HomeMy WebLinkAboutCity Council Meeting - Council - Minutes - 12/03/1979 Kent, Washington
December 3, 1979
Regular meeting of the Kent City Council was called to order at
8:00 o'clock p.m. by Mayor Hogan_ Present: Councilpersons Bailey,
Carey, B. Johnson, J. Johnson, Masters, McCaughan and Mooney,
City Administrator Cushing, City Attorney Mirk, Planning Director
Harris, and Acting Public Works Director Wickstrom. Also present:
Personnel Director Webby, Parks Director Wilson, Police Chief
Skewes, Fire Chief Foster, and URS representative Abed. Approxi-
mately 50 people were in attendance at the meeting.
COUNCIL Mayor Hogan welcomed Councilperson Bailey to
his first Council meeting.
CONSENT McCAUGHAN MOVED that Consent Calendar Items
CALENDAR A through I be approved, Mooney seconded.
Motion carried.
MINUTES (CONSENT CALENDAR ITEM 5A)
APPROVAL of the minutes of the regular meeting
of November 19, 1979 as printed.
HEALTH & LID 296 - 72nd Ave. S. Sewers, Water & Storm
SANITATION Drainage (S_180th-S_184th) and S . 182nd (72nd
Ave_ S. to WVH) . Notice has been given that
a public hearing will be held at this meeting
on the formation of an LID for the installa-
tion of 8" and 10" sanitary sewers, 10" and
12" water mains, and 12" , 15" and 24" storm
drainage on 72nd Avenue S. from S. 180th to
S . 184th and on S. 182nd from 72nd Avenue S.
to the West Valley Highway. The cost is esti-
mated to be $588, 182 and there are 11 parcels
involved.
The Final Environmental Impact Statement has
been completed. MASTERS MOVED that the EIS
be accepted and made a part of the record,
McCaughan seconded. Motion carried.
The public hearing was opened by the Mayor.
Protests from Cam Properties, Mr. and Mrs .
Paul Rehn, and Mrs . Ann Sullivan have been
received and copies distributed. MASTERS
MOVED to file the protests as an .official
December 3, 1979 _.
HEALTH & part of the record, B. Johnson seconded. Motion
SANITATION carried. Wickstrom noted that these objections
totalled 25.95/ of the project. Bailey noted
that one parcel of property was strictly a resi-
dence and asked if it was possible to grant relief
when the final costs are known, inasmuch as this
parcel would not be used as an industrial site.
Mirk clarified that all of the property was zoned
the same, so the project would benefit all equally.
He noted, however, that property owners could
submit appraisals of the property and protest to
the courts. Mirk further noted that payments can
be deferred for those who are financially disad-
vantaged. Paul Rehn stated that he had lived in
his residence for 33 years and did not need the
improvements as he did not plan to have a business
on his property. He opined that the industries
which would be utilizing the area should pay for
the improvements.
A representative of Cam Industries stated that
their contractor had estimated the project at
a much higher rate than the City's estimate.
Wickstrom confirmed that the estimate had been
made about four months ago, with allowances for
1980 prices. It was determined that the final
cost of the project would be distributed among
those in the LID when the final assessment roll
was confirmed upon completion of the project.
There were no further comments from the audience
and the public hearing was closed by MOTION.
McCAUGHAN MOVED to direct the City Attorney to
draft the ordinance to create the LID, Carey
seconded. Upon Masters ' question, Wickstrom
noted that ULID #1 covered the project of over-
sizing the sewer mains in this same area. Masters
noted that part of this LID was for storm water
relief and asked if the proposed SCS channel
would relieve some of the impact -of this LID.
Wickstrom stated that this project would get the
water to the P-2 channel which is now called Mill
Creek. Masters stated further that the residents
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HEALTH & of the area would be adversely affected by the
SANITATION impact of storm water in addition to incurring
the expense of the LID improvements. Wickstrom
said that the water is a problem now, that it
has no outlet, and that onsite retention will
still be required. Masters stated that if the
area is developed for industry that residential
sites such as the Rehns will absorb the excess
water. Motion carried, with Masters and Bailey
voting against it.
(CONSENT CALENDAR ITEM 5F)
Bill of Sale - Eastridge #3 Water, Sewer &
Streets. ACCEPTANCE of the Bill of Sale and
- Warranty Agreement for approximately 630 LF
of 6" water main extension, 732 LF of 8" sani-
tary sewer extension, and 630 LF of street
improvements and related appurtenances con-
structed for Eastridge #3 in the vicinity of
112th Avenue S .E. and S .E. 232nd for continuous
operation and maintenance and AUTHORIZATION for
the City Treasurer to release the cash bond
upon payment of outstanding bills against the
project with a copy of said release to Engi-
neering. (All billing to the project is com-
plete. )
(CONSENT CALENDAR ITEM 5I)
Bill of Sale - Kent Condominiums Water, Sewer
& Streets. ACCEPTANCE of the Bill of Sale and
Warranty Agreement for approximately 1180 LF
of 8" water main extension, 595 LF of 8" sani-
tary sewer extension and 211 LF of street
improvements and related appurtenances con-
structed for Kent Condominiums in the vicinity
of Summit Avenue and Smith Street for continuous
operation and maintenance. All billing to the
project is now complete and AUTHORIZATION is
given for the City Treasurer to release the
cash bond upon payment of any outstanding bills
against the project with a copy of said release
to Engineering.
Emergency Sewer Repair. Wickstrom noted that
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HEALTH & emergency sewer repairs were underway on S. 192nd
SANITATION due to the loss of a manhole. He noted that the
cost would be about $20,000 and clarified for
Masters that this sewer line was put in as a
part of ULID #1 and was located between EVH and
80th Avenue S .
WATER Water System Telemetry Change Order No. 2. As
discussed at the November 12 Council workshop
approval of Change Order No. 2 has been requested
to prewire the Telemetering Console presently
under construction for the additional Renton
Intertie, Garrison Creek Pump Station, East
Hill Well, Seattle Intertie, and Pump Station
No. 5, at a cost of $20,890.00, said cost esti-
mated to be about half of what it would be on
a project by project basis . In response to
B. Johnson' s question, it was determined by
Wickstrom that there were sufficient funds
available to cover the cost of the proposed
change order in unexpended funds in the Water
Department budget. B. JOHNSON MOVED that in
accordance with the recommendation of the
Public Works Department, Change Order No. 2
of Stead & Baggerly for Water System Telemetry
in the amount of $20, 890. 00 be approved, Mooney
seconded. Motion carried.
STREETS Bids - Street Sweeping Contract. Only one bid
was received for 1980 street sweeping although
notice was sent to several firms. The Street
Department recommends acceptance of the bid
from Sanco-Northwest Lot Services, the same
contractor as for 1979, in the amount of $24,080.
The cost for 1980 is approximately 35/o higher
than 1979 due to the added curb and gutter
streets and also due to the higher cost of
labor and fuel. In addition, the $5, 760 figure
is for sweeping some 40 miles of arterial streets
once per week instead of twice per month as in
the 1979 contract. The cost breakdown is as
follows :
Residential & Core Area Sweeping
(Per Year) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$24,048.00
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STREETS Call-Out Sweeping at $35.00 per
hour, except ice and snow. . . . . . . . . . .$ 1, 000.00
Added arterial streets to be
swept once per week. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5, 760.00
Estimated Total for 1980. . . . . . . . . . . . .$30,808. 00
B. JOHNSON MOVED that the 1980 street sweeping
bid be awarded to Sanco-Northwest Lot Services
based upon the above figures, McCaughan seconded.
Motion carried.
ZONING (CONSENT CALENDAR ITEM 5H)
Rowley No. 2 Annexation Zoning. ADOPTION of
Ordinance No. 2194 zoning the Rowley No. 2
Annexation MR-M (Medium-Density Multi-Family
Residential) zone with the conditions listed
in the November 19 Council minutes of the public
hearing.
REZONE Uplands Rezone. Ordinance No. 2190, approving
the Uplands Rezone, was passed by the Council
on November 5, 1979 and vetoed by Mayor Hogan
on November 15 . B. JOHNSON MOVED that the veto
message be made a part of the record, J. Johnson
seconded. Motion carried. CAREY MOVED that
Ordinance No. 2190 be passed over the Mayor ' s
veto, McCaughan seconded. Motion carried unani-
mously.
Graff Rezone. Carey referred to the Graff rezone
from R-1 to MR-M which was denied by the Council
on July 16, 1979 and asked that the rezone be
reconsidered due to the adoption of the East Hill
Plan amendments. Harris questioned whether it
was appropriate to consider the application
since the Zoning Code provides that the rezone
must have been denied without prejudice in order
for reconsideration to occur. Mirk pointed out
that the Council had the right to take whatever
action it chose with regard to reconsidering any
previous action. CAREY MOVED that a public hear-
ing date be set for December 17, 1979 to recon-
sider the Graff rezone request, Masters seconded.
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REZONE It was determined for McCaughan that it was not
necessary for the matter to be reviewed by the
Planning Commission nor was it necessary for
the Graffs to file a new petition or pay the
fee again. Carey noted that he would not speak
to nor vote on the proposed review of the Graff
rezone. Motion carried, with Bailey noting that
he abstained from voting since he was not familiar
with the background material.
COMPREHENSIVE (CONSENT CALENDAR ITEM 5G)
PLAN AMENDMENT East Hill Plan. ADOPTION of Resolution No. 881
amending the East Hill Plan portion of the
Comprehensive Plan. (Carey abstained. )
FIRE (CONSENT CALENDAR ITEM 5D)
DEPARTMENT Paramedic Service. APPROVAL of the agreement
with King County which reestablishes existing
partnership agreements between the County and
the Cities and Fire Districts of South King
County for paramedic services .
PARKS & (CONSENT CALENDAR ITEM 5C)
RECREATION Interurban Trail Agreement. AUTHORIZATION for
the Mayor to sign the Interlocal Agreement for
the maintenance of the Recreational Easement
known as the Interurban Trail, an agreement
with King County which was reviewed by the
Parks Committee at its November 27 meeting.
KENT COMMONS Bids - Depository Safe. It was noted that bids
were received on December 3 for a depository
safe for the Kent Commons but no bid tabulation
or recommendation has been prepared by the Parks
Department as yet.
Phase II Proposed Change Order. A discussion
was held at the last Parks Committee meeting
regarding repair of the interior spandeck wall
surfaces in Phase II of the Kent Commons. W.G.
Clark has submitted a proposal to provide
finished gypsum wallboard surfaces over the
precast panels for a cost not to exceed $6,800
plus sales tax. In addition, Ted Bower Associates
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KENT COMMONS is eligible to 'receive $592 for additional
architect fees. The following is recommended
by the Parks Department:
ORIGINAL REVISED
Preparation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 300 $ 300
Supervision - W.G. Clark. . . . . ./ 292 0
W.G. Clark' s Markup. . . . . . . . . . 720 360
Drywall Installation. . . . . . . . . 4, 380 4, 380
Painting of Drywall. . . . . . . . . . ,/ 1, 108 200*
Reimbursement from Central
Pre-Mix. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0 (1, 750)
Subtotal. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$ 61800 $ 3,.490
Plus Ted Bower Assoc.
Markup Total. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 592 0
✓ (Figures corrected
after meeting) . . . . . . . . . . . . 7, 392 $ 3,490
*Cost of paint only. Parks Department staff
will do the painting.
B. JOHNSON MOVED that the Parks Department be
authorized to include the revised estimate on
a change order, Carey seconded. Motion carried.
HOUSING & Kent Co-Sponsorship of South King County Emergency
COMMUNITY Housing Facility as a 1980 Joint Housing& Com-
DEVELOPMENT munity Development Block Grant Project with the
City of Auburn. The City of Auburn, Department
of Housing & Community Development, has sent a
letter requesting Kent ' s support of a project
proposal for $15 , 000 of Joint Block Grant fund-
ing for an Emergency Housing Facility to service
the South King County area. The facility would
be located in Auburn and operated by Sea Haven
Hostel, a private, non-profit corporation, which
has run similar facilities in metropolitan Seattle.
There would be no cost to Kent and notification
of Kent ' s support should be received by the County
by December 14, 1979. MASTERS MOVED to support
the joint proposal with the City of Auburn for
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HOUSING & the Block Grant funding for an emergency
COMMUNITY housing facility, B. Johnson seconded. Motion
DEVELOPMENT carried.
FEDERAL A hearing on proposed use of Federal Revenue
REVENUE Sharing funds was held on October 1, 1979 at which
SHARING time requests were received from King County Rape
Relief in the amount of $2,000 and from Kent/
Auburn Community Center in the amount of $5, 043. 30.
A second public hearing has been advertised for
this meeting. The total amount available for
1980 appropriation is $794, 627 and the total of
the items submitted for appropriation for 1980
included estimated overruns and underruns is
$724, 874.00. A detailed list of these requests
has been filed with the Clerk as an official
part of the record. The public hearing was
opened by the Mayor.
Cushing noted that the $70, 000 originally included
for the update of the East Hill Plan had been
deleted and that the current uncommitted balance
in the fund is $69, 753 . Emma Besy asked that
the City consider allocating $15, 995 to Kent
Valley Youth Services for the first six months
of 1980. It was determined that funds allocated
under the Block Grant Program were for half of
the year 1980 and that this organization had
not been the recipient of City funds in the past.
Masters and Carey pointed out that projects should
not depend upon Federal Revenue Sharing funds
as it was not known how much longer such funds
would be available to cities . Letters have been
received supporting the Kent Valley Youth Service ' s
request for funds from Bruce Knutson, Jack Helser
and Beva Storm. The letters were made a part of
the official record by MOTION.
Billie Jo Flerchinger recounted the services
provided by King County Rape Relief.
Carey noted that funds were proposed for some
remodeling of the first floor offices and sug-
gested that the staff explore the possibilities
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FEDERAL of shift work to best utilize space and equipment.
REVENUE
SHARING McCaughan spoke in favor of the request of
Kent Valley Youth Services and it was determined
that the City could commit to this support now
and rescind such support if County funding for
Kent Valley Youth Services comes through.
There were no further comments and the public
hearing was closed by MOTION. McCAUGHAN MOVED
to approve the proposals as submitted ($2, 000
for Rape Relief and $5, 043 .30 for Kent/Auburn
Community Center) and to add $15, 995.00 for
Kent Valley Youth Services, J.Johnson seconded.
Motion carried.
Mayor Hogan noted that at the National League
of Cities conference the suggestion was made
that States as well as Cities become recipients
of Revenue Sharing funds . It was also suggested
that Cities inform their legislators as to how
Federal Revenue Sharing funds had been used, so
as to encourage legislators to seek continua-
tion of these funds to the Cities . The Mayor
suggested that Kent take this approach.
BUDGET The hearing for the 1980 City budget has been
advertised for this meeting and the preliminary
budget has been made available to the public.
The public hearing was opened by Mayor Hogan.
Cushing noted that growth and inflation had
greatly impacted the City ' s budget. The 20
new positions contained in the budget are those
which had already been authorized by the Council
or were necessary to maintain the current service
level. Revenue has increased .due to the increases
in taxes and from the voter approved levy for
emergency medical services. Completion of con-
struction projects has reduced the 1980 budget
by approximately $1, 500, 000. Cushing noted
that the uncommitted balance in 1979 was approxi-
mately one million dollars, but that this figure
for 1980 was $325 ,439, excluding the possibility
of $288, 000 in FAUS funds for the Meeker Street
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BUDGET project. He noted further that the approximately
$50,000 needed for the Mill Creek drainage pro-
ject could be transferred from the contingency
fund when the exact cost was determined. Upon
the Mayor ' s question, Cushing noted that the
approximately $5,400 additional needed for
Valley Com might be taken from the year-end
balance funds.
There were no comments from the audience and no
correspondence has been received. B. Johnson
complimented City Administrator Cushing and
Accounting Supervisor Henderson on the new
approach to the budget process.
The public hearing was closed by MOTION.
CAREY MOVED to adopt the budget as presented and
for the City Attorney to draft the necessary
ordinance, Mooney seconded. Motion carried.
SUBURBAN Cushing reported that the Suburban Mayors Associa-
MAYORS tion and the Puget Sound City Managers Association
would have a joint meeting on Wednesday evening
at the Sunb ird Restaurant in Renton. County
representatives will also attend and the possibility
of a Parks and Recreation open space bond issue
for 1980 would be discussed.
COUNCIL Parks Committee. Mooney reported that a proposed
ordinance was presented by Barney Wilson for
consideration by the Parks Committee.
Public Works Committee. McCaughan noted that
the Public Works Committee would meet on Wednesday,
November 5, at 8: 00 a.m.
Council Workshop - December 10. Cushing reported
that a meeting had been scheduled with the con-
sultants for the IPP Studies on December 10
which should take about two hours. It was deter-
mined that the only other item to be discussed
was the matter of a presentation by King County
of the SCS project. It was suggested that the
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COUNCIL work session begin at 3:00 o ' clock p.m. , go
through dinner and conclude at about 7:00
o' clock p.m.
FINANCE (CONSENT CALENDAR ITEM 5E)
Garbage Collection Rates. ADOPTION of Ordinance
No. 2193 reducing garbage rates retroactive to
September 1, 1979 in connection with the reopen-
ing of the Kent Highlands landfill at the end of
August. Cushing noted that credits will appear
on utility bills over the next billing cycle.
Credits to residential customers would average
$2.00.
Workmen' s Compensation. Cushing reported that
the City had saved $16,000 since the new method
of handling Workmen' s Compensation had been
introduced.
(CONSENT CALENDAR ITEM 5B) payment of
Approval of Bills. APPROVAL of
bills received through December 4 after approval
of the Finance Committee at its meeting to be
held at 3:00 p.m. on December 14, 1979.
Claims approved by the Finance Committee at
its November 30, 1979 meeting are as follows:
Current Expense $ 69, 044.84
Parks & Recreation 8, 372.60
Library 601.33
City Streets 14, 141. 31
Kent Commons Operating Fund 1,429.05
Federal Shared Revenue 564.88
Mil/Kent-Des Mns Int 29.85
UAB 13 - 84th Ave. S . Con 1, 538. 11
42 Ave. - S . 254-S . 250 2.09
Chic/Miles RR Xngs 14.31
Equipment Rental 11,686.02
Housing & Comm Dev 28, 909.58
Arts Commission 18.37
Workmen' s Comp 2, 947. 21
LEFF Disability 3 , 281.82
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FINANCE LID 283 $ 2,048.40
LID 295 2.08
Sewer 61,401.47
Water 69, 248.53
$276, 526.09
Interest Bearing Warrants
LID 283 .- Streets , Sewer & Water, S. 220th,
5. 216th & 72nd S .
Paula Morgan $ 2,048.40
ADJOURNMENT McCAUGHAN MOVED to adjourn the meeting at
9: 30 o ' clock p.m. , Carey seconded. Motion
carried.
Marie Jens CMC
City Clerk
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