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19781030 City Council Minutes9 October 24, 1978 - continued 1 October 19, 1978 memorandum, a- statement -should be added,regarding density. Councilman Clement suggested that the Staff provi.de.some information on.acqusition candidates for environmentally sensitive areas, and Mr. LaTourelle.asked.that they be given more time to..accomplish that. COUNCILMAN CLEMENT MOTION: MOVED, SECONDED.BY COUNCILMAN HERB, THAT.THE STAFF BE REQUESTED TO PROVIDE.INFORMATION ON ACQUISITION CANDIDATES FOR ENVIRONMENTALLY SENSITIVE AREAS FOR THE NOVEMBER 14, 1978 MEETING. MOTION CARRIED. There was. no.further business to -come before the Council, and the meeting adjourned to Executive Session at.10:10 p.m. IREN .VARNEY MORAN,, Ci Clerk October,30, 1978 - Work Meeting HARVE H. HARRISON, Mayor The regular meeting of the Edmonds City Council was called to order at 7:30 p.m. by Mayor Harve Harrison in the Council Chambers of the Edmonds Civic Center. All present joined in the flag salute. PRESENT Harve Harrison, Mayor • Phil Clement Katherine Allen John Nordquist Ray Gould Tom Carns CONSENT AGENDA ABSENT STAFF PRESENT Mike Herb Charles Dibble, M.A.A. Larry Naughten Leif Larson, Public Works Director Mary Lou Block, Assistant City Planner Irene Varney Moran, City Clerk Art Housler,.Finance Director Jim Murphy, City Attorney Jackie Parrett, Deputy City Clerk MOTION: COUNCILMAN.CARNS MOVED, SECONDED BY COUNCILWOMAN ALLEN, TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA EXCEPT FOR ITEM (D) WHICH.THE STAFF HAD REQUESTED TO BE DELETED FROM THIS EVENING'S AGENDA. MOTION CARRIED. The Consent Agenda contained the following: (A) Roll call. (B) Approval of Minutes of October 24, 1978. (C) Setting.date of November 7, 1978 for hearing of P.C. Resolution 608 recommending denial to change number of members on the Board of Adjustment. (File ZO-11-78) (E). Passage of Resolution 415, authorizing interfund loan for the purpose of providing funds for legal and consulting services in the acquisition and development of the Edmonds Elementary School. (F) Adoption of Ordinance 2029, amending Tax Levy Ordinance 2026'. (G). Adoption of Ordinance 2030, amending Ordinance 1964 (1978 Budget), • authorizing an increase in revenues and appropriations of the.Street Arterial Fund 112 and to establish Edmonds Elementary School. Acquisition/Development Fund 336. COUNCIL Councilwoman Allen noted that.the City Attorney had distributed a proposed resolution in connection with Coun.cil.action taken last week relating to rehabilitation of the Edmonds Museum. 'COUNCILWOMAN' MOTION: ALLEN MOVED, SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN CARNS, TO PASS RESOLUTION 416, AUTHORIZING THE TRANSFER OF THE SUM OF $5,000 FROM THE COUNCIL CONTINGENCY FUND 119 TO THE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT FUND 325 FOR THE PURPOSE OF REHABILITATI.ON�OF THE EDMONDS MUSEUM. MOTION CARRIED. Councilman Carns referred to a letter to the Mayor from Ken Rose, Manager of the new Shoreline Savings. Bank in Edmonds, in which Mr. Rose asked if there would be objection to displaying a 2' x 3' flag with the.City of Edmonds logo alongside the State of Washington and the American flags. The MOTION: Council found no objection to this. COUNCILMAN CARNS MOVED, SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN GOULD, THAT THE MAYOR'S.OFFICE.RESPOND TO THE LETTER FROM SHORELINE SAVINGS INDICATING FAVOR OF THEIR PROPOSAL TO FLY A FLAG WITH THE EDMONDS LOGO. MOTION CARRIED. Councilman Clement inquired about the procedure being used to obtain compliance with the new Sign Code. He had. been contacted -by a a merchant regarding a sign.he..has had in place for over seven. years, predating the Sign Code,. and this merchant was now being.asked to go through ARB review and to pay a sign.permit fee of $1.00 per sq. eft. of signage. Assistant City Planner Mary Lou Block responded that in an attempt to enforce the Sign Code, letters had been sent because a number of signs never had -permits and some were nonconforming'. The letters advised of the sign permit fee. After the letters were sent it became obvious that problems.were going to develop, so it was decided that anyone. -who received the letter and whose sign conformed to the Sign Code could call the Planning Department and they would be advised that they would not have to pay the sign permit fee. 292 October 30, 1978 - continued • Councilman Nordquist advised that Dr. Claris Hyatt had accepted the invitation to come to the November 28 Council meeting, but she asked..to be heard early on the..agenda. Councilman Carns noted that the CW Zone Ordinance would not be on this evening's agenda but had been MOTION: scheduled for the November 7 agenda, on advice of the City Attorney. COUNCILMAN CARNS MOVED, -SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN CLEMENT, THAT THE BUILDING MORATORIUM IN THE CW ZONE.BE EXTENDED TO NOVEMBER 14, 1978. MOTION CARRIED. MAYOR Mayor Harrison asked for Council confirmation of his reappointment of Jack Christofferson to the MOTION: Architectural Review Board. COUNCILMAN NORDQUIST MOVED, SECONDED BY COUNCILWOMAN ALLEN, TO CONFIRM THE MAYOR'S REAPPOINTMENT OF JACK CHRISTOFFERSON TO THE ARCHITECTURAL REVIEW BOARD, POSITION 5, TERM TO EXPIRE NOVEMBER 5., 1982. MOTION CARRIED. � Mayor Harrison noted that the Public Works. Director had requested authority for the Mayor to execute a contract for the design of improvements to Sewage Pump Station No. 5, the costs not to exceed ,MOTION: $8,000. COUNCILMAN CLEMENT MOVED, SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN CARNS, TO AUTHORIZE THE MAYOR TO EXECUTE THE CONTRACT FOR.DESIGN OF IMPROVEMENTS TO.SEWAGE PUMP STATION NO. 5.. MOTION CARRIED. SCHEDULING OF.BUDGET WORK MEETINGS AND.PUBLIC..HEARING ON 1979 BUDGET M.A.A. Charles Dibble had submitted a proposed schedule for the budget work meetings and the public MOTION: hearing. After.some discussion, COUNCILMAN CARNS MOVED, SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN NORDQUIST, TO SCHEDULE THE PUBLIC HEARING ON THE 1979 BUDGET FOR THE NOVEMBER 28, 1978 REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING. MOTION CARRIED. COUNCILMAN GOULD MOVED, SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN CLEMENT, TO SCHEDULE THE BUDGET WORK MEETINGS AS RECOMMENDED IN M.A.A. DIBBLE'S MEMORANDUM; THAT IS 7:00 P.M., NOVEMBER 9, 1978, IN THE COUNCIL CHAMBERS; 7:00 P.M., NOVEMBER 16, 1978, IN THE PUBLIC WORKS. CONFERENCE ROOM (this meeting was subsequently changed to the Council Chambers); AND IF NEEDED,. 7:00 P.M., NOVEMBER 20, 1978, IN THE COUNCIL CHAMBERS. MOTION CARRIED. REPORT FROM BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS In attendance to represent the various boards and commissions were John McGibbon, Floyd Smith, and Keith LaBelle for the Planning Commission; Al Bailey and Harold Hatzenbuhler for the Board of Adjustment; Warren LaFon for the Architectural Review Board; Lyle Krueger for the Edmonds Arts Commission; and Karen Columbro for the Park Board. John McGibbon, Chairman of the Planning Commission, expressed some of his concerns. He suggested that the Commission membership might be geographically distributed or have members from various fields or disciplines. He favored appointment by discipline. For example, he said the Commission does not have anyone with a design background or familiar with the economics of development. He was not sure that a seven member commission would be satisfactory, as compared to the present nine members. Regarding the functions of the Commission, he felt it really is a review board, not a planning commission, as it reviews plats, PRDs, changes to the Official Street Map, etc.. He.questioned whether the City really needed a planning commission. Assistant City Planner Mary Lou Block responded that her research revealed ,that a code city must have a planning agency, but it does not have to be a planning commission. Councilman Carns noted that the Planning Commission would be reviewing the Comprehensive Plan in 1979 and that was a major planning activity. Mr. McGibbon also was concerned about the Council's feeling regarding PRDs and about design standards, but he noted that the Staff and Council are involved in these subjects in upcoming agendas. He suggested a review of the number of boards and commissions which must handle an item and how many times it must be done, and he suggested the Council give some thought to the conversion of apartments to condominiums even though that has not yet become a problem in Edmonds. He had addressed a memorandum to the Mayor, the Council, and the Department of Community Development asking reconsideration of the decision to prohibit RM uses in the BC zone, and he discussed this, feeling that in some areas in the BC zone the only practical use would be RM. Al Bailey, Chairman of the Board of Adjustment, discussed the makeup of that Board and said he would prefer a seven member board with good attendance. He felt the minimum term on the Board of Adjustment should be three years and that new appointees should be advised of the attendance requirements. Karen Columbro, Chairman of the Park Board, said attendance had.been a problem with that Board but it now has a new enthusiasm. She said she would like to have an additional Park Board meeting in the morning in order to give the opportunity for input to those who cannot go to night meetings. Warren LaFon, Acting Chairman of the Architectural Review Board, said he would like to see the Staff handle signs. He felt the ARB agendas are too long and, as a result, items late on the agenda may not get the .thorough review which they should get. He said the Board would like to have more review guidelines and he suggested an additional.landscaper'be on the Board and proposed the use of alternate members. He noted that frequently a member of .the Board cannot participate because of association with the item being heard, and at times that has resulted in the lack of a quorum so the Board member's item has had to be continued. He suggested joint Planning Commission/Architectural Review Board work meetings, and he was advised that they could do that without Council Action. He was also advised that the ARB should develop its own design criteria as the'Council really did not have that kind of expertise. Lyle Krueger represented the Edmonds Arts Commission and read a report from the Chairman, Robert Anderson, which reviewed the Commission's activities. Dr. Anderson indicated he was not sure the Concert/Lecture series can or should be continued indefinitely, and he noted there were other avenues of community service which needed exploring. Mr. Krueger discussed some of the problems the Driftwood Theater has been experiencing, having to do with finances and the diminishing volunteer help. 1 1 C� fl 0 1 293 :October 30, 1978 - continued 1 1 C� J There was no further business to come before the Counci.l., and the meeting was adjourned at 9:55 p.m. IRENE VARNEY MORAN, Ci Clerk November 7, 1978 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 Harve Harrison, Mayor Mike Herb Phil Clement Katherine Allen John Nordquist Ray Gould Tom Carns ABSENT STAFF PRESENT Larry Naughten Charles Dibble, M.A.A. Leif Larson, Public Works Director John LaTourelle, Community.Develop. Dir., Lila Crosby, Administrative Services Dir. Irene Varney Moran, City Clerk Fred Herzberg,.City Engineer Noelle Charleson, Asst. City Planner Mary Lou Block, Asst. City Planner John Wallace, City Attorney Jackie Parrett, Deputy City Clerk. Mayor Harriosn introduced Larry Martin of Ogden, Ogden and Murphy, and gave him the oath of office as Deputy City Attorney. CONSENT AGENDA MOTION: Items (C) and (E) were removed from the Consent Agenda. COUNCILMAN CARNS MOVED, SECONDED BY COUNCILWOMAN ALLEN, 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 October 30, 1978. (D) Adoption of Ordinance 2032, amending Comprehensive Plan relating to Waterfront Design Policies and the Shorelines Management Master Program. (F) Adoption of Ordinance 2034, establishing Number of Members and Length of Term on Planning Commission. (G) Adoption of Ordinance 2035, establishing Membership for Arts Commission. (H) Adoption of Ordinance 2036, establishing Length of Term for Members of Parking Commission. • (I) Adoption of Ordinance 2037, establishing Membership and Length of Term on Park Board. (J) Adoption of Ordinance 2038, establishing Membership and Length of Term on Shorelines -Management Citizens Advisory Committee. (K) Passage of Resolution 417, continuing Moratorium in CW Zone. (L) Final approval of Plat -of Brookview. (M) Authorization for Mayor to SCAN Service Agreement. sign PROPOSED ORDINANCE AMENDING WATERFRONT COMMERCIAL DISTRICT REGULATIONS [Item (C) on Consent Agenda] Councilman Nordquist removed this item from the Consent Agenda because he wanted to vote against -it. Councilman Herb questioned one of the provisions which he thought did not indicate the intent., but MOTION: others on the Council felt it did. COUNCILWOMAN ALLEN MOVED, SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN CARNS TO APPROVE I,TEM,(C) ON THE CONSENT AGENDA, ADOPTING ORDINANCE 2031. MOTION CARRIED, WI-TH COUNCILMAN NORDQUIST VOTING NO. PROPOSED.ORDINANCE REQUIRING MINIMUM ATTENDANCE FOR MEMBERS OF BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS [Item (E) on Consent Agenda Community. Development Director John.LaTourelle said his recollection of the discussion on attendance was that special meetings should not be included when computing the 70% required attendance, but the attorneys had written the ordinance to include them. He noted that a reference to special meetings MOTION: was included in sections 1.05.010 and 1.05.020 (1) and (2), and he recommended passage of the ordinance with those references stricken. COUNCILMAN CARNS MOVED, SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN GOULD, TO AMEND THE PROPOSED ORDINANCE TO ELIMINATE THE WORDING "AND SPECIAL MEETINGS" AND "OR SPECIAL MEETINGS" AS IT