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November 2, 1981
Regular meeting of the Kent City Council was called to order at
8: 00 o'clock p.m. by Mayor Hogan. Present: Councilpersons
Bailey, Hamilton, B. Johnson, J. Johnson, Masters, McCaughan
and Mooney, City Administrator Cushing, City Attorney Mirk,
Planning Director Harris, Public Works Director Wickstrom, and
Finance Director McCarthy. Also present: Administrative Assistant
Webby and Parks Director Wilson. Approximately 30 people were in
attendance at the meeting.
PROCLAMATION A proclamation was read by Mayor Hogan declaring
the week of November 8 - 14, 1981 to be the week
of the Dyslexic Child.
CONSENT B. JOHNSON MOVED that the Consent Calendar Items
CALENDAR A through K be approved, Mooney seconded. Motion
carried.
MINUTES (CONSENT CALENDAR ITEM 5A)
Approval of Minutes. APPROVAL of the minutes of
the regular Council meeting of October 19, 1981.
HEALTH & LID 299 - Sanitary Sewers (S.E. Corner James St.
SANITATION and West Valley Highway) . On October 19, 1981,
the public hearing on the confirmation of the
Final Assessment Roll for LID 299 was continued
to this date to allow time for Mr. Whitely to
present his objections. It was determined that
Mr. Whitely was present. The public hearing
was reopened by Mayor Hogan. In response to Mr.
Whitely' s request, Wickstrom explained the history
of the LID, noting that it had been formed in
1979 . He pointed out that a public hearing had
been held on the formation of the LID, and that
all property owners had been notified of such
hearing. It was determined that Mr. Whitely
was in the process of purchasing the property
in question and that therefore the notice of the
public hearing had been sent to the then owners
of record, Keller Supply, who had in turn stated
that they would notify Mr. Whitely. Wickstrom
also pointed out that the preliminary assessment
figures were much higher than the final figures .
He also explained for Mr. Whitely the method by
which assessments were calculated and the method
of payment for the assessment. In response to
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HEALTH & Masters' question, Whitely noted that all his con-
SANITATION cerns had been addressed and that he was withdraw-
ing his objection since it had merely been based
.on a lack of knowledge of the proceedings. There
was no correspondence and no further comments and
B. JOHNSON MOVED that the public hearing be closed,
Hamilton seconded. Motion carried. B. JOHNSON
MOVED to direct the City Attorney to draft the
ordinance confirming the Final Assessment Roll for
LID 299, Hamilton seconded. Motion carried.
WATER (CONSENT CALENDAR ITEM 5H)
East Hill Well Control Building. ACCEPTANCE of the
contract as complete of the Ralph Company for the
construction of the well control building for the
East Hill Well at S.E. 248th and 104th S.E. and
RELEASE of the retainage after receipt of the
necessary State releases.
(CONSENT CALENDAR ITEM 5I)
Bill of Sale - Water Mains - Eastwood #1 Short Plat.
ACCEPTANCE of the Bill of Sale and Warranty Agreement
for approximately 267 feet of water main extension
constructed in the vicinity of 108th S.E. and S.E.
260th for continuous operation and maintenance and
RELEASE of the cash bond after expiration of the
one-year guaranty period and payment of any outstand-
ing bills against the project.
STREETS (CONSENT CALENDAR ITEM 5G)
LID 307 - S. 180th/S.W. 43rd Street Improvement.
APPROVAL of the recommendation of the Public Works
Director that Kent concur with Renton's recommendation
of the award of the contract for this project to Tri-
State Construction for the low bid of $1,877,734 .79 .
The bid opening was held in Renton on October 13,
1981 and Renton is the lead agency for this joint
project and will be making the contract award.
(CONSENT CALENDAR ITEM 5K)
Transportation Study. APPROVAL of the recommendation
of Wilsey and Ham, the consultants selected to do the
Transportation Study, for the creation of a Technical
Advisory Committee and a Citizens' Advisory Committee
to work with City staff and Wilsey and Ham, Inc. on
the preparation of a Comprehensive Transportation
Plan. The member of the Citizens ' Advisory Committee
shall be appointed by the Mayor and City Council.
The recommendation was reviewed by the Council at
the workshop of October 26, 1981 and the recommendatir
endorsed.
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RAILROAD (CONSENT CALENDAR ITEM 5J)
CROSSINGS UPRR Crossing - Smith Street Agreement. AUTHORIZATION
for the Mayor to sign the new Railway Agreement and
Supplement No. 1 for the Union Pacific Railroad Smith
Street Crossing. The Chicago-Milwaukee Railroad esti-
mated a construction cost of $70, 000 to install auto-
matic gates and new flashing lights at the Smith
Street crossing of the Union Pacific Railroad tracks.
The total project was $85, 500, with $76, 950 federal
funds approved. The Union Pacific has estimated the
construction cost at $137, 691 which puts the total
project cost at $163, 345. This supplement will serve
as application for additional Federal funding ($70, 061) ,
the maximum percentage possible. The increased cost
is due to a more itemized and realistic estimate of
the necessary work, increased labor and material
costs, and more reliable construction practices by
Union Pacific. This estimate is in line with similar
construction at the S. 212th, S. 228th and James
Street crossings .
BEAUTIFICATION (CONSENT CALENDAR ITEM 5C)
Tree and Stream Preservation Ordinance No. 2245.
ADOPTION of Ordinance No. 2318 amending Ordinance
No. 2245 by adding to the definitions in the ordi-
nance. The matter was discussed at the workshop
of October 26, 1981.
POLICE (CONSENT CALENDAR ITEM 5F)
Jail Facility. APPROVAL of the request of the Jail
Advisory Board to recommend that the City of Kent
undertake to design, construct, operate and own a
jail facility in the City of Kent. A presentation
was made at the workshop meeting of October 26, 1981
along with distribution of the Phase I Report. The
Public Safety Committee has recommended approval of
the request.
PLAT Kent Estates Plat. ADOPTION of Ordinance No. 2319
VACATION approving the vacation of the Kent Estates Plat
with conditions . A public hearing was conducted
on June 16, 1980 approving this vacation and the
conditions have now been fulfilled.
REZONE Trans-Canada Rezone (RZ-81-2) . The Trans-Canada
Enterprises rezone application for a reclassification
of 8 . 5 acres from RA (Residential Agricultural) , to
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REZONE MR-Ni (Medium Density Multi-Family Residential) with
the intent to develop approximately 576 residential
units known as the Green River Condominiums, was
heard by the Hearing Examiner on August 11, 1981
and continued on September 9, 1981. The Examiner
has recommended that the application be approved
with the six conditions noted in the attachment fur-
nished to the Council and made a part of the record.
MOONEY MOVED that the recommendation of the Hearing
Examiner be approved and the City Attorney be instructed
to draft the necessary ordinance, Hamilton seconded.
McCaughan noted that they were again talking about
the traffic impact on West Meeker and questioned
whether any provision was being made for delaying
building until such time as West Meeker was improved.
Mayor Hogan pointed out that this was not included
in the Hearing Examiner' s recommendations. In re-
sponse to McCaughan' s questions as to the time frame
on the completion of West Meeker, Wickstrom noted
that the grant has been approved and that he hoped
that after the drainage LID was formed that a 5-lane
improvement could be made instead of a 3-lane
facility and that construction could begin on West
Meeker next year. He further explained that the
5-lane construction will depend on whether or not
the drainage LID is successful. In response to
questions regarding the SR 516 completion, Wickstrom
noted that he had talked with Mr. Zirkle of the DOT
last week who advised that the necessary bill has
been signed by the President and that some action
is about to be taken about approaching the Corps of
Engineers for the necessary permits. He noted that
the bidding process, which takes about two months,
is now ready to begin and that the street could be
under construction by spring but that it would be
1983 before it is usable. In response to the Mayor 's
further questions, MOONEY MOVED to amend the motion
to add another condition that the WE'.st MEEker Street
improvement be under construction before the issuance
of any building permits. Masters seconded. Motion
carried. HAMILTON MOVED to accept the motion as
amended, approving the rezone, with seven conditions.
McCaughan seconded. Motion carried.
ARTS (CONSENT CALENDAR ITEM 5E)
COMMISSION Appointments. CONFIRMATION of the following Arts
Commission appointments:
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ARTS Name Replacing Term Expires
COMMISSION 10/83
Merrily A. Dunham Bob Fey
Stephany Bruell Malecki Judd Burrow 10/83
Kal Arterre Bernadine Kinsey 10/83
Marilee M. Kiene Carolyn Tolas 10/85
HOUSING & 1982 Housing and Community Development Block Grant
COMMUNITY Program. The City Council is asked to adopt a 1982
DEVELOPMENT Housing and Community Development Program for the
City of Kent. The following is the Block Grant
Program proposed by the Kent Planning Commission
for the Council ' s review:
Allocated Popu Requested
Priority Projects lation Funds Needs Funds
1. Housing Repair Services Program $24, 408 $ 58,108
2. Senior Center Feasibility Study 5, 000 27, 500
3. N. Park Storm Drainage Const. II 15,000 93, 000
4. Traffic Diverter Demonstration --- 15, 600
Planning and Administration 44, 500 ---
TOTAL FUNDS $88, 908 $194,208
Applications for the projects that compose the adopted
Block Grant Program are due to King County on November
13 , 1981.
The public hearing was opened by Mayor Hogan. It was
noted that a letter had been received from Dolores
Steger, 818 Maplewood Avenue, Kent, objecting to
the reinstalling of traffic diverters at Clark
and Cedar, Jason and Temperance, and Third and Crow.
MASTERS MOVED that the letter be made a part of the
record, McCaughan seconded. Motion carried. Bailey
noted that Jason Street presently carries a large
amount of traffic and upon his question Wickstrom
noted that citizen input had been requested regarding
traffic control, that in fact the Engineering Depart-
ment did not support traffic diverters, and that it
was merely one means of traffic control to solve the
problems. B. Johnson noted that she wished to go on
record as being against the traffic diverters, as
this solution had not been accepted before. McCaughan
noted that he was also opposed to the traffic diverters
and pointed out that the City presently has a Trans-
portation Study underway and the results of the study
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HOUSING & should be considered. Bailey noted that he had
COMMUNITY received a telephone call from a resident on Jason
DEVELOPMENT Street who had noted that the problem was not so
much the amount of traffic but the amount of heavy
equipment using the street. He noted that at one
time signs had been posted that through truck traffic
was not desirable on Jason which was unenforcable.
He noted that the street was rapidly moving toward
becoming a major arterial and that there had been
consideration given to a future installation of a
traffic control system at Smith and Jason. He sug-
gested that if the flow of traffic between Smith
and James was impeded that the problem would be
compounded.
Bailey stated that he would go on record as opposing
action and suggested delaying it until the results
of the traffic study are available. The Mayor re-
ferred to Mrs. French who had complained about people
making free turns to Jason from Smith and noted that
this matter had been discussed with Jim Poston along
with the possibility of posting "no parking" on that
side since it was really no longer strictly a resi-
dential street. She pointed out the need for im-
provements to the street and referred to the long
past original plan to extend Jason to connect with
other major arterials.
McCAUGHAN MOVED to remove Item 4 from the list of
recommended projects, Hamilton seconded. Motion
carried. McCAUGHAN MOVED to reverse Items 2 and 3,
Masters seconded. Hamilton noted that some money
has already been spent on the North Park Storm
Sewer Project. McCaughan explained that he was not
proposing to cut out the Senior Center study and that
other funds might be found elsewhere in the budget.
Bailey noted that the past director of the Senior
Center had been directed to begin a facilities study
some time ago and that some commitments have already
been made to the Senior Center, and that monies were
needed to fund it. McCaughan pointed out that the
North Park Storm Drainage project has been under
discussion for many years and that the City has
been waiting for funding; that part of the necessary
funding was obtained and the project started with
HUD funding. He suggested that this project should
be completed. Bailey commented that commitments
had been made to the people at the Senior
Center and that the Council should not reverse its
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HOUSING & position at this point. He noted that he would
COMMUNITY vote against reversing Items No. 2 and No. 3. The
DEVELOPMENT motion carried, with Bailey and Mooney voting nay.
Robyn Bartelt, Director of the Senior Center, dis-
tributed an information sheet to the Council.
Masters noted that there was heavy competition for
the "needs" funds and questioned whether eliminating
Item 4 would enhance the other items. HAMILTON MOVED
to close the public hearing, Mooney seconded. Motion
carried.
McCAUGHAN MOVED that the proposals as listed below
be adopted:
Allocated Popu Requested
Priority Projects -lation Funds Needs Funds
1. Housing Repair Services
Program $24, 408 $ 58, 108
2. N. Park Storm Drainage
Construction II 15, 000 93, 000
3 . Senior Center Feasibility
Study 5,000 27, 500
Planning and Administration 44, 500 ---
TOTAL FUNDS $88 ,908 $178,608
B. Johnson seconded. Motion carried with Bailey
voting nay.
McCAUGHAN MOVED to adopt Resolution No. 938 adopting
the 1982 Community Development Program under the
Housing and Community Development Act of 1974. B.
Johnson seconded and motion carried with Bailey
voting nay.
METRO Metro's plan to discharge effluent at Seahurst by
201 way of a tunnel has been discussed at the workshops
PLAN of October 12 and October 26. Representatives of
Metro made a presentation at the workshop of the 26th
and Bruce Bowden, chairman of the Environmental Com-
mittee of the Highline Community Council was present
to speak against the proposal. He distributed the
Community Council 's "Short Position Paper" and a
covering letter, both of which have been made a
part of the record. Mr. Bowden noted that Metro
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METRO -}gad made tM deciaibn ba�s�ed' updh cost effeA14J� ness
201 but that the= final'EIS -cost fures are" tlrisistent
acid<,often incorrect:PLAN
` He'-stat-ed� that Metr,& 'a ""said
that the alternate was to discharge at Alki, but
%that- this route woula` be more' b'pensive. Bowden
asked- that apprdva'l of outfA13_ at Seahurst be delayed
"until .the pre-engineer hg' studies for the tunnel are
completed,, and futtrier''bbt�fnented on the water action
in the =sbtir�d` which would`,•_carry �'25% of the effluent
sn.''a .oircle. It was' dote tihed 'that dye studies
had not been conducted at'`Seahtrst, and that construc-
tion of the proposed tunnel to carry the effluent to
Seahurst would' not :be ,'uhder )coy i�truction for two years.
It was noted that Mayor"',Hogaf would attend a Metro
meeting on Thursday, at which time she would make
known the feeling of the Kent Council on this matter.
MOONEY stated that he had high regard for Metro' s
ability, and MOVES t°hat '`.khe -pity of Kent hereby
expresses its support fbr' the proposed plan of
Metro to di-p ert 'wa,s'tev�,�t.ter treated at its Renton
Sewage Treatment plarit 'fr`om the Duwamish River to
Puget 'Sound via =a tunnel &rid' outf all at Seahurst.
The motion failed for l;`ac e.' f a second. HAMILTON
MOVED 't'h+at Kent request that Metro delay commitment
to the tunnel to Seahurst until detailed engineering
studies for tie 'tun'" ''are complete, and until Puget
Sound circulation studies are complete. B. Johnson
' c�h •money dissenting.
COMMUNITY Councilperson Bailey introduced Resolution 939 relat-
r.� adopting goals,
LgatgD ;�J r ;r: lriis ,_3rit � et� lative to develop-
• ` POLL*113S�'= J7-r tj�typf&FEKgfit. He pointed out
the Council on
record in recognizing th#= p�bb1Mfas presented by the
Ad Hoc Committee as well as acceptance of the exper-
,s- referred to: the
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caw-` fir lt4ie "tel partment and tine
1.. .� y r:.� g'Pibl� `a. 5 �° o" ittee{ s noted that the' full
s _ tc BAILEY MOVED to
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_. COUNCIL Public Works. Mooney reported that a meeting had
COMMITTEES been held with the Water Districts and Water Pur-
veyors and that they seemed agreeable to having a
Planning Committee present findings. He also
noted that another meeting would be held on November
19. Mooney also reported that the Public Works
Committee would meet on Wednesday morning, November
4, at 8 : 00 a.m. to discuss the budget.
Parks Committee. Bailey reported that the Parks
Committee would meet on November 10 at 8 : 00 a.m.
to consider the Parks Department budget.
Public Safety. B. Johnson reported that the Public
Safety Committee would meet on November 5 at 4 : 00
p.m. to review the Fire Department budget as well
as hazardous material permits.
FEDERAL Cushing reported that correspondence had been re-
REVENUE ceived from the National League of Cities regarding
SHARING Federal Revenue Sharing and the need to retain as
much of this funding as possible. The letter sug-
gested that the cities should contact their congress-
men in this regard. At his request, B. JOHNSON MOVED
that a letter be sent on behalf of the City to our
congressional members, Hamilton seconded. Motion
carried.
BUSINESS Roadside Inn Tavern. Mirk reported that he hied
LICENSES been in court last Thursday regarding the Roadside
Inn Tavern business license revocation and noted
the matter would be assigned to a judge on December
4th at 1: 30 p.m. after which the judge will consider
the transcripts and arguments.
FINANCE Approval of Bills. APPROVAL of payment of the bills
received through November 2 , 1981 after auditing by
the Finance Committee at its meeting at 3: 00 p.m.
on November 13, 1981.
EXECUTIVE Upon the suggestion of the City Attorney, McCAUGHAN
SESSION MOVED that the meeting be adjourned to Executive
Session at 9 :10 p.m. to discuss a civil suit. Hamilton
seconded. Motion carried.
CIVIL SUIT The meeting reconvened at 9: 30 p.m. and HAMILTON MOVED
to authorize the City Attorney to file a civil suit
against Office Paulsen to recover damages for the City.
B. Johnson seconded. Motion carried.
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ADJOURNMENT MOONEY MOVED to adjourn the meeting at 9 : 32 p.m.
Hamilton seconded. Motion carried.
The Council then met in closed session to discuss
Union negotiations .
Marie Jens CMC
City Clerk
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