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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCity Council Meeting - Council - Minutes - 02/16/1988 i Kent, Washington February 16 , 1988 Regular meeting of the Kent City Council was called to order at 7 : 00 p.m. by Mayor Kelleher. Present: Councilmembers Biteman, Dowell, Houser, Johnson, Mann, 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, Parks Director Wilson and Personnel Director Webby. Approximately 25 people were at the meeting. CONSENT WOODS MOVED that Consent Calendar Items A through L CALENDAR be approved. Houser seconded and the motion carried. MINUTES (CONSENT CALENDAR ITEM 3A) Approval of Minutes. APPROVAL of the minutes of the regular Council meeting of February 2, 1988. HEALTH & (CONSENT CALENDAR ITEM 3F) SANITATION Anderson Commercial Center. ACCEPTANCE of the bill of sale and warranty agreement for continuous opera- tion and maintenance of approximately 355 feet of water main extension and 399 feet of sanitary sewer extension constructed in the vicinity of 8602 South 222nd and release of cash bond after expiration of one year maintenance warranty. SEWER (CONSENT CALENDAR ITEM 3J) Tri-State Agreement - Sewer Service. AUTHORIZATION for the Mayor to sign agreement allowing Tri-State Construction to connect to the Spring Brook Inter- ceptor and receive sewer service from the Soos Creek Water and Sewer District, as recommended by the Public Works Committee. REZONE Summer Woods Rezone No. RZ-87-2. This date has been established for a public meeting to consider the Hearing Examiner ' s recommendation to deny an appli- cation by Steven P. Elkins Architects, to rezone 9 . 28 acres from R1 -7. 2 single family residential ( 7200 square-feet minimum lot size) to MRM (medium density multi-family residential ) . The property is located on the south side of S.E. 240th directly east of 112th Avenue S.E. WOODS MOVED to adopt the findings of the Hearing Examiner and to concur with the Hearing Examiner ' s recommendation of denial of Summer Woods Rezone No. RZ-87-2. Johnson seconded and the motion carried. ANNEXATION Hehr Annexation. This date has been set to meet with the petitioners on the Hehr Annexation. The peti- tioners have been notified of the meeting. It is - 1 - i February 16, 1988 ANNEXATION recommended that circulation of the 75 percent peti- tion be approved. Wickstrom noted that the City Clerk' s notice of this meeting addressed to one of the proponents had been returned. WOODS MOVED that the Council concur with the proposed annexation and authorize the circulation of the 75 percent petition subject to the existing bonded indebtedness to the City and the land use plan for the annexation area. White seconded. Motion carried. DIGITAL MAPPING ( CONSENT CALENDAR ITEM 3H) PROGRAM Digital Mapping Program. AUTHORIZATION for the Mayor to sign an agreement with Weston, Inc. for services to provide updated data for the City ' s Automated Mapping System, as recommended by the Public Works Committee. Funds have been approved in the 1988 budget. PURCHASE OF (CONSENT CALENDAR ITEM 3I ) PROPERTY South 196th Street. AUTHORIZATION to transfer $48, 500 from the 272nd/277th corridor advanced right-of-way acquisition fund to the S . 196th corri- dor advanced right-of-way acquisition fund. The funds are for the purchase of property from Union Pacific Realty Company, associated with 192nd/196th corridor project, and the funds will be reimbursed from monies received from the sale of street rights- of-way via the street vacation process, as recom- mended by the Public Works Committee. ECONOMIC (CONSENT .CALENDAR ITEM 3C) DEVELOPMENT Seattle - King County Economic Development Agreement. CORPORATION AUTHORIZATION for the Mayor to sign the annual service agreement with the Seattle - King County Economic Development Council to provide economic development services to the City. Payment for these services is based on a rate of 10T per capita and is paid from the funds of the City ' s Economic Development Corporation. The Kent EDC has reviewed and approved this expenditure from their funds for 1988. POLICE (CONSENT CALENDAR ITEM 3D) Increase in Penalties for Misdemeanor Violations. ADOPTION of Ordinance 2768 increasing penalties for misdemeanor violations from 6 to 12 months in jail and from $500 to $5 , 000, as authorized by the 1986 Legislature. 2 - ,I February 16 , 1988 POLICE (CONSENT CALENDAR ITEM 3E) Drinking Driver Task Force Contributions. ACKNOWLEDG- MENT of contributions to the Task Force Youth Con- ference totaling $660 from Jack Meredith Motors, Puget Sound National Bank, Kent Area Council PTA, Bell Anderson Agency, Kiwanis Club of Kent and Gwen L. Whipple. (CONSENT CALENDAR ITEM 3K) Traffic Infraction - Avoidance of Intersection. ADOPTION of Ordinance 2769 making it unlawful for a person to turn his/her vehicle and proceed across private property for the purpose of avoiding an intersection or traffic control device. This is a traffic infraction with a monetary penalty of $47. PERSONNEL (CONSENT CALENDAR ITEM 3G) Reclassification - Teamster's Bargaining Unit Employees. AUTHORIZATION of certain reclassifications of Teamster ' s bargaining unit employees as outlined in Appendix A-1 . The reclassifications have been reviewed and approved by the Operations Committee. Appendix A-1 has been filed for the record. Implementation of the 1987 Classification and Pay_ Recommendation. This item was considered at the Operations Committee meeting this morning. Mike Webby gave a brief description of the implementation plan, noting that it would become effective as of March 1 , with no provision for retroactive pay. He described the manner of placement in the various steps and made clear that no employees would have salary reductions. At White ' s request, the modifi- cations made to the consultant ' s recommendations were explained by Webby and by McFall. Copies of the material distributed with the packet were made a part of the record. It was noted that those posi- tions which will become a part of the management benefit program will become exempt from overtime or comp time. Management benefits have been included in the $50 , 000 cost of this implementation for which funds have been budgeted. Biteman complimented the overall plan made by the consultant and stated that although he had some specific concerns, he did not wish to delay the project. Upon White ' s question, McFall noted that recommenda- tions for staff in his office and the Mayor ' s office reflected a proposed reorganization under which the staff would report to an executive assistant, a new 3 - February 16, 1988 PERSONNEL position. Approval of the Classification and Pay Study would also approve this reorganization plan. HOUSER MOVED to implement the 1987 Classification and Pay Recommendation effective March 1 . Biteman seconded, Woods offered as a friendly amendment: provision to defer action to the next meeting (March 1 ) , with the pay changes to still become effective on March 1 . Houser and Biteman accepted this as a friendly amendment. White and Dowell commented that this would allow time to gather more information regard- ing the reorganization. Mann noted that questions from the Operations Committee meeting this morning regarding the City Clerk ' s division were also to be clarified. The motion then carried unanimously. ARTS (CONSENT CALENDAR ITEM 3L) COMMISSION Arts Commission Appointment. CONFIRMATION of the Mayor ' s appointment of Marci Hobbs to the Arts Com- mission to fill the unexpired term of Sue Jones to October 1989 . FINANCE (CONSENT CALENDAR ITEM 3B) Approval of Bills. APPROVAL of payment of the bills received through February 22 , 1988 after auditing by the Operations Committee at its meeting at. 8: 30 a.m. on March 1 , 1988. Approval of checks issued for vouchers: Date Check Numbers Amount 1/13-1/26 56910,56916,57406, 57421,57426,57913 $ 39,215.11 12/33/87 57438 - 57645 379,921.56 $ 419,136.67 1/12-.1/26 56907 -- 56922 $ 292,679.17 2/1/88 57646 - 57847 791,695.88 $1,084,375.05 Approval of checks issued for payroll: Date Check Numbers Amount 1/20/88 99532 - 100092 $ 573,820.05 2/05/88 100093 - 100700 $ 588,322.91 4 - I February 16, 1988 COUNCIL Council Target Issues. Council President White dis- played the 1987 Target Issues and noted the "gold stars" earned by the City over the past year. He pointed out the progress that had been made in the following categories: Transportation and Traffic Improvements, Solid Waste, Downtown Renewal, Annex- ation, Park Development, Land Use, Human Services , City Pride and Image, Economic Development, Financial Stability of the City, Public Utilities Improvements, Public/Private Facilities and Administration Improve- ments. The 1988 Target Issues were then displayed. White noted that many of the issues are ongoing and will continue to be listed and prioritized. COUNCIL Operations Committee. Upon Houser ' s request, McFall COMMITTEES reported that the building housing the Currans ' law office had been offered for sale to the City for $580, 000. The property consists of four lots and the building is 5400 sq. ft. The owners would accept 20% down and would agree to carry a contract for seven years at 9%. Advantages of acquiring this site include proximity to City Hall and disadvantages include the small size, which would not be large enough for a permit center. McFall pointed out that the building would be of value for use as office space for a short term, approximately five years, Property and could possibly be sold later if it did not fit Acquisition into the City ' s future plans. The purchase would have an impact on the Councilmanic debt limit. Consideration of this project might also impact the proposal to have a building on City property and lease office space to others. This item was intro- duced at the Operations Committee meeting this morn- ing and direction is sought from the full Council. Mayor Kelleher notd that he had indicated earlier that he hoped that in the long run, the City ' s will- ingness to consider leasing a portion of a new build- ing would be an incentive to encourage people to invest in construction in the downtown area. In the short run, he requested that in considering purchase of the Curran property or any other property, that the effect on the debt capacity be evaluated. He noted also that over the past few years other down- town properties had been offered to the City for sale or lease and that comparisons of the properties offered should be made carefully before a decision is made. White suggested that this item be discussed at the workshop for Tuesday, February 23 . Dowell and Biteman asked that space needs of the City and the layout of the Curran building be available at that time. - 5 - February 16 , 1988 COUNCIL Public Works Committee. Johnson noted that the Public COMMITTEES Works Committee would meet on Tuesday, February 23 at 4 : 00 p.m. in the Engineering Building. He noted also that Scott Blair of the King County staff had asked if the City wished to have a joint workshop meeting with the County to discuss a variety of solid waste issues. It was determined that the Council would favor such a meeting and the time would be set up by the City Administrator. Planning Committee. Woods noted that today' s com- mittee meeting had developers in attendance and that Multi-Family a lively discussion was had regarding the multi- Design Standards family design standards and that a report will be made to the Council , possibly at the March 1 meeting. Parks Committee. Dowell noted that the next meet- ing will be held on February 24 at 4: 00 p.m. in the courtroom. Administrative Reports. McFall noted that the Council had been invited to attend a meeting on Thursday, February 18, at 7: 00 p.m. at the Presbyterian Church. Salt Air Hills The meeting was arranged by a group favoring annex- ation of the area to the City of Des Moines. Staff will attend, prepared to explain Kent ' s services in that area. Biteman suggested that tax data be made available for that meeting. White noted that he had a letter regarding acquir- Commons Space ing more space at the Commons for the Food Bank and referred this item to the Planning Committee and the Human Services Committee . Off-Site Mayor Kelleher noted that one of the regular Council Council Meeting meetings would be held within the newly annexed area on East Hill . The date and place will be announced. With concurrence of the Council, White set a workshop meeting for Tuesday, February 23 at 7: 00 p.m. Items Workshop to be discussed include the preliminary year end financial report, fire department staffing projections , and consideration of acquisition of the Curran building EXECUTIVE At McFall ' s request, the Council adjourned to an SESSION executive session at 8 : 00 p.m. , estimated to last approximately ten minutes for the purpose of continu- ing a discussion relating to complaints about a City employee. ADJOURNMENT The Council reconvened in regular session at 8:_15 p.m. and then adjourned. 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