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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCity Council Meeting - Council - Minutes - 03/01/1982 Kent, Washington March 1, 1982 Regular meeting of the Kent City Council was called to order at 8: 00 o'clock p.m. by Mayor Hogan. Present: Mayor Hogan, Council- persons Biteman, Kelleher, B. Johnson, J. Johnson, Leahy and Mooney, City Administrator Cushing , Acting City Attorney Heavey, Planning Director Harris, Public Works Director Wickstrom and Finance Director McCarthy. Councilperson Bailey was not in attendance. Also present: Administrative Assistant Webby, Fire Chief Angelo, Parks Director Wilson and URS representative Abed. Approximately 80 people were in attendance at the meeting . CONSENT B. JOHNSON MOVED to approve Consent Calendar Items CALENDAR A through O, with the exception of Item D, Reith Road Pit Site, which was removed at the request of B. Johnson, and Item F, Puget Power Easement for Mill Creek Canyon, which was removed at the request of City Administrator Cushing. J. Johnson seconded. Motion carried . MINUTES (CONSENT CALENDAR ITEM 5A) Approval of Minutes . APPROVAL of the minutes of the regular Council meeting of February 16, 1982 . STREETS (CONSENT CALENDAR ITEM 5D) REMOVED AT THE REQUEST OF COUNCILPERSON B. JOHNSON Reith Road Pit Site . Authorization has been re- quested for the City staff to request that the State Department of Transportation surplus the Reith Road Pit Site and, being successful in this regard, to then negotiate for its acquisition by the City of Kent. Darla Dodson, 3824 S. 255th Place, Kent, WA, addressed the Council regarding this item, noting that in the 1972 Comprehensive Parks & Recreation Plan which was adopted by the Council, this site was listed as a top priority for a park site. She suggested that the area was in need of a park and that the Council should consider the recommendations set forth in the 1972 Plan when acquiring the property. Wickstrom pointed out that the site was also needed for the realignment of the Reith Road. B. JOHNSON MOVED that City staff be authorized to request that the State Department of Transportation surplus the Reith Road pit site, and if successful in this re- gard , to then negotiate for its acquisition by the City of Kent for a park site and for the realignment of Reith Road. J. Johnson seconded. Motion carried. - 1 - i March 1, 1982 STREETS East/West Route. Mayor Mogan noted that letters have been received asking about the City 's position on the proposed East/West route. Letters from the following have been placed on file: Stanley Levy, Tom and Bonnie Sawyer, Evelyn McKinley, James and Patricia Cunningham. WATER Bid - Seven Oaks Plat Well (Soos Creek) - Vertical Turbine Pump, Meter and Control Valves. Public Works Director Wickstrom referred to a memo which was furnished to the Council regarding this matter. He noted that the recommendation is now being made to reject all bids and to include the pump, meter and control valves in the bid call for the building facilities. He noted that the time schedule was tight and that some right-of-way acquisition pro- blems still had to be resolved. Upon the recommend- ation of. Acting City Attorney Heavey, MOONEY MOVED to reconsider the contract which was awarded on February 16, 1982 for the Seven Oaks Plat Well Vertical Turbine Pump, Meter and Control Valves. B.. Johnson seconded. Motion carried. MOONEY MOVED to adopt Resolution No. 957 relating to the rejection of all bids received on February 12, 1982 for the said equipment, B. Johnson seconded. Motion carried. STORM (CONSENT CALENDAR ITEM 5N) DRAINAGE Parkside Division No. 2 - Acceptance of Lot 48 . ACCEPTANCE of the deed for Lot 48 of Parkside Division No. 2 Plat originally dedicated to the City by Wick Homes for storm drainage purposes. PLANNED (CONSENT CALENDAR ITEM 5G) UNIT Natural Land Group P.U.D. (PUD-80-2) . ADOPTION of DEVELOPMENT the Hearing Examiner' s recommendation to approve, with seven conditions , the application of Natural Land Group for a P.U.D. (An appeal on this matter was denied at the February 16, 1982 Council meeting.) PRELIMINARY (CONSENT CALENDAR ITEM 5L) PLATS YTH Estates Preliminary Plat (SU-81-3) . SETTING of March 15, 1982 as the date to consider the Hearing Examiner ' s recommendation for this Prelimi- nary Plat. If the Council wishes to make changes to the recommendations at that time, a date for a public hearing will then be set. - 2 - March 1, 1982 PRELIMINARY (CONSENT CALENDAR ITEM 5M) PLATS Evergreen Hills Preliminary Plat (SU-79-3) . APPROVAL of the request of Vi and Arthur Lien for a one-year time extension on the Evergreen Hills Preliminary Plat. RAILROAD Burlington-Northern Railroad - 84th Avenue So. CROSSINGS Franchise Ordinance. This ordinance was introduced at the February 1, 1982 meeting and would grant to Burlington-Northern Railroad authority to construct, maintain and operate a railroad spur track at common grade in the vicinity of 84th Avenue S. and S . 212th Street. On February 16, 1982 the adoption of the proposed ordinance was tabled to this meeting. Wickstrom explained that several changes had been made to the ordinance and it was necessary for Burlington-Northern Railroad to have time to review the changes. At his request, MOONEY MOVED that the proposed franchise ordinance be held over until April 5, 1982 , Leahy seconded. Motion carried. PLANNING (CONSENT CALENDAR ITEM 5K) COMMISSION Planning Commission Appointment. CONFIRMATION of the Mayor ' s appointment of John Astle to fill Tom Sharp' s position on the Planning Commission. This term will expire December 31, 1983 . POLICE (CONSENT CALENDAR ITEM 5H) King County Rape Relief Contract. AUTHORIZATION for the Mayor to sign the King County Rape Relief contract. (CONSENT CALENDAR ITEM 5I) Division of Alcoholism and Substances Services Con- tract. AUTHORIZATION for the Mayor to sign the contract for Alcoholism and Substances Services. (CONSENT CALENDAR ITEM 5J) Kent Valley Youth Services. AUTHORIZATION for the Mayor to sign the contract with Kent Valley Youth Services . PARKS & (CONSENT CALENDAR ITEM 5E) RECREATION Concessionaire Agreement. AUTHORIZATION for the Mayor to sign a lease/concessionaire agreement with Mike M. Stray and Don W. Page, partners, for the 3 - i I i i March 1, 1982 PARKS & purpose of merchandising golf equipment and con- RECREATION ducting a year-round golf lesson program. The agreement has been reviewed by staff, the Acting City Attorney, and was discussed at the February 28, 1982 workshop. (CONSENT CALENDAR ITEM 5F) REMOVED AT THE REQUEST OF CITY ADMINISTRATOR CUSHING Puget Power Easement - Mill Creek Canyon. The Parks Department has recommended that the Mayor be given authorization to sign an easement to Puget Sound Power & Light Company which would allow for elec- tricity to be provided to the Lower Mill Creek Park area (Earthworks Site) . Cushing noted that there was concern at this time about the way the legal description reads and that the matter required further study. East Hill Park Site - Gibson Property Real Estate Agreement. City Administrator Cushing noted that in acquiring the property for the East Hill Park site, one small piece known as the Gibson property had still not been acquired. He noted that the property had been appraised and the owner had been offered the appraised value. He also pointed out that the owner had preferred to go through condemn- ation proceedings in the hope of receiving more money for the property and because of the time and costs involved, the City offered 100 over the appraised value, which had been accepted. He pointed out that this was not an uncommon procedure and that the dollar amount set through condemnation was uncertain. Cushing noted that the additional costs would be shared equally between the School District and the City, and that it was hoped that the City ' s additional costs could be obtained through grants. He recommended that the Mayor be authorized to sign the necessary agreements. Accordingly, B. JOHNSON MOVED to adopt Resolution No. 956 authorizing the acquisition of the property and authorizing execution of appropriate documents relative to said acauisition. Mooney seconded. Motion carried. LAND USE Agricultural Resolution. This matter has been dis- cussed at two workshops. Resolution 955 has been - 4 - i March 1, 1982 LAND USE prepared, making it a goal of the City to preserve certain lands on the Valley Floor, lying south and west of the Green River for mixed types of agri- cultural uses and directing the staff to make pro- posals to the City Council for possible Comprehen- sive Plan changes and zoning district changes . The staff is further directed to conduct a study of agriculture in the area designated in the reso- lution. Susan O 'Connell of the Green River Study Group spoke in support of the Resolution, noting that farmlands are needed close to highly populated areas. Gene Bremmer noted that he leased 20 acres to farm south of S . 259th and that land-fills over the past eight years had affected the drainage in the valley. He noted that water was now standing in places where that had never occurred before and that this was detrimental to the soil. Mooney noted that the ditches in the area required cleaning. Rev. John Houston of the Washington Association of Churches noted that in addition to preserving the land, the role of the farmer should also be preserved. He pointed out that many refugees in the area had agricultural backgrounds and could be encouraged to farm in this area. A representative of the Association of University Women spoke in favor of the proposed resolution. Patricia Van Alkirk of the County Agricultural Department noted that about 590 acres of the King County agricultural preserva- tion program are located in south King County. Bill Nightingale noted that 78th Avenue S. was a beauty spot and should be preserved along with the farm lands. There were no further comments and KELLEHER MOVED to adopt Resolution 9551 J. Johnson seconded. Upon Leahy ' s question, Harris noted that the staff could present the scope of the study at the next workshop meeting. Mayor Hogan advised the audience that the workshop was open to the public and would be held on Monday, March 8 , at 7: 00 p.m. Kelleher noted that this matter was brought to the Council during the Valley Studies hearings . He pointed out that - 5 - March 1, 1982 LAND USE this resolution proposed a mixed approach and did not deal only with commerical farming. Mayor Hogan pointed out that even if it was found that agricul- tural use in this area was viable, that consideration would still have to be given to the possibility of overloading the City's utility systems . Motion carried unanimously. Mayor Hogan noted receipt of a letter from Barbara Harger supporting the proposed study. This letter, and seventeen others supporting the proposal, have been filed as part of the record. FINANCE (CONSENT CALENDAR ITEM 50) City Treasurer ' s Certificates - LID 285 West Hill Island Sewer, LID 299 West Valley Highway and James Street Sewer, LID 302 Rose Avenue Water Main and LID 303 S.E. 270th Water Main. ACCEPTANCE of the City Treasurer ' s certificates as follows: LID # 303 285 299 302 Collected $13 ,487 . 41 $ 61, 807 . 74 $ 8 , 410. 53 $24, 867. 71 Remaining 61, 634 . 22 326, 607. 93 76 , 525. 19 55, 252. 07, (CONSENT CALENDAR ITEM 5C) MFOA Conference. ADOPTION of Resolution No. 954 recommending Seattle as the site for the 1989 Annual Municipal Finance Officers Association Conference. (CONSENT CALENDAR ITEM 5B) Payment of Bills . APPROVAL of payment of the bills received through March 3 , 1982 after auditing by the Finance Committee at its meeting at 4 : 00 p.m. on March 15, 1982 . COUNCIL Public Works Committee. Mooney noted that the Public COMMITTEES Works Committee would meet on Wednesday, March 3, 1982 at 8 : 15 a.m. in the 2nd floor conference room. Parks Committee. B. Johnson reported that the Parks Committee would meet on March 10 at 3 : 30 p.m. SUBURBAN Cushing reminded the Council of the Suburban Mayors MAYORS Association meeting at the Doubletree Plaza on Wed- ASSOCIATION nesday and asked that those planning to attend notify his secretary. 6 - I March 1, 1982 EXECUTIVE At 8 : 40 p.m. , upon the request of Cushing, the SESSION Council retired to an executive session. ADJOURNMENT The meeting ;was reconvened at 9 : 30 p.m. and upon B. Johnson' s motion, seconded by Biteman, was then adjourned. Marie Jensen, CMC City Clerk - 7 -