HomeMy WebLinkAboutCity Council Meeting - Council - Minutes - 11/02/1999 Kent, Washington
November 2 , 1999
The regular meeting of the Kent City Council was called to order
to 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, Fire Chief
Angelo, Public Works Director Wickstrom, Finance Director Miller
and Parks Director Hodgson. Approximately 35 people were at the
meeting.
PUBLIC Introduction of Appointees. Mayor White intro-
COMMUNICATIONS duced Judie Sarff, his reappointment to the Human
Services Commission, and added that Dini Duclos,
an appointee to the same Commission, is not in
attendance .
Employee of the Month. Mayor White announced that
Dwight Rodarme of Parks Maintenance has been
selected as Employee of the Month for November.
He noted that Rodarme oversaw all aspects of
maintaining the five-field Russell Road complex,
and has received many compliments from users and
tournament directors about the condition of the
complex. Parks Director Hodgson commended Rodarme
for his commitment to excellence, and the Mayor
presented him with the Employee of the Month
plaque.
Human Services Month. Mayor White read a
proclamation noting that homelessness is an
increasing problem affecting not only the very
poor, but also working and middle class Americans.
He declared November, 1999, as Human Services
Month in the City of Kent and encouraged all
citizens to recognize and support its observance.
Judie Sarff of the Human Services Commission
accepted the proclamation and thanked the Mayor,
Council and citizens for their efforts .
Community and Regional Planning Day. Mayor
White noted that November 8, 1999, is the 50th
Anniversary of World Town Planning Day, which
presents an opportunity to publicly recognize the
participation and dedication of the members of the
Kent and Use and Planning Board and other citizen
planners, past and present, who have contributed
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PUBLIC their time and expertise to the improvement of the
COMMUNICATIONS City of Kent . He proclaimed November 8, 1999, as
Community and Regional Planning day and presented
the proclamation to Ron Harmon, Chair of the Land
Use and Planning Board. Harmon explained when the
Land Use and Planning Board meets and encouraged
citizens to attend.
City Customer Service Survey Results. Government
Affairs Manager Dena Laurent presented the results
of the first external customer survey, which was
conducted as part of the new performance measure
project . The survey contained questions on the
quality of life, public information, contact with
City employees, permit services, public safety,
recreational activities, streets and traffic, and
water services .
CONSENT ORR MOVED that Consent Calendar Items A through N
CALENDAR be approved. Woods seconded and the motion
carried. Later in the meeting, ORR MOVED to
correct a typographical error in Item 6E regarding
the Community Access Studio to read " . . . facility
to be fully operational no later than January 1,
2001 . " 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 19, 1999 .
ANNEXATION (CONSENT CALENDAR - ITEM 6M)
Nelson Annexation AN-99-1. SET November 16, 1999,
for a public meeting to accept the 10 percent
petition for the annexation of 23 acres located
between the Union Pacific Railroad and the
Burlington Northern-Santa Fe Railroad lines and
north of S . 277th Street .
ANNEXATION (PUBLIC HEARINGS - ITEM 5A)
ZONING Horseshoe Acres Annexation Zoning AZ-99-1. On
August 23, 1999, the Land Use and Planning Board
held a public hearing on both the annexation
zoning map amendments and the comprehensive plan
amendments for the Horseshoe Acres annexation
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ANNEXATION area. Tonight ' s meeting is the second of two
ZONING public hearings to be held by the City Council
pursuant to state law; the first hearing was held
on September 21, 1999 . Matt Jackson of the
Planning Department showed the area on the map and
noted that the Planning Board recommends a compre-
hensive plan land use designation of industrial
for the site, and a zoning of M-1 for the entire
properties . He noted that Planning staff concurs .
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.
CLARK MOVED to approve the Land Use and Planning
Board' s recommendation on initial zoning and
potential Comprehensive Plan amendment for the
Horseshoe Acres annexation area (AZ-99-1 and
CPA-99-1) , and to direct the City Attorney to
prepare the necessary ordinances . Brotherton
seconded and the motion carried.
COMPREHENSIVE (CONSENT CALENDAR - ITEM 6C)
PLAN AMENDMENT School District Facilities Plan, Comprehensive
Plan Amendment CPA-99-2 And Impact Fee Schedule.
ADOPTION of Ordinance No. 3482 amending the Kent
Comprehensive Plan - Capital Facilities Plan
element to include the Capital Facilities Plans of
the Kent and Federal Way School Districts, and
amending Section 12 . 13 . 160 of the Kent City Code
to amend the school impact fee schedule.
PLAT (CONSENT CALENDAR - ITEM 6N)
Mack Park Final Plat FSU-95-2 . APPROVAL with
conditions of the Mack Park Final Plat and
authorization for the Mayor to sign the final plat
mylar.
The final plat application was submitted by W.
Shupe Holmberg for the Mack Park Final Plat . The
City Council approved the preliminary plat with
conditions on April 2, 1996 .
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COMMUNITY ACESS (CONSENT CALENDAR - ITEM 6E)
STUDIO Community Access Studio Agreement. AUTHORIZATION
for the Mayor to sign an agreement allowing an
extension of AT&T' s (formerly TCI) public access
studio franchise obligations until January 1, 2001
on the condition that, in good faith, AT&T work
with participating south county cities and a
selected educational institution to create a
combined community access and educational studio
facility to be fully operational no later than
January 1, 2001 .
APPOINTMENTS (CONSENT CALENDAR - ITEM 6K)
Human Services Commission Appointment And
Reappointment. CONFIRMATION of the Mayor' s re-
appointment of Ms. Judie Sarff to continue serving
as a member of the Kent Human Services Commission.
Her new term will be in effect until 1/1/2003 .
Confirmation of the Mayor' s appointment of
Ms. Dini Duclos to serve as a member of the Kent
Human Services Commission. Ms . Duclos will
replace Steve Anderson, who resigned, and she will
serve as the non-voting agency representative on
the Commission. Ms . Duclos is the Chief Executive
Officer of the South King County Multi-Service
Center. She also serves as Chair of the Federal
Way Parks and Recreation Commission, is a Past
President of Rotary, is President of her
Homeowners Association and is President Elect
of South King Council of Human Services . Her term
will be in effect until 1/1/2002 .
PARKS & (CONSENT CALENDAR - ITEM 6F)
RECREATION Kent Arts Commission 2000 City Art Plan And Five-
Year City Art Plan. ACCEPT and BUDGET the 2000
City Art Plan and Five-year City Art Plan, as
recommended by the Arts Commission.
The Kent Arts Commission has developed and
approved a City Art Plan for the year 2000 and a
Five-year Art Plan for the years 2000 through
2004 . The City Art Program and fund was
established in accordance with Ordinance No. 2552 .
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PARKS & (CONSENT CALENDAR - ITEM 6G)
RECREATION DSHS Family Support Expansion Grant. ACCEPT the
$3, 100 grant from the DSHS Family Support
Expansion Program and budget it to fund the
Stewpot Theater, as recommended by the Parks
Committee .
The Specialized Recreation Division of the Parks
and Recreation Department applied for and received
a $3 , 100 grant from the Department of Social and
Health Services Family Support Expansion Grant/
Discovery Trust Program to assist in funding the
Stewpot theater.
(CONSENT CALENDAR - ITEM 6H)
Green View Park Neighborhood Donation. ACCEPT the
$400 donation from the Green View Park neighbors
and budget it to purchase a play dinosaur for
their neighborhood park, as recommended by the
Parks Committee.
The Green View Park neighbors rallied to raise
$400 toward the purchase of a $600 dinosaur to
replace the one vandalized in their neighborhood
park. Some adults in the neighborhood believed the
dinosaur was vandalized by kids within their own
neighborhood, so they took it upon themselves to
help with the cost of replacement .
(CONSENT CALENDAR - ITEM 6I)
Make A Difference Day Donations. ACCEPT the $400
in cash donations from Golden "K" Kiwanis Club,
Kiwanis Club of Kent, Soroptomist International,
and the Kent Police Benevolent Association and
budget it to fund the 1999 Make A Difference Day
event, as recommended by the Parks Committee.
Each year the local service clubs donate $100 to
purchase supplies and materials to support Make a
Difference Day. This year the program has also
received commitment from the following businesses
for bulb donations : East Hill Nursery, Fred
Meyer, Wal-Mart, and McLendon' s Hardware.
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PARKS & (CONSENT CALENDAR - ITEM 6J)
RECREATION Eagle Scout Project Recognition Program. ACCEPT
the $870 from Paul Morford and an anonymous donor
and budget it to fund recognition plaques and
supplies for the Eagle Scout Program, as recom-
mended by the Parks Committee .
An Eagle Scout Recognition Program was established
with a $770 contribution from Paul Morford to fund
ten Eagle Scout recognition plaques . An addi-
tional $100 was contributed to support supplies/
materials for Eagle Scout development projects for
a total of $870 .
(BIDS - ITEM 8A)
Commons/Public Works Shops Stand-By Generator
Installation. The bid opening for the Commons/
Public Works Stand-By Generator Installation
Project was held on October 29, 1999 . The
Engineer' s Estimate is $75, 000 . 00 .
The Parks and Recreation Director noted that one
bid was received in the amount of $114 , 000 . 00 . He
recommended rejecting the bid and noted for
Brotherton that the terms may be changed. WOODS
MOVED to reject the bid for the Commons/Public
Works Stand-By Generator Installation. Epperly
seconded and the motion carried.
POLICE (CONSENT CALENDAR - ITEM 6D)
Consolidated Food Management Contract Extension.
AUTHORIZE a contract extension with Consolidated
Food Management, Inc. for the year 2000, as
recommended by the Operations Committee.
(CONSENT CALENDAR - ITEM 6L)
Equitable Sharing Of Federally Forfeited Property.
APPROVAL for the Police Department to establish a
project for receiving and expending the funds
received from the Equitable Sharing of Federally
Forfeited Property program in the amount of
$3 , 102 . 84, as recommended by the Public Safety
Committee .
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FINANCE (CONSENT CALENDAR - ITEM 6B)
Approval of Bills. APPROVAL of payment of the
bills received through October 15 and paid on
October 15 after auditing by the Operations
Committee on October 19, 1999 .
Approval of checks issued for vouchers :
Date Check Numbers Amount
10/15/99 224508-224714 $1, 655, 175 .27
10/15/99 224715-225134 2 , 918, 159 .47
$4, 573 , 334 . 74
REPORTS Council President. Orr reminded Councilmembers to
respond to the Council Secretary regarding the
upcoming Suburban Cities dinner.
Operations Committee. Woods noted that the
Committee will meet at 3 : 30 on November 16, and at
3 : 30 on December 7, which is a date change, and
that both meetings will deal with the 2000 budget .
Public Safety Committee. Epperly said the next
meeting will be held on November 9 at 5 : 00 p.m.
Public Works/Planning Committee. Clark noted that
the Committee will meet on the third Monday of
November, and MOVED to hold the sole December
meeting and public hearing on the possibility of
forming an LID on the 277th Corridor at 7 : 00 p.m.
on Monday, December 13 , 1999 . Woods seconded and
the motion carried.
Parks Committee. Woods noted that the Committee
will meet on November 16, at 4 : 30 p.m.
EXECUTIVE At 7 :25 p.m. , McFall reminded the Council of an
SESSION Executive Session of approximately 20 minutes
regarding property acquisition and potential
litigation.
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(Parks & The meeting reconvened at 7 : 59 p.m. WOODS MOVED
Recreation) to authorize the Mayor to execute an Addendum to
the Purchase and Sale Agreement for the Columbia
Greenhouse property with terms and conditions
substantially similar to those set forth in the
letter from the City Attorney to Seller' s
attorney, dated November 2 , 1999, which is hereby
made part of this record, and to further authorize
the Mayor to execute any and all documents
necessary to close the transaction subject to
approval of the documents by the City Attorney.
Epperly seconded and the motion carried.
ADJOURNMENT The meeting adjourned at 8 : 00 p.m.
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Brenda Jac e , CMC
City Clerk
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