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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCity Council Meeting - Council - Minutes - 04/03/2007 Kent City Council Meeting • KENT April 3, 2007 W AS H ING TO N The regular meeting of the Kent City Council was called to order at 7:00 p.m. by Mayor Cooke Councilmembers present. Albertson, Clark, Harmon, O'Brien, Ranmger, Raplee and Thomas. (CFN-198) CHANGES TO AGENDA A. From Council, Administration, or Staff. (CFN-198) Mayor Cooke added Public Communications Item 4F, Employee of the Month Council President Ranmger added Other Business Item 713, Potential Panther Lake annexation area. CAO Hodgson removed Bids Item 8A saying it will be brought back at the next Council meeting and also removed the Executive Session. B. Changes from the Public. (CFN-198) At the request of audience members Continued Communications Items A, B, and C were added. PUBLIC COMMUNICATIONS A. Public Recognition. (CFN-198) Jeff Watling, Parks Director, announced that at a recent Northwest Festivals and Events Conference the City received two awards He then introduced Ronda Billerbeck, Cultural Programs Manager, and Dea Drake, Multimedia Manager. Billerbeck then gave a brief explanation of the awards. • B. Community Events. (CFN-198) Council President Ranniger announced two events for Saturday April 14th, the first is Arbor Day, from 9-12 noon at West Fenwick Park, and second all day Saturday is Play Golf America Day at the Riverbend Golf Complex. C. Sister City Honors and Awards Presentation. (CFN-155) Councilmember Clark presented the winners of the 2007 Young Artists Showcase competition and asked Florence Amundsen, Chair of the Young Artists Showcase for the Kent Sister Cities, Mayor Cooke and Dr. Grohe, Kent School District Superintendent, to distribute the awards and certificates to the students. D. Neighborhood Program Report. (CFN-198) Michelle Witham, Community and Public Affairs Manager, introduced Toni Azzola, the new Neighborhood Program Coordinator and gave a brief update on the status of the Neighborhood Program. E. Disaster Preparedness Month Proclamation. (CFN-155) Mayor Cook declared April as Disaster Preparedness Month and presented the proclamation to Assistant Fire Chief Dominic Marzano. ADDED F. Employee of the Month. (CFN-147) Parks Director Watling announced that Joan Broom has been chosen the Employee of the Month for April. • CONSENT CALENDAR RANNIGER MOVED to approve Consent Calendar Items A through M. Clark seconded and the motion carried. 1 Kent City Council Minutes April 3, 2007 . A Approval of Meeting. (CFN-198) The minutes of the regular Council meetings of March 6 and March 20, 2007 were approved. B. Approval of Bills. (CFN-104) Payment of the bills received through March 15 and paid on March 15 after auditing by the Operations Committee on March 20, 2007 were approved Approval of checks issued for vouchers: Date Check Numbers Amount 3/15/07 Wire transfers 2764-2784 $1,939,991 97 3/15/07 Regular 605333-606088 2,100,851.15 Use Tax Payable 2,80771 $4,043,650 83 Approval of checks issued for payroll for March I through March 15 and paid on March 20, 2007: Date Check Numbers Amount 3/20/07 Checks 296440-296699 $ 207,379 59 3/20/07 Advices 210382-211081 $1319,133.34 Total Regular Payroll $1,526,512.93 C. 2006 REET1 Funds for Facilities Projects. (CFN-1263) The Mayor was authorized to • approve the expenditure of funds from the 2006 REET1 surplus to cover the cost of completing the Centennial Garage Seismic Project The agreement stated that the City was responsible for additional materials and labor needed to complete the project. D. 2006 REET2 Funds for Facilities Projects. (CFN-1149) The Mayor was authorized to approve the expenditure of funds from the 2006 REET2 surplus to cover the cost of completing the Senior Center Greenhouse. E. 2006 REET2 Funds for Parks and Open Space Projects. (CFN-118) The Mayor was authorized to approve the expenditure of funds from the 2006 REET2 surplus to cover the cost of completing the East Hill Skate Park project. F. 2006 REET2 Funds for Parks and Open Space Proiects. (CFN-118) The Mayor was authorized to approve the expenditure of funds from the 2006 REET2 surplus to cover the cost of completing the West Fenwick Park project G. Speed Limit on 114th Avenue SE, Between Kent-Kangley Road & SE 269th Street. (CFN-171) Resolution No 1750 relating to vehicular speed limits on certain designated streets on 114th Avenue SE between SE 267th Court and SE 269th Street, pursuant to Chapter 9 40 of the Kent City Code was adopted H LID 353 Segregation Assessment. (CFN-1269) Resolution No 1751 which directs the Finance Director to segregate Assessment No. 217 of Local Improvement District (LID) 353) into • two assessments was adopted 2 Kent City Council Minutes April 3, 2007 I. Kent Rotary Donation for Trailer Purchase. (CFN-104) The Mayor was authorized to accept the $1,500 donation from the Kent Rotary Club Foundation to purchase a covered trailer and approve the expenditure of funds in the Kent Senior Activity Center budget. J. Green River Trail Donation. (CFN-104) The Mayor was authorized to accept the $300 donation from Bridgewater 4 in the Lakes Development for improvements made by Joey Witmer to the Green River Trail and approve the expenditure of funds in the Eagle Scout Projects budget. K. Quota International of Kent Valley Donation for Service Club Park. (CFN-104) The Mayor was authorized to accept the $6,000 donation from Quota International of Kent Valley and approve the expenditure of funds in the Service Club Park budget. L. Dena Laurent Memorial Garden Donation. (CFN-104) The Mayor was authorized to accept the $2,183 75 donation from Michael Sorenson, for the Dena Laurent Memorial Garden and approve the expenditure of funds in the Adopt-A-Park budget. M S. 228th Street Riverview Boulevard Overpass. (CFN-1269) The S. 2281h Street Riverview Boulevard Overpass Project was accepted as complete and release retamage to Rodarte Construction, Inc. was authorized OTHER BUSINESS A. Vista Landing Rezone. (CFN-121) The proposed ordinance relates to the proposed rezoning . of approximately 3 acres of real property from Single Family Residential, 4 5 units per acre, to Single Family Residential, 6 units per acre. The property is located at 10040 SE 267th Street The Kent Hearing Examiner held a public hearing on February 21, 2007, and on March 6, 2007, issued Findings, Conclusions, and a Recommendation for approval, with the condition that any subsequent development proposals will limit subdivision to no more than thirteen (13) lots. City Attorney Brubaker explained the quasi-judicial process. Each Council member then discussed the emails they had received. Councilmember Thomas recused himself stating that he lived in the area of the rezone Brubaker asked audience members if there were no objections Eric LaBrie, SM Consulting Engineers, 33915 1st Ave. South, Suite 200, Federal Way, agent for the applicant, asked the City Attorney about a quorum and Brubaker recited the Washington law on this matter LaBrie said that without having legal representation here tonight, they would not object to continuing There were no objections from the audience. Sharon Clamp, Planning Services, gave an overview of the project. She answered Council member's questions regarding environmental review, buffers, SR 4.5 and SR-6 designations, construction of sidewalks, increased traffic, compatibility to the neighborhood and the comprehensive plan. HARMON MOVED to reject the Findings, Conclusions and Recommendations of the Hearing Examiner, with conditions on the Vista Landing Rezone. Raplee seconded. • Raplee and Ranniger spoke in support of this motion O'Brien and Clark spoke against this motion. 3 Kent City Council Minutes April 3, 2007 Harmon called for the question and the motion passed 4-2 with Albertson, Harmon, Ranniger, and Raplee in favor and Clark and O'Brien opposed ADDED ITEM B Panther Lake Potential Annexation. (CFN-1309) Ranniger noted that Council directed staff to initiate a fact finding study about the potential impacts that might come from the proposed Panther Lake annexation area She mentioned that this evening in workshop Council heard the first presentation of what some of those impacts might be, raising even more questions RANNIGER MOVED to recommend that staff continue to gather information and continue to work with King County on the potential Panther Lake annexation in order to determine costs, benefits, and impacts to the City and to the Panther Lake annexation area residents and businesses, all as discussed at the April 3rd Council Workshop. Thomas seconded and the motion carried. BIDS B LID 359: 116th Avenue SE Improvements (Kent-Kangley Road to SE 256th Street). (CFN-1300) The bid opening for this project was held on March 27, 2007, with five bids received. The low bid was submitted by Rodarte Construction, Inc. in the amount of $3,453,318.01. The Engineer's estimate was $3,705,347.53. Public Works Director Blanchard gave a brief presentation. RAPLEE MOVED to accept the bid by Rodarte Construction Inc. in the amount of$3,453,318.01 for LID 359 116th Avenue SE Improvements (Kent-Kangley Road to SE 256th Street). Harmon seconded and the motion • carried. REPORTS Council President. (CFN-198) Ranniger reiterated the article in the April 2007 Seattle Metropolitan Magazine where Kent is mentioned as the number one best place to live based on housing prices. Mayor's Report. (CFN-198) Mayor Cooke noted that in front of the Regional Justice Center there is a new kiosk sponsored by the Kent Downtown Partnership, City of Kent and the businesses in Kent. Operations Committee. (CFN-198) Clark noted the report is in the minutes. Parks and Human Services Committee. (CFN-198) No report was given. Planning and Economic Development Committee. (CFN-198) Harmon announced a special meeting will be held on April 23rd at 5.00 p.m. Public Safety Committee. (CFN-198) Thomas announced that the next meeting will be Tuesday, April IOth at 5:00 P.M. Public Works Committee. (CFN-198) Raplee announced the next meeting will be Monday, April 16th at 5 00 p.m. • 4 Kent City Council Minutes April 3, 2007 Administration. (CFN-961) Hodgson asked that the City Attorney talk about the Critical Areas Ordinance Appeal. Brubaker gave an update on the appeal process and said he had received an email from the Clerk of the Supreme Court of the State of Washington saying that the Supreme Court, on its own motion, decided to take the case from the Court of Appeals and will hear it directly He indicated that the date has not been set but will probably be in late May or early June and that the Supreme Court Chambers are located in Olympia and are open to the public. CONTINUED COMMUNICATIONS A. South Park. (CFN-198) Bailey Stober, 1326 E. James St., passed out a packet of information regarding South Park Neighborhood concerns Mayor Cooke suggested that the Neighborhood Council receive this information and have staff come up with solutions. Raplee asked that the Public Works Director bring traffic studies or speed studies to the next meeting of the Public Works Committee. B. Crime Protection. (CFN-122) Dennis Ryerson, 20051 SE 244th, Maple Valley, voiced concern regarding crime at his business and other businesses in Kent He proposed that Council hire more police. Mayor Cooke responded that Council has agreed to increase the number of officers and that it takes a year for a new recruit to become fully trained patrol officer C. East Hill Crime. (CFN-122) Maureen Richter, 23651 104th, stated that she is a business owner up on 104th and 240th, and voiced concern about crime on the East Hill and about making businesses on the east hill a part of the community. Mayor Cooke responded that there are options . like the Downtown Partnership where businesses get together and work on these issues Ranmger reiterated that it takes about a year to get a new officer due to the vigorous training process. Chief Strachan also noted the hiring process and added that on April 1, Lt. Price was transferred to a newly created position of Recruiting and Personnel Lieutenant,her full time job is to actively recruit personnel as well as tram both new and lateral officers. He mentioned the new mission statement that went into effect in the police department and the number one point is to aggres- sively fight crime, and second to impartially protect the rights of not only the accused but of the citizens. Chief Strachan reiterated the strong support received from the Council and Mayor. RAPLEE MOVED to make the information from Bailey Stober be made a part of the record. Harmon seconded and the motion carried ADJOURNMENT The meeting adjourned at 9:10 p.m. (CFN-198) Mary Simmons Deputy City Clerk • 5