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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCity Council Meeting - Council - Minutes - 02/05/1973 Kent, Washington February 5 , 1973 Regular meeting of the Kent City Council was called to order at 8:00 p.m. Present: Mayor Hogan, Councilmen: Baffaro, Elliott, Just, Kitto, Martell and Masters and Thornton, City Administrator Street, City Attorney Mirk, Public Works Director Ulett, Finance Director Winkle and Planning Director Harris Elliott moved to approve the minutes of the meeting of January 15th as printed, Kitto seconded, motion carried . STREETS Parking. The City Attorney introduced Ordinance 1815 , removing parking along the south side of Kent-Kangley, near the Village Green Apartments . MARTELL MOVED for passage of the ordinance , Kitto seconded , motion carried . LID 274 S. Central Improvement, Willis to Green River. The City Attorney introduced Ordinance 1819, providing for condemnation for rights-of-way for LID 274. MARTELL MOVED for passage of the ordinance, Kitto seconded , motion carried , with Thornton abstaining. HEALTH & Proposed LID 275 . The City Attorney introduced SANITATION Resolution 739 , declaring the City's intent to form LID 275 for installationof a sanitary sewer west of the East Valley Highway on S. 203rd and setting the public hearing for same for March 19th. KITTO MOVED for adoption of the resolution, Just seconded, motion carried . MARTELL NOTED that he had been advised that the City does not have an easement to cross a lot to a sewage pumping station on the west hill. Street stated that he would look into the matter. WATER A letter was read from the Covington Community Church of the Brethren, offering to sell to the City, a parcel of land adjacent to Armstrong Springs. Upon the recommendation of the Admini- strator and Water Department, MARTELL MOVED that receipt of the letter be noted and the church be notified that the City is not interest at the present time, Just seconded, motion carried . Surface Water Steering Committee. KITTO MOVED to confirm the apponntment of Gerald Ulett to the Surface Water Steering Committee, Baff aro seconded , motion carried . FINANCE The City Attorney introduced Ordinance 1818, creating a Travel Expense Revolving Fund in the amount of $1000 and repealing Ordinance 1630 . ELLIOTT MOVED for passage of the ordi- nance, Martell seconded , motion carried. IT WAS NOTED that a proposal , dated January 30, 1973 , has been received from Hill, Ingman and Chase to prepare project cost summaries for re- imbursement of sewer funds under the Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 . This work would be on an hourly basis with a ceiling of $500 . ELLIOTT MOVED that the city enter into the above described contract, Martell seconded , motion carried . POLICE & Alcohol Rehabilitation. A letter was read from FIRE Bob Kinch, Director of the South King County Alcohol Education Program, noting receipt of $2436.67 representing 2/ of the liquor profits and taxes for the City of Kent for the last three quarters of 1972 . MASTERS MOVED to note receipt of the letter, Martell seconded, motion carried . POLICE & MAYOR HOGAN presented a meritorious service award FIRE to Detective Harold Danielson in recognition of his 20 years of service with the Kent Police De- partment. To commemorate his retirement, Police Chief McQuery presented Mr. Danielson with a gold badge from the Kent Police Officers Association. MR. ROMAIN Samuelson of 3502 S . 262nd St. , com- plained that young children are using the vacant field behind his home for riding motorcycles and he feared for their safety. He suggested that the owner of the property be notified that this uncontrolled area is an "attractive nuisance" . Mayor Hogan noted that the matter would be in- vestigated . POSTAL A letter was read from Senator Henry M. Jackson FACILITY noting that no final determination on the loca- tion of the postal facility can be made until the King County Council announces its zoning decision on February 6th. MASTERS MOVED to accept the letter and place it on file, Thornton seconded, motion carried . GARBAGE It was noted that at the last work session, con- siderable discussion was had concerning Plemmons ' proposal that the "Titus Pit" garbage transfer station should be reopened . County Councilman Dave Mooney reported that the "Titus Pit" station had never been properly located, and while the County would probably reopen it if the City of Kent sub- sidized the operation, the proper location should be on the East Hill , and at a not too distant date such a station would be opened . He also reported that the Bow Lake Station will be rebuilt and improved . JUST MOVED that the City not enter into a subsidy program for the "Titus Pit" garbage station at the present time, Elliott seconded, motion carried . BIDS Street Lights - West Valley Highway. The follow- ing bids were received for installation of street lights at three intersections on the West Valley Highway: Holert Electric $57, 950 West Coast Electric $51 ,539 Signal Electric $57,505 A fourth bid was received too late for consideration. It was pointed out that according to the Consulting Engineer 's estimate, the amount budgeted for this item was $35 ,000 . A memo from the Traffic Engineer was read, noting that the estimate for materials was made in November, 1971 at $23,000 , and materials are now estimated at $26, 700 . He further pointed out that the prime factor in the difference between the estimate and the bids was the labor cost for install- ing the jDoles. JUST MOVED that all above bids be refused, Kitto seconded, motion carried. LID 262, Gowe Street Improvements . The following bids were received for LID 262: Schedule A, B-1 and C LDL Land Dev. Co. $244, 188.46, inc. tax where app. Tri-State $263 , 234. 31, inc. tax where app. Upon the recommendation of the Director of Public Works , MARTELL MOVED to accept the bid of LDL Land Development Company, Elliott seconded, motion carried . BIDS Police Cars. The following bids were received for two police cars : Two Units Less Trade-In Total Including Tax ( 3 units) Difference Strain's Auto $8180.19 $3320.12 $4860 .07 Bowen Scarff $8378.42 $3775 .00 $4603 .42 ELLIOTT MOVED to accept the best bid of Bowen Scarff, Just seconded, motion carried . METRO Secondary Treatment Waiver. Mr. Gibb 's memorandum to .the Metro Council was read by the City Clerk. The memo pointed out that the Metro Council had been advised by the Environmental Protection Agency that their general counsel believes that they will not be allowed to continue to waive the secondary treatment requirement because of the language of the 1972 Water Pollution Control Act. Gibbs noted that although $70 million dollars would be funded for this project,, this area would be far down on the priority list for the federal funds, since the Seattle area waters are not polluted. He pointed out that without the grant, rateswould be increased $2.00 per month, and even with the grant, rates would be increased about 95(,' per month. He pointed out that the water quality monitoring program indi- cates that there is no need for secondary treatment in this area. Transit Fact Sheet. The Metro Transit Fact Sheet was read by the City Clerk. Mayor Hogan noted that this information was distributed at the Metro Trans- portation meeting and possible courses of action were discussed. The fact sheet states that one third of the financing for the public transportation system would come from state Motor Vehicle Excise Tax match- ing money, however the proposed 1973-75 biennium bud- get severely limits available MVET funds. Although the matching capabilities of the 8 eligible cities total $26 million, only . $12 million is budgeted for statewide distribution. The Mayor noted that the Transportation Committee has been encouraged to attend a meeting in Olympia on this matter and stated that Lobbyist Registration Forms are available at the City Clerk 's office, if the Council wishes to attend this meeting. GREEN VALLEY Bond Release. Street noted that Bay Construction HEIGHTS #5 has maintained platting and grading bonds for several years in connection with the Green Valley Heights #5 plat, which are now unnecessary. MAR- TELL MOVED to direct the City Clerk to notify the bonding agent that the City has released the plat bond and the grading bond of Bay Construction, Elliott seconded, motion carried . SEAFIRST The City Attorney introduced Ordinance 1816, approving NAT'L BANK the Seafirst National Bank Annexation. ELLIOTT MOVED ANNEXATION for passage of the ordinance, Martell seconded, motion & ZONING carried . The City Attorney introduced Ordinance 1817, approving C-3 and R-3 zoning for the Seafirst National Bank Annexation. MARTELL MOVED for passage of the ordinance, Elliott seconded. Under discussion, Harris pointed out that under the new zoning ordinance, this C3 zoning will be C-C zoning and the apartments will be automatically allowed under a Conditional Exception. Motion carried. ZONING It was noted that the Planning Commission had com- ORDINANCE pleted its review of the proposed zoning ordinance. The Administrator has made the following recommenda- tion: 1. In order to keep continuity, review of this ordinance be done each week until completed. 2. That this review start either February 12 or 13 with a joint meeting of the Council and Planning Commission wherein the Planning Commission can state their goals and objectives and considera- tions given during the past 18 months. 3. That the review sessions be limited to two hours. 4. That the Council will review the Commission actions prior to each meeting so that extraneous matter does not come up for discussion. 5 . That this should end in a final public hearing before the Council in late March or early April. ELLIOTT MOVED that a weekly schedule be established to review the zoning ordinance, starting on Monday, February 12th, Masters seconded . Street noted that the regular committee meeting and workshop session would be held prior to the review and asked the Council to advise him as to whether they wished to review the zoning ordinance immediately following the regular council meetings on the first and third Mondays. Motion carried . TRAIN A letter was read from Lawrence Silvernale of Burlington SPEEDS Northern, requesting the City to enter into an agreed proposal with the Washington Public Utilities and Trans- portation to increase train speeds in Kent, north of James Street to 60 miles per hour and to continue the 40 miles per hour train speed restriction from James Street, south of S. 259th. MASTERS MOVED to accept the letter, place it on file, and refer the matter to the Utilities Committee for consideration, Elliott seconded, motion carried . ACTION A letter was read from Marjorie Lynch, Regional Director of Action, extending an invitation to an open house in Renton, Thursday, February 15th from 1 :00 to 3 :00 p.m. to mark the official opening of the Program for Local Service office. The Program for Local Service, a one- year experimental volunteer program has been initiated by ACTION, the Federal civilian volunteer agency, and the State of Washingon 's Office of Volunteer Programs. MASTERS MOVED to accept the letter and for it to be made a matter of record , Martell seconded, motion carried. PUGET SOUND Mayor Hogan reported on the proposed changes of the GOVERNMENTAL representation to the Puget Sound Governmental Conference CONFERENCE which are to be voted upon at a meeting to be held on February 7th. She stated that they will be adopting new by-laws and noted that the City of Kent must assign a representative and an alternate to the Conference. She noted that the City of Kent will now have it 's own vote, and pointed out that if the by-laws are passed, they will become effective in 45 days and a copy will be made available in her office. Martell suggested that the Council should , by ordinance, appoint a repre- sentative of the City to the Conference and that $his be done each year. Street stated that this matter would come before a workshop. CENTRAL A letter was read from the Central Puget Sound Develop- PUGET SOUND ment District noting Mayor Hogan 's appointment to their ECONOMIC Board of Directors and authorizing her to appoint Joe DEVELOPMENT Street as an alternate in the event she is unable to DISTRICT attend a meeting. KITTO MOVED that receipt of the letter be noted, Masters seconded, motion carried. FLOOD It was noted that a notice was received from the CONTROL Boundary Review Board relative to the Hylebos Drainage Basin Flood Control District. This dis- trict is primarily in Pierce County, with a small amount in southwest King County and does not appear to have any affect on Kent. 1A RTELL MOVED to note that Boundary Review Board File #1-1 - Hylebos Drainage Basin Flood Control District formation, was received and reviewed , Just seconded , motion carried . PLANNING A letter was read from James Rayfuse, submitting COMMISSION his resignation from the Planning Commission effective March 20th. BAFFARO MOVED to accept the resignation with regret, Thornton seconded . Martell commended Mr. Rayfuse for his dedication, noting especially the many public hearings on the proposed new zoning ordinance. Motion carried. VETERANS A letter was read from Melvin Lindbloom, President of Green River Community College, noting that the college has been awarded a grant to assist Vietnam Era Veterans, and suggesting that the City assign a representative to join the Board and participate in an effort to help veterans. Mayor Hogan stated she hoped to have a volunteer from the community to serve on this Board. MASTERS MOVED to accept the letter, Kitto seconded, motion carried. FAIR RENT A letter was read from Donald Haas, President of the COMMITTEE Apartment Operators Association of Seattle, noting that the association does not expect that rent increases will be needed , despite a recent article in the Seattle Times. He offered the association ' s assistance should the City desire to set up a Fair Rent Committee. MASTERS MOVED to accept the letter and for it to be made a matter of record, Kitto seconded, motion carried . STORM Mill Creek. Discussion was had regarding the Mill Creek DRAINAGE Answer Book prepared by Wilsey and Ham, particularly Alternate #2 which suggests two holding ponds. Wilsey and Ham were requested to submit an additional proposal Which would indicate the approximate area of the retention basins, whether Alternate #2 really would work in view of the anticipated excess flow as East Hill ,develops, and how much such information would cost. They indicated that the cost would be $1,056 and the report could be ready in two weeks. Ulett, Wickstrom and Street have recommended that this information be secured . At Thorntons ' request, Hill , Ingman and Chase have provided data as to whether a pump- ing plant will be necessary inconjunction w.i't h the storm drainage installation to be a part of the South Central street improvement. They will have more information with- in a week, but are of the opinion now that the design indicates pumping would not be necessary for the South Central project. Walt Ramsey stated that HIC ' s study of the gravity system proposed for South Central revealed that it will provide adequate drainage based on storms which occur once in ten years, but not for the type of storn which might occur once in 25 years without a pumping station. He noted that the design does not include a pumping station. Street stated that if the East Hill plan is developed , it is possible to have 525 cubic feet of water per second from the hill. He noted that Wilsey and Ham gave three alterna- tives in their report: 1 ) curtail development on East Hill , 2) have two holding ponds , 3 ) lay pipe under the Scenic Hill School to the river. He noted that #3 would cost approxi- mately $1 million and recommended Alternate #2 as most logical. He stated further that the engineers would have to determine how much land would have to be taken to establish the holding ponds. Elliott pointed out that the answer book did not indicate that the ponding should be on land now owned by the City. Street stated that Wilsey and Ham had determined that there was not sufficient space in the canyon for ponding. STORM Thornton, Baffaro and Martell suggested that the City's DRAINAGE engineering staff could do this additional work. Street and Ulett pointed out that much of the background work had already been done by Wilsey and Ham and that the E-ngineering Department was short handed. Thornton noted that this could become a $1 million project and we should know what the project would cost before proceeding further. He pointed out that all the $600 , 000 earmarked for storm drainage could go into this project, and there were other places with drainage problems to be considered. MASTERS MOVED to have Hill , Ingman and Chase include this study in the Storm Water Separation and Drainage Plan Study. Elliott seconded. Ramsey noted that the study was only in the application stage now and estimated that it would take nine months to complete it. Street pointed out that we should have the information as soon as possible so that a decision can be made, in case the additional information shows that ponding will not be feasible. Thornton suggested that perhaps- "in house" engineering could be included to help HIC. Masters agreed . MASTERS WITHDREW her motion, Elliott withdrew his second. MARTELL MOVED that the City Engineer submit a proposal which would indicate the approximate location area of the proposed retention basins and if Alternate #2 would really work to handle the anticipated excess flow as the East Hill develops, Thornton seconded . Ulett suggested that Wilsey and Ham do this work, as they already have assembled much of the re- quired material. Street rated that there were three profess- ionals involved in the Wilsey and Ham study, and doubted that the City's engineering staff could have this report ready before •August. Elliott noted that the first Wilsey and Ham report took eight months, although it was promised in 45 days, questioning the two week time factor now promised . Martell stated that they were supposed to give to the City all the information they had developed in the original study and if they had done so the City staff could handle this additional item. ELLIOTT MOVED to amend Martell 's motion to include the use of HIC 's professional services, Masters seconded. Masters opined that if further research indicates that Alternate #2 would not work, it could cost another $1000 to determine if either of the other two alternates would work. JUST MOVED to table the motion to the next meeting, Kitto seconded , motion carried, with Martell voting nay. FINANCE 1972 claims as approved by the Finance Committee on January 26th are as follows: Current Expense 53,920 .05 Parks & Recreation 11 ,846 . 70 Library 255 .52 City Streets 37,006. 77 Arterial Streets 583 . 74 Alcoholic Rehabil . 2, 436 .67 Library Constr. 22, 741 .24 City Hall Constr. 65 .63 212th Ph 3 Constr. 55 , 252 .07 Reith Rd . Ph 1 Cons. 71 .47 E. Valley Constr. 83,065 . 30 EVH Willis to Gr Rvr 10, 320 . 35 E Valley Hwy Sewer 275 .77 H/S Acres LID 259 26, 499 .28 Benaroya Sewer Cons. 140 .00 Equipment Rental 11, 321 .41 Firemen 's R/P 880 .87 LEFF Disability 3, 403 .84 Sewer 16, 981 .41 Water 11, 220 .12 Garbage 25 , 716.09 TOTAL 374,004.30 FINANCE Interest Bearing Warrants Parks Forward Thrust Security Title Ins . 24, 443.18 East Valley - Willis to Gr Rvr Hill , Ingman & Chase 13 ,812.81 Security Title Ins. 1 , 286.85 Security Title Ins. 1 ,031 . 25 Security Title Ins. 528.75 Security Title Ins. 1 ,840 .25 Hill , Ingman & Chase 489 .10 John E. Day & Assoc. 1 ,857.80 John E. Day & Assoc. 320 .00 HIS Acres LID 259 Tri-State Constr. Inc. 2,956. 77 Hill, Ingman & Chase 684. 34 North Kent Water Constr. Hill, Ingman & Chase 124.99 MEETING ADJOURNED: 9 :45 p.m. Respectfully submitted , Isabel Hogan Marie e sen Mayor City 'erk