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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCity Council Meeting - Council - Regular Minutes - 08/02/1971 Kent, Washington August 2, 1971 Regular meeting of the Kent City Council was called to order by Mayor Pro Tem Lee. Present: Councilmen: Barnier, Clements, Masters, and Elliott; City Attorney Mirk, City Administrator Street, City Engineer Sherwood and Mrs. Pat Levine of the Planning Department. Councilmen: Baff aro and Martell were absent. Upon MASTERS"S MOTION, seconded by Clements, the minutes of the meeting of July 19th were approved as printed. HEALTH & Public Hearing on Final Roll LID 259, Horseshoe SANITATION Acres Sanitary Sewer. The City Engineer described the project as consisting of a sewage lift station which will be located West of N.P. tracks near Pay-N-Pak, along with a sewage collection system. Ramsey pointed out that sewer lines would be located on S. 258th, S . 262nd, and S . 266th, 85th Ave. S . and on Central Ave . , totaling approximately 10, 000 feet of pipe. The total project cost is $479,800, of which $248, 605 is LID, $178, 000 is in grants and the City of Kent is participating in the amount of $53, 195 . Ramsey explained that the assessments were figured in 3 zones, plus $200 per side sewer connection. City Administrator Street explained the proposed financing as a 10-year proj- ject, with bonds to be sold, probably at 7%, with interest figured on the unpaid principal. The public hearing was opened. Mr. Ed Silling asked for clarification as to the amount of his assessments. Street suggested he contact the engineers on this question. Letters of protest were read from Richard Dahlquist, Jay W. Kane, E. J. Silling; Bertha I. Delaney, Edna Bracklin Huddleston; Mr. and Mrs. Brian Hambleton; Mrs. June Lamb and Mr. W. E. Lamb; and Burlington Northern. Burlington Northern 's letter requested that Items#13 and #16 be deleted from the roll. Lee noted that these letters would be considered at the Utilities Committee meeting on August 4, 1971. After all who wished to speak were aff(rded the opportunity, MASTERS MOVED to close the hearing, Elliott seconded, mothn carried. Masters noted that property owners should be sure that the legal descriptions, as supplied to the City by the County, are correct. Sewer Extension S . of S. 180th. The City Engineer recommended acceptance of a late-comers agreements for a sanitary sewer extension South from S . 180th to SLJrve N.B. of C. , Humble Oil and Texaco. He ekplained that the property owners had concurred in the $6.66 per front foot charge to be• paid to N,B. of C. who advanced the money for the extension. CLEME NTS MOVED to approve the agreement, Elliott seconded, motion carried. STREETS E. Gowe Street. Upon Master 's question, the City Engineer noted that some repairs had been made on E. Gowe, but lack of funds in the budget had precluded major repairs this year. Vacation of 234th. The Attorney introduced Ordinance 1728; providing for the vacation of a portion of South 234th within the Kent Valley Industrial Park when ac- quiring certain lands within Kent Industrial Park. MASTERS MOVED to adopt Ordinance 1728, Elliott seconded, motion carried. STREETS Phase III LID 261 S 212th - Agreement with King County Drainage District #1. An agreement with Drainage District #1 as approved by the engineers in connection with the improvements to S . 212th St. was read by the City Clerk. MASTERS MOVED for the Mayor to be authorized to sign the agreement; Barnier seconded, motion carried. James St. Pedestrian Crossing. The City Engineer reported that the estimated costs of continuing the screening on the James St. Overpass would be $7, 965 to the first landing, and $10, 000 to extend it to the bottom. Masters noted that similar pedes- trian overpasses in Seattle, crossing high traffic volume streets, were deemed safe. MASTERSMOVED for no further action to be taken on the matter, since the present structure is considered safe. Elliott seconded , motion carried . Parking Improvements near 2nd and Harrison. The City Engineer reported that he had found that the street was sound and offered the following alterna- tives : 1 ) to pave next to the alley adjacent to the Moonlite Inn parking lot to alleviate ponding of water, 2) for the City or the owners to inititate an LID, including storm sewers, curbs, etc. and replace the sidewalks on the West side from Harrison to the alley, 3) pave from the stre Et to the sidewalk on the West side from Harrison to the alley and require the Moonlite Inn to put in extruded curbing along the parking lot s.o as to prevent parkers from driv- ing over the sidewalk. .It was also suggested that the shoulder could be paved from Blessings to Harrison and either prohibit parking, or allow only parallel parking. Sherwood pointed out that there was no curb under the paving adjacent to the Moonlite parking lot, and recommended that No. 1 as listed above was in line with the City policy. Masters determined that Mr. Youngberg had not' been advised of the engineer 's conclusions on the problem, and MOVED for the matter to be referred to the council as a committee of the whole for a decision. Barnier seconded, motion carried. Bidson Reith Road. Bids on Reith Road, Phase I, were received as follows: LDL Land Development Co. $185 , 815 .00 Bellevue Bulldozing 208, 919.50 Bay Construction 218, 109.50 Tri-State Construction 218, 298.00 Moss Construction 252, 389 .50 CLEME NTS MOVED to note that bids for the Reith Road project were received and for the clerk to record same in the minutes. Masters seconded, motion carried. Walt Ramsey noted that the low bid was approximately $65 , OOO under the engineer 's estimate. East Valley Highway - S. 212th to S . 228th. The City Engineer and Administrator have recommended utilizing the professional services of J. Carroll Shoe in pre- paring a proposed LID for the East Valley Improvement. BARNIER MOVED to approve securing the services of the firm of J. Carroll Shoe for professional help in setting up the East Valley LID, Masters seconded, motion carried. East Valley Highway. A letter was read from the State Highway Commission noting that the portion of East Valley Highway from Green River to S. 192nd will be returned to the City in October, 1972. MASTERS MOVED to file this letter and for the Engineer to be directed to note the condition of the road to insure that routine maintenance is up to date. Elliott seconded, motion carried. STREETS Traffic Safety. A letter from J. P. Curran was read pointing out the dangers of signs and trees which obstruct the views of drivers. MASTERS MOVED that receipt of letter be recorded and for the Engineer and Planner to report at the next council meeting whether or not tlese signs or trees are in violation of any existing ordinance. Barnier seconded. Elliott noted that further consideration was to have been given to this subject under Sec. 8 of Ordinance 1703 . Barnier pointed out that the intersection of S. 212th and the East Valley Highway was a potential accident site due to sight-obscuring signs. Motion carried. Pacific Highway - LID 265 . Upon the City Engineer 's recommendation, MASTERS MOVED to accept as complete the Bellevue Bulldozing Contract for the Pacific High- way project, and to pay the final estimate. Clements seconded, motion carried . WATER S . 218th Water Main Front Foot Charges. The City Engineer noted that front foot charges should be pee established by the council for those who wish to con- CORRECTED • REFER TO nect to the S . 218th supply main which supplies water to the valley from the 6 million gallon tank at James MINUTES OF !"I & 98th S . Based on what the line cost the City, the Engineer has suggested $8.00 per front foot for each side for those who wish to connect. BARNIE R MOVED, Masters seconded, to establish the charge at $8.00 per front foot for each side. Motion carried. Release of Bond. The City Engineer noted that Jim Biggar had installed a water main extension for Pacific Steeel Treating Co. , south of the Andrew Brown Paint Co. A check was deposited with the City as a bond. Upon Sherwood 's recommendation, HARNIER MOVED to release the bond to Biggar as soon as the oiling of the driveway is completed, Elliott seconded, motion carried. O"CONNELL O'Connell Annexation & Zoning. The City Attorney ANNEXATION introduced Ordinance 1727, annexing the O'Connell & ZONING properties to the City. Mayor Pro Tem Lee opened the public hearing on the proposed annexation. There were no comments from the floor and ELLIOTT MOVED to close the hearing, Barnier seconded, motion carried. ELLIOTT MOVED to adopt Ordinance 1727 Barnier seconded, motion carried. First Public Hearing on Zoning of O'Connell Annexation_. Mayor Pro Tem Lee noted that in accordance with state law for non-charter code cities, it is necessary to have ( 2) public hearings on the zoning of new or proposed annexed areas, and that this is the first hearing on the zoning of the O'Connell Annexation. The Planning Commission recommended that the property be zoned R-A except for a small strip on the East side of the river, for which MA zoning was recommended, Until such time as a specific use is developed. The public hearing was opened. There were no comments from the floor and MASTERS MOVED to close the hear- ing. Barnier seconded, motion carried . It was pointed out tfiat the second public hearing will be held on September 7th. TANK It was pointed out that the Boundary Review Board has ANNEXATION not invoked jurisidiction on the Tank Annexation appli- cation. MASTERS MOVED for a public hearing to be held on the Tank Annexation on August 16, 1971. Elliott seconded, motion carried. Public hearings on the zoning for this annexation have been scheduled for September 7 and October 18, 1971. ANNEXATION Elliott noted that the Annexation Committee will meet COMMITTEE on Tuesday, August 3rd at 10: 30 A.M. CLAIM Claim of Joan NUSSli. Street explained that the City' s street crew had been mowing a small piece of property at the northwest corner of Lincoln and Smith, adjacent to the freeway right-of-way, upon the assumption that it was state or city property. Some libs were cut from a pear tree in order to expe- dite the mowing. Joan Nussli , owner of the property, has filed a claim in the amount of $300 for loss of part of the pear crop for two years. The City Attorney has opined that the City is liable for some damages but not in the amount asked. MASTERS MOVED for the Attorney to be authorized to offer the amount of $100 as maximum for settlement in full. Elliott seconded. Barnier opined that this amount was excessive and suggested $25 , or $50, maximum. Mrs. Nussli stated that she had been advised that $300 was a fair figure for the partial loss of the crop, and that Prentice Nursery had suggested she should sue the City for $1200 . Elliott determined that there was only one pear tree on the property and that the tree had not been destroyed. BARNIER MOVED to amend the motion to change the amuunt to $50.00 maximum as settlement in full . Masters seconded. Amended motion carried, with Lee voting nay. FIRE A letter from Rev. John L. Gretz was read expressing DEPARTMENT appreciation for the services of the Fire Department at the recent "Green River Float" . MASTERS MOVED for this letter to be recorded and filed. Clements seconded, motion carried . Masters noted receipt of an invitation from the Fire Department to a dinner at 7 : 30 P.M. on August 12th, at Station #1 in honor of the 6th anniversary of Kent's full time Fire Department. PARKS The Parks and Recreation Commission have recommended that the firm of Olson, Richert and Bignold be used to develop the plans and specifications for the improve- ment of Russell Road Park, under the proposed contract for $10,000, noting that this firm has done excellent work in the past for Kent. The City Attorney suggested the amount be stated as "approximately $10, 000" since the architect 's fees are based on a percentage of the construction cost and this project is funded at $120, 000. MASTERS MOVED that the City enter into a contract with Olson, Richert and Bignold to develop plans for Russell Road Park at a cost of approximately $10, 000, Elliott seconded. Barnier objected to this terminology as "open ending" , and suggested that a celing be put on the amount. The motion and second were withdrawn. Several motions were made and with- drawn, and the fee schedules listed on page 2 of the AIA Standard form of Agreement were discussed, and were explained by the City Attorney. ELLIOTT MOVED for the city to enter into a contract with Olson, Richert and Bignold to develop plans for Russell Road Park at a cost computed upon the percentages and fee scheduleds shown on Page 2 of , the Standard AIA contract dated July 21, 1971 . Masters seconded. Motion carried, over Barnier 's nay. LIBRARY Street reported that• a proposed contract with King County for sharing the cost of the addition to the Kent Library and the architect 's plans for the addi- tion were not yet available, but he expected to have them by Wednesday. A letter was read from the Director of Civil Defense requesting that the City consider building a fallout shelter in the proposed additon to the library. MASTERS MOVED for receipt of the letter to be recorded. Barnier seconded. Street pointed out that the water table in the valley is too high to permit this. Motion carried. TRANSIT A letter was read from the Chamber of Commerce urging SERVICE the City to petition the Washington Utilities and Trans- portation Commission to authorize the Metropolitan Transit Bus System to establish shuttle routes between people concentrated areas. The letter also noted that the Chamber recommends that the Transit Bus System be financially supported until such time as consideration of "Metro" is voted upon. MASTERS MOVED to record receipt of the letter and for the items to be considered at a work session. Clements seconded, motion carrif3. CITY HALL City Administrator Street reported that the parking lot has been paved and will be lighted and striped this week. Landscaping. A letter was read from the Chamber of Commerce endorsing City Historian Clarence Shoff 's suggestion that the citizens participate in the land- scaping of the City Hall . The Chamber suggested that a fund be established for contributions from which plants could be purchased under the direction of the landscape architect, Richard Haag. MASTERS MOVED to record receipt of the letter, Elliott seconded, motion carried. Street noted that a fund has already been established for improvements not only for landscaping but for other contributions such as pictures or other art objects. Demolition. Bids for the demolition of the old City Hall were received as follows: Bidder Amount Time of Work Roy W. Hunter $64,950.00 December 31, 1971 City Transfer 9,850.00 10 working days Frank ' s Housewrecking 4, 462.50 60 days W. C. Frost 4, 800.00 15 working days Since it will be necessary to block the sidewalk at Second and Gowe and to utilize the street during the demolition, the City Administrator recommended that the W. C. Frost bid be accepted as the best bid. CLEMENTS MOVED to accept the W. C. Frost bid in the amount of $4800, to be completed in 15 working days, as the best bid. Masters seconded. Frank Powers noted from the audience that his bid was lower. Street explained that considering the 60-day time element stated in Powers ' bid, that the W. C. Frost was the best bid. Motion carried. CITY MASTERS MOVED to adopt Resolution 702, authorizing PROPERTY expenditure of the money received from the sale of the Blue Banner building for the improvement of the City Warehouse. Barnier seconded, motion carried. CITY It has been proposed to utilize the services of Bogard WAREHOUSE and Hewitt for proposed improvements to present ware- house, since they designed the original building. Services will include development of a full set of plans, specifications and other required data and the bids will be submitted so that the City can do such portions of the work as it is capable of doing. The fee will be 8%. CLEMENTS MOVED for the City to enter into a contract with Bogard and Hewitt for architec- tural services at the City warehouse. Elliott seconded. Masters noted that we will be doing only that part of the work which we can afford at this time. Motion carried. BUILDING Demolition Charges. It was noted that the charges CODE have not been paid to the City for the demolition of 2 dangerous buildings . CLEMENTS MOVED for the City Treasurer to submit the bills for demolition of the Hemmerling and Richards buildings to the County Treas- urer in accordance with the Uniform Building Code, Volume IV, and the state law covering such action. Masters seconded, motion carried. BUILDING Notice was received that King County proposes to adopt OODE a new building code, on which a hearing will be held at 9 : 30 A.M. , August 30, 1971 . BARNIER MOVED for the Engineer to be directed to have a representative of the Building Inspection Department attend this hearing Elliott seconded, motion carried. FINANCE East Valley Construction Fund . The City Attorney introduced Ordinance 1729, creating an East Valley Con- struction Fund and transferring $20,00 from Unbudgeted, unexpended street funds. CLEMENTS MOVED to adopt Ordinance 1729 , Elliott seconded, motion carried. Revenue Sharing. A letter was received from County Executive John Spellman outlining the urgent need for passage of a general revenue-sharing bill . MASTERS MOVEDI Barnier seconded, that receipt of said letter be recorded and filed . Motion carried. Approval of Bills . MASTERS MOVED for the bills received before August 6, 1971 to be paid after approval of the Auditing Committee. Clements seconded, motion carried. BUSINESS City Attorney Mirk reported he would have a draft of LICENSE the proposed new Business License ordinance at the ORDINANCE next meeting. CLEARVIEW It was noted that Clearview TV Cable Company had TV CABLE applied for a variance from the underground wiring FRANCHISE ordinance, which was denied by the City Engineer. Street pointed out that Clearview does not have a franchise. The Company bought out Teletronics, but in May, ' the Council revoked the franchise granted to Teletronics because they had failed to furnish the required bond, so had not complied with the franchise ordinance. Letters from William Monson of Clearview and from Philip Biege, his attorney, were read request- ing action by the council on the matter of the variance, and applying for a franchise . MASTERS MOVED for the letters to be filed, Barnier seconded, motion carried. BARNIER MOVED for further consideration to be given after Clearview has received a franchise. Masters seconded , motion carried. It was pointed out that the matter would not be referred to the Police, Fire and Street Committees. SPECIAL It was noted that the Council will hold a Special City MEETING Council meeting on Monday, August 9th at 7:00 P.M. for the following purposes: 1 ) to confirm LID 259 (Horseshoe Acres Sewer Project) and to award the bid thereon; 2) for a public hearing on LID 264 (Benaroya Sewer Project) . INVITATION It was noted that the Mayor and Council have been invited to attend the annual Bon Festival at the White River Buddhist Church on August 7th at 5 :00 p.m. MEETING ADJOURNED: 9 :00 P.M. Respectfully submitted, Isabel Hogan Marie Jens6n �. Mayor g City Clerk cnY