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20170411 City CouncilEDMONDS CITY COUNCIL APPROVED MINUTES April 11, 2017 ELECTED OFFICIALS PRESENT Dave Earling, Mayor Thomas Mesaros, Council President Kristiana Johnson, Councilmember Michael Nelson, Councilmember Adrienne Fraley-Monillas, Councilmember Diane Buckshnis, Councilmember Dave Teitzel, Councilmember ELECTED OFFICIALS ABSENT Neil Tibbott, Councilmember 1. CALL TO ORDER/FLAG SALUTE STAFF PRESENT E. Yamane, Police Officer Al Compaan, Police Chief Phil Williams, Public Works Director Patrick Doherty, Econ. Dev & Comm. Serv. Dir. Shane Hope, Development Services Director Mary Ann Hardie, HR Director Rob English, City Engineer Rosa Fruehling-Watson, City Attorney Scott Passey, City Clerk Jerrie Bevington, Camera Operator Jeannie Dines, Recorder The Edmonds City Council meeting was called to order at 7:00 p.m. by Mayor Earling in the Council Chambers, 250 5th Avenue North, Edmonds. The meeting was opened with the flag salute. 2. ROLL CALL City Clerk Scott Passey called the roll. All elected officials were present with the exception of Councilmember Tibbott. 3. APPROVAL OF AGENDA COUNCILMEMBER TEITZEL MOVED, SECONDED BY COUNCILMEMBER BUCKSHNIS, TO APPROVE THE AGENDA IN CONTENT AND ORDER. MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY. COUNCILMEMBER BUCKSHNIS MOVED, SECONDED BY COUNCIL PRESIDENT MESAROS, TO EXCUSE COUNCILMEMBER TIBBOTT. MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY. 4. APPROVAL OF CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS COUNCILMEMBER BUCKSHNIS MOVED, SECONDED BY COUNCILMEMBER NELSON, TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA. MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY. The agenda items approved are as follows: 1. APPROVAL OF COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES OF APRIL 4, 2017 2. APPROVAL OF CLAIM, PAYROLL AND BENEFIT CHECKS, DIRECT DEPOSIT AND WIRE PAYMENTS. Edmonds City Council Approved Minutes April 11, 2017 Page 1 3. ACKNOWLEDGE RECEIPT OF A CLAIM FOR DAMAGES FROM DONALD C. HOLMES (AMOUNT UNDETERMINED) 4. CRUMB RUBBER EXTENSION OF MORATORIUM 5. SNOPUD REDUNDANCY POWER AGREEMENT - WWTP 5. PRESENTATIONS/REPORTS CREATIVE AGE FESTIVAL PRESENTATION Dick Van Hollebeke one of three co-founders, along with Jerry Fireman and Trish Feaster, of the Creative Age Festival of Edmonds (CAFE). The second annual CAFE festival is Saturday, April 29 at the Edmonds Senior Center. At the inaugural festival in 2015, there were nearly 300 attendees, and of those who responded to a follow-up survey, 97% said they had a meaningful or very meaningful experience that would help make their lives better. CAFE is aimed at people who have a little more time to enjoy life, empty nesters, retirees or soon-to-be retirees. CAFE believes and has proof when people reengage their creative side and reach out to others, good things happen. A controlled landmark study on arts and aging done in the early 2000s by Dr. Gene Cohen studied three groups of older people from Washington D.C., Brooklyn and San Francisco. Half of the participants continued with their normal lives and the other half were actively engaged in some creative outlet, singing, dancing, etc. The groups were followed for seven years; the people who maintained a more creative, active and engaged life lived longer, healthier and happier lives. CAFE is a wellness and arts community engagement event, designed to empower retired -aged and other individuals to experience new techniques, skills and activities that enhance their lives and expand their worlds. CAFE offers more than 25 workshops that promote health and wellness and wellbeing through physical and mental vitality, creative expression and social connection. Individuals are invited to stay CAFE - creative, active, fulfilled and engaged. In the past few days, 10,000 brochures describing CAFE's origins, volunteer staff members and the classes being offered were mailed to the greater Edmonds area. Classes range from health and wellness and fitness to memoir writing, poetry workshop, making sense of our polarized nation, three travel classes presented by Rick Steves' Europe staff, using manual setting on a digital camera, birding, rain gardens, painting, and plant art for personal enjoyment. The event also includes a theatrical production from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. by the Silver Kite Intergenerational Theater followed by a one hour lunch break. A free shuttle is offered from the Senior Center to and from downtown Edmonds restaurants. After the final two sessions, the keynote speaker Dr. Gloria Burgess, an Edmonds resident with an international resume will make a presentation. At the conclusion of the event there is a CAFE Soiree, a hosted happy hour, live music, wine and cheese tasting, beer sampling and hard cider making. The total cost of the event is $40/person. He encouraged the public to register and to tell their friends about this very special event. He recognized CAFE's community sponsors. Further details available on their website, www.creativeagefestival.org or in-person registration is available at the Edmonds for the Arts ticket counter. Councilmember Buckshnis commended CAFE for compressing the event into one day. She found it to be a wonderful program and many people had a great time last year. She has heard Dr. Burgess speak and agreed her presentation was well worth the cost of the event. She was unable to attend but anticipated this year's CAFE would be a huge success. Mayor Earling said he also is unable to attend as he will be in Hawaii. Mr. Hollebeke encouraged the public to attend, this is one of only four such events in the world. Edmonds City Council Approved Minutes April 11, 2017 Page 2 6. AUDIENCE COMMENTS Tracy Felix, President, Downtown Edmonds Merchants Association, thanked Economic Development/Community Services Director Patrick Doherty for regularly attending DEMA meetings. Parking concerns grow every year and are a great indicator of a growing, vibrant downtown shopping core. Concerns with parking will continue to arise as well as ideas proposed to Council to include increased parking in the budget. Mr. Doherty has developed a brilliant idea to move employee parking Back 120 feet off Main and 5"1' and she urged the Council to support Mr. Doherty's proposal. Darrol Haug, Edmonds, a member of the Economic Development Commission and the Mayor's Ad - Hoc Parking Committee, but speaking as private citizen highlighted information in a detailed report provided to each Councilmember. Parking stalls in Edmonds are a finite resource and they need to be better utilized to provide more parking downtown for those who patronize the restaurants, shops, etc. The competition for stalls is great; there are 500 employee parking permits that cost $50/year or 25 cents/day and the Council is considering a proposal to move employee parking further from the downtown core. He urged the Council to consider moving them further away to open more spaces in the downtown core. There are also 600 residential parking permits downtown that cost $25/year or 7 cents/day. He suggested the Council consider putting market value pricing on permits; market price near the ferry terminal is $5- $10/day in a parking lot and $5/day in the lot behind Chanterelle. A pilot program has been proposed to paint tick marks to improve the efficiency of parking and he encouraged the City to consider that program in other locations. Enforcement is a big issue and the City has limited resources for parking enforcement. Existing time limits are three hours, yet the City has a part-time employee split between animal control and parking to do what should be a full-time activity. Mayor Earling recalled two weeks ago two citizens during Audience Comments raised serious allegations, suggesting sexual harassment in the Police Department. The Police Chief Al Compaan and Human Resources Director Mary Ann Hardie will provide written statements under Audience Comments in response to the allegations. Police Chief Al Compaan provided the following statement: Good evening Mayor, good evening Council. I come before you this evening to provide some insight in regard to concerns expressed by two residents during audience comments at the City Council meeting of March 28th. Their concerns specifically dealt with the Police Department, questioning whether there are on-going issues of sexual harassment within the Department, citing three lawsuits that are a matter of public record that have been filed over the past several years. First of all, to make one issue abundantly clear: the Police Department takes any allegation of employee misconduct seriously, regardless of the nature of the misconduct. The Department has robust policies governing its operations, including policies on employee conduct in the workplace, including a policy specific to discriminatory harassment. In fact, one of the policies requires our Department members to report misconduct through their chain of command when they learn of any misconduct on the part of any Department member. Any member may enter a complaint at any time to any superior officer in the Department, or to Human Resources, or to the Mayor's Office. No member is discouraged from reporting misconduct of any kind. When allegations are brought to the Department's attention, those allegations are thoroughly investigated. Investigations may very well include use of an outside investigator depending on the nature of the allegations. If the allegations are factual and a policy violation is supported by a preponderance of the evidence, the threshold for a sustained finding will be met. Disposition typically includes appropriate disciplinary action or remedial training. Edmonds City Council Approved Minutes April 11, 2017 Page 3 As to the concern that sexual harassment is allegedly endemic in the Department, such a concern is not supported by the facts. Yes, the City recently settled a lawsuit brought by one of our employees who cited allegations of sexual harassment. The City and its self -Insurance pool, Washington Cities Insurance Authority, agreed to a settlement of the case. The City did not admit liability as part of the settlement, and considers it to be a compromise of a disputed claim. The two other lawsuits apparently referenced during audience comments of two weeks ago are not sexual harassment lawsuits. One resulted from criminal conduct by an Edmonds Officer who was prosecuted and sentenced to prison for his crime, and who no longer works for us and hasn't for some time. The other lawsuit results from a claim by a current employee regarding a workplace accommodation for an alleged medical condition and does not involve any claims of gender or sexual discrimination. The conduct and facts giving rise to claims in both cases were thoroughly investigated at the time and appropriate action was and is being taken by the City. It is important to point out that of the 64 current employees in the Police Department, 18 are women. Of the 18, 8 have served our cityfor over a decade. Of the 18, 8 are commissioned police officers. I am very proud of all of our employees. The Edmonds Police Department works hard to earn the public's trust each and every day. We are appreciative, and humbled, by the fact the number of compliments we receive far outnumber concerns expressed or complaints lodged — from outside or inside the Department. Litigation is a reality of our society. One of the best deflectors of litigation is risk management — having strong workplace policies, having regular training on workplace conduct, having strong accountability and, when needed, a robust investigative and disciplinary process. We have these things in place and we work closely with our Human Resources Director and City Attorney to follow both the spirit and letter of the law. To imply or somehow conclude that sexual harassment is "the norm " in our Department is absolutely not supported by the facts, nor is it supported by our history, nor would I as Chieffind it in any manner acceptable. I have always encouraged anyone who believes they are the subject of inappropriate or discriminatory conduct by anyone at the Police Department to bring forward the facts surrounding their concerns to either me, the HR Director or the Mayor. This is in accordance with our departmental and City policies, so that we may conduct an appropriate investigation, and can take any necessary corrective action, if warranted by the facts. I will continue to encourage the same for so long as I am privileged to serve as your Police Chief. Human Resources Director Mary Ann Hardie provided the following statement: Good Evening Mayor and Council. As you just heard Chief Compaan's insight and heartfelt concerns, I also thought it might be helpful as the HR Director to also provide a little insight as well with regard to the City's discrimination/harassment policies and training practices. The City takes not only harassment but any claims of discrimination very seriously which is why the City provides training on the policies and looks promptly into each complaint and takes appropriate action, regardless of the department. When a complaint is received from the police department, they will coordinate with HR and the City Attorneys' Office on this. This may, at times, include using outside investigators as well depending on the nature of the complaint. • As a matter of standard practice, the City provides regular anti -harassment, anti -retaliation and cultural diversity training for employees, including refresher trainings. • Newly hired employees also have anti -harassment, anti -retaliation and cultural diversity training at the time of hire in between City-wide refresher trainings. Edmonds City Council Approved Minutes April 11, 2017 Page 4 • In addition to these trainings, the City also has very clear policy language in the City Personnel Policies about non-discrimination, anti -harassment and anti -retaliation (2.4 ANTI -HARASSMENT POLICY, INCLUDING SEXUAL HARASSMENT) that are provided to employees during orientation. • The policy provides a definition of harassment and sexual harassment and describes the types of actions that could be perceived as harassing as well as inappropriate actions. Employees submit to Human Resources a confirmation acknowledgement of receipt and acknowledgement of these policies. • These policies are also available on the City's website (Human Resources) and the policy is also distributed Citywide via e-mail. As you know, the City Personnel Policies were just updated this year in February and they were disseminated to employees. • Additionally, the police department also has anti -harassment policy language in their department policy manual. As the Chief mentioned, there is a clear complaint process for reporting discrimination, harassment, and/or retaliation for all employees. This is clearly outlined in the City's Personnel Policies 2.5 COMPLAINT PROCESS: ,DISCRIMINATION, HARASSMENT, and OR RETALIATION. Employees may file a complaint with their supervisor, their department head, the Mayor and/or HR. As noted in the policies, employees are strongly encouraged to report all incidents of harassment, discrimination or other inappropriate behavior to their supervisor, department head, HR and/or the Mayor as soon as possible. I am not aware that there is any "culture" of harassment or discrimination in any department at the City. This simply would not be acceptable or tolerated. The City values employees and strives to maintain a pleasant and productive work environment and this includes being appropriately and promptly responsive to complaints of discrimination or harassment. The City does not tolerate illegal behavior such as discrimination or harassment and this behavior, by policy is clearly subject to appropriate disciplinary, corrective action up to and including termination. Councilmember Buckshnis asked Rosa Fruehling-Watson, City Attorney's Office, asked if these statements made under Audience Comments were in accordance with Roberts Rules as she would have expected it to be an agenda item with materials for Council to review. Ms. Fruehling-Watson answered it was proper under Roberts Rules as it was in response to public comments. 7. STUDY ITEMS 1. 2016 COMPREHENSIVE PLAN PERFORMANCE Development Services Director Shane Hope reviewed: • Background o Adopted in 2015 with the Comprehensive Plan update o Reported on annually • Implementation Actions o Steps that must be taken within a specified timeframe to address high priority goals o Five implementation Actions ■ Develop update to street tree plan (2016); • Develop urban forest management plan (2017); ■ Develop level of service standards for key public facilities (2017); • Update hazard mitigation plan (2017); • Develop a housing strategy (2019). • Performance Measures Edmonds City Council Approved Minutes April 11, 2017 Page 5 o Provide targeted information about Comp Plan's implementation & effectiveness o Six Performance Measures ■ Annual city-wide and city government energy use; ■ Number of residential units permitted annually; ■ Yearly average number of jobs within the city; ■ Lineal feet of water, sewer, and stormwater mains replaced or rehabilitated; ■ Capital facilities plan project delivery results; ■ Lineal feet of sidewalk renovated or rehabilitated Community Sustainability Element o Implementation Action - By 2017, update the City's Hazard Mitigation Plan to reference emerging risks and hazards related to climate change, such as rising sea levels and ocean acidification. ✓ This implementation step has been met. o Performance Measure - Annually report on energy usage within the City, both by City government and by the larger Edmonds community ■ Aggregate Electricity Consumption, City -owned property — Street Lighting, Electric Utility — Since 2011, electricity use for city -owned property is down 16%, for an annual reduction equivalent to the electricity used to power 130 households for a year • Aggregate Natural Gas Consumption City -owned property — Only three years of data was available from Puget Sound Energy ■ Aggregate Electricity Consumption, Citywide — Commercial versus residential — Since 2011, electricity use city-wide is down 11.6%, for an annual savings equivalent to the electricity used to power 2,453 households for a year. ■ Aggregate Natural Gas Consumption, Citywide — Only three years of data was available from Puget Sound Energy ✓ With this information, this performance measure has been met Housing Element o Implementation Action: Develop a strategy by 2019 for increasing the supply for affordable housing and meeting diverse housing needs ✓ This implementation step is not yet due by may end up being completed early ■ Performance Measure: Report the number of residential units permitted each year with a goal of reaching 21,168 units by 2035, or approximately 112 additional dwelling units annually from 2011 to 2035 ✓ The table above shows that the target of having approximately 112 units added to the housing supply was met in 2016 Economic Development Element o Performance Measure: Report the number of jobs within the City each year with a goal of reaching 13,948 jobs, excluding jobs within the resource and construction sectors, by 2035. This would require adding aporoximateiv 95 `lobs annually from 2011 to 2035. Year Av Employment Total Wages I Avg Wa e Housing Type $412,064,166 $41,199 Year SF MF I Duplex ADU Demo Net 2016 41 97 -- 4 -16 126 2015 53 4 -- 5 -11 51 2014 46 43 14 6 -19 90 2013 36 -- -- 5 -19 22 2012 27 -- -- -- -8 19 2011 1 15 1 89 -- 5 -6 103 Total 1218 1233 14 25 -79 411 ✓ The table above shows that the target of having approximately 112 units added to the housing supply was met in 2016 Economic Development Element o Performance Measure: Report the number of jobs within the City each year with a goal of reaching 13,948 jobs, excluding jobs within the resource and construction sectors, by 2035. This would require adding aporoximateiv 95 `lobs annually from 2011 to 2035. Year Av Edmonds City Council Approved Minutes April 11, 2017 Page 6 Employment Total Wages I Avg Wa e 2011 10,002 $412,064,166 $41,199 Edmonds City Council Approved Minutes April 11, 2017 Page 6 ✓ With this information, this performance measure has been met • Community Culture & Urban Design Element o Implementation Action 1: Develop an update to the Street Tree Plan by end of 2016 ✓ This implementation step has not been met o Implementation Action 2: Develop an Urban Forest Management Plan by the end of 2017 ✓ This implementation step is in progress • Utilities Element o Performance Measure: Lineal feet of old water, sewer and stormwater mains replaced or rehabilitated 2012 11,597 $519,350,513 $44,782 Re laced 2013 11,816 $534,766,515 $45,259 2014 12,102 $554,804,528 $45,843 2015 12,628 $598,321,081 $74,380 ✓ With this information, this performance measure has been met • Community Culture & Urban Design Element o Implementation Action 1: Develop an update to the Street Tree Plan by end of 2016 ✓ This implementation step has not been met o Implementation Action 2: Develop an Urban Forest Management Plan by the end of 2017 ✓ This implementation step is in progress • Utilities Element o Performance Measure: Lineal feet of old water, sewer and stormwater mains replaced or rehabilitated ■ Percent rehabilitated or replaced of the overall system Water — 1.8% Sewer — 1.6% Storm — 0" ✓ With this information, this performance measure has been met • Capital Facilities Element o Implementation Action: Develop level of service standards for key public facilities by the end of 2017 and consider including the standards in the Comprehensive Plan ✓ This implementation step is in progress o Performance Measure: Project delivery results — based on comparing projects in the Capital Facilities Plan to what is actuallv done on the oroiects Project Phase as of 2015 CFP Re laced Rehabilitated Total Complete Utility 2015 2016 2015_ 2016 Conceptual Water 8,200' 4,850' 0' 0' _ 13,050' Sewer 2,700' 2,000' 0' 6,400' 11,100' Storm 0' 0' 0' 0' 0' ■ Percent rehabilitated or replaced of the overall system Water — 1.8% Sewer — 1.6% Storm — 0" ✓ With this information, this performance measure has been met • Capital Facilities Element o Implementation Action: Develop level of service standards for key public facilities by the end of 2017 and consider including the standards in the Comprehensive Plan ✓ This implementation step is in progress o Performance Measure: Project delivery results — based on comparing projects in the Capital Facilities Plan to what is actuallv done on the oroiects Project Phase as of 2015 CFP Current Progress Civic Pla field Acquisition and/or Development Conceptual Complete Community Park/Athletic Complex - Old Woodway Hi h School Conceptual Complete Main St. & 9th Ave S (interim solution) Conceptual Conceptual 76th Ave. W & 212th St. SW intersection improvements Design/ROW Construction 228th St SW Corridor Safety Im rovements Design/ROW Complete Residential Traffic Calming Conceptual Complete/On_going_ Trackside Warning System or Quiet Zone @Dayton and Main St. Conceptual Design Dayton St. and Hwy 104 Drainage Im rovements Design In Progress Edmonds Marsh/Shellabarger Cr/Willow Cr/Day- lighting/Restoration Design Conceptual Perrinville Creek High Flow Reduction/ Management Proi ect Study In Progress ✓ With this information, this performance measure has been met ■ Transportation o Performance Measure: Number of linear feet of sidewalk renovated or added to the City's sidewalk network ■ Since 2015, the City has renovated 150 -lineal feet and added 3,250 -lineal feet of sidewalk. ✓ With this information, this performance measure has been met Edmonds City Council Approved Minutes April 11, 2017 Page 7 Five Implementation Actions El Develop update to street tree plan (2016); ❑ Develop urban forest management plan (2017); ❑ Develop level of service standards for key public facilities (2017); El Update hazard mitigation plan (2017); ❑ Develop a housing strategy (2019). Q = complete ❑ = in progress Six Performance Measures El Annual city-wide and city government energy use; Q Number of residential units permitted annually; Q Yearly average number of jobs within the city; Q Lineal feet of water, sewer, and stormwater mains replaced or rehabilitated; El Capital facilities plan project delivery results; El Lineal feet of sidewalk renovated or rehabilitated El = complete Conclusion o Comprehensive Plan implementation and performance for 2016 was fully on track o Monitoring for 2017 will continue and be reported next year Councilmember Nelson commented some implementation actions have a goal and some do not; for example the Housing implementation action is X amount of houses by X year and it is tracked by the performance measure. He did not see that in the Sustainability Element and questioned whether there could be a specific goal for energy usage. Ms. Hope answered she had also noticed that. Typically the implementation actions are a specific step; it may or may not relate to ongoing tracking. The performance measures typically have a benchmark. As this was the first year, there is more work to be done. Councilmember Nelson asked why only three years of data was available for natural gas usage. Ms. Hope said the City was unable to obtain information from the utility beyond three years. Council President Mesaros referred to economic development and asked what is driving the growth of jobs coming to Edmonds and what sector are they in primarily. Ms. Hope said there is more retail, a major grocery store closed and reopened, the numbers reflect a desire to locate in Edmonds. With a strong economy, commercial wants to be in Edmonds. Council President Mesaros asked about the growth in the healthcare sector. Ms. Hope agreed healthcare was a big factor, healthcare and retail were the primary drivers. Council President Mesaros commented the healthcare sector is a highly -educated workforce that command significant salaries and benefits. Ms. Hope referred to information in the presentation regarding average wages. Councilmember Buckshnis relayed a concern from the Tree Board about completing the Urban Forestry Management Plan in 2017, the amount of work still to be done as well as open houses and the busy Council agendas in the last quarter of the year. She asked whether that needed to be moved to the first quarter of 2018. Ms. Hope looked forward to input from the Tree Board and the public on the Plan. She agreed realistically completion will need to be moved into the first quarter 2018 and expected to purpose that as a Comprehensive Plan amendment. Councilmember Teitzel referred to the table of Aggregate Electricity Consumption on City -Owned Property which illustrates a downward trend. He asked whether there was a way to quantify the effects of solar power on that trend. Ms. Hope said that could be estimated based on the number of solar installations. She did not anticipated it would be a huge number. The decline in energy use is due in part to solar but also increased energy efficiency in new building and remodels. Edmonds City Council Approved Minutes April 11, 2017 Page 8 Councilmember Teitzel referred to the implementation action in the Housing Element, commenting the need for affordable housing in Edmonds and elsewhere is growing steadily. He asked whether waiting until 2019 to develop a strategy for increasing the supply of affordable housing and meeting diverse housing needs meant the City would be static on things like the ADU policy, rezoning, etc. or could the City move ahead while the strategy was being developed. Ms. Hope answered she expected development of the strategy to be done early. When the implementation actions were developed, there was an effort not to require they all be completed in 2017. This issue has become more important and critical and the Council is interested in moving it forward. She expected some of the work to be done in 2017 and the strategy completed in 2018, covering a number of different topics. The intent of the strategy is not to be conclusive on what must be done but recommending priorities and analyzing issues and options, Councilmember Teitzel asked if the Council wanted to change the ADU policy to accommodate more residents and density, would that have to wait until the strategy was complete. Ms. Hope answered the Council could chose to move ahead whatever they wished; the idea was to focus on issues and options in a comprehensive and strategic way rather than a piecemeal approach. Councilmember Johnson commented there may be 1-2 additional performance measures in the future. As the City already monitors solar installations, she suggested including how many there are in the City and how many are installed each year in the report. She pointed out a consequence of growth is demolition of older, historic homes and she suggested tracking demolitions which is a community cultural and design issue. Ms. Hope said demolitions are tracked but not specifically whether the building was historic. She commented some things that are important to the community can be tracked even if they are not part of the Comprehensive Plan. Councilmember Johnson commented one of the unintentional consequences of some downzoning was a lot of 50 -year old housing stock has been lost. 2. REVIEW AND ADOPTION OF COMPREHENSIVE EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PLAN AND DEBRIS MANAGEMENT PLAN Police Chief Al Compaan commented the City's Comprehensive Emergency Management Plan (CEMP) is important to the City operationally and it is a legally required document. The current version was adopted by Council resolution December 15, 2015 as the City was transitioning from the Emergency Services Coordinating Agency (ESCA) to Snohomish County Department of Emergency Management (DEM). The City is required by state and federal law to maintain a current CEMP as well as a Debris Management Plan. The updated version in the packet replaces all references to ESCA with DEM as well as other minor edits made in coordination with DEM. Regulations require the City review and update the plan every two years as well as do a complete update every five years. Staff worked closely with DEM on the update who complimented the City on an excellent plan that they considered a model. He offered to answer any Council questions and recommended adopting the plans by resolution on next week's Consent Agenda. Councilmember Nelson referred to the Emergency Support Function (ESF) responsibility matrix which lists the City Council but does not identify any tasks. Chief Compaan responded that was an oversight that will be corrected. Councilmember Buckshnis commented she found the plan fascinating. She asked if there would be an training for the public. Chief Compaan answered this document is primarily for City operations. DEM, Fire District 1 and he have discussed providing emergency response/management training for the public such as personal household responsibilities, having a communication plan in place, having basic supplies, etc. Councilmember Buckshnis, asked if the plan will be on the City's website once it is adopted. Chief Compaan answered yes. Councilmember Buckshnis referred to the Animal Disaster Protection Plan Edmonds City Council Approved Minutes April 11, 2017 Page 9 which refers to livestock, poultry, horses and captive wildlife, commenting Edmonds did not have livestock, horses or captive wildlife. Chief Compaan advised there could be livestock. Council President Mesaros pointed out there are horses near the old Woodway High School. Councilmember Buckshnis observed the format was consistent with other cities. Chief Compaan agreed. He recognize Executive Assistant Caroline Thompson for her assistance with the plan. It was the consensus of the Council to forward the resolution to the Consent Agenda for approval next week. 3. REPORT ON FINAL CONSTRUCTION COSTS FOR THE 238TH ST. SW WALKWAY AND DRAINAGE IMPROVEMENTS PROJECT City Engineer Rob English displayed photographs of the construction work done on 238th. The project included sidewalks on the north side of 238`h Street and rain gardens, two projects that were combined for economies of scale. In 2015, the City awarded a construction contract to Taylor's Excavators for the project. Construction begin in September 2015 and the storm drainage improvements were completed in 2015 but the project was suspended over the winter for paving and the sidewalk. The project reached substantial completion in spring 2016 and a plant establishment period extended it through January 2017. He described the scope of improvements: • 1300 feet of sidewalk • 5 rain gardens • 2400 feet of new storm pipe connecting the storm drainage system to the Hickman infiltration system • 2000 feet of new pavement • New lighted crosswalk at 102nd Avenue • Pavement striping and signage • Final cost paid to Taylor's Excavators: $1,063,427 o 10% under the contract amount • Project funding o $365,000 federal grant o $665,000 stormwater funds o $32,000 PSE He displayed photographs of the sharrow and rain gardens. He recommended Council accept the project and forward it to the April 18 Consent Agenda for approval. Councilmember Nelson asked if this was the most rain gardens in one location. Mr. English answered yes. Councilmember Nelson asked whether the practice in the future will be to include rain gardens in storm improvement projects where possible. Mr. English answered yes, where there is the opportunity, adequate right-of-way space and if it makes sense with soil and groundwater conditions. Councilmember Nelson commented rain gardens have a very impressive role. He commended the excellent work on this project Councilmember Fraley-Monillas commented although there was some concern with the project, it looks beautiful and her friends who live on that street love it. Public Works Director Phil Williams agreed it was a great project. To Councilmember Nelson's comment, he explained rain gardens work well but they require maintenance which includes pulling weeds and redoing the beds. As this is not something the Public Works Street Division does on a daily basis, they have relied on the Parks Department for assistance as the rain gardens are similar to corner parks. If the City does a lot more rain gardens in the future, it will be necessary to fund their maintenance. Edmonds City Council Approved Minutes April 11, 2017 Page 10 Councilmember Johnson asked whether the sign describing the rain garden was a permanent sign and how much it cost. Mr. William answered yes and offered to provide the cost. Council President Mesaros commented he lived behind Hickman Park about ten years ago; his children would have enjoyed using that sidewalk walking to and from school. He commented the sidewalk is nice for the neighborhood and is a good addition to the transportation system. Councilmember Nelson commented rain gardens play an important role in cleaning stormwater before it reaches the Puget Sound. He asked whether there was potential for an Adopt -a -Rain Garden Program where volunteers provide annual maintenance. Mr. Williams said that was not a bad idea. In a recent project coordinated with the conservation district that installed rain gardens on private property close to the right-of-way, homeowners were asked to commit to long term maintenance which they have been providing. How long that lasts remains to be seen as properties are sold. The rain gardens in this project are in the right-of-way; it may be possible to find a group of volunteers to assist. In the meantime they will be maintained by the Parks Department. Mayor Earling appreciated Councilmember Fraley-Monillas' comment that the neighborhood likes the finished project. When this project began, it reminded him of the roundabout, a lot of fuss, and he was glad to hear that people love it. It was the consensus of the Council to forward this item to the Consent Agenda for approval next week. 4. AMENDMENTS TO ON -STREET EMPLOYEE PARKING PERMIT PROGRAM Economic Development/Community Services Director Patrick Doherty reviewed: Background o Over the Winter, in response to a memo from the EDC and requests from Ed!, the Mayor convened an ad hoc committee, comprised of several City Department Directors and a representative each from the EDC and Ed!, who proposed, among other recommendations, to eliminate the employee parking exemption from segments of Dayton, Walnut, Maple, and Alder Streets in closest proximity to the retail corridor along Fifth Avenue in order to provide more on -street parking to accommodate growing demand from retail and service patrons and visitors. o ECC 8.51 establishes the Edmonds Employee Permit Parking Program Exemptions for permit -holders from the three-hour posted parking limits on certain streets in Downtown Edmonds. o Parts of several streets where this parking exemption is provided are adjacent to main retail corridors, resulting in all -day employee parking in where otherwise retail shoppers and visitors could park. o With increased retail and service activity and visitors, these nearby on -street parking spaces are in greater demand by shoppers and visitors, yet they are often occupied by employee permit -holders during business hours. o Increased complaints made by shoppers, visitors, et al o Photograph of the Employee Permit Parking Zone sign Proposal o EDC 8.51 includes the following street segments in the employee parking program that would be removed: • Both sides of Dayton St between 4th and 5th • Both sides of Walnut St — 120 ft east and west of 5th ■ Both sides of Maple St — 120 ft east of 5th Edmonds City Council Approved Minutes April 11, 2017 Page 11 • Both sides of Alder St — 120 ft east of 5th • Map identifying employee parking areas Photographs of parking on: o Dayton Street — between 4th & 5`" o Walnut Street — east of 5th o Walnut Street — west of 5th o Maple Street — east of 5 1 o Alder Street — east of 5th 0 Impact o An estimated 35 parking spaces will be freed up for retail shoppers and visitors during business hours • Ordinance o Amends ECC Chapter 8.51 to remove employee parking exemption from: ■ Both sides of Dayton St between 4th and 5th ■ Both sides of Walnut St — 120 ft east and west of 5th • Both sides of Maple St — 120 ft east of 5th • Both sides of Alder St — 120 ft east of 5th o Recommend approval on 4/18 Council Consent Agenda Mr. Doherty reviewed additional recommendations from the ad hoc: Pilot program to physically designate 20 -foot parking spaces to increase parking efficiency on: 0 5th between Main and Bell o Main between 5th and 6th o A block on 4th or 2nd south of Main (TBD) o Approximately 5 to 10 additional spaces could result o Monitor rest of the year to decide whether to implement more widely o Photographic examples of: • Inefficient use of on -street parking • Parking space designation Increased parking enforcement (Council added funds in 2017 budget for this) Collaborate with Ed! to work with owners of off-street parking lots to make them available evenings/weekends for shoppers and visitors o Photographic example of off-street parking Revisit condition of Downtown parking within a year after changes are made Council President Mesaros asked how people parking in these areas would be informed of the change. Mr. Doherty responded the City does not know who parks where; some offices and business that have a number of parking permits could be sent a letter. Another option would be to put flyers on the windshields of cars parked in those areas a few weeks in advance of the change. There will also be a press release regarding the change to the employee parking permit areas and the pilot project to designate parking spaces. Councilmember Buckshnis commented there were no recommendations regarding residential permits. Mr. Doherty answered that was not part of the ad hoc committee's recommendations. The committee met for about 3-4 months and discussed residential permits, pricing, establishing pay parking downtown, structured parking, etc. These were the first low -hanging -fruit recommendations that would create 40-50 more parking spaces. The committee suggested seeing how this works and then considering what else could be done. Councilmember Buckshnis asked whether more than 35 spaces could be freed up by moving employee permit parking if there are 500 permits issued. Mr. Doherty answered the number of Edmonds City Council Approved Minutes April 11, 2017 Page 12 additional physical spaces in the areas where employee parking would now be restricted was estimated at 35. Councilmember Buckshnis asked how employee parking permits are administered, whether anyone with a business buy a permit. Mr. Doherty answered yes, and there may be more permits issued than there are spaces downtown but not all permits are used every day. For example, a business may purchase more than it needs to accommodate people attending a large meeting. Councilmember Teitzel appreciated the work Mr. Doherty and others had done. He recalled discussing the parking lot behind Chanterelle's with Mr. Haug where some spaces are 3 -hour parking and some are monthly leases of $5/day, not a large profit center for the City. He recalled 8-10 spaces were leased. Mr. Doherty said 12-14 have monthly leases. Councilmember Teitzel asked whether those could be converted to 3 -hour parking. Mr. Doherty said that issue was discussed by the committee. That is private property the City has leased for 20 years. As of last month, there are new owners of the property and he and Mayor Earling met with them recently. He was doubtful that low price lease with the City would continue forever and then the City would need to decide whether to continue to lease the land for parking. If so, it likely would be preferable to have hourly parking for retail/visitors. There are no immediate development plans although ultimately it is hoped there might be such as a boutique hotel, if development does not occur, the property owners may convert it to a pay -parking lot. Councilmember Fraley-Monillas commented she served on the Parking Committee for about five years. The proposed changes are huge strides that the committee was interested in but did not have the ability to do such as striping parking spaces. She parked on a main street in Everett today where there are parking lines. She commented without parking enforcement, all this is for naught. She has heard from businesses who do not buy parking permits and know their employees park in 3 -hour areas because there is no enforcement. The City currently has one FTE that does parking enforcement and animal control and spends 25% of her time doing parking enforcement. The Council also approved hiring a part-time parking enforcement which will increase parking enforcement to 75% of an FTE. If there is no enough enforcement, she feared it would slide back to the way it was. Mr. Doherty referred to an email from Chief Compaan describing the state of the parking enforcement hiring process and indicating 347 parking citations had been issued this year. He anticipated there will be much more diligent parking enforcement in the future when the part-time parking enforcement employee is hired. Councilmember Fraley-Monillas commented on the need for parking enforcement citywide such as commuters parking in residential neighborhoods along the Highway 99 corridor. It was the consensus of the Council to forward this item to the Consent Agenda for approval next week. 5. CITY COUNCIL MEETING FORMAT AND COMMITTEE STRUCTURE Council President Mesaros recalled when the Council discussed this last week, there were several comments regarding the wishes of the directors. Last Wednesday he had an impromptu meeting with several directors at a meeting scheduled with the city clerk and the city attorney. He included their comments in the agenda memo for this item, that two committee meetings per month would be the optimum number. One of the directors commented they would rather not have committee meetings if there was only one per month. He recognized the structure of the Council meetings was for the Council's benefit but there needed to be good dialogue with the directors. One of the reason for the committee format is to maximize dialogue with the directors. The proposed format allows for two committee meetings per month but if a committee does not need to meet, the meeting can be canceled. Edmonds City Council Approved Minutes April 11, 2017 Page 13 Council President Mesaros relayed during a post -meeting discussion last week with two Councilmembers, there was a suggestion to conduct any Council business prior to committee meetings instead of after. That is a key change in the draft ordinance. Councilmember Fraley-Monillas clarified the proposal was two business meetings and two committee meetings per month. Council President Mesaros commented there may be more than two business meetings. He proposed four meetings per month and if any Council business needed to occur on the second and fourth Tuesday, it would occur before the committee meetings. Councilmember Fraley- Monillas asked if that would be in a rare circumstance. Council President Mesaros answered he thought so but the proposed format allowed for that. Councilmember Fraley-Monillas commented her instinct was two committee meeting nights and two business meeting nights which is done by some other councils in the area. Alternating committee and business meetings will allow more time to be spend on Council business. One of the problems for Council discussion is time constraints which was why she was opposed to the initial proposal for 1 hour and 15 minutes. She envisioned having committee meetings twice a month and business meetings twice a month would streamline the process. Council President Mesaros pointed out there may be times when Council business needs to be conducted prior to committee meetings. Councilmember Fraley-Monillas agreed that was occasionally necessary in the past to address an urgent matter. In the proposed scenario, two committee meetings and two business meetings per month allows business to be addressed every other week and in between the business of the Council to be taken care of which should also smooth out and make business meetings quicker. She was agreeable to that format. Council President Mesaros relayed the city clerk's comment that the Council spends more time on study items than it does on action items. Committee meetings afford the Council more time for in-depth study. Councilmember Fraley-Monillas recalled former Councilmember Peterson and she drafted guidelines for committee meetings. City Clerk Scott Passey said he was not able to find that. Councilmember Fraley- Monillas pointed out the importance of establishing guidelines for committee meetings to avoid the problems that arose in the past that resulted in abandoning committee meetings. She offered to meet with Mr. Passey to search for the guidelines. Councilmember Buckshnis also agreed with the proposed format if the committee meetings had no time limit and if business meetings prior to committee meetings were a rarity. She was not prepared to pass an ordinance tonight and preferred the Council try this format and become familiar with it before passing an ordinance. For example, she was not certain about not having public comment. Some of the issues need to be hashed out before adopting an ordinance to avoid revising the ordinance. She expressed concern with two committee meetings, directors have to prepare twice the number of agenda memos but she felt it would eventually be more efficient and allow more opportunity for in-depth conversations on finances, the CIP, etc. Council President Mesaros relayed direction from City Attorney Jeff Taraday that the guidelines for the operations of the committee such as whether or not there is public comment would not be included in the ordinance. Councilmember Teitzel said two committee meetings a month was not a new concept. He referred to the Committee Meeting & Study Sessions: Comparison of Formats and Options for Improvements to Either Format that was contained in the Council packet. One of the suggestions in that document to help the committee format work well was, "Hold all standing committee meetings twice per month (in place of two study sessions), so that one week after each committee meeting, the full Council could take action on items presented to committee, especially on routine items." The current proposal is potentially having a short Council meeting prior to the committee meeting. Using tonight's agenda as an example, he anticipated Study Items 2, 3 and 4 could be discussed at a committee which would have shortened the Edmonds City Council Approved Minutes April 11, 2017 Page 14 meeting to about an hour, leaving two hours for committee meetings. He anticipated that format would help the City move business forward more quickly and efficiently. The goals should always be efficiency, transparency, not delaying City business, and respecting staff and Council's time. Having a short Council meeting prior to committee meetings was acceptable to him. Councilmember Nelson thanked Council President Mesaros for taking on this challenge. As a Councilmember who has not served on committees, he was open to exploring a format that would provide more time for deliberation and to consider things once rather than multiple times. Councilmember Johnson requested committee meetings be held on the first and third Tuesdays of the month. Councilmember Fraley-Monillas asked why. Councilmember Johnson said she had a reason but preferred not to share it. Councilmember Buckshnis commented it would be difficult for Finance to have everything ready for the first week so a committee meeting the second week would be better although she acknowledged they could present information at a meeting on the third Tuesday. There may be policy issues that need to be sign by the end of month. She recalled committee meetings were held on the second Tuesday in the past and asked if that was why Council President Mesaros chose the second and fourth Tuesdays. Council President Mesaros answered for tradition's sake, he chose the second and fourth Tuesday. Councilmember Buckshnis was okay with committee meetings on the second and fourth Tuesdays. She referred to the Committee Meeting & Study Sessions: Comparison of Formats and Options for Improvements to Either Format cited by Councilmember Teitzel, explaining that was never a practice but was something she wrote for an agenda memo regarding study sessions. Council President Mesaros relayed the city attorney and city clerk said having committee meetings codified was very important but the procedures did not need to be codified. Councilmember Johnson said the concern about Finance providing information was not an issue if committee meetings were held twice month. She reiterated her request to have committee meetings on the first and third Tuesday. Councilmember Fraley-Monillas asked why Councilmember Johnson preferred the first and third Tuesdays. Councilmember Johnson replied why not? Councilmember Fraley-Monillas volunteered her services to write a list of guidelines if she and Mr. Passey are unable to find the ones that were written previously. COUNCILMEMBER FRALEY-MONILLAS MOVED, SECONDED BY COUNCIL PRESIDENT MESAROS, TO PROCEED WITH ORDINANCE NO. 4065, AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF EDMONDS, WASHINGTON, RELATING TO CITY COUNCIL MEETINGS AND CITY COUNCIL COMMITTEE MEETINGS AND AMENDING ECC 1.04.010, AS WRITTEN. COUNCILMEMBER BUCKSHNIS MOVED, SECONDED BY COUNCILMEMBER FRALEY- MONILLAS, TO AMEND THE MOTION SO THE SECOND SENTENCE IN SECTION 1.0.010.13, READS, "REGULAR MEETINGS OF THE CITY COUNCIL COMMITTEES SHALL BE HELD ON THE SECOND AND FOURTH TUESDAYS OF EVERY MONTH AT 7:00 P.M. OR IF NECESSARY IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE ADJOURNMENT OF THE CITY COUNCIL'S REGULAR MEETING." Council President Mesaros explained the intent was to open the Council meeting, have roll call and audience comments. Councilmember Fraley-Monillas said in the past Councilmembers went straight to committee meetings. If there was not public comment during committee meetings, it may be desirable to Edmonds City Council Approved Minutes April 11, 2017 Page 15 open the meeting, take public comment and adjourn to committee meetings. She noted location of the committee meetings also needs to be identified. Councilmember Buckshnis said the reason for adding "if necessary" was if a regular Council meeting was held prior to committee meetings, Mayor Earling, the video person, city attorney, minute taker, city clerk, etc. will be in attendance which was not a very cost effective use of their time. Councilmember Johnson said she was not interested in having a business meeting every week, recognizing there could be a special meeting in an emergency. Another issue that has not been discussed is the makeup of each committee. The proposed format is the way it was done in the past. The Council also needs to determine whether public comment will be allowed during committee meetings and who will take the minutes. Currently Council meetings are videotaped, there are minutes prepared and My Edmonds News reports; that will not be possible if committee meetings are held in three separate locations. She summarized unresolved issues include the location of committee meetings, whether they are televised and who takes the notes. Council President Mesaros said the committee descriptions were included in the packet. Each committee will review the description and offer any amendments for consideration and approval by Council. He anticipated committees would function the same way they had in past, Finance, Public Safety and Personnel, and Parks, Planning and Public Works Committee. He recognized Parks, Planning and Public Works Committee typically had an inordinate number of items. He anticipated committees would consist of two Councilmembers appointed by the Council President. Councilmembers can offer what committees they would like to serve on and the Council President would make appointments as well as appoint the committee chair. He anticipated committees would meeting in Council Chambers, the Jury Room and Public Safety Training Room. He agreed with Councilmember Fraley-Monillas' suggestion to establish guidelines for committees. There was agreement at the Council retreat as well as subsequent Council discussions that there would not be public comment during committee meetings. Councilmember Fraley-Monillas said one of the decisions was minutes or notes and who would do them. She recalled in the past, a staff member was assigned to the committee and they would jot notes, not minutes, because decisions are not made during committee meetings. Also in the past, committee members decided who would be the chair. She preferred the Finance Committee not meet in the Jury Room, recalling in the past several members of the public attended and there was nowhere for them to sit except at the table which encouraged their participation. She suggested the Public Safety and Personnel Committee, which rarely had visitors, meet in the Jury Room or another room be identified in the building. Council President Mesaros said the location of the committee meetings has not yet been decided. He suggested if the ordinance is approved, he would resolve who will take minutes and other procedures over the next 30 days Councilmember Teitzel commented since the majority of Councilmembers have not been involved in Council committees, it would make sense to retain the historic structure of the three committees and revisit it at the end of the year. He preferred all Councilmembers have experience with the structure before it is changed. Councilmember Johnson said she has had some experience with the former structure. The Parks, Planning and Public Works Committee was overloaded and the Personnel and Public Safety was underloaded. That could be rectified by having Parks be part of the Personnel and Public Safety Committee. One of the ways to accommodate the public would be rather than having three committee meetings simultaneously, to hold them sequentially, starting at 7:00, 8:00 and 9:00. She recalled there were only 1-2 times during the year Edmonds City Council Approved Minutes April 11, 2017 Page 16 when committee meetings exceeded an hour. Having sequential meetings would allow the minute taker to take summary notes and the video operator to video tape and for the public to observe. She preferred that format from an open public meetings standpoint. She reiterated her request to hold committee meetings on the first and third Tuesdays. Councilmember Buckshnis said she did not support having one hour meetings, recalling committee meetings often exceeded an hour. She preferred to retain the historic structure of the committees, pointing out there are a variety of new topics that the Personnel and Public Safety Committee could consider. She recalled committee meetings were tape recorded and the minute taker created notes. She agreed the Parks, Planning and Public Works Committee had the most agenda items but she did not recall meetings lasting later than 9 p.m. Councilmember Fraley-Monillas was opposed to sequential meetings because they would create a false time frame, limiting committee meetings to one hour. Although it was a good thought, she did not feel it was realistic. She agreed committee meetings could be tape recorded but the summaries should be notes, not minutes. MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY. (Councilmember Johnson originally voted no but asked to change her vote to yes.) Mayor Earling commented he was happy to try this format. The one drawback is in the past when the committee's work was then forwarded to the full Council, it was necessary to relive the issues the committee discussed. He cautioned committees require a measure of trust in the discussion that occurred at the committee meeting and the committee's recommendation. Council President Mesaros pointed out if a topic of interest was being discussed at committee meeting that a Councilmember was not assigned to, it was the Councilmember's responsibility to approach the Councilmember assigned to the committee and/or talk to the director. He reminded Councilmembers can request items be removed from the Consent Agenda if they feel further discussion is warranted. Councilmember Fraley-Monillas clarified as there was an issue that the committee she was assigned to discussed and she wanted presented to the full Council, she would do that. She recalled topics on which she and the other committee member disagreed so the issue had to come to the full Council for a decision. Mayor Earling recalled on a previous Council, there were a lot of duplicate meetings because some Councilmembers wanted to hear everything that had been discussed by the committee. COUNCILMEMBER JOHNSON MOVED TO AMEND THE MOTION TO CHANGE THE ORDINANCE TO READ COMMITTEE MEETINGS ARE HELD ON THE FIRST AND THIRD TUESDAYS. MOTION DIED FOR LACK OF A SECOND. MAIN MOTION AS AMENDED CARRIED (5-1), COUNCILMEMBER JOHNSON VOTING NO. 8. MAYOR'S COMMENTS Mayor Earling announced Teresa Wippel is a new grandmother. Mayor Earling referred to a progress report in My Edmonds News about project funding in the State budget. He clarified there is $700,000 in the House and Senate budgets for the Waterfront Access Project; the Senate has approved the transportation budge but the House has not yet acted. There is $391,000 in both the House and Senate capital budgets for the Frances Anderson Center roof, but there has not yet been action on either. There is $2.5 million in the House and Senate for the senior and community center. Edmonds City Council Approved Minutes April 11, 2017 Page 17 One of two park projects is fully funded at $500,000; the other project may be in some jeopardy as there may not be enough money to fund it. 9. COUNCIL COMMENTS Councilmember Fraley-Monillas referred to Chief Compaan's comments, recalling when the two women spoke a couple weeks ago, they talked about the treatment of women, not just sexual harassment. Equitable treatment of women is measured in many ways including pay and benefits, promotional opportunities, are women doing traditional jobs such as clerking, are men also doing jobs such as clerking or are they holding jobs traditionally held by women, are women at high levels of management or leadership positions, are women promoted on a regular basis the same as men, do women receive the same benefits as men, etc. She said these are some of the ways to measure inappropriate sexual behavior, not just physical. She has the authority to state this as a Snohomish County Chair of the Women's Political Caucus, serving on their state board, a recent appointment to a national board for elected women and she previously held a seat at the AFL-CIO in Washington D.C. on the working women's group. She summarized the women speaking two weeks ago were not talking just about sexual harassment. Councilmember Nelson recognized the people who serve that many never be seen but are the first person a person speaks to in an emergency — 911 dispatchers. This week is National Public Safety Telecommunicators Week. He recognized the tireless work of these dedicated public servants who serve as a lifeline both for residents and police officers and firefighters. Council President Mesaros pointed out July 4th this year falls on a Tuesday and according to City ordinances, the Council meeting would be held on Wednesday, July 51". In talking with the city clerk .nisi Mayor Earling, they contemplated canceling the July 5th Council meeting. He suggested Councilmember:s ponder it and a decision will be made in the weeks ahead. Councilmember Teitzel reminded of the downtown Easter Egg Hunt at the Frances Anderson Center playfeld at 10 a.m. on Saturday. Councilmember Buckshnis wished everyone a happy and safe Easter. She reminded of the ivy pull at Hutt Park on 88th Street on Earth Day, April 22 where the Council, Tree Board and Chamber of Commerce and several citizens will be assisting. 10. CONVENE IN EXECUTIVE SESSION REGARDING PENDING OR POTENTIAL LITIGATION PER RCW 42.30.110(1)(i) This item was not needed. 11. RECONVENE IN OPEN _SESSION. POTENTIAL ACTION AS A RESULT OF MEETING IN EXECUTIVE SESSION This item was not needed. Edmonds City Council Approved Minutes April 11, 2017 Page 18 12. ADJOURN With no further business, the Council meeting was adjourned at 9:07 p.m. con DAFIk O. EARLI G, MAYOR S TT PASSE LERK Edmonds City Council Approved Minutes April 11, 2017 Page 19