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HomeMy WebLinkAbout04-10-2017 - Minutes MEDINA, WASHINGTON MEDINA CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING MINUTES Medina City Hall, Council Chambers 501 Evergreen Point Road, Medina Monday, April 10, 2017 6:30 PM MAYOR ALEX MORCOS CITY MANAGER MICHAEL SAUERWEIN DEPUTY MAYOR SHEREE WEN CITY ATTORNEY KATHLEEN J. HAGGARD COUNCIL MEMBERS CYNTHIA ADKINS PATRICK BOYD DAVID LEE JOHN MAFFEI CURT PRYDE CITY CLERK AIMEE KELLERMAN MINUTES 1. REGULAR MEETING - CALL TO ORDER Mayor Morcos called the regular meeting to order at 6:30 p.m. Council Members Present: Adkins, Boyd, Lee, Pryde, Wen and Mayor Morcos Council Members Absent: Maffei Staff Present: Sauerwein, Haggard, Burns, Grumbach, and Kellerman ACTION: Motion Pryde second Wen and carried by a 6:0 vote; Council excused the absence of Council Member Maffei. 2. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE The Mayor led the pledge. 3. APPROVAL OF MEETING AGENDA ACTION: Motion Adkins to pull Agenda Item 8.5 and move to Other Business as 10.05. ACTION: Motion Boyd second Pryde and carried by a 6:0 vote (Maffei absent); Council approved the agenda as amended. 4. PRESENTATIONS NONE 5. PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD Mayor Morcos opened the public comment period at 6:31 p.m. There were no speakers. Mayor Morcos closed the public comment period at 6:31 p.m. 6. BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS REPORTS 6.1 Advisory Boards/Commissions/Committees Park Board Chair Drew Blazey reported that the annual Easter Egg Hunt was a success. He also thanked the City Council for investing in the Medina Park playground area. Police Chief Burns reported that the next Emergency Preparedness meeting is Tuesday, April 18 at 5:00 pm here at City Hall. He also reported that he held a Neighborhood Watch forum on March 23 at St. Thomas Church. Approximately 40 people attended. Director of Development Services Robert Grumbach gave a brief report of the Planning Commission meeting where the main topic was the proposed sign code. Grumbach also discussed with council their receiving a sign code recommendation from the Planning Commission and scheduling this for a June meeting discussion with a hearing in July. In response to a question, he also informed the council that the T-Mobile litigation has been stayed for an additional 140 days. Council reported on events since the last meeting. 7. CITY MANAGERS REPORT 7. City Manager's Report City Manager Michael Sauerwein gave an update on the 84th Avenue/24th Street design project and reported that the Transportation Improvement Board approved addition funds in the amount of $999,300 split between Clyde Hill and Medina. He briefed the council on the conditions for the additional funds. He thanked Council for attending the Public Works tour. The next Committee of the Whole meeting is Wednesday, April 12, 2017 here at City Hall. 7.1 Police, Development Services, Finance, Central Services, Public Works 8. CONSENT AGENDA ACTION: Motion Boyd second Adkins and carried by a 6:0 (Maffei absent) vote; Council approved the Consent Agenda with the exception of Agenda 8.5, which was pulled for a separate discussion. 8.1 Subject: Approved January 17, 2017 Park Board Meeting Minutes Recommendation: Receive and file. Staff Contact: Sunita Hall, Deputy City Clerk 8.2 Subject: Approved February 15, 2017 Planning Commission Meeting Minutes Recommendation: Receive and file. Staff Contact: Kristin McKenna, Development Services Coordinator 8.3 Subject: DRAFT March 13, 2017 City Council Special and Regular Meeting Minutes. Recommendation: Adopt. Staff Contact: Aimee Kellerman, City Clerk 8.4 Subject: March 2017, Check Register. Recommendation: Approve. Staff Contact: Julie Ketter, Acting Finance Director ACTION: Agenda Item 8.5 was moved to Other Business as 10.05 for further discussion. 8.6 Subject: Sexual Assault Awareness Proclamation Recommendation: Raising awareness on the subject of Sexual Assault. Staff Contact: Aimee Kellerman, City Clerk 9. PUBLIC HEARING None. 10. OTHER BUSINESS 10.05 Subject: Puget Sound Energy Franchise Recommendation: Approve. Staff Contact: Michael Sauerwein, City Manager Council discussed the proposed Puget Sound Energy Franchise. ACTION: By consensus Council agreed to send their suggested changes to the franchise agreement to staff by the end of this week. The updated proposed franchise agreement will be brought back to Council at the May 8 City Council meeting. 10.1 Subject: Short term rental "AirBnB" Recommendation: Discussion item only. Staff Contact: Robert Grumbach, Development Services Director; Kathleen Haggard, City Attorney City Attorney Kathleen Haggard gave a brief summary. Council discussed. ACTION: Discussion item only; no action taken. 10.2 Subject: Medina Park 12th Street Tree Planting Recommendation: Discussion item; outcome depends upon the conclusion of council discussion. Staff Contact: Ryan Osada, Public Works Director Park Board Chair Drew Blazey gave a presentation on the 12th Street tree planting idea. Council discussed and thank the Park Board for their work on this. ACTION: Discussion item only; Council agreed to table this topic at this time. 10.3 Subject: City Council Agenda Calendar Recommendation: Discussion item only; no action needed. Result of Recommended Action: Council and staff will review upcoming meetings and make necessary changes as needed. Staff Contact: Michael Sauerwein, City Manager ACTION: Council and staff reviewed upcoming meetings and there were no changes to the meeting calendar. 11. PUBLIC COMMENT Mayor Morcos opened the public comment period at 8:00 p.m. There were no speakers. Mayor Morcos closed the public comment period at 8:00 p.m. 12. ADJOURNMENT Motion Pryde second Lee; Council adjourned the Regular Meeting at 8:00 p.m.