06/26/2007 City CouncilJune 26, 2007
The Edmonds City Council meeting was called to order at 7:00 p.m. by Mayor Haakenson in the Council
Chambers, 250 5tb Avenue North, Edmonds. The meeting was opened with the flag salute.
ELECTED OFFICIALS PRESENT
Gary Haakenson, Mayor
Peggy Pritchard Olson, Council President
Michael Plunkett, Councilmember
Richard Marin, Councilmember
Mauri Moore, Councilmember
Dave Orvis, Councilmember
Ron Wambolt, Councilmember
ELECTED OFFICIALS ABSENT
Deanna Dawson, Councilmember
ALSO PRESENT
Shaun Callahan, Student Representative
STAFF PRESENT
Al Compaan, Acting Chief of Police
Brian McIntosh, Parks & Recreation Director
Noel Miller, Public Works Director
Dave Gebert, City Engineer
Stephen Koho, Treatment Plant Manager
Frances Chapin, Cultural Services Manager
Sandy Chase, City Clerk
Jana Spellman, Senior Executive Council Asst.
Jeannie Dines, Recorder
Change to 1. APPROVAL OF AGENDA
Agenda
COUNCILMEMBER MARIN MOVED, SECONDED BY COUNCIL PRESIDENT OLSON, TO
APPROVE THE AGENDA IN CONTENT AND ORDER WITH THE ADDITION OF
"AUTHORIZATION TO ENTER INTO AN AGREEMENT WITH EATON CORPORATION AND
COUNCIL ADOPTION OF RESOLUTION" AS AGENDA ITEM 4B. MOTION CARRIED
UNANIMOUSLY.
2.
CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS
COUNCILMEMBER MARIN MOVED, SECONDED BY COUNCILMEMBER WAMBOLT, TO
APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA. MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY. The agenda items
approved are as follows:
Roll Call
A. ROLL CALL
Approve
6/29/07
B. APPROVAL OF CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES OF JUNE 19, 2007.
Minutes
C. APPROVAL OF CLAIM CHECKS #97088 THROUGH #97250 FOR JUNE 21, 2007 IN
Approve Claim
THE AMOUNT OF $838,052.78. APPROVAL OF PAYROLL DIRECT DEPOSITS AND
Checks
CHECKS #44972 THROUGH #45056 FOR THE PERIOD OF JUNE 1 THROUGH JUNE
15, 2007 IN THE AMOUNT OF $904,268.08.
Claim for
Damages
D. ACKNOWLEDGE RECEIPT OF CLAIM FOR DAMAGES FROM SNOHOMISH
COUNTY PUD ($1,441.50).
Anderson
Center seismic
E. AUTHORIZATION TO ADVERTISE FOR BIDS FOR THE FRANCES ANDERSON
Retrofit
CENTER SEISMIC STRUCTURAL RETROFIT PROJECT.
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I00th Ave W
Right-of-way F. AUTHORIZATION FOR MAYOR TO SIGN ADDENDUM NO. 4 TO THE
Stabilization PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENT WITH REID MIDDLETON, INC. FOR THE
100TH AVENUE WEST RIGHT-OF-WAY STABILIZATION PROJECT.
Friar Tuck Lane
Drainage G. REPORT ON BIDS OPENED JUNE 19, 2007 FOR THE FRIAR TUCK LANE DRAINAGE
Improvement IMPROVEMENT PROJECT AND AWARD OF CONTRACT TO INTERWEST
CONSTRUCTION, INC. ($53,450).
Treatment Plant H. REPORT ON BIDS OPENED ON JUNE 14 2007 FOR THE PRIMARY CLARIFIER #2
RepaClariirer #2 REPAIR, AND AWARD TO CASCADE INDUSTRIES NW, INC. FOR THE AMOUNT OF
$74,760.
Res# 1147 1. RESOLUTION NO. 1147 IN SUPPORT OF THE CITY'S APPLICATION FOR
Preserve [America Grant PRESERVE AMERICA GRANT FUNDING.
th of July 3. PROCLAMATION IN HONOR OF THE EDMONDS 4TH OF JULY PARADE 100TH
Parade 100th ANNIVERSARY.
Anniversary
Mayor Haakenson read a Proclamation in honor of the 100th anniversary of the 4th of July parade and
presented the proclamation to Jan Vance, Executive Director, and Ron Clyborne, Vice President, Greater
Edmonds Chamber of Commerce. Mr. Clyborne thanked the Council and staff for their support and
looked forward to the 100th anniversary of the Chamber and the 4th of July parade.
Outstanding 4A. PRESENTATION TO THE CITY OF EDMONDS FOR OUTSTANDING TREATMENT PLANT
Treatment Plant AWARD BY THE WASHINGTON STATE DEPARTMENT OF ECOLOGY.
Award
Wastewater Treatment Plant Manager Stephen Koho introduced Karen Burgess, Municipal Unit
Supervisor, and Sean McKone, Facility Manager, Department of Ecology (DOE). Ms. Burgess explained
the DOE's NW Regional Office handles all wastewater discharge permits from King County north to the
Canadian border. She explained Mr. McKone worked with municipalities on their wastewater discharge
permits along with assisting/improving facility plans and upgrades. Each year DOE recognizes treatment
plants for outstanding performance during the calendar year. This award is given to treatment plants that
meet stringent performance criteria including that their discharge monitoring reports were submitted on
time, meet effluent limits and influent design criteria, that DOE had issued no enforcement action for the
facility over the calendar year, and the Facility Manager agreed the facility was well operated and was an
outstanding performer.
Ms. Burgess advised Edmonds received this award in 2001 and has been recognized for outstanding
performance five additional times in the past nine years. She read a letter from Kevin Fitzpatrick, Water
Quality Program Manager, NW Region, congratulating Edmonds for its outstanding performance
throughout 2006, placing Edmonds Wastewater Treatment Plant among the top municipal wastewater
treatment plants in Washington. The letter expressed DOE's appreciation for the team effort that went
into compliance, from the daily operation and maintenance to the engineering and administrative support
teams to successfully comply with the terms and conditions of the permit. The letter recognized the
treatment plant team for their hard work, resourcefulness and award winning effort and looked forward to
continued excellence in upcoming years. Ms. Burgess relayed Mr. Koho's recognition of the 17
operators, maintenance and laboratory staff that made the receipt of this award possible.
Councilmember Marin commented he had visited the treatment plant a number of times and was most
impressed with its operation. He expressed Council's appreciation for the treatment plant staff's efforts.
Treatment Plant 4B.
Electrical
Switch Gear
AUTHORIZATION TO ENTER INTO AN AGREEMENT WITH EATON CORPORATION AND
COUNCIL ADOPTION OF RESOLUTION
Treatment Plant Manager Stephen Koho explained he learned yesterday a project that was planned for
this year had an 11 week lead time to have the part manufactured, shipped and available for installation
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by October 1. He explained the large electrical switch gear that controls how power enters the plant, how
power is distributed, how power outages are handled and transfers between power sources had outlived its
life to the point he believed the part was on borrowed time. He explained when this equipment was first
installed, the engineers had a choice of installing a switchgear that was slightly less expensive but that
could not be removed for servicing or they could have spent more for a switchgear that could be removed
for servicing. The engineers chose the less expensive part; to remove the gear for service requires several
emergency generators to keep the plant powered up. The intent is to replace this unit with one that is
easily removable for service and does not impact power. He explained half of the expected cost was for
power generation and electrical distribution during the project.
COUNCILMEMBER MARIN MOVED, SECONDED BY COUNCIL PRESIDENT OLSON, TO
APPROVE THE RESOLUTION AND AUTHORIZATION TO ENTER INTO AN AGREEMENT
Res# H 48 - WITH EATON CORPORATION FOR THE PURCHASE AND INSTALLATION OF NEW
Authorize Sole ELECTRICAL SWITCHGEAR COMPONENTS. MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY. The
Source / Treat- resolution reads as follows:
ment Plant
Electrical
Switch Gear Resolution No. 1148 — Authorizing a sole source emergency process to acquire electrical switch gear
for the Edmonds Wastewater Treatment Plant.
Citizens Committee on 5. UPDATE ON THE CITIZENS COMMITTEE ON U.S. MAYORS CLIMATE PROTECTION
U.S Mayors AGREEMENT
Climate
Aggreement Mayor Haakenson commended the Climate Protection Committee for their efforts. He introduced
members who were present, Steve Bernheim, Carolyn Chapel, Wes Gallaugher; the other committee
members are Wayne Grotheer, Hank Landau, and Ben Hines. He explained the Committee's mission was
to encourage citizens to be a part of the solution, encourage City staff and citizens to conserve current
resources, work with the City Council to implement ideas, and effectively address the future impacts of
climate change. He formed a staff committee to determine the City's past greenhouse gas emissions to
allow the City to establish reduction goals for the future. Progress has been made in identifying City
emissions sources and output. He noted the packet contained a list of departmental activities related to
climate change projects, noting energy efficiency in heating, lighting and plumbing have led the way to
date. Categories in which the City has been active include Public Works, land use, transportation, and
public education. He noted the packet also contained technology initiatives currently in development to
reduce vehicle travel, paper and petrochemical usage and potentially could provide financial incentives
for environmentally friendly actions.
In addition, staff is in the process of working with the Transportation Choices Coalition, a Seattle -based
organization interested in finding options to the one car, one passenger mode of travel. The Coalition's
representatives have complimented the City on several occasions for the Bike and Pedestrian Master Plan,
shared parking requirements, comprehensive street use and streetscape plan and long term planning for
transportation investment sustainability, which are all Council -approved policies.
The Climate Protection Committee has published committee information in the City's newsletter and
committee members have published several articles in local newspapers. This attention has attracted
citizens to the committee and the number of participants is growing. Information has been forwarded to
the Planning Board and Architecture Design Board who are interested in what the committee is doing and
how they can assist.
He noted each committee member had a special interest in the bigger picture of climate change and have
branched out into other areas. The committee's goal is to involve and educate not only staff and
Edmonds residents but also to work with the Port, merchants, other cities and the school district. The
Edmonds School District Superintendent has attended several meetings and he plans to bring district staff
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to the next three meetings. He noted some members were working to offer as much information to
downtown merchants in an effort to assist them in reducing their carbon footprint. He cited the
Watershed Fun Fair and Bird Fest as opportunities the committee used to get their message out to the
public. The public has been asked to change light bulbs to CFLs and committee members have attended
many seminars and classes.
Mayor Haakenson explained he recently participated in a conference call with International Council on
Local Environmental Initiative (ICLEI) representatives discussing best practices for administering local
climate policy. He was one of five speakers; his topic was building an effective Climate Action
Committee. The Regional Program Director complimented Edmonds' Climate Protection Committee,
stating of all the committees she works with, the Edmonds Committee was the most closely in touch with
her on issues facing cities today. An Everett staff member listening to the conference call is in the
process of writing a green building ordinance and has promised to forward it to him when it is finalized.
Development Services Director Duane Bowman has attended a seminar on "Going Green" and will be
well versed when a final ordinance is presented to the City Council.
The fuel mix in the City's vehicle fleet has been changed to B20, a low sulfur diesel fuel and will switch
to 5% biodiesel when it is more plentiful. Consideration is being given to replacing all vehicles as they
reach the end of their useful life with hybrid or electric vehicles. He noted Public Works vehicles account
for 41% of fuel usage and Police vehicles account for 35%; those along with other vehicle usage account
for 17% of the City's greenhouse gas emissions. The City owned buildings contributed 32% and the
streetlights contribute 12%. The City's biggest contributor to emissions is the wastewater sector,
including the treatment plant, which contributes 39%.
He referred to information provided to the Council on plug-in hybrid vehicles and charging stations, an
issue that is scheduled for discussion at the July Council committee meetings. He directed anyone
interested in straightforward information on climate change to visit GoGreen.yahoo.com. The Council
was also provided a book, "Low Carbon Diet, a 30-Day Program to Reduce 5000 Pounds," which was
available online, at retail outlets and at the Edmonds Book Shop in downtown Edmonds. He advised a
link was available on the City's webpage with information on the Climate Protection Committee and links
to additional information.
Councilmember Moore congratulated the Committee for their work and was impressed a survey of the
City's emissions has been done. She asked what was needed in the current budget and future budgets to
realize these goals. Mayor Haakenson advised the public education component was fairly low cost. The
biggest cost will be in the long term for switching to electric and hybrid vehicles because of their higher
cost. The biggest issue that will be presented to the Council for consideration will be the Green Building
Ordinance.
Councilmember Marin commented an important aspect of "going green," an issue he has been involved in
for several years, was pacing oneself and doing a little at a time and as opportunities became available.
6. AUDIENCE COMMENTS
Edmonds an Vance, Executive Director, Greater Edmonds Chamber of Commerce, explained since the
4th of July inception of the Edmonds 4t" of July celebration, the Chamber has produced the event via fundraising
Celebration
from citizens and businesses and using 100% of the funds toward the event. She highlighted events
include a kids parade, main parade, the Fire Department's annual waterball competition at City Park,
musical performances at the Civic playfields, family activities at the Frances Anderson Center from 6:30
to 10:00, and the fireworks. She announced this year's Grand Marshall. Bridget Hanely, of "Here Comes
the Brides", a TV series based on the Mercer Girls of Seattle, and who lives in Edmonds who will be
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accompanied by Roslyn Sumners, 1984 Olympic Medalist who is also an Edmonds resident. She invited
donations to be submitted at the Edmonds and Lynnwood Bank of Washington branches, donation boxes
at the Edmonds QFC, mailed/dropped off at the Log Cabin or at the Chamber Office, or online at
Edmondswa.eom. She advised a list of activities and times was available at EverythingEdmonds.com.
Old Woodway Lora Petso, Edmonds, referred to the demolition specs for the proposed park at old Woodway
Elementary /
Proposed Park Elementary, noting a spreadsheet with the plan identify some trees to be removed as diseased, however,
others identified for removal were healthy and non -hazardous. She displayed photographs of trees to be
removed, some identified as healthy and others as diseased. She displayed a photograph of a healthy 4-
trunk tree 45-50 feet in height that was identified for removal. She concluded the 4-trunk tree could be a
beautiful amenity in the park and urged the Council to determine whether healthy trees needed to be
removed as part of the park plan.
Report on Steve Bernheim, Edmonds, echoed Ms. Petso's concern with removing trees on the old Woodway
Citizens Elementary School site. He referred to Mayor Haakenson's comments about the B20 fuel the City was
Committee on using, noting that fuel was already 20% biodiesel. He referred to Councilmember Marin's comments
Us Mayors
Climate regarding everyone taking small incremental steps, noting that may not be enough because the agreement
Protection Mayor Haakenson signed calls for substantial reductions in community emissions over the next ten years.
Agreement
He noted the figures Mayor Haakenson provided were only the City government's emissions which
represent only a small fraction of the overall emissions in the city. He commented development on the
old Safeway property that could bring in 800-900 new residents and 400-500 new employees would result
in a huge increase in the city's greenhouse gas emissions in addition to increased water, electric, etc.
usage. He suggested consideration be given to how to account for the increase in greenhouse gas
emissions from development. He referred to his proposal for a green building code and urged the City to
make it a high priority.
Flower Al Rutledge, Edmonds, referred to a rumor that the City's flower program was being eliminated from
Program the budget. He recalled in 1990-1991 there was a $1.2 million budget reduction that included eliminating
Petitions re: the flower program which was subsequently taken over by volunteers. Next, he referred to the Hearing
ola woodway Examiner meeting last week regarding a development of 27 new homes, expressing concern that the City
Elementary did not submit his petitions. He requested the petitions be included in the record. With regard to
demolition of the buildings at the old Woodway Elementary School site, he advised there was one appeal.
Term Limits He also urged Council to consider term limits in early 2008. Mayor Haakenson clarified no one on the
Council was interested or planned to cut the flower program; it was in place and would remain in place.
Term Limits Roger Hertrich, Edmonds, relayed a comment from a citizen who supported term limits and indicated
that would influence her vote in the upcoming election. Next, he expressed concern with the lack of
information in the packet, noting the information in the packet for Item E mentioned a $782,000 grant but
Lack of did not identify the amount to be paid from REET 1 funds. He pointed out the importance of identifying
Information in
Council Packet the total project cost and funds from each funding source in the information provided for an agenda item.
Similarly, Item I did not identify how much the grant was worth, whether there were any restrictions on
the City's participation in the grant, whether the City was providing matching funds and if so, how much.
He concluded the information provided for those items was incomplete and the Council should ask these
questions before making a decision.
ITerm Limits Mike Mestres, Edmonds, commented he had lived in Edmonds a number of years and knew many
People and had never heard anyone clamor about term limits. Instead, citizens were interested in
competent, far-sighted government. He concluded the citizens of Edmonds could figure out who to vote
Harbor square for by themselves. With regard to the development of Harbor Square, he noted if development occurred
in an intelligent manner, it would reduce energy use as people could live where they worked.
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Open Courtyard 7. AUTHORIZATION TO OBTAIN AN APPRAISAL FOR POTENTIAL PURCHASE OF
at Old Milltownl EXISTING OPEN COURTYARD BORDERING SOUTHERN PORTION OF OLD MILLTOWN.
Councilmember Wambolt commented this idea arose as a result of a suggestion by Mr. MacFarlane at the
June 5 City Council Meeting as well as subsequent comments in favor of acquiring the subject property.
He explained the property in question was the open space on 5th Avenue, south of Dayton Street, on the
east side, in front of Quizno's. Although the property owner, Bob Gregg, has said he has no plans to
develop that portion of Old Milltown at this time, citizens' are interested in the City acquiring that
property due to the likelihood it would be redeveloped in the future. He met with the property owner,
Bob Gregg, who was open to the City acquiring the property and indicated he would prefer the City
acquire it. Staff advised him the first step would be to obtain an appraisal of the fair market value of the
property.
Councilmember Wambolt commented the desire to have funds available to take advantage of unforeseen
opportunities was one of the reasons some Councilmembers voted last year not to spend an additional $4-
$5 million to double the size of the park on the old Woodway Elementary School property.
Councilmember Plunkett assumed the appraisal would be based on the highest and best use of the
property versus use as a park. Councilmember Wambolt commented it was his understanding the
property could be condemned and the property owner paid fair market value. Mayor Haakenson clarified
the appraisal must be highest and best use, even though what the property was worth to Mr. Gregg and the
City may differ. He noted the Council would make their decision after the appraisal was provided.
COUNCILMEMBER WAMBOLT MOVED, SECONDED BY COUNCILMEMBER PLUNKETT,
TO AUTHORIZE STAFF TO OBTAIN AN APPRAISAL OF THE EXISTING OPEN
COURTYARD BORDERING THE SOUTHERN PORTION OF OLD MILLTOWN.
Councilmember Marin supported purchasing the property. He agreed with Councilmember Wambolt's
comments that one of the reasons Councilmembers did not vote to purchase additional property on the old
Woodway Elementary School site was to maintain options for future purchases such as this.
Council President Olson thanked Councilmember Wambolt for meeting with Mr. Gregg. She commented
if the purchase worked out, it would be a great opportunity.
MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY.
8. COUNCIL REPORTS ON COMMITTEE/BOARD MEETINGS
seashore Council President Olson reported the SeaShore meeting included an update on the Sound Transit/ RTID
Transportation 1� g P
Forum package. The package will be presented to the Snohomish County Council tomorrow.
Lodging Tax Councilmember Orvis reported the Lodging Tax Advisory Committee reviewed a trifold brochure that
Aavisory would be on display at the Snohomish County Tourism Bureau. The committee also approved an
Co�nittee
expenditure to assist the Edmonds Center for the Arts with advertising.
Port Councilmember Wambolt reported on two Port Commission meetings held in June. As estimates for the
Commission I new restroom facility were higher than anticipated; the Commission requested a reduction and the
architects returned with a redesign that reduced the cost by $90,000 to $656,000. The Port plans to apply
for an IAC grant. The Commission discussed holding one of their bimonthly meetings in the afternoon
and decided to defer that decision until January. The Edmonds Yacht Club is meeting tonight seeking
final approval to proceed with a new two-story, 13,000 square foot building on land adjacent to the
Commission Office. They plan to lease 49% of the building. The Port also finalized a lease of 36,000
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square feet of land to Jacobsen Marine who plans to move their operations from Ballard to Edmonds. The
Port entered into a 30-year lease with the possibility of two 10-year options. Jacobsen Marine expects to
have operations underway by late 2008. He noted in 2009 the City would accrue considerable sales tax
revenue from that operation. Funding for the next phase of the Waterfront Redevelopment Plan was
approved and a dedication of the public plaza in front of Anthony's will be held on July 10 at 4:00 p.m.
xist°r,e Councilmember Plunkett recalled the Council forwarded information from the Historic Preservation
Preservation Commission (HPC) to the Planning Board. He planned to meet with the HPC and the Planning Board
commission tomorrow to review their ideas. To dispel confusion regarding the HPC's intent, he explained the
HPC/Planning Board/Council were not designating properties to be placed on the Historic Register, were
not creating a historic district downtown, and were not discussing design guidelines. What was being
asked of the Planning Board was 1) adaptive reuse for non -conforming structures so that older structures
could remain economically viable, and 2) creating historic development code to provide assurances to
developers and citizens that new buildings would be built to a code that reflects the historic character of
downtown.
sound Transit Councilmember Marin reported over the weekend Sound Transit reached another milestone, completing
ana community sequential excavation operations at the Beacon Hill Station. He noted excavation that deep in glacial till
Transit was a monumental task. He planned to testify tomorrow to the Snohomish County Council on behalf of
Community Transit and Sound Transit in support of the RTID package.
9. MAYOR'S COMMENTS
Economic Mayor Haakenson advised the position of Economic Development Director had been advertised for the
Development
Director third time, the deadline for submitting an application was July 7. He planned to ask Council President
Police chief
Olson to select Councilmembers to participate in the interviews. He advised an announcement would be
made within the next ten days whether to hire a Police Chief from within the Department or seek
candidates from outside.
10. COUNCIL COMMENTS
constituents Councilmember Moore advised traffic prevented her from attending her June 25 constituents meeting.
Meeting i She advised another meeting was scheduled in the same location at the same time on July 2. She asked
old wooaway Whether a report would be provided from the Parks & Recreation. Department regarding the removal of
Elementary trees at the old Woodway Elementary School. Mayor Haakenson answered Parks & Recreation Director
Trees Brian McIntosh had been meeting with the consultant and neighbors regarding the design, including trees
to be removed and retained.
ceac Tseismic Councilmember Moore requested a response to Mr. Hertrich's question regarding the full cost of the
Retrofit Costs Frances Anderson Center seismic structural retrofit project and the conditions of the grant. Mayor
Haakenson offered to have Mr. McIntosh provide that information in the Council packet. Councilmember
climate Moore referred to Mr. Bernheim's comment about development worsening carbon emissions, pointing
Pr°test;on out the Climate Protection Committee, on which Mr. Bernheim serves, encourages development in the
committee Land Use section of their recommendations. She requested a response from the Committee regarding any
potential conflict. Mayor Haakenson advised that would likely be resolved once the Planning Board and
the Council had an opportunity to review and include a green ordinance in the City's code.
Councilmember Moore encouraged the Council to read the US Mayors Climate Protection Agreement
that Mayor Haakenson signed which was available on Seattle's website.
Plower In response to the rumor Mr. Rutledge cited regarding the flower program, Councilmember Wambolt
Program explained the Council approved a two-year budget for 2007-2008. The flower program was included in
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both budgets so the rumor that the flower program was being cut had no validity. Councilmember
Wambolt commended Student Representative Callahan for continuing to attend Council meetings after he
graduated.
Council Review Councilmember Plunkett recalled in the past when Directors were hired and possibly the Fire and Police
of Final Chief, the Mayor would bring 2-3 potential candidates to meet with the entire Council. He recalled the
Candidates for
Director Council indicated they wanted an opportunity to meet the final Economic Development Director
Positions candidates, not just the candidate that was selected.
4th of July Councilmember Marin noted it was the American Legion who started the Edmonds 4th of July parade;
Parade when they became less able to put on the event, the Chamber took it over.
Destruction of Student Representative Callahan expressed his disgust, anger and sadness at the destruction of trees in the
Trees/EdWoodway High Edmonds-Woodwa High School courtyard. He advised the estimate to replace the trees was $50 000.
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School He urged citizens of Edmonds, if it was his peers who destroyed the trees, not to let that affect how they
viewed the youth of Edmonds in the future. He planned to volunteer to help with replacing the trees.
Mayor Haakenson relayed the school had received donations to replace the trees and Sky Nursery has
offered their assistance. He encouraged anyone interested in assisting to visit the Edmonds School
District's website for further information.
Grafi;ti Councilmember Wambolt remarked additional graffiti was appearing throughout the city.
11. ADJOURN
With no further business, the Council meeting was adjourned at 8:03 p.m.
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