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19781128 City Council Minutese302 November 28, 1978 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 ABSENT STAFF PRESENT Harve Harrison, Mayor Katherine Allen Charles Dibble, M.A.A. Mike Herb Leif Larson, Public Works Director Phil Clement John LaTourelle, Community Devel. Dir. John Nordquist Irene Varney Moran, City Clerk Ray Gould Lila Crosby, Admin.-Services Dir. Tom Carns Art Housler, Finance Director Larry Naughten Marlo Foster, Police Chief Jack Cooper, Fire Chief Fred Herzberg, City Engineer Jim Murphy, City Attorney Jackie Parrett, Deputy City Clerk CONSENT AGENDA MOTION: Items (D) and (F) were removed from the Consent Agenda. COUNCILMAN CARNS MOVED, SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN CLEMENT, TO APPROVE THE BALANCE OF THE CONSENT AGENDA. MOTION CARRIED. The balance of the Consent Agenda included the following: (A) Roll call. (B) Approval of Minutes of November 21, 1978. • (C) Authorization for Street Use Permit - Sign for Main Street Optical Company. (E) Acceptance of work on pavement marking demonstration project by Paint -A -Line, and establish 30-day retainage period. APPROVAL OF EQUIPMENT RENTAL RATES FOR 1979 [Item (D) on Consent Agenda] j Councilman Naughten noted that there are several cars 10-12 years old with rates"of $225 per month. Public Works Director Leif Larson explained the rates, noting that replacement funds are included in the rates. He commented that accumulated funds for a particular vehicle mentioned by Councilman Naughten had been used from the purchase of a police vehicle and funds were again MOTION.: being accumulated to replace that particular vehicle. COUNCILMAN NAUGHTEN MOVED, SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN CLEMENT, TO APPROVE ITEM (D) ON THE CONSENT AGENDA. MOTION CARRIED. PROPOSED RESOLUTION ESTABLISHING TREE TRIMMING AND REMOVAL POLICY [Item (F) on Consent Agenda] Councilman Gould had asked that this be removed as the Council had received it only this evening and he had not as yet read it. After reading it he said he felt it conformed to the (MOTION: policy established by the Council at last week's meeting.- COUNCILMAN GOULD MOVED, SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN CARNS, TO APPROVE ITEM (F) ON THE.CONSENT AGENDA, PASSING RESOLUTION 418. MOTION CARRIED, WITH COUNCILMAN NAUGHTEN VOTING.NO. COUNCIL Councilman Herb asked for an extension on the date of his report.regarding Fruitdale-on-the- MOTION: Sound. COUNCILMAN HERB MOVED, SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN GOULD, THAT THE FRUITDALE-ON-THE-SOUND . REPORT BE CHANGED FROM DECEMBER 12, 1978-TO JANUARY 2, 1979. MOTION CARRIED. Councilman Carns referred to a memorandum from the Finance Director regarding utility tax revenues, and he suggested the City's cash flow situation could be improved if these revenues were received monthly instead of quarterly. He had discussed this with Ron Harper of the PUD who had indicated they would be willing to make the payments monthly. Councilman Carns felt it would be beneficial to discuss this with the other utility representatives. Finance Director Art Housler agreed that the cash flow could be increased by a good amount and that could be invested and cur - MOTION: rently could earn 10%. COUNCILMAN CARNS MOVED, SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN CLEMENT, TO INVITE REPRESENTA- TIVES FROM WASHINGTON NATURAL GAS, LIBERTY TV CABLE, GENERAL TELEPHONE, AND SNOHOMISH COUNTY PUD #1 TO MEET WITH THE COUNCIL DECEMBER 12 TO DISCUSS THE POSSIBILITY OF ESTIMATING QUARTERLY UTILITY TAXES AND HAVING THEM PAID ON A MONTHLY BASIS. MOTION CARRIED. Councilman Naughten reported that he had received a copy of the Tukwila ordinance requiring smoke alarms in homes and Fire Chief Jack Cooper presently is analyzing it. In Tukwila it had resulted in a decrease in insurance costs: A report will be forthcoming. MAYOR Mayor Harrison said.a request had been made.that the City allocate funds in the amount of $10,000 for major repair and replacement costs .for the Boys Club Building. The Staff recommendation was that the Council approve (1) expenditure of .In -Lieu Park Fund money not to exceed $10,000 for such costs (which were enumerated in.a memorandum) and (2) the negotiation of a new one-year lease with the Boys Club providing that the Boys Club pay all utilities and maintain and keep the premises in good repair and that the City be responsible for.structural and roof repairs and insurance. Councilman Carns felt this should be investigated further before making such a large expenditure, and he commented that it was his understanding that there are other organizations serving youth which have more activity. He said he would -.prefer that funds go to the Senior Center activities. Councilman Naughten 303 ' • November 28, 1978 - continued disagreed, saying the whole population should be served, not only the Seniors. He did agree, however, that there should be more information before such an expenditure is approved. Councilman Clement noted that�thi's is not the only organization in the City providing these services and it was not necessarily only they who should get this kind of support. M.A.A. Dibble responded, that the facility either must be.repaired or closed. He said the present lease calls for the Boys Club to pay $30 a month and that doesn't pay the utilities. Further, the City has been replacing broken windows, etc., and he did not believe that..should be continued but, rather,.that the Boys Club should keep it in good repair. Regarding the use of. In -Lieu Park Fund money for this work, Mr. Dibble said there are no other sources of funds. Councilman Carns felt the uses.for In -Lieu Park Funds should be . prioritized, and Councilman Gould felt there should be some input from the Park Board regarding the use of those funds. He doubted that -the Park Board was considering the Boys Club in their list of MOTION: priorities. COUNCILMAN CARNS MOVED, SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN GOULD, THAT THE PARK BOARD BE ASKED TO DISCUSS THIS.ISSUE AND FORWARD THEIR RECOMMENDATION TO THE COUNCIL FOR THE JANUARY 16, 1979 COUNCIL MEETING. MOTION CARRIED. Mayor Harrison noted that there.had been some uncertainty about the language of paragraph (h) of the Performing Arts Center Agreement, which the Council had authorized.for signing last week. An amend- ment had been prepared which clarified the language. M.A.A. Dibble said the other agencies involved MOTION: were in agreement with the changes. COUNCILMAN NORDQUIST MOVED, SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN CARNS, TO APPROVE THE AMENDMENT TO THE PERFORMING ARTS CENTER AGREEMENT AND TO AUTHORIZE THE MAYOR TO EXECUTE THE AGREEMENT AS AMENDED. MOTION CARRIED. Mayor Harrison.introduced Dr. Robert.Anderson, a former Councilman. Dr. Anderson presented complimentary copies of his recently published book,. Stress Power, to the Mayor and each Council member.. He then presented two copies to Librarian Kathy Turner for the Edmonds Public Library. • HEARING ON 1979 BUDGET After several preliminary questions.from the Council, the hearing on the 1979 Budget was opened for public discussion. One lady in the audience asked the amount_of.the Budget and there was no other audience participation. Mayor Harrison noted that a request had come in this date from the Edmonds Arts Commission. That request was reviewed and it was noted that the budget already provided what they requested. The public portion of the hearing was closed. Councilman Nordquist noted that the City Clerk had requested a Savin word processing unit and he had missed that discussion. Councilman Carns said the request had been to.lease the unit but he did not think that was financially :sound, and he felt the unit should.be purchased. Councilman Clement agreed -that. --it seldom -was profitable to lease such equipment. Councilman Nordquist had checked with the Mountlake Terrace City Clerk's Office which has two such units and.he said they are very pleased with the equipment. COUNCILMAN MOTION: CARNS MOVED, SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN NORDQUIST, THAT THE COUNCIL AUTHORIZE THE PURCHASE OF A SAVIN WORD PROCESSING MACHINE IN THE AMOUNT OF $5,000 FOR THE CITY CLERK'S OFFICE, AND THAT THE MONEY FOR Amended PURCHASE BE BORROWED FROM A FUND.TO..BE DESIGNATED BY THE FINANCE DIRECTOR. The City Attorney advised that office equipment at a cost of more than $2,000 would have to go out for bid. COUNCILMAN CARNS, Amendment WITH THE APPROVAL OF THE SECOND., CHANGED HIS MOTION TO ELIMINATE THE BRAND NAME OF THE WORD PROCESSING EQUIPMENT AND TO ALLOW THE STAFF TO DETERMINE THE BID PROCESS. COUNCILMAN CLEMENT MOVED TO AMEND Amendment THE MOTION, SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN CARNS, THAT ONE-THIRD OF THE PURCHASE PRICE BE TRANSFERRED FROM THE COUNCIL CONTINGENCY FUND FOR THE FIRST YEAR'S PAYMENT. THE MOTION TO AMEND PASSED. THE MAIN MOTION, AS AMENDED, THEN PASSED. There was a brief discussion regarding .the number of permanentemployees currently on the City MOTION: Payroll. There were no other questions addressed, and COUNCILMAN CARNS MOVED, SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN NORDQUIST, TO DIRECT THE CITY ATTORNEY TO DRAFT AN ORDINANCE ADOPTING THE 1979 BUDGET, FOR PRESENTATION AT THE DECEMBER 5, 1978 MEETING. Councilman Clement commented that this, without doubt, had been the easiest budget process in which he had been involved, and he commended the Staff for their work. • Councilman Carns commented that.he felt.frustrated because there were not more people present to the budget. THE MOTION THEN CARRIED. question REPORT FROM PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR.ON PETITION FOR STOP LIGHT AT PUGET DR. AND OLYMPIC VIEW DR. INTERSECTION The Engineering Division performed.a study of this intersection and it was determined that the intersection met enough of the criteria to warrant a traffic signal. City Engineer Fred Herzberg described the type of signal which will be proposed. It.will normally be green for the SR 524 traffic and will be pedestrian actuated and also actuated by.vehicles on Olympic View Dr. Mr. Herzberg said this had been discussed with the State Highway Department and they had agreed that the traffic light was warranted, based on the City's figures, and they indicated they would grant a permit when the City asked for it. The cost will be $50,000, and the Public Works Director had suggested that to accomplish this, Project No. 1 on page 133 of the 1979 Budget (Walkway on 76th and drainage from Olympic View Dr. to Meadowdale Beach Rd.) could be delayed a year. However, this traffic light could not be installed until SR 524 is improved in that area, the bids not going out on this section of the roadway until 1980. The discussion was opened to the public. Stan Thompson of 1414 9th Ave. N. said the peti.tioner.s had only asked for a three-way stop sign which they felt would be simpler and less expensive. He felt the traffic coming down the hill should be forced to stop. Bill Gouge of 848 Puget Way said they had been to the Council three times regarding the danger of that curve. He said the -traffic coming down the hill.does not slow down, and he -asked - that the Council do something about this serious problem. Chris VanDriel of 630 Aloha Way said she had worked'on that corner for seven years and her concern was for the children which she had -seen almost get hit many times. She said.there.will always be.heavy traffic there and it is essential that this intersection be improved. She.expressed shock that the PTA from the Olympic View Elementary School was'not present this evening for this issue. Several residents.from the Sundstone Condominium at 1414 9th Ave. N. expressed concern about the traffic, and suggested that traffic into Edmonds be rerouted to avoid the winding route down the canyon. Dorothy Gouge of 848 Puget Way was in favor of the described traffic signal, but she asked for an interim pushbutton system until that signal can be installed. Public Works Director.Leif Larson explained that since this is a State route the State Highway Department has to approve whatever traffic controls are put there. He doubted that 304 November 28, 1978 - continued • they would approve a pedestrian -only activated signal. Police Chief Marlo Foster described the accident rate at this intersection during the past five years. Of 15 accidents, 5 had been west- bound.. Three of those had been trucks coming down -the hill which lost their brakes and 1 had been overloaded. He said a stop sign would not have stopped any of these and if cars were stopped going in two directions and children were in the crosswalks there was no place for a truck out of control to go. He said -his department is very concerned about this intersection, but he did not feel a stop sign was the answer to the problem. Mr. Larson said attempts had been made to reroute trucks to SR 104 but local truckdrivers who know the area disregard that signing. A gentleman in the audience said the citizens had asked for a 5,000 pound weight limitation for trucks using SR 524, and Mr. Larson responded that the weight limitation must be based on the capacity of the road and not on what you would like to have, and that he could not say this street could not accommodate a load of over 5,000 pounds. Don VanDriel of 630 Aloha noted that Councilman Carns was concerned because of the absence of citizens interested in the budget, but there were citizens present to express concern on this matter and they were being told they had.to get relief from the State. He felt if trucks could not be controlled coming down the hill then they should be rerouted, and he asked for an. interim traffic light for the safety of the children. Mayor Harrison felt there should be a three- way stop, 24 hours a day, at this location. Councilman Clement pointed out that the State Highway Commission sees their role as that of,.moving cars, and they would not be willing to stop 800.cars an hour on that road.; Councilman Herb, who.has children crossing at that location, felt.the proposal put forward.by the City Staff was a good one and he did not believe -temporary measures discussed. MOTION: would be any safer than.the,present situation. COUNCILMAN GOULD MOVED, SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN CARNS, THAT THE PROPOSED PLAN FOR THE TRAFFIC SIGNAL AS PRESENTED THIS EVENING BY THE ENGINEERING DIVISION BE IMPLEMENTED AND THAT THE NECESSARY RESOLUTIONS AND/OR ORDINANCES BE DRAFTED TO TRANSFER THE $50,000 AND DELAY PROJECT NO. 1 ON PAGE 133 OF THE 1979 BUDGET; FURTHER, THAT THE STAFF REPORT BY THE JANUARY 23, 1979 COUNCIL MEETING„AS TO WHETHER OR NOT THERE IS AN INTERIM DEVICE THAT CAN BE INSTALLED TO GIVE SOME PROTECTION UNTIL THE PROPOSED PLAN CAN BE IMPLEMENTED. Mr. Larson noted that a traffic signal is a long lead time type of installation, and with this approval they could go ahead with the design. THE MOTION CARRIED. Councilman Clement noted for the information of those • in the audience that the City Engineer would make a report at the January 23 meeting as to what interim alternatives he may find. There was no further business to, come before the Council, and -the meeting was adjourned at 9:15 p.m. XXz4� Z:�4 - - IRENE VARNEY MORAN, Citty Clerk December 5, 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 . ABSENT STAFF PRESENT Harve Harrison, Mayor Phil Clement Leif Larson, Public Works Director Mike Herb John LaTourelle, Community Devel. Dir. Katherine Allen Irene Varney Moran, City Clerk John Nordquist Art Housler, Finance Director Ray Gould Mary Lou Block, Asst. City Planner Tom Carns Dan Prinz, Assistant Police Chief Larry Naughten John Wallace, City Attorney Jackie Parrett, Deputy City Clerk CONSENT AGENDA MOTION: Items (C), (D), (F), and (H) were removed from the Consent Agenda. COUNCILMAN CARNS MOVED, SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN NAUGHTEN,.TO APPROVE THE BALANCE OF THE CONSENT AGENDA. MOTION CARRIED. The balance of the Consent Agenda included the following: - MOTION: (A) Rol.l call. (B) Approval.of Minutes of November 28, 1978. (E) Passage of Ordinance 2042, adopting 1979 Budget. (G) Acceptance of Police Chief's report on 3rd Ave. parking between Main St. and Bell St. ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF RECEIPT OF CLAIMS FOR DAMAGES (Item (C) on Consent Agenda Claims for damages.had been received from William Skinner and Michael W. Herb, both claims relating to a rain storm which -occurred November 3, 1978. Councilman Naughten asked the Director of Public Works how it is determined if the claims are justified. Mr. Larson responded'that all such claims are referred to the City's insurance carrier to determine whether the City is liable. COUNCILMAN NAUGHTEN MOVED, SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN CARNS, TO APPROVE ITEM (C) ON THE CONSENT AGENDA. MOTION CARRIED. d I.