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Kent, Washington
September 7 , 1982
Regular meeting of the Kent City Council was called to order at
7:00 o 'clock p.m. by Mayor Hogan. Present: Mayor Hogan, Council-
persons Bailey, J. Johnson, Kelleher and Leahy, City Administrator
Cushing, City Attorney DiJulio, Public Works Director Wickstrom,
Planning Director Harris, and Finance Director McCarthy. Council-
persons Biteman, B. Johnson and Mooney were not in attendance.
Also present: Parks Director Wilson and Administrative Assistant
Webby. Approximately 20 people were in attendance at the meeting.
PROCLAMATION Mayor F'or;mtn read a proclamation declaring September
Design Awareness Month.
CONSENT BAILEY MOVED that the Consent Calendar Items A
CALENDAR through M be approved. Kelleher seconded.
Motion carried.
MINUTES (CONSENT CALENDAR ITEM 5A)
Approval of Minutes. APPROVAL of the minutes of
the regular Council meeting of August 16, 1982
with the following addition to Consent Calendar
Item 5I on page 2:
Approval for additional meetings with the consultants
at a cost of $450 and labor costs of $1, 150 for a
total of $1, 600 , from existing Block Grant/Federal
Revenue Sharing Funds already budgeted and approved .
WATER (CONSENT CALENDAR ITEM 5G)
S. 212th Street Water Supply Well. APPROVAL of
Change Order No. 1 submitted by Armstrong Drilling
Incorporated in the amount of $9 , 374 . 65 for changes
required in the well development. Because of the
additional geology and work required to develop
the well, it is anticipated that the project will
be overrun by $23 , 000. AUTHORIZATION to transfer
$23 ,000 into the project fund from the unencumbered
fund balance.
(CONSENT CALENDAR ITEM 5H)
Armstrong Springs Well Drilling. APPROVAL of
Change Order No. 1 submitted by Mueller Drilling
in the amount of $6 , 426. 15 for changes required
in the well development.
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WATER (CONSENT CALENDAR ITEM 5K)
Water District 75 Agreement. APPROVAL for the
Mayor to execute a five-year agreement with Water
District 75 for continuous water supply of up to
1 , 000 GPM.
DRAINAGE (CONSENT CALENDAR ITEM 5J)
Green River Management Agreement. APPROVAL of
Kent' s participation with Renton, Tukwila, Auburn,
and King County in the preparation of a management
plan for outletting surface water into the Green
River with Kent' s share of the cost to be $4 , 000
and AUTHORIZATION for Mayor to execute agreement
of same once it has been finalized. Also, AUTHOR-
IZATION to establish a project fund for which the
monies therefore in the amount of $4 , 000, shall
come from the completed Street Project Fund.
Midway Creek Storm Drainage Outfall. On September
2 , eight bids were received for the project.
Wickstrom distributed a memo noting that the low
bidder was Rental Marts, Inc . at $27, 363. 05. He
noted that Rental Marts had not acknowledged re-
ceipt of Addendum #1 and had submitted a personal
check as a bid bond instead of the required certified
check, but that both of these irregularities had
been corrected. In accordance with his recommenda-
tion, KELLEHER MOVED that $25, 000 from the completed
Street Project Fund be transferred to the Midway
Creek Storm Drainage Outfall (Green River Valley
Heights) Project Fund. J. Johnson seconded. P4otion
carried. KELLEHER MOVED that the deficiencies pre-
sented in Rental Marts ' bid be waived as being '
minor in nature and that the contract in the amount
of $27 , 363. 05 be awarded to Rental Marts, Inc.
J. Johnson seconded. Motion carried.
AGRICULTURAL Kelleher noted that the King County Council had
LANDS STUDY today approved the issuance of $15 million in
councilmanic bonds to be financed by a "conserva-
tion futures tax" for their agriculture preservation
program.
ANNEXATION (CONSENT CALENDAR ITEM 5I)
Des Moines Sewer District Annexation. APPROVAL of
the Annexation by the Des Moines Sewer District of
an area between 24th Avenue South and Pacific High-
way South and South 240th and South 248th.
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EQUIPMENT (CONSENT CALENDAR ITEM 5L)
RENTAL Equipment Rental Bus Purchase. AUTHORIZATION for
the Mayor to execute an agreement upon its develop-
ment with South King County Multi-Service Center
for the purchase and use of a 12-passenger bus, with
wheel chair lift, and the funds therefore shall
come from the Capital Reserve Fund of the Equipment
Rental Fund. Bailey questioned the wording of the
proposed agreement on the insurance section, and
on the termination section. It was determined
that the agreement document was a form and that
it would not be signed until the City Attorney
had approved the contents.
PARKS & (CONSENT CALENDAR ITEM 5C)
RECREATION Kent Memorial Park Asphalt Paving Field No. 1.
ACCEPTANCE of the Kent Memorial Asphalt Paving
project as complete and AUTHORIZATION to pay the
retainage after receipt of release from the State.
West Hill Park. A letter was read from David Dodson
urging the City to allocate the funds required to
acquire the Reith Road pit site from the State
for use as a park. BAILEY MOVED to accept the
letter and to refer it to the Parks Committee.
Leahy seconded. Motion carried.
EARTHWORKS Mayor Hogan read a letter from Herbert Bayer, artist-
designer of the Earthworks, expressinq his
pleasure in the completed project. LEAHY MOVED
for the letter to be made a part of the record.
J. Johnson seconded. Motion carried . Bailey
noted that he was pleased to see that many citi2ens
were enjoying the new Earthworks park over the
weekend.
LEAHY MOVED to establish a budget fund for the
Mill Creek Earthworks Project Dedication and to
authorize expenditures therefrom as outlined in
the memo from the August 23 workshop. Bailey
seconded. Motion carried.
COMMUNITY (CONSENT CALENDAR ITEM 5M)
REDEVELOPMENT SJR 143 - Resolution. ADOPTION of Resolution No.
FINANCING 971 in support of SJR 143 (Community Redevelopment
Financing) .
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PERSONNEL (CONSENT CALENDAR ITEM 5D)
Assistant City Attorney II Position. APPROVAL of
the Assistant Citv Attorney II Position in the Pay
Plan at Range 37 to be effective from August 16,
1982 to December 31 , 1982. Barbara Heavey will
fill the position at step C as approved by the
Finance/Personnel Committee on August 31 , 1982.
At Cushing' s suggestion, the words "to be effective
from August 16, 1982 to December 31, 1982" were
deleted. He noted that the position would be bud-
geted for 1983 and that the present wording might
suggest that it would end in 1982 .
CITY HALL/ (CONSENT CALENDAR ITEM 5E)
CITY SHOPS City Hall and City Shops Remodel . ACCEPT as complete,
contract with Thomas Haight Construction for the
alteration to the Kent City Hall Building and the
Kent City Shops and that retainage be released
upon receipt of the necessary releases from the
State. The final contract cost exceeded the pro-
ject budget by $288 . 64 . Authorization is re-
quested to cover the overage from the unused portion
of the ONB Remodel Fund.
POLICE (CONSENT CALENDAR ITEM 5F)
Jail Project Coordinator Funding. AUTHORIZATION
of continuation of funding for the Jail Project
Coordinator through the end of October 1982 .
EAST HILL East Hill Plan. On August 16, the City Council
PLAN inadvertently adopted Consent Item 5G reading as
follows:
"Adoption of Resolution 969 amending the East Hill
Plan which is an element of the City ' s Comprehensive
Plan. "
This resolution was adopted without the attachment
referenced therein. The attachment has now been
prepared.
J. JOHNSON MOVED that the action adopting Resolution
969 on August 16 , 1982 be rescinded and Resolution
972 amending the East Hill Plan which is an element
of the Comprehensive Plan is hereby adopted, Kelleher
seconded. Motion carried.
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CITY HALL Authorization of Expenditure. J. JOHNSON MOVED
MASTER that the expenditure of $2 , 850 be authorized from
PLAN unexpended Revenue Sharing Funds in order to com-
plete the City Hall Master Plan by evaluating the
implications of the jail holding facility alterna-
tives, Kelleher seconded. Motion carried .
COMMITTEE Public Works. It was noted that there will be no
REPORTS meeting this week and the next meeting will be
held on September 22 at 8 : 15 a.m.
Public Safety. J. Johnson noted that the Public
Safety Committee would meet at 8 : 00 a.m. on Friday,
September 17 to discuss the Merchant Patrol/Security
Guard ordinance and licensing.
FINANCE (CONSENT CALENDAR ITEM 5B)
Approval of Bills. APPROVAL of payment of the bills
received through September 2 , 1982 after auditing
by the Finance Committee at its meeting at 4 : 00 p.m.
on September 15, 1982 .
EXECUTIVE The Council recessed to an executive session at 7 : 25
SESSION p.m. , and upon reconvening at 7: 45 p.m. , BAILEY
MOVED to authorize the Mayor to enter into a stipu-
lated settlement in the action of Jesus Marroquin
vs. the City of Kent Police Department, Equal Employ-
ment Opportunity Commission cause #101821008 . J.
Johnson seconded. Motion carried.
ADJOURNMENT The meeting was adjourned at 7 :47 p.m.
Marie Jensen, CMC
City Clerk
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