HomeMy WebLinkAboutCity Council Meeting - Council - Minutes - 12/01/1969 Kent, Washington
December 1 , 1969
Regular meeting of the Kent City Council was called to order at 3 :00 p.m.
Present: Mayor- Thornton, Councilmen: Baffaro, Hogan, Lee, Masters, Pozzi
and Woodworth, City Administrator Street, City Attorney Bereiter, City
Engineer Sherwood and Planning Director Harris .
Mayor Thornton presented the gavel to Mayor-elect Hogan. It was noted
that under RCW 29 .13 .050, the term of the councilman in the "at large"
position will not terminate until the second Monday in January. A letter
was read from Mrs. Masters, who is serving currently in this position,
resigning from this position. Pozzi moved to accept the resignation,
Baffaro seconded, motion carried.
Woodworth moved to appoint Harry Clements to fill the unexpired term of
Councilman-at-large, Pozzi seconded, motion carried.
Mayor Hogan, Councilmen: Clements, Elliott, Martell and Masters were
sworn in.
Resolutions 652, 653 and 654,expressing the appreciation of the city to
retiring Mayor Thornton and retiring Councilmen Woodworth and Pozzi were
read by the City Attorney. Masters moved to adopt the resolutions and for
copies to be presented to the retiring officials, Hogan seconded, motion
carried.
Mayor Hogan announced a change of council committees as follows:
Police, Fire & Streets - Chairman Masters, Elliott, Martell & Barnier
Finance & Buildings - Chairman Lee , Clements, Elliott and Martell
Utilities & Sanitation - Chairman Barnier, Baffaro, Lee and Clements
Annexation - Elliott and Masters
Park Liaison - Baffaro
It was noted that a council workshop session is scheduled for December 8th
at 8:00 p.m.
Masters moved to nominate Lee as Mayor Pro Tem, Baffaro seconded, motion
carried.
Minutes of the last meeting were approved as printed and accepted by motion.
Budget and Treasurer Reports submitted, accepted and placed on file by motion.
WATER LID 256. Upon the City Engineer 's recommendation, MARTELL
MOVED that the Morrison-Knudsen contract for installation
of the East Valley Water Main be accepted as complete, at a
total contract price of $136, 730.84, Masters seconded, motion
carried.
HEALTH & Sewer Extension - Gordon Bolt . It was noted that Mr. Bolt
SANITATION has complied with the requirements set forth by the Council
at the September 4th meeting. BAFFARO MOVED that the applica-
tion for a sewer extension to serve a plat outside the city
be accepted and filed, Lee seconded, motion carried.
ULID #1 , Contract 4. It was noted that a claim has been
received on behalf of Slead-Tonneson in the amount of
$25 ,579 .04. The claim was reviewed by the City Attorney,
City Engineer, City Administrator and Consulting Engineer
and they recommended that the amount of $8, 683 .12, which will
be paid as soon as the contract is eligible to receive it
be paid, and that all of this claim be denied except the
retainage. LEE MOVED that the claim for any amount in excess
of the retainage be denied, Masters seconded, nation carried.
It was noted that Mr. Street will notify the contractor of
this action.
Easement. MASTERS MOVED to accept and record an easement
for sanitary sewers from Eldon & Lila Lester located adja-
cent to the north margin of Kent-Kangley Road and running
east from City of Kent property approximately 5001 , Lee
seconded, motion carried.
STREET Deed. It was noted that a deed has been received from
Edgar & Marie Miller for a strip of land 30 , wide and 110 ,
long, located near the northeast corner of the intersection
of Guiberson and Alexander. MASTERS MOVED to accept the deed
and for it to be recorded, Clements seconded, motion
carried.
BUDGET The public hearing on the 1970 budget was opened. Mr.
MC Corkle objected to unexpended balances in the 1969
budget, which were carried over into the 1970 budget.
He opined that the city could pare $100, 000 from this
budget and reduce the utilities tax by 1/ or 12%. Mr .
Walt Wynstra asked if it would not be double taxation
if the county also passes a utilities tax. The City
Attorney stated that he has not received an answer from
the King County Prosecutor 's Office regarding this.
Mr. Street noted that it is necessary to carry over some
funds into the new budget to provide operating money
until the property taxes begin to come in. Upon Jim
Curran 's inquiry, Mr. Street explained that the money
received from Metro for the sale of the treatment plant
property was used to retire sewer bonds. Curran
commended Street on the format of the budget and stated
that the citizens are entitled to have an annual report
as well, so they can see how the money is spent. He
opined that there are areas for cooperation between
governments which would save money for the City. He
stated that services should be rendered by City employees
rather than by consultants. Street noted that the
following changes in the budget had been recommended by
the council :
Sal . & Maint. Capital
Wages & Oper. Outlay
City Administrator From 24,056 4,440
To 23,000 4,437
City Attorney From 26, 650 11,569
To 23, 366 11 , 422
Fire From 249, 502
To 249,552
Govt. Buildings From 22,945
To 23, 445
Street From 116, 688
To 120, 622
Martell stated that he had observed that other cities also
carried over funds into the 1970 budget. Clements. noted
that if a budget was depleted in December, interest bearing
warrants would have to be issued during the first part of
the new year. Lee noted that the Council is cognizant of
the needseE the community and welcomed comments from the
citizens. Masters notedthat the budget had to not only
satisfy the community, but also must consider the city
employees. The public hearing was closed after all who
wished to speak had done so. Ordinance 1621 adopting the
1970 budget was read by the City Attorney. , BAFFARO MOVED
for passage of the ordinance, Martell seconded, motion
carried.
CALL FOR LID 258, 4th Ave. Improvement. BAFFARO MOVED that a call
BIDS for bids for improvement of 4th Avenue North be issued, with
an opening date of December 30, 1969 , Masters seconded,
motion carried. It was pointed out that construction would
be from Harrison Street north to 228th.
Garbage Collection Service. Bids for contracting garbage
hauling for the city were received from Shaw Disposal , General
Disposal and RST Refuse Co. Mr. Street explained that the
duration of the contract would be for five years and that the
city will retain 20% of the gross revenue for providing fran-
chise and for billing and collecting service. After con-
sidering the various categories contained in the bids, Mr.
Street recommended that the bid of General Disposal would
be in the best interest of the city. MASTERS MOVED that
the best bid of General Disposal be accepted, Baffaro
seconded, motion carried.
CALL FOR Water Main - 116th Ave. S.E . The following bids were
BIDS received for the construction of a water main on 116th
Ave. S .E. :
Jim Biggar 4, 735 .49, inc. tax
W. C. Frost 4, 877.01, inc. tax
McDonough Construction 6, 681 .99, inc, tax
L.D.L. Land Development 5 , 221.86, inc. tax
Bowers Construction 6,263 . 31, inc. tax
Frank Collucio 6, 197.48, inc. tax
Bert Robison 6, 694.27, inc. tax
LEE MOVED that the low bid of Jim Biggar in the amount
of $4, 735 .49 be accepted, with notice to proceed to be
given when the necessary materials are on hand. Clements
seconded, motion carried.
OPTIONAL Ordinance 1622 adopting the Optional Municipal Code was
MUNICIPAL read by the City Attorney. MASTERS MOVED for passage of
CODE the ordinance, Elliott seconded, motion carried.
UTILITIES Ordinance 1623, repealing the termination date in the
TAX Utilities Tax Ordinance (#1549 ) was read by the City
Attorney. BAFFARO MOVED for passage of the ordinance,
Clements seconded, motion carried.
LID The City Attorney noted that the City should be sure
SEGREGATIONS that the security of the LID would not be jeopardized
if requests to segregate were granted. Requests for
LID segregations have been received from: (1) the
Benaroya Co. - Union Oil Co. , ( 2 ) Sad Ishimitsu, ( 3 )
Alfonzo A. Montoya and (4) the Sanwick Corporation.
The City Engineer recommended that the requests for Items
1 , 2 and 3 be approved and noted that he would like to
review Item 44. LEE MOVED to authorize these three
segregations and to instruct the City Attorney to prepare
the necessary segregating resolution and refer it to the
City Engineer and City Treasurer, Masters seconded, motion
carried. Action on Item 11=4 was held over to the next
meeting.
UNIFORM It was noted that Ordinance - 1620 adopting Title III of the
BUILDING uniform building code was passed at a regular meeting of
CODE the Council held November 17th and was subsequently vetoed
HOUSING - by Mayor Thornton. In accordance with RCW 35 . 24. 210, the
1967 EDITION ordinance has been returned to the Council for reconsidera-
tion. Mayor Hogan suggested that this matter be held over
to the next meeting to allow the new councilmen ample time
to review it. LEE SO MOVED, Masters seconded, motion
carried.
FRANCHISE An ordinance granting Teletronics a franchise to operate
T.V. CABLE a cable T.V. system within the city limits of Kent was read
by the City Attorney. The City Attorney noted that this
ordinance could not be passed upon until one week after its
, introduction and recommended that the matter be brought up
again -at the December 15th council meeting.
ARMSCREST �he council minutes of October 6th were read regarding the
#6 situation under which the City is holding checks from Hauge
Construction which are payable to the Kent School District.
A letter to the City Attorney from Mr. Hauge, dated October
13th, was read . A letter from Mr. Iles to the City Administra-
tor_ was also read, requesting that the checks be forwarded
to the school district. LEE MOVED to authorize the City
Treasurer to release the checks to the school district upon
receipt of a hold harmless agreement which has been approved
by the City Attorney. Masters seconded, motion carried.
ANNEXATIONS It. was noted that the Boundary Review Board had approved
the SPEAR Annexation and the MEAD-SAMUELS Annexation. LEE
MOVED for public hearings to be held on both proposed annexa-
tions at the next council meeting on December 15 , 1969,
Baffaro seconded, motion carried.
ZONING Keck. Mr. Kuvara, Attorney representing the applicants,
requested that the public hearing scheduled for today be
continued to the next council meeting on December 15th,
MASTERS SO MOVED, Martell seconded,motion carried.
ZONING corner of the West Valley Highway and 1;o. 277th Street.
It was noted that the Planning Commission recommended
approval of the rezone. There -were no comments or ob-
jections from the floor. LEE MOVED to close the hearing,
Masters seconded, motion carried. LEE MOVED that the
recommendation of the Planning Commission be upheld and
the petition be approved, Masters seconded. Under dis-
cussion, Masters noted that in the Zoning Ordinance,
Section 10 .10.06, a portion of a sentence was omitted in
the code book pertaining to front yards . Lee stated that
he hoped that the problem will be reaolved. The Ctty
Attorney stated that an amendatory page had been added to
the zoning ordinance . Motion carried.
Monarch. The public hearing was opened on the application
for a rezone from R-1 to R-3 for property located on the
Kent-Kangley Road east of the Comstock Club, consisting of
7 acres. It was noted that the Planning Commission recommended
approval . There were no comments or objections from the floor.
The City Engineer stated that provisions have been made for
channelization for left turns into Comstock. He also stated
that all utilities will be underground. LEE MOVED to close
the hearing, Masters seconded, motion carried. MASTERS MOVED
that the recommendation of the Planning Commissirn be accepted
and the petition be approved, Lee seconded, motion carried.
RAILROAD Masters referred to a letter received from Mr. Johnson of
CROSSINGS Boeing concerning proposed railroad crossings of the West
Valley Highway. The Planning Commission was requested to
review, within the framework of the Comprehensive Plan, the
railroad requirements for industrial properties west of the
West Valley Highway. Harris stated that the Planning
Commission will discuss this at the December 10th meeting
and would forward the information to the Council in time for
the December 15th meeting.
BOARD OF BAFFARO MOVED to accept the resignation of George Fiori
ADJUSTMENT from the Board of Adjustment, Masters seconded, motion
carried. Mayor Hogan noted that after the adoption of
the Optional Municipal Code becomes effective, members of
the council may not serve on the Board of Adjustment and
that several new appointments will be made.
COUNCIL BAFFARO MOVED to change the council meeting time to 7 :00 p.m. ,
MEETINGS Elliott seconded. Under discussion, Masters suggested that
the matter be delayed until the full council is present.
The motion and second were withdrawn.
Baffaro moved that the bills received on or before December
10th be paid after approval by the auditing committee,
Masters seconded, motion carried.
MEETING ADJOURNED*: 5 : 00 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
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Isabel Hogan Marie Jense CLERK
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