HomeMy WebLinkAboutCity Council Meeting - Council - Minutes - 01/03/1972 Kent, Washington
January 3 , 1972
Regular meeting of the Kent City Council was called to order at
7; )0 p.m. Present: Mayor Hogan, Councilmen: Baffaro, Barnier,
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.
HEALTH & LID 267 Sanitary Sewers East Valley Highway
SANITATION From S . 212th to S. 218th. Street explained
that the financing of the proposed sewer proj-
ect would be by LID bonds . The public hearing
was opened by Mayor Hogan. Robert Boyd , Real
Estate Manager for Burlington Northern Railroad ,
noted that the railroad owns approximately 75 acres
in the area, some of which is within the boundaries of
the project. He noted that about 15 acres were to be
developed so the consulting firm of Stevens, Thompson
and Runyon were engaged to design a sewer. Mr. Boyd
asked that the hearing be postponed for 30 days in
order to discuss the location of sewer lines, cost of
sewers , benefits, etc. with the engineers . There
were no other objections or comments from the floor
and MARTELL MOVED to close the hearing, Clements
seconded. Under discussion, Wickstrom pointed out
that Burlington Northern proposes to bring in the
sewer from a different direction, which would affect
the cost of the project as well as the overall bene-
fits to the railroad . Burlington Northerns consultant
explained that the railroad property would be served
less expensively from the west. Street suggested
that since the railroad ' s proposal would affect the
service to the other properties , that the hearing be
continued to the next council meeting. Martell
withdrew his motion, Clements withdrew his second.
MARTELL MOVED to continue the hearing to the next
council meeting, Elliott seconded, motion carried .
LID 267 . BARNIER MOVED to authorize the Mayor to
sign a request for federal assistance on the LID 267
project, Martell seconded , motion carried .
LID 272 EVH Street Improvement From S . 212th to
S. 228th. The City Attorney introduced Ordinance 1757,
creating LID 272 for street improvements to 84th Ave. S.
MASTERS MOVED for passage of the ordinance, Martell
seconded , motion carried, with Baffaro voting nay.
LID 272 - Right-of-Way Acquisition. ELLIOTT MOVED to
authorize the City Attorney to hire two negotiators
to acquire the necessary property for right-of-way for
LID 272, Masters seconded, motion carried, with Baffaro
and Clements voting nay.
LID 272 - Time Table . Dennis Scott explained the proposed
time table for LID 272, noting that the UAB funding pro-
vided for the contract to be completed within 15 months,
or Mid-August, 1972. UAB has required that a Critical
Path Method diagram be drafted , outlining phases of work
and time required on each. He pointed out that some time
had been lost when the original LID ( 270 ) was defeated.
It was pointed out that letters to the property owners
would be carried by the appraisers.
LID 269 Sanitary Sewers - 98th Ave. S . MARTELL MOVED
to accept as complete, Jim Biggar ' s contract forthe
sanitary sewer on 98th Ave. S . , Barnier seconded, motion
carried.
HEALTH & LID 259 - Time Extension - Horseshoe Acres Sewer.
SANITATION Street noted that the engineers had agreed that a
change order for a 40 day extension of time should
�"' be granted to the contractor. He asked that action
CORRECTED • REFER TO be withheld however, pending receipt of a new change
MINUTES OF - �- 7 order to instead allow the contractor to shut down
operations from March 1 to April 28. He suggested
that the cleanup work could be done during this period,
as the lines could not be used until the pump station
is completed on April 28th.
Drainage Problem. A letter from the Department of
Social and Health Services was read-, regarding a
water drainage problem at the driveway to their build-
ing at 21851 84th Ave. L . MASTERS MOVED to accept the
letter and to refer the matter to the proper department,
Martell seconded, motion carried.
Willis Street Water & Sewer Installation. MASTERS MOVED
to approve Change Order #1 submitted by Select Con-
tractors in the amount of $1 , 233 .50 for the removal of
a concrete block 4 ' X 5 ' X 301 , in connection with the
Willis Street water and sewer project, Barnier seconded,
motion carried. MARTELL MOVED to accept the contract
as complete, Masters seconded, motion carried.
STREETS Street Lighting -_ West Valley Highway. It was noted
that Del Armstrong, the consultant on street lighting
for the West Valley Highway has submitted a preliminary
design, and is ready to start the final design. The City
Engineer suggested that these plans be discussed at the
January loth work session.
Traffic Code. A notice from the King County Council
was read noting a public hearing in the King County Court-
house on January 17th at 9 : 30 a.m. to consider the adoption
of an ordinance relating to the King County Traffic Code,
a copy of which is on file in the City Clerk ' s office.
MASTERS MOVED to place the letter on file, Elliott
seconded, motion carried .
POLICE & A letter was read from the Order of the Eastern Star,
FIRE commending the Police Department for their assistance
in directing people to a reception in Kent recently.
MASTERS MOVED to file the letter, Martell seconded,
motion carried.
A letter from Hal Cline was read, commending Police
Officer Byerly for his action in response to an emergency
call to the Cline home recently. MASTERS MOVED to accept
the letter and place it on file, Martell seconded, motion
carried.
PARKS & Lake Fenwick Funding. The City Pttorney introduced Resolution
RECREATION 714, approving and providing for the execution of the con-
tract for the HUD grant matching funds for the Lake Fenwick
project. LEE MOVED for adoption of the resolution, Masters
seconded. Under discussion, Martell stated that he was not
in favor of buying property at this high price and the feder-
al grants increased the taxes. Clements concurred . Wilson
noted that this was approved for the Fenwick project by vote
of the people. Barnier agreed that the price was high, but
noted that a jury trial had set the amounts. Motion carried ,
with Clements and Martell votingnay.
Russell Road Park. Change Order #1 has been submitted in
connection with the Russell Road Park project, which includes
the acceptance of Alternate #2 - cost-in-place curb per bid
$5 , 253; Alternate #5 - landscaping as bid $10, 160; revision
of blacktop on softball field $149 .50; spread and compact
loose fill material on parking lot $550; reduce import fill
material $783 . It was noted that these changes have been
approved by the other agencies involved in financing this
project . MASTERS MOVED to approve Change Order #1 , Lee
seconded, motion carried .
ZONING American Commonwealth Foundation - C-1 to C-3 .
A public hearing has been scheduled for this meeting
for a rezone from C-1 to C-3 , upon the application of
the Renton School District. The Planning Commission
has recommended that the rezone be denied . William
Belmondo, representing the Renton School District,
requested that the application be withdrawn since the
sale of the property to American Commonwealth Founda-
tion had not been sonsumated . CLEMENTS MOVED for the
application for American Commonwealth Foundation to be
denied , Baffaro seconded, motion carried.
Harold Wynn- MHR to C-3. Mr. Harris pointed out the
area on the map, located on Pacific Highway South, south
of the Midway Theatre, consisting of 6% acres. It was
noted that the Planning Commission recommends approval .
There were no comments or objections from the floor and
MARTELL MOVED to close the hearing, Lee seconded , motion
carried . MARTELL MOVED to direct the City Attorney to
prepare an ordinance approving the rezone and amending
the zoning ordinance in accordance with the petition,
Elliott seconded, motion carried .
Army Seijas. Harris pointed out that in the same general
area, Mr. Seijas has applied for a rezone which does not
include a very small parcel of land zoned MHR adjacent
to the Seijas property. CLEMENTS MOVED to direct the
Planning Commission to include this area in their considera-
tion of the Army Seijas request for rezone, Masters
seconded, motion carried.
Sheirbon - R-4 to C-3 . A public hearing has been scheduled
for this meeting on the Wayne Sheirbon application for a
rezone. The Planning Commission recommended that the rezone
be denied. It was noted that Mr. Sheirbon has requested
that the application be withdrawn. BAFFARO MOVED that the
request for rezone be denied, Clements seconded, motion
carried.
LICENSES Cabaret. MASTERS MVED to refer a request for a cabaret
license for the Blarney Stone at 105 N. Central Ave. to
the Police Committee, Lee seconded, motion carried.
BIDS Street Lighting - Willis Street. Street reported that the
only bid received ,for the proposed Willis Street lighting
project was from Moss Construction in the amount of $126, 233 . 21 .
He recommended that this bid be rejected, as it is considerably
higher than the engineer 's estimate and noted that this matter
will be considered at the next workshop meeting on January
loth. ELLIOTT MOVED to reject the bid of Moss Construction,
Masters seconded, notion carried .
BEAUTIFICA- Street Trees. It was noted that the Parks Department
TION proposes to make approximately 150 sidewalk cuts to plant
street trees. The cutting will be done immediately, but
the concrete will not be removed until it is time to plant
the trees. MASTERS MOVED to authorize the Parks Department
to initiate the street tree project to imrpove the downtown
business section, Elliott seconded , motion carried .
KENT-AUBURN ELLIOTT MOVED to allow the project "Jobline" use of office
JOBLINE PRO- space on the third floor, Police wing, noting that this
GRAM arrangement may be terminated when the City requires this
space, Baffaro seconded, motion carried.
FINANCE LEE MOVED to pay the bills received through January 20th
and approved by the Finance Committee, in order to close
the 1971 books, Clements seconded, RDtion carried.
MEETING ADJOURNED: 8 :15 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
Isabel Hogan Marie Jensen
Mayor City Clerk