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October 15, 1984
Regular meeting of the Kent City Council was called to order at
7: 00 o'clock p.m. by Mayor Hoaan. Present: Mayor Hogan, Council-
members Bailey, Biteman, Kelleher, Leahy, White and Woods, City
Administrator Cushing, Assistant Citv Attorney Leigh Ann Tift,
Planning Director Harris and Public Works Director Wickstrom.
Councilmemher Johnson, City Attorney DiJulio and Finance Director
McCarthv were not in attendance. Also present: City Treasurer
Drotz, Fire Chief Angelo and Traffic Engineer Poston.
PROCLAMATION A proclamation was read by Mayor Hogan declaring
October 15 through 19, 1984 as Community College
Day in the City of Kent. Dr. Judy Woods intro-
duced Margaret Couse, Dean of Continuing Education
at Green River Community College, who accepted
the proclamation on behalf of the College.
FIREFIGHTER Chief Angelo introduced Firefighter Michael DeHart
OF THE YEAR who has been selected by his peers as Kent Fire-
AWARD fighter of the Year. Mayor Hogan presented a
plaque to DeHart in recognition of his outstanding
contributions to the City.
CONSENT WOODS MOVED that Consent Calendar Items A through
CALENDAR K be approved, White seconded. Motion carried.
MINUTES (CONSENT CALENDAR ITEM 5A)
Approval of Minutes. APPROVAL of the minutes
of the regular Council meeting of October 1, 1984 .
STREETS LID 304 - Smith Street Improvements. On September
17 , 1984 the public hearing on the confirmation
of the final assessment roll for LID 304 was con-
tinued to this date. The Public Works Director
recommends that this matter be held over to the
Council meeting of November 5 in order to allow
time for the "before and after" appraisals to be
completed. The public hearing was reopened by
Mayor Hogan. The Clerk noted receipt of a letter
of protest from William E. Coats, one of the pro-
perty owners involved in LID 304 . [^)OODS MOVED to
make the letter part of the record. White seconded.
motion carried. KELLFHER MOVED that the public
hearing on LID 304 be held over to the November 5,
1984 Council meeting, White seconded. Motion
carried.
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STREETS LID 307 - S 180th/S.W. 43rd Street Improvement.
This date has been set for the public hearing on
the confirmation of the Final Assessment Roll for
LID 307. The City Clerk has given proper notice
to the property owners .
Public [corks Director Wickstrom pointed out that
the LID is on S. 180th Street between the West
Valley Highway and East Valley Highway and was
formed on Play 19 , 1981 by the passage of Ordinance
2292 at which time protests totaled only 37%.
Wickstrom clarified that the project was for
the full improvement of S . 180th from West Valley
Highway to East Vallev Highway inlcuding widening
of the street to five lands, curbs and gutters,
sidewalks, bike paths, storm drainage, channeliza-
tion, including left turn lanes, street lighting,
signalization, landscaping, undergrounding of
electrical services and railroad crossing improve-
ments. This street improver..ent project was a
joint effort between Kent and Renton, with the
principal fundina from UAB and Federal Aid High-
way Safety Program. The local share required
was split between Kent and Renton. Wickstrom
noted that the total project was estimated to
cost about $5, 000 , 000 and the final cost was
$3 , 725,314 , 330 lower than the estimate. Kent property
owners " assessments totaled $323, 788 . Wickstrom
noted that it had been anticipated that the City
would acquire property for an underpass at the
railroad tracks but in fact this had not been
done. He noted that several properties in the
area of the railroad crossing were not included
in the LID boundaries and that these properties
did not receive the benefit of widening for left
turn lanes . Wickstrom then explained the method
of payment of the LID assessments . White raised
Questions as to the payments made to the property
owner of Assessment Item �14 for right-of-way as
compared to the assessment for the improvements
to the property. Wickstrom clarified that it
was necessary for the City to buy the bulk of
that frontage from P. I. E. even though it was out-
side of the LID and that the accruisition had
resulted in a new public street.
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STREETS The public hearing was opened by the Mayor. The
Clerk noted receipt of a letter from Rand L. Koler,
Attorney_ for Keith and Nancy Tiede, owner of two
lots in LID 307 and 311. WHITE MOVED to make the
letter part of the record, Woods seconded. Motion
carried. Referring to Exhibit C, Koler contended
that the left turn lane was of not value to the
Tiede property and, in fact, represented a safety
hazard. Wickstrom noted that before and after
appraisals would be necessary to determine if the
property had been benefitted by the improvements
and pointed out that consideration must be given
to all the benefits derived from the improvements
and not just from the left turn lanes. Wickstrom
also clarified that the project was not 100o LID
but in reality only 9% of the project costs were
assessed to property owners . He pointed out the
fact that the Tiedes owned both pieces of property
and could sell both parcels to one buyer if they
chose. He suggested that it was necessary to look
at the long term future of the properties in ques-
tion.
Upon Kelleher ' s question, Wickstrom stated that the
benefits to a parcel could be evaluated in different
ways, and that it must be determined that the pro-
perty had been benefitted in an amount equal to
the amount of the assessment. He noted that if
properties outside the LID boundaries to the east
were determined to be benefitted, a new hearing
would have to be scheduled to include these parcels
in the LID. He suggested that this hearing be con-
tinued for a month to allow time for appraisals
to determine the benefits. BITEMAN MOVED to con-
tinue the hearing to November 19. Bailey seconded
and the motion carried.
(CONSENT CALENDAR ITEM 5E)
Street Name Change. ADOPTION of Ordinance 2497
changing the name of Kent Des Moines Road to West
Meeker Street for the portion between SR 516 and
Russell Road, as authorized at the October 1
Council meeting.
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TRANSPORT- Transportation Plan. This date has been set for a
AT1ON PLAN public hearing to consider the inclusion of a third
East/West Study Corridor between S.E. 208th Street
and S.E. 240th Street. Stewart Stern -noted that
he had received a notice of hearing from the Public
Works Department stating that the hearing would be
held on Mondav, October 12 . Jim Poston, Transport-
ation Engineer, noted that the notice date had been
incorrect, and Biteman stated he was willing to
continue the hearing to the next meeting, but it
was determined that the hearing should proceed.
Poston noted that the Public Works Committee had
directed the staff to re-examine the need for an
additional east-west arterial. He noted that the
Transportation Plan had been developed with the
Comprehensive Land Use Plan in mind. The program
consisted of seven east/west arterials, four now
existing and three proposed new arterials. He
noted that alternatives are described in the memo
dated August 24 , which was a part of the discussion
of the September 24 workshop. He noted that
Biteman had chaired the New Fast/West Arterial
Study Committee to examine factors involved in
selecting a new east/west arterial. Other members
included Fritz Baseman and Claudia Otey as well
as Poston. The Committee' s report, dated September
24, 1984 has been made a part of the record, and
consists of Findinas & Recommendations, including
several interim measures to improve traffic flow,
as follows:
- The 132nd/140th corridor should be examined as a major north/south
arterial to intercept east-west traffic before it gets to the
Benson Highway (104th Avenue). Improvements at the Maple Valley
Highway should also be included.
- Employers should be encouraged to implement flex-time or staggered
work hours to ease the peak traffic demand.
- A permanent Park and Ride lot should be located on the East Hill.
- Several locations are in need of intersection improvements such as
turning lanes. Two places of immediate concern are 208th & 116th,
and Petrovitsky & 140th.
o Additional study is required to find an arterial route from the East
Hill to the Valley south of 208th and north of 240th. The study should
also examine the potential for connection to 140th Avenue.
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TRANSPORT--- o The Transportation Plan implementation schedule should be updated to
AT I ON PLAN incorporate the new PSCOG growth forecasts, together with data
concerning residential density at saturation development.
o The Census Bureau travel pattern data should be analyzed when they are
available to check if patterns coincide with those in the Transportation
Plan.
Poston stated that a route for a new east/west
arterial had not been selected, that further
study would be needed to find the best route.
He pointed out that new growth estimates from
PSGC had to be incorporated into the Transport-
ation Plan, and pointed out that the question
is . . . how much traffic is generated by the areas
zoned commercial and industrial , noting especially
the Rowley Annexations and the proposed Fred
Meyer rezone. He recommended that the Trans-
portation Plan be amended to include a third
east/west study corridor between S. 208th and
S.F. 240th.
Fritz Baseman submitted a letter and objected
to the title of the committee, stating that the
task of the Committee was to resolve differences
which exist between the Transportation Plan and
the Comprehensive Land Use Plan. He objected
also to the recommendation "Additional study
is required" and said that this statement did
not agree with the findings of the committee.
He asked that this item be deleted from the
report, or that his name as a committee member
be removed from the report. He noted also that
the report was dated September 24 but he had not
received it until October 10.
Claudia Otev and Biteman stated that they felt
this recommendation was an underlying issue for
the committee. Jeff Hanna suggested that a
footnote could be added to the Committee report,
stating that Baseman was not in agreement with
that portion of the report.
Stewart Stern stated that additional preliminary
work would be necessary before the study took
place, noting rezones and annexations would
contribute to traffic., . Upon his question, Poston
noted that the EIS would be done by an independent
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TRANSPORT- agency and pointed out that there would be coopera-
ATION PLAN tion required between King County and the City.
Stern noted that King County approval would be
required and he questioned the application of
the "Appearance of Fairness" measure since both
Jon Johnson and Dan Kelleher were employed by the
County. He suggested that both should remove
themselves from voting on this issue. Kelleher
noted he would confer with the City Attorney.
Glen Votaw noted that the Chamber of Commerce
had supported and continued to support an addi-
tional route somewhere in the area proposed and
spoke in favor ofadvanced planning such as this .
Upon Jim McGinnis ' question, Poston noted that
there was a twenty year time frame for the study
but that the roads network development had no
time liTnit. He ascertained that the parking lot
recommended for East Hill referred to a Metro
Park & Ride.
Upon questions about notification of hearings
and/or meetings from Edward Kelosky, Connie Huzar
and Terry Brannon, Poston noted that no names had
been removed from the mailing list for the Trans-
portation Plan, but that notices for this hearing
had been mailed only to those who lived within
the subject area, between S . 208th and S.E. 240th.
Baseman recommended against the action proposed
for tonight. . . "to authorize the City Attorney to
prepare a Resolution amending the Transportation
Plan to include a third east/west corridor between
S.E. 208th and S .E. 240th. " He stated that the
need had to be established before this action was
taken. Poston explained which recommendations
listed were included in the Transportation Plan
or in plans of other agencies , and which required
updating.
After all who wished to speak had done so, Bailey
suggested that the hearing be continued to the
November 5 meeting, inasmuch as the Public Works
Department had erred in the date on the notices
and some of the notices had not been received until
today. Biteman concurred, and so MOVED. Woods
seconded anO the motion carried.
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ANNEXATION Rowley Annexation No. 3 Zoning No. AZ-84-1. On
ZONING September 4, 1984, the City Council held the first
public hearing to consider the recommendations of
the Hearing Examiner for the initial zoning of
this recently annexed area consisting of approxi-
mately 22 acres and located south of S.E. 248th
Street on the east and the west side of 104th
Avenue S .E. The hearing was continued until
October 15, 1984 for final action. (Kent City
Code 15. 09 . 055E. 2 provides that the Council shall
hold two or more public hearings , at least 30
days apart) . The Hearing Examiner has recommended
that the zoning classification of the Rowley Annex-
ation No. 3 area be consistent with the land use
designation and boundaries of the East Hill Plan.
The mayor opened the public hearing. A letter
from Eric Hawkinson was distributed to the Council
and filed for the record. The letter was sent to
the Hearing Examiner but was received after she
had conducted the hearing, and was then forwarded
for this hearing.
Evelyn Crandall objected to the proposed zoning
of "Office" along both sides of 104th to about
300 feet in depth and then splitting the zoning
to MRM for the reaminder of the property on the
west side of 104th and to MRG on the east side of
104th. She noted, and Jim Hansen confirmed, that
the Planning staff had recommended that the lots
not be split with different zonings. Solvieg
Bower concurred with Crandall and Glen Crow spoke
i fn avor of the Hearing Examiner ' s recommendation.
There were no further comments and the hearing
was closed. KELLEHER MOVED to approve the Hearing
Examiner' s recommendation for zoning of Rowley
Annexation No. 3 subject to the inclusion of the
right-of-way conditions specified in the October
10, 1984 memo from the Public Works Department
and for the City Attorney to prepare the necessary
ordinance. 1^7oods seconded. BAILEY MOVED to amend
the motion to zone Lots 125, 128 and 129 MRM and
to zone the remainder of the annexation "Office"
in accordance with the Planning staff recommenda-
tion. The amendment carried. The motion, as
amended, carried unanimously.
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ANNEXATION Rowley Annexation' No. 4 Zoning No. AZ84-2. On
ZONING September 4 , 1984, the City Council held the
first public hearing to consider the recommendations
of the Hearing Examiner for the initial zoning of
this property, recently annexed to the City, con-
sisting of approximately 40 acres and located south
of S.E. 240th Street; east of 104th Avenue S.E. to
approximately 114th Avenue S.E. The hearing was
continued until October 15, 1984 for final action
under the provisions of Kent City Code 15. 09 . 055E. 2.
The Hearing Examiner has recommended that the zoning
classification be as follows:
MR-14, Medium Densitv D4ultifamily Residential
for Tax Lots: 34 , 87 , 50 , 2; Lots 7 and 8 of
the R. 0. Smith' s Orchard Tracts Addition
R1-7 . 2 , Single Family Residential for Tax
Lots: 44 and 64
The mayor opened the public hearing. A letter
from Leslie Wagner, attorney for Greta Stewart,
has been distributed and was filed for the record.
Ms . Wagner noted that she requested consideration
of commercial zoning for the Berg property, Lot 7,
and also for Lot 8 at the September 4 Council
hearing. She pointed out that the Planning Com-
mission is in the process of holding hearings to
consider expansion of commercial zoning for various
areas of East Hill, including the area at the
intersection of S.E. 240th and 104th S.E. Jim
Harris noted that the Planning Commission' s recom-
mendation would not be before the Council until
mid-November. Steve Harris noted that he repre-
sented the Seligs and Rod Smith, and that these
property owners were in favor of the Hearing
Examiner ' s recommendation. There were no further
comments and the hearing was closed. It was noted
that changes could be made to the zoning in accor-
dance with the recommendations of the Planning
Commission when the hearings before the Commission
are concluded. KELLEHER MOVED to approve the
Hearing Examiner's recommendation for zoning of
Rowley Annexation No. 4 subject to the inclusion
of the right-of-way condition specified in the
October 10, 1984 memo from the Public Works Depart-
ment and for the City Attorney to prepare the neces-
sary ordinance. Bailey seconded. Motion carried
unanimously.
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ANNEXATION (CONSENT CALENDAR ITEM 5G)
Moore Annexation. CONCURRENCE with the proposed
annexation and AUTHORIZATION for circulation of
the 75 percent petition, subject to initiators
agreeing to assume their pro-rata share of the
existing bonded indebtedness of the City and the
Land Use Plan for the annexation area (single
family residential zoning) .
HEALTH & LID 311 South 180th Sanitary Sewer. This date
SANITATION has been set for the public hearing on the con-
firmation of the final assessment roll for LID
311. The City Clerk has given the proper legal
notice to the property owners . The public hear-
ing was opened by Mayor Hogan. Wickstrom noted
that this project is on the south side of S. 180th,
between 72nd Avenue S . and the Union Pacific tracks
and consists of installation of an 8-inch sanitary
sewer with side sewers . Renton planned to install
sewer facilities as part of their street widening
project for S . 180th (S.W. 43rd) and they agreed
to provide service to five properties on the Kent
side of S. 180th,west of the railroad which were
not served by the Kent sewer system. Assessments
for the Kent property owners total $19 , 686. 56, and
at the time of the formation of the LID in April,
1983 , protests totalled approximately 32%.
The Clerk noted that a letter from Rand Koler,
attornev for the Tiodes , had been distributed and
filed for the record. The letter suggested that
the parcel immediately west of the Tiede property
should have been included in the LID, which would
result in a lower assessment for the Tiedes.
Wickstrom explained that no charge had been made
for a stub which was placed in error and that the
lot in question had been assessed for improvements
including sewers, in the LID project for 72nd
Avenue S. Koler acknowledged that this answered
his question and Wickstrom noted that the final
costs were 9 . 370 over the preliminary estimate.
He explained the method of payment for assessments.
There were no further comments and the hearing was
closed. KELLE.HER MOVED that the City Attorney be
directed to prepare the ordinance confirming the
final assessment roll for LID 311, Woods seconded.
Motion carried.
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HEALTH & (CONSENT CALENDAR ITEM 5H)
SANITATION Seven Oaks. ACCEPTANCE of the Bill of Sale and
Warranty Agreement for continuous operation and
maintenance of approximately 3, 318 feet of water
main extension, and 2, 195 feet of sanitary sewer
extension, in the vicinity of S.E. 258th and 118th
Place S .E. and release of cash bond after expiration
of the warranty period.
TRAFFIC (CONSENT CALENDAR ITEM 5K)
CONTROL Seauoia Junior High Crosswalk. ADOPTION of
Resolution 1031 directing the installation of
a flashing warning light for the crosswalk on
Kent-Kangley Road at lllth Avenue S .E. and
AUTHORIZING continued discussions with the
Kent School District concerning further safety
improvements to assist students attending
Seauoia Junior High School.
SURPLUS (CONSENT CALENDAR ITEM 5D)
PROPERTY Surplus Property. ADOPTION of Resolution 1030
PROCEDURES establishing procedure for the disposal of surplus
property valued at less than $1, 000. This subject
has been discussed at the Finance Committee meeting
of September 28 and at the October 8 workshop.
BANNERS (CONSENT CALENDAR ITEM 5C)
Banners - Kent Youth Soccer Association. APPROVAL
of the request of the Kent Youth Soccer Association
to display Welcome banners for the Soccer Exchange
players between October 27 and November 4 . The
banners will be displayed near Bowen Scarff Ford
on Central and near Meekers Landing on West Meeker
Street. This request was discussed at the workshop
of October 8 .
VALLEY COM Valley Com Short Plat. As requested by the Public
Works Department and the City Attorney, authoriza-
tion for the Mayor to make application to the
Planning Department for a Short Plat of the
utility property at 98th Avenue South, just north
of James Street. This short plat is necessary to
provide for the acquisition of property for the
Valley Com expansion. BITEMAN MOVED to authorize
short plat application for the purposes of the
Valley Com expansion, woods seconded. Motion carried.
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LIBRARY A letter from Jack Meredith, President of the
Library, was acknowledged and filed for the
record. He expressed the Board' s disappointment
with the failure of the bond issue and stated that
the Council would be advised of the Board' s
recommendations after evaluation of the scope
and quality of library services was completed.
FINANCE (CONSENT CALENDAR ITEM 5I)
Extension of Payment of Charge in Lieu of Assessment.
As recommended by the Public Works Committee, APPROVAL
for a one year extension for the payment of a sewer
charge, in lieu of assessment, in the amount of
$4 , 310 . 15 for Barbara Nist, 23821 43rd Avenue S.
and AUTHORIZATION to release the money previously
paid by Mrs. Nist after execution of a promissory
note.
(CONSENT CALENDAR ITEM 5B)
Approval of' Bills. APPROVAL of payment of the
bills received through October 19 , 1984 after
auditing by the Finance Committee at its meeting
at 4 : 00 p.m. on October 31.
PERSONNEL Teamster ' s Union - Memorandum of Understanding.
The City and the Teamster ' s Union have drafted a
Memorandum of Understanding regarding the accrual
of compensatory time by members of the Maintenance
Workers Bargaining Unit. The Memorandum has been
reviewed and recommended for approval by the
Finance/Personnel Committee. BAILEY MOVED to
authorize the Playor to sign the Memorandum of
Understanding. White seconded . Motion carried.
PARKS (CONSENT CALENDAR ITEM 5F)
Golf Course Driving Range. AUTHORIZATION to accept
the emergency work by Thomas Haight for the Golf
Course Driving Range as complete and to pay the
retainage upon receipt of the State releases.
West Fenwick Park. A letter from Lillie Pottsmith
was acknowledged and filed for the record. Ms .
Pottsmith expressed appreciation of the new park,
noting that it was used extensively by families
in the area and also noted that a better name for
the park would be appreciated.
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PARKS Senior Citizen Center. WHITE MOVED to reaffirm
the commitment to build a new Senior Citizens '
Center, but to accept the will of the people,
and direct the staff to re-evaluate the recommend-
ation to place the center at the Smith & Titus
location and to look at all available locations.
Biteman seconded. Kelleher stated that he would
support the motion but that this is the last time
he would support action to reconsider the site.
Biteman complimented the City and especially Dr.
Woods for her work on the Senior Center proposal.
He concurred with White that the site should be
reconsidered. White stated that his reason for
the motion was to clear the air on the claim that
a considerable amount of money could be saved by
constructing the Center somewhere else. Leahy
stated that the location issue had been discussed
long ago and that no new arguments had been given
and further that he objected to the phrase "the
will of the people" . The motion failed with only
Kelleher, Biteman and White supporting it. Mayor
Hogan elected to break the tie and voted against
the motion. She further noted that it was her
opinion that the failure of the bond issue was
due to the cost of the three facilities and not
to the location. She stated that she thought
that if the project was to have been funded by
anything other than taxes, that the issue would
have been approved by the voters. She noted that
the Citv Hall would need more space, and we should
be making plans now to have space in the Shopping
Center for a Library. She stated that building
the Senior Center at the Shopping Center was the
most logical thing to do , and further that con-
sideration could be given again to the Performing
Arts Center, as a legitimate asset to the City.
The Mayor noted that these same problems occurred
over the approval of the Kent Commons and that
that facility has become extremely popular.
WATER (CONSENT CALENDAR ITEM 5J)
West Hill Water System Improvements.
As recommended
by the Public Works Committee, AUTHORIZATION for
the Mayor to sign agreement with R. W. Beck for
review of shop drawings and inspection services.
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WATER Water System Plan - 1984 . On October 1, 1984, the
hearing on the adoption of the Water System Plan-
1984 was continued to this date. The Playor reopened
the public hearing. The City Clerk noted that a
letter from Henry Towne was distributed, and it
was then filed for the record by motion. Doug
Sellen stated that his business had recently
moved to the area of 72nd Avenue and S . 212th
Street and objected to the proposed 20% rate
increase for commercial users . He noted that
many factors were considered before relocating
250 to 300 employees to the Kent site, including
operating costs. He noted that employees, as
well as new industries, contributed to the revenue
of the city and that this should be considered.
It was determined that 'Mr. Sellen could obtain
a copy of the Water System Plan in the Public
Works Department. There were no further comments
and WOODS MOVED to close the public hearing.
Biteman seconded and the motion carried. KELLEHER
MOVED that Ordinance 2495 fixing the water rates
be adopted, Moods seconded. Motion carried.
KELLEHER _'MOVED that Ordinance 2496 approving
and accepting the 1984 Water System Plan and
authorizing the sale of bonds and establishing
interim financing be adopted, Woods seconded.
Motion carried.
COUNCIL Public Works and Planning. Kelleher noted that
COMMITTEES on October 3 the committee had discussed the
traffic problem on Tiloodland Way and the possibility
of using speed humps as a solution was referred to
the Public Safetv Committee. The agenda for the
October 17th meeting will include the budget for
the Regional Water Association, Woodland Way and
the crosswalk at Sequoia Junior High.
Parks Committee. Bailey noted that the next
Parks Committee meeting would be on Thursday,
November 1 at 4 : 00 p.m.
Public Safety Committee. Biteman noted that this
committee would meet October 16 at 7: 30 a.m.
ADJOURNMENT BAILEY MOVED that the meeting be adjourned at
9 : 30 p.m. , Woods seconded. Motion carried.
Marie Jen n, CMC
City Clerk
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