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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCity Council Meeting - Council - Minutes - 01/06/1964- ----------------------- Kent, Washington January 6,1964 Regular meeting of the Kent City Council called to order at 8:00 P.M. Present. Mayor Thornton, Councilwoman Povell, Councilmen: Durand Mathews, -Mooney Pozzi Strain and ,Woodworth. I1inutes of the last meeting approved as printed. i Clerk's and Budget reports submitted,accepted and placed on file. t,W-tTER ROCK CREEK City Engineer Sherwood reported tie had checked the bill re- ceived from the Bonneville Power Administration for making revisions to I. the Covington-Columbia line. The bill is for $500.00 more than the es- timate . Sherwood reported he had written a letter, but as yet had received no reply. TFAN:1,1ISSIO'F LINE councilma,,n,�'7U� -ain reported that the easements for the second transmission linen eing acquired and probably a call for bids could be made by the end of the month. FLUORIDATION NIr. Levesque asked if the city had received a letter signed by ' r. Hall, lair. Basinger and himself which was mailed the same morning at 9:00 A.M. City Clerk Bridges reported the letter had not been received. 11,Ir. Levesque commented on the court hearing of January 3rd. in Seattle at which the motion to force Kent to delay fluoridating; the city's water was denied by the court. ICY CREEK Councilman Strain reported that considerable damage had been done to the building and pump owned by the City at Icy Creek. A motion was made, seconded and passed for the City Engineer to check into the i feasibility of fencing the area and. installing a gate. 4th. & JAMES Mr. Sherwood reported that the water mains are now install- ed Trom Lincoln to Adams and from the i-'Iilwaukee track to 5th. Ave. Gradin of the streets will be postponed until after the inclement weather. LOAN RESOLUTION 508,authorizing the transfer of $ 4, 502.10 as a loan Tom the Water Revenue. Fund to the ^Water Construction Fund was passed by motion. STREETS DEED By motion, the City Attorney was instructed to draft the necessary r ordinance to accept a deed from the Meadowcrofts and Ida Knudtsen which will permit the extension of 3rd Ave. South to the T Bridge. LIGHTS Councilman Durand made a motion to have four additional mercury vapor lights installed on the East Valley Highway between the El Rancho Drive i In Theater and the Springbrook road (192nd ) and for one mercury vapor to be installed on 4th. Ave. between Gowe Street and the Library. Motion duly seconded and passed. PARK ORCHARD Mr. Smith of Puget Sound Power &, Light reported that the Park UrcharE Community Club had asked him to confer with ttie city about installing mercury capor lights in their area, and have the city bill them through the utility department. Mayor Thornton explained that this was not feasible at this time, but that perhaps it could be done in the future if Park Orchard was annexed to the city. ZONING PUBLIC NUISANCE. A petition signed by 37 citizens was introduced. The petitioners complained about the excessive noise produced by equipment at Kent Engineering at 310 North Washington. By motion, the matter was referred to the City Attorney, who will confer with the City Engineer on the Zoning regulations covering this particular area. BAKER REZONE A public hearing was opened on the Clarence Baker appli- cation —- for a rezone from C-3 to M-1 for property on Highway 99• NIT. Johnson, representing Aaberg's Fuel Companv asked if a wrecking yard was planned for the site. T!r. Baker stated he,.had no plans for the area and he wanted the area rezoned so it would be easier to sell. Both the City Engineer and the Planning Commission recommended that tree property along the highway be zoned C-3 to a depth of 200 feet, and the balance be zoned M-1. Mr. Baker was satisfied with this arrangement, and by motion, the City Attorney was- authorized to draft the ordinance, following the recommendations of the City Engineer and the Planning Commission. BOARD OF By motion, the Council confirmed the appointment of Fred Frazier to the ADJUSTM Board of Adjustment by the Mayor. ENT POLICE SIGNS A letter was read from Pastor Roy Henneberg of the Seventh C0I.11ITTEE Day Adventist Church requesting authorization to place three si,;ns on the highways leading to Kent, welcoming visitors to the church. A motion was made to refer this to the Police Committee with the power to act. Under discussion, Councilman Woodworth expressed the opinion that such signs were erected on private property and therefore were not under the jurisdiction of the city. If the signs were to be placed on the right-of-way, the matter would fall under the state 's jurisdiction. The motion was passed. TAXI CABO, Two applications for taxi cab stands in the city were referred to the -Police Committee, by motion. SEWER Ordinance 1226, adopting a plan of additions and extensions to the sewage collection and disposal system and providing for the issuance and sale of $ 850,000.00 par value of sewer revenue bonds1l was reld and passed by motion. LIBRARY Councilman Mooney reported that he had been contacted by industriep interested in locating in Kent, and that one of the principle thins in ,which they were interested was the tax structure of the city. He further pointed out that the schools were as1ing for additional millage to cover the cost of two additional school librarians, while the city was now paying two mills ($36,000.00;in 1963 ) under the contract with King County for library service. I'Iooney made a motion for the mayor to appoint a committee to investigate the value received for the money spent on library facilities, and to s e if any of the services were being duplicated. The Mayor appointed Mrs. H.L. Blanton, Ralph Pozzi, C.W. Illes and John Fournier to investigate the matter and report back to the Council before the February 17th meeting. FINANCE Councilman gooney reported he had asked Mr. Flint, of .McLean &. Co. financial advisors to the city, to attend the meeting scheduled for January 13th. with representatives of industries planning to locate in the north end of the city. CARPENTER The second petition for annexation by the Carpenters was presented ANNEXATION with a letter from the City Engineer stating that the signatures represent 100,07, of the assessed valuation of the area. The petitio was accepted and, by motion, the City Attorney was instructed to request a waiver of the Board of Review. hOPSE SHOE ACRES ANNEXATION A motion was passed for the city to accept the Horse :hoe Acres Tract initial annexation petition after it was ascertained that the petitioners would assume the bonded indebtedness of the cit . PARKS Councilman Mooney reported that the Kiwanis Club has $1,000.00 set aside for developing a park site at 2nd and Cloudy,to be started as soon as the city gains title* to the property. City Clerk Bridges reported the matter was being processed. INTRODUCTIONS Mayor Thornton introduced Mrs. Phyllis Mauritsen,M.L. Armstrong, Joe Fournier, A.J. Ladner and ,Bob Carroll,all candidates for City Council seats. Iflr. Arthur Hattlaub,past councilman was also introduced. CLAIMS PRESENTED AND ALLOWED AS FOLLOWS: Payroll $ 26,745.83 Current Expense 5,705.04 Water 15,198. 54 Water Construction 16,$20.66 Sewer 7,307.10 Sewer Construction 1,661.86 Street 1, 543 .10 Garbage 1,202•25 Library 268.66 Parks 1,324.54 Parking Meter 32.17 Meeting Adjourned: 9:10 P.M. C� --- Charles Bridges City Clerk