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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCity Council Meeting - Council - Minutes - 11/01/1988 Kent, Washington November 1 , 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 and Fire Chief Angelo. Approximately 40 people were in attendance. PRESENTATIONS Name-A-Park Contest. Mayor Kelleher announced that Katherine Bourne, a student at East Hill Elementary School, is the winner of the Name-A-Park Contest. Katherine ' s entry of "The Old Fishing Hole" was selected out of 250 names . The Mayor presented Katherine with a certificate. Fire Department. Fire Chief Angelo showed a slide presentation of a new piece of Fire Department egsip:nent designed and built by Kent Fire Depart- ment personnel . This tilt roof prop will allow smoke and gas to escape through various types of roof structures. Fire personnel donated time and material for this project and the Kent Department is now training other departments in the use of this equipment. Those Fire personnel who were involved in this project were present and were commended by the Mayor, Council and staff. Employee of the Month. Mayor Kelleher announced that Nancy Mathews has been selected as Employee of the Month for November. The Mayor noted that Mathews is a Program Assistant in the Police Depart- ment ' s Drinking Driver Task Force. Police Chief Frederiksen said he is proud of the work Mathews has done, noting that there been a 47% decline in alcohol-related incidents . Mathews thanked Chief Frederiksen, Kathleen Groshong and the City for their support. PROCLAMATION Centennial Kickoff Day. The Mayor read a proclama- tion declaring November 11 , 1988 as Centennial Kickoff Day "The Celebration of the Century" in the City of Kent. He then presented the proclama- tion to Nancy Woo, Community Events Coordinator. The Mayor commended Ms. Woo especially on the Saturday Market project and the City/State Centen- nial project. - 1 - November 1 , 1988 CONSENT CALENDAR BITEMAN MOVED that Consent Calendar Items B through V be approved, with the exception of Items A, L and T which were removed by Councilmember Dowell. Mann seconded and the motion carried. MINUTES (CONSENT CALENDAR ITEM 3A) REMOVED BY COUNCILMEMBER DOWELL Approval of Minutes. APPROVAL of the minutes of the regular Council meeting of October 18, 1988. Dowell noted that he would like to change one sen- tence in the President ' s Report on page 11 as follows: From: Dowell noted White ' s absence and objected to changing these items to committee refer- rals without input from White. To: Dowell stated "Mr. White, as Council Presi- dent, is not here to defend his position. He is Council President, and out of respect for that position I will vote against the motion. " WHITE MOVED that Item 3A be approved with Dowell ' s change. Woods seconded and the motion carried. WATER (CONSENT CALENDAR ITEM 3N) Six Million Gallon Tank Repaint. ACCEPT as complete the contract with Thomas Steenmeyer Company for the Six Million Gallon Tank Repainting Project and release of retainage after receipt of the necessary State releases. SEWERS (CONSENT CALENDAR ITEM 31 ) Sewer Code Amendment. ADOPTION of Ordinance 2811 amending Kent City Code 7. 05. 190 to require all houses, properties, and buildings within and without Kent city limits which are located within 200 feet of Kent sewer to connect to same. (CONSENT CALENDAR ITEM 3Q) LID 322 - Westview Terrace Sanitary Sewers. ADOP- TION of Ordinance 2816 confirming the final assess- ment roll for LID 322 for which the Council held a public hearing on October 18, 1988. (CONSENT CALENDAR ITEM 3R) LID 323 - Olympic View Heights Sanitary Sewer. ADOPTION of Ordinance 2817 confirming the final assessment roll for LID 323 for which a public hearing was held on October 18, 1988. - 2 - November 1 , 1988 SEWERS (CONSENT CALENDAR ITEM 3U) 116th Avenue Sanitary Sewer Extension. APPROVAL of a change order of approximately $18, 000 for a three inch meter to serve the fire station, as approved by the Public Works Committee. STREETS (CONSENT CALENDAR ITEM 30) LID 327 - Condemnation Ordinance. ADOPTION of Ordinance 2815 authorizing condemnation proceed- ings for right-of-way on parcels on which negoti- ations have been unsuccessful. (CONSENT CALENDAR ITEM 3S ) LID 325 - 76th Avenue South Street Improvements. ADOPTION of Ordinance 2813 confirming the final assessment roll for LID 325 for which a public hearing was held on October 18, 1988. STREET VACATION ( CONSENT CALENDAR ITEM 3J) Central Pre-Mix Street Vacation. ADOPTION of Ordinance 2812 authorizing the vacation of City street located at S. 208th Street as requested by Central Pre-Mix, while reserving certain easement rights for combined utility purposes. TRAFFIC CONTROL (CONSENT CALENDAR ITEM 3P) Traffic Signal at 76th and 212th Streets_. ACCEP- TANCE of the bill of sale for continuous operation and maintenance for the installation of a traffic signal and related appurtenances at 76th and 212th Streets in conjunction with the development of the Boeing Jet Engine Assembly Plant and release of cash bond. (CONSENT CALENDAR ITEM 3L) REMOVED BY COUNCILMEMBER DOWELL Speed Limit Ordinance. An ordinance has been pro- posed to amend the traffic code 10. 08 to change speed limits on certain streets . Wickstrom explained for Dowell that speed limits had been reduced on N. Central from 35 mph to 30 mph during the construction period and it is now proposed to return it to 35 mph. Dowell noted the heavy traffic here as well as on South 212th and it was agreed that the matter would be returned to the Public Works Committee for further considera- tion. Wickstrom said that he would notify Dowell as to when the matter would be discussed and Dowell noted that he would attend the meeting. 3 - I November 1 , 1988 SURPLUS PROPERTY (CONSENT CALENDAR ITEM 3K) Surplus Vehicles. AUTHORIZATION to surplus Vehicle No. 334, 1985 Chevrolet Camaro; Vehicle No. 6, 1983 Ford Fairmont; and Vehicle No. 744, 1979 Ford Fairmont wagon, and to dispose of the vehicles either through State auction or as trade-in, as approved by the Public Works Committee. Surplus Property - 106th Avenue S.E. Bid opening was scheduled for October 26 for the sale of a house at 26801 106th Avenue S.E. No bids were received, therefore the Director of Public Works recommends that the house be demolished in con- junction with the Upper Mill Creek Detention pro- ject. JOHNSON MOVED that the recommendation of the Public Works Director be accepted. Woods seconded and the motion carried. ZONING CODE (CONSENT CALENDAR ITEM 3C) AMENDMENTS Signs in Downtown Commercial Zones. ADOPTION of Ordinance 2810 approving a Zoning Code amendment to allow owners of multi-tenant buildings in down- town commercial zones to have the option of free- standing or building identification signs. SEPA ORDINANCE (CONSENT CALENDAR ITEM 3H) SEPA Ordinance Amendment. ADOPTION of Ordinance 2818 amending subsection 12. 12A. 510D of the Kent City Code (Ordinance 2494 , 2511 Sec. 3 , and 2547 Sec. 4 ) adopting the Green River Valley Transport- ation Action Plan ( CRVTAP) as part of the SEPA library of enforcement policies and regulations . PRELIMINARY PLAT Hawkridge Preliminary Subdivision No. SU-88-2. This public meeting will consider the Hearing Examiner ' s recommendation of conditional approval of a 20-lot residential preliminary subdivision located at 26221 Woodland Way S. Planning Director Harris noted that this is a 10-acre, 20-lot, single family residential plat located just west of Woodland Way . He also noted for White that lot sizes are in the 13 , 000 sq. ft. range. Harris stated that the City had not had many plats of this type but that it appeared several more would be forthcoming. WOODS MOVED to adopt the Findings of the Hearing Examiner and to concur with the Hearing Fxaminer ' s recommendation of conditional approval . Biteman seconded. Motion carried. 4 - November 1 , 1988 ANNEXATION (CONSENT CALENDAR ITEM 3T) REMOVED BY COUNCILMEMBER DOWELL Mortenson Annexation. ACCEPTANCE of the 75 percent petition and authorization for the staff to file a notice of intent with the Boundary Review Board. Dowell noted that he has talked with Mr. Mortenson regarding the proper procedures and would therefore abstain from voting. WHITE MOVED that Item 3T be approved. Mann seconded. The motion carried with Dowell abstaining. RECYCLING (CONSENT CALENDAR ITEM 3M) Solid Waste Utility. ADOPTION of Ordinance 2814 amending Kent City Code Chapter 7. 08 to provide for a voluntary program for collection of recycl- able materials. KING COUNTY 2000 (CONSENT CALENDAR ITEM 3V) King County 2000 Program. AUTHORIZATION to con- tribute $500 to the King County 2000 Phase II Pro- gram, as recommended by the Operations Committee. LIBRARY (CONSENT CALENDAR ITEM 3G) New Library. AUTHORIZATION to approve the sche- matic design for the new library. The Operations Committee reviewed the schematic design materials submitted by Henry Kline, Architect, on November 1 , 1988 and has recommended approval following endorse- ment of the design by the Kent Library Board on October 26. Approval of the design includes the intention to cul-de-sac First Avenue at Smith St. CIVIL SERVICE (CONSENT CALENDAR ITEM 3D) COMMISSION Civil Service Commission Appointment. ACKNOWLEDG- MENT of Mayor Kelleher ' s appointment of former Mayor Alex Thornton to the Civil Service Commis- sion to fill the unexpired term of Michele Hinz , who has moved from the City. This term will expire in May, 1990. SATURDAY MARKET (CONSENT CALENDAR ITEM 3E) BOARD Saturday Market Board Appointment. CONFIRMATION of Mayor Kelleher ' s appointment of Bob Crisp, Manager of the J. C. Penney store, to the Saturday Market Board. Mr. Crisp will replace Bob Fey who has resigned and this appointment will expire in October, 1990. POLICE (CONSENT CALENDAR ITEM 3F) Drinking Driver Countermeasure Program. ACCEPTANCE of a grant from the Washington Traffic Safety Com- mission in the amount of $51 , 015 to fund the pro- gram from November 1 , 1988 through October 31 , 1989. 5 - I November 1 , 1988 FINANCE 1989 Budget. This date has been established to receive public comment on the proposd 1989 Compre- hensive Budget for the City of Kent. The Mayor declared the public hearing open. Reverend Eckfeldt, Chairman of the Human Services Commission, intro- duced representatives from the following groups for which funds have been recommended totaling $177,750. DAWN Community Health Center King County Rape Relief Catholic Community Services Kent Valley Youth Services Children' s Therapy Center The representatives briefly described their ser- vices and expressed appreciation for continued funding. Chairman Eckfeldt noted that discussion was con- tinuing concerning funding for the Kent Community Service Center. He commended the Planning staff for excellent support service. There were no further comments and WOODS MOVED that the public hearing be closed. Biteman seconded and the motion carried. It was noted that the Council would now conduct committee meetings to further review the budget document. The Council will meet on November 22 in a workshop format to further discuss the budget and it is expected that the budget will be adopted at a special meet- ing of the Kent City Council on Tuesday, December 13 at 7: 00 p.m. (CONSENT CALENDAR ITEM 3B) Approval of Bills. APPROVAL of payment of the bills received through November 4, 1988 after auditing by the Operations Committee at its meet- ing at 7: 30 a.m. on November 15, 1988. Approval of checks issued for vouchers: Date Check Numbers Amount 9/27-9/30 65200-65216 10/3-10/10 65663-65684 $ 191,716.58 10/14/88 65699-66112 1,389,515.42 $1,581,232.00 Approval of checks issued for payroll: Date Check Numbers Amount 10/20/88 110468-111092 $ 639,407.65 6 - November 1 , 1988 REPORTS President's Report. Council President White reported that he had represented Washington at the National League of Cities Steering Committee on Transportation and Communications in Tucson recently. Cable He noted that it was likely that the committee would recommend that telephone companies be per- mitted to go into the television communication business. He noted that concern had been expressed by cities over the turnover in cable companies and the resulting increase of the rates to the sub- scribers. White also noted that recognition had been given Countermeasure to the results of Drinking Driver Task Force pro- Program grams throughout the nation over the past five year period and he commended Kent ' s program. White requested that committee meetings be recorded Committee Meetings so that councilmembers might be able to listen to tapes of meetings which they may have missed. White noted that, as President of the Suburban Cities Association, he was serving on the soild waste interlocal forum and that it was expected that by mid-year rules would be established for recycling in the county. Such rules and regulations would be mandated at the county level. He noted Recycling that Kent has made a good start, and introduced and MOVED to adopt Resolution 1185, providing for a task force to be formed to study and make recom- mendations on extending recycling services to com- mercial, industrial and multi-family customers. Dowell seconded. Biteman noted that some 65 citizens were involved for more than six months in the Solid Waste Task Force, with the recycling issue assigned to a com- mittee. He pointed out that the present plan does include some commercial recycling. White stated that the purpose of the task force was not to dup- licate what had been done but to emphasize what can be done, noting especially that the recycling program did not serve apartment complexes larger than a four-plex, although 68% of the population lives in multi-family dwellings. He stated that his aim was to broaden the existing program. Biteman commented that the recycling program had been delayed in the past. Houser noted that there is a program now for multi-family and for commercial 7 - November 1, 1988 REPORTS for those interested in participating and there was a need to get such information out to those who might use it. Dowell noted that as a business man, he was interested in encouraging recycling for the commercial enterprises. Biteman noted that the contract had just been signed and that it Recycling required that the hauler supply the information to the people. Mann noted that the community had taken a giant step in recycling. He suggested that the City stay with the existing program, noting that after a year or so, the program could be evaluated, establishing a task force at that time if necessary. Johnson pointed out that Section 2 of the resolu- tion provided for members of the task force to be appointed by the Council President, noting that usually the Mayor makes such appointments. He MOVED to amend the resolution to change the word- ing from Council President to Mayor. Biteman seconded and the amendment carried. The motion as amended carried, with Biteman, Houser and Mann opposing. Jim Orr commented from the audience h p =),ggr7 c.ii th whi tP anc] vnl.unte_e_red to r� ti J 1 � t November 1, 1938 REPORTS Parks Committee. Dowell noted that the Parks Com- mittee will meet at 3:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Novem- ber 9 to discuss the Parks Department budget. EXECUTIVE SESSION At 8:15 p.m. City Administrator McFall requested an executive session of approximately five minutes to be briefed by the City Attorney on the status of the Seattle/Kent/Mercer Island versus King County tax lawsuit. ADJOURNMENT The Council reconvened at 8:20 p.m. and then adjourned. Marie J en, CMC City Clerk - 9 -