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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCity Council Meeting - Council - Regular Minutes - 11/17/1987 i Kent, Washington November 17, 1987 Regular meeting of the Kent City Council was called to order at 7: 00 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: Fire Chief Angelo and Personnel Director Webby. Approximately 80 people were at the meeting. PRESENTATION Wa shington ton Association of School Administrators o s Award. Mayor Kelleher announced that the Washington Association of School Administrators Award has been awarded to the Kent Drinking Driver Task Force in recognition of outstanding leadership and contri- butions to the improvement of public education in the State of Washington. He introduced Kathleen Groshong, Drinking Driver Task Force Coordinator, Michael Buckingham, Task Force Chairman, Dr. George Daniel, Superintendent of Kent Schools , and Captain Hal Rees. The Mayor also commended all the volunteer Task Force members. CONSENT CALENDAR WOODS MOVED to approve Consent Calendar Items A through M, with the exception of Items E and J which were removed by Councilmember White. Houser seconded and the motion carried. I MINUTES (CONSENT CALENDAR ITEM 3A) Approval of Minutes. APPROVAL of the minutes of the regular Council meeting of November 3 , 1987 . HEALTH & Formation of LID 332 - S. 240th Street Sanitary SANITATION Sewer Improvements. This date has been set for the public hearing on the formation of LID 332 for sanitary sewer improvements on S. 240th Street from 112th Avenue S.E. to 116th Avenue S.E. The City Clerk has given the proper legal notice. The Director of Public Works noted that enough protests j have been received to restrain the LID and the proposed project will be dropped. All nine of the property owners had filed objections. (CONSENT CALENDAR ITEM 3K) Barghausen Office Building. ACCEPTANCE of the bill of sale and warranty agreement for continuous operation and maintenance of approximately 204 feet of water main extension, 530 feet of street improve- ments and 113 feet of storm sewer improvements con- structed in the vicinity of S. 182nd Street and 72nd Avenue South and release of cash bond after expiration of the one year maintenance. - 1 - November 17, 1987 STREET VACATIOi`1S (CONSENT CALENDAR ITEM 3C) Street Vacation - Portion of S. 206th Street. ADOPTION of Ordinance 2753 vacating a portion of South206th Street. The public hearing on this vaca- tion was held on November 3, 1987. Street Vacation - Portion of S. 212th Street and 77th Avenue S. (STV-87-6) . This date has been set by Resolution 1149 for a public hearing to consider a request by James T. Cassan to vacate a portion of S. 212th Street and 77th Avenue S. The staff recommends denial. The Mayor declared the public hearing open. There were no comments from the audi- ence. BITEMAN MOVED that the public hearing be closed. Houser seconded. Motion carried. WOODS MOVED to deny Street Vacation (STV-87-6 ) - portion of S. 212th Street and 77th Avenue S. White seconded and the motion carried. STREETS (CONSENT CALENDAR ITEM 3D) LID 320 - James Street Improvement. ADOPTION of Ordinance 2754 confirming the final assessment roll for LID 320 for street and other improvements to James Street between West Valley Highway to near Russell Road. The public hearing on the roll was held by the Council on November 3 , 1987 . LID 320 - James Street Improvement. Bid opening was held September 11 , 1987 with seven bids received. Robison Construction submitted the low bid in the amount of $784, 344. 92 . Bids were held until such time as the final assessment roll for the LID could be confirmed. The Public Works Director recommended that the contract be awarded to Robison Construction. JOHNSON MOVED that the bid submitted by Robison Con- struction in the amount of $784 , 344 . 92 for LID 320 be accepted. Houser seconded. Motion carried. LID 331 - S. 240th Street Improvements. This date has been set for the public hearing on the forma- tion of LID 331 for street improvements on S. 240th Street from 108th Avenue S.E. to 116th Avenue S.E. The City Clerk has given the proper legal notice. The Director of Public Works described the project, noting that current traffic volunes exceed the capacity of the existing road, warranting the pro- posed five-lane roadway. The County has scheduled the improvements of S. 240th from 116th to 132nd Avenue S.E. Urban Arterial Funds have been approved for 62% of this LID and the remainder is to be assessed to the property owners. The estimated cost of the improvement is $1 , 440 , 900, of which - 2 - i November 17, 1987 STREETS $900, 000 is to be paid by the UAB grant, leaving $540, 900 to be funded by assessments. Wickstrom described the method of assessment and the 10-year financing, and pointed out that if the project is not approved, the UAB grant money will be forfeited. (LID 331 ) The public hearing was opened by Mayor Kelleher. Letters of protest were read from Charles D. Cowley, Silvio Scarsella, Emil Scarsella, Lewis Haak, J. A. Holck, the Lutheran Church of the Cross , Mildred Smyth and M. G. Welch. Letters have also been received from Brian Matheny, Mrs. Spickler and Roderick Smith. All of the letters have been filed for the record. Wickstrom noted that 25 property owners were involved and 11 protests have been received. One of the eleven had already executed a "no protest LID covenant" , so the protests total 35 . 63% of the project. He explained for the public that protests totaling 60% of the assessments would automatically restrain the formation of the LID. He clarified that the Council could also drop the proceedings. Upon White ' s question, he noted that assessment amounts ranged from $5, 342 to $47 , 226, depending upon the size of the parcel involved. It was further explained that some of the property owners on this assessment roll were also involved in a sewer improvement LID, also scheduled for public hearing at this meeting. Wickstrom confirmed for Bailey that the LID participants had been advised that if the City did not utilize the UAB funds, such funds would be reallocated to another Cityfor their use. He explained for Mr. Leonard that this was the last of the UAB allocations, unless a new UAB program is formed. Anthony Dipangrazio, property owner in the project, stated that the charges are unreasonably high and that the property would not be benefitted enough to warrant the amount of the assessment. James Senger spoke on behalf of the Lutheran Church of the Cross protesting the LID. Upon Art Kleppen' s question, Wickstrom confirmed that those who had signed "no protest" covenants were counted as approving the LID, and that any who do not file a protest are also counted as positive votes. Upon Jim McGuinnes ' question, Wickstrom noted that 37% could not protest because of the covenants. Charles Spurgeon objected to the LID on behalf of the Haaks and suggested that some of the owners of single 3 - November 17, 1987 STREETS family property might favor the proposal if the zoning was changed. After all who wished to speak had done so, the public hearing was closed by motion. JOHNSON MOVED that the memorandum from the Public (LID 331 ) Works Director be made a part of the record and the City Attorney be directed to prepare the ordinance creating LID 331 . White seconded for the purpose of allowing discussion. Johnson stated that the City would lose the grant if the LID is abandoned. He pointed out that the City ' s No. 1 priority was to resolve the transportation problems. If the City were to have to pay the LID costs , taxes would have to be raised. Bailey concurred with Johnson that, in view of the County' s plan for improving 240th to the east, that this portion should also be improved. He stated that he sympathized with the comments made tonight, but that there was no alternative but to do the job while the grant money was available. White concurred that the need for the improvement was great and he asked for time to consider whether the properties would be benefitted in an amount equal to the assessments . Wickstrom noted that time was important as UAB funds would be allocated on a first come, first served basis. It was determined that the Public Works Committee could consider the problems and make a recommenda- tion for the December 1 Council meeting. WHITE SO MOVED and Houser seconded. Johnson spoke against the motion to delay. Upon question, Kelleher noted that the motion to refer to committee would super- cede the former motion. Jim Leonard suggested that this could be made into two projects, funding the portion from 108th to 112th Avenue S.E. with UAB funds and for the City to find some other way to finance the portion from 112th to 116th Avenue S.E. The motion carried with Johnson voting against it and Bailey abstaining since he will not be present for the Committee meeting. He noted that Dowell would attend in his place. ZONING OF EAST Areas A and B - Zoning. This is the first of two HILL COMMUNITY hearings to consider the Hearing Examiner ' s recom- WELL ANNEXATION mended zoning for the East Hill Community Well AREA NO. 2 Annexation Area No. 2, Areas A and B. The second hearing for Areas A and B is scheduled for January 5, 1988. - 4 - November 17, 1987 ZONING OF EAST Kathy McClung of the Planning Department noted that HILL COMMUNITY the Hearing Examiner ' s recommendation is as follows: WELL ANNEXATION AREA NO. 2 AREA A 1. West of 100th Avenue SE (extended): R1-9.6 (single family residential with a minimum 9,600 square foot lot size). 2. East of 100th Avenue SE (extended) : R1-7.2 (single family residential with a minimum 7,200 square foot lot size). AREA B 1. O, Professional and office, for that portion lying south of SE 244th Street. 2. CC, Community Commercial, for that portion north of SE 244th Street. McClung noted that the recommendations for zoning were determined by the Comprehensive Plan. The Mayor declared the public hearing open. Mel Kleweno, representing Goodwin, Ruth & Guinn, who own property on S.E. 244th, noted that the East Hill Plan desig- nates this area as multiple zoning. He pointed out that the properties were located at the rear of the proposed new Fred Meyer store and would be difficult to sell for single family residential with a minimum of 7200 sq. ft. lots . He suggested that this area should be zoned MRM in compliance with the East Hill Plan and because it is consistent with good planning practice to provide buffer areas. There were no further comments and WOODS MOVED to continue this matter to the January 5 public hearing at which time additional input may be received. White seconded. Motion carried. Area C - Zoning. Woods noted that the zoning hear- ings and the appeals of W. J. Carey and Michael Bergstrom have been scheduled for December 15, 1987 and January 19 1988. She MOVED to change these hearing dates to January 19 and March 1 , 1988. Houser seconded and the motion carried. I COMMUTER RAIL Mayor Kelleher noted that Metro has withdrawn its proposal to the legislature for full immediate fund- ing for the Commuter Rail project from Seattle to Auburn. Metro is still asking for funding of the Phase 3 portion of the study, which is the engi- neering work to get the project ready, should the project be implemented. On November 25 the Metro proposal will be before the State Rail Commission. Puget Sound Council of Governments has stated that 5 - November 17, 1987 COMMUTER RAIL it will support Metro' s proposal. Pierce County Transit and Snohomish Transit will also present their proposals to the Commission on the 25th. Recent conversations with Rail Commissioners have been encouraging and the Mayor suggested that the Council might contact the Commission to support the allocation of funds for the study. He pointed out that former representative Marion Kyle Sherman now served as a Commissioner. (CONSENT CALENDAR ITEM 3L) Commuter Rail Project Budget. AUTHORIZATION to establish commuter rail project budget of $20 , 000 and to transfer $20, 000 of unexpended funds from the Corridor Studies Project fund. The commuter rail project budget will be used to pay for expenses incurred in working with Metro, Puget Sound Council of Governments and the State of Washington to develop commuter rail service in the City of Kent. Funds will be used primarily to pay for consultant and staff expenses incurred in analyzing the feasibility of this project. LIBRARY SITE Condemnation Ordinance for Library Site. Ordinance 2755 initiating the process for condemnation of the property to be used for the future Kent Lib- rary has been distributed. WOODS MOVED that the Council adopt Ordinance 2755. Biteman seconded and motion carried. LUDGET The City Clerk has given proper legal notice estab- lishing this date to receive public comment on the proposed 1988 Comprehensive Budget for the City of Kent. The budget as proposed totals $58 , 840, 905 . Following receipt of public input the Council will finalize the proposed budget and consider adoption, by ordinance at the December 1 , 1987 meeting. City Administrator McFall noted that the Compre- hensive Budget included both an operations budget and capital improvements proposed to be funded both through revenues and through the issuance of bonds in 1988. He reviewed the summary of the revenue sources used to finance the operation of the City, as well as a summary of expenditures by programs. The chart showed that 51 % was for Public Works and 30% for Public Safety and he noted that the Council ' s transportation priority was contained within this 80% category. Expenditures by program were then 6 - November 17, 1987 BUDGET displayed showing Capital Outlay to be 37%, Salaries & Wages 24% and Debt Service to be 13% . It was noted that the budget has been submmitted in two forms, one identified as a base budget with recommended funding based on the revenue sources available and the other is the option budget based on securing increased funding. The options budget is devoted primarily to personnel , community events, beautification and street improvements, and this page proposes that fundingfor major east/west cor- ridors be through a proposed $11 million voted bond issue. Excluding the proposed bond issue, the options budget totals $825, 845. Figures for other cities were shown to compare pro- perty tax and utility tax rates and McFall noted that cities fund programs in different ways and tax rates alone do not present a full picture. The operations portion of the options budget would be funded through proposed utility tax increases to 3 . 5%, except garbage which will remain at 6 . 5%. It was noted that the Council would continue to work on the budget and that the City Attorney would prepare an ordinance to adopt the budget for pre- sentation at the December 1 Council meeting. The public hearing was opened by Mayor Kelleher. Marvin Eckfeldt, Chairman of the Human Services Commission, expressed appreciation for the alloca- tion of $109, 568 for Human Services for 1988. The Commission has investigated the participating agen- cies and have recommended approval of the funding as shown in the report. Brief reports were given by the following: Community Service Center, Mary Lou Beckvar Domestic Women's Abuse Network, Mary Violet Burns Kent Community Clinic, Jim Bauman Kent Valley Youth Services, Hans Rasmussen Rape Relief, Cheryl Berch Children's Therapy Center, Steve Anderson Ron Ricketts, President of the Chamber of Commerce, stated that the Chamber recommends that the City reprioritize the expenditures to live within the base budget without increasing taxes, including the use of the option budget. 7 - November 17, 1987 BUDGET Joe Street concurred with Brent McFall in that it is difficult to compare utility taxes without hav- ing full information. He had found that although Kent ' s tax rate is lower than Renton ' s, his total tax on utilities would be almost the same. He stated that utilities taxes are most burdensome on low or medium income citizens, and concurred in the Chamber ' s recommendation. He asked for the City to verify whether the Council had adopted a policy at the time of the planning of the Kent Commons that the facility would be self supporting. He noted that it was self supporting for about five years, but that it was not now. He noted that he had asked this question before but had not had an answer. Street stated that a Parks Committee in the past had directed the Parks Department to increase fees both inside and outside so that recreation programs would pay their own way. The County no longer supports recreation programs in this area. There were no objections and it was agreed that City Administrator McFall would respond to this matter and the matter of the Kent Commons, within ten days. Bailey stated that he had researched the Council records and had found that a Councilman had stated that in his view, it would be the intent of the Council to have the Commons be self-sustaining, however that language does not appearin the resolution providing for the bonds . Street critizied what appeared to be some salary increases in the budget document and urged that the matter be studied before the budget is adopted. He suggested that the City consider the fact that the Renton Senior Center was similar in size to j Kent ' s and that it operated on less money with fewer paid staff, utilizing the services of volunteers. He also questioned additional staff in utility billing, pointing ou that customer ' s payments are mailed directly to the bank and the City no longer bills for garbage service. Ted Knapp of Union Pacific Railway, noted that the City' s top priority for this year is transportation, yet there is only a limited amount of money earmarked for new transportation improvements for regional systems. The private sector is committing to build some of these roads , through traffic miti- 9 ation agreements . He stated that the Council and public ublic sector should make similar commitments i - 8 - November 17, 1987 BUDGET toward solving the transportation problems and noted that the economic development of the valley depends on the resolution of the traffic problems. There were no further comments and the hearing was closed by motion. FINANCE (CONSENT CALENDAR ITEM 3B) Approval of Bills. APPROVAL of payment of the bills received through November 18, 1987, after auditing by the Operations Committee at its meeting at 8 : 30 a.m. on November 30 , 1987 . Approval of issuance of checks for vouchers as follows: Date Check Numbers Amount 10/9-10/14 54393- 54397 $ 38,480.54 10/15 54805-55222 $614,173.47 10/15-10/26 54749-54788 $316,619.66 Total $969.273.67 Approval of issuance of checks for payroll as follows: Date Check Numbers Amount 11/5/87 96640-97215 $556,853.52 FIRE DEPARTMENT (CONSENT CALENDAR ITEM 3M) Open Burning. ADOPTION of Resolution 1154 allow- ing land-clearing burning to accordance with State, Puget Sound Air Pollution and local regulations. POLICE DEPARTMENT (CONSENT CALENDAR ITEM 3F) Drinking Driver Countermeasure Program Grant Application. ACCEPTANCE of the Kent Drinking Driver Countermeasure Program Grant of $51 , 015 cover- ing November 1 , 1987 to October 31 , 1988. (CONSENT CALENDAR ITEM 3G) Corrections Facility/American Corrections Associ- tion Accreditation. AUTHORIZATION for the Mayor to sign American Accreditation contractual agree- ment. The Kent Corrections Facility is competing on a national basis to obtain a pilot project from the American Corrections Association to test the feasibility of the new small jail standards for operations. This unique opportunity is timely due to the fact that the Washington Corrections Stan- dards will no longer be in effect after December. 9 - November 17, 1987 PARKS & (CONSENT CALENDAR ITEM 3I ) RECREATION Van Doren's Landing. ACCEPTANCE of the pre- fabricated restroom building at Van Doren' s Landing Park as complete and release of retainage to Entex Corporation upon receipt of State releases. Donation of Property by Puget Sound Power and Light j Company. Puget Sound Power and Light Company has approached the Parks Department regarding a dona- tion of property prior to January 1 , 1988. The subject propertyis a 160 foot strip of land running east to west from West Valley Highway to Green River (approximately 20 acres ) . The property borders the City lagoon site on the south. WOODS MOVED that the City accept the Puget Sound Power j and Light Company ' s donation of property for muni- cipal purposes after review and approval of the Property Manager and City Attorney. White seconded and the motion carried. TRANSPORTATION (CONSENT CALENDAR ITEM 3J) TASK FORCE REMOVED BY COUNCILMEMBER WHITE Transportation Task Force Recommendation on Traffic Congestion. A report from the Mayor ' s Task Force on Transportation, including recommendations, was dis- tributed on November 3 , 1987 and has been filed for the record. It is not required that it be formally accepted by the Council. PERSONNEL (CONSENT CALENDAR ITEM 3H) Drinking Driver Task Force/Crime Prevention Part- Time Position Merge. AUTHORIZATION to combine two part-time positions, one in the Drinking Driver ask Force and one in the Crime Prevention Unit into one full time position. The Police Department has plans to combine the functional efforts of the Drinking Driver Task Force and the Crime Prevention Unit in the interest of organizational efficiency. (CONSENT CALENDAR ITEM 3E) REMOVED BY COUNCILMEMBER WHITE City Wellness Program. Approval has been proposed for authorization for the Mayor to sign a contract with the Center for Health Promotion/Group Health Cooperative. The agreement will provide a compre- hensive wellness program for City staff. Funds for the program will be provided from the City' s medical trust. 10 - i November 17, 1987 PERSONNEL Bailey noted that a Wellness Program for City employees proposed by Mr. Capato of the Park Avenue Fitness Center was referred to the Operations Com- mittee in July. The program was analysed and it was proposed that a program could be developed in- house at a reduced price. Another program was presented using the Group Health facilities, for less money and it was proposed to use funds from the City ' s medical trust funds. The staff was then requested to pursue other programs , and the Group Health program was still recommended. The Opera- tions Committee has discussed the matter several times, in the presence of Chamber of Commerce mem- bers. The Committee has failed to reach an agree- ment and it had been suggested that the matter be (Wellness Program) resolved by the Council as a whole. McFall and Webby have been asked to present the highlights of the program. Biteman noted that all were in favor of having a wellness program for the City employees but had not agreed on the form. He stated that more extensive analysis of the program should be allowed. He noted that resource people should have been consulted for input. It was felt that the $15, 000 should be more than sufficient to cover both the wellness and the fitness portions . Upon a request for Council opinion, Woods stated that she' was reluctant to act without the recom- mendation of the Committee. BITEMAN MOVED to have consideration of this item postponed. Houser seconded. Johnson asked what would be accomplished. It was noted that Mr. Pulisevich of the Peninsula School District was in attendance to give a pre- sentation. Bailey stated he had no objection to this so long as staff could do the same. The motion to defer failed, with Biteman, Houser and Woods voting in favor. BAILEY MOVED to allow presenta- tions from staff and from Mr. Pulisevich. Johnson seconded and the motion carried. McFall stated that since the Council wished, the staff would give a brief presentation regarding the recommendation and background of same. He noted that he did not regard this as a competitive situation and questioned whether the Council wanted to become involved in vendor presentations . Webby noted that plans for this program began a year ago and were to be implemented in 1988. Kent ' s employee - 11 - November 17, 1987 PERSONNEL benefits consultant reviewed the program design and it was concluded that such a program would cost $15 , 000 for implementation and would cover the first year. A number of suggestions had been made including investigating programs in Gig Harbor and in Eugene, Oregon. Webby noted the steps included in the program, which are contained in the report supplied with the agenda. The report also notes that the staff ' s recommendation to contract with Group Health Cooperative follows a comprehensive research and analysis phase which included a review of many programs and facilities within the Puget Sound region. Approximately fifteen different pro- grams, facilities and/or companies were contacted (Wellness Program) in this process . Webby pointed out that some activities at Kent Commons have been proposed as one alternative for fitness programs, with the City sharing in the cost of the programs. Don Pulisevich, Health Promotion Director for Penin- sula School District, was introduced. He noted that a few months ago Biteman had expressed interest in the Peninsula program which serves 600 school employees plus about 100 from the power company. He expressed willingness to assist Kent set up a similar program. He described his program, stating that local medical resources are used to supply health profiles for each participant and to conduct health seminars . He has information on the latest exercise equipment and fitness programs are conducted regularly for employees. Supplies and rental of g Y equipment for t he health profiles would cost about $500 in addition to the $3000 consultant fee. It was determined that some screenings require services of a medical doctor and Pulisevich noted that doctors were willing to volunteer their services. It was clarified that the services provided would be to conduct the profiles, set up the seminars and the on- going programs and instruct the City s representa- tive on how to promote and continue the programs. Upon Bailey ' s question, it was determined that Pulisevich s consulting services would be available on his time off from his regular employment hours. BITEMAN MOVED to refer the matter back to the Opera- tions Committee. Houser seconded. Biteman pointed out he had given information on the Peninsula School 12 - i November 17, 1987 BUDGET District program to staff two weeks ago, but that Pulisevich had not been contacted until yesterday. He recommended more study of this complicated pro- gram. Bailey favored the proposal presented by staff, noting that Group Health was a local organi- zation and had set up such programs for other employers. It was determined that the committee (Wellness Program) had discussed the wellness program two or three times , and further that the committee members had not been in agreement. Bailey noted that staff had researched other programs and that he favored the Group Health program and would not vote for referring the matter back to the committee. White noted that since staff would be expected to admini- ster the program, agreement should be reached. Biteman withdrew his motion in deference to White and WHITE MOVED to delay Council action on this matter until the second meeting in December, to allow the committee time for additional research. Biteman seconded and the motion carried with Bailey, Dowell and Johnson opposing. TRAFFIC MITIGATION This matter was referred to the Public Works Com- mittee for their review and recommendation. The Public Works Committee held a public meeting on November 10, 1987 to discuss this matter and many developers were in attendance. The committee minutes have been distributed and have been made a part of the record. HOUSER MOVED that the City Council direct that the use of mitigation agree- ments as a funding mechanism for capital improve- ments cease and that the City release all property owners who have been compelled to sign such agree- ments . Biteman seconded. Bailey noted that the City took testimony from developers and other inte- rested parties. It was determined then that we ask the Chamber of Commerce to form a task force con- sisting of their members , VATA, the City Engineer and others to see if they could suggest a proposal to the City for mitigation of highway traffic pro- blems. At that time the existing mitigation fees were discussed and it was agreed to use the "favored !I nation" clause. He recommended therefore that the fees not be removed until this committee reports back. City Attorney Driscoll noted tht there is substantial legal doubt that the City has the authority to release individuals from the mitigation agreements . The agreements were developed pursuant to SEPA requirements and the City does not have the - 13 - i November 17 1987 TRAFFIC MITIGATION legal authority to release these. She pointed out that some of the agreements were for developments which have since been completed. The City could attempt to find alternatives to the existing environ- mental mitigation agreements, but legally we could not just release these. Even if the agreements could be renegotiated, dealing with the traffic impacts would still be required. I Houser changed the motion to delete the portion about already existing agreements and Biteman con- curred. Wickstrom explained that the mitigation agreements were an alternative for the developers, so that they would not have to wait for costly, time-consuming traffic studies to be made of inter- sections in the area of their particular projects. He noted for Biteman that a mitigation agreement is an LID covenant running with the property, which could be ten or twenty years in the future. White noted that Transportation and Traffic is the 1 priority, and al though h he is not City s No. p y, g happy with mitigation fees, we should not take this action until we have a recommendation from the Task Force as suggested by the Public Works Committee. j Houser ' s motion was defeated, with only she and Biteman supporting it. JOHNSON MOVED that 1 ) the Council recommends to the Chamber of Commerce that a Task Force be formed con- sisting of Chamber of Commerce members, VATA members and City staff to review the City' s present traffic mitigation agreements and associated factors ; 2 ) that no elected official of the City of Kent sit on this task force; 3 ) the City staff be directed to work with King County to develop an interlocal agreement dealing with developments in the County which impact the City ' s transportation system ser- vice levels; and 4 ) the current Environmental Miti- gation Agreements be continued until such time as this Task Force has made their recommendation to the City and City has adopted same; subject, however, to incorporating into any new agreements the "favored nation clause" . And further, that Jon Johnson' s memo in the form of committee minutes , be made a part of the record. Bailey seconded. Motion carried. It was determined that the task force should make a report in 90 days. The following memorandum from the Chamber of Com- merce has been filed for the record: The Kent 14 - i November 17, 1987 TRAFFIC MITIGATION Chamber of Commerce recommends that the Kent City Council form a public/private task force to review and make recommendations to the City Council regard- ing the transportation mitigation issues currently facing the City of Kent. Recommendations from that task force should be presented to the Chamber and the City within ninety days. APPLE LANE NO. 1 Appeal. On October 8, 1987 , the Short Subdivision SHORT SUBDIVISION Committee approved Apple Lane No. 1 Short Subdivision (SP-87-13 ) (SP-87-13 ) with six conditions, as outlined in the staff report. The applicant, Paul Morford, appealed Condition 125A requiring participation in the South 277th Street corridor project to mitigate traffic impacts . The appeal was the subject of a public hearing at the Council meeting of October 20 , at which time action was tabled until a report was received from the Public Works Committee meeting of November 10. Morford noted that the SEPA ordi- nance excludes developments with less than 12 units. Wickstrom stated that the condition has been placed on the short plat under the subdivision laws and has nothing MOVED to rant to do with SEPA. DOWELL g Morford ' s appeal . Biteman seconded. Dowell noted that it seemed that four units on James Street wouldn ' t require a mitigation agreement. It was noted that the item had b.E�en tabled, and the paper work had not been distributed for this meeting. Harris noted that the reference to SEPA contained in the Planning Staff Report was in error, that the require- ment had always been a requirement of the subdivision code. It was determined further that the reason for tabling at the October 20th meeting was to wait for the report from the Public Works committee meet- ing of November 10 . Harris determined further that the Council did not have the paper work available tonight and suggested that the matter be tabled to the next meeting. WOODS SO MOVED and Biteman seconed. The motion carried. COUNCIL COMMITTE,S President's Report. Council President White noted that there will be be a workshop regarding the bud- (Budget Workshop) get at 6 : 00 p.m. on November 24 . He also announced that the Council retreat will be held the second weekend in January. White noted that the resolu- tion providing for guidelines for payment of expenses for Councilmembers would be discussed at the December 1 Council meeting. 15 - November 17, 1987 ADJOURNMENT JOHNSON MOVED that the meeting be adjourned at 11 : 15 p.m. Houser seconded and the motion carried. Marie ensen, 7CMC City G3erk 16 -