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Kent, Washington
August 7, 1990
In the absence of Mayor Kelleher, the regular meeting of the Kent
City Council was called to order at 7 : 00 p.m. by Mayor Pro Tem
Woods. Present: Councilmembers Dowell, Johnson, Mann, Orr and
White, Assistant City Administrator Hansen, Acting City Attorney
Williamson, Planning Director Harris, Public Works Director Wick-
strom, Fire Chief Angelo, Police Chief Frederiksen, Information
Services Director Spang, Personnel Director Olson, Finance
Director McCarthy and City Clerk Jensen. Councilmember Houser
has been excused from this meeting. City Administrator Chow and
Parks Director Wilson were on vacation. Approximately 25 people
were at the meeting.
PUBLIC (PUBLIC COMMUNICATIONS - ITEM 1A)
COMMUNICA- Employee of the Month. Mayor Pro Tem Woods
TIONS announced that Grace Rieg of the Word Processing
Department has been selected as the Employee of
the Month for August. She pointed out that Grace
is praised by the staff at City Hall for her out-
standing motivation and dedication to her job.
Information Services Director Ron Spang stated
that she is an excellent employee, and that the
detective unit has come to rely upon her to
produce endless masses of typing for their
investigations. Ms. Rieg will receive an
Employee-of-the-Month plaque.
(PUBLIC COMMUNICATIONS - ITEM 1B)
Marie Jensen Week. Mayor Pro Tem Woods read a
proclamation declaring August 5-11, 1990 as Marie
Jensen Week in the City of Kent. She noted that
Ms. Jensen has served as the City Clerk of Kent
for twenty-five years and has been a knowledge-
able, dedicated, dependable and caring employee
for all those twenty-five years. Ms. Jensen was
presented with the proclamation and a plaque.
CONSENT MANN MOVED that Consent Calendar Items A through N
CALENDAR be approved. Orr seconded and the motion carried.
MINUTES (CONSENT CALENDAR - ITEM 3A)
Approval of Minutes. APPROVAL of the minutes of
the regular Council meeting of July 17 , 1990.
HEALTH AND (CONSENT CALENDAR - ITEM 3H)
SANITATION Goodwin Short Plat. ACCEPTANCE of the bill of
sale and warranty agreement submitted by Randall
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HEALTH AND S. Goodwin for continuous operation and main-
SANITATION tenance of approximately 180 lineal feet of water-
line improvements; 445 lineal feet of sanitary
improvements; 334 lineal feet of storm sewer
improvement, and 745 lineal feet of street
improvements constructed in the vicinity of
98th Avenue South & S.E. 248th Street for the
Goodwin Short Plat and release of the cash bond
after expiration of the one year maintenance
period.
(CONSENT CALENDAR - ITEM 3I)
Homecourt Hotel. ACCEPTANCE of the bill of sale
and warranty agreement submitted by Young
Development Company for continuous operation and
maintenance of 2 , 339 lineal feet of waterline im-
provements; 1558 . 4 lineal feet of sanitary sewer
improvements; and 480 lineal feet of street im-
provements constructed in the vicinity of S. 212th
Street and 64th Avenue South for the Homecourt
Hotel project and release of the cash bond after
expiration of the one year maintenance period.
STREETS (CONSENT CALENDAR - ITEM 3G)
LID 335 - Improvement of 77th Ave. S. AUTHORIZA-
TION to set September 18 , 1990 as the date for a
public hearing on confirmation of final assess-
ment roll for LID 335.
(CONSENT CALENDAR - ITEM 3J)
LID 330. APPROVAL to prepay the City Shops
assessment on LID 330 in the amount of $12 , 733 . 41
as discussed with the Operations Committee at
their July 24 meeting. The City feels it would be
appropriate to prepay this assessment prior to de-
termining the final bond sale amount, thus saving
future interest costs and administrative costs.
Expenditures to prepay this assessment are
included in amounts set aside for annual LID pay-
ments each year for LIDS budgeted for completion
during the year but not used.
TRAFFIC (CONSENT CALENDAR - ITEM 3L)
CONTROL Speed Limit Change - West Valley Highway.
ADOPTION of Ordinance 2934 changing the speed
limits from 50 to 35 mph on West Valley Highway
between S . 180th and 212th during construction.
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TRAFFIC (BIDS - ITEM 5A)
CONTROL Signal Modification - 84th and S. 208th. Bid
opening was held on July 17 , 1990. Two bids were
received, both of which exceeded the Engineering
estimate and available funding. Staff recommends
that these bids be rejected, the specifications
revised, and the bid re-advertised. WHITE SO
MOVED. Mann seconded and the motion carried.
(BIDS - ITEM 5B)
Signal Modification - SR 516 and SR 167 . Bid
opening was held on August 2 , 1990. The only bid
received was from Signal Electric, Inc. , in the
amount of $66, 472 and staff recommends that it be
accepted. WHITE SO MOVED. Mann seconded. Motion
carried.
(BIDS - ITEM 5C)
Rubber Rail Crossing Material. Bid opening was
held August 7 for the purchase of material neces-
sary to rubberize the railroad crossings on James
Street, Titus Street and S. 228th Street. One bid
was received from Riedel OMNI Rubber Products in
the amount of $37 , 751. 81. Staff recommends ac-
ceptance of the bid. WHITE MOVED that the bid be
accepted. Johnson seconded and the motion
carried.
REZONE (CONSENT CALENDAR - ITEM 3M)
Kent East Corporate Park Rezone. ADOPTION of
Ordinance 2935 approving RZ-90-4 , rezoning a por-
tion of 43 acres from GWC to M-2 for Trammell Crow
Co. This was approved by the Council on July 17 ,
with the condition as recommended by the Hearing
Examiner.
REZONE & (OTHER BUSINESS - ITEM 4C)
REZONE (PUBLIC HEARING - ITEM 2B)
APPEAL Willis St. Restaurant & Motel Rezone No. RZ-90-3 .
This meeting will consider the Hearing Examiner' s
recommendation of conditional approval as of a
request by John Anderson and Associates, PS, Inc.
to rezone a 2 . 9 acre site from M2 , Limited
Industrial, to M1C, Industrial Park Commercial
suffix. The property is located on the south-
east corner of W. Willis St. and 74th Ave. S.
The Hearing Examiner has recommended that the
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REZONE & rezone be approved with five conditions. The
REZONE applicant, through his attorney, Nadine Zackrisson
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APPEAL has appealed Conditions #4 and #5 .
j Carol Proud of the Planning Department described
the rezone, and noted that the Department agreed
with the applicant and also recommended that Con-
ditions #4 and #5 be modified.
The public hearing on the appeal was declared open
and Ms. Zackrisson noted that the Planning Depart-
ment' s review of Condition #4 determined that
greater design flexibility would provide opportu-
nity for design solutions which may serve to both
protect the trail and improve on-site development.
She asked, therefore, that #4 be modified as
follows:
A landscape strip of at least 10 feet
j in depth along with a berm of at least
three feet in height, or a design alter-
native acceptable to the Planning Depart-
ment shall be provided along the eastern
perimeter of the site to help establish
a visual and aural buffer between users
of the adjacent Interurban Trail.
Ms. Zackrisson further noted that the City' s
interest would be protected while allowing the
applicant to work out design alternatives with
City staff if Condition #5 were modified as
follows:
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The drainage channel, and the associated
vegetation and wetland areas, shall be
left in its existing state and shall not
be disturbed unless modifications are
approved and supervised by the Planning
Department and Public Works.
There were no further comments and the hearing was
closed. JOHNSON MOVED to grant the appeal and to
approve the Hearing Examiner' s recommendation for
RZ-90-3 with five conditions, modifying #4 and #5,
as noted above and to direct the City Attorney to
prepare the necessary ordinance. White seconded
and the motion carried.
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ANNEXATION (PUBLIC HEARINGS - ITEM 2A)
ZONING Mortenson Annexation Zoning._ This public hearing
is the second of two hearings to consider the
Hearing Examiner's recommendation for initial zon-
ing of R1-20, Single Family Residential (20, 000
of size
square uare feet minimum 1 ) for the Mortenson
Annexation No. AZ-88-2 . The property is approxi-
mately nine (9) acres in size and is located in
the
vicinity
of 98th Ave. S . and S. 218 th St.
Mayor Pro Tem Woods declared the public hearing
open. There were no comments from the audience
and MANN MOVED to close the public hearing. Orr
seconded and the motion carried. JOHNSON MOVED to
approve the Hearing Examiner's recommendation for
initial zoning of R1-20 for the Mo
rtenson Annexa-
tion and to authorize the City Attorney to prepare
the necessary ordinance. White seconded and the
it motion carried.
FINAL PLAT (OTHER BUSINESS - ITEM 4B)
Hemlock Acres No. 17 Final Plat. This meeting
will consider the final plat map for the Hemlock
! Acres No. 17 final plat No. SU-88-3 . The property
is approximately 4 . 15 acres in size and is located
on the north side of S.E. 240th St. , approximately
500 feet west of 116th Ave. S .E.
There were no comments from the audience and
JOHNSON MOVED for the approval of Hemlock Acres
No. 17 Final Plat No. SU-88-3 . Mann seconded and
the motion carried.
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SENIOR (OTHER BUSINESS - ITEM 4D)
HOUSING Senior Housing Advisory Committee Final Recommen-
dations Phase I. The final recommendations of the
Senior Housing Advisory Committee have been for-
warded for Council action. The Phase 1 recom-
mendations relate to ownership, management and
development of the 92 units of Senior Housing
authorized by voters in February 1990. The
Planning Committee reviewed these recommendations
at their July 17 meeting and approved them with a
change to Action Item One: Ownership and Manage-
ment.
Janet Shull of the Planning Department noted that
this was a three phase program:
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SENIOR 1. Policy development
HOUSING 2 . Site selection and design development
3 . Construction
The entire 20 page report of the Senior Housing
Advisory Committee' s final recommendations was
distributed with the agenda packet and has been
made a part of the record. Ms. Shull noted the
name of members of the committee and expressed
appreciation to the many others who had helped
with this project, both before the election to
pass the bond and since then, to study the
program.
Tracy Faust spoke on the subject of ownership and
management of the senior housing, noting that the
committee recommends that ownership and management
be turned over to King County. She explained that
the City could not own and operate such a program;
that it must be done by a housing authority. It
is recommended therefore:
Action Item One• Ownership and Management
(as amended)
The Mayor or Mayor Pro Tem is directed to negoti-
ate with the King County Housing Authority a
Housing Cooperation Agreement consistent with the
final recommendations of the Senior Housing
Advisory Committee for the purposes of owning and
managing the Kent Senior Housing, with the final
cooperation agreement to be approved by City
Council ordinance.
The Housing Cooperation Agreement must contain the
provisions outlined in Chapter Four of this
report, and any additional provisions which are
deemed necessary by the City' s Legal Department.
Action Item Two: Development
The City of Kent is to develop the senior housing
utilizing a design/build/turnkey method which re-
quires a single RFP for the purposes of selecting
the senior housing site(s) , building(s) and de-
sign-development teams (s) .
This Action Item would be conducted as outlined in
Chapter Three and the Appendix of the report.
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SENIOR Action Item Three: Construction Process
HOUSING
The City of Kent Administration is to retain pro-
fessional services for the purposes of overseeing
the construction of the senior housing.
This Action Item would pertain to Phase Three of
the senior housing program.
Action Item Four• Support Services.
The City of Kent will ensure that the Kent Senior
Housing consist of independent living units with
the capacity to provide support services for some
of the units.
This Action Item must be further developed in
Phase Two of the Senior Housing program by the
Advisory Committee and staff and must address the
concerns outlined in Chapter Three of the report.
Steve Delmore, Chairman of the Committee, address-
ed Action Items Two, Three and Four, giving the
rationale for each, as shown in the printed
report. Upon questions from the Council, the fol-
lowing was determined: any negotiations with King
County Housing Authority would require approval by
the Council, that property for the project would
be removed from the tax rolls, that Kent citizens
would be given priority and that the project would
be self-supporting. White noted that we should
set a goal to have Kent citizens as 90% of the
tenants since Kent taxpayers would be footing the
bill. ORR MOVED to approve the final recommen-
dations of the Senior Housing Advisory Committee
shown as Action Items One through Four on page 20
of the report, noting that Item One has been
modified. (The change is shown in these minutes) .
Mann seconded and the motion carried.
COUNCIL (CONSENT CALENDAR - ITEM 3C)
Excused Absence for Councilmembers. APPROVAL to
excuse the absence of Councilmember Christi Houser
from the August 7, Council meeting and to excuse
absences for Councilmember Judy Woods for the
August 21 and September 4 Council meetings. Both
Councilmembers will be out of town on those dates.
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LEGISLATIVE (OTHER BUSINESS - ADDED ITEM 4F)
DISTRICTS Legislative District. Councilmember White dis-
tributed copies of .a resolution calling for Kent
to be placed in a single legislative district. He
noted that this issue has been discussed in the
past, and is advocated by the Chamber of Commerce.
He pointed out that Kent is presently within four
State legislative districts, three King County
Council districts, and two Congressional dis-
tricts. HE MOVED for adoption of Resolution 1254
to so provide and Dowell seconded. White asked
that the Mayor send copies of the resolution to
each State legislator and the Governor, along with
a cover letter emphasizing that it is frustrating
not being a large enough part of any district to
have an impact. The motion carried.
PERSONNEL (CONSENT CALENDAR - ITEM 3D)
Reclassifications. APPROVAL to implement the
reclassification recommendation findings of Bill
Ewing & Associates, effective September 1, 1990 as
recommended by the Operations Committee. The
findings identified 72 positions currently working
out of their present position classifications.
The cost to adjust the present internal salary
inequities within the City, effective September 1,
1990 through the end of the year would be $44 , 982 .
(OTHER BUSINESS - ITEM 4A)
Salary Survey. The Personnel Department is pro-
viding salary survey results, identification of
fiscal impact and recommendations for the imple-
mentation of the salary survey conducted by Bill
Ewing and Associates.
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Don Olson, Personnel Director, noted that City
compensation levals had been compared to munici-
palities within a 40 mile radius and he pointed
out the benchmark classifications used. Olson
noted that the results showed that the present
level of compensation was not competitive in the
following divisions: Engineering, Code Enforce-
ment, Legal, Planning and Parks. He also recom-
mended that because of the costs involved, any
changes become effective January 1, 1991. He
noted for White that the median figure in the
salary survey would be the maximum figure in
Kent's pay range. He noted for Dowell that some
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PERSONNEL positions are presently overpaid, but that there
is no implementation plan on them. Becky Fowler
of the Personnel Department clarified for Orr that
in order to ease the financial burden, implementa-
tion of the salary survey can take place over a
two year span, half the first year and half the
following year. Hansen noted that this item has
not been considered by the Operations Committee
and Olson suggested that they review it. White
agreed and asked that the Personnel Director look
into the possibility of freezing the salaries of
the positions which are currently overpaid.
POLICE (CONSENT CALENDAR - ITEM 3N)
Enhanced Penalties for Drug Activities. ADOPTION
of Resolution 1253 including a map of school
boundaries and bus routes as approved by the
Public Safety Committee on June 4, 1990. The map
will allow implementation of enhanced penalties
for unlawful drug activities in those areas.
PARKS (CONSENT CALENDAR - ITEM 3E)
Russell Road Picnic Shelter. AUTHORIZATION to
accept as complete the Russell Road Picnic Shelter
CORRECTED • REFER TD p p
r ^ project, and to release retainage to Golf Land-
UTES OF scaping upon receipt of state release as recom-
mended by the Parks Committee.
(CONSENT CALENDAR - ITEM 3F)
j Resource Center Kitchen Remodel. AUTHORIZATION
to transfer $3 , 217 .80 from the unexpended Kent-
Kherson Peace Park project funds to cover an
overage in the Resource Center Kitchen Remodel
project.
(CONSENT CALENDAR - ITEM 3K)
Lake Fenwick. AUTHORIZATION to expend $260 . 00
from King County Bond Issue proceeds to cover
recording fees and administrative costs for the
purchase of Tax Lots 44 and 215 at Lake Fenwick.
(OTHER BUSINESS - ITEM 4E)
Glass Works - East Hill Fire Station. The Council
is requested to review and approve the jury' s
selection of dichroic cast glass artwork by Paul
Marioni and Ann Troutner for the Headquarters Fire
Station.
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PARKS The artists were selected by the jury in an open
competition for the project.
Liz Carpenter of the Cultural Arts Department,
showed drawings of the artwork and distributed a
sample of the material. She noted for White that
this project is funded by the 2% City Art Fund.
MANN MOVED that the artwork by Mr. Marioni and Ms.
Troutner be approved. White seconded. The motion
carried.
FINANCE (CONSENT CALENDAR - ITEM 3B)
Approval of Bills. APPROVAL of payment of the
bills received through August 3 , 1990 after
auditing by the Operations Committee at its
meeting at 2 : 00 p.m. on August 14, 1990.
Approval of checks issued for vouchers:
Date Check Numbers Amount
7/16 - 7/30 94316 - 94336 $ 114 , 808 . 01
7/31/90 94338 - 94989 1,393 932-37 - -
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Approval of checks issued for payroll• .. \'�
Date Check Numbers Amount
7/20/90 138639 - 139430 $ 836, 308 .40
(REPORTS - ITEM 7G)
1991 Budget. Finance Director McCarthy distrib-
uted copies of the proposed expenditures section
1991 for the 1991 budget, noting that a meeting has
BUDGET been scheduled for Council to set priorities on
Thursday, August 9 at the Senior Center from
7 :45 a.m. to 3 : 00 p.m. McCarthy recapped the
probable amounts which would be available in the
various funds and proposals for new sources of
revenues. With information gained at the meeting,
staff will prepare material for later presentation
at Council meetings.
White stated that the Council regularly adopts
plans such as the Fire Master Plan, Six Year
Transportation Improvement Plan, etc. and limited
funds are available. He stated that he would like
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FINANCE to see a balanced budget presented to Council
based upon goals set by Council and plans already
1991 adopted. Council would then recognize that in
BUDGET order to add something to the budget, something
else must be removed. Professional staff should
be able to set priorities, he stated and the role
of the Council was to set policy and not to
function as administrators. McCarthy stated that
there was never enough money to fund all programs.
It was confirmed that these concerns have been
discussed before and Hansen suggested that this be
discussed at the end of the budget process in
December, for action in the future. It was con-
firmed for Dowell, that the Council would be asked
to prioritize items for each department. Mann
stated that it should be shown that the Council
Target Issues adopted in January are for the
following years budget.
It was agreed that the process could not now be
changed for the 1991 budget.
At Dowell ' s request for an approximate bottom line
figure, McCarthy stated it would be $1. 6 million
for operating needs or $700, 000 if the Council
wants to put $900, 000 into the contingency fund.
The figure for capital needs would be another
million dollars.
Hansen noted that staff was open to suggestions as
to how to refine the process.
REPORTS (REPORTS - ITEM 7A)
Council President. Woods reminded the Council-
members of the Suburban Cities meeting this week,
and the budget meeting to be held at the Senior
Center on Thursday, August 9.
Woods commented on the new carpet, upholstery and
arrangement of furniture in the Council Chambers
and expressed appreciation to Charlie Lindsey,
Purchasing Agent, who was in charge of this
project.
(REPORTS - ITEM 7F)
Parks Committee. Dowell noted that the Parks
Committee will meet at 4 : 00 p.m. on Wednesday,
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REPORTS August 15. This was later changed to Tuesday,
August 21 from 5: 30 to 6: 00 A.m. , in the City
Hall Courtroom.
ADJOURNMENT The meeting was adjourned at 8: 45 p.m.
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