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Kent, Washington
January 5 , 1987
Regular meeting of the Kent City Council was called to order at 7 : 00
o' clock p.m. by Mayor Kelleher. Present: Councilmembers Bailey, Bite-
man, Dowell , Houser, Johnson, White and Woods, City Administrator
McFall , City Attorney Driscoll , Planning Director Harris , Public Works
Director Wickstrom and Finance Director McCarthy. Also present: Fire
Chief Angelo and Personnel Director Webby. Approximately 20 people
were at the meeting.
PRESENTATION Firefighter of the Year. Mayor Kelleher announced
that Battalion Chief Don Fronsdahl has been
j named Firefighter of the Year. He noted that
Fronsdahl has been a member of the Kent Fire
Department since 1974 and has been active in
supporting public relations activities such as
Give Burns the Boot and the Citizens Committee
for passage of the recent public safety bond
issue. Kelleher commended him on his dedication
to the community and the department and presented
him an award.
Employee of the Month. Mayor Kelleher introduced
Ed Olson of the Public Works Department, who has
been named Employee of the Month for January.
He noted that Olson has been with the city since
1971 and commended him on his performance and
positive attitude. Olson was then presented with
the Employee of the Month plaque.
CONSENT CALENDAR WOODS MOVED that the Consent Calendar Items A
through K be approved, with the exception of
Item D which was removed by Bailey and Item J
which was removed by Houser. Johnson seconded
and the motion carried.
MINUTES (CONSENT CALENDAR ITEM 5A)
Approval of Minutes. APPROVAL of the minutes of
the regular meeting of December 15 , 1986 , with
the following correction: On page 15 the inform-
ation relating to the Traffic Light at Sequoia
Junior High should say LID 326 , not LID 325.
APPROVAL of the minutes of the special meeting of
j December 30 , 1986 .
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HEALTH & (CONSENT CALENDAR ITEM 5F)
SANITATION Jonathon' s Landing Apartments Phase I and II.
ACCEPTANCE of the bill of sale and warranty agree-
ment for continuous operation and maintenance of
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HEALTH & approximately 5, 886 feet of water main extension,
SANITATION 4, 580 feet of sanitary sewer extension, 2 , 323
feet of storm sewer improvements constructed in
the vicinity of 88th Avenue S. and S . 230th
for the Jonathon ' s Landing Apartments Phase I
and II Project , and release of the cash bond
after expiration of the one year maintenance
period.
(CONSENT CALENDAR ITEM 5I )
Latecomer Agreements. AUTHORIZATION for the pre-
paration of latecomer agreements and for the
Director of Public 1r!orks to sign same for the
following:
1 . Approximately 780 feet of water line exten-
sion and related appurtenances for Novak
Lane west of Central Avenue.
2 . Approximately 135 feet of water and sewer
line extensions constructed in the vicinity
of 122nd Avenue S.E. and S .E. 253rd Street
by Buetow.
STREETS LID 310 - 72nd Avenue P-2 Channel Crossing. This
date has been set for the public hearing on
the final assessment roll for LID 310 . The City
Clerk has given the proper notice to the property
owners and the Director of Public Works has pre-
pared a description of the project and the manner
of assessment of the final cost. Wickstrom
reviewed the project and noted that the final
amount to be distributed was $203 , 689. 17. The
Mayor declared the public hearing open. Wend
Stevenson, RREEF Corporation, 200 lst Avenue W. ,
Suite 208, Seattle, noted that she represents
the property owners of two of the properties
within the LID. She stated that RREEF had pur-
chased the property in 1983 and that she was not
aware of this LID until December 16, 1986, when
she received the notice of hearing. Wickstrom
informed Bailey that the City had mailed proper
notification to the property owner of record as
appears on the King County Tax Assessors rolls.
He noted that RREEF had purchased the property
between the time of the preliminary assessment
roll and the final assessment roll . He also
noted that only property owners who will be
affected by construction are notified prior to
construction.
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STREETS BAILEY MOVED to continue the hearing to the next
regular Council meeting. Houser seconded.
Upon Biteman' s question, Wickstrom explained
that at this point the only issues are whether
the cost was distributed fairly between properties
and whether the properties are actually benefitted
to the amount of the assessment. Motion carried.
WHITE MOVED to make Ms . Stevenson ' s letter a
part of the record. Woods seconded and the
motion carried.
STREET VACATION (CONSENT CALENDAR ITEM 5H)
27th Avenue S. Street Vacation. ACCEPTANCE of
the City Attorney ' s recommendation and approval
of the street vacation request with the con-
ditions as noted at the December 1 , 1986 Council
meeting.
(CONSENT CALENDAR ITEM 5K)
Bowen Street Vacation - Portion of S. 212th.
ADOPTION of Ordinance 2694 vacating a portion
of S. 212th Street lying between 84th Avenue S.
and the Valley Freeway.
SEWER (CONSENT CALENDAR ITEM 5G)
Morton Street Emergency Repair. ACCEPT as com-
plete contract with Gary Merlino Construction
for the Mortion Street emergency repair of storm
drainage system and release of retainage after
receipt of necessary releases from the State.
ANNEXATION ZONING Wilcox Annexation Zoning. This date has been set
as the first of two hearings to consider the
Hearing Examiner ' s recommended zoning for the
Wilcox Annexation. The Hearing Examiner recom-
mends MRG, Garden Density Multifamily Residential
zoning, with the following conditions:
1 . The maximum density on the site shall not
exceed six units per acre.
2. The property owner shall deed the southerly
thirty feet of the subject property for public
right of way purposes and the future con-
struction of S . 252nd Street prior to the
issuance of any development permits on the
property.
The second hearing is scheduled for February 17,
1987 .
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ANNEXATION ZONING Ed Heiser, Assistant Planner, poin
ted out the
site of the application and noted
that the
developer has proposd a zero lot line -develo P
Wilcox went, and that there would be about half of the
density that might ordinarily be developed on
this site because of the zero lot line amendments.
Upon Bailey ' s question, Harris noted that off
street parking would be addressed at a subdivision
hearing. Heiser noted for White that this would
ultimately be an 18-acre development, and would
be single-family developments. Upon Biteman ' s
question, Hei
ser not
ed that MRG zoning would
allow a maximum density of 16 units per acre and
that the developer proposes to place a park on
the site with 25 ' setbacks from the stream.
Wickstrom clarified that before a building permit
would be issued, construction of S. 252nd must
be completed.
The Mayor declared the public hearing open.
Randy Brealey stated that he has three separate
parcels of land which are involved in this pro-
ject. He described the Howard property which is
approximately 92 acres and noted that the concern
tonight is zoning on the center portion of the
property, which is the Wilcox site. He noted
that they also have a purchase agreement for the
adjacent five acres , the Bainton property, which
is presently part of an annexation into the city.
He noted that they are asking for MRG on the
Wilcox property because they would like to be
able to do the development under a single set of
standards, and that the zero lot line code, as it
is written, has a different set of standards for
multi-family and single-family zoned property.
He said that the differences are primarily in
lot size and o re ace en s requirements. Brea1 ey
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noted that the majority of the open space is in
the Wilcox property.
Biteman reiterated Bailey ' s concern regarding
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kin and suggested that this be taken into consideration at the second hearing. BITEMAN
MOVED to continue the public hearing to February
17 , 1987 . Woods seconded and the motion
carried.
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FINAL PLAT The Lakes at Kent Division No. 1 (SU-84-1 ) .
j January 5, 1987 has been set as the date for the
j public hearing to consider the final plat for
The Lakes at Kent Division No. 1 ( SU-84-1 ) .
The City Council approved the preliminary plat
j on December 17 , 1984 . At that time, the plat was
known as Kent 241 Division 2 . The Council
approved the preliminary plat with 16 conditions,
all of which have been met. However, there is
the need for an additional condition that deals
with easements. This condition is as follows:
Prior to recordation of The Lakes at Kent Division
No. 1 , the owner shall obtain a release of ease-
ment rights granted to Puget Power or any other
private utility which encumber the City rights-
of-way denoted on the face of the plat.
Mayor Kelleher declared the public hearing open.
Bruce Dodds , Dodds Engineer ' s , Inc. , 4205 148th
Avenue N. E. , Bellevue, stated that he represents
the applicant and recommended that the plat be
approved. BITEMAN MOVED to close the public
hearing, White seconded. Motion carried. WHITE
MOVED to approve the final plat with the addi-
tional condition. Woods seconded and the motion
carried.
ZONING CODE Municipal Buildings and Uses in Commercial and
Industrial Zoning Districts. On December 16 ,
1986 , the Planning Commission held a hearing to
consider permitting municipal buildings and uses
in commercial and industrial zoning districts
without the need to acquire a conditional use
permit. The Commission recommended to the Council
that the Zoning Code be amended to effect this
change. Harris noted that the Commission made
this recommendation because municipal buildings
and uses are generally very similar in design and
use to buildings and uses already permitted out-
! right in commercial and industrial zoning districts.
j He noted for Kelleher that a conditional use
permit would still be required in residential
zoning districts . Upon Biteman' s question, Harris
noted that municipal buildings must now obtain
j a conditional use permit because of the way the
zoning code is presently written. WOODS MOVED
that the Planning Commission ' s recommendation
be adopted and that the City Attorney be directed
to prepare the necessary ordinance. Biteman
seconded and the motion carried.
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CITY CODE Adoption of New Kent City Code. This date has
been set for a public hearing for adoption of
the Kent City Code. The City Attorney ' s office
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has updated the Kent City Code to reflect various
legislative revisions and updates as a result of
Council action over the last few years. McFall
explained that adoption of the code would com-
pile all the individually adopted ordinances
since the first update into one document. Upon
Biteman' s question, he noted that there are sections
in need of updating and that those sections would
be revised this year. The Mayor opened the
public hearing. There were no comments from the
audience and no correspondence has been received.
BAILEY MOVED to close the public hearing. Woods
seconded. Motion carried. WOODS MOVED that
Ordinance 2692 adopting the Kent City Code be
adopted. Johnson seconded and the motion
carried.
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ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT (CONSENT CALENDAR ITEM 5D)
CORPORATION REMOVED BY COUNCILMEMBER BAILEY
Service Agreement - Seattle/King County Economic
Development Council. AUTHORIZATION for the
Mayor to sign a service agreement with Seattle/
King County Economic Development Council . AUTHOR-
IZATION for the Mayor to sign the agreement calling
for payment of $2 , 698 . 00 to the Seattle/King
County Economic Development Council for economic
development services . The contract amount is the
same as for 1986 . Bailey noted that this had
been discussed at the Operations Committee meet-
' ing and MOVED that the service agreement be
referred to the Kent Economic Development Corporation
for payment. Woods seconded and the motion
carried.
CABLE TV (CONSENT CALENDAR ITEM 5E)
! Renewal of CATV Administration Contract. AUTHORI-
ZATION for the Mayor to sign the contract with
3-H Cable Communications Consultants for pro-
fessional administrative services for 1987. The
contract renewal has been reviewed and approved
by the Council Operations Committee and funding
is provided in the 1987 Budget.
INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT ( CONSENT CALENDAR ITEM 5J)
REMOVED BY COUNCILMEMBER HOUSER
Interlocal Agreement with City of Des Moines.
AUTHORIZATION for approval of an Interlocal
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INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT Agreement between the City of Kent and the City
of Des Moines regarding the establishment of
policies and procedures for the processing of
licenses and permits involving developments occur-
ing simultaneously in both jurisdictions. Upon
Houser ' s question, McFall explained that in
the case of a development which crosses city
borders , a lead agency would be designated to
monitor building construction, issue permits,
collect fees, etc . , and that the lead agency
would be the agency in which the bulk of the
development is located. He noted that in terms
of the tax base, it would be split by the
Assessor ' s Office based upon the value of the
property in each of the cities. HOUSER MOVED to
adopt the Interlocal Agreement with the City of
Des Moines. Woods seconded and the motion
carried.
FINANCE (CONSENT CALENDAR ITEM 5B)
Approval of Bills. APPROVAL of payment of the
bills received through January 6 , 1987 ( 19
86
bills ) and January 8 , 1987 ( 1987 bills ) after
auditing by the Operations Committee at its
meeting at 8 : 30 a.m. on January 15 , 1987 .
(CONSENT CALENDAR ITEM 5C)
Budget Adjustment Ordinance for 1986. As dis-
cussed at the Operations Committee meeting of
January 5, 1987 , ADOPTION of Ordinance 2693 approv-
ing all budget changes for 1986 . The budget
changes are predominately for bond issues author-
ized during the year, including the sewerage
revenue bond issue, the public safety bond issue,
the computer/telephone bond issue, and various
LID bond issues. The amounts plus other mis-
cellaneous adjustments all have revenues to
offset the budget changes .
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TRAFFIC CONTROL LID 326 Traffic Signal - 111th Avenue S.E.
and Kent-Kangley. This date has been set for
the public hearing on the formation of a local
improvement district for installation of a
traffic signal at 111th Avenue S.E. and Kent-Kangley
Road in the vicinity of Sequoia Junior High.
The City Clerk has given the proper legal notice
to the property owners. The Director of Public
Works has prepared a description of the proposed
project. McFall noted that since sufficient
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protests to defeat the LID have been received,
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TRAFFIC CONTROL there is no reason to continue. The two protests
received to date, one from the School District
and one from Harbor Investments, represent 70
percent of the proposed assessments. Johnson
noted that he would like to discuss this item
under Committee Reports.
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� COUNCIL COMMITTEES Public Works Committee. Johnson noted that
further action is required on LID 326 - Traffic
Signal - 111th Avenue S.E. & Kent-Kangley, to en-
sure that the traffic light is constructed. He
MOVED that the signal be constructed and that the
staff be directed to prepare an RFP for the pro-
ject. White seconded. Upon Woods ' question,
Johnson noted that the City would pay for the
entire project. Johnson noted for Bailey that
at the School Board meeting of December 10, the
School District had agreed to protest the LID
and to set aside funds in escrow so that if an
arbitrator found that they had any responsibility
to fund the signal , they would pay their share.
Johnson also noted that he has called a Public
Works Committee meeting for Wednesday,
January 14 .
McFall noted for Woods that the only way the City
can compel property owners to participate in the
financing of traffic signals is through an LID
or through some type of development requirement,
which would not apply in this case. He stated
that with the defeat of the LID through sufficient
protests, there is no other method available to
j compel participation. He noted that since the
Council had gone on record as stating that they
want the signal installed, the only method left
is for the City to pick up the full cost of the
project.
Biteman stated that if the City pays for the pro-
ject, a precedent will be established to con-
struct at our expense, no matter who the con-
tributing property owners are. Johnson filed for
the record written comments indicating his con-
cern for the safety of the children and support-
ing construction of the signal . White stated
that although he is concerned about setting a
precedent, the welfare of the students is upper-
most and he would support putting in the signal .
The motion carried.
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COUNCIL COMMITTEES Presidents Report. White noted that 1986 had been
a very busy year for the City. He went through
the Target Issues for 1986 and checked off the
items that have been accomplished to date and
thanked the Council and staff for their efforts.
He informed the Council that there would be a
retreat on January 23 and 24 to develop target
issues for 1987. White noted that items to be
discussed at the workshop of January 12 include
business lice nsesand an update on extending
cable television service. He also noted that the
next Council meeting will be held on Tuesday,
January 20, since the 19th is a legal holiday.
EXECUTIVE SESSION At 8: 15 an executive session was called to dis-
cuss labor relations. The meeting reconvened at
8: 35 p.m. BITEMAN MOVED that the Mayor be
authorized to sign a labor agreement with the
Police Officers Union. Woods seconded and the
motion carried.
ADJOURNMENT BAILEY MOVED that the meeting be adjourned. Woods
seconded. Motion carried.
Brenda Jacober
Deputy City Clerk
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