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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCity Council Meeting - Council - Minutes - 09/07/2004 KENT Kent City Council Meeting WAS"'"°T°" September 7, 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, and White. Council Member Thomas was excused from the meeting. (CFN-198) CHANGES TO AGENDA A From Council.A ministration, or Staff. (CFN-198) Mayor White added Consent Calendar Item L and it was agreed that discussion of Other Business Item 7A would take place prior to public hearings. PUBLIC COMMUNICATIONS A. Employee of the Month. (CFN-147) Mayor White announced that Kathleen Studer, Prosecutor Assistant, was chosen as Employee of the Month. B. Introduction of Appointee. (CFN-198) Mayor White introduced Pauline Thomas, his appointee to the Civil Service Commission. OTHER BUSINESS A. Motorized Wheeled Trammartation Devices Ordinance. (CFN-1294) The proposed ordinance regulates the use of motorized scooters and other similar motorized devices that are not already regulated by state law. The Public Safety Committee approved the ordinance at its August 19,2004,meeting. In addition,the Committee asked the Law Department to provide Council with language for impounding these devices,which is in a memo dated August 31,2004. RANNIGER MOVED to adopt QWWW&No. 3707 regulating the use of motorized scooters and .... other similar devices in the form proposed to Council but deleting the words"except paved trails" in Subsection 9.44.020(a)(1). Harmon seconded. The City Attorney explained the details of the ordinance. Comments regarding safety and age issues,as well as of appreciation, were made by James Larkin, 5029 S. 233rd Place,Leslie Holland, 23928 57 Ave. So.,D. Evans, Paul Peterson, r 28116122nd Place, and Nancy Rudy,4219 S. 247 Court. CLARK MOVED to make emails on this issue part of the record. Peterson seconded and the motion carried. F, After a brief discussion by Councihnembers,the motion to adopt Ordinance No. 3707 carried. It F was noted that the ordinance will take effect in thirty days. PUBLIC HEARINGS A. LID 355,SE 216th and I04th Place SE Sanitary Sewers,Final Assessment Roll. (CFN-1279) The City has determined that certain properties are specially benefited by this sanitary sewer system and has proposed to proportionately assess these properties in accord with those special benefits. 1 Kent City Council Minutes September 7, 2004 Public Works Director Wickstrom explained the project and noted that the neighborhood requested the LID due to system failures. He said that two protests have been received but that no evidence was provided for Lot 21 and that, although an appraisal was done for Lot 22,it did not compare similar lots. PETERSON MOVED to make the protests from Matthew and Catrine Ross and Scott and Jami Moser a part of the public record. White seconded and the motion carried. Mayor White opened the public hearing. Matt Ross, 10412 SE 219, Lot 21, said the sewer system is unnecessary. Scott Moser, 10411 SE 219, Lot 22 agreed. Loren Bonholzer, 10426 SE 219, Lot 19,Renee Ford, 21905 105 Ave. SE,BaM Ford, 21905 105 Ave. SE, Lawrence Shoemaker, 21915 105 Ave. SE, Catrine Ross, 10412 SE 219, spoke in opposition, saying the cost was too high and the process was unfair. There were no further comments from the audience and PETERSON MOVED to close the public hearing. Clark seconded and the motion carried. Wickstrom addressed the issues brought up by the speakers,including the length of time to pay the assessments, and answered questions from Council members. WHITE MOVED to adopt Ordinance No. 3708 which approves and confirms the final assessment roll on Local Improvement District 355 and amend Section 3,Notice of Roll, to strike 10 equal annual installments and replace that with 15 equal annual installments, and to modify the assessment roll for Lot 22 to $8,000 pursuant to the appraisal provided by the property owner. Raplee seconded. The motion failed with Clark, Harmon,Peterson and Ranniger opposed, and White and Raplee in favor. PETERSON MOVED to adopt Ordinance No. 3708 which approves and confirms the final assessment roll on Local Improvement District 355. Clark seconded. WHITE MOVED to amend the motion to modify Section 3 by striking 10 equal annual installments and changing it to 15 equal annual installments. Harmon seconded and the motion carried with Clark and Peterson opposed. The main motion to adopt Ordinance No. 3708 then carried unanimously. B. Six Year Transportation Improvement Plan Resolution. (CFN-164) Each year the City is required to update the Six-Year Transportation Improvement Plan. Cathy Mooney, Senior Transportation Planner, explained the proposed plan. Mayor White opened the public hearing. There were no comments from the audience and HARMON MOVED to close the public hearing. Clark seconded and the motion carried. WHITE MOVED to adopt Resolution No. 1684 approving the 2005-2010 Six-Year Transportation Improvement Plan. Harmon seconded and the motion carried. CONSENT CALENDAR PETERSON MOVED to approve Consent Calendar Items A throughL. Clark seconded and the motion carried. A. Approval of Minute& (CFN-198) The minutes of the regular Council meeting of August 17 and approval of a correction to the minutes of the August 3,2004,minutes changing the Dangerous Buildings Ordinance No. from 3601 to 3701 were approved. B. Approval of Bills. (CFN-104) Payment of the bills received through July 31 and paid on July 30 after auditing by the Operations Committee on August 17, 2004 were approved. 2 Kent City Council Minutes September 7, 2004 Approval of checks issued for vouchers: Date Check Numbers Amount 7/30/04 Wire Transfers 1772-1786 $1,276,965.38 7/30/04 Prepays & 565830 499,893.48 7/30/04 Regular 566454 2,394,012.52 $4,170,871.38 Payment of the bills received through August 15 and paid on August 16 after auditing by the Operations Committee on August 17, 2004 were approved. Approval of checks issued for vouchers: Date Chock Numbers Amount 8/16/04 Wire Transfers 1787-1800 $1,130,422.57 8/16/04 Prepays& 566455 1,165,521.64 8/16/04 Regular 567169 L179,158.75 $3,475,102.96 Approval of checks issued for payroll for July 16 through July 31 and paid on August 5,2004: Date Check Numbers Amount 8/5/04 Advices 167305-167968 $1,197,895.91 8/5/04 Checks 278607-278899 272,181.79 8/5/04 Interim Checks 278900 448.35 8/5/04 Void Check# 278859 (470.64) r $1,470,055.41 C. 2005 Annual Budget. (CFN-186) September 21,2004,was set as the date for the first public hearing on the 2005 annual budget. 4 D. 2005-2010 Capital Improvement Plan. (CFN-775) September 21, 2004,was set as the date for the first public hearing on the 2005-2010 Capital Improvement Plan. E. Lodging Tax Advisory Board Member Appointment. (CFN-1170) The appointment of Greg Haffner,Partner at the Curran Mendoza Law Firm in Kent,to a three-year term on the Lodging Tax Advisory Board was approved. F. 2004 Budget Adjustment Ordinance. (CFN-186) Ordinance No. 3709,totaling $13,155,204 for budget adjustments made between January 1,2004 and July 31, 2004 was adopted. G. 2004 Local Law Enforcement Graat. (CFN-122) The 2004 Local Law Enforcement Grant, which will be used to purchase ergonomic workstations for the Records Unit of the Kent Police Department was accepted and the budget amended. H. S. 228th Street Corrido�r�r,Sound Barrier Project. (CFN-171) The S. 228s' Street Corridor Sound Barrier project was accepted as complete and release of the retainage to Harlow 3 Kent City Council Minutes September 7, 2004 Construction Co.,Inc. upon standard releases from the state and release of any liens was authorized. I. Street Vacation McMillin Street between State and Kennebeck.Resolution Setting Public Hearing Date. (CFN-102) Resolution No. 1685 scheduling a public hearing for November 2,2004, for a Street Vacation Application and Petition filed by the Kent School District,to vacate a portion of McMillin Street between State and Kennebeck was adopted. J. Boeing Development AS (CFN-1273) Ordinance No. 3710, authorizing the Mayor to sign the Pacific Gateway Development agreement for the Boeing Kent Space Center property with the Boeing Company was adopted. K. Civil Service Commission Re-appointment. (CFN-122) The Mayor's re-appointment of Ms. Pauline Thomas to continue serving as a member of the Kent Civil Service Commission was confirmed. ADDED L. Council Absence. (CFN-198) An excused absence from tonight's meeting for Council Member Thomas was approved. REPORTS Administrative Reports. (CFN-198) Martin reminded the Councilmembers of an Executive Session dealing with potential litigation and property acquisition, and noted there may be action taken after the 20-30 minute session. EXECUTIVE SESSION The meeting recessed to Executive Session at 9:00 p.m. and reconvened at 9:25 p.m. (CFN-198) ACTION AFTER EXECUTIVE SESSION Property Acouisition. (CFN-198) PETERSON MOVED to authorize the Mayor to enter into a Purchase and Sale Agreement with Dr. Melvin and Karen Lake for the property located at 12651 SE 240th Street in the amount of$360,000.00,plus closing costs. Clark seconded and the motion i carried. ADJOURNMENT At 9:25 p.m. PETERSON MOVED to adjourn. White seconded and the motion carried. (CFN-198) Brenda Jacober, C C City Clerk x 4