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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCity Council Meeting - Council - Minutes - 03/15/1982 Kent, Washington March 15, 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. Also present: Administrative Assistant Webby, Fire Chief Angelo, Assistant Fire Chief LaBore, City Treasurer Drotz and URS representative Abed. Councilperson Bailey was absent. Approximately 35 people were in attendance at the meetina. CONSENT B. JOHNSON MOVED to approve Consent Calendar Items CALENDAR A through O, with the exception of Item L, the LID 308 Final Environmental Impact Statement, which will be addressed during the hearing on the LID. Mooney seconded. Motion carried. MINUTES (CONSENT CALENDAR ITEM 5A) Approval of Minutes. APPROVAL of the minutes of the regular Council meeting of March 1, 1982 . HEALTH & (CONSENT CALENDAR ITEM 5M) SANITATION Sanitary Sewer Easement Release. (101st Avenue S.E. on Canyon Drive. ) AUTHORIZATION for the City to release that portion of the existing sewer ease- ment in which the Puget Power vault lies. The City currently has a sanitary sewer easement located approximately 300 feet west of 101st Avenue S.E. on Canyon Drive and has previously used only a por- tion of the easement area. It recently became necessary to use the remaining portion and it was discovered that Puget Power had constructed a vault in the easement. Puget Power has acquired an addi- tional easement area for Kent and in return is re- questing we release the portion in which they have their vault. WATER (CONSENT CALENDAR ITEM 5D) LID 309 - East Hill Water Main Improvement (Kent- Kan ley Road, 104th Avenue S.E. , 106th Avenue S.E. S.E. 264th Street. ADOPTION of Resolution No. 958 declaring the city' s intent to form LID 309 and setting the public hearing date for April 19, 1982 . The Public Works Director has reviewed the events leading to the proposed improvement and an informal meeting with the property owners in the area involved was held on January 21, 1982 . - 1 - I March 15, 1982 WATER (CONSENT CALENDAR ITEM 5J) Seven Oaks (Soos Creek) and Armstrong Springs Well Facilities. AUTHORIZATION for the Mayor to execute the contract with URS Company for engineering services associated with the design of well facilities at Seven Oaks (Soos Creek) and Armstrong Springs. The total amount of the contract is $39, 000 of which $35, 000 is related to the design of Soos Creek and $4 , 000 related to preliminary investigations at Armstrong Springs. Budgets for both well facilities have been established through Council approval of the interim financing ordinance. The Seven Oaks (Soos Creek) budget is $205, 000 and Armstrong Springs is $211, 000. (CONSENT CALENDAR ITEM 5N) East Hill Community Well Company Customer Water Re- quest. APPROVAL of the request for water service by a customer of the East Hill Community Well Company only to the existing structure and with the condition that the property owner be required to execute Annex- ation Covenants. The individual owns property in the vicinity of 104th Avenue S .E. and S. 228th and is . presently serviced by an inadequate line by the East Hill Community Well Company. The City has previously connected other East Hill Community Well Company customers serviced from the same line. (CONSENT CALENDAR ITEM 5K) Routh King County Water Purveyors Association. APPROVAL of the recommendation by the Public Works Committee that the Public Works Director, who has been working with the Association in its formative stages, be named as Kent' s representative on the Board of Directors. The South King County Water Purveyors Association is being formed as a non- profit corporation with Water Districts 111, 105, 124 and Kent participating . Water Conservation. A water conservation packet was distributed to the Council by Public Works Director Wickstrom. He explained that the packets would be available to the public at no charge and notification of the availability of same would be sent to customers with the next regularly scheduled billing. 2 - I March 15, 1982 STREETS LID 308 Water, Sewer and Street 'Improvements (S.E. 260th from 104th S.E. to 108th S*.E. ) This date has been set for a public hearing to be held on the form- ation of an LID for this proposed project. Public Works Director Wickstrom described the scope of the project, noting that an informal meeting had been held with the property owners on February 11, 1982. He noted that the Final EIS has been prepared and is available. He stated that the total project involves about $837, 443. 00 which includes water, sewer and street improvements and that the City had contributed $13 , 983 for a water main improvement. The amount to be assessed is $824, 059. 44, divided as follows: Streets $714, 312. 81 Sewer 60, 500 . 00 Water 49 , 246. 63 Wickstrom also pointed out that before the ordinance creating the LID is presented to the Council for passage, an agreement would be reach with a pro- perty owner with regard to sewer service. He esti- mated that it would probably be 1� years before the project is completed at which time assessments would be levied, and that the first installment would not be due until approximately 23� years from now. At B. Johnson' s request, he pointed out the exact area of the proposed LID and explained that the zone and termini method of determining the assessments was used. The public hearing was opened by the Mayor. Jim McGatlin, 25230 - 142nd S .E. questioned the right of way acquisition and when payment would be made for this purpose. Wickstrom determined that as soon as the ordinance creating the LID was adopted, acquisition would begin, appraisals made and offers tendered to the property owners, with payment being made at the time of acceptance. Upon Mildred Grube' s question, Wickstrom determined that figures on the acquisition for rights of way were preliminary and the final figures would depend upon the design and that after appraisal, the figures could change. The Clerk reported that two protests had been filed tonight from Mr. and Mrs. E. A. Grube and from - 3 - March 15, 1982 STREETS Shirley NeuMiller. Wickstrom determined that these protests constituted 23% of the LID. MOONEY MOVED that the letters of protest be accepted, B. Johnson seconded. Motion carried. Robert Gaunt, 17233 S.E. 228th, noted that the majority of the property is owned by a developer and asked if it would be possible for the developer to buy the rights of way from the other property owners, enabling the developer to build sooner and eliminating LID assessments for the surround- ing property owners. Mooney suggested that the developer should be contacted by the other property owners if it was felt this was a feasible way to approach the project. There were no further com- ments and MOONEY MOVED to close the public hearing, B. Johnson seconded. Motion carried. Upon the recommendation of the Public Works Director, MOONEY MOVED to accept the Final Environ- mental Impact Statement for LID 308 , B. Johnson seconded. Motion carried. MOONEY MOVED that the ordinance creating LID 308 be presented at the next Council meeting, Kelleher seconded. Motion carried. LAND USE (CONSENT CALENDAR ITEM 50) Agricultural Study of Land Use South and West of the Green River. APPROVAL of the estimate of costs and an outline of the agricultural study recommended by the Planning Department. On March 1, 1982 the City Council adopted Resolution No. 955 directing the City staff to investigate and study existing Comprehensive Plan land use designations and current zoning south and west of the Green River and to present proposals for land use changes to some type of agricultural use. The Council reviewed the proposed study material at the February 8, February 22 and March 8, 1982 Council workshops. PRELIMINARY YTH Estates Preliminary Plat (SU-81-3)_ On March 1, PLATS 1982 the Council set March 15, 1982 for a public meeting to consider the adoption or rejection of the recommendation as set forth by the Hearing Examiner on the YTH Estates Preliminary Plat re- quest for approval of a five-lot subdivision in a - 4 - March 15, 1982 PRELIMINARY R1-7 . 2 Single Family Residential District. The PLATS Hearing Examiner ' s recommendation is for approval with conditions as set forth in the Examiner' s report of February 11, 1982. J. JOHNSON MOVED to adopt the Hearing Examiner's recommendation to approve the Preliminary Plat with conditions , B. Johnson seconded. Motion carried. FIRE (CONSENT CALENDAR ITEM 5C) DEPARTMENT Uniform Fire Code Amendment. ADOPTION of Ordinance No. 2340 , amending SecTi-on 1 of the Uniform Fire Code, 1979 Edition, adopted by Ordinance No. 2212 and previously amended by Ordinance No. 2228 . Policy for Burning Buildings for Fire Department Training. Although the Fire Department is allowed to burn buildings for training purposes, this prac- tice has been limited because the general public was not permitted to burn within the City. In 1980, the Council by Resolution No. 890 permitted burning in particular areas on weekends in April each year. The Fire Chief has requested approval to burn buildings which are slated for demolition and have been donated to the Department for use in training. The number and types of buildings to be burned will be limited by establishing certain criteria. MOONEY MOVED to authorize the Fire Chief to burn such buildings as part of a training program, Kelleher seconded. Motion carried. Fire District No. 37 Contract. The proposed con- tract with Fire District No. 27 was reviewed at the workshop of March 8 , 1982 and a copy was in- cluded in the packet. B. JOHNSON MOVED to authorize the Mayor to sign the contract with Fire District No. 37 for Fire Protection and EMS Services. J. Johnson seconded. Motion carried. Leahy noted that the Fire Department's proposal for use of residual funds from the bond issue for apparatus would be further discussed at the workshop on March 22. 5 - March 15, 1982 PARKS (CONSENT CALENDARITEM 5F) DEPARTMENT Garrett Property Donation. ACCEPTANCE of a strip of riverfront property which Mr. and Mrs. DeLane Garrett have offered to donate for recreation pur- poses. The property is located between the eastern shore of the Green River and Russell Road, just south of the S. 212th Street bridge. ANIMAL (CONSENT CALENDAR ITEM 5E) Animal Control CONTROL AUTHORIZATION for the Mayor to renew the contract CONTRACT with King County for the period covering April 1, 1982 to March 30 , 1983 , adopting therein the County' s new fees . KENT (CONSENT CALENDAR ITEM 5G) VALLEY St. Anthony' s Church. APPROVAL of the request of FESTIVAL St. Anthony' s Church for the closure of Titus Street during the annual week-long activity sponsored by the church. Closure would be as follows: Titus from 3rd Avenue on the west to Clinic drive- way on the east - Closed from 6: 00 p.m. , Tuesday, June 8, 1982 until 8 : 00 a.m. on Tuesday, June 15, 1982 . Parish Parking Lot - Closed from 8: 00 a.m. on Tuesday, June 8, 1982 to 8: 00 a.m. on Tuesday, June 15, 1982 . PLANNING (CONSENT CALENDAR ITEM 5I) COMMISSION Planning Commission Appointment. CONFIRMATION of the Mayor 's appointment of Mary Louise Kilbourn to replace Byron Baker on the Planning Commission. This term will expire December 31, 1983. COUNCIL (CONSENT CALENDAR ITEM 5H) Council Meeting Time Change. ADOPTION of Ordinance No. 2341 and APPROVAL of the summary thereof, chang- ing the time for City Council meetings FROM 8 :00 o'clock p.m. TO 7: 00 o 'clock p.m. on the first and third Mondays of each month. The new meeting time will start with the Council meeting of April 5, 1982. EQUIPMENT Bids - Equipment Rental Vehicles. Bids for the RENTAL equipment were opened on March 11, 1982. Cushing explained that the bids for the station wagons 6 - March 15, 1982 I EQUIPMENT would be rejected to consider specifications for RENTAL wagons with smaller engines. Accordingly, LEAHY MOVED that the bids be awarded as follows: .Item Bidder Amount 1) Two 1982 ,-Ton Vans State Bid $14, 371. 16 2) One 1982 ,-Ton Pickup 4800 GVW State Bid $ 6, 903. 71 3) One 1982 �-Ton Pickup 5850 GVW State Bid $ 7,403. 69 4) Three 1982 1-Ton Cab & Chassis - 10, 000 GVW State Bid $25, 583. 30 5) One 1982 1-Ton Crewcab & Chassis - 10, 000 GVW Valley I-5 $10, 691. 73 and that all the bids be rejected on the Two 1982 4-Door Station Wagons at this time. Mooney seconded. Motion carried. OUT OF Requests for Out of State Travel. Leahy noted that STATE at today s meeting the Finance Committee reviewed TRAVEL the following requests for out of State travel and- recommended approval : Keri Adams, Neighborhood Planner, to attend the Downtown Revitalization Conference in San Francisco, California March 29-31, 1982 . Public Works Construction Inspector to attend cross- connection school in Grants Pass, Oregon. Fire Chief Angelo and Fire Department Training Officer to attend the National Academy in Fresno, California. LEAHY MOVED that all requests be approved, Biteman seconded. Motion carried. ALLEY Hurt & Scarsella Request. Resolution No. 950 set VACATION this date for a public hearing on a petition to vacate an alley between N. Central and N. State, south of Pioneer Street. The Planning Department recommends that this petition for vacation be denied for the following reasons: 7 - I March 15, 1982 ALLEY 1. The alley is a garbage pickup point and delivery VACATION access route to adjacent businesses. 2 . Seventy to eighty vehicles per day use the alley; if it is closed, this traffic would be forced to exit onto Smith Street in a congested area. 3. The sole access to the Linda Lee Apartments ' parking lot is from this alley. 4. The city has a main sewer line located in the alley that needs to be replaced. Any vacation of the alley would complicate the replacement and add to the cost. 5. There does not appear to be any public benefit in closing the north end of this alley. The public hearing was opened by the Mayor. Frank Scarsella stated that garbage and delivery trucks could enter from the south end of the alley (Smith Street) or use Pioneer Street. He stated that many cars used the alley to avoid the intersection at Smith and Central and that therefore he did not think too many people would be inconvenienced by the closure of the alley. Referring to access to the Linda Lee Apartments, he noted that the other end of alley could be used and that the residents could drive through the two parking lots. He noted there would not be much public benefit but that closure would help their business and might create a few more jobs in the near future. In response to Leahy ' s question, Scarsella noted that he operated an auto sales business and the vacation would allow room for the parking of additional cars . Virginia Ellis, 19265 S.E. Wax Road, noted that their business depends on the alley being open since it was used by delivery trucks and the only other means of exiting would be directly on to Smith Street. In response to Mooney's question, Chief Angelo affirmed that the Fire Department had checked the area in question and closing the alley would create no problems in fighting fires. There were no further comments 8 - March 15, 1982 ALLEY and B. JOHNSON MOVED to close the public hearing, VACATION Mooney seconded. Motion carried. B. JOHNSON MOVED that the Planning Department' s recommendation for denial be accepted, Leahy seconded. Motion carried. FINANCE Combined Bond Issue - LID 285, LID 299, LID 302, and LID 303. The City' s bond counsel has prepared Ordinance 2342 for a combined bond issue for LIDs 285, 299 , 302, and 303 and for the sale of same to Foster & Marchall/American Express, Inc. of Seattle. Mary Hughes of Foster & Marshall explained the handout to the Council, noting that a tabulation of recent LID bond sales was shown and also noting that this issue, at the rate of 13 . 41% interest was the lowest rate this year. In response to questions from Mayor Hogan, McCarthy determined that it was necessary to sell the bond issue at this time. In response to B. Johnson' s question, Drotz noted that the time period allotted for interim financing had already expired for one of the projects. B. JOHNSON MOVED for the adoption of Ordinance No. 2342 , J. Johnson seconded. Motion carried. (CONSENT CALENDAR ITEM 5B) Approval of Bills. APPROVAL of the payment of bills received through March 18 , 1982 after auditing by the Finance Committee at its meeting at 4: 00 o'clock p.m. on March 31, 1982 . COUNCIL Public Works. Mooney reported that the Public Works COMMITTEES Committee would meet at 8: 15 a.m. on Wednesday, March 17, 1982. EXECUTIVE The meeting adjourned to executive session at 8: 45 SESSION p.m. ADJOURNMENT The meeting was reconvened at 8: 57 and then adjourned. Marie Jensen, CMC City Clerk - 9 -