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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCity Council Meeting - Council - Minutes - 12/21/1970 Kent, Washington December 21 , 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 and Masters , City Administrator Street, City Attorney Mirk and City Engineer Sherwood Minutes of the meeting of December 7 and 14 were approved as printed and accepted by motion. STREETS LID 260 - Supplementary Roll . MASTERS MOVED that the Council acting as a committee-of-the- whole reviewed each protest to the Supplementary Roll of LI.D 260 and find no justification for changing said roll . Martell seconded , motion carried. The City Attorney read Ordinance 1701 , confirming the Supplementary Roll for LID 260 . CLEMENTS MOVED for passage of the ordinance, Martell seconded . Under discussion, Lee opined that the City could have given some relief to alleviate this additional burden, but did not do SO. Motion carried , with Lee voting nay. East Valley Highway at SR 167. MARTELL MOVED to approve Change Order #1 for the traffic signal and ramp widening project in the amount of $161 .00 for Butler Construction, Barnier seconded, motion carried. Improvement of Intersection of SR 516 & S.E. 256th. Upon the City Engineer ' s recommendation, MARTELL MOVED to grant a time extension to Moss Construction until January 15 , 1971 without penalty. Masters seconded , motion carried . LID 258 4th Avenue Improvement. A letter from Dennis Scott was read requesting a time extension for LDL Land Development Co. to cover repairs to the sanitary sewer. MASTERS MOVED for approval of the time extension from December 11 , 1970 to January 8, 1971 and for the contractor to reimburse the City for all engineering and inspection costs incurred beyond the original date of completion Elliott seconded, motion carried. LID 265 , Pacific Highway S. It was noted that the State Highway Department has agreed to have the city ' s contractor do the improvement work on the intersections, which were not part of the LID, at an estimated cost of $27, 000 . ELLIOTT MOVED to authorize the Mayor to sign a contract with the High- way Department in which the City agrees to include this work in our call for bids and for which the State will reimburse the City. Masters seconded, motion carried. HEALTH & LID 259 , Horseshoe Acres Sewer. MASTERS MOVED for SANITATION the City to enter into a contract with Dames & Moore for soils analysis at an estimated cost of $3500 to $3900 . Clements seconded, motion carried. Sewer Rates. Ordinance 1699 was introduced by the City Attorney covering the new Metro sewer charges. LEE MOVED for passage of the ordinance, Elliott seconded, motion carried. It was noted that this is a temporary measure in that it is proposed to submit a new ordinance later in the year which will update the present ordinance. Bids - James Street Sewer Repair. Mr. Street reported that LDL Land Development Co. was low bidder on the James Street sewer repair project at $17 , 447.33 . He noted that the project is already underway. POLICE & Masters reported that Fireman Larry Stormant FIRE has just completed a course in the Fire Ser- vice Medic Training Program, an extensive first aid program. MASTERS MOVED to authorize the Mayor to sign the Sea-King Alert Agreement for 1971, Mar- tell seconded, motion carried. MARTELL MOVED to authorize the Mayor to sign the contract with the Department of Motor Vehicles for reimbursement to the City of Kent Police Department $125 .00 per month for informa- tion regarding certain types of accidents, Masters seconded, motion carried. BIDS Wood Chipper. It was noted that bids for a wood chipper were received December 15th and that a recommendation will be made after the demonstration. S. 268th Improvement, From Military Road to Princeton Ave. The City Engineer reported that Slayton & Sons were low bidders on this project at $11 , 619 .05 . The next low bidders were: Scott ' s Bulldozing, $12 , 157.50 and T. J. McCann & Sons, Inc. $13, 618.80. He stated that he had requested informa- tion from Slayton & Sons as to previous projects they had completed, but that the letter was not very specific. The City Engineer recommended that since they will be required to post a performance bond, he saw no reason to delay the awarding of the bid . LEE MOVED to accept the low bid of Slayton & Sons, Barnier seconded, motion carried. Blue Banner Roof. It was noted that no bids were received for repairing the Blue Banner roof, there- fore a new bid call will be issued. BUDGET The City Attorney read Ordinance 1700 , adopting the Corrected-Refer to 1971 budget. ELLIOTT MOVED for passage of the ordi- Minutesof 1-4-71 nance, Masters seconded, motion carried. PERSONNEL, The City Attorney read Ordinance 1698, amending HOLIDAYS the present personnel ordinance to coincide with national policy, regarding adoption of certain Mondays to replace national holidays. MASTERS MOVED for passage of the ordinance, Clements seconded, motion carried. LEASE ELLIOTT MOVED to authorize the Mayor to sign a lease with the State of Washington for office space in the city shops for the state electrical inspector at $75 .00 per month. Barnier seconded, motion carried. CLAIM - Upon the City Attorney' s recommendation, MARTELL MOVED to deny the Wight claim in the amount of $25 ,000, Masters seconded, motion carried. ANNEXATIONS Elliott reported that there will be a meeting of the annexation committee, December 22 at 11:00 a.m. ZONING Kaltenbach. The City Attorney introduced Ordinance 1696, zoning portions of the Kaltenbach Annexation R-A and M-A. MASTERS MOVED for passage of the ordi- nance, Lee seconded, motion carried. McCann. The City Attorney introduced Ordinance 1697, zoning the McCann Annexation R-A. ELLIOTT MOVED for passage of the ordinance, Masters seconded, motion carried. OPTION Mayor Hogan noted that a proposed option for the IOOF IOOF Hall was discussed at a workshop session . LEE MOVED BUILDING for a $500 option to be taken on the IOOF Hall and for an MAI appraisal to be included in the option. Motion failed for lack of a second. Mayor Hogan noted that this is included in the Hohn Graham Plan for a green belt in the City. UNDERGROUND It was noted that Ordinance 1695 (Underground WIRING Wiring) was passed on December 7th and was vetoed by Mayor Hogan on December 16th. The City Attorney stated that the ordinance could be referred to the December 28th council workshop . MASTERS MOVED to adopt Ordinance 1695 and for consideration of the Mayor ' s comments to be handled by an amending ordi- nance, Martell seconded. Under discussion, Lee opined that it should go to the Council committee and Chamber committee with time allowed for their recommendations on the amendments. MASTERS WITHDREW her motion and Martell withdrew his second, in order to defer discussion. until Baff aro & Barnier arrived. Upon their arrival , Mr. Street explained that the Council could overrule the Mayor ' s veto, which requires 5 affirmative votes, or the Council may make a motion to refer the matter to a work session for discussion, and then vote on the ordinance prepared for consideration, noting that this ordinance cannot be changed between the time of passage and the time of resubmittal . He noted that if the veto was sustained the City would then be operating under the old underground wiring ordinance, and the arterial street programs would be delayed. MASTERS MOVED for passage of the ordinance , with Mayor Hogan ' s objections to be considered as future amendments, Martell seconded . Motion carried unanimously. Mayor Hogan suggested the matter be further discussed at the December 28th workshop. HISTORIAN It was noted that Mayor Hogan has accepted the offer of Clarence Shoff to be official Historian for the City of Kent and has appointed him to this office . PROCLAMATION Mayor Hogan proclaimed the week of December 20-26 as Prisoner of War Week and urged the citizens to show their respect and concern for these serviceman. FINANCE Claims received through December 7th, for which authorization for payment was given at the last meeting. Current Expense 15 , 828 .99 Park 3 , 423 .96 Library 47 , 700 .13 Street 8,043 .89 Arterial Street 24, 332 . 75 New City Hall 77, 357 .06 James Street Construction 34,910 .22 4th Ave. Construction 43 , 752.48 Reith Road 489 .82 No. Kent Water 6, 658.25 Equipment Rental 3, 925 .52 Fire R/P 406.82 LID 261 472 .68 Sewer 6,820 .96 Water 9 , 156 .11 Sanitation 20 , 499 .15 Interest Bearing Warrants Off Street Parking. LDL Land Development Co. 15 , 832 . 69 Raymond A. Brauner 300 .00 Fred Darnell, Jr. 300 .00 North Kent Water Atlas Construction 80,857 .01 F. A. Breda 1 ,570 .12 Hill , Ingman & Chase 3 ,891 .60 LID 259 , Horseshoe Acres Hill , Ingman & Chase 4,812 .61 J. Carroll Shoe 175 .00 MEETING ADJOURNED: 8:00 P.M. Respectfully submitted, Isabel Hogan, Mayor Marie Jense City Clerk :It", c! F"RK