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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCity Council Meeting - Council - Minutes - 04/18/1983 i Kent, Washington April 18 , 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, Council- members Bailey, Biteman, B. Johnson, J. Johnson, Kelleher, Leahy and Woods, City Administrator Cushing, City Attorney DiJulio, and Public Works Director Wickstrom. Planning Director Harris and Finance Director McCarthy were not in attendance. Also present: Personnel Director Webby. Approximately 10 people were in atten- dance at the meeting. PROCLAMATION A proclamation was read by Mayor Hogan declaring the week of April 18 - 24, 1983 as Building and Safety Week in the Citv of Kent. CONSENT J. JOHNSON MOVED to approve Consent Calendar Items CALENDAR A through M, Woods seconded. Consent Calendar Item N was removed at the request of Councilmembers B. Johnson and Leahy. Motion carried. MINUTES (CONSENT CALENDAR ITEM 5A) Approval of Minutes . APPROVAL of the minutes of the regular Council meting of April 4, 1983 . HEALTH & (CONSENT CALENDAR ITEM 5C) SANITATION LID 287 - 94th Place Sanitary Sewers. ADOPTION of Ordinance No. 2398 confirming the final assess- ment roll, as amended, for LID 287 . The public hearing was held on March 7 , 1983 , and on April 4 , 1983 , the assessment of Lester O. Poole was reduced by Council action. (CONSENT CALENDAR ITEM 1) LID 305 - 113th Avenue S. F. Sanitary Sewer. ACCEPT as complete the contract with Ford Construction for the LID 305 sanitary sewer improvement and release of retainage after receipt of the necessary releases from the State. LID 296 - Orillia Utilities - 72nd Avenue S. (S. 180th to S 184th) Sanitary Sewer, Water and Storm Drainage. The public hearing to confirm the Final Assessment Roll for this LID was opened on April 4 , 1983. Letters of protest from Mr . Rehn and from Puget Power were read into the record . The public hearing was con- tinued to this Council meeting in order to allow Mr. Rehn to personally express his concerns to the Council. - 1 - April 18, 1983 HEALTH & The continued public hearing was opened by Mayor SANITATION Hogan. The Clerk noted that no further correspon- dence had been received. Mr. Rehn raised questions as to how the costs of the sewer and storm drainage assessments were computed and Wickstrom explained the procedure, noting that the exact figures would be furnished to Mr . Rehn. In response to Mr. Rehn' s question as to why he was not included in the new water system, Wickstrom explained that there was already an 8" existing water main to the property. Rehn expressed concerns over the fact that his water pressure was worse thar it was before and Wickstrom clarified that it was necessary to reduce the water pressure because of the size of the line. Rehn also raised questions as to the storm sewer lines being capped off at the edge of his property and Wickstrom explained that the lines were there for future use. Rehn repeated that he felt he had no use for the sanitary sewer or the storm sewer improvements and objected to paying for something "in case it might be needed . Rehn confirmed for Bailey that he had the same objections when this project was first pro- posed in 1979 . There were no further comments and J. JOHNSON MOVED to close the public hearing , B . Johnson seconded. Motion carried. B. JOHNSON MOVED that the City Attorney be directed to prepare the ordinance con- firming the Final Assessment Roll for LID 296, Bailey seconded . Motion carried . STREETS (CONSENT CALENDAR ITEM 5F) LID 291 - S . 196th/Russell Road. The final costs for this project have been accumulated and the final assessment roll has been prepared. AUTHORIZATION to set May 16 , 1983 for a public hearing on confirmation of the final assessment roll for LID 291. (CONSENT CALENDAR ITEM 5c,) Meeker Street/Lincoln Street Intersection Agreement. As recommended by the Public Works Department and with the concurrence of the Public Works Committee, AUTHORIZATION for Mayor to sign an agreement with the State authorizing the City of Kent to reconstruct the intersection of Meeker Street and Lincoln Street within the right of way of SR 167 . 2 April 18 , 1983 STREETS LID 300 - Crow Road and S . 260th Street and 101st Avenue S .E. Bid opening was April 11 with bids received from nine bidders. The low bid was from City Transfer in the amount of $671, 522 . 61. It is recommended by the Public Works Director that the bid from City Transfer in the amount of $671 , 522 . 61 be accepted and the contract awarded for LID 300 . B. JOHNSON MOVED that contract for LID 300 be awarded to Citv Transfer for the bid amount of $671 , 522 . 61 . J. Johnson seconded. Motion carried. WATER (CONSENT CALENDAR ITEM[ 5F) Garrison Creek Well . ACCEPT as complete the con- tract with Richardson Well Drilling for the Garrison Creek Well and release of retainage after receipt of releases from the State. (CONSENT CALENDAR ITEM 5J) Rannev Well . ACCEPT as complete the contract with Armstrong Drilling for the test drilling of the Rannev Well and release of retainage after receipt of the necessary releases from the State. TRAFFIC (CONSENT CALENDAR ITEM[ 5L) CONTROL Speed Limits Ordinance. ADOPTION of Ordinance 2399 amendina Section 10 of the Kent City Code revising the speed limits on Smith Street and on Gowe Street. This matter was discussed at the April 11 workshop. PARKS & (CONSENT CALENDAR ITEM 5D) RECREATION Kent Senior Activity Center Facility Program. ACCEP- TANCE of the completed Dhase II facility program by Berry & Bonsteel as discussed at the April llth work- shop and authorization for the Parks Department to select an architect and continue the site selection process . POLICE (CONSENT CALENDAR T_TEM 5K) King Countv Jail Contract. AUTHORIZATION for the Mayor to sign the proposed contract from King County. This revised agreement identifies the booking fee and maintenance costs for Kent prisoners in the King County Jail . This contract was discussed at the April 11 workshop. 3 - i April 18 , 1983 EQUIPMENT (CONSENT CALENDAR ITEM 5H) RENTAL Sale of Surplus Equipment. As recommended by the Public Works Department with concurrence of the Public Works Committee, APPROVAL for sale of sur- plus equipment from the Equipment Rental Division through the State public auction for 1983. CITY POLICY (CONSENT CALENDAR ITEM 5M) Policy for Easement Acquisition Resolution. ADOPTION of Resolution 992 setting forth City policy for the acquisition of permanent easements . This policy has been recommended by the Public Works Committee and was discussed at the April 11 workshop. Policy on Outside City Water Service Requests . Current City policy states that no water services will be allowed to areas outside the City limits or to newly annexed areas unless an offsetting supply is provided . In many cases , this means the City would be taking over small wells which is not economically advantageous to the City. The Public Works Director has prepared a policy whereby an applicant would , rather than provide an offsetting source, pay a fee of $250 per single family unit. This fee was calculated by determining the cost of developing four existing City owned exploratory wells ( $330 , 000) which are capable of providing service to 1 , 350 single family units. This fee would then be used to develop these wells should it become critical to the City. This policy would be effective until such time as commit- ments for service reach 1 , 350 single family resi- dential units (at which time the former policy would then be applicable) or the water moratorium is com- pletely lifted. The Public Works Committee has recommended approval of such a policy. J. JOHNSON MOVED that the policy be adopted whereby applicants for water service outside the city limits of Kent pay a fee of $250 in addition to the normal water service charges rather than having to provide an offsetting source, Woods seconded. Kelleher noted that it was his understanding from the Public Works Committee discussion that the property owner would have the option of either providing offsetting ser- vice or exerc- sing the right of the new policy. - 4 - April 18 , 1983 CITY POLICY Wickstrom clarified for Kelleher that the cost of providing an offsetting source would be prohibitive in most cases and that the parties would elect to pay the $250 . He further clarified for B. Johnson that under this policy in the case of a single family residence or an emergency situation where a health hazard exists the property owner would pay the $250 . 00 as outlined in the policy statement. There was no further discussion and the motion carried. (CONSENT CALENDAR ITEM 5N) LID Financial Assistance Proqram Resolution. A resolution has been prepared setting forth the City policy under which LID financial assistance will be provided . This was discussed on April 7 by the Public Works Committee and further considered at the Council workshop on April 11 . B. Johnson expressed concerns that the resolution did not deal with the time when the determination would be made as to eligibility for financial assis- tance. She asked that such requests should be con- sidered at the time the LID was formed rather than at the time of hearinr. on the final assessment roll. Wickstrom clarified that it would probably be done at the time the informal meeting was held regarding the proposed formation of the LID. Cushing also noted that this could he placed in the ordinance creating the LID fund . Leahy raised questions as to the financial impact on the City of such a policy as well as the eligibility criteria. Bailey questioned where the funds required would be coming from and objected to passaqe of ordinances and resolutions such as this until these facts are known. Biteman asked that the eligibility require- ments be more specifically spelled out, such as those now appearing in Resolution 980 which estab- lishes the Lifeline criteria. After discussion, B. JOHNSON MOVED to hold the matter over until the next Council meeting with further discussion to be held at the next workshop meeting to address the concerns raised . Leahy seconded. Motion carried. 5 _ April 18 , 1983 FINANCE (CONSENT CALENDAP ITEM 5B) Payment of Bills . APPROVAL of payment of the bills received through April 19, 1983 after auditing by the Finance Committee at its meeting at 4 : 00 P.M. on April 29 , 1983 . COUNCIL Public Works Committee. Kelleher reported that the Public Works Committee would meet on Tuesday, April 19 , 1983 at 3 : 00 p.m. Parks Committee. Bailey noted that the Parks Committee had held a special meeting on last Monday to hear input from those people opposing the ultralight aircraft in Kent, noting that their concerns were made a matter of record and that no action was taken at that time. Bailey also commended the Chamber of Commerce on the new publication advertising the Kent community and Chamber activities. Public Safety Committee. J. Johnson reported that the Public Safety Committee had met on April 15 to discuss the ordinance proposed by the Police Department covering pawnbrokers and second hand dealers. He noted that Biteman had requested that the ordinance be further discussed by the Committee. J. Johnson also noted that the physical fitness contract for the Police Department with Fitness Northwest had been discussed at the meeting as well as the reorganization of the Fire Prevention Department. He stated that the matter of hazardous materials at the midway Landfill site would be discussed at the next Public Safety Committee meeting. AWC Convention. B. Johnson noted that those members of the Council wishing to attend the AWC Convention in Bellevue this summer should get the necessary forms for registration. It was noted that J. Johnson, Bailey and B. Johnson were planning to attend. Metro. Cushing reported that representatives of Metro would meet with the Council on Wednesday, April 20 , 1983 at 7 : 30 in the Council Chambers regarding the sewer rate structure. - 6 - April 18 , 1983 COUNCIL Cushing noted that a meeting would be held on Monday, April 25, at 5: 00 p.m. in the second floor conference room with consultant Jim Rosenzweig . ADJOURNMENT J. JOHNSON MOVED that the meeting be adjourned at 7 -. n5 p.m. , Woods seconded. Motion carried. Immediately following the Council meeting, position nu-JJ ers for the 1933 election were drawn: Position 41 B. Johnson Position #2 Woods Position #3 Kelleher Position 44 Bailey Betty Gray, CPS Deputy City Clerk