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EDMONDS CITY COUNCIL APPROVED MINUTES
NOVEMBER 1, 1995
Pursuant to notice, the Special Meeting of the Edmonds City Council was called to order at 7:00 p.m. by
Mayor Laura Hall in the Library Plaza Room, 650 Main Street, followed by the flag salute.
ELECTED OFFICIALS PRESENT
Laura Hall, Mayor
Tom Petruzzi, Council President
Barbara Fahey, Councilmember
William J. Kasper, Councilmember
Michael Hall, Councilmember
Dave Earling, Councilmember
John Nordquist, Councilmember
ABSENT
Roger L. Myers, Councilmember
1. APPROVAL OF AGENDA
STAFF PRESENT
Tom Miller, Police Chief
Michael Springer, Fire Chief
Art Housler, Administrative Services Director
Paul Mar, Community Services Director
Brent Hunter, Personnel Manager
Arvilla Ohlde, Parks & Recreations Manager
Sandy Chase, City Clerk
Council President Petruzzi asked to add two items to the Agenda, one being a review of draft Snohomish
County Annexation Interlocal Agreement for 15 minutes to be designated as Item 6, and the other
designated as Item 7 is a 5-minute dedication of plaque for Edmonds Financial Building. The Mayor's
and Council's portions would move up accordingly.
COUNCILMEMBER NORDQUIST MOVED, SECONDED BY COUNCILMEMBER EARLING, TO
APPROVE THE AGENDA AS AMENDED. MOTION CARRIED.
2. CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS
Council President Petruzzi pulled Items B and D.
COUNCILMEMBER NORDQUIST MOVED, SECONDED BY COUNCILMEMBER FAHEY, TO
APPROVE AGENDA ITEMS A AND C. MOTION CARRIED. The agenda items passed are as
follows:
(A) ROLL CALL
(C) APPROVAL OF CLAIM WARRANTS #3239S THRU #4838F FOR THE WEEK OF
OCTOBER 23, 1995 IN THE AMOUNT OF $255,162.37
Council President Petruzzi pulled Item B because Jim Walker, City Engineer, requested the language on
Mr. Petruzzi's motion to accept the bid of Pacific Concrete Technologies made last week be clarified as
to funding sources. Community Services Director Paul Mar explained that there were not the necessary
funds now in Fund 116. It was suggested that if Council approved $100,000 in 1996 for Fund 116, the
City staff have identified $55,000 of high priority projects and that the remaining $45,000 could go
towards this project. Council President Petruzzi asked if the money were taken out of Fund 006 now,
would that $45,000 be returned? Mr. Mar said it would be reimbursed by the 1996 Fund 116.
Administrative Services Director Art Housler confirmed the procedure would work as described.
COUNCIL PRESIDENT PETRUZZI MOVED, SECONDED BY COUNCILMEMBER KASPER TO
AO�E APPROVE ITEM B AS CLARIFIED: THE FUNDING WILL BE FROM FUND 116, $50,000; FUND
A ja�+g 125, $90,000; AND FUND 006, $45,000, WITH THE 1996 ALLOCATION TO FUND 116 REDUCED
10 � BY $45,000. THE $45,000 IS TO BE REPLACED IN THE 006 FUND IN 1996. MOTION CARRIED.
Mli Ry 0 The item approved is as follows:
Am6�DE
(B) APPROVAL OF MINUTES OF OCTOBER 24, 1994
Regarding Item D, Council President Petruzzi was not in attendance at the October 17 meeting, therefore
he will abstain from the vote on this matter.
COUNCILMEMBER EARLING MOVED, SECONDED BY COUNCILMEMBER FAHEY, TO
APPROVE ITEM D. MOTION CARRIED WITH COUNCIL PRESIDENT PETRUZZI
ABSTAINING. The item passed is as follows:
(D) APPROVAL OF 17 FINDINGS OF FACT AND CONCLUSIONS REGARDING A
HEARING HELD ON OCTOBER, 1995 ON THE RECOMMENDATION BY THE
HEARING EXAMINER TO APPROVE A REQUEST TO SUBDIVIDE
�l!,gOD3 APPROXIMATELY 1.8 ACRES INTO SIX SINGLE-FAMILY BUILDING SITES. THE
PPROPERTY IS LOCATED ADJACENT TO AND EAST OF THE EXISTING RESIDENCE
AT 20621 MAPLEWOOD DRIVE, AND ADJACENT AND NORTH OF 207TH PLACE SW
(Applicant: Hadley Nicholson/File No. P-95-103)
3. PRESENTATION OF JAPANESE DELEGATION FROM HEKINAN; REPORT OF
�� tl EDMONDS DELEGATION TO HEKINAN AND WORLD PARK EVENT `95
006 Mayor Hall noted that the second part of this item will be deleted and postponed to a later date when
Council will receive a recap of when Arvilla Ohlde, Parks and Recreation Manager, Chris Guitton and
Steve Waite of the Sister City Commission, went to Hekinan and the World Park Event.
Don Carr, Chair of the Sister City Commission, introduced the individual members of the Japanese
Delegation together with their host families. A picture of Council with the delegates was requested and
granted at the end of the presentation.
Mr. Carr expressed appreciation of the support of the City, Councilmembers and Mayor, as well as the
volunteers. Mr. Carr gave special thanks to the host families.
Mr. Carr turned the podium over to the Hekinan delegation for the presentation of a gift to Mayor Hall.
The spokesman thanked all for having them here and said they are having a wonderful time in this
beautiful city. He presented a gift from the Mayor of Hekinan City to Mayor Hall.
Jq0 4. PRESENTATION OF MAYOR'S 1996 PRELIMINARY BUDGET
PAO gf Mayor Hall announced the availability of budget books to those interested. She read the Mission
-bV,O Statement enclosed into the record:
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Our mission is to effectively manage the resources of the city; to protect the health,
welfare, and safety of all citizens; to improve the quality of life; and to maintain the
ambiance for which the City of Edmonds has become identifiable.
Mayor Hall then read her budget message into the record. The budget message, without exhibits, is
attached hereto as Exhibit A and incorporated herein by reference as though fully set forth.
Council President Petruzzi thanked the Mayor and indicated Council would review the material in
preparing for discussion during the 75 minute budget work session of next Monday's Council meeting.
5. REPORT ON FIRE DISTRICT ESPERANCE CONTRACT
D Js1Al�l� Fire Chief Michael Springer provided an update on the status of the Esperance Fire Service Contract.
�AArt He identified the 10 employees that he is recommending to be transferred from the Fire District into the
>✓5gCf City of Edmonds as employees. He called Council attention to the exhibit attached to the Agenda Memo
GD provided. This is a complete list of the employees and shows the financial impact in terms of salaries
and benefits when they come into our City as employees.
Council President Petruzzi raised the issue of their accrual and confirmed that almost all of those listed
had at least four years experience. Chief Springer said the employees were on the joint list for entry and
hire list.
Chief Springer then noted several of the employees have high credentials and certifications. One
individual is already a Hazardous Materials Technician Instructor. Another individual is a Certified
Rescue Specialist and Technician. He also has the ability to teach that to the other firefighters in the
organization. All of these firefighters, but one, are firefighters at the top -step level. Chief Springer
advised the figures for salaries takes into consideration the incentives the Department offers in its
contract such as education, longevity, and the benefits associated with physical fitness.
In keeping with the contract with the District and the operational services to the Esperance Fire Station,
there are two additional openings that were created. Candidates from the Civil Service List are being
considered for these two openings.
The recommended action presented is for Council to authorize the Fire Chief to offer employment to the
10 identified Fire District #I firefighters and to the additional two Civil Service list firefighters, effective
January 1, 1996.
Council President Petruzzi confirmed 10 employees from the Fire District was the anticipated number
when the numbers were run on the acquisition. Chief Springer stated that is correct, and the other 2 Civil
Service -list employees were also rolled into those estimates. Mr. Petruzzi's question was whether
Council could approve these individuals without approving the budget. Chief Springer responded that
per the contract, the Fire District legally needs to give thirty days notice of termination to the employees.
Sometime during that thirty day period, the City of Edmonds would offer employment. Mr. Petruzzi
asked if the City could give authorization to hire the two individuals from the Civil Service list without
budget approval? Personnel Director Brent Hunter suggested utilizing a contingent offer for the two
employees -- contingent upon the approval of the budget. Council President Petruzzi confirmed that
need not be done with regard to the 10 Fire District # 1 firefighters. Mr. Hunter responded that is correct.
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Councilmember Fahey asked for clarification: "If we had not acquired the fire station, was there a plan
for the Esperance Fire Station to go to a staffing level of 12 in January?" Chief Springer said there was a
plan. To maintain the current staffing level, the station runs 3 shifts which requires a total allotment of
12 employees to run. The intent is to create at Station 10 what is currently in the fire stations in .
Edmonds. Ms. Fahey confirmed that 12 is the present staffing at Fire Station #1. Chief Springer stated
they currently have 12 firefighters.
Councilmember Kasper asked Chief Springer to recap whether the fire service will serve our station and
will serve the entire Esperance area, even what we haven't annexed. Chief Springer confirmed it will
serve all of the Esperance area. Mr. Kasper asked about the revenue that is in Fire District No. 1's levies
and whether the Fire District had the right to collect on the entire area. Chief Springer confirmed the
Fire District will collect only in the area that was unincorporated. The moment the annexation areas
become legally within the City boundaries, then the City collects the taxation and revenue. Mr. Kasper
again asked how much they were collecting.
Administrative Services Director Art Housler stated the levy in the Fire District is $1.81 per $1,000
currently for the whole Esperance area. Rough estimates show about $1 million is collected from the
entire Esperance area by the Fire District. With the proposed annexations, the City of Edmonds will take
over half of the Esperance area, therefore Fire District No. 1 would still collect about $500,000. Mr.
Housler stated the estimated charge for services to the Fire District, based on the cost of operating that
station, is $1,084,000. The number of calls from the preliminary data shows that the City would collect
about $405,000 out of the $500,000 that the Fire District collects from the unincorporated area. After
additional comments, Mr. Kasper confirmed that the approximate $100,000 the Fire District retains is on
top of the appraised value.
Councilmember Nordquist confirmed the ten Fire District employees were being laid off. He suggested
that usually, in order to staff another fire station, you would have to go to an eligibility list. He
questioned why that was not done in this case. Chief Springer responded that this issue was considered
during contract negotiations. Mr. Hunter interjected that the City does jointly test with the District, and
they meet all of our qualifications that we hire off of a common list. They have gone through the same
Civil Service process used for hiring of our own people. Councilmember Nordquist reiterated his
concern was the Fair Labor Practice to make sure Council does everything necessary. Chief Springer has
had both the City and the Fire District unions communicating about these issues throughout this process.
COUNCILMEMBER FAHEY MOVED, SECONDED BY COUNCIL PRESIDENT PETRUZZI,
THAT COUNCIL AUTHORIZE THE FIRE CHIEF TO OFFER EMPLOYMENT TO THE TEN
IDENTIFIED FIRE DISTRICT NO. 1 FIREFIGHTERS AND TO THE ADDITIONAL TWO CIVIL
SERVICE LIST FIREFIGHTERS, EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1, 1996, CONTINGENT UPON THE
LAST TWO BEING HIRED SUBJECT TO THE PASSAGE OF THE BUDGET. MOTION
CARRIED.
6. REVIEW OF DRAFT SNOHOMISH COUNTY ANNEXATION INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT
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As ��' yp� Community Services Director Paul Mar reminded Council this matter had first been discussed after
:0T E`� the annexation of the Aurora Marketplace. This document is the result of a cooperative effort of
P(W negotiations that has taken over a year, both at the technical level and at the legal level. He reported that
the County is using this as a model annexation interlocal agreement when dealing with other
jurisdictions who are annexing unincorporated areas of the county. Mr. Mar stated the staff
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recommendation is to review the draft agreement, make any minor revisions necessary, and place it on
the Consent Agenda next Monday for Council adoption.
Councilmember Fahey commented the draft was an excellent document. She questioned whether lower
density areas existed where the residents would feel they are being impacted with a change of zoning and
keeping those areas rural. Mr. Mar does not believe that is the case within the annexation areas the City
is discussing, i.e., South County.
Councilmember Kasper stated his understanding is that the City's population density will be the
population of the City of Edmonds plus 6,000 people, plus the people in Esperance and Perrinville.
Mayor Hall advised that according to the formula, it is 6,000. Mr. Kasper asked if there wasn't
something about trying to reallocate or coming through with some housing. Mr. Mar believes the
numbers being finalized now have incorporated all that thinking into the negotiations between the City
and the County for the last year and a half. Councilmember Kasper reiterated the City need not take
more than 6,000 other than the annexations. Mr. Kasper then confirmed through Mr. Mar that this
document provides for that based on the growth management figures.
Councilmember Fahey next inquired about building permits. She asked if there was a sunset to the
provision that allows for building permits issued prior to the execution of the agreement remaining under
County jurisdiction. Is there a point in time when it reverts to the City or is the County there forever
until the building is finished? Mr. Mar believes in such a situation the City staff and County staff will sit
down and say it is time to switch it over. He thinks the interlocal agreement is to deal with 99% of the
situations. At this point, it says that in a normal situation, any permit that was initiated prior to the
annexation, the County would complete the review.
Ms. Fahey then questioned the compensation for capital road construction projects where the City is
going to be required to take over, or compensate the County for improvements that took place on some
of the roads in the area. She asked whether those kinds of things were factored in when Council
considered the total cost that the City would be paying out when it did these annexations -- is there
compensating property taxes coming in to assist in those types of capital payouts? Mr. Mar said that,
generally, there is compensation coming back, but there is little of the County dollars that has gone into
capital projects in the Southwest County in five years. There is a formula based on depreciation. In the
attachments to the agreement, all of the formulae are set out. There is, or will be, a listing for each of the
annexation areas where the County road projects have occurred and where they will occur.
Councilmember Nordquist questioned the water source. There are several sources of water coming into
some of the areas in the county, and it does not appear to be addressed. Regarding sewer treatment, there
are several plants operating in the area. Mr. Nordquist believes some direction is needed. Mr. Mar
believes, with the sewer treatment plan in particular, there are agreements already in place which will
continue. The County will provide the City with a diagram of their watershed map. He believes that is
Exhibit B to be part of the interlocal agreement. Councilmember Nordquist then discussed building
circular pipelines and bringing water sources in from Everett or Seattle. He hoped the City would not
lose any of that in any type of agreement.
Councilmember Nordquist noted a further concern regarding when an area is annexed, per capita charges
occur in some of the organizations the City belongs to. He asked at what point during an annexation
would the per -capita be transferred. Administrative Services Director Art Housler stated in the
expenditures that are currently budgeted in 1996, all of the per -capita charges for Public Health, Medic
7, etc., are included in the budget. On the revenue side, all of the per capita revenues that were received
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from State -shared revenues is also included in the budget. As the City picks up annexations, the amount
of revenue is increased by the number of people in the annexation. Councilmember Nordquist asked if
the per capita is run out to the end of the year and then picked up at that time, or is it pro -rated? Mr.
Housler stated it is run out to the end of the year.
Councilmember Kasper inquired about discussion held regarding buying a park with UW property. Mr.
Mar confirmed he was referring to South County Park and said that specific action is not covered in the
interlocal agreement. Mr. Kasper called attention to Exhibit C, park mitigations, and asked whether all
those items had been checked out. Mr. Mar explained those are the chapters out of the Snohomish
County Code that will govern. They are existing County -wide codes. He called attention to § 4 on page
3 to provide the explanation. This agreement is contingent upon the City's adoption of legislative
measures listed in Exhibit C. He then questioned the negotiability of the items on Exhibit C.
Councilmember Earling raised the fact certain pages of the agreement were missing from the packet.
Council President Petruzzi suggested this matter be brought back to Council on November 6 for a five
minute discussion.
Councilmember Kasper indicated he is still not happy with the statement in the agreement: "shall not
have less than an average of four dwelling units per acre". He does not know what we have in the city.
He also thinks we should put that 6,000 plus annexations on maximum required density. Mr. Mar stated
he will attempt to have some clarification on that for the packet next week.
7. DEDICATION OF PLAQUE FOR EDMONDS FINANCIAL CENTER
P P05 Council President Petruzzi stated he had discussed the plaque dedication for the Financial Center with a
tuft` couple of Council members, and they felt they would like to complete a dedication before the end of the
r=�� year. The purchase of this building was a big part of the Council's goals for the year. They would like
CE to see that there is a plaque mounted and the dedication completed while this Council is in tact, as there
will be at least two new members on the Council beginning in January. One of the other things Mr.
Petruzzi and Councilmember Earling would like to accomplish with this is take the opportunity also to
recognize Mr. Kasper's 17 years on the Council and his hard work and dedication. Therefore, they
would like to combine the plaque dedication and recognition of Mr. Kasper. December 6 has been set as
the dedication. In order to have a bronze plaque installed on the outside of the building, it needs to be
ordered now so it can be received in time. Council has been provided a copy of how the plaque will be
worded. It uses the logo, with the Mayor's full name beneath the logo, and the City Council President
and the City Council listed; with the dedication date also included. The cost for the plaque will not
exceed $800.00. Council President Petruzzi went on to detail the plans for the occasion and what had
been suggested to date in terms of invitations, location, etc.
Mayor Hall clarified that this is the dedication of a building before completion and asked if this was a
total dedication. Councilmember Petruzzi acknowledged that the building would not be complete, that
the acquisition was complete, and they would like to commemorate that.
Councilmember Hall commented that it might be better to not use the 1890-1990 dates at the bottom of
the logo. Following discussion, it was decided the date portion should'read "Founded in 1890".
COUNCILMEMBER EARLING MOVED, SECONDED BY COUNCIL PRESIDENT PETRUZZI,
TO APPROVE THE EXPENDITURE OF NOT MORE THAN $800 FROM THE COUNCIL
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Councilmember Nordquist commented that with the change of the time which causes earlier darkness,
the lower parking lot is not well lighted, and there are some areas that have very dark spots. He believes
this should be reviewed.
There being no further business to come before the Council, the meeting was adjourned at 8:30 p.m.
CONTINGENCY FUND AND AUTHORIZE THE IMMEDIATE ORDERING OF THE PLAQUE AS
AMENDED IN THE DISCUSSIONS THIS EVENING. MOTION CARRIED.
Councilmember Earling asked for review of the invitation rough draft. Council President Petruzzi
believes the wording takes care of the question raised by Mayor Hall regarding the completion -- it refers
to the "future City Hall".
COUNCILMEMBER EARLING MOVED, SECONDED BY COUNCIL PRESIDENT PETRUZZI,
TO APPROVE THE DRAFT INVITATION AND DIRECT COUNCIL ASSISTANT TO PROCEED
WITH OBTAINING BIDS FOR PRINTING OF THE INVITATIONS. MOTION CARRIED.
Councilmember Nordquist raised a point of order with regard to the way the name of the Mayor is listed
on the plaque and invitation and asked Mayor Hail if she had a preference as to which was used. The
Mayor's full name will be used throughout.
S. MAYOR
Mayor Hall announced Brent Hunter had a United Way Halloween event on October 31. Mr. Hunter
said that the event was held yesterday with about 60 employees in attendance. The event included a
w � o1 United Way presentation, a pumpkin carving contest and costume contest. Mayor Hall announced
�/`�� Councilmember Kasper's daughter, Mary Porter, was the speaker on loan from Stevens Hospital as the
United Way Executive this year. Mayor Hall also announced that the pumpkin carving contest was won
by Brian McIntosh and Connie Curtis won the costume contest.
Mayor Hall read a memo from Arvilla Ohlde, Parks and Recreation Manager, on the lighting of the
old; fishing pier parking lot which was a cooperative project with the Port of Edmonds. Together the City
64 and Port completed installation of two parking lot lights. The existing light fixtures were old and not
YJ0 beneficial to users. The Port supplied the poles and lights while the City completed all the permits and
41 in-house labor to install the new fixtures. The project creates a safer facility for the users and neighbors
of of the area and enhances the continuation of lighting fixtures that coordinate the lighting design along
the Edmonds waterfront.
9. COUNCIL
L Council President Petruzzi reported that Barb Mehlert, Council Assistant, had her last day yesterday, and
sfA�f Council is attempting to hire someone. Barb will come in occasionally to try and help out until a new
RS' employee starts.
COUNCILMEMBER EARLING MOVED, SECONDED BY COUNCILMEMBER FAHEY, TO
EXCUSE COUNCIL PRESIDENT PETRUZZI FROM THE OCTOBER 17 MEETING. MOTION
CARRIED.
Councilmember Kasper met with the parking committee this week, and it has decided not to increase
pAAK1�6 parking fines based on Debbie Dawson's review.
LlAY
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LAURA A LT I YYOR DRA S. CH E , November 1, 1995
CITY CLERK Pagel
Office of the Mayor
CITY OF EDMONDS—
Laura M. Hall
October 31, 1995
Members of the City Council and Citizens of Edmonds:
I submit to you a total balanced budget of $50,585,950, which is shown on Exhibit 1.
This is a matter-of-fact budget which includes several necessary assumptions and conditions. Those
assumptions and conditions are: The economy is expected to continue in a slow growth mode;
Sherwood vicinity and Forest Glen area voters will elect to join our City in the upcoming election;
another area of considerable size will annex into the City in 1996; and finally contract litigation
settlements will be within the amounts anticipated. Several unknowns that also may impact the 1996
Budget are: Planning for Initiative 164/Referendum 48 and also planning for Public Safety space
needs. These efforts will undoubtedly carry over into 1996.
Property tax revenues make up 34% of all General Fund sources. This budget contains no new taxes,
but does propose to increase this revenue source by 103%. It should be noted that most
governmental entities in the State routinely utilize their legal capacity of 106%. This is the third
consecutive year that the City of Edmonds has kept taxes low. In fact, City property taxes are third
lowest of the 25 largest cities in the State. Also as a matter of fact, the increase of 103% in property
tax revenues is needed in order to maintain the level of service for public safety (Police and Fire).
Public Safety makes up 48.9% of all expenditures of the General Fund. Last year's percentage was
42.8%. Annexations have effected this increase, nevertheless the increase also represents the City's
commitment to continue a high level of public safety.
Emergency Medical Services is a tremendous safety net for the protection of our citizens. This
Administration and the City Council have been advised Medic 7 can no longer meet the emergency
EXHIBIT A
• Incorporated August 11, 1890 •
505 Bell Street - Edmonds, WA 98020 - (206) 775-2525 - Fax (206) 771-0221
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call load demand. In order to do so, the paramedic service level needs to be expanded. This budget
includes funding for such an expansion. In order to fund this, the EMS property tax levy needs to be
increased by 3 cents. This equates to $66,000, which is the amount the City will be required to pay
for Medic 7.
The following chart shows the impact/change in expenditures for 1996:
CATEGORY
1995
Y/E Estimate
1996
Budget
CHANGE
Amount
Percent
Day to Day Operations
$24,677,980
$29,019,430
$4,341,450
17.6%
Special Designated Activities
1,431,020
1,232,580
(198,440)
-13.9
Debt Payment
2,412,600
2,517,070
104,470
4.3
Capital Projects
7,468,950
5,177,690
(2,291,260)
-30.6
Equipment
601,130
1,111,880
510,750
85.0
All Other Activities
405,020
63,500
(341,520)
-84.3
TOTALS
$36,996,700
$39,122,150
$2,125,450
5.7%
Day to Day Operations increased as a result of acquiring Fire Station #10 from the Fire District and
annexing several large areas. The cost to staff and operate the fire station is $1,084,000 for 1996.
About 40% of these costs will be reimbursed by the Fire District for service calls into the
unincorporated area. As a result of annexations, the City will increase substantially. Considering the
aforementioned assumptions and conditions, our population will increase from 31,100 to 36,100.
Correspondingly, expenditures are budgeted to increase $759,000. The balance of the increase is due
to the Combined Water/Sewer Utility operation which includes a large payment for an interlocal
governmental service contract.
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Special Designated Activities decreased due to less money being spent on the Multimodal
Transportation study ($194,000). In other words more of the study project was completed in 1995
thanwill be in 1996.
Debt Payment increased due to the net difference between the reduction in the annual payment for
Combined Water/Sewer Utility Construction bonds ($212,000) and the addition of the annual
payment for the' acquisition of the Financial Center building ($313,630).
Capital Projects decreased as a result of the net difference between the acquisition of the Financial
Center building ($4,407,000) in 1995 and street/park/water sewer projects ($2,116,000) in 1996.
Equipment increased as a result of the net difference between the purchase of vehicles ($370,000)
and regular operating equipment ($227,000) in 1996, versus the purchase of computer equipment in
1995 ($96,000).
All Other Activities decreased as a result of no expenditures being budgeted in the Council
Contingency Fund; however there are $120,000 identified as a salary pool which could be transferred
to the General Fund. Last year's budget included a similar salary pool which ultimately resulted in
$338,000 being transferred from the fund.
The General Fund contains approximately 46% of the expenditures in the previous chart. Both
revenues and expenditures for the General Fund are shown on Exhibit 2 pie charts. Expenditures for
Public Safety amounts to a big portion of the pie, as explained in the second paragraph. Acquisition
of Fire Station #10 and annexations make up a large part of the General Fund increase in expenditures
due to adding 17.25 employees. The fact is, without these, the employee count would stay the same
and the increase in the General Fund would be only 3.2% instead of 13.7%. This is barely enough to
cover the forcasted CPI increase.
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Reserves are maintained above the general acceptable standard which will provide economic
downside protection. The reserves are set at $1,215,840 as shown in Exhibit 3, of which $120,000 is
designated as a salary pool.
The 1996 budget represents a matter-of-fact budget which takes into consideration: Substantial
growth from annexations; preservation of high quality public safety services; fiscal responsibility; and
maintenance of the City's infrastructure. This budget allows staff to continue to provide high quality
service to Edmonds' citizens, service delivered with the spirit, "WE ARE HERE TO SERVE YOU."
Laura M. Hall, Mayor
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AGENDA
EDMONDS CITY COUNCIL
Plaza Meeting Room - Library Building
650 Main Street
7:00 -10:00 p.m.
NOVEMBER 1, 1995
SPECIAL WEDNESDAY MEETING
CALL TO ORDER - 7:00 P.M.
FLAG SALUTE
1. APPROVAL OF AGENDA
2. CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS
(A) ROLL CALL
(B) APPROVAL OF MINUTES OF OCTOBER 24, 1995
(C) APPROVAL OF CLAIM WARRANTS #3239S THRU #4838F FOR THE WEEK OF OCTOBER
23, 19951N THE AMOUNT OF $255,162.37
(D) APPROVAL OF FINDINGS OF FACT AND CONCLUSIONS REGARDING A HEARING HELD
ON OCTOBER 17, 1995 ON THE RECOMMENDATION BY THE HEARING EXAMINER TO
APPROVE A REQUEST TO SUBDIVIDE APPROXIMATELY 1.8 ACRES INTO SIX SINGLE-
FAMILY BUILDING SITES. THE PROPERTY IS LOCATED ADJACENT TO AND EAST OF
THE EXISTING RESIDENCE AT 20621 MAPLEWOOD DRIVE, AND ADJACENT AND NORTH
OF 207TH PLACE SW (Applicant: Hadley Nicholson/File No. P-95-103)
3. (30 Min.) PRESENTATION OF JAPANESE DELEGATION FROM HEKINAN; REPORT OF EDMONDS
DELEGATION TO HEKINAN AND WORLD PARK EVENT'95
4. (30 Min.) PRESENTATION OF MAYOR'S 1996 PRELIMINARY BUDGET
5. (5 Min.) REPORT ON FIRE DISTRICT ESPERENCE CONTRACT
6. (5 Min.) MAYOR
7. (15 Min.) COUNCIL
Parking and meeting rooms are accessible for persons with disabilities. Contact the City Clerk at 771-0245 with 24 hours advance notice for
special accommodations. The Council Agenda appears on Chambers Cable, Channel 32. Delayed telecast of this Meeting appears
Wednesday evening at T00 p.m. on Channel 36, and the following Friday and Monday at noon on Channel 32.
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