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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCity Council Meeting - Council - Minutes - 08/15/1983 Kent, Washington August 15, 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 was not in attendance. Approximately 15 people attended the meeting. CONSENT B. JOHNSON MOVED to approve the Consent Calendar CALENDAR Items A through G, with the exception of Item C, which was removed at the request of Councilmember Biteman. Bailey seconded. Motion carried. MINUTES (CONSENT CALENDAR ITEM 5A) Approval of Minutes. APPROVAL of the minutes of the regular Council meeting of August 1, 1983 with the following correction: "On page 1 under the title Bill of Sale - Guinn Office Building, change the refer- ence to 224 feet of sanitary sewer exten- sion to 244 feet. " HEALTH & (CONSENT CALENDAR ITEM 5E) SANITATION LID 283 - Street, Sewer & Water Improvements. APPROVAL of a Change Order for $5, 842. 70 required to install extruded curb on both sides of West Valley Highway to direct drainage, as recommended by the Public Works Director and concurred with by the Public Works Committee. STREETS (CONSENT CALENDAR ITEM 5C) REMOVED AT THE REQUEST OF COUNCILMEMBER BITEMAN Bill of Sale - SR 516 (West of Military Road) Street Improvement. The Engineering Department has recommended acceptance for continuous opera- tion and maintenance of the Bill of Sale and Warranty Agreement for construction of approxi- mately 170 feet of street improvement. In response to questions from Biteman, Wickstrom clarified the location of the proposed street improvement, and BITEMAN MOVED to approve this item. Kelleher seconded. Motion carried. - 1 - i August 15 , 1983 STREETS BID LID 308 (S E 260th Street Improvement. Bid opening was held on June 2, 1983 with five bids received. The low bid was $148, 706. 33 from Gary Merlino Construction. The bid award has been delayed pending negotiation of all rights of entry. One is still outstanding and it will be necessary to pursue condemnation. B. Johnson questioned the length of time required to obtain the remaining right of entry and it was determined that there was no problem with the contractor beginning work. DiJulio further clarified that it was expected that the City would get the necessary possession within 90 to 120 days . J. JOHNSON MOVED that the low bid of $148, 706. 33 from Gary Merlino Construction be accepted and the contract awarded for LID 308 (S .I:. 260th Street Improvements . ) Woods seconded. Motion carried. LID 301 S . 252nd Street Improvements . This date has been set for the public hearing for the confirma- tion of the Final Assessment Roll for LID 301. The City Clerk has given the proper legal notice . The Final Assessment Roll totals $526, 785 . 39. Public Works Director Wickstrom described the project, noting that the project included street improvements , left turn lanes , sewer and water. He pointed out the area of the LID. Wickstrom also reviewed the history of the project, noting that the scope of the project had been changed in 1982. Referring to the total of the Final Roll, he noted that it was approximately 15% less than estimated. The Clerk noted that at the time of the preliminary hearing in 1980, a letter of protest had been received from Bertha Delaney. She requested that this letter be submitted for this hearing also, as a protest, and a copy was included in the informa- tion packets furnished to the Council. The Clerk also noted receipt of a letter from Ted Don, a copy of which was also furnished to the Council. BAILEY MOVED to accept the letters for the record, Woods seconded. Motion carried. The public hearing was opened by the Mayor. Ted Don addressed the Council , noting that the three 2 - August 15 , 1983 STREETS residential sites located within the LID boundaries were being assessed at the same rate as the multi- family sites . Don suggested that since these three properties were not going to be developed, even though zoned MR-M, that a more equitable basis for assessing their properties should be considered. In response to questions from Bailey, DiJulio noted that the Council had recently adopted a provision for LID financial assistance but that it only applied to single-family residentially zoned property. Biteman pointed out that the criteria included age and income. DiJulio also explained that assessments were based on the potential value of the improvements to the property looking at its highest and best usage. There were no further comments from the audience and J. JOHNSON MOVED to close the public hearing, Woods seconded. Motion carried. J. JOHNSON MOVED to refer the matter to the Public Works Committee fur further discussion, including the following items : 1) Whether or not the property was develop- able for apartment buildings and if not, if some remedy or adjustment could be made for those property owners . 2) Obtain appraisals of the properties with and without the improvements . Kelleher seconded. In response to the Mayor ' s ques- tion, DiJulio stated that it was appropriate for the Council to request additional information or evidence by way of an appraisal. He pointed out that the hearing had been held and had been closed and that a new hearing was not necessary unless the Council proposed to increase the assessments on any proper- ties . Wickstrom noted that the appraisals would take about 30 days which would create no major prob- lems. The motion carried. (After the Council meeting adjourned, Darlyn Davis of 9804 S . 252nd, who had been in attendance, sub- mitted a letter of protest to the City Clerk. A copy was forwarded to Wickstrom on August 16 and copies will be forwarded also to Council and staff. ) 3 - August 15, 1983 WATER (CONSENT CALENDAR ITEM 5D) Water Impoundment Reservoir. AUTHORIZJATION to acquire the Alvarez property, also known as Parcel 3 , for the Water Impoundment Reservoir Project for $80, 000, as recommended by the Public Works Director and concurred with by the Public Works Committee. (CONSENT CALENDAR ITEM 5F) Kent Memorial Park Water Main Intertie Phase II . ACCEPTANCE as complete the contract with Robison Construction for construction of Kent Memorial Park Water Main Intertie Phase II and RELEASE of the retainage after receipt of the necessary releases from the State. BID Armstrong Springs Well Facility. Bid opening was held on June 1, 1983 with six bids received. The low bid was $238,453 .61 from Puget Constructors . All the necessary permits have been received. City Attorney DiJulio recommended that the awarding of the contract be delayed for two weeks due to a question of the timely submission of the low bid and noted that he would be talking to the two attor- neys involved in the interim. Wickstrom clarified for B. Johnson that the two week delay would cause no problem nor would there be a problem if it should be deemed advisable to issue a new call for bids . In accordance with the recommendation of the City Attorney, BITEMAN MOVED to continue the awarding of the bid for two weeks to September 6, 1983 , B. Johnson seconded. Motion carried. STORM Veto of Ordinance No. 2420. On August 1, 1983 the DRAINAGE Council adopted Ordinance No. 2420 repealing the Interim Storm Drainage ordinance (No. 2375 . ) Mayor Hogan vetoed Ordinance No. 2420 on August 2, 1983 and a copy of her veto message was furnished to the Council. J. JOHNSON MOVED to accept the veto message for the record, B. Johnson seconded. Motion carried. No further action was taken by the Council. Bailey asked that the Public Works Committee consider some type of drainage controls because Ordi- nance No. 2375 will expire in November. He asked - 4 - i August 15, 1983 STORM that the Council members then be advised of possible DRAINAGE alternatives to consider. TRAFFIC BID - Master Signal Control Computer. Bid opening CONTROL was held on August 9, 1983 with six bids received. The low bid of $323, 302.40 was received from Robi- son Construction. In accordance with the recommenda- tion of the Public Works Director, J. JOHNSON MOVED that the low bid of $323, 302.40 from Robison Con- struction be accepted and the contract awarded for the Master Signal Control Computer Project. Woods seconded. Motion carried. LIBRARY (CONSENT CALENDAR ITEM 5G) BOARD Library Board Appointment. CONFIRMATION of the Mayor ' s appointment of Harty Drangsholt to serve the remainder of Carole Anderson ' s term to October, 1983 and for a full five-year term thereafter to October, 1988. POLICE Amendment to the Penal Code. The City Attorney ' s DEPARTMENT office has prepared an ordinance to amend Ordinance No. 1960 (Penal Code) for the purpose of amending the definition of "assault. " The proposed ordinance contains an emergency clause providing for the ordinance to become effective immediately upon adoption. B. JOHNSON MOVED to adopt Ordinance No. 2421 amending the Penal Code as described, J. Johnson seconded. Motion carried. BUSINESS Pawn Shops/Second Hand Dealers . On August 1, 1983 LICENSES the public hearing to consider a new ordinance for pawn shops and second hand dealers was continued to this date . Several businessmen have contacted Officer Koransky to request that this hearing be continued for thirty days . Officer Koransky con- curs and suggests that the hearing be continued to September 19 . J. JOHNSON MOVED to continue the hearing to September 19, 1983 , Woods seconded. Motion carried. (CONSENT CALENDAR ITEM 5B) Approval of Bills . APPROVAL of payment of the bills received through August 18, 1983 after auditing by the Finance Committee at its meeting at 4: 00 p.m. on August 31, 1983 . 5 - August 15 , 1983 COUNCIL Public Works Committee. Kelleher reported that COMMITTEES the Public Works Committee would meet on Wednesday, August 17, at 9:00 a.m. and that the results . of the EPA testing of the 5 . 212th well and the Impoundment Reservoir Project would be discussed. Parks Committee. Bailey reported that the Parks Committee would meet at 9: 00 a.m. on August 22 to continue discussion on the proposed new Senior Center site. He reported that a meeting had been held this morning and that representatives from the Senior Center had attended. Upon Mayor Hogan ' s question, it was determined that Parks Director Wilson would have a further report at the meeting, including some of the aspects of financing. ADJOURNMENT B. JOHNSON MOVED that the meeting be adjourned at 7 : 35 p.m. , J. Johnson seconded. Motion carried. An executive session followed immediately. Marie Jensen, CMC City Clerk 6 -