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Home My WebLink About02-08-1993 - MinutesMEUINA CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING MINUTES February 8, 1993 Medina City Mall 7.00 PM 501 Evergreen Point Rd. REPORTS/DISCUSSION Revised portion of minutes: The Mayor stated that attorneys Shute, Mihaly & Weinberger advised the City the probability of success in litigation, is unlikely in court against the FAA over jet noise because of the holding in a Ninth Circuit case in April of 1992. The Mayor indicated the citizens have been previously advised of this. Further, the Mayor stated this did not rule out other types of administrative litigation. Shute, Mihaly & Weinberger recommended a public relations approach through the administrative agencies. Pursuant to authority from the Council, Mayor Cory reported that he had requested The Rockey Company, a public relations firm, to recommend a PR approach to the jet noise problem. The Rockey Company has proposed guidelines to follow which are set forth in a letter dated February 8, 1993. The Council agreed that The Rockey Company should proceed ahead with the guidelines and tha The Rockey Company has up to $5,000 to spend in this first phase for its time. It was also agreed that the Rocky Company has the latitude to call Shute, Mihaly & Weinberger, but before any significant services are requested from Shute, Mihaley & Weinberger, the expense should be cleared through the Mayor and the Mayor should discuss it with the City Manager. The City Manager was concerned that more than $5,000 might be spent by The Rockey Company by incurring expenses through Shute, Mihaly & Weinberger. The City Manager was advised that $40,000 had been allocated on the jet noise problem of which only S26,000 has been spent and that if some additional funds were spent with Shute, Mihaley & Weinberger, it would be acceptable. Hull made a motion that the above portion of February 8th minutes be accepted as revised, seconded by Kelly, passed. C. RayC6ry Mayor �— ot M4argatet R. Davis, City Clerk MEDINA CITY COUNCIL Regular Meeting MINUTES February 8, 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, Scholl, Potts, Zubko and Mayor Cory City Staff Present: City Manager Papke, City Clerk Davis, Police Chief Race, Public Works Supt. Weigle and City Attorney Wines MINUTES OF PREVIOUS MEETINGS: Hull moved to approve the minutes of January 11, 1993, seconded by Zubko, passed. REPORTS/DISCUSSION Puget Sound Regional Council Interlocal Agreement Kelly moved to authorize the City Manager to sign the Interlocal Agreement with Puget Sound Regional Council. Seconded by Zubko, passed. Zubko gave some background on the history of Puget Sound Regional Council. Drug Free Zone City Attorney Wines stated the City does not have to take any action on this in order to enforce the state statute, but does have the option of adopting a map by ordinance which sets forth where these areas are. He recommended the City adopt such a map. He stated it would send a message to the residents that Medina is concerned about drugs. In addition to this, Wines stated that "Drug Free Zone" signs can also be posted. Scholl moved that the City prepare a map and also budget money to place signs at the perimeter of the city that Medina is a Drug Free Zone. Seconded by Kelly. Discussion followed. The consensus of the Council was to prepare a resolution and map for a future meeting. The previous motion and second were withdrawn. Financial Reports & Claims Scholl moved to approve December claims warrants #6065-6085 totalling $24,075.81. January claims warrants #6086-6142 totalling $62,253.07 and payroll warrants #12721-12765 totalling $53, 463. 35, seconded by Zubko, passed. Committee Reports Public Works Committee Hull and Kelly reported having a meeting with the City Engineers Jauhola and Hill. Jauhola prepared a report on the Comprehensive Storm Water Management Plan which was forwarded to the Council. Weigle reported that Jauhola stated that adopting the Storm Water Management Plan means the City has a plan, but is not bound to the funding options. Intergovernmental Kelly stated one item of importance discussed at the Mayors' meeting was affordable housing: Medina City Council Minutes February 8, 1993 Page 2 The City Manager gave more background on the number of buildable lots in Medina and encouraged the Council to attend future meetings relative to the implementation of the county -wide planning policies. Lengthy discussion followed. Police Report Accepted as submitted. _ Chief Race stated the Department had their first D. A. R. E. graduation. Margie Danz, 2420 77th Ave NE, stated Bellevue High School parents had invited Chief Race and Chief Wehmeye-r to speak to them to inform them how they would handle alcohol and drug problems at the teenage level. She, on behalf of the parents, wanted to thank them both for attending the meeting and felt they left a favorable impression, which will be passed on to the students. City Manager Report/Public Works Report City Manager Papke and Public Works Supt. Weigle reported on the major storm cleanup and the efforts of the community coming together as a team. The Council congratulated the City Manager, staff and crew for a job well-done. They also recommended a letter of thanks be sent to Bill Gates and Doug Bonn for their assistance following the storm. ORDINANCES/RESOLUTIONS - Final Action Ordinance No. 563 - Amending Medina Municipal Code 12.24.010, Rules applying to all Public Parks, to prohibit littering and to prohibit animals other than domesticated animals. Hull moved to adopt Ordinance No. 563, seconded by Kelly, passed. ORDINANCES/RESOLUTIONS._- First Reading Ordinance No. 567 - An Ordinance pertaining to the wearing of bicycle helmets while operating or riding on a bicycle or cycle not powered by motor on public roadways, bicycle paths, rights - of -way or publicly owned properties. Discussion followed. Revisions will be made before the next reading. Executive Session - Litigation/Personnel The regular meeting adjourned to executive session at 8:30 PM. Executive session returned to the regular meeting at 9:25 PM. PUBLIC MEETING Mayor Cory stated that attorneys Shute, Mihaly $ Weinberger advised the City they would not expect to win a lawsuit over jet noise against the FAA. The Council has therefore agreed not to pursue litigation at this time. Councilmembe-r Scholl reiterated that we do not have a legal stand in this matter. Shute, Mihaley & Weinberger's presentation some months back made it clear that the city's chances of remedy through litigation were greatly diminished due to a decision in an April '92 suit. Mayor Cory reported that he had contacted the Rockey Company, a public relations firm, about an alternative approach to finding a solution to the jet noise problem. The Rockey Company has proposed a short.term program which is described in a letter dated February '6, 1993. - 2 - Medina City Council Minutes February 8, 1993 Page Three The consensus of the Cqu-rrt31 was to hire the Rocky Company for this first phase arm authorize them to spend up to $5,000. The Firm of Shute, Mihalyy.. -- Weinberge-r will need to contact the City before incurring }Fry more expense. The Council recommended an _arf�`ticle be written for the newsletter informing the residents ,o what has taken place thus far. Zubko volunteered to write this article. ADJOURNMENT The meeting adjourned at 10:00 P.M. M rge ,` avis, City Clerk - 3 -- Ray Cory, Mayor