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Councilwoman Shippen suggested that the Engineer write a letter from the
council indicating interest in further pursuing methods (2) and (3), and
have this ready to present at the meeting on�Thursday evening. No further
council action was necessary at this time.
STREET USE PERMIT REQUEST - (OLD MILLTOWN)
A Street Use Permit request from J. Ward Phillips Company for marquees and/or
canopies over the sidewalk in the new development called "Milltown" on 5th Ave.
South between Dayton and Maple Streets was submitted.
City Engineer Leif Larson noted that the Building Department would require
structural details.of the marquees, subject to the review and approval of
the Building Official. He then recommended approval of the Street Use Permit.
subject to the structural evaluation.
A motion was made by Councilman Nordquist, seconded by Councilman Gellert
to approve the Street Use Permit as noted, subject to the structural evalua-
tion. Motion carried.
REPORT FROM COUNCIL REPRESENTATIVES ON VARIOUS COMMITTEES
Councilman Gellert reported that Councilman Nelson, who had.to leave after
the Chase Lake hearing, had asked him to advise council that the SW Snohomish
County Transit Board now has a surplus of $2216 in transit funds. However,
he noted that both Edmonds and Mountlake Terrace have a deficit; route 406
has the surplus.
Councilman Gellert then reported that next Thursday was the hearing on budget
for SNOCOM, and if there were any suggestions from council he would like to
have them before that time.
REAPPOINTMENT OF RICHARD DICKSON TO PLANNING COMMISSION
Mayor Harrison read a letter from Richard Dickson regarding his expiring
position on the Edmonds Planning Commission and reaffirming his availability
for continued service. The Mayor noted.that he had a policy of not reap-
pointing, but felt in this case Mr. Dickson had performed to a degree worthy
of waiving this policy. Mayor Harrison therefore made the reappointment of
Richard Dickson for a 6 year term on the Planning Commission. Councilman
Nordquist moved, seconded by Councilman Tuson to confirm the Mayors reap
pointment of Richard Dickson, and the motion carried.
There was no further business to come before the council, and the meeting was
adjourned at 10:55 P.M.
Irene Varney Mo an, City Clerk
September 4, 1973
ROLL 'CALL
Harve H. HakkA*son, Mayor
The regular meeting of the Edmonds City Council was called to order by Mayor
Harve Harrison at 7:30 P.M. with all council members present except Nordquist.
APPROVAL OF MINUTES
The minutes of the council meeting of August 28 had been posted, mailed and
distributed. With no omissions nor corrections, they were approved as written.
COUNCIL PARTICIPATION
Councilman Anderson asked what had transpired with regard to the disposal of
certain city parcels of land which had been mentioned at the June 5th meeting.
Mayor Harrison said that the appraisal has not been received.
Councilman Anderson said that subsequent to the motion which was made at the
meeting on the 20th of August, Rod Garretson did meet with property owners
abutting Yost Park. Twenty-five residents came to the -meeting and shared their
complaints and constructive criticisms. He said it was a very constructive
meeting, and thinks we should have more of this sort of thing. All matters
have been taken under advisement, and Mr. Whaley will report and give recommend-
ations on these matters at a later date.
Councilwoman Shippen mentioned touring Brookacres. She asked if 10:30 A.M.,
Saturday, September 8th would be agreeable with everyone. Council members
present and the Mayor said this was fine and that they would meet at the site.
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Mrs. Shippen said she would be happy to provide a map showing directions to the
property.
AUDIENCE PARTICIPATION
Jim Martin, 309 Main Street expressed his displeasure with plans to construct a
fountain at the intersection of 5th and Main. He said he is in the process of
collecting signatures on a petition.against this project. After some discussion,
Councilman Nelson said that perhaps we should have a copy of the petition for the
fountain that had been brought to the council by the Chamber of Commerce. He then
asked if there was a time limit set for the raising of funds for this project. The
Mayor thought it would be proper for .the council to re -state its.position for
next year's budget. Dewey Leyda asked where the pedestrian crosswalk would be,
and the City Planner explained how this would be accomplished.. Mrs. Skonnord
of the Edmonds Art Gallery also expressed her opposition to the project. Margaret
Mitchell thought that if you have a point of interest in town, people are inclined
to come into town to see it. Ted Barber asked if the Engineering Department
could say that the fountain would not harm business. City Engineer Larson said
they knew it would slow up traffic, but that it.had not been entirely an engineering
decision. He said it had been discussed with the Fire Chief as to whether fire
trucks would be able to negotiate the intersection and it was found that this
could be done. When asked about the funds for the fountain, the City Attorney
stated that the unexpended portions of the appropriations would lapse into .the
general fund, and customarily they are then revived in the following year's budget.
CAO REPORT
CAO Ron Whaley said that it would be necessary to pass a resolution to transfer •
certain sums from the Contingency Fund to the General Fund for Fire Department
and Park and Recreation Department equipment purchases and park improvement
purposes. Councilman Gellert questioned the amount which was to be allocated
for the Park Department work. Mayor Harrison said that he had talked to the
County Commissioner about lending equipment to us for this project, and he
had felt they would have equipment available to help out. The Mayor said that
it might be possible to do this project within the budget. Councilman Tuson
had made a motion seconded by Councilman Nelson to pass Resolution #285.
However, during discussion of the estimate on the park work Councilman Nelson
said that since we are not sure if the stipulated amount will be enough to
cover the indicated improvements - he would move that action to taken on each
of the items.separately. Councilman Tuson said that he would withdraw his
motion. He changed his motion to say that we transfer $68,496.96 to the
general fund from the contingency fund,.and pass Resolution #285 directing
such transfer.of funds. Councilman Nelson seconded. After some discussion,
the motion was voted upon and passed.
Mr. Whaley said that a notice had been received from the Office of Equal Employment
Opportunity Commission saying that they are holding a seminar on Title 7 of
the 1964 Civil Rights Act on Saturday, September 22, 1973 at 8:30 A.M. to 4:30 P.M.
It will be held in Seattle at the Colonial Manor, 704 Blanchard Street.
Mr. Whaley reviewed some of the agenda items.
Mr. Whaley reported that according to State Law, cities are required to have
a Department of Emergency Preparedness. The County has started a county -wide
concept in this regard, and Chief Cooper has attended some of the meetings
with regard to this. Chief Cooper stated that Frank Patterson has been chosen
to direct the county -wide emergency program. One thing that has been done is
that they have obtained a helicopter from the National Guard from the Excess •
property Program. This unit has already been used in rescue work. Chief
Cooper has made a request to Mr. Patterson for a jet propelled boat (from excess
property) to be used for fire and rescue work to be used out of our harbor and
under our control. Chief Cooper said that the charge to.come under this program
would be 11¢ per capita and he recommended that we participate. Mayor Harrison
also recommended participation. Councilman Gellert made a motion seconded by
Councilman Anderson that we instruct the administration to budget for this
amount for 1974. Motion carried. Councilman Gellert then made a motion also
seconded b�,r Councilman Anderson to authorize the Mayor to sign an inter -local
agreement to participate in this County -wide Emergency Program. Carried.
HEARINGS ON PLANNING COMMISSION RESOLUTIONS:
#415 - This is a resolution recommending that action be taken by the council.
on acquisition of right-of-way, specifically the Wayne F. Smith property
at 86th Place West and Main.Street.
City Planner, Joe Wallis reported on this matter and showed maps and slides of
the area. He said that by Resolution #260, the council adopted a Bic�rcle and
Recreational Path that includes -and traverses the area under consideration. He
recommended that the street plan in Shell Valley be revised to either complete
the street plan, now shown partially complete, or remove the'street shown on
the Comprehensive Street Plan in the Shell Valley Area. Mayor Harrison then
opened the hearing.
Dave Larson residing at 21100 - 86th Place West stated that this property is the
key to the access between the Pine Ridge Park and the Yost Park. He said that
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this is the only possible place where a street can be connected with Main Street
at street level avoiding steep grades.. Mr. Larson said there is a substantial
public interest in the property and would recommend that the city purchase this
parcel. Gay Riach-, an attorney, representing the Smiths stated that the Smiths
had purchased this property 12 years ago for investment purposes and had attempted
to have it platted on three occasions: He said that they would be willing to
sell on real estate contract with a reasonable down payment and reasonable payments
per month. Following consideration discussion, Mayor Harrison declared the
hearing closed.
Councilman Nelson asked when the proposed plat on this property will come before
the Planning Commission: It was answered that this will be on -September 19th.
Councilman Nelson then made a motion that the Planner and the owner get together
and determine the number of square feet of building area that is available
under the existing zoning and that the idea be kept in mind for the city to
consider the purchase of the entire piece of property and secondly, that the city
also be considering purchasing only public access as indicated in Planning.Commission
Res. and that we instruct City Attorney to proceed in obtaining two appraisers
to determine the value of the property so that council will have opportunity
to tender an offer for the entire piece of property or for access only; and
further, to make sure we get a valid appraisal by October 9th. Councilwoman
Shippen seconded. Motion carried.
4416 - Resolution recommending denial of council request for rezone from RS-20
to RS-12 of Gogert property north_of 172nd and west of 68th W.
#417 - Recommending approval of rezone of above property from RS-20 to RS-8
• as':regiies:ted---.by4-Planning :Commission.
It was decided to consider these resolutions.together since they concern the
same piece of property.
City Planner, Joe Wallis reported and explained what has taken place to date
with regard to this matter. He'then showed slides of the area, which indicated
33% to 50% slope which creates a natural barrier. He stated that they consider
anything over 25% unbuildable.
Mayor Harrison then opened the hearing. Ralph Krutzinger from Group Four,
with the aid of some of the slides, indicated the steepness of the bank in
the area of this rezone,, which he also thought would act as a natural barrier.
He indicated that parcel they would like to build on is a gentle slope and
that since utilities are available, it lends itself to the RS-8 zoning. He
inferred that homes that would be built on this size lot would be of a kind
that would be more marketable in this day and age. There was some discussion
on turnarounds, size of the parcel and how many homes they propose to build.
A gentleman in the audience asked if there is an existing right-of-way to the
south, which is now -being used as a pedestrian trail by children walking to
school. Mr. Gogert, 6906 - 174th said that he had contacted everyone that
lives around the proposed project and there was only one person that objected
to changing the zoning to RS-8. No one else wished to speak on this matter,
so the Mayor declared the hearing closed.
Councilman Anderson commented that he was concerned about establishing a
precedent with regard to increasing density here. He listed four areas where
the same sort of reasoning could be used to request a higher density zoning.
Following a great deal of discussion, a motion was made by Councilman Gellert
• to override the Planning Commission denial of council request for rezone from
RS-20 to RS-12, in other words to accept RS-12 for the Gogert property. This
died for lackof a second. A motion was then made by Councilwoman Shippen and
seconded by Councilman Tuson to uphold Planning Commission Resolution #416,
which recommends denial of a rezone from RS-20 to RS-12. The motion carried
following a roll call vote with Councilman Gellert voting "no". A motion was
then made by Councilman Nelson and seconded by Councilman Gellert to override
Planning Commission Resolution #417 which recommended approval of a rezone
from RS-20 to RS-8 for the Gogert property. Following a roll call vote, the
motion passed unanimously.
#418 - Resolution recommending approval of addition of heliports to list of
Conditional Uses allowed in RML.
A motion was made by Councilman Nelson and seconded by Councilman Anderson
to accept the recommendation in Planning Commission Resolution #418 to add
"heliports or helistops" to the table of conditional uses and pass Ordinance
#1677 amending the City Code to this effect. Councilman Gellert said that
he would like to amend the motion to state "emergency heliport or helistop!' ;
however Deputy City Attorney Wallace explained that this activity is allowed
only under a Conditional Use Permit and this is one of the conditions that
can be imposed as a condition to granting the permit. Councilman Gellert then
withdrew his amendment. After some discussion, Councilman Winters made an amendment
that the heliport should meet FAA requirements so that there is no problem
with someone coming in with obstructions which are not approved. This died for
lack of a second, but Mr. Wallace said that this again would be one of the
conditions of the permit. The 'motion was then voted upon and carried.
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#420 - This is a resolution recommending approval of amendment to Zoning
Ordinance to remove statement from Section 12.13.130, G, setbacks for
multiple family dwellings in Community Business Zone.
City Planner Joe Wallis reported saying that the Planning Staff is the applicant
in this case. After some brief statements, a motion was made by Councilman
Gellert and seconded by Councilman Anderson to accept the recommendation in
Planning Commission Resolution #420 and pass Ordinance #1678 amending the City
Code to reflect this change. The hearing was then opened by Mayor Harrison. -
Elmer Harris, part owner of Seville 217 expressed his objection to the proposed
amendment, and Mr. McConnachie also noted his objections. No one else commented,
so the hearing was closed.
On call for the question, a roll call vote resulted in Gellert, Shippen and
Anderson voting for and Nelson, Tuson and Winters voting against. Mayor Harrison
then voted "no" and the motion failed to carry.
SHORELINE MANAGEMENT APPLICATION - PACIFIC NORTHWEST BELL - UNDERGROUNDING
TELEPHONE CABLE ALONG ADMIRAL WAY - FILE SM-3-73.
Kay Shoudy, Assistant City Planner, reported that this is an application to
bury telephone cable in the unimproved dirt shoulder along Admiral Way. City
Engineer Leif Larson stated that all requirements have been met. Councilwoman
Shippen asked if it would be possible to ask Burlington -Northern to bury their
cables also. Mr. Larson reminded council that Burlington -Northern had denied
all requests of this kind in the past. A motion was made by Councilman Tuson
and seconded by Councilman Gellert that the -Shoreline Management Application •
of Pacific Northwest Bell be approved. Councilman Nelson said he would abstain
from voting on this matter as he is employed by the company. The motion was
then voted upon and carried. A motion was then made by Councilwoman Shippen
and seconded by Councilman Anderson to.ask the Mayor to contact Burlington -
Northern to see if they will do anything at this time about undergrounding.
Motion carried.
CONSIDERATION OF PROPOSED SIDEWALK ORDINANCE
City Engineer, Leif Larson suggested that because of the lateness of the hour
and the absence of Councilman Nordquist, that this matter be postponed. A
motion was then made by Councilman Gellert that this be placed on the work
meeting agenda for discussion on the 11th and on the council. agenda for action
on the 25th of September. Councilman Nelson seconded. Motion carried.
PROPOSED ETHICS. ORDINANCE AS DECIDED AT AUGUST 14 COUNCIL MEETING
Councilman Gellert made a motion seconded by Councilwoman Shippen that Ordinance
#1678 be passed with the effective date being September 17, 1973. A roll call
vote showed Councilman Nelson and Winters voting against, however the motion
carried. Councilmen Nelson and Winters stated that they voted against simply
because they feel that it duplicates HB #276.
There being no further business to come before council, the meeting adjourned
at 11:00 P.M.
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Irene Varney Mor , City Clerk Harve H. Harrison, Mayor •
September 11, 1973
(WORK MEETING)
ROLL CALL
The scheduled work meeting of the Edmonds City Council was called to order at
7:30 P.M. by Mayor Harve Harrison with all council members present except
Nelson.
APPROVAL OF MINUTES
Minutes of the regular meeting of September 4 had been posted, mailed and
distributed. Councilman Anderson noted that under "Council Participation",
he had reported that recommendations regarding -action to be taken on the
complaints and suggestions involving the property owners abutting Yost Park
would be reported at a later date by Director Garretson, not CAO Whaley as
was written. There were no further omissions nor corrections; and the minutes
were approved as corrected.
MAYOR'S ANNOUNCEMENTS
Mayor Harrison advised council members that within a few weeks the regional
meetings of the Association of Washington Cities would begin. These were for
the purpose of discussing various programs of mutual concern. He stated that
there would be a meeting on Thursday, September 27 at 7:00 P.M. at the Holiday
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