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There was some further discussion regarding the possibility of this matter arising again. Doris
Garberson asked what weight was carried by a resolution passed the previous evening by the Park
Board was opposed to the sale of the clubhouse. Councilman Gellert responded that would carry a
great deal of weight. After further requests for assurances that this would not come up again,
Councilman Carns stated very strongly that the City Council was not going to sell the clubhouse.
A recess followed this discussion.
Russell Berg, Director of the Senior Center, said they are in need of funds for programming and
services. He said he had asked for $10,500 this year, $3,000 more than last year. Although the
Senior Center had received funds from HUD Block Grants, those funds were all for capital im-
provements and could not be used otherwise. Mr. Berg pointed out how the facility had increased
in physical size. He said there are three full-time staff members, his salary being $800 per month
and the others being less. He said they have to heat much more space, and they need a full-time
janitor. Mayor Harrison said the City has applied for a CETA position to get a janitor for the
Senior Center, but Mr. Berg said it was his understanding that would not be full-time for the
Senior Center. It was explained that it would be, and he was asked iif-hewould prefer to have the
janitor or to have the increase he had requested. He was told that the City of Edmonds could
not be expected to furnish everything and that the Senior Center had been high in priority in
the past as far as support was concerned. Mr. Berg said he would choose to have the janitor.
MOTION: A MOTION WAS THEN MADE BY COUNCILMAN GELLERT, SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN NORDQUIST, THAT AN ADDITIONAL
CETA JANITORIAL EMPLOYEE BE BUDGETED FOR, WITH THE MAIN OBJECTIVE BEING JANITORIAL SERVICES FOR
THE SOUTH COUNTY SENIOR CENTER. MOTION CARRIED.
Councilman Gould expressed the opinion that the budget information was not being distributed to
the citizens well enough. He thought there possibly should be copies available • for those at the public hearing. Finance Director Lila Crosby said many extras were made last year and not used
and 9enerally there are very few citizens at the budget hearing, so fewer copies had been made
this year. She said extras always could be made. It was agreed that there at least should be a
copy in the library.
Regarding the proposed signal at 76th and 224th Sts. which had been discussed at the last regular
Council meeting, Public Works Director Leif Larson said he had verified that the signal was not
needed at this time. Since the modification at that intersection had been made in the fall of 1976
there had been only one accident.
There was no one else in the audience who wished to speak, and the budget hearing was closed. -
MOTION: A MOTION WAS MADE BY COUNCILMAN CARNS, SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN GOULD, THAT THE 1978 BUDGET BE
PLACED ON THE AGENDA OF THE WORK MEETING OF DECEMBER 13, 1977, THAT A WORKSHEET SUMMARY BE
AVAILABLE AT THAT TIME, AND THAT THE AGENDA BE CLOSED. MOTION CARRIED.
Councilman Gould advised he would not be present for the December 27 and January 3 meetings,
and Councilman Gellert advised he would not be present for the Demceber 27 meeting. The meeting
was adjourned at 9:10 p.m.
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IRENE VARNEY MORAN aCity Clerk
December 6,. 1977
HARVE HARRISON, Mayor
• The regular meeting of the Edmonds City Council was called to order at 7:30 p.m. by Councilman
John Nordquist, in the absence of the Mayor and the Mayor Pro tem, in the Council Chambers of
MOTION: the Edmonds Civic Center. All present joined in the flag salute. A MOTION WAS MADE BY COUNCIL-
MAN ANDERSON, SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN CARNS, TO ELECT COUNCILMAN NORDQUIST MAYOR PRO TEM FOR
THIS MEETING. MOTION CARRIED.
PRESENT
John Nordquist, Acting
Mayor Pro tem
Ray Gould
Max Gellert
Tom Carns
Mike Herb
CONSENT AGENDA
ABSENT
STAFF PRESENT
Harve Harrison, Mayor Charles Dibble, M.A.A.
Phil Clement Leif Larson, Public Works Director
Harry Whitcutt, Acting Community Development Director:
Noelle Charleson, Assistant City Planner
Jack Cooper, Fire Chief
Irene Varney Moran, City Clerk
John Wa11'ace„ City Attorney
Wayne Tanaka, City Attorney
Jackie Parrett, Deputy City Clerk
Councilman Anderson
asked that Item (G), Proposed Ordinance
Amending Budget Ordinance 1885,
as amended by Ordinance 1938, Authorizing Certain Transfers
and Appropriations be removed from
the Consent Agenda.
A MOTION WAS MADE BY COUNCILMAN CARNS,
SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN GOULD, TO
APPROVE THE BALANCE
OF THE CONSENT AGENDA. MOTION CARRIED.
After discussion of Item (G),
COUNCILMAN ANDERSON
MOVED, SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN CARNS, THAT ITEM (G) ON THE CONSENT AGENDA
ALSO BE APPROVED. MOTION CARRIED. The Consent Agenda contained the following:
(A) Roll call.
(B) Approval of Minutes of November 29, 1977.
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MOTION:
MOTION:
MOTION:
(C) Authorization for Mayor to sign 1977 HUD Block Grant Interlocal Agreement - Senior
Center Improvements.
(D) Acceptance of Quitclaim Deed from Nasbys, Grangers, and Beckers (S-52-77).
(E) Authorization to call for bids on 1978 heating oil requirements; bid opening date:
December 22, 1977.
(F) Adoption of Ordinance 1961, amending Taxicab Ordinance 1955 to make fees effective
January 1, 1978.
(G) Adoption of Ordinance 1962, amending Budget Ordinance 1885 (as amended by Ordinance
1938), authorizing certain transfers and appropriations.
COUNCIL
Councilman Carns said he had just returned from a National League of Cities convention where he
had served on the Human Resources Committee, and in discussions with representatives from,other
cities he had become very aware of how fine a quality of life the City of Edmonds enjoys. He
said he had met with the Director of the HUD Block Grant Program and had received no encourage-
ment for the City of Edmonds.
Councilman Gellert submitted,a letter of resignation from the Edmonds Ci.ty Council, effective
December 31, 1977. He said he was resigning 12 weeks before the expiration of his term because
he did not wish to file again under the'Public Disclosure Law - RCW 47.17.240, which would be a
major task for him. •
MAYOR
Mayor Pro tem Nordquist read a memorandum from Mayor Harrison in which he recommended appointment
of Floyd E. Smith to the position of the Planning Commission to be vacated by Larry Naughten
January 1, 1978, and reappointment of Rosemary Wells to a full term on the Library Board.
A MOTION WAS MADE BY COUNCILMAN HERB, SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN ANDERSON, TO CONFIRM THE MAYOR'S
APPOINTMENT OF FLOYD E. SMITH TO POSITION 4 ON THE PLANNING COMMISSION, EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1, 1978,
TERM TO EXPIRED OCTOBER 9, 1981. MOTION CARRIED. A MOTION WAS MADE BY COUNCILMAN GELLERT,
SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN GOULD, TO CONFIRM THE MAYOR'S REAPPOINTMENT OF ROSEMARY WELLS TO POSITION 4
ON THE LIBRARY BOARD. TERM TO EXPIRE DECEMBER 31, 1982. MOTION CARRIED.
Mayor Pro tem Nordquist announced that M.A.A. Dibble had requested a short Executive Session
following this evening's meeting to discuss a personnel matter.
APPROVAL OF PRELIMINARY PLAT - "ESPELAND ESTATES"
Assistant City Planner Noelle Charleson said this was a proposed seven -lot subdivision located
in Shell Valley. The Planning Commission had approved it on Novembe r.9, 1977. She showed the
location on a vicinity map, noting that access would be from Shell Valley Road. The zoning
is RS-8 and it is surrounded by RS-'8,zoning. There is an existing house on Lot 6 with accesses
from 88th P1.•W., but all the otherl'ots will access from Shell Valley Road. The applicant
had been requested to indicate specific building pads for Lots 1, 4, 5, and 7 in order to avoid
cutting into the tree lines on those lots. All of the houses will be located as close to the
cul-de-sac as possible, where the land is the most level. The site encompasses approximately
2.74 acres and Ms. Charleson showed slides of the property which reflected an abundance of well -
established trees. She said most trees on the site will be saved and the proposal met all
planning requirements. She said the Planning Department had determined that there would be
no significant adverse environmental impact from the development. Publ.i.c Works Director Leif
Larson said the requirements for road development will be similar to those in the Shell Valley
development. There will be a requirement for a walkway/bicycle path, the bicycle path being
a requirement on the Policy Plan. The street lights -will conform with those in Shell Park.
The storm sewer lines and sewer lines have already be installed and this development will be
required to connect to those. There will be a requirement for a 6" water line. There was
some discussion regarding the street name, the question arising as to whether there might be
some confusion because the already existing street in Shell Park is designated as Shell
Valley Road. It was explained that Shell Valley Road eventually will run out of Shell Park,
past this development and eventually go out at Main St. The Staff did agree that there might
be some confusion and that possibly redesignation of the streets should be considered. Council-
man Herb questioned whether the necessity of an environmental impact statement was being dis-
missed rout:ine1,,,,, and Ms. Charleson responded that a checklist is completed in each case but
that she does not review it for the Council because of the length and detail involved. She
explained,_�'how the analysis is performed in determining whether there is a significant adverse
impact. City Attorney John Wallace added that when going over the checklist it is done from the
negative standpoint, that is, they do not look for the good points but for the bad points. The
public portion of the hearing was then opened, no one wished to speak, and the public portion
was closed. COUNCILMAN ANDERSON MOVED, SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN CARNS, THAT THE PRELIMINARY
PLAT OF "ESPELAND ESTATES" BE APPROVED, SUBJECT TO ALL PLANNING AND ENGINEERING REQUIREMENTS.
MOTION CARRIED.
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1'-;'.�APPROVAL ':OF"P.RELIMINARY PLAT.':'_- "TALBOT -GLEN"
sAssiatant City,,Pl,anner Noel,le Charleson::indicated this was a;1:6=1ot.plat.!. 3She,=§howed1the"loca-
tion on a vicinity map and noted that the proposed street will be 173rd S.W. and will not connect
to 174th St. S.W. as proposed at one time, but will dead-end. The zoning -;is RS-12. Two pieces
of propoerty that were owned separately were included in the proposal as one project. There had
been an access dispute, but that was resolved. There are two streams on the property which will
remain. Ms. Charleson pointed out the trees which would be preserved, and noted that Lot 16
will be reserved for future development, not having access -,.at this time. She showed slides
of the site, noting that most of the property is relatively flat. She said there are some
existing structures which will be removed. Ms. Charleson said the street right-of-way would
be 50' wide with 32' wide paving and 5' wide sidewalk. Her recommendations to the .Planning
Commission had been that the building pad on Lot 9 be altered so the existing stream would not
be disturbed and that a modification be granted on the rear yard setback for the existing garage
on Lot 15. She recommended approval of the plat. Public Works Director Leif Larson noted that
connection to the existing sewer system would be required, the required water mains must be
provided, and drainage in.accordance with the Drainage Ordinance would be required. He said
there is some sort of drainage on the north piece of property but the feasibili.ty of using
it will be subject to final engineering. Ms. Charleson said a statutory warranty deed had been
received this evening regarding the purchase of the easement that resolved the access dispute.
The public portion of the hearing was opened, no one wished to speak, and the public portion
was closed.
Councilman Gellert felt that this was a fairly well designed plat but that the paving was too
wide for the present concept. He said 32' wide paving should accommodate 500 cars a day, and
this was, at most, 16 houses. He thought the paving should be the minimum requi.red, which is
28', and that 24' actually would be adequate. Mr. Larson pointed out that on Laurel Way when
28' paving was going to be used the people came out when the forms were being put in and demanded
that the street be wider. He noted that there were two views on the paving width. He also noted
that standards change as times change. Councilman Gellert then suggested that if a 28' minimum
MOTION: were specified it could be left up to the developer. COUNCILMAN GELLERT THEN MOVED, SECONDED
BY COUNCILMAN CARNS, THAT THE PRELIMINARY PLAT OF "TALBOT GLEN" BE APPROVED, SUBJECT TO ALL
ENGINEERING AND PLANNING REQUIREMENTS AND WITH -;THE PAVED WIDTH OF THE ACCESS STREET (173RD.
S.W.) TO BE NO LESS THAN 28' AND NO MORE THAN THE STANDARD, AND THE PAVED STREET WIDTH OF THE
STREET TO THE NORTH TO BE NO LESS THAN 20" AND NO MORE THAN THE STANDARD' FURTHER, THAT THE
BUILDING PAD ON LOT 9 SHOULD BE MODIFIED SO THE EXISTING STREAM WILL NOT BE DISTURBED, AND THAT
A MODIFICATION BE GRANTED ON THE REAR YARD SETBACK FOR LOT 15 FOR THE EXISTIN GARAGE. MOTION
CARRIED.
REPORT ON BIDS FOR 1978 STREET SWEEPING
Public Works Director Leif Larson had reported by memorandum on the Street Sweeping Bids. Only
one bid had been submitted, by Ernie's Eductor Service, and the Edmonds portion of the bid
was over the proposed 1978 budgeted amount. The bidder had increased his prices by approxi-
mately 11%, so Mr. Larson recommended that the bid be rejected to allow the Cities of Lynnwood
and Edmonds to determine other alternatives to keep in'sline with 1978 budgeted funding.
MOTION: A MOTION WAS MADE BY COUNCILMAN CARNS, SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN ANDERSON,. TO REJECT THE BID FOR
1978 STREET SWEEPING.AND GO BACK TO BIDDING. MOT.ION:CARRIED.
AUTOMATIC RESPONSE AGREEMENT`_WITH�:SNOHOMISH COUNTY FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT 1
Fire i ChTefe Jack,YCooperi,repo'rteds::that, the:.,commiss tone r.s,-had,:mete.and °approved:lthe,:proposed.mutual
automati.c,:response,=agreement-'between the City of Edmonds and Fire District 1. He felt it was
a workable agreement. Chief Drager of Fire District l and Fire Commissioner Jeff Butcher were
•, in the audience. The response as indicated in the agreement would be automatic, and Chief
Cooper's opinion was that the agreement should reinforce the City's application for regrading.
MOTION: COUNCILMAN GELLER MOVED, SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN ANDERSON, THAT THE MAYOR BE AUTHORIZED TO
EXECUTE THE MUTUAL AUTOMATIC RESPONSE AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE SNOHOMISH COUNTY FIRE PROTECTION
DISTRICT 1 AND THE CITY OF EDMONDS AND, FURTHER, THAT THE MAYOR BE INSTRUCTED TO SEND A LETTER
TO FIRE CHIEF DRAGER AND THE COMMISSIONERS OF FIRE DISTRICT 1 EXPRESSING THE CITY'S THANKS
FOR THE COOPERATION RECEIVED. MOTION CARRIED.
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PROPOSED ORDINANCE INCREASING WATER RATES AS OF JANUARY 1, 1.978
Public Works Director Leif Larson stated this proposal would increase the basic rate from
40¢ to 48¢ per hundred cubic feet in excess of 500 cubic feet. This had been discussed at
length at the November 1 meeting.. He recommended adoption of the ordinance. The public hearing
MOTION: was opened, no one wished to speak, and the public hearing was closed. A MOTION WAS MADE BY
COUNCILMAN CARNS, SECONDED.:BY COUNCILMAN GOULD, TO ADOPT ORDINANCE 1963 INCREASING WATER RATES
AS OF JANUARY 1, 1978. MOTION CARRIED.
There was no further business to come before the Council and the meeting adjourned to Executive
Session at 8:50 p.m.
IRENE VARNEY MORAN, ity Clerk
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HARVE H. HARRISON, Mayor
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