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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCity Council Meeting - Council - Minutes - 07/01/1968 i Kent , Washington July 1 , 1968 Regular meeting of the Kent City Council was called to order at Barnier, 8 :00 p.m. Present : Mayor ThorntonCltouporne• Bereiter �City Lee, Masters , Pozzi and Woodworth, y Y Engineer Sherwood and City Administrator Street . Councilman Baffaro was not present for roll call, but came in at 9 : 30 p-m- Minutes of the last meeting were approved as printed and accepted by motion . Budget report submitted, accepted and placed on file by motion . HEALTH & The City Engineer stated that the sewer committee SANITATION and engineering department reviewed the submittal of Aero Mechanics Union regarding development of a 350 unit housing project on the Kent Kangley Road and 132nd S.E. He noted that the council had given approval for this property to connect to the city' s system at the Sequoia School. The City Engineer recommended that the council auth- orize him to write' a letter stating that the city will maintain and operate the system, providing the installation meets city requirements and that the necessary deeds and easements are secured. Armstrong so moved, Barnier seconded, motion carried Woodworth moved to retain IIill, Ingman & Chase to review plans and provide inspection service on this project , if necessary, according to their existing contract with the city, Barnier seconded, motion carried. Ed Pike asked if provision had been made to in- clude any property to the South of this sewer pro- ject . The City Engineer declared there had not , but if property owners were interested in larger sewer lines or in relocating the pump station to the East boundary and would pay such costs ; there would be no objection . Upon the City Engineer' s recommendation , Masters moved to accept an easement from the Kent Medical Center for the sanitary sewer, Armstrong seconded , motion carried. Barnier stated that the Health & Sanitation Committee met with people from the Turn Key housing and have presented their views on the subject for the City Attorney' s opinion. A letter from Hugh G. Goldsmith, Engineers repre- senting J. W. Morrison , developers of Cambridge #6 was read, stating that Mr. Morrison is willing to bear the expense of lowering the sewer system to accomodate a gravity flow from Star Lake Elementary School , provided that he recovers half the cost of the sanitary sewer line in the amount of $4000.00, plus the cost for lowering the system, in the amount of $4000.00, totaling $8000.00. Mr. Goldsmith re- quested that the City of Kent recover this amount from the school district , by a connection charge when the school makes the connection to the system. Arm- strong moved to refer the matter to the Health & Sanitation committee , Barnier seconded, motion carried. A letter was read from Donald Evans of the Department of Public Health, proposing an informal meeting at a date to be announced to make a mutual determination of needs , wants and resources. Woodworth moved to place the letter on file , B'affaro seconded, motion carried. HEALTH & Barnier stated that during the four days the North- SANITATION west Rolling Mills has been shut down , the north end air pollution problem has improved considerably. IIe further stated that dust clouds are corning from the SS&M project . The Mayor stated that he would contact the firm by phone. Barnier moved that a sanitation problem at a trailer park be referred to the IIealth & Sanitation committee , Armstrong seconded, motion carried. ULID #1. Barnier moved to authorize the City Attorney to draft an emergency ordinance in the amount of 032, 943.46 to pay assessments against Sewer Department property for ULID #1, to be paid back out of next years sewer funds , Masters seconded, motion carried. Resolution 593 , was read by the City Attorney, authorizing transfer of 53000.00 within the Sewer Department 196£3 budget to cover cost of truck & equipment to replace the one totally damaged in an accident. It was noted that funds eventually collected in connection with this acci- dent would be deposited into Sewer Funds . Pozzi moved for passage of the resolution , Masters seconded, motion carried. Olympic View Estates. The City Engineer recommended that the Bill of Sale for sanitary sewer and water im- provements for the Olympic View Estates development be accepted, along with an easement for a water main within the development. Pozzi so moved, Armstrong seconded, motion carried. WATER LID 252. The City Attorney noted that at the last council meeting, the public hearing was held on the final assessment roll for LID 252., written protests were received and the public hearing was closed. The protests were then referred to the water committee and the consulting engineers for consideration. Lee moved for adjustments for assessment 9, items #87 and 16 and to make these adjustments a part of the ordinance , Armstrong seconded, motion carried with Barnier abstaining. Ordinance 1522 , confirming the final G7 ount of1, 695 , 623.6&, assessment toll for LID 252 in the am was read by the City Attorney. Armstrong moved for passage of the ordinance , Pozzi seconded, motion carried. Z Lee moved that the bids on LID 252 , presented at the May 6th meeting, be awarded to Austin Construction Co. , low bidder at $566 , 514.00, Barnier seconded, motion carried. A letter was read from Robert Kuvara, Attorney representing Nathan Baird, noting that his water meter is located on a 30 foot strip of property owned by the State and that vehicles crossing that 30 foot strip broke the water line , causing water to escape, thus increasing his water bill. He requested that the city consider subtracting this loss from his water bill or enter into a sharing basis with him on this loss . Pozzi moved to refer the matter to the water committee with power to act , Barnier seconded,motion carried. Lee reported that Hill, Ingman & Chase and the water committee will meet with property owners tomorrow at noon regarding extending water service to the north end. STREETS East-West Route. A letter from W. C. Bogart of the State Highway Department was read, stating that the department now feels it would be desirable for the city to go on record favoring the route selection which was recently tentatively adopted by the Highway Commission . The matter was referred to the street committee , Joe Street and the City Engineer by motion and a meeting was scheduled for Tuesday, July 9th at 7 : 30 p.m. STREETS A letter from Kenneth Yahn of Ulrick Investments , Inc. was read indicating a need for access to the East Valley Highway from the portion of 80th Ave. S. lying between 202nd St . So. and 208th St . S. Pozzi moved to refer the matter to the City Engineers department. Barnier opined there was an urgent need for this and seconded the motion . Motion carried. LID 253. Woodworth moved to set the public hearing for July 15th for the final assessment roll for LID 253 , So." 212th, Phase II . Masters seconded , motion carried. SS&M. Pozzi reported that the SS&I�i project has had 33 working days to date , of which 26 days were worked, noting that 47 working days remain. LIGHTS A letter was read from Mrs. Edwin Dysert requesting that street lights be installed on S. 268th St . Pozzi moved to refer the matter to the lighting committee , Barnier seconded, motion carried. PARKS Resolution 594 , approving execution of a contract for a grant between the U. S. Government and the City of Kent , to acquire land for open space property was read by the City Attorney, who explained that the formal resolution was required as part of the formal contract authorized at the last meeting. Baffaro moved for passage of the resolution , Pozzi seconded,motion carried. Mill Creek Canyon . Woodworth moved t lint appraisnls be made on other parcels in the canyon , Armstrong seconded, motion carried. Barney Wilson noted that HUD has re- quested two appraisals on the Rugg property, along with a letter from Dr. Rugg stating his price. A letter from Mrs. Hogan was read requesting permission to make official application to the State Interagency Committee for Outdoor Recreation , to initiate a matching fund contract regarding Lake Fenwick property acquisition . Pozzi moved to grant the request , Baffaro seconded, motion carried. ANNEXATIONS Sunray. A notice from the Boundary Review Board was read announcing that a hearing on the proposed Sunray Annexation would be held on July 25th after 7 :00 p.m. in the King County Courthouse and indicating that the boundaries had been modified to include more property. It was determined that the Mayor should appoint a re- presentative from the City to attend this hearing. OPEN The public hearing was opened on the open housing ordinance. HOUSING It was noted that the proposed ordinance was read in its ORDINANCE entirety at the June 3rd council meeting. Changes to the proposed ordinance have been made as follows : Sec. 8 , the fine for violation of the ordinance shall be "not more than $300. . . " (underscored words have been ADDED) , Sec. 6 , "Any destruction , defacement , alteration or removal of said notice .by the':owner.' or his a ents servants or employees shall be punished . . . " underscored words have been DELETED) . The City- Attorney read a letter from the State Board Against Discrimination reporting that the Board is prepared to assist in investigation of complaints which may be filed under the ordinance. Mr. Ed Pike stated that the proposed ordinance would take away his constitutional rights , and opined that the matter should go to the vote of the people. Mr. Warnock stated he had. experienced very little opposition to the measure when he carried petitions in favor of the ordinance. Larry Clements opposed the ordinance , but stated he was not opposed to open housing. He stated that the proposed ordinance might cause discrimi- nation of another nature. James Snow referred to Sec. 5, which states that any complaints must be filed within 15 days , . stating that he thought 7 days would be sufficient . d. Barnier explained that the committee OPEN Armstrong concurre HOUSING had agreed on 15 days , which is considerably shorter than ORDINANCE the ordinances of most other cities . Vera Fredrickson , Barbara Pistoresi and Mrs.Mead spoke in favor of the ordi- nance. It was noted that many letters supporting an open housing ordinance were on file with the committee, and had now been delivered to the City Clerk for the city files. There were no further comments from the floor and the public hearing was closed by motion . Woodworth moved for passage of the -ordinance , as read on June 3rd, with the changes as noted above. Barnier seconded. Under discussion*, Armstrong moved to amend the motion to include a change in the time period in Sec . 5 from 15 days to 5 days. The proposed amendment failed for lack of a second. The original motion , to pass Ordinance 1521 , prohibiting unfair housing practices , carried unanimously. VALLEY A letter from the Valley Regional Planning Commission was REGIONAL read, inviting the Council and Mayor to attend a joint meet- PLANNING ing with the cities of Algona, Pacific and Auburn on the COMMISSION evening of July 8 in the Council Chambers of the Auburn City Hall at 8 :00 p.m. to preview the plans and goals of the VRPC for 1969. By motion , the letter was placed on file. ARMSCREST Appeal, Hauge. The public hearing was opened on the appeal #4 filed by Mr. Hauge against the action of the Board of Adjust-- APPEAL ment in denying a variance to allow construction of a house on an undersized lot . The Board of Adjustment minutes of June 4th, pertaining to the subject were then read. The City Engineer noted that the lot requirement for a building is 7000 square feet , and that the lot in question was 5900 square feet. The Mayor noted that the lot is unsightly as it is and Hauge opined that the best solution would be to build a small home on the lot. Mr. Hauge recited a history of the background of the lot in question , explaining that he had divided a larger lot at the request of a purchaser, which left this smaller lot . The City Attorney pointed out that the Board of Adjust- ment had denied the application under Sec. 10.15.09 of the zoning code, finding that the plight of the applicant is the result of his own action and that the city could not legally grant this application . The restrictions for the plat of Armscrest #11 were read in part , stating that no building other than one detached single family dwelling shall be erected on any lot . Objections to the proposed variance were heard from Mrs. Stromberg , Mr. Radke , and Mrs. Ball. After all who wished to speak were afforded the opportunity, Barnier moved to close the hearing, Armstrong seconded, motion carried. Lee ffioved to uphold the action of the Board of Adjustment in denying the variance., for the reasons previously stated by the Board and outlined in detail under Sec. 10.15.09 of the Zonin Code. Motion carried. Mrs. Hogan stated that the John Graham study calls for a tot lot in this neighborhood, and suggested thatthe lot could be used for that purpose. Bruns. The public hearing was opened on the appeal filed by Mr. Bruns against the action of the Board of Adjustment in refusing to grant a variance to allow access over existing driveways from lst Ave. and from Crow St . with 13 ' entrance from.Willis St. Mr. Lyle Schneider, .Attorney representing 1-1r. Bruns stated that they now have a new plan and requested that this matter be referred back to the Board of Adjustment for reconsideration. Pozzi moved to close the public hearing and to refer the matter to the Board of Adjustment , Armstrong seconded, motion carried. UNION The City Attorney noted that a meeting has been scheduled for 10 :00 a:m. on July 2 with representatives of Teamsters Local 910, and that the Department of Labor& Industries had denied the citys petition for a; rehearing. ZONING Blevins. Masters - moved to continue the Blevins rezone hearing to the August 5th meeting, Armstrong seconded, motion carried. KENT It was noted that the Kent Estates Plat was part ESTATES of the Ortiz Annexation and the City Attorney ex- PLAT plained that the ordinance zoning the annexation had not been prepared because pertinent documents had not been filed as yet . The public hearing was opened on the final plat of Kent Estates. There were no objections regarding the plat and the hearing was closed by motion . Masters moved to approve the plat and to have the ordinance prepared, subject to the City Engineer and City Attorney' s approval, Barnier seconded, motion carried. CITY Mayor Thornton introduced the new City Administrator, ADMINISTRA- Mr. Joe Street from Pullman and welcomed him on behalf TOR of the city. Armstrong' s motion , seconded by Masters was passed approving the following claims : Current Expense 4 , 11113.89 New Shop Account 466 . 50 Water 4 ,199.71 Street 5 ,051.21 Art . St . (UAB 8-1106 (1) 33 , 553.47 Art . St . (UAB 8-1106 (2 ) 4 , 875. 53 Art. St . (UAB 8-1106 (3 ) 803.00 Sewer 23 ,608.26 Garbage 3 ,622.40 Library 125.00 Park 555 .65 Interest Bearing Warrants N. Kent Water Salem Sand & Gravel Co. 27, 347.79 Hill, Ingman , Chase & Co. 2,673.09 Hill , Ingman , Chase & Co. 2 , 601.93 Ralston , Jensen , Smith 350.00 Hill, Ingman , Chase & Co. 160.80 Tom Coppage 1, 513.13 Tom Coppage 350.00 Tom Coppage 175 .00 So. 212th St . LID 253 Hill, Ingman , Chase & Co. 177.60 Walter Renschler 13, 915.29 Walter Renschler 13, 595.00 Walter Renschler 10, 600.00 Walter Renschler 6 , 350.00 Tom Coppage 321.00 Walter Renschler 15,200.00 Walter Renschler 3,600.00 67 -Sewer Constr. ULID #1 Hill , Ingman , Chase & Co. 295. 37 Jake Breimer 100.00 Hill, Ingman , Chase & Co. 23,781.23 National Construction Co. 2, 191.46 Tonneson-Slead 19, 318.45 Constructors Pamco 13, 471. 92 Tri-State Constr. Co. 232 ,092.47 Tom Coppage 175 .00 MEETING ADJOURNED: 11 :05 p.m. Respectfully submitted, MAYOR Alex Thornton , Marie Je en , Mayor City Clerk