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THESE MINUTES SUBJECT
TO JUNE 19 APPROVAL
EDMONDS CITY COUNCIL MINUTES
June 11, 1979
(Work Meeting)
The regular meeting of the Edmonds City Council was called to order at 7:40 p.m. by
Mayor Harve Harrison in the Council Chambers of the Edmonds Civic Center. All present
joined in,the flag salute.
PRESENT STAFF PRESENT
Harve Harrison, Mayor Leif Larson, Public Works Director
Mike Herb John LaTourelle, Community Development Director
Bill Kasper Art Housler, Finance Director
Katherine Allen Marlo Foster, Police Chief
John Nordquist Jack Weinz, Acting Fire Chief
Ray Gould Mary Lou Block, Assistant City Planner
Tom Carns Fred Herzberg, City Engineer
Larry Naughten Jim Murphy, City Attorney
Jackie Parrett, Deputy City Clerk
OATH OF OFFICE FOR COUNCILMAN WILLIAM J: KASPER
Judge Richard Thorpe administered the oath of office to William J. Kasper who was
selected by the Council to fill the Council position vacated by Phil Clement.
CONSENT AGENDA
MOTION: COUNCILMAN'CARNS MOVED, SECONDED BY -COUNCILMAN NORDQUIST, TO APPROVE THE CONSENT
AGENDA." MOTIDN CARRIED. The Consent Agenda included the following:
(A) Roll call.
(B) Approval of Minutes of June 5, 1979.
(C) Passage of Resolution 445 for the City of Edmonds to join other cities in
the funding of a feasibility study regarding pooling of risk management
and/or insurance coverage.
(D) Setting of June 26, 1979 for hearing of preliminary approval of PRD-1-79
located in Shell Valley.
MAYOR
Mayor Harrison asked for confirmation of two appointments to the Arts Commission. The
Council had interviewed the candidates prior to this evening's Council meeting.
MOTION: COUNCILMAN GOULD MOVED, SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN NORDQUIST, TO CONFIRM THE MAYOR'S
APPOINTMENTS OF A. LYALL LUSH TO POSITION 2 ON THE ARTS COMMISSION, TERM TO EXPIRE
DECEMBER 31, 1980, AND OF DICK MARKLE TO POSITION 6 ON THE ARTS COMMISSION, TERM TO
EXPIRE DECEMBER 31, 1982. MOTION CARRIED.
HEARING ON P.C. RESOLUTION 616 RECOMMENDING DENIAL OF A PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO THE
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Assistant City Planner Mary Lou Block reviewed this item. The rezone had been proposed
by the neighbors because of the environmentally sensitive nature of the site. Shella-
barger Creek bisects the property from north to south. The Planning Commission had
heard this item on March 4, 1979 and recommended denial because the property is
located in an area near to downtown Edmonds where RS-6 is an appropriate density and
they found it would be improper to single out this one block and zone it RS-12, and
because they felt there were alternatives to protect the stream in this area which
were more desirable than changing the zoning. The Community Development Department
recommended to the Council that the Planning Commission's denial be upheld, but in
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