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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCity Council Meeting - Council - Minutes - 04/17/1967 Kent , Washington April 17 , 1967 Regular meeting of the Kent City Council called to order at 8 :00 p.m. Present : Mayor Thornton , Councilmen : Armstrong, Buxton, Durand, Mooney, Pozzi , Strain and Woodworth, City Engineer Sherwood, City Attorney Bereiter Minutes of the last meeting approved as printed and accepted by motion , with the following addition to paragraph 1, page 1 : " in accordance with requirements of the City Engineer and Health and Sanitation Committee with compensation . . . . . " Clerk's , Treasurer ' s and Budget Reports submitted, accepted and placed on file by motion . HEALTH & The City Engineer recommended that a quit claim SANITATION deed for a sewer line from Thomas Burke be ex- ecuted. Pozzi moved that the Mayor and City Clerk be authorized. to sign the deed releasing part of the easement , Armstrong seconded, motion carried. STREETS The City Engineer reported that he received a letter from the Economic Development Administra- tion stating it was alright to go ahead with Phase III of South 212th. IIe asked for authoriza- tion to begin discussions with the County and State regarding details of this project. Pozzi so moved, Woodworth seconded, motion carried. LID 251. Ordinance 1446 , providing for issuance and sale of bonds for LID 251 was read by the City Attorney. Pozzi moved for passage and adoption of the ordinance , Armstrong seconded, motion carried. Traffic flow Study. The public hearing was opened for the adoption in part of the John Graham traffic flow study. There were no objections or comments from the floor and the hearing was closed by motion. Woodworth moved to approve adoption of the study and to instruct the City Attorney to pre- pare -the necessary ordinance , Pozzi seconded, motion carried. A proposed agreement from McLean & Co. was read agreeing to buy $65 , 569.06 LID No: 251 bonds at 51/2 %. By motion , the Mayor and City Clerk were authorized to sign the agreement. LID 253. A ietter from the Investment Exchange Corp. was read opposing the proposed taking of a triangular piece of property for LID 253 . The City Engineer stated that he felt that objections to the LID could be worked out and eliminated. Traffic Study. Resolution 569 , authorizing the State to withhold 3 , 50.00 from the City' s gas tax revenue toward the Green River Valley Trans- portation Study was read and passed on Pozzi ' s motion , subject to the approval of the City Attorney, Armstrong seconded, motion carried. Armstrong stated that there should be a program to widen James Street to 100 feet as it will be- come a main arterial. The City Engineer stated that our comprehensive plan provides for an 80 foot right-of-way on James Street and for James Street to be 100 feet wide between the East Valley Highway and the West Valley Highway. Cliff Cavanaugh of 312 Woodland Way complained of the open drainage ditch in the street right-of-way in Hauge ' s Armscrest area, which creates a hazard to children in the area. The City Engineer stated that the street is not deeded to the city and that he would have his staff investigate the matter. The City Attorney stated that if this is a dangerous situation , appropriate action can be taken . Mooney stated that with the completion of the John .Graham Traffic Study, he felt that the Council should negotiate an LID to improve the streets , particularly 11th from Harrison to James , Smith from the NP tracks to the freeway, Gowe from lst to 6th and 2nd from Harrison to Smith, with curbs , gutters , and blacktop. Pozzi noted that the Chamber of Commerce and the Street Committee are now working on this matter and are• waiting for estimates . IIe noted that Mooney and the City Engineer would be notified of the next meeting of this group. WATER Bids . The following bids were read for a six million gallon steel reservoir : Chicago Bridge & Iron Co. 294 , 810.00 General American Transportation Corp. 300, 200.00 Pittsburgh-DesMoines Steel Co. 301 , 315.00 Venture Construction 318, 997.00 American Pipe & Construction 329,678.72 Upon Strain ' s motion , the bid was awarded to Chicago Bridge & Iron Co. , Armstrong seconded, motion carried. Strain noted that the valving on the reservoir will be done within 90 days , in time for the summer. Strain reported that the final phase of the Clark Springs project will commence July 1. Strain stated that a Resolution of intent for the proposed LID 252 will be ready at the next meeting. A letter from the Department of Health was read stating that plans and specifications for the six million gallon steel reservoir were approved. Strain moved to place the letter on file , Armstrong seconded, motion carried. LIGHTS Durand moved for the installation of 20 - 20,000 lumen lights on So. 212th from the West Valley Highway to the bridge crossing Green River per Puget Power engineering study, Pozzi seconded, motion carried. Durand moved for the installation of five 20,000 lumen lights on : 2nd pole west of the East Valley Highway on 200th St. Corner of 200th & 31st So. 3rd pole North of 200th on 31st So. Corner of 196th & 31st So. 3rd pole west of the East Valley Highway on 196th Woodworth seconded, motion carried. ZONING SS&M Co. The Mayor noted that a public hearing was scheduled on the application of SS&M Co. for a rezone from R-1 and R-2 to R-3. The City Attorney stated that the notices were posted 14 days prior to the hearing, however, they were not mailed until 12 or 13 days before the hearing which could be considered improper notice. IIe recommended that the public hear- ing be set for May 15 and to remail and repost notices for same . Woodworth so moved, Pozzi seconded, motion carried. 1 Rentonites. The public hearing was opened on the application submitted by Rentonites for a. rezone from R-4 to C-3. It was noted that the Planning Commission recommended denial by a 11 - 3 vote. Lou Peretti noted the close vote of the Planning Commission and requested the Council to reconsider the merits of this application . . Noel Bicknell was asked for his comments , and noted that the dissenting planners were of the opinion that it was not proper j to have any more businesses facing 240th. There were no further comments or objections from the floor and the hearing was closed by motion . Pozzi moved that the application be approved to C-3 zoning. Pozzi ' s motion carried upon the following roll call vote : Armstrong, Buxton , Pozzi and Strain AYE and Durand, Mooney and Woodworth NAY. Strain moved to instruct the City Attorney to prepare the necessary ordinance , Buxton seconded, motion carried. It was noted that the plead Rezone has been postponed indefinitely. Upon Woodworth' s motion , seconded by Durand, public hearings were set for May 1 for: Zoning of Oien Annexation Zoning of Wilson Annexation Zoning of Drake Annexation Incorporating a Street into the Comp. Plan (McNae Request ) Motion carried. East Hill Annexation . The public hearing was opened for the zoning of the East Hill Annexation to R-1, R-2, R-3 , R-4 and C-3. It was noted that the Planning Commission so recommends , with Bud Poole 's approval. The City Engineer pointed out the various areas on the map to clarify the proposal. Al Sebastain of 9614 So. 252nd requested R-4 zoning for his property. Mr. Bicknell noted that it was the unanimous decision of the Planning Commission that the proposed zoning was best for the city. Mr. Sebastain wa.s advised that he could request a rezone for his property through the usual rezone procedures. There were no further comments or objections from the floor and the hearing was closed by motion . Pozzi moved that the recommendations of the Planning Commission be up- held, Buxton seconded, motion carried. Woodworth moved to instruct the City Attorney to prepare the necessary ordinance , Mooney seconded, motion carried. PLANNING A letter from the Department of Commerce was read requesting authorization to make the final payments to the John Graham Co. The Mayor recommended that the payments be released to them, Mooney so moved, Armstrong seconded, motion carried. A letter was read from Bowen Scarff, submitting his resignation from the Planning Commission . Mooney moved that his resignation be regretfully accepted, Strain seconded, motion carried. Woodworth voted nay, noting that the resignation was a great loss to the City. The City Clerk was instructed to send a letter of appreciation to Mr. Scarff. BOARD OF Appeal. A letter from Mr. & Mrs. Virgil Umberger ADJUSTMENT was read appealing the decision of the Kent Board of Adjustment in regard to their request for a ,variance in R-2 zoning. Woodworth moved to set the public hearing for May 15 , Strain seconded, motion carried. f CITY A petition bearing 466 signatures was introduced GOVERNMENT requesting that proper procedures be taken for the organization of a Council/Manager from of government . It was noted that for the petition to be. valid, it mus.t contain signatures representing 20% of the number of voters who voted for all candidates for Mayor in the last muncipal election . The City Clerk was in- structed to clieck the validity of the signatures. Strain moved to accept the petition and place it on file , Mooney seconded, motion carried. GREEN Ordinance 1445 , approving the plat of Green VALLEY Valley Heights #5 was read by the City Attorney. HEIGHT #5 Pozzi moved for passage and adoption of the ordinance , Strain seconded, motion carried. CORDON The 10% petition for the Cordon Annexation was ANNEXATION presented along with a letter from the City Engineer certifying that signatures thereon re- present owners of property aggregating more than. 10% of the assessed valuation. The petition was referred to the annexation committee , who will meet with the proponents within 60 days. Strain moved that a report by the committee be submitted at the next meeting, Durand seconded, motion carried. APPEAL The City Attorney reported that he spent the after- SANITARY noon in Judge James ' court regarding the court action LAND FILL concerning the sanitary land fill matter. He noted that the Judge ordered the City to supply certified documents concerning zoning regulations and sanitary land fills . He stated that he would report further developments. POLICE & Woodworth stated that the year-end report of the FIRE Fire Department will be given to each Councilman. PARK & Woodworth moved to allow the Park Department and RECREATION _ Mayor to negotiate with Dr. Rugg for Mill Creek Canyon property for a park and report back to the Council. Armstrong seconded, motion carried. E8NVENTIONS & The City Engineer requested permission to atted a seminar in Seattle , May 4th and 5th. Armstrongso moved, Buxton seconded, motion carried. The City Engineer reported on the APWA Conference that he and the Assistant City Engineer had attended in Bellingham, April 12 through April 14th. He stated that over 160 public works people throughout the state had attended. Armstrong' s motion , seconded by Mooney was passed, approving the following claims : Current Expense 7 ,674.50 Interest Bearing Warrants Water 4 ,960.74 Daily Journal of Commerce LID 253 255.30 202.50 Street 8,006.63 Sewer Rev. 5 , 546. 56 Anderson & Kelly 220.85 Garbage 3 , 534.53 Library 111.11 Park 6 , 389.37 Firemen ' s R&P 216.75 3 ,795.'71 Respectfully submitted, MEETING ADJOURNED: 10: 30 p.m. Alex Thornton , Mayor Marie Jensen , City Clerk MAYOR i