HomeMy WebLinkAboutCity Council Meeting - Council - Minutes - 12/22/1987 Kent, Washington
December 22, 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, Johnson and White, City Administrator McFall, City Attorney
Driscoll, Planning Director Harris , Public Works Director Wickstrom and
Finance Director McCarthy. Also present: Fire Chief Angelo. Council-
members Bailey and Woods =,�Tere not in attendance. Approximately 25
people were at the meeting.
PRESENTATIONS Northwest Burn Foundation. Kathleen Rasmussen,
Executive Director, and Dr. Dean Grove of the
Board of Trustees of the Northwest Burn Foundation,
were introduced. Dr. Grove noted that the Kent
Fire Department raised over $7000, the highest
of the 97 fire departments in the state for the
annual "Give Burns the Boot" campaign. Chief
Angelo introduced Mike DeHart, coordinator of the
drive, and Firemen John Willits, Ernie Rideout,
Tom Shepard and Bob Schneider, who were instru-
meatal in making the drive such a success. An
inscribed laser engraved wall clock was presented
to the Department.
Kent 2000. In April of 1987, Mayor Kelleher
appointed a committee of 14 to undertake a vision-
ary project of looking out to the Year 2000 and
making predictions and observations about what
our community would look like at that time. The
committee was also charged with making recommenda-
tions for actions which should be taken to achieve
their vision. Council President Jim White,
Chairman of the Kent 2000 project, filed the com-
mittee report and copies were distributed.
INTRODUCTION Mayor Kelleher introduced Ron Jorgensen, Mayor-
elect of the City of Pacific, who had come to
observe this meeting.
CONSENT CALENDAR BITEMAN MOVED that Consent Calendar Items A through
K be approved. Dowell seconded and the motion
carried.
MINUTES (CONSENT CALENDAR ITEM 3A)
Approval of Minutes. APPROVAL of the minutes of
the regular Council meeting of December 1 , 1987
with the following correction on page 2 : Reference
to the CIP Fund balance of $400, 000 should be
corrected to $450 , 000.
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HEALTH & (CONSENT CALENDAR ITEM 3E)
SANITATION Sunrise Point Apartments. ACCEPTANCE of the bill
of sale and warranty agreement for continuous
operation and maintenance for approximately 1 , 034
feet of water main extension and approximately
541 feet of sanitary sewer extension constructed
in the vicinity of 109th Avenue S.E. and S.E.
254th and release of the cash bond upon expira-
tion of the one-year period.
(CONSENT CALENDAR ITEM 3F)
TERRA WAREHOUSE. ACCEPTANCE of the bill of sale
and warranty agreement for continuous operation
and maintenance for approximately 1 , 030 feet of
water main extension constructed in the vicinity
of 80th Avenue So. and S. 208th and release of
the cash bond upon expiration of the one-year
maintenance period.
(CONSENT CALENDAR ITEM 3D)
ASHLEY MEADOWS. ACCEPTANCE of the bill of sale
and warranty agreement for continuous operation
and maintenance for approximately 622 feet of
water main extension and approximately 609 feet
of sanitary sewer extension, constructed in the
vicinity of 119th Avenue S.E. and S.E. 251st
and release of the cash bond upon expiration of
the one-year maintenance period.
STREETS LID 327 - West Valley Highway Improvements -
So. 212th Street to James Street. At the December 1
Council meeting, the public hearing on formation
of this LID was closed and action was deferred
pending response from the City Attorney' s Office
on issues raised at the public hearing by certain
property owners. The City Attorney and Public
Works Director have prepared responses concerning
these issues. It was recommended that these
reports be made a part of the record and the ordi-
nance creating LID 327 be adopted. JOHNSON MOVED
that the reports be made a part of the record and
that Ordinance 2761 be adopted creating LID 327,
the West Valley Highway Improvement from South
212th Street to James Street. Houser seconded.
Wickstrom clarified for Biteman as to which portion
of the Keck property had been assessed. The
motion carried.
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December 22 , 1987
STREETS LID 321 . A public hearing to confirm the final
assessment roll was concluded on December 1 . It
was recommended that the Public Works Director ' s
responses to the two property owners filing pro-
tests on this LID be made a part of the record
and that an ordinance be adopted confirming the
final assessment roll . JOHNSON MOVED that the
Public Works Director ' s responses to the property
owners be made a part of the record. Biteman
seconded. Motion carried. JOHNSON MOVED that
Ordinance 2762 be adopted confirming the final
assessment roll for LID 321 . Houser seconded and
the motion carried.
TRAFFIC CONTROL (CONSENT CALENDAR ITEM 3C)
Parking Fine Ordinance. ADOPTION of Ordinance
2759 raising charges for overtime parking from
$5 to $10 as approved at the Council meeting of
December 1 , 1987 .
(CONSENT CALENDAR ITEM 3G)
Carnaby Way Stop Sign. AUTHORIZATION for staff
to install a stop sign at the 46th Avenue South
and Carnaby Way intersection, in accordance with
the recommendation of the Public Works Committee.
(CONSENT CALENDAR ITEM 3H)
Parking and Speed Zones. ADOPTION of Ordinance
2760, in accordance with the Public Works Committee
recommendation, establishing a 30-minute parking
zone for one stall on Gowe Stret east of Railroad
Avenue and changing the speed limit on 108th
Avenue S.E. from Kent-Kangley Road to the city
limits to 35 m.p.h.
S.E. 110th Place. Alice Milne stated that the City had proposed
to have S.E.- lTFth Place closed at the time of the
Kent Shires development. She noted the traffic
hazards in the area and that these would be com-
pounded by additional housing units under con-
struction. She asked that S.E. 110th Place be
closed to traffic and that S.E. 109th be designated
as the main road. It was determined that Mrs.
Milne would contact the Public Works Director to
determine when the Public Works Committee would
address this issue.
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REZONE (CONSENT CALENDAR ITEM 3K)
Summer Woods Rezone #RZ-87-2. AUTHORIZATION to
set January 5, 1988 as the date for a public hear-
ing on an appeal from the Hearing Examiner ' s recom-
mendation to deny an application to rezone an
area from R1 -7 . 2 , Single Family Residential to MRM,
Medium Density Multifamily Residential . The sub-
ject property is located on the south side of S.E.
240th Street, directly east of 112th Avenue S.E.
PLATS Policy on Plat Conditions. At the December 1
Council meeting, Council directed staff to pre-
pare alternative recommendations for addressing
traffic congestion for future plat applications.
The Public Works Committee recommends that the
City continue their present method of determining
conditions for plats with the addition of the
"favored nation" clause for any traffic mitigation
agreements that may be required, until such time
as the recently established traffic mitigation
task force brings forth their recommendations to
the Council. JOHNSON MOVED that the Public Works
Committee recommendation be accepted. Houser
seconded and the motion carried.
ZONING Amendments to the "O" Office Zoning District.
The Planning Commission recommends that the "O"
Office Zoning District be amended to include addi-
tional uses that are permitted outright and addi-
tional uses that can be applied for under the
conditional use permit section. These uses are
listed in the staff memo. WHITE MOVED to approve
the Planning Commission' s recommendation to amend
the "O" Professional and Office Zoning District
and to direct the City Attorney to prepare the
amending ordinance. Biteman seconded. Motion
carried.
COUNCIL TRAVEL Johnson stated that he had some lengthy comments
on this issue, but that in the interest of time,
he would file a written report. BITEMAN MOVED
to file the report for the record. White seconded
and the motion carried. A copy was given to the
City Clerk for this purpose.
COUNCIL CHAMBERS Council Chambers Remodel - Architect's Contract.
REMODEL A contract for architect services for the remodel
of the Kent City Council Chambers has been negoti-
ated and acceptance is recommended.
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COUNCIL CHAMBERS BITEMAN MOVED to authorize the Mayor to execute a
REMODEL contract with ARAI/JACKSON, Architects and Planners,
for the planning, design and project management
of the remodel of the Kent City Council Chambers.
Houser seconded. Motion carried.
POLICE (CONSENT CALENDAR ITEM 3J)
Drinking Driver Task Force. ACKNOWLEDGMENT of
donations totaling $35 to the Task Force "Keep A
Friend Alive" design contest from Kent Chiropractic
Clinic, Meeker House Collectibles, Vallee Floral
and Pugerudes Beauti-Pleat Draperies.
PARKS & (CONSENT CALENDAR ITEM 3I )
RECREATION Riverbend Golf Course Phase I Project. ACCEPTANCE
of Golf Course Phase I staking, clearing and grad-
ing as complete and release of retainage to Hall
and Lindsay, Inc. upon receipt of State releases.
FINANCE (CONSENT CALENDAR ITEM 3B)
Approval of Bills. APPROVAL of payment of the
bills received through December 21 , 1987 after
auditing by the Operations Committee at its
meeting at 8: 30 a.m. on December 31 , 1987 .
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Approval of checks issued for vouchers:
Date Check Numbers Amount
55809 - 55831 189,972.01
11/30 55838 - 56144 828,157.65
$1,018,129.66
11/21 - 12/10 55832 - 55837
56145 -- 56169 223,254.44
12/15 56187 - 56543 762,182.90
$ 985,437.34
Approval of checks issued for payroll:
Date Check Numbers Amount
12/5 97785 - 98352 564,702.88
12/10 (Special Police Payroll)
98353 - 98417 34.359.94
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COUNCIL COMMITTEES President's Report - Retreat. White noted that
the Council ' s annual retreat would be conducted
on January 8 and 9 covering planning, goal setting
and team building. The retreat will be conducted
by Lyle Sumak and will include a tour of the City
and meeting with legislators in Olympia as well
as regular classes .
National League of Cities - Las Vegas. White gave
a brief report of the Transportation and Communi-
cations Committee ' s action at the National League
of Cities conference.
Public Works Committee. Johnson noted that the
Public Works Committee would meet on Wednesday,
December 30 at 4 : 15 in the Engineer ' s building.
APPRECIATION Council President White introduced Resolution 1156
expressing the City ' s appreciation to retiring
Councilmember Tom Bailey for his dedication over
the past eight years of service. DOWELL MOVED
to adopt the resolution. Houser seconded and the
motion carried.
EXECUTIVE SESSION When the regular business had been concluded, at
7: 40 p.m. , City Administrator McFall requested an
executive session for approximately ten minutes
to discuss negotiations for acquisition of property.
ADJOURNMENT The Council reconvened at 7: 50 and then adjourned.
Marie Je , CMC
City Clerk
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