HomeMy WebLinkAboutCity Council Meeting - Council - Minutes - 09/17/1973 Kent, Washington
September 17, 1973
Regular meeting of the Kent City Council was called to order at 8:00 P.M.
Present: Mayor Hogan, Councilmen: Baff aro, Elliott, Just, Kitto, Martell,
Masters and Thornton, City Adrqinistrator Street, City Attorney Mirk, Public
Works Director Ulett, Planning Director Harris and Finance Director Winkle.
Also present: Assistant Fire Chief Bryantand Traffic Engineer Ed Olson.
Masters moved to approve the minutes of the meeting of September 4 as printed ,
Elliott seconded, motion carried.
STREETS LID 272 , East Valley Highway. MARTELL MOVED that
the contract of Bellevue Bulldozing be extended 45
days to allow time for Puget Sound Power and_Light
to make modifications, Just seconded, motion carried.
LID 261 S . 212th Schedules A & C. MARTELL MOVED
to approve the first and final change order submitted
by LDL Land Development Co. for Schedules A and C,
reducing the amount of the contract by $44,531 .95 ,
Just seconded, motion carried. MARTELL MOVED that
Schedules A and C be accepted as complete, Kitto
seconded , motion carried .
LID 261 S. 212th, Schedule B. MARTELL MOVED to accept
as complete, LDL"s Schedule B, noting that the final
estimate is approximately $124, 600 . Street noted that
this portion of the project is $14,000 less than the
original amount, Just seconded , motion carried.
LID 274 EVH Willis to Green River. ELLIOTT MOVED to
set the final public hearing on LID 274 for October 14,
Masters seconded, motion carried.
LID 262 Go we Street Improvements . Upon the recommenda-
tion of the Engineering Department, MASTERS MOVED, to set
the final hearing for LID 262 for the October 15 council
meeting, Martell seconded, motion carried.
BIDS The following bids were received on the Gowe Street overlay
and sanitary sewer replacement from 4th to. Central :
Schedule A, Inc. Tax_ Schedule B Total
(Sewer Replaement) Roadway
City Transfer $30, 670 .20 $13 ,092 .50 $43, 762. 70
R. W. Scott 29,024.89 18,595 .00 47, 619 .89
LDL Land Dev. 36,594.38 21,419.40 58,013.78
(Engr. Est. ) 29 , 342 .90 14,824.00 44, 166.90
Upon Ulett 's recommendation , ELLIOTT MOVED. to .reject all bids and
to issue another call for bids for the asphalt. work only, Baffaro
seconded, motion carried .
REZONE Bishop-Mauritsen, HC to CM. Harris pointed out the subject
property, located 252 feet south of S . 222nd and 230 feet
west of the East Valley Highway, consisting of 2.4 acres.
He stated that the Planning Commission recommends approval
of the rezone. The public hearing was opened. Merville
Bishop explained the reason for the request for rezone.
There were no further comments from the floor, and no
correspondence was received relating to this matter. MARTELL
MOVED to close the hearing, Elliott seconded, motion carried .
MARTELL MOVED to approve the rezone and to direct the City
Attorney to prepare the appropriate ordinance, Kitto seconded ,
motion carried.
VACATION OF It was noted that the City Attorney has received notice
KENT ESTATES from the applicant 's attorney that the petition for
PLAT vacation of the Kent Estates Plat has been withdrawn and
therefore the hearing is unnecessary. The City Clerk read
a letter from J. C. Smith of Pacific National Bank., also
requesting withdrawal of the petition. MARTELL MOVED that
withdrawal of the petition be accepted, Elliott seconded.
Ulett pointed out that the improvement bond is still in
effect. Motion carried.
RIBCO A letter from the River Basin Coordinating Committee was
read, noting that a meeting will be held on September 26th
in the Plaza 600 Building at 2 :00 p.m. regarding the second
round alternatives report for the water resource management
study. MASTERS MOVED that the letter be made a part of the
record, Just seconded, motion carried.
SUBDIVISION The City Attorney introduced Ordinance 1840, adopting the
CODE Subdivision Code. ELLIOTT MOVED for passage of the ordinance,
Baffaro seconded, motion carried.
BUILDING Fire Hydrant Code. It was noted that the Utilities Committee
met to consider Mr. Guthmiller 's request for a variance to
the fire hydrant requirements under Ordinance 1593 . It was
determined that the water line extension would cost approxi-
mately $3800, and that Mr. Guthmiller could furnish a bond if
a delay of installation was granted. JUST MOVED to deny Mr.
Guthmiller 's request, Martell seconded. Martell pointed out that
the City will allow Mr. Guthmiller to continue with his building
and allow him time in which to install the hydrant. Motion
carried.
PUGET SOUND It was noted that a discussion of the request from Puget Sound
AIR POLLUTION Air Pollution for additional monetary support will be held
September 19th at County Executive Spellman's meeting with Mayors
and Administrators.
KVIP The Administration reported that subsequent meetings have been
held with representatives of KVIP and furtherprogress has been
made.
RAILROAD It was noted .that on September 18, 1972, the Council authorized
the City Engineer to apply for State Railroad Crossing funds to
upgrade the Gowe Street-Burinngton Northern crossing. The
contract was received from Burlington Northern this week, signed
by the City Engineer and returned to the railroad to be forwarded
to the State Utilities and Transportation Commission.
PARKS & Soap Box Derby. It was noted that the Parks and Recreation
RECREATION Department has requested permission to block off James Street
from Lenora to Central on Sunday, October 7th from 9 :00 a.m.
to 4:00 p.m. to conduct a Soap Box Derby. The Recreation
Department will furnish the needed personnel and will allow
cars to cross James Street when needed. ELLIOTT MOVED to
approve the request, Baffaro seconded, motion carried.
Garrison Creek Reservoir. MASTERS MOVED to approve the
expenditures as noted in Change Order #3 submitted by the
contractor Frank Cohan in the amount of $2529, providing
for fencing and turn stiles around the tennis courts on the
Garrison Creek Reservoir, to prevent bicycle and motorcycle
traffic from destroying the surface, Baffaro seconded .
Street noted that the Parks Department will apply to Inter-
agency for 50% financing, and if not approved, the expenditures
will come out of the Parks Department budget. Motion carried .
CENTRAL Upon the recommendation of the Planning Director, BAFFARO MOVED
BUSINESS to hire a landscape architect for the CBD projects for a three
DISTRICT month period for a total approximate cost of $2500, Elliott
seconded. Street noted that the applicant was a graduate of
the University of Washington and came highly recommended. He
suggested that this proposal be approved and paid from the
$15 ,000 authorized for CBD projects . Upon Kitto 's question,
Harris noted that this person will be responsible for designing
approximately 30 different policies for the CBD plan and plans
for implementing the policies, which will be presented to the
Council in December or January. Kitto pointed out that this
matter had not come before the CBD committee and Harris stated
that this was an internal operation of the Planning Department.
The City Attorney stated that the ordinance allocating $15 ,000
CENTRAL of Federal Revenue Sharing monies for the CBD projects
BUSINESS was for the purpose of hiring a coordinator who would
DISTRICT report to the City Administrator. He noted that he would
review the ordinance to determine if the ordinance should
be amended. Elliott noted that the $2500 could be
allocated from the funds to be received from Metro for
the park and ride lot. Just objected to the matter being
presented at a Council meeting without having been reviewed
by a committee. Motion carried, with Just voting nay.
METRO Mayor Hogan announced that a public hearing will be held
TRANSIT on the evening of October 15 by the Metro TransitCommittee
for the purpose of considering a project for which a grant
from the Urban Mass Transportation Administration will be
sought.
Upon Martell 's question, Mayor Hogan noted that Metro
Transit will attempt -to use smaller buses on some of the
smaller local routes.
PARKS & JUST MOVED to confirm the reappointment of John Gretz to
RECREATION the Parks and Recreation Commission for a three year term,
Kitto seconded , motion carried .
BOARD OF MASTERS MOVED to confirm the reappointment of Phyllis
ADJUSTMENT Mauritsen to the Board of Adjustment for a five year term,
Elliott seconded, motion carried.
POLICE The City Clerk reported receipt of a copy of the Police
Department 's monthly report to the F.B. I. for August.
THORNTON MOVED to place the report on file, Martell seconded,
motion carried .
FINANCE Elliott noted that the Finance Committee meeting will be held
COMMITTEE at 8 :00 a.m. on Tuesday, September 18th.
FINANCE Claims approved by the Finance Committee on September 18
are as follows :
Current Expense 56, 345 .81
Parks 7, 023 .65
Library 146.97
City Streets 22, 183 .55
Park Forward Thrust 24, 171 .59
Fed Rev Sharing 55RI 52
Library Cons Fund 20f547.26
City Hall Cons Fund 1, 139 .98
212 Ph. III Cons 270.03
E. Valley Cons Fund 34, 774.60
EVH Willis to GR 2.02
Gowe St - West 20, 258.57
Canyon Drive 30,166 .31
W Valley/Meeker 4.00
Equipment Rental 6,132.12
Firemens R/P 1 , 294. 71
LEFF Disab 1 , 387 .00
Sewer 2 , 859 .90
Water 10 , 733.45
Garbage 24,501.53
264,500 .57
Interest' Bearinq Warrants
EVH Willis to GR
City Transfer 2 ,831.91
Prudential Sav Bk 168,09
City Transfer . 2, 076.73
Prudential Sav Bk 123 .27
Hill, Ingman & Chase 962.24
Hill, Ingman & Chase 9,830.23
Dept. of Revenue 2.02
Security Title Ins. 6,862.83
Hill, Ingman & Chase 463 .02
Conger Schueler/Etc. 1 , 350.00
Sec Title ,Ins . Co. 7.10
Sec Title Ins Co. 2.00
FINANCE Interest Bearing Warrants (Contd)
EVH Willis to GR (Cont 'd)
Sec Title Ins. Co. 4.00
City Transfer 21,424.55
Prudential Sav Bk 6,565 .01
City Transfer 14,082. 70
Prudential Sav Bk 835 .91
City Transfer 4, 927.52
Prudential Sav Bk 292 .48
City Transfer 261, 660 .16
Prudential Sav Bk 16, 192.55
City Transfer 4, 055 .53
Prudential Sav Bk 240 .72
City Transfer 5 ,533 .33
Prudential Sav Bk 328.44
LID 273 S . 228 Water & Sewer
Sec Title Ins Co. 4.10
Sec Title Ins Co. 4.00
Sec Title Ins Co. 5 .00
Sec Title Ins Co. 11.00
LDL Land Dev 33 ,857. 77
Sea Trust & Savings 3, 761 .97
LID 275 , S. 203 Sewer_
Sec Title Ins Co. 3 .00
Hill, Ingman & Chase 1 , 763 .40
MEETING ADJOURNED: 8: 35 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
Isabel Hogan Marie Jensen
Mayor City Clerk