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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCity Council Meeting - Council - Minutes - 08/03/1993 Kent, Washington August 3 , 1993 Regular meeting of the Kent City Council was called to order at 7 : 00 p.m. by Mayor Pro Tem Woods. Present: Councilmembers Bennett, Houser, Johnson, Mann, Orr and White, Chief Adminis- trative Officer McCarthy, City Attorney Lubovich, Planning Manager Satterstrom, Public Works Director Wickstrom, Police Chief Crawford, Fire Chief Angelo, and Interim Parks Director Thorell. Approximately 40 people were at the meeting. PUBLIC Employee of the Month. Mayor Pro Tem Woods COMMUNICATION announced that Melanie Manning, Customer Service Assistant at Kent Commons, has been selected as Employee of the Month for August. She noted that Ms. Manning is highly motivated and is praised by her supervisors and co-workers for her courteous, helpful and cheerful personality. Lori Hogan, Recreation Superintendent, added that Ms. Manning works many extra hours and has volunteered for numerous projects. She also said that Manning opens the Commons building at 5: 30 a.m. every day and greets the public with a smile and a willingness to help in any way she can. Regional Justice Center Update. Wendy Keller, Project Director, announced that on September 7 she will present to the Council three alternate layouts for the site and that on October 5 the preferred alternative will be shown. She noted that the group taking input from businesses and the community will meet on August 10, September 8 and September 22 . She said that these meetings are open to the public and that notice has been posted, mailed to several thousand people and sent to the newspapers. Upon White' s question, she indicated that they had obtained a mailing list from the City, and that notices were mailed to everyone who had attended previous meetings. Keller then introduced Leonard Garfield and Consuelo Underwood of the 1% for Arts program, Lead Architects Jerome Ernst and Charles Hartung of TRA, William Valentine, Principal Design Architect of HOK, and Charles Oraftik, Justice Facility Planner of HOK. Garfield noted that this project is the largest public art commis- sion undertaken in King County, and said they will make sure that the City of Kent, the Kent Arts Commission and the community have direct involvement in the art project. Ms. Underwood explained that there will be portable pieces of 1 August 3 , 1993 PUBLIC art, as well as artwork which will be integrated COMMUNICATION into the facility. Mr. Ernst announced that design work is now under way. He noted that TRA designed the Convention Center over I-5, the Metro Bus Tunnel Station, the ferry terminal expansion and the original SeaTac Airport. He noted that HOK will work with them, and that HOK has done more jails than anyone else in the country. He said that design should be complete in time to begin construction in 1995. Homestart Transitional Housing. Vern West of Homestart noted that their first transitional house was opened on April 1, 1993 , with 11 men, that they have since opened Share House with 6 men, and that they hope to open additional houses in Federal Way, Des Moines, Kent, Renton and Auburn. He explained that they work with residents on behavior modification and self management in a 3-month program. He noted that it has cost them $60, 000 to operate fully their house for a year. He stated that they have missed the deadline to apply for CDBG funding, but would like to apply for any other special funding for at least two more houses. He invited the Councilmembers to visit the Share House at 23206 115th Avenue SE. Upon Woods ' suggestion, Orr agreed to discuss this item at a future Planning Committee meeting. CONSENT WHITE MOVED that Consent Calendar Items A-M CALENDAR be approved. Orr seconded and the motion carried. MINUTES (CONSENT CALENDAR - ITEM 3A) Approval of Minutes. APPROVAL of the minutes of the regular Council meeting of July 20, 1993 . HEALTH & (CONSENT CALENDAR - ITEM 3G) SANITATION Royal Woods Manor. ACCEPTANCE of the bill of sale and warranty agreement submitted by Vortex, Inc. , for continuous operation and maintenance of 267 feet of watermain extension, 253 feet of sanitary sewer extension, 255 feet of street improvements and 162 feet of storm sewers and release of bonds after expiration of the mainte- nance period, as recommended by the Public Works Committee. The project is located in the vicin- ity of 108th Ave. SE and SE 264th St. 2 August 3 , 1993 STREETS (BIDS - ITEM 5A) North 4th Avenue Street Rebuild. This project consists of furnishing and placing asphalt con- crete pavement, roadway excavation, installation of concrete driveways and other related work. The bid opening was held on August 3rd. The Public Works Committee has recommended that the low bid be accepted for this contract, provided that the low bid is within project budget. Public Works Director Wickstrom explained that two bids were received, and that the low bid was from M. A. Segale, Inc. for $243 , 274 . 00. He recommended that the low bid be accepted. WHITE MOVED that M. A. Segale, Inc. be awarded the contract for the North 4th Avenue Street Rebuild in the amount of $243 , 274 . 00 . Bennett seconded and the motion carried. STREET VACATION (CONSENT CALENDAR - ITEM 3C) Mar Del Investment Street Vacation. ADOPTION of Resolution No. 1368 setting September 7th as the hearing date on the street vacation peti- tion, for a portion of property on 45th Place South, as recommended by the Public Works Com- mittee. TRAFFIC CONTROL (CONSENT CALENDAR - ITEM 3D) Commute Trip Reduction Program for City Employees. APPROVAL of the CTR program and direction to all departments to initiate those measures necessary in order to bring the City into compliance with the Commute Trip Reduction Act. Recent Commute Trip Reduction legislation requires the development of a CTR program. The City has developed a program which identifies those measures needed to attain the necessary reduction in its single occupancy vehicle (SOV) trips. (CONSENT CALENDAR - ITEM 3E) High Capacity Transportation Grant. AUTHORIZA- TION for the Mayor to sign the interlocal agreement for the High Capacity Transportation Grant and to establish the budget for same, 3 August 3 , 1993 TRAFFIC CONTROL should this funding become available from Metro. The grant fund is in the amount of $37, 000 . This has been recommended by the Public Works Committee. (CONSENT CALENDAR - ITEM 3F) Central Avenue & Pioneer Street Pedestrian Signal. AUTHORIZATION for the Mayor to sign the City/County agreement for the pedestrian actuated traffic signal at the intersection of Central Ave. & Pioneer St. and to establish the budget for same, as recommended by the Public Works Committee. Grant funding is available in the amount of $27 , 000 . TRANSPORTATION (PUBLIC HEARING - ITEM 2A) IMPROVEMENT Six Year Transportation Improvement Program. PLAN The Public Works Department has presented its proposed annual Six Year Transportation Improve- ment Program to the Public Works Committee. This year' s program is similar to last years in that staff has prepared an interim project list- ing for the purpose of securing ISTEA and TIB funding. Ed White, Transportation Engineer, noted that this year' s TIP includes approximately 24 proj- ects in the Annual Element (1994) , 9 projects in the Second/Third Year Element (1995-1996) , and 11 projects in the Fourth/Fifth/Sixth Year Element (1997-1999) . He noted that funding will be approximately $139, 300, 000, which is an increase over last year of about $20, 000, 000 . He added that the cost for the Annual Element is approximately $28 , 000, 000. He noted that TIB funds, ISTEA funds and City matching funds are to be used. He pointed out that this is an interim TIP and that the City is currently working on a Comprehensive Transportation Plan Element which will be part of the City' s Comprehensive Plan. Woods opened the public hearing. There were no comments from the audience and WHITE MOVED to close the public hearing. Orr seconded and the motion carried. WHITE THEN MOVED that Resolution No. 1367 be adopted authorizing the Six Year Transportation Improvement Program. Johnson seconded and the motion carried. 4 August 3 , 1993 EQUIPMENT (BIDS - ITEM 5B) RENTAL Truck Mounted Sewer & Catch Basin Cleaner. Six bids were received on this project. The two low bidders, Sahlberg Equipment and Seattle Crane did not meet the bid specification requirements. It has been recommended by the Public Works Committee that these two bids be rejected as non-responsive and that the bid submitted by Pacific Utilities in the amount of $129, 000 plus tax, for the 1993 Peabody Meyers Vactor, be accepted. WHITE SO MOVED. Bennett seconded and the motion carried. POLICE (CONSENT CALENDAR - ITEM 3J) School Security Program/Officer - Budget Change. APPROVAL of funding of an additional police officer beyond the current allotment of 82 . This allows for an officer in the schools. The cost to the City will be for equipment and the use of a car. The School District will pay basic wages and benefits. PUBLIC SAFETY (CONSENT CALENDAR - ITEM 3K) Police Fire Surveillance Equipment Purchase. APPROVAL of a joint proposal between Police and Fire to upgrade the video surveillance equipment used in the investigation of crimes. (OTHER BUSINESS - ITEM 4B) 196th Street Corridor Bridge Demolition. The existing bridge over Mill Creek on 196th Street has been determined to be hazardous by the City' s structural consultant-bridge inspector. The bridge has deteriorated and holes have developed over the bridge in the pavement section. The Public Works Committee has recommended that an emergency demolition be commenced to remove the structure. The principle responsible parties to the cleanup effort have agreed to remove the contaminated material along the bank. Assistant City Attorney Brubaker noted that this is related to the Western Processing issue. He explained that the proposed resolution elimi- nates the requirements for a SEPA review and for a public bid. WHITE MOVED that Resolution No. 13691 finding and authorizing the removal of the existing 196th Mill Creek Bridge on an emergency basis, be adopted. Bennett seconded and the motion carried. 5 August 3 , 1993 PUBLIC SAFETY Panhandling Ordinance. Councilmember Bennett distributed copies of a proposed ordinance related to panhandling and asked that it be referred to the Public Safety Committee. Mann agreed and it was so ordered. DOWNTOWN (CONSENT CALENDAR - ITEM 3I) PARTNERSHIP Downtown Partnership Funding, 1993 . AUTHORIZA- TION to approve the 1993 budget change for $7 , 000 to fund the balance of the 1993 Downtown Partnership project. The Kent Downtown Part- nership has met the matching fund goal of the $25 , 000 from the community which funded the organization through August 1993 . The Budget Committee recommended approval of this request for continued financial support of their effort to accomplish new programs for the business community both for now and the future. This budget is expected to promote and market programs for Kent that would increase the abili- ty to positively impact the local economy. The request for $32 , 000 for matching funds for the downtown partnership program in 1994 will be considered as a portion of the 1994 budget pro- cess . Over the last few years, this simple program has resulted in over $200 million in private and public funding commitments which are now resulting in wholesale rebuilding of Kent' s downtown. GOLF COMPLEX (CONSENT CALENDAR - ITEM 3L) Capital and Maintenance Funding for Golf Com- plex. APPROVAL of the expenditure of up to $65, 685 on the Golf Complex improvements in 1993 , as recommended by the Budget Committee. Funds from the SSMD Enterprises, Inc. contractor buyout would be used to finance the request. APPOINTMENTS (CONSENT CALENDAR - ITEM 3H) Human Services Commission Appointments. CON- FIRMATION of the Mayor' s appointments of Janer Wilford and Constance Stockton to serve as mem- bers of the Kent Human Services Commission. Ms. Wilford is in charge of arranging for emergency services for Kent residents and the homeless through St. James Episcopal Church and works with the Kent Distribution Center for the Salvation Army Emergency Funds. She has been an 6 August 3 , 1993 APPOINTMENTS active member of St. James Episcopal Church for more than 15 years and will represent the reli- gious category. Ms. Wilford will replace Peter Duggan who resigned. Her appointment will con- tinue to 1/1/95. Ms. Stockton is employed at Kent Youth and Family Services as Assistant Director and is a member of Kent Soroptimists. She will represent the service club category and will replace Dee Moschel whose term expired. Her appointment will continue to 1/1/96 . CAPITAL (PUBLIC HEARING - ITEM 2B) IMPROVEMENT 1994-1999 Capital Improvement Program. PLAN This year ' s program focuses on the 1994 compo- nent. Future years will be more clearly defined following completion of the City ' s Capital Facilities Plan as a required component of the Growth Management Act. The 1994 requests have been prioritized by City Council and reviewed by the Council ' s Budget Committee. Memos from various departments have been provided clarify- ing or adjusting project requests. Acting Finance Director Miller pointed out that this plan includes a 1974 fire truck, a 1985 engine/aid car to be replaced in 1994 , and authorization to order an aerial fire truck in 1994 to be paid for in 1995 . She added that a complete fire equipment funding plan is part of the Capital Facilities Plan. Woods declared the public hearing open. Dee Moschel , 425 Scenic Way, President of the Kent Community Health Center, requested that the City include $150, 000 in the 1994 Capital Improvement Program budget to acquire two lots adjacent to the Health Center. She explained that Community Health Centers of King County (CHCKC) will esta- blish an agreement with the City for use of the land to expand the Kent Community Health Center (KCHC) and primary health care services. Jayne Leet, Executive Director of KCHC, showed the present location and the lots adjacent to it. She noted that they are currently turning away 5-6 patients a day, that it is difficult to find doctors because of the overcrowding, and that there is no room to expand without acquiring additional property because of codes. She noted 7 August 3 , 1993 CAPITAL that with the additional property, they could IMPROVEMENT double the number of exam rooms, add two minor PLAN operating rooms, lab space, office space and a classroom. She said that after the land is acquired, they would raise funds for a building and would apply for grants. Upon Bennett' s question, McCarthy said that the City owns houses but that none of them would be suitable for their needs. Johnson suggested seeing whether the City has any land that could be used. Leet agreed to consider that, but said they would like to use the existing facility, which they own. McCarthy agreed to determine what houses and land are available. Mann asked that he also look into the possibility of sell- ing property to afford the $150, 000 requested. Woods expressed support for this type of service. Bill Doolittle, 412 N. Washington, noted that there is a budget request for $130, 000 for tran- sitional housing for single men. He noted that the proposal is to acquire and remodel a house for 11 homeless single men, and that the neigh- bors are not aware of the proposal. He added that there are at least 70 homeless single men in Kent. He said the cost of buying and remod- eling the house for eleven people is $490, 186. He noted that $360, 000 of this amount has al- ready been granted from State and County funds and that Catholic Community Services has applied for a HUD grant for $485, 000, $130, 000 of which is for capital use, leaving $355, 000 of the HUD grant for the operating budget. He added that the eleven residents must have jobs and must pay 30% of their salaries for rent, and that their stay will average 6-8 months. He pointed out that 16 single family permits were granted for single family homes in June, and suggested buy- ing houses. He noted that 30%-50% of homeless men are veterans, and that there is no reference to consulting with veterans group. He voiced concern about the cost of acquiring and remodel- ing the house, and the fact that neighbors are not aware of it. He noted that San Francisco spent $563 , 000 for two houses to home 16 people, and said the cost of property in Kent is not equal to the cost of property in San Francisco. He requested that Council extend this item to allow comments from the neighbors. He agreed 8 August 3 , 1993 CAPITAL with Woods that some of the funding may not come IMPROVEMENT through, and he suggested seeing whether the PLAN transitional housing could be done less expen- sively. Mary Berkey, of King County Housing Development Services, 4324 Phinney Avenue North, Seattle, said that the total project would cost $490, 000, and that according to Kent ' s zoning codes, this type of facility can't exist in a single family zone; therefore property in a commercial or multi-family zone must be purchased and the price for that type of real estate must be paid. She added that the house will be enlarged to twelve bedrooms with room for a community space. She said that it will cost $190, 000 to add the required square footage. She stated that they have requested $130 , 000 from McKinney and that although their application last year was denied, the application for this year is improved. She explained that the service portion ($385, 000) is for five years rather than one year and that it covers the resident manager, a case manager, and other operating costs such as utilities. She said residents must seek employment and that they coordinate employment services through the veterans program. Kathy Peters, Regional Director of Catholic Community Services, 13812 SE 240th, Kent, ex- plained that there are many single men in Kent because Labor Ready is located in Kent. She explained that although these men are working, they cannot afford to pay first and last months rent. She noted that transitional housing is costly up front, but not over the long term. She explained that in this instance neighbors were not notified of the proposed use of the house because they were unsure as to whether they would receive funding. She noted that they had previously chosen a site on Naden and that when a public meeting was held, no one attended it. She noted that the Employment Security Department comes to their site to work with veterans on job opportunities. White expressed concern about the location near the Senior Center and the Senior Housing project, and the fact that there was no notice to the neighbors. He pointed out that there is no point in ob- taining public input after the property is 9 August 3 , 1993 CAPITAL purchased. Peters stated that they will gather IMPROVEMENT public input at this time, but that the location PLAN is limited by zoning. Bennett concurred with White ' s concern about notification, and ques- tioned how long residents can stay at the house. Peters explained that residents have to be working within three months, and they will be evicted if they are not employed by then. Bennett agreed that money is a major issue and commended the Way Back Inn' s program. Peters noted that it has become very costly to put people up in the severe weather program, but that more people keep coming. She noted that shelters are less expensive than transitional housing, but they do not help solve the problem. She noted for White that other cities use motel/ hotel programs. She noted that because the shelters in Seattle are considered dangerous and are full, people leave Seattle and go to the suburbs. Orr pointed out that after the first eleven residents are transitioned out, eleven more people will be taken in, and that many people could be helped. She shared the concern about the neighborhood. Doolittle said that he was not aware that the budget was for five years or that veterans groups had been consulted, because it was not contained in the printed material. Lin Ball clarified that the operating and sup- port services cost of $91, 000 is for the first year. There were no further comments from the audience and MANN MOVED to close the public hearing. Houser seconded. Johnson said he would like to have the hearing remain open and discuss this as part of the budget process. HE MOVED that the CIP be sent back to the Budget Committee for further review. Mann and Houser both agreed. White seconded Johnson ' s motion, which then carried. BUDGET (CONSENT CALENDAR - ITEM 3M) (ADDED BY COUNCILMEMBER WOODS) 1994 Budget. AUTHORIZATION to set August 17, 1993 , as the date for a public hearing to re- ceive input on the 1994 Budget. 10 August 3 , 1993 FINANCE (CONSENT CALENDAR - ITEM 3B) Approval of Bills. APPROVAL of payment of the bills received through July 30, 1993 after auditing by the Operations Committee at its meeting on August 3 , 1993 . Approval of checks issued for vouchers: Date Check Numbers Amount 7/16-7/30 132723-133179 $1, 150, 833 . 24 Approval of checks issued for payroll: Date Check Numbers Amount 8/5/93 Checks: 185570-185966 $ 301, 893 . 36 8/5/93 Advices : 8418-8734 $ 380, 499 . 64 (OTHER BUSINESS - ITEM 4A) Sewerage Bonds. The Operations Committee has recommended adoption of a bond ordinance and authorization for the Mayor to sign a purchase contract with Lehman Brothers for the Sewerage Improvement and Refunding Bonds. The bond issuance will be for approximately $8 , 635, 000. Approximately $3 , 511, 000 will be used to refi- nance the callable portion of the 1986 Drainage Bonds. The issuance rate will be approximately 5 . 5 percent and will save the City approximately $150, 000 in net present value debt service. In addition, $374 , 000 will refund the outstanding principal on the City' s portion of LID 330 . Approximately $4 , 750 , 000 of new revenue bonds will be issued to finance drainage improvements authorized and identified in the City' s 6-year Capital Improvement Plan for the drainage utili- ty. Acting Finance Director May Miller reported that Standard & Poor ' s has confirmed the City' s "A" rating, and that Moody ' s has upgraded the rating from "Baal" to "A" . She introduced Dick King of Lehman Brothers, who commended the City on the upgrade. King noted that the final issue will be for $8 , 690, 000 . He noted that LID 330 is currently carrying assessment rates of approxi- mately 7-3/4% and that the average interest rate for the refinancing of the LID will be under 5%. 11 August 3 , 1993 FINANCE He noted that the total cost of borrowing is approximately 5. 30%. HOUSER MOVED to adopt Bond Ordinance No. 3128 and to authorize the Mayor to sign a purchase contract with Lehman Brothers. White seconded and the motion carried. REPORTS Council President. Woods announced that the King County Executive candidates will be at the next Suburban Cities meeting to answer ques- tions. She noted that the meeting will be held at the usual time at the Bellevue Athletic Club. EXECUTIVE At 8 : 50 p.m. Woods announced an executive SESSION session of approximately 20 minutes to discuss litigation and labor negotiations. The regular meeting reconvened at 9 : 45 p.m. LITIGATION Canyon Drive. WHITE MOVED to accept the con- struction contract for Canyon Drive Left Turn Improvements as complete, to authorize release of retainage after receipt of State releases, to accept the settlement of $92 , 000 and to author- ize the transfer of $100, 000 from the East Valley Highway Improvement Project Fund R68 to the Canyon Drive Project Fund R28 . Houser seconded and the motion carried. Lubovich ex- plained that Zuluaga Construction had filed suit against the City on a claim and that this set- tlement had been proposed. LABOR Non-Represented Employees. JOHNSON MOVED to NEGOTIATIONS approve a 3% COLA for non-represented employees effective August 1 , 1993 , excluding department heads, and that a longevity program establishing 1% at 5 years, 2% at 10 years, and 3% at 20 years be adopted. Houser seconded. Johnson pointed out that the Teamsters, Firefighters, and AFSCME unions were all settled at 3% . The motion then carried. ADJOURNMENT The meeting adjourned at 9 : 50 p.m. Q Brenda Jaco er, CMC City Clerk 12