HomeMy WebLinkAboutCity Council Meeting - Council - Minutes - 01/03/1989 Kent, Washington
January 3, 1989
Regular meeting of the Kent City Council was called to order at
7 : 00 p.m. by Mayor Kelleher. Present: Councilmembers Biteman,
Dowell, Johnson, Mann, White and Woods, Acting City Administrator
Harris, City Attorney Driscoll, Acting Planning Director
Satterstrom, Public Works Director Wickstrom and Finance Director
McCarthy. Councilmember Houser was not in attendance. Also
present: Fire Chief Angelo, Police Chief Frederiksen, Assistant
City Administrator Hansen, Parks Director Wilson and Personnel
Director Webby. Approximately 25 people were at the meeting.
PUBLIC COMMUNICATIONS State of the City. Mayor Kelleher
reviewed the accomplishments of the city
over the past year and offered some
proposals for the coming year.
Regarding traffic congestion, he pointed
out that Kent, Auburn and King County
had established a funding plan for
construction of the much needed 272/277
corridor and that James Street and Smith
Street have been improved. Major
projects for 1988 included provision for
three new fire stations, a new library,
a new golf course and a new
office building public/private g which
will be privately financed. He
complimented the Council and the staff
and noted the achievements of each
department. Proposals for consideration
for 1989 included public housing for
seniors, affordable housing policies to
promote single family development, and a
housing and land use planning program to
study density reductions in specific
areas. Also proposed is implementation
of a more efficient way to expedite the
City's processing of plans for
construction and development.
A copy of the Mayor's complete statement
has been filed for the record and a copy
is attached to these minutes.
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January 6, 1989
PUBLIC COMMUNICATIONS Employee of the Month. Mayor Kelleher
announced that Patricia (Patty) Lahey
has been selected as the Employee of the
Month for January. He noted that Lahey
is a dance and tumbling instructor in
the Parks Department and commended her
for her positive attitude, enthusiasm
and dedication to children.
CONSENT CALENDAR BITEMAN moved that Consent Calendar
Items A through K be approved, and that
Item L be removed. Woods seconded and
the motion carried.
MINUTES (CONSENT CALENDAR ITEM 3A)
Approval of Minutes. Approval of the
minutes of the regular Council meeting
of December 20, 1988, with the following
correction on page 3 :
LID 334 Derbyshire Sewer Improvements.
As approved by the Public Works
Committee, authorization to transfer
$28, 000 from the unencumbered funds of
the sewerage utility to this project to
provide for the extra depth cost
associated with this project.
HEALTH & (CONSENT CALENDAR ITEM 3E)
SANITATION Island Park at the Lakes. Acceptance of
the bill of sale and warranty agreement
for continuous operation and maintenance
of approximately 3 , 417 feet of water
main extension and 2 ,923 of sanitary
sewer extension constructed in the
vicinity of S. 228th Street and Russell
Road for the Island Park Apartments at
the Lakes and release of cash bond after
expiration of the one year maintenance
period.
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CONSENT CALENDAR ITEM 3F
HEALTH & ( )
SANITATION Stonepine. ACCEPTANCE of the bill of
sale and warranty agreement for
construction of approximately 3 , 327 feet i
of sewer main extension in the vicinity
of 103rd Ave. S.E. and S.E. 210th Place
for the Stonepine Development and j
release of cash bond after expiration of I`
the one year maintenance period.
WATER (CONSENT CALENDAR ITEM 3D)
1988 Water System Plan. ADOPTION of
Ordinance 2829 adopting the 1988 Water
System Plan for the City of Kent.
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SEWER BIDS Cascade-Kent Sewer Interceptor
Rehabilitation. Bid opening was
December 15, with eight bids received.
After analysis of the bids, the Director
of Public Works recommended that the bid
submitted by Tri-State Construction for
Alternate 1 in the amount of $543 , 306. 37
be accepted. JOHNSON SO MOVED, Woods
seconded and the motion carried.
STREETS (CONSENT CALENDAR ITEM 3K)
LID 327 Agreement. AUTHORIZATION for
the Mayor to execute an agreement with
the state for their financial
participation in the amount of $455, 000
for the overlay from Meeker Street to
S. 212th Street and approximately
$43 , 333 for the bus pullouts
incorporated into the LID 327 project,
as recommended by the Public Works j
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STREET VACATION (CONSENT CALENDAR ITEM 3H)
Glacier Park Company. ADOPTION of
Resolution 1189 setting a public hearing
date for February 7, 1989 to consider
the application of the Glacier Park
Company for vacation of a portion of
80th Place South at South 180th Street.
ANNEXATION (CONSENT CALENDAR ITEM 3C)
Hehr Annexation Ordinance. ADOPTION of
Ordinance 2828 annexing certain property
known as the Hehr Annexation to the City
of Kent.
EAST HILL Lavender Hills. Maureen McNamara noted
DEVELOPMENT she had spoken at the December 20, 1988
COMPLAINTS meeting, that results of the survey had
not been received and that it had been
one month since the developer had
damaged her property. Wickstrom noted
that the developer has hired a surveyor
to establish the property corners but
that no work had been done during the
holiday week. He noted that when the
survey is complete the City will verify
the data and will make a determination
as to further action. He further
pointed out that final approval of the
plat required Council action, and that
the City Attorney' s office was
researching the possibility of requiring
bonds to cover this type of problem.
Driscoll confirmed that if the trees
which were cut down were on McNamara' s
property, rather than in the right-of-
way, this would be a civil matter.
Walnut Park. Jim Orr stated that the
developer of Walnut Park should be
required to maintain the road in good
condition during the development, not
merely to fix it up when the project is
complete. Wickstrom noted that this
request was within the City' s purview.
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APPOINTMENTS (CONSENT CALENDAR ITEM 3G) I
Appointments - Planning Commission and
Human Services Commission. CONFIRMATION
of the Mayor's appointments as follows:
Planning Commission �.
Reappointment of Linda Martinez, Robert
lladg_e and Raymond Ward through
12-31-91.
Human Services
Reappointment of Jean Archer through
1-92 as the representative of the
business community. Reappointment of
Bill Carleton through 1-92 as the
representative of the religious
community. Appointment of Peter Mourer
through 1-90 as the non-voting
representative of a human service
provider organization. Mr. Mourer is
Director of the South County Planning
and Community Development at the United !
Way South County Office.
POLICE (CONSENT CALENDAR ITEM 3J)
Drinking Driver Task Force Donation.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT of a donation to the
Task Force from Pugerude's Beauti-Pleat
Draperies for the 1989 "Keep a Friend
Alive" design contest prizes. j
PERSONNEL (CONSENT CALENDAR ITEM 31)
Wellness Program. AUTHORIZATION for
implementation of a City-wide wellness
program and for the Mayor to execute
agreements for implementation of the
program upon review by the City
Attorney. Funding of the program is
contained within the 1989 budget.
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FINANCE (CONSENT CALENDAR ITEM 3B)
Approval of Bills. Approval of payment
of the bills received through January 9
after auditing by the Operations
Committee at its meeting at 8 : 30 a.m. on
January 17 .
Approval of checks issued for vouchers:
Date Check Numbers Amount
11/28-11/30 67014-67030
12/1-12/9 67471-67491 192,072.81.
12/15/88 67502-67971 1,04 060.4
1,240,133.21.
Approval of checks issued for payroll:
Date Check Numbers Amount
12/20/88 113056-113662 653. 674.6
COUNCIL (CONSENT CALENDAR ITEM 3L)
REMOVED BY COUNCILMEMBER BITEMAN
Council Travel. AUTHORIZATION for
Council President Jim White to attend
the intercity visit civic leadership
event in San Diego, April 15-18 .
Biteman noted that Council travel had
been extensive and it had been agreed
that the Council budget would be cut by
10%. He suggested that this could be a
burden to the taxpayers and that travel
to meetings, etc. , should be on a "need
to know" basis. Woods then MOVED to
approve Item 3L, White seconded and the
motion carried with Biteman dissenting.
REPORTS Performing Arts Center. White noted
that some remodeling was planned for
Kent-Meridian High School and that the
Arts Commission had contacted the School
District about working together to
establish a Performing Arts Center. He
MOVED to request that the Mayor send a
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REPORTS letter to the District expressing the
City's interest, and pointed out that no
funding for such a project had been
discussed. Woods seconded and the motion
carried.
National League of Cities. White noted
that the conference in Boston was well
attended and topics of particular
interest included: Care for the
Homeless, Economic Development, Suburban
Growth and Senior Citizens. Johnson
noted that he had attended sessions on
Senior Housing and Growth Management and
that he agreed with Mayor Kelleher's
remarks about the need for public
housing, especially for seniors.
Public Works Committee. Johnson noted
that the next Public Works Committee
meeting would be held on Tuesday,
January 10, at 4 : 00 p.m. in the
Engineering Building.
Parks Committee. Dowell noted that the
next Parks Committee meeting would be
held on January 11 at 4 : 00 p.m. in the
Council Chambers.
ADJOURNMENT The meeting was adjourned at 7 :45 p.m.
Marie Jensen, CMC
City Clerk
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MAYOR KELLEHER'S "STATE OF THE CITY" REMARK; THESE TWO MAJOR PROJECTS. THEN, WILL BE UNDER CONSTRUCTION THIS SUMMER. I
HAVE NO DOUBT THAT THEY WILL MAKE A SIGNIFICANT IMPACT ON KEPT'S DOWNTOWN.
JANUARY 2. 1SSS FOR MANY YEARS. WE HAVE HEARD ABOUT THE CITY'S POTENTIAL INVOLVEMENT IN SUCH
PROJECTSt NOW, WE WILL HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO ACTUALLY SEE THEE BUILD•HOS
THIS IS THE FIRST MEETING OF THE NEW YEAR AND AS SUCH. IT IS CUSTOMARY FOR CONSTRUCTED. WHEN TAKEN 70GETHER WITH THE DOWNTOWN LID IMPROVEMENTS COMPLET 0
HE TO ADDRESS THE COUNCIL REGARDING THE STATE OF OUR CITY. I WOULD LIKE TO SEVERAL YEARS AGO. AND THE CENTRAL BUSINESS DISTRICT LAND USE REVISIONS WHIC
DISCUSS SOME OF OUR RECENT ACCOMPLISHMENTS AND THEN TO OFFER SOME CHALLENGES THE COUNCIL WILL REVIEW IN THE SPRING. THESE PROJECTS WILL REVITALIZE. AND
IN THE FORK OF PROPOSALS FOR THE FORTHCOMING YEAR. INDEED. CHANGE THE VERY FACE OF OUR DCWNTOWN AREA THEREBY IMPROVING OUR
COMMUNITY FROM THE INSIDE OUT.
THIS GOVERNMENT'S Al TARGET ISSUE CONTINUES TO BE THE ALLEVIATION OF
TRAFFIC CONGESTION IN KENT. CUR PROGRESS IN THIS AREA HAS BEEN IMPRESSIVE. OF COURSE, WE HAVE HAD MANY OTHER ACCOMPLISHMENTS IN THE PAST YEAR. OUR
WE HAVE REBUILT AND WIDENED SMITH STREET FROM JASON STREET TO RAILROAD AVENUE, CITY WON A WASHINGTON CHAPTER AMERICAN PLANNING ASSOCIATION AWARD FOR OUR
WE HAVE REBUILT JAMES STREET FROM WEST VALLEY HIGHWAY TO RUSSELL ROAD. AND WE NUt TI-FAMILY DENSITY STUDY. OUR PLANNING DEPARTMENT ALSO COMPLETED WORK ON
HAVE IMPLEMENTED MANY SMALLER TRAFFIC IMPROVEMENTS$ BUT OF FAR GREATER THE PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT ORDINANCE AND MULTIFAMILY DESIGN STANDARDS$ ALSO
IMPORTANCE. WE HAVE FINALLY DONE WHAT HAD DEEN THOUGHT IMPOSSIBLEt WE A 20% INTERIM DENSITY REDUCTION ON UNDEVELOPED MULTIFAMILY LAND HAS PEEN
ESTABLISHED A REALISTIC MULTI-AGENCY FUNDING PLAN FOR THE ACTUAL CONSTRUCTION ENACTED PENDING THE OUTCOME OF THE HOUSING STUDY WHICH IS CURRENTLY UNDERWAY.
OF THE 272ND1277TH ROAD PROJECT. AND THE THREE AGENCIES INVOLVEO--KING COUNTY.
AUBURN AND KENT--HAVE ALL COMMITTED FUNDS TO THE PLAN. THE ESTABLISHMENT OF IN THE AREA OF FINANCE AND BUDGET WE AGAIN WON AN AWARD FOR 'DISTINGUISHED
FUNDING HAS REMOVED THE BIGGEST OBSTACLE TO THE CONSTRUCTION OF THIS ROADt NOW BUDGET PRESENTATION" FOR OUR 1988 BUDGET.
WE EXPECT CONSTRUCTION TO BE UNDERWAY IN A LITTLE OVER A YEAR.
AND. WE ALSO ARE ESPECIALLY PROUD TO HAVE RECEIVED THE NATIONAL COLD ME AL
IN ADDITION, WITH THE ESTABLISHMENT OF FUNDING FOR THIS PROJECT WE CAN NOW AWARD FOR HAVING THE BEST PARKS PROGRAM IN THE COUNTY.
TURN THE ALIGNMENT SELECTION. ACQUISITION AND CONSTRUCTION PHASES OF THIS
PROJECT OVER TO MR. WICKSTROM AND FOCUS OUR ATTENTION ON OTHER MAJOR NFFOFD THESE ARE TERRIFIC ACHIEVEMENTS AND THE STAFF MEMBERS AND COUPCILMFMFIR
PROJECTS SUCH AS THE 1921196TH CORRIDOR PROJECT. I AM CONFIDENT THAT WE CAN WHO WORKED ON THESE PROJECTS DESERVE OUR THANKS AND APPRECIATION.
ESTABLISH A FUNDING PLAN FOR THIS. AND OTHER IMPORTANT ROAD PROJECTS AS WELL.
ALSO THE PARKS DEPARTMENT IS CONTINUING WORK ON OUR NEW COIF LOURSFI AN
ALSO. ON THE SUBJECT OF RAIL TRANSIT. THE WASHINGTON STATE RAIL IT IS EXPECTED TO OPEN IN MID JUNE.
DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION HAS SUBMITTED A PROPOSAL TO THE STATE LEGISLATURE WHICH t
WILL PROVIDE FOR THE ACCELERATION OF RAIL DEVELOPMENT IN WASHINGTON STATE. AND OUR FIRE DEPARTMENT HAS BEEN BUSY TO SAY THE LEAST. THEIR HANDS WOULD
LAST MONTH THE METRO COUNCIL FINALLY APPROVED A PROPOSAL TO INCLUDE IN ITS HAV[ BEEN FULL EVEN IF THEIR ONLY TASK WAS TO RESPOND TO EMERGENCY CALLS% BIT
LEGISLATIVE PACKAGE A REQUEST FOR FUNDING OF A COMMUTER RAIL PROJECT WHICH IN ADDITION THEY ARE IN THE PROCESS OF CONSTRUCTING THREE NEW FIRE STATIONS A
WOULD PRODUCE SIGNIFICANT TRANSIT AND DOWNTOWN DEVELOPMENT BENEFITS FOR KENT. ;S ')CO SQUARE FOOT f!EADQUARTERS BUILDING ON THE EAST HILL$ AN 1.1.000 $QUA'
FOOT INDUSTRIAL AREA STATION AND MAINTENANCE CENTER IN THE NORTH END OF t.._
SUCH DOWNTOWN DEVELOPMENT AND IMPROVEMENT IS ANOTHER OF OUR CRITICAL VALLEY$ AND A 12.000 SQUARE FOOT BUILDING ON WEST FALL. ALSO THE DFPARTMEN
TARGET ISSUES. THIS HAS BEEN AN EXCITING YEAR FOR OUR DOWNTOWN. IT HAS SEEN IS CONDUCTING A MAJOR RENOVATION OF OUR DOWNTOWN FIRE STATION. ALL OF THESE
NUMEROUS SUCCESSFUL DOWNTOWN COMMUNITY EVENTS SUCH AS CORNUCOPIA DAYS AND THE PROJECTS ARE GOING ON AT THE SAME TIME'. AND THEY ARE ALL EXPECTED TO BE
RECENT SAHTA PARADE COMPLETE WITH A MEW AND IMPROVED TREE LIGHTING CEREMONY$ COMPLETED WITHIN ABOUT 14 MONTHS.
AND IT HAS SEEN THE EARLY STAGES OF TWO (2) MAJOR CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS IN
KENT'S DOWNTOWN CENTRAL BUSINESS DISTRICT. OUR POLICE DEPARTMENT HAS BEEN ACTIVELY ENGAGED IN A BATTLE TO LET DRUG
DEALERS KNOW THAT KENT IS NOT A GOOD PLACE TO DO BUSINESS. INDEED, THROUGH
THE FIRST SUCH PROJECT IS THE NEW KENT LIBRARY. THIS 22,500 SQUARE FOOT SEPTEMBER OUR POLICE HAVE MADE 154 DRUG ARRESTS. $72.091 HAS BEEN SEIZED FROM
FACILITY WILL REPLACE THE EXISTING 15.000 SQUARE FOOT FACILITY AND WILL BE DRUG DEALERS, ALONG WITH 16 VEHICLES. 1S HANDGUNS. 13 RIFLES AND ONE AUTOMATIC
LOCATED AT 1ST AVENUE AND SMITH STREET ON THE SITE OF THE COLD STORAGE WEAPON. IT IS APPARENT THAT NO COMMUNITY HAS BEEN SPARED THE HARMFUL IMPACT
BUILDING WHICH IS NOW BEING DEMOLISHED. AS YOU KNOW. THE INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT OF DRUGS IN AMERICA, BUT IT'S 6000 TO KNOW THAT OUR POLICE ARE CONTINUING IN
WITH THE LIBRARY DISTRICT HAS NOW BEEN EXECUTED AND THERE ARE NO MORE THE BATTLE TO ERADICATE DRUGS FROM OUR CITY.
OBSTACLES TO MOVING AHEAD. THIS PROJECT WILL BE COMPLETED NEXT FALL AND WILL
MAKE A SIGNIFICANT IMPACT ON DOWNTOWN. THIS PROJECT WILL. OF COURSE. BE A WE SHOULD ALL BE PROUD OF OUR INVOLVEMENT IN EFFORTS SUCH AS THESE TO
PUBLICLY FINANCED AND CONSTRUCTED PROJECT. IMPROVE OUR COMMUNITY. BUT I THINK YOU COUNCILMEMDERS SHOULD BE PARTICULA LY
PROUOt COUNCILMEMBERS MANN. JOHNSON. WOODS, WHITE. MUSER. BITEMAN AND
THE SECOND DOWNTOWN IMPROVEMENT PROJECT. WHICH HAS BEEN CALLED A DOWELL. YOU CONSTITUTE THE GOVERNMENT OF THIS CITYt YOUR WILLINGNESS TO
'PUBLIC-PRIVATE' OFFICE BUILDING PROJECT, IS IN FACT. A PRIVATELY OWNED. LISTEN TO COMMUNITY CONCERNS. YOUR CREATIVITY. YOUR ENTHUSIASM. YOUR
PRIVATELY FINANCED AND PRIVATELY CONSTRUCTED BUILDING WHICH THIS GOVERNMENT DETERMINATION TO MOVE AHEAD ON CRITICAL PROJECTS HAD LED US TO THE POINT W EPE
"ENTICED" TO LOCATE IN THE CORE OF OUR DCWNTOWN CBD BY OUR COMMITMENT TO ENTER I CAN STATE THAT YOU ARE CLEARLY THE MOST PROGRESSIVE. CREATIVE AND EFFECTIVE
INTO A LONG TERM AGREEMENT TO LEASE SPACE FOR THE PURPOSE OF ACCOMMODATING CITY COUNCIL IM KENT'S HISTORY. SOMETIMES YOU HAVE DISAGREEMENTS WITH FAC
CITY OFFICES. OTHERt BUT PLEASE DON'T LOSE SIGHT OF WHAT YOU HAVE ACCOMPLISHED TOGETHER.
THIS PROJECT HAS PARTICULAR APPEAL BECAUSE OF THE FACT THAT THE BUILDING IN PAST YEARS CITY GOVERNMENTS MIGHT BOAST ONE OR POSSIBLY TWO MAJOR
WILL MAKE A MAJOR IMPACT ON DOWNTOWN AND WILL NOT REQUIRE ONE PENNY OF CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS TO ADDRESS CITY NEEDS. THINK ABOUT IT A MINUTE .
EXPENDITURE ON THE PART Of THE CITY FOR THE BUILDING'S CONSTRUCTION. OF YOU ARE WORKING ON EIGHT (B): COUNT THEM% A NEW LIBRARY, A NEW
COURSE. WE WILL HAVE TO PAY LEASE PAYMENTS FOR THE USE OF A SMALLER PORTION OF PUBLIC-PRIVATE OFFICE BUILDING, A NEW GOLF COURSE, A MAJOR REFURBISHING OF OUR
THE BUILDING, BUT WE ALL KNEW THAT SUCH AN EXPENDITURE WOULD INEVITABLY HAVE DOWNTOWN FIRE STATION AND THE CONSTRUCTION OF A NEW FIRE STATION ON EAST PILL.
BEEN REQUIRED OF US EVENTUALLY, EVEN IF WE HAD LEASER SPACE IN EXISTING WEST HILL. AND THE VALLEY FLOOR. AND FINALLY (AND I THINK MOST SIGNIFICANT Y)
DOWNTOWN BUILDINGS TO ACCOMMODATE OUR URGENT NEED FOR SPACE. A MAJOR NEW EASTIWEST ARTERIAL AT S.E. 277TH. YOU ALSO HAVE TACKLFO THIS[
PROJECTS IN SUCH A MANNER AS TO MINIMIZE NEW OR INCREASED TAXES. INDEED. WITH
THE EXCEPTION Of THE FIRE STATION PROJECTS FOR WHICH KENT VOTERS ELECTED TO
TAX THEMSELVES. NONE OF THE OTHER PROJECTS ARE BEING FUNDED THROUGH TAX REDUCE REGULATORY COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH SINGLE FAMILY HOUSING. IT SHOULD BE
INCREASES. IN FACT. THE PORTION OF OUR CITIZENS' PROPERTY TAX BILL WHICH IS NOTED THAT COUNCIL RESOLUTION 1123, THE 30-CALLED "APARTMENT DOWPZONING
LEVIED BY THE CITY ACTUALLY DECREASED ON AVERAGE OVER THE LAST TWO YEARS. RESOLUTION" ALSO CALLED FOR STEPS TO BE TAKEN TO MAKE IT EASIER TO DEVELOP
SINGLE FAMILY HOUSING IN KENT. UNFORTUNATELY. HOWEVER. LITTLE HAS BEEN DONE
YOURS IS A SPECTACULAR RECORD OF SUCCESS AND ACHIEVEMENT AND YET THIS YEAR TO IMPLEMENT THIS PART OF THAT COUNCIL RESOLUTION.
HAS ALSO BEEN ONE IN WHICH MOST OF YOU HAVE BEEN SUBJECTED TO MALICIOUS,
UNCONSTRUCTIVE CRITICISMS. SOMETIMES FROM CITIZENS. SOMETIMES FROM THE PRESS, THE SECOND ISSUE IS ALSO A VOUSING AND LAND USE PLANNING ISSUE. THIS
ETIMES EVEN FROM EACH OTHER. 00 HOPE THAN ONE OCCASION I'VE HEARD A SPRING COUNCILMEMBERS WILL BE ASKED ONCE AGAIN TO REVIEW LAND USE MAPS
COUNCILMEMBER ASKS "WHIT DO I CONTINUE DOING THIS1" THROUGHOUT THE CITY. YOU HAVE COMMITTED TO YOURSELVES (IN RESOLUTION 1123) 10
ACHIEVE AN OVERALL AVERAGE REDUCTION IN FUTURE MULTI-FAMILY DENSITY OF 201. I
I THINK THE ANSWER TO THAT QUESTION IS THAT YOU DO IT BECAUSE YOU KNOW YOU AGREE WITH THIS GOAL AND COMMEND YOU FOR ADOPTING IT. BUT I DO NOT BELIEVE
ARE REPRESENTING PEOPLE YOU CARE ABOUT, BECAUSE YOU KNOW THERE ARE PRESSING THAT IT IS APPROPRIATE TO ACCOMPLISH THIS GOAL BY MAKING ACROSS THE BOARD
PROBLEMS THAT YOUR IDEAS AND CREATIVE SUGGESTIONS CAN SOLVES BECAUSE YOU KNOW DENSITY REDUCTIONS. SOME PARTS OF KENT NEED DENSITY REDUCTIONS GREATER THAN
THAT IN KENT AS IN ANY GOVERNMENT THE POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR MISUSE OF 201. KENT'S EAST HILL FOR EXAMPLE IS UNDER A GREATER BURDEN FROM TRAFFIC
AUTHORITY, FOR INJUSTICES TO OCCUR WHICH YOUR PRESENCE AND OVERSIGHT CAN CONGESTION THAN OTHER PARTS OF THE CITY. OTHER PARTS OF THE CITY. HOWEVER.
DETERS BECAUSE YOU KNOW THAT CITIZEN REPRESENTATIVES SUCH AS YOURSELVES REMIT SUCH AS DOWNTOWN CB0 COULD ACTUALLY BENEFIT FROM SOME INCREASES IN ALLOWABLE
CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE. DENSITY. THEREFORE, AS YOU CONSIDER THIS ISSUE THIS SPRING AND SUMMER. I AS
THAT YOU CAREFbLLY REVIEW THE RESULTS OF THE PLANNING DEPARTMENT'S HOUSING
NONE OF YOUR DO IT BECAUSE OF THE REWARDS OR GRATITUDE YOU RECEIVE. STUDY, AND THEN ACT TO MAKE REDUCTIONS IN rULTI-FAMILY DENSITY THAT AVERAGE
INDEED. ONE MEASURE OF A PERSON'S CHARACTER IS HOW MUCH ADVERSITY HE IS 2CI. BUT THAT FOCUS PRIMARILY ON THE MULTI-FAMILY LANDS ON EAST HILL WHICH I
WILLING TO PUT UP WITH BECAUSE HE KNOWS WHAT HE IS DOING IS RIGHT AND PROPER MORE HEAVILY BURDENED WITH TRAFFIC CONGESTION.
AND BENEFICIAL.
THE THIRD ISSUE I WOULD LIKE YOU TO CONSIDER IS ALSO DEVELOPMENT RELATED
BY THIS MEASURE. ALL OF KENT'S COUNCILMEMBERS EXCEL. I THINK YOU WOULD ALL AGREE THAT THE CONSTRUCTION AND DEVELOPMENT WHICH WF D
ALLOW TO OCCUR WITHIN KENT SHOULD BE ABLE TO OCCUR EFFICIENTLY AND WITH A
IN THE FUTURE. I WOULD HOPE THAT YOUR CRITICS WILL STOP TO CONSIDER THE MINIMUM OF DELAY ON THE PART Of THE CITY GOVERNMENT. PUT OVER THE PAST YEAR
MONUMENTAL STRIDES THIS GOVERNMENT HAS MADE IN ADDRESSING COMMUNITY CONCERNS. THE WORKLOAD HAS GONE UP SO THAT THE ONE PLAN CHECKER THAT WE HAVE IN THE
FOR MY PART, I WANT YOU TO KNOW THAT I HAVE WORKED IN NUMEROUS PUBLIC AND ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT HAS BEEN UNABLE TO ADEQUATELY DEAL WITH THE WORK. I
PRIVATE ORGANIZATIONS, BUT I HAVE NEVER BEEN MORE PROUD OF MY ASSOCIATION WITH HAVE RECEIVED NUMEROUS CALLS FROM DEVELOPERS WHO HAV5 COMPLAINED OF PLAN
A GROUP OF INDIVIDUALS THAN I AM OF MY ASSOCIATION WITH YOU. CH!CKING DELAYS AS LONG AS FIVE (5) MONTHS. I AM ASKING YOU TO REVIEW THIS
I".'t AT YOUR MEETING THIS WEEKEND AND BRAINSTORM THE ISSUE WITH ME, I'r
WITH THAT SAID I NOW WILL TURN TO THE ISSUE OF OUR CHALLENGES FOR THE C!':SIN WE CAN FIND REASONABLE SOLUTIONS.
-MING YEAR.
THIS WEEKEND YOU WILL BE JOINING ME AT ALDERBROOK TO CHART OUT OUR COURSE
FOR THE NEXT 12 MONTHS. WE ALL KNOW THE IMPORTAMCE OF THESE ANNUAL MEETINGS THE FINAL ISSUE I WOULD ASK YOU TO TACKLE AT YOUR RETREAT IS AGAIN THE
BECAUSE MOST OF THE ACCOMPLISHMENTS I DISCUSSED EARLIER WERE JUST IDEAS OR NEVER ENDING ISSUE OF TRAFFIC CONGESTION. WHILE IT IS TRUE THAT WE NOW HAVE
PROPOSALS BEFORE THEY WERE ADOPTED AS "TARGET ISSUES" FOR OUR GOVERNMENT. THE S.E. 277TH ALL BUT LICKED. THAT PROJECT ALONE WILL NOT SOLVE ALL OUR
INDEED. IN MY SPEECH TO YOU LAST JANUARY. I REQUESTED THAT YOU ACCEPT TWO PROBLEMS. THIS WEEKEND I ASK THAT WE TAKE SOME TIME TO TURN OUR ATTENTION 0
SPECIFIC PROPOSALSS THE 277TH ROAD FUNDING PLAN. AND THE PUBLIC-PRIVATF THE NEXT PRIORITY EASTIWEST CORRIDORS S.E. 19&TH1192ND. I AM CONVINCED THA
OFFICE BUILDING SCHEME. IT WAS NOT UNTIL YOU APPROVED THESE TWO PROGRAMS THAT WE CAN ULTIMATELY DEVELOP A PLAN TO FUND Tills PROJECT AS WELL.
THEY WERE ABLE TO MOVE AHEAD AND DECOME REALITY.
WELL. THERE IT IS. AMBITIOUS PROPOSALS . . . SOME MIGHT SAY UNREALISTIC
THEREFORE, I AM ASKING THAT THIS WEEKEND YOU CONSIDER SUPPORTING THE ONES . . . BUT A FEW YEARS AGO I PROBABLY WOULCN'T HAVE BELIEVED THAT WE WOULD
FOLLOWING PROPOSALS AS PART OF OUR GOVERNMENT WORK PROGRAMS BE BUILDING THREE NEW FIRE STATIONS. TWO MAJOR NEW DOWNTOWN BUILDINGS. A GOLF
COURSE AND S.E. 277TH. WE HAVE PROVEN THAT SUCH LOFTY GOALS CAM BE ACM.IFVFD.
FIRST IN THE AREA OF HOUSING. YOU ARE ALREADY AWARE THAT THE HOUSING STUDY I LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH YOU TO ACHIEVE THESE AND THE OTHER LOFTY GOALS
CURRENTLY BEING CONDUCTED CY CITY PLANNERS WILL RESULT IN SOME SPECIFIC WHICH WE WILL SET TOGETHER THIS WEEKEND.
RECOMMENDATIONS WITH RESPECT TO LAND USE MAPPING AS IT PERTAINS TO
MULTI-FAMILY DEVELOPMENT. PUT THAT MOST OF THE RECOMMENDATIONS PERTAINING TO
OTHER HOUSING GOALS AND POLICIES WILL BE GENERAL AND NON-SPECIFICS IMPORTANT
HOUSING POLICY AREAS WILL REMAIN VIRTUALLY UNTOUCHED UNDER THE PRESENT WORK
PROGRAM.
THERE ARE TWO HOUSING ISSUES THAT I THINK DESERVE SPECIAL ADDITIONAL
ATTENTIONS PUBLIC HOUSING FOR SENIORS AND AFFORDABLE HOUSING POLICIES TO
PROMOTE SINGLE FAMILY DEVELOPMENT.
I PROPOSE CREATING TWO SEPARATE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEES TO STUDY THESE
SUES. THE PUBLIC HOUSING COMMITTEE'S TASK WOULD BE TO OVERSEE THE EXECUTION
OF A PUBLIC HOUSING NEEDS ASSESSMENT, THE OUTCOME OF WHICH COULD BE THE
DEVELOPMENT OF A BALLOT MEASURE TO PROVIDE FINANCING FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF
INEXPENSIVE HOUSING FOR SENIORS.
THE AFFORDABLE HOUSING COMMITTEE'S TASK WOULD BE TO REVIEW THE CITY'S
AFFORDABLE HOUSING STUDY COMPLETED SEVERAL YEARS AGO. AND DETERMINE IF THERE
ARE OTHER STEPS THE CITY CAN TAKE TO STREAMLINE THE DEVELOPMENT PROCESB ANC