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19790821 City Council Minutes413 - • August 14, 1979 - continued enforcement, and no police. Fred Hedges.of 376 Sunset felt an.advisory group should work with the programs for youth entertainment and have a type of "crime-watch".for the youth. Mary Goetz of 608 2nd Ave. added that an advisory board should..work closely with the Mayor.and Council. John Munn expressed the view that the. young people are not being challenged enough. He suggested a youth patrol wherein two young male police officers.are assigned to areas where there are problems. Mr. LaTourelle noted that the use of beach guards from 6:00-10:00 p.m. had been very beneficial, but he felt the problems went beyond having one or two beach guards there. Councilman Nordquist wound up the discussion by saying he would correspond with several -cities throughout the United States and gather information regarding:a youth advisory committee. He said Councilman Gould had volunteered to help and he asked MOTION: Councilman.Kasper also to help. He said he would report in 30-45 days. COUNCILWOMAN ALLEN MOVED, SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN CARNS, TO ACCEPT COUNCILMAN NORDQUIST'S OFFER TO INVESTIGATE, WITH THE ASSISTANCE OF COUNCILMEN GOULD AND KASPER, THE POSSIBILITY OF CREATING A YOUTH ADVISORY COMMITTEE. MOTION CARRIED. COUNCIL Councilman Gould advised he would.not be present September 11, September 25, and October 16. Councilman Gould noted that a letter.had been received from Security Design Associates, Inc., commenting that the City offices had been "unbeatable ,in pleasantness and helpfulness" in getting their business started, and stating they were glad they made the decision tolocate in Edmonds. He felt such a letter was worthy of note. Councilman Gould said he would like to set as an agenda item a discussion of whether or not some kind of policy should be created.so the Council is made aware.of the final outcome on claims for MOTION: damages. COUNCILMAN CARNS MOVED, SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN GOULD, TO SET FOR SEPTEMBER 4, 1979 A • DISCUSSION REGARDING CREATION OF A POLICY\TO INFORM THE COUNCIL OF FINAL DISPOSITION OF CLAIMS FOR DAMAGES. MOTION CARRIED. 1 • Councilman.Carns advised there would.be a.discussion on August 15 regarding the funding for emergency medical services and the options under recent legislation.. Mayor Harrison recommended that a hospital district be established as the service area because there is a great danger that some jurisdictions may not pass the necessary levy. Councilman Carns noted that had been Edmonds' position in the past, and the general concensus was that it should remain such. Councilman Kasper said he had attended the last ADB meeting and he felt there was a lot of confusion on the part of the Board as to their authority. He suggested that until the Council meets with the ADB there should be a City Attorney and adequate Staff at their hearings to give them proper guidance. There.was no further business to come before the Council, and the meeting was adjourned at 10:45 p.m. IRENE VARNEY MORAN, C' y Clerk August.21, 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 Harve.Harrison., Mayor Mike Herb Bill Kasper Katherine Allen John Nordquist Ray Gould Tom Carns Larry Naughten STAFF PRESENT Charles Dibble, M.A.A. John LaTourelle, Community Development Director Fred Herzberg, Public Works Director Irene Varney Moran, City Clerk Marlo Foster, Police Chief Mary Lou Block, Asst. City Planner Richard Pearson, Asst. City Planner Gary McComas, Fire Marshal Jim Adams, City Engineer . Jim Murphy, City Attorney Jackie Parrett, Deputy City Clerk CONSENT AGENDA MOTION: Items (B), (C),.and (F) were removed from the Consent Agenda. COUNCILMAN NORDQUIST MOVED, SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN CARNS, TO APPROVE THE BALANCE OF THE CONSENT AGENDA. MOTION CARRIED. The approved portion of the Consent Agenda included the following: (A) Roll call. (D) Adoption of Ordinance 2086 regarding disposition of unclaimed personal property or monies. (E) Authorization to call for bids on September 6, 1979 for 5th Ave. sidewalks. (G) .Authorization for Mayor to execute agreement for. Lynnwood Sewage Diversion Study. (H) Adoption of Ordinance 2087, amending Salary Ordinance for trainee positions. 414 August 21, 1979 - continued • APPROVAL OF MINUTES QF AUGUST 14, 1979 [Item (B) on Consent Agenda] Councilman Carns noted that Councilman Gould's.name had been omitted .from those present at last MOTION: week's meeting. COUNCILMAN CARNS THEN.MOVED, SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN NORDQUIST, TO APPROVE ITEM (B) ON THE CONSENT AGENDA, AS.CORRECTED. MOTION CARRIED. ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF CLAIM FOR DAMAGES.FROM'.HAROLD..D. CONNOR [Item (C) on Consent Agenda] This claim.for,damages was in the amount of $395.62 for automob.ile repair, and Councilman Gould asked-whether.three estimates were required with the submission of.a claim. City Clerk Irene Varney Moran respondedthat it had not been the policy,to require three estimates. Councilman Gould felt three estimates should be required, but he said this could be discussed on September 4 when the MOTION: disposition of cl-aims will be discussed. COUNCILMAN GOULD MOVED, SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN CARNS, TO .. APPROVE ITEM (C) ON THE CONSENT AGENDA. MOTION CARRIED. APPROVAL OF TOWING.LICENSE FOR ED-LYNN TOWING [Item (F) on Consent Agenda] Councilman Gould said Councilman Herb would be late in arriving this evening but he had asked that Councilman.Gould..express his concern, which.Councilman Gould shared, that the driving records of the people involved.in this towing service were very poor. Police Chief Marlo Foster responded that the recent .records had vastly improved and he had based his recommendation for approval on that. He said he uses three violations within the past year as a criterion, the same as insurance companies do. Councilman Nordquist noted that there had been tow trucks on Brookmere at the address of one of the principals., and he asked if he would be operating from his home. Chief Foster responded that he had not operated.from his home in the past and that would not be approved. COUNCILMAN NAUGHTEN .MOTION: MOVED, SECONDED BY COUNCILWOMAN ALLEN, TO APPROVE THE ED-LYNN TOWING APPLICATION. Councilman Gould Withdrawn said he could not support approval of a towing company with that kind of driving record, and Council- man Carns agreed, noting that this application had been denied in 1975 and since that time there had been 16 driving violations among the three drivers. COUNCILMAN NAUGHTEN THEN WITHDREW HIS MOTION MOTION: AND THE SECOND WAS.WITHDRAWN. COUNCILMAN NAUGHTEN THEN MOVED, SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN'NORDQUIST, TO GIVE PROVISIONAL APPROVAL TO THE ED-LYNN TOWING APPLICATION WITH THE UNDERSTANDING THAT THE COUNCIL WILL REVIEW THE.DRIVING RECORDS OF THE OPERATORS IN SIX MONTHS AND IF THERE ARE ANY MOVING VIOLATIONS IN THIS PERIOD BY ANY OF THE DRIVERS THE TOWING LICENSE WILL BE REVOKED. A ROLL CALL VOTE WAS TAKEN, WITH COUNCIL MEMBERS NAUGHTEN, NORDQUIST, KASPER, AND ALLEN VOTING YES, AND WITH COUNCIL MEMBERS GOULD AND CARNS.VOTING NO. MOTION CARRIED. MAYOR Mayor Harrison announced that the regular meeting of the Association of Snohomish County Cities and Towns would be held August 30, 1979, 6:30 p.m., at the Turkey House in Edmonds. It was noted that the Turkey House is closed. An alternate meeting place will be arranged. Mayor Harrison advised that the Boundary Review .Board will hear the proposed Esperance annexation on October 9 and all Department Heads should attend that meeting, so the Council should take that -into consideration in scheduling items for the October 9 work meeting. AUDIENCE Mary Duke of 529 3rd Ave. N. asked that the crosswalks be painted on 3rd Ave. N. She said she watches over a number of young children crossing 3rd Ave. and they are taught to use crosswalks but the crosswalks are badly faded. She also asked that parking lines be painted to indicate the parking lanes on both sides of the street. Dale Howe of 19031.Ocean Ave. said the residents of Ocean Ave. and Water St.. were having problems of high speed traffic, noise, and littering from the traffic that appeared to have been diverted from Sunset Ave. He had a petition signed by all the residents asking for no parking between 10:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m., but he felt that was not sufficient. He suggested the streets be marked for local access only, and.he also suggested instal-lation.of speed bumps. An unidentified lady said there also had been several incidents of shooting on the beach which she had reported to the police. MOTION: COUNCILMAN NORDQUIST MOVED, SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN CARNS, THAT THE PROBLEMS ON OCEAN AVE. AND WATER ST. BE HEARD ON AUGUST 28, 1979. MOTION CARRIED. Mary Johnson of 114 Caspers said she did not understand what had been done on Sunset, and Councilman Carns explained what the problems had been.and the Council's actions to remedy the situation. Ms. Johnson said the cruising had not slowed down and the cars turn around in driveways and go back. She said she cannot get out of her driveway because of the danger of the fast-moving cars. It was noted that the Sunset Ave. actions would be reviewed at next week's meeting, and Councilman Gould said the Police Department would be requested to check the activity at this address for inclusion in their. report. MEETING WITH PROPONENTS OF UNION OIL ON LETTER.OF INTENT FOR ANNEXATION John Phillips of 403 Columbia, Seattle, attorney representing Union Oil said they were asking to make it possible to continue the facility as it is today within the City's Code requirements. He said they would like to be a legal use, not a nonconforming use. He noted that the current assessed valuation of the property they would beadding to the City is a little under $3,000,000, and that they had been working with the Staff on this for approximately three years. He said the operation had been there since 1923. City Attorney -Jim Murphy said the Union Oil Company's Notice of Intention to Commence Annexation Proceedings had been reviewed and approved by his office. Councilman Gould advised Mr. Phillips that he would like to let Union Oil keep their operation as it is, but not allow for expansion in any way. Community Development Director John LaTourelle noted that Union Oil 1 1 1 E 1 is 4,_ 5 August.21 1979 - continued had submitted to his office a number of years ago p.l.a.ns that indicate.they would like, in the future, to build five.tanks of the same size that currently'are there,:and the amendments to the ordinances they were suggesting -would allow.that..:. He said-the.Notice of. Intent document requires that any future expansion will be as shown._on the drawing attached,(Exh,ibit C) and it is indicated on that drawing that._.the future tanks would.be..in the low area.. Mr. Phillips said they do not intend to expand in the near future, but the.possibility could come in the future so the provision was made. Connection..of sewers was discussed, and.Mr. Phillips said it would not be practical for the small amount they have and, in addition, the City's system would not accommodate the type of sewage they would have. Councilman Nordquist noted that the Health Department had indicated that Union Oil's septic system..was one of the best, and best maintained, that they had ever seen. Bob Wohrmann of Union Oil.discussed the water system. Councilman Gould asked for a clarification of paragraph 18 having to do with oil spillage and release of responsibility.. Mr. Phillips said Union Oil would do everything.possible to clean up any oil spill but would not pay any damages. COUNCILMAN CARNS MOTION: MOVED, SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN NAUGHTEN,.THAT THE CITY COUNCIL ACCEPT THE PROPOSED ANNEXATION; THAT THE CITY.COUNCIL WILL REQUIRE THE ADOPTION OF ZONING FOR THE PROPOSED AREA IN SUBSTANTIAL COMPLIANCE WITH THE..PROPOSED COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AS ADOPTED BY SECTION 12.04.090 OF THE EDMONDS ZONING CODE AND IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS LISTED IN THE NOTICE OF INTENTION.TO COMMENCE ANNEXATION. PROCEEDINGS; THAT THE CITY COUNCIL WILL REQUIRE THE ASSUMPTION OF EXISTING CITY INDEBTEDNESS BY THE AREA TO BE ANNEXED; AND THE CITY COUNCIL WILL AGREE TO THE FULFILLMENT OF ALL THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS CONTAINED .IN THE NOTICE OF INTENTION TO.COMMENCE ANNEXATION PROCEEDINGS. Mr. Murphy explained what the follow-up procedures would include if the motion were passed. Public Works Director Fred Herzberg noted that there is a half -street involved that will serve property in Woodway and he hoped to get it determined.that Woodway will annex that half -street. THE MOTION THEN CARRIED. PUBLIC TRANSIT SERVICE USE OF SUNSET,.AVE.. AND BELL ST. • Mike Christopher of SCPTBA said his staff had met with Public Works personnel regarding the proposed weekend.revised routing and two additional alternatives had.been developed. Illustrations of Design Concepts land 2 were provided to the Council, but Mr. Christoffer said that from a transit point of view the original proposal was the best; although Design Concept l would satisfy a number of the concepts with which they were attempting to work. Public.Works Director'Fred Herzberg said the alternatives were presented because they were not sure'what the configuration of Sunset Ave. would MOTION: be. COUNCILWOMAN ALLEN MOVED, SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN NORDQUIST, TO APPROVE THE PUBLIC TRANSIT'S PROPOSAL FOR THE USE OF SUNSET AVE. AND BELL ST. ON WEEKENDS.. MOTION CARRIED. PRELIMINARY.APPROVAL 8-LOT PLAT AT .1.7729.72ND AVE. W.--.DONALD PULVER (P-5-79) Assistant City Planner Mary Lou Block displayed a vicinity map and slides of the property, noting that this was the south half of a cul-de-sac, the north half recently having been subdivided in almost the same configuration. Details of the proposal were provided in the Planning Commission minutes of.July 11, 1979. Ms. Block noted that Lot 1 could be subdivided further in the future. There is.an existing house on Lot..l...which will be made nonconforming because of the street which will be,developed on the north side, causing the house to be too close to the..road, and a modification was 'required for that. Lot 7 is.a flag lot and on such the'front:yard must be established at the time of subdivision, and the northwest side had been designated,the-front.—Side lot lines will be adjusted on Lots 4 and 5 to preserve.trees. Ms. Block recommended approval with the adjusted lot lines as shown on the drawing; with planting in the planter strip along the front of each building area, i.ncl.uding two trees; and with the modification on. Lot 1; because the proposal was consistent with the Edmonds Policy Plan, conforms to existing zoning with the one exception as noted, and because i.t.was consistent with the.subdivision to the north. A declaration of no significant MOTION: adverse impacthad been issued. COUNCILWOMAN ALLEN MOVED, SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN NORDQUIST, TO GIVE PRELIMINARY APPROVAL TOP-5-79 WITH THE MODIFICATION ON LOT 1 AND ACCEPTING THE PLANNING STAFF RECOMMENDATIONS. MOTION CARRIED. • Councilman. Herb did -not take part in.any of the foregoing actions, arriving at this point in the agenda at 8:50 p.m. PRELIMINARY...APPROVAL PINE RIDGE ESTATES, 17-LOT SUBDIVISIONSOUTH OF 202ND S.W. AND WEST OF 84TH AVE:'W. P-6-79 This site is northwest of Pine Ridge Park. Assistant City Planner Mary Lou Block showed slides of the site noting that there is substantial slope on the east side of the property. The surrounding area is generally RS-8, with some RS-12 in the neighborhood. Details of the proposal were provided in the Planning Commission minutes. Ms. Block stated approximately 60% of the trees would be removed for buildings and roads and the Engineering Department was satisfi'ed.: that drainage could be handled adequately -to avoid problems for nearby property owners. She said the topography and site conditions di.d.not,.J ustify development of this site as a PRD. She recommended approval with the following conditions:..(1).That three planter islands be provided in the center of the cul-de-sac, being located to include.ex.isting trees if possible,.and the remainder of the islands being planted with landscape materials to be maintained by the adjacent -property owners; (2) That the planter strip adjacent to the street..be,included on the east and west side of 84th P1. W.; (3) That an 8' wide pedestrian' easement.be established between Lots_9:and 10, to be surfaced and outfitted with a lockable wood bollard;..(4.).That the sidewalk extend.to and connect with the 8' easement between Lots 9 and 10; (5)' That.a.pedestrfan walkway be constructed along the west side of 84th Ave. W., from the improved portion.of theroad south to Pine Ridge Park; (6) That trees only be removed with the express approval of the City,.Planner and after inspection by a qualified expert such as a forester-& a landscape architect;,(7) That special measures betaken to retain as many trees as possible, A ncluding but not limited to the.adjustment of side yard setback regulations in accordance with Section 12.10.050(2)(d)6. She said.the proposal was consistent with,the Edmonds Policy Plan; it conformed to existing zoning and subdi.vis.ion regulations; a declaration.of.,nonsignificant adverse environmental impact had been issued,.the proposal would'provide.a.pedestrian access to Pine Ridge Park; and annroving the proposal with the stated -conditions would give the City -tree -cutting control of the site. Councilman Carns noted that the City probably would end up maintaining the planter islands so plants placed there should be easily maintained. Councilman Gould was concerned with the drainage of the site and City 416 _. August 21, 1979 - continued • Engineer Jim Adams said there is a drainage problem in this area but this development would not increase that problem, and it probably would not decrease it either.. Mrs. Robert Lacher of 8707 202nd S.W. said there are a lot of children on 202nd, and 84th is a small street in poor repair where teenagers'speed. She presented a petition asking for stop signs at 88th/202nd and a posted speed limit of 20 mph*. She also noted that in addition to these new homes there are ten others in the same.area. Bob Schillberg, attorney representing some of the adjoining property owners, recommended that either the Council.make a -specific requirement that drainage plans go back to the Council before approval, or at least give the affected property owners a copy of the proposed plans,in sufficient time to have them examined by engineers before construction and to afford them an opportunity for input. Mr. Adams said they previously had agreed to give Mr. Schillberg a copy of' -the plan for.study, and between their engineers and the City's, a satisfactory drainage plan should be developed. Mr. Schillberg also asked that the neighbors be given the opportunity to see the tree -cutting plan. He felt the 5' gravel walkway along the back of the lots on the west side of 84th should be eliminated for the benefit of drainage, as there already'was a sidewalk on the front side of those lots. He also called attention to the water supply, noting that this development will have an 8" water line fed by a 4" line and feeding into a 4" line. He felt this may cause additional water pressure problems in the area where they already are experiencing such. Mr. Herzberg responded that they are currently working on a plan to upgrade all water lines to 8", but it will take time, probably falling within a five-year time frame. Jerry Swanson of 8308 203rd S.W asked that the walkway on 84th be eliminated. He felt it would add to the drainage problem and also would increase possibilities of vandalism. The representative'of Long Brothers Engineers, engineers for the project, said it was their intention to place a ditch beside the walkway to catch all of the runoff. Carol Ellington of 2023 186th W. said that whenever they ask for road improvements they are told they cannot be done until storm sewers and larger water lines are in, so she asked how they could put in the roads here without those. Councilman Carns explained what the Drainage Ordinance requires regarding retention of water on the site. Dick Osterhalt, the developer, said they planned to save every tree possible, and the more trees that they save the less water runoff there will. -be. He said • the walkway on 84th was planned for the access of two homes there and that it would not be necessary to cut into the bank to construct the walkway. He said he had successfully developed property on Mercer Island which has the most stringent tree -cutting program in existence. He noted that at the Planning Commission meeting it had been pointed out, regarding the water main, that it would improve the pressure on 202nd until the lines are improved. He said they would comply with everything recommended by the Council. After further discussion about the walkway on 84th, COUNCILMAN CARNS MOTION: MOVED, SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN GOULD, TO GRANT PRELIMINARY APPROVAL TO P-6-79 AND THAT IT NOT GO TO Withdrawn THE COUNCIL FOR FINAL APPROVAL ON THE CONSENT AGENDA BUT INSTEAD BE SET AS AN AGENDA ITEM, APPROVAL SUBJECT TO THE FOLLOWING: THAT THE THREE PLANTERS BE PLANTED WITH LOW MAINTENANCE PLANTINGS, THAT A DRAINAGE PLAN BE SUBMITTED AT LEAST 21 DAYS PRIOR TO THE HEARING BEFORE THE COUNCIL ON FINAL APPROVAL, THAT A TREE -CUTTING PLAN ALSO BE SUBMITTED AT LEAST 21 DAYS PRIOR TO THE HEARING BEFORE THE COUNCIL, THAT THE ATTORNEYS FOR THE NEIGHBORS IN THE AREA ALSO BE GIVEN COPIES OF BOTH, AND THAT THE GRAVEL WALKWAY ON 84TH BE ELIMINATED FROM THE PROPOSAL. Councilwoman Allen felt the walkway was going to happen, whether installed by the developer or whether developed informally by people walking that area, and she preferred that the City have a say as to where it would be. She felt that walkways that just happen increase the drainage problem. Jerry Swanson who.had spoken against inclusion of the walkway said there are several pathways there now with which they had lived for several years and -the children wander through on their way to school, but they did not want to invite more with a 5' gravel walkway. Community Development Director,John LaTourelle said his office had agreed to give the neighbors the opportunity to review the tree -cutting and drainage plans, but if the Council asked for them 21 days before final approval the improvements would all have been installed. It was determined that the neighbors or their attorney would be given the. information prior to construc- tion of the drainage or cutting of trees. Mr. Osterhalt said, however, that they would have to clear the area for the street right-of-way before the lots could be -marked. COUNCILMAN CARNS STATED THE MOTION WOULD ACCEPT THE RIGHT-OF-WAY CLEARING, AND THE SECOND AGREED. Councilman Carns then decided to restate his motion. THEREFORE, COUNCILMAN CARNS WITHDREW THE MOTION ON THE FLOOR, AND MOTION: THE SECOND ALSO WAS WITHDRAWN. COUNCILMAN CARNS THEN MOVED, SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN HERB, THAT AT LEAST 21 DAYS PRIOR TO CONSTRUCTION OF THE DRAINAGE OR CUTTING OF THE TREES THE ATTORNEY FOR THE • NEIGHBORS WILL BE GIVEN THE DRAINAGE PLAN AND THE TREE -CUTTING PLAN, AND CITY STAFF APPROVAL ALSO WILL BE REQUIRED. ANY QUESTION WILL GO BACK TO THE COUNCIL PRIOR TO CONSTRUCTION. FURTHER, THE PROPOSED GRAVEL WALKWAY ON THE EAST SIDE.OF THE DEVELOPMENT WILL BE DELETED FROM THE PLANS; AND OTHER CONDITIONS STATED BY THE ASSISTANT PLANNER ARE TO BE ACCEPTED. MOTION CARRIED. COUNCILMAN GOULD THEN MOVED TO PLACE ON THE SEPTEMBER 4,1979 AGENDA A REPORT AND DISCUSSION ON THE TRAFFIC PROBLEMS AT.84TH AND 202ND. COUNCILMAN NORDQUIST SECONDED THE MOTION. MOTION CARRIED. HEARING ON P.C..RESOLUTION 630, RECOMMENDING APPROVAL OF SHORELINES PERMIT TO IMPROVE SOUTH COUNTY SENIOR CENTER FILE SM-4-79 Assistant City Planner Mary Lou Block said this plan was consistent with the Shoreline Master Program designation urban and conformed to the Policy Plan and the Commercial Waterfront designation in the Edmonds Land Use Guidelines. A declaration of no significant adverse environmental impact had been issued. Approval was recommended and Ms. Block stated that access to the beach was an important consideration. The public portion of the hearing was opened. Fremont Case of 1411 8th Ave. N. said there is a parking problem, at the Center and 14 additional stalls could be put on the concrete slab area, sloping them toward the beach for drainage. He did not see the purpose of breaking up the concrete and making a sand dune in its place. He said only one parking space would . be lost to get access to 14 more. Public Works Director Fred Herzberg MOTION: responded that the Policy Plan states there will be no parking within 60' of the bulkhead. The public portion of the hearing was then closed....000NCILMAN NAUGHTEN MOVED, SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN KASPER, TO APPROVE SM-4-79 AS SUBMITTED. Councilman Carns agreed with -Mr. Case -that there is a parking problem and he questioned the parking restriction stated by Mr. Herzberg. Community Development Director John LaTourelle said the policy -throughout the entire State of,Washington is that everything will be done to prevent waterfront parking lots, and he stated he thought that was a good policy. THE MOTION THEN CARRIED. 417 • August 21,. 1979 - continued DISCUSSION ITEMS: WATERFRONT PARKING; WATERFRONT TRAFFIC.; ACQUIS-ITION OF AMTRAKuSOUTH--LOT. SENIOR CITIZEN WALKWAY City Engineer Jim Adams displayed two traffic plans for Railroad Ave., recommending Plan B which was one-way.north from Dayton to Main and requiring a right turn onto Main from Railroad. There would be a bus island.at Railroad and Main where the bus would turn right. The island would facilitate bus turns, eliminating the possibility of unseen small cars which are hazards for buses turning right...Mike.Christopher of SCPTBA.said he had been working with the Public Works Department and although..the plan may not be ideal, there were trade-offs. Bob Morrison of 250 Beach P1. asked why one-way traffic was being considered;.inasmuch as the cruising, between the two parks had gre" ly. diminished. He objected to-forcing"al.l Railroad Ave. traffic to-the,intersection where the ferry dock is.located because of the congestion.when'the ferries unload. Public Works Director Fred Herzberg responded that part of this proposal was to put in sidewalks and that would eliminate some parking. The one-way traffic plan would replace some of that parking. Mr. Morrison said the sidewalk was very much needed but he felt there was room for the sidewalk and parking. Dick Slye.of 260 Beach Pl...said>when the ferries come in there is a 5-10 minute delay in getting onto Main St. so he avoids Main St. when they are coming in, but he could not do that if the traffic were one-way north. He felt street.parking was of secondary importance and he urged careful consideration of this plan. He felt.-Rai..l,road should remain two-way. Leonard Friesendahl- of Harbor Realty at 181 Dayton agreed. MOTION: COUNCILMAN HERB MOVED, SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN CARNS, TO REJECT THE CONCEPT OF ONE-WAY TRAFFIC ON RAILROAD AVE.. Councilman.Carns said he had not heard anything to'indicate one-way traffic would be better -than what currently exists. Councilman Nordquist noted that the Intermodal Study recommends one-way traffic for Railroad Ave. but he said they are at a different point from what the City was. THE MOTION THEN -CARRIED. Councilman Naughten said he would like to see a sidewalk and diagonal parking from Dayton to Main, and. -Mr. Case added that the sidewalk was the most important thing. MOTION: COUNCILMAN NAUGHTEN MOVED, SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN HERB, THAT THE STAFF PRESENT TO THE COUNCILMON • SEPTEMBER 4,.1979 A PLAN FOR A WALKWAY AND PARKING ON RAILROAD AVE. FROM DAYTON TO MAIN ST. MOTION CARRIED. Councilman Gould commented -at this time that he had objected strongly to the Diamond Parking igns but they do not look as bad as he had thought they would. Bob Morrison suggested that when tshe Diamond lease runs out the City attempt to negotiate for.it. M.A.A. Charles Dibble responded that unless the City has a large number of meters it is more profitable to have Diamond do the collecting for the City. It was noted that the acquisition of the Amtrak south lot was not likely because of the Diamond lease .on it. 'City Attorney Jim Murphy said it would be expensive to condemn his lease and buy his future profits.. Mr. Herzberg added that Diamond had been contacted and he wants to keep the lot. REVIEW TITLES.I5.AND 17,OF COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CODE (COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AND GENERAL ZONING REGULATIONS) Assistant City Planner Richard Pearson said Title 15 is existing City policy, but there are significant changes in.Title 17. These were discussed in a memorandum. He noted that they -were recommending a "wait and see" approach regarding parking because it was possible that the present car -oriented transportation system may be forced -into dramatic shifts over the next fiv.e'to ten years. The new Code would,allow a developer to construct parking spaces which meet existing standards unless it was clear that more spaces would be needed right away, and additional area would be reserved so more spacescould be.built in the future if they were needed. However, developers wishing to use the in - lieu fee alternative would pay fees based on the maximum requirement. Councilman Carns suggested that retail uses be broken into smaller.categories as he felt it was unreasonable to group such things as grocery stores and art galleries for parking requirements., He also commented that changes of uses could result in changes of parking requirements, and Mr. Pearson suggested that no change of use or occupancy which resulted i.n a higher parking requirement would be approved by the City without that parking being provided. Councilman Kasper noted.with regard to Section 17.10 that few people can be bonded .these.days., Community Development Director John LaTourelle responded that they recommended • the chapter:be called "Sureties" rather than "Bonds" and under Paragraph C, "Release of Bond," some language be inserted to release a portion of the total bond held where the developer has installed his major improvements but, for instance, it may be the wrong time of year to install the landscaping. MOTION: COUNCILMAN...NAUGHTEN-MOVED, SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN NORDQUIST, THAT THE RECOMMENDATIONS MADE BY MR. LaTOURELLE REGARDING BONDING BE ADOPTED. MOTION CARRIED. Councilman Gould felt that noise standards (17.60..010A.) -should be checked,,'and Mr. LaTourelle said they may consider just accepting State standards and.not having City standards. There was no further discussion. COUNCIL Councilman Carns.reported that.the.SN000M Board had decided to try to have each jurisdiction involved sponsor..the levy -for funding the Medic 7 program and other emergency services. Some jurisdictions want to include basic life support systems, as well as advanced life support systems; and it will not -be a.county-wide. ballot because the City of Everett does not want to put it on their ballot. Councilman_Carns.said he would Pike to see it coordinated among the interested cities and placed on MOTION: the November.6.ballot. COUNCILMAN CARNS THEN MOVED, SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN GOULD, TO PLACE ON THE AUGUST 28,1979 AGENDA A DISCUSSION OF THE FUNDING OF BASIC AND ADVANCED LIFE SUPPORT SYSTEMS. MOTION CARRIED., Councilman Nordquist reported that he had heard from residents of 68th Ave. W., a nicely developed street which.deadends at the old Coast Guard site, that the Winmar Corporation is proposing a major development for that site that will greatly impact -them. The Lynnwood Planning Commission had continued their discussion on the subject in order to obtain more information, and Councilman Nordquist suggested that.these concerned citizens be given an opportunity to provide input to the Edmonds City COuhc.il•.s0:the City in turn can provide input to the*Lynnwood Planning Commission. COUNCILMAN CARNS MOTION: MOVED,, -SECONDED BY. COUNCILMAN KASPER; TO SCHEDULE ON THE SEPTEMBER 4, 1979 AGENDA A DISCUSSION OF THE PROP.OSED.WINMAR CORPORATION DEVELOPMENT OF THE OLD COAST GUARD SITE AS IT RELATES TO RESIDENTS OF 68TH AVE..W. MOTION CARRIED. Councilman Herb noted that-Winmar should be advised of this discussion. 418 August 21, 1979 - continued Councilwoman Allen noted that a letter.had been received from Nicholas Spanovic who spoke of the "marvelous" results of the changes at Union Oil Beach. Mr. Spanovic noted that native grasses are growing back and people are enjoying walking on the beach, -and he offered compliments to Public Works, Park Department, Police, and all others concerned, which Councilwoman Allen echoed. There was.no.further business to come.before the.Council, and.the meeting was adjourned at 11:30 p.m. IRENE VARNEY MORAN, Sty Clerk HARVE H. HARRISON, Mayor August 28, 1979 The regular meeting of the Edmonds City Council was called to order at 7:30 p.m. by Mayor Pro tem Ray Gould in the Council Chambers of the Edmonds Civic Center. All present joined in the flag salute. PRESENT ABSENT STAFF PRESENT Ray Gould Harve Harrison, Mayor Charles Dibble, M.A.A. Mike Herb John LaTourelle, Community Devel. Dir. Bill Kasper Fred Herzberg, Public Works Director Katherine Allen Irene Varney Moran, City Clerk John Nordquist Art Housler; Finance Director Tom Carns Jack Weinz, Fire Chief Larry Naughten Marlo Foster, Police Chief Jim Adams, City Engineer Bill Nims, Asst. Traffic Engineer Mary Lou Block, Asst. City Planner Richard Pearson, Asst. City Planner Wayne Tanaka, City Attorney Jackie Parrett, Deputy City Clerk CONSENT AGENDA MOTION: Items (E) and (F) were removed from the Consent Agenda. COUNCILMAN NORDQUIST MOVED, SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN CARNS, TO APPROVE THE BALANCE OF THE CONSENT AGENDA. MOTION CARRIED. The approved portion of the Consent Agenda included the following: (A) Roll call. (B) Approval of Minutes of August 21, 1979. (C) Acknowledgment of receipt of Claim for Damages from Georgina Byrne in the amount of $.471.53. (D) Acceptance of Quit Claim Deed for 10' dedication along 200th St. S.W. in conjunction with short subdivision (S-20-79 -- Hacker) REPORT ON BIDS.OPENED AUGUST 22 FOR CONVERSION OF OIL BURNING BOILERS AT ANDERSON CENTER [Item (E) on Consent"Agenda Councilman Naughten.asked why there was such a large difference in the two bids received, one being $17,967.34 and the other $12,737.08. Public Works Director Fred Herzberg responded that the high bid came from the basic supplier and the other from from one who wants business. COUNCILMAN NAUGHTEN MOTION: MOVED, SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN CARNS, TO AWARD THE BID FOR CONVERSION OF OIL BURNING BOILERS AT THE ANDERSON CENTER TO COLE INDUSTRIAL, INC., IN THE AMOUNT OF $12,737.08, INCLUDING SALES TAX. MOTION CARRIED. SCHEDULE DISCUSSION OF BRACKETT'S LANDING FACILITIES ON SEPTEMBER 11 AGENDA [Item (F) on Consent Agenda Councilman Herb suggested that this item be heard on September.18 because the September 11 agenda is so full. M.A.A. Charles Dibble said a decision should be made as soon as possible as to the future of the pier as the City is constantly making small repairs for safety problems. COUNCILMAN HERB MOTION: MOVED, SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN KASPER TO SCHEDULE THE DISCUSSION OF THE BACKETT'S LANDING FACILITIES FOR SEPTEMBER 18, 1979. MOTION CARRIED. MAYOR Mayor Pro tem Gould noted thata new.baseball.field opened at Sierra Park with a game last week between the Council. and the Recreation.Division. Mayor Pro tem Gould asked for a report on.the railroad crossing on Main St. Public Works Director Fred Herzberg responded that yellow stripes were painted and the signs were changed to attract the attention of the people in the ferry holding lanes. He added that the State has this crossing as Ll 1 11 CJ