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HomeMy WebLinkAbout07-08-2002 - MinutesMEDINA CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING MINUTES July 8, 2002 Medina City Hall 7:00 PM 501 Evergreen Point Rd. CALL TO ORDER Mayor Becker called the regular meeting of the Medina City Council to order at 7:00 p.m. ROLL CALL Present: Council members Paul Demitriades, Thomas E. Morgan, Todd Nunn, Robert Rudolph, Deputy Mayor Mary Odermat, and Mayor Dan Becker Absent: Councilmember J. Drew Blazey Staff Present: City Manager Doug Schulze, City Attorney Kirk Wines, Police Chief Michael Knapp, Planning Director Jenny Schultz and Deputy City Clerk Craig Fischer ANNOUNCEMENTS SR-520 Trans -Lake Washington Project - Mayor Becker announced that the long awaited Trans -Lake decision had been postponed for 3 months and that there would be no meeting on July 9`". Councilmember Demitriades stated that the meeting had been rescheduled to the date of September 11, 2002. When asked why the meeting had been postponed, the Mayor said that a consensus could not be reached as quickly as members had planned for. Executive Session - Mayor Becker stated that the Council would not be holding an Executive Session at this meeting. Agenda Re -order — Mayor Becker announced that with Courcil agreement, he was amending the meeting agenda moving agenda item number 5 "Discussion of Ordinance No. 735, Regulating Maximum House Size" up to number 1 under the "Other Business- segment of the meeting. CONSENT AGENDA Mayor Becker asked for a motion to approve the consent agenda. Councilmember Demitriades stated that he had a correction to the regular meeting minutes from June 10, 2002 Councilmember Morgan stated that he had some corrections tc the June 24, 2002 study session minutes. Mayor Becker then asked for a motion to approve the Consent Agenda consisting of only the May 30, 2002 minutes and the June 2002 Checks/Finance Officer's Report. Councilmember Morgan moved to approve the Consent Agenda as modified. Councilmerber Demitriades seconded and the motion was passed unanimously. The Mayor then asked for the corrections to the June 10 2002 minutes. Councilmember Demitriades referenced Medina resident John Broback's comments under "Audience Participation" on page 2: "John Broback, 3223 Evergreen Point Road, stated he had sent a letter to Senator WSDOT Secretary Doug MacDonald covering a number of points which had not been given proper consideration, and numerous residents in his neighborhood su,aported the precepts in his letter. He emphasized the bridge should more rightly be placed in a neighborhood north of Medina. " Mayor Becker asked for a motion to approve the amended meeting minutes from June 10, 2002. Councilmember Morgan moved to approve the amended mini-tes. Councilmember Demitriades seconded and the motion was passed unanimously. Councilmember Morgan asked that the following language be added to the June 24, 2002 Council Study Session minutes under the "House Size Ordinance" section on page 2: Councilmember Morgan asked whether the Planning Commission intended that the 2% additional lot coverage for uncovered decks, porches and verandas now found in the Medina Municipal Code $17.24 and 17.28 be retained City Council Meeting Minutes July S, 2002 Page 2 Councilmember Morgan's recollection was that Adam stated it was not their intention. Morgan asked that the City Clerk check her meeting record to verify the response provided by Adam. Mayor Becker stated that since the Clerk was not available, they would not be able to approve the June 24, 2002 Study Session minutes as amended. AUDIENCE PARTICIPATION Mayor Becker invited audience members to address the Council on any non -agenda items. There was no comment from the audience. REPORTS Public Safety — Chief Knapp reported that he was pleased to say the month of June 2002 was relatively inactive. He announced that the department had received a check from the Washington Cities Insurance Authority (WCIA) in the amount of S1000 for completing the state accreditation process. Chief Knapp also announced the hiring of two new female officers who are currently enrolled in the Law Enforcement Academy. Finally, the Chief reported that the department had recently begun a "Community Alert" email program. Residents can receive special informative bulletins from the police via email if they so choose. Chief Knapp greatly encouraged interested residents to participate in this outreach effort. Planning Department — No report Planning Commission — No report Park Board — No report Finance Committee — Committee Chair Morgan reported the following: 1. At their recent meeting, City Manager Schulze provided a review of the past history of City finances from 1996 to the present time and made predictions for the future up to 2007. He supplied this analysis to the entire council at the June 24, 2002 study session. The Finance Committee recommends that all Councilmembers read it if they have not done so already. 2. Due mostly to the effect of property tax and legislation passed in 2001, the City will probably have to curtail spending unless new sources of revenue can be found. The added effect of sales and excise tax collections during the uncertain economic times may have an additional negative impact on the city's finances and will require careful observation through the remainder of this year. Currently these taxes are exceeding the very conservative estimates made by the City Manager for the 2002 budget. 3. A number of enhancements to the revenue stream were discussed including the reimposition of utility taxes, loans, or bond issues for capital improvement projects as well as general voter approved property tax levies which would be only for the City. Finally, the suggestion by resident Joseph Brazen to maximize the City's real estate excise tax also needs to be considered. Personnel Committee — Committee Chair Demitriades stated that they would be calling a meeting upon his return from a vacation. Organizational Committee — No report. Emergency Preparedness Committee — No report. OTHER BUSINESS Discussion of Ordinance No. 735, Regulating Maximum House Size — Councilmember Nunn left the room for appearance of fairness reasons. Mayor Becker made a point of clarification, informing audience members that the Council was not conducting a public hearing on this subject, rather, they were simply discussing the most recent City Council Meeting Minutes July 8 2002 Page 3 changes made to the draft ordinance. He stated there would be two public hearings in August and September to receive public comment. Planning Manager Schulze provided a brief summary of the most recent changes to the ordinance. There was some question as to whether or not estate size lots were to be included in this ordinance or addressed separately. Planning Commission Chair Mark Nelson recounted their discussions involving estate sized lots. Vice Chair Adam added that their intent was to include all lots (including estate size) when restricting lot coverage. City Manager Schulze suggested that estate size lots be retained in the ordinance language to clarify legislative history. City Attorney Wines also agreed that the larger estate lots remain in Ordinance No. 735. Councilmember Rudolph disagreed as he felt those larger lots should be addressed with an exclusive set of regulations applying only to them. The Council reviewed the entire ordinance and identified the areas they felt needed some type of amendment. The following is a list of those areas: 1. More definition needed for an "estate" property 2. §17.34.020 (C) changed to read "...as defined in 17.34.100" 3. Broaden historic preservation to include existing structures 4. A recommendation is needed for single family structural maximum on estate properties 5. Language must be added to further clarify underlying zoning for estate properties 6. Front, rear, and side yard setbacks should be increased on larger lots 7. Need definition of "larger" lots 8. Determine if 2% structural lot coverage allowance for uncovered decks, porches, and verandas should remain 9. Redraft § 17.20.010 (1), 17.24.010 (L), and 17.28.010 (L) to achieve intent 10. Change § 17.34.060 (C) to 3% of amount over 25000 Sq Ft 11. Review and amend "Whereas" statements for grammar and order 12. Include Planning Commission in "Whereas" statements 13. Delete 2r° `Whereas" statement The Council agreed the changes resulting from the above items would be inserted into the ordinance and should be highlighted appropriately. Copies of the amended ordinance will be provided to Planning Commission members before the first public hearing at the August Council meeting. Public Hearing — Resolution No. 292, 2003-2008 Capital Improvement Program — Mayor Becker opened the public hearing at 8:45 p.m. City Manager Schulze reviewed the changes that were requested by the Council at the June study session. After his review, he informed the Council that it would be very important to discuss the plan again after the new Public Works Director position was filled in August/September. After some discussion, Mayor Becker closed the public hearing at 8.52 p.m. A motion was then made by Councilmember Morgan to adopt Resolution No. 292. Councilmember Odermat seconded and the motion was passed unanimously. Resolution No. 291, Trans -Lake Washington Project Mitigation — Mayor Becker stated for the record that he had just one comment referring to page 4. Becker requested that it be reformatted to "RSTUVW" with no "a " subsection under "S. Demitriades commented that page 3 section "p" should read "ESA 4-d Rule Compliant...". He also suggested that section 'Y' should have the word "permits" inserted between "zoning regulations" and "comprehensive plans". The Council all agreed to remove section "q" in its entirety. Lastly, consensus was reached among Councilrembers to amend section "c" as follows: 11c) The design shall not accommodate fixed Vie,, a"�' g" rail) facilities." City Council Meeting Minutes July 8. 2002 Page 4 A motion was made by Councilmember Demitriades to adopt Resolution No. 291 as amended. Councilmember Morgan seconded and the motion was passed unanimously. Discussion of 84rh Avenue NE Tree Replacement Program — Under the guidelines of appearance of fairness, Councilmembers Morgan and Demitriades stated for the record that they are members of Overlake Golf and Country Club (G&CC) as well as St. Thomas Church. City Manager Schulze briefed the Council on the proposal from the G&CC that did not include the trees on the St. Thomas property but could be extended to do so. After some discussion, many Councilmembers felt that they did not have enough information and questioned the variation in pricing. Mayor Becker then invited interested audience members to comment. Donn Foreman 2215 Killarney Way SE, Bellevue 98004 - read a tree removal proposal from St. Thomas Church into the record. Mark Nelson — 1233 Evergreen Point Road, Medina 98039 - stated that, for aesthetic reasons, all the trees shouldn't be taken down at the same time thus allowing the replacement trees to fill in somewhat. After further review and discussion of the proposal, the Council requested a recommendation from staff inclusive of the following items: 1. Gradual removal vs. instant removal 2. Replacement options of various species 3. Pictures of the replacement options 4. Overall removal/replacement proposal including trees on St. Thomas property. The Council agreed to revisit this subject at their regular August meeting. Discussion of Ordinance No. 736, Banning Fireworks in Medina — City Manager Schulze reported this ordinance was a result of newly passed state legislation allowing the use of fireworks from December 27'h through December 31"1 of each year. Councilmember Morgan moved to adopt Ordinance No. 736 as written. Councilmember Demitriades seconded and the motion passed unanimously. NEW BUSINESS Low Income Assistance — Mayor Becker asked for a progress report from staff on this topic at the August study session. ADJOURNMENT A motion was made by Councilmember Nunn to adjourn the meeting at 9:42 p.m. Councilmember Demitriades seconded and the motion passed unanimously. i Daniel Becker, Mayor Attest: Craig Fischer, Deputy City Clerk