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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCity Council Meeting - Council - Minutes - 03/21/1983 Kent , Washington March 21 , 1983 Regular meeting of the Kent City Council was called to order at 7 : 00 o' clock p.m. by Mayor Hogan. Present : Mayor Hogan, Councilmembers Biteman, B. Johnson, J . Johnson, Kelleher , and Leahy, City Adminis- trator Cushing, City Attorney DiJulio, Planning Director Harris and Public Works Director Wickstrom. Councilmembers Bailey and Woods and Finance Director McCarthy were not in attendance . Also pre- sent : Fire Chief Angelo, Parks Director Wilson, Personnel Director Webby and Planning Commissioners Baer and Kilbourn . In addition to City staff members, six citizens attended the meeting. KENTRIDGE Beth Jackson, principal of Kentridge High School , HIGH SCHOOL distributed brochures explaining "Kentridge Showcase - 83" . She invited the Mayor, Council and staff to attend any of the functions. The "Showcase" will run until April 30 and copies of the calendar of events were distributed . PROCLAMATION Mayor Hogan proclaimed the month of March as Distributive Education Clubs of America (DECA) month in Kent . At the request of the Police Department , the Mayor reminded the audience that this week is "Traffic Awareness Week" , as proclaimed on March 7 . CONSENT J . JOHNSON MOVED, that the Consent Calendar Items CALENDAR Items A through L be approved. Kelleher seconded. Motion carried. MINUTES (CONSENT CALENDAR ITEM 5A) Approval of Minutes . APPROVAL of the minutes of the regular Council meeting of March 7 , 1983 . HEALTH & (CONSENT CALENDAR ITEM 5H ) SANITATION LID 287 - 94th Place S . - Sanitary Sewers. The public hearing for the confirmation of the final assessment roll for LID 287 was concluded on March 7 , 1983 . Action to authorize the preparation of the ordinance to confirm the roll was tabled to this meeting to allow time for the Public Works Committee to discuss the amount of the assessments with G .J . Pieper and Lester Poole . TABLE action further to the April 4 , 1983 meeting. (CONSENT CALENDAR ITEM 5J ) Late Comer Agreement - Sewer Main - 114th Avenue S .E . and S .E . 254th . AUTHORIZATION for the Public Works Director to execute a Late Comers Agreement for the Seventh Day Adventist Church for the sewer main exten- sion constructed in the vicinity of 114th Ave. S.E . and S .E . 254th in conjunction with the SDA Short plat . - 1 - March 21 , 1983 WATER (CONSENT CALENDAR ITEM 5K) Late Comer Agreement - Water Main - Hilltop Lane to 94th Avenue South . Authorization for the Public Works Director to execute a Late Comers Agreement for Richard Gradwohl for a water main extension constructed in the vicinity of Hilltop Lane and 94th Ave . South. (CONSENT CALENDAR ITEM 5I ) Late Comer Agreement - Water Main - 100th Avenue S .E . and S .E . 228th St . AUTHORIZATION for the Public Works Director to execute a Late Comers Agreement for Washington Services for the water main extension constructed in the vicinity of 100th Avenue S .E . and S .E . 228th Street in conjunction with the Briere Lane Plat . STREETS State Agreement - Reith Road to SR 181 . The State is improving the section of Meeker Street between SR 516 and the Meeker Street bridge and the City will be responsible for the buttoning upon the completion of the project . As recommended by the Public Works Committee , B. JOHNSON MOVED for the Mayor to be authorized to sign an agreement with the State for the buttoning project and to direct the Public Works Director to transfer $2 ,593 .20 from the unexpended balance of the Smith Street Project to pay for this work . J . Johnson seconded. Motion carried . STREET (CONSENT CALENDAR ITEM 5C) VACATION Street Vacation - S .E . 260th - Ordinance. ADOPTION of Ordinance No. 2395 vacating S .E . 260th, east of 108th Avenue S .E . , as approved on March 7 , 1983 . EQUIPMENT Equipment Rental - Dump Truck . Bids were opened on RENTAL March 14 , 1983 for a 10 to 12 yard dump truck for the Equipment Rental Division of the Public Works Depart- ment . Four bids were received . It is recommended that the bid from Mack Truck Company for the truck with the Beal Transliner bed be accepted in the amount of $69 ,756 .30 including tax, without trade . J . JOHNSON MOVED, to award the bid to Mack Truck Company as recommended . Biteman seconded . Motion carried. PARKS Property Acquisition - Mill Creek . Parks Director Wilson distributed a sketch entitled "Master Plan Update , Mill Creek Canyon Park" noting that an. area outlined on the sketch was an "opportunity project" and that the City could buy a parcel of 22 ,000 square feet for $3 to $4 ,000 under the asking price. He noted that this had been discussed at the Parks Com- mittee meeting and requested that a Resolution be 2 - March 21, 1983 PARKS passed at the next meeting authorizing the purchase of this property. Upon Kelleher ' s question, J . Johnson clarified that the Parks Committee had recommended in favor of this proposal and MOVED for the Resolution to be prepared . B. Johnson seconded. Motion carried . (CONSENT CALENDAR ITEM 5F ) Russell Road Park - Puget Power Easement . AUTHORIZATION for the Mayor to sign any necessary easement required by Puget Power for installation of underground wiring at the Russell Road Park . Funding for this project was approved at the February 22 meeting . (CONSENT CALENDAR ITEM 5L) Transfer of King County Forward Thrust Funds . ADOPTION of Resolution No. 990 approving the transfer of $30 ,825 of Forward Thrust Funds from King County to the City of Kent for acquisition of a Lower Green River Trail and authorization for the Mayor to sign an agreement and any other necessary documents to accomplish this transfer . COMPREHENSIVE (CONSENT CALENDAR ITEM 5E ) PLAN Kent Comprehensive Plan Procedures - Resolution ADOPTION of Resolution No. 989 adopting the procedure for City Council review of the recommendations of the Planning Commission for the Kent Comprehensive Plan as discussed at the March 14 workshop. Within 60 days of the receipt of the Planning Com- mission' s recommendations for the Comprehensive Plan, the Council will consider the recommendations at a public meeting . Written submittals concerning the recommendations filed prior to the public meeting will also be considered . Following the public meeting , the Council will vote to approve, disapprove, approve as modified, or refer the Comprehensive Plan back to the Planning Commission for further proceedings. COMMUNITY Mayor Hogan noted that HUD has asked for a citizen to HOUSING serve on the Community Housing Resource Board. She RESOURCE asked that any citizen who is interested in serving BOARD contact her . BLOCK GRANT Mayor Hogan noted receipt of a letter from Domestic FUNDS Abuse Women' s Network ( DAWN) , supporting the request for block grant funds for the East Valley YWCA Emergency Housing Program . Harris noted that the Council would be considering the allocation of block grant funds in the near future . - 3 - March 21 , 1983 ANIMAL (CONSENT CALENDAR ITEM 5G) CONTROL Animal Control Service Contract . AUTHORIZATION for the Mayor to sign a renewal agreement with King County for Animal Control Service from April 1 , 1983 to March 31 , 1984 . This was discussed at the workshop of March 14 . COUNCIL Finance & Personnel . Leahy noted that the Finance and COMMITTEES Personnel Committee had considered a request to reclassify a position in the Fire Department from Office Technician 2 to Office Technician 3 , based upon the reallocation of duties for the position. He MOVED to approve the reclassification, in accordance with the Committee recommendation. B. Johnson seconded , motion carried. Public Works . Kelleher noted that the Public Works Committee would meet on Tuesday at 3 :00 p.m. in the Public Works Building. Parks. J . Johnson reported that the Ultra Lights people were considering leasing some private property. He noted that the Committee had recommended the following: 1 . Repair of the racquetball floors at the Kent Commons. 2 . Approval of a recreation agreement between the City and the Kent School District . 3 . To establish rental fees for use of outdoor passive parks. No action was taken by the Council . Public Safety. J . Johnson noted that graduation for the Fire Service Training Recruit Academy would be held at the Kentridge High School on April 1 at 7 :00 p.m. and that the Councilmembers were invited to attend . FINANCE (CONSENT CALENDAR. ITEM 5D) Capital Improvement Fund Guidelines . ADOPTION of the Capital Improvement Reserve Fund Guidelines as presented at the March 14 , workshop. (CONSENT CALENDAR ITEM 5B) Payment of Bills . APPROVAL of payment of the bills received through March 18 , 1983 after auditing by the Finance Committee at its meeting at 4 :00 P.M. on March 31, 1983 . 4 - March 21 , 1983 EXECUTIVE Cushing noted that the Council would meet in SESSION executive session following the regular meeting . ADJOURNMENT J. JOHNSON MOVED to adjourn at 7 : 15 p.m. , Leahy seconded . Motion carried. Marie Jens6w', CMC City Clerk 5827-95A - 5 -