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March 17, 1980
Regular meeting of the Kent City Council was called to or(7,em at
8:00 o 'clock p.m. by Mayor Hogan. Present: council_peY.,s0,.,.Ls Carey,
B. Johnson, J. Johnson, Masters, McCaughan and Mooney, City Admi?n�
strator Cushing, City Attorney Mirk, Planning Director h�lr;:-Ls,
Acting Public Works Director Wickstrom and Finance Director
McCarthy. it was noted that Councilperson Bailey was on vacation
this month. Also present: Fire Chief Foster, Administrative
Assistant Webby, Parks Director Wilson, Crime Prevention officer
McCurdy, Hearing Examiner Burke, Traffic Engineer Olson, and URS
representative Abed. Approximately 70 people were in a,.,Ctenda_1'-%.r,,
at the meeting.
PROCLAMATION Sister city Week. A proclamation was read bv. the
Mayor declaring the week of March 15 to 21, 1980
as Sister City Week, recognizing our Japanese
Sister City, Kaibara.
CONSENT B. JOHNSON MOVED that the consenL calex,;dar Item_
CALENDAR A through J be approved, Mooney seconded.
McCaughan noted that it was appropriate at every
meeting for the public to be asked if there were
any questions relating to any Consent Calendar
item. It was determined that there. 'were no obje;_-�-
tions from the audience. Motion carried,,
MINUTES (CONSENT CALENDAR ITEM 5A)
Approval of Minutes. APPROVAL of the minute-- of
the regular meeting of March 3, 1980.
HEALTH & (CONSENT CALENDAR ITEM 5G) Utility
SANITATION Bill of Sale - Kenton j�ide Phase Ili
Extensions. ACCEPTANCE of the Bill of Sale and
Warranty Agreement, for the utility extensions
constructed for Kenton Ridge Phase III in the
vicinity of 108th Avenue S.E. and S.E. 240th
Street, and release of the cash bond after expira-
tion of the guarantee period and payment of out-
standing bills against the project. The exten-
sion consists of approximately 1722 feet of 8"
water main, 798 feet of 8" sanitary sewer and
1722 feet of street improvements and related
appurtenances. Acceptance is recommended by the
Engineering Department.
March 17, 1980
HEALTH & (CONSENT CALENDAR ITEM 5H)
SANITATION Bill of Sale - Real Estate Multiple, Inc. -
Sewer Extension. ACCEPTANCE of the Bill of Sale
and Warranty Agreement and release of the cash
bond after the expiration of the guarantee period
and payment of bills against the project for approxi-
mately 250 feet of sanitary sewer extension con-
structed in the vicinity of East Valley Highway
and S. 180th Street.
LID 299 - Sanitary Sewer (Sam Street & Helen Street
from WVH to a point 500 feet east of the WVH) . A
meeting was held with the protestors of this LID
at the Council Workshop on March 10, 1980. The
City has received protests equaling 1:2% of the
assessed valuation and after discussing the pro-
ject, it was recommended to proceed wits: the LID.
McCAUGHAN MOVED that Ordinance No. 2213 creating
LID 299 be adopted, Carey seconded.. Motion
carried.
Kim County Sewerage Plan. Mayor Hogan referred
to adoption of the King County General Sewerage
Plan scheduled for March 20. She noted that
Councilpersons Masters and Mooney had also attended
a Water Quality Committee meeting where amendments
to the Plan which would take the responsibility of
the County out of the incorporated areas with regard
to extension of sewers were discussed. She noted
that the amendments would still protect wetlands,
flood plains and agricultural lands if they were
annexed to the cities. The Mayor expressed con-
cern that the Plan does not go far enough in
identifying how Metro will provide service to
all of the development anticipated. She noted
that it appeared that the only way for Metro to
obtain additional funds is to declare a crisis
situation end then apply to EPA. She noted that
this has been done previously for plans to expand
the plant but that the earliest possible date for
expansion will be in 1982. In the meantime, no
provision is made in the Plan as to how or to whom
service will be provided and that these need to be
addressed.
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WATER (CONSENT CALENDAR ITEM 51)
LID 286 - 76th Avenue S. Water Main
ACCEPTANCE of the contract of DiOrio Cons t
as complete for the construction of water
on 76th Avenue s. (S. 208th to S. 154V:h Stre-t)
and release of the retainage upon rece)-pt of
necessary releases from the State. lin respi.-).i-Isf,'!
to Masters ' question, Wickstrom noted that
condition of 76th Avenue S. was the same
was before the construction work was si,,nl7t,!,,3 IV)"Y
DiOrio.
STREETS (CONSENT CALENDAR ITEM 5C)
LID 298 - Kent-Kanglev Street Improvf--meylt S .E.
256th to 116th S.E. - OUTSIDE CITY) , .7�CCEPT�ItNC:
of the recommendation made after the
with the protestors of LID 298 at the Cou-D'Al
workshop on March 10, 1980, not to forr, LID 298.
The city has received protests against the pro-
ject equaling 76% of the assessed valuation which
is sufficient to "kill" the project.
LID 289 - Kent-Kanqley Street Improvement (S .E..
256th to 116th S.E. - INSIDE CITY I— A meeting
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was held with the protestors of this LID at the
Council workshop on March 10, 1980. The (7-ity
has received protests equaling 31% of -;_-,bp messed
valuation against this project. After revlew_-,Ig
the matter, it was recommended to proceed with t'1'.::--,
LID. McCAUGHAN MOVED that ordinance No. 223.4
creating LID 289 be adopted, Carey seconded. Motion
carried.
(CONSENT CALENDAR ITEM 5E)
Pavement Marking Demonstration Program AUTHORIZA-
TION for the Mayor to sign the Washington Depart-
ment of Transportation/City/County Agreement to
accept funding for a pavement marking demonstration
program. Authorization to apply for this 100%
Federally funded program was given by the Council
on June 18, 1979.
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STREET Portion of S. 238th Street (Norman Anderson
VACATION Request) . On February 4, 1980 the City Council
adopted Resolution No. 887 which set bis da4 ,;
for a city Council public hearing on th.'`_s
street vacation. The Planning Deparbrert r('!e)T.',i--
mends approval as noted on their report. TI-,c
public hearing was opened by the Mayor. lrhelrr�
was no comment from the audience and no
pondence has been received. MOON::-:Y MOVED that
the public hearing be closed, Carey seconded.,
Motion carried.
B. JOHNSON MOVED that the S. 238th Street Vaca-
tion be approved with the right to exercise
and grant easements with respect to the vacated
land and for the city Attorney to draft the
necessary ordinance. Carey seconded. '40tior,
carried.
METRO Mayor Hogan referred to recent action by the
PARK & RIDE Metro Council on the expansion of the new Park
LOT & Ride Lot on Lincoln Avenue, which will add
360 parking spaces to the existing 331 spaces
and noted that completion of the addition 4..c
expected by the end of the year.
TRAFFIC Amendment to Traffic Code - Parking of Trailers.
CONTROL This date has been set for a public hearing to
consider an amendment to the Kent Traffic Code
relating to the parking of trailers and semi-
trailers in the City rights-of-way. Acting Public
Works Director Wickstrom explained that the pro-
posed amendment was initiated because of semi-
trailers being parked on City streets, particularly
in industrial areas, for long periods of time. He
proposed that a 24 hour time limit be imposed for
this type of parking.
The public hearing was opened by the Mayor. Dave
Uhrich noted that developers were supposed to
provide parking spaces and suggested that the
ordinance should be more strict and prohibit
parking at any time. There were no further com-
ments and MOONEY MOVED that the public hearing be
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TRAFFIC closed, J. Johnson seconded. Motion carried.
CONTROL MOONEY MOVED that the City Attorney be directed
to prepare an ordinance amending the. a,%,.a.f f ic
Code relating to the parking of tra.i.lers and
semi-trailers in City rights-of-way an. accor(la.�,
with Wickstrom's recommendation, McCaughan secklrded.
In response to McCaughan 's que.,,ition, Wickstrom
noted that notice was given to the pub"Ac by means
of newspaper legal publication after diSCUSS4.11
of the matter at a Council workshop. Carey sug-
gested that the Council should consider what
Uhrich had said and MOVED TO AMEND 11HE MOTs 4 to
state that the ordinance be prepared amending the
Kent Traffic Code restricting parking for trailers
and semi-trailers in City rights-of-way for load-
ing and unloading purposes only. B. johnson
seconded. Mayor Hogan clarified that is Motion
as amended was then instructing the City At-torax:�y
to include that provision in the prOpD.Sed, ordi--
nance. The amendment and motion carried. Mirk
stated that the matter should be brought back to
the workshop for further discussion by the Council
and noted that he would have a draft of a proposed
ordinance ready for the March 24 workshop.
Amendment to Traffic Code - Removal of Parking
Limitations on State Street. This date has been
set for a public hearing to consider an amendment
to the Kent Traffic Code relating to the removal
of the parking limitations on the west side of
State Street between Meeker and Smith. It was
determined that the ordinance now provides for
2 hour parking on the west side of this block.
The affected property owners have been notified
by letter and publication of the public hearing
notice.
The public hearing was opened by the Mayor. Bill
Elliott noted that he had expressed objections to
this proposal in the past on behalf of Kent Drugs.
He suggested that the Senior Citizens Center would
like to have the parking available on this street
but that their additional parking lot would soon
be completed. He suggested that if the 2 hour
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TRAFFIC parking limit is lifted the employees of Kent Medi64
CONTROL cal Center will utilize this street as they did
when Ward Street was opened for parking. He
noted that the Medical Center's parking slots were
barely enought to supply parking spaces for the`_.--
employees and that the Center had as many as 200
patients per day. Elliott noted that Kent Medical
Center was planning to enlarge their facilities
and additional parking would be two blocks away.
He suggested that few people would utilize that
facility if parking were available on State Stree-5� ,
and further that unlimited parking would create a
hardship for the residents involved.
Richard Milden and Mrs. Gregg, long-time owner/
residents in this block, as well as a tenant of
Mrs. Gregg 's, objected to the changes and Mrs.
Gregg suggested that residents be provided with
some kind of sticker for their cars so they could -_
utilize the parking spaces in front of their homes.
Traffic Engineer Olson stated that the Police De-
partment had advised against the identification
stickers as it was difficult to enforce. B. Johnson.
and Carey favored the idea of identification stickers
for the residents of the five homes on State Street.
Mirk commented that such action would be illegal
since residents have no special rights to the
parking area in front of their homes on the street.
There were no further comments and MOONEY MOVED
to close the public hearing, J. Johnson seconded.
Motion carried.
McCAUGHAN MOVED to leave the 2 hour parking restric-
tion as it is, B. Johnson seconded. Motion carried,
with Carey voting no.
REZONES Reclassification Request of MTR Development.
The recommendation of the Hearing Examiner to
deny the request to rezone approximately 2.19 acres
(MTR located at 10203 S.E. 240th, approximately 300 feet
DEVELOPMENT) south of S.E. 240th, from R-1, Single Family Resi-
dential, to O, Office and Professional, has been
furnished to the Council and made a part of the
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REZONE official record. B. JOHNSON MOVED that the
Hearing Examiner 's recommendation be acceptea
(MTR and the rezone request of MTR Developr,';ont k-,e
Development) denied, Carey seconded. Motion carri,,;d.
(CONSENT CALENDAR ITEM 5F)
Arrow Development Rezone Ordinance,_p
ADOPTION of ordinance No. 2215 for the rezone fox
(Arrow Arrow Development which was approved, s-,,bject to
Development) the Hearing Examiner ' s Conditions, at the March
3, 1980 Council meeting.
CONDITIONAL Fiberchem, Inc. Conditional Use Permit Request.
USE PERMIT Mirk noted that the Hearing Examiner ' s report on
the approval of Fiberchem's Conditional Use Permit
was erroneously listed as an agenda item for this
meeting. He confirmed that conditional use permits
are presented to the Council only if appealed.
PRELIMINARY (CONSENT CALENDAR ITEM 5j)
PLATS Evergreen Hills. APPROVAL of the request for a
one-year time extension for the completion of
the Evergreen Hills Preliminary Plat. The current
.(Evergreen deadline for recording of the plat is April. 2,
Hills) 1980 and the Council may grant a time extension
not to exceed one year.
Foster Preliminary Plat. The sequence of events
surrounding this 19-lot industrial plat wzas pre-
sented as follows:
7/24/79 Planning Commission recommends to the C3.ty
Council denial based on inadequate ingress
(Foster) and egress.
8/20/79 City Council sets September 4, 1979 as the
date for a public meeting to consider the
Foster Plat.
9/4/79 Public meeting held. The City Council,
after hearing input from staff and developer,
moved to hold a public hearing on October
15, 1979 after the Shoreline Management
Committee had taken action on the pending
Shoreline Management Substantial Develop-
ment permit application. These minutes
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PRELIMINARY also reflect that the Planning Stiff
PLATS recommended approval of the plat.-
provided that the recommendations of
the Engineering Department, as listed,
were made a part of the approval.
10/5/79 Hearing on Shoreline Management Substan-
tial Development permit applicat-ion held.
Approval was given for an 18 inch storm
water drainage pipe to discharge storm
water into the Green River. It was
noted that the Foster Preliminary Plat
itself did not lie within 200 feet of
the Green River.
10/15/79 Public Hearing held to consider -the
Foster Plat. The hearing was continued
until an environmental impact statement
was prepared.
11/16/79 State of Washington certifies the Shore-
(Foster) line Management Substantial Development
permit as being approved.
1/21/80 Draft Environmental Impact Statement
prepared and circulated.
3/7/80 Final Environmental Impact Statement pre-
pared and circulated.
3/17/80 Continuation of public hearing from
October 15, 1979.
The continued public hearing was opened by Mayor
Hogan. It was noted that the Draft and Final
Environmental Impact Statements have been distributed
and made a part of the official record. Harris exhibi-
ted a map showing the 19 lots of the plat.
Dick Chapin, attorney for Mr. Foster, noted that
the question was which access would be the best
solution and introduced Dan Dawson, traffic engi-
neer for the project. Dawson described the two
proposed access alternates:
1) Use of Willis Street, feeding from S. 4th.
2) Establish a new connection from W. Willis to
SR 516 for all traffic movements and close the
existing W. Willis Street grade crossing. It
was determined that this new connection would
be between the Union Pacific tracks and SR 167. -
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PRELIMINARY Dawson noted that the proposed project wou:,'
PLATS generate about 2, 000 cars per day and Cl aa:in
noted that most of these would be for employ=�
He stated further that most of the larger
would be of the delivery van type. D m'son 1.r- te-3
that the Department of Transportation would
to approve a new connection and that if W l]...is
Street was used the problem of tmo railroad ca:,os ,..
ings existed and one would have to be dated and
signals installed. He noted that there would
also be some backup of traffic from the Sout'.
approach and further stated that the cost would
be about the same for either alternative a - 1
that either one would satisfy -the accessa�e--
ments.
Chapin asked for deletion of the requ:irem,.'.at th.at
the developer improve the North half of S. 2"r9-_:-h
(Foster) Street and the improvement of 74th Avenue S. south
of Lot 19 because of the poor condition of the
underpass. He noted that lot 1 would be used
as a detention pond and the lot to the west is
not a part of this plat. He suggested, inst-ea;:3
of these requirements, that the City impose �;he
condition that these improvements would be covered
in the future under an LID. He opined that appro-
val of the access to SR 516 made better sense.
Judy Omarr noted that the only access to the plat
would be through the neighborhood and the safety
factor should be considered. Lee Omarr questioned
whether large trucks could make the turn from
SR 516. Laurel Whitehurst noted that the existing
early morning traffic coming off 516 was heavy
now and that the additional traffic generated
by the plat would cause considerable buildup.
Helen Brooks noted that there were approximately
50 children between 1st and 6th grade who con-
stantly used the green strip on Willis Street
and expressed concern for their safety if 2,000
more cars per day were to be channelled through
this residential neighborhood. She noted further
that the Comprehensive Plan states that through
routes should be located outside of residential
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PRELIMINARY neighborhoods. Ms. Harris noted that a recent
PLAT survey of the area showed that most of the homes
were occupied by the owners and that they were
in favor of less traffic in the neighborhood.
Don Harris commented on the problems a long
trailer would have trying to turn at Willis.
Dawson stated that 95% of the traffic would be
coming from west of the plat via SR 167 or SR 516;
therefore, left turns to the plat from 516 would
be very few and that there was enough space in
the median to provide a left turn storage lane.
Chapin reiterated that the proposed use was in
accordance with the current zoning and ,further
that the area could be developed without platting
it.
Judy Omarr noted that the Jones & Jones report _
(Foster) would recommend that the lower seven lots of the
plat be retained for a green belt near the river.
A show of hands indicated about 30 residents of
the area were in attendance.
There were no further comments and B. JOHNSON
MOVED to close the public hearing. J. Johnson
seconded. Motion carried.
MATERS MOVED that the Foster Preliminary Plat be
approved, B. Johnson seconded. It was clarified
that the conditions listed in the September 4, 1979
Council minutes on pages 12 and 13 were to be a
part of the approval and that this would approve
the use of W. Willis. Dawson advised Masters that
the excessive cost would prevent going under the
tracks to avoid an on-grade crossing. Carey
stated that the only access which would not impact
a residential area was to establish the new access
to 516 and that he was in favor of this. Upon
McCaughan's question, Wickstrom stated that the
State would probably approve a new access to 516
since it would not be an arterial street, just a
local road, and that the cost of a signal at over
$100, 000 at the new access would be borne by the
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PRELIMINARY City unless it was made a requirement of the
PLATS plat. He noted that right now there was no
need for a signal but after 516 is connect-ed
there will be 29, 000 vehicles per day throac'..
there. McCaughan asked about"ig'31t -,urns
for access going East off 516 --r.d Ea--� =wound
coming out with no left turns ;and no cros--lixiq
of the median. Wickstrom determined that
would include disconnecting old Willis Stx'ee -
and that what McCaughan suggested would mitigate
some of the problems but this would cause
to circle through town.
Harris noted for J. Johnson that the, lower 7 1 --tz
(all North of S. 259th) fall witbi'll 1.000 feet
of the river and that while the Corridor Plan
does not say these lots cannot be developed, the
Plan would spell out what should be happenj.nka
to this land in relation to the river. B.
noted that the area South of S. 259th had been
dropped from this plat proposal but that one of
the principals had stated that they will come back
later with a proposal for these lots. He stated
that the City should make an effort to retain
those lots for riverfront property.
B. JOHNSON proposed an amendment to Condition
No. 4 to strike the part relating to improving
W. Willis from 4th Avenue to 7th Avenue and to
state that the only access be to SR 516 wiei
signalization and full. street improvement,-
Masters seconded the proposed amendment. McCaughas,
stated that he would not support anything that
would cause traffic to back up possibly to the
tracks or any proposal which would allow access
going west on 516 to turn south on to the new
proposed street. Carey concurred with McCaughan,
noting that we want to close old Willis crossing
and allow only right turns for ingress and egress
to the plat. J. Johnson supported B. Johnson's
proposal, noting that if left turns were prohibited,
the traffic would be circled around through town.
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PRELIMINARY Upon Mooney ' s question, Dawson acknowledged tA-1t
PLATS allowing only right turns would hinder develop-
ment of the plat. Chapin asked that the Coup,,',,.1
consider interim use of Willis why le wa-4-ting fo:L:
State approval for a new access, and tho Councc '1
determined that the access road would have to sue
worked out before permits would be issued for the.
plat. Mooney concurred with only allowing right
turns off and onto SR 516.
B. JOHNSON WITHDREW HER PROPOSED AMENDMENT.
CAREY MOVED for an amendment to strike the portion
of Condition No. 4 referring to improving W. Willis
Street from 4th Avenue to 74th, that we go along
(Foster) with the new connection to SR 516, allowing right
turns only for ingress and egress, and that tht?
railroad crossing on old W. Willis Street be
closed--all at the expense of the developer.
McCaughan seconded. The question of access for
emergency vehicles was discussed, noting that
the main fire station was in this area. Chief
Foster noted that the new trucks could not •I:urn
on S. 259th. Various alternatives were suggested
for ways of allowing fire trucks to use W. Willis.
Carey proposed to include in his amendment that
some access for emergency vehicles be worked out
to the satisfaction of the Fire Department and
staff before approval of the plat. McCaughan,
who seconded the original amendment, concurred.
MASTERS PROPOSED ANOTHER AMENDMENT to require that
the developer agree to participate in a future
LID for full street improvements for S . 259th,
B. Johnson seconded . Carey and McCaughan spoke
against this amendment noting that S. 259th should
be improved now as many people would be using
this street. Only B. Johnson and Masters supported
the proposed amendment and it FAILED. Clarification
was given that a portion of Condition No. 4 required
improvements to S . 259th. Carey ' s amendment CARRIED
unanimously.
Mirk asked if the Council wished to address the
matter of open space, noting that no such provision
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PRELIMINARY had been made and that consideration of open
PLAT space was required for plat approval by State
law. B. Wilson noted that this had been discussed
with the developer for the portion South of S.
259th but that this area had then been withdrawn
from the plat. It was determined that proviso_
for open space was not included in the conditions
listed in the September 4, 1979 Council minutes
on pages 12 and 13.
B. JOHNSON MOVED FOR RECONSIDERATION of the motion
just passed, Carey seconded. Motion carried.
(Foster) B. JOHNSON MOVED for a short recess, McCaughan
seconded. Motion carried.
The meeting was reconvened after 15 minutes.
McCaughan suggested that the staff and developers
could come back later with recommendations regard-
ing open space. He then MOVED that the Foster
Preliminary Plat be approved with the conditions
listed on pages 12 and 13' of the September 4, 1979
Council minutes, PLUS Carey' s amendment as stated
on page 12 of these minutes PLUS the provision for
the staff to bring back a recommendation for open
space for this plat. Carey seconded. Mirk clari-
fied that the question of whether dedication of
open space would be required was the only item
which would be further considered by the Council
and that this would be done at the next Council
meeting. Motion CARRIED unanimously.
FIRE Open Burning. A public hearing has been set for
DEPARTMENT this meeting to consider Chief Foster's recommenda-
tion to permit open burning under certain conditions.
Chief Foster explained the present and past rules
imposed in the area regarding open burning by the
Air Pollution Control Agency. He referred to the
increasing costs of the annual Spring Clean-up and
proposed attempts to find a way to remedy the
situation. Upon questions from the Council, he
explained that the suggestion was to allow open
burning for one weekend per year for certain areas
_ of the City. He noted that the burning would be
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FIRE limited to natural vegetation such as trees, shriihs,.
DEPARTMENT etc. , would be held in the month of Apri.14 and wo°.:0 d
require a permit from the Fire Department. He noted
that present plans were to set aside the first week•-
end, Friday, Saturday and Sunday, for the West-. Hill
area, the second weekend for the Valley Floor, Che
third weekend for the East Hill and Scenic Tiill
areas, and the 4th weekend to accommodate areas for
which burning could not be accomplished because of
inclement weather. He noted that there would be
some restrictions on the size of the lot, and that
Resolution No. 720 prohibiting burning would have
to be repealed and the proposals set forth in a
new Resolution.
The public hearing was opened by the Mayor. There::
were no comments or questions from the audience and
no correspondence was noted. CAREY MOVED that the
hearing be closed, B. Johnson seconded. Motion
carried. B. JOHNSON MOVED to approve the Fire
Chief's recommendations and for the City Attorney
to prepare the necessary documents reflecting the
changes. Carey seconded. Upon Masters ' question,
Foster stated he did not recommend allowing burning
in the Fall for burning leaves. He suggested that
it cost more to investigate all the complaints and
people were being urged to mulch their leaves. In
response to McCaughan' s question, Foster noted that
the burning would be authorized by permit only, that
the size of the piles would be limited to 4 ' x 4 ' x 4 '
with only one such fire actually burning at a time.
Motion carried.
FIRE CODE On March 3, 1980, Ordinance No. 2212 was passed by
SPRINKLERS the Council adopting the 1979 Fire Code, and amend-
ments thereto, which required sprinkler systems for
commercial and industrial buildings and further, 'that
sprinkler systems be required in all buildings of
6, 000 or more square feet. At the March 10, 1980
workshop representatives of the Creekside Apartments
development asked the Council to set aside the ordi-
nance for 30 or 45 days.
Rod Hoover, one of the principals in the Creekside
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FIRE CODE development, stated that he was seeking a va.r.3-ance
SPRINKLERS for this development or an amendment to the. ordi-
nance to exempt multi-familY Wits- He noted that
the cost of this complex would be
would yield a 5% return per year, but
ing the sprinklers, the cost would be $823, 0014,),
with only a 3.4/ rate of return. He opined that
this requirement would make it economically unfeasible
to build apartment complexes in Kent and commented
on the need for apartments. He further noted that
it costs more to put the sprinkler systems ill
apartment complexes than it does to put them into
industrial or commercial buildings. Brian Cason,
architect, stated that John Hatfield of the ICBO
had stated that over the past five years statistics
have shown that smoke detectors have saved more
lives than sprinkler systems.
Mayor Hogan noted that a public hearing had been
held on February 19 and that the ordinance was
passed on March 3, 1980, had been published and
was already in effect. There were no comments
from the Council. No action was taken and the
Mayor then proceeded to the next order of buEiness.
POLICE Bids - Mobile Unit for police Department. only one
DEPARTMENT bid for a mobile classroom and display trailer for
the police Department was received today. jr). accord-
ance with the recommendation of the police Department
MASTERS MOVED that the bid of Porta House in the
amount of $9, 998-00 Plus tax be accepted, J. Johnson
seconded. motion carried.
PARKS & Bids - commons Playfield. on Thursday, March 13,
RECREATION 1980 bids were received for backstops at the Commons
Playfield as follows:
Bidder Bid Plus Tax
Northwest Fence $11, 210.00
Western Fence company 14,800.00
San Jose Steel Company 17, 104.00
Rainier Fence 20, 649.49
*Engineer ' s Estimate ($16,000)
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PARKS & In accordance with the recommendations of the `r31r- k
RECREATION Department, McCAUGHAN MOVED that the best b;Ld o
Northwest Fence in the amount of $11, 210 plus vz.L .
be accepted, Carey seconded. Motiox, c'rried.
Bids — Russell Road Park Phase III. The fQ110"741,1e-1
bids were received on Thursday, March 13, 1980 for
the construction of Russell Road Park Phase III:
Bidder Amount Plus Tax
Landscaping Incorporated $407,.'�37 408, 540
Spragues, Incorporated 414, 302
540
Golf Landscaping, Inc. 0
430, 0
306
Moss Construction, Inc. 4
Don Gannon Construction 4 ,49,60501
Holtz Company, Inc.
638
*Engineer',s Estimate ($487,573)
In accordance with the recommendation of the Parks
Department, B. JOHNSON MOVED that the best bid of
Landscaping Incorporated in the amount of $407,507
be accepted, Mooney seconded. Motion carried.
PERSONNEL (CONSENT CALENDAR ITEM 5D)
City Employees. APPROVAL of the provisions for
a salary increase and modification to vacation
accruals contained in the Teamsters Contract for
those employees not represented by a bargaining
unit, retroactive to January 1, 1980.
COUNCIL Finance & Personnel. Carey noted that the Police
COMMITTEES Department had requested permission to hire Nancy
Senecaut as a part-time clerk. Ms. Senecaut is
the wife of Alex Senecaut who is a maintenance
worker in the Sewer Department. CAREY M017ED that
the Police Department be granted permission ;.:.o
hire Ms. Senecaut as a part-time Police Clerk,
McCaughan seconded. Motion carried.
Public Works Director Applicants. CAREY MOVED
that the candidates for the Public Works Director
position be reimbursed for their travel expenses
in a total amount not exceeding $1,000, McCaughan
seconded. Motion carried.
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COUNCIL Public Works Committee. Mooney noted that the Public:
'COMMITTEES Works Committee would meet at 8: 15 a.m. on Wednesday
March 19 in the Council Chambers regarding the SCS
project. He also made reference to a. meeting to be
held on Friday with members of Water District 75
with regard to possible negotiations for water:
during the expected shortage next summer.
Parks Committee. Masters referred to a recent
newspaper article with regard to a horticultural
class proposal to the City for a park especially
for blind people on the Burlington-Green. She
also referred to an interesting presentation made
by Barney Wilson with regard to a proposed environ-
mental ordinance.
Public Safety_Committee. B. Johnson noted that
the Committee would be meeting on. Tuesday, March
25, at 8 a.m. and that the Police Department would
review and make a recommendation on the proposed
ban on the sale of drug paraphernalia ordinance.
MAYOR Mayor ' s Reports. Councilperson McCaughan expressed
appreciation to the Mayor for the reports she has
rendered covering the various meetings she attends
and the topics covered in such meetings.
FINANCE (CONSENT CALENDAR ITEM 5B)
Approval of Bills. APPROVAL of payment of the
bills received through March 20, 1980 after audit-
ing by the Finance Committee at its meeting at
3: 00 p.m. on March 31, 1980.
ADJOURNMENT MOONEY MOVED that the meeting be adjourned at 10:40
p.m. , B. Johnson seconded. Motion carried.
Marie Je sen, CMC
City Clerk
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