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58 February 15,1978 • • The regular meeting of the Everett City Council was called to order at Br30 am,February 15,197S in the Hearing Room of the County Courthouse with President Gipson presiding and all councilmen in attendance except Councilman Aldcroft who arrived at 9:00 am. RISK MANAGEmzum PROMO. Dick Thompson,Administrative Assistant,explained that the staff felt perhaps the two propositions presented to the council at the previous meeting hed:Jot been fully gone over,ao he asked Grant Weed to give a • little explanation of what risk management was going to entail. • Grant Weed,a municipal intern working in the city attorney's office, • explained some of the things that had to be done in order to reap some benefits in a.couple of years. He said first of all he would have to • • identify,measure and control all the risks in the city government. Also, he planned.on making a claims assessment for the last five years in order to find out where the most claims were coming from which department,what caused th..,.t.. xe said he wanted to organize.L1 make more efficient the claims process and analyse the insurance and decide what should come under the self-insurance fund. They were also planning on making a risk management manual to distribute to departments explaining the exposures, etc.that employees were involved with. The safety engineering program would be coordinated wiN the risk management program also. Mr.Weed Said tbe LeBow Haynes study will be used as a guideline for implementing the risk management program. He said he would keep the council posted. 4. • PROJECT UPDATE • Gerry Ervine of the Planning Department reviewed approximately 142 acres lYiug west of the Eothell EighwaY,east of 1-5 and north of 112th Street to Westmont. He said several meetings had been held wiN citizens in the area and the majority of the landholders were requestirr that the area be designated for commercial development. The Planning Department feels another road grid should be established in the area running parallel with the Bothell VHighway or 19th Avenue Southeast as it is called. He said some people ace requesting better freewaY accees in that erea, although there hasn't been much hope from the state highway department on , this. He said,also,there are drainage problems in the area. The staff had been pushing multiple family dwellings adjacent to the Bothell High- way so that it would be compatible to:the single family area across 19th Avenue Southeast tnat lies in the county. However,the majority of the property in the area:x owned by developers and they feel it should be commercial. • Ralph Whitman, resident on Stockshow Woad,said the residents in the area are opposed to the commercial designation. He felt when a new larger park was being planned in the Silver Lake area just across the • 1, 1± 1 road,there would be conflict between a park and commercial areas. Mr.Shockey reported more meetings would be held and then it would be '• before the planning commission for their recommendation to came back to the council. DC.C'DUDE?tiler.reported brief,that the Southwest Everett study is V.: on schedule and they will be bringing more information:back to the council and ask for a workshop on this at a later date. He then briefly reviewed the Paine Field study,statirw that it was to determine the role of Paine Field in the future. Heal:rigs are being held -• by the county and they are close to making a decision. There are those against and for the proposals who will Le looking to the city for recom mendations.