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Kent , Washington
March 4 , 1968
Meeting of the Kent City Council called to order at 8 :00 p.m.
Present : Mayor Thornton , Councilmen : Armstrong, Baffaro, Barnier ,
Lee , Masters , Pozzi and Woodworth, City Attorney Bereiter , City
Engineer Sherwood
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Minutes of the last meeting approved as printed and accepted .
by motion .
STREETS Vacation - Portion of Willis. It was noted that
the public hearing was held on February 12th on
the Cugini request for vacation of a portion of
Willis Street and that council action was held to
this date at the petitioner ' s request .. Mr. Pain ,
Attorney for Cugini was afforded the opportunity
to speak on Barnier's motion , which passed over
Pozzi ' s nay. Pain objected to the amount of the
appraisal of the property as submitted by J . Carroll
Shoe & Assoc . at $1.10 per sq. ft . Ile stated that
the same property had been appraised by the state
at $. 37-1/2 per sq. ft . He noted that Shoe ' s appraisal
was based on the value of the surrounding property
and that it must be remembered that the portion for
which vacation is sought is only a strip 40 wide
by 308 ' long and should be appraised on it ' s size .
The City Attorney pointed out that this method of
handling street vacations comes under a new statute
and suggested that action could be held over to
afford Mr. Pain the opportunity to present his views ,
and for the City Attorney to check with the Associa-
tion of Municipal Attorneys . He noted the importance
of research on the matter, as the city could be l
..�. setting a precedent since this is Kent ' s first appli.- l
?' cation under the new statute . Barnier moved to hold
action to the April 1st meeting. Masters seconded ,
motion carried, over Pozzi ' s nay.
Spur Track Crossing. Barnier moved for the council
to reconsider Ordinance 1497, which was passed at the
February 19th meeting , and which grants to NPRR
authorization for a spur track across 84th Ave . S .
in the vicinity of S. 212th. Barnier opined that the
passage of the ordinance had been premature , that it
should have been held until after the hearing before
the Washington Utilities and Transportation Comm.
He further noted that physical feasibility had not
been explored in depth, and that the granting of the l..
fracnchise as presented is not compatible with good
planning. Baffaro seconded the motion . Upon a roll
call vote , the motion failed , with Lee , Woodworth,
Pozzi and Armstrong dissenting.
LID 255 . Ordinance 1498 , ordering LID 255 for im-
provements to S. 22 th was read by the City Attorney.
Pozzi moved for passage of the ordinance , Masters
seconded. Under discussion , Barnier opined that Mr.
Bernasconi ' s property was not benefited by the LID
and stated that the time will come when such parcels
will have to be excluded from LID' s . Pozzi stated
that LID' s increase the property values . Motion carried
unanimously.
Gowe. Discussion was had on the proposed LID to im-
prove W. Gowe and the City Engineer was requested
to provide the necessary information as soon as possible .
Pozzi reported that the crossing on Willis St . is running I
two weeks behind schedule . He stated that no communica-
tion has been received from the Highway Dept . as yet
regarding rewiring the signal light at Smith and No.
Central and that the committee will meet as soon as
word is received.
STREETS 72nd Ave. The City Engineer stated that sometime ago,
the city discussed the possibility of including 72nd
Ave. on the comprehensive plan as an arterial street,
but. definite action had not been taken. Property owned
by Puget Power would be split by this proposed alignment ,
and they had therefore designed a power .substation around
the proposed street . They have requested that the city,
by letter, recognize the problem this poses and state
that the city would not expect those high tension lines
to be buried. Denver Grisby stated that several property
owners had objected to the street proposal. Mr. Sherwood
pointed out that the council, had referred the matter back
to the Planning Commission for a clarification of the legal
description and that the Commission determined that they
would not submit it again until it was heard again as a
part of- the new Comprehensive Plan. Barnier moved to have
Puget Power send a representative to explain the details
to the council, Masters seconded, motion carried, over
Pozzi 's nay.
'ORRE TED • REfER TO The City Engineer recommended the Mayor execute two ease-
s ments from Puget Power to the City, one on So. 212th and
�IINUT S OF ,•, 8 one on So. 2-28th. Pozzi so moved, Masters seconded, motion
carried.
WATER Clark Springs. The City Engineer recommended approval of
Change Order W3 in the amount of $5 , 569.00 on the Clark Springs
Well Drilling Project , for additional screening in the pump-
ing well and for additional work on test well #2. Woodworth
so moved, Armstrong seconded, motion carried.
A petition for a proposed water LID to serve an area north
of 196th to S. 18Oth on the East Valley Highway was presented.
Pozzi moved to refer the matter to the water committee and
engineering department , Woodworth seconded, motion carried.
HEALTH & S.. 212th. Barnier reported that last week the sower com►nittoo
SANITATION met with the contractor, Mr. Augustino, a representative from
Dames & Moore , Walt Ramsey and the City Engineer regarding
the sanitary sewer line crossing at S. 212th. Barnier moved
to grant a 90 day extension to the contractor for the work
on S. 212th only, Pozzi seconded, motion carried.
The City Engineer presented requests from Mr. Milton Link
and Phil Jones for extension of city sewers to serve the .
Garden Apartments and Willo Vista Trailer Park, lalong with
an engineering agreement for the city to perform engineering
necessary for that ' extension. Armstrong moved to' ki'Ant the
request , Masters seconed, motion carried.
The Mayor reported that "Clean Up" Week will be scheduled
in April and that numerous meetings have been held with the
Chamber of Commerce regarding beautification .
Letters were read from Mr. Alvin Henning requesting city
sewer and water service for property at 104th & 264th. Pozzi
moved that they be referred to the proper committees, Baffaro
seconded. It was determined that the property is not contiguous
to the city. Motion carried.
POLICE & Woodworth noted that there would be a Kent Safety Council
FIRE meeting on Wednesday, March 6th at 7:00 p.m. in the board
room at the School Administration building to discuss ambulance
service in the area. He stated that he will be unable to
attend, but that Fire Chief Foster will be present and that
any .other council members would be welcome.
BUILDING The Mayor noted that underground wiring should be considered
for future plats and that some revisions should be made to
the-mechanical code, uniform building code and fire prevention
code.
FINANCE A letter from the City Treasurer was read requesting authoriza-
tion to make adjusting transfers to correct drrors for various
water construction funds, a list of which was included. Arm-
strong moved to refer the matter to the Finance Committee
with power to act , Lee seconded, motion carried.
CITY SHOPS A proposed lease to the State of Washington for 270
square feet in the new shop building, to house the
electrical inspector for $75.00 per month was intro-
duced. After some discussion , Woodworth moved to
refer the matter to the City Engineer and City Attorney
for renegotiation. Armstrong seconded, motion carried.
CITY HALL An ordinance authorizing the issuance of bonds for a
new city hall was read by the City Attorney. Pozzi
moved for passage of the ordinance, Armstrong seconded.
Under discussion , Armstrong questioned the issuance of the
bonds before we actually need the money, since interest
is involved.. The motion and second were withdrawn , and
discussion followed wherein the City Attorney stated
that approval of the ordinance could be delayed until
the next meeting, to allow time to check with the
financial advisors. Woodworth so moved, Pozzi seconded,
motion carried.
COUNCIL A proposed resolution regarding procedures for council
d by the City Attorney. -
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meetings was presente
posed changes were presented by Masters, and; she moved
that the resolution be tabled until the next meeting to
allow the council time to review same. Baffaro seconded,
motion carried.
FRANCHISE Ordinance 1499, previously introduced at the last meet-
ing was read in its entirety by the City Attorney. The
ordinance grants a franchise to Valley Cablevision Inc .
to construct and maintain a community antenna television
system throughout the city,. Woodworth moved for passage
of the ordinance, Pozzi seconded, motion carried.
LAW DAY Resolution 587, designating May '1 as "Law Day USA" , was
read by the City Attorney. Woodworth moved for passage
of the resolution , Armstrong seconded, motion carried.
CENSUS Armstrong moved that the City Clerk conduct the yearly
census enumeration again this year, Lee seconded, motion
carried.
BIDS Cars — Engineering Dept. The following. bids were read
for two cars for the Engineering department , with one
Valiant in trade:
tINUTLEO
RRECTED • REFER TD Strain 's 4,823,83, with trade , inc. tax
0r Valley Garage 4 ,545.75, with trade, inc . tax
Bill Hazelett 4,850.00, with trade, inc . tax
Bowen Scarff 4 ,797.00, with trade, inc. tax
Woodworth moved to award the bid to Strains , low
bidder, Barnier seconded, motion carried.
So. 218th - Su 1 Main. The following bids were read
for the So. 21 th - Supply Main Project :
Schedule A Schedule B
Bert Robinson 298,917.85 298,791.12
Salem Sand & Gravel 195,201.00 199,832.45
Frank Coluccio 316, 258. 38 311,625.15
Matthews 229, 347.90 236,497.90
O' Leary Constr. 26o,188.29 272,950.54
F. J. Schade None 199, 978.40
W. C. Frost 273,502.40 275,422.60
Harold Kaesar 248,688.8o 256,924.08
All bids plus tax.
Lee moved to award the bid to Salem Sand and Gravel of
Salem, Oregon , low bidder. Woodworth seconded, motion
carried unanimously.
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PARKS & Ordinance 1500, creating a cumulative reserve fund
RECREATION for the park department was read by the City Attorney.
Baffaro moved for passage of the ordinance, Lee seconded.
Under discussion , Armstrong asked if the ordinance
specified the source of the funds to be accumulated.
The City Attorney stated it did not , noting that such
funds could be gifts, etc. , or that the Park Department
could, in their annual budget request , ask for funds
to be budgeted for this fund. He further stated that
any park department funds which were surplus at the end
of 'the fiscal year could not be placed in this fund and
allowed to accumulate over a period of years. He noted
that monies placed in this fund must be used only for
expenditures spelled out in the ordinance and a vote
of the people is required to use the funds for any other
purpose. Motion carried.
SAMUEL Woodworth reported that the annexation committee
ANNEXATION recommended that the 10% petition for the Samuel
Annexation be accepted and so moved, Armstrong seconded,
motion carried.
PLATS The City Engineer recommended that ordinances approving
Kentwood Hills #2 and Kentwood Hills #3 Plats and Green
Valley Heights Plat be held over, pending receipt
of pertinent documents .
ZONING R-5. It was noted that the public hearing to consider
deleting R-5 from the present zoning ordinance had been
held on February 12, and that no action had' been taken
by the council, pending a report from a Planning Commission
subcommittee as to the advisability 'of replacing R-5 with
a high rise classification . Mr. Poole reported that the
subcommittee had not as yet completed it 's report . Action
on the measure was therefore held over to the next meeting.
UNION The Mayor appointed. Councilmen Lee , Woodworth and Pozzi
to meet with the Department of Labor & Industries
representative at 10:00 a.m. on March 21st, regarding
the proper procedures to deal with proposals of various
unions recently made to city employees. He noted that
the City Attorney and he will also attend.
CIVIL The Mayor's appointment of Warren Bell to the Civil
SERVICE Service Commission was confirmed by motion. It was
COMMISSION noted that John Fournier Jr, had been unable to serve
in this capacity as he is not a resident of the city.
LIBRARY The Mayor's reappointment of Art Pommer to the Library
BOARD Board for a five year term, was confirmed by motion.
Armstrong's motion , seconded by Pozzi was passed,
approving the following claims:
Payroll for February 72,963.22
Current Expense 6 , 540.98
Water 4 , 366.69
Street 1,943.62
LID 253 63.75
Art. St. UAB. #8-1106 0) 1,134.94
Art. St. UAB #8-1106 (2) 1 , 947.43
Sewer 23, 341.96
Garbage 1, 155.13
Library 305.68
Park 906.82
Interest Bearing Warrants
N. Kent Water
Hill & Ingman 551.34
Hill & Ingman 466.73
Hill & Ingman 1,898.83
Richardson 's Well Drilling 1 ,041.86
Anderson & Kelly 817.43
Walter W. Renschler 2, 500.00
Walter W. Renschler 350.00
Daily Journal of Commerce 124.20
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Interest Bearing Warrants (Continued)
N. Kent Water 285.00
Richard F. Murray
Pioneer Nat ' l Title Ins. 10.45
1Q67 Sewer Constr. - ULID {#1
Hill & Ingman 10,477 . 98
Hill & Ingman 95 .79
Tri State Constr. Co. 23 , 798 . 31
1Q67 Water Constr.
Richardson Well Drilling 2, 686 .16
MEETING ADJOURNED: 10:15 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
� MAYOR
Alex Thornton , Marie Jensen ,
City Clerk
Mayor