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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCity Council Meeting - Council - Minutes - 08/17/1964Kent, Washington August 17, 1964 Regular meeting of the Kent City Council called to order at 8:00 P.M. Present: Mayor Thornton, City Attorney Bereiter, Councilmen: Armstrong, Buxton, Durand, Mooney, Pozzi, Woodworth and Strain. Minutes of the last meeting approved as printed. Clerks and Budget Reports submitted, accepted and placed on file, by motion. i WATER East Hill Strain reported that he had a communication from Miles Drake regarding I the availability of water for two locations on East Hill. A motion was passed to inform Mr.Drake that the city would make no commitments for water for Jacobsen's 3rd Addition until the East Hill Water Company is taken over by the city and, will make no commitments for the proposed Danal Addition until satisfactory arrangements with the Derbyshire Estate have been attained. I Transmission Line Strain advised that there were still four easements to be ob- tained for the 2nd Transmission Line. Motion passed for the City Attorney to advise these property owners that an appraisal has now been secured. I Some difficulty was encountered by Colluccio Construction C.o. on S. 248th when Mrs. Branstetter refused to allow three fir trees to be moved. Ramsey reported that Hill & Ingman were conducting a survey of the area to be sure that Colluccio is within the easement boundaries. i Water District 105 Strain reported that Evenson, Supt. of Water Dept. had been contacted by Water District 105, relative to extending some water lines for the district. Motion was made to send a letter to the district advising them that the j city's agreement with them approves maintaining lines, but not extending them. Billing Office Strain reported that users had complained to him that water service had not been discontinued by the water office when such action was requested by phone. He asked that the policy be changed so that requests for shut -offs would be signed in duplicate, one copy to be given to the customer and one to be retained by the billing department. Mooney moved for this to be taken up by the Water Committee HEALTH & and a report submitted at the next meeting. Motion carried with Woodworth's nay. SANITATION North Sewage Facilities Bids were received on.the recall for bids for the North Sewage Treatnent Plant from Friegang Construction Co.,Mottner & McCutcheon and George W. Slater Co. By motion, the bid was awarded to Slater, low bidder at $124,473.78. The Health & Sanitation Committee was given the power to act, after study, on the matter of,leasing part of the Bevaart property to Dutch Reano. Sewer Lines Mooney reported that the road crew working on Smith Street had discovered that the sewer lines there were in very bad condition, open lines, in some cases. The Committee held an emergency meeting and called for emergency bids to repair the line. Two bids were received: Colluccio: $3,030.00 and Schade and Son: $3,615.00. The bid was awarded to Colluccio, and Mooney reported that the job would be finished by August 18th. By motion the Council ratified the action taken by the Committee. Garbage By motion, a letter from the City Treasurer, containing a recommendation for garbage rates for motels, trailer courts and commercial establishments, was referred to the Health and Sanitation Committee for further study. STREETS Piline Sherwood reported that the request made by Olympic Pipe Line for a permit and franchise was still under study by the City Attorney and the Street Committee. It was pointed that the danger of fumes and flamable liquids should be considered. Mooney commented that if the franchise was granted, the Company should be required to keep the area clear.of brush. Storm Sewer Pozzi reported that the Street Committee had met with Hill & In an regarding the Van de Vanter Storm Sewer LID, and moved for the City Attorney to be instructed to draft the resolution for the next meeting. Motion carried. Pozzi reported further that the committee was pleased with the cost estimates. Traffic Control Letter was read from McKay acknowledging receipt of our letter pertaining to the pedestrian light on Meeker Street between 2nd and 4th, and advising that we will be notified in the near future if the light will be installed before the next biennium. Letter placed on file. 4th Avenue - James Street LID 247 Resolution 529, declaring the intention of the City to improve streets by the construction and installation of curbs and gutters, pavement sidewalks and drainage facilities, was read and passed by motion. A public hearing set for the September,8th meeting by motion. Street Vacations Kent Floral A public hearing was opened on the request of Kent Floral for a street vacation. There were no objections and the hearing was closed. Ordinance 1260 approving the vacation, reserving easement rights for utilities in the alley and an 80 foot right of way bordering on Smith Street, was read and passed. Continued Pike A letter was read from Mr. Pike requesting that his reques for a vacation of., Street be withdrawn. It was ascertained that the applicant had never deposited the required $50.00. Pozzi moved for the City Attorney to be instructed to write to Pike to inform him that the Planning Commision, the City Clerk and the City Engineer as well as the City Attorney had all ex- pended time on his request. City Transfer Vacation A public hearing was opened on the City Transfer request for vacations of a street portion and two alleys. The Planning Commision recomm- ended the request be granted. Discussion was had as tothe value of the vacation to the petitioners if the city held the rights for future easements. Sherwood reported that he felt that an investigation should be made to determine if the city will need an easement for future utilities, and if not, to vacate the street with no strings attached. Armstrong and Buxton pointed out that the petitioners, while having the right to build over the easements, would not be able to borrow money to build, because of the encumbrance. There were no objections from the floor and the public hearing was closed. Mooney moved for the ordinance to be redrafted 1) retaining the easement rights in the alley between 2nd and 3rd where the util- ities now exist, 2) vacating the alley between 3rd and 4th from W. Smith to the Railroad R/W in its entirety, 3) to vacate 3rd Ave. N. from W. Smith on the South to the Railroad R/W on the North in its entirety. Motion seconded and passed. Incoeq (Richards) A public hearing was opened on the Incoeq request for a rezone from M-1 to C-3. After considering the matter a second time, the Planning Comm- ision again recommended that the rezone be denied, as it would be in direct conflici with the.principles of good planning. Richards stated that the Comprehensive Plan should be flexible and should be changed from time to time. Bicknell reported that in the opinion of the Planning Commission this rezone would be spot zoning. Mooney commented on the approval of the grant for the 701 planning, noting that this program would cover this zoning problem and others like it. Buxton agreed witt Mooney and reported that the people in Richard's area felt that it was improperly zoned now. Bereiter reported that other cities also had difficulty administering zoning problems. The public hearing was closed. Pozzils motion to uphold the recommendation of the Planning Commission was passed with Durand's nay. Toland & Erdahl A public hearing was opened on the Toland-Erdahl request for a rezone from C-1 to C-3. Mr. Toland presented a picture of the auto rebuild estab- lishmenthe proposes to build on the site and averred that this was not an auto wrecking yard. There were no objections and the hearing was closed. Ordinance 12 approving the rezone was read and passed by motion. The City Attorney was instructed to check the legal description before publication. Jackson & Clements A public hearing was opened on the Jackson & Clements request for a rezone from 4-R to C-3, for.ari area behind the Tradewell Shopping Center. The Planning Commision recommended that the rezone be granted. Vern Stafford, a resident of the area protested the rezone, stating that this was spot zoning and was for the personal benefit of the two applicants only. Plans.for removing one house and building a small office building were disclosed, along with information that a beauty parlor would be established in one home. Discussion was had on the merits of rezoning the whole area, and on having the Planning. Commission make a recommendation on rezoning the larger area. The public hearing was closed. Wood- worth's motion to uphold the recommendation was seconded by Durand, but failed to with 4 voting nay. REZONE Woodworth volunteered to head a committee to investigate the possibility of having PROCEDURE the Planning Commission notify those in the area when near -by property was being considered for a rezone. Bereiter advised that a public hearing could be held at the Planning Commission level but one would also have to be held at the Council level in order to take action, according to state law. PLANNING A letter was read from Robert Rose of the Dept. of Commerce & Economic Development reporting that Kent's application for an Urban Planning Assistance Grant had been approved. Letter filed. PARKS Resolution 530, authorizing the Mayor and City Clerk to purchase property from Mrs. Alford for park use was read and passed by motion. FIRE DEPT The Mayor appointed the follwing as members of the Civil Service Commission for the Fire Dept: Don Bell, Jr, Harold Goedecke, John MacGregor, with Phyllis Mauritsen secretary. The appointments were confirmed by the Council. VISITORS Boy Scouts from Troop 422, sponsored by St. James Church in Kent were welcomed to the meeting by the Mayor. SAFETY Bob Carroll and Norwood Cunningham of the Kent Safety Council requested that the city COUNCIL endorse a traffic improvement school, which would be supported by the Safety Council. They explained the program, and the City Attorney was authorized to draft the document necessary to endorse the program. FINANCE Armstrong reported that the Finance Committee could not find a feasible manner to raise the money to pay for a city ad. in the 75th anniversary issue of the Kent Nevis Journal and therefore had rejected the idea. RUILDI110 Bw;.ton reported th^t he felt that the Building Committee should meet lwi_th the r.01,71ITTEF department heads to ascertain their needs .and get their suggestions for the best use of the extra space in 1,he City Hall which will be gained :ihen the Fire Dept. moves to its nevJ location. The Committee bras given the power to act to secure the assistance of Don Bogard after meeting with the department heads Mooney noted that not too much money should be invested, as the c-ity should be looking ahead to purchasing a site for a new City Hall. HORSESHOE A public hearing was opened on the zoning of Horseshoe Acres. The areas involved ACRES vrere pointed out by the City Engineer. There were no objections, and the hearing was closed. Ordinance 1262, zoning the area MUR, M-1, C-3 and R-3 and R-1 was read and passed by motion. BrNSON A petition for annexation of the Benson Center area was submitted together with a C-sUITER letter from the City Engineer stating that the signatures represented 100 of the ANNEXATION assessed valuation. By motion, a hearing rrith the petitioners was set for 7:00 PM on Sept. 8th. DRANGSHOLT-Taylor, A communication was read from the Planning Commission recommending that the SCENIC HILL PARK Scenic Hill Park area be zoned R-2 and further recommending that the Taylor- ANITEXATIONS Drangsholt Annexation be zoned R-1. Public hearings on both were set for the Sept. 8th meeting. TAXI CABS Ordinance 1257, governing the use of taxi cabs within the city, as corrected was read and passed by motion. CLAIMS PRESENTED AND ALLO"IED AS FOLLO'NS: Current Expense 8,312.37 Water 4,694.83 ?Hater Construction 344.00 Water LID M11 1,253.38 Street 2,881.33 Sewer 874.26 Sewer Construction 1,317.30 Garbage 410.17 Library 223.35 Park 309.47 Parking Meter 15.13 Meeting Adjourned: 11:00 P.M. ' L!�� �y���y City Clerk