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19820817 City Council Minutes0 August 10, 1982 - continued Councilmember Gould stated, that at next week's Public Works/Engineering Committee meeting they would discuss the Meadowdale sewer project and goals of the two departments. Councilmember Gould noted that the Edmonds Council of Concerned Citizens had written a letter requesting a meeting with the Council regarding the de novo hearing process, and he suggested that they also meet with the Council.when the PAB does so. The meeting recessed to Executive Session at 9:55 p..m. in.accordance with the motion made earlier in the evening. The meeting reconvened at 10:10 p.m. COUNCILMEMBER HALL MOVED, SECONDED BY COUNCIL - MEMBER ALLEN, TO CONFIRM THE MAYOR'S APPOINTMENT OF PAT LeMAY TO THE POSITION OF PERSONNEL DIRECTOR. MOTION CARRIED. The meeting then adjourned to Executive Session to discuss labor negotiations. IRENE VARNEY MORAN, C y Clerk HARVE.F. HARRISON, Mayor August 17, 1982 • The regular meeting of the Edmonds City Council was called to order at 7:30 p.m. by Mayor Harve Harrison in the Council Chambers of the Edmonds Civic Center. All present joined in the flag salute. 1 PRESENT Harve Harrison, Mayor Larry Naughten Laura Hall Bill Kasper Ray Gould Katherine Allen Jo -Anne Jaech ABSENT STAFF PRESENT John Nordquist Jim Adams, City Engineer Irene Varney Moran, City Clerk Mary Lou Block, Planning Director Art Housler, Finance Director Jack Weinz, Fire Chief Bobby Mills, Street Division Supervisor Steve Simpson, Parks & Recreation Dir. Jim Jessel, Property Manager Wayne Tanaka, City Attorney Mark Eames, City Attorney Jackie Parrett, Deputy City Clerk Councilmember Nordquist had.notified the Council that he would not be present because of a family commitment. CONSENT AGENDA COUNCILMEMBER ALLEN MOVED, SECONDED BY COUNCILMEMBER HALL, 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 August 10, 1982 (C) Approval of Charles V. Peterson to appraise right-of-way requirement for LID 211. AUDIENCE Pat Eldridge, 7717 200th S.W., submitted 120+ signatures of citizens who do not want the curbs removed from the new library. She had photocopied.a letter to the editor from Diana Reed on this subject and added a note of her own and circulated it, obtaining signatures of people who agreed with the contents. The letter had suggested visits.to the.University District where the same curb design is used effectively. Ms. Eldridge said that at best, removal of the curbs would cost a lot of money to remove something that has nothing wrong with it. She asked the Council to reconsider. Councilmember Kasper responded that he appreciated hearing how others feel on this issue. He noted that the construction fences are still outside the curb and asked that they be moved so a better feel can be gained of the situation. HEARING ON 9-LOT PLAT AT 8820 MAIN ST. (NELSON/P-1-82) Planning Director Mary Lou Block said this proposal met all zoning requirements except for one lot line adjustment.which must be made. She provided the Hearing Examiner's report and read his recom- mendation which was for approval, subject to the following conditions: (1) Applicant must comply with all Engineering Department requirements; (2) All lots must have at least 8,000 sq. ft., and any lot failing to have this amount must be revised by a.lot nine adjustment; (3) Access to Lot 9 will be off Main St. and the applicant must either acquire an easement for access through Lot 1 to Lot 9 or must adjust Lot 9 in order to meet the minimum lot size and adequately provide access off Main St.; (4) Access to all of the other lots of the proposed subdivision shall be off 88th P1. W.; (5) If the structure on Lot.9 is not.removed it must be brought up to building,code standards; (6) The applicant should.take all precautions to -save the trees on the northerly section of the property; and (7) the applicant should provide a fence or harrier of.some sort on that portion of .Lot 6.that disrupts the enjoyment of -the adjoining properties (turning automobile headlights would shine into . the adjoining home). It was recommended that the fence or barrier be along the westerly 85' of Lot 49 August 17, 1982 6. The hearing was opened. Stan Scott, 20819 88th W., said he had been out of town at the time of the hearing before the 3 Hearing Examiner so he now was seeking information about the proposed plat. He was concerned about the overall condition of the street (88th) after the development has taken place as it currently is consistently in poor condition. He also said proper.consideration should be given to sewerage and water. He noted that 5' had been dedicated from his property (on the east side of 88th) for a street and sidewalk improvement and the previous owner was responsible for accomplishing that but it never had been done, and he asked when that would be accomplished. He also said some of his neighbors who attended the previous hearing were to get copies of the Hearing Examiner's report but did not receive them and .he had never seen one. He was provided a copy.. City Engineer Jim Adams explained that the.previous owner of Mr. Scott's property had requested delaying the improvement until the subject development is accomplished, intending to do his improvement at that time at less expense if they were done together. Mr. Adams said a letter recently was sent to him about that. Mr. Scott thought the City should be responsible for seeing that this street is brought up to City standards. Verl Long, representing the applicant, said the applicant objected to the requirement for a barrier on Lot 6, feeling that the individual property owner should do that.and it should not be a require- ment of the developer.. Also, regarding the existing house on Lot 9, he. -said it was brought up to electrical standards several years ago and is rented. Councilmember Gould noted that the Hearing Examiner's recommendation said "should" rather than "shall" regarding the barrier, so it would not necessarily have to be,done. It was stated that the Building Official would have to determine if the house on Lot 9 is up to code. Noone else wished to speak, and the hearing was closed. COUNCIL - MEMBER ALLEN MOVED, SECONDED BY COUNCILMEMBER HALL, TO ACCEPT THE HEARING EXAMINER'S RECOMMENDATION AND TO APPROVE P-1-82, IN ACCORDANCE WITH RECOMMENDATIONS 1-7 OF THE HEARING EXAMINER'S REPORT. MOTION CARRIED. • HEARING ON USE OF NEWLY ACQUIRED. FIELD LIGHTS AND POLES - Parks and Recreation Director Steve Simpson said the most.likely parks where the field lights might be used were the Meadowdale Playfield, Sierra Park, the Civic Center Playfield (the old Junior High School field), the Pine St. Playfield, Seaview Park, and the Anderson Center Playfield, but no matter where they are installed there will be concern from the neighbors. He suggested accepting testimony this evening and passing that information on to the PAB, along with Council comments, for their decision in their role as the Park Board. The hearing was then opened. Alan Corwin, 21732 84th Ave. W., Commissioner of the Edmonds Co -Ed Softball League, said they have outgrown the City Park and are a competitive league but have never been given the opportunity to play under lights. He said they are very much in favor of installing the lights in a good, central location, such as the old Junior High field, so he encouraged installing them there. Dorothy Williamson, 703 Main St., opposed more lights on the playfiel'd, saying they have not accepted the lights on the soccer field. She said they are living in a neighborhood of the Anderson Center, the new library, and the old Junior High field, which means people, traffic, noise, and lights that produce glare. She said the City ordinances are not being enforced and the neighborhood is entitled to receive some consideration in these plans and that they demand more respect. She thought the citizens of Edmonds should have more information as to the actions of the Council as they seem to acquire things and then the people are expected to accept them and live with them. She said her neighborhood is in favor of obtaining legal counsel. Robert Berger, 19024 83rd W., a Commissioner of Women's Softball in the Edmonds area and also . Chairperson of the Sierra Park Citizens Committee, said women's sports.in general have taken a back seat and he has had to turn teams away because there are not enough fields available for them. He said the existing fields need more improvement, including lights. He represented 150 active members in this area, and he said their 7:30 p.m. games are called on account of darkness and if they had • lights they could run a third game, not going later than 10:00 p.m. He supported having lights on the Sierra Park field, but he said some of the other neighbors do not but that would happen no matter which park was being considered for lights. He favored the suggestion that the PAB make a decision and forward it to the Council, with reasonable, logical, and intelligent decisions being made from all the facts. Peggy Harris, 721 Sprague St., across from the old Junior High Playfield, asked if the Council was aware that they were putting a sports arena in a first class, residential area. She warned that they were facing a lawsuit for putting it there. She said they were used to hearing children at, play and that did not bother anyone but now there are noisy adults late at night with bright lights shining into living rooms. She asked if they had money to spend why they did not cover the swimming pool which can only be open three months of the year. Don Stay, 715 Sprague St., said it seemed stupid to have to settle this by legal means, and that more lights would create havoc. He said they could fill City Hall with people who live within a five -lot radius of the field, -who object to the activities of the playfield. Donna Miller, 653 Bell St., said she loves Edmonds and she is the President of the local chapter of Mothers Against Drunk Drivers and is working for the community. She suggested a traffic revision sign by the library because drivers approaching Main St. from 7th are not aware of the narrowness of the street. She said she had not seen a sunset since the lights were installed because they have to close up the entire north side of the building. She said she would like to see the field used from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. on weekends, or otherwise rezone the property to business as the neigh- borhood is as noisy as a business area. Floyd Smith, 814 Dayton, said the Anderson Center field is a youth playfield for unorganized play, and he feared that if lights were put there the young people would be run off that field and people would have to belong to a team to play .there. He thought there should be one place that is not an organized playfield. • August 17, 1982 - continued Ray LaRue, "resident of the Edmonds Softball Association, one of the principal users of the Edmonds fields, said most of the comments this evening concerned the noise and most of the noise is•cheering for the teams, not foul or vulgar language. He said they had not had a complaint from the police or a citizen in the last five years. He had played there 27 years ago in Little League and said it has been a playfield all of those years. He suggested accepting -the PAB recommendations when made. Byron Reynol ds , 9430 232rid S . W. , said when lie moved to Edmunds he chose not to 1-i ve by the p i ayr•-i E2,11 d or school because he ;-,new they.would be noisy. He asked what is to be done with the children --put. them out in the street? Ile said other cities have large, lighted complexes, but rdiilonds cannot afford such, but it is going a step backwards by not improving the City parks. He thought some of there need lights for various functions. No one else wished to Sneak, and the hearing was closed. i'layor Harrison said the issue is tFie aiiiount of time being-scheduledfor adult ballgames. He said lie could not Delp but sympa th i. ze w i tii the people who five around the fields as the continuous noise call drive one crazy. Coancilmornber Naughten observed that there is a recreational need in the community and 'the Edmon:is parks are all 'located in residential neighborhoods. but he said common sense has to prevail. He noted that there are several fields where the lights could be jut, and lie thought to put them at the Junior High playfield would overimpact the neighborhood which is already trying to adjust to 'the other iiyiits. He thought tie recreational needs could be accommodated .without impacting one neighborhood, and that the i;ouric-il should look at all of the parks and the needs and get a recciiii,ien ation as far as a place to Nut the iiguts with little impact to neinhborhoods. He thought that in addition to the 1='A'b recommendation they should also review a comprehensive plan of the parks based on the next ten years' needs. COUNICILMEl'.1BER GOULD MOVED, SECONDED BY COUNCILMEMBER JAECH, THAT -iE COUNCIL i%EFE THIS PROJECT 'TO THE PA6 WITH THE SUGGESTION THAT THEY CONSIDER IN THEIR RECOMMENDATION TO THE COUNCIL THE FOLLOWING ITEMS: (1) WHEREVER THE LIGHTS ARE PLACED, CONSIDER THE • IMPPACT ONI ThE NE GHBUi<S AT i'lir�- SITE AND PROPOSE A 'TURN-OFF TIME; (2) CHECK WITH THE SCHOOL DTSTR.ICT ON RE:GULATIGI'1S ThE`I MIGHT NAVE REGARDING THE USE OF THEIR FIELDS; (3) CONSI!)ER THE. SCHEDULE FOR ORGANIZED USE OF THE FIELDS VS. UNlikGAIJIZED USE OF THE FIELDS: (4' ?DF.NTIF'Y PARKING CONCERNS- (5) -LOOK AT USING THE LIGHTS FOR STARTING THE PlEEADOWDALE PLAYFIELD PROJECT; AND (6) INVESTIGATE AND UPDATE THE COMPREHENSIVE PARKS PLAN THAT MIGHT BE IMPACTED BY THIS PROJECT. Cnuncilmember Naughten noted that the Westgate School playfield is not used during weekends, and it is buffered by trees, so he suggested that the City work with the School District to improve that field. COUNCILMEMRER GOULD AMEivDED HIS MOT IGN, .ACCEPTABL.E TO i'HE SECOND, THAT I T FM 2 INCORPORATE CHECKING. WITH THE. SCHOOL Di.STRICT REGARDING THEIR REGULATIONS AS TO JOINT USE OF FACILITIES NOV! VACANT. THE NOTiON, AS AMENDED, CARRIED. A short recess was announced. Following the recess, Councilmember Nauahten introduced former Councilmnemher Tor Carns who was visiting. MEETING WITH PETITIONERS FOR PROPOSED ANNEXATION OF 240TH AREA (THE GREENERY Planning Director Mary Lou Block advised that the City had received a 10% petition from property owners in this area, requesting annexation into the . corporate 1 imi is of Edmonds. The Staff r2— csm^c.nded acceptance of the annexation, that simultaneous zoning be required, and that the area assuire the indebtedness of the City of Edmonds. The area was located on a vicinity map. It is zoned BN in the County and Ms. Block recommended that the portion on.Highway 99 be zoned CG and the residential portion which is primarily developed for multi -family be so zoned. Ed Strc,ning, ;lresident of The Greenery Home CAvners Association, said he represented 38 fam�iliss an".. there are also four single residences included in the'annexation area. He said they shop in Edmonds, live in Edmonds, and like identification with the community, as well as calling the cond..rinum The Edmonds Greenery. He requested that they be accepted into Edmonds. COUlCIL`NEMBER vi1L! MCIED, SECONDED BY "OUNCILffEi�3ER BALL, TO ACCEPT THE PROPOSED ANNEXATION; THAT ALL PROPERTY WITHIN TF' TERRITORY HLRES SOUGHT -i 0 BE ANNEXED SHALL BE ASSESSED AND TAXED AT THE: SAME RATE AND ON THE SAMI • BASIS AS 'PROPERTY WITHIN ' HE CITY OF EDMONDS OR ANY NOW OOTSTANDiNG 1NDEBTEDNE SS OF SA.:D CITY, IiI � � � � r INCI UDING ASSESS,'1i-11TS OR TAXES IN PAYMENT OF ANY BONDS ISSUED OR DEBTS CONTRACTED, 10P, TO 0R EXIST:FIG AT T 1E DATE OF ANNEXA1,10N; AND THAT SIMULTANEOUS ADOPTION OF PROPOSED ZONING I?L UL:'1TI0'dS 3E REQUI2ED. TFIL MOTION CARRIE0. It was asked who would !yet the sales ta,: revenue `'rom a business partially located in Edmonds and partially in the County, and Ci t,f Attorney 'a�;,rne Taral:a responde,.,! that it may be prorated, but he would research it as he was not sure. Financ ! Director Art Ho;sler stated that it is by auuress, and if the office is in Edmonds then Edmonds would. get the t*ax, out Mr. Tanaka said 1-lie City may want to take a more aggressive stance t"an that. REP1Di ! ON ELM -CLUB Parks and Recreation Director Steve Simpson said the club had mace noticeable effort -to eliminate the noise and there had been very few motorcycles there during the pE.st VaeE:k. lie said the neighbors had noticed -.,hedi'ference but were skeptical that it would last. Members of the Elr,, Club were present, as well as the neighbors. Don Gibbons, Manag-er of the club, said he wished the Council had taken time curing the week to notice tfie chExiges that f,aJ been made. He had talkedto one individual clut. membt-.-r after, last wee'<'s Council ir:eati. g aril the word was spread, and the next night there was' not a. single motorcycle. lie haz.d visited the club late at night on numerous occasions during the week and s'ai�i �averytkin, th'a mp neiah.lors had colained-about had stooped. He said thev had done more than ;present a plan to control the situation ---they had accomplished it. Also, he said the dilapidated cars had been removed except for one, which belongs to one of the neighbors.. He felt the clib had met -0he demands of.the neighbors and the Council and therefore should be entitled to continue as they have in the past to fulfill their mission. He was asked what they would do to assure that the control would continue, and he responded that the members want the facility and voluntarily stopped riding their motorcycles there, and the litter -problem had disappeared, a trash receptacle having been placed just inside the doorway. Further, he said that just having the grass and ivy planted at the Anderson August 17, 1982 - continued • Center has caused people to act better.regarding debris. He said things are under control and he really could not say why they were not previously, but the people care and do not want to lose the facility. Jay Thompson, member of the Three Wheel Motorcycle Club which uses the facilities of the Elm Club, said the bikers had gotten together and agreed not to ride their bikes to the meetings during the past week, but he said they would like to work out something so they could use their bikes, possibly coasting to the downtown area before starting them. He said the club is their life support system. He agreed that 22 bikes going up the hill at the same time make a lot of noise, but he said 22 bikes also take up less space than 22 cars, and also some of them do not own cars. He said if they have to continue not using their bikes that is what they will do, but they hope they can work out some- thing. Councilmember Hall told him that they can be rather intimidating and she thought the fear was that the use was not for Alcoholics Anonymous, and possibly just by doing what they had done would alleviate some of the people's fears. Mr. Thompson said the reason they formed the motorcycle club to begin with was because there are a lot of people in motorcycle clubs who need help with drugs, alcohol, etc., and they do not know how to change, and these people are showing them how to change. He said they go anywhere that someone may need help, at any time of day or night, and they have offered their help to the police departments of Everett, Lynnwood, and Edmonds. Dale Bowman, no.address given, said he had gone to an Elm Club meeting last week after this came up, and he was surprised to find when he got there that they were discussing this issue. He said the bikers more or less took the meeting under control and expressed their thoughts, and over and over numerous of them said they would go to any lengths to maintain sobriety, and if it meant not bringing their bikes and making other arrangements for rides, or coasting down the hill, or whatever it took, they would go to any length. He said he thought that showed the general attitude of the Elm Club. Floyd Smith, 814 Dayton, said as far as he personally knew, starting last Tuesday night after the • Council meeting, there had been no vehicle noise and it had been a quiet week. He expressed admira- tion for the speakers before him and said as far as he was concerned he would like to see the Elm Club continue where they are as long as they are good neighbors. Ralph Johansen, 203 7th Ave. S., said he had lived in Edmonds all of his life and had never com- plained to the City Council previously. He.said anybody can do something for a week, or if a police officer is present no one will do anything wrong. He said the impact on him and the others on the corner is worse than.anywhere on the block. He thought the club to be too big for this location and that they should find another place and not intimidate the neighbors as they have for the past 2-3 months. He did not think the problem would go away. Alice Johansen, 203 7th Ave. S., said it had been noisy the previous evening between 9:30 and 10:30 p.m. She said cars started, people talked, and there were two motorcycle trips close together. She asked who is going to police this and say what noise is acceptable. She did not see how they could possibly control it with that number of people. Don Gibbons responded that he had noticed on several occasions last week motorcycles coming from downtown Edmonds and going up the hill, and they were not Elm Club members, and he pointed out that other people in this area use such vehicles. Allen Clark, 806 Dayton, said he had worked with Alcoholics Anonymous which has a 24-hour answering service, but he did not feel the Elm Club is a part of that. He asked that the lease be canceled at the end of the year because of the.way it has impacted the residential community, and he asked that the hours be limited to something like 9:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. Bob Roberts, no address given, said he had worked in the field of Alcoholics Anonymous a number of years, and the Elm Club is Alcoholics Anonymous --every member belongs to Alcoholics Anonymous --and the Elm Club is a meeting place. He had been the President of it when it first started, and he said there were about 200 people who -started it. He said there is no club in Seattle that closes at • 10:00 p.m., and when they started opening it up to the late hours the membership tripled and it has a heavy membership. He said they had been trying to relocate but because of inflation and other things they had not been able to do so.. He rides a motorcycle and said a lot of the members have no other transportation. He stated that the club is a lifeline and is known State-wide and they exchange visits with other clubs. Also, that everyone in the club who rides is willing to coast down to the club from the top of the hill and also to coast.to start. He noted that they do not only work with derelict alcoholics --they have people there of all ages, from nine years on up, and he, himself, had worked his way up from a skid -row bum and now is an engineer, but he said he still is an alcoholic and a drug addict and he has to take care of that on a day-to-day basis. He added that they work out of the club and go to institutions and to schools and are a community service. Bill Johnson, 704 Maple, said he runs in the area.and observes what is going on and, although there are people on the street, there is not a traffic jam there. He thought that the real problem is that the school's use is changing --it used to be empty and now it is a public building, so there is more traffic. He said it should be recognized that there are drawbacks to living across from a public building as they do. He suggested that parking be limited to the school side of the street, possibly with angle parking so car doors are not being slammed directly in people's front He. yards. thought a person should have the right to choose his vehicle as long as he does not play games with it. He also thought parking might be set aside for them under the new library, and that they might be asked to downhill to go start. He thought it affected everyone that there is a group like that, saying it is a worthwhile neighbor and that he is willing to put up with the drawbacks. George Taylor, an Elm Club Board member, said he is an example of how the Elm Club works as he sobered up there. He is an. army officer, but. said alcoholism affects everyone, and both of his parents are college graduates and he cannot explain to them why they need so many meetings and why they need them late so at night. He said ff you look. at the size of.those meetings and the people who attend on a continuous basis it demonstrates how it He works. explained that when a call goes August 17, 1982 - continued in on the 24-hour line they call someone in the vicinity and there has to be some place to take the persona For example, he is a single parent and could not take a troubled female to his home, so he would take 1?r to the club. He noted that •ti w had ?:ci sled for 1 1/ 2 years with minima l com?l ai n+s and that t:he�v will make a cancer+e;i effort to b;� good neighbors, and since the problem has come to a head they have eliminated the noise. He concluded that they really value the program and the location, and with the number of people it is helping it is helping the Edmonds community. Joe. Werm:�s, 752 Da;�to,n, di i no+ tni.n': an.yon;� thought the club ;not -Worthwhile, but it would not be possible to have that many people corning and going 24 hours a dad, and riot seriously ir.lpact the iri,nediate neighbors. He said five years Previously he had resolved not to let; -this neighborhood go down and he would not like to see that pocket of neighborhood leave. He thought he probably could put up with then ? f +hey, 1; d riot ,'io much lore than they do now, 'guy he did not think. the cl 0 could maintain the quiet use onan e>;tanded basis, and it did not s reasonable to hi rl for them to nave to Mit on all of tinese controls. He thought- thee should find another location when their lease expires. CoundImermber Allen thought the Elm Club had shown a certain afilount of responsibility and she said the City has a certa iri resaonsibi lity to this, group that was a llowed to he there --their occupancy was welcomed. --and when the problem came to a head the club responded. She thoug i; Mr. Werr-lus had a good point in not being sure if the quiet can he maintained, but; she thought they should be given that chance. She also thought that they probably.eventually would prefer another location. She thought that since the Council had been given this responsibility they should monitor it regularly and receive a monthly report on ho.i i'iiri`Js are going. I ouncilmef�ber lilail agreed, saying this was a good time to look at the compatibility of uses in t!,ie Anderson Center and that the Council, itself, will be impacting the neighborhood when they start meeting at the new library building. Meantime, she thought the group had sihown an _!arnest effort ;rind that; the neighbors will be willing to go along with it a little longer, and she noted that if it is not working the Council will hear from the neighbors. CouncSlrnember Clould said the issue is service to the community and helping some folks with a big problem as oppos-ed (-.o being good neighbbors in the cor-imunity. He thoug;nt their program to be very important and very vital, that they had proved in the past seven days that they can be good neighbors. He thought it his job to say okay, but keep on doing it and you can continue operating. He was will i ng to o the extra mi 1 c, but- he thought there should be an advisory contnli ttee to nio:ni for them. He suggested thz.t suer, a. committee consist of three Elm Club memOers, three neighbors selected by the Mayor, and three other City residents who are not neighbors, and that Mr. Simpson chair the co ilmi ttee.. He fiur•tiher suggested that they meet once a month any" report to. tF;e Council on how things car, be improved. He t!iought the club appeared. to i:e organized properly and that they ;bad a good s;.,t of by-laws. He was willing to give it arlt�tE�er chance, not that there are a number c'f other suc meetings at night in various areas so there must be a way to have it work. Councilmember Naughten thought Nir. Gibbons s,�. uld' send an :�ft`ic•ia.l ?e•t•ter tc, all mem:.,ers stating ctihat the action of the Council is and what sort of.behavior will be acceptable or not acceptable so everyone is notified by other than word of mouth, and he asked that the Council be furnished a copy of the letter. Council - member Allen added that it also should be determined that the Elm Club is not being blamed for things other activities or groups are doing because there are other groups at the Anderson Center late at night. Mr. Simpson explained that only people who have an outside access can use the building after 10:00 p.m., and the Elm Club has outside access because their activities need' 'Co go later. Councilmember Hall suggested that each of the Councilmembers visit the facility. COUNCIL - MEMBER GOULD MOVED, SECONDED BY COUNCILMEMBER ALLEN, THAT THE COUNCIL FINDS THAT ON AN INTERIM BASIS THE ELM CLUB HAS PROVIDED.SATISFACTORY EVIDENCE THAT THEIR ACTIVITY IS UNDER CONTROL AND THEY CAN BE GOOD NEIGHBORS; AND, SECONDLY, THAT AN ADVISORY COMMITTEE BE FORMED, TO BE CHAIRED BY STEVE SIMPSON, CONSISTING OF THREE MEMBERS OF THE CLUB APPOINTED BY THE CLUB MEMBERSHIP, THREE MEMBERS OF THE VICINITY SELECTED BY THE MAYOR, AND THREE FROM OUTSIDE THE AREA APPOINTED BY THE MAYOR, TO MEET MONTHLY FOR THE BALANCE OF 1982 AND REPORTING TO THE COUNCIL THEIR FINDINGS, AND MONITORING ACTIVITIES AND PROBLEMS CREATED BY THE CLUB, AND MAKING RECOMMENDATIONS FOR SOLUTION TO THE CITY COUNCIL. Councilmember Jaech suggested that the committee review Bill Johnson's recommendations. THE MOTION CARRIED. • DECISION ON 1982 HUD BLOCK. GRANT PROJECT Planning Director Mary Lou Block stated that the time has come when a decision must be made on whether to proceed with the approved projects or to attempt to transfer the funds for the Meadowdale Sewer Project. The interlocal agreement has been received from Snohomish County for the museum elevator, the approved 1982 project, and by the September Policy Board meeting either.the signed agreement should be returned to the County or the transfer to the Meadowdale project should officially be requested. Ms. Block noted that there is no assurance that HUD will approve using the funds for Meadowdale, and that in addition to the requirement that there be an emergent need there must be no other funding.sources available. She described the sequence of events if they should choose to go with the Meadowdale project. Councilmember Gould reported that the Public Works/Engineering Committee - had met this evening and had•.a recommendation, as well as some questions. He asked several questions and then gave the committee report. He said it appeared that if they would apply the $237,000 from the block grant they could.probably fund the 2 1/2 million dollar project, and their recommendation was that the Council ask that an emergency be declared as a health hazard exists, and there is no other funding available, so they should ask for that project. Councilmember Kasper added that the City is fully commited to the Meadowdale project as it.is a health hazard and a major problem to the City. COUNCILMEMBER GOULD THEN MOVED, SECONDED BY COUNCILMEMBER KASPER, THAT THE COUNCIL APPLY FOR THE HUD BLOCK GRANT TO BE DIRECTED TOWARDS THE MEADOWDALE SEWER PROJECT AND THAT THEY FIND AN EMERGENCY, EXISTS BECAUSE OF HEALTH HAZARDS AND THAT NO OTHER FUNDING IS AVAILABLE. Councilmember Gould said if they do not get it they either will have to cut off some of the project or spread it out and postpone other high priority projects on the list. He said it is vital to move on this project and keep it within the original estimates. Councilmember Kasper added that the people at -the top of the hull have almost accepted the sewers that they feel they do not need in order to help the people at the bottom. Councilmember Gould said the committee.will get a written status report from the Staff summarizing the cost of funding and they will ask.the Council to approve going forward with the engineering projects on this immediately so they can be sure..of starting next -April and possibly save as -much as 10°0. -lie sa%d.they will also receive an update of the priority list of other projects • to identify what will have to be delayed until 1983, 1984, and 1985. THE MOTION CARRIED. 0 August 17, 1982 - continued COUNCIL • Councilmember Jaech noted that the City Engineer had written a memo..concerning LID administrative costs and suggesting the subject be reviewed by the Finance Committee. The next Finance Committee meeting was scheduled for September 7, 1982. Council President Kasper suggested cancelling the August 31, 1982 Council meeting as there was only one item scheduled for it and taking into consideration that this is vacation time. This was agreeable to the.Council. COUNCILMEMBER ALLEN MOVED, SECONDED BY COUNCILMEMBER HALL, TO RESCHEDULE THE ED-LYNN TOW TRUCK -LICENSE APPLICATION FROM AUGUST 31, 1982 TO SEPTEMBER 7, 1982. MOTION CARRIED. Councilmember Jaech had received a letter from Ralph and Marian Zorno Larrabee regarding parking problems on 2nd Ave. and Bell since all -day parking has been permitted on Bell. The residents are being impacted and Councilmember Jaech requested that the Staff look at the problem. Councilmember Hall acknowledged letters on the same.subject from Lynn and Victor Schoch and from Fred Kolash. Councilmember Allen noted that the City Engineer had written a memo suggesting that the City Attorney redraft Ordinance 2229 authorizing permit parking on certain streets (Sunset, Ocean, and 75th P1. W.) because portions of it are ambiguous. COUNCILMEMBER ALLEN MOVED, SECONDED BY COUNCILMEMBER HALL, TO ACCEPT THE RECOMMENDATION AND TO DIRECT'THE CITY ATTORNEY TO REDRAFT ORDINANCE 2229. MOTION CARRIED. Councilmember Allen thanked the.Finance Director for the Insurance Claim Status Report, and Council - member Gould called attention to the sidewalk liabilities. Councilmember Allen congratulated the Finance Department on the audit report. Councilmember Allen recommended that the PAB be asked to consider'a name change for 14th and 15th Sts. which are in an area of east/west streets with tree names and.people do not seem to know where they are. COUNCILMEMBER GOULD MOVED, SECONDED BY COUNCILMEMBER ALLEN, TO PLACE AN ITEM ON THE AUGUST 24, 1982 AGENDA, AUTHORIZATION FOR MEADOWDALE SEWER ENGINEERING DESIGN. MOTION CARRIED. Councilmember Hall acknowledged letters from Mr. and Mrs. Charles.Turner, 840 Dayton St., who do not want the curbs removed at the library, and from Peggy Harris thanking the Council for. the LID assess- ment reduction, although still thinking the assessment is unfair. There was no further business to come before the Council, and the meeting adjourned at 10:45 p.m. IRENE VARNEY MORAN, Cit Clerk HARVE HARRISM, Mayor August 24, 1982 - Work Meeting The regular meeting of the Edmonds City Council was called to order at 7:40 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 Bill Kasper Laura Hall Jo -Anne Jaech Ray Gould John Nordquist Larry Naughten Katherine Allen STAFF PRESENT Jim Adams, City Engineer Jack Mitchell, Public Works Superintendent, Bobby Mills, Street Division Supervisor Irene Varney Moran, City Clerk Mary Lou Block, Planning Director Art Housler, Finance Director Marlo Foster, Police Chief Ron Schirman, Asst. Fire Chief Steve Simpson, Parks and Recreation Director Jim Jessel, Property Manager. Wayne Tanaka, City Attorney Mark Eames, City Attorney Jackie Parrett, Deputy City Clerk CONSENT:AGENDA Items (C),.(D), (F), and (G) were removed from the Consent Agenda. COUNCILMEMBER NORDQUIST MOVED, SECONDED BY COUNCILMEMBER HALL, TO APPROVE THE BALANCE OF THE CONSENT AGENDA. MOTION CARRIED. The approved items on the Consent Agenda included the following: (A) Roll call. (B) Approval of Minutes of August 17, 1982. (E) Acceptance of Dayton St. Park landscaping and establishment of 30-day retainage.period. (H) Adoption of Ordinance 2318, amending Ordinance 2229, Parking on Sunset Ave., Ocean Ave., and 75th P1. W. 1 1 1 LJ 1 0