HomeMy WebLinkAboutCity Council Committees - Planning and Economic Development Committee - 03/21/1989 KENT CITY COUNCIL
PLANNING COMMITTEE
March 21, 1989 4 : 00 PM
Committee Members Present Planning Staff Present
Judy Woods, Chair Charlene Anderson
Steve Dowell Lin Ball
Jon Johnson Fred Satterstrom
Dan Stroh
City Administration
Other City Staff
Jim Harris, Acting City Administrator
Jim Hansen John Marchione
Others Present
Sharon Atkin
Dee Moschel
Richard Novak
Leona Orr
Lyle Price
Linda VanNest
PONNSON HOUSE
Per the Planning Committee' s direction, staff researched City-owned
properties with similar land value and zoning to determine the feasibility
of a land transfer for the Ponnson House property. There are two sites that
are possible candidates. Staff recommends that this issue now be turned over
to Administration or Property Management to continue the process of
negotiation.
Councilman Dowell MOVED and Councilman Johnson SECONDED the motion to have
Administration and/or Property Management proceed with land transfer
negotiations. Final approval of the land transfer will need to be made by
the City Council. Motion carried unanimously.
Acting City Administrator Harris will meet with Jerry McCaughan, City
Attorney Driscoll and Dan Stroh to determine the legal issues related to a
land transfer before contacting Mr. Novak, who represents his mother who owns
the property in question.
Planning Committee members requested that Assistant City Administrator Hansen
postpone pursuing a possible land transfer with the parties interested in
building an office building near Aukeen Courthouse. This action will be on
hold until the Ponnson House issue is resolved.
HUMAN SERVICES ROUNDTABLE
Lin Ball presented the Human Services Commission recommendation to 1)
continue as a member of the Roundtable through December 1989 and 2) commit
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to funding at approximately the level of 1988 funding (4%) up to a maximum
of $13,400. The Human Services Commission recommended the Project Management
and Financing options of the Action Agenda as priority items. Ms. Ball
responded to Councilman Dowell that last year the City contributed $6, 000 to
the Roundtable. On March 29, 1989 the Roundtable members will vote on
whether the Roundtable will continue and if so, what action items they will
pursue and at what cost.
Councilman Dowell MOVED and Councilman Johnson SECONDED the motion to
continue as members of the Human Services Roundtable per the Human Services
Commission recommendation up to a maximum of $13 ,400. Motion carried
unanimously.
Lin Ball confirmed for Councilman Dowell that these funds are in addition to
funding of human services agencies through the General Fund budget.
1990 CDBG POLICY PLAN
Lin Ball stated the CDBG policies are established each year to determine the
strategies used in allocating Block Grant money. There are no major changes
from 1988. The Public (Human) Services policies were recommended by the
3uman Services Commission. These policies were revised to accurately reflect
the needs identified through the Roundtable project and projects funded
during the year. Added to this section were child care, family support, job
training and transportation. To the housing policies was added reference to
assisted, emergency and transitional housing to reflect what is actually
being done in this area. Ms. Ball responded to Councilman Dowell that HUD
has tightened their regulations on using funds for historic preservation
projects and it is not possible to do much in that regard.
Councilman Dowell MOVED and Councilman Johnson SECONDED the motion to forward
the 1990 CDBG Policy Plan to the City Council public hearing of April 18,
1989 . Motion carried unanimously.
Councilman Johnson indicated that on their trip to Washington Mayor Kelleher,
Council President White and Councilman Johnson had lobbied to continue
funding the CDBG program; it appears it will be funded at its current level
but it depends on the deficit.
ANNEXATIONS
Assistant City Administrator Hansen reviewed the 1989-1990 Action Plan for
annexations. This includes the Priority Annexation Map; Administration will
develop an informational brochure (Mr. Hansen showed Kirkland' s brochure) ;
staff will provide to the Council quarterly updates on the program; and
Finance will prepare fiscal impact analyses on each annexation area. Through
the City's computerized mapping system, Finance was able to detail revenue
:rom the West Hill Island parcels and to compare costs for water, fire,
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police, sewer, etc. Finance is fine-tuning the model and will be prepared
to discuss it with the Council in more detail in April .
Mr. Hansen reviewed the 20-year annexation map boundaries and identified
Impact Areas (whatever happens here creates traffic and affects Kent) ,
Planning Areas (identified through West Hill and East Hill Plans, CBD and
Valley Floor Plans; also added area on north to 192nd as agreed to by
Renton) , and Municipal Service Areas (proposed area for water and services) .
It is proposed that the City simultaneously initiate annexations in Areas 1
and 2 identified on the map. Area 1 would not take much staff time.
However, Area 2 represents residential and commercial uses adjacent to the
new City of Federal Way, and the City of Des Moines has expressed an interest
in annexing this same area. The King County Boundary Review Board has noted
that Kent has had an intent to annex this area and the Board has acknowledged
this is an area within Kent' s Sphere of Interest. Pacific Highway South is
the western boundary; Fred Meyer is very open to annexation to Kent.
Areas 3 and 4 are vast areas where there will be pressures to annex within
the next two years. Kent has numerous annexation agreements within Area 3 ;
the S. 272/277 Street Corridor runs through Area 4 ; this would put pressure
on to change land use in the area. The area is currently planned for
Agriculture and Kent would like to have some control over the land use.
It is proposed that staff will initiate annexations and report to the Council
quarterly for updates and guidance.
Councilman Dowell MOVED and Councilman Johnson SECONDED the motion to place
staff's proposed Annexation Action Plan on the Consent Calendar for the
meeting of April 18, 1989. Motion carried unanimously.
Councilman Johnson does not want to force annexations on anyone but proposes
that the City discuss the facts and allow the citizens to make a decision.
Fred Satterstrom stated that with the new incorporations of Federal Way and
Sea-Tac and also the recent Tukwila annexation, it appears the community has
a different attitude toward annexation than before.
ADJOURNMENT
The meeting was adjourned at 4 : 55 PM.
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