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There being no further business to come before council, the meeting was adjourned
at 10:10 P.M.
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Eleanor Quealey, Deputy C' y Clerk Harve H.Harrison, Mayor
June 26, 1973
ROT.T, CATS,
The regular meeting of the Edmonds City Council was called to order at7:30 P.M.
by Mayor Harve Harrison. All council members were present eRcept Nordquist,
who was on vacation; Councilwoman Shippen, who is on vacation and Councilman
Nelson, who arrived at 8:50 P.M.
APPROVAL OF MINUTES
Minutes of the council meeting of June 19, 1973 had been posted, mailed and
distributed, and with no corrections nor omissions, they were approved as
written.
COUNCIL PARTICIPATION
Mayor Harrison announced that Bob Boye is resigning from the Planning Commission
as of the 20th of June. Mayor Harrison offered the name of Larry Naughten
to serve out the.unexpired term of Mr. Boye. Mr. Naughten is a long time •
resident of Edmonds, residing at 8th and Laurel. He is employed by Griffin
Envelope Company and was a recent applicant for the council vacancy. At the
time he was interviewed with respect to the council vacancy, he expressed an
interest in parks, litter control and a cover over the pool. A motion was
then made by Councilman Tuson and seconded by Councilman Winters to.confirm
the Mayor's appointment of Larry Naughten to serve the unexpired term of Bob
Boye on the Planning Commission. Motion carried.
The Mayor mentioned that he and the council members had received a memo from
City Planner, Joe Wallis, asking for their views on the long-range goals for
the City of Edmonds. Mayor Harrison said he would welcome an endorsement,
modification or expansion on those ideas that they could send to Mr. Wallis
to help him and the Planning Commission to establish these long-range goals.
CORRESPONDENCE
Mayor Harrison stated that he was in receipt of a petition from some residents
of Mountlake Terrace with about forty signatures.' This petition had been
presented to the Mountlake Terrace City Council at their regular meeting on
June 18th. It expressed concern about the construction of the 236th extension
arterial and its impact on the overall environment _of the area and specifically
the impact on the now polluted Lake Ballinger. Local elected officials have
maintained that no impact study is required due to the fact that the UAB funding
was granted prior to the enactment of our State Environmental Law. However,
no construction, only right-of-way acquisition, has been completed. At this
same meeting, landscape architects presented plans for the proposed Lake Ball-
inger Park with recommendation for an environmental impact study prior to
development. There is also a proposed condominium apartment complex to be
constructed by Quadrant Corporation who has indicated that they will make such
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a study. The 236th St. S.W. Arterial Extension will bisect these two parcels
of land - park and apartment. The letter went on to say that if impact state-
ments are pertinment to these two projects, they strongly protest the omission
of one for the arterial running amidst these two parcels. With construction
pending, the residents are soliciting advice and support from all.agencies
and officials having responsibility for insuring compliance with the laws. They
asked for a -response from the City of Edmonds in this regard. The letter was
signed by Douglas Hodgkiss, representing the petitioners.
Mayor Harrison stated that the City did participate in the 228th St. Project
with the understanding that the City of Mountlake Terrace. would complete their
project of 236th. He said he thought it was in the best interest of Edmonds
that we do not do anything to impede.the progress of this highway. City
Engineer, Leif Larson said that this is also on the Snohomish County Trans-
portation Study as an arterial. The council asked the Mayor to write to the
petitioners and Mountlake Terrace stating that we wish this project to proceed.
Councilman Tuson said he would like to thank the person responsible for sending
him the bills. He said he really appreciates this, and that if he has a question
on any particular.item, he will call the department involved.
ACTION ON PROPOSED BOND ISSUE FOR WATER SYSTEM IMPROVEMENT
Mayor Harrison stated that this matter had been postponed from two weeks ago
so that it could be adequately publicized in order to allow interested citizens
to attend the meeting. City Engineer, Leif Larson said he would report on
this matter giving a brief history of the Edmonds Water System, the deficiency
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areas and the cost. He used various maps and charts to illustrate during his
presentation.
He said the Edmonds Water System was acquired from the Yost Spring Water Co.
in 1928. During the acquisition we floated a $150,000 bond issue, of which
$130,000 was revenue bonds and $20,000 were general obligation bonds. With
that bond issue they constructed the water mains that Mr. Larson indicated
on a map, which were outlined in yellow and the water tank at 10th and Maple
,and other facilities pumps, etc. Subsequent,to that the other areas have been
financed by annual appropriations from water charges. Indicated in red on the
map were the LID's administered by the City of Edmonds. These were: LID #1157
12th and Edmonds; #152; Fruitdale on the Sound and the other was #146 in which
there were 6* water mains installed at 164th and 72nd W. There have been various
other LID's and they were outlined in orange. Brown areas on the map indicated
water mains that have been installed developers in the -.process of developing
their plats. All major lines are in blue and indicate transmission lines.
Mr. Larson also pointed out an area in the south part of the City which had
been acquired from the Olympic View Water District in 1967.
Mr. Larson then displayed another map which he said is a broad analysis of our
system. Red areas indicate -water lines that are sub -standard in size and material.
They are areas that are inadequate for fire protection and domestic service.
The orange areas indicate 4" lines, the majority of them being steel. Brown
areas are where the lines are adequate size, but they are steel. Green areas
are the areas in which the water lines meet our City Standards being cast-iron
and 6" or more. Another map indicates lines,.that need replacement or where
there is looping required and indicated in green are the locations for fire
• hydrants. Mr. Larson said that if the City of Edmonds is to bring its water
system up to standards, (cast iron, 6" min.) with the required fire hydrants
and looping, that it would come to a total figure of $3,388,000. Of this,
a proposed $3.00 would be assessed on the water bill for the properties that
would be benefited by the installation of the new water lines; $1.00 would be
assessed to everyone for the general system improvements..
Councilman Tuson asked how many water tanks were being considered. Mr. Larson
said he was talking about two tanks and two tanks sites. This is an addition
to the one we recently built in Yost Park. One would be built next to the one
at Five Corners and another would go into the north end. Councilman Tuson.then
inquired about the proposed rate increases. Mr. Larson said the financial
consultant was in the audience and would speak about this.
Mr. Dick Kennedy with -Seattle -Northwest Securities said that they feel confident
that the cost figures for the major items are heavy enough to cover all contingencies.
He said if the work can be completed for less than the estimated total cost, then
the rates could be pared down. Mr. Kennedy said the $3.00 figure was determined
by the number of customers in the particular areas where the improvements are .
going to take place. The number of customers were counted as of December 31,
1972. The $3.00 represents as low a charge as possible, because they have allowed
for growth over a 20 to 25 year period to come in and add approximately one-
third more customers. City Attorney, Jim Murphy, asked what our reserve capacity
is right now for the total system. Mr. Kennedy said it is in excess of one
million dollars. There was some further discussion regarding rates, after
which the question was asked as to how the bonds would be sold. Mr.Kennedy
recommended two bond sales; the first series to be issued after the planning
has been completed on the first phase and when that work has been completed
• and we are ready to begin the seond phase, then it is the proper time to issue
the second series. Mr. Kennedy said Edmonds has an excellent credit standing
and we should experience no difficulty in selling the bonds.
Mayor Harrison said that the potential savings in fire insurance rates would
just about offset the rate increase, and he asked Fire Chief, Jack Cooper to
comment on this. To illustrate, if you have a structure valued at $10,000
the annual fire insurance premium would be $51.00 if you are within 1,000' of
a fire hydrant. If you are over 1,000' from a fire hydrant, that premium
should be increased to $58.00. This is based on the Rating Bureau's rates for
a Class 5 City such as Edmonds,. If we were to become a Class 4 City, the
premium would then be reduced to $48.00. For a $24,000 home, the premium is
$81.00 a year; and if you are over 1,000' from a hydrant, the premium you would
pay is $105.00.. If we were to drop to a Class 4 City, it would be $71.00.
Mayor Harrison commented that in the extreme north end of the city, the savings
would b-e semething like $3.00 per month for a home in the $20,000 bracket. If
we got the city down to a Class 4, then the whole city would save about $1.00
a month. Councilman Tuson inquired of Chief Cooper if we would become a Class 4
city after these improvements are made.. Chief Cooper said he has been assured
by the Rating Bureau that with the numerous places where we have improved, along
with the water, we would be well into a Class 4 City. Councilman Tuson asked
if the Fire Department personnel would have.to be increased, but Chief Cooper
said this would depend entirely upon the growth of the city.
Following some discussion, Mr. Kennedy talked about when we should impose the
charges. He said he can understand that it would be difficult to explain to
the citizens that they would have to pay for an improvement that would not be
completed for about two years, so he can understand a concession being made in
that regard. However, he feels the $1.00 charge; which is a general improvement
charge; can be imposed once the bonds are issued.
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City Engineer, Leif Larson was asked to point out areas which would be taken
care of first. He pointed out deficiency areas which included some in the north
end and Ballinger area. He said there is one deficiency in our water tank storage
and that is that there is no where in the City where we have the proper altitude,
so the only thing to do is get adequate storage and if something goes wrong
we would have to pump. It was determined that the major priority area would
be Meadowdale.
Capt. Shields asked if the steel mains are going to be replaced regardless of
whether they are giving trouble or not? Mr. Larson said this would be done over
the four year period, as the cast iron lines would last for over 100 years.
Mr. Leo Pinkerton, 550 Homeland Drive thought all the individual deficient districts
should be permitted to form their own LID's which he thought would take care of
all this "high finance". He said he can'sympathize with the people in the north
end that have 3" mains,but thinks they should be made to pay for improvements
just as they had to when they got theirs. Mayor Harrison explained that this
is exactly what we are attempting to do. He said that the benefited people
will be paying the extra $3.00 per month. Increased water storage, better
circulation and looping benefits everyone and therefore, everyone will pay the
$1.00 charge. Of further benefit is the ultimate lower fire insurance rate.
Councilman Anderson explained that the LID cost was looked into at a meeting
in May and the cost of an LID seems to be substantially higher than the cost
of one or two large bond issues.
Dewey Leyda said he had visited his insurance company yesterday and he had
asked about his building and what a Class 4 and Class 5 rate would do to him.
He said the insurance people looked in the Insurance and Rating Bureau Book and
his building is a Class 4-5. Chief Cooper commented that when a building is
close to the fire station and of brick or concrete construction, the rating is
different by a considerable degree between commercial and residential. He pointed
out that the figures he gave earlier were for residential areas.
Following a great deal of discussion, a motion was made by Councilman Gellert
and seconded by Councilman Anderson that.the City be authorized to sell revenue
bonds in the.amount of 3.4 million dollars in two series of equal amounts to be
paid by a general increase on each"domestic dwelling unit of 500: when first
bond issue is sold and 50(t when second bond issue is sold; additional $3.00
per month increase.on those residents affected in the area at the.time when
the particular project goes to bid for water improvements. After more dis-
cussion, the motion was voted upon and carried.
City Attorney, Jim Murphy outlined some of the steps
as engaging the bond counsel and then they will have
then time for engineering, site acquisition,etc. A
would also have 'to be worked out. The City Engineer
approximately two months for their estimating, etc.
could be preparing their prospectus simultaneously.
APPROVAL OF FINAL PLAT OF WOODLAND ESTATES
that will be taken'such
to prepare a prospectus;
new water rate schedule
said that they would take
and the bonding company
The City Engineer reported that all improvements are either in or are bonded
for and he recommended approval of the plat. A motion was then made by
Councilman Gellert and seconded by Councilman Tuson to approve the final plat
of Woodland Estates. Motion carried.
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REPORT FROM COUNCIL REPRESENTATIVES ON VARIOUS COMMITTEES •
Councilman Gellert reported that 'he attends the SnoCom,Meetings every month and
most of the time they have discussed ambulance service to the whole South
County Area. He said, however, that no definite decisions have been made to date.
Councilman Nelson said that he attended the Technical Advisory Committee. Meeting
of the Southwest Snohomish County Transportation Committee where they took
some steps to pursue the choosing of a consulting firm for Metro. The other
step they took was the continued support and the actual recommendation from
the Technical Advisory Board to Snohomish County Metro to have all the cities
write the legislature to support HB 670 which provides the local option to
extend the .3% local sales tax to support public transportation. Councilman
Nelson said that Bill Nims, with the Edmonds Engineering Department, is a
voting member of this committee. A motion was made by Councilman Gellert to
support the City Engineer and representatives to the South County Transportation
Committee in that action. Councilman Nelson seconded. The motion was voted
upon and carried.
CONSIDERATION OF EXPENDING $6,000 FOR PLANNING - SEAVIEW AND SIERRA PARKS
Rod Garretson, Director of Parks and Recreation said that the $6,000 is in
this year's budget. He said that the question had been raised last week as
to why we would use an outside firm to do this work. He said a landscape
architect was needed and thereis no one on the City Staff qualified in this
field. He said he and the Park Board thought it was advisable to use another
architect, so that two different projects could be going at the same time.
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Mayor Harrison asked how much work drawings would cost, after Mr. Garretson
stated that this expenditure would be for planning and design, but did not
include working drawings. Mr. Garretson explained that this could nbt be
estimated until it was decided exactly what would be.done in each of the parks.
He stated further that Talley is providing the design and working drawings
for the work at Yost Park for $2.000. Mr. Garretson said that one of the
reasons they would like to use Calvin Jordan and Associates for this work
is that they have experience with making application for IAC matching funds.
He said that there had been a lot of input from the community about one and
�ne-half years ago and the neighbors are anxious to get that park developed.
hey would like to possibly put in a ball field in Sierra Park. This Park
will call for coordination with the Engineering Department as it seems to
be a catch basin for drainage runoff. Keith LaBelle said that he and the
other members of the Park Board thought it best to engage Calvin Jordan for
this work because of his extensive background in IAC financing. He thought
perhaps we could do some planning to acquire some of these_funds. A motion
was made by Councilman Anderson and seconded by Councilman Nelson to authorize
the expenditure of $6,000 for the design and planning of Seaview and Sierra
Parks. Motion carried.
DISCUSSION AND RESOLUTION ON URBAN ARTERIAL PROJECTS FOR 196th STREET S.W.
AND 220th STREET S.W.
City Engineer, Leif Larson, said that in May the UAB approved 20 projects in
the State of Washington in various regions; three of these are in Southwest
Snohomish County. A letter was written asking us to prepare a prospectus
on the 196th project and this has been done. The UAB authorized the project
• and indicated that we should consider the limits of the project from 64th
to 80th or 81st. This results in 27.8% of the project being in the City of
Edmond6-and 72.2% of the project being in the City of Lynnwood. The State
Highway Department has indicated in a letter that they would do the necessary
engineering and hold the hearings as an agent of the cities. In reviewing
the problems on 196th, Mr._ Larson said they feel that it would be better for
one of the cities to handle the project and for the State Highway Department
to give $150,0.00 to the city towards the project. He said he believes they
will prepare this agreement. He proposed the preparation of a resolution
which indicates a breakdown of the costs and designates the City of Edmonds
as the design and construction agent. He also had,the prospectus which
similarly puts Edmonds as a primary interest agent and he requested that the
Mayor be authorized to execute this on behalf of the city. This had been
■ presented to the City of Lynnwood last night, and after discussions Lynnwood
felt that they should be designated as the primary interest agent.
RIM It was pointed out that there would be four blocks of this project situated
in the City of Edmonds and 13 blocks in Lynnwood. Mayor Harrison said that
the reason he backed this proposal to make Edmonds the prime agent, was to
keep the work in South County as Lynnwood uses a firm in Seattle. He said
he would like to see every effort made to keep the design business in this area.
Mike Caldwell, Lynnwood City Councilman, was in the audience and stated that
they are flexible in this matter and are willing to discuss it. Mr. Larson
said that perhaps Lynnwood could be designated as the..construction agent and
Edmonds be the design agent. Mr. Larson recommended approval of this proposal
as the prospectus is due to be submitted on the 2nd of July. Councilman
Gellert asked what we would be committing ourselves to. Mr. Larson said that
it would be doing the design work, having the consulting engineer prepare
• the impact statement, plus doing all the real estate appraising. Councilman
Gellert said he was concerned that Councilwoman Shippen was not here and that
he felt she had some very strong feelings on this project. He, therefore
did not like to take action on this matter in her absence. Mr. Larson said
he felt everything had been thought out carefully. Councilman Gellert then
made a motion to postpone this action until July 3rd and that the city admin-
istration of Edmonds and Lynnwood get together to work out a mutually accept-
able approach. This motion died for lack of a second.
Councilman Nelson then made a motion to pass Resolution #281, with the exception
that Par. 4 of the resolution designate Lynnwood as the construction agent,
and Par. 5 designate Edmonds as the design agent. Councilman Nelson then
commented that Mrs. Shippen's concern was with the design and he thought her
wishes had been followed. City Planner, Joe Wallis asked if this is the point
-'T where we designate areas for bicycle trails, etc. Mr. Larson said there are
no such trails on 196th, and as far as mass transit is concerned, nothing can
be done until we know what the transportation plan is. Councilman Tuson
seconded the motion. The motion was voted upon and passed with Councilman
Gellert voting against because he wanted the matter postponed until Mrs. Shippen
could be present.
The next project was 220th east of Highway 99 to the intersection of 84th.
Edmonds again was designated the agent to prepare the prospectus. Based upon the
proposed Chase Lake Annexation there will be about 55% in the City of Edmonds
and 44.5% in the Snohomish County. This would also be a joint project, in
this case with Snohomish County. This has been (220th) designated as a
neighborhood collector. However, in the area just to the east of Highway 99
between 76 and Highway 99 they feel it should be wider than a collector because
of the holding lanes for the traffic signals. Mr. Larson said the prospectus
has been prepared on that basis. Following some discussion, a motion was made
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by Councilman Nelson and seconded by Councilman Tuson to pass Resolution #282.
Motion carried.
APPROVAL OF FIREWORKS STAND
Fire Chief, Jack Cooper reported that he had received an application for a
fireworks stand from Mountlake Terrace Festival Committee for a stand to
be located at 24300 - 76th Avenue West (7-11 Store). He said that in accord-
ance with the Edmonds City Code the location has been inspected and he
recommended approval. A motion to that effect was made by Councilman Gellert
and seconded by Councilman Nelson and carried.
SET HEARING - PLANNING COMMISSION RESOLUTION #409
This is a.resolution.recommending approval of a proposed amendment to the
Cfficial Street Map amending the future right-of-way width of 76th Avenue
West from 244th S.W. to Olympic View Drive. A motion was made by Councilman
Fuson and seconded by Councilman Winters to set this hearing for July 17th.
Motion carried.
There being no further business to come before council, the meeting was
adjourned at 10:45 P.M.
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Eleanor Quealey, Deput City Clerk
July 3, 1973
ROLL CALL
The regular meeting of the
7:30 P. M. by Mayor Harve
except Nordquist,.who was
Harve H. Harrison, Mayor
Edmonds City Council was called to order at
Harrison. All council members were present
on vacation.
APPROVAL OF MINUTES
Minutes of the council meeting of June 26, 1973 had been posted, mailed and
distributed, and with no omissions nor corrections, they were approved as
written.
COUNCIL PARTICIPATION
Councilman Anderson stated that he would like to thank whatever department
was responsible for the installation of two fire hydrants in the Meadowdale
Area. He said the residents in the area really appreciate it, since there
have been some substantial losses due to the lack of water pressure. Dr.
Anderson mentioned that these two hydrants were put on the very end on the
6" main where it goes into the 3" main —
AUDIENCE PARTICIPATION
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Mr. Gregg Selvidge, owner of Craig Craft at 316 Admiral Way, said he had just
returned from a trip and discovered that "No Parking" signs had been put up
on Admiral Way. He said that he has run a marine business in that location
for three years and said that they have to parkthe boats outside in order •
to work on them. He said there is no parking there and his custormers have to
park their vehicles on the street while waiting to be serviced. He stated
further that vehicles are not to be parked in that area during weekends,
holidays or after 6 P.M. He indicated that this was not convenient due to the
nature of his business. He said he knows why this measure was put_hto effect,
but does not think it is legitimate and would like to have something done about
it. Councilman Tuson asked if Mr. Selvide is working on the boats in the
street, but Mr. Selvidge replied that customers have to park their boats there
as there is no other place available. Mr. Selvidge wondered if some allowance
could be made to permit parking from the Pointer -Willamette Building down to
the corner. Councilman Gellert stated that he had been down in that area when
the traffic was backed up to the point that there was only one lane available
to handle traffic going.in both directions. Mr. Selvidge replied that he had
never seen it backed up down to the point of his business in the three .years
he has been there. He said that a new dry storage area has just opened up, and
up until the time that opened up, there was more than enough_parking for everyone.
He said since people cannot park on the street, it forces this parking into this
individual's business creating revenue for him., Meanwhile, he feels this takes
revenue away from him, because he cannot park vehicles on the street so he can
work on them. Councilman Tuson again asked if the boats are worked on in the
street, but Mr. Selvidge said that they have to stay on the street until he
has an opportunity to work on them. He said they move them in and out as fast
as they can. Mayor Harrison asked if they have access from the rear of the
property and Mr. Selvidge said he did,. but very little. Parking in the railroad
yard was suggested, however, Mr. Selvidge said he would have to approach Burlington -
Northern about that. Councilman Gellert suggested that possibly Mr. Selvidge, .
the Engineer and the Police Department could get together and work out a solution
whereby the street could be kept clear and Mr. Selvidge could still conduct his
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