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19810428 City Council MinutesWE • 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 22 April. 28, 1981 - continued CONSENT AGENDA Items (B), (D), and (E) were removed from the Consent Agenda. COUNCILMAN NORDQUIST MOVED, SECONDED BY COUNCILWOMAN JAECH, TO APPROVE THE.BALANCE OF THE CONSENT AGENDA. MOTION CARRIED. The approved items on the Consent Agenda included the following: 1 (A) Roll Call. (C) Acknowledgment of receipt of Claim for Damages from..Kearney Oakland in the amount of $60.29. APPROVAL.OF MINUTES OF APRIL 21, 1981 [Item (B) on Consent Agenda] Councilman Naughten referred to page 7, the fifth paragraph, the sentence beginning at the end of the fifth line. He asked that the .sentence be modified to say "Volunteers will assist the'Police Department in controlling traffic. dCouncilwoman Goetz noted that in the last paragraph on page 6 a reference.is made to a letter sent by the Council President and a meeting on negotiations having been cancelled because of it, but the Minutes do not indicate the content of -the letter, and she asked that the Clerk be furnished copies of such correspondence in the future as an aid to. writing the Minutes. Councilman Gould questioned whether the Minutes should be republished when there have been as many modifications as there were last week. This was discussed, and it was finally determined that if a Councilmember thought the modifications great enough to warrant pub- lishing amended Minutes he could request that it be done. COUNCILMAN NORDQUIST THEN MOVED,.SECONDED BY COUNCILWOMAN JAECH, TO APPROVE THE MINUTES OF APRIL 21, 1981, AS AMENDED. MOTION CARRIED. PROPOSED ORDINANCE FOR CREATION,OF SIDEWALK IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT 81-1 Item D on Consent Agenda Councilman Gould asked if money would have to be transferred into this fund from the Council Con- tingency Fund. Finance Director Art Housler responded that this would set up an SID and designate a fund from which payments will be paid for the construction.period but it will be covered by the bonds. COUNCILMAN GOULD MOVED, SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN NAUGHTEN, TO APPROVED ITEM (D)-ON THE CONSENT AGENDA, PASSING ORDINANCE 2207'. MOTION CARRIED. PROPOSED RESOLUTION CONCERNING PARKING:DURING FOURTH OF.JULY..FIREWORKS DISPLAY Item E on Consent Agenda Councilman Nordquist thought that any•member'of the City Council who is also a member of the Chamber of Commerce could not vote on this`item.because it'concerns an expenditure, of funds, but City Attorney Wayne Tanaka advised that'su & was not the case as'the Chamber was not going to benefit monitarily from this action. Councilman Naughten asked that the resolution be amended in the first paragraph to eliminate the words.". in conjunction with other civic organizations are. .'' so that.wou-lid.read,.":WHEREAS, the Edmonds..Chamber of Commerce is sponsoring a Fourth of July fireworks display off Brackett's Landing.in Edmonds,'Washington, and COUNCILMAN-NAUGHTEN MOVED; SECONDED BY COUNCILWOMAN JAECH, TO APPROVE ITEM (E) ON -THE CONSENT AGENDA, AS.AMENDED, PASSING -RESOLUTION 496. MOTION CARRIED, WITH COUNCILWOMAN-ALLEN VOTING NO. Councilwoman Allen was opposed to the collection of $1 per car for parking. She did not,think the fireworks had been -all that successful in the past and said she was opposed to the whole thing, but especially requiring that the Police Department collect the parking fees. Mayor Pro tem Allen read aloud,a pr.oposed.resolution commending Kathy Geiermann for her service as the Student Representative to the.City Council during the months of March and April, after which COUNCILMAN NORDQUIST MOVED,'SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN NAUGHTEN,:TO PASS RESOLUTION 496, COMMENDING KATHY GEIERMANN. MOTION CARRIED. Ms. Geiermann thanked the.Council and said the experience had been very enlightening.- She said`.when she accepted the appointment she really did not know what the Council actually did but she thought the appointment would look good on a scholarship form, but she started attending the meetings before her term began and it was a real surprise. She could not believe how much concern the Council gave to every individual in the City, and she appreciated the opportunity to serve. She hoped the Council would continue the program. Mayor Pro.tem,Allen ,noted that Ms. Geiermann had been very faithful in attendance, and she said the Council has found'that they are richer for this program. Councilman Nordquist suggested that a letter be sent to Dr. Reasby, mentioning the fine caliber of the students who had served this year, and indicating that the Council wants to continue the program next year, again with three candidates, one from each of the high schools. Ms. Geiermann then said she.had brought a cake.for the Council, and a short recess was held for photographs and cutting. of the cake. Following the recess, COUNCILMAN GOULD MOVED, -SECONDED BY�COUNCILMAN NAUGHTEN,`.THAT THE THREE STUDENT REPRESENTATIVES WHO HAVE SERVED THIS YEAR BE CALLED UPON AGAIN TO ASSIST.THE CITY IN ANALYZING AND GIVING THEIR OPINIONS ON THE 1% FOR ARTS PROJECT,.IN ORDER TO GET THE POINT OF VIEW OF THE YOUNGER GENERATION AND IN ORDER TO FURTHER INVOLVE"THEM IN THE CITY AND CONTINUE THEIR PARTICIPATION. MOTION CARRIED. Parks & Recreation Director Jim Jessel said.'he would.make.arrangements with.the three.students. Mayor Pro tem Allen noted that.the Council had.received a.memo from the Mayor regarding the filling of the Public Works Director.position, saying he would advertise and use a citizen selection com- mittee to narrow the field. He,indicated he will be searching for a person with qualities similar to those noted in a current newspaper. article about Seattle Police Chief Patrick S. Fitzsimons, which he provided. He also noted that the first step was for the Council to unfreeze the position. Councilman Naughten said the Public Works/Community Development Committee had discussed this at . their meeting this evening and felt the job description should.be revised and criteria established. 1 t was requested that they be furnished copies of the advertising that was used the last time this position was open, as we1'l-as copies of the job description.. Councilman Gould suggested that a procedure be established similar to what is being done regarding the M.A.A. position. Councilman Naughten:sai-d the Committee will review the material at their.May 12 meeting and will have a recom- mendation on May 19. Mayor Pro tem'All`en suggested that the.committee also look at the structure of �I 1 the department and decide whether a Public Works Director and a City Engineer are both needed. 0 243 0 April 28, 1981 - Continue.d Councilman Gould suggested that the .Chairman of the,Rublic Works/Community Development Committee conduct arr exit interview of the incumbent and that. -it bereduced toa written report to the Council. Mayor Pro tem Allen advised -.at this time that Councilman Naughten•is the Chairman of the.Public Works/Community-Development Committee and Councilwoman Jaech.As the Chairman of the Finance/Public Safety Committee. REPORT ON WALKWAY (84TH AVE. W.) City.Engineer Jim Adams reviewed the previous proposals.and:the reasons.for a proposed walkway from the vicinity of 202nd St.- S.W. to Main St. He identified two -additional proposed alternative routes, but noted that there is no'right-of-way on either so.affected property..' owners would have to be contacted to obtain the necessary.easements to improve either route as a pedestrian walkway. Route 1 would be the easier of.the two to construct. It would.connect two private roads; one of which is currently. closed by a fence.. This route would-meet.the criteria stated by the petitioners. Route 2 currently is being used as a pathway. After -some discussion, COUNCILMAN GOULD MOVED, SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN NORDQUIST, THAT THE CITY STAFF BE AUTHORIZED.TO PROCEED WITH PURSUING RECOMMENDED ROUTE 1, A WALKWAY PATH BEGINNING -AT 202ND ST. S.W., APPROXIMATELY 450' EAST OF 88TH AVE. W., AND EXTENDING TO 204TH ST. S.W., AND THAT A LETTER BE SENT TO THE.AFFECTED PROPERTY OWNERS, FROM -THE EDMONDS CITY COUNCIL AND THE EDMONDS SCHOOL DISTRICT JOINTLY, EXPLAINING THE SITUATION THAT THE PEOPLE IN THIS AREA HAVE ASKED FOR A WALKWAY..FOR SCHOOLCHILDREN TO"GET TO SCHOOL, AND ASKING FOR -ACCESS AND EASE- MENTS AS.REQUIRED. MOTION CARRIED. ANNOUNCEMENTS Mayor Pro tem Allen noted,.that:a.memo had been received from the Parks and Recreation Director • regarding complaints being..received that people are..cutting firewood on the City beaches, and he had prepared a draft ordinance for consideration which would control such activity. It was decided to put this for discussion on the May 12, 1981 agenda and that the Save Our Beach group.should be notified. Mayor Pro tem Allen advise6 that an in-house burglary seminar for home protection will be presented on April 30, 1981, from 12:00 to.1:00 p.m., in.the .Council Chambers. Mayor Pro tem Allen noted.that the Council had received an invitation from the'Mayor to join him in a monthly informal breakfast., the first to be April 29, 1981, at 7:00 a.m., at the Pancake Haus. Councilman Nordquist said •if he is at a Council meeting on.,Tuesday from 7:30 p.m. to midnight that should give ample time to_discuss A slues with the Mayor. He thought if there was'to be such a meeting another time would be better, rather than after a late -night Council meeting. Councilwoman Goetz said she had asked the..Mayor if he could gettogether with the Council -people and express his concerns, rather than doing so in the newspaper, and,.she thought this was an attempt on his part to do so. 'She said her.thinking. had.been to have a couple.of Council people meet With'him in his office and discuss his short-range and long-range goals,. so as not to be surprised,' -and also to discuss problems he is facing of which the Council -Is not aware, such as things that come,up in daily operations, so the.Council can better understand his thinking. Councilman Naughten also said that this was evidently an.attempt to improve communications,-and*he thought; an atmosphere other than a.public forum would:be more conducive to improving communications. Mayor Pro°tem Allen said she would feel: uncomfortable.talking without a public.forum. Councilman Gould felt it would be better if-all,the Counci'l'`were present at any such discussions so they would all be hearing the.same thing at the.same-time. -He said he could not be present at the'time the Mayor suggested because of another:meeti,ng he had to attend.at 8:00 a.m. the same:morning.;in Everett. Mayor Pro tem Allen said she could.not attend because..she had'a 7:30 meeting that mornig,.and Councilman`Nordquist said he had.a 9t:00 a.m, meeting so he could not attend. Council members Kasper, Naughten,.and Goetz said they would.a.ttend to see what the Mayor has to say. • Mayor Pro-tem.Allen stated:that.Mr.` Herzberg will be prepared to give the Space...Needs Study report next week, and she suggested that perhaps something already'on the agenda should be rescheduled because it is a lengthy agenda. COUNCILMAN KASPER.MOVED, SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN•GOULD, TO RESCHEDULE THE.,DISCUSSION OF THE RESTRUCTURE OF THE MAYOR'S OFFI.CE.TO MAY 12, 1981. MOTION CARRIED. COUNCILMAN GOULD MOVED, SECONDED'.BY..000NCILWOMAN•GOETZ, TO RESCHEDULE THE PRESENTATION BY.J...GARY LAWRENCE, BLOCK GRANT COORDINATOR,.ON.THE.BLOCK GRANT PROGRAM, TO JUNE 2, 1981. MOTION CARRIED. �1 Mayor.Pro tem Allen referred.to the memo from Acting -Public. -Works Director Jack.Mitchell in response to the request for a status .report on the Community:.Transit Intermodal Study. He had.contacted the Director of Community Transit, Vic Sood, who indicated that no•further action had been taken since the City Council re.viewed.and approved a list of short-range projects.on September 23, 1980.. Mayor Pro tem Allen stated that she had:been more concerned.about what the Port might be doing. The Finance Director had submitted a Statement of Fund.Activity.of the Council Contingency Fund for the first quarter of 198-1, showinga balance of $77,339. Mayor Pro tem Allen noted that she had requested that the contribution to the County Health..Planning.Council be withheld for the present. She said that actually was.to.the_Puget Sound Health.Systems Agency and their year does not begin until May 1.* She said -they are having problems financially because,their per capita allocation has .been -reduced drastically, and she thought it wise to.delay this. contribution to see if they will continue their functions.. The City of Edmonds was the only one of the South County cities to make a commitment. .'A1so.J,n1.=regard..-tot.`the'Council -.Contingency. Fund, COUNCILMAN GOULD MOVED, SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN KASPER, THAT $27,000 BE HELD IN RESERVE.IN:THE COUNCIL CONTINGENCY FUND FOR. THE FISHING PIER PARKING.LOT TO OFFSET THE IAC GRANT IF IT IS NOT RECEIVED. MOTION CARRIED. Councilman.Gould also asked for the status.of,..the two projects i.n the.:Capital.Improvement Fund 325, and then the Councfl:.could.say whereto take the money from for the sidewalks.. Mayor Pro,tem Allen-advis,ed._that:Assistant Police Chief Dan Prinz had been appointed the Loaned Executive to the United Fund..for this year's campaign. 24 April.;,28, 1981 - continued • Mayor Pro tem Allen read a memorandum from the Mayor in which he requested that the Buildings and Grounds=Div-fs.ion'�)be_t' hanged .-toy'Iinc-lude four "B" positions and one. "C" position under the _Grounds Leadman instead of three "B" and two "C" positions, in order. that Jean Sterley.can be promoted as recommended by her supervisor. This.was discussed briefly, and Public Works Director Fred Herzberg was asked if this was his. recommendation, and it was. COUNCILMAN KASPER MOVED, SECONDED BY COUNCIL- MAN NAUGHTEN, TO ADOPT THE PROPOSAL AS RECOMMENDED BY THE MAYOR AND THE PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR REGARDING THE BUILDINGS AND GROUNDS DIVISION. MOTION CARRIED. Mayor Pro tem Allen'stated that the subject of having a Council secretary had arisen, and she did not feel comfortable asking the Mayor's secretary to come and do the Council's work. Councilman Gould said a. -Council secretary is.needed and that the City Attorney -should complete his investiga- tion on the.procedures necessary to allow the Council to move forward -so they know what their restraints.are. COUNCILMAN GOULD.MOVED,.SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN NORDQUIST, THAT THE CITY ATTORNEY BE REQUESTED TO INVESTIGATE THE PROCEDURE AND REGULATIONS THAT WOULD PERMIT THE CITY COUNCIL TO ENGAGE A COUNCIL SECRETARY, IT BEING THE WISHO.F COUNCILMAN GOULD.THAT.THE.000NCIL BE ABLE TO DO THAT AS A COUNCIL BODY'AND NOT GO THROUGH.THE MAYOR'S OFFICE, AND IF THE RCW_REQUIRES THAT THEY GO THROUGH"THE MAYOR'S OFFICE THEN HE WOULD REQUEST AN ORDINANCE TO STATE.THAT.THE COUNCIL SECRETARY BE APPOINTED BY THE MAYOR SUBJECT TO CONFIRMATION BY THE COUNCIL. It was noted that this would be a part-time secretary.. City Attorney Wayne'Tanaka said it would appear -to his office that the Council should have the authority to hire a secretary�to do the Council's work, but.the RCW appears to be clear that the Mayor appoints and hires all.City staff. He sa*id.the.Council could make that hiring subject to Council confirmation, but the administrator is'responsible under the RCW to administer all City employees and that' woul'd.seem to include the Council secretary. He said he would do some further research and see if he can come up with something. Councilman Nordquist told him that someone in the City Attorney's-office advised Charles- Dibble last September that it could be done. He said if it is not feasible he thought the Council should do it anyway and if it is a matter of being challenged in the courts they should stand the challenge. THE MOTION CARRIED. • Mayor Pro tem Allen asked those who will be attending the AWC conference to complete the regis- tration forms. Councilman Naughten noted that.he.had.asked for the status.of the requested traffic signal at SR 104 and 226th St. S.W., and'he rea& aloud the response. The total -.estimated cost for installation is $17,000 on the City's part and $83,000 offederal funds, for a total of $100,000. The project is scheduled for 1982 installation because the local City match from the One-half Cent Gas Tax will not be available -until next year. The 1981.Gas Tax allocation is being used to fund SR 524 improvements. It was noted that the $17,000 probably will be a budget item next year. A letter had been received from.Liberty TV.Cable, Inc.,.advising that the basic CATV service rate will increase to $9.25 per month, effective June 1, 1981. It was determined that a public hearing would be held on this May 19, 1981. Councilman Naughten.commended the -City Attorneys regarding the result of recent litigation, the Corporation of'Catholic Archbishop of Seattle vs. Edmonds,•in which the decision dismissed the Church's lawsuit, removing any doubt that there may have been regarding -the propriety of the City's efforts to vacate a portion of,the 8th Ave. right-of-way between Aloha and Daley Sts. COUNCILMAN NAUGHTEN MOVED, SECONDED BY COUNCILWOMAN JAECH; THAT WHEN THE COUNCIL PASSES A RESOLUTION COMMENDING AN INDIVIDUAL, THE RESOLUTION WILL HAVE, IN ADDITION TO THE MAYOR'S SIGNATURE, THE SIGNA- TURES OF ALL THE COUNCIL MEMBERS. MOTION CARRIED. It was requested that Council Committee.meetings be included on the Extended Agenda. Mayor Pro tem Allen stated that on May 12 the Public Works/Community Development Committee and the Finance/Public Safety Committee will meet, and that on May 26 the Personnel Committee will meet if necessary. Councilwoman Jaech noted that the .first quarter has passed.and that.she would like to see a presen- • tation by the. Finance Director such as he had given previously regarding the status of the budget. It was determined that such would.,be presented May 12, 1981 and that the Council would like to have quarterly reports. Councilman Nordquist noted that the newspapers have carried.a..story regarding a lawsuit in the Lake Stevens area..having to do with the.type of sewer assessment Edmonds is doing in the Meadowdale area and involving assessments made by the same appraiser Edmonds is using. Councilman Nordquist thanked the..:Council for their cards and prayers for his daughter who recently underwent major surgery. Councilman Nordquist noted that the transit board is ordering 40' buses instead of 30' ones, and that the City has received a letter from Roy Sorenson, the superintendent, asking for lifting of the weight restriction on 76th to put.a bus there. COUNCILMAN NORDQUIST-MOVED, SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN NAUGHTEN, THAT THE POSITION OF THE TRANSIT BOARD BE CLARIFIED REGARDING BUSES ON 76TH AVE. BETWEEN HIGHWAY 99 AND 228TH. MOTION CARRIED. - Councilman Nordquist noted that the Building Division is short by one person and the inspection work is not being accomplished as it should,be. COUNCILMAN NORDQUIST MOVED, SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN KASPER, TO -PLACE ON THE MAY 12, 1981 AGENDA A DISCUSSION REGARDING LAYING THE GROUNDWORK FOR CON- SIDERATION OF -ANOTHER PERSON IN THE BUILDING DIVISION. City Engineer Jim Adams added that since all the inspections were moved to the Building Division there no longer has been any inspection in the City to check engineering requirements on a building except -for a..part-time person in the Building Division. .He said'there.'are no.insp'ections.bei.ng. made for engineering requirements except by Jerry Saterlie who.does 90% of his work in the Building Division., and this.is having a real impact on the City. He noted that poor inspections in the past have resulted in -'infiltration into the sewer system and if more inspections are not made the -sewer treatment wi.1.1 have to be increased. He April 28, 1981 - continued l 1 1 CJ 1 suggested that all inspections:in the -.City -be examined,, not.just the Building Division. Councilman Gould added that they should,look,back to why they.made th is.,change, whether it`i's as effective as it was previously, -and how:•effective.:it is now. The Staff..was.asked'to include.'information for the May'12 discussion as to.when.the:organizational change.wa-s.made..and what the rationale was at that time. `THE.MOTION CARRIED. ..Councilman Gould advised:that..he-would not be.present May 26, 1981: Councilwoman Goetz said the.:Mayor.had given her some..brochures:regarding Senior�Statesman Foundation seminars on 'Politics in -Government and had asked if.there.might be some interest from the school district. Mayor Pro tem A1len.said�some.help.was needed,.at least.part-time, for the reception -desk and in the copy:room, and this had•been discussed previously but.it would entail Tifting the hiring freeze. The need resulted from.the absorption by others of some of the duties of Judie.Gi--lbo.' It was felt this should be discussed.on May l2.with the restructure:of-.,the-Executive Department. There was no further business to come before the. Council ,.and the meeting'adjourned at 10:35 p.m. IRENE VARNEY MORAN, ty Clerk May 5, 1981 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 Katherine Allen Ray Gould Bill Kasper John Nordquist Mary Goetz Jo -Anne Jaech CONSENT AGENDA ABSENT STAFF PRESENT Larry.Naughten Jack. Mitchell, Acting Public Works.Dir. Jim Adams, City Engineer . Fred Herzberg, Public -Works Director Irene Varney Moran, City Clerk Duane Bowman, Associate Planner Marlo Foster, Police Chief. Ron Schirman, Asst. Fire Chief Art Housler, Finance Director Jim Jessel, Parks & Recreation Dir. Wayne Tanaka, City Attorney . Mark Eames, City Attorney Jackie Parrett, Deputy City Clerk Item.(C) was removed from the Consent Agenda. COUNCILWOMAN ALLEN MOVED, SECONDED.BY COUNCILMAN NORD- QUIST, 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 April_ 28, 1981. (D). Authorization for.Mayor to sign contract for construction of sport court at Mathay-Ballinger Park. (E) Approval of funding City's share of sidewalk repairs. (F) Setting date of May 19, 1981 for hearing on preliminary plat (Dennis Hania/P-2-81) (G) Setting date of June.2, 1981, for hearing, at request of John Taylor, regarding Planning Advisory Board recommendation for denial of rezone (R-2-81) AUTHORIZATION FOR MAYOR TO SIGN CONTRACT FOR LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURAL SERVICES FOR FRANCES A.NDERSON CENTER LIBRARY [Item (C) on Consent Agenda] Councilman Nordquist asked if this was the only landscaper contacted. Parks and.Recreation Director Jim Jessel responded that unde.r`the.base bid the first part .of the landscape architectural services was paid for and the landscape architect is working for.Arai/Jackson, but he had been told from the beginning to hold back on the final, landscape design and.construction observation.services until it was assured that the entire project. was.within'budget. Arai/Jackson's latest cost estimate indicates that landscaping will be affordable, so.it wasrequested.that the landscape design services with Edward MacLeod 'and Associates be completed (through Arai/Jackson). The landscape architectural fees for working_drawings.through completion will be.$8,725 i.n: addition to .the basic architectural/engineering contract and,the request.:was for authorization for the Mayor to.sign_the contract addenda in that amount.; COUNCILMAN NORDQ.UIST MOVED,'SECONDED BY COUNCILWOMAN.GOETZ, TO APPROVE ITEM (C) ON THE CONSENT,AGENDA. MOTION CARRIED. As. a. point of. or -.der, Councilman Nordquist asked why.' "Correspondence" was no longer listed as an Agenda item. City C1erk.lr.ene�Va.rney.Moran responded thatseveral years ago the Council decided to • take it off the agenda and instead of correspondence being read aloud the Council receives copies of all correspondence in their packets.