19760608 City Council Minutes49
June 8, 1976
ROLL CALL
The 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 with.all councilmen present.
APPROVAL OF MINUTES
Minutes of the regular meeting of June,l;_1976 had been posted,.mailed and distributed, and.'with
no -corrections or omissions they were approved as written.
COUNCIL PARTICIPATION
Councilman Anderson reminded the Council of the luncheon meeting on Friday, June 1. He also
advi-sed..the Council he would be absent from the July 13 meeting.
Councilman Gellert had a question about the warrant register, a $6,300 item.for the Seaview Park
irrigation project. M.A.A. Ron Whaley explained that it was for sprinkling which had been
omitted from the contract but which was needed, and had sprinkling would have been too expensive.
Councilman Gellert asked where the project stands in connection with the budget and M.A.A. Whaley
said a report would be given on July 6 regarding scope of the original project, change orders
and whereit:is within the grant money.
Councilman Gould announced he would not be present at the June 29 meeting. He asked about a
petition which had been received from residents of the Lund's Gulch area regarding speed control
bumps. He was advised that would come up on June 22 at the Meadowdale Beach problem hearing.
• Counci*lmanGould also inquired whether the letter from W. C: Bogart, District Engineer of the
Department of Highways would be discussed. Mayor Harrison said a letter or resolution expressing
the City's need for parking for the Trident project employees who take the ferry from Edmonds
might add strength to Mr.Bogart's recommendation to the Highway Commission. City Attorney
MOTION: Wallace advised MOTION WAS MADE BY COUNCILMAN ANDERSON,-SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN CARNS, THAT THE
MAYOR SEND A LETTER TO THE HIGHWAY COMMISSION TO EMPHASIZE'THE-CRITICAL NEED FOR PARKING FOR
THE WALK-ON PATRONS IN CONNECTION WITH THE TRIDENT PROJECT AND THE FERRY. It was felt a copy
of the letter should also be sent to the Puget Sound Council of Governments. MOTION CARRIED.
Councilman Gellert referred to a letter received by Mrs. J. H. Whiteleather regarding the
parking on 76th Avenue. Councilman Gell.ert suggested a letter be sent to her saying there is
to'be no change in parking.
MOTION: Councilman Nordquist announced he would not be present at the June 29 meeting. A MOTION WAS
MADE BY COUNCILMAN NORDQUIST, SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN CARNS,.THAT THE SECOND REPORT ON THE JUNIOR
HIGH SCHOOL BE SET AS AN AGENDA ITEM FOR JULY 20. MOTION CARRIED.
Councilman Nordquist requested a response from the Mayor's office by the next.meeting regarding
progress on a proposed new sign ordinance.- He mentioned recent signs having been erected which
he thought were contrary to what was to be intended in the new sign ordinance.
Councilman Nordquist also mentioned the new four-way stop at 9th and Main Streets. He noted he
was surprised at it being there as there used to be council discussion before such installations.
City Engineer Leif Larson replied that there had been a number of severe accidents there and that
he had taken it upon himself as Traffic Engineer to install the signs. Councilman Nordquist
thought that was as it should be but asked that the Council be advised when such actions are
taken because they so receive telephone calls about such things and would like to have the in-
formation to answer the calls.
Councilman Clement referred to a Public Transportation Benefit Area letter regarding termination
of the contract with Metro as soon as the new transportation contract can be worked out. A
MOTION: MOTION WAS MADE BY COUNCILMAN CLEMENT, SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN GOULD, THAT THE MAYOR BE GIVEN
AUTHORIZATION TO SIGN THIS WITHDRAWAL LETTER. MOTION CARRIED. City Attorney Wallace said he
would like to check the contract with Metro to determine what the withdrawal requirements are.
Councilman Carns noted that at this time of year all kinds of signs regarding garage sales seem
to appear, that they are unsightly, and that it is against the ordinance to put them up in the
public right-of-way. He wondered if it were possible for the Public Works people to remove
them. In this connection.Councilman Anderson questioned whether it was legal to put up the City's
ownrnot°icescon telephone poles and the City AttcrnL-y advised that it is. Councilman Anderson
noted that the notices say it is illegal to remove them and suggested it might be better if they
said they could be removed after the date of the hearing. A.MOTION WAS THEN MADE BY COUNCILMAN
CARNS THAT THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT BE ENCOURAGED TO TAKE DOWN ALL UNAUTHORIZED SIGNS 'IN THE
PUBLIC RIGHT-OF-WAY WHEN POSSIBLE. Councilman Gellert suggested utilizing the Litter Control
'•Officers in this area. Public Works Director Herb Gilbo said the Public Works personnel do try
to do this anyway. He said it is not very effective because they are replaced with such frequency
and his personnel connot keep up with them. Councilman Herb was opposed to removing the signs. -
He said he felt that would be restriction,-of°freedom of speech and, in.addition, there were
many more important things to be done. It was agreed that this was not a high priority problem.
COUNCILMAN GELLERT SECONDED THE MOTION. MOTION PASSED WITH COUNCILMAN HERB OPPOSED.
Councilman Carns mentioned that a letter from Bob White indicates the Mountlake Terrace Council
appears to be expecting -to meet jointly with the Edmonds City Council on June 11. After some
discussion Councilman Clement said he would see that Bob White is notified that the Edmonds
Council cannot make the June 11 date.
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Mayor Harrison said he would be out of town on June 18 when the Edmonds Arts Festival would
begin and asked for representation at the opening. Councilman Anderson, Nordquist and.
Clement will be present, with Councilman Anderson speaking as Mayor Pro-Tem.
MOTION: At:the request of M.A.A. Ron Whaley, A MOTION WAS;MADE BY COUNCILMAN CARNS, SECONDED BY
COUNCILMAN ANDERSON, TO SET FOR HEARING ON JULY 6 THE FOLLOWING PLANNING DEPARTMENT RESOLU-.'
TIONS: #513, AMENDING OFFICIAL STREET MAP; #514, AMENDING OFFICIAL STREET MAP. MOTION
CARRIED.
M.A.A. Whaley announced that the previous evening at 10:00 p.m. SNOCOM had been notified by
Sno-King Ambulance Service that they were out of business permanently. He reviewed the history
of Sno-King Ambulance Service and said it appears that only one ambulance has been in service
recently. He said that four times in the last six months they had temporarily canceled their
service for short periods and that this message was that it was canceled permanently. He said
life threatening situations are being handled by Baker's Ambulance Service in Everett and
Shepard Ambulance Service in Seattle for outside of the City of Edmonds, and that we are handling
those within Edmonds. There is a meeting scheduled for June 9 at Stev.ens's Memorial Hospital
regarding ambulances and Jack Weinz will be at the meetingand will bring back a report. There
followed some discussion regarding the possiblility of an area -wide inter -local agreement that
MOTION: aid cars handle this service. A MOTION WAS MADE BY COUNCILMAN GELLERT, SECONDED BY COUNCIL-
MAN GOULD, THAT AN AGENDA ITEM BE SET FOR JUNE 22 TO DISCUSS THE POSSIBLE REVENUES AND COSTS
INVOLVED IN AID CARS PROVIDING AMBULANCE SERVICE, AND THAT FIRE CHIEF COOPER BE ASKED TO PROVIDE
ESTIMATES. MOTION CARRIED.
Mayor Harrison introduced Dave Larson, Chairman of the Downtown Parking Committee, who commented
on the informal meeting the evening before which was set up to get input from the property
owners downtown. He said another meeting was set for June 15 and he thought it appropriate to
get some comments from the City Council prior to that meeting. He also pointed out newspaper
articles regarding the Parking Committee have been very inaccurate insofar as statistics are
concerned. Addressing the press, he asked for the opportunity to review their articles for
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accuracy of statistics before publication. He said they are still in the formative stage and
as yet have presented no actual plan to the Council, that the property owners will have a right
to protest it out and negative reporting could' impair the efforts of the Parking Committee. He
also said there will be Parking Committee meetings every Monday at 2:30 p.m. in the Mayor's office
until the problem is resolved. Discussion followed and it was the general consensus of the Council
that they could not offer comments at this point, that they would want input from the people they
represent before offering comments. Councilman Anderson said he did have an interim opinion
which he would submit in memo form, and Councilman Carns indicated if the Committee could present
a plan that the property owners would approve, since the property owners would be paying for it
the Council would undoubtedly be receptive to*wthe plan. The question of funding.a parking plan
was discussed, and the problem of a formula by which the entire business area could make a
MOTION: contribution appeared difficult to reach. A MOTION WAS MADE BY COUNCILMAN NORDQUIST, SECONDED
BY COUNCILMAN HERB, THAT A HEARING DATE BE SET FOR JULYS6 TO DISCUSS THE PARKING COMMITTEE'S
LATEST PROPOSAL. MOTION CARRIED.
STREET USE PERMIT APPLICATION FOR HARBOR HOUSE RESTAURANT
City Engineer Leif Larson staged the Harbor House Restaurant owner had presumed, -on the basis
of approval by the Amenities Design Board, that the had authority to complete the installation
of the signs and landscaping applied for, and, therefore had completed the installation, although
the permit had not be issued. Mr: Larson did recommend approval. A MOTION WAS MADE BY COUNCIL-
MAN CARNS, SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN CLEMENT, THAT THE PERMIT BE APPROVED, SUBJECT TO PROVIDING
THE CITY OF EDMONDS WITH A CERTIFICATE OF INSURANCE TO INDEMNIFY AND HOLD THE CITY HARMLESS FROM
ALL CLAIMS AND/OR PROPERTY DAMAGE, NAMING THE CITY OF EDMONDS AS AN ALSO INSURED. MOTION CARRIED.
REPORT FROM M.A.A. ON STATUS OF EDMONDS' DISABILITY PAYMENTS
M.A.A. Whaley presented a report on LEOFF members presently on disability retirement, together
with a letter from the State of Washington LEOFF System which indicated the monthly retirement
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allowance presently being received by those on disability retirement. These two items were
discussed at length. The question arose as to whether the City could make a policy not to hire
people who have gone on disability. City Attorney Wallace advised that would not be discrimin-
ation in non -civil service jobs, but on civil service jobs you must take people off an eligibil-
ity list and could not make such a policy. It was also pointed out that such a policy could
shortchange the City insofar -as ability and experience are concerned. Further, that the entry
requirements are much more strict now which will preclude occurrence of some of these situations
in the future. M.A.A. Whaley added a point not previously mentioned, that the LEOFF Act
specifically alows any covered member, if he is injured while on duty, to receive all the
allowed benefits and then to sue the City for negligence.,
REPORT ON BIDS FOR FIRE SUPPRESSION ATTACK�UNIT
Fire Chief Cooper reported no bids had been received on the attack unti because of nonavailabil-
ity of the chassis requested. This has been changed to,a more available unit and Chief Cooper
requested permission to reissue a call forbids to be opened -July 15, with a report to the Council
MOTION: on July 20. A MOTION WAS MADE BY COUNCILMAN NORDQUIST,+,SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN GOULD, THAT PER-
MISSION BE AUTHORIZED TO REISSUE A CALL FOR BIDS ON JULY,15, IN THE OFFICE OF THE MAYOR. MOTION
CARRIED.
REPORT ON BIDS OPENED JUNE lffFOR STREET MAINTAINER
Public Works Director Herb Gilbo reported two bids had been received, both with a trade-in
allowance on the present unit. He. summarized the results of the bids. Orie bid was for a unit
equipped with a diesel engine only, that company haying discontinued production on diesel
engines for an unknown period of time; the other was for a unit equipped with a gasoline engine
only, that company having diesel engines only as special production items. Discussion followed
regarding replacement time schedules and diesel vs._gasoline engines. A MOTION WAS THEN MADE
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MOTION: BY COUNCILMAN CARNS, SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN NORDQUIST, TO ACCEPT THE BID FROM-SAHLBERG EQUIP-
MENT -CO., INC., FOR THE 1976 LIGHT DUTY MAINTENANCE GRADER EQUIPPED WITH,THE GASOLIINE ENGINE
IN THE AMOUNT OF $14,694.15 WHICH•INCLU'DES WASHINGTON SALES TAX AND TRADE-IN. MOTION CARRIED.
REPORT ON BIDS OPENED JUNE 7 FOR SMALL METAL BUILDING ON FIFTH AVENUE
Public Works Director Herb Gilbo reported only one bid had been received. The bid opening
had been properly advertised and the only bid was for $420.40 including -Washington State
MOTION: sales tax. Public Works Director Gilbo recommended acceptance. A MOTION WAS MADE BY COUNCIL-
MAN GELLERT, SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN CLEMENT, THAT THE BID FOR $420..4o..INCLUDING WASHINGTON
STATE SALES TAX BE ACCEPTED.FOR THE SMALL METAL BUILDING LOCATED ON FIFTH AVENUE. MOTION
CARRIED. Mayor Harve Harrison then announced that he had submitted the bid and was purchasing
the building for sentimental reasons as it had been the first Public .Works building.
FINANCIAL REPORT ON BUDGET FOR FIRST QUARTER OF 1976
Finance Director Lila Crosby reviewed the report as of the end of April. .She pointed out
problem areas, especially -that of termination pay, and strongly recommended a separate fund
being set up in 1977 for unforeseen terminations. There was general discussion regarding
the report and the Finance Director was commended for an outstanding report.
DISCUSSION ON CONSENT AGENDAS
City Clerk Irene Varney Moran had distributed information regarding Consent -Agendas which
had been compiled by the International Institute of Municipal Clerks. Samples of formats
:were -given, as well as typical items and methods of utilization. Councilman Carns said it
.,would-be acceptable to him.as long as one Councilman could remove an item-from,the Consent
Agenda and there not bea requirement that four Councilmen were required to do so. City
• Attorney Wallace said.t.he Council has the authority to set its own rules on this., Council-
man Gould stated that although he would like to discuss each item, he realized this could
be a time saver. He suggested a trial period wherein both a regular Agenda and a Consent
MOTION: Agenda were used and comparisons made. A MOTION WAS MADE BY COUNCILMAN NORDQUIST,. SECONDED
BY COUNCILMAN ANDERSON, THAT THE MONTH OF JULY BE USED AS A TRIAL PERIOD FOR COMPARING CON-
SENT AGENDAS AND -REGULAR AGENDAS. MOTION CARRIED,
DATES SET FOR HEARINGS ON PLANNING COMMISSION ITEMS
MOTION: A.MOTION WAS MADE BY COUNCILMAN NORDQUIST, SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN.CARNS,TO SET A HEARING
iFDR PLANNING COMMISSION FILE SM-4-7,6, "BROOKACRES" SHORELINE. SUBSTANTIAL DEVELOPMENT PERMIT,
ON JUNE 22. .MOTION CARRIED.
MOTION: A MOTION WAS MADE BY COUNCILMAN NORDQUIST, SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN CARNS, TO SET A HEARING
DATE FOR PLANNING COMMISSION FILE SM-3;-76, WASHINGTON STATE HIGHWAY COMMISSION SHORELINE
SUBSTANTIAL DEVELOPMENT PERMIT FOR CLEAN GRAVEL FILL AT EDMONDS FERRY TERMINAL, ON JUNE 22.
MOTION CARRIED.
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MOTION: A MOTION WASSMADE BY COUNCILMAN NORDQUIST, SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN CARNS, TO SET A HEARING
DATE FOR PLANNING COMMISSION FILE SM-5-76. SOUTH COUNTY SENIOR CENTER SHORLINE SUBSTANTIAL
DEVELOPMENT PERMIT FOR ADDITION AND REFURBISHING OF EXISTING_ BUILDING, ON JULY 6. MOTION
CARRIED.
There was.no further business to come before the Council, and the meeting was adjourned
-at .9:45 p.m.
IRENE VARNEY MORAN, Ci Clerk H. H. HARRISON, Mayor
June 22, 1976
ROLL CALL
The regular meeting of the Edmonds City Council was called to order at 7:30 p.m.. by Mayor
Pro-Tem Robert Anderson in the Council Chambers of the Edmonds Civic Center with all'Councilmen
present except Councilman Nordquist.
APPROVAL OF MINUTES
Minutes of the regular meeting of June 15, 1976 had been posted, 'mailed and distributed, and
with no corrections.or omissions they were approved as written.
COUNCIL PARTICIPATION
Mayor. Pro-Tem Anderson.read..a statement.by Governor Evans regarding the -Neil Armstrong Plaza
in which Governor Evans declared July 4 as Neil Armstrong Plaza Day in Washington State..
Park Director Rod Garretson had submitted a letter .requesting 'a,meeting .dat_e of � city .represen-
tatives with Bob Bignold, of O.R.B. in Renton, to decide on general concepts or styles of pool
enclosures to be studied for sonsideration by the City. A meeting date of July 8, at 7:30 p.m.,
in the .Council Chambers, was established.
Mayor Pro-Tem Anderson read a'letter from Councilman, Sheehan of Mountlake Terrace regarding the
closure of Ballinger Elementary School and asking for City of Edmonds support in'trying to keep
it open. No action was taken by the Council.
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MOTION: A MOTION WAS MADE BY COUNCILMAN CARNS, SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN GOULD, THAT AN AGENDA ITEM BE SET