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August 5, 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, Assistant City Attorney Brubaker, Police
Chief Crawford, Planning Director Harris, Public Works Director
Wickstrom, Parks Director Hodgson, and Finance Director Miller.
Approximately 30 people were in attendance. Councilmember
Bennett was excused from the meeting.
PUBLIC Employee of the Month. Mayor White announced
COMMUNICATIONS that Susan Whitehouse, Accounting Technician in
the Finance Department, has been selected as the
August Employee of the Month. The Mayor noted
that Ms. Whitehouse has a high work ethic and
strong professional integrity. He said she is
personable, friendly, cooperative, reliable and
adaptable, and does whatever it takes to solve a
problem for a fellow employee or citizen of Kent.
UR With People Week. The Mayor read a proclama-
tion declaring the week of August 4-10, 1997 as
Up With People Week in the City of Kent. He
explained that Up With People is an organization
which features intercultural education, perform-
ing arts, community service and career skills
development. The proclamation was accepted by a
representative of the District 13 Masons, who
issued an invitation to attend a performance at
the Puyallup Fair Grounds on August 8th.
CONSENT HOUSER MOVED that Consent Calendar Items A
CALENDAR through P be approved. Woods seconded and the
motion carried.
MINUTES (CONSENT CALENDAR - ITEM 3A)
Approval of Minutes. APPROVAL of the minutes of
the regular Council meeting of July 15, 1997; and
CORRECTION of the minutes of July 1, 1997, to add
Item 5A which was inadvertently omitted and reads
as follows:
Kent and Clark Springs Emergency Power Addition.
The bid opening for this project was held on June
lath with four bids received. The low bid was
submitted by CTS Northwest, Inc. in the amount of
$103 , 816. 17 .
The project consists of installing propane
generated emergency power at Kent & Clark Springs
to alleviate existing power outage problems at
these locations during winter storm events & etc.
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MINUTES The Public Works Committee recommends awarding
the contract to CTS Northwest Inc.
EPPERLY MOVED that the Kent & Clark Springs
Emergency Power Addition contract be awarded to
CTS Northwest, Inc. for the bid amount of
$103 , 816. 17 . Orr seconded and the motion
carried.
HEALTH & (CONSENT CALENDAR - ITEM 3N)
SANITATION Gowe Street Apartments. ACCEPTANCE of the bill
of sale for the Gowe Street Apartments submitted
by Gowe Court Apartments Limited Partnership for
continuous operation and maintenance of 40 feet
of watermain improvements and release of bonds
after the expiration period, as recommended by
the Public Works Director. The project is
located at 627 W. Titus Street.
WATER (CONSENT CALENDAR - ITEM 3I)
Water District #111 Agreement. AUTHORIZATION
for the Mayor to sign the Water District #111
Agreement which transfers the remaining 30
customers from the Kent Springs Transmission Main
to Water District #111, as recommended by the
Public Works Committee.
PUBLIC WORKS (CONSENT CALENDAR - ITEM 3E)
Urban Resources Partnership Grant. AUTHORIZA-
TION for the Public Works Director to sign the
Urban Resources Partnership Grant, direct staff
to accept the grant for $3 , 540, and establish a
budget, as recommended by the Public Works
Committee. The City match of $5, 600 is included
in the existing project budget. This Grant is
designated for youth participation at the
native plant nursery in the Green River Natural
Resources Enhancement Area.
(CONSENT CALENDAR - ITEM 3F)
Lake Washington/Cedar River Watershed Fisheries
Study. AUTHORIZATION to participate in funding
and management of the Lake Washington studies of
fish habitat in the Lake Washington and Sammamish
watersheds, as recommended by the Public Works
Committee. Kent's participation results from the
Clark Springs Watershed property lying within the
Lake Washington/Cedar River Watershed. Payment
in the amount of $1, 000 would come out of the
Water Operating budget. This is a three-year
program and will be reviewed annually.
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PUBLIC WORKS (CONSENT CALENDAR - ITEM 3G)
S. 200th St./Green River Bridge Preload.
ACCEPTANCE of the S. 200th Street/Green River
Bridge Preload project as complete and release
of retainage to M.A. Segale, Inc. , upon standard
releases from the State, and release of any
liens, as recommended by the Public Works
Committee. The original contract amount was
$453 , 550. 00. The final construction cost was
$522, 195.43 . The overage was due to a higher
profile road design negotiated with Segale which
resulted in the need for additional material.
Adequate funds exist within the project budget to
cover this overage.
(CONSENT CALENDAR - ITEM 3M)
Department of Ecology Grant. ACCEPTANCE of a
grant from the Department of Ecology for the
purchase of recycling containers for businesses,
to enhance the City's in-house recycling program,
and to purchase solid waste/recycling containers
in the downtown area; and to direct staff to
establish a budget for the same, as recommended
by the Public Works Committee. The Public Works
Department has received the grant in the amount
of $38 , 433 . The City' s match of $25, 622 will be
taken out of the King County Waste Reduction/
Recycling grant money.
TRAFFIC (BIDS - ITEM 5A)
CONTROL 42nd Avenue S. & Reith Road Traffic Signal
Remodel. The bid opening for this project was
held on July 30th with three bids received. The
low bid was submitted by The 'V' Company in the
amount of $20, 610. 00. The Engineer's estimate
was $42 , 662 . 00. The project consists of the
remodel of the existing traffic signal at 42nd
Avenue South & Reith Road. The Engineer' s
estimate includes the cost of new controller
cabinets and other necessary appurtenances for
which there is adequate funding within the
project budget.
The Public Works Director recommends that the
contract be awarded to The 'V' Company. CLARK
MOVED that the 42nd Avenue South & Reith Road
Traffic Signal Remodel contract be awarded to The
'V, Company for the bid amount of $20, 610.00.
Houser seconded and the motion carried.
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TRAFFIC (OTHER BUSINESS - ITEM 4D)
CONTROL (ADDED BY TOM WACKER)
Traffic Revision on 3rd Avenue. Tom Wacker
voiced concern about the risk of death and
serious injury to nearly 280 elementary school
children in the city. He noted that Kent View
Elementary School recently signed a lease with
the Holy Spirit Parish as their new location.
He said that they have petitioned the City for
reasonable precautions for the children, and that
the matter was forwarded to the Operations
Department who refused to institute any protec-
tive measures. He outlined their requests and
said that parking and a crosswalk are the main
concerns. He urged the Council to review his
proposal and refer it to a committee. Public
Works Committee Chair Clark agreed to look at
this at the next Committee meeting which will be
held at 3 : 30 p.m. on August 20, 1997 , in Council
Chambers East.
(CONSENT CALENDAR - ITEM 3H)
Six Year Transportation Improvement Plan. SET
August 19th as the public hearing date for the
Six Year Transportation Improvement Plan, as
recommended by the Public Works Committee.
PLAT (CONSENT CALENDAR - ITEM 3L)
Singh Final Plat #FSU-96-28. SET August 19,
1997 , as the date for a public meeting to
consider a final plat application by Hardeep
Singh for the Singh Final Plat. The subject
subdivision is . 96 acres in size and is located
on the south side of SE 244th Street. The City
Council approved the Singh preliminary plat on
May 20, 1997 .
ANNEXATION (OTHER BUSINESS - ITEM 4A)
(ADDED BY OPERATIONS DIRECTOR MCFALL)
Green River Annexation. McFall explained that
Council previously adopted a resolution calling
for the Green River Annexation to be placed on
the ballot for the election method of annexation.
He noted that the area is south of the city and
that a portion of this area is the subject of a
lawsuit regarding zoning between a property owner
and King County, who currently has jurisdiction
over the area. He recommended that the city not
proceed with this annexation election until that
issue is resolved. He noted that the City has
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ANNEXATION already submitted a Notice of Intent to the
Boundary Review Board and that it would be timely
to withdraw at this point. He noted that this
issue was discussed by the Operations Committee
today, and that the Committee has recommended
adoption of a resolution which would repeal the
previous resolution calling for the annexation
election.
JOHNSON MOVED to adopt Resolution No. 1494
repealing Resolution No. 1493 , terminating the
"Notice of Intention" process with the Boundary
Review Board, and reaffirming the termination of
the property owner petition method annexation of
the Green River Annexation area. Woods seconded
and the motion carried.
REZONE (CONSENT CALENDAR - ITEM 30)
Granville - Southern Rezone #RZ-97-1. SET
August 19, 1997, as the date for a public meeting
to consider the Hearing Examiner' s recommendation
of approval for a rezone application (RZ-97-1)
made by Granville-Southern Corporation. The pro-
perty is approximately 18.93 acres in size and is
located at 20129 and 20227 92nd Avenue South.
DIVERSITY (OTHER BUSINESS - ITEM 4C)
(ADDED BY ARTHUR HARVEY)
Diversity. Arthur Harvey, 16619 SE 251st Street,
commended both the Mayor for his insight in
forming a Diversity Committee, and Council
President Houser for her comments that everyone
of different cultures should be involved in the
city. He said the Kent Citizens Association is
strongly committed to the involvement of all
people in the areas of employment and contracts.
He voiced concern about the process and asked
that some members of his organization participate
on the Diversity Task Force. Upon Clark' s
question, Harvey agreed to submit a list of the
members of the Kent Citizens Association, and
noted that a letter was written to the Council
containing the names of volunteers. Gloria
Reece, 6106 S. 251st Place, Kent, read the letter
regarding the Kent Citizens Association' s
interest in serving on the Diversity Committee.
WOODS MOVED to make the letter a part of the
record. Orr seconded and the motion carried.
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COUNCIL (CONSENT CALENDAR - ITEM 3P)
(ADDED BY COUNCIL PRESIDENT HOUSER)
Council Absence. APPROVAL of an excused absence
for Councilmember Bennett who is not in atten-
dance at tonight' s meeting.
PARKS & (OTHER BUSINESS - ITEM 4B)
RECREATION (ADDED BY COUNCILMEMBER JOHNSON)
Golf Course. Johnson noted that at their meeting
today, the Parks Committee recommended negotiat-
ing with both SSMD and Golf Resources NW, as
recommended by the Golf Evaluation Committee, and
SO MOVED. Woods seconded and offered a friendly
amendment that this not go back to the Parks
Committee but rather come to full Council with
the presentation of the materials, and that it
come back no later than the second meeting in
September for a decision. Johnson agreed and the
motion carried.
POLICE (CONSENT CALENDAR - ITEM 3J)
"Stay out of Areas of Prostitution" (SOAP)
Amendment. ADOPTION of Ordinance No. 3357
amending Section 9 . 02 . 312 of the Kent City Code
relating to prostitution loitering to add
additional territory to be covered by the
"Stay Out of Areas of Prostitution" orders.
This amendment has been requested to accommodate
the Del Mar Annexation, which encompasses a pro-
blem area with prostitution-related activities
and crime. Additionally, due to numerous letters
of concern submitted by citizens living in areas
adjacent to the current SOAP ordinance area, the
amendment also expands existing SOAP areas to
include their addresses/residences.
The SOAP ordinance has been a very effective
deterrent in keeping prostitution-related crime
down in these areas and these amendments will
assist with continued enforcement on this matter.
(CONSENT CALENDAR - ITEM 3K)
DARE Program Donation. ACCEPTANCE of a $5, 000
donation from Kmart Corporation, a new D.A.R.E.
America sponsor. The monies were donated to the
Kent Police Department D.A.R. E. Program in con-
junction with a recent Kmart Family Foundation
event held at the Kmart store in Kent. The
monies can be used to secure D.A.R.E. educa-
tional materials or D.A.R.E. catalog merchandise.
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BUDGET (CONSENT CALENDAR - ITEM 3C)
1998 Budget Workshov. SET August 19, 1997,
at 5: 30 p.m. , as the date for a Council Workshop
on the 1998 Budget.
(CONSENT CALENDAR - ITEM 3D)
1998 Budget & Capital Improvement Program. SET
August 19, 1997, as the public hearing date for
the 1998 Budget and Capital Improvement Program.
FINANCE (CONSENT CALENDAR - ITEM 3B)
Approval of Bills. APPROVAL of payment of the
bills received through June 30 and paid on
June 30, 1997 , after auditing by the Operations
Committee on July 15, 1997 .
Approval of checks issued for vouchers:
Date Check Numbers Amount
6/30/97 185925-186271 $ 427, 918 .97
6/30/97 186272-186647 2 , 002 , 595. 01
$2, 430, 513 .98
No payroll checks were approved for this time
period.
REPORTS Operations Committee. Johnson reported that the
Committee will meet at 3 : 00 p.m. on August 19.
Planning Committee. Orr announced that the
Committee will meet at 4: 00 p.m. on August 19,
and that a special meeting on the Downtown Plan
will be held on August 6 at 7 : 00 p.m.
EXECUTIVE At 7 : 30 p.m. , the Council recessed to Executive
SESSION Session for approximately ten minutes to discuss
labor negotiations.
The meeting reconvened at 7 : 38 p.m. JOHNSON
MOVED to authorize the Mayor to sign a three-year
labor agreement with Teamsters Local 117
effective January 1, 1997 through December 31,
1999. Houser seconded and the motion carried.
ADJOURNMENT The meeting adjourned at 7 : 40 p.m.
Brenda Ja ber, CMC
City Cler
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