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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCity Council Meeting - Council - Minutes - 08/21/1967 i Kent , Washington August 21 , 1967 I ' 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 Attorney Bereiter, City Engineer Sherwood. Minutes of the last meeting approved as printed and accepted by motion. I Clerks , treasurers and budget reports submitted, accepted and placed on file by motion . STREETS The City Engineer recommended that the Council accept a deed submitted by the Kent School District for the Easterly 15 feet of 98th Ave. which borders the West boundary of the East Hill Elementary School , thus giving their share of the street . Pozzi moved to accept the deed, Mooney seconded, motion carried. The City Engineer recommended that the Council accept a statutory warranty deed from General Investment Co. for the south half of S.E. 236th Pl , which enters their Benson Crest development . Mooney moved to accept the deed, Armstrong seconded. Under discussion , Armstrong asked if the street will be improved and the City Engineer stated it would be , that this is just for right-of-way. Motion carried. i The City Engineer recommended that the Council accept Change Order #2 on Scarsella Bros. , South 212th Contract , j noting that the change order is required by EDA. Mooney moved to accept Change Order #2 , Strain seconded, motion carried. Pozzi stated that he had conferred with the City Attorney and that the quit claim deeds submitted for approval for an alley between the Black Diamond Road and S.E. 256th should be replaced by statutory warranty deeds , in order to give sufficient protection to the city. He moved for warranty deeds to be required, Woodworth seconded, motion carried. The City Engineer reported that he and Walt Ramsey attended a meeting in Seattle last Thursday, called by Forward Thrust f on county arterial streets and highway needs . lie stated j that another meeting has been scheduled this Thursday in Bellevue , at which the arterial 6 year plans for the cities will be discussed. State Highway Dept . The City Engineer reported on the meeting August 15th with Denver Grigsby, Paul Barden , Mr. Foster and the Mayor. Mr. Foster noted that the city must develop cost figures for the Highway Dept. before they will indicate interest or disinterest in state participation of realignment of Meeker Street as a state highway, or the ; possibility of Gowe Street becoming a state highway, if Meeker is turned into a mall. Mr. Sherwood noted that a letter had been received from Mr. Foster stating that city equipment must be removed from the South end of the city shop building by August 28th and that the city will be per- mitted to use approximately 6 feet of the right of way and to leave that part of the building standing until December 1, at which time we should be in our new shop building. Mr. j Foster was asked to expedite the resurfacing of various city streets by the Peter Kiewit Co. Discussion was had on 1 the replacement of an 8" culvert near Heath. Also discussed was resurfacing of the East Valley Highway south of Titus St . , resurfacing of Smith from Central to Jason and channelization of the East Valley Highway at 212th. Mr. Foster said he would investigate the required length of an 18" or 24" culvert at Benaroya to replace the existing 811 . I i I i i STREETS Pozzi moved to set the public hearing for September 18th for the vacation of a portion of an alley re- quested. by Mr. Teter, Durand seconded, motion carried. A letter from the Washington State Highway Commission was read sepressing their appreciation for the coopera- tion extended by the city during the progress of the Green River Valley Transportation study. Woodworth moved to place the letter on file , Durand seconded, motion carried. The Mayor reported on the Monday morning meeting with the off street parking committee , stating that a meeting had been scheduled for Wednesday with James Gay, gond counsel. Mr. James Robards of 120 S . Kennebec asked what is planned for the city owned property at the East end of Gowe , noting that debris is being dumped there and the grass is very high. He noted that he is interested in buying 12 ' X 20 ' of the subject property. Pozzi stated that the improvements to the street have been held up due to the necessity of lowering of the water and gas lines , and that the city would have the grass cut and the area cleaned up generally. i WATER Bill Chase stated that Paul Symbol, of his staff had found federal agencies which are receptive to making federal funds available for purchasing watershed facilities , providing that recreational use is permitted thereon. On Chase ' s recommendation , Strain moved for Hill & Ingman to further investigate this concept , wi.thout committing the city to any expenditures , Mooney seconded; motion carried. West ,Hill. The City Engineer stated that the field work on the West hill line was not as yet complete , and that the method of financing the project was yet to be determined. I HEALTH & Mooney stated that debris is being dumped at the inter- SANITATION section of Reiten Road and Titus Street and moved that the City Attorney be instructed to write a letter to the property owner , Strain seconded, motion carried. i Letters from the Washington State Pollution Control Commission and the Dept . of Health were read approving the plans & specifications for LID 250 , approving the plans and specifications for the Williams Construction Co. ' s sewer extension on Kent-Des Moines Highway at Reith Road and approving the revised plans for the High- lander Apartments project , Woodworth moved to place the letters on file , Mooney seconded, motion carried. I A letter from the Water Pollution Control Commission was read approving the amendment to pre-design report covering sewer service in the' North Kent Area. Pozzi moved to place the letter on file , Strain seconded, motion carried. I A letter from the Department of Health was read approving the specifications for the Clark Springs well drilling, Woodworth moved to place the letter on file , Strain seconded, motion carried. James Street Repair. The City Engineer stated that he received a letter from Mottner & McCutcheon and that the bill for the repair will not be presented until the next meeting. I I I FINANCE Armstrong stated that on August 1 , a report was sub- j mitted by McLean & Co. with their recommendations as 1 to the distribution of the $961 , 951.61 received from Metro, including redeeming outstanding sewer bonds. He noted that a letter from the City Treasurer questioned the desirability of this procedures , and that the City Attorney had advised that the city must call the bonds in accordance with Ordinance 1338. Armstrong moved that the recommendations of McLean & Co. as outlined in their report be approved and that they be authorized to pick up the bonds for the city. Woodworth seconded, motion i carried. I BIDS West Valley Interceptor - No. Sewer System. The following bids were read for the West Valley Interceptor : -National Constro. Schedule 1 $876 ,725.00 Schedule 2 $437 , 300.00 Frank Coluccio Schedule 1 $773 ,751.25 Schedule 2 $515 ,025.50 I Tri-State Constr. Schedule 1 $666 , 504. 50 Schedule 2 $434 , 203.00 Constructors Pamco Schedule 1 $942 ,035.00 Schedule 2 $64o, 502.00 It was noted that the Engineers estimate for Schedule 1 was : $661 , 74o.00 and Schedule 2 : $402 , 805.00. Mooney moved to award the bid to Tri-State Construction , low bidder , for Schedule 1 and 2 , subject to •approval of EDA, with notice to proceed upon receipt of said approval , Strain seconded, motion carried. i Mooney noted that ULID #1 will bear assessments similar to those figured for LID 250 and that the $2.50 per month paid to Metro is not sufficient to cover the costs of the sewers. POLICE & A letter from Fire Chief Foster was read requesting FIRE permission to attend the International Fire Administra- tion Seminar in San Francisco on September 8th through the 14th. Woodworth moved to grant permission , Mooney seconded, motion carried. Fire Chief Foster reported that since May 20th, there have been 17 alarms on the Northern Pacific Railroad and 5 on the Milwaukee Railroad. Mooney moved that letters be written to the railroads asking them to clean their rights-of-way of debris for 100' on each side of the tracks , or the city will do it and charge them. Motion died for lack of a second. Strain moved to refer the matter to the Police and Fire Committee. with power to act , Pozzi seconded. motion carried. Wood- worth stated that he felt the letter should come from the City Attorney and so moved, Strain seconded, motion carried. Woodworth referred to the copy of a letter from Mrs. Bauer , to Governor Evans regarding excessive blowing of railroad whistles after hours . He stated that the Governor had indicated that the city has the juris- diction to act on such matters. By motion the matter was referred to the Police & Fire Committees , «ho will report back, motion carried. LIGHTS Durand moved for the installation of 7-7000 residential lights in the Cherry Park Addition , and for 1-7000 resi- dential light at the pole in front of 1422 East Walnut , 1 -20 ,000 lumen light at 9613 S . 240th, 1 - 20,000 lumen light at 100th S.E. and 240th, 1 - 20,000 lumen lightat 25433 104th S.E. , 1 - 20,000 lumen light at the pole in front of Wheeler Realty on 104th, 1 - 20,000 lumen light between Smith & Harrison on 6th Ave. , and also for 7 - 20,000 lumen lights on the Kent Kangley Road, Seconded by Armstrong, motion carried. EMERGENCY A proposed emergency ordinance repealing Ordinance ORDINANCE 1442 and providing additional funds for the City Shop was read by the City Attorney. By motion , the public hearing was set for September 5th. OLYMPIC Ordinance 1474 , approving the Olympic View Estates VIEW Plat was read by the City Attorney. Durand moved jESTATES for passage and adoption of the ordinance , Armstong j seconded, motion carried. CITY The City Engineer noted that private parties are PROPERTY interested in purchasing 10 acres , south of the ! county gravel pit , which is owned by the city for use as a gravel site . The City Engineer stated that he will discuss the costs of a soils analysis with Dames & Moore. I Woodworth moved that a letter be sent to the school board requesting an official meeting to discuss the possibility of the city acquiring the Valley Elementary School, Mooney seconded, motion carried. I I PLANNING A letter from Don Bogard was read submitting his resignation from the Kent Planning Commission. Strain moved to regretfully accept his resignation and requested that a letter of appreciation be sent to him, Mooney seconded, motion carried. The Mayor ' s appointment of Harlan Bull to the Planning Commission to replace Tony Ladner was confirmed on Mooney' s motion , which passed unanimously. II CORDON The public hearing was opened on the zoning of the j ANNEXATION Cordon Annexation . It was noted that the Planning ZONING Commission recommends R-3 , which is acceptable to Mr. Cordon , although he requested R-4 zoning. There were no comments or objections from the floor and the hearing was closed by motion . Woodworth moved to approve R-3 zoning and for the City Attorney to draft the necessary ordinance , Mooney seconded, motion carried. i LORENTSON' A petition for annexation for the Lorentson Family ANNEXATION was introduced along with a letter from the City Engineer certifying that the signatures thereon represent owners of property aggregating more than 10% of the assessed valuation . By motion , the matter was referred tothe Annexation Committee to arrange a meeting with the petitioners , at 7 : 30 p.m. on September 5th, immediately prior to the council meeting. SS&.M Woodworth moved that the City Engineer write a letter to SS&M stating that the 15 ' buffer strip and any other restrictions required should be ad- hered to, Strain seconded, motion carried. STRAWBERRY Upon Woodworth' s motion , seconded by Strain , .the LANE PLAT public hearing for the Strawberry Lane plat was set for September 5th. Motion carried. Armstrong' s motion , seconded by Strain was passed approving the following claims : Current Expense $3 ,064. 38 Interest Bearing Warrants Water 5 , 528.41 N. Kent Water Street 15 , 261.76 Richard Murray 483.75 LID 251 8,497.56 Arterial Street 2 , 247.18 ULID #.1 Sewer 17 ,791.96 McGraw Hill Pub. 507.60 Sewer Constr. 66 #2 36 ,088.80 Daily Journal of 95.70 Garbage 150.13 Commerce Library 176.42 Park 167.54 Fire R&P 216.75 w, -$9 , 190.19 Respectfully submitted, MEETING ADJOURNED: 9} 20 p.m. Marie Jen n , Ci t�j Clerk Alex Thornton , Mayor