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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCity Council Meeting - Council - Minutes - 11/18/1957 Kent Washington November 18, 1957. Regular meeting of the City Council present Mayor Mooney, Councilmen Curran, Parsons,Pozzi, Scott , Shaffer, Strain, T Thornton; Minutes read and approved of the last regular meeting of the council ; Report of officers presented and filed, Bufget, Treasurer, and Clerk' s; Councilman Scott reported that he had no report on the North Central Sewer situation. Motion passed to make final payment to Valley Construction Co and warrent not to be delivered as payment until after the 20th. of November, and that if no claims are filed aCD gainst the City. Councilman Pozzi reported to the council on the Perrin Street and it would cost the city about �2, 500.00. 14otion passed by the council after discussion, and from interested parties from the floor, that the city has not the money for the improvement of this street , and for Mr. Perrins to go back to his original plan as modified, and riot to open street on Summit Ave. Three water connections were submitted by the Engineer, and recommended for council action, Motion passed to grant the connections, .Albert Anderson, J.I'4.Well s, and E.W.Evans. Motion passed to accept the Engineers recommendation for a change order on the Taylor Job at" the reservoir on East Hill at Kenwood Attenue , for the installation of a by-pass, Contract 1 , Change order No. three. Letter read" from Einar Johnson on Rock Creek Job # 5 wanting an extension of time of 30 days, on account of so much silt. Motion- passed, to extend the time on Rock Creek Intake Job, Contract 5. for 30 days. M10tion passed to have the P4ayor & Clerk sign a change order or Contract 1i= at Rock Creek Intake for additional gravel. Councilman Curran recommended a Transmitter & Receiver in- stalled. in the new water pickup truck, I=lotion passed to purchase a transmitter & Receiver for the water truck, and installation of same . Motion passed to have the Mayor & Clerk sign contract of the N.P. Railway as presented by the City Attorney, for a water pipe line to go under their tracks near Danville. Motion passed to recess for 15 minutes to consider proposals from various Bonding Companies, on LID 237 Bonds and Warrents. Motion passed to reconvene, an Motion passed to call for bids at a public sale for bonds and warrents for LID 237. City Engineer reported on the man that requested water & sewers on the west highway,on the south side of Morton St. that he was Prot interested in the utilities at this time. Motion passed that the water line be lowered as required by P-ir. Perrins , at PIr. Perrins expense. Street Committee to talk over drainage with Mr. Perrins than referred to Street Foreman & Engineer, but not to actualy do the work. Mr. Dunbar attended the meeting and stated that he had been in*! a hearing" in Seattle on the Metro Plan, for the Planning Commission of Kent , and requested a 10 day extension on the hearing, and they granted a week, and he said he requested the South line' of the Metro District to terminate on 180th. that would delete the City of Sent , he said that this ex- tension of time on the hearing would give the people in Kent , and the outside a little more time to study the plan. Mr. McDermott spoke as a citizen on the Plan, and also Mr. Sipe Secretary' of bur Planning Commission, the both did not favor the Plan for Kent at this time . Mr. Larry Costello spoke very strong against the Plan for Kent at this time and the surrondirig area. very interesting discussion was had for and against the I=letro Plan for Kent. Motion passed by roll call vote to delete the City of Kent from the Metro Plan; Curran ney. Shaffer ney, Parsons not present , Strain Refrained, Thornton yea, Scott yea, Pozzi yea. continued E✓^rf+j f9 Continued ; Motion passed to have the Clerk send a registered letter to .the Clerk of the Board of King County Commissioners,, giving; the information of the action of the council on the Metro Plan. Motion passed instructing the clerk to write a letter to each of the Congressman and U. S.Senators of our district." Jackson, Dlagnusoniand Tollefson, asking them if they would i assist us in getting; the snatching money from the Government for our Comprehensive Plan. Motion passed to have the clerk write a letter to .,lr. Bugge State Highway Director and inform him that Ivan Block & Assoc . were our Planning Engineers and that for his office to give them the cooperation that was needed. Council ask the Mayor if he too would help in getting the matching money by contacting -the Senators. Motion passed to have the Mayor &; Clerk sign the agreement with City Transfer for' the resurfacing the Reiten Rd. where LID 236 Sewer vaent in. Resolution No.386 read and passed to set a hearing on the Waller & Tonelli Annexation, 16th. day of December 1957 at 810' clock P.M. City Hall.. Resolution No. 3$7 (387) passed the vote of the Council creating a Construction Fund for LID 237 for the purpose of paying all of the costs of the improvements. Motion- passed to purchase a used electric typewriter and stand for the clerk' s office. Letter read from R.W.Roberts at Lake 1,1eridian in regard to the city taking over a new water main if installed. Letter of request refered to the water. coi11mit1;ee. Letter read from Foster & Marshall a bonding house in Seattle , stating that they had "�7 ,000.00 worth of our Sewer bonds for sale and wanted to know if t1le city Serer Funds would be interested, or any other funds that had a surplus. this matter was refered to the finance committee, Letter from the Governor' s Conference at Olympia on safety was read and a motion that any one interested in the meeting should attend. Letter from System Builders wanting a water main installed was read and they would place money in escrow with the clerk for the amount of the main. Motion passed to have the Clerk get the escrow money and when so done the water main will be placed in the ground and the System Builders pay at the cost of the job. Letter from L.G.Massart Plb. & Htg. Co/. requewting 45 days of extension on their contract. Motion passed to give . Massart and extension of time of 45 calendar days. , and also reduce the landscaping around the pump house by $300.00 and let the water department employees do the job. , this is the request of Massart Plbg. & Htging Co. Mayor Mooney says he was in section 36, and some of the people in that section' would like to have water, and would like to annex to the ciyy. CLAIMS PRESENTED AND ALLOWED AS FOLLOWS; Current Expense Claims 19144.$8 . Water It 2,240.27 Street It it 391.85 Sewer Rev. " 571.76 Garbage 161.88 Parking Meters " 7.20 Library " 174.94 Park " 11.05 Water Cost. " 3 , 426.85 Sewer Const, 11 18, 523 .83 MEETING ADJOURNED; Mayor Chas. Bridges City Clerk.