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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCity Council Meeting - Council - Minutes - 03/18/1974 Kent, Washington March 18, 1974 Regular meeting of the Kent City Council was called to order at 8:00 p.m. Present: Mayor Hogan, Councilpersons: Baffaro, Johnson, Just, Kitto, Masters, McCaughan and Storment, City Administrator Street, City Attorney Mirk, Public Works Director Ulett, Planning Director Harris, Finance Director Winkle. Also present: Parks Director Wilson, Planning Commission member Bodvin. JUST MOVED to approve the minutes of March 4, 1974, as printed, Storment seconded, motion carried. VISITORS Mayor Hogan welcomed Girl Scout Cadet Group 294 and their leader from Meeker and Meridian Junior High Schools. HEALTH & Circle K Mobile Home Park. The Finance Committee has SANITATION reviewed the request of Circle K Mobile Hmme Park and has recommended that the Circle K Mobile Home Park follow the present ordinance and install a meter to measure irrigation water. JUST MOVED that the Finance Director be directed to notify the Circle K Park of the acceptance of the Finance Committee recommenda�ions, Masters seconded , motion carried. Tukwila - Southcenter S. Property. Street noted that a letter has been prepared to be sent to Tukwila concern- ing their request for sewer service to the Southcenter property East of the Green River and noted that he had not sent the letter because of the questions Tukwila has asked EDA as to the conditions of Kent 's grant for the project. He stated that he thought the letter should be delayed until a reply is received from Metro and EDA as to whether it was agreed upon at the time when Metro paid for a portion of the project that the sewer would serve that area. McCaughan opined that the letter should be sent so as to be on record . Masters stated that when this sewer was installed, it was only the second EDA grant of that type and no provisions were made as to a connection of this type. She proposed that the letter should be sent to become a part of the record. Street stated he would send the letter to the City of Tukwila. Sanitary Sewer - Alpine and Scenic Way. It was noted that Gerald Anderson has extended a sanitary sewer in Alpine Way and Scenic Way, and has given the City a Bill of Sale and a one-year workmanship guarantee . The Director of Public Works has recommended acceptance of the sewer. KITTO MOVED that the Bill of Sale and Guarantee of Gerald Anderson for a sanitary sewer extension in Alpine and Scenic Way be accepted , and for the $500 cash bond to be released , Storment seconded, motion carried. Late Comers Agreement. Mr. Anderson has requested a late comers agreement in conjunction with the above described sewer extension. KITTO MOVED that the Engi- neering Department be authorized to prepare said late comers agreement, Storment seconded , motion carried. STREETS North Central (LID 272) . It was noted that the City has received several claims against Bellevue Bulldozing for damage occurring as a result of unmarked manholes or other dangerous conditions during the construction of North Central. The claims have been sent to the City's insurance agent for consideration. The City Attorney will notify the Finance Committee as to the disposition of each of these claims. STREETS 100th Avenue and James Intersection. In accordance with the recommendations of the Public Works Director, MASTERS MOVED to accept as complete City Transfer 's contract for construction of the 100th Avenue and James Street inter- section and for final payment to be made upon receipt of the necessary releases from the State, Kitto seconded. Street noted that there was some additional asphalt work still required which is not a part of the contract and that this will be done in conjunction with the Gowe Street overlay at a savings of $17 per ton. Upon Just 's question, Ulett explained that this was an extra item and if done at the same time as the Gowe Street overlay, the price would be $17 per ton. Ulett explained that the subcontractor had asphalted without removing the dip. Just questioned the area of responsibility, and Storment asked if the contractor had followed the speci- fications. Ulett suggested that a comprehensive report be given at the next workshop or at the next Utilities Committee meeting. JUST MOVED to table the motion, Johnson seconded, motion carried. Immediately prior to adjournment of the meeting, JUST MOVED to remove this item from the table, Masters seconded , motion carried. MASTERS then withdrew the original motion accepting the contract, Kitto withdrew the second. JUST MOVED to refer the matter to the Public Works Committee for further study and possibly for study of the contract by the City Attorney, Johnson seconded, motion carried. Kent-Des Moines Road (SR 516) . Resolution No. 759 approving the grades for the Kent-Des Moines Road was read by the City Clerk. McCAUGHAN MOVED to adopt Resolution No. 759 , Baffaro seconded, motion carried. East Gowe/Titus Street Project. The bids on the East Gowe/Titus Street project have been tabulated by the Public Works Department, and they have recommended acceptance of the low bid of City Transfer for Alternate D. The three low bids for Alternate D are as follows : City Transfer $295 , 935 .50 Howard Schwicht 311 , 137 .50 Pacific Paving 311, 341 .50 KITTO MOVED to accept the best bid of City Transfer, utilizing Alternate D, at $295 , 935 .50 , Johnson seconded. Street noted that Alternate D provided for a concrete street rather than asphalt and expressed concern about the problems which would arise if a con- crete street had to be cut within the first two years in case of utility line failure, and wished the Council to be aware of this. Motion carried. WATER A letter approving the suggested repayment of Referendum 27 , Water Supply Preconstruction loans, has been received from H.E. Walden, Department of Social & Health Services. JUST MOVED that receipt of the letter be acknowledged and made a part of the record , Baffaro seconded, motion carried . OFF-STREET The Public Works Director has recommended acceptance of PARKING LOT the off-street parking lot at the corner of Gowe Street and Third Avenue as complete. McCAUGHAN MOVED to accept as complete the F_ity_Transfer contract for the off-street parking lot at Gowe Street and Third Avenue, and for final payment to be made upon receipt of the necessary releases from the State , Baffaro seconded, motion carried. ANNEXATION Sunset Manor. It was noted that a 10% petition has been received proposing to annex approximately 15 acres on the south side of SE 256th at its intersection with 116th Avenue S.E. , and that a public meeting has been scheduled ANNEXATION for this time. The Director of Public Works noted the location on the map and has certified that the 10% petition is valid . Upon a question from Dick Gilbert, one of the petitioners, Street explained that the Council could, by motion, at this meeting give notice to the petitioners that the City will accept a 75% petition, providing that said petition includes a provision that the area proposed to be annexed will be assessed and taxed at the same rate as the property now in the City. He pointed out that if the Council takes such action, it will be the petitioner 's responsibility to secure enough signatures to validate the 75% petition. Upon Just ' s question, Street explained that by State statute the petition must contain signatures represet.ing owners of property aggregating at least 75% of the assessed valuation. JUST MOVED that the petitioners be notified that the City will accept a 75% petition pro- viding said assumption of the existing taxes is included in the petition, Kitto seconded, motion carried . FINANCE Segregation. Safeco Title Insurance Company, as escrow agent for Sun Mark, Inc. , has requested the segregation of LID charges on a parcel of property sold to Harold W. Hill . The assessments are to be paid by the purchasers. JUST MOVED that the Treasurer and Engineer prepare the requested segregations upon receipt of the necessary informa- tion and fees, Kitto seconded, motion carried. Utilities. The Finance Committee has reviewed the request of Hans Kracht to reduce his water bill and has recommended that the bill not be reduced but that Mr. Kracht be given an extended period of time to pay the bill . JUST MOVED to accept the recommendations of the Finance Committee and for the Finance Director to negotiate the time payment period, Kitto seconded , motion carried . KENT Sun Mark Corporation. It was noted that Sun Mark Corporation VALLEY has requested the release of certain slope easements on S. INDUSTRIAL 228th for construction and utility easements in that portion PARK of S . 234th and 5th Avenue which is being vacated and which now have no further value. It is the recommendation of the City Attorney and the Director of Public Works that this be done on the final plat, and that if a motion is passed now, said easements will be released upon acceptance of the final plat. KITTO moved that the release of those slope easements and utility easements be approved as recommended, Just seconded, motion carried. TRAFFIC A letter was read from the Kent Chamber of Commerce regard- CONTROL ing streets and highway improvements and specifically those involving the Kent-Kangley - Benson Road, and requesting information on traffic volume and accident history for this intersection. The letter further noted that the Chamber plans to coordinate activities with the City in pursuing street and highway improvements. MASTERS MOVED to acknowledge receipt of the letter and for it to be referred to the Traffic Engineer and Public Works Department, McCaughan seconded, motion carried. PARKS & Comprehensive Parks & Recreation Plan. The Mayor opened RECREATION the public hearing on the proposed Comprehensive Park & Recreation System Plan. It was noted that a series of meetings have been held regarding the proposed plan, both at Council workshops and at meetings of the Parks and Planning Committee. The Clerk noted receipt of letters favoring the proposed plan as follows : Charles H. Odegaard, Director Washington State Parks & Recreation Chairman George T. Daniel , Superintendent Kent Public Schools Charles E. Wilson, Principal Sequoia Junior High School PARKS & J. Arthur Stewart, Principal RECREATION Kent-Meridian Senior High School Letters approving the plan were read from: James M. Parsons, Director Community Programs Department Thomas M. Ryan, Director Department of Community & Environmental Development, King County MASTERS MOVED to make the letters a part of the record, Just seconded, motion carried . MASTERS MOVED to close the public hearing, Just seconded, motion carried. BAFFARO MOVED to adopt the Comprehensive Parks & Recreation System Plan, dated December 25 , 1972. Just seconded , motion carried. KITTO MOVED to direct the City Attorney to prepare an ordinance to adopt the Plan, Just seconded . Masters commented that during budget preparation time, the Council and Parks Department . should be aware of what portions of this Plan would be implemented in the following year, so as to make requests for additional funding throughout the year unnecessary. Motion carried. FEDERAL Community Service Center. A letter was read from Gerald REVENUE Hickman, Chairman, Auburn-Kent Community Service Center SHARING Advisory Board, making a formal request for federal revenue FUNDS sharing funds for 1974 in the amount of $1,500 , and noting that the Center is developing an information system which will meet the audit requirements of general revenue sharing. JUST MOVED to accept tie letter and for it to be referred to the Finance Committee, Masters seconded, motion carried. Just noted that a General Policy Statement for Utilization of General Revenue Sharing Funds for Social Service Programs has been prepared by the Finance Committee and that the matter would be brought before the Council workshop on March 25 , He MOVED that a public hearing be held on April 1, 1974, to consider requests for funding, both within the capital expenditures and for other programs, McCaughan seconded, motion carried. GASOLINE Storage Tank. A proposal to install two 4, 000 gallon underground storage tanks for gasoline has been reviewed by the Finance Committee. It was noted that such tanks would allow gasoline delivery by tank-trailer, at a saving : of 2 - 3(,' per gallon, and would allow approximately one month's storage. It was noted that the tanks are priced at $1,571 each, would be purchased from Equipment Rental reserve funds, and that most of the installation work would be done by the City. KITTO MOVED for the Equipment Rental Department to purchase and install said tanks, Just seconded , motion carried. GREEN A letter was read directed to John Biggs, Department of RIVER Ecology, from the Board of Supervisors , King County Con- FLOOD servation District, expressing their concern over continued CONTROL land fill operations in the Green River Valley in the absence of adequate flood control measures, and proposing that a moratorium be placed on further landfill operations until the watershed project has progressed sufficiently to give a reasonable degree of flood protection. MASTERS MOVED to acknowledge receipt of the letter, Just seconded. It was noted that the letter was dated January 31, 1974 and received by the City on March 15 . Copies of the letter were also sent to the Cities of Auburn, Renton and Tukwila. Street noted that the King County Conservation District had advised him that the Department of Ecology had not as yet answered the letter. He questioned what rights the City might have regarding abandoning all landfill operations, unless there was a specific plan adopted to prohibit it. Motion carried . GREEN Appointment. It was noted that Council President Kitto RIVER has appointed McCaughan to represent the City on the Joint FLOOD Council Committee, Green River Flood Control Project. CONTROL ANIMAL A letter was read from Arnold A. Teach of 25847 - 142nd CONTROL Avenue S .E. , urging more stringent control of animals and referring specifically to an incident of a child who was bitten several times by a German Shepherd dog at the above address . JUST MOVED to accept the letter and for it to be referred to the King County Animal Control since the area involved is outside the Kent City limits, McCaughan seconded , motion carried. PARKS King County Contract. A letter was read from Jack Gretz, BOARD Chairman of the Kent Parks Board, to Mr. George D. Wyse , Director of King County Parks Development, regarding the annual recreational program contract with King County, stating that it is the belief of the Parks Board that future contracts should recognize the increased expense of the recreational programs, and pointing out that a more realistic proposal would be expected for the 1975 contract. MASTERS MOVED that the Mayor and Clerk be authorized to sign the contract with King County for recreational activities , Johnson seconded , motion carried. LIBRARY Resignation. A letter from Marie Crew was read, informing BOARD the Mayor of her resignation from the Kent Library Board of Trustees effective as of April 4, 1974, due to her forthcoming change of residence to Florida. BAFFARO MOVED to accept the letter and for a letter of appreciation to be extended from the Mayor and the Council. Masters seconded , noting that the resignation was accepted with regret. Motion carried. RIBCO Mayor Hogan noted that a metter will be held Thursday evening, March 21 , at 7: 30 p.m. at the Renton City Hall to discuss projected costs of some of the RIBCO projects and other problems which may arise in the future. A similar meeting is scheduled at the Auburn City Hall at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday, March 27. MEETINGS AWC. Each councilperson has received a copy of the notice of Association of Washington Cities "Financial and Legislative Briefings, " to be held in Seattle, Bellevue and Tacoma, along with the recommendation that they attend one of the seminars. Street noted that he had received a letter from Joan Blaisdell of Bellevue urging members of city councils and mayors to attend the April 3 meeting in Bellevue at 6 : 30 p.m. Among topics to be discussed are the expected reduction of sales tax on food and/or drugs, the proposed change to the LEOFF Act, and the effect this would have on city budgets, and the probability of the unemployment compensation program being forced upon cities . He noted that representatives and senators have agreed to attend the meeting and urged all Council members to attend. The Mayor noted that the Metro Sewer Committee and Basin Environment Committee met with the PSGC staff regarding a meeting to be held on March 26 at which both Metro and PSGC will give testimony to the Department of Ecology to determine which of them will be the representative planning agency for this area. Another meeting to be held this week is scheduled to consider a proposal to have Metro designated ast the 208 planning agency and they would then have contact with PSGC to do some of the planning for Metro. REPORTS Street reported that he had attended several meetings at which establishment of a board was proposed to formulate plans for LEAA programs primarily in training programs , REPORTS rather than capital outlay, in law and justice field. He also reported attending a meeting of PSGC where con- sideration was given to establishing another board to pass upon the types of programs to be adopted to replace certain Federal programs which are now being phased out such as Model Cities, Mental Health, etc. , and other programs which will then come under County or City. He pointed out that the agencies wanted elected officials to serve on these boards and that an attempt was being made to form one board to serve both of these purposes. PUGET It was noted the City Attorney has reviewed the regulations SOUND of PSGC concerning delegates, at Kitto 's request. KITTO GOVERNMENTAL nominated Mayor Hogan as the City' s representative and CONFERENCE Jeanne Masters as alternate, Johnson seconded, motion carried. Mayor Hogan noted that the language in Resolution No. 740 pertaining to PSGC delegates is incorrect and should be changed. Urban Systems Board. A letter was read from Aubrey Davis , Jr. , Urban Systems Board, PSGC, regarding the Urban Systems Board as established under the Federal Highway Act of 1973 . It was noted that the Transportation Planning Division of PSGC, in cooperation with Seattle, King County, Metro and suburban cities will assist the Board . Kent is asked to supply a list of candidate projects with a brief description of each by April 5 , since project priorities must be forwarded to the Department of Highways by July 1 for a portion of this year 's allotment. MASTERS MOVED to accept the letter and for it to be referred to the Department of Public Works, Just seconded . Mayor Hogan noted that the Urban Systems Board has met twice and that the top priority project was the completion of the freeway from Auburn to the Pierce County line, and that TOPICS programs were high on the list. It was also noted that the City will submit the projects to be considered by April 5 , as suggested in the letter. Motion carried. FINANCE Just noted that since there is a time conflict between Finance Committee meetings and staff meetings on Tuesday, the Finance Committee will in the future hold meetings at 8 a.m. on the 2nd and 4th Wednesdays. JUST MOVED to pay bills received through March 20 , 1974 after approval by the Finance Committee at its meeting to be held 8 a.m. Wednesday, March 27, 1974, Kitto seconded, motion carried. Claims approved by the Finance Committee at their meeting of March 12, 1974 are as follows : Current Expense $ 23, 501. 36 Parks & Recreation 5 , 642 . 21 Library 7 .98 City Streets 5 ,882.05 Central Business District 220.08 Federal Shared Revenue 590.61 Library Construction Fund 1 ,528.02 City Hall Construction Fund 884.08 James St. Construction Fund 144.98 212th, Ph. 3 , Construction Fund 372. 26 E. Valley Construction Fund 19 , 447.82 Gowe Street - West 817.26 Gowe Street - East 909 .61 Linda Hts. Swr Improvements 168.98 Equipment Rental 9 , 278.97 Firemans Rel & Pension 74.04 Leff Disability 897.40 Sewer 35 , 392.63 Water 4, 673. 26 Garbage 25 ,516.64 E.V. - Willis to Gr Rvr 24, 754.08 $160 , 704. 32 MEETING ADJOURNED: 8:55 p.m. Respectfully submitted, Isabel Hogan Marie Jensen Mayor City Clerk