Everett City Council

W ednesday, May 21, 2014 The regular meeting of the Ev erett City Council was called to order at 6:30 p.m., May 21, 2014 in the City Council Chambers of the Ev erett City Hall, Council President Moore presiding. Upon roll call it was f ound that May or Stephanson and Council Members Roberts, Moore, Murphy, Gipson, Bader, Stonecipher, and Anderson were present. Council Member Stonecipher led the Pledge of Allegiance. The minutes of the May 14, 2014 City Council meeting were approv ed as printed. Council Members Murphy abstained f rom the v ote. Council President Moore announced that council agenda items 2 and 3 are related to item 12, the Unev en Cub Timber Sale, and will be inserted and acted upon just prior to that item. Council agenda item 11 will be mov ed to the council brief ing agenda af ter the health benef it rev iew. MAY OR OATH OF OFFICE Mov ed by Council Member Gipson, seconded by Council Member Roberts to concur with the appointment of Pendleton Cook as a new police of f icer. Roll was called with all council members v oting y es. Motion carried. The Deputy City Clerk administered his oath of of f ice and May or Stephanson presented him with his badge. May or Stephanson shared that in early April he asked staf f to begin work to conv ene a taskf orce of community members, business owners and serv ice prov iders to f ocus on street lev el social issues, including homelessness and loitering, primarily in Ev erett’s commercial cores. The goal of this ef f ort is to prov ide a common baseline of education f or all taskf orce members including learning f rom other cities about possible approaches to our common challenges. Through a collaborativ e process the taskf orce expects to dev elop community based recommendations to begin addressing street lev el social issues in Ev erett. He stated that they intend to begin the taskf orce in mid-June. COUNCIL Council Member Murphy reported on his attendance at the Health District Board and LEOFF Pension Board meetings. He requested that CAA/CFO Debra Bry ant outline the process ov er the next sev eral weeks related to the budget. CAA/CFO Debra Bry ant stated that she is working with the May or and the departments to dev elop a series of recommendations that will be brought f orward f or city council consideration at the June 4, 2014 council meeting. Council Member Gipson expressed his concern related to the city ’s decision not to assist with barricades f or the Cruizin’ Colby street closure and other large ev ents held in the city. He stated that it can be dif f icult f or non-prof its to budget f unds f or barricades f rom a priv ate company. Ry an Sass, Public Works, explained the process by which the decision was made to scale back the city ’s support of large ev ents. He stated that there were 76 special ev ents supported by the street and traf f ic departments in 2013. He remarked that the crews spend ov er 100 hours or the equiv alent of $4,500 to $5,000 to set up and take down barricades f or an ev ent such as Cruizin’ Colby. He stated that the priv ate sector market f or prov iding traf f ic control barricades is v ery ef f icient and streamlined, and they hav e large inv entories of barricades and signs that can be deliv ered on short notice. Considerable discussion ensued. Mov ed by Council Member Gipson to prov ide barricades f or Cruizin’ Colby this weekend because of the f act that the city has a three y ear commitment with them. Motion died f or lack of second. Council Member Gipson stated that there are new sidewalks being put in on 36th Street and questioned why he hasn’t been able to get sidewalks on Morgan. Ry an Sass, Public Works explained that the sidewalks are part of a project being f unded through a pedestrian saf ety grant f or v arious portions of north Ev erett. He stated that staf f is in the process of apply ing f or grants f or additional saf ety route projects f or schools, one of which is Madison School, just north of Morgan. Council Member Bader reported on his attendance at the Library Board meeting last night. Council Member Roberts stated that the Transportation Adv isory Committee began rev iewing the six-y ear transportation improv ement plan. They hav e been commenting and prov iding input on the city ’s Comprehensiv e Plan’s transportation element. The committee expects to hav e a recommendation f or the Planning Commission by next month. Council Member Roberts discussed the issues that he presented, on behalf of the Association of Washington Cities, to the Washington State Transportation Commission y esterday on rail saf ety. CITY ATTORNEY The City Attorney had no comments. CITIZEN COMMENTS No citizens wished to speak. COUNCIL BRIEFING AGENDA: Health Benef it Rev iew Presented by Keith Robertson Alliant Insurance Serv ices Authorize the May or to sign the Port Riv erside Business Park General Transf er Agreement and related documents in substantially the f orm prov ided Presented by Jim Miller, Utilities PROPOSED ACTION ITEMS: COUNCIL BILL NO. 1405-20 FIRST READING: AN ORDINANCE relating to the Business Improv ement Area (BIA), extending the term of the existing BIA and special assessment lev y f or three additional y ears, and amending Ordinance No. 2842-05, as amended. CONSENT ITEMS: Mov ed by Council Member Anderson, seconded by Council Member Bader, to approv e the f ollowing consent items: RESOLUTION – PAY ROLL To adopt Resolution No. 6736 acknowledging the pay ment of audited and approv ed pay roll claims against the city of Ev erett in the amount of $3,459,327.45 f or the period ending May 9, 2014. RESOLUTION – CLAIMS To adopt Resolution No. 6737acknowledging the pay ment of audited and approv ed claims against the city of Ev erett in the amount of $1,491,389.27 f or the period of May 3, 2014 through May 9, 2014. STREET CLOSURE – HALF MARATHON/10 K RUN To authorize the closure of Lenora Street east of South 1st Av enue to the city limits of Ev erett on October 26, 2014, 8 a.m. to 12 p.m., f or a Half Marathon and 10K Run sponsored by the Snohomish Running Company. Roll was called with all council members v oting y es. Motion carried. ACTION ITEMS: LOAN CLOSURE - EVERETT HOSPITALITY COMPANY Mov ed by Council Member Bader, seconded by Council Member Roberts, to authorize the May or on behalf of City of Ev erett Community Dev elopment Entity, LLC and its subsidiaries to take all actions and execute all documents necessary to close the loan with Ev erett Hospitality Concepts, LLC. Roll was called with all council members v oting y es. Motion carried. AGREEMENT – WATER POLLUTION CONTROL FACILITY, PHASE C1 EXPANSION Mov ed by Council Member Roberts, seconded by Council Member Bader, to authorize the May or to sign the prof essional serv ices agreement with GeoTest Serv ices, Inc. f or quality assurance inspection and testing f or the Water Pollution Control Facility, Phase C1, Expansion in the amount of $252,215.00. Roll was called with all council members v oting y es. Motion carried. BID AWARD – WATER MAIN REPLACEMENT “O” Mov ed by Council Member Murphy, seconded by Council Member Bader, to award contract f or the construction of the Water Main Replacement “O” project to B&L Utility, Inc. in the amount of $672,257.04 which includes Washington State sales tax. Roll was called with all council members v oting y es. Motion carried. AGREEMENT AMENDED – FIRE ADMINISTRATION COMPLEX – BUILDING IMPROVEMENTS Mov ed by Council Member Anderson, seconded by Council Member Bader, to authorize the May or to sign Amendment No. 2 to the prof essional serv ices agreement with CNJA Architects f or the Fire Administration Complex – Building Improv ement project in the amount of $5,904.00. Roll was called with all council members v oting y es. Motion carried. EASEMENT – FORESTRY AND WATERSHED MANAGEMENT Mov ed by Council Member Roberts, seconded by Council Member Bader, to authorize the May or to sign easement exchange between the city of Ev erett and the Washington State Department of Natural Resources to f acilitate f orestry and watershed management. Roll was called with all council members v oting y es. Motion carried. ROAD USE PERMIT – HAULING OF TIMBER Mov ed by Council Member Bader, seconded by Council Member Stonecipher, to authorize the May or to sign two reciprocal road use permits with the Washington State Department of Natural Resources to f acilitate hauling of timber. Roll was called with all council members v oting y es. Motion carried. RESOLUTION – UNEVEN CUB TIMBER SALE Mov ed by Council Member Bader, seconded by Council Member Anderson, to adopt Resolution No. 6738 authorizing the surplus of timber and call f or bids on the Unev en Cub Timber Sale #124-9. Roll was called with all council members v oting y es.  Motion carried. PURCHASE – VOLVO TRUCK CHASSIS Mov ed by Council Member Bader, seconded by Council Member Stonecipher, to authorize the purchase of a Volv o truck chassis f rom Washington State Contract 01513 in the amount of $167,115.48 including Washington State sales tax. Roll was called with all council members v oting y es. Motion carried. PURCHASE – VACUUM EXCAVATOR TRUCK BODY Mov ed by Council Member Anderson, seconded by Council Member Bader, to authorize the purchase of one v acuum excav ator truck body f rom Washington State Contract 01912 in the amount of $389,660.44 including Washington State sales tax. Roll was called with all council members v oting y es. Motion carried. AGREEMENT – EVERETT FIREFIGHTERS LOCAL NO. 46 Mov ed by Council Member Murphy, seconded by Council Member Roberts, to authorize the May or to sign the collectiv e bargaining agreement with Ev erett Firef ighters Local 46 f or January 1, 2012 through December 31, 2014 subject to the language prov ided by the arbitrator in the upcoming arbitration. Roll was called with all council members v oting y es. Motion carried. The City Council meeting adjourned at 8:34 p.m. ___________________________ Deputy City Clerk Read and approv ed as printed. ____________________________ Council President