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ADJOURNMENT
Edmonds City Council Agenda
April 2, 2024
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2.1
City Council Agenda Item
Meeting Date: 04/2/2024
Presentation of Main St Overlay Project Update
Staff Lead: Rob English
Department: Engineering
Preparer: Emiko Rodarte
Background/History
On May 24, 2023, the City Council approved a Professional Services Agreement with KPG Psomas to
design the Main St Overlay Project.
On February 13, 2024, staff presented this item to the Parks and Public Works Committee.
Staff Recommendation
Project update.
Narrative
In 2020, the City secured a $750,000 federal grant to fund a full -width grind and pavement overlay on
Main St from 6th Ave to 8th Ave. The project also includes upgrading all noncompliant ADA curb ramps
and new pavement markings within the project limits. The design of the new compliant pedestrian
ramps at 7th Ave and 8th Ave will include bulb -outs to improve safety. The section of Main St between
8th Ave and 9th Ave will also receive a pavement overlay. This pavement section will be funded by the
City's annual overlay program.
The current lane configuration of Main St provides a traffic lane in each direction and parking lanes on
both sides of the road. Staff is proposing the addition of an eastbound bike lane to support cyclists
traveling uphill who tend to be moving much slower than vehicular traffic. Shared lane markings, or
"sharrows" will be added in the westbound direction. The bike lane addition will be accomplished by
narrowing the traffic and parking lanes. Staff will provide more information during the presentation
(Attachment 1) to the City Council.
A public meeting was held on March 7th to present the proposed improvements and project schedule.
The meeting was recorded and made available on the City website. Residents, business owners, and
other roadway users were invited to provide public comment until March 15th. The City received
comments which are attached (Attachment 2) for review.
The design phase of the project began in May 2023 and is expected to be completed in Spring 2024. The
project would be advertised shortly thereafter, and construction should be complete in fall 2024.
The project is being funded by a combination of Federal, State, and local sources.
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Attachments:
Attachment 1 - Main St Update Presentation final
Attachment 2 - Public Input
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Main St Overlay Project
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• City pursued and won a $750K Federal
grant in 2020 for overlay of Main St
from 6th Av to 8th Ave
o Grant requires matching funds from City
o Design funds became available in 2023
o Construction funds are available in 2024
• 2017 Comprehensive Transportation Plan
o Street Classification — Minor Arterial
o Bike Route from Ferry to Five Corners
• Average Daily Traffic Count N4,900 vehicles per day
• Community Transit Routes & Bus Stops
o Route 116 with existing bus stops
o Future Route
• 40 -Pavement Condition Index (before utility work)
• Non -compliant ADA ramps
• Parking on both sides of street
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City Ordinance #3842 (ECDC 18.80.015) Complete Streets
Ordinance -states that:
City of Edmonds will plan for, design, and construct all
new transportation projects to provide appropriate
accommodation for pedestrians, bicyclists, transit users,
and persons of all abilities.
City of Edmonds staff, following this direction, identified
an opportunity to add an eastbound (uphill) bicycle lane
and "sharrows" in the westbound direction by narrowing
travel and parking lanes throughout the corridor.
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• City held a public meeting March 7th.,
2024, and a recording was made
available on City website
• Meeting was advertised by postcard,
message board, and press release
• Public was able to provide comment
until March 15th
• City secured an additional $50K in
Federal Funding in March, 2024
• City pursued and won a $391K
Transportation Improvements Board
(TIB) grant in March
Estimated Construction Cost
$6971984 — Paving, Striping,
$3261315 — Drainage
$110241299 — Total
Funding Sources
5527.785 — Federal Grant
$3051637 —TIB Grant
$1901877 — City Road
$1321104 — Road
$581773 — Storm
Funds
Sidewalks
Next Steps
2.1.b
I received a call on 3/13 from Teresa Holland. Ms. Holland had some questions about the current
state of affairs on the 91h Ave and 100th Ave bike lanes project that I was able to answer for her. We
then discussed the Main St Overlay project. Ms. Holland asked about the Complete Streets
Ordinance and its applicability to the project. After discussing this she brought up the subject of
curb bulbs. It's her belief that the rectangular rapid flashing beacons (RRFBs) are more effective at
protecting pedestrians than bulbs are — specifically in areas like 81h and Main where there is an
uncontrolled intersection. I let her know that RRFB installation has been discussed for this
intersection and our plan is to actively evaluate after the work is complete. If it becomes apparent
that more is needed an RRFB can be considered at that time. She stressed that she would like to
see RRFB in place of curb bulbs.
After our conversation, I emailed Ms. Holland a copy of the Complete Streets Ordinance.
Ryan Hague
PUBLIC COMMENT P packet Pg. 21
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Hague, Ryan
From: Kim Bayer
Sent: Monday, March 11, 2024 1:47 PM
To: Hague, Ryan; Overlay Project
Cc: Olson, Vivian
Subject: RE: No to Bike Lanes on Main
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Ryan,
Thank you for your prompt response. Will all due respect, I have responded to your comments as there are
several that could be argued to the contrary:
From: Hague, Ryan <Ryan.Hague @edmondswa.gov>
Sent: Monday, March 11, 2024 1:20 PM
To: Kim Bayer ; Overlay Project <Overlays@edmondswa.gov>
Cc: Olson, Vivian <Vivian.Olson @edmondswa.gov>
Subject: RE: No to Bike Lanes on Main
Ms. Bayer,
Thanks for providing input. Your comments will be provided to Council when we present our project update to
them next month.
I've provided responses below to a number of your comments. You may also consider watching the video of last
week's public meeting where many of these exact items were addressed. It can be found at
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v-tASF-cgh6lQ
Thanks, again, for your interest in the project.
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From: Kim Bayer
Sent: Monday, March 11, 2024 1:00 PM
To: Overlay Project <overlaysPedmondswa.gov>
Cc: Olson, Vivian <Vivian.Olson@edmondswa.gov>
Subject: No to Bike Lanes on Main
I live in downtown Edmonds and do not support adding bike lanes to Main Street based on the
following:
• We are losing all needed parking in the bowl due to increased density, more restaurants
and retail attracting more visitors, lost parking due to development codes that do not
require enough parking stalls This project does not require the elimination of even a
single parking spot. How are you dealing with the business district zone on Main? You
would have to eliminate parking there
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• We live in a city where there is bad weather from mid -October to mid -May. No one is
riding bikes during bad weather days
o I live on 91" avenue and have only counted 4 riders so far this winter utilizing the
91" Avenue bike lanes The 91" Avenue bike lanes project is incomplete as it had to
suspend for the winter due to bad weather. The time to assess its success (or
lack thereof) has not arrived. Then how can you know that Main Street will be
successful if you don't have an assessment of 9' which is wider and flat
compared to Main Street?
o The cars are completely confused as to where they are supposed to drive, the
homes on 9t" have lost additional parking and there are absolutely no riders on
this fairly flat stretch of road. The 9` Avenue bike lanes project is incomplete as
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conducive to bike riding. How many riders do you expect to serve here? The city will
have wasted tax payer dollars and create more driving chaos for a handful of potential
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bicyclists a -bikes have completely changed the nature of bike riding. A e-bike user is
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popular by the day. What about biking from 9t" to Five Corners? That cannot be done
with ease even on an electric bike. Also, electric bikes do not change the weather and
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• The demographics in Edmonds is older with less bike riders per capita vs other
surrounding cities We need to design our infrastructure for all ages and abilities. To do
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otherwise would be discriminatory. This is a fact that Edmonds has an older
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demographic who are not prone to riding bikes. There is nothing discriminatory about
it. The city needs to spend tax payer dollars to help support the citizens who are
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paying them. It's discriminatory to change infrastructure to serve a small minority vs
the majority of residents needs and wants. Your response appears to be a foregone
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conclusion that the bike lanes will happen regardless of citizen feedback. If this is the
case, then there needs to be full transparency on the comments you receive. There
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are many residents in Edmonds who are not in favor of this added bike land who had
no idea you are conducting this comment period. One sign at the Andersen Center for
less than a week notice is not enough time to gather proper feedback.
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• There is NO demand for bike riding in downtown Edmonds. The bike clubs scream loud
for more bike lanes but, in reality, they are only a very small number.
• As more and more density creeps into Edmonds, Main Street has become a
thoroughfare with even more congested traffic in the years to come
o Why would you want to congest traffic, remove parking, mess up a main road into
Edmonds for a very small minority of people who are not even riding our current
bike lanes? Bike lanes alleviate traffic congestion by taking vehicles off the road.
This is only if there will be people riding bikes to begin with which is the crux of
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my issue with this project. You assume that if you build it, they will come
(riding their bikes). 91" Avenue and the other reasons I mentioned are showing
us there is not an appetite to ride bikes in our very hilly, rainy city. I've been in
my office all day today which looks onto 91" and Pine. There has not been one
bike and I'm pretty confident I will not see a bike in site all day as has been the
case all winter.
Thank you for consideration of my comments. I hope the city makes the right decision that
benefits the majority of tax -paying residents to maintain, or improve, their quality of life, not
diminish it.
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Kim Bayer-Augustavo
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PUBLIC COMMENT P packet Pg. 24
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Hague, Ryan
From:
Sent:
Ken Eastwood
Monday, March 11, 2024 2:19 PM
To: Overlay Project
Subject: Main Street Overlay Project
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Rya n,
I just viewed the Main Street Overlay Presentation. You did a great job making the complicated understandable.
I live on Main between 6th and 7th. Are there any plans to alleviate (long-term), the occasional free-for-all that develops
at the Main and 9th stop signs? Cars turning left are often challenged by those that are not turning. Alternatives... stop
light set up to function at peak travel times and otherwise blinking, other alternatives?
Thank you,
Ken Eastwood
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Hague, Ryan
From: Hague, Ryan
Sent: Monday, March 18, 2024 7:12 AM
To: Jim & Shanna England; Public Comment (Council)
Subject: RE: Feedback to Main Street Overlay Project by Mar 15th
Thanks for providing your feedback. We'll bundle it with all the other feedback we've received when we update
Council on the project next month.
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From: Jim & Shanna England
Sent: Friday, March 15, 2024 6:02 PM
To: Public Comment (Council) <publiccomment@edmondswa.gov>; Hague, Ryan <ryan.hague@edmondswa.gov>
Subject: Feedback to Main Street Overlay Project by Mar 15th
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Ryan,
It is still March 15th and there is no link on your web page to provide feedback, or it has been removed
Please consider my feedback below:
We are strongly opposed to reducing the car lanes on Main Street to 11 feet. That is way too narrow for
this street that many cars and trucks use.
Also, the proposed 6 foot wide parking spaces are too narrow. Even our old Honda CR-v measures 6'9"
from mirror to mirror. And narrower parking widths add more danger to passing cars & trucks (or bikes)
when a door is opened.
These reductions in the spirit of adding a bike lane eastbound should not be considered. We don't mind
bike riders, but it is not worth a significant reduction in parking and car lane width. There are many other
less busy and accessible east/west streets that can be utilized by bikes, and would easily connect to the
recent bike paths incorporated on Bowdoin Way.
A dedicated bike lane should not be added to Main Street.
Thank you.
Jim England
Edmonds
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Hague, Ryan
From: Richard Klein
Sent: Saturday, March 9, 2024 3:24 PM
To: Hague, Ryan
Subject: Bike lane/overlay
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I can't find the link for commenting on the bike lane on Main Street. I also tried going to the March 7th meeting but
couldn't find any link to view that meeting or read the comments.
Now the reader board on Main Street says to leave public comments... where? I can't find that link.
Bottom line for us: please NO bike lane. Edmonds doesn't have enough parking now. If you take away more parking
spaces to put in a bike lane on Main Street (or any of the side streets near Main Street) there will be even fewer!
Also, people on bikes are not typically stopping to shop or eat. People come to Edmonds by foot or in cars. I've seen
very few bikes in downtown Edmonds. Please do not remove the spaces on Main Street.
Thank you,
Anne & Rich Klein
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2.1.b
Hague, Ryan
From: Hague, Ryan
Sent: Wednesday, March 13, 2024 10:59 AM
To: Anne & Rich Klein
Subject: RE: Main Street Bike Lane - Comments
Mr. and Ms. Klein,
Thanks for your interest in the project and your thoughtful input.
We're presenting this to Council on (I believe) April 2 and your comments will be provided to them for review
You specifically said that a response isn't required but I would like to address a couple of items:
Regarding bike lane width, minimum bike lane width is 5' when the lane is against a curb and 6' when it's against
parked cars. Those extra narrow spaces you're seeing on 9' aren't bike lanes, but buffers between motorists and
bike lanes. This project is incomplete and everything will be much clearer after we finish the striping.
Thanks for bringing up the issue of doors and side view mirrors. We've gotten this from a few others, as well, and
we're looking at some options there.
You're right that our bike lane network is still fragmented but building out an entire network takes time and money
so it's gotta be built block by block. We'll get there eventually.
Thanks again for your input.
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From: Anne & Rich Klein
Sent: Wednesday, March 13, 2024 10:23 AM
To: Hague, Ryan <ryan.hague@edmondswa.gov>
Cc: Anne Klein
Subject: Main Street Bike Lane - Comments
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Good morning Ryan & Council Members,
After spending about 2 hours searching links (over the past two days) I finally found the link with the video from the
March zoom meeting and watched it this morning. Ryan, you did well anticipating concerns the public might have with
adding an additional lane. Sad to hear that only 5 people attended the zoom meeting. Were there more people at the
city council meeting on March 7th? I couldn't attend due to a class.
I have chatted with several avid cyclists (those who could easily ride up Main Street) and they expressed concerns as
well. I noticed that Ryan had been in communication with a cycling group in/around Edmonds, which is probably why he
addressed some of the same concerns the people I talked with expressed ( bike lane too narrow, doors being swung
open suddenly, drivers upset with cyclists &/or having the bike lane taking up space, etc). Everyone I spoke with said
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they would ride in them iddle of the road and not use the bike lane, especially since they could easily go the speed
limit.
I noticed in the video that a planned drawing of a street with lanes was shown, but in the illustration there were two
lanes of traffic going each way. In Edmonds, there would only be one lane of traffic each direction so cars going in
opposite directions would be much closer. I also noticed a center "green" area dividing the two directions, and that
would not be included in the revised resurfacing (not enough space, obviously). Even though Evan stated that the
drawingwas not specific to Edmonds, it could be misleading. The entire spacewill be much "tighter" than in the
illustration.
I still have concerns - even knowing it's sounding like a "done deal". And I realize that additional funding is/was
available to help if bike lanes are included. I found it interesting to learn that including bike lanes was included and
approved in a city plan a few years ago, which made me wonder why the opportunity for public comment was given
My concerns are:
-1 rarely (if ever) see anyone driving too fast in downtown Edmonds, especially on Main Street between 9th and the ferry
terminal.
*Maplewood Drive, yes!
*88th, 84th, 192nd near Seaview, yes!
*I'm sure there are other locations, and noticed that speed "bumps" aregoingto be placed on Olympic
View Drive and a few other places in the city)
-1 rarely see anyone riding a bike on Main Street (most likely due to congestion and people parking).
The few cyclists I've seen tend to go up Dayton.
-If the bike lane on Main Street is going to be 6ft wide, why are bike lanes in other parts of the city (where the street is
wider, like 9th/100th) about half that width?
-Acar door swings open approximately 3 feet, which would mean a cyclist would need to be riding closer to the road line
rather than in the center of the bike lane. Side Mirrors are also a concern.
-It is sounding like the bike lane would only be on along 3 blocks between 6th and 8th (for now?)... Maybe
I misunderstood where these are going to be placed. I know that Main Street up the hill toward Maplewood Drive is very
wide and therefore not needed? What about the rest of Main Street from 9th to the terminal?
Bottom line ... I wouldn't ride a bike in downtown Edmonds and wouldn't let my grandchildren. Even with a few blocks of
a bike lane, I wouldn't feel safe. If I were shopping or going out to eat in Edmonds I wouldn't ride a bike. Space to
put/park/lock a bike while doing either of those is also limited (if any is available).
Again, it's sounding like the bike lane is set. Will be interesting to see how it all works out in the future.
Side notes:
-1 often see people not parked within the lined area for cars.. they stick out onto Main Street and/or do not park within
the spaces (too far forward or too far back) taking up two spots. This happens on Dayton too, especially near the
Anderson Center on the north side of the street.
-The bump outs have been a nice addition -but I wish people would use the flashing lights when crossing the
street.. maybe it's a learning curve for people to use these - I often see them NOT used on Main Street (downtown and
on the hill going up toward Maplewood) and at 5 corners.
-Good to hear that the tree on the corner of 8th and Main will remain.
-Nice to hear that work will be paused during big events throughout the work time.
Thank you for reading this letter. No one needs to reply- you are all busy and I get the sense that this is already
scheduled and movingforward.
Anne Mein
PUBLIC COMMENT P packet Pg. 29
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Hague, Ryan
From: Margaret Elwood
Sent: Tuesday, March 12, 2024 10:20 PM
To: Gordon Black
Cc: Luke Distelhorst ; Hague, Ryan; Mackey Guenther; Forrest Baum;
Peter Hallson; John Larpenteur
Subject: Re: Reminder: March 7, 6 p.m. online public mtg about Main Street road work
Thank you, Ryan, for this excellent presentation. I like the FAQ and your responses to them, especially
the claim that cyclists don't ride up Main Street. The chicken -and -egg analogy was perfect. Or, as in Field
of Dreams, "If you build it, theywill come."
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protect cyclists from moving vehicles. There is a stretch of the Interurban in Shoreline, south of 145th I
believe, that has bike lanes thus protected, and though I still have to be alert to the possibility of a car
door opening, I would have had to be just as alert riding to the left of parked cars, with the additional o
stress of cars coming up behind me and passing me. Please do make this accommodation if at all
possible; it greatly improves the cyclist's sense of safety. _
Thanks again for your great work on this project and the clear explanations you provided here. N
Margaret Elwood
On Sun, Mar 10, 2024 at 8:30 PM Gordon Black wrote:
Public works posted the Zoom with the technical issues for some
folks to Youtube. Here it
is: https://www.voutube.com/watch?v=fASF-cgh6lQ
Comments on the Main St. paving are open until 3/15/24.
Cheers,
Gordon
On Sun, Mar 10, 2024 at 5:53 PM Gordon Black wrote:
And to Luke's response I would add: all cars have a driver, they do
not always have passengers, though on Main Street that might be
less true than in other locations.
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On Sun, Mar 10, 2024 at 2:47 PM Luke Distelhorst
wrote:
That's a great question Hank! Parking protected bike lanes are actually included in the NACTO best
practices guide: https://nacto.org/publication/urban-bikeway-design-guide/cycle-tracks/one-way-
p rot ect ed -cyc l e-t racks/
One of the items they specifically call out is, "Reduces risk of 'dooring' compared to a bike lane and
eliminates the risk of a doored bicyclist being run over by a motor vehicle."
A major danger of dooring is when the biker is subsequently hit by a second moving vehicle in the
travel lane, having been thrown down and out by the door. This is more dangerous because every
vehicle has a driver (and a door to open!), but doesn't always have a passenger.
Additionally, being thrown down to the sidewalk is significantly safer than being thrown into the travel
lane.
Lastly, this is why that 2'+ buffer is important: it provides more space to stay away from the door and in
the center of the 6' bike lane when next to parked vehicles.
Here's a design image from NACTO:
Luke
On Sun, Mar 10, 2024 at 2:25 P wrote:
Do we have any data on the potential for motorists exiting their parked cars to get hit by bicyclists as they
cross to the sidewalk? I don't mean to imply that this should negate the parking protection approach but we
should be prepared for pushback.
Hank
On Saturday, March 9, 2024 at 01:37:56 PM PST, Mackey Guenther
Hey Ryan, thanks for your work on this awesome project!
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I am also a big fan of the "parking protection" approach that Luke mentioned. It would be a cheap (free?) way to
enhance protection and comfort for both cyclists & pedestrians on that stretch of Main St. Physical barriers are really
necessary for unlocking more cycling, IMO — the risktakers (including me) are already riding no matter what :)
When the Francis Anderson Center + playfields are busy, the south sidewalk on Main St. (adjacent to the uphill lane)
gets really crowded, especially between 7th & 8th. Going with parking protection would also help increase the feeling
of separation between vehicular travel lanes and pedestrians, and give a little more breathing room. That way, even if
the bike lanes are empty of bikes at times during the day, the improvements can still feel "useful" to the broader
public.
Mackey
On 3/8/24 7:59 PM, Luke Distelhorst wrote:
Thanks Ryan! Can we please swap the parking and bike lane? There is a LOT of activity for people parking there,
and I would not use the Main St bike lane with how many car doors fly open, or ride on the whiteline with the travel
lane. Or more likely, ride on Dayton.
If these are swapped with a buffer, we could have a parking protected bike lane on the sidewalk side that would be
much safer.
13' for the downhill lane is incredibly wide, and you could take 2' from there as a buffer, then have the bike lane on
the curb from 6th to 8th at minimum (preferably 9th), since there are no cross streets besides lower library lot
driveway and the bus pullout at the library. Narrowing that lane to 11' as well would help with downhill traffic calming,
since that traffic tends to be faster (in my experience).
Example from Seattle of parking -protected bike lane, with buffer:
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On Fri, Mar 8, 2024 at 1:48 PM Hague, Ryan <ryan.hague _edmondswa.gov> wrote:
Margarat and those copied,
My apologies for the technical difficulties last night, We ended up getting up and running with the intent of
making a recording available for interested parties to watch at their leisure. You can access the video
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Sent: Thursday, March 7, 2024 8:37 PM
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Subject: Re: Reminder: March 7, 6 p.m. online public mtg about Main Street road work
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It will be rescheduled due to technical difficulties
Apologies from Ryan Hague!
Margaret
On Thu, Mar 7, 2024, 7:49 PM Forrest Baum
Margaret,
I'd be interested to hear your report from this!
—Forrest
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The Zoom session kept shutting down and booting everyone off.
On Wed, Mar 6, 2024 at 7:07 PM Margaret Elwood
wrote:
wrote:
I plan to attend this meeting online, and hope some of you can show up as well. I'm sure Ryan could use our
advocacy in person against any push -back on the bike lanes
https://myedmondsnews.com/2O24/03/city-schedules-virtual-public-meeting-march-7-for-main-street-road-
work/?mc cid=d5c9120598&mc eid=07dae43eef
Margaret
"The best laid schemes o' mice an' men / Gang aft a-gley."
Robert Burns, poet, 1785
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Robert Burns, poet, 1785
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2.2
City Council Agenda Item
Meeting Date: 04/2/2024
Municipal Court Annual Report
Staff Lead: Judge Rivera and Court Administrator Uneek Maylor
Department: Municipal Court
Preparer: Uneek Maylor
Background/History
The Municipal Court presents to Council in the Spring of each year an overview regarding court
operations.
Staff Recommendation
No Action to be taken by Council.
Narrative
Judge Rivera and Court Administrator Uneek Maylor will be presenting the Municipal Court Annual
Report.
Attachments:
State of the Court Report 2023 - Final
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EDMONDS MUNICIPAL COURT
STATE OF THE COURT
Providing the Community Access to Justice with Respect and Integrity
2023 Summary
Workload
In 2023, Edmonds Municipal Court (EMC) faced a number of changes. SB 5536, which made
knowing possession of a controlled substance a gross misdemeanor, came into effect July 1,
2023. Also in July 2023, Zachor, Stock, & Krepps ceased handling prosecution services and
The Walls Law Firm began providing these services for the City. Our longtime, award -
winning probation officer, Omar Gamez, became our Assistant Court Administrator.
EMC continues to offer hybrid proceedings, allowing a court user to appear in person or
remotely. Testimonial motion hearings — such as motions to suppress evidence (CrRLJ 3.6)
or hearings to determine the admissibility of a defendant's statements to law enforcement
at trial (CrRLJ 3.5) — are conducted in person. Jury trials are also conducted fully in person.
In 2023, a total of 3,481 cases were filed in EMC. For purposes of comparison, 3,538 cases
were filed in 2022. The breakdown of case types for 2023 filings is as follows:
■ 1,956 traffic infractions;
■ 31 non -traffic infractions;
■ 949 parking infractions;
■ 75 driving under the influence (DUI) cases;
■ 51 criminal traffic cases; and
■ 419 criminal non -traffic cases.
In 2023, 70 domestic violence cases were filed in EMC, which are included in the 419
criminal non -traffic cases listed above. In addition to infractions and criminal cases,
EMC also presides over civil hearings concerning impoundment of vehicles (ECC
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8.48.608) and dangerous dog/potentially dangerous dog appeals from the Animal
Control Authority (ECC 5.05.123).
For traffic infractions in 2023, EMC conducted 265 mitigation hearings, 579 contested
hearings, 139 show cause hearings, and 388 other infraction related hearings. EMC
conducted 452 ex parte infraction hearings on written statements, a process which
allows a person to respond to their infraction in writing rather than appearing in court.
For criminal matters, EMC presided over one jury trial in 2023. Other hearings were as
follows:
■ 838 arraignment hearings;
■ 102 bench warrant quash hearings;
■ 116 competency review hearings;
■ 702 ex pa rte hearings;
■ 120 guilty plea/sentencing hearings;
■ 48 motion hearings without testimony;
■ 10 motion hearings with testimony;
■ 2125 pretrial hearings; and
■ 295 sentence compliance review hearings.
EMC had previously been using an appointment system for passport processing. In
2022, EMC processed 128 passports using this appointment system. In January 2023,
EMC changed its process to allow for walk-in passport processing Monday through
Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. Since changing to walk-in processing, we have seen
a remarkable increase in the number of passports EMC is able to process. In 2023, EMC
processed 1,401 passports, which generated $49,051 in revenue for the City.
EMC regularly uses interpreters to assist court users pursuant to RCW 2.43.030. EMC
currently has 347 active cases that require interpreter services. Court users utilize
interpreters in EMC for the following languages:
■ American Sign Language ■ Amharis
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■ Arabic Moroccan Spoken
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Panjabi, Eastern
■ Arabic, Standard
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Portuguese
■ Cham, Western (Cambodian)
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Romanian
■ Chines, Mandarin
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Russian
■ Chinese, Yue (Cantonese)
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Samoan
■ Chuukese
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Somali
■ Farsi, Western
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Spanish
■ French
■
Swahili
■ Haitian Creole French
■
Tagalog
■ Indonesian
■
Thai
■ Japanese
■
Tigrigna
■ Korean
■
Vietnamese
■ Marshallese
■
Fijian
■ Mongolian, Halh
■
Hindi
Community Court
EMC continues to receive State funding to support our Community Court. During the 2023
legislative session, funds for therapeutic courts in limited jurisdictions moved from a grant
model to ongoing funding. EMC was able to send staff members to the National
Association of Drug Court Professionals (NADCP) Conference in 2023. Staff also utilized
these funds to attend statewide training on best practices in implementing drug court
programs. The grant also funds participant services for Community Court, including
transportation services.
In 2023, EMC partnered with the Edmonds Food Bank to provide grocery delivery directly
to participants at Community Court. A defendant who appears in Community Court to
review their progress with conditions also has access to services and grocery delivery. EMC
provides ORCA cards to assist with transportation to evaluations, treatment, hearings, and
attorney meetings. We continue to look for ways to expand this program and bring
valuable services and resources to our court users.
Probation Services
Our probation department offers two weekly Moral Reconation Therapy (MRT)
classes. MRT is a cognitive -behavioral approach that treats substance use disorder,
domestic violence, trauma, and other issues. The focus is to address the underlying
issues that cause problematic behavior and reduce recidivism.
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Since beginning the MRT program in 2017, EMC has had 159 successful graduations.
Only 15 of these individuals received a criminal conviction following their completion
of the EMC MRT program. Six received non -domestic violence convictions and nine
had domestic violence convictions. Stated differently, 90.5% of EMC graduates have
no subsequent conviction and 94.3% of EMC graduates have no subsequent domestic
violence convictions.
Two of the MRT classes taught by EMC Probation focus on domestic violence
(DV/MRT). Probation teaches the DV/MRT class at the Community Court location,
which is more accessible to the clients currently participating. These participants may
also utilize Community Court services, such as food and transportation assistance.
On March 20, 2023, EMC had its first in person/hybrid Kudos Hearing since the COVID-
19 pandemic. EMC invited court participants who had been successful during their
term of probation to come to court and be recognized for their hard work. Many
chose to share their personal stories of overcoming obstacles and provided updates
on the progress they had made since their offense. Many participants thanked EMC's
probation officer's for playing a pivotal role in their efforts to change and improve
their lives.
Looking Forward
Citations began being issued for school zone cameras in February 2024. We are seeing an
approximate average of 300 of these filings each week. This means that for 2024, our
parking infractions filings are likely to increase by more than 15,600 filings, more than 16
times the number of parking infractions that we received in 2023. We have seen a
remarkably dramatic increase in our written statements and hearings requests on our
infraction calendars, which occur twice a month.
Conclusion
We look forward to continuing to serve the City of Edmonds and provide access to justice
for court users in 2024. This concludes the Edmonds Municipal Court annual report to City
Council.
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