19680820 City Council Minutes47 8FIRST READING: PROPOSED ORDINANCE ADOPTING 1968 NATIONAL ELECTRICAL CODE
Council held. first reading of a proposed ordinance for adoption of the 1968 National Electrical Code and Go
State Standards.
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RESOLUTION APPOINTING REID, MIDDLETON & ASSOCIATES, INC. PROJECT ENGINEERS"'
Proposed resolutions were presented to.rappoint the firm of Reid, Middleton & Associates, Inc. as project
engineers and authorizing them to acquire certain rights -of -way and slope easements pursuant to the urban
arterial programs on 9th Avenue and also 76th Avenue projects. A motion was made by Councilman Nordquist,
seconded by Councilman Slye that proposed Resolution #200 be passed, appointing Reid, Middleton & Asso-
ciates, Inc. as project engineers on the 9th Avenue project. Motion carried.
It was then moved by Councilman Slye, seconded by Councilman Nelson that proposed Resolution 4201 be
passed, appointing Reid, Middleton & Associates, Inc. as project engineers onthe 76th Avenue project.
Motion carried.
PRESENTATION OF PLANNING COMMISSION RESOLUTIONS
Resolutions from the Planning Commission were presented to council and following two motions which were
withdrawn, so that hearings for the same areas would be held on the same evenings, it was moved by
Councilman Nelson, seconded by Councilman Bennett that Hearings on Appeals from recommendations in Plan-
ning Commission Resolutions #298 and #299 be held on February 4th and hearings on Resolution4296 and the
appeal from recommendation in Planning Commission Resolution #295 be set for February 18th. Motion
carried.
A motion was made by Councilman Bennett, seconded by Councilman Nelson that council uphold the recommen-
dation of the Planning Commission in their Resolution #300, and deny a proposed amendment to the zoning
map to rezone from RS-12 to RML property described in File R-19-68. Motion carried.
There was no further business to come before the council and the meeting was adjourned at 9:35 P.M.
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ROLL CALL
Mayor
The regular meeting of the Edmonds City Council was called to order by Mayor Harve Harrison with all
councilmen present except Bennett, who is on an authorized leave of absence, vacationing in Europe.
APPROVAL OF MINUTES
The minutes of the meeting of August 6th had been posted and mailed, and since there were no ommissions
nor corrections, they stood approved as presented.
HEARING: ON PLANNING COMMISSION RESOLUTION #287
Hearing was held on Planning Commission Resolution 4287, recommending an amendment to the official zoning
map by designating as multiple residential low density (RML) that property presently zoned General Com-
mercial (CG) and legally described in Planning Commission File R 11-68 as the west 236.96 ft. of the S 11
of Lot 29, Skelton's Lake McAleer Five Acre Tracts, exeept the south 30' for road. City Planner Merlin
Logan pointed out the area in question on maps which he furnished to the council. He also explained
that a portion of the applicant's property is already zoned RML and this would expand the existing zone.
Also the proposed change would benefit the city's development by reducing the amount of commercial zoned area
Highway 99. He also noted that there had been no objections to this proposed rezone at the Planning Com-
mission hearing. Mayor Harrison then opened the hearing.
However, there was no one in the audience who wished to comment, and the hearing was therefore closed.
It was moved by Councilman Slye, seconded by Councilman Nordquist that proposed Ordinance #1383 be passed,
amending the official zoning map by changing the zoning classification of this property from CG to RML,
pursuant to Planning Commission Resolution #287. Motion carried unanimously.
PRESENTATION OF PLANNING COMMISSION RESOLUTION #283
Planning Commission Resolution #283 was brought before Council, a Resolution recommending the denial of
a proposed amendment to the zoning map to designate as RS-12 property described in Planning Commission
File R-6-68 and presently zoned RS-20. No appeal had been received. City Planner Logan briefed the
council on this rezone request in the Meadowdale Beach area, noting that this area does not have sanitary
sewers and because of the steep topography storm drainage and soil erosion have created problems during
the past, and to increase the permitted residential density would encourage water pollution and strm
drainage problems. It was therefore moved by Councilman Tuson, seconded by Councilman Nordquist that the
council uphold the recommendation of the Planning Commission in their Resolution #283 and this proposed
rezone be denied. Motion carried unanimously.
ACTION ON PROPOSED LID #168
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proposed LID #168 for paving of 180th, 80th and vicinity had been continued from the council
meeting of August 6th in order to give the City Engineer time in which to clarify the use of the h¢ gas
tax. -City Engineer Leif Larson reported that. after checking, it was clear that the �T gas tax could be
used only for arterials, and that these collector streets in this proposed LID did not qualify. Because
of the excessive cost of this proposed LID, Mayor Harrison stated that perhaps the matter should be taken
up at a council committee meeting. The City of Edmonds does not have unlimited funds for participation
in LIDs. Mr�;.Earl F. Bracken, 8001 - 184th S. W., stated that he felt the city would do better to pay
a large amount of city participation in this LID, because he wished to make it a matter of record his state-
ment that he felt the roads in the area are impassable and cannot be kept in shape and that accidents
could happen which would cost the city more in the end than the city participation. Mayor Harrison
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• answered that the City of Edmonds may have to re-evaluate the road construction standards in the 12,000
and 20,000 square foot areas and that perhpas a rolled curbing would be used instead of curbs, gutters and
sidewalks in the more rural sections, but that the council would have to consider the possibility of
this downgrading at the next council committee meeting. Another gentleman-�_in the audience felt that omit-
ting the curbs and sidewalks would help lower the cost. He added that the property owners were mainly
interested in eliminating the dust and getting a simple backtopped road with standards lowered to fit
the property owners' pocketbooks. He felt that a continuance of this matter to give the council time
to revise the standards and apply the new lower standards to this area was in order. However, Mr.
Bracken stated that he felt the city and the Engineer had had more than enough time tocome up with figures,
but it was pointed out to him that the continuance of this proposed LID from August 6th had been spec-
ifically for researching the hot gas tax to see if it could be applicable to this proposed improvement.
Following a great deal of discussion, a motion was made by Council Kincaid, seconded by Councilman Haines
that the matter of this project be continued to on or before November 19th, until new street standards can
be gone over and that the property owners be notified of the date when this proposed LID would again be
brought before council. Councilman Tuson then moved that this motion be amended to set.the date for
bringing this matter before council October 15. There was no second to Councilman Tuson's motion, and
the amendment died for lack of a second. Vote was then taken on Councilman Kincaid's motion to continue
this to on or before November 19th, and notify the property owners, and that motion was carried.
NEW RESOLUTION OF INTENTION FOR SEWER UNITS 5, 6, and 7
It had been decided by motion at the August 6 council meeting that a new Resolution of Intention be drawn
for sewer Units 5, 6, and 7. This would include all areas in these units. Engineer Larson reported
that it had been recommended by the council that in view of the Meadowdale slide area, the city should
procure a foundation expert to take a look at the area because of storm drainage and slide problems.
This would be a geological evaluation and the research would be done with a report and recommendation.
given to the City. Engineer Larson felt this would be a wise expenditure in the amount of a$2,000.00
for a geological evaluation of the Meadowdale drainage and slide area be authorized, to be completed by
September 20,.1968. Motion carried.
• Mayor Harrison reported that he had received three letters protesting the cost and sewering of Units 5,
6, and 7. and he also had received a petition asking deletion of one of the areas from this proposed
project so that the property owners on this petition could then form their own sewer LIDd This petition
contained approximately 65 signatures. Robert Higby, in the audience, said his name was on the petition
and these property owners wished to have their area sewered immediately and not have to wait until re-
search could be done on the Meadowdale area. There were several property owners from these proposed
sewer units present and there was a great deal of audience discussion, especially from those people who
wished to proceed without the Meadowdale slide area included and also from property owners who wished to
be deleted from having sewers entirely. Beverly Gustayson, representing property owners in Unit 6,
stated that she felt that each area could be sewered individually, and the problem.�areas such as Meadow -
dale could then take care of themselves as soon as a study had been made of the problem. She also noted
that she had been asked several questions by owners of property in the proposed sewer areas regarding LIDS,
interest, payments, assessments, etc. She received answers to each of these questions from the City
Supervisor. Mr. Glenn Gustayson stated that he thought the University of Washington property should be
included in the LID. Mr. Al Sager felt that there was no need to keep Units 5, 6, and 7 together; that
these areas should be separated and each sewered by itself. Marvin Shott, a new resident in the Meadow -
dale area, noted that the cost figures he,'Lhad hear& to stabilize the area sounded quite low to him. The
Engineer noted, however, that this figure was not to stabilize the area,but to have a geological evalua-
tion made. Following much discussion between council and property owners, a motion was made by Council-
man Nordquist, seconded by Councilman Tuson?that the Attorney be instructed to draw a Resolution of
Intention allowing the newly annexed area that had petitioned for separate sewering to form a separate
LID and hook onto the Lynnwood trunk. There was a roll call vote taken, and the motion carried unanimously.
It was then moved by Councilman Tuson, seconded by Councilman Haines that the University property be
included in the general LID assessment area of Units 5, 6, and 7. Motion carried.
A motion was then made by Councilman Tuson, seconded by Councilman Kincaid to table a proposed Resolu-
tion of Intention for sewer Units 5, 6, and 7 to October 1 meeting. Motion carried.
AUDIENCE PARTICIPATION
Natalie Shippen inquired when the City Council was going to pass an ordinance requiring underground
wiring in plats and subdivisions. She was assured that this was being studied and worked on at the
present time.
COUNCIL PARTICIPATION
Councilman Tuson noted that he was being relieved:of duties from the Board of Appeals because of length
of service, and that he also wished to resign from the Building Code Committee because he had been on
this committee also for several years.
Councilman Haines stated that in regard to advertising on benches, which had been brought to council
attention by Councilman Nordquist, Councilman Haines had just recently seen his first bench advertising
at 76th and 212th in Edmonds.
Councilman Haines also suggested that the City write to all funding agencies regarding park properties,
and especially for the Meadowdale Country Club area and Mayor Harrison said he would take care of this
matter.
Councilman Kincaid inquired if the city had contacted the Union Oil Company about making their beach area
into city park property, and Mayor Harrison answered that he had a meeting scheduled for the following
Monday in regard to this matter.
Councilman Nordquist reported that the crosswalk markings in all the school areas had been virtually
erased, and he thought the Safety Committee should recommend to the Street Department that these cross-
walks be repainted now that it was time again for school to begin.
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Councilman Nelson asked if the program on walkways for school traffic was progressing.
Councilman Slye had a question regarding the replacement of curbs, etc. on Walnut and Bowdoin where General
Telephone had installed their underground wires. The City Engineer said he was keeping check on this.
AUDITING OF BILLS
A motion was made by Councilman Slye, seconded by Councilman Haines that vouchers #7139 through #7416 be
approved and warrants drawn in the total amount of $75,599.20 to pay these regular monthly bills. Motion
carried.
It was then moved by Councilman Slye, seconded by Councilman Nordquist that the following 1967 Water -Sewer
Revenue Bond bills be authorized for payment:
#30 - $51.85 to Daily Journal of Commerce; #31 - $11.55 to Edmonds Tribune Review; #32 - $150.00 to Giske
Construction Co., Inc.; and #33 - $3,725.00 to Reid, Middleton & Associates, Inc. Motion carried.
A motion was made by Councilman Slye, seconded by Councilman Nelson that the following LID bills be author-
ized for payment:
LID #139 - $3,487.50 to Seattle First National Bank for Alton V. Phillips for balance of retainage; $2,937.50
to Washington Asphalt Co., Inc. c/o Wilson and Cogan, judgement against retainage; and and $75.00 to Ogden,
Ogden & Murphy for court awarded attorneys fees against this retainage;
LID #160 - $803.16 to Reid, Middleton & Associates, Inc. for final engineering fee and $13.30 to Edmonds
Tribune Review for legal publications, and the City Clerk be authorized to issue an interest bearing warrant
to City of Edmonds in the amount of $816.46 to cover these bills;
LID 4161 - $21,527.15 to Bass Construction Co., Inc. for contractor's estimate #1 and $6,267.00 to Reid,
Middleton & Associates, Inc. for engineering interim payment #2, and the City Clerk be authorized to issue
interest bearing warrants to Grande & Co., Inc. in the amount of $27,794.15 to pay the bills against this
LID;
LID #162 - $873.50 to Almer Construction Co. for contractor's estimate #4 (final) and $1,310.25 to Reid,
Middleton & Associates, Inc. for engineering services, and the City Clerk be authorized to issue an
interest bearing warrant to'City of Edmonds in the amount of $2,183.75 to cover these bills.
RESOLUTION TO ENDORSE PROPOSED G.O. BOND PROPOSITION OF STEVENS MEMORIAL HOSPITAL
A motion was made by Councilman Kincaid, seconded by Councilman Haines that a Resolution be passed endorsing
the proposed G. 0. bond proposition of Stevens Memorial Hospital. There was a great deal of discussion pro and
con and an amendment was then moved by Councilman Nelson, seconded by Councilman Tuson to table this matter of
endorsement to a work meeting. A roll call vote was taken, with 4 councilmen voting in favor of tabling,
Councilmen Kincaid and Haines voting against, and the matter3t was tabled.
RESOLUTION OF COMMENDATION FOR WALT PAYNE
A motion was made by Councilman Tuson, seconded by Councilman Nelson that Resolution #194 be passed, commend-
ing Walt Payne for his long tenure of service on the Edmonds Planning Commission. Motion carried unanimously.
APPOINTMENTS TO BOARD OF APPEALS
Mayor Harrison made the appointments of Donald Decker and Allan Albers to the Board of Appeals, both appoint-
ments to expire December 31, 1972. It was moved by Councilman Tuson, seconded by Councilman Nelson that the
appointments of Donald Decker and Allan Albers to the Board of Appeals be confirmed. Motion carried with
Councilman Nordquist abstaining.
Also in regard to the Board of Appeals, Mayor Harrison gave the expiration dates for present members Sam
Ewing (December 31, 1969) and Don Finnigan (December 31, 1970). It was then moved by Councilman Tuson, sec-
onded by Councilman Nelson that the expiration dates of Sam Ewing and Don Finnigan be confirmed. Motion
carried.
FIRST READING OF ORDINANCES
Mayor Harrison read a proposed ordinance creating shut-off charges, etc. for the Water Department and also
gave the first reading of a proposed ordinance providing for the acquisition of property through condemnation
for slope easements onlhe Main Street project.
There was no further business to mme before the council and the meeting was adjourned at 11:00 P.M.
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January 21, 1969
ROLL CALL
Regular meeting of the Edmonds City Council was called to order by Mayor Harve Harrison. All councilmen
were present, with Councilman Haines arriving during the first hearing.
APPROVAL OF MINUTES
Minutes of the meeting of January 7 had been posted and mailed, and with no omissions nor corrections, they
were approved as presented.
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