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19650105 City Council Minutesagainst the,_groper funds. Motion —carried. 8s AUDIENCE PARTICIPATION 'Y Attorney Joseph Swontkoski, representing,the;rezone•request of Borre Langvold which had been denied by the Planning Commtt.kon, asked to appeal this decision before the City Council. Therefore, a hearing on the appeal was segTor January 5, 1965.• -TRANSFER OF FUNDS A motion was made by Councilman Tuson, seconded by..Couneilman_.Slye.that proposed Resoltti,on 102 be pass0d, authorizing the transfer of funds within the Current Expense fund for Planni ng, Commission' maintenance -:and operati-on. Motion carried. �7 4 APPOINTMENT TO -PLANNING -COMMISSION Mayor Maxwell made the appointment of John H. Nordquist,. 7516 241st S.W. to the Planning Commission to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Mrs. Ava Patterson. It. was ' moved by Councilman Harrison, seconded by Councilman Olds that the appointment of Mr. Nordquist be confirmed. Motion carried. REAPPOINTMENT a T.0 � LI BRARY BOARD a, t Mayor Maxwell-reappointed'Harold Groat to a,5 year term -'to the.Library Board, effective as of January 111965It-•was.•moved-by Councilman: Slye, seconded by Councilman Harrison that thisreappointment be confirmed. Motion carried,. AWARDING OF BID ON ROAD MAINTAINER FOR STREET DEPT. Bids had been opened on Monday, November 309 at 2:00 P.M. in the -office of the Mayor for a 1965 Power Road Maintainer Unit. Those present at the bid openirng•were• the -Mayor, City a f Cler'k, City Supervisor, Supt, of Public,Works,.anC two representatives from.Caldwell �•' Machinery Co. The only bid received was from Cal —dwell —Machinery Co., Inc. -in• the. amount•::),, of $89964.80 including sales tax. The bid had been checked against the specifications, and found to be satisfactory. The price was also favorable. A .motion •was therefore made :. by Councilman Sorensen, seconded by Councilman Slye that the city accept the bid of Caldwell -Machinery -`Co. fora Huber Road'Maintakner, Model M-500,gat $8,964:80,including JT. sales tax; arid ooritract for same be • awarded. - "Motion carried. CORRESPONDENCE!' A letter was read from Don Tuson requesting permission to install a driveway on the east corner of his property at 516 Main Street. Th s`.was;reierred to the. Street Committee.,t ' PETITION FOR` LID A petition was received asking for an LID for paving of 76th Ave. W., ,from 242nd S.W. to 2449''S.W. It was signed by 50% of the -property owners, , and a motion was•made by Councilman Slye., seconded by Councilman Harrison that the Attorney be instruoted to prepare a Resolution of Intention for the proposed paving of this area. Motion carried.with one no. ATTORNEY'S REPORT A motion was made by Councilman Sorensen, seconded by Councilman Bevan that proposed Resolution of Intention #118 be passed, for paving of Alder from 5th to 6A S., and the hearing on the preliminary assessment roll be set for February 2, 1965- Motion carried.',.. In mgard to the easement at the St. Alban's church, Attorney Murphy reported that a petition for vacation for the walkway had been given to .the residents concerned, and'_ifs' and when this -i's 'returned by these people wishing —this vacati,oni,, a. Resolution ,,will. be, $: _ written setting a hearing date. COUNCIL COMMITTEE REPORTS The Street Committee chairman asked th4 a meeting be held with.the consulting•engi'ne,ers in the near future. Mayor Maxwell appointed Councilman Bevan to attend the Port Commission meetings and report *baok to., the council 'on items: of interest -to the .City. There was no further bue ness•and`the meeting was adjourned., City Clerk or t� January . ,5 s, : 196 5 A :i ROLL CALL n Regular meetirig was' called to order�-by ,Mayor ;Maxwell with all councilmen. present. APPROVAL . OF MINUTES ---It was requested{that in the December 15 minutes under Petition for LID, it.be noted that 211 • the motion carried with one no (Councilman Sorensen) and with Councilman Olds abstaining. There were no further omissions nor corrections and the minutes were approved as corrected. HEARING PRELIMINARY ASSESSMENT ROLL Hearing was opened on the preliminary assessment roll for proposed LID#128, for paving of Aloha from 7th to 89. A letter of protest was read from D. H. & Margaret Neal; also a - petition of protest was presented, signed by 50% of the property owners, all on the north side of Aloha. Several were present to protest vocally as well as having signed the petition. Hearing was then closed. In view of the 509 protest, it was moved by Councilman Sorensen, seconded by Councilman Olds that the city not proceed with the proposed ordinance setting up the LID according to Resolution of Intention #177. Motion carried. HEARING ON BORRE LANGVOLD REZONE APPEAL Hearing was opened on the appeal of Borre Langvold for rezone from RS-6 to RMH.of an area bounded -by Pine Street on the north, Elm Street on the south, First Avenue on the west, and alleyway between 414 and 514 on the east. The Planning Commission had denied the rezone application. Attorney Swontkoski represented Mr. Langvold in the appeal, and he and other property owners were heard. The hearing was closed, and after consideration, the motion was made by Councilman Olds, seconded by Councilman Sorensen that the appeal of Borre Langvold on his application for rezone be denied. 'A roll call vote resulted in 6 councilmen voting yes, Councilman Bevan voting no, and the motion carried. SET -DATE FOR HEARING ON ZONING OF ANNEXED AREA Resolution #106 from the Planning Commission was received, for zoning of the Shearer-Mudra annexation, and a motion was made by Councilman Sorensen, seconded by Councilman Slye that January 19 be set for a hearing on the zoning of this annexed area. Motion carried. • LID BILLS • 1 LF1 It was moved by Councilman Slye, seconded by Councilman Kincaid that the bill against LID #124 to the Edmonds Tribune -Review in the amount of $7.78 be paid. Motion carried. CORRESPONDENCE A letter was read from Councilman Tuson, asking that he be excused from several council meetings while on a vacation trip. It was moved by Councilman Harrison, seconded by Councilman Kincaid that Councilman Tuson be granted permission to miss the four meetings. Motion carried. A petition for vacation of the pathway easement on Lots 3 and 4 of Sealawn Acres #2 was received, and it was moved by Councilman Tuson, seconded by Councilman Sorensen that Resolution #103 be passed, setting February 2 as the date for hearing mn this proposed vacation. Motion carried. A letter was received from Thomas Purton, stating his opposition to having the alley between Dayton and Maple and 7k and 8t' opened. It was noted that there had been no ewquest for opening of this alley and the letter was put on file. AUDIENCE Council was asked about fin -protection in the north end annexed area, and it was stated that they are now being served by the Edmonds Fire Dept. It was also pointed out that the Washington Surveying and Rating Bureau had studied the area in -regard to a possible new fire station being located there, and had come to the conclusion that the service of the Edmonds Fire Dept. is adequate at this time. The Edmonds rating had also remained unchanged since the annexation and subsequent tgking over of the fire protection from District #1. AWARDING OF BIDS ON 2 POLICE CARS Bids had been opened December 21 in the office of the Mayor for the purchase of 2 police cars. Present at the bid opening were the Mayor, City Supervisor, City Clerk, Police Chiefs and Dean Echelbarger (representing a company for fuel oil bids). Bids on the cars were asked for both with and without trade-in. They were: Bill Blume Chevrolet $2273.80 each car without trade. $1060.80 each car with trade. Edmonds Motor Co. $2267#75 each car without trade. $ 767.75 each car with trade. It was moved by Councilman Slye, seconded by Councilman Tuson that the city accept the bid of Edmonds Motor Co. for purchase of the 2 police cars with trade; and the Mayor be authorized to enter into contract with them. Motion carried. AWARDING OF BID ON FUEL OIL Bids for the fuel oil requirements for 1965 were also opened on December 21 in the Mayor's office. The same people were present, with the addition of A. L. Kincaid. There were 3 bids: Edmonds Diesel Delivery .1139 per gallon for P.S. 200 Diesel Oil Sales .122 Sater & Ridenour .111 0 Prior to the awarding of this bid, Councilman Kincaid stated that he previously had an M 2 ownership interest in Sater & Ridenour Fuel but his interest had been sold and the corporation • dissolved, and effective August 1964 his relationship with the company is that of an employee whose compensation consists entirely of a fixed salary. It was moved by Councilman Sorensen, seconded by Councilman Slye that the contract for supplying the city with fuel oil Bor the year 1965 be awarded to Sater & Ridenour at .111 per gallon and the Mayor be authorized to enter into contract with them. Motion carried with Councilman Kincaid abstaining. C� EXTENSION OF RETIREMENT DATE FOR ANITA BUSCH A motion was made by Councilman Tuson, seconded by Councilman Harrison that the retirement date for Anita Busch be extended for one year according to the rules of Statewide City Employees Retirement System. Motion carried. APPOINTMENTS Mayor Maxwell appointed Councilman Kincaid to serve on the Auditing and Utilities Committees of the Council. Councilman Tuson made the motion, seconded by Councilman Slye that Mayor Maxwell be appointed to represent Edmonds on the Snohomish County Metropolitan Municipal Corporation. Motion carried. ATTORNEY'S REBORT At the request of the Police Dept. to amend the existing criminal code to make it a misdemeanor to be intoxicated in a public place including taverns, etc., Attorney Murphy introduced a proposed ordinance for its first reading before the council. Attorney Murphy reported that an ordinance for the required equipment rental fund would be held up until a pamphlet is received on cost accounting for the Street Dept. This • postponement of passage of the ordinance had geen authorized by Mr. Harold Morrill, State Examiner for the Division of Municipal Corporations, now auditing the City of Edmonds. A proposed Resolution of Intention was presented for the paving of 76:21 W. between 242nd and 244� by LID. It was moved by Councilman Slye, seconded by Councilman Sorensen that this porposed Resolution be denied at this time. Motion carried with 5 yes, 1 no, and Councilman Olds abstaining. It was moved by Councilman Sorensen, seconded by Councilman Slye that the Attorney be instructed to prepare a Resolution of Intention for 9k Ave. N. from Main to Casper for paving, curbs, gutters, and sidewalks, with the property owners to pay a maximum of $8.00 per zone front foot for paving and $2.00 per z.f.f* for sidewalks, with the city picking up the remaining cost with arterial street fund money. Motion carried. There was no further business, and the meeting was adjourned. , City Clerk ayor i January 199 1965 ROLL CALL Meeting was called to order by Mayor Maxwell. All councilmen were present. • APPROVAL OF MINUTES In the January 5:!A minutes under Attorney's Report, it was requested that the last paragraph read 11$2.00 per lineal foot" for sidewalks, with the city paying the remaining cost "with arterial street fund money for the ap vine, and Street Dept. funds for the sidewalks." The Mayor then declared the minutes approved as amended. HEARING ON FINAL ASSESSMENT ROLL - LID #123 Hearing was opened on the final assessment roll on LID #123, paving of "B" Street and vicinity. There were two written protests. One was from MP. Dunnigan, 1118 "B" Street, who also spoke from the audience. He stated that the paving had not been done in front of his property at the dead end of his street. Engineer Jones answered that this paving would be finished in the Spring when better weather conditions prevailed, and that the contractor had deposited $1200. with the City to guarantee this work. Mr. Dunnigan felt that he should not be assessed until the improvement is completed. No other protests, written or verbal, were received. Hearing was then closed, and the ordinance confirming the assessment roll was returned to the Attorney for amendment to recognize the above protest. HEARING ON ZONING OF SHEARER-MUDRA ANNEXATION Hearing was opened on zoning of the Shearer-Mudra annexation to RS-8 as recommended by the Planning Commission in their Resolution #106. There was no one present to comment on the zoning, and the hearing was closed. It was then moved by Councilman Kincaid, seconded by Councilman Sorensen that proposed Ordinance #1080 be passed, zoning the property known as the Shearer-Mudra annexation to RS-8. Motion carried.