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19640602 City Council Minuteso6l: DISCUSSION ON THE BIDS FOR PIPE Mayor Maxwell announced that he did not award the contract for pipe to the John Davidson Co., and that he had returned their certified check. He added that the City had a stockpile of pipe that°they would use for this particular project near the hospital, and that the 400 to 500 more feet needed would be purchased by negotiation, so the job would not be delayed. Councilman Christensen disagreed with the Mayor's action, and he made a motion, seconded by :.. Councilman Bevan, that the council over -ride the Mayor's veto and move to proceed as orig- inally decided (by 5 to 2 vote) to award the bid to John Davidson Co. The Mayor refused to recognize the motion, and ruled it out of order. Attorney Murphy was asked by Councilman Christensen for the legal standpoint on this, and was told that he would look into it, but for the present, the motion was redundant, as it was the same motion in essence as the one made originally to award the bid. Councilman Harrison mentioned that the Mayor -Council form of government allowed this two-way control, where the Mayor can veto council decisions. Attorney Murphy wasasked if he would look -into the law to see what action, if any, the council could take on this matter, and he said he would. There was no further business, and the meeting was June 2, 1964 ROLL.CALL adjourned. or Regular meeting was called to order by Mayor Maxwell with all councilmen present. APPROVAL OF MINUTES Copies of minutes of the last meeting having been mailed to all councilmen, the Mayor asked for any omissions or corrections... There being none, Mayor Maxwell declared the minutes would stand approved as written. HEARING TO WIDEN ERBEN DRIVE Hearing had been held over from the last council meeting for widening of Erben Drive between 414 and 59 to a 40 ft. R/W. Mr. Bill Wilboni representing both Mr.... Branstetter and Mr..: Williams, owners of the properties involved, spoke against the widening. The two property owners.were also present, and spoke briefly - they did not wish to give up the 20 ft. strip.along the edge of their properties. Councilman Sorensen,.Chairman'of the Street Committee_ explained that this would merely be put on the plan for the future, in case.for example, an apartment house went in, and this development would then need a road of greater width than at present., It was moved by Councilman Sorensen and seconded by Councilman Olds that Erben Drive between 4t and 514 be added to the comprehensive street plan as a 40 ft. R/W. Since the council did not seem to be in full agreement on this question, a roll call vote was taken. Voting for the motion were Olds, Slye and Sorensen; against it were Harrison, Tustin, Christensen, and Bevan. 4 no, 3 yes, and the motion failed to carry. AUDITING OF BILLS A motion was made by Councilman Slye, seconded by Councilman Christensen that the regular monthly bills be paid, and the City Clerk be authorized to draw warrants on the proper funds. Motion carried. Councilman Slye moved, seconded by Councilman Christensen that the two bills against LID #124 be paid: James A. Murphy, $150.00 for second half legal fees, and contractor's final estimate to Ech's Burner Oils for $313.84 (retainage). Motion carried. It was moved by Councilman Slye, seconded by Councilman Christensen that the bills against LID #123, paving of 8A, Pine, Fir, and "B" be paid: contractor's estimate #1 to Joplin Paving Co., in the amount of $5149.80, and first half attorney's fee to James A. Murphy in the amount of $875.009 and that the City clerk be.authorized to issue interest bearing warrants in the total amount of $6024.80 to Grande & Company, Inc. for payment thereof. Motion carried. PETITION FOR PROPOSED LID A petition had been received at the last council meeting asking for an LID for paving of 15'h S. from Bowdoin Way to Fir, Pine from 14M to 15a, and on Juniper from 15k S.W. approx- imately 500 ft. A petition had since been presented for council study in opposition to this improvement. It appeared that approximately 28 property owners were for, and 25 against, which seemed not to be enough of a majority in favor. Therefore, after discussion, it was moved by Councilman Slye, seconded by Councilman Tuson that no action be taken on the petitions at this time, and if the people involved wanted to submit another petition at a later date, the -council would consider it. Motion carried. PROTEST OF BUILDING PERMIT FOR DAIRY QUEEN There was a delegation of people in the audience who had come to protest the issuance of a building permit to Dairy Queen at the triangle on Edmonds Way at Paradise Lane. They de- clared that this would not only be a nuisance to people living in the area, but also would create a definite traffic hazard. They were advised that.there was no simple answer to this, since the building permit could not legally be denied by the City, of Edmonds, this area having been zoned R-C since 19.'j6 which allows a self -enclosed restaurant. The property, owners were further advised that they could appeal the building permit to the Board of Adjustment, but that the best action they could take would perhaps be to approach the owner and see if he would 1 1 • • 1 1 • consider using the property for something other than a Dairy Queen. FIREWORKS PERMIT A request for a permit to sell safe and sane fireworks at a retail fireworks outlet to be located in the parking lot of Robinhood Lanes, 99 Ave. and Edmonds way was received from, the Edmonds Jr. Chamber of Commerce. The request was accompanied.by all.the necessary state requirements, as well as the.$10.00 Edmonds permit fe,e. The -location was approved by Fire Chief Astell, and a motion was made by Councilman Tuson, seconded by Councilman Slye that the application from the Jr. Chamber of Commerce for a permit to sell fireworks at 9M and Edmonds Way be approved. Motion carried. REQUEST FOR ANNEXATION Mr. Belt, a contractor and builder, asked the council for its views on the possible annexation of a piece of property near Chase Lake. This would, however, leave an island of county with access only by county road, and Mr. Belt was invited to meet with the council informally on Tuesday, June 9th at 7:30 to discuss this further. CANADIAN PIPE QUESTION Mayor Maxwell was asked by Councilmen Christensen and Sorensen to reconsider,and go along with the vote of the council to purchase the pipe from the low bidder. Legal advice showed the Mayor to be within his legal rights to veto in this particular case, and he adkised he would not change his opinion. Councilman Tuson requested that the minutes show that on this pipe issue, he went alomg with the wishes of the council. The matter will be further discussed by council members and the Mayor at the committee meeting next Tuesday. • PETITION FOR PAVING HEMLOCK WAY A petition was received for paving of Hemlock Way from 51� Ave. to 6h Street. It was signed by a great majority of the property owners in the area concerned, and a motion was made by Councilman Slye, seconded by Councilman Sorensen that the Attorney be instructed to draw a Resolution of Intention to begin the necessary steps for the proposed improvement. Motion carried. CASH PREPAYMENT EXPIRATION LID #11 It was moved by Councilman Tuson, seconded by Councilman Slye that Ordinance #1056 be passed, cash prepayment expiration period on LID #119. Motion carried. R/W ON FORSYTH LANE In regard to the 15 ft. strip.of property to be dedicated by H. B. Sund on Forsyth Lane between 59 and 6A9 a warranty deed was presented, with the R/W being a gift to the City from the Sunds at present, but if a future LID should -ever go in, the City would agree to pay the .Sund's share in exchange for this dedication. It was moved by Councilman Sorensen, seconded by Councilman Slye that Ordinance #1057 be passed, acquiring the R/W on Forsyth Lane from the Sund's. It was to be understood, however, that this waiving of a possible future LID assessment was not to be a policy, but in this particular case.an exception. Motion carried. PROPOSED ORDINANCE FOR LICENSING DOGS The Attorney submitted a requested proposed Ordinance #1058 providing for the license fees for dugs in the City of Edmonds, with the expiration date and penalties. The proposed • ordinance was held until the next council meeting. PRELIMINARY CENSUS FIGURE FOR EDMONDS It was announced that the preliminary census figures had been received from the Washington State Census Board, and that Edmonds had been given a population figure of 20,125, making it the 13th largest city in the State of Washington. PETITION FOR VACATION OF 101',BETWEEN SPRAGUE AND EDMONDS In regard to the petition for vacation of 104 from Sprague to Edmonds, it was recommended by the Street Committee that the street not be vacated. It was then moved by Councilman Sorensen, seconded'by Councilman Bevan.tha.t..the council do not vacate 101' between Sprague and Edmonds as requested in the submitted petition. Motion carried. EMERGENCY SEWER CONNECTIONS ON 76k W. The Utilities Committee had met with the people concerned on 7614 W. in regard to the emergency sewer connections to be taken. care.of by a temporary arrangement.with the.Ci.ty of Lynnwood, because of the health problem. An agreement was reached with the 10 property owners, and the motion was made by Councilman Tuson, seconded by Councilman Slye that the City of Edmonds enter into an agreement with the 10 property owners (listed at.the end of. the motion) in which they pay to 'the City of Edmonds $300.00 connection fee, $25;00 trunk fee, and $10.00 inspection fee, making a total of $335.•009 and that the checks in each instance must be deposited with the City Clerk before any work is started. As a temporary sewer service charge to the City of Lynnwood, these 10 property owners will pay the City of Edmonds $6.50 per month sewer service charge, in lieu of our own $1.40 sewer service charge, and Edmonds will in turn transmit this amount to Lynnwood. This is definitely understood to be an emergency, temporary arrangement agreed to by the City of Edmonds and Lynnwood to alleviate a health problem. The property owners are: 40 The motion Adams, John T. 17707 - 76th Ave. W. Allen, Harold. 17114 - 76k Ave. W. Boersma, William 17715 - 7614 Ave. W. Cressey, Charles 17629 - 76th Ave. W. Faste, Andreas P. 17727 - 769 Ave. W. Heath, Donald M. 17207 - 7614 Ave. W. Johansen, Markus 17206 - 761� Ave. W.. Lewis, Mark B. 17126 - 761� Ave. W. Steen, Carl 0. 17020 - 76M Ave. W. Thompson, Edward G.. (4669 Eastern N., Seattle 3) carried. There was no further business, and the meeting was adjourned. City Clerk June 169 1964 ayor ROLL CALL Regular meeting was called to order by Mayor Maxwell. All councilmen were present. APPROVAL OF MINUTES Copies of the minutes of the last council meeting having been received by all councilmen, the Mayor asked for any omissions or corrections. There were none, and the minutes were approved as written. CORRESPONDENCE A letter of thanks was received from the Edmonds Arts Festival Committee for the use of the Civic Center and for cooperation of city employees during the recent Arts Festival. Harold Kloes, President of the Committee, was present and personally thanked the council and expressed the desire that the Civic Center might again be used for this purpose. PETITION FOR VACATION A petition was received for vacation of Erben Drive from 4A Ave. to 5M Ave., except the alleyway. This was referred to the Street Committee for study and recommendation. The discussion of the C1ark,,Coleman, Rupeiks bill was deferred to the July 7A meeting, at which time Mr. Val Rupeiks will be able to -attend. STREET LIGHTING PROPOSAL Approximately $149000 had been budgeted under Capital Outlay. for Street Lighting in the 1964 budget, but the question upon which -the council did not seem to be in complete agreement was whether it had been specified for improving downtown street lighting, or for -street lights in areas where there seemed to be the greatest need. It was brought out that the PUD engineers. had analyzed and compiled , at the city.'s request, information on the placing of mercury vapor lights on the existing poles in the downtown area. •. After discussion, it was moved by Councilman Slye and seconded by Councilman Tuson that the council proceed with the original plan as out lined and set forth -by the PUD Engineers for downtown street lighting -with mercury vapor lights on the existing poles, and also ask the PUD to make a complete survey of the city's other lighting needs. After some further discussion on the motion, Councilman.sorensen suggested an amendment to the motion to confine the survey by the-PUD-to include all school areas with- in the city. There was no second to the amendment, and Councilman Sorensen asked that it be withdrawn. The original motion was then put to a vote, and the result was 5 yes, Harrison and Christensen voting no, and the motion carried. SPLIT OF BANK ACCOUNT The possibility of splitting the city bank account and placing some deposits in the new American National Bank was discussed. Treasurer A. P. Severson was asked his opinion, -and he agreed a courtesy deposit could be placed there. It was moved by Councilman Tuson, seconded by Councilman Bevan that the Treasurer be authorized to deposit funds in the American National Bank, and (according to the state statute) to the extent of that deposit, the designation of the National Bank of Commerce as a city depositary be revoked. Notion carried. AUTHORIZATION TO BUY 935, 000 .Y-YIWARRANT r-YYY�Y� Y� �YYY�Y With the recommendat6on of the Finance bommittee to buy back from the N. B. of C.. the $350000 warrant issued for acquisition of Park property-, a mott.on was made by Councilman Christensen, seconded by Councilman Sorensen that Resolution 65, be passed, authorizing the Treasurer to buy the interest bearing warrant held by the National.Bank of Commerce in the amount of $35,000 with city Water -Sewer funds. Motion carried. REPORT ON GENERAL SEWER SURVEY The Mayor announced -to the counsil that the request had been sent to Olympia,, and all re- quirements had been complied with, for the $309000 loan fora general sewer survey of the entire Edmonds area to be done by Mr. James Reid. L' 1 1 • 1 .• I. 1 •-