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19790403 City Council Minutes34 March 27, 1979 - continued Councilman Clement commended the Staff for finding such areas as the Public Works parking lot for parking and said he felt the public should be alerted to the fact that such is available. The Public Works Department will report on this.matter on a continuing basis. There was no further business to come before the Council, and the meeting was adjourned at 11:00 P.M. e IRENE'VARNEY=MORAN, C' y Clerk HARVE H. HARRISON, Mayor Apri 1 • 3,. 1979 The regular meeting of the Edmonds City Council was called to order at 7:30 p.m. by Mayor Harve Harrison in the Council Chambers of the Edmonds Civic Center. All present joined in the flag salute. PRESENT ABSENT STAFF PRESENT V Harve Harrison, Mayor Phil Clement Charles Dibble, M.A.A. Mike Herb Leif Larson, Public Works Director Katherine Allen John LaTourel1e, Community Devel. Dir. John Nordquist Irene Varney Moran,- City Clerk Ray Gould Jim Adams, Assistant City Engineer Tom Carns Jim Jessel, Parks & Recreation Manager Larry Naughten Gary McComas, Fire Marshal Mary Lou Block, Asst. City Planner John Wallace, City•Attorney Wayne Tanaka, City Attorney Jackie Parrett, Deputy City Clerk CONSENT AGENDA MOTION: COUNCILMAN CARNS 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 March 27, 1979. (C) Acceptance of rehabilitation and preservation of Edmonds Carnegie Library and establish 30-day lien period. (D) Authorization for Mayor to sign Right of First Refusal for Joint Port/City Parking Lot. (E) Passage of Resolution-431, allowing issuance of Building Permits for alterations to .existing dwelling units in Meadowdale moratorium -area. COUNCIL • Councilwoman Allen reported that she had attended a data processing workshop and had some ideas on costs and different proposals which she would like to discuss at a later date. Councilman Gould reported that the retreat agenda should be available next week. Councilman Naughten said he had read a newspaper editorial saying there -were no trash containers on the new fishing pier and -no control of. animals.. Parks & Recreation Manager Jim Jessel responded that the City -Attorney had been requested to consider the drafting of an ordinance restricting animals and wheeled vehicles from -the fishing pier. He.said temporary trash receptacles had been placed on the pier until the permanent ones are furnished.by the contractor. Councilman Nordquist noted that a petition had been received protesting the Meadowmere development 'COUNCILMAN•NORDQUIST MOTION: in Lynnwood. MOVED, SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN CARNS, THAT THE PETITION PROTESTING THE MEADOWMERE.DEVELOPMENT BE REFERRED TO THE STAFF FOR INVESTIGATION AND RECOMMENDATION, AND THAT THE STAFF REPORT TO THE COUNCIL ON THIS MATTER AT THE APRIL 17, 1979 MEETING. MOTION CARRIED. MAYOR Mayor Harrison referred to a memorandum from the Public Works Director regarding the Strickland property. He said the Stricklands had requested that the City install the side sewer from their home to the main line in exchange for an easement they granted over their property for a lift.station.and gravity line. Mayor Harrison commented that the City has been servicing that lift'station.by traveling over their property to get to it. He felt the City had an obligation to compensate the Stricklands for the use of that site for the lift station as wel•1 as some compensation for the easement for the line. He recommended the City provide the sewer connection MOTION: but not the maintenance of the side sewer. COUNCILMAN CARNS MOVED., SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN i • April 3, 1979 GOULD, THAT THE SANITARY SEWER SERVICE TO THE STRICKLAND PROPERTY BE CONSIDERED AT THE APRIL 24, 1079 COUNCIL MEETING. MOTION CARRIED. HEARING ON R.C. RESOLUTION 615 RECOMMENDING CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT FOR CHURCH AND GYMNASIUM AT 7TH AVE. N. AND ALOHA.ST. File CU-2-79 Councilman Herb stated that he attends the Holy Rosary Church, and he had been present at the last Planning Commission hearing on this because he was..the Ex Officio Council member for that meeting. He had given testimony at that meeting but had prefaced it with the statement that he would not vote or participate in the hearing on this matter. Councilman Herb then left the rostrum. Assistant City Planner Mary Lou Block said the reason this application for a Conditional Use Permit had gone to the Planning Commission and.now to the Council was that it was for an institutional use. She said there were three criteria the Council must address in addition .to other relevant factors: (1) Whether the proposed use will be in harmony with adjoining land uses;.(2) Whether screening will be provided to insure the privacy of adjoining property owners; and (3) Whether provisions are made to insure safe pedestrian and vehicular access to and from the site. She showed slides of the site, noting that all residential uses surround the property —At the present time there is a convent, a rectory, and a school building on the site, and the proposed use generally exists on a smaller scale. Ms. Block said the Community Development Department had never received any complaints about the existing school or its activities. The plans will have to go to the ADB for approval. Access will be through the applicant's property.only. The proposal had two lengthy hearings at the Planning Commission (on January 24, 1979 and March 149 .1979) and minutes of those meetings had been provided to the Council. Ms. Block said the Planning Staff recommended approval of the proposal for the following reasons: (1) The proposal is an extension,of an existing use on the property which has existed for many years and has not generated complaints from -neighboring property owners; (2) The movement of the congregation from the present .church at 7th.and Daley should reduce the on -street parking i-n the area with the increased off- street parking facilities which will be provided on this site; (3) The proposed use'is surrounded • on three sides.by existing streets or City right-of-way and screening should be readily possible; '(4) The applicant is proposing good pedestrian and,interior traffic circulation; and (5) A finding was made.of no substantial adverse environmental impact if the project is developed as proposed and as conditioned .by the City. The Staff's recommendation for approval was conditioned upon requirements that the applicant: (1) Provide a sidewalk along 7th Ave. N.. in accordance with Engineering requirements; (2) Officially waive the.right to protest to an LID proposal for the improvement of 8th Ave. N., if such a proposal ever is made; and (3) Provide 6' tall screening to the east and south along the parking area and the building facades, subject to ADB approval. Ms. Block reviewed the Planning Commission hearings.on this matter, noting that an extensive traffic study was conducted by Straam Engineers, Inc. The proposal had been approved by the Planning Commission, with two stipulations -- that a 45' greenbelt be maintained between the south property line and the parking lot, and that lighting in the parking lot be controlled to go on one-half hour after sunset and go off no'later than one-half hour after termination of activities at the site.except for a security light. Ms. Block was questioned about the sidewalk along 7th*Ave. N. which the Staff was requiring and she demonstrated on a map the location of that sidewalk which would.not be all on one side of the street. Regarding the water drainage/retention, Assistant City Engineer.Jim Adams said a drainage plan had not yet been received but they could meet the drainage ordinance requirements with either an underground facility or a surface facility. He pointed out that they would only have to assure that there would be no increase in runoff after the development over that which existed before the development. The public portion of the hearing was opened. A!;Bumgardner, senior partner in.the Bumgardner Partnership,.'architects for the.development, introduced Alan Grainer, project architect; Ken.Cottingham, traffic engineer from Straam Engineers, Inc.; and Harold Hopper, Chairman of the Long -Range Planning Committee for. the Holy Rosary Church; each of whom made presentations. Mr. Bumgardner said they had made every effort to comply with all of the recommendations from the Planning.Staff and the Planning Commission. Alan Grainger gave a slide presentation, describing the proposal and the implementation of the changes made as a result of the Planning Commission hearings. He said they plan to use a surface water retention system. An area will be provided to hold back the water so it is controlled and allowed to flow off the property at . a controlled rate which the existing facilities can accept... Public Works Director Leif Larson said that is an acceptable manner of retention. He commented that underground retention is more difficult `tomaintain and that the described ponding method is more economical and -does -the job. Ken Cottingham said he had conducted a traffic study on March 4,.1979. 1His study had to be limited to the one day because of the time limitation imposed. He discussed.the results of the study which he had discussed in more detail. with the Planning Commission and a written report.had'been furnished the Planning Commission. He noted that with the proposal no parking would be:required on the street, although some people would park there by preference. He said the'present-lighting creates considerable glare and he recommended it be removedand be replaced with 18' mounts with flat plane glass and sharp cutoff -fixture. He noted that along the east border there are some existing yard type lights which he recommended be removed. He said the greatest traffic problem'had been in the loading and unloading in front of the church so by having the church on the site and off the street the safety -would be " increased. Harold Hopper said the Holy Rosary Church has 1,150 Edmonds families as members. He said they -need more capacity, that -at times some people have to leave because fire codes prevent them from.staying. He said their current gymnasium.is not.of..regulation size, and they need one of regulation size even for elementary schoolchildren. Don Schroeder of 528 8th Ave. N. urged denial of the application... He felt they.were.asking to put too much.on the site and that the neighborhood would be very much adversely impacted. He felt the traffic study.was inadequate and compared it to a study he had.made with more adverse results. He spoke to the problems of the parking lot and the lighting, reiterating much --of what he had discussed at the. Planning Commission hearings. He questioned the -statement that no complaints had been.made with regard to the existing use, saying.they would. have been made to the police and the church, not'to the Planning Department. He asked for an Environmental Impact Statement,'saying the whole project was not in harmony with the neighborhood, and he suggested that if a gymnasium were needed it should be built on the church property next to the City playfield which is zoned RMH. He showed slides to demonstrate the.current drainage problems and the effect of the parking lot. Forrest Walls of 831.Daley also spoke in opposition, disagreeing with the.Planning Department's view that that there.would be no significant adverse impact.on the neighborhood streets. He felt the existing church building would undoubtedly be sold to another church, further impacting 348 April 3, 1979 - continued • MOTION: the street traffic. He also felt that additional access would be needed on 8th Ave., impacting that street. His home looks onto the parking lot and the proposed buildings which he felt would be out of scale with the neighborhood. He felt the lighting would impact the adjacent properties and that the number of cars would increase the air pollution. He said this was not just a little church, but was a large church with_a large gymnasium, a large school, and a large .parking lot. He felt many shopping centers were smaller than this and had less impact, and he did not see how the Council could find this proposal in harmony with the neighborhood. Charles Ehlert, an attorney with the firm.of Smith, Brucker, Winn & Ehlert, 1411 4th Ave., Seattle, was representing the Walls, Schroeder, and Glenwood families, and also spoke in opposition to the proposal, submitting a letter outlining the opposition on the basis that the Edmonds Zoning Code requirements were not being met and that an Environmental Impact Statement should be required: He said residential uses are primary in RS zones and secondary uses are permitted only if they will not jeopardize the residential character of.the neighborhood. Community Development Director John LaTourelle responded to this statement.later, advising that public and institutional uses are primary uses in the RS zones, and he read from the Zoning Code the section stating that. City Attorney John Wallace spoke to the suggestion that an EIS should be -required, saying the Council had designated the Community Development Director or his designee to make a review. He said a determination must be made as to whether or not, with all the self-imposed standards, that project will have a substantial adverse impact on the environment. He said the guidelines were in the Environmental Checklist as adopted by the Washington Administrative Code, which is used by the Community Development Department in their review.. The test in reviewing their decision.as to whether or not SEPA has been properly implemented is what is called a clearly erroneous test from all of the facts available and if the review court can reach no other conclusion but that an EIS is required then it is, but if there is a legitimate tossup as to whether or not it should be required the administrative decision will be accorded in favor of not requiring the EIS. Mr. Wallace advised the Council that if -they disagreed with the Staff recommendation they could require further environmental review or a complete EIS. Mr. Ehlert responded that he believed the case law had set the burden of proof on the City. Dick*Van Hollebeke of 580 Hemlock said he had been involved in much of the discussion. and planning • for this proposal and he spoke in favor'of it. He said nearly all.of the activities which will take place there currently take place on the site with the exception of the Mass schedule. He said there had been a question as to why the gymnasium was not upgraded instead of building a new one, and that was the first thing they had asked themselves, but the present gymnasium is not in compliance with the legal standards for the CYO League in which the children participate. He said it primarily will be used for practice purposes and for a brief basketball season in.which the grade school children . participate. He said anew impact will not be created. He said they would not be drawing from a larger geographic area because of the increase incapacity, because parish boundaries are already drawn. He said the street trees on 7th and on Aloha will be Norway Maple and the species proposed is normally used for street trees as the lower branches do not obstruct vision but present an openwork pattern and the upper branches have the .foliage and provide the screening. He felt the use of a church.in a neighborhood was totally proper. Robert Glenwood of 759 Daley was opposed to the proposal. He said his main concern, outside of the -extensiveness of the development, was that there were too many subjective matters and there was no recourse. He felt the requirements the Planning Commission had made were a weak compromise: Robert Carter of 808 Daley spoke in favor of the project. He said he had lived on Daley St. longer than anyone and some of the statements made this evening regarding drainage were not correct. He said there had been a bog in the 8th Ave. area years ago which the City, had filled to control the drainage so the church development had not created the drainage problem. Further, that over the years many children had gone down his driveway going to the junior high and elementary schools and there was a lot more trouble from the junior high school than from this -grade school. He said these children are well behaved and out ofthe traffic and cause no problems. The public portion of the hearing was then closed. Mr. LaTourelle was asked about the impact of the lighting. He responded that when they file a declaration of nonsignificant.adverse impact that does not mean they ,feel. there will not be any adverse impact, but in this case they feel the impacts--includingglare--will be moderate. He said the designers had gone to extensive lengths to -mitigate the problem. He felt very strongly that a formal EIS at this time would not bring forth any more useful information than they had before them. • He felt there had been excellent testimony from both sides and an excellent traffic analysis. He said if the present church were sold to another church that church also would be subject to approval of a Conditional Use Permit. COUNCILMAN CARNS MOVED TO APPROVE THE CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT FOR A CHURCH AND GYMNASIUM AT 7TH AVE. N. AND ALOHA ST., PURSUANT TO P.C. RESOLUTION 615, BASED ON THE FOLLOWING: THAT THE PROPOSED USE WAS IN HARMONY WITH THE.ADJOINING LAND USES; THAT SCREENING WILL BE PROVIDED TO INSURE THE PRIVACY OF ADJOINING PROPERTY OWNERS; THAT PROVISIONS WERE MADE TO INSURE SAFE PEDESTRIAN AND.VEHI.CULAR ACCESS TO.AND FROM THE SITE. FURTHER,.THAT THE CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT WILL BE GRANTED SUBJECT TO THE APPROVAL BY THE APPLICANT OF THE FOLLOWING CONDITIONS: THAT A SIDEWALK WILL BE PROVIDED BY THE APPLICANT ALONG 7TH AVE. N. IN ACCORDANCE.WITH ENGINEERING REQUIREMENTS; THAT THE APPLICANT WILL OFFICIALLY WAIVE THE RIGHT TO PROTEST TO AN LID -PROPOSAL FOR THE IMPROVEMENT OF 8TH AVE. N., IF SUCH A PROPOSAL EVER IS MADE; AND THAT THE APPLICANT WILL PROVIDE 6' TALL SCREENING TO THE EAST AND SOUTH ALONG THE PARKING AREA AND THE BUILDING FACADES, SUBJECT TO ADB APPROVAL. COUNCILMAN ALLEN SECONDED THE MOTION, SAYING THIS IS AN EXTENSION OF. AN EXISTING USE ON THE PROPERTY WHICH HAS EXISTED FOR MANY YEARS. Councilman.Carns..then spoke in favor of his motion, saying he felt the value of the surrounding property would probably increase because one of the selling points for homes is to.be near a church, especially a. Catholic church which provides many facilities others do not have. Henoted that this.is the onll/ elementary school -in downtown Edmonds and is a needed use. He felt a better gymnasium would be advantageous to the -community. He said people often say they are in favor of facilities for the children, but now people have said put them somewhere else: With regard to traffic safety,.he..felt that putting the cars in a parking lot off of the City streets was advantageous.to.the community. He felt this proposal would cause no significant adverse environmental impacts. Councilman Nordquist asked if 10' would have to be dedicated to the City on 8th Ave. and Public Works Director Leif Larson responded that the former 60' right-of-way requirement had.been changed to 50' so that would not be required. Councilman Gould spoke in favor of the motion. He felt the pedestrian and vehicular traffic had been adequately spoken to and that screening, would be provided that would take care of privacy for adjoining property owners; also, that the proposed use would be in harmony with adjoining land uses and that the proposal was consistent with the Comprehensive Plan which calls for community facilities, and he considered this to be a community facility. He said he and Councilwoman Allen have been involved in the Juvenile Code and r� U 3491 April 3, 1979 - Continued r� U 1 E they really see a need for this kind of facility...,.He.was convinced that this was a part of what Edmonds needs to be, and that this was a facility that was needed. Mayor Harrison said he understood the people's concerns who were objecting to the large parking lot.immediately adjoining their properties ,and he asked if it might not be acceptable to the church to add some trees in that parking area, which might eliminate 10 parking stalls but would soften the effect. Mr. Bumgardner responded that they were trying to provide a clear play space. City Attorney John Wallace then advised that a .,motion was on the floor and public input was not allowable.unless the public hearing were reopened. Mr. LaTourelle said this project had yet to go to the ADB and and.the Mayor's suggestion would be considered at that time. THE MOTION THEN CARRIED. Councilman Herb returned to the rostrum, and a short recess was announced. REPORT.ON.IRISH.ACRES SETBACK PROBLEM John Owen of 18508 90th Ave. W. said he had met with Mr. King of Irish Acres and Mr. King agreed to move the problem house to a 19' setback. Mr. Owen thanked the. Council for their help in this matter. MOTION: COUNCILMAN NAUGHTEN MOVED, SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN GOULD, THAT MR. KING BE SENT A LETTER TO ,THANK HIM FOR HIS COOPERATION. MOTION CARRIED. RECOMMENDATION ON SELECTION OF ARCHITECT FOR EDMONDS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Community Development Director John LaTourelle submitted a report regarding the Edmonds Elementary Building:Committee's March 21, 1979 meeting, at which time they reviewed four consulting firms for. this project. All were interviewed and the Committee recommended the firm of Arai/Jackson to be the design consultant. They have had many community center projects, as well as a rehabilitation of the. 100,-000 sq.. ft..Bush Hotel into a community center. Councilman Carns noted that the Committee MOTION:. members ,were almost unanimous in.this selection. COUNCILMAN CARNS MOVED, SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN NORDQUIST,.TO ACCEPT THE REPORT AND THAT THE FIRM OF ARAI/JACKSON BE SELECTED AS THE DESIGN CONSULTANT ;FOR THE EDMONDS .ELEMENTARY SCHOOL REHABILITATION. Councilman Gould commented that this would be an outstanding architectural firm to work on this and he heartily concurred in the recommendation. THE MOTION CARRIED. MOTION: REPORT FROM.F.IRE CHIEF ON VOLATI.LE.CHEMICALS USED .BY BUSINESSES IN DOWNTOWN EDMONDS A detailed -report was submitted by.Fire Chief Jack Cooper. Fire Marshal Gary McComas was present to discuss.this.item. He said the.Fire Department is aware of the hazardous materials being used and he noted that they are stored in small amounts. He said they have recommendations to improve the storage and handling and that the. Fire Department has been trained in dealing with fires that might occur at the locations of these materials. Councilman Gould inquired whether the businesses using these materials.were handling them in compliance with the regulations of WISHA AND OSHA. Mr. McComas .responded that.the businesses were: in existence prior to the establishment of those standards and to make them comply would be to put them out of business, and thi.s was recognized by the Federal government. He said his department had worked with them to.reduce the level of danger and although they are-not.in:full compliance they have a program of compliance. Councilman Carns, who had brought this matter,up.for discussion, felt that 20 gallons at one location and 40 gallons at another was not a small quantity of methyl ethyl keytone peroxide. He said the National Fire Protection Association states.that.storage of this material should be in cool, ventilated, detached, noncombustible buildings with noncombustible floors and that large quantities should be protected by sprinkler systems, and the firefighter he had discussed this with said if they were to allow such storage in his city it would have to.be underground and no more than one gallon pumped.up at a time. Councilwoman Allen said she had discussed this with some chemists and engineers andthey felt the storage was more than adequate... She agreed that the material was dangerous but said the Fire Department is aware of its existence and if the alternative-,wasto ask the users to leave the City -and go somewhere in they, middle of nowhere, that was not practical. Mayor Harrison asked -'whether the Fire Rating Bureau had given the City any deficiencies for these buildings, and Mr. McComas said he did not believe so but he cou.ld,not say for sure. He was asked: his recommendation.and he said he tries to provide a good level of .protection and yet not put people.out of business. He felt they `had made progress with these businesses and although they are hazardous there are many.other hazards equal to this kind of problem. He said it is his job to make,a good professional effort to make them as safe as possible. He said..the material at Marvel Marble is being stored in an approved manner and although the House of Marble is.not in total compliance.they are working towards it, and his department is working with them to increase safety. Councilman:Gould.commented that the reason he asked if WISHA and OSHA were being complied with was because he felt when it came to the concerns of things that can explode he felt other sources of information were needed. Councilman Carns said he did not wish to move anyone out of town, but he felt the situation should be made as less dangerous as possible. Councilman Nordqui:s.t asked how an emergency would.be handled when firefighters from other cities would be involved -in an emergency, and Mr. McComas.said the senior firefighter from the City with the emergency would beiin charge and direct the firefighting. He said they have ongoing training that emphasizes this kind.of problem. Councilman Naughten.said the problem had been brought to the Fire Department's attention and a full report had been provided, but he would:.like to see a report at a future date to see how.the House of Marble is.improv.ing.its storage. COUNCILMAN NAUGHTEN MOVED, SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN NORDQUIST,.THAT THE FIRE DEPARTMENT.PROVIDE A REPORT ON JUNE 26, 1979 REGARDING THE IMPROVEMENT OF STORAGE.OF.DANGEROUS MATERIALS BY THE.HOUSE.OF MARBLE. MOTION CARRIED. DISCUSSION....ON.STATE RIGHT-OF-WAY-INFORMATION.AND DESIGN FOR,.196TH.ST. S.W. Public Works Director Leif Larson said the Council had requested that 196th St. be staked to show the 50' right-of-way if all the right-of-way were taken from the north, if all were taken from the south, and if 5' were taken from.each side. He noted that on Caspers St. between 3rd and 7th a number of improvements extended into the right-of-way such as fences, trees, etc. He said the minimum acquisition would be at the intersection of 7th and Ca-spers at the southeast corner and there is a 15' deficiency. The Council had approved a 50.' right-of-way from llth to 9th with a 36' roadway curb to curb, one holding lane and two moving lanes,.with a sidewalk on the north and west sides. The Council had examined the.staking prior to this -evening's meeting. Councilman Naughten felt it would be the most equitable if -the 10' right-of-way from 11th to 9th were taken 5' from each side, rather than all from one side. Councilman�Carns said he had made the motion and it had been LJ 3.5 0 April 3, 1979 - continued • MOTION: MOTION: his intent that the taking of property for right-of-way would be equal from both sides.. COUNCILMAN CARNS THEN MOVED, SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN NAUGHTEN, THAT OF THE 10' OF RIGHT-OF-WAY THAT MUST BE TAKEN IN ORDER TO FINISH THE ROAD, 5' WILL BE TAKEN FROM THE NORTH.AND..5' FROM THE SOUTH AND NOT 10' FROM ONE SIDE. Councilman Gould felt that would be equitable. Councilman Herb noted that even with 5' taken many trees and hedges will have to be eliminated. He noted that the State officials were not present. Councilman Gould said three members of the State Highway Department were here earlier but had returned to Olympia, but they had said if the Council did not.want 10' taken from one side, or if they wanted.5' from one side and..5' from the other, they should .just write the Highway Depart- ment and they wouldtake care of it. THE MOTION CARRIED. Councilman Herb asked about drainage improvements at the foot of the park where the stream commences. Mr. Larson said the calculated increase in runoff from this street improvement had been 1.2% so the State did not intend to include drainage improvements. He said there were interim things that could be done pending the final overall City study, but their efforts presently were being directed to the Meadowdale area and next would be Shellabarger Creek. He proposed that -this area should then be next for study. Natalie Shippen of.1022 Euclid asked if there was'a final design for this improvement on which -the citizens could comment. After discussion, it was determined that the State.Highway Commission should be contacted and be advised that the City would like to have a final review of Phase 2-from 88th to llth because there are a number of questions relating to drainage, etc. COUNCILMAN CARNS MOVED, SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN NAUGHTEN, THAT A HEARING ON THE FINAL DESIGN REVIEW OF PHASE 2 OF THE 196TH ST. IMPROVEMENT BE SCHEDULED FOR APRIL 17, 1979. (The motion was first made to April 24 and then changed -to April 17.) MOTION CARRIED. Roger Hertrich of 1020 Puget Dr. said many people have concerns about this project. -He said he had spoken to Trent Miller., the Assistant Project Engineer, who had shown him the drainage plan and.there was no holding pond shown. Mr. Miller had indicated there would-be a.pipe,picking up water along the roadway and carrying it to the creek, and it,would take all the water from 84th and down the canyon. Mr. Hertrich.said.that would provide no way for it to, seep slowly into the ground. He said they had designed-the.drainage for only the section going out.to bid but had not addressed the drainage for the rest of the project. He had written a letter listing items of concern and asked that they be studied. Councilman Carns cautioned that at the April 17 hearing they should try to.limit-the discussion to the preliminary approval granted by the Council, seeing to it that the State is following the Council's guidelines, and not get off on tangents. Mr. Her.trich agreed that was reasonable, but he felt the other things should be placed on agendas as the project goes along. Wilbur Brock of 840 Hindley Lane felt the drainage should be addressed now and not in the future because as more improvements go in, the situation becomes worse. UPDATE ON FERRY PARKING PROBLEMS Public Works Director Leif Larson said the Public Works parking lot .had been made available to Port Townsend travelers last.weekend, and it was still full today. He.said travel to Port Townsend last weekend had been considerably less than.in the -past, however. Also, Secretary of Transportation Bulley had indicated they will .be investigating the parking problem created by walk-on passengers. Mr. Larson also said he had been contacted by Sunset magazine and they will be writing an article about the ferry trip to Port Townsend, probably to be published in .June, and the article said there was plenty of parking next to the ferry terminal. He will respond tothe letter. There was no further business to come. before the Council, and the meeting was adjourned at 11:00 p.m. IRENE VARNEY MORAN, Pty Clerk April 10, 1979 - Work Meeting HARVE H..HARRISON, Mayor 1 7 • 1 40 The regular meeting of the Edmonds City Council was called to order at 7:30 p.m. by Mayor Harve Harrison in the Council Chambers of the Edmonds Civic Center. 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 Phil Clement Art Housler, Finance Director John Nordquist Marlo Foster, Police Chief Ray Gould Fred Herzberg, City Engineer Tom Carns Jim Jessel, Parks & Recreation Manager Larry Naughten Jack Lewis, Purchasing Agent Wayne Tanaka, City Attorney John Wallace, City Attorney Jackie Parrett, Deputy City Clerk CONSENT AGENDA MOTION: Items (D), (E), and (G) were removed from .the Consent Agenda. COUNCILMAN NORDQUIST MOVED, SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN.NAUGHTEN, TO APPROVE THE.BALANCE OF THE CONSENT AGENDA. MOTION CARRIED. The approved portion of_.the Consent Agenda included the following: •