19770614 City Council MinutesJune 7, 1977 (Cont.)
MOTION: COUNCILMAN NORDQUIST MADE THE MOTION THAT THE MAYOR-BE.AUTHORIZED TO SIGN THE AGREEMENT WITH THE STATE.
HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT FOR,ADVERTISING AND AWARDING 197P FAM'PROJECTS COUNCILMAN CARNS SECONDED THE
MOTION. MOTION CARRIED.
There was no further business to come before the Council and the meeting was adjourned at 9:00 p.m.
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IRENE VARNEY MORAN, Citl Clerk H. H. HARRISON, Mayor
June 14, 1977 (Work Meeting)
The regular meeting of the Edmonds City Council was called to order at 7:35'p.m. by Mayor Harve
• Harrison in the Council Chambers of the Edmonds Civic Center. All present joined in the flag salute.
PRESENT ABSENT STAFF PRESENT
Harve Harrison., Mayor Phil Clement J. Herb Gilbo, M.A,..A.
Ray Gould Leif Larson, Public Works Director.
Max Gellert Joe Wallis, Community Development Director
John Nordquist Lila Crosby, Finance Director
Robert Anderson Irene Varney Moran, City Clerk
Tom Carns Jack Cooper, Fire Chief
Mike Herb Mary Lou.Block, Planning Technician
Ken Estes, MEBT. Chairman
John Wallace, City Attorney
Wayne Tanaka
Jackie Parrett, Deputy City Clerk
CONSENT.AGENDA (7:36 p.m.)
MOTION:. A MOTION WAS MADE BY COUNCILMAN CARNS, SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN GOULD, TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA WITH
THE AMENDED FIRST PAGE SHOWING ALL COUNCILMEN PRESENT AT THE MEETING. MOTION CARRIED. The Consent
Agenda.contained.the following:
(A) Roll call.
(B) Approval of Minutes of June 7, 1977.
COUNCIL (7:37 p.m.)
Prior to the meeting, Councilman Clement had advised the City.Clerk he would not be present.
. Councilman:'Nordquist called attention to a letter from the Health Department and a meeting which he
and Councilman Anderson had attended this date regarding the federal Safe Drinking Water Act of. 1974,
which will place stringent requirements on water purveyors. He said the Act had not yet been adopted
by the Health Department, but would go into effect sometime this summer., 30 days after adoption by the
Health Department. He said he would give the letter to the Public Works Director. Mr. Larson
indicated he was cognizant of this and would continue to follow up on it.
Councilman Carns suggested dispensing with the roll call being indicated on the.Consent Agenda. The
oral roll call had been eliminated sometime earlier and Councilman Carns;did not feel it was necessary
MOTION: to indicate it on the Consent Agenda. A MOTION WAS THEN MADE BY COUNCILMAN CARNS TO DISPENSE WITH THE
ROLL CALL ALTOGETHER, ELIMINATING IT FROM THE..CONSENT AGENDA. Discussion indicated that possibly it
(Failed)should be retained for auditing purposes. MOTION THEN FAILED FOR LACK OF A SECOND.
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Councilman Gellert noted that the Mayor had received a letter from Sam Felton, a neighbor of
Councilman Gellert's, suggesting thattheCity recognize Ed Aliverti for his service, to the City with the
Sno-King Chorale. The Chorale is disbanding for a year and the last concert will be on Sunday during
the Edmonds Arts Festival. A MOTION WAS THEN MADE BY COUNCILMAN GELLERT, SECONDED BY COUNCI.LMAN`CARNS,
THAT A LETTER BE SENT FROM THE, COUNCIL TO ED ALIVERTI EXPRESSING THE APPRECIATION OF THE CITY FOR HIS
OUTSTANDING SERVICE. MOTION CARRIED.
Councilman Anderson said he and Councilman Nordquist would like to make a report on the state of.the
physical health of the City's LEOFF employees. COUNCILMAN ANDERSON THEN MOVED, SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN
CARNS, THAT THE STATE OF THE PHYSICAL HEALTH OF THE CITY'S LEOFF EMPLOYEES BE SET AS AN AGENDA ITEM
FOR THE JULY 12 WORK MEETING. MOTION CARRIED.
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Public Works .Director Leif Larson had submitted a summary of the latest information on the
Economic .Development Administration's Four Billion Dollar Public Works Bill. He indicated that
the funds will be allocated on the basis of unemployment and will be allocated nationwide on a
county basis. He said Edmonds was not given any planning allocation at all, and he said he doubted
that it would in the future because of the high per capita income and low unemployment in the City.
Mayor Harrison asked for approval of a Fire Service Mutual Automatic Response Agreement between the
cities of Lynnwood and Edmonds. A verbal agreement had been in effect for several years, but the
City of Lynnwood is being graded by the Washington Survey and Rating Bureau which does not recognize
verbal agreements. Edmonds has also-requested_a resurvey from the Bureau. Fire Chief Jack Cooper
indicated on a map the area of Edmonds to which Lynnwood would automatically respond and the -area
of Lynnwood to which Edmonds would automatically respond. He said both cities respond to all`fires
in these areas but, because'of''the proximity to the specific Iareas, the closer fire fighting
facilities provide a faster response. A MOTION WAS MADE BY COUNCILMAN GOULD, SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN
CARNS, TO AUTHORIZE THE MAYOR TO EXECUTE THE FIRE SERVICE MUTUAL AUTOMATIC RESPONSE AGREEMENT BETWEEN
THE CITIES OF LYNNWOOD AND EDMONDS, AS SUBMITTED. MOTION CARRIED.
.Mayor Harrison noted that the City Council, at the May 10, 1977, meeting, had authorized receiving
proposals on Unit 12, GMC Flatbed with John Deere Rotoboom, without a specified minimum. Public.
Works Director Leif Larson reported that three proposals had been received, the highest from
C. A. Wescott in the amount of $4,000, and he requested authorization to sell the piece of equipment
to that bidder. A MOTION WAS MADE BY COUNCILMAN CARNS, SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN NORDQUIST TO AUTHORIZE
THE SALE OF.THE GMC FLATBED WITH JOHN DEERE ROTOBOOM TO C.A. WESCOTT, FOR THE SUM OF $4,000.
MOTION CARRIED.
Mayor Harrison said an application for a Class C Liquor License had been received from Robert and
Barbara Descoteaux of the Heritage House. This request was to sell wine by the glass. The Police
Chief had approved the applicant, but,the Heritage House is within 500 feet of a church, and so
must get approval from the church before the Liquor Control Board will issue the license. Council-
man Carns noted that this location is in a residential area, although it is zoned commercial, and
he did not think liquor licenses should be approved in residential areas. Councilman Gould said it
was a questionable application in his mind and he would have to see the area before he could vote
for this, so he would vote against it. A MOTION WAS MADE BY COUNCILMAN GELLERT, SECONDED BY COUNCIL-
MAN ANDERSON, TO APPROVE THE APPLICANT,.SUBJECT TO THE CHURCH'S APPROVAL OF THE LOCATION. MOTION
CARRIED, WITH COUNCILMEN CARNS AND GOULD VOTING NO.
Mayor Harrison said the;purchase of the real property at the northwest corner of Railroad Avenue and
Dayton Street should be considered. There had been a tentative agreement to purchase it with the
City, the Port District, and the Department of Fisheries, each providing 1/3 of the funds, and the
Port District was pressing for some action. Mayor Harrison said a firm offer to purchase could not
be made because the Fisheries Department portion will come from IAC funds and IAC terms preclude
such action. It was recommended that the City Attorney be authorized instead to negotiate an option
to purchase. A MOTION WAS MADE BY COUNCILMAN GELLERT, SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN CARNS, TO AUTHORIZE
THE MAYOR AND THE CITY ATTORNEY TO NEGOTIATE FOR AN OPTION TO PURCHASE THE RAILROAD PROPERTY AT THE
NORTHWEST CORNER OF RAILROAD AVENUE AND DAYTON STREET. MOTION CARRIED.
Mayor Harrison announced that Jim Shields is resigning from the Civil Service Commission. Mr. Shields
was in the audience and the Mayor thanked him for his fine service on the commission. Mayor Harrison
then offered for nomination .to fill the vacant position, the name of Clarence Collins. Mr. Collins
is retired from Federal Civil Service. He will be available for interview at 7:15 p.m., June 20,
in the Mayor's Office.
Mayor Harrison asked the Public Works Director to speak on his request to install a meter on the
Seattle waterline. Mr. Larson explained that;the meter was necessary to monitor flow of water during
July and August to determine peak periods of water flow from the Seattle supply point. As a
customer of the Seattle Water Department, the City is required to reduce peak draws on the Seattle
supply or face large surcharges on the water rate. The meter had been scheduled for installation by
the current waterline contractor, but he was not responsive to negotiations and had delayed the
installation. Mr. Larson now asked for authorization to have Everett Backhoe Service install the
necessary equipment at a total estimated cost of $7,214. A MOTION WAS MADE BY COUNCILMAN CARNS,
SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN NORDQUIST, THAT EVERETT BACKHOE SERVICE BE AWARDED THE CONTRACT TO INSTALL
THE REQUIRED METERING ON THE SEATTLE WATER SUPPLY LINE AT AN ESTIMATED COST OF $7,214.00, AND THAT
THE COUNCIL FINDS THAT AN EMERGENCY EXISTS WHICH PRECLUDES GOING THROUGH THE BIDDING PROCESS FOR THIS
CONTRACT. MOTION CARRIED.
Mayor Harrison said a petition had been received from the downtown business community asking that
the parking limit checker service be reinstated. He said this had already been accomplished, so
no action was necessary.
CORRESPONDENCE (8:14 p.m.)
The Council acknowledged receipt of a petition for an LID to improve 4th Avenue from Pine Street to
the SR-104 right-of-way.
REPORT ON SEMINAR: "IMPROVING THE DESIGN REVIEW PROCESS" - MARY LOU BLOCK (8:15 p.m.)
Mrs. Block reported she had attended this seminar at Walnut Creek, California, in conjunction with
a vacation. She had found the seminar very rewarding and said she found that most of the cities
represented that had a design review process were enthusiastic and pleased with the results. She
commented on similarities which had been noted among the communities represented, some of which were
similarities in composition of the review board, hearing procedures, and administration. She said,
many communities are experiencing problems with their sign codes, especially with sizes of signs.
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Often the governing ordinance will provide for a maximum size greater than the review board is
willing to approve. She felt, in comparing.with other communities, that Edmonds could improve on
the information which is given to:the applicant. She circulated samples of brochures and checklists
which are made available to applicants in some communities. She noted that a consent agenda is used
in some communities for routine matters .and matters the staff feels are so excellent that board review
is not necessary. She also noted that some commurn ties,:have charges related to the amount of staff
time an applicant requires, but that the -standard was a charge similar to that of Edmonds. She
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showed slides taken in the Walnut Creek area which illustrated accomplishments achieved through the
use of.their checklist. The Council expressed strong.interest in the -checklist and a;sample infor-
mation brochures. It was felt that this was a source of valuable information and that it should be
reviewed by the Amenities Design Board and that,the Board and Planning Staff could indicate to the
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Council that material they w uld e t0 ,
BY COUNCILMAN CARNS, THAT SEPTEMBER.13 WORK MEETING-BETO RECEIVE RECOMMENDATIONS ON
,THE .SCHEDULE
IMPROVING THE CITY OF EDMONDS',DESIGN REVIEW PROCESS FROM,TH;E STAFF AND THE AMENITIES DESIGN BOARD,
AFTER STUDY OF THE MATERIALS PRESENTED -BY MRS. BLOCK. MOTION CARRIED.- Mrs. Block was commended
on her presentation.
UPDATE ON THE PRIOR REPORT .(8:41 p.m.)
M.A.A..Herb Gilbo reviewed the background of the Prior Report and the functions it has served. He
then introduced Tom Purton, the consultant working on the updating of the report. Mr. Purton ex-
plained'what he had accomp fished ,to date, having met with all department heads and all employees
who wished to discuss their job descriptions. He commented that there appeared to be a lack of
confidence in the present personnel administration system and he felt it was essential to reestablish
the confidence level. Mr. Purton said he also had met with union representatives to let them know
his philosophy of salary and administration. He hoped to present updated job descriptions in thirty
to sixty days and he hoped his end product would give management a good.tool for effective salary
and administration. He asked that -the Council provide any input they might feel would.be helpful in
this project.
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PROPOSED ORDINANCE AND AGREEMENTS TO TRANSFER FROM SOCIAL SECURITY TO MEBT (9:40 p.m.)
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Ken Estes, Chairman of the Social Security Withdrawal Committee, distributed -copies of the revised
Pension Agreement between the City and the unions involved. He said the Police union.had.agreed to
ratify the agreement, but the Public Works and.Fire Department unions had not seen it as yet. The
City Attorney had drafted the agreement., Mr: Estes said it was expected that -the Pension Agreement
would be signed by all parties this week, and this was the last thing to be accomplished before
passage of the ordinance to withdraw from Social Security. The proposed City of Edmonds Employees'
Benefit Plan was discussed. A question was asked about the nonnegotiability aspect previously..
discussed.. City Attorney John Wallace commented that any change'in bargaining unit would eliminate
the nonnegotiable element, as the new bargaining unit would not be bound. During the discussion
there was some concern expressed for the small minority of employees who do not want to change to
MEBT. Ken Estes then advised that.the finalized documents would be presented to the Council at the
next meeting.
DISCUSSION OF PLANNING PROCESS FROM COUNCIL/STAFF RETREAT (10:10 p.m.)
The Council reviewed the input from the Staff on Critical Assumptions and Givens. The following
changes were made to Staff Critical Assumptions: Under."FINANCE," the first item,.the words, "at
9%," were deleted. Action was postponed on the third. and fifth items regarding a drop in Utility
Taxes and'a gain in fuel tax revenue. These will be considered at the next discussion, In the
seventh item, regarding availability of Federal. and State funds,.the following were.deleted:
Block Grants, Public Safety Building funds, and Lake Ballinger Water Quality Improvement funds.
The eighth.item regarding property tax revenue increases was deleted. Under "PERSONNEL," action
on the second item regarding unemployment compensation was postponed.until the next discussion.
In the third, item, the word, "Council," was inserted at the beginning of the sentence. Under
"UTILITIES," the second item regarding a financial plan for drainage was deleted. Under "GENERAL,"
the last item regarding inflation rate was deleted. The following change was made to Staff Givens:
At the end of the last item.regarding Federal funding, the words, "and additional funds for special
projects," -were added. The next discussion was scheduled for the July 12-work meeting at which
time mid-term goals will be established.
There was no further business to come before the Council, and the meeting was adjourned -at 11:00 p.m.
IRENE VARNEY MORAN, Ci y Clerk H. H. HARRISON, Mayor
June 20, 1977
The regular meeting of the Edmonds City Council was called to order at 7:35 p.m. by Mayor Harve
Harrison in the Council Chambers of .the Edmonds Civic Center. All present joined in the flag salute.
PRESENT ABSENT STAFF PRESENT
Harve Harrison, Mayor Ray Gould Leif Larson, Public Works Director
Phil Clement Lila Crosby, Finance Director
Max Gellert Irene Varney Moran, City Clerk