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19831101 City Council Minutes256 October 25, 1983 - continued • Councilmember Gould reported that the United Way reached 21.7% of its quota last week, and of all the success stories told, the man on top was Pat LeMay who has 153.7% of.his quota already. Councilmember Gould had a request from a citizen regarding speeding on Edmonds Way between Highway 99 and Westgate. Police Chief Marlo Foster said Edmonds does not have jurisdiction there and it is recognized that itis a problem. Edmonds police do work the part of that arterial that is within Edmonds. Councilmember Allen noted that the barn on 5th Ave. has a whole string of one person's campaign signs which, in effect, creates a sign .larger than allowed. She asked.that it be checked. Councilmember Allen had a call from someone in Meadowdale who heard that there is still arsenic in the outfall from the treatment plant there and that the source appears to be a plant in Lynnwood. She asked if Edmonds could work with -Lynnwood to investigate this. City Engineer Jim Adams said when they were doing the Meadowdale study they took samples of the clams and other things and found heavy metals and arsenic was one of them. They had notified Lynnwood, and Lynnwood took samples and could find nothing in their effluent. He said they.know there is some source and Lynnwood is very interested in doing something about it, but it has to be detected the day it is dumped or it dis- appears. Councilmember Kasper asked when the trust will take over the cemetery, but that was unknown at this time. There was no further business to come before the Council, and the meeting adjourned to Executive Session at 11:10 p.m. IRENE VARNEY MORAN, ity Clerk HARVE H. HARRISON, Mayor November 1, 1983 The regular meeting of the Edmonds City Council was called to order at 7:35 p.m. by Mayor Harve Harrison in the Plaza Meeting Room of the Edmonds Library. All present joined in the flag salute. PRESENT STAFF PRESENT Harve Harrison, Mayor Jim Adams, City Engineer Jo -Anne Jaech Art Housler, Finance Director John Nordquist Marlo Foster, Police Chief Larry Naughten Steve Simpson, Parks & Recreation Director Laura Hall Bobby Mills, Acting Public Works Supt. Katherine Allen Duane Bowman, Asst. City Planner Ray Gould Pat LeMay, Personnel Director Bill Kasper Jim Jessel, Property Manager Wendy Wahl, Student Representative Mark Eames, City Attorney Jackie Parrett, Deputy City Clerk AUDIENCE • Pat Nuxoll, representing McDonald's•restaurant on Edmonds Way, asked if the Council had made any decision on the Sign Code as it relates to recently annexed businesses. Asst. City Planner Duane Bowman responded that the Planning Board will be considering the possibility of exceptions on November 9, 1983. Ms. Nuxoll said she would like the -views of her business aired before the Council. She said her business does not feel writing off a sign for tax purposes is adequate to compensate for a new sign less than five years old, and it will cost them $50,000 to take down the logo and put up a new.sign. They do not see why they should take it down right after coming into the City since they were not told it would have to come down. She was advised that one of the issues that will be discussed is that of an amortization period, but she said McDonald's does not feel five years' amortization is adequate and they could not make it up in that amortization period. She said they did ask before annexing if there was any reason their building would not meet specifications and they were told everything was all right, and then after they worked very hard to be annexed they found out about the sign. She asked that the City Council treat them similarly to what is being discussed for annexed businesses on Highway 99, and she said they would not have come into the City had they known it would cost this kind of money. Councilmember Hall advised her that she had proposed that a committee study this matter, and that the committee include business people such as Ms. Nuxoll. Ms. Nuxoll was encouraged to attend the November 9 Planning Board meeting. William Beresford, representing the Youth Club of Edmonds -Lynnwood, asked for reconsideration of a previous decision regarding allowing the Youth Club the they for a credit on rent pay a room at the Anderson Center. He said they had changed their approach this year, hopefully to make it more palatable to the Council. He said they provide a valuable service to .the City and they now provide additional services in the way of keeping the ballfields.in shape and safe for the children using them. He wasrequesting a reduced rate for the Youth Club. COUNCILMEMBER NAUGHTEN MOVED, SECONDED BY COUNCILMEMBER GOULD, TO PLACE THIS REQUEST ON THE NOVEMBER 15;1983 AGENDA. Councilmember Gould asked Mr. Beresford four questions: (1) Is the Youth Club a.nonprofit organization? Answer: Yes. (2) Does it have a volunteer board of directors? Answer: Yes. (3) Does it have an an annual audit? Answer: Their books are kept by a CPA but are not audited. (4) Has the club been in existence more than two years? Answer: Yes. Councilmember Gould explained that these questions • 257 • November 1, 1983 - continued have to be asked when an application is made to the United Way, and if the answer is yes to all of them the club can qualify. He suggested that Mr. Beresford seek help there as another alternative. Mr. P,eresford replied that he understood that the` sited Way was not responsive to purely at-lilet.ic organizations, but Councilmember Gould thought he should pursue it. THE MOTIOid THEN CARRIED. Counc-il,mernber. Kaspe^ requested a report from the staff on their thought's about what was requested in Mr. Beresf"ord's iet-ter. Gordon Rosier said ,he was pieased.to see Item (C) on -the Consent Agenda (report on bids fear i9eadowdale sewer project) as he had waited many years for this. He said this had been requested 4 1/2 years ago, and he complimented the Mayor and the Counci on this accomplishr:rent. He noted that tiro Council some time previously had said trey would :never downzone the area in Meadowdale designated as 20,000 sq. ft. zoning, and 'rre said the same individuals rasponsibie for the elimination of the PRD near the community club are active in a new project to create 12,000 sq-. ft. lots. He Hoped the Counccil would watch tha.- property closely as it is the last frontier of Edmunds, and he asked brat when development does cone the area not be allowed -to be ripped apart. On another subject, he has con- tinued to monitor Elie utility tax and he noted that electric races have just been raised again so the City will receive approximately $700,000 next year fro:r the utility tax. He•considers this a "ratepayer ripoff," and lie said he knows of 'no other tax in this City which has increased in direct proportion -to the cost of the commodity. He encouraged reduction of the utility tax. CONSENT AGENDA Items (B), (C), (D), and (E) were removed from the Consent Agenda. COUNCILMEMBER NAUGHTEN ":OVED, SECONDED BY COUNCILMEMBER HALL, TO..APPROVE THE BALANCE OF THE.CONSENT AGENDA. MOTION CARRIED. The approved items on the Co-nsent Agenda included Lire following. (A) Rol'! ca i 1. • F Acceptance of Quit. Claire Dee f Russell l ( ) Q d for right-of-way from . M. and Beryl L. Nelson. (G) Set date of November 15, 1983 to meet with petitioners for proposed annexation in area east of 92nd Ave. W., between 218th St. S.W. and 220th St. S.W. APPROVAL OF MINUTES OF OCTOBER 25, 1983 [Item (B) on Consent Agenda] Councilmember Gould referred to ;gage 4 of the minutes, the second paragraph. He had madthe notion and the following words were omitted frori the end of the motion: "...iJITH THE ONDERSTANDiNG THAT THE PEOPLE THAT WILL 3►- HIR D `,IIL_ BE EXPERIE''10ED TN ROOFING OR MECHANICAL WORK." 11-lith that correction, COUNCILMEMBER GOULD MOVrE-D, SEC+ONDr D BY COUNCILMEMBER JAECH, TO APPROVE ITEM (B) ON THE CONSENT AGENDA. MOTION CARRI+ED. REPORT ON BIDS OPENED OCTOO~R, 26 FOR MEADOWDALF SEWERIS AND AJTHORILATION TO AWARD COi4TRACT Item C:'-on Consent Agenda Counc-ilmerrrber Gould said he was pleased with the bids inasmuch as the iov bid was belovr the Engineer's estimate. He t-houg;•rt the portion which is subject to i% for public art should be clarified. City Attorney 'lark, Eames stated that the section of the Code making that; provision does not: apply to LID money and that portion of the project funded by DOE, so only the viaiter/sewer portion of the project will be subject to the public art provision and that will be approximately $500,+000, resulting in approximately $ ,000 designated for public aria. Also, those monies are subjec" to that provision, provided the Council does not state otherwise. 14ITH THAT rUNDERSTANDING, COUNCiLMEMS)ER GOULD ?-MOVED, SECONDED BY COUNCILMEMBER P,LLEN, TO A"P"O`JE T-iE REPORT ON BIDS AND WARD THE CJi'1TR�,CT TO TH'E 101-1 BIDDER, TRI STATE COTISTR�UCT 6 ON, INC. , SU3JEC T TO DOE APPROVAL, IN', THE F,%iOJNT OF $1 ,961 ,271. 50. Counci lmeiirber Kasper +skied what the sales ta:x will be, and "i ty Engineer Jir:r Adams stated that it • will be on al l of the sanitary and ail of the interceptor, about 2/3 of the project. Counci lme^rber Kasper. objecter: to 1% for t;he arts for this projec -, saying they have dra!,rn money from every possible source to get -this done and 'n-a dop-s not think any o' the funds should be allocated for the arts, but he would not want to hold :gip the project so he would. vote in favor of the motion. THE MOTC►fJ TIHEN CARRIED. PROPOSED ORDISETTING $6.DO PER :DUR FOR 'AORK RS 0:'111 PrJ21IC SERVICE GRA�NDST m PROJECT a , PROPOSED RESOLUTIC-.�! TR;N'SFEF.7,!N' FUND-$ FOR iR1`,;NDSTr`i.vD P,. ECT [1';er:rs D and (E), rasrectively, on Consent r'.ge^uaJ Councilr.ernber Al len said she approves of the resolution but; she wanted to vote against the $05.00 per hour rate. Tfi.F EFORE, COU',,rIU,iEMBER ALIEN MOVED, SECONDED BY COUNCIL MEMBER K",SPE , TO PPISS RESOLUTION 56C [Item (E) on j e Consent ncendaj. MOTION CARRIED. COU'dCILM.EMBER GOULD T"E� MOVED, SECONDED BY COLINCILMIEMBER HALL, TO ADOPT ORDINANCE 2403 [item (D) on the Consent t^�gendaj... MOTION CARRIED, IJITH COUNCILfiEMBER ",LLEN `•TOTING 1`40. HEARING ON PR(POSP1 TO HAVE SIGN VARIANCES HEARD BY ADS AND APPEALS BY HEARING EXAMINER This item was continued to November 15, 1983, in accordance with City Council action taken on October 25, 1983. DISCUSSION REGARDING LOG CABIN Parks and Recreation Director Steve Simpson noted that his department has considered for several years the possibility of putting a caretaker's cabin in Yost Park. With this in mind, costs of moving the Susan Hall log cabin to Yost park were estimated and a breakdown was provided to the Council. The cost of moving it and making it suitable for a.caretaker's residence was estimated at $20,OR0: "r. S rrnson did not believe the rock chimney could.be moved but would have to be restored. He said not everything would be moved, and they have.not done an.in-depth study of it. He said it • will require a considerable amount of renovation and maintenance and the Public Works Department is 2 58 November 1, 1983 - continued r: not in favor of acquiring the cabin as it will be costly for a limited use. Further, i.f the pool should be covered there will no longer be a need for a caretaker.in the park as it will be utilized all the time. He thought it was difficult to justify a caretaker from a cost standpoint because the dollar amount of vandalism in Yost. Park is small. Councilmember Gould thought it was too early to decide on this because they first have to decide what will be done with Yost Pool. Mr. Simpson asked if it could be justified from a historical point of view. He thought if it was historically significant the Council may justify keeping the structure. Councilmember Gould said he would have to say no if he had to decide this evening as it is not timely for the City at this time. The owner of the structure, Susan Hall, said she would like to see the house saved as it has become a landmark in Edmonds and has historical value and aesthetic value, and she has a great sentimental attachment to it. She did not have to have a definite answer this evening.but said she would like to know in a matter of months. It was asked if there was some other place the cabin could be placed if it has historic value and if it could be moved at less cost such as with volunteer help. Mr. Simpson said Pine Ridge Park had been considered but it does not yet have a master plan so it might be premature to place it there and.the cabin may not be as secure there. City Park would give it the most visibility. It was suggested that the cemetery may be a good place for it. It was then suggested that some of the service organizations be contacted to see if they would take.on the project of moving it. COUNCILMEMBER GOULD MOVED, SECONDED BY COUNCILMEMBER HALL, TO REVIEW THIS ON DECEMBER 13, 1983 AND TO ASK THE STAFF TO TRY TO FIND A SERVICE ORGANIZATION TO MOVE THE CABIN, WITH POSSIBLY THE CITY HELPING WITH SOME FUNDS. MOTION CARRIED. REVIEW OF NO.PARKING ZONE AT 1050 5TH AVE. S. This no parking zone was imposed to restrict construction workers from parking their vehicles near the access to the Norge Apartments. These construction workers from the adjacent property had been parking their vehicles near the access to the Norge Apartments, impairing the sight distance of drivers trying to get out to 5th Ave. from those apartments. City Engineer Jim Adams said the parking restrictions had not caused any problems as to availabi.lity'of parking in that area and it was his intent to continue the restriction until the construction is completed, at which time he will again review it. He anticipated that to be in 6-12 months. COUNCILMEMBER NORDQUIST MOVED, SECONDED BY COUNCILMEMBER KASPER, TO ACCEPT THE REPORT. MOTION CARRIED. .1EPORT FROM PLANNING BOARD ON HIGHWAY 99 STUDY Planning Board Chairman Ken Mattson stated that the Planning Board had unanimously agreed that in regard to Highway 99 they are not satisfied with the present Community Development Code as modified by the.LaTourelle report and the Reid -Middleton study (regarding zoning, density, height, traffic, signs,,. etc.). He said they would like to have from the City Council a definitive policy statement regarding the Highway 99 CG zone, and if they can get that from the Council the rest will be easy. He noted.that approximately 94 acres of undeveloped property is involved, and it could result in multi -family development. He asked if this area would not best be considered for business and employment for the City, and he said the LaTourelle study does not address that. Dave Larson, another member of the Planning Board, discussed the need for policies in Edmonds. He said for planning purposes this City desperately needs clearly stated, officially adopted policies to be applied in making decisions, and without such policies the City Council makes decisions under a "brush -fire -of -the -week" process, wherein whoever brings enough political pressure gets another round of public hearings. He noted that in recent years the City Council has wasted an inordinate amount of time and spent a great.deal of money on consultants' studies for Highway 99, and he stated strongly that the Planning Board is unwilling at this time to proceed with further Highway 99 studies until the City Council adopts a policy framework within which proposals can be evaluated and decisions made. He asked that they.consider what Edmonds is --and it is not a "small town," but rather, it is primarily a single-family, bedroom community.and as such it can continue to exist without a viable business community because its people can shop at Aurora Village and Alderwood Mall and can work in Seattle or at Paine Field. So the fact of being a bedroom community is reflected in the planning decisions of the City Council. He said a de facto policy has emerged over the last several.years which is "whenever there is a conflict between the business community and the residential community, the residential interests prevail before the City Council." And, he said there is nothing wrong with this policy, but in the interest of fairness as well as efficient use of City time and money, the policy should be officially adopted into the Community Development Code so all interests can know where they stand. As an alternative to the present de facto policy he asked what if Edmonds really were a "small town," and he said in such a situation the business community and the residential community would recognize that they need each other. The business community would be needed for goods, services and jobs, and the residential community would be needed for customers and employees --and coexistence would be the name of the game. Applying this to Highway 99 in Edmonds, he noted that at the present time the Edmonds City Council has badly spooked the business community along Highway 99, primarily as the result of the Council's handling of the Doce's contract rezone and by recent Sign Code decisions. He added that from time to time the City Council has "paid lip service" to increasing City revenues from Highway 99 businesses by attracting new business invest- ment and annexing unincorporated business areas, but if the Council seriously wants this to happen it will have to adopt a policy that the business community perceives as a welcome sign. Such a policy would have to encompass a specified area, perhaps the CG zone, wherein the needs of the business community would be given more weight than the aesthetic desires of the residential com- munity. In the absence of such a policy he said a business interested in that area will simply locate across the street in what is perceived to be a less restrictive jurisdiction, and what will happen to the underdeveloped CG.zoned land in Edmonds probably will be low-cost rental housing, which is already happening there. He said there is nothing wrong with such development but it will mean that there will never be a cohesive business community along Highway 99. He concluded that regardless of what kind of development takes place on Highway 99., he hoped it would be as the result of a well considered policy adopted by the City Council, and not by default because a developer. perceives it to -be the quickest way for him to get a building permit in.Edmonds. 1 L E 1-1 1 1 Sharry Claussen, another Planning Board member, trsnds are for decentralization of business, and allowed along Highway 99 as the business zone is then discussed zoning. She noted that current she questioned whether residential should even be limited ;.nd.is not being replaced anywhere else. • • November 1, 1983 - continued She noted that the LaTourelle study had suggested that development might be served by uniform density along Highway 99, but she suggested that there.be variety, with higher density allowed at certain points such as ?201th which will have two freeway ramps and major industrial development in the area, so g►^eater density would be allowed where it would least impact the surrounding .areas. She said distances to some of the other zones could be considered, as well as uses, topography, the ability to screen the areas, and transportation. Richard Kirschner developed her thoughts with some visual aids to demonstrate the kind of development this could lead to, and noting that the Board is not comfortable with a uniform building height which could lead to a canyon effect of high buildings along Highway 99. He suggested that maximum height restrictions be in direct proportion to the width of the CG zone at that location, -and he displayed dravings reflecting that result, using the configuration of the CG zone as it now is along Highway 99. This would create a variety of building heights, with no solid wall of buildings. Mr. Mattson referred to the Reid -Middleton study which indicated that traffic on Highway 99 will increase by 200% by 2002 and that increase will be 'oeyond the control of the City. He said one Planning Board suggested option was that Highway 99 generated traffic be segregated from the residential areas by making cross streets deadend 'in tl;e CG areas, and he illustrated that idea on a drawing of the area. He summed up their presenta-ion and asked that the Council either affirm the present policy for Highway 99 or form a new policy. Councilmember Gould responded that he thought the Council was looking to the Planning Board to use their expertise to help the City make the policy,' and -that it is an opportunity fcr citizens of the community to formulate the policy. He did not think the City Council should makr. tl?at policy, and he said he wanted it to come from the Planning Board. He thought the Planning Board had done some great things -in this presentation and that they had a feeling on the height, density, and traffic, all of which should be I.-ranslated into policy. lie said they should tell the Council what the policy should be, but Mr. Larson said the Planning Board does not think tl;at is their job, but rather that policy has to do with the Council's attitudes toward business. lie said the l_aTourelle study was conceived in an ivory tower and was not done in consultation with the business community, but the • Council now has the attention.of the Highway 99 people. lie strongly urged that as the Sinn Code is reviewed that it not become another ivory tower study, and he said the business community will let the Council know what they need and they should be made to defend what they propose. Councilmember Allen asked if they wanted a statement of generalized direction that the City of Edmonds recognizes the need for tasteful commercial development on Highway 99 and proposes to adopt. regulations to enhance that development, and Mr. Mattson said yes. Mayor Harrison had several suggestion: (1) To make it exclusively commercial, including industrial parks; (2) To vary the side setbacks with the heights; (3) Find the center of the CG zone district and vary the heights from that center; and (4) Liberalize the sign.regulations. Councilmember Gould did not think they should make a statement that speaks to the business community as they have to speak to the entire of Edmonds which includes the business community, and he still thought the Planning Board should tell the Council what the policy should be. Mr. Larson argued that that is a political decision and the residential interest will always prevail. He said there are certain areas where the City should re-examine this de facto policy and ask if in this particular zone heavier weight should be given to the business interests. Councilmember Gould responded that the Code says the Planning Board is to periodically review the Community Development Code and make recommendations to the Council. Mr. Mattson then said if the Council tells them it wants to encourage a nice business growth there without impacting the resi- dential areas, then they can hold public hearings based on this policy, to determine how high the buildings should be, etc. Councilmember Allen observed from what she had heard this evening that the Board already was saying to the Council "Your policy fails on Highway 99." Mayor Harrison commented 'that large apartment complexes yield large numbers of children and Highway 99 is not suitable for that, and that was why he recommended it be only for business. City Attorney Mark Eames stated that the area of planning and zoning is governed by the RCW which calls for a comprehensive plan and there is a comprehensive plan in place now for the area being discussed, as well as zoning regulations to implement that comprehensive plan. The original creation of the plan starts with the Council directing the Planning Board to prepare a comprehensive plan in one unit or in successive parts and after the plan is in place the Planning Board can make recommenda- tions after holding a hearing as to an amendment to the comprehensive plan, and the procedure is • that the Planning Board makes recommendations to the Council on any changes to the comprehensive plan, and if there are no changes to be made then it is .just a question of zoning regulations which implement the plan in place. Mayor Harrison then said he assumes the comprehensive plan 'is all right until there are some pressures to change it, to which Councilmember Allen said there are some pressures to change it now. Mr. Mattson again said he was looking for what is the policy now, and that the Board can recommend several policies but it is up to the Council to say this is the policy. Assistant City Planner Duane Bowman said the problem with changing the zoning regulations is that you must.make your comprehensive plan in concert with those. He thought the best thing to do now was to go to the Planninq Board and have them draft Dolicy statements they feel are appropriate on Highway 99 and bring them back to the Council in the hearing process, as the text of the Code says the Board will recommend and the Council will act on their recommendation. Councilmember Gould visualized an addendum to the Comprehensive Plan to cover Highway 99 to make the Planning Board's visions come true as well as those of the people they had talked to there. Mr. Larson said it would be helpful to know if the City is noing to encourage annexation of unincorporated areas, as well as a statement of objectives with respect to tax revenues --what type of revenues are !going to be encouraged, e.g., retail sales tax versus office building complexes with little in the way of retail sales tax. Councilmember Hall felt the Council should have a "brainstorming" session with the Planning Board to help develop a policy. COUNCILMEMBER HALL THEREFORE MOVED, SECONDED BY COUNCIL - MEMBER ALLEN, TO MEET IN A ONE -HOUR SESSION WITH THE PLANNING BOARD ON JANUARY 24, 1984 TO WORK ON CREATING A POLICY FOR HIGHWAY 99. MOTION CARRIED, WITH COUNCILMEMBERS GnULD AND JAECH VOTING NO. Councilmember Gould said there is no reason why the Planning Board cannot go forward from where they are and develop the policies'as they are supposed to operate. Councilmember Jaech also felt that the Planning Board could do that and she did not think the Council should sit down with them to create policy, but rather it should be done by public input._ Councilmember Kasper said what was lacking -was the weight of the staff in corning forth wi th.: i deas . He thought their input to be valuable and that it should .be brought out, as professional planning is necessary, al.though citizen * input is valuable also. MAYOR • Mayor Harrison attempted to read something from Councilmember Naughten's campaign literature to which he took exception, but Council President Jaech called a point of order, and when Mayor Harrison *See November 7, 1983 Minutes 2,6 0 November 1, 1983 ruled against it she appealed to. -the body of the Council with a MOTION THAT THE MAYOR NOT BE ALLOWED TO BE HEARD BECAUSE THIS WAS A POLITICAL MATTER AND DID NOT BELONG IN A COUNCIL MEETING. THE MOTION WAS SECONDED BY COUNCILMEMBER NAUGHTEN, AND THE MOTION CARRIED. Mayor Harrison then said he would give his statement directly to the press and would have a press conference immediately following the meeting to which everyone was invited to attend.. COUNCIL Councilmember Hall noted that the United Way breakfast had been well attended. She also reported that the Performing Arts group had a press conference last week, seeking support in the upcoming election. Councilmemb'er Gould noted that there had been a memo in the packets from Jim Jessel about a tour Hartford Insurance had taken of the.City's facilities to evaluate the risk exposure. He had reported that all previously suggested improvements had been made and no new suggestions were made. However, Councilmember Gould said that in spite of the facilities being safe the OSHA incidents report indicates the City's employees.are not acting safely as it is three times higher than industry in the area, and something must be done about that. Council President Jaech noted that several Councilmembers and the Mayor will be attending the National League of Cities convention at the end of this month so.it appears there may not be a quorum for the November 29 meeting. THEREFORE, COUNCIL PRESIDENT JAECH MOVED, SECONDED BY COUNCIL - MEMBER HALL, TO CANCEL THE MEETING OF NOVEMBER 29, 1983. MOTION CARRIED. COUNCIL PRESIDENT JAECH THEN MOVED, SECONDED BY COUNCILMEMBER KASPER, TO RESCHEDULE THE BUDGET HEARING TO NOVEMBER 22, 1983. MOTION CARRIED. COUNCIL PRESIDENT JAECH FURTHER MOVED, SECONDED BY COUNCILMEMBER KASPER, THAT COUNCILMEMBER GOULD SERVE AS COUNCIL PRESIDENT DURING HER ABSENCE. MOTION CARRIED. City Attorney Mark Eames advised the Council that there is an interlocal agreement with Snohomish County for district court filing fees which is due to terminate at the end of this year, and County Executive Willis Tucker had asked for a response to his letter on that subject by November 4. Mr. Eames suggested that the City Attorney's Office respond that they are taking it under advisement. That was satisfactory to the Council. There was no further business to come before the Council, and the meeting adjourned at 10:00 p.m. IRENE VARNEY MORAN, Vty Clerk November 7, 1983 (Monday) - Work Meeting 1007 HARVE H. HARRISON, Mayor The regular meeting of. the Edmonds City Council (held on Monday because the General Election was on Tuesday) was called to order at 7:30 p.m. by Mayor Harve Harrison in the Plaza Meeting Room of the Edmonds Library. All present joined in the flag salute. PRESENT STAFF PRESENT 1 1 • 1 Harve Harrison, Mayor 'Jim Adams, City Engineer Jo -Anne Jaech Irene Varney Moran, City Clerk Laura Hall Art Housler, Finance Director John Nordquist Marlo Foster, Police Chief Larry Naughten Jack Weinz, Fire Chief • Ray Gould Bobby Mills, Acting Public Works Supt. Katherine Allen Pat LeMay, Personnel Director Bill Kasper Mary Lou Block, Planning Director Wendy Wahl,.Student Representative Steve Simpson, Parks & Recreation Director Gordie Hyde, Engineering Aide Mark Eames, City Attorney Jackie Parrett, Deputy City Clerk City Attorney Mark Eames was not present during the regu.lar meeting but arrived during the Budget Work Session, having had a commitment at Fire District 1. CO.4SENT AGENDA Items (B), (C), and (I) were removed from the Consent Agenda. COUNCILMEMBER HALL MOVED, SECONDED BY COUNCILMEMBER NAUGHTEN, TO APPROVE THE BALANCE OF THE CONSENT AGENDA. MOTION CARRIED. The approved items on the Consent Agenda included the following: (A) Roll call. (D) Final acceptance of work by Olympic Paving for construction of asphalt walkway on 83rd Ave. W. and 204th S.W.,.and setting 30-day retainage period. (E) Final acceptance of work by B & M Contractors for storm sewer improvements in vicinity of 194th.St. S.W. and 80th Ave."W., and setting 30-day=retainage period. ' (F) Final acceptance of work.by M & D Stoen Construction for Phase I construction, Shell Creek improvements, and setting 30-dav retainaPe neriod. (G) Authorization for Mayor to sign amendment to Woodway Joint Sewer Service Agreement. •