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19730724 City Council Minutes496 There was no further business to come before council, and the meeting was adjourned at 9:45.P.M. CJ Irene Varney Mora ,.City Clerk July 24, 1973 Harve H. Harrison, Mayor ROLL CALL The regular meeting of the Edmonds City Council was called to order at 7:30 P.M. by Mayor Harve Harrison, with all council members present. APPROVAL OF MINUTES Minutes of the council meeting of July 17, 1973 had been -posted, mailed and distributed. Minutes had been approved as written, however during the Council..:.. Participation portion of the meeting, Councilman -Gellert said that he had just-:'-' read the minutes this evening as he returned tonight from California. He referred to the motion on page S. under the heading "Proposed Ordinance. Re/Parking on Admiral Way". He wanted, to delete the portion which states "that the launch area be open at the same times it was opened last summer" and have -it read, "... write the Port Commission to set a meeting with the Commissioners;..." The minutes were then approved as corrected. COUNCIL PARTICIPATION Councilman Tuson stated that he had attended.the Building Committee Meeting at the Senior Center today and he had been asked to bring tb..council the list of priorities recommended at that meeting. They are as follows: (1) To bring the existing building now occupied by the Senior Center up to minimum code; (2) To provide minimum type bulkhead and clean up the beach and underneath the existing building and (3) That the first floor -of the Marvel Building be made useable for occupancy by installing some heat, plumbing and ventilating. They would like to get started and the architect would like council confirmation. Council- man Tuson then made a motion to accept the recommendations of -the Joint Building Committee. Mayor Harrison at this point said that the city administration had come -up with a slightly different set of priorities.- The first two would be the same, but number 3 would be parking lot improvements, including landscaping; and then the 4th priority would be to spend the remainder of the funds (which would be perhaps $26,000429,000) on fixing up the first floor of the Marvel Building. He said the reason for this is that the city Park Department would be responsible for maintenance, and landscaping would make this job easier. He asked council support of administration's list of priorities. Councilman Tuson agreed that he also would like'to see all this work done, but that he was more concerned with fixing up the Marvel Building, the cost of which.is unknown at this time. He said that if there is money left over after this work has been accomplished it could be used for the parking lot'and landscaping. There followed some discussion regarding financing and order of priorities,- Councilman Gellert said he would like to amend the motion to add as priority #4, parking lot improve- ment and landscaping. Councilman Anderson seconded and the amendment carried. The main motion was then voted upon and carried. CAO Ron Whaley said that the amount of money available will not accomplish what was originally intended with regard to the Senior Center building project. He thought that a meeting should be arranged with Mrs. Steele at HUD to re-analize the situation and discuss council action tonight. Councilman Gellert at this point made his correction to the minutes as stated above. Attending a meeting of the Port Commissioners -was then discussed, and it was decided that August 13th would be a good-time to go,, Councilman Tuson asked if there was any special reason why we -charged the Boys' Club $30.00 a month -for rent. Rod Garretson, Director of Parks and Recreation, stated that this was decided.by council action in late,1969 and is to help pay the cost of maintenance and operation. Councilman Tuson moved, seconded by Councilman Winters to stop charging the Boys' Club $30.00 a month. Councilman Nelson thought we should look at the application the Boys' Club made to the UGN before we jump. CAO Ron Whaley read a•report which had been prepared fore Mayor and Council and presented November 1, 1969 regarding. the Boys' Club. The report stated that they were receiving UGN funds, and that these funds can be used only for maintenance and operation costs. After some discussion, Councilman Tuson withdrew his motion. Councilman Gellert made a motion seconded by Councilman Nelson that the Mayor get us on the agenda for the Port Commission Meeting of August 13th to discuss the problems between the Port and the boat -launching as it affects the citizens of Edmonds. The motion carried unanimously. Councilwoman Shippen moved seconded by Councilman Nordquist that we send a letter to Mrs. Joanne Warner thanking her for her efforts'in'placing the Carnegie Library in the National Register of Historic Places. Motion carried. 1 • 1 1 E 4 9.7 Councilwoman Shippen then asked who is responsible for maintaining the Sth Avenue entrance to the freeway. City Engineer Larson said that the State' Highway should maintain a limited access area. This was discussed briefly. The Mayor asked the City Engineer to review our arrangements with the State. AUDIENCE PARTICIPATION Karl Niggol, 809 Walnut Street, said he would like to have the opinion of the council with regard to the building which are being erected on Alder Street at the present time._ He said one of the houses is an unusual design with a steep roof, and that this home is blocking the view. He wondered if there is anything that could be done to avoid this sort of thing. In answer -.to a question from Councilman Gellert, City Planner, Joe Wallis said that they have conformed to all requirements and that the City.has no further jurisdiction over the building. There was some discussion regarding height restrictions. Capt. Shields said that he knew of a case where someone was taken to court in order to halt them from blocking the view of neighbors. CAO REPORT CAO Ron Whaley reported that last week a court decision was handed down lowering property taxes. Jim Haines, the County Assessor had informed Mr. Whaley that we could anticipate a cut of 4.76% of the general property tax revenue which would have been received in calendar year 1973: Based upon anticipated reveneu, this amounts to a cut of.approximately $43,000. Due to this, Mr. Whaley would think that later on in the -year it will be necessary to bring to the council a request to transfer from -contingency funds into some of the programs that have been fully funded by general property -tax revenues. • Mr. Whaley said that previously we had not received any bids on the old dome structure at the Senior Center Site and.:that we were proceeding with having it torn down by the city forces. He said that he had received a proposal from a Mt. Burt Noble of Lynnwood stating that he would take down this structure and haul it away for a total of $934.50. This was discussed briefly, but it was decided to continue with our present course of action. City Engineer, Leif Larson, recommended that the swimming pool`be.accepted for the purpose of establishing a retainage period. Councilman Winters asked about the delays. Mr. Larson said there were several mitigating circumstances. A motion was then made by Councilman Tuson and seconded by Councilman Nordquist to accept the swimming pool for the purpose of establishing a retainage period. The motion.was voted upon and carried, with Councilman Nelson voting against. LANDSCAPING PLAN FOR YOST PARK POOL Rod Garretson, Park and Recreation -.Director, reported on this matter and explained that the above -mentioned plans had been sent out to the council members so they could review -them prior to this meeting. He was asking for approval of the basic concept, and that the.. -plans were complete except for some minor changes and inclusion of a Don Lawson Memorial, Keith LaBelle stated that the Park Board approved the basic concept. The plans were discussed. Councilwoman Shippen made a•motion seconded by Councilman Nelson to accept the Talley Plan for landscaping of Yost Park. Motion•carried: Councilwoman Shippen said that she•had a proposal regarding financing.,, She noted that on page 2 of the repott, the total cost of -the project is $539299.20,0" • of which $31,000 is for shrubs, trees and groundcover, 'She wondered how the council would feel about allocating $21,500 from the contingency fund to complete all the physical aspects of the -park, including the paving, and then let the shrubs be planted as contributions are made available to the city. There was considerable discussion, and the Mayor suggested leaving this matter until we could get a report from the CAO regarding what the status of the contingency fund is and what affect the cutback in property tax revenues will have on it. A motion was made by Councilwoman Shippen and seconded by Councilman Nordquist that consideration of $21,500 from the contingency fund for the physical development of Yost Park be set for hearing on the August 7th agenda and at that time we could hear how much money is in the contingency fund; and that that be heard in conjunction with the CAO's report. Motion carried. PRESENTATION OF "MOVING PEOPLE ON THE SEATTLE FREEWAY" Mr. Don Hoffman, traffic engineer from District #7 of the State Highway Department made a presentation on "Moving People on the Seattle Freeway" using_slides showing various diagrams and pictures. He said they are most concerned with getting the most effecient use out of the freeway. Through proper timing, such problems as pollution, congestion and fuel consumption can be improved.' During•the study several agencies participated including.the Washington State Patrol, City of Seattle, King County, Metro Transit, etc. Mr. Hoffman -said they like to refer to this system as a "Surveillance Control and Driver Infor- mation System". He explained that they have a control center where information concerning the congestion detection and traffic flow is transmitted back through electronic telemetry methods. They can then initiate actions in three different areas: One is to inform the driver of what the problem is; to respond to the incidences 498 • and get the necessary services to the incidences as quickly as possible -and finally, to smooth out traffic flow. The last can be done by initiating ramp control. They are considering for an initial installation area = from the Boeing Access Road in the south end of Seattle up to South Snohomish County. This system is expandable and could be extended to other areas at a later time. To effect congestion detection, traffic detectors and closed circuit TV would be utilized. The detectors would be imbedded in the freeway at half mile intervals. Information obtained from them is transmitted.back to the Surveillance Center and then the closed-circuit TV•is usedfor visual confirmation.. In order to get this information to the driver, 40 or 50 changeable -advisory signs would be used.. This would allow the driver the option of deciding on an alternate route, if.conditions were congested ahead. Ramp Control would involve ramp metering, which is a -method -using lights to control the rate at.which vehicles enter the flow of traffic on the freeway. Use of --this total system could reduce the accident rate by 20% and fuel con- sumption can be reduced by 20%. Mr. Hoffman explained how -transit vehicles would use the system, etc. There was discussion regarding signing in other states in comparison to Washington and following this Mayor Harrison thanked Mr. Hoffman for his presentation. PRELIMINARY PLAT OF MEADOWSHIRE - P-7-73 - 5 LOTS BETWEEN 3RD.AND 4th.SO.•OF PINE The applicant is Mr. C.A. Strouss and this is a subdivision of five lots: Planning Commission recommended approval on July 18, 1973. City Planner, Joe Wallis showed slides of the plat and surrounding area. Councilman Anderson made a motion seconded by Councilman Nelson to accept the preliminary Plat of Meadowshire. Motion carried unanimously. • AGREEMENT WITH NORTHWEST SECURITIES CAO Ron Whaley, introduded this item reporting what had -taken place with regard to meetings concerning certain projects and related financing. A letter from Mr. Whaley, along with a proposed agreement with Northwest Securities and - memos from Allen Tuttle and Leif Larson had been distributed to the Mayor and council. Discussion was held, during which Deputy City Attorney, John Wallace, suggested several points he -would like -changed in the agreement. A motion..was made by Councilman Anderson and seconded by Councilman Nordquist to continue this until.August 7th with the suggested revised agreement to be distributed to council with sufficient time for comments from council before it comes before council as -an -agenda -item. Some discussion followed. Councilman Tuson then amended the motion to say that the attorney and Mr. Dick Kennedy re -draw this agreement along the lines suggested by the attorney and distribute copies to council by July 31st. Councilman Gellert seconded and the amendment was voted upon and carried. The main motion was also carried. MUSEUM SOCIETY/CITY OF EDMONDS LEASE AGREEMENT CAO Ron Whaley reported that this -is a lease agreement between the City of Edmonds and the Edmonds-South-Smohomish County Historical Society, Inc. for leasing the Carnegie Library Building.located at•118 - 5th Avenue North. There was some discussion regarding heat, lights, etc. Councilman Nordquist made a motion seconded by Councilman Anderson to authorize the Mayor to sign the lease between the City of Edmonds and the Edmonds -South Snohomish County r Historical Society, Inc. -for the dates of July 1 to June 30th of.each year. Motion carried unanimously. • PROPOSED RESOLUTION FOR SEWER LID - CHASE -LAKE This is a Resolution of Intention for the installation of sanitary sewers in the Chase Lake Area. A motion was made by Councilman Nordquist and seconded by Councilman Winters that proposed Resolution of Intention No..238 be passed for the installation of sewers in the Chase Lake Area and creating a local improvement district fund therefor:.. Motion carried. CLAIMS FOR DAMAGES Receipt of a Claim for Damages in the amount of $674.00 from Robert Patterson was acknowledged by council. This was referred to -the City Clerk's Office for processing. PROPOSED SALARY -ORDINANCE This is an ordinance revising the salaries for the city employees and officers for the period of July 1, 1973 to December 31, 1973. A motion -was made by Councilman Gellert and seconded by Councilman Nordquist-to pass proposed Ordinance #1670. Motion carried. There being no further business to come before council, the meeting was adjourned at 10:45 P.M. Eleanor Quealey, Deput City Clerk Harve H. Harrison, ayor