HomeMy WebLinkAbout05-08-1995 - MinutesMEDINA CITY COUNCIL
Regular Meeting
MINUTES
May 8, 1995 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 Taylor. The meeting was tape recorded.
ROLL CALL: Present: Councilmembers Cory, Guyton, Koelemay,
Potts, Ross, Scholl and Mayor Taylor
MINUTES OF PREVIOUS MEETING:
Scholl moved to approve the minutes of the March 13, 1995 meeting.
Potts seconded the motion, passed unanimously.
ANNOUNCEMENTS
City Council
Mayor Taylor announced that due to scheduling conflicts, the discussion with
Port Officials regarding airplane noise has been postponed and will be
rescheduled at a later date.
Councilmember Koelemay announced that the Medina Elementary School is
holding their annual Walk-a-thon on Friday, May 19, 1995. She asked, as a
private citizen, that should a child come to a resident's door asking for a
donation, to please be generous.
Staff
City Clerk Batchelor announced that the Joint Building Department Workshop
between the Planning Commission and City Council will be held on Thursday,
May 11, 1995 at 7:00 PM. She encouraged those that are interested to attend.
AUDIENCE
Jet Noise
Dr. Bob Rudolph was present to ask that he be personally notified in advance
when the discussion with Port Officials has been rescheduled.
City Manager Papke assured him that she would do so.
Animal Control
Ann Lund, 8611 NE 7th, read a letter that she had submitted to the council
regarding an incident in which she had been bitten by a dog while taking her
daily walk.
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May 8, 1995
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Discussion on the incident and on the dog owner's responsibility in regards to his
ability to have voice control over his dog.
City Manager Papke stated that she had spoken with Chief Race and was
familiar with the incident. She assured Mrs. Lund that all the proper steps had
been taken by the animal control officer regarding the incident.
Discussion on possibly imposing stricter animal control legislation.
SR-520 Proposal
Henry Paulman, member of TRUST (Tolls Represent Unfair State Taxes),
reported that due to public pressure, tolls are no longer a certainty. He thanked
everyone for their support. He stated that Sid Morrison has been directed by the
House Transportation Committee not to sign any franchise agreements
regarding the proposal until the Legislature has had a chance to act. He noted
that a special 30 day Legislature session began on April 24 and ESHB 1317 will
be considered as part of the special session.
Mr. Paulman stated that to date TRUST has received $44,400 in private
contributions. He asked the City Council to consider giving $20,200 to TRUST to
help them pay for a portion of the $35,200 in current unpaid debts.
Discussion followed.
It was the consensus of the Council to continue the discussion until the next
meeting. This would allow more time to look into the legality of whether the City
Council can, or even will, pay monies to a citizen's group for debt that has
already been incurred.
DISCUSSION
Playground Equipment
Anne Weigle, Public Works Superintendent, was present on behalf of the Park
Board to give a presentation regarding the siting of the playground equipment in
Medina Park.
Councilmember Potts, on behalf of the City Council, asked that Ms. Weigle
convey to the Park Board their appreciation for all the hard work that was
undertaken on their part regarding the project.
ORDINANCES/RESOLUTIONS
Ordinance No 601 - An Ordinance to prohibit the possession of drug
paraphernalia.
Discussion followed.
It was decided to table the discussion until the next council meeting in June.
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Ordinance No 602 - An Ordinance to prohibit the discharge of common
fireworks in Medina.
Discussion followed.
Scholl moved to deny the approval of Ord. No. 602, but to approve an
amendment to the Medina Municipal Code to conform to state law concerning
the hours during which fireworks may be discharged, changing it from 8:00 AM -
12 midnight to 9:00 AM - 11:00 PM. Cory seconded the motion. Ross, Potts
and Taylor voted aye. Koelemay and Guyton voted nay. The motion passed.
It was the consensus of the City Council that they receive a police report in
August of this year, specifically addressing any problems that may be
encountered relative to the discharging of fireworks on the 4th of July. It was
also agreed upon to revisit this issue at the same time next year.
Resolution No 230 - A Resolution to save the Assault Weapons Ban
City Manager Papke reviewed a memo and supporting documentation from
Bellevue councilmember Margot Blacker asking the Medina City Council to
consider passing a resolution to show their support in an effort to save the
assault weapons ban which was enacted by Congress in 1994.
Papke also reviewed a memo that was submitted by Joe Race, Police Chief, in
which he stated that repealing a ban on assault weapons would be a step
backwards in public safety.
Discussion followed.
Cory moved to approve Resolution No. 230. Scholl seconded the motion,
passed unanimously.
REPORTS
Financial Report & Claims
Scholl moved to approve the March claim warrants #8241-8331, 988213,
998220, and 998232 totaling $58,275.75, March payroll warrants #14000-14047
totaling $69,358.08, April claim warrants #8333-8417, 998168, 998188, 998244
and 998341 totaling $72,305.52 and April payroll warrants #14049-144104
totaling $68,971.20. Seconded by Cory, passed unanimously.
Police Report
Accepted as submitted.
Public Works Report
Accepted as submitted.
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May 8, 1995
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OTHER BUSINESS
Medina Zip Code
City Manager Papke gave a brief update on her efforts in getting approval from
the US Post Office for Medina to have its own zip code, separate from Bellevue.
She stated that she had met with Robert Montgomery, Postmaster of the
Bellevue Post Office, and is presently pursuing the issue with other officials of
the US Post Office as this is an important issue to the residents of Medina.
Eastside Transportation Program (ETP1
Papke referred to a memo that the council had received from Terry Lukens
inviting the five point communities to participate as voting members of the ETP
Steering Committee.
Discussion followed.
It was decided that this issue would be discussed as an agenda item at the next
Mayor's meeting.
Executive Session - Litigation
The regular meeting was adjourned to executive session at 9:00 PM.
The executive session returned to the regular meeting at 9:31 PM.
Adjournment
The meeting adjourned at 9:32 PM.
CAynnatchelor, City Clerk