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19820824 City Council Minutes0 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 4 August 24, 1982 - continued PROPOSED ORDINANCE REGARDING REVISION TO FIDELITY AND PERFORMANCE INSURANCE COVERAGE Item C on Consent Agenda Councilmember Jaech asked fcr.an explanation, and Finance :A rector,Art F.,ousler responded.that under the current ordinance there. are itemized bondi rig requirements for six specified personnel, one of which is a Judge which the City no longer has so that one has been deleted. The proposrcl ordinance provides for an option of coverage by either an individual tons or by a 5l anket bond covering other employees. The Purpose is to provije flexibility in marketing enabling the City to get the coverage for the sa^e or less money. He said they would be going for a blanket band instead of individual bonds for all except himself. 'There is.liability coverage under a different policy, and the type of incident covered by this blight be theft of money or a wrong act in a criminal manner --doing something knowingly against the City Code. COUNCILMEMBER JAECh OVED, SECONDED BY COUNCILMEMBER ALLEN, TO ADOPT ORDINANCE 2317, AND TO APPROVE ITEM (C) ON THE CONSENT AGENDA. MOTION CARRIED. SNOHOMI:; I COUNTY JAIL SERVICES CONTRACT FEES [Item (D) on Consent Agenda]. Councilmember Gould was concerned because the daily rate was a 46.4% increase over the previous rate ($44.proposed, $30 previous), and he thought documentation should be requested, saying.the City is concerned with this increase. Police Chief Marlo Foster`said the City rarely uses the facility, having cone so only once this year. -His written memo had indicated the proposed.rate to be realistic in light of the strict requirements established by the State Jail Commission. Councilmember Gould said he is a resident of the County, too, and thought they should explain why they are increasing the fees. THEREFORE, COUNCIL;+IEMBER GOULD .14OVED, SECONDED BY COUNCILMEMBER NAUGHTEN, THAT THE CITY JF EDNIONIDS BY WAY OF THE MAYOR ADVISE SNOHOMISH COUNTY EXECUTIVE WILLIS TUCKER THAT EDMONDS OBJECTS TO THE CONTRACT FEL:S A14D REQUESTS THAT THE COUNTY FORWARD DOCI_MENTATION DEMONSTRATING THE BASIS OF INCREASES AS THEY INDICATED THEY WOULD DO 114 THEIR LETTER OF AUGUST 6, 1982. MOTION CARRIED. • AUTHORIZATION TOLPROCEED WITI1 ENGINEERING DESIGN FOR MEADOWDALE SEWERS Item F on Consent ;kgenda_— Councilmember Jaech asked if there was anv idea of the cost of this, and City Engineer Jim Adams - responded that it could be a,percentage othe project or be based on a -fee, and that, negotiations as to cost had not yet been started. COUNCILMEMBER JAECH MOVED, SECONDED BY COUNCILMEMBER GOULD, TO APPROVE ITEM (F) ON THE CONSENT AGENDA. MOTION CARRIED. REPORT O"N BIJS OPEINED AUGUST '18 FOR TENNIS COURT RENOVATION [Item (G) on Consent Agenda] The .low bid for this project was rom Porter Construction Company, Inc., in the amount of $24,684.3;0 plus sales tax. Because of the unknown condition beneath the tennis court before the renovation there had not been estimates of what the project would cost. The 198-2 budget included a total of $21.,000 for construction projects from Fund 125 (Park Acquisition/T;nprovement Fund) for this project together with several other projects, and Finance Director "Art Housler indicated that to fund all of them would require an increase of $35,000 for construction projects,,reducing the budgeted ending cash balance of -Fund 125.from $123,670 to S88,670. Councilmember Gould questioned whether they wanted to reduce the cash balance in that fund down to $88,670. Councilmember Nordquist reminded the Council that this project was one of those decided upon at last year's retreat, and COLincilmember Gould said he t-.as concerned that they had allocated $21,000 at the heginnino of the gear for four projects and now one project alone is $26,000. After more discussion, COLIN6ILNEMBER IASPER MOVED, SECONDED BY CCU.NCILMEMBER HALL, TO ACCEPT THE REPORT AND AWARD THE BID TO THE LOW BIDDER, PORTER CONSTRUCTION COMPANY, INC. , IN THE AMOUNT OF $24,884. 30 PLUS SALES TAX. MOTION CARRIED. DISCUSSION OF ORDINNANCE GRANTING- A FRANNCHISE TO WASHINGTON NATURAL GAS COMPANY City Attorney Mark Eames stated that the City had granted a franchise to Washington Natural Gas • Company 25 years ago and it will expire in September. Therefore; Washington Natural Gas Company submitted a proposed ordinance extending the franchise for another 25 gears. Mr. Eames had provided' a written description of the differences in the proposed ordinance and also had provided suggested additional provisions and variable terms the Council may wish h to consider. Roger Anderson of Washington Natural Gas Company discussed the various sections enumerated by Mr. Eames' ;memo, as well some additional points which concerned Washington Natural Gas. Following the discussion, COUNCIL - MEMBER. GOULD riUVED, SECONDED BY COUNCILMEMBER ALLEN, THAT THE CITY COLINCIL �,PPROVE THE MEMO REGARDTNG THE ORDIN.AiNICE GRrAINTING A F'RALJCHISE AS SUPPLIED AUGUST 12, 198,2, 'i,!EIICH IN''._U' TH��T SECTION 1 WILL REMAIN IDENTICAL TO T' IG ONLY GRAtf,L ccr �n ��r On,uI��Ac uRDIl�1A,NCE WITH OPJ "'�'AT.ICAL MODIFICATIONS; K11 IC1; 2 WILL REQUIRE THAT THE CITY OF EDMONDS BE SATISFIED WITH THE BONDINI, REQLI31;1=_MENTS OF Ti E HA,SI;INGTON UTILITIES AND TRANSPORTATION; COiINiISSIOh; SECTIONS 3-U WILL WAS RECOMMENDED CY THE CITY ATTORNEY; AND. RE- INSERTION OFTHE DELEI'ED PROVISION FOR 24-HOUR SERVICE. BUT ELIl1INATiON OF T11!E FOR14EIR REQUIREMENT FOR 10-MINU:TE RESPONSE TIP1E. FURTHER, IN PART .1I OF THE.MEMORANDUM, SECTION A, THE FRANCHISE WILL BE FOR A TERM OF 25 YEARS; SECTIONS B AND C AS RECOMMENDED EY THE CITY ATTORNEY; SECTIONN D, "AS -BUILT" DRAWINGS, V:ILL BE WORDED SO THE CITY WILL HAVE ACCESS TO ;ILT DR, �aTHE AS-B A� JI L� i ES IN THE BELLEVUE OFFICE AND IT WILL 3E THE PLAN uF THE CITY TO OBTAIN! ANNUALLY THr MRSTEEPLAN,DRAWING. COUNCILMEMBER ALLEN AMENDED THE MOTION,.ACCEPTABLE TO THE MAKER, THAT IN SECTION, 7. "BECAUSE OF ,ACTION BY THE WASH INGTOI NATURAL GAS COMPANY" BE ADDED 'TO THE REQUIr%Ei4ENT THAT WAS-HI!NGTON; NATURAL GAS DEFEND AND BEAR THE COST OF' DEFENDIING THE CITY' AGAINST ANY AND ALL CLAIMS FILED AGAINST IT.. Councilmember Gould stayed that the Council will have a redrafted ordinance for passage an September 7 on the . _THE 4✓UTIUCJ CARRIED. regular agenda DISCUSSION REGARDING EXTENSIONS ON PRD'S COUNCILMEMBER KASPER MOVED, SECONDED BY COUNCILMEMBER JAECH, TO CONTINUE THIS ITEM TO OCTOBER 26 1982 SO IT CAN FIRST BE CCNSIUERED BY THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT COmiriITTEE. 'OTION CARRIED. August 24, 1982 - continued • DISCUSSION OF PUBLIC WORKS PERMANENT STORAGE AREA Public Works Superintendent Jack Mitchell said he had checked a number of places to use for a permanent storage area as their materials.are now located in the City Park which is a hazard for those using the park and an eyesore to the public, besides taking up a large portion of the lower parking area. He had located a suitable site, approximately two blocks north of Perrinville, on the east side of 76th Ave. W.., which is wooded and the site of an old gravel pit. The property is zoned RS-12 and would have to be rezoned to BN which -would be compatible with the property to the south. He said three options were available for -this site: (a) Rental at $500 per month, (b) Rental with option to buy at $50,000, or (c) Exchange for. surplus City property. He recommended Option (b), which would expedite the moving and allow for professional appraisal if desired. He showed slides of the proposed site..which is fully obscured by existing plant growth. He also showed slides of the existing -storage area to demonstrate how it impacts the City Park. Wayne Meyers of Olympic Properties was in the audience. He is one of the owners of the proposed site. Councilmember Gould said the Public Works.and Engineering Committee had reviewed the proposal and felt it to be a good one. They considered.the location to be logical. Councilmember Nordquist-thought the storage area would be an eyesore to the nice developments down that road, but Mr. Mitchell said it would be fenced and the greenbelt would.obscure it. Councilmember Naughten suggested using the nearby horse corral area instead,. or trading for some. City property. Mr. Mitchell responded that all the City properties had been considered but none were suitable for various reasons, most of the sites being in residential areas. Councilmember Gould observed that .there will be some debate wherever it is placed, but this site has shi.elding around it that.probably could not be found anywhere else. He suggested renting it with an.option to buy and an o.pti'on to exchange for other City property. Councilmember Kasper agreed that it.is a secluded site,.but he observed.that the City would be impacting the people there in much the same.way that.the METRO.bus.barn would have impacted the Ballinger area. COUNCILMEMBER NAUGHTEN MOVED, SECONDED BY COUNCILMEMBER.NORDQUIST, TO REFER THIS TO THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE TO.PURSUE ALL ALTERNATIVES AVAILABLE AND THAT THEY MAKE A RECOMMENDATION TO THE COUNCIL ON SEPTEMBER 14., 1982.- Councilmember Gould said it already had been to the Public Works and Engineering Committee, so that would be a waste of -their time, but Councilmember Naughten said he could not go along with spending any money until he knows there is no other alternative. A ROLL CALL VOTE WAS TAKEN ON THE MOTION, WITH COUNCILMEMBERS NAUGHTEN, NORDQUIST AND KASPER VOTING YES, AND WITH COUNCIL - MEMBERS GOULD., HALL, JAECH, AND ALLEN VOTING NO. MOTION FAILED. Councilmember Kasper said he had voted yes because he felt.this.had to be examined with the Staff regarding a rezone. Councilmember Jaech said she was concerned about the $500 per month rent and until they get further along with the budget they will not know whether they can raise the funds to buy the property. Mayor Harrison said he was concerned about losing this particular site as the developers will build on it and it will be gone. Mr. Meyers said, in answer to a question, that he would be willing to give a nine -month option. COUNCILMEMBER HALL MOVED, SECONDED BY COUNCILMEMBER GOULD, TO ACCEPT OPTION (B) WITH A :VINE -MONTH OPTION TO PURCHASE-THE.PROPERTY. Councilmember Nordquist did not think there had been enough -discussion with the Staff, and.he was not sure the property was worth $50,000 and thought it should be appraised. Councilmember Naughten said he would vote against the motion because he thought they should have a certified appraisal and he did not think they should rush into this. A ROLL CALL VOTE WAS TAKEN ON THE MOTION, WITH.COUNCILMEMBERS HALL, GOULD, AND ALLEN VOTING YES, AND WITH COUNCILMEMBERS KASPER, JAECH, NORDQUIST, AND NAUGHTEN VOTING NO. MOTION FAILED. COUNCILMEMBER KASPER THEN MOVED, SECONDED BY COUNCILMEMBER ALLEN; TO ASK FOR A TWO -MONTH EXPLORATORY OPTION AT $100 PER MONTH AND A RENTAL OPTION THEREAFTER FOR.SIX MONTHS AT $500 PER MONTH. Councilmember Kasper said he wanted to get a.report from the Staff regarding a potential rezone, the impact on.the Lynnwood residential section, the,possibility of a.trade; and the budget process. A ROLL CALL VOTE WAS TAKEN ON. THE MOTION, WITH COUNCILMEMBERS KASPER, JAECH, NORDQUIST, AND NAUGHTEN VOTING YES, AND WITH COUNC.ILMEMBERS HALL, GOULD, AND ALLEN VOTING NO. MOTION CARRIED. A recess was announced, and during the recess City Attorney Wayne Tanaka talked to Wayne Meyers to determine if the request was acceptable,..and when the meeting resumed Mr. Tanaka reported that Mr. Meyers wished to discuss it with his partner. ESTABLISH PARAMETERS FOR SEPTEMBER 28 MEETING WITH PLANNING ADVISORY BOARD Planning Director Mary Lou Block reported that the PAB was concerned that the September 28 meeting be kept to a meeting where they have dialog with the Council, and they do not want other people included in -the discussion. Minutes had been provided the Council which reflected the PAB's attitude towards .inclusion of the Edmonds Council of Concerned Citizens.(E000) in the meeting. Council President Kasper noted that it will be a work meeting with a closed.agenda so unless the Council passes a motion to open the meeting to input none would be taken. Councilmember Naughten recom- mended that.the ECCC be given an opportunity on September 14. COUNCILMEMBER GOULD MOVED,.SECONDED BY COUNCILMEMBER KASPER, TO MEET WITH THE ECCC ON OCTOBER 12, 1982 AS IT WOULD BE MORE FRUITFUL. Councilmember Gould said there will be a number of things they will discuss with the PAB and he thought the ECCC would like to hear those things and have that background when they meet with the Council. Councilmember Hall objected to a meeting with the ECCC, saying they use the existing mechanism very well to speak to the Council. She stressed.that they are not a governmental agency. Councilmember Allen thought they should be given an opportunity to discuss the item they want to discuss; and she saw no reason why they should not be put on the agenda. Councilmember Gould reiterated that his motion was that on the October 12 work meeting one of the items will be a dis- cussion with the ECCC and the.meet.ing will be open to that group for discussion with the Council that.night. THE MOTION CARRIED, WITH COUNCILMEMBER HALL VOTING NO. It was noted that the meeting with the PAB.w.ill,be a public meeting but the only people to speak:will be the PAB and the Council and that no.decisions would be made that night, thereby giving the ECCC an opportunity to talk to the Council at the later date on the issues of concern to them before any decisions are made. STAFF RECOMMENDATION FOR PARKING.PROBLEM AT 2ND AVE. AND BELL ST. City Engineer Jim Adams reported.'that with the recent change in parking restrictions on Bell St., eliminating the parking restrictions on the north side of Bell St., a number of complaints had been received from adjacent residents as•there is no available street parking in the vicinity of their homes for.the use of visitors, repairmen, etc. It appeared that post office employees and State 1 �1_ L� U 1 0 • August 24, 1982 - continued A ferry employees were narking all day and taking. all the available spaces. Mr. Adams..recommended extending the three-hour parking restriction to:include 2nd and 3rd Aves. to'Edmonds St.,'the north side.of Bell.St. from Sunset to 3rd Ave., and both sides of Edmonds St. from Sunset to 3rd Ave. He also recommended that each household be issued one free.oVertime parking.permit and'that a limited number.of,overtime parking permits be sold to the public at $10 per month.- Councilmember Allen stated that a hearing should be held before any changes are made. COUNCILMEMBER HALL -MOVED, SECONDED BY COUNCILMEMBER ALLEN, TO SCHEDULE A HEARING ON THIS PROBLEM FOR SEPTEMBER 21, 1982. MOTION CARRIED. QUESTIONS REGARDING SEPTEMBER 7 AGENDA ITEMS Councilmember Nordquist requested.!gritten information about the people involved in.the Ed -Lynn Towing Licence application, -and Councilmember Gould said he would like to know if they are following the City's regulation about the parking of their trucks. Councilmember Gould noted.that.in addition to the September 7 item regarding the library curbs -there is also another scheduled on:September 14, and the first one was a reminder to the Council to submit any design changes they thought would be superior to what is there. The vertical ecology item.was briefly discussed, and Councilmember Naughten..asked for information on everything affecting height, including the minutes of the recent Cooch property discussion. COUNCIL Councilmember Hall expressed:thanks for the invitation.to the recent employees' picnic and she • extended special thanks to Ed.Huntley for the food preparation." Councilmember Hall expressed concern for the cost of the upcoming Council/Staff retreat. Council President Kasper said he had been assigned the task of finding a place for the retreat and the majority of the Council wanted to go overnight. He said the Batel.le location will cost more than intender;, but 'they had no.'choice. The estimate had been based on 1.6 people in.attendance and"now it is 21. He .noted that this location will be convenient to the facil.i'ta.t0. and to the S.taff,.as people who attend only on Saturday will not have far to go. He said -the costs ,are running approximately $500 over what was anticipated, but he thought they should proceed with,it and in the future consider having onE!-day workshops. Co.uncilrnember Hall thought it should be reconsidered as the costs were going upward to $4,000. Councilmember Gould thought it was money we'll,'spent to have a two-day, overnight retreat, regardless of -the location, saying the impor.tan.t thing is that the energy and result-s are very productive to the City -and the benefits gained are large. He said he had attended the one -day workshops as well as the two-day retreats and when he `returns from a two-day retreat with the Staff and the Mayor he.is charged up and he thinks -he does a better job as a Councilman. Councilmember Hall agreed .that the process is great, but.she'as.ked. how marry dollars have to be spent to do that. She was questioning wise use of the money, and she thought'the Council could have just as good rapport with the Staff staying in town. Councilmember daech called 'to:attention a conflict of interest,issue in the most,recent A9B minutes. The Chairman of the ADB was the architect for a project and if he had stepped down there -would not have been a quorum, so he was advised by the City Attorney that he could remain if he indicated his interest.in the project and.nobody.-in the audience objected Ito his'participation. He then proceeded to.second the motion approving the project. City Attorney Wayne Tanaka responded that the recent changes in the law provide that if the person who is subject to the challenge is the one necessary for the quorum then he can participate --it is the Doctrine of Necessity. Councilmember Allen added that this !eras designed by the State Legislature because of requests from mane cities. who were having difficulty getting their quorums. Mr. Tanaka said the ADB could have decided to delay the project. • Councilmember Allen noted that there was a memo indicating the City's contracted Landscape Designer is terminating her contract and that there are a number of landscape des.ign.-projects in four.depart- ments which need such services. The recommendation was to continue the in-house contract with a landscape designer and to proceed with interviews. Mayor 'Harrison' concurred, noting that the current contract was for 32 hours per week at $10 per hour. COUNCILMEMBER ALLEN MOVED,, SECONDED BY CO[J.1!C.T.L- MEMBER KASPER , TO ACCEPT THE MAYOR'S RECOMMENDATION. MOT ION .CA.R.R"IED. Councilmember Allen asked when the pumper would be received, noting that $80,000 had been spent for it. Assistant Fire Chief Ron Schirman responded that it should be received September 13. Councilmember Allen stated that she had received a call from Stu Smith who stated that the motor- cycle noises at 9th and Main were unbearable last Saturday night and until 4:00 a.m., SunCay. Councilmember Gould commented that he.was glad the METRO staff had recommended the P 'urora site for the bus barn, and he attributed that decision largely to the work Bob Ro,ye and his croup had done. Councilmember Gould sail he wou'id like to set some dates for doing the.budget review, and he asked that the Finance Director suggest the dates. Regarding space needs, Council President Kasper thought there should be some discussion about the move of the Public Works, Engineering, and Planning Departments to the old library 'fjuilding, and the interplay of the staff, e.,g.., the secretarial requirements, etc., as there may be some staff consolidations and surpluses. Fie did not think the Council necessarily should discuss this, but :�►,at the Staff should do so. Council President Kasper said he ti:ould place in the Council packets a suggested policy" for uses and rental fees at the new library complex. There was no further business to come before the Council, and the' -meeting adjourned at 10:35 p.m. IRENE VARNEY MORAN, CityXlerk­HARVE H. HARRISON, Mayor