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19760330 City Council MinutesSTREET.USE PERMIT APPLICATION - MERLE STEINMAN - 174TH STREET R/W • MOTION: City Engineer Leif Larson explained that an applicaton had been submitted by Mr. Steinman for a driveway to his home off 174th. Engineer Larson stated that there would be study of alternate access, but he would -recommend approval of this application unless some other means can be found. He did note that he contemplated, recommending continuation for further study. Following some discussion, COUNCILMAN CARNS MADE A MOTION, SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN CLEMENT THAT THE APPLICATION FOR THE DRIVEWAY BE APPROVED ON CONDITION THAT THE PERMIT BE OF A TEMPORARY NATURE PENDING AN ALTERNATIVE ACCESS ROUTE DETERMINATION; GRANTING OF THE PERMIT WILL NOT ESTABLISH A GRADE FOR THE UNOPENED R/W OF 172ND ST. S.W.; EROSION AND DRAINAGE CONTROLS WILL BE PROVIDED; RESTORATION OF THE R/W WHICH WAS CLEARED AND GRADED WITHOUT AUTHORIZATION BY THE CITY WILL BE REQUIRED; THE 270 FEET OF PRIVATE WATER SERVICE WILL BE INCLUDED IN THE PERMIT APPLICATION; UPON APPROVAL OF THE APPLICATION FOR A PERMIT, ADEQUATE PROVISION FOR INDEMNITY AND A PERMIT BOND WILL BE REQUIRED; AND ENGINEERING DRAWINGS WILL BE REQUIRED FOR REVIEW BY THE ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT. Mr. Steinman then presented a petition signed by 13 neighbors in favor of his application for access plans. Mrs. Lewis, in the audience, said she questioned the signatures on Mr. Steinman's petition and was unhappy about the road ever having been put in. Mrs. Wilson, Measowdale Beach Road, said she would like not to have a temporary road allowed, because once in, it would stay. A gentleman in the audience asked council if according to law, could they stop a man from access to his property. Attorney Wallace answered that he abuts on city right-of-way that may never be opened. Mr. Crane, 68th, said the Planning Commission did not understand fully the problem at their hearing, and there are alternatives to the problem and engineering problems. He asked for no snap decision, to consider the alternatives. FOLLOWING THIS, VOTE WAS TAKEN ON THE MOTION MADE BY COUNCILMAN CARNS,'AND A ROLL CALL VOTE SHOWED IT FAILED TO CARRY, WITH ONLY CARNS AND ANDERSON VOTING IN FAVOR. A MOTION WAS THEN MADE BY COUNCILMAN GELLERT, SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN CLEMENT TO SET THE ENTIRE QUESTION OF ACCESS TO THE MEADOWDALE AREA, INCLUDING THE PLANNING COMMISSION ACTION AND CITY ENGINEER FINDINGS FOR THE APRIL 20 COUNCIL AGENDA. MOTION CARRIED. Councilman Gellert asked that the residents of the area be notified. STREET USE PERMIT APPLICATION FOR PEOPLE'S NATIONAL BANK - SIGN OVER SIDEWALK Engineer Larson advised council that this replaced an,existing sign, but now required a street use permit. He recommended approval. IT WAS MOVED BY COUNCILMAN HERB, SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN CARNS TO APPROVE THE STREET USE PERMIT APPLICATION OF THE PEOPLE'S NATIONAL BANK FOR THE SIGN OVER THE SIDEWALK. MOTION CARRIED WITH COUNCILMEN CLEMENT AND NORDQUIST VOTING AGAINST. .1 SECOND READING PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO PARK BOARD ORDINANCE ,MOTION:�,% Second reading was heard on the proposed amendment to the Park Board ordinance, and IT WAS MOVED BY COUNCILMAN CARNS, SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN GELLERT TO PASS PROPOSED ORDINANCE #1830, EXPANDING THE REVIEW POWERS OF THE PARK AND RECREATION ADVISORY BOARD. MOTION CARRIED. PREPAYMENT ORDINANCE FOR LID 194 MOTION: A MOTION WAS MADE BY COUNCILMAN CARNS,'SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN NORDQUIST THAT PROPOSED ORDINANCE #1831 BE PASSED, PREPAYMENT ORDINANCE FOR LID 194 , AND THE MOTION CARRIED. Attorney Wallace then explained that council must set the interest rate for LID 194, and he suggested that 5 3/4% be the rate. COUNCILMAN NORDQUIST MOVED, SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN CARNS TO SET THE INTEREST RATE RATE FOR LID 194 AT 5 3/4%, AND THE MOTION CARRIED. PROPOSED ORDINANCE RE/MOTOR VEHICLE' -EXCISE TAX Attorney John Wallace had sent a memo to Mayor and Council regarding the proposed transit tax ordinance, explaining that the legislature had authorized municipalities to levy and collect a special excise tax on motor vehicles for the cost of acquiring, equipping or operating a publicly owned mass transportation system and related facilities. The proposed ordinance would provide for the levying and utilization of a motor vihicle excise tax. A MOTION WAS MADE BY COUNCILMAN NORDQUIST'; SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN CARNS THAT PROPOSED ORDINANCE #1832 BE PASSED, AND THE MOTION CARRIED. CLAIMS FOR DAMAGES A claim for damages was acknowledged from Mrs. J. S. Jeffrey, and the City Clerk reported that a copy had been sent to the insurance company. There was no further business to come before the council, and the meeting was adjourned at 11:40 P.M. IRENE VARNEY MORAN, Vty Clerk March 30, 1976 ROLL CALL A" 1May-or Work meeting of the Edmonds City Council was called to order by Mayor Pro Tem Robert A. Anderson at 7:30 P.M. in the Council Chambers of the Edmonds Civic Center. Mayor Harrison and Councilmen Gould, Clement and Gellert -had all given notice of their absence. Council members present were Nordquist, Carns and'Herb. APPROVAL OF MINUTES 1� CI C 1 Minutes of the regular meeting of March 23 had been posted, mailed and distributed, and with no U omissions nor corrections, they were approved as presented. 1 L� COUNCIL. PARTICIPATION Councilman Nordquist had'a question concerning item 6 on tonight's agenda, the first reading of the proposed PRO ordinance. He asked i:f the first reading should be in the form of a*public hearing, and since tonight.was a.work meeting with no audience particiapation, was this reading - proper.? Attorney John Wallace replied that a first reading of a proposed ordinance can in fact be held.at a work meeting and the second. reading at the next regular meeting. There followed discussion on duplicate public hearings and the unnecessary time-consumi.ng.1actor-of such -a procedure. There was a woman in the audience who wished to be present at any hearing on the PRO before council, and she was.advised that public input would be welcome at the second read- ing on April 6. She said she could not be present at that meeting, and was told she could write her comments and submit them to the City Clerk, who would then see that each council member was supplied with a copy. It was brought to council attention that item number 5 on tonight's agenda, -approval of final plat - Burlington Northern, was removed at the request.of"the applicant.::., Councilman Nordquist reported that he had received a follow-up phone call from Harry Sherman, Mountlake Terrace councilman, in reqard to a get together dinner date of both city councils. The month of May had been suggested as the first oppor..tu6i..ty"for all to keep an appointment MOTION: of this nature. A MOTION WAS MADE BY COUNCILMAN NORDQUIST, SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN HERB TO SET THIS JOINT DINNER WITH MOUNTLAKE TERRACE AS A DISCUSSION ITEM FOR THE APRIL 13 COUNCIL MEETING. MOTION CARRIED. In reference to the report on the Junior High on April 20, Councilman Nordquist suggested that the report receive .its origin through: the Mayor's Administrative Assistant's office,,and the • report be generated through the Finance Office. M.A.A. Ron Whaley said that this was the plan for this item. M.A.A. Whaley, via a memo from City Engineer Leif Larson, asked council to set a date for open - of bids for traffic crossing signs in connection with the school crosswalks. April 22 was the MOTION: suggested date. IT WAS MOVED BY COUNCILMAN NORDQUIST, SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN CARNS TO SET APRIL 22 AT 2:00 P.M. AS THE DATE AND TIME FOR OPENING OF BIDS ON TRAFFIC AND SCHOOL SIGNS. MOTION CARRIED. Councilman Carns questioned Engineer Larson on one of the proposed crossings, and he answered that it would be 228th and the north side was the engineering suggestion. Mayor Pro Tem Anderson noted that he would be absent from the meeting of April 13. CORRESPONDENCE Mayor Pro Tem Anderson advised council that under.Public Law 92-500, the plan for secondary sewer treatment, elected officials of the cities incolved would have to choose a council member to sit on a policy committee. There was some discussion, and Councilman Carns was chosen to serve on this committee. M.A.A. Whaley reported that a notice had been received form the State Highway Dept. about a meeting to beheld April 13 at the Masonic Lodge in Marysville from 1 to 4 P.M. in regard to the budget, and appropriate officials were invited to attend this Highway Dept. meeting. Mayor Pro Tem Anderson said he would check with the three absent council members and see if one of them could attend. FIRST READING: PRO ORDINANCE First reading was held on the proposed PRO ordinance. City Planner Joe Planner briefed council • on the contents and answered council questions for clarification of portions of the ordinance. Councilman Herb said he did not feel the Amemities Design Board should be concerned with PRD's. He went on the state that aesthetics cannto be standardized. There followed discussion on the functions of the ADB, and Attorney Wallace advised that the function had been favorably,receiv- ed in court. He also stressed that in the PRD ordinance, the ADB is strictly advisory. REPORT ON BIDS, PHASE IV, SCHEDULE D, CONSTRUCTION WATER MAINS City Engineer Leif Larson reported that bids had been opened by the City Clerk on P1arch 26.at 2:00 P.M. in the Mayor's office, with the City Engineer, engineering staff, representatives from Reid, Middleton & Associates, and several bidders in attendance. Ten bids were received: R. L. Alia Co., $180.,685; Gary Merlino Construction Co., $181,887; West Coast Construction Co., Inc., $183,687.30; D10rio Construction, Inc., $187,545; King Construction Co., $190,144; Excavators, Inc., $191,495.50; V.J.M. Cons'trdction Co., $192,159; Everett Backhoe Service;,:Inc. $192,882; Bert Robison Construction Co., Inc., $202,591; and Frank Coluccio Construction Co., $224,707. ' Engineer. Larson stated that the bids had been verified, and he recommended award.to the low bidder, R. L. Alia Co. COUNCILMAN CARNS MOVED, SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN NORDQUIST TO ACCEPT THE LOW BID OF R. L. ALIA CO., IN THE AMOUNT OF $180,185 PLUS TAX, FOR PHASE IV, SCHEDULE D, CON- STRUCTION OF WATER MAINS AND APPURTENANCES, AND THE MOTION CARRIED. COUNCIL APPROVAL OF ACTION TOWARDS IAC APPLICATION FOR JUNIOR HIGH ATHLETIC FIELD IMPROVEMENTS Director Rod Garretson presented a proposal for IAC application for improvements at the Junior High athletic field complex. He reported that the Park Board had discussed plans for the 1977 remodeling, of -the Jr. High complex, and had included them in the capital improvements plan. . Council had been given a memo stating estimates for the upgrading of the -athletic fields for 1976, and also including a figure of $15,000 for repair and upgrading of the Boy'.s Club.building. • The work on the athletic fields included resurfacing of 4 existing tennis courts, lighting of these g'. F 'e courts, lighting of the football/soccer field, rest, room construction, upgrading and lighting of baseball field, upgrading of bleachers (covered) and contingency construction funds, fora total of $160,000. Rod noted that IAC prefers improvement of existing facilities, and the funding amounts to 75% IAC, 25% city. IAC also states that the city must have the money before making application, but Rod said he felt the IAC would accept approval from council, with the cash not needed until 1977. He noted that the program would cost the city an estimated $45,000, and he would ask council if they would agree to the basic concept. The minutes of the Park Board show a motion recommending this project. Rod advised that the application must be submitted by May 1. The item of the Boy's Club repair and upgrading was debated by council. Rod added that a proposed bond issue for park improvement, which will be given to council for consideration, could provide monies for this, if passed. MOTTON�:: The re"wat',somd- further„discussion'; .and'-'A"MOTI:ON"-V4AS THEN")MADE�_.BY.''COONCILMAN'.CARNS, :SECONDED'.BY'1 COUNCILMAN NORDQUIST TO AUTHORIZE DIRECTOR GARRETSON TO PROCEED WITH THE PRELIMINARY WORK ON THIS IAC APPLICATION AND SUBMIT IT TO COUNCIL ON APRIL 27. MOTION CARRIED. MOTION: OLYMPIC VIEW ANNEXATION POLICY CONSIDERATIONS M.A.A. Ron Whaley submitted to council a report containing a summary of statistical information of the Olympic View area, giving comparative data, predicted financial flow, and impact on the City of Edmonds of providing services to the area, if annexed. The information had been author- ized by council to be provided by the city staff for the benefit of both proponents and opponents to supply them with factual and accurate data. Councilman Carns told council that he had attended a couple of the anti. -annexation meetings held by people in that area, and he personally felt any attempt at annexation would not survive. M.A.A.Whaley introduced Mr. Jack McRae, leading proponent for annexation, who had originally requested this information. It was.council'.s opinion that the city should not be placed in the position of encouraging annexation, but should give the gathered information to Mr. McRae and let him proceed from this point. Mr. Whaley said the proponents would like the council to provide the answer as to whether or not the city would provide comparable services to this area, if annexed. There was discussion, and IT WAS MOVED BY COUNCILMAN HERB, SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN CARNS TO CONTINUE THIS DISCUSSION AT THE APRIL 13 COUNCIL MEETING, AND THE MOTION CARRIED. There was no further business, and the meeting was adjourned'at 8:45 P.M. U IRENE VARNEY MORAN ity Clerk April 6, 1976 ROLL CALL ROB ERT:'A':..'.ANDERSON;, Mayor ProTem Regular meeting of the Edmonds City Council was called to order at 7:30 P.M. by Mayor Pro Tem Robert A. Anderson in the Council"Chambers of the Edmonds Civic Center. Councilmen Gould, Gellert, Carns and Herb answered roll call, and Councilmen Clement and Nordquist arrived'shortly thereafter. 1 • APPROVAL OF MINUTES Minutes of the work meeting of March 30 had been posted, mailed and distributed, and with no omissions nor corrections, they were approved as printed. COUNCIL PARTICIPATION Councilman Carns brought to council attention page 3-2 in the City Code, which refers to a council- • man -at -large elected for a two year term. He noted that this is no longer true under the Code City MOTION:" designation, and.therefore COUNCILMAN CARNS MOVED, SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN GELLERT TO INSTRUCT THE CITY ATTORNEY TO PREPARE AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND SECTIONS 1..1.2.010, 0.20, 030, AND ANY OTHER REFER- ENCE TO A SINGLE COUNCILMAN -AT -LARGE POSITION, WHICH CHANGED WHEN EDMONDS WENT FROM A THIRD CLASS MOTION: CITY TO A CODE CITY. A MOTION TO AMEND THEN WAS MADE BY.000NCILMAN GELLERT AND SECONDED BY COUNCIL' - MAN CARNS TO INSTRUCT THE CITY ATTORNEY TO SCAN THE CODE TO ELIMINATE ANY OTHER AREAS NOT IN CONFOR- MANCE , AND NOT TO EXCEED A 2 HOUR PERIOD FOR THISPROJECT. VOTE ON THE AMENDMENT CARRIED, AND THE MOTION AS AMENDED ALSO CARRIED, WITH COUNCILMAN NORDQUIST ABSTAINING BECAUSE HE WAS NOT PRESENT IN TIME TO HEAR THE BEGINNING OF THE PRESENTATION. Councilman Gould reported that he had represented Edmonds city CrAvernment at a meeting in Everett where they were informed about the new cancer care center at Providence Hospital. He said it was a very good presentation,and the construction for the facility would be about $560,000. One of their important pieces of equipment would be a linear accelerator. At council request, Ron Whaley at this point reported on the CETA funding. He said he had attend- ed a Manpower Consortium meeting in Seattle today and although there are several. factors in the mill; nothing would be known for sure until the 14th. He noted that Senator Magnuson may attach an emergency appropriation to carry the funding to the end of the fiscal year; that there was some possibility of some funding from October 1 to September 30, 1977 contained in one measure; and that what is happening in the political.field in Wash.ngton,D.C. in the next couple of weeks -will determine what the outcome will be in regard to CETA. If none of these proposals come to pass, the present funds will carry the City of Edmonds CETA employees to the end of May. Mr. Whaley advised that there was a meeting scheduled for this Thursday at 4 P.M. with the -.City of Edmonds CETA employees. He added that if there was no CETA funding forthcoming, it would be quite an impact on -.the City of Edmonds. Councilman Nordquist stated that he had been concerned about the 7th and Elm property. A memo from Park Maintenance showed the City of Edmonds had spent the sum of $671 there, and Councilman •