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19780725 City Council Minutes250 July 18, 1978 - continued indicated that most of the matters could be provided after further Staff and legal review, should the Council,wish to approve the proposed agreement in concept for subsequent redrafting and execution. 'MOTION:. COUNCILMAN HERB MOVED, SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN CARNS, TO APPROVE THE CONCEPT OF ENTERING INTO AN INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT FOR FUNDING OF THE PACC CULTURAL ARTS AND CONVENTION CENTER AND TO AUTHORIZE THE MAYOR TO SIGN IT AFTER IT IS APPROVED BY THE STAFF, INCLUDING THE CITY ATTORNEY. MOTION CARRIED. DISCUSSION OF DEDICATION OF PARK LANDS OR IN -LIEU FEES Community Development Director John LaTourelle had submitted an analysis of the program of park land dedication and the option of equivalent payment. He said the concept is relatively new in the State of Washington, although Oregon and California have implemented it. He said the principle is similar to the recently established In -Lieu Parking Fee which provides that if the developer is unable to provide the required parking space he is required to pay into a fund which will be used by the City to provide the space. He noted that the usual practice is to place such park land dedication requirements upon construction or platting of dwelling units, including mobile home sites, and the fee is usually collected upon issuance of the building permit. Lands offered by developers are subject to approval by some appropriate body such as the Council or Planning Commission, and criteria for suitability of land is based on topography, size, need of parks in that area, etc. Mr. LaTourelle felt that because of the tightness of funds and the problem of getting money to obtain open space, the institution of such a program would be very beneficial. Councilman Herb suggested that the Planning Commission should be knowledgeable about this and should be asked for MOTION: input. COUNCILMAN CARNS MOVED, SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN NAUGHTEN, THAT THE CITY ATTORNEY BE, INSTRUCTED TO DRAFT AN ORDINANCE INCORPORATING IN -LIEU FEES FOR PARK LANDS AND THAT THE AMOUNT OF THE FEE BE LEFT BLANK AND IT WILL BE DISCUSSED AT A PUBLIC HEARING ON AUGUST 22, 1978. Councilman Herb said he would vote against the motion because he would like input from the Planning Commission. -Councilman Clement described this as a "latecomer's" fee, a way of "keeping people out of the club." He said the Council had been hearing testimony about the difficulty in finding housing in Edmonds at reasonable prices and this would only add to that problem. He felt this would just be finding a politically expedient way to get funds the Council wants. Councilman Gould, however, favored this kind of concept because some of the goals in the Policy Plan that are important would be implemented and he did not see another way that was better to do so. For that reason he said he favored it, but he did not know what the fee should be. Mayor Harriosn commented that the people who have .vacant land have been paying taxes that have gone into the acquisition of park lands, and he said he could justify in his mind subjecting multiple dwellings to such a fee, but he found it difficult Amendment to justify such a fee on single family lots. COUNCILMAN HERB MOVED, SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN NORDQUIST, (failed) TO AMEND THE MOTION THAT THIS MATTER BE PROCESSED THROUGH THE PLANNING COMMISSION. Councilman Carns felt the motion to amend was out of order because.it drastically changed the main motion. Mayor Harrison ruled that the point of order was not well founded. Mr. LaTourelle said the matter could go onto the first Planning Commission agenda in August if that was desired. Councilman Carns stated that this was not a Planning Commission matter and it would only cause a delay. Councilman Naughten felt this would not be an unreasonable tax and he noted that people coming to Edmonds expect amenities. A ROLL CALL VOTE WAS TAKEN ON THE MOTION TO AMEND, WITH COUNCIL MEMBERS HERB, ALLEN, AND NORDQUIST VOTING YES, AND WITH COMUNCIL MEMBERS CLEMENT, GOULD, CARNS, AND NAUGHTEN VOTING NO. MOTION TO AMEND FAILED. THE MAIN MOTION THEN CARRIED, WITH COUNCILMAN CLEMENT VOTING NO. SIX -YEAR CONSTRUCTION PROGRAM - ROAD IMPROVEMENTS Acting Public Works Director Fred Herzberg said four basic systems would be covered in the six -year transportation improvement program: traffic signalization, full improvements, overlays/maintenance, and bicycle paths. He said they were asking for a 44 million dollar program of which 4 million dollars would be State and Federal money. Councilman Nordquist noted that there are no bicycle paths in the Lake Ballinger area and he thought a good one would be on the old interurban tracks which run from Everett to Seattle. There was general agreement that that would make a good bicycle MOTION: path. COUNCILMAN GOULD MOVED., SECONDED BY COUNCILWOMAN ALLEN, THAT A BICYCLE PATH ON THE OLD INTERURBAN TRACKS BE INCLUDED ON THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN. MOTION CARRIED. Councilman Nordquist also noted that the signal indicated at 6th and Main St. is not critical any longer because of the MOTION: change in the fire station. COUNCILMAN NORDQUIST MOVED, SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN CARNS, THAT THE .SIGNAL AT 6TH AND MAIN ST. BE REMOVED FROM THE TRANSPORTION IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM. MOTION CARRIED. MOTION: COUNCILMAN NOREQUIST THEN MOVED, SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN CARNS, TO PASS RESOLUTION 410, ADOPTING THE SIX -YEAR TRANSPORTATION PROGRAM, WITH AMENDMENTS MADE THIS EVENING. MOTION'CARRIED. There was no further business to come before the Council, and the meeting adjourned to Executive Session at 9:25 p.m. jtzm 1i A, IRENE VARNEY MORAN, ity Clerk July 25, 1978 HAIZVf 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. Mike Herb John LaTourelle, Community Development Director Phil Clement Fred Herzberg, Acting Public Works Director Katherine Allen Irene Varney Moran, City Clerk John Nordquist Lila Crosby, Administrative Services Director Ray Gould Noelle Charleson, Assistant City Planner Tom Carns Art Housler, Finance Director Larry Naughten Jim Murphy, City Attorney Jackie Parrett, Deputy City Clerk 1 Fj • 1 • 1 1 CJ a 2 5) • July 25, 1978.- continued CONSENT AGENDA MOTION: COUNCILMAN CARNS MOVED, SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN NAUGHTEN, TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA WITH THE EXCEPTION OF ITEM (E). MOTION CARRIED. Those items.approved included the following: (A) Roll call. (B) Approval of Minutes of July 18, 1978. (C) Acceptance of Quit Claim Deed in conjunction with short subdivison (Preston - File SS-12-78). (D) Setting date of August 1, 1978 for hearing of P.C. Resolution 596, recommending denial of proposed amendment.to Zoning Code re In -Lieu Parking Requirement in downtown business area. (File ZO-5-78) (F) Acknowledgment of receipt of Petition for Right -of -Way Vacation on 84th, south of 202nd, and referral to Planning Commission. ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF RECEIPT OF PETITION FOR LID ON BELL ST., WEST OF OLYMPIC AVE., AND SETTING DATE FOR HEARING [Item (E) on Consent Agenda] The Staff originally had suggested a hearing date of August 22, 1978 but the preparation of a Resolution of Intention was inadvertently overlooked. The Staff now asked that the City Attorney be directed to prepare a Resolution of Intention with a suggested hearing date of September 5, 1978. MOTION: COUNCILMAN CLEMENT MOVED, SECONDED BY COUNCILWOMAN ALLEN, THAT THE CITY ATTORNEY BE DIRECTED TO PREPARE A RESOLUTION OF INTENTION SETTING A HEARING DATE OF SEPTEMBER 5, 1978 FOR THE PROPOSED LID FOR IMPROVEMENTS TO BELL ST., AND THAT THE COUNCIL ACKNOWLEDGE RECEIPT OF THE PETITION FOR AN LID. MOTION CARRIED. • COUNCIL Councilwoman Allen noted that there was only one item scheduled for the Work Meeting of August 8. MOTION: COUNCILWOMAN ALLEN THEN MOVED, SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN NORDQUIST, TO CANCEL THE AUGUST 8, 1978 WORK MEETING AND PLACE THE ITEM SCHEDULED FOR.DISCUSSION THAT EVENING ON THE AUGUST 15, 1978 COUNCIL AGENDA. MOTION CARRIED, WITH COUNCILMEN CARNS AND GOULD VOTING NO. Councilman Nordquist had requested a report regarding Police Department staffing which had not been submitted. M.A.A. Charles Dibble explained that Police Chief Marlo Foster is on vacation and he wished to consult with him before preparing the report. The report will be submitted August 15. AUDIENCE Floyd E. Smith, President of the "Edmonds Chamber of Commerce, announced that the Chamber is having an "Edmonds at the -Dome" day on August 11 for a Mariners'. game and he urged attendance. Rachel Bell of 1064 Beach Place then announced a salmon dinner 'at the South County Senior Center on August 29. Mayor Harrison announced that the Planning Department will lose two CETA Planning Technicians on July 31 and'the possibility of further CETA funding had been explored without success. Because of steadily increasing workload on the Planning Department they were requesting that a new City -funded Planner position be created and that sufficient.funds.for this purpose be transferred from an excess in the general insurance budget. Community Development Director John LaTourelle had prepared a detailed justification for the request. COUNCILMAN NORDQUIST'MOVED, SECONDED -BY COUNCILWOMAN MOTION: ALLEN, THAT ONE PERMANENT EMPLOYEE POSITION FOR THE PLANNING DEPARTMENT BE FUNDED. MOTION CARRIED. The necessary documents will be on next week's Consent Agenda. HEARING ON PROPOSED ORDINANCE TO AUTHORIZE CONDEMNATION PROCEEDINGS TO ACQUIRE EDMONDS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL SITE • Mayor Harrison announced that this would be an informal hearing inasmuch as a formal hearing is not .required by-law. He opened it to the public. Floyd E. Smith of 814 Dayton spoke in support.of the condemnation proceedings. He felt the City should become:the,"owner.of that property in spite of any taxes which may be necessary to purchase it.. He.s'aid the playfield''6h.the'east side of the school is used almost every day,,summer and winter, and it is the last open space i'n the downtown area. Desa Gese, First Vice President of the Arts Festival, reiterated that organization's support and its recent offer of assistance in purchasing the school. Shirley,Betham,.Chairman of the Library Board, said the Library Board will help in any way possible to support this. Laura Hall of 1140 Edmonds St. asked for a backup measure for acquisition if the City should lose the suit. Marie King of 715 Laurel felt acquisition of this site was necessary for the younger people of Edmonds. She cited several properties which the City had. been unable to acquire and felt this one was.the most vital. The public hearing was then closed. COUNCILMAN CARNS THEN MOVED, SECONDED BY COUNCIL- MAN NORDQUIST, TO PLACE ON THE AUGUST 1 AGENDA A.PROPOSED ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING CONDEMNATION PRO- MOTION: CEEDINGS TO ACQUIRE THE EDMONDS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. Councilman Carns said the City had tried for .over a year to negotiate to buy the property but School Board had not negotiated in good faith. He -said they have had appraisals previous to the current one for much lower amounts. Further, he noted that when this property was acquired by the School District that District consisted only of the downtown Edmonds area, that it was bought and paid for by the citizens of downtown Edmonds. He felt the proposed condemnation proceedings were now the only way to resolve the conflict between the City and School Board. Councilman Clement asked if financing would have to be stated, -and City Attorney Jim Murphy advised it should be by the time the trial commences. Councilman Gould felt this -was the proper action and that this would be a good way to determine the,value of the property. Councilwoman Allen stated that, having served on the School Board that put this piece of property on the market, and due to the Appearance of Fairness Doctrine, she would abstain from voting on this issue. THE MOTION THEN CARRIED, WITH COUNCILWOMAN ALLEN ABSTAINING. • 252 July 25*,:* 197.8. continued • HEARING ON PRO "PARKSIDE WEST" (PRD-2-78) Assistant City Planner Noelle Charleson explained the Planned Residential Development concept and showed the location of this site which is at the north end of Edmonds in the Meadowdale area. Zoning is RS-20. East of the property is 68th Ave., and west of the property is North Meadowdale Road. The proposal this evening was for Phase II, Phase I having been approved previously. Ms. Charleson explained that Phase II encompasses all of Phase I plus some additional property which had been acquired since the approval of Phase I and that if Phase II should be denied the developers still had the approval of Phase I and could go forward with that. There are three flat knolls on the site where the homes will be constructed and.the rest of the site is quite steep. A walkway will be required on the west,side of 68th. Ms. Charleson showed slides of the site, noting that Phase II will add 13 units on the north knoll,,Phase I having been approved for 10 units on the south knoll and 6 units on the middle knoll. She pointed out that this development will meet several policies in the Policy Plan, including that of maintaining a large area of open space. Over 80% of the property will be maintained in open space. The number of units that could be allowed for this property is 36, while 29 are proposed. Access to the homes on the third knoll will: be by private road off of 68th. Parking spaces for four cars will be pro- vided for each unit and there will be some parking provided on the street. Fire hydrants will be required at the entrance to each development and sewer connection will be to the Lynnwood sewer system. Ms. Charleson indicated an alternative development could be to cluster units off* North Meadowdale Rd. or to do a full subdivision, but that would take down more trees and create more impervious services. She said a substantial analysis of soils had been made and the Engineering Department felt there was no problem from drainage or runoff. There has been no danger of slip- page here as has been experienced in the Laebugten Wharf area. The Planning Department had made a determination that there would be no signi'fi:cant adverse environmental impacts from the proposed development, and the major impact would be the increase in traffic on 68th. The Planning Department recommended approval, feeling.this was the best plan for this property. The public portion of the • hearing was opened. David Kinderfather, architect for the proposal, pointed out that 142 of the 16z acres would be retained in open space, the stream will be retained, and the residences will be designed to fit the topography. He described the underground water retention facility and noted that the result will be less hard surfaces and concentrated runoff than in a conventional development. He said the environmental assessment indicated less than a 5% increase in the traffic impact. He expected this type of development would have appeal for the "empty nester" family or for the young professionals. He pointed out some flat spaces that could be used .for play areas, if necessary, but did not expect there to be many children i n .thi's� kind -of-,a development. He said he had made a special effort'.to retain the trees. Jack Linge of 6970 160th S.W. spoke against the proposal, feeling i.t would set a precedent of clustered homes in the area and that at some future time the rest of the site will be rezoned to construct more homes. He also felt notification of the hearings had not been adequate, that adequate fire protection could not be given the site, and that the property was needed for an LID for sewers in the area. He felt this development would devalue his own home also. Jerry Steele of 15720 68th W. also spoke against the proposal. George Poden of 15901 86th W. was con- cerned about future development of this area. He considered this proposal to be one of multiple family residences and felt it should fall under the moratorium. He challenged the lack of an environmental impact statement. Christine Steele of 15720 68th W. spoke against the proposal as did Mrs. Jack Linge of 6970 160th S.W. who said there was not enough parking provided and that the best stands of trees were on the knolls where the construction would be accomplished. She objected to the alternative plan which had been presented to the Planning Commission and said the traffic is already bad in the area without these additional homes. A resident of the Lund's Gulch area discussed the eroding of the land because of development in her area. She said the engineers had said it was all right to build there at the time the homes were built but they now say houses never should have been built there. Greg Harrison of 6729 160th P1. S.W. was concerned about the character of the dwellings and about fire protection. He did not believe emergency vehicles could get into the development with all of the cars and recreational vehicles that probably would be parked there. • Neither did he believe a walkway.could be constructed where indicated on 68th. Rose Stewart of 6722 1626d S.W., Lynnwood, asked if there had been a change in ownership of the property involved. There had been, but City Attorney Jim Murphy stated that was not relevant. Donald Kauffman of 68th/163rd said ravines going all the way to the street would prevent construction of a walkway on 68th. The public.hearing was then closed. Councilman Carns was of the opinion that this development would be deleterious to the neighborhood and that the neighborhood should continue to be of single family dwellings. He objected to the units not having yards and he felt the open space would not be beneficial to the owners of the units. COUNCILMAN CARNS THEN MOVED TO DENY PRD-2-78 IN THE INTEREST OF THE PUBLIC WELFARE. COUNCILMAN GOULD MOTION: SECONDED THE MOTION FOR DISCUSSION. Councilman Clement felt that if the plan were amended it could be proper. He liked the idea of clustered housing. His objections dealt with the need for sewers on the lower part of that property and he suggested there be a requirement for a waiver of protest rights for sewer LIDs in that area. City Attorney Jim Murphy said there could be a condition that the owners would have to participate in the LID even though they were attached to Lynnwood. Council- man Clement also thought the overall density of Phase II was too high. He felt the third knoll should have no more than 10 units. He also suggested that the open space covenant require that all owners must unanimously petition the City Council before the Council could ever hear any changes in regard to development of the open space. Councilman Herb said he was against the motion because this property is a beautiful piece of land and the proposal, would preserve about 80% of it. He pointed out that the Policy Plan calls for a variety of housing types and.; further, i.f the whole site were to be subdivided and accessed on North Meadowdale Beach Road it would be very dangerous. He also noted that impervious surfaces would be kept to a minimum with this proposal. Councilman Carns' feeling was that this much clustered housing would almost be a rezone. Community Develop- ment Director John LaTourelle asked to clarify some points.:. First, he took exception to the state- ments made against the manner of notification of the hearings. Further, he said that all of the land in the PRD, if brought into the LID, would be subject to the same assessments as if it were single family. With regard to further development of the open space, he said the City Attorney would secure it in open space in perpetiuty. He said that current experience is that in multi- family dwellings of this size there is approximately 1/4 a school age child per unit, so seven 0 • July 25, 1978 - continued could be anticipated in this'development.- He pointed out that the overall density of this project is substantially lower than that in the surrounding residential development, with the lots. in Phase II averaging 18,764 sq. ft. 'He:also.stated that�the developer had indicated he would be willing to reduce the densityw,to,meet the 2,000 sq. ft. formula. Mr. LaTourelle also stated that .the traffic on that arterial is very light. Regarding the relationship of this proposal to the Policy Plan, he said this is precisely what the Policy Plan is looking for, and that this comes closer to implementing the policy of open space and trees than any other development. Councilman Naughten said he would be opposed to Phase II because he did not feel open space was a tradeoff for high density living. He said he would favor a reduction of Phase. II so the visual effect is not one of .,apartments. He said he would like to see development to the west with access off Meadowdale Rd. Councilman'Gould-felt the PRO could.be done tastefully and not ruin the character of the neighborhood. �He said it'was',diff.icult to judge what a single family development would do to this property. He was concerned'with runoff, however., Councilwoman Allen thought this plan had utilized some imagination and that it met many .of the needs for open space. She said she would be more comfortable with a lower density in Phase II but she thought the houses were well designed and the plan maintained natural vegetation and.had minimum paving. Councilman Nordquist said he would support the motion. He thought they had to consider the living envelopes. Mr. LaTourelle asked that if the Council felt either plan, or something similar, was acceptable that the Council not deny the PRO outright as.it would mean a new proposal would have to go through the entire review process again, creating a great burden on his department. A ROLL CALL VOTE WAS THEN TAKEN, WITH COUNCILMEN CARNS AND NORDQUIST VOTING YES, AND COUNCIL MEMBERS HERB, CLEMENT, ALLEN, GOULD,, AND NAUGHTEN VOTING NO. MOTION FAILED. Discussion then followed as to modifications which would make this proposal acceptable to the Council. It was.felt a walkway on 68th was critical even if it had to be bridged. Mr. LaTourelle suggested that consideration might be given to .putting the walkway on the other side of the street, even though that is Lynnwood, as that is MOTION:: where the children originate. COUNCILMAN CLEMENT MOVED, SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN GOULD, THAT . PRD-2-78 BE CONTINUED TO AUGUST 1, 1978 AND THAT THE APPLICANT BE INVITED TO AMEND HIS APPLICA- TION FOR PHASE II TO INCLUDE A MAXIMUM OF 10.UNITS AND WITH NO MORE THAN 3 UNITS CONNECTED, AND PREFERABLY 2; THAT A MORE DETAILED AND PRECISE DESCRIPTION BE SUBMITTED AS TO HOW THE SIDEWALK ON 68TH WILL BE PROVIDED; THAT THE.C'ITY ATTORNEY WORK WITH THE DEVELOPER TO DEVELOP A MUTUALLY ACCEPTABLE WAY TO MAKE SURE THE PROPERTY INCLUDED IN.THE PRD WOULD BE INCLUDED IN ANY SANITARY AND STORM SEWER LID; THAT THE PAVING OF THE ROAD BE 20' WIDE; AND THAT THERE BE ASSURANCE BY THE CITY ATTORNEY THAT THE COVENANT ON THE PRO WILL PROTECT THE OPEN SPACE IN PERPETUITY. Councilman Carns said he would vote against the motion because the plan was still distasteful to him. Council- man Gould said he would like to see the trees indicated on the new layout. THE MOTION THEN CARRIED, WITH COUNCILMAN CARNS VOTING NO. HEARING ON 201 FACILITIES PLAN STUDY Acting Public Works Director Fred Herzberg reviewed the options. He said if the "do nothing" option were taken the City would not meet Federal and State standards. The infiltration must be corrected because it is being treated and that is costing money. The plant could be expanded to the south, and the owner of that vacant land is amenable to the development. It could be moved to the corner of SR104 and Pine St. Or the service area could be split. The EPA should contribute the Federal 75%. of the cost of construction, but it will only do so on the most cost effective plan. Mr. Herzberg. noted that overall costs to the homeowner, if the plant is moved to SR104/Pine St., would be just under $2 per month. If the present site is just expanded to the south the costs would be just over $2 per month because of operating costs. If,a new plant would not qualify for Federal funding, however, it would not be feasible. David Wright from the Department of Ecology was present to observe the public hearing and he said that preliminary review indicates that expansion of the present site will be the most cost effective. Mayor Harrison felt that expansion in future years should be in other locations because of the environmental effects. He suggested that a partial development in. the new site could be primary treatment of the Edmonds Way area only and the existing facilities could be made into primary treatment for the other half and secondary treatment for all. Al1:ehl.deSte1guer.of • Reid, Middleton & Associates said the concept at the new location would eliminate primary treatment and that was why the operation and maintenance costs would be less than at the present site. The present site would be keeping primary and adding secondary. He felt the Mayor's suggestion would get into complications and in the .long run would cost more. Mayor Harrison pointed out that the plant is now in the middle of the City and if it is expanded it will never be economical to move it. Mr. deSteiguer said there could be a lot of aesthetic things done to the existing plant to improve its appearance. Mr: Wright commented that to split the .treatment as the Mayor suggested would be com- pounding the solids handling which would.be costly. Mr.. LaTourelle said it may be that there are strong environmental defects in the downtown site, and he did not think the City could make an intelligent statement until it has an environmental impact statement. The discussion was opened to the public and C. A. McConnachie who lives in the nearby condominium said the residents in that condominium don't like the odor from the .plant but they don't have it very often. He said most of the residents there would rather the plant remain where it is so another condominium won't be built in its place and block their view. He said when he constructed the 50-unit condominium the units ..so.l.d with no problem, in spite of the proximity of the plant. He,said he felt he was speaking for probably half of the residents in the building. The public portion of the hearing was then closed. It was suggested that a follow-up letter be sent with regard to financing an environmental impact MOTION: statement to be sure there was no communication gap. COUNCILMAN GOULD MOVED, SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN CARNS, TO PLACE ON THE AUGUST 29 AGENDA ANY FURTHER CONSIDERATION OF THE SECONDARY TREATMENT PLANT. MOTION CARRIED. WATER SYSTEM COMPREHENSIVE PLAN Allen deSteiguer said the Washington State -law had changed in January of this year to require update of the Water System Comprehensive Plan. He said his firm tries to keep up with such things.as a service, and they had brought this to the attention of the Public Works Director. He said it is necessary to have an approved Comprehensive Plan before the State will consider any changes to the water system. Reid, Middleton & Associates had submitted a proposal for updating and completing a Ll 254 July 25, 1978 - continued • Water System Comprehensive Plan for the City of Edmonds at a total cost estimate of $15,000. Public Works Director Leif Larson had indicated by memorandum that-rebudgeting would provide the necessary funds as additional grant funds had been received in the Water and Sewer Construction MOTION: Fund over that anticipated at the beginning of the year. COUNCILWOMAN ALLEN MOVED, SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN CARNS, TO APPROVE THE REID, MIDDLETON & ASSOCIATES PROPOSAL TO UPGRADE THE WATER SYSTEM COMPREHENSIVE PLAN, FUNDING IT BY REBUDGETING FROM ADDITIONAL GRANT FUNDS IN THE WATER SEWER CONSTRUCTION FUND (412); FURTHER, THAT THE PLAN BE COMPLETED BY JANUARY 1, 1979. MOTION CARRIED. There was no further business to come before the Council, and the meeting was adjourned at 11:40 p.m. LZ zz�� IRENE VARNEY MORAN City Clerk HARVE H. HARRISON, Mayor 1 August 1, 1978 The regular meeting of the Edmonds City Council was called to order'at 7:30 p.m. by Mayor Pro tem Tom Carns in the Council Chambers of the Edmonds Civic Center. All present joined in the flag salute. Mayor Harrison arrived during Council Discussion and conducted the balance of the meeting. PRESENT STAFF PRESENT Harve Harrison, Mayor Charles Dibble, M.A.A. Mike Herb Leif Larson, Public Works Director Phil Clement John LaTourelle, Community.Development Director Katherine Allen Fred Herzberg, City Engineer John Nordquist Irene Varney Moran, City Clerk Ray Gould Art Housler, Finance Director Tom Carns Noelle Charleson, Assistant City Planner Larry Naughten Dan Smith, Planning Technician John Wallace,.City Attorney Jackie Parrett, Deputy City Clerk CONSENT AGENDA Councilman Herb asked that Item (D) be removed from the Consent Agenda, and the Staff asked that MOTION: Item (E) be removed. COUNCILMAN NAUGHTEN MOVED, SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN CLEMENT, TO APPROVE THE BALANCE OF THE CONSENT AGENDA. MOTION CARRIED. The balance of the Consent Agenda contained the following: (A) Roll call. (B) Approval of Minutes of July 25, 1978. (C) Adoption of Ordinance 2011 authorizing condemnation proceedings to acquire Edmonds Elementary School site. ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF RECEIPT OF CLAIM FOR DAMAGES FROM DAVID T. LOWE, JR. [Item (D) on Consent Agenda Councilman Herb requested a Staff summary on this claim. The claim was for damages in the amount of $10,000 for unlawful arrest and imprisonment. City Attorney John Wallace advised against a • written report in light of pending litigation. He suggested that an Executive Session with the Police Chief to discuss the matter would be permissible, but not a written report. Councilman MOTION: Herb withdrew his request. COUNCILMAN GOULD MOVED, SECONDED BY COUNCILWOMAN ALLEN, TO APPROVE ITEM (D) ON THE CONSENT AGENDA. MOTION CARRIED. PROPOSED RESOLUTION OF INTENTION SETTING SEPTEMBER 5, 1978 AS DATE FOR HEARING ON PRELIMINARY ASSESSMENT ROLL FOR PROPOSED BELL ST. LID; WEST OF OLYMPIC AVE. [Item (E) on Consent Agenda] City Engineer Fred Herzberg said there had been a mistake in the description of the street affected, and corrected copies of the proposed Resolution of Intention had been distributed to the Council. MOTION: COUNCILMAN GOULD MOVED, SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN NAUGHTEN, TO APPROVE ITEM (E) ON THE CONSENT AGENDA, ADOPTING RESOLUTION OF INTENTION 252. MOTION CARRIED. COUNCIL Finance Director Art Housler was asked to review his Report on Revenue Status. He had prepared a detailed report which he discussed. It was his opinion that 1978 revenues would reach 96%-99% of budgeted revenue, based on the present position. He was asked to submit continuing quarterly or semi-annual reports to reflect whether the departments are working within the budget. Councilman Naughten complimented Community Development Director John LaTourelle and his Staff in regards to a letter from Albert LaPierre thanking the Staff for the personal attention and cooperation in the project he is developing on 212th St. Councilman Clement advised he would not be present for the August 15 meeting. Councilman Gould reported that Councilman Carns and he had attended the last Parks and Recreation Advisory Board meeting and the Board was very receptive to the proposed in -lieu park fee. 1]