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HomeMy WebLinkAbout02-07-1983 AgeraL Cc-11111MM CITY OF AUBURN COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES February 7, 1983 8:00 p.m. CALL TO ORDER I . A. Flag Salute The regular meeting of the City of Auburn Council was called to order by Mayor Bob Roegner at 8:00 p.m. in the City of Auburn Council Chambers. Mayor Roegner led those in atten- dance in the pledge of allegiance. B. Roll Call Those in attendance included Mayor Bob Roegner; Council- members Colburn, Craig, Hitchcock, Kurle, Larson, Wisner , and Lea; and staff members Jack Bereiter, City Attorney; Len Chapman, Parks & Recreation Director; Dan Clements, Finance Director; Pat Dugan, Planning Director; Police Chief Jim Gibson; Jim Gintz, Acting Fire Chief; Coralee McConnehey, City Clerk; and Pat Nevins, Public Works Director. C. Mayor ' s Announcements and Appointments Mayor Roegner read a proclamation honoring the Auburn Decca Club and presented it to representives of the club, Sue Bozich, Wendy Wick, Lesley Tilbury, Jen Hollis and Nancy Bozick (photographer) . Mayor Roegner also noted the dedication of Gustaves Manor on Wednesday and invited the Council, Staff and public to attend. D. Agenda Modifications Modifications and additions were made to Items VI B, V D and VI B 6. CITIZEN INPUT, PUBLIC HEARINGS & CORRESPONDENCE II . A. Public Hearings 1. Auburn Academy Plan - Adoption of the Auburn Academy Element to the Auburn Comprehensive Plan. Pat Dugan reported the Plan had been initiated by the Planning Department because the area of the Academy had not been included in the Comprehensive Land Use Plan. Mayor Roegner opened the public hearing. Ed Wines, principal , briefly described the proposal and offered to answer any questions the Council may have. MOTION by Hitchcock, SECOND by Wisner, to close the public hearing. MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY. Colburn questioned Item 10 of the Plan providing for the property to revert back to R-2 if it was sold. Dugan explained if the Academy was not there it would be classified as R-2 and it was felt this requirement would best deal with the situation. Several other Councilmembers questioned this stipulation. Dugan noted the new owner would always have the ability to apply for a rezone. -1- AUBURN COUNCIL MINUTES PAGE TWO FEBRUARY 7, 1983 II. A. Public Hearings (Cont. ) 1. Auburn Academy Plan (Cont. ) Lea wondered about Section 11 which gives the City Airport Director and Planning Director authority over the airfield. Dugan indicated the purpose of this was to provide a mechanism to regulate ultralights since the FAA did not regulate them. Craig expressed concern over having any ultralights on the airfield even for training purposes. He suggested the matter be returned to the Committee for further study. MOTION by Wisner, SECOND by Colburn, to refer action on the Auburn Academy Element to the Comprehensive Plan to the Planning Committee. Larson wondered if there was a timing problem on this. Wines indicated there would be no severe problems. Larson voted NO. MOTION CARRIED. 2. Parks & Recreation Plan - Adoption of the Parks & Recreation Plan Element to the Auburn Comprehensive Plan. No one spoke for or against the request. MOTION by Hitchcock, SECOND by Kurle, to close the public hearing. MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY. Wisner noted the plan had been adopted previously by the Council but it had not been included in the Comprehensive Land Use Plan. MOTION by Wisner , SECOND by Craig, to adopt the Parks and Recreation Plan as an element of the City Comprehensive Plan and to instruct the City Attorney to prepare the necessary resolution and provide the resolu- tion to the Planning Committee for their review. MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY. 3. Fairfield Meadows Preliminary Plat - 42. 2 acres east of Auburn Way North in the 4200 block. (P-9-81R) Perrin Walker, attorney; Richard Hathaway, managing partner; and Gary Warner, engineer provided the Council with data related to the preliminary plat. Basic argu- ments centered around the use of 60 foot lots and zero lot lines. Walker noted the law permits them to go ahead with the plat as previously approved and their latest revision just changed the configuration of the access to a squared intersection rather the a curved one. It was also noted these changes were made with working with the City Engineering Department. MOTION by Hitchcock, SECOND by Colburn, to close the public hearing. MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY. Lea requested an executive session to discuss matters of possible litigation on this plat. The meeting was recessed to executive session at 9:05 p.m. and recon- vened to regular session at 9: 32 p.m. Wisner asked if the streets would be public streets. Warner indicated they were public. Wisner asked if there were sidewalks provided. Warner stated there were sidewalks all the way through except for a small area in the south side. Wisner wondered how close the develop- ment was to the river. Dugan answered it was on the other side of the 100 foot buffer zone. Craig wondered how the developer considered the change in access to the squared intersection an improvment. Warner indicated they had worked with City staff and it was thought a squared interesection would be better. Craig also wondered about public access to the river and if it would be to all the public not just fishermen. Warner explained public access was in the area of the King County Park and was not limited. -2- AUBURN COUNCIL MINUTES PAGE THREE FEBRUARY 7, 1983 II. A. Public Hearings (Cont. ) 3. Fairfield Meadows Preliminary Plat (Cont. ) Rude noted the petitioners were saying there were very little difference in the plat but all three appeared very different. Hathaway indicated they looked at it from the perspective of total lots, however, the street layout was different. MOTION by Wisner , SECOND by Craig, to refer action on the Fairfield Meadows Preliminary Plat to the Planning Committee. MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY. B. Audience Participation Don Small Conditional Use Permit - Mike Reynolds, attorney representing Don Small & Associates requested to speak about the Don Small Conditional Use Permit. Gene Colburn asked to be excused as advised by the City Attorney related the Appearance of Fairness Doctrine since he had a financial interest in a nearby property. Don Small, president, gave a brief history of the business and described the issues related to their request. He noted all the issues had been address by the various committees. Reynolds noted this request had some legal ramifications which involved a City legislator with potential financial interest which could represent a conflict of interest. Colburn returned to the meeting at this time. Mike Gomez, 207 "A" Street N.E. , stated he was not against having new tanks. C. Correspondence - None COUNCIL COMMITTEE REPORTS III. A. Utility - Chairman Ron Craig - Minutes are of public record. B. Airport - Chairman Don Kurle - Minutes are of public record. C. Planning - Chairman Linda Wisner - Minutes are of public record. It was noted Colburn was not absent as indicated. He had not attended the meeting due to the advice of the City Attorney related to the Appearance of Fairness Doctrine. D. Finance - Chairman Bud Larson reported on their meeting just before the Council meeting. He noted items for action were on the agenda. E. Public Safety - Chairman Lewis Hitchcock - Minutes are of public record. F. Building - Chairman Gene Colburn - No report. G. Street - Chairman John Lea - No report. CONSENT AGENDA IV. A. Minutes - January 17, 1983, Regular Meeting B. Vouchers 1. Claims #12760 - #13071 in the amount of $988,154.68. 2. Payroll #34568 - #35110 in the amount of $469,926.63. -3- AUBURN COUNCIL MINUTES PAGE FOUR FEBRUARY 7, 1983 IV. Consent Agenda (Cont. ) C. License Aprovals (a) Do-Dads Tavern - Cabaret (b) Auburn Noon Lions - Master Solicitor (c) D & B Enterprises - Master Solicitor D. Out-of-State Travel - Officer Victor Shively to attend Drug Prevention Program in San Francisco on February 14 - 15, 1983. E. Street Vacation - Southwest End of Poplar Street S.E. - Authorizes a Resolution calling for a public hearing. F. Change Order No. 3, Lea Hill Pump Station Expansion, increase in the amount of $355.87 including sales tax. G. Utility Bill Adjustment - Account No. 316-1080 in the amount of $336. 80. H. Interfund Loan - $2,000 from Fund 722 to Fund 725 for the term of 12/31/82 to 12/31/83 at 9. 5% interest. MOTION by Craig, SECOND by Wisner, to approve Consent Agenda Items A through H. MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY. OLD BUSINESS V. A. Ordinance 3821 - Finalizes Assessment Roll of Local Improvement District 322. MOTION by Craig, SECOND by Larson, to introduce and adopt Ordinance 3821. MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY. B. Don Small Conditional Use Permit - Allows two 20,000 gallon bulk petroleum storage tanks at southwest corner of 3rd and A Street NW. Larson asked Small if they had seen all the conditions and if they had any objections. Steve Small indicated they had none and in some instances exceeded recommendations. Larson said his only problem was with the requirement for trees on the utility strip. Steve Small indicated this was a commit- tee recommendation. Lea noted the Street Committee had no quarrel with the request. He asked Chief Gintz if in the fire at Georgia Pacific last week had they used their plan for protection of the area. Gintz indicated they had not since the fire was already out when they arrived. Kurle said he had not seen a third, unbiased opinion on the safety of the installation. Gintz explained the system was legal and met fire codes. Craig stated he felt being in conformance with fire codes was not adequate. He thought the staff should describe the hazard and the plan to deal with it. Craig said he was opposing the request only because the safety issue had not been adequately addressed in his opinion. He felt the City should look to the future and say the business had to be somewhere else so it would not cut off other commercial businesses from expanding in the area. Hitchcock stated he believed the Council was missing one point; the addition of the tanks and related equipment would actually be increasing the safety factors. MOTION by Hitchcock, SECOND by Wisner, to approve the Conditional Use Permit to allow the construction of two 20, 000 gallon storage tanks for bulk petroleum products and to instruct the City Attorney to prepare the necessary ordi- nance incorporating the applicable Findings of Fact and Conditions of Approval. Craig and Kurle voted NO. Colburn ABSTAINED in his absence. MOTION CARRIED. Colburn returned at this point in the meeting. -4- AUBURN COUNCIL MINUTES PAGE FIVE FEBRUARY 7, 1983 NEW BUSINESS VI. A. Annexation of Lea Hill Reservoir Property - Authorizes Planning to prepare Notice of Intention and forward to the Boundary Review Board. MOTION by Craig, SECOND by Larson, to authorize the Planning Department to prepare the Notice of Intention to annex the Lea Hill Reservoir property and forward it to the Boundary Review Board for the review and approval. MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY. B. Ordinances and Resolutions 1. Ordinance 3851 - Finalizes Assessment Roll of Local Improvement District 321. MOTION by Craig, SECOND by Larson, to introduce and adopt Ordinance 3851. MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY. 2. Ordinance 3852 - Finalizes Assessment Roll of Local Improvement District 326. MOTION by Craig, SECOND by Larson, to introduce and adopt Ordinance 3851. MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY. 3. Ordinance 3855 - Authorizes the issuance and sale of $1,995. 000 Unlimited Tax General Obligation Bonds for contruction of two fire stations. MOTION by Larson, SECOND by Lea, to introduce and adopt Ordinance 3855. MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY. 4. Resolution 1397 - Council Reorganization. MOTION by Hitchcock, SECOND by Colburn, to adopt Resolution 1397. MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY. 5. Resolution 1398 - Amends 1982 Budget. MOTION by Larson, SECOND by Craig to adopt Resolution 1398. MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY. 6. Resolution 1399 - Authorizes Contract with Ken Endorf for Airport Land Acquisition Services under FAA AIP Grant Program. MOTION by Kurle, SECOND by Wisner to adopt Resolution 1399. MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY. MAYOR'S REPORT VII. Mayor ' s Report - None ADJOURNMENT VIII. Executive Session & Adjournment - The meeting was adjourned at 10:45 p.m. to an executive session to discuss matters of person- nel. gna:& finer, yor Coralee McConnehey, City Clerk -5-