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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCity Council Meeting - Council - Minutes - 05/21/1991 Kent, Washington May 21, 1991 Regular meeting of the Kent City Council was called to order at 7 : 00 p.m. by Mayor Kelleher. Present: Councilmembers Dowell, Houser, Johnson, Orr and Woods, City Administrator Chow, City At- torney Lubovich, Planning Director Harris, Public Works Director Wickstrom, Finance Director McCarthy, Fire Chief Angelo, Assis- tant City Administrator Hansen, Information Services Director Spang and Personnel Director Olson. Councilmembers Mann and White, Acting Police Chief Byerly and Parks Director Wilson were not in attendance. Approximately 30 people were at the meeting. PUBLIC Salmon Enhancement Program. Mayor Kelleher noted COMMUNICATIONS that the City has provided funds for a salmon en- hancement program in various Kent schools, and that the program teaches children about fish and stream preservation, as well as providing improved fish runs in the streams. Sandi Weaver and stu- dents from some of the schools involved showed the Council some of the five-month old Coho Salmon used in the program. She noted that this is a multi-faceted educational project and thanked the Mayor and Council for their support. Police Chief Presentation. Captain Jim Miller ex- plained that in 1988 a pilot Puppy Program was begun, which involves nurturing puppies so that they will successfully enter the K9 program. He noted that Officer Bob Miller and his family agreed to help with the program, and have worked with two puppies--K9 Ranger, who is working with Officer Ron Price and K9 PC, who will soon enter training. He presented Officer Robert E. Miller with the Chief' s Award for Professional Excellence in recognition of his commitment and dedication to the Kent Police Department K9 Unit in helping es- tablish the Puppy Program. The Miller family was presented with the Chief ' s Commendation Award for their contribution to the Puppy Program, which has made the puppies outstanding police dog candi- dates. Captain Miller announced that Officer Miller and his family have recently received a third puppy into the program. National Public Works Week. Mayor Kelleher read a proclamation declaring the week of May 19-25, 1991 as National Public Works Week in the City of Kent and inviting all citizens and civic organizations to acquaint themselves with the problems involved in providing our public works services and to rec- 1 May 21, 1991 PUBLIC ognize the contributions that public works COMMUNICATIONS officials make every day toward our health, safety and comfort. He presented the proclamation to Public Works Director Wickstrom. Law Enforcement Torch Run Week. Mayor Kelleher declared the week of May 27-31, 1991 as Law En- forcement Torch Run Week and encouraged all citizens and business owners to take interest and help support the Kent Police Officers in their fund raising and torch carrying efforts. Detective Wayne Hemple accepted the proclamation. CONSENT WOODS MOVED that Consent Calendar Items A through CALENDAR K be approved. Johnson seconded and the motion carried. MINUTES (CONSENT CALENDAR - ITEM 3A) _Approval of Minutes. Approval of the minutes of the regular Council meeting of May 7 , 1991. HEALTH & (CONSENT CALENDAR - ITEM 3I) SANITATION Meridian Ridge Apartments. ACCEPTANCE of the bill of sale and warranty agreement submitted by Nordevin, Inc. for continuous operation and main- tenance of approximately 752 feet of water main extension, 434 . 5 feet of sanitary sewer extension constructed in the vicinity of S .E. 260th and 106th Avenue S.E. for the Meridian Ridge Apart- ments and release of cash bond after expiration of the one-year maintenance period. WATER (BIDS - ITEM 5B) Manganese Water Treatment Facility. Bid opening was April 22 with seven bids received. The low bidder was Will Construction Company, Inc. in the amount of $3 , 389 , 864 . 82 . Construction costs are estimated to be $3 , 900, 000 . 00. Because of design changes and regulatory changes, the project costs will exceed the budget. Therefore, it was recom- mended and approved by the Budget, Public Works and Operations Committees to transfer $900, 000 from the Unencumbered Water Fund to this project and to award to the low bidder. ORR MOVED that $900, 000 be transferred from the Unencumbered Water Fund to the Manganese Water Treatment Facility and to award the project to 2 May 21, 1991 WATER Will Construction in the amount of $3 , 389, 864 . 82 . Woods seconded and the motion carried. SEWER (CONSENT CALENDAR - ITEM 3D) Metro Sewage Disposal Agreement. AUTHORIZATION for the Mayor to sign an amendment to the agree- ment for sewage disposal with Metro, as recommend- ed by the Public Works Committee. STREETS (CONSENT CALENDAR - ITEM 3E) L.I.D. 336 - East Valley Highway Improvements, South 196th to South 180th. AUTHORIZATION to set June 18 as the date for a public hearing on the final assessment roll for L. I.D. 336. (CONSENT CALENDAR - ITEM 3H) Van Doren's Landing Segregation. APPROVAL to seg- regate Assessments 45 and 46 of L. I.D. 327 and au- thorization for the City Attorney to prepare the necessary resolution, as recommended by the Public Works Committee. (CONSENT CALENDAR - ITEM 3K) Cornucopia Days Street Closure Ordinance. APPROVAL of Ordinance 2984 to close certain streets from July 11 through July 14 , 1991, and to issue a permit to Kent Lions Club for Cornucopia Days ac- tivities. TRAFFIC (CONSENT CALENDAR - ITEM 3J) CONTROL Parking - Gowe Street. ADOPTION of Ordinance 2983 authorizing resumption of normal parking practice on Gowe Street between 3rd and 4th Avenues. With the completion of the construction of the Centen- nial Building on Gowe Street, there is no longer the need for special parking for official and emergency vehicles operated by the Kent Fire and Police Departments. PUBLIC (OTHER BUSINESS - ITEM 4A) WORKS Fuel Tank Replacement. The Contractor who was awarded the contract to remove underground storage tanks at various City on-site generator sites was unable to obtain the proper insurance to protect the City from damages in the event of an oil spill or other pollutant discharge during performance of the contract were it to occur. As a result of the high risk involved, the Public Works Department 3 May 21, 1991 PUBLIC has decided to cease contract negotiations and re- WORKS let the contract to an adequately insured bidder. ORR MOVED that the Public Works Department cancel its contract negotiations with the successful bid- der, reject the bid and proceed to re-bid the pro- ject. Woods seconded and the motion carried. S.E. 241st Street. Ms. Otey spoke from the audi- ence regarding a road being built adjacent to a plat on S .E. 241st Street between 94th and 96th. She voiced concern about the grade and Public Works Director Wickstrom agreed to contact her about the project. SHORELINE (PUBLIC HEARINGS - ITEM 2A) MASTER Shoreline Master Program Amendments. This public hearing will consider proposed amendments to the Kent Shoreline Master Program as recommended by the Planning Commission at their April 22 , 1991 meeting. Ann Watanabe of the Planning Department noted that Kent ' s program was last amended in 1981, and that grant funds have been received from the Department of Ecology to amend and update the program. She noted that staff has worked with the Department of Ecology, City departments and a citizens advisory committee, and has held two workshops and a public hearing on this issue. She explained that the amendments are in relation to administration, enforcement and graphics. She noted that some amendments have been approved by the Planning Commission with changes, and that other amendments were proposed later and were not heard by the Planning Commission. Watanabe noted that in response to DOE ' s concerns regarding wet- lands language, they have proposed using the In- terim Wetlands Guidelines currently used under SEPA. She also noted that DOE has requested that all wetlands within the shoreline area be desig- nated as conservancy areas, which is the most re- strictive level of protection, but that staff pro- poses that those lands be mapped first and then assigned a particular designation. Watanabe also noted that the Public Works Department has re- quested changes in the language which make it clear that these policies and standards are not intended to interfere with the normal levy main- tenance or with major structures such as arter- 4 May 21, 1991 SHORELINE rials, freeway river crossings and bridge struc- MASTER tures. Watanabe explained for Orr that the word should was used in the new language since these are rec- ommendations, and that if accepted, they would be- come mandatory. Upon Dowell ' s question, Watanabe explained that no changes which would affect the use of property in the conservancy area will occur as a result of the amendments. Chris Grant of the Planning Commission noted that they are comfortable with the document prepared by the Planning staff, and that, as noted earlier, the Planning Commission has not had an opportunity to go over some of the material recently received. He indicated, however, that it appears to be the SEPA guidelines under which the city currently op- erates and would simply be a matter of incorpo- rating them into the document. The Mayor declared the public hearing open. Carol Stoner, speaking for Greg Wingard, noted that the draft amendments which address wetlands issues are the interim SEPA guidelines which the Mayor' s En- vironmental Task Force has worked on. She urged the Council to pass a resolution of intent to adopt the amendments. There were no further comments from the audience and WOODS MOVED to close the public hearing. Orr seconded and the motion carried. JOHNSON MOVED to accept the Planning Commission' s recommendation to approve the Kent Shoreline Master Program Amend- ments and direct the City Attorney to prepare the resolution of intention to adopt the amendments as required by the State Department of Ecology. Orr seconded. Johnson clarified for Planning Manager Satterstrom that it is his intention to incorpo- rate the amendments proposed by the staff and not considered by the Planning Commission. The motion carried. 5 May 21, 1991 SENIOR (REPORTS - ITEM 7) HOUSING Senior Housing Program. Mayor Kelleher noted that the City has engaged in a competitive negotiation process for the Senior Housing Project. He ex- plained that under this process, site selection, design, and selection of the contractor are all included in a proposal. He noted that a committee has evaluated and ranked the proposals received, based on the quality of the site, the quality of the design, and the experience and credentials of the development and construction team. He noted that the top ranked team has the first chance to negotiate a contract with Administration, and that those negotiations should be concluded soon. He announced that there may be a workshop at the next Council meeting to discuss this issue. INTERLOCAL (CONSENT CALENDAR - ITEM 3G) PURCHASE Interlocal Agreement - Communications Equipment._ AGREEMENT AUTHORIZATION for the Mayor to sign an Interlocal Agreement with the City of Seattle for the pur- chase of communications equipment. The City of Seattle, the City of Bellevue and the Port of Seattle are currently in the process of issuing a joint request for proposal (RFP) for the implementation of an $800 MHv trunked radio and microwave system. This is the same communications technology recently implemented in the Kent Police and Fire Departments. The City of Seattle is taking the lead in this joint procurement. Seattle has offered to allow other agencies in the region to execute an interlocal agreement with them to allow these agencies to purchase compatible equipment directly from their successful vendor and at their locked prices. Kent' s technical and legal staff have reviewed Seattle' s RFP and have found it to satisfy our technical and legal requirements. Execution of the interlocal agreement does not ob- ligate Kent to purchase any equipment off of Seat- tle' s proposal; it protects our ability to procure equipment in the future at the more advantageous purchasing power (pricing) of a larger entity. It 6 May 21, 1991 INTERLOCAL also allows us to enhance and expand our system in PURCHASE the future to maintain compatibility with other AGREEMENT trunked radio systems in the region, and to in- crease our systems capacity and capability in the future. CITY (CONSENT CALENDAR - ITEM 3C) PROPERTY Sale of Real Property - Walker's Acres. ACCEPTANCE and APPROVAL of the sale and disposition of Lots 1, 2 , and 3 of said Walkers Acres as set forth in the earnest money agreements, and further authori- zation for the City Attorney or the City of Kent Property Manager to execute any and all documents necessary to finalize the transactions. Pursuant to RCW 69 . 50. 501, the City of Kent ac- quired real property seized during a recent crim- inal forfeiture action. The City obtained an ap- praisal on the various parcels, one containing a single-family residence, and listed the property for sale. The City has recently secured earnest money agreements on three of the parcels described as follows: Lots 1, 2 , and 3 , Walkers Acres, S . P. 90-22 , and recorded under King County Auditor' s file No. 9103010512 . Sales prices are: Lot 1 (with home) - $170, 000 ; Lot 2 - $36, 000 ; Lot 3 - $35, 000 . All offers meet or exceed the apprais- als. Council is asked to approve the sales as set forth and authorize closing on the same. CITY SHOPS (BIDS - ITEM 5C) Closed Circuit TV Security System - City Shops. Bid opening was May 3 with five bids submitted. The low bid was submitted by Reliable Security in the amount of $13 , 262 . 16. Staff recommends that the low bid be accepted. ORR SO MOVED. Houser seconded and the motion carried. CITY HALL (BIDS - ITEM 5A) REMODEL City Hall Remodel - Phase I. Bid opening was held April 26 with four bids received. The low bid was submitted by Armstrong Gilthvedt Construction in the amount of $106, 469 including sales tax. Staff recommends awarding the bid to the low bidder. HOUSER SO MOVED. Woods seconded and the motion carried. 7 May 21, 1991 FIRE (CONSENT CALENDAR - ITEM 3F) DEPARTMENT Mobile Data Terminal System Agreement. AUTHORIZA- TION for the Mayor to sign a System' s Support Agreement for the Police and Fire Mobile Data Terminal System. The Mobile Data Terminal (MDT) system implemented by the Police and Fire Depart- ments is already proving to be a highly effective tool in improving police officer and firefighter safety and productivity. This system is covered under warranty for a period of one (1) year from acceptance which will be in May of this year. At the conclusion of the warranty period, the system was scheduled to be placed under a system support agreement to insure a continued level of function- ality, performance and reliability. The support and spare parts availability offered in the system support agreement is more appropri- ate for public safety needs than that provided for in the initial standard warranty, or on a time and material basis. Motorolla Mobile Data, the system vendor, has offered to provide this enhanced level of support during the warranty period as well as price guarantees for future years of the agree- ment, if the City executes the agreement at this time instead of waiting for the end of the warran- ty. These enhanced coverages will be at no addi- tional cost to the City. FINANCE (CONSENT CALENDAR - ITEM 3B) Approval of Bills. Approval of payment of the bills received through May 15, 1991 after auditing by the Operations Committee at its meeting at 4 : 45 p.m. on May 28 , 1991. Approval of checks issued for vouchers: Date Check Numbers Amount 4/29/91 104214 $ 462 . 56 5/1-5/15/91 104727-105335 2 , 214 , 009 . 31 $2 , 214 , 471. 87 Approval of checks issued for payroll : Date Check Numbers Amount 5/20/91 01154876-01155605 $ 635, 502 . 18 8 May 21, 1991 REPORTS Council President. Council President Woods re- minded Chairs of committees that agenda items must include a recommendation from the committee. She also encouraged them to prepare a motion so that discussion will be a part of the record. Administrative Reports. City Administrator Chow noted that the Council packets contain an update on the 1992 Budget which asks that each depart- ment provide a set of departmental cuts totalling 10% of the 1992 financial forecast, and that the proposals be provided to the Finance Department by July 15 so that they can be summarized for presen- tation to the Council on August 8 . ADJOURNMENT The meeting adjourned at 8 : 00 p.m. Brenda Jacober, CMC Deputy City Clerk 9