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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCity Council Meeting - Council - Minutes - 11/05/1979 Kent, Washington November 5, 1979 Regular meeting of the Kent City Council was called to order at 8:00 o'clock p.m. by Mayor Pro Tem Carey. Present: Councilpersons Elliott, B. Johnson, J. Johnson, Masters, McCaughan and Mooney, City Administrator Cushing, City Attorney Mirk, Planning Director Harris, and Acting Public Works Director Wickstrom. Mayor Hogan was not in attendance. Also present: Personnel Director Webby, Parks Director Wilson, Planning Commissioners Hamilton and Williams, and URS representatives Ramsey and Abed. Approximately 60 people were in attendance at the meeting. CONSENT ELLIOTT MOVED that Consent Calendar Items A-Q, CALENDAR with the exception of Items M and K, be approved, B. Johnson seconded. Motion carried. MASTERS MOVED for separate consideration of Item K, Elliott seconded. Motion carried. (Item M, relating to acceptance of utilities in Eastridge Division #2 will be presented at a later date. ) MINUTES (CONSENT CALENDAR ITEM 5A) APPROVAL of the minutes of the regular meeting of October 15, 1979 as printed. FINAL PLAT (CONSENT CALENDAR ITEM 5C) Cambridge Highlands Final Plat. SETTING of November 19, 1979 as the date for the City Council to hold a public meeting to consider the Cambridge Highlands Final Plat. HEALTH & (CONSENT CALENDAR ITEM 5L) SANITATION Mazda Motors Bill of Sale - 8621 S. 180th St. Sanitary Sewer & Water Extensions. ACCEPTANCE of the Bill of Sale and Warranty Agreement for 70 feet of 10" water line and 642 feet of 15" and 97 LF of 8" sanitary sewer extension con- structed in the vicinity of 8621 S. 180th for Mazda Motors. All billing to the project is complete and AUTHORIZATION is given for the City Treasurer to release the cash bond upon payment of outstanding bills against the pro- ject, with a copy of said release to Engineer- ing. - 1 - November 5, 1979 HEALTH & (CONSENT CALENDAR ITEM 5N) SANITATION LID 296 Orillia Area tility & Drainage U Improvements - 72nd Avenue S . (S. 180th - S. 184th) . ADOPTION of Resolution No. 878, a resolution of intent to form LID 296 and setting the public hearing date for the Pre- liminary Assessment Roll for December 3, 1979. Preparation of the Draft Environmental Impact Statement is now complete. Rebid Downtown Sanitary Sewer Replacement Phase II. Bids were received on this project on October 19. Acting Public Works Director Wickstrom recommended that the low bid of King Construction Co. in the amount of $305,673.67 for Schedules I and II be accepted. In res- ponse to Elliott's question, it was determined that the duration of the contract was 180 days which would start immediately upon signing of the contract. Elliott expressed concern over the length of time, as this project is in the core area of the City and questioned whether the $100 per day penalty clause for delays could be increased. Mirk noted that the con- tract had not been signed as yet and that the Council was free to change the requirement if it chose to do so. Wickstrom clarified for Masters that the project has already been delayed over a month due to the necessity of the rebid and that holding off the project further would result in additional costs due to inflation. He determined for McCaughan that the bid was $28,000 less than the previous low bid. Mirk suggested that the contractor could be given a schedule in order to not dis- rupt the flow of traffic, especially during the holiday season. Wickstrom also noted that Schedule III was an alternate for repair of an existing storm sewer but that there was not enough money to include it. McCAUGHAN MOVED to accept the best bid of King Construction in the amount of $305,673.67 for Schedules I and II, Elliott seconded. Motion carried. 2 - November 5, 1979 HEALTH & LID 283 - Water, Sewer and Street Improvements, SANITATION 72nd Avenue S. , 70th Avenue S. , S. 216th_ Street, S 220th Street, and West Valley Highway Bids. Wickstrom noted that bids were received on this project on October 26, 1979. Referring to the Barnier property, he noted that supplemental agreements from the other property owners agree- ing to pick up the Barnier assessment had now been signed and received, with the exception of one. Upon his recommendation, MOONEY MOVED that the best bid of Frank Coluccio Construction in the amount of $1,030,094.54 for Schedules I, II, IIA and III be accepted, subject to staff agreement that all of the Barnier agreements had been signed. B. Johnson seconded. Motion carried. WATER (CONSENT CALENDAR ITEM 5J) Water Service - Progressive Industrial Park. APPROVAL of the request of Progressive Dynamics Corporation to service two buildings with one meter, as covered under Section 6 of Ordinance No. 1776. (CONSENT CALENDAR ITEM 50) Kent Water Supply Facilities. ACCEPTANCE of the proposal of URS in the estimated amount of $68,000 for the preparation of plans and specifications for the following projects: 1) Renton Intertie Booster Station 2). S. 218th Street Reservoir Booster Station 3) Additional Pump - Pump Station No. 5 4) East Hill Well Pump Station (CONSENT CALENDAR ITEM 5P) 1979 Water System Plan. AUTHORIZATION for the City Attorney to draft a resolution to adopt the 1979 Water System Plan as prepared by URS. It was noted that a Negative Declaration on the Environmental Check List has been issued and also recognized that some revisions via a supplement may be necessary in the near future to correlate with the pending City of Seattle 3 - November 5, 1979 WATER negotiations and preliminary consortium con- cept. (CONSENT CALENDAR ITEM 5K - REMOVED AT THE REQUEST OF COUNCILPERSON MASTERS) Seattle/Kent Water Intertie. A meeting was held with the City of Seattle on October 29, 1979 and it has been recommended that the Mayor be authorized to formally request from Seattle a water service connection to Seattle 's Cedar River Pipe Line #4 (Bow Lake Line) and that Kent would pay all costs associated therewith, said cost estimated to be $68,000, and that staff be directed to negotiate the required agreements with the City of Seattle, subject to Council review. In response to Masters ' questions as to whether the City could with- draw without a penalty, Wickstrom noted that once the City committed itself to the project, Seattle would begin coming up with costs on the project. He also clarified for Masters that the duration of the contract was subject to negotiation. Mirk also clarified that the Council would determine that when the negotiated agreements were brought back for approval. Mooney expressed opposition to the expenditure of $68,000 since the cost of running the entire line from 162nd to 180th is not known at this time. Wickstrom noted that the cost would be about $302,000. Mooney also pointed out that the line usage would terminate in 1990, that the City would be obligating itself for so many million gallons of water for 12 months a year. He also questioned whether the City of Seattle would be able to supply the water the City was contracting for, since Seattle is negotiating with the City of Tacoma for an intertie. He stated that it was his opinion that it would be far better at this time if Kent were to add up what water we pre- sently have, including the Renton and Tukwila interties, Kent Springs and Clark Springs, and proceed with the drilling of the well on Benson Highway. He indicated that this should give 4 - November 5, 1979 WATER us sufficient water for the year 1980. He also suggested that Kent would be in a much better position if they were to deal directly with the City of Tacoma for water from Pipeline #5. He pointed out that the City was not pre- sently serving anything east of 132nd and such a method would shorten the use of Kent' s pipe line. He also suggested that perhaps the City should negotiate the sale of Kent Springs and Clark Springs water supply to Water Districts 105 and 111 and have an agreement to get water from Pipeline #5. Wickstrom stated that it was not known at this time if the development of the new well would give the City that much more water. He noted that the three sources will give us enough to meet next year 's demand. He also noted that the Renton intertie was a short-lived operation of surplus supply and that the City faces the problem of developing our sources and that it would take several more years. He suggested that the Seattle. intertie is buying us four or five years of supply but that we still have to work on all other sources. Wickstrom also noted that we do plan to meet with Tacoma and discuss the water supply system. In response to Mooney' s question, Wickstrom noted that they have talked to the City of Renton about a possible connec- tion to the Seattle water supply and that Seattle has advised them that there is possibly an existing connection on the East Valley Highway and that the City's consultants would work out the details of the possible connection. He also noted that it appeared that the East Valley Highway route is the only one available. Wickstrom noted further that in 1990 we may not be able to get any water from that source but that it is presently a back-up source. Masters noted that the item under discussion is simply to intertie to the Bow Lake Line and that the cost of $68,000 is just for the service connection. She noted that they would still have to negotiate for the 10-year service 5 - November 5, 1979 WATER period. Wickstrom noted that the City of Seattle says they have 6 million gallons of water avail- able but that they do not want Kent to take water from Tukwila or W.D. 75 at the same time because it is Seattle water also. He noted that it would still be necessary to explore additional sources and develop these sources. He also explained that the Seattle commitment was dependent on our developing other sources. Masters stated that she felt Kent should be going to Tacoma for the water supply and Wickstrom clarified that this would also be done. McCaughan suggested that we should go ahead with the Seattle intertie since this would buy the City a little extra time to seek new water sources. McCAUGHAN MOVED that Item K be approved, B. Johnson seconded. Motion carried. East Hill Well Company. Mirk noted that last week the hearing was held on the appeal of the East Hill Well Co. on the permit issued by the Depart- ---- ment of Ecology to the City to drill a well. He stated that the President of the Company had stated that he was not really concerned that the well we contemplated drilling infringed on their water rights, that they were in fact using the appeal as a power play to have Kent take over the system. He noted that he expected a favorable ruling for the City from the Board. Carey asked that the Council let its feelings be known as to the East Hill Well Company. He noted that we had said we would be interested in buying it and questioned how the Council felt now. He suggested that the staff should be given direction to communicate the City's intent. McCaughan noted that he had discussed the matter with other members already and it was possible that they would come up with more suggestions at the Public Works Committee meet- ing on Wednesday. Mirk stated that it was his opinion that the Council took the stand that they would take no action until a decision is made on the apF-al and that such decision might - 6 - November 5, 1979 WATER be received within ten days. Mooney suggested that a letter be written when the decision is received. Mirk noted that the company had sub- mitted a proposal and that the City had decided that the cost was exorbitant. He also added that the Council has never discussed the value of the system to the City. It was determined for McCaughan that when their proposal was received, it was decided that the asking price was too high and that there were to be no negotiations until the matter of the appeal was settled. Carey asked that the Council make a decision after the appeal is determined. STREETS SR 516 Project. McCaughan referred to a letter from John Lynch regarding property acquisition for the SR 516 project and it was noted that the matter would be discussed at the workshop meeting on Tuesday night. Carey questioned whether the County had agreed to accept the land the City had proposed. Mirk explained the problems now being raised by the County and suggested that the City should insist they ad- here to their original agreement. He ques- tioned why it would be inconsistent to have agricultural land with a sewer running through it. POLICE (CONSENT CALENDAR ITEM 5H) Out of State Training. APPROVAL for Officer Robert McCurdy to attend advanced Crime Prevention Training out-of-state as follows: 1) National Crime Prevention Conference, November 14 through 16, 1979 in Louisville, Kentucky, at a total cost of $927. 2) Crime Prevention Environmental Design in Sacramento, California, December 2 through 7, 1979, at a total cost of $688. Funding for these schools is provided through a Federal grant and is included in the 1979 Police Department budget. Officer McCurdy - 7 - November 5, 1979 POLICE has signed a continued employment agreement regarding these schools. PARKS & (CONSENT CALENDAR ITEM 5G) RECREATION Lease of City Property. AUTHORIZATION for the Mayor to sign a one year lease with Wendy Pilato to utilize the .72 acres known as the Naden Avenue property for the purpose of pasturing her horse. Ms . Pilato lives in a rental house adjacent to the vacant Naden Avenue property and the lease has been approved by the Council Parks Committee. (CONSENT CALENDAR ITEM 5I) State Purchase of Green River Front Property. ENDORSEMENT of six projected sites as appropriate for purchase by the State, subject to appraisal, of proposed Green River Front property as des- cribed in Barney Wilson' s report* dated October 15, 1979. Parks Committee. Mooney reported that the Parks Department had requested a waiver for the licensing of machines for the Commons but that the request had been rejected. KENT COMMONS Kent Commons — Cash Register. Bids were received on Wednesday, October 31, for a sales and rental control system for the Kent Commons Phase II. MOONEY MOVED that the best bid of $1400.49 of H.D. Baker & Co. be accepted, McCaughan seconded. Motion carried. CABLE TV (CONSENT CALENDAR ITEM 5Q) Cable TV Contract. AUTHORIZATION for the Mayor to contract on behalf of the City of Kent for the continuation of Cable TV administrative services through 1980 as submitted by 3-H Manage- ment & Consultants. ANNEXATION Rowley No 2 Annexation - Veto. Ordinance No. 2187 approving the Rowley Annexation was passed by the Council on October 15, 1979 and was subsequently vetoed by the Mayor. Mayor Hogan 8 - November 5, 1979 ANNEXATION recommends tabling both the Rowley zoning and the Rowley annexation until the water supply and demand report and the surface water drain- age report have been reviewed. ELLIOTT MOVED that the veto message be made a part of the official record, J. Johnson seconded. Motion (ROWLEY NO. 2) carried. MASTERS MOVED to reconsider the Ordinance and to pass it over the Mayor 's veto, B. Johnson seconded. Masters stated that she felt the area should be annexed and noted that the applicant has indicated his willingness to work with the City to solve various problems . She suggested that the prob- lems outlined in the veto message are issues that can be resolved and that she would there- fore support the annexation. Motion carried unanimously. ANNEXATION Rowley No. 2. On October 1, 1979 the Council ZONING moved to continue the second hearing on the Rowley Annexation No. 2 zoning to allow time to draft a precise agreement signed by the property owners to be presented to the Council for approval at the November 5, 1979 meeting. The Planning Commission recommended this annexation be zoned MR-M, Medium Density Multi-Family Residential (23 units per acre) , subject to a satisfactory road system for the (ROWLEY NO. 2) annexed area and proper environmental controls being provided for the ravine which would be established in the agreement. Mayor Pro Tem Carey opened the public hearing. Planning Director Harris reviewed the area in question, noting that it was an area consisting of approximately 40 acres, including the ravine . He noted that the Planning Commission had recom- mended that the ravine be protected and the transportation system developed. He also noted that the Public Works Department has been discussing an LID for street improvements with the property owners . The Parks Department reports that they have no commitment as yet from any property owner regarding preservation of the ravine. Harris referred to a report 9 - November 5, 1979 ANNEXATION which the Planning Department prepared regarding ZONING protection of the ravine in the interim, and suggested that the following conditions be applied to the initial zoning: 1) No building permit shall be issued for any use between the 375-foot contour elevation until the City Staff has reviewed the plans for the use to determine how the plans pro- pose to protect the ravine and reported its findings to the City Council. Protection of the ravine shall consist of at least the following: a) Vegetation: Cut only those trees and other vegeta- tion absolutely necessary for placement of structures ; retain all other vegeta- tion. b) Slopes: Since slopes are 50% or greater no fill material shall be introduced into the (ROWLEY NO. 2) ravine beyond the 375-foot contour level • that would be inconsistent with the pro- tection of the ravine. 2) The City Council shall make a review of the Staff 's findings to satisfy themselves that the intent of protecting the ravine will be carried out. Harris also noted that the current County zoning for the area is SR, Suburban Residential (9,600 sq. ft. minimum lot size with septic tanks; 7, 200 sq. ft. minimum lot size with sewers) and that the Soos Creek Plateau Com- munities Plan shows a potential of R-M 2400, Residential Multiple. Mike Rogers, representing Mr. Heutmaker, the largest property owner in the annexation area, introduced Jack Ewing, Civil Engineer, who displayed maps showing the contours of the area and noted that the slopes were between 10 - November 5, 1979 ANNEXATION 25 and 30%, not 50%. He suggested that almost ZONING all of the property could be developed and noted that other properties have been developed on similar slopes. Mike Rogers noted that at the Planning Commission hearing comments were made by Planning Commission members who had walked the property and stated that they felt it was a sensitive area and should be protected from an environmental standpoint. He recognized the importance of the ravine area since it is adjacent to the Park. He noted that the Parks Department had discussed the area with Mr. Heutmaker, who wants to accommodate the Parks Department and also to maintain his property rights at the same time. He suggested that there were several alternatives to protect the area. He noted that Wilson could not act on any property acquisition or trade of property without Council direction. He referred to the ravine protection document submitted by Harris and noted that generally his client (ROWLEY NO. 2) could live with temporary control of the ravine. He noted that after a review of the document their concerns were with "a) Vegeta- tion and noted that some cutting and filling would be required in the slope of the ravine for parking lots as well as for the buildings. He suggested that there was a misconception about the slopes of the property being 50% or greater and stated that there were no slopes of. that magnitude. He asked that some altera- tion be made in the document to show that there will be development and that fill material would be allowed, with the greatest care taken in developing the necessary levels. He suggested that the proposed development of the property was consistent with the Soos Creek Plan and the East Hill Plan and that they intended to develop in accordance with those plans for MR-M zoning. He added that there would not be a wholesale cutting of timber on the property and also noted that they did recognize the concerns expressed in the ravine protection document. - 11 - November 5, 1979 ANNEXATION In response to Tom Groszek's question, Heut- ZONING maker noted that 4 1/2 acres of the property sale to him has been closed and that other parcels would close on November 15, and that these were not contingent upon the MR-M zoning. Dan Mackelwaite noted that he was the owner of a duplex on S. 248th adjacent to the ravine and asked for information regarding the street improvement. Wickstrom noted that the actual road alignment site has not been set as yet. Wickstrom stated that he wished to bring the Council up to date on the covenant document which was sent to the property owners about a week ago in which they were asked to agree to the formation of an LID. He noted that four property owners have executed documents but that a title report was still required for two parcels. He noted that it appeared that there would be a sufficient number of documents executed to warrant the actual formation of a street LID. Upon Masters ' question, Wickstrom explained that in the (ROWLEY NO. 2) meeting with property owners, one of the com- promises was that the total number of origi- nal acres would be the figure used in counting the number of buildings allowed. He clarified that it would be necessary to obtain right-of- way easements rather than deeds in order to comply with the zoning ordinance. In response to Elliott's question, Wickstrom noted that the proposed LID included street improvements on S. 252nd and Kent-Kangley and that the church had not executed any covenant documents but would be required to participate in the LID. B. Johnson noted that Harris ' s ravine protection document referred to 50/ slopes and Harris concurred that this should be cor- rected. Rogers indicated that they would have liked to have been a party to developing the document and suggested that it should not be weighted against either side. Tom Groszek presented a letter to the Council signed by three property owners indicating that the street and utility improvements should be the sole responsibility of the City and the developers - 12 - November 5, 1979 ANNEXATION of the area. MASTERS MOVED that the letter be ZONING made a part of the record, Mooney seconded. Motion carried. J. Johnson suggested that the Council direct Mr. Wilson and Mr. Heut- maker to work out some kind of arrangement whereby the ravine would be protected and (ROWLEY NO. 2) the property rights of the land owners also protected. MOONEY MOVED that the public hearing be continued for two weeks to give the Engineer and Parks Director sufficient time to work with the property owners to resolve the problems, B. Johnson seconded. Motion carried. REZONES (CONSENT CALENDAR ITEM 5E) (OLD NATIONAL Old National Bank Rezone. ADOPTION of BANK) Ordinance No. 2189 rezoning from M-2 to DC-2 that property known as the Old National Bank Rezone. (CONSENT CALENDAR ITEM 5F) Uplands Rezone. ADOPTION of Ordinance No. 2190 (UPLANDS) rezoning a portion of certain property origi- nally zoned by the City of Kent as MA to M-1 and known as the Uplands Rezone. McLaughlin Rezone. On June 26, 1979 the Planning Commission held a public hearing on an application filed by Earl McLaughlin for a rezone from MA, Industrial Agricultural, to M-1, Industrial Park zone. The subject property contains 4.82 acres located south of S. 212th (McLAUGHLIN) Street, directly east of the KOA Campground (approximately 1100 feet east of Russell Road. ) The Planning Commission recommended that the rezone application be denied. The application falls under the IPP Ordinance No. 2164 Agree- ment. The hearing of July 16 was continued to the August 20, 1979 Council meeting and then continued to the first week in November, at which time the land use portion of the IPP Study would be ready for presentation to the Council. The continued public hearing was opened. Planning Director Harris pointed out the location 13 - November 5, 1979 REZONE of the proposed rezone and reviewed the history of the application to date. Sam Parker, representing the McLaughlins, stated that the application was filed in April, 1979, and had been postponed several times until this date, pointing out that the Uplands partial rezone in the same vicinity was granted. He suggested that the plans to develop the area into a high grade industrial park were consistent with the Uplands Industries plans for their property. He pointed out that his clients have agreed in principal to abide by the terms of the Valley Floor Plan Studies, a copy of which was given to him shortly before the Council meeting. He suggested further that his clients have complied with every request of the City (McLAUGHLIN) and asked that the rezone be granted at this time. Don Benedetti of Pacific Industrial Concepts of Los Angeles noted that his company was -- the purchaser of the four acres under considera- tion and of an additional 69 acres adjacent, for which a rezone application will also be submitted. He noted that at the time of sub- mitting the additional rezone application, precise development plans would be available. He asked that the Council approve the applica- tion now under consideration. Mooney noted that it had been determined that something had to be done about the drainage problems on the entire Valley Floor and questioned whether Pacific Industrial Concepts would be willing to participate in the formation of an LID at a later date. Benedetti expressed agreement with this. There were no other comments and McCAUGHAN MOVED that the hearing be closed, Mooney seconded. Motion carried. MOONEY MOVED that the rezone be granted, .subject to the conditions of the IPP, Elliott seconded. Motion carried. 14 - November 5, 1979 CONDITIONAL Edward J. Stein. Edward J. Stein has filed an USE PERMIT appeal regarding the Planning Commission's APPEAL action of September 25, 1979 denying a Condi- tional Use Permit to allow a maximum of 50% of a two-building development in an "O", Office and Professional zone, to be used for retail activities as provided for in Section 3.15.3 (4) of the Kent Zoning Code. The public hearing scheduled for this date was opened by the Mayor Pro Tem. Planning Director Harris reviewed the history of the applica- tion and pointed out the location of the property in question, located at the south- east corner of 110th Avenue S.E. and Kent- Kangley Road and comprising approximately .90 acres. Harris clarified that under the terms of the Zoning Code, the owner of "O" zoned land may apply for a conditional use permit to allow a mixture of commercial and office usage. He noted that while this mix- ture may go well together in some areas, the (STEIN) Planning Commission felt that the building proposed would be too close to the Sequoia Junior High School. He referred to a recent conditional use permit appeal which was granted by the Council and which involved a similar combination of uses, but in a single building. Harris noted that Kent-Kangley would shortly be improved to four lanes with a fifth left turn lane. He also noted that the building to be used for commercial use would be close to Sequoia Junior High. Dr. Stein, owner of the property, asked that the Council reconsider the. findings of the Planning Commission for several reasons. He clarified that the property abuts the Sequoia Junior High School football field and that there is quite a distance between the pro- posed building and the parking lot. He noted that the Planning Department recommended approval of his request but the Planning Commission had denied it. Stein referred to Harris 's comments pertaining to the 15 - November 5, 1979 CONDITIONAL Gradwohl Conditional Use Permit recently USE PERMIT granted for the 50/50 office and commercial APPEAL usage, and particularly to the fact that it was granted based on there being only one building. He stated that he did not have that knowledge at the time of original develop- ment of his property, and therefore did not confine the development to one building. He stated that the reason for his request was to allow some flexibility in leasing the space. He noted that he had had pros- pective tenants for the building which he could not accept because the "Office" zoning is more restrictive. He stated that the proposed facility would not unduly impact the area and that it was not inconsistent with other uses in the area. He noted that one of the recommendations of the Planning (STEIN) Department was that he would be responsible for the improvement of lllth S.E. but stated that this involved a large amount of money and that he would be willing to participate in an LID to improve the street. It was determined for J. Johnson that the access to Kent-Kangley was an existing road. Stein clarified for the Council that the property has another entrance behind the building proposed for commercial use. In response to Elliott's question, Stein noted that the building to be constructed would contain approximately 4,000 square feet and that ample parking was planned. In response to McCaughan's question as to the history of the traffic count in the area, Harris noted that he did not have that information avail- able but suggested that the type of retail businesses that would go in the building would not generate the traffic volume that a large commercial establishment would. McCaughan expressed concern about mixing the two uses in that area, noting that it had been the rule that commercial uses were to be kept in nodes. He suggested that this site was quite a distance from the nearest 16 - November 5, 1979 CONDITIONAL commercial use. Planning Commissioner Hamilton USE PERMIT referred to the other conditional use granted APPEAL by the Council and noted that the owner of the building had agreed to moving the building housing commercial uses as far from the resi- dential area as possible. Hamilton also noted for Masters that the reason for the Planning Commission's denial of the request was because they did not want to start a retail area that far out as it might estab- lish a trend for more development of this type. J. Johnson suggested that Dr. Stein should perhaps compromise if the conditional use permit were granted to allow access only on . 11lth Avenue S.E. and none . on Kent-Kangley. It was also suggested that if mixed usage were allowed in the area it would generate more traffic. MOONEY MOVED that the action of the Planning Commission be upheld and the appeal be denied. B. Johnson seconded. Motion carried, with J. Johnson voting nay. CONDITIONAL Widing Trucking Company. A report was received USE PERMIT by the Council regarding the Widing Trucking REVIEW Company Conditional Use Permit and the necessity for a review of the matter by the Hearing Examiner. It was determined that the matter would be discussed at the workshop on Tuesday, November 13. HOUSING & The public hearing on the proposed 1980 Com- COMMUNITY munity Development projects was continued DEVELOPMENT from the October 15 meeting. The projects presented for approval are as follows: PRIORITY (#) and FUNDING CATEGORY PROPOSED PROJECT Population Needs 1) Housing Repair Services $28,000 $ 48, 237 2) Willis St. Sidewalks Rebuild Pedestrian Walkways Phase V 4,000 16, 202 17 - r November 5, 1979 HOUSING & PRIORITY and FUNDING CATEGORY COMMUNITY PROPOSED PROJECT Population_ Needs DEVELOPMENT 3) Planning & Administration $43,610 4) CBD Improvements Phase I 91000 $ 21,000 5) Commons Playfield 20,000 Improvements 6) North Park Storm 3,763 97,957 Sewers 7) Mill Creek Park Earthworks 10,000 NONE 8) Kent Memorial Park Rehabilitation of Two Tennis Courts 8,850 TOTALS $98, 373 $212, 246 Harris noted that the Mill Creek Park Earthworks had been deleted as a joint City/County project by the King County Executive. The following projects were recommended by King County as joint projects with Kent: Senior Mobile Home Park $100,000 (County application) Senior Assisted Housing $300,000 (County application) Unified Weatherization Program $140,000 (County application) These three had previously been authorized by Kent. The public hearing was opened by Mayor Pro Tem Carey. Harris explained the breakdown of the proposed projects listed on the handout. He noted that the handout has been made a part of the record. Emma Bezy of Kent Valley Youth Services has submitted a request for $31,990 and explained 18 - i i November 5, 1979 HOUSING & the services provided to juveniles and their COMMUNITY families . Board members Dr. Trevor Bryant DEVELOPMENT and Captain Grant of the Kent Police Department further described the value of the services to the Kent community. A letter explaining the program written by Detective Charles Miller was filed as part of the record. Caren Wharton of South King County Tenants Union submitted a request for $14, 718 and described the services provided by this organization. Alan Modor of the Seattle Tenants Union urged support of the South King County Tenants Union and Fred Allingham noted the assistance that had been given to South King County residents. After all had been afforded the opportunity to speak, the public hearing was closed by MOTION. Upon questions from the Council, Harris explained that City money was not involved in the joint City/County projects, and that these projects had a good chance for funding, as the County was recommending them. Harris further determined that the"Population money is an outright grant to the City but that the City competes with other entities for the "Needs" funds. Upon Masters ' question, it was determined that the $10,000 "Population" funds earmarked for the earthworks could now be used for something else since the County had not approved the" Needs" funding. Cushing noted that the Rape Relief project had asked for funds from the City budget and that Kent Valley Youth Services had made a similar request. B. Johnson suggested that the South King County Tenants Union should apply for County funds rather than City Block Grant funds, and perhaps also City budget funds. She suggested that a CETA person could be used to man the phones for this project. There were no further comments and McCAUGHAN 19 - November 5, 1979 HOUSING & MOVED to delete item #7, Mill Creek Park COMMUNITY Earthworks, and to add, as Item #4, Kent DEVELOPMENT Valley Youth Services as follows: PRIORITY (#) and FUNDING CATEGORY PROPOSED PROJECT Population Needs 1) Housing Repair Services $28,000 $ 48, 237 2) Willis Street Sidewalks Rebuild Pedestrian Walkways - 4,000 16, 202 Phase V 3) Planning and Administration 43,610 4) Kent Valley Youth Services 10,000 21, 990 5) CBD Improvements - Phase I 9,000 21,000 6) Commons Playfield Improvements 20, 000 7) North Park Storm Sewers 3,763 97,957 8) Kent Memorial Park Rehabilitation of Two Tennis Courts 8,850 TOTALS $98, 373 $234, 236 Mooney seconded. Motion carried. (CONSENT CALENDAR ITEM 5B) Bids - Senior Citizen Parking Lot. Bids were opened on November 1 for construction of a Senior Citizen Parking Lot at the northeast corner of N. State Street and E. Meeker Street. This is a Housing & Community Development project. In accordance with the recommendations of the Parks Department and the Public Works Department, ELLIOTT MOVED that the best bid of Center Dozing in the amount of $34, 342.43 be accepted, Mooney seconded. In response to Elliott' s question, it was determined by Mirk that the contract time period is 100 days, that the contract has been reviewed by him, and is now ready for signature. Motion carried. 20 - November 5, 1979 VALLEY Cushing noted that the seminar with the Valley STUDIES Studies team of consultants would be held on Tuesday, November 13, at 3:00 p.m. at the Kent Commons. Harris noted that the Council had asked for maps to be distributed and that he would post maps of the Green River Corridor in the Council Chambers. He added that Kramer, Chin & Mayo were to have land use maps available also. A brief summary of the studies will also be distributed. INCORPORATION Federal Way. Wickstrom noted that a letter had been received from the Boundary Review Board describing the proposed incorporation of Federal Way. Due to the area involved, it was determined that the matter would be discussed at the workshop ,on November 13. CLAIMS Mirk no that the City had been served with a law suit for $75,000 against the City and the Police Department for an incident allegedly occurring at the Ridgeview Apartments. He noted that the papers had been forwarded to the City's insurance carrier. Mirk also noted receipt of a claim for $53,000 for an accident which occurred at an inter- section when a police vehicle was driven through a red light. He noted that the person filing the claim was cited for failure to yield the right of way but it had later been determined that the person did not hear the police siren and his view was blocked by a truck. He also added that the officer involved had acted with extreme caution COUNCIL Public Works. McCaughan noted that the Public COMMITTEES Works Committee would meet on Wednesday morning at 8: 00 o'clock a.m. Public Safety. Masters noted that the Committee would meet at 8:00 o 'clock a.m. on Tuesday, November 13. 21 - November 5, 1979 BUDGET (CONSENT CALENDAR ITEM 5D) Tax Levy Ordinance. ADOPTION of Ordinance No. 2188 fixing the tax levy for the City of Kent for 1980. Cushing noted that the budget review by the Council would be held on Wednesday, November 7, 1979 at 3:00 o'clock p.m. at the Kent Commons and should be completed by 6:00 p.m. FINANCE & B. Johnson reported that the field of candi- PERSONNEL dates for the position of Finance Director had been narrowed down to six. She MOVED for authorization to expend approximately $1500 for transportation and lodging in connection with bringing five candidates from out of State to Kent for personal interviews, Elliott seconded. Motion carried. I (CONSENT CALENDAR ITEM 5B) Approval of Bills. APPROVAL of payment of the bills received through November 2, 1979 after approval by the Finance Committee at its meeting at 3:00 p.m. November 15, 1979. Claims approved by the Finance Committee at its meeting of October 31, 1979 are as follows: Current Expense $ 67, 885. 24 Parks & Recreation 14,504.48 Library 936.66 City Streets 7, 550. 28 Kent Commons Operating Fund 1,674.40 Federal Shared Revenue 451.63 104th Ave. SE - 236th-252nd 639.55 Lower Mill Creek Basin 2,697. 22 Lake Fenwick Restoration 18,600.00 1978 Water Rev Const 65,777.89 Kent Springs Chlor Equip 335.48 West Hill Booster Pump 123.07 Equipment Rental 8,615.81 Housing & Comm Dev 8,648. 25 Arts Commission 138. 28 Workmen' s Compensation 63.46 - 22 - November 5, 1979 FINANCE Firemen' s Relief & Pension $ 37.88 LEFF Disability 4,808.00 LID 283 2, 380.50 LID 285 20.00 LID 286 6.00 Sewer 67,067. 20 Water 35,494.88 $308,456.16 Interest Bearing Warrants LID 283 - Streets, Sewer & Water, S. 216th, S. 220th, 72nd S. , 70th S. & WVH Paula Morgan $ 2, 380.50 LID 286 - 76th Ave. S. Water Main Chicago Title $ 6.00 ADJOURNMENT ELLIOTT MOVED that the meeting be adjourned at 10:40 p.m. , Mooney seconded. Motion carried. Marie Jeri en, CMC City Clerk 23 -