HomeMy WebLinkAboutCity Council Meeting - Council - Minutes - 10/17/1989 Kent, Washington
October 17 , 1989
Regular meeting of the Kent City Council was called to order at 7 : 00
p.m. by Mayor Kelleher. Present: Councilmembers Dowell, Houser,
Johnson, Mann and Woods, City Administrator Chow, City Attorney
Driscoll, Planning Director Harris, Public Works Director Wickstrom,
Fire Chief Angelo, Finance Director McCarthy, Assistant City
Administrator Hansen, Information Services Director Spang and
Personnel Director Webby. Councilmembers Biteman and White were
excused. Police Chief Frederiksen and Parks Director Wilson were not
at the meeting. Approximately 25 people were present.
PRESENTATIONS (PRESENTATIONS - ITEM 1A)
Red Ribbon Week. Mayor Kelleher read a proclamation
declaring the week of October 22-29, 1989, as Red
Ribbon Week in the City of Kent. He encouraged
citizens to demonstrate their commitment to drug-
free, healthy lifestyles by wearing and displaying
red ribbons which say "The Choice For Me, Drug
Free" .
(PRESENTATIONS - ITEM 1B)
D.A.R.E. Program. Officer Mark Gustafson, Vice
President of the Police Union, presented a check in
the amount of $2 ,500 to Capt. Jim Miller, Acting
Chief, to be used for the D.A.R.E. Program.
(PRESENTATIONS - ITEM 1C)
Kent Firefighter Olympic Achievements. Fire Chief
Angelo introduced the following firefighters: Rusty
Olsen, Phil Palady, Patrick Dale, Mike Lant, Eric
Pedersen and Mike Evans. Congratulations were given
on their achievements in the recent World Police and
Fire Olympics.
Battalion Chief Webb was welcomed back to duty after
his recent surgery.
Angelo announced that the North Industrial Fire
Station and Maintenance Facility will be dedicated
on Friday, October 20, at noon, with an Open House
from 1: 00 to 5: 00 p.m.
CONSENT MANN MOVED that Consent Calendar Items A through N
CALENDAR be approved. Houser seconded and the motion
carried.
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MINUTES (CONSENT CALENDAR - ITEM 3A)
_Approval of Minutes. APPROVAL of the minutes of the
regular Council meeting of October 3 , 1989 .
HEALTH AND (CONSENT CALENDAR - ITEM 3D)
SANITATION Hill Warehouse 187E. ACCEPTANCE of the bill of sale
and warranty agreement for continuous operation and
maintenance of approximately 1980 feet of water main
constructed in the vicinity of So. 187th St. and
84th Place So. for the Hill Warehouse 187E Project
and release of cash bond after expiration of the one
year maintenance period.
(CONSENT CALENDAR - ITEM 3E)
James Street Crossing Apartments. ACCEPTANCE of the
bill of sale and warranty agreement for continuous
operation and maintenance of approximately 2500 feet
of water main, 2560 feet of sanitary sewer, and 1519
feet of storm sewer constructed in the vicinity of
64th Ave. So. and West James St. for the James
Street Crossing Apartments Project and release of
cash bond after expiration of the one year
maintenance period.
(CONSENT CALENDAR - ITEM 3F)
The Ridge Apartments. ACCEPTANCE of the bill of
sale and warranty agreement for continuous operation
and maintenance of approximately 3251 feet of water
main, 3301 feet of sanitary sewer, 402 feet of
street improvements and 421 feet of storm sewer
constructed in the vicinity of 88th Avenue So. and
So. 232nd for the Ridge Apartments and release of
cash bond after expiration of the one year
maintenance period.
(CONSENT CALENDAR - ITEM 3G)
Allan Partnership Building. ACCEPTANCE of the bill
of sale and warranty agreement for continuous
operation and maintenance of approximately 1012 feet
of water main, 321 feet of sanitary sewer, and 222
feet of storm sewer constructed in the vicinity of
5th Ave. north of So. 259th St. for Allan
Partnership Building and release of cash bond after
expiration of the one year maintenance period.
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HEALTH AND (CONSENT CALENDAR - ITEM 3H)
SANITATION Alder Square. ACCEPTANCE of the bill of sale and
warranty agreement for continuous operation and
maintenance of approximately 400 feet of street
improvements, 435 feet of storm sewer constructed in
the vicinity of Alder Lane and So. Central for the
Alder Square Project and release of cash bond after
expiration of the one year maintenance period.
(CONSENT CALENDAR - ITEM 3I)
Applewood Lane. ACCEPTANCE of the bill of sale and
warranty agreement for continuous operation and
maintenance of approximately 856 feet of water main,
388 feet of sanitary sewer constructed in the
vicinity of So. 5th and Waterman Ave. for the
Applewood Lane Apartments and release of cash bond
after expiration of the one year maintenance period.
WATER (CONSENT CALENDAR - ITEM 3M)
Homecourt - Master Meter Request. APPROVAL for the
developers of the Homecourt project to install
master meters to provide water service for the
project, as recommended by the Public Works
Committee.
(BIDS - ITEM 5B)
Kent Springs Improvement Phase I. Bid opening was
held on October 6, with six bids received. The
Director of Public Works recommends that the low bid
of $135, 087 . 17 , submitted by R.W. Scott
Construction, be accepted. JOHNSON SO MOVED. Woods
seconded and the motion carried.
SEWERS (CONSENT CALENDAR - ITEM 3C)
LID 334 - Derbyshire Sewers. ADOPTION of Ordinance
2874, confirming the final assessment roll for LID
334 , for which the public hearing was concluded on
October 3 , 1989.
(CONSENT CALENDAR - ITEM 3J)
Cascade-Kent Sewer Interceptor Rehabilitation.
ACCEPT as complete the contract with Tri-State
Construction for the final contract cost of
$534 , 861. 75 for the Cascade-Kent Sewer Interceptor
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SEWERS Rehabilitation Project and release of retainage
after receipt of the required releases from the
State.
STREETS (CONSENT CALENDAR - ITEM 3K)
Willis (UPRR - Central) Street Improvement. ACCEPT
as complete the contract with Gary Merlino
Construction for the final contract cost of
$322 , 285. 92 for the Willis Street Improvement
Project and release of retainage after receipt of
the required releases from the State.
STREET VACATION (PUBLIC HEARING - ITEM 2A)
Hawkridge Street Vacation No. STV-89-5. This public
hearing will consider a request by Thomas Drangsholt
to vacate a portion of a street lying 262 . 35 ft.
westerly of Woodland Way and just southerly of So.
262nd Place for which proper legal notice has been
given by the City Clerk.
The Mayor declared the public hearing open. There
were no comments from the audience and WOODS MOVED
that the public hearing be closed. Johnson seconded
and the motion carried. WOODS THEN MOVED to approve
the Hawkridge Street Vacation No. STV-89-5 with one
condition, as recommended by the Planning
Department, and to direct the City Attorney to
prepare the required ordinance upon approval of the
Hawkridge final plat.
PRELIMINARY (OTHER BUSINESS - ITEM 4A)
SUBDIVISION Canterbury Preliminary Subdivision No. SU-89-3.
This meeting will consider the Hearing Examiner' s
recommendation of conditional approval of the
application by Baima & Holmberg, Inc. for an 18 lot
single family residential subdivision. The property
is located on the northeast corner of proposed 100th
Ave. S.E. and S.E. 248th St. There were no comments
from the audience and WOODS MOVED to accept the
findings of the Hearing Examiner and to concur with
the Hearing Examiner' s recommendation of approval of
the Canterbury Preliminary Subdivision No. SU-89-3
with 8 conditions. Johnson seconded. Motion
carried.
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October 17, 1989
FIRE (BIDS - ITEM 5A)
Fire Station Furnishings. Bids were opened October
4, 1989 , with only two bids received, one of which
was a partial bid. Inasmuch as the bid from
Treadwell 's Office Products was only a partial bid,
the Fire Department recommends the bid be awarded to
Western Office Furniture. MANN MOVED that the bid
as recommended by Fire Administration be awarded to
Western Office Furniture with the grand total not to
exceed $33 , 624 .47 to supply furnishings for the West
Hill Fire Station and Police Office and for the
Station 71 remodel. Houser seconded and the motion
carried.
HUMAN SERVICES (OTHER BUSINESS - ITEM 4B)
COMMISSION Community Service Center (Food Bank) - Request for
Emergency Funding. On September 28, 1989, the Human
Services Commission voted unanimously to recommend
to the City Council approval of the Community
Service Center' s request for $12 , 000 in emergency
funding to support the Thanksgiving and Christmas
food baskets. Funds need to be spent in accordance
with criteria for emergency funding of priority 1
needs. The Food Bank' s cash flow emergency was
created when their 1989 application for funding
arrived past the deadline established for
consideration and the normal funding cycle for 1989
General Fund monies. WOODS MOVED to approve the
recommendation of the Human Services Commission to
provide $12 , 000 to the Community Service Center for
Thanksgiving and Christmas baskets, such funding to
be spent in accordance with the criteria for
emergency funding of priority 1 needs. Houser
seconded. Lin Ball of the Planning Department noted
for Dowell that the Planning Department disburses
the funds after recommendation by the Human Services
Commission and approval by the Council. The motion
then carried.
COUNCIL (CONSENT CALENDAR - ITEM 3L)
Council Absence. APPROVAL of excused absence
request from Council President White who will be out
of town on October 17 and unable to attend the
Council meeting.
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FINANCE (CONSENT CALENDAR - ITEM 3B)
Approval of Bills. APPROVAL of payment of the bills
received through October 24, 1989 after auditing by
the Operations Committee at its meeting at 3 : 00 p.m.
on November 1, 1989.
Approval of checks issued for vouchers:
Date Check Numbers Amount
9/29/89 - 10/11/89 83899-83900 $ 244 . 00
10/2/89 - 10/11/89 84425-84442 70,949. 30
10/13/89 84443-84918 $1 , 938 , 292 . 13
$2 , 009,485.43
Approval of checks issued for payroll:
Date Check Numbers Amount
10/5/89 125544-126194 $ 724 , 975. 82
ARTS (CONSENT CALENDAR - ITEM 3N)
COMMISSION Appointment. CONFIRMATION of the Mayor's
appointment of Chris Kramer to the Kent Arts
Commission to replace Sue Connole. Her appointment
will become effective immediately and will continue
until October, 1993 .
REPORTS (REPORTS - ITEM 6F)
Parks Committee. Dowell noted that the Parks
Committee will meet on November 8, 1989 at 4 : 00 p.m.
in the Courtroom.
EXECUTIVE At 7 : 20 p.m. , City Administrator Chow requested an
SESSION executive session of approximately ten minutes to
discuss a personnel issue.
The meeting reconvened at 7:25 p.m. and HOUSER MOVED
to modify the salary range in the amount of $1500
for the three department head levels, effective
immediately. Woods seconded and the motion carried.
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October 17, 1989
EXECUTIVE HOUSER MOVED to change the positions of Finance
SESSION Director and Planning Director from level 3 to level
2 , effective immediately. Woods seconded and the
motion carried.
ADJOURNMENT The meeting was adjourned at 7 : 30 p.m.
Marie Jensen', CMC
City Clerk
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