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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCity Council Meeting - Council - Minutes - 06/17/1985 i Kent, Washington June 17, 1985 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, Kelleher and Leahy, City Administrator Cushing, City Attorney DiJulio, City Engineer Gill, Principal Planner Hansen and Finance Director McCarthy. Councilmembers Johnson, White and Woods were not in attendance at the meeting. Approximately 40 people were in attendance at the meeting. CONSENT CALENDAR KELLEHER MOVED that the Consent Calendar Items A through I be approved, Leahy seconded. Motion carried. MINUTES (CONSENT CALENDAR ITEM SA) Approval of Minutes. APPROVAL of the minutes of the regular Council meeting of June 3 , 1985 with the following addition: Setting a public hearing for June 17 for the six-year Transport- ation Improvement Plan. (This item was added to the Consent Calendar on June 3 , and was inadvertently omitted from the minutes. ) '--"ALTH & (CONSENT CALENDAR ITEM 5C) SANITATION East Hill Automotive Bill of Sale. ACCEPTANCE of the bill of sale and warranty agreement for approximately 252 feet of sanitary sewer extension in the vicinity of 104th Avenue SE and 260th, and release of the cash bond after expiration of the one- year maintenance period. WATER (CONSENT CALENDAR ITEM 5E) SKCRWA/Tacoma Water Supply Agreement. AUTHOR- IZATION for the Mayor to sign the South King County Regional Water Association/Tacoma Water Supply Agreement subject to securing modifica- tions of our existing Water District 75/Kent Intertie Agreement. (CONSENT CALENDAR ITEM 5D) East Hill Well Agreement. AUTHORIZATION to approve the revision to page 4 of the pre- viously approved agreement. STREET VACATION Vacation of Portion of 74th Avenue S. Resolu- tion 1062 sets this date for a public hearing for the vacation of a portion of 74th Avenue S. in the area of Willis Street and South 259th Street as requested by James B. Foster. Proper legal notice has been given by the City Clerk. The Planning Department recommends approval with conditions. - 1 - June 17 , 1985 STREET VACATION The public hearing was opened by Mayor Hogan. It was noted that no correspondence has been received. Bob Scholes spoke on behalf of the property owner in favor of the street vacation. There were no further comments and BAILEY MOVED to close the public hearing, Leahy seconded. Motion carried. BAILEY :MOVED to direct the City Attorney to prepare the ordinance vacating a portion of 74th Avenue S . Kelleher seconded. Motion carried. ALLEY VACATION (CONSENT CALENDAR ITEM 5H) Alley Vacation Resolution. ADOPTION of Resolution No. 1065 settin a public hearing for July 15 , 1985 , for an alley vacation in Block 19 , Washington Central Improvement Com- pany ' s first addition to Kent, between McMillan and Smith Streets and State and Kennebeck Avenues. HOUSING & Revision to 1985 Housing and Community Develop- COMMUNITY ment Block Grant Program. A public hearing DEVELOPMENT is scheduled for this date to consider a modification to the 1985 Kaibara Park Projects consolidating Kaibara Park Funding ( $3 , 000 ) , and Kaibara Park lA Construction Funding ( $6 , 250 ) into one project, referred to as Kaibara Park 2 Construction with total funding of $9 , 250. The public hearing was opened by Mayor Hogan. No correspondence has been re- ceived and there were no comments from the audience. LEAHY MOVED to close the public hearing, Biteman seconded. Motion carried. BAILEY MOVED to approve the consolidation of Kaibara Park Project Funding. Leahy seconded. It was determined for Biteman that the funds were those already allocated to the project. Motion carried. PARKS & (CONSENT CALENDAR ITEM 5F) RECREATION City Code Revision. ADOPTION of Ordinance No. 2567 relating to the Department of Parks & Recreation repealing Chapter 4. 10 Kent City Code concerning the Kent Comprehensive Park & Recreation System Plan, amending Chapter 4. 12 Kent City Code concerning street trees and the Department of Parks & Recreation' s responsi- bility for street tree regulation and mainten- ance, amending and renumbering Chapter 2. 30 of the Kent City Code and adding a new Section 2. 30. 200 regulating and prohibiting activities in City Parks and providing for criminal penalties for violation of the ordinance. 2 - i i June 17, 1985 CITY PROPERTY (CONSENT CALENDAR ITEM 5G) Process and Procedures for Rewards to Prevent Vandalism. ADOPTION of Ordinance No. 2568 adding a new Chapter 2 . 31 of the Kent City Code establishing a process and procedure for rewards for information leading to the arrest and prosecution of City property. This matter was discussed and recommended by the Parks Committee at its meeting of June 6 , 1985. POLICE (CONSENT CALENDAR ITEM 5I ) Drinking Driver Task Force Contributions. AUTHORIZING the Drinking Driver Task Force to receive and accept donations and contri- butions for Task Force purposes. Ratifying and confirming the receipt and acceptance of prior contributions not previously acknow- ledged by the City. ACCEPTANCE of the follow- ing community contributions: Kent Rotary Club $100 Kent Area Council PTA $160 Kent Kiwanis Club $100 Sequoia Jr. High PTSA $ 20 STREETS 1986-1991 Six Year Transportation Improvement Program. This date has been set for the public hearing on the Six Year Transportation Improve- ment Program. City Engineer Gill reviewed the recommended Program, noting that it was an "obligation" program rather than a "construc- tion" program and that generally, once funds are committed to a project that project is then dropped from the obligation program. A project, however, may not be completed for some time after funding has been approved. A lage number of projects are carried over each year from the previous T. I.P. because no fund- ing has been allocated. Gill explained the different methods of financing and referred to projects which could be funded by applying for State and/or Federal funds. He also noted that some projects have been dropped from the T. I.P. because there seemed to be little or no chance of receiving outside fund- ing and that some of these projects appeared to have a high probability of being funded and constructed through private development. The changes from last year ' s T. I.P. are as follows : 3 - June 17 , 1985 STREETS Projects Funded and Dropped from the T.I.P. 1. S.E. 256th Street and 116th Avenue Intersection Improvements Projects Not Funded and Dropped from the T.I.P. 1. S.E. 240th Street and 102nd Avenue S.E. Street Improvements. This project will probably be constructed through an L.I.D. and developer financed improvement project. These improvements were required of Fred Meyer as part of the SEPA process to mitigate traffic impacts. 2. 104th Avenue Street Improvements - S.E. 260th Street to S.E. 264th Street. This section of 104th will be improved by developers as projects are approved. 3. 64th Avenue Construction - Smith Street to S. 228th Street. This will be financed by developers or as an L.I.D. Projects Added to the T.I.P. that have City Funding 1. Smith Street Improvements - 1st Avenue to Jason. This project consists of widening for additional turn lanes, signal, drainage, and illumination improvements. 2. West Valley Highway channelization at James Street. This project consists of extending the southbound left turn pocket to S. 238th Street. New Projects Added to the T.I.P. 1. S. 212th Street and 42nd Avenue Illumination. This project consists of illuminating the intersection area. 2. West Valley Highway Lighting. This project consists of reconstructing the intersection illumination systems at 228th Street, 212th Street, and 196th Street. 3. S. 240th Street Widening - 10600 Block to 116th Avenue. The project consists of widening S. 240th Street to 5 lanes including grading, drainage, paving, curb & gutter, sidewalks, channelization, illumination, street trees,. underground utilities, etc. Biteman referred to the improvements on West Valley Highway and complimented the Engineering Department on the strides being made in such types of improvements. There were no further comments or questions and BAILEY MOVED to close the public hearing, Kelleher seconded. Motion carried. KELLEHER MOVED to approve the 1986-1991 Six Year Trans- portation Improvement Program and that Resolu- tion No. 1064 adopting the Program be approved. Biteman seconded. Motion carried. SIDEWALKS Woodland Way/Reiten Road Pedestrian Improvements. The bid opening on this project was held June 11, 1985 with six bids received. The low bid of $67, 400. 07 was submitted by the Wilson Company. In accordance with the recommendations of the Public Works Director, KELLEHER MOVED that the low bid of the Wilson Company for the Woodland Way/Reiten Road Pedestrian improvements be accepted. Bailey seconded. Motion carried. 4 - i June 17, 1985 FINANCE Limited Tax General Obligation Refunding Bond Ordinance. John Moore of Shearson Lehman/ American Express, Inc. , Foster & Marshall Division reviewed a handout furnished to the Mayor and Council covering their offer to purchase $-2 & ,„-��- I limited tax general obligation refunding bonds. It was noted that this refunding issue will refund current general obligation bonds outstanding of $1 , 780 , 000. These outstanding bonds carry an average interest rate of 10. 77%. The interest rate for the refunding issue will be low enough so that the City will save approximately $63 , 000 in present value debt service. It was noted that the current general obligation bonds outstanding were because of the 1981 golf course bond issue. LEAHY MOVED to adopt Ordinance No. 2569 providing for the issuance of in limited tax general obligation r7ti. refunding bonds and to accept the proposal of J Shearson Lehman/American Express, Inc. , Foster & Marshall Division, to purchase these bonds at the net effective interest rate of 8. 67%. Biteman seconded. Motion carried. Water Revenue Refunding Bond Ordinance Finance Director McCarthy explained that a similar offer has been made by Shearson Lehman/ American Express, Inc. , Foster & Marshall L ; Division, to purchase in water revenue refunding bonds. He noted that these refunding bonds will refund existing 1982 water revenue bonds of $4 , 800, 000 currently outstanding at 10. 17%. Due to the reduced interest rate presently available on the market, the refunding of these bonds will provide a net present value savings to the City of approximately $80 , 000. In accordance with his recommendations, LEAHY MOVED to accept the ,y Shearson Lehman/American Express, Inc. , Foster & Marshall Division, proposal to purchase these water revenue bonds at the net effective ;?1 '^r� interest rate of 8. 48% and FURTHER MOVED to ",r" delay passage of the ordinance providing for the issuance of the water revenue refunding bonds until the Council meeting of July 1, 1985. Bailey seconded. Motion carried. 5 - June 17 , 1985 FINANCE (CONSENT CALENDAR ITEI4 5B) Payment of Bills. APPROVAL of payment of the bills received through June 19 , 1985 after auditing by the Finance Committee at its meet- ing at 4: 00 p.m. on July 1 , 1985 . TRAFFIC CONTROL 42nd Avenue S./Cambridge Drive/40th Avenue S. Speeding Problem and Safety Hazard. A petition containing approximately 113 signatures was presented to the Council by William Young, resident of the area and Deacon of Trinity Reformed Church, and Mary Mathews, Vice-President, Star Lake PTA. Ms. nathews noted that she lived at the intersection of 42nd S. and S. 262nd which is more commonly called "Dead Man' s :Hill" . The petition referred to the fact that measures which have been taken in the past to alleviate the problems have been ineffective. Mr. Young suggested that the residents of the area and petitioners were requesting that further action be taken by the City on or before the next Council meeting and the petition requested the installation of speed bumps in the area referred to. BITEMAN MOVED to accept the petition. Kelleher seconded. Motion carried. Gary Gill noted that the result of the Public Works Department investigation to this point had revealed that in most cases the speeding seemed to be caused by residents of the area . He also noted that enforcement had been stepped up in the area and that additional citations had probably been issued. Gill agreed with Mr. Young that the public education program was not as effective as it should be. Biteman concurred with the residents of the area about the safety hazard existing at the present time and urged that the public safety committee take a look at the situation. It was determined that the matter should appropriately be discussed at a Public Works Committee meeting and Kelleher pointed out that the next meeting would be on June 27 at 2 : 00 p.m. in the Engineering Build- ing. Gill concurred that a report would be forthcoming from the Public Works Department at that time. It was pointed out to the citizens in attendance at the meeting that the Public Works Committee meetings were open to the public and they were invited to attend the meeting. 6 - i June 17 , 1985 ADJOURNMENT BAILEY MOVED to adjourn the meeting to executive session at 7: 50 p.m. , Leahy seconded. Motion carried. ,17 Betty Gray, CPS Deputy City Clerk 7 -