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could accommodate the group. Councilwoman Allen suggested that Bob Pantley's new restaurant also be
considered. Councilman Gould felt more could be accomplished by.'going away for retreats and he
suggested the Alderbrook Inn on the Hood,Canal. Councilman Naughten supported the idea of going
away, feelingmore is accomplished -An that kind'of.atmosphere. 'Council President Nordquist asked
for suggestions from all of the Council by the end of the week as to location, and he said he would
investigate the availability of the Alderbrook Inn. Regardingsubject material', Councilman Gould
felt the long-range plan developed by the Council should.be.pursued,.
There was no further business to come before the Council, and the meeting adjourned at 9:00 p.m.
IRENE VARNEY MORAN, Ci Clerk HARVE'H. HARRISON, Mayor
March 3, 1980 - Special Meeting
A special meeting of the-Edmonds..City Council was called to order at 8:05 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.
Jo -Anne Childers-Jaech Fred. Herzberg, Public,Wor.ks Director
Bill Kasper Jim Adams, City Engineer
Katherine Allen' Irene Varney Moran, City Clerk
John Nordquist Jack Weinz, Fire Chief
Ray Gould Art Housler, Finance Director
Larry Naughten Mary Lou Block, Acting,Planning Division Mgr.
Jim Jessel, Parks & Recreation -Division Mgr.
Felix deMello, Building & Grounds Superintendent
Wayne Tanaka, City Attorney
Jackie Parrett, Deputy City Clerk
CONSENT.AGENDA
Councilman.Gould asked that Item.(D) be removed from the -Consent Agenda. COUNCILMAN NORDQUIST
MOTION: MOVED, SECONDED BY COUNCILWOMAN...ALLEN, TO.APPROVE THE BALANCE OF THE CONSENT AGEIVDA.-'MOTION CARPIED.
The approved portion of the Consent Agenda included the following:
(A) Roll call.
(B) Approval of Minutes of.February 26, 1980.
(C) Report on bids opened February.27 for construction of fishing pier parking lot and award
of.contract to Knowles Construction Co. in the amount of $19,114.59, including sales tax.
(E). Adoption of Ordinance 2124, amending the 1980 budget. (Passed with six affirmative votes.
• Five affirmative votes needed because of the emergency clause in the ordinance.)
REPORT ON.BIDS OPENED FEBRUARY 27- FOR.PURCHASE OF VEHICLES [Item (D) on Consent Agenda]
Councilman Gould made several inquiries about the bids and the types of vehicles being purchased.
Bid documents had been hand-carried.to six automobile dealerships within the immediate area, but
only one bid had been received. An additional bid had been received one hour after the bid opening
but was not.acceptable at that time and was not opened. Councilman Gould was concerned that vehicles
be fuel .efficient and he said the.Staff.should be put on notice that this will be a consideration in
the purchase of.all vehicles. ._Public Works Director Fred Herzberg responded that they select the
MOTION: smallest vehicle that will do the.required job. COUNCILMAN GOULD MOVED, SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN
NORDQUIST, TO APPROVE.ITEM (D) ON THE CONSENT AGENDA, AWARDING THE BID FOR PURCHASE OF VEHICLES TO
HARRIS FORD, INC. IN THE.AMOUNT OF $29,321.84,.INCLUDING SALES:TAX. MOTION CARRIED.
MAYOR
Mayor Harrison asked for confirmation of his appointment of Jerry Ward to the Edmonds Arts Commission,
MOTION:' noting that Mr. -Ward is the new president•of the Driftwood Players. COUNCILMAN NORDQUIST MOVED,
SECONDED:BY COUNCILMAN GOULD, TO.CONFIRM THE MAYOR'S APPOINTMENT -OF JERRY WARD TO POSITION 4 ON*THE
EDMONDS ARTS COMMISSION, TERM TO EXPIRE DECEMBER 31, 1981.. MOTION. CARRIED.
Mayor Harrison advised that a request.had come from Irish Parades Inc., a'group organized to.provide
an annual St...Patrick's Day. parade.in.Edmonds, asking that.:the.City provide liability insurance for
the group for that one day. This could be -done by obtaining a.r.ider:to the City's'policy, at a cost
of"$274..°It would cost Irish Parades Inc. $825 to buy a liability policy for that day. Mayor
MOTION: Harrison recommended.that the City co-sponsor.the parade and carry the insurance. 'COUNCILMAN NAUGHTEN
MOVED THAT THE CITY CO-SPONSOR THE ST..PATRICK'S DAY PARADE.AND OBTAIN.A RIDER TO PROVIDE LIABILITY
INSURANCE FOR IRISH PARADES INC. FOR THE.DAY.OF.THE PARADE, COUNCILMAN GOULD SECONDED THE MOTION
FOR DISCUSSION. Councilman Gould asked who would.be covered:by the insurance.:- City'Attorney Wayne
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MOTION:
MOTION:
Tanaka stated that the City would be.providing coverage for the organizers, Irish Parades Inc.,
and if they were sued the City's coverage would cover them. It was noted that the American
Legion sponsors the Fourth of'July parade.and provides its own insurance, and it may want the
same assistance from the City. Mayor..Harr.ison stated the Ame.rican.Legion does that on a national
basis and would not need the City's.assistance. THE MOTION CARRIED..
COUNCIL
Councilman Naughten asked what the status was -of the State parking lot which.the City was intending
to lease. Public Works. Director Fred.Herzberg responded that it would be on the agenda for approval
next week.
Councilman.Naughten asked the status of the requested lighting by the Chamber of Commerce building,
and Public Works Director Fred Herzberg responded that the light had been ordered but he could not
say when it would be in place. Withregard to a lease on the Chamber.of Commerce building, -,City
Attorney Wayne,Tanaka said his office is developing a lease.
Councilman Naughten asked what happened to the photographs which were taken of the City Council.'
The photographs had been taken by a nonprofessional photographer on.the City Staff and it appeared
that the result was less than satisfactory. Councilman Naughten expressed the opinion that the
annual Council photograph was important and, if necessary, a professional photographer should be
hired to accomplish this. COUNCILMAN NAUGHTEN MOVED, SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN GOULD, THAT A PROFES-
SIONAL PHOTOGRAPHER BE HIRED TO TAKE THE ANNUAL COUNCIL PHOTOGRAPH. MOTION CARRIED, WITH COUNCIL
MEMBERS KASPER AND ALLEN VOTING NO.
With•'regard to the fil'ling of the empty Council position, Council President Nordquist advised that
there is one applicant who will be out of town at the time the interviews are scheduled, and he
suggested an alternate date be scheduled for that applicant and any other who cannot be present
March 8. It was agreed that the Council will be available Monday evening, March 10 for necessary
scheduled interviews.
Councilman Nordquist requested an Executive Session following this evening's meeting to discuss -a
personnel matter, and he asked that the City Attorney and the City Council attend. He also sa.i.d the
office occupied by the Council secretary would be designated as a permanent area for the Council so
they can have an area in Which to do research, meet with people, etc.
Councilman Nordquist extended greetings from former Councilman Phil Clement whom he recently visited
in Chicago.
Councilwoman Allen reported that the Finance Committee had met this evening and had approved member-
ship in the Economic Development Council. Among other things, they.had discussed the Council/Staff
retreat and the bonding issue, and they had reviewed the City's bonding capacity and investment
capacity. She noted that the City's investments currently were running at 13.8% and 14%, and she
commented that the Finance Director evidently was getting as much as possible for the City from
investments. She reported, regarding utilities, that it is costing the City almost one-third more
than the citizens are paying to provide water and sewer services; that in order to bring the City up
in fire code and rating a number of things will be needed, including replacement mains; that consideration
will have to be given to the purchase of property to increase the size of the sewage treatment
plant; and that at this point they were talking in terms of doubling the costs of the utility rates.
Councilwoman Allen indicated the City had until March 31, 1980 to meet.State requirements, and she
asked for a hearing date prior to that to discuss utility rates. COUNCILWOMAN ALLEN MOVED, SECONDED
BY COUNCILMAN KASPER, THAT AN ITEM BE PLACED ON THE MARCH 18, 1980 COUNCIL AGENDA REGARDING A
PROPOSED INCREASE IN UTILITY RATES, LEADING TO AN ORDINANCE TO BE READY FOR PASSAGE MARCH 25, 1980.
MOTION CARRIED.
Councilwoman Allen noted that information from the Finance Director indicates that the City is
limited to selling bonds at 8% and nobody will buy a bond at 8% in today's market, so a bond issue
is a real problem. She noted.that there are states and municipalities having trouble selling bonds
at 12%.
Councilwoman Allen advised that she would.not be present March 18.
AUDIENCE
Greg Farrar who lives at 4th and Bell and is eligible for a residential parking permit objected to
there being a fee for the permit. He questioned why he.had not been notified when the hearing was
held on the matter, noting that the police parking checkers had his name on a list so he would not
be ticketed and that the people on that list should have been notified of the hearing. He was
advised of the standard methods -in which hearings are publicized and was told that the ordinance
passed requires the fee to cover the cost of processing the permit.
PRESENTATION BY ANN WERMUS, LIBRARY BOARD CHAIRMAN
Ann Wermus spoke on the need for additional library space and asked that this need be given a top
priority. She requested a feasibility study on possible expansion.of the library at its present
site, and she asked that a timetable be established, beginning with the feasibility study and
culminating with a bond issue date, thereby,moving toward the goal of acquiring the needed library
space. She felt.a bond issue would best succeed.if the library were expanded on its, present site,
rather than moving.it to the Anderson Center.site, and she also asked that the library be kept on a
separate proposition on any bond issue. Councilman Gould asked if any of the funding in the architec-
tural budget for the Anderson Center could be.used for such.a feasibility study, or if there were
other grant monies available. Parks and.Recreation Division Manager Jim Jessel said he would
investigate. Councilman Gould also asked the Staff to investigate what the estimates would be for a
feasibility study of expanding the existing.library or building a new one on this site. The information
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will be ready for the retreat. Councilman Gould stated that it is.only.fair to look at this alterna-
tive but, . at the same .time, the Council was :not giving. up on, the Frances Anderson .s.ite, .and he. noted
that.:part of the thinking hat.wen't`Into the, Counci1'.,.s decision -to: buy the elementary..school .was
because.of.4_the. need..for a:l.,ibrary., Councilman Kasper ,said he,,had.a feeling that the Anderson site
was going to end .up.being crowded., so this alternative may be-fea'sibl.e.
Councilman Nordquist recognized Mae Schoenrach from the..Sno-Isle Regional Library who was in the
audience. Anne Sibbe.tt of 610.A1der:.St. said she is a teacher of gifted children and they do' not
use the Edmonds.library because it is inadequately stocked. Joan Nykreim of Friends of the Library
said she has a familv.of readers and they have gone through al.l of the books at the library. Rory
Jakes of 616.Daley, an eighth.grade teacher at Holy Rosary School, said his students have unsuccessfully
attempted to .find material related.to drama,and the science and technology areas are not up-to-
date. He.said the waiting period..for books is too long and..reference books need updating,'and there
is not enough seating. Chris Howard of.Friends of the Library stressed the need for more of everything
in the 1'ibrary facility. Some questionnaires which had been completed by young people using the
library were submitted to the.Counci1-so they could see how the'li,brary•was rated. Councilwoman
Allen assured those present that their concerns will be given serious consideration.
HEARING ON- DESIGN.REVIEW OF 7-UNIT...PRD AT.17422 71ST AVE. W. - DIVERSIFIED BUILDERS
.(File PRD-3-7.9).
Acting Planning Division Manager Mary Lou Block showed slides of this site, noting that it originally
had been proposed for a standard development but that a PRD had been recommended because of the
steep topography and trees on the site. The access will be a looped street using the existing
roadway to reduce further disruption to the site. There is an existing home on.the site, and the
open space area.will include the generally steep terrain and will be accessed by a walkway. The
Planning Commission had recommended.that the homes on Lots 2 and 3 be designed specifically for the
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site because of .the topography; i,.e., design a house that will fit the existing building pad and not
bulldoze the area to make a flat.pad. The north setbacks of Lots 1 and 2 and the south setback of
Lot 6 would be 15', rather than the 25' generally required in a PRD (variance granted by the Board
of Adjustment), but Ms. Block noted that in a standard subdivision only a 7 1/2' setback would be
required. The site would accommodate eight lots in a standard subdivision, the underlying zoning
being RS-8. The individual lots will be smaller than under a traditional development, but it was
not felt that the site would be overcrowded if there was the condition that there be no more than
35% lot coverage, the result being that the homes would..be slightly smaller in size. Ms. Block
recommendedapproval of the PRD-with the following conditions: (_1) 35% lot coverage restriction;
(2) Houses on Lots 2 and 3 to be designed,to fit those lots; (3) The open space area to.be planted
to retain the soil. Ms. Block stated that the'Staff originally had suggested that there be no
parking allowed on the loop street, but the Planning Commission had not agreed. The Planning
Commission had added a recommended restriction that tree cutting restrictions be included and that
the trees to be cut be identified prior to -cutting -and the tree -cutting plan be approved by the.
Planning Division. City Engineer Jim Adams commented that the roadway of 71st W. from 174th to
176th is .one of those where theright-of-way and pavement are not in the same location, and this
developmentwillhelp to resolve that problem, but an amendment to the Official Street Map may be
required to straighten the road. ,Council.man Kasper said he sat in on this hearing and there were
some questions i'n his'mind..having.to do -with small lot sizes and expensive houses, the narrowness of
the road., and the small.rear-yards. :Fire Chief Jack'Weinz.was asked about emergency vehicles maneuvering
through the proposed Tuop road, and he responded that they could fire
not get a truck in there if
parking.were allowed on the loop road. Councilman Gould asked whether this site actually could
accommodate eight lots, and Ms..Block responded that the.applicants' engineers had come in with an
8-lot subdivision, but the Planning Staff had felt'it would be a mistake to access from 72nd Ave. W.
because of -the cliff. Councilman Gould commented that the .trade-off was one less residence in
exchange for. open space, and Ms..Block added that there was the loop access and not cutting into the
bank below. The public portion of the hearing was opened. Randy Sleight of Reid -Middleton & Associates
said 20% of the total
area will be designated open space, and he noted that one of the smaller lots
which is 5,221 sq. ft. would have a.maximum sized house.of 1,800 sq. ft. under the 35% lot coverage
restriction which .is a fairly common .size. He said they were :not .trying to make `small lots but were
trying to fit in the
existing topography and the existing roadway to try to save as many trees as
possible. Regarding access for fire trucks he said the original was to
plan stop such trucks outside
of the plat and run a hose to the building, a fire hydrant being -just outside of the plat. Fire
Chief Weinz said that was not good tactics and not acceptable. .The public portion of the hearing
was
closed.
MOTION:
COUNCILWOMAN ALLEN MOVED TO APPROVE PRD-3-79, SUBJECT TO THE CONDITIONS STATED. BY THE PLANNING
Amended
COMMISSION: .(1) 35% LOT COVERAGE RESTRICTION; (2) THE HOUSES ON LOTS 2 AND 3 TO'BE DESIGNED TO MEET
THE CHARACTERISTICS OF THOSE LOTS; (3) PLANTINGS TO BE
ARRANGED ON THE SLOPE TO PREVENT EROSION; AND
(4). TREE CUTTING RESTRICTIONS IN.THAT.THE'TREES TO 3E CUT;WILL BE IDENTIFIED PRIOR TO CUTTING AND
THE TREE CUTTING
PLAN WILL BE APPROVED BY THE PLANNING DIVISION. COUNCILMAN NAUGHTEN SECONDED THE
MOTION FOR DISCUSSION. Councilman
Naughten was concerned about parking on the loop road. Ms. Block
said they could require a reasonable number of parking spaces on each site, possibly gravelled
parking that would not create impervious surfaces. She said usually two parking spaces per unit are
required in a PRD, single family homes requiring
only one --but most having at least two. At Councilman
Naughten's suggestion, COUNCILWOMAN ALLEN ADDED TO"HER MOTION THE'REQUIREMENT'THAT THERE=WOULD
BE NO
PARKING ALLOWED IN .THE LOOP ROAD;AND.THREE PARKING.SPACES.WILL BE PROVIDED ON EACH LOT.- Chief•Weinz
said that would be satisfactory for the fire
equipment, that although it would require jockeying
they could get the equipment .in ifno cars were parked there. Councilman Gould said he really would
like to see.on.ly lots
six in .the PRD,..but this development at least.gave one less developed lot than
a standard development would. THE MOTION
THEN CARRIED. Mr., -Sleight stated he did not like the
imposition.of..requiring three off-street parking stalls_on,each lot instead 'of
of the standard two.
HEARING ON.SHORELINES MANAGEMENT SUBSTANTIAL DEVELOPMENT:PERMLT FOR A 3-LOT SUBDIVISION AT LOTS 12, 13, 14,
17; 18; AND.I9.OF
MAPLE MANOR (UNRECORDED)<,.OFF OLYMPIC VIEW DR.. (FILE SM-6-79
Acting Planning Division Manager..Mary Lou -Block -showed slides of this site and stated that the
Shorelines Management Substantial Development Permit is
requ.ired.for any subdivision of land within
200' of the shoreline and two of these three lots are within that 200' restriction. Two structures
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currently were on the property. Ms-. Block noted that one of the conditions of the.Planning Com-
mission approval was that a 15' pedestrian easement be retained through the property in order to
provide access down the bluff at some future.date, but it since had been discovered that the tide-
lands are not publicly owned so such an easement would be needless. She noted that this area -is
designated "Urban": -in the Shoreline Master.Program and the proposed.use.was consistent with that
designation. She said..the Eng.ineering.Division was concerned about.the setback on the cliff for
future residents orr Lots I ;and, 2 a'nd they Isuggested the.requirementof, an' engineering report' for
siting of structures 'in' the. `bl uff areas; to- be' accompl ithed_. by.,a soils engineer. Ms Block recom-
mended- approval , with. the el imi nation of the- recommenda.tTon iof -a,. pedestrian access- down' -the bluff.
The public portion of the hearing was opened, nol:one wished. to'lspeak; and the public portion of,the
MOTION: hearing was closed. COUNCILMAN GOULD MOVED, SECONDED BY-COUNCILMAN.KASPER, TO APPROVE SM-6-799
PURSUANT TO P.C. RESOLUTION 643 AND CONDITIONED UPON THE REQUIREMENTS THEREIN. MOTION CARRIED.•
Councilman Naughten complimented Public Works Director Fred Herzberg on the summary maps regarding
196th:S:t.•, but -)he noted that,a gravel: walkway wasshowrr on ,the -north side, of the•.road which the
Council had not recommended. Mr. Herzberg said he had added that, thinking it was the sense of the
Council, and .it -would only be where there was room for it.'
There was no further businessto,come'before the Council, and the meeting adjourned to Executive
Session at 9:55 p.m.
IRENE VARNEY MORAN, C ty Clerk HARVE H. HARRISON, Mayor
March 11, 1990,- Work Meeting
The regular meeting of the Edmonds City Council was called to order at 8:05 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 Fred Herzberg,, -Public -Works Director
Jo -Anne Childers-Jaech John LaTourelle, Planning Consultant
Bill Kasper Irene Varney Moran.; City -Clerk
Katherine Allen Marlo Foster, Police.Chief
John Nordquist Jack Weinz, Fire Chief
Ray Gould -Art Housler; Finance -Director
Larry Naughten Mary Lou Blocki,Acting.Planning Division Mgr.
Jim•Jessel, Parks & Recreation Divison Mgr.
Bob.Franklin, Technical Studies Engineer
Jim Murphy,'City Attorney
Jackie .;Parrett,. -Deputy City Clerk
Mayor Harrison presented a plaque to Dr.. Robert Anderson in-reccognition of his service on the LEOFF
Disability Board.
CONSENT AGENDA
Item (C) was.removed from•the'Consent Agenda.and will be placed on next week's agenda. This was the •
Maintenance Agreement between the City of Edmonds and:the Department -of •Transportati6n in'coh section
with the walk-on parking lot at the Ferry Terminal. City Attorney Jim Murphy said there -had been
some minor changes made in the contract but -the contract before these changes was the one provided
MOTION: in the packets. The updated contract will be,provided for approval next week.. COUNCILMAN NAUGHTEN
OT MOVED, SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN KASPER, TO APPROVE THE BALANCE OF THE CONSENT AGENDA. MOTION CARRIED.
The approved items on the Consent Agenda included the following:
(A) Roll call.
(B) Approval of Minutes of March 3, 1980.
MAYOR
Mayor Harrison advised that Walcker Homes had submitted new landscape plans for the JEDCO development)
and these were distributed to the Council. Mr: Walcker had met -with h i
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t e ne hbors and had rovided
9 them with the.plans also. A hearing date before the Council was requested. COUNCILMAN KASPER-
MOTION: MOVED, SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN GOULD, TO.SET APRIL 1•9.1980•FOR A HEARING-ON,THE-REVISED LANDSCAPE
PLANS FOR JEDCO. MOTION CARRIED.
Mayor Harrison as.ked.for consideration of an ordinance extending the.payment period of the Anderson
Cultural and —Leisure. —Center interest bearing warrant. It was agreed to hear this at the end of this
evening's agenda.
COUNCIL
Councilman Gould said -he had"received a"telephone call from former Councilman Mike Herb expressing
concern about the proposed -increases in -water and sewer rates•and'aski'ng;why this had —come as such a