HomeMy WebLinkAboutCity Council Meeting - Council - Minutes - 02/03/1986 Kent- Washington
February 3 , 1986
Regular meeting of the Kent City Council was called to order at
7 : 00 o ' clock P.M. by Mayor Kelleher . Present : Mayor Kelleher,
Councilpersons Bailey, Biteman, Dowell , Houser, Johnson, White
and Woods , City Administrator Cushing , City Attorney DiJulio ,
Planning Director Harris, Public Works Director Wickstrom, and
Finance Director McCarthy . Also present : Assistant City
Administrator Webby, Fire Chief Angelo, Parks Director Wilson and
Police Captain Rees . Approximately 50 people were in attendance
at the meeting .
PERSONNEL City Administrator . Mayor Kelleher noted that it
was the last official Council meeting for City
Administrator Cushing inasmuch as he has resigned
his position with the City of Kent to take a
similar position wityi the City of Olympia
beginning February 18 , 1986 . Best wishes were
extended to Mr . Cushing on his new endeavors . On
behalf of the City and staff, Council President
Johnson presented a plaque to Mr . Cushing signed
by former Mayor Isabel Hogan and those
councilpersons who had served during his seven
years with the City.
Resolution No . 1091 was introduced, commending Mr .
Cushing for his integrity and for his dedicated
service to the City . A framed copy of the
Resolution, signed by Mayor Kelleher and by each
Councilmember was then presented . JOHNSON MOVED
to adopt Resolution No . 1.091 , Woods seconded . and
the motion carried .
PERSONNEL Employee of the Month. Brigitte Hoopes , Finance
Department Employee and Payroll Bookkeeper in the
Accounting Division was honored as February
employee of the month for the City of Kent . A
plaque was presented to Brigitte in honor of the
occasion .
PROCLAMATION Employee Recognition Week . A proclamation was
read by Mayor Kelleher declaring the week of
February 10 - 14 , 1986 as Employee Recognition
Week in the City of Kent .
CONSENT WOODS MOVED that Consent Calendar Items A through
CALENDER P be approved, with the exception of Items D and
E , which were removed at the request of
Councilperson Bailey . J . Johnson seconded .
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Motion carried .
MINUTES (CONSENT CALENDAR ITEM 5A
Approval of Minutes . APPROVAL of the minutes of
the regular Council meeting of January 21 , 1986
and of the special meeting of January 17 , 1986 .
HEALTH & ( CONSENT CALENDAR ITEM 5G)
SANITATION Evergreen Hydraulics Bill of Sale . ACCEPTANCE for
continuous operation and maintenance, the Bill of
Sale and the Warranty Agreement for construction
of approximately 86 feet of sanitary sewer
extension in the vicinity of 84th Avenue S. & S.
218th Street for Evergreen Hydraulics and RELEASE
of the cash bond after expiration of the one year
maintenance period .
(CONSENT CALENDAR ITEM 5K)
LID 322 - Westview Terrace Sewers . ADOPTION of
Resolution 1092 setting March 3, 1966 as the date
for a public hearing on the creation of Local
Improvement District No . 322 for the Westview
Terrace Sewer project .
STREETS (CONSENT CALENDAR ITEM 5L)
LID 320 (James Street Improvements ) . ADOPTION of
Resolution 1093 setting March 17 , 19 6 as the date
for a public hearing on the creation of Local
Improvement District 320 for improvements on James
Street .
TRAFFIC (CONSENT CALENDAR ITEM 5J)
CONTROL Crow Road Traffic Revisions . AUTHORIZATION to
transfer 2,535 . 90 from the Completed Street Fund
for completion of the traffic revisions to
prohibit left turns from Kent/Kangley on to Crow
Road and from Crow Road on to Kent/Kangley , as
recommended by the Public Works Committee .
( CONSENT CALENDAR ITEM 5N)
Parking Lot Modifications . APPROVAL of the
parking lot modifications associated with the
City/King County Library District parking lot at
the southeast corner of Third Avenue and Gowe
Street . Wickstrom clarified that the King County
Library District concurs .
CBD (CONSENT CALENDAR ITEM 5M)
IMPROVEMENTS LID 313 - CBD Improvements . ADOPTION of Ordinance
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2605 confirming the Final Assessment Roll for LID
313 , as approved at the January 4 Council meeting .
LID 313 - CBD Improvements Bids . Bid opening was
held on November 5 , 19 5 with three bids received .
The low bid of $617 , 766 . 68 was submitted by R.W .
Scott Construction Company . It is the
recommendation of the Public Works Director that
the low bid be accepted . WOODS MOVED that the low
bid of $617 , 766 . 68 by R .W . Scott Construction
Company be accepted for construction of the LID
313 improvements . Dowell seconded . Motion
carried .
STORM LID Segregation for Storm Drainage Utility . In
DRAINAGE the process of acquiring properties for future
drainage improvement projects identified in the
Storm Drainage Utility Master Plan , it is
necessary to clear outstanding LID assessments
against land being acquired for the Valley
Detention Basin and the Garrison Creek Detention
Basin . It is recommended that authorization be
given to segregate LID assessments affecting
acquisition of these lands . J. JOHNSON MOVED that
staff be authorized to segregate such LID
assessments , Biteman seconded , and the motion
carried .
ANNEXATION East Hill Community Well Annexation - Area #1 .
On May , 19 5 Council authorized execution of
agreement with the East Hill Community Well
Company for the City to take over water service to
their existing customers . A requirement of that
agreement was that at least 75 percent of the
existing shareholders execute covenants to annex
to the City. That requirement has been met and
the covenants have been verified by the City
Property Manager . It is now recommended that
circulation of the 75% petition be authorized .
WOODS SO MOVED, J . Johnson seconded , and the
motion carried .
SENIOR CENTER ( CONSENT CALENDAR ITEM 5C)
Adult Day Care Program Grant . AUTHORIZATION to
accept a $10, 100 grant from the Leon and Annette
Bocker Fund through the Seattle Foundation for a
45 week pilot adult day care program and
AUTHORIZATION to establish a project budget within
the Senior Center budget .
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CORRECTIONS (CONSENT CALENDAR ITEM 5D)
FACILITY (REMOVED AT THE REQUEST OF COUNCILPERSON BAILEY)
Corrections Facility Food Service Contract/Food
Management Control , Inc . Authorization has been
requested for the Mayor to sign the food service
contract required for the new Corrections
Facility . In response to Bailey ' s question,
Police Captain Rees noted that the reference to
cost of living increases on page 4 were tied to a
consumer index for the Seattle area . DiJulio
noted that the name of the particular index would
be spelled out in the contract . BAILEY MOVED to
authorize the Mayor to sign the agreement as
requested, Woods seconded . Motion carried .
( CONSENT CALENDAR ITEM 5E)
(REMOVED AT THE REQUEST OF COUNCILPERSON BAILEY)
( Corrections Facility Medical Services Contract .
Authorization has also been requested for the
Mayor to sign the contract with Seattle-King
County Department of Public Health for medical
services for the new Corrections Facility. Bailey
questioned the references to "emergency services"
and Rees clarified that in an emergency situation
the Fire Department Medic-One staff would provide
transportation to a hospital if needed . He
pointed out that this was not part of the
contract . BAILEY MOVED to authorize the Health
Services Contract , Woods seconded , and the motion
carried .
ZONING ( CONSENT CALENDAR ITEM 50)
Buffering Between Parking Lots and Residential
Uses . ADOPTION of Ordinance 2606 relating to
planning and zoning, amending Section 15 .07 . 040(J)
to revise landscaping requirements applicable to
parking areas abutting residential zones . This
matter was reviewed and approved by the Council at
its meeting on January 21 , 1986 .
BOARD OF ( CONSENT CALENDAR ITEM 5P)
ADJUSTMENT Board of Adjustment . CONFIRMATION of the Mayor ' s
appointments to the Board of Adjustment :
1 ) f%4ppointment of Walter Flue ( Term expires
2) Appointment of Beth Carroll to fill Christi
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Houser ' s position. (Term expires 2/1991 )
3 ) Appointment of Anne Biteman to fill the
unexpired term of Steve Dowell . ( Term expires
2/1987 ) .
STREET (CONSENT CALENDAR ITEM 5H)
LIGHTING Puget Power Grant . AUTHORIZATION for the Mayor to
sign a Puget Power Grant in the amount of
$4 ,082 . 00 for rehabilitation of lighting on Meeker
Street , as recommended by the Public Works
Committee .
UTILITY (CONSENT CALENDAR ITEM 51)
LOCATIONS Computerization of Utility Locations .
AUTHORIZATION to increase the l9bb budget in the
amount of $50 , 000 for the development of the
Utilities M&O Plan with the funds coming from the
unencumbered funds of the Water , Sevier and
Drainage Utilities . The funds would be used to
develop a computerized mapping and inventory of
the City' s existing utilities , as recommended by
the Public Works Committee .
COUNCIL Finance & Personnel . Bailey reported that the
COMMITTEES Finance & Personnel Committee would meet on
February 14, 1986 at 8 : 30 a.m.
FINANCE (CONSENT CALENDAR ITEM 5B)
Approval of Bills . APPROVAL of payment of bills
received through February 6 , 1986 after auditing
by the Finance Committee at its meeting at 4 : 00
p .m. on February 14 , 1986 .
STREETS LID 321 - 104TH Avenue SE Improvements . This date
has been set for the public hearing on the
creation of LID 321 . The City Clerk has given
proper legal notice of the hearing . Wickstrom
noted that LID 321 was a combination utility and
partial street improvement of 104th Avenue SE
(Benson Highway) between SE 252nd and SE 242nd .
He noted that the City of Kent Public Works
Department initiated the project because the State
is proceeding with the construction of the road
improvement . The LID will bring sewer and water
service to the properties before the road is
constructed .
Wickstrom noted that the total LID was estimated
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to be $403, 125 . 00 . The portion inside the City
limits is $147, 604 . 33 and the outside portion is
$ 255 , 520 . 67 . He pointed out that the State is
proposing to improve the street to five lanes with
curbs , gutters , sidewalks , street lights and
underground power . The City ' s obligation for the
portion of the street project within the City
limits is $500 , 000 and the City will bear $425,000
of this , leaving $75, 000 to be assessed against
the properties to be benefitted .
Wickstrom further explained that all costs of the
sewer and water improvements will be borne by the
property owners . He explained the need for the
improvements , the method used in figuring the
assessments and the ten year installment payments .
The public hearing was opened by Mayor Kelleher.
There was no correspondence and no comments were
made from the audience . JOHNSON MOVED that the
hearing be closed, Bailey seconded, and the motion
carried .
WOODS MOVED that the City Attorney be directed to
prepare the necessary ordinance creating LID 321,
Johnson seconded . Motion carried .
ADJOURNMENT JOHNSON MOVED that the meeting be adjourned at
7 : 40 p .m. , Woods seconded . Motion carried .
Marie Jens n, CMC
City Clerk
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