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19830503 City Council Minutes1`,4 4 April 26, 1983 - continued • There was no further business to come before the Council, and the meeting adjourned at 11:00 p.m. V ��(l . � v w ✓ C' y Clerk HARVE H. HARRISON, Mayor May 3, 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 Jo -Anne Jaech Laura Hall Bill Kasper Ray Gould Larry Naughten John Nordquist Tony Foss, Student Representative Jim Adams, City Engineer Irene Varney Moran, City Clerk Bobby Mills, Acting Public Works Supt. Art Housler, Finance Director Marlo Foster, Police"Chief Duane Bowman, Asst. City Planner Jack Weinz, Fire Chief Pat LeMay, Personnel Director Jim Jessel, Porperty Manager Mark ­.Eames, City Attorney Loretta.Lundberg, Secretary Councilmember Allen had called to say.she would be absent because she was in Olympia. AUDIENCE Mayor Harve.Harrison recognized Detective Al Compaan, of the Edmonds Police Department, who expressed concern regarding the procedure being used to award personnel who have reached the.top of their pay - grade. Secondly, the unit is very concerned in how the step-down reduction will be implemented, reali- zing there are several ways.i.n which this can be done. Concern was also -expressed over the City's apparent lack of concern for the Officers' morale and feelings. He went on to state that the City, by its actions, continues to prepetuate poor employer -employee relations. He further reiterated that there is no incentive for the older Officers to remain in the employ of the City. The general feeling is the City feels it is a plus when an experienced officer leaves, as it is less costly to replace such an individual, drawing less salary and starting at a lower wage. It has recently become more difficult to hire good recruits and to keep the good Officers they have been fortunate enough to re- cruit thus far. In Detective Compaan's summation, he stated that the Officers had arbitrated to gain at least some parity with Officers of other cities comparable to Edmonds. `The arbitrators agreed with the Officers' positions for the most part. In order to enjoy the type of law enforcement the City has maintained over the past few years, they must be willing to more seriously consider the concerns of its Police Officers. The Officers are requesting an immediate implementation of the award. Sgt. Tribuzio, also of the Edmonds Police Department, expressed a desire to address some additional issues. He stated that approximately 1/3, or 11-12, of the Officers are not involved in the changes being made in the step -pay plan.. They have been awarded by the Arbitrators, in addition to the refund of medical premiums, a flat 6% wage.increase. The Arbitrator's decision, by law, is both final and binding, eliminating the need for duscussion, debate or review. Sgt. Tribuzio posed the question, on the Officers' behalves, of why pay has been withheld from.those employees?' Councilmember Naughten stated that an Executive Session had been scheduled for this evening to discuss the implementation of the step -plan program. Councilmember Hall asked Sgt. Tribuzio if the Officers had documented their grievances, enabling the City Council to review them. Sgt. Tribuzio offered his reference notes. Councilmember Kasper stated that it is the City Council's intention to act upon this issue by May 10, 1983, in that arbitration has not been dealt with recently and there is a question of what can and cannot be done which must be reviewed. He stated the Council will consider the various aspects of this program as one package. Councilmember Hall interjected that there could be no immediate decision made; that the City Council had been given the date of May 10, 1983 as the time frame in which to make their decision. Councilmember Kasper mentioned that the City Council had received its documentation on the program on April 26 and that it would be impossible to take action on such a sizeable project on such short notice. Mike Meglemere., Union Representative, asked the City Council the reason for the delay .in implementing the 6% increase. Jo -Anne Jaech, Council President, stated the Award had been given to the Council at the regular meeting Tuesday,.April 26, and that she, and perhaps some of the other Councilmembers, were under the impression this issue required handling as one package, separately reviewing the various pay plans; thus the reason for scheduling an Executive Session on May 3. Detective Compaan concluded by stating that it was the general concensus of the Officers, and their representatives, that arbitration had been awarded and that it was non-negotiable by the City Council. 1 n U 1 1 1 14 • May 3, 1983 - continued Pat LeMay, Personnel Director, indicated he wished to clarify some issues in this debate. On April 20, when he received the Award from the City Attorney's Office, he indicated to the Union Represen- tative that he would strive for an implementation date of May 5, 1983. On May 3, he indicated that if he could respond to the Union'as early as May.4, 1983, after the Council had had a chance to review the step -plan alternatives,. he would .do this so that the Award, as well as the step -plan program can be implemented. The step -plan vitally affects the wage retro-activity implementation with the ex- ception of six. -eight people who are receiving the maximum of their pay scale. He now is striving for an implementation date of May.20 and will respond to the.Union this week with the City Council's. decision. Mr. LeMay clarified one last issue; that being that the issue in dispute was not medical, but dental and vision portions of the program.. The dental and vision portions.of the program are to r be awarded at 100% to the employee only and not just the medical. Ms7. Sharon Hartung, 625 Giltner.Lane,. located.in;the vicinity of 3rd Ave. N. and Casper, presented the problem of traffic control and.noise. pollution in that area. She stated that she'and several of her neighbors are faced with an intolerable situation. Third Av. N. is the northern entrance to the City, has been posted as access to the ferry, serves as truck access.and is.also used by residents of the area as access to their home. Ms. Hartung noted.that 3rd Ave. N. and Casper could be considered a particular trouble spot in that vehicle traffic uses excessive speed, an annoyingly high degree of noise pollution.and parking in front of residences. This makes it literally impossible for the resi- dents to enjoy outdoor activities, entertaining guests or watching television. On different occasions, several residents have contacted the Edmonds Police Department. The Police have been most responsive and are patrolling the area more frequently. Ms. Hartung suggested that perhaps the.City Council could initiate some corrective action, such as slowing the speed to 25 mph,:double lines with no pass- ing signs, or possibly the use of a quiet zone sign. She stressed that this problem occurs most fre- quently during good weather. Mayor Harrison requested that a Staff review and recommendation be given to the City Council pertaining to their responsibilities in resolving this issue. COUNCILMEMBER KASPER MOVED, SECONDED BY COUNCILMEMBER NORDQUIST, THAT A REPORT BE GIVEN TO THE CITY COUNCIL ON MAY 17, 1983. MOTION CARRIED. • Councilmember Hall introduced Mary Jo Heavy, Project Coordinator for the Performing Arts. Ms. Heavy . accepted this position in mid -February and has spent a considerable amount of time in Olympia` attempt- ing to resolve the election date. Ms. Heavy encouraged Councilmembers to not only.become involved in the effort, b.ut., if there were any questions, her Organization plans to send a newsletter, hope- fully monthly, to all City Council members and al.l Government members, keeping them apprised of the status of -the organization,'s activities. In the interim, she is housed in the Edmonds. School District Office and is available at that. office for contact. .Ms. Heavy was asked her position.with regard to inter -area recreation being incorporated into the pro- gram. She responded th.at:there had been discussion in the Attorney General's office on that subject. There is a statute pertaining to.recreational districts; the statute allows the formation of.performing arts stadiums and convention districts. This does not apply to ball fields or play fields; that is a separate recreational district statute. It was the City council's understanding that ball fields and play fields had already been incorporated into the performing arts program.. Ms,. Heavy,stated she would request clarification of this item. MAYOR Mayor Harrison requested that Jack Weinz, Fire Chief, make a report on the sale of the old fire engine. On February 8, the Council authorized the sale of the fire.eng.i.ne recently.replaced and it was put out for bid. A minimum bid of $6,000 was placed on the fire engine. The bids were opened Friday,. April 29, at 3:00..p.m. Only one bid was received, that.being from.Hub Fire Engine and Equipment in Van couver, B.C.. The bid was for the amount of 46,505.00,with the proceeds going into the Fire Deparment Equipment Fund. COUNCILMEMBER NORDQUIST MOVED, SECONDED BY COUNCILMEMBER HALL, THAT THE BID BE ACCEPTED. MOTION CARRIED. CONSENT AGENDA • Item (F) was removed from.the Consent Agenda. COUNCILMEMBER-NAUGHTEN MOVED, SECONDED BY COUNCILMEMBER GOULD,,TO.APPROVE THE BALANCE OF.THE CONSENT AGENDA. MOTION CARRIED. The approved :items on the Con- sent Agenda included the.following: (A) Roll 'Call ,.(B) Approval of Minutes of April 26, 1983 (C) Set Date for Hearing on Annexation and Simultaneous Zoning Request for CG and RM-2.4 Zoning east of SR 104, South of 240th St. S.W. and West of Highway 99, and adoption of proposed Ordinance annexing area.for May.17, 1983'.,.(.The;.Greenerv/AX-4-82) (D) Final Acceptance of work by Associated Sand &.Gravel for.1982 Street Improvement Program. (E) Approval to Sign Access Terminal Sublease ($235 Mo.) (G) Adoption of Proposed Ordinance 2364 vacating alley between Sprague and Daley St. lying west of 8th Ave N. (ST-6-82). AUTHORIZE MAYOR TO SIGN MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING FOR VOLUNTEERS UNDER WORK EXPERIENCE PROGRAM, Item F on Consent Agenda Councilmember Naughten requested.information from.Mr... LeMay.relative to Item (F) of the Consent Agenda. The City Council was requested to approve an agreement wherein they would use two volunteers for filing and office work in the Public Works and Engineering Departments. The proposal indicated that this was fifteen hours per volunteer for a total of thirty hours. This would be for a two -three week period, perhaps extending to four, at three-four hours per week. There is no cost to the City. This. 146 May 3, 1983 - continued • is a trade-off between some meaningful work experience for some young people in exchange for their assistance in filing and office work. It is a case of work experience with no wage obligation on the part.of the City. HEARING ON PLANNING BOARD RECOMMENDATION ON CONTRACT REZONE REQUEST FROM RM-3 TO CG ZONING AT 24111 HIGHWAY 99 (BIRTCHER MCDONALD FRANK PROPERTIESJR-2-83) On March 23,.,1983, the Planning Board conducted a public hearing on a proposed contract rezone which involved the former Doces Furniture'.Store, as well as.an undeveloped site just East of the store. The area to be rezoned and sketches of the proposed zoning changes were outlined for the benefit of the Councilmembers. Reference was made to the Planning Board's Resolution No. 675, the Board's Findings of.Fact and a memorandum from Sherrie Clausen,.briefly describing the Planning Board's action, the site plan and proposed contract. Duance Bowman, Assistant City Planner, reviewed the Resolution for the benefit of the City Council and the audience. He concluded that it is the Planning Board's recommendation that the City Council approve the Contract Rezone Request from RM-3 to CG. Just.prior to opening the Hearing, Mark:Eames, City-Attorney,..clarified..a few items on the.above mentioned Contract Rezone Request. He.stated that the City Council is not in a position to impose additional conditions to the proposal. There are two options open to the Council: 1) that they accept the proposal as stated, or 2) reject the proposal. Another point Mr. Eames wished to clarify is .that any contract offered by the applicant would supercede an existing contract for the property that is now zoned CG. The zoning .must meet all of the six criteria set out in the Code, which are enumerated:in the Planning Board's Findings of .Fact. He stated that, as in this case, a public hearing is held, new information accumulated and modifications proposed by the City Council can be made. The Hearing:o.pened with Mr.. Mason Frank.introducing members of his staff and consulting firms. He • advised the City Council that they would be making a slide presentation and explaining the details relative to the proposed Contract Rezone Request. Richard Carrothers, President of .Richard Carrothers Associates, 814 E. Pike St., Seattle, opened the presentation by commenting that he felt his firm had completely neutralized any concerns or negative impact of the proposed project. He then continued with the slide presentation to indicate how those concerns had been addressed. He.fully explained the type and style of buffer he intended to use for the project. He emphasized that the proposed buffer met all necessary requirements and would certainly improve the appearance of the.site as it now stands in its present deteriorated condition. It is his intention to redesign the parking Tot, utilize.the buffer as a noise barrier and reconstruct the entire lighting system. Another:issue addressed was'the renovation of the drainage system. He quoted from the Engineer's report on. how;this would be handled. Mr. Carrothers summed up his portion of the presentation by stating that he felt they had completely neutralized the items listed in Section 15.20.010 of the Community Development Code. Keith Gilbert, Principal, Transco Group, 23 148th Ave. S.E., Bellevue, continued the presentation by stating that, at the applicant's request, studies had been made, traffic counts studied and travel time runs made to research.alternati.ve routes to and,from.the site. Mr. Gilbert submitted his findings in a .report. Those findings included a conclusion drawn that a substantial amount of traffic will be generated by the project. The larger.percentage of this traffic would be travellinq.to and from the south on Highway 99.' The next largest impact.on traffic would be that travelling to and from the north on Highway 99. Further study indicated a possible need for a traffic signal at the intersection of 240th St. and Highway 99. The access.patterns would depend largely on whether or not'a signal was installed. He further explained the physical location of the site and how the placement of ingresses and egresses.would affect the traffic impact. There are eight warrants specified in the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices for installation of traffic lights. The two applicable for this lo- cation are the warrant for moving traffic volume and the warrant for interruption of through traffic. It is expected that the increased volume of traffic from this project is the factor that makes these • warrants applicable. To summarize, the project generates, large amounts of traffic and to meet traffic needs and minimize impact on local streets, this plan is proposed to improve access, install warranted signals, widening of 240th St. and spacing of on -site driveways, providing two lanes into the inter-. section. Mr. Frank concluded with the statement that the general purpose of -the project is to develop this unproductive parcel of property and convert it into a productive asset for the City.of.Edmonds. Mr. Charles Pasco, an attorney representing Andrew and Nancy Husack, spoke to the City Council regarding a brief he prepared on their behalf. In reviewing the brief, he explained that the Husacks feel the decision of the City Council regarding the proposed Contract Rezone Request must be governed by the policies established by the Edmonds Community Development Code and guided by the requirements regarding residential atmosphere as set forth in that Code. It is the Husack's contention that the ruling on residential atmosphere be the primary priority. Mr. Pasco quoted from portions of the Code incorpora- ted into Mr. and Mrs. Husack's brief, a copy of which was previously distributed to the.Councilmembers. These quotations emphasized the incompatibility of zoning this area CG in a residential environment and concluded that the present zoning of RM-3 meets the requirements of. the Edmonds Community Develop- ment Code and thus a request to change the zoning should be denied. Andrew Husac.k,..8027.242nd S.W.,.then.addressed the City Council. He stated that the residents are not opposed to the development of the subject property, but are concerned with retaining the RM-3 zoning., _Mr. Husack.supported Mr. Pasco's position that changing the zoning to CG is not consistent with criteria as set forth in the Edmonds Community Development Code. He explained that the resi- dents' prime concerns lie in the fact that this zoning change could significantly impact on property valuation. He concurred with Mr. Pasco that the area in question should retain its RM-3 zoning. Councilmember Gould suggested that the Council consider holding a second Public Hearing, endeavoring to make a decision most beneficial to all parties concerned. Councilmember Hall agreed with Council - member Gould's suggestion. This hearing was continued to May 17. r1 U 147 • May 3, 1983 - continued REPORT ON TRAFFIC FEASIBILITY STUDY FOR.VICINITY OF.203RD PL. & 83RD AVE. LEI. Jim Adams, City.Engineer, informed the City Council that a traffic feasibility study had been.conducted in the vicinity of 203rd Pl. & 83rd Ave. W. Mr. Adams' study, which included a.traffic count in that area, indicated that there:was.not.sufficient. volume.to warrant any additional stop or.restricted s.peed signs. Mr.. Adams further stated that an entrace to Pine Ridge Park and no sidewalk on 83rd Ave. W.. presented a problem with..speeding_veh.icles. Mr: Adams concluded that for a total cost of $3,020, the problem could;be improved with the installation of a culvert pipe, along with catch basins, installation of traffic signs and a double row of traffic buttons: An additional improvement would be to pa.int double yellow lines and repaint the fog lines. Constructing a 5' crushed gravel walkway along 203rd P1. would also.be very beneficial. His closing. remarks indicated that funds in that amount are already available in the Engineering Budget Fund 112 under miscellaneous locations for the com- pletion of the project. Council President Jaech requested that the Council postpone making an immediate decision on the above request pending further study of the cost of installing curbs and sidewalks,.i.e. constructing the project in a more complete manner.. 000NCILMEMBER GOULD MOVED, SECONDED BY COUNCILMEMBER. JAECH THAT AN IMPROVED TRAFFIC FEASIBILITY STUDY BE SUBMITTED, INCORPORATING THE ITEMS LISTED.IN MR. ADAMS' MEMORANDUM OF APRIL 28 TO -THE COUNCIL AND THE TOTAL.COST OF INSTALLATION OF CURBS AND SIDEWALKS: AND IMPROVEMENTS UP TO THE TOTAL OF $10,000 FOR.SUBMISSION TO THE CITY COUNCIL: MOTION CARRIED. COUNCIL ..Councilmember Hall reported.on the planting done at 5th.and Main. She would be very interested in having more people participate next year and perhaps all the planting could be done at one time. Co.uncilmember Naughten stated that the Edmonds South Snohomish.County Historical Society had begun a program of placing historical markers in different areas throughout the City and wanted to.install their first marker.at the Senior Center, the former home of Quality Shingle Company. Councilmember Hall -stated that a decision had been made regarding the statue at.the Library.Plaza. The replacement will be of someone with outstretched arms and about one -quarter the size of the one it replaces. Council President Jaech reminded the City Council of.the Retreat being held this weekend in LaConner and informed them that agendas, maps and all necessary supportive material was included in their packets. There was no further business to come before the Council and the meeting adjourned at 11:00 p.m. J/Jn/ TRENff VARNEY MORANCity Clerk HARVE.H. HARRISON, Mayor May 10, 1983 -Work Meeting The. regular meeting of the Edmonds City Council was called to order at.7.:30 p.m. by Mayor Pro Tem Jo -Anne Jaech in the Plaza Meeting Room of the Edmonds Library. All present joined in the flag salute. PRESENT ABSENT STAFF PRESENT Jo -Anne Jaech Hi-H. Harrison, Mayor Jim.Adams., City Engineer Laura Hall Art Housler, Finance Director Bill Kasper. Irene!Varney'Moran, CityClerk Ray _Gould Bobby Mills,. Act. Pub.•Wks.'Supt. • Larry Naughten Duane -Bowman, Asst. City Planner John Nordquist Pay.LeMay, Personnel Director Katherine Allen Marlo Foster, Police Chief Tony Foss, Student Representative Jim Jessel,-Property Manager Wayne Tanaka, City Attorney Loretta Lundberg, Secretary MAYOR Mayor pro tem Jaech informed Tucker, County Executive, to the Council that Mayor Harrison had accepted an invitation from Willis attend the Snohomish County Solid Waste to Energy Issues Meeting and would not be in attendance tonight. Mayor pro tem Jaech addressed the audi.ence,,as an item of information, that this was to be a Council work meeting and that Council is not scheduled, during such a meeting, to take input from the audience. CONSENT AGENDA Councilmember Gould removed Item (B) from the Consent Agenda. COUNCILMEMBER GOULD MOVED, SECONDED BY COUNCILMEMBER,NAUGHTEN,.TO APPROVE THE BALANCE OF. THE CONSENT AGENDA. MOTION CARRIED. approved items on the Consent The Agenda included the following: (A) Roll call. (C) Award Fencing Bid at the Edmonds Cemetery ($591540).