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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCity Council Meeting - Council - Minutes - 02/18/1997 Kent, Washington February 18, 1997 Regular meeting of the Kent City Council was called to order at 7: 00 p.m. by Mayor White. Present: Councilmembers Clark, Epperly, Houser, Johnson, Orr and Woods, Operations Director/ Chief of Staff McFall, City Attorney Lubovich, Fire Chief Angelo, Police Chief Crawford, Planning Director Harris, Public Works Director Wickstrom, Finance Director Miller. Councilmember Bennett was excused from the meeting. Approximately 15 people were in attendance. The flag salute was led by Webelos Pack 404 Flaming Arrows. PUBLIC Regional Justice Center Wdate. Mayor White COMMUNICATIONS announced that the RJC Recognition Awards will be held at noon on March 14, 1997, at Kent Commons, and that a--Ribbon Cutting Ceremony will be held at 1: 30 p.m. that day in front of the Regional Justice Center. He added that the simulated incarceration will be held that night. CONSENT HOUSER MOVED that Consent Calendar Items A CALENDAR through P be approved. Woods seconded and the motion carried. MINUTES ADDroval of Minutes. APPROVAL of the minutes of the regular Council meeting of February 4 , 1997 . HEALTH & (CONSENT CALENDAR - ITEM 3N) SANITATION Boxmaker - Corrected Bill of Sale. AUTHORIZATION to delete 60 feet of sanitary sewer and 790 feet of storm sewer improvements from the Boxmaker, Inc. bill of sale acceptance, as recommended by the Public Works Director. At the February 4th Council meeting the bill of sale for Boxmaker, Inc. , located at S. 290th St. & 62nd Ave. South, was accepted in full which included 60 feet of sanitary sewers and 7490 feet of storm sewers. It has since been determined that these sewer improvements were private construction and as such, this portion of the bill of sale needs to be amended. (CONSENT CALENDAR - ITEM 30) Kent North Corporate Park, Phase II. AUTHORIZA- TION to accept the bill of sale for Kent North Corporate Park, Phase II submitted by Pacific Northwest Group A, for continuous operation and maintenance of 2, 164 feet of water main and 417 feet of sanitary sewer improvements and release of bonds after the expiration period, as recom- mended by the Public Works Director. The project is located at S. 184th Ave. & 80th Ave. So. 1 Kent City Council Minutes February 18, 1997 STREETS (CONSENT CALENDAR - ITEM 3D) LID 345 S. 218th St. Improvement - Charge in Lieu of Assessment. AUTHORIZATION for staff to establish a Charge in Lieu of Assessment fee on certain properties to recover City funds associated with providing service stubs, as recommended by the Public Works Committee. The charge would become due and payable by the property owner upon connection to the service stub. At the time of constructing LID 345, City water and sewer utility funds were used to pay for the initial cost of stubbing said utilities to speci- fic properties which in turn reduced the LID assessments thereon. Final costs for LID 345 are now known. TRAFFIC (CONSENT CALENDAR - ITEM 3K) TIB Grant Agreement. AUTHORIZATION for the Mayor to sign the TIB (Transportation Improvement Board) Grant Agreement for engineering design of the 272nd/277th Corridor project, as recommended by the Public Works Committee. Funds associated with this agreement total $1, 567, 127 . (CONSENT CALENDAR - ITEM 3L) S.E. 274th Way Hillolimb Ground Improvements. ACCEPT the SE 274th Way Hillclimb project as complete and release retainage to Hayward Baker, Inc. upon standard releases from the state, and release of any liens, as recommended by the Public Works Director. The original contract amount was $117 , 500. The final construction cost was $116, 600. (CONSENT CALENDAR - ITEM 3M) 100th Avenue Overlay. ACCEPT the 100th Avenue Overlay project as complete and release retainage to Lakeside Industries upon standard releases from the state, and release of any liens, as recommended by the Public Works Director. The original contract amount was $199, 305. The final construction cost was $198,765.33 . (BIDS - ITEM 5A) Rent ADA Bus Zone Improvements. Bid opening for this project was held on February loth with three bids received. The low bid was submitted by T.F. Sahli Construction of Seahurst, Washington, in the amount of $69,820.92 . The Engineer' s esti- mate was $54, 968. 31. The project consists of 2 Kent City Council Minutes February 18, 1997 STREETS improving several bus zones within the City to meet the current ADA standards. It is the recommendation of the Public Works Director to award the Kent ADA Bus Zone Improvements contract to T.F. Sahli Construction for the bid amount of $69,820.92 . CLARK SO MOVED, Woods seconded, and the motion carried. (CONSENT CALENDAR - ITEM 3F) 277th Corridor Condemnation Authorization. ADOPTION of Ordinance No. 3337 relating to the 277th Corridor Condemnation. The City has been unsuccessful thus far in negotiations with two of the property owners adjacent to the 277th Corridor to grant right-of-way easements along this corridor project. It has been recommended by the Public Works Committee that the City Attorney be directed to prepare a Condemnation Ordinance and authorize condemnation on these two properties, should negotiations continue to fail. PROPERTY (CONSENT CALENDAR - ITEM 3E) Lindental Lot/277th Corridor Lot - Property Exchange. AUTHORIZATION to surplus Lot 58 of the Lindental plat for partial payment of Lot 31 plus $7 , 000, as recommended by the Public Works Committee. The sewer construction fund will be charged for the acquisition and the road corridor fund will be credited. The plat of Lindental was subdivided before the 277th Corridor was established and also before the area was annexed into Kent (Ramstead Annexation) . The City acquired lots of 58 and 59 before homes were built in the subdivision to preserve these areas as detention pond sites for the 277th Corridor. Design of the storm drainage detention for the Corridor has been completed and lot 58 is no longer needed. Lot 31 has not been built on and will be needed for contractor access to install a gravity sewer and force main. IMPACT FEES (OTHER BUSINESS - ITEM 4B) (ADDED BY COUNCILMEMBER ORR) School Impact Fees Ordinance. Orr stated that it was noted at today's Planning Committee meeting that an extension of the school impact fee ordi- nance needs to be adopted in order to avoid a gap in the collection times. She MOVED to adopt Ordinance No. 3339 to extend the expiration date 3 Kent City Council Minutes February 18, 1997 IMPACT FEES of the school impact fee code for one year from its date of expiration. Woods seconded. Orr explained that this ordinance enables con- tinued collection of the school impact fees, and that during the next few months the school' s Comp Plan and fee schedule will be reviewed, with adoption of a new fee schedule in the near future. Clark emphasized that this tax has been in force for some time, and that it mitigates the impact of population in terms of demands on the school system. He° said every effort is being made to bring fees down. Orr agreed and noted that they are continuing to work toward some of the recom- mendations made by the Kent Chamber of Commerce Task Force on Impact Fees, which will further reduce fees. The motion to adopt Ordinance No. 3339 then carried. PLAT (CONSENT CALENDAR - ITEM 3C) Blueberry Farm Preliminary Plat SU-96-9. AUTHORIZATION to set March 4, 1997, as the date for a public meeting to consider the Hearing Examiner's recommendation of approval with con- ditions for a preliminary plat application by Eklard Preikschat and James Crozier of RN Parnell Company. The property is located at SE 264th Street (if extended) and 110th Avenue SE (if extended) . ZONING CODE (OTHER BUSINESS - ITEM 4A) AMENDMENT Green River Corridor Zoning Code Amendment ZCA-97-1. The Land Use and Planning Board recom- mends approval to amend Kent Zoning Code Section 15. 08.260. This proposed amendment would modify certain regulations in the Green River Corridor Special Interest District. This action was initiated through a regulatory review request. The City Attorney pointed out a minor technical amendment to Section 1 of the ordinance, noting that the language which was intended to be in Subsection (D) 7 (a) has instead been included in Subsection (D) 7 . ORR MOVED to adopt Ordinance No. 3338 modifying certain regulations in the Green River Corridor Special Interest District, as amended. Houser seconded. Clark commented on the positive relationship between the City and 4 Kent City Council Minutes February 18, 1997 ZONING CODE the business community in protecting the envir- AMENDMENT ronmental zones, and said the entire walk along the Green River in the downtown area is getting better and better. Orr's motion then carried. INTERLOCAL (CONSENT CALENDAR - ITEM 3G) AGREEMENT Mill Creek Interlocal Agreement gutension. AUTHORIZATION for the Mayor to sign the Amendment to the Mill Creek Interlocal Agreement, as recom- mended by the Public Works Committee. This Agreement was originally adopted in 1992 by King County and the cities of Auburn and Kent. This amendment extends the duration of that agreement. Kent's share of-the -cost is $60,452 , for which money presently exists within the project budget. COUNCIL (CONSENT CALENDAR - ITEM 3P) (ADDED BY COUNCIL PRESIDENT HOUSER) Council Absence. APPROVAL of an excused absence from tonight' s meeting for Councilmember Bennett. PARKS & (CONSENT CALENDAR - ITEM 31) ACCEPT and change RECREATION Youth Snorts Facilities Grant. budget for the $66,989.00 Youth Sports Facilities Grant. By letter dated January 10, 1997 , Parks Planning & Development was awarded a $66,989.00 Youth Sports Facilities Grant (YSFG) from King County Parks and Cultural Resources Department for improvements to Kent Memorial Park Tot Lot. (CONSENT CALENDAR - ITEM 3J) Transfer of Funds from Youth/Teen to Skate Park. Transfer of $49,260 from the Youth/Teen budget, and accept and change the budget for the $153 from the sale of plans during Skate Park bidding. Additions to the construction contract with T.F. Sahli Construction included Change Order Number One which added the bowl area, and Change Order Number Two which added sodding, landscaping and sales tax. The $49,260 is needed to pay off these change orders. FIRE (CONSENT CALENDAR - ITEM 3H) DEPARTMENT Live Burn Simulator Protect. AUTHORIZATION to use $73 , 000 from the unallocated CIP funds toward the Live Burn Simulators project, and authori- zation for the Mayor to sign the required 5 Kent City Council Minutes February 18, 1997 FIRE addendums modifying the original contract to DEPARTMENT include Fire Administration's requests. Due to the existing fire training tower structure and the change in technology, the final design of the live burn simulators had to be modified. Fire Administration requests additional funds in the amount of $35, 000 to meet the intent of the project after it had been previously reduced in scope. Additionally!-- Fire Administration proposes adding back the option which deals with the flash over function on one of the simulators. This function would be less costly to add at this time, yet the overall benefit in flexibility and creating realism warrants this request. Both of these requests would enable the Fire Department to meet basic training needs of personnel and put them in a position to invite other agencies to use the system, which would assist in offsetting operational costs. FINANCE (CONSENT CALENDAR - ITEM 3B) Approval of Bills. APPROVAL of payment of the bills received through January 31, and paid on January 31, 1997, after auditing by the Operations Committee on February 5, 1997 . Approval of checks issued for vouchers: Date Check Numbers Amount 1/30/97 179130-179510 $1, 102 , 429.58 1/31/97 179511-179791 1, 178,542. 16 $2, 280,971.74 Approval of checks issued for payroll for January 16 through January 31, 1997 and paid on February 5, 1997 : Date Check Numbers Amount 2/5/97 Checks 217252-217638 $ 331, 044. 19 2/5/97 Advices 42526-43070 766 . 104. ,1 $1, 097 , 148.90 REPORTS council President. Houser noted that there will be a workshop on February 25 at 5: 00 p.m. Operations committee. Johnson noted that the Committee will meet at 4:30 p.m. on February 19. 6 Kent City Council Minutes February 18, 1997 REPORTS Public works Committee. Clark noted that the Committee will meet at 3 :30 p.m. on February 19 . Planning Committee. Orr noted that the next meeting of the Committee will be at 4:00 P.M. on March 18. Administrative Reports. McFall announced that the new Government Affairs Manager will be Dena Laurent Sorenson. ADJOURNMENT The meeting adjourned at 7: 12 p.m. Brenda Jac er CMC City Cler 7