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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCity Council Meeting - Council - Minutes - 04/01/2003 • KEN T Kent, Washington W ASHINOTON April 1, 2003 The regular meeting of the Kent City Council was called to order at 7 : 00 p.m. by Mayor Pro Tem Woods . Councilmembers present : Clark, Epperly, Orr, Peterson, White, and Yingling. Others present : Chief Administrative Officer Martin, City Attorney Brubaker, Police Chief Crawford, Fire Chief Schneider, Public Works Director Wickstrom, Employee Services Director Viseth and Parks, Recreation and Community Services Director Hodgson. Approximately 75 people were in attendance. (CFN-198) CHANGES TO THE AGENDA Woods added Public Communications Item 4C. (CFN-198) PUBLIC COMMUNICATIONS Employee of the Month. Mayor Pro Tem Woods announced that Bonnie Coleman of Parks Maintenance has been chosen as Employee of the Month for April . She noted that Ms . Coleman has proven herself to be a valuable asset to the City, and that she is tenacious, hard working, reliable and a pleasure to work with. Parks Director Hodgson concurred, added that Bonnie has been filling in for two other people recently in addition to her regular duties, and offered his congratulations . (CFN-147) Disaster Preparedness Month. Mayor Pro Tem Woods read a proclamation noting that the citizens of Kent need to prepare themselves to be self-sufficient for at least three days following a natural or man-made disaster, and proclaiming April 2003 as Disaster Preparedness Month in the City. Battalion Chief Webb pointed out that April 3, 2003 is a statewide earthquake drill, and urged everyone to participate. (CFN-155) Sister Cities International Young Artists Awards . Joanne Schaut explained the history of the Young Artists Program and noted that this year ' s theme is "Reach for a Hand and Touch a Heart" . Artwork from Kalbara and Kent was then displayed, and Mayor Pro Tem Woods presented the winners with certificates . (CFN-155) CONSENT CALENDAR PETERSON MOVED to approve Consent Calendar Items A through K. Clark seconded and the motion carried. 1 Kent City Council Minutes April 1, 2003 MINUTES (CONSENT CALENDAR - ITEM 6A) (CFN-198) Approval of Minutes . Approval of the minutes of the regular Council meetings of March 4, 2003 and March 18, 2003 . BILLS OF SALE (CONSENT CALENDAR - ITEM 6E) (CFN-484) Bill of Sale, Pacific Gateway Business Park. Accept the Bill of Sale for Pacific Gateway Business Park submitted by The Boeing Company for continuous operation and maintenance of 10, 191 feet of watermain, 6, 675 feet of sewers, 8, 224 feet of street improvements and 11, 087 feet of storm sewers that were constructed as part of the Pacific Gateway Business Park plat, as recommended by the Public Works Director. The bonds are to be released after the maintenance period. This project is located at S 196th/S . 212th/West Valley Highway. (CONSENT CALENDAR - ITEM 6F) (CFN-484) Bill of Sale, HRP Warehouse. Accept the Bill of Sale for HRP Warehouse submitted by H-P Properties, LLC for continuous operation and maintenance of 315 feet of watermain, and 333 feet of street improvements, as recommended by the Public Works Director. The bonds are to be released after the maintenance period. This project is located at 19931-72nd Ave. S . (CONSENT CALENDAR - ITEM 6G) (CFN-484) Bill of Sale, Teutsch 228 . Accept the Bill of Sale for as recommended by the Public Works Director, Pacific Gateway Business Park submitted by Valley Freeway and 228th Street, LLC for continuous operation and maintenance of 1, 098 feet of watermain, and 392 feet of sewers, as recommended by the Public Works Director The bonds are to be released after the maintenance period. This project is located at 7650 S . 228th St STREET VACATION (CONSENT CALENDAR - ITEM 6H) (CFN-102) Street Vacation, Madison Avenue and Harrison Street. Passage of Resolution No. 1637 setting a public hearing date of May 20th for the proposed street vacation located along a portion of Madison and Harrison, as recommended by the Public Works Committee. 2 Kent City Council Minutes April 1, 2003 STREET VACATION (PUBLIC HEARINGS - ITEM 5B) (CFN-102) Street Vacation, 71st Avenue South and S. 181st Street (#STV-2003-2) . Woods noted that Resolution No. 1635 established this date as the public hearing date for the application by Loren D. Combs of McGavick Graves Attorneys at Law, on behalf of InnVentures, Inc . and Stonebrook Kent, LLC. , to vacate a portion of S . 181st Street and 71st Avenue South. Staff recommends approval with conditions . Planning Manager Anderson displayed a photo of the area, and pointed out the streets to be vacated. Woods opened the public hearing. Loren Combs, representing the applicant, concurred with the recommendation and urged the Council to approve the street vacation. There were no other comments from the audience and ORR MOVED to close the public hearing. Clark seconded and the motion carried. ORR MOVED to approved the staff' s recommendation of approval with conditions of the application to vacate a portion of S . 181st Street and 71st Avenue South, as referenced in Resolution No. 1635, and to direct the City Attorney to prepare the necessary ordinance upon com- pliance with the conditions of approval . White seconded and the motion carried. FIRE (CONSENT CALENDAR - ITEM 6D) (CFN-136) Surplus and Sale of 1987 Pierce Fire Engine. Authorization for the Fire Department to surplus a 1987 Pierce fire engine, Vin#040171 and to advertise the apparatus for sale to the highest bidder, and to place funds received from the sale of this vehicle into the facilities maintenance capital account to assist with completing the installation of a drafting pit and enclos- ing the outside bay at the Fire Department Apparatus Maintenance Facility. 3 Kent City Council Minutes April 1, 2003 PUBLIC WORKS (CONSENT CALENDAR - ITEM 6I) (CFN-553) Steiner Property - Charge in Lieu of Assessment. Authorization for the Public Works Director to establish a charge in lieu of assessment for the Steiner property sewer service connections, as recommended by the Public Works Committee. (BIDS - ITEM 8A) (CFN-885) LID 329 - 74th Avenue South & West Willis Intersection Improvements . The bid opening for this project was held on March 21st with five bids received. The low bid was submitted by Signal Electric in the amount of $205, 635 . 16 . The Engineer' s estimate was $225, 031 . 04 . The Public Works Director recommends awarding this contract to Signal Electric. CLARK MOVED that the LID 329 - 74th Ave . S . and West Willis Intersection Improvements contract be awarded to Signal Electric for the bid amount of $205, 635 . 16 . Yingling seconded and the motion carried. ZONING CODE AMENDMENTS (PUBLIC HEARINGS - ITEM 5A) (CFN-131) Master Planned Unit Development Zoning Code Amendment ZCA-2002-3. Mayor Pro Tem Woods noted that this date has been set for a public hearing to consider a proposed amendment to the Kent Zoning Code to provide flexibility in determining the nature of modifications of master planned unit developments when associated with a planned action ordinance and development agreement . The City Council previously adopted an ordinance effecting the proposed amendment, but subsequently repealed it because required notice had not been provided to the State of Washington. Notice to the State has now been given. Planning Manager Charlene Anderson explained that amendment allows the Planning Manager, under certain circumstances, to determine the nature of proposed revisions to an already-approved master plan development . She added that these determinations by the Planning Manager would only be allowed in commercial, office and industrial districts when the master plan is subject to a planned action ordinance and a development agreement . 4 Kent City Council Minutes April 1, 2003 ZONING CODE AMENDMENTS Woods opened the public hearing. There were no comments from the audience and ORR MOVED to close the public hearing. Epperly seconded and the motion carried. ORR MOVED to approve the proposed amendment to the Kent Zoning Code ZCA-2002-3 , Ordinance No. 3639 . Yingling seconded. Upon White ' s question regarding public input, Anderson stated that there would be no change to the public process with this amendment, since the modifica- tions would be allowed only in those circumstances when the City Council has reviewed the proposal . PETERSON MOVED to make a letter from Kent C.A.R.E. S . a part of the record. Orr seconded and the motion carried. Orr' s main motion then carried. (CONSENT CALENDAR - ITEM 6K) (CFN-131) Zoning Code Amendment - Planned Unit Development (PUD) #ZCA-2002-5 (KIVA #2023895) . As approved by the Planning Committee on March 18 , 2003 , authorization to hold the public hearing on this matter before the City Council in lieu of holding the hearing before the Land Use and Planning Board (as provided by KCC 2 . 57 . 040 (B) ) and to direct staff to provide appropriate public notice for a public hearing on April 15, 2003 , limited to the issue of the length of one-way loop streets within PUDs . At the last Planning Committee meeting, the committee decided to add for consideration the issue of the length of one-way loop streets within PUDs . Because the public hearing on all other proposed amendments had already been held, the committee determined to hold a second public hearing on this one limited issue before the full council, rather than the LUPB, in order to keep this matter moving forward in a timely manner. This requires staff to publish, mail and post appropriate notice for a public hearing on this matter on April 15, 2003 . Council will allow interested persons who wish to appear and speak at the hearing up to three (3) minutes to address the council . Anyone who wishes to submit written materials may do so up to the close of the hearing. 5 Kent City Council Minutes April 1, 2003 ZONING CODE AMENDMENTS At the conclusion of the public hearing, the Council will consider the testimony regarding loop streets as well as the Planning Committee' s recommendation of approval of other amendments to KCC 15 . 08 .400 discussed in a public hearing on February 24th before the Land Use & Planning Board. REZONE (OTHER BUSINESS - ITEM 7A) (CFN-121) Kent East Hill Townhomes Rezone (RZ-2002-3) . Woods stated that this request by Dennis Johnson, Fremantle Development, Inc . is to rezone approximately 1 . 06 acres of property from CC, Community Commercial, to MR-T16 , Multifamily Residential Townhouse. The property is located at 25200 104th Avenue SE. The Kent Hearing Examiner held a public hearing on February 19, 2003 and issued Findings, Conclusions and a recommendation for approval on March 5, 2003 . Sharon Clamp of Planning Services displayed a map of the area, and noted that staff recommends approval . Upon Yingling' s question, she outlined the surrounding zoning. ORR MOVED to accept the Findings, Conclusions and Recommendations of the Hearing Examiner on the Kent East Hill Townhomes Rezone (#RZ-2002-3) , and to direct the City Attorney to prepare the necessary ordinance. Clark seconded and the motion carried. EMPLOYEE SERVICES (CONSENT CALENDAR - ITEM 6J) (CFN-171) Commuter Challenge Grant. Accept the Commuter Challenge Grant in the amount of $12 , 000 . These funds will be used to expand the current Vanpool program, as recommended by the Operations Committee. SISTER CITY (CONSENT CALENDAR - ITEM 6C) (CFN-155) El Grullo Sister City Resolution. Passage of Resolution No. 1636 establishing a sister city relationship between the City of Kent and E1 Grullo, Jalisco, Mexico. A group of Kent citizens and the City of Kent have had a Friendship City relationship with the City of E1 Grullo, 6 Kent City Council Minutes April 1, 2003 SISTER CITY Jalisco, Mexico for the past year. The communities have exchanged delegations and developed a work plan for ongoing relations . E1 Grullo recently invited Kent to form a formal sister city relationship. The necessary requirements for formation of this relationship have been satisfied FINANCE (CONSENT CALENDAR - ITEM 63) (CFN-104) Approval of Bills . Approval of payment of the bills received through March 14 and paid on March 14 after auditing by the Operations Committee on March 18, 2003 . Approval of checks issued for vouchers : Date Check Numbers Amount 3/14/03 Wire 1376-1386 $1, 368, 030 . 19 3/14/03 Prepays & 545618 661, 908 . 82 3/14/03 Regular 546156 1, 140, 055 . 62 $3 , 169, 994 . 63 Approval of checks issued for payroll for February 16 and paid on March 5, 2003 : Date Check Numbers Amount 3/5/03 Checks 268734-269030 $ 240, 685 .45 3/5/03 Advices 144551-145228 1, 164, 519 . 01 $1, 405, 204 .46 Approval of checks issued for payroll for March 1 and paid on March 20, 2003 - Date Check Numbers Amount 3/20/03 Checks 266031-269327 $ 259, 224 . 82 3/20/03 Advices 145229-145916 1, 147, 550 . 66 $1 , 406 , 775 . 48 REPORTS Council President. Woods reminded Councilmembers of the Suburban Cities quarterly meeting on April 9 . (CFN-198) Public Safety Committee. Epperly noted that the next meeting will be at 5 : 00 p.m. on April 8 (CFN-198) 7 Kent City Council Minutes April 1, 2003 REPORTS Parks Committee. Woods noted that the next meeting will be at 4 : 00 p.m. on April 4th. (CFN-198) Administrative Reports. Martin reminded Councilmembers of a 45-minute executive session regarding pending litigation and personnel . He noted that he had attended the hearing on sex predators last Saturday and that he will keep Council informed on the progress . (CFN-198) EXECUTIVE SESSION The meeting recessed to Executive Session at 7 :32 p.m. and reconvened at 8 :45 p.m. (CFN-198) ADJOURNMENT At 8 :45 p.m. PETERSON MOVED to adjourn. Yingling seconded and the motion carried. (CFN-198) Brenda Jacober, CMm City Clerk 8