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Cmd080420EDMONDS CITY COUNCIL VIRTUAL ONLINE MEETING APPROVED MINUTES August 4, 2020 ELECTED OFFICIALS PRESENT Mike Nelson, Mayor Adrienne Fraley-Monillas, Council President Kristiana Johnson, Councilmember Luke Distelhorst, Councilmember Diane Buckshnis, Councilmember Vivian Olson, Councilmember Susan Paine, Councilmember Laura Johnson, Councilmember 1. CALL TO ORDER/FLAG SALUTE STAFF PRESENT Jim Lawless, Interim Police Chief Phil Williams, Public Works Director Shane Hope, Development Services Director Jessica Neill Hoyson, HR Director Kernen Lien, Environmental Programs Mgr. Dave Turley, Interim Finance Director Rob English, City Engineer Bertrand Hauss, Transportation Engineer Jeff Taraday, City Attorney Scott Passey, City Clerk The Edmonds City Council virtual online meeting was called to order at 7:00 p.m. by Mayor Nelson. The meeting was opened with the flag salute. 2. LAND ACKNOWLEDGEMENT Councilmember K. Johnson read the City Council Land Acknowledge Statement: "We acknowledge the original inhabitants of this place, the Sdohobsh (Snoliotnish) people and their successors the Tulalip Tribes, who since time immemorial have hunted, fished, gathered, and taken care of these lands. We respect their sovereignty, their right to self-determination, and we honor their sacred spiritual connection with the land and water." 3. ROLL CALL City Clerk Scott Passey called the roll. All elected officials were present, participating remotely. 4. APPROVAL OF AGENDA COUNCIL PRESIDENT FRALEY-MONILLAS MOVED, SECONDED BY COUNCILMEMBER DISTELHORST, TO APPROVE THE AGENDA IN CONTENT AND ORDER. Councilmember K. Johnson asked whether the Council was ready for Agenda Item 8.2, Approval of Sound Transit Funding Agreement for Citywide Bicycle Improvement Project bicycle and Item 8.3, Proposed Amendment to ECC 2.10.010 for Council Review of Appointive Positions, or if further discussion was needed before taking action. Council President Fraley-Monillas said although she had not spoken to all Councilmembers, she believed the Council was as ready as they were going to get and if the Edmonds City Council Approved Minutes August 4, 2020 Page 1 Council was not ready, it would be quickly apparent. She suggested continuing to move forward because she did not know each Councilmember's position. MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY. 5. PRESENTATIONS JOHN REED PROCLAMATION Mayor Nelson read a proclamation thanking the Family of John Reed for his help and hard work in shaping Edmonds and proclaiming August 4"' as John Reed Day in Edmonds and asking all Edmonds citizens to show their appreciation for John's endeavors on behalf of the Edmonds community with a moment of silence. Mayor Nelson recognized Mr. Reed's daughter Rebecca Linville and son Justin Reed who were present at the Zoom meeting. Ms. Linville thanked the Council for letting them be a part of the meeting and recognizing their dad's hard work and dedicated service. He loved Edmonds and loved working with many on the Council. His family is proud of him and the work he did for the City. He was a great person, father, grandfather, and friend. They haven't had a chance to memorialize him and hoped to have something in Edmonds in the future. Ms. Linville explained after her dad passed away and Justin and she were going through his things, they found his bronze star medal. They knew he spent time in Vietnam, but did not hear much about it. The bronze star medal is the fourth highest military honor that someone can receive. They were unaware that he had received that medal, she assumed for a variety of reasons. It shows that he didn't do things for accolades, he was very quiet about all the work he did and the great things he accomplished in life and notoriety given to him. They miss him so much and thanked the Council for recognizing all the years of work and the great things he did for the City of Ediiionds. Justin Reed echoed his sister's comments and thanked the Council for recognizing his dad. It means a lot to Rebecca and his families and affirms how much their dad cared about Edmonds and how much he meant to the City. 2. SECOND QUARTER FINANCE REPORT Acting Finance Director Dave Turley expressed his sorrow to the Reeds for their loss. He reviewed: 2020 Sales Tax Revenues Sales Tax: receipted For Sales made in: Budgeted Actual or (Over) Actual or in: Revenue Estimated Under Estimate, Receipts Budget as a % of Budget January 2020 November 2019 $635,000 $692,248 $ 57,248) 109% (Actual) February 2020 December 2019 800,000 847,349 (47,349) 106% (Actual) March 2020 January 2020 595,000 648,279 (53,279) 109% (Actual) April 2020 February 2020 565,000 --503;725 61,275 89% (Actual) May 2020 March 2020 730,000 500,196 229,804 69% (Actual) June 2020 April 2020 666,000 570,127 95,873 86% (Actual) July 2020 May 2020 707,000 565,600 141,400 80% (Estimate) August 2020 June 2020 785,000 588,750 196,250 75% (Estimate) September 2020 July 2020 730,000 511,000 219,000 70% (Estimate) October 2020 August 2020 748,000 523,600 224,400 70% (Estimate) November 2020 September 2020 789,000 552,300 236,700 70% (Estimate) December 2020 October 2020 700,000 490,000 210,000 70% (Estimate) Edmonds City Council Approved Minutes August 4, 2020 Page 2 $8,450,000 $6,993,174 $1,456,826 83% Edmonds' economy is not doing as poorly as other areas of the country o Parks is down considerably due to canceling nearly all summer programs o New construction is still going strong o Real estate sales remain strong ■ REET revenues are ahead of budget o Most revenues are below budget as can be expected, but not significantly o Due to strategic cuts in some expenses, expense reductions more than offset loss in revenues over the year Uvdate General Fund Forecast for 2020 Amended Budget Current Updated Forecast _Revenue Property Taxes $14,850,148 $14 850,000 100% Retail Sales Tax 8,450,000 7,000 000 83% Other Sales Tax 760,500 720,000 95% Utility Tax 6,776,200 6 720 0 00 99% Other Taxes 343,740 320,000 93% License/Permits/Franchise 1,585,130 1,485,000 94% Construction Permits 675,600 676,000 100% Grants 36,650 36,650 100% State Revenues 910,410 960,000 105% Charges for Goods & Services 3,127,662 2 6003000 83% Interfund Service Char es 3,290,838 35040,000 92% Fines & Forfeitures 542,940 320,000 59% Miscellaneous Revenues 918,240 800,000 87% Transfers 1,535,800 1,035,000 67% Total Revenues 43,803 858 40,462,650 Change in Revenues _7,4% Expenditures Labor 17,820,288 17,107,476 96% Benefits 6,599,678 6,335,691 96% Supplies 519,786 524,984 101% Services 18,996,956 18,427,047 97% Capital 1,048,120 298,120 28% Debt Service 306,600 306,600 100% Transfers 3,266,993 1,266,993 39% Total Expenses $48,58,421 $44,266,912 Chance in Expenses -8.8% Revenues minus Expenses 4,754,563 3,704 262 Beginning Fund Balance 19,050,690 19,050,690 Projected Ending Fund Balance $14,296,127 $15,346,428 Mr. Turley recalled a question during last week's Council retreat whether the City's salaries and benefits equate to 70-80% like a lot of other cities. His research he found Edmonds' salaries and benefits come to about 50%; one of the big reasons is because Edmonds outsources fire protection. He pointed out the Services line, $18,996,956, approximately half of which is fire protection. If the City had a Fire Department, salaries and benefits would be approximately 70-75%. Mr. Turley continued his presentation: • Graph Sales Tax Revenue last 4 Quarters budget to actual July 2018 — June 2020 Edmonds City Council Approved Minutes August 4, 2020 Page 3 o Chart sales tax revenues budget to actual July -Dec 2018, Jan -June 2019, July -Dec 2019 and Jan -June 2020 Graph REET Revenues last 4 Quarters budget to actual July 2018 — June 2020 o Chart REET revenues budget to actual July -Dec 2018, Jan -June 2019, July -Dec 2019 and Jan -June 2020 * Parks Operating Expense Budget last 4 quarters budget to actual July 2018 — June 2020 o Chart parks operating expenses budget actual July -Dec 2018, Jan -June 2019, July -Dec 2019 and Jan -June 2020 ■ Police Expense Budget lasts 4 quarters budget to actual July 2018 — June 2020 o Chart police operating expenses budget to actual July -Dec 2018, Jan -June 2019, July -Dec 2019 and Jan -June 2020 • Fund Balance in the General Fund — Reserved and Unreserved (policy requires report to Council every August about fund balances) o General Fund Operating Revenue = 16% of GF Operating Adopted Expenditure Budget ■ General Fund Subfunds $7.97 million (amount in excess of required policy) ■ General Fund Operating Reserve: $7.72 million (16% of operating budget) ■ Civic Field: $2 million Councilmember Buckshnis said she had sent Mr. Turley about ten questions. She asked why the General Fund and Changes in Fund Balance was not included in the packet. She asked why there was a difference between the ending fund balance in 2019 of $11.3 million and the beginning fund balance in 2020 of $15.5 million. Mr. Turley said the reason it was not in packet was after he uploaded the information at deadline, he realized it was not included. With regard to the beginning and ending fund balance, the two columns on the right on the schedule are actually January to June so they are six month balances. Typically in a year-to-year comparison, the ending fund balance for one year is the beginning fund balance in the next column. Councilmember Buckshnis said this can be verified on page 15 of the budget hnnk_ Councilmember Buckshnis referred to the spreadsheet on packet page 19, Revenues — General Fund, expressing appreciation for the footnotes. She asked if he had any insight about car sales. Mr. Turley said he has not visited any of the dealerships to talk to them. Sales tax revenue from car sales tracks more closely to what matters to the City versus the number of cars they sell; the last six months of 2020 compared to the same 6 months in 2019, sales tax is about 16% lower. If that tracks with car sales, they are about 15-16% below last year at this time, not a bad reduction all things considered. Councilmember Buckshnis pointed out Utilities in the same spreadsheet, Line 14, shows near all has been used up in first six months; she asked about that discrepancy. Mr. Turley said he would look into it. Councilmember Buckshnis referred to overtime in the Street Fund, Storm, HR, Police, Development Services, etc., and asked if that was COVID related. Mr. Turley answered not really. In Public Works, it was due to snow in January, the wayside horns and Main Street opening. Councilmember Buckshnis referred to Expenditures by Fund — Detail (page 24), noting repairs and maintenance in REET 125 and 126 are already over budget, one 115% of budget and the other 179%. Mr. Turley answered the bulk was attributable to parks, there was a large contract for design work on Civic Field; much of it was done in the second half of last year and the other half done during the first half of this year, a $1.2-1.3 million contract. Councilmember Buckshnis said she had several other questions but would talk to staff offline tomorrow. She referred to City of Edmonds Investment Portfolio Detail (page 48) and complimented Mr. Turley on the investment portfolio. She asked if any of the bonds were callable. Mr. Turley was not certain bond by Edmonds City Council Approved Minutes August 4, 2020 Page 4 bond, some may not be callable for a year; he assumed interest rates were such that when they become callable they would be called. Recalling the City received a AAA rating, Councilmember Buckshnis asked if the City had issued bonds. Mr. Turley answered yes. Councilmember Buckshnis asked if general obligation in non -departmental was ECA. Mr. Turley answered that is the Civic bonds; the City does not make any bond payments on behalf of the ECA. Councilmember K. Johnson commented the City is in good shape with its fund balance, in a large part due to the prior administration, prior finance director, Long Range Financial Committee and the Finance Committee who were working together to ensure a healthy fund balance and reserves just in case a tragedy occurred like what occurred in Arlington. With regard to the updated General Fund forecast for 2020, she recalled Mr. Turley saying not as much would be spent under transfers due to postponing some capital projects. She asked him to describe which projects would be postponed. Mr. Turley answered $2 million was budgeted for 2020 for Civic Field; $2 million that was set aside in the General Fund which was included in the budget as a transfer and another $1 million was budgeted for capital facilities maintenance. A lot of that work will not be done. Councilmember K. Johnson suggested Parks and Public Works provide an update to Council to identify those projects. She commented there was a great deal of interest in Civic Field and the City has sold bonds; she asked if the City was engaging in that project or postponing it. Mr. Turley said Civic Field went out to bid in April; the bids were much higher than budgeted. With all things considered, rebidding has been put off until early next year. Public Works Director Phil Williams said the next four months will be very busy including the elevator repair ($400,000), replacing all the windows on the east side of City Hall, re-lamping City Hall and similar LED updates in other buildings. He anticipated that would all be accomplished between now and the end of the year. Public Works is not delaying any projects. There were also funds in the budget for the marsh; those are primarily utility funds although some general governmental funds would have been required to match the grant, but that project is not moving forward this year. Councilmember L. Johnson referred to Police Operating Expenses (page 12), and asked why it was under budget. Mr. Turley answered one significant item is the budget includes a police chief and two assistant police chiefs. The City currently has Acting Chief Lawless doing the work of two people which results in a significant salary savings. He concluded that was likely a large part of it. Councilmember Olson referred to the Updated General Fund Forecast for 2020 (page 8) and asked if deceased fines and forfeitures was related to decreased police enforcement due to COVID. She said she was asking less about the budget and more about safety. There have been a lot of discussions and complaints about the fountain for example, that people are not stopping which is dangerous for pedestrians. Mr. Turley answered when the area went into lockdown, there was not much traffic so fewer speeding tickets were written and the City stopped writing parking tickets. He concluded parking fines, speeding tickets, reckless driving tickets, etc. were down which accounted for the decline in revenue. Councilmember Olson referred to transfers on that same page and asked what that means. Mr. Turley answered in expenditures, most of it was the $2 million transfer for Civic Field. Councilmember Olson referred to expenditures for the Mayor's Office: and the Council Office, assuming the Council was lower because they are not attending seminars, etc. She asked why the Office of the Mayor was higher than budgeted. Mr. Turley answered with the change in mayor, the health benefits were different than what was budgeted. Councilmember Olson referred to the increase in Finance and asked if that was due to the severance package. Mr. Turley agreed it was the severance package. Edmonds City Council Approved Minutes August 4, 2020 Page 5 Councilmember Olson referred to the Monthly Expenditure Report -Facilities Maintenance (page 46), noting expenditures were quite low. Recognizing there has been a lot of deferred maintenance, to the extent the money was budgeted, she personally would like to those projects accomplish as they will become more expensive by letting them go. Mr. Williams reiterated the last half of this year will include a tremendous amount of spending on capital renewal projects, much more than the first six months. That is partially due to COVID and some of it is just the timing of the projects. Mayor Nelson suggested in the future if the Council planned to ask staff to make estimations about expenses in particular departments, they give administration a heads up so the appropriate department representative could address those questions in advance. Councilmember Buckshnis appreciated having the time to vet this, pointing out the Finance Committee usually spends a lot of time on this, regardless of Council President Fraley-Monillas' thought that financials are mundane. 6. AUDIENCE COMMENTS HTTPS://Z00M.US/S/4257752.525 Mayor Nelson invited participants and described the procedures for audience comments. Aliza Fallon, Edmonds, referred to the Sound Transit grant for bike lanes. He works at a bike shop in Lynnwood; no one likes riding next to traffic because it's scary. A lot of people come to the shop asking for maps of the Edmonds, Seattle, Lynnwood, Mountlake Terrace area because they want to ride in protected or designated bike lanes. Adding bike lanes to Edmonds will bring in more people because they will feel safe riding there. Bicycles and e-bikes will lead the way for greener and cleaner transportation. He found it a bit ridiculous to forego moving toward a better, cleaner transportation system at the expense of a few parking spaces or as some have said, lowering property values. He expressed his support for the project. Michelle Dotsch, Edmonds, thanked the Council for honoring John Reed; she was honored to have know him and he continues to be a role model for all. She noted community engagement was a large topic at the Council retreat in early 2020. A real concern for nearly everyone was the issue of silos; silos between Mayor and Council, between Councilmembers, staff and administration and individual departments and greatest of all silos with citizens. The pandemic and subsequent lockdown has amplified silos; citizens are even more isolated, forced to use technology; virtual Zoom meetings do not really gather people together. A week ago the Council received pages of printed public comment; over 80%, most from residents in the 9"', Bowdoin and Walnut neighborhoods, imploring the Council to delay or vote no on the Sound Transit sponsored project to add dedicated bike lanes to those streets. If people could gather in Council Chambers, she envisioned the Council would have heard over 2'/2 hours of public comments with the Chambers packed to capacity which she said was public engagement. Ms. Dotsch expressed concern that the public's comments are not read publicly, just printed the Friday after the meeting, seemly a disservice to citizens. Considering that over 80% of citizens, those who are able to email who are truly personally impacted, many of whom are seniors or disabled and are negatively affected by this project are asking the Council to listen and at a minimum delay the vote so they can participate fully before a decision is made. If the Council votes to proceed, few changes will be made. Many Councilmembers were involved in public organizing on other issues such as marsh restoration, crumb rubber, pedestrian improvement, saving Brackett's Landing beach; if the Council tries to engage with COVID restrictions on gathering, only the people who have access to computers, internet and apps can participate. She requested the Council wait to make a decision until able to gather publicly. She recalled during campaigning, candidates said it would be different this time, they would listen and take up Edmonds City Council Approved Minutes August 4, 2020 Page 6 their concerns. In the end that seems like lip service because outside entities are telling them what is best for Edmonds. There are productive discussions to be had. Mike DeLilla, Seattle, City of Edmonds Senior Utilities Engineer, spoke in favor of the citywide bicycle improvements. The project is consistent with Ordinance 3842 regarding Complete Streets and adding bike lanes to all arterial and collector streets. It is also consistent with the 2015 Comprehensive Transportation Plan. With regard to routes, he has been a frequent rider and driver on the 100"' Street and Bowdoin routes for the last 10 years; 100"' is the only north -south road that can become a Complete Street. Expensive right-of-way acquisition would be required on 95"' and 84"'. With regard to the east -west route, he supported Walnut and Bowdoin. With regard to suggestions to use Main instead, he highly recommended not using Main because that hill is a category 3 or 4 for the Tour de France and a regular person would not ride it. With regard to parking, the vast majority of parking on those two alignments is unused most of the time. On 100", there is a huge 8-12 foot retaining wall on the east side and parking is only there because it's striped as such. He acknowledged there will be some sacrifices on that corridor, but goal is to share the road and the parking. He referred to the residents' targeted campaign that said staff s goal was to completely remove parking, not improve crossings, create dangers and that there would be no public engagement. That is very misleading and provides a platform for people to bring up their worst fears without having all the data. This project is early in the process and all those things will happen once the project moves forward. Margaret Elwood, Edmonds, said she was participating in the meeting to listen to the Council's deliberations. She expressed support for the bike lanes, commenting it would be unfortunate and incredibly short sighted to forego the grant funds for the bike lanes. As an advocate for bike lanes and a passionate bike rider, she encouraged the Council to support cyclists. Andrew Morgan, Edmonds, a resident on 9"' Avenue, said losing on -street parking is a real problem for reasons he expressed previously. Although there can be discussions about grant strategies, what happens on that street needs to be considered on a micro basis. The flyer that residents received mentioned a 50% reduction, but the outcry was because a lot of people would have the same problem that his wife and he will have. He and his neighbors are not opposed to bike lanes, but they want bike lanes where they make the most sense. To many of them, this feels like it is being imposed top down in a very authoritative manner. It is important to stop and get meaningful input from citizens and not just the professional opinions of staff. Nothing can take the place of taking a deep dive with the public and understanding what's at stake. COVID has turned everything upside down and more time is needed to find the best solution. He referred to the alternatives presented by Ms. Dotsch that include bike lanes that the community should discuss. He suggested an open house or outdoor meeting. He took a flight today and is currently on the other side of the United States; if people can get into planes, trains, buses, and ferries and maintain social distancing, surely there is a way to meet at City Hall. (Written comments submitted to PublicComment@Edmonds.wa.gov are attached.) 7. APPROVAL OF THE CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS COUNCIL PRESIDENT FRALEY-MONILLAS MOVED, SECONDED BY COUNCILMEMBER PAINE, TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA. MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY. The agenda items approved are as follows: APPROVAL OF COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES OF DULY 28, 2020 2. APPROVAL OF CLAIM CHECKS AND WIRE PAYMENT 8. ACTION ITEMS Edmonds City Council Approved Minutes August 4, 2020 Page 7 1, WASTEWATER TREATMENT DISPOSAL AND. TRANSPORT CONTRACT EXTENSION Public Works Director Phil Williams explained the City has had a very productive partnership with Mountlake Terrace, Olympic View Water and Sewer District (OVWSD) and the Ronald Wastewater District for about 32 years. The original agreement was signed in 1988 that extended through May 2018. About a year before it was to expire, it was obvious the ongoing service area dispute between OVWSD and Ronald over the possible Pt. Wells development would not be resolved, so the agreement was extended for two years in May 2017. That agreement expired in May 2019 and was extended to May 2020. Mountlake Terrace, OVWSD and Edmonds approved the new agreement but Ronald, which represents, 9.488% of the revenue to the system, said they could not sign until the final resolution of the lawsuit with OVWSD via a decision by Washington Supreme Court. It is unknow when that will occur or what the decision will say; the decision could resolve some issues and send it back to the original court which could take a while. Ronald, Mountlake Terrace, OVWSD have approved this 18 month extension. Approving the 18 month extension will lock in the 9.488% from Ronald under the old agreement and during the 18 months pendency, the money that will be borrowed this fall will be spent on the carbon recovery project at the WWTP. He was seeking Council authorization for the Mayor to sign the agreement and extend it for 18 months. Councilmember Distelhorst observed the only thing that has changed in the agreement that was before Council on May 5t" was the date; it was simply an extension. Mr. Williams agreed. Councilmember Buckshnis recalled discussing this briefly during the gasification project for the WWTP. She asked if this will have any impact other than solidifying their position. Mr. Williams said it means all the partners are onboard and will pay their share of that project. Councilmember Buckshnis asked if the Supreme Court would determine who gets Pt. Wells. Mr. Williams answered yes. Councilmember Buckshnis asked if Ronald's percentage would increase if Ronald gets Pt. Wells. Mr. Williams responded the capital percentage was locked in 1988 via the original agreement. The O&M changes slightly each year based on flows but the capital percentage is locked in. Ronald owns 9.488% of the available permitted capacity at the WWTP. COUNCILMEMBER K. JOHNSON MOVED, SECONDED BY COUNCIL PRESIDENT FRALEY- MONILLAS, THAT THE CITY COUNCIL AUTHORIZE MAYOR NELSON TO SIGN THE 18 MONTH CONTRACT EXTENSION. MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY. 2. APPROVAL OF SOUND TRANSIT FUNDING AGREEMENT FOR CITYWIDE BICYCLE IMPROVEMENT PROJECT Public Works Director Phil Williams provided an introduction, explaining staff will provide some information from the previous presentation as well as new information in response to questions that have come up. City Engineer Rob English, Mr. Hauss and he are -present to answer questions. Transportation Engineer Bertrand Hauss explained a letter was distributed to many residents living on Bowdoin and 1001" that contained some misinformation which was the reason for some of the negative comments. The letter stated the City's goal was to remove all the parking on those corridors which is incorrect; more parking studies will be conducted and not all parking will be removed. There will be multiple open houses in the future. He referred to a comment made last week that bike lanes have never been added in a residential stretch; he citied 76"' as part of the Bike2Health Project where bike lanes were added where there was single family and multifamily residential on both sides of the street and there has Edmonds City Council Approved Minutes August 4, 2020 Page 8 been no negative feedback. He summarized it had been done successfully in the past and he was confident it would be successful on these corridors. There was also mention of pedestrian safety; as part of this project staff will look into the possibility of adding mid -block pedestrian crossings so residents can cross from parking. Whether to retain the two northbound and southbound through lanes in Westgate will be reevaluated during the design phase. Mr. Hauss reviewed: Introduction 0 2017: Edmonds, Mountlake Terrace, and Lynnwood added bike lanes throughout the transportation system (through Bike-2-Health Secured Grant) with focus on north / central part of Edmonds (- 7 Miles of bike lanes in Edmonds). 0 2019: Sound Transit had a call for projects with the intent to improve active transportation access to their Sound Transit Stations (MLT Transit Station & Edmonds Station) o City secured $1.85 Million in grant funding(100% Sound Transit access grant / no local match). o All stretches identified in 2015 Transportation Plan (adopted by Council in 2015) o Proposed bike improvements with focus on south side and central part of Edmonds ■ 100t'Ave W / 9t"Ave N ■ Bowdoin Way ■ 228"' St SW and ■ 80"' Ave W Project description - Map of citywide bicycle improvements (1 mile, '/2 mile, '/4 mile of Edmonds Transit Center and Mountlake Terrace Transit Center) o Proposed sharrows o Proposed bike lane o Existing sharrows o Existing bike lane o Existing bike path Cross sections o 100"' Ave W from 238"' St. SW to north of SR-104 * Existing conditions with 2 travel lanes in each direction ■ Striping -only proposed section - Road diet (one lane in each direction with 2-way left turn lane and bike lanes) *Sections within signalized intersections (such as SR-104 @100"' Ave W) to be reevaluated during design phase* Sharrow Markings (possible addition with SR-104 @ 100t1i Ave W) o Such markings to be added along stretches where travel lanes can't be removed. ■ Reminder to driver of potential bike activity. o The shared lane marking is intended to inform cyclists and motorists where a travel lane is shared by both modes. - Encourage safe passing of cyclist by motorist. - Assist cyclists with lateral positioning in a shared lane with on -street parallel parking in order to reduce the chance of a bicyclist impacting the DOOR OF PARKED VEHICLE. Photo of existing conditions with (2) travel lanes in each direction south of SR-104 Photo of proposed conditions with 2-way left turn lane and bike lanes (on 761'' Ave W) Results from recent/similar conversion along 76"' Ave. W from 220"' to 212th o Average daily traffic (ADT) ■ 76"' Ave.: 11,500 vehicles per day ■ 100t' Ave. W (south of SR-104): 9,000 vehicles per day ■ 100t" Ave W (north of SR-104): 5,000 vehicles per day Edmonds City Council Approved Minutes August 4, 2020 Page 9 ■ Stretches with ADT less than 10,000 VPD are great candidates for road diets (source: FHWA) Benefits for cyclist o Dedicated lane => improves safety for cyclists by providing a lane separated from vehicles o Cyclists more visible to motorist compared to when riding on sidewalk with sight distance obstructions o Pavement markings and signs will make motorist more aware of bike activity along each corridor o The increase in bike activity will make the cyclists more visible to the driver. Vehicle Benefits (based on FHWA/Local studies) o Diagrams identifying conflict points on four lane undivided and three lane • Impacts to travel time o Minimal impacts to travel time (as shown (as shown when 76th Ave. W conversion was completed from 220t" to OVD=> 2'/4 mile stretch) ■ 313 seconds (26 mph) for NB movement to 332 seconds (25 mph) • 279 seconds (29 mph) for SB movement to 293 seconds (28 mph) o Reduce ►arutrGer o(confYicls points (from 8 to 4) o Reduce speeds _(85"' percentile reductions from 2 mph to 5 mph (based on various case studies completed across US) / more consistent pace • Safety Improvement for cross traffic (cross streets/driveways) o Can enter the mainline roadway more safely because there are fewer lanes to cross o Refuge area can be provided when accessing corridor (with two-way left turn lane) • Reduction in % of vehicle crashes from 19% to 47% ("road diets" / FHWA) o Parking can still be maintained in area with high parking demand (with removal of two-way left turn lane / to be considered upon studying left turn demand) o No impacts to emergency vehicles (actually easier to get through corridor) • Benefits for pedestrians o Bike lane provide buffer between sidewalk and travel lanes o Less travel lanes to cross at crosswalks • Benefits for entire transportation system o Supports complete streets policy (ECDC 18.80.015) o Many improvements for all modes o Improve gas emissions (improvements will get more drivers out of vehicles / onto bike to reach destination or bike to reach bus stop) • Existing cross section along 100"' from SR-104 to Walnut St & Bowdoin Way from 100"' to 84t" o Proposed conditions with bike lanes on both side of street / parking on one side (parking alternating from one side of street to other) o Proposed conditions with one travel lane in each direction, a two-way left turn lane and bike lanes on both sides (with very low parking demand) • Bike accident summary (pre / post Bike-2-Health project) o (8) Minor injury cyclist collisions between 2012 —2017 (prior to completion of Bike-2-Health Proj ect) • (2) Along 2.121h St. SW between 72" d Ave. W and 84--"' Ave. W ■ (6) Along 76"' Ave. W between 220th St. SW And OVD — Cyclist hit by vehicle while riding on sidewalk => due to limited sight distance with fences/vegetation — Cyclist impact with open door of parked car — Cyclist going through hit turning vehicle o (0) Minor injury cyclist collisions between 2017 —2019 (after completion of Bike-2-Health project) ■ With increase in cyclist activity along those streets Edmonds City Council Approved Minutes August 4, 2020 Page 10 Bike accidents along proposed stretches between 2015 and 2019 o (4) Bike collisions along 100t" Ave. W stretch and (1) along 228"' St. SW stretch • Cyclist hit while riding in sidewalk due to limited sight distance ■ Cyclists hit while going through by turning vehicle Parking information o 100"' from SR-104 to Walnut St (# parking stalls occupied during mid -afternoon time period/ Source: Parking study and Google Maps August 2011 June 2015 Sept 2018 Sept 2019 July 2020 West side of stretch —160 stalls 11 7% 9 6% 9 6% 17 10% 9 6% East side of stretch —130 stalls 6(5%) 2 2% 4 3% 6(5%) 6(5%) o Bowdoin Way from 9"' Ave S to 84"' Ave W (# parking stalls occupied during mid -afternoon period / Source: Field Study & Good Maps) Sept 2018 Sept 2019 July 2020 North side of stretch —220 stalls. 11 5% 18 8% 16 7% South side of stretch —180 stalls 3 (2%) 8 6% 4 3% o Additional parking studies to be completed during design phase to find high demand areas Mr. Williams said he drove both streets a couple times in the last week. Although the parking is not heavily used the majority of the time, a lot of additional space could be identified for parking in the after condition. The efficiency of the on -street parking on 9` Avenue could also be dramatically improved by marking individual spaces such as was done downtown which resulted in about 20% more parking spaces. Mr. Hauss continued his presentation: • 76"' a 212t" Intersection (bike count from 7 am to 9 am and 4 DM to 6 pair) Date Total Bike Count (4 hourperiod) Notes 4/26/16 16 4/27/16 18 Avg 17 cyclist/4 hours in April ' 16 re Bike2Health Pro'ect 4/28/16 18 8/30/16 23 8/31/16 25 9/1/16 32 10/17/17 7 10/18/17 9 Avg 7 cyclist/4 hours in October '17 iv Bike2Health Project 10/19/17 6 4/23/19 13 4/24/19 43 Avg 28 cyclist/4 hours in Al2ril ' 19(post Bike2Health Project 4/25/19 29 7/16/19 17 7/17/19 24 7/18/19 25 9/17/19 21 9/18/19 43 Avg 32 cyclist/4 hours in Sept ' 19(post Bike2Health Project 9/19/19 51 12/17/19 24 12/18/19 18 12/19/19 20 ■ 9"' @ Walnut Intersection (bike county from 7 am to 9 am & 4 pm to 6 pm) Edmonds City Council Approved Minutes August 4, 2020 Page I I Date Total Bike Count 4 hourperiod) 4/26/-1-6 1-1 4/27/16 8 4/28/16 8 8/30/16 17 8/31/16 6 9/1/16 6 6/27/17 15 18 6/28/17 6/29/17 18 10/17/17 7 10/18/17 7 10/19/17 6 4/23/19 9 4/24/ 19 6 4/25/19 5 7/16/19 17 7/17/19 16 7/18/19 8 9/17/19 6 9/18/19 21 9/19/19 10 12/17/19 2 12/18/19 6 12/19/19 0 • Project Schedule o Design phase ■ Consultant selection process August 2020 ■ Start design September 2020 • Completion of design December 2021 o Construction phase ■ Start of construction April 2022 ■ Completion of construction December 2022 Note: If ROW phase is needed for roadway widening, construction could be pushed back one year ■ Support from other agencies o Edmonds Bicycle Advocacy Group (EBAG) o Cascade Bicycle Advocacy o City of Shoreline o City of Lynnwood o City of Mountlake Terrace o Community Transit o Edmonds School District ■ Conclusion o Approval of Sound Transit Agreement Councilmember Distelhorst expressed appreciation for the updated safety statistics and actual bike counts. Recognizing this was planned 5-6 years ago, he asked why these corridors were selected and why Main, 8t" or other streets were not selected. He noted he had ideas as a rider but wanted to know from a Edmonds City Council Approved Minutes August 4, 2020 Page 12 transportation engineer's viewpoint why the proposed streets worked better. Mr. Hauss answered they are the quickest route to the destination, linking existing facilities. He referred to alternate routes where the distance was longer, taking riders longer to reach their destination and where slopes were also an issue. He noted Main Street is a steep uphill slope, approximately 10%, and even on the downhill, a lot of riders are not comfortable going 35-40 mph. In comparison, Bowdoin is about 5%. In addition, at the top of Main there is a downhill and then additional elevation. Councilmember Distelhorst inquired about the design and outreach, whether it would include talking to neighbors and developing a design that incorporated their feedback. Mr. Williams answered staffs initial thought was to have a public meeting somewhere early in design, maybe at 10% when there are 2D sketches of the alternatives to vet those and present them to Council as well. The design process would then continue, doing as much as possible to be responsive to the comments. The intent would be to talk to the public early on and at least one other time during the design until a concept is developed and then the design becomes a more detailed process where finite details are worked out. With regard to why these corridors, Mr. Williams agreed these were the most direct routes and are significant transportation corridors where space for a significant transportation asset could be carved out. Bikes are not excluded from those roadways now, but there is a point at which the average daily volumes get so high that bicyclists are not comfortable. These streets are not in that category and could accommodate bike lanes nicely. It would be great if it was affordable to put a protected bike lane on SR- 104, but those funds are not available and likely could not be acquired. Councilmember Distelhorst commented sometimes the terms road diet and traffic calming can be abstract and residents have expressed concern with speeding. He asked staff to describe in laymen's terms how channelization and segmentation improvements improve safety for all road users. Mr. Williams said anything that a motorist sees in front of them whether it is a bicyclist, another car, pedestrians, narrowed lanes, a bike lane, markings on the road such as the sharrow markers, etc. will tend to slow cars down. It is an important aspect of how transportation engineers think. A road diet, particularly south of SR-104 with a center turn lane, will calm traffic speeds. The exact answer on 9"' between Walnut and the cemetery is unknown, whether there will be a center turn lane, will be determined in design and sussed out with the community. The solution could be two bike lanes and two travel lanes similar to 220"', a very well used corridor. The center turn lane is not required, but it adds some nice features. It will be difficult with the amount of space in 44 feet to get two travel lanes of normal size, one lane of parking and two bike lanes, it does not quite fit. Mr. Hauss said the width on Bowdoin is 40 feet curb to curb with 20 foo wide travel lanes; striping will reduce speeds on that stretch. To understand the process that City staff went through, Councilmember Distelhorst asked whether Sound Transit gave the money to the City and said build bike lanes or was it a competitive grant that staff secured for the City. Mr. Hauss answered the City secured the grant via a competitive process with other agencies in Snohomish County that have Sound Transit stations within their city or in proximity. Mr. Williams said the City submitted three different concepts and this one was successful. Councilmember L. Johnson appreciated the explanation of how marking can increase parking efficiency by 20%. She reiterated her support of road diets; having taught teen drivers recently and recognizing the benefit of a center turn lane to increase safety. She recognized with COVID, there are more people out biking and she hoped with the addition of e-bikes that adding bike lanes and improving safety will encourage biking. That is especially significant in view of the item later on the agenda regarding updates to the Climate Action Plan. Councilmember Olson thanked staff for listening to the concerns and adding crosswalks to the plan as well as tick marks to pick up some of the lost parking. She lives off 9th and parking is always on her mind Edmonds City Council Approved Minutes August 4, 2020 Page 13 so she understood citizens' concerns. The community needs to be concerned about parking because people attend the City's numerous events because they can park easily. She was comforted that staff was thinking through those things, but she had not had the time as a Councilmember to have that communication with each citizen. There was an overwhelming amount of feedback from citizens and although she did not support waiting to proceed until a normal public hearing could be held, it was reasonable for the Council to take the time to consider the public's input. One of the days, the Council was bombarded with 100 emails. She has been able to keep up with the emails from previous days as well as some of the 100 but she has not been able to communicate with all those citizens and give them the opportunity to convince her otherwise, something that she felt she owed them. She asked for another week or two to vet all the citizen input and hoped other Councilmembers would do the same. COuncilmember Olson asked whether the City was in jeopardy of losing the money if the Council took another week or two to vet this. Mr. Williams answered no, they money must be spent by 2024 so a week or two is not critical. He appreciated the Council allowing the Council Assistant to collate all the emails the Council received and providing staff a copy. He read all 41 pages as have Mr. English and Mr. HatlSs. There was a lot of good commentary about issues people foresee with a project like this although unfortunately, some of it was based on misinformation. Additional meetings with residents early in design could further flesh out concerns and how they could be addressed. He recognized some of the issues can be addressed, some cannot; there is likely not a project that would have unanimous support especially from people who live on those streets. There has not been much commentary from residents in other areas of the City and he was confident many residents who do not live on 9"', 100' or Bowdoin or 228' would be interested in bike lanes. Councilmember Buckshnis said she has read everything, the comments are not favorable for the bike lanes on 100t" Street SW/9` Avenue from Walnut to 2441h and Bowdoin, 2 of the 4. She was not anti -bike lanes and as Mr. Morgan said, many people support bike lanes. She agreed 9"' Avenue and Bowdoin were the quickest routes but questioned whether they were the right routes. A majority of the residents who received the letter and live on those routes were not in favor of it. She asked how and who selected these routes and whether a portion of this could be approved and a more thorough open house held on that one section. Mr. Williams responded there are a lot of fine grain details in the emails that are particularly to 1- 2 addresses; when the design reaches the point of where to start and stop parking on one side of the street, having contact with individual residents could be worked into the process. If close to half of the parking is eliminated, it will be seen as a loss by some, but there are gains to be realized by the City at large. Bicycling is already slow, cyclists are doing something positive by getting out of their cars, reducing emissions, getting exercise, and staying healthy; he questions whether they should be punished by pushing them onto side streets where they are not seen and their trip will take longer. That doesn't seem quite right if there is room for bike lanes and enough parking can be retained. If only 5-10% of the parking is used in non-COVID years, if half the spaces are eliminated, only 20% of the parking available on the street is being used, which leaves 4 out of 5 parking spaces unused. Councilmember Buckshnis said it was not all about parking. She did not like Mr. Williams' opinion about pushing bikes to some other street. She provided the example of Portland, Oregon, where they spent two years doing an extensive bike lane process and they chose a residential area to move the bikers through which was slower but safer. She referred to the statement that bike lanes provide -a buffer between cars and pedestrians, noting she was just trying to ensure this is vetted correctly. In her opinion there was not enough information to determine that this was the best route for citizens and bicycles. She questioned if a vehicle count had been done to determine the number of cars traveling on 9"', commenting when she drives it at 5:00 it is backed up. A variety of things have been brought up that are unrelated to parking. She was interested in a better understanding of the alternates and why they did not work; sometimes a better route is a safer route. Westgate is a dangerous intersection, 9"' Avenue is always busy, and Yost is Edmonds City Council Approved Minutes August 4, 2020 Page 14 always busy when the pool is open. She suggested approving this but not approving those two areas until there was a better vetting of potential alternatives. Mr. Williams responded the other side streets are even narrower and a lot of them do not have sidewalks so there would not be a dedicated bike lane, only painted sharrows. Westgate is a huge designation and bikes cannot reach it via 96th or 95th because bikes cannot effectively travel east -west on SR-104 so the only way to reach Westgate is 100"' and 9"'. It is the right route, but the details of how to make it work for everyone needs to be worked through. Councilmember Buckshnis said 7th and 8th are very large streets; she preferred the Council had other alternatives to consider in making an informed decision. She agreed bike lanes are needed and bicycling supports climate change but everyone needs to be conscious of safety and that there is major traffic coming in/out of Edmonds. When driving neighbor at 5:00, it takes her 15 minutes to reach a place 4 minutes from her house. Mr. Williams said the traffic count on 9th north of SR- 104 peak is about 5,000/day and 500 during the PM peak hours. The road diet on 76t" turned out very well and the traffic volume there is 11,000 vehicles/day. He understood it was a balance between modes of travel, but is not a traffic issue but figuring out how to prioritize various users within the curb lines. Councilmember Buckshnis recalled Ms. Dotsch's comments about 76"' and turning toward Perrinville where the bike lanes ends because Lynnwood installed a turn lane. She favoring having a more robust discussion with citizens in determining whether this is the accurate route. Council President Fraley-Monillas said she lives off 76"' where the traffic volume is 10,000 cars/day. She recalled there was a lot of pushback when the bike lanes were installed on 76"', including from her, due to concern there would not be enough space and it would be too dangerous. There are only bike lanes on one side of 76"' for most of way, and two for the last 3-4 blocks before Highway 99 which has worked out just fine. She commented this is the third time this has been on agenda; the Council approved the bike lane route 2-3 years ago so she was comfortable moving ahead. The Council has been told they will have input on the design and moving forward. She referred to multiple letters from the Sierra Club regarding bike lanes and how much better bikes are for transit. She has begun biking herself recently and learned that safety is the top priority for the biking community. Council President Fraley-Monillas expressed concern with the misinformation that was distributed door to door on 9t' Avenue. The letter encourages residents to get involved, because if no residents speak up, the City's goal is likely no parking will remain on 9"' Avenue. She noted that was not accurate; one side of the street for most of the stretch will have parking. Someone dropping off scary letters to the residents on 9"' Avenue was inappropriate. She acknowledged there wasn't parking on both sides on 76"', but there is parking on one side. She received multiple emails, one from a citizen complaining they will not have anywhere to park their eight vehicles. The roads belong to the City, not to individual citizens. The City's codes state homes have to have a certain amount of parking on site. With regard to this being a dangerous areas, Council President Fraley-Monillas said she understood there was a lot of traffic at Westgate but there is more traffic on 76th and 205"' where there are bike lanes. When leaving her neighborhood, sometimes cars are backed up 2-3 blocks from 205"' trying to get through the light. The bike lanes on 76"' are constantly used in both directions. She encouraged the Council to pass this tonight and to continue to stay involved in the design to ensure the design on 100"' and 9"' Avenue is done in a way that protects citizens and bikes. She recalled a cyclist who called her to describe riding on 9th and someone opening a car door caused them bike to swerve into traffic. Councilmember Olson referred to a comment she received expressing concern with adding traffic at the Yost Park intersection, people come from out of town do not recognize it as an actual intersection, making it inherently dangerous. She asked if the proposed project would improve the safety of that intersection or would City funds be necessary, noting the intersection will only become less safe by Edmonds City Council Approved Minutes August 4, 2020 Page 15 adding more cyclists. Mr. Williams said staff could commit to looking at that intersection. He did not realize there were issues with confusion; perhaps better signage/markings could be installed to better identify the intersection. Anything more elaborate that changes curb lines or puts in physical improvements would cost money and that is not in the grant. Mr. Hauss said there were comments about vegetation obscuring the stop signs which have been addressed. To address a concern with the curve before the stop sign westbound, an advisory "stop sign ahead" sign was added recently. Additional evaluation of that intersection could be done during the design phase. With regard to the flyer that was distributed, Councilmember Olson said the misinformation that all the parking would be removed was a problem because it was not true and 50% was big difference between none. She recalled Mr. Williams mentioned zigzagging areas of parking so it is better for residents on both sides instead of having it all on one side or the other. She thanked the person who distributed the flyer because although it contained misinformation, it provided a great service and she hoped the City would do something similar in the future with accurate information to bring people to the table. She offered to personally distribute flyers along with other volunteers and other Councilmembers. She requested one more week to be able to talk to everyone who contacted her instead of voting tonight. Councilmember Paine said the discussion with Council, comments from the community, testimony, phone calls and emails have been very helpful. Last year she spent a lot of time on 9"' doorbelling and she used to live on 14"' Street SW off 100"' so she is very familiar with the neighborhood's concerns with traffic, parking and bicycles. One person voiced tremendous concern about the speed of traffic particularly at the intersection of 9th & Walnut and into downtown. Having bike lanes and raising visibility for other modes of transportation will help the biking and pedestrian community. There have been some very visible, tragic pedestrian incidents including a couple deaths in these neighborhoods in recent years. She was gratified to hear staff plans to go out to the community; if the Housing Commission can hold a community open house, a targeted bike lane discussion can occur. Parking versus bikes will always be a major discussion point, but the roads belong to the City and the rights -of -way need to be managed for all users. Complete Streets describes sharing the streets and Edmonds adopted Complete Streets 15-20 years ago. She concluded adding bikes to the mix will help drivers slow down and recognize that others are using the street. The main thoroughfare between 100th from Firdale and from SR-104 to Walnut and up Bowdoin as well as on 8"' Avenue can be racetrack. She appreciated the information, feedback and information she has received on this topic. Councilmember K. Johnson thanked Mr. Hauss for applying for the $1.85 million grant, an opportunity to implement the bicycle element of the Transportation Plan adopted by the City Council. She was heartened that the Council had heard from over 100 people; they seem to be in two groups, 1) residents who live adjacent to the proposed bike lanes who are concerned about parking, and 2) citizens who are bike riders and would love to see more safe access. There are basically three levels of bike facilities, 1) protected like the Burke Gilman or the Interurban Trail, 2) a bicycle lane, and 3) riding with traffic. Bicycle lanes where there are wide streets make sense. She lives off Bowdoin Way and has ridden her bike there; the 5% grade is doable, but she would not want to ride up Main Street. Councilmember K. Johnson said the roadway is a public asset, it belongs to the City and is wide enough to accommodate bike lanes and perhaps some parking. There is no expectation that private parking is a right for an adjacent landowners. If the roadway design is changed, residents' parking needs will have to be accommodated elsewhere. The comments have revealed there are some hot spots including 5 Corners, Westgate, and Yost Park, areas that can be looked at in greater detail. This contract allows $350,000 for design and up to $500,000. The Council is not being asked to design the bike lanes or to eliminate all the parking. This provides a year to design and study it in greater detail; a process that has a great start due to the 100 people who have contacted the City. Edmonds City Council Approved Minutes August 4, 2020 Page 16 Councilmember K. Johnson pointed out that although Sound Transit is providing $1.85 million, it will be a City project. The City will oversee the design and decide what public involvement is appropriate and can bring it back to City Council for final approval. She supported the project, having long felt there was excess capacity and an opportunity to build bike lanes in this area. The Council needs to be responsive to citizens, but this isn't the last step; this is only the beginning. She was willing to give Councilmembers extra time if they needed it to be comfortable, but she was ready to approve the funding agreement tonight. Councilmember Distelhorst suggested Mayor Nelson be provided an opportunity to comment. Councilmember K. Johnson raised a point of order, the Mayor must ask permission from the entire Council in order to speak; it is not something an individual Councilmember can request. COUNCIL PRESIDENT FRALEY-MONILLAS MOVED, SECONDED BY COUNCILMEMBER DISTELHORST, TO ALLOW MAYOR NELSON TO SPEAK ON THIS ISSUE. Councilmember Buckshnis raised a point of order, asking if the Council could finish their discussion first. Council President Fraley-Monillas said Mayor Nelson is part of the discussion and every Councilmember has already spoken. MOTION CARRIED (5-2), COUNCILMEMBERS K. JOHNSON AND BUCKSHNIS VOTING NO. Mayor Nelson expressed support for staff's proposal and for bike lanes in the City, agreeing that community involvement throughout the process is helpful. Unfortunately in this instance the community outreach was not done by the City first in a way that reached the people who feel they are the most impacted. Moving forward, it will be important to reach out to everyone who is impacted, understanding it is not just the people who live there or the people who bike through there, it is a citywide benefit. Staff has done an outstanding job of applying for and obtaining the grant and have been very clear that they will seek input on the design from the public which will undoubtedly influence the design. This is not the end but the beginning of the bike lane project. Councilmember Buckshnis said the bike lanes have not been vetted by the public other than the flyer and the emails that the Council received. The City has $350,000 for design; there are 4 stretches the City has identified. She believed the citizens and the City should be allowed to have open communication to determine alternates for 100' and the Westgate area. On average, one out of ten emails supported the bike lanes; she supports bike lanes but did not feel the four choices staff suggested had been vetted. She will approve the project if the two stretches can be removed and alternatives proposed. She summarized there had not been adequate interaction with citizens on the Westgate section, 100t" & SR-104, 9t" Avenue, and Walnut & Bowdoin. She reiterated she supported bike lanes. COUNCIL PRESIDENT FRALEY-MONILLAS MOVED, SECONDED BY COUNCILMEMBER PAINE, TO AUTHORIZE MAYOR TO SIGN THE SYSTEMS ACCESS PROJECT AGREEMENT INCLUDING HAVING OPEN HOUSES FOR DESIGN. Councilmember Olson said she will abstain if the Council votes tonight. She requested the Council move the vote to the next Council meeting so she can participate in the vote. Council President Fraley-Monillas said this has been discussed at three meetings and Councilmembers have had an opportunity to reach out to those who have contacted them. She was not interested a further delay. COUNCILMEMBER BUCKSHNIS MOVED, SECONDED BY COUNCILMEMBER OLSON, TO AMEND TO REMOVE THE BIKE LANE STRETCH FROM 100T" STREET SOUTHWEST/9T" Edmonds City Council Approved Minutes August 4, 2020 Page 17 AVENUE SOUTH FROM WALNUT STREET TO 244TH STREET SOUTHWEST, TO BE REVIEWED FOR ANOTHER ALTERNATE. Councilmember Buckshnis said she has read all the comments the Council received and has had multiple discussions with people. It would be advantageous in a public process just like Marina Beach Park to engage citizens before selecting the routes. Council President Fraley-Monillas encouraged Councilmembers not to support this amendment because there will be further discussion regarding the design. She was not interested in citizens having a say about the design of one stretch; citizens should have input into the design of all the stretches of the bike lanes. Councilmember Paine supported having an abundance of discussion during the design phase at 10% as Mr. Williams stated and also at 30% design to look at parking and the bike lane design. She encouraged maximum safety in all the designs which includes the most direct routes, but she would leave it to professional engineers who put this together. AMENDMENT FAILED (1-6), COUNCILMEMBER BUCKSHNIS VOTING YES. Councilmember Olson said she did not have time to vet all the comments although she is working diligently on it and would like to postpone the vote until August 11 "' She wanted an opportunity for citizens to convince her that she was wrong or she would vote her gut feeling that this was a positive, but she wanted to hear everyone. COUNCILMEMBER OLSON MOVED, SECONDED BY COUNCILMEMBER K. JOHNSON, TO POSTPONE THE VOTE TO AUGUST 11TH Council President Fraley-Monillas reiterated the Council has had three weeks to consider this in addition to the year or two since it was approved. She encouraged the Council to move forward, emphasizing there will be an opportunity to have a say in the design as the project moves forward. Councilmember Olson pointed out the Council was committing to the routes based on this vote. It is relevant to hear and communicate with citizens who are concerned these are not the right routes. She said the first time this was on the Council agenda, the Council did not have the citizen input. Councilmember Buckshnis said she will support any Councilmember who needs more time. This has been on the agenda for a long time and everyone supports bike lanes. The Council has received about 150 emails over the last two days and it takes a lot of time to review them. She responded to 95 emails over the weekend and has since received more emails. She has listened to what the public wants which is more public involvement. Council President Fraley-Monillas said discussion at three meetings was enough for her. She was interested in the design which will identify any issues on the routes. She encouraged Councilmembers not to support the amendment. Councilmember Distelhorst agreed it had not been easy, he has replied to every email and tried to have that engagement. He has also offered to meet in person with people on Bowdoin and 9th who have had concerns but so far no one wants to meet in person. He was confident that staff will be able to engage with the public during the design phase. He was unaware of any new information that would come out in the next seven days. Councilmember K. Johnson said she was prepared to vote tonight, but if a Councilmember requests more time, she is happy to give it. This item can always be put on the Consent Agenda next week. Edmonds City Council Approved Minutes August 4, 2020 Page 18 Council President Fraley-Monillas appreciated Councilmember K. Johnson's thoughts but not want to discuss it a fourth time in four weeks. COUNCILMEMBER OLSON AMENDED HER AMENDMENT, SECONDED BY COUNCILMEMBER K. JOHNSON, TO PUT IT ON THE CONSENT AGENDA NEXT WEEK INSTEAD OF VOTING TONIGHT. Councilmember Paine said next week is committee meetings, therefore there would need to be a special meeting. Councilmember Olson commented that has been done the last two months and asked if there was a reason it could not be done next week. Council President Fraley-Monillas commented the Council is not getting a lot of work done because Councilmembers keep bringing stuff back. Three weeks to discuss this is plenty of time and putting it on Consent next week will not change anything; there will not be any more information, it will just allow one Councilmember the opportunity to contact people which other Councilmembers have already done. She did not contact everyone, but contacted as many as she could. She was willing to move forward and use the opportunity during the design phase for citizens to provide input. Councilmember Olson pointed out she did not know what new information might come from the conversations and that is the whole point of having them. COUNCILMEMBER BUCKSHNIS CALLED THE QUESTION. THE VOTE ON THE CALL FOR THE QUESTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY. Councilmember Olson restated the motion: TO PUT THIS ON THE CONSENT AGENDA FOR THE AUGUST 111" MEETING INSTEAD OF VOTING TONIGHT AMENDMENT FAILED (3-4) COUNCILMEMBERS OLSON, BUCKSHNIS AND K. JOHNSON VOTING YES. Council President Fraley-Monillas restated the main motion: TO AUTHORIZE THE MAYOR TO SIGN THE SYSTEMS ACCESS PROJECT AGREEMENT WITH THE UNDERSTANDING THAT WE'RE GOING TO HAVE CITIZEN INPUT IN THE DESIGN. UPON ROLL CALL, MOTION CARRIED (5-0-2), COUNCIL PRESIDENT FRALEY-MONILLAS AND COUNCILMEMBERS K. JOHNSON, DISTELHORST, PAINE AND L. JOHNSON VOTING YES; AND COUNCILMEMBERS BUCKSHNIS AND OLSON ABSTAINING. Councilmember Olson raised a point of order, whether Councilmembers were supposed to state their reason for abstaining. Mayor Nelson said they were not. 3. PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO ECC 2.10.010 FOR COUNCIL REVIEW OF APPOINTIVE POSITIONS HR Director Jessica Neill Hoyson advised this is continued discussion of a proposed code amendment that allow an exception to the three candidate pool and allows the Mayor to request Council approve his bringing forward a single candidate for appointment. During the last presentation, there was a lack of clarity regarding the difference between the two amendments. Edmonds City Council Approved Minutes August 4, 2020 Page 19 In 8.3.b (packet page 232), Section D of this code amendment provides an additional exception to the three candidate rule that is currently in code and would allow the Mayor to request approval to move forward one candidate for confirmation by the Council, which requires passage by a super majority. The other proposed code amendment, 8.3.a (packet page 227) Section F also addresses some conflicting language between the expectation that recruiting begin 30 days after there is a vacancy. Section F provides if the Mayor has put in place an acting director for that vacancy, the expectation is not that recruiting would begin within 30 days. By the fourth month of that acting directorship, the Mayor would either need to request the exception of Council or begin recruiting. If Council approves the amendment to allow for the additional exception, it would not make sense to begin recruiting in 30 days if the Mayor is taking the opportunity to evaluate that candidate. Ms. Neill Hoyson highlighted another small change in Section B (packet page 228) that addresses the question of the continuance of an acting appointment. The code language indicates when an acting appointment lapses, the position is considered to be vacant. The Mayor then has the authority to appoint to a vacant position without Council confirmation. The amendment in this section makes it clear that the intent is any subsequent appointments to an acting directorship would require Council approval even if there had been a lapse and the position was now called a vacant position. Ms. Neill Hoyson explained after last week's discussion, some Councilmembers expressed concern with the permanent feeling of code changes to address the current recruiting issues with an acting director and moving the police chief position forward and whether that could be accomplished in a less permanent way. Mr. Taraday and she discussed that today and unfortunately the only way to accomplish it is through a code change, but Council could choose to put a sunset on that change in the code to clearly recognize that part of the issue is related to the current environment where recruitment for a position may not elicit a pool of candidates given there may be less mobility of candidates during a pandemic. A sunset date would tie the code change to the current conditions and that the code section would sunset in a certain time period - City Attorney Jeff Taraday said the title of the ordinance was also amended to add "for a limited period of time" based on 8.3.b but the same change could be made to either of the two versions in the packet. A new whereas clause was also added that reads, "Whereas, such an exception is especially appropriate now, during the COVID-19 pandemic, because the administration anticipates that the pandemic would make it difficult to recruit a sufficient number of qualified candidates." The new sunset provision described by Ms. Neill Hoyson would be inserted as Section 2, "Sunset Provision. This ordinance shall be in effect for one year from the effective date described herein. On the one year anniversary of the effective date it shall cease to have effect." The remaining sections would be renumbered. Councilmember Olson said she liked the idea of a sunset clause and was interested in adding that. She suggested those who made amendments last week may want to redo them if the Council plans to proceed with one of the options. Councilmember Buckshnis relayed a lot of citizens have contacted her regarding this. She is confused and asked whether the recruiting process had started, recalling Ms. Neill Hoyson and the consultant made a presentation to Council in January. Ms. Neill Hoyson answered recruiting is a very broad term in HR; to a lot of people that means posting a job, but a lot of work occurs prior to posting a position. That was the work that had been conducted with the consultant; analysis of the current job description, analysis of the current department challenges, creating a candidate profile, and establishing a marketing plan and materials. The position was very close to being posted when the pandemic broke out and the question arose whether it was reasonable to expect if the City began searching for candidates that a viable pool of candidates would apply given what was going on. Edmonds City Council Approved Minutes August 4, 2020 Page 20 Councilmember Buckshnis asked Ms. Neill Hoyson if she was told in March not to do anything because under the governor's OPMA provisions searching for a police chief was not routine and necessary, or did recruiting just stop. Ms. Neill Hoyson said recruiting was paused and the consultant informed. The consultant agreed it was not a good time to move forward. During that subsequent 30 day time period, the consultant paused the process and discussions began about appointing a single candidate, Jim Lawless, as the chief. At that point, Mr. Taraday determined discussion about changing the code to allow for an exception for a single candidate did not fit the parameters of what was allowed for legislative bodies to discuss during that time period. Mr. Taraday said he still maintains that an amendment of this type did not meet the attorney general's guidance regarding what was necessary and routine under the governor's order. Councilmember Buckshnis pointed out that ended in May and she questioned why the Council was discussing this in August and whether it had taken so long was due to COVID. Ms. Neill Hoyson answered COVID was certainly the reason for pausing the recruitment and the cause of the OPMA restrictions and legal counsel's direction that discussion regarding the code changes could not occur during that time period. Once the OPMA restrictions were lifted, there were discussions with the Mayor about how he wanted to move forward and once that was finalized, it was brought to Council. This is the third week Council has discussed this so it was added to agenda about 4-5 weeks ago which is only a 3 week gap. Councilmember Paine asked for clarification, that the sunset language would remove all the amendments from the code that have been in existence since 2015. Mr. Taraday answered the sunset clause would only erase the amendments that the Council is about to make. Whatever the final version of the ordinance looks like after the Council snakes any amendments, if that final version also includes a sunset clause, it just means that version of the ordinance including all of tonight's amendments would go away a year after the effective date and the code would essentially revert back to the way it reads today. Councilmember K. Johnson asked who is responsible for enforcing the code, whether it was the HR director, the mayor or the attorney. Mr. Taraday said he does not have enforcement authority and he not sure what Councilmember K. Johnson mean by enforcement authority. Councilmember K. Johnson said the code the Council is being asked to change states the mayor shall begin recruitment of candidates to fill vacant appointive offices no later than 30 days after the latter of two City Council actions described in subsection A and C of this section, provided..." which she felt was unclear. She was trying to figure out who was supposed to do the recruitment and the appointment for this position. Her reading of the code indicates it should have been done within the first 30 days prior to COVID. She asked who was responsible for ensuring the code is in fact followed. Mr. Taraday said he did not have all the facts related to the dates at his disposal. Councilmember K. Johnson pointed out this is August so it was not done during the first 30 days. Mr. Taraday said in his conversation with Ms. Neill Hoyson, she and Mayor Nelson commenced recruitment early in 2020. He did not know the exact dates but he was uncertain there was a delay in the initial recruitment. Ms. Neill Hoyson said there was no delay, recruitment began in January. As stated earlier, recruiting is a very broad term in the HR lexicon, a lot occurs prior to a position being posted. In the case of the police chief vacancy, it begin with discussions with Mayor Nelson regarding the best way to approach this recruitment, whether it should be done in-house or utilize a recruiting consultant. Once that decision was made, work had to be done to develop proposals and to retain a consultant. That all began in January so recruitment did begin within 30 days of the vacancy. Councilmember L. Johnson said similar to last week, for her it was about policy, procedure and legislative oversight. The Council is making changes to accommodate one position. Unfortunately, this has been allowed to become very personal and that is not how the Council should be legislating. She Edmonds City Council Approved Minutes August 4, 2020 Page 21 supported moving forward with the process and allow candidates to come forward and be duly appointed and confirmed following the processes and procedures. Councilmember K. Johnson said normally she would agree the Council should follow procedures and code without question. However, the City is in a situation where there has been an acting police chief for eight months which she found very unfair. She was of two minds, 1) she was very supportive of Acting Police Chief Lawless, and 2) felt the City needed to follow procedures. Lynnwood's code, which she sent to everyone and asked Mr. Taraday to review, includes an opportunity for the Council to modify the number of applicants based on justification that is acceptable to the Council. Additionally, the final results of the background checks are done prior to Council confirmation, all appointed employees are subject to Council confirmation, and a review of documents submitted is allowed Council consideration. She summarized Edmonds' code is obtuse, convoluted, and making a change now makes it worse even if a sunset clause is added. Edmonds' code is three pages and Lynnwood's code is only one page. COUNCILMEMBER K. JOHNSON MOVED, SECONDED BY COUNCILMEMBER OLSON, TO CONSIDER STREAMLINING THE PROPOSAL SUBJECT TO COUNCIL REVIEW OF THE LYNNWOOD PROPOSAL AND THE THIRD PROPOSAL THAT OUR ATTORNEY HAS PRESENTED. Councilmember K. Johnson restated motion: THAT THE CITY COUNCIL CONSIDER A THIRD ALTERNATIVE WHICH WAS DRAFTED BY OUR CITY ATTORNEY THAT INCORPORATES A MUCH MORE STREAMLINED EXAMPLE BASED ON THE CITY OF LYNNWOOD'S APPOINTIVE PROCESS. Councilmember Olson said she liked the simplicity of Lynnwood's code. [The remainder of Councilmember Olson's comments were not recorded due to a technical difficulty.] wunc.11meiwci r a:ne saiu she had an opportunity to review Lynnwood's code and had concerns about the way Lynnwood does things. She was not looking at their code with an eye toward adopting it but to compare and contrast. She is still left with ultimately feeling like this not something that needs to be resolved today and not something the Council asked for. She was hopeful the administration could develop a solution that did not include a code change. It was frustrating to be put in this position, swapping horses midstream. Although everyone is well intentioned, she was hopeful there was a simpler solution and when the appointive hires are completed, she would welcome having this code change come through the normal process such as the personnel committee and to consider better options. She hoped there could be an agreeable solution that did not include an ordinance change. She liked how Lynnwood's code was written as it was a lot clearer, but she did not like everything about it. Councilmember Olson said in effect the sunset clause does what Councilmember Paine said she wants to see. Councilmember Paine raised a point of order, stating she objected to having her words used and that was not what she meant. Mayor Nelson ruled point taken. Councilmember Olson said in her judgment the proposed sunset clause gives the Council the ability to use it in this circumstance without permanently altering the code and provides an opportunity to alter the code later. She was in favor of the sunset clause and whatever code the Council ended up choosing. She was hopeful the Council would approve a modification to the code tonight. Council President Fraley-Monillas commented there are two issues that are being intermixed, 1) the mayor's wish to appoint Mr. Lawless to the permanent position, and 2) to change the code to reflect bringing less than three candidates to Council for confirmation. She was opposed to taking away the Council's authority for whatever reason when it comes to an appointment of a director regardless of the Edmonds City Council Approved Minutes August 4, 2020 Page 22 position. She understood the purpose of the sunset clause, but she felt creating a clause due to COVID was a mistake. She has contacted other cities such as Everett and Tukwila who are hiring director level positions and they are still able to get three candidates to interview due to the loosening of the OPMA restrictions by the governor. She preferred the policy not be changed because she was not willing to release the Council's authority to make an ordinance change based on an emotional response to hiring someone or based on a pandemic when several names can move forward. She recommended retaining the existing policy and perhaps amending it later to be clearer. She supported moving forward with the Mayor bringing forth names, having no doubt he would be able to present three names and if Chief Lawless was the best, she was all for it. She concluded changing things at this point due to COVID when other cities are able to hire was concerning to her. Councilmember Buckshnis asked Ms. Neill Hoyson about next steps. For her, it was not an emotional response; for some reason someone dropped the ball and what has happened to Mr. Lawless was an embarrassment to City. Ms. Neill Hoyson said after the last Council meeting when no changes to code passed, she moved forward as if the current code were in place and she sent the Mayor an outline of the proposed process for recruiting for the police chief. If no changes are made today, she will continue with that process. Councilmember Buckshnis asked about the timeframe. Ms. Neill Hoyson said she could not provide a specific timeframe tonight. Given the legwork that has been done, it is potentially a 2-3 month time period for having final candidates. Councilmember K. Johnson commented the Council is definitely not discussing her motion. She restated the motion: THAT THE COUNCIL CONSIDER A THIRD PROPOSAL THAT WAS DRAFTED BY OUR ATTORNEY TO CONSIDER A MORE STREAMLINED PROCESS THAT WOULD INCORPORATE ALL OF OUR CONCERNS AND IT'S BASED ON THE CITY OF LYNNWOOD. Councilmember Distelhorst questioned what "consider" meant, whether it inean to consider voting tonight, whether to consider looking at it long term, etc. Councilmember K. Johnson said because it is a third alternative, she was asking that the Council not vote on it tonight but look at it next week. Councilmember Buckshnis said she did not support this as she believes the Council should move forward and get it going because Chief Lawless has done a stellar job, she is not emotional and the Council just needs to march forward although she knew how the votes would go. Council President Fraley-Monillas agreed with Councilmember Buckshnis although she did not know how the votes would go. She agreed with continuing to move forward. She thanked Ms. Neill Hoyson for the work she has done on this. Councilmember Olson said she has had time to look at Lynnwood's code, and felt it was better than the City's existing code and was a code she wanted the City to have long term. She supported voting on this option and pursuing Lynnwood's code next week. UPON ROLL CALL, MOTION FAILED (2-5), COUNCILMEMBERS K. JOHNSON AND OLSON VOTING YES; AND COUNCIL PRESIDENT FRALEY-MONILLAS AND COUNCILMEMBERS DISTELHORST, BUCKSHNIS, PAINE AND L. JOHNSON VOTING NO. Councilmember Olson suggested passing one of the two remaining ordinances in the packet on this subject, ordinance 8.3.b, and after that vote, have debate and a conversation about which one if it passes. COUNCILMEMBER OLSON MOVED, SECONDED BY COUNCILMEMBER BUCKSHNIS, TO VOTE TO PASS ORDINANCE 8.3.B. Edmonds City Council Approved Minutes August 4, 2020 Page 23 Council President Fraley-Monillas encouraged Councilmembers to vote no. She preferred to get three candidates and did not think the City's codes or policies regarding the hiring of a very important position should be changed due to COVID. UPON ROLL CALL, MOTION FAILED (3-4), COUNCILMEMBERS BUCKSHNIS, K. JOHNSON, AND OLSON VOTING YES; AND COUNCIL PRESIDENT FRALEY-MONILLAS AND COUNCILMEMBERS DISTELHORST, PAINE AND L. JOHNSON VOTING NO. COUNCILMEMBER K. JOHNSON MOVED, SECONDED BY COUNCILMEMBER BUCKSHNIS, THAT THE PERSONNEL COMMITTEE TAKE UP THE REVISION OF THE CITY CODE AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. COuncilmember Buckshnis agreed with Councilmember K. Johnson, but did not know if it was appropriate right now as there were a lot of codes that needed to be updated. Council President Fraley-Monillas agreed with Councilmember Buckshnis that now is not the time. If the Council could hold separate meetings, she questions why committee meetings were not being held. It may be reasonable if the Council can return to committee meetings for all three committees. Mr. Taraday said there is nothing preventing the Council from having regular committee meetings. Council President Fraley-Monillas said if the Council is willing and ready to return to three committee meetings, she had no problem with Councilmember K. Johnson's motion. Otherwise, the process itself could be dealt with once the COVID issue is over. Councilmember K. Johnson commented the Council has been meeting as a committee of the whole which includes all three committees. That meeting should not be populated with only Public Works items but items that also generally come to Finance and Personnel Committee. She was not saying it needed to be on the agenda next week, but it was an issue that deserved to be cleaned up because it has been a real mess. Councilmember Distelhorst appreciated Councilmember K. Johnson's approach, commenting it feels like a fog has conflated the code with a personnel decision and it would be appropriate to keep the policy issue separate from the personnel issue. Councilmember K. Johnson's approach would give him a clear head to separate those issues and think about them independently. Councilmember Buckshnis was not in favor of holding individual committee meetings during COVID and via Zoom due to the logistics. Many people are watching and they enjoy the committee of the whole. She disagreed with Mr. Taraday that although it may be okay, logically it would be very difficult. COUNCIL PRESIDENT FRALEY-MONILLAS MOVED, SECONDED BY COUNCILMEMBER L. JOHNSON, TO EXTEND THE MEETING TO ADDRESS ONE ITEM UNTIL 10:20 P.M. Council President Fraley-Monillas said the Council code of Conduct will need to be postponed to a future meeting and the presentation regarding the Climate Goals Project should occur as there are people waiting to speak _on -that. _ MOTION CARRIED (6-0-1), COUNCILMEMBER K. JOHNSON ABSTAINING. Council President Fraley-Monillas said if the Personnel Committee plans to meet, she encouraged the Council to meet in separate committees. Councilmember Buckshnis raised a point of order, there is a consultant waiting to make the presentation on Climate Goals Project. Council President Fraley-Monillas said there is a motion on the floor so discussion about the Personnel Committee was proper. Mayor Nelson agreed. Edmonds City Council Approved Minutes August 4, 2020 Page 24 Council President Fraley-Monillas said if the Council plans to hold a Personnel Committee meeting, the Council needs to hold meetings for all three committees. If the Council approves Councilmember K. Johnson's motion, she will support holding meetings for all three committees. COUNCIL PRESIDENT FRALEY-MONILLAS MOVED, SECONDED BY COUNCILMEMBER L. JOHNSON, TO AMEND THE MOTION BASED ON THE ABOVE COMMENT. Council President Fraley-Monillas restated the amendment: IF WE'RE GOING TO BREAK INTO THE PERSONNEL COMMITTEE MEETING, THERE IS NO REASON WHY WE CAN'T HAVE FINANCE AND PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEES MEET INDEPENDENTLY. WE HAVE FIGURED OUT A WAY TO DO IT SO THEY'RE ALL THREE ON ZOOM. Councilmember K. Johnson said that was never her intent. The Council is meeting as a committee of the whole and that is how the Council decided it wants to proceed. Her intent was this was an appropriate topic for the committee of the whole on a future agenda. COUNCIL PRESIDENT FRALEY-MONILLAS WITHDREW THE AMENDMENT. MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY. 9. STUDY ITEMS UPDATE ON CLIMATE GOALS PROJECT Development Services Director Shane Hope introduced Environmental Program Manager Kernen Lien and Mark Johnson, PSA. She said sustainability and protecting the climate is a priority for Council and many members of community. Mark Johnson, PSA, reviewed: • Inventory Results o Local Emissions (305,962 MT CO2e 7.2 MT CO2e per capita ■ Transportation 40% ■ Buildings (residential) 35% Buildings (commercial) 15% ■ Buildings (industrial) 2% • Refrigerant Loss 6% ■ Waste 2% o Graph of Local emissions + household consumption -related emissions (imported) ■ Emissions from the production of imported food, goods, and energy consumed by the Edmonds community are larger than sources of local emissions ■ Strategies and Policy Gaps o Reviewed City planning and policy documents o Found over 300 measures that pertain to climate action o Recommended 6 new measures under existing categories (Transportation, Land Use, and Buildings) o Added a new category —Wastewater with 4 measures recommended ■ 10 Strategies to Track CAP Strategy Metric TR-1 Additional Units in Commercial and Multi -Family Centers by 2035 and 2050 Edmonds City Council Approved Minutes August 4, 2020 Page 25 Number of housing units built in activity centers TR-2 Percent of Commuters Using Transit by 2035 and 2050 Percentage of commuters using public transportation (avoided VMT TR-3 Percent of Commuters Walking or Biking to Work by 2035 and 2050 Percentage of commuters usin an active mode of transportation avoided VMT . TR-4 Percent of Commuters Carpooling and/or Utilizing an Alternate Work Week by 2035 and 2050 Percentage of commuters carpooling, telecommuting, and/or working shorter weeks and longer hours avoided VMT . TR-5 Percent of Electric Vehicles by 2035 and 2050 Percentage of Citywide fleet that is BEV and PHEV avoided VMT). W-1 Reduction in Solid Waste Generation by 2035 and 2050 Change in amount of solid waste generated per capita as com ared to 2017 levels EY-1 Number of New Residential and Commercial Solar PV Systems Installed by 2035 and 2050 Number of homes and businesses that installed solar PV since 2017 EY-2 Percent of Residential and Commercial Area Retrofitted by 2035 and 2050 The total residential and commercial area (in square feet) that is upgraded with energy efficiency programs/ opportunities. Savings from 2017 Improvements to Wastewater Treatment Plant Amount of electricity and fuel oil saved from 2017 efficiency improvements to wastewater treatment_plant EY-3 Percent of New, LEED-Certified Residential and Commercial Development by 2035 and 2050 Percenta e of new development since 2017 that is built LEED-certified EY-4 Number of Trees Planted by 2035 and 2050 Number of trees planted Cii '�Nide since 20i7 • Reductions by Sector o GHG Reductions by Inventory Sector— Progress Toward 2035 Target ■ Graph comparing 2017 emissions and reductions by sector: energy, transportation, waste, target gap and remaining footprint in 2035 • Addressing the gap o The 10 strategies are not the only actions the City plans to take o Largest gaps projected for Transportation and Residential Energy o Market forces, and federal and state regulations will help ■ Federal automobile fuel efficiency standards will reduce GHG emissions per vehicle mile traveled ■ State Clean Energy bills will decarbonize the state electric grid by 2050, and continue incentives ■ All auto manufacturers are expanding electric vehicle production, driven by European and Asian markets ■ Solar power costs are expected to continue to fall ■ Heat pumps already cost less than gas furnaces to operate — ■ Sequestration technology is being developed • Settine a Science -Based Target Science -based Targets Celsius 10 1 5° 2° Fahrenheit 1.80 2.70 3.60 o A science -based climate target sets a rate of climate action that is aligned with keeping average global temperature increases below a specified level of increase compared to pre- industrial temperatures. Edmonds City Council Approved Minutes August 4, 2020 Page 26 o Keeping global temperature increases below 2°C will allow the majority, but not all, of the global population to avoid the worst social and economic effects of climate change (Paris Agreement) o The average temperature of the earth is approximately 1.2°C higher today than at the beginning of the industrial revolution. What are the options? What rates of GHG reduction are required: Target +1.0°C 350 ppm +1.5°C 400 ppm +2.0°C 450 ppm Average Annual Rate of Reduction to Meet Tar et (rounded) 8% 1 5% 2% Annual Reduction com ared to 2010 values are rounded for simplicity) By 2020: 15% 13% 10% By 2030: 70% 50% 35% B 2050: 100% 100% 80% Environmental Program Manager Kernen Lien reviewed: Climate Target Resolution o Mayor's Climate Protection Committee recommended 1.50Celsius as a target for the City of Edmonds o A draft resolution to formally recognize this target is included in the Council packet o The resolution will inform the update of the Climate Action Plan M Next Steps o Climate Action Plan Update • ESA completed review of other jurisdictions Climate Action Plans ■ Considering format changes and new information to do a major update of the 2010 CAP ■ Develop robust public engagement process ■ Continue consulting with Mayor's Climate Protection Committee o Interim Actions ■ Interdepartmental "Climate Action Team" of City employees to explore actions the City of Edmonds can take now to help mitigate climate change ■ Identify actions the City can take to implement climate goals COUNCIL PRESIDENT FRALEY-MONILLAS MOVED, SECONDED BY COUNCILMEMBER PAINE, TO EXTEND FOR TEN MINUTES. MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY. Councilmember Buckshnis said the Youth Commission also supports a target of 1.5° C. Recent literature states changes can be made by getting rid of fossil fuels and going without gas furnaces, etc. She asked when the GHG model will be rolled out. Ms. Hope answered that will be part of the next steps. One of the reasons for community engagement is to get people on board and to suggest changes. Specific updates to the current Climate Action Plan will occur simultaneously. Prior to 2020, the City Council reviewed this information and gave an informal approval of the idea of a 1.5°Celsius target. The intent is to have the Council formally recognize that target via a resolution. That will be used in working with the community and continuing to refine what's possible. Councilmember Buckshnis recalled even with Taming Bigfoot in 2018, it was difficult to get information out to the entire community. She wanted to ensure the Climate Action Plan included reference to blue carbon as the restoration of the Edmonds Marsh will have a tremendous impact on blue carbon and carbon sequestering. She wished there could have been more time for discussion of this item. Councilmember Distelhorst said he will email questions to staff or speak on August 18"'. He concluded this was an exciting step for the City. Edmonds City Council Approved Minutes August 4, 2020 Page 27 Councilmember Paine said she was sorry this was left to the end of the meeting and she looked forward to more engagement. Council President Fraley-Monillas expressed appreciation for Mr. Johnson waiting to make this presentation as it is important to inform the citizens about the City's climate goals. Councilmember L. Johnson thanked the Mayor's Climate Protection Committee for all their work last year on this. She looked forward to further discussions on the update. 2. REVIEW OF COUNCIL CODE OF CONDUCT Due to the late hour, this item was postponed to a future Council meeting. i0. MAYORIS COMMENTS Mayor Nelson wished his father-in-law, Mr. Shelley, a very Happy 70"' Birthday, II. COUNCIL COMMENTS Councilmember Buckshnis said John Reed was a special light in our universe. He had wisdom, wit, humor, intelligence and a big, open heart. He always sought the truth and reasonableness and that did a lot for the City. She thoroughly enjoyed reading the Planning Board minutes during his era and subsequent roles he took on as a volunteer. His legacy is captured in the archives of the City and she will miss him dearly. Most of all, she will miss the twinkle in his eye and smile on his face because he truly was a gracious leader. RIP John, now you're with Gretchen. Councilmember L. Johnson said John Reed was one of her first examples in Edmonds of informed, vocal and civil public engagement. No doubt his work and his example will have a long lasting impact on Edmonds and on her personally and he will be missed. Councilmember K. Johnson wished everyone be well. Council President Fraley-Monillas said Gretchen and John Reed had been her friends for the last 15 years and she and as well as their children take solace in knowing they are finally together again. It was a challenge for John to face the world without Gretchen in it and she envisioned them continuing to have great debates. Council President Fraley-Monillas advised there seemed to be some misunderstanding regarding the quarterly financial report. Although it was indicated she was making head nods regarding whether it was appropriate or not, she wanted people to understand her issue was with having three Councilmembers bringing up questions for the finance director. Councilmember Buckshnis submitted her questions in advance but three Councilmembers asked questions on the spur of the which resulted in that agenda item taking three times the amount allotted on the agenda. She pointed out there were only five items total on tonight's agenda and the Council was only able get through four items. She encouraged the Council to reach out to directors and get their questions answered prior to the Council meeting. The Council is not getting its work done because of the amount of discussion regarding each item. Not only are Councilmembers asking staff questions in advance, they are often bringing them up again during the meeting and that is starting to bog down the process. She was asked today about having two Council meetings a week, but she was not sure that would change anything when the Council only gets through four items per week. She encouraged Council to get their questions answered in advance so the Council can get its work done. Edmonds City Council Approved Minutes August 4, 2020 Page 28 COUNCIL PRESIDENT FRALEY-MONILLAS MOVED, SECONDED RY COUNCILMEMBER L. JOHNSON, TO EXTEND FOR FIVE MINUTES. MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY. Council President Fraley-Monillas encouraged COlntcilmember to get their questions into staff in advance because the Council is not: getting the work it needs to get done and a tot. of that is clue to having questions answered on the fly. Councihnember Olson urged citizens to use masks so we can get serious about fixing this situation that we're in. Councilntember Paine personally credited John Reed for the way downtown is, He was a selfless man, always putting; others before: himself, and he had a sense of humor. His contributions to the City of Edmonds are very visible in the downtown area due to land use laws he applied while on the Planning -Board and his leadership on the Alliance for Citizens of Edmonds (ACC:). lie was a very nice man who valued his family and his friendships and site will miss him. Councibne.mbe.r Distethorst thanked Mayor Nelson for the proclamation and everyone's comments about Mr. heed. It is very sobering, to hear and lie appreciated what everyone said and what his fancily meant to the community. He urged citizens to wear masks and take care of each other. He hoped everyone had exercised their democratic right and gotten their ballots in by 8 P.m. 12. ADJOURN With no further business; the Council meeting was adjourned at 10:33 p.m. MI ' AEL N> LSON, MAYOR S OTT ASS , CITY CL — Edmonds City Couricil Approved Minutes Aucust 4, 2020 Page 29 Public Comment for 8/4 Council Meeting: From: michelle dotsch <mdotsch2001@gmail.com> Sent: Tuesday, August 4, 2020 2:44 PM To: Public Comment (Council) <publiccomments@edmondswa.gov> Cc: Council <Council@edmondswa.gov>; Hauss, Bertrand <Bertrand.Hauss@edmondswa.gov>; Williams, Phil <Phil.WlIlia ms@edmondswa.gov> Subject: RE: Sound Transit Bicycle Lane Project: Route to Edmonds Sounder Transit Station from 5-Corners missing tonight. Shouldn't it be part of this Sound Transit Grant Project so how do you get from 9th Ave to Sounder station? Here is Option for Edmonds' res... * *For public comment record please include image attached if possible - important for visual map to be included otherwise difficult to envision. Thank you. 1) Route from 5-Corners down Main St to Access road through Yost Park, coming out on Maple St where road is wide and should accommodate parking on both sides with dedicated bike lanes. Across 9th, there can be a Hawk signal and crosswalk for safety of bicyclists and pedestrians. 2) Alternate route is coming out at entrance to Yost Park, go down short stretch of Walnut using Sharrows as it is a wide street to preserve parking, especially because it is slated as a future higher density area and already has a crosswalk. There are NO crosswalks across Bowdoin from entrance to Yost Pool until Five Corners — almost a mile! A huge consideration if parking is removed in certain areas. Please consider Sharrows on Bowdoin to keep parking for Yost Pool and Park activities and for the residents/visitors/deliveries to safely park in front of their homes and not be forced to Jaywalk. 3) Maple is safe and wide, traverses at milder grade than Walnut. Dayton was supposed to be the primary route downtown from 9th; curious if next to add bike lanes and lose 50% parking there? Travel Maple using Sharrows and parking allowed on both sides easily accommodated as sightlines excellent and can cross to Dayton on 8th. Main Street also has Sharrows already painted below 6th Ave so can cross to Main at 6th if easier than continuing down Dayton and access that existing route to the Sounder Station. The public records for Bike counts, only one point for this entire project route was 9th and Walnut. Wouldn't it be more complete, gain better insight where cyclists go from there, having Edmonds City Council Approved Minutes August 4, 2020 Page 30 counts closer to Westgate, past Westgate on 100th and anywhere on Bowdoin on the upper and lower portions by Yost to see do they turn off early to go South on different streets or go down to 9t"? As public transportation options are not safe during this pandemic (currently forbidden for hospital workers to ride at Main UW Hospital for fear of high transmission rates), people are using the safety of private vehicles to get around and not be exposed to larger, enclosed group settings with strangers. At half -capacity for our buses, Sounder and LightRail requiring 6-foot distancing, more people use family vehicles for transportation. Good flow of all motorized transportation, Uber rides, along with quick and easy parking, will reduce carbon emissions. If they are now waiting longer to move the same distance, taking longer to drive around and around to find safe and reasonably close parking, especially for our aged population, veterans and disabled along with any visitors, keeping the traffic moving along safely and efficiently will help with all aspects of being good stewards of our City. Michelle Dotsch Edmonds Resident Five Corners to The Bowl of Edmonds Edmonds City Council Approved Minutes August 4, 2020 Page 31 Rio gle Maps Five Corners, 8401-9457 Main St, Edmonds, WA 98026 to The Bowl of Edmonds, Edmonds, WA 98020 Allci ,u!c 3¢lBSc Rculc on'�an 01cycle 23 miles, 15 min 'F Pdewde xa a.qi a., �'-t V Q Yvci�Pvk ■ r. '4 •I hwds ' •J Go gle .. c . _ `f I++o dclsaxvm 5aoh��.� ofo via Main 51 15 min 3 ,des 1 i3^ ;d:i^II From: Ken Reidy <kenreidy@hotmaiLcom> Sent: Tuesday, August 4, 2020 6:36 AM To: Public Comment (Council) <publiccomments@edmondswa.gov>; Public Comment (Council) <publiccomments@edmondswa.gov> Cc: Council <Council@edmondswa.gov>; Nelson, Michael <Michael.Nelson @edmondswa.gov>; Judge, Maureen <Maureen.Judge@edmondswa.gov>; Passey, Scott <Scott.Passey@edmondswa.gov> Subject: Public Comments for August 4, 2020 City Council meeting As Council is studying a review of the Council Code of Conduct, I provide the October 29, 2009 email below as historical conduct to consider during this study. The email is a public record. Please note the use of personal email addresses rather than official city email addresses: Edmonds City Council Approved Minutes August 4, 2020 Page 32 --- On Thu, 10/29/09, gary haakenson <ghaakensonpyahoo.com> wrote: From: gary haakenson <ghaakenson@vahoo.com> Subject: Next week To: "michael plunkett" <m_ ichaelppp98@yahoo.com> Date: Thursday, October 29, 2009, 3:47 PM The Hearing Examiner is set to hear the Reidy/Theusen case on November 4th. Scott Snyder and Reidys attorney have been exchanging nasty emails. Finis Tupper has been asking questions of Wambolt. Mauri Moore has made a bunch of public records requests bout the matter and she appears to be working on Reidys behalf which is odd since she was financially supported by Theusen in the mayoral election two years ago. DJ met with Moore and Reidy last week. DJ has now scheduled an Exec session on the matter for next Tuesday against Mr. Snyders better judgment. He has also scheduled a full discussion agenda item after the exec session to talk about the Reidy/Theusen issue which is against Mr. Snyders advice. Scott basically says that he CP can put whatever he wants on the agenda but advised DJ not to with the Hearing Examiner case so close to conclusion which will resolve the City's portion of the matter. I've asked Sandy to make the case to DJ to remove the agenda item and only add it after the exec session if the Council sees fit. If he persists and puts it on the agenda, you may want to rally three other votes to remove it from the agenda on Tuesday night if you think its wise. Just trying to keep you in the loop as to what he is doing. Why he is doing it is beyond me but if he's working with Reidy .... it must be to get at you somehow. I share this email with you as I believe it provides an example of conduct the 2020 Council may want to consider as Council studies updates to the Council Code of Conduct. Conduct including: 1. The use of personal email addresses by elected officials rather than official City email addresses; 2. The impact of financial contributions to Candidates on subsequent conduct; Edmonds City Council Approved Minutes August 4, 2020 Page 33 3. Discussion about the Council President, citizens and others in an email without copying those people on the email so that they know elected officials are talking about them, and; 4. Efforts to "rally three other votes" outside of an Open Public Meeting. Thank you for considering this historical conduct as you study and consider updates to the Council Code of Conduct. From: michelle dotsch <mdotsch2001@gmail.com> Sent: Monday, August 3, 2020 9:04 PM To: Public Comment (Council) <publiccomments@edmondswa.gov> Subject: Option of Safer and More Bicycle Connections to Edmonds' many Parks and Schools - Alternate Bicycle Route from 5 Corners to Firdale planned bike routes and beyond to Aurora Village Transit Station and MtLk Terrace Light Rail Station Edmonds to 23763-23813 100th Ave W Edmonds to 23763-23813 100th Ave W Find local businesses, view maps and get driving directions in Google Maps. Edmonds City Council Approved Minutes August 4, 2020 Page 34 Bicycle Connections of this Alternate Route using Sharrows on only 20-25 mph max speed roads and links to existing Sharrows and dedicated bike lanes previously completed: Reverse Route the same 1) Five Corners down Main St 1 minute to the access paths on North side to Pine Ridge Park and directly opposite on South side to Shell Valley Rd to Yost Park, , Yost Pool, Yost Sport Courts 2) From Yost Entrance connects down 96th to Westgate Elementary School - there is a safe crossing with Flashing Hawk signal on 96th across 220th Multiple Options: Could then link to 220th existing bike lanes and link to 84th to Five Corners loop and 212th and 76th to Perrinville and Lynnwood and Interurban Trail from 220th Could go west on 220th across 100th down Elm Way to 8th and connect there heading west on 15th St SW to cross Hwy 104 3) From Westgate Elementary School continue down 96th to 224th and head West across 100th to 8th now south to 15th St SW 4) Go West on 15th St SW - already has existing Sharrows. 5) Much safer intersection with Hwy 104 (Edmonds Way) to cross avoiding all High Risk Traffic congestion, longer crossing paths across Hwy 104 and multiple ingress and egress on either side of 100th North and South of Westgate, plus Bus Stop in front of Bartell's used heavily by Scriber Lake -and -Edmonds Heightss-schoolkids and -teens. Long -lines -of - cars -backing -up-to-Westgate - when schools get out as well better with 2 through lanes. 6) Head west now on 226th St SW - already has existing Sharrows and turn South on 106th Ave W toward Sherwood Elementary School Edmonds City Council Approved Minutes August 4, 2020 Page 35 7) Heading south on 106th Ave W - already has existing Sharrows until Robin Hood Drive 8) Follow Robin Hood Drive to Hickman Park an JP Patches Playground 9) Pass Hickman Park at stop sign go East along 238th St SW past Klahaya Swim and Tennis Club - already has existing Sharrows until intersection of Firdale Ave and 100th Ave W 10) From this intersection can link to existing Bike lanes on Firdale Ave to Firdale Village and Aurora Village and City of Shoreline. From this intersection can use Safe Routes to School to extend this bicycle route East to Woodway Elementary and Madrona Schools. This Route according to the Bicycle use icon on Google: 3.7 miles taking 23 minutes just 4 minutes longer than original route. This Route avoids issue of purchasing Right -of -Way access at Hwy 104, a State Hwy. these funds do not come out of this Grant - they are Edmonds' responsibility. If you follow the Lynnwood Bike Route on 76th North approaching 196th by entrance to QFC/Rite Aid strip mall, their dedicated bike lane just ends (poof!) mid -way to the intersection - how safe is that? It must have been too expensive or difficult a design to cross 196th, so they didn't. Crossing WA State Highway 104 will be an even more difficult process, potentially costing more money than expected and all cost overruns are the responsibility of the taxpayers of Edmonds. This Route has less continuous steep grades, allowing more levels of bicycle riders, especially the children and teens going to school or for fun. Parents will not want them on the Primary Main Arterial for cars in Edmonds at 9th/100th with just a painted line separating them from the parked cars, driveways and vehicles as those roads are a Max speed of 30 mph. This Route adds more connections to parks and schools already at 20-25 mph so that ALL riders can learn to use these routes safely and feel more comfortable than being forced by the bike lane next to the Main Arterial of cars that can go 30mph. Edmonds City Council Approved Minutes August 4, 2020 Page 36 Please consider this route as a viable option that can create more safety, more harmony with popular and frequent destinations within Edmonds, lower speed limit routes, existing lanes and sharrows already there to connect to, making costs cheaper. This route also links up better with our Safe Routes to School program, potentially also allowing more financial options for electronic speed signs, flashing beacons, additional safe crosswalks, giving us so many more options for many benefits to more of our residents and visitors alike. I am more than happy to help in any way to make this a WIN -WIN for many, many more of our Citizens of all ages and locations, bringing this option to ride safely in Edmonds to a reality without sacrificing our only main route North and South through Edmonds, allowing the cars to move easily and safely through, thereby reducing Greenhouse gases by not eliminating a through lane on each side, which will definitely back up cars, now sitting, idling, waiting longer and belching more CO2 into the air. We are slated to add more than 3000 more residents to Edmonds. Less parking means driving more rather than finding easy, safe and available parking. No longer will those living on 9th/100th and Bowdoin/Walnut have to worry that they will lose parking access and their own pedestrian safety issues with minimal existing crosswalks if forced to park across the street and few sidewalks down side roads, especially off of 9th, forcing them to walk in the middle of the street and if winter, it will be dangerously dark after school, sports and work. This took time to put together to share, as I have thought about this route being a great option for some time now, along with an additional one I will send to get to the Edmonds Sound Transit Sounder station. I appreciate all of you in hopefully taking time to review this and look forward to hearing if it can be explored with additional time to process other beneficial route options further before coming to a final conclusion this Tuesday. Sincerely, Michelle Dotsch Edmonds Resident From: Betty Borgen <bjb1888@hotmail.com> Sent: Monday, August 3, 2020 4:20 PM To: Public Comment (Council) <publiccomments@edmondswa.gov>; Nelson, Michael <Michael.Nelson @edmondswa.gov>; Council <Council@edmondswa.gov> Subject: Public Comment regarding on -street parking on Walnut Street Mayor Nelson and Edmonds City Councilors: Edmonds City Council Approved Minutes August 4, 2020 Page 37 Please see attached file as submission of Public Comment regarding request for continued allowance of on -street parking on Walnut Street in Edmonds. Thank you, Betty J. Borgen and James C. Borgen Please note: I was given an undeliverable e-mail address for Mayor Nelson, so am including all recipients once again in this e-mail. Please disregard if this is a duplicate e-mail. August 3, 2020 Dear Mayor Nelson and Edmonds City Councilors, Learning that you are considering removing on -street parking on Walnut Street in Edmonds, in favor of dedicated hike lanes, we are requesting that you reconsider this decision for the following reasons: • Several sections of Walnut Street are very hilly • Bikers rarely travel on Walnut Street • Cars travel fast and not easily seen due to steep hills • There is poor lighting and no crosswalks for a good portion of walnut Street • Risk family's safety if required to walk from available parking to residence, especially during dark, wet winter months • Homeowners, often working from home and thus taking up driveway parking, would require visitors to find parking elsewhere which would be almost impossible for visiting, elderly grandparents, etc. We urge you to continue allowing on -street parking on Walnut Street in Edmonds. Thank you, XA (/V "_x Imes CI Borgen ] BettyJ. Borgen burr,n_�r,enhru arfbar.cti r b;b13E��aihot�m�ii.c t From: Bre Borgen <b.borgen@hotmail.com> Sent: Monday, August 3, 2020 3:07 PM To: Public Comment (Council) <publiccomments@edmondswa.gov>; Council <Council@edmondswa.gov>; Nelson, Michael <Michael.Nelson @edmondswa.gov> Edmonds City Council Approved Minutes August 4, 2020 Page 38 Cc: Bre Borgen <b.borgen@hotmail.com> Subject: KEEP Walnut Street Parking PLEASE Hello, I hope this message find you all healthy and doing well. I am writing with major concerns about taking away street parking and replacing it with bike lanes between 9th Avenue and Walnut Street. I live on Walnut Street and rely heavily on street parking. Within four houses of mine there are a total of 6 kids under the ages of 9 that live on both sides of the street. When these families are forced to park on the opposite side of their homes this is putting children and families at risk. In addition, there are two assisted living homes on Walnut Street. Forcing the elderly resident's visitors to park far away is not okay. The employees for these facilities will also be pushed into other crowded streets. I do not feel any of these factors were considered at all when Walnut Street was selected for this new bike route. Please correct me if I am wrong and you collected data from neighbors about our thoughts and usage. Is this really the best way to spend money right now even if it is a grant from Sound Transit? Zillow just announced work from home forever. How many other big companies are going to make the move away from downtown Seattle with the current situation we are seeing? It looks as if Luke Distelhorst, as stated in one of his response emails and by viewing his Twitter account; represents the cyclists and is pro bike lanes. My question is who do you have representing the residents that rely heavily on street parking? Also, I wonder about the crowded parking around Bar Dojo and another assisted living facility near Bowdoin and 84th Avenue. Where will this parking overflow to? Lastly, does the city not have a legal obligation to inform residents directly impacted by such a big change? You are eliminating parking that when we purchased these homes knew we could use for ourselves and visitors. When a new house is being built, as we were just informed that 4 new homes are being built on Walnut Street, it was nice to know ahead of time about this change. The city of Edmonds sent us a letter regarding the 4 new homes and we appreciated it. You provided no such notice regarding the potential loss of parking. Furthermore, the 4 new homes on Walnut will cause additional congestion and parking strain on a street where you want to take away street parking? Edmonds City Council Approved Minutes August 4, 2020 Page 39 The bottom line is, currently cyclists can ride up and down Walnut Street as is, even though I hardly see anyone use it as it is a very steep hill, so why take away the street parking of residents that utilize these spaces on a daily basis? I've been in contact with Thalia Moutsanides and Diane Shrewsberry that live on Sunset Avenue to get ideas on how to prevent these types of parking changes as I know they were involved in Sunset Avenue proposals. I am prepared to work with neighbors and other community members to help save our parking. Thank you for considering the impact you are making on Walnut Street. Please do not approve this proposal. Or at least pause and gather more information from those that will be directly impacted as I and others do not feel were considered. Thank you, Breanna Borgen From: Kassie Radwick <Radwick6@hotmail.com> Sent: Monday, August 3, 2020 10:22 AM To: Public Comment (Council) <publiccomments@edmondswa.gov>; Council <Council@edmondswa.gov> Subject: DO NOT REMOVE STREET PARKING ON WALNUT STREET!!!!!! Dear Edmonds City Council: Please keep street parking on Walnut St. For the safety of our neighbors on Walnut, to prevent further congestion around City -owned Yost Park during the summer and to prevent a poor use of our tax dollars, we ask you to NOT remove parking on Walnut in favor of dedicated bicycle lanes. Thank you, Kassie Radwick From: Eileen Torres <eileenmtl@hotmail.com> Sent: Saturday, August 1, 2020 6:55 PM To: Public Comment (Council) <publiccomments@edmondswa.gov> Subject: Dedicated Bicycle Lanes Dear Council Members, Edmonds City Council Approved Minutes August 4, 2020 Page 40 I live at 1057 Walnut Street, just west of Yost Park. My husband and I love the idea of more bike lanes in Edmonds, however I am not sure it is wise to use both sides of these particular streets, eliminating street parking altogether. Walnut and Bowdoin are used as overflow for Yost Park (hiking, pool and pickle ball activities). The folks on 96th are going to have to absorb a lot of this overflow and it is going to make travel into Yost Park busier and more dangerous for the kids to cross. The current parking area in Yost is barely sufficient now and usage of that park is ramping up. Especially in the summer (other than this year) there is a lot of traffic when the pool opens. The entrance to Yost Park (961h and Walnut) is at the bottom of a steep hill which makes it very easy for cars to accelerate coming downhill. What makes it worse it that because Yost Park entrance is at the bottom of the hill, it does not look like a typical intersection and we have witnessed that people not familiar with the area won't even clue into the fact that there is an intersection there. If you do decide to create bike lanes on both sides, forcing folks to park and walk across the intersection, I strongly recommend adding a crosswalk lighting system that flashes for folks to cross. I am concerned that there could be a real safety issue involving kids otherwise. Thanks for your consideration. Eileen and Robin Torres From: Mark Bucklin <outlook ODCF416302E9OC3C@outlook.com> Sent: Monday, July 27, 2020 10:34 AM To: Public Comment (Council) <publiccomments@edmondswa.gov> Subject: Bike Lanes om 9th/100th. Council members: I urge you to reject the tentative plan to use Sound Transit grant money for bike lanes on 9th Ave ./100th . I have lived on 9th Ave. S. For 45 years. The current bike lanes in Edmonds are rarely used. Second, 9th Ave. S. is a major commuter feeder line for N/S traffic in Edmonds and to the freeway. Third, there are no good off street parking options for deliverymen, vendors or guests of those who live on 9th. I see lots of Edmonds City Council Approved Minutes August 4, 2020 Page 41 Amazon, UPS and yard maintenance trucks and residents cars parked during the day on 91" Those who currently elect to bike on 9th Ave. S./100th do not seem to be having any problems doing so. I have biked on 9th S. for 62 years and had no problems. Bike lanes can create a false sense of security for cyclists and increase the risk of right turn accidents with motorists. (Note young woman lawyer killed last year in downtown Seattle bike lane.). The premise of the grant seems to be to have commuters bike to Sound Transit park and ride lot in Mountlake Terrace. Any study to show that this would really happen? I doubt it especially during the eight rainy months of the year. This is not a good idea. Please vote no to this idea. Edmonds City Council Approved Minutes August 4, 2020 Page 42