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WA EN ON WA9NIN pTON Kent, Washington
April 15, 2003
The regular meeting of the Kent City Council was called to order
at 7 : 00 p.m. by Mayor White . Councilmembers present : Epperly,
Orr, Peterson, White, and Woods Others present : Chief
Administrative Officer Martin, City Attorney Brubaker, Public
Works Director Wickstrom, Parks, Recreation and Community Services
Director Hodgson, Community Development Director Satterstrom,
Finance Director Miller, Deputy Police Chief Miller and Employee
Services Director Viseth. Councilmembers Clarks and Yingling were
excused from the meeting. Approximately 75 people were in
attendance. (CFN-198)
CHANGES TO THE AGENDA
From Council, Administration or Staff. At the request of
the Mayor, an excused absence for Councilmember Yingling
was added to Consent Calendar Item 6J. The dollar amount
on Consent Calendar Item 60 was amended by Woods from
$120, 000 to $138, 090 . (CFN-198)
From the Public. At the request of Bob O'Brien,
Continued Communications Item 11A was added. (CFN-198)
PUBLIC COMMUNICATIONS
Proclamation - Records and Information Management Month.
The Mayor read a proclamation noting the importance of
careful management of the public records and presented
the proclamation to Nancy Richards, the City' s Records
Management Officer. (CFN-155)
Proclamation - Lions White Cane Days. Mayor White read a
proclamation declaring May 2-3 , 2003, as Lions White Cane
Days in the City of Kent . He noted that donations raised
during this event are used to help fund the Northwest
Lions Eye Bank, the Lions Health Screening Unit, and the
Lions Patient Care Program. He presented the proclama-
tion to Joey Gomes . (CFN-155)
Tree City USA. Sarah Griffith, Program Manager for the
Washington State Department of Natural Resources/Urban
and Community Forestry, presented the City with its first
Tree City USA award. Griffith congratulated the Parks
staff for their work and presented the Mayor with the
award, a flag, and two entrance signs . (CFN-155)
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CONSENT CALENDAR
WOODS MOVED to approve Consent Calendar Items A through
Q, with Item O as amended. Peterson seconded and the
motion carried.
MINUTES
(CONSENT CALENDAR - ITEM 6A) (CFN-198)
Approval of Minutes. Approval of the minutes of the
regular Council meeting of April 1, 2003 .
ZONING CODE AMENDMENT
(PUBLIC HEARINGS - ITEM 5A) (CFN-131)
Planned Unit Development Zoning Code Amendment
ZCA-2002-5. The Land Use & Planning Board held a
public hearing on February 24, 2003 and recommended PUD
amendments to reduce the minimum acreage in single
family zones, to establish parking, walkway and design
requirements, and to add review criteria. The Planning
Committee recommended approval with additional modifi-
cations, including amendment of density bonus provisions .
The Committee requested consideration of one additional
modification, the length of one-way loop streets within
PUD' s and this date has been set for a public hearing on
this single issue only.
Planning Manager Charlene Anderson explained that cur-
rently planned unit developments are allowed in single
family zoning districts on 100 acres or more, and that
the PUD process promotes creativity in site design. She
noted that Kentview LLC recently proposed an amendment to
the PUD ordinance to allow PUDs on 20 acres, and that
Land Use & Planning Board decreased the number of acres
to 10 . She noted that staff is not recommending any
change to the existing Code language, which limits the
one way loop streets to 1, 500 ' in length. She noted for
Peterson that the Fire Department and the Public Works
Department both recommend no change to the Code language.
The Mayor opened the public hearing. Paul Morford, P.O.
Box 6345, Kent, 98064, explained that he has a 9 . 5 acre
triangular piece of property which is near the freeway
and a railroad. He displayed an aerial photo of the site
and a sketch of his proposal . He noted that the 1500 ,
limit does not work at this location, but that a 2000 '
limit would work.
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ZONING CODE AMENDMENT
There were no further comments from the audience and
WOODS MOVED to close the public hearing. Orr seconded
and the motion carried. ORR MOVED to modify the Planning
Committee ' s recommendation of approval of the Planned
Unit Development Zoning Code Amendment (#ZCA-2002-5) , to
extend the code limits for one-way loop street in PUD' s
to 2 , 000 feet in length, with one technical change on
page one of the PUD ordinance under Permitted Uses (No.
4) to amend the third sentence to read "in PUDs of 100
acres or more in size" and "provided that if a proposed
PUD in a single family zoning district includes such
attached condominiums, density bonuses would not apply, "
and to direct the City Attorney to prepare the necessary
ordinance . Woods seconded. Orr requested that the first
such project be monitored. The motion then carried.
REZONE
(CONSENT CALENDAR - ITEM 6K) (CFN-121)
Kent East Hill Townhomes Rezone Ordinance. Adoption of
Ordinance No. 3641 relating to land use and zoning,
rezoning property comprised of approximately 1 . 06 acres
located at 22050 104th Avenue Southeast, from Community
Commercial (CC) , to Multifamily Residential Townhouse
(MR-T16) , (Kent East Hill Townhomes Rezone, #RZ-2002-3) .
PLAT
(CONSENT CALENDAR - ITEM 6Q) (CFN-1272)
Chelmsford Final Plat. Approve the final plat for
Chelmsford #FSU-2002-1 submitted by Shupe Holmberg on
behalf of SWG Construction.
PUBLIC WORKS
(CONSENT CALENDAR - ITEM 6E) (CFN-1038)
Transportation Improvement Board Grant Agreement.
Authorize the Mayor to sign the Transportation
Improvement Board Grant Agreement, to direct staff to
accept the grant and to establish a budget for the funds
to be used on the Pacific Highway South SR 99 HOV Lanes
project .
(CONSENT CALENDAR - ITEM 6F) (CFN-957)
Kent Springs Transmission Main Repair. Authorize the
Mayor to award the Kent Springs Transmission Main Repair
project to the lowest responsible bidder subject to the
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PUBLIC WORKS
Public Works Director and City Attorney' s concurrence of
the language therein. The current estimate of the repair
is $160, 000 .
(CONSENT CALENDAR - ITEM 6G) (CFN-1038)
National Pollution Discharge Elimination System Budget
Recommendation. Authorization to establish the budget
for the program listed in Public Works Director' s memo
dated April 1, 2003 including the respective reallocation
of the funds from the National Pollution Discharge
Elimination System (NPDES) permit and Endangered Species
Act (ESA) Capital Improvement Project funds along with
authorizing the new Engineer II position, subject to a
review after one year before it' s included in the budget
for 2005 .
(CONSENT CALENDAR - ITEM 6H) (CFN-1038)
Puget Sound Energy Construction Agreement. Authorize
the Mayor to sign an agreement with Puget Sound Energy
for relocating existing underground power utilities to a
lower depth as part of the West Fork Soosette Creek
Improvements project, subject to the Public Works
Director and City Attorney' s concurrence of the language
therein.
(CONSENT CALENDAR - ITEM GI) (CFN-1038)
Qwest Construction Agreement. Authorize for the Mayor
to sign an agreement with Qwest for relocating existing
underground telephone facilities to a lower depth as part
of the West Fork Soosette Creek Improvements project,
subject to the Public Works Director and City Attorney' s
concurrence of the language therein.
(BIDS - ITEM 8A) (CFN-1278)
Pacific Highway South Storm Drainage Improvements. The
bid opening for this project was held on March 14th
with twenty-one bids received. The low bid was sub-
mitted by Gary Merlino Construction Co, in the amount of
$546, 995 . 00 The Engineer' s estimate was $794, 653 .20,
and the Public Works Director recommends awarding this
contract to them. WOODS MOVED that the Pacific Highway
South HOV Lanes - 2003 Storm Drainage, South 252nd St . to
Kent-Des Moines Rd. contract be awarded to Gary Merlino
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PUBLIC WORKS
Construction Co. , Inc. for the low bid amount of
$546, 995 . 00 . Peterson seconded and the motion carried.
POLICE
(CONSENT CALENDAR - ITEM 6C) (CFN-122)
Office of Emergency Medical and Trauma Prevention Grant.
Accept the $1, 200 grant funds received from the State of
Washington and authorize the Fire Department to apply
said grant monies towards the purchase of Pelican Boxes .
PARKS
(CONSENT CALENDAR - ITEM 6M) (CFN-118)
Interlocal Agreement for Waterfowl Management. Authorize
the Mayor to sign the 2003 Interlocal Agreement for
Waterfowl Management .
(CONSENT CALENDAR - ITEM 6N) (CFN-118)
Fee In Lieu of Funds for East Hill X Park. Accept
$6 , 294 . 00 from SWG Construction and amend the East Hill X
Park Budget . SWG Construction voluntarily paid a fee-in-
lieu of dedicating park land to mitigate the development
of single family homes at Chelmsford subdivision
(CONSENT CALENDAR - ITEM 60) (CFN-118)
Interagency Committee for Outdoor Recreation Grant for
Land Acquisition. Accept the $138 , 090 grant from the
Interagency Committee for Outdoor Recreation, amend the
Land Acquisition Budget, and authorize the Mayor to sign
the grant agreement . The City submitted an IAC grant
application for the acquisition of 50 . 1 acres from the
Church of Latter Day Saints as the future site of the
Valley Floor Athletic Complex.
(CONSENT CALENDAR - ITEM 6P) (CFN-118)
King County Funds for Kent Meridian Pool. Accept a
payment of $74, 130 . 00 from King County and amend the
Kent Meridian Pool Budget . The City of Kent accepted the
transfer of the Kent Meridian Pool from King County and
entered into an agreement with Aquatic Management Group
to operate the pool . As part of the agreement, King
County will give the city approximately $120, 000 . 00,
with a portion used for capital expenses at the pool .
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FINANCE
(CONSENT CALENDAR - ITEM 63) (CFN-104)
Approval of Bills . Approval of payment of the bills
received through March 31 and paid on March 31 after
auditing by the Operations Committee on April 1, 2003 .
Approval of checks issued for vouchers :
Date Check Numbers Amount
3/31/03 Prepaids 546157 $ 313 , 624 . 67
3/31/03 Regular 546823 2 , 281, 606 .31
3/31/03 Wires 1387-1397 1, 182, 275 . 33
$3 , 777 , 506 . 31
Approval of checks issued for payroll for March 16
through March 31 and paid on April 4 , 2003 :
Date Check Numbers Amount
4/4/03 Checks 269328-269596 $ 242 , 855 .88
4/4/03 Advices 145917-146606 1, 193, 995 .43
$1, 436 , 851 .31
(CONSENT CALENDAR - ITEM 6D) (CFN-104)
Postage Equipment Lease. Authorize the Mayor to sign a
five-year lease with Nexxpost Corporation for the lease
of the City' s postage equipment .
(CONSENT CALENDAR - ITEM 6L) (CFN-104)
Consolidated Local Improvement District No. 350, 352 and
354 Bond Ordinance. Adoption of Ordinance No. 3642 (1)
establishing Consolidated Local Improvement District No.
350 et al . and Consolidated Local Improvement Fund,
District No. 350 et al . ; (2) fixing the amount, form,
date, interest rate, and maturity of the Consolidated
Local Improvement District No. 350 et al . Bond; (3)
providing for the sale and delivery thereof to Bank of
America, N.A. of Seattle, Washington; and (4) fixing the
interest rate on local improvement district assessment
installments .
COUNCIL
(CONSENT CALENDAR - ITEM 6J) (CFN-198)
Excused Absence for Councilmembers. Approval of excused
absences for Councilmembers Clark and Yingling from the
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COUNCIL
April 15 , 2003 , City Council meeting, as they are unable
to attend.
REPORTS
Administrative Reports. Martin reminded the Council of
an Executive Session of approximately 45 minutes to
deal with three items of property acquisition and one
personnel matter. He said no action after the executive
session is expected. (CFN-198)
PUBLIC SERVICES
(CONTINUED COMMUNICATIONS - ITEM 11A) (CFN-198)
Cuts in Service. Robert O'Brien, 1131 Seattle Street,
suggested asking citizens for input as to what cuts in
service should be made . Martin said that while it is a
laudable objective to include the community whenever
possible, this is an administrative issue . He pointed
out that the City Council represents the community.
Mayor White added that adjustments will be announced next
week.
EXECUTIVE SESSION
At 7 : 33 p.m. , the meeting recessed to Executive Session.
It reconvened at 8 :37 p.m. (CFN-198)
ADJOURNMENT
PETERSON MOVED to adjourn at 8 :37 p.m. Epperly seconded
and the motion carried. (CFN-198)
Brenda Jacober, C�
City Clerk
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