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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCity Council Meeting - Council - Minutes - 04/19/1971 Kent, Washington April 19 , 1971 Regular meeting of the Kent City Council was called to order at 7; 00 p.m. Present: Mayor Hogan, Councilmen: Baff aro, Clements, Elliott, Lee, Martell and Masters, City Administrator Street, City Attorney Mirk, City Engineer Sherwood and Planning Director Harris Minutes of the last meeting were approved as printed and accepted by motion. BEAUTIFICA- A letter was read from Mr. & Mrs. John Mullen; TION donating to the City, all plants, shrubs and trees and the rockery formation located on the City right-of-way on the SW corner of Cedar and Clark. ELLIOTT MOVED to accept the letter and place it on file, Masters seconded. Mayor Hogan noted that the Mullens had always taken an interest in the City and had done much toward beautification of their neighborhood . Motion carried . CITY HALL Mr. Street reported that the contractor is going ahead with the brick work as directed by the Council. CIVIC- It was reported that at the April 26th workshop BETTERMENT session, further discussion will be held on assign- COMMITTEE ing committees to work on the goals of the Civic Betterment Committee report. STREET reported that the Chamber of Commerce ' s re- port concerning the interest of the individuals in the Central Business District would be presented at the May loth workshop meeting. He noted that city officials will meet with representatives of HUD to review a workable program regarding the building and housing codes. BIDS It was noted that on April .l5th, sealed proposals were opened for the sale of the surplus 1949 Seagraves Fire Truck. MARTELL MOVED that since none of the proposals received met the requirements of the call for bids, that all proposals be rejected, Masters seconded , motion carried MARTELL MOVED to authorize the Fire Chief to negotiate for the sale of the sur- plus truck, Masters seconded, motion carried. BIDS Landscaping - City Hall . Eleven bids were received CITY HALL for landscaping for the new City Hall. The three low bids are as follows: Base Top Soil Bidder Bid Alternate C.Y. Thorson Landscape $11, 700 $450.00 $5 .50 Lewis & Adler 11 , 748 1 ,418.00 4.00 Hamilton Clark & 12,060 1, 443 .00 8.00 Sons It was noted that Mr. Thorson had made a mistake on his alternate bid, but is prepared to go ahead if the Council accepts the alternate with the base bid. Street noted that the alternate includes extension of the plumb- ing and sprinkler system, and recommended including it. ELLIOTT MOVED to accept the bid of Lewis & Adler, in- cluding the alternate, and to reject the bid of Thorson Landscape, because of the obvious error in the bid, Baff aro seconded. Under discussion, Mr. Street explained that a performance bond for the entire contract, including the alternate is required, so the successful bidder would be obliged to do the full job. Motion carried, with Lee voting nay. PARKS & A letter was read from Dr. J. Arthur Stewart, Principal RECREATION at Kent Meridian High School , suggesting that the City consider designating the area adjacent to French Field as "Rob Osborne Memorial Park" . MASTERS MOVED to accept the letter and place it on file, Clements seconded, motion carried. BAFFARO MOVED to refer the matter to the Park Board, Elliott seconded, motion carried. PARKS & Lake Fenwick Park. The City Attorney reported that RECREATION he has requested a retrial on the land acquisition for Lake Fenwick Park, noting thathe did not feel that the City received a fair trial because of the testimony of the appraisers. He noted that the city might be able to negotiatie. The hearing is scheduled for April 30th. A RENEWAL of the contract between King County and the City of Kent to continue the joint recreation program, as included in the 1971 budget, has been received. BAFFARO MOVED To authorize the Mayor and Clerk to sign the contract, Martell seconded, motion carried. DRAINAGE It was noted that on Wednesday, April 14th, the Utilities Committee met with approximately 20_ individuals who reside or own property between 212th and 224th east of the East Valley Highway to discuss the surface water problem in this area. The utilization of a Local Improvement District or the dedication of easements to the Drainage District were discussed, neither of which were w ell received . The City Engineer agreed to furnish information on what grade and size of pipe would be necessary for the individual property owners to improve the flow across their property. Mayor Hogan recommended that every effort be made to get in touch with the Drainage District Commisioners on this matter . ANNEAXTIONS Tank Annexation. A 10% petition for annexation of a 5 acre parcel north of 260th and west of 104th has been re- ceived and reviewed by the Annexation Committee. MASTERS MOVED to acknowledge receipt of the 10% petition and to file same, Elliott seconded, motion carried . ELLIOTT MOVED that upon the filing of a 75% petition wherin these owners agree to accept their share of the city's existing bonded indebted- ness and the zoning as included in the Comprehensive Plan, said petition will be accepted and filed with the Boundary Review Board, Martell seconded, motion carried. IT WAS reported that Masters , Street and Sherwood, attended the Boundary Review Board meeting regarding the Des Moines Annexation. Mr. Street noted tht he spoke in favor of the annexation to Des Moines, except for 10 or 15 lots along Highway 99 which are inside the section line, which logically should be annexed to Kent. He noted that it will be approxi- mately 40 days before an answer can be expected from the Boundary Review Board. PLANNING Mayor Hogan noted that there are several citizens willing COMMISSION to fill the two vacancies on the Planning Commission. MARTELL MOVED to refer- the matter to the Planning Department for review, and for them to make their recommendation at the next meeting, Masters seconded, motion carried. . LICENSE Cabaret. Masters reported that the license committee has reviewed the request for a cabaret license from the Red Baron Tavern and have recommended approval . CENSUS It was noted that the 1971 census taken by the City, shows a court of 16, 805 , which has been reported to. the State for use for 1972 appropriations . HEALTH & . •ULID #1 , Contract IV. The City Attorney reported on the claim SANITATION from Tonneson-Slead regarding overages on Contract IV of the North .Sewer project. He noted that they sued the City ori- ginally for $25 , 000, which was reduced to $17,000 and after several negotiations with HIC, this amount was reduced further. He noted that they settled out of court on the side sewer portion, for less than 10% of the original amount. MASTERS MOVED for the City to pay this portion of the settlement, Elliott seconded, motion carried. HEALTH & LID Segregation. A request has been received from Paul SANITATION Weiser for segregation of assessments in ULID #l . MARTELL MOVED that upon receipt of proper application from Mr. Weiser, for the City Treasurer and City Engineer to segre- gate the assessments after receipt of the necessary fees as determined by law, together with a signed statement from the applicant agreeing to pay for the engineering time in- volved in making such segregation, Masters seconded, motion carried. Sewer Extension. Mr. Street reported that he had not as yet received a report from the County regarding the drainage pro- blem along 98th Ave. S. LID 263 , S. 228th Water and Sewer Improvements. A letter from the Department of Public Health was read, noting that a survey was made of this area to determine what percentage of the industries in the area were experiencing problems with their sewage disposal systems. The letter stated that all samples taken showed sewage pollution of the ground sur- face water. MASTERS MOVED to accept the letter and place it on file, Lee seconded, motion carried. It was pointed out that protests had been received in excess of 60% of the cost of the project. At the last workshop session, the cost of a greatly reduced area was presented. Street pointed out that such a program would eliminate pollution from the buildings in the reduced area, but not from the others. He noted that EDA funds might be available if the Health Department and the Council concur that the pollution presents a health hazard which would make it necessary to close down the operation of the buildings in the area. Upon the Mayor 's query, the City Attorney stated that if citizens reconsidered their protests, another public hearing would not be required to be held, as the Council has as yet taken no official action. Mr. Street noted that it would be necessary to start the LID over if EDA financing is sought, or if a major change to the LID is made. He noted that the EDA representative has opined that the EDA funds might'be available, as this project would save .jobs in the area. Masters asked what time element would be involved in determining EDA participation. Mr. Street replied that first, a survey would have to be taken to find out the number of jobs made possible by the industries in the area. He pointed out that this situation of saving jobs differs from creating jobs and if the City takes this step we could probably get the information from EDA in two weeks . The City Attorney recommended that the City take action to kill the LID, as the present ordi- nance would not be effective if EDA funds were involved. The City Engineer noted that the preliminary engineering was com- pleted, and that an EDA participation program' would take about 60 days to form. ' Mr. Favor of Kent Development, one of the protestors, asked whether the protests would be under 60% if he withdrew his objection. MASTERS MOVED to table this item to allow time for recomputing the figures, Elliott seconded, motion carried. Upon the City Engineer ' s completion of refiguring the project, ' ELLIOTT MOVED to reconsider this item, Martell seconded, motion carried. The City Engineer reported that if the protests were withdrawn by Mr. Waller and Kent Development, the objections would be less than 40% of the sewer portion of the LID. Mr. Street pointed out that the water portion of the LID was already restrained by protests amounting to 85%. Mr. Street acknowledged that withdrawing these two protests could affect an EDA applica- tion. Mr. Favro opined that if EDA assistance was available, some of the other protests would be withdrawn, as the assessments would be less. He and Mr. Waller did not, therefore, withdraw their protests . Upon Master ' s query, Mr. Street pointed out that if the Council formally restrained the LID and EDA declined to assist, the Council would have to decide if they are going to force the LID on the basis of a health hazard. Street pointed out that the City could seek EDA assistance only on the sewer portion of the project. HEALTH & MARTELL MOVED that LID 263 is restrained from SANITATION formation by protest in excess of 60/ of the cost, Clements seconded , motion carried. LEE MOVED to direct the Administrator to consider the alternative plan of EDA funding for the sewer portion, Martell seconded, motion carried. _ FINANCE Claims received through April 6tn, for which authoriza- tion for payment was given at the last meeting: Current Expense $22,861.36 Park 9, 123 .67 Library 408.54 Street 11, 375 .46 Arterial Street 224.91 Park Forward Thrust 1 , 761.05 City Hall 63 ,502 . 78 Equipment Rental 4,894.22 Fire R/P 954.26 LEFF Disabl . 664.56 Repair & Demolition 787.50 Sewer 30,538 .12 Water 16, 683 .80 Garbage 21, 458.86 228th St. Constr. 156.02 James St. Constr. 2 , 928.09 4th Ave. Constr. 9 , 762 .42 Reith Rd. Ph. I 7 ,012. 24 Off Street Parking 1 , 342.67 Interest Bearing Warrants North Kent Water Hill , Ingman & Chase 311 . 20 Hill, Ingman & Chase 1 , 742.72 LID 265 Ruskin Fisher & Assoc. 2 , 237.20 Ruskin Fisher & Assoc. 2, 250.47 MEETING ADJOURNED: 8 :05 p.m. Respectfully submitted, Isabel Hogan,Mayor Marie Jensen, City,C.la4k