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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCity Council Meeting - Council - Minutes - 10/19/1999 Kent, Washington October 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, Planning Director Harris, Public Works Director Wickstrom, and Finance Director Miller. Approximately 20 people were at the meeting. CHANGES TO Amodt requested that Item 6D be removed from THE AGENDA the Consent Calendar and discussed under Other Business as Item 7D. McFall requested that Consent Calendar Item 6H regarding the 277th Street Sewer Interceptor, Phase One, be removed from the agenda. Mayor White added Public Communications Item 4C regarding Y2K Update . George Smith requested the addition of an item having to do with the 272/277th corridor project . It was added as Item 7E. Christi Hnat requested the addition of an item having to do with the closure of 256th at 29th. It was added as Item 7F. PUBLIC Make A Difference Day. Mayor White read a pro- COMMUNICATIONS clamation noting that working together through volunteer service can bridge the differences that separate people and help solve serious social problems, and proclaimed October 23 , 1999, Make A Difference Day in the City of Kent . He encouraged all citizens to volunteer their time to help make a difference in someone ' s life, and presented the proclamation to City employee representative Lori Hogan. YWCA Week Without Violence. Mayor White pro- claimed the week of October 17-23 , 1999 as YWCA Week Without Violence in the City of Kent, noting that violence takes an extremely harsh toll on women, children and youth, and if non-violence is taught to today' s generation of youth and 1 Kent City Council Minutes October 19, 1999 PUBLIC children, there will be a greater chance of less COMMUNICATIONS violence in their lives as adults . He presented the proclamation to Linda Rasmussen, Regional Director of South King County YWCA. Y2K Update - Puget Sound Energy. Denny Lensegrav, Community Relations Manager for Puget Sound Energy in Kent, reported that the North American electric grids are in excellent shape for the transition to the year 2000 . He apologized for the prank that took place during the nationwide Y2K drill in September and said they are ready for the transi- tion. CONSENT ORR MOVED that the Consent Calendar Items be CALENDAR approved, with the exception of Items D and H which have been removed. Woods seconded and the motion carried. MINUTES (CONSENT CALENDAR - ITEM 6A) Approval of Minutes . APPROVAL of the minutes of the regular Council meeting of October 5, 1999 . HEALTH & (CONSENT CALENDAR - ITEM 6E) SANITATION Mack Park Bill Of Sale. ACCEPTANCE of the Bill of Sale for Mack Park submitted by William Goodwin for continuous operation and maintenance of 1, 400 feet of watermain, 1322 feet of sanitary sewer, 1310 feet of street improvement and 1, 790 feet of storm sewer and, release bonds after the expira- tion period, as recommended by the Public Works Director. The project is in the vicinity of SE 264th Street at 112th Avenue SE. STREETS (OTHER BUSINESS - ITEM 7F) (ADDED ITEM) Street Closure at 256th and 29th. Christi Hnat, Program Coordinator for Federal Way Family Centers, 25834 26th Place South, Apt G104, voiced concern about the displacement of the bus stops which would take place because of the street closure . She said that children will have to walk 2/10 of a mile to a location that is dangerous . She pointed out that there are no sidewalks or 2 Kent City Council Minutes October 19, 1999 STREETS crosswalks, and urged the Council to postpone closure of the street until the hazards have been taken into consideration. Martin Plys, 3004 S . 256, noted that he had spent seven years in Berlin, Germany, where people were not authorized to walk or drive on streets, and said he is deeply concerned that closing streets erodes freedom. Hillary House, Director of Federal Way Family Centers, 25834 26th Place South, Apt G104, said she would be willing to do an impact study as to how this would affect the children of the families who live in the apartment complexes, and provide that information to the Council . Clark stated that the City Council did not act lightly, and pointed out that the citizens in the neighborhood requested the street closure due to concern about public safety. He added that the closure was agreed to temporarily and that the Council is still looking at the ramifications . Amodt noted that the City is working with the school district . Epperly explained the history of the development and said Council is attempting to find the best solution for all . Teresa McGowen, 25818 26th Place, Resident Initiatives Coordinator at Appian Way Apartments, stated that twelve years ago 40 children were impacted, and that now 250 are impacted. She voiced concern about the safety of the 250 children and presented a petition, noting that not all of the residents were able to comment on the closure. She suggested leaving the street open during the study. She noted that this is a high crime area and that the children would be walking in the dark. WOODS MOVED to make the petition a part of the public record. Orr seconded and the motion carried. McFall confirmed that the City is working with the transportation officials in the Federal Way School District on methods of maintaining pedestrian safety. He noted for Yingling that street lighting is normally a cost of development, but 3 Kent City Council Minutes October 19, 1999 STREETS that at the time street lights were not required. He said that the cost of installing street lights is typically paid by the property owners, and that the city would work with them and take over operating costs if street lights are desired. Brotherton said the city has made a commitment to the neighborhood to try to correct their problem while studying it, and the issue of school children was not apparent during the previous discussion. HE MOVED to shorten the period of closure to one month. Yingling seconded for discussion. Clark spoke in opposition, noting that the issue can be revisited in committee . Epperly pointed out that the residents of 29th Avenue are not involved in this discussion. Orr noted that a one month time period is not in anyone ' s best interest . Woods opposed the motion and said one month is not enough time and that a solution may be found before six months . Amodt spoke against the motion and suggested that parents walk their children to the new designated bus stop. Yingling asked the people from Appian Way to continue their communication with the city, and said the issue of street lighting will be dis- cussed at a future Public Works Committee meeting. BROTHERTON WITHDREW HIS MOTION. Police Chief Crawford voiced concern about children walking in the dark and suggested making a gate for the buses during the six month period of time. The Mayor said that suggestion will be taken into consideration. TRANSPORTATION (OTHER BUSINESS - ITEM 7E) (ADDED ITEM) 272nd/277th Corridor Project. George Smith, 9505 So. 421st, voiced concern about the method of raising financing for this project . He said the City generated a three-way contract where only two parties signed it and the third party was held responsible . He said the Environmental Mitigation Agreement was changed from what is normally thought of to attaching 4 Kent City Council Minutes October 19, 1999 TRANSPORTATION future financing, which no one in the real estate world caught . He said property owners were not aware this was coming and that the current Council did not offer any form of mitigation. Amodt noted that a task force was created several months ago to review the mitigation processes, and that residents of the 272nd/277th area were in- cluded. She stated that they generated a packet with many different options, and said she agreed that the issue needs to be addressed, as it is not fair. She said Smith' s input would be appreciated after reviewing the packet . PUBLIC WORKS (CONSENT CALENDAR - ITEM 6G) Vactor Solids Facility. ACCEPT the Vactor Solids Facility contract as complete and release re- tainage to Archer Construction upon standard releases from the State and release of any liens, as recommended by the Public Works Director. The original contract amount was $339, 545 . 99 . The final construction cost was $354, 217 . 63 . Adequate funds exist within the project budget to cover the overrun. COMPREHENSIVE (OTHER BUSINESS - ITEM 7A) PLAN School District Facilities Plan, Comprehensive AMENDMENT Plan Amendment CPA-99-2 . On September 7, 1999, the City Council adopted Resolution No. 1554 authorizing an emergency comprehensive plan amend- ment to adopt the Kent and Federal Way School District ' s Capital Facilities Plans . The Land Use and Planning Board held a hearing on the Kent and Federal Way School District ' s Capital Facilities Plans and recommended approval with the Federal Way Plan amended to correct the multi-family figure from $804 . 00 to $786 . 00 . CLARK MOVED to approve the Land Use and Planning Board' s recommendation of approval to amend the Kent Comprehensive Plan to incorporate the Kent and Federal Way School District plans (by refer- ence) as a sub-element of the Kent Capital Facilities Plan (CPA-99-2) , and to direct the City 5 Kent City Council Minutes October 19, 1999 COMPREHENSIVE Attorney to prepare the necessary ordinance. Orr PLAN seconded. Clark explained that this is an attempt AMENDMENT to cope with growth and provide for school children as the need arises . The motion then carried. REZONES (CONSENT CALENDAR - ITEM 6C) Burdic Feed Rezone Ordinance. ADOPTION of Ordinance No. 3478 rezoning of two parcels of property, approximately 0 .451 acres, from the current zoning of Downtown Commercial Enterprise (DCE) to General Commercial (GC) . The request was filed on May 20, 1999 (RZ-99-2 Burdic Feed Rezone) . Public hearings were held before the Hearing Examiner on August 18, 1999, and September 1, 1999 . The City Council approved the rezone as recommended by the Hearing Examiner at its October 5, 1999 Council meeting. (OTHER BUSINESS - ITEM 7B) Tonelli Rezone (RZ-99-3) . In 1983 , the Tonelli rezone site was reclassified to MRG subject to several conditions relating to density and design of development . The present Tonelli rezone appli- cation proposed to retain the same MRG zoning classification but to remove the "contract rezone" conditions. This would allow development to take place according to existing ordinances and regula- tions . A public hearing was held before the Hearing Examiner on October 6, 1999 and the Hearing Examiner recommended approval of the proposed application on October 11, 1999 . Kurt Hanson of the Planning Department showed the location of the property and explained that the contract conditions currently attached to the parcels limited the development ' s density and design to that proposed under a 1983 rezone, which pre-dated the sensitive areas regulations . Upon questions from Councilmembers, Hanson said that the buffer is compatible with the Comprehensive Plan and that there will be road improvements at 228th and 88th. Wickstrom explained that 88th 6 Kent City Council Minutes October 19, 1999 REZONES Avenue will be widened and that there is no building of 228th at this time. He confirmed that it will contribute to the eventual 220th Corridor. CLARK MOVED to accept the findings, conclusions, and recommendation of the Hearing Examiner on the Tonelli rezone application (RZ-99-3) , and to adopt Ordinance No. 3481 which removes the contract rezone conditions . Woods seconded and the motion carried. COMMUTE TRIP (CONSENT CALENDAR - ITEM 6F) REDUCTION Commute Trip Reduction Act Interlocal Agreement. AUTHORIZATION for the Mayor to sign the Commute Trip Reduction Interlocal Agreement, upon con- currence of the language therein by the City Attorney, as recommended by the Public Works/ Planning Committee . CITY CODE (PUBLIC HEARINGS - ITEM 5B) Republication Of Codified Kent City Code. The first reading of the proposed ordinance adopting the Kent City Code as compiled, edited and re- published by Code Publishing Company of Seattle, Washington, as the official code of the City of Kent, was conducted on October 5, 1999 . During the first reading, Council set this date for a public hearing and Council action on the proposed ordinance . Lubovich explained that this is a republication of the existing Code, and that both staff and the public will have computer access . Mayor White opened the public hearing. There were no comments from the audience and ORR MOVED to close the public hearing. Woods seconded and the motion carried. WOODS MOVED to adopt Ordinance No. 3477 adopting the Kent City Code as compiled, edited and republished by Code Publishing Company of Seattle, Washington, as the official code of the City of Kent . Orr seconded and the motion carried. 7 Kent City Council Minutes October 19, 1999 PARKS & (OTHER BUSINESS - ITEM 7C) RECREATION Corrections Architectural Contract. Renovations proposed at the Corrections Facility involve replacing the HVAC system, ADA upgrades on the showers, replacing domestic water piping, replac- ing the outdoor canopy and steel chair lift at the recreation area, laundry expansion, and an office addition. Architects BCRA were unanimously selected by a Design Review Committee for design services on this project . The Parks Director requests authorization to enter into an architectural and engineering agreement with Architects BCRA in the amount of $196, 292 . 00, plus Washington State Sales Tax for design services on the remodel/renovation of the Corrections Facility. WOODS MOVED to enter into an agreement with Architects BCRA in the amount of $196, 292 . 00 , plus Washington State Sales Tax for repairs and renovation to the Kent Corrections Facility. Epperly seconded. Yingling said he is pleased to see updates to the Corrections Facility. The motion then carried. BUDGET (PUBLIC HEARINGS - ITEM 5A) Year 2000 Operating And Capital Budget. This is the second public hearing on the Year 2000 Budget . This is the proposed annual budget for both operating and capital . Public input is desired and welcome. A copy of the Preliminary Budget will be available at the November 2nd Council Workshop. The final public hearing will be held on November 16, 1999, with the anticipated budget Finance Director Miller explained the funds which are in the budget and encouraged public input . Mayor White opened the public hearing. There were no comments from the audience and ORR MOVED to close the public hearing. Woods seconded and the motion carried. 8 Kent City Council Minutes October 19, 1999 FINANCE (CONSENT CALENDAR - ITEM 6B) Approval of Bills. APPROVAL of payment of the bills received through September 30, and paid on September 30, after auditing by the Operations Committee on October 5, 1999 . Approval of checks issued for vouchers : Date Check Numbers Amount 9/30/99 223664-224020 $2 , 485, 765 .45 9/30/99 224021-224507 2 , 403 ,477 .40 $4, 889, 242 . 85 Approval of checks issued for payroll for September 16 through September 30 and paid on October 5, 1999 : Date Check Numbers Amount 10/5/99 Checks 238937-239275 $ 279, 087 . 00 10/5/99 Advices 85311-85949 864 , 558 . 08 $1, 143 , 645 . 08 (CONSENT CALENDAR - ITEM 6D) (MOVED TO OTHER BUSINESS AS ITEM 7D BY COUNCILMEMBER AMODT) 1999 Budget Adjustment and Code Amendment Ordinances. The Operations Committee recommended adoption of Ordinance No. 3479 providing for a gross budget adjustment of $49, 234, 432 for budget adjustments made from January 1 to August 31, 1999, and adoption of Ordinance No. 3480 providing for code amendments relating to budgets . The 1999 budget adjustments primarily involve previously approved Council items for capital projects and to establish budget for the 1999 Councilmanic Bond issue. Amodt expressed concern about the $80, 000 that will go to the Performing Arts Director and the proposed Councilmember increase. She said if I-695 passes, some services including the Shopper Shuttle are in jeopardy. She said the $80, 000 could be used to fund the Shopper Shuttle which senior citizens rely on heavily. She also said 9 Kent City Council Minutes October 19, 1999 FINANCE the $126, 000 proposed for Council increases could be used to assist in paying for criminal justice if I-695 passes . She suggested waiting to see whether I-695 passes, and said this is the time to conserve money. McFall explained that funding for the Performing Arts Center Director is an amendment to the 1999 budget, and has been previously approved by the Council . He noted that with a change in state minimum wage levels, Councilmember salaries do not meet the minimum wage requirement . He added that the salaries in most other cities are higher than Kent, some significantly higher. He explained that the salary would be adjusted over several years as follows : January 1, 2000 - $850 per month January 1, 2001 - $900 per month January 1, 2002 - $950 per month January 1, 2003 - $1, 000 per month McFall noted that current Councilmembers do not receive this increase until they have stood for election and begin a new term. CLARK MOVED to approve Consent Calendar Item D. Brotherton seconded. Mayor White stated that this is one of the hardest working councils he has worked with and that they are severely underpaid. He emphasized that this council is not voting itself a raise, but is voting a future council that raise. The motion then carried with Amodt opposed. REPORTS Operations Committee. Woods noted that the next meeting will be held at 3 :30 p.m. on November 2nd. ADJOURNMENT The meeting adjourned at 8 : 10 p.m. Brenda Jacobe`j--, CMC City Clerk 10