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September 4, 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, and Orr, City Administrator Chow, City
Attorney Lubovich, Planning Director Harris, Public Works Direc-
tor Wickstrom, Fire Chief Angelo, Police Chief Frederiksen,
Assistant City Administrator Hansen, Personnel Director Olson,
Finance Director McCarthy and City Clerk Jensen. Councilmember
White and Parks Director Wilson were not in attendance. Council-
member Woods has been excused and Information Services Director
Spang was on vacation. Approximately 20 people were at the meet-
ing.
PUBLIC (PUBLIC COMMUNICATIONS - ITEM 1A)
COMMUNI- Employee of the Month. Mayor Kelleher
CATIONS announced that Tom Arnson has been selected as
Employee of the Month for September, 1990. He
noted that Arnson works as an Apparatus Mechanic
for the Fire Department, and that he is
responsible for keeping the fire engines operating
in a safe condition. The Mayor commended Arnson
for his dedication and hard work, and presented
him with the Employee of the Month plaque. Fire
Chief Angelo especially pointed out that Arnson
has earned a reputation among apparatus vendors as
demanding the best possible equipment.
(PUBLIC COMMUNICATIONS - ITEM 1B)
D.A.R.E. Program. Mike Painter, President of the
Police Officers Union, commended the Police
Department on the D.A.R.E. Program and presented
Officer Dina Paganucci with a $2500 donation for
the program.
(PUBLIC COMMUNICATIONS - ITEM 1C)
United Way. Mayor Kelleher read a proclama-
tion declaring September 5, 1990 as United Way Day
in the City of Kent and urging all citizens to
preserve this long tradition of caring for one
another by volunteering and contributing to United
Way.
CONSENT JOHNSON MOVED that Consent Calendar Items A
CALENDAR through M be approved. Mann 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 August 21, 1990.
WATER (BIDS - ITEM 5B)
Kent Springs Transmission Main. Bid opening was
August 28, 1990 and five bids were received. The
low bid was submitted by Robison Construction in
the amount of $1, 056, 666. 69 . Staff recommends
that this bid be accepted. JOHNSON SO MOVED.
Houser seconded and the motion carried.
STREETS (PUBLIC HEARING - ITEM 2A)
Library - Street Closure - 1st Avenue. The plans
for the new Library call for closure of 1st Avenue
at the Smith Street intersection. This public
hearing has been scheduled to receive public input
on the closure. The City Clerk has duly advertis-
ed the hearing and the notice of hearing has been
posted in 12 locations in the vicinity. Assistant
City Administrator Hansen described the project
and noted that the traffic impact is less than 300
vehicles a day. He also noted that the library
will contribute to downtown revitalization. He
noted that the contractor, Eberharter Construc-
tion, is presently on site and would like to
proceed with this closure so that they can bring
equipment onto the site. He noted that once
completed, the site will have 127 parking spaces.
The Mayor declared the public hearing open. There
were no comments from the audience and JOHNSON
MOVED to close the public hearing. Mann seconded
and the motion carried. JOHNSON THEN MOVED that
Ordinance No. 2939 be adopted approving the
closure of 1st Ave. at Smith. Houser seconded.
Motion carried.
(CONSENT CALENDAR - ITEM 3F)
Temporary Street Closure. APPROVAL for Public
Works staff to immediately place a temporary
barricade at the dead-end on S. 240th (east of
30th Ave. S. on the West Hill) and to place a
temporary barricade at the dead-end at 45th P1.
near Reith Rd. in 90 days, and for the attorney's
office to prepare an access agreement for property
owners in these vicinities, as recommended by the
Public Works Committee.
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STREETS (CONSENT CALENDAR - ITEM 3L)
LID 335 - Improvement of 77th Ave. S. AUTHORIZA-
TION to set October 2 , 1990 for the public hearing
on the final assessment roll for LID 335 .
STREET (CONSENT CALENDAR - ITEM 3J)
VACATION Street Vacation. ADOPTION of Resolution No. 1257 ,
setting a public hearing date for October 2 , 1990
upon the request of Byron C. and Janice M. Beck
for vacation of a walkway at the northern end of
Parkside Division No. 2 Plat.
TRAFFIC (CONSENT CALENDAR - ITEM 3E)
CONTROL Traffic Division Change. ADOPTION of Ordinance
No. 2940 changing the direction of traffic in the
alley between the Titusville Building and Post
Office to southbound only from Gowe St. as recom-
mended by the Public Works Committee.
DEPARTMENT (CONSENT CALENDAR - ITEM 3G)
OF ECOLOGY DOE Grant for Shoreline Management Program
Amendments and Wetlands Inventory - Phase II.
AUTHORIZATION for the Mayor to accept and sign on
behalf of the City of Kent a $19, 500 grant from
the Washington State Department of Ecology to
amend the City' s Shoreline Master Program, com-
plete a Wetlands inventory, and develop a Wetlands
Management Program as recommended by the Planning
Committee. This grant must be matched by the City
on a fifty-fifty basis.
REZONE (CONSENT CALENDAR - ITEM 3H)
Auto Check Rezone No. RZ-90-6. ADOPTION of
Ordinance No. 2941, to rezone a 17 , 299 square foot
lot from Ml, Industrial Park, to GC, General Com-
mercial, located on the west side of West Valley
Highway, north of S. 236th St. and S. 238th St. ,
as approved by the Council at its August 21, 1990
meeting.
REZONE (PUBLIC COMMUNICATIONS - ADDED ITEM 1D)
APPEAL Minshull-Wagner Rezone/Appeal. Upon a question
from the audience, Planning Director Harris noted
that action on the Minshull-Wagner Rezone/Appeal
will be taken at the Council meeting of September
18 , 1990 .
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ZONING (CONSENT CALENDAR - ITEM 3K)
CODE Zoning Code Amendment. ADOPTION of Ordinance No.
2942 amending the parking revisions regulations as
recommended by the Planning Commission and ap-
proved by the Council at the August 21 meeting.
SUBDIVISION (CONSENT CALENDAR - ADDED ITEM 3M)
Harvey Preliminary Subdivision #SU-90-3 . AUTHORI-
ZATION to set September 18 , 1990 for a public
meeting to consider the Hearing Examiner's recom-
mendation for conditional approval of an applica-
tion by Townsend-Chastain & Associates for a ten-
lot single family residential preliminary
subdivision. The property is located north of
S. 252nd St. , between 22nd Ave. S. and
25th Ave. S.
NIKE HOUSING (PUBLIC COMMUNICATIONS - ITEM 1E)
Nike Housing. Upon a question from Mr. Knapp,
Assistant City Administrator Hansen noted that
King County Housing Authority will be in charge of
the project and that the earliest it could be
occupied is October. He assured Mr. Knapp that a
resident manager will be on location and that the
program would be closely monitored.
APPOINTMENTS (CONSENT CALENDAR - ITEM 3I)
Appointments. CONFIRMATION of the Mayor's
appointments as follows:
Gwen Dahle to the Planning Commission to replace
Anne Biteman who has resigned. Her term will
begin immediately and will expire December 31,
1992 .
Christopher Grant to the Planning Commission to
replace Frank Chopp who has resigned. Mr. Grant 's
term will become effective immediately and expire
December 31, 1990.
Faith Anderson to the Saturday Market Advisory
Board to replace Dennis Steussy who resigned. Her
term will begin immediately and continue through
July of 1993 .
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PERSONNEL (CONSENT CALENDAR - ITEM 3C)
Internal Affairs Coordinator - Police Department.
AUTHORIZATION to elevate the Internal Affairs
Coordinator position to the rank of Lieutenant as
recommended by the Public Safety Committee. This
recommendation is based on the premise that the
tasks faced by the Internal Affairs Coordinator
would warrant the recognition of the difficulty
and stress of the position. In addition, the job
has expanded to include the responsibility of
coordinating the background investigation of
potential new hires. This change will be viewed
positively by staff within the Police Department
and will actually increase the efficiency and
effectiveness of the position.
PARKS AND (CONSENT CALENDAR - ITEM 3D)
RECREATION Lake Fenwick Park. AUTHORIZATION to accept as
complete the Lake Fenwick Park construction
project and to release retainage to Golf Land-
scaping, Inc. upon receipt of State releases as
recommended by the Parks Committee. The project
was completed in a timely manner and within
budget.
FIRE (RFP - ITEM 5A)
Radio Equipment Building Construction. Several
contractors were contacted, regarding the radio
equipment building construction. However, due to
the small size of the job and time restraint, only
two contractors were prepared to issue a quote on
the work. Prior to accepting a quote, one con-
tractor withdrew. The Fire Department recommends
that the City Council authorize the Mayor to sign
a contract in the amount of $32 , 987 with C.E.
Skinner Construction to build the radio equipment
support building. MANN SO MOVED. Houser seconded
and the motion carried.
CITY VEHICLES (OTHER BUSINESS - ADDED ITEM 4B)
Alternate Fuel Source. Councilmember Mann stated
that because of the current crisis in the Mid-East
and its effect on prices of gasoline, he feels the
City should look into alternate sources of fuel
for City vehicles. He suggested that a study be
conducted, and noted that natural gas and propane
are currently being used by other municipalities.
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CITY VEHICLES HE MOVED that Administration look into alternate
sources of fuel for City vehicles. Houser second-
ed. Motion carried. The Mayor then asked City
Administrator Chow to develop a committee of
department heads to study this issue and report
back to the Council in a timely manner.
FINANCE (CONSENT CALENDAR - ITEM 3B)
Approval of Bills. APPROVAL of payment of the
bills received through September 4, 1990 after
auditing by the Operations Committee at its meet-
ing at 4 : 30 p.m. on September 11, 1990.
Approval of checks issued for vouchers:
Date Checks Amount
8/16/ - 8/30/90 95507 - 95534 $259 , 857. 30
8/31/90 95535 - 96160 719 ,704 .71
$979, 562 . 01
Approval of checks issued for payroll:
Date Checks Amount
8/20/90 140204 - 140947 $839 , 015.27
(OTHER BUSINESS - ITEM 4A)
LID 330 Bond Ordinance and Purchase Contract. The
Finance staff is requesting the adoption of Bond
Ordinance No. 2943 and authorization for the Mayor
Streets to sign a purchase contract in the amount of
$4 , 033 , 732 . 35 for LID 330 bond. These bond pro-
ceeds will be used for the construction and im-
provement on 64th Ave. S. (Meeker St. to S. 212th
St. ) The final assessment roll for this LID has
been adopted and the thirty (30) day prepayment
period has elapsed. The purchase contract with
Lehman Brothers is at a net interest cost of 7 . 61%
and has a gross underwriting spread of $20 per
thousand dollar bond. This results in an average
coupon of a 7 . 35% and an assessment to property
owners of 7. 85%. Finance Director McCarthy point-
ed out that on page 12 of the proposed ordinance,
the interest rate is listed incorrectly as 7 . 35%,
and should be 7 .85%. HOUSER MOVED for the
adoption of Ordinance No. 2943 approving the bonds
for LID 330 and authorizing the Mayor to sign a
purchase contract for LID 330 with Lehman
Brothers. Johnson seconded and the motion
carried.
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EXECUTIVE At 7 : 35 p.m. City Administrator Chow announced an
SESSION executive session of approximately five minutes to
discuss farmlands preservation:
ADJOURNMENT The meeting reconvened at 7 : 45 p.m. and then
adjourned.
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Marie Jensen, CMC
City Clerk
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