HomeMy WebLinkAbout04-25-2005 - MinutesMEDINA CITY COUNCIL
STUDY SESSION MINUTES
April 25, 2005 Medina city han
7:00 pm 501 Evergreen Point Road
CALL TO ORDER
Mayor Odermat called the April 25, 2005, meeting of the Medina City Council to order,
7:00 pm.
ROLL CALL
Present: Mayor Mary Odermat, Deputy Mayor Todd Nunn
Council members Miles Adam, Drew Blazey, Katie Phelps, Bob Rudolph, and
Pete Vall-Spinosa
City Staff Present: Douglas Schulze, City Manager; Wayne Tanaka, City Attorney,
Ogden Murphy Wallace; Jeff Chen, Chief of Police; Joseph Gellings, Director of
Development Services, Joe Willis, Director of Public Works; and Rachel Baker,
Administrative Assistant
ANNOUNCEMENTS
Mayor (7: 01 pm)
Odermat announced:
• Legislature adjourned on schedule yesterday after passing an 8.5 million dollar
transportation package, which entailed a nine and one-half cent gas tax increase,
phased in over the next four years, to fund a sixteen -year transportation plan.
• Tuesday, April 26t" at City Hall, the Police Department will sponsor a community
education workshop on identity theft.
• Friday, April 29t", the City will celebrate Arbor Day in Medina Park at 1:00 pm.
• Saturday, April 30t" , 7:30 pm, at St. Thomas Episcopal Church, the Park Board
will sponsor a heron slide show presented by wildlife photographer, Morey
Wetherald.
• Sunday, May 1 St; 1:00 to 4:00 pm, the Audubon Society will be in Medina Park
with telescopes to view the herons.
• Thursday, May 19t" , 3:00 pm, at St. Lukes Lutheran Church on Bellevue Way,
there will be a SR-520 Executive Committee meeting.
Council
No announcements.
Staff (7:04 pm)
Schulze announced:
• Television station, King Five, will air a story on the Police Department's Identity
Theft Workshop, tomorrow morning on Seattle Live during the 7:00 to 9:00 am
broadcast; Officer Gibson was interviewed for the show.
• No executive session will be held during tonight's meeting, as indicated on
meeting agenda. The executive session will occur during the May 91h council
meeting for the purpose of labor negotiations, and will be led by Scott Snyder,
attorney from Ogden Murphy Wallace.
DISCUSSION
Citizen Survey (7:07 pm)
Mayor introduced Bruce Brown, Director of Research at PRR, and Kelly Snyder,
Government Relations and Public Involvement, at Roth Hill Engineering to discuss
Medina's upcoming citizen survey.
Following discussion, council agreed to utilize a combination of mail, telephone and
on-line data collection methods. Council agreed to the survey topics provided, except
"community character" and "regulations", which would be removed. Council agreed to
add one additional topic, "environment issues".
Council members agreed to forward individual topics and comments regarding current
topic list via email to Schulze within one week. Schulze will forward to Brown and
Snyder.
Brown agreed to attend May 9th Council meeting to discuss topic further.
Administrative Variances (8:52 pm)
Gellings summarized planning commission's recommendation for administrative
variances and provided the history, which necessitated the recommendation.
Following discussion, Gellings was directed by council to present a draft ordinance for
council review and open subject to a public hearing. Gellings agreed and noted a public
hearing has been noticed for the May 9th City Council meeting.
Loop Driveway Access (9:31 pm)
Gellings summarized staff report developed by Development Services and Public
Works, and explained loop driveway access poses issues to both departments.
Gellings indicated the departments would like to receive council feedback, and at a
minimum, direction to develop regulations for the Medina Municipal Code, which would
carry forward comprehensive plan language minimizing driveways. Additionally,
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Gellings requested council consider and approve planning commission review of item,
as it was not a part of the approved 2005 Work Plan.
Following discussion, Council recommended planning commission develop regulations
for council's review.
WRIA 8 Conservation Plan (9:49 pm)
Council supported WRIA 8 plan, as presented by Gellings and agreed comments
submitted should include additional language expressing general support of plan and
council's interest to maintain local control over land use decisions.
Council Agenda Calendar (10:00 pm)
Discussion followed.
MOTION ADAM, SECOND PHELPS TO EXTEND MEETING TEN MINUTES, MOTION
PASSED 10:04 PM
ADJOURNMENT
MOTION PHELPS, SECOND NUNN TO ADJOURN APRIL 25, 2005 STUDY SESSION
OF THE MEDINA CITY COUNCIL, MOTION PASSED WITH ALL IN FAVOR, 10:12 PM.
The April 25, 2005, Study Session of the Medina City Council adjourned, 10:12 pm.
The next meeting of the Medina City Council will be held, Monday, May 9, 2005,
7:00 pm. A Special Meeting of the City Council will occur prior to the next meeting from
5:30 to 6:45 pm, for an Executive Session to discuss labor negotiations.
Attest:
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Raf hel Baker, Administrative Assistant
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