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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCity Council Committees - Planning and Economic Development Committee - 02/04/1992 CITY OF )WO\-A JT CITY COUNCIL PLANNING COMMITTEE MINUTES FEBRUARY 4, 1992 4 : 00 PM Committee Members Present Leona Orr, Chair Jim Bennett Jon Johnson Planning Staff OTHER CITY STAFF Lin Ball Tom Brubaker Sharon Clamp Tony McCarthy James Harris Alana McIalwain Margaret Porter Fred Satterstrom Laura Yeats Quilici KENT COMMUNITY FORUM VIDEO (L. YEATS OUILICI) Planner Laura Yeats Quilici showed the Committee the Kent Community Forum video produced by the Planning Department and distributed an opinionaire for the Committee members to complete. She also explained how the forum process works. Laura explained that flyers informing citizens of the forum were mailed to the City's 13,000 utility customers. The forum was published in the Valley Daily News, the Kent Community Calendar, and various City departments will also participate in the forum process. All the Committee members were impressed with the video and felt it will generate a lot of good feedback from citizens. ISLAND ANNEXATION (T. BRUBAKER) Assistant City Attorney Tom Brubaker stated more information has been obtained from King County Records and Elections regarding costs and timing of a special election. If the West Hill annexation goes to referendum, the City must provide an election within a 45-90 day window from the time the City passes the ordinance. The City will not be able to commence the special election process until the November election because, by law, no special elections are allowed between the months of May and November. May is the last month for a special election, however, a law was recently passed establishing a Presidential Preference primary for May 19. The special election date is May 24. If the Legislature does not agree to coincide those two dates, the May CITY COUNCIL PLANNING COMMITTEE MINUTES FEBRUARY 41 1992 PAGE 2 special election date will be eliminated, and to schedule a special election any time before May would not allow the City enough time for the required notices, etc. Tom recommended the issue be sent to Council sometime in late June or early July since Records and Elections requires 45 days notice for a special election. Assistant City Attorney Brubaker noted that cost will not be a problem. He stated there are 144 registered voters in the island area, and the approximate cost per voter is $1.25. If all 144 voted, the cost to the City would be $180. 00. If the same number voted as in the last general election, the cost would be $108.75. Planning Director Harris noted this item will be brought back to the Planning Committee the second meeting in May or first meeting of June. Assistant City Attorney Brubaker reminded the Committee that 10% of the registered voters who voted in the last general election can cause the issue to go to referendum. Since 86 people voted, only nine qualified signatures would force the City to go to election on this issue. HUMAN SERVICES ROUNDTABLE UPDATE (L. BALL) Senior Planner Lin Ball reported that County Council approved putting the $15cmillion housing levy on the ballot for March 10, 1992. This is a simple majority levy. The Suburban Cities Association has passed a resolution endorsing the levy. Ms. Ball distributed a copy of the Roundtable's 1992 work plan. This year the Roundtable is again sponsoring a domestic violence bill. Keeping in mind the financial situation facing both state and local governments, the bill contains items which have little or no fiscal impact, such as simplifying standardized reporting forms and a centralized statewide data collection system. The Roundtable has stated that 1992 will be an educational time for them to look at the needs for youth in King County, the systems that are currently operating, and available funding. They will then determine what youth issues will be focused on in 1993 . ADDED ITEMS Councilmember Orr asked if the City is requiring accommodations for recycling bins in the design of multifamily developments, as the City will soon be faced with County mandates on how much recycling is being done. The Engineering Department is currently working on implementing recycling in multifamily developments. Multifamily developments have been reluctant to recycle because they don't have space to put the bins. Planning Director Harris stated the CITY COUNCIL PLANNING COMMITTEE MINUTES FEBRUARY 4, 1992 PAGE 3 recycling bins would have to be screened the same as trash dumpsters. If space is a problem, the City could look at allowing the use of one off street parking space next to the trash dumpster area to accommodate recycling bins. Planning Manager Fred Satterstrom stated the City can work the requirement for recycling bins in multifamily developments into the predevelopment meeting with developers. Councilmember Orr stated that another councilmember has requested colored dividing papers be placed between agenda items in the Planning Committee agenda packet. This will make it easier to differentiate items. Margaret Porter of the Planning Department indicated this can easily be done. ADJOURNMENT The meeting adjourned at 4 :50 p.m. PCO204.92