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• A MOTION WAS MADE BY COUNCILMAN GELLERT, SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN CLEMENT, THAT THE CITY ATTORNEY BE
MOTION: INSTRUCTED TO DRAFT AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE CODE TO PERMIT REDUCED PARKING REQUIREMENTS FOR MULTIPLE
DWELLING SITES CONTAINING 13 OR MORE PARKING SPACES, ALLOWING 25% OF THE SPACES FOR COMPACT -CARS,
PROVIDED THAT THE SPACE SAVED BE USED FOR LANDSCAPING AND BE AVAILABLE FOR ADDIIIONAL PARKING IN THE
EVENT IT IS REQUIRED IN THE FUTURE AND, PROVIDED FURTHER, THAT THIS 25% COMPACT CAR ALLOWANCE BE
APPLICABLE ONLY TO THOSE APARTMENTS WHICH HAVE`THE STANDARD PARKING REQUIREMENTS, RATHER THAN REDUCED
PARKING REQUIREMENTS. MOTION CARRIED.
RECONSIDERATION OF DOCES CONTRACT REZONE ORDINANCE
Councilman Carns excused himself from this discussion because of a possible conflict of interest.
Community Development Director Joe"Wallis said this was being heard because of a motion of August 23
to continue until a full -Council would be present. He said notification had been given to those
residents of the Ballinger area who had indicated an interest. Councilman Gellert advised that he
had voted against this previously, but had discussed it with the residents of the area and had now
MOTION: changed his mind and would vote in favor of it. A MOTION -WAS MADE BY COUNCILMAN ANDERSON, SECONDED
BY COUNCILMAN GOULD, TO ADOPT ORDINANCE 1949, PURSUANT TO P.C. RESOLUTION 565, TO CONTRACT REZONE
CERTAIN PROPERTY LOCATED BETWEEN 240TH S.W. AND 242ND S.W., EAST OF THE DOCES WAREHOUSE, FROM RS-8
TO RD. MOTION CARRIED, WITH COUNCILMAN NORDQUIST VOTING NO. Councilman Carns returned to the rostrum.
PROPOSAL FOR URBAN DESIGN STUDY IN CONJUNCTION WITH UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON
Community Development Director Joe Wallis -said he had received a request from Jim Waymire to postpone
this discussion until the proposal is in a more finished and structured form. He said the University
of Washington is very interested in doing this study, the proposal being to look at those things that
make Edmonds unique and to try to identify them and try to retain them in an area that is urbanizing
very quickly. The information will be provided to other cities in a similar situation. Mr. Wallis
said he -expected a document from this that. the Amenities Design Board can use in its review process.
• He will request another agenda date when the presentation is ready.
PROPOSED STREET TREE ORDINANCE
MOTION:
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Public Works Director Leif.Larson said this had been under evaluation for three years, noting that
controls and guidelines Were necessary for the future. An immediate question which arose was
whether another committee was needed, the proposed ordinance establishing a Municipal Tree Advisory
Board, There was a general feeling that another board was not needed. There was also a question of
enforcement of certain sections. The point arose as to whether applications should be permitted by
telephone inasmuch as fees were involved, but Mr. Larson responded that some applications would not
require fees. The proposal was discussed at length, after which the public discussion was opened, no
one wished to speak, and the public portion was closed. A MOTION WAS THEN MADE BY COUNCILMAN CLEMENT,
SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN GELLERT, TO INSTRUCT THE CITY ATTORNEY TO REDRAFT THE PROPOSED STREET TREE
ORDINANCE, FOR PLACEMENT ON THE CONSENT AGENDA, WITH THE FOLLOWING CHANGES: DELETE ALL OF SECTION 3,
SECTION 4 THEN BECOMING SECTION 3; ON PAGE 5, PARAGRAPH 2.A., FOURTH LINE, PLACE A PERIOD AFTER THE
WORD; "BOARD", AND ELIMINATE THE REST OF THE PARAGRAPH REFERRING TO THE MUNICIPAL TREE.ADVISORY BOARD.
COUNCILMAN HERB MOVED TO AMEND THE MAIN MOTION BY AMENDING PARAGRAPH 2.A. OF THE OLD SECTION.6 TO
ELIMINATE THE WORDS, "SPRAY, FERTILIZE, PRESERVE, PRUNE" SO -THE SENTENCE READS: "NO PERSON SHALL CUT
ABOVE GROUND OR ." COUNCILMAN GELLERT SECONDED THE MOTION TO AMEND. MOTION TO AMEND CARRIED,
WITH COUNCILMAN CARNS VOTING NO. A FURTHER MOTION TO AMEND WAS MADE BY COUNCILMAN.-GOULD, SECONDED BY
COUNCILMAN HERB; TO DELETE SECTION 7. A ROLL CALL VOTE WAS TAKEN ON THIS AMENDMENT, WITH COUNCILMAN
GOULD, CARNS, AND HERB VOTING YES, AND COUNCILMEN CLEMENT, GELLERT, NORDQUIST, AND ANDERSON VOTING NO.
MOTION TO AMEND FAILED. Councilman Carns then stated that there had not been sufficient evidence
given the Council that such an ordinance as this is necessary, and he felt there would be only
selective enforcement, so he would vote against the motion. A ROLL CALL VOTE WAS THEN TAKEN ON THE
MAIN MOTION, WITH COUNCILMEN CLEMENT, GELLERT, NORDQUIST, AND ANDERSON VOTING YES, AND COUNCILMEN
GOULD, CARNS, AND HERB VOTING NO. MOTION CARRIED.
There was no further business.to come before -.the Council, and the meeting was adjourned at 10:00 p.m.
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IRENE VARNEY MORAN, Ci Clerk
October 4, 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 Max Gellert Joe Wallis, Community Development Dir.
John Nordquist Jack Cooper, Fire Chief
Robert Anderson John Wallace, City Attorney
Tom Carns Wayne Tanaka, City Attorney
Mike Herb
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CONSENT.' AGENDA.•
A MOTION WAS MADE BY COUNCILMAN CARNS, SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN NORDQUIST, TO APPROVE THE
CONSENVAGENDA. MOTION CARRIED: The Consent Agenda contained the following:
(A) Roll call.
(B) Approval -of Minutes -of September 27, 1977.,,.,...
(C) Setting date of October 18, 1977 for hearing of preliminary plat of Maplewood
Arbor (File P-4-77).
(D) Setting date of October 18, 1977 for hearing of P. C. Resolution 570, to amend
Official Street Map to add 207th Street S. W., between Maplewood Drive and
88th Avenue West, and to remove 88th Avenue West from 205th to Main Street.
(E) 'P.assage:o'f Resolution 382, transferring funds for moving expenses for new
Mayor's Administrative Assistant.
COUNCIL
'Councilman Carns-inquired about the status of the -requested apprai-sal-of_theEdmonds- Elementary School.
City Attorney John Wallace said it had not been received yet, although it had been requested
MOTION: more than once. A MOTION WAS THEN MADE BY COUNCILMAN CARNS, SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN ANDERSON,
THAT IF THE APPRAISAL FOR'THE EDMONDS'ELEMENTARY SCHOOL WAS NOT RECEIVED BY OCTOBER 11:THE
APPRAISER SHOULD BE MODIFIED THAT THE CITY WILL ASK ANOTHER COMPANY FOR AN APPRAISAL. MOTION
CARRIED. •
Councilman Carns said he had occasion to be in the Fire Chief's office last week when a
fire call came in so he rode out to the fire with the Chief. He said it was an arson fire
and he had.watched the firefighters put out the fire and then conduct an investigation, and
he felt they had done an outstanding job.
Councilman Clement noted that Snohomish County Public Transportation Benefit Area Corporation
had celebrated one year of service this date. He said that as of September 30 there had been
almost 850,000 passengers which indicated there was a need for transit service in the area.
MAYOR
Mayor Harrison announced that Laura Hall's term on the Planning Commission had expired. She
had filled an unexpired term and was interested in now filling a full term, and Mayor Harrison
MOTION: wished to so appoint her and asked for confirmation. A MOTION WAS MADE BY COUNCILMAN CARNS,
SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN ANDERSON TO CONFIRM THE MAYOR'S APPOINTMENT OF LAURA HALL TO PLANNING
COMMISSION POSITION 7, TERM TO EXPIRE OCTOBER.9, 1983. MOTION CARRIED.
Mayor Harrison distributed to the Council copies of the proposed agreement with the firefighters.
He discussed two items about which the Council had expressed concern and how the items had been
resolved. Fire Chief Cooper said the agreement is acceptable to the union, and that Bill Angel;
MOTION: the shop steward, was present. A MOTION WAS MADE BY COUNCILMAN ANDERSON, SECONDED BY COUNCIL-
MAN NORDQUIST, TO AUTHORIZE.THE MAYOR TO SIGN, ON THE PART OF THE CITY, THE AGREEMENT WITH THE a
FIREFIGHTERS WHICH THE COUNCIL HAD JUST SEEN. MOTION CARRIED, WITH COUNCILMAN CARNS VOTING NO.
Mayor Harrison said Community Development Director Joe Wallis had asked to discuss an urban
design study in conjunction with the University of Washington. Mr. Wallis said that Jim
Waymire, an architect and citizen of Edmonds, had suggested a study in conjunction with the •
University of Washington and the City of Edmonds, which study would be proposed to the
National Endowment for the Arts. Mr. Wallis said the study has been formulated by two professors
at the University and the total cost of it would be $42,000. The City of Edmonds was being
asked to participate by committing $3,000 plus:. an additional $500 for printing costs. Mr.
Wallis said he had indications that,-,. '.the $3,000 would be returned to the City, and the
net cost to the City,: -would. be. $500, plus Staff time for which he would budget. He said he was
asking for a commitment from the Council which could be included in the proposal to the
National Endowment for the Arts. Mr. Wallis said the study will address retention of
characteristics of the City which make Edmonds special. He said that as a city with a
separate identity"., in a metropolitan area, it is a continuing problem to continue to keep
that identity., Mr. Wallis felt the study would be of benefit to the City and he listed
the products which the study would provide. He said he had specifically asked that one product
to come out of the study be a policy guideline that would be useful to the Amenities Design
Board. He also said it would be easier for his Staff to contribute to such a study than to
try to set aside a block of time to accomplish it themselves. There was some discussion about
the study, after which Councilman Herb commented that the Planning Department would be working
with top people in this study and he felt the City could gain very much from their knowledge,
and that it would be contributing something to the rest of the country. Councilman Nordquist
MOTION: agreed, and A MOTION -WAS MADE BY COUNCILMAN NORDQUIST, SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN CARNS, TO APPROVE
OF THE CONCEPT OF THE URBAN DESIGN STUDY AND TO GIVE NOTICE THAT THE COUNCIL WILL BUDGET
$3,500 FOR THE STUDY. MOTION CARRIED.
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October 4, 1977 (continued)
HEARING ON PRELIMINARY ASSESSMENT ROLL - 218TH ST.,,EAST OF 76TH AVENUE
This had been continued from September 20 in order to verify the signatures in protest of
the proposed LID. Public Works Director Leif Larson reported that the protest•signatures
had been verified and they comprised 63% of the•assessmehts against the cost of=the
improvement. He said the Revised Code of Washington provides that a 60% protest will
divest a City Council of the authority to proceed with an LID, and that previous Edmonds
City Councils had a policy that when protests exceed 50% of the value of the improvement
they would not proceed. Mr. Larson said that the City was divested of the authority to
MOTION: proceed, and he would so -notify the original petitioners. A MOTION WAS MADE BY COUNCILMAN
CARNS, SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN ANDERSON, THAT THE CITY COUNCIL ACKNOWLEDGE RECEIPT OF THE
PROTEST PETITION AND STRIKE THIS ITEM FROM THE AGENDA. MOTION CARRIED. Jon Whiteleather
of 21727 76th Avenue West inquired whether this could come up again. City Attorney
John Wallace explained the manner of starting LID action and that there was the possibility
it could come up again if petitioned by area residents. Councilman Carns, however, advised
Mr. Whiteleather that it was very doubtful that it would come up again.
HEARING ON P. C. RESOLUTION 568, RECOMMENDING APPROVAL OF PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO OFFICIAL
STREET MAP AND ZONING MAP TO ADD ANNEXED.AREA NEAR 180TH'ST. S.W.; BETWEEN 76TH AVE. W.
AND 72ND AVE. W. (FILE AZ-3-77 AND ST-10-77)
This area recently had been annexed to the City of Edmonds. Community Development Director
• Joe Wallis reported that the existing Snohomish County zoning was RS-8400 and the proposed
City zoning would be RS-8000, the closest comparable zoning. He stated that a 60'
right-of-way was designated at 76th Avenue West on the Official Map, so there was a 10'
right-of-way deficiency on 76th Ave. W. which would have to be deeded to the City in the
future. He recommended adopting existing streets with the existing rights -of -way, and said
this action would not have significant negative environmental impact. The public hearing
was opened, no one wished to speak, and the public hearing was closed. City Atttorney
John Wallace noted that the Official Street Map already depicts.those proposed streets.
MOTION: A MOTION WAS THEN MADE BY COUNCILMAN CARNS, SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN NORDQUIST, TO ADOPT
ORDINANCE 1950 PURSUANT TO P. C. RESOLUTION'568. MOTION CARRIED.
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FINAL APPROVAL OF "BROOKACRES" PRO
Public Works Director Leif Larson reported that the final plat.design had been submitted
in conformance with preliminary approval requirements. He said .minor corrections were
being made totthe plat.sheet as a result of the plat checking and that upon the posting of
a maintenance bond and paying the plat check fee the plat would be ready for recording. -
He recommended that the City Council approve the final plat of the Brookacres PRD, subject to
MOTION: the completion of the above items. A MOTION WAS MADE BY COUNCILMAN NORDQUIST, SECONDED
BY COUNCILMAN CARNS, TO APPROVE THE FINAL PLAT OF THE BROOKACRES PRO, AS RECOMMENDED BY
THE PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR. MOTION CARRIED.
REVIEW AND COMMENT ON ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT'RE: LYNNWOOD TREATMENT PLANT
Public Works Director Leif Larson introducted John Mellor, an.engineer in his department,
who had prepared the comments submitted to the Council on the Lynnwood 201 Facilities
Environmental Impact Statement. His comments were discussed, and Mayor Harrison said he would
send a letter to the City of Lynnwood regarding those issues.
REPORT FROM COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT RE: STEVE PETERSON COMPLAINT
Community Development Director Joe Wallis reported the circumstances of the complaint.
After investigation, it was Mr. Wallis' conclusion that drywells were not adequate for this
site and that City Codes had not been met. He said he had sent a letter to the builder
stating that before the City could accept the installation of drywells on this property
> it must be provided with engineering data to subs'tdnt-iate;-the-ir use, and that data should
be in the form of an engineering analysis indicating soil is of an open, well -drained,
porous nature that will allow their use. His letter further said that in the event the
drywells are not shown to be satisfactory an alternative.method of disposal of storm
water from the property must be provided that will comply with the requirements of
Ordinance 1714. Mr. Wallis had requested that the necessary data be furnished or the
work accomplished prior to October 31, 1977. Mr. Wallis said there had been a question
between the Building Department and the Engineering Department as to which had inspection
authority, and it had been determined that the Engineering.Department will have the
responsibility from the finished wall outside the building and the Building Department
will have the responsibility from the finished wall inside the building. He said this
matter would be monitored. Councilman Carns expressed a concern that this matter had
to go so far before it was resolved and that the possibility existed that other citizens
had experienced similar problems without getting them resolved. Mr. Wallis said he
shared Councilman Carns' concern, but in this particular case he though it might have
been resolved with a little better communication inasmuch as the complaintant was an -
employee of the City. He said this was in an area where there was undefined responsi-
bility. He said he would be making a recommendation also regarding amendment to
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Section 11.02.030 of the City Code regarding drainage. Public Works Director Leif Larson
added that all the problems will not be solved because the City cannot control landscaping and
property owners can create their own drainage problems by improper landscaping.
There was no further business to come before the Council, and the meeting was adjourned at
8:30 p.m.
IRENE VARNEY MORAN, Cig Clerk H. H. HARRISON, Mayor
October 11, 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 slaute.
PRESENT ABSENT STAFF PRESENT
Harve Harrison, Mayor Max Gellert Joe Wallis, Community Development Director
Ray Gould Noelle Charleson, Assistant City Planner
Phil Clement Jack Weinz, Assistant Fire Chief
John Nordquist Wayne Tanaka, City Attorney
Robert Anderson Jackie Parrett, Deputy City Clerk
Tom Carns
Mike Herb
CONSENT AGENDA
A MOTION WAS MADE BY COUNCILMAN CARNS, SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN CLEMENT, TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA.
MOTION CARRIED. The Consent Agenda contained the following:
(A) Roll call.
(B) Approval of Minutes of October 4, 1977.
(C) Acknowledgment of receipt of Claim for Damages from Thomas C. Partridge in the amount
of $153.57.
COUNCIL
Councilman Gould thanked the Staff for the prompt action taken on 88th Street. He inquired as to
when the valuations would be available for the properties owned by the City. Mayor Harrison
replied that he could not say at this time.
Councilman Gould advised he would be absent from the October 25 meeting.
MAYOR
Mayor Harrison read a letter from Don Westlin in which he tendered his resignation from the
Amenities Design Board, effective this date. Mayor Harrison commented that Mr. Westlin had done
an especially fine job establishing a tone for this Board.
Mayor Harrison had received a memorandum from Fire Chief Jack Cooper recommending that Vehicle #470
(Fire Chief's car) be replaced and stating money was available in his budget for the purchase of
a new unit. Councilman Carns questioned whether it was necessary to supply automobiles for the
'Fire Chief, Police Chief, and Public Works Director. He said possibly it was necessary, but he was
posing the question. He also asked how many of the miles on the Fire Chief's vehicle had been for
emergencies. Assistant Fire Chief Jack Weinz responded that the car is used for other City business,
as well as emergencies. He said most of the 77,000 miles on the car had been for City business,
although not for emergencies. It was his opinion that the Fire Chief does need a car. A MOTION WAS
MADE BY COUNCILMAN HERB TO PLACE ON THE COUNCIL AGENDA DISCUSSION OF THE POSSIBILITY OF REPLACING
THE FIRE CHIEF'S CAR, ALONG WITH A'GENERAL EVALUATION OF HOW THE FIRE DEPARTMENT IS FUNCTIONING.
MOTION FAILED FOR LACK OF A SECOND. A MOTION WAS THEN MADE BY COUNCILMAN NORDQUIST, SECONDED BY
COUNCILMAN GOULD, THAT AT THE OCTOBER 18 COUNCIL MEETING THE FIRE CHIEF BE GIVEN AN OPPORTUNITY
,TO SPEAK ON BEHALF OF REPLACEMENT OF HIS CAR. Councilman Gould qualified his second that it was
with the understanding that the Council be given some indications of what the maintenance needs are.
THE MOTION THEN CARRIED.
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