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HomeMy WebLinkAbout10-17-1983CITY OF AUBURN COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES October 17, 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, Lea and Wisner; and staff members Jack Bereiter, City Attorney; Len Chapman, Parks & Recreation Director; Dan Clements, Finance Director; Pat Dugan, Planning Director; Jim Gibson, Police Chief; Bob Johnson, Fire Chief; Coralee McConnehey, City Clerk; Pat Nevins, Public Works Director; Gretel Sloan, Personnel Director. Also in attendance was staff members Steve Lancaster, Debi Peninger, Audrey Young, Robin Wohlhueter, and Russ Vandver. C. Mayor's Announcements and Appointments Washington Finance Officers Award Ceremony - Art Housler, Chairman of the Awards Committee presented Achievement Certificates to the City and to Dan Clements for publishing the Comprehensive Annual Financial Report. He noted of the 265 cities Auburn was one of the four cities who received these awards. D. Agenda Modifications - Modifications included addition of Bid Award for Water Improvement No. 146, Resolution 1457 agreement and Resolution 1458. CITIZEN INPUT PUBLIC HEARINGS & CORRESPONDENCE II. A. Public Hearings 1. 1984-85 Community Development Block Grant Program. Gary Aliment, Chairman of the Board, ACAP asked the Council to accept the ACAP priority as recommended by the Planning & Zoning Committee. Renee Healy, Director ASLAN asked for Council support for funding. MOTION by Hitchcock, SECOND by Wisner, to close the public hearing. MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY. MOTION by Wisner, SECOND by Colburn, to approve the projects as recommended by the Planning abd Zoning Committee and the Human Resources Committee for funding from the 1984/85 Block Grant Program, and to instruct the City Attorney to prepare a resolution outlining the projects, the funding amount, and the order of priority for the Needs project, and to authorize the Mayor to sign and to for- ward the applications to King County. MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY. nier Vista Inc /First Ci nts 1 1 Rezone from Unclassified to R-1 (Single Family) located on north side of 53rd S.E. in the 3400-3600 blocks. (14-83) -1- AUBURN COUNCIL MINUTES PAGE TWO OCTOBER 17, 1983 II. A. Public Hearings (Cont.) 2. Rainier Vista Inc./First City Develpments Inc. (Cont.) Steve Summersett, First City Developments, read a letter into the record giving a history of the development and their position in the request. He noted they would not develop an R-1 and they did not intend to develop apart- ments. Tom Barghausen, Barghausen Engineers, representing Rainier Vista and several other developments in the area, explained further historical events related to the developments in the area. He noted the City's concern in not having separate septic systems and his concern that an L.I.D. could not go forward without Mt. Rainier Vista. He recommended not adopting R-1. David Millard, Land Planning & Management, representing First City Developments, Trans Canada and Lakeland Hills, suggested the possiblity of the PUD ordinance and requested a contract rezone of R-2. Robert Levi, property owner nearby, also supported the R-2 zoning. Richard Wagner, felt R-1 was good planning and opposed the R-2 request. The map of land use south of the Stuck River was entered as part of the record. Chuck Gould; Peter Eglick, representing Michelle Cherrington; Mr. Richardson; Bob Peters; Gary Cutler and Michelle Cherrington spoke in opposition to the R-2 zoning citing density and not being in the best ' interests of the City as reasons for their recommen- dation to approve R-1. MOTION by Hitchcock, SECOND by Colburn, to close the public hearing. MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY. MOTION by Wisner, SECOND by Kurle, to rezone the pro- perty commonly known as Mount Rainier Vista, consisting of approximately 198 acres, from Unclassified to R-1 - Single Faily Residential District. Lea asked what the Planning Department recommendation was. Dugan indicated intially their recommendation was R-2, however, after Planning Commission hearing testimo- ny and deliberations the department agreed with the Planning Commission and recommended R-1. Lea wondered if Dugan concurred with the developers' statements they would be in financial difficulty if they could not have an R-2. Dugan indicated there is a development in Auburn called Morning Crest which is developing an R-1 zoning. Craig expressed concern over the motion because if it was approved it would basically put everything back in the bucket. It was noted in 1977 the City recognized the need for a comprehensive plan for water, sewer, and streets. He said he was surprised with the staff recom- mendation because the developer would say they would not develop the project. He wondered if there was not a compromise. Larson suggested an R-2 with an agreement. Hitchcock said he would like to see it go R-2 with only single family. Kurle added the real issue is density. He felt if the Council voted for R-2 it left it open for multiple density. Wisner said she originally supported the R-1, however, she was not opposed to a compromise since her object was because of multi -family. -2- REVISION AUBURN COUNCIL MINUTES PAGE THREE OCTOBER 17, 1983 II. A. Public Hearings (Cont.) 2. Mt. Rainier Vista Rezone (Cont.) Wisner and Kurle withdrew the motion. MOTION by Craig, SECOND by Hitchcock, to table until the next Council meeting to allow time for the staff to discuss with the developer and Eglick the possibility of a contract rezone with free standing single family concept. 3. Dave Fugit Rezone from R-3 to C-2 with a Conditional Use Permit on property located at 618 East Main. (24-83) Dave Fugit indicated he had no intention of using the alley as an access and had no problems with the Planning Commission or staff recommendations. Rebecca Hill, Kirk Burham, Kathy Vick, Nelson Murray, Norm Schuber spoke in opposition to the request because of traffic problems already existing in the area and many children in the neighborhood. They also expressed concern about dedication of 5 feet on "G" Street S.E. wondering if it meant the street was going to be widened taking more off an already small lot frontage. MOTION by Hitchcock, SECOND by Colburn, to close the public hearing. MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY. The Council expressed their concerns about the parking, widening the street, and paving the alley. Dugan indi- cated the present use is illegal and this Conditional Use Permit is to bring it into conformance with the uses allowed on the property. He also noted the requirement to pave the alley is required in all rezones. Nevins reported to widen the street would require an L.I.D. and it was highly unlikely it would happen. , Fugit indicated he would be willing to dedicate the 5 feet for future widening. MOTION by Wisner, SECOND by Larson, to approve the rezone from R-3 to C-2 with'a Conditional Use Permit based upon the applicable Findings of Fact and subject to the appropriate conditions and to instruct the City Attorney to prepare the necessary ordinance. The ordi- nance should not be adopted by the Council until the owner has made the necessary improvements to the parking lot. MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY. B. Audience Participation C. Correspondence COUNCIL COMMITTEE REPORTS III. A. Utility - Chairman Ron Craig - Minutes are of public record. B. Storm Sewer - Chairman Don Kurle - No report. C. Planning & Zoning - Chairman Wisner - Minutes are of public record. D. Finance - Chairman Bud Larson - Larson reported on the meeting which was held before the Council meeting. E. Public Safety - Chairman Lewis Hitchcock - No report. F. Municipal Services - Chairman Gene Colburn - Minutes are of public record. G. Street - Chairman John Lea - Minutes are of public record. -3- CORRECTED AUBURN COUNCIL MINUTES PAGE FOUR OCTOBER 17, 1983 CONSENT AGENDA IV. A. Minutes - October 3, 1983, Regular Meeting. B. Vouchers 1. Claims #16834-17063 in the amount of $954,423.22. 2. Payroll #40839-41161 in the amount of $310,088.26. C. Liquor License Approval - Pizza Hut, 2225 Auburn Way North, to sell beer and wine on -premises. D. Call for a Public Hearing at the 11/7/83 Council meeting on the Auburn/Tacoma Investors Annexation. E. Utility Adjustment to Rio Verdi Accounts 503-3480 and 503-3540 in the amounts of $9,088.80 and $2,114.60 due to leak. F. Final Pay Estimate for Klokstad Construction on Sidewalk Improvement No. 3 in the amount of $1,427.37. G. Bid Award for the Les Gove Exercise Trail to M. A. Segale, Inc. in the amount of $17,317.62. H. Declare Cemetery Vehicle Surplus - 1963 International Pickup. I. Bid Award - Water Improvement No. 146, to Armstrong Drilling, Inc. on their low bid of $136,910 plus sales tax of $11,089.71 including Schedules A, B and C. J. (See motion below.) MOTION by Craig, SECOND by Hitchcock, to approve the Consent Agenda with the addition of an Item J. to call for a public hearing before the Council on 11/3/83 to change the starting time of the Council meeting from 8:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY. OLD BUSINESS V. Old Business - None 'NEW BUSINESS VI. New Business A. Fire Station Site Recommendation - MOTION by Colburn, SECOND by Hitchcock, to authorize the City to exercise its option for the purchase of 2.97 acres of land from Western Pacific Properties at $2.50 a square foot for a total of $323,250. MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY. B. Ordinances and Resolutions 1. Ordinance 3914 - Authorizes Washington State Harness Club Rezone and Conditional Use Permit. MOTION by Larson, SECOND by Lea, to introduce and adopt Ordinance 3914 (alternate). Pat Dugan and Pat Nevins gave a short presentation on the schedule required to form the necessary L.I.D. Councilmembers Craig and Kurle felt strongly the origi- nal ordinance was what that Council had directed to be drawn up and they did not want to include an alternate traffic plan in the ordinance. Dugan and Bereiter indi- cated the original Conditional Use Permit would have to be amended should the Harness Club require a delay. Larson felt the Council should vote for the ordinance as amended. Wisner and Larson voted YES. MOTION FAILED. MOTION by Craig, SECOND by Hitchcock, to introduce and adopt Ordinance 3914 (original without alternate traffic plan). Larson and Wisner voted NO. MOTION CARRIED. 2. Ordinance 3915 - Provides for annexation of 5.97 acres on the northeast corner of 58th Avenue South and 24th Street N.W. to be known as Auburn Heights. MOTION by Wisner, SECOND by Larson, to introduce and adopt Ordinance 3915. MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY. -4- REVISION AUBURN COUNCIL MINUTES PAGE FIVE OCTOBER 17 1983 VI. New Business (Cont.) B. Ordinances and Resolutions (Cont.) Resolution 1453 - Authorizes agreement with Rainier React Radio Watch for Utilization of Emergency Communication Systems Control Station. MOTION by Colburn, SECOND by Hitchcock, to adopt Resolution 1453 with the change of Page 2, Section from fourteen days to five days. MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY. 4. Resolution 1456 - Authorizes Interlocal Agreement with City of Kent for Use of Vehicles and Equipment. MOTION by Colburn, SECOND by Hitchcock, to adopt Resolution 1456. MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY. Resolution 1457 - Authorizes Agreement with Entranco Engineers for services on Auburn Downs development along "B" Street N.W. and 30th N.E./N.W. MOTION by Lea, SECOND by Hitchcock, to adopt Resolution 1457. MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY. 6. Resolution 1458 - Call for a public hearing relating to formation of Auburn Downs L.I.D.'s. MOTION by Lea, SECOND by Craig, to adopt Resolution 1458. MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY. MAYOR'S REPORT VII. Mayor's Report - None EXECUTIVE SESSION AND ADJOURNMENT VIII. Executive Session and Adjournment - The meeting was adjourned to an executive session to discuss negotiations at 11:47 p.m. -5- 1 1 AUBURN COUNCIL MINUTES REVISIONS OCTOBER 17 1983 The following is corrections to the minutes of October 17, 1983. II. CITIZEN INPUT, PUBLIC HEARINGS & CORRESPONDENCE A. Public Hearings 2. Rainier Vista Inc./First City Develpments Inc Page Two, Paragraph 9 should read as follows: Lea asked what the Planning Department recommendation was. Dugan indicated intially their recommendation was R-2, however, after Planning Commission hearing testimo- ny and deliberations the department agreed with the Planning Commission and recommended R-1. Lea wondered if Dugan concurred with the developers' statements they would be in financial difficulty if they could not have an R-2. Dugan indicated there is a development in Auburn called Morning Crest which is developing an R-1 zoning. Page Two, Paragraph 10 should read as follows: Craig expressed concern over the motion because if it was approved it would basically put everything back in the bucket. It was noted in 1977 the City recognized the need for a comprehensive plan for water, sewer, and streets. He said he was surprised with the staff recom- mendation because the developer would say they would not develop the project. He wondered if there was not a compromise. ' IV. CONSENT AGENDA B. Vouchers Page Four I. Claim numbers should have been 16834 - 17063 rather than 16834.- 17068. This was a typographical error on the agenda. CM10.17R 1 11/1/83