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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCity Council Meeting - Council - Minutes - 09/15/1980 Kent, Washington September 15, 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, B. Johnson, J. Johnson, Masters, McCaughan and Mooney, City Administrator Cushing, City Attorney Mirk, Planning Director Harris and Public Works Director Wickstrom. Councilperson Hamilton was not in attendance. Also present: Administrative Assistant Webby, and URS representatives Abed and Ramsey. Approximately 20 people were in attendance at the meeting. PROCLAMATION Rape Awareness Week. A proclamation was read by the Mayor declaring the week of September 22 - 29, 1980 as Rape Awareness Week in the City of Kent. CONSENT B. JOHNSON MOVED to approve Consent Calendar Items CALENDAR A through 0 with the exception of Item F, which was removed at the request of Councilperson Bailey, and Item K, which was removed at the request of Councilperson McCaughan. Masters seconded. Motion carried. MINUTES (CONSENT CALENDAR ITEM 5A) Approval of Minutes. APPROVAL of the minutes of the regular Council meeting of September 2, 1980. HEALTH & (CONSENT CALENDAR ITEM 5K - REMOVED AT THE REQUEST SANITATION OF COUNCILPERSON MCCAUGHAN) . Britt Smith Replat - Release of Easement. A number of utility easements were reserved on the Final Plat known as the Britt Smith Replat. A recent development has taken place where a portion of an easement as reserved on the said Final Plat could be released as the owner/developer will be granting new easements to accomodate the development and the City will no longer have any need for this portion. Approval has been requested to release the reserve easement upon receipt of the new easement. In re- sponse to McCaughan' s questions, Wickstrom noted that the location of the portion of the easement to be released was shown on the map which was furn- ished to the Council and that the easement was for a sewer line. He clarified that the sewer line is to be relocated and that the easement will no longer be needed, that new easements would be furnished to the City to cover the new sewer line location. McCAUGHAN MOVED to adopt Item 5K, Mooney seconded. Motion carried. - 1 - September 15, 1980 HEALTH & (CONSENT CALENDAR ITEM 5M) SANITATION LID 293 - East Valley Highway Utility Improvements (S . 212th - S. 192nd) . SETTING of a public hear- ing date of October 20, 1980 to consider confirma- tion of the Final Assessment Roll for LID 293. (CONSENT CALENDAR ITEM 5I) Rodent Control. ADOPTION of Ordinance No. 2248 prohibiting the feeding or harboring of rats as discussed at the workshop of September 8 . (CONSENT CALENDAR ITEM 5J) Charges in Lieu of Assessment - Sewer Service. AUTHORIZATION for the Public Works Department to place a charge in lieu of assessment on properties in the vicinity of 104th S.E. and S.E. 256th which are presently unserviced by the existing sewer collection system serving the East Hill area. The intent is that as these properties develop, the charges collected would be placed in a fund to be used for rebuilding lines which are presently inadequately sized to serve the total tributary area. The Public Works Committee recommends the request be approved. STREETS (CONSENT CALENDAR ITEM 5C) LID 300 - Crow Road, S .E. 260th and 101st Avenue S.E. Street Improvement. ADOPTION of Ordinance No. 2246 creating LID 300, for which the public hearing was held on September 2, 1980 . (CONSENT CALENDAR ITEM 5L) LID 288 - East Valley Highway Street Improvements (S . 212th - S . 192nd) . SETTING of a public hear- ing date of October 20, 1980 to consider confirma- tion of the Final Assessment Roll for LID 288. Bids - 42nd S Half Street Improvements. The bid opening for this street improvement project was held September 9, 1980 . Three bids were received as follows: Bidder Amount Tri-State Construction $103, 866. 90 Moss Construction 114, 873. 50 Valley Cement 142,465. 75 Engineer ' s Estimate 114 , 253. 59 - 2 - September 15, 1980 STREETS In accordance with the recommendation of the Public Works Director, B. JOHNSON MOVED that the low bid of Tri-State Construction in the amount of $103, 866. 90 be accepted, McCaughan seconded. Motion carried. Formation of LID 291 (Improvements of S. 196th and the Russell Road) . On August 4, 1980, the public hearing on this proposed LID was opened and was continued to this date. The continued hearing was opened by Mayor Hogan. Mr. Coffey of Boeing again protested the inclusion of the Boeing property in LID 291 the proposed LID. He submitted a written statement and referred to letters dated July 7 , July 30 and August 6, all of which are a part of the record. Coffey noted that if excluded from the LID, Boeing would commit to the following: 1. Deed to the City of Kent a 10-foot strip of property on the south side of South 196th Street, consisting of approximately 1. 851 acres, necessary to widen and reconstruct South 196th Street as described in LID 291. I 2 . Agree that an appropriate "late comer" assess- ment attributable to the remaining acreage of the Boeing parcel proposed to be included in LID 291 shall be charged against the land in the event owners of the property subsequently use and benefit directly from the road and utility improvements described in LID 291. Boeing shall include an appropriate encumbrance reflecting this agreement in any deed to a third party. However, the remaining acreage will be entitled to credit against such assess- ment, such credit being equal to the value of the 1. 851 acres deeded to the City. The right to a proportionate share of the credit will also be part of any deed. 3 . Will initiate a petition to vacate Russell Road from South 196th to South 212th Streets. He further stated that Uplands should bear the cost of the project and that it was Boeing' s opinion that Uplands would proceed with the improvements even if an LID was not formed. He stated that the appraisal study initiated by the city assumes a willing buyer 3 - September 15, 1980 STREETS and a willing seller and that Boeing is neither. Wickstrom noted that the hearing was continued from the August 4th meeting in order to allow time for the appraisal, and that the appraisal figures show that the benefits to the property would exceed the assessments. He noted that it was expected that the final costs of the project would be less than estimated due to the favorable bids received. Upon questions from McCaughan and Bailey, Mirk clarified that under the law, the actual use of the property is not considered and that appraisals are based upon the highest and best use of the land. There were no _further comments, and after some discussion, MOONEY MOVED to hold the public hear- ing open until the October 6th meeting and for the matter to be referred to the September 17th Public Works Committee meeting to be held at 8: 00 a.m. McCaughan seconded. B. Johnson stated that she would abstain from voting on this LID, in accordance with the "appearance of fairness" guidelines. Motion carried, with B. Johnson abstaining. Bids - LID 291. Bids for LID 291 were opened on August 28 , 1980, as follows: Coluccio $897, 596. 57 Robison 939 , 754. 20 City Transfer 973,742 . 40 Tri State 1,005, 499 . 14 Alia 17017, 516.74 Inasmuch as the hearing has been continued, Wick- strom recommended that action on the bids be defer- red to the October 6th meeting. J. JOHNSON SO MOVED, McCaughan seconded. Motion carried. STREET (CONSENT CALENDAR ITEM 5D) VACATION Vacation of Intersection of S. 196th Street and Russell Road. ADOPTION of Ordinance No. 2247 vacating a parcel of land at the intersection of S . 196th Street and Russell Road as requested by Union Pacific Land Resources for which a public hearing was held on September 2, 1980 . - 4 - I September 15, 1980 PARKING LOT (CONSENT CALENDAR ITEM 5H) St Anthony' s Parking Lot. AUTHORIZATION for the City Attorney to draft an agreement with St. Anthony' s Church under which the City will continue to utilize the Church parking lot in exchange for landscaping and maintenance of the lot. The matter was discussed at the workshop of September 8, 1980 . FINAL PLATS (CONSENT CALENDAR ITEM 50) Daon Final Plat. SETTING of a public hearing date of October 6, 1980 to review the amendment to the conditions on the Daon Final Plat. (CONSENT CALENDAR ITEM 5G) Kentview Final Plat. APPROVAL of the Kentview Final Plat in concurrence with the recommendations of the Director of Public Works and the Planning Director. APPEAL Pacific Ventures Short Plat Approval. On Augustl8, 1980, the date of September 2, 1980 was set for the Council to consider the objections to the con- ditions imposed by the Short Plat Committee in the matter of the Pacific Ventures Short Plat. It was determined that Pacific Ventures was not represented and the matter was continued to September 15, 1980. An information packet was provided to the Council. Mr. Pierson, attorney for Pacific Ventures, objected to Condition A, as follows: A. Prior to recordation of this short plat, execute no protest LID covenant for: 1) The construction of the Valley Drainage Project more commonly known as the SCS P-1 and P-2 Drainage Channel Project. 2) The construction of cement concrete side- walks along the south side of S . 212th St. Wickstrom pointed out that the execution of the covenants merely meant that the applicant would not protest the formation of the LID but would still retain the right to protest the amount of any assessment resulting from the formation of such LIDS . Mr. Pierson' s letter has been made a part of the record. Mr. Pierson noted that the 5 - September 15, 1980 APPEAL objections were raised because they were unaware of the provision which would allow them to pro- test the amount of the assessment in the event the LIDS were formed. He also pointed out that it was their understanding that the area along S. 212th where the sidewalks might be constructed was in fact in the vicinity of a proposed on-ramp to be constructed in the future. Wickstrom noted that the LID covenant covered the entire plat, not just the one lot. With reference to the proposed P-1/P-2 Channels, Harris noted that present plans were to begin construction from Renton in 1982 and hopefully the project would be completed in six years . Mirk noted that the covenant document is more specific and that a copy would be sent to Pierson. At Mirk' s suggestion, MOONEY MOVED that the matter be held over until October 6th, to allow time for clarification to Pierson, Bailey seconded. Motion carried. MILL CREEK Bids. Bids were opened on this project on August PARK & 29, 1980. Inasmuch as the bids received were sub- DRAINAGE stantially higher than what was budgeted, the bids PROJECT have been held and reviewed. It is the recommenda- tion of the Public Works Director that the bids be rejected, the design be modified with respect to the foundation work, and the project again be put out for bids. B. JOHNSON MOVED to adopt the recommendation of the Public Works Director, Mooney seconded. Abed explained that the Soils Engineer would be making more detailed soil samp- lings this week to determine how the project could be modified, to cut the costs. He clarified for Masters that this could be done during dry weather because it was still possible to determine the soil condition and that a new call for bids could be issued in three to four weeks. Motion carried. POLICE (CONSENT CALENDAR ITEM 5N) D_WI Enforcement & Accident Investigation Van Grant. AUTHORIZATION for the Police Department to apply for the second year grant for the DWI Enforcement & Accident Investigation Van purchased by the City in 1980 . All the latest investigative, accident scene processing and evidence preservation equip- ment was funded under the 1980 Traffic Safety Grant. The Washington State Traffic Safety Commission has 6 - September 15, 1980 POLICE programmed Highway Traffic Safety Funds for the funding of the second year grant to cover expenses for supplies, fuel, maintenance, uniforms, safety supplies, towing charges, tubes and tires, and the $200. 00 per month payment for lease of the van from the City. The total of the funds programmed is $9, 400. 00. HOUSING & Kent' s Element of the _King County 3-Year Plan For COMMUNITY Community Development. Kent has been requested to DEVELOPMENT revise and adopt their element of the King County 3-Year Plan for Community Development. The docu- ment, which was discussed at the September 8, 1980 workshop and made a part of the record, will act as the basis for review and development of Kent' s 1981 Block Grant Program Proposal. The public hearing was opened by the Mayor. There were no comments and no correspondence has been received. B. JOHNSON MOVED that the hearing be closed, McCaughan seconded. Motion carried. McCAUGHAN MOVED that the revised Kent' s element of the King County 3-Year Plan for Community Development be adopted. Bailey seconded. MASTERS MOVED to amend the Block Grant Policy as follows, by adding the underlined: "Page 4 , Kent Community Development Policies, paragraph 4, change to: "Insure, consistent with the provision of the Comprehensive Plan, the preservation of valley lands for a variety of open space uses within the City of Kent; provided that, where such a policy is in conflict with the Com- prehensive Plan, amendments to the Plan shall be considered prior to implementing an open space policy. " B. Johnson seconded the proposed amend- ment. Masters stated that her reason for the amendment was the latitude in interpretation which the paragraph allows as written. In response to McCaughan ' s question, Harris noted that there were no problems with the proposed amendment. Masters motion to amend the Block Grant Policy carried. The motion to adopt the program as amended carried. (CONSENT CALENDAR ITEM 5F - REMOVED AT THE REQUEST OF COUNCILPERSON BAILEY) Housing & Community Development Block Grant Coopera- tion Agreement. Authorization has been requested for the Mayor to sign the agreement for 1981-1983 - 7 - September 15, 1980 HOUSING & as reviewed at the September 8 , 1980 workshop COMMUNITY meeting. Responding to Bailey ' s questions, DEVELOPMENT Harris referred to the handout from the Planning Department regarding the administrative costs for the total Block Grant Program which have been borne by the County previously. He clarified that the administrative costs have not increased but that the County is now asking that the 25 cities participating in the program share in the 5% costs, or the $91., 000. BAILEY MOVED to authorize the Mayor to sign the 1981 Block Grant Cooperation Agreement, McCaughan seconded. Motion carried. INSURANCE Report and Action on Insurance Pooling Proposal. The request for authorization for the Mayor to sign the interlocal agreement for insurance pool- ing was deferred to this meeting. B. JOHNSON MOVED for the Mayor to be authorized to sign the inter- local agreement for insurance pooling, McCaughan seconded. Motion carried. COUNCIL Public Works Committee. Mooney noted that the COMMITTEES Public Works Committee would meet on Wednesday morning , September 17 , 1.980 at 8 : 00 o'clock a.m. Public Safety, Charles Lambert addressed the Council with regard to a past request which had been submitted regarding blockage of fire lanes. In response to his request, B. Johnson noted that the matter would be discussed at the Public Safety Committee meeting on Wednesday, September 24, 1980 at 8 : 00 o' clock a.m. in the 3rd floor conference room and that the Fire Chief would be present to respond to Mr. Lambert ' s questions and possible solution to the problem. Ad Hoc Committees. McCaughan suggested that the two King County Council. Councilpersons representing. this area be asked to attend a workshop meeting to discuss the effect possible budget cuts would have on the City ' s police, parks and roads programs. After discussion it was determined that it would be best to wait until after the County budget has been presented. It was suggested that this could possibly be done at the workshop meeting of October 8 - September 15, 1980 COUNCIL 13, 1980 and Council President McCaughan was COMMITTEES directed to contact the Councilmen. McCaughan also noted that the legislators could also be invited to attend a workshop session after the November election. FINANCE LID 286 - Segregation. ADOPTION of Resolution No. 908 approving the Loucke segregation request, as presented at the September 2 meeting. Payment of Bills. APPROVAL of payment of the bills received through September 18 , 1980 after auditing by the Finance Committee at its meeting at 3 : 00 o' clock p.m. on September 30, 1980. ADJOURNMENT BAILEY MOVED that the meeting be adjourned at 8 : 50 p.m. , Mooney seconded. Motion carried. Marie Jens n, CMC City Clerk 9 -