HomeMy WebLinkAboutCity Council Meeting - Council - Minutes - 06/02/1975 Kent, Washington
June 2, 1975
Regular meeting of the Kent City Council was called to order
at 8:00 o ' clock p ,m� Present : Mayor Hogan, Councilpe:rsons
Baffaro, 'Johnson, Just, Kit-to, Masters, McCaughan and Storment,
City Administrator Street, City Attorney Mirk, Public Works
Director Ulett, Planning Director Barris, Finance Director
Winkle . Also present.: City Treasurer Drotz, Parks Director
Wilson, Captain Grant., Assistant Fire Chief Bryant, Planning
Commissioners Long and Niefert, and URS representative Ramsey.
Approximately 25 people were in attendance .
MINUTES KITTO MOVED that the minutes of the meeting
of May 19, 1975 be approved with the follow-
ing correction: on page 20, under"Administra-
tive Personnel Appointments, " the roll call
vote should reflect that Baffaro and Kitto
voted nay.
Baffaro seconded. Motion carried ,
MEMORIAM Upon the Mayor ' s suggestion, those attending
the meeting observed a moment of silence in
memory of Clarence Shoff, Charles Bridges
and Owen Buxton. Mayor Hogan noted that
each had given dedicated service to the City
in many capacities .
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PROCLAMATION. The Mayor read a proclamation declaring
June 9, 1975 as Milo Silvey Day, and noted
that Kentridge ' s Coach Silvey had been
honored as Coach of the Year for the six
Western States . She pointed out that Coach
Silvey is a contender for National Football
Couch of the Year and that this was an
honor for the entire community. It was
determined that a banquet was to be held
at St,. Stephen the Martyr Church on June 9
to honor Si.lvey, and Baffaro noted that
contributions would be welcome through
the Bank of -the West to help defray the
expenses of sending Silvey to Florida
for the National. Convention.
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by Bal isaro,.
HEALTH & Metro , S tr.t.'e:'t reported that: they l';nvi r.onmen tal
SANITATION . o' mmi.ttee of Metro will hold a. public hearing
on June 11 at 7: 30 p.m., at the Renton City
t" Hall to discuss the environmF,nt management
for water quality, water resources and solid
wastes.,
Maclyn & Tilden Storm nr ainaq ,,_ Out:fall. Project ,
It was noted at tho 1 ast• Counc i 1 meeting the
action on the E.nv i.ronmental Impact Statement
for the proposed Maclyn and Tilden storm drain
installation was tabled for discussion at the
work session on May 26, 1975 . At the work
session, Betty Kelley Van suggested that even
though the storm water conducted by these drains
to the bottom of the Canyon has been running
there for years, that properties purchased
with f -,A.C.,/B.O,R, funds have ..certain consid -•
erations included in the deed, as to the use
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HEALTH & of such properties . It was noted that on
SANITATION Tuesday, May 27, the Environmental Impact
Statement was delivered to I ,A.C. with an
explanation and a request that their comments
br� forwarded so that they can be included in
the. Stat.esrnent also,
Up(.)ri they suggestion of Betty Kelley Van, a
memorandum has' been sent to those departments
which write Envi.ronmenta'1 Impact Statements
t.o include I ,A::C�/B,,O.R. whenever City prop-
erty is involved which has been purchased
with State or Federal funds. Upon Just ' s
question, Street noted that the Public Works
Director has indicated that. a delay of 45
to 60 days will not hinder the project but
they would like to get , an answer as soon as
possible . Ms . Van noted that the matter.
will be reviewed by H..U.D., and that the
Statement has been taken to Olympia for
review by that agency.
Mill. Creek .Hold i.nq Pond., It was noted that
each Council member was furnished with back-
ground material. reL ating to a letter .front
Paul Monroe, r- garding the proposed acquisi-
tion of his property for the Mill Creek
Holding Pond , In accordant- with the direc-
tions of the Council, the cease has been filed
in Superior Court, r-,-:, : 0 , the .issuance
of a use c)f, rtece�ssi ty judgment Upon
McCaughan► ' s ques� ion, M.;.ek. noted t:hot.
there was one othf.:::r property owner who
objected to the' proposed acqui.sitlon of
land Mirk. :Further noted that: the .public
use/necessity hearing will be July 9 and
that a Court date should be set by the 1st
of October.,
STREETS Street: Names , A letter was read from Mrs,
Thomas Drangsholt, 26221 Woudl.and Way,
requesting that the street: named by the
County as 98th Place South be returned
to the original name of Woodland Way and
pointing out that the area was recently
annexed to the City , MASTERS MOVED that
the letter be referred to -the Public Works
Department and the Planning Department .
Johnson seconded , Harris noted that this
is a part of the Highri.dge #3 Subdivision,
�.. which will be heard before the Council
in July and this matter could be discussed
at that time .. Sr_orment noted that there
were records in theTraft.i.c Engineer ' s
office of other incorrect addresses also ,,
Street: advised that the house numbers for
some downtown areas should be changed
so that even and odd numbers are on the
proper sides of t.tie streets., Motion
carried ,
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STREETS East Valley Highway , Ul.ett noted that he
had met. with State Highway officials to
discuss the formal transfer :from the State
to the City of the East Valley Highway
from the North to the South City limits
with the exception of the strip from Smith
to Willis , He noted that some patching
and sealing will be done by the State
and that it was expected that. the City
would take over the highway, about July I .
Canyon Drive Ulett: reported that the
State Highway Department has advised that
they will not complete the resurfacing
of Canyon Drive until August or September,
but that they will do the striping in the
vicinity of 104th S E , and S ,E , 256th so
that we may take advantage of the extra
lanes .
Renton-Kent Joint Project - S .W„ 43rd/S . 180th
Street. The Finance Committee reviewed. the
$ .W. 43rd/S. 180th Street project at their
meeting held May 29 . Their recommendation
is as follows:
1 ) That the ultimate project of five lanes
with separated railroad crossing be the
objective of this project.
2) That as a first phase the five lanes
between Springbrook and East Valley with
the utilization of the present bridge and
rail crossing and three lanes from the
railroads to West Valley be proposed pro-
viding that an LID can be formed to provide
a portion of the cost. This would include
the ultimate design work now,
3 ) That failing to accomplish item 2 above,
a three-lane project utilizing the E .D.A.
funds and the ultimate design be done.
It was noted that with the LID portion referred
.to in item 2. Kent has the ability to., pay .its
share from Forward Thrust Arterial Street
Funds, and also that these same funds could
be used for item 3 . McCAUGHAN MOVED that the
Mayor be authorized to enter into a contract
with- Renton as described above, Masters
seconded , Motion carried ,
WATER At the last workshop a report which has been
filed with the City Clerk was presented by .
Ulett detailing rieeded , water system improve-
ments and revenue increases . The report
included the following recommendations:
1 ) Authorize staff design of water mains
for 104th Avenue S ,,E . from S,E . 240th
Street to S .E . 267th Street and of a
line to connect from the 16- inch main
east of Kent Memorial Park to the one
on Central Avenue;
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WATER 2 ) Authorize pre-application for State
grants for the mains ;
3 ) Authorize a study of the means .of
increasing water fund revenues; and
4) Authorize the appraisal of the proposed
Scenic Hill Reservoir site, at a cost
estimated to be $1,500 .
It was noted that the staff will begin design
on items 1, 2 and 3 immediately. The cost of
item 4 can be paid from an unbudgeted carry-
over from 1974.
In accordance with the request of the admini-
stration, MASTERS MOVED that the report be
accepted and the expenditure be approved as
proposed, McCaughan seconded . Motion carried .
METRO Water Quality Citizens ' Advisory Committee .
A letter was read from C , Carey Donworth,
Chairman, Metropolitan Council, advising
that Metro has been designated as the water
quality planning agency for King County,
The letter further advised that a Water
Quality Citizens ' Advisory Committee is
being established to replace the RIBCO Task
Force .for Citizen Participation and the
Waste Treatment Advisory Committee . The
letter asks for suggestions of names of citi-
zens who might be interested in serving on
this Committee . MASTERS MOVED that the
letter be accepted and made a part of the
record,, Storment seconded . Upon Masters '
question, Mayor Hogan determined that
there was no limit to the number of people
who may serve from a given area and Street
clarified that the intent was to select
people on their individual merits so as
to achieve a balanced variety of backgrounds.
Motion carried . It was noted that the City
Clerk has application blanks available for
anyone wishing to be considered as a member
of this Committee .
POLICE Police Guild Resignation . A letter was
read from Robert E . Boudreau announcing
his resignation as President and as a
member of. the Kent Police Guild, and thanking
the City for the cooperation and considera-
tion given the organization during the past
year, MASTERS MOVED to accept the letter
with regret, Johnson seconded . Motion carried.
Tukwila Police Department . A letter was read
from John A. Sheets,, Chief of the Tukwila
Police Department, expressing his appreciation
for the assistance given by Kent Police Officers,
Sgt . Boudreau, Officer Byerly and Officer C .
Miller during a shooting incident in Tukwila
on May 20 . MASTERS MOVED that the letter be
accepted and made a part of the record, Johnson
seconded. Motion carried .
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VARIANCE Sm 202nd and 80th Avenue S . A. letter was read
APPEAL - from Robert B . Fadden of Engineers Northwest,
UNDERGROUND as agent for Harold Deutsch, appealing the .
UTILITIES action of the City Engineer in the denial of
ORDINANCE a variance request to the underground utilities
ordinance . Mr . Fadden requested that the
appeal be heard before the City Council on
June l6 . MASTERS MOVED that the letter be
accepted, McCaughan seconded , Motion carried .
Upon Street ° s recommendation, BAFFARO MOVED
that the hearing be held on June 16 with
discussion on the matter t.o be held on June
9 at the workshop meeting, McCaughan seconded.
Motion carried .
SOUTH KING It was noted that the Mayor and Administrator
COUNTY met with Councilman Dave Mooney and two staff
ACTIVITIES members concerning joint sponsorship of the
CENTER South King County Activities Center applica-
tion for Referendum 29 funds , A recommendation
is to be submitted to King County for their
consideration and the Council will be -advised
as soon as such action is taken.
CITY It was noted that a report on the Ci.ty Ware-
BUILDINGS house Yard improvements was presented at the
Council workshop on May 26, 19751, and .has
been made a part of the record . MASTERS
MOVED that the interoffice memo dated May
269 1975 from the Director of Public Works
to the Mayor and Council be made a part of
the record, Storment seconded. Motion
carried .
In accordance with the recommendation of
the Administrator, BAFFARO MOVED that Option
C be adopted as a goal and that Option A be
authorized immediately, Just seconded .
Street explained that Option A provided
for drainage and grading ( $56,000 ) and
landscaping ($11,000 ) , totaling $670000 .
Option B would also cost $67,000, and
included paving instead of landscaping.
Option C includes both the paving and
landscaping as well as the drainage and
grading and would cost approximately
$133,870 . He noted the amount exceeding
$67,000 could be authorized at a later
date through Revenue Sharing Funds or
through the budget. Motion carried
ADMINISTRATIVE Parks and Recreation Director, The City
PERSONNEL Ordinance No, 1925
Attorney intro ,
APPOINTMENTS amending Section 4 of Ordinance 1569 and
providing for the Di.re.ctor of Parks and
Recreation to be appointed by the City
Administrator instead of by the Mayor.
McCAUGHAN MOVED that Ordinance 1925 be
adopted, Baffaro seconded , Motion
carried, with Storment voting nay.
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ADMINISTRATIVE Office of City Treasurer, The City Attorney
PERSONNEL introduced Ordinance Noa 1926, which repeals
APPOINTMENTS Ordinance 1601, abolishing the office of
City Treasurer and creating a Supervisor
of Treasury Accounting. BAFFARO MOVED for
the adoption of Ordinance 1926, Just
seconded., Motion carried, with Masters
and Storment voting nay.The City Attorney introduced Ordinance 1927,
amending Ordinance 1809; and specifying
which positions will report to the Director
of Finance and Personnel . JUST MOVED that
Ordinance 1927 be adopted, Johnson seconded .
Motion carried, ,with Masters and Storment
voting nay.
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The City Attorney introducedOrdinance
ance 1928
amending and adding a section to Ordinance
1177 to provide for the City Attorney to be
appointed by the City Administrator, provid-
ing .further for an Assistant City Attorney,
and repealing Ordinances 1044 and 1591 .
McCAUGHAN MOVED that Ordinance 1928 be
adopted, Johnson seconded , Motion carried,
with Storment voting nay.
PROPERTY Seattle-King County Board of Realtors . A letter
DEVELOPMENT was read from Jack Harrington, Executive Vice
President of the Seattle-King County Board of
Realtors, The letter advised that the Board
wished to be informed of all proposed legisla-
tion and programs involving real property
and community development. MASTERS MOVED
that the letter be accepted and referred to
the committee of the whole, Storment seconded .
!, Mayor Hogan noted that a response had been
made and that agenda material would be sent.
Motion carried ,
PARKS & Senior Citizens Center. It was noted that
RECREATION at the last work session, Betty Kelley Van
explained that further study and some alter-
natives were necessary before any request
. for appraisals of land adjacent to the Senior
Center was made .
Multi-Service Center, A proposal was
presented at the last work session by
Barney Wilson and Betty Kelley Van suggest-
ing that Kent attempt to acquire Referendum
29 funds for a j multi-service center. They suggested that a letter of intent be submitted
to the Department of Social and Health Services
in the first week of June and it is the
recommendation of the administration that
such action be taken . JOHNSON MOVED that
the Mayor be authorized to submit a letter
- of intent to the Department of Social and
Health Services, Baffaro seconded . Just
stated that he did not wish to go ahead
with such a project until the Council was
more informed about ongoing costs . Upon
Kitto 's question, Mayor Hogan explained
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PARKS &
RECREATION that a letter of interest or intent would
indicate to the Department that there are
social service needs in Kent and that Kent
is interested in combining those services
in one. facility, She noted that the City
is now partially funding some social ser-
vi.ce agencies, without having much .input.
It is expected that many communities will
be sending similar letters to the Department
to express the needs of the communities .
The Mayor determined the letter does not
commit the community to anvthina as
priorities will have to be set as to what is
needed and as to what the City can afford .
Kit:to opined that a letter of intent was a
little premature :In this cased and Street
suggested that it should probably be a letter
of interest, JOHNSON changed her motion to
"a letter of interest011 rather than "a letter
of intent . " Motion carried, with Just voting
nay
Borden Field , Storment noted that road oil
was needed on the parking strip at Borden
field , Barney Wilson agreed to check into
the matter ,
Soccer Program„ Masters noted that the state
soccer teams have requested an opportunity
to discuss the 3oint program matter with the
City, She noted further that a public meet-
ing was scheduled in the Council Chambers
on Thursday evening, June 12, at 7 p,m., to
receive' additional citizen input on this
matter.
MEETINGS Suburban Mayors Association . Mayor Hogan
reported that a meeting of the Suburban
Mayors Association would be held on June
48 1975 at the Windjammer in Des Moines.
KING COUNTY Seattle/King County Intergovernmental
TWO-TIER Committees , A notice was read from Phyllis
GOVERNMENT Lamphere, Chairman of the Intergovernmental
STUDY Relations Committee, 'Seattle City Council,
extending an invitation to the Council to
attend a joint meeting of the Seattle/King
County Intergovernmental Relations Committees
to be held on Tuesday, June 10, 1975 at
10 : 00 a-,m at the King County Admin.istra-
tion ,Bu l'lding., The letter noted that the
subject of the meeting is "Procedures
necessary to implement the Metropolitan
Study Commission ' s concept of two-tier
government in King County, " MASTERS
MOVED that the letter be accepted and
- made a part of the record, McCaughan
' ! seconded . Johnson requested Street to
have someone come to a workshop meeting
and explain the effect a two--tier govern-
ment would have on Kent and Street noted
that he would attempt to do so. Motion
carried .
June 2, 1975
CITY ELECTION It was noted that the week of July 28 to
COUNCIL August 10 1975 will be the time for filing
POSITIONS for the four Council positions. that will
be up for election. The positions that
will be open will be Councilpersons '
Baffaro, Johnson, Just and Kitto. Each
term is four years and each pays $200
per month and requires a filing fee of
$24. The City Clerk will assign Council
position numbers at the regular Council
meeting of July 7, 1975 .
GAMBLING A letter was read from Howard and Elsie
Erickson, urging a "yes" vote on the
gambling issue, noting that the funds
received from such operations could be
used to aid the City ' s financial situa-
tion and further noting that no major
or serious problems have arisen because
of past gambling operations .acceptedMASTERS
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MOVED that the be p letter
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made a part of the record, Storment
seconded . Motion carried.
LICENSES Topless Danci.nq: A report was received
noting that a hearing will be held by the
Washington ,State Liquor Control Board at
9 : 30 a.m., on Tuesday, June 100 in Olympia
to consider a proposed rule relating .to
WAC-314-16-125 - Suggestive, Lewd and/or
Obscene Conduct on Licensed Premises . A
covering letter from the Police Department
noted that receipt of the notice gives
the Ci.ty the opportunity to have either
written or oral input regarding the problem
of topless dancing, and if the proposed
regulations are adopted, certain activities
I11 would be prohibited . JUST MOVED that the
Council go on record as favoring the proposed
rule relating to WAC- 314-16-125 - Suggestive,
Lewd and/or Obscene Conduct on Licensed
Premises, as set forth in "Attachment A, "
j which has been made a matter of record .
Masters seconded . It was noted that the
City could support the proposed regulation
by a letter or by sending a representative
to the hearing . In response to McCaughan ' s
query, Mirk noted that if the proposed
requlation is adopted, the limitations
would be the same throughout the State and
the cities would not have control . It was
further determined that Kent ° s present con-
trol was only under the general lewdness
ordinance . Masters commented that the
Council should support the Police Department
in favoring -the proposed regulation.
Motion carried,
AMERICAN John Long, Chairman of the Kent Bicentennial
REVOLUTION Comm
ittee, spoke from the audience, noting
BICENTENNIAL that the Wagon Train P;ilgramage to Pennsyl-
COMMITTEE vania would spend the night of June 17 in
Kent. He presented a scroll containing a
Pledge of Rededication to the Mayor and the
Council, asking that it be signed by them
and then forwarded through the various
departments of the City for signature:
He explained that the scrolls will be
delivered to the wagon train.
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BUDGET Finance and Personnel , Just noted that the
Finance Committee reviewed a number of
salary reclassification requests at the
meeting held May 290 1975 , Copies of the
requests were di.stribute-d to.- the-Council
and filed with the City Clerk , Just explained
that the requests were made during the 1975
budget process but action was withheld pending
labor contract settlements to determine if
money would be available to consider these
requests for 1975 . It has now been deter-
mined that funds are available and "upon the
recommendation of the Finance Committee,
JUST MOVED that the reclassification pro-
posals reviewed at the last Committee meet-
ing be approved and be made effective as
of April 10 1975 , Storment seconded .
-Motion carried
FINANCE North Kent Sewer Project. The City received
notification on May 28, 1975 from the
Environmental Protection Agency that Kent
will receive $lO1,500 reimbursement on
the North Kent Sewer Project0 and that if
sufficient funds remain after this first
payment we are eligible for $43,409 or
some portion thereof at a later date .
MASTERS MOVED to acknowledge that notification
was received of reimbursement of North Kent
Sewer Project funds in the amount of $101, 500
• from E ,P,A� and that the Mayor be authorized
to sign the request for said funds, McCaughan
seconded. Upon McCaughan ° s question as to
whether the money would be returned to the
General Funde Street noted that the money
came from the Sewer Fund and that while it
appeared that there were no strings attached,
he would have to check with the bond counsel.
He further stated that counsel might advise
that this money has to be returned to the
Sewer Fund until all of the sewer bonds are
redeemed . Motion carried ,
McCAUGHAN MOVED that the bills received on or
before June 5, 1975 and approved by the
Finance Committee at its meeting to be held
at 8 a.m. June 13, 1975 be paid, Storment
seconded. Motion carried .
Claims approved by the Finance Committee
on May 29, 1975 are as follows:
Current Expense $ 40, 184. 79
Parks & Recreation 70516 . 21
City Streets 70647. 74
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Federal Shared Revenue 101 .
2616
Library Construction .
Gowe Street - West 32, 334.55
Central/Smith Intersection 397 . 26
Garrison Creek Sewer Constr . 10 .50
Kent-Des Moines Swr Intrcptr 31 .50
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FINANCE 10.0th Ave. Swr Intrcptr 24, 769 .58
Equipment Rental 78792. 38
Firemans Relief & Pension 40501 .69
Leff Disability 10646.13
Sewer 419281 . 17
Water 100536.84
Garbage 393 .14
$1901067.69
Meeting Adjourned: 8:50 pm,
Respectfully submitted,
Marie Je en, CMC
City Clerk
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