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19820525 City Council Minutes• 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 r 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. May 25, 1982 - continued (E) Adoption of Ordinance 2301, changing parking from two-hour to three-hour in downtown area; directing striping and removal of two-hour parking limit in Civic Center Annex area; making Bell St. one-way; and establishing two five-minute .parking stalls at northeast corner of 5th and Bell St. This item was later reconsidered and the ordinance was not adopted. (See below.) APPROVAL OF MINUTES OF MAY 18, 1982. [Item.(B) on Consent Agenda] Councilmember Gould referred to page 3 of the Minutes, in the fourth paragraph, at the beginning of the tenth line, where he said the first word should have been "some" instead of "100." Also, Councilmember Jaech noted that the Planning Director had requested two changes, as follows: On page 4, the second item regarding the vacation of a portion of 164th St. S.W., the word at the end of the second line should be changed to "vacation" instead of "subdivision." On page 7, the tenth para- graph, regarding the working drawings for the City Hall/Library/Annex 1 remodel project, at the end of the second sentence (on the fifth line), the words "by Arai/Jackson and Engineers" should be inserted. COUNCILMEMBER JAECH MOVED,_SECONDED BY COUNCILMEMBER GOULD, TO APPROVE ITEM (B) ON THE CONSENT AGENDA INCORPORATING THOSE CHANGES. MOTION CARRIED. PROPOSED ORDINANCE ESTABLISHING A CEMETERY BOARD [Item (D) on Consent Agenda] Councilmember Jaech.removed this item from the Consent Agenda because she wanted to vote against it. COUNCILMEMBER NORDQUIST MOVED, SECONDED BY COUNCILMEMBER ALLEN, TO APPROVE ITEM (D) ON THE CONSENT AGENDA. A ROLL CALL VOTE WAS TAKEN, WITH COUNCILMEMBERS NORDQUIST, ALLEN, AND HALL VOTING YES, AND WITH COUNCILMEMBERS KASPER, JAECH, AND-GOULD VOTING NO, RESULTING IN A TIE VOTE. City Attorney Wayne Tanaka advised that the Mayor could not vote on this because it involved passage of an ordinance. THE MOTION FAILED. COUNCILMEMBER KASPER THEN MOVED, SECONDED BY COUNCILMEMBER GOULD, TO MOVE THIS ITEM TO THE "COUNCIL" PORTION OF THE AGENDA WHEN COUNCILMEMBER NAUGHTEN WOULD BE PRESENT. MOTION • CARRIED. PROPOSED ORDINANCE ESTABLISHING "QUIET ZONE" [Item (F) on Consent Agenda] Councilmember Gould removed this at the request of Councilmember Naughten who wanted to be present to discuss it.. COUNCILMEMBER GOULD MOVED, SECONDED BY COUNCILMEMBER KASPER, TO MOVE THIS ITEM TO THE "COUNCIL" PORTION OF THE AGENDA. MOTION CARRIED. PROPOSED ORDINANCE INCREASING SALARY OF COUNCIL PRESIDENT FItem (G) on Consent Aqenda Councilmember Hall asked for the rationale in increasing the Council President's salary by what she thought to be a large amount. Councilmember Allen responded that as the office has evolved there has been more and more responsibility given to the Council President --more organization of the workshops, more responsibility for the evening's agenda, and more responsibility for communication with other agencies. Councilmember Hall did not favor the increase.in view of the way salaries had gone in labor negotiations, and she said the Council had not dealt with the Mayor's increase this year, so she did not think this increase was appropriate. Councilmember Gould said he also was concerned about the level of the Council's salaries and of the Council President's salary, and he noted that a discussion was scheduled for June 29 on Council salaries, at which time he thought it would be appropriate to discuss..the whole salary structure. COUNCILMEMBER GOULD MOVED, SECONDED BY COUNCILMEMBER KASPER, TO DISCUSS.THE COUNCIL PRESIDENT'S SALARY ON JUNE 29, 1982 AT THE SAME TIME AS THE COUNCIL'S SALARY IS DISCUSSED. MOTION CARRIED. ADOPTION OF ORDINANCE CHANGING PARKING FROM TWO-HOUR TO THREE-HOUR IN DOWNTOWN AREA; DIRECTING STRIPING AND REMOVAL OF TWO-HOUR PARKING LIMIT IN CIVIC CENTER ANNEX AREA; MAKING BELL ST. ONE-WAY; AND ESTABLISHING TWO FIVE-MINUTE PARKING STALLS AT NORTHEAST CORNER OF 5TH AND BELL ST. [Item (E) on Consent Agenda] (Reconsidered) HAVING VOTED ON THE PREVAILING SIDE, COUNCILMEMBER KASPER MOVED, SECONDED BY COUNCILMEMBER ALLEN, TO • RECONSIDER ITEM (E) ON THE CONSENT AGENDA. MOTION CARRIED. Councilmember Kasper said he had received complaints asking why'Main St., from 6th to 7th, was not included inasmuch as more than half the block is commercial on both sides. City Engineer Jim Adams responded that he had no input to this. He displayed a map which reflected the locations involved and he made several recommenda- tions for changes. (Councilmember Naughten-arrived at this time, 7:55 p.m.) Mr. Adams noted that Bell St. will have unrestricted parking. He recommended that the 3-hour restriction on Main St. be expanded east of 6th Ave. for the distance that it is zoned BC. After some discussion, Councilmember Naughten said he was satisfied with it. The proposed ordinance will be placed on the June 1, 1982 agenda. COUNCIL REVIEW AND HEARING ON'HIGHWAY 99 STUDY AND PAB RECOMMENDATION Planning Director Mary Lou Block'introduced the topic, noting that this was a continuation from the first public hearing held April 20, 1982. Planning Consultant John LaTourelle who had prepared the study was present for the discussion. Councilmember Nordquist noted that a letter had been received from Betty Mathay setting forth some concerns and questions,'and he said she had raised some good. points. The hearing was opened. Carol Chapman, 23321 75th W., said traffic congestion is the main concern of the people in the Ballinger area, and if there are high buildings on Highway 99 there will be more traffic in their neighborhood. She said the traffic increase on 76th W. is not addressed and she thought it should be. She anticipated that the sidestreets also would be greatly used. She had talked to the manager of Putt -Putt Golf who said his lease was expiring and he thought the property would be turned into an office building, so she was concerned about the traffic from that. She said some people tell her they no longer can walk to K-Mart because of the traffic. She asked for more detail on improved traffic on Highway 99, as well as for other information. ma • May 25, 1982 - continued Betty Mathay, 8006 240th S.W., said she had many questions but was not prepared as she did not expect this to be a hearing. She said she expected a later hearing so she could discuss it. No one else wished to speak, and the hearing was closed. Councilmember Naughten thought some of the concerns of the Bal- linger residents should be addressed, such as cost to residents. Mr. LaTourelle responded that there did not have to, be any costs to the local residents as the LID boundaries should be drawn carefully to exclude residences. Regarding drainage, he said there would be no increase in storm water runoff, and Mr. Adams agreed. Councilmember Allen thought the Highway 99 Study should be taken to the Shared Services Committee to see if it can be.dovetailed with some of the other things they are doing, but she thought they should have time to study it. She noted that there is concern about the other side of the highway and about the north end of the highway. Ms. Block responded that each of the adjacent jurisdictions (the respective Planning Departments) had received and reviewed the Study. Mr. LaTourelle added that Lynnwood is about to impose an LID on its merchants for sidewalks. In his opinion sidewalks seldom are used in this type of area, and he said most people do not realize how expensive they are. He would much rather see the costs of those unused sidewalks being left in the developers' hands to do additional landscaping and other nice things on their property. Council - member Gould observed that height is the emotional issue, and he said the recommendation is open ended. He said there are three alternatives: (1) Adopt the open-ended building height restrictions called,for in the Study; (2) Adopt a fixed height such as 75'; and (3) Establish a performance standard zone. He said criteria are not set but each one is reviewed on a case -by -case basis. Councilmember Allen suggested height in relation to setbacks. Mr. LaTourelle said the tendency is to forget the protections the City has in place already such as SEPA. 'Ms. Block pointed out that if somebody is going to come to the City for a 10-12 floor building, that is going to be an impact and a draft US must be written. Mr. LaTourelle recommended strongly against going into a situation in which the developer is told he must perform to a standard but the City does not have any standard. A recommendation was made for a 75' height limit with a Conditional Use Permit required for anything higher, and this was favored by several Councilmembers. Councilmember Jaech asked that the Staff • review the letter from Mrs. Hathay and the questions she.rai'sed. COUNCILMEMBER JAECH h'OVED, SECONDED BY COUNCILMEMBER NORDQUIST, TO HAVE ANOTHER HEARING AT THE JUNE 22, 1982 WORK MEETING. MOTION -CARRIED. Discussion then went to fire protection for tall buildings, and Fire Chief Jack Weinz said 65' is the highest the Fire Department snorkel can reach, but he said fire protection systems are built into the taller buildings. Mr. LaTourelle recommended limiting the amount of frontage a building, could occupy, saying something shoul.d be done to prevent a solid wall of buildings,.whether 35' or 135' tall. He thought 40% seemed to be a reasonable amount of coverage once above the base structure. As to parking, he said the recommendation is no change in the parking requirements for commercial activities. the only alternative is to be able to provide more parking on the lot. For residential uses he recommended reducing parking requirements from 2 spaces per unit to 1 1/2 spaces in the CG zone. He recommended removing the density limitation for a new development.in the Study area. QUESTIONS REGARDING JUNE 1 AGENDA ITEMS Regarding the proposed ordinance amending the 1980 Bond Issue Ordinance 2150, Finance Director Art Housler stated that on June 10, 1981 the City Attorney sent a letter to the Council saying in his opinion a new ordinace would have to be drafted to spend excess funds from the bond issue, but apparently he was now having second thoughts. City Attorney Wayne Tanaka said there may be a possibility that an ordinace would not have to be drafted listing specific areas of use but could be more general, and it may be. that an ordinance will not be required at all. He said it may depend on the Auditor, on how far he will permit the City to go, and that the Auditor could say the funds will be only for uses specified in the original ordinance. Mr. Tanaka said he should find this out from the Auditor by next week. COUNCIL COUNCILMEMBER KASPER MOVED, SECONDED BY COUNCILMEMBER NORDQUIST, TO RECONSIDER ITEM (D) ON THIS EVENING'S CONSENT AGENDA IN LIGHT OF COUNCILMEMBER NAUGHTEN'S EARLIER ABSENCE. MOTION CARRIED. This was the proposed ordinance establishing a Cemetery Board. Councilmember Jaech again said she removed it from the Consent Agenda for the same reasons that she had previously expressed, -and she wanted to vote against it. Councilmember Geuld felt this to be a service the City could provide, but he thought it would be a loser for the City. He noted that the gentleman the Council inter- viewed earlier this evening from the City of Bellingham said they have a cemetery and it is a loser for the City of Bellingham. Councilmember Gould said there is no guarantee Edmonds will ever get any funds from the trust to take care of the costs. Councilmember Hall said this is a valuable piece of property and would require minimum maintenance.. Councilmember. Kasper felt the Council had not discussed it enough and had not interviewed the people to be on the board, and he said he would like to know what the plan is before setting it in motion. He was in favor of the cemetery but said they were moving too fast on it. Councilmember Nordquist asked him if he was willing to schedule this for discussion at a future date, and Councilmember Kasper said he was. He said the Finance Committee had not discussed it at .great length and he thought it needed some study. Councilmember Allen did not see how establishing the board would get them that much further along, and the ques- tion was asked how it could be discussed unless there is a group of people to discuss it. Mayor Harrison said he would like to get the board established so they will be in the position to receive trust funds and study how to make it a viable cemetery, and he thought that by delaying it they were delaying the whole process of making it a viable business. Councilmember Nordquist asked who would be doing the investing, the Finance Director or the Board, and Councilmember mould asked if the City was going to 'designate funds to be spent on this from operating funds, and his position was that the cemetery would not get any money from the City. Councilmember Hall thought the board should be created. COUNCILMEMBER NORDQUIST.MOVED, SECONDED BY COUNCILMEMBER`KASPER, THAT ANOTHER DISCUSSION ON THIS TOPIC BE SCHEDULED.FOR JUNE 22, 1982. Councilmember Kasper said the Finance Committee can discuss it in the interim. Councilmember Nordquist said.some questions to be answered are: Where will they get maintenance money? How much will the City contribute? Flho will do the investing? And what will be the role of the Finance Director?THE MOTION THEN CARRIED, WITH COUNCILMEMBER HALL VOTING NO. L� May 25, 1982 - continued • Item (F) on the Consent Agenda, a proposed ordinance establishing a "Quiet Zone," also had been moved to this part of the agenda. Police Chief Marlo Foster.stated that the present Noise Abatement and Control Ordinance requires that in incidents of public disturbance noise a citation cannot be given until the person first is warned and asked to cease the noise. Citizens reporting the incidents have indicated they do not like to call the police over and over. Chief Foster said perhaps a zone could be established and.posted and then if an incident occurs in that area they could issue a citation. The offending noises would include loud radios, tape players, televisions, musical instruments, record players, and repetitive sounding of horns except as a danger warning. Council - member Allen did not favor establishing quiet zones all over town, seeing it as opening a "Pandora's box." Chief Foster said that for the isolated situation they have no problem, but this proposal was intended for areas such as Sunset Ave., and he was not sure.it would solve the problem, but he sees the,frustrations of the citizens as it is now. COUNCILMEMBER NAUGHTEN MOVED TO REJECT THE PROPOSED ORDINANCE. MOTION FAILED FOR LACK OF A SECOND. Councilmember Gould observed that this proposal was mostly aimed at Sunset Ave., and he thought if they were to pass it or even amend the noise ordinance it would still be a subjective matter. He felt that noise infractions would have to be measurable in order to cite them and, although he appreciated what the people were up against, he did not think this was the right answer. No action was taken. Mayor Harrison announced an Executive Session following this evening's meeting to discuss labor negotiations. Councilmember Naughten noted that the PAB had recommended extending the closing hour of the gate to Union Oil Beach to 10:00 p.m., and he asked how soon that would be accomplished., Parks.and Recrea- tion Director Steve Simpson said he had not yet coordinated this action with the Mayor and Staff, but it should be as soon as possible. Councilmember Allen reported that at the recent Subregional. Council meeting an item was discussed • about EDA funding for economic development projects, and she asked if this had been investigated. City Engineer Jim Adams responded that he had not heard about it. The proposedresolution for placing the full-time Mayor issue on an advisory ballot had been dis- tributed to the Council. Councilmember Gould said he liked the way the question was worded for the ballot, and he had talked to Jim McCabe in the County Auditor's office who said it would meet their guidelines. Councilmember Gould suggested passing another resolution to communicate the four points they discussed last week as to the Council's intent regarding the position. COUNCILMEMBER GOULD MOVED, SECONDED BY COUNCILMEMBER NAUGHTEN FOR DISCUSSION, TO PASS RESOLUTION 526 PROVIDING FOR THE SUBMISSION OF AN ADVISORY BALLOT ON THE QUESTION OF A PROPOSED FULL-TIME MAYOR. Councilmember Naughten asked if they could not put-on the ballot the parameters they had discussed, and Council - member Gould responded that they could not because they are limited on the number of words. Council - member Nordquist said he wouldhope it would be the intent that the voters' decision would be binding on the Council, even though it is an advisory ballot. He noted an emergency clause in the resolution and said he did not think an emergency existed. City Attorney Wayne Tanaka responded that the clause was a formality to.meet State law. Councilmember Naughten suggested putting the additional information on the utility billings in addition to passing the resolution, but it was noted that the billing cycles would have to be considered and there may not be sufficient time. Councilmember Hall thought this was an unnecessary exercise. She said it is preposterous that the Council does not take this action, and regarding the maximum of two terms for the Mayor, she thought that was being done on the basis of personalities. She said they.should structure an organization for the citizens and employees rather than make it a personality thing. A ROLL CALL VOTE WAS TAKEN ON THE MOTION, WITH COUNCILMEMBERS GOULD, NAUGHTEN, ALLEN, AND JAECH VOTING YES, AND WITH COUNCIL - MEMBERS KASPER, HALL, AND NORDQUIST VOTING NO. MOTION CARRIED. COUNCILMEMBER GOULD THEN MOVED, SECONDED BY COUNCILMEMBER ALLEN, THAT THE COUNCIL CONSIDER A RESOLUTION THAT WILL_INCLUDE THE FOUR * POINTS OF THE COUNCIL INTENT REGARDING THE ADVISORY BALLOT ISSUE ON A FULL-TIME MAYOR, WHICH POINTS ARE: (1) SHOULD THE ADVISORY BALLOT BE FAVORABLE FOR A FULL-TIME MAYOR AT FULL PAY, THE INTENT OF THE COUNCIL.WILL BE THAT THE MAYOR WOULD BE REQUIRED TO DEVOTE FULL-TIME TO THE POSITION WITHOUT • CONFLICT FROM ANOTHER JOB; (2) THE SALARY OF THE MAYOR, BEGINNING IN 1984, WOULD, BE APPROXIMATELY $40,000'PER ANNUM; (3) THE M.A.A. ORDINANCE WOULD BE REPEALED IN DECEMBER 1983; AND (4) THE MAYOR'S TERM WOULD BE LIMITED TO EIGHT CONSECUTIVE YEARS IN OFFICE,`PROSPECTIVE ONLY (would 'apply to persons elected to the office of Mayor after the change to full-time Mayor). Councilmember Naughten sug- gested voting on the four points separately because he was -In agreement with all but one. MOTION CARRIED. COUNCILMEMBER GOULD MOVED, SECONDED BY COUNCILMEMBER JAECH, THAT THIS ITEM BE PLACED ON THE JUNE 29, 1982 AGENDA SO ALL THE COUNCILMEMBERS WILL BE PRESENT TO VOTE ON IT. MOTION CARRIED, WITH COUNCILMEMBER HALL VOTING NO. * Councilmember Gould had.a request from a Fred Frimm who indicated a builder is changing a single- family residence to a duplex at 1035 9th S. and is renting it to two families currently. Mr. Frimm asked whether this was done legally and if it met all Code requirements and was done with all the necessary permits, fees, notifications and hearings. Planning Director Mary Lou Block will in- vestigate. Councilmember Gould said he probably will be late to next week's meeting. Councilmember Gould proposed, in order to help the Council work together, that they take a course called "Team Building" which; with a facilitator, would help them to work together more effectively. He thought he should try to offer something constructive when he sees something that needs to be improved, so he offered to investigate this to see what it would cost, etc. He said it has been done very broadly in industry. Councilwoman Hall did not think that concept to be the right one for a group of people elected by the citizens. This was discussed and then COUNCILMEMBER NORDQUIST MOVED, SECONDED BY COUNCILMEMBER JAECH, THAT THE COUNCIL PRESIDENT RESEARCH THIS WITH COUNCILMEMBER GOULD AND PRESENT THE FINDINGS TO THE COUNCIL. MOTION.CARRIED, WITH COUNCIL PRESIDENT KASPER ABSTAINING AND WITH COUNCILMEMBER HALL VOTING NO. Councilmember Hall had received a call from Don VanDriel who is upset because the paving is not getting done on SR 524. City Engineer Jim Adams said the contractor is paying damages for each day • that he goes over the contracted time, and that is the strongest control the City has. *See correction, June 1, 1982 • May 25, 1982 - continued d L Councilmember Nordquist thanked Mayor Harrison for contacting Mr. Moos, the DOE Director, to arrange a meeting with him. Councilmember Jaech said there.had been.a question about paying John LaTourelle for his additional presentations on the Highway 99 Study. City Attorney Wayne Tanaka said Mr. LaTourelle is on a contract for a fixed amount of time and fixed costs, and his breakdown had been an estimate only. He said there is no requirement in the contract that Mr. LaTourelle be before the Council a certain minimum or maximum amount of time, he just has so much money at so much an hour, and the Council can determine to pay him more or not pay him. Councilmember Kasper said he had asked to be paid for his last presentation and for the one this evening and had indicated he had gone over the estimated time. Councilmember Jaech said she felt the City should have some sort of -control over things such as helicopters and hot air balloons landing in the City. She had seen helicopters land on the water- front near the Quonset hut'a.nd she felt this could be a hazard and that they should be limited to landing at certain designated areas. The City Attorney will provide some recommendations at the June 22 meeting. Councilmember Jaech advised that she will not be present for the June 1 meeting. Council President Kasper noted that the Council had copies of a letter from the City Attorney to the Finance Director regarding a purchase award for the Arts.Festival. The City Attorney was not preparing the necessary resolution for transfer of funds until the Council decides on the item to be purchased and.establishes a price. The limit previously set by the Council was $750. Council President Kasper stated the Council would interview the Mayor's appointee to the Parks and Recreation Director position on June 22, 1982 at 6:30 p.m. There was no further business to come before the Council, and the meeting adjourned to Executive Session at 10:30 p.m. J", IRENE VARNEY MORAN, Cid& Clerk June 1, 1982 'A HARVE N. 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 ABSENT STAFF PRESENT Harve Harrison, Mayor Jo -Anne Jaech Jim Adams, City Engineer Bill Kasper Irene Varney Moran, City Clerk Laura Hall Mary Lou Block, Planning Director Larry Naughten Art Housler, Finance Director Katherine Allen Marlo Foster, Police Chief Ray Gould Jack Weinz, Fire Chief .John'Nordquist Steve Simpson, Parks & Recreation Dir. Steve Engle, Student Rep. Wayne Tanaka, City Attorney Mark Eames; City Attorney Jackie Parrett, Deputy City Clerk CONSENT AGENDA Items (B), (E), and (G) were removed from the Consent Agenda. COUNCILMEMBER ALLEN MOVED, SECONDED BY COUNCILMEM BER HALL, TO APPROVE THE BALANCE OF THE CONSENT AGENDA. MOTIO« CARRIED. The approved items on the Consent Agenda included the following: (A) Roll call. (C) Set date of June 29, 1982 for hearing on Hearing Examiner recommendation to vacate alley between 8th and 9th Aves. S., south of Dayton St. (Osgood/ ST-2-82) (D) Approval of annual Boy Scout Chicken-Q at City Park. (F) Adoption of Ordinance 2301 changing parking from two to three hours in downtown area; directing striping and removal of two-hour parking limit in Civic Center Annex area; making Bell St. one-way; and establishing two five-minute parking stalls at northeast corner of Fifth and Bell. APPROVAL OF MINUTES OF MAY.25, 1932 Item (B) on Consent Agenda] Councilmember Na.ughten, did not have a correction to the Minutes, but he referred to the first paragraph on page 4; noting that after the motion it was stated.that the Finance Committee -would meet to discuss the Cemetery Board, and he asked when this would be done. It was determined that it would do so on June 8, 1982. Councilmember Gould referred to -page 5 of the Minutes, his motion regarding the four points of the.Council intent regarding the advisory ballot issue on a full-time