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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCity Council Meeting - Council - Minutes - 09/04/1990 Kent, Washington 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. 1 September 4 , 1990 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. 2 September 4, 1990 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 . 3 September 4 , 1990 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 . 4 September 4, 1990 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. 5 September 4 , 1990 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. 6 September 4 , 1990 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. �z Marie Jensen, CMC City Clerk 7