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19771213 City Council Minutes156 0 December 13, 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 STAFF PRESENT Harve Harrison, Mayor Charles Dibble, M.A.A. Ray Gould Leif Larson, Public Works Director Phil Clement Harry Whitcutt, Acting Community Development Director Max Gellert Noelle Charleson, Assistant City Planner John Nordquist Lila Crosby, Finance Director Robert Anderson Irene Varney Moran, City Clerk Tom Carns Marlo Foster, Police Chief:.. Mike Herb Jack Cooper, Fire Chief Jim Murphy, City Attorney Wayne Tanaka, City Attorney Jackie Parrett, Deputy City Clerk CONSENT AGENDA A MOTION WAS MADE BY COUNCILMAN CARNS, SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN GOULD, TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA. MOTION CARRIED. The Consent Agenda contained the following: (A) Roll call. (B) Approval of Minutes of December 6, 1977. • COUNCIL Councilman Anderson inquired as to the delay in opening the two additional ramps at Highway 99 and SR 104, noting that they have appeared to be completed for several weeks but are still closed off by safety barriers. Public Works Director Leif Larson responded that he would inventigate and re- port on the matter. Councilman Gellert inquired as to how the matter of the firefighters' magazine had been resolved, as indicated on the extended agenda. Mayor Harrison responded that each volunteer firefighter will receive a copy and two copies will go to each fire station, and he no longer would receive a copy. MAYOR Mayor Harrison asked for the Council's confirmation of several appointments he wished to make. A.MOTION WAS MADE BY COUNCILMAN CARNS, SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN ANDERSON, TO CONFIRM THE MAYOR'S REAPPOINTMENT OF LYLE DRUEGER TO POSITION 4 ON THE EDMONDS ARTS COMMISSION, TERM TO EXPIRE DECEMBER 31, 1981. MOTION CARRIED. A MOTION WAS MADE BY COUNCILMAN ANDERSON, SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN GELLERT, TO CONFIRM THE APPOINTMENT OF ANN GINSBERG TO POSITION 5 ON THE EDMONDS ARTS COMMISSION, TERM TO EXPIRE DECEMBER 31, 1981. MOTION CARRIED. A MOTION WAS MADE BY COUNCILMAN CARNS, SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN GOULD, TO CONFIRM THE MAYOR'S APPOINTMENT OF HAROLD HATZENBUHLER TO FILL THE UNEXPIRED TERM OF POSITION 7 ON THE BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT, TERM TO EXPIRE DECEMBER 311 1979. MOTION CARRIED. Mayor Harrison announced that the deadline for 1978 Block Grant proposals had been changed from January 20 to December 30, so he asked that the Council review and comment this evening on propo- sals the City might wish to make. Assistant City Planner Noelle Charleson reviewed several suggested proposals and asked that the Council indicate which of these, or any the Council may suggest, the • Staff should pursue. She stressed that HUD would not give favorable consideration to any project that would not primarily benefit low and moderate income persons. The proposals offered to the Council for consideration were: (1) Transportation for the Senior Center, involving purchase or lease of a bus or van to transport. South County Seniors to the Center; (2) Meals on Wheels, providing delivery of hot lunches to low and moderate income,senior citizens who are not able to leave their homes; (3) Sidewalk between Senior Center and Main St., providing access to the Senior Center without having to walk across the railroad tracks near the railroad station; (4) Senior Center Recreation Program providing a recreation.specialist to give various recreation or fitness classes at the Senior Center; and (5) Edmonds Multi -Purpose Center, providing purchase of the Edmonds Elementary School for a multi -purpose center and programming it primarily for the needs of handicapped, under- priviledged, or low and moderate income persons. In addition to these, Councilman Carns called attention to a request from the Task Force studing the proposed Paramedic-. Program for Southwest Snohomish County, in which it asks for local government co-sponsorship of a Community Development Block Grant Application for funding a 21-month start-up period for the paramedic program. He suggested the City of".:Edmonds go along with the other local governments on this application, and he noted that the City of Lynnwood has passed a resolution authorizing such co-sponsorship on the part of that City. He had submitted a copy of that resolution for consideration by the Council. The various proposals were discussed. Lou O'Neill, Nutrition Director from the Senior Services of Snohomish County, answered questions regarding the Meals on Wheels project. A comment was made that people could become dependent on this program and then it might be cut off when HUD funds were no longer available. Ms: O'Neill responded that individuals generally do not stay on the program longer than a year, for various -reasons. Another comment was that it appeared the City was reach- ing for a program, finding it difficult to substantiate a real need, but it was noted that the City should stay in the program in order to support the rest of Snohomish County, some parts of which do have a very real need. After discussion, A MOTION WAS MADE BY COUNCILMAN GELLERT, SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN CARNS, THAT THE PROPOSAL RESOLUTION SUPPORTING AND CO -SPONSORING AN APPLICATION FOR FUNDS FOR THE SOUTHWEST SNOHOMISH COUNTY PARAMEDIC PROGRAM BE PLACED ON THE DECEMBER 20 CONSENT AGENDA. MOTION CARRIED. A MOTION WAS THEN MADE BY COUNCILMAN GOULD, SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN GELLERT, THAT THE MEALS:ON':'WHEEL'S,'P.ROPOSAL BE GIVEN HIGH PRIORITY. MOTION CARRIED. A MOTION WAS THEN MADE • • i December 13, 1977 157 1 1 • 1 • 1 1 BY COUNCILMAN CARNS, SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN HERB, THAT THE ASSISTANT CITY PLANNER LOOK INTO THE POSSIBILITY OF FUNDING SOME OF THE PURCHASE PRICE OF THE EDMONDS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL WITH HUD BLOCK GRANT FUNDS. Councilman Gellert cautioned that restrictions must not be put on the use of the school. THE MOTION THEN CARRIED. DISCUSSION ON LID'S FOR STREET IMPROVEMENTS Public Works Director Leif Larson had distributed information sheets showing cost ranges of various types of street improvements. He reviewed the various methods of assessment and noted that a pre- cise determination of benefit to one parcel in an assessment district is not possible. He felt that each improvement needs to be analyzed individually to determine the best assessment method to be used. His recommendation was that before bringing a project to the Council the Staff should prepare a study and consult with the property owners to determine the most equitable method of assessment. He felt that each project should be evaluated on its own merits. It was noted that LID requests had not been coming in from citizens, mainly because of the undergrounding require- ment, and it was questioned whether undergrounding should always be required. Comments were.made that determination should be made on a case -by -case basis except in new developments, and that when street funds were going to be available they should only be available for complete improvements, including undergrounding. It was suggested that the policy remain to encourage full development, including undergrounding, but that the Staff be given more discretion to evaluate necessary re - MOTION: quirements on a case -by -case basis. COUNCILMAN CLEMENT THEN MOVED, SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN CARNS, THAT AT THE WORK MEETING OF JANUARY 10 THE COUNCIL REVIEW A PROPOSED RESOLUTION OF POLICY, TO BE PRESENTED BY THE STAFF, THAT WILL EXPRESS A POLICY ALLOWING LID'S FOR LOCAL STREET IMPROVEMENTS THAT ENCOMPASS OVERLAYS AND MINIMUM BASE PREPARATION UP TO.26' IN WIDTH AND REQUIRE COMPLETE IMPROVEMENT WHENEVER ANY DRAINAGE IS GOING TO BE ADDED TO THE LID, AND THAT THAT RESOLU- TION BE EXAMINED BY THE COUNCIL AT THE JANUARY 10 MEETING AND BE SCHEDULED FOR PUBLIC HEARING ON FEBRUARY 7. After some discussion, COUNCILMAN CLEMENT AMENDED HIS MOTION TO INCLUDE THAT THE RESOLUTION SHALL CONTAIN A STATEMENT TO THE EFFECT THAT IN THE CASES OF FULL DEVELOPMENT THE CITY WILL PART+ICIPATE IN ALLEVIATING THE COSTS. COUNCILMAN CARNS SECONDED THE AMENDMENT. THE AMENDMENT TO THE MAIN MOTION CARRIED. THE MAIN MOTION THEN CARRIED. Before going on the next item, Mayor Harrison requested an Executive Session following this meeting regarding union negotiations and property announcment. 1978 ROUT The Council reviewed the December 2 Budget Summary and a memorandum from the Finance Director indicating that the General Fund will require an additional $21,500 because of full medical coverage for employees. It was noted that the revenue from the water utility tax was based on the current water rates, rather than the increased rates going into effect January 1. MOTION: A MOTION WAS MADE BY COUNCILMAN GELLERT, SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN CARNS, THAT THE CITY ATTORNEY BE INSTRUCTED TO DRAFT A BALANCED BUDGET ORDINANCE REFLECTING A CHANGE IN THE BUDGET OUTLINE TO -INCREASE THE REVENUE BY $3,200 THROUGH THE INCREASE IN THE WATER UTILITY TAX, WHICH IS INCREASED BECAUSE OF THE WATER RATE INCREASE, AND THAT THE SUMMARY EXPENDITURES INDICATED IN THE DECEMBER 2 BUDGET SUMMARY BE INCREASED BY $21,500 OF WHICH $18,346 IS TO COME FROM THE SURPLUS THAT WAS IN THE BUDGET AND THE BALANCE FROM THE INCREASED REVENUES. MOTION CARRIED. There was no further business to come before the Council,,and the meeting adjourned to Executive Session at 9:15 p.m. IRENE VARNEY MORAN, Vty Clerk December 20, 1977 r HARVE H. HARRISON, Mayor 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 STAFF PRESENT Harve Harrison, Mayor Charles Dibble, M.A.A. Ray Gould Leif Larson, Public Works Director Phil Clement John LaTourelle, Community Development Director Max Gellert Lila Crosby, Finance Director John Nordquist Irene Varney Moran, City Clerk Robert Anderson Marlo Foster, Police Chief Tom Carns Jack Cooper, Fire Chief Mike Herb Noelle Charleson, Assistant City Planner Rod Garretson, Park Planning & Recreation Dir. John Wallace, City Attorney Wayne Tanaka, City Attorney Jackie Parrett, Deputy City Clerk Mayor Harrison asked that the Council pass Resolution 386, commending Max Gellert for his MOTION: service as a member of the Edmonds City Council. COUNCILMAN NORDQUIST MOVED, SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN_CARNS, TO PASS RESOLUTION 386, COMMENDING MAX GELLERT FOR.HIS SERVICE AS A MEMBER OF THE EDMONDS CITY COUNCIL. MOTION CARRIED. Councilman Gellert was presented a framed copy MOTION: of the resolution. A MOTION WAS THEN MADE BY COUNCILMAN NORDQUIST, SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN GOULD, TO PASS RESOLUTION 387, COMMENDING ROBERT A. ANDERSON FOR HIS SERVICE AS A MEMBER OF a n U