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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCity Council Meeting - Council - Minutes - 07/05/1966 Kent, Washington July 5, 1966 Regular meeting of the Kent City Council called to order at 8:00 p.m. Present : Mayor Thornton, Councilmen: Armstrong, Buxton, Mooney, Pozzi, Strain and Woodworth, City Engineer Sherwood, City Attorney Bereiter Armstrong moved to approve the minutes of the last meeting as printed, with the following correction: under FINANCE, page 2, the title: "Sewer Revenue Bond Construction Fund - 196611, should read: "Sewer Construction Fund - 1966". Strain seconded, motion passed. STREETS James St. The City Engineer stated that James Street will be ready for paving from 4th Avenue to the West Valley Highway tomorrow. 50. 212th The City Engineer recommended that Hill & Ingman be authorized to complete the engineering work on O'Brien Road from the East Valley Highway to the West Valley Highway. Pozzi so moved, Strain seconded, motion carried. i Pozzi reported that he and the City Engineer made a survey of the road restoration being done by Tri-State Construction Co. in the South Sewer project, and reported that they are doing a wonderful job. Mooney noted that the extra funds in- volved are being paid from street funds and not sewer funds. I Traffic Control. Woodworth stated that another survey was made at the inter- section of 249th St. .and 38th Ave. So. at the request of Mr. Conale, who felt the first survey was insufficient. Sergeant Grant, Mayor Thornton, Councilman Poazi, 'City Engineer Sherwood, and Councilman Woodworth participated in the study and concluded that a four-way stop sign is not warranted for this intersection. Strain asked what was being done on George Street to require the Contractor to restore the street. The Assistant City Engineer stated that a letter had been written to Mr. Lundberg, in addition to several conversations, instructing him that if this restoration isn't completed by July 7th, the City would do it and bill him, as he is responsible. It was ascertained that this is a public right- of-way, and must be repaired. Woodworth moved that an ordinance be drafted to cover street restorations. Armstrong seconded, motion carried. LID 251. Resolution 558 declaring the City's intention to form an LID to improve So.. 212th Street from the Kent City limits to the West Valley Highway was read by the City Attorney. Pozzi moved for passage and adoption of the j resolution, Strain seconded, motion carried. The public hearing was set for August 1st. Strain recommended that a letter be written to the Chamber of ' Commerce advising them of this action. . The City Attorney noted that the State had commenced condemnation proceedings for the City Shop area and stated that action should be taken before the next council meeting. Upon Woodworth's motion, the Mayor was given power to act on behalf of the City to accept or reject any proposal made by the State. Mooney seconded, motion carried. WATER Tank. The City Engineer reported that the one million gallon tank is now in operation. Strain reported that he had met with the East Hill Community Well Co. and had come to a mutually acceptable agreement with them. He further stated that he would present the proposal to the rest of the Water committee for action. School District. Strain moved that the City enter into an agreement with the Kent School District to replace an 8 inch main with a 10 inch main from 116th to the new administration center. It was determined that the City would pay only the cost of the difference between an 8 and a 1011 line. Mooney seconded, motion carried. Strain moved to extend a line on 100th Ave. So. to furnish water to Mr. Snow's 6. new apartment building. It was noted that the City will furnish the pipe and Mr. Snow will do the installation, after which the line will be' turned over to the City without reimbursement to Mr. Snow. Armstrong seconded, motion carried. Water District 75. The request from Water District 75 to construct water mains this side of the freeway was referred to the Water committee by motion. Pozzi -seconded, -motion carried. i �7 Rock Creek. The City Engineer noted that Keith Anderson is doing a ground water study in the Rock Creek area and recommends that we accept the proposal and give them notice to proceed with the study so we can finish development of the springs. Upon Woodworth's motion, this was referred to the Water committee with power to act, Mooney seconded, motion carried. Berger. Strain reported that his committee was working with the City Engineer to draft a satisfactory agreement for Mr. Berger's water line problem. Berger stated that the FHA required certain statements from the city, and the City Engineer was requested to call the FHA office on Bergerts behalf and explain the circumstances to them. Strain moved for the city to accept the lines, and for the Mayor and Clerk to have the power to sign the forthcoming agreement. Armstrong seconded, motion carried. LID 246. Upon Mooney's motion, the City Attorney was instructed Hill draft Resolution to borrow monies from the Water Revenue Fund to ay & angman the $15,000.00 due them on LID 246. They have been holding interest bearing warrants in this amount. LIGHTS The City Clerk was instructed to remind Durand to report on the study of probable costs of lighting on Highway 99. It was noted that a letter has been sent to Puget Power requesting a study be made of the Horseshoe Acres area. HEALTH & North Sewer. The following bids were read for Contract C: SANITATION ' National Construction 511,348.00 Hanson & Dominico 549,116.71 Tri-State Const. Co. 554,591.46 Harold Kaeser 568,727.00 F. J. •Schade 590,321.00 It was noted that the engineer's estimate is 546,000.00. Mooney moved to accept the low bid submitted by National Construction Co. subject to satisfactory financing arrangements and EDA's approval, Strain seconded, motion carried. The following bids were read for Contract G: Mottner & McCutchen 432,000.00 George W. Slater Co. 435,300.00 Packard Pipe & Pump 444,780.00 G. R. Leischner 472,345.00 It was noted that the. engineer's estimate is 540,000.00. Mooney's motion to hold these bids for two weeks for study by the Sewer committee was seconded by Woodworth motion carried. Pozzi voted nay. A Letter from the National Bank of Commerce of Seattle was read by the City Clerk, stating that they will agree to purchase 5-1/2% warrants of LID 250 up to a total amount of $2,700,000.00 providing the warrants have the approving legal opinion of James Gay & Assoc., attorneys. A letter from McLean & Co. was read stating that they will buy the legally issued bonds of LID 250 at par & accrued interest. Mr. McLean stated that he had con- tacted five New York banks, and none were interested in purchasing the bonds. Mooney moved that these two offers be accepted by Council, Armstrong seconded, motion carried. A letter was read from Attorney John P. Cogan, who is representing citizens in the law suit on LID 250, stating that they will continue the suit. Air Pollution. Mooney reported that he and Fred Frazier have been studying the air pollution problem and submitted a copy of a proposed ordinance. He requested that the City Clerk's office make sufficient copies for members of the Council, Planning Commission, Chamber of Commerce and industrial firms for their study. Garbage Service. Mooney noted that a meeting is scheduled for Wednesday evening at 7:30 p.m. in the City Hall with Mayor Thornton, Erath and the Health & Sani- tation committee to discuss the problems concerning garbage collection and billing. LID 249, South Sewer. The City Engineer stated that the final assessment roll for LID 249 will be ready for the next council meeting and August 15th will most likely be the date set for the hearing. i FINANCE A letter was read from the City Treasurer requesting authorization to reinvest $100,000.00 of Arterial Street Funds in U. S. Government Treasury Bills in the following manner, $40,000.00 90-day U. S. Government Treasury Bills, and $60,000.00 in 180-day U. S. Government Treasury Bills. Armstrong moved that this request be granted, Mooney seconded, motion carried. A letter from the City Treasurer was read requesting authorization to reinvest $40,000.00 of 1964 Water Construction Fund in U.S. Government 90-day Treasury Bills. Upon Armstrong's motion, this request was granted, Strain seconded, motion carried. The City Attorney noted that the Council should elect a member of. their group to serve on the City's Finance Committee. Upon Straints motion, Armstrong was elected, Woodworth seconded, motion carried. BIDS The City Clerk noted that she had checked with the County regarding the gasoline bids and stated that over $1500.00 annually could be saved by buying through the County at their prices. Mooney moved to reject the other bids submitted for gasoline and accept the County bids at .1886 for regular and .2098 for premium gas. Armstrong seconded, motion passed. Mooney.moved that low bids for fuel oil from City Transfer be awarded at : PS 300 - $3.50 per barrel PS 200 - .1080 per gallon PD 100 - .1198 per gallon Armstrong seconded. It was noted that buying through the County would save only $150.00 annually. Motion passed with Pozzi and Woodworth voting nay. It was noted that only one bid had been received for heavy diesel oil for the grader. Armstrong moved to award this to Standard at .1245 per gallon. Motion passed. LIBRARY Upon Armstrong's motion, the City Clerk was instructed to write to the King County Library Board requesting their new proposal in writing. Woodworth seconded, motion carried. It was noted that we have received no reply to our letter of May 26th requesting the same information. RESOLUTIONS Two resolutions confirming contracts with Puget Sound Power & Light were referred to the City Attorney for study. Woodworth noted that the City had received a communication from the Highway Department stating that the state intends to return portions of the East Valley Highway to the City's jurisdiction as of July 1st. He moved that the City Engineer write to them calling to their attention that we.were not to get the East Valley Highway back until the freeway was extended to four lanes. Armstrong seconded, motion carried. The Mayor urged the Council to attend an official dedication and open house &f the Aero Structures Corp. on Sunday, July loth from 1:00 p.m. to 4:OOp.m. CLAIMS PRESENTED AND ALLOWED AS FOLLOWS, BY MOTION: Current Expense 4,737.78 Water ' 1,532.05 Water Construction 809.80 Street 5,138.26 Sewer 917.26 Garbage 1,757.39 Library 25,043.28 Park 1,153.79 41,089.61 Interest Bearing Warrants LID 249 Hill & Ingman 1,112.61 Hill & Ingman 26.76 l LID 250 Richard F. Murray 581.25 Sewer Constr. 1966 Issue II Daily Journal of Commerce 72.75 Hill & Ingman 4,828.06 MEETING ADJOURNED: 9:40 p.m. Respectfully submitted, rk Alex Thornton, Mayor Marie Jensen, City Cle ,I