SUMMARY MINUTES OF BUSINESS MEETING
Shoreline Conference Center
Mt. Rainier Room
PRESENT: Mayor
Ryu, Deputy Mayor Scott, Councilmember Eggen, Councilmember Hansen, Councilmember
McConnell, Councilmember McGlashan, and
ABSENT: None
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CALL TO ORDER |
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Mayor Ryu led the flag salute.
Upon roll call by the City Clerk, all Councilmembers were present.
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(a) Proclamation of "Diabetes Awareness Month" |
Councilmember Eggen read the
proclamation declaring the month of November 2008 as "Diabetes Awareness
Month" in the City of
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(b) Proclamation of "Buy and Celebrate Local Day" |
Mayor Ryu read the proclamation
declaring
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Bob Olander, City Manager, discussed
the NE Cities Consortium, which is a group made up of 23 cities which includes
the cities of Shoreline,
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REPORTS OF BOARDS |
Councilmember Hansen stated that
last Wednesday he attended the local hazardous waste committee meeting. He said
they are looking for a new location for a hazardous waste collection site. He
stated that they are delaying the decision and upgrading a temporary site at the
Councilmember Eggen said there is some
talk in the Municipal Solid Waste Advisory Committee for host city mitigation
for cities with recycling centers. He said this is something the City should monitor
and advocate.
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GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT |
a) Ellen Sullivan, Shoreline, volunteer at
the
b) Betty Evans, Senior Center volunteer, commented
that there are several events and services available to seniors, including a distribution
center for Meals on Wheels. She urged residents who wanted to assist the
c) Dwight Gibb, Shoreline, Shoreline
Citizens Coalition, said citizens should be invited to write community concepts
and he is happy the Council has accepted this, along with the proposed schedule
for drafts. He said the concepts should be perspectives and not individual
pieces of information. He said it’s time to shift from listening to
synthesizing. He noted that the City staff will process the information, but
these should be independent perspectives set along side the ideas of the City
staff for comparisons. He urged that the citizen concepts go directly to the
Council, not the City staff. He said the suggestion of a second town hall is
good idea, but something different should be done. He wanted to have the format
moved to a real town hall meeting when citizens talk with each other.
d) John Chang, on behalf of the Shoreline
e) George Piano, Lake Forest Park,
Chairman of the Coalition for the Preservation of Cedarbrook, stated that the
Shoreline School Board has surplused the Cedarbrook School and has given the
residents until August 2010 to come up with a plan to see what can be done to
preserve it as a neighborhood park. He said the organization wants to work with
Shoreline and
Councilmember Eggen inquired if
Mr. Piano has spoken to
Mr. Piano replied that he did and
he was asked by Don Fiene to wait until their budget discussions are over. He
added that they heard there is growing, quiet support for some kind of joint
action, and they are looking to conduct a community survey in
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APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA |
Deputy Mayor Scott moved approval of the agenda.
Councilmember Way seconded the motion, which carried 7-0 and the agenda was
approved.
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CONSENT CALENDAR |
Deputy Mayor Scott moved approval of the Consent Calendar.
Councilmember McGlashan seconded the motion, which carried 7-0 and the
following items were approved:
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(a) Minutes
of Study Session of |
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(b) Approval
of expenses and payroll as of
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(c) Ordinance
No. 519, Amending the Solid Waste Regulations in the Shoreline Municipal Code
Chapter 13.14 |
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(d) Motion to
Authorize the City Manager to Execute an Interlocal Joint Purchasing
Agreement with the City of |
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(e) Ordinance
No. 530 Amending the 2008 Budget for Operating Funds |
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(f) Motion to
Adopt the Comprehensive Garbage, Recyclables and Yard Debris Collection
Contract Amendments with CleanScapes |
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ACTION ITEM: PUBLIC HEARING |
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(a) Continued public hearing to receive citizens’ comments on
the 2009 Property Tax Levy and Other Revenues |
There was no staff presentation given
for this item.
Mayor Ryu called for public
comment. There was no one wishing to provide public comment on this item.
Councilmember Hansen moved close the public hearing. Deputy
Mayor Scott seconded the motion, which carried 7-0 and the public hearing was
closed.
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ACTION ITEMS: OTHER ORDINANCES,
RESOLUTIONS, |
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(a) Ordinance No. 529, Adopting the 2009
Property Tax Levy |
Councilmember Hansen moved to adopt Ordinance No. 529,
adopting the 2009 Property Tax Levy. Councilmember McGlashan seconded the
motion.
Councilmember Eggen inquired if
this would adopt an additional $.21 per $1,000 levy.
Ms. Tarry replied that it would
not; it was a part of the bonds that were passed by voters in 2006. The
residents passed a special levy that allowed an increase each year, and 2009
will be the third year in this fifteen year levy period.
Councilmember Hansen commented that
state law allows the City to increase the levy amount by the implicit price
inflator (IPI), or 1%, so the IPI is around 3.5 to 4%. Therefore, the City is raising
the property tax by 1%. He noted, however, that that 1% increase doesn't cover
the inflationary cost of running the City.
A vote was taken on Ordinance No. 529 adopting the 2009
Property Tax Levy, which carried 7-0.
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(b) Ordinance No. 528, Adopting the Annual Budget for the City
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Ms. Tarry noted that the 2009
budget is over $104 Million with 62% in capital and the rest is in the surface
water utility or operations budgets.
Mayor Ryu called for public
comment. There was no one wishing to provide public comment on this item.
Councilmember McGlashan moved to adopt of Ordinance No.
528, adopting the Annual Budget for the City of
Councilmember McGlashan felt that
the City staff and policies have kept the City in line. He noted that the budget
is balanced.
Councilmember Hansen stated that
he has seen these cycles before. He said he is concerned about the size of the
budget and the current economic condition. He believed the condition is going
to change and that the City has recovered from every bear market in the past. He
said even though some items concern him, he fully supports the ordinance.
Councilmember Eggen said he made a
point of speaking to people at the National League of Cities (NLC) conference about
budgets. He said this is a project-oriented budget and there are goals and
achievements associated with the numbers. He noted that there are some items that
concern him and the City has some issues coming up, but thinks the budget is
good for this year. He added that a lot of citizens have made comments to him
about Cedarbrook and he would be interested in identifying options for
Councilmember McGlashan asked how the
Mr. Olander stated it may be the
time to form our own landmark commission because the City currently contracts
with
Councilmember Eggen inquired if $5,000
would be required to form a cultural and historic landmark commission. Mr.
Olander replied that potential workload, the reallocation of City staff from
existing work, and priority shifting would have to be researched. He said he
felt there wouldn’t be a need to hire anymore City staff. He added that this is
something that can be looked at during a Council study session.
There was Council consensus to consider the creation of a Cultural
and Historic Landmark Commission on a future agenda.
Mr. Olander commented that he was
impressed by the Sunset model that rewards those kinds of efforts with matching
funds. He noted that $10,000, which could go part to Sunset and part to
Cedarbrook, would go a long way. He added that there is some flexibility and
the City is expecting police costs and health benefit costs to be lower. He
added that it is important to encourage and reward citizen efforts.
Councilmember Eggen stated that anything
the City does with Cedarbrook should be done through a cooperative effort with
Mr. Olander commented that the
Council had reduced their budget in previous years and the City staff proposed
this increase. He noted that as Councilmembers of the City of
Councilmember McGlashan commented
that he doesn’t charge the City for regional meetings he attends. He noted that
the Council as a whole should decide who will volunteer for committee work.
Mayor Ryu commented that as long
as Councilmembers have their own guidelines they can find less expensive ways
to attend meetings. She said the Council should be willing to strategize on how
to get the best investment on the taxpayer’s money. She said it isn’t fair for
some to use up a lot of the travel budget. She noted that it is imperative to
determine the investment return to the City.
Deputy Mayor Scott suggested
adding this as a study item at an upcoming Council meeting.
Ms. Tarry commented that health
costs are lower and $10,000 can be shifted for those studies. She said once the
total amount that the health and police expenses are known the funds can be
moved to contingencies and the department can track the revenue streams.
Mr. Olander highlighted that
$10,000 is a minor amount that can be absorbed, but if other costs go down
significantly, that money needs to be saved.
Councilmember McGlashan suggested
allocating $5,000 to Cedarbrook and contacting
Mr. Olander said his expectation is
that that
Councilmember Hansen said he doesn't
feel comfortable adding in $10,000 and moving funds around in the General Fund.
He felt this should be handled by a budget amendment when we have more
information on the topic. He said there hasn’t been any study on this. He
recommended that the Council waits. He said he has no objections to City staff
allocating money from contingency funds if it is important enough. However, this
is something that the Council would normally take up later on. The Council can
handle this with a budget amendment in due course.
Councilmember McGlashan agreed
with Councilmember Hansen and said the budget can be amended at any time. He
added that Cedarbrook has been given until 2010 and this can be amended later. He
felt this item should be postponed for a study session.
Councilmember Eggen commented that
the
Mr. Olander said the Sunset group
is coming in December to ask for a $5,000 mini-grant; Cedarbrook could also
come and ask for some funds for their proposal. He noted that the $5,000 would
come out of the mini-grant allocations for 2008, and Cedarbrook could apply for
the 2009 mini-grant.
Mayor Ryu appreciated the overall concern
for Cedarbrook and Sunset. She highlighted that the City isn’t funding all of
this. She said she would appreciate increasing the mini-grant funding by $5,000
for next year. Mr. Olander suggested the Council wait and see what happens in
2009.
A vote was taken on the motion to adopt Ordinance No. 528,
adopting the Annual Budget for the City of
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(a) Ordinance No. 524, Approving a Site-Specific Rezone from
R-12 to Community Business (CB) for property located at |
Mr. Szafran presented the Planning
Commission recommendation for this proposal and described the proposal. He
reviewed the Planning Commission findings and zoning criteria.
Councilmember Hansen moved to adopt Ordinance No. 524
approving a site-specific rezone from R-12 to Community Business (CB) for
property located at
Councilmember Hansen stated that Fred
Meyer is RB and RB surrounds it. He felt these people applied for the wrong
zoning and that they should have applied for RB. He thought that the five
criteria standards for CB were met, and there may be a future opportunity to
revisit that. He supported the ordinance as written.
Mayor Ryu inquired if the size of
the lot is any smaller or bigger than the other rezone the Council has recently
done. Mr. Szafran replied that they are about the same. Mayor Ryu agreed with
Councilmember Hansen and also felt it should be zoned RB.
Councilmember Eggen commented that
RB may make more sense, but it is designated as CB land use and happens to
think RB zoning in CB land use short-circuits the comprehensive planning
process. He added that he is not happy that the Council is in the position of
bypassing the Comprehensive Plan (CP) again. He added that CB land use can
translate into RB zoning which means the CP zone designation is circumvented. He
looks forward to regularizing this in the future and asked what is CB and RB
land use.
Mr. Szafran confirmed for Mayor
Ryu that the map on page 144 was up-to-date.
Councilmember McGlashan agreed
with Mayor Ryu and Councilmember Hansen. He said RB is reasonable at this
location. He supported the motion on the table.
Mr. Olander added that mitigation
or conditions could be added. He pointed out that the record states that the
Mr. Tovar commented that people
can say anything, but the Planning Commission has to base their conclusions on
findings that are relevant.
Mayor Ryu commented that multiple
projects will impact this corner. She wanted to know if there is a way to ensure
that most traffic goes onto 185th and not onto
Councilmember McConnell stated
that the City has a lot of improvements coming concerning traffic and
infrastructure. She supported this ordinance because of all the things other
Councilmembers have addressed.
Deputy Mayor Scott supported this
request and said it is consistent with the CP. He noted it is currently zoned R-12.
He said someone could knock down the building and build something else.
Concerning historic landmark status, he said, even if it was a historic
landmark any property owner can redevelop it and preserve the structure or
portions thereof. He added that it was nice to see the Commission pointed out
possible inconsistencies. He said on page 135, there were 13 items they said are
consistent with the CP. He pointed out that traffic is always a concern and the
hope is with the
Councilmember Eggen agreed with Deputy
Mayor Scott that the zoning and land use are consistent with the CP. He
supported the request. He noted that both the neighborhood meetings were on
Sunday at
Mr. Tovar replied there are no
requirements, but if there needs to be the City should put them in the code.
Mayor Ryu referred to a comment
from an applicant that was on page 161. She said there was spirited discussion
about saving the building. She asked if the City staff knew whether the effort
is still going on. Mr. Szafran commented that the City is aware of an ongoing
effort.
Mayor Ryu stated that there have
been other properties that were approved for RB upzoning. She felt that RB was
appropriate, but it isn’t on the table at this time. She asked if there is a
possibility for them to come back and apply for RB. Mr. Szafran replied that
they asked for CB.
Mr. Tovar commented that the
Commission is aware that
Councilmember McGlashan pointed
out that there is a lower class street to the north, but what was rezoned there
is next to telephone switching system and a bank. He felt this isn't going up to
RB at this point and felt that CB is adequate.
Deputy Mayor Scott said that as
the City looks to the
Councilmember McConnell moved the previous question.
Councilmember Hansen seconded the motion, which failed 4-3, with Mayor Ryu and
Councilmembers Eggen and Way dissenting.
A vote was taken on the motion to adopt Ordinance No. 524,
approving a site-specific rezone from R-12 to Community Business (CB) for
property located at 753 N 185th Street, which carried 5-1, with Councilmember Way
dissenting and Mayor Ryu abstaining.
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ADJOURNMENT |
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/S/ Scott Passey, City Clerk