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auditor that the City is getting some.value for the money.. COUNCILMEMBER GOULD MOVED,. SECONDED BY
COUNCILMEMBER NAUGHTEN, TO INSTRUCT THE CITY ATTORNEY TO LOOK INTO THE MATTER OF HOW THE CITY CAN
WAIVE THE BACK UTILITY CHARGES OF THE BOYS' CLUB AND ALSO PROVIDE THEM WITH SOME KIND OF SUBSIDY UP
TO $2,000 ON AN ANNUAL BASIS. A ROLL CALL VOTE WAS TAKEN ON THE MOTION, WITH COUNCILMEMBERS GOULD,
NAUGHTEN, KASPER, AND HALL VOTING YES, AND WITH COUNCILMEMBERS ALLEN AND JAECH VOTING NO. MOTION
CARRIED.
Council President Kasper noted again that the Association of Snohomish County Cities and Towns will
meet on May 20, 1982.
Council President Kasper called attention to the Minutes of the last meeting, the bottom of page 3,
regarding the alley vacation at 8th.Ave. S. and Elm St., wherein it was stated that only 10' was
being vacated, and he asked the City Engineer to discuss the problem that created. City Engineer
Jim Adams said if the street is vacated, 10' of that will go to the adjoining property on each side,
and -if only 10' is vacated the City still has control over two pieces of property, rather than one
piece. He said they are not going to put a street or alleythrough there, and he recommended
vacating the 20', then the 10' will automatically revert to the City property and the other 10' will
go to the other adjoining property, and that way they will have.only one piece to maintain instead
of two. COUNCILMEMBER ALLEN MOVED, SECONDED BY COUNCILMEMBER KASPER, TO VACATE THE OTHER 10'.
MOTION CARRIED.
Council President Kasper asked if the 8:00 p.m. parking restriction on Sunset should be established
as being temporary. Planning Director Mary Lou Block said when the planters were established by the
Committee it was with the understanding that the 8:00 p.m. closing time was temporary and that the
hours would change back to the regular closing. Assistant Police Chief Dan Prinz said he had been
under the impression that the closing time was to be 10:00 p.m. this.summer. He said that -is well
defined and the police can enforce.it. COUNCILMEMBER ALLEN MOVED, SECONDED BY COUNCILMEMBER KASPER,
TO INSTRUCT THE CITY ATTORNEY TO DRAFT AN ORDINANCE CHANGING THE PARKING RESTRICTION ON SUNSET AVE.
TO 10:00 P.M. MOTION CARRIED.
There was no further business to.come before the Council, and.the meeting adjourned to Executive
Session at 10:45 p.m.
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IRENE VARNEY MORAN, C' Clerk
May 18, 1982
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HARVE H. HARRISON, Mayor
The regular meeting of the Edmonds City Council was called to order at 7:35 p.m. by Mayor Harve
Harrison in the Council Chambers of the Edmonds Civic Center. All present joined in the flag salute.
PRESENT STAFF PRESENT
Harve Harrison, Mayor
Bill Kasper
Ray Gould
Jo -Anne Jaech
John Nordquist
Katherine Allen
Laura Hall
Larry Naughten .
Steve Engle, Student Rep.
CONSENT AGENDA
Jim Adams, City Engineer
Irene Varney Moran, City Clerk
Mary Lou Block, Planning Director
Art Housler, Finance Director
Marlo Foster, Police Chief
Ron Schirman, Asst. Fire Chief
Steve Simpson,. Parks & Recreation Director
Jim Jessel, Project Administrator
Wayne Tanaka, City Attorney
Mark Eames, City Attorney
Jackie Parrett, Deputy City Clerk
Items (B), (C), and (F) were removed from the Consent Agenda. COUNCILMEMBER ALLEN MOVED, SECONDED
BY COUNCILMEMBER NORDQUIST, TO APPROVE THE BALANCE OF THE CONSENT AGENDA. MOTION CARRIED. The
approved items on the Consent Agenda included the following:
(A) Roll call.
(D) Adoption of Ordinance 2297, establishing parking hours on Sunset.Ave.
(E) Adoption of Ordinance.2298, amending Ordinance 2200 by. adding a water line and fire
hydrant to LID 209.
APPROVAL OF MINUTES OF MAY 11, 1982 [Item.(B) on Consent Agenda]
Councilmember Nordquist said the Council President had indicated to him that in the discussion of
the library furnishings (page 2 of the minutes) there was a limit imposed but he did not.see it
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reflected in the minutes that it was 75%. The minutes did indicate that in his,presentation Mr.
,Jessel stated that Items R.through X would be bid,.,:at' 75%,.:of-'-the .tota1 furnishings level. Mr.
Jessel again said that they have bid alternates so if the Council wants to award more they have the
opportunity, but the bids have been set up for only 75%. Counci!lmeinbers,-Nordquist-and Kasper
wanted it stated.that the limit imposed is 75% COUNCILMEMBER NORDQUIST MOVED; SECONDED BY COUNCIL -
MEMBER KASPER, TO APPROVE ITEM B ON THE CONSENT AGENDA WITH THAT AMENDMENT. MOTION CARRIED.
AUTHORIZATION TO PROCEED WITH NORTH MEADOWDALE CURTAIN DRAIN DESIGN
Item C on Consent Agenda
Councilmember Naughten only wanted to bring the public up-to-date on what is happening on the North
Meadowdale sewer and drainage projects. City Engineer Jim Adams reviewed what had occurred regarding
funding for the various elements of the project. The curtain drain will be funded 100% by LID
assessment. The design of the major portion of the surface.water drainage system has been started
but the 50% funding in the form of grants, etc., for the sanitary sewer has not yet been identified,
and they cannot connect the sanitary sewer until the Lynnwood treatment plant expansion is completed.
From a construction view, he said it would be better to reduce the subsurface water and thus stabilize
the soil prior to construction of the sanitary sewer, so he recommended an amendment of the current
design contract for the surface water drainage facility to include the curtain drains and the additional
drainage lines to transport the collected water to the sound. This will require an amendment to the
1982 budget to increase the North Meadowdale drainage from $210,500 to $255,000 and a similar
reduction of funds budgeted for replacement of the Highway 99 water lines. There was some discussion
regarding the reduced funding from the DOE in the amount of $133,570 instead of $621,967, and Councilmember
Nordquist suggested that the Mayor, Council, and Engineering staff, together with Dr. Hyatt from the
Health :' Ui;stri et,, go,,to ,see '-.the. DOE_ Director. He suggested that the Mayor request an appointment so
they could discuss an appeal of that reduction. Councilmember Gould suggested that since the DOE
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..had already seen commentary from Dr. Hyatt that in the letter to Donald Moos, the Director, he
should be requested to advise what the criteria are by which the DOE would make its judgment --what
is severe enough to warrant a DOE enforcement order --as that would help them to prepare. Councilmember
Kasper also thought Edmonds should have evidence that DOE reviewed the beach situation when they
made their decision. Mayor Harrison said he knows Mr. Moos personally and that he would telephone
him and request a meeting. He asked the Council to be ready at a moment's notice. COUNCILMEMBER
NAUGHTEN THEN MOVED, SECONDED BY COUNCILMEMBER ALLEN, TO APPROVE ITEM (C) ON THE CONSENT AGENDA.
MOTION CARRIED.
'AUTHORIZATION FOR CITY FORCES TO INSTALL WATER LINE IN CYPRUS PL.
Item F on Consent Agenda]
Councilmember Jaech was concerned as to how the costs of this would be paid. City Engineer Jim
Adams responded that the Willison and Mauser properties are the only properties which will benefit
from this and the ordinance passed in Item (E) covers it.. The costs will be shared in the.same
ratio as the other street improvements. COUNCILMEMBER JAECH MOVED, SECONDED BY COUNCILMEMBER
NORDQUIST, TO APPROVE ITEM (F) ON THE CONSENT AGENDA. MOTION CARRIED.
MAYOR
Mayor Harrison recommended the appointment of Wanda Russell to fill the vacancy on the Library
Board. Ms. Russell had been interviewed by the Council prior to this meeting. COUNCILMEMBER
NAUGHTEN MOVED, SECCNDED BY COUNCILMEMBER NORDQUIST, TO CONFIRM THE MAYOR'S APPOINTMENT OF WANDA
RUSSELL TO POSITION 1 ON THE LIBRARY BOARD, TERM TO EXPIRE DECEMBER 31, 1984. MOTION CARRIED.
Mayor Harrison had a liquor license application from Russell's Place, 504 5th Ave. S., for a beer -
and wine license. This is a restaurant converted from a residence, and other nearby restaurants
have.Class H (spirituous liquor and/or beer and wine)..licenses. The Police Chief had investigated
and recommended approval of the applicant and the location. COUNCILMEMBER NAUGHTEN MOVED, SECONDED
• BY COUNCILMEMBER JAECH, TO RECOMMEND APPROVAL OF THE REQUESTED LIQUOR LICENSE. MOTION CARRIED.
AUDIENCE
John Harter, Executive Director of the Youth Club of Edmonds and Lynnwood, requested that the City
not charge the Youth Club rental for the use of playfields and a room at the Anderson Center as a
trade-off for the services the Youth Club provides to the City of Edmonds and the City of Lynnwood.
He said they pay $5,000 per year at the Anderson Center and $2.50 per hour for use of the playfields.
This was discussed briefly, and Councilmember Gould suggested that this be documented and placed for
consideration in the 1983 budget. He noted that the City Attorney currently was investigating the
legal question of whether the City could do this (give a gift to a private organization). Council -
member Kasper commented that there is no way the City could economically provide the service these
clubs provide, so he thought the City should find a way to support them and to be fair to each club
legally. He thought the issue should be resolved before budget time. This was not set for a future
agenda at this time as the Council will wait for input from the City Attorney.
Don McQuade, 7215 176th S.W.., stated he could find no signs at the ferry parking lot to indicate it
is,restricted parking, and he had received a ticket for parking there. He said the only markings
are on the individual stalls, painted on the asphalt, and they are obscured when cars are parked
there. Police Chief Marlo Foster said he would go with Mr. McQuade to examine the situation.
HEARING ON EXPANDING MAYOR POSITION TO FULL-TIME IN 1984
Councilmember Hall briefly reviewed the question and she noted that the Herald had publicized this
meeting. The hearing was opened.
Floyd-E. Smith, 814 Dayton, said he believed Edmonds is in need of a full-time elected administrator.
Natalie Shippen,`1022 Euclid, said the problem she saw with the proposal was the possibility of a
two -person executive with a hefty total salary because there is a position established for an
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Administrative Assistant. She thought that once there is a full-time Mayor that person may want
that full-time assistant, which could result in $90,000-$100,000 in executive salaries. She sug-
gested that before proceeding to raise the Mayor's salary the portion of the ordinance establishing
the.M.A.A. be repealed, and that would make it a one -person executive.
Ward Phillips, Box 218, said he did not understand the hesitation to pay for running the organi-
zation properly. He said it takes a tremendous amount of energy and talent. He was not convinced
that it would not take both a Mayor and an assistant. He.said when.you.are doing business the size
of this there are responsibilities and there are qualities the administrators must have. He did not
think Edmonds could afford.to be without a full-time head, whether it be Mayor or assistant. He
said he believes in the Mayor/Council form of government and he encouraged the Council to continue
with it. He thought Edmonds should pay whatever is necessary to attract a top-flight administrator.
No one else wished to speak, and the hearing was closed.
Councilmember Hall compared the current Mayor's salary to that of several other City employees,
noting that they were much higher than the Mayor's. Councilmember Jaech said she recently door -
belled in the downtown area, asking the citizens if they want the Council to make the decision or if
they want to make it, and except for three people everyone said they wanted the right to vote on it.
For that reason, she said she would stand firm on the position that this was not a decision for the
Council to make without input from the citizens. COUNCILMEMBER JAECH.MOVED, SECONDED BY COUNCIL -
MEMBER ALLEN, TO PUT AN ADVISORY BALLOT IN THE NOVEMBER 1982 ELECTION TO DETERMINE IF THE PEOPLE
* WANT A.FULL-TIME OR PART-TIME MAYOR. Councilmember Gould said there were 100 people in the City who
thought he was against the concept of a full-time Mayor because he wanted to put it on an advisory
ballot, which was not the case, so he said the information has to get to the people as to just what
.the whole thing is. He said should the vote of the public be affirmative in this matter it would be
the intent of the Council to establish an ordinance requiring that the Mayor be.available during
regular office hours and.not have any other job that would interfere with the duties of the Mayor.
Also, that the Council would establish an annual salary at approximately $40,000 for the term •
starting in January 1984, to be paid in 26 equal payments and to be reviewed annually by the Coun-
cil.' Also, these costs would be essentially offset by not having an M.A.A. and that part of the
ordinance would be repealed so there would be no additional cost to the City, and if the full-time
Mayor thinks he needs additional administrative staff it is his job to convince the then City
Council of that need. Also, he proposed that it be stated that it is the intent of the Council to
propose limiting any Mayor to eight consecutive years in office. He said he thought it a great idea
to put it on an advisory ballot and to try to answer the basic questions that will be asked --will it
cost the City more and what approximately the salary would be. He said it should indicate on the
ballot that there would be no M.A.A.
Councilmember Hall responded that
the Council had voted down an
advisory ballot last week, and after
3 1/2 public hearings she thought
they should be ready to make a
decision. Councilmember Naughten
said the public currently is very
citizens are more active than most.
sensitive to what is going on
-He said the majority of the
in the public sector and Edmonds
people he talked to said the
citizens should have a vote in the
new and since the
survey in the utility billings was
not approved he thought the issue
_structure,
should be put on the ballot for
the public.
Councilmember Gould said.it should be made clear what it will cost the City if the position is made
full-time. He said the people should understand the issue, and he noted that they may say no. He
said he would accept that if they do say no. After some further discussion, MAYOR HARRISON RULED
THAT THE MOTION ON THE FLOOR WAS THE SAME AS THAT WHICH FAILED THE PREVIOUS WEEK, SO HE ENTERTAINED
A MOTION FOR RECONSIDERATION. COUNCILMEMBER NAUGHTEN, HAVING VOTED ON THE PREVAILING SIDE, MOVED TO
RECONSIDER THE MOTION VOTED ON THE PREVIOUS WEEK. COUNCILMEMBER HALL SECONDED THE MOTION TO RECON-
SIDER FOR DISCUSSION. She asked if Councilmember Naughten realized it would cost $9,000, and he
responded that he tried to save the $9,000 by having a survey but that was not accepted. A ROLL
CALL VOTE WAS TAKEN ON THE MOTION, WITH COUNCILMEMBERS NAUGHTEN, GOULD, JAECH, AND ALLEN VOTING YES,
AND WITH COUNCILMEMBERS HALL, KASPER, AND NORDQUIST VOTING NO. MOTION CARRIED. The motion being
reconsidered was read aloud by the City:Attorney, and Councilmember Gould said the intent of that •
motion (which was his motion) was to have the City Attorney draft the wording and the Council would
look at it and approve it and it would go to the Auditor's office where the actual wording to go on
the ballot will be written. He sa'id his point this evening was that there be an explanation on the
four points which he made this evening. Councilmember Kasper said he had stated last week that they
were.passing the buck. He said they have all the facts and are closer to this than the public and
have to live with it day-to-day. His only question was what the salary would be. He was against
the ballot because of the cost and he said if it comes in against them they have not solved a thing
because they have to have a person on board full-time to run the City. He felt they were asking for
trouble to go on a ballot, and he said they will not know the reason if the public votes against it.
He felt the.Council had a:problem and they had to resolve it. Councilmember Gould responded that it
will cost the City 25¢ each for the people to vote, and that he would be surprised if the people
said not to spend 25� for them to vote. Councilmember Nordquist.said he would vote against the
motion as he felt the Council to be capable and to have the feeling of the community. Councilmember
Naughten said he had heard people criticize boards and commissions who thought they had a better
sense of what the public needed than the public. Student Representative Engle said he understood
the advisory ballot to be just for an opinion of the people, and he asked why not just have the
people decide it rather than have it go back to the Council to decide. Mr. Tanaka explained that
there are only two choices the voters can make --whether the City has a Mayor/Council or Council/
Manager form of government, and they cannot vote on what the Mayor's salary will be. The Clerk then
read aloud the motion from the previous meeting which was being considered as follows: "COUNCIL -
MEMBER GOULD MOVED, SECONDED BY.000NCILMEMBER JAECH, THAT THE CITY COUNCIL DRAFT AN ADVISORY BALLOT
ITEM TO BE PLACED ON THE BALLOT IN NOVEMBER REGARDING THE FULL-TIME MAYOR POSITION IN 1984, AND
FUNDING OF THAT TO BE COMMENSURATE WITH THE POSITION." A ROLL CALL VOTE WAS TAKEN, WITH COUNCIL -
MEMBERS GOULD, JAECH, ALLEN, AND NAUGHTEN VOTING YES, AND WITH COUNCILMEMBERS HALL, KASPER, AND
NORDQUIST VOTING NO. MOTION CARRIED. An advisory ballot.will be funded.
HEARING ON PETITION TO VACATE PORTION OF 164TH ST. S.W., LYING BETWEEN 68TH AVE. W.
AND NORTH MEADOWDALE RD. (ST=1=82)
Planning Director Mary Lou Block stated that this proposed street vacation was heard by the Hearing •
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* Examiner March 4, 1982, and his recommendation is that the subdivision*be approved, subject to the
conditions outlined in his report. The Council had been furnished copies of his report. Ms. Block
displayed a map showing the area to be vacated, noting that it is doubtful that a road would ever be
built in this area because of the topography. She read aloud the Hearing Examiner's findings of
fact and the conditions of his recommendation for approval. The conditions of the site were briefly
discussed. The hearing was.opened, no one wished to speak, and the hearing was closed. COUNCILMEMBER
-ALLEN MOVED, SECONDED.BY COUNCILMEMBER KASPER, TO APPROVE ST-.1-82, WITH ATTENTION TO THE REQUIREMENT
THAT THE COSTS OF THE APPRAISAL TO DETERMINE THE COMPENSATIONS TO THE CITY SHOULD BE BORNE BY THE
APPLICANT AND THIS AMOUNT SHOULD BE SUBTRACTED FROM THE AMOUNT OF COMPENSATION REQUIRED TO BE MADE
TO THE CITY. Councilmember Kasper stated that all of the.Hearing Examiner's report should go to the
appraiser as in this case it is a question of what is the value of the benefit to the property
owner. THE MOTION CARRIED.
MEETING WITH PETITIONERS FOR PROPOSED ANNEXATION OF 181ST PL. S.W.
Planning Director Mary Lou Block identified the area requested to be annexed. Copies of the 10%
petition�,.and the certificate of sufficiency had been provided to the Council. She noted that there
is a problem regarding sanitary sewer service for this area. The closest City.sewer is in 180th St.
S.W. and to transport the sewage to the system would require the construction of a -lift station. A
more practical solution would be to construct a gravity line south and west, -across the County roads
to 76th Ave. W. and Olympic View Dr. This would require.agreements with the County unless the
remaining area south of this proposed annexation to Olympic View Dr. was.,- included in this annexation.
The City Engingeer was also concerned that the sewage from this area would flow into the Lynnwood
sewage treatment plant, and until their plant is upgraded the DOE will not allow any further con-
nections. Although Edmonds is not now using its share of the capacity of the Lynnwood plant, if the
north Meadowdale area is sewered there would not be the.capacity to sewer this area. Possibly some.
of the sewage could be diverted to the Edmonds treatment plant or additional capacity purchased from
Lynnwood. The Lynnwood City Engineer
had indicated that they do not wish to sell Edmonds any addi-
tional capacity. The problem of the sewage treatment plant is one which will exist whether or not
this area is annexed, the annexation and sewering of this area only causing the problem to occur
sooner. Mr. Adams recommended trying to get the area to the south of this annexation also to annex,
to include it all in the sewers. He proposed that the future boundary for the City be Olympic View
Dr. He believed the reason the petitioners wanted to be annexed was to get sewers.
Edward Perkle, 18103 Homeview Dr., said he had moved there approximately four years ago, right after
they put in the sewer on 180th. He said he had spent money every year getting his septic.tank
pumped and cleaning out his basement. His home is on a hill and he does not have room to put in a
drainfield. He said he is aware that it will take a while to get sewers but annexing at least would
get them one step closer. He said all of the petitioners are having problems. No one else wished
to speak. COUNCILMEMBER NAUGHTEN MOVED, SECONDED BY COUNCILMEMBER JAECH, TO ACCEPT THE PROPOSED
ANNEXATION; THAT ALL PROPERTY WITHIN THE TERRITORY HEREBY SOUGHT TO BE ANNEXED SHALL BE ASSESSED AND
TAXED AT THE SAME RATE AND ON THE SAME BASIS AS PROPERTY WITHIN THE CITY OF EDMONDS FOR ANY NOW
OUTSTANDING INDEBTEDNESS OF SAID CITY, INCLUDING ASSESSMENTS OR TAXES IN PAYMENT OF ANY BONDS ISSUED
OR DEBTS CONTRACTED, PRIOR TO OR EXISTING AT THE DATE OF ANNEXATION; AND THAT SIMULTANEOUS ADOPTION
OF PROPOSED ZONING REGULATIONS BE REQUIRED. MOTION CARRIED.
MEETING WITH PETITIONERS FOR.PROPOSED ANNEXATION OF WOODWAY/WESTGATE/MCDONALD'S AREA
Planning Director Mary Lou Block identified the area requested to be annexed. Copies of the 10%
petition and the certificate of sufficiency had been provided to the Council. Ms. Block called
attention to two letters.received on the subject from Norman Blatter and from Bill and Enid Sagvold.
This area has adequate utilities and streets. The Staff recommended approval.
Norman Blatter, 22933 102nd Pl. W., said they had been approached by McDonald's and Woodway High
School on this annexation, mainly for improved police protection: He said the main concern of the
�. residents is a gate that separates.102nd from Woodway High School, and prior to the installation of
the locked gate they had terrible traffic problems on the street because of the high school. Now,
he said, the school wishes to open the gate during specific hours because of some complaints from
parents who drop their children off there, but the residents want the gate kept closed.
Brent Olsen, 22915 102nd P1. W., said he was instrumental in getting the gate installed two years
ago, and the overwhelming majority of the people on the street want to keep the gate closed because
it has made a world of difference on the street since the gate has been closed.
Councilmember Hall said she had taught there and she was aware that the gate.not only slows down the
traffic but it improves safety on a road that can be very treacherous. Assistant Fire Chief Ron
Schirman said the Fire Department has no problem with the closed gate as they carry the necessary
tool to cut through it if necessary. Police Chief Marlo Foster said if the gate were open it would
be an intolerable situation. He also thought there were things that could be done on 100th to ease
the situation there. Councilmember Gould said he would support keeping it as it is and possibly
adding signs to indicate local access only.
Phil Howard, 22919 102nd P1. W., said he had seen two.accidents there --one in his front yard. He
said there are elderly persons on the street who walk to the store and it is dangerous for them as
well as for children. COUNCILMEMBER NORDQUIST MOVED, SECONDED BY COUNCILMEMBER NAUGHTEN, TO ACCEPT
THE PROPOSED ANNEXATION; THAT ALL PROPERTY WITHIN THE TERRITORY HEREBY SOUGHT TO BE ANNEXED SHALL BE
ASSESSED AND TAXED AT THE SAME RATE AND ON THE SAME BASIS AS PROPERTY WITHIN THE CITY OF EDMONDS FOR
ANY NOW OUTSTANDING INDEBTEDNESS OF SAID CITY, INCLUDING ASSESSMENTS OR TAXES IN PAYMENT OF ANY
BONDS ISSUED OR DEBTS CONTRACTED, PRIOR TO OR EXISTING AT THE DATE OF ANNEXATION; THAT SIMULTANEOUS
** ADOPTION OF PROPOSED ZONING REGULATIONS BE REQUIRED; AND THAT THE GATE REMAIN CLOSED AS PREARRANGED
WITH SNOHOMISH COUNTY. Councilmember Kasper asked if the school district is aware of the intent to
keep the gate closed, and an unidentified lady in the audience said they are. THE MOTION THEN
CARRIED.
*See Correction in Minutes of May 25, 1982
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EVALUATION OF TRANSIT USE ON 76TH AVE. W.
This was a follow-up on the trial use of 76th Ave. W. by Community Transit. This had been allowed
since July 1981, but the 10,000 pound load limit restriction had been retained except for buses.
City Engineer Jim Adams reported that no negative citizen comments had been received. He had
received a letter from Roy Sorensen of Community Transit indicating that this route is a vital link
in the Community Transit system for senior citizens. Councilmember Nordquist added that this is a
link between Mountlake Terrace and Aurora Village, and that the Lake Ballinger community is pleased
to have the bus service. Mr. Sorensen said they now had an exact description of every sign that
would be installed. The signing of this route had been delayed until the end of the trial period.
COUNCILMEMBER NORDQUIST MOVED, SECONDED BY COUNCILMEMBER KASPER, THAT, BASED ON THE RECOMMENDATION
OF THE CITY ENGINEER, THE BUS SERVICE BE ALLOWED TO CONTINUE THROUGH THAT PART OF THE CITY. Council -
member Gould asked whether the buses had done any damage to the street inasmuch as they exceed the
load limit. Mr. Adams responded that the street was built for the heavy loads and the limits have
been placed on.it because of the traffic problems rather than because of the road. THE MOTION
CARRIED. A recess was announced.
REPORT FROM PARKS AND RECREATION -RE UNION OIL BEACH IMPROVEMENTS
COUNCILMEMBER KASPER MOVED, SECONDED BY COUNCILMEMBER NORDQUIST, TO CONTINUE THIS ITEM TO THE WORK
MEETING OF JUNE 8, 1982 IN ORDER TO HAVE THE PAB MINUTES OF THEIR DISCUSSION ON THIS SUBJECT.
MOTION CARRIED.
REPORT ON SOUTH COUNTY INTERGOVERNMENTAL SHARED SERVICES --COMPUTER
Finance Director Art Housler had provided a written report indicating that it was decided to study
the concept of all local agencies participating in the use of Lynnwood's computer on a time sharing •
basis for economy. Mr. Housler indicated that for Edmonds it would cost more, and he provided
figures to support that premise. He provided figures for replacing:Edmonds' present computer with.a
system that would provide the same desired services that could be received from Lynnwood, which were
significantly lower than those for using Lynnwood's equipment. His recommendation was to drop any
further,_:con§iderati�on of:.:u§;i.ng'.Lrynnwood,';s computer or a South County center, and that he proceed
with a cost benefit study.to determine if Edmonds' present computer should be replaced with a word
processing -data processing system. COUNCILMEMBER ALLEN MOVED, SECONDED FOR DISCUSSION BY COUNCIL -
MEMBER NAUGHTEN, NOT TO SHARE SERVICES WITH LYNNWOOD AND TO STAY WITH EDMONDS' OWN COMPUTER. Council -
member Naughten said it was good that they looked into this. THE'MOTION CARRIED.
COUNCIL
Councilmember Jaech referred to a memorandum from Parks & Recreation Director Steve Simpson regarding
the funding of a Clerk/Typist position. It was decided at the Council's Spring Workshop to fund
this position from the Council Contingency Fund. COUNCILMEMBER JAECH MOVED, SECONDED BY COUNCIL -
MEMBER NORDQUIST, TO DIRECT THE CITY ATTORNEY TO PREPARE A RESOLUTION TRANSFERRING FUNDS FROM THE
COUNCIL CONTINGENCY FUND FOR'THE PARKS AND RECREATION CLERK/TYPIST POSITION THROUGH 1982. MOTION
CARRIED.
COUNCILMEMBER ALLEN MOVED, SECONDED BY COUNCILMEMBER NORDQUIST, THAT THE MAYOR BE REQUESTED TO HAVE
THE POLICE DEPARTMENT MONITOR 76TH AVE. W. TO KEEP THE HEAVIER VEHICLES OFF OF IT, EXCEPTING THE
BUSES. MOTION CARRIED.
Councilmember Allen referred to a.proposed resolution from FUSE for support of FUSE's demand that
the Snohomish County PUD representative to the WPPSS Board oppose further WPPSS bond sales until the
completion of the required feasibility study and the people have the opportunity to vote on such
matters. She said she was not sure that any addition of comments from Edmonds was going to do much
good, and Councilmember Gould said there are some great problems with it and he was not ready to
support the resolution at this point. Councilmember Hall said she had met with them and said
essentially the same thing. No action was taken.
Councilmember Allen noted that the City Attorney had provided an ordinance amendment establishing
July 1, 1982 effective date for the half -cent sales tax option: The effective date had not been
indicated in the ordinance passed last week. COUNCILMEMBER ALLEN MOVED, SECONDED BY COUNCILMEMBER
NAUGHTEN, TO ADOPT ORDINANCE 2299, AMENDING ORDINANCE 2296 BY ESTABLISHING AN EFFECTIVE DATE OF
JULY 1, 1982. MOTION CARRIED.
Councilmember Allen stated that at the AWC workshop on the half -cent optional sales tax it was
pointed out that the collection of money from which the equalization money will come will not be
built up this year so cities will not get their equalization funds. She was concerned that Edmonds
will not get as much as anticipated and she proposed reducing the utility tax 1% per quarter for the
next five quarters instead of immediately reducing it to 4%. Councilmember Gould said the utility
tax should not be changed until it is known how much the City will get, and he said they would
monitor projections of revenue. Finance Director Art Housler recommended looking at it on June 8,
as by that time some figures would be available from the Department of Revenue on the sales tax and
also on which cities have opted for the sales tax. He said they could also discuss the real estate
tax.
Councilmember Kasper said he would not be present June 8.
Councilmember Nordquist invited Parks & Recreation Director Steve Simpson to address the Council
about safety improvements along the waterfront. Mr. Simpson said that Poulsbo has a water rescue
team and the equipment and training they have is impressive. He said they would give a demonstra-
tion on June 1, at 6:30 p.m., at the Underwater Park, and he asked if many people could attend it.
Interviews of candidates for the Cemetery Committee had been scheduled for that date, so they were
changed to June 8.
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May 18, 1982 - continued
Councilmember Nordquist expressed concern about the rental of the meeting room space at the new
library. He said a fee schedule should be established and he suggested designating a team to do so.
COUNCILMEMBER NORDQUIST MOVED, SECONDED BY COUNCILMEMBER ALLEN, TO ASK THE MAYOR, TO HAVE A MEMBER OF
HIS.STAFF PREPARE SOME COST FIGURES REGARDING RENTAL FEES FOR THE NEW LIBRARY FACILITIES AND REPORT
TO THE COUNCIL IN TWO WEEKS. MOTION CARRIED.
Councilmember Nordquist said he had a personnel matter to discuss i.n Executive Session.
Councilmember. Gould said Roberta Kasmir had contacted him to express her concern that there is no
sidewalk on the west side of 9th Ave. on SR 524. lie told her he recalled that it was placed on the
east side because of the school, and she asked if the City Council would consider it for 1983.
COUNCILMEMBER GOULD MOVED, SECONDED BY COUNCILMEMBER ALLEN, THAT THE ISSUE REGARDING SIDEWALKS ON
THE WEST SIDE OF 9TH AVE. AND SR 524 BE BROUGHT UP AS A BUDGET ITEM IN THE BUDGET WORK MEETING AT
THE END OF 1982. MOTION CARRIED.
Councilmember Gould noted that.he had•read in the newspaper that.the construction costs of the Lake
Ballinger project will be two-thirds of what had been estimated and that it will be finished September
15.
Councilmember Gould said he had talked to the Community Assistant for the King County Council
regarding the Metro bus barn and she favors neither of the proposed sites.
Councilmember Gould referred to.a memo from the Planning Director with a recommendation regarding
the working drawings for the City Hall/Library/Annex 1 remodel project. The cost and time estimate
were provided and it was recommended that an amount not to exceed $10,000 be authorized from the
* excess bond proceeds for the preparation of the final working drawings and specifications.* COUNCIL -
MEMBER GOULD MOVED, SECONDED BY COUNCILMEMBER KASPER, THAT THIS BE ACCOMPLISHED. MOTION CARRIED.
City Attorney Wayne Tanaka said the bond ordinance will have to be amended, and he advised the
Council that they might consider whether there are other areas where they might want to spend any
excesses. There were none at this time.
Councilmember Gould referred to a memorandum from the City Engineer regarding the draft EIS on the
proposed construction of a new interchange at I-5 and 220th S.W., stating there will be a public
hearing on June 9 at the Mountlake Terrace Elementary School.
Councilmember Hall asked if the Council would have a meeting the week of the AWC convention. After
some discussion, COUNCILM'E11BER HALL MOVED, SECONDED BY COUNCILMEMBER NORDQUIST, THAT THERE BE A CITY
COUNCIL MEETING J.UNE 14, 1982, CANCELLING THE REGULAR.MEETING OF JUNE 15, 1982. MOTION CARRIED.
There was no further business.to come before the Council, and the meeting adjourned to Executive
Session at 10.:30 p.m.
IRENE VARNEY MORAN, City Q/Verk
• May 25, 1982 - Work Meeting
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HARVE H. HARRISON, Mayor
The regular meeting of the Edmonds City Council was called to order at 7:35 a.m. by Council President
Bill Kasper in the Council Chambers of the Edmonds Civic Center. Council President Kasper advised
that Mayor Harrison would arrive shortly and that Councilmember Naughten would be approximately one-
half hour late. All present joined in the flag salute. Mayor Harrison arrived shortly thereafter.
PRESENT ABSENT STAFF PRESENT
Harve Harrison, Mayor Steve Engle, Jim Adams, City Engineer
Bill Kasper Student Rep. Irene Varney Moran, City Clerk
Larry Naughten Mary Lou Block, Planning Director
Katherine Allen John LaTourelle, Planning Consultant
Jo -Anne Jaech Art Housler, Finance Director
John Nordquist Marlo Foster, Police Chief
Laura Hall Jack Weinz, Fire Chief
Ray Gould Steve Simpson, Parks & Recreation Director
Jim Jessel, Project Administrator
Wayne Tanaka, City Attorney
Jackie Parrett, Deputy City Clerk
CONSENT AGENDA
Items (B), (D), (F), 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 do the Consent Agenda included the following:
(A) Roll call.
• (C) Passage of Resolution 525, transferring funds from the Council Contingency Fund to the
General Fund to fund Parks and Recreation Department Clerk/Typist.
*See correction, May 25, 1982 Minutes.