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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCity Council Meeting - Council - Minutes - 03/01/1994Kent, Washington March 1, 1994 Regular meeting of the Kent City Council was called to order at 7:00 p.m. by Mayor White. Present: Councilmembers Bennett, Clark, Houser, Johnson, Mann, Orr and Woods, Operations Director/ Chief of Staff McFall, City Attorney Lubovich, Planning Director Harris, Public Works Director Wickstrom, Acting Parks Director Thorell, Finance Division Manager Miller and Public Information & Government Affairs Division Manager Martin. Approximately 40 people were at the meeting. PUBLIC Employee of the Month. Mayor White announced COMMUNICATION that Police Detective Sergeant Mike Painter has been selected as March's Employee of the Month. He noted that Painter's dedication and commit- ment to his job and the community is outstand- ing. He added that Mike helped establish the K-9 unit of the Police Department. Captain Jim Miller also commended Painter. Les and Liz McCloskey Day. Mayor White read a proclamation declaring March 4, 1994, as Les and Liz McCloskey Day in the City of Kent, and noting that they were "Volunteers of the Year" in 1993 for their outstanding volunteer service. White noted that the McCloskeys volunteer at the Kent Activity Center, Neely - O'Brien Elementary School, Kent Elementary, Totem Girl Scouts and Boy Scouts, PTA and the Chamber of Commerce, as well as church activities and square dance activities. Introduction of Mayor's Appointees. Mayor White introduced Ellen Gimenez, his appointee to the Library Board. Regional Justice Center Update. The Mayor announced that Wendy Keller, who normally pre- sents the Regional Justice Center Update, is unable to attend this meeting and will give an update on March 15, 1994. CONSENT WOODS MOVED that Consent Calendar Items A CALENDAR through L be approved. Johnson seconded and the motion carried. MINUTES (CONSENT CALENDAR - ITEM 3A) Approval of Minutes. APPROVAL of the minutes of the regular Council meeting of February 15, 1994. 1 March 1, 1994 HEALTH & (CONSENT CALENDAR - ITEM 3D) SANITATION Kent North Corporate Park. AUTHORIZATION to accept the bill of sale and warranty agreement submitted by Kent North Corporate Park, a Washington Corporation for continuous operation and maintenance of 4,205 feet of watermain, 1,332 feet of sanitary sewer mains, 254 feet of storm sewers and 1,423 feet of street improve- ments and release of bonds after expiration of the maintenance period, as recommended by the Public Works Director. The project is located east and west of 80th Avenue between 80th Place S. and S. 180th Street. (CONSENT CALENDAR - ITEM 3L) Lindental Meadows - Amendment to Bill of Sale. AUTHORIZATION to delete acceptance of that portion of the bill of sale denoting 2,336 feet of storm sewers and 740 feet of street improve- ments, as recommended by the Public Works Director. The location of these improvements lie within King County jurisdiction. STREETS (OTHER BUSINESS - ITEM 4A) LID 343 111th Avenue SE Street Improvements, Kent -Kan le to Sequoia Junior High. On February 15th, the Council held a public hearing on the formation of LID 343, 111th Ave. S.E. Street Improvements project. Upon closing the public hearing, action was tabled and staff was directed to bring back a cost estimate to construct just a concrete sidewalk on 111th Avenue. Wickstrom noted that staff looked at an alter- native to just a sidewalk. He explained that the estimated cost to construct a concrete sidewalk on the east side is $18,000, and that widening the road to provide two 6' asphalt paved shoulders would cost approximately $31,000. He recommended the widened shoulder alternative because it fits in with the ultimate improvement of the road design and provides a walking path on both sides. BENNETT complimented Wickstrom on the alternate plan and MOVED not to form LID 343 and to direct staff to proceed with the installation of shoulder widening as outlined in the Public Works Director's memo. Houser seconded. Clark 2 March 1, 1994 STREETS stated that the original request was from school children regarding safety, and that he feels this is a good proposal. The motion then carried. STREET (CONSENT CALENDAR - ITEM 3G) VACATION St. Anthony's Church Allev Vacation. ADOPTION of Resolution No. 1385 setting April 5th as the hearing date on the alley vacation petition behind St. Anthony's Church at 310 Third Avenue South, as recommended by the Public Works Director. REZONE (CONSENT CALENDAR - ITEM 3E) Top of The Hill Rezone RZ-93-4. AUTHORIZATION to set March 15, 1994, as the date for a public meeting to consider the Hearing Examiner's recommendation of approval for a rezone appli- cation (RZ-93-4) by Baima & Holmberg, Inc. The property is located at 10050 S.E. 244th Street. ANNEXATION (CONSENT CALENDAR - ITEM 3F) Sharp Annexation AN -94-2. AUTHORIZATION to set March 15, 1994, as the date to meet with the initiators of the Sharp Annexation, an ap- proximately 80 -acre area with the following boundaries: 116th Ave. S.E. to the west, 120th Ave. S.E. to the east, S.E. 240th St. to the north and S.E. 248th St. to the south. SATURDAY (CONSENT CALENDAR - ITEM 3C) MARKET Downtown Partnership Contract - Saturday Market. ACCEPTANCE of a one year contract with Kent Downtown Partnership to manage the Kent Saturday Market, as recommended by the Parks Committee. The contract shall be in a form substantially similar to the contract as approved by the City Attorney and Mayor. FIRE (CONSENT CALENDAR - ITEM 3K) DEPARTMENT Ring County Emergency Medical Services Funds. AUTHORIZATION for the Mayor to sign the con- tract amendment with King County Emergency Medical Services. The City of Kent entered into a six-year contract with King County Emergency Medical Services to provide EMS services to our citizens in 1992. Annually a contract amendment is reached to adjust the payment amount that the City of Kent will 3 March 1, 1994 FIRE receive. This amendment changes the amount of DEPARTMENT $604,719 in 1993 to $636,405 in 1994. PARKS & (CONSENT CALENDAR - ITEM 3H) RECREATION Evening Closure of City Parks. ADOPTION of Ordinance No. 3158, relating to the evening closure of City parks, as recommended by the Parks Committee. FINANCE (CONSENT CALENDAR - ITEM 3B) Approval of Bills. APPROVAL of payment of the bills received through February 4, after auditing by the Operations Committee at its meeting on February 23, 1994. Approval of checks issued for vouchers: Date Check Numbers Amount 2/1-2/15 139769-140283 $1,205,622.57 Approval of Checks issued for payroll: Date Check Numbers Amount 2/18 Checks 192610-192958 $ 261,589.01 Advice 13058-13395 409.102.19 $ 670,691.20 (CONSENT CALENDAR - ITEM 3I) Annual Accounts Receivable Write -Offs. AUTHORIZATION to write-off $24,079.83 in uncollected miscellaneous accounts receivables, as recommended by the Operations Committee on February 23. Each year approximately 4.5 million dollars worth of receivables are billed by the City. This amount includes miscellane- ous accounts receivable, parking citations and the current portion due on local improvement districts. Thanks to the Customer Service staff and our collection procedures, most accounts are collected. This year the request is to write-off only .5% of the total annual amount billed. The State Auditor recommends that uncollectible accounts be removed annually. 4 March 1, 1994 APPOINTMENTS (CONSENT CALENDAR - ITEM ointment3J) Library Board App CONFIRMATION of the Mayor's appointment of Ellen Gimenez to the Kent Library Board of Trustees. Ms. Gimenez is a Kent resident and she and her husband own a business in downtown Kent. She is very inter- ested in the Kent Library and will make a valuable addition to the Board of Trustees. Ms. Gimenez will replace Raul Ramos, who resigned, and her term will continue to 3/31/95. REPORTS Council President. Woods announced that the Suburban Cities Association will meet on March 9th in Federal Way, and the speaker on growth management will be Mary McCumber from the Puget Sound Regional Council. Operations Committee. Johnson noted that the committee will meet at 9:30 a.m. on Wednesday, March 9th. Public Works Committee. Mann announced that the Public Works Committee meetings will be held on the 2nd and 4th Monday of each month at 4:30 p.m., and that the next meeting is March 14th. Administrative Reports. McFall noted that the development of information for the Capital Facilities Plan is not complete and asked that the workshop scheduled for March 8th be cancelled and rescheduled at a later date. There was no objection from Council. ADJOURNMENT The meeting adjourned at 8:15 p.m. CLGeltz,, / Brenda Jac er, CMC City Cler 5