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EDMONDS COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES
JULY 23, 1974
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and urged that the tapes be erased. Councilman Nordquist stated that he acted
as chairman of the Blue Ribbon Committee for the first two or three meetings
(until they appointed their own permanent chairman); and that he had brought
tapes to the meeting to be used as a secretarial means to obtain minutes, and
for review by absent committee members. He also urged that the tapes be erased.
After some discussion, the Mayor suggested that the Committee Chairman deliver
the tapes to the City Clerk. However, Dr. Mueller said he would prefer to wait
until the City Attorney is available. The City Attorney had indicated that he
would be out of town for the next few days. Following further discussion, a
MOTION: MOTION WAS MADE BY COUNCILMAN NORDQUIST AND SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN ANDERSON THAT
THE CHAIRMAN OF THE BLUE RIBBON COMMITTEE DELIVER TO THE CITY ATTORNEY ALL THE
qTAPES THAT WERE INCLUDED IN THE COMMITTEE STUDY, AND THAT IN THE PRESENCE OF
I BOTH GENTLEMEN THAT THE AUTHENTICITY OF THE TAPES BE DETERMINED, AND THEN IN
THE PRESENCE OF THE SAME GENTLEMEN, THE TAPES BE DESTROYED. MOTION CARRIED.
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AUDIENCE PARTICIPATION
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Maybelle Chapman asked if the city is planning to put up signs at the inter
section of 212th and 76th which would indicate which lanes people should usee
to make turning movements. Engineer Larson stated that this is only a temporary
situation as there will be a new signal going in there. He said the traffic #
.y n will move one way at the time.
A gentleman in the audience asked .about Dayton Avenue at the railroad tracks,
and wondered if it could be filled in a little. Mr. Larson said that Public
Works does this periodically.
TRUCK LOAD LIMITS
Police Chief, Marlo Foster, stated that there had been a request for an.amendment
to our commercial vehicle prohibition on certain streets. He said that the
ordinance previously called for a specific gross weight and it has been asked that
it be changed to licensed gross weight. Councilwoman Shippen inquired about
the "certain" streets. Engineer Larson stated that certain streets can be covered
by sufficient vote of the council. Following considerable discussion, a MOTION
MOTION: WAS MADE BY COUNCILMAN NORDQUIST AND SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN ANDERSON TO PASS
ORDIBY
MERCIAL
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PROHIBITING
EXCEEDINGFIOEOOOIPOUNDS. MOTION CARRIED.
VEHICLES
CARRIED.
ENGINEER'S REPORT ON UNDERGROUNDING ESTIMATE FROM PUD AND TELEPHONE CO. -
5TH SIDEWALKS
Engineer Larson stated that Mr. Reis of the P.U.D. indicated that it would take
ten more days to have the estimate on the undergrounding completed, and asked
that this be re -scheduled for August 6th. However, it was pointed
BY out thatAN the IST
MOTION: agenda for the 6th is quite full. It was, therefore,
Lj& 1,AND SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN NELSON TO SET THIS ITEM FOR THE 13th OF AUGUST.
�, WTI�ON CARRIED.
�ELIMINARY PLAT - SEAVIEW VILLAGE, 12 LOTS, ANDOVER STREET - FILE P-5-74
Assistant City Planner, Kay L. Shoudy, reported that the applicant is Bjorn
Thuesen; and that the application had been heard by the Planning Commission on
June 19th, and the Commission approved the plat subject to planning and engineering
requirements and imposed a more restrictive tree cutting restriction than was
required in the ordinance. Mrs. Shoudy then showed slides of the of the
the plaarea.
and the neighborhood and sketches showing the comprehensive planning
She stated that the access is on Andover Street and that 'there would be no
significant environmental impact. She said the staff would recommend approval,
subject to the conditions recommended by the Planning Commission.