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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCity Council Meeting - Council - Minutes - 12/01/1980 Kent, Washington December 1 , 1980 In the absence of Mayor Hoqan, the requiar meeting of the Kent City Council w ,s ca.i 1, d to) orde° at : 00 o'clock p.m, by Mayor Pro Tem McCaughan. Pre exit: o ncilpersons Ba ley, Hamilton, B. Johnson, Mast rs, McCaughan and ^loon y, City Administrator Cushing , City Attorney Hi rk , Pla, n nfi jr. ect r Harris and P. blic Works Director Wickstr, -m . A1: o pr. s rnt- Administrat , ve Assistant Web -y, Finance Director McCarth Pa � k < Director Wilson , Planning Commissioners Leahv, Walli. .m_, and Sh rp, and URS representative Abed . Approximately ^0 people were in attend -nce at the meeting. (Both Mayor Hoy an an J. ohn: on were out of o, n. ) CONSENT 1100 .E M( VE! to ap ro e C n ent Calendar Items A CALNDAR through P with the ex eptinn of Item D which was emo d at h; re ues of Coin ilperson Masters, Hamilton seconled . Moti n c rried. MINUTES (CONS' ` T CALENDAR ITF1 5A) App ov 1 of M1 Os AP ROVAL of the minutes of the reg lar Cou it m et nq of November 17 , 1980 With the follow na correction on page 1 u ,der the title " treets L ' D ADO-TION of Or ' inan( e No. 22 3 a c pt . no pl s National Bank ' s offer to pu chase revenu warrant at 8 . 25% interest to prov d inter!m Tian ing f, r ! he subject r,r ,ject. " FEDERAL Federal ''ev, nue a ! i;iq He ring . A hea, ing) on REVENUE pro! sed u, e,, of F, d,, i al Rc --nue Sharing hinds SHARING was held on Oct b r 6 , l '�'0 at whic time ­teve Ellis addressed the Coun -il on behalf of Kent Valley Youth S• r c s . Mr. Cushing also noted that a reauest had be n rece , ved from Rape Relief for continued uncii q . The second pibl : c hearing has been advertised for 1his meeting. he total amount for 1981 appronr ' ations is $930 , 202 and the total amount of items submitted for appropri- ations for 1981 is 5924 , 502 . ' The public hearing was opened by Mavor Pro Tem McCaughan. Cu.,,hing explained that the purpose of the hearing was to take further public comments on the Federal Revenue Sharing allocations and that action would be taken on the requests as part of the budget ordinance to be adopted December 15th . He stated that the figure reflected for 1981 was based on the assump- tion that Congress would pass the necessary legis- lation to continue funding at the 1980 level . - 1 - December 1 , 1980 FEDERAL Cushing referred to the items contained in the REVENUE 1981 budget , including the following: SHARING A) 1980 Carry-over - S. 212th & Valley Freeway right of way acquisition. . . $300, 220 F) 1981 Ad 'itions 1) R. nt V , 11ey Youth Services. . . . . 28 , 649 2) Rape Relief . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3, 000 3) `i'r..affic Study . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100, 000 4) Transfer to 1978. Street Con- str_u(_tion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250 , 000 5) Tr.ansf_ r to Wiest Meeker St . prcjoct . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168 , 770 6) Transfer to ONB Remodeling . . . . . 73, 863 7) Budget<_ d Res-- rve. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5,700 $930 , 202 Cushing not,�d that it was possible that the $250 , 000 transfer to the 1�178 street construction might not be necess:try . He note,1 th.lt the Rape Relief re- cluest WI-As $ 1 , 000 higher- than last year and that KVYS has rt quested fun is in addition to the amount shown. Referrin,i to the uncommitted amount of $83 , 000 , CuShinq noted that $33 , 000 is proposed to be allocated fir desiln work in the downtown area which is covered in Item 5N of the consent calendar . For the r(�maininq $50 , 000 , requests have been r,�ceived as follows: KVYS - $7, 900, Domestic Abuse - 1i'omen ' s Network - $64 , 000, Kent Memorial Park - $22 , 000 . Cushing noted that decisions with regard to these requests would be made at a meeting on December 10 at 4 : 00 p.m. and finalized by the adoption of the budget at the December 15 meeting . Steve Ellis addressed the Council on behalf of Kent Valley Youth Services, noting that part of the additional $7,900 requested was for the rental of the space used by the Service at the Kent Commons . He noted that the overall reauest represented a 27° increase in funding and that increases in fundinq were projected from other sources as well . He stated that he had met with the Finance Committee and had attempted to answer their questions concerning the KVYS operation. 2 - December 1, 1980 FEDERAL Betty Gill of the Juvenile Court Conference Com- REVENUE mittee noted that approximately 1/3 of the eases SHARING they handled were referred to the KVYS . Ed Nelson addressed the Council noting that he was a member of the k3 uvenile Court Conference Committee and sug- gested that aporoxi_mately 400 cases per year were referred to that organisation, some involving work assignment : , some for f�Imily counseling and some for Juvenile counseling . He also noted that the Kent Schoo ! District has initiated a pilot drug abuse prop- ain in connection with KVYS. Jim Black noted that he was the Treasurer of the KVYS and concurred with comments made by Gill and Nelson. He Pointed out the need for the operation in the area . Ed Nelson also pointed out that there were a variety of methods of funding for KVSY--that under the Present laws reasonable fees are charged to clients for services rendered, and that the action of the Council will affect other sources of funding . Sharon Nasiund questioned whether Federal Revenue Shai-inci funds could be used for traffic sic-pals , particularly in the area of the. Kent-Des Moines Road and 30th Avenue S . Cushing responded that thev could but Wickstrom pointed . out that this Particular intersection would involve State funding since Kent-Des Moines Road is a State highway and the State would have to be involved through their funding or possibly through a joint project . There were no further r:)mments and no correspondence has been received . MOONE`r' MOVED that the public hearing be closed, B. Johnson seconded. Motion carric_A . MOONEY MOVED that the Federal Revenue Sharing budget be continued to December 15, 1980 to coincide with the adoption of the Kent 1981 budget , B . Johnson seconded. Action carried. BUDGET 1981 Budget . The public hearing for the budget for 1981 hcTs been advertised for this meeting and copies of the preliminary budget have been made available to the public. The Council will receive input from the public and will set a date to make final. adjustments prior to the adoption of the budget on December 15th . City Administrator Cushing noted that the Council had prioritized and set guidelines in terms of major service needs . He _. 3 _ December 1 , 1980 BUDGET referred to the simplified accounting system used in preparation of the budget and suggested that this would pre:.ent a truer z)icture of the City ' s allocation of funding and resources and would more correctly identify costs to the departments which are served . Cushing also pointed out that inflation was a major factor in the budget, reflected in salaricS, benefits, su;,plies and utilities, all of which are impacted . He also referred to growth in the area and its impact on the City, including the continuing demand for services. He referred to capital improvement programs and guidelines to find funding. He also pointed out that several plans were to t)e updated, including the East Hill Plan, the West Hill Plan, the Zonina Code, the Parks & Recreation Plan and that an attempt was made to bring all of these plans together under a capital improvements program. He referred to support ser- vices which mist be provided in a cost efficient way through such means as word processing and central data Frocessinq. He also pointed out the continued increase in manpower and the effect on the budget, as well as State and Federal guidelines which must b(? met. Cushing clarified that the City was in a sound financial condition in spite of declining reserves. He noted that the property tax was affected by the continued growth in the area, as well as sales and utilities taxes and that parks fees had been in- creased. Cushing stated that the overall budget was down by 14 . 6% due to a decline in transfers and completion of some capital projects. He noted that Police, Fire, Parks and Streets budgets were up about 6 . 6% . He also noted that 19 new positions were included in the budget, four of which were previously_ authorized in 1980 , and three were re- quired as a result of State or Federal laws, four were the result of converting part-time positions to full-time and eight were necessary to maintain current service levels . He suggested that prior to the conclusion of the hearing a time should be set to discuss changes that the Council could make which they deemed necessary. The public Bearing was opened by Mayor Pro Tem McCaughan. Alice Matz addressed the Council on 4 - December 1 , 1980 BUDGET behalf of Fire District 037 asking for more full time personnel . She presented facts and figures showing how much money was contributed by Fire District 37 and the number of calls which were responded to by the District inside the City limits, as well as how many calls the City responded to in the District. She suggested that the District deserved the extra personnel for the new station. that will be opening. She referred to the cost of building a new station within the City should the District not respond to City calls . Joe Street raised questions with regard to the County funding of the Parks & Recreation program and questioned whether the funding would be continued. It was determined that they would probably receive the funding next year although it was not certain. Street auestioned the amount budgeted for salaries for the Arts Commission and it was determined that in addition to the salary of the Cultural Arts Co- ordinator some fees for instructors were also paid from this combined Arts Commission/Cultural Arts fund . Upon Street ' s further question, it was determined that the "Meals on Wheels" program for the senior citizens would continue as in the past in spite of the cut to Kent ' s budget because the State had picked up the balance. Cushing further clarified that there were two separate meals pro- grams and that the Parks program would be continued. Street also asked that the Council review the fact that more than five years ago the Parks & Recreation Department was asked to have their programs self - supportina but that the City was still subsidizing King County in excess of $200, 000 . He noted that King County has raised their fees for use of their facilities and that the Kent taxpayers were paying the highest fees for Parks & Recreation in the state. There was no correspondence and no further comments and MOONEY MOVED that the hearina be closed, B. Johnson seconded. Motion carried. MOONEY MOVED to authorize the attorney to draft the ordinance to adopt the 1981 budget for presentation on December 15, 1980 . Bailey seconded. Mirk clarified that no public comments could be accepted on December 15. In response to Moone-v ' s question, it was deter- mined by Cushing that the assessed valuation for the City had not been received as yot from the County - 5 - I December 1, 1980 BUDGET but it was expected to be received by December 15. Cushina also noted that the Council members would meet on December 10, 1980 at 4 : 00 p.m. to make final adjustments to the budget. It was determined by Bailey that the Parks Committee would meet on Thursday morning_ , December 11, 1980 at 8 : 15 at which time Joe Street ' s cuestions would be discussed. Motion carried. COMPREHENSIVE Harris noted that a letter had been received from PLAN Mr. Curran asking that the Planninq Commission con- sider revision of the Comprehensive Plan of the City covering the area east of Military Road, north of Kent-Des Moines Road and westerly of the river, to South 216th Street or further north if necessary. HAP"ILTON MOVED that the letter be re- ferred to the Planning Commission, B. Johnson seconded. Motion carried. HEALTH & (CONSENT CALENDAR ITEM 5I) SANITATION Sun Meadows Utility Extension. ACCEPTANCE of the Bill of Sale and Warranty Aareement for approximate_ 5201 feet of sanitary sewer extension constructed for the Sun Meadows Plat in the vicinity of 132nd Avenue S. E. and S .E. 279th Street for continuous operation and maintenance and RELEASE of the cash bond after expiration of the one-year guaranty period and payment of any outstanding bills against the project. (CONSENT CALENDAR ITEM 5K) Olympic Skyline Utility Extension. At the Council meeting on November 11 , 1980 the Council accepted the Bill of Sale and Warranty Agreement for water and sewer extensions constructed fo-_ Olympic Sky- line in the vicinity of S . 235th and 100th Avenue S . E. It has been determined that there is an error in the Bill of Sale. In accordance with the recom- mendation of the Enqineering Department, the Bill of Sale and Warranty Agreement is accepted for con- tinuous operation and maintenance deleting the 445 feet of sanitary sewer extension and release of the cash bond is authorized after expiration of the one- year guaranty period and paymen , of all outstandinq bills against the rroject . 6 - December 1, 1980 HEALTH & LID 285 - West Hill Island Sanitary Sewer ,Improve- SANITATION ments . Fourteen bids were received on the project on November 19 , 1980 from the following contractors : Bidder Amount King Construction Co. $308 , 844 . 95 DiOrio Construction Co . 327 , 530 . 53 R. L. Alia Companv 337, 927. 34 Frank Coluccio Construction 345, 123. 38 Ford Construction Co . 364 ,066. 33 Allison Incorporated 367, 896. 04 Cascade Septic Service, Inc. 380 , 396 . 88 Bay Cities Construction 388 ,114 . 74 Eerkes Contracting , Inc. 392, 730 . 51 Tri-State Construction 393 , 265. 07 Universal Utility Construction 394 , 232 . 67 Called Construction Co. 400 , 027 . 28 Robison Construction Co. 400 , 295. 85 Constructors - Pamco 440, 681. 17 Seven of the bids received were below the engineer 's estimate of �387 , 574 . 55. In accordance with the re- commendations of the Public Works Director, B. JOHNSON MOVED that the low bid of King Construction Company in the amount of S308 , 844 . 95 for LID 285 be accepted, Mooney seconded. Mirk noted that Kathy McClung and Carol Isaak of the Property Management Department had negotiated the easements for this LID and com- plimented them on the excellent Work they had done. Motion carried . Recycling . Bailey noted that a meeting would be held in the Commons or. December 10 at 1 : 30 P•m- relating to garbage recycling. WATER (CONSENT CALENDAR ITEM 5G) Consortium - Kent/Water District 105/Water District 111 . AUTHORIZATION for the Public Works Directorto issue notice to proceed with the project. URS has submitted a revised cost estimate for engineering and for ser- vices for the Consortium, the new estimate being for $40 , 500 plus a 100,- contingency for a total of $45 ,000. Water Districts105 and 111 have reviewed the proposal and had no objections . The Public Works Committee has also reviewed the proposal and recommends proceed- ina. 7 - December 1 , 1980 STREETS REMOVED AT THE REQUEST OF COUNCILPERSON MASTERS (CONSENT CALENDAR ITEM 5D) _LID 292 - 104th Avenue S . E. Street Improvement The public hearing on the Final Assessment Roll was held on November 17 , 1980 and the ordinance confirming the final roll is now ready .for adoption . Masters noted receipt of a letter from Mr. Kuvara on behalf of Mr. Kleppen regarding the improvements to his property. Birk clarified that a portion of the letter was incorrect noting that the assessment is leaal and that some special designing was done for Kleppen ' s property. He pointed out that a meeting would be held with Kuvara . MASTERS MOVED to adopt Ordinance No. 2256 confirming the Final Assessment Roll for LID 292 , Mooney seconded. Motion carried. (CONSENT CALENDAR ITEM 5E) LID 294 - Guiberson Street Improvements . ADOPTION of Ordinance No. 2257 confirming the Final Assess- ment Roll for LID 294 , for which a public hearing was conducted on November 17 , 1980 . LID 288/LID 293 - 84th Avenue S . Street and Utility Improvements (S . 212th - S . 192nd) . ACCEPTANCE of the contract of Scarsella Brothers as complete for street and utility improvements on 84th Avenue S . from S . 212th Street to S . 192nd Street and RELEASE of the retainage upon receipt of the necessary re- leases from the State . The project was bid at $2 , 396 , 607 . 50 and the final contract cost is $2 , 22.7 , 822 . 55. TRAFFIC (CONSENT CALENDAR ITEM 5P) CONTROL Master Signal Control System. AUTHORIZATION for the Mavor to sign the City/County Agreement for the Master Signal Control Svstem. The project is ranked No. 1 in priority with the King County Sub- regional Council, with the project cost estimated at $320 , 000 . The agreement is for 100% funding of the project. SIDEWALKS Sidewalk Policy Resolutions . Resolution 910 relates to the repair and installation of sidewalks and identifies the areas in the City considered high priority for repair of existing sidewalks . Resolution 911 relates to the repair and construction of side- - 8 - December 1, 1980 SIDEWALKS walks and obligatiozsof abutting property owners. It outlines the degree to which the City would participate, subject to available funds, in the construction of new sidewalks , curbs and gutters . Both resolutions have been reviewed by the Public Works Committee and by Council at workshop. It is the recommendation of the Public Works Committee that the resolutions be passed. Accordingly, MOONEY MOVED to adopt Resolution No. 910 and Resolution No. 911 relating to sidewalk repair and construction. Masters seconded. Motion carried. Sidewalk Ordinance. This proposed ordinance relates to either new construction or repair of sidewalks, curbs, gutter and driveways . Methods of accomplish- ing the repairs or construction are outlined and the ordinance provides for public hearings on, and appeals from, assessments , as well as detailing the liability of the abutting property owner for permitting hazardous conditions . The ordinance has been reviewed by the Public Works Committee and by the Council at workshop and it is the re- commendation of the Public Works Committee that it be adopte3 . MOONEY MOVED to adopt Ordinance No. 2259 relating to repair and construcs—t on sidewalks , curbs, cutters and driveways, Hamilton seconded notion carried. POLICE (CONSENT CAIENDAR ITEM 5H) Traffic Violations Bureau. ADOPTION of Ordinance No. 2258 , amending Ordinance 1952 , to transfer jurisdiction of the Traffic Violations Bureau from the Police Department to the Finance Department. EQUIPMENT (CONSENT CALENDAR ITFM 5J) RENTAL Public Auction of Surplus Equipment. The Equipment Rental Department has reauested that a public auc- tion of surplus equipment be held this year as was done last year . The auctioneer has submitted a pro- posal with his fee being to%- of the proceeds. The equipment has been replaced , is past useful service and the Public Works Committee concurs inthe Equip- ment Rental recommendation. AUTHORIZATION for certain equipment to be declared surplus , to pro- ceed with the auction and AUTHORIZATION for the Mayor to sign the contract: with the auctioneer. 9 December 1, 190-0 REZONE (CONSENT CALENDAR ITEM 5C) Anderson Rezone (1978) . ADOPTION of Ordinance No. 2255 correcting the legal description in Ordinance No. 2088 . INSURANCE (CONSENT CALENDAR ITEM 5M) Insurance Pooling_. DESIGNATING the City Administrator as Kent' s representative to the Board of Directors of the Puget Sound Insurance Authority. PUBLIC (CONSENT CALENDAR ITEM 5L) HEALTH 1981 Health Services Agreement. AUTHORIZATION for the Mayor to sign the 1981 Health Services Contract with the Seattle-King County Department of Public Health for 1981 . The matter was discussed at the November 24 , 1980 workshop meeting . DOWNTOWN (CONSENT CALENDAR ITEM 5N) CORE _Downtown Core Improvements. AUTHORIZING $33, 000 of IMPROVEMENTS Federal Revenue Sharing funds, together with $33, 264 of Community Development Block Grant funds for the downtown detail design and related economic analysis. PARKS & (CONSENT CALENDAR ITEM 50) RECREATION Kent Commons Playfield Tot Lot. ACCEPTANCE of the contract of Vanco Recreation for Kent Commons Play- field Tot Lot equipment contract as complete and RELEASE of the retainage upon receipt of the necessary releases from the State of Washington. DATA Lease, Purchase and Maintenance Agreements . The PROCESSING Finance Department has reviewed the lease, purchase, service and maintenance agreements provided by Sperry Univac for additional equipment included in the 1981 budget . Since the lead-time on delivery dates for some of the equipment is up to four months, the City wishes to obtain authorization to sign the contracts immediately. Each contract provides an escape clause which states that "If the governmental body appropriating funds for the Customer (City) does not allocate funds needed to make payments beyond the Customer ' s current fiscal period, the Customer shall not be required to make such payments and this Agreement shall be terminated. Therefore, if the budget is not approved , the agreements will be null and void. B. JOHNSON MOVED that the Mayor be authorized to sign the agreements described, Hamilton seconded . Mirk noted that the had reviewed the agreements arr.d they were satisfactory. Motion - carried . - 10 - December 1, 1980 ENVIRONMENTAL A public hearing has been scheduled for this date EXCISE TAX to consider an ordinance which would provide for ORDINANCE a tax, or land dedication in lieu of a tax, upon the occupancy and construction of new dwelling units and new rommerical and industrial buildings. The fees proposed are as follows ; Residential Single Family - $ 300 pei bedroom, maxi- mum $750 Multi-Family - $500 per bedroom, maximum $1 , 000 Industrial & Commercial - 30G per square foot of gross building area Parks Director Wilson noted that work on the pro- posed ordinance had been underway for the past nine months , with discussions held at workshop meetings and Parks and Finance Committee meetings, all of which were open to the public. Wilson displayed figures relating to similar ordinances in Issaquah and Bellevue and noted that Renton was considering such an ordinance . Fie pointed out that a similar ordinance ha : been tested in court in California . Wilson noted that a growing city must meet increased demands for water and sewer service, and Police and Fire protection. The purpose of the ordinance is to off-set the cost of these demands and to provide open space. The public hearing was opened by Mayor Pro Tem McCaughan. Chuck Lambert noted that the rent on a one bedroom unit would increase by over $10 per month and the builder would seek to recoup this. Jim Klauser of Seattle Master Builders Association spoke against the proposal , stating that the costs would be passed on to buyers and renters and that the ordinance is not clear as to how the money will be used. He distributed material to the Council and noted that house payments for new homes would in- crease $25 to $30 per month and that young people would not be able to buy homes. He stated further that at the hearing on the 1981 budget, it had been noted that the city was in good financial condition. Klauser declared that builders would take their business outside of Kent resulting in a shortage - 11 - December 1 , 1980 ENVIRONMENTAL of living units in Kent and further that construc- EXCISE TAX tion was not a drain on the city, but a plus factor. ORDINANCE He noted further that Renton had appointed a committee to study their proposed ordinance. Bob Hastings , a local builder, stated that Kent' s sprinkler system ordinance and the public works ordinance had already caused the cost of construction to escalate and that this proposal would drive new construction outside the city . Jerry Hillis, attorney for the Mueller Group, stated that this proposal would have a serious impact on the growth and develop- ment of the city and on the affordability of housing. He noted that the costs would be passed on to the consumer and that the council must decide on whether these fees are needed. He further noted that Bellevue ' s ordinance deals with dedication of land and pointed out that Kent had prepared no Environ- mental Impact Statement for this proposal. Hillis pointed out that Issaquah ' s ordinance provided for the fees to be used for utilities, and were not deposited into, a general fund as Kent proposes . He stated that more hard facts were needed and if it were decided that funds were necessary to meet the needs of growth , the city might want to consider other alternatives . He noted that only developers would pay this new proposed tax and pointed out that they were paying property taxes , along with all the other owners of property in the city. Hillis noted that information was lacking on how the rates were estab- lished , how much was needed and what the funds would be used for . He also pointed out that expenditures appeared to be under the jurisdiction of administra- tion and not the council . He asked that further studies be conducted with input from developers . Dick Bowen of Burlington Northern noted that the 30G per square foot charge would discourage new buildings as well as enlargement of existing complexes and opined that the rate was excessively high. James Sommers of the Mueller Group noted that several months aao when the sprinkler ordinance was passed in Kent some of the Council commented that they would not support any further measures which would raise the cost of homes . He concurred with Hillis and urged formation of a task force to study the proposal noting that the goal was to 12 - December 1 , 1980 ENVIRONMENTAL house people and to provide jobs. Carol Stoner EXCISE TAX noted that parks and open space must be provided ORDINANCE for the future. She stated that the people were in favor of this tax and that the citizens of Kent did not expect the newcomers to bear the burden, that they were willing to support a bond issue. Carolyn Wiley, Laurel Whitehurst, Diane Drake and Laura Johnson supported the proposal declaring that we should make Kent a better place in which to live for the future. Mike Miller of the Chamber of Commerce noted that this tax would have a major impact on business and suggested that the matter be held over until January. Nancy Bollingsworth stated that she thought that land could be donated instead of paying the tax and that. she w�7,.s not in favor of taxing single family homes . She suggested that condominiums could be required to leave more open space in their complexes and that industrial buildings be taxed more. Rudy Onstad, principal of Scenic Hill School , spoke in favor of the ordinance noting that children used the school grounds on weekends because of the lack of open space . Jim Curran urged the Council to pass the ordinance, noting the inadequacy of the existing roads in Kent and the lack of open space. Dave Uhrich of Upland Industries submitted a letter and stated that the developers are paying their way, and further, that all residents should participate in the funlina for new capital programs, since all will. benefit from such programs . Uhrich suggested that the proposal should have an EIS which would receive review by public agencies as to the impact of the tax on the community. He objected to refer- ences by the Parks Department to the excise tax ordinance in Ranchos Palos Verdes, California, noting that there was no industry there, that homes were in the $350 , 000 class and that revenues from their ordinance were utilized to implement a Council- adopte,l capital improvement program. Uhrich sug- gested that no action be taken until the City pre- pares an EIS and a capital improvement program. Tom Sharp of DMS Contractors acknowledged that some- thing must be done, noting that one group should not be singled out to bear the proposed tax, that a plan - 1 � - December 1, 1980 ENVIRONMENTAL was needed and that city government should get EXCISE TAX together with property owners and educators to ORDINANCE study the matter. He pointed out that maybe it would be decided that a bond issue would be a better route to take . Bob Bianold noted that he had drafted the City ' s Parks & Recreation plan ten vears ago and that in the ensuing years the growth of the city had been twice what was pro- jected, resulting in insufficient parks and open space in the city. Richard Loman of Oakhurst Development noted that he had submitted a letter and pointed out that this tax was aimed at developers. He suggested that a special tax assessed only on car dealers or attornevs , for example, would be unacceptable. He suggested that a citizens group be established to further study what was needed. A representative of the Benarova Company volunteered to serve on such a committee, noting that everyone agreed that a higher quality of life was important but that no one wanted to pay for it. Jack Cosby opined that tr-e tax would not deter the construction of warehouses and voiced his support for the pro- posed ordinance. Donna Dansiger commented on the requests for further study and asked if it would be - proposed that the issuance of further building per- mits would be suspended while such studies were con- ducted. Paul P4orford of DMS Conractors suggested that a more equitable method of raising money be devised. Upon a auestion from Plarty McCaughan, it was determined that in the past, land but not money had been donated for open space use. Bill Carey stated he was _n favor of the proposed ordi- nance and pointed out that the revenue derived from this tax o7as not just for parks and open space, but would also be used for other needs such as drainage, water and traffic systems . There were no further comments from the audience. Masters noted that she had received a report on a random telephone survey made to residences and to busine ,ses and industries . Of 56 calls made, seven supported the proposed tax and the remainder were against it. B. JOHNSON MOVED to close the hearing, Hamilton seconded and the motion carried. B. JOHNSON MOVED to file the following documents for the record : 14 - December 1 , 1980 ENVIRONMENTAL 1) "Handouts" distributed tonight by Klauser of EXCISE TAX Seattle Master Builders . ORDINANCE 2) Copy of telephone survey submitted by Masters. 3) Letter fron Dave Uhrich of Upland Industries , delivered toniqht. 4) Letter from Raul Ramos of the Mueller Group, dated Octok,er 23 and redistributed to the Council tonight. 5) Letter from Dennis Neifert dated October 27 , which was ;istributed to the Council on October 28 . 6) Letter fror Tom Sharp of DMS dated November 24 and distributed to the Council on November 26 . 7) Letter from Richard Leman of Oakhurst Develop- ment Company dated November 25 and distributed to the Council on November 26 . 8) Letter from Maureen Curran of the Arts Commission deliverer. tonight, supportinq the proposed ordi- nance. 9) Letter from Carolyn 1^7alden, received today, supportinq the proposed ordinance. 10) Letter from Councilperson J. Johnson, delivered today, noting that he would be out of town for this Treetinq , si.atinq that he supported the pro-- nosed ordinance and asking that consideration of the ordinance not be delayed because of his absence. Hamilton seconded. notion carried. Bailey noted that although representatives of Seattle Masters Builders and the Mueller. Group had met with the City three weeks aao , they had had no input on the proposed ordinance until tonight. He clarified that the ordinance states that the Council may review the rates proposed, that the funds will be used for other purposes in addition to parks and that the Council has the descretion to decide as to where the money should be anent to best benefit the com- - 15 December 1, 1980 ENVIRONMENTAL munity. He pointed out that the ordinance could EXCISE TAX be repealed if another source for funding could ORDINANCE be found and noted that none of the developers had suggested that building permits be suspended while additional studies were conducted. BAILEY THEN MOVED to adopt the ordinance with the follow- ing changes: S 4 . "The rates as specified above (shall) may be annually reviewed by the City Council . . . . . " SEC 3 IMPOSITION "An environmental excise tax or dedication in lieu of such tax is hereby imposed upon the occupancy and construction of each new dwelling unit and each new, or any new addition to any commercial and industrial building within the city. " SEC 8 2) a. DETERMINATION. Whether the City accepts a proposed land dedication shall be determined by the following standards which shall be applied so as to produce dedications of land (that-will-lesser lr�pae�e-t�t�er�-exie�lrg-�,a��s-erel-e��e�-r+e�e-leeall$e<; _ ex�e-a€-reereatler-�a ►lle-�re�ldlr�) which will provide space with an assigned municipal function, not just leftover land perhaps too steep or difficult for public use: . . . " Hamilton seconded the motion. Mooney stated that he opposed the ordinance and although he recognized that open :race and narks were needed, that the ordinance did not address the entire program. He noted that the city was looking at needed improve- ments in water at $25 million, sewer at $6 million and roads at $25 million. He stated that increased rates projected thru 1983 would result in monthly bills of about $36 for water, sewer and garbage service. Mooney stated further that the Chamber of Commerce and the developers, with their know-how would have to present an overall package which was acceptable to the community. Masters stated that she did not disagree with Wilson ' s theory but with the manner proposed to achieve it. She referred to the results of the telephone survey and stated that unless the ordinance was tabled for 30 or 60 days for study, she would vote against. it. - 16 - I December 1, 1980 ENVIRONMENTAL B . Johnson concurred with Bailey, noting further EXCISE TAX that we have had studies and if another study was ORDINANCE authorized a moritorium would have to be placed on building permits . She pointed out the provision in the ordinance for reviews and appeals, noted that property taxes no longer covered Police and Fire services, and that the city could not afford to buy land for open space. McCaughan voiced his opposition to the ordinance, notincr that judging from the number of past building permits, a areat deal of money could be generated for use in various ways . He called attention to the fact that most of the comments in favor of the ordinance referred to the need for parks and open space and pointed out that monies generated by this ordinance might not be used for these purposes at all. He suggested a delay of 30 to 60 days, and further noted that no mention had been made of credits relating to the IPP ordinance. Hamilton noted that the Council now appeared to be deadlocked with three in favor of the ordinance and three op,osed to it and offered to withdraw his second. BAILEY WITHDREW his motion to adopt the ordinance and Hamilton withdrew the second. MOONEY MOVED to TABLE the matter to the next Council meeting on December 15. Hamilton seconded. Motion carried . PUBLIC Police/Fire Merger . Upon Plasters ' question, Cushing SAFETY noted that the Committee members studying the pro- posed merger each had submitted material which must be reviewed before a comprehensive written report can be made. It was determined that not enough supporting data was available at this time. Cushing determined that a decision would be made by the first part of January. y COUNCIL Finance —Federal Revenue Sharing. Hamilton reported COMMITTEES that the Finance Committee had met with Steve Ellis of KVY= regarding their request for an increase of $7900 in fundinq for 1981 and recommended that half of this amount be approved and further, that the City have some tvpe of contract with them to deter- mine what tvpe of work was actually being performed for the City. - 17 - COUNCIL Battered Women . Hamilton also reported that COMMITTEES representative frrt--)rl ;i ciroun that was attemptino to orranize in the Rent area to provide safe, shelten7for battured wonan had submitted a request to the Finince Cnmmittee for s64 , nno , He noterl that tho nroup ipparenily was not as yet well. orqonizud and thint they hawn a $41 , 000 arant available tn t4n. Halilton explained that thr $64 , 009 rovunnt wds hised an the number of cases previously rpperLed in the Kent area during a year ' s time And based on the approximate cost of $ 515 per parson Y"r temporary safe shelter. Hamilton noted Further that representatives from Rape Relief were also in ancniancp requesting continued funUinq . It. was duterminud thit reports should also he Ob- tainod from this . nncv . Public Works . TUMC- H"Wd that there would he AT-0115tino on Dac-n& c 3 and that the Committee would rnwt nn DCC�MWL 10 .at 000 a -M - FINANCE (CONSZNT CALLNPAD TTV4 SR) 1 1 P - 7rPvnvAL of on-ment of the bil : received fhreLl,-, 3 , 1940 aftar auditina by the Finance Womml v"- nt its meetinn at 3 : 00 p. m . on Dwcorh"r [ 5 , mn . ADJOURNMENT BAILEY rOVED that tKe Tootina be adjourned at 12 : 25 O ' clock a , m . , P . Whnsnn noronded . Motion carried . " , rio jenson , CMC Cit- C ! orl, NOTE: speuiAl COAP-11 900tino dates for public scar inns on 1hp ValLey Studics ore nwhWuled 11 , 1980 M. lwn 4 : 00 p.m. i : nu a . m .