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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCity Council Meeting - Council - Minutes - 08/02/1976 �12 Kent, Washington August 2, 1976 Regular meeting of the Kent City Council was called to order at 8:00 o'clock p.m. Present : Mayor Hogan, Councilpersons Carey, Kitto, Masters, McCaughan and Storment, City Administrator Street, City Attorney Mirk, Planning Director Harris, Public Works Director Ulett, and Finance Director Winkle. Councilpersons Johnson and Just were absent. Also present : Planning Commissioners Marilyn Jones and Harry le were in attendance at the meeting. Williams. Approximately 45 peop MINUTES KITTO MOVED that the minutes of the meeting held July 19, 1976 be approved as printed, Storment seconded. Notion carried. UNDERGROUND LID 279. A hearing on the proposed LID 279 for WIRING the underground wiring at the Smith Street Shop- ping Center has been continued at the request of Mr. need, Consulting Engineer for the property owners. The public hearing was opened by the Mayor. There were no comments from the audience. A letter was read from Herbert Reed regarding what they considered unreasonable and excessive charges for the proposed LID. Mr. Reed reques- ted that he be allowed to meet with representa- tives of the Council , Engineering Department , State Electrical Inspector and Puget Power .to review possible alternate solutions to the problem and further suggested that no action be taken at this Council meeting regarding the LID. Mr. Reed further requested that the City Council appoint a committee to examine this particular undergrounding activity to estab- lish guidelines for variances. MASTERS MOVED .that the letter be made a part of the record, Carey seconded. Motion carried. KITTO MOVED that the hearing be closed, Storment seconded. Motion carried. STORMENT MOVED that the matter be referred to the Public Utilities Committee, Kitto seconded. Ulett determined that the mat- ter could be discussed at the Committee meeting on August 4 to be held at 8: 15 a.m. Kitto noted that the Council would have to make some variances to the underground ordinance. Motion carried. ANNEXATION Roberts_&_Williams. Public Works Director Ulett described the area of the proposed Roberts & Williams annexation, noting that it consisted of approximately ten acres at the S.E. corner of the intersection of 104th S.E. and S.E. 240th. He noted that the property consisted of some i vacant land and some single family dwellings, with a service station on the corner. The public hearing was opened by the Mayor. Mr. Roger Belanich noted that he was the ultimate purchaser of the property and had initiated the annexation proceedings. There was no correspondence and no further comments from the audience. KITTO MOVED that the hearing be closed, S.forment seconded. Motion carried. KITTO MOVED that the City Attorney be directed to prepare an ordinance annexing the Roberts & Williams property upon receipt of Boundary Review Board approval, Storment seconded. Motion carried. ZONING OF On June 22, 1976 the Planning Commission held a ROBERTS & public hearing on the initial zoning for the WILLIAMS iloberts & Williams annexation which lies at the ANNEXATION southeast corner of the intersection of 104th S.E. and S.E. 240th Street. It is the Planning Commission's recommendation that this area be zoned CC, Community Commercial . Harris noted the other CC zoning in the area and pointed out that the East Hill Plan designated the area in question as commercial and office zoning. The Mayor opened the public hearing. Roger Belanich, purchases of the property, stated that he was available for any questions regarding the pro- posed zoning. There were no further comments and no correspondence. In accordance with the Zoning Code provisions, McCAUGHAN MOVED that the hearing be continued until September 7, 1976, Carey seconded. Motion carried. ZONING OF On June 22, 1976, the Planning Commission held JOHNSTON a public hearing on the initial zoning for the ANNEXATION Johnston annexation, consisting of approximately 25 acres, lying between S. 218th Street and S. 22.2nd Street , along 93rd Avenue S. It is the recommendation of the Planning Commission that this area be zoned RI-20, Single Family Residen- tial , with minimum lot size of 20,000 square feet . Harris noted that present King County zoning classification of the proposed annexation is SR, Suburban Residential . The Mayor opened the public hearing. There was no correspondence and no com- ments were offered from the audience. Storment questioned whether there was any gravel excavation going on in the area and Harris noted that there was not . Since the Zoning Code requires that zoning annexations be considered twice, KI TTO MOVED that the hearing be continued until Septem- ber 7, 1976, Storment seconded. Motion carried. 7.0NING OF On July 27, 1976 the Planning Commission held a REVISED public hearing on the initial zoning for the PLFMMONS Revised Plemmons annexation, consisting of approxi- ANNEXATION mately 22 acres, lying at the northwest corner of the intersection of S.E. 256th Street and 116th Avenue S.E. The Planning Commission has recom- mended that this area be zoned RI-9.6, Single Family Residential with minimum lot size of 9.600 square feet. The public hearing was opened by the Mayor. Lillian Enq_strom spoke from the audience, noting that she lived within this recently annexed area, and stated that the lot she owned was larger than 9,600 square feet and that they were in favor of the Plan- ning Commission recommendation. Paul Lonothorp noted that he was opposed to anything less than 9,600 square foot lots. He pointed out that if 7,200 square foot lots were permitted, the value of the homes in the surrounding area would be de- creased. There were no further comments and no correspondence. In accordance with the Zoning Code requirements, KITTO MOVED to continue the hearing to the September 7, 1976 Council meet- inq. Storment seconded. Motion carried. ZONING SAVE vs. Bothell Case. A letter was read from Geoffrey Ethelston, City Manager, City o Bothell , asking if Kent wished to share in the cost of assisting in an appeal in the above mentioned case. This case concerns a recent rezone matter in their area which could possibly be of significance to local govern- ment jurisdictions in controlling land use within their boundaries. MASTERS MOVED that the letter be made a part of the record, and referred to the committee of the whole for further discussion, Carey seconded. Motion carried. 1 RE70NE WiIIo Vista — Douglas Ellis. The City Attorney introduced Ordinance _No. 1980 rezoning the Willo Vista/Ellis property from CM (Commercial Manu— facturing) to MRM. MASTERS MOVED that Ordinance No. 1980 be adopted, McCaughan seconded. Motion carried. PLAT Highridge #3. The improvements required as a condition of platting Highridge #3 have been completed and are recommended for acceptance by the Public Works Department. The gravelled walkways were constructed as specified. The developer is responsible for the first year 's maintenance and operation of the storm water dentention basin. KITTO MOVED that the improve— ments be accepted with the developer having the first year 's responsibility for maintenance and operation of the storm water detention basin and that the $500 cash bond be released upon payment of any outstanding bills, and that $48,500 of the $49,000 plat bond be released. Masters seconded. Ulett explained that the remaining $500 would be held for the monument work still to be completed. Upon Masters' question, Street pointed out that Drake was aware that he was responsible, through a sepa— rate agreement , to maintain the detention basin for the first year. Motion carried. ( It was determined by Ulett on August 3 that the entire M4 ,000 plat bond would be released, as Mr. Drake had deposited a $500 certified check to cover the monuments. ) PRELIMINARY Green Valley Heights #5. On July 27, 1976 PLAT the Planning Commission held a public hearing on the Green Valley Heights #5 Preliminary Plat , and recommended APPROVAL with CONDITIONS. McCAUGHAN MOVED that a public meeting to consider Green Valley Heights #5 Preliminary Plat be held August 16, 1976, Carey seconded. It was noted that if the Council does not accept the Planning Commission's recommendation a further public hear— ing must be held. Harris determined that the subject plat is near Sunnycrest School . Masters asked if there was some property to the east of the plat that could conceivably be developed and Harris opined that this was doubtful as develop— ment would require removal of part of the hill— side. Street determined for Masters that this property to the east of the proposed prel imi ni— nary plat is landlocked and always has been land— locked except by the freeway. He noted ' hat it had been suggested that the Green Valley Heights #5 Plat should provide access to the landlocked area and noted that meetings would be held con: c.ernina the problem. Motion carried. Green Valley Heights #6 keplat. At the last work session a thorough discussion of Green Valley Heights #5 Siandi, ision was held. It was pointed out that the present owners may sell the land by metes and bounds description be-ause it was previously platted and accepted by the City. The restrictions proposed by the Plannina Department and Public Works Department may be enforced either by the application of the Building Code or by covenants placed upon the replat. Street stated that the applicant had contacted the City Attorney and requested that the plat application be withdrawn and therefore no further action was necessary by the Council . PRELIMINARY McCaughan stated that he had viewed the area PLAT today and shared the concern of the present property owners who live above the proposed subdivision. He quoted from portions of the code covering hillside development and stated that it was his hope that the plat could be red—flagged so that the Building Department would be alerted to the danger that exists before any future building permits were issued. Mirk stated that this had been done. McCaughan noted that another home was being constructed at S. 247th and 43rd Ave. S. It was determined that this location was not within the confines of Green Valley Heights #6. He noted that Chapter 70 of the Building Code provides for the Building Official to be authorized to insist on a soil engineering report and a geology report. M:Caughan suggested that the whole area could be red—flagged to ensure compliance with the terms of Chapter 70. He stated that he wished the record to show that the Council was concerned for the protection of the resi— dents above and below such questionable build— ing sites. A letter was read from Steven. and Linda Helgerson, 25128 — 43rd Avenue So. , and Henry and Carol Kerr, 25202 — 43rd Avenue So. , asking the Council to institute the necessary safeguards for the hill— side by requiring compliance with thc-recommenda— tions of the Planninq staff and of the Public Works Department . They requested that specific requirements be annotated on the plat. MASTERS MOVED that the letter be made a part of the record, Carey seconded. Motion carried. It was deter— mined for the Mayor that the owner cou(Pd build on the plat as it now existed. McCaughan opined that the conditions he was suggesting should be made a part of the existing plat as well , with the Building Official following through on such conditions when a builder comes in for a build— ing or grading permit. MASTERS MOVED that in view of the concerns of the residents in the area, that it was appropriate for the Council to go on record to ask that the City Building Department be especially prudent in monitoring this development . McCaughan seconded. Masters stated that the purpose of the motion is to emphasize to the City staff that the concerns expressed by the citizens are valid and that the City should make an effort to accommodate these people. It was ascertained for Masters that inspections were regularly made during stages of construction, and she stated that inspectors should be doubly sure that they check on all phases of construction and grading when issuing permits for building homes. It was determined that there was no construction in pro— gress- in the area now and Mirk noted that the staff had recently met and discussed the matter of the enforcement of the Code. Motion carried. HEALTH & Request for Sewer and 4vater Hookup — Plemmons. SANITATION A letter was read from Charles k. Branson, attorney for Jim H. Plemmons, requesting water hookup and temporary sewer hookup to serve prop— erty owned by Plemmons. The temporary hookup for sewer would be for a period of five years or until the assessed valuation is sufficient to permit annexation to the City or until the property is annexed into the Cascade Sewer District. (M HEALTH & The letter further requested that if the City SANITATION does not wish to provide a temporary extension of sewer service that an agreement be entered into between the City and the Cascade Sewer District so that temporary service can be obtained from Cascade Sewer District until the property can be annexed into the District or into the City. MASTERS MOVED that the letter be made a matter of record and referred to the Public Ut i IN ti es Committee, Storment seconded. Upon Masters' question, Street noted that this was the prop- erty east of the Revised Plemmons Annexation on which Plemmons had proposed to erect a group of rental homes. It was further clari- fied that this property had not been annexed because sufficient signatures were not secured. Masters questioned whether this request was an attempt by Plemmons to get around the City's policy of not providing water and sewer service without annexation. Notion carried. LID 278 - Wiaton Sanitary Sewer. Ordinance _ _ ._ No. 1981 .was introduced by the City Attorney approving and confirming the final assessment roll for LID 278. STORMENT MOVED that Ordi- nance No. 1981 be adopted, Kitto seconded. Motion carried. Soil Conservation Service. McCaughan reported that a meeting was held on the Soil Conserva- tion channelization plans for the Valley last Wednesday, and noted that the next meeting would be held on September 16 at 7:30 p.m. He noted that two persons were financed by the County to help in determining future financ- ing to keep the project going. Street reported that Gary Volchok had notified property owners in the Valley of a Soil Conserva- tion meeting to be held on August 18 at 7:30 p.m. and it was suggested that the Council attend. WATER Lester P. Scherich Request. The request of Lester P. Scherich for a 350 foot water main extension on S.E. 256th Street was discussed by the Planning and Public Works Committee at their last meeting. The extension would be outside of the City from the east end of the 10" line servina the Kent School District Administration Building. The recommendation is to approve the extension at developer expense Provided that 1 ) the line be 10" diameter to conform to the Comprehensive Water Plan; 2) approval is obtained from the King County Boundary Review Board; and 3) a written commitment to annex to Kent is obtained from (a) the present property owner and ( b) from each water customer served from the extension. STORMENT MOVED that the exten- sion be approved with the recommended provisions and that a Notice of Intent be authorized to be filed with the King County Boundary Review Board, Carey seconded. Notion carried. FLOOD Green/Duwamish Levee Project. It was noted CONTROL that Mayor Hogan has received a letter from John Spellman, King County Executive, in which he stated that King County has recently received a request from the Corps of Engineers as to the County's willingness to sponsor the Green/Duwamish levee project. Received also were copies of two letters which Mr. Spellman had sent to the Corps indicating the County's intent to sponsor levee improvements on the Green/Duwamish Rivers and pointing out steps the County was taking in preparation for further action with the affected cities and the Corps as studies and plans proceed on the levee project. McCAUGHAN MOVED that the correspondence concerning Green/Duwamish levee project be referred to the Public Works Committee for study and reporr to the Council , Carey seconded. Motion carried. METRO Park and Ride Contract. It was noted that the present contract with Metro Park & Ride expires in August. Metro has requested an extension for two years or until the new park and ride lot is completed, whichever is the lesser time. It is recommended that the matter be discussed with representatives of the com- munity, probably through the Chamber of Com- merce. Accordingly, STORMENT MOVED that the contract be discussed at the work session of August 9 and that the Chamber be so notified, Masters seconded. Motion carried. STREET A letter was read from Harold L. James, 21251 - VACATION 94th Place South, requesting the City to acquire vacation from King County of a portion of 92nd Avenue So. , south of So. 212th. The letter also indicated that Mr. James would expect title to the 30' right of way to revert to the adjacent property owners. MASTERS MOVED that the letter be accepted and referred to the Public Utilities Committee, Storment seconded. Motion carried. KENT Masters reported that a meeting of the Bond COMMONS Committee would be held on Tuesday evening, August 3. CLAIMS Debbie Lee Pedersen. A claim has been received from Debbie Lee Pedersen in the amount of $30.54 for a towing fee and storage of her car after it was impounded on July 25. The City Attorney has investigated the claim and believes that Ms. Pedersen's statements are in error and he has therefore recommended that the claim be denied. STORMENT MOVED that the claim of Debbie Lee Pedersen be denied, McCaughan seconded. Upon McCaughan's question, Mirk stated that Ms. Pedersen claimed that there were no "No Parking" signs posted in the area where she had parked when in fact the signs were there, and had obviously been overlooked by Ms. Pedersen. Motion carried. POLICE & Communications. Representatives of the cities FIRE of Auburn, Tukwila, ?enton and Kent have deve - oped a working agreement to consolidate all police and fire communications systems. It is anticipated that the operation may be started shortly after the first of the year. In order to accomplish this, preparation must begin immediately. STORMENT MOVED that the Mayor be authorized to sign the inter local agreement for combined communications, Masters seconded. In response to Kiito's question, it was determined that the number of years for the agreement to run had as yet not been determined. It was determined by Street that this agreement is strictly for police and fire emergency com- munications. McCaughan questioned how this would affect Fire District 37 and Street noted that the agreement was for the four cities men- tioned and other agencies would be contracting for service. He noted that Algona, Pacific, Issaquah and also various Fire Districts had expressed interest. Street stated that in all probability a new contract would be drawn up within three or four months to cover all phases of the operation. Motion carried. CABLE Seattle Proposal on C.A.T.V. At the last TELEVISION work session a brief explanation was made of the impending requirements of the Federal Government concerning C.A.T.V. It was noted that Mr. J. IN. Hurd, Acting Coordinator, Seattle Office of Cable Communications, has offered to explain the necessary chanaes in franchise language and after the initial assistance to continue an operation in the future. It is recommended that Mr. Hurd come to a work session and explain the proposal as it affects Kent. MASTERS MOVED to invite Mr. Hurd to attend the August 9 workshop meet- ing. Storment seconded. Motion carried. KENT ARTS The Mayor noted that a list of prospective COMMISSION appointees to fill Three vacancies on the Kent Arts Commission had been distributed to the Council . The candidates for appointment are as follows: Mrs. Thomas (Nancy) Acheson Mrs. James (Cheryl ) McBroom Mrs. Fred (Gloria) Struthers Mrs. Bob (Gloria) Brown Mrs. Walter (Artelle) Sklorenko Mr. Mike Dixon She further noted that the proposed candidates would be interviewed by the Commission and a recommendation made to the Mayor. Additional names should be submitted to the Mayor for con- sideration by the Commission. INVITATION White River Buddhist Church. A letter was read from the White river Buddhist Church inviting the Council to attend their annual Bon Odori (Japanese Cultural Dance Festival ) to be held on Saturday, August 7, from 6:00 p.m. MASTERS MOVED that the letter be made a part of the record, Storment seconded. Motion carried. FINANCE In accordance with State law, it is advantageous to the City to pass an ordinance on leasehold tax. This does not increase the tax to the lessor but would provide for a portion of the tax to come to the City. The City Attorney introduced Ordinance No. 1982 imposing a leasehold excise tax upon the act or privelege of occupying or using publicly owned real or personal property within the City of Kent, and authorizing the Mayor to contract with the State Department of Revenue to administer and collect the said tax. McCAUGHAN MOVED that Ordinance 1982 be adopted, Carey seconded. Upon Masters' question, it was determined that under State law a lessor pays a 12% tax and by passage of the ordinance, the City would receive 4% of that amount. The tax to the lessor would not increase; it would merely mean that the City would get a portion of the tax. It was deter— mined for Storment that the pea patch leases would not be affected. Motion carried. McCAUGHAN MOVED that the bills received on or before August 5, 1976 and approved by the Finance Committee at its meeting to be held at 8:00 a.m. August 13, 1976 be paid, Carey seconded. Motion carried. The following claims were approved by the Finance Committee at its meeting on July 30, 1976: Current Expense $ 27,638.64 Parks & Recreation 13,052.39 Library 1 ,508.34 City Streets 10,552.92 Federal Shared Revenue 18,468.23 Kent Commons Construction 6,444. 11 Library Construction 226.39 Canyon Drive 3,701 .77 Reith load/Military 1 ,808. 10 East Hill Booster Pump 57,314.93 Equipment Rental 3,569.24 Arts Commission 173.76 Firemen's Relief & Pension 261 .21 LEOFF Disability 3,510.75 Sewer 43,293.72 Water 5,796.61 Garbage 474.02 $ 197,795. 15 MEEKER DAYS It was noted that reports concerning Meeker Days have indicated that the celebration was very successful . The damage to Meeker Street was discussed at the last work session. The Clerk read a letter received from Oris G. Weaver, Prudential Mutual Savings Bank, regarding the carnival show portion of the Meeker Day celebration and the resulting disruption not only to banking services and facilities but also to Metro Park and Ride patrons. Mr. Weaver noted that he would never approve allowing the show to be located anywhere within the City limits again. He also noted that if the trash left behind as a result of the carnival operation was not cleaned up he intended to hire someone to do it and bill the cost to the Meeker Days Com— mittee. MASTERS MOVED that receipt of the MEEKER DAYS letter from Oris Weaver be noted, Storment seconded. It was determined that a copy of the letter had been sent to the Chamber of Commerce and McCaughan requested that a copy be sent to the Meeker Days Committee Chairman. Masters noted that the matter of providing public restroom facilities in the core area has come before the Council previously and suggested that perhaps some sort of portable facilities could be utilized temporarily while the City worked toward providing some type of permanent facility. Mayor Hogan noted that the City has been trying to gain use of the Burlington—Northern facilities for some time but that the Railroad would have to pay maintenance crews overtime to clean the facilities. Masters stated that she felt some action should be taken, especially for special occasions like Meeker Days. Mayor Hogan noted that it was hoped that the old City Hall site could be used for this type of facility but that such a proposal was for an undetermined future date. McCaughan noted that the Saturday Market operation has the same problem. He also noted that the Parks Department had been authorized to purchase some Sanikans with Revenue Sharing Funds and suggested that this would be at least a temporary solution to the problem. Street determined that the money was available to pay for such Sanikans from Revenue Sharing monies. Motion carried. MEETING ADJOURNED: 9:00 o'clock p.m. Respectfully submitted, Marie Jensen, CMC City Clerk