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Home My WebLink About10-11-1993 - MinutesMEDINA CITY COUNCIL Regular Meeting MINUTES October 11, 1993 Medina City Hall 7.00 PM 501 Evergreen Point Rd, CALL TO ORDER: The regular meeting of the Medina City Council was called to order at 7:00 PM by Mayor Cory. The meeting was tape recorded. ROLL CALL: Present: Councilmembers Guyton, Hull, Kelly, Potts, Scholl, Zubko and Mayor Cory City Staff Present: City Manager Papke, City Clerk Batchelor, Public Works Supt. Weigle, Police Chief Race, City Attorney Wines, Planner Burke and Building Official Erickson MINUTES OF PREVIOUS MEETING: Hull moved to approve the minutes of the September 13, 1993 meeting, seconded by Scholl, passed unanimously. AUDIENCE PARTICIPATION Dr. Bob Rudolph, 1455 Evergreen Point Rd., requested an update on the status of the .jet noise issue. Mayor Pro Tem Hull gave a brief review of the City's current ,jet noise discussions with the FAA. Discussion followed. Herb Lyon, 8645 NE 7th St., was present to discuss his concerns regarding enforcement of the building code, especially in -regards to the section of the Medina Municipal Code that relates to the Land and Tree Ordinance. He also suggested that the issue of the local communities consolidating their police departments should be considered. PUBLIC: HEARING used Changes to the Tree Preservation & Landsca inn irements of the Zoning_ Cod_el Chapter 2 1and Adding a New ter to the Zoning__Gode Deali_n_g with View & Sur, Obstruction Tree Removal--��^ __.._ Planning Consultant Burke reviewed the suggested revisions to the Tree Preservation and Landscaping Requirements (Chapter 12.28) in -response to the comments made at the last. City Council meeting. He also reviewed the Planning Commission's recommendation to add a new chapter to the Zoning Code dealing with view & sun obstruction and tree removal. Mayor Cory opened the Public Hearing. The following persons spoke in regards to this issue: Tames Cutler, 9151 Olympic Beach Rd., Bainbridge Island Susie Marglin, 2623 Evergreen Point Rd., Medina Richard Etter, 2225 Evergreen Point Rd., Medina Susan Lawrence, 822 Evergreen Point Rd., Medina Andrew V. Harris, 3607 Evergreen Point Rd., Medina Charles Swoope, 7319 NE 18th St., Medina Thomas Morgan, 3242 78th Pl. NE, Medina Richard Hines, 7715 Overlake Dr. W., Medina Mike Hynes, 3313 Evergreen Point. Rd., Medina �:ity iJ+7uncil Kinutes October 11, 199�3 Pages Tw+3 Mayc+r Cory closed the Pt.biic Hear Discussion followed. Scholl moved that the Consult<-er,t make the suctqeFt-Fd revisions to the Tree Preservation Lan�iscaF+ing rec}uirerae>,tCo , of the Zoning Cade (12.28) and add a new chapter to the Zoning r. lde dealing with View & Sun Obstruction and Tree Removal, ar:d both issues back in ordinance form for further review at the r,iF-•xt Council meeting. Zubko seconded the motion. Discussion followed. The motion carried unar,imn-USly. F'ro[rosed Amendmerit� tC! _ t hN---�iC rs l.i dy„ance Discussion on the proposed amend -menu to the Medina Mur,iU-iF-a . Code Chapter 17.80.040 relating to political signs. Scholl moved to approve Ordinance No. `-+72, Nu11 seconded the motion, passed unar,iMc+usly. REF'0PT S l I)I SC''JSST ON Fro posed Modif icat_iO _ram' to_ the City Code to Control Size and Impact of La_r.ae Dewey Taylor, Chairpe-rson of the Plannirg Corr;rnis_ior, and Bob Burke, Planning Consultant were I+resent t c+ give a review of the changes proposed by the Plannir,cl Commission. Lowell Erickson. Building Official. waE: pr"F>sEnt a c� comment i+r, the proposed modifications. r.harlLies. It was. the consensus C'.f the Discussion on the proposed -- Council that further discussion was needed regarding this: issue. Planr,irg Commission Recornmerid ,tion R�ardinLi_,_MiticLation _Plan Dewey Taylor, C:hairpera:or: Of the Planr,ir4g Commission. was present to review the Planninc, Commis :ion's• recommendation regarding the Gates Mitigation, Flan. at After considerable e ser�:ic.es, of}la C+rofessioaalemediato-rr�to process of using the F resolve the concerns of the adjacent property owners was a logical solution. The City Manager- ir,st:ructed the Planninc= Consultant to contact a prc+fessional rn( cdiatox and pursue matter with the Gates x-elres'er,tatives. Park Board Appluintrnent It was the co:nser,*::u-• of thF2 City Cc+ur,cil that Betsy Weyer be appointed to fillthe ur,e.cpired term f Mar-k Holland or, the Park Board. Financi_al_-R�prts C:lairn Scholl moved to approve the E:,eptember claim warrants #673'2-6801 totalling ,_=s7, 081. -1!4 September payroll war r E,r,ts *171G7-- 1�;1`�+�1 totalling i 58, 289. 74. Seconded by Zubkc+, passed unan:imc+ugly. C:ornmittee Rgt�lorts Public, SafetY Zub}co reported that the c°.ornmittee had recently met with jcwet.Race, Police Chief. to discusissues.: some safety issues.Zubkc+ their recommendatiocls' regarding these safety issues would be brought back to the next Council meeting in ordinance form.. nhe, also noted that the committee is also looking at the issues of tt,e noise level of the bC}ats or, Lake Washington and tile St. Thomas program for hc;TnE,les`; people. tlity t,':,uneail r{eeri;lti M.:��.t�t�=> October 11, 113'*7� Fae:j+:- Three Police Report Accepted as submitted. Public Works _Report Public Works Suet. Weigle repc,.ited on ttte +atu<: _. f t,;e ?t.Pa bt.. ditch protect and the OA7erlake t'+'cive slope stabilization prct-E-ct. ORDINANC E`_rlRESCiLUTION _ - �- An �?I i;+V tj nth' Ln+�r_ntrifl,1C:,3t,1On t_e_e1' e?mpi.oyees and of-ficialS. Discus ion followed c eg�r+�irtg t},e suggested chancles by May lr c:ory. Potty moved to approve Crrdinance No. 573 with the suggested changes. Hull seconded the rt(ot ion, pa :sed unanimously. NEW HUE:iNEEE Medina Newaletter Discus-s•ion on the feasibility Of allowing a {z.iassified section in the Medina Newsletter. Fc.:,now, it was decided that tht�, newsletter will remain the sane. Executive _Session - I'ers+onnei The regular meeting was adjOur rted to Y''`r:ecutive- sr'ssiOrt -t. 9:40 PM. The executive session returned to i egular session at 10:47 F'M. ADJOURNMENT The meeting adjourned at 10:48 PM, ti.. Pay c r;/, Mayor n L}1fsn atchelor. City Clerk