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10/14/1986 City CouncilTHESE MINUTES SUBJECT TO OCTOBER 21, 1986 APPROVAL EDMONDS CITY COUNCIL MINUTES OCTOBER 14, 1986 The regular meeting of the Edmonds City Council was called to order at 7 p.m. by Mayor Larry Naughten in the Plaza Meeting Room of the Edmonds Library. All present joined in the flag sa- lute. PRESENT STAFF PRESENT Larry Naughten, Mayor Art H.ousler, Admin. Svc. Dir. John Nordquist:. Peter Hahn, Comm. Svc. Dir. Steve Dwyer Bobby Mills, Pub. Wks. Supt. Laura hall Bob Alberts, City Engineer Jo -Anne Jaech Mary Lou Block, Planning Div. Mgr. Bill Kasper Scott: Snyder, City Attorney Lloyd Ostrom Margaret Richards, Recorder Jack, Wilson Tom Peterson-, Student Rep. Councilmember Dwyer arrived at 7:08 p.m. and did not vote on the Consent Agenda. CONSENT AGENDA Item (E) was. removed from the Consent Agenda. COUNCILMEMBE11 JALCFI MOVED, SECONDED BY 000NCILMEM- BER NORDQUIST, 10 APPROVE IIIE BALANCE OF THE CONSL14T AGENDA. MOTION CARRIED. The approved items on the Consent Ayenda include the following: (A) ROLL CALL (B) APPROVAL OF MINUTES OF OCTOBER 7, 1986 (C) AUIIIORIZATION TO AWARD BID FOR WIPING OF 1.1.0. IIUII HOUSE,. 10 D.W. CLOSE CO., INC. ($4,000) (0) APPROVAL OF SECOND ADDENDUM TO CONTRACT FOR JAIL SERVICES REPORT ON 810 OPENING FOR ANUERSON CENTER REROOFING AND AWAI?O OF CONTRACT TO Y.ATHOL ROOFING T L1,886.7FI) 11E11 (L OM TIIE CUh! LI11 Councilmember Kasper said it, appeared to him that funds that were earmarked for the window project have been transferred to pay for the reroofing project. lie inquired if Fund 116 was the emergency fund. Mayor Naughten replied affirmatively. COUNCILMEMBER KASPER MOVED, SECONDED BY COONCILMEMBER HALL, TO APPROVE ITEM (E). MOTION CARRIED. PRESENTATION BY DAVE EARLING ON MAIN STREETS PROGRAM AND REQUEST FOR FUNDS IN 1987 BUDGET Dave Earling, 8629 - 1870 Pl. S.W., said he was..not well prepared to give -the presentation because he had been preparing for the kick-off celebration. He requested that Jim Morrow be allowed to give the presentation. Jim Morrow, 192.43 - 940 Ave. W., said the "Make. Tomorrow Happen Today" fund raiser rally com- menced on October 13. Mr. Morrow said the Main Street Project' will be evaluated within the next 8 months. He requested that the City again join with other entities in funding the program for the third and last experi— mental year. A total of $145,000 has been donated: .$22,000, Sity of Edmonds; $22,000, Port of Edmonds; $100,000, busirress'and residential community. Mr. Morrow reviewed the accomplishments of the program as follows: l) organized a low interest loan pool for connnercial property owners and tenants for building improvement; 2) as of September 1986, 1.1 buildings and 24 businesses have been improved with over $550,000 invested; 3) helped to create more than 40 new jobs in. the downtown area; 4) worked as chief advocate for the Edmonds Trolley; 5) organized over 45 business owners into an advertising pool which generates $120,000 a year for community and business enhancement through publicity; 6) works to support and enhance community, City, Port, and Chamber of Commerce projects and events. He then reviewed the 1987 goals as follows: 1) work with City, Port, government, and Chamber of Commerce on projects that benefit the community; 2) identify (lie types of businesses needed in Edmonds and actively recruit those businesses; 3) vigorously promote activities for youth and young families; 4) encourage and support guest moorage at the Port of Edmonds; 5) improve communication between business community and residential community; 6) enhance the visual appeal of the business community; 7) invite people to spend time in Edmonds; 8) develop educational programs for the business community. Mr. Morrow said while the City'; financial support. was critical, its active Participation in the program was just as important. He requested that the City invest $7500.in the project. Mayor Naughten said the project has generated a lot of energy and enthusiasm for downtown busi- nesses. He said an excellent job has been accomplished within the last two years. Councilmember Wilson inquired aboutthe fund raising deadline. Mr. Morrow said it was November 26, 1986. Councilmember Hall complimented participants of the._ project. She said if the downtown area is presentable and enticing, it will increase property values. She noted that the City has the pride and aesthetic quality to invite visitors to the City. COUNCiLMEMBER HALL. MOVED, SECONDED BY COUNC1LMEMBER WILSON, TO AUTHORIZE PAYMENT OF $7500 TO THE MAIN STREET PROGRAM. Councilmember Nordquist raised a point of order. fie said his company is an active participant in the Main Street Project. He said the City Attorney advised him to publicly divulge that informa- tion. Councilmember Wilson said he, also, was involved in the Project. Councilmember Dwyer said the Council has been deliberating whether to raise property taxes by 6%. He said approximately $1.50,000 in budgetary cuts will have to be made if the increase is not approved. Il.e inquired if management of the Main Street Project would support that revenue source to create the funding for the program. Mr. .Morrow said his personal opinion was that the proper- ty tax increase would be supported regardless of the funding aspect. MOTION CARRIED. RECOGNITION OF VISITORS FROM THE CITY OF HEKINAN, JAPAN REGARDING SISTER CITY AFFILIATION Mayor Naughten reported that Delores Uhlman, Chairman of the Edmonds Sister City Committee, toured many cities in Japan, including Hekinan. Ms. Uhlman so impressed the Mayor of Hekinan about Edmonds that he decided to send four delegates to visit the City. The visitors arrived on October 13. Mayor Naughten said Hekinan is considering several cities as a sister city. Hekinan is a port city with a population of 63,000. It was incorporated in 1948.. The first inhabitants settled in the city 5,000 years ago. The city is 160 miles south of Tokyo and 25 miles from Nagoya. Mayor Naughten read a letter from Mayor Kobayashi into the record which expressed his city's desire to engage in an international affiliation with a foreign city and promote international exchange. fie said it was a great pleasure to learn about the City of Edmonds through Ms. Uhlman. Ms. llhlman expressed her appreciation to the City of Hekinan for the hospitality that was given her when she was in Japan. She said despite the fact that Hekinan is a small city, it was a very progressive city and well organized. Ms. Uhlman introduced the delegates from Japan as follows: Mr. Shoichi Hisada, Director of. Mayor's Office; Mrs. Keiko Sakakibara, member of Hekinan Sister City Committee; Mr. Masami Takahashi, Assistant General Manager of Planning Department; Mr. Haru Torii, Staff of Plan- ning Department. EDMONDS CITY COUNCIL MINUTES Page 2 OCTOBER 14, 1986 Ms. Uhlman said Ilekinan is a very promising prospect as a sister city. Mr. ilisada, through his interpreter, said the delegates were very impressed and grateful for the hospitality that: has been shown them by the City. He said they were impressed with the beau- ty of the City and of Puget Sound. Mr. Hisada said they were grateful for the opportunity to be invited to Edmonds. He promised to tell the Mayor of Ilekinan about their adventures. Ms. Uhlman said the delegates will be attending the Chamber of Commerce "business after hours", meeting. They will leave for Japan on Thursday. UPDATE ON EUMONDS MUNICIPAL CUUItl Administrative Director Art Housler reported that although "service improvement" was the primary reason for the City opting to reestablish Municipal Court, consideration was given to favorable. financial projections. Instead of incurring losses, it appeared .that the City could realize income. Based upon projections made in November of 1985, the City would realize income of $18,000 during 1966. As of September 30, 1986, net income totalled $60,992. The income of $202,177 already exceeds the amount projected for the entire year. V Councilmember Hall inquired if salaries for the two part-time clerical positions are funded from the division expenses of $91,31.5. Mr. Housler replied affirmatively. Councilmember Wilson asked Judge Conroy if the court was operating efficiently under the guide- lines set by the Council. Judge Conroy said the Court Administrator and Court Clerk put in a lot of overtime. He said it is very realistic that a part-time employee will be necessary in the near future. Judge Conroy said he was unaware how efficiently the system worked from a financial standpoint until the end of the year when the income/net loss schedule was prepared. He attributed much of that success to .the management of the budget. Judge Conroy said the court system has been beneficial to citizens of Edmonds because court is held at night, thus allowing more flexibility; court dates are rescheduled on short notice; and citizens are accommodated in a manner that District Court does not allow. Judge Conroy said police officers are scheduler] appropriately, which saves on overhead to the Police Department and allows them to be policing the City instead of sitting in court waiting for a case to be heard. Mayor Naughten said Edmonds did have a municipal court system until 1980. The City was required to go to the South District Court system. The City continued to lose revenues each year under that system. The deficit in 1985 was $9,000. The City and Council put forth great effort to reinstate the municipal court system. Mayor Naughten attributed the success of the system to Judge Conroy. Councilmember Nordquist noted that: the indigent defense fees increased in 1981 from $6,234 to $20,537 in 1985. He inquired if that trend is continuing. Judge Conroy replied negatively. He said he did not understand why those fees were so dramatically inflated in 1985. He said court appointed attorney fees will be approximately $8,000 at year end for municipal court. He noted that a public defender is available during arraignment proceedings to discuss legal issues with persons charged with offenses. Many cases are resolved at the arraignment without the use of court appointed attorneys because the person charged with the offense has been given legal advice. and is capable of making a knowledgeable and advised decision as to how to plead his defense. Mayor Naughten inquired if the increase in indigent defense fees in 1985 could be attributable to a policy change. Judge Conroy said approximately Q3,00044,000 of the increase could be attribut- able to the series of appeals which took place regarding Edmonds DWI ordinance. , Councilmember Hall inquired: 1) if long court ctockets are anticipated, 2) if courtroom facilities. need upgrading. Judge Conroy said there was one day when the court docket was quite lengthy but, that was an exception. Judge Conroy said the court facilities were inconvenient because the court offices are located in the Civic Center. Ile said relaying messages from that location to. the courtroom was time-consuming. Judge Conroy said it would be ideal to have a facility that' housed the courtroom, judges chambers, jury room, and acJministraLive offices. EUMONDS CITY COUNCIL MINUTES Page 3 OC108ER 14, 1986 Councilmember Wilson said he assumed that the present court facilities were much larger than necessary. Judge Conroy concurred. Councilmember Hall inquired where the law library was located. Judge Conroy said it was in his office. He said the necessity for a separate facility was also desirable. Councilmember Kasper said the revenues generated by Municipal Court were almost a "blessing" in light of the fact that the City has lost $150,000 in revenue sharing. Councilmember Wilson said the Public Safety Committee has met with the Judge several times. He said the decision to reinstate Municipal Court and appoint Judge Conroy was a decision that was right on target. COUNCIL DELIBERATION AND DECISION iN CONNECTION WITH HEARING EXAMINER RECOMMENDATION ON APPEAL OF 1SUMINISTR TIV� ULG(S10 OF IT1G%1IEU UETERMIN 11 N OF NONSIGNIFIC NCE, URSU NT 0 HE Councilmember Hall noted that she received correspondence from the City Attorney that evening but had not read its contents. She submitted it to Mayumi White of the City Clerk's office. ,Mayor Naughten inquired if the correspondence could be accepted by the Council. City Attorney Scott Snyder said Councilmember hall was only proposing to accept the correspondence and not consider it as part of the Council's decision. Councilmember Wilson said the issue before the Council was a classic case of an appeal that has exceeded great lengths of time and money. He appealed to the Council's common sense to consider instituting an appeal fee in the future to deter people from filing superfluous appeals. COUNCILMEMBER WiLSON MOVED, SECONUEU 13Y COUNCiLMf_MBER HALL, TO UPHOLD THE HEARING EXAMINER'S RECOMMENDATION TO APPROVE TIME CITY OF EDMONDS THRESHOLD DECISION OF A MITIGATED DETERMINATION OF MONSiGNIFICAi4CE AND NOT REQUIRE THE PREPARATION OF AN ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT. Councilmember Hall concurred with Councilmember Wilson. She said the issue, should have only been before the Council and City Attorney once in light of the fact that it was previously reviewed by the Hearinq Examiner. She recommended that the procedure of the appeal be reviewed at a future work session in an attempt to ascertain why the appeal has become so tedious and to preclude a similar situation from happening again. Councilmember Kasper said he was in favor of the motion. However, he said he did not believe the issue of an appeal fee was an appropriate topic of discussion at that particular time. Councilmember Kasper said other issues have been before the Council that have created more severe impacts than the Ilanchett proposal would. Ile did not understand why the proceedings have be- come so lengthy. Councilmember Ostrom expressed concern regarding: 1) water problems, and 2) noise impact. Ile said the water problems increase in that area year after year. He was unsure whether that issue has been sufficiently addressed by the Council. Coincilmember Ostrom said he lives downhill from the proposed development and can attest that the drainage is not being contained by the existing drainage system. Councilmember Ostrom said he disagreed that the proceedings that have taken place thus far were unnecessary. Councilmember Ostrom said the report that was submitted by Michael Yantis concluded,that signif- icant sleep disruptions would occur if the proposed access road was constructed. He said the key argument is that the significance of noise impacts is relative to immediate surroundings, i.e., the impact of a beat of a drum in a factory is less intense than a beat of a drum in a home. He said he would not vote in favor of the motion based on what he perceived to be a significant noise impact to a residential home if the proposed access road is constructed ten feet from that home and not mitigated. Mr. Snyder said the Council is not bound in any way in its decision by the substantive issue on the subdivision which it will hear at a later date. EDMONDS CITY COUNCIL MINUTES Page 4 OCTOBER 14, 1986 Councilmember Ostrom said he was also opposed to the motion because he felt that Staff was errone- ous in its decision. Councilmember Jaech said there are no specific guidelines in the Code for determining if an Envi- ronmental Impact Statement is necessary. She recited a section of RCW 43.21 (C) 030 as follows: "The legislature authorizes and directs that, to the fullest extent possible, the policies, regu- lations, and lays of the State of Washington shall be interpreted and administered.in accordance' with the policies set forth in this chapter. All branches of the government of this State, in-` cluding State agencies, municipal, and public corporations and counties shall: 1) utilize a sys- tematic interdisciplinary approach which will insure the integrated use of natural and social, sciences and the environmental design art in planning and decision making which may have an im- pact on man's environment; 2) identify and develop methods and procedures in consultation with' the Department of Ecology, Ecological Commission, etc; 3) include in every recommendation report on proposals for legislation or other major actions significantly affecting the quality of the environment a detailed statement by the responsible official on: a) the environmental impact of. the proposed action as to any adverse environmental effects which cannot be avoided should the. proposal be implemented; b) the relationship between local short-term uses of man's environment and the maintenance and enhancement of long-term commitments of resources which would be involved in the proposed action should it be implemented. Prior to making any detailed statement, the responsible official shall consult with and obtain the comments of any public agency which has jurisdiction by law of special expertise with respect to any environmental impact involved". Councilmember Jaech said she did not feel comfortable that: the Council has reached a definite conclusion as to how the water problem will be addressed on the subject property. She said her interpretation of an Environmental Impact Statement was that it may be required if significant problems would be incnrred by the development of a piece of property and the EIS would set forth how those problems would be addressed. Councilmember Nordquist said the increase in noise volume on Olympic Avenue has been just as great as would be desirable anywhere in the City. He said chancres in the environment must be a factor that is acceptable when a home owner purchases a home. He said he would vote in favor of the motion. Councilmember Dwyer said he does not believe that an appeal fee would have deterred the parties from filing the appeal. Councilmember Dwyer said I:he fact that the hearing Examiner called for additional information on one of the issues indicates the appeal had merit and is justified. Councilmember Dwyer said the noise impact was an issue that drew his interest the most. Ile said he reviewed the photographs of the site, and it was clear to hire that there was a road on the site at one time. Ile said he was confident that there is no other access to the proposed project that would provide less environmental impact than the proposed access. Councilmember Dwyer said he agreed with Councilmember Nordquist's analysis of the noise problem. Councilmember Dwyer said he did not believe an Environmental Impact Statement would provide any, more information regarding Lhe noise issue than has. already been provided. Councilmember Dwyer said he would vote in favor of the motion based on the above -mentioned reasons. MOTION CARRIED WITH COUNCILMEMBER OSiROM OPPOSEU. INTERIM REPORT ON LOCATION FOR PUBLIC WORKS FACILITIES Conlrnunity Services Director Peter Mahn said the relocation of I.he Public Works facility is based on the operational efficiency of the maintenance function .in the City. He said the bowl area of the City is not the best location. Councilmember Kasper asked Mayor Naughten for his opinion. Mayor Naughten said because many of the options are environmentally sensitive areas, he preferred the YMCA site or the site located'.,' on 72nd and 212th St. S.W. EDMONDS CITY COUNCIL MINUTES Page 5 OCTOBER 14, 1986 Councilmember Kasper said the YMCA site is below grade and would serve as a good storage site. lie thought the site also had exceIIent access. Councilmember Kasper inquired if an acquisition price was obtained for the property behind the fire station. Public Works Superintendent Bobby Mills replied negatively. Councilmember Dwyer said the most viable options are the YMCA site and the site located at 72nd and 212th St. Ile encourager) the. Council to dismiss the sites at Five Corners and Perrin- ville because he said residents would strongly object to a Public Works facility in those areas. Councilmember Nordquist said he noticed that the Bell's properly was for sale. Mr. Mills said Tom Bell's property abuts the southeast corner of the property on 212th Street. He said there is approximately 64,000 square feet in that parcel, and it is selling for approximately $10 per square foot. Councilmember Kasper said a tremendous amount of excavation to that site would have to be done because the center is approximately I.2 feet high. Mr. Hahn concurred. He pointed out that be- cause there is approximately four acres on the site, a fairly wide buffer could be retained. Councilmember Hall expressed concern about the site at the YMCA. She said traffic seems to be increasing in that area. She said businesses in that area would suffer if that location is cho- sen. Councilmember Hall inquired if a traffic study has been conducted in the area of 72nd and 212th St. S.W. Mr. Hahn replied negatively. Ile said once a site is chosen, specific studies will be conducted. He said his feeling was that the Public Works Department does not generate very much traffic. Mr. Hahn noted that an easement may be acquired from 'Tom Bell which would allow access from highway 99 to 212th and 72nd. Councilmember Jaech inquired about funding for the facility. Mr. Hahn said a rough estimate to fund the project would be $1.5 million to $3 million. Ile said monies could be derived from a bond issue, excess levy vote, etc. Councilmember Jaech inquired if funding could be derived from the Water/Sewer Fund. Mr. Hahn replied affirmatively. She recommended that the properties owned by the City that are held in the Water/Sewer Fund be analyzed as potential sale properties to offset the acquisition cost. Mayor Naught.en inquired if the sale of the present facility would offset some of the costs. Mr. Hahn said the sale of the site where the office and garage is located could be used to offset the costs. He said 2nd Avenue may have to be reserved for possible eastward expansion. Mayor Naughten said the. Public Works facility must be relocated if that site is being considered for ttre secondary treatment plant. Mr. Hahn said the storage facilities have been reserved for secondary treatment but not the office and garage facilities. Councilmember Kasper said the sale of City property held in the Water/Sewer Fund should be pur- sued. Ile said the relocation of the Public Works facility has been an issue for several years and should be resolved. He said the YMCA site and site at 72nd and 212th were the most via- ble options. Mr. Mills said a traffic count was taken of traffic going in and out of the Public Works mechani- cal shop and storage facility for a thirty -day period. He said, however, the employee that gathered that data was on vacation. Mr. Mills apologized. He said he would provide that informa- tion to the Council. Councilmember Kasper inquired if a joint venture for storage with another city was possible. Mr. Hahn said that issue could be investigated. Councilmember hall inquired if shared facilities was an amenable arrangement. Mr. Mills said the shared facilities between Lynnwood and Mountlake Terrace was not working very well. Councilmember Nordquist recommended that Staff prepare additional documentation on the site at 72nd and 212th, the YMCA site, and the additional acreage behind the YMCA. EDMONDS CITY COUNCIL MINUTES Page 6 OCTOBER 14, 1986 COUNCIL DISCUSSION OF 14EBT BOARD Councilmember Kasper reported that the MEBT Board is currently comprised of the City Attorney;, Administrative Services Director, Personnel Manager, and two employee representatives. Both the.. City Attorney and the Personnel Manager find it necessary on occasion to abstain from voting because of their prior knowledge of an issue. In some cases, this has resulted in a decision being rendered by three members instead of five. Councilmember Kasper said the Council should consider whether the City Attorney should be removed. as a voting member and whether the number of people on the MEBT Board should be expanded to in- sure a broad representation of all classes of people. lie suggested that additional members..could be considered from Fire Civil Service, Police Civil Service, Community Service, Administrative:. Services, and the Personnel Manager. City Attorney Scott Snyder said the two civil service representatives are elected positions, and the three remaining positions are appointed by the Mayor. Mayor Naughten inquired if representatives are appointed in accordance with the bylaws. Mr. - Snyder said the Mayor is free in his discretion as to whom he appoints. Councilmember Kasper noted that the majority of representatives are from the Fire and Police Departments. Ile recommended that the Public Works and Community Services Departments also be represented. Councilmember Hall said because the City Attorney has had to abstain from voting on issues be- cause of his prior knowledge, he should be removed from the Board. She concurred that broader representation was desirable. Mr. Snyder noted that employees, by vote, control two positions; the remaining three management positions are controlled by the Mayor. Councilmember Wilson inquired if Councilmember Kasper desired that persons be elected from Commu- nity Services and Public Works, which would expand the Boa-rd to seven members. Councilmember Kasper said perhaps the Personnel Manager and City Attorney should not serve on the Board. He said a broader representation should be considered. Councilmember Dwyer questioned if expansion of the membership was desirable. He said the ratio of elected members to appointed members was a wise split. Ile said he would like the employees to vote on the issue before the Council takes action. Councilmember Kasper said the primary issue before the Council was that several members abstained from voting on more than one occasion. Mayor Naughten inquired if there are hylaws to the MEBT that have to be changed in order to recon- stitute the Board. Mr. Snyder replied affirmatively. Councilmember Ostrom inquired if the issue could be investigated and then a recommendation submit- . ted to the Council in the future. Mr. Snyder said the Board has already made a report on another, issue. He suggested that the two issues be addressed at a November work meeting. The meeting recessed at 8:47 p.m. and reconvened at 8:52 p.m. COUNCIL DISCUSSION ON SALE OF SURPLUS PROPERLY Al 200111 S.W. AND 84T11 W. COUNCILMEMBER NORDOuIST MOVED, SECONDED BY COUNCiLMEMBER JAEC11, TO AUTHORIZE 111E CITY ATTORNEY'. AND 1ICOR TITLE COMPANY TO COIIIIE14CE LEGAL ACTIO14 TO CLEAR 111E TITLE MORE DEFINITELY, M01ION CARRIED. DISCUSSION ON EMERALD POND City Engineer Bob Alberts reported that at the September 30, 1986 Council meeting, the approval of the easement for a drain culvert was pulled from the consent agenda and placed on the October 14, 1986 Council meeting agenda. FUMONDS CITY COUNCIL MINUiES Paye 7 OCiOBER 11, 1986 Last Winter it was brought to Staff's attention that there was a dam on the easterly side of the Plat of Emerald Hills which was seeping. The dam was constructed approximately thirty years ago for a private beauty pond which is fed by. a small spring. A geotechnical investigation was performed which concluded that the dam was not safe..and did not meet current building Codes. The owners were informed that the structure would need to be made safe or removed. Both options could be expensive. The owner of the pond no longer wished to have a pond and, therefore, pre- ferred removal or opening the dam. Removal of t:he dam, however, was complicated by the fact that there is a City sanitary sewer pipeline in the dam. The City would have to go to the expense of lowering the pipeline if the dam was removed or opened. After several discussions with the owners, it was determined that the best solution and least expensive to all parties involved, including the City, was to install a culvert pipeline through the dam by the City, which would continuously drain the pond and protect the City pipeline. The Water/Sewer Maintenance Fund would pay for the culvert pipe and installation. The installation of the culvert will not affect the drainage in the area. The granting of the easements will allow for the construction and maintenance of the new culvert pipe only. The easements will not allow the public or local home owners' association the use of the pond area. Councilmember Kasper inquired if the City would be increasing potential liability. Mr. Alberts replied negatively. Councilmember Nall asked what would happen to the pond. Mr. Alberts said it will grow up with vegetation after the culvert is installed. Councilmember Kasper inquired if water will remain in the pond. Mr. Alberts said it will pond very little. COUNCILMEMBF_R NOP.DQUiST MOVED, SECONDED BY COUNCiLMEMBER KASPER, TO ACCEPT AND RECORD THE SUBJECT EASEMENTS AND AUTHORIZE STAFF TO INSTALL A CULVERT THROUGH THE EARTHEN DAM. MOTION CARRIED. MAYOR Mayor Naughten noted that K.eno's Pizza and the North China Restaurant have applied for liquor licenses. Mayor .Naughten said if no objection was noted, he would recommend approval of the applications. No objection was noted. Mayor Naughten announced that the Association of Snohomish County Cities b Towns will be holding its monthly meeting on October 23, 1986 at the China Passage Restaurant in Mountlake Terrace. He recommended that the Council attend. COUNCIL Council President Hall said the discussion on October 11 regarding secondary sewer treatment was very interesting. Councilmember Ostrom said he felt the Council should gather more information regarding privatization versus conventional financing for secondary sewer treatment. Councilmember Kasper suggested that the City solicit RFP's for both conventional and privatization. Mayor Naughten said the City must proceed into the design phase in order to be eligible for the 50% grant from the State, which is approximately $2,000,000. Tire City, he said, would still have the option of pursuing privatization. Councilmember Jaech inquired about the development in Tacoma. Community Services Director Peter Hahn noted that Councilmember Jaech was referring to the article on Harry Wardel. Mr. Wardel, he said, met with City Staff, the Treatment Plant Supervisor, Public Works Superinten- dent Bobby Mills, City Engineer Bob Alberts, Mayor Naughten, and himself to discuss privatization. fie said a cornprehe.nsive analysis will be forthcoming in the near future. Council President Hall suggested that the. Council further discuss secondary sewer treatment on November 1.0, 1966. Councilmember Ostrom suggested that an analysis similar to the information in the Lynnwood proposal be conducted. EDMONDS CITY COUNCIL MINUTES € Page 8 OCTOBER 14, 1986 Councilmember Jaech requested that Staff address the ramifications of the new tax reform laws in relationship to privatization. Council President hall requested that a plaque on the sign at the Civic Center be provided for the Council office. Council President Hall announced that Ernest Stratford recently celebrated his 100th birthday, which was hosted by Tom and Marie Powell. Council President Hall noted that the Main Street Project fund raiser was successful. * Council President Hall requested the Council to contact Council Resource Assistant Sue Hillman. if they planned on attending the Snohomish County Cities & Towns meeting. Councilmember Wilson related t:o the Council that Mr. Stratford was invited to Tom and Marie Powell's home for dinner one evening. Mrs. Powell mentioned to Mr. Stratford that he was not - handling the martinis very well and suggested that he stop drinking them altogether. She said she decided that he should only drink bourbon. Mr. Statford looked at Mrs. Powell and said, "Okay" Councilmember Nordquist said he was unable to attend the next Policy Conrnrittee meeting because his schedule allowed very little free time. Mayor Haughten suggested that he submit his resigna- tion. Councilmember Jaech inquired about the status of the $400,000 held at. Lynnwood Savings & Loan. Administrative Services 0irector Art Ilousler reported that the investments were made in June IM and expire in 1988. He said if the money was withdrawn, a severe penalty would be imposed. Mr. Houster said the Washington State Depository Commission protects municipal funds and is guaran- teed to be reimbursed with interest. The federal Savings & Loan Association also provides $100,000 protection. Councilmember Jaech recommended that that issue be placed on the next agen- da. Councilmember Kasper inquired if Staff answered Mrs. Charles Olson's letter requesting a detailed explanation of expenses for the Flower Program. Mayor Naughten said Staff is in the process of gathering that information. City Attorney Scott Snyder requested that his Findings of fact & Conclusions of Law on Lhe AD13 decision that the Council reviewed regarding the convenience store at Five Corners be placed on the next agenda. He noted that. the Hearing Examiner will be rendering a decision on Thursday on an almost identical situation. He said the Council may wish to consider his decision in fashion- ing its decision. The meeting adjourned at 9:27'p.m. These minutes are subject to October 21,1986 approval. * See Council Minutes of October 21, 1986 JACQUELINE G. PARRETT, City Clerk 4RRY NAUGHTEN , P1ay r EDMONDS CITY COUNCIL MINUTES Page 9 OCTOBER 14, 1986