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HomeMy WebLinkAbout07-08-1996 - MinutesMEDINA CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING MINUTES July 8, 1996 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 7:03 PM by Mayor Taylor. The meeting was recorded on audio tape. ROLL CALL: Present: Councilmembers Daniel Becker, Lynn Benz, Ray Cory, Thomas Morgan, Susan Potts and Mayor Dewey Taylor. Absent: Councilmember Grahame Ross City Staff Present: City Manager Joyce Papke, Public Works Superintendent Anne Weigle, City Clerk Woody Edvalson, City Attorney Kirk Wines, City Engineer Greg Hill and City Planner Bob Burke. MINUTES OF PREVIOUS MEETING: Councilmember Becker requested that the minutes on page three be amended to reflect his intent that the City seek contribution from the Safewalk Program, rather than just coordinate projects with the School District. Councilmember Potts made a motion to approve the Council meeting minutes of June 10, 1996 as amended. Councilmember Cory seconded the motion. The motion was unanimously approved. ANNOUNCEMENTS City Manager Papke reminded the Council that they had traditionally canceled their August Council meeting, and asked if they wished to do so again this year. The Mayor suggested that a decision be made at the conclusion of the meeting. Councilmember Lynn Benz reported that Councilmember Morgan and she testified before the Puget Sound Regional Council (PSRC). She noted that the citizens of Medina had been well represented with written correspondence to the Port of Seattle. She estimated that there were between twenty and twenty-five letters from residents. She commended the citizens on their response to this issue. Councilmember Morgan also expressed his appreciation for the citizen involvement. Medina City Council Minutes July 8, 1996 Page 2 AUDIENCE PARTICIPATION Bob Rudolph, 1455 Evergreen Point Road, thanked Mayor Taylor and Councilmembers Benz and Morgan for their efforts to represent the community and organize a presence at the PSRC meeting on the airport third runway. Dr. Rudolph stated that it was apparent that the PSRC would give their approval to the third runway, and that many of the mitigations that ECAAN (Eastside Citizens Against Airplane Noise) and Medina officials had suggested to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Port Officials and the PSRC would not be considered at this time. He reported that the joint City/ECAAN consultant, Temple Johnson, felt that there wasn't much more to be accomplished without pressure from the City's congressional representative. Dr. Rudolph is in contact with Congressman Rick White's office to set up a time when City and local representatives might meet with the Representative White to voice their concerns. Councilmember Becker suggested that if the Port of Seattle has jurisdiction over the nighttime curfew hours, then trying to meet with Representative White might not be the best approach. Dr. Rudolph responded that he would check into the issue of jurisdiction and report back. Bill Eul and Dale Madden, Fairweather Basin residents, Hunts Point, expressed concern over the design of the improvements along 80th Ave. in Medina across the street from their property. They voiced concerns about property values and safety and parking impacts. Mayor Taylor asked Public Works Superintendent Weigle to respond to the expressed concerns. She explained that the project was proceeding as had been discussed with area residents before the construction began. After receiving complaints during construction, she had met with Allan Newbill, Town Engineer for Hunts Point, and they had agreed on some improvements to the project to add screening and other visual and safety amenities. The plans have been modified to add pipe along some portions of the project rather than the open ditch design originally contemplated. Councilmember Morgan suggested that the design be modified to include additional space between the street and the ditch. Mayor Taylor added the suggestion that the City consult with the Berger Partnership to provide some landscape improvements to the project. Public Works Superintendent Weigle assured Council and interested area residents that she would work closely with representatives of Hunts Point to make sure that proposed solutions are reviewed before they are implemented. Henry Paulman, 1415 80th Ave. NE, reminded the Council of his concern with the Waldron contract to recruit a replacement for City Manager Papke. He said that he had had an opportunity to review the contract and was pleased with the guarantee included to conduct another recruitment if a recommended candidate did not remain with the City for two years. He also expressed his hope that City Manager Papke would be available to assist the new City Manager with the transition. Medina City Council Minutes July 8, 1996 Page 3 CONTRACTS AND RESOLUTIONS AWARD OF CONTRACT - #4-96. NE 181h Street Slide Mitigation Project - Tydico. Inc. - $36,650 Public Works Superintendent Weigle preceded discussion of the contract with a description of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) funds received for cleanup and repair of the slide. Clean up costs were approximately $6,670. The City had received $5,836 with a possibility of receiving an additional $833.00, which would then recoup all of the City costs for clean up. The City has received $25,231 for repair. She said that was all that was anticipated, unless an appeal is processed for additional consideration. City Engineer Hill described the general results of the bid process for the above projects. He described the bid activity as good with bids well balanced presenting very limited exposure to the City in terms of contractual issues. He said that they would do their standard follow up, but that the low bid looked qualified. The engineer's estimate on the project was $53,000. Five bids were submitted ranging from $36,650 to $79,450. Councilmember Becker asked if it was the City's policy to repair private property, and if not, why the City was doing so in this case. City Manager Papke responded that it was not the City's policy to repair private property, but that in this instance the City had assumed some liability due to the creation and continued use of a public street in this location. Councilmember Potts asked if a precedence were being set by this action. City Attorney Wines responded that any Council action may set precedence, but that clearly the City's past history of actions shows that it looks at each situation on a case by case basis. He said that the City is probably liable in this case. Susan Potts moved that the Council award Contract #4 - 96 to Tydico, Inc. in the amount of $36,650. Councilmember Cory made the second to the motion. All were in favor. RESOLUTION NO. 239 ADOPTING A SIX YEAR CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PLAN Public Works Superintendent Anne Weigle provided the staff report explaining that this document had been presented to the Council Public Works Committee, and was intended as a planning document to help the Council determine the level of funding and priorities for capital projects in the City over the next six years. Changes made based on comments of the Committee included phasing the addition to the Medina Beach Park over 2 years, and delaying some projects in order to even out the anticipated expenditures over the six year period. Councilmember Morgan expressed concern over the change in the Medina Beach Park Expansion and Renovation project. He noted that projections for the project had gone from $250,000 to $350,000. City Project Manager Jay Hummel explained that estimates had been revised after consultation with the City's landscape consultants. Councilmember Morgan was concerned that anticipated expenditures in 1998 may be too high. He hoped the City would take advantage of as many economies as possible in the development of the expansion of Medina Beach Park. Councilmember Becker Medina City Council Minutes July 8, 1996 Page 4 added that by maintaining the lower anticipated costs in the document the message would be clear that the project budget should be developed with as much prudence as possible. At the conclusion of discussion, Councilmember Morgan moved the adoption of the Capital Improvement Plan as amended, reducing priority #1 in 1997 to $150,000. Councilmember Becker seconded the motion. The affirmative vote was unanimous. PUBLIC HEARINGS ORDINANCE NO. 609 - AMENDING THE ZONING ORDINANCE AND COMPREHENSIVE PLAN DEALING WITH WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS FACILITIES City Attorney Kirk Wines provided the background relating to the development of this ordinance, outlining Council and Planning Commission study sessions and hearings, the City's use of a consultant, and the collection of materials from industry representatives and other sources across the country for consideration in developing this ordinance. He said that the ordinance attempted to resolve the apparently conflicting interests of many parties ranging from the residential community to industry providers to the federal government. City Planner Bob Burke added that it was important to the Planning Commission in their review of the proposed ordinance that it respect the residential character of the City. The Commission concluded that visual impact was an important concern. He said that preparing a draft ordinance for a residential community required a different approach than what might have been used for a community comprised of high intensity commercial or industrial land uses. Following these preliminary comments, City Planner Burke reviewed the provisions of the proposed ordinance. Mayor Taylor suggested that the best approach to dealing with the ordinance would be to discuss it section by section. Councilmembers asked questions of City Attorney Wines, City Planner Burke, Planning Commission Chairperson Mark Lostrom and Commissioner David Krull, and made various comments about the sections of the ordinance. Wilma Edmonds, 7721 NE 24th St. and Arthur Dietrich, 707 Overlake Dr., asked questions and voiced concerns about some of the ordinance provisions. Mayor Taylor noted for the record that a representative of OneComm/NEXTEL had submitted a letter from Perry Satterlee, President, PNW of OneComm/NEXTEL asking that the Council take into consideration the letter submitted to the Planning Commission and dated June 25, 1996. His letter also requested that the Council not adopt the ordinance as submitted. Steve Bennett, Sprint Spectrum, 1100 NE 33rd PI., Suite 200, Bellevue, 98004, and Alex Perlman, The Walter Group, representing USWEST Lucent Technologies, 1109 First Ave., Seattle, 98101, and Dennis Scholl, VCI, Inc., representing Sprint Spectrum, Medina City Council Minutes July 8, 1996 Page 5 4040 Lake Washington, Blvd. NE, Suite 110 Kirkland, 98033, and Fred Neumann, representing St. Thomas Church, and John Hendrickson, Foster, Pepper & Sheffelman, representing Sprint Spectrum, all addressed the Council regarding concerns with the ordinance as proposed. Following the conclusion of Council discussion, City Attorney Wines explained that the ordinance provides for immediate enactment if adopted by at least one more than a majority of Councilmembers. He said he would only feel comfortable allowing the Council to adopt the ordinance if he read them the exact wording of the changes, which would then stand as the adopted ordinance language. He then read the changes to the proposed ordinance verbatim. Councilmember Becker moved the adoption of Ordinance No. 609 with the amendments that were specified by the City Attorney and placed into the record immediately preceding the motion. Councilmember Cory seconded the motion. Approval was unanimous. DISCUSSION Continued Discussion of Zoning Restrictions for Large -sized Homes By common consent the Council tabled discussionof this item to the next regular Council meeting. STAFF REPORTS Finance Report and Claims Councilmember Morgan moved that City warrants numbered 9482 to 9552 totalling 204,671.79 be approved. He also moved approval of payroll warrants numbered 14788-14844, except warrant 14801, the total amounting to $77,586.60. Councilmember Cory seconded the motion. All approved. Water Craft Educational Program Councilmember Morgan offered to send a report to the Council on the water craft educational program. He reported that the Hunts Point Town Council discussion restricting speeds within Fairweather Bay to 8 mph met with opposition. They did however agree with the placement of additional buoys, increasing the number of patrols and increasing the educational effort. They wished to see the effect of these efforts before taking stronger measures. Medina City Council Minutes July 8, 1996 Page 6 NEW BUSINESS Scheduling_of Regular August Meeting Councilmember Benz expressed her opinion that the meeting provided a valuable opportunity to the residents to address concerns directly to the Council. By common consent the Council agreed to hold their regular August meeting. Water Craft Educational Program Councilmember Morgan had intended to send this information to the Council via their weekly packet, but felt that immediate action was required. He described a proposal to educate people involved in water and jet skiing. He felt that the current positive coordination with the Marine Patrol could be increased through direct interaction with City police officers on the water, that water emergency procedures training would be enhanced, that waterfront property owners would be pleased with the City's response to their concerns, and that the City's officers would welcome the diversion from their regular duties. The program would provide for two individuals on the water at the same time once per week. The participating officers would be subject to intensive training with King County and Mercer Island Marine Patrols. They would patrol one 4-6 hour shift once per week in pairs, probably on a weekend day. The water craft and instruction would be provided by local dealers. The craft would be stored on site at City Hall. The total cost would be approximately $5,000 of which $2,000 would be in non-perishable equipment. Councilmember Potts moved the appropriation of $5,000 for the described purposes. Councilmember Cory seconded the motion. Passed unanimously. CITY MANAGER RECRUITMENT City Manager Papke reported that Waldron had left a message indicating that more than a hundred applications had been received. They had extended the application deadline to July 12, 1996 in one advertisement. ADJOURNMENT At 11:00 PM, Councilmember Cory moved the meeting's adjournment. Councilmember Potts seconded the motion. The motion passed unanimously. Dewey L. Taylor, Mayor Karwood T. Edvalson, City Clerk