19820202 City Council Minutes• February 2, 1982
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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
Bill Kasper.
Jo -Anne Jaech
Ray Gould
Laura Hall
Larry Naughten
John Nordquist
STAFF PRESENT
Jack Mitchell, Public Works Superintendent
Jim Adams, City Engineer
Irene Varney Moran, City Clerk
Mary Lou Block, Planning Director
Duane Bowman, Assistant City Planner
Marlo Foster, Police Chief
Jack Weinz, Fire Chief
Jim Jessel, Parks ?z Recreation Director
Wayne Tanaka, City Attorney
Mark Eames, City Attorney
Jackie Parrett, Deputy City Clerk
Burt Ketcham was invited by the Mayor to speak regarding. Rosalynn Sumners. Mr. Ketcham is the Co-_
Chairperson of the Olympic Committee of the Edmonds Chamber of Commerce. He said they will be asking the
Council to pass a resolution dedicating February 13, 1982 as Rosalynn Sumners Day and they will be
arranging a champion's welcome for her when she returns. On February 7, at 3:00 p.m., there will be
a reception at the Sno-King Ice Arena; the Chamber is sponsoring a dinner dance -on -February 13 to
raise funds; and there will be a raffle for a trip to the World Figure -Skating Championships in
Copenhagen, Denmark. Mayor Harrison added that Ms. Sumners will be Honorary Mayor for the Day on
Friday, February 5.
CONSENT AGENDA
Items (B), (C), (D), and (G) were removed from the.Consent Agenda. COUNCILMEMBER ALLEN MOVED,
SECONDED BY COUNCILMEMBER HALL, TO APPROVE THE BALANCE OF THE CONSENT AGENDA. MOTION CARRIED. The
approved items on the Consent Agenda included the following:
(A) Roll call.
(E) Adoption of Ordinance 2263, regarding parking infractions.
(F) Adoption of Ordinance 2264, adopting 1981 edition of APWA Standard Specifications.
(H) Adoption of Ordinance 2265, authorizing commencement of condemnation proceedings regarding
property on SR 524.
(I) Final acceptance of work by Peterman Roofing for reroofing of the South County Senior
Center and setting a 30-day retainage period.
APPROVAL OF MINUTES OF JANUARY 26, 1982 Item (B) on Consent Agenda]
Councilmember Naughten referred to page 4 of the Minutes, the third paragraph., regarding annexation
contacts to be made by some Councilmembers. He asked that the Councilmembers be named. Councilmembers
Allen, Kasper, and Nordquist said they would be working on this. COUNCILMEMBER NAUGHTEN MOVED,
SECONDED BY COUNCILMEMBER JAECH, TO APPROVE ITEM (B) ON THE CONSENT AGENDA, AS'AMENDED. MOTION
CARRIED.
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PROPOSED ORDINANCE ESTABLISHING TWO FIVE-MINUTE PARKING SPACES IN FRONT OF FINANCE BUILDING [Item
C on Consent Agenda
• Councilmember Nordquist thought this item should be deferred until after the hearing on the Bell St.
triangle parking proposal this evening. THEREFORE., COUNCILMEMBER NORDQUIST MOVED, SECONDED BY
COUNCILMEMBER JAECH, TO DEFER ITEM (C) UNTIL THE FEBRUARY 9, 1982 COUNCIL MEETING. MOTION CARRIED.
PROPOSED.ORDINANCE PROHIBITING PARKING ON 76TH AVE. W. FROM 216TH TO 218TH S.W.
Item D on Consent Agenda
Councilmember Nordquist noted that two or three residences will lose parking in front of their homes
by this ordinance and he thought the adjacent medical.clinic should have been asked to offer parking
to'those residents, especially on weekends and after business hours, since one of its doctors had
made the request for the elimination of parking, and that this possibly should still be pursued.
COUNCILMEMBER NORDQUIST MOVED, SECONDED BY COUNCILMEMBER JAECH, TO APPROVE ITEM (D)ON THE CONSENT
AGENDA, ADOPTING ORDINANCE 2262. MOTION CARRIED.
AUTHORIZATION TO AMEND ORDINANCE 2244 REGARDING LOAD LIMIT RESTRICTIONS [Item (G) on Consent Agenda]
Councilmember Nordquist asked for an explanation of this item. City Engineer Jim Adams stated that
Load Limit signs exist on various streets and the restrictions have been enforced but there is no
ordinance to back them. :Also, Ordinance 2244 restricts loads on SR 524, but the restriction has
never been posted or enforced. This had been discussed at the Public Works Committee.meeting and
they recommended that action be taken to correct this. Councilmember Kasper observed that with the
highway construction this was no.time to limit where.trucks can go. Councilmember Nordquist said
the purpose of the restriction was to direct the traffic from the ferry to leave Edmonds by SR 524
and that he would like to see that remain. Police Chief Marlo Foster said the State Highway Department
would not let them post SR 524 or establish a truck route, so they could not enforce it. The Citv
Engineer's recommendation had been to amend the ordinance to include the streets where the Load
Limit signs exist without an ordinance to back them and to delete the streets which actually comprise
SR 524. COUNCILMEMBER NORDQUIST MOVED, SECONDED BY COUNCILMEMBER ALLEN, TO APPROVE ITEM (E) ON THE
CONSENT AGENDA, BUT OMITTING THE PARAGRAPH STATING"THE STREETS TO BE DELETED, AND INSTRUCTING THE
• CITY ATTORNEY TO DRAFT AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE 2244. MOTION'CARRIED.
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MAYOR •
Mayor Harrison made several appointments to the Arts Commission and asked for Council confirmation.
The candidates.were interviewed -by the Council just prior to this meeting. COUNCILMEMBER NORDQUIST
MOVED, SECONDED BY COUNCILMEMBER KASPER, TO.CONFIRM THE MAYOR.'S APPOINTMENT OF KEN ROSE TO POSITION 5
ON;'iTHE:`ARTS�COMMISSION, TERM TO EXPIRE DECEMBER 31, 1985. MOTION CARRIED. COUNCILMEMBER JAECH
MOVED, SECONDED BY COUNCILMEMBER HALL, TO CONFIRM THE MAYOR'S APPOINTMENT OF JACK DUBLIN TO POSITION
6 ON.THE ARTS COMMISSION, TERM -.TO EXPIRE DECEMBER 31, 1982. MOTION CARRIED. COUNCILMEMBER HALL
MOVED, SECONDED BY COUNCILMEMBER ALLEN, TO CONFIRM THE MAYOR.'S.APPOINTMENT OF JERILYN BRUSSEAU TO
POSITION 7 ON THE ARTS COMMISSION, TERM.TO EXPIRE DECEMBER 31, 1983. MOTION CARRIED.
Mayor Harrison presented plaques to the following people in.recognition of their service to the City
while serving on a board/commission: David Kinderfather, for his service on the Architectural
Design Board; Audrey Hirst, Lynn Gardner, and Joan Swift, for their service on the Edmonds Arts
Commission; Virginia Ziels, for her service on the Library Board; Jack Stansfield, for his service
on the Board of Appeals; and Laura Hall for her service on the Planning Advisory Board.
AUDIENCE
Lloyd Ostrom, 711 Puget Lane, spoke regarding House Bill 1018 being considered by the legislature
and which would eliminate growth management fees in the State. He asked for the Council's thoughts
since such action would cost the City in dollars. He noted that there is a lot of lobbying going on
in Olympia, and he asked if the Council would go on record with a resolution opposing that bill.
Council President Kasper said several officials would be going to Olympia on Thursday and he would
try to obtain a copy of the bill to put in Friday's Council packet since no one had read it yet, and
that he would also place it on the next Finance Committee agenda.
John Beck, President of the Edmonds Chamber of Commerce, said one of the businessmen had asked why •
the Community.Transit buses were being rerouted off of Main St. as he misses having people discharged
from the buses in front of his business. Mr. Beck was told he would be provided minutes of the
recent meeting when the Community Transit people addressed the Council on this subject. It was
recalled that the congestion of the downtown area of Main St. was one of the reasons. (Community
Transit's new 40' buses would have difficulty negotiating the fountain and the congestion of that
area.) Glen Bogart, 21529 90th W., a merchant in Old Milltown, said when the buses were moved the
bus stops also.were moved and some now are in prime parking places next to Old Milltown. COUNCIL -
MEMBER NORDQUIST MOVED, SECONDED BY COUNCILMEMBER KASPER, THAT A REPRESENTATIVE OF COMMUNITY TRANSIT
BE INVITED TO.THE FEBRUARY 16,1982 COUNCIL MEETING TO EXPLAIN THE NEW ROUTING OF THE BUSES IN THE
DOWNTOWN AREA, BOTH THE COMMUNITY TRANSIT BUSES AND THE METRO BUSES, AND THAT THE EDMONDS MERCHANTS
BE INVITED ALSO. MOTION CARRIED.
HEARING ON CONSIDERATION OF PAB'RECOMMENDATION TO DEVELOP A PUBLIC PARKING AREA AT
INTERSECTION OF 5TH AVE. AND BELL ST.
Planning Director Mary Lou Block reviewed the previous activity which led to this proposal. The
PAB's hearing on this was held November 25, 1981, the proposal being to modify the existing triangle
park to add 25 parking stalls to those in existence around the triangle. The Chamber of Commerce
Parking Committee had done extensive study on the downtown parking situation, which culminated in,
this recommendation: After the PAB hearing the PAB supported the proposal. Ms. Block displayed
diagrams of the proposal, as well as several other proposals which had been considered for the
triangle. She noted that angle parking stalls would cut into the City property in front of the
Finance Office. Angle parkingalso would face residences on the opposite side of Bell St. The cost
estimate was $60,000 to implement the plan and it was proposed that the In -Lieu Parking Fund help to
finance it. The hearing was opened.
Mayor Harrison read a letter from Joseph Thomas, a resident of the condominium at 518 Bell St. which
overlooks the.proposed site. Mr. Thomas'expressed a strong objection to the proposed parking concept. •
Douglas Egan, another resident of the same condominium, had.provided a petition with over 100
signatures of citizens opposed to the concept. He said most of the curb parking in that area is
vacant during the day and he felt the development was not justified.
John Beck, President of the Chamber of Commerce, said he had been asked to read into the record
their letter submitted last year supporting this proposal, which he did.
Glen Bogart, 21529 90th W., stated that there is a parking problem and anything that can be found
that is reasonable in price for parking.should be done. He did not think the landscaping of the
triangle park would be sacrificed because the proposal would provide landscaping equal to what
currently exists. He said there is no parking available from 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m., and he
encouraged use of this location for parking to the maximum.
Jim Morrow, 19243 94th Ave. W., said he is a property owner, merchant, landlord, resident, and voter
in Edmonds. He also was Chairman of the Parking Committee. He addressed the petition submitted by
Mr. Egan, taking issue with several points, and urging that the petition be discounted. He then
reviewed the parking proposal as.made by the Chamber of Commerce. Mr. Egan responded that the
petition said citizens are opposed to spending public funds on the project.
Armand Hoppel, another resident of condominium at'518 Bell St., distributed some photographs he had
taken at different times of the parking on Bell St. in the area of the triangle which showed few
parked cars. He commented that residentsat ground level next to the angle parking would have
headlights shining into their homes. He felt this was not a -business zone but a commercial/residential
zone --an integrated community, and he asked that the triangle park in that area not be destroyed to
provide parking.
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David Earling, 8629 187th P1. S.W., in the business community for three years, said that as a downtown
businessman he is concerned that there is the beginning of a parking problem and in 15 years -there
will be a desperate problem. He urged the Council to look to the future and give this plan favorable
conside'ration.'-He thought this was a low cost approach to begin to solve the long-term problem, and
he said it would cost much more if delayed.
Lloyd Ostrom, President of the Edmonds Council of Concerned Citizens, said he had been a member of
the Parking Committee. He thought the people could accept some kind of a design for this site and
said he would like to see more community involvement.
Mr. Hoppel stated that at one of PAB hearings there had been the question of obtaining matching
federal funds to develop this triangle as a multiple parking facility. Mr. Morrow responded that he
had been called as having said there would be a potential of a deck on this facility but there is
not a deck.and federal funds never were considered for this project.
Gladys Tuson, 508 Bell St., said she had come to Edmonds in 1913 when 350 people lived here. She
said her late husband had called Edmonds the city of love, but she did not think there was much love
when they want to destroy it. She described many other places she had been which were enhanced by
the many flowers growing and she said she did not want this triangle park destroyed. The hearing
was then closed.
Mayor Harrison said he thought the biggest problem downtown is employee parking, and he suggested
that Bell. St. be opened toall-day parking for employees.
Councilmember Naughten observed that there will be `some shifting of City employees when the library
moves, and he said that may open more parking. He said he was not convinced of the.need for parking
• although he liked the concept. He said he would like to see the inventory the PAB is making.
Councilmember Hall said the triangle was, put there for aesthestic reasons to be a park, and she
asked why not leave the triangle space unrimmed by parked automobiles. She thought 7-9 spaces could
be eliminated, and she thought there should be parallel parking adjacent to the residences instead
of.angle parking because of the automobile headlights.
Councilmember Gould observed that.there was ,input from the business community.that they.want more
parking in the downtown area, and there also was a.group of citizens who do not want a lot of money
spent on it and who are concerned about the impact on the area. He asked whether -it is needed now
and if it could be done close to downtown at„low cost, with safer traffic flow, and with less direct
impact on nearby residents. He noted that Mr. Thomas' letter had contained some ideas. Knowing
that there will be some relocation of City employees, he thought they should wait until the end of
this year to see the impact of that move, so he favored tabling the issue-at..this time and looking
at it after the City move.
Councilmember Allen asked if any consideration was given by the Parking Committee to a lid on the
4th and Dayton parking space. She said the parking problem is south rather than north, and she
thought something creative could be done with the 5th and Bell triangle without making it_so objec-
tionable to the neighbors.
Mr. Morrow said they were talking about a permanent parking facility that cannot be taken away, and
advised the Council that they must start thinking about permanent off-street/on-street parking. He
objected to being put off by the Council.
In answer'to a question, Ms.,Block stated that there is $18,500 in the parking fund and that an
application for two more spaceshad.been.approved which would add $2,000. She.sai,d that „ additionally,
they had received an application for three spaces which was received on the day of_the.action
increasing the fee and the applicant thinks it should be under the old fee, but it would be $12,900
• if it comes in under the new fee, so that is a potential. . Ms. Block added that the..Planning staff
had looked at Mr. Thomas' proposals and they were discussed at the PAB hearings.
Councilmember.Hall did not think there would be enough impact from the City move to put this issue
off, and Councilmember Gould responded that it would.cost $60,000 that the City.does not have. He
also did not think it would have good traffic flow as there was not enough room. Ms. Block had
indicated that it met Code, -requirements but it would.be tight: Councilmember Kasper thought the
proposal was premature and that'.it should be tabled for nine months to a year because the City
offices are moving and bus patterns are changing. Fie said that basically he was not in favor of
tearing up 5th and Bell and eliminating a workable park. He thought there was a parking problem but
that it would have to be solved with an off-street solution and that the on -street idea should be
considered a safety valve not to be used yet. He thought more work should be done on this. He also
noted that Community Development Refinancing may come.to the City from the legislature to help in
acquiring parking. He thought this should be pursued but that it should be tabled for twelve months.
COUNCILMEMBER'NAUGHTEN MOVED, SECONDED BY COUNCILMEMBER ALLEN, TO PLACE ON THE MARCH 16, 1982
AGENDA A REVIEW OF THE OTHER CONCEPTS AND THE POSSIBILITY OF WORKING THEM INTO A'PARKING SOLUTION
FOR 25 PARKING SPACES. Councilmember Jaech said everyone wants to preserve the uniqueness of Edmonds
and she wanted to see alternatives to provide parking for.the future. Councilmember Gould asked
that the following information be provided the Council: the actual costs for the alternatives, the
number of spaces they would generate, actual size of the traffic patterns, and a Staff forecast of
the impact on the immediate area by the proposed changes in City employee parking. THE MOTION
CARRIED. A recess was announced.
HEARING ON FOUR-WAY STOP AT 6TH AND MAIN ST.
City Engineer Jim Adams described the intersection. Currently the Main St. traffic has the right-
of-way, with stop signs on 6th...Average weekday volume. is 7420 vehicles in both directions, with
1,640 on 6th Ave.. Traffic accidents which have occurred at this intersection are -right-angle and
left -turn type, six in the past three years. The driver on 6th Ave. has difficulty turning on Main
St. or crossing it because of the heavy Main St. traffic. In addition, Main St. from 6th.Ave. to
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7th Ave. has a grade of approximately 6% which tends to increase.the,speed of westbound vehicles.
Increased activity at the Anderson Center has generated additional. traffic at this location and the
City has received citizen inquiries regarding traffic and pedestrian safety at .the intersection.
Mr. Adams recommended a four-way stop, -including an overhead four-way flashing red beacon signal and
stop signs similar to that at 3rd Ave. and Dayton St. The cost should not exceed $1,500 and although
it is not in.the 1982 budget Mr. Adams said the funds could come from money allocated to miscellaneous
sidewalk construction. The hearing was opened.
Edmonds Police Officer Vernon Elder said he travels this route frequently and is aware of the
problems. He agreed that the topography of Main St. is a major problem and he noted that with the
number of cars parked on either side of Main St. vehicles going north or south have extremely
limited visibility of oncoming east/west traffic. He said cars going west on Main St. pick up speed
because of the grade and also some stop or almost stop at 6th, thinking _there is a stop there.: He
commented that although there may not have been many accidents there, there have been many near -
accidents, and -there is a lot of pedestrian traffic at the crosswalk there.,Also, he.noted that
emergency vehicles use that route.
Ted Kopp, 9702 227th P1. S.W., concurred with Officer Elder's comments, saying you have to keep
braking coming down the hill. His office is between 5th and 6th Aves. and he said the parking is
always heavy there because the employees who work along there park there. He recommended removing
the parking restrictions from Bell St. so employees could park there.
Glen Bogart, 21529 90th W., said -stop -signs alone at that intersection would not be adequate because
they would not be seen. He thought a light was also needed.. The hearing was closed.
COUNCILMEMBER NORDQUIST MOVED, SECONDED BY COUNCILMEMBER NAUGHTEN, TO INSTALL A FOUR-WAY STOP LIGHT
AT 6TH AVE. AND MAIN ST., WITH STOP SIGNS ON ALL CORNERS AND WITH THE NECESSARY TRAFFIC MODIFICATION •
SIGNS. MOTION CARRIED.
HEARING ON AMENDMENT TO OFFICIAL STREET MAP TO ADD PROPOSED STREET EAST AND NORTH OF
INTERSECTION.OF 8TH AVE. AND DRIFTWOOD LANE (ROWE/ST-9-81)
The proposed amendment would add.a cul-de-sac north and east of the intersection of 8th Ave. N. and
Driftwood Lane. The Hearing Examiner conducted a public hearing on Decemberz.15*,.1981.- and his
report recommended approval of the proposal, subject to.conditions listed in his report. Ms. Block
reviewed his report, copies of which had been furnished to the Council. She noted that there are
several easements involved and that the intent was to provide a public right-of-way instead of
easements for -access to all the properties involved, including Mr. Rowe's. Two road designs had
been submitted, with the applicant.prefering that designated -Alternative "B." There had been some
opposition at the hearing from neighbors Propst and Underhill. It was the conclusion of the Hearing
Examiner, however, that the addition of the proposed road appeared to be consistent with the Compre-
hensive Policy Plan Map of the City, the location appeared to be within reason and did not appear to
conflict with any of the transportation systems.within the. City, and that the character of the
proposed street and its extent or size appeared to be,within reason.. Conditions of his recommenda-
tion for approval were that Alternative "B" should be the road adopted and that the recommendation
for approval was only for the requested amendment to the Official Street Map and did not address any
issue of eminent domain for putting the proposed street on the official City map, nor did it address
the issue of.hecessity of -the proposed street. The hearing was opened.
John Henry, 421 12th N., attorney representing Frank and Ann Underhill, said his clients were opposed
to the proposal, as were the Propsts and Taylors. He said his clients do not want a public road
there, and that the Hearing Examiner had not considered the noise, traffic, drinking 'parties,' 'or
other problems associated with public streets and that the road should be left i'n the hands of the'
owners and that they should be'allowed to control the traffic.
Julie Rowe, 711 Driftwood Lane, was representing the applicant, her father. She said this would be
a deadend street and there is no parking there so there is no place for the public to go. She said
her father only wants to subdivide his property and that this should enhance the area as the road
servicing the community is very poor and has no turnaround. Mr. Henry responded that if it goes to
a public street the other owners will have no control. The hearing was then closed.
In answer to a question, Ms. Block said the Taylor property has adequate area to subdivide but the*
topography is very steep. It was noted that 11 lots would be served by the proposed road. COUNCIL -
MEMBER ALLEN MOVED, SECONDED BY COUNCILMEMBER KASPER, TO APPROVE ST-9781, ADOPTING THE FINDINGS OF
FACT AND CONCLUSIONS OF THE HEARING EXAMINER. MOTION CARRIED.
HEARING ON PRELIMINARY 6-LOT PLAT (NORTHWOOD DEVELOPMENT/P-6-81)'
This item was heard by the Hearing Examiner on December 17, 1981. The proposed subdivision is at
approximately9525-Forest Dell Dr. Ms. Block reviewed.the Hearing Examiner Report, copies of which
had been .furnished to the Council. He had recommended approval, subject to certain conditions. Ms.
Block noted -that the topography is very steep on all the lots and there is a stream on the edge of
the site. The applicant intends to stay back from the stream with his development. Some of the
setbacks will be.reduced.in accordance with Chapter 20.50 of the Community Development Code in order
to keep the building pads off the steeper portions of the lots and on Lot 6 to keep out of the wet
area near the creek.. Other conditions stated were for erosion control and protection of Northstream
Creek. A question was asked about the center line of the street, and Ms. Block said the Hearing
Examiner had not said where it should be, only that -it should be.overlayed. The hearing was opened.
Tom Lambrecht, manager of Northwood Development, said one of the biggest concerns was the grade on
Forest Dell Dr., which is approximately 12%. He said topography and soils were studied and many of
the conclusions of the Hearing.Examiner were taken from Northwood'.s reports, so they concurred with
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them. fie said their soils engineer concluded that the site could be developed essentially as planned,
provided erosion control cautions are taken. He noted that the lot line of Lot 6 had been adjusted
because of the stream. He said they had volunteered to overlay Forest Dell Dr. and one of the
neighbors was concerned that.this would drain into his basement so they proposed a berm to preclude
that happening.
Archie Brown, 1450 Olympic View Ave., south of Forest Dell Dr..(the neighbor who was concerned about
flooding of his basement), said his only objection was to the overlay of Forest Dell Dr. as it will
be 10' south of the north property line. He thought the center line should be moved to the center
line of the dedicated street. Mr. Lambrecht said they realize there is a stream that crosses there
and they will not be increasing the runoff rate. He thought the issue seemed to be more of where
the street alignment will be, but drainage would not be affected. Mr. Brown thought they could put
in two 'extensions of the culvert and fill more so they.could move the center line. He said he was
not concerned about the runoff, he just wanted the street moved a little. He said there will be a
lot of traffic there and it would.be better if moved over 2'- 3'. The hearing was then closed.
COUNCILMEMBER ALLEN MOVED, SECONDED BY COUNCILMEMBER KASPER, TO APPROVE P-6-81, ADOPTING THE FINDINGS
OF FACT AND CONCLUSIONS OF THE HEARING EXAMINER. Councilmember Gould noted that one of the conditions
was that the particular issue of the drainage along the Brown property must be approved by the City
Engineer's office, so he concluded that the problem of drainage there was addressed. Councilmember
Kasper said he would vote in favor of the motion because they had been given assurance by the Staff
that the drainage will be controlled on the site. He said they must rely on the engineers for the
determination on the center line. He noted that this is a severely difficult plat to develop and
would require very good development. THE MOTION CARRIED.
COUNCILMEMBER ALLEN MOVED, SECONDED BY COUNCILMEMBER KASPER, THAT BECAUSE OF THE LATENESS OF THE
HOUR THE LAST THREE AGENDA ITEMS BE CONTINUED TO FEBRUARY 23, 1982. MOTION CARRIED, WITH COUNCILMEMBER
NORDQUIST VOTING NO. Those items were: Review of Public.Works Organization, Review of City's
Policy on Construction and Design Contracts, and Summary Report of Previous Action Regarding Council
Use of New Library Meeting Room.
COUNCIL
Councilmember Nordquist said there is a record of a contract with Reid -Middleton to make a study
regarding secondary sewage treatment, and he asked the Council President to follow up on it, referring
to Council minutes of November 25, 1975.
Councilmember Nordquist said he had received pages 18, 19, 20, and 21 of some unidentified document
in his packet and he did not know what it was.
COUNCILMEMBER HALL MOVED, SECONDED BY COUNCILMEMBER GOULD, THAT THE DISCUSSION ON REGULATION OF
THEATER OPERATIONS BE MOVED UP TO FEBRUARY 9, 1982 INSTEAD OF FEBRUARY 23, 1982. MOTION CARRIED.
COUNCILMEMBER KASPER MOVED, SECONDED BY COUNCILMEMBER ALLEN, TO MOVE THE CRITERIA FOR BOARD MEMBERS
ITEM TO FEBRUARY 23, 1982. MOTION. CARRIED. COUNCILMEMBER NORDQUIST MOVED, SECONDED BY COUNCILMEMBER
KASPER, TO MOVE THE COUNCIL COMMITTEE STRUCTURE ITEM TO FEBRUARY 23, 1982 ALSO. MOTION CARRIED.
Councilmember Hall stated that 1983 will be an election year and she proposed that the Council look
at the possibility of a full-time Mayor position so that anyone who wants to run will know.what it
will be. COUNCILMEMBER HALL MOVED, SECONDED BY COUNCILMEMBER KASPER, TO PLACE ON THE MARCH 2, 1982
AGENDA A DISCUSSION REGARDING EXPANDING THE MAYOR'S POSITION TO FULL-TIME. MOTION CARRIED.
Councilmember Nordquist noted that the award of bids for shelving was coming up the following week
so he asked that the library item on this evening's agenda which was moved to February 23 be on next
• week's agenda instead, and as early as possible since the people present for that item this.evening
had been kept the entire evening before being postponed to another meeting. COUNCILMEMBER NORDQUIST
MOVED, SECONDED BY COUNCILMEMBER GOULD, TO PUT THE LIBRARY ITEM ON THE FEBRUARY 9, 1982 AGENDA.
MOTION CARRIED.
COUNCILMEMBER GOULD MOVED, SECONDED BY COUNCILMEMBER HALL, TO PLACE A DISCUSSION ITEM ON THE FEBRUARY
23, 1982 AGENDA REGARDING OBJECTIVES OF THE STAFF. MOTION CARRIED.
Councilmember Allen noted that .at the Personnel Committee meeting this evening a recommendation.from
the Planning Department regarding the Permit Coordinator position had been discussed. COUNCILMEMBER
ALLEN'MOVED, SECONDED BY COUNCILMEMBER HALL, TO ACCEPT THE PROPOSED PERMIT COORDINATOR POSITION JOB
DESCRIPTION WITH THE GRADE OF NE-6. MOTION CARRIED.
Council President Kasper stated that Building and Grounds Foreman Felix deMello wishes to make a
presentation to the Council regarding stream rehabilitation. That item will be placed on the
February 23, 1982 work meeting agenda.
City Attorney Wayne Tanaka asked that the Council take action on the Port/City parking lot agreement.
Councilmembers Nordquist and Kasper left the Council Chambers, and Councilmember. Naughten had left
sometime earlier. All three have continuously excused..themselves from these discussions because of
family members working for Pantley's restaurant. COUNCILMEMBER ALLEN MOVED, SECONDED BY COUNCILMEMBER
HALL, THAT THE MAYOR BE AUTHORIZED TO SIGN THE AMENDMENT TO THE AGREEMENT WITH THEPORT FOR PARKING
AND ALSO THE PARKING LOT LEASE. MOTION CARRIED.
There was no further business to come before the Council, and.the meeting adjourned at 12:00 midnight.
IRENE'VARNEY MORAN, City Ferk HARVE H. HARRISON, Mayor