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19760309 City Council Minutes3,97 • street,.said that he is not in favor of the project and that some of his immediate neighbors are not either,.and that he would hope that their concerns would be considered. He suggested the possibility of installing two more tennis courts in Seaview Park. There was discussion on landscaping and screening, especially for abutting property owners; and also with regard to various project costs. The City Engineer said that the matter of landscaping of the water tank site comes before the Amenities Design Board tomorrow evening. Councilman Gould said that he would support the tennis court project for the good of the children, but, -would go on'record;that they not be lighted and that the landscaping provide good buffering. He noted that the plans he had seen provided*parking*for four cars, and he felt that bike racks should be added. Further discussion on parking and landscaping followed. City Engineer, Leif Larson, said that there would have to be landscaping whether the courts go in or not, but that if the tennis courts are MOTION: not put in for some time there would have to be some covering put down. COUNCILMAN GOULD MOVED THAT THE INTENT OF THE.000NCIL.IS TO TAKE ACTIONS THROUGH OUR STAFF THAT WE WILL EVENTUALLY PROVIDE FOR TENNIS COURTS ON THE SEAVIEW WATER TANK; AND THAT THE ACTIONS OF THE AMENITIES DESIGN AND THE STAFF GO FORWARD IN SUCH A MANNER AS TO BE COMPATIBLE WITH INSTALLATION OF TENNIS COURTS. COUNCILMAN ANDERSON SECONDED THE MOTION, WHICH WAS CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY. A gentleman in the audience said that the residents would like to'participate in the planning for this project. The Mayor asked that any persons interested in participating leave their names with Mr. Garretson. There was a brief discussion on a strip of land approximately 2-1/2' x 50' owned by Mr. Sinclair. HEARING ON PLANNING COMMISSIOP4 RESOLUTION #494, TO REMOVE EXCAVATIONS AND LANDFILLS FROM TABLE OF USES..REQUIRING CONDITIONAL USE PERMITS. Mayor Harrison said that he had received a request form the -Planning Department that this item be postponed to the March 23rd meeting. COUNCILMAN NORDQUIST MOVED, SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN ANDERSON THAT THIS ITEM BE PLACED ON THE EXTENDED AGENDA FOR MARCH 23RD. MOTION CARRIED. PROPOSED REVISION IN NUISANCE.ORDINANCE RE/CATERPILLARS • During discussion .of the proposed ordinance, Councilman Herb expressed concern about the wording. Councilman Gould did not feel caterpillars should be memtioned in the ordinance as he believes it would be unenforcible. He also felt the fine would be hard to live with. Councilman Nordquist suggested looking at ordinances from other areas such as Massachusetts, Colorado; etc. COUNCIL- MAN CARNS MOVED, SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN HERB TO CONTINUE DISCUSSION ON THIS MATTER TO MARCH 30TH. There appeared to be a consensus that other ordinances would be looked at along with the penalty section. When asked, the council indicated that they wanted.a re -draft.. ON CALL FOR THE QUESTION, THE MOTION CARRIED. 1 E SET DATE FOR THE SALE OF IOTH & MAPLE PROPERTY MOTION: COUNCILMAN NORDQUIST MOVED, SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN.ANDERSON THAT APRIL 1ST BE SET AS THE BID DATE FOR THE SALE OF THE IOTH & MAPLE PROPERTY. MOTION CARRIED. IRENE VARNEY MORAN, Ctly Clerk March 9, 1976 ROLL CALL H. H. HARRISON, Mayor The work meeting of the Edmonds City Council was called to order at 7:30 P.M. by Mayor Harve Harrison in the Council Chambers at the Edmonds Civic Center. All council members were.present, with Councilman Nordquist arriving at 9 P.M. after giving advance notice. APPROVAL OF MINUTES The minutes of the meeting of March 2nd had been posted, mailed and distributed. As there were no omsssions, additions, nor corrections, the minutes were approved as written. COUNCIL PARTICIPATION Councilman Carns said that last Thursday at the HUD Block Grant Meeting the Housing Board approv- ed for Edmonds the sum of $156,000 for the South County Senior Citizens Center. Councilman Gould asked what happened to the bill before the Legislature which would allow munici- palities to obtain monies.for parking facilities. The Mayor said that this'bi11 did pass, and that the City is setting up a meeting with the Toll Bridge Authority. Councilman Gould said that he had received a copy.of H.B. 971 from Gary Nelson which deals with a leaseholder's tax which can be administered by a municipality. He asked that the staff read and interpret this bill and report on it at a subsequent meeting. This was .placed on the ex- tended agenda fo-r March 23rd. Councilman Gellert asked when the amended Business License Ordinance would come before council. Deputy City, Eleanor Quealey, advised that this is,scheduled for March 16th. Councilman Anderson memtioned a memo received from Chief Foster regarding the Blood Bank Project. He said that he and Chief Foster are on the Steering Committee and they would like to encourage the city staff eto participate in this prognam. COUNCILMAN ANDERSON MOVED TO PLACE THIS ITEM ON THE AGENDA FOR MARCH 231M. COUNCILMAN GELLERT SECONED AND THE MOTION WAS CARRIED. Councilman Gould said that the council had receiveda memo from Leif Larson via Ron Whaley ask- ing for the approval of the A & E for the Senior Centerremodeling. COUNCILMAN GELLERT MOVED, SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN CARNS THAT THE MAYOR BE AUTHORIZED TO SIGN THE ARCHITECTURAL AND • • ENGINEERING CONTRACT WITH HARRY NELSON FOR THE RENOVATION OF THE INTERIOR OF THE SENIOR CENTER. MOTION CARRIED. Councilman Gould asked about the proposed ordinance regarding boady painting studios. The attorney explained and this will be on the agenda next week. . Councilman Gould mentioned a report received from Ron Whaley regarding the disposition of MOTION: the $4,000 left over from the street sweeping contract money. COUNCILMAN GOULD, SECONDED BY COUNCILMM CARNS TO ACCEPT THE RECOMMENDATION OF MAA RON WHALEY REGARDING THE DISPOSITION OF THE $4,000 LEFT OVER FROM THE STREET SWEEPING CONTRACT MONIES. MOTION CARRIED. Councilman Clement notified the Mayor that he would not be present on the 30th of March. Mayor Harrison said that he had a notice from the City Engineer that plans and specifica- tions for the next phase of the water main replacement programs are being finalized. He MOTION: requested a bid opening date of March 26th. COUNCILMAN CARNS MOVED, SECONDED BY COUNCIL- MAN ANDERSON TO SET A BIDDATE OF MARCH 26TH FOR THE NEXT PHASE OF THE WATER MAIN IMPROVE- MENT PROGRAM. MOTION CARRIED. The Mayor stated that Councilman Nordquist has asked to be relieved from the Social Security Committee. The next meeting is on March llth at 3:00 P.M. There was no volunteer. It was noted by the Mayor that the little shack being used -by the Chamber of Commerce will be surplus, and that an individual in the city has offered $500 for it. The City Council can establish a minimum value for the shack if .that value does not exceed $500. It will MOTION: not then have to go out for bid. COUNCILMAN GELLERT MOVED, SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN CARNS TO SET THE VALUE AT Mo. CARRIED. Mayor Harrison stated that there is a vacancy on the Amenities Design Board which is for a • landscape designer. He offered the name of Chauncey Wight of Wight's Nursery, to serve in Position #4 which expires on'November 5, 1977. Mr. Wight will be invited to the next meet- ing at 7:15 P.M. for interview by council. PRESENTATION BY PUGET SOUND COUNCIL OF GOVERNMENTS Mark Kast and Ron McConnell were present to give a report on the Puget Sound Council of Governments explaining what their organization is and how it was founded. Mr. Kast said that the council is made up of elected officials (55) from Pierce, King, Kitsap and Snohomish Counties. This group then establishes and executive board composed of 16 people. Mr. Kast went through the budget, committees, functions, etc. of the organization with the use of several charts. Councilman Gellert said that the taxpayers of Edmonds pa7r:the largest share of their taxes to the Federal Government; it then goes through many levels of government procedure and finally comes back to the Council of Governments. He feels that after this there is not much left to come back to the local agency. It was pointed out that transport- ation and block grant funds would be frozen by June, 1976 if -the' organization is not_put back on a good footing. Councilman Herb said that he would strongly endorse the Puget Sound Council of Governments. He said that it would definitely to our advantage to participate in the approvals of our own block grant applications. He said that you also have the oppor- tunity to see what other cities are doing. Councilman Carns commented that there are groups and sub -groups and after awhile it would get out of hand. Councilman Gellert felt that the larger cities had more control as the voting is set up on a proportionate basis. Councilman Clement said,that-the could not argue against regional planning, but that his objection is to the structure of this particular organization. He,said that he. was concerned that we are getting 1.5 million dollars very far removed from the contributors of those funds. Follow- ing some further discussion, Mr. Kast left some materials for review by the council and staff. JOINT MEETING WITH PARK BOARD • Several members of the Park Board -were present including Larry Bailey, Chairman, and Dick Cole, Keith LaBelle and Margaret Johnston. Mr. Bailey said that a Park Board Committee made three recommendations with regard to relations with City government. They recommended that the Park Board be authorized to initiate actions rather than limited to action initiated by the Park and Recreation Director, City Council or the Mayor. The second recommendation was that the City Council recognize any matters regarding parks or recreational projects, and that these items be referred to the Park Board for its input before any council action. The third recommendation was that the City no form a4�hoc committees to study park related MOTION: projects without referral to the Park Board. Following general discussion, COUNCILMAN ANDERSON MOVED, SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN CARNS THAT THE CITY ATTORNEY BE DIRECTED TO DRAFT AN ORDINANCE CLEARLY SETTING OUT. THE RIGHT OF THE PARK BOARD TO INITIATE ACTIONS ON MATTERS DEEMED APPROPRIATE BY THEM TO COME BEFORE COUNCIL. MOTION CARRIED. This will be on the agenda for first reading the 16th of March and for second reading on the 23rd of March. MOTION: COUNCILMAN GELLERT MOVED THAT IT BE THE POLICY OF THE CITY THAT THE CITY COUNCIL AND THE STAFF RECOGNIZE ANY POLICY MATTERS REGARDING PARKS AND RECREATION PROJECTS, AND REFER THESE ITEMS TO THE PARK BOARD FOR THEIR INPUT PRIOR TO COUNCIL OR ADMINISTRATIVE ACTION. Council- man Gould said that he -would object because it would stifle the ability of the staff to get things done. COUNCILMAN CARNS SECONDED THE MOTION, WHICH WAS VOTED UPON AND CARRIED WITH COUNCILMAN GOULD VOTING AGAINST. MOTION: ,COUNCILMAN GELLERT THEN MOVED THAT IT BE THE POLICY THAT THE ANNUAL PARK AND RECREATION BUDGET BE REVIEWED WITH THE PARK BOARD'PRIOR TO SUBMISSION TO THE CITY COUNCIL AND THAT THEY COMMENT TO THE COUNCIL. COUNCILMAN HERB SECONDED THE MOTION AND IT CARRIED. Keith LaBelle said that the maintenance portion of the parks in the Public Works area should be considered also. Councilman Clement felt that it would be appropriate for the Park Board to be in attendance with the financial report on the Junior High School is brought to council. Councilman Carns suggested that perhaps the recommendations made by the Park Board on any is • issue, come forward to the council via resolution from the Park Board. ri 0 1 1 REPORT ON TRUCKS ON 196TH (ENGINEER) The City Engineer reported that truck counts had been done on 196th since the Spring of 1975. He said of 41 trucks starting from 64th, 15 arrived at 76th and 7 ended up at 3rd and Main. He went through some further counts with the help of a chart. He said that they had also studied which direction the trucks go when they get off the ferry. Mr. Larson said that 17 trucks got off the ferry - 10 turned and went out SR 104 and 7 went up Main Street. He said that the State Highway Department is going to re-sign and designate SR 104 as the'.Ferry Route and have this completed by the first of May. He said that the City is expected to receive a letter from the Highway Department this week which will say when this is to be done. Mr. Larson said that at the same time he would like to forward the information to the truckers and trucker's associations indicating this. He said that a great deal of the truck traffic appears to be local. He said that he would like to continue studying this, and see how the MOTION: traffic will flow after the sigps'_' are put up. COUNCILMAN ANDERSON MOVED, SECONDED BY COUNCIL- MAN CARNS TO HAVE A FURTHER REPORT ON TRUCK'COUNTS ON 1.96TH AT THE JUNE 15TH COUNCIL MEETING. MOTION CARRIED. PLANNING COMMISSION RESOLUTION #363, 174TH R/W �C_ONTINUED FROM MEETING OF 2/17) City Engineer, Leif Larson, reviewed this matter and had several overlays of proposals for adjusting the right-of-way. Some sketches disregarded the Hinton House and others relocated the right-of-way to the north of the Hinton stone wall. It was noted that Hinton has not acquired title to the property by adverse possession, as there was just a one year period be- tween building of the house and acquisition of the right-of-way. There was general discussion, with the Engineer saying that his -first recommendation would be to get rid of the Hinton House and make a decent road all the way through with plenty of room for walks. However, at this time he proposed a right-of-way just a little south of the house. Councilman Anderson said that since the house may be there for some time, he would be in favor of moving the right -of - MOTION: way on the Official Street Map over 10 feet. COUNCILMAN ANDERSON MOVED TO DIRECT THE CITY ENGINEER TO PREPARE FINAL DRAWINGS OF THE RIGHT-OF-WAY FOR SUBMISSION AS PART OF THE OFFICIAL STREET PLAN, SO THAT THE ORIGINAL PROPOSAL BE INCORPORATED AND THE EAST END OF THE STREET IN- CORPORATE A 10' OFFSET TO THE NORTH FROM THE ORIGINAL AND THE LOCATION OF THE HINTON HOUSE; AND THAT THIS RECOMMENDATION BE DIRECTED BACK TO THE PLANNING COMMISSION. COUNCILMAN GELLERT' SECONDED THE MOTION AND IT WAS CARRIED. APPROVAL OF FINAL PLAT - SUNSET WEST, DIVISION 7. MOTION: It was requested that this item be postponed for further right-of-way research. COUNCILMAN NORDQUIST MOVED, SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN CARNS TO DELAY THIS ITEM FOR FURTHER INFORMATION. MOTION CARRIED. ACCEPTANCE OF CONSTRUCTION OF 220TH URBAN ARTERIAL PROJECT AS COMPLETE BY WEST COAST CONSTRUCTION CO., INC. TO ESTABLISH 30-DAY LIEN.PERIOD. The City Engineer advised that the above -named company has completed the construction on 220th from the Traction Right -of -Way east of Highway 99 to 84th Avenue West. The traffic markings remain to be done and the contractor has posted a cashier's check in the amount of $3,000 to insure completion of .the work. Mr. Larosn requested establishment of the lien period and said MOTION: that the total retainage would be $34,980.09. COUNCILMAN NORDQUIST MOVED, SECONDED BY COUNCIL- MAN ANDERSON TO ESTABLISH THE 30-_DAY RETAINAGE PERIOD IN THE ABOVE -ENTITLED MATTER. MOTION CARRIED. REVIEW OF POLICIES & STANDARDS RELATING TO PRIVATE ROADS MOTION: COUNCILMAN NORDQUIST MOVED, SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN CARNS THAT THIS MATTER BE POSTPONED TO MARCH 30TH PER ENGINEER"S MEMO. MOTION CARRIED. CLAIMS FOR DAMAGES Council acknowledged receipt of a Claim for Damages from Francis G. Holt. This has been forward- ed to the insurance company. There being no further business to come before the council, the meeting was adjourned at 10:30 P.M. IRENE VARNEY MORAN, 0 ty Clerk March 16, 1976 ROLL CALL � w H. H: HARRISON, Mayor Regular meeting of the Edmonds City Council was called to order at 7:30 P.M. by Mayor Harve Harrison in The Council Chambers of the Edmonds Civic Center. All council members were present. APPROVAL OF MINUTES Minutes of the work meeting of March 9-had ;been posted, mailed and.distributed, and, with no omissions nor corrections, they were approved as written. COUNCIL PARTICIPATION Councilman Gould mentioned a letter previously received from M.A.A. Whaley, indicating a meeting