19830621 City Council Minutes•
June 21, 1983
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The regular meeting of the Edmonds City Council was called to order at 7:35 p.m. by Mayor Harve
Harrison in the Plaza. ) eeti rig Room of the Edmonds Library. All present joined in the flag salute.
PRESENT
AFSF'NT STAFF PRESENT
Harve Harrison, Mayor
Ray Gould Jim Adams, City Engineer
Jo -Anne Jaech
Irene Varney ti;ora.n, City Clerk
Larry Naughten
Mary Lou Block, Planning Director
John Ncirccjuist
Steve Simipson, Parks R. Recreation D?r.
Katherine .Allen
Linda. Sullivan, Landscape Designer
Bill Kasper
Marlo Foster, Police Chief
Laura Hall
Jack Weinz, Fire Chief
Tony Foss, Student Rep.
Pat LeMay, Personnel iirector
Bobby Mills, Actinq Public Works Supt.
Jim Jessel, Property Manager
Wayne Tanaka, City Attorney
Jackie Parrett, Deputy City Clerk
MAYOR
Mayor Harrison asked for confirmation
of his appointment of Ann Derleth to the alternate position on
the Planning Board. COUNCILMEMBER
NAUGHTEN MOVED, SECONDED BY COUNCILMEMBER HALL, TO CONFIRM THE
MAYOR'S APPOINTMENT T OF ANN
CERI_ETH TO T F'E ALTERNATE POSITION ON THE PLANNTP. , BOARD, TERM TO EnPiRE
DECE!IBER 31 , 1985. i',OTION
CARRIED. Mayor Harrison then asked. for confirmation of the appointment
of Sharon Claussen to Position
4. on the Planning Soard, -moving fro-1 the alternate position. COUNCIL-
• MEMBER HALL MOVED, SECONDED
BY COUNCILMEMBER KASPER, TO CON.FIRti? THE MIAYOR'S APPGIRTMUT OF SmROIf
CLAUSSEN TO POSITION 4 ON
THE PLANNING BOARD, TERM TO EXPIRE DECEi,BER 31, 1983. MOTION CARRIEC.
CONSENT AGENDA
Item (I) was removed the Consent agenda. COUNCILMEMBEP. NOP.['QUIST MOVED, SECONDED BY COUNCILMEMBER
NAUGHTEN, T" APPROVE TLIE CAI_fi,NCE CF THE CONSENT A.GU!DA. MOTION CARRIED. The approved items on the
Consent Agenda included the following:
(A) Roll ca11.
(B) Approval of Minutes of June 7, 1�83.
(C) Set date of July 19, 1983 for hearing on consideration of proposed zoning regulation for
RS-8 zoning of the area located north of 220th, between 86th Pl. W. and 93rd Pl. W.
(D) Acceptance of quit claim. deed from Clifford M. ard, Adele: Louise Holmes (S-10-83).
(E) Authorization to accept easeients and solicit bids for Storm sewer construction from 194th
S.W. to Both W.
(F) Adoption of Ordinance 2371, amending the Official Street Map, removing a proposed street
in the vicinity of 78th Ave. W. and 234.•ih St. S.W., and adding a. proposed cui-de-sac off
231st St. S.W.
(G) Approval of grinder pump policy for I_iD 210 (Meadowdale).
(FI) Authorization to contract. for Police Sergeants' promotional examination.
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(J) Adoption of Ordinance 2373, amending Miscellaneous Driving and Traffic Pules Ordinance.
(K) Adoption of Ordinance: 2374, amending Chapter 20.15 of the Community Development Code,
�dcptir;g environmental policy stat-ement and providing for action on SF.PA reviews and
4ppeals.
PROPOSEDAMENDMENT TO THE NOISEABATEMENT AND CONTROL ORDINANCE Item (I) on Consent Aaer.dal
Ccuncilmcmher Hall removed item -from the Consent Agenda., noting that the rover memo indicated
that a quiet zone. would exist; upon, among other things, receipt of a petition by five or more persons,
and she thought that should be five or more households to preclude one famiiy's causing this to
happen. City Attorney Wayne Tanaka noted that in the: proposed ordinance the language indicates that
they must be from different re:sidcnces. Councilmember Allen was concerned tvith the ord..inc nce: as a
whole, feeling that the idea of a. quiet zone is something that will be: very difficult to police.
Further, she thought that every neighborhood in the City would ask for a quiet zone based upon the
findings of fact and conclusions, the testimony and evidence submitted at the public hearing, and
the site revi er4. Those: ccndi ti ons ,:;ere: (1) The applicant i s to comply with a.l l the enr i neeri ng
requirements; (2) The structures t"at are to be built on Lots 3, 0, and �� must be designed to fit
the lots and prior to the issuance of any building permit for structures on these lots a review -of
I "ruse design, is to be un e,�taken by the Planning Department for approvo..l; (3) Pricr to the
issuance of any building permits on Lots 4, 5, 6, 0, and 9, an erosion control plan is to be reviewed
and approved by the: Edmonds City Engineer; (4) A 10' dedication along 761;h Ave. W. �,�ill be required
per the Official Street Man; (5) The applicant will be required to install one standard fire hydrant
between Lots 3 and 4 or Lots 9 and 10; and (6) The bui€din„ pad on Lot 6 is to be placed near the
front of +he lot so as not to cause any drainage problems to the adjoining properties. The public
hearino was ogened.
Jerry Adams, 7310 Soundview Dr.., said they will have water all over the place this plat is developed
to that density. He said the culvert going down his neighbor's driveway already is overloaded. He
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felt there should be less density on the upper three lots (Lots 4, 5, and 6). City Engineer Jim
Adams responded that the City's Drainage Ordinance requires that a drainage plan be developed so
that after development the rate of runoff is equal to or less than it was before development. He
said there are various methods to do this and where there is a high water table they put large pipes
under the ground and all the drainage from the impervious surfaces will go into those pipes and the
water will be metered off so it is removed at a lesser rate. Councilmember Allen noted that Condi-
tion 3 requires an erosion control plan and Condition 6 requires that the building pad will be
placed near the front of Lot 6 so as not to cause any drainage problems, so she felt those concerns
were addressed by the Hearing Examiner.
Ray Wakefield, 7418 Soundview Way, was concerned about the density, saying all of the existing homes
have larger lots, including his own. Ms. Block responded that all of the surrounding area is RS-8,
including Mr. Wakefield's property, although it may be developed in larger lots. There is RS-12
farther to the north. Mr. Wakefield added that when the two houses next to his were developed they
diverted the stream so it now floods the bottom of his property. He had talked to the inspector
when they were building it and was promised that they would not divert the stream, but after the
house was built they filled in and diverted the stream. He thought water problems should get
special attention.
Dag Lunde, 7324 Soundview Dr., approximately one lot up the hill, said his lot is RS-12 and others
in the area are RS-12, and he thought allowing this density would ruin the character of the neigh-
borhood and would cause traffic congestion for the whole area. No one else wished to speak, and the
hearing was closed..
COUNCILMEMBER ALLEN MOVED, SECONDED BY COUNCILMEMBER NAUGHTEN, TO ACCEPT THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE
HEARING EXAMINER, APPROVING P-2-83 WITH ALL OF THE RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE HEARING EXAMINER. MOTION
CARRIED, WITH COUNCILMEMBER NORDQUIST VOTING NO AND WITH COUNCILMEMBER KASPER ABSTAINING BECAUSE MR.
TAYLOR, THE APPLICANT, HAS APPROACHED HIM REGARDING BUYING HIS PROPERTY AND ALTHOUGH THERE HAS BEEN •
NO TRANSACTION HE PREFERRED NOT TO VOTE.
HEARING AND APPROVAL OF SIX -YEAR TRANSPORTATION IMPROVEMENT PLAN
City Engineer Jim Adams stated that prior to the obligation of any street improvment funds it is
required that the project be included in the Six -Year Transportation Improvement Program. Therefore,
he provided a proposed resolution amending the 1983-1989 program to add several street overlays;
walkway and channelization on 83rd Ave. from 200th to 204th, and 204th from 82nd to 83rd; and a
pedestrian crossing signal on 76th at 216th. He also provided a proposed resolution adopting the
1984-1990 program. He reviewed these for the Council and recommended approval. He said he would
like to return to present a list of all the transportation improvements total values so all the
transportation and channelization projects can be seen as a whole and can be merged into one list, and
then work them back into this program. He proposed doing that in September. The hearing was
opened.
Roger Hertrich, 1020 Puget Dr., asked if the section of 196th/Olympic is included in the funding.
Mr. Adams said those improvements will be done in-house with.maintenance money. Mr. Hertrich asked
what the road width will be on 220th, including the right-of-way, and Mr. Adams responded that it has
not been designed yet but he would expect it would match the existing. Mr. Hertrich thought that
inadequate in view of the fact that it will eventually feed the freeway. No one else wished to
speak, and the hearing was closed. COUNCILMEMBER NAUGHTEN MOVED, SECONDED BY COUNCILMEMBER NORDQUIST,
TO APPROVE THE PLAN AND TO PASS RESOLUTION 557 AMENDING THE 1983-1989 PROGRAM AND RESOLUTION 558
ADOPTING THE 1984-1990 PROGRAM. MOTION CARRIED.
HEARING ON ADOPTION OF REPORT AND RECOMMENDATIONS ON COASTAL ZONE MANAGEMENT WATERFRONT INVENTORY
Landscape Designer Linda Sullivan and Planning Board member Sherry Claussen gave the presentation.
Both were also members of the CZM Ad Hoc Study Committee which was formed to inventory and assess
the sites. Ms. Sullivan explained that the federal government makes money available to states for
the purpose of doing the work which they had done, recognizing the importance of the shorelines to
all. The committee looked at publicly owned land within the City within 200' of the shoreline
(including Lake Ballinger) to see how it was being used. To identify the sites, the committee
used.assessor's maps and rolls and aerial photographs. Use patterns of each were studied. Ms.
Sullivan commented that all but two of the sites are publicly owned and privately used. The staff
provided recommendations as to how the use of the sites could be improved, how the use could be
made more orderly, and how the sitescould be opened to other members of the public in a more orderly
way. None were large scale. Most of the recommendations made were the addition of a bike rackor
bench. The recommendations were all conceptual, and no plans were made except for Sunset Ave.
where the design plan is advanced. If,the plan is approved and if and when money should become
available, then the cycle would begin with neighborhood meetings and engineering studies. Two of
the sites are in the Lake Ballinger area, five in Meadowdale, three in the Olympic View area, and
the remainder of the 15 are in the bowl area. Only two of the sites touch the water (the
waterfront development area and Lake Ballinger). The sites do have panoramic views of Edmonds'
shoreline. Access to shoreline was defined as visual as well as physical access for the purpose
of this report. Three separate Planning Board meetings were held and a citizens' committee was
formed to do the study. The report has been on file in the library, and this meeting was posted
for three weeks and the Planning Board meetings were posted for 10 days. At the most recent
Planning Board meeting the Board indorsed the inventory and the recommendations for Sunset Ave. and
Bell St., with the addition of a walkway on Sunset, and they indorsed a set of guidelines to be applied
to all the sites. Ms. Sullivan noted that the Planning Board did not hear testimony for ten of the
sites --there was no opposition to plans for those sites. But because they were not indorsed the .
staff decided not to present them this evening unless any member of the Council wanted them to do
so. Ms. Claussen read the proposed guidelines and then as pictures were shown of the sites she
described them. She then discussed Sunset Ave. and the recommendation for Sunset Ave., which was to
narrow the street to reduce traffic, prevent double parking, and eliminate excess area for street
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playing. There would be less asphalt and more planted areas. Head -in, clustered parking was recom-
mended, with cars oriented toward the view and away from residences, to take advantage of the panoramic
view for the people in the cars. Low plantings would encourage visitors to remain on the west side
of the -street. Regarding the Bell St. street -end, it was recommended to explore the possibility of
pedestrian access to Brackett's Landing. Ms. Claussen said the Planning Board recommendation was to
support the adopting of the inventory and the guidelines, as well as the recommendations regardinn
Sunset Ave. and Bell St., but in her personal position as a Planning Board member, a member of the
study committee, and as a landscape architect, she recommended that all of the sites be considered.
She saw the elimination of the majority of the sites as inconsistent with the interests of the
citizens and with the goals of the Code. She noted that the committee's recommendations were for
minimal development and that the recommendations were made to accommodate passive viewers --walkers,
joggers, and bicyclists. She noted that the overlook park on Olympic is a good example of what can
be done, and that by not planning for orderly use the door is left open for misuse. She added that
ignoring the existence of these sites and their future potential will not make them go away.
Councilmember Hall said she was the Council liaison to the study committee and she commended them
for their work, saying they had taken on this project with a feeling of responsibility. Council -
member Allen added that it was a beautifully done report, and she stressed that it was a conceptual
report and that this hearing was not on the final planning of any of these sites. She thought the
committee had done a tremendous job and said it was an exciting report with some exciting plans for
the future of Edmonds. Councilmember Kasper said it did not appear to include the Hubbard property,
but Planning Director Mary Lou Block said it is included in Site 11. Ms. Sullivan added that the
report submitted to the Council was the report of the staff and the citizen group, but at the Planning
Board hearing many representatives of Ocean Ave. turned out and approximately 30 people spoke, with
various arguments. One of their arguments rang true with the staff, and that had to do with the
difficulty of preventing trespassing into the tidelands.. She noted that the recommendation for
Ocean Ave. was that no changes be made there. She said the other recommendations were not indorsed
• by the Planning Board so the staff assumed that since they had not been indorsed by the Planning
Board, the City Council did not want to see a presentation. Councilmember Nordquist asked if there
was an overall bicycle path plan into which they had planned to incorporate what was indicated for
the Traction Right -of -Way. Ms. Sullivan responded that this project had been in the works for well
over a year and for a period of months representatives of Lynnwood, Mountlake Terrace, and Snohomish
County have been talking about breathing new life into the old idea of a bikeway along the Traction
Right -of -Way, and although Edmonds does not have the real estate for that it was recommended that
Edmonds stay alert and cooperate with that whole project. She said another kind of bikeway path
that is important to all the citizens is the one marked within the City of Edmonds.
* Councilmember Kasper commented that if those sites are not posted now and are not allowed to be
built up, he did not see how people will be aware of them in the development of the Headowdale area.
He thought they should be posted as indicated in Guideline 3, saying it is their duty to preserve
these sites whether they can afford to develop them at this time or not, and that they certainly
should be set forth before they are lost in the shuffle.
Jeanie Johnson, a member of the study committee and a Planning Board member, said it was frustrating
to have the Planning Board not discuss the rest of the sites after all of their work. She said at
the Planning Board hearing they looked at only about five of them, so_ she had written a letter to
the Council reflecting that frustration. She read the letter aloud. She felt the committee had
looked at the sites from the viewpoint of the neighbors and had, in fact, hoped to head off some of
the problems. She suggested that the Council add to the report that any designs will be subject to
hearings and approval at a later date. She felt that the fact that all the sites were not approved
by the Planning Board was the result of the length of the meeting.
A discussion commenced on how to proceed with the hearing in order to get all the input within the
time limitations, as the report to the State is due by the end of the month. It was felt that more
than`one'meeting would have to be held for the hearing, and Ms. Block said the City has to demonstrate
• how it used the CZM money, but she thought they could include in the report the fact that there will
be a further hearing. Council President Jaech suggested if they did not finish taking people's
input this evening the hearing could be continued to July 5 to get the rest of the testimony, and
then the Council could make a decision on July 12. Councilmember Allen suggested that the Council
could accept the report, the inventory, the map, the description of the sites, and the general
guidelines, but that recommendations on specific sites would be subject to additional hearings, and
that could be reported to the State, saying the balance will be subject to further hearings. Ms.
Block thought.it would be worthwhile to proceed in that manner. She said if they had a hearing on
the guidelines then they would have a package, and then they could go back and review each site.
Mayor Harrison announced that the hearing would be just on the maps and guidelines this evening and
that recommendations for specific sites would be discussed July 5, by site. He then announced a
recess to have an Executive Session on labor negotiations (the proposed 1983-84 Police settlement).
Following the recess, Scott MacDonald, 9921 Water St., referred to the Planning Board minutes and
read a statement by Planning Board member Dave Larson saying he thought they were studying these
properties for the wrong reasons --that they were studying them because of a definiticn of a 200'
coastal area and. because the City happens to own them accidentally, and that the sites were being
forced into a category that is inappropriate if they talk about then as park places. He had said
the implication of this report is to inv-:to more of she public to these.areas, and he believed that
to be a violation of scale as they are so small that the City cannot disregard that the neighbors
are the public also. Councilmember Hall responded that she ttiould feel derelict in her duty if they
did not let the public know where the City owns land.
Mayor Harrison asked Vs. Cl aussen to rein, the guidelines again Lefore progressing with the hearing.
M;. C1aussen did sc., and teen the: public portion of the hearing was opened.
Scott MacDonald spoke again, saying i-;" the State is advisF6' that an inventory has been taken that is
sufficient, and if anything is done to advertise an area that will be destructive to that area. He
said the residents were saying do not open it.
• Lloyd Ostrom, 711 Puget Lane, thanked the committee for the work done in the inventory, but he said
this had been an extremely frustrating evening for the audience. He did not believe Councilmember
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Hall could give an unbiased, objective consideration of the report because she was on the committee,
and he said there was the same problem at the Planning Board meeting as Jeanie Johnson was on the
committee and she gave an impassioned plea that the report be accepted. He felt this was not being
treated properly and that the whole hearing this evening had been poor, as well as the entire
treatment of the subject. He felt people had not been given proper notification of this and he did
not believe it had to be done so quickly. He found it difficult to understand why there would be an
attempt to develop any City property for public access with the problems being experienced with
Sunset Ave. He did not believe this was a good report, and he suggested that the Planning Board
recommendation be accepted.
Gale Andre, 9702 Wharf St., said she was opposed. She said all of her cars had been hit while
parked on Wharf St. and her mailbox was knocked down the previous evening. She had made innumerable
calls to the police regarding teenage drinking and misbehavior there. She did not think access to
public lands should be at the expense of private property owners.
Henrietta Gustafson, 19123 Ocean Ave., said people have no respect for other people's property, and
her fence had been knocked down many times, and her neighbor's mailbox had been knocked down the
previous evening. She said they pick up all the trash and she did not think it fair that they
should have to take care of it.
Suzanne Lindsay, 18916 Sound View P1., said they had covered their concerns at the Planning Board
meeting. She had talked to various people in her area and said in general they feel things are
already out of control in parks and they do not see any space for parks. She said the train is very
dangerous as it goes by fast with no warning. Also, they had gone through all this in 1967 when
Ocean Ave. was suggested to be extended and tidelands acquired. She said they had never kept people
off the tidelands but it is dangerous.
Jack Goffette, 779 Somerset Lane, said they were asking that the areas be left undeveloped and that
people not be invited to these areas with improvements. He said the residents are willing now to
pick up the garbage and put up with the traffic they have. He felt a lot of people know these areas
are available to them, and he did not want to deny the view of the waterfront to anyone, but he said
they are suspicious that the City is trying to railroad something through, and he asked why it took
so long to do the study and then it had to be acted on so quickly. He said the recommendation at
this point should be that these sites, because they are small,. should be left as is and developed as
necessary.
Wilson Burrill, 749 Somerset Lane, said Site 10 is a street bordered by residents on one side and
Burlington Northern Railroad on the other side. He did not believe this site satisfied the criteria.
Roger Hertrich, 1020 Puget Dr., suggested examining the minimum requirements of the State, which he
thought to be simply an inventory. He felt that any suggestions for any type of development for any
of these properties should be eliminated from the report to the State as that is a City function and
the City does not have to tell the State what it is going to do with it. He did not think the
guidelines should be included to the State, although possibly some should be incorporated into the
Code. He asked that no designation of a park be put on a street or any other piece of property
until it has gone through the hearing process.
R. S. Craner, 19021 Ocean Ave., read aloud Planning Board member Bob Boye's motion regarding the
report to the CZM authority, and he asked if the Planning Board has the authority to direct the
Parks Department to send such a letter. The Mayor said it does not, that the Planning Board's
authority is to make a recommendation to the City Council. Mr. Craner did not believe a street
should be included in the inventory and he thought the Council should let the public know what they
intend to do or to hear. He added that the presentation made to the Planning Board had been a
hodgepodge but it was refined and made more sense now.
Kathy Erickson, 19027 Ocean Ave., said a lot of their letters had not been presented and one was •
from an attorney for Burlington Northern and said Burlington Northern would not allow this. She
also said property value will go down if public.usage is put in there.. She did not believe that
street was made for the City of Edmonds. She thought it was built for the residents. The hearing
was closed.
COUNCILMEMBER JAECH MOVED, SECONDED BY COUNCILMEMBER NORDQUIST, TO DELETE GUIDELINE 3 BECAUSE THE
AUDIENCE DID NOT WANT ANYTHING PUT UP TO INDICATE THE PROPERTIES ARE PUBLIC. Councilmember Naughten
saw nothing wrong with identifying the properties as being City owned, but he suggested striking
the part that indicates it is for future park development. Councilmember Jaech asked why not then
mark all other land throughout the City which is City -owned. Councilmember Allen thought all City -
owned property should be identified as such. THE MOTION FAILED, WITH ONLY COUNCILMEMBERS JAECH AND
NORDQUIST VOTING YES.
COUNCILMEMBER HALL THEN MOVED, SECONDED BY COUNCILMEMBER NAUGHTEN, THAT IN GUIDELINE 3 THE WORDS
"FOR FUTURE PARK DEVELOPMENT" BE DELETED. MOTION CARRIED, WITH COUNCILMEMBERS JAECH AND NORDQUIST
VOTING NO. COUNCILMEMBER ALLEN MOVED, SECONDED FOR DISCUSSION BY COUNCILMEMBER NAUGHTEN, TO APPROVE
THE GUIDELINES AS AMENDED. After some discussion, COUNCILMEMBER NAUGHTEN MOVED TO AMEND THE MOTION,
ACCEPTABLE TO THE MAKER, THAT IN GUIDELINE 1, THE WORD "DEVELOPMENT" BE INCLUDED AFTER THE WORD
"LEASE" SO IT READS "NO SALE, SWAP, LEASE, OR DEVELOPMENT OF THESE SITES. MOTION CARRIED,
WITH COUNCILMEMBER NORDQUIST VOTING NO.
Councilmember Nordquist then referred to the index and said the Traction Right -of -Way is not owned
by the City, but by PUD, and it is not within 200' of the shoreline. Ms. Block responded that this
portion is within 200' and that it was her understanding that ownership has been transferred to the
City. City Engineer Jim Adams said part of'the property had been deeded for railroad purposes, only
to be transferred back to the original ownership when it was no longer used for the interurban. He
said there is some that still belongs to PUD, but this portion as far as he knows is City right-of-
way. Mr. Tanaka said "shoreline" is not.necessarily restricted to salt water coasts and it does
include Lake Ballinger. 0
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Student Representative Foss thought the sites had to be in the report but he thought the people got
really interes�.ed in the project and drew up some lavish plans without considering the public. He
thought possibly some should be left as is. 'COUNCILMEMBER NAUGHTEN MOVED, SECONDED BY COUNCILME,MBER
KASPER, TO ACCEPT THE INVENTORY AND THE MAPS. MOTION CARRIED, WITH COUNCILMEMBER NORDQUIST VOTING
NO.
It was then stated that on July 5 there will be a hearing on the recommendations in the report for
Sunset and Bell. Counci iil7ember Allen read from the Planning Board r�,otion that the Coastal ,'_one
Management Authority will be informed ". . . that the City of Edmonds has made a retailed inventory
of property within 200' of the coast of Edmonds and it plans to make no changes to existing conditions,
with the exceptions of Sunset Ave. and Bell St. properties (Items 12 and 13) which will be. addressed."
Council President Jaech succested that in view of that, it might. be well to postpone Item 8 on this
evening's agania (Hearing on proposed ordinance regarding Sunset Ave.) which had to do With toe
allowed parking hours on Sunset Ave. COUNCIL. PRESIDENT JAECH THEREFORE MOVED, SECONDED BY COUNCIL -
MEMBER NAUGHTEN, TO CONTINUE ITEM 8 TO JULY 5, 1983. MOTION CARRIED.
AUDIENCE
Karen Bradshaw thanked Mayor Harrison and Councilmem.bers Nordquist, Naughten, and Hall for attending
the School Board meeting the previous evening and giving speeches in support of keeping Edmonds high
School open. She was present this evenino to ask the Council to support arywone who would run for
the School Board positions next year in order to put out of office the current: School Board members
so some rational decisions can be made, and she also asked that the Council stand behind any legal
action the community may be forced to take. She said there are not going to be any children in this
area if there arE no schools. Councilmember mall thought the School Board had acquiesced to private
enterprise, a rn.I she thought the hearing should have been held at Edmonds High School. Mayor Harrison
said they would all cort-inue to study the matter to see what the options are.
• COUNCIL
Councilmember Hall said the Edmonds Arts Festival was terrific, and she thanked the City employees
who helped with it. She also had attended the convention and briefly discussed the ltaorkshops
she had attended. She had attended her first Community Transit meeting also.
Councilmember Allen commented th,.,t at the FNCI convention the keynote address was given �y Dr. Daryl
Beck who talked about the climate and challenges of change. She thought it Would be advantageous to
have 'him :come to the City arld work with the Staff and Council to give: some ideas on "ow to move
ahead in this period of change. He c`arrie-s $700 plus transportation, and he lives in Salem, Oregon.
It was decided to dliscuss this at the work me.ating of July 25.
Councilmember Allen noted that there was a note from the Mayor that .$7,000 -!ias authorized from the
Street Fund for address signs but the Street Fund can be used only as a maintenance bud�get. THEREFORE,
COUNCILMEMBER ALLEN MOVED, SECONDED 3Y COLINCIIUMEMBEF NAUG iTEN, THAT THE FU11^S BE TAKEN FROM THE
UNBUDGETE'D SALES TAX EQUALIZATION REVENUES. MOTION CARP.IED.
Councilmember Allen acknowledged a memo from the City engineer and Police Chief recommending reduction
of the speed limit on Miain St. from Five Corners to the 90'1 block. It is currently 35 mph and the
recommendation was to reduce it to 3^ mph to make it consistent all the way from lHignway 99. COUNCIL -
MEMBER ALLEN MGVEu, SECON aEG 2Y COi1^iC, EMBER HALL, TO II�iSTR; CT THE CITY ATTORNEY T9 DRAFT THE
APPROPRIATE ORDINANCE. MiCTION CARRIED.
Councilmember Allen acknowledged a request to increase from $600 to $990 the amount for the Brackett's
Landing ranger program. Ti;e reason for the requested increase was that Mountlake Terrace had turned
down the request for 1283, although they will put it in their 1.924 budget. It was to be discussed
at the July 12 Finance Committee meeting, but to make the ;grogram Effective this summer the funds
is GRANTED,
neede sooner. C0L,NCILM`-M3"=R KASPO MOVED, SECONNDED BY COUNCIL1 Eyi3ER HALL., THAT THE INCREASE BE
aRTED, FUNDS TO COME FROM THE COUNCIL CONTINGE'PICY L''JND. MOTION CARRIED.
Councilmember Naughten requester a copy of the lettar sent to people with nonconforming signs and a
list of the recipients.
Councilmember Naughten noted that the: Boys' Club is painting their building. Planning Director Mary
Lou Block advised that a block grant eras received for new roofing, insulation., and windows for the
Boys' Club. Grants also were received for the Senior Center and the ;l,�adowdale Community Club.
Councilmember Naughten had received a complaint that there was not enough electrical ;power for the
concessions at the Arts Festival. Parks & Recreaton Director Steve Simpson said they had increased
the power by a factor of three in the last three years and it cannot be increased further, but he
said the concessionaires are well aware of how much power they can draw. Next year the Arts Festival
will bring in separate power for the concessionaires.
Councilmember Kasper reported on the Community Services Committee meting this evening at which the
336 fund was discussed. Of prime priority, and needing Council action, was a $21,000 item for the
telephone installation in the recent remodel of City offices. COUNCILMEMBER KASPER MOVED, SECONDED
BY COUNCILMEMBER ALLEN TO PAY THAT $21,000 TELEPHONE INSTALLATION BILL FROM THE 336 FUND. MOTION
CARRIED. Other items will be discussed later, some having to go to the Finance Committee.
There was a question about the Dayton St. construction item placed on the Extended Agenda for June
28 although it had been moved to a later date in a rescheduling of the agendas. Because the owner
of the Safeway shoppingcenter was getting ready to do the repairs to his.parking lot it was essential
that this be taken up immediately. COUNCILMEMBER ALLEN MOVED, SECONDED BY COUNCILMEMBER HALL, TO
LEAVE THAT ITEM ON THE JUNE 28, 1983 AGENDA. MOTION CARRIED, WITH COUNCILMEMBER KASPER VOTING NO
BECAUSE IT WAS CONTRARY TO WHAT WAS STATED IN THE MINUTES.
COUNCILMEMBER ALLEN MOVED, SECONDED BY COUNCILMFMBER JAFCH, TO PLACE n^, THE J!!LY ?6, 1983 ^.OE"!DA
• CONSIDERATION OF THE SOUTH SNOHOMISH COUNTY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE'S STATEMENT OF POSITION THAT THE
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ACQUISITION OF A RESCUE BOAT CURRENTLY:BEING PROMOTED BE SUBMITTED TO A VOTE OF THE PEOPLE. A ROLL
CALL VOTE WAS TAKEN ON THE MOTION, WITH COUNCILMEMBERS ALLEN, JAECH, NORDQUIST, AND KASPER VOTING
YES, AND WITH COUNC'ILMEMBERS NAUGHTEN AND HALL VOTING NO.. MOTION CARRIED.
Councilmember Kasper advised that the Shared Services Committee would be meeting the following
evening, the discussion topic being consolidation of the fire departments.
Councilmember Nordquist had received a call from a resident near the cemetery to compliment the City
on the fence placed on the south side of the cemetery.
Councilmember Nordquist thanked Russ Berg and Art Housler for their actions to solicit donations
from City employees to help an elderly lady pay her past -due water bill. He commented that there
are people within this City who are not as well off as most, and he and the other members of the
Council appreciated the opportunity to participate in this.
Council President Jaech requested of the Mayor that he indicate his recommendations on memos going
to the Council in their packets. She said there was no way to know this week whether he had even
seen some of the items.
Council President Jaech had received no input regarding a Council resource person, so COUNCIL
PRESIDENT JAECH MOVED, SECONDED BY COUNCILMEMBER ALLEN, TO PLACE ON THE AGENDA OF JULY 12, 1983 A
DISCUSSION REGARDING A COUNCIL RESOURCE PERSON. MOTION CARRIED, WITH COUNCILMEMBER KASPER VOTING
NO.
Council President Jaech brought up the recent appointment by the Mayor of Councilmember Hall to the
Community Transit Board. She had been concerned and had contacted the City Attorney about it. Mr.
Tanaka said the Council ultimately has the authority to ratify the Mayor's appointments to that
board but in the absence of any Council action his appointments would be valid --the Mayor's actions •
are valid until the Council takes some contrary action, but they validate by inaction. Council
President Jaech said Councilmember Nordquist was the regular member because he was the one who was
appointed by the Council to the board, and they had never received any formal notification that
there had to be a new reaffirmation from the Council, other than the letter recently given them by
the Mayor at the time he appointed Councilmember Hall. Mr. Tanaka stated that when the board was
reconstituted because of some annexations apparently the Mayor made an appointment and in the absence
of a Council action to either deny it or anything else, the Council can in a sense approve it by
inaction, but certainly if the Council wants not to approve it they are free to do so. Council
President Jaech said it is her feeling that what they have done before is that the Council President
has gone through the list of appointments, with the concurrence of the Council, and determines who
wants to be.on each board, and they have always addressed who their senior Councilmembers are, and
Councilmember Nordquist had been reappointed to that board and the list was mentioned to everybody,
and she understood that was what the'Council wanted to do. Further, it was her understanding that
on this particular board the Council should reaffirm by resolution the appointment to that board.
Mr. Tanaka said the initial appointments were by resolution and the practice should be to continue
that. He said the statute says it is the legislative.body that ultimately has the authority to make
those appointments. Council President Jaech wanted to reaffirm what they were doing so COUNCILMEMBER
JAECH MOVED THAT THE CITY ATTORNEY DRAFT A',RESOLUTION REAFFIRMING COUNCILMEMBER NORDQUIST ON THAT
BOARD. Councilmember Hall said this was a whole new thing since they reconstituted the board
and it was brought up at the recent Community Transit meeting and their attorney gave a ruling that
her appointment was in order. She asked Mr. Tanaka to find out.the legal ramifications. Mayor
Harrison said the reason he selected Councilmember Hall is that there are only two paid committee
assignments for the Council, the Health Board and Community Transit, and he does not think it is
fair that one Councilmember should have both of them. That was his position. At this time COUNCIL -
MEMBER NAUGHTEN SECONDED THE.MOTION ON THE FLOOR. Councilmember Nordquist said he had taken the
appointment for the City which he loves, not for the money, and in the years past many of the
Councilmembers were professional people who could not attend daytime meetings and in his business he
has more flexibility. He said if he attended the meetings for financial gain he had lost. Council •
President Jaech said she did not have any problem with the money issue on this, and Councilmember
Nordquist had done a good job and is familiar with it. Councilmember Nordquist said the Mayor did
write him a letter expressing appreciation for the time he had spent on the board. He said he had
always had an interest in a transit system in this area. Councilmember Hall said she wished Council
President Jaech had talked to her about this, and Council President Jaech responded that she did not
think a consultation was necessary since she had not been consulted when the appointment was made.
Councilmember Hall said she did not care about the appointment but she still wanted a ruling from
Mr. Tanaka. THE MOTION CARRIED.
There was no further business to come before the Council, and the meeting adjourned at 11:55 p.m.
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IRENE VARNEY MORAN, Citf Clerk HARVE H. HARRISON, Mayor
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