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HomeMy WebLinkAbout08-10-1998 - MinutesMEDINA CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING MINUTES August 10, 1998 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 Becker. The meeting was recorded on audio tape. ROLL CALL Present: Councilmembers Lynn Benz, Suzanne Cohen, Tom Morgan, Grahame Ross and Mayor Dan Becker. Absent: Councilmembers Susan Potts and Steve Preston Staff Present: City Manager Doug Schulze, City Attorney Kirk Wines, Asst. City Mgr./City Clerk Woody Edvalson, Acting Police Chief Doug Ambrose ANNOUNCEMENTS Mayor Becker said that his report on the Trans -Lake Washington Study Committee meeting would be moved to the reports section. He also announced a brief executive session. Councilmember Benz reminded meeting attendees of the concert in the park associated with Medina Days. Councilmember Morgan announced that the intended recommendations from the Neighborhood Preservation Committee would be delayed. He said that new information and considerations were brought to the attention of the committee which required further discussion. He hoped they would have a more detailed report and recommendations to make at the September Council meeting. City Manager Schulze informed the Council that no bids had been received for the Overlake Drive West Pedestrian Path landscaping and path preparation. Most contractors were apparently too busy to consider the City's project. Several of the contractors would be approached again to offer quotes under the small works roster Medina City Council Minutes August 10, 1998 Page 2 program. As an additional item, he added that the Council would need to discuss a matter of potential litigation during the executive session. CONSENT AGENDA With a motion by Councilmember Benz and a second from Councilmember Cohen the Council unanimously approved the entire consent agenda as follows: A. The minutes from the regular Council meeting of July 13, 1998; B. Approval and acceptance of July 1998 Warrants/Treasurer's Report with the following warrants: July warrants #11497 - 11593, for $159,735.19; and July personnel warrants #16102 - 16161 in the amount of 89,489.32. AUDIENCE PARTICIPATION Arthur Dietrich, 707 Overlake Dr. E., asked if there was a date given for the removal of the TCI tower next to the Medina Post Office. City Manager Schulze responded that TCI had stated the tower would come down soon after the conversion made the tower obsolete. He said he would ask them for a projected timeline. REPORTS PUBLIC SAFETY REPORTS Acting Police Chief Ambrose reported that the month's crimes included an auto theft, three assaults, a residential burglary on 77th Ave. NE near the golf course, two incidents of malicious mischief associated with fireworks and theft at a waterfront work site. He cautioned residents against leaving doors and windows unlocked while working for extended lengths of time in areas out of sight of the house. Councilmember Morgan noted that no report had been included from the Mercer Island Marine Patrol. Chief Ambrose responded that it would be provided in the future. FIRE DEPARTMENT REPORT No verbal report was given. Mayor Becker suggested that the item be removed from the agenda for future meetings. CALENDAR There were no items brought forward for future meetings. Medina City Council Minutes August 10, 1998 Page 3 TRANS -LAKE WASHINGTON STUDY Mayor Becker reported that the last meeting of the committee was spent trying to decide how to deal with the issues involved in the study. There appeared to be a consensus that an executive committee would be created to set the agenda for pursuing the study. The next meeting was scheduled for September 2. RESOLUTIONS RESOLUTION NO 253 - A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF MEDINA, WASHINGTON ADOPTING THE SIX YEAR CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM City Manager Schulze explained that the Capital Improvement Program (CIP) included the City's Transportation Improvement Program (TIP). Adoption of the TIP is required by the state for inclusion in their regional and state transportation planning process. He added that staff had reviewed additional kinds of capital projects and included them all in the Capital Improvement Program. He recommended that Council adopt the entire CIP recognizing that it would later be reviewed by the Public Works Committee for approval and inclusion in the coming fiscal year's budget. For discussion purposes, Councilmember Benz made a motion to adopt Resolution No. 253. Councilmember Morgan seconded the motion. At the conclusion of discussion, the Council was unwilling to approve the entire CIP without the Public Works Committee's review and recommendation. Councilmember Benz amended her orginal motion directing that Resolution No. 253 be modified to adopt the TIP portion of the proposed Capital Improvement Program by deleting sections V and VI from the proposed document. Councilmember Morgan agreed to the amendment. The amended motion was approved unanimously. DISCUSSION MEDINA PARK PATHS City Manager Schulze summarized the Park Board's recommendations regarding the paths in Medina Park. He asked the Council to again consider authorizing the purchase and installation of metal edging for the park paths to contain the gravel. He suggested that the park board recommendation to increase spraying of the paths to achieve a uniform appearance may lead to a further decrease in water quality of the ponds. The Council discussed the manager's recommendation as well as the contributing factors to the water quality of the ponds. Councilmember Ross suggested that the upstream property owners of Overlake Golf Course and residents in Clyde Hill were major contributors to run-off chemicals in the ponds. He suggested that a solution should include mitigation of those impacts. He further suggested that the relative costs Medina City Council Minutes August 10, 1998 Page 4 for path and pond maintenance verses current practices be more clearly quantified to help with the decision process. At the conclusion of the discussion, it was the Council consensus to invite a representative of the park board to share their perspectives on path maintenance and appearance. Further discussion was tabled until the September Council meeting. SUBURBAN CITIES-- REGIONAL GOVERNANCE AND FINANCE PROPOSAL City Manager Schulze briefly reviewed the reason for and the process involved in achieving the Suburban Cities current regional governance and finance proposal. He said that the legislature directed cities and counties to sort out who should provide different services and try to address the urban subsidy issues that residents in incorporated towns and cities are paying for those who live in un-incorporated areas. Although the County was not supportive of the proposal, Suburban Cities advised that approval by the cities in the association may give them leverage with the legislature should it revert to a legislated solution. The Council discussed the proposal. On a motion by Councilmember Ross and a second by Councilmember Benz the Council moved to reject the Suburban Cities proposal of July 15, 1998 on regional governance for the following reasons: A) Although the service burden for annexed areas will transfer to the cities, it is unlikely the County will reduce the county -wide tax burden, thus receiving increased revenue for a smaller service area and continuing the impact to all residents of incorporated jurisdictions for services they don't receive; and B) The proposal should include a mechanism for reduction of County -wide taxes as the County's service area decreases, while allowing cities the option to increase taxes if faced with a new service burden from annexed areas; and C) The document should be corrected for its deficiencies and errors before adoption. The Council approval for the motion was unanimous. TCI City Manager Schulze asked the Council if they wished to take further action against TC1. The Council consensus was that they were not satisfied with the process the City had to go through to get TCI to perform the promised upgrades, but that pursuing the issue further was probably a waste of time and money. RECONSTRUCTION City Attorney Wines commented that he had circulated some draft language on the redefinition issue for reconstruction. He said the only comments had come from the Building Official Lowell Erickson, whose proposed language had improved the original Medina City Council Minutes August 10, 1998 Page 5 draft. Development of a menu of methods was discussed that would allow property owners to arrive at true value for their properties. The Council consensus was to have the City Attorney prepare a draft ordinance for review at the next Council meeting. City Attorney Wines said that he would ask for further review and input from the Building Official and try and have something available for review by the Neighborhood Preservation Committee meeting on August 19. NEW BUSINESS RESOLUTION NO. 254 - A RESOLUTION ADOPTING THE RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE EASTSIDE TRANSPORTATION PARTNERSHIP'S (ETP) MOBILITY ACTION PRIORITIES (MAP), AND PLEDGING THE CITY OF MEDINA'S SUPPORT FOR THEIR IMPLEMENTATION Mayor Becker said that although none of the proposed projects were actually in Medina, the City had an obligation to participate in the recommendation of mobility action priorities from ETP. He recommended that two "whereas" clauses be added to the ETP recommendations that would indicate to the ETP membership that Medina and the Points Communities had transportation concerns as well as the larger cities. The suggested clauses were as follows: A) WHEREAS, ETP has offered to assist the City of Medina in the development of a viable solution to relieve traffic congestion on 84th Ave. NE and a reduction of cut - through traffic through the Points Communities; and B) WHEREAS, ETP has offered to support the Points Communities in including substantial mitigation measures to reduce noise, air and water pollution on SR520 solutions recommended on the Trans -lake Washington Study Committee. Councilmember Benz moved to adopt Resolution No. 254 with the amendments as presented by Mayor Becker. Councilmember Morgan provided a second to the motion. All were in favor. CITIZEN COMMUNICATIONS The City Manager said that he had received communication from Dr. Dale Dier suggesting that the City's efforts to stabilize the recent landslide on 74th PL NE were inadequate. Dr. Dier further suggested that the City consider a project similar to one being pursued by a property owner adjacent to the slide site involving a retaining wall and substantial landscaping. After consideration, the Council consensus was to take no action on the proposal. City Manager Schulze also reminded the Council of the correspondence received from Frederick Voorhees about the unsafe operation of jet skis in Fairweather Bay. He recommended the ban of jet skis and skiers except for ingress and egress from the bay. The Council took no action on this issue. Medina City Council Minutes August 10, 1998 Page 6 EXECUTIVE SESSION At approximately 8:34 PM, and under authority of RCW 42.30.110 Mayor Becker announced that the Council would hold an executive session to discuss matters of potential litigation. He announced the session would conclude in twenty minutes. ADJOURNMENT By common consent, the executive session was concluded and the Council meeting adjourned at 8:55 pm. Attest: Harwood T. Edvalson, City Clerk i D niel b4cker, Mayor