2023-06-22 Special MeetingEDMONDS CITY SPECIAL COUNCIL MEETING
APPROVED MINUTES
ELECTED OFFICIALS PRESENT
Neil Tibbott, Council President
Vivian Olson, Councilmember
Will Chen, Councilmember
Susan Paine, Councilmember
Dave Teitzel, Councilmember
Jenna Nand, Councilmember
1. CALL TO ORDER
June 22, 2023
STAFF PRESENT
Beckie Peterson, Executive Assistant to Council
The Edmonds City Council meeting was called to order at 5 p.m. by Councilmember Dave Teitzel in the
Meadowdale Clubhouse, 6801 North Meadowdale Road, Edmonds.
2. OPENING REMARKS
Councilmember Teitzel introduced Councilmembers in attendance and gave an overview of the budget
process and the Budget in Brief handout. Councilmember Chen expanded on the handout to describe
additional factors (such as budget carry forwards and changes in anticipated revenues, and ARPA funds).
Councilmember Nand reviewed the top priorities identified by Council at the April Budget Retreat; police
presence on Hwy 99, Neighborhood Beautification and Cleanup, Human Services, Enhancing Trust and
Transparency in City Government and Environmental/Watershed.
3. BREAKOUT / DISCUSSION
Councilmember Nand asked each table to review the Budget in Brief handout and select one representative
to speak for the table of something they wanted to address.
Table 1: Police presence — improvements needed not just on Hwy 99 but please remember all of Edmonds.
Speeding traffic enforcement needed, consider speed bumps, cameras, specifically on 76t' Avenue.
Table 2: Public Safety Enhancements - $15,000 in the budget for traffic calming is not enough. Funds are
also identified for Pedestrian Safety. $1.7 million for Bicycle Improvement? Neighborhood has been
working since 2017 to get something done about concerns on 76t' Avenue, including public works, police,
mayor, city council. Asked those attending to stand up if they were here for the issue of speeding/ citizen
safety on 76t' Avenue (15+ in attendance stood up).
Table 3: The budgeted amount for demolition of the Johnson property is not a priority.
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Table 4: Same concerns of traffic calming on 76t1i Avenue. Every year a catastrophic auto accident occurs
and the neighbors are the first responders before police/medics arrive. It's preventable, and a matter of time
until a fatality. Need more funding for traffic calming. What is the cost of a stop sign? System for funding
projects in archaic.
Discussion continued about the efforts taken by neighborhood to address this issue. Twice they have
submitted petitioned this to be part of the traffic calming program, and did not get results. Some study
/speed assessment but haven't seen outcome of city efforts. Discussion about speeding enforcement,
physical barriers to slow down traffic and re -engineering of road. The straight-away on 76t' is known to
many young drivers as RollerCoaster Road. High speeds result in cars becoming momentarily airborne;
fixing this roadway issue should be a priority to the city. Physical barriers to slow traffic (speed bumps,
turtles, stop signs). Another public safety issue is recreational drug use at Haines Wharf and youth impaired
driving.
Request to have councilmember facilitate a way to bring together Public Works, Police, elected officials
and citizens together for a solution. Recommended that 2024 Budget increase amount of funds to Traffic
Safety and Traffic Calming.
4. ADJOURN
With no further business, the Council meeting was adjourned at 6:15 p.m.
Nicholas Falk, Deputy City Clerk for
SCOTT PASSEY, CITY CLERK
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June 22, 2023
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