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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCity Council Meeting - Council - Minutes - 01/02/1979 Kent, Washington January 2 , 1979 Regular meeting of the Kent City Council was called to order at 8 : 00 o'clock p.m. Present: Mayor Hogan, Councilpersons Carey, B. Johnson, Just, Masters, and McCaughan, City Attorney Mirk, Planning Director Harris, and Public Works Director Ulett. Councilpersons Kitto and J. Johnson and Finance Director Winkle were not in attendance. Also present: URS representative Ramsey and Planning Commissioner Hamilton. Approximately 25 people were in attendance at the meeting. MINUTES McCAUGHAN MOVED that the minutes of the regular meeting of December 18 , 1978 , be approved as printed, Carey seconded. Motion carried. PRESENTATION Mayor Hogan presented retiring City Admini-;;gyrator JOE STREET Joe Street with a wall clock/plaque commemorating his ten years of service to the city. Listed on the plaque were the names of all of the elected officials who had served during Street ' s years with the city. Former Councilmen Jerome Barnier, Harry Clements , Robert Lee and Larry Storment were in attendance. Mayor Hogan, the former councilmen and the present councilper OT)s earh commented briefly on the many acccmp1iSh1M'1-1" of Mr. Street. Mayor Hogan read Letter's from former councilman Carl Pozzi and from Robert Kitto who were unable to be present. Mr. Street expressed his appreciation to the officials and the staff, stating that he had enjoyed his posi- tion with the city, and that he was confident that the city would be pleased with his successor, Richard Cushing. REZONE Nelsen Expanded Rezone. On December 19 , 1978, the Planning Commission held a public hearing on an application filed by Frederick Thebert, Pete Lopez, Audelio Diaz and Carmen Diaz for a rezone from R-1, Single Family Residential to HC, Highway Commercial zoning. The subject property contains approximately 1. 5 acres lying 350 feet east of Military Road S. and 1500 feet north of the Kent-Des Moines Road. It was noted that this parcel was discussed during the council public hearing on December 18 entitled Nelsen Rezone. The Mayor opened the public hearing. There were no comments from the audience and no correspondence. B. JOHNSON MOVED that the hearing be closed, Carey seconded. Motion carried. MASTERS MOVED that this application for a change of zone be approved as recommended by the Planning Commission and for the Attorney to draft the necessary ordinance, McCaughan seconded. Motion carried. - 1 - January 2, 1979 REZONE Nelsen Rezone. On December 18 , 1978, the Council continued this public hearing to tonight' s meeting to allow time for the Planning Commission to con- sider the R-1 pocket as a separate item, entitled Nelsen Expanded Rezone. The Council also asked that the City Engineer make recommendations to the Planning Commission regarding the traffic pro- blems relating to the. orginal Nelsen Rezone appli- cation. Mayor Hogan opened the continued public hearing. It was noted that Wickstrom had recommended that the city require that the applicant deed to the city 15 feet along Military Road for the entire length of the rezone so that the road could be widened. Ruth Gross stated that this condition was acceptable to the applicant. There were no further comments or questions, and JUST MOVED to close the hearing, B. Johnson seconded. Motion carried. MASTERS MOVED to approve the rezone, with the condition of the 15 ' dedication and for the City Attorney to draft the ordinance. B. Johnson seconded, motion carried. FINAL PLAT Park Mar. The Final Plat of Park Mar has been signed by the City Engineer and the Planning Director. To comply with the Subdivision Ordinance regulations, a hearing must now be held by the City Council and the plat should be approved, disapproved, or returned to the applicant for modification or correction. Mayor Hogan opened the public hearing. There were no comments from the audience and no correspondence. B . JOHNSON MOVED that the hearing be closed, Carey seconded. Motion carried. JUST MOVED that the final plat of Park Mar be accepted with the conditions of preliminary plat approval , McCaughan seconded. Motion carried. Kent Vista. The Final Plat of Kent Vista has been signed by the City Engineer and the Planning Director. To comply with the Subdivision Ordinance regulations, a hearing must now be held by the City Council and the plat should be approved, disapproved, or returned to the applicant for modification or correction. Mayor Hogan opened public hearing. There were no comments from the audience and no correspondence has been 2 - January 2 , 1979 FINAL PLAT received. B. JOHNSON MOVED that the hearing be closed, Carey seconded. Motion carried. McCAUGHAN MOVED that the final plat of Kent Vista be accepted with the conditions of preliminary plat approval, Just seconded. Motion carried. HEALTH & LID 282 , West Valley Highway & Willis Street Area SANITATION Sanitary Sewers (K-Mart Sewers) . The contractor, Skip Jacobson Construction Co. , Inc. , has requested a change order for the additional work associated with relocating an existing water main and exploring for the existing sanitary sewer. The request was originally for $16 ,296. 01, but was reduced to $13 , 550 . 74 after careful review by the Engineering Department. The change order does include a $1,051. 50 credit to the City of Kent for work done by the City. Upon the recommendation of the Public Works Committee, McCAUGHAN MOVED that Change Order #3 in the amount of $13 , 550. 74 be approved, Carey seconded. Motion carried. LID 282 . Skip Jacobson Construction Company has com- pleted their work on LID 282 , West Valley Highway and Willis Street Area Sanitary Sewers. Upon the Engineering Department' s recommendation, B. JOHNSON MOVED that the Skip Jacobson Construction Co. contract for LID 282 be accepted as complete and the retainage be released after receipt of the necessary documents from the State, Carey seconded. Motion carried. LID 282 . The contract is now complete and the total costs have been tabulated so a hearing can now be scheduled for the final assessment roll. CAREY MOVED that the hearing be scheduled for February 5, 1979 for the final assessment roll for LID 282 , McCaughan seconded. Motion carried. 201 Wastewater Facilities Plan. URS Company, the Engineering Department, and Jim Harris of the Planning Department discussed the 201 Wastewater Facilities Plan. Changes were made to comply with the respective Environmental Impact Statement. The Planning Depart- ment now concurs with the plan and the revisions were discussed at the last Public Works Committee meeting. It is the Engineering Department' s recommendation 3 - . ......... January 2, 1979 HEALTH & that the revised 201 Wastewater Facilities Plan be SANITATION adopted. The City Attorney introduced Ordinance No. 2138 adopting the plan. B. JOHNSON MOVED that Ordinance No. 2138 be adopted, McCaughan seconded. Motion carried. METRO BUS A letter was read from Metro announcing that in SCHEDULE September, 1979 certain changes would be made to the bus schedule serving the Kent area. The Mayor noted that she had a copy of the proposed changes and would make it available for anyone interested. MASTERS MOVED to make the letter a part of the record, Just seconded. Motion carried. WATER LID 286 , 76th Avenue S. Water Main (S. 208th to LINE S. 194th) . In conjunction with LID 286 , the City CROSSINGS made application for the water line permit to cross the Burlington Northern and Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul, and Pacific Railroad tracks. This was reviewed at the last Public Works Committee meeting. The Engineering Department recommends approval of the crossings , which require the Mayor' s signature. Authorization is also requested for a similar permit for the water main in the vicinity of South 208th and the Burlington Northern Railroad tracks. This main was put in by a developer, but the transfer of the permit to City ownership requires the Mayor' s signature. MASTERS MOVED the Mayor be authorized to sign the permits for crossing the railroad tracks with water mains , Carey seconded. Motion carried. CITY HALL Maintenance Contract for Heating and Air Conditioning. AND LIBRARY Holiday Parks has agreed to continue their present MAINTENANCE maintenance contracts for Kent City Hall and the Library at the 1978 monthly rate of $326. 74 for City Hall, and $263. 50 for the library. B. JOHNSON MOVED that the Mayor be authorized to sign mainten- ance contracts with Holaday Parks, Carey seconded. Motion carried. POLICE Regional Police Testing. The Kent Police Department DEPARTMENT requests permission to enter into an agreement with the Washington State Criminal Justice Training Com- mission to utilize the King County entry-level test for policemen. The estimated cost is $7 per person. The Attorney has approved the contract as to form. MASTERS MOVED that the Mayor be authorized to sign this agreement, Carey seconded. Motion carried. - 4 - January 2 , 1979 GARBAGE Interim Agreement. The City' s contract with General CONTRACT Disposal Company expired on December 31, 1978 and negotiations have been underway since December 31. The proposed rates have been distributed to the Council and it is recommended that these rates be approved pending the final writing of the contract. A full review of the proposed contract will be pre- sented at the next workshop session. Upon questions from the Council, Bill Hibler explained that the rates proposed in the handout would be the amounts paid for the service in January. CAREY MOVED for the Mayor to be authorized to sign the extension agreement with General Disposal, Masters seconded. Motion carried. SHORELINE A letter was read from D. Mack, Office of Land Pro- MASTER grams of the Department of Ecology noting that they PROGRAM had reviewed Kent' s proposed amendment to the Shore- line Master Program to designate a recently annexed shoreline area along the Green River as Urban and Conservancy environments. The letter further notes that the Department concurs with this designation for the portion known as the "Briscoe Meander" but does not concur for the rest of the shoreline segment. They suggest that the remainder of the area should more properly be classi- fied as Rural Environment. MASTERS MOVED to make the letter a matter of record and to refer it to the committee of the whole for future action, B. Johnson seconded. Motion carried. PRELIMINARY Maple Wylde. On December 19 , 1978, the Planning PLAT Commission held a public hearing on the Maple Wylde Preliminary Plat, a 4. 6 acre, 18-lot residential subdivision lying west of 116th Avenue SE approximately 500 feet south of SE 227th Place. The Planning Com- mission recommends approval with conditions. JUST MOVED that the Council set a public meeting date for January 15, 1979 , to consider adoption or rejection of the Planning Commission' s recommendation on the Maple Wylde Preliminary Plat. McCaughan seconded. Motion carried. 5 - January 2, 1979 POLICE King County Alcohol Contract. The King County, Alco- DEPARTMENT hol Contract has been received and referred to the Police Department for confirmation. Authority is re- Quested for the Mayor to sign after the Police Department and City Attorney have approved. B. JOHN- SON SO MOVED, Just seconded. Motion carried. STREET A letter was read from Lois Nation asking about LIGHTING activating the street lights in Kentridge Estates Development #3. Mirk noted that the area was out- side the city limits and Ulett reported that the letter had been answered and Mrs. Nation had been referred to the proper office of the county. STREETS West Meeker Street and North Central Improvement Projects. To clarify this item as it appeared on the last Council agenda, Dames and Moore was authorized to do soil investigation work for the following pro- jects: a) West Meeker Street/Kent-Des Moines Road Street Improvement West Valley Highway to the Green River Bridge b) North Central Avenue Improvement James Street to South 228th Street The anticipated cost for each project is from $1,650 to $1, 800 . LID 290 - Benson Highway - James to S.E. 236th Place. The City Attorney, to inrduced n Ordiance No. creating LID 290 . McCAUGHAN MOVED that Ordinance No. 2139 be adopted, Carey seconded. Motion carried. STREET Street Vacations - McConkey. Michael Bradley, agent VACATION for Bob McConkey has been notified that the filing fee of $150 will not be waived, since that amount will be spent in holding and advertising the required hearings. It is recommended by the City Attorney that it "would not be equitable to require payment of half of the appraised value" since these streets exist as a result of an unrecorded plat. Mr. Bradley has also been notified that the letters of agreement from Burlington Northern and Union Pacific have not been received and are necessary before furth-- r� processing. 6 _ January 2 , 1979 FINANCE JUST MOVED that the bills received through January 4 , 1979 and approved by the Finance Committee at its meeting at 3 p.m. , January 15, 1979, be paid, Carey seconded. Motion carried. Claims approved by the Finance Committee at its meeting held December 29, 1978 are as follows : Current Expense $ 49 , 609 . 70 Parks & Recreation 8, 900. 76 Library 2 , 051. 35 City Streets 11, 808. 88 Kent Commons Oprtg Fund 1, 530. 23 Fed Shared Revenue 798 . 88 Russell Rd Pk Ph II 36 , 652 . 02 Knt Comm-Ph I Con 30. 00 E Valley Cons 450. 00 4th Ave Signals 6, 300 . 00 No Central St Imp 42.90 Knt Comm-Ph II Con 16 , 912. 41 UAB 13-84th Av So Con 3 , 385. 00 1978 Wtr Rev Const 78. 75 W-H Booster Pump 448 . 00 Equipment Rental 4 , 661. 50 Housing & Comm Dev 5, 320. 26 Arts Commission 190. 00 LEFF Disability 62 .95 Sewer 51 , 325. 27 Water 80,221. 40 $280 , 780. 26 MEETING ADJOURNED: 8 : 35 p.m. Respectfully submitted, E_ Marie Jensen, CMC City Clerk 7 -