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19761026 City Council MinutesI • October 26, 1976. 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. All present joined in the flag salute. PRESENT ABSENT STAFF PRESENT Harve Harrison, Mayor John Nordquist, J. Herb Gilbo, M.A.A. Ray Gould Leif Larson, City Engineer Phil Clement Joe Wallis, City Planner Max Gellert Irene Varney Moran, City Clerk Robert Anderson Lila Crosby, Finance Director Tom Carns Ron Whaley, Public Works Director Mike Herb Marlo Foster, Police Chief Jack Cooper, Fire Chief Jack Weinz, Assistant Fire Chief Dick Allen, Assistant City Engineer John Wallace, City Attorney Wayne Tanaka, City Attorney Jackie Parrett, Deputy City Clerk CONSENT AGENDA (7:41 p.m.) MOTION: Councilman Gould asked that Item (D) be removed from the Consent Agenda. A MOTION WAS MADE BY COUNCIL- MAN ANDERSON, SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN CARNS, THAT THE BALANCE OF THE CONSENT AGENDA BE APPROVED. MOTION CARRIED. The balance of the Consent Agenda contained the following: (A) Approval of Minutes of October.19, 1976. • (B) Acknowledgment of receipt of Claim for Damages from Russ and Connie Johnson. Copy of the claim had been forwarded to insurance company on receipt. (C) Passage of Ordinance 1879, amending Comprehensive Plan to designate Brookacres and Haines properties as Park, Proposed Urban. (E) Setting December 7, 1976 as date for Final Assessment Roll Hearing for G1en;Ellen under- ground wiring project, LID 196. (F) Setting dates for hearings on Planning Commission Resolutions: (1) P.C. Resolution 525, November 16, 1976 - Recommending approval of proposed amendments to Sec. 12.14.020 of Zoning Code regarding downtown parking. (File ZO-14-76) (2) P.C. Resolution 526, November 16, 1976 - Recommending approval of proposed amendment to Downtown Parking Policy Plan. (File CP-1-76) (3) P.C. Resolution 531, November 16, 1976 - Recommending approval of adoption of text of Comprehensive Policy Plan. (File CP-3-75) (4) P.C. Resolution 532, November 23, 1976 - Recommending approval of proposed amendment to Sec.12.12.140 of Zoning Code to change definition of Motel, Motor Hotel, and Hotel. (File ZO-16-76) (5) P.C. Resolution 533, November 23, 1976 - Recommending approval of final draft of Edmonds Sign Code. (File ZO-9-76) PROPOSED ORDINANCE TO AMEND TAX LEVY ORDINANCE 1874 (Item (D) on Consent Agenda) (7:42 p.m.) • Councilman Gould questioned a statement by the County Assessor that the maximum regular levy allowed for 1976, to be collected in 1977, for Edmonds was $941,868.56. He said it did not indicate whether the increase in assessed valuation was allowed. Finance Director Lila Crosby replied that the figure in- cludes new construction and 106% of last year's assessed valuation, as prescribed by sections of the RCW. Councilman Gould noted that school districts are exempt from this requirement, and Councilman Gellert also noted that there are no limitations such as this on state funding --that it applies mainly to city funding. He said this limitation is cutting the City's budget to $260,000 less than if the MOTION: limit did not exist. A MOTION WAS THEN MADE BY COUNCILMAN CARNS, SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN GOULD, TO mein APPROVE ORDINANCE 1880, AMENDING TAX LEVY ORDINANCE 1874. MOTION CARRIED. COUNCIL PARTICIPATION (7:47 p.m.) Councilman Clement advised he would be absent from the November 2,meeting. Councilman Gellert advised he would be absent from the November 16 meeting. A MOTION WAS MADE BY COUNCILMAN GELLERT, SECONDED BY MOTION: COUNCILMAN GOULD, THAT AN AGENDA ITEM 13 BE ADDED TO THIS EVENING'S AGENDA REGARDING THE GRANT APPLI- CATION FOR THE JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL AND THAT THIS ITEM 13 BE COMBINED WITH ITEM 10, BOTH BEING IN REGARD TO PUBLIC WORKS ACT GRANTS. MOTION CARRIED. Mayor Harrison said he had two applications for liquor licenses. The first was by the Pizza Hut of Spokane, Inc., applying for an "A" license, to serve beer by the glass at 22816 100th.Ave. W. The Police Chief had recommended approval, saying the applicant is corporate in nature and the manager will be experienced and transferred from another outlet. He said there had been no suspension of Pizza Hut liquor licenses in their 10 years of operation, and they will not open a restaurant without a liquor MOTION: license. A MOTION WAS MADE BY COUNCILMAN CARNS, SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN ANDERSON, THAT THE LIQUOR LICENSE APPLICATION OF PIZZA HUT OF SPOKANE, INC., BE APPROVED. MOTION CARRIED. The second license application was by the Quintana Roo Mexican Restaurant, at the corner of Dayton and 3rd Ave. This application was for an "A" and "C" license, to serve beer and wine by the glass. The Police Chief had recommended approval, saying the applicants have had Mexican restaurant experience and have had no reported vio- • lations of liquor control laws and no criminal records. A MOTION WAS MADE BY COUNCILMAN CARNS, SECONDED MOTION: BY COUNCILMAN CLEMENT, THAT THE LIQUOR LICENSE APPLICATION OF QUINTANA R00 MEXICAN RESTAURANT BE • APPROVED. MOTION CARRIED. MOTION: MOTION: (Failed) Mayor Harrison noted that Sam Ewing had no appeared for the interview for appointment to the Board of Appeals, so that appointment would be postponed one week. He asked for confirmation of the appoint- ment of Mayumi White to Position 5 on the Library Board, replacing Yoshiaki Sako in his unexpired term ending December 31, 1978. Mayumi White',had been interviewed prior to this evening's meeting. A MOTION 'WAS MADE BY COUNCILMAN CARNS, SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN ANDERSON, TO CONFIRM THE APPOINTMENT OF MAYUMI WHITE TO LIBRARY BOARD POSITION 5, TERM EXPIRING DECEMBER 31, 1978. MOTION CARRIED. HEARING ON PRELIMINARY ASSESSMENT ROLL - PROPOSED DOWNTOWN PARKING LID (7:55 p.m.) City Planner Joe Wallis referred to the transportation section of the Comprehensive Policy Plan and to the Parking Policy Plan, the policy documents on which the Downtown Parking Advisory Committee acted and made specific recommendations that led to the parking LID for the downtown area. City Engineer Leif Larson and Assistant City Engineer Dick Allen explained the calculations indicating the costs of the project and the distributions of costs to the various properties. Mr. Allen said single family resi- dences, churches, fraternal lodges, and the railroad were not assessed under the plan. He said the - district included all of the BC zone. City Attorney John Wallace then reviewed the LID procedure. Mr. Larson said the range of the assessments was from under $100 upwards to $23,000 for Milltown. Mr. Larson also noted that previous Councils had indicated that if there were protests of over 50% of considering an LID ordinance they probably would not pass it. City Attorney John Wallace added that a protest is based upon the owners of property that bear at least 60% of the costs of the improvement. The public portion of the hearing was then opened. A numb-erro.f people in the audience spoke against the LID. Dewey Leyda of 342 Sunset, and owning property at the corner of 5th and -Main, -submitted a petition with 142 signatures of property -owners and tenants opposed to the LID. Mr. Leyda felt if this were going to come up it should have been taken from:ithe property owners, not the City. He felt any problems should have been taken by the tenants to the property owners and then the property owners should have gone to the City if they needed help. • Harry Frederickson of 214 Main St. submitted a petition with 31 signatures of property owners in the central business district opposed to the LID. Mr. Frederickson complimented Councilman Carns on taking the time to survey'.the business district regarding their parking needs. Dick Chapin, a Bellevue attorney representing the Fogcutter, said they were�op&sed to the LID and the basis on which it was put together. He said the Fogcutter had taken care of its parking needs by making arrangements with a business across the street to use its parking facilities. On questioning, he said the arrangement was for evening hours and did not cover the lunch hour. His feeling was that it was inequitable to base the assessment on use --and by excluding single family residence, churches, fraternal organizations and the railroad the assessment was thus on use. He said the Fogcutter was being asked to pay $7,600 for a facility from which they would get no use, so it seemed totally inequitable. Harry Hicks of 426 4th Ave. No., property owner, said he had never found any difficulty in parking. He said future needs are almost nil when the Planning Commission has put a clamp on the high density development of this area. Others speaking against the LID were Taylor Anderson of 220-229 5th No., owner of a four-plex; George Campbell, owner of property at 5th and Main; Bill Crump, tenant in the Safeway Plaza; Curt Thompson, tenant at 5th and Bell; Bill Border of 110-112 tth Ave. No.; Dennis Henning, 110 4th Ave. N., a small clinic; and Eugene Adamson, President of the Edmonds Masonic Temple Association which owns the Bayside Furniture property. Mayor Harrison asked if anyone present wished to speak in favor of the LID, and Erik Eriksson of Edmonds Lumber Co., property owner, said a government study 15 years ago indicated each parking stall would bring a community $20,000 in business. He -was in favor of the LID. Ward Phillips spoke in favor of retaining the grandfather clause. In fact, he said his attorney thought it would be difficult• --to eliminate the grandfather clause. He pointed out that one could not afford to renovate an existing building without a grandfather clause. The public hearing was then closed. Councilman Anderson commented that this was one of many hearings that had been held on this subject. He said that back in June the Council had pointed out that they were merely looking at this as a decision to be made by the business community. He said they are aware that this is not answering a pressing need now, but that it would allow for an orderly answer to future needs and development of business. He said the Cityl�sr-only-,-involv.emen.t,:or benefit is through the business tax upon which it • depends. Councilman Gellert also noted that the Downtown Parking Committee was made up of downtown business people, but apparently they did not represent all of the business people. He said he would not be in favor of the ordinance if the protest figures were over 50% and he suggested an additional period to allow any other protests to be received. Councilman Carns said he had surveyed the business community asking if they had a parking problem and whether clients had to pahk more than one block away. He said they overwhelmingly said there was no problem. He said he also heard overwhelming support of the two-hour parking limit. He said he thought if the parking limit were further enforced and and if the people working downtown would not use the street there would generally be adequate parking available except during peak seasons such as Christmas. He said he would vote now to stop the LID. A MOTION WAS THEN MADE BY COUNCILMAN ANDERSON, SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN GELLERT, TO CONTINUE THE MATTER OF THE PROPOSED ORDINANCE FOR A DOWNTOWN PARKING LID TO NOVEMBER 23. Councilman Clement said he would vote against this as it would be protested out, but his vote did not mean he thought the parking situation is good. He said he was most concerned about the design, not its practicality as a business center, and in 10 years when each business has its own parking, people will not shop downtown Edmonds -- they will shop a given parking area. He said a "sawtooth" effect will be created, and he felt they were leaving themselves with a problem which the current business people will come to see someday. Councilman Herb felt the plan was inherently unfair and that they should not risk the chance of its passing. He said that in a place like Edmonds it is difficult to know where a person is shopping when he is parked. He felt the question of future growth was uncertain and that any further administrative expense should be saved and the ordinance voted down. He noted that the sentiment --'-was overwhelmingly against it. Councilman Gellert said he would vote in favor because they owed themselves a two -or thre-week time period to think it over. He said it was not easy to determine from an emotional appeal what was true. Councilman Anderson said it takes a lot of vision to provide for the future, and he used the Denny Regrade as an example. He said he would like to be certain that the business owners of the shops in Edmonds have that chance and are given the chance to look ahead with some thought as to what can happen. Councilman Gould said he didn't think there is a pressing problem now, but it is their duty to take a look down the road, and he thought they needed to do something for the future. But he said he did not think this was it, and they should stay with it and find some kind of solution with which the people can live. Councilman Carns said an LID should come from the people in the affected r1 L.A • area, not the City taking it to them. He pointed out that businesses in particular areas would benefit by the parking lots proposed, but the others would not. He said he would vote against the ordinance. A ROLL CALL VOTE WAS THEN TAKEN, WITH COUNCILMEN ANDERSON:°.AND GELLERT VOTING YES, AND MOTION: COUNCILMEN GOULD, CLEMENT, CARNS, AND HERB VOTING NO. MOTION FAILED. A MOTION WAS THEN MADE BY (Failed) COUNCILMAN HERB, SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN CARNS, THAT THE PROPOSED DOWNTOWN PARKING LID ORDINANCE MOTION: NOT BE PASSED. MOTION CARRIED, WITH COUNCILMAN ANDERSON VOTING NO. A short recess followed. -HEARING ON P.C. RESOLUTION 529, RECOMMENDING APPROVAL OF.PROPOSED-AMENDMENT TO OFFICIAL ZONING ORDINANCE TO PROVIDE FOR REVIEW PROCEDURES FOR MUNICIPAL IMPROVEMENTS (File ZO-15-76) (9:34-p.m.) . City Planner Joe Wallis said this was staff initiated at the suggestion of the City Attorney. The Planning Commission had heard it on September 22 and recommended approval. He said this would provide a hearing process where the City would be a developer of a facility required for the general city bene- fit but that facility may exceed certain building restrictions. He pointed out the findings the Council must make under the proposed amendment before the restrictions could be exceeded. The public MOTION: ;portion -of the -hearing was then opened,. no one wished to speak, and the public portion was closed. A MOTION WAS MADE BY COUNCILMAN GELLERT,-SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN CARNS, THAT ORDINANCE 1881 BE APPROVED, PURSUANT TO P.C. RESOLUTION 529, MOTION CARRIED, HEARING ON PROPOSED ORDINANCE FOR CREATION OF UTILITY FOR AMBULANCE SERVICE (9:36 p.m.) MOTION: • MOTION: 1 •MOTION: ryfelleteRN 1 MOTION: MOTION: MOTION: Fire Chief Jack Cooper said he had reviewed the ordinance and found it to be in order. He recommended approval. The public portion of the hearing was opened, no one wished to speak, and the public portion was closed. Councilman Gould said it was his recollection that the amount of the tax is to be established at some other date, and he asked if it was yet known when that would be. City Attorney John Wallace said the earlier discussions indicated this would be gone into during the budget process. He said the tax would be per residence. A MOTION WAS MADE BY COUNCILMAN CARNS, SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN HERB, THAT ORDI_ ORDINANCE 1882 BE APPROVED, PROVIDING FOR THE CREATION OF A UTILITY FOR AMBULANCE SERVICE. MOTION CARRIED. PROPOSED INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT FOR SNOHOMISH COUNTY POLICE STAFF AND AUXILLIARY SERVICES CENTER (SNO-PAC) (9:38 p.m.) Police Chief Marlo Foster reviewed the background of this agreement. He said it had been changed because of a structure change in the board..members--the 65-member board has been changed to two -boards. He said funding would not change. He recommended approval. Councilman Gellert said, as a member of the SNOCOM board he thought it would be good to approve this to maintain satisfactory relations with the county commissioners on whom the City is very dependent for support of SNOCOM. He said the City needs their help. A MOTION WAS MADE BY COUNCILMAN GELLERT, SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN CARNS, THAT THE MAY BE AUTHOR- IZED TO SIGN THE INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT FOR THE SNOHOMISH COUNTY POLICE STAFF AND AUXILLIARY SERVICES CENTER. MOTION CARRIED. DISCUSSION ON FORMATION OF SEWER LID FOR NORTH MEADOWDALE AREA BY RESOLUTION, SUBJECT TO RECEIPT OF GRANT / GRANT APPLICATION FOR JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL (9:43 p.m.) City Engineer Leif Larson had prepared a memorandum giving the background and reasons for this request. He said grants had been applied for on two other instances but had not been received, but he felt this would be a good project to submit under the Public Works Employment Act. He said it is a very costly area to sewer and some of the people signing the petitions being circulated may not be aware of that. Under this Act 50% would be financed by the federal government, making it within reason for the residents. He said it would be an almost $500,000 federal grant, with the same amount coming from the residents. It would cost the property owners about $20 per front foot. He was asking the Council to adopt a Reso- lution of Intention, setting a hearing date for establishing the LID, the LID to be subject to receiving _ the federal grant. He said overall storm sewers for the Meadowdale area are not included because of--`' ` the,timing element. ".He didn't know if this project would compete with the Junior High School project but he thought it might. He said.he would make every effort to get the application in by the end of this week. Several residents of the Meadowdale area spoke strongly in favor of this proposal, saying they needed sewers desparately. A MOTION WAS MADE BY COUNCILMAN ANDERSON, SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN CARNS, THAT RESOLUTION.OF,INTENTION 246 BE PASSED, SETTING HEARING DATE OF DECEMBER 11 ON NORTH MEADOWDALE AREA SEWER LID. MOTION CARRIED. Councilman Gellert suggested copies of the grant application be sent to Senators Jackson and Magnuson and Congressmen Meeds and Pritchard. A MOTION WAS THEN MADE BY COUNCIL- MAN GELLERT, SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN ANDERSON, THAT RESOLUTION 370 BE APPROVED, AUTHORIZING APPLICATION FOR THE PUBLIC WORKS EMPLOYMENT ACT GRANT FOR CONSTRUCTION AND EXPANSION OF THE EDMONDS SEWAGE COL- LECTION SYSTEM. MOTION CARRIED. Mayor Harrison said he had attended a meeting with the Edmonds School Board the previous evening re- garding the need for a 20-year lease of the Junior High School in order to go forward with a grant application under the Public Works Employment Act. The School Board had not made a decision at that time and it was expected they would take it up at their regular meeting of November 1. They did, however, agree to ane xtension of the escape clause under.the present lease. City Attorney John Wallace had worked with the attorney for the School District to draw up a lease agreement. He dis- tributed to the Council copies of the lease and lease addendum. The lease addendum had been approved by the School Board and extended the escape clause of the present lease for one year in the event the federal grant was not received. The proposed new lease agreement was basically the existing Junior High lease with certain revisions. Mr. Wallace reviewed each of the revisions. Mayor Harrison said some members of the Board felt the School District should get a modest amount of free use of the facility, and they are suggesting this as another change. Larry Bailey then displayed drawings of the proposal for the Junior High School and he reviewed the concept and said a rough estimate of cost was $1',.600,000 or more. There followed some discussion of the proposed concept. A MOTION WAS MADE':BY COUNCILMAN GELLERT, SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN ANDERSON, THAT THE MAYOR BE AUTHORIZED TO SIGN THE ADDENDUM TO THE PRESENT LEASE AGREEMENT AS PRESENTED. MOTION CARRIED. A MOTION WAS THEN MADE BY COUNCILMAN GELLERT, SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN GOULD, THAT THE MAYOR BE AUTHORIZED TO SIGN THE NEW LEASE AGREEMENT IN SUBSTANTIALLY THE SAME FORMAT AS PRESENTED. MOTION CARRIED. A MOTION WAS THEN MADE.BY COUNCILMAN CARNS, SECONDED BY'..COUNCILMAN CLEMENT, THAT THE MAYOR BE AUTHORIZED TO SIGN THE APPLICATION, AND THEREFORE TO MAKE APPLICATION, TO THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ADMINISTRATION UNDER THE PUBLIC WORKS EMPLOYMENT ACT OF 1976, FOR THE JUNIOR HIGH FACILITY AS PRESENTED BY LARRY BAILEY. Councilman Gellert again asked that copies be sent to Senators Jackson and Magnuson and Congressmen Meeds and Pritchard. MOTION CARRIED. Councilman Gellert also requested that Larry Baileymeet with the Junior High Task Force and review his 0 fl • concept with them, and that he also appear at the School Board meeting with the drawings. Mayor Harrison at this` -time introduced Jim Anneberg who has been working.with Larry Bailey on this project. REPORT ON.WALKER AND BALDWIN CLAIMS FOR DAMAGES (11:00 p.m.) M.A.A. Herb Gilbo reported that the accuracy of both claims had been verified. City Attorney John Wallace reported that the Walkers.have instituted suit against the City. He said he recommended that as long as there was litigation pending the Council not get involved in that claim, that the prerogative to handle that claim now rests with the insurance company. Councilman Carns said they could not pay a claim unless the City was at fault. He felt both claims should be left alone until the liti- gation is settled. A MOTION WAS MADE BY COUNCILMAN GELLERT, SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN ANDERSON, THAT MOTION: WITHOUT PREJUDICE TO OTHER CASES AT THIS TIME, THE CITY OFFER TO SETTLE THE BALDWIN CLAIM FOR $251.74 BECAUSE THERE IS SUFFICIENT EVIDENCE THAT THE CITY HAS AN OBLIGATION, MORAL OR OTHERWISE, TO PAY FOR THE DAMAGES CAUSED. A ROLL CALL VOTE WAS TAKEN WITH COUNCILMEN GOULD, CLEMENT, GELLERT, AND ALDERSON VOTING YES, AND COUNCILMEN CARNS AND HERB VOTING NO. MOTION CARRIED. A MOTION WAS THEN MADE BY MOTION: COUNCILMAN CLEMENT, SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN GOULD, THAT THE FUNDS FOR PAYMENT OF THIS CLAIM COME FROM THE WATER/SEWER FUND. MOTION CARRIED. Councilman GEllert felt that at some date after this is settled in court an item should be put on the agenda to take some kind of definitive action regarding such MOTION: claims. 'A MOTION WAS MADE BY COUNCILMAN GELLERT, SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN CLEMENT, TO SET AN ITEM ON THE MARCH 15, 1977 AGENDA TO REVIEW THE POLICY REGARDING THIS KIND OF CLAIM. MOTION CARRIED. REPORT ON BIDS OPENED OCTOBER 21 FOR SENIOR CENTER PARKING LOT IMPROVEMENTS (11:08 p.m.) City Engineer Leif Larson said two bids were received which came in at 30% over the Engineer's Estimate. He said further analysis and discussion with the bidders are required prior to.a recommendation being made on the award. He asked that this item be postponed until November 2, 1976. MOTION: A MOTION WAS MADE BY COUNCILMAN HERB, SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN ANDERSON, THAT THIS ITEM BE CONTINUED UNTIL THE NOVEMBER 2 MEETING. MOTION CARRIED. There was no further business to come before the Council, and the meeting was adjourned at 11:10 p.m. • IRENE VARNEY MORAN City Clerk H. H. HARRISON, Mayor November 2, 1976 The regular meeting of the Edmonds City Council was called to order at 7:05 p.m. by Mayor Harve Harrison in the Council Chambers of the Edmonds of the Edmonds Civic Center. All present joined in the flag salute. PRESENT ABSENT STAFF PRESENT Harve Harrison, Mayor Phil Clement J. Herb Gilbo, M.A.A. Ray Gould Leif Larson, City Engineer Max Gellert Irene Varney Moran, City Clerk John Nordquist Ron Whaley, Public Works Director Robert Anderson Marlo Foster, Police Chief Tom Carns Lila Crosby, Finance Director Mike Herb John Wallace, City Attorney Wayne Tanaka, City Attorney Jackie Parrett, Deputy City Clerk CONSENT AGENDA (7:06 p.m.) MOTION: A MOTION WAS MADE BY COUNCILMAN CARNS, SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN GELLERT, TO APPROVE THE CONSENT • AGENDA. MOTION CARRIED. The Consent Agenda contained the following: (A) Approval of minutes of October 26, 1976. (B) Acceptance of contract as complete by Associated Sand & Gravel Co., Inc., for asphalt paving on 185th St. S.W., adjacent to Seaview Park, establishing 30-day lien period. (C) Authorization to call for bids for 1977 liquid chlorine requirements, bid opening date of November 23, 1976. (D) Authorization to call for bids for 1977 liquid chlorine requirements, bid opening date of November 23, 1976. (E) Authorization to sell 14 surplus fire hydrants to Diamond Point Fire District for $25.00 each. COUNCIL PARTICIPATION Councilman Gould advised he would not be present for the November 9 meeting. Councilman Gellert noted that the School Board had voted not to extend the lease on the Junior High School as the City had requested so it could apply for a Public Works Employment Act grant. He said he had spoken with Chairman Katie Allen who felt the reason for the School Board's action was the City's action in rezoning the Edmonds Elementary School, that the City had not met them part way. She felt if the City would give some indication that it would help them on the Elementary School situation that they would agree to the requested lease. She noted that the two people voting for it live close to Edmonds and those who voted against it were from the eastern section of the District. She suggested rezoning the building portion of the Elementary School to Single Family Residential and the playfield remaining Open Space. Councilman Gellert said he thought •