19810811 City Council MinutesAugust 11, 1981 - Work Meeting
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.. A.11.present joined in the flag salute.
PRESENT ABSENT STAFF PRESENT
Harve Harrison, Mayor Ray Gould Jim Adams, City Engineer
Katherine Allen Larry Naughten Irene Varney Moran, City Clerk
John Nordquist Art Housler, Finance Director
Bill Kasper Mary Lou Block, Planning Director
Jo -Anne Jaech Jack'Weinz, Fire Chief
Mary Goetz -Ron Schirman, Asst. Fire Chief
Wayne Tanaka, City Attorney
Mark Eames,. City Attorney
Jackie Parrett, Deputy City Clerk
CONSENT AGENDA
Item (B) was removed from the Consent.Agenda. COUNCILMEMBER ALLEN MOVED, SECONDED BY COUNCILMEMBER
GOETZ, TO APPROVE THE BALANCE OF,THE CONSENT AGENDA. MOTION•CARRIED. The approved items on the
Consent Agenda included the following:
(A) Roll call.
(C) Acknowledgment of receipt of Claim for Damages from Douglas L. Willand in
the amount of $165.
APPROVAL OF MINUTES OF AUGUST 4, 1981 [Item (B) on Consent Agenda] •
Councilmember Nordquist referred,.to page 8 of the Minutes, the motion regarding the broken sewer
line at 508 2nd Ave. N., and said he had voted "no" on the motion. The Minutes had reflected a
unanimous."yes" vote. COUNCILMEMBER NORDQUIST MOVED, SECONDED.BY COUNCILMEMBER ALLEN, TO APPROVE
ITEM (B) ON THE CONSENT AGENDA.WITH THAT CORRECTION. MOTION CARRIED.
Regarding this evening's agenda, COUNCILMEMBER NORDQUIST MOVED,.SECONDED BY COUNCILMEMBER JAECH, TO
PLACE THE ITEM REGARDING THE APPOINTMENT OF THE PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR AND CITY ENGINEER ON NEXT
WEEK'S AGENDA, FOLLOWING DISCUSSION IN AN EXECUTIVE SESSION AFTER THIS EVENING'S MEETING. MOTION
CARRIED. Councilmember Allen said she"would like to add to that personnel matter a discussion
regarding the Port parking lot in the Executive Session.
DISCUSSION OF M.A.A. AND FINANCE DIRECTOR POSITIONS
Councilmember Nordquist commented that with recent modifications to the M.A.A. position he felt that
it was becoming more of a personnel•director position, but this was acceptable to him because he
thought the City was desperately in need of a purely personnel individual. He concurred with the
Mayor's decision to put the budgetary.aspects under the Finance Director, but he did not concur with
the recommendation to change the grade of the Finance Director.because that would not increase his
salary. He -thought. the increase in responsibility should.be.reflected in an appropriate salary
increase. Councilmember Nordquist also said he hoped the.Mayor would make some changes within the
organization to maintain adequate secretarial services for.the Council, the Personnel Director, and
the Hearing.Examiner. He said he"has observed some definite personnel problems and he thought some
reorganization will be needed. Councilmember Allen agreed,that a personnel person is needed, and
she said she had recommended long ago that the Finance Director's grade and salary be increased.
Councilmember Kasper recalled that last January they were.planning to get a personnel person or put
personnel under the Finance Director and not go for an M.A.A., but.half way through the process they
were told it was not necessary.; He thought Mr. Housler.to.be.capable.of handling more.responsibility--
supervising personnel --but said he:would.need additional help if.he took on such responsibility. It
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was agreed that if the Finance Director's position is increased in responsibility and grade, a new
job description will be'necessary. The Mayor will be interviewing a prime candidate for the M.A.A.
position on August 17, and it was felt that.the Finance D.irector..'s-position should not be modified
until the results of that interview are known. The Council.will meet.with the M.A.A. candidate on
the evening of August 17 if he has.a:positive interview with the Mayor. A new M.A.A. job descrip-
tion will be needed but that will be deferred until after the interview, and the Mayor and Council
President will work on it. Mayor`Harrison noted that the candidate has a letter stating what the
job will be. He said he wants the new person to be aware this-is.not a City Manager position.
After lengthy discussion of the grade and salary of the M.A.A. position, COUNCILMEMBER ALLEN MOVED,
SECONDED BY COUNCILMEMBER GOETZ,. THAT THE M.A.A. POSITION BE CLASSIFIED AS E-11, WITH NO SALARY
RESTRICTION STATED. MOTION CARR'IED',.WITH COUNCILMEMBERS NORDQUIST AND KASPER VOTING NO. Council -
member Nordquist felt that was giving the Mayor too much latitude as far as salary was concerned,
and Councilmember Kasper felt that no one should be brought in above the midpoint. The Council
discussed these points, generally indicating that the Mayor needed some flexibility for negotiating
with the candidate but that the entering salary should be at the low end of the range, after which A
NEW VOTE WAS TAKEN BY ROLL CALL,.WI'TH ALL MEMBERS PRESENT VOTING.YES. MOTION AGAIN CARRIED.
COUNCILMEMBER.ALLEN MOVED, SECONDED BY COUNCILMEMBER GOETZ, THAT THE COUNCIL RECOMMEND TO THE MAYOR
THAT THE MINIMUM SALARY BE KEPT IN'MIND AND, INSOFAR AS POSSIBLE, WITHOUT TYING HIS HANDS COMPLETELY,
THAT HE GO NO HIGHER THAN THAT. MOTION CARRIED.
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UESTIONS REGARDING AUGUST 18 AGENDA ITEMS
COUNCILMEMBER..ALLEN MOVED, SECONDED BY COUNCILMEMBER KASPER,.THAT ITEMS (D), (E), (F), (G), AND (H)
BE PLACED ON THE CONSENT AGENDA. MOTION CARRIED. Those items are identified as: (D) Discussion of
ADB - Suggest.ions regarding ADB that require ordinance changes; (E) Summary of notification policies
for hearings;.(F) Proposed ordinance creating Chapter 6.60 of.City.Code, "Disaster Preparation and
Coordination"; (G)Follow-up on report,on insurance pooling;.and (H) Disbursement of Hotel/Motel
Tax. Regarding Item (I) Review,.status of Space Needs Study,-Councilmember Allen commented that the
Council has a responsibility to indicate to the Staff what.they expect out of the Space Needs Study. •
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• August 11, 1981 - continued
COUNCIL -
Councilmember Allen noted that the Chamber of Commerce Parking Committee would.be making a presenta-
tion to the Planning Advisory Board the following evening.
Councilmember Allen asked.the status of the Chase Lake.Walkway, and City Engineer Jim Adams said
that was-one.of the items they had not yet gotten to, but he -.thought the school appeared to be in
support of it.
Councilmember Goetz stated..,that several Councilmembers had visited Sunset Ave. and had seen first-
hand the things about which the residents were complaining. She read aloud a letter from Council -
member Naughten in which he.suggested that a task force be formed to study the.problem. Mayor
Harrison stated that rigtd'enforcement of the laws.was.being implemented and that some previous
plans were being studied -for -changing -the parking configuration on Sunset. Councilmember Goetz felt
strongly that a task forceshould be formed and that:it should include some people from other parts
of the.City. The City Attorney was asked to look into. the City of Seattle's new ordinance regarding
disorderly conduct.
Councilmember Allen referred' -to a.:report from the Util.ity Billing Consultant and noted that the
Mayor and the Finance Director recommended termination.of..the project and that the operation now be
supervised by Rhonda March,`inasmuch as the training part of the job is complete. COUNCILMEMBER
KASPER MOVED, SECONDED BY COUNCILMEMBER ALLEN, TO END -THE PROJECT. MOTION CARRIED.
Councilmember Goetz read.aloud..a .letter from the Ed..Aliverti family commending Felix deMello and his
staff for the beautiful hanging baskets and flower beds which have made the City of Edmonds so
attractive. She added that two people from outside the City had approached her and stated that they
• are now shopping in Edmonds because it is so beautiful.
Councilmember Jaech reported that.the interest rates for-the.two new.LIDs will be 13% - 13.5%, and
the Finance Committee recommended that the people affected be advised.that it would behoove them to
pay their assessments if they can in order to avoid:the.high interest.rates.
Councilmember Jaech noted.that the PUD rate increase will be 33% and that the City may realize
$100,000 addi.tional income from the utility tax.
.Counc timember Kasper reported.'that.the Public Works/Community Development Committee had discussed
the Permit Coordinator System,:Building .Inspection,.and.enforcement of ADB requirements, with no
action taken as yet. Discussion will continue. Also,.the Engineering staff had presented a proposal
regarding appraisals of vacated property which will be given further attention.
Councilmember Kasper observed -that the Council wil.l..have to address the situation of the Police
force's being reduced by di.sability, and that a solution should be sought.
Councilmember Nordquist again asked if a waiver had -been applied for, regarding secondary sewage
treatment, noting that there -will be no federal assistance and it.will be costly for the City if a
waiver is not obtained.
Councilmember Nordquist asked -the City Attorney .for clarification of Section 15.05 of the Code
regarding disposition of property and whether the Hearing Examiner will have to rule on each disposition.
There was no further business to come before the Council,.and the meeting adjourned to Executive
Session at 9:05 p.m.
IRENE VARNEY MORAN, City Perk HARVE H..-"HARRISON,.Mayor
August 18, 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 ABSENT STAFF -PRESENT
Harve Harrison, Mayor Bill Kasper Jack -Mitchell, Acting.Public Works Dir.
Mary•Goetz Jim Adams, City Engineer
Ray Gould Irene Varney Moran, City Clerk
Katherine Allen Mary Lou B1ock,.Planning Director
Larry Naughten Art Housler,-Finance Director
Jo=Anne Jaech Marlo Foster, Police Chief
John Nordquist Jim.Jessel, Parks & Recreation Director
Wayne Tanaka, City Attorney
Jackie Parrett, Deputy City Clerk
CONSENT AGENDA
COUNCILMEMBER ALLEN MOVED, SECONDED BY COUNCILMEMBER GOETZ, TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA. MOTION
CARRIED.. The approved items on the Consent Agenda included the following:.