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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCity Council Meeting - Council - Minutes - 04/21/1987 Kent, Washington April 21 , 1987 Regular meeting of the Kent City Council was called to order at 7 : 00 p.m. by Mayor Kelleher at Totem Junior High School . Present : Coun- cilmembers Bailey, Biteman, Dowell , Houser, Johnson, White and Woods, City Attorney Driscoll, Planning Director Harris and Public Works Director Wickstrom. Also present: Fire Chief Angelo, Police Chief Frederiksen and Personnel Director Webby. City Administrator McFall and Finance Director McCarthy were not in attendance. Approximately 30 people were at the meeting. COMMENDATION Medal of Merit. Mayor Kelleher introduced Assistant Fire Chief Bill LaBore of the Kent Fire Department. The Mayor read a letter from Robert K. Johnson, Fire Chief , Auburn Fire Department, commending LaBore for his actions during a fire in Auburn on December 30 , 1986 . Johnson noted that LaBore had controlled approximately 55 personnel from three departments in a professional command style which was a key factor in the lack of serious injury to any of the firefighters . PROCLAMATIONS Small Business Week. Mayor Kelleher read a pro- clamation declaring the week of May 10-16 , 1987 , as Small Business Week in the City of Kent . Student Employment Week. A proclamation was read by the Mayor declaring the week of April 27-May 1 , 1987 , as Student Employment Week in the City of Kent. Dick Weiss Day. Mayor Kelleher read a proclam- ation noting that Dick Weiss had been commissioned to create works of art in glass for the Kent Senior Activity Center . Weiss has created and donated an additional set of stained glass windows . Mayor Kelleher declared April 24 , 1987 , as Dick Weiss Day in the City of Kent and expressed the City ' s appreciation to Mr. Weiss. CONSENT BITEMAN MOVED that the Consent Calendar Items A CALENDAR through N be approved, with the exception of Item M which was removed by Councilmember Dowell . Woods seconded and the motion carried. MINUTES (CONSENT CALENDAR ITEM 3A) Approval of Minutes. APPROVAL of the minutes of the regular Council meeting of April 7 , 1987 . - 1 - i April 21 , 1987 HEALTH & (CONSENT CALENDAR ITEM 3G) SANITATION Viewmount Apartments. ACCEPTANCE of the bill of sale and warranty agreement for continuous opera- tion and maintenance of approximately 262 feet of water main extension and approximately 528 feet of sanitary sewer extension constructed in the vicin- ity of 104th Avenue S.E. and S.E. 235th Street and release of the cash bond. WATER (CONSENT CALENDAR ITEM 3I ) Central Avenue Storm Project. AUTHORIZATION for the Mayor to sign the Public Works Trust Fund Loan Agreement for a $355 , 000 loan at 1 % interest rate for the Central Avenue Storm Project. SEWER (CONSENT CALENDAR ITEM 3E) Condemnation for Replacement of the James Street Sanitary Sewer. ADOPTION Of Ordinance 2720 author- izing the condemnation and other actions necessary to commence the James Street Sanitary Sewer placement. STREETS (CONSENT CALENDAR ITEM 3F) Agreement with State - SR 516 Central Avenue to Jason Avenue. AUTHORIZATION for the Mayor to sign an agreement with the State to incorporate the State ' s planned overlay project into the City ' s road improve ment project for SR516 , Central Avenue to Jason Avenue, for which the State would reimburse the City $60 , 000. (CONSENT CALENDAR ITEM 3J) LID Guarantee Agreement with Uplands for 64th Avenue S. Street Improvements. APPROVAL of an LID agreement between the City of Kent and Upland Indus- tries , who have requested that the City create a Local Improvement District for the purposes of con- struction and installation of streets , curbs and gutters , sidewalks , storm drainage, fire hydrants, signing and channelization, illumination, traffic signalization, underground electric and communica- tion utility facilities on 64th Avenue South between South 212th Street and South 240th Street. To do so, the City would incur preliminary engineering, legal and administrative costs and expenses esti- mated not to exceed $30 , 000 . The owner is willing to finance these preliminary costs and expenses which will then be credited against the owner ' s assessments. 2 - I I April 21 , 1987 STREETS (CONSENT CALENDAR ITEM 3K) Agreement with State - SR181 from SR18 to Green River Bridge. AUTHORIZATION for the Mayor to sign an agreement with the State for channelization and traffic control work, of that portion falling within the City limits of the State ' s SR181 -SR18 to Green River Bridge overlay project, as approved by the Public Works Committee, with authorization to trans- fer the $18, 310. 02 from Completed Street Fund for this project. 84th Avenue and S. 212th Intersection Improvements. Bid opening was held April 16, with four bids received. The Director of Public Works noted that the low bid was submitted by Valley Cement Con- struction in the amount of $288, 368. 80, and recom- mended approval . JOHNSON MOVED that the recommend- ation of the Director of Public Works to award the 84th Avenue and S. 212th Intersection Improvement project to Valley Cement Construction in the amount of $288 , 368 . 80 be accepted. Bailey seconded and the motion carried. ALLEY VACATION Phillips Alley Vacation No. AV-87-1 . During the Council meeting of April 7 , John A. Phillips, Jr. questioned the exact area covered by this alley vacation. Phillips noted that his question has now been answered satisfactorily by the Planning staff. WHITE MOVED to approve the alley vacation as des- cribed and to direct the City Attorney to prepare the required ordinance upon receipt of the com- pensation. Biteman seconded and the motion carried. EQUIPMENT RENTAL One Ton Service Van with Crane. Bid opening was held April 10 with two bids received. The low bid was submitted by Fruehauf Corporation, in the amount of $33 , 368. 08. The Public Works Director recommended that this bid be accepted. JOHNSON MOVED that the bid submitted by Fruehauf in the amount of $33 , 368. 08 for the service van with crane be accepted. Bailey seconded. Motion carried. Service Body for Cab and Chassis. Bid opening was held April 10 with three bids received. The low bid was submitted by Sound Truck Equipment in the amount of $2 , 891 . 71 . The Public Works Director recommended that this bid be accepted. JOHNSON MOVED that the bid submitted by Sound Truck Equip- ment in the amount of $2 , 891 . 71 for the service body for cab and chassis be accepted. Bailey seconded and the motion carried. 3 - April 21 , 1987 ANNEXATION East Hill Community Well Annexation Area 2. During a public hearing on April 14th, a question came up concerning a property owner who has a tenta- tive short plat approval under King County platting regulations. A review by staff of the status of the short plat indicates that the property should be platted under Kent ' s rules and regulations rather than King County ' s. Harris noted that he had spoken with Cathy Kleven, the property owner, and that she agreed with the staff ' s recommendation. Upon Dowell ' s question, Harris noted that the area would initially be zoned R1 . 20 and that an analysis of the zoning would be done within six months. WOODS MOVED that Ordinance 2721 be adopted approv- ing the annexation of the East Hill Community Well Area 2 . Bailey seconded and the motion carried. CITY POLICY - Conveyance of Real Property to the City. ADOPTION Conveyance of of Resolution 1131 stating that it is the Council ' s Real Property intention that when any real property, either voluntarily or by mandate, is deeded or dedicated to the City as part of a subdivision, then that pro- perty must be conveyed free and clear of all encum- brances . PUBLIC SAFETY Land Acquisitions, New Fire Stations. This public FACILITIES hearing is to gather formal input from the public on the proposed locations for new fire stations and the training center. Preliminary meetings were held to inform the public of possible sites on the East Hill , West Hill and North Industrial areas. Valuable information was gathered by both the public and the fire administration. Fire Chief Angelo noted that the Department has considered sites which would allow them to be good neighbors, to provide for the safety of the citizens , to be compatible with the neighbor- hood, to provide for community involvement and which would be a resource for community pride. He noted that the criteria used in selecting the sites were a computer package which tells the average response time from a given location, the Fire Master Plan, the environment, access routes, availability of land in the size required, suita- bility of the land, the ability to see in any direc- tion and be seen by the public, safety of pedestrians and firefighters , availability of utilities, involvement of the public in an on-going basis , and - 4 - April 21 , 1987 PUBLIC SAFETY the ability to acquire the property. He noted that FACILITIES the time frame for building these facilities, which will have both Fire and Police applications, is three years , and that construction would not begin util 1988 . Angelo stated that at the present time they are working with architects and designers , as well as the public regarding the locations and types of buildings. He stated that buildings will meet all building and landscaping requirements, and that all sites are three acres, except the one on East Hill . Angelo stated that the sites being considered on West Hill are at S. 259th and Military, S. 265th and Military and 38th Avenue S. & S. 248th. Chief Bond presented slides of these locations. Upon Kelleher ' s question, Angelo noted that the most likely sites are the ones on S. 265th and Military and on 38th Avenue S. and S. 248th. Slides were then shown of the possible sites on East Hill , which are located at S.E. 248th and 116th S.E. , S. E. 236th and 116th S.E. , and S.E. 244th and 116th S. E. Angelo noted that the train- ing center would be located on East Hill, and would require at least nine acres. He said that the City currently has an option to purchase a 9. 1 acre site at S. E. 248th and 116th S. E. He noted that because the site is still subject to land testing, the other sites have not been eliminated. Angelo then described the possible sites in the North Industrial area, which are at 72nd Avenue S. and S . 206 , 72nd Avenue S. and S. 209, and 72nd Avenue S. and S. 212 . He noted that the City has an option to purchase the site on S. 206 , but that it would also have to be tested before it could be confirmed as the recommended site Chief Bond showed slides of these sites . The Mayor declared the public hearing open. Delmer Boysen, 23443 116th Avenue S.E. , noted that he owns property near the site at 236th and 116th, and asked about the noise level at the training center. Angelo noted that noise should be minimal, since most of the training is done in a classroom, and is done during the day. Betty Nelson, 3525 Canter- bury Lane, stated that most residents of West Hill would be happy to have a fire station in their area , but were opposed to a shopping center. 5 - April 21 , 1987 PUBLIC SAFETY There were no further comments from the audience FACILITIES and BAILEY MOVED to close the public hearing. Woods seconded and the motion carried. FIRE (CONSENT CALENDAR ITEM 3C) DEPARTMENT EMS Contract with King County Emergency Medical Services. AUTHORIZATION for the Mayor to sign the EMS Contract with King County Emergency Medical Services as approved by the Public Safety Committee on April 14, 1987 . CABLE TV (CONSENT CALENDAR ITEM 3H) Lease Agreement - GWC Seattle. AUTHORIZATION for the Mayor to sign a lease agreement with GWC to place an antenna on the tower of the City ' s joint use reservoir site at 124th Avenue S.E. as approved by the Public Works Committee on October 29, 1986 . TELEPHONE Change Order to Telephone Wiring Contract. The City SYSTEMS asked for quotations for a telephone system at the City Shops Building to include rewiring the build- ing for telephones . At a later date it was deter- mined that since the City was going to rewire, it should be wired for dual jacks, much like City Hall , to include computer stations as well as tele- phones. It was then decided that the company rewir- ing City Hall was most likely the best company to do the rewiring since the City already had a con- tract with them, and they had done an excellent job within the City Hall and Engineering buildings. The original proposal was to wire 37 jacks for tele- phones only at $1 , 634. 47 . The GTS proposal is to wire 53 jacks for voice and data at $80 per jack, for a subtotal of $4 , 240 plus tax of $343. 44 and a grand total of $4 , 583 . 44. BAILEY MOVED to authorize the Mayor to sign a Change Order of $4 , 583. 44 to GTS for wiring of telephones at the City Shops as described. White seconded and the motion carried. ARTS (CONSENT CALENDAR ITEM 3M) COMMISSION REMOVED BY COUNCILMEMBER DOWELL Appointment to Arts Commission. CONFIRMATION of the Mayor ' s appointment of Jeannine M. Dowell to the Arts Commission, to fill the unexpired term of Bob Owren. Councilmember Dowell stated that due to a potential conflict of interest, he would abstain from voting. BAILEY MOVED to approve the appoint- ment of Jeannine M. Dowell to the Arts Commission. Houser seconded. The motion carried with Dowell abstaining. This term will expire in October, 1987. - 6 - April 21 , 1987 BOARD OF (CONSENT CALENDAR ITEM 3N) ADJUSTMENT Appointment to Board of Adjustment. CONFIRMATION of the Mayor ' s appointment of Bob Jarvis to the Board of Adjustment, to fill a vacant position. This appointment will expire in February, 1992 . PERSONNEL (CONSENT CALENDAR ITEM 3D) Salary Increase - Police/Fire Administrative Per- sonnel. AUTHORIZATION to increase base wage of certain administrative Police and Fire personnel as approved by the Operations Committee on April 15 , 1987 . FINANCE (CONSENT CALENDAR ITEM 3B) Approval of Bills. APPROVAL of payment of the bills received through April 21 , 1987 , after audit- ing by the Operations Committe at its meeting at 7 : 30 a.m. on April 30 , 1987 . COUNCIL Public Works Committee. Johnson noted that the COMMITTEES Public Works Committee would meet at 4: 15 p.m. on Tuesday, May 5 , in the Engineering Department Conference Room. Planning and Parks Committee. Woods stated that Dick Weiss has donated one set of stained glass windows to be installed in the Kent Senior Activity Center. BAILEY MOVED for the City to officially accept the donation of the glassworks as part of the City of Kent Art Collection. Woods seconded and the motion carried. EXECUTIVE At 7 : 40 p.m. , the City Attorney noted that there SESSION would be an executive session to discuss collective bargaining and possible litigation. The meeting reconvened at 8: 05 p.m. BAILEY MOVED that the labor agreement between the City and the (Union Agreements ) Police Spe cialists , and the labor agreement between the City and the Teamsters Union be approved as presented by the Personnel Director. White seconded and the motion carried. WHITE MOVED to transfer $82 , 982 . 56 from the P-2 (LID 297 Claim) Channel Fund and $8, 000 from the Completed Street Fund to LID 297 , as recommended by the Public Works Director. Woods seconded and the motion carried. 7 - April 21 , 1987 ADJOURNMENT BAILEY MOVED that the meeting be adjourned at 8: 10 p.m. White seconded and the motion carried. Marie Jensen, CMC City Clerk 8 -