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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCity Council Meeting - Council - Minutes - 09/01/1987 Kent, Washington September 1 , 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 , and Public Works Director Wickstrom. Finance Director McCarthy was not in attendance. Also present: Personnel Director Webby. Approximately 25 people were at the meeting. PRESENTATIONS Oath of Office - Police Officers. Chief Frederiksen introduced the following new Police Officers : 1 ) William D. Robnett, 9 years experience in Utah, with a degree in Business Administration 2 ) Steven P. Kelly, 4122 years experience in Ellens- burg, with a degree in Criminal Justice 3 ) Steve S . Tamanaha, 16 years experience in Hono- lulu, with a degree in Education 4 ) Patrice M. Gionson, 42 years experience in Hono- lulu, with a degree in Criminal Justice 5 ) Bruce A. Weissich, 16 years experience in Hono- lulu, with a degree in Criminal Justice The City Clerk issued the oath of office and the officers were welcomed to the City by Council and staff. Kent Police Explorer Scouts. Chief Frederiksen intro- duced duced Officer Dina Paga u , who noted that the Kent Post has nine scouts who contribute in excess of 1 , 000 hours per year in community service. She noted that five of the Scouts had recently won honors at the Law Enforcement Explorers Conference in San Jose. Trophies were distributed and the Scouts were introduced: Bryan Klopfenstein-Captain, Rusty Wilder-Lieutenant, Karen Runions-Sergeant, Jennifer Parsons, Bryan Miles , Chayne Goemaat, Paula McVey, Julie Zulkosky, and Scott Murray. CONSENT CALENDAR BAILEY MOVED that Consent Calendar Items A through N be approved, with the exception of Item D which was removed by Councilmember Biteman, and Items F and G which were 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 August 18, 1987 . - 1 - September 1 , 1987 WATER Central Avenue Storm. Bid opening was held August 19th with eight bids received. Scoccolo Construction submitted the low bid for Schedules I, II, III, Alternate II and Alternate III, in the amount of $793 , 591 . 23 . The Director of Public Works recom- mends that this bid be accepted and that $244, 000 be transferred from the unencumbered funds of the Sewer Utility to the project fund. JOHNSON SO MOVED, Bailey seconded and the motion carried. Upon White ' s question, Wickstrom advised that the job would start in December and would take about six months to com- plete. West Valley Highway Water Main Replacement. Bid opening was held August 28 with nine bids received, with the low bid of Robison Construction below the Engineer ' s estimate. Upon Wickstrom ' s recommenda- tion, JOHNSON MOVED that the contract for the best bid in the amount of $111 , 883 . 06 be awarded to Robi- son Construction and that $142 , 000 from the unencum- bered funds of the water utility be transferred to the Miscellaneous Water Main Replacement Fund for this improvement. Bailey seconded and the motion carried. STREETS LID 325 - 76th Avenue South Street Improvements. Public Works Director Wickstrom reported that bids were opened today, with nine bids received. The low bid was below the Engineer ' s estimate and it is recommended that the contract for the best bid in the amount of $617, 186. 16 be awared to Gary Merlino Construction Company, Inc. JOHNSON SO MOVED, Bailey seconded and the motion carried. Wickstrom noted that the project was scheduled to start on September 16th and would take approximately three to four months to complete. STREET VACATION (CONSENT CALENDAR ITEM 3K) Street Vacation - Portion of South 212th. ADOPTION of Resolution 1143 setting the public hearing for October 6, 1987 on the application of Pacific Ven- tures for vacation of a portion of S. 212th Street. ANNEXATIONS (CONSENT CALENDAR ITEM 3L) Impoundment Reservoir Annexation. ADOPTION of Ordinance 2743 annexing for municipal purposes, the impoundment reservoir site located in the vicinity of 124th Avenue S .E. and S.E. 305th. This was approved by the City Council at its meeting of August 18, 1987. 2 - September 1 , 1987 ANNEXATIONS East Hill Community Well Annexation Area 1 (AZ-87-1 ) . This date has been set as the second and final hear- ing to consider the Hearing Examiner ' s recommended zoning for the East Hill Community Well Annexation Area 1 . The first hearing was held on July 21 , 1987 . The Hearing Examiner recommends R1 -9 . 6 Single Family Residential (minimum lot size 9600 square feet ) except for the currently existing multi-family development located in the southeast section of the site. That section is approximately 12. 8 acres in size and the Hearing Examiner recommends zoning of MRG Garden Density Multi Family Residential with a 6 maximum of 1 units per acre. Jim Hansen, Principal Planner, explained the notification process and stated that the owners of new homes in the area had been notified of this hearing. There were no comments from the audience and the hearing was closed by motion. WOODS MOVED to adopt the findings of the Hearing Examiner and to concur with the Hearing Examiner ' s recommended zoning for the East Hill Com- munity Well Annexation Area 1 of R1 -9. 6 and MRG with a 16-unit per acre maximum and to direct the City Attorney to prepare the required ordinance. Bailey seconded and the motion carried. REZONE Green River Square Rezone (RZ-87-1 ) . On July 15, 1987 , the Hearing Examiner held a public hearing to consider an application made by Corporate Property r to rezone 34 acres of property located at Investors P P Y the southwest corner of S . 212th Street and West Valley Highway, from M1 to M1 -C. The Hearing Exam- iner recommended approval with seven conditions. Chris Crumbaugh, attorney representing the applicant, has submitted a letter to the Council requesting a delay in consideration of this rezone application in order to obtain further clarification of Condi- tion No. 7 from the Hearing Examiner. BITEMAN MOVED to delay consideration of Green River Square Rezone RZ 87-1 until September 15 , 1987 . Johnson seconded. Motion carried. PRELIMINARY PLAT (CONSENT CALENDAR ITEM 31 ) Sanctuary No 3 Preliminary Subdivision (SU-87-2 ) . AUTHORIZATION to set September 15 , 1987 as the date for a public meeting to consider the Hearing Examiner ' s recommendation of conditional approval of the pro- posed replat of Lot 1 of the Sanctuary Preliminary Short Plat. The site is located at 4802 S. 216th Street between 42nd Avenue S. and Frager Road. 3 - i September 1 , 1987 ZONING CODE (CONSENT CALENDAR ITEM 3G) REMOVED BY COUNCILMEMBER DOWELL Zoning Code Amendment - Recreational Vehicle Parking In Multifamily Developments. ADOPTION of Ordinance 2741to amend Section 15 . 05 . 040 of the Kent Zoning Code to modify the current requirements for recrea- tional vehicle parking in multifamily developments of 50 or more units. This amendment gives developers the option of providing RV parking at a ratio of one space per 15 dwelling units, or providing the same amount of area in usable open space. The amendment is the result of a regulatory review request from Centron Corporation, was recommended by the Planning Commission on July 27 , 1987 , and was approved by the City Council on August 17 , 1987 . Dowell noted that his son worked for Centron and that in observance of appearance of fairness, he would abstain from voting. WOODS MOVED to adopt Item 3G. Houser seconded and the motion carried with Dowell abstaining. (CONSENT CALENDAR ITEM 3H) Zoning Code Amendment - M2 Zoning District. ADOPTION of Ordinance 2742 to amend Section 15. 04 . 180 of the Zoning Code to allow automobile service centers as a conditional use in the M2 Zoning District. The Zoning Code Amendment arose from the Regulatory Review Request from Trammel Crow, was recommended by the Planning Commission on July 27 , 1987, and was approved by the City Council on August 17, 1987 . HEALTH & (CONSENT CALENDAR ITEM 3E) SANITATION Shires Phase Three Condominiums. ACCEPTANCE of the bill of sale and warranty agreement for continuous operation and maintenance of approximately 2 , 042 feet of water main extension, 1 , 617 feet of sanitary sewer extension and 346 feet of storm sewer improve- ment in the vicinity of S.E. 252nd and 109th Avenue S.E. for the Shires Phase Three projct and release of cash bond after the expiration of the mainten- ance period. (CONSENT CALENDAR ITEM 3F) REMOVED BY COUNCILMEMBER DOWELL The Lakes Condominium. ACCEPTANCE of the bill of sale and warranty agreement for continuous opera- tion and maintenance of approxii-nately 462 feet of water main extension and 631 feet of sanitary sewer - 4 - t September 1 , 1987 HEALTH & extension constructed in the vicinity of Lakeside SANITATION Boulevard and James Street for The Lake Condo- minium project and authorization for release of the cash bond after expiration of the maintenance period. Dowell noted that his son worked for Centron and that in observance of appearance of fairness, he would abstain from voting. WOODS MOVED to adopt Item 3F. Houser seconded and the motion carried with Dowell abstaining. INTERLOCAL (CONSENT CALENDAR ITEM 3J) AGREEMENT FORM Interlocal Agreement Form. APPROVAL of the Inter- local Agreement Form which has been developed by the Suburban Planning Directors ' Group. Following endorsement of the form by the Suburban Mayors ' Association in May, each City is being asked to approve the form as written. Once each City and King County have agreed to this generic form, we will have the means to gu arantee coordi nated plan- ning between muncipalities. Action at thi s time is non-binding and does not relate to a specific geo-graphic graphic area. BOARD OF (CONSENT CALENDAR ITEM 3N) ADJUSTMENT Board of Adjustment Appointment. CONFIRMATION of the Mayor ' s appointment of Tracy Faust to fill the unexpired term of Bob Kitto. Ms . Faust ' s term will expire in February, 1989 . FINANCE (CONSENT CALENDAR ITEM 3B) Approval of Bills. APPROVAL of payment of the bills received through August 21 after auditing by the Operations Commitee at its meeting at 8: 30 a.m. on August 31 , 1987 . (CONSENT CALENDAR ITEM 3C) Correction Facility Loan Write-Off. AUTHORIZATION to write off a loan from the City ' s Capital Improve- ment Fund to the Corrections Facility Project in the amount of $94 , 402 , as recommended by the Opera- tions Committee. This money was loaned in 1986 with the assumption that the State Corrections Board would pay the money back to the City. It has since been discovered that the Corrections Board will not be able to repay this loan. This amount has not been considered in any of the City ' s financial pro- jections for 1988. 5 - September 1 , 1987 FINANCE Public Safety Bonds. Joe Street noted that when the $12 million public safety bond issue was pro- posed, 12 to 15 items were listed to be included in this project. He pointed out that it had since been determined that the training facility would not be a joint projec t with Auburn or Renton. Street '� stated that General Obligation Bonds require that the proceeds of the bonds be used for the pur- poses stated, and he asked which items would be n facility. to a for the training Y deleted in order p Y McFall noted that the bond issue had a contingency element in the structure and that a good deal of that was to be used in the initial purchase of the s Chan land for all three site es in the training g facility will probably be related to the size of the facility or to the determination as to whether a complete build-out would be done immediately, or a partial build-out, with completion later. More information will be available as the architect pr e- pares�i pares the design and the cost estimates. Street noted that the original estimate for the West Hill station was $1 . 4 million and asked how much of this was to be used for the building. McFall stated he did not have that information on hand, but would secure it for Street. PARKS & Parks and Recreation Programs. Joe Street stated RECREATION that some years ago, when former Councilmembers Kitto, McCaughan and Just served on the Parks Committee, a policy was adopted under which the recreation pro- grams rams would ba self supporting, but that this has not occurred. He also noted that a former City Council determined that the Kent Commons would be self su p- porting p porting also and it was for some years , but that the latest figures show the Commons to be several hundred thousand dollars out of balance. He asked that this Council make a determination as to whether the intent is to bring these figures into balance and that he would like this information prior to the 1988 budget hearing. Street stated that King County is no longer paying toward the recreation programs and that as a taxpayer he resented supporting pro- grams to serve people residing outside the city limits. He offered to share the report with the Parks Committee and stated that the figures shown relating to funds coming from outside are incorrect. 6 - i September 1 , 1987 PARKS & McFall noted that the budget hearing held RECREATION on August 18th was for preliminary input and that the required hearing would be held in December. All agreed that the information requested should be gathered before the December hearing. It was determined that Street would be notified as to when the Parks Committee would meet regarding the budget. Mayor Kelleher noted that the budget docu- ment, showing revenue as well as expenditures, in effect would a make policy statement as to the City ' s revenue requirements for the Parks programs. It was noted that although the local paper published notices of committee meetings, many citizens did not subscribe to this paper. White pointed out that this was one of the reasons he favored tele- vising the Council meetings. Upon questions from Dowell and Biteman about locating documents verify- ing the City ' s policy on self support for Parks pro- grams, Street stated that the Parks Department had declared that there was no written policy, but such policy for Kent Commons was not questioned. He pointed out that committee meetings were not taped at that time. Dowell suggested that documentation regarding the Commons policy be researched and all agreed that Street would be notified of all Parks Committee meetings, especially those having to do with the budget. PERSONNEL (CONSENT CALENDAR ITEM 3D) REMOVED BY COUINCIL111EMBER DITFMAN Personnel Policy Amendment. APPROVAL of Personnel Policy 2 . 1 . 6, entitled "Employment of Related Indivi- duals" as amended. The amended policy was reviewed and approved by the Operations Committee. Hiring of relatives will require approval by Y the City Administrator, with further review by City Council if necessary. "Spousal equivalents" shall be considered as spouses under this policy. Biteman noted that he had long been in favor of changing the City ' s policy and that practices in years past had been less than ideal . The new policy would not discriminate against relatives of employees , providing that they were qualified. He then MOVED to approve Item 3D. Bailey seconded and the motion carried. 7 - September 1 , 1987 POLICE (CONSENT CALENDAR ITEM 3M) Drinking Driver Task Force Contributions. ACKNOW- LEDSMENT of donations in the amount of $45 to the Task Force from Patterson ' s Optical, Dr. Leland Dawson and Meridian Valley Travel . COUNCIL President' s Report. White reported that there will COMMITTEES be a workshop meeting on September 8 at 7: 00 p.m. to discuss the 20 Percent Multi-Family Density Reduction. Public Works. Johnson noted that the Public Works Committee will meet at 4 : 00 p.m. on September 8th in the Engineering Building. Planning and Parks Committee. Woods noted that the Planning Committee had been discussing Resolution 1123 relating to the 20% multi-family density reduction, along with the Greater Kent Study and are now ready to seek direction from the Council to the Planning Commission. This matter will be the subject of the September 8 workshop. ADJOURNMENT WOODS MOVED that the meeting be adjourned at 7 : 50 p.m. Houser seconded and the motion carried. Marie Jense , CMC City Clerk 8 -