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COUNCIL
Councilmembers Allen and Gouldsaid they would not.be..presen,t at the August 25, 1981 meeting.
Council President Allen noted.that:Bob Pantley is meeting.with the Port Commission at their August
27, 1981..meeti.ng, at 11:00 a_..m., to.present a proposal.to them regarding the parking lot, and she
suggested some Councilmembers-attend.: City Attorney.Wayne: Tanaka cautioned that not more than three
should attend..
Council President Allen referred.to a letter from Genera l Tele,phone explaining. their request to the
Washington Utilities and Transportation Commission for,.a substantial rate increase. She proposed
writing to the -Commission on the part of the Counci.l,.objecting to the amount of increase. Council -
member Gould suggested that before writing, the Council should.:invite the General Telephone repre-
sentative to make a presentation to the Council. He.suggested this be done at the September 8, 1981
meeting.
Councilmember Naughten requested..a report, next week if possible, regarding the recent scuba diving
fatality at.the Underwater Park.
Councilmember Jaech noted that a.request had been received.fr.om Russell Berg that the City again pay
their. $11,110 insurance premium and that the Council.:had stated last,year that they probably would
not be continuing that this year... She thought Mr. Berg should be -apprised of that. 'The'Council was
not yet ready to make a decisionon that.
There was no further business to come before the Council, and the meeting adjourned at 10:20 p.m.
IRENE VARNEY MORAN, Cit Clerk HARVE H. HARRISON, Mayor
August 25, 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. All present joined'in the flag salute.
PRESENT ABSENT STAFF PRESENT
Harve Harrison, Mayor Katherine Allen Jack Mitchell, Acting Public Wks. Dir.
Mary Goetz Ray Gould Irene Varney Moran, City Clerk
Larry Naughten Mary Lou Block, Planning Director
Jo -Anne Jaech Art Housler, Finance -Director
John Nordquist Marlo Foster, Police Chief
Bill Kasper Ron Schirman, Asst. Fire Chief
Jim Jessel,-Parks & Recreation Dir.
Jim Roberts, Engineering Inspector
Wayne Tanaka, City Attorney
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Mark Eames; City Attorney.
Jackie Parrett, Deputy City Clerk
CONSENT AGENDA
Items (B) through (F) were -removed from the Consent.Agenda.. 000UNCILMEMBER NORDQUIST MOVED, SECONDED
BY COUNCI.LMEMBER KASPER,"TO APPROVE ITEM (A) ON THE CONSENT AGENDA (ROLL CALL). MOTION CARRIED.
APPROVAL OF MINUTES OF AUGUST 18, 1981 [Item (B) on. Consent Agenda]
Councilmember Nordquist referred to page 4 of.the Minutes, the motion having to.do with "Review of
Open Space Consideration of City -Owned Property in Meadowdale Area;" and said.his motion had stated
". . . THAT THE SUBJECT. PROPERTY BE PLACED IN THE OPEN SPACE CATEGORY. . ." but.the intent was that
it be rezoned, and he wanted. -to make -it clear to the Planning Advisory.Board ghat the Council wanted
the rezone considered. After some discussion, COUNCILMEMBER NORDQUIST MOVED, SECONDED BY COUNCIL -
MEMBER GOETZ, THAT THE LAST WORDS OF THE MOTION BE.CHANGED-TO "THE PROPOSAL BE SENT BECK TO THE
PLANNING.ADVISORY BOARD.FOR.HEARING ON CONSIDERATION.OF ZONING IT OPEN SPACE." MOTION CARRIED,.WITH
COUNCILMEMBER KASPER VOTING°NO. City Attorney Wayne Tanaka explained that it would.have to meet the
rezone criteria in order to be rezoned. The Minutes,were considered approved, as amended.
PROPOSED ORDINANCE'ESTABLISHING PARKING RESTRICTIONS.ON SUNSET AND OCEAN AVES..[Item (C) on Consent
Agen a
Councilmember Kasper said he had made the motion several weeks ago not to close.off Sunset, and
...although he was.not present:..last.week he had listened -to. -the tapes of that meeting. He said he had
walked Sunset.most weekend nights and last Saturday,night.the•street was'less than half full at,
sunset, and half the people on"the street were in their,40's,,'.50's,.and 60's. He added that there
was little noise orcruising., and it was a beautiful evening.. He commended the police force for
accomplishing what they were asked to do, saying he. -felt there was a problem which.the police solved.
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He noted that two other Councilmembers had found the same situation as he. Councilmember Jaech
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stated that in all fairness the word had gotten out of what the Council was intending to do about
the new parking restrictions and..everyone thought it had already gone into effect. Councilmember
Kasper said he was going to vote for the 8:00 p.m. ban but.that he felt a committee should.be.
established to work on the problem through the winter and to come up with a contingency plan for
next summer. Councilmember Jaech had,received a letter from Edith Wicker, thanking the Council for
its support; and bringing up the question of guest parking for.the:residents of Sunset.- Police
Chief Marlo Foster stated that if there are permits given for such parking the parking should be on
the east side. COUNCILMEMBER NAUGHTEN MOVED, SECONDED BY COUNCILMEMBER JAECH, TO APPROVE ITEM (C)
ON THE CONSENT AGENDA, ADOPTING.ORDI'NANCE 2225 TO ESTABLISH PARKING RESTRICTIONS ON SUNSET AVE: AND
ON OCEAN AVE.. MOTION CARRIED. COUNCI.LMEMBER NAUGHTEN THEN.MOVED,.SECONDED BY COUNCI.LMEMB,ER GOETZ,
THAT A COMMITTEE BE APPOINTED TO STUDY THE PROBLEM OF PARKING ON SUNSET-AVE. AND REPORT ITS.FINDINGS
TO THE COUNCIL, THE COMMITTEE TO INCLUDE: -DAVE CROW, HERB.WRIGHT,. A MEMBER OF THE PLANNING DEPART-
MENT, THE PARK DIRECTOR, THE ASSISTANT POLICE -CHIEF, AND TWO FORMER.OR'FUTURE STUDENT.'REPRESENTATIVES
TO THE CITY COUNCIL. MOTION CARRIED, WITH'COUNC;ILMEMBER.KASPER VOTING.NO. Councilmember Kasper
thought the structure of the committee needed more study.
PROPOSED.ORDINANCE SETTING SALARY -'OF MAYOR'S.ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT ,[Item (D) on Consent Agenda]
Councilmember Kasper asked if there was a definite job outline adopted by the Council to match up
with the stated salary, and he was.told.that the Mayor had indicated the existing job description
except for.the budget portion would:be'that adopted. Councilmember Nordquist requested an Executive
Session fol1ow.ing this evening's meeting regarding the appointment of a City official (the M.A.A.).
COUNCILMEMBER KASPER MOVED, SECONDED BY'COUNCILMEMBER NORDQUIST, TO.ADOPT ORDINANCE 2226, PURSUANT
TO THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE MAYOR; STATING THE M.A.A. POSITION SHALL BE CLASSIFIED AS AN E-11
SALARY GRADE, WITH A SPECIFIED SALARY OF $3,039 PER MONTH. MOTION CARRIED.
PROPOSED ORDINANCE REORGANIZING.`THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT [Item.(E.) on Consent Agenda]
Councilmember Kasper asked that this.be held over until next week as he wanted to discuss in Execu-
tive Session a personnel matter before voting on this. He thought there were some.inert problems in
the structure, as well as some personnel questions, which should be,d.iscussed in Executive Session.
COUNCILMEMBER KASPER MOVED, SECONDED BY COUNCILMEMBER GOETZ, TO CONTINUE THIS ITEM TO THE SEPTEMBER 1,
1981 MEETING. MOTION CARRIED. [Item (E) on the Consent Agenda.was not approved.] .
REPORT ON BIDS OPENED AUGUST 11,1981 FOR EDMONDS JUNIOR.HIGH FIELD RELIGHT AND AWARD OF CONTRACT
TO JAS ELECTRIC [Item (F) on Consent Agenda]
Councilmember Kasper asked several.questions about the work to be done, which were answered by Parks
and Recreation Director Jim Jessel. Then City Attorney Wayne Tanaka stated that the bid apparently
was considerably lower than the estimate and there was some question as to whether the contractor
could actually do the project. .:He suggested that the Mayor.,be authorized to sign the contract, but
that it be determined that the contractor can actually do the -project so the City does not get into
the situation -where the contractor may go bankrupt and not. finish the job. Mr. Jessel stated that
all the references the contractor gave were good, that the contractor had been in business here for
six years and none of the jobs he -had done in those six.years had any problems. After seeing all
the other bids., the contractor re=examined his own and determined -that he had omitted the cost of
labor.and had only included materials; but he was willing.to go forward and do the job for that.bid.
COUNCILMEMBER*KASPER MOVED, SECONDED-BY.000NCILMEMBER GOETZ,-TO ACCEPT THE BID OF JAS ELECTRIC AND
AUTHORIZE THE MAYOR TO SIGN THE,CONTRACT; THE BID WITH ALTERNATE 3 (UNDERGROUNDING WITH FUTURE'
CONDUIT) BEING $42,637. MOTION.CARRIED. [Item (F) on the.Consent Agenda was considered to be
approved.]
MAYOR
Mayor Harrison asked Planning Director Mary Lou Block to.give a brief report on the status of the
Space Needs Study. Ms. Block said the Staff had developed.some.recommendations and there was a •
consensus to.use the $2,500 allowed -for -the study for some layouts by an architect to present their
ideas at the retreat. Since Cliff Jackson was very familiar with the overall situation, he seemed
to be the obvious person to do the layouts. This was agreeable to the Council.
FURTHER DISCUSSION OF "WELLNESS.IN THE WORKPLACE"
Councilmember Nordquist.stated that he would feel very uncomfortable discussing this subject at this
time because some of the proposals bordered on labor negotiation items. He suggested the report be
accepted and that appreciation be expressed to Jim Roberts:and-the employees who worked on this -
project, and that.this discussion be continued to a time.after labor.negotiations are.concluded.
Councilmember Goetz agreed, noting.that.some of the items were budgetary items as well. She thought
some items could be .implemented by the administration, such.as givingcertificates of merit for
outstanding attendance. COUNCILMEMBER NORDQUIST MOVED, SECONDED BY-COUNCILMEMBER KASPER, THAT"THIS
MATTER BE,CONTI,NUED TO NOVEMBER.3, 1981'. MOTION CARRIED. COUNCILMEMBER JAECH MOVED, SECONDED BY-
COUNCILMEMBER GOETZ, THAT ITEMS 4 AND 5 OF THE MOST RECENT MEMO FROM JIM ROBERTS (THE ITEMS CON-
CERNING SMOKING AREAS AND CERTIFICATES'OF MERIT FOR OUTSTANDING ATTENDANCE) BE TURNED OVER TO THE
MAYOR FOR HIS ADMINISTRATIVE DECISION: MOTION CARRIED..
REVIEW.CLASSIFICATION OF PURCHASINGJCOMMUNICATIONS CLERK POSITION
Councilmember Goetz said she thought -a decision had been made that nothing would be done on this
until the arrival.of the new M.A.A.,. at which time the Mayor and the M.A.A. would look at the
overall situation. City Clerk.:I.rene..Varney.Moran said this had been put on the agenda by Council
motion as the Council had wanted to.compare this position..wi.th other NE-3 grades in the City.
Councilmember Jaech added that the:Council had been hopeful -that the new M.A.A. would be on board by
this date. COUNCILMEMBER JAECH MOVED.,.,SECONDED FOR DIS.CUSSION.BY .COUNCILMEMBER GOETZ, THAT SINCE
THE COUNCIL WAS-NOT.IN A POSITI.ON.TO DISCUSS THIS AT THIS..T.IME,..THAT.IT BE PLACED ON THE AGENDA OF
SEPTEMBER 22,.1981. Councilmember Kasper said .this had..gone...on and on,.and he previously had made a
motion to rate it as an NE-3, and he thought the recommendati.on..of the administration should be •
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accepted at this time.. Mayor Harrison thought some.action should,be taken immedi-ately as"the person
doing the work was being penalized and -for a long period;of time. Councilmember-Goetz said she
agreed with the Mayor, but she thought the Mayor.and.his new assistant should do a total review,
rather than doing it piecemeal.: Councilmember Kasper.:.said,raises.in:pay.should not be gi.ven for
additional responsibility,, but rather the grade should be considered. (This_person-had been given a
10% raise, based on NE-1 .grade..) Councilmember Naughten noted that this person has supervisory
responsibilities which the other NE=3's do not. Councilmember Goetz said that when the decision is
made, the grade change could be -retroactive. There was.general agreement on that, and it was stated
that even if the person's job should be changed in the interim the work she hasbeen doing should be
recognized.on a retroactive basis to the..time she started it.. Mayor Harrison said his recommendation
at this'point.was that the :job is going.to exist.and-that it.should be an NE-5, but he said the
Council must make -the f.ina.l`determination, and they had his recommendation. A ROLV CALL VOTE WAS
TAKEN. -ON THE MOTION., WITH.000NCILMEMBERS JAECH, GOETZ, AND NORDQUIST VOTING YES, AND WITH COUNCIL -
MEMBERS KASPER AND NAUGHTEN VOTING NO. MOTION CARRIED.
QUESTIONS ON SEPTEMBER 1'AGENDA ITEMS
No discussion.
COUNCIL
Councilmember Jaech. read aloud .the Police Chief's recommendations regarding parking restrictions on
75th P1. W. He had indicated -that existing signing consists mainly of "No Parking on Pavement
signs from N.. Meadowdale Rd. -to the park, and that it would..be.easy to add to those posts signs
stating "No. Parking 10:00:p.m.- to 8:00 a.m." He said a.simple large sign containing both messages
• should be installed at the N:: Meadowdale -Rd. He recommended that Section 8.64.065 of the Code be
amended to add an Item 7 reading "Both Sides of 75th Pl. W., north of N. Meadowdale Rd. - No Parking
10:00 p.m. to 8:00 a.m." 'He also said further restrictions -to parking may become necessary unless
the;County can provide an park official or supply nightly Sheriff's patrols until the
problem abates. COUNCILMEMBER.JAECH MOVED, SECONDED BY COUNCI-LMEMB_ER GOETZ, THAT THE POLICE CHIEFS
RECOMMENDATIONS BE ADOPTED. MOTION CARRIED.
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Councilmember Jaech inquired whether the citizens affected by.LIDs 206 and 207 had been notified of
the interest rates on those'LIDs, and Finance Director Art'Housler responded that -they had.
Councilmember Jaech asked.if the Council would be given a presentation by Foster & Marshall regarding
the large bond issue, and Finance Director Art Housler,.said.he intended making a presentation after
Labor Day. It was decided to have that presentation on September"15, 1981. -
Councilmember"Nordquist-reported that the City Attorney had.responded.to his inquiry as to whether
surplus City properties being sold would have to go.for review:to the Hearing Examiner. It was the
opinion of the City Attorney's office that Section .15.05.020B of the. Community Development Code does
not require Hearing Examiner review of a proposed sale of surplus City owned property.
Councilmember Nordquist said.he had received a memo.from:the Acting Public Works -Director regarding
his question'as to whether a -waiver of secondary sewage treatment had,been requested. A request for
waiver will be submitted.
Councilmember Naughten asked.for the status of the..report.on-Ahe "recent drowning at the Underwater
Park, and Parks & Recreation Director Jim Jessel responded -that the autopsy had not yet been completed.
He expected the report would be accomplished by next week.
Councilmember.Kasper had received.a large amount of -material from AWC regarding off-street parking
and downtown parking lots in various cities. He gave -the -material to Councilman'Naughten.
Councilmember Kasper asked:why certain tenants at the Anderson Center were not aware that their
access to.the building would be -.blocked for six months during the library construction. Parks &
Recreation Director Jim Jessel responded that he had not been told the construction would go within
3" of the back door, and the architect's designs showed an alleyway from the back door to Main St.
An emergency access was provided, however.
Mayor Harrison. said there .was a.request. for an Executive.,Session to hear a lease proposal from
.Robert Pantley... Mr. Pantl.ey could'.not be permi'ttedAo:attend the meeting 'so the City Attorney was
going to make the presentation. It was noted that no.Council.action could be taken because a quorum
of Councilmembers would not be available to vote.
There was no further business to come before the Council.f, and the meeting.adjourned to Executive
Session at 9:10 p.m. City Attorney Wayne Tanaka stated :that 'the Council would not have to reconvene
in public after the Executive Session, but could do so.at_the next regular public.meeting.
IRENE VARNEY MORAN, City C .erk . HARVE. H.; HARRISON, Mayor