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April 15, 1997
Regular meeting of the Kent City Council was called to order at
7 : 00 p.m. by Mayor White. Present: Councilmembers Bennett,
Clark, Epperly, Houser, Johnson, Orr and Woods, Operations
Director/Chief of Staff McFall, City Attorney Lubovich, Public
Works Director Wickstrom, Planning Director Harris, Fire Chief
Angelo, Police Chief Crawford, Finance Director Miller, and
Employee Services Director Viseth. Approximately 30 people were
at the meeting.
PUBLIC Fire Department Certificate Presentation 1996
COMMUNICATIONS officer's Development Academy. Mayor White
introduced Lieutenant Chris Martin, Lieutenant
Paul Wright, Firefighter Kent Knight and
Firefighter Rick Cox, and noted that they are
recent graduates of the Officer's Development
Academy. Fire Chief Angelo explained the Academy
and said that these men volunteered their time to
attend. He noted that Lieutenant Eric Pedersen
and Lieutenant Mitch Snyder had also attended the
Academy, and that five more are now attending.
He thanked the Council for their support and,
with Mayor White, presented certificates to those
present.
Legislative Update. Dena Laurent, Governmental
Affairs Manager, noted that the Legislature is
scheduled to close on April 27, and updated the
Council on the status of the Intangibles Tax
Exemption, the Criminal Justice Funding Cap, the
rollback of B & O taxes, Welfare Reform, the
Freight Mobility Program, and water issues.
Introduction of Mayor's Appointees. Mayor White
announced appointments/reappointments as follows
and introduced those who were in attendance:
Bicycle Advisory Board: Steve Babbitt
Robert Brehm
Dave Hoffman
Transit Advisory Board: Robert Whalen
Dudley Jackson
Frank Wiemes
Drinking Driver Task Force: Gwen Dupree
He expressed his appreciation to these people for
their hard work and noted that the shuttle bus
program will be enlarged in June and again in
September.
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PUBLIC Kent: A Fabulous Place for Families. The Mayor
COMMUNICATIONS announced that the City of Kent has been
proclaimed one of 1150 Fabulous Places to Raise
Your Family" by author and consultant Melissa
Giovagnoli in the second edition of her recently
published book. He said that Kent was selected
because of good schools, affordable housing, a
good economy and the opportunity for employment,
and read a proclamation declaring the month of
May 1997 as "Kent: A Fabulous Place for Families"
in the City of Kent. He presented the proclama-
tion to Council President Houser and thanked the
Council for their support.
Report on Kent Market. Linda Johnson, Director
of the Market, explained that the Market was
formerly known as the Saturday Market and that
they are now open on Sundays as well. She noted
that there were approximately 5, 000 guests on
opening day. Johnson announced that they have
contracted with a grant writer and are in the
process of acquiring funding to purchase the
building, and that they hope to move in by next
spring.
CONSENT HOUSER MOVED that Consent Calendar Items A
CALENDAR O be approved, with the exception of Item K which
was removed from the agenda. Woods seconded and
the motion carried.
MINUTES (CONSENT CALENDAR - ITEM 3A)
Approval of Minutes. APPROVAL of the minutes of
the regular Council meeting of April 1, 1997 .
HEALTH & (CONSENT CALENDAR - ITEM 3I)
SANITATION McDonald's at 212th and East Valley Highway.
ACCEPT the bill of sale for McDonald's at 212th
St. & 84th Ave. S. submitted by McDonald's
Corporation for continuous operation and
maintenance of 408 feet of sanitary sewer
improvements, and release of bonds after the
expiration period, as recommended by the Public
Works Director. The project is located at 8320
S. 212th Street.
(CONSENT CALENDAR - ITEM 3M)
Nancy's Grove, Division I. ACCEPT the bill of
sale for Nancy' s Grove Division I submitted by
Stafford Construction for continuous operation
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HEALTH & and maintenance of 1,864 feet of street improve-
SANITATION ments and 2 , 115 feet of storm sewers, and release
of bonds after the expiration period, as recom-
mended by the Public Works Director. The project
is located at 149th Ave. S.E. & S.E. 278th St.
(CONSENT CALENDAR - ITEM 30)
Taylor's Glen. ACCEPT the bill of sale for
Taylor's Glen submitted by Stafford Construction
for continuous operation and maintenance of 1, 345
feet of street improvements and 1, 132 feet of
storm sewers, and release of bonds after the
expiration period, as recommended by the Public
Works Director. The project is located at 144th
Ave. S.E. & S.E. 278th St.
SEWER (OTHER BUSINESS - ITEM 4A)
(REMOVED BY OPERATIONS DIRECTOR MCFALL)
Emergency Repair - Storm Sewer. McFall explained
that this item should be removed from the agenda,
as it has been determined that the repair costs
were below the threshold and it no longer needs
to be declared an emergency.
SIDEWALKS (BIDS - ITEM 5A)
1997 Sidewalk Rehabilitation - W. GOwe St. 6 N.
State Ave. The bid opening for this project was
held on April 9th with three bids received.
The low bid was submitted by Gary Merlino
Construction in the amount of $525,711.25. The
Engineer' s estimate was $646, 094. 22 . However, at
this time the Public Works Director requests
Council award Schedules I and II only in the
amount of $376, 571. This portion of the project
includes replacing the sidewalk on the north side
of Gowe Street from 4th Avenue to 1st Avenue and
on the east side of State Street from Smith to
Ward Street.
The Public Works Director recommends award of
Schedules I and II of the 1997 Sidewalk
Rehabilitation - W. Gowe St. & N. State Ave. ,
to Gary Merlino Construction in the amount of
$376, 571.
CLARK MOVED that Schedules I and II of the 1997
Sidewalk Rehabilitation - W. Gowe Street & N.
State Avenue, be awarded to Gary Merlino
Construction in the amount of $376, 571. Houser
seconded and the motion carried.
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STREET (PUBLIC HEARINGS - ITEM 2A)
IMPROVEMENTS LID 348 - 64th Avenue South Street Improvements
(S. 226 - S. 216) . This date has been set for
the public hearing on LID 348 for the improvement
of 64th Avenue South from South 226th Street to
South 216th Street.
Public Works Director Wickstrom outlined the
boundaries of the LID and noted that this would
complete 64th Avenue South, which was. begun in
1989. He explained that this project is critical
to meeting concurrency requirements in terms of
providing additional north-south arterials, and
it is included in the environment impact analysis
and the 404 permit for the lagoon project.
Wickstrom noted that a meeting was held with
property owners in February with approximately
seven owners in attendance, none of whom objected
although some were concerned about cost. He
outlined the nine improvements which are in-
cluded and noted that the total project cost is
$1, 967, 374.71. He explained that the city is a
property owner and its share is 49% of the total
cost, which has already been budgeted. He
explained the method and payment of assessments,
and said construction is expected to begin in
June with the hearing on the final roll being
held prior to that.
Wickstrom noted that one letter which is assumed
to be a protest was received, and that it repre-
sents approximately 11% of the assessment. He
clarified for Clark that these improvements
should relieve traffic on West Valley Highway and
that it will impact Meeker Street.
Mayor White opened the public hearing. John
King, 72 6th Avenue South, Seattle, 98134,
representing K & W Holding, said he is the person
Wickstrom referred to regarding the protest. He
objected to the formation of the LID and
explained that the property is currently one of
the few undeveloped properties along the 64th
Avenue South corridor. He said that storm water
from developed properties has flowed onto their
property and since it is the lowest point in the
area, the water sits on the property from time to
time. He noted that the property is shown on the
City of Kent wetland inventory map. He said the
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STREET property is useless at this time, and therefore
IMPROVEMENTS the owner finds it difficult to determine the
benefit of a $118, 000 assessment. King said that
since the property is on the LID inventory, it
cannot be developed and therefore cannot take
advantage of the water service, the storm sewer,
the road and the sanitary sewer that is being
provided to it. He added that they have been
advised by the Public Works Department that they
cannot have a curb cut from the proposed street
adjacent to their property.
There were no further comments and HOUSER MOVED
to close the public hearing. Woods seconded and
the motion carried.
Upon Woods' request, Wickstrom noted that a
letter had been sent to Mr. King in response to
his inquiries, and that King needs to do a
delineation to determine where the wetlands area
is and get a wetland easement from the Corps. He
said that area would then be deleted from the
calculation on the property, and the assessment
could be reduced to zero. He explained that the
City cannot do the delineation. Wickstrom
pointed out that there is no access to this
property unless the road is built. He explained
for Clark that driveways are not put in on raw
land. Upon Bennett' s question, Wickstrom said
that they may or may not get a permit from the
Corps.
CLARK MOVED to direct the City Attorney to pre-
pare the necessary ordinance for the formation of
LID 348 , the improvement of 64th Avenue South.
Woods seconded and the motion carried.
PUBLIC WORKS (CONSENT CALENDAR - ITEM 3H)
SE 274th Hillclimb Grade & Fill. ACCEPT the SE
274th Hillclimb Grade & Fill project as complete
and release retainage to City Transfer of Kent
upon standard releases from the state, and
release of any liens, as recommended by the
Public Works Director. The original contract
amount was $995,994 . The final construction cost
was $1, 128 , 860. 04 .
The cost overage on this project was due to
additional erosion control work as a result of
heavy rains. This erosion problem needed to be
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PUBLIC WORKS addressed to avoid State Water Quality issues.
Adequate funds exist within the project budget to
cover this overage.
(BIDS - ITEM 5B)
Green River Natural Resources Enhancement Area -
Observation Towers and Pedestrian Bridges. The
bid opening for this project was held on April 9,
1997, with six bids received. The low bid was
submitted by S.L. Larsen Construction of Seattle
in the amount of $505, 815. 36. The Engineer's
estimate was $477 , 149 . 30. The project consists
of the construction of three observation towers,
a foot bridge, a pedestrian bridge, and gravel
surfacing of a trail system throughout the
project area.
The Public Works Director recommends award of the
Green River Natural Resource Enhancement Area
Observation Towers & Pedestrian Bridges to S.L.
Larsen Construction for the bid amount of
$505, 815. 36.
CLARK MOVED that the Green River Natural
Resources Enhancement Area Observation Towers &
Pedestrian Bridges contract be awarded to S.L.
Larsen Construction for the bid amount of
$505, 815. 36 . Woods seconded. Clark stated that
this is an exciting project and that it will be a
great park. The motion then carried.
(BIDS - ITEM 5C)
1997 Grade and Fill - S. 277TH/S.E. 274th Way
(Auburn Way North to 116th Ave. S.E. ) . The bid
opening for this project was held April 9 , 1997,
with six bids received. The low bid was sub-
mitted by Scarsella Brothers, Inc. of Seattle in
the amount of $2, 120, 042 . 30. The Engineer's
estimate was $2 , 968,426 . This project includes
the balance of the earthworks for the 277th
Corridor project and will complete the work
started last year.
The Public Works Director recommends award of the
1997 Grade & Fill - S. 277th/SE 274th Way (Auburn
Way North to 116th Ave. S.E. ) contract to
Scarsella Brothers, Inc. for the bid amount of
$2 , 120, 042 . 30.
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PUBLIC WORKS CLARK MOVED that the 1997 Grade & Fill - S.
277th/S.E. 274th Way (Auburn Way North to
116th Ave. S.E. ) contract be awarded to
Scarsella Brothers, Inc. for the bid amount of
$2, 120, 042 . 30. Houser seconded and the motion
carried.
(BIDS - ITEM 5D)
Green River Natural Resources Enhancement Area -
Wetland/Upland Planting. The bid opening for
this project was held on April 9th with three
bids received. The lowest bid submittal was
received from Ohno Construction of Seattle, in
the amount of $873 , 281.92 . The Engineer' s
estimate was $548, 430. The project consists of
establishing 45 acres of wetlands, grasslands,
shrublands, and forest within the project area.
Due to the difference of $324,851.92 between the
low bid received and the Engineer's estimate, it
is the recommendation of the Public Works
Director that all bids be rejected and that this
project be modified and rebid at a later date.
CLARK MOVED that all bids received on the Green
River Natural Resource Enhancement Area Wetland/
Upland Plantings be rejected and that the project
be modified and rebid at a later date. Bennett
seconded and the motion carried.
ANNEXATION (PUBLIC HEARINGS - ITEM 2B)
Meridian Valley Annexation AN-96-1. The City
has received a sufficient and valid property
owner petition on the proposed Meridian Valley
Annexation, and the King County Boundary Review
Board approved the annexation proposal on
April 4 , 1997 . This annexation contains 891
acres and is located on the eastern edge of the
City, generally adjacent to the City's existing
boundaries on its west and south margins, and
bounded by Soos Creek on the east and the exten-
sion of S. E. 235th Street on the north. The
annexation is proposed to become effective on
July 1, 1997 .
Planning Director Harris delineated the bounda-
ries of the annexation and noted that there are
between 3 , 500 and 4 , 000 residents. Finance
Director Miller explained the annexation budget
process and noted that the budget for this
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ANNEXATION annexation was reviewed by the Operations
Committee yesterday. She said staff worked hard
to ensure that revenues support expenditures and
that department needs are balanced. She ex-
plained one-time-only expenses and how those
costs will be recovered.
Mayor White opened the public hearing. Rick
Pasko, 24503 142nd Avenue SE, spoke in favor of
the annexation, but voiced concern about the
improvement of SE 240th Street. He noted that
for the past several years there has been signi-
ficant flooding at 240th and 132nd, and that
according to King County, improvements have been
delayed again. He urged the City to look at
Little Soos Creek as one of their first projects
in eliminating the flooding in that area.
Wickstrom said it would be July before work on
the culvert across 240th is started, and that the
City will have to take care of the flooding
across 132nd. He noted that the County rebuilt
the culvert crossing at 256th, and that Kent is
the lead agency on the box channel paralleling
256th although the County will pay half of that
project. Frank Wiemes, 13426 SE 240th, said that
he is in favor of the annexation. He stated that
culverts which were put in between 240th and the
Meridian Valley Golf & Country Club are the cause
of the flooding and that the creek should be
opened up and have a free flow.
Al Haylor, 24621 130th Avenue SE, spoke in
support of the annexation and asked what impact
Clark Lake Park will have on the community. He
noted that there is a heavily wooded drainage
area of approximately two acres in size, and
asked if it could be incorporated into the park
so that it could be maintained. McFall responded
that no development plans currently exist for
Clark Lake Park, and explained that since that
property was purchased with conservation funds it
must be utilized for open space. He said that
the City' s park development process involves the
neighborhoods and that when the City proceeds
with development of Clark Lake Park, there would
be a series of meetings with the neighborhood.
Bill Solomon, 24606 145th Place SE, also spoke in
support of the annexation, and expressed concern
about 145th Place SE. He explained that the
street has not been fully connected, and that
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ANNEXATION they have appealed the requirement that the
street go through with the County. He said
there are safety issues and that residents would
like to look at alternatives.
There were no further comments and HOUSER MOVED
to close the public hearing. Woods seconded and
the motion carried.
ORR MOVED to adopt Ordinance No. 3344 annexing
the Meridian Valley Annexation area effective
July 1, 1997 . Bennett seconded and the motion
carried.
REZONE (CONSENT CALENDAR - ITEM 3L)
Van Doren's Landing Building J Rezone RZ-96-5.
SET May 6, 1997, as the date for a public meeting
to consider the Hearing Examiner's recommendation
of approval of a rezone application by MBK
Northwest. The property is located at 22815
West Valley Highway.
PLAT (CONSENT CALENDAR - ITEM 3N)
Nancy's Grove, Division II (FSU-96-10) . SET
May 6, 1997, as the date for a public meeting to
consider a final plat application by ESM, Inc.
The preliminary subdivision was approved by King
County and the final plat came under Kent' s
jurisdiction at the time of the Meridian annexa-
tion. This plat is 18 acres in size, consists of
30 lots, and is located east of 144th Avenue S. E.
and south of S.E. 278th Street.
CDBG (CONSENT CALENDAR - ITEM 3J)
1998 CDBG Funding Levels. SET May 6, 1997, as
the date for a public hearing to consider the
1998 Community Development Block Grant Funding
Levels.
OPERATIONS (CONSENT CALENDAR - ITEM 3K)
(REMOVED BY OPERATIONS DIRECTOR MCFALL)
Kent Reporter Contract. This item was removed
from the agenda, as it was not acted upon by the
Operations Committee at their last meeting.
PARKS & (CONSENT CALENDAR - ITEM 3C)
RECREATION Japanese-American Artwork. AUTHORIZATION to
contract with artist Stuart Nakamura to create
his proposed Japanese-American art piece to be
located at the Bereiter House. $50, 000 was
budgeted for public artwork in the 1997 City Art
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PARKS & Plan to honor the rich history and culture of the
RECREATION local Japanese-American community. Artist Stuart
Nakamura was chosen by a juried panel in March
and his finished art piece will be located at the
Bereiter House for viewing.
(CONSENT CALENDAR - ITEM 3D)
Kent Lions Club Donation. ACCEPT and amend the
Kent Senior Center budget for the $5, 000 donation
from the Kent Lions Club to be used for the
senior hot meal program.
For the third year in a row, the Kent Lions Club
Board of Directors is supporting the Kent Senior
Center, Mill Creek Cafe, by donating $5, 000 to
the senior hot meal program.
APPOINTMENTS (CONSENT CALENDAR - ITEM 3E)
Bicycle Advisory Board. CONFIRMATION of the
Mayor's reappointments of Mr. Steve Babbitt,
Mr. Robert Brehm, and Mr. Dave Hoffman to
continue serving as members of the Kent Bicycle
Advisory Board. Their new appointments will
continue until 12/31/98 .
(CONSENT CALENDAR - ITEM 3F)
City Transit Advisory Board. CONFIRMATION of the
Mayor's reappointments of Mr. Robert Whalen,
Mr. Dudley Jackson, and Mr. Frank Wiemes to con-
tinue serving as members of the Kent City Transit
Advisory Board. Their new appointments will
continue until 4/30/99 .
(CONSENT CALENDAR - ITEM 3G)
Drinking Driver Task Force. CONFIRMATION of the
Mayor's reappointment of Ms. Gwen Dupree to con-
tinue serving as a member of the Kent Drinking
Driver Task Force. Her new appointment will
continue until 1/1/2000.
FINANCE (CONSENT CALENDAR - ITEM 3B)
Approval of Bills. APPROVAL of payment of the
bills received through March 31 and paid on
March 31, 1997; to be audited by the Operations
Committee on April 14 , 1997 .
Approval of checks issued for vouchers:
Date Check Numbers Amount
3/28/97 181957-182314 $ 802,498. 47
3/31/97 182315-182687 1,959 , 147 . 48
$2 ,761, 645. 95
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FINANCE Approval of checks issued for payroll for March
16 through March 31 and paid on April 4, 1997:
Date Check Numbers Amount
4/4/97 Checks 218702-219024 $ 240, 653 . 61
4/4/97 Advices 44441-44917 629 , 634.81
$ 870, 288.42
REPORTS Council President. Houser reminded Council-
members of a social hour being held with the Kent
School Board at 6: 00 p.m. on April 23 .
Public Works Committee. Clark noted that the
Committee will meet at 3 : 30 p.m. April 16.
Planning Committee. Orr noted that the Committee
will meet at 4 : 00 p.m. on May 20.
Administrative Reports. McFall reminded Council
of an executive session of approximately 20
minutes regarding labor negotiations.
EXECUTIVE The meeting recessed to Executive Session at
SESSION 8: 05 p.m.
ADJOURNP-LENT The meeting reconvened and adjourned at 8:25 p.m.
Brenda Jacobe , CMC
City Clerk
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