19820309 City Council MinutesMarch 9, 1982
The�,regular.meet.ing of the Edmonds City Council was called to order at 7:40 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
John Nordquist
Ray Gould
Larry Naughten
Laura Hall
CONSENT AGENDA
ABSENT STAFF PRESENT
Jo -Anne Jaech Jack Mitchell, Public.Works Superintendent
Jim Adams, City Engineer
Irene Varney Moran, City Clerk
Mary Lou Block, Planning Director
Marlo Foster, Police Chief
Ron Schirman, Assistant Fire Chief
Art Housler, Finance Director
Jim Jessel, Parks & Recreation Director
Wayne Tanaka, City Attorney
Mark Eames, City Attorney
Jackie Parrett, Deputy City .Clerk
Items (B), (C), (D), and (F) were removed from the Consent Agenda. COUNCILMEMBER ALLEN MOVED,
SECONDED BY COUNCILMEMBER GOULD, 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 2277, allowing staff approval of certain sign permit applications.
(G) Adoption of Ordinance 2278, amending Official Street Map in the vicinity of 8th Ave. N.
and Driftwood Lane.
APPROVAL OF MINUTES OF MARCH 2, 1982 [Item (B) on Consent Agenda]
Councilmember Kasper referred to the first line of the fourth paragraph on page 6 of the Minutes
which stated "Councilmember Kasper did not think it should be said that the zone will be anywhere,"
and asked that it be changed to "Councilmember Kasper said there should not be any zone," and with
that change COUNCILMEMBER GOULD MOVED,.SECONDED BY COUNCILMEMBER ALLEN, TO APPROVE THE MINUTES OF
MARCH 2, 1982 AS AMENDED, APPROVING ITEM (B) ON THE CONSENT AGENDA. MOTION CARRIED.
AUTHORIZATION TO PURCHASE SHOP EQUIPMENT [Item (C) on Consent Agenda]
Councilmember Gould said there was a request from the Public Works Superintendent to delay this
item. Public.Works Superintendent Jack Mitchell stated that it is not mandatory that municipalities
comply with the new emission control law and he was not confident it is here to stay, so he wished
to delay the purchase of an -engine analyzer and exhaust gas analyzer, considering it again in
September. Councilmember Gould concurred, thinking it wise to delay such a large expenditure until
the third quarter financial report. Item (C) on the Consent Agenda therefore was not approved.
AUTHORIZATION TO PURCHASE VEHICLES [Item (D) on Consent Agenda]
Councilmember Nordquist stated that with costs being what they are he wondered if the 1969 Dodge
Dart (Unit 29) could be run longer, having only 60,000 miles on it in addition to idle time. Public
Works Superintendent Jack Mitchell responded that there is a possibility that it will hold up
another year, but it has never had any major repairs. Councilmember Naughten thought this, too,
should wait until the third quarter financial report. The other vehicle suggested for purchase was
the 1979 Datsun pickup assigned to Parks and Recreation which has been leased, the lease to expire
April 1, 1982, and the purchase price to be $2,925. Mr. Mitchell said they only had until April 15,
1982 to purchase it through the State. COUNCILMEMBER NAUGHTEN MOVED, SECONDED BY COUNCILMEMBER
HALL, TO PURCHASE THE PARKS AND RECREATION VEHICLE FOR $2,925 AND TO DELAY THE PURCHASE OF A RE-
PLACEMENT VEHICLE FOR UNIT..29 UNTIL AFTER THE THIRD QUARTER FINANCIAL REPORT. MOTION CARRIED.
PROPOSED ORDINANCE ALLOWING BUS STOP SHELTERS UNCONDITIONALLY WITHIN ALL ZONE DISTRICTS
Item F on Consent Agenda
Councilmember"Kasper did not think the proposed ordinance was adequate because a person could have a
bus stop shelter put in front of his house and not know about it until it was accomplished. He
thought people should have some input before something like that is done. COUNCILMEMBER KASPER
THEREFORE MOVED, SECONDED BY COUNCILMEMBER ALLEN, THAT THE ORDINANCE ALLOWING BUS STOP SHELTERS BE
ADOPTED WITH THE CHANGE THAT A CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT IS REQUIRED IN SINGLE-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL
ZONES. MOTION CARRIED. City Attorney Wayne Tanaka stated.that this must be set over to another
agenda.
MAYOR
Mayor Harrison read aloud a proposed resolution commemorating.Larry Hubbard, following which COUNCIL -
MEMBER NORDQUIST MOVED, SECONDED BY COUNCILMEMBER NAUGHTEN, TO PASS"RESOLUTION .521, COMMEMORATING
LARRY HUBBARD. Mr. and Mrs. Wilson DeLand, cousins of Mr. Hubbard, were in the audience and Mayor
Harrison presented them with the framed resolution.
ESENTATION BY METRO TRANSIT'AND DISCUSSION REGARDING BUS -YARD SITE AT 205TH AND MERIDIAN
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Bob White, Charles Kirchner,.and Jane Bogle of Metro Transit were present to discuss the proposed
bus yard. Mr. White said they currently were in the public review process and public hearings would
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be held in March and April. Mr. Kirchner, Metro Environmental Planner, discussed the environmental
impacts and mitigating measures, including noise, transportation, land use, and water quality. He
was told that Edmonds is interested in the traffic and the effect on Lake Ballinger.
Bob Boye of Lake Ballinger spoke against the proposal, saying the runoff will have an adverse effect
on Lake Ballinger, the noise from the bus yard will be serious, and that the traffic along 205th
will be a nightmare. He said to put this in that area would be putting a light industrial use in a
residential area and that the Lake Ballinger Community Club will fight the proposal.
The public was advised to contact Jane Bogle, Community Relations Planner for Metro, to request fact
sheets regarding the proposal or to ask any questions. Later in the evening under the Council
portion of the agenda, COUNCILMEMBER GOULD MOVED, SECONDED BY COUNCILMEMBER KASPER, TO HAVE A PUBLIC
HEARING REGARDING THE METRO TRANSIT BUS YARD AT 205TH AND MERIDIAN ON APRIL 6, 1982, AND THAT
OFFICIALS OF THE CITY OF MOUNTLAKE TERRACE BE INVITED TO ATTEND. Councilmember Allen suggested that
the Council President contact Mountlake Terrace and if they plan to have a meeting on this that
Edmonds officials try to attend it. THE MOTION CARRIED.
At this time Councilmember'Allen noted that Girl Scout Troop 341 was present as this was Girl Scout
Week and they wished to make a presentation. They made Mayor Harrison an honorary Girl Scout and
presented the Council with a cake.
PUBLIC HEARING ON PROPOSED INCREASE IN GARBAGE RATES
Representatives of Apex Disposal Service and Sound Disposal, Inc. were present to discuss the increase.
Frank McGee of Sound Disposal, Inc., said the reason for the rate increase was the Snohomish County
• transfer station increase of 75%, topped by the 9.6% Mountlake Terrace tax. He said they were
asking for a 25% increase and that the Washington Utilities and Transportation Commission would
audit their books to determine that they will not make more than a 7% profit before approving the
increase. Doug Christensen of Apex Disposal Service advised the Council that if they could get the
landfill operations into private business rather than run by the County he thought prices would go
down. No other people in the audience wished to speak. Councilmember Gould noted that there will
be a meeting with the Snohomish County Council on March 12, at 10:00 a.m., at the Lynnwood City
Hall, and he thought Edmonds representatives should bring this subject up at that meeting. Council -
member Kasper asked that in the future the City be notified earlier of proposed increases as this
notification was received too close to the W.U.T.C.'s hearing date on the subject.
REVIEW OF LIBRARY SHELVING, WITH RECOMMENDATION FROM SNO-ISLE LIBRARY
Parks and Recreation Director Jim Jessel said the construction of the library was on schedule and
they expected to move into it by Labor Day. He also said they were within budget. He provided
memos from the architect regarding revisions. Mae Schoenrock, Director of the Sno-Isle Regional
Library, then discussed various aspects of the library collection, stating that within six months of
opening all categories will be 75% filled and that adequate staff will be provided. Don Schroeder,
Chairman of the Friends of -the Library Fundraising Committee, said he would like to see everyone in
the City donate $l so that everyone is participating, but he knew that would not happen. He said
people donating large amounts will be recognized in some way. Also, that the fundraising plans are
going rather slowly but they intend to conduct fundraising from the first of April to the end of
May: There was some discussion as to the amount of money that would be spent on furnishings.
Councilmember Kasper advised that at this point the Council could not commit money to completely
shelve and furnish the library, and Councilmember Gould said it should be furni"shed to match the
rate of use, to satisfy the needs of the people who use the library. Mr. Jessel said they would go
out to bid for $60,000 of the general bid and if there is'any money left they have a list of items
to purchase with purchase orders --in the event the bids should come in lower than $60,000*. Council -
member Allen further clarified that if the library needs something and the bids come in under the
$60,000 the Council is not going to argue, but they will argue if there is a cost overrun. A short
recess was announced, after which the discussion resumed. Mr. Jessel said they have $68,000 with
which to.ourchase the furniture, including advertising and Susan Okomoto's fee, so it is approximately
$58,000 for just the furniture. They are asking her to design $55,000-$58,000 in furniture, assuming
that what she has for the base furniture will be $40,000+, and with any money left the Board will
ask for other things. He said if they want her to design more they will have to pay her more, but
they are not.paying her to design things they cannot afford. He said that from a furniture stand-
point it will completely take care of what is called out in the floor plan for major furniture.
Librarian Kathy Turner suggested prioritizing the list of necessities and marking the items to be
designed by Ms. Okomoto.
REVIEW -VIDEO GAMES ORDINANCE
City Clerk Irene Varney Moran stated that she had been contacted by two different individuals in
regard to having video games.arcades in the City, and -inasmuch as the current ordinance contains
nothing about arcades she thought it would be advisableto establish a charge for arcades in addition
to the $50 per game. She suggested annual fees of $200 for arcades with 13-25 machines, $300 for
those with 26-35 games, and $500 for those with more than 35 games. Councilmember Gould questioned
whether such arcades should even be allowed in the community, seeing absolutely no redeeming feature
in them and feeling that they are only a focus on trouble. Councilmember Kasper felt there should
be a fee based on a percentage of the gross. It was suggested that input be obtained from responsible
community groups and the Police*Department to determine whether there have been any problems and the
attitudes regarding having such arcades in the City, especially in the vicinity of Edmonds High
School. COUNCILMEMBER NAUGHTEN MOVED, SECONDED BY COUNCILMEMBER GOULD, TO HAVE A PUBLIC HEARING
REGARDING VIDEO GAMES ARCADES ON MARCH 23, 1982. MOTION CARRIED, WITH COUNCILMEMBER HALL VOTING NO.
There was some discussion as to whether a public hearing should be held at a work meeting, since
March 23 will be a work meeting. COUNCILMEMBER HALL. MOVED, SECONDED BY COUNCILMEMBER KASPER, THAT
THE DATE OF.THE PUBLIC HEARING BE CHANGED TO MARCH 30, 1982. A POLL CALL VOTE UAS TAKEPJ OPJ THE
MOTION, WITH COUNCILMEMBERS'HALL, KASPER, ALLEN, AND NORDQUIST VOTING YES, AND WITH COUNCILMEMBERS
.NAUGHTEN AND GOULD VOTING NO. MOTION CARRIED.
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COUNCIL
REVIEW
OF MEMBERSHIP CRITERIA FOR CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION AND ARTS COMMISSION
Information had been provided regarding current criteria for these commissions. City Attorney Wayne
Tanaka stated that State requirements for the Civil Service Commission are that the members be
citizens of the United States, a resident of the City for three years, and an elector of the County
in which they reside. The Chairman of the Civil Service Commission had expressed the opinion that
people with experience in labor management and personnel/labor relations have good qualifications to
be commissioners, and two of the members have such experience, the third member having a long-time
association with the volunteer firemen.
Regarding the Arts Commission, at least four members must be involved in the instruction of, or
engaged in, the visual, literary or performing arts. Gloria Mae Campbell, Vice Chairman of the Arts
Commission, was present and indicated that she was satisfied with the current criteria and make-up
of the commission. COUNCILMEMBER NAUGHTEN MOVED, SECONDED BY COUNCILMEMBER NORDQUIST, TO APPROVE
THE CURRENT CRITERIA FOR THE CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION AND THE ARTS COMMISSION. MOTION CARRIED.
UESTIONS REGARDING MARCH 16 AGENDA ITEMS
Regarding the item, "Review of Downtown Parking Concepts and Proposed Ordinance for Five -Minute
Parking in front of Finance Building.," Councilmember Naughten said the Community Development Com-
mittee has been working with the Chamber of Commerce Parking Committee and they are developing an
alternate proposal and would like the date.of the review changed. COUNCILMEMBER NAUGHTEN MOVED,
SECONDED BY COUNCILMEMBER HALL, TO CHANGE THE DATE FOR THAT ITEM TO APRIL 6, 1982. MOTION CARRIED.
COUNCIL
Councilmember Naughten noted that there had been a Staff recommendation to officially name the
Dayton St. Park with that name it had unofficially been given.- Councilmember Naughten. suggested
this be deferred until the committee which is looking for a place to name for Larry Hubbard has made
a decision, and that the Staff submit the information on this park to the committee.
Councilmember Gould noted that there will be a Council dinner on March 30, 1982, and he suggested
that one item of discussion be the Council/Staff retreat.
Councilmember Allen noted that there was a proposal from Kramer, Chin, and Mayo, Inc., regarding the
secondary treatment plant, and she suggested that everyone read it. The Council noted that they
would be interested in'proposals from other firms also.
Mayor Harrison noted that he had heard from a party who lives in the island between Edmonds and the
Olympic View Water District who is having problems and has approached the County and Olympic View
Water District to tie into their line. Olympic View did not object if permission were received from
Edmonds and the Alderwood Water District. Mayor Harrison said he would go over this with the City
Attorney and work up a proposal for the Council to consider.
Councilmember Kasper asked when the playfield light shields would be installed, and Parks & Recreation
Director Jim Jessel responded that they have been ordered and will be installed as soon as they are
manufactured.
Councilmember Kasper said it was his understanding that the 1% for arts project for the library
would not be done prior to completion of the library but that it appeared from the Arts Commission
minutes that they are going forward with it. Mr. Jessel responded that the artwork will not be done
prior to completion of the library but the selection process is going on, and the jury will ask the
Council to agree with one person's concept and have him further it to a specific proposal. He added
that the artist selected is from New York but grew up in Edmonds.
Councilmember Kasper noted that the PAB the following evening would have hearings on adult movie
theaters and on the Highway 99 study.
There was no further business to come before the Council, and the meeting adjourned at 10:55 p.m.
IRENE VARNEY MORAN, City Jerk HARVE H. HARRISON, Mayor
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