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August 6, 1979
Regular meeting of the Kent City Council was called to order at
8:00 o'clock p.m. Present: Mayor Hogan, Councilpersons Carey,
Elliott, B. Johnson, J. Johnson, Just and McCaughan, City Admini-
strator Cushing, City Attorney Mirk, Planning Director Harris,
and Public Works Director Ulett. Councilperson Masters was not
in attendance. Also present: Planning Commissioner Hamilton and
URS representative Jess Abed. Approximately 40 people were in
attendance at the meeting.
CONSENT McCAUGHAN MOVED that Items A - T on the Consent
CALENDAR Calendar be adopted, with the exception of
Items D, G, and H, Just seconded. Motion
carried. Item D, the Condominium Conversion
Ordinance will be discussed at the August 13 wor',-
shop and 1tfir. G, the Lake Fenwick Restoration Pro-
ject will be held nor future action. Item H, Outside
Utility Requests, was removed from the Consent
Calendar for `urther discussion at this meeting.
MINUTES (CONSENT CALENDAR ITEM 5A)
APPROVAL of the minutes of the meeting of
July 16, 1979.
STREETS (CONSENT CALENDAR ITEM 5N)
Military Road Widening and Channelization at
Kent-Des Moines Road. APPROVAL of Change
Order #4 in the amount of $124 .10 as requested
by Valley Cement Construction Co. , Inc. to
provide additional pavement stripinq that
was omitted on contract plans. The addition
included approximately 1000 lineal feet of
4 inch white striping along the west side of
Military Road south of SR 516 (fogline) and
150 lineal feet of 8 inch white striping on
the west side of Military Road north of SR 516
to delineate an exclusive right turn lane as
requested by the Traffic Engineer to assure
traffic safety. (NOTE: Change Order #2 and
#3 were required by the State but did not
involve any monetary change in the total cost
of the project. )
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STREETS (CONSENT CALENDAR ITEM 50)
West Valley Highway Signals. AUTHORIZATION
for the signing of the Kent/DOT agreement pre-
ipared for the West Valley Highway Signal Pro-
ject. The project has been budgeted and in-
volves FAUS funds.
(CONSENT CALENDAR ITEM 5P)
LID 292 - 104th Avenue SE and SE 240th Street
Improvement Project -_ Underground Conversion
Agreement. AUTHORIZATION to sign the Under-
ground Conversion Agreement submitted by Puget
Power to underground their distribution system
in the vicinity of the 104th Avenue SE and SE
240th Street improvement project. The City' s
cost of $23, 505 is within the budget.
(CONSENT CALENDAR ITEM 5S)
LID 292 - SE 240th Street Construction Project.
APPROVAL to sign the agreement with King County
whereby the County will participate in the con-
struction costs for the improvement of SE 240th
Street east of 104th Avenue SE and will acquire
the right of way required outside of Kent. The
estimated cost to the County for such participa-
tion is $79,544, exclusive of right-of-way.
LID 294 Guiberson Street Improvement. The pub-
lic hearing has been set for this date to con-
sider the formation of LID 294 .to widen and/or
reconstruct Guiberson Street from Van de Vanter
Avenue to 850 feet east including open ditch
storm drainage. Total project cost is estimated
to be $25,000. Ulett described the project and
the method of financing. The Mayor opened the
public hearing. Upon Don Cattlett's question,
Ulett stated that the project could proceed
approximately the end of September if protests
are not received. Cattlett noted that 830 of
the people are in favor of the project. A
letter was read from M. K. Gibbons opposing
the project. JUST MOVED that this letter be
accepted and made a part of the record, Carey
seconded. Motion carried. ELLIOTT MOVED that
the hearing be closed, P".cCaughan seconded.
Motion carried. B. JOHNSON MOVED that the City
Attorney be directed to prepare an ordinance
creating LID 294, Carey seconded. Motion carried.
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SOUTHCENTER The public hearing on this plat was continued
CORPORATE to this date from the meeting of July 16. The
PARK PRELIMI- matter was discussed at the July. 30 workshop,
NARY PLAT iat which time Uplands presented a revised set
of conditions of approval for the plat in the
form of a 9-page letter from Executive Vice
President H. F. Hansen dated July 27 , 1979 .
At the direction of the Council, Jones & Jones,
in conjunction with Jim Harris, Planning
Director, reviewed the proposal and has sub-
mitted a report dated August 2, 1979 , recommend-
ing certain additions, deletions and modifica-
tions. Both reports have been filed as a part
of the official record. The continued hearing
was opened by Mayor Hogan. John Hunt of Jones
& Jones explained his report and the suggestions
contained therein, and answered questions from
the Council. Dave Uhrich of Uplands commented
on the proposed changes and agreed with most of
them. After discussion, some revisions were
made by the Council. It was determined that
Condition #1 would be changed to read: All
buildings on the riverfront lots will be set
back a minimum of 25 feet from the existing
toe of the landward slope of the dike or 75
feet from the ordinary high water line, which-
ever is the greater setback.
Item #2 was clarified to show that staff recom-
mendations on building development would be
brought to a workshop for consideration, and
then to a Council meeting for approval , at
which time the developer' s comments or objections
to the staff recommendation would be heard. It
was noted that developments would be required
to be within the bounds of the conservation
easement regulations. Discussion of the refe-
rence to the PUD in Condition #2 was clarified
to mean that if a PUD ordinance is adopted by
the city, it MAY be applied to the riverfront
lots.
It was decided that Item #3 would be changed to
state that any building plan with respect to
the riverfront lots will be presented in 5-acre
tracts.
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SOUTHCENTER After discussion of Condition #15, it was deter-
CORPORATE mined that the conservation easement would be
PARK PRELIMI- worked out satisfactorily before approval was
NARY PLAT igiven for the final plat.
Conditions 425 and #23 relating to public park-
ing were discussed. Jones & Jones suggests
that in addition to the 35 parking spaces pro-
posed by Uplands at the north end of the plat,
that 15 additional spaces be provided at the
south end of the plat, along Russell Road, at
the river. Uhrich did not agree with this and
it was suggested that the public could use cer-
tain parts of the business parking lots during
off-business hours. McCaughan stated that many
people now parked on the dike south of the plat
on the city-owned easement. It was also sug-
gested that the public could park on the streets
in the plat in places marked for that purpose
on weekends and during the evening hours. At
Cushing 's suggestion it was decided that up to
10 or 15 spaces would be provided at the south
end of the plat and this would be worked out as
part of the conservation easement which will
come back to the council before the final plat
is approved. It was further determined that
McCaughan' s reference to narking on the dike
would also be considered at that time.
There were no further comments and JUST MOVED
to close the hearing, McCaughan seconded.
Motion carried. JUST MOVED to approve the
preliminary plat with the conditions listed
in Uplands letter dated July 27, and Jones &
Jones letter of August 2 , as amended at tonight' s
meeting. Carey seconded. Motion carried.
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RAILROAD (CONSENT CALENDAR ITEM 5R)
CROSSINGS Burlington-Northern Predictor System Agreement.
AUTHORIZATION to sign the agreement with Burling-
ton Northern Railroad for installation of motion
sensing equipment at the S. 212th Street and the
S. 228th Street crossings. The construction
cost is estimated to be $128 ,610. Financing
will be needed in 1980 and will be partially
funded by a federal grant of 90% .
REZONE (CONSENT CALENDAR ITEM 5T)
Coats Rezone. ADOPTION of Ordinance No. 2174
rezoning that certain property known as the
Coats Rezone from M-2 to DC-2.
ANNEXATION (CONSENT CALENDAR ITEM 5K)
& ZONING Rowley No. 2 Annexation and Zoning Hearings.
SETTING of public hearings on the Rowley No. 2
annexation zoning for August 20 and October 1
and the annexation hearing for October 1, 1979 .
ZONING CODE Landscape Requirements. At its July 16, 1979
- AMENDMENT meeting, the City Council continued the hearing
on this matter to August 6 to give the staff
additional time to work with the Chamber of
Commerce and the staff' s landscape architect
to resolve problems with the proposed amendments.
Meetings have been held but the final recommend-
ation is not ready. B. JOHNSON MOVED that the
hearing for the Landscape Amendment to the Zon-
ing Code be continued to August 20, J. Johnson
seconded. Motion carried.
EAST HILL (CONSENT CALENDAR ITEM 5C)
PLAN Update. AUTHORIZATION for the Planning Commis-
sion to review and make recommendations to the
City Council concerning the land use in the
East Hill Plan in the vicinity of 116th Avenue
SE between SE 256th Street and Kent-Kangley
Road.
BIDS 1978 Water Main Improvements. Bids were received
on July 27, 1979, as follows:
Robison Construction $73, 762 .12
DiOrio Construction $72 ,903. 40
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BIDS McCAUGHAN MOVED that the best bid of DiOrio
Construction in the amount of $72,903.40 be
accepted, Just seconded. Upon McCaughan' s
question, Ulett noted that these were good
tbids although the engineer' s estimate was
considerably lower. He noted for Carey
that all three schedules should be awarded
to the same company, and even if they wanted
to recall, there would not be time. Motion
carried.
HOUSING & 1980 Joint Projects, Housing & Community Funds.
COMMUNITY Applications for 1980 Joint Projects are to
DEVELOPMENT be submitted to King County by August 17, 1979.
As discussed at July 23 workshop, the Mill
Creek Earthwork Sculpture is an eligible pro-
ject. The Kent Arts Commission requests the
City submit an application for $85,000 for
the construction costs of the Earthwork Sculp-
ture. B. Johnson asked about a proposed mobile
home park for senior citizens. Harris explained
that the meeting scheduled for this week was a
Citizen's Advisory Committee meeting, and it
was determined that the mobile home park pro-
ject might be a county project, since Kent knew
nothing about it. The August 17 deadline is
for projects to be considered for funding July
1, 1980 and the county has moved the deadline
up to August 17 instead of the usual September
deadline. McCAUGHAN MOVED that an application
be submitted for 1980 Joint Projects, H & CD
funds in the amount of $85,000 for the Mill
Creek Earthwork Sculpture, J. Johnson seconded.
Motion carried.
1979 Needs Fund H & CD. Applications are being
submitted for the $105,000 available 1979 Needs
Funds. As discussed at the July 23 workshop,
the Kent Arts Commission requests the City apply
for $34,000 for the URS design fee portion of
the Mill Creek Earthwork Sculpture. JUST MOVED
that an application be submitted for the 1979
Needs Funds for $34,000 for the Mill Creek Earth-
work Sculpture, Carey seconded. Motion carried.
it was determined that the $105, 000 was from 1979
"needs" funds which have not been allocated. The
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HOUSING & Mayor noted that other cities and the county
COMMUNITY will also apply for these leftover funds. B.
DEVELOPMENT Johnson asked if the application would commit
the city to this project. Mayor Hogan explained
that it would mean that we were asking for
$34,000 for the design fee portion of the pro-
ject. She noted that the time schedule presented
at the workshop showed that by December 1, the
city must have on hand the money to be raised
by the Arts Commission, the difference between
the amount for the engineering project and the
cost of Bayer' s proposal. Motion carried.
HEALTH & LID 295. Notice has been given that a public
SANITATION hearing will be held at this meeting upon the
formation of an LID for a 10" sanitary sewer
on 104th Pl. SE from SE 224ch north to a point
approximately 450 ' north of SE 222nd ending
in a cul-de-sac. The cost is estimated to be
$105,436 and there are 21 parcels involved.
The public hearing was opened by the Mayor.
Ulett noted that the entire area is outside
the city limits, and although the city can
order such an improvement over the protests
of the residents inside the city if a health
hazard exists, he stated that he wasn't sure
if the city could do so for an area outside the
city. He pointed out that ordering such an
improvement over protests totaling 60% required
affirmative votes of ALL councilpersons, and
stated further that some protests had been re-
ceived. Jim Loranger stated that the project
was originally proposed for the first block only
and now had been enlarged to include the second
and third blocks. He suggested that the project
could be cut back, noting that most of the pro-
tests were from the second and third_ blocks.
Another resident of the area agreed with this,
noting that in the original proposal over 50%
of the residents were in favor of the project.
Richard Goldsbary. concurred and noted that the
King County Health Department had advised the
city that a health problem existed. Ulett read
the letter from Seattle/King County Health Dept. ,
noting that the county recommended that sewers
be installed. CAREY MOVED to make the letter a
part of the record. McCaughan seconded. Motion
_.. carried.
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HEALTH & Mr. Gerhards expressed concern as to the damage
SANITATION which might be done to 103rd and 104th SE by
the sewer installation. He also noted that
residences near the bank would only be able
to hook up one floor of their residences, and
asked why the assessments weren't figured on
the running foot basis. Judith Rose spoke in
favor of the project and suggested that the
whole area should be done at the same time.
She noted however that she was not interested
(LID 295) at all in being annexed to the city. Ulett
noted that it would be more economical to do
a larger area and that since the area was not
contiguous to the city there was no proposal
for an annexation. He pointed out, however,
that LID participants would have to make a
covenant with the city, stating that they would
not oppose annexation if and when the area
became contiguous to the city. He noted fur-
ther that as alternatives, the city could re-
duce the LID boundaries by deleting the north
half of the proposed project or the proposal
could be enlarged. Upon a question from Ger-
hards, he noted that a development proposed
for the area by Alpine Builders had nothing to
do with this proposed LID.
Gerald Ramey stated that a few years ago he had
sought a connection to the line on SE 224th and
was told that the line could not support any
further connections. He opined that while he
was in favor of the improvement, the cost was
too high and that owners of vacant lots would
benefit more than owners of single residences.
Ulett noted that he was not aware of who gave
the information about the line on SE 224th not
being available, but that the information was
erroneous. Ulett explained that this was an
interceptor line. A question was asked about
the manhole placed near Booth's property and if
it was placed in the intersection so it could
serve Booth' s mobile home park. Ulett explained
that manholes were required at certain intervals
and it was common engineering practice to place
them in intersections if at all possible.
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HEALTH & Goldsbary- noted that Merril Vesper of the
SANITATION Engineering Department had sent a letter on
July 17 stating that more information had been
requested from the Health Department. Gil
iAnthony stated that he was in favor of the
project, that it had been a problem area for
over 20 years, and stated further that an
attempt should be made to include more property
in an effort to keep the cost down.
It was noted from the audience that the county
street department had reported the presence
of sewage in the storm drains, indicating that
(LID 295) sewer lines were needed. Goldsbary stated that
septic tanks in the area had to be pumped regu-
larly. Bill Heaton of the King County Health
Department noted that he knew of three resi-
dences with definite problems and that there
certainly would be more problems in the future.
The Clerk noted receipt of letters of protest
from Edward Wilson and Reuben Stegmeier. A
petition against the proposal has also been
filed bearing 12 signatures. (Stegmeier also
signed the petition. ) JUST MOVED to make these
communications a part of the record, Carey
seconded. Motion carried. It was noted from
the audience that a protest was mailed from
Conrad Bloomquist. (This was received by the
Clerk on August 7. )
Upon questions from the Council, Mirk noted
that with the protests already received, the
project may already be restrained, and that if
the Council elected to order the improvement,
overriding the protests, with a unanimous vote,
it would be inconsistent to require annexation
in order to connect to the line. Upon Cushing' s
suggestion, the Council determined that more
definite information was needed from the Health
Department as to whether a health hazard actually
exists and further that the information should
be compiled on the possibility of expanding the
boundaries of the proposed district. CAREY
MOVED to continue the hearing to September 4 ,
McCaughan seconded. Motion carried.
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HEALTH & (CONSENT CALENDAR ITEM 5E)
SANITATION Kent Highlands Knoll - Mining Operation. ADOPTION
of Ordinance No. 2172 approving Application CD-SU-
Kent Highlands i79-2, an application of Kent Highlands, Inc. for
a Special Use Combining District for purposes of
mineral extraction in an area zoned RA and impos-
ing conditions upon said approval and upon the
extraction operations. (The public hearing was
conducted on April 16, 1979 . )
Kent Highlands Sanitary Landfill. Ulett noted
that he had talked to Wally Swafford of Environ-
mental Services to see what had occured between
the Seattle/King County Health Department and
the City of Seattle regarding the Kent Highlands
Sanitary Landfill and that the Health Department
had not decided exactly what should be done.
Swafford stated that even if covered with top
soil or clay and seeded that it was likely that
it would erode. He was also aware of pending
court action, and acknowledged Ulett' s letter
of July 17. He noted that there may be a joint
meeting involving Kent, Seattle and the Health
Department.
Midway Site. Ulett noted that Seattle had been
asked to provide complete contours for the Midway
site, including beginning, present and what con-
tours were proposed for the conclusion of the
project.
(CONSENT CALENDAR ITEM 5F)
Garbage & Refuse Rates. ADOPTION of Ordinance
No. 2173 changing the rates for collection of
garbage and refuse and amending Ordinance No.
2165.
(CONSENT CALENDAR ITEM 5J)
LID Petition for 72nd Avenue S. REFERRAL to the
Engineering Department of the petition requesting
a utilities LID in the vicinity of 72nd Avenue
S. from S. 180th Street southerly.
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(Item H - Removed from Consent Calendar)
HEALTH & Outside Utility Requests.
SANITATION
1) Claymore Development Company previously
t requested outside water and sewer service
for two parcels lying east of 116th
Avenue on the north side of Kent-Kangley
Road. The parcels total 24. 8 acres and
are proposed to be platted (Soos Creek
Estates) for single family development.
Denial is recommended because of the
water supply shortage.
2) Fred H. Freudenberg has requested outside
water and sewer service for a 1.12 acre
parcel at the southwest corner of SE 248th
Street and 104th Avenue SE. Denial is re-
commended, both because of the water supply
shortage and because a request for a county
rezone to RM-900 is pending, which zoning
is inconsistent with Kent's proposed zoning.
McCaughan referred to the Claymore request and
asked if it would become city policy to deny
water service to plats due to the water shortage
and if the city would restrict Water District 111
from supplying service consisting of Kent water
supply, and if we would deny rezones, since any
growth meant water usage.
J. Johnson commented that he understood if the
area was in Kent's franchise area that we would
supply the service. McCaughan noted that the
city should decide on whether this policy would
be carried over to projects inside the city limits
and suggested that this matter be discussed at a
workshop.
Ulett explained that the Freudenberg situation,
dealing with a proposed county rezone in conflict
with Kent's Comprehensive Plan, had not been dealt
with before. McCAUGHAN MOVED to refer both items
to the August 13 workshop, Elliott seconded.
Motion carried.
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PLATS (CONSENT CALENDAR ITEM 5L)
Park Mar Easement Release. APPROVAL of the re-
lease of a 10 foot easement which was required
across the south edge of Lot 19, Park Mar Plat,
°as temporary access to a tract dedicated to Kent
until the adjacent plat of Eastridge Division #2
was filed. That plat has been filed and has
provided permanent access.
VALLEY Cushing announced that the next meeting on the
STUDIES Valley Studies Program would be held on Monday,
PROGRAM August 13th at 3 p.m. at the Kent Commons.
WATER Water Meters. Ulett noted that Cascade Metal
Structures had asked to be allowed to utilize
two water meters for the S. Seattle Auto Auction
project' s eight buildings , instead of the eight
required by Ordinance 1776. He noted that the
Water Superintendent had recommended the request
be approved. ELLIOTT SO MOVED, B. Johnson
seconded. Motion carried.
(CONSENT CALENDAR ITEM 5I)
Deferred Payment in Lieu of Assessment Requests.
APPROVAL of the following requests for install-
ment payments for water main charges as recom-
mended by staff:
Name Location Amount
1) LaCHANCE, Myrtle E. 10203 SE 264th $ 748. 80
2) ROYLANCE, Vero O. 10134 SE 264th $1,497. 60
Both are presently transmission main customers and
are single family dwellings zoned for that use.
(CONSENT CALENDAR ITEM 5M)
Bill of Sale - Valley Publishing Co. - Water Main
Extension. ACCEPTANCE of the Bill of Sale and
Warranty Agreement for approximately 205 feet of
12 inch, 1145 feet of 8 inch and 25 feet of 6 inch
water main extension constructed in the vicinity
of West Valley Highway and SR 516 for Valley Pub-
lishing Co. and release of the cash bond after
payment of any outstanding City bills against the
project.
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WATER Late Comer Agreement - Valley Publishing Co. -
Water Main Extension. AUTHORIZATION for pre-
paration of the necessary documents for a Late
,Comers Agreement as requested by Valley Publish-
ing Company covering the above described water
main extension.
(CONSENT CALENDAR ITEM 5Q)
Water System Telemetry Change Order. APPROVAL
f the change order as r
o ecommended by the Public
Works Committee covering the addition to the
contract of the following:
1) Addition of wiring in the panel for
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the future West Hill Reservoir. . . . .$ 875.00
2) Addition of wiring and status lights
in the panel for a future altitude
valve at the 3. 5 million gallon re-
servoir on 124th SE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 200.00
$1,075.00
FINANCE Personnel. B. Johnson noted that the Finance
Committee will be considering reclassification
requests later this month. She noted that Cush-
ing had suggested that since the last salary
study for the city had been done in 1968 , that
such a study be done again by a consultant to
determine if city salaries are competitive with
private industry. It was determined that this
matter would be brought to the Council when
arrangements had been made, and that the Finance
Committee approved of such a study.
Out of State Travel. B. JOHNSON noted that the
Finance Committee had approved the Mayor's request
for out of state travel to the National League of
Cities conference and MOVED for authorization.
Just seconded. Motion carried.
Mileage Allowance. Upon the Mayor's question, it
was determined that the city would act on increas-
ing the mileage allowance for use of personal ve-
hicles from 15G per mile to 254�.
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FINANCE (CONSENT CALENDAR ITEM 5B)
Approval of Bills. APPROVAL of payment of the
bills received through August 3, 1979 and approved
iby the Finance Committee at its meeting at 3:00
p.m. on August 15, 1979.
The following claims were approved by the Finance
Committee at its meeting of July 31, 1979 :
Current Expense 84, 406. 37
Parks & Recreation 21, 732.11
Library 1, 898. 37
City Streets 25, 547. 63
Central Bus Dist 2,254 .03
Kent Commons Oprtg 950.87
Fed Shared Revenue 1,073.92
Russell Rd Pk Ph II 547. 45
Smith/Cntl to 4th 22.98
S 180th WVH - EVH 462. 61
Mil/Kent-D/M Int 56. 57
UAB 13 - 84 Av S Con 1,075. 63
104 Ave 236 to 252 197. 46
1978 Wtr Rev Const 2 ,927.08
K-S Chlor Equip 47,013. 38
Equipment Rental 4 ,118. 35
Housing & Comm Dev 2 ,115. 08
Arts Commission 522. 28
Fireman's Relief & Pen 37. 88
LEFF Disability 4,785. 52
LID #283 51.43
Sewer 67,461.41
Water 27,475.06
Garbage 93, 017. 70
$389 ,751.17
Interest Bearing Warrants
LID 283
Chicago Title $ 51. 43
ADJOURNMENT JUST MOVED that the meeting be adjourned at
10:15 p.m. , J. Johnson seconded. Motion
carried.
Marie Jensen, CMC
City Clerk
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