HomeMy WebLinkAboutCity Council Meeting - Council - Minutes - 11/19/1973 Kent, Washington
November 19 , 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, Mar-
tell , Masters and Thornton, City Administrator Street, City Attorney Mirk,
Public Works Director Ulett, Planning Director Harris, Finance Director
Winkle. Also present: Parks Director Wilson, Planning Commissioner Long.
Masters moved to approve the minutes of the meeting of November 5 as
printed, Elliott seconded, motion carried.
HEALTH & Flood Control - Cedar River. A meeting notice was read
SANITATION from the Seattle District, Army Corps of Engineers, re-
garding the Cedar River Flood Damage Reduction Study,
announcing a Public Workshop to be held on November 20,
1973 , at 7:30 p.m. at the Maplewood Golf and Country
Club, Maplewood, Washington. MASTERS MOVED to acknow-
ledge receipt of the letter and for it to be made a
part of the record , Elliott seconded, motion carried.
Canyon Drive Sewer Outfall Project. Upon the recommenda-
tion of the Utilities Committee, MARTELL MOVED to approve
Change Order #2 in the amount of $849 .40 as requested by
Bert Robison Construction Co. on the Canyon Drive Storm
Sewer Outfall project. It was noted that the Change
Order was necessitated by the lack of an easement when
the contractor was building the lines and for repair of
damages to one of the lines caused by drainage from the
street. Thornton seconded, motion carried.
Martell also noted that the contract is now complete and
ready for acceptance. Ulett pointed out that the con-
tract price was $62,557.11 and that the project estimate
was $67,450 .00. MARTELL MOVED that the Bert Robison
contract be accepted as complete, Just seconded, motion
carried.
STREETS LID 262. MARTELL MOVED to approve Change Order #3 for the
L.D.L. Land Development Company contract for the West Gowe
Street project, to change the traffic island at West Meeker
and Sixth Avenue. He pointed out that the modification
would allow Meeker to handle one-way or two-way traffic,
and that there was no money involved. Elliott seconded,
motion carried.
Proposed LID - 4th Avenue. A letter was read from Sun-
Mark withdrawing their request for the formation of an
LID to improve 4th Avenue from S . 212th to S . 228th.
MARTELL MOVED to acknowledge receipt of the letter and
for the request to be accepted , Elliott seconded, motion
carried.
Vacation. The City Attorney introduced Ordinance 1845 ,
providing for the vacation of a portion of Washington Avenue
between Cloudy and Cole Streets. ELLIOTT MOVED for pas-
sage of the ordinance, Baffaro seconded, motion carried.
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CORRECTED • AG�G�1 10 Vacation. JUST MOVED that a public hearing be set for
December 17, 1973 on Central Pre-Mix Concrete 's petition
MINUTES OF L.: ��..._ for the vacation of S . 208, S. 209 and S. 210 Streets,
Martell seconded, motion carried.
FINANCE Off-Street Parking Refund - Dragness. It was noted that
at the last work session a letter was read from James
Gooding representing George Dragness requesting the return
of $1800 which Mr. Dragness had paid towards off-street
parking, in lieu of developing parking facilities as
required by the Zoning Ordinance then in effect. BAFFARO
MOVED that a refund be made to George Dragness in the full
amount of $1800, Elliott seconded. Street noted that
Mr. Dragness was the only one who had paid into the fund
and that part of the money had been used, by council action,
for the municipal parking lot LID, and that the amount re-
maining in the fund now totaled $1 ,026.17, including interest.
Upon questions from the council, Street noted that the City
could use this money only for off=street parking projects.
He noted that use of other City funds for this refund would
be questionable. The City Attorney clarified that Gooding
had noted that the ordinance is no longer in effect, that
Dragness was the only one who had paid into the fund , and
that Dragness received no special benefits from!-.the off-
street parking LID. Upon Elliott 's question, Mirk noted
that since it is the intention of the council to declare
that the fund no longer exists, the amount remaining could
be legally refunded to Dragness without complications.
Baff aro withdrew his motion and Elliott withdrew the
second. BAFFARO MOVED that a refund to George Dragness
be approved providing that the refund not be greater than
that within the fund, Elliott seconded, motion carried,
with Martell voting nay.
WATER Comprehensive Water Report, 1972. A letter was read from
Robert E. Leaver, Planning Engineer of the State Social and
Health Services, advising that the City 's Comprehensive
Water Report, 1972, submitted in October, 1972, has been
reviewed and approved. MASTERS MOVED to note receipt of
the letter and for it to be made a part of the record,
Elliott seconded, motion carried.
POLICE & A letter was read from City Transfer of Kent, Inc. commend-
FIRE ing the Police and Fire Departments, and Chief Randall in
particular, for their handling of the ditch cave-in near
Pay N'Pak on November 13, 1973 . MASTERS MOVED to note
receipt of the letter and for it to be made a part of the
record, Elliott seconded, motion carried. _
PARKS Senior Center. BAFFARO MOVED to approve the application
for a grant for a transportation and outreach project
for the Senior Citizens Program, Martell seconded, motion
carried.
BAFFARO MOVED that the Mayor be authorized to sign a peti-
tion for a ULID for the Des Moines Sewer District, which
will affect the Midway Park area, Elliott seconded, motion
carried.
YORKSHIRE Upon the recommendation of the City Engineer, MARTELL
PLAT MOVED to accept a Bill of Sale for all utilities and street
improvements in the Yorkshire South plat, Masters seconded,
motion carried.
LICENSES Firearms. It was noted that at the last work session a
discussion was held regarding the request of Mr. Dave
Dunning to amend the city ordinance regarding the discharge
of firearms within the city limits in order for him to
operate a gun club. The City Administrator has recommended
that no changes be made in the city ordinance regarding
hunting within the city limits. JUST MOVED to accept the
recommendations of the Administrator,. Martell seconded,
motion carried.
FINANCE Sale of Property. ELLIOTT MOVED that the council approve
the sale of a portion of sewer property at S. 212th Street
to King County for dog pound purposes for $36,900 .00.
Martell seconded and noted that this parcel consisted
of approximately 1 .8 acres, motion carried.
KVIP It was noted that the Sun-Mark Corporation has requested
PRELIMINARY permission to submit further information regarding the
PLAT KVIP plat, for which a public hearing was held on October
16, 1973 , by the Planning Commission. KITTO MOVED that
a public hearing before the council on the KVIP preliminary
plat be held on December 3, 1973, Just seconded, motion
carried.
TAX LEVY Joe Street noted that the City is not in agreement with the
assessed valuation figures received from the County Assessor.
TAX LEVY He pointed out that a letter was expected from Mr. Hoppe
and that the City was compiling building permit figures
to present to the County. The tax levy ordinance should
be passed by November 29, and Street pointed out that it
may be necessary to call a special short council meeting
to approve the ordinance, for which proper notification
will be given, as required by law.
SHORELINE It was announced that the Planning Commission will have
MASTER a public hearing at the Kent City Hall on Tuesday, Novem-
PROGRAM ber 20 , regarding the Green River Shoreline Master Program.
COUNCIL It was noted that Resolution 716 adopted March 20 , 1972,
PROCEDURES establishes rules of procedure for meetings of the City
Council and that Section 16 reads as follows :
!',The President of the Council, who is Mayor
Pro Tempore shall be elected by the Council
at the first regular meeting of the Council
following each general election, and shall be
elected for a two year term. Standing committees,
their membership and times of meeting shall be
decided by the president of the Council. :'
Street pointed out that this section is in conflict with
State statutes and has suggested that Section 16 be amended
to read as follows :
"The President of the Council, who is Mayor
Pro Tempore, shall be elected by the Council
at the second regular meeting of the Council
in January on even numbered years, and shall be
elected for a two 2 year term. Standing Com-
mittees, their membership and times of meeting
shall be declared by the President of the
Council . "
ELLIOTT MOVED to amend Resolution 716 in accordance with
Street 's recommendations, Kitto seconded, motion carried.
TRANSPORTATION It was noted that there will be a meeting on Tuesday,
November 27, at 7: 30 p.m. at Highline High School re-
garding the 1990 Transportation Systems Plan.
AMERICAN A letter was read from John L. Fournier, Jr. , Vice-Chairman
REVOLUTION of Seattle-King County American Revolution Bicentennial
BICENTENNIAL Commission noting that a meeting will be held on November
COMMISSION 29 at 7 :30 p.m. in the Kent Library. JUST MOVED to con-
firm Mayor Hogan's appointment of Mrs. Paul Bailey as
the representative from the Kent area, Martell seconded,
motion carried .
PROCLAMATION Mayor Hogan proclaimed Friday, November 23 , as Kentridge
Charger Day in recognition of the Kentridge High School
football team. She noted that the team would be playing
in Seattle on Friday, November 23, for the State Champion-
ship, and encouraged the community to support the team.
ZONING CODE Proposed Amendment. It was pointed out that the Zoning
Code provides that proposed amendments shall be considered
at public hearings before both the Planning Commission
and the Council, although state statutes do not require
.two hearings. The Planning Commission held a public
hearing on October 16 to consider amending Sec. 3 .12.1
of the Zoning Code to allow light manufacturing uses
within buildings which are greater than 10 ,000 square
in area as a conditional use in C-M districts, and
the Council has scheduled their hearing for this meeting.
The Planning Commission has recommended that the proposed
amendment be denied. The public hearing was opened by
Mayor Hogan. A letter was read from Nelco Corporation
noting that they are in the process of leasing their
building at 930 S . Central to Composite Structures, Inc.
and that it is expected that Composite would utilize
all of the 16,000 square feet of manufacturing and ware-
housing space. The letter pointed out that Nelco has
ZONING CODE continuously made full use of this space since 1963, and
that although the office in the front of the building is
now closed, the back of the building is still being used
for manufacturing in conjunction with their new Orting
plant. MASTERS MOVED to accept the letter and for it to
be made a part of the record, Elliott seconded, motion
carried. There were no comments from the audience, and
KITTO MOVED to close the hearing, Elliott seconded,
motion carried.
KITTO MOVED to accept the staff report from the Planning
Department, Masters seconded . Harris explained that the
written staff recommendation as submitted was to add a
paragraph and he now suggested that the recommendation
include the underlined phrase, as follows:
"Light manufacturing operations where an existing
building structure built prior to the adoption of the
Zoning Code encompasses more than 10,000 square feet
of area, providing that only existing buildings on 'the' '
property will be used and no new structures will be
built unless they replace already existing structures. "
Harris explained the reasons for the proposed amendment
and Elliott noted that this proposed amendment would cover
the non-conforming uses which were created by the Code.
Harris agreed, noting:' that the change. in language would
make the intent absolutely clear. Kitto and Masters
agreed that the underlined phrase would be included in
the motion. The City Attorney suggested that the matter
be brought before a workshop session, so that the language
of the proposed amendment could be presented by Harris
and decided upon by the Council before approving a change
to the Code.
Planning Commission member John Long spoke from the audience
stating that what Harris wants to change is how many feet
may be used in existing buildings for light manufacturing.
He noted that the Commission was in favor of holding down
the C-M zone to 10 ,000 square feet of manufacturing area.
He pointed out that the Zoning Code states, in part, that
the general welfare of the public is superior in importance
to the pecuniary profits of the individual, and that the
Code may limit the use of properties.
The intent of the motion was discussed and it was agreed
that the motion will stand as stated and that the matter
would be further discussed at the Next workshop session
on Monday, November 26. Motion carried.
PERSONNEL Betty Gray, new secretary to the City Clerk, was introduced
and welcomed by the Mayor and the Council .
FINANCE Claims approved by the Finance Committee on November 15 ,
1973 are as follows:
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Current Expense $ 48,055 . 79
Parks & Recreation 10, 790.85
,Library 561.15
City Streets 16,141 .62
Park Fwd Thrust Fund 446. 76
Central Business Dist Fund 95 .92
Fed Shared Revenue 1, 303.58
Library Cons Fund 1, 766.79
City Hall Cons Fund 1,108.98
James Street Cons Fund 75 .60
212th Ph 3 Cons 8, 372.06
E Valley Cons Fund 36, 494.51
Canyon Drive Fund 16,963.40
Kent-Des Moines Sewer Inter 362.50
Equipment Rental 10, 749.84
Firemans R/P 2,139.08
Sewer 52, 646.30
Water,. '.04"M�
Garbage ,�_-25,999.7'
$2451097.39
FINANCE Interest Bearing Warrants
EVH - Willis to Gr Rvr
Hill , Ingman & Chase $ 1,517.54
City Transfer 154.01
Hill , Ingman & Chase 8,150. 78
K C Clerk 15 , 799 .51
Hill, Ingman & Chase 157.66
City Transfer 349 .17
Prudential Mut Sav Bk 18.37
City Transfer 46,070.63
Prudential Mut Sav Bk 2 ,424.77
City Transfer 950 .95
Prudential Mut Sav Bk . 50.05
City Transfer 14,925 .28
Prudential Mut Sav Bk 785 .54
City Transfer 8, 778.00
Prudential Mut Sav Bk 462.00
City Transfer 711.55
Prudential Mut Sav Bk 37.45
City Transfer 3 , 216.06
Prudential Mut Sav Bk 169 .27
$104,420.57
So. 228th Water & Sewer
i,•., �c Co $ 37 , 380.46
MEETADJOURNED: ' 9 :00 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
Isabel Hogan Marie Jensen
Mayor City Clerk