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A motion was made by Councilman Nordquist, seconded by Councilman Gellert that
December 13 be set for opening of bids on the rebuilding of the bulkhead at the'
South Senior Center, and the motion carried.
There was no further business to come before council, and the meeting was
adjourned at 10:00 P.M.
Irene Varney Mori, City Clerk HarVe H. Harrison, Mayor
November 27, 1973
RnT.T. CAT.T.
The regular meeting of the Edmonds City Council was called to order at 7:30 P.M.
by Mayor Harve Harrison, with all six council members present.
APPROVAL OF MINUTES
Minutes of the meeting of November 20 had been posted, mailed and distributed.
Councilwoman Shippen said that she would like to'clarify a statement made on
page 4, second paragraph from the bottom which refers to street use applications.
She would like it to read, "...council not consider any more above ground level
street use applications....". The minutes were then approved as corrected.
COUNCIL PARTICIPATION •
Councilman Nelson stated that he would like the members of the council to start
thinking about establishing a Blue Ribbon Committee, appointed by the council,
to study the Mayor's position. He thought perhaps each council member could
suggest two people to serve on this committee. This committee would bring back
recommendations prior to the Fall election in 1974 as to the time involvement
necessary for the Mayor, salary recommendations, etc. He said he would be
prepared to make a motion on this matter on December 10th. Councilwoman Shippen
asked if we could, at the same time, consider other alternatives to our present
form of government. Councilman Nelson said yes as part of the study to be
made by this committee would be to consider changing or strengthening our present
form of government, or completely re=structuring. Councilman Gellert thought
that we should discuss whether or not to establish this Blue Ribbon Committee
on the 10th, but that we should delay actually appointing people to serve on
the committee to a later time. In answer to a question from Councilman"Gellert
Attorney John Wallace, replied that the council can appoint committee for special
study purposes.
Councilman Gellert said that he had discussed the gasoline shortage with Chief
Foster. Councilman Gellert said that he thought any new vehicles purchased
by the city should be of the smallest size possible to do the job for which it
is intended. Chief Foster had thought perhaps this would be feasible. He
said a fuel saving could be realized this way, and also the vehicles could be
less expensive.
Councilwoman Shippen said that she had noted in the CDC Minutes that an environ-
mental impact study will be necessary on 196th and 220th. She asked who is
doing this. Engineer Leif Larson replied that this is being handled through the
consulting engineer. Mr. Larson said he felt it would be some time before 196th •
world be done, as they have found that the traffic there is over 20,000 which
would necessitate air and noise pollution studies. This requires another special
consultant. Mrs. Shippen asked if the consultant had been made aware that we
may be asking for more right-of-way? Mr. Larson said that we have asked that
they make a preliminary design and then it will be brought back to the city council
so that the council can go over what they have, what they want and what the
problems are.
Councilman Gellert inquired when the council would be asked to vote on appointments
to the Amenities Design Board? The Mayor replied that this would be after the
first of the year.
AUDIENCE PARTICIPATION
Dewey Leyda expressed his displeasure with the pipe railing that had been put on
top of the bulkhead across the street from his home on Sunset Avenue.
Mrs. Jane Cunninghamy:, 1030 Grandview, stated that she has again come to council
asking for help with a drainage situation near her home. She appeared before
council on the 12th of December, 1972 regarding the same matter. Mrs. Cunningham
read a portion of the minutes of that date, wherein she had explained the
problem of drainage, etc. She said the city did put in extensive drainage
down the street, so that her neighbors, the Phillips! and the Herbs no longer
have a problem. She said the roof drainage has not been taken care of and is
still emptying down the back of the convenience store. Mrs. Cunningham also
said that nothing has been done to the berm, so that water is not directed to
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the catch basin. Councilman Gellert mentioned that he had stopped and looked
at the area in question, and that he did note standing puddles of water. There
was some discussion, and following this the Mayor asked the City Engineer to
look into the matter. Councilwoman Shippen asked that the engineer report
back to council next week.
CERTIFICATION OF ELECTION RETURNS - MUNICIPAL ELECTION HELD NOVEMBER 6, 1973
Deputy City Clerk, Eleanor Quealey, notified council that the certified election
returns had been received from the County Commissioners Office. They were
as follows:
COUNCIL POSITION 41 Absentees
Donald S. Tuson 49560
Gordon L. Gogert 21198
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COUNCIL POSITION #2
Max Gellert 39185 169
Greg Selvide 39111 136
COUNCIL POSITION #3
Robert A. Anderson 49494 218
Michael D. Parmelee 29375 96
HEARING: FINAL ASSESSMENT ROLL LID 191 - SEWERS, SOUTH OF MEADOWDALE JUNIOR
HIGH SCHOOL.
COUNCIL ESTABLISH INTEREST RATE ON BONDS FOR LID 191
Hearing was held on Final Assessment Roll for LID'191. City Engineer,Leif
Larson, reported that the Preliminary Assessment Roll Hearing was held on the
6th of March and the preliminary estimate was $78,300 and the zone front foot
cost was estimated at $19.85. At that hearing the council authorized the
city to.participate 10% in the LID. The final LID cost is $54,859 with.a
zone front foot cost of $14.05. At this point Mr. Larson explained the
zone terminii method following a request from a gentleman in the audience.
The hearing was then opened.
Mr. Ackerman, residing at 17005 - 67th Avenue West, said that he could not
understand why his assessment figure was higher than some of his neighbors
that had the same size property he has.. Mr. Larson said that he would be
glad to go over the matter in detail with Mr. Ackerman. Another gentleman
in the audience said that he would like to speak for a neighbor, but Mr. Larson
told him that he was aware of this situation and that the matter has already
been resolved. No one else wished to speak, and the hearing was closed.
A motion was made by Councilman Nelson and seconded by Councilman Anderson
to pass Ordinance #1686 approving and confirming the final assessment and
assessment roll for LID 191, and that the council affirm the 6.5% interest
rate on'the bonds. The motion carried unanimously.
REPORT ON ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STUDY - 236th
• City Engineer, Leif Larson, passed out a report which showed a brief chrono-
logical list of events on the UAB project at 228th/236th Street S.W. Mr. Larson
said that the environmental impact study is to be made on the remaining portion
of this project. City Planner, E. Joseph Wallis, then stated that his assistant,
Kay Shoudy would make this report to the council. She reported that the
Environmental Impact Statement for 236th indicates that the environmental
impact is significant. Mrs. Shoudy stated that the unavoidable, adverse impacts
are as follows: modification of natural topography; aesthetic effects of
removing vegetation and replacing with an arterial road; noise, local air
pollution and traffic inconvenience during construction (relatively short term);
bird and mammal habitats will be reduced; permanent increases in noise levels
along the proposed roadway and personal loss to homeowners on 235th St. S.W.
caused by loss of aesthetic amenities and increases in noise levels associated
with the arterial. Mrs. Shoudy did not feel that the report adequately mssessed
the effect on water quality in Lake Ballinger. It did state however, that the
lake is extremely sensitive to urban run-off and that treatment of storm run-off
from the road will be necessary. If the run-off is not treated, it will probably
contribute to decreasing the quality of the water in the lake. Decreases in
water quality would have a -direct negative effect on the residential area in
Edmonds. Mrs. Shoudy stated that alternatives are required by to be defined
in the Environmental Impact Statement. The first alternative was that no action
be taken at all, the assumption here being that increased traffic volumes by 1990
would have a detrimental effect on local neighborhoods. Mrs. Shoudy thought that
this assumption could be faulty in light of present fuel constrainst. A second
alternative is the extension of 228th. It was Mrs. Shoudy's thought .that 228th
could connect directly with 220th via 66th. She thought this would be most
feasible and least costly of the alternatives presented. -Alternatives 3 and 4
were proposed action with connection to 235th St. and proposed action with 235th St.
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and new alignment of 236th St. Mrs. Shoudy said that neither of these alternatives
would substantially reduce the environmental impact. There was considerable
discussion. City Engineer Larson pointed out that all that is wanted at this
time is City of Edmonds' comments on the environmental impact study, and following
this, a final Environmental Impact Statement will be done. A motion was made
by Councilman Nelson and seconded by Councilman Anderson that the city council
instruct the Mayor to request that City of Mountlake Terrace grant an extension of
time on their final action of the consultant that will present his views to the
Mountlake Terrace City Council on December 6th and extend the action to January 7th
in order that the City of Edmonds can provide a statement as to its opinions
and findings as it affects the City of Edmonds on the environmental impact for
this extension of 236th SW. Councilman Gellert made an amendment to the motion,
seconded by Councilman -Anderson that in the interim that the Mayor through the
Planning and Engineering Departments prepare its own report, including its
assessment of the environmental impact in the opinion of the City of Edmonds
on this project. City Planner, Joe Wallis, asked for clarification on scope of
report asked for. Councilman Gellert said he would basically like an amplification
of Mrs. Shoudy's report.
Ron Whaley, MAA, said that he had talked to Bob White, City Manager of Mountlake
Terrace, and Mr. White and told him that this is still in the draft stage and
that they will, at their council meeting on the 3rd of December, consider extending
the first draft period to the 7th of January. This would be for the purpose of
getting additional input from all agencies and governmental units. Councilman
Gellert at this point withdrew his amendment to the motion and Councilman Anderson
withdrew his second. Councilman Gellert made an amendment that the City of
Edmonds identify those areas that are deficient and further enhance the report
to include those areas. Councilman Anderson seconded this amendment. This .
was voted upon and carried. The motion as amended was voted upon and carried
unanimously. Councilman Nordquist thought it a good idea to have this information
ready by the 6th of December in the event Mountlake Terrace does not delay until
January. City Attorney, John Wallace suggested that it would be better to submit
a list of deficiences as they affect the City of Edmonds in letter form to be
presented to the Mountlake Terrace City Council Meeting on the 3rd of December.
Councilman Anderson then made a motion seconded by Councilwoman Shippen that
our communication with Mountlake Terrace also include a summary of deficencies
in the Environmental Impact Study from Edmonds' point of view to be considered
as input to the first draft of the Environmental Impact Statement. This motion
carried unanimously.
REPORT ON BIDS OPENED NOVEMBER 26th ONz'SENIOR CITIZEN CENTER WORK
City Engineer, Leif Larson, reported that bids were opened by the City Clerk
on the 26th of November for the above -mentioned work. Mr. Larson described
various phases of work to be done. He pointed out that is $43,600 in funds
remaining to do this work. The low bidder was Daviscourt Construction Co.
with a figure of $52.911.00, which included the base bid plus alternates 1,
29 3 and 4. The bid as submitted did not include sales tax. Mr. Larson
recommended that the council award to the low bidder, Daviscourt, on the
basis of the base bid, plus alternates 1 and 3. This total was $38,730.00.
This is, he pointed out, subject to the review and approval of HUD. There
was some discussion with regard to negotiating the rest of the work. A motion
was then made by Councilman Nelson and seconded by Councilman Nordquist that
we accept the base bid and alternates 1 and 3 of Daviscourt Construction Co.
in the amount of $38,730 for the improvement of the South County Neighborhood
Rehabilitation Center. This figure does not include the sales tax. Motion
carried unanimously. The following companies bid on the work: Daviscourt
Construction Co.; Jack Wiggins Construction Co.; Sun Up Construction, Inc.;
Almer Construction Co.; Arrango Construction Co:; Coleman Gilchrist Bldg.;
Carl M. Larsen Construction; Wilcox Construction Co.; Zylstra Construction Co.
There were several alternates and the bid tabulation is available in the
City Clerk's Office.
REPORT ON BIDS OPENED NOVEMBER 26th ON HOT ASPHALT STORAGE CONTAINER UNIT
Herb Gilbo, Director of Maintenance and Operations - Public Works, reported
on the bids opened on November 26th by the City Clerk. The following bids
received:
Sahlberg Equipment Co.,
Propane Heating
Olympic Machinery Co.,
Propane Heating
Electrical Heating
Fray Equipment Company
Propane Heating
Used Demo., Propane
Seattle
Seattle
Heating
Mr. Gilbo recommended award to the
electrical unit. A motion was made
Councilman Nordquist that the award
of $6,307.47, including State Sales
$79355.21
69528.00
69307.47
89415.58
69844.50 (Alt. Bid)
low bidder, Olympic Machinery, for the
by Councilman Gellert and seconded by
be made to Olympic Machinery in the amount
Tax, for the electrical unit. Motion carried.
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AUTHORIZATION TO CALL FOR BIDS ON FUEL OIL - 1974'
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Ron Whaley, MAA, asked for council authorization to call for bids on fuel oil
A motion was made by Councilman Nordquist and seconded by Councilman Nelson
to call for bids on the 17th of December for fuel oil for the year 1974 and
that a report be gi'taen to the council on the 18th. Motion carried.
CLAIMS FOR DAMAGES
Council acknowledged receipt of a Claim for Damages from Glenn and Catherine
Pressel and referred it to the City Clerk's Office for processing.
There being no further business to come before council,"the meeting.adjourned
at 9:30 P.M.
Eleanor Que2clember
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Minutes of 3 udget Heari
December 4, 1973
Harve H. Harrison, Mayor
4 Minutes.
ROLL CALL
The regular meeting of the Edmonds City Council was called to order by Mayor
Harve Harrison, with all six council members present.
APPROVAL OF MINUTES
Minutes of the meeting of November 27 had been posted, mailed and distributed,
and with no omissions nor corrections, they were approved as written.
COUNCIL PARTICIPATION
A motion was made by Councilman Nelson, seconded by Councilman Nordquist that
the order of the agenda be changed by moving items 6 and 7 (proposed ordinance
1974 budget and appointment to council vacancy) up to take the place of items
3 and 4, and take 3 and 4 ain 6 and 7's place. This would place council partic-
ipation and audience participation as new items 6 and 7. Motion carried with
Counciluv,eman Shippen voting against.
PROPOSED ORDINANCE - 1974 BUDGET
Councilman Gellert suggested that under the non -departmental item#18, he would
add $1750 to Beautification and delete this amount from the Contingency Fund,
and he made this in the form of a motion, seconded by Councilman Nelson. The
motion carried.
Mayor Harrison then opened the hearing. Ward Phillips expressed particular
concern about the funds allocated to the Building and Planning Departments,
especially as they pertained to personnel needs to further amplify and clarify
functions in those two departments. He stated that he believed there was a
need for additional funds there to -deal with zoning and building codes, etc.
Mayor Harrison remarked that this need for more dollars in the department
was generally true with all departments of the city, and these requests from
department heads all had been whittled in order to balance the budget. Mr.
Phillips answered that he was vitally concerned with protection of property
rights, and proper definition and interpretation of the codes required time,
money and manpower Councilman Nelson asked City Planner Joe Wallis about this
request for extra help,.and it was determined that the Building and Planning
Departments had each asked for sharing of one extra employee. It was determined
that the original $10,000 that had been. -"deleted from the preliminary budget in
regard to rewriting of the code was from the Attorney's budget and did not mean
the Building Code, specifically. Ward Phillips then cited two examples of what
he was concerned about: On Dayton Street, a man started excavating to cut the
grade on his site without a permit, and the Building Department was unaware
of this until notified. Mr. Phillips said the department had said there was
no time to go out and look for these problems throughout the city. The second
example was that the new building going up at Second and Main was up to the
allowed 35 feet height, and now there was an octopus on top, and this must
be a violation of the code. Councilman Gellert asked M.A.A. Ron Whaley about
these problems, and it was determined that when the Building Department was
notified of the.excavation, and inspector went to the job site and issued a
stop work order. The applicant then came to the office before noon of that
day and was issued a pprmit'the next day. Councilman Gellert suggested that
if a stop work order has to be issued for this reason of violation, perhaps
no permit should be issued for a period of two weeks.
There followed discussion on proposed rewriting of codes and enforcement of
same. Councilman Gellert remarked that after the Shoreline Management Study
is completed and the dubdivision code is revised, more time will be available
in these departments to devote to the mentioned problems. Councilwoman Shippen
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