $6 million. Mr. Petruzzi. indicated he had seen nothing regarding an amount higher than $5 million that he would want to do. COUNCIL PRESIDENT PETRUZZI MOVED, SECONDED BY COUNCILMEMBER KASPER TO SET THE BOND AMOUNT AT $5 MILLION. Mr. Mar referenced the last paragraph of the packet information that the City is looking at in terms of either a bond or other earmarked sources the dollars that would be required to be expended between now and the time the city moved into the facility. One item that might be deferred is the $20,000 roof repair. He itemized some of the expenses shown on the report. Councilmember Hall would like to see City Council chambers put in the building. He does not want the City to limit itself with other things and get into a building that is half done or not appropriate for City facilities. He wants to grant the City leeway. Various points of order were called by Mayor Hall and Council President Petruzzi, and Mayor Hall overruled Mr. Petruzzi. Art Housler confirmed for Mayor Hall that the bond amount must be set by June 13. COUNCILMEMBER PETRUZZI CALLED FOR THE QUESTION. MOTION CARRIED. COUNCILMEMBER NORDQUIST MOVED, SECONDED BY COUNCILMEMBER FAHEY, TO EXTEND THE COUNCIL MEETING BY TEN MINUTES. MOTION CARRIED. Council President Petruzzi reminded Council it has until 3:00 p.m. next Tuesday to remove the contingencies on this building. He has reviewed the basic contingency inspections, etc., and requested Council give Council President permission to remove the contingencies. COUNCILMEMBER EARLING MOVED, SECONDED BY COUNCILMEMBER NORDQUIST, TO AUTHORIZE AND INSTRUCT THE CITY .COUNCIL PRESIDENT TO REMOVE THE CONTINGENCIES THAT ARE IN SECTION 10 OF THE PURCHASE AND SALE AGREEMENT AND TO FULFILL THE OBLIGATIONS THAT ARE REQUIRED UNDER THE EARNEST MONEY. MOTION CARRIED. Council President Petruzzi recapped for Council that the City will he removing the contingencies as per Section 10 of the agreement and will issue a note for the additional $40,000 for a total of $45,000 in promissory notes. S. MAYOR �MqK Mayor Hall called attention to the combined press release. THE TRAIN WILL STOP IN EDMONDS! .She also acknowledged several quoted speakers regarding the construction of the temporary fence. Correspondence has also been received from two attorneys dated May 22 and addressed to the Boundary Review Board. Emily Shen from Meadowdale High School will be the new student representative for six months. Mayor Hall thanked Councilmember Myers for making that contact. She then called attention to the copy of the appraisal for the fire district facility. She further acknowledged a comment from Counterpoint Community Mental Health Services regarding the HUD Block Grant, noting they were APPROVED CITY COUNCIL MINUTES MAY 30, 1995 PAGE 14 deleted from funding. She confirmed that Council received copies of the billing statement from LeSourd Patten. Mayor Hall reported that she and Councilmember Myers attended the PSRC meeting at The Mountaineers to adopt the MDT plan which passed by eighty -some percent. She further reported that she had spoke before the Woodway Elementary School sixth graders. Their teacher did an excellent job of setting up a Council meeting, had a City Clerk, and a reporter participating. Their issue was dogs in the park, and 7-0 they voted dogs on leashes and pooper-scoopers. dam' Mayor Hall related that attendance was good at the Memorial Service held. Senator Jeannette Wood, County Councilman Gary Nelson, and Mayor Hall honored John Steinberger who served on a minesweeper in the Pacific Theater for 33 months. She thanked Councilmember Earling for his plaintiff rendition of "Taps" which she said was very well done. Mayor Hall closed by asking Council to be sure to read the appraisal. 9. COUNCIL Council President Petruzzi confirmed with Mr. Housler that everything is on schedule concerning the bonds for the purchase of the Financial Center. He also confirmed that bond expenses amount to $65,000. He then thanked Councilmember Myers for all his effort in getting a student representative. Addressing Mr. Mar, Council President Petruzzi indicated he had received a letter from Norman Rose, University of Washington Bothell, Office of the Dean, regarding Cable 27. Mr. Mar said the letter had been forwarded to the consultant doing the cable franchise renewal. They will be talking to the University of Washington. COUNCIL PRESIDENT PETRUZZI MOVED, SECONDED BY COUNCILMEMBER MYERS, r TO EXTEND THE MEETING. MOTION CARRIED. Councilmember Nordquist expressed his hope that as much energy is put into the Public Safety Building as was put in by the citizens for the pool and the Council for the Financial Center. He then thanked Rhonda for her many years of service with the City and especially during his term as Council President. He wished her well. He also wished Sandy Chase good luck in her new position and expressed confidence in her ability. Mayor Hall requested the insertion of an agenda item as Item 10 which will be to authorize Staff to pursue negotiations with a specific property owner on terms of conveyance of that property to the City. COUNCILMEMBER NORDQULST MOVED, SECONDED BY COUNCILMEMBER FAHEY, TO 'AZAo AUTHORIZE STAFF TO PURSUE NEGOTIATIONS ON WITH A SPECIFIC PROPERTY OWNER ON TERMS OF CONVEYANCE OF THAT PROPERTY TO THE CITY. MOTION Ph CARRIED. Councilmember Fahey reported that she had been advised that her previous motion to give $500 to the scholarship fund for the Miss Edmonds Pageant was inappropriate pursuant to the Auditor. COUNCILMEMBER FAHEY MOVED, SECONDED BY COUNCHLMEMBER NORDQUIST, TO GIVE $500 TO HELP FUND THE MISS EDMONDS PAGEANT THIS YEAR, THE FUNDING SOURCE BEING THE COUNCIL CONTINGENCY FUND. le I APPROVED CITY COUNCIL MINUTES MAY 30, 1995 PAGE 15 Councilmember Myers indicated he had voted. no on the original motion because of the scholarship considerations. He will support this motion. Councilmember Hall warned everyone that next year he would like to ask for $1,000. COUNCILMEMBER KASPER VOTED NO. MOTION CARRIED. Councilmember Fahey stated that Miss Edmonds had well represented the City at virtually everything that has gone on in the city since she was elected. She further advised Council that she has been officially notified that she has been appointed to the Snohomish County Economic Council Board. She believes it will tie in well with all the City's efforts in economic development. Councilmember Earling told Ms. March that her professionalism, her attention to detail, and her good spirit with which she does the above will be missed. Councilmember Myers also thanked Ms. March for making his first few months much easier than they could have been. He also told her that as a product of Tri-Cities, if he couldn't live in Edmonds, he would live there. Councilmember Hall reported that Edmonds-Woodway High School had forwarded an announcement concerning an upcoming play. "Father of the Bride" will be performed at Edmonds-Woodway High School on June 9 and 10 at 7:00 p.m. and June 11 at 2:00 p.m. He also acknowledged thanks received from Connie Passey for the City's participation in buying the 25-passenger minibus for the Senior Center. His last item was the University of Washington Bothell letter regarding Chambers Cable. It alarms him because not only is Council always trying to enhance things for the citizens with Chambers Cable, but every so often Chambers tries to reduce the programming, and -he believes this one example. He quoted the pertinent portion of the letter received. He believes them to be doing this for commercial purposes. He then wished Ms. March farewell. Councilmember Kasper said he had the same type of run-in with Chambers Cable for the History Channel. He was told there would be no new channels until. after this thing is over. He then acknowledged he has worked with Ms. March since 1964, through the building permit of his home on M Avenue, court cases, and said he would miss her. The public being advised there was no further business. to come before the Council, the meeting was adjourned at 10:20 p.m. SANDRA S. CHASE, CITY CLERK APPROVED CITY COUNCIL MINUTES MAY 30, 1995 PAGE 16 AGENDA EDMONDS CITY COUNCIL PLAZA MEETING ROOM - LIBRARY BUILDING 7:00-10.00pm MAY 30, 1995 SPECIAL MEETING CALL TO ORDER - 7:00 P.M. FLAG SALUTE 1. APPROVAL OF AGENDA 2. CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS (A) ROLL CALL (B) APPROVAL OF MINUTES OF MAY 23, 1995 (C) APPROVAL OF CLAIM WARRANTS #951834 THRU #952700 FOR WEEK OF MAY 22, 1995 IN THE AMOUNT OF $281,461.63 (D) ACKNOWLEDGE RECEIPT OF CLAIMS FOR DAMAGES FROM THERESA M. WESTER ($868.18), MELISSA ANNE SHIELDS (AMOUNT UNKNOWN), AND JEANA LAURENCE (AMOUNT UNKNOWN) (E) PROPOSED ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 10.20 RELATING TO THE EDMONDS ARTS COMMISSION (F) AUTHORIZATION FOR MAYOR TO SIGN CONTRACT FOR HOTEUMOTEL FUND PROJECT - REPRINTING PUBLIC ART IN SNOHOMISH COUNTY BROCHURE (G) AUTHORIZATION TO ACCEPT PRINTING BID FOR PUBLIC ART BROCHURE FROM EXCEL GRAPHICS FOR $4,100 (H) AUTHORIZATION FOR MAYOR TO SIGN CONTRACT WITH CERTIFIED FOLDER DISPLAY SERVICE, INC. FOR DISTRIBUTION OF PUBLIC ART BROCHURE ON WASHINGTON STATE FERRIES (1) REPORT ON FINAL CONSTRUCTION COSTS FOR THE TALBOT ROAD STORM DRAINAGE PROJECT AND COUNCIL ACCEPTANCE OF PROJECT (J) PROPOSED RESOLUTION COMMENDING RHONDA MARCH, RETIRING CITY CLERK (K) PROPOSED ORDINANCE AMENDING PENALTY PROVISIONS FOR FIREWORKS (L) I APPROVAL OF SEIU LABOR CONTRACT (M) AUTHORIZATION FOR MAYOR TO SIGN AGREEMENT WITH EDMONDS/SOUTH SNOHOMISH COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY FOR THE EDMONDS SUMMER MARKET (N) PROPOSED ORDINANCE EXTENDING THE PUBLIC HEARING DATE ON A MORATORIUM FOR ADULT ORIENTED BUSINESSES 3. (5 Min.) PRESENTATION OF RESOLUTION TO RHONDA MARCH, RETIRING CITY CLERK 4. (60 Min.) HEARING TO ADOPT AN EXTENSION TO THE EDMONDS INTERIM CRITICAL AREAS ORDINANCE, CHAPTER 20.15(B) OF THE EDMONDS CITY CODE, FOR AN ADDITIONAL SIX MONTHS TO DECEMBER 13, 1995 -Continued- EDMONDS CITY COUNCIL AGENDA MAY 30, 1995 PAGE TWO 5. (60 Min.) DOCUMENTATION AND FINAL PRESENTATION ON FEASIBILITY STUDY OF AQUATIC FACILITY 6. (5 Min.) AUTHORIZATION FOR MAYOR TO SIGN CONTRACT WITH EMC TO CONDUCT A SURVEY REGARDING A FAMILY/COMMUNITY AQUATIC CENTER IN EDMONDS ($7,500) 7. (15 Min.) UPDATE ON EDMONDS FINANCIAL CENTER ACQUISITION PROCESS 8. (10 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. Delayed telecast of this Meeting appears the following Wednesday evening at 7:00 p.m. on Channel 36, and the following Friday and Monday at noon on Channel 32.