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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCity Council Meeting - Council - Minutes - 09/07/1976 Kent, Washington September 7, 1976 Regular meeting of the Kent City Council was called to order at 8:00 o'clock p.m. Present : Mayor Hogan, Councilpersons Carey, Johnson, Just, Kitto, Masters, McCaughan and Storment, City Administrator Street, City Attorney Mirk, Assistant City Engineer Wickstrom, Planning Director Harris, and Finance Director Winkle. Also present : Planning Commissioners Williams and Johnson, Parks Director Wilson and URS representative Ramsey. Approximately 55 people were in attendance at the meeting. i VISITORS Mayor Hogan introduced Mrs. Dorband of the Kent—Kaibara Committee. Mrs. Dorband gave a report on the exchange student from Kent to Japan, Jaylyn Powell. She then introduced Mr. and Mrs. Ted Walker, this year 's host parents to Japan's exchange student, Yoshiki Nakanishi . Yoshiki was introduced by the Walkers and spoke to the Council about his expectations for the upcoming year as an exchange student and presented Mayor Hogan with a gift from the Mayor of Kaibara. Mayor Hogan introduced Ted Serres, a student at Meridian Junior High School , who was a recent third place winner in an essay con— test sponsored by the Washington State Bicentennial Committee. Ted read the essay aloud and presented a copy to the Mayor. MINUTES KITTO MOVED to approve as printed the minutes of the meeting held August 16 and the minutes of the committee of the whole public hearing on the Kent Commons Phase II held August 23, 1976. Storment seconded. Notion carried. ANNEXATION Johnston. The Johnston annexation petition was filed with the Boundary Review Board on July I , 1976. Since more than sixty days have elapsed and no action has been taken, the Council has scheduled a public hearing for this meeting on the annexation. Wick— strom described the area of the proposed annexation as lying between S. 218th Street and S. 222nd Street along 93rd Avenue South and encompassing approximately 25 acres. The public hearing was opened by the Mayor. There were no comments from the audience and no cor— respondence. STORMENT MOVED that the hearing be closed, Just seconded. Notion carried. The City Attorney introduced Ordinance No. 1986 annexing to the City certain land contiguous thereto and commonly referred to as the John— ston annexation. KITTO MOVED for the adoption of Ordinance No. 1986, McCaughan seconded. Notion carried. ZONING OF Johnston Annexation. The second and final ANNEXATIONS hearing on the proposed zoning of the John— ston annexation property was opened by the i Mayor. The Planning Commission has recommended the area be zoned RI-20, Single Family Zoning (20,000 square foot minimum lot size). There were no comments from the audience and no correspondence. STORMENT MOVED that the hearing be closed, Kitto seconded. Notion carried. The City Attorney introduced Ordi— nance No. 1987 zoning that certain land . annexed to the City known as the Johnston annexation as RI-20 (Single Family Residential District ) . McCAUGHAN MOVED that Ordinance No. 1987 be adopted, Johnson seconded. Notion carried. I I ZONING OF Revised Plemmons Annexation. At its hearing ANNEXATIONS on July 27, 1976, the Planning Commission recommended RI-9.6 zoning for the Revised Plemmons annexation. The second and final hearing on the zoning of the Revised Plemmons annexation was opened by the Mayor. There were no comments from the audience and no correspondence. JUST MOVED that the hearing be closed, Storment seconded. Notion carried. Ordinance No. 1988 was introduced by the City Attorney, zoning the Revised Plemmons Annexa- tion as Rl-9.6 (Single Family Residential Zoning District ) in accordance with the recom- mendations of the Planning Commission. STORMENT MOVED that Ordinance No. 1988 be adopted, McCaughan seconded. Notion carried. Roberts a_ nd Williams Annexation. The second and final public hearing on the zoning of the Roberts and Williams annexation is set for this meeting. The Planning Commission, at its hearing held June 22, 1976, recommended that the area be zoned CC (Community Commercial ) . The public hearing was opened by the Mayor. There were no comments from the audience and no correspondence. KITTO MOVED that the hear- ing be closed, Storment seconded. Notion carried. Ordinance No. 1989 approving the zoning as recommended by the Planning Commis- sion, CC (Community Commercial ) , for the Roberts and Williams annexation was introduced by the City Attorney. JOHNSON MOVED for the adoption of Ordinance No. 1989, Carey seconded. Motion carried. ZONING Edward L. Jackson. A letter was read from Mr. and NY�s. Edward L. Jackson requesting that the Planning Commission re-evaluate the zoning of their property at 627 East Titus Street. It was noted that this property was zoned C-3, General Commercial , at their request in 1965 in order to enable them to conduct a business in the basement of their home. When the house was advertised for sale last month as commercial property, it was determined that the property was no longer zoned C-3 but was now zoned MR-H, High Density Multi-Family Residential . It was determined that when the zoning was updated for the City in 1973, the fact that this property was com- mercial was overlooked, so the Jacksons were not advised of the Zoning Code hearings. MASTERS MOVED that the letter be made a part of the record and referred to the Planning Department for consideration, Just seconded. Notion carried. ANNEXATION Pro_posE�Island (Suburban View) Annexation. Street noted that a few months ago the Council had directed the individuals who were attempt- ing to annex the "Island" area to put some petitions together for the possibility of annexation. He has now been notified by the parties working on this annexation that they have determined that three portions of the area which are contiguous can be annexed if the Council will accept the three individual petitions. Street recommended that such acceptance be encouraged as the people are in need of sewer service and the areas involved are contiguous. MASTERS MOVED that the City Administrator indicate that the Council would give favorable consideration to the proposal , Just seconded. Motion carried. ANNEXATION Proposed Anderson__Annexation. A 10% petition has been received from Kirk Anderson for annexation of approximately 36 acres located on S.E. 256th, immediately west of the recent Revised Plemmons Annexation. JOHNSON MOVED that receipt of the petition be noted and that the Council review the petition with the proponents at 7:30 p.m. at the work session to be held September 13, 1976. McCaughan seconded. Motion carried. FINAL Cambridge East Division No. _I . The preliminary PLAT plat of Cambridge East Division No. I was approved on November 17, 1975. At a public hearing on the final plat held May 17, 1976, the applicant requested permission to con- struct at least 500110 of the required improve- ments before filing the final plat. This action reduced his required bonding. The final plat has now been submitted by the applicant together with the required bond. Planning Director Harris noted the location of the plat as being north of S. 277th. The public hearing on the final plat was opened by the Mayor. In response to Stor- ment 's question, Wickstrom noted that some of the undergrounding had been completed, and that the plans had been approved. There were no further questions and STORMENT MOVED that the hearing be closed, Just seconded. Motion carried. JUST MOVED that the final plat of Cambridge East Division # 1 be accepted, Kitto seconded. Motion carried. HEALTH & Plemmons' Request for Utilities (Plemmons' ,Kent SANITATION Hiahlands_Annexation) . � It was noted that the Plemmons' request for utilities outside the City had been referred to the Public Works Committee at the August 16 Council meeting. The Public Works Committee discussed the request to 1 ) provide temporary service, or 2) indicate willingness for Cascade Sewer District to annex the area, together with other possible actions which included 3) providing service as if the Boundary Review Board had approved it; 4) annexing the Plem- mons property by way of a narrow corridor; and 5) taking no action pending action on the appeals of the Boundary review Board action. The Committee recommends that no action be taken pending results on the matter of the appeals which have been filed on the Bound- ary Review Board action. MASTERS MOVED to refer this to the Planning Commission for consideration of pre-zoning, Johnson seconded. Masters noted that this matter has been appealed and that a court date has not as yet been set . She pointed out that if the matter goes to trial before the City could consider pre-zoning, that the action of this motion would probably become void. Masters pointed out that the City has the option of considering a pre- zoning and that if a zoning was proposed which was favorable to those who had objec- ted to the annexation, they might be persu- aded to become a part of the annexation. Johnson pointed out that this proposed annexation had failed to acquire sufficient signatures for the 75% petition, and that Plemmons had a letter on file stating that he would seek annexation when the valuation HEALTH & of his development was sufficient to cover SANITATION the 75% requirement . It was noted that the Committee had recommended that no action be taken until the outcome of the appeal is known. Masters explained that her motion was offered as an alternative to waiting and taking no action and that she realized that if a Court decision is reached before action is taken on the pre—zone proposal , that her motion might be null and void. She further noted that if an agreement could be reached and Mr. Plemmons could proceed, she thought that he would be willing to do so. Upon Storment 's question, she agreed to have this explanation a PART OF THE MOTION. Johnson concurred that if the Planning Commission proposes a zoning classification which others in the area favor, the necessary additional signatures for the annexation petition might be forth— coming. Masters' motion carried, with Just voting nay. Sewer Connection 1- equests. Mr. Shields J. Coppo has asked for two free connections to the sewer crossing his property, stating that it was his understanding that he was to receive these. His property is located out— side of Kent. The easement was acquired after the adoption of the present policy regarding outside utility connection. No commitment was given by any Kent employee or agent. The easement was purchased by Jim nice. It is the recommendation of the Public Works & Planning Committee that the request be denied because it conflicts with City policy. STORMENT MOVED that the Public Works & Planning Committee recommenda— tion be adopted, Johnson seconded. Motion carried. Mr. James Schmitt has requested permission to retain in its present location a fence which he recently constructed. The fenced area includes a portion of the North—South alley west of Clark Street in Block 4, Clark's Second Addition. The Public Works & Planning Committee recommends granting the request if removable sections approved by the Sewer Superintendent are provided to enable sanitary sewer maintenance. STORMENT MOVED that the Sewer Superintendent contact Mr. Schmitt and describe the required remov— able sections which are acceptable, Carey seconded. Motion carried. Downtown Sewer Replacement. Three bids were received on August 27, 1976 for the downtown sewer replacement project on First, Second, Sixth, Gowe & Meeker Streets, as follows; Tri—State Construction $208, 139.60, including tax Frank Coluccio .Construction $228,619.45, including tax Lundberg Construction $236,525.29, including tax HEALTH & In accordance with the recommendation of the SANITATION Engineering Department , McCAUGHAN MOVED that Tri-State Construction Co. , Inc. be awarded the contract for the downtown sewer replace- ment project for the best bid of $208, 139.60, Carey seconded. In response to Storment 's question, Wickstrom noted that the contractor had hoped to begin work about September 20, but no schedule was available as yet . John Megan, manager of the Bible Book Store on Meeker Street spoke from the audience, expressing concern over the fact that the downtown streets would possibly be torn up during the Christmas holiday period which begins about the middle of November. Regan questioned whether some arrangements could be made with the contractor to complete this portion of the project prior to that time or delay it until after the holiday season. Wickstrom and Street pointed out that this was a 90-day contract and no pro- vision was made for any specific portion of the project to be compJeted at a desig- nated time. Street noted, however, that most contractors were agreeable to working out an amicable solution to such problems and were anxious to complete those portions of a project which involved heavily trafficked areas as soon as possible. It was determined for McCaughan that the street would not be blocked in its entirety in any event and that at least one lane would be kept open for traffic. Motion carried. WATER East Hill _Commun i t�We 1 1 Co. A. meeting is scheduled with the East Hill Community Well Co. at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday, September 14, In the Kent Council Chambers, to discuss a number of possible actions by Kent and the Water Company to improve water service and fire protection on the East Hill. Attend- ance by the Public Works & Planning Committee members is urged. The following Council members indicated they would attend the meeting: Storment , Carey and Johnson. STREETS Smith Street--Improvement. As has been in all prior street projects, the City has authorized Puget Power to provide the cir- cuitry to the new street lights in conjunc- tion with the electrical undergrounding. The costs generally run less than $2,000; however, in this project an extra 2" con- duit for a future signal intertie between Central and Fourth Avenue has been requested. It is the recommendation of the Engineering Department that Puget Power be authorized to do the work for their requested amount of $3,794.40. McCAUGHAN MOVED that Puget Power be authorized to install , in conjunc- tion with the Smith Street project, the street light circuitry and additional con- duit in the amount of $3,794.40. Johnson seconded. On Storment 's question, it was determined that Puget Power had done this work in the past. Street further explained that the extra conduit was necessary for the functioning of the emergency vehicle control system (OPTICOM) . Motion carried. STREETS SIurE_y_Seals. Rossoe, Inc. has completed the contract for the slurry seals for the Cambridge and Scenic Hill areas and the Engineering Depart— ment recommends acceptance of the same. JOHNSON MOVED to accept the con-tract as complete and that after receipt of the necessary releases from the State the retainage be released. Masters seconded. Storment noted that in the Scenic Hill area Stoneburner Lane had been tarred but not sealed, and it was determined by Wickstrom that Stoneburner was not included in the contract. Motion carried. Asphalt y_fr a s. The contract of Lakeside Industries for the 1976 asphalt overlays has now been completed. In accordance with the recommendations of the Engineering Department, MASTERS MOVED that the Lakeside Industries contract for the 1976 asphalt overlays be accepted as complete and that after receipt of the necessary releases from the State, the retainage be released. Carey seconded. In response to Masters' question, Wickstrom noted that the project included asphalt overlays on portions of S. 268th Street, S. 208th Street, Retin load, 38th Avenue S. , S. 249th Street, S. 250th Street, and the rest of the City Shops area. Storment questioned the reason for not completing all of Reiten koad and Wickstrom determined that it was hoped that an LID would be initiated to complete the resurfacing of the road. Notion carried. TRAFFIC North Clark Avenue. The Clerk read a petition, CONTROL containing 46 signatures, requesting that a truck route be established so that heavy trucks would be prevented from using North Clark Avenue. The petition further requested that the City post "25 Miles Per Hour" signs. STORMENT MOVED for the petition to be made a part of the record and referred to the Public Works & Planning Committee, Carey seconded. Street and Masters suggested that the matter be referred to the Traffic Engineer. Storment stated thal there had been other requests for a truck route and that he wanted this referred to the Committee. Motion carried. STORMENT FURTHER MOVED that the "25 Miles Per Hour" signs be posted as re— quested, Johnson seconded. Upon questions from the Council, Street determined that the speed limit is 25 miles per hour on City streets except near schools (20 mph) and on arterials (35 mph) and that if signs were to be posted on Clark Avenue other residential areas would also expect to have signs posted. Upon McCaughan's ques— tion, Wickstrom suggested that the matter be referred to the Traffic Engineer and for a report to be made at the next workshop meeting. Storment commented that there were 46 residents requesting these signs and called for a vote on the motion. Motion failed, with only Storment and Johnson voting in favor. It was determined that the Public 1Norks & Planning Committee would study the matter and could confer with the Traffic Engineer and Administration prior to reporting back to the Council . TRAFFIC Smith Street . Rev. Gretz spoke from the CONTROL audience, noting that the work in progress on Smith Street was causing a traffic prob- lem. He suggested that the signs be posted at Central and Smith so that large trucks would be alerted that a problem existed on Smith Street. Electronic Measuring Device. One bid was received on September 7 to furnish an Electronic Distance Measuring Device. In accordance with the recommendations of the Engineering Department, JUST MOVED to accept the bid of Hewlett-Packard Co. in the amount of $6,775.07, including tax, Storment seconded. Motion carried. UNDERGROUND LID 279. The Public Works & Planning Com- WIRING mittee met with Mr. Herb geed, engineer for the Kent Shopping Center. At that time it was determined that the Public Works Department should make a study of the policies of other cities regarding variances from the requirements of their underground utilities ordinances. POLICE & FIRE Emergency Communications. It was noted that Mayor Hogan and City Administrator Street met with Ms. Kagi of Jack Lynch's office as noted at the last Council meeting. The County is interested in possible intergovern- mental agreements in many areas, which will be explored as they occur, and if advantage- ous to both the City and the County, the activities will be pursued. FIRE DEPARTMENT Automatic Flow Control Nozzle. One bid was received to furnish three or more automatic flow control nozzles for the Fire Department . The bid received was in the amount of $ 12,648 each, including tax. A budget item of Federal Revenue Sharing money in the amount of $50,600 was approved July 19, 1976 and it is recommended that approval be given to the purchase of four nozzles. STORMENT MOVED that the bid of Givens & Co. be accepted for four units, Johnson seconded. Motion carried. Fire Tower. STORMENT MOVED to table accept- ance of the contract of Federal Construction Co. , as complete, for construction of the fire tower until completion of the second WISHA inspection, Johnson seconded. Stor- ment explained that the initial electrical inspection did not meet WISHA requirements. Motion carried. PARKS & Playground Equipment. Bids were opened on RECREATION various playground equipment on September 3, 1976. Vanco Recreation, Inc. was the only firm to submit a complete bid. In accordance with the recommendations of the Parks Department, KITTO MOVED to accept the bid of Vanco recreation, Inc. in the amount of $4,772. 13 to supply various playground equipment, McCaughan seconded. Motion carried. PARKS & Portable Toilets. Bids were received from RECREATION Aquazyme West, Inc. and from United Services on September 3, 1976 to furnish 12 portable chemical toilets and 12 wood palkets. The Parks Department has recommended acceptance of the low bid of Aquazyme West, Inc. in the amount of $5,729.52, including tax, for the toilets and pallets, and STORMENT MOVED to accept Aquazyme's bid. Johnson seconded. Motion carried. PARK BOARD A letter from Carl Pozzi was read announcing his resignation from the Board of Park Com— missioners effective September I due to a change in his business commitments. STORMENT MOVED that the resignation of Carl Pozzi be accepted with regret, Masters seconded. On McCaughan's question, Mayor Hogan explained that the Board of Park Commissioners would make a recommendation for a replacement after they interview those interested in serving and that she, in turn, would make a recommenda— tion to the Council . Motion carried. KENT COMMONS The public hearing on Phase 11 , Kent Commons and various park projects was held August 23, 1976. Minutes of the hearing have been distributed to the Council . The City Attor— ney read Ordinance No. 1990, in its entirety, stating the intent of the City Council to issue up to $3,000,000 in negotiable general obligation bonds for municipal recreation purposes, and directing the City Attorney to prepare a ballot proposition and ballot synopsis to be-forwarded to the King County Director of Elections to be placed on the ballot on November 2, 1976. JUST MOVED for the adoption of Ordinance No. 1990, Kitto seconded. Motion carried. Mayor Hogan has appointed the following individuals to meet with the architect concerning Phase IA and IB of the Kent Commons project : Councilpersons McCaughan, and Carey, Mary Loop, Harry Williams and Vicki Bauer: KITTO MOVED that this committee membership be approved, Storment seconded. McCaughan noted that two meetings had already been held and another meeting was scheduled for Thursday. He indicated a report would hopefully be brought to the next workshop meeting. Motion carried. HOUSING & Day Care Center. At the last work session COMMUNITY the Kent Junior Chamber of Commerce requested DEVELOPMENT that Kent sponsor their request for $50,000 of Housing & Community Development money to develop a day care center at their build— ing on 124th S.E. It is necessary for them to have a municipality or County government as sponsor. The City Attorney has given his opinion that even if the activity is outside the City of Kent, the City could sponsor and request the grant. Two items to be considered are 1 ) the King County Housing is placing a day care center in conjunction with Spring— wood Housing at 132nd S.E. , only eight blocks away from the proposed Junior Chamber of Commerce location; 2) the City would have to determine that this project was of higher priority than their other projects. While the area proposed to be served includes some or all of Kent, it is not centrally HOUSING & located to serve Kent. It is most likely COMMUNITY that the service of both projects will be DEVELOPMENT utilized by individuals from the unincorporated area. It is suggested that sponsorship should be by King County. McCAUGHAN MOVED that the sponsorship should be by King County, Johnson seconded. Motion carried, with Storment voting nay. CLAIMS John Reese. A claim in the amount of $ 127.09 has been filed by John Reese for alleged damage to his automobile on Weiland Street while leaving the Pacifica Apartments because of an existing street condition. McCAUGHAN MOVED that the claim of John Reese be referred to the City Attorney for determination, Carey seconded. Motion carried. A. J. Spooner. At the last Council meeting the claim of A. J. Spooner in the amount of $83.56 was referred to the City Attorney for determina— tion of the City's liability. It is his deter— mination that the City is liable for the claim and that it should be paid. STORMENT MOVED that upon the recommendation of the City Attor— ney the claim of A. J. Spooner in the amount of $83.56 be paid, Johnson seconded. In res— ponse to Storment 's question, Mirk noted that the claim involved a stolen motorcycle belong— ing to Mr. Spooner which had been recovered by the King County Police Department , who in turn had notified the Kent Police Department of this fact. Mr. Spooner was never notified by the Kent Police Department that the vehicle had been recovered until he was notified by the company storing it that it was about to be sold for storage charges. Since the error was on the part of the City, Mirk determined that the claim should be paid. Motion carried. Paul Myers. A claim has been filed by Paul Myers alleging that a City mowing machine threw a rock that broke a window in his car. The City Attorney has reviewed the claim and recommends denial . STORMENT MOVED that the claim of Paul Myers in the amount of $40 be denied as recommended by the City Attorney, McCaughan seconded. The City Attorney explained that the reason for the denial is because this type of mower cannot throw rocks. Motion carried. FLOOD CONTROL Two letters from John Spellman to the Army Corps of Engineers concerning the Green ,ziver were read at the Counci I meeting of August 2, 1976. These letters were in refer— ence to a public hearing held by the Corps in March of 1971 in Kent . At that meeting, several alternatives were discussed to extend the capability of the Green River to handle a 100 and/or 500 year storm water runoff. The alternative suggested by Kent, Renton, Auburn, and Tukwila was to raise the present level by two feet, but possibly allowing flood water to flow over certain areas that would be retained for greenbelt purposes. King County did not accept any of the alternatives but turned the request of the Corps over to their Environmental Committee. Now after five years, King County is indicating their willingness to reply. CONFERENCES & ICMA Conference. The City Administrator has CONVENTIONS requested authorization to attend the ICMA Conference in Toronto, September 26-30, 1976. The request has been approved by the Finance Committee and there is sufficient money in the 1976 Administrative Budget. MASTERS MOVED to approve the request, Carey seconded. Motion carried. I CB_O Conference. Chief Foster has requested approval for Paul Edgerton to attend the ICBO Conference in Des Moines, Iowa October 10-16, 1976. This conference is included in the 1976 Fire Department Budget. STOR MENT MOVED to approve the request, McCaughan seconded. Motion carried. COUNCIL Mayor Hogan noted that the Council would meet in executive session immediately following the adjournment of the Council meeting and requested that the City Attorney and City Administrator attend this session. FINANCE McCAUGHAN MOVED that the bills received through September 3, 1976 and approved by the Finance Committee at its meeting to be held at 8:00 a.m. September 15, 1976 be paid, Just seconded. Motion carried. The following claims were approved by the Finance Committee at its meeting on August 31 , 1976: Current Expense $ 27,489.60 Parks & ��ecreation 9,733.64 Library 763.68 City Streets 29,902.69 Alcohol rtehabilitation 877.36 Federal Shared r�evenue 2,014.41 Kent Commons Construction 103,993.31 Canyon Drive 3.54 Equipment dental 1 ,674. 13 Housing & Community Dev 1 ,041 .65 Firemans Zel & Pension 68.00 LEFF Disability 2, 191 .46 U L I D # 1 142.76 Sewer 44,676.42 'vdat er 10,206.32 Garbage 479.50 $235,258.47 MEETING ADJOURNED: 9:40 p.m. respectfully submitted, Marie Jensen, CMC City Clerk