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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCity Council Meeting - Council - Minutes - 04/04/2000 Kent, Washington April 4 , 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, Police Chief Crawford, Planning Director Harrisl, Public Works Director Wickstrom and Finance Director Miller. Approximately 50 people were at the meeting. CHANGES TO Mayor White added Public Communications Items 4D THE AGENDA and 4E. PUBLIC Employee of the Month. Mayor White announced that COMMUNICATIONS Cyndi Wilbur, Capital Projects Analyst in the Finance Department, has been selected as Employee of the Month for April . He noted that Ms. Wilbur did exceptional and professional work in perform- ing the Riverbend ',Golf Course audit and accounting transition to City management . He added that her dedication is phenomenal . Finance Director Miller noted that Wilbur has a passion for doing the job right and thanked her for her efforts . She was presented with the Employee of the Month plaque. World Health Day. The Mayor read a proclamation noting that the World Health Organization has established the goal of a safe and adequate blood supply for all countries of the world, and pro- claimed April 7, 2000, as World Health Day in the City of Kent . He encouraged all citizens to support efforts to improve the safety and adequacy of the blood supply, and presented the proclama- tion to Ms . Shade of the Puget Sound Blood Center. She expressed thanks and urged citizens to parti- cipate in community blood drives . Prepare Because You Care. Mayor White noted that the City of Kent has experienced natural and man- made disasters in ,the past, and that scientific evidence indicates that the City remains vulner- able in the future, and that citizens and City employees need to be prepared. He proclaimed April 2000 as Prepare Because You Care Month and encouraged all citizens to increase their knowledge, awareness and preparedness measures to follow before, during and after a natural or man- made disaster. The proclamation was accepted by 1 Kent City Council Minutes April 4, 2000 PUBLIC Assistant Fire Chief Willits, who thanked the COMMUNICATIONS Mayor, Council, City employees and citizens who have helped prepare for a disaster. He reminded all of the earthquake drill to be held on Thursday. Introduction of A�nointees. Mayor White announced that Ron Banister,, Eric Robertson and Connie Epperly are new appointees or reappointees, and introduced those in attendance . State Legislators. Mayor White welcomed Kent ' s State Legislative delegation to the meeting, and noted that both the City and the Chamber have worked very hard With them during this legislative session. He expressed his personal appreciation to each of them for their responsiveness and for being active and powerful advocates for Kent . Barbara Ivanov, Executive Director of the Chamber of Commerce, thanked the delegates and congratulated them on their work relating to transportation andhealth care reform. City Intergovernmental 'Affairs Manager Dena Laurent thanked the legislators for their success in reallocating resources to protect public health and public services after Initiative 695, in passing House Bill 2505 regarding high density and multi-use housing downtown, and in transportation funding. Mayor White and Councilmembers Clark, Orr and Yingling also expressed their thanks . The legislators were then presented with Kent baseball caps as tokens of thanks . Senators Julia Patterson and Stephen Johnson, and House members Karen Keiser, Michael Stensen, Jack Cairnes, Christopher Hurst and Phil Fortunato expressed appreciation for the input, support and communication provided by the City and it ' s citizens, and for this recognition. CONSENT ORR MOVED that Consent Calendar Items A through J CALENDAR be approved. Woods seconded and the motion carried. 2 Kent City Council Minutes April 4, 2000 MINUTES (CONSENT CALENDAR - ITEM 6A) Approval of the Minutes. APPROVAL of the minutes of the regular Council meeting of March 21, 2000 . HEALTH & (CONSENT CALENDAR,- ITEM 6J) SANITATION Seven Oaks Addition. ACCEPT the Bill of Sale for Seven Oaks Addition submitted by Northwest Cougar Mountain Construction, Inc . for continuous opera- tion and maintenance of 410 feet of sanitary sewer line, 1, 168 feet of storm sewer, 465 feet of street improvements and release bonds after the expiration period,, as recommended by the Public Works Director. The project is located at 124th Avenue SE & SE 263rd Street . STREETS (BIDS - ITEM 8B) S. 196th street Cdrridor Street Improvements, West ValleyHi hw to as Valley Highway. The bid opening was held on March 28 , 2000, with four bids received. The apparent low bid was submitted by Scarsella Bros . in the amount of $3 , 732, 572 . 74 . The Engineer' s estimate was $4, 051, 226 . The Public Works Director recommends that upon his concurrence, the Mayor be authorized to award this contract to the most satisfactory responsible bidder. Wickstromlexplained that TIB approval was received today, and pointed out that this is a milestone project . He agreed to prepare a report as to how much money the TIB has put into the City in the last five years . CLARK MOVED that upon the Public Works Director' s concurrence, the Mayor be authorized to award the S . 196th Street Corridor, West Valley Highway to East Valley Highway, con- tract to the most satisfactory responsible bidder. Yingling seconded and the motion carried. SURPLUS (CONSENT CALENDAR - ITEM 6C) VEHICLES Surplus Vehicles. DECLARE designated Equipment Rental vehicles as surplus and authorize the sale thereof at the next public auction, as recommended by the Public Works Committee . 3 Kent City Council Minutes April 4, 2000 ZONING CODE (OTHER BUSINESS - ITEM 7A) AMENDMENT Sin ale Family Denoity in Multifamily Zones (ZCA-2000-1) . The Land Use and Planning Board reviewed the proposal to modify the permitted density of single ,family development in multiple family zoning districts . Following a public hearing on February 28, 2000, the Board voted to recommend an increase in the density of single family development to the same level permitted for multiple family developments . Satterstrom noted that there are six or fewer areas available to be affected. BROTHERTON MOVED to approve the Land Use and Planning Board' s recommendation for ZCA-2000-1 regarding single family density in multiple family zones, and to direct the City Attorney to prepare the necessary ordinance. Woods seconded and the motion carried. Ron Harmon, 20627 95th Avenue South, member of the Land Use and Planning Board, clarified that he is in favor of affordable housing in Kent . ANNEXATION (OTHER BUSINESS - 'ITEM 7B) Nelson Annexation,i 109& Petition (AN-99-1) . The Nelson Annexation ,was postponed at the January 18, 2000 Council meeting at the request of the petitioner and was, rescheduled for tonight . This is the result of a Notice of Intention to Commence Proceedings from owners of not less than 10 percent in value of property adjacent to Kent . The proposed 23-acre annexation is located between the Union Pacific and the Burlington Northern- Santa Fe Railroads and north of S . 277th Street . Jack Nelson spoke on behalf of the petitioners and asked that this item be tabled. He explained that they would like to' continue their discussions with King County, whichmay result in withdrawal of the petition. BROTHERtON MOVED to table the Nelson Annexation petition. Woods seconded and the motion carried. PARKS (BIDS - ITEM 8A) Kent Downtown RotUy Basketball Court. The bid opening on March 24, 2000 for the Kent Rotary 4 Kent City Council Minutes April 4, 2000 PARKS Downtown Basketball Court project resulted in eight bids . Mer-�on, Inc . was the low bidder at $39, 566, plus Washington State Sales Tax. The Engineer' s estimate was $75, 000 . The Parks Director recommends awarding the contract to Mer- Con, Inc . WOODS MOVED to accept the bid from Mer- Con, Inc. for $39,',566, plus Washington State Sales Tax, for the Downtown Rotary Basketball Court project and to enter into a contract . Orr seconded and the Motion carried. Mayor White thanked the Rotary Club for their contribution. POLICE (CONSENT CALENDAR,- ITEM 6F) Bureau Of JusticelAssistance Block Grant ACCEPT Bureau of Justice Assistance Block Grant funds, and authorize the 'establishment of a budget for the funds. The Police Department has received notification from the Bureau of. Justice that its grant appli- cation has been approved for funding. This grant supports the Family Violence Unit and the purchase of equipment to investigate computer-related crimes and presentation equipment for training. The grant total isl $81, 910 . The award amount is $73, 719 and the Ci'ty' s required 10 percent match amount is $8, 191 . FIRE (CONSENT CALENDAR ITEM 6D) King County Insve4ion Agreement, 2000 . AUTHORIZE the Mayor to sign the Interlocal Agreement between the City of Kent and King County for inspections for the year 2000 . ' This agreement with King County covers the inspec- tion of all occupancies in Fire District #37, with the exception of single family residences and miscellaneous structures. It is part of a series of continuing agreements which have been signed for the last several years, and provides a tool used by the Fire Department to alleviate serious fire hazards in the District ' s commercial build- ings. This is for the first inspection and one 5 Kent City Council Minutes April 4, 2000 FIRE re-inspection only. Any follow up work after the first re-inspection is the responsibility of the King County Fire Marshal . From a financial standpoint, the County will reimburse the City at the rate of $100 per hour for travel, reseanch time and inspections per- formed on any permit application within the City' s jurisdictional boundaries . (CONSENT CALENDAR '- ITEM 6E) Kino County BasiciLife Support Services Contract Amendment, 2000, AUTHORIZATION for the Mayor to sign the King County Basic Life Support Services Amendment with King County EMS, allowing the City to receive funds per the EMS Levy. In 1998 an Emergency Medical Services (EMS) levy was passed for a three-year period, beginning in 1999 . The City has signed a contract with King County EMS since 11981 to receive EMS funding. A contract amendment is received annually to adjust the payment' amount that the City of Kent will receive. Theamount to be received for year 2000 is $682, 787 which is the same amount as was received in 1999 . The proposed amendment changes the contract period to cover the year 2000 and updates the section which covers Basic Life Support Standards.' APPOINTMENTS (CONSENT CALENDAR r ITEM 6G) Civil Service Reapoointment. CONFIRMATION of the Mayor' s reappointm nt of Ron Banister to continue serving as a member of the Kent Civil Service Commission. His new term will continue until 4/30/2006 . (CONSENT CALENDAR ITEM 6H) Drinkinc Driver Tahk Force Reappointment CONFIRMATION of the Mayor' s reappointment of Capt . Eric Robertson to continue serving as a member of the Kent Drinking Driver Task Force . Capt . Robertson' s new term will continue until l/1/2003 . 6 V Kent City Council Minutes April 4 , 2000 APPOINTMENTS (CONSENT CALENDAR', - ITEM 6I) Kent Disability 8 rd Anpointment. CONFIRMATION of the Mayor' s appointment of Councilmember Connie Epperly to serve as a Council representative to the Kent Disability Board. Her new term will continue until 12/31/2001 . FINANCE (CONSENT CALENDAR',- ITEM 6B) Approval of Bills. APPROVAL of payment of the bills received through March 15 and paid on March 15 after auditing by the Operations Committee on Marcy) 21, 2000 . Approval of check issued for vouchers : Date Check Numbers Amount 3/15/00 231595-231838 $ 892, 182 . 11 3/15/00 231839-232315 1, 235, 390 . 66 $2, 127, 572 . 77 Approval of checkd issued for payroll of March 15 and paid on March120, 2000 : Date Check Numbers Amount 3/20/00 Checks 242513-242819 $ 271, 587 . 16 3/20/00 Advices 92700-93310 912 , 119 . 77 $1, 183 , 706 . 93 REPORTS Council President Orr stated that the six-month time period to cc duct a traffic study the effec- (Gate at tiveness of the street closure at 256th and 29th 256th and Avenue has concluded; however the City is defer- 29th Avenue) ring any further consideration on this matter until resolution of a related pending complaint filed against the ',City, therefore the gate will remain in place until such time . Operations Committee. Yingling noted that the next meeting will 'be at 4 : 00 p.m. on April 18 . Public Safety Committee. Epperly noted that the next meeting will ,be on April 11 at 5 : 00 p.m. She announced that Firefighter Brian Dodge was presented 2nd place in the State Outstanding Firefighter Awards] and offered congratulations. 7 Kent City Council Minutes April 4, 2000 REPORTS Public Works Committee. Clark reminded Councilmembers of the hearing on 272nd at 1 : 00 p.m. on April 12 . Planning Committee Brotherton noted that the next meeting will ,be held on May 1 at 5 : 00 p.m. and the topic will; be urban separators . Parks Committee. Woods noted that the next meeting will be on April 11 at 4 : 00 p.m. ADJOURNMENT The meeting adjourned at 7 :45 p.m. -"�A-' "`- V'�v Brenda Jacob..4 CMC City Clerk vv 8 '