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HomeMy WebLinkAbout03-13-2017 - Minutes MEDINA, WASHINGTON MEDINA CITY COUNCIL SPECIAL AND REGULAR MEETING MINUTES Medina City Hall, Council Chambers 501 Evergreen Point Road, Medina Monday, March 13, 2017 5:00 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 SPECIAL MEETING STUDY SESSION - CALL TO ORDER / ROLL CALL Mayor Morcos called the study session to order in the Medina Council Chambers at 5:06 p.m. Council Members Present: Adkins, Boyd, Lee, Maffei, Pryde, Wen and Mayor Morcos Council Members Absent: None Staff Present: Sauerwein, Haggard, Ketter, Grumbach, and Kellerman SPECIAL MEETING STUDY SESSION ITEM City Council Guidelines - 5.00 p.m. to 7.00 p.m. Karen Reed, consultant, facilitated a discussion on the City Council guidelines. City Council members discussed proposed changes and made suggested changes. ACTION: City Manager Sauerwein announced another study session will be proposed in the future to finish review of the guidelines for adoption at a future meeting. ADJOURNMENT Council adjourned to the regular meeting at 7:00 p.m. 1. REGULAR MEETING - CALL TO ORDER / ROLL CALL Mayor Morcos called the regular meeting to order at 7:05 p.m. 1.1 STUDY SESSION - Airport Issues Consultant Allyson Jackson gave a brief presentation on airport issues and answered city council member questions. 2. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE The Mayor led the pledge. 3. APPROVAL OF MEETING AGENDA ACTION: Motion Boyd second Pryde and carried by a 7:0 vote; Council approved the meeting agenda as presented. 4. PRESENTATIONS None. 5. PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD Mayor Morcos opened the public comment period at 7:34 p.m. There were no speakers. Mayor Morcos closed the public comment period at 7:34 p.m. 6. REPORTS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS 6.1 Commissions, Boards, and Advisory Committee Reports. Planning Commission Chair Shawn Schubring gave a brief report on Planning Commission work. Park Board Chair Drew Blazey invited the City Council to the next Park Board meeting on March 20, 2017, at 5:00 p.m. where they will have guest speakers on community outreach programs. Chief Burns reported that Emergency Preparedness will host a neighborhood watch meeting at St. Thomas Church. Council Members reported on events since the last meeting. 7. CITY MANAGER'S REPORT 7. City Manager's Report Chief Burns gave a brief presentation on cameras at the entrances in the City and how the Police Department uses them as tools to assist in investigations. City Manager Sauerwein gave a brief update on the 24th/84th alternative street design project. He also announced that the next Committee of the Whole (COW) meeting to discuss SR 520 expansion joint noise is scheduled for April 12 at 8:00 a.m. at City Hall. 7.1 Police, Development Services, Finance, Central Services, Public Works 8. CONSENT AGENDA ACTION: Motion Maffei second Pryde and carried by a 7:0 vote; Council approved the Consent Agenda. 8.1 Subject: Approved January 24, 2017 Planning Commission Meeting Minutes Recommendation: Receive and file. Staff Contact: Kristin McKenna, Development Services Coordinator 8.2 Subject: DRAFT February 13, 2017 Special and Regular City Council Meeting Minutes Recommendation: Adopt. Staff Contact: Aimee Kellerman, City Clerk 8.3 Subject: February 2017, Check Register Recommendation: Approve. Staff Contact: Julie Ketter, Acting Finance Director 8.4 Subject: ARCH Business Resolution Recommendation: Approve. Result of Recommended Action: This will enable the City Council to approve the 2017 ARCH Administrative Budget and Work Plan, adopt Resolution No. 391, funding the two Imagine Housing projects in the combined amount of $13,465 and authorize the Administering Agency to execute documents and take all necessary actions on behalf of the City. Staff Contact: Michael Sauerwein, City Manager 8.5 Subject: Horticultural Elements Contract Extension Recommendation: Approve. Result of Recommended Action: Approval will enable the City Manager to negotiate and enter into a 2 year contract extension with Horticultural Elements for the 84th Ave NE Median Maintenance. Staff Contact: Ryan Osada, Public Works Director 8.6 Subject: Puget Sound Energy Franchise 2017 Recommendation: Approve. Result of Recommended Action: This will enable the City Council to review ahead of taking a decision at the next meeting. Staff Contact: Michael Sauerwein, City Manager 9. PUBLIC HEARING 9.1 Subject: Ordinance No. 945 Noise Code Adoption Recommendation: Approve. Result of Recommended Action: Approval of Ordinance 945 will repeal existing and re-adopt new noise control regulations in Chapter 8.06 Staff Contact: Robert Grumbach, Development Services Director Grumbach gave a brief presentation on the proposed Noise Code regulations. He highlighted that the proposed new noise code regulations are a separate issue from the SR 520 expansion joints noise issues and the City will continue to work on the expansion joint noise issue separately. Grumbach also requested council consider two amendments to the proposed ordinance: • Amend 8.06.140(E) to change the Lmax to Leq; and • Amend 8.06.150(B) to add language that measurement of noise is at the property line or 50 feet distance, whichever is greater. Mayor Morcos opened the public hearing period at 8:30 p.m. The following individuals addressed the Council: • Marcus King commented on the proposed noise code on behalf of Overlake Golf and Country Club and requested that the 8:00 a.m. weekday hour for exempting power equipment be left at 7:00 a.m. • Steven Goldfarb, president of Overlake Golf and Country Club, commented on the proposed noise code and expressed concerns about changing the exemption hours for power equipment. • Cory Brown, on behalf of Overlake Golf and Country Club, commented on the proposed noise code and expressed concern about changing the exemption hours for power equipment. • Mariam Naini commented on the proposed noise code and asked Council to consider exempting the noise for emergency generators. • Chasma Gerron, neighbor to the golf course, commented on the proposed noise code and expressed concern about changing the exemption hours for power equipment. Mayor Morcos closed the public hearing period at 8:45 p.m. ACTION: Motion Boyd to approve the proposed ordinance with two changes: a) amend 8.06.140(D) for the sentence clause to read: “their operation is between the hours of 7:00 am and 7:00 pm weekdays;” and b) amend 8.06.140(E) to remove the sentence clause “provided the Lmax does not exceed 62 db(A)”. This was seconded by Maffei. Mayor Morcos asked for discussion and requested each council member propose their amendments one at a time. ACTION: Motion Adkins to amend 8.06.140(B) by restricting the exemption for blasting hours to between 8:00 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. weekdays, and 9:00 and 2:00 p.m. on Saturday, second Boyd and carried by a 6:1 vote (Wen dissented). ACTION: Motion Wen to remove watercraft exemption [Section 8.06.130(C)] second Lee and failed by 6:1 vote (Adkins, Boyd, Lee, Maffei, Morcos, and Pryde dissented). ACTION: Motion Wen to remove vessel docking and undocking exemption [Section 8.06.130(B)] second Lee and failed by 6:1 vote (Adkins, Boyd, Lee, Maffei, Morcos, and Pryde dissented). ACTION: Motion Wen to add decibel time limits following State law, second Adkins and failed by 6:1 vote (Adkins, Boyd, Lee, Maffei, Morcos, and Pryde dissented). Grumbach clarified the time limits were for increasing the maximum by 15 decibels for 1.5 minutes, 10 decibels for 5 minutes, and 5 decibels for 15 minutes. City Noise Consultant Ioana Parks explained the background of this standard. ACTION: Motion Maffei second Boyd to include Grumbach’s amendment to 8.06.150(B) and carried by a 7:0 vote. ACTION: Original motion with approved amendments carried by a 7:0 vote. 10. OTHER BUSINESS 10.1 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 9:31 p.m. The following individual addressed the Council: • Marcus King thanked Council for considering public comments when voting on the new noise code. Mayor Morcos closed the public comment period at 9:30 p.m. 12. ADJOURNMENT Motion Maffei second Pryde; Council adjourned the Regular Meeting at 9:33 p.m.