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HomeMy WebLinkAbout12-20-1999 - MinutesDecember 20, 1999 4:00 P.M. MEDINA CITY COUNCIL STUDY SESSION MINUTES CALL TO ORDER Medina City Hall 501 Evergreen Point Road The Study Session of the Medina City Council was called to order at 4:07 p.m. by Mayor Becker. ROLL CALL Present: Councilmembers Suzanne Cohen, Paul Demitriades, Thomas Morgan, Mary Odermat, Steve Preston, and Mayor Daniel Becker. Staff Present: City Manager Doug Schulze, City Attorney Kirk Wines, Police Chief Michael Knapp, Building Official Lowell Erickson, City Planner Christine Schwamberger, and Deputy City Clerk Craig Fischer. ANNOUNCEMENTS Councilmember Morgan reported on the results of the Public Safety Committee meeting which was held earlier in the afternoon. Morgan outlined the topics that were discussed at the meeting and they were as follows: 1. Councilmember Morgan was appointed Chairman of the Committee for the year 2000. 2. Police Chief Knapp reported on the progress of the False Alarm Ordinance draft. 3. Solicitation Ordinance 4. Variance Extension Ordinance* 5. Building Permit Extension* 6. Satellite Dish Discussion* 7. SR-520 Emissions Report Findings * - Chairman Morgan stated that the Committee was prepared to provide a recommendation to the Council. Pg. 2 City Council Study Session Minutes 12/20/99 DISCUSSION ORDINANCE NO. 676 — VARIANCE EXTENSIONS After some discussion, the Council agreed upon some revisions to MMC section 2.32.080. Proposed changes read as follows: 2.32.080 Decisions effective when. Any decision of the board shall not become effective until the expiration of ten days from entry of such decision in the official records of the board and the mailing or other delivery of copies thereof to the Mayor and Chairman of the Planning Commission, unless the board finds that the making of the decision effective immediately is necessary for the preservation of property or personal rights and so shall certify on the record of the application. If a special use or variance is granted and the applicant does not avail himself of the rights conferred thereby within one yeas eighteen (18) months from the date of the board's decision, then such decision shall cease to be effective and a new application for a building permit and/or certificate of occupancy or special use or variance or review of a decision of the Building Official or City Planner is required. The decision of the board shall be final, subject to review by the Superior Court. Any time during which the decision is subjected to judicial review shall not be counted in calculating the expiration date for the decision. The Council decided to hold a public hearing at their next regular meeting on January 10, 2000 to consider adoption of this proposed ordinance. ORDINANCE NO. 675 — SOLICITATION City Attorney Wines reported that the ACLU had agreed to solicitation hours of 9:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. Councilmember Cohen stated that she felt 9:00 p.m. was far too late to be having unknown persons entering onto private property. City Attorney Wines will check with Steve Dijulio on the progress of his opinion and report back to Council at the January meeting. After further discussion, the Council agreed a vote on this ordinance could be taken at that time. BUILDING PERMIT ISSUES Councilmember Demitriades explained the recommendations for an extension to a building permit, stating that an original permit would be good for twelve months with an automatic extension of six months. After that, the first extension would be for twelve months at the cost of the original permit. A second and final extension would cost two times the original permit fee amount. Building Official Erickson reminded the Council that these proposed extensions could only be allowed assuming that there are no revisions to the originally approved permit plans pursuant to the Uniform Building Code (UBC). He also suggested that certain conditions and/or very hard criteria should be attached at the second extension to ensure timely project completion. Councilmember Morgan suggested the number of trades or subcontractors working on site could be closely monitored. He also asked Erickson if the provisions of the UBC for building permit extensions should be referenced. Erickson suggested that they should indeed. Pg. 3 City Council Study Session Minutes 12/20/99 After further discussion, Mayor Becker asked Erickson to locate some possible criteria and report back to the Council at their January study session. RECONSTRUCTION City Planner Schwamberger recommended some options to the Council for defining the "True Value" of a structure. She also discussed some of the pros and cons of her recommendations. Discussion took place amongst the Council. Morgan stated that they should not allow reconstruction without achieving conformity. Planner Schwamberger stated that she does not agree with what the MMC allows for reconstruction and the Councilmembers agreed. Councilmember Morgan stated that perhaps the Building Official and City Planner could research sample costs of new construction for wood framed homes as well as brick and stone. The results of their findings will be discussed at the January committee meeting. EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS City Manager Schulze reported that he and Police Chief Knapp have interviewed six different firms who develop emergency preparedness plans and were suggested by Barbara Graff at the City of Bellevue. Each firm has been asked to submit a proposal after which, two will be selected for consideration. Schulze assured the Council that Medina's certain uniqueness was communicated in detail to each firm so that it can be adequately addressed in their proposals. Councilmember Morgan suggested that some preliminary figures are attained from the consultants and brought back to the committee in January or as soon as they are available. SR-520 EMISSIONS STUDY Councilmember Morgan reported on a proposal to study air pollution from bridge traffic. Aerotech Environmental Inc. has submitted a proposal to sample four gases during the course of one year from two different monitoring stations. Each monitoring station would cost $30,000. Morgan recommended that the City pursue a six month study beginning March 15, 2000 and that City Manager Schulze continue talks with the consultant in hopes of negotiating a shorter study period than one year. Councilmember Demitriades stated that timing of the study results is important with SR-520 scoping statements due in 2000, Medina should have baseline information to take to the Washington State Dept. of Transportation. The Council agreed that the City Manager should inquire about a six month study to take place from March 15, 2000 to September 15, 2000. Pg. 4 City Council Study Session Minutes 12/20/99 ADJOURNMENT The study session was adjourned at 5:55 p.m. Daniel Becker, Mayor Attest: All Craig KischerCbeputy City Clerk