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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCity Council Meeting - Council - Minutes - 06/04/1962 Kent, Washington June 4, 1962 Regular meeting of the City Council, present Mayor Thornton, Councilmen Bovell, Hartlaub, Mooney, Shaffer, Strain, and Pozzi. Minutes of the last regular Council meeting approved as printed except. . . Salt Air Hill letter requesting Street Signs and Traffic Signs in their area was directed to the Police and Street Committee and also for tl,e Clerk to answer their letter stating the action of the Council. WATER A letter was read from Hugh G. Goldsmith and AsEociates stating that for the proposed Jr. High School site on the West Hill that they would like to connect with the Star Lake Co-op. They state that getting water from the City would be a project of 1300 feet topoint of connection and they would rather hook to the Star Lake Co-op as it is closer and less expensive operation. This letter by motion made , duly seconded and passed was referred to the Water Committee. Icy Creek Option: City Attorney, Thatcher reports that our ol.tion on the Icy Creek Water source is up in July. Action must be taken at the next meeting if tle City intends to act on this option. STREET Kirkwood: City Engineer, Sherwood made his report and recommended to the Council that Kirkwood be accepted as a gravel street south of the reservoir. Motion made, duly seconded and passed for the recommendation of Kirkwood Ave. south of the reservoir to be accepted as a gravel street. James Street Overpass: Councilman Pozzi reported that they would like an overpass on James Street where the new Freeway goes thru and for the Clerk to write a letter with this information to P.J . McKay, Dist. Engineer requesting this letter be placed on file in their office. Motion made, duly seconded and passed for the above letter to be written to P.J . McKay by the City Clerk on James Street. Meeker St. One-way_:_ Councilman Pozzi also reported that they had a meeting with one-way traffic street condition on Meeker Street. The meeting was a very poor attended one but they accomplished.quite a bit. A letter was read from the Titusville Lodge No. 34 I.00.F. stating that they wish to protest any change in the routing of the traffic on Meeker Street. Motion made to refer this letter to the Street Committee. Motion was duly seconded and passed with Councilman Pozzi voting nay. John H. Patten Rd. : Nothing has been settled on the John H. Patten Road Vacation as yet. Mr. Williams was present and spoke against the 100 foot right-of- way for the Patten Road Vacation on the Military Road, owing to the fact that they have Highway 99 and. the new freeway as wide thru streets. He said he didn't understand why the Council would require this wide street thru a residential area.. Bicycle and Pedstrian Paths: A letter was read from the Kent Area Democratic Club requesting the Council to favor Bicycle and Pedestrian paths beside state highways, county roads, and city streets where no sidewalks now exist. They urge the Council 's consideration and con- struction of such pedestrian and bicycle paths beside City streets in congested City areas. Letter was by motion made, duly seconded and passed to be placed on file. 'SEWER Dumping Pump Outs: Councilwoman Bovell reported that the Sewer Committee decided there would be no dumping in the Treatment Plant manhole from Septic Tank pump outs and for the City Engineer to write a letter stat- ing the action of the Council to the Attorney of the two companys which requested it. West Hill School Site : A letter was read from Hugh G. Goldsmith & Ass- ociates in regard to Sanitary Disposal for the Proposed Jr. High School Site on the West Hill brought a question before the Council that they would like permission to install septic tanks owning to the fact that they had to go approximately 1500 feet to pick up the City of Kent sewer. This would be an expensive solution. They would like a determination from the Council at this time so they could proceed. Motion made , duly seconded and passed to disallow any connections to septic tanks in that area in the City. Motion was immediately made to table the motion for above matter. Motion to table the motion was lost and the original motion was put to a vote and the motion carried with Councilmen Pozzi and Councilwoman Bovell voting nay. 'GARBAGE Motion made, duly seconded and passed to invest from the Garbage Fund the $8,883 .42 in bonds for LID 241« BIDS LID 2� Mayor Thornton called for the reading of the bids for LID 244 ' Lake Fenwick water line. Five bids were received .for LID 244 as follows: CAST IRON ALT. BID ON A.C. PIPE Tri-State $19733 .79 $12,926.68 Inter Mountain 19:989.32 13,064.48 Argentieri Const. Co. 20,734.06 1211 �55.40 Frank Colluccio 20,638.07 13 ,700.44 F. & A. Construction 21,794.19 NONE Continued; The Council recessed for 10 minutes for discussion of the bids. When the Council reconviened, motion made, duly seconded and passed to set over the bids for study until the r-e xt meeting. . They wanted the City Attorney to be consulted on this bid. Sewer - 6th & Shinn: City Engineer announced to the Council that bid opening for the repair of the trunk sewer line at 6th &, Shinn will be June 29, 1962 at 3 :00 P.M. Street Wobbly Roller & Center Line Striper: Mayor Thornton called for the reading of bids on a Wobbly Roller for the Street Department. We received 6 bids for the roller and the bid of Shalberg Equipment Co. being low bid of $6,918.24 was awarded by the Council with a 30 day delivery date. Other bids as follows : Evans Engine Equipment $10,723.44 Howard Cooper 7,716.26 Feenaughty 7,22$.00 Clyde Eg4ment 8, 840.00 Airmac 7,212.40 Mayor Thornton announced we had another bid for a center line striper, self propelled. We received three bids on that and the low bid was awarded to Airmac Co. of Seattle for $1,49$.30. Other bids as follows. Caldwell Machinery $1,976.00 Shalberg Equipment 1,705.60 Motion made , duly seconded and passed to award the bid for the Wobbly Roller to Shalberg Equipment Co. and the center line striper to Airmac Co. of Seattle. MISC. Parkin Lot Councilman Hartlaub moved, duly seconded and passed that we accept the lease from the Bank of Kent for the Parking log and the Mayor and the Clerk to sign same. ReZone Wheeler: Mayor Thornton declared the hearing open on the Wheeler Mobile Home zone on the West Hill., No objection were given to the Wheeler Zoning so Mayor Thornton declared the hearing closed. Ordinance #1132 read. Motion made, dulyFeconded and passed to adopt Ordinance #1132. Presbyterian Church Annex: Resolution #474 read, duly seconded and passed for the Presbyterian Church Annexation. This Resolution accepts the annexation proposed by the iniating petition of the Church and Maxfield and others. The City will require the asumption of existing and General Bonded in- debtedness of the City by the area proposed to be annexed. The Clerk is authorized and directed to notify said petitioners in writing by United. States mail of the action of the Council. : David C. Durand David C. Durand newly elected Councilman was sworn into office. iT.M. Strain T.M. Strain relected to position of `Councilman was sworn into office. Aurthur Hartlaub The Mayor congratulated Councilman Hartlaub for his fine cooperation and work he has done in the past on the Council. Dave Durand replaced Councilman Hartlaub. ! Neil Shaffer Councilman Shaffer handed in his resignation as a Councilman and after some discussion motion was made , dull seconded and passed to accept the resignation. CLAIMS AND PAYROLL F'R.ESENTED AND ALLOWED AS FOLLOWS: Payroll for May 1962 Current Exp. Claims $ 41352.19 Water " 2,016.12 Street f� 2,468.14 Sewer " 182.82 12 $.71 Garbage #Library 12,477.32 Park it450.47 Parking Meter it 44.24 LID 230 n 12•35 Garbage $,$$3 .42 MEETING A DJOURNED: CIS. BRIDGES MAYOR CITY CLERK