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Kent, Washington
June 16, 1980
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, J. Johnson, B. Johnson , Masters, McCaughan and
Mooney, City Administrator Cushing, City Attorney Mirk, Planning
Director Harris and Public Works Director Wickstrom. Also
,present: Finance Director McCarthy and Administrative Assistant
Webby. Approximately 20 people were in attendance at the meeting.
COUNCIL Mayor Hogan noted that Councilman Carey
had given notice of his resignation from
the Council , effective July 7 . She then
read a resolution acknowledging the contr_J -
bution made by Bill Carey to the City and
its citizens and commending him for his
dedication to his duties and responsibili-
ties as a member of the Kent City Council.
MOONEY MOVED to adopt Resolution No. 894,
McCaughan seconded. Motion carried. The
resolution, signed by each Councilperson,
was presented to Carey..
CONSENT ITEM C was removed from the Consent Calendar
CALENDAR at the request of Councilperson McCaughan
and ITEMS F, P! & T were removed at the re-
quest of Caren Wharton with the approval of
the Council .
MASTERS MOVED that the Consent Calendar
Items A through T with the exception of
Items C, F, M and T be approved, Mooney
seconded. Motion carried.
MINUTES (CONSENT CALENDAR ITEM 5A)
Approval of Minutes . APPROVAL of the minutes
of June 2 , 1980 with the following addition:
"CONSENT CALENDAR ITEM 5E"
Uniform Building Code . ADOPTION of Ordinance
No. 2229 adding a penalty clause to Section
205 of the Uniform Building Code, as discussed
at the workshop of May 27 .
HEALTH & (CONSENT CALENDAR ITEM 5G)
SANITATION Bill of Sale - Sewer Extension - Downtowner
Short Plat. ACCEPTANCE of the Bill of Sale
and Warranty Agreement for approximately 270
feet of sanitary sewer extension constructed
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HEALTH & in the vicinity of South 5th Avenue south
SANITATION of West Crow for continuous operation and
maintenance and RELEASE cf the cash bond
after expiration of the one-yeas: guarantee
period.
(CONSENT CALENDAR ITEM 5I)
Late Comer Agreement Request - Warn Indust-
ries - Sewer Extension. AUTHORIZATION for
the preparation of the necessary documents
for the late comer agreement requested by
Warn Industries for the sanitary sewer ex-
tension constructed by Warn Industries in
the vicinity of 68th S. and S . 1.96th. The
Engineering Department has reviewed the re-
quest and finds the project eligible for a
late comers agreement, subject to the developer
paying all City costs for the sa.me�
(CONSENT CALENDAR ITEM 5N)
Garbage Rate Increase. Due to increased en-
vironmental concerns and requi.r.ed operational
changes , the dumb fees at Kent Highlands Land-
fill were increased from $5 . 10 to $10 .00 per
ton on June 1 , 1980 . Garbage rates must
therefore be increased approximately 40 cents
per can and $1 . 00 per yard for dumpsters.
ADOPTION of Ordinance No. 2231 reflecting the
rate increase retroactive to June 1, as dis-
cussed at the workshop on June 9 .
STREETS (CONNDAR SENT
ID 301 - S . 252nd & Canyon Drive Street Im-
provements . ADOPTION of Resolution No. 895
proposing LID 301 and setting the public hear-
ing on the Preliminary Assessment Roll for
July 21, 1980 . At the June 4 , 1980 Public
Works Committee meeting the Public Works
Director reviewed the events leading to the
proposed street improvement LID and the Com-
mittee recommended proceeding with the project.
(CONSENT CALENDAR ITEM 5J)
State Acquisition of Parcel of Land in Vicinity
of Kent-Kangley and the 120th Block. The State
of Washington has contacted the City concerning
their purchase of approximately 600 square feet
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STREETS in the vicinity of Kent-Kangley and the 1.20th.
block for right-of-way for the Kent-Kangley
widening project. The State ' s offer of $2 , 550
for the. land and improvements thereon has b,:-,en
reviewed by the Property Manager and is found
to be a reasonable offer. AUTHORIZATION for'
the Mayor to sign the deed as recr.)wmended by
the Public Works Director.
Transportation Feasibility Study. The Mayor
noted receipt of a letter from the House and
Senate Transportation Committees relating to
the proposed east-west route between Kent and
South Auburn. The letter noted that the
House and Senate Subcommittees on Highways
and Toll Facilities would be holding a 1iearing
on the subject on Thursday, :June 26 , 1980 at
2 : 00 p.m. at the Kent Commons facility, at
which time testimony would be received from
local residents and agencies regarding the
need for the proposed study.
WATER (CONSENT CALENDAR ITEM 5E)
East Hill Well - Change Order. APPROVAL of
the change order requested by the Ralph Com-
pany in the amount of $16 , 500 for upgrading
the size of the drain line running from the
site south on 104th S .E . to S .E. 248th and
down S .E . 248th to about 100th Avenue S .E.
The project was designed and bid with a 6-inch
drain but King County requires a 12-inch drain.
The requested change order has been reviewed
by the Public Works Committee and recommended
for approval .
LID 283 - Street, Sewer and Water Improvements
- S . 220th, S . 216th and 72nd Avenue S . An
ordinance has been prepared providing for con-
demnation of certain property in conjunction
with this LID. Mirk clarified that 10 of the
32 parcels would have to be acquired by con-
demnation proceedings . B. JOHNSON MOVED to
adopt Ordinance No. 2234 providing for the
necessary condemnation for LID 283 , Masters
seconded. Motion carried.
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STREET (CONSENT CALENDAR ITEM 50)
VACATION Vacation of Helen Street. ADOPTION of Ordi-
nance No. 2232 vacating a portion of F'elen
Street, for which a public hearing was con-
ducted on June 2 , 1980 .
PLAT Kent Estates Plat. On May 19 , 1980 the City
VACATION Council adopted Resolution No. 893 which sets
the date for a public hearing before the
Council on this vacation this date The
Planning Department recommends approval
of the vacation of the Kent Estates Plat with
the conditions listed on their report.
The Mayor opened the public hearing. Pickard
Wilson, attorney for the applicant, stated
that the conditions were acceptable , and
asked that approval be given to relocating
the north/south road to the west side of
the project, west of 108th Place SE. It was
determined that this proposed right-of-way
would line up with 109th Avenue SE at SE 256th
and Harris and Wickstrom concurred with Wilson' s
proposal . Wilson noted that if the north/
south right-of-way was moved westerly, there
would be no need for Condition "D" , as a 30 '
right-of-way would thus be deeded across the
entire north property line.
Harris suggested that Condition "E" be added,
that several minor changes be made and that
Condition "D" be left intact. The conditions,
as corrected are as follows:
A. A 60 foot right of way shall be provided
through the plat from the north property
line to the south property line with the
intersection at SE 256th Street lined up
with 109th Avenue SE.
B. Retain the 42 foot right-of-way for SE
256th Street.
C. Retain that part of the 30 foot right-of-
way for SE 252nd Street beginning with
its intersection with the north-south
street and extending easterly to the --
easterly boundary of the plat.
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PLAT D. Grant a 30 foot wide right-of-way along
VACATION the projected alignment of SE 252nd
Street from its intersection with the
north-south street to the westerly pro-
perty.
E. No permits to be issued until A thru D
are satisfied.
CAREY MOVED to approve the Kent Estates Plat
Vacation with the conditions as listed above,
and for the City Attorney to draft the proper
ordinance. Masters seconded. Motion. carried.
Strain ' s First Addition. A letter has been
received from Lamar Strain noting that the
Council had recently approved his application
for vacation of a portion of Helen Street.
He noted further that he proposed to vacate
the plat, and asked if the $150 application
fee paid for the Helen Street vacation would
also cover the application to vacate the plat
surrounding Helen Street. MOONEY MOVED to
refer the matter to the staff with authority
to act. J. Johnson seconded. Motion carried.
ANNEXATION (CONSENT CALENDAR ITEM 5R)
East Hill Well Site Annexation. ADOPTION of
Resolution No. 897 authorizing the annexation
of the City of Kent East Hill Well property
for municipal purposes .
HEARING (CONSENT CALENDAR ITEM 5P)
EXAMINER Hearing Examiner. ADOPTION of Ordinance No.
2233 defining and establishing the office of
Land Use Hearing Examiner, and repealing
Ordinance No. 2180 .
(CONSENT CALENDAR ITEM 5Q)
Appeals - Hearing Examiner. ADOPTION of
Resolution No. 896 establishing procedures
for appeals to the Council from the decisions
of the Hearing Examiner.
PARKS & (ITEM 5(f REMOVED FROM CONSENT CALENDAR)
RECREATION Kent Commons Playfield Backstops . The Parks
& Recreation Department has recommended
acceptance of the Kent Commons Playfield
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PARKS & Backstops as complete. Counc.ilperson McCaughan
RECREATION referred to a prior request riade by a Little
League association for the use of these
fields for football practice and the fact
that the request had been denied because of
Parks Director Wilson' s contention that the
fields were not suitable for dual usage. He
questioned the intent of the City to now
have dual usage by allowing baseball and
soccer on these same fields . Mayor Hogan
clarified that the soccer fields were :Located
beyond the baseball fields and partly in the
baseball outfields . J. Johnson further"
pointed out that it has been determined that
use of the fields for soccer does not cause
the damage that football does . McCAUGHAN,
then MOVED that the Kent Commons Playfield
Backstops Project be accepted as complete
and that the retainage be released upon the
necessary releases , B . Johnson seconded.
Motion carried.
(CONSENT CALENDAR ITEM 5D)
Russell Road Park Phase III - Change Order
No. 3 . ACCEPTANCE of Change Order No. 3 for
Landscaping , Inc. ' s contract for Russell
Road Park Phase III decreasing the contract
in the amount of $2 , 200 for the following
changes:
"Provide single pole with heavy duty brackets
in lieu of double pole configuration at
soccer field light poles . "
PERSONNEL (CONSENT CALENDAR ITEM 5K)
Out of State Travel - Steve Barber. APPROVAL
of the Fire Department request for out of
state travel for Fire Marshal Barber to attend
a Fire/Arson course which is being presented
by the National Fire Academy. The course will
be held in Twin Falls, Idaho and will cost
approximately $496 .00 , including lodging and
meals. Unexpended funds budgeted for command
school training will be sufficient to cover
the cost of the course .
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PERSONNEL (CONSENT CALENDAR ITEM 5L)
Salary Increase - Utilities Superintendent.
ACCEPTANCE of the recommendation of the City
Administrator and the Personnel Director that
Utilities Superintendent Kristoffer�on' s
salary be adjusted on an. inl_-.erim basi - from
range 35E to 38E pending the results of our:
classification and salary survey. Mr. Krist.-
offerson has assumed the responsibility of
directing the operation and maintenance of
the Water Utility in addition to the Sewer.
Utility. An interim salary adjustment is
justified due to the additional responsibility
he has undertaken . Funds necessary to cover
this salary adjustment will come from unexpended
balances in the water and sewer utilities.
(CONSENT CALENDAR ITEM 5S)
Police Clerks Contract. AUTHORIZATION for
the Mayor to sign the contract with thle Police
Clerks group for wages for 1980-8- .
ENERGY Kent ' s Pre-Application for an Innovative Com_
CONSERVATION munity Energy Conservation Grant. A public
hearing has been advertised or this date on
this matter. This proposed program would pro-
vide educational, technical and financial
assistance for Kent' s low and moderate in-
come residents and small businesses in making
energy conservation modifications to their
buildings . For Kent to be considered eligible
to submit a pre-application under this grant
program, an intent to develop an energy policy
must be made on the City Council ' s part. The
Planning Department, in conjunction with the
Building Department, will develop the applica-
tion to be submitted to HUD by June 23, 1980 .
The application must be in the mail Tune 18 ,
1980 to assure consideration of its pre-appli-
cation.
The public hearing was opened by the Mayor.
There were no comments from the audience and
no correspondence has been received. McCAUGHAN
MOVED that the public hearing be closed,
Mooney seconded . Motion carried. McCAUGHAN
MOVED to authorize the Mayor to submit an
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ENERGY application for a 1980 Innovative Community
CONSERVATION Energy Conservation Grant to the Department
of Housing and Urban Development and to author----
ize the City to develop an overall Energy Con-
servation Plan. Bailey seconded , In response
to B. Johnson' s question, Harris noted tkhat
this would not be a duplication of energy
conservation measures being utilized by pri-
vate industries since their main concerns
seemed to be with the problem of heat loss
whereas this program would be directed toward
utilizing solar energy with perhaps redesign-
ing of homes . He noted that the City would'
be working with Puget Power and other organi-
zations in this regard, as well as providing
information to the public as to possible
energy conservation measures. Harris also
noted for Masters that the proposal was initi-
ated by the Federal Government with the Puget
Sound Council of Governments coordinating the
program at this level . Masters expressed her
disapproval of the proposal as well as her
dissatisfaction with the Department of Energy
and its progress to date. Harris clarified
that the program was directed to low and
moderate income dwellings as well as small
businesses with an intent to assist in energy
conservation methods . There were no further
comments. Notion carried, with Mooney, Master
and B. Johnson voting nay.
Puget Power. The Mayor noted receipt of a
letter from Gene Smith, Manager of the rent
Local Office of Puget Power, relating to the
formation of the South King County Customer
Council now being formed in the Auburn,
Federal Way, Kent, Des Moines, Normandy Park
areas to deal with such issues as rates , power
facilities , conservation and alternative re-
sources , as well as rationing, codes and long-
term energy supply. The letter noted that the
Customer Council was to be selected by July 1,
1980 and would meet regularly for the next
year. Nominations are being sought for per-
sons interested in serving on the Council .
MASTERS PROVED to make the letter part of the
record. B. Johnson seconded. Motion carried.
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FINANCE & (ITEM 5F REMOVED FROM CONSENT CALENDAR)
PERSONNEL Management Study - Public Works De2artment.
The Public Works Director has received a
proposal submitted upon his request by Doug
Jonas of Jonas & Associates for a reu�iew of
the Public Works Department to detE:2:r^ r;.f�
what changes, if any, might be made to =.. a�-
prove the overall operas:i.^n or the Puoli.c
Works Department. Monies hq e been sit
aside in the Public Works .budget whic.t-. could
offset the cost of this study _w. :. the amount
of $10, 000 . The proposal has been reviewed
by the Public Works Committee and it is their
recommendation to proceed with the study.
(ITEM 5M REMOVED FROM CONSENT CALENDAR)
Employee Benefit Study - Howard Johnson Com-
pany. It is recommended that a comprehensive
review of our employee benefit program be
undertaken which would include a feasibility
study related to the withdrawal from Federal
Social Security. This topic was discussed
both with the Finance Committee and at the
June 9 , 1980 Council workshop. Acceptance
of the staff reconunendation for the study :ifs
requested at a cost of approximately $14 , Of0
to be funded from unexpended employee bertefit
funds and that Howard Johnson & Company be
retained for that purpose.
(ITEM 5T REMOVED FROM CONSENT CALENDAR)
City Insurance - Risk Pooling. Authorization
is requested for participation in the imple-
mentation phase for the feasibility study for
insurance pooling in the amount not to exceed
$2 ,900 as discussed at the June 9 , 1980 work-
shop.
Caren Wharton, who requested that the items
be removed from the Consent Calendar for fur-
ther discussion, read a prepared statement, a
copy of which was filed with the City Clerk,
expressing her dissatisfaction of the expendi-
ture of City funds for the proposed studies
as well as questioning the necessity for them.
Mooney referred specifically to the study to
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FINANCE & be undertaken in the Public Works Department,
PERSONNEL noting the fact that the Department is re-
sponsible for the Water, Sewer and Street
operations . He contended that the expenditure
of $10, 000 to analyze the operation which
handles millions of dollars of City projects
was worthwhile in that it could result in
much larger cost savings in both time and
man-power. Bailey noted that the matter had
been discussed by the Council as a whole at
a workshop meeting and that it had been deter-
mined that it would be more practical and
economical to have the study done by as out-
side firm rather than attempting an in-house
study. He pointed out that Wick r-. rom was
highly qualified for the position of Public
Works Director, with a masters degree in his
field. Wickstrom stated that the -tudy should
show a way to better utilize bo�.h manpower and
equipment. Cushing pointed out that government
is often criticized for not taking a look at
its operations and opined such a study would
result in more efficient operations as well
as point out any faults. He noted further
that private industry had found such studies
to be beneficial . Masters commented that the
Council members were not experts in these
fields and relied on the judgment cf adminis-
tration and staff in these matters . Carey
also commented on the number of projects
handled by the Public Works Department. Refer-
ring to the matter of insurance pooling, he
noted that this will result in a savings to
the taxpayers since it would result in a self-
insurance program.
There were no further comments and McCAUGHAN
MOVED that Items F, M and T be approved, J.
Johnson seconded. Motion carried unanimously.
FINANCE Approval of Bills . APPROVAL of payment of the
bills received through June 19 after auditing
by the Finance Committee at its meeting to be
held at 3 : 00 o 'clock p.m. on June 30, 1980.
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COUNCIL Public Works Committee. Mooney reported
COMMITTEES that the Public Works Committee had met
jointly with the Renton Public Works Com-
mittee to resolve the problems connected
with the Renton/Kent Water Int.ertie. He
also noted that the Committee would meet.
on Wednesday, June 18, at 8 :15 a.m. with
representatives of Drainage District #1 to
discuss drainage problems existing in the
north end. Also scheduled for discussion
is amendment of Ordinance Nos . 1` 76 and
1961 pertaining to water rates .
Parks Committee . Councilperson Bailey
reported that the Parks Committee had niat.
with the Arts Commission at which time the
Parks Department had agreed to develop a
program whereby the Arts Commission would
be combined with the Parks Committee. He
noted that the proposed plan should be
available for consideration by the Council
by the second meeting in July.
Mural. Mayor Hogan noted that a proposal
had been received through the Work Training
Program in King County for a group of young
people to work on five murals in the City
of Kent. She noted that three were to be
done in local schools and two on City pro-
perties. Suzette Allen of the Senior Center
explained the program noting that it was
contemplated that one of the murals would
be on the Senior Center and that the idea
had been presented to the Seniors. Judy
Mitchell, representing the Work Training
Program, explained the utilization of youth
in the King County area in these programs,
noting that they were covered by their own
insurance . Karen Drumheller, the artist in
charge of supervising the painting of the
murals, explained the type of work that was
being considered. Mirk clarified that if
the Council were willing to have the murals
painted, they should go on record to show
such approval if it involves City property.
BAILEY MOVED, McCaughan seconded, that the
project be approved. Motion carried.
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COUNCIL Public Safety Committee. B. Johnson reported
COMMITTEES that the Public Safety Committee would meet
on June 25, 1980 at 3:00 p.m. and that they
would like to have the administrative report
on disaster planning. She also noted that
the Committee would like an updaL-� on the
drug paraphernalia ordinance, as well as a
report .from the City Attorney regarding the
Attorney General' s stand on this type oL ordi-
nance and enforcement problems. The Mayer
noted receipt of a letter from Dr. George
Daniel , Superintendent of the Kent Public
Schools , expressing his approval of the
Council ' s attempt to pass the ordinance.
He referred to the impact of the drug pro-
blem in the area and noted that the School
Board, teachers, and administration of the
School District would strongly support the
Council in this action. B. JOHNSON MOVED
that the letter be made a part of the record,
Masters seconded. Motion carried. B. Johnson
also asked that an update be given on the -
gambling situation in the Valley and any
problems being encountered. She further
requested that the Planning Department fur-
nish the Committee with a zoning map with
a view to possible locations for tank farms,
after which the matter could be referred to
the Planning Commission for further review.
ADJOURNMENT MOONEY MOVED that the meeting be adjourned at
9 :30 p.m. , Masters seconded. Motion carried.
Marie Jensen, CMC
City Clerk
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