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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCity Council Meeting - Council - Minutes - 09/06/1994Kent, Washington September 6, 1994 Regular meeting of the Kent City Council was called to order at 7:00 p.m. by Mayor White. Present: Councilmembers Bennett, Clark, Johnson, Mann, Orr and Woods, Operations Director/Chief of Staff McFall, City Attorney Lubovich, Planning Director Harris, Public Works Director Wickstrom, Fire Chief Angelo, Parks Director Hodgson, Finance Division Manager Miller, Human Resource Division Manager Viseth, and Governmental Affairs Division Manager Martin. Councilmember Houser was excused from the meeting. Approximately 25 people were at the meeting. PUBLIC Introduction of Mayor's ARROinte@s. Mayor White COMMUNICATIONS introduced Dorothy Mitchell, his appointee to the Saturday Market Board. Employee of the Month. Mayor White announced that Beth Hislop, Domestic Violence Victim Advo- cate, has been selected as the Employee of the Month for September. He noted that Ms. Hislop is praised by her co-workers for her commitment and dedication to her job. He added that she works with victims to instill the confidence to escape the cycle of violence around them. City Attorney Lubovich noted that Beth set up this program and that it is now used as a model for other cities. He then read a letter from the King County Police Department expressing their appreciation to Beth for speaking at their com- munity forum. Lubovich estimated that Beth will handle 750 cases this year, and commended her on a job well done. Literacy Month. Mayor White read a proclama- tion declaring the month of September 1994 as Literacy Month in the City of Kent and urging all citizens to join him in celebrating our achievements and in continuing to work toward a fully literate society. He noted that reading, writing, computational and conversation skills are basic to an individuals realizing his or her own potential and fully participating in society. The proclamation was presented to James Baron. Constitution Week. The Mayor proclaimed the week of September 17 through 23, 1994, as Con- stitution Week in the City of Kent, and urged all citizens to reflect on the many benefits of our Federal Constitution and American citizen- ship. He presented the proclamation to Dorothy Iverson. 1 September 6, 1994 PUBLIC Award of Excellence. Mayor White announced that COMMUNICATIONS Chief of Staff Brent McFall has been selected as the first winner of the Washington City County Management Associations Award of Excellence for his work in communities in Kansas and Washington over the past 19 years. It was noted that McFall was instrumental in the on-going pros- perity of the recently incorporated City of Federal Way. The Mayor stated that he is proud to have Mr. McFall as part of the City of Kent staff, and presented him with the award. Regional Justice Center Update. Wendy Keller, Project Manager, noted that demolition has begun and should be completed by December 1st, and that the bid has been awarded for the preload, which should begin around October 15th. She added that the RFP is out for the penta tank area, and that Technical Committee meetings on human services have been set up. She offered to show Councilmembers samples of the artwork sub- mitted by various artists at a later date. Keller noted that the project is still within budget and that the final design review should be complete in December. She also stated that they will be hosting a mixer for general con- tractors, small and minority business owners, and subcontractors in October, and that she is currently seeking a large room for that meeting. Mayor White offered to work with her to locate a room. CONSENT WOOD MOVED that Consent Calendar Items A CALENDAR through O be approved, with the exception of Items 3I and 3J, which were removed. Orr seconded and the motion carried. MINUTES (CONSENT CALENDAR - ITEM 3A) Approval of Minutes. APPROVAL of the minutes of the regular Council meeting of August 16, 1994. HEALTH & (CONSENT CALENDAR - ITEM 3K) SANITATION Kanglev Downs - Bill of Sale. AUTHORIZATION to accept the bill of sale and warranty agreement for Kangley Downs submitted by Stafford Construction, Inc. for continuous maintenance and operation of 615 feet of water main exten- sion, 920 feet of sanitary sewer line, 608.30 2 September 6, 1994 HEALTH & feet of street improvements and 915 feet of SANITATION storm sewer and release of bonds after expira- tion of the maintenance period, as recommended by the Public Works Director. The project is located at 114th Ave. SE and SE 271st Street. WATER (CONSENT CALENDAR - ITEM 3L) Harvey Plat - Bill of Sale. AUTHORIZATION to accept the bill of sale and warranty agreement for Harvey Plat submitted by Harvey and Wilma Grohs for continuous maintenance and operation of 440+ feet of street improvements and 234 feet of storm sewers and release of bonds after expiration of the maintenance period, as recom- mended by the Public Works Director. The project is located at 23rd Court South and South 252nd Street. (CONSENT CALENDAR - ITEM 3M) CPI 135 Green River Square - Bill of Sale. AUTHORIZATION to accept the bill of sale and warranty agreement for CPI 135 Green River Square (aka Alderra Corp Park) submitted by Boeing Oregon Mesabi Trust for continuous maintenance and operation of 670 feet of water main extension and release of bonds after expiration of the maintenance period, as recom- mended by the Public Works Director. The project is located at 64th Avenue South and South 216th Street. (BIDS - ITEM 5A) 112th Avenue Water Tank Repainting. Bid opening for this project was held on August 30th with five bids received. The low bid was submitted by Coatings Unlimited in the amount of $70,384.10. The engineer's estimate was $92,511.00. The project consists of painting the one million gallon stand pipe both on the interior and ex- terior. MANN MOVED that the 112th Avenue Water Tank Repainting contract be awarded to Coatings Unlimited for the bid amount of $70,384.10. Woods seconded and the motion carried. September 6, 1994 SOLID WASTE (CONSENT CALENDAR - ITEM 3I) (REMOVED BY COUNCILMEMBER MANN) Recycling/Yard Waste Contract. The Public Works Committee has recommended that the Mayor be authorized to sign the Recycling/Yard Waste Agreement with Kent Disposal, subject to the City Attorney and Public Works Director con- curring on the final language therein, and that a budget be established as outlined in the Public Works Director's memorandum. At Mann's request, Public Works Director Wickstrom noted that the yard waste service is new to residents, and is voluntary. He pointed out that yard waste can no longer be disposed of in garbage containers, and added that citizens will be notified of this by November 1st. He noted that the alternative for property owners is to dispose of yard waste by composting or hauling it away. MANN MOVED that the Mayor be authorized to sign the Recycling/Yard Waste Agreement with Kent Disposal subject to the City Attorney and Public Works Director concurring on the final language, and to authorize the establishment of a budget as outlined in the Public Works Director's Memorandum for the same. Woods seconded and the motion carried. (CONSENT CALENDAR - ITEM 3J) (REMOVED AT THE REQUEST OF CITY ATTORNEY) Recycling/Yard Waste Ordinance. The proposed ordinance would amend the City's solid waste ordinance banning yard waste from being de- posited into the garbage. Lubovich noted that some technical corrections were made to the ordinance after it was distributed in the agenda packet and distributed copies of the revised ordinance. MANN MOVED to adopt Ordinance No. 3183. Woods seconded and the motion carried. STREET (OTHER BUSINESS - ITEM 4A) IMPROVEMENTS LID 345 - S. 218th Street. A resolution has been prepared calling for the formation of LID 345 - S. 218th Street Improvements (East Valley Highway to SR 167) and setting the public hearing for October 4th. 4 September 6, 1994 STREET Wickstrom explained that this item was delayed IMPROVEMENTS at a previous meeting because Councilmember Bennett was not in attendance, and added that the Rusts have been informed. MANN MOVED to adopt Resolution No. 1403 calling for the formation of LID 345 - S. 218th Street Improvements, and setting the public hearing for October 4th. Woods seconded and the motion carried. PLATS (CONSENT CALENDAR - ITEM 3C) Top of the Hill Preliminary Plat SU -94-2. AUTHORIZATION to set September 20, 1994 as the date for a public meeting to consider the Hearing Examiner's recommendation of approval with conditions for a preliminary plat appli- cation by Baima & Holmberg, Inc. The property is located on the north side of SE 244th Street, approximately 600 feet west of 104th Avenue SE. (CONSENT CALENDAR - ITEM 3D) Rachael Place Preliminary Plat SU -94-4. AUTHORIZATION to set September 20, 1994 as the date for a public meeting to consider the Hearing Examiner's recommendation of approval with conditions for a preliminary plat appli- cation by Brad Plemmons/Teresa Hutchens. The property is located west of Fifth Avenue S., approximately 100 feet south of West Crow Street. (OTHER BUSINESS - ITEM 4C) Walnut Ridge Final Plat FSU -90-5. This date has been set to consider an application for the Walnut Ridge Final Plat. The subject property is 2.9 acres in size and is located south and west of 9631 S. 242nd Street. The Council approved the Walnut Ridge preliminary plat on March 5, 1991. ORR MOVED to approve the Walnut Ridge Final Plat #FSU -90-5 with no conditions. Woods seconded and the motion carried. (OTHER BUSINESS - ITEM 4D) Morford Glen PreliminarY_Plat SU -94-1. This date has been set to consider the Hearing Examiner's recommendation for conditional approval of an application by Ron Morford for a 5 September 6, 1994 PLATS 7 -lot single family residential preliminary subdivision. The property is located west of 94th Place S., at approximately S. 216th Place (extended). Planning Manager Satterstrom stated that nor- mally a 7 -lot subdivision is a short plat and would not appear on the Council agenda, but that this property had been short -platted just prior to this preliminary plat and is therefore considered a plat. ORR MOVED to accept the findings of the Hearing Examiner and to adopt the Hearing Examiner's recommendation of ap- proval with seventeen (17) conditions of the Morford Glen No. SU -94-1 seven -lot single family residential preliminary subdivision. Woods seconded and the motion carried. (OTHER BUSINESS - ITEM 4E) Harvey Final Plat FSU -90-13. This date has been set to consider an application for the Harvey Final Plat. The subject property is 2.25 acres in size and is located north of S. 252nd Street, between 22nd Avenue S. and 25th Avenue S. Council approved the Harvey preliminary plat on September 18, 1990. Richard D. Mott, 2321 S. 251, voiced concern about drainage on his property and questioned who will handle any future problems. He also stated that he had built a fence in 1962 and that during a survey last April a stake was driven 4" inside his property line. Satterstrom noted that the City usually accepts the property line done if it was done by a surveyor. He sug- gested that Mr. Mott call the Dispute Resolution Center in King County. The City Attorney noted that the city has accepted a surveyors stamp, and that they do not get involved with boundary line disputes, since they are private matters. Mayor White offered to meet with Mott and the other property owner to work out a solution. He also noted that the drainage issue will be ad- dressed, and referred to Item 1C of the Planning Director's memo dated September 6, 1994. September 6, 1994 PLATS Upon Orr's question, Lubovich stated that delaying action on this item would not harm Mr. Mott in regard to his property line dispute. Orr also asked what Mr. Mott's recourse would be if the drainage system did not work. Wickstrom responded that the roof drains and private drainage swale through the property will address that. Orr suggested delaying action for two weeks so that the fence issue can be addressed and it can be determined whether the drainage system meets the requirements of the conditions. SHE THEN MOVED to continue this item until the Council meeting of September 20, 1994. Woods seconded and the motion carried. ANNEXATION (OTHER BUSINESS - ITEM 4B) Beck Annexation AN -94-4. This date has been set to meet with the initiators of the Beck Annexa- tion, an approximately 200 -acre area located north of James Street and lying astride of 94th Avenue South (approximately 1250 feet east of 94th and 600 feet west of 94th) extending northerly to approximately South 222nd Street. Staff recommends that the Council accept the 10% annexation petition and authorize circulation of the 60% petition subject to the City's existing indebtedness. Planning Director Harris showed a map of the area and noted that it is entirely single family residential, with approximately 487 people. He noted that in residential annexations, it is not likely that all costs will be recovered, al- though it will be fairly close, and that taxes are usually a bit lower in Kent than in the county. He stated that copies of the staff report had been mailed to everyone who signed the 10% petition. Upon Bennett's question about boundaries, Harris explained that the City meets with petitioners and attempts to come to an agreement on equit- able boundaries. He noted that in this case, the area is 95% surrounded by City. Mayor White noted that it has been the City's policy not to pursue annexations, but that changing that policy may have to be looked at in the future. 7 September 6, 1994 ANNEXATION ORR MOVED to accept the 10% petition for the Beck Annexation and to authorize circulation of the 60% petition, subject to the City's existing indebtedness. Woods seconded and the motion carried. ANNEXATION (PUBLIC HEARINGS - ITEM 2A) ZONING Everson Annexation Initial Zoning (AZ -94-1). This public hearing is the second of two hearings to be held by the City Council on the proposed initial zoning of the Everson annexa- tion area. The first hearing was held on August 2, 1994. The Planning Commission recom- mended approval of Zoning Alternative No. 3 as presented in the Planning Department's staff report dated 6/27/94. Planning Manager Satterstrom pointed out the area on the map and noted that the area is approximately 40 acres in size, is entirely single family low density, with approximately 21 parcels and 40 residents. He added that half of the area is being proposed for R1-12 and half for R1-7.2. He said the recommendation from the Planning Commission is consistent with the existing Comprehensive Plan Map. Mayor White declared the public hearing open. There were no comments from the audience and WOODS MOVED to close the public hearing. Orr seconded and the motion carried. ORR MOVED to approve the Everson Annexation Area initial zoning designation as outlined in Alternative No. 3, as recommended by the Planning Commission. Woods seconded and the motion carried. COMMUNITY (CONSENT CALENDAR - ITEM 3E) DEVELOPMENT 1995 CDBG Program. AUTHORIZATION to set BLOCK GRANT September 20, 1994 as the date for a public PROGRAM hearing to consider the 1995 Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Program. CLAIMS (CONSENT CALENDAR - ITEM 3H) Claims Administration. ADOPTION of Ordinance No. 3182 amending Chapter 2.97 of the Kent City Code relating to administration of claims filed 8 September 6, 1994 CLAIMS against the City to conform with state law and to provide Administration with settlement authority for small claims, as approved by the Operations Committee. APPOINTMENTS (CONSENT CALENDAR - ITEM 3G) Saturday Market Board. CONFIRMATION of the Mayor's appointment of Dorothy Mitchell to serve as a member of the Kent Saturday Market Advisory Board. Ms. Mitchell is a Kent resident and a watercolor artist who participates in arts and crafts shows throughout the year. She will replace Helen Kubera, who resigned, and will serve as the Senior Citizen Representative. Her appointment will continue to 10/97. COUNCIL (CONSENT CALENDAR - ITEM 30) (ADDED ITEM) Council Absence. APPROVAL of an excused absence from tonight's meeting for Councilmember Houser, due to illness. BUDGET (CONSENT CALENDAR - ITEM 3F) 1995 Budget Hearing Date. AUTHORIZATION to change the date for the public hearing on the 1995 Budget to November 1, 1994. The date was inadvertently set for November 8 at the Council meeting of August 2, 1994. (CONSENT CALENDAR - ITEM 3N) Senior Bus - Additional Funds Needed. APPROVAL of a $20,000 budget change needed to purchase the senior activity van approved in 1994 budget, as recommended by the Operations Committee on August 24, 1994. The $20,000 is proposed to come from unreserved Capital Improvement (CIP) Fund balance. The additional funds are needed to meet ADA requirements. FINANCE (CONSENT CALENDAR - ITEM 3B) Approval of Bills. APPROVAL of payment of the bills received through August 15, 1994 and paid on August 15, 1994 after auditing by the Operations Committee on August 24, 1994. 9 September 6, 1994 FINANCE Approval of checks issued for vouchers: Date Check Numbers Amount 8/1/94-8/15/94 145806-146288 $1,691,093.93 Approval of checks issued for payroll for August 1, 1994 through August 15, 1994 and paid on August 19, 1994: Date Check Numbers Amount 8/19/94 Checks 197105-197441 $ 297,487.73 Advices 17339-17705 459,316.67 $ 756,804.40 REPORTS Council President. Woods reminded Council - members that the meeting of Suburban Cities will be on September 14th in Issaquah and asked them to let Ms. Banister know tonight if they plan to attend. Operations committee. Johnson noted that the Committee will meet on September 14th at 9:30 a.m. Planning Committee. Orr informed the Council - members that if they would like to see the Planning Commission hearings on the Compre- hensive Plan, they should contact Dea Drake who will provide them with a copy of the video tape. Administrative Reports. Mayor White noted that a public meeting will be held on September 13th at 7:30 p.m. at Mattson Junior High regarding the proposed incorporation of Covington. He noted that the meeting is being held by the Boundary Review Board and invited Councilmembers and the public to attend. EXECUTIVE City Attorney Lubovich announced that the first SESSION item listed for the executive session --property acquisition --has been deleted. At 8:00 p.m., Mayor White announced that items to be discussed during the executive session are labor negotiations and pending litigation, and that the session will take approximately 25 minutes. 10 September 6, 1994 The meeting reconvened at 8:40 p.m. Labor Negotiations - Police Guild. BENNETT MOVED to authorize the Mayor to enter into a contract with the Police Guild for Police Officers under the terms and conditions approved and ratified recently by the Guild. Woods seconded and the motion carried. Labor Negotiations - AFSCME. BENNETT MOVED to approve an addendum to the existing collective bargaining agreement between the City and AFSCME for the purpose of including the Fire Apparatus Mechanic Supervisor and the Fire Apparatus Mechanic as represented employees. Woods seconded and the motion carried. ADJOURNMENT The meeting adjourned at 8:45 p.m. Q, Brenda Jacer, CMC City Clerk 11