19830308 City Council Minutes• March 8, 1983 - 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 Plaza Meeting -Room of the Edmonds Library. All present joined in the flag
salute.
PRESENT ABSENT STAFF PRESENT
Harve Harrison, Mayor Bill Kasper Jim Adams, City Engineer
Jo -Anne Jae-ch Laura !fall Irene Varney Moran, City Clerk
Ray Gould Art Housler, Finance Director
Larry Naughten Jeff Ristau, Accounting Supervisor
Teresa Jolly, Student Rep. Steve Simpson, Parks & Recreation Dir.
John Nordquist Pat LeMay, Personnel Director
Katherine Allen Marlo Foster, Police Chief
Jack Weinz, Fire Chief
Jim Jessel, Property Manager
Wayne Tanaka, 'City Attorney
Jackie Parrett, Deputy City Clerk
MAYOR
Mayor Harrison said he would like to appoint Geraldine Buchmeier to Position 3 on the Library
Board. The City Council will interview her at 6:30 p.m., March 15, 1983.
Mayor -Harrison said the City Council had previously ratified the collective bar^ainino agreement
for the fire fiahters and he now asked for authority to sign- the agreement. COJl�!CILMCMBER
NAUGHTEN MOVE;., SEC'NIDED 3Y COUNCILMEMBER GOULD, TO AUTHORI?E THF. MAYOR TO SIGN THE COLLECTIVE
BARGAININs '%GR.EEMCNT FOR THE FIRE FIGHTERS. MOTION CARRIED.
Council President Jaech announced that Councilmembers. Hall and Kasper would not he Present this
evening and that Counci 1mem,'�er Allen would be a. little late. Counci lmem!:er Allen arrived at
7:45 p.m.
CONSENT AGENDA
Item (S) was reriioved from the. Consent "agenda. CO'.JNCILMEMBER NORDQUIST MOVED, SECONDED BY
COUvCILMEMBER JAEC,-!,,TO APPROVE THE BALANCE OF THE CONSENT AGENDA. MOTION CARRIED. The approved
items on the Consent Agenda included the following:
(A) Roll call.
(C). Passage of Resolution 54"') authorizing transfer of funds ($22,555) for temporary
public service projects.
(D) Adoption of Ordinance 23a-I, amending ordinance regarding the Criminal Investigation
Contingency Find.
APPROVAL OF MINUTES OF MARCH.1, 1983. [Item (B) on Consent Agenda]
Councilmemb2r Naughten noted that at the tottom of page 3 of the Minutes, in the discussion of
water/sewer rate structure principles, in the seventh line from the bottom the year should be
1985 instead of 1983, so the sentence reads: "Councilmember Gould said he was thinking of one
systam for 1983/1984 and a self -standing sytem starting in 198a." Also, after verifying with
the Finance Director, he said thz-!iMinutes should include that there was conversation to the
effect that there is revenue for 1983 and 1984 to pay the bond -indebtedness but in 1985 they
will have to ger;erate enough revenue to make the payments on the revenue bonds for the water/sewer
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construction improvements. CO`UNCILMEii3ER, NAUGHTEN MrIVED, SECONDED BY COUNCILMEMBER COULD, TO
APPROVE ITEM(E.) ON THE CONSENT AGENDA ''WITH THOSE AMIENDMiENTS. MOTION CARRIED.
COUfiCIL� iELifsER iiCFGC;UIST ti^VED, SECONDED BY COUNC:ILME MISER GOUL.D, 1.0 CHANGE THE AGENDA BY M ,VIPIG
THE REVIEW OF THE PLAYFIELD LIGHTING SITUATION TO THE FIRST ITEM AND THE PRESENTATION^ OF THE
STAFF WORKUP OF WATER/SEWER RATE STRUCTURE TO THE LAST ITEM ON THE AGENDA BEFORE "COUNCIL."
MOTION CARRIED.
COUNCILMEt-iBER NORDQUIST THE"i MOVED, SECONDED BY COUNCILMEMBER JAECH, TO REMiO E ITEMS E AIND S
FROM THIS EVENINC,' S AGENDA FOR LATER DISCUSSION AS PREVIOUSLY ARRANGED. (Those items were
Personnel Comp Time Discussion and Discussion of Perr:.iit; Fees for Fireworks an(!. Fourth of July
Concessions.) "110TION CARRIED.
REVIEW OF PLAYFIELD LIGHTING SITUATION
Parks and Recreation Director Steve Simpson reported that since the City replaced the field
lights at the Civic Centar playi=ield the neighbors have. questioned the Cit:y's field use policies,
the use cT the lights, and the use o` lights for sports fields in all parts of the City..
Actions since the replacement lights were installed in Novern.Ler of 19f11 were: (1) The lights -
out tine was changed from 'I1:00 p.m. to 10:15 p.m., with play ending at 10:00 p.r:;. (2) The
Cityinstalled a digital timer for accurate control of the on/off times, eliminating up to a
30-minute variance in the old timer. (:'!) The Planning Board reviewed t;he City's field use
policies and recommended no changes in use times but requested clarification of rules and regulations
concerning alcohol and noise on fields. (4) The City re -aimed the lights and turned many off to
minimize the glare into neighboring homes.until shields could be installed. (5) she City
purchased anti -glare shields far the lights at the Civic Center field. The shields cannot be
installed until the field dries out enough to support a boon truck. The Planning Board has
recommended that the lighting not be increased at that field for an additionai.softbaii field.
They also asked that the Staff return to the Planning Board with a definite policy on alcohol
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and noise on the fields. A new policy has been formulated but it has not yet been taken back
to the Planning -Board. Planning Board recommendations are being followed. At the present time
the lights are available to whatever group wants to use them and they are requested to turn
them off at 10:00 p.m., although a 15-minute grace period is allowed. Under the proposed new
policy the neighbors may report liquor use or abusive language which can cause the teams to be
removed. Mr. Simpson noted that there is a high demand for playing fields as they have been
reduced with the closing of schools. The demand is about 1/3 more now than it was last year.
As to the newly acquired light po.les, he said he did not think they would be ready for use by
this season. 'He noted that Edmonds Community College is very interested in them and they would
be willing to share them on their fields in exchange for the City's putting them there. Mayor
Harrison asked if the problem cited by Peggy Harris in ol., her letter of March 7, 1983 would be
solved with the light shields. Mr. Simpson said the lights now are more intense than what used
to be there and the shields will decrease the glare and reduce the shadows cast on the homes.
There should.be a reflected glow from the field but no direct light from the lights themselves.
Mr. Simpson observed that it will. always be noisy --that is inherent with this type of field..
Councilmember Nordquist noted that the Planning Board minutes indicated a recommendation to
change Sunday hours to 9:00 a.m. to 9:30 p.m. Mr. Simpson did not believe there to be league
games on Sundays and he said usually games are not scheduled before noon or 1:00 p.m. on
Sundays, but people still use it as it is open for use any time it is not scheduled.
Don Stay had written a letter on January 14,, 1983 asking for some changes and stating that
nothing has happened since the Council discussed this in August 1982. He was present and said
his home gets exposure to the playfield seven days a week and that the use should be spread
over the other playfields in the City. He said he expects the playfield to exist but he expects
some discretionary judgment to be used in'scheduling it. He stated there were 22 days last
year in which from morning to dusk people were shouting and playing baseball. He suggested
that some of the staff observe it during the evenings. Mayor Harrison responded that he appreciated •
Mr. Stay's concern and that perhaps the fields are overscheduled. Mr. Simpson said they have
been following policy that has been set in the past and can follow any policy the City wants to
set forth, and he suggested the. Council may want to remand this to the Planning Board. Councilmember
Jaech said if it is remanded she would suggest changing the hours and enforcing the hours,
possibly putting gates on the fences and letting the police unlock them at a certain hour. She
observed that people who work like to sleep -in one morning, and she suggested not scheduling
any games on Sundays, leaving that day for general play, perhaps between the hours of 10:00 a.m.
and 6:00 p.m. Councilmember Nordquist again noted the hours recommended by the Planning Board
for Sundays (9:00 a.m. to 9:30 p.m.) and said if it is going to -be changed he thought the
Council should make the change.
Robert Matthews, 21820 77th P1. W., said he plays in the softball league and he owns a business
and.sponsors a team. He said they helped build the field so they could play on it, and additionally
he lives in Edmonds and pays taxes in Edmonds and would like to use that field. He said he
does not use.it on Sundays, but the idea had been that they fix the field up and they could
play on it. He said there might be people who use it on Sundays who would object. He added
that one of the reasons they worked on this field was the potential of having the lights, and
the other fields were lacking what they needed.
Donna Miller, 653 Bell St., requested limited use on Sundays. She asked when the work had been
done on the field, and she thought it was after the neighbors had made their objections known.
She said she cannot see the sunsets at all in the summer because of the tall lights.
Dorothy Williamson, 703 Main St., said she had continually protested the lights and since they
have the lights all winter for soccer.she did not think they should have them in the summer as
well for baseball: She.also said..the traffic is very heavy on Sundays because there are three
churches in the area and adding baseball makes it a very active community. She said her situation
is not as bad as that of Mr. Stay but she thought they deserved some community peace on Sundays. •
She suggested that the field be opened to free play as there is not the team spirit that there
is with organized games. She added that they do not hear noise from the soccer players because
they are so tired from playing in the wet and cold. She did not want to see anymore poles go
up on the field.
Tom Davis, 9212 192nd P1. S.W., said he is sympathetic to what these people were saying and he
hoped they would be sympathetic to the needs of the community because the players are part of
the community. He said that being the adult players in the league they get the third or fourth
choice of fields, and this is the third year they have worked on fields trying to get something
they can use. He said they do not play Sunday mornings and those activities are probably the
free -time players. He stated that they only want to be able to use the fields when they have
been, and occasionally on weekends for tournaments. He thought the field had been well scheduled
and he thought 10:00 p.m. not an unreasonable time for playing because there is still some
sunlight. He added that there are not enough fields.
Gary Hopkins, 7913 196th P1. S.W., did not think they were making an unreasonable request,
saying he had been playing in the league approximately three years and for the most part their
useage of the field is basically between Monday and Thursday, between 6:00 and 9:30 p.m. He
could not address the useage on Sundays but he said there are a lot of people who work during
the week and it would not be to their benefit to restrict their useage on the weekend. With
regard to the time frame on weekends he thought they could work out a situation agreeable to
everyone.
Councilmember Naughten said it seemed reasonable that the residents should have some consideration,
and he thought 9:30 a.m, to 3:00 p.m. on Sunday would be a possible compromise. He wanted to
see some other sites.investigated, such as the Woodway and Edmonds Community College fields,
and he wanted to get some answers by June. He thought alternatives existed and he wanted the
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Mayor to work with the Staff and get back to the Council by June 7. COUNCILMEMBER NAUGHTEN
MOVED TO LIMIT THE HOURS OF PLAY AT THE CIVIC CENTER PLAYFIELD TO 9:30 A.M. TO 3:00 P.M. ON
SUNDAYS. MOTION FAILED FOR LACK OF A SECOND..
Councilmember Allen noted that league play starts in April and by the first of June they are
half -way through the season, and she also noted that they were not only talking about Edmonds'
leagues for school fields, as everyone in the County is using the fields. She suggested leaving
the field completely free on Sundays except during tournament time, because at that time the
dates get to be very tight and they have very little time to play the tournaments. She suggested
the field be open to community use on Sundays with no lights on Sunday evenings. She thought
it would be impossible to keep people off the field entirely. She realized it might well mean
curtailment of softball and baseball games to do this.
Councilmember Gould asked what the field is used for on Sundays, and especially Sunday evenings.
He said somebody is using it but those who had spoken this evening are not using it. He asked
to know who is using it and.what the impact would be if it were not used on Sundays, all day or
part.of, the day. Mr. Simpson responded that Sunday is not as heavily used as other days.
Councilmember Nordquist said they could set a deadline, such as 4:00 p.m., even for tournament
use. He thought there must be a lot of walk-on people who would like to play on the weekend.
COUNCILMEMBER NORDQUIST MOVED, SECONDED BY COUNCILMEMBER NAUGHTEN, TO REAFFIRM THE MONDAY
THROUGH SATURDAY SCHEDULE AND THAT SUNDAY SCHEDULING BE BASICALLY FOR TOURNAMENT PLAY BUT WITH
NO SCHEDULING AFTER 4:00 P.M. (HOURS TO BE 9:30 TO 4:00 P.M.)
Donna Miller said the tournament play is the worst because they are yelling. She thought there
should be no scheduled play and.no tournaments on Sundays.
Tom Davis said his team plays 12-15 tournaments, traveling'some of the time, and they are
through on Sundays by 2:00 or 3:00 p.m. He observed that to many people the sound of people
cheering and having fun is not a bad sound, and also that people who are playing ball are for
the most part citizens of the community.
Don Stay asked why not create a sports arena and have the Council and the administration find
some capital and land and the players will find ways to help finance it. He thought they
should find a long-term remedy. Councilmember Allen responded that the Meadowdale playfield is
just that remedy but Edmonds will have to put up money to make that field work and it is in
another city. She felt the situation would be remedied if that were developed.
Roy LaRue, President of the Edmonds.Softball Association, said they would greatly indorse the
Meadowdale complex, and he noted°that his group has a history of spending money on the fields
and working on them. He said the Edmonds field is the best field around and that is why they
want to play on it. AT THIS TIME THE MOTION ON THE FLOOR CARRIED.
Councilmember Gould asked if the City could accept the challenge of the lighting shields more
aggressively --could it find another kind of vehicle with an extending boom and with big tires
and with planking get the shields in place. Mr. Simpson said the Public Works people have been
checking the local rental agencies for equipment. Councilmember Jaech suggested a kind of
scaffolding ecjuip,11ent that is not heavy. The people in the audience were then asked to contact
the Mayor if they Were interested in working on a committee regarding the Meadowdale field.
Mr. Simpson said it would help if the Council would like to indorse it as an idea as there is a
group vealting for sore indorsement. He said he could bring the master plan back to the Council
again for review. Councilmember Jaech suggested that a task force work on it, but Councilmember
Allen thougfit the report from Mr. Simipson would give the Council a better idea of where to go,
and she suggested it be pushed through the Shared Services Committee. She said Lynnwood does
not want to do the whole job and there has not been much help from the other, cities. April 12,
1983 was set for the report from Mr. Simpson.
• DISCUSSION OF DAYTON ST./HARtrOR.SQUARE DRAINAGE EASEMENT
City Engineer Jim Adams referred to a letter- frog Dick Beselin to the Port of Edmonds stating
that Beselin/Hovde "ssociatEs r,as no further desire to provide an easement to the City for
Utilities if the 'City does not wish to be responsible for possible damage it may incur as a
result of its access to the utilities. He had indicated that if the City did not respond to
the proposal and render payment in full of the $18,600 by March 10, 1983 the issue would be
considered closed. City Attorney Wayne Tanaka stated that Dick Cole, the Fort Attorney, and he
had been discussing the fora, of the easement for some time and the issue arose as to whether
the City would maintain and repair, the lines, the Port's position being that the City should
agree 'to maintain and repair the.lines and they do not feel there needs to be any further
consideration by the Port or beselin. Mr. Tanaka had suggested a release from them which would
be an agreement that because the City will maintain the lines the Port and Beselin/Hovde Associates
would not sue tree City if the City somehow negligently caused some damage, but they were not
agreeable -to that. iir. Tanaka said this was a. policy decision, whether the Council is willing
to accept the increased responsibility for, -increased risk or wants some increased consideration
from -the Port. lie said H r. Beselin thought the City was agreeing to pay the $1x,600 and also
maintain the lines, and the City may want to maintain the lines, but it is just a question of
risk and payment. Mr. Adams said the City gets easements for the water mains to wherever the
meter and fire hydrant are, and with sanitary sewers the City normally does not accept them
unless they are going through the property to serve other properties, and the City's responsibility
stops at the property line, but with -this storm sewer the discussion was that the City would
accept this line ai16 maintain it because the majority of the water going through would be from
the street. He said this was storm sewer only and sanitary sewers were not in question here.
Mr. Tanaka said there is no right or wrong, that it is a policy decision entirely, and the Port
or Beselin/Hovde Associates:would have to take care of the lines themselves if..the City had not
done so, and -by the fact that,the City is taking care of them the City is doing part of the
work they would have had to do. He said the Council should just be aware of the risk and be
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willing to accept it. Regarding the question of liability if the line plugs up and floods the
place, Mr. Tanaka said it is negligence.in maintenance, not cleaning it out quickly enough, and
since the City.would be responsible it would be liable. A comment was made that the City is
liable on -all the other lines in the City. COUNCILMEMBER NAUGHTEN MOVED, SECONDED BY COUNCILMEMBER
NORDQUIST, TO ACCEPT THE AGREEMENT WITH BESELIN/HOVDE ASSOCIATES IN REGARD TO THE STORM DRAINAGE
LINES AND THAT THE CITY PROCEED WITH THE ISSUANCE OF $18,600 SO IT CAN GET STARTED WITH THE
DRAINAGE PROJECTS, -AND THAT BESELIN/HOVDE ASSOCIATES BE NOTIFIED THE NEXT DAY OF THIS ACTION.
MOTION CARRIED. A recess was announced.
PRESENTATION OF STAFF WORKUP OF WATER/SEWER RATE STRUCTURE PRINCIPLES AS APPROVED
BY COUNCIL
Accounting Supervisor Jeffrey Ristau submitted the proposed water and sewer rates which he said
were prepared in accordance with the rate principles approved by the City Council. He stated
that the proposed water rates reflect the establishment of a domestic class which includes both
single residence and multiple dwelling units. With the exception of the credit provided for
billing cost, all living dwellings are charged on the same basis. No rate change for the other
customer classes was considered. The sewer rates also reflect the establishment of a domestic
class which includes both single residence and multiple dwelling units. The annual debt service
cost of $117,500 associated with the $1,000,000 bond issue was added as an additional revenue
requirement of the sewer operation. No rate change was considered.for unconnected customers.
The average combined water and.sewer bil'1'for a single residence would -decrease by 6%, and the
average combined water and sewer bill for the multiple dwelling customer would increase by 46%.
It was recommended that these rates be effective April 1, 1983 and they would be reviewed
during the annual budget process to determine if any change is necessary to assure that the
water/sewer operation is self-sufficient.
Councilmember Naughten stated that this proposal did not adopt three of the principles:
relief for low income, conservation, and phase -in: He said users of 1,000 cu. ft. and below
received the greatest increase in January 1982 and that is 24% of the users, and he thought
most of those -people are on fixed low income and he would like to see relief for them.
Councilmember Gould said he was almost totally dissatisfied with what was proposed because it
did not meet*the principles they outlined, such as timing, relief, conservation, what happens
to the bond rating,.what happens,to timing on construction projects, bond payments, effluent
cost payments,and independence. He said he was very upset that it did not meet the principles
the Council had adopted. Finance Director Art Housler responded.that Mr. Ristau had submitted
a list of 12 questions to them last week and said in order to provide a structure based on the
principles they needed answers to those questions, but the Council had said to go ahead and
prepare it answering the questions himself. Further, he said $20,000 was spent for a rate
study because the City does not have the in-house staff to prepare rate structures. Then the
Finance Department got involved simply because they provide the revenues -to the utility. He
sail until the Price Waterhouse Report this was done by the Engineering Department who understand
the consumption and cost of footage per pipe, and then the Finance Department inherited it. He
said he does not know the structures, and Mr. Ristau had asked that in question 2 of his handout.
He asked how do you put conservation into a structure. Councilmember Gould said the proposal
says they will institute the rates in April 1983 and that is not what the Council asked for.
He referred to the minutes of February 22, 1983 wherein Principle 6 was adopted, saying that
rate changes should be phased in gradually with equity reached by January 1, 1985. He thought
the Staff had the expertise to do it and that this should go back to the Staff. Mr. Ristau
said the intent was that equity would be achieved by the service in that the rates to domestic
will be on the same basis. Regarding conservation, he said he needed direction in regard to
whether the Council wanted a single variable rate or a set variable rate which is a standard
used by American Waterworks. For the rates proposed they had the variable rate continue at the
86¢ level that was developed by Price Waterhouse who had conservation as a principle of their
study. Mayor Harrison said he -had not realized the Council had taken action on a phase -in so
he accepted responsiblity for stating that the -rates would be effective April 1, 1983. Council -
member Gould said he had expected to see a phased -in rate structure, and while the single
family is going down the multiple family will increase. The Mayor asked the Council to establish
how many phases they wanted. Councilmember Gould suggested.four: April 1983, January 1984,
June 1984, and January 1985, with equity being reached in January 1985. Mayor Harrison stated
to the Council that he is not in favor.of a phase -in and that he will veto it, so they will
need five votes.to accomplish it. He favored making the changes.effective April 1, 1983. He
said the multiple family have enjoyed a decrease over the last 20 months while the single
family had an increase, and this was a make-up. Councilmember Gould did not think it was right
to make another mistake just because they did it previously. He said they know what they have
to do to make it equitable, and he thought they should start correcting it in April 1983 and
have it accomplished by 1985. COUNCILMEMBER GOULD THEN MOVED, SECONDED BY COUNCILMEMBER NORDQUIST,
TO REMAND.THE RATE STRUCTURE ISSUE TO THE STAFF AND THAT THEY RETURN WITH A RATE STRUCTURE THAT
ACCEPTS THE PRINCIPLES THE CITY COUNCIL HAS ADOPTED AND THAT IT INCLUDE THE PHASING -IN TIME ON
APRIL 1, 1983; OCTOBER 1, 1983; APRIL 1, 1984; AND OCTOBER 1, 1984; AND THAT THE RESPONSE FROM
THE STAFF WILL ADDRESS EACH OF THE PRINCIPLES AND -EXPLAIN HOW THEY ARE ANSWERED WITHIN THE RATE
STRUCTURE THAT IS'PROPOSED; THIS TO BE BROUGHT TO THE COUNCIL MARCH 15, 1983. MOTION CARRIED.
Councilmember Nordquist said Mr. Housler had expressed a concern of his. He said over the past
14-16 years the water/sewer rates had gone to the Council from.the Engineering Department and
the Finance Department had figured out if the figures were accurate. He said Mr. Housler's
expertise is in numbers, not the things they were talking about here, and he thought the Engineering
Department should be encouraged to share in this.
Mayor Harrison said he believed conservation was addressed.in the proposal, and Councilmember
Naughten disagreed. Councilmember Allen said the principle of conservation is addressed in the
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_fact that it costs X� for consumption over 1,000 cu. ft. and X� for that under, so you have to
pay more if you use more. Mayor Harrison said if the Council desires a different rate they
should so st-at-e, and he asked for a motion to -establish what they wanted. Councilmember Naughten
said he would first have to see what the rate proposed would generate in money. Councilmember
Gould said'his expectation on the relief question is that they would assess what the impact of
giving relief to people on low incomes will be and they will provide the offset for that in the
rate structure, which.means.the rest of the people will pay for it. Mr. Ristau said there
would be a filing requirement to establish eligibility. He said Councilmember-Naughten made
the assumption that those using less than 1,000 cu. ft. would be the low income people, unu,
that is the step rate he had.used, and he asked if they wanted it on a registration basis --did
they want to apply the same.philosophy on the low income people as that of the low income
elderly, which is a 50% decrease. He noted that there have been only approximatley 60 customers
who have applied for the low income elderly discount. Councilmember Gould said he would be
comfortable knowing there is a variable rate for water and if you use less it will cost less.
Councilmember Naughten said to satisfy the principle of relief they will give the fixed ''ow
income a 50% discount on the water rate only, based on the same qualifications as for the low
income elderly.
Mr. .-Ristau asked, in regard to the phase -in, if they wanted to maintain a positive cash position
or if they wanted to draw on the cash balance. No motion was made to answer that question. It
again was noted that a 1.5 debt.covera,;e rate is to be maintained.
COUNCIL
Councilmember Allen noted that a communication had been received from Mike Caldwell regarding
the Regional Arts Intcrlocal ;agreement, and she suggested no action be taken until Councilmember
• Hall returns.
Councilmember Allen also.noted that there was correspondence from Seth Dawson requesting
written support for the ','Tippler's Tax." She said she is on the bill and those .who support it
can let her. know. Local governments would get 50% of the tax to help support efforts to arrest,
prosecute, incarcerate, and/or treat drunk driving defendants. Councilmember Allen said the
DWI bill passed the Senate and.the House in two different forms, but both are more stringent
than the current law.
Councilmember Naughten noted that a nice letter had been received frorii Robert Campbell of Bill Blume
Volkswagen 'expressing their thanks to the Police Department for the protection continually given -to
them as a business establishment.
Council President Jaech discussed.information she had received regarding possible locations for the
next retreat. After discussion, it was determined that it will be at Port Ludlow on April 22/23.
The Council and Staff were asked to submit topics for discussion. Councilmember Allen said they
should review and do some planning for Edmonds' 100th anniversary celebration. Councilmember Naughten
suggested continuing with some of the things discussed at the last retreat such as team building.
Councilmember Gould suggested discussing organizational effectiveness for the City.
Council President Jaech noted that there is a problem with cars parking in the turnaround in the
library parking area. Steve Simpson responded that employees are parking there and that can be
easily solved.
Council President Jaech closed the agendas of March 15 and March 22 because of the water/sewer rate
issue which will be on both agendas.
Council President Jaech acknowledged receipt of a letter from the Internationa'I.Institute of Municipal
Clerks announcing that City Clerk Irene Varney Moran has been accepted into the IIMC Academy for
• Advanced Education, and she offered congratulations to Mrs. Moran.
Councilmember Nordquist had given the Council a memo and information. regarding retention of records
which he had obtained in connection with his activity on a board. He had also given a copy to the
City Clerk. Mrs. Moran stated that the information had been sent to clerks and secretaries of local
governments, boards, and commissions, whereas the retention information applicable to the City is
that specified for cities and towns. She noted that tape recordings of meetings had been retained
for two years until recently, and now any city which chooses to record must keep those recordings
for six years.
Councilmember Nordquist noted that there was a memo from the Mayer regarding the appointment of
Bobby Mills to the Acting Public.Works Superintendent position, and he asked if the stated salary
was to be permanent. Mayor Harrison responded that it was the bottom of the ranee for that grade
and it was temporary. Councilmember Nordquist suggested that a committee of Councilmembers begin a
search for a better system than the City has now as far as the organization is concerned, perhaps
looking into what the City previously had or what other cities are using. He did not think the
position should be left open very long. He offered to serve on such a committee and Councilmember
Gould agreed to assist. Mayor Harrison said the reason for the acting appointment was to give the
Council time to decide.
Councilmember Nordquist noted .that there was a communication from the Finance Director indicating
that the City is on a break-even basis in providing security service to the Port of Edmonds and
Stevens Hospital.
Councilmember Gould stated that several of the Councilmembers, himself included, would like a key to
the smaller meeting room.
Councilmember Allen thanked the Council for the plaque recognizing her service as Council President
in 1981.
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There was no further business to come before the Council, and the meeting adjourned at 10:40 p.m.
IRENE VARNEY MORAN, Cig Clerk HARVE H. HARRISON, Mayor
March 15, 1983
The regular meeting of the Edmonds City Council was called to order at 7:35 p.m. by Mayor Harve
Harrison in the Plaza Meeting Room of the Edmonds Library. All present joined in the flag salute.
PRESENT ABSENT
STAFF PRESENT
Harve Harrison, Mayor Katherine Allen
Jim Adams, City Engineer
Jo -Anne Jaech
Irene Varney Moran, City Clerk
Ray Gould
Art Housler, Finance Director
Larry Naughten
Jeff Ristau, Accounting Supervisor
Teresa Jolly, Student Rep.
Pat LeMay, Personnel Director
John Nordquist
Mary Lou Block, Planning Director
Bill Kasper
Bobby Mills, Acting Public Works Supt.
Laura Hall
Marlo Foster, Police Chief
Jack Weinz, Fire Chief
Jim Jessel, Property Manager
Wayne Tanaka, City Attorney
Jackie Parrett, Deputy City Clerk
Mayor Harrison advised that Councilmember
Allen was detained in Olympia and could not be present
this evening but she will be present next
week.
MAYOR
Mayor Harrison asked for confirmation of his appointment of Geraldine Buchmeier to Position 3 on the
Library Board.She had been interviewed by the Council this evening. COUNCILMEMBER NAUGHTEN
MOVED, SECONDED BY COUNCILMEMBER HALL, TO CONFIRM THE MAYOR'S APPOINTMENT OF GERALDINE BUCHMEIER TO
POSITION 3 ON THE LIBRARY BOARD, TERM.TO EXPIRE DECEMBER 31, 1986. MOTION CARRIED.
Mayor Harrison stated that Fire Chief Don Garberg of Mountlake Terrace wished to address the Council.
Fire Chief Garberg and several.other..Mountlake Terrace fire fighters were present, and Fire Chief
Garberg said they represented the Mountlake Terrace Fire Fi.ghters Association on whose behalf they
presented a $200 check for the waterfront rescue boat fund. They were thanked for the first con-
tribution to the fund.
Dan Rice of the Edmonds Business Association stated that the "Taste of Edmonds" is scheduled for
August 13-14, and on August 12.(Friday morning) the booth decorators would like to start installing
the booths. They would like,.,to dismantle and,move the -.booths out from 6:00 a.m. until 12:00 noon on
Monday, August 15 to avoid overtime costs on Sunday night. They also asked permission to have a
beer and wine garden which they will coordinate with the Police Chief. Mr. Rice stated that if •
there were any problems associated with it they would close it immediately. COUNCILMEMBER NAUGHTEN
MOVED, SECONDED BY COUNCILMEMBER HALL, TO GIVE COUNCIL SUPPORT.TO THE "TASTE OF EDMONDS" PROJECT AS
DESCRIBED BY MR. RICE. MOTION CARRIED.
Mayor Harrison advised that the Association of Snohomish County Cities and Towns will meet Thursday,
March 24, 1983, at the China Passage Restaurant in Mountlake Terrace, at 6:30 p.m. The business
meeting topics will be the Snohomish County Solid Waste Site Selection, and an open discussion on
pending legislation.
Mayor Harrison had received a request for approval of a Class H liquor license for a new restaurant
in Harbor Square. It will be the Sailors' Restaurant and Topside Bar, operated by the people who
have the Sunset Ave. Food Station in the Safeway Center. Mayor Harrison read aloud the.Police
Chief's investigation report, noting that the Police Chief recommended approval of the application.
COUNCILMEMBER NORDQUIST MOVED, SECONDED BY COUNCILMEMBER NAUGHTEN, TO RECOMMEND APPROVAL OF THE
APPLICATION. MOTION CARRIED.
CONSENT .AGENDA
Item (D) was removed from the Consent Agenda. COUNCILMEMBER GOULD MOVED, SECONDED BY COUNCILMEMBER
JAECH, TO APPROVE THE BALANCE OF THE CONSENT AGENDA. MOTION CARRIED. The approved items on the
Consent Agenda included the following:
(A) Roll call.
(B) Approval of Minutes of March 8, 1983.
(C) Acknowledgment of receipt of Claim for Damages from Kris Parker in the amount of $116.42.
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