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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCity Council Meeting - Council - Minutes - 03/20/1990 i Kent, Washington March 20, 1990 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, Orr and Woods, City Administrator Chow, City Attorney Driscoll, Planning Director Harris, Public Works Director Wickstrom, Finance Director McCarthy, Police Chief Frederiksen, Fire Chief Angelo, Assistant City Administrator Hansen, Personnel Director Olson, Information Services Director Spang and Parks Director Wilson. Councilmember White was not in attendance. Approximately 25 people were at the meeting. PUBLIC (PUBLIC COMMUNICATIONS - ITEM 1A) COMMUNICATIONS 1990 Census Week. Mayor Kelleher read a proclamation declaring the week of March 26 through April 1, 1990 as 1990 Census Week in the City of Kent and urging all citizens to complete and return their census forms to assist their community and their nation with the collection of this very important information. The proclamation was presented to Planning Manager Satterstrom. (PUBLIC COMMUNICATIONS - ITEM 1B) American City Ouality Week. A proclamation was read by the Mayor declaring the week of April 1-7, 1990, as American City Quality Week in the City of Kent. He presented the proclamation to Planning Director Harris. CONSENT MANN MOVED that Consent Calendar Items A through L be CALENDAR approved. Woods seconded and the motion carried. MINUTES (CONSENT CALENDAR - ITEM 3A) Approval of Minutes. APPROVAL of the minutes of the Council meeting of March 6, 1990. HEALTH AND (CONSENT CALENDAR - ITEM 3F) SANITATION Kentwood 8 - Short Plat. ACCEPTANCE of the bill of sale and warranty agreement for continuous operation and maintenance of approximately 660 feet of sanitary sewer extension, 490 feet of street improvements, and 400 feet of storm sewer improvements constructed in the vicinity of S. 218th Street and 95th Place S . for the Kentwood 8 short plat project, and release of cash bond after expiration of the one year maintenance period. (CONSENT CALENDAR - ITEM 3G) Tri-State Construction. ACCEPTANCE of the bill of sale and warranty agreement for continuous operation and maintenance of approximately 1, 481 feet of sanitary 1 I March 20, 1990 HEALTH AND sewer extension constructed in the vicinity of S. 192nd SANITATION Street and E. Valley Highway for the Tri-State construction project, and release of cash bond after expiration of the one year maintenance period. FINAL PLAT (OTHER BUSINESS - ITEM 4A) Hawkridge Final Plat No. SU-88-2 . This meeting will consider the final plat map for the Hawkridge Subdivision No. SU-88-2. This application for a 20 lot single family subdivision was filed by Thomas Drangsholt. The property is 10. 057 acres in size and is located at 26221 Woodland Way S. There were no comments and JOHNSON MOVED to approve the Hawkridge Final Plat Map No. SU-88-2 . Woods seconded and the motion carried. STREETS (BIDS - ITEM 2A) LID 328 - West Valley Highway Improvements. This date has been set for the public hearing on confirmation of the final assessment roll for LID 328 . The City Clerk has issued the proper legal notification. The Director of Public Works noted that because there was a delay in publication of the first notice of this hearing, it is recommended this hearing be continued to April 3 . There were no objections and no comments from the audience and the Mayor noted that the staff presentation would be given at the public hearing on April 3 , 1990. (CONSENT CALENDAR - ITEM 3H) LID 330 - 64th Ave. Street Improvements. AUTHORIZATION to set May 1 as the date for the public hearing and confirmation of the final assessment roll for LID 330. STREET VACATIONS (PUBLIC HEARINGS - ITEM 2B) Street Vacation - West Valley Highway. This hearing will consider a request by Norman Anderson to vacate a portion of the east side of West Valley Highway, aka SR 181, north of S. 238th Street and south of S. 234th Street. The Mayor declared the public hearing open. There were no comments from the audience and WOODS MOVED to close the public hearing. Johnson seconded and the motion carried. DOWELL MOVED to approve Street Vacation No. STV-90-2 with two conditions as recommended by staff on March 14, 1990, and to direct the City Attorney to prepare the ordinance upon receipt of compensation. Woods seconded and the motion carried. 2 I I i March 20, 1990 STREET VACATIONS (OTHER BUSINESS - ITEM 4B) Hawkridce Street Vacation ordinance (Drancgsholt) . The City Council approved the Hawkridge Street Vacation at its meeting on October 17, 1989, subject to the approval of the Hawkridge Final Plat. There were no comments and JOHNSON MOVED to adopt Ordinance No. 2912 approving the Hawkridge Street Vacation conditioned upon approval and recording of the Hawkridge Final Plat Map SU-88-2 . Woods seconded and the motion carried. PRELIMINARY (CONSENT CALENDAR - ITEM 3I) SUBDIVISION Garrison Heights Preliminary Subdivision SU-89-7 . AUTHORIZATION to set April 3 for a public meeting to consider a request by John R. Ewing and Associates for a 23 lot single family residential preliminary subdivision. The property is 8 . 66 acres in size and is generally located at the southeast corner of the intersection of S. 213th P1. and 94th P1. S . SURPLUS (CONSENT CALENDAR - ITEM 3E) EQUIPMENT Surplus Equipment. AUTHORIZATION to surplus equipment detailed in the memoranda of February 26 and March 6 filed by the Fleet Manager and to offer same for sale, as recommended by the Public Works Committee. APPOINTMENTS (CONSENT CALENDAR - ITEM 3C) Mayoral Appointments. CONFIRMATION of the following appointments made by Mayor Kelleher: Helen Kubera and George Mast to the Saturday Market Board. Ms. KuberaIs term will continue through May, 1992 . Mr. Mast will replace Sabine Lyon through June, 1990 and will serve a full term starting July 1 through June, 1993 . Luella White to the Library Board, with term to continue through November, 1993. POLICE (CONSENT CALENDAR - ITEM 3D) Disruption of Government offices. ADOPTION of Ordinance No. 2911, creating the misdemeanor of disruption of government offices to address safety concerns related to functions of City offices. 3 i March 20, 1990 POLICE (CONSENT CALENDAR - ITEM 3J) D.A.R.E. Donation. ACKNOWLEDGEMENT of the $50 donation by the Valley City Chapter No. 72 O.E.S. to the Crime Prevention D.A.R.E. Program. LIBRARY (CONSENT CALENDAR - ITEM 3K) Library construction Budget. APPROVAL of the Library' s final construction budget of $3 ,750, 000. Kent 's share is one-half of the total or $1,875, 000 . Due to inflation and environmental cleanup/permafrost removal costs, the final budget represents an increase of $275, 000 for the City's portion. (CONSENT CALENDAR - ITEM 3L) Library Service Analysis. APPROVAL of participation in a study, with five other cities in King County, to examine the proposed increase for library services from 26 cents to 50 cents/$1, 000 of assessed valuation. PARKS (OTHER BUSINESS - ITEM 4C) First Avenue Plaza. The Parks Department requests that the City purchase the property located at 219 South First Avenue. Immediate plans for the site include demolition of the building located on said property, and landscaping of the site to be done by Parks Maintenance staff. Purchase of this property would open up First Avenue and allow for better access to the Centennial Building. Such a project would be a part of downtown revitalization, as it would enhance the beautification and development of downtown Kent. Parks Director Wilson showed slides of the location, and noted that the property is 25' x 1201 . He stated that it could be used as a pedestrian mall, and could have vendors in the future. Wilson noted that he has contracted with the neighboring properties to have murals painted on the walls. Upon Dowell ' s question regarding authorization to go through the post office parking lot, Wilson stated that the sidewalk north of the Titus Building and the alley beside the post office are public property. DOWELL MOVED to authorize the Mayor to sign the real estate purchase agreement to acquire the property located at 219 South First Avenue. Authorization is also given to demolish same, and to authorize a budget in the amount of $60 , 000 for this project. 4 March 20, 1990 j PERSONNEL (OTHER BUSINESS - ITEM 4D) Union Agreements. Personnel Director Olson reported that settlement has been reached with the police officers union, the police records specialists union and the firefighters union. He gave a brief description of the terms of each contract and asked that the Council authorize approval of these labor agreements. MANN SO MOVED. Houser seconded and the motion carried. (REPORTS - ITEM 6G) City Policy. City Administrator Chow noted that a copy of changes to the military leave policy made to conform with a Washington State Court of Appeals decision had been distributed to the Council. Personnel Director Olson clarified for Dowell that the Court interprets calendar days to mean work days, so that change has been made in the City' s policy. FINANCE (CONSENT CALENDAR - ITEM 3B) Approval of Bills. APPROVAL of payment of the bills received through March 20, 1990 after auditing of the Operations Committee at its meeting at 4 : 30 p.m. on April 1, 1990. Approval of checks issued for vouchers: Date Check Numbers Amount 02/28 - 3/9/90 89338-89365 $ 108, 342 . 05 3/13/90 89366-89864 1,262 ,915.57 $11371,257. 62 Approval of checks issued for payroll: Date Check Numbers Amount 3/5/90 132229-132890 $ 732 , 722 . 33 REPORTS (REPORTS - ITEM 6F) Parks Committee. Dowell reported that the Parks Committee will meet at 4 : 00 p.m. on March 21 in the Courtroom. ADJOURNMENT The meeting was adjourned at 7 : 30 p.m. Marie Jensen, CMC City Clerk 5