HomeMy WebLinkAboutCity Council Meeting - Council - Minutes - 05/04/1993 Kent, Washington
May 4, 1993
Regular meeting of the Kent City Council was called to order at
7: 00 p.m. by Mayor Dan Kelleher. Present: Councilmembers
Bennett, Houser, Mann, Orr and Woods, Chief Administrative Officer
McCarthy, City Attorney Lubovich, Public Works Director Wickstrom,
Planning Director Harris, Police Chief Crawford, Fire Chief Angelo
and Human Resources Director Olson. Councilmembers Johnson and
White were excused. Approximately 120 people were in attendance.
PUBLIC Drinking Driver Task Force Design Contest.
COMMUNICATIONS Lt. Rufener of the Kent Police Department noted
that 1, 150 posters were entered in the 9th annual
"Keep A Friend Alive" poster contest. She
introduced the winners in each category, and
certificates were presented to them by Mayor
Kelleher and Councilmember Christi Houser.
Employee of the Month. Mayor Kelleher announced
that Officer Dina Paganucci of the Kent Police
Department has been selected as Employee of the
Month for May. He noted that she has worked as
Patrol Officer, Acting Sergeant, Field Training
Officer, Public Information Officer, DARE Officer
and Crime Prevention Officer, and commended her
on her professionalism. Lt. Rufener added that
Officer Paganucci is a caring, understanding
friend to the community.
Regional Justice Center Update. Mayor Kelleher
noted that the update on the Regional Justice
Center scheduled for tonight has been cancelled
by King County.
Odyssey of the Mind Day. Mayor Kelleher read a
proclamation declaring May 5, 1993 , as Odyssey of
the Mind Day in the City of Kent. He noted that
Odyssey of the Mind is an international problem
solving competition and that the Division II
"Folk Tales" team from Sunrise Elementary and
Meridian Jr. High placed first, providing the
first opportunity for a Kent school to move on to
the World level. He congratulated the students
and coaches who earned these honors.
McDonald' s "Recycled" Restaurant Day. Mayor
Kelleher noted that the McDonald' s Restaurant
located at the corner of 212th and East Valley
Highway is one of only four in the United States
that was built and furnished with recycled
materials. He added that Fred Schultz , who owns
and operates the restaurant, has become a leader
in implementing state-of-the-art environmental
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PUBLIC programs for his restaurants, and presented him
COMMUNICATIONS with the proclamation declaring April 21 (later
changed to May 12) , 1993 as McDonald's "Recycled"
Restaurant Day in the City of Kent.
CONSENT WOODS MOVED that Consent Calendar Items A
CALENDAR through M be approved. Orr seconded and the
motion carried.
MINUTES (CONSENT CALENDAR - ITEM 3A)
Approval of the Minutes. APPROVAL of the minutes
of the regular Council meeting of April 20, 1993 .
HEALTH & (CONSENT CALENDAR - ITEM 3G)
SANITATION 80th Avenue S. Paving/Repair. ACCEPTANCE of the
bill of sale and warranty agreement submitted by
Glacier Park Company for continuous operation and
maintenance of 2 ,770 feet of water main exten-
sion, 180 feet of sanitary sewer extension, 2 , 755
feet of street improvements, and 2, 050 feet of
storm sewers in the vicinity of 80th Avenue
South, between S. 180th Street and S. 188th
Street, and release of bonds after expiration of
the maintenance period, as recommended by the
Public Works Committee.
(CONSENT CALENDAR - ITEM 3H)
Sanitary Sewer Extension. ACCEPTANCE of the bill
of sale and warranty agreement submitted by Paul
Morford for continuous operation and maintenance
of 286 feet of sanitary sewer extension and
release of bonds after expiration of the main-
tenance period. This project is in the alley
between 2nd & 3rd Avenue, north of Cole Street,
as recommended by the Public Works Committee.
HEALTH & (CONSENT CALENDAR - ITEM 3I)
SANITATION Watermain Extension. ACCEPTANCE of the bill of
sale and warranty agreement submitted by Paul
Morford for continuous operation and maintenance
of 327 feet of watermain extension, 320 feet of
street improvements and 65 feet of storm sewer
improvements and release of bonds after expira-
tion of the maintenance period. This project is
in the 900 block of 2nd Ave. N. , as recommended
by the Public Works Committee.
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WATER (CONSENT CALENDAR - ITEM 3E)
Water Conservation Plan. AUTHORIZATION to set
May 18 as the public hearing date on the City' s
proposed Water Conservation Plan, which amends
the City' s existing Water Conservation Plan.
(CONSENT CALENDAR - ITEM 3F)
Reith/Cambridge Tank Repainting - Accept As
Complete. AUTHORIZATION to accept as complete
the contract with Olsen Brothers for the Reith
Road and Cambridge Water Tank Repainting and
Safety Improvements.
SIDEWALKS (PUBLIC HEARINGS - ITEM 2A)
LID 342 - Smith Street Sidewalks. This date has
been set for the public hearing on LID 342 .
Public Works Director Wickstrom pointed out the
location and noted that the sidewalks will be
between Washington Avenue and 64th Avenue South,
on both sides of Smith Street. He said the total
project cost is $96 , 926. 50, of which $30, 000. 00
will be contributed by City Sidewalk funds and
$66, 926. 50 will be LID funds. He said that
owners representing 53 . 57% of the LID assessments
are committed via LID no protest covenants. He
added that there are approximately ten properties
involved and that the assessments were based on
front footage on Smith Street. He explained the
procedure for payment of the assessments, noting
that they can be paid over a ten year period.
The Mayor 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. BENNETT THEN
MOVED that the memorandum of the Public Works
Director be made a part of the record and that
the City Attorney be directed to prepare an
ordinance creating LID 342 which calls for the
installation of sidewalks along Smith Street.
Orr seconded and the motion carried.
CONSTRUCTION (PUBLIC HEARINGS - ITEM 2B)
STANDARDS Construction Standards. This date has been set
for the public hearing on the Public Works Con-
struction Standards. These standards which for
the most part, started out as the composition of
various City adopted standards, are the results
of a give-and-take process involving both a
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CONSTRUCTION development oriented review committee and a
STANDARDS publicized call for comments. It is the Public
Works Committee' s recommendation to proceed
towards their adoption, if no significant
comments are raised tonight; if significant
comments are made, their recommendation is to
refer the matter back to the Committee.
City Engineer Gill noted that this document sets
forth the permit requirements, the design
criteria and the construction standards for all
public and private roadway and utility improve-
ment projects within the City and approved
franchise areas. He explained how the document
was developed and noted that the Construction
Standards Review Committee has endorsed it,
although they had concerns regarding the poten-
tial economic impacts of the revised storm water
standards. Gill summarized that section, and
noted that the final recommendation from staff is
very close to the existing King County Standards.
Stan Wade, Construction Engineer, then outlined
the changes made to the document. Upon the
Mayor' s question, Bill Wolinsky, Water Quality
Engineer, explained that flexibility was built in
to the water quality treatment requirements that
allows for equivalent treatment by various tech-
niques, as long as the treatment system meets the
goals. Wickstrom added that certain exemptions
are allowed.
The Mayor opened the public hearing. There were
no comments from the audience and WOODS MOVED to
close the public hearing. Orr seconded and the
motion carried. MANN MOVED that the City
Attorney be directed to prepare an ordinance for
the adoption of the Public Works Construction
Standards. Woods seconded and the motion
carried.
CABLE TV (OTHER BUSINESS - ITEM 4A)
Cable TV Master Ordinance. This ordinance
establishes the City's general rights and
obligations applicable to any Cable TV provider
who chooses to do business within the City. City
Attorney Lubovich noted that this was discussed
at the last Council meeting and that no changes
have been made to the document since then.
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CABLE TV HOUSER MOVED that Ordinance 3107 enacting a
master ordinance for Cable TV compliance be
adopted. Bennett seconded and the motion
carried.
(OTHER BUSINESS - ITEM 4B)
Cable TV Franchise ordinance. This ordinance
grants a special franchise to TCI Cablevision of
Washington, Inc. , for a fifteen-year term. This
franchise also incorporates all the rights and
liabilities, and is subject to, the City' s newly
enacted Cable TV master ordinance. This ordi-
nance was first introduced at the City' s last
regularly scheduled Council meeting, where a
public hearing on the proposed franchise was
held. Lubovich noted that no changes have been
made to the document since then. Assistant City
Attorney Brubaker outlined some of the service
enhancements, such as discounts to low income
senior citizens and disabled citizens, a 5%
franchise fee, government access channel, equip-
ment including a portable unit, and a fiber optic
network. HOUSER MOVED that Ordinance 3108
establishing a fifteen-year non-exclusive fran-
chise with TCI Cablevision of Washington, Inc. ,
for the provision of cable television services to
the City of Kent be adopted. Bennett seconded
and the motion carried.
METRO (CONSENT CALENDAR - ITEM 3K)
Metro Subsidized Bus Tickets. APPROVAL of two
actions for Metro subsidized bus tickets, as
recommended by the Planning Committee on
April 20, 1993 : 1) allocation of Kent ' s portion
of funds, $5, 207 , as proposed in the provider
allocation plan (attachment B) ; and 2) authoriza-
tion for the Mayor to send a letter to Metro
outlining Kent' s approved allocation of funds.
SENIOR (CONSENT CALENDAR - ITEM 3D)
HOUSING Harrison House - Canopy & Trellis. APPROVAL of
the low bid for construction of the Harrison
House canopy and trellis, in the amount of
$49, 434 (includes bid bond) , as recommended by
the Operations Committee at their April 20
meeting. The budget for the project is $60, 000,
which will allow for the cost of meeting
sprinkler requirements, not included in the bid
amount.
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ELECTION (CONSENT CALENDAR - ITEM 3C)
Voters Pamphlet Participation. AUTHORIZATION for
the City to participate in King county's regional
voters pamphlet for the November 1993 election,
as recommended by the Operations Committee. Kent
candidates and issues will be included in the
South King County pamphlet along with Federal,
State and County candidates and issues.
COUNCIL (CONSENT CALENDAR - ITEM 3M)
Council Absences. APPROVAL of requests from
Councilmembers Johnson and White for excused
absences from tonight's meeting.
PARKS & (CONSENT CALENDAR - ITEM 3J)
RECREATION Performing Arts Center Pre-planning - Release of
Funds. AUTHORIZATION to release $30, 000 from
budgeted CIP funds for the second phase, or pre-
planning phase, of the Performing Arts Center.
The resulting schematic design drawings, business
plan and model of the final design will be used
for community selling tools for a bond issue.
APPOINTMENTS (CONSENT CALENDAR - ITEM 3L)
Reappointments to Saturday Market Advisory Board.
CONFIRMATION of the Mayor's reappointment of
Dorothy Woodruff, Midge Sweley, Helen Kubera and
Marian Pagarigan to Saturday Market Advisory
Board.
FINANCE (CONSENT CALENDAR - ITEM 3B)
_Approval of Bills. APPROVAL of payment of the
bills received through April 21, 1993 after
auditing by the Operations Committee at its
meeting on April 30, 1993 .
Approval of checks issued for vouchers:
Date Check Numbers Amount
4/16-4/30 #129776/#130327 $1, 147, 646. 19
Approval of checks issued for payroll:
Date Check Numbers Amount
5/5/93 183043-183438 $ 279, 003 . 26
5/5/93 Advice 6444-6757 340,443 . 78
$ 619, 447 . 04
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REPORTS Council President. Woods announced that the
Suburban Cities will meet next Wednesday in
Kirkland.
Parks Committee. Bennett noted that the Parks
Committee has changed their meeting time to the
2nd Tuesday of the month, and the 4th Tuesday of
the month if there is a specific issue to
address. He added that the time will remain at
5: 45 p.m.
Administrative Reports. Chief Administrative
Officer McCarthy reported that the permit process
direction will appear on the next Council agenda.
He also noted that negotiations with SSMD Enter-
prises are going well. He suggested scheduling a
workshop on May 18 at 5: 30 p.m. to discuss the
Capital Improvement Program, and it was so
ordered.
ADJOURNMENT The meeting adjourned at 8 : 00 p.m.
Brenda Jaco r, CMC
City Clerk
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