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19791203 City Council Minutes460, November 27,. 1979 - continued :7 Councilwoman Allen had two concerns. She noted that most departments have a "miscellaneous" item and she was concerned about lack of control there. She suggested that all items labeled "miscellaneous," including seminars and workshops, be included in the Council Contingency Fund and be disbursed through purchase orders. She noted that the total amount was approximately $18,528. She said if there were a finance overseeing committee then purchase orders would be obligatory and would have to be approved by the Council before the warrants were issued, the Auditing Committee being the approving agency. She said she also would like to see "Professional Services" put into the Council Contingency Fund to be disbursed with purchase orders. She noted items on pages 6, 11, 12, 14, 16, 30, 42, and 72, totaling $17,650, which she included in this group. She was advised that those were primarily for hiring consultants. Mayor Pro tem Gould responded to her suggestions that .the Council is primarily a policy formulating and ordinance formulating group, and that they should not get into the day-to-day operation of the City Staff.. He felt that responsibility should be with the department heads, and he suggested that her concern may go back to the question of organization. She said, however, that these things are not delineated in the budget and there are $17,000 of expenses for professional services and $18,000 of expenses for miscellaneous, and that is a lot of "subscriptions, dues, and registrations." Councilman Nordquist added that the format suggested by Councilwoman.Allen is used by the Health Board and the Community Bus Board and also had been used previously in the City. He said it should be incumbent on the Auditing Committee to let the department heads know what it will approve, and although they did not have the time to approve every item the overall concept was good. Mayor Pro tem Gould commented that if it was really understood what the miscellaneous funds were for and what the professional services funds were for, then that hurdle could be overcome.. Councilwoman Allen then suggested that they look seriously at holding back on any purchases of machinery until they hear the Ernst & Ernst report. That will be heard December 11. Councilman Kasper was concerned about water retention and asked what monies were budgeted for it. Mr. Herzberg responded that Mr. Franklin's salary plus $30,000 for minor repairs were budgeted. Councilman Kasper noted that this has been a critical item in the past year, and he suggested an increase of $1 in sewer charges could develop the revenue to get at the problems. Mayor Pro tem Gould noted also that there had been some discussion in the past regarding a bond issue to accomplish this. Mr. Herzberg said he did not have a solution as yet but planned to put something together early in the year. It was decided to schedule for April 1 an identification of the projects and the amounts. Councilman Naughten asked about the traffic light at Sherwood, if approved, and whether that would be in the 1980 budget. Mr. Herzberg said it was not now in the budget but,'if warranted, would be. He referred to page 131 and said the $50,000 would have to be found there (FAM 110 money and 1/2¢ gas tax). Councilman Naughten referred to page 116, Treatment Plant, and noted $75,671 under "Miscellaneous" which he asked to be explained. Mr. Herzberg said that is for services rendered by the other support areas of the City Staff to the utility. Finance Director Art Housler called attention, in relation to resurfacing the tennis courts at the play field, to the fact that the insurance carrier had criticized the City several times regarding the condition of the courts. Mayor Pro tem Gould asked for a breakdown of the costs for resurfacing. There was no further business to come before the Council, and the meeting adjourned to Executive Session at 9:25 p.m. IRENE VARNEY MORAN C' C1ev rk Java y December 3, 1979 rFA �/ / / 023 s r -o . 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 Mike Herb Charles Dibble, M.A.A. Bill Kasper Fred Herzberg, Public Works Director Katherine Allen John LaTourelle, Community Development Dir. John Nordquist Irene Varney Moran, City Clerk Ray Gould Marlo Foster, Police Chief Tom Carns Dan Prinz, Asst. Police Chief Larry Naughten Jack Weinz, Fire Chief Art Housler, Finance Director Jim Adams, City Engineer Mary Lou Block, Acting Planning Div. Mgr. Bob Franklin, Tech. Studies Engineer Felix deMello, Bldgs. & Grounds Supt. Jim Jessel, Parks & Recreation Div. Mgr. Wayne Tanaka, City Attorney Jim Murphy, City Attorney Jackie'Parrett, Deputy City Clerk 1 E 1 0 • 4 6 _t December 3, 1979 - continued CONSENT AGENDA MOTION: Item (C) was removed from the Consent Agenda. COUNCILMAN GOULD MOVED, -SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN CARNS, TO APPROVE THE BALANCE OF THE CONSENT AGENDA. MOTION CARRIED. The approved portion of the.Consent Agenda included the following: (A) Roll call. (B) Approval of Minutes of November 20, 1979 and of November 27, 1979. . (D) Adoption of Ordinance 2103,.authorizing Residential Parking Permits. (E) Acceptance of 5th Ave. sidewalk SID. (F) Approval -6f .`J6i,ht' Prisoner: Dent6ti-on Agreement with City of Lynnwood'. PROPOSED ORDINANCE DEFINING "SUBSTANTIAL CHANGE" IN SIGN CODE [Item (C) on Consent Agenda] The proposed amendment to the Sign Code had been provided to the Council, and Mayor Harrison had written a notation on it to define what his administrative policy would be regarding replacement of material comprising 25% or more of the sign area and therefore causing "substantial change." Mayor Harrison read this policy aloud: "Material will mean structural material as opposed to the paint. For example, if over 25% of the material was changed from wood to plastic, that would constitute a MOVED: 'substantial change.'" COUNCILMAN GOULD.MOVED, SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN KASPER, THAT THE PROPOSED ORDINANCE DEFINING "SUBSTANTIAL CHANGE" BE APPROVED, INCLUDING THE MAYOR'S ADMINISTRATIVE POLICY • WHICH WILL -BE INCORPORATED AS AN AMENDMENT. MOTION CARRIED, WITH COUNCILWOMAN ALLEN VOTING NO. The City Attorney advised that the proposed ordinance would be rewritten to include the amendment and would be presented on -the Consent Agenda. COUNCIL Councilman Gould advised that company business would prevent him from being present December 18 when the oath of -office is given to recently elected Council members and he asked if he could be scheduled for a later date. City Attorney'Wayne Tanaka.responded that it can be done,at a later date if he is not available on December 18. Councilman Gould noted that the Council will have a breakfast meeting December 8 at Carrow's Restaurant for the discussion of Council format, and that the public was invited to attend. Fie had asked for discussion items from the Council members but to date had received none, so he asked that they be brought to the meeting. Councilman Nordquist inquired why the taxi stand is on the ADB agenda and he was told that it is the bench that must be approved by the ADB. Councilman Carns suggested that instead of advertising the Council agenda in the Western*Sun that MOVED: the City purchase a Recordaphone to provide the information. COUNCILMAN CARNS MOVED, SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN NORDQUIST, TO PLACE ON THE JANUARY 8, 1980 AGENDA A DISCUSSION OF THE POSSIBILITY.OF PURCHASING A RECORDAPHONE TO PROVIDE CITIZENS COUNCIL AGENDA INFORMATION, IN PLACE OF ADVERTISING IN A LOCAL NEWSPAPER. MOTION CARRIED. Councilman Carns asked that the City Clerk obtain cost informa- tion regarding a.Recordaphone and also determine how many residents in the City of Edmonds get the Western Sun. Councilman Carns advised that he would be leaving tonight's meeting after the Budget Hearing because • he was suffering from a cold. Councilwoman Allen asked for a report from Mayor Harrison and Councilman Carns regarding their attendance at the National League of Cities Convention in Las Vegas. Mayor Harrison had prepared a written report which was dis'tributed.to the Council this evening and he offered to read it. Because of the large number of people in the audience for other items this was deferred until the end of the agenda. However, the meeting ran very late and the agenda was not completed, so it was agreed that the Council would simply read the written report provided. Councilwoman Allen noted that some informal commitments had been made to the people in the Esperance area if they annex to the City and she asked for the resolutions at next week's meeting if possible, regarding police, fire, water service district, etc. HEARING ON AMENDMENT TO COMPREHENSIVE PLAN, SHORELINES MANAGEMENT MASTER PROGRAM, ZONING CODE, AND PREZONING FOR UNION OIL PROPERTY IN CONJUNCTION WITH PROPOSED ANNEXATION Community Development Director John LaTourelle stated that part of the annexation process requires (zthat Edmonds establish a zoning classification for the property and that there must be at least two hearings -on the prezoning application, separated by 30 days. He advised that Planning Commission Resolution 636 makes amendments to the Shorelines Master Program element of the Comprehensive Plan and changes to the Comprehensive Plan Map which would be necessary to accommodate Union Oil as a permitted conforming use. The second resolution, Planning Commission Resolution made 635 certain changes to the Zoning Ordinance. Thirdly, -Planning Commission Resolution 637 made changes on the Zoning Map, rezoning the operating properties to the CW zone and extending the OS zone over the marsh property. Mr. LaTourelle then discussed in more detail. the recommendations in those resolutions, noting that Resolution 635 allowed a 48' height limit for petroleum storage tanks. in the CW zone, which is the height of existing tanks. He stated that location of any future tanks would have to be in the low area as indicated in Exhibit "E" to the Concomitant Zoning Agreement with Union Oil Company. After Mr. LaTourelle's presentation, the hearing was opened to the public. Gerald Geschke 462. December 3, 1979 - continued • MOTION: MOTION: MOTION: (Amended) Amendment of 8222 186th S.W. who had been a member of the Shorelines Advisory Committee asked whether members of that committee had been apprised of these proposals and he questioned whether it was appropriate to have petroleum storage in a shorelines zone. Mr. LaTourelle responded that the Shorelines Advisory Committee -had been apprised and had approved the proposals. Further, he stated that the petroleum brought in by barge is a necessary maritime water dependent use, and there will be no tanks in the shorelines zone itself. Mr. Geschke continued that when he was on the committee they had been very concerned about the marsh and this had been one of the trade-offs they,had discussed. He said that if the Shorelines Advisory Committee approved, then he would agree this was a good move. John Phillips, 403 Columbia St., Seattle 98104, attorney representing Union Oil Company, stated that the Shorelines Committee had approved these changes unanimously. He noted that the area designated "urban" would not allow storage and he said there are no present plans for -expansion but in the future if they would expand it would be in the asphalt area. He also noted that the City already had designated most of this property as industrial in its Policy Plan. He said the City has been providing fire and police protection to the site, and that Union Oil was asking that the property only be zoned to continue the existing uses. They proposed to go before the ADB prior.to the next City Council hearing on this matter. Bill Johnson of 704 Maple said he would like to be sure none of the changes allow similar uses elsewhere on the beach. He was assured such uses would not be permitted anywhere else. The public hearing was -then closed. COUNCILWOMAN ALLEN MOVED, SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN NORDQUIST, THAT THE CITY ATTORNEY BE INSTRUCTED TO PREPARE THE NECESSARY ORDINANCES WITH THE CHANGES DELINEATED BY THE PLANNING COMMISSION, PURSUANT TO PLANNING COMMISSION RESOLUTIONS 635, 636, AND 637. MOTION CARRIED. COUNCILMAN CARNS THEN MOVED, SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN GOULD, THAT THE SECOND HEARING ON THE PREZONING OF THE UNION OIL COMPANY PROPERTY BE SCHEDULED FOR FEBRUARY 5, 1980 AT WHICH TIME THE ORDINANCES REQUIRED BY THE PREVIOUS MOTION WILL BE CONSIDERED. MOTION CARRIED. HEARING ON 1980 BUDGET • Councilman Carns stated that he felt the Budget should be passed while the public is in attendance, rather than considering it tonight and passing it another night, so.he said he would make such a motion after the public hearing. Mayor Harrison then opened the public hearing on the 1980 Budget. Jerry Geschke of 8222 186th S.W. and John Compton of 18612 80th W. spoke in behalf of the residents of the Seaview area in regard to problems at Seaview Park and Sierra Park. Mr. Geschke read a list of problems and suggested remedies. He said their major concern was that they wanted adequate police protection and surveillance of Seaview Park to stop the illegal sale and use of drugs there and the use of alcohol. He also said they needed. better lighting of the park with the lights left on all night and they needed posts and fencing to prohibit vehicular travel where it is not allowed in the park. He asked that future consideration be given to a facility for teenagers. Mr. Geschke said he had heard that the five officers proposed in the preliminary budget may be cut to three and he was very concerned about that. Councilman Gould said he had been one of the people who questioned the need for five, but after investigation he had come to the conclusion that five was not too many, and he thought it should be examined again next year to see if more were needed. Councilman Gould had attended the neighborhood meeting regarding the Seaview Park problems and he said he had been requested to get answers*to two questions: (1) Could the restroom at the park be removed? He asked Parks & Recreation Division Manager Jim Jessell to make that determination. (2) The residents had asked whether it was legal for them -to form patrols to regulate the park activities. City Attorney Wayne Tanaka- responded that the problem was in enforcement. He said a private citizen cannot arrest a..p.erson for a.misdemeanor, but -he would have the powers of any other citizen to arrest for a felony, but those would, be limited circumstances. However, he noted that the effect of having people there probably would prevent a lot of the activities. Herb Wright of 400 Sunset questioned whether the addition of five policemen would be adequate, and he noted that the problems experienced last summer on Sunset Ave. were because of an inadequate number of police. Councilman Carns responded that five additional officers would add one person around the clock, and he said five more probably should be added next year. Margaret Smith of 606 Sunset also spoke in support of additional policemen. She stressed the need for adequate lighting at the parks to deter crime, feeling that was essential even in light of the energy crunch. Councilman Gould noted that after the experience of the beach problems moving from one beach to another it should be expected that the same thing will happen with the parks, so all the parks should be considered when thinking of extra police officers. Joel Mooney of 8506 192nd S.W. felt the timetable for adding more policemen was too slow. He said he would like to see the Police Department doubled. He also asked if some of the increased police force would be supplied to Lynnwood. Police Chief Foster replied that the three South County cities cooperate in time of need, but there is no particular demand and the City of Edmonds gets as much benefit as it gives. Mr. Mooney suggested property taxes be increased to finance additional policemen and he was told that they cannot be increased more than 6%. Finance Director Art Housler interjected that by a majority vote of the people the property tax rate could be increased from $1.89 to $3.60 per $1,000 of assessed valuation. The public hearing was closed. COUNCILMAN CARNS MOVED, SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN NAUGHTEN, TO INSTRUCT THE CITY ATTORNEY TO PREPARE AN ORDINANCE ADOPTING THE 1980 BUDGET BASED ON THE PRELIMINARY BUDGET AS PRESENTED. COUNCILMAN CARNS THEN MOVED TO AMEND HIS MOTION, SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN NAUGHTEN, BY MAKING THE FOLLOWING CHANGES TO THE 1980 PRELIMINARY BUDGET: INCREASE REVENUES BY $14,900 FROM THE WOODWAY FIRE.PROTECTION SERVICE AND $9,299 FOR ADDITIONAL PER CAPITA -TAX MONIES FROM INCREASE IN.POPULATION. INCREASE EXPENDITURES BY $20,200 FOR INCREASED POLICE DEPARTMENT SALARIES; $3,500 FOR SEAVIEW.PARKING LIGHTING AND FENCING; $21,900 FOR ONE FIREMAN; $6,000 FOR TWO OPTICOM UNITS'(SIGNAL CONTROLLER); $3,000 FOR INCREASE IN VOLUNTEER FIREMEN'S HOURLY RATE; $22,000 FOR AN ASSOCIATE PLANNER; $9,000 FOR PROFESSIONAL SERVICES IN PLANNING DEPARTMENT; $30,500 FOR AN ASSISTANT CITY ENGINEER; AND $500 FOR THE PURCHASE AND INSTALLATION OF MICROPHONES AND RECORDER•.IN THE COUNCIL CHAMBERS. THE DIFFERENCE OF $8,901 BETWEEN THE INCREASED EXPENDITURES AND THE INCREASED REVENUE WILL BE TAKEN FROM THE COUNCIL CONTINGENCY FUND. FURTHER, THE ADDITIONAL POLICE OFFICERS WILL BE HIRED, TWO IN JANUARY, TWO IN MARCH, AND ONE IN MAY, DIFFERING FROM.THAT STATED IN THE PRELIMINARY BUDGET AND THEREBY INCREASING THE POLICE DEPARTMENT SALARIES BY $20,200. Councilman Gould stated it was his understanding that the In-Lieu.Park Fund will be used for resurfacing the Junior High tennis 46 • December 3, 1979 - continued MOTION: courts. COUNCILWOMAN ALLEN MOVED TO FURTHER AMEND THE MOTION THAT FUNDS FOR PROFESSIONAL SERVICES Withdrawn SHE MENTIONED AT THE LAST MEETING BE TRANSFERRED TO THE COUNCIL CONTINGENCY FUND, TOTALING $17,650. COUNCILMAN NORDQUIST SECONDED THE MOTION FOR DISCUSSION. Councilwoman Allen stated that the intent was when consultants are hired they would.have to be'approved by the Council. Councilman Carns did not believe the Council should get into the-day-to-day'operation of City government, and Councilman Gould felt that responsibility should be in the Department Heads' hands. M.A.A. Dibble noted that the Council is asked to authorize the Mayor to execute contracts of any size. Councilman Gould !..,added that the Council sees the Warrants Register which shows where the money is spent, and he did not think the Council should supervise each expenditure. COUNCILWOMAN ALLEN THEN WITHDREW HER MOTION, AND THE SECOND WAS WITHDRAWN, IF THE NARRATIVE AND EXPENSES WERE DELINEATED ON THE ITEMS SHE HAD CITED AT THE LAST MEETING. COUNCILMAN CARNS' MOTION TO.AMEND THEN CARRIED. THE MAIN MOTION, AS AMENDED, THEN CARRIED. A short recess was announced, during which Councilman Carns left. HEARING ON MEADOWDALE AREA MORATORIUM An informational meeting was held November 30 for the residents of the Meadowdale area to provide them with the results of the study made by the Engineering Department and the recommendations. Technical Studies Engineer Bob Franklin displayed for the Council and audience a chart illustrating the various alternatives for special measures to -be taken, the problems addressed, and the estimated capital costs. One of the proposals was a monitoring system which was suggested to be started immediately because winter is just starting and.that could give a base year in which to start monitoring. Two.winters are needed for the proposed monitoring program. Charles Mangum, representative from the Health Department, said that from a public health standpoint he did not see any alternative system that will solve the problems except sanitary sewers and storm drains, and anything else would be temporary. He said the life of an on -site septic system under normal circumstances is approximately 12 years, and it only takes one failing system to cause a potential health problem. Public Works Director Fred Herzberg then made four recommendations on which he suggested the discussion should • focus: (1) That the monitoring system be installed as soon as possible, funded from the Water/Sewer Construction Fund; (2) That the storm drainage problems in the Meadowdale area be combined with City-wide storm drainage improvements; (3) That an LID be established by resolution with a 20-year payback period for Alternative 5 as described on the chart displayed; and (4) That the moratorium be continued until the system is installed and working. Councilman Gould asked whether certain things could be mandated because a health.hazard exists. City Attorney Wayne Tanaka responded that should an LID be formed by resolution passed by the Council and the Health Department finds and declares that there is a health hazard and that installation of sanitary sewers is required, then the people who wouldordinarily have the right to protest the formation of an LID (60% or more of the property owners based on assessed valuation) would not have that right to protest. Unanimous vote of all Council members present at the time the resolution was voted upon would be required. The public portion of the hearing was opened. Pat Crawford of 15824 75th P1. W. noted that a Health Department report had been made seven years previously showing a health problem existed. He said the current Lowe report states that the majority of the ground water is derived from the area east of the landslide complex. He felt if he were to try to sell his home to anyone he would be guilty of fraud if he did not advise a potential purchaser of this report and he felt a lender would have grave reservations about making a loan on his property as it is in the 90% slide area. He urged that the problems be resolved and he saw Alternative 4 as a minimum action, but said he would favor Alternative 5 if the Council.,decided on that. Dick Beers of 15306 49th Ave. W..sai-d he owns land in the Meadowdale area and he opposed paying for th6-recom- mended improvements and then waiting for two years to see if he could build. His property is in the west area and he stated he had no control over the east area. City Engineer Jim Adams explained the reasons for monitoring for two winters and he noted that the water table is so high that the grounds could move when the sewers are installed. He felt strongly that if all the measures in Alternative 5 were installed the problem would be solved, but he could not completely guarantee that. He noted that there may be specific lots that would still have problems. He added that he did not think they • could guarantee that at the end of two years a conventional house could be built with the assurance that the problems were gone. Don Phillips of 7100 156th S.W., in the east area, asked a number of questions, as did JoAnn and Bob Anderson of 7370 Meadowdale Rd. Mr. Phillips was concerned that people in the Meadowdale area have been paying sewer charges when there are no sewers there. It was explained to him that the treatment plant operates from those funds for the benefit of the whole City. After getting responses to her questions, Mrs. Anderson said she was really concerned about the quality of life in the City of Edmonds, and she recommended adoption of Alternative 5'to improve the quality of the whole City. Larry Ingraham -of 6909 160th S.W. complimented the Staff for their work so far on this problem and he'felt a solution should be implemente& immediately. He noted that the effort so far had been very creative, and he asked that further effort be made to find a creative solution for paying for the improvements. He suggested that City-wide fees be used for paying for all of the improvements, not just.for storm sewers as was proposed. Bill Alguard of 15915 70th W., in the east area, said the cost of.Alternative 5 was prohibitive to him, and he reminded the Council that a number of years ago the Council then in office had said they would not pursue sewering in the Meadowdale area without the help of federal funds. He felt a lot of the water causing the problems came from the area to the east of the City limits and not just from his area. Don Tubbs, one of the consultants, responded that 40% of the water is derived from the area of Edmonds designated "east" due to increased development, but very little is derived from the area beyond which is outside of Edmonds. Jean and Jack Linge of 6970 160th S.W. both spoke in opposition to costs to the property owners to accomplish the improvements. Mrs. Linge said she is a Public Health nurse and had done considerable reading on the subject of septic tanks and it was her opinion that if they are properly installed and maintained they would be good indefinitely. She said she had argued in the past . against development in the Meadowdale area, feeling much of it should be -kept as a greenbelt. Further, since their area was not included when the Talbot Park area was sewered, she felt the City should now pay for it instead of the residents. Mr. Linge said he.was selective when choosing his property and he chose the upper area, and he should not have topay for the risks of somebody else who was careless in picking a homesite. He said a lot of people in his area would lose their homes if they had to pay for the proposed improvements. He felt any solution should be based on the square footage rather than zone front foot, and he said he would.not mind.paying for his area only. He recommended adoption of Alternative 1. Mayor Harrison asked if there were any areas that could LJ 464 December 3, 1979 - continued • be rezoned to one acre lots and thereby qualify for septic tanks indefinitely. Mr. Herzberg said that would still add more water to the soil and that was the basic problem. Glen Lobager of 15920 72nd W. said they probably would ask for downzoning if the recommended proposal were adopted in order to cut their lots in half and bring down the monthly payment. John Minier of 16020 70th W. said his mother is on Social Security and he is retired and they could not pay $51 a month for what was proposed. He did not think the upper area needed sanitary sewers. Mike Rusnak of 15620 72nd Ave. W., in the east area, said he had a lot which he bought for investment but at this point he felt it was worthless and would cost him more. He felt if the people were going to be charged for the improvements they should be told the solution would work, or else their money should not be taken. He felt the monitoring plan was too long. Further, that a piece of land such as his with no improvement on it was not contributing to the problem so it should not bear the costs until it was developed. Morgan Bates of 6960 160th S.W. said he had sympathy for the people who have the prob- lems but he did not want to pay for their problems. He stated also that a septic tank will work as long as it is -maintained properly. The public portion of the hearing was then closed. Councilman Nordquist commented that on the day the Council toured the area they could smell the situation there -and he said he would like.the Health Department again to give the City a reading on the problem and he added that the previous report was very. bad. Councilman Gould said he also would want to make the decision based on Health Department information. He added that his inclination was not to have an "east" and "west". as..he felt this was a City-wide problem. He felt there was no question but that the drainage system should be handled.on a City-wide basis and he thought the City's- other drainage -problems should be included with this, but he noted that an estimate was MOTION: needed for the rest of the City's major.project areas. COUNCILMAN NORDQUIST MOVED, SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN .GOULD, THAT THE PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR BE ASKED TO CONTACT DR. HYATT OF THE HEALTH DEPART- MENT IN REGARD TO MAKING A STUDY OF SOIL SAMPLES FROM FROM THIS SPECIFIC GEOLOGICAL AREA AND IF AT ALL POSSIBLE REPORT BACK TO THE COUNCIL ON JANUARY 15, 1980. MOTION CARRIED. COUNCILWOMAN ALLEN MOTION: THEN MOVED, SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN KASPER,.THAT THE MONITORING SYSTEM BE ESTABLISHED IMMEDIATELY AND BE FUNDED FROM THE WATER/SEWER FUND. MOTION CARRIED. Councilman Gould noted that further action was needed on the 1980 Budget as M.A.A. Dibble had made several recommendations regarding the creation of an Operating Reserve on.which no action had been MOTION: taken. COUNCILMAN GOULD MOVED, SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN NORDQUIST, THAT APPROPRIATE STEPS BE TAKEN TO IMPLEMENT M.A.A. DIBBLE'S SUGGESTIONS IN HIS MEMORANDUM OF NOVEMBER 30, 1979 REGARDING INSTITUTION OF A RESERVE FUND AND CALLING FOR SEVERAL STEPS: (1) RETAIN $125,000 IN THE LID GUARANTY FUND; (2) TRANSFER $200,000 FROM THE GUARANTY FUND TO A'PERMANENT OPERATING RESERVE FUND TO BE CREATED AND REGULATED,BY ORDINANCE; (3) APPLY INTEREST EARNED FROM THE OPERATING RESERVE FUND TO A BUILD-UP OF THE FUND AMOUNT UNTIL A GIVEN FIGURE IS REACHED, E.G., $250,000,.AND THEREAFTER MAKE THE INTEREST AVAILABLE FOR GENERAL FUND PURPOSES,; AND (4) ESTABLISH A POL'ICY.THAT ALL OR A MAJOR PORTION OF FUTURE CASH CARRY-OVER BE TRANSFERRED TO'THE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT FUND. MOTION CARRIED. MOTION: COUNCILWOMAN ALLEN MOVED, SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN KASPER, THAT BECAUSE OF THE LATE HOUR THE LAST ITEM ON THE AGENDA BE CONTINUED TO THE NEXT WEEK'S'MEETING. MOTION CARRIED. There was no further business to come before the Council, and the meeting was adjourned at 11:55 p.m. IRENE VARNEY MORAN, C' y Clerk HARVE✓H. HARRISON, Mayor December 11, 1979 - Work Meeting 1 1 The regular meeting of the Edmonds City Council was called to order at 7:30 p.m. by Mayor Pro tem • Ray Goul,d.in the Council Chambers of the Edmonds Civic.Center. All present joined in the flag salute and Mayor Harrison arrived shortly thereafter. The annual Council photograph was then taken. PRESENT STAFF PRESENT Harve Harrison, Mayor Charles Dibble, M.A.A. Mike Herb Fred Herzberg, Public Works Director Bill Kasper John LaTourelle, Community Devel. Dir. Katherine Allen Irene Varney Moran, City Clerk John Nordquist Art Housler, Finance Director Ray Gould Dan Prinz, Acting Police Chief Tom Carns Jack Weinz, Fire Chief Larry Naughten Jim Adams, City Engineer Jim Jessel, Parks & Recreation Div. Mgr. Wayne Tanaka, City Attorney Jackie Parrett, Deputy City Clerk MOTION: COUNCILMAN NORDQUIST MOVED, SECONDED BY.000NCILMAN GOULD, TO POSTPONE UNTIL JANUARY 8, 1980 ITEM 6 Amended ON THIS EVENING'S AGENDA, DISCUSSION ON A PROPOSED COUNCIL RESOLUTION RE ESPERANCE/OLYMPIC VIEW AREA, BECAUSE HE FELT THERE WERE SOME REVISIONS TO BE MADE. M.A.A. Charles Dibble said'the pro- ponents had asked that it be presented now.because they want to print some election information and want to include this. Councilman Could responded that there were some substantial changes which the Council was considering and they needed some further discussion before they could agree. He felt Amendment January 8 would be more timely. COUNCILMAN NAUGHTEN THEN MOVED TO AMEND THE MOTION, SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN CARNS, THAT THE ITEM BE CONTINUED TO DECEMBER 18, 1979. THE MOTION TO AMEND CARRIED. - THE MAIN MOTION, AS AMENDED, THEN CARRIED. LJ