HomeMy WebLinkAboutCity Council Meeting - Council - Minutes - 01/21/1986 Kent, Washington
January 21 , 1986
Regular meeting of the Kent City Council was called
to order at
7: 00 o' clock p.m. by Mayor Kelleher. Present: Councilmembers
Bailey, Biteman, Houser, Johnson, White and Woods, City Administrator
Cushing, City Attorney DiJulio, Planning Director Harris , Public Works
Director Wickstrom and Finance Director McCarthy. Also present:
Fire Chief Angelo and Parks Director Wilson. Approximately 40 people
were in attendance.
CONSENT CALENDAR BITEMAN MOVED that the Consent Calendar Items A
through O be approved, with the exception of
Item 5J, removed by Bailey. Johnson seconded
and the motion carried.
MINUTES (CONSENT CALENDAR ITEM 5A)
Approval of Minutes. APPROVAL of the minutes of
the regular Council meeting of January 6, 1986
and the special meeting of January 14 , 1986.
HEALTH & (CONSENT CALENDAR ITEM 5L)
SANITATION Fourth Avenue Apartments. ACCEPTANCE of the bill
of sale and warranty agreement for construction
of approximately 670 feet of sanitary sewer exten-
sion for the Fourth Avenue Apartments for continuous
operation and maintenance and RELEASE of the
cash bond after expiration of the one-year main-
tenance period.
STREET VACATION (CONSENT CALENDAR ITEM 5D)
Street Vacation - Portion of 80th Place South -
Resolution. ADOPTION of Resolution No. 1089
setting a public hearing for February 18 on the
petition of Burlington Northern Railroad/Mannesmann
Tally to vacate a portion of 80th Avenue South.
ANNEXATION ( CONSENT CALENDAR ITEM 5K)
Ryan Number 3 Annexation. AUTHORIZATION to set
February 18, 1986 as the date for a public hearing
to consider annexation of approximately 15 acres
south of S. 218th Street between 98th Avenue S.
and the 9500 block.
REZONE Pacific Industrial Concepts Rezone. On January 30 ,
1985 , the Kent Hearing Examiner approved the
application for rezone of property located in the
vicinity of 212th and 64th Avenue, subject to meet-
ing various Public Works requirements. These re-
quirements have now been met and it is recommended
the ordinance be adopted approving the rezone.
JOHNSON MOVED to adopt Ordinance 2604 , White seconded.
Motion carried.
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CBD IMPROVEMENTS LID 313 - CBD Improvements. Both the ordinance
confirming the final assessment roll for LID 313
and awarding the bid for this project were removed
from the agenda and will be considered at the
next regular meeting on February 3 , 1986.
ZONING CODE Amendment to the Zoning Code-Buffering between
AMENDMENT Parking Lots and Residential Uses. On November
18 , 1985, the City Council moved to refer this
amendment to the Public Works and Planning Committee.
The proposed amendment to Section 15. 07. 040 J
of the Kent Zoning Code relates to buffering park-
ing lots and residential uses requiring an eight
( 8 ) foot high solid wood fence or equivalent.
The Public Works and Planning Committee met on
December 19 , 1985 and January 16 , 1986 to review
additional information and elected to bring the
issue back to the City Council meeting of January
21 , 1986 , with the modification listed in the
accompanying staff memo. WOODS MOVED for the
approval of the Public Works and Planning Committee ' s
recommendation to modify the landscaping amendment
to require a six ( 6 ) foot high solid wood or
equivalent fence as buffering between parking
lots and residential uses. White seconded and
the motion carried.
TREE PRESERVATION Repeal of Tree Preservation Ordinance. In accord-
ance with Council action on January 6, 1986, the
City Attorney has prepared an ordinance to repeal
Ordinance 2452 . WOODS MOVED to remove this item
from the agenda and to refer it to the Public
Works and Planning Committee. Biteman seconded
and asked that he be notified as to the Committee
meeting date for discussion of this item. Woods
noted that she and White and the Mayor had met
with Planning Director Harris and had concurred
in this proposed action. She noted that the com-
mittee would consider this item early in February.
Bailey stated that he had also been prepared to
ask to have this item reconsidered. Upon Johnson' s
question, Woods explained that it was hoped that
the committee could propose a compromise which
would be acceptable to all interested parties.
The motion carried with Houser and Biteman dissent-
ing. A letter opposing repeal of the ordinance
from Richard Ogden of Kent Shires IV, received
today, has been distributed to the Council and has
been filed as a part of the record.
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STREET BANNERS (CONSENT CALENDAR ITEM 5E)
School Levy. AUTHORIZATION for placement of
banners at Smith and Jason and the overpass of
James at 100th Avenue to the Kent Citizens Levy
Committee for the period January 28 to February 5 ,
1986.
CABLE TV (CONSENT CALENDAR ITEM 5F)
Renewal of CATV Administration Contract. AUTHORIZA-
TION for the Mayor to sign the contract with
3-H Cable Communications Consultants for pro-
fessional administrative services for 1986. The
contract renewal has been reviewed and approved
by the Council Finance/Personnel Committee and
funding is provided in the 1986 Budget.
GAMBLING TAX Gambling Tax Ordinance. The City Attorney has
prepared Ordinance 2603 amending Chapter 5. 16 . 16 KCC
to clarify a typo in the existing provisions ,
and to clarify a misunderstanding with respect
to the application of penalty provisions in the
collection of the gambling tax. BITEMAN MOVED
to adopt Ordinance 2603 , Woods seconded. Motion
carried.
FIRE DEPARTMENT Fire Station Facility Bid. the mire Department
advertised for bids for a new fire station under
a lease, with option to purchase. One bid was
received, from Corporate Property Investors. Jack
Bennett of Corporate Property Investors and the
architect described the proposed building and
exhibited a display model . Mr. Bennett explained
that the building would be leased to the city for
20 years with the city having multiple options to
buy the facility. Lease for the first three
years would be $65 , 000 each year, $91 , 861 for the
next two years , and will be adjusted on the 6th,
llth and 16th anniversaries of the lease commence-
ment. Upon the recommendation of the City Attorney,
BITEMAN MOVED to accept the bid from Corporate
Property Investors and to authorize the Mayor to
execute a lease-purchase agreement consistent
with the terms of the bid. White seconded and the
motion carried.
BUSINESS LICENSES (CONSENT CALENDAR ITEM 5C)
Licensing Security Guards. AUTHORIZATION to renew
for 1986 the contract with King County relating to
licensing of private security guards and merchant
patrolment operating within the City of Kent. The
terms of the contract have not changed, and the
City Attorney has recommended approval.
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BUDGET (CONSENT CALENDAR ITEM 5I )
1985 Budget Adjustment Ordinance. ADOPTION of
Ordinance 2602 authorizing the approval of
$4, 333 , 433 in Citywide budget changes. For the
most part, these changes have been approved dur-
ing the year in various Council minutes. A copy
of each change, by fund, was presented and dis-
cussed in detail with the Finance Committee at
the January 15 meeting where the adoption of
this Budget Change Ordinance was recommended.
CITY HALL (CONSENT CALENDAR ITEM 5J)
PARKING REMOVED BY COUNCILMEMBER BAILEY
City Hall Parking Lot Modifications. The Traffic
Division has developed an alternative parking lot
configuration, which was discussed at the workshop
of January 13 , and it has been recommended that
authorization be given to proceed with the modifi-
cations. Bailey noted that there was a question
regarding the library parking lot and Cushing
noted that changes would not be made until
the question of title was clarified. Upon his
recommendation BAILEY MOVED, and Johnson seconded
to proceed with the modifications as outlined,
with the exception of the lot in question, along
with approval to overrun the 1986 Building budget
in the amount of $3 , 665 to finance the modification:.
Motion carried.
ARTS COMMISSION (CONSENT CALENDAR ITEM 5M)
Arts Commission Appointment. CONFIRMATION of
Mayor ' s appointment of Susan Jones to fill the
unexpired term of Lori Severeid which expires
October 1987 and Sulyn Warner-Bean to fill the
unexpired term of Marilee Kiene which expires
October 1989 .
LIBRARY BOARD (CONSENT CALENDAR ITEM 5N)
Library Board Appointment. CONFIRMATION of the
Mayor ' s appointment of Stephen L. Johnson to the
Kent Library Board to fill the unexpired term of
Jim Thorpe. This term expires October 1986 .
PLANNING (CONSENT CALENDAR ITEM 50)
COMMISSION Planning Commission Appointments. CONFIRMATION
of the Mayor ' s reappointment of Raymond Ward
and Robert Badger to the Planning Commission.
These terms will expire December 1988.
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FINANCE (CONSENT CALENDAR ITEM 5B)
Approval of Bills. APPROVAL of payment of the bills
received through January 23 , 1986 after auditing
by the Finance Committee at its meeting at 4: 00
p.m. on January 31 , 1986 .
(CONSENT CALENDAR ITEM 5H)
Accounts Receivable Write-Offs. AUTHORIZATION
wrtf 2 , 011 outstanding accounts
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receivable, turning these accounts over to the
City Attorney for possible legal action. The
individual items are included in the memo distri-
buted describing the total accounts receivable
process. The memo and the procedures were dis-
cussed with the Finance Committee at the January _ 5
meeting. Based upon the advice of the State
Auditor, the City Attorney' s Office and the fact
that the time spent in locating certain accounts
is not cost effective, the Finance Committee
recommends these write-offs.
PERSONNEL (CONSENT CALENDAR ITEM 5G)
Renewal of the Employee Assistance Program Pro-
fessional Services Contract. AUTHORIZATION for the
Mayor to sign the contract with the Southeast
Community Alcohol Center for professional ser-
vices for 1986 . The contract renewal has been
reviewed and approved by the Council Finance/
Personnel Committee and funding is provided in
the 1986 Budget.
City Administrator. Resolution 1090 has been
prepared noting that Richard Cushington has
announced his resignation from the position of
City Administrator. The resolution authorizes
the Mayor to execute an agreement with Walden &
Company to provide for executive search and con-
sultation services to fill the position and
acknowledges that the City Attorney will serve
as Acting City Administrator. WOODS MOVED to
adopt _Resolution 1090 . Houser seconded and the
motion carried.
COUNCIL ABSENCE Bailey noted he would be out of the state and MOVED
to have his absence excused for the following
meetings : March 3 , March 17 and April 2 . Woods
seconded and the motion carried.
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EXECUTIVE SESSION Mayor Kelleher noted that the Council would meet
in executive session to discuss the following
items:
1 . Mill Creek Construction - Aldrich Litigation
2. Embar - Kent Litigation (Ag zoning)
3. Cambridge Development Potential Litigation
4. Midway Sand and Gravel
5. Discussion of Qualifications of Candidates
for the Council Vacancy
The Mayor noted that the session would last approxi-
mately 25 minutes and that he would ask to be
excused from the No. 5 item.
Houser noted that Charles Lambert, candidate
for the vacant Council position, had been out
of town during the Special Meeting of January 17 ,
and that he had, therefore not had the opportunity
to give his three-minute presentation to the
Council. Mr. Lambert then made a short statement
and the Council recessed to executive session at
7: 22 p.m. At 7: 45 p.m. it was announced that
an additional twenty minutes was required. The
open meeting was reconvened at 8 : 07 p.m.
Mill Creek Construction - Aldrich & Associates.
WOODS MOVED to accept the tentative settlement
agreement and to authorize the reallocation of
$15 , 000 from the Sidewalk LID Participation Fund
and $15, 000 from the Canyon Drive Sidewalk Improve-
ment Fund for the payment thereof. Biteman seconded
and the motion carried.
Council Vacancy. Mayor Kelleher declared nomina-
tions to be open for the Council vacancy. On
behalf of the Council, Johnson expressed appreci-
ation to all who had expressed interest in serving.
He encouraged the remaining twelve candidates to
seek appointments to the City ' s various boards
and commissions, through the Mayor ' s office.
Woods nominated Laurel Whitehurst to fill the
vacant position and White nominated Stephen Dowell .
There were no further nominations and the Mayor
declared nominations to be closed. Upon a show
of hands, Woods and Johnson voted for Whitehurst
and Bailey, Biteman, Houser and White voted for
Dowell. Dowell was then sworn in by the City Clerk.
ADJOURNMENT There was no further business and Mayor Kelleher
adjourned the meeting at 8: 30 p.m.
Marie Jensen, CMC
City Clerk
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