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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCity Council Meeting - Council - Minutes - 12/04/1961 I-. F h Kent, , Washington December 4, 1961 Regular meeting of the City Council present Mayor Thornton , Councilmen Boveil, Hartlaub , FAurit.sen , pozzi_, Shaffer, Strain, and Woodworth. Minutes of the last regular meeting approved as printed except. . . No motion was made to accept Change Order #1 on the West side Sewer. Motion ma.d.e, duly seconded and passed to accept Change Order #1. There should be only six street; lights on Kenwood and Gui.berson instead of ten . Motion was made , duly ser ?nded and passed to accept the correction of the minutes of the last regular meet:inn Councilman Woodworth reported at the meeting the parking situation ,at the City park is no problem this time of year. Later on at the start of spring there will he another study made of the parking situation at the park. Councilman Woodworth moved to have the parkin; meters hooded from December 13 to 23 , 1961 inclusive . motion to have the parking meters hooded was duly seconded and passed. There was to have been a meeting on the "Standards" with Councilwoman Bovell , City Engineer Sherwood, and PV. Walt Ramsey from Hill & Ingman. Councilwoman Bovell was unalbe to be there but would like a meeting at a later date . Councilman Fozzi recommended that; a letter be smitten to Cole & Dolman telling them that we cannot accept the street in front of the Church just off the Military Road until there is fill dirt placed in back of the burps to the property _Line and the grate on one catch basin is fixed. Motion made , duly seconded and passed to have the Clerk write a letter to Cole & Dolman telling them we cannot accept the street in front of the Church just off the Military Road uhti_l the above corrections are made. Councilman Hartlaub made a report on the Glass doors. He requested that anyone haveing anything to say +out glass doors do so at the next Council meeting. At this meeting a Mr. McGee from the Seattle Safety Council and Jack price an expert on glass from the Boeing Co. and a Mrs . Hauptli whose small child was hurt seriously by running through a glass door was present. Mr. McGee handed out pamphlets or' tempered glass and various strengths of glass. Mr. Jack Frice gave a talk on his experience in the Boeing Aircraft Factory with all kinds of different glass. He stated that tempered glass of a certain thickness would be safe for glass doors or wire glass but a 1" glass not tempered was not safe glass. Councilman Hartlaub said the first meeting in January would like to have a hearing on glass doors. Motion made , duly seconded and passed to have a hearing the first meeting in January. Notices to be placed in the Rent News Journal for a. public hearing. Councilwoman Mauritsen made a motion , duly seconded and passed to have 10 Residential Street Lights placed on Woodland Way and Maplewood Avenue . Councilman Woodworth moved for the Water Committee to issue an order for selective _logging at Rock Creek, duly seconded and passed. Councilman Strain reported on the Health Officers report on Flouridation. The report was referred to the health Committee to ght the cost of the Flouridation set up, for our City. Motion made , duly seconded and passed, for the Health Committee to get the cost of Flouridation for our City. City Attorney Thatcher states that Mr. Throckmorton will extend the option on the Icy Creek, U he does not take the timber that he requested in the original contract . The City could pav *6, 000.00 for same . Councilman Fartlaub moved , duly seconded, and passed for the City Attorney to draw the papers to grant an extra 60 days for Mr. Throckmorton to remove his timber. Councilman Shaffer asked for the reading on Icy Creek and the City Engineer is going to call Tacoma and find out what the water reading was on the Icy Creek and make a compaison with the Rock Creek readings. A letter was read Prom L. 'elite to the Council statinv that he had puhchased five acres east of Kent on Highway 5A and he is now having well water and the County health Dept. stated the water source is unsafe so thereFo.re he would like to CONTINUED: C-4 make application to the City to connect to the Transmission main. Motion made , duly eeconded, and passed for the City Engineer to make a study of William L. White ' s request and report back to the Council. City Engineer Sherwood recommended the final hearing on the LID for Kenwood and Guiberson. Motion made , duly seconded, and passed to have a final hearing on LID 240 set for January 2, 1962. A report from Goldsmith Engineering Firm is the Kentwood Hill Trunk sewer is in the mop up stage�,now. Mayor Thornton announced the hearing open on setbacks and - streets. Anyone in the audience that had anything to say was to stand and state their name and comments. Mr. Lothe stated that he represented Lenders Inc . and their interest was on West Meeker between 4th Ave. and the Milwaukee Tracks on the South side of Meeker and they had invested large sums of money and they didn 't feel that they should have to give that terrific setback because that would cost them Dollars and Cents. Don Bell Jr. spoke on the setbacks and thought it was not necessary to have this setback in the center of town. Ed Sipe , Chairman of the Planning Commission was present and said it was very necessary to have this setback for their long range plan. Gib Kendall was present and asked if the setbacks would take anymore of his property out at the River bridge when the new state highway went through they took so many feet and he couldn 't stand any more setbacks. Mr. Jones, Superintendent of Federal Way Schools sooke on the rearrangement of 42nd Avenue South requesting in the same hearing the relocation of 42nd Avenue South for the school site. It would now run on a diagonal and then meet back with the regular street. This no one opposed. Mr. Perky was there he have�ng property at the same location went along with the program although he said it wasn 't good for his property. Mayor Thornton asked if there were anymore people that wished to speak in this hearing. There were none so he declared I the hearing closed. Councilman Pozai moved that the setbacks in the Ordinance all be retained except on Meeker Street between 4th Avenue and the Milwaukee Tracks this -to be deleted from the Ordinance, duly seconded and passed, with Councilman Hartlaub voting nay and Councilman Strain refraining. Councilman Strain moved that the plan in the Ordinance be adopted except the deletion on Meeker Street, duly seconded, and passed. Councilman Hartlaub moved to have the Planning Commission work around the school area, duly seconded and passed. A letter was read from the Salt Air Hill Community Club expressing their gratitude to the City Council for the improvement on 252nd Street by black topping. They said this was the first starting for the Beautification of their area and they appreciated same. Motion was made , duly seconded and passed for the Clerk to write a letter in answer to the Salt Air Hill Community Club 's letter to the Council. A letter was read from the Statewide City Retirement System stating that Desmon Guinn 's membership #2042 is up for retirement March 1, 1962 , and the Council should take action on this as soon as they could. This letter was referred to the Water Committee for study. A letter was read from the Post Office requesting the hooding or closing of two meters on 2nd Avenue and three me te-rs on Gowe St. they are going to rent the T &. R ,Grd'.cery Building ' Por their delivery service, Rural Route carriers during the Christmas Rush. ; They request this from the middle of December to after Christmas Holidays. This letter was referred to the Police Committee to take action on it. A letter was read from Lyle Sandelius from the Lake FenwickRoad area stating that other conditions have arisen and the valuation has gone up on the property along the Fenwick Road, where they planned on putting a water line by LID. It was later concluded that property valuation was not enough for the expense of the LID now he sta states that there is more houses being constructed and the valuation CONTINUED: of the property has risen so now they would like to go the LID method for putting in this water main. The letter from Lyle Sandelius was referred to the Engineer for study on valuations if Local improvement could be created at this time. Resolution #464 was read and by motion duly seconded and passed for a hearing to decide wheather Mountain Avenue (27th Ave. South ) should be vacated. The hearing is set for January 2 , 1962 at the hour of 8:00 pm at the City Hall. Mr. Cunningham the director of Transportation for the School District says that 212th is a' very dangerous poiht. Motion made, duly seconded and passed to refer the problem of 212th to the Street Committee . Mrs. Hogan was present at the meeting and requested the City to get a deed for the park that was annexed into the City upon the Military Road owing to the fact the park now is in the City the City should have ownership of the property. Motion was made, duly seconded and passed for the City Attorney to write a discretionary letter for the deed to the park property. Mayor, Thornton appointed members to the Board of Appeals. He reappointed Chas. Sells, Owen Buxton, and William Campbell and appointed as a new member Lloyd B. Coen for a one year term. Motion made, duly seconded and passed with the Council confirming the appointments made by the Mayor to the Board of Appeals. A committee was appointed consisting of the Street Committee, the City Attorhey, and the City Engineer to study street names and changes that might be appropriate at this time on the new street sign program. City Engineer. Sherwood stated the Medical Aid, Industrial Insurance , and excise tax has been paid on the Kenwood and Guiberson LID #240, and recommended that the 15% retainer be paid . Motion made , duly seconded and passed for the 15% retainer to be paid on the Kenwood and Guiberson LID. CLAIMS AND PAYROLL PRESENTED AND ALLCV,ED AS FOLLOWS: T Payroll for November 1961 21 ,77$• $7 Current Expense Claims r51605 . 52 Water tt 1 ,006. 43 Water Emergency Fund It 589.2r Street " 886.94 Sewer 450. 86 Sewer Construction " 8,246. 23 Garbage " 1 73 • 53 Library ,t 13 ,304. 42 Park " 4, $28.94 Parking Meter 65.96 RID 237 t1 11 •34 LID 238 tt 8.06 MEETING ADJOURNED: i Chas. Bridges Mayor City Clerk s MAYOR