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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCity Council Meeting - Council - Regular Minutes - 03/06/1972 Kent, Washington March 6 , 1972 Regular meeting of the Kent City Council was called to order at 7:00 P.M. Present: Mayor Hogan, Councilmen: Baffaro, Elliott, Jackson, Just, Kitto, Martell and Masters, City Administrator Street, City Attorney Mirk, City Engineer Sherwood and Planning Director Harris Masters moved that the minutes of the meeting of February 22 be approved as printed, Just seconded, motion carried. STREETS South Central . ELLIOTT MOVED to authorize the Mayor to sign the application for UAB funding for the proposed improvement of South Central and that Hill , Ingman and Chase be designated consulting engineers , Just seconded, motion carried. Traffic Control . Elliott pointed out that the State will be advertising for bids for the 4th and Gowe and the Smith and State street traffic signal improvements on March 13th, with construction to begin on April 1 . HEALTH & LID 267 Sanitary Sewers. MASTERS MOVED for the final SANITATION hearing on LID 267 to be held at 8:00 P.M. on April 3 , 1972 , Martell seconded , motion carried. CITY HALL MASTERS MOVED that upon the recommendation of the architect, the contract of Monroe Construction be accepted as substantially complete, Jackson seconded. Street pointed out that the architect has acknowledged that the leaks in the lobby were due to faulty design and would be corrected at his expense. He further noted -'that Monroe Construction will be required to complete the items on the "check list" within the 30 day waiting period, except for the sealing of the exterior masonry, which must be done in warm weather. The architect has suggested that the City accept a certified check from the contractor as a guarantee that this will be done. Motion carried. WATER Kangley Acres Plat. It was noted that the staff has developed insufficient information on the request for water at Kangley Acres. MASTERS MOVED that the matter be brought to the next work session, Jackson seconded, motion carried. FINANCE Upon the City Engineer ' s recommendation, MARTELL MOVED to authorize the City Treasurer to release the $500 cash bond posted by National Bank of Commerce in connection with street repairs, Just seconded, motion carried. Water - LID 256. A request has been received from Mr. Northfield for an LID segregation in LID 256. ELLIOTT MOVED to direct the City Engineer and City Treasurer to make thr requested segregation in accordance with stand- ard practice, Martell seconded, motion carried. STORM LID 271 East Hill Storm Drainage. MARTELL MOVED to DRAINAGE direct the City Attorney to prepare a resolution form- 'ing LID 271 for the East Hill Storm Drainage, with the preliminary hearing date to be May 1 , 1972, Masters seconded, motion carried . LIBRARY The City Attorney read Ordinance 1763, providing for the issuance and sale of $300, 000.00 G.O. Library Bonds. JUST MOVED for passage of the ordinance, Kitto seconded, motion carried . CITY Martell suggested that at the next workshop, consideration PROJECTS be given to publishing a fact sheet for new projects, containing information on the scope of the work, time schedule, financing, how it applies to citizens, etc. On Street 's question, Elliott clarified that this would not apply to projects totally financed by the City. BIDS Willis Street Lights. Bids have been received for the installation of the street lights which is separate from the undergrounding project, as follows : SiT al Electric $7, 790.00 , inc. tax General Service 8,095 .50 , inc. tax Fox & Nystrom 9 , 644. 25 , inc. tax Westcoast Electric 11 ,025 .00 , inc. tax Upon the City Engineer 's recommendation , MASTERS MOVED to accept the bid of Signal Electric, Elliott seconded , motion carried. LID 267 Sanitary Sewers - EVH. The following bids were received for LID 267 , Sanitary Sewers: J. E. Work, Inc. $93, 731 .66, inc. tax National Construction 102, 306. 75 , inc. tax Bowers Construction 133 , 023.45 , inc. tax Lundberg Construction 140 , 636.73, inc. tax LDL Land Dev. Co. 141 , 856.58, inc. tax Tri-State Construction 142, 197 . 30 , inc. tax Frank Coluccio 169 , 673 , 18, inc. tax O 'Leary Construction 280 , 189 . 35 , inc. tax MARTELL MOVED that the low bid of J. E. Work, Inc. be accepted and that the failure of the bidder to have his signature notarized on the non-collusion affidavit is an informality in the bid and is waived by the Council , Just seconded, motion carried. Two Police Cars . The following bids were received to furnish two police cars : Bill Hazelett $5 , 224.92, inc. tax and trade Strain ' s 5 , 253 . 21 , inc. tax and trade -Bowen Scarff 5 , 336.46, inc. tax and trade A letter from the Police Department was read recommend- ing that the bid of Bill Hazelett be accepted, including air conditioning units at $315 .90 for each car. MASTERS MOVED that the Police Chief ' s letter be made a matter of record and that the Council accept the recommendation awarding the bid of Bill Hazelett, including the air conditioning units , Jackson seconded , motion carried. ZONING Mr. Stark stated from the audience that he has leased a building at 21409 East Valley Highway to be used for church services. He has been informed by the Planning Department that this is not permitted in an M-2 zone, nor is it permitted under a conditional exception. Mr. Stark stated that the lease was obtained through a realtor who indicated that the zoning was proper and asked if the Council could take steps to allow the church use. The ' City Attorney stated that this would require changing the zoning ordinance and advised against it. He noted that Stark should seek legal counsel to terminate the lease. JUST MOVED to acknowledge that the appeal of Mr. Stark has been heard and that the Council desires to take no action to have the zoning ordinance amended, Martell seconded, motion carried. COUNCIL In conjunction with the Council organization which was COMMITTEES announced at last Council meeting, the following times have been suggested for meetings: Public Safety and Recreation Committee - 7:00 P.M. on the 2nd and 4th Mondays of each months. Annexation, Utilities & Engineering Committee - 7 :00 P.M. on the lst and 3rd Mondays of each month. Finance and Personnel - 8:00 A.M. on dates to be announced at regular Council meetings. COUNCIL Regular Council Meetings to be held at 8:00 P .M. COMMITTEES on the lst :and 3rd Mondays of each month. The Council will meet as a committee-of-the-whole at 8:00 P.M. on the 2nd and 4th Mondays of each month. (Workshop meetings) Since committee meetings may not be held if no business has been referred to this committee, the City Administrator will be directed to place a schedule of the meetings for the following week on the public bulletin board at the South entrance to the City Hall on Friday of each week. If any committee chairman calls a committee meeting for a time other than the above schedule, he will notify the City Administrator at least 12 hours before the meeting so notice may be given to the new media. MASTERS MOVED to direct the City Attorney to prepare a resolution containing all of the above items , except the date and hour of Council meetings, Baff aro seconded. Under discussion, Elliott noted that the Finance Committee would schedule meetings to review the updating of the job descriptions and the policy manual. Motion carried. COUNCIL The City Attorney introduced Ordinance 1764, changing MEETINGS the regular meeting time of the Council from 7:00 P.M. to 8:00 P.M. on the lst and 3rd Mondays. MASTERS MOVED for passage of the ordinance, Elliott seconded, motion carried . BOARD OF The complaint concerning the operation of Widing Trans- ADJUSTMENT portation on Highway 99 was reported at last work session. A review of the conditional use permit and subsequent meetings with Mr. Widing are as follows: 1 . The permit required that Widing work for the improvement of Highway 99 by widening to 5 lanes. This has been accomplished. 2. That he start construction within 6 months. The starting date is not recorded, as permits for grading were not required then. 3 . On January 14, 1970 following a meeting held between Mr. Widing, Mr. Martin, Mr. Barnes, Jim Harris and Mayor Hogan, Mr. Widing wrote a letter to the Mayor in which he agreed to the following: a. Agreed to shield flood lights so as not to reflect on Barnes property. This has been done. b. Agreed to discontinue use of the public address system, if possible between 10 :00 P .M. and 7:00 A.M. Mr. Barnes stated that periodi- cally the public address system is used during these hours until the neighbors complain. C. Agreed to construct a drainage ditch on south border of property to eliminate surface drainage onto Barnes property. This has only partially been done and is in need of maintenance. d. Agreed to "fencing of our property on a gradual and progressive basis" . No fence has been installed. e. Agreed to "bulletin all of our employees and make a concerted effort to have them enter and exit the property in the quietest manner possible" . We have no way to verify this action. BOARD OF In addition, a bulletin has been placed by Widing ADJUSTMENT requiring that all debris be picked up and nothing be allowed to go into Barnes property. Mr. Barnes stated that for the most this is being done. The use of chain saws to cut dunnage during the proposed restricted hours has occured . This obviously is in violation of the spirit of the use permit . Street suggested that the matters of fence construc- tion and the ditching be changed to dates certain; the ditching may require the installation of a catch basin to keep the water off Mr. Barnes driveway. MASTERS MOVED that the City Administrator contact Mr. Widing, negotiate the items of contention, and report back to the Council , Just seconded, motion carried. Fencing. Street reported that the Board of Adjust- ment 's questions regarding fencing had been reviewed. It was found that in some instances, city requirements have been preempted by State Law. Fencing of some operations is controlled by the City' s zoning ordinance and those which existed before the adoption of the ordinance became legal non-conforming uses. Unless there is a change of use or an addition, we do not have a legal right to require fencing. The enforcement of Board of Adjustment conditions is the responsibility of the City staff which reports to the City Council . The inspection programs are being reviewed and a directive will be issued to determine this responsibility. ELLIOTT MOVED that upon it 's completion, a copy of the directive designating the responsible party for all inspections be sent to the Board of Adjustment, Masters seconded, econded, motion carried . SISTER A letter from Grayce Thomas was read, requesting that CITY March 18 through March 25th be declared as Sister City Week in Kent, and noting that a three cities banquet be held on March 22 at the Green River Community College. MASTERS MOVED to accept the letter, for it to be made a part of the record and for a response to be made, Elliott seconded, motion carried. Mayor Hogan read a Proclamation, declaring March 18th through March 25th as Sister City Week. CENSUS Mayor Hogan noted that it is proposed to ask four questions in conjunction with the City Census which will be taken between March 17th and April 7th, concerning the needs of Kent ' s senior citizens . The questions were developed as a part of the city' s new full time Elder Americans program and would provide information as to the numbarof people who are over 55 , physically handicapped, in need of the "not meal program" or in need of transportation. Phyllis Mauritsen, Census Supervisor, spoke against the proposal , opining that it would take too much of the census enumera- tor ' s time. She suggested that the questionnaire could be included in the utility billings. Street noted that many renters do not receive utility bills. He suggested that the matter be discussed with Mrs . Mauritsen to determine what procedure could be used . STATE Upon the City Attorney' s recommendation, MASTERS MOVED SUIT to inform the Federal Court that the City of Kent does not desire to participate in the suit against several manu- facturers of cast iron pipe and fittings, Just seconded, motion carried . FINANCE ELLIOTT MOVED that the bills received on or before March 5th be paid after approval by the Finance Committee at its meeting to be held at 8:00 A.M. , March 14th, Martell seconded, motion carried. MEETING ADJOURNED: 8: 20 p.m. )//" Respectfully submitted, Isabel Hogan Mar e Jense Mayor City Clerk � _,