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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCity Council Meeting - Council - Minutes - 01/06/2004 • KENT Kent City Council Meeting W A S H I N O T O N January 6, 2004 The regular meeting of the Kent City Council was called to order at 7:00 p.m. by Mayor White. Councilmembers present: Clark, Harmon, Peterson, Ranniger, Raplee, Thomas and White. (CFN-198) CHANGES TO AGENDA A. From Council.Administration or Staff. (CFN-198) Peterson added Other Business Item 713, and Martin added an item to Public Communications and removed Consent Calendar Item B, Approval of Payment of the Bills. Martin also clarified that there are two items of property acquisition for discussion in the Executive Session,with action for each anticipated. B. From the Public. (CFN-198) Continued Communications Items 11A and 11B were added at the request of audience members. PUBLIC COMMUNICATIONS A. Oath of Office. (CFN-198) City Clerk Brenda Jacober administered the Oath of Office to new Councilmembers Harmon, Ranniger,Raplee and Thomas. B. Election of Council President. (CFN-198) CLARK MOVED to elect Julie Peterson as Council President. Harmon seconded and the motion carried. C. Announcement of Council Committees. (CFN-198) Council President Peterson announced Council Committees as follows: Operations: Tim Clark, Chair; Julie Peterson; Bruce White Parks and Human Services: Julie Peterson, Chair; Deborah Ranniger; Debbie Raplee Planning and Economic Development: Tim Clark, Chair; Ron Harmon, Bruce White Public Safety: Deborah Ranniger, Chair; Debbie Raplee; Les Thomas Public Works: Bruce White, Chair; Ron Harmon, Les Thomas Peterson noted that meetings will remain at the same time in Janu ary. ary. D. Employee of the Month. (CFN-147) Mayor White announced that Battalion Chief Lary Webb of Fire Prevention has been selected as Employee of the Month for January. E. Introduction of Appointees. (CFN-198) Mayor White announced his appointments to the Drinking Driver Task Force. F. State of the City Address. (CFN-198) Mayor White presented his annual State of the City Address. 1 Kent City Council Minutes January 6, 2004 ADDED ITEMS G. 20-Year Award. (CFN-198) Council President Peterson presented Mayor White with a 20- Year pin and plaque. H. National Mentoring Month. (CFN-155) Mayor White read a proclamation declaring January 2004 as National Mentoring Month in the City of Kent, and presented it to Elizabeth Watson. CONSENT CALENDAR PETERSON MOVED to approve Consent Calendar Items A through G, with the exception of Item B. Harmon seconded and the motion carried. A. Approval of Minutes. (CFN-198) Approval of the minutes of the regular Council meeting of December 9, 2003 and approval of the following correction to the minutes of November 18,2003: PUBLIC HEARINGS A. 2004 Annual Budget(Second Hearing). (CFN-186) This date has been set for the second hearing on the 2004 budget. Finance Director Miller announced that the budget is available and that it is balanced as presented. Mayor White opened the public hearing. Bob O'Brien, 1131 Seattle Street, suggested streamlining overhead from various departments. Ted Kogita, 25227 Reith Road,voiced concern about how the budget book is written. There were no further comments and WOODS MOVED to close the public hearing. Orr seconded and the motion carried. B. Capital Improvement Plan 2004-2009 (Second Hearing). (CFN-775) This is the second and final hearing on the 2004-2009 Capital Improvement Plan. The Capital Improvement Plan includes all capital expenditures for the next six years as described in the Comprehensive Plan and is updated and incorporated into the Capital Facilities Element of the Comprehensive Plan on an annual basis. Finance Director Miller noted that the plan is primarily for transportation and utility capital projects, and that it totals approximately$132,000,000. She added that the plan will be revised and that the 2004 portion will be adopted in the budget. Mayor White 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. C. 2003 Tax Levy for 2004 Budget. (CFN-104) This date has been set for the public hearing on the 2003 Tax Levy for the 2004 Budget. Assistant Finance Director Cliff Craig gave a short power-point presentation and noted that this is the lowest levy rate since 1986. Mayor White opened the public hearing. Ted Kogita, 25227 Reith Road, said the amount the city is getting from the county increases and asked if it's equal to the cost of living or salary increases. There were no further comments from the audience and WOODS MOVED to close the public hearing. Peterson seconded and the motion carried. C. Corrections Facility Contract with New Connections. (CFN-122) The Mayor was authorized to sign the contract with New Connections of South King County for a one-year pilot project from January 1, 2004 through December 31, 2004 and to establish budget documents as required. 2 Kent City Council Minutes January 6, 2004 D. Alvord Avenue N. Watermain Replacement Proiect. (CFN-1283) The Alvord Ave. N. Watermain Replacement Project was accepted as complete and release the retainage to Site Development, Inc. upon standard releases from the state and release of any liens. E. South 228th Street and 84th Avenue South/104th Avenue SE and SE 240th Street Intersection Improvements. (CFN-103) The 2003 Intersection Improvement project was accepted as complete and release the retainage to Westwater Construction upon standard releases from the state and release of any liens. F. 101st Avenue SE & SE 256th Street Traffic Signal Revision. (CFN-171) The 101"Ave SE & SE 256 St. Traffic Signal Revision Project was accepted as complete and release the retainage to Signal Electric upon standard releases from the state and release of any liens. G. Drinking Driver Task Force Appointments. (CFN-122) The Mayor's appointment of Ms. Mary Lou Becvar to serve as a member of the Kent Drinking Driver Task Force, and of the re-appointment of Mr. Mike Buckingham and Mr. John Daniels to continue serving as DDTF members was confirmed. OTHER BUSINESS A. 7-Year Comprehensive Plan Update. (CFN-377) The proposed resolution declares an emergency to pursue a revision to the Kent Comprehensive Plan outside the regular annual amendment cycle in order to complete the 7-year update of the Comprehensive Plan begun in 2002. The city must revise its comprehensive plan and development regulations by December 1, 2004 to ensure the plan and regulations comply with the requirements of the Growth Management Act. CLARK MOVED to approve the staff s recommendation to adopt Resolution No. 1663 declaring an emergency to pursue a revision to the Kent Comprehensive Plan in compliance with the Growth Management Act. Harmon seconded and the motion carried. ADDED ITEM B. Kent Station. (CFN-171) Council President Peterson asked that the Kent Station project go to the Committee of the Whole rather than to the Planning Committee and announced a special workshop on the subject on January 15`h. SHE THEN MOVED to refer the Kent Station Purchase and Sale and Development Agreement matters to the full Council for review, public input and discussion at its regular meeting on Tuesday, January 20th, and further to remove these items from the next Planning Committee meeting agenda. Clark seconded and the motion carried. REPORTS Public Works. (CFN-198) Clark noted that, due to the holiday on the 3rd Monday of January, the next meeting will be on the 4`h Monday of the month at 5:00 p.m. CONTINUED COMMUNICATIONS A. Kent Station. (CFN-171) Bob O'Brien, 1131 Seattle Street, opined that his concern about hazardous property has not been addressed. He also suggested that public communications be allowed during the Public Communication portion of the Council meeting, not after Consent Calendar items have been acted upon. B. Kent Station. (CFN-171) Don Shaffer, representing Kent C.A.R.E.S., said the numbers presented as the cost of the project differ and may be incomplete, and that there are hazardous 3 Kent City Council Minutes January 6, 2004 problems on the site. Martin reiterated his confidence in the numbers and assessment of the environment. EXECUTIVE SESSION At 7:47 p.m.,Martin noted an executive session of approximately 15 minutes to discuss two items of property acquisition with potential action on one or both. The meeting reconvened at 8:06 p.m. ACTION AFTER EXECUTIVE SESSION Property Acquisition. (CFN-239) WHITE MOVED to authorize the Mayor to execute a real estate purchase and sale agreement for the sale of the city property known as the"Steiner House" for a net $175,000, less one-half the closing costs. Peterson seconded and the motion carried. CLARK MOVED to authorize the Mayor to enter into a purchase and sale agreement to purchase the Rosso Nursery property east of Frager Road at a price not to exceed$600,000, subject to approval of final terms and conditions by the City Attorney and on the further condition that the City enter into a partnering agreement with another entity to pay the full cost of all environmental remediation on the site. Ranniger seconded and the motion carried. ADJOURNMENT At 8:10 p.m.,PETERSON MOVED to adjourn. Hannon seconded and the motion carried. (CFN-198) ctta�e.✓ Brenda Jacober, i C City Clerk 4