HomeMy WebLinkAboutCity Council Meeting - Council - Minutes - 07/01/1985 Kent, Washington
July 1, 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, Councilmembers Bailey, Johnson,
Kelleher, Leahy and White, City Administrator Cushing, City Attorney DiJulio,
Planning Director Harris, Public Works Director Wickstrom and Finance Director
McCarthy. Also present: Fire Chief Angelo. Approximately 20 people were in
attendance at the meeting.
CONSENT WHITE MOVED that Consent Calendar Items A through M, with
CALENDAR the exception of Item D which was removed at the request of
Councilmember Johnson, be approved, Leahy seconded. Motion
carried.
AWARDS Employee of the Month. Roger Boyer of the Kent Commons
introduced Margaret Garel, part-time Art Specialist at the
Commons, who has been selected as Employee of the Month for
July. Ms. Garel was commended for her creative work and
efficiency, and Mayor Hogan presented Ms. Garel with a
plaque.
MINUTES (CONSENT CALENDAR ITEM 5A)
Approval of Minutes. APPROVAL of the minutes of the regular
Council meeting of June 17, 1985.
HEALTH & (CONSENT CALENDAR ITEM 5H)
SANITATION Bill of Sale - Children's World. ACCEPTANCE of the Bill of
Sale and Warranty Agreement for construction of
approximately 185 feet of sanitary sewer extension and
approximately 174 feet of storm drainage improvements for
the Children' s World Day Care in the vicinity of 100th
Avenue SE and SE 240th Street and AUTHORIZATION for the
Public Works Department to prepare a Late Comers Agreement
and for the Public Works Director to sign said Agreement.
ACCEPTANCE of the improvements for continuous operation and
maintenance, with the maintenance period waived, and RELEASE
of the cash bond as recommended by the Public Works
Department.
STREETS (CONSENT CALENDAR ITEM 5K)
Intersection Improvements. ACCEPT as complete the contract
with Universal Utility Contractors , Inc. for the
intersection improvements project and RELEASE of the
retainage after receipt of releases from the State.
TRAFFIC CONTROL (CONSENT CALENDAR ITEM 5E)
Crow Road Petition. ACCEPTANCE of the "Kent Terrace"
petition concerning the traffic on Crow Road and referring
same to the Public Works Committee.
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ANNEXATION (CONSENT CALENDAR ITEM 5L)
LeBlanc Annexation. ACCEPTANCE of the 75% petition for the
LeBlanc Annexation and AUTHORIZATION for the City Engineer
to file a Notice of Intent with the King County Boundary
Review Board.
REZONE (CONSENT CALENDAR ITEM 5G)
Northwest Business Park Rezone (RZ-85-3). ADOPTION of
Ordinance No. 2571 approving the Northwest Business Park
rezone from MA, Industrial Agricultural, to M-1, Industrial
Park. The ordinance was authorized at the Council meeting
of June 3, 1985.
STREETS 42nd Avenue S. Traffic Control. Kelleher reported that the
Public Works Committee had met with some of the residents of
the area on June 27. Wickstrom explained that temporary
traffic circles with cones would be tested and if this was
found to be satisfactory, they would be installed
permanently.
POLICE DEPT. (CONSENT CALENDAR ITEM 5I)
Donation for Crime Prevention Program. ACCEPTANCE of a
donation from TOP, a community senior citizens' program, in
the amount of $10.00 for the Kent Police Crime Prevention
Program.
(CONSENT CALENDAR ITEM 5F)
Drinkinq Driver Task Force. ACCEPTANCE of the following
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Department employees would not be supervising the work of
these positions. LEAHY MOVED to approve the hiring of the
relatives for the summer work. Bailey seconded and the
motion carried.
(CONSENT CALENDAR ITEM 5J)
Public Works Utilities Division New Position. AUTHORIZATION
to add a full time position in the Utilities Division of the
Public Works Department for water treatment analysis and
sampling.
REGULATORY REVIEW (CONSENT CALENDAR ITEM 5D)
PROCESS (REMOVED AT THE REQUEST OF COUNCILMEMBER JOHNSON)
Regulatory Processes Hearing. JOHNSON MOVED for this item
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to be referred to the Council workshop of August 12 for
discussion and establishment of guidelines before a date for
the annual public hearing is set. Bailey seconded and the
motion carried.
CAPITAL 1986 through 1990 Capital IWr0veWn-1 Program. This date
IMPROVEMENT has been set for a public hearing on the City's Capital
PROGRAM Improvement Program. A Preliminary Capital Improvement
Program was prepared in February of this year, and this
document generated extensive public input through a
questionnaire, public meetings, Council workshop sessions,
and Chamber of Commerce review. Based upon this input,
three scenarios were developed and presented at a Council
workshop. The purpose of tonight's hearing is to obtain
public input on these scenarios and to provide staff
direction for developing a Final Capital Improvement Program
for 1986 through 1990.
The public hearing was opened by Mayor Hogan and a letter
from the Chamber of Commerce dated June 28 was filed for the
record. Finance Director McCarthy described the Capital
Improvement Plan and the three funding scenarios. He gave a
synopsis of the input received from the public. Glen Votaw
noted that the Chamber of Commerce favored the second
scenario calling for voting General Obligation Bonds for
Library and City Hall space in 1988, provided that th need
for City Hall space be demonstrated and that the City pursue
the formation of road improvement districts.
McCarthy noted that cities may apply for a low, or no -
interest loan if they have adopted a real estate excise tax
and have implemented a Capital Improvement Program and
maintain a taxing level showing that use is made of all
available sources. The funding for the loans will be from
increases in the State B & O tax and in the real estate tax.
The impact of such taxes on Kent's utility budget will be
approximately $204,000.
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Ford Kiene noted that the Drinking Driver Task Force has
been informed that the real estate excise tax would play an
important role in the funding of the special prosecutor for
DWI enforcement, and further, that unless the City initiates
the real estate excise tax, the opportunity to receive that
funding might be lost. He asked that the City take this
into consideration.
There were no further comments and LEAHY MOVED to close the
public hearing. White seconded and the motion carried.
JOHNSON MOVED that the matter be discussed at the workshop
of July 8. Bailey seconded and the motion carried.
FINANCE (CONSENT CALENDAR ITEM 5B)
Payment of Bills. APPROVAL of payment of the bills received
through July 3 after auditing by the Finance Committee at
its meeting at 4:00 p.m. on July 15, 1985.
Teleccuumications Study. Leahy noted that this item was
discussed at the Finance Committee meeting this morning and
MOVED to authorize $25,000 for a consultant to make a
telecommunications study. Bailey seconded. Motion carried.
(CONSENT CALENDAR ITEM 5M)
1985 Water Revenue Refunding Bonds ordinance. ADOPTION of
Ordinance No. 257U providing for the issuance of $5,545,000
in Water Revenue Refunding Bonds. The purchase offer of
Shearson Lehman/American Express Inc., Foster & Marshall
Division, was approved at the June 17, 1985 meeting at which
time the consideration of the ordinance was scheduled for
this meeting.
ADJOURNMENT BAILEY MOVED that the meeting be adjourned at 7:50 p.m.,
Leahy seconded. Motion carried.
Marie Jensen,JCMC
City Clerk
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