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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCity Council Meeting - Council - Minutes - 11/21/2000 Kent, Washington November 21, 2000 The regular meeting of the Kent City Council was called to order at 7 : 00 p.m. by Mayor White . Councilmembers present : Amodt, Brotherton, Clark, Epperly, Orr, Woods and Yingling. Others present : Chief Administrative Officer McFall, City Attorney Lubovich, Police Chief Crawford, Fire Chief Angelo, Public Works Director Wickstrom, Planning Manager Satterstrom, Parks Director Hodgson, Employee Services Manager Viseth and Finance Director Miller. Approximately 50 people were at the meeting. FLAG SALUTE The flag salute was led by Cub Scout Troop 455 . CHANGES TO THE AGENDA ORR MOVED to make a letter dated November 21, 2000 from Louise Lea regarding the urban separator moratorium a part of the record. Woods seconded and the motion carried. Items 11A, 11B and 11C were added to Continued Communications at the request of audience members Mike Hansford, Ted Kogita and Robert O'Brien. PUBLIC COMMUNICATIONS Chamber of Commerce Report on Freight Mobility System Improvement Project. Barbara Ivanov distributed copies of the Freight Mobility System Improvement Project Final Report and recognized the City' s leadership on this project . She outlined the purpose of the report, the critical issues facing the freight system, projected growth, the timeliness of delivery, and solutions . Upon Yingling' s question regarding future economic growth, Ivanov said the two most important points are the infra- structure and deliverables. Mayor White noted that the 196th corridor to East Valley Highway will open in the spring which will help freight movement . Kent Sister City Presentation. Finance Director Miller presented Police Chief Crawford with an award from the Sister City Association in recognition and appreciation of his volunteer contribution to the association, especially the Young Artists Program. Miller and Mayor White commended Chief Crawford for his efforts . Crawford expressed his thanks and said that nothing is more important than our young people. 1 Kent City Council Minutes November 21, 2000 CONSENT CALENDAR ORR MOVED that Consent Calendar Items A through J be approved. Woods seconded and the motion carried. MINUTES (CONSENT CALENDAR - ITEM 6A) Approval of Minutes. APPROVAL of the minutes of the regular Council meeting of November 7, 2000 . HEALTH & SANITATION (CONSENT CALENDAR - ITEM 6I) Sunrise Haven Nursing Home Bill Of Sale. ACCEPT the Bill of Sale for Sunrise Haven Nursing Home submitted by Sunrise Haven for continuous operation and maintenance of 44 feet of watermain extension 30 feet of sanitary sewers, 164 feet of street improve-ments, 310 feet of storm sewers and release bonds after the expiration period, as recommended by the Public Works Director. The project is located at 24417 100th Avenue S .E. TRANSPORTATION (CONSENT CALENDAR - ITEM 6F) S. 272nd Corridor Proiect. ACCEPT the S . 272nd/277th Corridor - AWN-Kent Kangley contract as complete and release retainage to M. A. Segale upon standard releases from the State and release of any liens, as recommended by the Public Works Committee . The original contract amount was $4 , 436, 286 . 07 . The final contract amount is $5, 801, 039 . PARKING (CONSENT CALENDAR - ITEM 6E) No Parking Signs Amendment. ADOPTION of Ordinance No. 3530 amending KCC 9 . 38 . 020 providing for a no parking zone along the north side of S .E . 267th Street from the intersection of 102nd Avenue S.E. to the inter- section of 104th Avenue S .E . , as recommended by the Public Works Committee. ANNEXATION (OTHER BUSINESS - ITEM 7A) DeMarco Annexation, 10% Petition. A 10% annexation petition has been submitted to the City of Kent by residents of the proposed DeMarco annexation area. The ANNEXATION 2 Kent City Council Minutes November 21, 2000 proposed annexation area is located generally north of SE 240th Street between 116th Avenue and 132nd Avenue SE . This date has been set to consider acceptance of the 10% petition and whether to authorize the distri- bution of the 60% annexation petition. Planning Manager Satterstrom explained that the area is approximately 260 acres in size and has approximately 770 residents . He said it is mostly single family, with 42 units of condominiums . He added that approxi- mately $278, 000 would be generated, that there are no significant impacts, and that it is consistent with annexation policies . He then recommended that the 10% petition be accepted and circulation of a 60% petition be authorized. BROTHERTON MOVED to accept the 10% annexation petition for the proposed DeMarco annexation and authorize the circulation of the 60% annexation petition, subject to the City' s existing indebtedness . Amodt seconded and the motion carried. INDEX (OTHER BUSINESS - ITEM 7C) Public Disclosure Index Ordinance. RCW Chapter 42 . 17 requires all cities and public agencies to maintain and make available a current index of public records . It also provides that if maintaining such an index would be unduly burdensome or would interfere with agency opera- tions, a city need not maintain such an index, but it must issue and publish a formal order specifying the reasons why and the extent to which compliance would be unduly burdensome . The magnitude and diversity of twelve City departments with an even greater number of divisions/subdivisions has resulted in the creation and use of many different computer systems, programs and information retaining systems and it would be extremely difficult, if not physically impossible, to compile a single index. The City Attorney recommended adoption of the proposed ordinance, noting that existing indexes would be made available for locating public documents . He added that INDEX 3 Kent City Council Minutes November 21, 2000 the city produces documents as requested, and that the number of requests has increased in the last year, creating an additional burden. YINGLING MOVED to adopt Ordinance No. 3531 exempting the City from the requirement of maintaining a current index of public records . Woods seconded. Clark noted that the flow of paperwork is overwhelming and urged the Council to adopt the proposed ordinance. Yingling pointed out that this would save money on indexing, and Orr noted that it would not take away the public ' s ability to access documents . The motion then carried. LEGISLATIVE UPDATE (OTHER BUSINESS - ITEM 7D) 2001 Legislative Update. The 2001 Legislative Agenda was reviewed by Council at the November 7th workshop. Revisions have been made based on Council input, and it is now ready for adoption. The positions stated in the agenda will guide the City' s lobbying efforts with the 2001 State Legislature . McFall recommended adoption and explained the item regarding a more fair system of taxing laundry-service providers . Upon her question, Mayor White offered to provide Amodt with information regarding additional funding received by the city in the past year. In response to Clark' s question, Doug Levy expressed disappointment regarding ESA funding for local governments. McFall explained for Orr that the 2/10 of a percent sales tax increase for transportation will help with Metro service and that the Shopper Shuttle is most likely safe . He added that there will probably be no new routes . Mayor White commended Levy for the work he does on behalf of the City. YINGLING MOVED that the 2001 Legislative Agenda be adopted as presented. Woods seconded and the motion carried. POLICE (CONSENT CALENDAR - ITEM 6J) Correction To FY2000 Local Law Enforcement Block Grant. AUTHORIZATION to accept the corrected award and to correct the City match amount for FY2000 LLEBG. The grant was previously approved by the Operations POLICE 4 Kent City Council Minutes November 21, 2000 Committee on 10/03/00 and by City Council on 10/17/00 at a 10% reduced award amount due to a perceived non- compliance issue. The correction was a result of a review of compliance with the Public Safety Officer Health Benefits provision. Compliance with this provi- sion provides the Kent Police Department the original award of $71, 425, with a City match of $7, 936 . The grant project total is $79, 361 . The increased award from LLEBG is $7, 143 and the increased impact of the City match is $793 . (OTHER BUSINESS - ITEM 7B) Consolidated Food Management Contract Extension. The Police Department requests authorization to extend the contract with Consolidated Food management, Inc. (CFM) for food services at the Kent Corrections Facility. The current contract expires on December 31, 2000 . Both parties request the extension, which would cover from January 1, 2001 to December 31, 2001 . Chief Crawford noted that there are no wording or payment changes in the contract . EPPERLY MOVED that the Consolidated Food Management con- tract be extended from January 1, 2001 to December 31, 2001 . Orr seconded and the motion carried. PARKS, RECREATION AND COMMUNITY SERVICES (CONSENT CALENDAR - ITEM 6G) Naming of Morrill Meadows Park. AUTHORIZATION to name the new park at 106th and 248th Street Morrill Meadows Park. The property was purchased from the Morrill family in 1995 . The Morrill family homesteaded the pro- perty and M.M. Morrill was a community leader in the late 1800 ' s and early 1900 ' s . He owned one of the first banks in Kent and served as Mayor of Kent . (CONSENT CALENDAR - ITEM 6H) King County Youth Sports Facilities Grant. ACCEPTANCE of the $50, 000 King County Youth Sports Facilities Grant for development of the Service Club Ballfields Project at East Hill and AUTHORIZATION to amend the Service Club Ballfields project budget . 5 Kent City Council Minutes November 21, 2000 FIRE (CONSENT CALENDAR - ITEM 6C) Purchase Of Fire Apparatus. AUTHORIZATION for the Mayor to sign a contract to purchase four (4) fire engine apparatus, and authorizing King County Fire Protection District #37 to purchase one (1) of the apparatus from the City of Kent, based upon their pre-existing relationship with the City. Council has previously granted approval to replace the two (2) BME fire engine/aid apparatus which were re- turned. Fire District #37 has authorized the purchase of a replacement engine/aid apparatus . Sufficient funds are in the Apparatus Replacement Fund to purchase a third (3rd) engine/aid apparatus for the City. BUDGET (PUBLIC HEARINGS - ITEM 5A) 2001 Operating and Capital Budget and Tax Lew. Mayor White noted that this is the second public hearing on the 2001 Operating and Capital Budget and the first hearing on the Property Tax Levy. The 2001 Preliminary Budget is in balance, with no new taxes or fees, and the City' s share of the property tax rate decreases for the fourth year in a row. McFall noted that the budget totals $118, 794 , 004, which is a reduction from the 2000 budget of approximately $1, 500, 000 . He explained that King County Metro has passed a rate increase for treatment of waste water on to the city and it will be passed on to the customer. He pointed out that the budget maintains the Council ' s policy on fund balances, and that expenses do not exceed revenues . He recommended proceeding with budget adop- tion and then managing expenditures carefully until the impacts of I-722 are known. Finance Director Miller added that the 10% fund balance of approximately $6, 000, 000 provides a cushion until then. She then displayed a graph showing the decrease in property tax and noted that in 1997 the annual amount paid to the City for services on a home valued at $200 , 000 was $675 and that for 2001 the amount would be $606 . She added that the budget will be discussed at the Operations 6 Kent City Council Minutes November 21, 2000 BUDGET Committee meeting on December 5 and is scheduled for adoption at the Council meeting of December 12 . Mayor White mentioned that he is mindful of the recent approval by the voters of Initiative 722 , and that since the City has not been able to get clear direction as to the impacts on the 2001 budget or how to treat the pro- posed property tax, he would like Council to proceed with consideration of the budget as proposed. He added that he will not fill new positions which are called for in the budget without first having an understanding of how the budget is impacted, and that he will direct staff to manage their budgets with the possible impacts of I-722 in mind. He then opened the public hearing. Martin Plvs, 3004 S . 256th, disputed the figures provided on home values and said that taxes continue to increase on homes . He suggested using the $6, 000 , 000 fund balance to help homeowners reduce their taxes . He also suggested that information regarding money being provided relating to I-695 be provided at the next meeting. He concluded by saying that cities are not listening to voters, and will be held accountable for every penny. Robert O 'Brien, 1131 Seattle Street, suggested combining the office of Mayor and Chief Administrative Officer into one in order to save money. Ted Kogita provided a portion of an article from the Washington Institute Foundation and said last year the City made figures lie . Mayor White explained for Kogita that the rates which the City charges are going down, and that the City has no control over what the King County Assessors Office does to property valuation. Yingling offered to investigate the article and discuss it at the next Operations Committee . Upon Orr' s request, Kogita agreed to provide Councilmembers with copies of the entire article. Kathryn Sheldon, 23215 113th Place SE, expressed thanks for the code enforce- ment service and encouraged the City to add another code enforcement officer or at least provide funding for the current officers . There were no further comments from the audience and YINGLING MOVED to close the public hearing on the 2001 Operating and Capital Budget and Tax Levy. Woods seconded and the motion carried. Brotherton reiterated that the County Assessor sets the 7 Kent City Council Minutes November 21, 2000 BUDGET value of a house, and that the City of Kent controls only a very small portion of the rate that is charged based on that assessment . FINANCE (CONSENT CALENDAR - ITEM 6B) Approval of Bills . APPROVAL of payment of the bills received through October 31 and paid on October 31, after auditing by the Operations Committee on November 7, 2000 . Approval of checks issued for vouchers : Date Check Numbers Amount 10/31/00 503549-503632 $1, 024, 260 . 75 10/31/00 503833-504348 2 , 645, 583 .45 $3 , 669, 844 .20 Approval of checks issued for payroll for October 1 through October 15 and paid on October 20, 2000 : Date Check Numbers Amount 10/20/00 Checks 247329-247639 $ 267, 691 . 91 10/20/00 Advices 101710-102335 963 , 216 . 67 $1, 230, 908 . 58 Approval of checks issued for payroll for October 16 through October 31 and paid on November 3 , 2000 : Date Check Numbers Amount 11/3/00 Checks 247640-247966 $ 263 , 429 .23 11/3/00 Advices 102336-103008 939, 104 . 90 $1, 202 , 534 . 13 (CONSENT CALENDAR - ITEM 6D) LID Bond, Arbitrage Audit & Budget Change. AUTHORIZA- TION for the Mayor to sign a contract with Arbitrage Compliance Specialists Inc . to audit 17 combined LIDs for the period of 1986 to 1998 and APPROVAL to establish a budget of $45, 612 with funds from LID Guarantee Fund, as recommended by the Operations Committee . 8 Kent City Council Minutes November 21, 2000 REPORTS Council President. Orr reminded Councilmembers of the Suburban Cities meeting and urged them to make reserva- tions early due to the holidays . She announced that the regular Council meeting in December will be on the 12th. She commended the staff members who worked on the budget . Operations Committee. Yingling noted that the committee will meet at 4 : 00 p.m. on December 5th and that the 2001 budget will be discussed. He encouraged anyone with concerns to get them in early so that research can be done prior to the meeting. Public Works Committee. Clark noted that the committee will meet only once in December at 5 : 00 p.m. on the lath. He also noted that the railroad has applied to the WUTC to close Titus Street and said the Council will continue their resistance to this project . Mayor White agreed. Planning Committee. Brotherton noted that the committee will meet December 11 at 4 : 00 p.m. and will discuss the agricultural lands policy and potential restrictions on temporary structures . Administrative Reports. McFall reminded Councilmembers of an executive session regarding negotiations on pro- perty acquisition and labor negotiations, and requested the addition of potential litigation. CONTINUED COMMUNICATIONS (ITEM 11A) (ADDED AT THE REQUEST OF MIKE HANSFORD) Light Pole. Mike Hansford, representing Sue Hansford, 26311 116th Avenue SE, explained that when the 277th corridor was done, a light pole was placed adjacent to her driveway and that she has not received a response to her compliant . He suggested a hold harmless agreement and the Public Works Director and City Attorney agreed to work with Mr. Hansford on this situation. 9 Kent City Council Minutes November 21, 2000 CONTINUED COMMUNICATIONS (ITEM 11B) (ADDED AT THE REQUEST OF TED KOGITA) Borden Property. Ted Kogita, 25227 Reith Road, expressed concern about funding for the Borden site, and noted that the economy is slowing. (ITEM 11C) (ADDED AT THE REQUEST OF ROBERT O ' BRIEN) Borden Property. Robert O 'Brien, 1131 Seattle Street, said the Department of Ecology' s ranking of the Borden site is the highest possible and that some factors contributing to that rank are the large quantity of material stored on the site, toxicity, railroad mobility, and the proximity to the site of the Springbrook Creek fishery resource . He expressed hope that the Council would not absolve the property seller and have taxpayers pay for it . McFall explained that an environmental assessment on the site will be done which includes sampling and thorough review of the types of materials and chemicals used at the site . He added that the report confirms the find- ings of the Borden Company' s review, and that the site is extraordinarily clean. He explained the small areas which will require special handling, and the factors which determined the ranking. He concluded by noting that purchasing the site increases the safety of the area and that there is nothing there which results in any concerns about the redevelopment potential of the property. EXECUTIVE SESSION The meeting recessed to executive session at 8 : 20 p.m. and reconvened at 9 : 15 p.m. Labor Negotiations. YINGLING MOVED that upon final review and approval of the City Attorney' s Office, the Council authorizes the Mayor to sign a three-year collective bargaining agreement with the Driver Salesmen and Warehousemen' s Teamsters Union Local 117, effective January 1, 2000 through December 31, 2002 . Woods seconded and the motion carried. 10 Kent City Council Minutes November 21, 2000 ADJOURNMENT ORR MOVED to adjourn at 9 :20 p.m. Woods seconded and the motion carried. Brenda Jacobe CMC City Clerk it