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19710907 City Council MinutesJ • C.A.O. Lawson reported on the bid opening for a 21-2 Ton Truck, new or used, for the Public Works Department. Bids were received from: Sea-Tac Ford Truck Sales, Inc. $15,231.00 (New truck) Wittenberg Motor Company $ 5,600.00 (Used truck) Bob.Johnson, Chief Mechanic for the City of Edmonds and Ron Whaley, Director of Public Works had examined the used.truck and recommended that the bid of Whittenberg Motor Co. in the amount of $5,600.00 for a used truck be accepted. It was moved by Councilman Nelson, seconded by Councilman Slye that the bid of Witten- berg Motor Co. in the amount of $5,600.00 for a used 2h Ton Truck be accepted. Motion carried. Engineer Larson reported on the bid opening for LID 4172, paving Alder, 7th to 9th and 8th, Alder to Maple. Bids were opened August 16, 1971 at 2:00 P.M. in the Mayors office. Five bids were received: Schedule I Schedule II Total Roth Construction Co. 70,159.50 9,732.50 $79,892.00 Doolittle Construction Co. 83,590.00 11,075.00 94,665.00 Universal Utility 67,890.00 10,407.50 789297.50 Bay Construction Co. 62,840.75 11,397.50 74,238.25 T & E Construction Inc. 639147.25 99661.00 72,808.25 It was the recommendation of the City Engineer that the bid of T & E Construction, Inc. be accepted. A motion was made by Councilman Slye, seconded by Councilman Nelson that the bid of T & E Construction, Inc. in the amount of $72,808.25 for LID 172, paving Alder,-7th to 9th and 8th, Alder to Maple be accepted. Motion carried. Councilman Kincaid said he wanted it made clear to all that the City of Edmonds is absorbing 35% of the total cost of 'the project. APPOINTMENTS TO THE PROPOSED SOUTHWEST SNOHOMISH COUNTY PUBLIC SAFETY COMMUNICATIONS AGENCY. Mayor Harrison made the appointment of Police Chief Marlo,Foster and Councilman Gary Nelson to the proposed Southwest Snohomish County Public Safety Communications Agency. A motion was made by Councilman Tuson, seconded by Councilman Kincaid that the Mayors appointments of Marlo Foster and Gary Nelson the -proposed Southwest.Snohomish County Public Safety Communications Agency be confirmed. Motion carried. BURLINGTON-NORTHERN RAILROAD PROPOSAL A motion was made by Councilman Slye, seconded by Councilman Nordquist that the City of Edmonds pay to the Burlington -Northern Railroad the sum of $5,000.00 for easement for parking and roadway for a portion of the Burlington -Northern right-of-way from just north of Main Street to Edmonds Street on the water -side of the railroad track. The City of Edmonds will construct a chain link fence between the railroad trackage area and the easement area. Motion carried. There being no further business the meeting adjourned at 11:10 P.M. Irene Varney Moran, ity Clerk September 7, 1971 ROLL CALL k i Harve H. Harrison, Mayor Regular meeting of the Edmonds City Council was called to order by Mayor Harve Harrison with Councilmen Haines, Kincaid, Nordquist, Slye, Tuson and Nelson present. TRIBUTE TO COUNCILMAN SANBORN A single red rosebud in a crystal vase had been placed on the council table in front of Councilman Sanborn's seat, and Mayor Harrison asked for a period of silence in memory of Councilman Gordon Sanborn, who lost his life in a plane crash in Alaska on Saturday. Following this, the Mayor stated that the flag at the Civic Center would remain at half mast until after the funeral. He then went on to say that Councilman Gordon Sanborn had gained the respect and admiration of all who had worked with him; that he was a hard worker with boundless energy, who not only made his living as a patent attorney, but also became involved in Cub and Boy Scouting, served on the church council at St. Peter by the Sea Lutheran Church, and been elected with his wife, Barbara, as co -presidents of the Edmonds Junior High School PTA for this school year, was involved in city affairs as a member of the Edmonds City Council, and still found time to build a cabin at Lake Whatcom and spend many weekends there. Mayor 1 L� 1 • 1 • 19 7. Harrison added all would agree that whatever the problem, Gordon explored it in depth and was always fairminded and courageous in his decisions, and he knew he spoke for the whole council in saying we enjoyed knowing him and working with him and were all going to miss him. The Mayor then went on to say that this same tragedy also took the lives of seven other South County residents: Gordon's son, Jim; John Null and his son, Joe; Harold and Lois Steves; and Richard and Betty Kurttila. He said that this was a terrible tragedy for Edmonds and that we offer our deepest sympathy to all the families concerned, and any help that they may desire. It was then moved by Councilman Kincaid, seconded by Councilman Nordquist that this council meeting be recessed to next Tuesday, September 14 as a token of respect for Councilman Sanborn. Motion carried unanimously, and the meeting was recessed at 8:10 P.M. Irene Varney Moran City Clerk September 14, 1971 ROLL CALL Harve H. Harrison, Mayor Recessed meeting was called to order by Mayor Harrison with all six councilmen present. • APPROVAL OF MINUTES Minutes of the meeting of August 17 had been posted and mailed, and with no omissions nor correction, they were approved as written. HEARING: ON PLANNING COMMISSION RESOLUTION 360 Hearing was held on Planning Commission Resolution 360, recommending denial of a proposed amendment to the zoning ordinance to establish a beautification procedure in lieu of the abatement procedure for non -conforming commercial buildings and uses in residential zones. No appeal had been received. City Planner Merlin Logan gave a brief explanation of the action of the Plan- ning Commission and also reasons for his recommendation. He felt beautifica- tion was not the answer to the non -conforming problem. Councilman Kincaid asked if the denial was by unanimous vote of the Commission, and Mr. Logan answered in the affirmative. Councilman Haines read a definition of "economic life" from an appraisal publication, and added that he was against people investing in an area and then having a time limit set on how long they could keep the business. He also did not feel that these people should have to pay a $300.00 fee;to see if the economic life could be extended; that this put an extreme hardship on these businesses. He felt that this should either be stopped or the problem sent back to the Planning Commission. Councilman Kincaid said he felt a certain amount of compassion, especially for non- conforming businesses in annexed areas. He was against allowing deteriorating non -conforming business buildings to remain, and added that consideration should be given to those of a decent nature; however, he admitted it would • be difficult to distinguish between them. Councilman Tuson stated that people in annexed areas felt that the existing county zoning would be protected, but it was brought out that practically all of these places were non -conforming even under the previous county zoning. It was pointed out that the Planning Commission had no specific beautification procedures presented to them in connection with this proposal. 1 The hearing was then opened, but no one in the audience wished to comment and the hearing was closed. A motion was made by Councilman Nelson, seconded by Councilman Tuson that the recommendation for denial in Planning Commission Resolution 360 be upheld. .A roll call vote showed all councilmen in favor except Kincaid and Haines, and the motion carried. HEARING: ON PLANNING COMMISSION RESOLUTION 361 Hearing was held on Planning Commission Resolution 361, recommending denial of a proposed amendment to the zoning ordinance requiring all property owners involved in a rezone proposal to be a party .to therezone application. No appeal had been received. City Planner Logan explained the reasons for denial by the Commission, and gave examples of other cities' ordinances in regard to this. There was a great deal of discussion. Dick Dickson, Chairman of the Planning Commission, stated that the mechanics we now have give adequate control, and requiring 100% signatures could very well backfire. It was noted, for example, that if 0