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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCity Council Meeting - Council - Minutes - 04/02/1962 Kent, Washington April 2, 1962 Regular meeting of the City Council present Mayor Thornton. Councilmen Bovell, Hartlaub, Mauritsen, Pozzi, Shaffer, Strain, Woodworth, and Mooney. Councilwoman Mauritsen left office at the point of new business and Dave J. Mooney taking office at that point and being Z sworn into office by the Clerk. Minutes of the last regular meeting approved as printed except. . . No Councilwoman Mauritsen moved that the minutes be corrected Z� to read that the hearing was set on the Wolvin Rezoning for April 162 1962, duly seconded and passed. °Z City Engineer Sherwood reported that Mr. Curran requested wo that the Andy Matelich rezone would be set aside until the next �< Council meeting. This would give them time to get together and Wg discuss the problems on the rezone. Motion made, duly seconded W and , passed to hold the hearing over until the next regular Council 0o meeting April 16, 1962. , City Engineer Sherwood reported that the Treatment Plant Operators were. making a smoke test in the sewers, on at Bowen Scarffs and one at the City Hall both locations showed that there were violations and' he believes that this test is going to work out to the interest of the City. City Engineer Sherwood reported that he has received a book f rom. Kent England with the Coat of Arms and he wanted Council- man Hartlaub to see it. To see if we should adopt the crest for the City of Kent. A letter was received from the County Court of Kent, England and they were very enthusiastic about us wanting to adopt the Crest of Kent, England. City Engineer Sherwood would like the City Council to set a date of hearing on May 21, 1962 for the connection of the Lake Fenwick Road to the Star Lhke Road. The extension of Winner St. to the West Hill. 'Also extend the O'Brien Road to 1O4th at 24Oth and change in the zoning ordinance on parking lot approval. Motion made, duly seconded and passed for the above road changes and zoning ordinance change. Mayor Thornton asked the City Engineer how the black topping of James St. was progressing. City Engineer stated th&t the water main has to be lowered at the top of the hill and the grade cut down. When that is completed it can proceed. Councilwoman Mauritsen reported that the Change of the light on S.E. 240th at the East Hill Elementary School has not been changed yet. The other ones that have been ordered in are three suspension lights two at Reith Road and the Kent DesMoines Road. They are working on them now. Also one on the West Highway at the Standert approach all the material is available and they should be installed soon. Shee presented a proposed policy for installation and street light work that the Council had requested her to make. This street lighting policy is a part of the minutes and is on file in the office of the City Clerk. Motion made, duly seconded and passed to adopt this Street light policy. .Councilman Strain reported on the water stating they will start about December to improve Clark Springs and add another transmission line into the City. Councilman Strain has been working with our City Engineer and Consulting Engineers and our bonding finance men, Mr. McLean before we get under way to far we will have to make an application to the government for- loan money as we did on the sewer transaction. This is what we call advanced planning, on the project. The first move on this would be the improvement at Clark Springs, 2nd would be the transmission line, 3rd would be water storage that is at the time that we can economically do this, so tonight we should pass a resolution for the government and also a renewed contract with Hill & Ingman to make this application to the government valid but this contract with Hill & Ingman is no different than the one now operating. A letter was read from Hugh G. Goldsmith & Associates stating that they have been advised that the City of Kent has been authorized to approve only a limited number of Sanitary sewer hookups until certain modifications have been made in our sewer system. As engineer, J.W. Morrison for the Federal Way Continued: School District they want the Council to approve the connection as the sewer lateral in the Cambridge Division is the same one the School District must use for its connections. The construction for roads and utilities for the Cam- bridge Division #1 and the Federal Way School District is scheduled with in the next 30 to 60 days. So it is important that the request for the sewer hookup for the Cambridge Plat be granted so upon completion of the construction drawings they may have the assurance of their use for building purposes. Councilwoman Bovell moved to allocate 40 connections to the Cambridge Plat. After discussion above motion was with drew with the second. A letter was read from the State Department of Health and it works in with the request from the Hugh Goldsmith and Ass- ociates. The Department of Health is allocating to the City of Kent 270 connections and this letter states that Mr. Sherwood should advise them by letter as to the allocation of sewer connections of the Cherry Parks Estates, Kentwood Hills and Park Orchard Division #4. Councilman Pozzi moved, duly seconded and passed for the forty connections to be allocated to the Cambridge Plat with the approval of the plat by the Council. Councilman Hartlaub moved that the City Engineer allocate these connections with the approval of the sewer committee to the various platters that might need a connection, duly seconded and passed. A letter was read from Edward J . Logan Supt. of County Elections reporting on the election of Valley View;-land Suburban Heights area that they had petition to annex to the City and call for an election on March 20, 1962, The total vote was 124, for annexation to the City of Kent 59 and against annexation to the City of Kent 65, so the annexation was defeated. A letter is on file from Hill &, Ingman directed to the Dept. of Health to Mr. A. Koch stating that we are interested in obtaining a loan from the -Federal Government to cover the pre- liminary planning for expansion of their water supply from Clark Springs and construction of a new water transmission main. This letter was placed on file. A letter was read from the City Engineer recommending that the streets in Salt Air Hills be accepted and the plat bond be released. Councilman Pozzi moved, duly seconded and passed to accept the Engineer' s letter of recommendation to accept streets and the plat bond of Salt Air- Hills be released. A letter was received from the Midway Land Co. , Inc. ask- ing for the vacation of certain streets along the west side of the Military Road. This vacation is necessary because we have filed a preliminary plat of Cherry Park Estates and they would like to have the Council refer this matter to the Planning Commission so they can take the matter up at their next meeting of the 2nd Wednesday in April. This letter was sent in by Midway Land Co. , Inc. written by Hugh H. Benton Jr. , President. A petition was presented which was signed by two of the property owners along this vacated street causing a higher per- centage than is necessary. Motion made, duly seconded and passed to refer the letter from the Midway Land Co. , Inc. wanting the vacation of a street which is ,a few feet to the west of 36th Ave. So. (Military Road) I to the Planning Commission. Motion made, duly seconded and passed and recommended by the Clerk to not take a census this year owing to the fact that there were no extensive annexation. Mayor Thornton introduced at this time Dave Durrand, new Councilman elect and Dave 0. Mooney in the crowd. Continued: A petition was filed from people along South State Street stating they had paid an assessment on the Street Lighting system 350 per foot equal .to the ones North of them had a street light on every pole and when they got into their area they skipped a street light to every other pole, thus the lumination is not as good as what they have to the Nort# and they were charged the same amount of money and they protest this action of this LID and they would like to have additional lights in that area because they have a lot of traffic there and different activities there that they should have it lit up more efficiently. Mrs. Harwood was present and spoke on the lighting also and was a signer on the petition. Motion made duly seconded and la sled to refer the petition on south State St. to the Lighting Committee for investigation. City Attorney Thatcher proceeded to read Ordinance on the annexation of the Midway area and asked the Council for an effect- ive date to be placed into the Ordinance. Motion made , duly seconded and gassed to place the effective date of Ordinance #1124 for April 15, 1962. Ordinance #1124 was read. Motion made , duly seconded and passed with Councilman Woodworth voting nay, to adopt Ordinance �1124 for the annexation of the midway area into the City of Kent. Ordinance #1125 relating to Planning and -rezone land use hand development for Linjord. and Mutual. Materials was ;by_:inotion duly seconded and passed. Resolution #471 for borrowing 'the money on the water project from the Government under public law #560. Councilman `train moved, duly seconded and passed for the Clerk and Mayor to sign the contract for the water job. Councilman Strain moved, duly seconded and passed to adopt Resolution #471 and the Mayor. and Clerk to sign same. Councilman Shaffer from the Finance Committee recommended the park spend $1556.00 for a lighting effect in the fish pond in the park and $1182.00 for a fence and painting. Mayor Thornton commended Mrs. Mauritsen on the job well done as Councilwoman for the Cite of Kent.. Dave Mooney was sworn into office and took his seat on the Council. Lyle Sandelius was present from 2562. Lake Fenwick Road and he would like to have a meeting with the water Committee next Monday. Motion made, duly seconded and passed to have this meeting next Monday on the Lake Fenwick water job. Mayor Thornton announced that the new Chamber of Commerce President was here and he is Noel Bicknell, and the Mayor wanted to congratulate him on his accomplishments. Councilman Woodworth announced the City Beautification Committee ,.would like six signs for the entrance of Kent. Motion made, duly seconded and passed to give permission to place six signs that was presented by Councilman Woodworth. Councilman Mooney requested the Pollution Commission and the Health Department to make a survey of the Treatment Plant against the 1955 survey which was made. The Treatment Plant was supposed to handle and now we find the amount is not there and the Plant is run just as efficiently as it was run in 1955• Mr. Al Livingston was on that survey in 1955 and we would like to have him return to make a survey at this time. Motion made, duly seconded and passed that the City Engineer assist the Heath Co. on their affluent discharge from the plating plant into the Creek to see if we can get an improved condition so that there w ould .be no p(Illution going into that stream. Councilman Mooney moved, duly seconded and passed for a letter to be sent 'to the pollution control requesting an efficiency test on our sewage Treatment Plant. A motion made, duly seconded and passed for the Clerk to write a letter to D.L. Armstrong of commendation for his 40 years of servicevath the Fire Department. City Attorney Thatcher brought before the Council the R.L. Anderson claim for damages to his car driving through an alley that had a hole in it and the Street Department said they werQn't aware of this hole and as soon as they were aware of it they corrected the condition. Councilman Pozzi moved, duly seconded and passed that the bill be denied of R.L. Anderson. Continued: CLAIMS AND PAYROLL PRESENTED AND ALLO'. ED A FOLLOZJS: Payroll for March 1962 23 ,352.69 Current Exp. Claims 1,199.23 Water It 1, 416.79 Street It 768.29 Sewer It 729.06 Garbage It 399.90 Library it . 95.09 Park * 34-72 Parking Meter tt 45.93 LID 240 36.00 MEETING ADJOURNED: CHAS. BRIDGES MAYOR CITY CLERK MAYOR