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September 15, 1998
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, Operations
Director/Chief of Staff McFall , City Attorney Lubovich, Public
Works Director Wickstrom, Planning Director Harris, Police Chief
Crawford, Finance Director Miller and Parks Director Hodgson.
Approximately 15 people were at the meeting.
PUBLIC Day of Carina. Mayor White read a proclamation
COMMUNICATIONS noting that the Day of Caring sponsored by United
Way of King County will target 45 to 50 projects
in the South County area involving more than 600
volunteers, and proclaimed September 25 , 1998 as
Day of Caring in the City of Kent . He encouraged
all citizens to experience the joy and satisfac-
tion of volunteering their time and efforts to a
worthwhile project . The proclamation was pre-
sented to Police Chief Crawford, who thanked the
Mayor and Council for their support and explained
that this year ' s project is to help Kent Youth and
Family Services put up playground equipment for
some of the Head Start/ECAP programs .
Day of Concern For The Hungry. The Mayor stated
that the City recognizes adequate nutrition as a
basic right for each citizen and commits both
General Fund and Block Grant dollars to fund
emergency food programs, and that the Seattle
Emergency Feed Program has sought to provide
balanced, nutritious meals to the hungry for many
years . He proclaimed September 26, 1998 as Day of
Concern For The Hungry and encouraged all citizens
to join with the Seattle Emergency Feeding Program
to feed those who are hungry.
Constitution Week. Mayor White read a proclama-
tion declaring the week of September 17-23 , 1998
as Constitution Week, and noted that the two
hundred eleventh anniversary of the signing of the
Constitution provides an historic opportunity for
all Americans to remember the achievements of the
Framers of the Constitution and the rights,
privileges and responsibilities it affords . He
presented the proclamation to Elizabeth Walker of
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PUBLIC the Lakota Chapter of the National Society of the
COMMUNICATIONS Daughters of the American Revolution, who thanked
the Mayor and Council for their support .
1998 WCMA Award For Excellence. Mayor White
announced that Operations Director Brent McFall
has been awarded the 1998 WCMA Award For
Excellence. He explained that the award is
given by the Washington City/County Management
Association. McFall accepted the award and said
it is especially meaningful to be recognized by
his peers for his work on behalf of the City of
Kent . The Mayor said the City is honored to have
someone of McFall ' s caliber with the organization.
CONSENT ORR MOVED that Consent Calendar Items A through
CALENDAR J, with the exception of Item E, be approved.
Woods seconded and the motion carried unanimously.
MINUTES (CONSENT CALENDAR - ITEM 3A)
Approval of Minutes . APPROVAL of the minutes of
the regular Council meeting of September 1 , 1998 .
HEALTH & (CONSENT CALENDAR - ITEM 3F)
SANITATION Raschke Short Plat. ACCEPTANCE of the Bill of
Sale for Raschke Short Plat submitted by VSC
Industries, Inc . for continuous operation and
maintenance of 356 feet of sanitary sewer, 243
feet of street improvements and 78 feet of storm
sewer and, release of bonds after the expiration
period, as recommended by the Public Works
Director. The project is in the vicinity of
93rd Avenue South & South 221st Street .
(CONSENT CALENDAR - ITEM 3G)
Wellington Townhomes. Phase One. ACCEPTANCE of
the Bill of Sale for Wellington Townhomes Phase
One submitted by Benjamin Homes, Inc . for
continuous operation and maintenance of 645 feet
of sanitary sewer and release of bonds after the
expiration period, as recommended by the Public
Works Director. The project is in the vicinity of
South 236th Street & 63rd Avenue South.
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WATER (BIDS - ITEM 5A)
125, 000 Gallon Water Tank Improvements. The bid
opening for this project was held on September 9th
with three bids received. The apparent low bid
was submitted by Fraser, Inc . in the amount of
$216, 636 . 99 . The Engineer ' s estimate was
$158, 013 . 00 . The Public Works Director recom-
mends that this contract be awarded to Fraser,
Inc .
CLARK MOVED that the 125, 000 Gallon Water Tank
Improvements contract be awarded to Fraser, Inc .
for the bid amount of $216, 636 . 99 . Epperly
seconded and the motion carried.
STREETS (CONSENT CALENDAR - ITEM 3I)
6th Avenue North Improvements. ACCEPT the 6th
Avenue North Street Improvements contract as
complete and release retainage to Ohana Nursery
upon standard releases from the State and release
of any liens, as recommended by the Public Works
Director. The original contract amount was
$47, 321 . 75 The final construction cost was
$51, 345 . 74 .
(BIDS - ITEM 5B)
S . 200`h Street Improvements - Orillia to Green
River. The bid opening for this project was held
on September 11, 1998 . Public Works Director
Wickstrom noted that six bids were received, and
the low bidder was Scarsella Bros . in the amount
of $3 , 242 , 543 . 00 . He added that the Engineer ' s
estimate was $3 , 903 , 297 . 00, and recommended that
the contract be awarded to Scarsella Bros . CLARK
MOVED that the S . 200th Street Improvements -
Orillia to Green River contract be awarded to
Scarsella Bros . for the bid amount of
$3 , 242 , 543 . 00 . Brotherton seconded and the
motion carried.
TRAFFIC (CONSENT CALENDAR - ITEM 3J)
CONTROL Interurban Trail Signals. ACCEPTANCE of an
amendment to the Interurban Trail Signals contract
in the amount of $3 , 001 . 52 , as recommended by the
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TRAFFIC Public Works Director. Council accepted the
CONTROL contract in the amount of $100, 679 . 50 as complete,
as recommended by the Public Works Director on
July 7 , 1998 . Since that acceptance, additional
invoicing has been received in the amount of
$3 , 001 . 52 against this project .
STREET (PUBLIC HEARINGS - ITEM 2A)
VACATION 32nd Avenue South Street Vacation STV-98-2 .
Resolution 1510 established this date for a public
hearing on an application from Doug and Ronda
Mitch to vacate a portion of 32nd Avenue South
right-of-way located east of 30th Avenue South.
Planning Director Harris pointed out the location
on a map and noted that the area is not open and
has never been used as a street . He said the
staff recommendation is for approval with the
following conditions : 1) the City of Kent shall
be compensated for the value of the right-of-way
in accordance with applicable state law, and 2)
the City of Kent shall retain the right to grant
utility easement (s) to any public and/or private
utility which presently has facilities within the
right-of-way proposed to be vacated. Clark noted
that the area is next to the freeway overhang and
asked about liability if plant growth becomes a
hazard. Lubovich said there is no significant
exposure unless the City is aware of some activity
or hazard that should be taken care of .
The Mayor opened the public hearing. Doug Mitch,
23442 30th Avenue South, owner and applicant,
explained that he had recently learned that people
were camping in the area and were accessing it
primarily from the bus stop near the southbound
ramp of I-5 from Kent-Des Moines Road. He noted
that one of the campers had stabbed another re-
cently, and that media coverage of the incident
resulted in a large traffic problem. He said
residents have worked with the Police Department
and DOT to get the area cleaned up and more
secure . Mitch said he plans to develop his
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STREET property eventually, but his primary concern is
VACATION security. He noted that there is a fence along
DOT right-of-way but that people have cut holes in
it to gain access to private property, and pointed
out that the wooded area provides a place to hide .
He noted that the Midway Sewer District owns an
existing sewer which terminates in the right-of-
way area, and that he has agreed to give them an
extension easement beyond the right-of-way area
into the next parcel . He urged the Council to
approve the request, and noted for Amodt that he
and the other petitioners agree with the condi-
tions . He explained that the property would be
split among the five petitioners and said they are
aware that there may be costs in the future .
There were no further comments from the audience
and ORR MOVED to close the public hearing. Woods
seconded and the motion carried.
CLARK MOVED to approve the Planning Director' s
recommendation of approval with conditions of the
application to vacate a portion of 32nd Avenue
South right-of-way east of 30th Avenue South, as
referenced in Resolution No. 1510, and to direct
the City Attorney to prepare the necessary ordi-
nance upon compliance with the conditions of
approval . Epperly seconded and the motion
carried.
PUBLIC WORKS (CONSENT CALENDAR - ITEM 3H)
Green River Nursery Classroom/Office Workroom.
ACCEPT the Green River Nursery Classroom/Office
Workroom contract as complete and release
retainage to 21st Century Builders upon standard
releases from the State and release of any liens,
as recommended by the Public Works Director. The
original contract amount was $84 , 768 . 82 . The
final construction cost was $89, 936 . 97 .
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COUNCIL (OTHER BUSINESS - ITEM 4B)
(FORMERLY CONSENT CALENDAR - ITEM 3E)
(REMOVED AT THE REQUEST OF COUNCIL
PRESIDENT ORR)
Compensation of Councilmembers. The proposed
ordinance would eliminate the cost of living
adjustments to Councilmember salaries . Upon Orr ' s
question, Lubovich stated that the last sentence
in Section A, which states "This additional salary
shall not be subject to Consumer Price Index
adjustments as set forth herein" , should be elimi-
nated. ORR MOVED to adopt Ordinance No. 3421 as
amended. Woods seconded and the motion carried.
POLICE DEPT. (CONSENT CALENDAR - ITEM 3C)
Jail Services Contract Renewal, Citv Of Des
Moines . RENEWAL of the contract for jail services
with the City of Des Moines, as recommended by the
Public Safety Committee . This is a standard out-
side agency contract, which will take effect
September 1998 , and shall supersede and terminate
any other facility use agreement or contract
existing between the City of Kent and the City of
Des Moines . This contract shall be in effect
through 1998 and automatically renew from year to
year unless other modified or terminated as pro-
vided in the contract . This contract may be
terminated upon 60 days written notice from the
party desiring termination.
(CONSENT CALENDAR - ITEM 3D)
Counterfeit Or False Trademarks . ADOPTION of
Ordinance No . 3419 relating to counterfeit or
false trademarks and declaring a public emergency
necessary for the protection of public health,
safety and welfare .
PARKS & (BIDS - ITEM 5C)
RECREATION Senior Center Exterior Painting Two written
quotes were received to paint the exterior of the
Senior Center. Halcyon Painting was low at
$36, 980 . WOODS MOVED to award the contract to
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PARKS & paint the exterior of the Senior Center to Halcyon
RECREATION Painting for $36, 980 , plus applicable Washington
State sales tax. Epperly seconded and the motion
carried.
FINANCE (CONSENT CALENDAR - ITEM 33)
Approval of Bills . APPROVAL of payment of the
bills received through August 31 and paid on
August 31, after auditing by the Operations
Committee on September 1 , 1998 .
Approval of checks issued for vouchers :
Date Check Numbers Amount
8/31/98 204953 -205186 $ 278, 998 . 58
8/31/98 205187-205649 2 , 284 , 625 . 06
$2 , 563 , 623 . 64
Approval of checks issued for payroll for
August 16 through August 31 and paid on
September 4, 1998 :
Date Check Numbers Amount
9/4/98 Checks 230057-230395 $ 270 , 446 . 44
9/4/98 Advices 69776-70339 758 , 664 . 17
$1, 029, 110 . 61
(OTHER BUSINESS - ITEM 4A)
(FORMERLY CONSENT CALENDAR ITEM 3K)
(REMOVED AT THE REQUEST OF COUNCILMEMBER AMODT)
Real Estate Excise Tax. The proposed ordinance
would make corrective amendments to Ordinance
No. 3418 to reference appropriate statutory
authority and to establish November 1 , 1998 as the
effective date of the excise tax. Amodt noted
that she had voted nay on this issue at the last
Council meeting, and that she voted nay on the
proposed ordinance at the Operations Committee
meeting today so that it would again come to the
Council for a vote .
Lubovich explained that the proposed ordinance is
strictly technical in nature, and that it would
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FINANCE clarify the effective date of the assessments
and correct an error in the statutory provision.
WOODS MOVED to adopt Ordinance No. 3420 .
Brotherton seconded and the motion carried, with
Amodt opposed.
REPORTS Council President. Orr invited everyone to
attend a Ribbon Cutting Ceremony at 5 : 00 p.m. on
October 5th at the Green River Natural Resource
Area . She said this is an exciting project which
has been in the works for many years .
Public Works/Planning. Clark stated that the
Committee will meet on September 21st at 3 : 30 p.m.
ADJOURNMENT The meeting adjourned at 7 : 30 p.m.
Brenda Ja ob r, CMC
City Cle
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