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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCity Council Meeting - Council - Minutes - 08/21/2001 Kent, Washington August 21, 2001 The regular meeting of the Kent City Council was called to order at 7 : 00 p.m. by Mayor White . Councilmembers present : Brotherton, Clark, Epperly, and Orr. Others present : Interim Chief Administrative Officer Martin, City Attorney Lubovich, Police Chief Crawford, Acting Fire Chief Hamilton, Public Works Director Wickstrom, Planning Manager Satterstrom, Finance Director Miller, Parks, Recreation and Community Services Director Hodgson and Employee Services Director Viseth. Approximately 50 people were at the meeting. CHANGES TO THE AGENDA Orr requested that Bid Items A and B be held prior to Other Business Items A and B. There was no obDection and it was so ordered. Orr requested that Consent Calendar Item F be removed. There was no ob3ection and it was so ordered. There were no changes to the agenda from the public. CONSENT CALENDAR ORR MOVED to approve Consent Calendar Items A through P, with the exception of Item F which was removed. Clark seconded and the motion carried. MINUTES (CONSENT CALENDAR - ITEM 6A) Approval of Minutes . APPROVAL of the minutes of the regular Council meeting of August 7, 2001 . BILL OF SALE (CONSENT CALENDAR - ITEM 6L) Erin Glade Bill of Sale. ACCEPT the Bill of Sale for Erin Glade submitted by Shamrock Development for continuous operation and maintenance of 1, 335 feet of watermain, 1, 635 feet of sanitary sewer, 2, 065 feet of storm sewer and 1, 305 feet of street improvements, as recommended by the Public Works Director. Bonds are to be released after the one-year expiration period. This pro3ect is located at Southeast 273rd Street and 112th Avenue SE . (CONSENT CALENDAR - ITEM 6N) Emerald Ridge Division One Bill of Sale. ACCEPT the Bill of Sale for Emerald Ridge Division I submitted by Dreamcraft Homes for continuous operation and 1 Kent City Council Minutes August 21, 2001 BILL OF SALE maintenance of 660 feet of watermain, 593 feet of sanitary sewer, 901 feet of storm sewer and 550 feet of street improvements, as recommended by the Public Works Director. Bonds are to be released after the one-year expiration period. This project is located at 102nd Place SE & SE 248th Street . WATER (CONSENT CALENDAR - ITEM 6I) Second Supply Project Agreement. AUTHORIZATION for the Mayor to execute the Tacoma Second Supply Project Agreement subject to the concurrence with the terms, conditions and language therein by the Public Works Director and the City Attorney, as recommended by the Public Works Committee . (BIDS - ITEM 8A) Ramstead Water and Sanitary Sewer Extension and Seven Oaks Pump Station Sanitary Sewer Connection. The bid opening for this project was held on August 8th with five bids received. The low bid was submitted by Pivetta Brothers in the amount of $180, 893 . 60 including sales tax. The Public Works Director recommends award- ing this contract to Pivetta Brothers . CLARK MOVED that the Ramstead Water & Sanitary Sewer Extension & Seven Oaks Pump Station Sanitary Sewer Connection contract be awarded to Pivetta Brothers for the bid amount of $180, 893 . 60 including sales tax. Epperly seconded and the motion carried. TRANSPORTATION (CONSENT CALENDAR - ITEM 6K) Six Year Transportation Improvement Plan. SET September 4th as the public hearing date for the Six Year Transportation Improvement Program, as recommended by the Public Works Committee . PUBLIC WORKS (CONSENT CALENDAR - ITEM 6J) Latecomer Agreement, Lake Fenwick Estates . AUTHORIZATION for the Public Works Director to execute a Water Latecomer Agreement with Half, L.L.C. for Lake Fenwick Estates, as recommended by the Public Works Committee. 2 Kent City Council Minutes August 21, 2001 PUBLIC WORKS (CONSENT CALENDAR - ITEM 6M) Green River Trail Easement to Puget Sound Energy. ACCEPT $500 . 00 from Puget Sound Energy (PSE) to expand an existing easement on the Green River Trail for a new 6" natural gas line, and amend the Land Acquisition budget, as recommended by the Parks Committee . (CONSENT CALENDAR - ITEM 62) Pacific Gateway Monument S3. page. AUTHORIZE Boeing' s use of right-of-way for their monument signage subject to the terms, restrictions and conditions approved by the Public Works Director and the City Attorney, as recommended by the Public Works Committee . Further, Boeing proposes to incorporate the City' s logo into the monument signage for which the Public Works Committee has also recommended concurrence, subject to City approval of the monument design. Pacific Gateway Business Park is a development by the Boeing Company that surrounds their Space Center complex along West Valley Highway. Boeing has requested the use of the City' s right of way at the southwest corner of West Valley Highway and South 196th Street as part of their entry demarcation for the development. (BIDS - ITEM 8B) Wiesner Drainage Improvements . The bid opening for this project was held on August 16th with five bids received. The low bid was submitted by Pivetta Brothers in the amount of $117, 415 . 87 including sales tax. The Engineer ' s estimate was $123, 605 . 50 including sales tax . The Public Works Director recommends awarding this contract to Pivetta Brothers . CLARK MOVED that the Wiesner Drainage Improvements contract be awarded to Pivetta Brothers in the bid amount of $117, 415 . 87 including sales tax . Epperly seconded and the motion carried. COMMUTE TRIP REDUCTION (CONSENT CALENDAR - ITEM 6H) Commute Trip Reduction Contract. AUTHORIZATION for the Mayor to sign the Commute Trip Reduction Implementation Agreement, upon concurrence of the language therein by 3 Kent City Council Minutes August 21, 2001 COMMUTE TRIP REDUCTION the City Attorney, as recommended by the Public Works Committee . ANNEXATION ZONING (PUBLIC HEARINGS - ITEM 5B) DeMarco Annexation Zonxng and Comprehensive Plan Amendment AZ-2001-1 and CPA-2001-1, Second Hearing. On May 21, 2001, the Land Use and Planning Board held a public hearing on both the annexation zoning map amendments and the comprehensive plan amendments for the DeMarco Annexation area. This is the second of two public hearings before the Council; the first was held on July 17, 2001 . Council President Orr announced that, due to the absence of several Council members, action will not be taken tonight, but it is anticipated that action will be taken at the September 4th Council meeting. Brotherton emphasized that the public hearing is tonight, not on September 4th. Orr added that input from tonight ' s hearing will be included in the next agenda. Charlene Anderson of Planning Services displayed a map of the area and explained the Land Use and Planning Board' s recommendation. She added that there are wetlands on the inventory, and reviewed the zoning history of the parcels . Mayor White then opened the public hearing . Kevin Joyce, 11858 SE 236th, expressed concern about the wetlands, wildlife, overcrowded schools, vacant commercial buildings and traffic congestion. He urged the Council to retain single family zoning, with six units per acre . Ted Nixon, 911 Temperance Street, proposed having 200 townhouse units, a shopping center, and a park in the area. He provided reports from the Sierra Club on urban sprawl, population control and urban densities, as well as a layout of the proposal . He said the Council should demand a model for high density neighborhoods with convenience stores, parks and a viable transit system. He then requested that they consider not only maintaining existing zoning but rezoning the existing BN as CC, the multifamily to MRT-16, and the parcel north of the BN zoning to MRT-16, 4 Kent City Council Minutes August 21, 2001 ANNEXATION ZONING in order to enhance the potential for a centralized park rather than a park at the perimeter of the community. Don Huling, 12320 SE 235th, submitted a letter express- ing the residents ' hope that annexing to the City of Kent would result in a reduced risk of up-zoning, and that their concerns would be heard. Kathy Withem, 12346 SE 236th, voiced concern about high density zoning and requested SR6 zoning. Julie Reece-DeMarco, 13004 SE 234th Street, voiced concern about increased traffic and speeds and about the safety of children in the area . She said that many commercial services are available within a five minute walk, and that another commercial property is not needed. There were no further comments from the audience and ORR MOVED to close the public hearing. Clark seconded and the motion carried. ORR MOVED to make all of the materials received tonight, as well as letters from Frederick Mendoza, Brad and Gina Martin, Julie Reece-DeMarco and Sandra Mathews, a part of the record. Clark seconded and the motion carried. COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT (CONSENT CALENDAR - ITEM 6C) 2002 Community Development Block Grant Program. APPROVE the proposed Community Development Grant Program, estimated at $582, 231 . 00 and based on the U. S . Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) proposed 2002 budget, as recommended by the Parks Committee . COUNCIL (CONSENT CALENDAR - ITEM 6F) (REMOVAL AT THE REQUEST OF COUNCILMEMBER ORR) Election Information Video. Resolution No. 1544 established policies and procedures relating to election video broadcasts, but since the position of Municipal Court Judge is now an elected position, it is necessary to include this position in the election video broadcasting. 5 Kent City Council Minutes August 21, 2001 COUNCIL Orr offered changes to the proposed ordinance as follows : Page 2, Section 2 .C . - - insert "at least once each day" into the last sentence; and insert "The order of presentation shall be determined by lot", as the second sentence in Paragraph C . ORR MOVED approval of Resolution No. 1600 as modified. Clark seconded and the motion carried. (CONSENT CALENDAR - ITEM 60) Excused Absences from Council Meeting. APPROVAL of excused absences from the August 21, 2001, City Council meeting for Councilmember Judy Woods and Councilmember Rico Yingling, as neither are able to attend. (OTHER BUSINESS - ITEM 7A) Interim Council Candidates. The following candidates for the Interim Council position each gave a three- minute presentation regarding their interest in serving the position: Mary Lou Becvar Ronald Harmon Susie Shields Esther Smith Pauline Thomas Gregory Worthing (Jon Johnson was not in attendance at the meeting. ) The Mayor announced that the Council will consider the candidates during its Executive Session. After the Executive Session, Orr thanked the candidates and nominated Greg Worthing as the interim Council candidate . Epperly seconded. Clark pointed out the many ways citizens can serve the community. The motion then carried. Mr. Worthing was then sworn in by the City Clerk. PARKS, RECREATION AND COMMUNITY SERVICES (CONSENT CALENDAR - ITEM 6D) Kiwanis Golden K Donation. ACCEPT the $2, 087 . 85 donation from Kiwanis Golden ' K' and amend the Service 6 Kent City Council Minutes August 21, 2001 PARKS, RECREATION AND COMMUNITY SERVICES Club Ballfield budget, as recommended by the Parks Committee . (CONSENT CALENDAR - ITEM 6E) Interagency Committee Grants for Park Projects . ACCEPT the Interagency for Outdoor Recreation (IAC) grant contracts, as recommended by the Parks Committee and amend the following budgets : 1 . Canterbury Park Acquisition - $170, 000 . 00 2 . Service Club Ballfields - $300, 000 . 00 3 . Green River Disabled Fishing Access - $300, 000 . 00 4 . Clark Lake Acquisition - $500, 000 . 00 Total $1, 270, 000 . 00 (OTHER BUSINESS - ITEM 7B) Condemnation Ordinance No. 3394 Repeal . The proposed ordinance would repeal Ordinance No. 3394 which provided for the acquisition of certain property and/or property rights for parks, recreation and any other public purpose; and which provided for the condemnation, appro- priation, and taking of such property rights as are necessary for those purposes . The City Attorney requested that this item be delayed until after the Executive Session. There was no obDection and it was so ordered. After the Executive Session, ORR MOVED to adopt Ordinance No. 3571, repealing Ordinance No. 3394, relating to the condemnation of certain property for parks, recreation, and other public purpose . Clark seconded and the motion carried. FINANCE (PUBLIC HEARINGS - ITEM 5A) Capital Improvement Plan. This date has been set to receive public input on the 2002-2007 Capital Improvement Plan, which includes all capital expenditures for the next six years . Mayor White opened the public hearing. There were no comments from the audience and ORR MOVED to close the public hearing. Clark seconded and the motion carried. 7 Kent City Council Minutes August 21, 2001 FINANCE (CONSENT CALENDAR - ITEM 6B) Approval of Bills . APPROVAL of payment of the bills received through July 31 and paid on July 31 after auditing by the Operations Committee on August 7 , 2001 . Approval of checks issued for vouchers : Date Check Numbers Amount 7/31/01 1008-1016 $1, 697 , 901 . 66 7/31/01 520361-521014 3, 230, 073 . 34 $4, 927, 975 . 00 Approval of checks issued for payroll for July 16 through July 31 and paid on August 3, 2001 : Date Check Numbers Amount 8/3/01 Checks 253813-254209 $ 339, 079 . 55 8/3/01 Advices 114993-115707 1, 032, 588 . 90 $1, 371, 668 . 45 DIVERSITY BOARD (CONSENT CALENDAR - ITEM 6G) Diversity Advisory Board Membership Amendment. ADOPTION of Ordinance No. 3570, which increases the membership of the board from seven (7) to nine (9) members . The City desires to increase the membership of the board in order to broaden the perspective and increase the input on issues relating to diverse cultures being considered by the board. REPORTS Council President. Orr reminded Councilmembers to make their Suburban Cities reservations and thanked the Council candidates . She appointed Mr . Worthing to the Council ' s Public Safety Committee . Public Works . Clark noted that the Committee will meet on the loth and 24th in September, due to the holiday. Planning Committee. Brotherton noted that the meeting will be changed to the loth due to the holiday. 8 Kent City Council Minutes August 21, 2001 REPORTS Administrative Reports . Martin reported that due diligence is being completed on the selection for the developer on the Kent Station project and that negotiation with Langley Properties continues . EXECUTIVE SESSION At 7 : 50 p.m. the meeting recessed to Executive Session to discuss the interim Council position and property acquisition, with action to be taken on both items . The meeting reconvened at 8 : 10 p .m. , and action was taken on the Interim Council position (Item 7A) and the Condemnation ordinance (Item 7B) . ADJOURNMENT ORR MOVED to adjourn at 8 :20 p.m. Clark seconded and the motion carried. Brenda Jacober, CM City Clerk 9