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19721031 City Council Minutes3 5 ALTERNATE A ''ALTERNATE B ADDITIVE ALT. • Lindbrook Construction 219865.00 21,865.00 800.00 Schaeffer Engineering & Construction 23,500.00 23,500.00 1�000.00 Giske Construction Co. 239600.00 239600.00 780.00 Atlas Construction Co. 239650.00 23,650.00 755.00 Linton Construction Co. 239800.00 239800.00 850.00 Will Construction Co. 249800.00 24,800.00 800.00 Nelson Construcion Co. 259614.00 25,614.00 800.00 K. K. Larson Construction 261,511.00 26,511.00 782.00 Venture Construction Co. -0- 27,000.00 19200.00 Carl Humphrey Construction 279212.00 27,212.00 878.00 R. J. McCarthy Co. -0- 289900.00 1,000.00 City Engineer Larson reported that on Schedule I, recommendation was for award to United Utilities, Inc., since Mace Associated Contractors had stipulated in their bid that they would accept award on both Schedules I and II, but not one without the other. He then recommended, for the first time, that award on Schedules II and III not be to the low bidder. He cited difficulties in connection with Schaeffer Engineering &.Construction in regard to safety and other reasons, and therefore felt he could not, .in the best.interest of the City of Edmonds, recommend.award of the bid to that.firm. He then recommended award of.both Schedules II and III to the same firm, Atlas Construction Co., with Alternate A on Schedule III, and no Additive Alternate, per.request of the Park & Recreation Director. In reply to question from council, the Attorney advised that there was no problem in awarding the bid, since they would be awarding it.to the'lowest responsible bidder. It was moved by.Councilman Gellert, seconded on Schedule.1 be awarded. to United Utilities, and the bid for both Schedule II.and.Schedule Construction Co. for a.total of $202,650.00, City Engineer in his recommendation. Motion FIRST READING PROPOSED ORDINANCES by Councilman Nordquist that the bid Inc. in the amount of $42,471.40, III, Alternate'A be awarded to Atlas for the reasons as outlined by the carried. First reading was heard on a proposed ordinance'.establishiftg standards for safe tires on.motor. vehicles. J. First reading was heard on a.proposed amendment to the taxicab ordinance, for. purposes of changing, the amounts of insurance required. First reading was heard on a proposed amendment to the 1972 Salary Ordinance. CAO Ron Whaley reported that it was a difficult task to try to come to a conclusion on salary adjustments. with the limitations set by the IRS wage board. He noted, however, that there was now available a special request form, and he would be again submitting his request in this manner, and the local board would review the pro- posal. Councilman Gellert commented on the penalty c•l.ause_'in the proposed ordinance for safe tires on motor vehicles. There was discussion on this, and Police Chief Foster answered that if the penalty is changed in this ordinance, the penalty would have to be changed throughout all ordinances, since the City Attorney advised that penalties'.should not be changed on a piecemeal basis. The Attorney also added that the city ordinances at the present time state $500 or 90 days, or both for misdemeanors. • 1 1 • There was no further business to come before council, and the meeting was adjourned . at 11:00 P.M. Irene Varney Mora City Clerk Harve H. Harrison, Mayor October 31, 1972 ROLL CALL Regular meeting of the Edmonds City Council was called to order by Mayor Harve Harrison. All council members were present. APPROVAL OF MINUTES Minutes of the meeting of October 24 had been posted, mailed and distrubuted, and with no corrections nor omissions, they were approved as written. COUNCIL PARTICIPATION Councilman Gary Nelson reminded the council members of an information seminar to - be conducted tomorrow regarding the -transportation proposal between Seattle - King County Metro and the respective cities of South Snohomish County to figure out what we will be required to pay -to obtain transportation into South Snohomish County. He urged everyone to attend this meeting which will be in the PUD Auditorium at 7:30 P.M. 0 r� 357 Councilman Nordquist asked for clarification on Whether Item No. 6 on the agenda would be heard tonight, since he had the understanding that it would be taken up on Thursday night, the 2nd of November. Mayor Harrison stated that the item would be discussed on Thursday with -the scheduled open house following that. Councilman Nelson noted that he had a S.noCom Board of Directors Meeting that night and would be.unable to attend. Councilman Tuson mentioned that the sunken tug keeps popping up with.the tide and thinks something should be done about it. Mayor Harrison said the best solution would be for divers to go down and wrap ropes or cables around it and bring it up to surface, so that a tug can get hold of it and pull it straight out. CORRESPONDENCE' The Deputy City Clerk read a letter from the Environmental Protection Agency with regard to Industrial Park Improvements in Mountlake Terrace. It•was addressed to City Engineer,.Leif Larson, and stated that the Economic Development Administration had requested the EPA to review our waste treatment facilities for adequacy in conjunction with this project, since it would put an additional load on our system. The letter also stated that according to Water Pollution Control Act Amendments passed on October 18, 1972, secondary treatment will.be required for all publicly owned facilities.by 1972. Before the.EPA can issue the required certification to EDA they will need assurance by resolution from.the City of Edmonds that we will upgrade our facilities as required by law. Following some discussion on this, a motion was made by Councilman Haines and seconded by Councilman Gellert to instruct the City Engineer to explore the ramifications of this and also the possibility of sewering the unsewered areas of the city and make report back to council. Motion • carried. Councilman Gellert said an Environmental Act had been signed by the President over the weekend which included noise pollution with respect to 'railroads and asked that. Leif Larson look into this. The Deputy City Clerk then read a Petition for Vacation of Street Dedication which stated that Bennett Box and Richard K: Swanby had dedicated a 25 foot strip of property to the city in 1969 for a street which apparently is no longer needed.. This was referred to the Planning Commission and staff.for their recommendations. PRELIMINARY BUDGET & BUDGET MESSAGE SUBMITTED TO CITY CLERK & COUNCIL Mayor Harrison announced that this will be taken care of Thursday night, November 2, at a special hearing since it is not yet completed. This meeting will be at 7:30 PM. PRESENTATION OF FOUNTAIN DESIGN AT 5th & MAIN (AL KINCAID) Mayor Harrison asked that this matter be postponed for two weeks as Mr. Kincaid is not ready to make his presentation.* SIDEWALK ORDINANCE REPORT Richard Allen, Assistant City Engineer, made presentation to council on sidewalk study. He said there has been a decrease in interest in sidewalks because of mechanized means of transportation, but interest has now been renewed in order to provide the pedestrian with the opportunity to walk with safety. He stated that basically city governments have the authority to order the construction of sidewalks for safety. There is joint responsibility between the property owner and the city to maintain sidewalks in a safe manner. In reviewing what other cities are doing, basically the property owner is being assessed in some manner for the cost of the • sidewalks. There are programs for owner to repait sidewalks and if not done within a certain time limit, the city has the work done and the owner is billed. Mr. Allen said there are many uncommon methods used. Basically, most of the methods used in the State ar.e common to each other, but in other States there are many variations in the sharing of cost of construction of sidewalks, who does the construction, etc. Mr. Allen listed several methods that have been used in Edmonds for the construction of sidewalks including Resolution 205 for sidewalks along the Main Street Road Project; LID's where streets have been constructed concurrently with abutting sidewalks and the City has filled in ditches and gravelled shoulder in a few critical locations. In reviewing the existing city ordinances and making comparisons, he found that the City has about fifteen (15) ordinance sections on the books that cover protection of the pedestrian including trying to keep sidewalks litter -free, no bicycles on side- walks, no horses on sidewalks, etc. After analyzing this data, and what'is on our books, Mr. Allen has come up with a three phase program. Phase I is to study the problems and what other people are doing to solve these problems. Phase II is a suggested plan whereby we will goon a general program of citizen relationships with planning a walkway system throughout the city. Phase III is a suggested plan whereby the staff would prepare a•Comptehensive Plan for the city; prepare a maintenance policy; prepare a priority list; update'standards and regulations;,prepare budget insertions in the Capital Improvements Program; establish review procedure so program can be continually updated and then implementing the program. After considerable council and staff discussion,- a motion was made by Councilman Nordquist and seconded by Councilwoman Shippen to -ask the City Engineering Department to continue the report on the sidewalk situation and ask that they come back with Step 1 and 2 of Phase II on November 28th. Motion carried. CJ PROPOSED STREET LIGHTING STANDARDS �J City Engineer, Leif.Larson, reported on proposed street lighting standards and submitted copies of this report to.the council. He said there are street lighting standards set up throughout the United States and they are classified according to residential, commercial or downtown area. Mr. Larson has indicated in his report recommended standards for downtown Edmonds and outlying areas. They have taken into consideration the type of poles used, the height and spacing that would be required in order to get the intensity of lighting needed and also the effect on the view. One of the problems mentioned was.the State Highway. Mr: Larson stated that this highway had been put at 7/10ths light intensity, which is a lesser standard than normal for a major route. The State Highway Department had explained that the reason they had' put in 45' poles was in order to use fewer poles. Following his report, Mr. Larson complimented Bill Nims, stating that Mr. Nims had done all the investigation and accumulated the data for the report. The City Engineer suggested that the council look at this report and an ordinance will be prepared which would include the standards for street lighting with the.many other design standards. Councilman Gellert suggested a Design Commission study this before we rush into an ordinance. Councilman Nelson asked if any monies had been included in the 1973 budget for this. The City Engineer said he hasn't put any in except for what is included for street improvements. Following further discussion, a motion was made by.Councilwoman Shippen, seconded by Councilman'Tuson, that.we consider first that section of'the street lighting standards with regard to the State Highway. During discussion, Councilman Nelson stated that he was against taking portions piecemeal. However, on call for the question, the motion carried. It was decided that this item be placed on the November 7th agenda. CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS. City Planner, Merlin Logan, submitted a three page summary of Capital Improvement Expenditures reflecting monies expended during years 1970, 1971 and 1972. He stated that this.was for the purpose of giving.the council some direction in preparing a program for 1973. In 1970, from General Funds, excluding UAB Funds, etc., we spent $40,000 total on capital improvements. After some discussion,'Councilman Haines noted that the capital expenditures for the past three years avereaged out to $60,000 per year. Taking that into consideration, that is the figure we should be looking at for 1973. Following further discussion, Councilman Nordquist asked that any action on this matter be postponed until after the Mayor's Budget Message on Thursday night.. APPLICATION FOR LIQUOR LICENSE - PEKING RESTAURANT Having been granted a variance by the Board of Adjustment, a motion was made by Councilman Tuson and seconded by Councilman Nelson to approve the Class H Liquor License for the -Peking Restaurant. Motion carried, with Councilman Nordquist voting no. FIRST READING PROPOSED ORDINANCES First reading was held on proposed ordinance dealing with items in Planning Commission Resolution #383. First reading was held on proposed ordinance dealing with election procedures. There was council discussion on possible revisions of the draft of this ordinance. Following this Councilman Nordquist made a motion, seconded by Councilman Haines that this sentence be inserted before the last sentence in the last paragraph in Section 4 of the draft of the proposed ordinance: "That same procedure be applicable to each individual councilman's personal nomination and that all resumes be submitted at this. time and on this date." Motion carried. SECOND READING PROPOSED ORDINANCES The first item was an ordinance of the City of Edmonds amending the Official Zoning Ordinance of the City of Edmonds by adding a new section to Chapter 12.13 of the Edmonds City Code requiring a performance bond to guarantee the installation of required site improvements and the maintenance of said improvements for a one year period as a condition of issuance of a building permit on business, commercial and industrially zoned property within said city. A motion was made by Councilman Nordquist and seconded by Councilwoman Shippen to approve Ordinance #1620. Motion carried. Councilman Winters voted no. The second item submitted for second reading was a proposed ordinance requiring that motor vehicles operated in the City be equipped with tires in safe operating condition; establishing standards, prescribing penalties, establishing an effective date and adding a new section, Section 8.32.120 to Chapter 8.32 of the Edmonds City Code. A motion was made by Councilman Nordquist and seconded by Councilman Nelson to adopt Ordinance #1621. Councilman Gellert then made a motion to amend, seconded by Councilman Haines, to strike the reference to a jail term in the ordinance. Following a roll call vote the amendment to the motion failed to carry. On call for the question the main motion carried. Second reading was heard on a proposed ordinance of the City of Edmonds amending Section 4.60.010 and Section 4,60.060 regulating the operation of For -Hire Vehicles in said city and the amount of public liability and property damage insurance thereon. A motion was made by Councilman Nordquist and seconded by Councilman Winters to adopt Ordinance #1622. Motion carried. 1 1 • 1 • • •.• n 35 1 • 1 • 1 1 • CAO Ron Whaley introduced Bruce Brown, who was in'the audience, to the council. Mr. Brown is the Chief Accountant with the Finance Department. Mr. Whaley reminded the council that there will be a presentation by the Finance Department and the City Clerk's Office on Thursday, November 2nd. The Public Works Department presentation will be on Saturday, November 4th. There being no further business to come before council, the meeting was adjourned at 10'! 20. Irene Varney Mor , City Clerk Harve H". Harrison, Mayor November 2, 1972 A special meeting had been called by the Mayor for presentation of his Budget Message along with the Preliminary Budget for 1973. Meeting was called to order by Mayor Harrison, with Council members Gellert, Shipppn, Nordquist and Haines in attendance. Councilman Tuson arrived later. Mayor Harrison stated that the purpose of this meeting was for a public hearing on the preliminary budget for 1973. He then read his budget message and copies of the 1973 Preliminary Budget were distributed to council. Comments were then invited. No one in the audience wished to comment. The Mayor noted that he had spent the past week giving this proposed preliminary budget careful analysis. One of the proposals in the budget message was a total tax cut amounting to approximately $174,600 or $28.00 per family for 1973. This would be accomplished by elimination of the water utility tax, and a 3% reduction in the electric, telephone and gas utility taxes. He stated that the budget can be balanced with these reductions being offset by the revenues expected from the federal revenue sharing before the end of 1973. Councilman Gellert remarked that he was in favor of tax cuts. Councilman Nordquist inquired if council would have an interview with each Department Head as in past years, in order to discuss with -them their individual budgets. He suggested setting this up on a one half hour basis per Department Head. Councilman Haines agreed that if this was not scheduled, council would not have opportunity for this particular input. A motion was then made by Councilman Nordquist, seconded by Councilman Gellert that two special meetings be scheduled between council members and department heads; November 9 and 16 at 7:30.; and council meet with half the department heads on the first date, and the remaining ones on.the second. This motion carried. Councilman Gellert mentioned the bus services cost to the City of Edmonds, and it was noted that the public transportation item would be on the November 7 regular city council meeting. Councilman Nordquist moved :that this special meeting be adjourned, and this was seconded by Councilman Haines, and carried. Meeting adjourned at 8:10 P.M. Irene Varney Mora City Clerk November 7, 1972 ROLL CALL .Harve H. Harrison, Mayor Regular meeting of the Edmonds City Council was called to order by Mayor Harve Harrison with all council members present. APPROVAL OF MINUTES Minutes of the meeting of October 31 had been posted. - mailed and distributed. Mayor Harrison noted that under "Council'Participation", in paragraph 3, he would prefer that the phrase "and bring it up to surface" be omitted from his sentence. The minutes were then approved as corrected. COUNCIL PARTICIPATION Councilman Tuson asked the City Engineer how soon the contractor, or whoever is responsible, would be installing lights to illuminate the stretch of.state highway where the ferry access turns on Fifth. Engineer Larson answered that although the contract would allow installation within the year, the State has contacted the PUD to install lights there in the near future, and therefore it was probable that this would be taken care of soon. Councilman Tuson was concerned with the poor visibility and cautioned that with icy conditions, this would be an extremely dangerous section without sufficient lighting. Councilman Nordquist stated that he understood that since the budget hearing last