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19790911 City Council Minutes426 September 11, 1979 - Work Meeting • The regular meeting of -the Edmonds City. Council was called to.order.at 7:40 p.m. by Mayor Harve Harrison in the Council Chambers of the Edmonds Civic Center — All.present joined in the flag salute. PRESENT ABSENT STAFF PRESENT Harve Harrison, Mayor Ray Gould Charles Dibble, M.A.A. Mike Herb Fred Herzberg, Public Works Dir. Bill Kasper John LaTourelle, Commun. Dev. Dir. Katherine Allen Jack Weinz, Fire Chief John Nordquist Jim Jessel, Parks & Rec. Mgr. Tom Carns Irene Varney Moran, City Clerk Larry Naughten Jim Murphy, City Attorney Jo Ann Fischer, Recording Secretary CONSENT AGENDA MOTION: Item (B) was removed from the Consent Agenda. COUNCILMAN CARNS MOVED, SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN HERB, TO APPROVE THE BALANCE OF THE CONSENT AGENDA. MOTION CARRIED. The approved portion of the Consent Agenda included the following: (A) Roll call. '(C) Authorization to execute Agreement.with Olympic'View.'Waier'Di'strict. (D) Setting date of September 25, 1979 for hearing on P.C. Resolution 631, recommending • approval of proposed Shorelines Management Permit to provide Parking Facility at Railroad -Ave. and Dayton St. (File SM-5-79) (E) Adoption of Ordinance 2090, amending Plumbing Code (Chapter 11.12, City Code) (F) Adoption.of Ordinance 2091, adopting 1976 Edition of Uniform Mechanical Code. (G) Adoption of Ordinance 2092, adoptiing 1976 Edition of Uniform Housing Code. (H) Adoption of Ordinance 2093, adopting Uniform Code for the Abatement of Dangerous Buildings. (I) Report on Bids opened September 6 for 5th Ave. Sidewalks (SID-1-79). (J) Authorization for Mayor to sign contracts for Art Commission Mini -Grant and One Percent for Art Juror Honorariums. APPROVAL OF MINUTES OF SEPTEMBER 4, 1979 [Item (B) on Consent Agenda] Councilman Carns noted that in the minutes of the September 4 Council meeting (page 4, second MOTION: paragraph) the fourth sentence should be changed to read "the bottom two-thirds." COUNCILMAN CARNS MOVED, SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN NAUGHTEN, TO APPROVE THE MINUTES OF SEPTEMBER 4, 1979 AS AMENDED. MOTION CARRIED. MAYOR Mayor Harrison advi.sed the Council and.audience that the Snohomish County Assessor's Office predicts that the 1979. assessed valuation.for Edmonds will be $698,461,489. The City is • authorized to levy a tax to be.collected in 1980 for emergency medical services in an amount up to $174,600 which is $.25 per $1,000. Mayor Harrison stated that the City Attorney had drawn up an ordinance to this effect and these figures were to be inserted in the appropriate blanks. Councilman Carns stated that Mountlake Terrace recently had drawn up an ordinance of this nature, but the County Auditor's Office had refused to accept their ordinance because the ballot title was in excess of 20 words. City Attorney Jim Murphy confirmed this and stated there is a State law which requires that ballot titles be less than 20 words. Mr. Murphy suggested that the Council pass the ordinance at this meeting and forward it to the Auditor for his approval, and should the Auditor find a revision necessary the Council could amend the MOTION: ordinance at the next Council meeting. COUNCILMAN CARNS MOVED,.SECONDED BY COUNCILWOMAN ALLEN, TO ADOPT ORDINANCE 2094 WITH THE FIGURE OF $174,600 TO BE LEVIED. MOTION CARRIED. Mayor Harrison announced that Tim Leighton will be in his office September 18 prior to the Council meeting to meet with the City Council. Mayor Harrison was recommending Tim Leighton to replace Chaucey Wight on the Architectural Design Board. Mayor Harrison read a memo from M.A.A. Charles Dibble expressing dissatisfaction with.the City ordinance which forbids the placement of campaign signs in the public right-of-way. Mayor Harrison said he concurred with Mr. Dibble and he thought it would be appropriate to have the City Council instruct the City Attorney to change the ordinance so enforcement would not have. to be necessary. Councilwoman A1,len stated she was not in favor of a change in the.ordinance as she did not think signs were needed in the public right-of-way. Councilman Nordquist said there had been an attempt several years ago to clean the City of some of the signs but what was happening now was traditional, but somewhat distasteful. Councilman Carns stated that he agreed with Mr. Dibble due to the fact that there probably will be a small voter turnout for the primary election. His feelings were that anything which could be done to inform the people that an election is taking place is worthwhile. Councilman Naughten stated that he did not see any problem with the sign situation. Councilman Herb recommended that this topic be considered 427 0 September 11, 1979 - continued MOTION: after the upcoming election. COUNCILMAN HERB MOVED, SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN NORDQUIST, TO REVIEW THE SITUATION'OF POLITICAL SIGNS IN PUBLIC RIGHTS -OF -WAY AT THE NOVEMBER 20, 1979 COUNCIL MEETING. MOTION CARRIED.. Mayor Harrison asked the Council's opinion as to..the enforcement of the ordinance pertaining to the removal of all -signs which .are.-placed,in the public right-of-way. It was the general concensus that with only one week to go before the election it would only.be a short time before the signs were removed. MEETING WITH All AND PLANNING COMMISSION„TO REVIEW POLICY.PLANNING Those present from the Planning Commission were Chairman John McGibbon and Keith LaBelle. Members of the Architectural Design Board present were Chairman Warren LaFon, Ken Mattson, David Kinderfather, and Bob Hintz. Mr. LaFon stated that when he made.the last ADB report to the City Council he was advised that members of the Board should make the decisions involving details within their jurisdiction. Mr. LaFon said. the Board had established.a.workable system until the issue of the Bayside Furniture application. Since that time he felt inconsistencies had arisen which needed rectifying. He brought up the question of allowable building heights. Councilman Carns stated he thought this was clarified when the Council took the action.to.lower the height limit to 25' in all "R" zones. Ken Mattson asked how they had arrived at a 25' limit. Mr. LaFon stated he felt the ordinance should be changed rather than allow spot zoning. Councilman.Carns said that perhaps the ordinance could be written in such a way that if the height limit is 25' the maximum woul.d be allowed. Councilman Herb suggested that both the ADB and the Council should be totally familiar with the specific findings of all cases and perhaps a checklist could be developed and used when considering a design. Mr. Kinderfather pointed out the fact that there is a lot of property in Edmonds which has been bought on a speculative basis and much of this property -is presently in rundown condition. -He stated .that if the City reduces the ability to develop that -property to its potential, the value of that property is also S reduced. He said that action such as that taken in the Bayside Furniture case eliminates the incentive for businessmen' to improve their properties. The discussion continued and the subject of guidelines was broached. Mr. LaFon stated that in order to be consistent there had to be guidelines established to which both the ADB and the Council would adhere. He stated he felt they should be looking at the future and deciding whether the City is going to spread out or build upward. Mayor Harrison briefly reviewed the history of Edmonds' zoning codes. He 'stated that in the years he..had worked with the code there had been a gradual cutting back as development has increased because of public pressure.. Mayor Harrison stated that the Council should take a stand wherein anyone who owns property should have the security of knowing what he can do with that property,.and should be able to design a building within the limitations of the zoning code and feel secure that he'is buying that much. The question was brought up as to whether there should be a.change in the ordinance. Community Developmeht Director John LaTourelle stated he felt the system was not perfect, but it was the best the City has had so far. He said that from a regulatory standpoint, drafting ordinances and guide- lines, there wasn't'a considerable amount more that could be done. Councilman Kasper suggested that there be more remanding before a decision is made. Mr LaTourelle stated that in appeals and reviews overturning of decisions should be done with caution. He said that in many cases the Council should hold its hearing, set it aside, and take a complete look at the problems before making a final decision. Mr. LaTourelle stated that the Staff should provide the Council with a list of ouestions that are germane to the issue at hand. Mayor Harrison requested a policy statement from the Council until such time as the process is changed. Councilwoman Allen stated that if a policy were going to be established she would want time to review it. It was decided that if changes were to take place they would take place during the entire developmental process. Mr. LaFon stated that for the time being, normal procedures would be adhered to and that the code would be followed in all cases. He said that should an individual want to appeal to the City Council he has the right to do so. He then asked whether the Bayside people could legally resubmit their plan. City Attorney Jim Murphy • stated that in cases of zoning you cannot resubmit for 180 days according to the ordinance. However, if Bayside wanted to resubmit, they could go through the entire approval process again. REVIEW NUMBER.OF MEMBERS ON PLANNING.COMMISSION Community Development Director John LaTourelle referred to his memorandum of September 4 wherein he stated that seven members is the optimum number and five members could be workable. Councilman Nordquist stated that he felt the Planning Commission should allow for one more seat if the Esperance area is annexed.to the City, and Councilman Naughten felt there should be two more if that annexation takes place. Both Councilwoman.Allen and Councilman Carns felt seven members would be sufficient even if the annexation is accomplished. Planning Commission Chairman John McGibbon said he would not mind the addition of two members. He said some of the Commission members felt seven members were not enough. Councilman Naughten recommended that the number remain at seven until such time as the annexation may take place, and then increase the number to nine members. COUNCIL Councilman Nordquist brought up an issue which he said was of concern to some citizens, regarding a recent change in the numbering system on 192nd. Mr. and Mrs. Severance and Mr. Swanson were in the audience to address the'situation. After a discussion of the situation, City Attorney Jim Murphy stated that the Official City Map denotes the names of the streets; however, the Building Division assigns the,house numbers. Mayor Harrison invited the parties 'to meet wi-th him on Wednesday so they could- resolve the situatfon. Councilman Nordquist referred to..a memorandum from Finance.Director Art Hous-ler stating that Federal regulation...requires that a Proposed.Use Hearing must be held at least seven days before the preliminary budget is presented to the Council.for consideration. He MOTION: suggested this hearing be set for October 2, 1979 during the.regular Council meeting. COUNCILMAN NORDQUIST MOVED, SECONDED BY COUNCILWOMAN ALLEN, TO PLACE THE PROPOSED USE HEARING ON THE COUNCIL AGENDA FOR OCTOBER 2, 1979. MOTION CARRIED. 4 `1dw <, September 11, 1979 - continued • Councilman Herb stated that there was great concern over the signal.light at Olympic Ave. and 196th. This is a school crossing and the PTA had requested that a four-way .red light be installed. Public Works Director Fred Herzberg stated that the controller at this intersection does not accommodate a four-way red-light.. He said he had instructed his people to place a "Caution/Pedestrian MOTION: Crossing". sign on Olympic View for drivers approaching that crossing. COUNCILMAN HERB MOVED, SECONDED BY COUNCILWOMAN ALLEN, TO PLACE THIS ITEM ON THE SEPTEMBER 25, 1979 COUNCIL AGENDA. MOTION CARRIED. Counci:lman:.Herb;;called the,%Coun.cil's attention to the parking problem on 3rd Ave. from Main to Pine. Evelyn Jasper of 224 3rd Ave. S. stated that a four-hour parking restriction had just been placed on 3rd Ave. S. from Main to Pine and she asked why that area had been singled out and how the City planned to enforce that restriction. She said she is the owner of a five -unit MOTION: apartment complex on that street. COUNCILMAN HERB MOVED, SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN NAUGHTEN, TO PLACE THIS ITEM ON THE OCTOBER 2, 1979.000NCIL AGENDA. MOTION CARRIED. Mrs. Jasperasked if the restriction would be enforced in the meantime, and Mayor Harrison stated it is incumbent upon the administration to enforce the ordinances. Councilman Naughten said he had received a call stating there still wer.e.no parking restriction signs placed on Ocean Ave. Mayor Harrison said he would look into this. There was no further business to come before the Council, and the meeting was adjourned at 9:45 p.m.' IRENE VARNEY MORAN, Cite Clerk HARV H.:..HARRISON, Mayor September 18, 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 Tom Carns Larry Naughten CONSENT AGENDA ABSENT STAFF PRESENT Ray Gould Marlo Foster, Acting M.A.A. Fred Herzberg, Public Works Director John LaTourelle, Community Devel. Dir.. Jim Adams, City Engineer Jack Weinz, Fire Chief Felix deMello, Bldgs. & Grounds. Supt. Jim Jessel, Parks & Recreation Mgr. Bill Nims, Asst. Traffic Engineer Wayne Tanaka, City Attorney Jackie Parrett, Deputy City Clerk MOTION: COUNCILMAN CARNS MOVED, SECONDED BY COUNCILWOMAN ALLEN, TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA. MOTION CARRIED. The Consent Agenda included the following: MAYOR (A) Roll call. C (B) Approval of Minutes of September 11, 1979. • (C) Amendment to Lynnwood Sewer Diversion Agreement. Mayor Harrison asked for confirmation of his appointment of Tim Leighton to the ADB. COUNCILMAN MOTION: CARNS MOVED, SECONDED BY COUNCILWOMAN ALLEN, TO CONFIRM THE MAYOR'S APPOINTMENT OF TIM LEIGHTON TO POSITION 4 ON THE ADB, TERM TO EXPIRE NOVEMBER 5, 1982. MOTION CARRIED. Mayor Harrison stated that a number of letters had been received complaining about the stop light at 196th and Olympic View Dr. and he read one of the letters which stated that a driver on Olympic View can proceed with a green light, making.a natural turn into a crosswalk of pedestrians which also have a green light. Mayor Harrison noted that the Public Works Director now indicated that the light had been changed to be red both ways during pedestrian crossings and that it may be possible to have the signal only pedestrian actuated, but that suggestion will require further study. Councilman Herb complimented the Public Works Department for its expeditious actions in such matters. AUDIENCE Mary Duke of 529 3rd.Ave. asked if the 25� per $1,000 assessed valuation emergency medical services levy would be spent entirely for Medic.7.. Councilman Carns explained that emergency medical services consist of more than Medic 7, and include such things as aid car service and salaries for basic life support personnel. Councilman Herb said.when.he voted for the assessment it was with the under- standing that.the total amount would be for Medic 7. Councilman Carns noted that all of the other South County jurisdictions were asking for the full assessment, supporting both the basic life support and the advanced life support systems., Patricia Fife of 565.Sater Lane said the excess money collected from the assessment, over that which will be needed.for Medic 7, can only be used for emergency medical services and she felt it was important to convey this to the voters. Further, because the levy will cover an extended span of time it is very possible that in the latter years it U