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19690121 City Council Minutes480 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. n i A `-� A r City Clerk /J Mayor 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. O • RECEIPT OF PETITIONS A petition was received from the residents who enter their homes from the alley between Maple and Dayton east of 9th, due to the terrain on Dayton preventing improvement, requesting that said section of the alley be officially named Dayton Lane and that street signs so denoting be installed at both 9th and 10th. A petition was also received from these same people requesting that a street light be installed on the light pole now existing at the corner of 10th Ave. and the alley. Both petitions were referred to the City Engineer for a recommendation. HEARING: ON APPEAL FROM RECOMMENDATION IN PLANNING COMMISSION RESOLUTION 4297 Hearing was held on the appeal from the recommendation in Planning Commission Resolution #297, to deny a proposed amendment to the official zoning map to rezone from RS-8 to RML property described in File R-20-68. This was for a proposed multi -unit town house type complex in the Five Corners area, appealed by Environ- mental Properties. City Planner Merlin Logan projected a map of the area on the screen showing the sur- rounding zoning and referred to the Planning Commission minutes of November 20,which the councilmen had received, and therefore had waived the reading of same. Mr. Logan explained that two similar proposals for this property had been denied by the city in past years,the last action occurring in 1967. He added that the need for additional apartment development is not yet indicated, and adequate utilities are not avail- able at the present time. Petitions had been received by the Planning Commission from surrounding property owners opposing this rezone. Hearing was then opened. Jerry Hillis, attorney representing the applicants for the rezone, presented the council with biographical sketches of the individuals connected with Environmental Properties, to show them as responsible individuals and -also. -?included notes on the awards won by the company for some of their building properties. Mr. Hillis felt this type of development would be beneficial to.Edmonds. He added that the company would be willing to enter into a contract with the city to insure that the type of plan they had presented tothe council would in fact be what would be built, giving the city proper control over development of the property. A • petition was also presented to council signed by residents of the area who are in favor of the rezone and proposed apartment complex. John Pronowski, 101-18th Ave. S., noted that property owners in the area had presented a petition to the Planning Commission protesting the proposed rezone. George Fauch, who lives north of the property in question, also voiced his protest against additional apartment buildings in the neighborhood, stating that the police have enough trouble taking care of the present traffic situation there, without having the prob- lem increased with the number of cars resulting from 126 new apartments. He added that the present apart- ment houses in the Five Corners area on 5th S. E. were even now only partly occupied. Thomas Sharpe, 19th P1. S., said the proposed apartment complex would be right next door to his property, and he was in favor of keeping that land for single residences. James Krider, 19708-82nd P1. West, stated that he was in the audience as an observer only, but he noted that the city would not have a guarantee on what would be built on property when at this hearing the council was only considering a request for a rezone. Following rebuttal by the attorney for the applicants, who noted that they had offered a contract agreement.to the city for insurance that the building plans as presented would be used if the rezone were granted; the hearing was closed. Councilman Bennett stated that it was difficult for the council to be fair to both the developer and the adjoining property owners. He added that several members of the council had taken a.tour over the past weekend to look at apartment buildings and developments in Edmonds and surrounding communities. He felt the council;: should take a new look at just what type of community they wished Edmonds to be in the future, and in fairness to the entire community, people should not be stacked in living units in such close proximity to one another; therefore, fewer units were needed. He then made a motion, seconded by Council- man Kincaid:.that the city council affirm the recommendation of the Planning Commission in their Resolutirn #297 and deny the appeal for rezone. Councilman Haines stated At this point that he apologized for coming late and would abstain from voting on this as he had missed some of the presentation. Motion carried unanimously, with Councilman Haines abstaining. • HEARING: ON PROPOSED LID FOR SEWERING 164th & 72nd BY PETITION METHOD A petition with signatures of 100% of the property owners involved had been received for sewering of a por- tion of Unit 7 by petition method. City Engineer Larson gave the total estimated project costs, and notai that it would amount to individual assessments of approximately $12.30 per zone front foot. He recommended approval of the project, and the hearing was then opened. Robert Small, 164th S. W., stated that although he was surprised at the estimated cost being higher than Units 5 and 6, he nevertheless felt that the majority of the property owners would want the sewers anyway. No one else wished to comment, and the hearing was closed. It was then moved by Councilman Slye, seconded by Councilman Tuson that proposed Ordinance #1409 be passed, creating LID #173 to sewer the petitioned area on 164th and 72nd. Motion carried unanimously. HEARING: PROPOSED RESOLUTION OF INTENTION FOR SEWERING PINE BETWEEN;2ND AND 3RD Hearing on the proposed Resolution of Intention for sewering of Pine between 2nd and 3rd and vicinity had been continued from the council meeting of November 5. Mayor Harrison reported that the State Highway access hearing was scheduled for the last week in February and this matter had been originally held up until after that hearing. It was the recommendation of the City Engineer that the proposed project be dropped at the present time and started over again at a future date if desired, rather than continuing it from month to month. A motion was made by Councilman Bennett, seconded by Councilman Nordquist that the council decline to form LID #155. Motion carried. PROPOSED RESOLUTION OF INTENTION FOR SEWERING SOUTH OF MEADOWDALE JR.HIGH The matter of a proposed resolution of intention for sewering the area south of the Meadowdale Jr. High had been continued from the meeting of January 7, until an answer was received from the city of Lynnwood on use of their sewer facilities for this project. It was reported that the city of Lynnwood planned to hire an Engineer soon, and they felt that this proposed project could be studied by their new Engineer and the 0 Edmonds City Engineer before coming to an agreement for the proposal. Mayor Harrison stated that it seemed 482 better to remove this matter from the agenda until an agreement is made between the two cities, and then'.notify the property owners involved of the date when this would come before council again. A motion was therefore made by Councilman Bennett, seconded by Councilman Nelson that the proposed resolution of intention for sewering the area south of the Meadowdale Jr. High School be removed from the council agenda until an agreement can be made with the city of Lynnwood, and the property owners involved will then be advised of the matter again appearing on the council meeting agenda. Motion carried unanimously. C1 SECOND READING: PROPOSED ORDINANCE - ADOPTION OF 1968 NATIONAL ELECTRICAL CODE AND STATE STANDARDS Second reading was held on the proposed ordinance for the adoption of the 1968 National Electrical Code and State Standards, and it was moved by Councilman Nelson, seconded by Councilman Nordquist that proposed Ordinance #1410 be passed. Motion carried. AUDITING OF BILLS A motion was made by Councilman Slye, seconded by Councilman Nordquist that vouchers #8064 through #8201 in the total amount of $77,186.86 be approved, and warrants drawn for payment of these regular monthly bills. Motion carried. It was moved by Councilman Slye, seconded by Councilman Nelson that warrants #38, #39, and #40 in the total amount of $5,127.64 be approved for payment out of the 1967 Water -Sewer Revenue Bond issue. Motion carried. A motion was made by Councilman Slye, seconded by Councilman Nelson that the following LID bills be paid: LID #161 - $300.00 to Wayne F. & Jean M. Smith, and W. Stanley Riddle, Jr., easement for sewer line; $100.00 to Susan P. Swan on easement for sewer line; $3.00 to City of Edmonds Treasurer's Office for recording of easements, and the City Clerk be authorized to issue an interest bearing warrant to Grande & Co., Inc. in the amount of $403.00 to cover these bills. Motion carried. CORRESPONDENCE A letter was read from the S. S. Kresge Company in regard to the need for a traffic light at the intersec- 40 tion of 224th S. W. at Highway 99. The City Engineer had suggested to "K-Mart" that they finance a traffic control device inasmuch as their store had created the problem, but the company believed the City of Edmonds had the responsibility to protect its citizens from driving hazards and therefore should install the light at city expense. It was decided to review this problem at a council work meeting. A letter was read from William Hamilton, resigning from the Planning Commission. Mayor Harrison accepted his resignation with regret, and it was moved by Councilman Bennett, seconded by Councilman Nordquist that a Resolution of Commendation be sent to Mr. Hamilton. Motion carried. COUNCIL PARTICIPATION Councilman Bennett asked that on the next council work meeting agenda they consider the reevaluation of the philosophy relating to multiple units in the City; also off-street parking, etc., to keep up with the long-range problems that may exist. Councilman Nordquist reported that the South Snohomish County Joint Planning Council would hold a meeting on February 5 at 8:00 p.m. in the Edmonds Civic Center Council Chamgers, and everyone was invited to attend. The subject of the evening would be on Highway 99 from 164th to the county line. Councilman Kincaid asked that at the next council work meeting they also discuss the sign blight on Highway 99 and possible revision of the sign ordinance because of the conditions now appearing along 5th Avenue South. Councilman Nelson mentioned the police efforts on violations created by juveniles in our area, and felt there was need for juvenile quarters closer than those in Everett. He suggested that perhaps Edmonds could inves- tigate the possibility of joining with the other south county cities to keep juveniles in custody in the local area. Considerable time is now spent in transporting these juveniles to Everett. Councilman Kincaid suggested that a discussion be held with tie county regarding possible accomodations when the facilities are built at the army relay site. Councilman Bennett said he had mentioned before the definite need in the community for recreation facilities for juveniles, and he felt the city should look into spending some money in this direction as well as for sewers and paving of the streets. Mayor Harrison noted that Fire Chief Cooper had been elected president of the Central Puget Sound Firemen's Association. Councilman Haines stated that with the increased work load on the Mayor's office, he thought it was time to explore the need for a full-time Mayor position. Councilman Nordquist suggested that this problem could be included in an investigation and evaluation of city positions and duties connected with each. Councilman Slye noted that a City Supervisor assists the Mayor in a Mayor -Council form of government, and Councilman Kincaid that the future hiring of a Purchasing Agent as an assistant to the City Supervisor would take an even greater load off the Mayor. Councilman Haines then asked that the council work meeting agenda include discussion on setting up a committee to investigate the possibility of a full-time Mayor position. Mayor Harrison reported that he was thinking of appointing a governmental study committee to look into the Optional Municipal Code which becomes effective July 1, 1969 to discuss the possible value of setting up a city charter. It was also decided to discuss at the next council work meeting the responsibility of keeping ditches cleaned out. ORDINANCE PURSUANT TO PLANNING COMMISSION RESOLUTION #292. As directed by motion following the hearing held during the last council meeting, a proposed ordinance was presented to amend the official street map by projecting a public R/W approximately midway between 9th S. and 10th 5.,,=extending northerly, pursuant to Planning Commission Resolution #2.92. A motion was made by Councilman Nordquist, seconded by Councilman Slye that proposed Ordinance #1411 be passed and the motion carried unanimously. 0 is ORDINANCE PROVIDING FOR ACQUISITION OF EASEMENTS BY CONDEMNATION A proposed ordinance was presented providing for the acquisition of easements for sanitary sewer purposes of certain parcels of land in the Main Street sewer area, authorizing the City Attorney to initiate proceedings for condemnation and providing for payment thereof. It was moved by Councilman Slye, seconded by Councilman Nordquist that proposed Ordinance #1412 be passed, and this motion carried unanimously. CLAIMS FOR DAMAGES Council acknowledged claims for damages from Robert L. Turcott, Mrs. Del H. Barton, Jerry and Beverly Hughes, Angelo J. Citoli, Rena McLean, and Fredric H. Kaul. These were all referred to the City Clerk for processing. AUTHORIZATION TO PROCEED WITH DESIGN OF CLARIFIERS AND EXTENSION OF OUTFALL. A motion was made by Councilman Nordquist, seconded by Councilman Kincaid to authorize the engineering firm of Reid, Middleton & Associates, Inc. to proceed with the design of clarifiers and extension of outfall. Motion carried unanimously. SET HEARING DATE FOR FINAL ASSESSMENT ROLL HEARING - MAIN STREET SIDEWALKS A motion was made by Councilman Bennett, seconded by Councilman Nelson that March 4 be set as the date for hearing on the final assessment roll on the Main Street sidewalk improvement project. Motion carried with Councilman Kincaid voting against as he felt the hearing should be held only after the project was completd.y finished. There was no further business to come before council, and the meeting adjourned at 10:15 P.M. • City Clerk February 4, 1969 ROLL CALL Mayor Regular meeting of the Edmonds City Council was called to order by Mayor Harve Harrison. Six councilmen were present,;with Councilman Tuson on vacation. APPROVAL OF MINUTES Minutes of the meeting of January 21 had been posted and mailed. Councilman Nelson asked that the minutes show the following correction. In the matter of the passage of Ordinance #1411, to amend the official street map by projecting a public R/W approximately midway between 9th S. and 10th S., extending northerly, pursuant to Planning Commission Resolution #292, he voted against the passage of the ordinance for the following reasons: Councilman Nelson believes that passage of this ordinance encourages further requests of this sort. He said he thought the people involved want this only for access and he feels that a Utility Alley is sufficient for this purpose. He believes it is a premature move by the City of Edmonds and will force property owners to do all improvements of property. Minutes were then approved as corrected. Mayor Harrison announced at this point for a large number of people in the audience, that Item 12 on the agenda was only for the purpose of setting hearing dates for the Planning Commission Resolutions regarding 88th, Olympic Avenue and Olympic View Drive, and would not be heard at this meeting. HEARING: ON PROPOSED STREET NAME CHANGES City Planner Logan explained that a committee of citizens with Don Nelson, Postmaster, as Chairman, had • met last year to try and arrive at a sensible solution to our street name problems. It was the recommendation of the committee to change the area east of 11th Avenue back to County numbers, also several other small areas involved in changes. Logan said that some minor changes had been made in their plan to eliminate con- flict in some areas. He said that you need a major arterial to change from one system to the other and Edmonds does not have such a street. He stated that a man had been sent to four newpapers with the pro- posed changes and that it had been printed by the Edmonds Tribune Review and the Western Sun. Hearing was then opened for disucssion. A gentleman -;in the.audience asked why the City was proposing to change Pine St. from 9th to 11th. It was explained that Pine St. from 9th Avenue east to 10th Ave. jogs and then jogs back again. It has been pro- posed that between 9th and 10th where it first jogs it be changed to the County number of 216th. Mayor Harrison stated that the hearings were to analyze the proposed plan and that it was of such critical importance that there were to be three hearings. He said that the proposed plan may not be the final plan but that help and suggestions would be appreciated. Robert B. Warren, 1234 9th P1. W. said that their street is one proposed for County numbering. He stated that he and the other residents of the street opposed the change on the grounds that it is not a thru street and has been 9th P1. W. since it was started 10 years ago. He said the benefits of name change would not balance the drawbacks. Two other gentlemen from his street were also in the audience and were opposed to the change. Edward Bartells, 751 12th Ave. S. said he had been travelling the City streets for many years and could not see any difference in trying to find numbers whether County or City. He said the streets are so cut up that numbers don't make that much difference. Mayor Harrison stated that he had received a letter from Suzanne Lindsay asking to have the name Lindsay Place remain. Mayor Harrison stated that by Council action the name was set as Lindsay Place at the request of Suzanne Lindsay to honor her parents, and that he was sure it would remain the same. •