19831229 City Council Minutes292
No meeting was held on December 29, 1983.
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January 3, 1984
The regular meeting of the Edmonds City Council was called to order at 7:30 p.m. by Mayor Larry
Naughten in the Plaza Meeting Room of the Edmonds Library. All present joined in the flag
salute.
PRESENT
Larry Naughten, Mayor
Jo -Anne Jaech, Council President
John Nordquist
Jack Wilson
Lloyd Ostrom
Bill Kasper
Laura Hall
Brian Stewart, Student Rep.
OATH OF OFFICE FOR.MAYOR AND COUNCILMEMBERS
STAFF PRESENT
Jim Adams., City Engineer
Irene Varney Moran, City Clerk
Art Housler, Finance Director
Bobby Mills, Acting Public Works Supt.
Marlo Foster, Police Chief
Jack Weinz, Fire Chief
Mary Lou Block, Planning Director
Steve Simpson, Parks & Recreation Director
Pat LeMay, Personnel Director
Jim Jessel, Property Manager
Mark Eames, City Attorney
Jackie Parrett, Deputy City Clerk
The Honorable John E. Rutter, Jr.,,Snohomish County Judge, administered the oath of office to
Mayor Larry Naughten and then_to Councilmembers Bill Kasper, Jo -Anne Jaech, John Nordquist, Lloyd
Ostrom, and Jack Wilson. Mayor Naughten then announced a recess during which refreshments were
served.
The meeting was called back to order at 7:55 p.m. and Mayor Naughten thanked Judge Rutter for
participating in.the ceremony and.he thanked the Parks and Recreation Department for serving the
refreshments. He welcomed the new Councilmembers, Lloyd Ostrom and Jack Wilson.
Council President Jaech introduced Brian Stewart, -the new Student Representative to the City
Council, who is a senior from Woodway High School.
Mayor Naughten invited each Councilmember to say a few words. The Councilmembers exchanged con-
gratulations, and it was noted, that Councilmember Hall was the only.one not beginning a new term of
office. Councilmember Hall said she was looking forward to the new year, and that she hoped the sound
system would be improved (feedback problems were being experienced). Councilmember Ostrom
thanked the people who worked to get him elected and said he feels a great responsibility for the
trust placed in him. He said he will work for retaining the residential quality of the City,
stimulation of the business climate in the City, and better dialog between the public and City
government as well as between government and the business community and residential and the
business community. He expressed a concern about long range planning. Councilmember`Nordquist
said he was starting his 17th year as an official of the City of Edmonds and that he had attended
approximately 832 Council meetings and hopes to reach the 1,000 mark during this term. He was
glad to be representing all walks of life in the City of Edmonds. Council President Jaech thanked
the citizens for putting their trust in her by electing her for another term, and she said she will
try to serve them as they would like to have her serve. Councilmember Kasper also thanked all those
who voted for him and commentedthat years ago he was the "developer" member of the Council and now
Councilmember Ostrom is the "preservationist" member. Councilmember Wilson thanked the Council for
selecting him and said he takes that selection very seriously and is very impressed with the work the
Council has done in recent years and also is very impressed with the City staff. Mayor Naughten
commented that it is fortunate that Edmonds is a quality community and that is due to the quality
people who live in Edmonds, as well as the City staff and the Council, all of whom value the
quality of the community. He said they honor and preserve the values for which the citizens have
moved to this community. He looks forward to working with the Council on new programs and is excited
to be the first full-time Mayor of the City in which he grew up.
CONSENT AGENDA
Items (B), (E), (I), (J), and (K) were removed from the Consent.Agenda. COUNCILMEMBER HALL MOVED,
SECONDED BY COUNCILMEMBER JAECH, 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 Claims for Damages from Raymond Guerin in the amount of
$1,453.33, Donna L. Guerin in the amount of $315.19, and Stephen R. Sullivan in the amount
of $1,456.00.
(D) Set date of January 17, 1984 for hearing on appeal from ADB denial of existing sign at the
Edmonds Theater, 415 Main St. (Apellant: Mayo)
(F) Extension of 1983 Snohomish County Jail Services Agreement.
(G) Acceptance of Quit C1aim.Deed for right-of-way from Robert W. Hoffman, Bruce A. Hoffman,
and James E. Hoffman.
(H) Adoption of Ordinance 2413, reducing electric utility tax to 5 1/4%, effective February 1,
1984 (resulting in $58,000 reduction in tax revenue).
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