HomeMy WebLinkAboutCity Council Meeting - Council - Regular Minutes - 01/06/1958 Kent , Washington January 6, 1958.
Regular meeting og the City Council present Mayor Thornton,
Councilmen; Curran, Pozzi, Scott, Shaffer, Strain Woodworth;
Minutes of the previous meeting was approved except the word
roll call vote was used instead of noninations by ballot , for
Woodworth and .Coen.
Councilman Scott reported on the plans that were turned over
to the city Engineer for file , of the Trunk Sewer, and Lift
Station, completed. by Hill & Ingman. f
Councilman Pozzi made a motion and passed that the City
Engineer's Estimate No. L of work done by the Contractor
Russ Davis Concrte Construction Co- on Contract 11G in Local'
Improvement District No. 237 of the City bE accepted and approved;
that the city issue warrents drawn on Local Improvement District
No. 237 Fund of the City in the amount of $7,899.86 to provide
funds to pay such estimate; that said warrents be in the following
numbers and denominations; Warrent #5- 0,000.00 #6--$2,000.00,
# 7-41,b00.00 #8-- $12000.00 #9-412000.00 #10-- 899.86, to be
dated January 6th. 1958, be made payable� to Grandee & Co. ,Inc.
of Seattle, Washington, and bear interest at the rate of 4.60%
per annum; that the proceeds of the sale of such warrents be
credited to " Local Improvement District No. 237 Construction
Fund' pf tie city created by its Resolution No. 387, and be used
to pay such contractor.
Councilman Pozzi made a motion and passed that the City Engineergs
Estimate No. 2 of work done by the contractor Stewart-Martens Co
on Contract No. III in Local Improvement District No. 237 of the
city be accepted and approved; that the city issue warr,4nts drawn
on Local Improyement . District No. 237 Fund of the city in the amount
of $3,681.10 to provide funds to pay such estimate ; that said
,warrAnts be in the following numbers and denominations:
Warrent # 11--$11000.00 # 12 -- $1,000.00 #13-412000.00 #14
$681.10, to be dated January 6, 1958 , be made payable to
Grande & go, . Iqc. of Seattle, Washington, and bear interest at
the rate of 4.60% per annum; that the proceeds of the sale of
such warrants be credited to ff Local Improvement District No. 237
Construction Fund " of the city created by its Resolution No. 387,
qnd be used to pay such contractor.
Councilman Curran announced to the council that the
Pittsburgh-Des Moines Steel Co had requested the full extension
time of their strike that would bring the time up to June 30th.
of 1958. Hill & Ingman w?.--ote a letter stating that Jan. 2nd,
the rest of the job would be completed and it would be of no
use until the elevated tank was installed, and requested that
they proceed with the contract schedule.
Councilman Curran stated that he and Mr. Ramsay of Hill & Ingman
and Mr. Sherwood City Engineer took a trip out to the Rock
Creek project and Mr. Sherwood recommended that the the test
holes be marked with color monuments, that cover be •locked and
drainage ditches be dug to drain water away from roadways.
Motion passed to have the water crew tape care of the re-
commendations that was n6t in the scope of the contract.
Letter from Mr. Taylor Contractor on water contract # I
requesting a 15 day additional time on the contract because,
on account of the fills not being settled yet. Motion passed
i to grant Mr. Taylor an additional 15 days on the contract.
Contract 5 was withheld on the payment until a guy wire
was replaced or put back in condition belonging to the
Bcnneyville transmission line, the work on this contract is
being done by Nielson Bros & Johnson Construction Co.
Councilman Strain reported on the contract with the County
on, the recreation Director, and stated that the raise to
the Director was not being d4acted on account that- it was not
in the county budget, and that budget was drawn in July, and
the Act'ivitiis Council was not sure at that time that the
Director wras Worthly of a raise, and for the city not to send
in our extra money that was budgeted., because they the county
had no way to pay it to the Director. Mr, Thatcher our City
torneay is oing o heck with the Division of Municipal Corp.
we c n pa • o tie �irector the additional money that we have
in our budget. continued;
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continued;
Petition read from the Hillcrest Crest Burial Park requesting
certain streets in the Kent Cemetary vacated, and stated that
this vacation has been before the Planning Commission and thye
have went on record for the vacation as outlined. Motion passed
for the Attolknr'y to draw a resolution for the hearing on the
vacation.
Mr. Sherwood our City Engineer explained to Mr. Clifford
that the Annexation that he was working on should be property
contiguous to the city, and also the Engineer reported that
the water committee and he 3vas working on Mr. Pat Costello' s
water connection on Morton Street out side of City, and also
Mr. Jake Breimer on the Peterson Road, both connections were
oked. by the water committee.
Letter from Mr. Novak in complaint to. the raising of the
side walk in front of his place , and stated that the drainage
was worse since the walk was raised, to solve the condition a
catch basin will be installed.
Communicati,on. from the Treasurer of the City of rent draw-
the attention of the Qouncil; Water. Construction Fund invest-
mentb maturing Jan. 17, $350,000.00 Motion passed to have the
Engineering Firm of Hill & Ingman compute the costs on the
construction on the water improvements and report to the
Treasurer what would be a safe investment on the balance.
also the street fund should make a loan of about $ 8,000.00
to keep the fund solvent until about May. when the Real estate
taxes start coming in, . and also the Library Fund is in the
same status, it needing about $1,000.00 until May. Motion
assed to draw a Resolution to borrow from the Garbage Fund
9,000.00 for the two above mentioned funds.
Motion made and passed for Resolution No. 389 , retaining
council for certain services in connection with the issuance
and sale of $100,000.00 of general obligation bonds of the City.
Motion made and passed for Ordinance Not . 968 providing for
the submissidn to the qualified electors of the City air-a
special election to be held therein on March 11, 1958, of a
proposal to authorize the issuance of not to exceed $100,0000
of unlimited tax levy general obligation bonds to aquire a site
within the City, if necessary, and to construct and equip
thereon, or on property within the City declaring an emergency.
Hearing was reopened on the Waller & Tonnelli annexation,
no one appeared againest the annexation so the hearing was
declared closed by Mayor Thornton, and the reading of the
annexation ordinace No. 967 was read, and by motion the •date
of January 20th. for the effective date was inserted. Motion
passed to adopt ordinance No. 961.
Mayor Thornton declared the hearing opened on LID 236, where
the council sits as a board of equalization on the different
assessments. Letter frm Mr. Jacquemin read in regard to 236
assessment and this letter is on file with the documents of
LID 236. Mr. Dale Hubbard requested of the council that his
reference to the street work not being completed at this time
be apart of the minutes. Mr. Hubbard was informed that .the
street work would be done by City Transfer._wheiri'the weather
would permit , and the city had an City''
Transfer to do the work at a stipulated ;cost and that was in-
cluded in the asse.ssments. ,no further discussion was had so
the hearing was declared closed and the City Attorne*ead the
ordinance No. 969 to approve and confirm the assessment roll
of Local Improvement District No. 236 created by Ordinance No.
953, for the improvement of certain ptvperty in the City of Kent
by the construction of sanitary sewers trunk and laterals, and
to levy and assess amounts against the several lots and parcels
of land on said assessment roll, and establish a LID Fund in the
City Treasury. , motion made and passed.
A check of a petition that was placed in the hands of.the
City Engineer last meeting was reported to have 80.75% of the.
assessed valuations were recorded. The area includes all of
the W j of Sec. 7,TWP. 22 N. R 5 EWM and has an area of
approximately 320 acres. Motion passed to have the City Attorney
draw up a Resolution for setting a time of hearing.
continued.
continued;
A two hour parking signs was requested by Mr. Edline to be
placed on the East side of Fourth Ave. South of Meeker St. by
his place of business. This request was placed in the hands of
the Police and Police Committee for considertion.
Letter read from Senator Jackson in regard to the progress on
the matching money from the Federal Government for Planning.
Copy of a Western Union -Telegram read from the Housing and
Home Finance Agency in San Francisco to Mr. Jackson stating
that matching funds would be along but slower than we expected.
Letter read from the Bureau of Public Roads to W.G.Magnuson
our Senator stating that we could not expect to have priority
on our matching funds over Federal Aid Highway Funds.
Ten copies of the report on the State thru-Way was received
and passed out to the council members and Mayor.
Letter read from Mr. Kirry Planning Engineer of the Washington
SbUte Department of Commerce & Economic Development stating
that - projects will be approved on a priority basis on -the date
of receipt of their application. Our Planning assistance rant
will be approved on the beginning quarter of April 1, 195 •
Letter read from the Puget Sound Engineering Council drawing
the councils' 'attention to giving the first oppartunity to
Engineers inside the State of Washington# before ouVof State
Firms are hired.
Payroll and Claims read and approved as follows;
Payroll for December Payroll 12205$0,46 0
Current Expense Claims 1,350.48
Water rr �'F> — a� it2,676.10"N
Street 355.47
Sewwr Revenue " 2,194.94
Garbage 405.18
Library " 93.51
Park 54.06
Parking Meters 25.14
Water Const, 125,026.85
Meeting Adjourned.
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Mayor Chas. Bridges
City Clerk.
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