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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCity Council Meeting - Council - Minutes - 11/02/1993 Kent, Washington November 2 , 1993 Regular meeting of the Kent City Council was called to order by Mayor Pro Tem Woods at 7 : 00 p.m. Present: Councilmembers Bennett, Houser, Johnson, Mann, Orr and White, Chief Adminis- trative Officer McCarthy, City Attorney Lubovich, Planning Director Harris, Public Works Director Wickstrom, Fire Chief Angelo, Police Chief Crawford, Acting Finance Director Miller and Acting Parks Director Thorell. Approximately 15 people were at the meeting. PUBLIC Employee of the Month. Mayor Pro Tem Woods COMMUNICATION announced that Kelli O'Donnell, Administrative Assistant in City Administration, has been selected as Employee of the Month for November. She noted that Ms. O'Donnell is extremely versa- tile and always willing to take on new tasks, and that she is commended by her co-workers for her wonderful sense of humor and her ability to deal with difficult situations. Alana McIalwain, Administration Manager, noted that Ms. O'Donnell was instrumental in raising over $22 , 000 for United Way this year. Regional Justice Center Update. Woods noted that the Regional Justice Center Update usually pre- sented at the first Council meeting of each month has been postponed until November 16, 1993 . Human Services Month. Woods read a proclamation noting that the City has established funding for human service needs of Kent residents and encour- ages an atmosphere of community caring through educational programs to promote the awareness of human services needs, and declaring the month of November as Human Services Month in the City of Kent. The proclamation was presented to Susan Ramos, Chair of the Human Services Commission, who thanked the Council for their support. Municipal Court Judge. McCarthy introduced Carole Grayson, who has been selected by Mayor Kelleher to fill the Kent Municipal Court Judge position. He stated that over 100 applications were received and five nominees were interviewed. He noted that Grayson has been practicing law for approximately 15 years, and that confirmation is scheduled for the Council meeting of November 16. 1 November 2, 1993 CONSENT Councilmember White asked that Item K be removed CALENDAR from the Consent Calendar. JOHNSON MOVED that Items A through J be approved. Houser seconded and the motion carried. MINUTES (CONSENT CALENDAR - ITEM 3A) Approval of Minutes. APPROVAL of the minutes of the regular Council meeting of October 19, 1993 . SEPA CODE (CONSENT CALENDAR - ITEM 3C) AMENDMENTS SEPA Code Amendments. ADOPTION of Ordinance No. 3141 amending the Public Notice Section of the Kent City Code (11. 03 . 320) , as recommended by the Planning Committee, regarding the State Environmental Policy Act (KCC 11. 03 . 410) . The amendments recommended for approval are: 1) for the City to give notice whenever the City issues a determination of nonsignificance, a determina- tion of significance, and an addendum to any existing environmental document; 2) in addition, post the property; 3) publish notice in a news- paper; and 4) notify all parties of record. REZONE APPEAL (CONSENT CALENDAR - ITEM 3F) Applewoude Estates Rezone Appeal (RZ-93-2) . AUTHORIZATION to set November 16, 1993 , as the date for a public hearing to consider an appeal by Jeffery J. Wolfson of the denial by the Hearing Examiner of the Applewoude Estate Rezone Application (RZ-93-2) . The property is located at 10922 and 11004 S.E. 244th Street. REZONE (CONSENT CALENDAR - ITEM 3G) Applewoude Estates Rezone (RZ-93-2) . AUTHORIZATION to set November 16, 1993 , as the date for a public meeting to consider the Hearing Examiner' s recommendation of denial for a rezone application (RZ-93-2) by Jeffery J. Wolfson. The property is located at 10922 and 11004 S.E. 244th Street. PRELIMINARY (CONSENT CALENDAR - ITEM 3H) PLAT APPEAL Applewoude Estates Preliminary Plat Appeal (SU-93-3) . AUTHORIZATION to set November 16, 1993 , as the date for a public hearing to con- sider an appeal by Jeffery J. Wolfson of the denial by the Hearing Examiner of the Applewoude Estates Preliminary Plat Application (SU-93-3) . 2 November 2 , 1993 PRELIMINARY The property is located at 10922 and 11004 S.E. PLAT APPEAL 244th Street. PRELIMINARY (CONSENT CALENDAR - ITEM 3I) PLAT ARRiewoude Estates Preliminary Plat (SU-93-3) . AUTHORIZATION to set November 16, 1993 , as the date for a public meeting to consider the Hearing Examiner's recommendation of denial for a pre- liminary plat application (SU-93-3) by Jeffery J. Wolfson. The property is located at 10922 and 11004 S.E. 244th Street. ZONING CODE (OTHER BUSINESS - ITEM 4A) AMENDMENT Gasoline/Convenience Store Sign Code Amendment (ZCA-93-7) . The Planning Commission has recom- mended adoption of an ordinance which would amend the City's sign regulations pertaining to con- venience stores with gasoline sales. This originated from a regulatory review request filed on behalf of Atlantic Richfield in June 1993 . The City Attorney pointed out that Paragraph 3A on page 4 of the ordinance has been changed as follows: From: "If on a corner lot, two (2) monument signs not exceeding sixty (60) square feet per sign for the total of all faces are permitted. " To: "If on a corner lot, two (2) monument signs not exceeding one hundred (100) square feet per sign for a total of all faces are permitted. " He noted that 100 square feet was the intent of the Planning Commission. ORR MOVED to adopt Ordinance No. 3142 amending the City sign regulations pertaining to con- venience stores with gasoline sales, as amended by the City Attorney. Johnson seconded and the motion carried. POLICE (CONSENT CALENDAR - ITEM 3E) Corrections Facility Food Service Contract. AUTHORIZATION to extend the current Food Service Contract at the Corrections Facility for a period 3 November 2 , 1993 POLICE of one year, as recommended by the Public Safety Committee. Consolidated Food Management, Inc. has requested that their contract with the City of Kent be continued for an additional year. This was pursuant to the option of renewal as outlined in Section 11. 01 of the current contract. PUBLIC (CONSENT CALENDAR - ITEM 3D) SAFETY Rent/Valley Com Lease Agreement. AUTHORIZATION for City Administration to execute a lease with Valley Communications Center for the use of land, as recommended by the Public Safety Committee. COUNCIL (CONSENT CALENDAR - ITEM 3J) Capital Facilities Plan Workshop. AUTHORIZATION to set November 10, 1993 , from 5: 00 p.m. to 9: 00 p.m. as the date and time for a workshop on the Capital Facilities Plan. REAPPOINT- (CONSENT CALENDAR - ITEM 3K) MENTS (REMOVED BY COUNCILMEMBER WHITE) Library Board, Planning Commission, Human services Commission Reappointments. The Mayor has submitted for Council confirmation the reappointments of Luella White as a member of the Kent Library Board, Edward Heineman, Jr. and Robert (Bob) McIsaac as members of the Kent Planning Commission, and Susan Ramos and Lucyle Wooden as members of the Kent Human Services Commission. Ms. White's second term on the Board will be in effect until 11/98 . Mr. Heineman and Mr. McIsaac' s new terms are effective until 12/31/96 . Ms. Ramos and Ms. Wooden' s new appointments will continue to 1/1/97 . White stated that he has no problem with the people selected for these appointments, and noted that it is the Mayor' s prerogative to appoint whom and when he pleases, but voiced concern that 4 November 2, 1993 REAPPOINT- these are last minute appointments. He said he MENTS would prefer that the new mayor be allowed to make the appointments to these various boards. Johnson agreed with White that the new mayor should make the appointments, but felt that these people who have volunteered to serve should be appointed, and MOVED for approval of this item. Mann seconded. White pointed out that some of the terms have not yet expired and said that these do not need to come before Council for confirmation. Orr questioned whether the Council could stop the appointments and Lubovich ex- plained that some boards and commissions require confirmation and others do not. He noted that since some of the appointments begin in January, they do not necessarily have to be dealt with at this time. Johnson withdrew his motion and suggested that research be done as to which appointments need to be confirmed by Council. MANN MOVED to confirm these appointments. Houser seconded. Orr asked whether it is appropriate to make appointments before the terms are up, and Lubovich indicated that the Council could with- hold confirmation until a later date. WHITE MOVED to table this item for two weeks, and asked that research be done as to when the terms expire, when they need to be reappointed, and whether confirmation is required. Bennett seconded. The motion carried with Mann opposed. BUDGET (PUBLIC HEARINGS - ITEM 2A) 1994 Budget. On August 17 , the public hearing on the 1994 Budget was continued to this date. The public hearing will be continued until the Council meeting on November 16 when additional public input will be received. The Budget Committee is scheduled to begin review of the budget at their meeting of November 8 at 4 : 00 p.m. Other Budget Committee meetings may be scheduled in November to review the budget before final adoption, which is scheduled for December 7 . The 1994 Preliminary Budget is available in the City Clerk' s Office. Woods opened the public hearing. There were no comments from the audience and WHITE MOVED to continue the public hearing to the Council meeting of November 16, 1993 . Johnson seconded and the motion carried. 5 November 2, 1993 FINANCE (CONSENT CALENDAR - ITEM 3B) Approval of Bills. APPROVAL of payment of the bills received through November 2 after auditing by the Operations Committee at its meeting on November 2 , 1993 . Approval of checks issued for vouchers: Date Check Numbers Amount 10/16-10/31 135560-135987 $1, 352 , 399 . 58 Approval of checks issued for payroll: Date Check Numbers Amount 11/5/93 Checks 187741-188104 $ 373 , 852 . 34 Advices 10341-10667 370 . 909. 66 $ 744 , 762 . 00 REPORTS Council President. Woods noted that Suburban Cities will meet in Tukwila on November 10. Budget Committee. Johnson noted that the Budget Committee will meet at 4 : 00 P.M. on November 8th. Administrative Reports. McCarthy noted that the Town Hall Meeting will be held on November 18, and that it is Mayor Kelleher' s intent that the new mayor set the agenda for the meeting, as well as conduct it. He pointed out that a draft agenda has been provided to Councilmembers and clarified that changes can easily be made. ADJOURNMENT The meeting was adjourned at 7 : 20 p.m. GL,c.J-�jPiY.i Brenda cob r, CMC City C erk 6