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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCity Council Meeting - Council - Minutes - 01/02/1991 Kent, Washington January 2, 1991 Regular meeting of the Kent City Council was called to order at 7: 00 p.m. by Mayor Pro Tem Woods. Present: Councilmembers Dowell, Houser, Johnson, Mann, Orr, and White, City Administrator Chow, City Attorney Lubovich, Planning Director Harris, Public Works Director Wickstrom, Assistant Fire Chief Berg, Acting Police Chief Byerly, Finance Director McCarthy, Parks Director Wilson, Information Services Director Spang, Personnel Director Olson, Assistant City . Administrator Hansen and Deputy City Clerk Jacober. Mayor Kelleher was not in attendance. Approximately 25 people were at the meeting. PUBLIC (PUBLIC COMMUNICATIONS - ITEM 1A) COMMUNICATIONS Employee of the Month._ Mayor Pro Tem Woods announced that Yvonne Knox of the Information Services Department has been selected as Em- ployee of the Month for January. She noted that Ms. Knox is responsible for setting up computer and terminal equipment, handling technical problems, answering software and electronic mail questions, teaching classes and researching new innovations. Information Services Director Spang commended Ms. Knox on her attitude and abilities, and Ms. Knox was presented with the Employee of the Month plaque. (PUBLIC COMMUNICATIONS - ITEM 1B) Saturday Market Appreciation Day. Mayor Pro Tem Woods read a proclamation declaring January 5 ► 1991 , as Saturday Market Appreciation Day in the City of Kent. She noted that the Saturday Market has become a popular attraction in downtown Kent with its, repertoire of family entertainment programs and a unique selection of high quality wares. Woods commended Nancy Woo, Community Events Coordinator, the Community Events staff, the Market Advisory Board and the Market vendors. CONSENT JOHNSON MOVED that Consent Calendar Items A CALENDAR through P be approved. White seconded and the motion carried. MINUTES (CONSENT CALENDAR ITEM 3A) Approval of Minutes. APPROVAL of the minutes of the regular Council meeting of December 4 , 1990. - 1 - January 2, 1991 HEALTH AND (CONSENT CALENDAR - ITEM 3D) SANITATION Plaza By The Green. ACCEPTANCE of the bill of sale and warranty agreement submitted by Young Development and Construction Company, Inc. for continuous operation and maintenance of approximately ,826 feet of sanitary sewer extension constructed in the vicinity of Russell Road and Meeker Street for the Plaza by the Green Development and release of cash bond after expiration of the one-year maintenance period. WATER' (CONSENT CALENDAR - ITEM 3F) Metro Infiltration/Inflow Reduction Pilot Program. AUTHORIZATION for the City to parti- cipate in the Metro Infiltration/Inflow Reduction Pilot Program and for the Mayor to sign the infiltration/inflow project agreement, as recommended by the Public Works Committee. (CONSENT CALENDAR - ITEM 3J) Water System Plan. AUTHORIZATION to adopt Ordinance 2960 adopting the addendum to the Water System Plan, as recommended by the Public Works Committee. SEWER (CONSENT CALENDAR - ITEM 3E) LID 337 - West View Terrace/McCann's West View. ADOPTION of Resolution 1267 setting February 5, 1991 as the date for a public hearing on forma- tion of LID 337. TRAFFIC (CONSENT CALENDAR - ITEM 3G) CONTROL Parking in Front of Centennial Building. ADOPTION of Ordinance 2959 amending the City code to change the parking limits on the two stalls near the west driveway of City Hall to two-hour limits, the one stall between the two-hour stalls in the crosswalk to a passenger load only and the two stalls between the crosswalk and the driveway east of the Centennial Building to 30 minutes, as recommended by the Public Works Committee. (CONSENT CALENDAR - ITEM 3I ) Road Closure. AUTHORIZATION to restrict all through and left turn movements from Frager and Russell Roads onto South 212th Street and authorization to transfer $10, 640 from the Street Fund to Frager Road and South 212th Street Fund, as recommended by the Public Works Committee. 2 - January 2, 1991 ARTERIAL (CONSENT CALENDAR - ITEM 3H) CLASSIFICATION Arterial Classification. ADOPTION of Resolution 1268 amending the City of Kent Comprehensive Transportation Plan to include Lind Avenue from East Valley Highway to 180th and to classify same as a minor arterial, as recommended by the Public Works Committee. PUBLIC (CONSENT CALENDAR - ITEM 3L) SAFETY West Hill Fire Station and Police Substation. ACCEPTANCE as complete of construction of the West Hill Fire Station and Police Substation. A constract was signed with John Korsmo Con- struction on June 1 , 1989. After a period of time to correct punch list items, the Fire Department has accepted the project as 100 percent complete. By accepting this item on the consent calendar, the Council will be ac- cepting the project complete as of the date that we have written release by all lien holders of their liens. After those lien requirements are met, the Fire Department is authorized to release retainage upon receipt of appro- priate documentation from the Department of Revenue as well as the Department of Labor and Industry. (CONSENT CALENDAR - ITEM 3M) West Hill Site. ACCEPTANCE as complete of the land preparation for the West Hill Fire and Police Complex. The Public Safety Committee and the Fire Chief recommend that the City Council accept this phase of the project as 100 percent complete and authorize processing the paperwork to notify the Department of Labor and Industry as well as the Department of Revenue that the work has been completed. Upon receipt of the necessary certificate, retainage will be released to the contractor. FIRE (CONSENT CALENDAR - ITEM 3K) Fire Resource Mutual Aid Master Agreement. APPROVAL of the Fire Resource Mutual Aid Master Agreement. Until now, our automatic and mutual aid agreements with other fire agencies could only be extended within King County by working jointly with the King County Offices of Emer- gency Services and King County Fire Chiefs. It is now possible through RCW 38. 52 to enter into an agreement with Pierce County. Any emer- gency aid sent would be limited by the type of calls/assistance requested for and the Fire Chief would retain final authority on whether or not to send units based on our community ' s needs. 3 - 2 January , 1 991 FIRE While there is a potential for overtime costs, staff feels that the overall impact would be minimized by the number of requests. Further, the benefits to this community would far out- weigh any costs or risks. It is anticipated that in the lang-term, there would be a balance of give and take that would satisfy the demand of localized large incidences. PUBLIC WORKS (OTHER BUSINESS - ITEM 4A) Emergency Slide Repair Canyon Drive at 94th Avenue. The Public Works Committee has recom- mended that an emergency be declared to repair the slide that occurred in Mill Creek Canyon adjacent to Canyon Drive in the vicinity of 94th Avenue. The cost of the repairs is es- timated to be $100, 000 which will be taken from the Unemcumbered Funds of the Sewerage Utility. Because of the emergent nature of the issue and the recent disruption of City business due to the weather, this has not been to Operations Committee for their review. WHITE MOVED that the repair of the slide- on Canyon Road at 94th be declared an emergency, that a budget be established for the project and that $100, 000 be transferred from the Unemcumbered balance of the Sewerage Utility. Houser seconded and the motion carried. ENTRY SIGNS (OTHER BUSINESS - ITEM 4B) Entry Signs. The Public Works Committee has recommended approval of the design for entry signs to be placed at major arterials coming into the City. Public Works Director Wickstrom presented the design to the Council and noted that the design was developed by Ed Olson of the Public Works Department. Olson thanked Dea Drake of the Graphics Department for her help on the project. WHITE MOVED for approval of the design and in- stallation of the signs. Houser seconded and the motion carried. CONSERVATION (CONSENT CALENDAR - ITEM 3N) Interlocal Cooperative Agreement. AUTHORIZATION for the Mayor to sign the Interlocal Cooperative Agreement with King County for use of conserva- tion future funds. This executed agreement is required for Kent to be eligible for grant awards. 4 - January 2, 1991 COMMUNITY (CONSENT CALENDAR - ITEM 30) DEVELOPMENT Kitchen Rehabilitation and Handicapped Access BLOCK GRANT Project. ACCEPTANCE of the combined Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Special Popula- tions Resource Center Rehabilitation Project and the handicapped access project as complete and authorization to release the retainage upon receipt of state releases. (CONSENT CALENDAR - ITEM 3P) Kiwanis Tot Lot No. 4. ACCEPTANCE of the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Kiwanis Tot Lot No. 4 project as complete. ZONING CODE (PUBLIC HEARINGS - ITEM 2A) AMENDMENT - Group Homes. On October 2, 1990 the City Council GROUP HOMES held a public meeting to consider the recommenda- tions by the Planning Commission concerning zoning code changes for group homes. The City Council adopted the. recommendations by the Planning Commission on proposed zoning changes for Class I and II Group Homes but deleted the reference to Class III (which was sent back to the Planning Committee for further consideration) . Ordinances have been prepared to include the proposed amendments to Class I and II Group Homes as previously adopted and proposed zoning changes for Class III group homes as recommended by the Planning Committee. City Attorney Lubovich noted that in researching this issue, the Law Department determined the definitions of Group Homes I, II, and III needed to be rewritten in order to comply with the Fair Housing Act. He noted the modifications are in- cluded in the ordinances. These modifications include placing recovering alcoholics, or those formerly addicted to legal or illegal drugs, in Group I, and requiring registration as a condi- tion on a conditional use permit for Groups II and III . Harris noted this would put more pre- dictability into the group homes issue. Lubovich noted for Woods and White that this proposal provides more control and stronger restrictions than those which currently exist. Upon Dowell ' s question, Janet Shull of the Planning Department noted that up to six un- related people are. considered a family and more than six would be a group home. She added that up to 10 could be sited in a single-family zone, without the city being aware of it. She further explained that the Planning Commission based the number of residents on the size of 5 - January 2, 1991 ZONING CODE existing housing stock available in Kent and AMENDMENT - the underlying zoning. Upon White ' s question GROUP HOMES about parking, she stated the city cannot pre- clude anyone from siting in a residential zone if they meet the definition of Class I, which means they are protected by Federal law. Laurie Anderson of the Planning Department explained that the city would not change parking requirements for ten related individuals in a single-family home, and, therefore, could not change it for Class I either. Dowell opined that 10 residents is too many, and that 6 would be more realistic. Upon Mann' s question, Lubovich stated the City is not mandated to have an ordinance covering group homes, but without one all group homes would have to go through the conditional use process, and the code could not be enforced. There were no further questions and Woods de- clared the public hearing open. She explained for Don Knapp that there are currently no ap- plications for group homes in the city. There were no further comments from the audience and ORR MOVED to close the public hearing. Johnson seconded and the motion carried. Lubovich advised that each ordinance should be considered separately and JOHNSON MOVED to adopt Ordinance 2957. Orr seconded. Lubovich explained this ordinance deals with registration of group homes, which is subject to the condi- tional use permit process. Carol Morris added that the parking would be addressed during that process, and cautioned the Council against changing the number of residents allowed. Lubovich pointed out that if Ordinance 2958 is not passed, there is no point in passing this registration ordinance. ORR MOVED to defer action on Ordinance 2957 until Ordinance 2958 has been considered. Houser seconded and the motion carried. JOHNSON MOVED to adopt Ordinance 2958. Houser seconded. Mann stated that passing this ordi- nance is a serious threat to the safety of Kent' s citizens. He said the Class III group homes should not be allowed in the community, and urged the Council not to pass the ordinance. Houser stated- that this ordinance will protect the citizens, and that laws should be in place before an application is received. An exchange between Dowell and Johnson resulted in reducing the number of residents in Class I-A from a maximum of 10 to a maximum of 7, and reducing the number of residents in Class I-B from a - 6 - January 2, 1991 ZONING CODE maximum of 14 to a maximum of 10. Johnson' s AMENDMENT - motion to adopt Ordinance 2958 was restated- GROUP HOMES using the above figures. The motion carried with the chair not voting and Mann voting against the motion. Mayor Pro Tem Woods then noted that action on Ordinance 2957 has been deferred. •Johnson' s motion to adopt Ordinance 2957 then carried with Mann voting nay. Woods commended all who worked on this issue, including the Planning Commission, the Planning Committee, the Planning Department, and the Legal Department. FUEL CONTRACT (OTHER BUSINESS - ITEM 4C) Fuel Contract. Quotations were recently soli- cited from several vendors for the purchase of gasoline, diesel, and propane for 1991 . Staff recommends that the Mayor be authorized to sign contracts with Associated Petroleum and Suburban Propane. Finance Director McCarthy noted that the total contract value is $199 , 401 , which is within the budget of $221 , 000. He noted that the con- tracts are based upon increases to the suppliers and that as suppliers get increases or decreases, those increases or decreases will be passed on to the city. He noted for Dowell that the figures are based upon the average gallonage of each. type of fuel . HOUSER THEN MOVED to authorize the Mayor to sign contracts with Associated Petroleum and Suburban Propane. White seconded and the motion carried. LIBRARY BOARD (CONSENT CALENDAR - ITEM 3C) Library Board Appointment. CONFIRMATION of the Mayor ' s appointment of Raul Ramos to the Library Board replacing Sally Hopkins whose term has expired. This appointment will begin immediately and continue through March, 1995. FINANCE (CONSENT CALENDAR - ITEM 3B) Approval of Bills. APPROVAL of payment of the bills received through January 2 , 1991 , after auditing by the Operations Committee at its meeting at 4: 30 p.m. on January 8, 1991 . Approval of checks issued for vouchers: Date Check Numbers Amount 1 2/3-1 2/1 3/90 99320-99348 $ 189, 737. 00 12/14/90 99350-99784 1 , 900, 782. 67 $2, 090, 51 9 . 67 - 7 - January 2, 1991 FINANCE Approval of checks issued for payroll: Date Check Numbers Amount 12/5/90 145350-146042 $836, 920. 29 1 2/7/90 1 46043-1 461 56 91 , 721 . 60 1 2/21 /90 1 461 57-1 46843 829, 1 73. 75 REPORTS (REPORTS - ITEM 7A) Council President. Council President Woods noted that the Council, as well as department heads, will meet with the Warner Group .on January 14, 15 and 16 to discuss the management study. She asked Councilmembers to contact Administration to set up appointments. She also noted that Suburban Cities will meet in Tukwila on January 10, and asked Councilmembers to let Administration know if they will attend the meeting. (REPORTS - ITEM 7C) Public Works Committee. White noted that he had recently attended the National League of Cities meeting and submitted resolutions and reports of the various committees. He requested that City Administrator Chow bring the policy on parking to the next Council meeting. White noted that he is concerned about the number of city vehicles parked in the City Hall lot. Assistant City Administrator Hansen noted that he had spoken with Finance Director McCarthy re- garding the meter readers vehicles, and that those vehicles will now park on the street. ADJOURNMENT The meeting was adjourned at 8: 50 p.m. . Brenda Jacober, CMC Deputy City C1 rk 8 -