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July 18 , 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, Chief
Administrative Officer McFall, City Attorney Lubovich, Fire Chief
Angelo, Deputy Police Chief Miller, Planning Manager Satterstrom,
Public Works Director Wickstrom, Finance Director Miller, Parks
Director Hodgson, and Employee Services Director Viseth.
Approximately 20 people were at the meeting.
CHANGES TO Consent Calendar Item 6H setting a hearing date
THE AGENDA for the CDBG program and Other Business Item 7A
regarding King County Comprehensive Plan
Amendments were added to the agenda .
Upon a question from Martin Plys, the process for
video taping pro and con statements on the Civic
and Performing Arts Center was explained.
PUBLIC Civic and Performing Arts Center. Mayor White
COMMUNICATIONS announced that since approval to sell $14 million
of bonds to partially fund a Civic and Performing
Arts Center will appear on the ballot at the
primary election in September, and because state
law prohibits utilization of city facilities for
campaign purposes, there will be no discussion of
the ballot measure, pro or con, permitted at City
Council meetings between now and the election.
National Night Out. Mayor White read a proclama-
tion noting that it is important that all citizens
of the city know the value of crime prevention
programs and the impact that citizen participation
can have on reducing crime and drug abuse. He
proclaimed August 1, 2000, as National Night
Out and encouraged all citizens to participate.
Police Lt . Woods and Community Education
Specialist Judy Mauhl accepted the proclamation
and thanked the Mayor and Council for changing
the Council meeting time and for attending the
National Night Out activities .
CONSENT ORR MOVED that Consent Calendar Items A through H
CALENDAR be approved. Woods seconded and the motion
carried.
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MINUTES (CONSENT CALENDAR - ITEM 6A)
Avvroval of Minutes . APPROVAL of the minutes of
the regular Council meeting of July 5, 2000 .
HEALTH & (CONSENT CALENDAR - ITEM 6D)
SANITATION Kent Central Bill Of Sale. ACCEPT the Bill of
Sale for Kent Central submitted by Kent Central
LLC for continuous operation and maintenance of
886 feet of street improvements and release bonds
after the expiration period, as recommended by the
Public Works Director. The project is located at
22011 84th Avenue South.
(CONSENT CALENDAR - ITEM 6E)
Orillia Short Plat Bill Of Sale. ACCEPT the Bill
of Sale for Orillia Short Plat No. 96-20 submitted
by Orillia Industrial District Associates I for
continuous operation and maintenance of 386 feet
of sanitary sewer improvements and release bonds
after the expiration period, as recommended by the
Public Works Director. The project is located at
S . 180th Street and East Valley Highway.
PLANNING (CONSENT CALENDAR - ITEM 6C)
County-Wide Planning Policy Amendments. ADOPTION
of Resolution No. 1573 relating to amendments to
the King County County-Wide Planning Policy. The
Planning Committee has recommended ratification of
recent amendments to the County-Wide Planning
Policies and this resolution incorporates these
amendments and ratifies them on behalf of the City
of Kent .
(CONSENT CALENDAR - ITEM 6G)
Comprehensive Plan Amendment. ADOPTION of
Resolution No. 1574 declaring an emergency and
directing the staff and the Land Use and Planning
Board to initiate a comprehensive plan amendment
to effectuate a local urban separator policy. On
July 5, 2000 , the City Council voted to review the
Countywide Planning Policy on urban separators .
Pursuant to Kent City Code, an emergency declara-
tion is necessary to initiate a comprehensive plan
amendment separately from the standard annual
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PLANNING comprehensive plan amendment process . Adoption of
the proposed resolution will initiate the compre-
hensive plan amendment on urban separators as
directed by Council .
(OTHER BUSINESS - ITEM 7A)
(ADDED ITEM)
King County Comprehensive Plan Amendments.
Satterstrom explained that one of the policies
which the King County Executive is proposing is
to create a singular comprehensive plan designa-
tion for nearly all of the unincorporated area
that is currently planned for residential growth.
He said this creates a 4-48 unit designation on
the comprehensive plan, so any rezone proposal to
a residential density of 4 to 48 units per acre
does not need a comprehensive plan amendment and
just goes through the normal rezoning process. He
said there would be criteria by which the county
would evaluate the rezone requests, but that
residents of single family neighborhoods would not
know what the county would do with proposed re-
zones . He added that other cities are opposed to
this kind of a land use policy.
Brotherton said there are many implications for
the city, noting that within a quarter-mile of a
major arterial, there can be as many as 48 units
per acre, and with bonuses, 72 units are possible .
He explained that this could mean a six-story
building within a quarter-mile of 208th or 132nd,
with requirements for parking, and no provision
for increasing the infrastructure prior to con-
struction. He expressed concern that there would
be no public hearings and 48 to 72 units per acre
would automatically be authorized. McFall pointed
out that this includes the entire length of 208th
and 132nd, not just the intersection, and that the
area affected is huge . He clarified that the
proposal takes away planning on an area or parcel-
by-parcel basis .
BROTHERTON MOVED to authorize the Mayor to send
another letter to the King County Council
Committee members as soon as possible stating the
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PLANNING City' s concerns with the proposed plan. Epperly
seconded. Clark offered a friendly amendment to
include the fact that if the county is going to
quote to the city on urban separators out of the
growth management policy, they should follow their
own growth management policy which requires them
to discuss with the city what happens inside the
pre-annexation area. Woods said she would like
the letter to reflect the support of the Council .
Orr asked that bus service be stressed in the
letter. Brotherton agreed to the amendments .
Upon the Mayor' s question, Satterstrom noted that
the city currently reflects the county' s plan in
unincorporated areas, and if the city annexes and
the county has a plan in place that has 48 units
per acre, the city could be inconsistent with the
county plan if it does not plan for the high
density. Orr noted that according to the Growth
Management Act, the city will be forced to annex
in the future and will have to deal with what is
there.
Brotherton' s motion as amended then carried.
COMMUNITY (CONSENT CALENDAR - ITEM 6H)
DEVELOPMENT 2001 Community Development Block Grant (CDBG)
BLOCK GRANT Program. Set a public hearing date of August 1,
2000 to accept the 2001 Community Development
Block Grant program, as recommended by the Parks
Director.
The proposed 2001 CDBG program is estimated at
$550, 114 . Capital funding for the City' s Home
Repair Program and the rehabilitation of
Titusville Station is proposed. Public Service
funding is on-going for agencies that provide
health care, food and transitional housing for
victims of Domestic Violence . Part of the alloca-
tion also includes funding for planning and
administration costs of the program.
COUNCIL (CONSENT CALENDAR - ITEM 6F)
Council Meeting Time Change For August 1st.
ADOPTION of Ordinance No. 3519 changing the time
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COUNCIL of the August 1, 2000, City Council meeting from
7 : 00 p.m. to 5 : 00 p.m.
National Night Out is an important function
Councilmembers wish to attend. It is scheduled to
occur on August 1, 2000, during the City Council ' s
meeting. By scheduling the regular Council meet-
ing on that date at 5 : 00 p.m. , Councilmembers will
have an opportunity to participate.
COUNCIL (CONSENT CALENDAR - ITEM 6B)
Approval of Bills. APPROVAL of checks issued for
payroll for June 16 through June 30 and paid on
July 5, 2000 :
Date Check Numbers Amount
7/5/00 Checks 244819-245216 $ 320, 805 . 55
7/5/00 Advices 97135-97798 901 , 616 . 54
$1, 222 ,422 . 09
REPORTS Council President. Orr noted that the Council
will appoint members to write pro and con state-
ments regarding the Civic and Performing Arts
Center for the voters pamphlet on August 1st . She
urged anyone who is interested in serving on one
of the committees to submit their name to the City
Clerk' s Office by July 31st .
Orr pointed out that the time of the August 1,
2000, Council meeting has been changed to
5 : 00 p.m. in order to allow attendance at
National Night Out activities . She added that
there will not be a workshop on August 1st .
Operations Committee. Yingling noted that the
committee will meet at 4 : 00 p.m. on August 1st .
Public Safety Committee. Epperly noted that
the next meeting will be held on July 25th at
5 : 00 p.m.
Planning Committee. Brotherton noted that
the next meeting will be held at 4 : 00 p.m. on
August 21 rather than on August 7 .
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REPORTS Administrative Reports. McFall reminded Council-
members of an executive session regarding labor
negotiations and land acquisition which will take
approximately 20 minutes .
EXECUTIVE The meeting recessed to Executive Session at
SESSION 7 :30 p.m. and reconvened at 8 : 05 p.m.
Fire Assistant Chiefs Contract. EPPERLY MOVED
upon final review and approval of the City
Attorney' s Office to authorize the Mayor to sign a
three year collective bargaining agreement with
the International Association of Fire Fighters
Local 1747 Fire Assistant Chiefs contract effec-
tive January 1, 2000 through December 31, 2002 .
Woods seconded and the motion carried.
ADJOURNMENT WOODS MOVED to adjourn at 8 : 07 p.m. Epperly
seconded and the motion carried.
Brenda Jacoo
CMC
City Clerk
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