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HomeMy WebLinkAbout01-13-2003 - MinutesMEDINA CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING MINUTES January 13, 2003 Medina City I tall 7:00 PM ___ 501 Evergreen Point Rd_ CALL TO ORDER (Mayor Becker called the regular meeting of the Medina City Council to order at 7:00 p.rn. ROLL CALL Present: Council members Drew Blazey, Paul Deritriades, Council member Morgan, Todd Nunn, Council member Rudolph (via telephone). Deputy Mayor Mary Odermat, and Mayor Dan Becker Staff Present: City Manager Doug Schulze, City Attorney Kirk Wines, Police Chief Michael Knapp, Public Works Director Shel Jahn, and City Clerk Caroll Wedlund Consultant: Joseph Gellings, Otak ANNOUNCEMENTS Mayor Becker thanked City Clerk Wedlund for coordinating the holiday Council/staff/consultant luncheon. He also recognized Public Works Director Jahn and Public Works Lead Crickrnore for their efforts in helping to get the city back in order when a windstorm created debris. He also relayed the State Auditor's office had given the city a clean audit. Mayor Becker stated the name of the Trans -lake Program had been changed to the SR-520 Bridge Replacement and HOV project. He distributed a copy of the final meeting summary for the SR-520 Bridge Replacement and HOV Project Executive Committee meeting, noting in 2030 the eight -lane option would actually provide slower traffic than the current configuration. Mayor Becker had asked during the Executive Committee meeting what would happen with funding in the EIS process and David Dye, WSDOT urban Corridors Administrator, had responded it was already in the EIS process. He added Mr. Dye indicated there was currently no money in the budget for this project, but they were attempting to obtain other funding. Council n-rember Demitriades relayed the Washington S?ate Legislature was in its 58`h session for 60 days, probably with several extensions. He noted the Governor would be making his State of the State message Tuesday evening, January 14, 2003 regarding how he planned to close the $2.5 billion debt. He also announced a new monorail group had been formed on the east side called Citizens for King County Monorail filed as a Political Action Committee (PAC). They wanted to build a $5 billion, 59-mile monorail that would start in Seattle, rather than more freeways. CONSENT AGENDA Council member Morgan moved to approve the Consent Agenda, seconded by Council member Blazey. Deputy Mayor Odermat wished to add to the December 9, 2002 minutes, to be discussed under Other Business. The consent agenda was approved, except the minutes. AUDIENCE PARTICIPATION Mayor Becker invited audience members to comment regarding non -agenda items. Doug Meyer, 3204 — 78°i Place NE, referred to his variance hearing of Novernber 19, 2002, noting the Hearing Examiner had ten working days in which to render a written decision. However, he had not received a decision until December 10, 2002, although it had been due December 4, 2002, Mr. Meyer noted he had called City Hall a couple of times, and had even called the City Manager on December 9, in an effort to talk to the City Attorney about the ramifications regarding noncompliance for a decision due within ten days. To this date, he had not heard back from th? City Attorney. Mr. Meyers requested a return of his $1,300 variance fee for lack of adequate performance by the city. Mayor Becker requested the City Manager and the City Attorney to draft a report for discussion at the February Council meeting. Mr. Meyer also noted 49 percent of the parcels In Medina were noncompliant with zoning laws, and urged the Council to address this issue, as those residents would also be forced to go through the same variance process and pay $1,300 apiece. City Council Meeting Minutes January 13, 2003 I'Pcje 2 Mayor Becker read a letter from Wilma Edmonds into the record, apologizing to the City Clerk. She had mistakenly indicated during the December 9, 2002 Council meeting the November minutes were incorrect, and had requested a modification. The letter indicated Ms. Edmonds had stated "Park Board", when she meant "Planning Commission". Further, she had also given a wrong ordinance number, which the City Clerk corrected. Mayor Becker referred to a statement by a resident during the December 9, 2002 Council meeting requesting a change in the Council due to a rift between the cities. He indicated the only issues were the different stances the cities had taken regarding SR-520, and the Police Department. Mayor Becker noted the primary issue regarding SR-520 was a feeling by city officials of being substantially impacted, and thus taking a more aggressive stance than the other cities. tie added there had always been competition between the two police departments. REPORTS Public Safety — Chief Knapp announced the Medina Police Department always stood ready to provide assistance to adjoining police departments. hie was pleased to report following the arrest of three burglars in September, Medina burglaries had ceased, resulting in fewer this year than in 2001. However, thefts over $250 had risen three -fold, and 39 cases of thefts under $250 had occurred. He noted residents were leaving valuable items in their vehicles. There had also been a significant increase in mail thefts, with nine reported cases last month. Chief Knapp cautioned residents to never raise the mailbox flag, always know exactly when mail was scheduled for delivery, and preferably to take outgoing [nail to the post office. He further suggested residents have any expected checks sent to a post office box. Chief Knapp informed residents they could purchase the services of a credit-reporting agency for $24 per year, and that service would inform them whenever anyone accessed their credit report, if someone applied for credit under their name, and at whatever time unusually large purchases were made. He warned it took years for victims to clear credit card -related criminal activity. House watch requests numbered 429 for 2002, and it was notable those residences experienced no burglaries. Chief Knapp relayed Officer David Oberrniller was hired January 2, 2003, noting he was the first recipient of the Council -authorized $5,000 signing bonus. Further, oral boards would be conducted February 14 and February 28, 2003, to fill the remaining vacancy. He announced Officer Dan Yourkoski might be recalled to active duty, and there was a possibility the city could lose Officer John Macquarrie to military recall as well. Chief Knapp pointed out at the annual weapons safety course to which Council members had been invited, Mayor Becker and Council member Nunn were conspicuous rnarksmen. Deputy Mayor Odermat asked about the increase in the "Year End' 2002 totals over those of 2001 in the "Other" categories for citations and infractions. Public Works — Public Works Director Jahn updated the Council regardng Puget Sound Energy's tree trimming efforts, relaying they planned to trim on the lower part of Evergreen Point Road the latter part of this week. Trees were marked with yellow ties when the Public Works Department agreed, and with orange when they disagreed, but were reaching resolution. He also pointed out the beach erosion at Medina Beach Park, resulting in the backside of the retaining wall sinking approximately six inches. Public Works Director Jahn hoped this could be rectified next summer. He also relayed Earthcorps had maintenance work planned for this summer, and residents could expect to see a good intermediate canopy within Fairweather Park. Council member Blazey inquired about the pile of rocks in Fairweather Park. Public Works Director' Jahn replied it was intentional as part of Phase III to create pools for groundwater table improvement. Council member Morgan requested additional information regarding problems with three storm drain lines on Evergreen Point Road, as reported in the December 2002 Public Works Activity Report. Public Works Director Jahn stated he would talk with the Public Works crew about it, as he did not remember the exact sites. Council member Morgan referred to Section 7.E of the monthly Public Works Report regarding the purchase of irrigation system parts for the new irrigation system to be installed on the west side of Medina Park this spring, and asked what was City Council Meeting t,linutes January 13, 2003 Page 3 being irrigated. Public Works Director Jahn responded the western portion of Medina Park was fill, and this spring the Public Works crew planned to aerate, topsoil and install an irrigation system west of the ponds. City Manager Schulze added the Park Board had recornmended irrigation for about three years. Council member Morgan was of the opinion this should have been discussed at a Council meeting, as a number of residents were "brown lawn" people during the summer. It was suggested the Park Board should clarify its position in a motion on installation of an irrigation system in Medina Park for the February Council meeting. Deputy Mayor Odermat asked about the mosquito abatement workshop. Public Works Director Jahn responded the person had been en jury duty, and had not yet had an opportunity to obtain feedback. However, this information would be included in his next report. Finance Committee -- Council member Morgan distributed a table entitled 'Recent City Revenue Experience" as a comparison with the year-end summary by Finance Officer Burdue regarding whether one budget category or another was above or below expected incorne. He stated when drawing up the approval budget, the City Manager and the Finance Officer made guesses about what the Council was liable to see as income in the various categories, such as property tax, sales tax, and building permits. Council member Morgan recalled about a year ago, the Council had been concerned that as the recession deepened whether the building permit level would be maintained, and what would happen to sales tax revenues. As a result, the City Manager had wisely cut back on revenue expectations. Therefore, the Finance Officer's assessment did not state what the year - by -year performance had been, but rather performance related to a `guesstimate" of the city staff. He continued that another way of looking at it was to go back for five years regarding what had happened to the revenue, and noted building permits had rebounded strongly, even though the prediction had been lower. He noted that criminal justice funding, which appeared to be up, in 200'2 was really within the sarne five-year limits. Council member Morgan concluded those were not the ending balances, but the income revenue for each of the years, taken from the city budget. Personnel Committee — Council rnernber Demitriades stated he would be reporting during Executive Session on the annual evaluation of the City Manager, and would share the results with him:. He added this information would eventually be available, in accordance with State law. PUBLIC HEARING Ordinance No. 735 — Establishing Maximum Lot Coverage — For the appearance of fairness, Council member Nunn left the meeting. City Manager Schulze referred to draft Ordinance No. 735, noting it reflected the changes the Council had forwarded to the Planning Commission for their review several months prior. hie reviewed the chart "Comparison of Existing Code Requirements and Proposed Code Requirements of Ordinance No. 735". Mayor Becker commented as proposed, Ordinance No. 735 was more of a graduated scale up to 30,000 square feet. He also identified some of the other changes in the proposed ordinance, including the proposed shoreline setback increase from 20 to 30 feet. Council member Morgan found the proposed ordinance easier to comprehend when approached from maximum house size, rather than maximum lot coverage. and distributed a chart comparing maximum house size and lot coverage for houses less than 25 feet in height and those over that amount. He noted the proposed ordinance called for a decrease in the house size in the bulkier, taller homes, mainly due to a restriction in the third floor size. Council member Morgan also emphasized narrow lots meant narrow houses, due to the setback requirements. Paul Saad, 7644 NE 8th Street, cornrrrented the greatest ct,anges seemed to be in the R-16 zone. He stressed increasing the setbacks for smaller lots would result in "railroad homes" being designed. Mr. Saad emphasized when the Planning Commission first addressed the concept of percentage, the thought had been to limit the width of larger lots, and to address lot consolidations to avoid a huge house built on two lots. The Planning Commission had never intended the percentage concept to be applied to the R-16 zone. He also expressed concern about the height limit in R-16. Mr. Saad questioned why the Council was going against former Building Official Erickson's rnerno with regard to the height limit. He suggested the Council disseminate more City Council Meeting Minutes January 13, 2003 Page 4 information to the citizens, as the posting Had referred to rnaximurn lot coverage, rather than changes in the method of measuring height limit in R-16 and the proposed setback changes. City Attornev Wines commented the proposed ordinance did not change the height limit in the R-16 zone. He noted MMC 17.34.020 applied to all zones, giving the property owner an allowance up to 25 percent if the structure was below 25 feet from both the original and finished grades. That did not affect the height limit in R-16, but it meant one would not be able to cover 25 percent in R-16 if they were higher than 25 feet in either the original or the finished grade. Council member Morgan stated he had conducted a survey several years ago of all the lots in Medina, and had provided the results to the Planning Commission. He emphasized all lots in all zones were equally variable. Further, the smallest ones %were actually in the R-30 zone. Council member Morgan added the variation in lot sizes was greatest in the R-16 zone, with the largest lot being over 0-0,000 square feet in that zone, and the smallest a little over 8,100 square feet. He was Of the opinion there really was not much to distinguish one zone from another. Council mernber Morgan offered to retrieve this survey information, if anyone was interested. Mr. Saad stated if the proposed setback regulations were imposed, Medina would have tall homes on narrow lots, which could result in unintended consequences. He continued the 15 percent setback rule had been in effect for R-20 and R-30 lots fora few years, but never for R-16 parcels. Ron Santi, 7842 NE 8th Street, requested the Council to review the Council minutes of October 1.1, 2002, in which a number of residents spoke against further "tinkering". He asked the Council not to discriminate against R-16 lots, as there was no supportable basis for drawing arbitrary penalty lines based on lot size. Mr. Santi emphasized his lot coverage would be reduced by 500 square feet. He stressed if the Council was concerned about impacts, they should remain focused on the rnega house issue, rather than dragging other homes into the fray. He urged the Council not to unfairly penalize Medina citizens. Konrad Liegel, 701 Fifth Ave., Suite 5000, Seattle, stated he had represented Bill and Melinda Gates at the October 14, 2002 public hearing. I le distributed a letter regarding the approach taken by a number of the ordinances. Mr. Liegel found Ordinance No 735 as currently written to be a po!=i:ive step regarding larger homes and property use. He had no specific recommendations regarding Or No. 735 in its present state. Council mernber Odermat inquired whether a site plan review process would still be conducted for estate -sized properties. City Manager Schulze responded at the December Planning Commission meeting during discussion of Ordinance No. 748 and several times prior to that, he had suggested they consider a site plan review process along with mitigation ordinance amendments. However, he was not sure what the Commission's level of activity would be in addressing that issue. He suggested whether or not to have a site plan review process could be a discussion Item at the Council February retreat. City Attorney Wines suggested very firm guidelines be imposed, and it should stand alone as a separate ordinance. I -he Council expressed interest in the site plan review process, and suggested the Commission should begin re✓iewing the draft ordinance this year, with policy staternents being prepared as a first step. The Council reviewed Ordinance No. 735 s^ction-by-section. They agreed by consensus to continue the public hearing, as well as on the following changes: a. Amend the title to clarify limiting dimensions for floors over 19 feet above the original or finished grade, whichever is lower, b. Acid language to exclude private lane easements from the impervious surface calculation; G. Do not change the impervious surface coverage from the current draft, and d. Mail a special flyer as a public notice of the final hearing. Ordinance No. 748, Construction Mitigation — City Manager Schulze noted adopting Ordinance No. 748 would impose additional requirements on construction activity within Medina In addition, City Council Meeting Minutes January 13. 2003 Page 5 enforcement of the ordinance would require staff resources, which were not currently available. Fees associated with construction mitigation would generate revenues to recover approximately 75 percent of the wages and benefits for a code enforcement officer. Further, enforcement of this ordinance would be extremely expensive if conducted through a consultant, clue to the time involved with monitoring and enforcement. He noted the Planning Commission had reviewed and recommended a few changes to this ordinance, which had been incorporated into the draft. City Manager Schulze distributed a spreadsheet providing actual examples of 2002 permits, valuations and triggering conditions. His objective had been to identify the obvious trigger points in the Level 1 and 2 categories. He noted there were very few projects of the total that rnet Level 2 requirements and perhaps 12 that would meet those for Level 1. He had also received two Suggested changes late today in which the Planning Commission had suggested for Section 1.0 adding the phrases "reroofing projects" and "totally completed". They had also recommended for Section 5.A changing the posting notice on site to posting adjacent to the site in an area visible to the public. He indicated the City Attorney was writing clarifying language requiring notice to be posted in a place visible to the public, rather than on site. Mayor Becker suggested objective performance standards be included to minimize criteria subjectivity. Cily Manager Schulze's recommendation was the ordinance terminology would meet the intent. Mayor Becker requested the total cost implications to the homeowner for implernentation, as he was concerned about potential scrutiny. He also inquired who would pay for code compliance. City Manager Schulze responded the base permit fee would cover monitoring compliance, noting requirements for mitigation would vary by project. Preparation costs for Level 1 were estimated at $500, and for Level 2, it would be more expensive because a little more detail would be required. Level 1 would be a basic boilerplate submittal document, with very little staff time involved for monitoring. The Council reviewed Ordinance No. 748 section by section, and opened it to public comment, Council member Morgan emphasized street blockage should be one of the mitigation triggers. City Manager Schulze responded a separate ordinance was being prepared to address the requirement of certified flaggers for any construction related vehicles to prevent interference with street use. Council member Rudolph was concerned the mitigation plan wculd only apply to a percentage of Medina projects, whereas all of them had the pwent al to be disruptive. Paul Saad, 7644 NE 8°i Street, favored mitigation plans, especially for large projects impacting the neighborhood. He thought mitigation should not be applied to normal construction activities. City Manager Schulze replied most complaints emanated frorn Level 1 projects, because they were from smaller sites. Further, most of them did not have a general contractor coordinating the subcontractors, who did not care what the Construction Code of Conduct stated. Further, signing the Construction Code of Conduct was not required. Therefore, the Construction Code of Conduct had been incorporated into Ordinance No. 748 so the city could enforce and monitor the projects. He was of the opinion this was the objective behind Ordinance No. 748. Konrad Liegel, 701 Fifth Avenue, Suite 5000, Seattle, thought Ordinance No. 748 was well organized and was easy to follow. He suggested it would be worthwhile to review the kinds of properties swept into Level 1 and Level 2 to strike the right balance that would impact the kinds of projects the city wished to have addressed. He recommended staff review the ordinance again for subjective criteria to see where objective standards would apply. Mr. Liegel also suggested reviewing exotic materials, as what was exotic to one might not be to another. Paul Saad, 7644 NE 8cn Street, inquired whether the city kept a log of complaints. Chief Knapp replied the Police Department logged all calls to 91 1. Another way of receiving complaints was to the police officer on the street. City Manager Schulze stated complaints were also received in the front office, and he even got them at home. He added parking was probably the most common complaint, followed by noise and traffic obstruction. Sarah Knight, 1201 Third Avenue, 48r'' Floor, Seattle, announced she represented Cascade Trust. Her main concern was really ferreting out which projects warranted going before the City Councll Meeting Minutes January 13, 2003 Page 6 Hearing Examiner, both for the applicant and for he city. She was concerned whether the trigger mechanisms identified large-scale impacts that deserved more effort to mitigate those impacts. Council member Dernitriades responded the Council had discussed post -construction impact, as a lot of these projects became large corporate facilities. Council member Odermat added the Gates residence personnel had done a good job of mitigating their events. City Attorney Wines was of the opinion that should be part of the site plan review process. Council member Morgan moved, seconded by Council member Blazey, to continue the public hearing, and the motion carried unanimously. The Ordinance No. 748, Construction Mitigation public hearing was continued, with the following changes. a. Prepare a cost analysis of the process b. Clarification is needed in Section 1131(a) and (d), and in Section 1132(a) and (d); G. Change "illustrates" to "shows" in Section 2131(d); d. Section 4 changes are needed to make it more objective, e. Add language for posting requirements to Section 5A, and f. Include complaint procedures in Section 8. NEW BUSINESS Discussion of Council Member Participation in Council Meetings and Study Sessions Via Telephone — Mayor Becker was concerned if this proposal were passed, Council members would be required to call in if they were unable to attend the meeting in person. He also queried whether there was anything that critical to require all seven Council members attend all the meetings. Council member Blazey stated many issues continued from one meeting to the next, so by the time a vote was taken, the member attending by phone could be "up to speed". Council member Morgan objected a member participating by phone could create liability for the city if he/she did not see photos distributed during a Council meeting at which a vote was taken. A citizen could claim a vote had been taken without having the evidence available to all Council members who voted. Council member Blazey commented state law allowed participation by phone. Council mernher Rudolph was of the opinion most such issues were ones that had been discussed for sorne time. If the Council mernher was able to review the packet ahead of time, telephone participation should be. allowed, under state law. Mayor Becker thought this would set a bad precedent. Council member Rudolph thought telephone participation should be the option of the member who was traveling. The Council consensus was to continue telephone participation by members, with Council members Blazey, Demitriades, Rudolph and Deputy Mayor Odermat in favor, Mayor Becker abstaining, and Council member Morgan dissenting. It was suggested if a Council member participating by phone did not have all the information regarding a particular issue, he/she should abstain from voting. Discussion of Council Committees — City Manager Schulze sought Council direction regarding appointment of members to Council Committees for 2003 or reaffirmation of current committee membership. Fie also stated Council rnernber Nunn had resigned from the Emergency Preparedness Committee, so a replacement was needed to fill the vacant position. City Manager Schulze relayed the January 6, 2003 Comprehensive Emergency Preparedness Plan memo supplied by Chief Knapp provided additional information about the steps involved to complete the next phase of the Emergency Management Program. Mayor Becker commented perhaps Council member Nunn would be interested in servi is on another committee. City Manager Schulze continued a number of citizens had responded to the city's request for volunteers to serve on the Facilities Committee, but appointment and guidance were necessary. On behalf of the Tree Ordinance Committee, Council member Demitriades stated he, Council members Rudolph and Morgan had forwarded their comments to the City Attorney. It was announced Public Works Director Jahn would serve on the SR-520 Committee. Council member Blazey conveyed sorne residents perceived the subcommittees met in secret and made decisions without involving the whole Council. City Attorney Wines stated a 24-hour posting notice was required for such meetings. Council rnernber Morgan was in favor of posting meetings ahead of time, even for those the city was not legally required to schedule. City Clerk Wedlund City Council Meeting Minutes January 13, 2003 Pace 7 interjected she posted all meetings of which she was made aware, and had even posted the annual holiday staff/council/consultant potluck luncheon. The Council agreed by consensus all meetings would be posted. They also were in agreement there should be no chairpersons for Council subcommittees. Council member Morgan suggested all committees sunset biennially with elections. Council member Odermat commented everyone wanted to be involved on the City Facilities Committee, which meant the full Council would discuss this issue during Council meetings. Therefore, the City Facilities Committee no longer existed. The Council requested a letter be sent to residents who had volunteered to serve on this committee stating they would be provided the same public information regarding city facilities that was furnished to the Council. Council member Odermat suggested since the city now employed a Public Works Director who attended all Park Board meetings, the need for direct involvement of a Council member fiad ceased. The Council agreed by consensus to remove from the MMC the directive that a member of the Council should serve as liaison to the Board. Mayor Becker requested an ordinance be drafted to modify MMC Section 2.40.02B. City Manager Schulze stated he would work with the City Attorney to modify MMC Title 2. Public Works Director Jahn stated there were no clear definitions of the Park Board role and responsibilities, and suggested clarification. OTHER BUSINESS Approval of December 9, 2002 and January 6, 2003 Minutes -- It was noted Council mernber Blazey abstained regarding the Council vote on passage of Resolution No. 294. Deputy Mayor Odermat stated besides Council member Demitriades attending the Emergency Preparedness Committee meeting, she, Council mernbers Rudolph and Blazey were also in attendance, and wanted this inserted into the December 9, 2002 minutes. She also wanted the minutes to reflect that City Attorney Wines had distributed a copy of Ordinance 735 at the December 9, 2002 meeting. Council member Morgan noted the January 6, 2003 meeting was a special one, rather than a workshop. Deputy Mayor Odermat moved, seconded by Council member Demitriades, to approve the minutes of December 9, 2002 and January 6, 2003 with changes, and the motion carried unanimously. Discussion of Hearing Examiner Process -- Council member Morgan was troubled by the decision pattern created by the Hearing Examiner, but did not wish to return to the Board of Adjustment process. He suggested, and Council member Blazey agreed, the first criterion when appointing a new Hearing Examiner was to uphold the city's intent of the laws passed by the Council, and to be the city's advocate. City Manager Schulze commented it would be beneficial to obtain copies of the potential hearing examiner's decisions front other cities with whom that person consulted. Mayor Becker added the Hearing Examiner's position had been unless the city demonstrated the ordinances were right, the applicant would be granted a variance. City Manager Schulze stated he had identified a number of potential consultants to provide Hearing Examiner services, but preferred to delay the selection process until after the scheduled Hearing Examiner meeting of January 21, 2003. After that, he would start the process of identifying an individual to fill the Hearing Examiner position, with the anticipation of having a person hired for the February Hearing Examiner meeting. Council member Rudolph agreed with Council member Morgan's comments, adding he wanted to keep the Hearing Examiner system, but it needed to be restructured. Further, during the interview process, it was vital to discuss the city's general intent with the candidates, and to obtain general agreement if he/she disagreed with the city, that person would in some way assist with restructuring the ordinance in question. City Attorney Wines cautioned against having the Hearing Examiner author ordinances, because that person would be the one enforcing them. Permit Expiration — City Manager Schulze referred to this memo requesting consideration o` a reduced or waived permit fee. He noted the language in NIMC 13.04.040 provided no authority for administrative waiver of permit fees when permits had expired. He turned to the waiver request frorn Ms. Naini, and sought direction from the Council. The Council requested staff review and a recornmendation regarding a proposal to create 30 day permit renewals after 18 months, with the fee based upon a full permit fee pro -rated over 18 months. Following discussion. Deputy Mayor Odermat moved, seconded by Council member Dernitriades, to deny the building permit fee waiver City Council Meeting Minutes January 13, 2003 Page 8 request submitted by Ms. Naini, based upon their desire to uphold the Code. The motion carried, with Council member Morgan and Mayor Becker dissenting. Tree Ordinance From Hunts Point — A copy of a Hunts Point ordinance amending its tree code to reflect the community's input was distributed to Council members. EXECUTIVE SESSION By consensus, the Council recessed into Executive Session at 11:25 p.m. for discussion of personnel issues, per RCW 42.30.110(g). The Executive Session ended at 11:42 p.m. ADJOURNMENT By consensus, the Council adjourned the meeting at 11:44 p.m. r Danie7'F. Becker, Mayor Attest: Caroll P. Wedlund, City Clerk