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19820914 City Council Minutes• September 14, 1982 - Mork Meeting The regular meeting of the. Edmonds City Council was:called..to order at 7:35,p.m. by, Mayor Fro tern Bill Kasper. All .present joined in the flag salute:` (Mayor Harrison arrived later in the meeting, but.Mayor Pr.o..tem Kasper conducted.,the entire meeting.) PRESENT STAFF PRESENT Harve H. Harrison, Mayor John No.rdquist Jim Adams, City Engineer Jack Mitchell, Public Works Superintendent Laura Hall Irene Varney Moran, City Clerk Ray Could Mary Lou Block, Planning Director Bill Kasper Art Housler, Finance Director Katherine Allen Dan Prinz, Assistant Police Chief Jo -Anne Jaech Gary McComas., Fire Marshal Larry Naughten Pat LeMav, Personnel Director Steve Simpson, Parks,& Recreation Director Jim Jessel, Property Manager Bill Nims, Traffic -Engineer Wayne Tanaka, City Attorney Mark Eames, City Attorney Jackie Parrett, Deputy City Clerk Counciimember Nordquist arrived at 8:15 p.m., just prior to action on the last motion regarding the Mayor's salary, so he did not vote on the earlier items. CONSENT AGENDA Items (B) and. (C) were removed from the Consent Agenda. COUNCILMEMBFR.GOULD MOVED, SECONDED BY COUNCILIVIEMBER ALLEN, TO APPROVE THE BALA14CE OF THE CONSENT AGENDA. MOTION CARRIED. The approved items on the Consent Agenda included the following: (A) Roil call. (D) Report on bids opened August 25, 1982 for purchase of fertilizer and award.of bid to Turfgo Northwest. (E) Authorization to call for bids on LID 209, Cyprus P1. extension. APPROVAL OF MINUTES OF SEPTEMBER 7, 1982 FItem (B) on Consent Agendal Councilmember Hall noted that former Councilmember Jack Bevan's name was misspelled (Bevin) on page 10 of the Minutes. COUNCILMEKiBER HALL HiOVED,, SECONDED BY COUNCILMEi•iBER ALLEN, TO APPROVE THE MINUTES OF SEPTEMBER 8, 1982, AS CORRECTED. i✓OTION CARRIED. APPROVAL OF PURCHASE OF PORTABLE FENCE FOR USE OIJ EDMONDS JUNIOR HIGH PLAYFIELD Item (C) on Consent Agenda, Counciliiieriiber Naughten asked for an explanation of this item, and Parks and Recreation Director Steve Simpson responded that Edmonds Community College has a portable fence for, sale for $2,400 (600 linear feet, composed of 30 sections). This could make both, the -primary ballfield and the smaller one playable without the problem of either team interfering with'the other's game. It would also allow them to provide an outfield boundary for the primary field and use the interior of the field for practice soccer or football during the off season. He said the fence is in rood condition, easily.portable, and easy to maintain. Estir;,ates fro,r feencing companies for a comparable product ranged from $4,300 to $4,850. He was asking the City Council to approve the expenditure of $2,400 from the in -Lieu Park Fund. COUNCILMEIMBER NAl1GH:iEN MOVED, SECONDED BY COUNCILMEMBER JAECH, TO • APPROVE ITEi, (C) ON THE COfvSEN 1 AGENDA. I i0"i iON CARRIED. MA.'G-R Mayor Pro. tem Kasper advised.that.the Mayor would be late in arriving,. He announced that the "Taste of Edmonds" has been canceled for this year. Councilmember Jaech said she had heard it was canceled because some of the local restaurants which participated in the' "Bite of Seattle" did not do too well, and she suggested that this be done -next year in conjunction with the Edmonds Arts Festival. Councilmember Hall added that she had attended a Chamber of Commerce meeting at which it was said the cancalation was because they had a problem getting the proper insurance. layor Pro tem Kasper noted.that there was a request from the Conquest Center, suggesting that the City.become a member at $10 per month for 24 months. It was noted that the City could not spend taxpayers' money to do so, and it :was suggested that a copy of the letter be given to each Council- ineirber so they could act on it individually if they so wished. Mayor Pro tem Kasper mentioned the mini -conventions of AWC. Mayor. Pro tarn Kasper t1anked those who were so helpful in putting together the Council/Staff retreat last weekend. He said many of the participants had stated that it was excellent, and although he had.wondered how they would get team building out of seven political people he was very impressed with it. He said the Councilmembers were pleased with the Battelle facilities. He expressed special thanks to Dia Bock for making the arrangements. Councilmember Allen suggested that some Saturday merging workshops be scheduled inasmuch as the Council did not get to discuss the Staff goals. REVIEW OF 11 Dc0 G/10IES URDIi'vAi�Cr_ City Clerk Irene Varney Moran .had submitted a report regarding what had occurred since.acoption of the video games ordi,nance,.and- the video games arcade ordinance. At the present time there are 5 licensed video game distributors and 60 paid video games, bringing in annual revenue of $4,500. a 1.6 September 14, 1982 - continued • Mrs. Moran.reported that the video.game.and arcade ordinances.are accomplishing what was intended and the.fees-_are fair, so she recommended no change. COUNCILMEMBER ALLEN MOVED, SECONDED BY COUN- CILMEMBER GOULD, TO ACCEPT THE REPORT AND RECOMMENDATION OF NO CHANGE. MOTION CARRIED. REVIEW OF MAYOR'S SALARY Mayor.Pro tem Kasper reported that the.Mayor's salary was last raised to $1,410 per month, the basis being the concern that he spend,more time in the Mayor's office. The Mayor had provided to the Council,for.-,'compari,son purposes the salary and organization chart of. -the City of Lynnwood. The salary range�lor a full-time Mayor of.Edmonds will be $35,000.- $40,000. Councilmember-Allen. suggested,that Mayor Harrison be paid 50% of..$36,000 if he is in the office from 8-:00 a.m., until, noon, so that would be $18,000.per annum, approximately a $100 per month increase. It was noted that half of -the Lynnwood Mayor's.sal,ary would be $1,780'per month.. COUNCILMEMBER ALLEN MOVED, SECONDED BY°C.OUNCILMEMBER NAUGHTEN,.TO INSTRUCT THE CITY ATTORNEY TO DRAFT AN ORDINANCE RAISING THE MAYOR'S SALARY T0.$18,000 PER ANNUM.. Councilmember Gould said he had a hard time supporting that motion and he wanted more time,to prove it. He said the.Mayor already was given a 28.4% increase this year and there is a pay problem in the City that needs adjustment. He thought they should treat the -whole picture rather than just one part of it•and..that they should have some proof that the new hours are working. He thought the citizens may.question another increase at this time. Councilmember Hall disagreed, saying.the Mayor has had to have an outside job to support his.family. Councilmember.Jaech said whoever goes into that job goes into it knowing it is a .part-time job and that it is not meant to -be a main source of. income. She added that they.were all clear that -the motion putting the question of a full-time'%or on•the ballot.had.nothidg to do with Mayor Harrison -- it was for the next person elected. Councilmember Kasper thought they had been remiss in the Mayor's salary all along. He said there is a lot of reading just to keep up,. and all the major complaints go through the.Mayor. He thought it would.be.well to bring the salary up to 50%'of what was intended at a.later date. He noted that the Mayor has 20+ years in City government, with about 15.yea.rs;as May,or,..and he felt.it was not a matter of increasing the Mayor's salary at the end for pension purposes, but that the.salary has been too low over the years. He noted that there had been some conflict in the office. between the administrator and the Mayor, and he thought the Mayor should be given the chance to put in the time. Councilmember. Gould responded -.that i.n the seven,.years he had been on the Council the same question had come up.time'and again, but he was. looking for improvement in performance. He wanted to see some proof that City administration is more effective. He said it should be apparent and.demon- strated. He...said.the Mayor.has.the same opportunity that any Staff member or citizen has --he can speak to the,Council about what they are doing about setting salary levels. He thought any increase in pay. shoul.d.be,justified. Councilmember Kasper said he thought the job was pretty obvious, but if the outcome of the election isa full-time position then -they can take another.look at it. Council - member Allen said she had not made. the motion because.she thought -the Mayor to be one of.the "good old boys" ,but.because she thought he deserved it and because anyone working half=time.-should get a half-time salary. She noted that,he is more accessible to the Staff and to the.public. She did not think $36,000 to be a very high salary for a full-time administrator --or half of that for a'part- time administrator. Councilmember..Naughten thought it was too soon to give another increase, and he said they should.let it run 4-5 months and review it in the budget process. A.ROLL CALL. VOTE WAS TAKEN ON THE MOTION, WITH COUNCILMEMBERS ALLEN, KASPER, AND HALL VOTING YES, AND WITH COUNCILMEMBERS GOULD,, JAECH,, AND NAUGHTEN VOTING NO, RESULTING IN A TIE VOTE. THE MOTION FAILED. COUNCILMEMBER NAUGHTEN THEN MOVED, SECONDED BY COUNCILMEMBER GOULD, TO REVIEW.THE MAYOR'S SALARY ON NOVEMBER 9, 1982. (Councilmember Nordquist arrived at this time and voted on the motion.) THE MOTION CARRIED, WITH COUNCILMEMBER HALL.VOTING NO. Councilmember Allen requested that the Mayor provide the Council some written.-i,nformation as to what he is -doing regarding his hours, etc. DISCUSSION ON POLICY FOR USES AND RENTAL FEES AT NEW LIBRARY COMPLEX Property Manager Jim Jessel had.drafted a.proposed use policy for the -new library complex. He indicated that•the upper meeting room will be scheduled by the,Parks and Recreation Department and the main or lower area will be programmed completely for library uses by the library system. With • the exception of City sponsored groups and a small number of library sponsored.groups, the upper meeting room will only be used on a rental basis. Any group other than those named will have to seek Council approval for free.use of the upper meeting room. He proposed .that the upper meeting room.be rented at $50 per hour., $200 for 4 hours, and $300 for 8+.hours, plus a $300 damage deposit for renters who have liquor permits. He.suggested a 15% fee reduction if the kitchen is not rented, and the fee would be reduced if only a portion of the room is.reserved (it can be divided by a movable wa-11.). .Librarian Kathy Turner stated that the library is only requesting 7 112 hours a week of the upper..room. They would.lA ke to have it on Monday nights for their lecture series and they would like'to use it for their children's story hours. She said the Library Board will continue its policy for renting out its meeting room. Councilmember Naughten did not want City sponsored groups to monopolize it, saying the citizens are paying for it and they should be able. to;.use it. Mr. Jessel said Tuesday,, Wednesday,. and Thursday nights are already scheduled for City meetings in the large meeting room, but the other nights and the daytime hours -.are not scheduled. Several different suggestions were made regarding rentals --rental fees, who 'should pay, etc., following which COUNCIL - MEMBER GOULD MOVED, SECONDED.BV,000NCILMEMBER JAECH, TO ADOPT AS AN -INTERIM POLICY FOR SIX MONTHS THE:PROP0,SED'?P0LICY INCORPORATED IN MR. JESSEL'S MEMOS OF AUGUST 23, 1982 AND SEPTEMBER 9, 1982 (INCLUDING AUTHORIZING THE LIBRARY TO USE THE UPPER MEETING.ROOM ON MONDAY NIGHTS). MOTION CARRIED, WITH COUNCILMEMBERS NAUGHTEN AND KASPER VOTING NO. DECISION ON ­LIBRARY CURB DESIGN City Engineer Jim Adams had submitted a memorandum listing recommended modifications to the existing curbs.at the.l.ibrary. This�incorpora.ted suggestions made by the'Council and those of the Engineering staff. Traffic Engineer Bill Ni.ms then.reviewed the listed modifications. All were satisfactory to the Council except the last which was to remove the sidewalk .ramp from the Dayton St. sidewalk for the Durbin St. parking area. Mr.. Nims said this had been..intended,for wheelchair -use but was too steep. The Council felt it should be retained for pedestrian use even though it is not used for 17. • September 14, 1982 - continued POS"MEwheelchair use. CO'NCILME'6E. ALLEN MOVED,; SEfONDED BY. CO!VCILR BALL, TO FCCE'L AS OUTLINED IN MR. ADAMS' MEMO OF SEPTEMBER 10, 1982 EXCEPT FOR ITEM MOTION :CARRIED. DISCUSSION ON DEPARTMENTAL SERVICE LEVELS FOR 13?3 The purpose of this discuss.ion,was to receive input from the Council in changing from the line item budget,method, to the program or service level budget method. The Council had been provided information regarding the various departments and had been asked to indicate. by pluses -or minuses their -thoughts as ,to, whether service levels.should be increased or decreased in.each. -Councilmember Hall discussed the Police and Fire Departments, noting that she had put.pluses by both.. She said they are not getting volunteers for the Fire.Department, and Fire Marshal Gary McComas said they do need more firefighters- as the Council has indicated they want the downtown station manned, at.night. Council - member Hall. noted that they also want the. Police Department office manned around the clock so they will.. need more police officers. Councilmember Gould said he thought the level of.service in the department spread was close.to.being right. He thought some should be taken out-of.F•ire and Police and.p.ut.into Engineering and.Planning. . Councilmember Nordquist.noted that the Police Department has some people on disability,.and-he wanted to consider getting that department back to full strength. The Councilmembers were to submit their notated forms to the Finance Director. COUNCIL Mayor..Pro tem.Kasper said.he planned to attend the Port District meeting the following night and search out the possibility of keeping open visibility to the water and regarding the question of the Port launch. Mayor Pro tem Kasper stated that a space needs meeting was held but that there was no report at this time. • Mayor Pro tem Kasper asked Councilmember Hall for an estimate of her costs to attend the National League of Cities convention in November. COUNCILMEMBER GOULD MOVED, SECONDED BY COUNCILMEMBER NAUGHTEN, TO CHANGE THE NOVEMBER 2, 1982 COUNCIL MEETING TO NOVEMBER 1, 1982 BECAUSE OF THE GENERAL ELECTION. MOTION CARRIED, Regardi.ng.the proposed Washington Natural Gas franchise, Councilmember Jaech-noted that there had been a.broken gas main at:Millcreek, and she asked the Fire Department to see how the Fire Department there felt about the Washington Natural Gas response to that emergency. Councilmember Hall said they were slow to respond. Councilmember Jaech had received a -letter from Rodger Anderson of Washington Natural Gas in response to her question about the sales tax revenue on insulated windows installed for energy conservation.. He indicated that the sales -tax `on her purchase from their Everett office was applied to the City of Edmonds as it is determined for the customer service address. Councilmember Jaech had read in a newspaper about a mudflow on Olympic View Dr. and she asked if the Staff was monitoring it. She was told they were. Councilmember Jaech had visited a nice bluff residential area in West Seattle and had seen some. large discs such as Councilmember Hall had referred to in the vertical ecology discussion. She.said they were very ugly and she shared Councilmember Hall's concerns. Councilmember Hall announced that the Performing Arts issue, to establish the district, will be -on the November 2 ballot. Councilmember-Hall announced.that the library dedication will -be October 24, 1982, with Senator Jackson being the guest speaker, and on October 10, 1982 there will be a patrons' thank -you party. • Councilmember Nordquist stated that he had been late this evening because of a sewer problem at his home. Councilmember Naughten gave the final financial report of the Fire -Works Committee, saying they took in $3,177 and spent $3,040. Councilmember Naughten advised that he will not be in attendance next week, September 21. Councilmember Naughten-said he did not understand the logic of the City Attorney's.report regarding sales tax on mobile homes. Mayor Harrison said he would..like.to appoint Jurgen Sauerland to fill'a vacant -position on -the PAB. fie said John McGibbon had stated he wished to be appointed to Fred Ross' position which will expire at the end of this year, so Mayor Harrison -intended appointing Jurgen Sauerland to John McGibbon's vacated position. Councilmember Naughten thought they should.delay any appointments until'.after the Council meeting with the PAB, so -no interview appointment was made. Mayor.Harrison stated that..he.had.been advised by the HUD Block-Grant'Coordinator..in Snohomish County that the possibility.of the Meadowdale Project's being approved is very doubtful. He said the Planning Director, City Engineer, and he planned to go to the HUD Regional Office in Seattle the next day to discuss it. Mayor Pro tem Kasper stated.he would go also. Mayor Harrison said he recently had heard about the efforts of the Edmonds Firefighters Association to finance a hydraulics rescue tool. called "Jaws of Life" which is used to extract neonle from automobile accidents. He said.they have raised $8,000 and expect to raise the balance by the delivery date in 60 days. He thought they deserved a great.deal•of credit. September.14, 1982 - continued • Mayor Pro tem.Kasper noted that:at the retreat the Council had indicated they want work meetings to be work meetings, with no hearings. There was no further business to come before the Council, and the meeting adjourned at 9:55 p.m. IRENE VARNEY MORAN OCity Clerk. September 21, 1982 HARVE H. HARRISON, Mayor 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 Harve H. Harrison,.Mayor John Nordquist Laura Hall Bill Kasper Katherine Allen Ray Gould Jo -Anne Jaech ABSENT STAFF PRESENT Larry Naughten Jim Adams, City Engineer Irene Varney Moran, City Clerk Mary Lou Block, Planning Director Art Housler, Finance Director Dan Prinz, Assistant Police Chief Gary McComas, Fire Marshal Pat LeMay, Personnel Director Steve. Simpson, Parks & Recreation Dir. Wayne Tanaka, City Attorney Teresa Quigley, Recording Secretary Councilmember Naughten had notified the Council that he would be absent this evening. Councilmember Allen arrived at 7:50 p.m., during audience participation, so she did not vote on the earlier items. CONSENT AGENDA Items (B), (D), (F), and (H) were removed from the Consent Agenda. COUNCILMEMBER KASPER MOVED, SECONDED BY COUNCILMEMBER NORDQUIST, 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.Michael W. Herb, 940 Grandview 1' St., Edmonds, in the amount of $1,000. (G) Adoption of Ordinance 2320, authorizing issuance of bonds for LID 208. APPROVAL OF MINUTES OF SEPTEMBER.14.,.1982 Item (B) on Consent Agenda] Councilmember Hall questioned the roll call vote taken on the motion regarding a raise in the Mayor's salary.. She noted that per the minutes Councilmember Naughten had seconded the motion and then voted against it. City Clerk Irene Varney Moran assured the Council that the minutes were correct. City Attorney Wayne.Tanaka advised that an individual need not vote affirmatively for a motion that he has made or seconded, and that in the case of a tie vote, the motion would fail. COUNCILMEMBER HALL MOVED, SECONDED BY COUNCILMEMBER KASPER, TO APPROVE THE MINUTES OF SEPTEMBER 14, 1982. MOTION CARRIED. SET DATE FOR HEARING ON PAB RECOMMENDATION TO AMEND CHAPTER 20.100.030 (C) TO REQUIRE DECISIONS TO.BE BASED ON THE RECORD OF THE PAB Item (D)on Consent Agenda] The suggested date for this hearing had been October 19, 1982, and Councilmember Gould requested that it be changed to November 1, 1982. He indicated that:he would like to have some time following discussions.with the Planning Advisory Board and the Council for.Concerned Citizens to consider this issue. COUNCILMEMBER GOULD MOVED, SECONDED BY COUNCILMEMBER JAECH, TO SET NOVEMBER 1, 1982 FOR A HEARING. MOTION CARRIED. PROPOSED ORDINANCE AMENDING ATTORNEY'S FEE STRUCTURE FOR L.I.D.'S ETt_e­m­(­FT on Consent Agenda Councilmember Hall questioned the proposed increase in attorney's fees for LID's as she feels that much of the work done is routine. City Attorney Wayne Tanaka explained that although a large part of the.process is standard as set by law, discretion must be used by the attorney in any case. He -added that the attorney could potentially be involved in negotiations with property owners, acquisition of property, contract interpretation and administration, and court cases. Councilmember Hall suggested setting a standard fee with consideration to be given unusual cases. City Attorney Tanaka stated that the present fee structure has been in effect since 1962 and is no longer feasible.. He added that the amended structure was suggested by the Mayor. COUNCILMEMBER HALL MOVED, SECONDED BY COUNCILMEMBER KASPER, TO ADOPT ORDINANCE 2319, AND TO APPROVE ITEM (F) ON THE CONSENT AGENDA. MOTION CARRIED. 1 1 1 1