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Home My WebLink About05-09-2011 - Minutes MEDINA CITY COUNCIL SPECIAL and REGULAR MEETING MINUTES St. Thomas School, Commons Room 8300 Northeast 12 Street, Medina Monday, May 9, 2011; 5:00 pm SPECIAL MEETING The Medina City Council hosted a Washington State Department of Transportation State Route 520 Eastside Project Design and Project Update Open House. The Open House occurred between 5:00 and 6:30 pm in the Commons Room at St. Thomas School. The Open House was noticed as a special meeting pursuant to RCW 42.30.080 to accommodate a quorum of the city council. REGULAR MEETING Mayor Bret Jordan called the May 9, 2011Regular Meeting of the Medina City Council to order at 6:34 pm. ROLL CALL Council Members Present: Patrick Boyd, Doug Dicharry, Bret Jordan, Janie Lee, Mark Nelson, Katie Phelps, and Shawn Whitney (Whitney departed meeting at 8:18 pm.) City Staff Present: Donna Hanson, City Manager; Kari Sand, City Attorney, Kenyon Disend; Dan Yourkoski, Acting Police Chief; Robert Grumbach, Development Services Director; Joe Willis, Public Works Director; Nancy, Adams, Finance Director; and Rachel Baker, City Clerk Mayor led council members, staff and audience in the Pledge of Allegiance. APPROVAL OF MEETING AGENDA MOTION DICHARRY AND SECOND NELSON TO APPROVE MEETING AGENDA AS WRITTEN AND MOTION CARRIED 7-0 AT 6:36 PM. PRESENTATION WSDOT: State Route 520 Eastside Project Design and Project Update (6:36 pm) Julie Meredith introduced State Route 520 project design team and contractor, Eastside Corridor Constructors (ECC). Ms. Meredith summarized SR 520 Program and team responded to questions from council members. City Council Minutes Page 2 May 9, 2011 Karl Westby, ECC Traffic Operations Discipline Lead, spoke about traffic modeling, local access and 84 Avenue Northeast lid. Brad Stein, ECC Project Design Manager, described urban design process. Aaron Wiehe, ECC Construction Risk Manager, talked about the design build process. Chris Deane, ECC Construction Manager- Civil, discussed construction staging, project timeline, and road closures. Dan Galvan, ECC Public Information Manager, informed those present of communication tools employed to distribute project information and he invited everyone to attend project overview meetings. Mr. Deane voiced that meetings will be held to engage in two-way communication about the project on the third Monday of each month from 9 to 10 am at ECC office, 3075 112th Avenue Northeast, Bellevue. PUBLIC COMMENT Mayor read statement concerning personnel matter regarding former police chief, encouraged interested public to file requests for public documents if seeking records, and read guidelines for public comment. Mayor opened public comment period at 7:38 pm. Medina resident Dan Becker expressed comments and suggestions concerning State Route 520 closures related to construction project and lid design. Hunts Point resident Marianne Jones voiced concern regarding roundabout lane configuration for SR 520 and 84 Avenue Northeast lid. She read names on petition circulating through communities in support of former police chief. Medina resident Judy Sidell spoke in support former police chief. City attorney read description of RCW 35a.13.120: City manager, Interference by councilmembers. Mayor closed public period at 7:49 pm. Following emergency committee report, council member Lee offered motion and council member Whitney seconded motion to reopen public comment period. Motion carried 7-0 at 7:53 pm. Jordan reopened public comment period and reread public comment ground rules at 7:53 pm. The following Medina residents provided public comment in regard to matter concerning former police chief: Laura Weingaertner, Gretchen Dawson, Matt Kochel, Bo Weingaertner, Doug Epstein, Connie Gerlitz, M3 Sweatt, Dennis Gerlitz, and Heija Nunn. The following Hunts Point residents provided public comment in regard to matter concerning former police chief: Annie Ottesen, and Henry Nelson. Mayor closed public comment period at 8:15 pm. City Council Minutes Page 3 May 9, 2011 REPORTS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS Emergency preparedness committee chair Kay Koelemay reminded participants of Map Your Neighborhood program scheduled during the May 18 committee meeting and encouraged everyone to attend. Fairweather Independent Towers Public Process (8:16 pm) Grumbach pointed to information summarized in packet materials noting matter would be brought back to council in June. Continuing with department report, he informed council of upcoming postcard publicizing process for City’s shoreline update. CONSENT AGENDA MOTION BOYD AND SECOND DICHARRY TO ADOPT CONSENT AGENDA AS PRESENTED AND MOTION CARRIED 6-0 (WHITNEY ABSENT) AT 8:21 PM. - Approval of April 11, 2011 City Council Regular Meeting Minutes - Approval of April 27, 2011 City Council Special Meeting Minutes - Approval of April, 2011 Check Register Claim check numbers 51530 through 51645 in the amount of $723,670.87, payroll checks numbers 3238 through 3251 in the amount of $235,240.49, voided AP check number include 51618 (replaced with check number 51645). - Receipt of Approved March 22, 2011 Planning Commission Meeting Minutes - Schedule June 13, 2011 Public Hearing for Off-Site Accessory Use - Schedule June 13, 2011 Public Hearing for Draft Six-Year Capital Improvement Plan/Transportation Improvement Plan 2012-2017 Council member Nelson requested additional feedback concerning size requirement limits related to proposed ordinance for off-site accessory use and item was added to May 23 study session agenda. OTHER BUSINESS Proposed 2011 Budget Amendment Ordinance, Amendment B (8:22 pm) Adams provided summary and answered questions from council members related to revenues and expenditures, and methodology for forecasting real estate excise tax and sales tax figures. MOTION DICHARRY AND SECOND NELSON TO APPROVE ORDINANCE NUMBER 872 AMENDING THE 2011 BUDGET AND MOTION CARRIED 6-0 (WHITNEY ABSENT) AT 8:25 PM. City Council Minutes Page 4 May 9, 2011 Council Agenda Calendar (8:25 pm) Council members Dicharry and Lee reported neither would be present at May 23 study session. At council member Boyd’s request, council added SR 520 traffic study results to the July 25 study session agenda. Phelps requested an update from the Medina Days chairs on June 13. ADJOURNMENT MOTION PHELPS AND SECOND BOYD TO ADJOURN MAY 9, 2011 REGULAR MEETING OF THE MEDINA CITY COUNCIL. MOTION CARRIED 6-0 (WHITNEY ABSENT) AT 8:31 PM. The May 9, 2011, Regular Meeting of the Medina City Council adjourned at 8:31 pm. The City Council will hold a Study Session, Monday, May 23, 2011 at 6:30 pm. Its next Regular Meeting is scheduled to be held Monday, June 13, 2011, at 6:30 pm. Both meetings will be held in the Commons Room at St. Thomas School, 8300 Northeast 12 Street, Medina. Bret Jordan, Mayor Attest: Rachel Baker, City Clerk Minutes approved 06/13/2011.