The Edmonds City Council will meet in committees Tuesday, starting at 6 p.m.
Committee meetings are work sessions for the City Council and staff. They are open to the public but are not public hearings. The committees will meet in separate meeting rooms as indicated below.
Finance Committee, Jury Meeting Room
A. Historic Preservation Commission 2013 Calendar/Fundraising/Account (10 Min.)
B. 2013 Property Tax Levy. (15 Min.)
C. October 2012 Budget Amendment. (10 Min.)
D. August 2012 Monthly Financial Report (10 Min.)
E. Public Comments (10 Min.) (3-minute limit per person)
Parks, Planning and Public Works Committee, Council Chambers
A. Discussion regarding design guidelines, height limits, and coverage requirements for buildings along Edmonds Way. (15 Min.)
B. Quarterly Public Works Project Report. (5 Min.)
C. Report on final construction costs for North Talbot Drainage Improvement Project and acceptance of project. (5 Min.)
D. Authorization for Mayor to sign Supplement No. 1 with Perteet for overlay and raised median on the 228th Street Southwest Corridor Improvement Project. (5 Min.)
E. Accept a stormwater pipe and associated appurtenances installed by a resident at 23005 – 108th Ave. W. and an associated easement. (5 Min.)
F. Stormwater Billing Exemption Reconsideration. (5 Min.)
G. Authorization for Mayor to sign Supplemental #4 with David Evans & Associates for additional utility work on the Five Corners Roundabout. (5 Min.)
H. Lake Ballinger/McAleer Creek Watershed Forum Update. (5 Min.)
I. Public Comments (10 Min.) (3-minute limit per person)
Public Safety and Personnel Committee, Police Training Room
A. Amendments to sections of ECC 5.05 relating to Potentially Dangerous Dog definitions, declarations, and appeals. (10 Min.)
B. Discussion on City Council Meeting Procedures. (30 Min.)
C. Public Comments (10 Min.) (3-minute limit per person)
I saw a Special Meeting Notice on the City Hall front door. Is this a special council meeting? It doesn’t look so special to me.
I don’t believe so but if any city representatives want to clarify — if this meeting is “special” in some way — please feel free to reply.
Because the committee meetings start at 6 pm, the meeting is classified as a special meeting of the city council.
SPECIAL MEETING NOTICE – EDMONDS CITY COUNCIL
The following is from the city’s website:
“SPECIAL MEETING NOTICE – EDMONDS CITY COUNCIL
The Edmonds City Council will meet on TUESDAY, OCTOBER 9, 2012, beginning at 6:00 p.m. The City Council will meet as Committees in separate meeting rooms as indicated below:
Finance Committee: Jury Meeting Room
Parks, Planning, & Public Works Committee: Council Chambers
Public Safety & Personnel Committee: Police Training Room
The committee meetings are open to the public. All meeting rooms are located in the Public Safety Complex, 250 5th Avenue North, Edmonds”
I have a copy of the Everett Herald display ad. It doesn’t say anything about a Special Meeting. Teresa, I assume from your post you didn’t think it was a special meeting. Committee Meetings have been held at 6pm for a long time.Until today, I’ve never seen a notice on the City Hall front door.
Here is the appropriate RCW 42.30.080
Special meetings.
(1) A special meeting may be called at any time by the presiding officer of the governing body of a public agency or by a majority of the members of the governing body by delivering written notice personally, by mail, by fax, or by electronic mail to each member of the governing body. Written notice shall be deemed waived in the following circumstances:
(a) A member submits a written waiver of notice with the clerk or secretary of the governing body at or prior to the time the meeting convenes. A written waiver may be given by telegram, fax, or electronic mail; or
(b) A member is actually present at the time the meeting convenes.
(2) Notice of a special meeting called under subsection (1) of this section shall be:
(a) Delivered to each local newspaper of general circulation and local radio or television station that has on file with the governing body a written request to be notified of such special meeting or of all special meetings;
(b) Posted on the agency’s web site. An agency is not required to post a special meeting notice on its web site if it (i) does not have a web site; (ii) employs fewer than ten full-time equivalent employees; or (iii) does not employ personnel whose duty, as defined by a job description or existing contract, is to maintain or update the web site; and
(c) Prominently displayed at the main entrance of the agency’s principal location and the meeting site if it is not held at the agency’s principal location.
Such notice must be delivered or posted, as applicable, at least twenty-four hours before the time of such meeting as specified in the notice.
(3) The call and notices required under subsections (1) and (2) of this section shall specify the time and place of the special meeting and the business to be transacted. Final disposition shall not be taken on any other matter at such meetings by the governing body.
(4) The notices provided in this section may be dispensed with in the event a special meeting is called to deal with an emergency involving injury or damage to persons or property or the likelihood of such injury or damage, when time requirements of such notice would make notice impractical and increase the likelihood of such injury or damage.
I just moved to Edmonds, who is this Finis Tupper person? If Finis wants to be involved, can’t he work on the positive instead of the negative side of everything that taking place in the community?
It’s people like Finis Tupper that end up taking up dollars and time on negative reflections that could be channeled to much more positive thoughts and results!
Welcome to Edmonds Mr. Voalpe. You have chosen a wonderful City to move to.
One of the things that helps make Edmonds such a great city is the large number of citizens who stay actively involved in City issues. I strongly believe they do so because they care deeply for this City and its citizens. Many of them have been actively involved for decades and I treasure them as neighbors. People like Finis Tupper, Ron Wambolt, Natalie Shippen, Don Hall, Roger Hertrich, Al Rutledge, Bruce Wittenberg, Harry Gatjens and many others. I don’t always agree with their opinions, but I listen to them out of respect and I try to learn from all of them. They have devoted tons of time, often thankless time, in their efforts to make this City a better place for all of us.
I encourage you and other citizens to attend a City Council meeting and/or other City meeting. You will learn much and may get a chance to meet some of these individuals. The citizens I named and others often take the time to attend and participate in City Meetings. I think once you get involved, you will come to appreciate how they honorably exercise their constitutional right to free speech and do so with the intent of providing benefit to this City and its citizens.
Again Mr. Voalpe – Welcome to Edmonds! Please get involved and stay involved. Elected officials need to hear the voices of those they were elected to represent.
On the other hand we could just burn Finnis Tupper at the stake.
Ha! ha! Lol.
Dave, that may not work in Edmonds. Finnis is the one who has suggested we have water leak in our delivery system, so he is likely to be saved by one of the leaks.
Hi Darrol, I find the topic of water leaks in our delivery system interesting. As you brought it up, it sounds like you may have looked at it. As the City is working on the 2013 budget, this issue is timely. Do you have any thoughts related to whether or not the City has an opportunity to cut expenses by identifying and eliminating water leaks? Thanks in advance for your thoughts.