04/06/2004 City CouncilApril 6, 2004
Following a Special Meeting at 6:45 p.m. to interview candidates for the Edmonds Public Facilities
District Board and Cemetery Board, the Edmonds City Council meeting was called to order at 7:00 p.m.
by Mayor Haakenson in the Council Chambers, 250 5`11 Avenue North, Edmonds. The meeting was
opened with the flag salute.
ELECTED OFFICIALS PRESENT
Gary Haakenson, Mayor
Michael Plunkett, Council President
Mauni Moore, Councilmember
Peggy Pritchard Olson, Councilmember
Dave Orvis, Councilmember
Richard Marin, Councilmember
Deanna Dawson, Councilmember
ELECTED OFFICIALS ABSENT
Jeff Wilson, Councilmember
ALSO PRESENT
David Dwyer, Student Representative
1. APPROVAL OF AGENDA
STAFF PRESENT
David Stern, Chief of Police
Duane Bowman, Development Services Director
Stephen Clifton, Community Services Director
Noel Miller, Public Works Director
Brian McIntosh, Asst. Parks and Recreation Dir.
Rob Chave, Planning Manager
Dave Gebert, City Engineer
Don Fiene, Assistant City Engineer
Steve Bullock, Senior Planner
Frances Chapin, Cultural Resources Coordinator
Sandy Chase, City Clerk
Jana Spellman, Senior Executive Council Asst.
Jeannie Dines, Recorder
COUNCILMEMBER MARIN MOVED, SECONDED BY COUNCIL PRESIDENT PLUNKETT,
FOR APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA, NOTING AN IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT WOULD
BE MADE AT THE END OF THE MEETING. MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY.
2. CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS
Councilmember Moore requested Item P be removed from the Consent Agenda and Councilmember
Marin requested Item E be removed.
COUNCILMEMBER MARIN MOVED, SECONDED BY COUNCIL PRESIDENT PLUNKETT,
FOR APPROVAL OF THE REMAINDER OF THE CONSENT AGENDA. MOTION CARRIED
UNANIMOUSLY. The agenda items approved are as follows:
Approve (A) ROLL CALL
04
3 to
Minutes (B) APPROVAL OF CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES OF MARCH 23, 2004.
Approve (C) APPROVAL OF CLAIM CHECKS #69903 THROUGH #70076 FOR THE WEEK OF
Claim MARCH 22, 2004, IN THE AMOUNT OF $320,855.19. APPROVAL OF CLAIM CHECKS
Checks #70088 THROUGH #70235 FOR THE WEEK OF MARCH 29, 2004, IN THE AMOUNT
OF $140,172.69 APPROVAL OF PAYROLL DIRECT DEPOSITS AND CHECKS #37898
THROUGH #37994 FOR THE PAY PERIOD MARCH 16 THROUGH MARCH 31 2004,
IN THE AMOUNT OF $806,496.22.
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Claim for (D) ACKNOWLEDGE RECEIPT OF CLAIM FOR DAMAGES FROM SHARON NICHOLS
Damages ($168.90).
Anderson
Center (F) REPORT ON FINAL CONSTRUCTION COSTS FOR THE FRANCES ANDERSON
Electrical I CENTER ELECTRICAL RENOVATION PROJECT AND COUNCIL ACCEPTANCE OF
Renovation
PROJECT.
nderson
Center (G) REPORT ON FINAL CONSTRUCTION COSTS FOR THE FRANCES ANDERSON
Potable CENTER POTABLE WATER PIPING REPLACEMENT PROJECT AND COUNCIL
ater
Piping I ACCEPTANCE OF PROJECT.
Liquor (H) APPROVAL OF LIST OF EDMONDS BUSINESSES APPLYING FOR RENEWAL OF
Control THEIR LIQUOR LICENSES WITH THE WASHINGTON STATE LIQUOR CONTROL
Board
BOARD.
Yellow Cab
axi License (I) APPROVAL OF 2004 TAXI LICENSE FOR YELLOW CAB COMPANY.
Office
supplies (J) AUTHORIZATION TO ADVERTISE FOR REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS TO PROVIDE
REP I OFFICE SUPPLIES AND FURNISHINGS SERVICES.
Interurban (K) AUTHORIZATION FOR MAYOR TO SIGN A CONSULTANT CONTRACT WITH
rail Pro ect KPFF CONSULTING ENGINEERS FOR THE DESIGN OF THE INTERURBAN TRAIL
PROJECT.
Ordff 3493 (L) ORDINANCE NO. 3493 DESIGNATING THE EDMONDS HISTORICAL MUSEUM,
Edmonds FORMERLY KNOWN AS THE CARNEGIE LIBRARY, FOR INCLUSION ON THE
Historical EDMONDS REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES, AND DIRECTING THE COMMUNITY
Museum
SERVICES DIRECTOR OR HIS DESIGNEE TO DESIGNATE THE SITE ON THE
OFFICIAL ZONING MAP WITH AN "HR" DESIGNATION.
Res# 1
nator (M) RESOLUTION NO. 1062 IN RECOGNITION OF SENATOR PAULL SHIN FOR BEING
Se
aull Shin NAMED 2004 OVERSEAS KOREAN OF THE YEAR BY THE KOREA FOUNDATION
Building (N) PROCLAMATION IN HONOR OF BUILDING SAFETY WEEK, APRIL 4 —10, 2004.
Safetv Week
Days of (0) PROCLAMATION IN HONOR OF DAYS OF REMEMBRANCE, "FOR JUSTICE AND
Remem- HUMANITY," APRIL 18 — 25, 2004.
rance
Ord# 3494 (Q) ORDINANCE NO. 3494 FINAL APPROVAL OF 5 LOT PLAT/PRD ON 240TH STREET
Plat/PRD on SW. THE PROJECT WILL BE RECORDED AS EDMONDS HIGHLANDS.
240"1 St. SW (APPLICANT: VIKING HOMES t FILE NOS. P-2003-146 AND PRD-2003-147)
Item E: Confirmation of appointment of Dave Earling to the Edmonds Public Facilities District Board and
Melissa Johnson to the Cemetery Board.
Councilmember Marin welcomed Dave Earling, remarking it was a pleasure to have him join the
Edmonds Facilities District Board. He thanked Ms. Johnson for volunteering to serve on the Cemetery
Board.
COUNCILMEMBER MARIN MOVED, SECONDED BY COUNCILMEMBER DAWSON, FOR
APPROVAL OF ITEM E. MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY. The item approved is as
follows:
Confirm
Appoint -
meats to (E) CONFIRMATION OF APPOINTMENT OF DAVE EARLING TO THE EDMONDS
PFD and PUBLIC FACILITIES DISTRICT BOARD AND MELISSA JOHNSON TO THE
Cemetery CEMETERY BOARD
Board
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Item P: Proclamation in Honor of Brotherhood Days, April 4- 10, 2004.
Councilmember Moore requested this proclamation be read as part of Agenda Item #3.
COUNCILMEMBER MOORE MOVED, SECONDED BY COUNCILMEMBER ORVIS, FOR
APPROVAL OF ITEM P. MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY. The item approved is as
Brotherhood follows:
Da s
(P) PROCLAMATION IN HONOR OF BROTHERHOOD DAYS, APRIL 4-10, 2004.
ationat 3. PROCLAMATION IN HONOR OF NATIONAL HEALTH WEEK APRIL 5- 11 2004 &
Health week PROCLAMATION IN HONOR OF BROTHERHOOD DAYS, APRIL 4 —10, 2004
Mayor Haakenson read a proclamation declaring the week of April 5 — 11, 2004 as Public Health Week in
recognition of the Public Health Department's efforts to protect the well being of citizens. He presented
the proclamation to Bob Pekich, Director of Environmental Health of the Snohomish County Health
District, who thanked the Council for the proclamation on behalf of the Snohomish County Health
District. He noted the City was well represented by Councilmember Marin who had taken the time to
learn how, why and what the Health District does.
Mayor Haakenson read a proclamation declaring the week of April 4 — 1.0 as Brotherhood Days and
encouraged all citizens to deepen their understanding, acceptance, love and forgiveness of their fellow
men and women regardless of race, creed or color.
Senator 4. LEGISLATIVE UPDATE BY SENATOR PAULL SHIN
Paull Shin
Legislative Senator Paull Shin commented it had been an interesting, short legislative session, one in which
pdate budgetary revenues were not discussed due to the State's biannual budget cycle. He highlighted
legislation regarding funding for higher education and increased healthcare for seniors and children.
Senator Shin explained his duty in the State legislature was to use his creative ideas to do something good
for the State and the District; his forte was education and jobs. He described his efforts to combat
outsourcing of jobs by bringing jobs to the State including his assistance in bringing a Fortune 500
company to Washington and their decision to locate their headquarters in Lacey, Washington. He noted
that company would bring 300+ new jobs to that area over the next year. He also cited his efforts to bring
the 777 manufacturing to Boeing in Everett. He described his efforts with regard to Brightwater
legislation.
Senator Shin summarized education was an equalizer; higher education would facilitate bringing more
qualified workers to this area. He referred to workforce training legislation which would guarantee
employers who locate in Washington State that they would be provided qualified workers via training in
community or 4-year colleges. Funding for the training would be provided via bonding B&O tax.
Mayor Haakenson thanked Senator Shin for his efforts, noting Edmonds was fortunate to have
Representatives and Senators who represented the City well.
Resolution 5. PRESENTATION OF RESOLUTION TO SENATOR PAULL SHIN FOR BEING NAMED 2004
in Honor of OVERSEAS KOREAN OF THE YEAR BY THE KOREA FOUNDATION.
Senator
Paull Shin
Mayor Haakenson read a proclamation recognizing Senator Paull Shinn for being named the 2004
Overseas Korean of the Year by the Korea Foundation. On behalf of his family and the 1.5 million
Koreans in the United States, Senator Shin thanked the City for the honor and recognition. He described
his involvement in government as an interpreter, negotiator, Representative and Senator. He described
how he came to the United States from Korea after being orphaned as a child.
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Senator Shin advised he donated the $20,000 award he received from the Korean Foundation to the
University of Washington to begin a campaign to raise $2 million to endow a chair for the Korean Studies
program.
6. ANNUAL REPORT OF THE EDMONDS SISTER CITY COMMISSION
Sister City
Commission Bryan Bechler, Chair, Edmonds Sister City Commission, explained the Commission continued to
Annua
Re ort
p provide cultural exchange opportunities that have fostered understanding and friendship between
Edmonds and Hekinan for 15 years. He noted the Commission's focus continues to be assisting with
arranging annual home stay opportunities for students and adults from Hekinan with families in the
Edmonds area as well as creating cultural exchanges of art, education and professional development.
Mr. Bechler described the 15 student and two chaperone delegation that traveled to Hekinan in January
2003 and the activities they enjoyed while in Hekinan. He described a mask project by artist Steve Jensen
with both Edmonds and Hekinan students that was on display at SeaTac Airport and Stevens Hospital as
well as samples of the Hekinan Collection that were on display at the Arts Festival Museum Gallery and
the Brackett Room.
Mr. Bechler described the 15 student and two chaperone delegation that visited Edmonds from Hekinan in
August 2003 and the activities they enjoyed during their visit. He described a 10-member adult
delegation that visited Edmonds in late October 2003 and a visit of officials and physicians of Hekinan
Municipal Hospital that was hosted by staff and physicians at Stevens Hospital in October 2003. He
described special Japanese/English street signs that were produced by the Public Works Street Division
that were mounted at Centennial Plaza and a second set presented to Hekinan's Mayor.
Mr. Bechler recalled a project to create a quilt incorporating a panel received from Hekinan that was later
raffled. He then explained the Assistant English teachers selected by the Commission to take an English
assignment in Hekinan in 2001 were asked to extend their contracts. Based on a new agreement with the
Hekinan Board of Education, one teacher's contract will expire in August 2004 and the other in August
2005.
Mr. Bechler extended the Commission's appreciation to Mayor Haakenson, the City Council, Edmonds
Arts Commission and all City Departments for their continued support of the Sister City Commission's
programs and activities. He looked forward to another successful year in 2004 with planning for a new
student art exchange, dedication of the Friendship Tree with Hekinan officials at the waterfront and laying
the groundwork for an Edmonds delegation to Hekinan in 2005.
Six -Year 7. PUBLIC HEARING FOR ADOPTION OF THE 2004 — 2009 SIX -YEAR CAPITAL
Capital IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM AS PART OF THE CITY OF EDMONDS COMPREHENSIVE
Improvement PLAN
Program
Assistant City Engineer Don Fiene explained the Capital Improvement Program (CIP) was a long range
planning tool, a spending blueprint that outlined capital improvements given available resources and
showed how and when moneys would be spent. He explained projects included physical improvement or
replacement of city -owned infrastructure and development of new facilities. The CIP was an ongoing
process and as needs, public support and resources changed, priorities were adjusted.
Mr. Fiene explained the City's CIP was updated annually as a requirement of the Growth Management
Act (GMA) with input from Public Works, Community Services, Engineering, Administrative Services,
Wastewater Treatment Plant, and Parks & Recreation. He explained most projects were identified in the
Comprehensive Plan; that process included input from staff, the public and consultants; scientific analysis
and logic based prioritization of projects.
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Mr. Fiene explained the Six -Year CIP identified projected projects and revenues for a six -year period. He
displayed a list of the funds, division manager, Comprehensive Plan association with the project and
source of funds. He displayed a sample CIP spreadsheet that detailed the revenue and expenditures for
each fund. He referred to the 2004-2009 Capital Project Description Book that provided the name of each
project, estimated cost, project description, benefit rationale, schedule, and cost breakdowns.
Mr. Fiene described the I %-for-the Arts Program, explaining City Ordinance #2667 defined a broad
range of projects eligible for this Program. This fund was used for purchase of new public art for the City
collection as well as maintenance of the City's existing art collection. The ordinance provided that the
1%-for-the Arts Program be taken on any project that was paid for wholly or in part by the City to
construct or remodel any building, decorative or commemorative structure, park, street, sidewalk, parking
facility or utility or any substantial portion thereof within the limits of the City. He noted projects that did
not qualify included routine maintenance and repair of existing facilities.
Fund 112 - Transportation Project Fund
Mr. Fiene explained this fund financed projects including street overlays, other road improvements/
widening, traffic signals, road stabilization, traffic calming, bikeways and walkways. He reviewed
funding difficulties with Fund 112 as a result of the passage of I-776, explaining prior to the passage of I-
776 there was approximately $766,000 in revenue per year from fuel tax, registration fees and other
sources that provided funding for a good mix of signal, walkway, bikeway, roadway capacity, road
stabilization and overlay projects. The cycle for overlays prior to passage of I-776 was 38 years, which
he noted although not optimum was somewhat realistic.
Mr. Fiene noted the passage of I-776 resulted in the loss of 46% of Fund 112's annual revenue stream, a
$2.1 million reduction between 2004 and 2009. This resulted in heavy cuts and delays to non -motorized,
signal projects as well as to overlay projects resulting in a 65+ year overlay cycle. Surveys of other cities
revealed they have other dedicated revenue sources and were on a 20-30 year overlay cycle. He identified
projects that were cut or delayed indefinitely including $850,000 in citywide overlays (6.5 miles of
roadway), $980,000 for five signal projects, $50,000 in citywide street improvements, and $120,000 in
citywide bikeway and walkway projects. He identified several specific projects that were postponed due
to passage of I-776 including the 72nd Avenue W Pedestrian Improvement in the Perrinville Area —
delayed from 2004 to 2007; 961h Avenue W Pedestrian Improvement near Westgate Elementary — delayed
from 2004 to 2007; the 5th & Main Crosswalk Rehabilitation — delayed from 2004 to 2007; signal
upgrades at 238 Street & 100th Avenue — delayed from 2005 to 2008. Other projects that were cut or
delayed indefinitely (beyond 2008) included cuts in the traffic calming program, school zone program,
pedestrian project on 1641h Street, and the Pine Street ferry access improvements.
Mr. Fiene recalled when the difficulties with Fund 1.12 were discussed at the Council Retreat, the
following assumptions were made: one roadway stabilization project each year (there have been four
projects in the last six years), one major walkway project every two years, nine signal/intersection
improvements in the next 20 years, and four roadway capacity improvements in the next 20 years.
Approximately $50,000 was also allocated for miscellaneous projects including bikeways, small citywide
projects, traffic calming, pedestrian lighting and ADA curb ramps. He identified funding levels for
overlays based on the cycle - $905,000 per year for a 20 year cycle, $687,000 per year for a 30 year cycle,
$582,000 per year for a 40 year cycle. Assumptions were also made with regard to anticipated grant
funding ($622,000 per year), existing local transportation revenues ($416,000 per year) and proposed
traffic impact fee revenues ($150,000 per year).
Mr. Fiene recalled there was a preference expressed at the Council retreat for the 30 year cycle. He
summarized the overall financial picture for a 30 year overlay cycle was that an additional $754,000 per
year must be identified.
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Fund 113 — Multimodal Transportation/Edmonds Crossing
Mr. Fiene explained the multimodal transportation center would link and/or improve connections between
the ferry, bus, pedestrians and bicycles, ridesharing and trains. He noted the project would require
relocation of the ferry terminal and the train station.
Fund 116 — Building Maintenance Fund
Mr. Fiene explained the revenue source for this fund had been impacted by I-695 and I-747. The fund
financed maintenance of City buildings which include the Frances Anderson Center, City Hall, fire
stations, library, Public Safety building, Public Works building, as well as other City buildings. He
described average funding (from the General Fund) of $100,000 per year in 1998-2001, and a 44% cut in
2002-2008 that reduced funding to $56,000. He noted the lack of funding would defer building
maintenance which could lead to overall deterioration of the City's capital assets. Direction from Council
at the Retreat was for staff to determine ways to generate revenue from building users, etc.
Fund 125 — Parks, Open. Space, Recreation, Beautification Fund
Mr. Fiene explained this fund is used for improvement/rehab of existing parks, development of new
parks, beautification/streetscape, trails, environmental protection/education, cultural art improvements,
pool improvements, sports field improvements and waterfront improvements.
Fund 412-100 — Water Proiects
Mr. Fiene explained these projects were identified in the approved 2002 Water Comprehensive Plan.
Comprehensive Plan priorities include improving fireflow, replacing deteriorating pipes, replacing 1% of
City pipes or 1.38 miles per year, and storage and control improvements.
Fund 412-200 — Storm Projects
Mr. Fiene explained storm projects were identified in the 2003 Stormwater Comprehensive Plan. Projects
address capacity problems, maintenance problems and environmental concerns.
Fund 41.2-300 — Sewer Projects
Mr. Fiene explained these projects were per the 2000 Comprehensive Plan. Comprehensive Plan
priorities include maintenance issues, environmental issues and capacity problems.
Fund 414 — Wastewater Treatment Plant Proiects
Mr. Fiene explained this fund was used to replace worn machinery, equipment and controls at the
Wastewater Treatment Plant; improve and replace flow meters, repair outfall lines, and repair influent
trunk lines.
Councilmember Dawson inquired about Mr. Fiene's reference to dedicated funding sources in other
municipalities. Mr. Fiene explained staff collected data from four other cities in close proximity
(Mountlake Terrace, Bothell, Redmond and Mercer Island). Mountlake Terrace has three times as much
local revenue dedicated per mile of roadway when compared to Edmonds. Edmonds has only fuel tax,
developer impact fees and utility transfer as local revenue sources; all other cities have more dedicated
local revenue sources. He noted Edmonds was currently on approximately an 65 year overlay schedule;
other cities appear to be on a 20-30 year cycle.
Mr. Fiene displayed a transportation capital funding matrix that identified the funding sources in other
cities which included Real Estate Excise Tax, gambling taxes and business license surcharge.
Councilmember Marin noted the Hwy. 99 Task Force had received the first of two reports which.
suggested exploring the addition of a signal on Hwy. 99. If the second report confirms that,
Councilmember Marin asked whether the Capital Facilities Plan could be amended mid -year. Planning
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Manager Rob Chave advised it could be amended at any time. Traffic Engineer Darrell Smith advised
staff was not applying for any grants this year due to the lack of local matching funds.
Responding to Councilmember Marin, Mr. Fiene noted the City had not previously budgeted for roadway
stabilization projects and several rockery replacements, retaining walls, etc. have been necessary in recent
years. He noted $50,000 was allocated annually as a contingency amount toward roadway stabilization
projects.
Mayor Haakenson opened the public participation portion of the public hearing.
Roger Hertrich, 1020 Puget Drive, Edmonds, stated his review of the CIP revealed there were few
changes and it was 2010 before many transportation projects had any possibility of funding. He
recommended the $50,000 set aside for stabilization projects be used for overlays instead. He
recommended the City reduce engineering services by utilizing Snohomish County's engineering services
on a shared basis. He also questioned the need for a Traffic Engineer when there was no funding for
transportation projects. He questioned funding for the Edmonds Crossing project, noting the State wanted
to make the overhead loading a permanent structure which would preclude moving the dock.
Robert Griffin, 20827 80th Place W, Edmonds, resubmitted a petition that was submitted in 2002
requesting road repairs in their neighborhood. He also submitted a photograph of the roadway. He noted
the street sweeper did not come into their neighborhood due to the poor condition of the street. Mayor
Haakenson offered to have staff contact Mr. Griffin to describe how streets were prioritized for overlay
and he assured their street would be swept.
Farzaneh Zerafat, 20830 80t" Place W, Edmonds, expressed frustration that no action had been taken
when their petition was submitted two years ago. She noted many nearby streets had been overlaid but
not their street. She questioned why other cities had funds for street repairs but Edmonds did not. Mayor
Haakenson pointed out Edmonds did not have the retail sales tax base that some other cities have and
noted the City's Real Estate Excise Tax was used for parks. Ms. Zerafat asked where the parks were in
Edmonds. Mayor Haakenson offered to provide her a map of the city's parks.
Hearing no further public comment, Mayor Haakenson closed the public participation portion of the
public hearing.
Councilmember Marin commended the Engineering Department for establishing a contingency amount
for stabilization projects.
COUNCILMEMBER MARIN MOVED, SECONDED BY COUNCILMEMBER MOORE, TO
DIRECT THE CITY ATTORNEY TO DRAFT AN ORDINANCE FOR COUNCIL CONSENT
APPROVAL ADOPTING THE ANNUAL UPDATE TO THE CAPITAL FACILITIES PLAN AS
PART OF THE CAPITAL FACILITIES ELEMENT OF THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN.
MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY.
Model 8. AUTHORIZATION TO JOIN THE SNOHOMISH COUNTY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
Permit COUNCIL MODEL PERMIT SYSTEM PROJECT
System
Project
Development Services Director Duane Bowman explained he had been involved in the Model Permit
System (MPS) Project for three years, originally as part of the committee that prepared a report regarding
permitting in Snohomish County and from that report the proposal was made to develop the MPS for
Snohomish County. The purpose of the MPS was to develop a permitting process that would be used in
each jurisdiction to provide predictability for developers/builders between jurisdictions.
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Mr. Bowman explained Edmonds participated last year as an associate member to observe the process.
Four cities, Bothell, Mountlake Terrace, Marysville and Sultan, participated as members in the first phase
which focused on the land use process. The second phase would focus on land use permits, building
permits and civil permits.
Kurt Latimore, Snohomish County Economic Development Council, described the MPS project and
the results the four cities in the pilot project experienced. He displayed a comparison of total elapsed time
from submittal to decision for processing of a formal plat (five or more lots) pointing out the reduction
each city experienced in the time to render a decision. He displayed a comparison of the elapsed time for
short plats (four lots or fewer) pointing out improvement by Sultan and Marysville. He displayed the
comparison for boundary line adjustments, noting when the project began, Bothell had a significantly
higher cycle time than other jurisdictions which MPS techniques reduced by 60%.
Mr. Latimore advised Marysville took the workflow management elements of MPS the furthest, through
the civil review phase, and were able to cut 50% of the cycle time in a myriad of civil review projects. He
emphasized there were no changes in the code or staffing and no significant overtime, the only change
was how the engineers approached review of the applications including the sequence they were worked
and how the measurements were used to maximum flow through the organization. Engineering has
typically been identified as a bottleneck due to the workload the department has; streamlining the flow
resulted in significant benefits.
Mr. Latimore displayed a roster of the cities participating last year and this year, referring to Edmonds,
Monroe, and Snohomish as new members and indicating discussions were underway with Snohomish
County and other jurisdictions. The civil phase and building permit phases followed once land use
actions were completed. He outlined objectives for the project including implementing land use
improvements, extending MPS to improve the predictability, efficiency and collaboration of civil
(construction) and building plan reviews.
Mr. Latimore described the project plan which included an audit of existing land use practices and civil
and building plan review practices followed by transition which includes the development of unique tools,
methods and documentation to use the model in Edmonds. He displayed and reviewed an expanded
process diagram. He noted the conversion from Uniform Building Code (UBC) to International Building
Codes (IBC) provided a window of opportunity to examine procedures used with the UBC and optimize
them with conversion to the IBC. Several Building Officials have been reviewing how the IBC's will be
deployed and developing common methods to provide predictability between jurisdictions.
Council President Plunkett asked the difference between being an associate member and a full member.
Mr. Latimore answered associate members last year did not receive the workflow audit. Via the audit and
the model, specific changes could be made to a city's process. He summarized a full member would
implement the model and an associate member would not.
Councilmember Dawson asked when other cities joined as full members. Mr. Latimore answered the
City of Snohomish joined approximately 1�/z months ago, Monroe's Council action was scheduled for
April 7 and they had already begun working on their audit.
Councilmember Dawson questioned why this program was funded from the Council Contingency Fund.
She asked when the invitation to be a full member was made, why funding was not allocated during the
budget and why this could not be delayed until the 2005 budget cycle? Mr. Bowman answered the cost
was unknown at the time the budget was approved. With regard to the rationale for funding from the
Council Contingency Fund, he advised that was Administrative Services Director Dan Clements'
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recommendation. He noted there were revenues collected via the Development Services surcharge fee;
however, they were placed in the General Fund, not a dedicated fund.
Councilmember Dawson acknowledged there was value in this program but expressed concern that if the
City proceeded with the MPS project, was it a foregone conclusion that land use decisions would be made
by the Hearing Examiner rather than the Council? Mr. Bowman explained the MPS program did not
propose code changes; it was only to identify efficiencies in how applications were currently being
processed. Councilmember Dawson summarized if the Council funded the MPS program, the Council
could not be accused of agreeing to a Hearing Examiner process. Mr. Bowman agreed, noting that was a
policy decision for the Council; the MPS program did not drive that policy. Councilmember Dawson
summarized the MPS program would assist the City in identifying efficiencies.
Council President Plunkett asked why it would be advantageous to fund this program now versus in 2005.
Mr. Bowman answered the MPS program was now undertaking the portion of pennitting that was most
important for the City — civil and building permits. The City did well with land use reviews, however, the
City's issues were with building permits and civil reviews. He recalled the Council retreat included
discussion regarding efficiencies which this program would do. He noted the City could wait until next
year but he did not recommend it.
Councilmember Marin commented he was impressed with the level of improvement other cities had
experienced.
COUNCILMEMBER MARIN MOVED, SECONDED BY COUNCILMEMBER MOORE, TO
AUTHORIZE THE CITY TO ENTER INTO AN AGREEMENT WITH THE SNOHOMISH
COUNTY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL MODEL PERMIT SYSTEM PHASE II
PROJECT.
Councilmember Dawson reiterated her concern with funding this program from the Council Contingency
Fund, noting she was not certain that fund was the most appropriate source. Although she supported
moving ahead with the program, she did not support funding this program from the Council Contingency
Fund in future years. She summarized she would vote in favor of the motion with some hesitation.
MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY.
At Mayor Haakenson's request, Mr. Bowman explained the Uniform Building Code (UBC) had been in
effect for a number of years. Because there were a series of different building codes across the United
States, an effort was made to unify the codes into the International Building Code (IBC) so that a builder
from one state could build in another state under the same basic code although there could be local
exceptions. He noted the IBC had been adopted by the State of Washington and the City intended to
adopt it by July 1, 2004.
9. REPORT BY THE SNOHOMISH COUNTY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL
Snohomish
County
Economic Diana Dollar, Vice President of Community Development, Snohomish County Economic
Development
Council Development Council, explained her intent was to provide a quarterly update on the Economic
Development Council (EDC). With regard to costs, she pointed out one of the advantages of participating
in MPS at this point was the economies of scale. She explained the entire cost of the project was
approximately $100,000; the City's cost in comparison was quite small due to the public/private
partnership.
Ms. Dollar explained the EDC was measured by the number of jobs they brought in. Although the
economy has been slow to recover, there has been an increase in activity from business. She pointed out
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the EDC's accomplishments in 2003 included assisting a few companies to locate in Snohomish County
which brought over 700 jobs to the area, retaining over 1,000 jobs via a program that links small and
medium business with federal government bids, and the selection of Snohomish County as the site for
manufacture of the Boeing 777.
Ms. Dollar explained the EDC's 2004 work plan included an opportunity to work with a retired Boeing
Executive to start an aerospace industry cluster program that targets suppliers for Boeing. The work plan.
also includes increased marketing efforts to "sell" Snohomish County more aggressively. She encouraged
the City to have the Edmonds Economic Development Director involved in site selector activities.
Ms. Dollar recalled Edmonds was involved in the Puget Sound Technology Corridor partnership, a
marketing effort in the late 1980s and early 1990s that defined Bothell Canyon Park, Harbor Point and
South Everett as a technology corridor. She noted this project was now proceeding to the next phase by
extending the technology corridor through Lynnwood. Although there were plans to include Edmonds,
staff was monitoring the corridor project due to limited staff resources. The intent of the project was to
identify funding for infrastructure that specifically promoted jobs.
Ms. Dollar explained in the past 1-2 months, EDC has done considerable work on the aerospace project
and as businesses begin to show interest in the community, she offered to provide more information
regarding those businesses.
10. AUDIENCE COMMENTS
Edmonds Natalie Shippen, 1022 Euclid, Edmonds, highlighted projects on the Snohomish County Transportation
Crossing list , -noting the official project cost of Edmonds Crossing in 2001 had been $163 million; in
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August 2003 the total project cost was $186+ million, a $23 million increase. She requested she and the
public be provided a breakdown of the $186 million cost. The Edmonds Crossing was the primary cost
on the Snohomish County list of projects that may be on the November ballot. Ms. Shippen then pointed
out that Councilmember Moore's amendment at the March 23 meeting did not comply with Roberts Rules
of Order which stated no independent question could be introduced under cover of an amendment. Ms.
Roberts Shippen observed Councilmember Moore's motion did change the ordinance it sought to amend, making
Rules of a different statement. Prior to the motion, building design and modulated roofs were two aspects that
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needed to be considered and after the motion, only one factor, building design or modulated roofs, must
be considered. She recalled City Attorney Scott Snyder considered the motion an amendment to the
interim ordinance and therefore the public hearing requirement was satisfied. She recommended public
discussion be conducted according to Roberts Rules of Order.
Massing and Darrell Marmion, 750 Edmonds Street, found the March 23 work session between the Council and
Budding Architectural Design. Board (ADB) constructive and he was encouraged to see the face-to-face
Height discussions. He recalled the ADB felt they were constrained with regard to addressing massing issues.
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He noted the City Attorney identified incentives as a way to address massing but with lot line to lot line
development it was difficult to provide an incentive. The height limit in the BC zone was 25 feet as
stated in the code and an incentive allowed a building to extend to 30 feet with certain roof designs. He
was frustrated that the item following the work session was a recommendation to change the interim
ordinance to remove the incentive that was used to control massing. He urged the Council to revisit the
interim ordinance and return to the original intent of the ordinance and the direction the ADB requested
and the City Attorney suggested. To make it easier for the public to contact Councilmembers to express
their opinions, he established the website www.ouredmonds.com that had links to Councilmember emails
and current issues.
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Trees on the Norma Bruns, 960 5"' Avenue S, Edmonds, expressed concern with the removal of trees on the Unocal
Unocal site site, and inquired whether the City had any tree retention regulations. She agreed with the previous
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speakers, noting the action taken at the March 23 Council meeting was "pretty murky" and perhaps
should be revisited and another public hearing held.
suilaing Roger Hertrich, 1020 Puget Drive, Edmonds, expressed concern with the motion made at the March 23
roof meeting. He referred to a memo from Development Services Director Duane Bowman to Mayor
Heights Haakenson that the City has had 30 foot roof heights since way back. He recalled 25 feet was the height
limit and an incentive to reach 30 feet was provided if an architecturally better roof was constructed. The
City now had a 30 foot building height, not 25 feet, because all roof styles were allowed to be 30 feet. He
observed the massing of a 3-story building with a flat roof was unacceptable to the community. He
suggested the incentive to come downtown to view the low, attractive 1-2 story building designs would be
eliminated by 3-story buildings, shadows and 30-foot flat roofs if the currently allowed heights continued.
BuildBob Gregg, 16550 76th Avenue W, Edmonds, recalled the first interim ordinance was approved without
Roofing the benefit of a public hearing. A public hearing was held two weeks later as well as a work session with
Heights the ADB. He recalled there was nearly unanimous opinion on the types of buildings the Council and
ADB members liked; however, those were the buildings that would be prohibited by the interim
ordinance. He did not believe that was the intent of the Council and recommended the unintended
consequences be considered. He emphasized building heights had not been increased but the interim
ordinance would have down -zoned the BC zone.
Don Kreiman, 24006 95th Place W, Edmonds, pointed out that although he did not have an opinion
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Roof regarding building heights, the lack of information on the March 23 agenda did not allow the public an
Heights opportunity to review or speak on the proposed amendment. Although it has been said it was a small
change to the interim ordinance, the interim ordinance was intended to resolve confusion. He preferred
the interim ordinance had remained in effect and the public given an opportunity to discuss it. Because
the public felt they did not have an opportunity to participate, he suggested scheduling the matter for a
public hearing.
Parking code Michael Young, 20209 83rd Avenue W, Edmonds, a resident and a downtown merchant, expressed his
Amendments excitement about the direction Edmonds was taking. He encouraged the Council to continue the vision
for Edmonds via the parking code amendments. He was impressed how fast the parking issue had
progressed from a study, through committee and on to the Council and hoped it would be rapidly
implemented.
Rowena Miller, 8711 182nd Avenue SW, Edmonds, commented on a Salary Commission meeting she
attended last night where citizens' input was welcome. She pointed out the Council's job was to welcome
citizen input and build trust in government. She was disappointed when reading the minutes from the
March 23 meeting that the Council decreased the public's trust by not following procedures and not
Room"g� informing the public what was going to be discussed. She commented that although it may be difficult to
Heights have trust in the federal or state government, citizens expect the local government to follow procedures
and inform them via the agenda what will be discussed at Council meetings. The interim ordinance was
intended to clarify the language regarding building heights in the ordinance and not only did the Council
not inform the public that action would be considered at the Council meeting, they returned to the "fuzzy"
definition regarding building heights. She urged the Council to follow procedures, be honest, and retain
citizen's trust in government.
Karen Wiggins, 152 3rd Avenue S, Edmonds, Downtown Parking Committee Chair, commented the
Parking code parking study was great, however, her one concern was the change to require one parking space for every
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500 square feet which would preclude any office buildings. She cited several office buildings in.
downtown Edmonds that could not be built under that parking requirement including City Hall,
Tully's/Windermere, Old Mill Town, Frontier Bank, Bank of America, several old buildings in the city as
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well as the new building at 2nd & James. She recommended not codifying out all office buildings as the
employees ate lunch and shopped in the downtown.
Edmonds crossing Council President Plunkett inquired whether staff could provide Ms. Shippen the information she
Project requested. Community Services Director Stephen Clifton agreed staff could provide that information as
well as a memo to Council. With regard to Ms. Shippen's comment regarding the amendment, Council
suilavlg� President Plunkett indicated his intent was to have City Attorney Scott Snyder review the minutes to
roof determine whether the procedure that was followed was correct. He encouraged citizens to visit Mr.
xeights Marmion's website.
With regard to the comments regarding Council procedure, Council President Plunkett acknowledged the
sincere and well -intended manner in which those thoughts were expressed. For those who wanted more
discussion, he assured there would be ample opportunity for further discussion including a public hearing
at the Planning Board or ADB and then a public hearing at the City Council.
Mayor Haakenson requested staff clarify what the height limit was in the BC zone. Mr. Bowman advised
the height limit in the BC zone was 30 feet. He recalled there had been discussion that the original intent
was 25 feet and allowing a pitched roof up to 30 feet. He recalled the Council changed that in 1997 when
they adopted an ordinance that allowed flat roofs with modulation to extend to 30 feet. He cited the Spec
and McGregor Place buildings as examples. The interim ordinance as amended reflected the position the
City has taken with regard to buildings since 1997. Mayor Haakenson noted the letter Mr. Hertrich
referred to was Mr. Bowman's response to Council's request for clarification regarding the height limit in
the BC zone. Mayor Haakenson recalled the letter also stated the height limit was 30 feet.
Tree With regard to tree removal at the Triad site (former Unocal site), Mr. Bowman explained the developer
Removal at violated his permit conditions and cleared the property outside his approved arborist report which was
Triad. Site
part of his ADB approval for the project. He noted there was a detailed arborist report and planting plan
for the Triad project. When staff arrived on Monday, March 15, they discovered the entire west slope of
the former Unocal upper yard had been cleared. A stop work order was issued because the developer was
not following the arborist report. An order to correct and notice of violation was issued and the developer
will incur daily fines until the site is reclaimed and replanted.
Mr. Bowman recalled at a meeting the next day, the developer indicated he had the authority to clear the
site due to the arborist report. The developer was shown the arborist report on which staff had identified
numerous violations in the terms and conditions of the arborist's report which the developer then admitted
to. When asked if his arborist was on site, a requirement of the arborist report, Mr. Bowman was told the
arborist was not on site. He explained the trees were not rigged (cut and lifted) as required and the site
was cleared beyond the allowed amount. He noted the developer was not to clear the entire site, but
rather clear to a certain point, then do erosion control, plant, wait a year and then return to determine
whether the remaining area could be cut.
Mr. Bowman acknowledged that significant root rot had been identified in a number of the trees on the
site but that did not justify clear cutting the entire site. He concluded the clear cut was done at the
developer's direction and without City approval. Mr. Bowman advised there was a $100/day penalty for
cutting trees without City approval. He advised the entire slope must now be replanted, typically three
trees for every tree cut. The developer has been asked to have the arborist who prepared the original
report view the site and prepare a written report with plans for remediation.
Mayor Haakenson noted in his continuing assault on outdated codes, he requested the Council reconsider
the fine for this type of violation because a $100/day fine was not enough when a much higher return
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could be realized via removal of the trees. Mr. Bowman advised the update of the Critical Areas
Ordinance would include this issue.
Mayor Haakenson declared a brief recess.
11. WORK SESSION ON PROPOSED PARKING CODE AMENDMENTS
Parking Code
Amendments
Senior Planner Steve Bullock recalled the Council commissioned a parking study to evaluate parking in
the downtown area. The study was completed, accepted and forwarded to the Planning Board. The
Planning Board considered the study, held public hearings and forwarded recommended changes to the
City Code and Development Code to the Council. The amendments to the City Code were related to
employee parking in the downtown area. The Planning Board's recommendation was the same as the
parking consultant's recommendations — allow all businesses to have employee parking permits and
change the price of the permits. One recommendation the Planning Board did not forward that was made
by the consultant was a provision that employees be prohibited from parking on major core streets in
recognition of the impracticality of tracking employees' vehicles.
With regard to Title 20 of the Development Code, the Planning Board recommended a flat rate for a
commercial space in the downtown area of one parking stall for every 500 feet of gross floor area of
commercial space, a flat rate for residential units in the downtown commercial area for mixed use
buildings of one parking stall per residential unit, and that all existing and newly established uses in the
downtown business area would be considered to comply with the city's parking requirements. The
provision to allow an exemption from providing any parking for new construction (or building
expansions) of less than or equal to 1500 square feet was not incorporated into the proposed code
language.
Mr. Bullock relayed additional Planning Board recommendations, 1) because enforcement was so critical,
the Council was encouraged to consider whatever measures necessary to provide enforcement in the
downtown area, 2) consider opening the parking lot on 4th Avenue South (that the City currently leases
and sublets on a monthly basis) as a public parking lot for customers/clients in the downtown area, and 3)
consider expanding the uses of in -lieu -of -funds as well as revenue from employee parking permits.
Council President Plunkett noted if the Council wished to implement the employee parking
recommendation, it was primarily a financial issue; sufficient funds must be generated via enforcement.
Mr. Bullock agreed. With regard to the in -lieu -of -fund, Council President Plunkett inquired whether code
changes would be required. Mr. Bullock answered the proposed code amendment would eliminate the in -
lieu -of fund. The Planning Board's recommendation was for the Council to consider how the funds that
existed in the in -lieu -of fund could be used. Development Services Director Duane Bowman explained
one option would be to use the in -lieu -of funds for equipment for parking enforcement, etc. rather than
parking enforcement. With regard to the employee parking permit, he noted the revenue generated by the
permits was restricted to administration of the fund. The recommendation was a change that would allow
a portion of those funds to be dedicated to enforcement and/or capital improvements.
With regard to the City parking lot, Council President Plunkett asked whether it had been determined the
continued sublet of the parking lot was not desirable. Mr. Bullock answered that was a debatable issue.
He explained the sublet of the parking lot covered the City's expenses for the parking lot, thus it would be
a cost burden for the City if it were opened for public parking although the impact on the budget would be
small. Council President Plunkett suggested that following the April 20 public hearing, the Finance
Committee take up the issue of employee parking permit fund and the in -lieu -of fund.
Responding further to Council President Plunkett, Mr. Bullock explained the intent of the proposed one
parking space per 500 square feet was to establish one parking standard and allow any use. It was also
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intended to encourage retail -type uses at 5th & Main, thus he was less concerned with whether a
completely office -oriented building could be built. He noted an entirely office building would be more
appropriate in the periphery of downtown. He commented it may be appropriate once staff has had some
experience with these parking requirements to establish an overlay on the periphery of the BC zone that
would have different parking requirements to allow a completely office building. Mr. Chave advised the
Planning Board was reviewing the Downtown Plan this year including the configuration of the BC zone.
He anticipated the Planning Board may suggest alternatives for the configuration of the BC zone.
Councilmember Orvis asked whether amendments could be made during the public hearing to address
Ms. Wiggin's concerns. Mr. Bullock answered such an amendment could be considered at that time.
Councilmember Dawson recalled staff stated the intent was not to differentiate between uses in parking
requirements but there was a differentiation made between commercial and residential uses. She asked
whether consideration had been given to establishing a parking requirement for a building regardless of
whether it was residential, commercial or a mixture. Mr. Bullock answered that had been discussed,
however, one of the difficulties was differentiating between a building that for example had four big units
versus eight smaller units. Councilmember Dawson noted the proposed code did not address that
currently as it did not differentiate between an eight bedroom condominium versus a one bedroom
condominium as both would require only one parking space. Mr. Bullock summarized what staff usually
found in downtown residential units was two people and one vehicle; the probability of that changing to
families with more than two vehicles was remote.
Mr. Bullock explained residential parking requirements industry -wide were handled on a per unit basis
and could be tweaked by the number of bedrooms. Conversely, commercial parking requirements were
based on the type of use. What was not addressed in the downtown area via this method was the
abundance of on -street parking. He noted it was difficult to compare parking requirements in downtown
with requirements along Hwy. 99 due to the lack of on -street parking on Hwy. 99 and developments must
provide all parking on -site. The result in downtown was shared parking where people visit multiple
locations when parking once. This facilitated moving away from the per -use requirement in the
downtown area and requiring one space for every 500 square feet. He summarized the availability of on -
street parking and one space for every 500 square feet of commercial space would accommodate the
parking need in the downtown area. He noted this would eliminate decisions not to allow a new use
because adequate parking had not been provided.
Responding to questions of Councilmember Dawson, Mr. Chave stated it was desirable for mixed use in
the downtown area to be more retail than office to encourage activity to patronize the stores. An example
of the worse case for a downtown is an office building with no onsite customer service because of the
limited amount of activity the building generated. He noted this was not the type of use that was
generally desirable for the downtown core. He noted the reason for recommending a single, flat parking
requirement was that was the only way to eliminate the need to track parking requirements as uses
change. A developer may estimate the type of use when a building was constructed and later realize the
building attracted a different type of use but they had not provided adequate parking for that use.
Councilmember Dawson concluded the flat parking requirement would encourage mixed use in the BC
zone and asked whether that was the intent or a recognition of what the zoning allowed. Mr. Bullock
answered both, noting the Comprehensive Plan encouraged mixed use downtown which this supported.
Councilmember Dawson questioned whether it would be appropriate to review parking requirements
again when the City hired an Economic Development Director to ensure the requirements encouraged
uses that were the best use economically for the downtown area. Mr. Bullock noted the Planning Board
supported reviewing the issue of downtown parking annually to determine whether the parking supply
was being depleted, whether it was encouraging desirable uses in the downtown, etc.
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Councilmember Moore requested staff clarify the recommendation for an exemption from providing any
parking for new construction of less than or equal to 1,500 square feet. Mr. Bullock answered the
Planning Board was not comfortable with not requiring any parking for small office spaces and therefore
did not forward that recommendation. Councilmember Moore commended the Planning Board for their
efforts.
Council President Plunkett scheduled a public hearing on the parking amendments on April 20. He
requested Ms. Wiggins contact him regarding her concern. He requested the Finance Committee,
following the public hearing, review the issues of employee parking, the City parking lot and the in -lieu -
of fund.
12. MAYOR'S COMMENTS
Mayor Haakenson had no report.
13. COUNCIL COMMENTS
Council President Plunkett recognized June Delahoya and June Evans for their contributions to the
Animal Benefit Fund.
Councilmember Dawson expressed her thanks to the public for their comments. She recalled when the
need for a parking study was being discussed, there were comments that there was no parking problem,
only a perception of a parking problem and therefore it was worthwhile to study the issue because the
perception of a problem was itself a problem. She noted this was the basis for some of the comments
tonight, not necessarily the decision made by the Council, but the perception that something was done
improperly. She emphasized that process did matter and a transparent process that encouraged public
participation and public trust was valuable regardless of the end result. She assured the Council was
committed to a transparent process but needed to ensure that was apparent to the public. She encouraged
the public to contact Councilmembers.
Councilmember Moore thanked Councilmembers Marin and Olson who have agreed to serve on the
Community Outreach Committee. The Committee will be meeting with staff soon to establish a work
plan and will then be inviting members of the community to join the Committee.
Councilmember Marin commented he was amazed over the last four years to learn how many people
watch Council meetings on Channel 21. He noted when he ran for Council office, it did not include being
a punching bag. He pointed out Councilmembers have feelings but are often beaten up and compliments
are few and far between. After spending a great deal of time preparing his presentation regarding
building heights for the March 23 meeting, he was perturbed when he was asked to present it in 5-7
minutes. He was also frustrated when, at the conclusion of the meeting, Mr. Hertrich attempted to
interpret Councilmember Marin's thoughts according to his (Mr. Hertrich's) opinions. Councilmember
Marin clarified he had not asked Mr. Hertrich to act as his spokesman and what Mr. Hertrich stated in his
declaration at the March 23 Council meeting was incorrect.
Councilmember Marin read from "The Ten Best Habits of Highly Effective Governing Bodies," "Highly
effective Councils seek feedback through a number of proven market research tools such as focus groups,
surveys and questionnaires. Typically the phone calls a Councilmember receives or the comments made
in public hearings are not valid or accurate reflections of the community's sentiments about issues and
Council performance." He noted Mr. Hertrich apparently did not want anything higher than two floors in
the BC zone in downtown and insisted on reminding of a fictitious 25 foot height limit.
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Councilmember Marin displayed a history regarding buildings heights, noting in 1964 a decision was
made to have 3 story buildings and the building height had been 30 feet for a long time. He noted the
building height in the BC zone was 30 feet and no building had been constructed at 25 feet. He clarified
the code stated the building height was 25 feet and modulation allowed an additional five feet. He found
it deceitful for Mr. Hertrich to insist building height was 25 feet when the building height was actually 30
feet and had been for a long time.
Councilmember Marin recalled when preparing his presentation, he visited Kirkland and concluded that
three floors was appropriate for Edmonds although building heights in Kirkland were substantially higher.
He assured he did not want buildings higher than three floors in the downtown BC zone, yet there are
some who want to return to two floors. He noted these people don't usually make that statement directly
but rather argue about issues like flat roofs and discount the fact that flat roofs were the roof design of
choice for businesses. He pointed out modulation was market driven.
Councilmember Marin pointed out the debate with regard to two versus three stories concluded 40 years
ago; the question for this Council was whether to continue to require commercial space on the first floor
to be constructed with inadequate ceiling height that was then unrentable or whether an 18-inch
adjustment should be made. He again referred to the "The Ten Best Habits of Highly Effective
Governing Bodies," `Elections are contests among individuals vying to become members of the Council,
they are not valid objective assessments of the public feeling about the quality of Council's performance
as a governing body or whether or not it is addressing issues effectively." Councilmember Marin pointed
out that attacking a Councilmember over a policy one did not agree with was not the right answer.
Councilmember Marin stated one of the aspects of the quaint atmosphere in Edmonds was the downtown
shops. People rave about Edmonds, not about the views from a balcony, about roofs, about modulation,
etc. He noted five years of experience with 30 foot building heights revealed 30 feet did not provide
adequate ceiling space in the first floor commercial space which has resulted in an over supply of
unusable commercial space. If the City continued to develop in this manner, over time the downtown BC
zone would be ruined. He suggested conducting a statistically valid survey of the residents of Edmonds
to settle the issue regarding building heights. He encouraged the city to look to the future and resolve the
issue without being disrespectful.
With no further business, the Council meeting was adjourned at 10:07 p.m.
G Y H EN N, MAYOR
�SANDRA S. CHASE, CITY CLERK
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AGENDA
EDMONDS CITY COUNCIL
Council Chambers, Public Safety Complex
250 51h Avenue North
7:00 - 10:00 p.m.
APRIL 6, 2004
6:45 p.m. - Interview candidates for the Edmonds Public Facilities District Board and
Cemetery Board.
7:00 p.m. - Call to Order
Flag Salute
1. Approval of Agenda
2. Consent Agenda Items
(A) Roll Call
(B) Approval of City Council Meeting Minutes of March 23, 2004.
(C) Approval of claim checks #69903 through #70076 for the week of March 22,
2004, in the amount of $320,855.19. Approval of claim checks #70088 through
#70235 for the week of March 29, 2004, in the amount of $140,172.69.
Approval of payroll direct deposits and checks #37898 through #37994 for the
pay period March 16 through March 31, 2004, in the amount of $806,496.22.*
"Note: Information regarding claim checks maybe viewed electronically at www.ci.edmonds.wa.us.
(D) Acknowledge receipt of Claim for Damages from Sharon Nichols ($168.90).
(E) Confirmation of appointment of Dave Earling to the Edmonds Public Facilities
District Board and Melissa Johnson to the Cemetery Board.
(F) Report on final construction costs for the Frances Anderson Center Electrical
Renovation Project and Council acceptance of project.
(G) Report on final construction costs for the Frances Anderson Center Potable
Water Piping Replacement Project and Council acceptance of project.
(H) Approval of list of Edmonds businesses applying for renewal of their Liquor
Licenses with. the Washington State Liquor Control Board.
{I) Approval of 2004 Taxi License for Yellow Cab Company.
(J) Authorization to advertise for Request for Proposals to provide office supplies
and furnishings services.
(K) Authorization for the Mayor to sign a consultant contract'with KPFF Consulting
Engineers for the design of the Interurban Trail Project.
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CITY COUNCIL MEETING AGENDA
April 6, 2004
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(L) Proposed Ordinance designating the Edmonds Historical Museum, formerly
known as the Carnegie Library, for inclusion on the Edmonds Register of
Historic Places, and directing the Community Services Director or his designee
to designate the site on the Official Zoning Map with an 11HR" designation.
(M) Proposed Resolution in recognition of Senator Paull Shin for being named 2004
Overseas Korean of the Year by the Korea Foundation.
(N) Proclamation in honor of Building Safety Week, April 4 - 10, 2004.
(0) Proclamation in honor of Days of. Remembrance, "For Justice and Humanity,"
April 18 - 25, 2004.
(P) Proclamation in honor of Brotherhood Days, April 4 - 10, 2004.
(Q) Final approval of a 5 lot Plat/PRD on 240'h Street SW. The project will be
recorded as Edmunds Highlands. (Applicant: Viking Homes / File Nos. P-2003-
146 and PRD-2003-147)
3. (. 5 Min.) Proclamation in honor of National Public Health Week, April 5 - 11, 2004.
4. ( 5 Min.) Legislative update by Senator Paull Shin.
5. (10 Min.) Presentation of Resolution to Senator Paull Shin for being ;named 2004
Overseas Korean of the Year by the Korea Foundation.
6. (1s Min.) Annual Report of the. Edmonds Sister City Commission.
7. (30 Min.) Public Hearing for adoption of the 2004 - 2009 Six -Year Capital Improvement
Program as part of the City of Edmonds Comprehensive Plan.
8. (15 Min.) Authorization to join the Snohomish County Economic Development Council
Model Permit System. Project.
9. (15 Min.) Report by the Snohomish County Economic Development Council.
10. Audience Comments (3 Minute Limit Per Person)*
"Regarding matters not listed as Closed Record Review or as Public Hearings.
11. (45 Min.) Work session on proposed parking code amendments.
12. ( 5 Min.) Mayor's Comments .
13. (15 Min.) Council Comments
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