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19760803 City Council Minutes`70 if we participate with the Telephone Company. This is more than the $100,000 budgeted, so they are • short the $8,934 or a possible $40,000 for the telephone participation. At this time the PUD anti- cipates they will reject all bids and proceed with new bidding within the next few weeks. Frank Rice said they are very chagrined about the cost items. He also had more recent figures than those Mr. Allen presented. He said they had anticipated the total project would cost about $160,000 and they had entered into a share -the -cost agreement with the City. Because of the size of the project, by state law they had to bid the labor for the installation and the trenching. Those bids were about $50,000 over what was anticipated in providing the cost estimate. All bidders except one were substantially above engin- eering estimates and were not acceptable. The low bidder was within the realm but immediately advised he had made a mistake in figuring and therefore would not perform on the bid. He said the Commission had rejected all bids and they called all the bidders to try to ascertain why the bids were so far above anticipated on labor and trenching items. He said that that they all cited difficulty in past experience in doing downtown work in other areas. He said PUD would now like an expression from the City, and the Commission had declared an emergency to call for rebids on the basis of City of Edmonds concurrence that it could arrange for additional financing. He said it would be $20,000 - $25,000 from the City above what the original agreement had been. He said it would be their plan to have the people doing the work meet.with City people and hopefully allay some -fears as to past experience. He said they would further propose that they would not accept any of the other bids without the under- standing that they would have the agreement of the City of Edmonds. Under those circumstances they could call for bids July 29 and be able to open them on August 9, and they have a Commission meeting on August 10. Another problem was that there was a dollar limitation as to what the PUD could parti- cipate in, a limit of $104,000 for a total maximum project. That would not cover 50% of the project if the rebidding comes in near what the original bids were. He said since they had used FY 75 revenue figures to arrive at that figure they can increase it by rewriting that agreement with FY 76 figures which would increase it to $132,000 that PUD could participate in. He said he could not say whether the low bidder would have to forfeit his bond, that was up to the Commission. It appeared the low bidder made an honest mistake and that he could be the lowest bidder anyway by a substantial amount. He also said he felt his people could not do the work at a lower cost than the contractor. There was some discussion and Councilman Carns stated it did not appear that there was much choice, that the work should be done. Also, he noted revenues had been better than anticipated. A MOTION WAS MADE BY MOTION: COUNCILMAN GOULD, THAT THE AGREEMENT WITH PUD SHOULD BE REWRITTEN USING FY 76 FIGURES. He added that • he thought this was a fine offer by PUD. MOTION CARRIED. Councilman Anderson reiterated the opinion that this was a very generous offer by PUD. DISCUSSION RE SALARIES OF M.A.A. AND PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR Councilman Nordquist said the Exempt Position Review Board had met and had reviewed the job descriptions of the two positions, copies of which were in the packets. A MOTION WAS MADE BY COUNCILMAN CARNS, MO.TION'., SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN HERB, THAT THE CITY ATTORNEY BE INSTRUCTED TO PREPARE AN ORDINANCE THAT THE M:A.A. REMAIN A 14 GRADE SALARY WITH A SPECIFIED SALARY OF $1,930 PER MONTH, AND THE PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR BE RAISED FROM A GRADE 11 TO A GRADE 12 WITH A SPECIFIED SALARY OF $1,928 PER MONTH. The committee had recommended the Public Works Director remain at a Grade 11. A ROLL CALL VOTE WAS TAKEN, WITH COUNCILMEN CARNS AND HERB VOTING YES, AND COUNCILMEN GOULD, CLEMENT, GELLERT, NORDQUIST AND ANDERSON'VOTING NO. MOTION FAILED. MOTION: A MOTION WAS THEN MADE BY COUNCILMAN NORDQUIST, SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN GOULD, THAT THE CITY ATTORNEY PREPARE AN ORDINANCE WHICH WOULD ESTABLISH THE PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR AT GRADE 11 AND SALARY OF $1,809 (Put -,.of order)PER MONTH AND THE M A.A. AT GRADE 14 AND SALARY OF $1,928 PER MONTH. The City Attorney advised that it would not take an ordinance to accomplish this and, therefore, the motion was out of order. MOTION: A MOTION -WAS THEN MADE BY COUNCILMAN GELLERT, SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN CARNS, THAT THE CITY ATTORNEY BE INSTRUCTED TO DRAW AN ORDINANCE SETTING THE DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS' SALARY AT $1,831 PER MONTH, WHICH IS THE SAME SALARY AS THE OTHER HIGHEST DEPARTMENT HEADS OTHER THAN THE M).A.A. A ROLL CALL VOTE WAS TAKEN, WITH COUNCILMEN CLEMENT, GELLERT, ANDERSON, CARNS AND HERB VOTING YES, AND COUNCILMEN NORDQUIST AND GOULD VOTING NO. MOTION CARRIED. There was no -further business to come before the Council, and the meeting adjourned at 11:45 p.m. August 3, 1976 ROLL CALL IRENt VARNEY MORAN, C' y Clerk H. H. HARRISON, Mayor The regular meeting of the Edmonds City Council was called to order at 7:40 p.m. by Mayor Harve Harrison in the Council Chambers of the Edmonds Civic Center with all Councilman present except Councilman Gellert who had advised he would be absent. All present joined in the flag salute. APPROVAL OF MINUTES Minutes of the regular meeting of July 27, 1976 had been posted, mailed and distributed. Councilman Gould stated that in the first motion on page 7 regarding the proposed ordinance amending vacation time and compensating time, he had voted no and would like the record to so reflect. Mayor Harrison noted that in the motion on page 5 regarding a parking LID, about midway in the motion, the words ... AND PROVIDING FOR:.FUTURE DEVELOPERS TO MAKE IN -LIEU -OF PAYMENTS...." should be corrected to "..... AND PERMITTING FUTURE DEVELOPERS TO MAKE IN -LIEU -OF PAYMENTS....." Councilman Clement, who had made the motion, agreed. The minutes were then approved as corrected. L' r�L HEARING: ON PETITION TO ALLOW PARKING AND CHANGE TO TWO-LANE TRAVEL, 76th AVE. W. FROM 212TH TO HWY 99 Mayor Harrison said a petition had been received, with approximately 84 signatures requesting that 76th Ave. W. from 212th to Highway 99 be returned to two-lane traffic and that the "no -parking" restrictions on 76th Ave. W. from 212th South to Highway 99 be rescinded. A large number of residents of the -area were present in the audience and.Mayor Harrison asked City Engineer Leif Larson to review the traffic pattern presentation he had given at the June 1, 1976 meeting. Mr. Larson did this and indicated that the reason the two-lane channelization had been created was to get better control at the signals. He said that from the safety standpoint this had been very effective as accidents in the vicinity, and particu- larly at the intersection of 76th and 212th, had been significantly reduced. He said he felt there were two alternatives, either leave the parking restrictions as they are or modify them to restrict parking only during specified hours to accomodate peak traffic hours. His recommendation was to leave the • • Parking restrictions as they are because of safety and zoning and on the basis of traffic counts.taken. Councilman Anderson stated that, inasmuch as he has an interest in property on 76th, he would not.parti- cipate in this discussion, and he stepped down from the rostrum. The public portion of the hearing was then opened. Mrs. J. H. Whiteleather of 21727 76th W., who had requested this be placed on the agenda, said the residents of 76th do not have any safety on their street. She said all the people present were unhappy because of that unsafe condition. She pointed out problems in getting in and out of driveways and the fact that this is a residential area, in spite of multiple zoning, and that children cannot be allowed out to.play because it is so unsafe. She said the problem is that people.are trying to reach Highway 99, and because 76th has four lanes .that is the easiest route to take, and traffic has increased since it was made into four lanes. She felt most of the traffic was coming from Lynnwood and that emergency vehicles en route to the hospital were using Highway 99, not 76th. Numerous other residents of the area spoke, mostly reiterating Mrs. Whiteleather's statements, and also complaining of heavy trucks and speeding cars on 76th Councilman Clement pointed out that there are traffic generators in the area between 212th and 220th, the hospital, high school and medical center, and he felt there had to be some provision to accomodate that traffic. He felt restoring parking south of 220th would be all right, but he felt it would be ill advised to restore it on the east side north of 220th. He also felt a significant channel had to be available approaching the traffic signals at the intersections. Mr. Larson also said the transition channel was needed approaching the signals. With regard to safety he said,a traffic lane next to a sidewalk would be more of a hazard than a parking lane. The public portion of the hearing was then closed. Councilman Nordquist said he did oppose returning parking adjacent to the high school. He felt that lane was needed. However, he said the residents of this area had strongly expressed their wish regarding MOTION: a change. THEREFORE, A MOTION WAS MADE BY COUNCILMAN NORDQUIST, SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN CARNS, THAT TWO- LANE TRAFFIC BE RESTORED TO 76TH AVE. W. BETWEEN 212TH AND HIGHWAY 99; AND THAT PARKING BE RESTORED ON EACH SIDE OF 76TH, ON THE WEST SIDE FROM 216TH SOUTH TO HIGHWAY 99 AND ON THE EAST SIDE FROM 212TH SOUTH TO HIGHWAY 99 EXCEPT IN THE CASES WHERE LANES ARE NEEDED FOR TURNING IN AND OUT OF THE HOSPITAL AND EXCEPT WHERE 100' TURNING LANES ARE NEEDED AT INTERSECTIONS. A ROLL CALL VOTE WAS TAKEN, WITH COUNCIL_ • MEN NORDQUIST, CARNS AND HERB VOTING YES, AND WITH COUNCILMEN GOULD AND CLEMENT VOTING NO. MOTION CARRIED. Councilman Anderson then returned to the rostrum. A gentleman in the audience asked about weight restrictions on 76th and was advised that was not a part of the agenda this evening. Mayor Harrison announced a short recess. City Planner Joe Wallis asked that two dates for hearings be set. The first was in connection with Planning Commission Resolution 517, recommending approval of an amendment to the Official Street Map to extend 175th St. S.W. to connect to the south to 176th St.. S.W. (File ST-8-76). He recommended a MOTION: hearing date of August 17. A MOTION WAS MADE BY COUNCILMAN ANDERSON, SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN CARNS, TO SET AUGUST 17 FOR HEARING OF PLANNING COMMISSION RESOLUTION 517. MOTION CARRIED. Mr. Wallis asked for a hearing date for the proposed vacation of loth Ave. between Hindley and Brookmere (File ST-10-76). He suggested a hearing date of August 24. He noted that this had not yet been heard by the Planning Commission but would be on August 11. A MOTION WAS MADE BY COUNCILMAN CARNS, SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN MOTION: NORDQUIST, THAT AUGUST 24 BE SET FOR HEARING OF PROPOSED VACATION OF LOTH AVE. BETWEEN HINDLEY AND BROOKMERE. MOTION CARRIED. HEARING ON PRELIMINARY PLAT P-8-76 - "BEHEKI" City Planner Joe Wallis said the applicants are Elizabeth Welty and Muryl L. Medina. The property is located near the intersection of 236th and 76th, and the circulation will be 76th to 236th to 76th P1. Mr. Wallis said an environmental checklist had been completed and a negative declaration filed and published. He showed the location on the Comprehensive Plan and on the Zoning Map and indicated there is single family -residential in all directions around the subdivision. Modifications are requested for Lots 1, 2 and 8 in order to preserve some of the trees on the property. There is a substantial stand of fir trees. Mr. Wallis showed slides of the property. He said the street should be adjusted in the right-of-way to compensate for closeness of two of the lots. He recommended a planter be placed in the cul-de-sac to add to the appearance. He recommended the provisions of Section 12.10.050(d) (6) be in- corporated for side yard adjustments in order to preserve trees, adjustment of the street alignment to avoid a "bowling alley" appearance, and that tree cutting restrictions be imposed. Mr. Wallis was asked whether there might be some below minimum size lots if the 40' right-of-way were required. He replied that the lots had not yet been accurately calculated and there was the possibility that some below mini- mum size lots could occur. There was a question on the access to Lot 10 which had an easement for access indicated. City Engineer Leif Larson said an access easement to one lot is allowed, so the plat is within the standards. The public portion of the meeting was then opened. Muryl Medina, one of the applicants, noted that the plat map indicates the easement for Lot 10 is for access and utilities but that it will be served with sewer and water from the cul-de-sac. Mr. Larson reviewed the engineering requirements and said the developer will have to do the engineering on and provide easements for storm drainage. He said in the past the property had been subject to seasonal rains, but in 1973 a storm sewer was put in on 236th, alleviating some of the run-off that used to accumulate in this area. He said the natural drainage is to the southeast and when the engineering is done on the proejct the course of the storm drainage will be determined. Councilman Nordquist said he had received a telephone call regarding negotiations for an easement in connection with this. Mrs. Medina said the water had collected on the property in past but no water has been standing on the property since the installation of the storm sewer on 236th. She said this subdivision is the only alternative to the development of this property as a residential community, that it is a marginal development from an economic standpoint. She said it is not a first class neighborhood, that they will have to create a good neighborhood within the development. The problem is that the topography of the property is such that they can't reach the sewer line and storm drainage. She said she is in the process of negotiating with Mr. and Mrs. Ryan for an easement which will be dedicated to the City; she can hook on to the sewer there. If she goes to 76th the storm drain is 100' away and a 15' cut into the street will be required. She said she had talked to Reid, Middleton and to the City engineering staff, and the only alternative is across the Ryan property to hit the sewer line. She complained that she has paid all the sewere assessments and can't use them. She pointed out that when the costs get too high you can't develop. If the costs go too high.she said she will stop the project and somewhere down the line an application will be made for rezone to multiple. She said she had already considered that • but her neighbors objected, so she is attempting to make this a feasible and practical development that 472 people will be proud to live in, and that she and her neighbors can live next to. Elizabeth Welty • added that Mrs. Medina had presented their thinking and plans and thoughtfulness in meeting their problems. She said it will be a.quality development that Edmonds can'be proud of. Mary Johnson said she knew their neighborhood would be glad to have residences in that location. She did question reducing the sizes of the lots and the entrance to Lot 10 off a road that is less than 10' wide. She said she would like the Council to address this. Mrs. Medina said none of the lots are sub -standard. She said the zoning is for 8,000 sq. ft. and the lots have been calculated by Reid, Middleton as from 8,000 to 8,406 sq. ft. She said she would like to request as a part of the Council's consideration that the sewer and water line to Lot 10 will come off the cul-de-sac. She said she expected Lot 10 to be the last to be utilized and she requested that paving to that access not be required until such time as that lot is utilized or sold. Mr. Wallis pointed out that a 34' right-of-way could serve the lots in question because it is a fairly short cul-de-sac. Councilman Clement asked about the alternative of making this a PRD. He said it appears they are trying to actually do a PRD without the process of a PRD. Mrs. Welty said the shape and size of Lot 9 has to do with the existing house which they feel is of,sufficient value not to tear down, but they can't move it either. Mrs. Medina said they had pursued the idea of a PRD. She said this was not a hasty decision, that they had studied it for two or three years. She said drainage and sewers were a problem in a PRD and also resistance from the neighborhood. She also pointed out that financing is more difficult to'get, she said financial institutions have a built-in resistance to PRD's. The public hearing was then closed. MOTION: A.MOTION WAS MADE BY COUNCILMAN GOULD, SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN HERB, THAT THE PRELIMINARY PLAT P-8-76 BE APPROVED WITH THE STIPULATIONS AS STATED BY THE PLANNER. Councilman Anderson said he was still disturbed by the access to Lot 10 although it meets the Code. MOTION CARRIED, WITH COUNCILMAN CLEMENT VOTING NO. Councilman Clement added that although he voted no, he hoped it went well for the developer. DISCUSSION ON IAC APPLICATION RE UNION OIL BEACH Mayor .Harrison said the Council had received a letter from Park Director Rod Garretson regarding the • reasons for the withdrawal of the Union Oil Beach acquisition request to IAC. He asked if the Council had any questions. Councilman Clement asked where it all stood now. The City Attorney was asked for suggestions as to how to deal with Union Oil so that they are able to retain their position of leasing the tidelands and the City could purchase the uplands. Mr. Wallace said that where the Union Oil dock is, is all leased tidelands from the State. The State has a requirement that they will lease those only to the entity that owns the contiguous uplands. So, if Union Oil sells the uplands to the City, the City leases the tidelands and Union Oil has to strike a bargain with the City to keep its dock there, and they simply don't want to get into that. If they lose fee title they lose the right to lease those tidelands. Mr. Wallace said the only other thing that was discussed with the representative was the possibility of a long term.lease by the City of the beach area. He said a ten year lease was mentioned, with possibly an option for an additional ten years. Mr. Wallace said the representative had said they were not interested in selling because of the above, and IAC had to be notified. Mayor Harrison..noted that the annexation of the marsh area is still intact and that there was the danger of jeopardizing that if a big issue is made of the beach. He thought the beach could be leased for very little. He said Union Oil is in agreement that it is to their benefit to lease the beach to the City. Marie King, a member of the Shorelines Management Committee, said they had been excluded from the dis- cussions due to the sensitive negotiations taking place. She.said she would like to reaffirm their position taken previously. They asked that Union Oil be requested to donate the marsh land. She said if it is annexed it willi come into the City as an area with an "industrial" designation. City Planner Joe Wallis stated that one of the conditions would be that it be designated as "natural". Mrs. King said her commitee has not been aware of this. Mr. Wallis said they had not gotten to the point of taking it to the Committee, and Mayor Harrison agreed, saying that so far Union Oil has only asked questions of the Planning Department regarding this, and that is the extent of it. Mrs. King said their committee had had two proposals. She said that in this bicentennial year many large corporations were amenable to donating land if it was suggested to them. She said the other proposal was that the Snohomish County Commissioners be asked to reconsider the classification, but that suggestion may now be moot, from Mr. Wallis's statement. Mrs. King said that perhaps her committee's participation in the negotiations could be as an observer, which they had requested but had received no answer. She said they thought that would make them aware of what is transpiring without being actively involved in it. REPORT ON BIDS FOR SALE OF CITY VEHICLES M.A.A. Herb Gilbo reported for the Public Works Department that bids had been opened July 29. Three bids had been submitted for the seven vehicles and the bids were summarized on a bid report distributed to the Council. He said acceptable .bids had been received for three of the vehicles, but on the remain- ing four vehicles they were below the minimum bid. He said he was requesting approval of those bids which exceeded the minimum bid amount. Also, that the other bids be rejected and permission be given to the Public Works Department to negotiate the sale of the other vehicles with sales prices to be not less than the bid prices already received at this time. He said they had received only one bid on most _ of the units, indicating a lack of interest in well -used City vehicles. After some discussion on how minimum bid prices are determined and how the advertising was done, A MOTION WAS MADE BY COUNCILMAN MOTION: NORDQUIST, SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN ANDERSON, THAT THE TWO 1973 FOUR -DOOR SEDANS BE SOLD AT$715 EACH, AND THAT THE 1967 CHEVROLET FOUR -DOOR SEDAN BE SOLD FOR$610.63. MOTION CARRIED. A MOTION WAS THEN MOTION: MADE BY COUNCILMAN NORDQUIST, SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN CLEMENT, THAT THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT BE AUTHORIZED TO ENTER INTO RENEGOTIATION ON THE REMAINING VEHICLES. MOTION CARRIED. M.A.A. Gilbo said he was reminded that they should have authority to sell them with the stipulation that it be in excess MOTION: of those high bids already received. A MOTION WAS MADE BY COUNCILMAN CARNS THAT THE PUBLIC WORKS DIR- ECTOR BE AUTHORIZED TO NEGOTIATE THE BEST AND HIGHEST PRICE POSSIBLE FOR THE REMAINING VEHICLES WITHOUT RETURNING TO THE COUNCIL, THE NEGOTIATED PRICES TO BE AT THE MINIMUM $50 LESS THAN THE MINIMUM BIDS PREVIOUSLY STIPULATED. M.A.A. Gilbo said he felt the $50 constraint would not be favorable. COUNCILMAN (Amended) CARNS AMENDED HIS MOTION TO SAY THE NEGOTIATED PRICES ARE TO BE NO LESS THAN THE HIGHEST BID ALREADY RECEIVED. COUNCILMAN HERB SECONDED THE MOTION. MOTION CARRIED. REPORT ON BIDS FOR CONSTRUCTION OF STORM SEWERS AND ASPHALT OVERLAY, 88TH AVE.W., OLYMPIC VIEW DR. to 196TH. City Engineer Leif Larson requested this report be postponed until the meeting of August 10. A MOTION MOTION: WAS MADE BY COUNCILMAN CARNS, SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN ANDERSON, THAT THE REPORT ON BIDS FOR CONSTRUCTION • 473 • OF STORM SEWERS AND ASPHALT OVERLAY BE POSTPONED UNTIL THE MEETING OF AUGUST 10. MOTION CARRIED. - PROPOSED ORDINANCE ESTABLISHING SECTION-IN'CITY.:CODE RE MUNICIPAL COURT Councilman.Herb raised a question as to the wording in paragraph l.d. of the proposed ordinance. He called attention to the fact that this provision appears to say the Court would have to give money to the defendant he had a serious enough hardship. City Attorney Wayne Tanaka explained that the word used here is "remit" and the intent here is to exempt the person from paying any more if a manifest hardship is imposed by his paying more., Mr. Tanaka noted that one of the definitions in the dictionary for "remit" is "refrain from exacting". Also, he said these are the precise words used in the State law. He felt the Council would be on shaky grounds to try to modify the explicit authorization from MOTION: the legislature. After further discussion, A MOTION WAS MADE BY COUNCILMAN HERB, SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN GOULD, THAT THE WORDS OF THE PROPOSED ORDINANCE BE CHANGED IN PARAGRAPH l.d., IN THE LAST SENTENCE, BY REMOVING THE WORD "REMIT" AND SUBSTITUTING THEREFOR THE WORD "MODIFY". MOTION CARRIED, WITH COUNCIL- MAN CARNS VOTING NO. The revised ordinance will be presented to the Council at the meeting of August 17. PROPOSED ORDINANCE TO RAISE SALARY OF PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR MOTION: A MOTION WAS MADE BY COUNCILMAN ANDERSON, SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN CARNS, THAT ORDINANCE 1858 BE ADOPTED, ESTABLISHING THE SPECIFIED SALARY FOR THE DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS AT $1,831.00, EFFECTIVE AUGUST 1, 1976. MOTION CARRIED. ADOPTION OF USE OF CONSENT AGENDA MOTION: A MOTION WAS MADE BY COUNCILMAN ANDERSON, SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN CARNS,.THAT THE USE OF CONSENT AGENDAS BE ADOPTED BY THE CITY COUNCIL. MOTION CARRIED. MOTION: • MOTION: CLAIMS FOR DAMAGES The Deputy City Clerk reported a claim for damages had been received from Dotty Durfee in the amount of $465.00 and had been forwarded immediately to the insurance company. Council acknowledged the claim. There was no further business to come before the Council, and the meeting adjourned at 10:05 p.m. August 10, 1976 Xy IRENE VARNEY MORAN, Ci Clerk H. H. HARRISO , Mayors ROLL CALL The regular meeting of the Edmonds City Council was called to order at 7:35 p.m. by Mayor Harve Harri- son in the Council Chambers of the Edmonds Civic Center with all.Councilmen present except Councilman Anderson, Clement and Gellert, who had advised they would be absent. All present joined in the flag salute. CONSENT AGENDA A MOTION WAS MADE BY COUNCILMAN CARNS, SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN NORDQUIST, TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA. MOTION CARRIED. The Consent Agenda included the following items: Approval of Minutes: Minutes of the meeting of August 3, 1976. Claims for Damages: No claims for damages were submitted. COUNCIL PARTICIPATION Councilman Carns said a presentation by the South County Chamber of Commerce had been originally sched- uled for this evening and had then been postponed to the August 31 meeting. He said, however, that Vesta Launders and Steve Callendar were present this evening representing the Chamber and he would like the Council to hear from them. Steve Callendar spoke briefly, saying he thought the activities of the Chamber would benefit Edmonds and that Edmonds could be a viable part of it. Vesta Launders, the Execu- tive Secretary of the South County Chamber of Commerce, then outlined the various activities and programs of the Chamber. She described some of its accomplishments and some of the benefits it could offer to Edmonds. Councilman Herb said he strongly endorsed the City's joining. He said it is a pool of resources and can tie local issues together. He felt this would give Edmonds an opportunity to have a strong influence in the South County community. Councilman Carns also felt it would be beneficial to Edmonds and he noted that this..is probably one of the better Chambers of Commerce.. A MOTION WAS THEN MADE BY COUNCILMAN CARNS THAT THE CITY OF EDMONDS JOIN THE SOUTH COUNTY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE AND THAT THE $150 MEMBERSHIP FEE COME OUT OF THE COUNCIL CONTINGENCY FUND. Councilman Gould asked how a city would vote in the Chamber, whether it would be one vote for the city, or individual votes by the individual members who are a part of the city. Vesta Launders explained that individuals who are members of committees would have individual votes within those committees, and the committees submit items to the board and the board approves or disapproves. If the city has one or more representatives on the board, each has a board vote. Councilman Gould said he favored joining as a City but felt the Council should not act on it until the scheduled date of August 31. Councilman Carns said it had originally been scheduled for this evening and he didn't think it was necessary to postpone action on it. City Engineer Larson added that he has been serving on the Chamber's Transportation Committee and has had the opportunity to bring up items. He felt it has been very effective in the transportation area. Mayor Harrison said he, also, had been attending Chamber meetings as a guest and has enjoyed participating in it. COUNCILMAN HERB THEN SECONDED THE MOTION. MOTION :CARRIED. Councilman Gould said he had been notified that the Open Space Taxation Act meeting regarding appli- cant Johnson has been scheduled for August 30. Councilman Gould said he had been appointed•to attend but would be unable to as he will be out of town at that time. Councilman Gellert had been appointed as an alternate and it will.be ascertained if he can attend. Councilman Carns confirmed that he would also be attending. ° 0 MOTION: M.A.A. Herb Gilbo said that at the request of the City Attorney he would like to defer the proposed Initiation Resolution and proposed Resolution of Intention for Downtown Parking for two weeks. A MOTION WAS MADE BY COUNCILMAN CARNS, SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN NORDQUIST, THAT THE DOWNTOWN PARKING ITEMS