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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCity Council Meeting - Council - Minutes - 05/07/1962 Kent, VTashington May 71 1962 Rerr,ul.ar mentitg of Ule C.i_l,y council. pi-n�iont 14nyor Thornton, Councilmen Bovell, Ilartlaub, Mooney, Pozzi, Shaffer, Strain, and. Woodworth. Minutes of the last regular meeting approved as printed. . . �11iTrR A letter was read from the Housing and Home Finance Agency office of the Regional Administrator in regard to the Advanced Plan- ning Application illater Supply System. They received a letter and the application. They stated there are some features of the app- lication that will require detailed preliminary examination, by reviewer: in this office and they will advise us when this prelim- inary review is completed. A letter was read from Hill 8-. Ingman directed to the Housing &. Home Finance Agency for $30,000.00 for preliminary study for addition to the water suplly system and improvements to water transmission facilities by motion made, duly seconded and passed was placed on file. Resolution #472 for a water line alon the Benson Highway was read. This Resolution is for issuance of1,000.00 Bond to the State Highway Department for Park Orchard Division A. Motion made , duly seconded and passed to adopt Resolution #472. STREET Ralph Pozzi, resident of Lake Meridian represented the Chamber of Commerce in his talk on various streets, and channelization of streets, a program that tley have given great study. Such as a. channel on North Central, to make a turn on East Smith Street, the widening of Meeker, Street, west of the Milwaukee Tracks, to the TVest Highway and other, various comments on streets and recom- mendations. Councilman Iloodworth moved, duly seconded and passed to accept the report of the Chamber of Commerce made by Ralph Pozzi. Councilman Strain moved to have the recommendation from the Chamber placed in the hands of the Police and Street Committee and to report back at the next meeting, duly seconded and passed. Councilman Pozzi moved to hold the meeting on May 28, 1962, at 7:30 PM with the Roads and Bridge Committee, of the Chamber of Com- merce, duly seconded and passed. City Engineer Sherwood reported on a meeting he had with the Highway Engineers on the various streets. SEWER A letter was read from the Department of Health, State of Wash- ington in regard to sewer extension in Park Orchard Plat Division //It stating the plans have been reviewed in accordance with Chapter, .92 of Codified Rules and Regulations of State Board of Health and the Department of Health, the sewer connections were approved. An identical letter to the above was read from the Pollution Control Commission approving the same sewers. Both of the above letters are on file in the City Clerk's office for Park Orchard Plat Division #4 sewers. The letters were referred to the Health and Sanitation Committee for study. A letter was read from James P. Curran, Attorney for Sunset Tank Service and Long Septic Tank requesting to dump their pump outs from septic tanks into the manhole at the Treatment Plant as they have done previous. They had been stopped a year or so ago. The letter from Mr. Curran was placed in the hands of the Health and Sanitation Committee. DEHNERT PLAT Mayor Thornton announced the hearing open on the Dehnert Plat and he asked the City Engineer to point out the location of the Plat. No objections to the Plat. Mayor Thornton declared the hearing closed on the Dehnert Plat and the Ordinance to be read later. Ordinance #1127 for the Dehnert Plat was by motion made, duly seconded and passed. KENTWOOD GLEN #1 Mayor Thornton announced the hearing open on the Kentwood Glen Plat #1. This is a Plat offered by Cole & Dolman and others. City Attorney Thatcher stated that at this time the Council should consider the contract with Cole & Dolman on the water and sewer for the West Hill project when we bonded to put the line in and. his bill is quite enormous and nothing has been paid on this contract. The total amount now guaranteed water service charges issued by the Treasurer is *76,081.80 for water service, and *31,608.15 guaranteed charges for sewer. This should be considered before this Plat is granted to Cole & Dolman. No other objections so the Mayor announced the hearing closed. Councilman Pozzi moved to hold the Plat up for two weeks and a letter be written to Mr. Dolman informing him of the action of the Council. An amendment to the motion was to have the Finance Committee look into the payment of the service charges. Above amendment was duly seconded and passed. Continued: Councilman P•ioonev moved , dill seconded and passed for the Treasurer to send a complete bill to Cole & Dolman registered and a receipt requested. Summit Ave. FLUOPIDATION A letter was read from Mr. Jack Hardy from 505 strongly. This relative to Fluoridation of the water opposing it very letter was by motion placed on file. s b the un- Ordinance ##1126 was duly moved, seconded and passed ed the un7- animous vote of the Council. This Ordinance pertains dation of water in our s�*stem for the installation, maintenance, and upkeep of fluoridation machine. Councilman Hartlaub moved, Councilman Woodworth seconded the motion and passed with the unanimous vote of the Council to adopt Ordinance ##1126. MIDWAY A letter was read from the Ki_n�; County Commissioners stating the County Engineer has filed an amended report on Ordinance ##1121, declar- ing territory annexed to the City of Kent. This is the .•Z dway Annexation and the County Engineers thought So they reconsidered the legal descri_pti.ons were not exactly right. scion of April 3U, 1962, and now the Board_ of Commissioners, regular se on motion approved the report and ordered it placed on file together with a copy of Ordinance ##1124. Copies of same were directed to the various King County Departments interested in the matter. At this time City Attorney Thatcher reported on the Vri.t of against us on the Midway Annexation and Prohibition that was issued the judge threw the case out of court stati ng that the quo warranto proceeding was the only thing that could affect this annexation at this time. Ordinance was passed prior to the serving of the Writ on the Council so the judge dismissed this case on the lst May, 1962. City Engineer Sherwood reported on the census taking in the new annexed area in Midway. Mr. Thatcher asked him if he had received the forms yet but he hadn't. The census take should be in the Census Board Office by the 15th Iiay, 1962. ZONING Baird An application for the Change of classification from an R-3 Zone to a C-3 Zone was by motion referred to the Planning Commission. This application was presented by Mathan Baird. A letter was read from E.A. Sipe , Chairman of the Plannin ^Iheeler g Com- mission on the request of Walter H. Ueeler for MHR Zone at 2141r26 Pacific Highway South, recommended by the Planning Commission this had been taken up at a previous meeting of the Council and was set aside because of the Writ of Prohibition in the Midway area. The hearing on this now was set for June 4, 1962, for a h,IHR for IJIr. 1;3heeler, 1,%Tolvin Ordinance #1128 a rezone for a I4-A to a M-1 known as the Wolvin rezone by motion duly seconded and passed with Councilman Strain and Councilman Mooney voting nay, also for the Clerk to record same. e`P. LITE Councilman Mooney moved to Have the Street Lights reactivated in the newly annexed area in Midway above motion duly seconded and pass. Ordinance ##1129 creating an LID ##241 bond issue and the bonds being ready for sale , June 1, 1962, carrying 4z interest by motion duly seconded and passed. Motion made, duly seconded and passed for the Clerk to sell the bonds across the counter for LID ##21J. joining the Westland �IEFTLAND HATCHERY A peitition from various property owners Hatchery Central cleanouprlthed Russell S at t.debris onthervacantedlothat Council their to have thihi._s p plant. Motion made, duly seconded and passed to have the Clerk write a letter to Westland �Iatchery to clean up their lot . GAS BIDS Bids for Gasoline, Furnace, and F.S. 300 Fuel Oil were submitted to the Council which had been opened and read April. 20, 1962, at 3 :00 FM. Union Oil having the low bid for premium gasoline at .267 r gallon and for regular gas .2.27, and they were also low on .furnace his bid was by motion, duly seconded and oil_ at .11.7 per gallon. T awarded to the Union OiL passed for the coming yeat, starting June lst Thorp and Thomson were the low bid on F.S. 300 at $3 •76 a barrel. This bid was al:larded to Thorp & Thomson for P.S. 300, motion made duly seconded and passed. Other bidders were Standard Oil, Srnith Brothers, and Shell Oil., also City Transfer. FRE SBYTERIAN CHRUCH ANNEXATION A petition from four property owners to annex to the City of Kent. was received and presented to the Council it being known as the Presbyterian Church Annexation. A letter from the City Engineer stating that he has checked the notice to Commence Annexation Proceedings filed with the City Clerk , at on May 7, 1962 by the Fresbyterian Chruch and Others and find an signatures representing; owners of property aggregating more than 10% of the assessed valuation, were recorded. hearing was set for the 21st of May at 7:00 PM and the Clerk to send out notices by mail to tile people. Continued: CONSTRUCTION STANDiRDS Councilman Pozzi recommends and wants to go on record for rubber gaskets for storm sewers to be used in the construction Standards Booklet drawn by Hill & Ingman. He also asked for Walt Ramsey to report on the curbs and catch basins, distances on the catch basins that were set up in the Code. All seemed to be the proper procedure for such construction. Councilwoman Bovell stated that the Code is in good shape now and should be ready for adoption. Councilwoman Bovell moved that we have a Committee meeting at 7:30 1,1onday night to study the Standards and put it in its final form for passage. Mr. . Ramsey stated that the Standard would be ready for this final reading next Monday night. This was put to a motion and duly seconded and passed with Councilman Pozzi voting nay, to hold the meeting at 7:30 P11 Monday night. INTRODUCTION & KNGRATULATIONS ced Mr. Bob Gaines, Councilman from Auburn. Gaines Mayor Thornton introdu Chief Lee Mat,or Thornton congratulated Chief Lee on being appointed Chair- man of the Retirement System Board. Jensen City Clerk Bridges introduced Plrs. Marie Jensen, Secretary. T-lossler City Clerk Bridges introduced Mrs. Patricia Mossler from Remington Rand , who is doing our filing system. This is a very good system. In return Mrs. Mossler gave a report on the work she had been doing" the past few weeks. PARKING LOT A letter was read from the Bank of Kent stating that they had eight (8) parking stalls in the parking lot for rent at $40.00 per month for the City. The letter was referred to the Building Committee for study. VALLFY AIRPORT A letter of proposal was read from the Federal Aviation Agency Western Region proposed modification of Midway Valley Airport. This airport was formerly the Kent private Airpark or Smith's. They want to consolidate this airport with the one now presently at Auburn. This letter was referred to the Planning Commission for recom- mendation back to the Council. March 19, 1960 ACCIDENT City Attorney Thatcher reported that an accident from March 19, 1960, was coming up for trial April 302 1962 but how it has been set aside for no indefinite date and the complainant has joined with the County on this suit.' AL1�:X t. at the meeting and asked if he could sell SMITH Alex Smith was presen le being in the City. City Attorney advised his property in parcels whi him he could sell up to 4 pieces, then he would have to make a regular surveyed out plat of the ground so that he could sell the rest. CLAIMS AND PAYROLL PRESHNTED ALLOWED: Payroll for April 1962 23 ,866.97 Current tjxpense Claims 5,931•82 Water " 2,123 .78 Street 2, 445.93 Sewer " 1,091.0$ ,f 1, 549.76 Garbage 95. 52 Library tt 57$•33 Park n 37.02 Parking Meter rt 10.0$ LID 233 1$$.21, LID 240 MEETING ADJOURNED: CHAS. BRIDGES MAYOR CITY CLERK