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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCity Council Meeting - Council - Minutes - 01/20/1987 i i Kent , Washington January 20, 1987 Regular meeting of the Kent City Council was called to order at 7: 00 o ' clock p.m. by Mayor Kelleher. Present: Councilmembers Biteman, Dowell , Houser, White and Woods, City Administrator McFall , City Attorney Driscoll, Planning Director Harris and Public Works Director Wickstrom. Also present: Personnel Director Webby. Councilmembers Bailey and Johnson and Finance Director McCarthy were not in attendance. Approximately 18 people were at the meeting. PROCLAMATION Kent Jaycees Week. Mayor Kelleher read a pro- f clamation declaring the week of January 18-24 , 1987 , as Kent Jaycees Week. CONSENT WOODS MOVED that the Consent Calendar Items A CALENDAR through P b� approved, with the exception of Item E which was removed by Biteman and Item M which was removed by Dowell. White seconded and i the motion carried. MINUTES ( CONSENT CALENDAR ITEM 5A) Approval of Minutes. APPROVAL of the minutes of the regular Council meeting of January 5 , 1987 . u HEALTH & (CONSENT CALENDAR ITEM 5I ) SANITATION LID 319 38th Avenue Sewer Improvements - Comple- tion. ACCEPT as complete the contract with Allied Construction for LID 319 - 38th Avenue Sewer Improvements . (CONSENT CALENDAR ITEM 5L ) Kentridge Estates Division_ 5. ACCEPTANCE of the bill of sale and warranty agreement for continuous operation and maintenance of approximately 1 , 082 feet of water main improvements and 1 , 137 feet of sanitary sewer improvements in the vicinity of 123rd Place S.E. and S.E. 280th Street for Kent- ridge Estates Division 5 and release of cash bond after expiration of the maintenance period. WATER ( CONSENT CALENDAR ITEM 5J) Green River Bridge Improvements. AUTHORIZATION for the Mayor to sign an agreement with King County providing for the County to include construction of a City of Kent water main in their design of the Green River Bridge Improvements , as approved by the Public Works Committee. - 1 - January 20, 1987 DES MOINES (CONSENT CALENDAR ITEM 50) SEWER DISTRICT Expansion of Des Moines Sewer District. APPROVAL of the expansion of the Des Moines Sewer District in two areas - one bounded by S. 246th St. on the south and S. 240th Street on the north, 24th Avenue S. on the west and I-5 on the east, and the other between proposed SR 509 and 24th Avenue S. , as recommended by the Public Works Committee. OUTSIDE CITY Ordinance for Outside City Utility Service. UTILITY Inasmuch as the King County Boundary Review Board SERVICE requires the City to condition utility service to property outside our city limits on annexation or efforts toward same, an ordinance has been developed outlining these conditions. In addition, the City recognizes that the public improvments constructed as part of these developments within our sphere of interest will eventually become the City ' s respon- sibility for maintenance. Therefore, owners of property outside the City, when requesting utility service, will be required to petition for annex- ation to the City, construct improvements to meet or exceed. City of Kent standards, and mitigate the impact of their development on the City ' s traffic system. The Public Works Committee has reviewed this ordinance and has recommended adoption. WHITE MOVED that Ordinance 2696 be adopted, Woods seconded. Motion carried. TRAFFIC CONTROL Metro Transit Committee. Mayor Kelleher introduced - RAIL Robert Neir, Kirkland Councilman, who is Chairman TRANSPORTATION of the Metro Transit Committee. Neir introduced Jim DeSalvo and Bill Domarotsky who are also com- mitte members . He noted that the Committee was seeking information as to whether community support would be forthcoming for a rail system for commuters. He pointed out that track exists from Interbay to Auburn, and if Burlington Northern agrees , daily rail service could be established on a five-year experimental basis. DeSalvo noted that a task force would be formed including the Mayors of Kent, Renton, Auburn and Tukwila, and that it was expected that a feasibility report would be ready in approxi- mately three months. White and Biteman noted that there would be a great deal of interest in view of the present traffic congestion in the valley. 2 - January 20, 1987 i ! STREETS LID 310 - 72nd Avenue P-2 Channel Crossing. At the Council meeting of January 5, 1987, the hearing on the final assessment roll was continued to this date. It was clarified that the public hearing was still open and Wendy Stevenson, District Manager for the RREEF Corporation stated that Northwest Distribution I and II pro- perties had decreased in value since RREEF pur- chased them in 1982 and 1983 respectively. She opined that the street portion of the LID allocation should be computed on traffic counts, not on the square foot basis. She stated that the industrial user would not benefit as much as the office user. Lynn Takeuchi, architect with Mackenzie/Saito, noted that the LID contained three types of properties : office, industrial and undeveloped, and he distributed a chart showing that the office property generated many more trips per day than the industrial pro- perty. He noted that the city had considered traffic volumes in other cases. There were no further comments and WHITE MOVED to close the hearing. Biteman seconded and the motion carried. Wickstrom noted that he had not seen the material distributed tonight and at his recommendation, WOODS MOVED that action on this item be deferred to the next meeting. Biteman seconded and the motion carried. (CONSENT CALENDAR ITEM 5M) REMOVED BY COUNCILMEMBER DOWELL LID 318 - Central Avenue Improvements. AUTHORI- ZATION to set February 17 , 1987 as the date for a public hearing on the final assessment roll for LID 318. Dowell noted that he wished to abstain from voting on this item. WORDS MOVED to approve Item 5M. White seconded and the motion carried with Dowell abstaining. (CONSENT CALENDAR ITEM 5N) LID 297 - Meeker Street Improvements. AUTHORI- ZATION to set February 17 , 1987 as the date for a public hearing on the final assessment roll for LID 297 . 3 - i January 20, 1987 ANNEXATION ( CONSENT CALENDAR ITEM 5H) Uper Mill Creek Detention Area - Annexation. AUTHORIZATION for the City Engineer to file notice of intent with the Boundary Review Board for annex- ation of the the Upper Mill Crek Detention Area. (CONSENT CALENDAR ITEM 5K) East Hill Community Well Co. Annexation - Area No. 1 . AUTHORIZATION to set February 2 , 1987 as the date for public hearing on this annexation. ZONING CODE (CONSENT CALENDAR ITEM 5G) Ordinance Amending Zoning Code. ADOPTION of Ordinance 2695 changing the Zoning Code to permit municipal buildings and uses in commercial and industrial zoning districts without the need to acquire a conditional use permit, as approved by the Council at the January 5, 1987 meeting. PLANNING (CONSENT CALENDAR ITEM 5P ) COMMISSION Planning Commission Appointment. CONFIRMATION of the Mayor ' s appointments as follows: Carol Stoner to replace Dick Foslin and reappointment of Anne Biteman. Both terms will expire in December, 1989. TELEPHONE/ Telephone/Computer Wiring. Authorization to begin COMPUTER contract negotiations with Pacific Northwest Bell WIRING for rewiring City Hall for telephones and com- puters was granted at the August 18 , 1986 , Council meeting. Through the negotiation process and attempting various methods for getting the cable from the third floor main distribution frame located in the Police Department at the east end of the building back down to the computer room located at the west end of the building on the second floor, the 90-day window for the RFP expired. Pacific Northwest Bell has formally withdrawn their proposal. Greater Telecommunica- tions Systems , the second lowest proposer, has agreed to proceed with the project at the price originally quoted. WHITE MOVED to authorize the Mayor to sign the contract with Greater Telecom- munications Systems upon the completion of nego- tiations. Biteman seconded and the motion carried. HUMAN SERVICES (CONSENT CALENDAR ITEM 5C) COMMISSION Human Services Commission - Appointment. CONFIRM- ATION of the Mayor ' s appointment of Dick Foslin to the Human Services Commission. I 4 - January 20 , 1987 POLICE (CONSENT CALENDAR ITEM 5F ) Drinking Driver Task Force. ACCEPTANCE and acknow- ledgment of the following donations in the amount of $180 . 00 to the Drinking Driver Task Force: Kent Chiropractic Clinic, Pugerude Beauti- Pleat Draperies, Heck Shoe Repair, Metro Travel Service, Elegant Nails, Roger Posey, Washington Cedar and Supply, Sound Automotive Group, Robert- kyms, Inc. , Nor-Pac Systems , Meeker House Collec- tibles, Turf Club Barber Shop, Town and Country Auto Sales, Valee Floral. These funds will be used for prizes for the "Keep A Friend Alive" design contest. FINANCE (CONSENT CALENDAR ITEM 5B) Approval of Bills. APPROVAL of payment of the bills received through January 21 after auditing by the Operations Committee at its meeting at 8: 30 a.m. on January 30 , 1987 . PERSONNEL (CONSENT CALENDAR ITEM 5D) COBRA Service Agreement - NCAS, Inc. AUTHORIZATION for the Mayor to sign a service agreement between the City and NCAS, Inc. , for COBRA administration. The agreement was reviewed and approved by the Council Operations Committee on January 14 , 1987 . Funding will be provided from the City ' s Medical Insurance Trust Fund. (CONSENT CALENDAR ITEM 5E) REMOVED BY COUNCILMEMBER BITEMAN Salary Reclassification. AUTHORIZATION to imple- ment the salary reclassification proposals as recommended by the Operations Committee following review at the Committee meeting held on January 14, 1987. Biteman stated that he had some ques- tions, especially the recommendation that the reclassifications be made retroactive to January 1 . He MOVED that action on this item be deferred to the Council meeting of February 2 . White seconded and the motion carried. 5 - January 20 , 1987 COUNCIL President' s Report. White noted that at the next COMMITTEES workshop the Council would review the project and the time lines for the public safety bond issue. He also reminded the Council that the retreat to set goals and objectives for 1987 would be held from noon Friday to noon Saturday, January 23 and 241 in Vancouver, Washington, at the Shiloh Inn. ADJOURNMENT WOODS MOVED that the meeting be adjourned at 7: 40 p.m. White seconded and the motion carried. Marie Jensen, CMC City Clerk I i i 6 -