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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCity Council Meeting - Council - Minutes - 11/02/1970 Kent, Washington November 2 , 1970 Regular meeting of the Kent City Council was called to order at 7 :00 p.m. Present: Mayor Hogan, Councilmen: Baffaro, Barnier, Clements, Elliott, Lee, Martell, Masters, City Administrator Street, City Attorney Mirk, City Engineer Sherwood and Planning Director. Harris Minutes of the last meeting were approved with the following correction on page 4: The Ordinance repealing hunting within the city limits should be #1690. STREETS LID 260 - (Off Street Parking) Supplementary Roll . The public hearing was opened on the supplementary assessment roll for the off-street parking project. Stephen Johnson spoke briefly against the assessment and filed written protest on behalf of his clients, Lincoln First Federal Savings & Loan Association and the Edline-Mahn Chapel. Protests were also filed and read aloud from: J. A. Sundin, Don R. and Mar- garet E. Walker, B. J. Petrovich, Titusville Lodge #34 I,O.O.F. and Elmore C. Commett. MASTERS MOVED to place the protests on file, Lee seconded, motion . carried. Mr. Gil Martin of the Chamber of Commerce stated that the Chamber continues to endorse the off-street parking project and recommended 2 alter- nates to the city: 1 ) that the city assess the members of the LID for the entire supplementary assessment, or 2 ) that the city pay half of the supple- mentary assessments and assess the property owners for -the other half. After all who wished to speak were afforded the opportunity, MARTELL MOVED to close the s hearing, Ellittt seconded, motion carried. ELLIOTT MOVED for the Street Committee to meet with the pro- testors on Thursday, November 5th at 7 : 30 p.m. , Masters seconded , motion carried. LDL Time Extension. It was pointed out that the time extension granted to LDL Company on the off-street parking project had provided for the contractor to pay for inspections & engineering during the time extension. The City Engineer has now determined that the scope of the project was increased by the addition of 2 parcels and recommended that no charges be made for extra engineering or inspections. MARTELL SO MOVED, Barnier seconded, motion carried. Off-Street Parking Fund. The City Engineer and City Attorney have reviewed George Dragness ' claim for refund of $1,800 .00 paid into the off-street parking fund in lieu of providing the required parking spaces and have determined that his claim that other property owners were not required to do so is not valid. MASTERS ` MOVED to deny the claim and for the City Attorney to so notify Mr. Dragness. Lee seconded , and upon Masters ' req u'e s t, Sherwood explained that the zoning ordinance .provided for payments to be made into the off-street parking fund for new businesses or for those which had enlarged their facilities and did not provide ample parking spaces . He noted that the owners of the Titus Building and of the Hanson Apartments had not been required to contribute to this fund through action of the Board of Adjustment, but Dragness had not sought the opinion of the Board. He stated that ordinance provided that if 50/ or more of a given block already has structures on it for which no provision has been made for off-street parking, that the remaining property owners in Dragness ' block had provided off-street park- ing. Upon Barnier ' s question, he stated that the city should receive payment to the off-street parking fund from Dr. Martin Anderson, who did nt provide ample parking for his dental clinic. Motion carried over Barnier 's nay. STREETS Topics Program. The completion of the Topics program has been delayed since the James Street project has made it necessary to revise the the traffic volume figures for James Street, Canyon Drive and Central . Traffic counts are now being made by the city on these streets. LEE MOVED to extend the contract with Munson, Nash & Futrell for the Topics program to January 29th, 1971. Masters seconded, motion carried . James Street Overpass & Ramp. Two firms have been contracted about erecting cages over the ramps leading to the overpass on James Street at the East Hill School . The City Engineer and City Administrator have recommended that the proposed structure be of the same design and material used for the overpass section and that the cages should be brought to the ground. BAFFARO MOVED for the Engineer to call for bids on the project and to report the costs involved to the Council. Masters seconded, and it was determined that the call for bids did not finan- cially obligate the city. Upon Elliott ' s question, the City Attorney was instructed to research the situation of the property owner in the area who was compensated in part, for obstruction of view. Motion carried. Reith Road. Mr. Street reported that Mr. Wasson of Bay Construction Company had been unable to attend the meeting to discuss acquisition of right-of-way for the Reith Road project. Pacific Highway Improvements (LID 265 ) . It was noted that the Street Committee reviewed each pro- test for the proposed improvements to Highway 99, that none of the protestors attended the committee meeting, and the committee recommends that the pro- tests be denied. MARTELL SO MOVED, Barnier seconded, motion carried. The City Attorney Mirk read Ordinance 1692 , creating LID 265 . MASTERS MOVED to adopt the ordinance, Elliott seconded , motion carried. BIDS Bids were received for a two door car as follows: Valley Garage 1970 Mercury Montego $3 , 118.19 inc. tax Bowen Scarff 1971 Ford Torino 2, 923.14, inc. tax Strain 's Auto 1971 Plymouth 2, 722.69 inc. tax Belevedere Mr. Street noted that the Strain bid was for a particular car, and recommended it be accepted without rejecting the others in case this particular unit is no longer available. BARNIER MOVED to award the bid to Strains and Clements seconded. Barnier opined that considering the depreciation factor, the 1971 Ford, at approximately $200 more was a better buy.. Street explained that the 1970 Plymouth carried ' a 5 year or 50 ,000 mile warranty, but that the 71- models did not, and that the city planned on keeping this car at least five years. Barnier stated that he questioned the merits of a 50 ,000 mile warranty. Motion carried . BUDGET Notice was given that the hearing on the 1971 budget will be held on Tuesday, December 1, 1970 at 7:00 p.m. in accordance with State Law. The council will review the proposed budget at a work session on November 9 at 7: 30 p.m. Mayor Hogan noted that the public was invited to both meetings. AWC The annual Legislative District meeting will be held at DISTRICT the Sirloin Restaurant in Renton on Thursday, November MEETING 19th at 7:00 p.m. Reservations will be made by the City Clerk. V OPEN SPACE A letter was read from the King County Assessor' s TAXATION office requesting information as to whether the ACT city intends to charge an application fee for requests for open space classification. Mr. Street suggested that this fee be set at $50, the same as the fee charged for rezone or Board of Adjustment applications, which is intended to cover the costs of advertising, etc. MARTELL MOVED to set the fee at $50 , Clements seconded. Motion carried. Clements suggested that the local paper publicize the aspects of the Open Space Tax Act. PROPOSED It was noted that a letter had been received LEGISLATION from the City of Aberdeen concerning proposed initiative 43 , Shoreline Protection. It was suggested that the initiative be studied by the council members before any action is taken. ANNEXATION Wrench. The initiating 10% annexation petition for property contiguous to the city has been received . ELLIOTT MOVED that receiptcf the 10/ petition is acknowledged , that a meeting has been held with the petitioners, and that the city will accept the proposed annexation pro- vided that the 75/ petition provides for the assumption by the petitioners of the pro-rated share of the city' s existing bonded indebtedness. Masters seconded, motion carried. PARKS & A letter was read from Byron Haley, President of the RECREATION Washington Recreation and Park Society expressing appreciation for the outstanding job done by Mr. Wilson in organizing the recent conference in Pasco . BAFFARO MOVED to place the letter on file, Masters seconded, motion carried . ZONING Merchandise Mart Rezone. It was noted that the rezone application scheduled for public hearing- for this meeting had been withdrawn at the Plan- ning Commission Level . BEAUTIFICA- Masters reported that the street tree ordinance TION was ready for council review. It was determined that the matter would be delayed to November 23rd workshop meeting. FINANCE Water Revenue Bonds. The City Attorney read Ordinance 1691, providing for the issuance of $1,000 ,000 "Water Revenue Bonds, 1970" and pro- viding for sale of same to McLean & Co. ELLIOTT MOVED for passage of the ordinance. Martell seconded, motion carried. A BOND WAS filed by Fredrickson & Watson to guarantee removal of the temporary bridge used ' to haul dirt to the Kent Valley Industrial Park. All of the requirements have been met. MARTELL MOVED to direct the City Treasurer to refund the $2500 cash bond to Frederickson & Watson. Masters seconded, motion carried. MARTELL MOVED to pay bills received through November 5th after approval of the Auditing Committee. Lee seconded, motion carried. AUDIENCE Mayor Hogan welcomed students from Mr. Heacox's American Government class from Kent Meridian High School. MEETING ADJOURNED: 8:10 p.m. Respectfully submitted, Isabel Hogan Marie Jensen CITY CLERK Mayor City Clerk