2016/06/29 Council Agenda Packet

update from the Edmonds Planning Board and an ordinance to add no parking signs on the south side of 238th Street Southwest, from 100th to 104th Avenue West. But the council was able to get to the following agenda items: - Heard a presentation by the Snohomish Conservation District and Edmonds Community College on how rain gardens could help reduced stream flows and improve fish habitat in Perrinville Creek. Dr. Tom Murphy, a professor from Edmonds Community College and his students presented results from surveys of Perrinville watershed residents regarding whether they would be open to installing rain gardens as part of a municipal rain garden program. More than 90 percent of those surveyed expressed enthusiasm for the concept. Public Works Director Phil Williams noted that rain gardens will play an increasingly important role as the city adopts new storm water regulations that aim to reduce runoff. You can read more about a recent Snohomish Conservation District rain garden project here. - Forwarded to next week's consent agenda a deferral process — required by state law — for impact fees assessed to new single-family detached and attached residential construction. Fee payments will now be assessed following the building's final inspection and an administrative fee of $50 will also be added. - Discussed the scope of issues to be addressed in the request for proposals that will be issued for a consultant to oversee development of an Urban Forestry Management Plan. — By Teresa Wippel