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19710720 City Council MinutesIS4 �J total of $687.50 to be deducted from the retainage still being held by the city. At this point, Councilman Kincaid remarked that he was most unhappy with this job. Mr. Stearn, attorney representing Knowles Construction Co., stated that they were anxious to receive approval and resolve the matter. He felt finishing of the job would involve less than -the $5000 now deposited with the city, and they would appreciate receiving the balance of their draws on the project. Mr. Stearn stated that Knowles Construction would accept the penalitl,-ycharges of $687.50 as computed, and it was their intention to complete the job, including the one inch lift north of Highway 99. Following discussion, it was moved by Councilman Sanborn, seconded by Councilman Nelson to accept the settlement as outlined by the City Engineer on'the basis of the $5000 certified check being sufficient to complete the job as specified, and con- ditionally accept the project. Councilman Kincaid then moved, seconded by Councilman Tuson that the city accept the project on a conditional basis, but the amount withheld be increased to $7500 instead of the $5000 in the event the job might have to be finished by the ci_tp crews. After further discussion, Councilman Tuson withdrew his second to the motion, and the amendment died for lack of a second. The original motion then carried, with two no votes. AGREEMENT WITH HIGHWAY DEPT. IN REGARD TO FERRY LANDING PLAN A letter had been received from W. C. Bogart, District Engineer for the State Highway Dept., in regard to the plan for the landscaping, etc. at the ferry landing on SR 104. It was reguested by the City Attorney that council consider the advisability of approving the plan with conditions as set forth by the Highway Dept. so that an agreement can be prepared. It was moved by Council- man Slye, seconded by Councilman Nelson to approve the agreement with condi- tions as set forth by the State Highway Dept. Motion carried. At 11:45 P.M. meeting was recessed to Wednesday, July 7 at 8:30 P.M. • RECESSED MEETING - JULY 7, 1971 Recessed meeting was called to order at 8:30 P.M. by Mayor Harrison, with all councilmen present except Kincaid. The question of the proposed underground wiring from Carol Way to Casper Street on 9th was the item on the recessed agenda. City Engineer Larson reported that the PUD'and Telephone Co. had confirmed the higher figures for this proposed LID in writing, and that the property owners on the petition now wished to withdraw, which would leave only the church. Mr. knight complimented the council members for taking time to return again tonight for a special hearing on this undergrounding problem. 1 Since there had been no,petition to certify and no ordinance, no action was necessary to stop the proposed LID. Council felt it would be beneficial to all concerned to have a pamphlet madt- available in the future, explaining the procedure for petitions for LID's etc. Recessed meeting adjourned at 8:50 P.M. Irene Varney Moran,&tity Clerk Harve H. Harrison, Mayor July 20, 1971 R(1T.T. rAT.T. Regular meeting of the Edmonds City Council was called to order by Mayor Harve Harrison with all councilmen present except Nelson, who had stated at the last meeting that he would be out(.aof town. APPROVAL OF MINUTES The minutes of the meeting of July 6 had been posted and mailed, and with no omissions nor corrections, they were approved.as-.writtem. HEARING: ON PLANNING COMMISSION RESOLUTION 359 Hearing had been continued from the meeting of July 6 on Planning Commission Resolution 359, a street system for Shell Valley. Members of the Planning Commission had met jointly with the Council at the regular council work session on July 13 to further discuss this street system. City Planner Merlin Logan was asked to comment on the recommendations, and he also read a letter from Fire Chief Cooper which recommended that a street system be adopted with some widening and connecting of streets, culdesacs be allowed only where necessary, and adequate water mains and hydrants be in- • 5t. • stalled. The Police Dept. comment was that there was a problem in the valley' in that it was private property,,and development of a street system would most certainly be a great help for police protection in the area. The City Planner commented that it was the long range goal of the comprehensive plan to have public acquisition in this area for public park use, but in the meantime a street plan was necessary to allow for orderly development. Councilman Nordquist inquired if Mr. Hood's problem with his proposed plat would be solved by any of the system recommended by the Planning Commission for adoption. Mr. Logan answered that the Planning Commission resolution would show access to his property. He pointed out the shaded areas on the drawing labeled B-1, E, J, and.H-2 recommended by'�the Commission in their Resolution 359. Hearing was then opened. Mr. Richard Mueller, substituting for Gaylord Riach, attorney representing Dr. & Mrs. Suchert, stated that he was troubled by the work session with the Planning Commission and asked for a report on this as regards the Suchert property. He was answered that the joint meeting was only general conversa- tion, and that neither K-1 nor K-2 on the drawing from the Planning Commission were recommended for approval. Attorney Mueller commented on the impact on property owners with this proposed street system with its possible LID, and that he could see no benefit to Dr. Suchert's property with a street develop- ment asi.it was only taking away}footage from the property and causing diffi- culties. Mayor Harrison at this point commented that this proposed street system was nothing but a guide for future plans and would merely prevent platters from building in proposed street areas; that the City is not taking anything, but only giving future platters a guide for building. Attorney • Mueller said that if there is absolute control of the property owned, there is no problem, but this was not absolute control, and he was concerned, -about this. Maybelle Chapman, 20915 Hillcrest Place, asked if the council was considering the resolution as received from the Planning Commission, and that if so, there was no need for considering- the proposal designated as C-1 at this time. John Pierce, 21100 Hillcrest P1., stated that he was opposed to C-1 as it would cause loss of some of his property. Councilman Kincaid stated that he understood the council would consideraonly those recommendations from the Planning Commission and the Planning Commission would then study the additional areas and come back to council with further recommendations. Councilman Sanborn said he was opposed to that idea; that he thought council could adopt or modify the recommendation from the Commis- sion. Bill Dielke, 21020 Summit Lane, told council that the problem is in the valley, not in the other flatter areas. He added that A-1 was an extremely bad cornersand suggested opening up the valley area and leaving the other parts alone. Jim Paul asked if the council were to pass on the recommended street system tonight, would it be possible that an asphalt road 60' wide could go through there any time. He was assured that this would happen only if the property owners wished to develop and it was explained that instead of numerous easements being obtained, a better overall orderly development plan should be set out. Councilman Sanborn assured Mr. Paul that the.City was not trying to run roads in there, but that the property owners needed police pro- tection and couldn't have., -the police patrol private property, and the owners, • also wanted to develop their property. Mr. Church, 1703 N.W. 64th, Seattle, stated that he had an alternate plan for the H-2 area (Alstead property) and submitted this, which would not cut diagonally across this property now owned by Mr. Church, and he showed the roadway as 50' instead of 60' as on the Planning Commission drawings. Councilman Haines noted that as proposals for development come in to the city from the property owners in this area, the council cannot go into the process of engineering each individual piece of property, and the street system plan will take care of this problem. Councilman Haines stated that he felt council should approve the B-1 plan from the park, exclusive of the culdesac and send the remainder back to the Planning Commission with suggestions from the Safety. Committee for the best possible intersection plan at the Main Street access. Dave Larson asked if there was a possibility that A-1 could be realigned to come down the property line and not isolate anyone's property. City Engineer Leif Larson suggested council adopt the street system subject to engineering plans for final street locations. No one else wished to comment, and the hearing was closed. A motion was made by Councilman Nordquist, seconded by Councilman Sanborn tc instruct the Attorney to prepare an ordinance to adopt that portion of Plan- ning Commission Resolution 359 showing the shaded areas marked J, H-2, and B-1 tol-.the upper portion of the Hood property, with section E omitted, and the main road in the valley reduced from a 70' to 60' R/W, with all access roads leading into this to be 501; motion to include that portion of K extend to the apex of the Wright property line, and the portion of roadway leading to Main Street be sent back to the Planning Commission for study. Motion carried. • 1 � 6 • It was then moved by Councilman Sanborn, seconded by Councilman Nordquist to direct the Planning Commission to consider the access plan realignment of section K-1 from the Belt property" -to Main Street and consider this roadway following the easterly edge of the Wright property so that the Main Street exit is farther uphill for reasons of safety. Councilman Haines then moved, seconded by Councilman Sanborn to amend the motion to state that section K be included in this study'from the area of B-1 to Main Street. Motion to amend carried, and the original motion, as amended, also carried. - HEARING: ON APgEAL OF L. T. HOOD Hearing had been continued from the meeting of June 1 on the appeal of L. T. Hood from the denial of his plat by the Planning Commission. City Planner Merlin Logan posted a drawing of the proposed plat and stated the basic reasons for the Planning Commission recommendation for denial were that the access street was too narrow and too steep a slope, with undesirable access to the lower lots. Hearing was opened, and Mr. Hood agreed that there was conflict between his plat as now drawn and the newly adopted street plan. There was discussion on possible remedies for this situation, and,hearing was closed. Following some further discussion, it was moved by Councilman Haines, seconded by Councilman Slye that council conditionally approve the prelimin- ary plat of L. T. Hood with the condition that he re -engineer his plat within the guidelines of the street system plan as adopted tonight, and a temporary access be allowed to serve his lots;with his new engineered plat to be submitted to council for approval. Motion carried. REPORT ON BIDS FOR FUEL OIL REQUIREMENT FOR 1971-72 A report on the bids for supplying the City of Edmonds with fuel oil require- ments for 1971-72 had been continued from the meeting of July 6. Councilman Kincaid took a seat in the audience during this agenda item. GAO D. C. Lawson reported on the bids that had been received from Sound Oil @.133 and Chris Peters - Evergreen Distributors @.1298 and stated that Snoho- mish County was buying oil on a bid of .1247 or i(r a gallon below the lowest bid received by Edmonds. He recommended contacting Snohomish County and asking to be served at that price per gallon through December 1971. It was moved by Councilman Tuson, seconded by Councilman Nordquist that the City of Edmonds reject all fuel oil bids received for the 1971-72 requirements of the city as being too high. Motion carried. It was then moved`,by Councilman Sanborn, seconded by Councilman Haines to accept the recommendation of the CAO to purchase oil on the county bid of .1247 per gallon to December 31, 1971 and the fuel oil needs for 1972 be re- viewed at that time. Motion carried, with Councilman Nordquist voting against. ANDOVER R/W VACATION REQUEST A request for vacation of R/W of a portion of Andover Street had been received from R. M. Coomer. City Engineer Leif Larson reported on his review of this request, and recommended that 10' be sold to, -:the adjacent property owners following an appraisal of the cost per foot.. A motion was made by Councilman Sanborn, seconded by Councilman Kincaid that proposed Resolution #241 be passed, setting the 17th day of August, 1971 as the-7date for hearing and deter- mination by the City Council of said petition for vacation; also that cost to the adjacent property owners not exceed one half of the appraised price. Motion carried. AUDITING OF. -BILLS A motion was made by Councilman Kincaid, seconded by Councilman Nordquist that vouchers #13123 through #13294 in the amount of $258,960.52 be approved, and these regular monthly bills be paid. Motion carried. It was moved by Councilman Kincaid, seconded by Councilman Tuson that the following LID bills be paid: LID #139 - $1.50 to Edmonds Tribune Review for legal publications; LID #164 - $450.00 to Earl L. Stay�for appraisals; LID #174 - $15.00 to Systems Services Department for legal descriptions and assessment rolls; $34.80 to Edmonds Tribune Review for legal publications; and the City Clerk be authorized to issue an interest bearing warrant to Edmonds City Treasurer in the amount of $49.80 to cover these bills; LID #177 - $5,364.90 to Edmonds City Treasurer for balance due UAB project; LID #181 - $3,183.68 to Edmonds City Treasurer for balance due UAB project and $39.05 to Edmonds Tribune Review for legal publications; LID #184 - $87.00 to Daily Journal of Commerce for legal publication and $4,745.83 in interest bearing warrants to Grande & Co., Inc. be authorized for bills to date to repay the City for money advanced prior to the sale of warrants; 1 1 Cl 0 1.87. LID #187 - 34.80 to Edmonds Tribune Review for legal publications and the City Clerk be authorized to issue an interest bearing warrant to Edmonds City Treasurer in the same amount to cover this bill; Motion carried. It was moved by Councilman Kincaid, seconded by Councilman Sanborn that the following payments from the 1970 Water -Sewer Revenue Bond Issue be approved: #17 to Reid, Middleton & Associates, Inc. for $2,754.15 on interim billing for engineering; #18 in the amount of $15.67 to Trico Construction, Inc. for estimate 42 money not chargeable to the UAB: #19 to Will Construction Co., Inc. in the amount of $75,657.00 for estimate #2 on Phase II of the Treatment Plant expansion; #20 to Will Construction Co., Inc. & Washington Mutual Savings Bank in the amount of $10,901.50 for deposit of retainage for estimates 1 and 2 on Phase II Treatment Plant expansion. Motionrcarried. CORRESPONDENCE A letter was read from Foster & Marshall Inc., summarizing the financial status of the City of Edmonds and advising on the capacity for additional bonding. • AUDIENCE PARTICIPATION Jim Paul suggested the city council consider 4 open council meetings per month instead of the present 2 meetings and 2 work sessions. He stated that he was a member of the Edmonds Jaycees and that this organization had planned to have at least one member present at each council meeting so that there would be opportunity to listen and comment on every__issue. However, he said that he (and he felt many other people) understood that the council work meetings were closed to the public. Councilman Nordquist stated that there were never any closed doors; that people have come and gone during many work sessions, and decisions never were made at these work meetings. Councilman Sanborn said he thought the present system should be retained; that':the work sessions were for input from the staff from the departments most closely related to the various problems, and he did not favor four regular meetings when the two used for input and information would allow rebuttals from citizens'.to everything the Engineer, for instance, said to council, and these 2 work meetings are neces- sary to become informed on each item. Also, he added that the two regular meetings require the presence of certain staff members who do not have to be at every work meeting. Mr. Gogert, who owns property on 174th between 71st and Olympic View Drive, was present to inquire about a right-of-way problem. The City Engineer agreed that many years ago the road was built on the R/W and now Edmonds has the problem of possibly relocating the R/W. Mr. .Gogert also stated that the city was improving the street with an overlay and it now allowed faster driving and was therefore unsafe, although he admitted the paving had cut down on the dust problem. He asked for a barricade to close the road immediately or:_he would take further action. Ron Whaley, Director of Maintenance and Operation, gave council a background on the growth of the road and the buildings contructed in • the right-of-way before annexation of the area to Edmonds. It was suggested that Mr.•Gogert make an appointment with4the Mayor to provide guidance as to proper procedure to solve his problem. Mr. Gogert and a Mr. Murphy, who is purchasing the property, are concerned with the liability problem on the street that at present is not a public R/W. Mayor Harrison made an appointment to meet with Mr. Gogert at 10 A.M. on Wednesday the 21st. COUNCIL PARTICIPATION Councilman Tuson again brought up the question of the Mountlake Terrace sewer agreement. He said that the Water -Sewer report showed that Mountlake Terrace had made only one payment this year, in February. Ron Whaley stated that the February payment was for the remainder owed for 1970, and that no payments had been made in 1971. CAO Lawson said that the City of Edmonds hoped to bill Mountlake Terrace on the new sewer contract rates, and they had not been billed because of possible change in the rates under a new agreement. .Several of the councilmen expressed concern over this problem. Allen Tuttle, Acting Finance Director, reported on the billing procedure, and City Engineer Leif Larson stated that the flow had been computed, but it was hoped that the contract could be finalized so as not to have to bill Mountlake Terrace and then re- adjust the figures with the new rates. CAO D.C. Lawson will pursue this matter further. Councilman Sanborn noted that at the intersection of 220th and Highway 99 there is now exclusive use of the green light for east and westbound traffic, but most people do not realize this, and he -.::suggested having green turn arrows installed for the free left turns. The City Engineer said he would take this 0 matter up with the county. 0 Councilman Nordquist made a request for school walkways to be considered on 228th east of 76th to serve the Ballinger school. Councilman Haines inquired as to the closing date for the Meadowdale Community Club sale. The City Engineer reported that there was a right-of-way problem to be worked on as well as negotiation with the School District. Mayor Harrison was asked to write a letter to the School Board in regard to this matter. Mayor Harrison reported on the abuse of the dumping site at Perrinville and said the city would hope to reopen it, with control, in the near future for yard clippings. He added that application had been made to a state agency for hired help to man the site. He asked for suggestions from council, and would they prefer to keep the site locked, or open for the balance of the summer with manned help. It was decided that brush only would be accepted for the present and perhaps a nominal charge for reimbursement on the use of the chipper and for the manpower. It was moved by Councilman Haines, seconded by Councilman Kincaid that the Mayor be authorized to set up a manned brush and clipping site at Perrinville on a temporary basis. Motion carried. At this point there was a motion and second to adjourn. The motion carried, but since there were --,agenda items that must be completed tonight, a motion was made by Councilman Tuson, seconded by Councilman Slye to reconvene, and'.this motion then carried. CLAIMS FOR DAMAGES Claims for damages were acknowledged from A. J. and Vesta Baumgartner and from David S. and Winifred Smith. These were referred to the City Clerk for pro- cessing. AUTHORIZATION TO INSTALL SANITARY SEWER LINES IN STATE HIGHWAY PROJECTS City Engineer Leif Larson requested authorization for installation of sanitary sewer lines in the following state highway projects; Edmonds Way between 226th SW and 102nd P1. W., and Third Avenge from Elm to the north edge of the SR 104 right-of-way. It was moved by Councilman Kincaid, seconded by Council- man Nordquist to authorize the City Engineer to install these sanitary sewer lines as requested. Motion carried. APPOINTMENT TO BOARD OF APPEALS The Mayor made the appointment of Jack Whiteley to Position 3 on the Board of Appeals. It was moved by Councilman Slye, seconded by Councilman Nordquist that the Mayor's appointment of Jack Whiteley be confirmed. Motion carried. The meeting was then adjourned at 11:15 P.M. Irene Varney Mora , City Clerk August 3, 1971 ROLL CALL Harve H. Harrison, Mayor The regular meeting of the Edmonds City Council was called to order by Mayor Harve Harrison with all councilmen present except Nelson, who had stated at a prior meeting that he would be out of town on business. APPROVAL OF MINUTES Minutes of the meeting of July 20 had been posted and mailed, and with no omissions nor corrections, they were approved as written. UPDATING 6 YR. STREET IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM This item had been continued from the July 20 agenda, and City Engineer Leif Larson explained that in accordance with state law, the council must update the 6 year street improvement program annually and submit the revised plan to the State Highway Dept. He then went on to explain each item and point out the project location on the map.. It was noted that the projects were not necessarily listed in order of priority: 1. Various location for traffic safety and capacity 2. Olympic Avenue from Main to Olympic View Drive 3. 184th SW; 183rd P1. SW from 88th W., east to Olympic View Drive 4. Edmonds Way from Elm to Westgate area 5. 80th Ave. W. from 184th SW to 200th SW 1 • I . • 0