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Home My WebLink AboutCity Council Meeting - Council - Minutes - 02/03/1964 Kent, Washington February 3 , 1964 Regular meeting of the Kent City Council called to order at 8:00 P.M. Present: Council woman Bovell, Councilmen: Durand, Matthews, Mooney, Pozzi, Strain and Woodworth, City Attorney Bereiter. Carl Pozzi served as Mayor Pro Tem in the absence of Mayor Thornton. Minutes of the last meeting approved as printed. WATER 2nd TRANSMISSION LINE Mr. Chase of Hill &Ingman reported that the State highway a ong ake Meridian, the location of the proposed water main, is settling and the existing fill is not stable. Chase recommend ed that the firm of Dames & Moore be retained to investigate the foundation. He estimated the cost to be between $1,000 and $1,400. Motion so made and passed. Councilman Strain reported that the easements were being obtained for the line and that the route would be slightly changed. NORTH END LID Mr. Sherwood requested that Hill & Ingman be made re- sponsible for preparing the plans and specs for the water LID in the North end of the city. Motion so made, and carried. Sherwood report- ed his staff would then prepare the LID rolls and notices. EAST HILL WATER CO. Strain requested the City Attorney to meet with Emerson Thatchdr, attorney for the East Hill Water Co. so the agreement for the city to take over the water company can be drafted. DERBYSHIRE City Attorney Bereiter reported that the Derbyshire water case would soon be presemted in court. RANNEY WELL SITE Strain moved for the City Attorney to consult with former City ttorney Thatcher on the work already done in an attempt to establish the legal ownership of the Ranney Well Site. Motion carried. STREETS VALLEY FREEWAY Mr. Baldwin Sammis of the Valley Regional Planning Commission presented a resolution prepared by the Commission request- ing the construction of an on-off ramp to the Valley Freeway in the Longacres-Tukwilla area. They recommended that the ramp be constructed to 153rd Ave. in the vicinity of 84th. or $2nd. Ave. S. Sammis pointed out that the ramp is necessary to Kent considering the overall increase in traffic anticipated when the new Boeing plant and the Tradewell Warehouse go into operation. A motion was made and seconded to accept the resolution, and, under discussion, Woodworth pointed out that although he realized the necessity of such a ramp, he would not be in favor of the adoption of the resolution by Kent, as it might divert funds now earmarked for Kent. Matthews proposed the motion be amended to include the proviso that no funds for the proposed ramp be diverted from the Valley Freeway. The amended motion failed to pass, with only Matthews voting aye. Mooney reported that over a year ago Kent officials talked with Mr. Bugge, of the Highway Dept. about the $1 400,000 slated for purchas- ing property through Kent to Meeker Street and the construction of the bridge facilities needed from the East Valley Highway to Meeker. fie stated further that the people in the west end of town cannot sell their homes because they do not know what the state is going to do. He made a motion for the City Clerk to write to Mr. Prall, Director of Highways, to ascertain the date that the Highway Commission or their agents are going to purchase the property with the money bud- geted by last years legislature. The motion was amended to have the letter include references to discussions the city has had with Mr. Bugge, the Bureau of Public Roads and the District Engineers on the same subject. Motion seconded and passed. PARKING Woodworth moved for the west side of 4th. Ave. from the Valley School to Gowe to be changed to- a two hour parking area. Motion seconded and passed. j HEALTH & TREATMENT PLANT Councilwoman Bovell reported that the final I SANITATION plans and specs for the treatment plant improvements have been approved by the Public Health Service and the city has been authorized to call for bids. By motion the City Engineer was instr ucted to draw up the necessary papers and forms for the bids. Letters from the State Pollution Control Commission and the Department of Health approving the modifications to the sewage treatment plant were placed on file by motion. PIGEONS A petition from residents of 35th Ave. S was read containing a complaint about pigeons owned by Mr. Dennis of 24615 35th P1 S. By motion, the matter was referred to the Health & Sanitation Committee with the power to act. City Attorney Beriter said he would cosult with the committee. DRAINAGE a petition was read protesting against the water covering the road at S. 20$th & 78th S. Pozzi reported that the Street Dept. had alleviated the condition to some degree. Mooney suggested that the city should attempt to secure an easement through the property so the Street Dept would have access to keep the drain open. Mr— Kruse reported that the water would drain away from the road ifthe pipe was unplugged. By motion the petition was referred to the City Engineer for investigation. SEWERS A letter was read from the City Treasurer requesting that action be taken to recover $ 110.00 paid to Mrs. Esther Stacie on her claim that her premises are not connected to the sewer and therefore she should not have been charged this amount. By e Health & Sanitation Committee. motion this was referred to th POLICE TAXI Woodworth reported that the License Committee recommended C014MITTEE the licenses be issued to the two applicants for taxi stands. Motion so made and carried. He stated further that a new ordinance on taxi regulations would be forthcoming. i LIGHTS Durand moved for five 7,000 residential lights to be installed in Cambridge # 1 area in cinjunction with the Cherry Parks and I Kentwood Hills residential lughting plans. Motion carried. BUILDING, Matthews reported that the department heads are investigating feasibility of renting the vacant office slace next to the Police Station. BLUE BANNER Matthews reported that the lease Blue Banner Foods has with the city will not expire until 1967, so there is time for discussion of the possible sale of the building. CARPENTER A letter was received from the County Commissioners granting the, ANNEXATION request for a waiver of the Board of Review for the Carpenter annexation. The letter was placed on file. PLANNING A letter was read from the John Grahm Company stating that the Urban Planning Assistance application requires that the costs for each phase be specified. Estimates for proposed aerial mapping have not as yet been obtained. Woodworth stated that the city had not committed itself to the mapping phase of the 701 project and moved for action on the matter to be tabled i until the next meeting. Motion carried. HORSE SHOE A motion was made seconded and passed for the petition of ACRES Arthur W. Cloutier and others of portions of the Horse Shoe ANNEXATION Acres tracts of not less than 75% in value,according to the assessed valuation for general taxation of the property in said petition described filed with the City Clerk at 8:00 P.N. on the 3rd day of February to be approved and for the Mayor of the City of Kent to be directed to convene a Review Board to consider the proposed annexation. j PARKS Resolution 510, authorizing the Mayor and the City Clerk to � purchase the Wingert property in North Park for a park site for the sum of $ 5, 500 was passed by motion• i i i I CITY PROPERTY By motion the City Clerk and the Mayor were authorized , to execute the warranty deed for the property at 220 S� Railroad Ave. The City Transfer will take title from George Heck. i I FINANCE Mooney moved for the Council, the City Attorney and tho City Treasurer to meet with Cole and Dolman to discuss • REFER TO their sewer and water agreement with the city. Motion CORRECTED seconded and passed and the meeting was set for Monday; MINUTES OF 2-17-(,y February_ 10th at 7:30 P.M. in the City Hall. j ORDINANCE PROPOSED City Attorney Bereiter reported he had received a phone call from a Kent citizen relative to teen agers sniffi�g glue. He reported that this has become a widespread practice and the resulting consequences are not unlike ' those of dope addicts. He further stated that there is no ordinance against this, but that Seattle is curently drafting one, and Kent may consider doing the same. INSTRUCTIONS Mr. Don Holm of Brightman & Holm, associates of City I ' Attorney Bereiter, was introduced. Candidates for Cit,a Council seats : Armstrong, Nowak, Ladner, MacGregor and , Carroll_ were also intrduced. i CLAIMS PRESENTED AND ALLOV1ED AS FOLLOWS: Current Expense $5,217.12 Street 1 ,669.76 Water 2, 803.29 Sewer 2 ,306.48 Sewer Const 126,329.72 Garbage 419.42 Library 46. 50 Park 63 . 59 Parking Meter 11 , 704.38 Payroll 28,993 •83 Chas. 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