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February 15, 2000
The regular meeting of the Kent City Council was called to order
at 7 : 00 p.m. by Mayor White . Present : Councilmembers Amodt,
Brotherton, Clark, Epperly, Orr, Woods and Yingling, Government
Affairs Manager Laurent, City Attorney Lubovich, Public Works
Director Wickstrom, Planning Director Harris, Fire Chief Angelo,
Police Chief Crawford, Parks Director Hodgson and Finance Director
Miller. Approximately 75 people were in attendance .
CHANGES TO Laurent added Item 7B, Centennial Building
THE AGENDA Custodial Services; Laurent requested a correction
to Item 6B relating to dates and amounts;
Brotherton requested that Proposals A and D of
Item 7A be tabled and sent to the Planning
Committee for discussion.
PUBLIC Heln the Homeless Day. Mayor White read a
COMMUNICATIONS proclamation noting that homelessness is an
increasing problem and proclaimed February 29,
2000 as Help the Homeless Day in the City of
Kent . He encouraged all citizens to donate food,
clothes or blankets to help those who are in
need. He introduced 8-year-old Tyler Warren, who
accepted the proclamation and thanked the Mayor
and Council for trying to help him get a national
holiday. Mayor White ' s five grandchildren then
donated blankets for the homeless .
Black History Month. Mayor White introduced
Lawrence Lombard and Al Moore, and noted that
the African-American Cultural Center of Kent
was established in February 1997 to serve as a
gathering place for the children, adults and
elders of the community. He added that the
Center' s goals for 2000 include offering a
mentoring and tutoring program, offering a pro-
gram to honor graduating seniors, and assisting
in locating African-American teachers and
counselors to help. He proclaimed February 2000
as Black History Month in the City of Kent and
encouraged all citizens to reflect on the contri-
butions African-Americans have made to this
country. Al Moore expressed thanks for the
proclamation and said they will work hard for
the children of Kent .
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PUBLIC Russell Road Park Award. Parks Director Hodgson
COMMUNICATIONS introduced Dale Gelner of the National Softball
Association, who presented the Mayor and Council
with the Outstanding Park Award. He explained the
criteria for this award and said Russell Road Park
is one of the premier softball complexes on the
west coast . He added that tournaments will be
held there in August, September and October,
bringing 80 teams from west of the Mississippi to
Kent . Hodgson thanked the Softball Association
for the recognition, and the Council and community
for their support . He introduced and commended
employees of the Parks Department, and upon the
Mayor' s request, agreed to provide an analysis of
how much money these tournaments bring into the
community.
CONSENT ORR MOVED that Consent Calendar Items A through K,
CALENDAR including the amendment made to Item 6B at the
beginning of the meeting be approved. Woods
seconded and the motion carried.
MINUTES (CONSENT CALENDAR - ITEM GA)
Approval of Minutes . APPROVAL of the minutes of
the regular Council meeting of February 1, 2000 .
HEALTH & (CONSENT CALENDAR - ITEM 6C)
SANITATION Arbor Village Bill of Sale. ACCEPT the Bill of
Sale for Arbor Village submitted by Olympus
Assisted Living, LLC for continuous operation and
maintenance of 560 feet of watermain improvements,
360 feet of 6" sanitary sewer, 400 feet of 8"
sanitary sewer, 486 feet of street improvements
and 402 feet of storm sewer and release of bonds
after the expiration period, as recommended by the
Public Works Director. The project is located at
11427 SE 240th Street .
SEWER (CONSENT CALENDAR - ITEM 6I)
Purchase of Smith & Loveless Package Pump Station.
AUTHORIZATION to purchase a package sewerage pump
station manufactured by Smith & Loveless, Inc. , as
recommended by the Public Works Committee . The
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SEWER Sales Agreement has been received and the purchase
price is $257 . 991 . The Public Works Director' s
memorandum explains the project and the reason for
the sole source purchase .
WATER (CONSENT CALENDAR - ITEM 6D)
Wellhead Protection Program. PASSAGE of
Resolution No. 1563 , adopting and establishing
the Wellhead Protection Program, as recommended
by the Public Works Committee .
RECYCLING (CONSENT CALENDAR - ITEM 6E)
Seattle/King County Health Department Grant
Agreement. AUTHORIZATION for the Mayor to sign
the Seattle/King County Health Dept . Grant
Agreement, direct staff to accept the grant and
establish a budget for $40, 370 , as recommended by
the Public Works Committee . This grants provides
for two city-wide Household Hazardous Waste
Collection and Recycling Events .
TRANSPORTATION (CONSENT CALENDAR - ITEM 6J)
Transvortation Improvement Board Grant.
AUTHORIZATION for the Mayor to sign the grant
agreement, direct staff to accept the grant, and
establish a budget for $148, 400 for the Pedestrian
Safety and Mobility Program, as recommended by the
Public Works Committee .
The Department of Public Works has received a
grant agreement in the amount of $148, 400 for the
Pedestrian Safety and Mobility Program.
EMERGENCY (CONSENT CALENDAR - ITEM 6H)
SERVICES FEMA Grant For Community Emergency Response Team.
ACCEPTANCE of grant funds, and authorization for
the Mayor or his designee to sign the contract
between the Washington State Military Department
and the City of Kent Office of Emergency Services .
In support of the City' s CERT (Community Emergency
Response Team) and disaster preparedness, the Fire
Department applied for a grant from FEMA to help
with the cost of the training. The City has been
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EMERGENCY awarded a grant of $1, 500 . It is a matching grant
SERVICES which will more than cover funding of the program.
STREET (PUBLIC HEARINGS - ITEM 5A)
VACATION Street Vacation, S. 196th at 58th Avenue South
S7V-99-7 . Resolution No. 1561 established this
date as the date for a public hearing on the
application by Lincoln Distribution Center to
vacate a portion of S. 196th Street . Wickstrom
noted for Clark that this involves alignment of
the old road.
Mayor White opened the public hearing. Gary
Volchok, C.D. Richard Ellis, 16400 Southcenter
Parkway, Tukwila, property manager, said the
vacation is a benefit to all parties . He said he
would like to have the ability to negotiate with
the City of Kent regarding acquiring the property
relative to the cost of moving the fire hydrant .
Upon questions from Councilmembers, Wickstrom
noted that he is willing to negotiate, that
Condition 4 could be changed to say that the
applicant shall share the costs of relocating the
fire hydrant with the city, subject to the concur-
rence of the Public Works Director, and that the
cost of moving the hydrant is high because it is
excessively deep. There were no further comments
from the audience, and ORR MOVED to close the
public hearing. Woods seconded and the motion
carried.
CLARK MOVED to approve the Planning Director' s
recommendation of approval with conditions as
outlined at tonight ' s meeting regarding the moving
of the fire hydrant, of the application to vacate
a portion of 196th Street as referenced in
Resolution No. 1561, and to direct the City
Attorney to prepare the necessary ordinance upon
compliance with the conditions of approval .
Epperly seconded and the motion carried.
PLATS (CONSENT CALENDAR - ITEM 6G)
Chancellor Park Division I Final Plat FSU-99-8
(KIVA #9902850) . APPROVAL of the staff ' s recom-
mendation of approval with conditions of the
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PLATS Chancellor Park Division I Final Plat and authori-
zation for the Mayor to sign the final plat mylar.
The Chancellor Park Division I Final Plat is 6 .26
acres in size and is located on the southern
margin of SE 240th Street between 128th Avenue SE
and 132nd Avenue SE. King County approved the
preliminary subdivision under Ordinance No. 12371
on April 22 , 1996 . This subdivision was trans-
ferred to Kent by King County upon the annexation
of the Meridian Valley area. City staff has
reviewed the proposed final plat and finds that it
complies with the conditions imposed by King
County Ordinance No. 12371 and File No. L94Po014 .
(CONSENT CALENDAR - ITEM 6K)
Rhododendron Estates Final Plat FSU-97-2 (KIVA
#9903179) . APPROVAL of staff ' s recommendation
of approval with conditions of the Rhododendron
Estates Final Plat and authorization for the Mayor
to sign the final plat mylar.
This final plat application was submitted by Bob
Newman for the Rhododendron Estates Final Plat .
The Hearing Examiner issued the Findings with
conditions on the preliminary plat on April 15 ,
1998 and an Order of Clarification was issued
May 7, 1998 . The City Council approved the
preliminary plat on June 2 , 1998 .
COMPREHENSIVE (OTHER BUSINESS - ITEM 7A)
PLAN 1999 Comprehensive Plan and Zoning Map Amendments
AMENDMENTS CPA-99-3 A-J and CPZ-99-1,2, 3,4, 6, 8, 9 . By
ordinance, amendments to the Kent Comprehensive
Plan are processed collectively once each year.
Applications for ten plan amendments were received
by September 1, 1999 . Nine of the applications
involved proposed changes to the Comprehensive
Plan Map. The Land Use and Planning Board held
public hearings on November 22 and November 29,
1999, and on January 24 , 2000 .
Brotherton noted that Proposals A and D have to do
with an urban separator policy, and that the City
does not have such a policy. He requested that
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COMPREHENSIVE these proposals be tabled and sent to the Planning
PLAN Committee for discussion, and that the City' s
AMENDMENTS policy be determined before considering these
amendments . There were no objections .
Planning Manager Fred Satterstrom explained the
recommendations for each proposal, as delineated
in the Mayor' s memo of this date . He provided
letters from the owners of the Tolles/Fox/Braun,
Proposal F, withdrawing their application, from
Ardis Johnson regarding Proposal D, from Dennis
Holt addressing Proposal D, from Kim Adams Pratt
dealing with Proposal C, and from King County
Executive Ron Sims regarding the urban separator
issue. ORR MOVED to make the letters a part of
the public record. Woods seconded and the motion
carried. Upon Orr' s question, Satterstrom said it
is his belief that no one testified on the Capital
Facilities Element at the public hearing.
Amodt questioned why the Fortunato proposal is
recommended for denial, and Satterstrom explained
that there were issues regarding the surrounding
zoning, drainage, and impacts to wildlife and
wetlands, and that it was a split vote . He noted
that the staff recommended approval in light of
what is happening in the general vicinity regard-
ing plats. Amodt said she does not see any issues
with this land.
BROTHERTON MOVED that the TNS Condo amendment
(Proposal B) be approved. Yingling seconded and
the motion carried.
BROTHERTON MOVED that the Clasen amendment
(Proposal C) be approved. Woods seconded and the
motion carried.
BROTHERTON MOVED that the Fortunato amendment
(Proposal G) be denied. Orr seconded. Phil
Fortunato, 10223 SE 200th Street, explained that
the zoning change was not submitted because of
time and money. He stated that the reason for the
higher density is to address the environmental
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COMPREHENSIVE issues on the east side of the property. He noted
PLAN that a zoning plan change will be submitted in the
AMENDMENTS future, but since the comprehensive plan can only
be done once a year he would like to Council to
consider approving it . He pointed out that sur-
rounding areas are zoned for six units per acre.
Satterstrom stated that there are some undevelop-
able areas on the site, resulting in a less than
full density. AMODT MADE A FRIENDLY AMENDMENT to
change the designation to six units per acre.
Brotherton did not accept the friendly amendment .
AMODT OFFERED A SUBSTITUTE MOTION to approve six
units per acre for the Fortunato property.
Epperly seconded and noted that the result of
changing from three units to six would be only ten
more houses . The substitute motion then carried,
with Clark opposed. BROTHERTON THEN MOVED that
the Fortunato amendment (Proposal G) be approved.
Yingling seconded and the motion carried with
Clark and Orr opposed.
BROTHERTON MOVED that the Flower Court amendment
(Proposal H) be approved. Woods seconded and the
motion carried.
BROTHERTON MOVED that the Meridian Associates
amendment (Proposal I) be approved. Woods
seconded. Clark voiced opposition to the motion,
citing the amount of traffic on Kent-Kangley Road
and the number of accidents which have already
occurred at that location. Orr said she has
concerns about where the traffic would go, and
that she cannot support additional density until
she is sure that traffic would not go into the
existing neighborhood. Brotherton said it is
necessary to allow this sort of rezone and that
standards may have to be changed in the future to
allow for more safety. Woods said the greater
issue is preserving the neighborhood. Yingling
spoke in support of the motion, and suggested
giving developers the assurance that they can
actually make a profit and develop the property in
a way that works for all . AMODT MOVED to table
this proposal and return it to the Planning
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COMPREHENSIVE Committee for review. The motion died for lack
PLAN of a second. Further discussion regarding traffic
AMENDMENTS and density was then held by Councilmembers.
Michael Reed, 10522 NE 132nd Court, Kirkland,
agreed with the concerns and said there are
solutions to the problems . He displayed a map of
the area, said neighbors have indicated that they
do not want any more traffic, and explained the
history and zoning of the property. He said they
have agreed to realign the location of the access
out to Kent-Kangley Road at a 90 degree angle .
Reed also noted that their proposal addresses
environmental issues . Yingling reminded Council-
members that both the Planning Board and the
Planning Department have approved this amendment .
Brotherton' s motion to approve then carried with
Clark and Orr opposed.
BROTHERTON MOVED that the updates to the Capital
Facilities Element (Proposal J) be approved.
Woods seconded and the motion carried with Amodt
opposed.
POLICE (CONSENT CALENDAR - ITEM 6F)
Bureau Of Justice Administration Ballistic Vest
Grant. ACCEPT the Bureau of Justice Administra-
tion Ballistic Vest Grant Funding and establish a
budget . The Kent Police Department has received
notification from the BJA that the grant applica-
tion has been approved for funding. The grant
authorizes 50% reimbursement for the costs of
ballistic vests during the period of 3/99 through
9/2003 for a total of $41, 695 . 16 .
PARKS & (OTHER BUSINESS - ITEM 7B)
RECREATION (ADDED)
Centennial Building Custodial Work. Parks
Director Hodgson explained that in December the
Council rejected bids to provide custodial
services at the Centennial Center, and asked staff
to compare the cost of having outside contractors
provide custodial services versus having it done
by city employees . He said that information was
presented to the Parks Committee on February 8th
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PARKS & and that they approved having city staff take
RECREATION over custodial work at the Centennial Center. He
requested $22 , 610 to provide the necessary
staffing levels .
Amodt spoke in favor of having city staff do the
work. WOODS MOVED to have city employees provide
the Centennial Center custodial services, and to
adjust the Facilities budget by $22 , 610 to pro-
vide the necessary staffing levels for custodial
services . Epperly seconded and the motion
carried.
FINANCE (CONSENT CALENDAR - ITEM 6B)
Approval of Bills . APPROVAL of payment of the
bills received through January 28, 2000 and
January 31, 2000 and paid on January 31, 2000,
after auditing by the Operations Committee on
February 1, 2000 .
Approval of checks issued for vouchers :
Date Check Numbers Amount
1/28/00 $2 , 221, 662 .23
Date Check Numbers Amount
1/31/00 229618-229848
1/31/00 229849-230326 1 , 290 , 626 . 05
$3 , 512 , 288 .28
Approval of checks issued for the payroll of
January 31 and paid on February 4, 2000 :
Date Check Numbers Amount
2/4/00 Checks 241562-241889 $ 267, 690 . 71
2/4/00 Advices 90738-91380 859 , 130 .20
$1, 126, 820 . 91
REPORTS Council President. Orr asked Councilmembers to
submit names for the annual citizen summit as soon
as possible .
Operations Committee. Yingling noted that the
next meeting will be held on March 7 at 4 : 00 p.m. ,
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REPORTS and that the meetings are on the 1st and 3rd
Tuesday of each month at 4 : 00 p.m.
Public Safety Committee. Epperly noted that the
committee meets on the 2nd and 4th Tuesday of each
month at 5 : 00 p.m. , and that the next meeting is
on March 14 .
Public Works Committee. Clark noted that the next
meeting will be held on March 6 at 4 : 00 p.m.
Planning Committee. Brotherton noted that the
next meeting will be held at 5 : 00 p.m. on March 6 .
ADJOURNMENT The meeting adjourned at 8 :22 p.m.
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Brenda Jaco r, CMC
City Clerk
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