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April 14, 1981 - Continued
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* Public Works Director Fred Herzberg submitted to the Mayor, with copies to the Council, his letter
of resignation, effective May 8, 1981,.which Council President Allen read into the record.
There was no further business to come before the Council, and the meeting adjourned at 10:15 p.m.
IRENE VARNEY. MORAN, CVty Clerk
April 21, 1981
HARVE.H. HARRISON, Mayor
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.
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PRESENT
ABSENT STAFF PRESENT
Harve.Harrison, Mayor
John Nordquist Jack -Mitchell, Acting Public Works Dir.
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Kathy Geiermann,
Jim Adams, City Engineer
Student Rep.-
Fred.Herzberg, Public Works Director
Larry Naughten
Abe Blandin, Street Division Supt.
Jo-Anne.Jaech
Jim Jessel, Parks & Recreation Dir.
Katherine Allen
Art Hous-ler, Finance Director
Ray Gould
Jack Weinz, Fire Chief
Mary Goetz
Marlo Foster, Police Chief
Bill Kasper
Duane.Bowman, Associate Planner
Wayne Tanaka, City Attorney
Mark Eames, City Attorney
Doug. Albright, City Attorney
Jackie,Parrett, Deputy City Clerk
CONSENT AGENDA
Items (B), (D), (E), and
(F) were removed from the Consent.Agenda. `COUNCILMAN GOULD MOVED,
SECONDED BY COUNCILWOMAN
ALLEN, TO APPROVE THE BALANCE OF THE CONSENT AGENDA. MOTION CARRIED.
The approved items on the
Consent Agenda included the following:,
(A) Roll call.
(C) Acknowledgment
of receipt.of'C1aims for Damages.from Mrs. Roger M. Cutting in the amount
of $342.23 and
from Ron.Mizumori in the amount of $561.30.
APPROVAL OF.MINUTES OF APRIL 14, 1981 [Item (B) on Consent.Agenda]
Councilwoman Goetz said she
wants -the minutes to reflect,.what.is being said so people can understand
how Council members feel
about certain issues, so on page,3,' at the end of the next to last para-
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graph, regarding the resignation
of the Public Works Director, she wanted the following added:
"Councilwoman Goetz asked
the Mayor.how this could have happened when two weeks ago he.said that
the City was running just
fine.--He-responded that to him .the City was. •Councilwoman Goetz.then
said 'You are really out
of it."' COUNCILWOMAN GOETZ MOVED, SECONDED BY'COUNCILMAN GOULD, THAT*THE
MINUTES.BE SO AMENDED. Mayor Harrison asked if that was.'....his total sentence. She said at that
time it was, that there was.more•.later and if..he wanted more.to.be there they should have more. He
said he thought the total
sentence -.was that he felt the City was running just fine. THE MOTION THEN
CARRIED.
COUNCILMAN GOULD FURTHER MOVED TO,AMEND THE.MINUTES, SECONDED -BY COUNCILWOMAN GOETZ, TO STATE THE
ELEVEN POINTS'LISTED UNDER "SITUATION ANALYSIS -'WHY WE -NEED -AN M.A.A." WHICH COUNCILMAN NAUGHTEN
HAD READ INTO THE RECORD AS TO WHY THE CITY COUNCIL NEEDS,A.MAYOR'S:ASSISTANT. MOTION CARRIED.
Those eleven points are as follows:
1. The lack of day-to-day department head supervision, direction, and discipline contributes
to inefficiency, poor morale, and costly personnel turnover.
2. The need for management overview.of project assignments and scheduling --who, when, what,
and where.
3. The need for coordination between departments to resolve conflicts and problems and avoid
costly duplication of effort.
4. Equitable job classification: Some.employees feel.there are inequities in this area, thus
the move' to unionization.
5. The lack of personnel objectives and performance evaluations based on management by objectives.
*See amendment, 4-21-81
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6. The ongoing fishing pier. parking lot controversy.
7. The need for follow-up on City,ordi-nances.
8. The need for expertise in preparing for and.executing.labor negotiations. A poor labor
contract could cost the City thousands of dollars.
9.. Reclassification`of-some employees without.objective job descriptions and a job evaluation
process.
10. The selection of contracted services issue.
11. Organizational analysis needed to reduce cost and increase productivity.
In addition to the above amendments, Finance Director Art Housler had requested the following
amendment to the minutes: -On page.l, the bottom paragraph,.regarding "Proposal for Consultant.
regarding Utility Billing Function," at the end of.the first sentence add the words "on a minute -by -
minute basis". so the sentence ends ". . . and some.of the information that used to be recorded
manually and thereby was.available.to give to citizens if they called is no longer readily available
on.a minute -by -minute basis." Also, add another sentence following.that sentence, to read "This is
because payments are.in'Data Processing for one day." A formal motion was not.made to include this
amendment, but that appeared to be an oversight and the Council President later advised the Clerk to
include it.
PROPOSED RESOLUTION RE PROCEDURE FOR HIRING M.A.A. [Item (D) on Consent Agenda]
Council President Allen said Councilman Kasper had called her regarding a broader based group of
• citizens being involved on the screening committee, and he suggested addi:ng either two members of
the League of Women Voters or-one.from Edmonds Community College and one from the League of Women
Voters. Also, Councilman Gould suggested that the..time sequence be.extended by.one week to provide
for additional advertising. Personnel Administrator Georgia.LaBelle had advised that the advertise-
ment could be carried in some widely disseminated publications if the period were extended. COUNCILMAN
GOULD MOVED., SECONDED BY COUNCILWOMAN GOETZ, THAT EXHIBIT B TO THE PROPOSED RESOLUTION BE MODIFIED
IN STEP 2 TO INCORPORATE A SEVEN -PERSON COMMUNITY MEMBER TEAM, ADDING TWO MEMBERS SELECTED BY THE
LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS, AND THAT ALL THE DOCUMENTS.BE MODIFIED TO EXTEND THE TIME SCHEDULE ONE WEEK.
MOTION'CARRIED. COUNCILMAN GOULD THEN MOVED, SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN NAUGHTEN, TO PASS RESOLUTION
495,'AS AMENDED, APPROVING.ITEM (D) ON THE CONSENT.AGENDA. MOTION CARRIED.
AUTHORIZATION OF SALE OF VEHICLE.(UNIT 21) TO CITY OF MUKILTEO. [Item (E) on Consent Agenda]
The Equipment Rental Division had a surplus 1973 Ford 3/4 ton pickup which the -City -of Mukilteo had
offered to purchase for $475.. Councilman Naughten,asked what the bluebook price'on it was, and
Acting Public Works.Director.Jack Mitchell'respended that he did not.have that figure but the
salvage price was $500. He thought it might bring $700-$750 on the open market, but the Public
Works Department had asked.$400-$500 minimum and Muki:lteo had offered $475. He sa•id'the vehicle had
been used by the Park Department for hauling garbage.. After some deliberation; COUNCILMAN NAUGHTEN
MOVED, SECONDED BY COUNCILWOMAN ALLEN, TO APPROVE THE SALE OF UNIT 21 TO THE CITY OF MUKILTEO FOR
$475. Councilman Gould said his.inclination was to.wait and include this vehicle in the other bid
vehicles which were scheduled to be disposed of later in the year, and possibly it could bring $700.
THE MOTION AND THE SECOND.WERE THEN WITHDRAWN. COUNCILMAN GOULD MOVED, SECONDED BY COUNCILWOMAN
GOETZ, THAT'THE SURPLUS VEFICLE UNIT 21 BE INCLUDED IN THE LIST OF VEHICLES TO BE DECLARED SURPLUS
TO GO OUT FOR BID FOR DISPOSAL. MOTION CARRIED.
APPROVAL OF MEADOWDALE ASSESSMENT CONTRACT [Item (F).on Consent Agenda]
• C.ouncil'woman Allen asked how the consultant was selected for this project. Fred Herzberg responded
that he obviously is quali'fed:and he was the one who.made the presentation to the Council and is the
only one in' the. area who does. this (proportionate benefit assessment)_, so they went :to, him directly.
COUNCILWOMAN ALLEN MOVED,,TO AUTHORIZE THE MAYOR TO.SI.GN THE CONTRACT WITH CHARLES R. MACAULAY FOR
THE.MEADOWDALE PROPORTIONATE BENEFIT/ASSESSMENT STUDY FOR.THE NORTH NEADOWDALE SEWERAGE AND DRAINAGE
PROJECT, APPROVING ITEM (F) ON,THE CONSENT AGENDA. COUNCILMAN GOULD SECONDED THE MOTION. Councilman
Gould noted that the method of selection in this instance was an exception to the rule because of
the unusual circumstances.. MOTION -CARRIED, WITH COUNCILMAN KASPER ABSTAINING BECAUSE HE HAS KNOWN
MR. MACAULAY FOR MANY YEARS AS A PROFESSIONAL ACQUAINTANCE.
MAYOR
Mayor Ha,rr.ison announced.that_a new.Arts Coordinatorhadbeen hired'to fill the 20 hour per week
position, and he introduced..,Linda..McCrystal. Two members.of the Arts Commission,.the Parks.ar.d
Recreation Director, and the.Recreation Administrator had interviewed 25 qualified persons and then
reinterviewed five finalists before recommending Ms. McCrystal for the position. Councilman Gould
requested that the Council interview her, especially to discuss the Frances_.Anderson Center.
COUNCILWOMAN ALLEN MOVED, SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN GOULD, THAT LINDA McCRYSTAL BE INTERVIEWED AT
7:15 P.M., APRIL 28, 1981, IN THE COUNCIL CHAMBERS.. MOTION.CARRIED. Ms. McCrystal said she would
be available.
Mayor Harrison.advised that.a.liquor license request -had -been received regarding the First Serve
.'Racquetball Club for.beer.and wine on the premises... COUNCILMAN NAUGHTEN-MOVED, SECONDED BY COUN-
CILMAN KASPER, TO HOLD A HEARING MAY 5, 1981 ON THE..LIQUOR LICENSE APPLICATION OF FIRST SERVE
RACQUETBALL CLUB. Councilman Gould asked that the.,Liquor..Board.be advised that the City will be
having this hearing so an.extension on the response.deadline is requested. THE MOTION CARRIED.
AUDIENCE
Nelson Wiseman,.no address, given, stated that he is..trying to..buy the property -at 72nd W. and 175th
and has been negotiating for it for about one year but he cannot get clear title because of the
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pending LID,.and therefore he cannot.get a mortgage. He asked for assistance. City Engineer Jim
Adams stated that this is'LID 207 and they are in the final stages of clearing it, and the final
hearing shou-ld,be scheduled in -about 'six weeks.' Preliminary costs have been established but not the
final costs. He said this in no -way precludes the sale of property, and the final assessment will
be approximately the same as the preliminary. Councilman.Kasper noted that in some cases an escrow
account can be established at-1-1/2 times the preliminary assessment, but he agreed that mortgage
companies are reluctant to grant mortgages on such properties.
Bernard Heavey, attorney for one of the parties in Item 6 on the agenda, requested that their item
be moved up as. -the parties had. -resolved their differences and would-be brief, and in view of what
appeared would be a long hearing scheduled before them. COUNCILWOMAN ALLEN MOVED, SECONDED -BY
COUNCILWOMAN JAECH, TO MOVE ITEM 6 ON THE AGENDA TO BE HEARD BEFORE ITEM 4. MOTION CARRIED, WITH
COUNCILMAN KASPER'ABSTAINING BECAUSE.HIS EMPLOYER OWNS THE PROPERTY.
FINAL APPROVAL OF 94NIT CONDOMIN.-IUM ADDITION TO EXISTING.PARKVIEW FIRS AT 8406-19 MAIN ST.
LOVOR CORD/P.RD-2-80 RS-8) AND:PASSAGE.OF PROPOSED.ORDINANCE
Continued from March 31, 1981).
Councilman. Kasper left the Chambers during this discussion.. Bernard Heavey, attorney representing
the Parkvi.ew Firs Homeowners Association, said the parties had met as suggested by the City Council
and had reached an agreement, and the Homeowners Association no longer had any objections to granting
of the final approval. `(The parties had met April 11, 1981 and minutes of that meeting were in
preparation.) Ed Voris of Lovor Corporation, the developer, said they did meet and agreed to
certain amendments to the plans.. He commented that during.these times of consumer protection and
environmental -concerns the developer -builder frequently is.not pictured much differently from the
fellow in the black hat in western movies, and he wanted to -express his admiration to the Council,
the Planning Commission, theADB; and particularly to Mr..Bowman and Mr. Tanaka. He'sa.id his
company had brought a complex issue with complex legal problems and without exception.they had •
received the most careful and considered concern and he frequently had been amazed at..the ability to
resolve some complex issues in a,short time. He said it is a real encouragement in participatory
democracy that it is possible to bring'a complicated problem and get it resolved, and that.it is a
pleasure to come to the City of Edmonds.
Beryl Barker, president of the Parkview Firs Homeowners Association, thanked the Council for their
consideration. He asked that the City be very diligent in overseeing the project because.when the
earlier units were built they were .not watched too closely, probably -because there was so much
construction going on at that time. He .also said it is a good feeling to know they can get some
help from the City Council. COUNCILMAN.GOULD MOVED, SECONDED. BY COUNCILWOMAN GOETZ, TO PASS ORDINANCE
2206 GIVING FINAL APPROVAL'TO.PRD-2-80,.AND THAT THE MINUTES.OF THE..PARKVIEW FIRS HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIA-
TION OF APRIL 11, 1981 BE INCORPORATED AS PART OF THE PLANNING DEPARTMENT FILE. MOTION CARRIED.
Councilman Kasper returned to the rostrom..
At this time Councilman Gould.introduced Jim Mueller who was in the audience and who had partici-
pated in developing the tiles for the. space shuttle which just recently completed its first suc-
cessful mission.
HEARING ON PRELIMINARY ASSESSMENT.:ROLL..FOR.SIDEWALK IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT
Acting Public Works .Director Jack -Mitchell -and Street Division Superintendent Abe Blandin displayed
transparencies of maps locating the proposed improvements. Some of.the work was proposed to be done
by the City and some by abutting property owners. The area being considered was bounded by Caspers
St., 7th Ave. N.., 9th Ave., Walnut St., Pine St.,,SR 104, and Sunset Ave. N. Approximately 230
locations needed repair where the sidewalks are older than 10 years, and therefore are solely the
responsibility of the abutting property owners'(7.20.080,of Edmonds City Code). Section 7.20.020 of
the Edmonds City Code provides.that where sidewalks do not exist but are needed, the Council can
require the abutting property owners to construct them. Mr. Blandin .identified the locations where
the Public Works Department felt new sidewalks should be,constructed,' either because there is
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sufficient pedestrian traffic to so warrant, or because of the age (old or young) of the pedestrians
frequenting the area. Councilman -Gould read aloud the.list'of areas which were proposed to be .
repaired by -the City. They included (a) Where the water meter has settled; (b) Where the hydrant
has been exercised and washed out�.under the walk; (c) Where trees planted by the City were of the
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wrong type and the roots are lifting the walk; (d) Where..curb radii:.have been broken by heavy
vehicles; and (e) Where there is abutting City property. Councilwoman Allen said she had walked
downtown and found.that some ofthe sidewalks are in really -poor condition, but she thought the
Public Works.Department was nit-picking on some of the others where separation was only slight, and
she thought the damage from tree,�roots would recur. Councilman Gould noted that those places where
separation was 3/4" or more were in the. proposal. The hearing was then opened to the public.
A large number,of people spoke,:the-major objection being -the construction of.new sidewalks --why
their location'was-selected, why -individual -property owners should have to pay for the new sidewalks
instead of doing it by LID,.why,the.sidewalks would be on.one:.side of the street instead of.on the
other or instead..of on both sides, why it was to be done piecemeal.by individuals instead of having
one contractor do a.uniform job. 'A number of -the speakers live on 7th Ave. N. where new sidewalks
were proposed,`and..they felt they -would be -paying for those people who go to the church there or use
the playfield. They pointed out that foot traffic has greatly decreased with the closing -of the
junior high-school and elementary school and that nobody.in that area had asked for new sidewalks.
The.required 5' width was also questioned since many of the existing sidewalks are not that wide and
they could not be aligned. Another request was,to move the'path of the sidewalk where trees exist
in order to save the trees, and .it was asked if there is. an,.overall.City plan for sidewalks through-
out the..Ci.ty. Most of the people present, by a.show of hands,.indicated.they were opposed to new
sidewalks,.with a handfull indicating they.were in favor., A suggestion was made to use bricks in
areas where there are trees and.the possibility of future root damage. It was suggested that in the
area .of Caspers between 3rd and.Sunset that a portion of the street be used for sidewalk,,such as is
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done�for bicycle paihs,.and that would prevent the destruction of a. number of large trees. The
owner of the shopping cenier�at Dayton and Sunset said.he had been trying for two years to get a
plan developed to repair the'.area aTong-Dayton but nothing can be done until the City develops a
drainage plan for it. He.said.he.is cooperating with the Port, in undergrounding the power lines and
he is anxious to fix the sidewalk... Mayor Harrison advised him that he would make it a high priority
item in the next budget to.raise Dayton and resolve -that long-time problem. The question was asked
as to just how -many people -actually have been injured on faulty sidewalks, and the response was that
the City -has --received numerous claims for damages because of.such injuries, and that there was in
fact a lady in the audience with a broken arm from a fall she'had taken on an Edmonds sidewalk i.n
need of repair. Stewart Smith, formerly with the school.district, volunteered to work on a committee
to establish criteria for new�.sidewalks, saying the criteria he had heard was poor. It was suggested
that the.proposal for new sidewalks be dropped and that people who -must -repair sidewalks coordinate
through the.City to have oneor.two contractors do allAhe..repairs.so that they would be uniform and
less costly. It was also.noted.that trees are an important amenity in Edmonds and that they should
not be sacrificed for sidewalks --better to repair the sidewalks periodically. People who expressed
their views were: Evelyn Wi`lson,.633 Glen; George Clark, 609 7ih N.; Lenore and Clarence Collins,
730 Brookmere Dr.; Mrs. Skonnard,.938 7th Ave. N.; Vern Huck, 728 7th Ave. N.;.Bob Linden, 904 7th
Ave. W.; Donna Saxby, 701.4 191st Pl. S.W., Lynnwood;.Larry Remick, 313 5th S.; Jim -Mueller, 209
Caspers St.; Bob Barnes, Edmonds Shopping Center (Safeway); Linda Bailey, 4th and Daley; Stewart
Smith, 223 Dayton St.; David Moore, 126 3rd S.; Chester Bennett, 843 Bell; Mrs. Thomas, 717 7th N.;
Ron'Wales, 18623 Sound View'Pl.; and Helga Amdal, 127 Caspers. The public portion of the hearing
was closed.
Councilman -Gould had noted..nine key issues during the public,testimony which he enumerated: (1)
Whether.to use a single'contractor-or allow some people to do.their own sidewalks; (2) Identify
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criteria as -to where and why; (3) September 1 is not..enough time; (4) Indicate what the City-wide
sidewalk plan is; (5) Checkt_he Street Tree Ordinance; (6) Investigate funding via a bond issue; (7)
A drainage plan is needed..in the Dayton St. area; (8) Let people know what accidents there have been
in the City; and (9) List the'repair criteria and elaborate on the policy regarding existing narrower
sidewalks. He noted that,when.this first came before the Council he thought a downtown corridor was
being addressed --where there area lot of pedestrians --and that would be considered first, and he
did not have 7th Ave. in mtnd.as a high priority. He thought the proposal should be shrunk down to
the downtown area. Councilman Naughten added that he saw two issues--(1) repair the sidewalks and
(2) new sidewalks, and he'thought the repairs should be done but that there had to be criteria for
new sidwalks. COUNCILMAN NAUGHTEN MOVED, SECONDED.BY.000NCILWOMAN'JAECH, TO TABLE THE DISCUSSION OF
NEW'SIDWALKS UNTIL A LATER DATE WHEN CRITERIA CAN BE,EXAMINED AND THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN FOR SIDEWALKS
CAN BE REVIEWED, AND TO GO.AHEAD WITH THE PROGRAM TO REPAIR EXISTING SIDEWALKS, AND.OFFER THE CITIZENS
SOME SORT OF HELP REGARDING.CONTRACTORS AND REPAIRING SIDEWALKS, AND FURTHER THAT THE REPAIR PERIOD
BE EXTENDED TO OCTOBER 1, 1981. Councilwoman Allen asked about City participation in repair of
sidewalks, and City Attorney Wayne Tanaka stated that if the sidewalks are less than five years old
the.City will pay for'the repair, between five and ten years old the City will share 50/50 with the
abutting property owner, and over ten years old the abutting property owner pays the entire amount.
Councilman Gould suggested there should be some kind.of policy stated as to repair of sidewalks less
than 5.' wide so the people do.not think the repaired portion must be 5' wide, but he was told that
it is marked out on the sidewalks. THE MOTION THEN CARRIED. A short recess was.announced. Following
the recess, Councilwoman Goetz requested that the Council be provided in their next week's packets a
copy of the Comprehensive Sidewalk Plan and the Street.Tree Ordinance. COUNCILMAN GOULD MOVED,
SECONDED BY COUNCILWOMAN GOETZ, THAT THE COUNCIL REVIEW THE SIDEWALK CONSTRUCTION PROGRAM ON MAY 12,
1981. MOTION CARRIED.
HEARING ON PRELIMINARY PLAT OF A 6-LOT SUBDIVISION.AT 21015 80TH AVE. W.
(RON SNARE/P-3-80)
.Associate Planner Duane Bowman.reviewed this item which had been heard by the Hearing Examiner
• February 5, 1981. The Hearing 1xaminer had recommended approval, subject to the conditions listed
in his report, which was.provided. Mr. Bowman showed slides of -the site'and discussed the reasons
for some of the conditions. He was asked if the property north of this would be.flooded by the
drainage Swale, and he explained that the drainage must be -designed so the water would be released
at its natural rate. The hearing was opened to the..public, no one wished to speak, and the hearing
was closed. COUNCILMAN GOULD MOVED, SECONDED BY COUNCILWOMAN ALLEN, TO_APPROVE P-3-80 ALONG WITH
THE'RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE HEARING EXAMINER ON PAGE 6 AND 7 OF HIS REPORT, WITH THE MODIFICATION
THAT -THE WORD "SHOULD" BE -CHANGED TO "SHALL" IN THOSE RECOMMENDATIONS NUMBERED 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 8,
9, 11, 12,_13, AND 14.* MOTION CARRIED. Councilman.Naughten commented that he had never seen a
review done more comprehensively than is being done through the Hearing Examiner process. He said
this Hearing.Examiner Report was.a professional document the likes of which he had never seen
before and that it was a testimonial to the Hearing.Examiner process.
REPORT ON LIGHTING, NOISE, AND RESTROOMS AT -CONVENIENCE STORE'AT 5TH AND DAYTON
Associate Planner Duane Bowman reported that the ADB had met the previous day and passed a motion
that the generator be relocated to the northeast corner.of the building behind the wing wall with
the 24=hour sign, and that it be screened and fully..enclosed and a sound block be .put on top of it.
They.approved the.valance.,around the lights and required that a dimmer be placed.on the lights 'from
10:00 p.m. to 7:00 a.m. Mr. -Bowman said that had.been checked the previous evening and it did make
a big difference. He said'Ward Phillips had indicated that the valance corrected the situation of
lights shining into the.restaurant., and that Arco is in the process of relocating the generator and
an acoustical engineer is working on a sound block for it. The restroom had not been included in
the ADB.motion; but Mayor. Harrison said it.had been agreed that the door to the restroom would be
opened.- Councilwoman Allen.observed that they were.going out of their way -to be cooperative because
there is nothing in the Code that requires that they have a restroom.
Jim Fordon,.manager of the .Arco .Mini -Mart, stated.that in many of the comments.made on this at the
Council meeting and in the press it appeared that the merchants and the community were upset, but
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there were only two people who complained. He said the merchants at Old Milltown had given him
support and he was unaware of the light problem at the apartment house until the night of the
Council meeting. He observed that.these problems could have been resolved if the people had talked
to him.
PROGRESS REPORT ON NEW LIBRARY
Parks and Recreation Director Jim Jessel.reported.that the ADB had -discussed the exterior of the new ,
library and had approved 4"x 16" b.lock units with raked joints...The.overall design will be dis-
cussed at their May meeting. He -said the'specifications.are about..ready to be finalized and on or
about May 15 the team will meet:,to make.the.determinations. One question regarding -furniture was
whether it should.be ordered soon -and. -then get it stored or.wait.until.the building is 90% finished
and put in the order. He had discussed.this with some local merchants who indicated that all the
interior furni.shings could be.ordered now and they would store them at no charge until they are
ready for installation. It was noted that the Library Board was concerned about setting priorities
for spending "extra" funds, and,Mr. Jessel said there are no "extra" funds, everything is in the
base bid or the bid alternates. Librarian Kathy Turner said the.interior decorator is expected to
have her -suggestions to the Library Board at about the same time as the bids are awarded, and the
Library Board will start its fund-raising efforts in October. Regarding the 1% for arts proposals,
Mr. Jessel said a prospectus had,`been.prepared asking for proposals and indicating that -numerous
places on the site would be appropriate. Arai/Jackson ha& done a comprehensive study on where to
locate art pieces, and Mr. Jesse'l was hopeful of having two or three pieces instead of one. Library
Board member Don Schroeder -stated that usually the building :is up before the artist does the artwork,.
and he thought it in the best interest of the City to wait until then as it is helpful to the artist
to see the building instead of only blueprints of it.
NEGOTIATIONS DISCUSSION •
City Attorney Doug Albright stated that negotiations generally get underway in late May or early
June. The Police and Fire units:are covered by the binding arbitration statute, but if negotiations
reach an impasse arbitration most.Tikely would not occur until at least November. The Service
Employees International Union (SEIU) does not yet have a contract, but that unit should be certified
soon and they will be pressing for a contract. Mr. Albright said the immediate action is to formu-
late'the City policy and negotiations team and be prepared to present the City's.case to the bar-
gaining units. Mayor Harrison noted that the meeting scheduled the previous week with the law
enforcement unit had been cancelled in light of the letter sent.by the Council President. Council
President Allen asked if an Executive Session would be appropriate at this time, and Mr. Albright
responded that the Council could air their concerns in a preliminary Executive Session. Council
President Allen therefore called for an Executive Session following this evening's meeting. It was
noted that the Council will have.to decide who is going to.do.the negotiating and it was suggested
that both a consultant and a negotiator were needed. Councilman Gould asked that the Council be ,
furnished copies of existing contracts and copies of clerical contracts from other municipalities.
COUNCIL
Councilwoman Goetz referred to a.letter from the Mayor to Kay Moore and said she did not know if it
was in response to the same.complaint,.but that Dr. Reasby.had received a call complaining that when
school'is out and the weather is nice the young people are cruising again on Sunset. Councilwoman
Goetz said after they leave school the school district cannot be responsible. The lady complaining
had said shecalled the Assistant Police Chief and was told that they do not have enough staff to
police Sunset constantly.
Councilwoman Goetz said she read.in-the newspaper the Mayor's hope to make peace with the City
Council. Shetold the Mayor that it.is difficult for her to believe he wants to make peace with the
Council when he'sends things like ''Musings of the Mayor" and a copy of something which she could not
identify but.from which she read -two notes. (Employees of the Executive Department had given the •
Mayor a card with expressions of t uppor.t, and he saw fit to.send.the Council copies of.it.) She
told the Mayor he should talk to the Council about his concerns and long-range goals, and that it is
difficult for.her not to be in conflict with him a lot of times. She suggested that he set up a
time schedule and they would come to see.him. Mayor Harrison responded that he will make the time
available.
Councilman Naughten asked.the status of the traffic light in the Sherwood School area. City Engineer
Jim Adams responded that it is in.their program but no funds are.available at this time. He said he
would submit a program report next week.
Councilman Naughten reported on the status of the project.to have a Fourth of July fireworks dis-
play. Eleven people are on the committee, four from the.City, and they have made a commitment to
have fireworks this.year. The goal is to raise $4,000 for a one-half hour display, and they are .
pursuing getting''a barge from which to fire them. An alternative location is the Brackett's Landing
* beach. Volunteers will control the traffic and a parking'fee.of $1.00 will be required of those
parking west of 3rd Ave. A resolution will be,required to allow the parking fee. The Mayor had
stated that the City would pay for overtime of police and firefighters, for cleanup,.and for Sani-
cans for the public. A problem,to be.resolved was that of the 2-hour parking limit and 10:00 p.m.
closing of parking on Sunset Ave. for that evening. City.Attorney Wayne Tanaka.stated he could
provide an ordinance to incorporate the.relaxing of parking .restrictions for that evening. COUN-
CILMAN NAUGHTEN MOVED, SECONDED BY COUNCILWOMAN GOETZ, THAT THE CITY ATTORNEY BE INSTRUCTED TO DRAFT
AN ORDINANCE WAIVING THE 2-HOUR..PARKING.RESTRICTION AND 1.0:00 P.M..CLOSING TIME ON SUNSET AVE. ON
THE FOURTH.OF..JULY AND AUTHORIZING THE...COLLECTION OF $1.00 AS.:.A-DONATION FOR THE FIREWORKS FOR
PARKING WEST:OF3RD AVE. (INCLUDING BOTH SIDES OF THE STREET)AND.FROM CASPERS TO PINE. MOTION
CARRIED, WITH COUNCILWOMAN ALLEN•VOTING NO.
Councilwoman Jaech asked the.Mayor..to write a letter to the.Department of Transportation asking the
status of the Intermodal Transportation Study.
*See
amendment 4/28/81.
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• April 21, 1981 - continued
Counci'lman.Gould requested.that the 'Mayor report to the Council in a memorandum next week as to his
plans for filling the Public.Works Director position.
Councilman Kasper noted, with.regard to the appointments.to the Contract Awards.Committee, that it
had been determined that Council.members appointed would be from the appropriate Council committee,
so.those.recently appointed.should have been from the,Publ:ic Works Committee. Councilman Gould had
been appointed and he is not., on.that Committee.. Council President.A1len will reappoint that position.
Council President Allen advised.that Councilman Nordquist was not present this evening because he
was at the hospital with his daughter. She.had had a bad night.the previous night,'and he felt he
should be with her.
Council President Allen.asked.the Mayor about policeprotection at the Port as there had been some
-' complaints about the.kind of protection the Port -is receiving and.the.car purchased to patrol there
is not always so used. The Police Chief was no longer present so.a response was not obtained at
this time.
Council President Allen asked that those planning,to attend the AWC convention complete the forms
they were furnished.
Council President Allen announced that the Association of Snohomish County Cities and Towns will be
meeting April 23, 1981 at -the China Passage restaurant.at�220th and 66th, and if anyone was interested
reservations.should be made the following day.
Council,President Allen said a meeting had been set for May 2:1, 1981 between the Councils of the
five local cities, the County Council, and the School.Board, the idea being to.discuss the possi-
bility of sharing services and space and addressing growth problems together. The meeting will be
at the Landmark Inn.
Council President Allen determined that the'scheduled Council/Staff retreat was on a weekend when
too many of the Council members could not be present., so she rescheduled it tentatively to the
second weekend in September. However, she suggested.an all -day meeting on May 30 to hear how the
department heads are coming with their goals for the year and to have preliminary discussions
regarding.the budget and labor negotiations. She will prepare a tentative agenda.
Associate Planner Duane Bowman requested"that the hearing.on the resolution to adopt the Rules of
"Procedure for the Hearing Examiner be rescheduled as the Hearing Examiner will be out�of town on the
date the Council had set. COUNCILWOMAN ALLEN MOVED, SECONDED:BY COUNCILMAN KASPER.,,"TO RESCHEDULE
THE HEARING ON THE RESOLUTION -.TO ADOPT THE RULES OF PROCEDURE FOR THE HEARING EXAMINER TO MAY 19,
1981. MOTION CARRIED.
Councilwoman Jaech asked whether action had been taken.on,a memorandum from Fred Herzberg asking for
authorization'to solicit proposals for engineering services to go along with the water/sewer revenue
bond issue. This was discussed, with Mayor Harrison feeling that the grading sheet should be
reviewed.by.the selection committee before going out for proposals. After discussion, COUNCILWOMAN
AL•LEN MOVED, SECONDED BY COUNCILWOMAN JAECH, TO AUTHORIZE THE SOLICITATION OF PROPOSALS FROM ENGINEER-
ING CONSULTANTS FOR ENGINEERING SERVICES FOR 12,WATER MAIN PROJECTS, THE.YOST PARK SHELL CREEK
DRAINAGE BASIN, AND FOR STORM SEWERS IN THE VICINITY OF 95TH W. AND 2 17TH S.W. Councilman Gould
asked how it is determined whether a project is for standard engineering services offered by Reid -
Middleton or whether it is to be contracted. City Attorney Wayne Tanaka stated that the contract
with Reid=Middleton is open ended in the sense that at:any time the Council wants to go out for
services it can. THE MOTION CARRIED.
..There.was no further business.:to-come before the Council, and.the meeting adjourned to Executive
Session at 11:25 p.m.
IRENE VARNEY MORAN, Ci y Clerk HARVE H. HARRISON, Mayor
April 28, 1981 - Work Meeting
. The regular meeting of the Edmonds -City Council was called to order at 8:30 p.m. by Mayor Pro tem
Katherine Allen in the Council Chambers of the Edmonds Civic Center. All present joined in the flag
salute.
PRESENT ABSENT STAFF PRESENT
Katherine Allen Harve Harrison, Jack Mitchell, Acting Public Works Director
Larry Naughten Mayor Jim.Adams, City Engineer
Ray -Gould Fred Herzberg, Public Works Director
Jo -Anne Jaech Irene Varney Moran, City Clerk
Mary=Goetz Jack Weinz, Fire Chief
John Nordquist Marlo Foster, Police Chief
Bill Kasper Art Housler; Finance Director
Kathy Geiermann, Jim Jessel, Parks & Recreation'Director
Student Rep. Wayne Tanaka, City Attorney
Jackie Parrett, Deputy City Clerk