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CITY COUNCIL PLANNING COMMITTEE MINUTES
V7RRCIT September 17, 1991 4:45 PM
Committee Members Present City Attornev's Office
Christie Houser Roger Lubovich
Jon Johnson, Chair Carol Morris
Leona Orr
Planning Staff Other City Staff
Sharon Clamp Norm Angelo
James Harris May Miller
Margaret Porter
Fred Satterstrom
Other Guests
Bill Doolittle
Linda Van Nest
Judy Woods, Council President
KING COUNTY/METRO MERGER (J. Johnson)
Chair Johnson stated that the Suburban Cities Association has taken
the position that it will not now support the King County/Metro
merger. He stated that if the vote on the merger fails, the
suburban cities, City of Seattle, and King County would have to get
together and agree on new language prior to the state legislature
convening. There needs to be some common language which could be
taken to the state legislature for them to pass a law merging the
two entities. If the legislature fails to deal with the issue,
then Judge Dreyer will make the final decision.
Councilmember Orr MOVED and Councilmember Houser SECONDED a motion
to recommend that the City Council take a position against
supporting the King County Metro merger. Motion carried. The
Committee directed that this item go to full council on October 1
under other business.
HUMAN SERVICES ROUNDTABLE UPDATE (L. Ball)
No report was given.
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SATELLITE MUSEUM IN KENT (L. Van Nest)
Linda Van Nest, President of the White River Valley Historical
Society, discussed the possible siting of a satellite historical
museum in the City of Kent.
Ms. Van Nest stated Park Orchard Elementary School has agreed to
donate a 1876 replica log cabin, constructed for the State
Bicentennial, which must be moved from their grounds in order to
expand a playfield. The log cabin is approximately the size of a
portable classroom. Ms. Van Nest is in the process of talking with
Kent School District officials to surplus the cabin. The
historical society is interested in moving the log cabin to a
downtown Kent location with easy pedestrian access. Possible
museum sites might include the Burlington Green (near the gazebo) ,
the municipal parking lot where the Saturday Market is held, or the
small park located at the corner of 1st Avenue and Titus Street.
Assistant City Attorney Morris indicated another option for siting
the museum is to offer tax reductions to a property owner who would
be willing to freeze their property in perpetuity with this
building on it as a historical feature.
Planning Director Harris indicated staff would complete a financial
analysis for moving and siting the cabin. Ms. Van Nest suggested
contacting Rod Robbins who moved the Burke house and moves the
school portable buildings.
SEA TAC BOUNDARIES (J. Harris)
Planning Director Harris stated that in response to the City of Sea
Tac's proposed annexation of 350 acres which lie outside of Sea
Tac, Kent and Tukwila, the Staff Annexation Committee has
recommended the boundary be set at S. 200 Street and west along
200th to the brow of the hill, but not to include Military Road.
Fire Chief Norm Angelo stated the crucial issue from the Fire
Department standpoint is speed of service to Military Road and down
the hill. The Sea Tac Fire Department could better serve Military
Road, while the Kent Fire Department could better serve the area to
the brow of the hill.
Councilmember Houser MOVED and Councilmember Orr SECONDED a motion
to recommend the City Council adopt a resolution stating the City
of Kent' s ultimate boundary should be S. 200 Street on the north,
westerly along 200th to the brow of the hill, south along the brow
of the hill to were it meets the City of Sea Tac boundaries.
Motion carried.
Councilmember Orr stated representatives from the City of Sea Tac
attended today's Public Works Committee meeting to discuss the
issue of extending sewer service to a specific 200 acre parcel. The
Public Works Committee passed a motion recommending the City
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Council accept only the "engineering concept" that it is possible
for the City of Kent to extend sewer service, but did not take
action on extending the service. The Public Works Committee feels
that from a planning and impact standpoint, the Planning Committee
should make a recommendation on whether or not to approve the sewer
extension.
Councilmember Orr stated it is not in Kent's best interest to
extend sewer service to Sea Tac. They have indicated they are
interested in serving only one 200 acre piece of property with the
sewer extension. Sea Tac would not be able to afford to pay for
the sewer extension with just the one project. It would take
massive development in that area to tie into the sewer to help pay
for it, and Sea Tac has talked about building 1500 to 2000
apartments.
Councilmember Houser MOVED and Councilmember Orr SECONDED not to
extend sewer to the City of Sea Tac. Motion carried. The
Committee asked that this item be placed on the Council agenda for
October 1 under other business.
The Committee suggested sending the City of Sea Tac a letter
letting them know of the Committee's recommendation not to extend
sewer service, the date the issue will go to City Council, and give
Sea Tac the option to attend the Council meeting to make a
presentation.
ADDED ITEMS
STAFFING SUBURBAN CITIES (J. Johnson)
Chair Johnson reported that Suburban Cities has directed its
members to ask their cities to take a position on whether to
provide full time staffing for Suburban Cities. At the October 1
Committee meeting, Chair Johnson will provide the Committee with
the handout Suburban Cities provided, and he also would like the
Council to take a position at the October 1 meeting. He pointed
out that the additional fees that would be required for the City to
support the necessary staff are substantial.
KENT 57 APARTMENTS (J. Johnson)
Chair Johnson stated there is a need to review zoning code
provisions that allows apartments as a conditional use in non-
multifamily zones. He is concerned about the potential for
apartments being build in undeveloped Community Commercial zones
and other zones that allow apartments as a conditional use. He
stated if we allow this, we are defeating the purpose of our
original intent which was to try to reduce potential development of
some multifamily in the City.
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Councilmember Orr MOVED and Councilmember Houser SECONDED a motion
to ask the Planning Commission to review the zoning code to
possibly remove multifamily from conditional use. Motion carried.
ORDINANCE DEALING WITH SCHOOL IMPACT FEES (J. Johnson)
Chair Johnson inquired as to the status of the ordinance dealing
with school impact fees. Councilmember Orr indicated the Impact
Fees Committee is currently going through the process. The Kent
School District is a part of the Impact Fee Committee.
ADJOURNMENT
The meeting adjourned at 5: 35 p.m.
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