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19640901 City Council Minutes19.8 It was also the recommendation of the Street Committee that the State Highway Dept. be contacted on making 76A W. from Highway 99 to 2059 part of the State Highway system. LJ Mr. Lawson was instructed to have Einar Syvertson contact the county to see what the R/W is on 1009 Ave. W. (outside city) and ask that this R/W be 80 ft. if it now is less. SET DATV FOR BID OPENING - LID #1,� It was moved by Councilman Olds, seconded by•Councilman Slye that September 15 be set as the date for opening of bids on LID #125, paving of Hemlock, 59 to 6A. Motion carried. There was no further business', and the meeting adjourned. City Clerk September 19 1964 ROLL CALL ayor Regular meeting was called to order by Mayor Maxwell with all councilmen present. APPROVAL OF MINUTES Copies of the minutes of the previous meeting having been received by all councilmen, they were asked for any omissions or corrections.. There were none,..and the Mayor ddclared the minutes to" be approved as presented. HEARING PROPOSED REZONE - LAKE McALEER 5 ACRE -TRACTS Hearing was reopened on the proposed rezone from R-8 to R-C of Tracts 2-and 3, Lake McAleer 5 Acre Tracts. A petition was read, signed by approximately 40' property owners in the area, in favor of the proposed rezone. Several property owners from the.Ballinger area were in the audience, and many expressed opinions against it. After a great deal of discussion on the.. part of the council, as well as from the audience, a motion was made by Councilman Slye, seconded by Councilman Olds that proposed Ordinance #1066 be passed, rezoning the area known as Tracts 2 and 3, Lake McAleer 5 Acre Tracts, from R-8 to R-C as recommended by the Planning Commission. Before a vote could be •taken, it was moved by Councilman Harrison, seconded by Councilman Tuson that the motion be amended to rezone only the west 333 ft.. of the area proposed, which would delete approximately a 160 ft. strip on the east side. There was again much dis- cussion, during which time Mr. Doces, who had applied for the rezone, stated that he would be. willing to pave the street along his property to make it easier for traffic to move, which was one of the arguments of the opponents. A roll call v6te was taken on the amendment to the motion, and resulted in Harrison and Tuson voting yes on their motion, all other council- men voting no, and the amendment failed. A roll call vote was then taken on the original motion to adopt proposed Ordinance #1066 to rezone the area in question, and Councilmen Olds, Christensen, Slye, Sorensen and Bevan voted for; Tuson and Harrison against, and the motion carried 5 to 2. HEARING - PRELIMINARY ASSESSMENT_ ROLL _-_LID #126 1 • Hearing was held on the preliminary assessment roll for proposed LID #1269 paving of Second Ave. from Main to 200 ft. south of Alder. There were 3 written objections filed, amounting to about 12% of the total value of the assessment. It was moved by Councilman Sorensen, seconded by Councilman Christensen that proposed Ordinance #1067 be passed, creating LID #126. • Motion carried. HEARING - ADOPTION BY ORDINANCE OF _CLARK* COLEMAN, RUPEIKS COMPREHENSIVE PLAN Hearing was held on thebdoption by ordinance of the Clark, Coleman, Rupeiks Comprehensive Plan as adopted by Resolution heretofore. Several people in the audience asked questions in regard to it, but there were no objections, and a motion was made by Councilman Slye, seconded by Councilman Olds that Ordinance #1068 be passed, adopting the official comprehensive plan prepared by Clark, Coleman, Rupeiks, Inc., dated May 1963. Motion carried. CORRESPONDENCE A letter was read from Mrs. Wilma Smith, Principal of the Esperance Elementary School, expressing appreciation for the excellent walkways along 76k. Two letters pertaining to zoning - one from a representative of Union Oil Co. and one from M. A. Quarnstrom were received and will be held for the zoning hearings. APPOINTMENT TO BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT Mayor Maxwell reappointed George Luschen to the Board of Adjustment as of July 19 1964 for a 4 year term, and it was moved by Councilman Sorensen, seconded by Councilman Slye to confirm the Mayor's appointment. Motion carried. DEPUTY CITY ATTORNEYS DESIGNATED City Attorney Murphy had requested the naming of Deputy City Attorneys to.act in his absence, and Mayor Maxwell named Raymond D. Ogden, Jr., Richard J. Thorpe, and Ronald Murphy to act in this capacity. It was moved by Councilman luson, seconded by Councilman Harrison that the three Deputy City Attorneys as named by the Mayor be confirmed. Motion carried. • • PRESENTATION OF PRELIMINARY BUDGET The Preliminary Budget for 1965 was presented to the council, and the meeting for its adoption will be held on the 14t of September, as designated by law (second Monday in September.) PARK SITES BOND ISSUE It was moved by Councilman Slye,'seconded by Councilman Sorensen that proposed Ordinance #1065 be passed, for park sites bond issues to be placed on the November ballot. Motion carried. ATTORNEY'S REPORT Attorney Murphy reported on a notice of intention to commence annexation procedure which was presented for an area of 2 lots between the Westgate School on the east and the city limits on the north and west, which would then square up the city limits on the south. It was moved by Councilman Slye,'seconded by -Councilman Bevan that September 159 be set as the council meeting when the question of the petition will be resolved. Motion carried. BID BONDS TO BE ACCEPTED ON LID'S It was moved by Councilman Tuson, seconded by Councilman Sorensen to instruct the Attorney to prepare an amendment to Ordinance #651, allowing bid bonds as well as certified checks.in the amount -of of the bid on LID's. Motion carried. PROPOSAL FROM AQUA SPORTS ON LEASE OF WATERFRONT PROPERTY Aqua Sports, Inc., 2114 Thorndyke West, Seattle, offered to lease to the city with option to purchase, their waterfront property north of Bell Street. Their proposal was to lease for a maximum period of 5 years with 25% of the rental to apply on the purchase price. Upon recommendation of the Park Board, it was moved by Councilman Tuson, seconded by Councilman • Slye that the offer as presented by Aqua Sports be -declined, and they'be so notified. Motion carried. ACQUISITION OF R/W A motion was made by Councilman Slye, seconded by Councilman Sorensen that the City Clerk be authorized to issue a warrant -in the amount of $29000.00 to Hendy and Salina Batts for acquisition of R/W on Second Avenue. Motion carried. SEWER HOOK-UPS ON LID #119 A letter was read from Dr. Kenny, City Health Officer, advising of a health problem wherein several residences in the High School area sewer LID had not as yet connected to the city sewer. Engineer Moran was instructed to contgct the people who had not as yet hooked up, and report his findings to the Utilities Committee for recommendation to the council. There was no further business, and the meeting adjourned. September 14, 1964 As required by law, the hearing for the adoption of the preliminary budget for the City of Edmonds for 1965 was held. There were no comments from the audience, and after going over • the budget items, a motion was made by Councilman Christensen, seconded by Councilman Slye that the preliminary budget for the year 1965 for the City of Edmonds be adopted. Motion carried, and the budget hearing was closed. September 15, 1964 ROLL CALL Regular meeting was called to order by Mayor Maxwell. All councilmen were present. APPROVAL OF MINUTES Copies of the minutes of the September 1 meeting having been received by all councilmen,.they were asked for any additions or corrections. Under Attorney's Report, it was suggested that the names of the petitioners, Loutenia C. Shearer and William M. Shearer, be inserted in the :. notice of intention to commence annexation procedure. The minutes were then declared approved as amended. OPEN BIDS LID #125 Bids were opened on LID #125, paving Hemlock, 59 to 0. There was one bid: Landaas Construction Co., Lynnwood $8,645.00 This bid was more than 10 over the Engineer's estimate, and after recommendation from Engineer Reid, it was moved by Councilman Sorensen, seconded by Councilman Slye that the bid on LIH #125 be rejected and a recall for bids be made. Motion carried. CONTINUATION OF HEARING ON PROPOSED VACATION OF ERBEN DRIVE • _ _ Hearing was reopened on the proposed vacation of Erben Drive. A letter was read signed by Robert Morgan and Bernard Bean that their request for vacation be withdrawn, due to the uncertainty of ownership should the property become vacated. There was no comment from the