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19810127 City Council MinutesJanuary 20, 1981 - continued so virtually all items except hearings could be on the Consent Agenda for the regular -meetings. The Council Participation would be eliminated from work meetings, items of concern being put into memos through the Council secretary and placed into the packets for the next regular meeting. A goal would be eliminating'the midnight adjournments. City Attorney'Wayne Tanaka was*given a copy of the proposal for drafting into an ordinance..'I-t was.agreed to try'this format during February and March. There was no further business to come before the Council, and the meeting adjourned at 10:45 p.m.' IRENE VARNEY MORAN, CAy Clerk HARRISON, Mayor January 27, 1981 The regular meeting of the Edmonds City Council was called to order At 7:30 p.m. by Mayor Pro tem Katherine Allen in the Council Chambers.of the Edmonds Civic Center.. All present joined in the flag salute. Mayor Harrison arrived -at 7:55 p.m. and conducted the meeting from that time. PRESENT ABSENT STAFF PRESENT Harve Harrison, Mayor Jo -Anne Jaech Fred Herzberg, Public Works Director John Nordqui.st. Ray Gould Irene Varney Moran, City Clerk Mary Goetz John LaTourelle, Planning Consultant Katherine Allen Mary Lou Block, P.lanning Director Bill Kasper Art Housler, Finance Director Sue Crawford, Student Rep. Marlo Foster, Police Chief Larry,Naughten Jack Weinz, Fire Chief Jack Mitchell, Water/Sewer Supt. Jim Jessel, Parks & Recreation Dir. Wayne Tanaka, City Attorney Mark Eames, City Attorney Jackie Parrett, Deputy City Clerk Mayor Pro tem Al.len advised that both Councilwoman Jaech and Councilman Gould'had called her to say they were ill and would not be present'this evening. CONSENT AGENDA Item (B)-, "Approval * of Minutes ' of January 20, 1981," was removed from the Consent Agenda. Council -- woman Goetz asked that an addition be made following the first sentence in the first paragraph under "MAYOR" as follows: '"Councilwoman Goetz asked what the dollar rate increase would be and how the increase would c ' ompare to rates in'other cities and Mayor Harrison said he did not know." COUNCILMAN NAUGHTEN MOVED, SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN KASPER, TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA WITH THE ADDITION TO THE MINUTES. MOTION CARRIED. The other item approved on the Consent Agenda was "Roll Call,".It'em (A). COUNCIL Councilman Naughten noted that -the Council had received a report on 1980 attendance for boards and commissions with three people not meeting the attendance requirements.. 'He asked if the Mayor decided who would be removed. City Attorney Wayne Tanaka responded that the Mayor does not make the decision, and the members not meeting the attendance requirements are automatically.removed. Councilman Naughten noted that there was a memorandum from the Public Works Director suggesting streets which could be closed for sledding during periods of snow. Locations are of reasonable incline and short slopes to prevent high velocity sledding speeds and loss of control accidents. When the streets are closed they will -be posted for no parkingand.the residents will be notified'. COUNCILMAN NAUGHTEN MOVED, SECONDED BY -COUNCILWOMAN GOETZ,.THAT THE CITY ATTORNEY DRAFT A RESOLUTION DESIGNATING STREETS FOR SLEDDING IN'ACCORDANCE WITH THE PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR'S MEMORANDUM OF JANUARY 20, 1981. MOTION CARRIED. Councilwoman Goetz felt the Council should see the proposed new rate schedule of Sound Disposal. COUNCILWOMAN GOETZ MOVED, SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN NAUGHTEN, THAT SOUND DISPOSAL BE ASKED TO FILE IN WRITING THE AMOUNT OF'THEIR PROPOSED RATE INCREASE AND THE REASONS FOR IT SO THE COUNCIL CAN REVIEW IT. MOTION CARRIED.� Mayor Harrison had provided the -Council an alternate proposal for the Planning Department organiza- tion chart. COUNCILWOMAN GOETZ.MOVED, SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN-KASPER, THAT THE MAYOR'S PROPOSAL FOR THE PLANNING DEPARTMENT ORGANIZATION CHART BE DISCUSSED AT THE JANUARY 31, 1981 SPECIAL WORK MEETING. MOTION CARRIED. A recommendation,.had-been made.by Finance Director Art Housler as to reclassification of the'Work Order System'Coordinator position*. COUNCILWOMAN GOETZ MOVED, SECONDED'BY'COUNCILMAN kAsPER,'THAT THE PROPOSED RECLASSIFICATION OF THE WORK ORDER COORDINATOR POSITION BE DISCUSSED AT THE JANUARY 31, 1981 SPECIAL WORK MEETING. MOTION CARRIED. I 0 I 17� 191 0 January 27., 1981 - continued Councilman Nordquist noted that Sen,6te Bill 3068 would allow final administrative decisions to be ,made -by the Hearing Examiner,. subject only to superior court review, whereas currently such determinations are applicable to the legilslative*authority of the city or county and then reviewable by superior court." Counc1lwoman Allen said.she would be attending the City -Legislative Action Conference on February 19, 1981 and wil.1 take that opportunity to. -do some lobbying.against that bill. Councilman No ' rdquist requested an Executive Session following this evening's meeting to discuss a contract. -item, and Councilwoman.Allen.said the Port.parking lot also would be discussed. Council President Allen made the following committee appointments: Council members Nordquist, Gould., and Jaech were appointed to the Finance/Publi.c Safety Committee; and Council members Kasper, Naughten, and Goetz were appointed to the Public Works/ Community Development Committee. Because of a lengthy agenda scheduled for February 3, Council President Allen moved the following items to the February 10 agenda:. Discussion regarding Boys' Club and Report on sidewalk conditions and improvement recommendations. -Regarding the reappointment of Larry Trent to the Board of Appeals, he had not been present this evening for his interview by the Council and there was some concern that he may not have been .notified. COUNCILMAN KASPER MOVED, SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN NORDQUIST, TO REAPPOINT LARRY TRENT TO THE BOARD OF APPEALS. Councilman Naughten commented that it has been Council policy to interview appointees, if only briefly, and in some cases a Council member may not have met the person previously. Councilwoman Jaech had made this point as she is a relatively new Council member and some appointments were made prior to her election to the Council. THE MOTION AND THE SECOND WERE WITHDRAWN. Another appointment will be made'to interview Mr. Trent. AUDIENCE ..Burt Ketcham, President of the Edmonds Chamber of Commerce, read a letter to the Council*SUqgesting that proceeds of surplus property sales, in an amount of at least $100,000, be applied to a -downtown parking lot.project. He said that this, together with in -lieu parking funds, would provide seed money.to encourage the business people and property owners to assess themselves for the.additional ,costs, and that every dollar of City capital invested in a downtown parking lot (or lots) would produce added -tax revenue -for the next 50 years or more. COUNCILMAN KASPER MOVED, SECONDED BY COUNCILWOMAN GOETZ, TO PLACE ON THE MARCH 24, 1981.AGENDA A REVIEW OF THE PARKING PROPOSAL FROM THE EDMONDS CHAMBE.R OF COMMERCE AND FROM ANY OTHER COMMITTEES AND/OR THE STAFF. MOTION CARRIED. Councilwoman Allen stated that she had been advised that the next item on the agenda had been advertised for,8:00 p.m. and�since it was not yet 8:00 p.m. that hearing should not be held. COUNCILMAN-NAUGHTEN MOVED, SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN NORDQUIST, TO HEAR THE LAST ITEM ON THE AGENDA NEXT. (Representatives of the Snohomish County Health Planning Council were present for that item.) MOTION CARRIED. (Mayor Harrison arrived at this time.) CONSIDERATION OF SUPPORTING'SNOHOMISH COUNTY HEALTH PLANNING COUNCIL A presentation had been made to the Council on January 6, 1981 by Beverly McMahan, President of the Board of Directors of the Health Planning Council of Snohomish County, soliciting funds for its support. Councilman Nordquist observed that the work is good that they have done,.and Councilman Naughten said one.of the City's responsibilities is the health, safety and welf6re'of'the citizens and.he could see from the.written material provided that this health planning counci'l was doing.work toward that -,goal. COUNCILMAN NAUGHTEN MOVED, SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN NORDQUIST, THAT THE CITY ATTORNEY BE INSTRUCTED TO DRAFT A.RESOLUTION PROVIDING FOR THE EXPENDITURE FROM'THE COUNCIL CONTINGENCY FUND IN THE -AMOUNT OF $5,440.44 FOR THE HEALTH PLANNING COUNCIL OF SNOHOMISH COUNTY. MOTION CARRIED. Ms.'McMahan thanked the Council, noting that this was the first council to take positive action and that it will be helpful in -their requests to each subsequent council. HEARING -ON PROPOSED REZONE FROM OS TO RS-6 AT 700 MAIN ST. (R-5-80) and HEARING ON CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT, INCLUDING MODIFICATIONS/VARIANCES, FOR PUBLIC.,:LIBRARY AT 700 MAIN ST. Planning Director Mary Lou Block sa-id this application was being reviewed under the provisions of the old Code as the application,was made in 1980. She indicated that public structures such as the existing recreational center and the proposed library are allowed in RS zones with a Conditional Use Permit. The proposed actions would rezone the site to RS-6 and then grant the Conditional Use - Permit for the library. Adjacent zoning to -the south and east is RS-6, to the north it is RMH'and RS-6, and -to the west it is RMH. The Comprehensive Policy Plan map designates the property as Public Facilities. Ms. Block reviewed the rezone criteria, indicating that the proposed zoning conforms to,the Compre*hensi,ve.Plan in that public and institutional uses are permitted with the granting,of a Conditional Use Permit. The proposed zoning conforms to that which surrounds the property in that the present use of the property is.a recreational center and.for the most pa . rt the is site surrounded by single-family development. The present OS zoning was established in 1976, and the Planning*Cbmmiss'ion, in January of 1977, recommended that the OS zoning remain for a reasonable period of time to determine what best zoning could be placed on the site. The C-ity acquired the property in January of 1979.and converted the former elementary school to the,present recreation facility. Ms.. Block is said.it the City's intent to develop the property for public use but it must rezone the property to the proposed zoning in order to do so. There will be certain environmental impacts but -,they do not constitute a significant adverse environmental impact,'�and a declaration of -nons ignificance had been issued; When this proposal went before the Planning Commission it was ' questioned whether the rezone should apply to the entire site, and the Planning Commission . recommended that the major part of the site be rezoned to RS-6 but that the playfield area be as OS to -retained .assure that it will conti,nue to be used as a playfield.and to,eliminate the -possibility of future development.. With regard to the Conditional Use Permit, Ms. Block said three modifications/variances were being requested wi th the application: (1) To exceed the height requirement by 5,; (2) To allow the I 192 January 27, 1981 - continued 0 building to intrude into the setbacks; and (3) To develop a portion of Durbin St. for required parking. The maximum height was proposed to be 30' a ' nd the Code requirement was 25' for flat roofs. Municipal improvements are required to meet 25' setbacks on all sides orsetbacks equal to the height of the structure,- whicheverTis greater, and since the building was proposed to be 30' in height at one point, 30' setbacks were the requirement. Existing setbacks from Main St., Dayton St., and Durbin St. are only 20'. Because of limited site development area, a portion of the required parking was proposed -to be developed on Durbin St.' (18 stalls). Ms. Block read the Pro- visions of Section 12.15.030(D) of the old Code which set forth the criteria for permitting muhi- cipal improvements to exceed Zoning Code limitations. In order to allow the modifications/variances the City Council must find (1) That the proposed improvement is' necessary for the public health, safety, and general welfare; (2) That the proposed improvement is necessary in order to provide adequate services or facilities.now or in th e future for the residents of the City; (3) That the ' measure,.quantity or amount by which the proposed improvement will exceed restrictions is the minimum excess needed in order to.provide the necessary services or facilities; and (4) That reason- able efforts have been made to minimize or mitigate the effect of the municipal improvement when it is permitted to exceed the restrictions. A question was -asked as to why the building was designed at 30', and Cliff Jackson of Arai/Jackson Architects said they had been given a program for'20,000 sq. ft. with the requirement that it be expandable and the expansion must occur on the library proper'level. Therefore, some.of the area on the library level must be reserved for expansion, for-'ci.ng th&meeting room to the upper level. It had been asked why 12' ceilings were being used and he said there are some basic needs for ceiling heights. The meeting room will have 10' ceilings and the library 12' ceilings. Councilman Nordquist said he did not.want anyone to think he supported a library to allow the Council to -meet there, and he had heard rumors in.that vein. Mr.,Jackson responded that the meeting room was given to them as part of the 20,000 sq. ft. package. -Councilman Naughten asked about the impact on view if the 30' exception were granted. Mr. Jackson responded that when you place a mass like that in the air there is going to be an impact, but this represented only-15% of the project. He felt the impact had been minimized by the way they oriented the building, and he said it is a minimal impact because of having the initial mass there. Councilman Naughten asked.if by going over the permitted 25' anyone's view to the north or south would be taken. Ms. Block -responded that it might affect one or two homes to the south, but.none to the north. Planning Consultant John LaTourelle said the homes to the southeast would not see a difference in 25' or 30', and those directly to the south would see the lower south elevation and not the portion to the north which is higher. Councilwoman -Allen noted that there had been some rumors about the Council Chambers being moved, but she said this was to be a multi-p*urpose room which would be larger than the existing Council Chambers and there have been times when a larger room was needed, so it should be considered that at times the Council may want.to use it. Councilwoman Goetz -said it should be used as a revenue gaining room when possible, and that the Council never had indicated it would use it for its chambers. Councilwoman Allen felt,there should be microphones and speakers available there for its use as a multi -purpose room. The hearing Was opened to the public. Floyd E. Smith, 814 Dayton, said he would like to see the playfield left as OS so there would be no possibility that it ever might be lost to development. He.noted that the neighbors had asked for the OS zoning when the property was sold to the City. Ann Wermus, 752 Dayton, said the.old core building blocks the view from her home so the library would not impact them, but it will block views from 7th.' She was concerned that the library will meet its parking requirements but that the users of the Frances Anderson Center will usurp that parking. She said in the master plan it was suggested that�.sometime in the future a means 6f alleviating parking was to have diagonal parking on Dayton and not allow parking in front of the houses on Dayton, and she felt that was too high a price to pay. Parks & Recreation Director Jim Jessel responded that 10 additional parking spaces to what are there now will be provided, and the master plan calls for parking on both sides which would increase the parking by 33%. He said they are includi-ng more parking than the Code requires for the.library. Also, he had observed that some of..thEF parking'in the lower lot (where the library will be) currently is that of.commuter pools. Councilwoman Allen felt that the 25% allowance for compact car stalls should be increased to 50%. She felt that more than 25% of cars on the road now are compact cars, and also that the large cars are getting smaller. Ms. Block said the State now is using 50% in their Park & Ride lots. Coun- cilman Kasper observed, however, that small cars can park in large stalls but large cars cannot park in small stalls. Don Schroeder, 528 8th Ave. N., also.was concerned about parking. He did not feel the li*brary was meeting the Code.requirements for parking, saying the auditorium needs 56 by the old'Code. Ms. Block responded that the room on.top will be a multi-purpose,room, not an auditorium.� Mr. Schroeder thought a.mistake.had been made there. He noted that there have been approximately 30 cars in the parking lot at hours before the library would even open, but said he had not been aware those were commuter.pools, and at night on Main St. -there are -cars parked all t * he way from 7th to 8th., He agreed -with Mrs. Wermus that those people using the Anderson Center will be using the library parking, and he said the Anderson Center should be brought up to parking -requirements., He felt the City was the first one who shoul-d follow the letter of the law,.and that the library was going',to be shortchanged on parking. He did not believe the multi -purpose room, which he still referred to as an auditorium, should be a revenue producing,thing because the City is to provide services and -the "auditorium" should be part of the library. He felt the current architectural plan was too expensive for the City.and that the "auditorium" would not give the people of this City the most for their money. Mr. Jessel stated emphatically that it is not an auditorium, that it is definitely a multi- purpose room. John Owen, resident of 90th'Ave.-W., asked whether the architect was required to develop a plan to fit within the.setback and height restrictions, and if he was not Mr. Owen felt the Council would be derelict in their duties to accept this plan. He asked if the lot coverage percentage requirement was met. Ms..Block responded that the maximum is 40%,.and the proposal is 40%. Mr. Owen did not feel the Council could aiscount any -view obstruction in the City, and he suggested that sight poles be erected to see how views will be affected. No one else wished.to,speak, and the public portion of the hearing was closed. F_ -I L -A ­­7 -,11:­t­, 0 January.27, 1981 - continued Councilman Na.ughten agreed-.that..if-the.Council was.going to grant,an exception that they must -make sure that . views are not,impacted-,anymore than with.the.25!beight.., He felt sight'poles should be put up so the.Council could see what the impact will be. Councilwoma , n Goetz sa,id.she did not think the.playfield should be rezoned to-RS-6, and Ms. Block explained that the Planning Commission's recommendation was to maintain -the playfield as OS and only rezone the portion of the site*on which the -building is located. Mr. Jackson was asked about removal of trees, and he said one large tree will have to be removed,.and one of the birch trees.,thought to be.removed,may be saved.' Councilman Kasper -felt there were too -many deviations in the proposal. He said he had never seen any plans to see what Would.happen if..tiiey.stayed,within the criteria. Also, he said height limits are a factor in this town and he felt they should not be.deviating. Mr. Jessel responded that they could,not have the 20,000 sq. ft. program they had.asked for if the building was squashed down, and the expansion space would be eliminated if it were -squashed down. COUNCILWOMAN ALLEN MOVED, SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN NORDQUIST, TO ADOPT ORDINANCE 2192, REZONING -THE ANDERSON CENTER SITE TO RS-6 WITH THE EXCEPTION OFTHE PLAYFIELD WHICH WILL REMAIN OS, PURSUANT TO PLANNING COMMISSION RESOLUTION 664 WHICH SETS.FORTH THE FINDINGS OF FACT BASED ON REQUIRED REZONE CRITERIA, FOR REASONS OF THE HEALTH AND WELFARE OF THE CITIZENS OF THE CITY AND BECAUSE THERE WILL BE NO SIGNIFICANT ADVERSE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT. I.MOTION CARRIED. COUNCILMAN NORDQUIST THEN MOVED, SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN NAUGHTEN, THAT THE COUNCIL PRESIDENT MAKE ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE COUNCIL TO WALK THE SITE WITH SIGHT POLES ERECTED SO THE V-IEW OBSTRUCTION OF THE..NEW,LIBRARY CAN BE DETERMINED. Council.President Allen said the Council 'would meet at 8:30 a.m., January 31, 1981, prior to their scheduled work session. MOTION CARRIED. COUNCILWOMAN ALLEN MOVED, SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN KASPER, TO CONTINUE THE CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT HEARING TO FEBRUARY 3, 1981. MOTION CARRIED. DISCUSSION REGARDING PUBLIC BOAT LAUNCHING Parks and. Recreation Director Jim,Jessel had received input from various City departments from which the.following conclusions.were made. Because of the space requirements (boat ramps require two to six acres 6f,parking) and environmental requirements, a boat rampis incompatible with the present waterfront parks. Free car -top boat launching will continue -to be.possible in the new Dayton St. park development, although launching from Beach Pl., Brackett's Landing Beach, or Union Oil Beach is more suitable ' for this purpose. The load/unload parking space at Beach Pl., coupled with certain bulkhead improvements, could provide an adequate launch area. Pay launching is available at the Port, Laebug'ten Wharf, and the Anderson Marina. Mr. Jessel said there is no doubt about the need for'a boat ramp in the Edmonds -area, but the railroad right-of-way* and the steep,banks leave little appropriate.space. He suggested that a citizens' task force'might be formed to look at cooperative arrangements such as with the Chevron Company at Point Wells, or with the Port of Edmonds and Union .,10il, Company -for a new boat..launch ramp and parking facility. Councilman Kasper said the stairs at Beach P1. are not constructed to accommodate two people carrying a boat, and Public Works Director Fred Herzbe.rg-said the.design of the stairs could be.changed, but'he would hesitate to install a ramp of*a ' ny.type because the waves will wash up the.ramp and destroy the'lawn. Planning Director Mary Lou Block noted that there are three parking stalls at -the end of Beach PT.', two Marked for handi.capped and one marked-load/unToad only. She said some time ago one of the residents requested the load/unload stall as she had*observed that many people use i ' t to launch their car -topper§ and - she feTt that would facil:i,tate the launching. Councilman'Kasper suggested that all three be marked for car -top boat launching. Planning Consultant John LaTourelle said they may be able to make the steps somewhat wider at the Dayton..St. Beach. There was'no further discussion. DISCUSSION REGARDING MATHAY�BALLINGER PARK IMPROVEMENTS AND FINANCING FROM IN-�LIEU PARK FUND Parks & Recreation Director Jim Jessel reported that the Lake Ballinge I r . Community Club had asked that ways be found to introduce.adult activities at the Mathay-78alYinger Park in -order to curtail some of.the inappropriate.youth acti-vities. Requested improvements included a sport court and the materials for a children'.s log play structure. Doug Gerbing, 24206 78th Pl. W., from the Lake Ballinger Community Club, said this park has a 20- year history of problems, but -about 1 1/2 years ago.the Community Club asked for help. He said it is a difficult area to police.but they thought if the park were improved for more use they could change it from a place for.youth to gather to a many -use park. They could not guarantee these improvements*would solve.the problems of the park but it was felt they would help. Be.tty Mathay, also from the Community Club, said it was her parents who donated the property.to the, Lake Ball.-inger Community Club . to.be used for a community project of some kind, with a clubhouse in mind. When it -was annexed to the City the club gave.the deed to the City, but Ms. Mathay said there never had been much in the -way of equipment'to attract.adults. She said most of the park is used by children of approximately.14.years in age, and ab6ut.two years -ago some.children were caus.ing a lot of vandalism, and the Community'Club had worked -with the Park Department since then to try to improve the situation. They thought the sports court would be least susceptible to vandalism, and that the children's log play.structure should not be easily vandali*zed. She noted that the park is a lovely secluded,place, but the seclusion adds to the problem. Mr. Jessel requested approval to go out for'bids on the improvements, the funds for -improvements to. from come the In-Lieu'Park:Fund. He said the lighting project at the Junior High Playfield is still estimated to be in the $70,000,range he and was sure they could do.what they planned there for $9010,00. There currently was approximately $125,000 in the In -Lieu Park Fund. The proposed improve- ments.at the Mathay-Ballinger Park were estimated at.$9,000, the play structure -to be built with volunteer help. Councilman'Nordquist observed that -parks are going to be used.more and more as people stay.at home more. and-he.felt this park had�'not received the attention it should have in the past, so he favored the ;ropos.al. -Councilman Naughten-approved of the thinking to get adult use in the park t6 help resolvethe problems. Student Representative Sue Crawford observed that if the teenagers also are encouraged.to use the sport court that should help -reduce the vandalism. Councilwoman 194 January 24, 1981 - continued 0 Goetz was impressed with the fine cooperation from the Lake Ballinger Community Club. COUNCILMAN NORDQUIST MOVED, SECONDED BY COUNCILWOMAN GOETZ, TO GIVE.APPROVAL OF GOING TO BID FOR THE REQUESTED IMPROVEMENTS FOR AN EXPENDITURE OF..FUNDS UP*TO $9,000, TO COME FROM THE IN - -LIEU PARK -FUND: Council-: woman Allen suggested a second,sports court be included as one court appeared to be rather inadequate. Mr. Jessel responded that spac&.is,limited and topography could be.a problem, and current ' ly part of the open area is used for football play. He said he would prefer to try one court as a test before considering a second one. THE MOTION CARRIED. PROPOSED.NOISE'ABATEMENT AND CONTROL ORDINANCE Police Chief Marlo Foster reported that the proposed ordi.nance had been submitted to the Department of Ecology and had been approved except for one section. The Edmonds ordinance differed from the ' State law requirements in that the hours of exempting certain sounds on weekends differed. The City Attorney's Office felt that a variance from the State law.would be easier to justify and obtain if the request for weekend restrictions were limited to those sounds originating from construction sites. This had been a complaint from the public at thehearings. Therefore, the City Attorney had rewritten Section 5.35.110 for this purpose, and Mr. Foster recommended adoption of the ordinance and that the Mayor be authorized to request a variance to exempt construction noise from 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.,on weekends. COUNCILWOMAN'ALLEN MOVED, SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN NORDQUIST, TO ADOPT ORDINANCE 2193 FOR NOISE ABATEMENT AND -CONTROL AND THAT THE MAYOR BE AUTHORIZED TO REQUEST A VARIANCE FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF ECOLOGY TO EXEMPT CONSTRUCTION NOISE FROM 10:00 A.M. TO 6:00 P.M. ON WEEKENDS. MOTION CARRIED. RECOMMENDATION FROM PUBLIC WORKS.DEPARTMENT REGARDING CHANGE IN MAINTENANCE OF SEWER LIFT STATIONS Public Works Director Fred Herzberg had recommended cancellation of the contract with'Lloyd Kloes dba Moose City Service for sewer lift station ma-intenance. His report to,the Council.enumerated.the problems experienced under this contract and proposals for the work to be accomplished by City staff.. He said he had met with.Mr. Kloes and invited him to be present this evening. Mr. Kloes had been present earlier but had not remained. He did submit a letter to Mr. Herzberg, however, responding to the complaints, and the Council was furnished copies of this letter. Mr. Herzberg.said he would like to spend 4-5 months with in-house.staff doing the work, feeling it could be done for $30,000 less annually. If he found it could not be accomplished with the current staff he said he might ask for an increase in staff to handle the',work, and he noted that if the proposed water/sewer rates were.adopted one of the projects in that is.control-of filtration.. They had discussed having two people to run it, one being needed full-time and one part-time, and that part-time person could also be used for this. Water/Sewer Superintendent Jack Mitchell said he had checked every place he could think of for,other people with whom they might contract the work, but he had no success. He said - he, himself, had worked on the lift stations in 1972 and -they were operable then, but now there are problems.due to lack.of proper,maintenance. Councilman Naughten said they were looking at every dollar possible to save, and even if his service were satisfactory, if the City could do it at a saving then it should. Mayor Harrison.recommended going ahead as suggested by Mr. Herzberg. COUNCILMAN NORDQUIST MOVED, SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN NAUGHTEN, THAT BASED.ON THE MAYOR'S RECOMMENDA- TION, THE MAYOR BE AUTHORIZED TO GIVE 30 DAYS' NOTICE TO TERMINATE THE CONTRACT WITH -MOOSE CITY SERVICE, AND THAT THE PROGRAM BE REVIEWED JULY 1, 1981. MOTION CARRIED. There was no further business -to come before the Council,,and the meeting adjourned to Executive Session at 9:45 p.m. IRENE VARNEY MORAN, Cilf Clerk, HARVE H..HARRISON, Mayor February 3, 1981 The regul-ar meeting of the Edmonds City'Counci-1 was called to order at 7:35 p.m. by Mayor Harve Harrison in the Council Chambers of the Edmonds Civic Center. All present joined in the flag salute. PRESENT ABSENT STAFF PRESENT Harve Harrison, Mayor John Nordquist Fred Herzberg, Public Works Director Bill'Kasper Sue Crawford, Jim Adams, City Engineer Larry Naughten Student Rep. Ir , ene Varney Moran, City Clerk Katherine Allen Mary Lou Block, Planning Director Ray Gould Art Housler, Finance.Director Mary Goetz Marlo Foster, Police Chief Jo -Anne Jaech Jack Weinz, Fire Chief Jim Jessel, Parks & Recreation Director Bob Franklin,..Technical Studies Engineer Wayne Tanaka, City Attorney Mark Eames, City Attorney Jacki6.Parrett, Deputy City Clerk 0