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payment basis, and they do some of -the work on the fields. Councilmember Nordquist
asked if they needed to be located in this spot to function better, and Mr. Harter
F said they do not have to be in one particular area but they have 900 sq. ft. now and
it is fully used, and the room they have is a very good location for them and they
?' have been treated very well by the Recreation Department staff. He said they had
approached the Finance Director on the question of their rent payment because of
their cash flow problem, as they just did not have the money for rent in June, July,
?� and August. In previous years they had paid it in September, and that is the same
;y MOTION: problem this year. COUNCILMEMBER NAUGHTEN MOVED, SECONDED BY COUNCILMEMBER NORDQUIST,
THAT THE COUNCIL ASK THAT THE RENT BE PAID UP TO NOVEMBER 1, 1982 AND THAT THIS BE
SET FOR ANOTHER DISCUSSION ON DECEMBER 21, 1982. He recommended that the Council
examine the financial report and that some alternative sites be investigated which
would cost less. .He asked the Staff to provide a report showing the total costs of
Ama. Boys' Club to the City. THE MOTION CARRIED.
REPORT FROM STAFF REGARDING PROGRESS OF PARKSIDE WEST PRO (FROM MEETING OF NOVEMBER 17, ,.
1981)
Planning Director Mary Lou Block reported that on November 17, 1981 the Council had
'- approved a two-year extension of this project and requested a progress report at this
time. She said there has been no recent construction activity on the site and there y
is a sign advertising the property for sale, and it now appears the property may have
ti MOTION: changed hands. COUNCILMEMBER GOULD MOVED, SECONDED BY COUNCILMEMBER JAECH, TO ACCEPT
THE REPORT. MOTION CARRIED.
COUNCIL
Councilmember Naughten asked for clarification regarding the filling of the position
that.Councilmember Allen eventually will vacate, asking whether a person appointed by
the Council would then be required to be on the next ballot if he/she desired to stay
in the position, and he was told that is correct.
Councilmember Hall acknowledged receipt of a letter from Danny Rice of Accent Design
regarding the bidding process, in which he said he had been misinformed at some point
or there was some misunderstanding.
Councilmember Gould noted that there was a request from the Staff regarding the funds
for the space needs project. Finance Director Art Housler said he had been concerned
as to whether there would be enough money from the bond issue to pay for the fire
truck as well as the space needs project so he met with the involved staff members
and they developed a list of items that would be needed. He said the Council had'
authorized the space needs project and, indirectly, the staff had authorization for
the design, renovation, and furnishings, but Ms. Block would like authorization to go
to bid for some of the other things. Henoted that the payment on the fire truck is
due October 1, 1983. Councilmember Kasper noted that the estimates are not yet in on
the insulation and roofing, if needed, of the Civic Center building, and in light of
the fact that the funds are producing 10.5% he thought they should be left for the
present, but he said Mr. Housler wanted to know where the fire truck will be allocated
in the 1983 budget. Councilmember Gould said it would either be from the bond issue
or from the projected increased revenue from the sales tax. He noted that another
option would be to cut the utility rate. Mr. Housler said there is $21,000 not
budgeted which is anticipated from sales tax revenue and he was confident more cities
would levy the tax so the Edmonds' portion of the income would increase. Council -
member Gould said they could take the utility tax rate down to 5 1/2% for a year by
not paying for the fire truck from the money left in the library fund. Councilmember
Naughten thought they should not use the money to finance the fire truck until all the
costs of the space needs project are known, and Mayor Harrison thought some should be
left in reserve as next year's budget will be tighter than this year's. Ms. Block
said there are certain items they want to go to bid on so they will be available at
the time the contract is completed. She said they already had approval of the first
five items on the list, and Items 8, 9, and 10 (modular walls, carpeting, rubber
molded baseboard) were the ones they were concerned about. Mr. Jessel said the roof
and insulation analysis should be ready in about two months as it will take that long
for the PUD to do an energy audit; and Mr. Adams said he would like to put in the gas
line (Item 5 on the Energy Saving Features list) before the new steps are constructed.
The actual conversion of the two buildings to natural gas (Items 6 and 7 on the
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