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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCity Council Meeting - Council - Minutes - 08/19/1985 Kent, Washington August 19 , 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, Biteman, Johnson, Kelleher and Woods, City Administrator Cush- ing, City Attorney DiJulio, Planning Director Harris and City Engineer Gary Gill attending in place of Don Wickstrom, Director of Public Works. Councilmembers White and Leahy were not in attendance. Also present: Assistant City Administrator Webby and Finance Director McCarthy. Approximately 20 people were in attendance at the meeting. CONSENT CALENDAR WOODS MOVED that the Consent Calendar Items A through H be approved, Johnson seconded. notion carried. MINUTES (CONSENT CALENDAR ITEM 5A) Approval of Minutes. APPROVAL of the minutes of the regular Council meeting of August 5 , 1985 . (CONSENT CALENDAR ITEM 5C) Repeal of LID 315 ( 74th Ave. S. and S. 259th Improvement) - Ordinance. On August 5 , 1985, the City Council approved the repeal of Ordinance 2470, which established and created LID 315, and authorized the City Attorney to prepare the necessary ordi- nance. ADOPTION of Ordinance 2575: AN ORDINANCE of the City of Kent , Washington, relating to LID 315 ; repealing Ordinance 2470 which established Local Improvement District 315. WATER (CONSENT CALENDAR ITEM 5E) Water District 75/City of Kent Intertie. AUTHORI- ZATION for the Mayor to sign a grant from DSHS for City of Kent/Water District 75 Intertie as approved by the Public Works Committee. (CONSENT CALENDAR ITEM 5F) East Hill Well. AUTHORIZATION to establish a project budget in the amount of $100, 000 for the East Hill Well modification and to transfer said amount from the Unencumbered funds of the Water Fund, as approved by the Public Works Committee. Pump Station No. 5 Conversion. Two bids were received on August 15. City Engineer Gill explained that the Public Works Department has requested that this matter be held over to the September 3 meeting and the reasons therefore. WOODS SO MOVED, Kelleher seconded and the motion carried. - 1 - i August 19 , 1985 ECONOMIC (CONSENT CALENDAR ITEM 5H ) DEVELOPMENT TEFRA Hearing. SETTING a Special Council Meeting CORPORATION for Monday, September 9, 1985 at 7: 00 p.m. in the Council Chambers for consideration of the Elder/Quinn & McGill Industrial Revenue Bond application to conduct the TEFRA hearing and to adopt the approving resolutions. ZONING CODE (CONSENT CALENDAR ITEM 5D) Zoning Code Amendment - Ordinance. AUTHORIZATION for the City Attorney to prepare an ordinance relat- ing to land use and planning, correcting Ordinance 2528. Zoning Code Section 15. 04. 120 , titled Com- mercial Manufacturing, was inadvertently deleted and is now re-enacted and retitled Commercial Manu- facturing-1. ANNEXATION Rupert Annexation. This date has been set for Council to meet with the initiators of the Rupert Annexation, an area of approximately five acres in the vicinity of 94th Avenue South and James Street. Proper notice has been given. Mr. Rupert was present and urged the Council to act favorably on this proposal. JOHNSON MOVED that the Council concurs with the proposed annexation and AUTHORIZES the circulation of the 75 percent petition subject to the existing bonded indebtedness of the City and the land use plan for the annexation area. Biteman seconded. Motion carried. CENTRAL LID 313 - CBD Improvements. Bid opening was August BUSINESS 9 , 1985 with two bids received. The low bid in the DISTRICT amount of $665, 855.79 submitted by Valley Cement is in excess of the Engineer ' s estimate. In accordance with the recommendation of the Public Works Director, KELLEHER MOVED and Woods seconded that the bids received for LID 313 be rejected and the project readvertised, and that the hearing on the confirma- tion of the Final Assessment Roll scheduled for September 3 be cancelled. Motion carried. REGULATORY (CONSENT CALENDAR ITEM 5G) REVIEW Regulatory Review Process Hearing. SETTING the public hearing for October 7 , 1985 for the annual review of the City ' s regulatory processes. The City Council previously discussed this at the Council meeting of July 1 and workshop of August 12, 1985. The hearing is set in accordance with the provisions of Resolution 1023. 2 - August 19, 1985 HISTORICAL Peter Saar Memorial Cemetery. Ron Peterson noted PRESERVATION that he was a member of a radio group which had placed an historical monument in the cemetery during the Bicentennial celebration in 1976. He noted that vandals had destroyed some of the old stones in the cemetery and asked that the City assist in having this cemetery declared an historical site during the State ' s 1988 centennial year. He also asked that the City help by having police patrol the area especially on the weekend nights. Mayor Hogan noted that there was some concern over the ownership of the cemetery relating to the deed held by the United Methodist Church, making this private property. She asked that Mr. Peterson leave his number so that the City could contact him. FINANCE (CONSENT CALENDAR ITEM 5B) Payment of Bills. APPROVAL of payment of the bills received through August 21 , 1985 after auditing by the Finance Committee at its meeting at 4 : 00 p.m. on August 30. Purchase Contract - Consolidated LID Bonds 308/314/317. A representative of Shearson Lehman Brothers, Foster & Marshall Division, attended the Finance Committee meeting of August 15 , to present their purchase contract for $489 , 471. 75 for the consolidated LID Districts 308 , 314 and 317 Bonds. Finance Director McCarthy noted that the net effective interest rate was 9. 5145% , a rate favorable to the City. He pointed out that the City had completed eight LID issues within the past two years. JOHNSON MOVED for acceptance of the purchase agreement for the purchase of Consolidated LID No. 308 et al. , bonds, Kelleher seconded. Motion carried. Consolidated LID Bonds 308/314/317 - Ordinance. The ordinance has been prepared by Bond Counsel Roberts and Shefelman for the purpose of providing for the issuance and sale of Consolidated Local Improvement District Bonds for projects 308, 314 and 317. The amount of the bond ordinance is $489, 471. 75 and it provides for the purchase of that issue by Shearson Lehman Brothers , Foster & Marshall Division, at the interest rate identified by the purchase contract referred to above. JOHNSON MOVED to adopt Ordinance 2576 , providing for a bond issue of $489 , 471. 75 for the Consolidated Local Improvement District Numbers 308 , 314 and 317 , Woods seconded. Motion carried. 3 - August 19, 1985 OUT OF STATE Parks Department. Bailey noted that both the Parks TRAVEL Committee and the Finance & Personnel Committee had discussed approving a trip to Dallas for Cheryl Fraser to attend the National Recreation & Park Association Annual Conference to make a presentation on Kent ' s Special Recreation Program. Due to some underruns in the Parks Department travel budget, the required $525 required is available. He MOVED to authorize the expenditure. Woods seconded and the motion carried. COUNCIL Kelleher distributed a sheet of written proposals to make City Government more open and MOVED to make this memorandum a part of the record. Woods seconded. Motion carried. Upon Mayor Hogan' s question, Kelleher noted that this was an information item. Bailey suggested that inasmuch as it was close to election time, that Kelleher ' s memorandum should be made available to all candidates. Kelleher expressed his willingness to provide such copies. COUNCIL Finance & Personnel. Bailey noted that at the Finance COMMITTEES & Personnel Committee meeting on August 15 a recom- mendation had been made to approve hiring a part- time meter reader and to approve $10, 000 for this in future budgets. He noted that no vehicle would be required and that the increase in utility users warranted this permanent part time position. He MOVED to authorize the position, Woods seconded and the motion carried. Public Works & Planning. Kelleher reported that the Public Works Committee had met with the residents of the area of the Crow Road at Kent Meridian High School last Thursday to receive input, but that no decision had been made. Further discussion of this matter will be conducted at the next Committee meeting on Thursday, August 29 at 2 : 30 p.m. He noted further that on Tuesday, August 27 , a public meeting will be held from 7 : 30 to 9 : 00 p.m. at Totem Junior High for input from the residents of the 42nd Avenue area regarding traffic concerns. The next Planning Committee meeting will be held at 3 : 30 p.m. on August 29 . Kaibara Park. Bailey noted that the dedication of the Kaibara Park at First Avenue and Meeker Street would take place on Saturday, September 7 at 1: 00 p.m. He noted that the Koi Society had offered to stock the pool with pedigreed koi from Japan. - 4 - i August 19, 1985 RECESS At 7: 25 p.m. Mayor Hogan announced that the Council EXECUTIVE would recess for about 15 minutes to discuss a SESSION matter concerning litigation. The meeting was reconvened at 7 : 40 p.m. and Mayor Hogan noted that City Attorney DiJulio had made a presentation regarding ongoing litigation with a former police officer. Upon the recommendation of DiJulio, JOHNSON MOVED to authorize the City Attorney to settle the Nirk matter for $250, 000 and to direct the preparation of the necessary documents and ordinance. This approval is further subject to the City Attorney ' s confirmation of all settlement documents and information. Biteman seconded and the motion carried. ADJOURNMENT KELLEHER MOVED to adjourn the meeting at 7: 45 p.m. Biteman seconded and the motion carried. Marie Jensen, CMC City Clerk - 5 -