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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCity Council Meeting - Council - Minutes - 02/02/1987 i I Kent, Washington February 2 , 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, Biteman, 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: Police Chief Frederiksen, Fire Chief Angelo, Personnel Director Webby, Parks Director Wilson and Information Services Director Spang. Approx- imately 25 people were in attendance at the meeting. PROCLAMATION Camp Fire Boys and Girls Month. Mayor Kelleher read a proclamation declaring February, 1987 as Camp Fire Boys and Girls Month in special recognition of the contributions made by these young people, their volunteer group leaders , and the Camp Fire staff. EMPLOYEE OF Mayor Kelleher introduced Rose Grabert of the THE MONTH Information Services Department, who has been named Employee of the Month for February. He noted that Ms. Grabert has been commended by her co-workers and other departments for her excellent work and positive attitude, and presented her with the Employee of i the Month plaque. CONSENT JOHNSON MOVED that the Consent Calendar Items A CALENDAR through L be approved, with the exception of Item H which was removed by Councilmember Biteman. Houser seconded and the motion carried. MINUTES (CONSENT CALENDAR ITEM 5A) Approval of Minutes. APPROVAL of the minutes of the regular Council meeting of January 20, 1987. HEALTH & (CONSENT CALENDAR ITEM 5C - AS CORRECTED) SANITATION Damaged Vehicle Inspection Station. ACCEPTANCE of the bill of sale and warranty agreement for con- tinuous operation and maintenance of approximately 161 feet of water main improvements constructed in the vicinity of 192nd Street and 88th Avenue for the Damaged Vehicle Inspection Station and release of the cash bond after expiration of the one-year maintenance period. (CONSENT CALENDAR ITEM 5F) LID 319 - Sanitary Sewers - 38th Avenue S. AUTHOR- IZATION to set March 17, 1987 as the date for the public hearing on confirmation of the final assess- ment roll . - 1 - February 2 , 1987 WATER (CONSENT CALENDAR ITEM 5D) Kent Springs Transmission Main. ACCEPT as complete, the contract with Como Contractors , Inc. for the Kent Springs Transmission Main project and release of the retainage after receipt of the necessary releases from the State. STREETS (OTHER BUSINESS ITEM 6B) LID 310 - P-2 Channel Crossing - 72nd Avenue S. - Ordinance. At the Council meeting on January 20, 1987 , action on adopting the final assessment roll for LID 310 was deferred to this meeting. The Director of Public Works has prepared a response to the questions raised by the property owner at the January 20 meeting. JOHNSON MOVED that the report j by the Director of Public Works be made a part of the record, and that Ordinance 2699 approving the final assessment roll for LID 310 be adopted. Bailey seconded and the motion carried. STREET (CONSENT CALENDAR ITEM 5K) VACATIONS Street Vacation - Ewing - Resolution. ADOPTION Of Resolution 1125 setting a public hearing for March 3 , 1987 to consider the Ewing request for vacation of property located at 622 S. Central Avenue. (CONSENT CALENDAR ITEM 5L ) Street Vacation on 27th Avenue S. - Choy - Ordinance. ADOPTION of Ordinance 2698 vacating a portion of 27th Avenue S. for which a public hearing was held on December 1 , 1986 , followed by approval on January 51, 1987. The required payment of one-half of the appraised value has been received. TRAFFIC (CONSENT CALENDAR ITEM 5E) CONTROL S 272nd/277th Corridor - Real Property Acquisition. AUTHORIZATION for the Mayor to sign an agreement with the Washington State Department of Transporta- tion for use of their services in the acquisition of property, as approved by the Public Works Committee. I ( CONSENT CALENDAR ITEM 5J) No Parking Ordinance. ADOPTION of Ordinance 2697 prohibiting parking as follows : i On Maple Street from Woodland Way to the south side of Garfield Avenue. On 100th Avenue S . , from the end of the street to James Street ( S. 240th St. ) between 8: 30 a.m. and 3 : 30 p.m. on both sides. i - 2 i February 2 , 1987 TRAFFIC Traffic Signal 111th Avenue S E and Kent-Kangley CONTROL Road. Bid opening was held Wednesday, January 28. Five bids were received with the low bid submitted by Signal Electric in the amount of $41 , 362 . 25. The Director of Public Works reviewed the scope of the project and recommended that the low bid submitted by Signal Electric be accepted. He also recommended that a budget in the amount of $55, 000 be estab- lished and that the monies be transferred from the 76th Avenue ( 4th Avenue) Street Improvement Fund. JOHNSON MOVED that a budget in the amount of $55, 000 be established for the 111th Avenue S.E. and Kent- Kangley Road Traffic Signal project, and that the monies therefore be transferred from the 76th Avenue Street Improvement Fund. White seconded. Motion carried. JOHNSON MOVED that the low bid of $41 , 362 . 25 be awarded to Signal Electric for the 111th Avenue S.E. and Kent-Kangley Road traffic Signal. Biteman seconded. Motion carried. APPEAL - Appeal of Hearing Examiner's Recommendation on Kent Vision Clinic Rezone. This date has been set for KOSNOSKI the public hearing to consider an appeal of the Hear- REZONE ing Examiner ' s recommendation for the Kent Vision Clinic rezone application No. RZ-86-3 . The appli- cation is to rezone a 17 , 666 square foot site from MRH (High Density Multifamily) to GC (General Commercial ) . The Hearing Examiner has recommended O (Professional and Office ) zoning for this site. A packet of material has been provided by the Plan- ning Department. The Mayor opened the public hearing. Lin Ball of the Planning Department described the property located on the west side of Kennebeck between Meeker and Gowe and showed maps depicting the zoning of the surrounding property. The site includes six lots. Dr. Ed Kosnoski noted that he had been a practicing optometrist in Kent since 1949 and was now located at 112 N. Central. He purchased the subject property in January, 1986 , in order to build a new facility. He objected to the City' s recomendation to zone the property "O" which would only allow building on 300 of the property, whereas the GC zoning he requested would permit building on 40% of the property. He noted that the slope of the site made access a problem from Kennebeck and from Gowe. Kosnoski noted that he had spent considerable funds in carrying this application through the 3 - February 2 , 1987 APPEAL - regular rezone process, reconsideration process and this appeal. He pointed out that when he purchased KOSNOSKI the property, he was told that although the zoning REZONE was multi-residential , the long term plan was for commercial zoning. Kosnoski showed slides of the surrounding area noting that most of the houses were adjacent to commercial zoning and he pointed out the steep slopes . He stated also that the present commercial activity has existed for years without complications on the adjacent property on State and on Central. He asked that the City not discourage small developments , and stated that he needed GC zoning for this parcel in order to accomodate his proposed facility. He objected to the traffic count figures given by the City for commercially zoned sites . ( Dr. Kosnoski distributed a packet of information to each Councilmember, but did not file this material for the record. ) No further comments were offered from the audience and the hearing was closed. Upon questions from White and Woods, Harris noted that the Comprehensive Plan does not specify the type of "commercial" zoning for this area. Bailey noted that Gowe was a collector street and that the City had had cause to remove certain parking spaces in order to expedite traffic. He noted that he had walked through the area and studied the report and that under the terms of' the law, he found no reason to reject the Hearing Examiner ' s recommendation. WOODS MOVED to adopt the findings of the Hearing Examiner and concur with the Hearing Examiner ' s recommendation to rezone the Kent Vision Clinic property to O ( Professional and Office ) . Bailey seconded. Woods noted that the Council ' s action to move away from additional multi-family develop- ments was supported by the proposal to rezone this area from MRH. She noted that this year, Phase II of the CBD plan would address Central Avenue, north to S. 228th regarding narrow lots and lots which would be difficult to develop. She noted further that the Mayor ' s CBD task force has given evidence of the City' s concern with this area. Dowell con- curred with Woods and noted that GC zoning would allow a number of different uses which could negatively impact the area. He further noted for the record that Kosnoski had called him and that 4 - February 2 , 1987 REZONES he had informed Kosnoski that he was unable to dis- cuss the matter. Bailey also noted for the record i that he had talked with Kosnoski prior to his application for the rezone and had at that time sug- gested tht he consult with the City Engineer and the Planning Department regarding the site. Kosnoski asked for clarification of his position regarding withdrawing his request so that the site would remain as MRH zoning instead of being rezoned to "O" as recommended by the Hearing Examiner. Harris noted that the Council had gone on record by resolution as supporting reduction of multi- family zoning but pointed ou that Dr. Kosnoski ' s application for rezone had been filed prior to the adoption of the resolution. City Attorney Driscoll noted that the Council had these choices on acting on the appeal: to approve, to modify, to deny or to remand to the Hearing Examiner. She noted also that the Council could accept or deny the appellant ' s request to withdraw the appeal. It was clarified by the Mayor that if the Council allowed the withdrawal of the appeal , no zoning action would be taken. Bailey pointed out that the City had initiated a rezone request for "Office" for property contiguous to Kosnoski ' s site, which was also scheduled for public hearing at this meeting. Dowell clarified that Kosnoski ' s two problems were the 30% versus the 40% allowed coverage and the pro- blem of acess to the site. Upon his question as to how this might be handled, Harris noted that these questions would be addressed according to the zoning code in relation to the plans submitted. Upon Woods ' question, it was clarified that the staff was committed to working with the applicant to develop under "Office" zoning without forcing the issue of applying for a variance, and Harris opined that the City-initiated proposed rezone to "Office" 5 - February 2 , 1987 REZONES for the adjacent property would favor Kosnoski ' s development, as the setback requirements would not be as restrictive. Biteman noted that the overall time of one year seemed too long and that he hoped that changes could be made to facilitate the process. It was then noted that the application for the re- zone was not filed until May. Johnson concurred with the proposed motion and expressed confidence that the restrictions imposed by the "O" zoning could be worked out. The motion then carried unanimously. City of Kent Rezone (In Conjunction with Kent Vision Clinic Rezone) . This date has been set for the public hearing to consider the Hearing Examiner ' s recommendation for the City of Kent ' s application (RZ-86-3A) to rezone a 21 , 199 square foot site from MRH (High Density Multifamily Residential ) to O (Professional and Office) . This site lies westerly and adjacent to the Kent Vision Clinic Rezone site. Lin Ball described the site and Mayor Kelleher opened the public hearing. There were no comments from the audience and BAILEY MOVED to close the public hear- ing. Woods seconded and the motion carried. WOODS MOVED to adopt the findings of the Hearing Examiner and concur with the Hearing Examiner ' s recommendation to rezone the site identified in the City of Kent ' s application RZ-86-3A to O ( Professional and Office) . Bailey seconded and the motion carried. ANNEXATION East Hill Well Annexation Area No. 1 . This date has been set for the public hearing on the proposed annexation of the East Hill Well Area No. 1 . The City Clerk has given the proper legal notice. Public Works Director Wickstrom outlined the proposed annex- ation area, which is approximately 142 acres. Mayor Kelleher declared the public hearing open. Wickstrom noted that shareholders in the East Hill Community Well had executed annexation covenants when the City assumed responsibility for the water service. There were no comments from the audience and JOHNSON MOVED that the public hearing be closed. Woods seconded and the motion carried. JOHNSON MOVED to approve the annexation and for the City Attorney to prepare the necessary ordinance. Woods seconded. Motion carried. 6 - February 2 , 1987 FINAL PLAT (CONSENT CALENDAR ITEM 5G) Sanctuary No. 2 Final Plat. AUTHORIZATION to set February 17 , 1987 as the date for the public meet- ing date to consider this final plat. TELEPHONE/ (CONSENT CALENDAR ITEM 5I ) COMPUTER Telephone and Computer Wiring Contract. APPROVAL WIRING for change orders totalling $6 , 385. 47 to the tele- phone/computer wiring contract with Greater Tele- communications Systems, Inc. , as discussed by the Operations Committee on January 30 . FINANCE (CONSENT CALENDAR ITEM 5B) Approval of Bills. APPROVAL of payment of the bills received through February 4 after auditing by the Operations Committee at its meeting at 8: 30 a.m. on February 13 . PERSONNEL (CONSENT CALENDAR ITEM 5H) REMOVED BY COUNCILMEMBER BITEMAN CORRECTED • REFER TO Salary Reclassifications. AUTHORIZATION to imple- ment the salary reclassification proposals as recom- MINUTES OF �--17 y7 mended by the Operations Committee following review at the committee meetings held on January 14 and January 30, 1987 . Biteman noted that he felt the reclassifications should be effective February 1st rather than January 1st. PARKS & Municipal Golf Course Expansion. The Parks Com- RECREATION mittee, at its January 26th meeting, reviewed a proposal from Arthur Andersen and Company to prepare an examination report on forecast financial inform- ation relating to the proposd City of Kent Golf Course Expansion. The examination report is required to assure potential underwriters and bond buyers that the golf course revenue bonds could be repaid by the golfers themselves through course fees. The fee for this report will range from $15, 000 to $20, 000 based upon a planned requirement of approx- imately 200-250 man-hours. The Parks Committee recommends that Arthur Andersen and Company be retained, with an abstention from Steve Dowell because of his concern over the cost of the project. WOODS MOVE D that Arth ur Andersen and Company be examination re retained to prepare an e Port to fore- cast financial information relating to the proposed City of Kent Golf Course Expansion. White seconded. 7 - February 2 , 1987 PARKS & White asked if this expense could be paid from the RECREATION proceeds of the bond issue, provided that such an issue is approved. McFall noted that this could be done if the Council so specifies at the time the bond issue is proposed. Dowell stated that he hoped that the staff would monitor the study in an effort to keep the fee closer to the lower amount. Bailey noted that the letter from Arthur Andersen and Company notes that some responsibility for supplying data would be expected from the City. Barney Wilson noted that data had been already gathered over the past year. The motion then carried unanimously. COUNCIL (OTHER BUSINESS ITEM 6C) Council Absence. Bailey noted that he would be out of the country and asked to be excused from both Council meetings of March and from the first meet- ing of April , 1987 . WHITE SO MOVED. Woods seconded and the motion carried. COUNCIL Parks Committee - Arts Commission Reso'lutiOrt. ��y�_ COMMITTEES Woods read into the record a resolq�'5r 1; � . Alt. ,a Arts Commission supporting a Commun tp­• !9— 4i+1`"'--- and urging the Council to support having this facility in time for celebration of Kent ' s centennial in 1990. WHITE MOVED to make the resolution a part of the record. Johnson seconded and the motion carried. Presidents Report - Change of Meeting Date. WHITE MOVED to direct the City Attorney to draft an ordi- nance designating the first and third TUESDAYS of each month at 7: 00 p.m. as the official meeting time of the Kent City Council , to become effective March 1 , 1987 . Biteman seconded. Bailey expressed concern over the volunteers who served on the City ' s various boards and commissions and asked if this had been discussed by these groups. White noted that the Council would meet with the Planning Commission next Monday at 7 : 00 p.m. Harris noted that he would recommend to the Planning Commission that they meet on Monday nights, since the Hearing Examiner is scheduled for Wednesday nights. He noted that he would work with the other groups to make the change a smooth operation. Biteman stated that the change was suggested to make the meetings more accessible to the public and more convenient for the staff . The Clerk was authorized to change the meeting dates for Consent Items 5F and 5K. - 8 - February 2 , 1987 COUNCIL Recognition. White noted that on Monday, February 23, COMMITTEES at 5: 30 p.m. , there would be a recognition meeting with Department Heads and supervisory staff and he urged Councilmembers to be present. Holiday. White noted that the next Council meeting would be on Tuesday, February 17 , inasmuch as February 16 is a holiday. National League of Cities. White noted that on behalf of the AWC Board of Directors, he had been appointed to the NLC policy Committee on Transport- ation & Communication, which would necessitate some travel this year. EXECUTIVE At 8: 30 the Council adjourned to an executive session SESSION to discuss labor negotiations, land acquisition and litigation. ADJOURNMENT The Council reconvened at 8: 50 p.m. and then adjourned. Marie Jensen, CMC City Clerk 9 -