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PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION
MOTION: This was briefly discussed and COUNCILMAN GELLERT MOVED, SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN CLEMENT THAT
NO MONIES BE EXPENDED OUT OF THIS FUND WITHOUT CITY COUNCIL APPROVAL OTHER THAN THE PREVIOUSLY
APPROVED SUBSIDIES. MOTION CARRIED.
There was a discussion on allocation of funds from Federal Shared Revenues with respect to the
Civil Service Commission and other departments. Councilman Gellert suggested that between now
and next October the Community Development Council should agree on what fair allocations shall
be.
The problem of providing secretarial help for the LEFF Disability Board was considered.
MOTION Street funds under the Engineering Department were discussed.- COUNCILMAN GELLERT MOVED, SECONDED
BY. COUNCILMAN NORDQUIST THAT AN ADDITIONAL $2,500 FROM THE STREET DEPARTMENT FUNDS WHICH WERE
SUPPOSED TO BE ALLOCATED TO THE 228TH - 236TH UAB PROJECTS WILL BE "UNALLOCATED" FROM THAT PRO-
JECT A14D PUT IN THE STREET FUND FOR STORM SEWER PURPOSES.
Fund #411 was discussed, including the sale of the loth and Maple property and transferring
MOTION: various monies. COUNCILMAN CLEMENT MOVED, SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN GELLERT TO INCREASE THE
REVENUE INTO THE WATER -SEWER FUND BY-$30,000. CARRIED.
MOTION:
COUNCILMAN CLEMENT THEN MOVED, SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN NORDQUIST THAT THE STORM SEWER PROJECT
ALONG 88TH BETWEEN 196TH & 188TH INTO THE STREET FUND TO BE REIMBURSED BY,THE WATER -SEWER FUND.
(It was mentioned that the amount involved here was $33,000). MOTION CARRIED.
MOTION:
COUNCILMAN CLEMENT MOVED, SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN NORDQUIST TO REDUCE THE CONTRIBUTION FROM THE
GENERAL FUND TO THE STREET FUND BY $33,000 MOTION CARRIED.
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MOTION':,
COUNCILMAN CLEMENT MOVED,. SECONDED BY•COUNCILMAN GELLERT THAT THE WATER -SEWER CASH ON HAND BY
INCREASED BY $3,000. MOTION CARRIED.
MOTION:
COUNCILMAN NORDQU-IST MOVED, SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN CLEMENT TO DELETE $590 FROM FUND #41 FOR
THE HALF -TON PICKUP TRUCK FOR THE TREATMENT PLANT. MOTION,CARRI.ED.
Discussion took place between Council and the Public !,forks Director regarding chlorine and
.water -sewer rates,. etc. Conversation also was had on water=sewer construction. City Engineer,
MOTION:
Leif Larson, said that he thought -a study should be done on water rates. COUNCILMAN GELLERT
MOVED, SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN CLEMENT THAT THE CITY ENGINEER THE 2ND MEETING IN APRIL PROVIDE
THE COUNCIL WITH A STUDY ON WATER RATES AND FUTURE FUNDING OF THE WATER CONSTRUCTION FUNDS.
Mr.. Larson said that perhaps the council would like to consider increases in sewer rates as
our rates are quite low according to our financial consultant. THIS WAS THEN TO BE CONSIDERED
PART OF THE MTOIN, WHICH THEN CARRIED. -
There was general discussion on money being appropriated for reclassification studies or merit
NOTION:
increases. COUNCILMAN .NORDQUIST MOVED, SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN CARNS TO MOVE THE $9,900 IN
GENERAL SERVICES FOR RECLASSIFICATION, INTO THE CONTINGENCY FUND. MOTION CARRIED.
There was,some discussion on revenues. Councilman Nordquist noted that the council members
have the opportunity to join the State of Washington Public Employees Retirement System. He
said that he would like to apply next year, and would like some provision in the budget for
MOTION:
that as the employer must match the amount put in by the council member. COUNCILMAN CARNS
MOVED, SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN ANDERSON TO PUT $700 INTO THE BUDGET FOR JOINING�THE PUBLIC
EMPLOYEES RETIREMENT SYSTEM. MOTION CARRIED.
There wag general - discussion on soccer lights, bicentennial funds, janitorial service, etc.
MOTION:
COUNCILW.OMAN'SHIPPEN MOVED, SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN CLEMENT TO PLACE $4,000 IN THE BUDGET FOR
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THE BOARDWALK BY THE SENIOR CENTER; $3,500 FOR PART-TIME HELP IN THE FINANCE DEPARTMENT AND
$28,000 FOR SIDEWALK ON TALBOT ROAD AND $28,318, MAKING $32,318 IN THE CONTINGENCY FUND.
MOTION CARRIED.
There was discussion on uniform allowance.for the Police Department. It was decided to reduce
the Police Department budget'and let the Chief determine how he wants to apportion the money.
MOTION: COUNCILMAN NORDQUIST MOVED, SECONDED BY COUdCILWOMAN SHIPPEN TO REDUCE THE POLICE DEPARTMENT
BUDGET BY $5,000. CARRIED.
MOTION: COUNCILMMAN GELLERT MOVED THAT THE FIRE CHIEF BE AUTHORIZED TO INVESTIGATE AND REPORT TO THE
COUNCIL"ON A SMOKE DETECTION SYSTEM FOR THE CIVIC CENTER COMPLEX; THE REPORT TO BE DUE THE
SECOND.MEETING IN FEBRUARY. COUNCILMAN CARNS SECONDED, AND THE MOTION CARRIED.
COUNCIL1'!W1 NORDQUIST THEN MOVED, SECONDED.BY COUNCILMAN.CARNS,TO AUTHORIZE THE CITY ATTORNEY
TO PREPARE A BUDGET ORDINANCE FOR PRESENTATION FOR FIRST READING ON THE 16TH OF DECEMBER AND
FINAL PASSAGE ON THE 23RD OF DECEMBER. MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY.
The 1976 Budget Hearing was adjourned at 10:30 P.M.
IRENE VARNEY MO?AN, Cit Clerk H. H. ARR SO , Mayor.
December 7, 1975'(Work Meeting)
ROLL CALL
The work meeting of the Edmonds City Council was called to order by Mayor Harve Harrison
• at 7:30 P.M. in the Council Chambers of'the Edmonds Civic Center. All council members
were present.
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APPROVAL OF MINUTES
Minutes of the regular meeting of December 2 had been posted, mailed and distributed.
Councilman Carns mentioned that the date on the minutes should be the second instead
of the third, and that on page 3, paragraph 3, under the Building Maintenance discussion,
it should read under line four that transportation be decreased, not increased from $250
to $0. The minutes then stood approved as corrected.
COUNCIL PARTICIPATION
Councilwoman Shippen brought up the question of the deadline for developers to submit
proposals to HUD before January 5 on subsidized housing for the elderly in Edmonds.
She was concerned that the question of rezone be taken care of before that time, and
MOTION: following some discussion, IT WAS MOVED BY COUNCILWOMAN SHIPPEN THAT COUNCIL HEAR THE
REZONE TO ALLOW INCREASED ELDERLY HOUSING IN MULTIPLE AREAS ON DECEMBER 16. MOTION
WAS SECONDED AND CARRIED. Mr. Owen Stanley then addressed council on the nercessity
to assist in adequate housing for the low income elderly and the handicapped in the
City of Edmonds, in order for them to maintain their self respect by being able to use
more of their income for food, clothing, and other necessities. He stated that it was
absolutely necessary for city officials to allow the greater density for this subsidized
housing. There was some further discussion on the possibility of this housing being
used for other than the low income elderly after a number of years, and the need for
spelling out the requirements so that any other use in future years would not be allowed
unless the higher zoning requirements were met.
Councilwoman Shippen mentioned the letter from the Director of Highways which suggested
getting together with Mr. Bogart and the City of Lynnwood to work out the establishment
of the truck route and changing of signing. It was noted that the municipality where
the traffic originates may establish this, but Engineer Larson noted that we would have •
MOTION: to designate alternate routes. Following discussion, IT WAS MOVED BY COUNGLWOMAN SHIPPEN
THAT THE MAYOR BE AUTHORIZED TO NEGOTIATE WITH LYNNWOOD AND THE STATE HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT
TO ESTABLISH A TRUCK ROUTE FROM I-5 TO THE KINGSTON-EDMONDS FERRY TERMINAL AND TO CHANGE
THE SIGNING OF SR-5249 BOTH ON THE FREEWAY AND DOWN TO EDMONDS. MOTION WAS SECONDED BY
COUNCILMAN GELLERT, WITH AN ADDITION TO THE MOTION, BY STATING THE TRUCK ROUTE BE 104.
MOTION CARRIED.
Councilman Nordquist advised council that at the Health District meeting this afternoon,
the situation of moving of deteriorating animals, especially cattle, out of the flood
areas was discussed. They are using all available trucks, and Councilman Nordquist
asked for the contribution of a dump truck by the City of Edmonds for one day to help
MOTION: with this animal movement. THIS WAS PUT IN THE FORM OF A MOTION, SECONDED, AND CARRIED.
Councilman Gellert mentioned that the first reading of the 1976 Budget Ordinance will
MOTION: be on the 16th of December, with the second reading on the 23rd. He then MADE A MOTION
TO SET UP AN EXECUTIVE SESSION ON SALARIES AND PERSONNEL EVALUATION FOR THE 17TH OF
DECEMBER AT 7:30 P.M. MOTION WAS SECONDED AND CARRIED. Councilman Gellert added that
he felt council should have a brief input from either the Mayor or Ron regarding the
MOTION: evaluations. IT WAS THEN MOVED BY COUNCILMAN CARNS, SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN NORDQUIST
THAT THE TWO NEWLY ELECTED COUNCIL PEOPLE TO TAKE OFFICE IN JANUARY, GOULD AND HERB,
BE INVITED TO ATTEND THIS EXECUTIVE SESSION ON SALARIES AND PERSONNEL EVALUATION.
MOTION CARRIED.
Councilwoman Bruns advised that she would not be present at the meeting next week.
Councilman Gellert said he would not be present at the December 30 work meeting. This
MOTION: led to some discussion and A MOTION WAS MADE BY COUNCILMAN NORDQUIST, SECONDED BY
COUNCILMAN GELLERT TO DISPENSE WITH THE DECEMBER 30 WORK MEETING. MOTION CARRIED.
CORRESPONDENCE •
The City Clerk's office this afternoon received a petition presented by Marilyn Alkire
from residents in the vicinity of the seaview reservoir, encouraging that the tennis
MOTION: courts be placed on top of the seaview reservoir. A MOTION WAS MADE BY COUNCILWOMAN
BRUNS THAT THE COUNCIL INSTRUCT THE PARK BOARD TO BEGIN PUBLIC HEARINGS ON THE PROPOSAL
TO PLACE TENNIS COURTS ON THE SEAVIEW TANK, AND TO PLACE THIS ITEM ON THEIR AGENDA AND
REPORT BACK TO THE CITY COUNCIL BY THE MARCH 2, 1976 MEETING. MOTION WAS SECONDED AND
MOTION: CARRIED. COUNCILMAN GELLERT THEN MOVED THAT PRIOR TO THAT MARCH 2ND HEARING, THE RESI-
DENTS IN THAT NEIGHBORHOOD BE OFFICIALLY NOTIFIED AS IS DONE FOR AN L.I.D. HEARING, BOTH
BY POSTING AND NEWSPAPER ADS. Mrs. Alkire advised council that this last week they had
gone door to door and talked to people and they had made up a map showing people who are
interested in this, and when people were opposed, they marked that on the map. There
followed some didcussion, during which time Councilman Nordquist noted that this was not
the night for a hearing on this item, and therefore, COUNCILMAN GELLERT'S MOTION WAS
SECONDED AND CARRIED. Councilman Nordquist added that he hoped the administration in
notifying people would take advantage of the information that has been provided.
DISCUSSION OF BUSINESS LICENSE FEES
Councilman Carns stated that he had brought this up for discussion because currently
the City of Edmonds' Business License fee is $5.00, with never a renewal. The business
license procedure in the city takes the application through five departments, and there
is a great amount of paperwork done for the $5.00. He noted that first of all, the city
revenue as shown at the budget hearings, and secondly, the city would be able to keep an
accurate file of business licenses as they do in other cities where an annual fee is
charged. Councilman Carns went on to explain how difficult it is to know just who to
notify in emergency cases concerning a business, when the license may have been taken
out five years ago and the person to notify may have moved a couple of times. He also
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noted that Lynnwood is revising their fee schedule for business licensing, and Mountlake
Terrace is upping its fees in some areas of licensing. Councilman Carns quoted some of
the fees in the surrounding cities. There was some discussion on costs compared to size
of businesses. -Councilman Carris said he would propose $40 per year for all businesses
and $7.50 per employee over three. Councilman Clement said some small businesses, such
as a ski shop, operating only a few months per year, but with several employees during
this season, might pay more than a large wholesale type firm operating all year, but
with need for fewer employees. Councilman Gellert felt he would like a comparison
study with Seattle, for example, and from the Association of Washington Cities, and
since there were pros and cons, a formal hearing should be held. He also noted that
Edmonds had the lowest sales tax in the community now, and he did not want to lower it
by driving business out,'but he did feel some annual fee would be appropriate.
There followed discussion, -during which time Linda Estes, from the -City Clerk's office,
stated the concentrated effort to see that all businesses in the city obtained a valid
MOTION: license. Following some further discussion, IT WAS MOVED BY COUNCILMAN CARNS, SECONDED
BY COUNCILMAN CLEMENT THAT A HEARING ON BUSINESS LICENSES BE SET AS AN AGENDA ITEM FOR
FEBRUARY 3, 1976. MOTION CARRIED.
LIMITATIONS ON NUMBERS OF SENIOR FIREFIGHTERS
M.A.A. Ron Whaley stated that in 1973, council action limited the number of senior
patrolmen to 6 when the city established same, but no limitation was set for the Fire
Dept. Some months ago, the administration decided that 5 senior firefighters were
sufficient, so they notified the Fire Dept. Since then, the Firefighters Union has
filed a grievance against the city P,with the Dept. of Labor. The problem is now before
the council for consideration. Mr. Whaley went on to explain the different grades and
the requirements needed to attain these grade levels.
• There followed a great deal of discussion, and City Attorney Wallace explained that
the Mayor has the right to set the limit of senior firefighters -at 5. He said that
it was now up to the council to decide whether or not to support the Mayor's present
position; come up with a different number, or offer some other input. A MOTION,WAS
MOTION: MADE BY COUNCILMAN GELLERT THAT BASED ON THE FACTS OF THE CASE AND THE LIMITED PRESENT
NEED OF THE CITY OF EDMONDS, THE CITY COUNCIL GO ON RECORD AS ENDORSING THE MAYOR'S
PROPOSED LIMITATION OF FIVE SENIOR FIREFIGHTERS. SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN NORDQUIST,
THE MOTION CARRIED.
PROPOSED AGREEMENT FOR LEASE OF EDMONDS JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL FACILITY
City Attorney Wallace, when asked by council, explained that the proposed lease was the
result of about three negotiations with the school district's attorney. He listed the
scope of what the lease covers; the Junior High building itself, the Arts and Crafts
Center, the Field House grandstand and all the athletic facilities and fields across
the street. The rent is $1 per year and certain other maintenance requirements. He
then went over the contract, a copy which had been furnished each councilmember. There
was some general discussion on each paragraph as gone over by the Attorney, and he gave
explanations for clarification in several instances. There was some question over Para-
graph 14, dealing with rates, and the concern of the school district that the city not
make a profit on the use -of the buildings.
MOTION: Following general discussion on the proposal, A MOTION WAS MADE BY COUNCILMAN NORDQUIST
SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN GELS RT THAT WE ESTABLISH 18 MONTHS AS THE ESCAPE CLAUSE TERM.
MOTION CARRIED. Attorney Wallace also indicated an addition to be made in paragraph 13
when he goes over the proposed lease again with the school's attorney. COUNCILMAN GELLERT
MOTION: THEN MOVED, SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN ANDERSON THAT WITH THE AFOREMENTIONED CHANGES, IT IS
• THE INTENT OF THE COUNCIL TO CONSIDER FAVORABLY THE PROPOSED LEASE. MOTION CARRIED.
Councilman Carns.stated that it was his understanding that the cities of Lynnwood and
Mountlake Terrace send out complete packets to the three newspapers in our area with
proposed ordinances,,etc., and he asked if there was a policy. It was noted that
Edmonds sends a packet to each newspaper, also.
Ron Whaley asked if a representative should be sent to the school board meeting on
Monday night. Mayor Harrison said Ron could attend.
There was no further business, and the meeting adjourned at 9:30 P.M.
IRENE VARNEY MORAN, Cip Clerk H. H. HARRISON, Mayor
December-16, 1975
ROLL CALL
The regular meeting of the Edmonds City Council was called to order by Mayor Harve Harrison
at 7:30 P.M. in the Council Chambers of the Edmonds Civic Center. All council members were
present except Bruns, who had given notice of her absence at.the last council meeting.
APPROVAL OF MINUTES
Minutes of the Work Meeting of December 9 had been posted, mailed and distributed; and with
no omissions nor corrections, they were approved as written.
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