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Home My WebLink About03-19-18 Council MeetingSPECIAL ACCOMMODATIONS: The City of Arlington strives to provide accessible meetings for people with disabilities. Please contact the ADA coordinator at (360) 403‐3441 or 1‐800‐833‐8388 (TDD only) prior to the meeting date if special accommodations are required. CALL TO ORDER Mayor Barb Tolbert PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE ROLL CALL Mayor Barb Tolbert – Kristin APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA Mayor Pro Tem Marilyn Oertle INTRODUCTION OF SPECIAL GUESTS AND PRESENTATIONS Arlington Fire Department Heroism/Phoenix Awards – recognizing three different calls Chief Kraski SWEARING IN Police Officer Joshua Fox Chief Ventura/Steve Peiffle Fire Captain Jason Brisson and Firefighter Joe Wakefield Chief Kraski/Steve Peiffle PROCLAMATIONS PUBLIC COMMENT For members of the public who wish to speak to the Council about any matter not on the Public Hearing portion of the meeting. Please limit remarks to three minutes. CONSENT AGENDA Mayor Pro Tem Marilyn Oertle 1. Minutes of the February 26 and March 5, 2018 council meetings ATTACHMENT A 2. Accounts Payable 3. EMS Interfund Loan ATTACHMENT B 4. Ordinance Amending AMC 13.12 for Senior Disabled Rates and ATTACHMENT C Grace Period for Utility Rates PUBLIC HEARING NEW BUSINESS Arlington City Council Meeting Monday, March 19, 2018 at 7:00 pm City Council Chambers – 110 E 3rd Street SPECIAL ACCOMMODATIONS: The City of Arlington strives to provide accessible meetings for people with disabilities. Please contact the ADA coordinator at (360) 403‐3441 or 1‐800‐833‐8388 (TDD only) prior to the meeting date if special accommodations are required. 1. Arlington Valley Road – Apparent Low Bid ATTACHMENT D Staff Presentation: Jim Kelly Council Liaison: Debora Nelson 2. Ordinance Amending AMC 13.12 for Accessory Dwelling Unit ATTACHMENT E Connection Fees Staff Presentation: Jim Kelly Council Liaison: Josh Roundy DISCUSSION ITEMS INFORMATION ADMINISTRATOR & STAFF REPORTS MAYOR’S REPORT EXECUTIVE SESSION RECONVENE ADJOURNMENT Mayor Barb Tolbert DRAFT Page 1 of 2 Council Chambers 110 East Third Street February 26, 2018 Councilmembers Present: Mike Hopson, Marilyn Oertle, Debora Nelson, Jesica Stickles, Joshua Roundy, Sue Weiss and Jan Schuette. Council Members Absent: Staff Present: Mayor Barbara Tolbert, Paul Ellis, James Trefry, Jonathan Ventura, Dave Ryan, Marc Hayes, Kristin Garcia, Kristin Banfield, Kurt Patterson, Sheri Amundson, Sarah Lopez and City Attorney Steve Peiffle. Also Known to be Present: Dan Burwell, Bob Nelson, Tom Teigen, Amy Lucas, Kevin Teague, Sharon Swan, Curt Hecla, Kevin Duncan, Doug Buell, and Sarah Arney. Mayor Tolbert called the meeting to order at 7:00 pm, and the pledge of allegiance followed. APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA Mayor Pro Tem Marilyn Oertle moved to approve the agenda as presented. Councilmember Debora Nelson seconded the motion, which passed with a unanimous vote. Introduction of Special Guests and Presentations SR 530 Mudslide Memorial Project by Snohomish County With use of a PowerPoint presentation, Snohomish County Senior Park Planner reviewed the conceptual SR530 Mudslide Memorial Project. Snohomish County Parks Director Tom Teigen, Snohomish County Senior Planner Amy Lucas, and Snohomish County Principal Park Planner Sharon Swan assisted with the presentation and answered council questions. Discussion followed. More information on the project can be found on the County’s website. Link: https://snohomishcountywa.gov/3965/SR‐530‐Mudslide‐Memorial WORKSHOP ITEMS – NO ACTION WAS TAKEN Accept Airport Commission’s recommendation on the sale of Hangar 57B City Attorney Steve Peiffle reviewed the process followed for the sale of Hangar 57B, along with the submittals received and the Airport Commission’s actions. Discussion followed. This item will be placed on the March 5, 2018 Council Agenda for action. Interlocal Agreement with Region VIII Education Service Center TIPS (The Interlocal Purchasing System) Central Purchasing Coordinator Kurt Patterson reviewed the proposed Interlocal Agreement with Region VIII Education Service Center to provide access to collaborative purchasing Minutes of the Arlington City Council Workshop Minutes of the City of Arlington City Council Workshop February 26, 2018 Page 2 of 2 opportunities. Discussion followed. This item will be placed on the March 5, 2018 Council Agenda for action. Accept Dedication of Real Property for Right of Way Purposes (the Village at Edgecomb Station) Community and Economic Development Director Marc Hayes reviewed the proposed dedication of real properties for right of way purposes from the Village at Edgecomb Station. The properties to be dedicated to the City are adjacent to 67th Avenue NE and 172nd Street NE. Property for right of way purposes related to new development is typically dedicated through the land use process, pursuant to Arlington Municipal Code Section 20.56.170. Discussion followed. This item will be placed on the March 5, 2018 Council Agenda for action. Accept Dedication of Real Property for Right of Way Purposes (Pilot Travel Center) Community and Economic Development Director Marc Hayes reviewed the proposed dedication of real properties for right of way purposes from the Pilot Travel Center. The property to be dedicated to the City is adjacent to Smokey Point Boulevard. Property for right of way purposes related to new development is typically dedicated through the land use process, pursuant to Arlington Municipal Code Section 20.56.170. Discussion followed. This item will be placed on the March 5, 2018 Council Agenda for action. January 2018 Financial Report Finance Director Kristin Garcia reviewed the January 2018 Financial Report and answered Council questions. She made a brief presentation on the information from the recent Economic Alliance Snohomish County (EASC) Economic Forecast. PUBLIC COMMENT None. MAYOR REPORT None. COUNCILMEMBER REPORTS Councilmembers Weiss, Schuette, Hopson, Oertle, and Nelson gave brief reports, while Councilmembers Stickles and Roundy had nothing further to report this evening. EXECUTIVE SESSION None. ADJOURNMENT With no further business to come before the Council, the meeting was adjourned at 8:01 p.m. ____________________________ Barbara Tolbert, Mayor DRAFT Page 1 of 2 Council Chambers 110 East Third St March 5, 2018 Council Members Present: Mike Hopson, Jan Schuette, Debora Nelson, Joshua Roundy, Sue Weiss, Jesica Stickles, and Marilyn Oertle. Council Members Absent: None. City Staff Present: Paul Ellis, Jonathan Ventura, Dave Ryan, Kristin Garcia, Kristin Banfield, and City Attorney Steve Peiffle. Also Known to be Present: Kevin Duncan, Curt Hecla Mayor Barb Tolbert called the meeting to order at 7:00 pm, and the pledge of allegiance followed. APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA Mayor Pro Tem Marilyn Oertle moved and Councilmember Debora Nelson seconded the motion to approve the agenda. The motion passed unanimously. INTRODUCTIONS OF SPECIAL GUESTS AND PRESENTATIONS None. PROCLAMATIONS None. PUBLIC COMMENT None. CONSENT AGENDA Mayor Pro Tem Marilyn Oertle moved and Councilmember Debora Nelson seconded the motion to approve the Consent Agenda which was unanimously carried: 1. Minutes of the February 12 and February 20, 2018 Council meeting. 2. Accounts Payable: Approval of EFT Payments and Claims Checks #93059 through #93193 dated February 21, 2018 through March 5, 2018 for $1,217,530.44. 3. Interlocal Agreement with Region VIII Education Service Center TIPS (The Interlocal Purchasing System) Minutes of the Arlington City Council Meeting Minutes of the City of Arlington City Council Meeting March 5, 2018 Page 2 of 2 4. Accept dedication of real property for right of way purposes (Village at Edgecomb Station) 5. Accept dedication of real property for right of way purposes (Pilot Travel Center) PUBLIC HEARING None. NEW BUSINESS Accept Airport Commission’s recommendation on the Sale of Hangar 57B City Attorney Steve Peiffle reviewed the process followed for the sale of Hangar 57B, along with the submittals received and the Airport Commission’s actions. Councilmember Jan Schuette moved and Councilmember Jesica Stickles seconded the motion to accept the proposal of KVA Electric, Inc. as the most responsive proposal, and authorize staff to negotiate a purchase and sale agreement and long‐term lease with KVA Electric, Inc. based upon the terms of the KVA proposal. The motion passed unanimously. ADMINISTRATOR & STAFF REPORTS City Administrator Paul Ellis distributed a memo for the 2018 Spring Retreat. City Attorney Steve Peiffle announced that he would be distributing a small homework assignment to Council and staff in advance of the retreat. MAYOR’S REPORT None. COUNCIL COMMENTS Councilmember Joshua Roundy announced he would not be in attendance at the March 12, 2018 Council Workshop. EXECUTIVE SESSION None. ADJOURNMENT With no further business to come before the Council, the meeting was adjourned at 7:06 p.m. ______________________________________ Barbara Tolbert, Mayor DRAFT Page 1 of 3 Council Chambers 110 East Third Street March 12, 2018 Councilmembers Present: Mike Hopson, Marilyn Oertle, Debora Nelson, Jesica Stickles, Sue Weiss and Jan Schuette. Council Members Absent: Joshua Roundy. Staff Present: Mayor Barbara Tolbert, Paul Ellis, Jonathan Ventura, Marc Hayes, Kristin Garcia, Jim Kelly, Kristin Banfield, Kris Wallace, and City Attorney Steve Peiffle. Also Known to be Present: Bob Nelson, Craig Christianson, Terry Marsh, Vikki McMurray, Doug Buell, Sarah Arney, and Lisa Cisneros. Mayor Tolbert called the meeting to order at 7:00 pm, and the pledge of allegiance followed. APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA Mayor Pro Tem Marilyn Oertle moved to approve the agenda as presented. Councilmember Debora Nelson seconded the motion, which passed with a unanimous vote. Introduction of Special Guests and Presentations Chris Collier – Program Manager, Alliance for Housing Affordability Mr. Collier had a scheduling conflict and the presentation will be rescheduled. Proclamations Mayor Pro Tem Marilyn Oertle read the formal proclamation declaring Saturday, March 10, 2018 as Arbor Day in the City of Arlington. WORKSHOP ITEMS – NO ACTION WAS TAKEN EMS Interfund Loan Finance Director Kristin Garcia reviewed the request to provide an inter‐fund loan from the Growth Fund to the EMS Fund for $121,212. This brings the total outstanding balance on the loan to $286,690, which exceeds the amount authorized in the budget. Discussion followed. This item will be added to the Consent Agenda for Council approval on March 19, 2018. Arlington Valley Road – Apparent Low Bid Public Works Director Jim Kelly distributed and reviewed the preliminary bid tabulation for Arlington Valley Road. Bids for the project were opened on March 8, 2018. Discussion followed. This item will be placed on the New Business portion of the March 19, 2018 Council Agenda. Minutes of the Arlington City Council Workshop Minutes of the City of Arlington City Council Workshop March 12, 2018 Page 2 of 3 Amendment to AMC 13.12 for Accessory Dwelling Unit Connections and Disabled Rates Public Works Director Jim Kelly reviewed the proposed ordinance amending AMC Chapter 13.12 to allow a single‐family residential connection to also serve an accessory dwelling unit located on the same property and served by one meter. As a way to assist with Arlington’s growing population and housing needs, the City allows accessory dwelling units to be constructed on single family residential parcels. Accessory dwelling units are permitted by the City’s Land Use Code (Title 20). The amendments to AMC Chapter 13.12 will allow for water and sewer service to the accessory dwelling units. This item will be placed on the New Business portion of the March 19, 2018 Council Agenda. Amendment to AMC 13.12 for Senior Disabled Rates and Grace Period for Utility Rates Public Works Accountant reviewed the proposed ordinance amending AMC Chapter 13.12 to provide for a reduction in utility bills for disabled persons. The proposed modification to AMC section 13.12.160 is to add “disabled” to the section. The proposed modification to AMC section 13.12.210 is to add a grace period of five (5) calendar days past the utility bill due date before late fees are assessed to a customer’s account. Discussion followed. This item will be added to the Consent Agenda for Council approval on March 19, 2018. PUBLIC COMMENT Adam Ankenman, 305 E. Maple Street, expressed concerns about the proposed Emory Lofts project, including the cost of road repairs from the construction and if future traffic was studied. Jackie Rebman, 201 S. Macleod, expressed her concerns on the number of units included in the Emory Lofts project and the increase in population affecting traffic and services available. Vikki McMurray, 208 Joann Lane, raised concerns about the Emory Lofts project. She noted that the public wants to be involved and provide input. Brian Rebman, 201 S. Macleod, shared that he believes that downtown is not the place for Emory Lofts and would be better suited elsewhere in town. Catherine Wesley, 114 S. West Avenue, stated that she supports the comments previously made about the Emory Lofts project. She does not believe the project is in the right place. To address some of the comments made about the Emory Lofts project, City Administrator Paul Ellis provided additional information to those in attendance about the planning process in general, the definition of the different types of permits and why Emory Lofts requires a Special Use Permit, the design review process completed by the Planning Commission, and the prior proposal made. Additional information was provided by Community and Economic Development Director Marc Hayes including the density allowed for the project and the height limits. Mayor Tolbert reminded everyone that there are multiple opportunities for public comment before the Planning Commission and the City Council. There is a subscription service through the City’s website to receive notices about upcoming meetings and opportunities for input. Minutes of the City of Arlington City Council Workshop March 12, 2018 Page 3 of 3 COUNCILMEMBER REPORTS Councilmembers Schuette, Hopson, Oertle, and Nelson gave brief reports, while Councilmembers Weiss and Stickles had nothing further to report this evening. MAYOR REPORT Mayor Tolbert shared that the embedded social worker is now hired and will be working in north county starting March 26. She noted the March 9th north county human services meeting that was attended by almost 40 service providers to start addressing gaps in services. Mayor Tolbert noted that EASC’s latest dashboard shows a 10% decline in available housing stock in Snohomish County from February 2017 to March 2018, with a current stock of 0.83 months of inventory available. EXECUTIVE SESSION None. ADJOURNMENT With no further business to come before the Council, the meeting was adjourned at 7:49 p.m. ____________________________ Barbara Tolbert, Mayor City of Arlington Council Agenda Bill Item: CA #3 Attachment B COUNCIL MEETING DATE: March 19, 2018 SUBJECT: Inter‐fund Loan from Growth Fund to EMS Fund ATTACHMENTS: Loan Worksheet – Exhibit 1 DEPARTMENT OF ORIGIN Finance; Kristin Garcia, Finance Director 360‐403‐3431 EXPENDITURES REQUESTED: $121,212 BUDGET CATEGORY: Growth Fund BUDGETED AMOUNT: $223,915 LEGAL REVIEW: DESCRIPTION: The EMS fund required a loan of $121,212 as revenues were not sufficient to cover operating expenses. This brings the total outstanding balance on the loan to $286,690 which exceeds the amount authorized in the budget. HISTORY: The previous outstanding loan from 2017 has not been fully repaid. The outstanding balance on the 2017 loan is $26,000. In January the fund required a loan of $139,478. ALTERNATIVES: Do not approve the inter‐fund loan and allow the fund to be negative. This could violate RCW 43.09.210 which states that no fund should unfairly benefit from another. RECOMMENDED MOTION: I move to authorize an inter‐fund loan of $121,212. 2018 Interfund Loans Exhibit 1 Interest to be repaid at the Local Government Investment Pool monthly rat FROM:Principal Growth Fund Interest Interest Payments Loan TO:Date Loan Amount Rate Charges Interest Principal Balance EMS Fund Beg. Balance 26,000.00$ ‐$ ‐$ ‐$ 26,000.00$ 1/31/2018 139,477.72$ 0.014290 30.96$ ‐ ‐ 165,477.72 2/28/2018 121,212.00$ 0.014731 203.14$ ‐ ‐ 286,689.72 3/31/2018 ‐$ 286,689.72 4/30/2018 ‐$ 286,689.72 5/31/2018 ‐ ‐$ 286,689.72 6/30/2018 ‐$ ‐ 286,689.72 7/31/2018 ‐$ ‐ 286,689.72 8/31/2018 ‐$ ‐ 286,689.72 9/30/2018 ‐$ ‐ 286,689.72 10/31/2018 ‐$ 286,689.72 11/30/2018 ‐$ 286,689.72 12/31/2018 286,689.72$ 234.10$ ‐ ‐ 234.10 City of Arlington Council Agenda Bill Item: CA #4 Attachment C COUNCIL MEETING DATE: March 19, 2018 SUBJECT: Amendments to AMC 13.12 regarding low income section and late fee section. ATTACHMENTS: DRAFT AMC 13.12.160 and AMC 13.12.210 Amendments DEPARTMENT OF ORIGIN Public Works EXPENDITURES REQUESTED: None BUDGET CATEGORY: Water/Sewer Funds BUDGETED AMOUNT: N/A LEGAL REVIEW: DESCRIPTION: Modification to AMC chapters 13.12.160 to add “disabled” in addition to the low income rate reduction and 13.12.210 to allow a grace period before late fees are applied on utility bills. HISTORY: The City of Arlington currently has in place a “low income senior citizen rate” which allows those ratepayers who qualify a 40% reduction in their utility bills. Staff is requesting to allow qualifying disabled customers the same 40% reduction in their utility bills. The Finance Department will establish minimum disability validation requirements and maintain records. Staff is requesting to allow a grace period of five (5) calendar days past the utility bill due date before late fees are assessed to a customer’s account. ALTERNATIVES: Do not approve the discounted rate for disabled customers or adding of grace period. Remand to staff for further information. RECOMMENDED MOTION: I move to approve the Ordinance Amending AMC 13.12.160 and 13.12.210 and authorize the mayor to sign the ordinance pending final review by the city attorney. ORDINANCE NO. 2018-XXX 1 ORDINANCE NO. 2018-XXX AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF ARLINGTON, WASHINGTON AMENDING ARLINGTON MUNICIPAL CODE CHAPTER 13.12 PERTAINING TO UTILITY RATES WHEREAS, the City of Arlington has the authority to set rates and charges for its utility system; and WHEREAS, the City’s current billing structure allows for a low income senior citizen discounted rate; and the current billing system applies a late penalty on the day after a payment is due; and WHEREAS, based onon the City has received additional requests from citizens to add rate assistance for disabled customers and to consider allowing a grace period between the due date of bills and penalties being assessed on utility bills; and WHEREAS, the City Council considered this amendment at their workshop on March 12, 2018 and at their regular meeting held on March 19,, 2018, and determined approving the amendment was in the best interest of the City and its citizens; NOW, THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of Arlington do hereby ordain as follows: Section 1. Arlington Municipal Code Section 13.12.160 shall be and hereby is amended to read as follows: 13.12.160 - Low income senior citizens' and low income disabled rates. (a) For qualifying senior citizens and qualifying disabled persons as defined in this section, the base residential rates and consumption and volume charges set out in Sections 13.12.040 and 13.12.120 shall be reduced by forty percent; provided, however, that the CPI increases referred to in Sections 13.12.040 and 13.12.120 shall not be so reduced. (b) For purposes of this section, the term "qualifying senior citizens" shall mean those ratepayers who are sixty-one two years of age or older, and whose whose annual household income is below 50% of the median as determined by the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development for Snohomish County. annual household income is below 50% of the median as determined by the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development for Snohomish Countyannual household income is fifty percent or less of the area median income for Snohomish County, as published by the Washington State Office of Financial Formatted: Underline Formatted: Indent: First line: 0.5" Formatted: Indent: Left: 0.5" ORDINANCE NO. 2018-XXX 2 Management.thirty thousand dollars or less. For purposes of verifying income, ratepayers seeking to qualify under this section shall provide annual proof of age, and income, and household size as may be required by the city upon forms retained by the finance director for that purpose. (c) For purposes of this section, the term "qualifying disabled person" shall mean thosea ratepayers whose household income is annual household income is below 50% of the median as determined by the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development for fifty percent or less of the area median income for Snohomish County, as published by the Washington State Office of Financial Management, thirty thousand dollars or less and who (1) qualifyies for special parking as defined by RCW 46.16.381, (2) is blind as defined by RCW 74.19.020, or (3) is disabled, handicapped or incapacitated as defined by any state or federal program. Rate payers seeking to qualify under this section shall provide annual proof of disability and income as may be required by the city upon forms retained by the finance director for that purpose. . Section 2. Arlington Municipal Code Section 13.12.210 shall be and hereby is amended to read as follows: 13.12.210 - Due date for charges. The monthly utility bill for water, sewer, and stormwater service shall be paid immediately upon billing and will be considered delinquent if not paid in full twenty calendar days from the billing date in which the service was originally charged. A grace period of five calendar days from the due date will be allowed before penalties are assessed. A penalty of five percent for each thirty days or fraction thereof shall be assessed against all delinquencies after said grace period. Section 113. Severability. Should any section, paragraph, sentence, clause or phrase of this Ordinance, or its application to any person or circumstance, be declared unconstitutional or otherwise invalid for any reason, or should any portion of this Ordinance be preempted by state or federal law or regulation, such decision or preemption shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions of this Ordinance or its application to other persons or circumstances. Section 124. Effective Date. This Ordinance or a summary thereof shall be published in the official newspaper of the City. The Ordinance shall take effect and be in full force five (5) days after the date of publication or on January 1, 2018, whichever occurs later. Formatted: Indent: Left: 0.5", Hanging: 0.31" Formatted: Indent: Hanging: 0.5" Formatted: Indent: Left: 0", First line: 0.5" Formatted: Underline Formatted: Indent: Left: 0.5" Formatted: Indent: Left: 1", First line: 0" Formatted: Indent: Left: 0.5" ORDINANCE NO. 2018-XXX 3 PASSED BY the City Council and APPROVED by the Mayor this _____ day of DecemberMarch, 20172018. CITY OF ARLINGTON Barbara Tolbert, Mayor Attest: Kristin Banfield, City Clerk Approved as to form: Steven J. Peiffle City Attorney City of Arlington Council Agenda Bill Item: NB #1 Attachment D COUNCIL MEETING DATE: March 19, 2018 SUBJECT: Contract Award for the Arlington Valley Road Project ATTACHMENTS: Certified Bid Tab DEPARTMENT OF ORIGIN Public Works – Jim Kelly EXPENDITURES REQUESTED: $ 3,037,852.00 BUDGET CATEGORY: TIB Grant, Transportation/Water/Sewer/Storm BUDGETED AMOUNT: $3,796,400.00 LEGAL REVIEW: DESCRIPTION: Award of construction contract for the Arlington Valley Road Project. HISTORY: At the April 2015 Retreat, City Council identified three focus areas that were poised for future development with a main area being the Kent‐Prairie area. Staff moved forward with infrastructure improvement projects that would support growth in the Kent‐Prairie area, one of these projects includes the Arlington Valley Road project. Design is complete, right‐of‐way has been procured, permits have been obtained, and the project was publicly bid on Feb 13, 2018. Bids were opened on Thursday March 8th, the low bid has been certified and the low bidder is Scarcella Brothers, Inc. ALTERNATIVES Reject Bid, re‐advertise the project Remand to staff for further evaluation RECOMMENDED MOTION: I move to award the Arlington Valley Road Project to Scarcella Brothers, Inc. in the amount of $3,037,852.00 and authorize the Mayor to sign the Construction Contract, pending final review by the City Attorney. City of Arlington Council Agenda Bill Item: NB #2 Attachment E COUNCIL MEETING DATE: March 19, 2018 SUBJECT: Amendments to AMC Chapter 13 regarding Accessory Dwelling Units (ADUs) ATTACHMENTS: DRAFT Ordinance with AMC Chapter 13 Amendments DEPARTMENT OF ORIGIN Public Works EXPENDITURES REQUESTED: None BUDGET CATEGORY: Water/Sewer Funds BUDGETED AMOUNT: N/A LEGAL REVIEW: DESCRIPTION: Modification to AMC 13.12.020 and 13.04.180 to allow a single‐family residential connection to also serve an Accessory Dwelling Unit located on the same property and served by one meter. HISTORY: As a way to assist with Arlington’s growing population and housing needs, the City is looking to facilitate development of Accessory Dwelling Units with the elimination of water and sewer connection fees. ADU’s are allowed to be constructed on single family residential parcels in accordance with City regulations under AMC Chapter 20. These amendments to AMC Chapter 13 will eliminate the water and sewer connection fee costs for accessory dwelling units by allowing these services to be served by the primary residence water and sewer connection. Individual ADU units will have a separate water meter for monthly billing. ALTERNATIVES: Do not approve the changes to allow for Accessory Dwelling Units. Remand to staff for further information. RECOMMENDED MOTION: I move to approve the Ordinance Amending AMC 13.12.020 and 13.04.180 and authorize the mayor to sign the ordinance pending final review by the city attorney. ORDINANCE NO. 2018-XXX 1 ORDINANCE NO. 2018-XXX AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF ARLINGTON, WASHINGTON AMENDING ARLINGTON MUNICIPAL CODE CHAPTERS 13.04 AND 13.12 PERTAINING TO UTILITY RATES RELATING TO ACCESSORY DWELLING UNITS WHEREAS, the City of Arlington has the authority to set rates and charges for its utility system; and WHEREAS, the City is interested in encouraging the use of accessory dwelling units (ADUs) and wishes to amend provisions in the Arlington Municipal Code relating to utility charges which may be applicable to said ADUs; and WHEREAS, the City Council considered this amendment at their workshop on March 12, 2018 and at their regular meeting held on March 19, 2018, and determined approving the amendment was in the best interest of the City and its citizens; NOW, THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of Arlington do hereby ordain as follows: Section 1. Arlington Municipal Code Section 13.04.180 shall be and hereby is amended to read as follows: 13.04.180 - Engineering and design requirements. (a) General. (1) The property owner is responsible for water system design. (2) The water system designer must be a civil engineer licensed in the state of Washington and qualified by both experience and educational background in the design of water facilities. (3) Engineering and design shall conform to the City of Arlington Design and Construction Standards and Specifications manual. (b) Water facility requirements. (1) Whenever property is developed or redeveloped in any way such that water demand or use is altered, new water facilities are required whenever necessary to: A. Meet fire flow and other fire protection requirements, including the number and location of fire hydrants and fire sprinkler components, as determined by the fire marshal's office of the jurisdiction in which the project is located. B. Meet domestic and irrigation flow requirements. See the engineering standards. Formatted: Centered Formatted: Indent: First line: 0" Formatted: Indent: First line: 0", Space After: 0 pt ORDINANCE NO. 2018-XXX 2 C. Meet pressure requirements. See the engineering standards. D. Replace or relocate existing facilities as required or authorized by the utility. (2) Whenever property is developed or redeveloped, water mains shall be extended through and to the extremes of the property being developed as required by the utility when needed for the orderly extension or efficient gridding of the public water system. (c) Water service design. (1) Water services shall be sized and designed in accordance with the Engineering Standards. (2) Each premise shall have appropriately sized and designed separate water service or services. All services shall be metered. Premises containing no more than three multiple residential dwelling units, commercial or industrial businesses shall have a separate metered water service for each individual dwelling unit and/or commercial or industrial unit, except where situations and/or special conditions exist that make an individual service for each unit impossible or unfeasible at the discretion of the director of public works. The director of public works shall determine when such situations or conditions prohibit individual services. (3) Condominiums must have individual metered water services to each condominium unit. (3) No water service or water main shall be located under or within five feet of any building. (d) Cross-connection control. All connections to the public water system shall comply with the backflow prevention requirements of AMC 13.04.280. Section 2. Arlington Municipal Code Section 13.12.020(a) shall be and hereby is amended to read as follows: (a) Single Family Residential (SFR) Unit. A single-family residential building, or a single-family detached dwelling unit, that is designed for, permitted for, and occupied exclusively by one family, and includes manufactured homes and mobile homes, and is served by a single metered water meter and a single sanitary sewer connection. In addition to providing water service to the single-family residential building, the metered water service can also serve a single Accessory Dwelling Unit that is located on the same property and as defined in AMC 20.44.042. Each single family residential unit shall be charged a minimum of one base charge based on the meter size, as hereinafter defined, plus a charge based on the amount of water consumption. Section 3. Severability. Should any section, paragraph, sentence, clause or phrase of this Ordinance, or its application to any person or circumstance, be declared unconstitutional or otherwise invalid for any reason, or should any portion of this Ordinance be preempted by state or federal law or regulation, such decision or preemption shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions of this Ordinance or its application to other persons or circumstances. Formatted: Indent: Left: 0", First line: 0.5" Formatted: Indent: Left: 0.5" Formatted: Font color: Red Formatted: No underline Formatted: Font color: Red Formatted: No underline ORDINANCE NO. 2018-XXX 3 Section 4. Effective Date. This Ordinance or a summary thereof shall be published in the official newspaper of the City. The Ordinance shall take effect and be in full force five (5) days after the date of publication. PASSED BY the City Council and APPROVED by the Mayor this _____ day of March, 2018. CITY OF ARLINGTON Barbara Tolbert, Mayor Attest: Kristin Banfield, City Clerk Approved as to form: Steven J. Peiffle City Attorney