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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCity Council Meeting - Council - Minutes - 10/06/1980 Kent, Washington October 6, 1980 Regular meeting of the Kent City Council was called to order. at 8 : 00 o 'clock p.m. by Council President/Mayor Pro Tem McCaughan. Present: Councilpersons Bailey, Hamilton, B. Johnson, J. Johnson, Masters, McCaughan and Mooney, City Administrator Cushing, Plan- ning Director Harris and Public Works Director Wickstrom. Mayor Hogan and City Attorney Mirk were not in attendance. Also present: Administrative Assistant Webby, Finance Director McCarthy, Parks Director Wilson, Police Chief Skewes, and URS representative Abed. Approximately 25 people were in attendance at the meeting. PROCLAMATION Life - Be In It. A proclamation was read by Mayor Pro Tem McCaughan declaring October 6, 1980 as LIFE - BE IN IT DAY in the City of Kent. CONSENT HAMILTON MOVED to approve Consent Calendar Items CALENDAR A through P, with the exception of Item M, which was removed at the request of Councilperson Mooney. J. Johnson seconded. Motion carried. MINUTES (CONSENT CALENDAR ITEM 5A) Approval of Minutes. APPROVAL of the minutes of the regular Council meeting of September 15, 1980. HEALTH & (CONSENT CALENDAR ITEM 5D) SANITATION Bill of Sale - Titus Apartments Storm Sewer Exten- sion. ACCEPTANCE of the Bill of Sale and Warranty Agreement for approximately 218 feet of storm sewer extension constructed for the Titus Apartments at 405 E. Titus for continuous operation and main- tenance and RELEASE of the cash bond after expira- tion of the one-year guarantee period and payment of all outstanding bills against the project. (CONSENT CALENDAR ITEM 5H) Bill of Sale - Skate King Utility Extension - S. E. 260th. ACCEPTANCE for continous operation and maintenance of the Bill of Sale for approximately 320 feet of water main extension, 884 feet of sanitary sewer extension and 272 feet of road im- provements constructed for Skate King and RELEASE of the cash bond after expiration of the one-year guarantee period and payment of any outstanding bills against the project. - 1 - October 6, 1980 HEALTH & (CONSENT CALENDAR ITEM 5I) SANITATION Late Comer' s Agreement - Skate King Sanitary Sewer Extension - S.E. 260th. AUTHORIZATION to execute the Late Comer ' s Agreement requested for the sani- tary sewer extension constructed for Skate King on S.E. 260th. WATER (CONSENT CALENDAR ITEM 5F) Bill of Sale - Keith Miller Water Main Extension - 11727 S .E. 270th. ACCEPTANCE of the Bill of Sale for approximately 517 feet of water main extension constructed by Keith Miller to service his resi- dence at 11727 S .E. 270th Street for continuous operation and maintenance and RELEASE of the cash bond after expiration of the one-year guarantee period and payment of all outstanding bills against the project. (CONSENT CALENDAR ITEM 5G) Late Comer' s A reement - Miller Water Main Extension S.E. 270th. AUTHORIZATION to execute the Late Comer ' s Agreement for the water main extension con- structed by Keith Miller to service his property at 11727 S .E. 270th. (CONSENT CALENDAR ITEM 5L) ACCEPTANCE of the con- East Hill Deep Well Pump. tract of Omega Contractors as complete for the East Hill Deep Well Pump and RELEASE of the retain- age upon receipt of the necessary releases from the State. The project consisted of installation of a deep well turbine pump with submersible motor, pump control valve and diaphram operated check valve. The project was bid at $45 ,036 . 81 and the total cost of construction was $44 , 842 . 01. (CONTINUED COMMUNICATIONS ITEM 9A) LID 303 - S .E. 270th Water Main. B. JOHNSONOVED to accept for the record the following protests: a) from Michael and Janet Anderson, received by the City Clerk September 29 , 1980, and distributed this date. b) Petition containing 14 signatures questioning the procedures in forming the LID and requesting a meeting with the City Attorney, received September 29 , 1980, by the City Clerk and distributed this date. Masters seconded. Motion carried. 2 - October 6, 1980 WATER (CONSENT CALENDAR ITEM 5E) Randall Park Division #2 Utility Extension Bill of Sale. ACCEPTANCE for continuous operation and maintenance of the Bill of Sale and Warranty Agreement for approximately 1325 feet of water main extension and 1325 feet of street improvements constructed for the Randall Park Division #2 Plat on South 261st from 36th Avenue S . to 42nd Avenue S . and RELEASE of the cash bond after expiration of the one year guarantee period and payment of any outstanding bills against the project. STREETS (CONSENT CALENDAR ITEM 5J) LID 294 - Guiberson Street Improvements. ACCEPTANCE of the contract of Lakeside Industries as complete and RELEASE of the retainage upon the receipt of the necessary releases from the State. Lakeside Industries have completed work on LID 294 which consists of street improvements of E. Guiberson Street from S. Van de Vanter Avenue for 850 feet east. The project was bid at $18 , 281. 74 and the total cost of construction was $18 , 684 . 22. LID 294 - Guiberson Street Improvements - Final Assessment Roll . SETTING of a public hearing date of November 17 , 1980 to consider confirmation of the Final Assessment Roll for LID 294. (CONTINUED COMMUNICATIONS ITEM 9A) LID 300 Crow Road & S 260th Street Improvement. B. JOHNSON MOVED to accept for the record the protest received from the American Legion, received by the City Clerk on September 18 and distributed September 19 , 1980 . Masters seconded. Motion carried. (CONTINUED COMMUNICATIONS ITEM 9A) LID 304 - Smith Street Improvements (Fourth Avenue to Lincoln Avenue) . B. JOHNSON MOVED to accept for the record the protest from Peter and Esther Damm received by the Engineering Department on August 1, 1980 and distributed with this aaenda. Masters seconded. Motion carried. Formation of LID 291 - Improvements to S . 196th Street from Russell Road to West Valley Highway_ On August 4 , 1980 the public hearing on this matter was continued to September 15, 1980 and was subse- 3 - I October 6, 1980 STREETS quently continued to this meeting. The matter was discussed at the Public Works Committee meet- ings on September 17 and September 24. Minutes of these meetings have been distributed and have been made a part of the official record. It was concluded on September 24 that the Boeing repre- sentatives would review the matter again and meet with Dave Uhrich of Uplands. It is therefore re- quested that the hearing be continued to the October 20 Council meeting . MOONEY MOVED that the hearing on the formation of LID 291 be continued to October 20 , 1980 and that action on the bids also be held to that date. Masters seconded. Mooney commented that the meetings held seemed to be resulting in progress towards a satisfactory solution of the problems. Motion carried, with B . Johnson abstaining. STREET Vacation of Cul-de-Sacs in Southcenter Corporate VACATION Park. On September 2 , 1980 the pub is hearing on E�his matter was continued to this meeting to allow time for discussion at the Public Works Committee meeting . On September_ 30 , the Planning Department received a request from Uplands to also vacate cer- tain lot lines within Block 2 of the plat. In com- pliance with the City Attorney' s suggestion, MASTERS MOVED that both vacation items be scheduled for public hearing on November 3, 1980, Bailey seconded. Motion carried. TRAFFIC West Valley Highway Signals Bids. Bids were received CONTROL on this project on October 2 , 1980 as follows: Amount Bidder West Coast Electric $144 , 000. 00 Totem Electric Co. 147, 520 . 00 Signal Electric, Inc . 149 , 317 . 00156, 500 . 00 General Service Electric 172, 862 . 00 Peart Sign Company, Inc. 173, 853. 00 Breaker Construction, Inc . In accordance with the recommendation of the Public Works Department, MOONEY MOVED that the best bid of West Coast Electric be accepted for the West Valley Highway Signal project, Masters seconded. Motion carried. 4 - October 6, 1980 TRAFFIC (CONSENT CALENDAR ITEM 50) CONTROL S . 228th & 84th S . Off Ramp and Signalization. APPROVAL for the Mayor to sign the Agreement with the DOT for the S. 228th Street and 84th Avenue S. Interchange. The agreement will obligate the City for $20, 000 for the State to undertake the design and plan preparation. The City ' s partici- pation in this project was authorized at the Council meeting of July 21 , 1980 . POLICE (CONSENT CALENDAR ITEM 5C) DEPARTMENT Hiring of Clerks. AUTHORIZATION to hire three full time clerks on October 7 as discussed at the Sep- tember 30 Finance Committee meeting and the Septem- ber 25 Public Safety meeting. King County Detox Receiving Center Program Contract. A request has been received for the Mayor to be authorized to sign a Change Order submitted by the Division of Alcoholism Services for King County. The Change Order will allow for continued King County funding of the Detox Receiving Center Pro- gram, currently in operation at the Kent City Jail , for the final quarter of 1980 . The original con- tract for these services , dated January 1, provided for funding during the period January 1, 1980 through December 31 , 1980 , however at that time sufficient funds were not available to meet all of the costs that would be incurred by the City of Kent. The funding provided would have been exhausted prior to October 13 , 1980 and the change order will release additional King County funds to cover the total contract for the entire year 1980 . B. JOHNSON MOVED that the Mayor be authorized to sign the requested Change Order, Masters seconded. Motion carried. APPEAL Pacific Ventures Short Plat Appeal . This matter was held over from the September 15 Council meeting. The City Attorney reports that the covenant docu- ments were sent to Mr. Pierson and that he has indicated his satisfaction by phone. Upon receipt of the executed documents the short plat can be recorded. - 5 - October 6, 1980 FINAL PLAT Daon Final Plat. This date has been set for a public hearing to review the amendment to the conditions for the Final Plat. At their meeting on March 5, 1980 , the Public Works Committee re- viewed the right of way width for 72nd Avenue S. and at that time the Committee recommended a 70- foot right-of-way to within 300 feet of S . 212th Street at which point the right of way width would remain at 80 feet. This recommendation corresponds to the right of way needs designated in the Valley Studies . The Public Works Director recommends the conditions for the final plat be approved as modified. The public hearing was opened by Mayor Pro Tem McCaughan. There were no comments from the audience and no correspondence has been received. BAILEY MOVED that the hearing be closed, B. Johnson seconded. Motion carried. MOONEY MOVED that the Daon Final Plat be approved with the conditions as previously modified, Hamilton seconded . Motion carried. OLD (CONSENT CALENDAR ITEM 5P) NATIONAL Purchase of Building. AUTHORIZATION to use $100, 000 DANK of funds available in Federal Revenue Sharing and ACQUISITION $249 , 800 of Grant Matching Funds for purchasing the Old National Bank Building. The purchase of the building for expansion of City Hall facilities has been discussed at Council workshop meetings and a purchase price of. $320, 000 has been established. Other expenses relating to the purchase total $29 , 800 . PHASED (CONSENT CALENDAR ITEM 5M REMOVED AT THE REQUEST LAND OF COUNCILPERSON MOONEY) DEVELOPMENT Additional Work on Valley Studies . At the September 22 , 1980 workshop, the City Council reviewed the additional consultants ' work and considered the funding needed to complete the Valley Studies. The matter was referred to the Finance Committee meeting of September 30 and the committee approved the additional budget with the direction that the Council make the best use of consultant time so that the amount approved will complete the studies. Dave Uhrich of Upland Industries questioned what the additional costs would be. Harris explained that the total amount of $11 , 642 included about - 6 - October 6, 1980 PHASED $4 , 000 for further study on the unique and fragile LAND areas, about $4 , 500 for future meetings, about DEVELOPMENT $500 for staff work, and about $2 , 500 for an econo- mic analysis . Details of these additional costs have been distributed and have been made a part of the record. Uhrich commented that he was disturbed by additional monies being spent when the total program costs were already in excess of $300, 000 noting that these costs would be divided up among the various property owners. He referred to the length of time the matter has already been discussed at the Planning Commission level and stated that the consultants would no longer attend these meetings unless addi- tional funds were allocated. He suggested that adequate testimony had already been received and that findings and direction to the Council should be forthcoming without extra payment re- quired to clarify or qualify the information already presented. Harris stated that the $300, 000 included the EIS and that staff was trying to bring the matter to a conclusion as rapidly as possible. He estimated that the Planning Commission should be finished in October and that the Council could begin con- sideration in November. Mooney stated that the Council would be considering the budget in November and it was determined that it would probably be necessary to have several special meetings to consider the Valley Studies. B. Johnson expressed concern over the fact that the original contracts did not cover all of the meetings required to com- plete the studies and in response to her question Harris noted that the additional $4 , 500 covered four Planning Commission meetings and four Council meetings. J. Johnson noted that all consultants need not be present at all meetings. Hamilton suggested that questions for the consultants could all be presented at the same time and that some plans should be made to best utilize their time. Mooney suggested that McCaughan and Hamilton co- ordinate the meetings which are to come before the Council . MOONEY MOVED to approve Consent Calendar Item 5M, HamiLtcn seconded. Masters stated that she would vote against the motion because she did not feel that the City received 7 - i i i October 6, 1980 i PHASED a quarter of a million dollars worth of informa- LAND tion from the Studies and that in fact some of DEVELOPMENT the information was contained in other studies already made by the City. Mooney noted that he would support the motion in order that the proper information be obtained for the Council as well as for the developers who would ultimately be paying the costs. Bailey expressed concern that some of the information coming to the Planning Commission has not been sufficient to this point. He suggested that the property owners should not have to pay for time for consultants to justify the figures they have already given. Mooney sug- gested that the Council should get on with the studies and bring them to a conclusion and if the additional information was still inadequate that action be taken to terminate the consultants. On a roll call vote, Hamilton, J. Johnson and Mooney voted in favor and Masters, B. Johnson and Bailey voted against. Mayor Pro Tem McCaughan then voted in favor and the motion carried. i FEDERAL Public Hearing. Notice of the public hearing has SHARED been given for this date for input and suggestions REVENUE from the public concerning the proposed use of Federal Revenue Sharing Funds . The funds expected for 1981 amount to $656 , 606 . The public hearing was opened by Mayor Pro Tem McCaughan. Steve Ellis addressed the Council on behalf of Kent Valley Youth Services, explaining some of the expanded programs which the organization is imple- menting in the area and also expressing appreciation for the support the Council has provided in the termined for that Kent past. It was de Valley Youth Services had submitted a request for funds to the Administrator and that some clarifica- tion had been requested on some of the items. It was noted that the amount requested this year was $36 , 557 . 00 which was an increase over the $28, 000 funded last year. Cushing also determined that these and other requests for funding would be con- sidered again before the final Federal Revenue Sharing and budget hearings in December. Cushing also noted that a request had been received from Rape Relief for continued funding , which would also be a part of the budget process. MOONEY MOVED i - 8 - i October 6, 1980 ; ! FEDERAL that the two requests be noted, B. Johnson SHARED seconded. Motion carried. In response to REVENUE Bailey ' s question, Cushing opined that Federal Revenue Sharing funding would be continued in 1981 on the same level even though no formal action had been taken by Congress as yet. There were no further comments and BAILEY MOVED to close the hearing. B. Johnson seconded. Motion carried. HOUSING & Proposed 1981 Housing & Community Development Block COMMUNITY Grant Program. The 1981 Block Grant Program was DEVELOPMENT presented to the Council at the September 22 work- shop. The hearing scheduled for this date is for public comment on the proposed projects. A copy j of the proposals has been distributed and made a part of the record. The public hearing was opened by Mayor Pro Tem McCaughan. There were no comments and no correspondence was received. BAILEY MOVED that the hearing be closed. Mooney seconded. Motion carried. A review of the 1981 Block Grant Program will be held at the October 13 , 1980 workshop and afinal. public hearing held on October 20, 1980 for approval by resolution. RAILROAD (CONTINUED COMMUNICATIONS ITEM 9B) CROSSINGS Union Pacific James Street Crossing. A petition containing 9, 173 signatures was filed on September 22, 1980 requesting immediate installation of lighted barricade type guards at the Union Pacific James Street crossing. Traffic Engineer Olson has reported that the James Street crossing estimate and agreement is close to completion according to the Union Pacific. When these are received by the City, supplemental agreements for additional federal ! J funding will be submitted. B. JOHNSON MOVED to file the petition as a part of the official_ record. i Masters seconded. Motion carried. i Masters suggested that the city install arterial stop signs for all ungated crossings, noting the S. 228th and the S. 212th crossings especially. Upon her questions , Wickstrom noted that the agree- ments for the improvements have been prepared and that the paperwork would probably be completed within the next month, however the actual installa- i 9 - October 6 , 1980 RAILROAD tion of the equipment could take up to ten months. CROSSINGS He noted that stop signs would be ignored after a short time and that the high volume traffic on S. 212th would be severely impeded if each car had to stop at the crossing. McCaughan concurred with Masters noting that a stop sign had been effective on Smith Street several years ago. At Cushing ' s suggestion it was agreed that the staff would put together a report to be ready either for the Public Works Committee meeting Wednesday or for the October 13 workshop. SOLID McCaughan noted receipt of a copy of a letter WASTE/ addressed to Cushing from the Widjac Corporation ENERGY regarding their study of a solid waste to energy conversion system for Kent. The copy has been made a part of the record. SCHOOL Receipt of a letter from Barbara Bernstein was TRANSPORTA- noted by McCaughan and has been filed as a part TION of the record. Ms . Bernstein suggests that all school children be bussed to school to ensure their safety. BEAUTIFICA- A letter has been received from George Kresovich, TION TREE attorney for Arrow Development, suggesting some PRESERVATION changes to Ordinance 2245. The ordinance, passed on September 2 , 1980, provides for certain re- strictions for preservation of trees and on develop- ment on and adjacent to streams, creeks and tribu- taries. It was determined that both Harris and Mirk had received copies and that the letter has been made a part of the record. COUNCIL Public Works. Mooney reported that the Public COMMITTEES Works Committee would meet Wednesday morning at 8 : 15 a.m. and that representatives of Boeing and Uplands would be in attendance. Parks Committee. Bailey noted that the Parks Com- mittee would meet Thursday morning at 8: 15 a.m. Public Safety. Johnson reported that the Public Safety Committee would meet on October 14 at 3 : 30 and that a report would be given on the effective- ness of the drug paraphernalia ordinance. She noted that the Fire Department had reported on 10 - October 6, 1980 COUNCIL the request for fire lane information and that COMMITTEES the department would work with apartment owners to designate the lanes and that further informa- tion would be forthcoming from the City Attorney. Johnson noted receipt of a letter from Ms . Drake regarding walkways and bike paths for school children and stated that the sidewalk policy would be discussed at the October 14 meeting. FINANCE (CONSENT CALENDAR ITEM 5N) Fee Schedule for Applications Filed with Kent Planning Department. ADOPTION of Ordinance No. 2249 amending Ordinance No . 2178 regulating fee schedules for the Planning Department as discussed at the September 22, 1980 workshop, adding two new fees: Environmental Assessments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$50 Zoning Permits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $15 (CONSENT CALENDAR ITEM 5B) Approval of Bills . APPROVAL of payment of the bills received through October 3, 1980 after auditing by the Finance Committee at its meeting at 3: 00 o 'clock p.m. on October 15 , 1980 . EXECUTIVE At 9 : 10 P.M. J. JOHNSON MOVED that the meeting SESSION be adjourned to execute session, B. Johnson AND seconded. Motion carried. The meeting reconvened ADJOURNMENT at 9 : 45 p.m. at which time B. JOHNSON MOVED, Mooney seconded that the meeting be adjourned. Marie Jens n, CMC City Clerk - 11 -