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Irene Varney Mora4 City Clerk H. Harrison, Mayor
Sept 1, 1970
ROLL CALL
Regular meeting of the Edmonds City Council was called to order by Mayor Harve
Harrison with all councilmen'present except Sanborn.
APPROVAL OF MINUTES
Minutes of the meeting of August 18 had been posted and mailed. Mayor Harrison
noted that under "Council Participation'llthe last sentence of the second paragraph
should read "Mayor Harrison stated that the proposed exchgnge of property between
the University of Washington and the County had been looked on favorably by the
Dept. of Natural Resources, but -that for some reason Snohomish County had backed
off." There were no other omissions nor corrections and the minutes were approved.
as corrected..
PRESENTATION OF CITY OF EDMONDS FLAG TO COUNCIL
Fire Chief Jack Cooper gave a brief talk on the history of the new City of Edmonds
emblem or flag, beginning with its discussion in December 1968 and the suggestion
being brought to council by Councilman John Nordquist. The Chief then told of the
contest for an appropriate emblem, how the job was given to the Edmonds Jaycees to
determine the finalists; and the eventual council choosing of the present drawing
by Geraldine Jones of Edmonds. Chief Cooper then read an excerpt from the book
"Edmonds, The Gem of -Puget Sound", written by former City Councilman Ray Cloud, in
which the description of Edmonds. mentions the,Sound, ferry, mountains, and the •
seagull flying over all, just as the winning drawing depicts. Councilman Nordquist
then unveiled the emblem, hanging on the wall in the front of the Council Chambers.
INTRODUCTION OF NEW FINANCE DIRECTOR
Mayor Harrison introduced Mr. Arthur Zerbach, newly hired Director of Finance for
the City of Edmonds. Mr. Zerbach noted that it was his first day on the job; that
he was thus far impressed by ,the calibre and personalities of the people working
for the City; and he was looking forward to his city employment with enthusiasm.
FIRST READING -PROPOSED ORDINANCE FOR SKIN DIVING"REGULATIONS
First reading of a proposed ordinance was heard, regulating skin diving at City of
Edmonds beaches. City Attorney James A. Murphy reported that he had sent a copy
of this proposed ordinance to the Port Commissioners for their comment. Two skin
divers in the audience, Buzz Bauman and Bruce Arnold, who are members of certified
Washington skin divers clubs, asked for and were given a copy of the proposed
ordinance. They agreed with allowing only certified:divers to use the beaches for
this purpose, and were in favor of the buddy system. Bruce Arnold, who is also an
instructor, briefly gave the general qualifications necessary for certification.
They questioned, however, the policing of the beaches, and.were against the city's
prohibiting everyone from night diving. Second reading of the proposed ordinance
will be heard at the next council meeting on September 15.
SECOND READING: PROPOSED ORDINANCE ESTABLISHING OFFICIAL STREET GRADE FOR 91b AVE.
Second reading was held on a proposed ordinance establishing the official street
grade for 9% Avenue. Three copies of the street grade drawings have been on file, •
in the office of the City Clerk for public viewing.
A motion was made by Councilman Haines, seconded by Councilman Kincaid that proposed
Ordinance #1495 be passed, establishing the official street grade for 9b Avenue.
Motion carried.
PROPOSED ORDINANCE FOR CONDEMNATION PROCEEDINGS AGAINST PROPERTY ON 90 AVENUE NO.
First reading was held on a proposed ordinance for condemnation proceedings against
property on 9b Avenue North. There are 17 properties with 12 ownerships involved
in the proposed proceedings, out of a total of approximately 41 or 42 parcels. -
Jim Mueller, representing PRIDE,:stated that this group feels that it is unfortunate
that the width of this street necessitates additional condemnation which they feel
is not warranted based on the available traffic counts in the area.
TAXI CAB APPLICATION
An application had been received from Penny Bliss Alford, Seattle, for operation of
a taxi service known as North County Taxi # 72 in the City of Edmondeq This had
been referred to the Mayor, who stated that the applicant was to have contacted his
office following the last council meeting and he had not heard from her, but that
since the applicant does not conform to the requirements in the ordinance, he there-
fore recommended denial. It was moved by Councilman Kincaid, seconded by douncil-
man Nordquist that the Mayor's recommendation for denial: of the'request for operation
of a taxi service in the City of Edmonds by North County Taxi # 72 be confirmed.
Motion carried unanimously.
AUDIENCE PARTICIPATION
Jim Mueller, 209 Casper, stated that he wised it to become a matter of record -on •
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• tonight's agenda item number 5 that he wanted to compliment the consulting engineers
and city staff for the job done on the 9th Avenue grade, in that they did not spoil
the topography of the general area.
Roberta Kasmar inquired about the walkways to the Olympic School. Ron Whaley,
Assistant Director of_Public Works, reported on the areas now completed; -including
most of the approaches serving the Olympic School. Councilman Nelson then told of
future areas under consideration by the committee studying this matter. Councilman
Kincaid asked about the status of Hindley Lane between 10b and Olympic as far as the
R/W was concerned, and wished to have a future report from the Engineer clarifying
this.
COUNCIL PARTICIPATION
Councilman Tuson asked that a meeting be set with the Auditing Committee, Finance
Committee, Chief Administrative Officer and Finance Director.
Councilman Nelson inquired about the Edmonds Teen Center.- The answer was that it is
still operating, and there has been a complaint from one neighbor, but it was thought
that perhaps as soon as school begins there will be less participation, noise and
young people frequenting the premises.
Councilman Haines had a question on open ditches connected with the street improve-
ment projects.. It was noted that tile can be installed if the property owners pur-
chase the tile. Councilman Haines again asked that a Code of Ethics be referred to
a Mayor's committee for study. Councilman Kincaid stated that he would again express
his feelings on this matter; that the best code of ethics is the conscience of.each
councilman. No further action was taken.
• Councilman Nelson noted that election campaign signs were appearing everywhere,
including,on the public right-of-way, and wondered if the removal procedure would
be carried out by the city crews as before. Councilman Nelson also had a question
regarding the status of claims submitted to the insurance company, and asked that
councilmen be supplied with a list of the final outcome on each._
Councilman Tuson had a question regarding the sewer agreement with Mountlake Terrace.
Figures have been given to Mountlake Terrace, but no answer has been received.
CLAIMS FOR DAMAGES
Claims for damages were acknowledged from Joyce E. Vernon and Don R. Feoco. These
were referred to the City Clerk for processing.
RESIGNATION OF JONATHAN BROOKS FROM PLANNING COMMISSION `
Mayor Harrison read a letter of resignation from the Planning Commision.from
Jonathan Brooks. This was accepted with regret and a motion was made by .Councilman
Haines, seconded by Councilman Tuson that the City Attorney prepare a Resolution of
Commendation for Mr. Brooks. Motion carried.
PARK BOARD RECOMMENDATIONS
Jim Jensen, Director of Parks & Recreation, explained the Park Board recommendations
to council.
(a) Fire pits on Union Oil and Sunset Beaches:: It was noted that burning is done
on the beaches at the present time between the logs,.etc., and it would help solve
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this problem by installation of fire pits. Fire Chief Cooper also recommended the
pits for better control.
It was therefore the decision of the council that this be allowed and the fire code
will read that fires be permittedonthe beaches only in designated areas.
(b) Designate property line on Dayton Street Beach, and construct 2' fence: The
idea of the Board was to have the beach area properly defined, as the public doesn't
really know where the beach property boundary ends. Councilman Slye was opposed to
any fence being put up, but not opposed to some marking to indicate the boundary
between private property and public beach. He asked that further discussion be held
on this at a later date. Some discussion followed, and the matter will be on the
next Park Board agenda as well as on the agenda for the next council work meeting.
(c) Release Park Acquisition and Development Fund monies for following::
(1) Renovation of restrooms at City Park at Third and Howell at a cost of $1800.
It was agreed that something needed to be done to improve these restrooms,
and a motion was made by Councilman Kincaid, seconded by Councilman Nelson to author-
ize the expenditure -of up to $1800.00 for renovation of the restrooms at the City
Park. Motion carried.
(2) Installation of automatic sprinkler system at Mathay-Ballinger Park at a
cost of $3500.00.
Council agreed on the need for a sprinkler system in this extensively
utilized neighborhood park, and it was moved by Councilman Slye, seconded by Coundil-
man Nordquist that an expenditure of up to $3500.00 be authorized for installation
of an automatic sprinkler system at'Mathay-Ballinger Park. Motion carried.
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There was no further business to come before the council, and the meeting was
adjourned at 9:35 P.M:
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Irene Varney Mora City Clerk H. Harrison, Mayor
Sept 15, 1970
ROLL CALL `
Regular meeting of the Edmonds City Council was called to .order by Mayor Harve
Harrison with all councilmen present_ except Kincaid, who was in the hospital for
an operation*
APPROVAL OF MINUTES
Minutes of the meeting of September l,had been posted and mailed, and with no
omissions nor corrections, they were approved as written*
HEARING:: PETITION FOR ANNEXATION OF MATHAY PROPERTY
Hearing on the petition for annexation of the Mathay property,=rth side of 2241h
and east of Highway 99, had been continued from the meeting of July 70-
City Planner Merlin Logan gave a report on the Planning Commission meeting when
they passed their Resolution #338, recommending that these properties north of
K-Mart which are presently under the jurisdiction of Snohomish County be rezoned •
to CG and RML in the event such properties are annexed to the City. He noted that
this recommended zoning would be similar to the present county zoning, except for
a slight change in density. He added, however; that efforts should be made to
square off the city limit boundaries if possible, and future piecemeal annexations
should be discouraged. This was also the opinion of the City Engineer, who when
questioned by councilmen, answered that although the City could serve the area
with utilities, there was a real objection to annexing small areas, and it was
better to round out the boundaries of the city in order to provide adequately
planned services. Hearing was opened*
Curt Thomson, attorney representing the petitioners, stated that at the July 7
hearing, most of the questions and answers concerning this area had been taken care
of. He added that now the Planning Commission has held its hearing and recommended
the zoning, and he now felt the annexation request is reasonable and the applicants
are willing to accept the zoning as recommended for this. parcel•
Councilman Sanborn suggested that perhaps the council should take action on the
zoning before taking action on the annexation. Councilman Nelson noted that the
concern seemed to be mainly with the size of the area and perhaps the=annexation
should be denied and a larger area brought in to'round out the boundaries. Much
discussion followed. No one else in the audience wished to comment, and the hearing
was closed•.
It was moved by Councilman Haines seconded by Councilman Slye that proposed
Ordinance #1496 be passed, annexing the Mathay property as descirbed to the City of
Edmonds• A roll call vote showed all councilman in favor except Nelson and Tuson,
and the motion carried*
HEARING: ON PLANNING COMMISSION RESOLUTION #333 •
Hearing was held on Planning Commission Resolution #333, proposing revised develop -
A ment standards for duplexes and apartments. This had been continued from August 4.
City Planner Logan briefly outlined.for the audience the study already_comple.ted=:py
the council on this Planning Commission recommendation, and added that since more
time was needed to adequately study the proposals on the building changes, he
suggested postponing the hearing until this could be done.
A motion was made by Councilman Slye, seconded by Councilman Nordquist that this
hearing be continued to October 20, and the motion carried.
HEARING:: ON PLANNING COMMISSION RESOLUTION #334
Hearing was held on Planning Commission Resolution #334, apartment standards for
the elderly. City Planner,Logan explained the Planning Commission allowances for
these apartment units since these people do not need the floor area or number of
parking spaces which would be required for conventional apartments. It was noted
that approximately 15% of the people in Edmonds were on the Social Security rolls,
and one estimate was that 300 units in south county could be utilized immediately
by qualified occupants. � r
Councilman Slye suggested that this hearing be delayed until it could be heard before
a full council. It was decided, however, that since there were people in the audience
directly concerned with this proposal, that the hearing be held as scheduled. Hearing
was then opened*.
Howard Wilson, 20112 - 24b N.W., Seattle, spoke of his previous building projects in
the City of Edmonds, and of the need here and nbw for housing for the elderlyq He .