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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCity Council Meeting - Council - Minutes - 10/19/2004 • KEN T Kent City Council Meeting W A S H I N O T O N October 19,2004 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,AdmiRI&S jgg,,or Staff. (CFN-198) CAO Martin removed the Executive Session and the Economic Development Update. B. From the Public. (CFN-198) Continued Communications Item I IA regarding Employee Overtime was added at the request of Bob O'Brien. PUBLIC COMMUNICATIONS B. Government Finance Officers Association Award Presentation. (CFN-155&186) Mayor White presented the award to Assistant Finance Director Cliff Craig. C. Proclamation—Make A Difference Day. (CFN-155) Mayor White read the proclamation and presented it to Parks Director Hodgson. PUBLIC HEARINGS A. Street Vacation, S.E.278th Street. (CFN-102) Resolution No. 1688 established October 19, 2004, as the public hearing date for the application by Ms. Cherie Lang to vacate a portion of SE 278d'Street. A staff report recommends approval with conditions. Wickstrom briefly explained the project and noted that it had been approved in June 2003,but that the time period for payment lapsed. Mayor White opened the public hearing. Upon a question from Stephanie Weeks, 27914 147th Avenue SE, Wickstrom explained the street vacation. There were no further comments and PETERSON MOVED to close the public hearing. Harmon seconded and the motion carried. WHITE MOVED to approve staffs recommendation of approval with conditions of the application to vacate portions of SE 278°i Street, as referenced in Resolution No.1688, and to direct the City Attorney to prepare the necessary ordinance upon compliance with the conditions of the approval. Raplee seconded and the motion carried. CONSENT CALENDAR PETERSON MOVED to approve Consent Calendar Items A through H. Clark seconded and the motion carried. A. Approval of Minutes. (CFN-198) The minutes of the regular Council meeting of October 5, 2004 were approved. B. Approval of Bills. (CFN-104) Payment of the bills received through September 30 and paid on September 30 after auditing by the Operations Committee on October 5, 2004 were approved. 1 Kent City Council Minutes October 19, 2004 Approval of checks issued for vouchers: Date Check Numbers Amount 9/30/04 Wire Transfers 1832-1845 $1,201,279.84 9/30104 Prepays& 568352 1,822,083.40 9/30/04 Regular 568835 1,827,155.45 $4,850,518.69 Approval of checks issued for payroll for September 16 through September 30 and paid on October 5, 2004: Date Check Numbers Amount 10/5/04 Advices 169954-170609 $1,180,897.68 10/5/04 Checks 279726-279976 229,502.32 $1,410,400.00 C. LID 35&Pacific Highway South High Occupancy Vehicle Lanes, Formation Ordinance. (CFN-1292) Ordinance No. 3717 which establishes Local Improvement District 358 was adopted. D. Anderson Rezone Ordinance. (CFN-121) Ordinance No. 3718 relating to land use and zoning,rezoning approximately 1.96 acres of property located at 23519 98th Avenue South from Single Family Residential 4.5 units per acres (SR-4.5)to Single Family Residential 6 units per acre (SR-6)was adopted. E. Pacific Highway South/Kent-Des Moines Road Intersection Interlocal Agreement. (CFN-1038) The Mayor was authorized to sign an Interlocal Agreement with the City of Des Moines for construction of improvements to the Pacific Highway South/Kent—Des Moines Road Intersection upon concurrence of the language by the Public Works Director and the City Attorney. F. Kent Transit Oriented Development(TOD) Access Protect Grant Agreement. (CFN-1038) Execution of the Local Agency Agreement and Local Agency Federal Aid Prospectus for the South Kent TOD Access Project was concurred with and ratified and staff was directed to accept the grant and establish a budget. G. Washington Conservation Corps Sponsor Contract. (CFN-1038) The Mayor was authorized to sign the Washington Conservation Corps Sponsor Agreement, in the amount of $85,000 and to direct staff to pay any expenses out of various capital improvement projects. H. Hazard Mitigation Grant for Reservoir Seismic Strengthening. (CFN-1038) The Mayor was authorized to sign the Hazard Mitigation Grant for Reservoir Seismic Strengthening in the amount of$533,750 and to direct staff to accept the grant and establish a budget. REPORTS Public Safety Committee. (CFN-198) Ranniger noted that the committee will meet at 5:00 p.m. on October 21. 2 Kent City Council Minutes October 19,2004 Planning and Economic Development Committee. (CFN-198) Clark reminded Councilmembers of the Suburban Cities meeting in Tukwila on November 17. Parks and Human Services Committee. (CFN-198) Ranniger noted that the committee will meet at 4:00 p.m. on October 21. Administrative Reports. (CFN-198) Martin pointed out that the City of Kent was the first city in the state to use new legislation reducing the amount of time the Growth Management Board has to review certain issues. CONTINUED COMMUNICATIONS A. Employee Overtime. (CFN-198) Bob O'Brien, 1131 Seattle Street, voiced concern regarding the amount of Police overtime. Martin acknowledged that overtime is a concern, and said it is continually monitored. OTHER BUSINESS A. Deal Rezone. (CFN-121) Louis and Linda Deal have requested to rezone 1.07 acres of property from MR-D, Duplex Multifamily Residential District,to MR-T16, Multifamily Residential Townhouse District. The Kent Hearing Examiner held a Public Hearing on September 15,2004, and issued Findings, Conclusions and Recommendation for approval on September 22, 2004. Chris Hankins of Planning Services explained the project. CLARK MOVED to accept the Findings, Conclusions and Recommendation of the Hearing Examiner on the Deal Rezone and to direct the City Attorney to prepare the necessary ordinance. White seconded and the motion carried. B. Copper Ridge Appeal. (CFN-1293) This is a closed record appeal of the decision approv- ing a planned unit development and denying an appeal of the State Environmental Policy Act determination for Schneider Homes. The Kent Hearing Examiner's decision was issued on May 6,2004. Mayor White and Councilmember Harmon recused themselves from the hearing. Councilmembers Clark and Ranniger disclosed their previous involvement; there were no challenges to their participation in the hearing. The Council adjourned to Executive Session at 7:34 p.m. to discuss the procedure and reconvened at 8:05 p.m. Elizabeth Thomas, attorney representing the City of Kent on this issue, confirmed that all of the material provided to the Councilmembers tonight by the appellant was contained in the evidentiary record which went before the Hearing Examiner or was part of the appeal process, and that Kresovich and Pratt did not object to inclusion of any of the material. The appellants and the City then made their presentations and answered questions from Council members. The Council went into Executive Session at 9:15 p.m. and reconvened at 10:08 p.m. CLARK MOVED to sustain the Kent Hearing Examiner's May 6, 2004, decision. White seconded. The motion carried 6-0. Ms.Thomas pointed out that the Council was doubtful that it has jurisdiction over the SEPA appeal. 3 Kent City Council Minutes October 19, 2004 ADJOURNMENT WHITE MOVED to adjourn at 10:15 p.m. Thomas seconded and the motion carried. iLt2gz-� City Clerk Y 4