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January 19, 1999
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, Police
Chief Crawford, Fire Chief Angelo, Public Works Director
Wickstrom, Planning Director Harris, Parks Director Hodgson, and
Finance Director Miller. Approximately 85 people were at the
meeting.
CHANGES TO THE Comrehensive Plan sad Zoning Amendments
AGENDA Shoreline Master Program. Orr recommended that
Other Business Items 7C, Comprehensive Plan and
Zoning Amendments, and 7D, Shoreline Master
Program, be removed from tonight ' s agenda to
allow time for review. There was no objection
from Council . It was clarified that the
Comprehensive Plan and Zoning Amendments will
come back to the full Council on February 2nd
with a staff report and any other input received,
and that the Shoreline Master Program will go
to the Public Works and Planning Committee
on February 1st and to the full Council on
February 2nd. It was noted that no public
hearings are recommended, as they have been
held through the Land Use and Planning Board.
ORR MOVED to make letters received this evening
a part of the record. Woods seconded and the
motion carried. It was noted that Councilmembers
should get their questions to the Planning
Department in writing within the next few days,
and that correspondence from citizens would be
accepted as well . mph Knudsen, landowner on
the Green River, said he feels there should be a
public hearing on the Shoreline Master Program.
Upon a question from Don Clasen, 13602 S.E. 282nd
Street, Mayor White reiterated that comments on
the Comprehensive Plan and Zoning Amendments
should be made in writing.
LTD 340 3 196/200 Street Corridor Protect
T. J. Parkes, representing Nick Nesland, asked
that Item 6D, LID 340 , be deleted from the agenda
and said public comments should be taken on it
before the City Council as a whole. Mayor White
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CHANGES TO THE noted that this issue has been handled by the
AGENDA Public Works Committee, that considerable effort
has been made to provide for protests, and that
he would not allow additional public comments
unless the Council votes to open the public
hearing.
Operations Director .McFall noted that the
interest rate in Section 4 of the proposed
ordinance is 6 .25%.
The ordinance establishing the Final Assessment
Roll for LID 340 was later adopted under the
Consent Calendar.
PUBLIC Jaycee Week. Mayor White read a proclamation
COMMUNICATIONS noting that the Kent Jaycees have been a vital
part of the development of young leaders for
the past 53 years and that they have contributed
to the betterment of the community through
involvement in the City Christmas decorations,
Cornucopia Days and the Community Children' s
Fund. He declared January 17-23, 1999 as Jaycee
Week and encouraged all citizens to acknowledge
the service of the Jaycees . The proclamation was
presented to Kent Jaycees President Angie
Struttman.
Groundhog Job Shadow Day. The Mayor proclaimed
February 2, 1999 as Groundhog Job Shadow Day in
the City of Kent and encouraged local businesses
to get involved in the program. He explained
that it is an opportunity for students to experi-
ence the workplace and to be exposed to a wide
range of career choices . He added that he has
participated in the program, and that it gives
students a greater appreciation of what their
elected officials do.
Mrs. Kent Presentation. Mrs. Kent, Susan Hill of
the Police Department, said she will represent
the City of Kent in the Mrs . Washington Pageant
in June. She explained that this is part of the
Mrs . America Pageant, which is the oldest
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PUBLIC national pageant for married women. She ex-
COMMUNIATIONS plained the competition and said her platform is
personal safety education. She said she is
seeking financial sponsorship, asked for support,
and invited citizens to attend the pageant in
Moses Lake on June 5th.
Kent Chamber of Cgu ree Food -World 98 A=ort.
John Ryan, 1999 Chamber President, explained that
they have experienced difficulty this year in
recruiting for domestic exhibitors because of the
Asian economy. He noted that the show was held
but was smaller than in the past for this reason.
He added that there was a strong Asian contingent
who had planned on attending but had difficulty
getting visas. He noted that they are working to
ensure that they are prepared for next years show
in any circumstance . He thanked the city for
their support . Upon a question from Yingling,
Ryan explained that the U. S . Embassy restricts
foreign visitors and that they hope to address
U. S. Embassy officials when they are in China.
He emphasized the importance of governmental
support and said the city is doing what needs to
be done .
Debbie Smith explained they are working on
marketing internationally, broadening their
focus, and getting more support from agriculture.
She thanked the city for their support, without
which they would not be able to help Kent become
a trade smart community.
CONSENT ORR MOVED that Consent Calendar items A through F
CALENDAR be approved. Woods seconded and the motion
carried.
MINUTES (CONSENT CALENDAR - ITEM 6A)
AAporoval of Minutes. APPROVAL of the minutes of
the regular Council meeting of January 5, 1999 .
HEALTH & (CONSENT CALENDAR - ITEM 6E)
SANITATION Skvview Warehouse No. 6 . ACCEPTANCE of the bill
of sale for Skyview Warehouse #6 submitted by
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HEALTH & Auburn Commercial Development, Inc . for continu-
SANITATION ous operation and maintenance of 200 feet of
watermain improvements and release of bonds after
expiration period, as recommended by the Public
Works Director. The project is located at 7818
So. 194th street .
TRANSPORTATION (CONSENT CALENDAR -- ITEM 6D.)
Llp 340 S 1961200 Street Corridor Proiect
Final Assessment Roll. ADOPTION of Ordinance
No. 3438 establishing the Final Assessment Roll
for LID 340 - S. 196/200 Street Corridor, as
recommended by the Public Works - Board of
Equalization.
(OTHER BUSINESS - ITEM 7E)
Tranovortation Funding A te=atiyes Task Force.
City Council wishes to appoint a citizens task
force of no more than eleven people who will
review alternatives for financing transportation
improvements in the City. The Task Force will
have representatives from real estate profes-
sionals, developers and home owners . Task Force
members will be appointed at the Council meeting
of February 2, 1999, and will make their report
within 90 days .
ORR MOVED that the Council create a Transporta-
tion Funding Alternatives Task Force as outlined
in the memorandum from Council President Orr, and
that said task force be directed to study
alternatives for transportation funding, and to
report its recommendations within ninety days.
Woods seconded. Orr explained that the reason
for creating this task force is to try and find a
better way to fund major road projects and to
ensure that home owners are aware of any assess-
ments . She asked Councilmembers to provide names
of potential members to her or the Mayor by the
end of the week. Clark explained some of the
problems and urged support of the motion. Amodt
also expressed support and the motion then
carried.
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PUBLIC WORKS (CON NT CALENDAR - ITEM 6F)
199 Mall Croak Fiah Habitat ACCEPTANCE of the
1998 Mill Creek Fish Habitat Improvements con-
tract as complete and release of retainage to
Subdivision Management, Inc. upon standard
releases from the State and release of any liens,
as recommended by the Public Works Director. The
original contract amount was $185, 855..22 . The
final construction cost was $152 , 150 . 12 .
PLATS (OTHER BUSINESS - ITEM 7A)
Kay Preliminary Plat SV-98-10. This date has
been set to consider the Hearing Examiner' s
recommendation of approval with conditions dated
December 3 , 1998, for the Kay Preliminary Plat .
Upon questions from Council, Wickstrom explained
that the EMA and the conditions mentioned on Page
5 of the Hearing Examiner Findings and
Recommendations are not unusual .
CLARK MOVED to approve the Hearing Examiner' s
recommendation of approval with conditions
for the preliminary plat application of Kay
Preliminary Plat . Epperly seconded and the
motion carried.
(OTHER BUSINESS - ITEM 7B)
grin [Slide Preliminary Plat SU-98-6. This date
has been set to consider the Hearing Examiner' s
recommendation of approval with conditions dated
December 3 , 1998, for the Erin Glade Preliminary
Plat .
Upon questions from Councilmembers, Wickstrom
explained that the plat will be on City water and
sewer and the Health Department will have to
approve the plans, and that the number of daily
peak hour trips is determined by a standard
calculation.
CLARK MOVED to approve the Hearing Examiner' s
recommendation of approval with conditions for
preliminary plat application of Erin Glade
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PLATS Preliminary Plat . Epperly seconded and the
motion carried.
Y2K (CONSENT CALENDAR - ITEM 6C)
y2K Conguitant Contract APPROVAL of a contract
extension with Steve Schopfer through his
company, Coda Consulting Group, for Year 2000
project work, subject to City Attorney approval,
as recommended by the Operations Committee.
CITY HALL (BIDS - ITEM 8A)
Development Services is Information Services
Tenant I=rovement Project, This project was
driven by increased staff requirements in
Development Services and the need for a full-
service training room for Information Services.
Four bids were received. Staff recommends enter-
ing into agreement with Springhills Engineering,
Inc. for $67, 400, plus tax, including Alternative
No. One for $500 to cover expected overtime.
WOODS MOVED to award the contract to complete the
Development Services and Information Services
Tenant Improvement Project to Springhills
Engineering, Inc. , for $67, 400, plus tax, plus
Alternative No. 1 in the amount of $500 to cover
expected overtime . Epperly seconded and the
motion carried.
FINANCE (CONSENT CALENDAR - ITEM 6B)
_Approval of Bills . APPROVAL of payment of the
bills received through December 15 and paid on
December 15, 1998 after auditing by the
Operations Committee on January 5, 1999 .
Approval of checks issued for vouchers :
Date Check Numbers Amount
12/15/98 209752-210047 $ 635, 868 . 55
12/15/98 210048-210469 2 , 117, 063 . 51
$2, 752 , 932 . 06
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FINANCE Approval of checks issued for vouchers :
Date Check Numbers Amount
12/31/98 210470-210800 $ 765, 811 .28
12/31/98 210801-211299 2 , 711, 745 . 71
$3 , 477, 556 . 99
Annroval of checks issued for payroll for
November 16 through November 30 and paid on
December 4, 1998 :
Date Check Numbers Amount
12/4/98 Checks 232041-232384 $ 297, 056 . 98
12/4/98 Advices 73222-73922 940,233 . 38
$1, 237, 290 . 36
Approval of checks issued for the payroll for
December 1 through December 15 and paid on
December 18, 1998 :
Date Check Numbers Amount
12/18/98 Checks 232385-232681 $ 256, 134 .32
12/18/98 Advices 73923-74506 787 , 554 . 04
$1, 043 , 688 . 36
A_onroval of checks issued for the payroll for
December 16 through December 31 and paid on
January 5, 1999 :
Date Check Numbers Amount
1/5/99 Checks 232682-232970 $ 235, 572 .41
1/5/99 Advices 74507-75060 762 , 331 . 31
$ 997, 903 . 72
REPORTS Council President, Orr reminded Councilmembers
to provide input regarding the date for the
annual retreat to the Council Secretary.
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REPORTS Public Safety Committee. Epperly noted that the
next meeting will be held on Tuesday, February 26
at 5 : 00 p.m.
Public rks a Pla*+*+ing Comelittee. Clark noted
that the committee will meet on February 1st at
3 :30 p.m. in the Council Chambers and, due to the
holiday, the second meeting of --the month will be
held on Wednesday, February 17th.
EXECUTIVE McFall reminded Councilmembers of an executive
SESSION session of approximately 20 minutes regarding
negotiation for property acquisition and
potential litigation. The meeting recessed to
executive session at 7 :45 p.m. and reconvened at
8 : 15 p.m.
Proverty Acquisition, WOODS MOVED that the
City of Kent purchase the 21 . 84 acre Columbia
Greenhouse Inc . property for $2 , 650, 000 plus
closing costs, subject to testing of leaks for
the Underground Storage Tanks and/or acceptance
by the seller of an addendum addressing removal
and any necessary soil remediation of three
underground storage tanks, and after final review
and approval of the City Attorney, and recommend
a short term loan from the Water Fund at current
Treasury interest rate, funds to be repaid with
the sale of Councilmanic bonds anticipated on
April 1, 1999 . Epperly seconded and the motion
carried.
ADJOURNMENT The meeting adjourned at 8 : 17 p.m.
Brenda c er, CMC
City Cler
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