19781114 City Council Minutes297
November 14, 1978 - Work Meeting
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. A1.1, present joined in the flag salute.
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
Marlo Foster, Police Chief
John Nordquist
Irene Varney Moran, City Clerk
Ray Gould
Art Housler, Finance Director
Tom Carns
Fred Herzberg, City Engineer
Larry Naughten
Jim Jesse1, Parks &.Recreation Manager
John Wallace, City Attorney
Wayne Tanaka, City Attorney
Jackie Parrett, Deputy City Clerk .
CONSENT AGENDA
MOTION:
Items (D) and (E) were removed from the Consent Agenda. COUNCILMAN CARNS MOVED, SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN'
GOULD, TO APPROVE THE BALANCE OF
THE CONSENT AGENDA. MOTION CARRIED. The balance of the Consent
Agenda included the following:
(A) Roll call.
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(B) Approval of Minutes of
November 7, 1978.
(C) Setting date of December 5, 1978 for hearing on appeal from ADB decision
on JEDCO - 48-Unit Apartment Complex at 84th W. and 210th S.W.
(File ADB-51-58, Appellant - Birch)
PROPOSED PARKING ORDINANCE [Item..(D) on. Consent Agenda]
Councilman Nordquist noted that.the proposed system in this ordinance is the same as that used in
Everett. He said they use several.of the major banks in the downtown area to drop off the tickets
and fees so they don't have to be mailed. Chief Foster affirmed that this system was taken from the
Everett system and he said he would look into the,possibility of drop-off points. 'COUNCILMAN
MOTION: NORDQUST MOVED; SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN CARNS, TO APPROVE ITEM.(D) ON THE CONSENT AGENDA, ADOPTING
ORDINANCE 2041. MOTION CARRIED.
ACKNOWLEDGMENT..OF RECEIPT OF CLAIM -FOR DAMAGES - (MOONEY) [Item (E) Consent Agenda]'
This claim had to do with a traffic accident at an intersection where a stop sign was down. Councilman
Naughten asked -what the normal.response time was to replace signs reported down. Public Works
Director Leif Larson responded that normally a barricade is put up immediately but this apparently
was reported on a weekend. He said he had asked for a report.on this incident and will furnish it
MOTION: to the Council. COUNCILMAN NAUGHTEN.MOVED, SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN NORDQUIST, TO APPROVE ITEM (E) ON
THE CONSENT AGENDA. MOTION CARRIED.
COUNCIL
Councilman Naughten asked if the City of Edmonds was the only one challenging the wording in the
Performing Arts Center agreement. M.A.A. Dibble responded that it had been resolved and a new draft
will be on next week's agenda.
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MAYOR
The Mayor had received a petition for a three-way stop light atthe intersection of Olympic View Dr.
MOTION:
and Puget Dr. which the Clerk read into the record. COUNCILMAN CARNS MOVED, SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN
CLEMENT, THAT THE PETITION FOR A THREE-WAY STOP LIGHT AT THE INTERSECTION OF OLYMPIC VIEW DR. AND
PUGET DR. BE REFERRED TO THE PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR AND THAT HE BE ASKED TO REPORT HIS FINDINGS ON
NOVEMBER 28. MOTION CARRIED.
SLIDE PRESENTATION ON LOW COST HOUSING
Deborah Roseboom, Acting Subsidy Programs Chairman for the Puget Sound Council Governments,
of gave
a slide presentation discussing past successes and failures of subsidized housing in the Puget Sound
area. She pointed out that projects for elderly housing have been successful but communities have
not been willing to allow family housing to be built in their areas. Further, that funds will not
be available for more elderly housing until the family housing funds are utilized.
REVIEW FAIR,,HOUSING COMMISSION ORDINANCES
Councilman..Clement.noted.that.the.purpose of this discussion was not intended to review the ordinances
on the books;..that it had been .determined..that people were not being discriminated anainst but there
simply is no housing available. He.said the Council has said consistently that they want to get a
good mixture of people, ethnic and by income, in Edmonds. Councilman Carns suggested the City look
into the subsidized family housing described by Deborah Roseboom by -contacting the Snohomish County
Housing Authority. COUNCILMAN CARNS THEN MOVED, SECONDED -BY COUNCILMAN CLEMENT, THAT ST.EVE HOLT OF
THE SNOHOMISH COUNTY HOUSING AUTHORITY BE INVITED TO MEET WITH THE CITY COUNCIL AT THE DECEMBER 5
MEETING. -.MOTION CARRIED. Councilman Clement said he would like to know what property within the
City is available, possibly finding six pieces of property that could each be developed with about
MOTION:
four units each. This may be pursued later. COUNCILMAN NAUGHTEN MOVED, SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN
6s'
November 14, 1978 - continued •
CLEMENT, THAT THE STAFF PROVIDE FOR THE DECEMBER 5 MEETING, IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE INVITATION
TO THE SNOHOMISH COUNTY HOUSING AUTHORITY REPRESENTATIVE, A REPORT ON THE EXISTING HOUSING
ASSISTANCE PLAN FOR THE CITY OF EDMONDS. MOTION CARRIED.
INFORMATION ON POTENTIAL ACQUISITION CANDIDATES IN ENVIRONMENTALLY SENSITIVE AREAS
The Community Development Department had analyzed the environmentally sensitive areas in the
City to determine whether acquisition would be appropriate. They had selected acquisition
candidates based on two criteria: (1) the property is accessible to the public and is large
enough to be used by the public for recreation purposes (primarily nature trails, picnicking or
fishing); and (2) the property contains a stream or marsh that is important to the City's
drainage system.. Community Development.Director John LaTourelle said they had no idea of what
the values of the selected properties would be. He*also noted that the environmentally sensitive
areas maps are loosely drawn. Six sites were selected: (1) The stream and woodland north of
Paradise Lane, east of 5th Ave. S., south of Elm St.; (2) Fruitdale on the Sound Watershed,
north of 196th-, east of'01ympic View'Dr.,.west of 88th Ave. W.; (3) Property south of University
Park Pro ert west of 76th Ave. W.. a f y, v , east o Olympic View Dr., (4) Shell Valley, the undeveloped
area; (5� Property south of Meadowdale Beach Road; and (6) Union Oil Marsh. These properties
were discussed, with Mr. LaTourelle recommending future acquisition be considered for the first
three and noting that the other three may be acquired through PRD or other regulatory measures.
Councilman Herb indicated an interest in the Fruitdale on the Sound Watershed. COUNCILMAN
MOTION: CARNS MOVED, SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN NORDQUIST, THAT COUNCILMAN HERB MAKE INQUIRIES ABOUT THE
FRUITDALE ON THE -SOUND WATERSHED AND REPORT HIS FINDINGS TO THE COUNCIL DECEMBER 12. MOTION
CARRIED. Councilwoman Allen felt PRD application should be encouraged for the fourth and fifth
items.
DISCUSSION.AND WRAP-UP ON ALL EDMONDS.GOALS and LIST OF PRIORITIES.FOR PROPOSED BOND ISSUE
Councilman Carns commented that if the City does have a bond issue, work should be done to •
support it, and even if each issue is an individual one the citizens should be encouraged to
vote for all of them. A list of priorities for a bond -issue had been prepared by the Community
Development Department and these were discussed in relation to the goals the Council had
established at their Port Ludlow retreat. The listed items were broken down into to priority
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projects and second priority projects. After a lengthy d' P J p Y p J gthy discussion, several motions were made
with regard to a "shopping list" of projects to use as a base for starting public hearings.
MOTION: COUNCILMAN HERB MOVED, SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN GOULD, THAT THE PARKS AND RECREATION TOP PRIORITY
PROJECTS CONSIST OF: (1) PURCHASE OF THE EDMONDS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL PROPERTY; (2) ACQUISITION
OF WATERFRONT, RAVINE, GREENBELT -AND NEW PARK PROPERTIES; (3) EDMONDS-ELEMENTARY SCHOOL REHABILI-
TATION; (4) EDMONDS'JUNIOR HIGH FIELD REHABILITATION; AND (5) EDMONDS JUNIOR HIGH PLAYFIELD
MOTION: LIGHTING. MOTION CARRIED. COUNCILMAN HERB MOVED, SECONDED.BY COUNCILMAN NAUGHTEN, THAT THE
PARKS AND RECREATION SECOND PRIORITY PROJECTS CONSIST OF: (1) PIER - BRACKETT'S LANDING
REHABILITATION; AND (2) JOINT FACILITIES IMPROVEMENT WITH SCHOOL -DISTRICT; AND THAT THE OTHER
MOTION: ITEMS LISTED BE DELETED. MOTION CARRIED.. COUNCILMAN GOULD MOVED, SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN
CLEMENT, THAT UNDER THE MUNICIPAL FACILITIES TOP PRIORITY PROJECTS THERE BE INCLUDED A NEW
MOTION: LIBRARY FOR 1.5 MILLION DOLLARS. MOTION.CARRIED. COUNCILMAN CLEMENT MOVED, SECONDED BY
COUNCILMAN GOULD, TO INCLUDE UNDER MUNICIPAL FACILITIES TOP PRIORITY.PROJECTS $25,000 FOR
PARKS MAINTENANCE BUILDING ADDITION AND $30,000 FOR MODIFICATIONS TO THE EXISTING LIBRARY
MOTION: BUILDING. MOTION CARRIED. COUNCILWOMAN ALLEN MOVED, SECONDED BY.000NCILMAN GOULD, TO INCLUDE
THE TOP PRIORITY STREET IMPROVEMENTS, STORM DRAINAGE IMPROVEMENTS, AND STREET LIGHTING -AND
UTILITIES UNDERGROUNDING. MOTION CARRIED.
There was no further business to come before the Council, and the meeting was adjourned at
10:15 p.m.
IRENE VARNEY MORAN, CiV Clerk HARVE H. HARRISON, Mayor •
November 21, 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.
PRESENT ABSENT STAFF PRESENT
Tom Carns, Mayor Pro tem Harve Harrison, Mayor Charles Dibble, M.A.A.
Mike Herb Katherine Allen Leif Larson, Public Works Dir.
Phil Clement John LaTourelle, Com. Dev. Dir.
John Nordquist Irene Varney Moran, City Clerk
Ray Gould Noelle Charleson, Asst. City Planner
Larry Naughten John Wallace, City Attorney
Jackie Parrett, Deputy City Clerk.
CONSENT AGENDA
MOTION: Items (D) and.(E) were removed from the Consent Agenda. COUNCILMAN NORDQUIST MOVED, SECONDED
BY COUNCILMAN GOULD, TO APPROVE THE BALANCE OF THE CONSENT AGENDA. MOTION CARRIED. The balance
of the Consent Agenda included the following: