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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCity Council Meeting - Council - Minutes - 06/17/1963 Kent, 1"ashington ne 17,1963 Regular melting of the Kent City Council. Present: I,iayor Thornton, City Attor- ney Bereiter, Council Woman Bovell,Councilmen: Durand,IQatthews, Mooney, Pozzi, Strain and Woodworth. I"linutes of the last meeting; approved as printed except for the following change which was approved by motion: under Clark Springs, the word"study" should be changed to "survey". Clerk's, Treasurers and Budget reports submitted, accepted and placed on file, by motion. WATER Resolution 493 authorizing a bond to amend Franchise � 3037 for the extension of water lines was passed by motion. Resolution 494 authorizing a bond ' for a county franchise and permit for water lines was passed by motion. Derbvshire Councilman Strain reported he had met with officials of the People 's National Bank to discuss the problem of the Derbyshire water agreement. By motion, the City Attorney was instructed to work with the bank officials on this matter. Icy Creek Councilman Strain reported that a letter, had been received by the City Engineer from the U. S. Dept. of Interior containing the estimates of the cost of the work to be done at Icy Creek. By motion the Mayor and the City Clerk were instructed to authorize the work and to forward a claim voucher for $1,150.00. i Property By motion, the Mayor and the City Clerk were authorized to proceed with the purchase of the F.R. McAbee property for $1,000.00 for the water expansion program. STREETS Truck Councilman Pozzi reported that the new truck is now in operation and has increased the efficiency of the Street Dept. James St. Councilman Pozzi stated that the Street, Sewer and fJater Departments were working with the City Engineer's office on the James Street extension project. i One-Way Councilman Pozzi announced that the Street Committee was not entirely satisfied with the one-way street operation and they would meet soon to discuss the problems. Post Office Alley A public hearing was held on the vacation of the alley , at the Post Office. A letter was read from the Planning Commission approving the vacation. There were no objections and the hearing was closed. Ordinance 1189, approving the vacation was read and passed by mot- ion. Bisyak Vacation A letter from the Planning Commission was read approving ARMED •REFER TO the Bisyak request for a vacation of a portion of land South of W. Smith fNUTES 4F 7 1' �03 and West of 4th Ave. By motion a public hearing was set for the July lst. meeting. West Highway Bridge A letter was read from NIr. McKay of the State Highway Commission acknowledging the receipt of the copy of David Josli.n 's letter. Mr. McKay reported that the earliest relief that can be expected will be when the new Valley Freeway is constructed, which will relieve the amount of traffic over the bridge. By motion the City Clerk was instructed to notify David Joslin of this communication, and i request a target date for the Freeway from Mr. McKay. Woodford Ave. Extension A letter from the Park Board was read partaining to the appraisal fo the property involved in the proposed extension of Woodford Ave. to the park. The appraiser reported that an extension would have a property value of $2500 for each owner and that the exten- sion would benefit each owner's property by $2400. Therefore, in the appraiser's evaluation,each owner should receive $100. By motion, the City Clerk was instructed to so advise Mrs. Ameny, the Slettos and the Coopers, asking them to convey their approval or disapproval before the July lst. meeting. j i I HEALTH & Councilwoman Bovell reported that the Health & Sanitation Committee would meet on Friday morning to discuss the south end SANITATIONsewer program, and to discuss' a rescent letter from the Pollutiln Control Commission. She will report further at the next Council meeting. FINANCE City Employees Citv Attorney Bereiter reported he had prepared ordinances stating the City's policy on vacations and legal holidays for employees. By motion, these were referred to the Finance Committee. Treasurer A letter from the City Treasurer Cavanaugh was read concerning; the transfers and disbursement of the proceeds of tha sale of the 1963 Neater Refunding Revenue Bonds. By motion the letter was placed on file. POLICE School Councilman Woodworth reported he had been informed that , COMMITTEE 9 of Kent 's Police officers had recently attended a gunnery scriool at Renton. Licenses A letter to the City Clerk requesting information about operating a card room at 856 S. Central was referred to the License Committee. Traffic Code Ordinance 1191 updating the traffic code was passed by motion. The proposed ordinance to require hotels,motels, and trailer courts to maintain a guest register was held over for further study. COURT City Attorney Bereiter reported that the contested cases hand- led by the Municipal Division of the Aukeen District Court since January had cleared approximately $2, 766 in revenue for the City. This amount is in addition to the forfeitures. The court is now working; on current cases. CAMBRIDGE #2 Ordinance 1190, approving the plat of Cambridge # 2 was read I and passed by motion. CHERRY By motion a public hearing; was set for the July lst meeting on PARK ## 2 the plat of Cherry Park ## 2. PARKS A letter was read from the King County Parks & Recreation office acknowledging the receipt of Don Heacox 's letter. By motion the letter was placed on file. i ZONING Presbyterian Church A public hearing was held on zoning the Presbvterian Uhurch annexation to R-2. There were no objection and the hearing was closed. Ordinance 1188 zoning the annexation R-2 was passed by motion. Willo Vista A public hearing was set for the July 15th meeting on the application of Otto Loffler, of the Valley Lodge for a rezone from C-3 to MHR for the future expansion of the Willo y . Vista Trailer Village. Buxton & Tank By motion, a public hearing was set for the 15th. meeting on the application of Buxton & Tank for a rezone from R-3 to C-3 for property on McMillian Street between Kennebec and State. Investment Exchange A public hearing was held on the applicatio of The Investment Exchange Corp. for a rezone from MA to M-2 for approximately 13 acres in the O'Brien area. Some of the property owners who had signed the petition for the rezone stated .that 1,4r. Fairbrother of The Investment Exchange had misrepresented the facts to them, and that they actually were now against the rezone. No one appeared at the meeting to represent The Investment Exchange. The public hearing was closed. By motion the matter was referred back to the Planning Commission, and the City Engineer was directed to inform the applicant and the property owners to be present at the next Planning Commission Meeting. i ' public P appealing APPEAL Johevah s Witnesses A ublic hearing was opened a ealin the action of the Board of Adjustment 's Resolution 23 which granted a Conditioal Exception to the Church of the Jehovah's Witnesses to build a church in an R-1 zone. Mr. Watson, an attorney representing residents of the i area protested that Russell Poggensee had misrepresented the facts. Mr. Watson claimed that Ray. Plueger, the owner, was told that the site was to be used for a residence. Mr. Poggensee, representing the church produced a copy of the application for the Conditional Exception, which clearly stated that the exception was requested for the purpose of building a new church for the Jehovah's '� ittnesses. Mr. Plueger and Mr. Poggensee had both signed the application. Mr. Plueger stated that he had changed his mind and would not sell the property to the church, however, it was established that earnest money had already been paid. I City Attorney Bereiter pointed out that since there is some question as to the ownership of the property, and there may well be some litigation on this subject, the Council should delay action on the appeal. Councilman Woodworth moved for the hearing to be continued indefinitely. The motion was duly seconded and passed. APPEAL Prudential Inc. A public hearing was opened on the appeal of Prudential; Inc. of certain parts of the Board of Adjustment 's Resolution 24. The resolution granted a Conditional Exception to allow grading of certain property' on the Lake Fenwick Road in an R-3 zone. The Board allowed the !, exception for a 2 year period only. Mr. Danilov,attorney for Prudential. Inc. stated that the exception was needed for a 4 ,year period in order to fulfill the agreement with the contractor. It was pointed out that 1 if more than 2 vears was required for the operation, an extension of time could be authorized. Mr. McKay, who lives across the street from the 5 acre tract in question stated he hoped the grading could be done in the 2 year period to avoid unnecessary annoyance to the residents. The hearing was closed, by motion. Councilman Mooney moved for the Council to uphold the 2 year limitation as specified by the Board of i Adjustment 's Resolution 24, seconded by Councilman Matthews. The motion was passed with Councilmen Durand and Pozzi voting nay. Mr. j Danilov gave notice that he would appeal to the courts. Mavor Thornton introduced Miss Gwen Abraham, who was recently elected Miss Kent for 1963 , and her companion, Mrs. Charles Welchko. The I ladies were presented with a bouquet and corsage from the City officials. i CLAIMS PRESENTED AND ALLOWED AS FOLLOWS: j Current Expensd $ 5064.47 Water 1812.93 Street 11520.49 Sewer 690.31 Garbage 210.02 Library 201.25 Park 180.28 4 L I D 243 8.00 L I D 244 24.00 . i MEETING ADJOURNED I ALEX THORAITON H BRID, ES MAYOR CITY CLERK i • I ;