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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCity Council Meeting - Council - Minutes - 09/07/1965 ----- ------------= Kent, Washington September 7, 1965 I meeting of the Kent Cit Council called to order at 8:00 P.M. Present: Mayor Thornton, Regular e g Y Councilmen: Armstrong, Buxton, Durand, Mooney, Pozzi , Strain and Woodworth, City Engineer Sherwood, City Attorney Bereiter Woodworth noted that the motions under the heading "Amending the Zoning Ordinance" were not in the jcorrect order. He moved that the minutes be corrected following the notation that the public j hearing was closed, with the following addition: Woodworth moved to include covenant #19 in the proposed amendment to the zoning ordinance, said covenant to require applicants to specify what i kind of material would be used in the land fill . Motion passed. A motion was then passed for action on the proposed amendment to be temporarily delayed, with Strain and Woodworth voting nay. Mooney moved for the city to ratify, etc. Sherwood noted that on page I , under the heading water, it says City Engineer was to give the people notice concerning the leaky water pipe. Should be City Attorney. Motion passed. Minutes I approved as printed with these corrections. 1 WATER Icy Creek. Sherwood advised that he had written the Geological Survey office regarding j proposed cost of operating the Icy Creek guaging station, but has had no response as yet.' North End. Strain made a motion for the City Engineer to be instructed to prepare the I final assessment roll on LID 246 and that a hearing on that final assessment roll be set for the second council meeting in October (October 18). Motion passed. Strain further moved for the City Attorney to be instructed to advise the contractor on LID 246 that the liquidated damages called for in their contract will be retained by the city from the contractor's final payment under Estimate No. 8 and from the amount to be due, said contractor's retainage factor due to the delay in completion of the work caused by said contractor. Motion passed. East Hill. Strain moved that bids be called for on the water mains and the storage tank and pump station modifications to serve the East Hill area as set out in plans. Kenthurst. A letter was read from Western Farmers Association concerning an easement for an obsolete 2-inch "Tumwater" water pipe line. Inasmuch as there is no further need for this easement, a motion was passed for the City Attorney to draw up the necessary papers to release same. STREETS Sherwood reported he had received two deeds to a portion of Adams Avenue. A motion was passed for the city to accept the deeds with the reservation that they be brought up to the proper standards before they will be maintained by the city. 212th. A letter from P. J. McKay, of the Washington State Highway Commission, was read stating that further work on the channelization of South 212th at the West Valley Highway would be deferred until next May when there would be more favorable weather. A motion was' passed to place this on file. Arterial Street Plan. A public hearing was opened on the proposed amendments to the 6-Year Arterial Street Plan. The City Engineer explained the following proposed changes: to include all of Gowe Street, to include Titus Street from Gowe to the ! Reiten Road and to include Smith Street from Railroad Avenue to the West Valley Highway. There were no objections from the floor, and the public hearing was closed. A motion was passed for the City Attorney to draft a resolution to amend the Six-Year Arterial Street Plan to reflect these additions. A motion was passed for the Street and Finance Committees to meet with the City Engineer and City Attorney relative to purchasing the house at the head of Gowe Street, so that the street can be extended. Traffic Control. A petition with 145 signatures, requesting stop signs on Harrison on both sides of 4th Avenue was referred to the Police Committee, with the power to act. Armstrong advised that he had encountered near accidents near the intersection of Ward and State Streets due to the poor placement of parking spaces and requested that this situation be remedied. The Police Committee will investigate this matter. I i In compliance with a request from the State Highway Department, a motion was made committing the city to proceed with acquisition of rights-of-way for the 4th Avenue extension, northerly from the business district to South 228th Street and providing the i assurance that construction will be undertaken- concurrently with construction of the ! Valley Freeway. Motion carried. I Pozzi made a motion agreeing that the city will take over and maintain the area betw169teIrly the city streets, namely Saar and Willis, and the right-of-way for SR-516 extension/ rom interchange of 4th Avenue. An amendment was made to the motion to the effect that the city will maintain this strip only after the state has purchased this property, and turned it over to the city. Both motion and amendment passed. A motion was carried for the City Clerk to send a certified copy of the minutes reflecting this motion to Mr. O'Reilly. i HEALTH & SANITATION Van de Vanter. Mayor Thornton inquired about the progress on the Van de Vanter sewer. Sherwood advised connections to the ditch have been made so drainage coming down hill can be intercepted. It was ascertained that about $2,300 was still being withheld from the contractor pending the completion of the job. A motion was passed for the City Engineer to inform the contractor to complete the job within 30 days or the city will do so and deduct the amount from the retained monies. Crest Avenue. Pozzi stated that complaints had been received on the storm sewer on Crest Avenue and noted that he and the City Engineer would meet with the people to try .to resolve the problem. Pozzi moved that the City Attorney and City Engineer draft an amendment to the existing ordinance, which would require contractors and the like to repair the streets after completing their jobs. Motion passed. South Sewer. Mooney advised that good progress was being made on LID 249 with the Tri-State and Austin Companies. A motion was passed for the Mayor and City Clerk to be authorized to sign a contract with McLean and Co. wherein it is agreed that they I will buy sewer warrants not to exceed $433,000, said warrants to bear interest at 4. 10%.' Resolution No. 546 was passed authorizing the Mayor and City Clerk to enter into a contract with Puget Power for pumping service at the South Sewer facilities was passed by motion. Billing. Mooney noted that the sewer revenue fund was being billed for lease on a second billing machine. A motion was carried for the Finance Committee to decide about having the billing done by TAB and report at next meeting. LIGHTS Durand reported that Puget Power was making good progress on the transference of the old standards to the new ones. FINANCE A motion was passed authorizing the City Treasurer to re-invest $60,000 of 1964 Water Construction Funds monies in 180 day treasury bills. CONFERENCES Notice was given of the Association of Washington Cities, Legislative District & CONVEN- Committee Fall Meetings, and referred to the Chairman, Dave Durand. TIONS ZONING Investment Exchange.. Ordinance 1315, granting a rezone from MA to MI for the Investment Exchange Corporation was read and passed by motion. Chase Rezone. Bereiter advised he had received a letter from Rev. Bruce Holmfelt of the First Baptist Church reporting that the Chase Rezone Ordinance had been passed without the required buffer zone. Bereiter reported that this was an omission and he would I draft an amendment to include this. LICENSES By motion, the City Attorney was authorized to draft an ordinance providing for the licensing of cats. Mooney advised that the shooting of firearms, even with the required city permits, was endangering lives. By motion this was referred to the Police Committee. I PARKS Discussion was had on the proposed purchase of a portion of the Canyon Mill property by the Park Department. It was noted that when the property was purchased, the State IRRECTED 1 REFER TO Highway Department shou I d.be so notified by the Park Board. MUTES OF Jack Wagner noted that a survey of cities in King County showed that Kent is almost last; in the amount of land available for park purposes. It was confirmed that any monies left over be available for following year for park purposes. Mrs. Hogan advised that the proposed budget for the Park Board is necessarily incomplete) jsince the amount that the county contributes toward the Recreation Director's salary j (which is matched by the city) will not be known until October. i FIRE TRUCKS Approval of the Crown Coach claim for the two new fire trucks was withheld, pending the I formal acceptance of the trucks by the city. This matter was referred to the Fire and Finance Committees with the power to approve the claim, I PAYROLL FOR AUGUST 1965: 40,785.45 CLAIMS PRESENTED AND ALLOWED AS FOLLOWS, BY MOTION: Current Expense 5,445.03 Sewer Construction 1,500.00 Water 6,692.32 Garbage 1,723.31 Street 6,568.77 Library 83.44 Sewer 1,480. 13 Park 524.37 Fire Sta.ConstructiM 60, 120.66 Parking Meter 43. 10 Fire (Emerg.Ord. ) 5,315.48 LID 245 40.00 INTEREST BEARING WARRANTS: LID 246, LID 249, LID 249, Hill & Ingman 248.00 2,050.39 474.83 MEETING ADJOURNED: 9:30 p.m. AI Thornton Mayor I Marie Jen n City Clerk i