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19770118 City Council Minutes• January 18, 1977 1 The regular meeting of the Edmonds.City Council was called 'to order at 7:35 p.m: by Mayor Harve Harrison in :the Council Chambers of the Edmonds' Civic Center. All present joined in the flag salute. PRESENT Harve Harrison, Mayor Ray Gould Phil Clement Max Gllert John Nordquist Robert Anderson Tom Carns Mike Herb CONSENT AGENDA (7:36 p.m.) STAFF PRESENT J. Herb Gilbo, M.A,.A. Leif Larson,.City Engineer Joe Wallis, City Planner Marlo Foster, Police Chief Jack Cooper, Fire Chief Irene Varney Moran, City Clerk Harry Whitcutt,.Buil.ding Official John Wallace, City Attorney Wayne Tanaka:, City Attorney Jackie Parrett, Deputy City Clerk Councilman Anderson requested that Item (B) be removed from the Consent Agenda for a question.. MOTION: A MOTION WAS MADE BY COUNCILMAN NORDQUIST, SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN GELLERT,,TO APPROVE THE BALANCE OF THE CONSENT AGENDA. MOTION CARRIED. The balance of the Consent Agenda contained the following: (A) Approval of Minutes of January 11, 1977. (C) Acceptance of work as complete on parking lot paving at,South County Senior Center. Contractor: Associated Sand & Gravel Company, Inc.. ACKNOWLEDGMENT:OF CLAIMS FOR DAMAGES (Item (B) on Consent Agenda) Councilman Anderson noted that all three of the claims for damages were in connection with the City's sanding truck and asked if there was a reason. M.A.A. Gilbo replied that an'adjustment had been MOTION: necessary on the machine, and that a report would be forthcoming.. A MOTION WAS THEN MADE.BY COUNCILMAN CARNS, SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN ANDERSON, THAT ITEM (B) ON.THE CONSENT AGENDA BE APPROVED. MOTION CARRIED. Item (B) was acknowledgment of receipt of claims for damages from John Estes,. Mrs. Wendelborg Hansen and David Robert Brudvik. COUNCIL PARTICIPATION (7:39 P.m.) Councilman Gellert inquired about several items on the Claims Warrant Register, each of which was explained. Councilman Gould reported that he had attended a meeting of the Policy Committee.of the Edmonds 201 Facility Plan. The meeting had been conducted by Reid, Middleton & Associates, . Councilman Gould said some written information will'be prepared, probably by next.week. He said it appeared to be the sentiment of -the committee that probably the best plan woul.d be to utilize.the current Edmonds treatment p.lant facility and enlarge i.t, as opposed to building a new one in another area. Councilman Clement advised he would not.be present for the meeting,of.February 1 and February .15. Councilman Gellert advised he would be be present February.15. Councilman Anderson advised he would not be present.March 8. Councilman Herb said he planned to attend the Association of.Washington Cities convention from June 21 to 24 and suggested that, since others also may be attending., the Council meeting of June.21 be rescheduled to June 20. Counci.lman Carns said he also would be , MOTION: attending and that in the past this had been an outstanding learning experience. A MOTION WAS MADE BY COUNCILMAN HERB, SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN CARNS, TO RESCHEDULE THE JUNE 21. COUNCIL. MEETING TO JUNE.20. MOTION CARRIED, WITH COUNCILMAN GOULD ABSTAINING AS HE WILL BE AWAY THAT WEEK. • Mayor Harrison called attention to a memorandum from City Engineer Leif Larson regarding rewiring and remodeling of the church annex building. He said to go out for bid would take excessive time in order to draw specifications and advertise. He.asked the Council to declare thi.s an emergency and of urgency as it is necessary that the work be�accomp.lished in a short period.of time. City Attorney John Wallace advised that if the Council found this to be an emergency the work could go forward.without the bidding process, but the Council must find that an emergency exists. Councilman Gellert said he recognized the need for dispatch, but he hardly considered it to be a true emergency. Mayor Harrison said a MOTION: delay/ in the work would cause the restructure of the administration to occur without being able to make the actual physical changes. A MOTION WAS MADE BY COUNCILMAN CLEMENT, SECONDED BY. COUNCILMAN HERB, THAT THE CITY PROCEED WITH THE WORK AS PROPOSED IN THE ENGINEER'S.MEMORANDUM CONCERNING REWIRING AND REMODELING OF THE.CHURCH ANNEX BECAUSE THERE IS AN EMERGENCY INASMUCH AS THE EVALUATION OF THE RESTRUCTURED.ADMINISTRATION IS SCHEDULED FOR JULY 1 AND THAT EVALUATION WILL BE DIMINISHED IF THE REORGANIZATION HAS NOT BEEN IN EFFECT AS PLANNED FOR THE FULL PERIOD. Councilman Gellert said he would vote in favor of the motion, but his chief reason was the precipitous and.unexpected departure of the Director of Public Works which precipitated the restructure. THE MOTION THEN CARRIED. Mayor Harrison also called attention to a letter from the Emerald Hills Homeowners Association suggesting that.the private.streets of Emerald Hills be deeded to the City. City Engineer Leif Larson said their road system had been constructed to City standards, but 12th Avenue was the only street dedicated as a public street.' He said there had been some problems regarding police protection as it is not furnished on private roads. He recommended a condition survey be made before any action MOTION: is taken.. He said the street right-of-way would have to be dedicated to the City. A MOTION WAS MADE BY COUNCILMAN.CARNS TO PLACE THE EMERALD HILLS STREETS ITEM ON THE AGENDA FOR FEBRUARY 15, WITH A REPORT FROM THE CITY ENGINEER, AND TO INVITE INTERESTED PERSONS FROM THE EMERALD HILLS HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION TO THAT MEETING. ON SUGGESTION OF COUNCILMAN HERB, COUNCILMAN CARNS.AMENDED HIS MOTION TO INCLUDE REVIEW OF A CONDITION SURVEY TO BE MADE BY THE CITY ENGINEER. COUNCILMAN NORDQUIST SECONDED THE MOTION. The Police Chief and Fire Chief were asked if these streets .would cause any problems and both said they would not. MOTION CARRIED. 34 • Mayor.Harrison said the City Engineer had submitted a proposed Water and Sewer Rate Ordinance, and he asked the City Engineer to discuss it. Mr. Larson said this was based upon Council action of December 14, 1976. He said it was necessary to increase the water and sewer rates to cover maintenance, operation, and bonded indebtedness requirements. He said the "not connected" rates were not being increased. He recommended adoption of the ordinance in order.to give adequate revenue to the Water/Sewer Department for FY 77. Mayor Harrison said he had some reservations on this matter. He suggested that on page 2, Line 3, the words, "the Puget Sound and" be inserted after "mitigation of." He had several questions about the rates, the figures for which were not readily available. Councilman Gellert said he did not know whether.adequate hearings had been held on this matter and noted this item was not on the agenda so action should not be taken. MOTION: He said a well publicized and thorough hearing should be scheduled. A MOTION WAS THEN MADE BY COUNCILMAN GELLERT, SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN CARNS, TO SCHEDULE THE WATER AND SEWER RATE ORDINANCE FOR FEBRUARY 1. MOTION CARRIED. AUDIENCE PARTICIPATION (8:15 p.m.) Norma Bruns of 816 Walnut said she had an unsolicited recommendation to make. She said that after the Planning Commission meeting last week, when the zoning of the Edmonds Elementary School was discussed, it occurred to her that it is not only essential that the City and School District get together to discuss disposing of surplus land, but also that the City needed to reassess its space needs in conjunction with the Junior High School and Elementary School properties. She had prepared a written presentation which she distributed to the Council members. The presentation contained the request that the City Council establish a 13-member committee to review the Edmonds administrative, recreational, and cultural space needs and to determine how adequately those needs could. be satisfied by the use of the Junior High and Elementary schools. The suggestion for the committee was 3 members of the Library Board, the Librarian, 3 members of the Park Board, the Park Director, 3 members of the Arts Commission, the Planning Director, and l member of the City Council. Also included was a report from a 1974 study on anticipated space needs. She suggested allowing a 3-month period for the study. It was called to her attention • that there was no representative on her proposed committee from Public Works and that department occupies a large portion of the space. It was also questioned whether the Council could be objective in zoning the property it is considering using. Another suggestion was that such a large committee might be unwieldy and possibly a smaller one would be more effective. During a lengthy discussion it was suggested that the Capital Improvements Committee be reactivated and MOTION: this matter referred to them. A MOTION WAS MADE BY COUNCILMAN CARNS, SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN GELLERT, THAT THE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS COMMITTEE TAKE MRS. BRUNS' MEMORANDUM UNDER ADVISEMENT AND REPORT BACK TO THE COUNCIL ON FEBRUARY 8 ON THE SPACE NEEDS OF THE CITY. MOTION CARRIED, WITH COUNCILMEN CLEMENT AND HERB VOTING NO.' The Mayor appointed to the Capital Improvements Committee Councilmen Nordquist, Carns, and Gellert. Mayor Harrison said that in regard to the Elementary School he had received a letter from the Planning Commission requesting that he appoint a committee of interested citizens to meet with the School Board to explore possible alternatives to the zoning and sale of the Edmonds Elementary School site and report back to the City with their recommendations. He said he was inviting the following to serve: Chet Bennett, Ray Gould, Gordon Maxwell, Larry Naughten, JoAnne Nelson, Joe Wermus, and Vivian Smith. Councilman Gould reported on the Planning Commission hearing on the zoning of the Elementary School and said the chambers had been full that evening. He said the Planning Commission had maintained the Open Space zoning. He said Stuart Smith had represented the School District and said they wished the zoning to be RMH and RS-6. He said no testimony supported the outright sale of the property and the bulk of the people favored maintaining it in the use that is there now. Norma Bruns added that her impression was that the Planning Commission was proud of that zoning and was anxious to reaffirm it; that nothing changed their minds from their original decision to make it Open Space. HEARING ON P.C. RESOLUTION.539, RECOMMENDING APPROVAL OF PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO SEC.12.14.020(3)(e) OF ZONING ORDINANCE RELATING TO SCREENING DEVICES IN PARKING AREAS. FILE ZO-20-76 (8:55 p.m.) City Planner Joe Wallis said this proposed amendment to the Zoning Code was the result of a • request from the Building Official. He said the exhibit indicated the proposed changes, and he recommended approval. Building Official Harry Whitcutt said this had come up because of an interpretation in relation to sight screening between parking lots and residential construction. He said this would clarify the Code, and he recommended approval. The public hearing was opened, no one wished to speak, and the public hearing was closed. Councilman Gould questioned the wording on the first page of the proposed ordinance, the next to last line, where the wording "forty-five percent" was used. He thought "forty-five degrees" would be more appropriate. After MOTION: some discussion, A MOTION WAS MADE BY COUNCILMAN GELLERT, SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN NORDQUIST, THAT ORDINANCE 1892 BE ADOPTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH P.C. RESOLUTION 539, WITH THE NOTED WORDING "FORTY- FIVE.P.ERCENT" BEING CHANGED TO "FORTY-FIVE DEGREES." MOTION CARRIED. HEARING ON P.C. RESOLUTION 530, RECOMMENDING APPROVAL OF PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO ZONING ORDINANCE TO ALLOW TEMPORARY PARKING LOTS AND ESTABLISH TEMPORARY IMPROVEMENT REQUIREMENTS. FILE ZO-21-76 (9:06 p.m.) Mr. Wallis said this matter had come up because there was an application.for a temporary parking lot and temporary parking lots are not regulated by the Code. He said there were also some changes he would like to recommend to the proposed ordinance which had been distributed. He enumerated these and they were discussed. The public portion of the hearing was opened, no one MOTION: wished to speak, and the public portion was closed. A MOTION WAS MADE BY COUNCILMAN GELLERT, SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN ANDERSON, THAT THE PROPOSED ORDINANCE BASED ON P.C. RESOLUTION 540 BE AMENDED TO INDICATE THAT THE TABLE OF CONDITIONAL USES BE LIMITED TO BN, BC, CW, AND CG ZONES. MOTION: MOTION CARRIED. A FURTHER MOTION WAS MADE BY COUNCILMAN GELLERT, SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN ANDERSON, THAT THE PROPOSED ORDINANCE ALSO BE AMENDED TO INSERT THE WORD "PERMANENT" AS THE SECOND TO LAST WORD IN LINE 1 OF THE NEWLY CREATED SECTION 12.14.020 (H)(7), TO READ "THE MOTION: PERMANENT PARKING.. . ." MOTION CARRIED. COUNCILMAN GELLERT FURTHER MOVED, SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN NORDQUIST, THAT THE CITY ATTORNEY BE INSTRUCTED TO INCLUDE IN THE ORDINANCE LANGUAGE THAT PERMANENT IMPROVEMENTS IN ADJACENT RIGHTS -OF -WAY BE REQUIRED TO CITY STREET STANDARDS. MOTION CARRIED. • January 18, 1977 (Continued) 35 MOTION: A MOTION WAS MADE BY COUNCILMAN CLEMENT, SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN GOULD, THAT THE WORDING OF THE PROPOSED ORDINANCE BE SUCH THAT ONE, AND ONLY ONE, EXTENSION OF THE CONDITIONAL USE'PERMIT BE ALLOWED. MOTION CARRIED. A MOTION WAS MADE BY COUNCILMAN ANDERSON,:SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN NORDQUIST, THAT THE PROPOSED ORDINANCE WITH THE ABOVE AMENDMENTS BE SCHEDULED FOR THE AGENDA OF FEBRUARY 15. MOTION CARRIED. APPROVAL FINAL. PLAT - BIRCH ADDITION, DIVISION NO. 1 (9:20 p.m.) City Engineer Leif Larson said the developer had met the plat bond requirements for the improvements, and the plat was in conformance with the Planning, Engineering., and.Building Departments' requirements. He recommended approval. The public portion of the hearing was opened, no one wished to speak, and .MOTION: the public portion was closed. A MOTION WAS MADE BY*COUNCILMAN CARNS, SECONDED BY.COUNCILMAN NORDQUIST, TO APPROVE THE FINAL PLAT OF BIRCH ADDITION, DIVISION NO. 1. MOTION CARRIED. Councilman Gellert suggested that this was a routine matter and that in the future final platst'be placed on the Consent Agenda. There was no objection, and it was agreed such would be done in the future. -Tom Belt of 9808-215th S.W. said he had been waiting for final approval on this plat for seven.weeks, because of several reasons, and he wondered if something this routine could not be approved by a department, rather than the Council. City Attorney John Wallace advi.sed that State law requires that final plat approval on subdivisions be given by the City Council. Mr. Larson explained why this had taken so long to come before the Council, some of the data not having been received until December. PROPOSED 1977 SALARY ORDINANCE (9:26 p.m.) MOTION: The proposed 1977 Salary Ordinance had been distributed. A MOTION WAS MADE BY COUNCILMAN NORDQUIST, SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN CARNS, TO ADOPT ORDINANCE 1893, SETTING THE SALARIES FOR CITY EMPLOYEES AND OFFICERS EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1, 1.977. Councilman Gellert questioned the fact that three of.the salaries exceeded ranges for their respective classifications. He was advised this had been.'discussed in Executive Session. MOTION CARRIED. • PROPOSED ORDINANCE TO EXTEND 2-HOUR PARKING LIMIT ON 5TH AVENUE, SOUTH TO.WALNUT STREET (9:28 p.m.) City Engineer Leif Larson said this had been requested by the Edmonds Lumber Company as the business MOTION: activity south of Dayton Street has increased substantially. He recommended approval. A MOTION WAS MADE BY COUNCILMAN HERB, SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN CARNS, TO ADOPT ORDINANCE 1894, _EXTENDING THE TWO-HOUR PARKING LIMITATION ON 5TH AVENUE SOUTH, SOUTH TO WALNUT. MOTION CARRIED. AUTHORIZATION FOR MAYOR TO ENTER INTO AGREEMENT FOR FAM FUNDING (9:29 p.m.) City Engineer Leif Larson had prepared.a memorandum requesting authorization for the'Mayor to enter into an agreement with the State Highway Department for Federal Aid Urban- System -Fund Program MOTION: funding for.1977. A MOTION WAS MADE BY COUNCILMAN NORDQUIST, SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN GELLERT, TO AUTHORIZE THE MAYOR TO ENTER INTO AN AGREEMENT WITH THE STATE HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT FOR FAM FUNDING FOR 1977. MOTION CARRIED. There was no further business to come before the Council, and the meeting was adjourned at 9:30 p.m.. 414.,n� ydzr-2� — IRENE VARNEY MORAN, Pty Clerk . H. HARRISON, Mayor January 25, 1977 The regular meeting of the Edmonds City Council was called to order at 7:40 p.m. by Mayor Ha'rve Harrison, in the council.Chambers.of the Edmonds Civic Center. All present joined in the flag salute. PRESENT ABSENT STAFF PRESENT Harve Harrison, Mayor Tom Carns J. Herb Gilbo, M.A.A. Ray Gould Leif Larson, City Engineer I.Phil. Clement Joe Wallis, City Planner Max Gellert Rod Garretson, Park Planning & Rec. Dir. John Nordquist Irene Varney Moran, City Clerk Robert Anderson John Wallace, City Attorney Mike Herb Wayne Tanaka, City Attorney Jackie Parrett, Deputy City Clerk CONSENT AGENDA (7:41 p.m.) MOTION: Councilman Gellert requested that Item (D) be removed from the Consent Agenda. A MOTION WAS MADE BY COUNCILMAN ANDERSON, SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN NORDQUIST, TO APPROVE THE BALANCE OF THE CONSENT AGENDA. MOTION CARRIED. The balance of (A) Approval Minutes the Consent Agenda contained the following: January 18, 1977. of of (B) Acknowledgment of claim for damages from Ed Chambard.- (C) Adoption of Ordinance 1895 expanding Board of Adjustment from seven to,nine members. (E) Approval of final plats: Wind-N-View, Beheki, and,View Ridge No. 6. PROPOSED ORDINANCE RE ADMINISTRATION RESTRUCTURING (Item (D) on Consent Agenda) • Councilman Gellert felt that appointments to key positions such as Director of Public Works and