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June 6 , 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 and
Woods , City Administrator Cushing, City Attorney DiJulio, Planning
Director Harris and Public Works Director Wickstrom. Councilmember
Leahy and Finance Director McCarthy were not in attendance. Also
present: City Treasurer Drotz , Personnel Director Webby, and Parks
Director Wilson. Approximately 20 people were in attendance at
the meeting.
CONSENT B . JOHNSON MOVED that Consent Calendar Items A
CALENDAR through P be approved, woods seconded. Motion
carried.
MINUTES (CONSENT CALENDAR ITEM 5A)
Approval of Minutes . APPROVAL of the minutes of
the regular Council r-,eeting of May 16 , 1983 with
the following correction:
On Page 5 - the Mill Creek Canvon Park Resolution
should be corrected to Resolution No. 995.
STREETS (CONSENT CALENDAR ITEM 5G)
LID 301 - S . 252nd Street Improvement. ACCEPT as
complete, the contract with Robison Construction
for LID 301 - South 252nd Street Improvement Pro-
ject and payment of the retainage after receipt
of necessary releases from the State.
(CONSENT CALENDAR ITEM 5H)
LID 291 - S 196th/Russell Road Improvements .
AUTHORIZATION to set July 5 , for a public hearing
on confirmation of the REVISED final assessment
roll for LID 291.
LID 308 - S . F. 260th - Bids
Seven bids were opened for this project on June 2.
The Director of Public Works has recommended that
the bids be held until all rights of entry have
been secured and the Council concurred.
WATER (CONSENT CALENDAP ITEM 5J)
S . 208th/S . 212th Street Wells-Change Order.
As recommended by the Public Works Department and
concurred with by the Public Works Committee,
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WAFTER APPROVAL of a change order in the amount of
$11 , 758 . 64 , for Armstrong Drilling for additional
work required to control the two artesian wells .
(CONSENT CALENDAR ITEM 5K)
Guiberson Street Reservoir Site . The property
at 520 Guiberson was originally used for two
reservoirs in the early 19001s . These have
since been abandonded. An old fire station on
the property is currently leased as a residence.
APPROVAL of the Public Works Committee' s recom-
mendation that the land be declared surplus and
offered for sale at the fair market value.
DRAINAGE (CONSENT CALENDAR ITFM 5L)
Fastside Green River Watershed Project. CON-
CURRENCE with the Citv of Renton' s action to
proceed with its efforts to construct Phase I
in the Eastside Green River Watershed Project.
Renton will act as sponsor, if necessaryjand will
be responsible for securing available Federal
participation. This was discussed at the May 23
workshop and a memo from the Public Works Director
has been filed.
(CONSENT CALENDAR ITEM 5P
Corps of Engineers Green Fiver Flood Damages
Reduction Study. AUTHORIZATION for the
City to support and participate in the manner
necessary to secure the implementation of that
feasible project reflected in the Army Corps of
Engineers ' Findings for the Green River Flood
Damages Reduction Study, including securing the
Corps ' participation via the 205 program. This
was discussed at the May 23 workshop and the
Public Works Director ' s report has been placed
on file.
STORM (CONSENT CALENDAR ITEPA 5I)
SEWERS Benaroya Business Park Pill of Sale. As recom-
mended by the Engineering Department, ACCEPTANCE
of Bill of Sale for continuous operation and
maintenance of approximatelv 418 feet of storm
sewer constructed in the Benaroya Business Park,
release of the cash bond , and approval to waive
the maintenance period.
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AGRICULTURAL (CONSENT CALENDAR ITEM 5E)
LAND USE Funding for the Agricultural Work Program. APPROVAL
of the Planning Department' s request that unallocated
Revenue Sharing monies in the amount of $4 , 150 be
utilized in supplementing existing funds for the EIS
and zoning regulations for the Agricultural Study
Work Program. This was discussed at the May 23
workshop.
VALLEY (CONSENT CALENDAR ITEM 5C)
FESTIVAL St. Anthony ' s Church Vallev Festival . APPROVAL of
the Parks Department recommendation for the follow-
ing closures for the St. Anthony' s Church annual
festival :
Titus Street from 3rd Avenue to the clinic
driveway from 8 : 00 a .m. Wednesday, June 8 ,
until 5: 00 p.m. Monday, June 13 .
Parish Parking Lot - from 5 : 30 p.m. , Tuesday,
June 7 , to 8 : 00 a.m. Tuesdav, June 14 .
PRELIMINARY (CONSENT CALENDAR ITEM 5D)
PLAT Burlington-Northern Norpac Industrial Park Prelimi-
nary Plat Extension. APPROVAL of the request for
a one-year extension (to July 1984) for the Burling-
ton Northern Norpac Industrial District No. 1,
Division No. 3 Replat. (SU-80-2) . The preliminary
plat was approved in July 1980 and the Subdivision
Code allows three years for the filing of the final
plat. The Code provides also for a one-year exten-
sion.
REZONE Tonelli Rezone (RZ-83-1) . The following rezone re-
quests for the Tonelli Short Plat were heard by the
Hearing Examiner on April 27 , 1983 . Portion of Lot 2
- from R1-7 . 2 (Single Familv Residential) to CM (Com-
mercial Manufacturing) . Lot 3 - from Rl-'7 . 2 to MR-G
(Garden Density Multi-familv Residential) . Westerly
250 ' of Lot 4 - from CT'I to MR-G and the remainder of
Lot 4 from R1-7 . 2 to MR-G. The total area to be
reclassified is 12-32 acres with 12 . 01 acres to be
rezoned MR-G. The proposed rezone includes a specific
site plan. The subject project is located on 88th
Avenue South, just north of South 228th Street. The
Hearing Examiner recommended approval subject to
the four conditions listed in the Hearing Examiner
Findings, dated May 11 , 1983 .
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REZONE J. JOHNSON MOVED to adopt the Hearing Examiner 's
recommendation to approve the rezone with conditions
and for the City Attorney to be instructed to draft
the necessary ordinance, Woods seconded. In re-
sponse to questions from Kelleher, Harris noted
that a Declaration of Non-Significance had been
issued for the proposed rezone which indicated
that no problems existed which necessitated the
preparation of an Environmental Impact Statement.
Motion carried.
PARKS & Golf Course Parking Lot Construction/Dike Paving
RECREATION Budget Changes . The Golf Course Parking Lot Con-
tract was approved by City Council but the total
project budget, including architect fees , was
never approved. The project has been completed
and an additional $22, 707 needs to be transferred
from the Golf Course Operating Budget to the Golf
Course Parking Lot Budget. This money will come
from excess cash carryover from 1982 and increased
revenues in 1983 . Paving of the riverfront dike
top at Riverfront Park and the Golf Course was
part of the same contract funded from a separate
Revenue Sharing Account. That project exceeded
its budget by $2 , 524 . This additional amount is
requested from Revenue Sharing. These budget
changes were presented to the Finance Committee
on May 31 , 1983 and they recommended Council
approval . J. JOHNSON MOVED that the Golf Course
Operating Budget and Parking Lot Development
Budget be approved and that an additional $2, 524
be approved from Revenue Sharing for the River-
front Dike Top Paving Project, Woods seconded.
Motion carried.
Reith Road Pit Site Agreement. An agreement has
been received from the State Department of Trans-
portation which provides for the State to delete
the seeding, mulching , and fertilizer from their
contract for the reclamation of Pit Site A252
(Reith Road) . The monies they were planning to
use will be transferred to the City to be utilized
for seeding the pit site with playground type grass.
B. JOHNSON MOVED that the Mayor be authorized to
sign an agreement to accept $13 ,140 lump sum trans-
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PARKS & fer from the State Department of Transportation
RECREATION to be utilized for seeding, mulching and fertiliz-
ing the pit site with a grass mixture suitable for
playground use, J. Johnson seconded. In respo4sel' .
to B. Johnson' s questions , Helen Adams``nbt'6 It at
a meeting was scheduled with the atchitectson
Friday and that it would be approximate-ly one-
month before a call for bids was issued.
TRAFFIC (CONSENT CALENDAR ITE'l 5N)
CONTROL Parking - Handicapped Facilities Ordinance.
ADOPTION of Ordinance 2406 amending Section 10.06 . 23
of the Kent City Code to make handicapped parking
regulations enforceable on private property open
to the public and amending penalty provisions
relating thereto. This ordinance was discussed
at the Council workshop on May 23 , 1983 .
(CONSENT CALENDAR ITE"q 50)
Parking - Municipal Facilities Regulations Ordinance.
ADOPTION of Ordinance 2407 adding a new section,
Section 10 . 06. 030 , to the Kent City Code to regulate
parking at municipal facilities . This matter was
discussed at the May 23 , 1983 workshop.
Sunnvcrest Neighborhood Traffic Problems . Citizens
in the Sunnvcr_est neighborhood have voiced concern
about traffic problems, particularly along 38th
and 42nd Avenues . A public meeting, organized by
some of the residents in the area, was held on
Play 19 . After that meeting , the situation was
reviewed. The Transportation Engineer distributed
a memo proposing possible solutions to the problem.
BITFMAN MOVED that the recommendation of the Trans-
portation Engineer be approved as to the proposed
solution to the traffic problem in the Sunnycrest
Neighborhood and that the project be funded as
recommended, B. Johnson seconded.
Wickstrom commented on Poston ' s memo, explaining
that "speed humps" would be installed on
38th Avenue South to control speeds in the area.
In response to B . Johnson ' s question, he explained
the difference between "speed bumps" and "speed
humps" . He further explained that these had been
tried in California , Mountlake Terrace and Rainier
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TRAFFIC Valley. Bailey pointed out that at least six
CONTROL accidents had been documented in the area during
the past year . He also noted that some of the
VIN'U'TESECTED REFER T4 problem stemmed from the fact that three of the
four houses close to the intersection had parking
OF (70 " 83 areas which obstructed the view of oncoming cars .
Biteman referred to suggestions which had been
received during the recent neighborhood meeting,
such as a four-way stop and closure of S. 253rd to
through traffic. Biteman also indicated at this
point he was willing to go along with the recom-
mendation from the Transportation Engineer to
determine if it would, in fact, be effective.
Bailey a_uestioned why the Public Works Department
was not considering the 4-way stop. Biteman stated
he had been advised that a 4-way stop seems to
lessen the effectiveness of stop signs. He noted
that there is presently a 4-way stop on Military
Road . In response to the Mayor ' s question, Wick-
Strom noted that the speed humps would be placed
on 38th Avenue only. A woman in the audience
noted that the neighborhood was concerned about
the safety of children walking to and from school
and suggested that speed humps would not control
traffic. She pointed out that something was also
needed at S. 249th and 42nd Avenue S . and suggested
that a 4-way stop sign would be more effective.
J. Johnson noted that he lived near Park Orchard
Elementary and the 4-way stop sign there was fre-
quently ignored. He suggested the only deterrent
was for the Police Department to cite offenders.
In response to B. Johnson' s questions, Poston stated
that Sgt. Hammer of the Police Department noted that
during the time the situation on the West Hill was
being monitored, approximately 25 warnings or cita-
tions were issued. Bailey auestioned how the success
of the speed humps would be monitored and Poston
explained that they have a current study and the
traffic speeds would be monitored again after the
installation of the speed humps . Kelleher expressed
concern about 42nd Avenue and Poston pointed out
that 38th Avenue would be a test case and the studies
would show if the speed humps were successful. B.
Johnson noted that she had been in attendance at the
recent meeting and appreciated the citizens ' concerns.
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TRAFFIC She also expressed support for the recommendation
CONTROL of the Traffic Engineer. Upon her Question, Poston
advised that the School District had been contacted
about the excessive speed of the school buses. The
motion carried.
FINANCE (CONSENT CALENDAR ITE74 5F)
Extension of the City' s Banking Services Agreement.
On May 18 , 1981 , the City Council authorized Peoples
National Bank of Kent to provide banking services
for the City for the period July 1, 1981 to June 30,
1983 with the option to extend for one additional
year, assuming satisfaction by both parties. Based
upon the Finance Director ' s report at the May 31,
1983 Finance Committee , ACCEPTANCE of the Committed 's
recommendation that the agreement be extended for
one year .
(CONSENT CALENDAR ITEM 5P)
Industrial Development Bonds Resolution. ADOPTION
of Resolution 996 approving the issuance of Indus-
trial Revenue Bonds of the Industrial Development
Corporation of the Port of Seattle for the C F S
Continental project. This matter was discussed
at the May 23 , 1983 workshop.
Bad Check Charge Ordinance. Ordinance 2408 has
been prepared by the City Attorney authorizing a
new section in Chapter 2. 16 of the Kent City Code
to impose a fee of $10 . 00 for dishonored (bad)
checks tendered to the City for payment of fees
or services . BAILEY MOVED to adopt Ordinance 2408,
B. Johnson seconded. Tn response to questions from
B. Johnson and Biteman, it was determined that the
$10. 00 charge was sufficient at this time and could
be changed at a later date if necessary. City
Treasurer Drotz noted for Biteman that the City
receives approximately_ 40 such checks each month.
Motion carried.
(CONSENT CALENDAR ITEM 5B)
Payment of Bills . APPROVAL of payment of the bills
received through June 2 after auditing by the Finance
Committee at its meeting at 4 : 00 p.m. on June 15,
1983 .
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COUNCIL Public Works. Kelleher reported that the Public
COMMITTEES Works Committee would not meet this week; however,
the matter of the interim storm drainage ordinance
would be discussed at the next workshop meeting.
AWC Convention. B. Johnson noted that the three
councilmembers registered for the AWC conference
next week would he the voting delegates .
ADJOURNMENT BAILEY MOVED that the meeting be adjourned at 7 : 20
p.m. , B. Johnson seconded. Motion carried.
EXECUTIVE Cushing noted that the Council meeting would be
SESSION followed by an executive session to discuss several
items .
Marie Jdr2n, CMC
City Clerk
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