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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCity Council Meeting - Council - Minutes - 10/17/1983 Kent, Washington October 17 , 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, Planning Director Harris, Public Works Director Wickstrom and Finance Director McCarthy. Also present: Personnel Director Webby and Parks Director Wilson. Approximately 25 people were in attendance at the meeting. KENT VALLEY A representative of Kent Valley Youth Services YOUTH extended an invitation to attend the public year SERVICES end meeting of the organization at Kentwood Senior High School Performing Arts Center on Saturday, October 22 , 1983 at 7 : 00 p.m. It was noted that Senator Dan Evans would be the guest speaker. MINUTES (CONSENT CALENDAR ITEM 5A) Approval of Minutes. APPROVAL of the minutes of the regular Council meeting of October 3, 1983. HEALTH & LID 305 - 113th Avenue S. E. Sanitary Sewer Improve- SANITATION ments . The City Clerk has given the proper legal notice for this date for the public hearing on the confirmation of the final assessment roll for LID 305. The final assessment roll totals $82, 874 .10. Wickstrom reviewed the scope of the project, des- cribed the method used to assess the properties, and the manner of payments. The public hearing was opened by Mayor Hogan. The Clerk noted that no correspondence had been received. James Holm, one of the owners of Parcel #3 , expressed dissatisfaction that the method used for assessing the property was based on the possibility that the parcel could be subdivided. Wickstrom clarified that the assessment was based on the fact that the parcel of land was large enough to be subdivided in the future. There was no further discussion and B. JOHNSON MOVED to close the public hearing. J. Johnson seconded. Motion carried. B. JOHNSON MOVED that the City Attorney be directed to prepare the ordinance confirming the Final Assessment Roll for LID 305 in the amount of $82 , 874 . 10, Leahy seconded. Motion carried. - 1 - October 17 , 1983 HEALTH & (CONSENT CALENDAR ITEM 5H) SANITATION LID 311 - S. 180th Street Sanitary Sewer. AUTHORIZA- TION for the Mayor to sign a supplement to the "Agreement and Conveyance of Sewer Capacity" with Renton, which reduces the City' s obligation for the cost of constructing sewers in the vicinity of South 180th from $17 , 832 to $16, 967 .10, as recom- mended by the Public Works Director and by the Public Works Committee. STORM (CONSENT CALENDAR ITEM 5I) DRAINAGE Storm Drainage Utility. AUTHORIZATION to proceed with the necessary work required to accurately deter- mine the respective user rates and authorization for the $61, 000 cost to be financed through loans from the sewer utility, as recommended by the Public Works Director and by the Public Works Committee. WATER (CONSENT CALENDAP. ITEM 5K) Franchise Revision with Water District 75. AUTHORI- ZATION for the Public Works Director to approve an annexation by Water District 75 for water service for property located in the vicinity of Lake Fenwick Road and S. 272nd subject to the proviso that when Kent ' s main becomes available, the District will turn over its respective main to the City. The pro- perty lies within Kent' s Water Franchise Service Area. EQUIPMENT (CONSENT CALENDAR ITEM 5L) RENTAL Sale of Surplus Vehicle. AUTHORIZATION to declare as surplus and offer for sale, a 1976 Dodge Coronet Fire Department vehicle, as recommended by the Public Works Director and the Public Works Committee. (CONSENT CALENDAR ITEM 5P) Sale of Equipment Rental Vehicles. AUTHORIZATION for Equipment Rental to sell to Mason County Depart- ment of Public Works, up to two (2) new 1982 Dodge Diplomat Police Vehicles. STREETS (CONSENT CALENDAR ITEM 5M) LID 283 - S 220th, S 216th & 72nd Ave. S. Change Order. APPROVAL of a change order in the amount of $1, 975. 63 for City Transfer for work required to control water runoff, as recommended by the Public Works Committee. - 2 - October 17, 1983 CENTRAL (CONSENT CALENDAR ITEM 5D) BUSINESS L_ID 313 Central Business District Improvements. DISTRICT ADOPTION of Ordinance 2430 creating LID 313 for the CBD Improvements. The public hearing was con- ducted on October 3. The Mayor noted receipt of a letter from the Chamber of Commerce supporting LID 313 . J. JOHNSON MOVED to make the letter part of the record, Biteman seconded. Motion carried. (A letter of support from Pacific First Federal Savings and Loan received on October 11 , has also been filed for the record. ) KENT (CONSENT CALENDAR ITEM 5F) DESIGN Kent Design Report. ACCEPTANCE of the Kent Design and Study Report as presented at the City Council Workshop on October 10, 1983 . The Mayor noted receipt of a letter from Gary Volchok of Coldwell Banker regarding the Kent Design Report. Copies of the letter have been provided to the Council and staff . B. JOHNSON MOVED to make the letter part of the record, Bailey seconded. Motion carried. (CONSENT CALENDAR ITEM 5G) Kent Design Report - Resolution. ADOPTION of Resolution 1004 stating that the City Council sup- ports the concept and process of city design both for public and private projects . PLANNING (CONSENT CALENDAR ITEM 5C) COMMISSION Planning Commission Appointment. CONFIRMATION of the Mayor ' s appointment of Chuck Lambert to the Planning Commission to fill the unexpired term of Ford Kiene. This term expires December 31, 1983. POLICE (CONSENT CALENDAR ITEM 5E) Jail Services Black Diamond. AUTHORIZATION for the Mayor to sign a contract with the City of Black Diamond under which Kent will provide jail services for Black Diamond at $35 per bed, per day, as recommended by the Public Safety Committee. This matter was discussed at the October 10 workshop. FIRE (CONSENT CALENDAR ITEM 5J) DEPARTMENT Kent Springs and Clark Springs Fire Protection - Fire District 43 . AUTHORIZATION for the Mayor to sign an agreement with Fire District 43 for fire - 3 - October 17 , 1983 FIRE protection and aid services for our Kent Springs DEPARTMENT and Clark Springs sites at a cost of approximately $1, 400 per year, as recommended by the Public Works Director and the Public Works Committee. PARKS & (CONSENT CALENDAR ITEM 5N) RECREATION Permissive Use of Park Property. AUTHORIZATION for the Parks Director and City Attorney to negotiate a permissive use agreement to allow Phillip Lopez private use of public property (an undeveloped por- tion of Riverfront Park) and authorization for the Mayor to sign said agreement. This was discussed at the October 10th workshop. (CONSENT CALENDAR ITEM 50) USSSA Softball Tournament. AUTHORIZATION for the Parks Department to bid on, schedule, and conduct the 1984 USSSA National Championship Tournament for women 18 and under and for the Finance Department to be instructed to set up an account in the amount of $12, 000 . All revenue from this project will be returned to said account. This matter was discussed at the October loth workshop. FEDERAL Federal Shared Revenue Funds. The City Clerk has REVENUE given proper legal notice for this date for a public SHARING hearing to receive suggestions and input from the public on the proposed use of Federal Shared Revenue Funds . Funds in the amount of $533, 568 are antici- pated for 1984 and there is $27 ,414 currently un- appropriated. The public hearing was opened by Mayor Hogan. City Administrator Cushing explained that this was the first of two required public hearings on Federal Revenue Sharing and that the second hearing would be held in conjunction with the annual budget hearing. He pointed out that Federal Revenue Sharing funds have been used exclusively for one-time only projects with the exception of funding for several social and health service type organizations, such as Rape Relief, Kent Valley Youth Services and the Auburn-Kent Com- munity Center. Additional input from the public will also be received at the budget hearing. 4 - October 17, 1983 FEDERAL Dee Moschel addressed the Council on behalf of the REVENUE Green River Community Health Service and asked that SHARING the organization be considered for any unallocated funds since the amount of funding from Housing & Community Development sources had been cut. There were no further comments and KELLEHER MOVED to close the public hearing, Woods seconded. Motion carried. The final hearing on Federal Shared Revenue Funds will be held in conjunction with the public hearing on the City 's 1984 budget. HOUSING & 1984-85 Housing -& Community Development Block Grant COMMUNITY Development Program. The public hearing scheduled DEVELOPMENT for this date is to consider adoption of the 1984- 85 Housing and Community Development Block Grant Program consisting of the program project proposals as recommended by the Planning Commission. The pro- posals were discussed at the October 10 workshop and a packet of information has been distributed with the agenda. The Planning Commission recommend- ation is as follows: CITY ORIGINAL RECOMMENDED FUNDING PRIOR- PROJECT REQUESTED POPULATI NEEDS COMMENTS ITY FUNDING TOTAL FUNDS FUNDS 1 Housing Repair Services 73,000 73,000 'I 18,250 54,750 2 Fish Pond Park 20,000 20,000 5,000 15,000 3 Second d Gowe Street Park 80,000 I 34,735 12,473 22,262 Phased to first complete on-site park improvements. N/A Green River Health 1,275 I 4,057• 4,057 I 0- 'Total Pop�fundvailable forKent publce projects = N/A D.A.W.N. I 8,500 li 4,057* 4,057 0- 58,114. N/A HBCD Planning 51,000 i�51,000 51,000 -0- N/A Kent-Renton Rental Housing JOINT Rehabilitation Demonstration 100,000 it 100,000 -0_ FUNDS 100,000 TOTAL 339,775 286,849 94,837 192,012 5 - i October 17, 1983 HOUSING & Harris noted that the Planning Commission recommended COMMUNITY that the name of "Fish Pond Park" be changed to DEVELOPMENT "Japanese Garden Park" and that this become a "phased program" as part of the improvement program for the Burlington/Northern property. The public hearing was opened by Mayor Hogan, and the Clerk noted that no correspondence had been received. Chuck Lambert, manager of Woodland Estates Apartments, expressed concern over owners of rental property receiving assistance for housing rehabilitation, noting that their books and tax statements should be open for inspection to determine eligibility for low cost loans. Ile stated that he would rather see this benefit limited to owner-occupied homes. B. Johnson and Bailey noted that they also had some reservations about this matter and Harris suggested that the Planning Commission could make recommenda- tions and that the Council would have final approval. There were no further comments and the public hearing was closed. KELLEHER MOVED to approve the 1984-85 Housing and Community Development Block Grant Development Program as recommended by the Planning Commission, including the name change to Japanese Garden Park and approval of time-phasing this project. Jon Johnson seconded. Motion carried. ARTS Reappointments. In accordance with the Mayor' s recom- COMMISSION mendation, B. JOHNSON MOVED to confirm the following reappointments to the Arts Commission: Maureen Curran Don Campbell Robert Owren Woods seconded. Motion carried. These appointments will expire in October 1987 . COUNCIL Finance & Personnel . Leahy noted that the Committee COMMITTEES minutes of October 14 would contain material to be discussed at the next Council workshop meeting . BUDGET Cushing noted that the 1984 preliminary budget would be distributed to the Council tonight and that the first budget meeting for the Council would be held on Thursday, October 20, at 3: 00 p.m. at the Kent Commons . - 6 - October 17, 1983 FINANCE (CONSENT CALENDAR ITEM 5B) Payment of Bills. APPROVAL of payment of the bills received through October 18 , 1983 after auditing by the Finance Committee at its meeting at 4: 00 p.m. on October 31, 1983. ADJOURNMENT KELLEHER MOVED that the meeting be adjourned at 7: 20 p.m. , Biteman seconded. Motion carried. Marie Jensen, CMC City Clerk I - 7 -