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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCity Council Meeting - Council - Minutes - 04/05/1971 Kent, Washington April 5 , 1971 Regular meeting of the Kent City Council was called to order at 7 :00 p.m. Present: Mayor Hogan, Councilmen: Barnier, Clements, Elliott, Lee, Martell and Masters, City Administrator Street, City Attorney Mirk, City Engineer Sherwood and Planning Director Harris. Baffaro was absent. Minutes of the last meeting were approved as printed and accepted by motion. STREETS Vacation - Adams Avenue. The public hearing was opened on the proposed vacation of a portion of Adams Avenue, located north of James Street, approxi- mately 200 feet east of the East Valley Highway. Mr. Karl Hagerup, one of the petitioners, explained -that the purpose of the vacation request was to control parking and traffic on the unimproved street. He supplied back- ground information on the use of the street by the tenants of the apartment building. It was noted that the city would retain easements on the property. There were no comments or objections from the floor and the hearing was closed by motion. LEE MOVED that upon receipt of payment or acceptable contract, for the City Attorney to be directed to prepare an ordinance vacating Adams Avenue, but retaining easements for sewer and water lines, Masters seconded, motion carried. Vacation - Sanwick - KVIP. It was noted that the Sanwick Corporation has requested that an extension of a public street in the approximate location of 5th Avenue North in the Kent Valley Industrial Park be vacated . Mr. Street recommended that a determination be made with the Sanwick Corporation as to when the dedication of fights-of-way of the 2nd Avenue and 6th Avenue cul-de-sacs as well as the extension of 4th Avenue North of 228th will be made. LEE MOVED to direct the Mayor, City Engineer, City Attorney and Administrator to confer with KVIP on the dedications above noted, as well as the vacation requested, Masters seconded. Under discussion, the City Attorney advised that a proper petition for vacation has. been filed, the fee paid, and the petitioners are therefore entitled to a hearing on the vacation. Motion carried. The City Attorney introduced Resolution 692, setting the public hearing on said vacation for June 7th. BARNIER MOVED for adoption of the resolution, Masters- seconded, motion carried . LID 265 , Pacific Highway S. The City Attorney read Ordinance 1714, confirming and approving the final assessment roll for LID 265 . The public hearing was opened. Protests were read from Stanley Majewski and from Harold A. Kendall of Paramount Plastics . The City ',Clerk noted receipt of a letter from Forrest Williams requesting that his partners be listed as co-owners. There were no comments or objections from the floor and the hearing was closed by motion. Mr. Street noted that the two protests could be given consideration by the council tonight, and that the ordinance could be passed if the council elected to do so. He noted further that the protests constituted a very small percentage of the property owners involved and were related to the conomy today and not against amounts of individual assessments. MARTELL MOVED for passage of the ordinance , Clements seconded. Under discussion, Lee suggested that a letter of explanation be sent to the protestants. Motion carried. STREETS Traffic Control. It was noted that a meeting was held with the property owners along Summit Avenue concerning the suggested walkway. The residents agreed that the walkway was not necessary and that the school bus did not have to come along Summit. CLEMENTS MOVED that for the present, no further consideration should be given to a walkway along Summit, Masters seconded, motion carried. At the meeting with the Summit Avenue residents, a letter from Hill , Ingman & Chase was discussed pointing out that the intersection is better than it was before James Street was widened, but that it still is a tight intersection, which could only have been constructed for a maximum speed of 35 MPH. Property owners suggested a warning light and/or a traffic signal. The traffic engineer has suggested larger traffic speed signs and the use of radar, and the police have been asked to check the speed on James Street. Loading Zone. A letter was received from Dave Hamlin, Traffic Engineer, recommending a 70 ' passenger loading zone in front of the Lutheran Church, located on the east side of 2nd Avenue just north of Saar Street, to be effective 24 hours per day. MASTERS MOVED to approve this request and for the required action to be taken, Elliott seconded, motion carried. LID 258, 4th Ave. Improvement. Mr. Street noted receipt of Change Order #4 for LDL Land Development Co. , which deducts $500 from the contract and includes a time extension to April 5th. MASTERS MOVED to accept Change Order #4, Elliott seconded , motion carried. MASTERS MOVED to accept the contract as complete, which includes this change order, subject to the usual 30 day waiting period to clear taxes, etc. , Barnier seconded, motion carried. LID 253 and LID 255 . The City Attorney requested authority •to negotiate a settlement with Red-Samm Mining Co. relative to their claim concerning extra amounts of fill material on S. 212th and S. 228th. MASTERS SO MOVED, Barnier seconded, motion carried. THE CITY ATTORNEY introduced Ordinance 1717, providing for condemnation and acquisition of the necessary right- of-way for Gowe Street and 6th Avenue. MASTERS MOVED for passage of the ordinance, Barnier seconded, motion carried. HEALTH & LID- 263 , S. 228th Water & Sewer Improvements. It was SANITATION noted that a meeting was held with the property owners who had protested the water and sewer improvements on S. 228th, east of the Freeway; under proposed LID 263 . At present, the protests are in excess of 60/ of the project cost. It was suggested that no action be taken on this project until April 19th so reconsideration could be given by the property owners. Sewer Extension. A petition has been received requesting extension of a sewer along 98th Ave. S. north of James Street. The City Engineer has reviewed this project, and noted that an easement would be required from the property owners. Mr. Gayle Moore pry sented pictures of the area and stated that overflow from the city's water tower adds to the drainage problems in the area. Another resident noted that county drainage ditches do not have the capacity to accomodate the surface waters, so the ground gets saturated and the septic tanks are therefore ineffective. The City Engineer noted that the water tower overflow is a recent, temporary problem which has added to the long existant drainage problem. Street acknowledged the drainage problem and noted that the city had been trying for months to res+blve it with the county. He also noted that a sanitary sewer problem existed in the areas as noted in the petition. HEALTH & Mayor Hogan suggested that the property owners call SANITATION. the County Engineers office every day to expedite action regarding the drainage problem. BARNIER MOVED to acknowledge receipt of the petition for extension of a sanitary sewer along 98th Ave. north of James Street and to direct the engineer to prepare an LID for this project, Martell seconded, motion carried. LID 259 Easement. An easement has been received from George McKinney in connection with the Horseshoe Acres Sewer project, in order to extend the line to Rose Avenue. BARNIER MOVED to accept the easement and to authorize payment of $2858.00 out of the Horseshoe Acres Sewer project, Clements seconded , motion carried. THE CITY ATTORNEY introduced Ordinance 1716, adopting by reference King County Resolution #28938, "Food Service Establishments" . MARTELL MOVED for passage of the ordinance, Barnier seconded, motion carried. WATER LID 266, Lake Fenwick . It was noted that a resolution .to initiate LID 266 for water improvements in the Lake Fenwick Area was to have been considered at this meeting. A letter was read from C. H. Flowers, Agusta J. Flowers, James L. Thom and Verla Flowers Halladay, representing the majority of the property owners involved , requesting a list of the recommended contractors to be used to seek a more equitable price on this job. The letter also requested that the LID be tabled until they are able to determine these costs and have positive figures to substatiate the prices. It was noted that a list of contractors has been sent and no further action is necessary until the petitioners again contact the city. LID Segregation. Mr. Jack Stewart has requested a segrega- tion of an assessment in LID 256. It was noted that his ownership predated the final hearing, date, so the City pro- poses to make the segregation at its expense. BARNIER MOVED to direct the City. Engineer and City Attorney to prepare the segregation for Mr. Stewart, Masters seconded, motion carried. BIDS Fire Hose. The following bids were received for 2000 feet of 2 z" fire hose:. Fire Control Northwest, Inc. $2, 761.50, inc. tax L. N. Curtis & Sons 2, 814.00, inc. tax American Rubber Mfg. Co. 3, 171 .00, inc. tax Mr. Street noted that the bid of Fire Control Northwest did not include a bid bond or cashier 's check, which were required in the specifications. He recommended therefore that the bid of Fire Control Northwest be rejected. MARTELL MOVED to accept the bid of L. N. Curtis & Sons, Barnier seconded, motion carried. ANNEXATION It was noted that on April 15th, the Boundary Review BoarA twill hold a hearing on the proposed annexation by Des Moines of the area directly west of the Kent city limits. In discussion regarding tnis annexation with the Des Moines City Manager, it was suggested that since their annexation is to be by election, that Kent would propose to hold an election at the same time to annex the property east of 27th Ave. S. between 242nd and 3 lots South of 244tn plus that portion of lots 10 and 31, Block 6, Federal Highway Addition. This would make a logical division between the two communities, and insure even boundary lines for both cities . ELLIOTT MOVED to direct the City Administrator to notify the Boundary Review Board of this proposal and for the City Attorney to prepare an ordinance, Masters seconded, motion carried. DRAINAGE It was noted that there is a storm drainage problem between S. 218tii and S. 222nd on the East Valley Highway, which has been discussed witn the commissioner of the drainage district in this area. Mayor Hogan suggested that the utilities committee meet with the property owners and commissioners to try to find a solution to the problem. BARNIER MOVED to have such a meeting on April 14th at 7: 30 p.m. , Martell seconded , motion carried. FLOOD A .letter from Chris Palzer to George Wannamaker CONTROL was read noting the flooding condition in the area west of the Green River in the vicinity of S. 212th Street extending both north and south, located west of the Boeing Aero-Space Center and Kent, the proposed site of the International Trade Mart Complex. It was noted that the area involved- is '-both inside and outside the City and is a problem for the City and County. BARNIER MOVED to place the letter on file and for the City to work with King County on.'this problem, Martell seconded, motion carried. CITY Mr. Street reviewed the background events concerning the HALL brick paving. to be used outside of the new City Hall, noting that originally, the entire area was to have been paved, but then a portion of the paving was dropped from the contract. The architect has assured the city that the cross-hatched area designating brick paving, as shown on the drawing dated May 1970 has been included in the contract at all times. The contractor has now informed the architect that the smaller drawing does not include all of the cross- hatched area, and Street displayed a drawing showing the area outlined in red as the area claimed by the contractor to be his responsibility. The red enclosed area deletes from. 20 to 25% of the paving shown on the May 1970 drawing. The contractor has stated that his bid was based on the smaller drawing which does not agree with the larger, May 1970 drawing. Mayor Hogan noted that the architect has consistently assured the city that the paving would be in accordance with the larger drawing and that it would be in the best interest of the city for the architect to accept the claim of the contractor that he is responsible for paving only the smaller area. The Mayor suggested that the city should challenge the architect on this matter. The City Attorney and various councilmen agreed that if the smaller drawing was the one used by the contractor when he bid the job, he could not be held responsible for the area described on the May 1970 drawing. Mirk noted that it appeared that the architect has erred in converting, from the smaller scale to the larger scale drawing. Barnier suggested that the city could delete all of the paving from the contract, subtract the amount, at $2.00 per sq. ft. and let out a separate contract for the paving. Martell concurred, and both councilmen suggested the matter be- settled by the next workshop meeting, to avoid delay in finishing the project. MARTELL MOVED for the City Council to state to the architect that, in, accordance with his drawing, and his assurance throughout the project, that the city expects the architect to produce the amount of paving as shown on the May 1970 drawing. Lee -seconded . Clements noted that the architect should be informed immediately, so that the matter could be discussed at the next workshop meeting, if the architect rejects this statement. Barnier reiterated that the council was in agreement to stand firm on insisting that the architect stand behind his statement and drawing as to the amount of paving to be done under the contract. Motion carried unanimously. Street reported that the architect has submitted a proposal for draperies for the new City Hall , utilizing two different types of material . Specifications will be furnished by the architect and the city will call for bids. ELLIOTT MOVED to approve Field Order #8, in the amount of , $337.94, covering revisions to the communications center, necessary for housing telephone equipment, Masters seconded, motion carried . PLUMBING The City Attorney introduced Ordinance 1715 , adopting the CODE 1970 Plumbing Code. LEE MOVED for passage of the ordinance, Martell seconded, motion carried. ANTENNA A letter from M-Ar-Lan Company was read, requesting INSTALLATION the use of a water tank as a base for an antenna installation location for the Kent Taxi Cab Co. and other local businesses . BARNIER MOVED to place the letter on file and to pursue the matter at the next workshop, Masters seconded . Mr. Street pointed out that the only city water tower which is not in a residential zone is the one on the west hill , and that the zoning ordinance would preclude using any other water tower for this purpose. He recommended that no decision be made on this matter for at least . 30 days since some - legislation was recently passed concerning acceptance of hold harmless bonds by cities , The -City Attorney concurred. Barnier withdrew his motion and Masters withdrew the second. MASTERS MOVED to accept the letter and place it on file, Lee seconded, motion carried. DEED MASTERS MOVED to accept and record a deed for street purposes and an easement for utility purposes from the Kent School District in Block 4, McMillan 's Addition, in connection with the additon to the Kent Junior High School , Martell seconded, motion carried . BOND LEE MOVED to increase the City Treasurer 's bond from $15 ,000 to $50 ,000 , Barnier seconded, motion carried. . CENSUS A letter from the U. S. Department of Commerce was read, noting that the corrected 1970 City of Kent census figure is 16,, 275 . CIVIC In order to expedite the report of the Civic Betterment BETTERMENT Committee, Maybr Hogan has proposed that small committees COMMITTEE be created and asked each councilman to select a goal upon which committee they would serve. Selections were made as follows: Goal 41 - Improve Economic Climate - Masters Goal #2 - Improve Communication Between - Martell City Government & Citizens Goal #3 - Improve Appearance of City - Lee Goal #4 - Develop the Physical :Services - Elliott & Facilities of the Community to Meet Functional Needs of the Public Goal #5 - Provide for Highest & Best Use of - Clements the Land in the Public Interest . '-Goal #6 - Encourage Public & Private Develop- - Barnier ment of Educational , Cultural & Recreational Facilities & Programs Lee, Barnier and Martell agreed that Goal #1 was of importance to every member of the community. Masters concurred and suggested that since she had served on the original committee, that one of the others take Goal #1 . Elliott suggested that the time schedule, as well as assignments to the goals be discussed at the April 12th workshop. BEAUTIFICA- Mayor Hogan read Resolution 693, designating April as Kent TION Clean-Up Month. Barney Wilson noted that the City will cooperate in this project by hauling rubbish during the last week of the month, by street tree planting, washing streets, etc. ELLIOTT MOVED for adoption- of the resolution, Barnier seconded, motion carried. GREEN RIVER It was noted that Mr. Harris reviewed the work of the COORDINATORS Green River Coordinators at the last work session. This work by the Planning Departments of King County, Tul�wila, Renton, Kent and Auburn in conjunction with a representative of the Corps of Engineers, was to develop a concept of inte- grating the King County trails system with a green belt along the river. If the communities adopt this plan, the Corps of Engineers will submit it as a recommendation with their report on the manner of controlling the Green River to avoid flooding the valley floor. BARNIER MOVED to submit the pro- posal of the Green River Coordinators to the Corps of Engineers to be included with their recommendation on Green River Flood Control as an expression of the Comprehensive Plan of the City of Kent, Clements seconded , motion carried. PUGET SOUND Mr. Harris presented a report on the Puget Sound & ADJACENT and Adjacent Waters Study. CLEMENTS MOVED to authorize WATERS STUDY Mr. Harris to represent the City of Kent at the public hearing to be held on April .22nd in Seattle, Barnier seconded, motion carried. CONFERENCES ELLIOTT MOVED to authorize Barney Wilson and Jamie & Parsons to attend the Pacific Northwest Parks and CONVENTIONS Recreation Conference in Portland on April 17th to April 21st, Masters seconded, motion carried . FINANCE MARTELL MOVED that the bills received on or before April 6th and approved by the Finance Committee, be paid. Lee seconded, motion carried . MEETING ADJOURNED: 9 :05 p.m. Respectfully submitted, Isabel Hogan Marie Jensen c�rY c�_Fc+4 Mayor City Clerk 1