The URL can be used to link to this page

Home My WebLink About19840202 City Council MinutesJanuary 31, 1984 -continued Council President Jaech distributed to the Council her proposed committee appointments. COUNCILMEMBER NORDQUIST MOVED, SECONDED BY COUNCILMEMBER HALL, TO ACCEPT THE LIST OF COMMITTEE APPOINTMENTS AND WHEREVER RESOLUTIONS OF .CONFIRMATION ARE REQUIREq THAT THEY BE SENT. MOTION CARRIED. Councilmember Kasper asked, regarding the selection of another Councilmember on February 2, if new nominations can be made when that meeting commences. He was advised by the City Attorney that any one Councilmember can make a nomination, but if the Council does not elect a new member and the decision goes to the Mayor, the Mayor must select from the four people previously nominated. There was no further business to come before the Council, and the meeting adjourned to Executive Session at l0:2o·p.m. ~~ ~ IRENE VARNEY ~ity Clerk LARRY S. NAUGHTEN, Mayor February 2, 1984 -Special Meeting A special meeting of the Edmonds City Council was called to order at 7:00 p.m. by Mayor Larry Naughten in the small Plaza Meeting Room of the Edmonds Library. PRESENT Larry Naughten, Mayor Jo-Anne Jaech Jack Wilson John Nordquist Laura Ha 11 Bill Kasper Lloyd Ostrom ABSENT Brian Stewart, Student Rep. STAFF PRESENT Bobby Mills, Acting Public Works Dir. Irene Varney Moran, City Clerk Jo Pendergast, Council Resource Person Wayne Tanaka, City Attorney Jackie Parrett, Deputy City Clerk The purpose of this meeting was for the Council to continue voting to fill the vacant position on the Council. Mayor Naughten noted that the candidates were limited to those who applied, and the Council had nominated four, but their voting now was down to. two. Mr. Tanaka noted that a majority of the Council could vote to nominate any of the other three who had applied. Councilmember Nordquist thought the Council should have some empathy for the people involved, and he thought the ballots should be limited to ten. COUNCILMEMBER KASPER MOVED, SECONDED BY COUNCILMEMBER JAECH, TO TAKE FIVE BALLOTS AND IF A PERSON WAS NOT ELECTED TO TAKE A TEN-MINUTE RECESS AND THEN TAKE FIVE ADDITIONAL BALLOTS AND AT THAT TIME IF A PERSON WAS NOT ELECTED, TO DECIDE THEN WHAT TO DO. MOTION CARRIED .. The voting commenced, with five ballots taken, a recess, and then another five ballots, with neither of the candidates getting a majority vote. In all the ballots the results were Dave Earling with three votes and Barry Birch with three votes. Councilmember Kasper requested that the City Attorney again advise the Council of their options. Mr. Tanaka advised that they could continue ·on voting, or that they could stop voting and the Mayor could make the appointment from one of the four candidates the Council nominated, after this evening, and if the Mayor should ·not make the appointment the Council could still do it if the Mayor did not act before they did. He said by majority vote the Council could vote to nominate others and then take a vote, or they could vote by majority to consider either of the other two the Council had so far nominated. Councilmember Nordquist thought the process they had used should be reviewed in the future. He said it has been very trying for those involved and he expressed his sympathy to them for having to sit through this kind of procedure. He thought the most appropriate thing to do would be to move to adjourn and let the Mayor make the decision. He hoped the Mayor's deliberation would be between the two candidates, Mr. Birch and Mr. Earling, as the Council could not reach a majority on one or the other but the Mayor knew how the Council felt. Councilmember Nordquist said he would not be comfortable starting down the list again. Mayor Naughten said he would hope the Council would make the decision but if it was left to him he would review the people who were nominated for this ballot and make a decision which he thought to be best for the City and the Council. He advised the Council that they would have to trust his judgment, and he would select from the four. Councilmember Ostrom said he agreed with Councilmember Nordquist that they should adjourn and leave it to the Mayor. Councilmember Kasper thought they should reopen nominations completely and if the Mayor moved in the meantime that would be fine. He thought .any of the candidates who had applied for this position or the one in December would be fine, but he thought they should submit new letters. He ·Sa id the Council had a chance to correct the process. He had advocated th~ sin~le vote and he said maybe he was wrong (selecting one Councilmember at a time instead of selecting two when it W?S known that there would be two vacancies). He noted that this was not a matter of personalities but was a matter of balance. Councilmember Hall said they had tested the democratic process and had the luxury and responsibility of interviewing and talking and being lobbied for candidates of high caliber. She agreed with Councilmember Kasper. Councilmember Wilson thought that basically, even though they had stretched the system some, none of them had anything to be ashamed of, and they had voted their convictions and had I I I I I I I I I I ----------- February 2, 1984 -continued two good candidates. He thought the Council should make the appointment, if possible, but that would depend on what the Mayor did. Councilmember Jaech thought the selection had been drawn out top long and that the Council had other business that needed attention and that they needed to get a full Council on board .. She ~oncurred with Councilmember Nordquist, and said they should get on with the business· at hand and turn the selection over to the Mayor. A question was asked as to whether the Mayor could vote to break the tie, and Mr. Tanaka stated that the Mayor could only vote after the 30th day with no result from the Council, and that he could not vote to break the tie. · COUNCILMEMBER JAECH MOVED~ SECONDED BY COUNCILMEMBER NORDQUIST, TO DISCONTINUE THIS PROCESS BECAUSE THEY WERE NOT MAKING PROGRESS AND TO TURN THE DECISION OVER TO THE MAYOR. A ROLL CALL VOTE WAS TAKEN ON THE MOTION, WITH COUNCILMEMBERS JAECH, NORDQUIST, AND OSTROM VOTING YES, ANO WITH COUNCILMEMBERS KASPER, HALL, AND WILSON VOTING NO, RESULTING IN A TIE VOTE. Mr. Tanaka said the Mayor could vote to break the tie on a motion, and MAYOR NAUGHTEN VOTED YES TO BREAK THE TIE. THE MOTION CARRIED. Mayor Naughten said as far as he was concerned the Council still had five hours to do something, but at midnight he would be obligated to appoint someone. He felt that the Council had had.plenty of opportunity to interview people and vote on this and that there had been plenty of opportunity to settle the issue. He told them that if they did not make a decision he would do so at midnight, and they would not an agree with him but they should remember that they were giving him the decision to make. Mr. Tanaka advised the Council that they could not reconvene this evening after adjourning this meeting. COUNCILMEMBER JAECH MOVED, SECONDED BY COUNCILMEMBER NORDQUIST, TO ADJOURN. A ROLL CALL VOTE WAS TAKEN ON THE MOTION, WITH COUNCILMEMBERS JAECH, NORDQUIST, OSTROM AND WILSON VOTING YES, AND WITH COUNCILMEMBERS KASPER AND HALL VOTING NO. MOTION CARRIED. The meeting adjourned at 7:45 p.m. ~~ ~ IRENE VARNEY M~ Cl erk LAR~TEN, May6r February 7, 1984 The regular meeting of the Edmonds City Council was called to order at 7:30 p.m. by Mayor Larry Naughten in the Plaza Meeting Room of the Edmomds Library. All present joined in the flag salute. PRESENT Larry Naughten, Mayor Jo-Anne Jaech John Nordquist Bill Kasper Laura Hall Steve Dwyer Lloyd Ostrom Jack Wilson Brian Stewart, Student Rep. OATH OF OFFICE FOR NEW COUNCILMEMBER STAFF PRESENT Art Housler, Finance Director Irene Varney Moran, City· Clerk Marlo Foster, Police Chief Jack Weinz, Fire Chief Bobby Mills, Acting Public Works Supt. Mary Lou Block, Planning Director Duane Bowman, Assistant City Planner Jim Jessel, Property Manager Mark Eames, City Attorney Jackie Parrett, Deputy City Clerk City Attorn.ey Mark Eames administered the oath of office to Councilmember Steve Dwyer. CONSENT AGENDA Items (E) and (G) were removed from the Consent Agenda. COUNCILMEMBER HALL MOVED, SECONDED 3V COUNCILMEMBER OSTROM, TO APPROVE THE BALANCE OF THE CONSENT AGENDA. MOTION CARRIED. (Councilmember Nordquist was not present during the Con~ent Agenda.) The approved items on the Consent Agenda included the following: (i\) Roll cal 1. (B) Approval of Minutes of January 31, 1984 and February 2, 1984. (C) Acknowledgment of receipt of Claim for Damages from Joseph and Marsha Harmer in the amount of $13,104.94. (D) Authorization to sign contract with 11 Banner lforksn in amount of $4,747.60 for library banners. (F) Approval of funding and classification of full~time Crime Prevention/ Community Relations Officer. . (H) Adoption of Ordinance 2417, amending Chapter 15.38 of Community Development Code (Shoreline Master Program). · AUTHORIZATION TO PURCHASE DICTATION/RECORDING SYSTEM [Item (E) on Consent Agenda] Councilmember Wilson said he did not think he would use the proposed dictation system and he noted that the Council has an excellent Resource Person. As he understood the system, it is