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19790123 City Council Minutes317 . January 16, 1979 continued which sometimes arrives too .late for any action to be taken. The Council werein.,�greem�nt.that they would like to have the AWC communicati.ons.mailed directly- to their homes, rather than to the. City offices, to reduce the time for delivery. There was some discussion regarding.the forms which must be filed in connection with lobbying by a public official. _Little lobbying by the.Council had been done in the past, and it did not appear that much was anticipated. Mayor Ha.rriosn..announced that there..was.a vacancy on the Board, 'of Adjustment, caused by the resigna- tion of Al Bailey. He asked that.the Council meet i.n hi,s office prior to next week's meeting, at 7:15 p.m., to interview Muryl Medina whom he was proposing to fill this vacancy. AUDIENCE Curt Thomson, -representing LaPierre Industries, made an oral petition to the Council to accept the contract rezone provisions on the site at.212th St., between 72nd and 76th Aves., as satisfaction of the requirements of the recently passed In -Lieu Park Fee Ordinance (Ord. 2024).. Mr. Thomson explained that close to $300,000 will be spent on.landscaping and recreational- improvements to the site and he said his clients only -recently became aware.of..the In -Lieu Park Fee and felt it unjust that they should have to pay that fee in addition to the improvements they were providing. He said they had' been unaware of the legislation being prepared to require this fee at the time they were proposing their development. Community -Development Director John LaTourelle responded that he personally had advised Mr. Walker of LaPierre Industries that they must make application for their building permit prior to passage of the ordinance or be subject to the in -lieu fee. After some further discussion, Councilman Carns advised Mr. Thomson that it was a Council policy not to take any action on matters which arose from the audience but to schedule them on a future agenda, thereby MOTION: allowing for Staff investigation and_i,nput. COUNCILMAN CARNS THEN MOVED, SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN GOULD, THAT,THE LaPIERRE INDUSTRIES.PET.ITION BE SCHEDULED FOR FEBRUARY 6, 1979, AND THAT THEIR PROPOSAL BE SUBMITTED TO THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT BY THE APPLICANT NOT LATER THAN JANUARY 25, • 1979. MOTION CARRIED. HEARING OF NEIGHBORS' VIEWS RE PARKING.ORDINANCE ON 3RD AVE. This matter was initiated by a complaint by M. F. Menne of 1.34 3rd.Ave. N. who objected to the parking restriction in front of.his home. The public portion of the hearing was opened but there was no one in the audience to speak.on this matter, so the public portion was closed. Public Works Director Leif Larson said the parking restriction (created by Ordinance 2021, passed September 5, 1978) had been explained to the complainant and it provided for a two-hour parking limit from 8:00.a.m to 6:00 p.m. except Sundays and holidays, so it is legal to!park',on the street from 4:00 p.m. until 10:00 a.m. everyday; with no restrictions on Sunda ys.or'holi`days:.."Further, Mr..-Larson.said there is an alley in back of this property. Mr. Larson recommended no change. The Council was in agreement and took no action. There was no further business to come before the Council, and.the meeting was adjourned at 8:45 p:m. IRENE VARNEY MORAN City Clerk HARVE H. HARRISON, Mayor January 23, 1979 • 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 :ABSENT 'STAF.F:P:RESENT Harve Harrison, Mayor Phil Clement Charles.D.ibble, M.A.A. Mike Herb Leif barsoh; PuUTic::Wbrks.;D;i�rector Katherine Allen John LaTourelle, Community Develop. Dir. John Nordquist Irene Varney Moran, City Clerk, Ray Gould Art Housler, Finance Director. Tom Carns Noel-i,e'.Charleson, Asst. City Planner Larry Naughten Fred Herzberg, City Engineer John Wallace,,City Attorney Jackie Parrett, Deputy City Clerk CONSENT AGENDA MOTION: COUNCILMAN NAUGHTEN MOVED, SECONDED. -BY COUNCILMAN NORDQUIST, TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA. MOTION CARRIED. The Consent Agenda included the following: (A) Roll call. (B) Approval of Minutes of January 16, 1979. (C) Acknowledgment of-recei.pt of.claim for damages from. Richard L. Mooney in the amount of. $3,000. (D) Acceptance of Quit C1ai.m..Deed in.conjunction_with short subdivision-(Staton). (File S-50-78) (E) Authorization for Mayor to sign Building Use Agreement for Puget Sound College of the • Bible. 318 January 23, 1979 - continued (F) Passage of Resolution 422, transferring funds from Contingency Fund to Capital Improvement Fund for rehabilitation of the Edmonds'Museum. COUNCIL Councilman Gould noted that the monthly municipal news bulletin had been renamed "Sound Views" which he felt was a.very appropriate name. He had an inquiry about a charge on recent utility bills stated as "Inclement Weather." Public Works Director Leif Larson explained that during the recent cold weather when many people had frozen pipes they hooked up to their neighbors' homes for•water and such neighbors were being billed this month only for minimum water usage. Councilman Naughten inquired as to what part:of the Senior Center was being reroofed. Public Works Director Leif Larson responded that the south building (the large concrete building) was the one to be reroofed. He said the original roof is 15-20 years old, and a topcoat was put on 4-5 years ago but the insulation has deteriorated and•there has been considerable patching. He said it was recommmended that the whole roof be replaced rather than continue to patch it. Councilman Nordquist noted that a letter had been received from Curtis P. Thomson, attorney for LaPierre Industries,•Inc., in which it was indicated that they would not proceed with their petition to be exempted from the in -lieu park fee on their development at 212th St. and 72nd Ave. COUNCILMAN NORDQUIST MOVED, SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN •GOULD, TO REMOVE THE 'LaPIERRE INDUSTRIES, INC., PETITION FROM THE FEBRUARY 6, 1979 AGENDA. MOTION CARRIED. MAYOR ' - Mayor Harrison said he had received an application for an A and C Liquor LIcenSe'(beer and wine on premises) for Carrows Hickory Chip Restaurant at 7929 Lake Ballinger Way. The Police Chief had • investigated the company and recommended approval. COUNCILMAN NORDQUIST MOVED, SECONDED BY.000NCIL- MAN GOULD, TO APPROVE THE APPLICATION BY `CARROWS HICKORY. CHIP RESTAURANT FOR A CLASS A AND C LIQUOR LICENSE. MOTION CARRIED. Mayor Harrison asked for confirmation of h'i s'. appoi ntment of Muryl Medina t•o the Board of Adjustment. The Council had interviewed Mrs. Medina prior to this evening's meeting. COUNCILMAN NORDQUIST MOVED, SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN NAUGHTEN, TO CONFIRM THE MAYOR'S APPOINTMENT OF MURYL MEDINA TO POSI- TION 3 ON THE BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT, TERM TO EXPIRE DECEMBER•31, 1980. MOTION CARRIED.,—, REPORT FROM PARK BOARD -RE 6TH AVE. BUILDING.(BOYS' CLUB The City Council had asked the Park Board to review a request to use up to $10,000 from in -lieu park funds for major repairs to the Boys'. Club building. The Board responded that such rehabilitation would have a low priority for the expenditure of in -,lieu park'fees. They'noted that (1) this project was not included in the Park Board's Six -Year Capital Improvement Program which is the basis for the in -lieu expenditures; (2) recent acquisition and planned development of the Edmonds Elementary, School would appear to fill the void for recreation opportunities for Edmonds' youth; and (3) the Boys' Club should strive to be self-supporting as are the other non -City sponsored youth associations in the Edmonds area. The Park Baord recommended that more appropriate means of funding the Boys' Club rehabilitation would be the Council Contingency Fund or a Boys' Club fund drive. M.A.A. Charles Dibble read the Park Board report for the benefit of those in the audience. He noted that there had been no Boys' Club representative at the Park Board meeting on this matter. Mr. Dibble said the membership at the end of 1978 was 501, including 477 boys and 24 girls. Further that attendance at the club averaged 55-60 daily in the winter and 75-80 in the summer. He said it is the only Boys' Club facility in South County and he questioned the proposition that this activity would be duplicated by the Edmonds Elementary School, noting that the demand for space will exceed the supply.and that one of the real values of this club is that it is used as a drop -in facility which could not be done at the Edmonds Elementary School as that will be fully scheduled. He said • there also is the problem that the building .will either have to be repaired or torn down. It is included in the 15-year lease for the playfields. M.A.A. Dibble felt the $10,000 expenditure by the City would be well worth the use which would be received from the facility. Public Works Director Leif Larson said an estimate of $17,500 had included the north.part of the building but the Boys' Club felt they could operate using that portion as it is because they don't use the shower facilities there. His recommendation was to approve the $10,000 to rehabilitate it for use as it has been used, but not to go the full $17,500 to include the north portion of the building. Mayor Harrison noted that the Boys' Club is trying to build a new building but it could not be done for about five years. The discussion was opened to the audience. Tom McCabe, President of the Edmonds Boys' Club, gave a presentation to explain the programs and their means of financial support. They receive funding from the United Way and supplement that with fund raising on their own. He said their goal is to provide continued service to the girls and boys of Edmonds, and their main Concern at this time was the roof. It leaks onto the recently refurbished gymnasium floor which causes damage to the floor and creates safety hazards to those using the gymnasium floor. Chuck Cain of 1060 6th Ave. S. said he supports the Boys' Club and he urged the Council to do whatever they could for the Boys' Club and assured the Council that it would be worthwhile. Chris Logan of 610 Glen said he had been active at the club for six years and he was concerned for the .younger people who use the club. Jack Nelson, a coach for the Boys' Club, said the Edmonds facility is by far one of the finest around and he felt it should not go to waste. He was concerned about the safety problem with water getting onto the gymnasium floor. A lady in the audience asked what the alternatives would be if the requested funds were not granted by the City.. Councilman Herb responded that the alternatives were also the biggest questions in his mind., especially in light of the acquisition of the Edmonds Elementary School, and although they want to promote the Boys' Club theywere going to have to decide what uses would be made of the Edmonds Elementary School and whether the Boys' Club should be participating in that. He noted that it would be months, however, before those determinations could be made. Dennis Brendle of 8128 200th commented on the sports programs at the Boys' Club, feeling that no other programs in the area compared with them --that they were unsurpassed. A Mr.lBerry who 319 January 23, 1979 - continued is a football coach at the Boys'.Club said he liked the Boys.' Club's being right with the ballfields and he also liked the proximity.to the fire station for -first aid. He said parents know where their children are and that they will be supervised, and he felt. the..Elementary School will be too small to provide what is being done at the Boys'.C1ub. He did not think it was feasible to spread out the activities over a large area. The discussion was then brought to a close as it had gone to justi- fying the Boys' Club rather -than the issue of providing funds for the rehabilitation of the building. MOTION: COUNCILMAN NORDQUIST MOVED, SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN NAUGHTEN, TO INSTRUCT THE CITY ATTORNEY TO Amended PREPARE A RESOLUTION PROVIDING FOR.THE REPAIR OF THE BOYS'.CLUB.BUILDING ON 6TH AVE., WITH FUNDING BEING $5,000 FROM THE COUNCIL CONTINGENCY FUND AND $5,000-FROM..THE IN -LIEU PARK FUND. Councilwoman Allen was concerned that this would not be accommodating all of the ,youth of the City, being a Boys' Club, and felt it should be a youth center instead. Further., she noted that it was supported by the United.Way and very few United Way supported agencies ask the City for help. She also asked about maintenance on the building and M.A.A. Dibble responded that the Boys' Club lease with the City had run out and his recommendation was that the rehabilitation of the building be contingent upon negotiation of the lease, with.the-Boys' Club paying all utilities and maintaining and keeping the premises in good repair, with the City responsible for structural and roof repairs and insurance. City Attorney John Wallace said the.maintenance obligation of the.building is on the City and they would have to get approval from the School District for this proposal, but he saw no problem. Councilman Gould felt the City must subsidize the youth, and he said he hoped that someday the City would own the playfields and the Boys' Club facility which together with the Elementary School would offer the citizens a fine recreation complex. He said Mr. McCabe's presentation had answered a lot of the questions in his mind. He did not feel, however., that the funds for this rehabilitation should come from the in -lieu park fund -which currently.was very small and which he felt should be kept for projects determined by the Park Board. COUNCILMAN GOULD THEN MOVED, SECONDED BY.000NCILMAN Amendment NAUGHTEN, TO AMEND THE MAIN MOTION TO STATE THAT THE ENTIRE $10,000 WOULD COME FROM THE COUNCIL • CONTINGENCY FUND. After further discussion, THE MOTION TO.AMEND CARRIED, WITH COUNCILWOMAN ALLEN VOTING NO. THE MAIN MOTION, AS AMENDED, THEN CARRIED, WITH COUNCILWOMAN ALLEN VOTING NO. REPORT:FROM ENGINEER ON INTERIM.ALTERNATIVES FOR INTERSECTION AT PUGET DR. AND OLYMPIC VIEW DR. City Engineer Fred Herzberg said'an-application had been.submitted.ta the 'Ashington State Department of Transportation for a signal permit as discussed at the.November 28, 1978 Council meeting. The Puget Sound Council of Governments had approved the light as an element of the 1979.Transportation. Program on January 16, 1979, and approval was expected_from the Department of Transportation b February 1. Mr. Herzberg anticipated completion of the design by mid -March, with beginning ofy construction by May and final installation by the end of summer. He felt there was no interim solution involving changes to the present signal which would satisfy the pedestrian and vehicle safety and movement problems, and.because the matter of the new signal was progressing well he recommended that no alternatives be undertaken. He reviewed the functions'of the proposed signal. Bill Gouge of 848 Puget Way -said he had been under the impression that there would be an 'interim stop in all directions. Public Works Director'Leif Larson said they had been asked for alternatives because it was thought a new signal could not be in operation until 1980 but since it will be installed in 1,979 he did not feel alternatives were necessary. Mayor Harrison expressed concern for young children who push the activating button and rely on it and run across the street. He felt it was safer to bring the cars to a stop so people could cross...'' It was noted -that -this is 'a State MOTION: Highway and they will not allow:all the cars to be stopped. COUNCILMAN HERB MOVED, SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN CARNS, TO ACCEPT THE CITY ENGINEER'S REPORT REGARDING THE INTERSECTION OF PUGET DR. AND OLYPIC VIEW DR. MOTION CARRIED. REPORT FROM STAFF ON DESIGN STANDARDS FOR MULTIPLE RESIDENTIAL.BUILDINGS Assistant City Planner Noelle Charleson said the Staff had concentrated on the compatibility problem that surfaces when an RM building is proposed immediately adjacent to an RS zone, as such is not specifically addressed in Section 12.20 of the Zoning Code (Architectural Design Board section). The Staff proposed certain compatibility policies governing these situations, and those were furnished to the Council. When the Staff's proposal went before the Planning Commission some changes were made by the Commission. The Staff felt it was a good policy to locate tall buildings on the crest or ridge of a hill or in valleys where height would not.be so noticeable, but the Planning Commission objected to the use of the word "tall" because it was not defined and could be interpreted to mean a 50-story building. Ms. Charleson said the policy presented by the Staff merely indicates that the City has determined that certain areas are more appropriate than others for tall RM buildings. The Planning Commission also felt that the second item under Compatibility Policies was too restrictive. It was proposed in response to some problems that arose recently over the construction of RM buildings adjacent to RS zones and attempted to create more compatible development in such situations. The Staff felt it would help the ADB in.review of future RM projects and would help developers when they are trying to dete rmine,what type of RM development next to an RS zone will be acceptable to the City. Ms. Charleson noted that when.RM buildings are proposed next to RS buildings the height usually is the biggest problem. In the third item under Compatibility Policies the Planning Commission did not like the terminology "design idiom" and they changed the wording somewhat. The Staff felt the intent was thereby changed. In discussion of the proposal and the changes made by the Planning Commission, Community Development Director John LaTourelle commented that the word "tall" was meant to be loose. Councilman Gould said he thought he understood.what the word "tall" means and he thought the Staff's proposal had the language to indicate what he wanted the buildings in the City .MOTION: to look like, and the slide presentation further illustrated that. COUNCILMAN CARNS MOVED, SECONDED BY COUNCILWOMAN ALLEN, TO INSTRUCT THE CITY ATTORNEY TO DRAFT AN ORDINANCE CHANGING THE COMPREHENSIVE POLICY PLAN AS SUBMITTED IN THE STAFF PROPOSAL, AND OVERRULING P.C. RESOLUTION 611. Roger Hertrich of 1020 Puget Dr. asked to speak. He said the word "story" was removed from the building code requirements because it was ambiguous, and since that time there have been a lot of 3-story and what appear to be 4-story buildings constructed. He felt the word "story" should be used in all the code requirements. Councilman Herb felt this proposal was a.backdoor way of rezoning those areas adjacent to residential zones. THE MOTION THEN PASSED, WITH COUNCILMAN HERB VOTING NO. 32.0, January 23, 1979 - continued MOTION: RECOMMENDATION TO PURCHASE COMPUTER SYSTEM CURRENTLY LEASED Finance.Director Art Housler provided a schedule of the proposed funding to purchase the computer systme currently being leased by the City.. He discussed his reasons for recommending this purchase and estimated savings of $50,300 over.the next three years, at the end of which time it may be advisable to sell.the system, and he expecteda resale value at such time of approximatly $12,000 - $14,000. He felt some streamlining was necessary in-house and that it would take 1 1/2 - 2 years to do that. He noted that during the next 2-3 years there will be a lot of changes in computer tech- nology and at -the end of that time the City .should be able to reassess its needs and possibly go to another system. There was a lengthy discussion as to the merits of -this suggestion. The purchase price would be $44,269, including sales tax. He did not feel the City was ready to go to a more advanced system at this time, noting that there have been continued conversions and some of the methodology now being used is from the older systems and not compatible with the current system. It is this type of thing that must be worked out of the system. Councilwoman Allen felt more informa- tion was necessary and that the newer technology should be examined. David Maloney, in the audience, of 18906 92nd W., felt consideration should be given to purchase or lease another system, possibly finding something better at a lower price. He noted the assumption that there will be a market for this system in two or three years and he did not think that was necessarily so. He felt the matter should be given more study. Councilman Carns noted that Mr. Housler and Mr. Dibble had been studying this for a number of months and this was their recommendation.after thorough study. COUNCILMAN CARNS THEN MOVED,,SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN.GOULD, TO AUTHORIZE THE.PURCHASE.OF THE COMPUTER SYSTEM CURRENTLY BEING LEASED BY THE CITY, AT A PURCHASE PRICE OF $44,269 INCLUDING SALES TAX, AND THAT THE PROPER PROCEDURES BE IMPLEMENTED TO ACCOMPLISH THE PURCHASE. MOTION CARRIED, WITH COUNCILWOMAN ALLEN VOTING NO. There was no further business to come before the Council, and the meeting was adjourned at 9:30 p.m. • IRENE VARNEY MORAN, C' y Clerk HARVE H..HARRISON, Mayor January 30, 1979 - Work Meeting 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 STAFF PRESENT Harve Harrison, Mayor Charles Dibble, M.A.A. Mike Herb Leif Larson, Public Works Director Katherine Allen John LaTourelle, Community Development Director John Nordquist Irene Varney Moran, City Clerk Ray Gould Lila Crosby, Administrative Services Director Tom Carns Marlo Foster, Police Chief Larry Naughten Fred Herzberg, City Engineer Phil Clement Jim Jessel, Parks & Recreation Manager John Wallace, City Attorney Jackie Parrett, Deputy City Clerk Is CONSENT AGENDA Item (C) was removed from the Consent Agenda. COUNCILMAN CARNS MOVED, SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN GOULD, TO APPROVE THE BALANCE OF THE CONSENT AGENDA. MOTION CARRIED. The balance of the Consent Agenda included the following: (A) Roll call. (B) Approval of Minutes of January 23, 1979. (D) Acceptance of Quit Claim Deed in conjunction with short subdivision - Holt (File S-53-78). (E) Approval of increase in reimbursement rate for use of personal vehicle to 17¢ per mile. (F) Authorization to concur in participation modifications to agreement for Lake Ballinger rehabilitation. REPORT ON BIDS OPENED JANUARY 19, 1979 FOR SENIOR CENTER REROOFING [Item C on Consent Agenda Public Works Director Leif Larson had recommended rejecting all bids and reworking the specifica- tions to reduce cost, as two bidders exceeded the estimate by 50% and the low bidder did not bid on the specified work and did not include removing the existing decaying roofing material. He was asked how the -specifications could be reworked, and he responded that they will be for a hot roof instead of a cold roof. This was briefly discussed, after which COUNCILMAN CARNS MOVED, SECONDED BY COUNCILWOMAN ALLEN, TO APPROVE ITEM (C) ON THE CONSENT AGENDA, REJECTING ALL BIDS FOR THE SENIOR CENTER REROOFING. MOTION CARRIED.