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HomeMy WebLinkAbout03-09-1987 - MinutesMEDINA CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING MINUTES March 9, 1987 Medina City Hall 8:00 p.m. 501 Evergreen Pt. Road -------------------------------------------------------------------------- CALL TO ORDER: The regular meeting of Medina City Council was called to order at 8:00 p.m. by Mayor King. The meeting was tape recorded. ROLL CALL: Present: Councilpersons Dietrich, Goldstein, Messmer, Val]-Spinosa, Yoler, and Mayor King. Absent: Reagan. Staff present: City Manager Dodge, City Clerk Davis, Director of Public Safety Anglin, and City Attorney Wines. MINUTES OF PREVIOUS MEETING: Amendment to the second page 2, 3rd paragraph, second line: Dave "Mortin" should read Dave "Martin"; 4th paragraph, second line: Procedural "happenings" should read procedural "alternatives". Messmer moved to adopt the March 9, 1987, minutes with those two amendments, seconded by Dietrich, passed. PUBLIC HEARINGS Mayor King made mention of one of the goals City Council set this year was to get together with our neighbors and have an informal joint Council meeting with members of Clyde Hill Town Council. Everyone is invited, audience as well as Council members. ANNEXATION OF PROPERTIES ON N.E. llth AND 87th AVENUE N.E. City Manager Dodge said the City had received a petition signed by the majority of the residents indicating they wished to be annexed into the City of Medina. He asked City Attorney Wines to review the procedures and what needs to be done. Wines said we are proceeding under what is known as the direct petition method. He said we received a notice of intent from the property owners saying they would like to annex to the City of Medina. At this meeting we should decide 1) whether they will be required to assume all or any portion of the City's outstanding indebtedness as of the time of annexation, and 2) whether the City wants to propose any special zoning for that area, or whether the City wants to take it in under current R-20 zoning. The Council needs to make a decision on those two items which needs to be recorded in the minutes and the decision will be incorporated into the 4,L/ formal petition of annexation so that the owners of the property involved will know what the ground rules are. If 75% of the owners sign the formal N petition, and if Council approves it by resolution, it will become effective. The City Manager gave a little background on the financial situation. We do not have any outstanding bonded indebtedness. The only indebtedness that we do have at this point in time is some bond anticipation notes that we have set aside our regular property tax revenue to cover. There is no additional indebtedness other than our normal day to day obligations. Director of Public Safety Anglin also gave some background on this area. He said the County could not respond to this area in a timely manner so they asked the City to service this area without compensation. As a policy, the police department serviced the area and provided crime prevention service. Medina City Council Minutes, March 9, 1987 Page Two Mayor King added that he had spoken to Councilman Bill Reams. This area falls in his district and he supports annexation of that area to Medina and that it would be to their advantage. Discussion followed. Mayor King informed these residents that they would be welcomed as residents to the City of Medina. Public Hearing was then closed. _ Vall-Spinosa moved to resolve to commence annexation proceeding of those properties contained in the proposed area of annexation that is described in the notice of intent. They are required to assume all City indebtedness upon annexation. Yoler seconded. Carried. Wines reviewed the issue of zoning. Messmer moved that at such time as this property is annexed into the City it be designated to be within the R-16 zone. Yoler seconded. Wines indicated changing the zoning would delay the annexation. Lloyd Reed, 8703 N.E. 11th, resident of the annexation, asked for a clari- fication of R-16 and R-20 zoning. Mayor King explained the difference. Messmer withdrew his motion with no objection from Yoler. Dietrich motioned that we bring in the proposed property annexation under the normal zoning ordinance that we have in the City of Medina, which is 20,000 square feet. Seconded by Val]-Spinosa. Messmer wanted to indicate for the record that the residents should be aware that once they are annexed they can make a request for a change in that zoning. Motion carried unanimously. Wines said he would like the Council to approve the form of petition, which is before you, and suggested they appoint Pat Dodge as the Council repre- sentative to receive this petition and to approve it pursuant to statutory guidelines which are set forth for verification of signatures and ownership. Also authorize him to schedule a public hearing on the petition after it has been received and approved. Messmer moved to approve the form of petition and appoint Pat Dodge as the Council's representative to receive this petition and to approve it pursuant to statutory guidelines which are set forth for verification of signatures and ownership. Also authorize him to schedule a public hearing on the pe- tition after it has been received and approved. Vall-Spinosa seconded, carried unanimously. FIREWORKS REGULATIONS Anglin spoke on the Fireworks Ordinance. There is a bill pending in the Senate which will require all cities to strictly follow the state regulations and the City Attorney suggested we wait until the Senate makes their decision. We still have sufficient time to do so. Wines stated that the bill in the Senate will probably reduce the City's power to restrict fireworks. Mayor King opened the meeting to the public. No response. Vall-Spinosa moved to table the Fireworks Ordinance to a later date based on what happens at the State level. Messmer seconded, carried unanimously. Medina City Council Minutes, March 9, 1987 Page Three ACTION RIGHT-OF-WAY LICENSE David Cahill requested a right-of-way license to construct a driveway on the unopened portion of 77th Avenue. The City Manager gave some background on the Indian Trail and adjoining properties. Discussion followed. Messmer asked Wines what obligation does the City have to grant access to lots that butt onto unopened streets. His answer was that the person who buys on an unopened street has a right of access, under our codes as they are now, unless that person acquires a license from the Council, the person's option is to put in a road to City's specifications. More discussion. David Cahill explained his position. He has tied this lot up on earnest money, and is considering building a house. Part of his process is to determine whether he can afford to put a house on the property. He would like to know what the City's approach is so he can make a decision. The Council would like Cahill to work with Dodge and his neighbors and come up with a more concrete plan before a license can be granted. ENGINEERING TECHNICIAN POSITION The City Manager gave his report on the new position and goals we will be striving for. Mike Jauhola, City Engineer, was present and asked for his thoughts on the position. He said he supports Dodge wholeheartedly and the position would be cost effective. Many times he or someone from his staff comes out on a job when they really need not be there. We are large enough now to support an individual. He could handle many of the permits for the City without having to call on Gray & Osborne. Qualifications for this position were discussed, also Jauhola brought up the subject of catch basins all over the City that need to be inventoried. Messmer moved to authorize the City Manager to hire a person to fill the Engineering Tech position described on the job description. Yoler seconded. Passed. Messmer moved to amend the pending motion to indicate that the base salary offered would not exceed $30,000 a year. Goldstein seconded. Passed. Dietrich opposed. PARK AND RIDE Anglin gave his report on the Park & Ride as requested by the Council. Dodge also added that they had posted some areas and there has been a noticeable improvement. Mayor King read a letter from E.S. Freer who strongly opposes closing the Park & Ride. Barry Scott, 7626 N.E. 8th, Ben Pelly, 1619 Evergreen Point Road, Kifn Jaderholm, 7814 N.E. 8th, and Richard Malm, 911 - 87th Avenue N.E., also spoke in opposition to closing the Park & Ride. Medina City Council Minutes, March 9, 1987 Page Four More discussion followed. Bob Caldwell, State Department of Transportation, was present to address this topic. He had monitored the traffic and also felt that there are things that can be done to solve some of the problems. He understood that there were two problems. One was overflow parking and excess traffic throughout the area created by the lot. One of his suggestions is recommending allowing access to 520 at night, close lot at top and install an automatic power gate on a time clock. There are about ten spaces that are not being used by DOT maintenance vehicles, that can be stripped and used for additional parking to accommodate the overflow parking. DOT would work with the City of Medina. They do not want to see the lot closed. Anglin stated that Metro and off -duty King County Police officers had asked for our assistance to patrol Metro lots because they were having a fair amount of crime. They do not have the force to do an effective job. Yoler would like to go on record saying she would not appreciate that lot becoming any larger. Question on the liability of the lot was discussed. City Manager was asked for his recommendations and the effect the permits have had on traffic in that area. DRAINAGE STUDY City Manager had asked Gray & Osborne to submit a proposal on doing a drainage analysis. It would involve caculator and drainage basins, potential flow and what size pipes we would need to handle certain storm events. They would also have to map our drainage systems. If we have our own engineering tech our cost will be greatly reduced because he could do much of the leg work. He also discussed the issuance of bonds this year to include some additional money for drainage problems. The worst problems and their solution need to be identified and included in our proposal so they can be taken care of this summer. We need to get started immediately. Since the money had already been allocated in the budget, the Council told him to go ahead with the project. DISCUSSION 84th AVENUE N.E. TRAFFIC REPORT City Manager Dodge submitted his report to the Council. The proposal was to make 84th Avenue N.E. one lane on Medina's side going South and two lanes going North with the very right bound lane of traffic going on 520 only. That leaves the left lane towards the center for Medina and Hunts Point residents who want to go on through. Discussion followed. Vall-Spinosa was designated to represent Medina on the traffic issue. Medina City Council Minutes, March 9, 1987 Page Five LIBRARY SERVICE Mayor King gave the background on discontinuing the library services to the audience. Messmer suggested something should be put in the newsletter informing the residents on this issue. Discussion followed. City Manager will negotiate with the Director of the Library system. It will definitely be considered in next year's budget. City Manager encouraged the Council to review the additional information placed before them on the bonds to be taken care of in the next month or so. REPORTS FINANCIAL REPORT - Accepted as submitted. DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC SAFETY'S REPORT - Accepted as submitted. Anglin passed around the permit sticker for the Council's review. OTHER BUSINESS CLAIM WARRANTS Goldstein moved Claim Warrants 5131-5252 be approved as submitted, Vall- Spinosa seconded, carried. Vall-Spinosa made a motion to adjourn the meeting to executive session at 12:00 am. EXECUTIVE SESSION Council came out of Executive Session at 12:45 pm. The Meeting was adjourned at 12:45 pm. H.-E. -`Ted`-KT'rrg Arthur Dietrich, Mayor Pro Tem Barg t R. Davis, City Clerk