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19810707 City Council Minutes_282 June 30, 1981 - continued • accept the interlocal agreement. She asked for the Council's consent that she ask the City Attorney to see to it that the City.has.a..substantial interlocal agreement. Mr. Tanaka said that most of the cities are satisfied -with the.agreement.but there are some things peculiar to Edmonds which should be covered in a•more formal document. Council President Allen noted -that Edmonds would.not want to be tied into the figures the other cities have agreed upon if it gets the opportunity to have its own court, and Councilmember-Gould said.he still thought they should make every effort with the legislature to change the law so Edmonds can have its own municipal court. Mr. Tanaka proposed that the agreement specify that Edmonds -could -pull out if it forms its own court or joins with another city, but agrees to the stated figures:as long as it is in the District Court system. COUNCILMEMBER ALLEN MOVED, SECONDED BY.000NCILMEMBER�NORDQUIST, THAT THE MAYOR BE AUTHORIZED TO SIGN AN INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT WITH THE OTHER CITIES.AND THE COUNTY REGARDING THE DISTRICT COURT, WITH THE FIGURES FOR CRIMINAL CASES BEING $14 in 1981,,$15 IN 1982, AND $16 IN 1983; AND FOR CIVIL INFRACTIONS $12;.WITH THE PROVISO THAT THE CITY ATTORNEY DRAFT AN AGREEMENT THAT.GIVES.EDMONDS A WITHDRAWAL OPTION. MOTION CARRIED. There was no further business to come before the Council, and the meeting adjourned to Executive.. Session at 9:30 p.m. I IRENE.VARNEY MORAN, Vty Clerk HARVE H. HARRISON, Mayor July 7, 1981 • 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 Jack Mitchell, Acting Public Works Director Ray Gould Jim Adams, City Engineer Katherine.Allen Irene Varney Moran, City Clerk Bill Kasper Mary Lou Block, Planning Director Mary Goetz Art Housler, Finance Director Larry Naughten Marlo Foster, Police Chief Jo -Anne Jaech Jack Weinz, Fire Chief John Nordquist. Jim Jessel, Parks & Recreation Director Wayne Tanaka, City Attorney Mark Eames, City Attorney Jackie Parrett, Deputy City Clerk CONSENT AGENDA COUNCILMEMBER NORDQUIST MOVED,.SECONDED BY COUNCILMEMBER KASPER, TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA. MOTION CARRIED. The approved items on.the Consent Agenda included the following: (A) Roll call. • (B) Approval of Minutes of June 30, 1981. (C) Setting date of August 4, 1981 for hearing on Preliminary Plat P-1-81 (Bone/Ewing). (D) Setting date of August`4, 1981 for hearing on Preliminary PRD-2-81 (Peter Bilder). MAYOR Mayor Harrison. asked whether the Council:wanted to pursue his suggestion of an ordinance requiring planter.maintenance*, to be:enforced by a citation system, and possibly the addition of Sign Code enforcement through the citation system. This.had been discussed at the Council/ Staff Retreat but no direction had been given by the Council. COUNCILMEMBER NORDQUIST MOVED, SECONDED BY COUNCILMEMBER ALLEN, TO.DIRECT THE CITY ATTORNEY.TO DRAFT A -PROPOSED PLANTER MAINTENANCE ORDINANCE. Councilmember Allen said'it had been her feeling that the Sign Code speaks to.size of signs but*does*not state how the Staff can enforce it. Councilmember Nord- quist thought signs should be handled:in a separate motion.- THE MOTION CARRIED. COUNCILMEMBER. NORDQUIST THEN MOVED, SECONDED BY:000NCILMEMBER NAUGHTEN, THAT COUNCILMEMBER ALLEN DRAFT HER INTENT REGARDING SIGN CODE ENFORCEMENT AND PRESENT IT TO THE COUNCIL FOR CONSIDERATION. MOTION CARRIED. REVIEW HEARING EXAMINER CONTRACT:AND DE.NOVO HEARING ASPECT.ON APPEALS, AND HEARING EXAMINER SECRETARIAL SERVICES CONTRACT The Edmonds Hearing Examiner, James Driscoll, had provided.the Council with a written report covering the background of the system,. implementation of the system, and.proposals for the system in the future. He reviewed his report, noting that the system had been set up according to City ordinance and State statutes., and.that'it is similar.to systems of various other local cities. He -stated that for the most -part -the hearings had.gone.smoothly; the staff reports had been accurate, very informative, and provided the necessary information for the hearings; and July 7, 1981 - continued 286 1 L7 audience participation had been good. Mr. Driscoll suggested that several items be considered for change in the future. The first was the.jurisdictional_authority over items and requests to be heard by the-Hearing_Examiner. He noted that some of these items are relatively minor in nature and that the Planning staff should be able to handle them, with appeal provision to the Hearing Examiner. As an example, he had heard a number of Conditional.Use Permit applications for small day cares (6 children). For the most part they had not been controversial, but it had been expensive to have the hearings on these items and he felt the Planning staff.could take care of such items in the future. Another situation was a variance.request for height restriction on a fence where the individual was constructing a tennis court and .wanted to construct.a 12' fence around it. There had been no opposi- tion from anyone and the Planning Department had recommended -approval with no conditions. Yet, all the reports had to be completed, the site inspection made, and,the hearing held, which is costly to the City. Planning Director Mary Lou Block noted that the Code now provides that some items can be covered under what is called "Staff Decision --Optional Hearing." Examples are setback adjustments and home occupation permits.- Another -item Mr. Driscoll suggested for change was that the Hearing Examiner be required to report to Ahe Council on a semi-annual basis to keep communications open and receive any input from the Council. He noted that both Redmond and Everett require such a report every six months. Regarding the secretarial services contract, Mr. Driscoll currently is providing secretarial services through his office and those services have been averaging 20 hours per month at $12 per hour, for a total of $1,250 since the system was established. He noted that at first there were some clerical problems but they have been -resolved. He recommended, however, that eventually some type of part- time, in-house secretary be provided to the Hearing Examiner. He often has a need for a liaison within the City to provide him.certain exhibits and information from various departments, and getting out the notices and reports would be done more efficiently. He thought that eventually it would benefit the entire system. Secretarial services are .provided by both the cities of Everett and Redmond and he has found that to be more efficient than the system he has with Edmonds. Regarding the Hearing Examiner contract, he said he.has had no problem and is satisfied with the job. As to the question of -de novo appeals, he had no comment and said that is.a decision for the Council. Councilmember Naughten expressed.agreement with his suggestions,,but noted that the Council would have to discuss the secretarial services aspect. Councilmember Gould noted that the major reason for this hearing was to determine whether to continue with the de novo aspect on appeals and that there were people in the audience who would -like to make some statements. Bill Mathias, 540 Holly, speaking for the Edmonds Council of Concerned Citizens, and also expressing his own views, noted that to -date -there only had been.one appeal so that really was not enough by which to make a judgment. He noted that safety valves are not because of doubting the quality of the work or efficiency of the system, but are simply a safety measure. He felt the de novo aspect of appeals should be retained as a safety factor for the citizens, and he urged continuance of the de novo factor on a permanent basis. Floyd E. Smith, 814 Dayton.St., stated that it is r.are.in a court case that an appeal is heard de novo. He was against de novo hearings on Hearing Examiner appeals and said a person may omit evidence that he feels will be important to the Council but not to the Hearing Examiner, and also that information may be considered that would not be by the Hearing Examiner. He felt the appeal should be on the record just as it is in an appellate court. Lloyd Ostrom,. 711 Puget Lane, spoke in favor of retaining the de novo aspect, at least on a temporary basis, as he felt the first six months was not.an adequate test period.. Councilmember Gould thanked Mr. Driscoll for being .very thorough and professional in his approach to the job and for considering the expense to the City and trying to keep the costs down. He noted • that there had been 35 hearings:.and one appeal. He thought the de novo aspect should be retained, lot time had been in developing the new ordinance and that it -.,is necessary to test saying a of spent it and change it so the language will be accurate enough and .express the Counci.l's intent well enough that the interpretation is obvious. He thought the system should be continued for another year, but that the ordinance should be amended as they go along to make it better and to reflect the Council's real feelings. Councilwoman Goetz said she was satisfied.with the system with the changes Mr. Driscoll suggested. It was suggested that the Staff give some guidelines as to determining which are the minor items. Councilmember Allen favored the position of Floyd Smith. She thought the questions should go to'the Council on the record, and she thought the recommendations from the Hearing Examiner are better than what the Council has the time or the expertise to make. She favored:going.on the record. COUNCILMEMBER GOULD THEN MOVED, SECONDED BY COUNCILMEMBER GOETZ, THAT THE CITY ATTORNEY BE INSTRUCTED TO. DRAFT AN AMENDMENT TO THE HEARING EXAMINER ORDINANCE TO REQUIRE AN APPEARANCE BY THE HEARING EXAMINER -EVERY SIX MONTHS BEFORE THE CITY COUNCIL TO DISCUSS AND REVIEW THE SYSTEM AND THAT A BRIEF REPORT BE PROVIDED IN WRITING. THE MOTION CARRIED. COUNCILMEMBER GOULD THEN MOVED, SECONDED BY COUNCILMEMBER GOETZ, THAT THE STAFF BE ASKED TO GIVE RECOMMENDATIONS REGARDING THE MINOR ITEMS THAT MIGHT BE REFERRED TO THE STAFF OR OTHER MECHANISM TO STREAMLINE THE SYSTEM, BY AUGUST 18,.1981. MOTION CARRIED. COUNCILMEMBER GOULD THEN MOVED, SECONDED BY COUNCILMEMBER JAECH, TO EXTEND THE DE NOVO.APPEAL REVIEW SYSTEM. A ROLL CALL VOTE WAS TAKEN ON THE MOTION, WITH COUNCIL - MEMBERS GOULD, JAECH, GOETZ, NAUGHTEN, AND NORDQUIST VOTING_YES,.AND WITH COUNCIL MEMBERS ALLEN.AND KASPER VOTING NO. THE MOTION CARRIED. COUNCILMEMBER NAUGHTEN MOVED, SECONDED.BY COUNCILMEMBER ALLEN, TO SCHEDULE A REVIEW OF THE HEARING EXAMINER SECRETARIAL SERVICES BY THE PERSONNEL COMMITTEE ON JULY 28, 1981. MOTION CARRIED. FURTHER REPORT ON ALLEY FROM 5TH TO 6TH BETWEEN ALDER AND WALNUT City Engineer Jim.Adams reviewed the problem. The "LIMITED SIGHT DISTANCE" and'"SLOW" signs had been installed to try to remedy the problem but the neighbors were not satisfied with the results. Mr. Adams suggested that the alley could be made one-way east which would solve the.problem, but he said most of the people living there. would not like that. An alternative was to install a strip of traffic buttons 1' apart which.would be a sort of "waker upper, having somewhat the same effect as 40 July 7, 1981 - continued • a speed bump. Mr..Adams said they -had -.never tried anything.like this previously. His recommenda- tion was a one-way alley, but he.was aware the residents would not want that. He said traffic counts had shown that an average of only 25-30 cars use the -alley daily, but he noted that there have been problems with motorcycles also: Cynthia Baker, 510 Walnut (on the alley), said one-way east would not be satisfactory as the con- dominium parking slots are angled west and because her -family has a trailer which they would not be able to get into the driveway. She favored trying the traffic buttons. Verna Shaw, 515 Walnut, said Beck's Funeral Home could not'go east -with the parking behind the funeral home, and also she noted that.the garbage trucks use.the alley.' She also favored the traffic buttons. COUNCILMEMBER KASPER MOVED, SECONDED BY COUNCILMEMBER NORDQUIST, THAT THE TRAFFIC BUTTONS BE INSTALLED.' MOTION CARRIED. PROGRESS REPORT FROM BRACKETT'S LANDING MARINE PRESERVATION TASK FORCE (INCLUDING WOOD CUTTING ON BEACHES).. Frances Murphy reported that at..least<'two scholarships would be set up at Shoreline Community College to support park rangers at.Brackett's Landing. She was hoping to have the three local cities pay for them at $50 each, -but. -if they -did -not Shoreline Community College would do so. She discussed various fund raising projects to provide "wish.list" items, including a major project Skipper's Seafood and Chowder Houses will support, a benefit play by the Driftwood Players, and a possible raffle. Councilmember Gould suggested -she write a,letter to.the Lynnwood Rotary Club . Chairman of the Grants and Scholarship Committee, as he is that chairman, and that there probably would.be help available for the scholarship. Ms. Murphy said she would send a letter immediately. She added that she had made a presentation to the Everett City Council and they have similar prob- lems and had,requested.input.as to what had been done on this project. The question was briefly discussed as to whether City funds could be used to help..fund the ranger scholarships, and City Attorney Wayne Tanaka observed that if an equitable exchange of services by the rangers could be worked out then it may be possible. Parks and Recreation Director Jim Jessel said there had.been no further complaints regarding wood cutting on the beaches. REVIEW PERMIT COORDINATION SYSTEM Planning Director Mary Lou Bl.ock.reported that the system had been in effect since February 1, 1981 and that it appears to be working.well. She said it is difficult to quantify, but the system is ongoing and they feel the quality of services.is continually improving.. City Engineer Jim Adams added that the system is much better for the customer, but 10-15% of the people are still referred to the Engineering Division and management time has been increased. He spends much more time on permits now than he did previously and so does.his assistant,.Patrick Wilson, but with the imple- mentation of the system they lost two people to the Planning Department. He observed that this will be solved if the divisions are ever put.together. A short recess was announced. DECISION ON PUBLIC WORKS ORGANIZATION 1 Mayor Harrison discussed three proposals for reorganization and the savings each would cause. The Council had copies of Proposals I, II, and III., and the Mayor recommended Proposal III, noting that there would be $65,000-$70,000 savings.per year with either Proposal II or Proposal III. Proposal III combined the City Engineer position with the Director position, and Councilmember Naughten observed that until. now the input had.'been to keep them separate. Councilmember Allen noted that in • talking to people at the AWC convention she found that Edmonds is doing more with fewer people than anyone to whom she talked, and if the staff is cut too much.the services promised the people will not be provided. The Council wanted to study this further and asked for the following additional information.: The savings figures and.the basis for savings, including employee count; job des- criptions for new positions (Engineer -Superintendent and Maintenance and'Operation Superintendent); and union impact. COUNCILMEMBER-ALLEN MOVED,.SECONDED BY COUNCILMEMBER KASPER, THAT THIS BE DIS- CUSSED BY THE PERSONNEL COMMITTEE AT THE JULY 28, 1981 COMMITTEE MEETING AND UNDER PUBLIC WORKS ORGANIZATION ON THE AUGUST 4, 1981 AGENDA. MOTION CARRIED. PROPOSED.ORDINANCE AND AGREEMENT IN,*REGARD'TO MAYOR'S DUTIES Councilmember Naughten had previously provided a proposed agreement and at this time he provided a memorandum recommending some changes to the previous proposal.. COUNCILMEMBER NAUGHTEN THEN MOVED, SECONDED BY COUNCILMEMBER GOULD,.TO ACCEPT THE PROPOSAL WITH THE CORRECTIONS INDICATED IN COUNCIL - MEMBER NAUGHTEN'S JULY 7, 1981 MEMORANDUM. Councilmember Kasper observed that when the Mayor takes the job he gets all duties itemized in the.proposed agreement. 'He thought the Mayor's salary should be increased to the level proposed.in the.agreement but he did -not think the agreement.was necessary or justified, and he noted that under State statutes the.jobs are called out. He added that there had not been a CPI raise for the Mayor this year. Councilmember Nordquist read aloud from RCW 35A.12.100 which states the duties and authority of the Mayor and he also read the oath of office taken by the Mayor which was verbatim from the tape when. the Mayor took the oath.- He said that was a contract with a City Councilman and.with the citizens of the City, andthat the Mayor had accepted his responsibilities and is not -going -to do anymore. Councilmember Nordquist said if the Mayor wants to work more then they should pay him.more, but.there should be no.contract. Councilmember Naughten responded that the intent.was.to.,expand.the Mayor's:dutfes.,from part -time -to half-time and to make a more efficient operation.for.the Mayor and,M.A.A.'. Councilmember Goetz brought up two incidents dur..ing the Mayor's term which'she felt reflected adversely -on his performance, and she said she'cannot.give a person.in whom sh'e.has.no confidence..a pay raise. Councilmember. Gould observed that the Council had been at odds with the Mayor..:for a long time and the net result was that they had not operated effectively. He said they cannot just sit back and criticize but they • July 7, 1981 - continued must take a positive step.to.solve the problem, and this agreement was.an effort..to overcome some difficulties and get some_services.for the -compensation paid. He also noted that it would be on a trial basis. Councilmember.Nordqufst said that approximately ten years previously the Council was going -to -form committees.to help the.Mayor but that..neverhappened; then there was'the Prior Report -- the Blue Ribbon Committee -.-constant effort for harmony --and then the Council President office was formed as a liaison between: the Mayor and the Council. He.did not agree that it was all the Council's fault or all -the Mayor's fault,.and he said the Council had only asked for an exchange of ideas and they really had tried. City Attorney Wayne Tanaka.interjected that the proposed agreement was the result of two things: (1) The fact that the Council.cannot change the duties, obligations, or powers of the Mayor, and (2) Once they give the Mayor a.pay raise they cannot reduce.that pay raise during the term of office. He said the idea initially was for a trial period to expand the duties of a part-time Mayor and get aroundthe problem of once the salary is increased.it.cannot be -lowered. He said the proposal now, however, was to eliminate paragraph 3 wherein the Mayor waives the right to claim increased com- pensation after the trial period, and in that case any pay increase would be permanent unless he subsequently.agreed to waiveit, but he was under no.obligation to do so. Laura Hall, 1140 Edmonds St., in the audience, asked to speak and said it appeared to her that this was a performance contract and'it is the citizens who decide whether the Mayor is performing satis- factorily, and they express that at the polls, that being the only power they have to rid themselves of a Mayor they feel has performed inadequately. She said she was uncomfortable with the Council's diluting the thrust and intent of her vote, and she .thought they were making a mockery of the Mayor's position. She said the rudeness that is conveyed publicly also bothers her. She felt the agreement was unnecessary and that possibly a full-time Mayor was what was needed. Councilmember Goetz responded that the'Council has felt the same frustrations, and Councilmember Naughten said they -were expanding the Mayor's duties with more money and that they had worked with the Mayor on • the agreement,.and that it clearly defines some things they think are important. Councilmember Gould said it is not satisfactory to him to sit there.as a.Councilman and see the City operating in a way.he does not think is.best.if he thinks he can.do something about it, and he believed the agreement would do that. He said.the only way to be..sure is .to test it, but if the Mayor would not sign it then they would not do it. COUNCILMEMBER GOULD THEN''MOVED TO AMEND THE MOTION TO INCORPORATE THE FOLLOWING LANGUAGE IN.THAT SECTION PRECEDED BY THE WORDS "THE PARTIES AGREE AS FOLLOWS:". "THE MAYOR SPECIFICALLY WAIVES'ALL.CONSTITUTIONAL AND STATUTORY RIGHTS HE MAY HAVE TO A CONTINUATION OF AN INCREASED.COMPENSATION'HE MAY RECEIVE TO JANUARY 19 1982." COUNCILMEMBER.NAUGHTEN SECONDED THE MOTION TO AMEND FOR DISCUSSION. Mr. Tanaka reiterated..what this would accomplish., and Mayor Harrison said he did not see any conflict:between the agreement and -the duties spelled out in the State statutes, but he said it must,be'assured that it is not a.performance contract in exchange for something. He thought the duties that the Council expected should be done by the Mayor and that for the compensation stated there should be time to perform those functions, so he did not have any, problem with it. Councilmember Kasper reminded him.that.when he took the office he had written a memo stating.he thought the_job required full-time and that he would put in full -.time, and he had tried to do that but nothing came forth from the Council and ultimately he backed off; and then he had asked for a raise to one-half the salary of the.M.A.A., but he received no reply. Then, the voters stated in an election that they did not want a City Manager form of government but, wanted a stronger.Mayoral form of government. Councilmember-Kasper said he thought this should not be done by contract. Councilmember'Gould'said he agreed that the voters said they did.not want a City Manager form of government, -:,and he accepted that decision by.the voters, but he said they indicated they wanted.the same as they had, and he said the Council was only trying to improve the situation with this proposed agreement... Councilmember Nordquist.stated.that one thing he.thought the Council should do was address all requests to the.Mayor, rather than to the Staff, and give him that respon- sibility and then he will work harder. A ROLL CALL.VOTE'WAS TAKEN ON THE MOTION TO AMEND, WITH COUNCILMEMBERS GOULD AND NAUGHTEN VOTING YES, AND WITH COUNCILMEMBERS ALLEN, KASPER, GOETZ, JAECH, AND NORDQU.IST VOTING NO.. THE'MOTLON TO AMEND FAILED. A VOTE_WAS THEN TAKEN ON THE MAIN MOTION, WITH ALL COUNCILMEMBERS VOTING.NO. THE MOTION FAILED.. Councilmember Gould then asked those who had opposed.the agreement to.put forth a constructive idea to solve the "war" between the Mayor and the Council', so the City would stop losing good employees and would get back on track. Floyd E. Smith, in*the audience, asked why the proposed.agreement was never taken before the public. He said the Council had never put that contract where the people could see it'and had never called for a public meeting and they must do that when they -try to change the duties ofthe Mayor. There was a brief exchange, and -then Mayor Harrison said -he wished to make a statement:' He said he did not regard the Council and Mayor to be at war at all, and he hated to have them feel. that way. The discussion then was terminated. COUNCIL Councilmember Naughten asked.:for a complete review of.notification policies for. the City. He said they had told an individual that they have a policy.and he would like to be sure they do. COUNCIL- MEMBER NAUGHTEN MOVED, SECONDED BY COUNCILMEMBER GOETZ, THAT THIS BE SET FOR THE AUGUST 18, 1981 AGENDA. MOTION CARRIED. Councilmember Naughten requested an Executive Session following this meeting to discuss the Port/City parking lot. Councilmember Goetz said she was happy to report that. Ken Estes had been elected to serve as the President of the Washington State Law Enforcement Association this year, and she offered -congratula- tions to him. Councilmember Gould said,,.regarding the August 4 discussion.of the utility rates, that he did not think the Council should spend time on it on that date as they had scheduled an.annual review of the utility rates in conjunction with the budget. 'COUNCILMEMBER GOULD THEREFORE MOVED, SECONDED BY COUNCILMEMBER KASPER, TO STRIKE THAT ITEM FROM THE AUGUST 4, 1981 AGENDA AND CONSIDER THE UTILITY RATES AS PART OF THE DISCUSSION OF THE BUDGET. MOTION CARRIED. 286 July 7, 1981 - carried L.J Councilmember_Naughten reported from the Fireworks Committee. Enough money was raised to pay the expenses. The Scouts raised approximately $1,500 of.which.they will get 10%. According to feedback the fireworks were successful, but.:from the safety standpoint they were a complete failure. He said that the minority element again'ruined:it-for the majority, having no,respect for property or - safety. The Committee could not thank -.the Fire and Police Departments enough for taking the abuse to which they were subjected, and.the Committee decided they would not subject the Police and Fire. personnel to that again. They indicated they never again would recommend that fireworks be held on the waterfront and next year they would be held in a controlled environment and people can pay if they want to see the display. They plan to have more activities during the day, and hopefully the 4th of July next year will be more safe. Councilmember Nordquist informed the.Council that traditionally in the State of Washington and many other states the Grand Master of,the Masonic organization lays .the cornerstone of a library. He said it is a very high honor for him to be asked by a'City to'do that, but he must be asked and would not come unsolicited. He asked that the Councilmembers.send him a note as to their feelings in this regard. Council President Allen brought.upthe question of appraisals of City property suggested for sale and asked which type of appraisal the City wanted. Councilmember Kasper responded that until they know what can be developed on a piece -of property a proper- appraisal cannot be accomplished. A reference was made to the 7th'and Elm property and Councilmember Kasper said the City should offer a preliminary plat, based'on the.codes of the City and possible vacations, and then ask what it is worth, and only then would realistic bids be received. Councilmember Gould felt a full narrative report should be obtained for the,7th and Elm property. .Mayor Harrison said they.were only suggesting that the parcel owned by the Water/Sewer-Department be appraised at.this time and at some future time the rights -of -way which are owned'by the General Fund could be handled. Councilmember Gould said he would like to continue this discussion and bring up another matter in Executive Session regarding sale of City property. Council. President Allen asked.,the-.status of:the "Little Red..Fire Engine," and Councilmember Nord- quist responded that the Committee is short on funds. Fire Chief Weinz said the engine currently is in the building south of the Port office. Council President Allen read an.invitation to the opening of."Mad. Michael's" on Sunday, July 12, from 6:00 to 9:00 p.m. Councilmember Naughten explained .that,this-venture was an effort to have a place for people under 21 to go and dance and that it is a family effort by the Citoli family. Council President Allen announced that the City Employees' Picnic will be August 15, 1981 at the Edmonds City Park. Council President Allen noted -that -last week the proposal regardi.ng•the reorganization of the Mayor's department had been discussed.in Executive Session and the Council voted not to do any reclassifications, but they recommended that the Purchasing/Communications Clerk's salary be in-. creased by 10%. COUNCILMEMBER ALLEN THEN MOVED, SECONDED BY COUNCILMEMBER GOETZ, THAT SUCH ACTION BE TAKEN. THE.MOTION CARRIED, WITH COUNCILMEMBER KASPER-VOTING NO. Councilmember Kasper thought it was grossly underdone. Council President Allen advised that the library bids had come.in under expectations and that a report would be -forthcoming next week. Council President Allen had.a.no.te from the Finance Director regarding the purchase of candy for the 4th of July parade. He did not believe it should be paid.by, the City -as a Council expense although last year it was paid from the Council fund. It was agreed that each Councilmember would contribute $15.50 to pay for the candy. COUNCIL PRESIDENT ALLEN MOVED, SECONDED BY COUNCILMEMBER NORDQUIST,.THAT A DISCUSSION OF THE COUNCIL/ MAYOR COMPENSATION FOR THE NEW -MEMBERS BE.PLACED ON THE JULY 21, 1981 AGENDA. MOTION CARRIED. There was no further business to come before the Council,, and the meeting adjourned to -Executive - Session at 10:55 p.m. J_�.O,TT -Z.,, Z: � ba, 0 -_ � IRENE VARNEY MORAN, Cig Clerk, July 14, 1981 - Work Meeting HARVE H. HARRISON, Mayor The regular meeting of the Edmonds City Council was called to order at 8:00 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 Ray Gould .. Katherine Allen Bill Kasper Jo -Anne Jaech John Nordquist ABSENT STAFF PRESENT Larry Naughten Jim.Adams, City Engineer Mary Goetz Irene Varney Moran, City Clerk Mary Lou.Block, Planning Director Art Housler, Finance Director. Jim Jessel, Parks & Recreation Dir. Dan Prinz, Asst.-Police Chief Ron Schirman, Asst. Fire Chief Mark Eames, City Attorney Wayne Tanaka, City Attorney .Jackie Parrett, Deputy City Clerk 1 L- 1 1 1