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01/17/1989 City CouncilTHESE MINUTES SUBJECT TO JANUARY 24, 1989 APPROVAL EDMONDS CITY COUNCIL MINUTES JANUARY 17, 1989 The regular meeting of the Edmonds City Council was called to order at 7:00 p.m. by Mayor Larry Naughten at the Library Plaza Room; 650 Main St., Edmonds. All present joined in the flag salute. PRESENT Larry Naughten, Mayor Bill Kasper, Council President Steve Dwyer, Councilmember Laura Hall, Councilmember Roger Hertrich, Councilmember Jo -Anne Jaech, Councilmember John Nordquist, Councilmember Jack Wilson, Councilmember STAFF Jim Barnes, Parks & Rec. Div. Mgr. Art Housler, Admin. Svc. Director Jack Weinz, Fire Chief Bob Alberts, City Engineer Peter Hahn, Comm. Svc. Director Dan Prinz, Police Chief Linda McCrystal, Arts Coordinator Jerry Hauth, Hydraulics Engineer Scott Snyder, City Attorney Jackie Parrett, City Clerk Margaret Richards, Recorder CONSENT AGENDA Item (C) was removed from the Consent Agenda. COUNCILMEMBER WILSON MOVED, SECONDED BY COUNCILMEM- BER HALL, TO APPROVE THE BALANCE OF THE CONSENT AGENDA. MOTION CARRIED. The approved items on the Consent Agenda include the following: (A) ROLL CALL (B) APPROVAL OF MINUTES OF JANUARY 10, 1989 (D) FINAL ACCEPTANCE OF WORK BY PACIFIC PLAYGROUND, INC., ON SEAVIEW PARK PLAY STRUCTURE, ^" ✓ AND SET 30 DAY RETENTION PERIOD APPROVAL OF CONTRACT WITH ARCHIE SATTERFIELD TO WRITE EDMONDS CENTENNIAL BOOK ($5,000) [Item (C) ON THE CONSENT AGENPL Councilmember Nordquist recalled that citizens had objected in the past when monies were expended from the General Fund for a similar cause so he suggested that the book be funded from the Centen- nial Fund. Mayor Naughten noted that the money will be derived from the Centennial Fund. Councilmember Dwyer inquired what assurances were made that the City will not have to pay the $15,000 printing costs. Arts Coordinator Linda McCrystal said presales of the book will be estab- lished to pay for the printing costs. She noted that only 2,000 books must be sold to pay for those costs. Councilmember Hertrich inquired about the other projects that the Centennial Committee will be involved in in 1989 and the costs. Ms. McCrystal said the Centennial Committee will be discuss- ing that very issue at their January 25th meeting. COUNCILMEMBER NORDQUIST MOVED, SECONDED BY COUNCILMEMBER WILSON, TO APPROVE ITEM (C). MOTION CARRIED. Mayor Naughten requested confirmation of Bruce Hummel to the Architectural Design Board and Crissee Bennett to the Arts Commission. COUNCILMEMBER KASPER MOVED, SECONDED BY COUNCILMEMBER HALL, TO CONFIRM THE MAYOR'S APPOINTMENT OF BRUCE HUMMEL TO THE ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN BOARD, POSI- TION #2, TERM TO EXPIRE DECEMBER 31, 1992, AND CRISSE BENNETT TO THE ARTS COMMISSION, POSITION #3, TERM TO EXPIRE DECEMBER 31, 1992. MOTION CARRIED. AUDIENCE Mayor Naughten opened the audience portion of the meeting. Jeff Palmer, 17510 - 76th Ave. W., said he wholeheartedly supported Item #9 on the agenda, author- ization for the Mayor to sign a contract with Snohomish County to assign an officer to the Snohomish County Regional Narcotics Task Force. He felt that that particular training would benefit the Edmonds area. ca. Mayor Naughten noted that the Task Force confiscated almost $1.7 million in drugs and related paraphernalia in South County and that 90% of 218 residential burglaries were drug related. Mayor Naughten closed the audience portion of the meeting. RECOGNITION OF 1988 EMPLOYEES' DISTINGUISHED SERVICES Mayor Naughten recognized the following employees honored in December of 1988 for their distin- guished services: Al Compaan: the areas first DARE officer and also Police Academy Instructor; Roger Dalzell: well known to most Edmonds school kids for his presentations to them as "Officer Friendly". . He is the Police Department's Crime Prevention Officer and has successfully implement- ed many of the Neighborhood Crime Watch Programs in the City; Barbara Eyrish: Administrative Secretary and only female in the Fire Department. According to the firefighters, Barbara's personal touch is what makes their normally hectic life more tolera- ble. Linda Klein: Public Works Administrative Secretary. According to her boss, Linda is doing the work of two people so he got her two computers to work with. Jon Lein: Grounds keeper in the Park. Jon is one of the City's best employees in keeping the parks and cemetery so well groomed. Brian McIntosh: Recreation Coordinator. Brian is one of the key persons behind many of the recreational programs available through the Anderson Center. Greg Ramsland: EMPLOYEE OF THE YEAR AWARD. Greg has been with the City 19 years and is the Equipment Rental Supervisor. Mayor Naughten stated that Greg has one of the most difficult jobs in the City. Mayor Naughten recognized the following volunteers who help the City: Edna Nelson: Ms. Nelson is involved in the Crime Watch and Senior Citizens Crime Assistance programs. Bob Bentler: Mr. Bentler helps out in several community events and functions in addition to ein�tstanding volunteer firefighter. Marla DePew: VOLUNTEER OF THE YEAR. Marla has worked many hours in the City's cemetery on main- tenance, finding lost graves, and researching the history of its citizenry. ,r RECOGNITION OF 1988 RETIRING BOARD AND COMMISSION MEMBERS Mayor Naughten presented plaques to the following individuals in appreciation of past services: ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN BOARD: Doug Herman (1981-1988); David Kehle (1986-1988); Shawn Parsons (1983-1988) ARTS COMMISSION - Gloria Mae Campbell (1981-1988) LIBRARY BOARD - Betty Jane Ballasch (1983-1988) PLANNING BOARD - Richard Kirschner (1983-1988) PAINE FIELD COMMUNITY COUNCIL: Donald Stay (1984-1988); Phil Stevens, Alternate (1987-1988) YOUTH ACTIVITIES BOARD (1987-1988): Nicole Gehrig; Megan Renquist; Andrea Durbin; Brady Olason; Aimy Jackson; Erin Robertson; Jeff Bachert; Art Boulton; Harvey Gifford DISCUSSION WITH URS CORPORATION REGARDING BASIN STUDY AGREEMENT Because Mr. Birke's plane was delayed, this item was discussed following Item N6. PRESENTATION FROM "LET THE PEOPLE DECIDE" GROUP REGARDING PAINE FIELD Brian Sullivan, Mukilteo Councilman, expressed his appreciation to the City Council for the oppor- tunity to make the presentation. Mr. Sullivan reported that the County Commission convened with the County Planning Commission and University of Washington Department of Environmental Studies in 1978 and 1979 to mediate an agree- ment between the surrounding communities with respect to the use of Paine Field Airport. Mr. Sullivan said the County Executive appointed a task force twenty months ago to reassess the role definition of the airport. He said the task force recommended essentially the same use of the airport as the '78/'79 role definition with the exception of air cargo. Mr. Sullivan ex- pressed deep concern with respect to that use because he said the task force discussed that issue during the final four hours of its last meeting after twenty months of deliberation. He said the City of Mukilteo has taken the position that only four hours of discussion does not necessitate a good recommendation. As a result, he and Susan Houston, member of the Committee to Let the Peo- ple Decide, have worked diligently to inform surrounding communities about the possible conse- quences of airport expansion it if were allowed to develop unabated. EDMONDS CITY COUNCIL MINUTES Page 2 JANUARY 17, 1989 Mr. Sullivan pointed out that Snohomish County is one of the fastest growing counties in the country. He said the Committee is striving to preserve quality of development and a quality of life and environment. Ms. Houston said Mukilteo residents are concerned that the real estate values will decline in their community if the airport is expanded to a satellite airport or major air cargo carrier. t Ms. Houston stated that the F.A.A. has ruled that the airport is governed under an interstate commerce act and cannot discriminate unfairly against businesses wishing to establish themselves at Paine Field. She said airport related industry is presently allowed at Paine Field, which creates a certain amount of noise; however, that noise emanates from aircraft that is empty, which allows them to ascend at a greater rate than if they were laden with freight. She said the danger of allowing regularly scheduled flights of 727's for any kind of service would be an in- ability to disallow any other kind of service wishing to have regularly scheduled flights using that same aircraft in the future. Ms. Houston said Paine Field's becoming a modified general avia- tion airport, as opposed to a general aviation airport, opens the door to unlimited expansion. She noted that unlimited expansion would adversely affect surrounding communities and that Edmonds could be to Paine Field what Midway is to SeaTac. She said surrounding communities would be under the flight path and would be constantly barraged by the noise and irritation. Ms. Hous- ton noted that expansion of the airport would mean more aircraft, and louder and lower flight patterns. Ms. Houston demonstrated the amount of air traffic that would occur at Paine Field if it were expanded. She placed overlays of north and south flow charts for a three-hour period from SeaTac on a vicinity map of Snohomish County. Ms. Houston said the Port of Seattle offered to cost -share to insulate homes that experienced a certain level of noise near SeaTac or to buy those homes. She said the average cost of a home at that time was $67,000, noting that the average real estate value in Edmonds is greater than that. Ms. Houston said Snohomish County continues to welcome the construction of new homes de- spite the impact if the airport is expanded. Ms. Houston said the F.A.A. has taken the position that they will not overturn the decision of the County if it chooses to adhere to the mediated role agreement for Paine Field to not allow air cargo. Ms. Houston reiterated that air cargo was introduced at the 65th hour of meetings of the task force and was signed on the 70th hour. She said that amount of discussion was simply not enough time to make a prudent decision and that it should go through proper planning. Mr. Sullivan said Paine Field is a 700 acre facility. He said if the airport were expanded to meet the needs in the year 2020 past the saturation of SeaTac, the F.A.A. would require a minimum of 10,000 acres to mitigate the environmental impact. Councilmember Nordquist inquired if the Planning Department of the City of Mukilteo has restrict- ed construction under flight patterns in anticipation of expansion of the airport. Mr. Sullivan said other than a few neighborhoods that are contiguous to the airport, which were platted in 1890, the only other area that is contiguous is 44th St., which is zoned light industrial. Because Bernard Friedman has written a letter on the company's letterhead, Councilmember Kasper inquired if Mr. Friedman was representing the Committee on behalf of the law firm Karr, Tuttle & Campbell. Mr. Sullivan replied negatively. Mayor Naughten inquired if there was a possibility that enough support could be gathered to re- verse the introduction of air cargo to Paine Field. Mr. Sullivan said he believed so. Ms. Houston submitted a document to the Council. Councilmember Hertrich inquired when the County would render a decision. Mr. Sullivan said the Paine Field Community Council will review the task force report next month and will probably schedule one more meeting, at which time a decision will likely be made. DISCUSSION WITH URS CORPORATION REGARDING BASIN STUDY AGREEMENT City Engineer Bob Alberts noted that it was brought to the Council's attention on January 3 that URS Corporation had experienced a change in staff. Mr. Tom Kearns was hired to replace Project Manager Rick Schaefer but he was unable to attend the January 3 meeting because of an illness that required hospitalization. Larry Birke, Vice President of URS, reported that the project was on schedule, within the budget, and was being successfully accomplished. EDMONDS CITY COUNCIL MINUTES Page 3 JANUARY 17, 1989 Mr. Birke said Mr. Schaefer accepted an offer with another firm and has been replaced in all of his responsibilities by Tom Kearns. He said Mr. Kearns has been employed by URS for 6 months; has over 20 years of hydrologic and hydraulic experience; was involved in over 20 drainage basin plans; pioneered a number of drainage utilities; was project manager of the Bellevue drainage master plan; and has conducted 7 Snohomish County drainage plans. Mr. Birke said Mr. Kearns has much more experience in hydrologic and hydraulic studies than Mr. Schaefer. Mr. Kearns reported that the City's storm basin study was broken into three phases: 1) inventory and problem identification; 2) analysis and evaluation of those problems to determine what the operational maintenance solutions may be; and 3 ) preparation of the planning document. In addi- tion, Mr. Kearns said there will be an analysis of the financial requirements in order to accom- plish the plan. Mr. Kearns said the study commenced in the fall of 1988 and is on schedule. He said inventory of the existing drainage systems has been completed; a majority of the problems have been identi- fied; hydrologic analyses of 3 of the 4 basins have been completed; and staff of URS is proceed- ing into the evaluation of determining what the best solutions to those particular problems are. Mr. Kearns anticipated that the draft report will be presented to City Staff around the first of May and a final report will be submitted to the Council several weeks following. Councilmember Hertrich inquired how Mr. Kearns proposed to bring himself up to date with the studies that were conducted prior to his employment with URS. Mr. Birke said although there is a certain learning curve that any new project manager must familiarize himself with, Mr. Schaefer gave URS a four -week notice, which allowed staff more than sufficient time to make the transi- tion. Mr. Kearns added that his knowledge of the territory and the hydraulics and hydrology peculiar to South County is demonstrated in his work experience throughout the County. He said he has been in contact with the City of Edmonds in the past and has reviewed a copy of the Shell Creek report. Also, Mr. Kearns said he worked with Mr. Schaefer in the past. Councilmember Hall said the Council was concerned about the change in personnel because they were unsure if the City would receive the same quality of experience and knowledge and continuity on the project that Mr. Schaefer provided. She noted that the contractual agreement between the City and URS specified that the consultants shall not change such commitment in personnel unless specifically authorized in writing by the City. Mr. Birke said he understood that the Consultant Selection Committee selected URS based on individuals employed by the firm, but he said URS was also selected because of its reputation and credentials and the commitment of the company to provide the City a quality service within areas of the firm's control. He said, however, the firm has no control when an employee decides to the leave the company, and it is that degree of control to which the agreement refers to. COUNCILMEMBER HALL MOVED, SECONDED BY COUNCILMEMBER DWYER, TO APPROVE THE ORGANIZATIONAL CHART SUBMITTED BY URS CORPORATION. MOTION CARRIED. PROPOSED ORDINANCE 2700 ADDING NEW CHAPTER TO EDMONDS CITY CODE ENTITLED "FALSE ALARMS" Police Chief Dan Prinz reported that each year the number of alarms that the Police Department responds to increases. The vast majority of the alarms (95%) are false, resulting in a response from patrol that is unnecessary. He said many alarm owners are concerned citizens and take steps to correct the reasons for the false alarms but some do not. Chief Prinz said the ordinance addressed the alarm owners who do not take corrective measures. It spells out the measures that must be taken for the first three false alarms within six month's time. If the problem is still not corrected, a $50 penalty is assessed on the fourth and any ensuing alarms. The ordinance allows the Department to disconnect alarms in situations where people will not fix the systems or where people are gone and the alarms persist. Councilmember Kasper inquired if other local cities have adopted the false alarm ordinance. Chief Prinz replied affirmatively. Councilmember Kasper inquired how citizens will know that the ordinance exists. Chief Prinz said he did not expect citizens to know about the ordinance. He said the Department will notify owners of the ordinance when their alarms go off. Councilmember Kasper suggested that notice of the ordinance be sent along with the water bill to inform all citizens. Councilmember Hertrich suggested that the ordinance also include alarm systems for automobiles. Councilmember Hertrich inquired how the $50 penalty will be billed. Chief Prinz said either the City Clerk will mail the citation or it will be included in a letter after the fourth occur- rence. Councilmember Hertrich inquired through what process the penalty would be imposed. City Attorney Scott Snyder said the violation would be a civil penalty that would be assessed through the Police Department directly by letter and not through the Municipal Court. EDMONDS CITY COUNCIL MINUTES Page 4 JANUARY 17, 1989 Councilmember Hall suggested that the wording "motor vehicles" be incorporated into Section 5.20.040 (B). Councilmember Hertrich inquired how an alarm system would be disconnected after the fourth occur- rence if the home owner was not at home. Chief Prinz said the officer would have the authority to enter the premises and disconnect the alarm probably by cutting the wire. Councilmember Hertrich inquired if the Police Department possessed that authority. Mr. Snyder said the Depart- l ment has nuisance abatement authority to correct situations which pose a public hazard. He said the City may choose to pursue some court process to enter the premises. He anticipated that each situation would be reviewed individually and then acted upon. Councilmember Hertrich felt the ordinance should address how occurrences would be resolved if the home owner were not home so the public is aware of the legal remedies available to the City. Chief Prinz said he did not believe such a provision was necessary because each situation would be handled on a case by case basis. Mr. Snyder pointed out that a burglar alarm was an invita- tion to the Police to enter the premises to investigate the reason the alarm was triggered. COUNCILMEMBER HERTRICH MOVED, SECONDED BY COUNCILMEMBER DWYER, TO APPROVE ORDINANCE 2700. MOTION CARRIED WITH COUNCILMEMBER KASPER OPPOSED BECAUSE HE SAID A COMPLAINT IS NOT REQUIRED IN ORDER TO ENTER THE PREMISES. DECISION ON JOINT DRAINAGE WITH CITY OF LYNNWOOD FOR PERRINVILLE AREA (CONTINUED FROM JANUARY -n 10, 19 9 T City Engineer Bob Alberts said the City has an opportunity to enter into an agreement with the �f City of Lynnwood to include the City's Perrinville drainage basin in the study that the City of Lynnwood intends to conduct. The study would be performed by R.W. Beck and Associates. After further review and consideration, Staff recommends pursuing a draft agreement with the City of Lynnwood to be brought back to the Council for final approval. Mr. Alberts said Councilmember Wilson pointed out that a portion of the basin lies within the boundaries of the County. Mr. Alberts said he contacted the County Storm Manager and he ex- pressed an interest to enter into an interlocal agreement but noted that funding was not avail- able. Mr. Alberts said because the County does not have any underground facilities in the basin, Staff could formulate a flow factor for the County and proceed with the study. Councilmember Hertrich inquired if the City of Lynnwood could construct a model similar to the City's model to provide more consistency with the drainage studies already conducted by the City. Mr. Alberts replied affirmatively. He said, however, Staff could endure the inconvenience of a different model, if necessary. Councilmember Dwyer inquired when the basin study would have been conducted if Staff proceeded according to the City's schedule. Mr. Alberts said the consultant selection process would proba- bly have commenced in June of 1989. Councilmember Dwyer inquired about the amount of monies that were allocated to conduct the basin studies. Mr. Alberts said $150,000 was earmarked for the studies but only $50,000 would be expended in 1989 and the remainder in 1990. Councilmember Dwyer inquired about the cost to the City to conduct the Perrinville study with Lynnwood. Mr. Alberts replied $20,000. Councilmember Dwyer inquired if $30,000 was an adequate amount to com- mence the other studies that were planned. Mr. Alberts said he believed so. He surmised that the Edmonds Way basin would not commence until September 1989. Councilmember Dwyer inquired how the Perrinville basin ranked in priority in comparison with the other 3 basins. Hydraulics Engi- neer Jerry Hauth said the Perrinville basin contributes to a majority of the problems at the mouth of the creek in Edmonds. He said entering into the interlocal agreement with Lynnwood would far offset the costs because Lynnwood contributes to more than half of the flow in Edmonds' portion of the basin and the two cities would at least be addressing the problem together. Councilmember Wilson inquired if nonparticipation by the County would have any financial impact on the City. Mr. Alberts replied negatively. He said the County has no underground facilities in the basin and would probably consider detaining some of the water that flows into Edmonds if it did not enter into the agreement. Councilmember Hertrich suggested that Lynnwood, as the lead agency, take the initiative in ap- proaching the County with respect to an interlocal agreement rather than the City. COUNCILMEMBER HALL MOVED, SECONDED BY COUNCILMEMBER NORDQUIST, TO AUTHORIZE STAFF TO NEGOTIATE AN INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT WITH THE CITY OF LYNNWOOD TO BE BROUGHT BACK TO THE COUNCIL FOR FINAL APPROV- AL. MOTION CARRIED WITH COUNCILMEMBER KASPER AND COUNCILMEMBER WILSON OPPOSED. Mayor Naughten recognized Joan Longstaff, President-elect of the Edmonds Chamber of Commerce, and Brent Hunter, Personnel Manager,in the audience. EDMONDS CITY COUNCIL MINUTES Page 5 JANUARY 17, 1989 AUTHORIZATION FOR MAYOR TO SIGN CONTRACT WITH SNOHOMISH COUNTY TO ASSIGN OFFICER TO SNOHOMISH COUNTY REGIONAL N RC TICS TASK F RCE Police Chief Dan Prinz reported that the City has an opportunity to assign one of its police n officers to the County -wide drug task force. The term of the assignment would be 18 to 24 / months. Chief Prinz said the benefits to the Department would include: 1) invaluable narcotics training that could be shared with other officers; 2) a change in assignment for the officer; 3) invaluable exchange of information with detectives and patrol in the areas of narcotics, bur- glary, robbery, and related crimes. Chief Prinz said the disadvantage would be that the Department would have one less experienced patrol officer for the committed time period. Chief Prinz said wages, benefits, and overtime would be paid by the Snohomish County Sheriff's Office on a contract basis. Chief Prinz requested that an officer be hired from the current eligibility list to replace the officer that would be assigned to the task force and that the replacement either be retained or RIFFed when the other officer returned. Councilmember Wilson said he would be in favor of retaining the replacement officer after the twenty-four month period if there was a legitimate need but he wanted to avoid an automatic addi- tion to the police force if the need did not exist. Chief Prinz said if the Esperance area is annexed, a need for an increase in the police force will be necessary. COUNCILMEMBER HERTRICH MOVED, SECONDED BY COUNCILMEMBER WILSON, TO AUTHORIZE THE MAYOR TO SIGN THE CONTRACT WITH SNOHOMISH COUNTY TO PLACE AN OFFICER ON THE SNOHOMISH COUNTY REGIONAL NARCOTICS TASK FORCE. MOTION CARRIED. REVIEW CITY'S PURCHASING POLICY Councilmember Kasper said the Council became concerned during the Council budget session with the lack of control of department purchasing, which evolved largely around the purchase of office supplies as well as random purchasing of office equipment and fixtures. Councilmember Kasper recommended that a policy be established of centralized equipment and fix- ture purchasing, such as computer, copy machine, and maintenance contracts, as well as office furniture. Councilmember Kasper said Administrative Services should come forth with an expanded purchasing policy by February 7, 1989. Mayor Naughten pointed out that office equipment is centralized and is purchased through a State contract but office furniture is not. Councilmember Nordquist was not concerned with office supplies because they are centrally pur- chased, but he said capital purchases are often processed by -numerous employees rather than the employee who has been delegated that responsibility. He said it would be more appropriate for the department that is requesting a capital purchase to submit the request during the budget process so it can be factored into the budget. Councilmember Nordquist pointed out that decentralized purchases of equipment causes inconsisten- cies in the type of equipment that is purchased throughout the City and a loss of quality re- sults. He suggested that the City establish a preapproved list of equipment and that that issue be discussed further at a work meeting. He said he would meet with the Mayor to compile some guidelines for Council consideration. PROPOSAL FROM REID-MIDDLETON & ASSOCIATES TO EVALUATE NORTH MEADOWDALE RD. ($14,200) City Engineer Bob Alberts noted that the Council requested Staff on December 6, 1988 to review the right-of-way requirements for North Meadowdale Road. He said the review should be completed within six months. In order to determine where the right-of-way should be, he said Staff be- lieves the adequacy of the existing road and its location need to be evaluated first. Mr. Alberts said a proposal from Reid -Middleton & Associates was included in the packet to review the existing road and to make a recommendation regarding the alignment and safety concerns. The fee for the service is $14,200. He recommended that the cost for the engineering services be derived from the Arterial Street Fund 112 ending cash balance. Councilmember Nordquist inquired if the existing surveys could be used rather than conducting a totally new survey. Mr. Alberts said the same survey would not be done again. He said the firm would be evaluating the usability of the road itself. EDMONDS CITY COUNCIL MINUTES Page 6 JANUARY 17, 1989 COUNCILMEMBER NORDQUIST MOVED, SECONDED BY COUNCILMEMBER WILSON, TO AUTHORIZE THE WORK FOR RMA TO REVIEW NORTH MEADOWDALE ROAD AND APPROPRIATE $14,200 OR LESS FROM THE ENDING CASH BALANCE OF FUND 112. MOTION CARRIED. MAYOR Mayor Naughten said the Council has seen many newspaper reporters come and go but he could not think of any reporter than has done a better job than Eric Eoloff. He noted, however, that Eric was moving to Minnesota to take a job with a daily newspaper. He wished him the best of luck. Mayor Naughten noted that the secondary wastewater treatment plant dedication was scheduled on January 20th. COUNCIL Council President Kasper said each Councilmember was reappointed to their respective Committee positions except that Councilmember Hertrich was also appointed to the Consultant Selection Com- mittee. Councilmember Hertrich requested Staff to submit information to the Council on curbside service for recyclable materials. He said many local communities have already instituted a program, and he thought the City should take.the initiative rather than waiting for the County. Councilmember Hertrich said he was concerned that State highways were sanded by City Staff during the last snow storm rather than State staff. Public Works Superintendent Bobby Mills said City Staff did not sand State highways during that last storm. He said the only time the City will sand those roadways is when the State cannot get to them immediately because of a priority else- where. Councilmember Hall said the City Attorney submitted a memorandum to the Council inquiring if they wished to pursue the licensing aspect of the model tobacco ordinance. City Attorney Scott Snyder said a number of local jurisdictions have expressed reservations about the administrative costs and legal ramifications of the licensing aspect of the ordinance. He inquired if the Council wanted him to research and draft the license concept into the ordinance. It was the consensus of the Council not to pursue that at this particular time. Councilmember Nordquist recalled that a committee was to be appointed to review the alternatives �( for cable television but has not been. appointed yet. Council President Kasper said two people were appointed for that committee but are leaving the area and it has not been pursued. He noted C that Snohomish County recently signed a twenty-five year contract with Chambers Cable T.V. and he thought the content of that agreement should be considered as the City pursues its agreement. Mr. Snyder said that franchise expires by its own terms in August. He strongly recommended that a committee be appointed to review alternatives as soon as possible. Councilmember Nordquist said he would like to serve on that committee. Councilmember Jaech said she read an article in the Wall Street Journal that some additives to water to purify it are directly related to Alzheimer's Disease. She requested Staff to provide the Council with a report with respect to the process that is used to purify the City's water. The Council recessed to an Executive Session at 9:32 p.m. to discuss labor negotiations and legal matters for approximately 10 minutes and adjourned thereafter. THESE MINUTES ARE SUBJEC TO JANUARY 24, 1989 APPROVAL. JACQUELINE G. PARRETT, City Clerk LARRY S. NAUGHTEN, Mayor EDMONDS CITY COUNCIL MINUTES Page 7 JANUARY 17, 1989 41 r, AGENDA EDMONDS CITY COUNCIL PLAZA MEETING ROOM -LIBRARY BUILDING 7:00 - 10:00 P.M. JANUARY 17, 1989 6:30 P.M. - INTERVIEW ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN BOARD CANDIDATE 6:45 P.M. - INTERVIEW ARTS COMMISSION CANDIDATE FLAG SALUTE 1. CONSENT AGENDA (A) ROLL CALL (8) APPROVAL OF MINUTES OF JANUARY 10, 1989 (C) APPROVAL OF CONTRACT WITH ARCHIE SATTERFIELD TO WRITE EDMONDS CENTENNIAL BOOK ($5,000) (D) FINAL ACCEPTANCE OF WORK BY PACIFIC PLAYGROUND, INC., ON SEAVIEW PARK PLAY STRUCTURE, AND SET 30-DAY RETENTION PERIOD 2. AUDIENCE 3. RECOGNITION OF 1988 EMPLOYEES' DISTINGUSHED SERVICES 4. RECOGNITION OF 1988 RETIRING BOARD AND COMMISSION MEMBERS 5. DISCUSSION WITH URS CORPORATION REGARDING BASIN STUDY AGREEMENT 6. PRESENTATION FROM "LET THE PEOPLE DECIDE" GROUP REGARDING PAINE FIELD 7. PROPOSED ORDINANCE ADDING NEW CHAPTER TO EDMONDS CITY CODE ENTITLED "FALSE ALARMS" 8. DECISION ON JOINT DRAINAGE WITH CITY OF LYNNWOOD FOR PERRINVILLE AREA (CONTINUED FROM JANUARY 10, 1989) 9. AUTHORIZATION FOR MAYOR TO SIGN CONTRACT WITH SNOHOMISH COUNTY TO ASSIGN OFFICER TO SNOHOMISH COUNTY REGIONAL NARCOTICS TASK FORCE 10. REVIEW CITY'S PURCHASING POLICY 11. PROPOSAL FROM REID-MIDDLETON & ASSOCIATES TO EVALUATE NORTH MEADOWDALE RD. (S14,200) 12. MAYOR 13. COUNCIL 14. EXECUTIVE SESSION - LABOR NEGOTIATIONS AND LEGAL MATTERS (10 MINUTES) (10 MINUTES) (15 MINUTES) (15 MINUTES) (10 MINUTES) (10 MINUTES) (10 MINUTES) (30 MINUTES) (15 MINUTES) THE PUBLIC IS INVITED TO ATTEND PARKING AND MEETING ROOMS ARE HANDICAPPED ACCESSIBLE