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19820413 City Council MinutesApril 6, 1982 - continued You do not trust them because three or four of them come from the bowl area and that the Council - members are not required to come from different geographical locations so the PAB should not have that requirement. Councilmember Naughten said it was not his intent to say anyone could not be trusted, but the Council was suggesting that, all things being equal, there be some geographical distribution. Capt. Smith said that when he served on the PAB he tried to view things for the betterment of the City and.he.did not use his residential location as his viewpoint. Councilmember Nordquist responded that people from different areas sometimes can provide more definitive facts about their particular area.. COUNCILMEMBER NORDQUIST MOVED, SECONDED BY COUNCILMEMBER KASPER, TO ACCEPT THE COUNCIL REVIEW OF THE PAB. MOTION CARRIED. COUNCIL Councilmember Nordquist requested a report from the Safety Engineer in view of the fact that there had been numerous traffic revisions in the recent past. As the City currently did not have a Safety Engineer, Mayor Harrison appointed Jim Adams to that function. Councilmember Nordquist noted that a letter had been received from Mae Schoenrock, Director of the Sno-Isle Regional Library, asking whether telephones are included in the contract for the library -- or, who will buy the telephones.. After some discussion, COUNCILMEMBER KASPER MOVED, SECONDED BY COUNCILMEMBER JAECH, THAT SNO-ISLE REGIONAL LIBRARY CONTINUE TO TAKE CARE OF THE TELEPHONE INSTALLA- TION AND MONTHLY BILL FOR THE LIBRARY. MOTION CARRIED, WITH COUNCILMEMBER ALLEN VOTING NO. Councilmember Hall said -Library Board Chairman Ann Wermus,.who is on the Dedication Committee for the library, had suggested October 10 for the dedication ceremony. City Engineer Jim Adams reported that there had been no problem with progress on that project and it was expected to be completed and accepted by the Labor Day target date. It was noted that October 10 will be on a three-day federal holiday so it may not be a convenient date, and Councilmember Hall said she would relay that infor- mation. Councilmember Naughten noted that there was a request from the Town of Woodway for animal control service, and he asked if the needs of the City of Edmonds were being met. He did not know if Edmonds had the means to extend this service to another municipality and still afford Edmonds proper service. Councilmember Kasper said they did not know what the real cost would be, and he thought the proposed fee was a low figure. He doubted that Edmonds had the manpower to do it. COUNCIL - MEMBER KASPER MOVED, SECONDED BY COUNCILMEMBER JAECH, TO REFER THIS TO THE PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE, WITH A REPORT FROM THEM ON JUNE 1, 1982. MOTION CARRIED. Councilmember Allen noted that the Police Chief had requested a 90-day extension of the Contract with Woodway High School for police response (contract expired April 1) because of the petition for annexation which has been received. COUNCILMEMBER ALLEN MOVED, SECONDED BY COUNCILMEMBER KASPER, TO APPROVE THE EXTENSION. MOTION CARRIED. Councilmember Allen had received several calls from people about the completion of the 196th St. improvements, and one of the concerns.was walkways. She asked.if it could at least be smoothed out until the completion. City Engineer Jim Adams responded that he would be meeting with the project engineer within the next few days and will go out with him to see what can be done. He also said he had prepared.a letter to the State expressing the Council's concern that the completion has not been accomplished. Councilmember Allen noted that there was a memo from the Police Chief reporting that Officers Gannon and Kennedy had rendered CPR to a heart attack victim which had saved his life, and his wife sub- sequently had made a donation to the Medic 7 Aid Car Fund in the name of the Edmonds Police Officers Association. Councilmember Allen said she appreciated being apprised of this. Councilmember Naughten asked about the timetable on installation of the traffic light on Edmonds Way, and City Engineer Jim Adams responded that he hoped it would be accomplished this year. There was no further business to come before the Council, and the meeting adjourned at 9:55 p. r IRENE VARNEY MORAN, Cit Clerk HARVE H. HARRISON, Mayor April 13, 1982 Work Meeting 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 STAFF PRESENT Harve Harrison, Mayor Bill Kasper Larry Naughten Jo -Anne Jaech Katherine Allen Ray Gould Laura Hall John Nordquist Steve Engle, Student Rep. Jack Mitchell, Public Works Superintendent Jim Adams, City Engineer Mary Lou,Block, Planning Director Marlo Foster, Police Chief Jack Weinz, Fire Chief Art Housler, Finance Director Steve Simpson, Parks & Recreation Director Wayne Tanaka, City Attorney Mark Eames, City Attorney Jackie Parrett, Deputy City Clerk 1 i 0 I 1 43 • April 13, 1982 - continued CONSENT AGENDA COUNCILMEMBER ALLEN MOVED, SECONDED BY COUNCILMEMBER HALL, TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA. MOTION CARRIED. The approved items on the Consent Agenda included the following: (A) Roll call. (B) Approval of Minutes of April 6, 1982. MAYOR Dave Gow, , representing the parent/staff organization of the Westgate Elementary School, asked for the Council's support in keeping open all of the schools located within the City of Edmonds and not only the Olympic Elementary School. Councilmember Naughten responded that Councilmembers Hall, Allen and he had attended the meeting on the proposed school closures and at that time they were addressing the Olympic school but subsequently realized that Westgate also was involved, so he had asked that the proposed resolution be held until the Council could hear everyone and then they could forward a resolution to the School Board. He noted that at the meeting it was.said that the economics were more important than the impact on the community and that concerned him as it affected more than economics in this area. COUNCILMEMBER NAUGHTEN MOVED, SECONDED BY COUNCILMEMBER HALL, THAT THE PROPOSED RESOLUTION BE AMENDED TO INCLUDE WORDS EXPRESSING THE COUNCIL'S CONCERN WITH THE NEGATIVE IMPACT WHICH CLOSING THE SCHOOLS WOULD HAVE ON THIS COMMUNITY, AND THAT THE PLURAL BE USED (SCHOOLS, THEM) SO AS NOT TO LIMIT THE CONCERN TO THE CLOSING OF THE OLYMPIC SCHOOL. MOTION CARRIED. Mayor Harrison introduced Steve Engle, the new Student Representative to the City Council. • HEARING ON PROPOSED ORDINANCE ALLOWING OFFICES IN CW "ZONES Planning Director Mary Lou Block stated that when the CW zone was last reviewed and rules governing it amended, the discussion regarding offices in this zone was very extensive, the ultimate resolution being that office uses were included as an allowed use. When the present Community Development Code was adopted it was intended to include that determination but somehow offices were omitted as permitted uses. The Staff initiated an amendment to the Code to correct that oversight on February 8, 1982, following which the PAB conducted a public hearing on February 24, 1982. The PAB recommendation was. that offices be allowed as a primary use in the CW zone. Following Ms. Block's statement, the hearing was opened to the public. Joe Dwyer, 529 Holly Dr., stated that during the process of changing the Code the discussions brought out that because of the small amount of area comprising the CW zone any uses should be marine or pedestrian oriented, and he thought that should be the requirement. He said that as presented there could be an office building in that zone. He thought that if offices were to be allowed they should be as secondary uses, not primary. No one else wished to speak, and the hearing was closed. In answer to a question as.to the number of offices currently in the waterfront buildings, Ms. Block said -she -did not believe there to be any in The Landing, that there are at least two in Mr. Pantley's first building, and that there are some on the first floor of his second building but she did not know how many. She said there are retail uses on the first floor of the second.building. Council - member Naughten said the reason he had removed this item from a Consent Agenda and had placed it on a regular agenda was because he thought any change to the Community Development Code should have a public hearing. Councilmember Hall commented that the CW zone originally was to be marine oriented and when the dress shop went in she believed that to be a.nonpermitted use. Councilmember Naughten thought if it was to be encouraged that this zone be pedestrian oriented then there should be retail and marine oriented businesses on the first floor and that professional offices should be limited to • .the.upper floors. Ms. Block stated that at the PAB meeting it came out that because of economic conditions it might be difficult to find retail tenants. Councilmember Jaech said the shoreline is .very important to the people of Edmonds and she thought Councilmember Naughten's suggestion was a .good compromise. It was noted -that it had been the Planning Staff's recommendation to the PAB that.. professi.onal..-offices (excluding medical, dental, and veterinarian) be allowed on the second floor and that retail and marine oriented offices be allowed on the first floor. COUNCILMEMBER NAUGHTEN MOVED TO AMEND SECTION 16.55.010 TO ALLOW RETAIL AND MARINE ORIENTED BUSINESSES ON THE FIRST FLOOR IN THE CW ZONE AND PROFESSIONAL OFFICES (EXCLUDING MEDICAL, DENTAL, AND VETERINARIAN) ON FLOORS ABOVE THE FIRST FLOOR, AS RECOMMENDED BY THE PLANNING STAFF. MOTION CARRIED. HEARING ON PROPOSED MORATORIUM FOR VIDEO GAME ARCADES Councilmember Gould said he had been asked by some why he had proposed a moratorium and his reasons were to allow time for the Council to make a careful and thoughtful decision and to explore thoroughly the alternatives available to regulate video games, and during the period of the moratorium the City Attorney, the PAB, and the Staff would be directed to investigate arcade operating hours, ages of patrons,.location, zoning, outright prohibition, and.taxing. He said that while making a decision in the best interests of the City the Council must be mindful of the citizens' rights as to freedom of operation, and the proposed moratorium would not prevent people from playing the existing games in the City but it would delay for 60 days the approval of any new video game arcades and it would freeze those. establishments that currently have more than 10 games. Following this opening state- ment, the hearing was opened to the public. Marc Gluth, 20909 80th Ave. W., a freshman at Edmonds High School and a former Student Representative to the Edmonds City Council, spoke in favor of the Games and.said he was representing players of the games. He said they keep young people off the streets and they are with their friends, that the games can teach hand and -eye coordination, and that they provide wholesome entertainment. He had. never seen drug in any of the arcades and he said smoking is not allowed in them. He asked parents if they would rather have their children at home watching questionable entertainment on television. 424 April 13, 1982 - continued • In answer to parents who say their children spend their lunch money on games, he suggested that they pack a lunch or buy advance lunch tickets. He also suggested that parents could put a limit on the amount of money their children could spend on games and he noted that if the arcades were not permitted in Edmonds the people, would just go to Lynnwood where there are a number of arcades. He read aloud and submitted a letter written by another citizen who could not be present, Barbara Vandelac, a parent of teenagers and one pre -teen, who felt that video games were getting an un- deserved.reputation. She suggested adequate supervision at the arcades and an amusement tax. Councilmember Gould asked Marc Gluth if it is typical that an average of 11% of young people play video games two hours a day as he had read, and the response was that it could be as some are so good they could play a long time on 25t. Harvey Hillin, 200 James St., #403, the Operations Manager for Canteen Services, said he was not concerned at this time about a moratorium on arcades in Edmonds. He had been concerned on what effect it would have on the present video game business in Edmonds. He said the business potential for video games in Edmonds is not great in his estimation and that his company has no intention.of putting in any arcades in Edmonds as they would go broke. He explained the costs of the machines, which would make it prohibitive. He suggested having a license examination of an arcade applicant to learn more about the company and the kind of business they will have. He said Canteen Services is primarily a food service and vending machine business which has gradually gone into the video game business. Eric Anderson, owner of the Five Corners Deli store which is considered to be a video game arcade as it has approximately 16 machines, said the moratorium would not affect him, but he thought everyone was over -reacting. He thought Marc Gluth had explained well that the people would go where the arcades are available and also that Harvey Hillin was correct in saying there is not the kind of money in Edmonds to support arcades. He said his is a neighborhood business and he has not had complaints. One parent had brought his son in and identified him to Mr. Anderson and told him he • would let Mr. Anderson know when the child was permitted in the game room. He felt that control begins in the home and if a parent does not want his child to play the games he will not allow it. He added that he had grown up in the pinball world and somehow had''survived, and that there had.been controversy when candy machines were put in the -schools. He suggested charging the distributors and taxing the operators, and they would make money and so would the. City.. He added that his customers are within a mile of his business and all a parent has to do is to go in and talk to him and he will not allow their child in the game room, and he also noted that he acts as babysitter to many working parents. He said the City is treading on narrow ground when talking about moratoriums and legisla- tion. He was asked why the youngsters are so addicted to playing the games, and he said when he was growing up they ran in packs, playing baseball and soccer, but now there are smaller families and everything has to be organized and a lot of young people do not like to be organized. Also, he said a lot are not coordinated and cannot do well in athletics, and some of these do well at the games. He thought that when the cartridges become cheap enough they will be in most homes, and then the parents will wish there were some.game rooms to which they could send their children. Councilmember Kasper noted that the Council had been told previously that it was not likely that arcades would come to Edmonds because of the economics of them, but that one application has been received. Mr. Hillin.spoke again, saying that video games are a challenge and youngsters today do not have a challenge, from the time they are born, and they see the lights and numbers on the machines and, although coin operated, the machines present a- challenge to the mind. No one else wished to speak, and the hearing was closed. Councilmember Hall thought this issue had been blown all out.ot proportion, ana tnat the uouncii should consider fees for game rooms having 10 games or more, and she noted that the City Clerk had proposed fees. Councilmember Gould said the reason he had proposed a moratorium, in addition to what the parents had said at the previous hearing, is that in all of the reading and studying he had done about cities in the east, where they are ahead on this, it was shown that they had developed* into problem areas. He was not saying they should be banned, but merely that time should be taken to make the right decision for the community so it would be'a decision not regretted in the future. • He thought the problem may come back to haunt them if treated cavalierly. He did not.think anyone would be hurt by taking time to make a thoughtful decision, and that there probably would be some, kind of fee placed on the arcades if they are allowed and perhaps they would be located by zoning. Councilmember Naughten said he was not for arcades or against them, and he thought they probably carried the same kind of stigma as other things carry where youngsters get together to entertain themselves. He was convinced that parents should be responsible for what their children do with their money --and not'the City. He thought some protection should be given, however, by not allowing arcades within one mile of a public school. He did not see a threat. Councilmember Gould responded that he did not see a threat today, but what is to come is what they should deal with, rather than wait until there is' a problem. He asked.what kind of examination could be accomplished for an arcade applicant,.and City Attorney Wayne Tanaka responded that applicants could be asked to give all information on past business practices and there could be a provision that if illegal activities were allowed any license could be revoked. Mayor Harrison commented that he thought the original intent was.to stimulate trade rather than being a business.itself, and possibly the uses could be limited to being in conjunction with another business. Councilmember Naughten responded that it is a legitimate business and if it is not out of hand he saw no reason not,to allow it. COUNCILMEMBER GOULD MOVED, SECONDED FOR .DISCUSSION BY COUNCILMEMBER KASPER, TO IMPLEMENT THE RESOLUTION BEFORE THE COUNCIL.FOR.A 60-DAY MORATORIUM, WITH THE MODIFICATION THAT A SECTION BE ADDED REGARDING A REVIEW OF THE APPLICANT'S LICENSE APPLICATION AND,ALSO THAT A DISTANCE FROM SCHOOLS BE ESTABLISHED WITHIN WHICH ARCADES WOULD NOT BE PERMITTED; AND THAT THE NECESSARY INFORMATION BE BROUGHT BACK TO THE COUNCIL AS SOON AS POSSIBLE AND THE COUNCIL COULD ACT ON IT AND IMPLEMENT A NEW ORDINANCE BASED ON IT SOONER THAN THE 60 DAYS OF THE MORATORIUM. Councilmember Allen stated that when the City Clerk licenses businesses she is careful as to who gets a license and she could alert the Council if there were any problems. Also, she noted that the City Clerk had made some recommendations as to license fees for.arcades and Councilmember Allen thought they were satisfactory and should be incorporated into an ordinance.- She said she had seconded the motion for a hearing.this evening because she thought that much time was needed, but she thought the issue had been blown out of proportion. She • April 13, 1982 - continued said the fees suggested by the City: Clerk are considerable, and if there is any -concern they can be raised. Councilmember Naughten thought 60 days was too long and he did not think there was a per- ceived problem. Councilmember Hall did not favor'a moratorium and thought.acti.on should be taken. THE MOTION THEN FAILED, WITH ONLY COUNCILMEMBER GOULD VOTING YES. COUNCILMEMBER ALLEN THEN MOVED, SECONDED BY COUNCILMEMBER HALL, TO.INSTRUCT,THE CITY ATTORNEY TO,DRAFT AN ORDINANCE INCORPORATING THE VIDEO GAME ARCADE ANNUAL LICENSE FEES OF $200 FOR ARCADES WITH FROM 10-20 MACHINES, $300 FOR ARCADES.WITH 21-30 MACHINES, AND $500 FOR ARCADES WITH OVER 30 MACHINES; WITH THE RESTRICTION THAT NO VIDEO GAME ARCADE WILL BE LOCATED WITHIN ONE-HALF MILE OF A STATE LICENSED SCHOOL, AND THAT THERE WILL BE A LICENSE APPLICATION REVIEW AT THE TIME THE LICENSE APPLICATION IS RECEIVED AND EACH YEAR THEREAFTER. COUNCILMEMBER NAUGHTEN MOVED TO AMEND THE MOTION, SECONDED BY COUNCILMEMBER JAECH, TO CHANGE THE RESTRICTION REGARDING DISTANCE FROM SCHOOLS TO ONE MILE RATHER THAN ONE-HALF MILE. A ROLL CALL VOTE WAS TAKEN ON THE MOTION TO AMEND, WITH COUNCILMEMBERS NAUGHTEN, JAECH, GOULD, AND HALL VOTING YES, AND WITH COUNCILMEMBERS KASPER, ALLEN, AND NORDQUIST VOTING NO. MOTION TO AMEND CARRIED. Student.Representative Steve Engle was asked to comment, and he said he lives in north Edmonds, close to the Lynnwood border, and there are many arcades in that area. He said one is not more that one-half mile behind the school. He also spoke of one directly across the street from Ballard High School which has established certain hours for play so as not to conflict with school hours, and he liked that idea. He also noted that there are differences between high school students and elementary school students as far as responsibility in spending their money, and he said high school students should.be mature enough to handle the responsibility of whether to buy lunch or play the games. Fie saw no derogatory effects from the machines themselves, and he thought the one -mile restriction might be a little extreme for a high school as when in high school one can find ways to get anywhere. Councilmember Kasper said the City Clerk originally thought the fees should be 10% of the gross receipts, and he still favored that and would probably pursue it at budget time: THE MOTION THEN CARRIED; WITH COUNCILMEMBER GOULD VOTING NO. Councilmember Gould did not think the ordinance would be strong enough to control video games in Edmonds. A short recess was announced. PRESENTATION OF APPRAISAL'OF ALLEY VACATION LOCATED VICINITY OF 8TH AVE. S. AND ELM ST. (ST-7-81 r : ', Planning Director Mary Lou Block stated that the residents involved had requested another extension inY'or..der that they may provide input to the discussion. COUNCILMEMBER NORDQUIST MOVED, SECONDED BY COUNCILMEMBER ALLEN, TO CONTINUE THIS ITEM TO MAY 4, 1982. MOTION CARRIED. REPORT ON CITY'S FINANCIAL POSITION FOR CALENDAR QUARTER ENDING MARCH 31, 1982 Finance Director Art Housler provided the first quarter financial status of the City. The presenta- tion included graphs and charts depicting the condition, which is that the cash on hand is to be zero at the end.of the year. Revenues are expected to raise between 97.6% and 98.9% of the 1982. budget. Expenditures are projected to be'98.1% of what was budgeted for 1982. Revenue and expendi- ture trending was.the basis for the year-end projections. The budget scenario was reviewed; -i.e., what economic factors and federal policy factors were considered at the time the 1982 budget was put together. In the event this scenario changes and essentially Reagan economics do not follow through, the year-end projectfonslwou ldovaryvr~In addition, causes and effect of interest rates on economic recovery were .discussed and change in the budget scenario is expected to begin in July. Councilmember Gould referred to SB 4972, saying it is required that the City's utility tax be reduced from 8.1/2% to 6%, and five years is allowed in which to do it. He said that would result in a $63,000 per year loss of revenue from utility taxes, so it must be determined what amount of sales tax increase -is needed to offset that. He thought one should be decreased and the other increased; but that the; ifull T/2� sal:es-:tax..aTlowed*,i:s not necessary. He asked that the Planning Director study the portion of the bill regarding development fees. He noted that the full 1/2% must be applied for in order to get tax equalization, and although he did not think the full 1/2% is needed, he said it must be applied for or the tax equalization will not be granted. Also, the • initiative process to the people must be provided for, so he said a package must be.put together to provide for the needs but not for overkill. Fie thought 6/10 would more than offset the loss in the utility tax, and he said some input is needed from the Mayor and the Staff. PROPOSED SALARY ORDINANCE FOR ALL EXEMPT AND NONREPRESENTED EMPLOYEES Councilmember Gould stated that this is not a cost -of -living increase, but that the Council provided the funds for a 4% increase April 1 and a 2% increase July 1, with no one getting more than 6%. He said if this procedure causes anyone to go to their maximum that should be considered by the Finance Committee. He stated that it effectively is a merit.increase. Councilmember.Jaech added that this provides that if the personnel performance review warrants it, the Mayor has the funds to grant the increase. She noted a typographical error in a date in Section 2. COUNCILMEMBER JAECH MOVED, SECONDED BY COUNCILMEMBER KASPER, TO ADOPT ORDINANCE 2286, CORRECTING THE DATE ON THE SECOND LINE IN SECTION 2 FROM 1982 TO 1981 AND MAINTAINING THE EXISTING SALARY RANGES. MOTION CARRIED. PROPOSED ORDINANCE REGULATING TRAILER SIGNS Planning Director Mary Lou Block stated that the Council had deferred action on this proposed ordinance until additional information could be provided regarding available sizes of standard trailer signs. Information was obtained from a number of rental firms in the area, indicating there are two sizes of signs available for rent, either 4'x 6' or 4'x 8', both equipped with the lighted arrow. COUNCILMEMBER ALLEN MOVED, SECONDED BY COUNCILMEMBER NAUGHTEN, THAT THE ORDINANCE PERMIT THE :4'X 6' SIGNS. MOTION CARRIED. The proposed ordinance will be on the next Consent Agenda. 1982 VEHICLE PURCHASE - PLANNING DEPARTMENT Public Works Superintendent Jack Mitchell said the vehicle to be replaced is a 1969 Dart which has never had any major overhaul and the transmission is starting to slip so it is expected it will need major repairs in the near future. The Council had indicated -they would consider this after the 6 April 13, 1982 - continued quarterly financial report which was presented this evening, and Mr. Mitchell had a short period in which to obtain a vehicle under the State contract. He said this would not impact the general fund as the money is in the B fund. COUNCILMEMBER NAUGHTEN MOVED, SECONDED BY COUNCILMEMBER HALL, TO ALLOW THE PURCHASE OF A 1982 FORD FAIRMONT FROM THE B FUND. COUNCILMEMBER NORDQUIST MOVED TO AMEND THE MOTION TO PROVIDE THAT IF A GOOD PURCHASE CAN BE OBTAINED FROM A RENTAL CAR AGENCY LOT THAT THIS BE CONSFD.ERED. AN ALTERNATIVE. MOTION TO AMEND CARRIED. THE MAIN MOTION, AS AMENDED, CARRIED. COUNCIL Council President Kasper called for an Executive Session following this evening's meeting to discuss a personnel discipline review. Councilmember Naughten inquired about a recent water complaint and Public Works Superintendent Jack Mitchell responded that the house had been checked for leaks and none were found and the customer is now satisfied that she has been using more water than she thought. She has been advised to apply for a senior citizen discount. Councilmember Hall stated the library dedication date will be October 24, 1982. Councilmember Gould asked for the space needs cost estimates. Councilmember Gould said it is his understanding that funds are available under Referendum 39 for the Meadowdale sewer project. Mayor Harrison responded that DOE does not appear to have anyone to sort out the applications yet. Councilmember Allen advised that she will be out of town on April 20 and April 27. Councilmember Nordquist thanked Duane Bowman and Jim Adams for attending the Metro meeting. Councilmember Nordquist noted that Mountlake Terrace is establishing a monthly one -can garbage rate for recyclers (they have mandatory garbage collection). He thought this should be discussed for Edmonds and asked that it be set for discussion. COUNCILMEMBER ALLEN MOVED, SECONDED BY COUNCIL - MEMBER NORDQUIST, TO SET THIS FOR'DISCUSSION MAY 11, 1982. MOTION CARRIED. Council President Kasper advised that a Council Workshop will be held May 8, 1982. There was no further business to come before the Council, and the meeting adjourned at 10:50 p.m. IRENE VARNE4ORA'NCi Clerk April 20, 1982 HARVE H. HARRISON, Mayor The regular meeting of the Edmonds City Council was called to order at 7:30 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 Bill Kasper Ray Gould Laura Hall Jo -Anne Jaech Larry Naughten Steve Engle, Student Rep. CONSENT AGENDA ABSENT STAFF PRESENT Katherine Allen Jim Adams, City Engineer John Nordquist. Irene Varney Moran, City Clerk Mary Lou Block, Planning Director John LaTourelle, Planning Consultant Marlo Foster, Police Chief Jack Weinz, Fire Chief Art Housler, Finance Director Steve Simpson, Parks & Recreation Dir. Wayne Tanaka, City Attorney Jackie Parrett, Deputy City Clerk Items (B), (C), (D), (F), (.G), and (H) were removed from the Consent Agenda. COUNCILMEMBER NAUGHTEN 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 2287 regulating trailer signs. (I) Acknowledgment of receipt of Claim for Damages from Allan K. Raudenbush in the amount of $106.27. (J) Authorization for Waiver of requirement for annexation (_B. T. Foster). APPROVAL OF MINUTES OF APRIL 13, 1982 [Item CB) on Consent Agenda] Councilmember Kasper referred to page 5 of the Minutes, the item 1982 Vehicle Purchase for Planning Department," and said he had made a statement that a new car should not be bought for 1 0 1 • 1 1