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Home My WebLink About11-19-1984T CITY OF AUBURN COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES November 19, 1984 7:30 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 7:30 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 Burns, Kurle, Larson, Whittall and Wisner; staff members Jack Bereiter, City Attorney; Len Chapman, Parks & Recreation Director; Dan Clements, Finance Director; Pat Dugan, Planning Director; Bob Johnson, Fire Chief; Coralee McConnehey, City Clerk; Pat Nevins, Public Works Director; Gretel Sloan, Personnel Director; and Bill Stockham, Police Chief. Councilmember Colburn was excused. C. Mayor's Announcements and Appointments Mayor Roegner noted Councilmember Ron Craig had resigned. MOTION by Larson, SECOND by Wisner, to accept the resigna- tion of Councilmember Ron Craig. MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY. D. Agenda Modifications - The agenda modifications included ' the Finance Committee Minutes, two Special Budget Meeting Minutes, correction to the Oxford Apartment utility adjust- ment recommendation and addition of Ordinance 4022. CITIZEN INPUT, PUBLIC HEARINGS & CORRESPONDENCE II. A. Public Hearings Harold Strand Short Plat Modification on property located west of "K" Street S.E. in the 2400 block. (SP-5-84) A citizen living on K Street S.E. said he thought the City was not going to put in any more dead end streets. MOTION by Wisner, SECOND by Larson, to close the public hearing. Dugan indicated that any deviation from the road standards required review by the Council. Burns asked how they ended up with a 25 foot wide road. Dugan indicated the applicant did not own the adjacent pro- perty. Burns also wondered if the road would meet fire standards. Chief Johnson indicated fire standards only required a 20 foot wide access and the cul-de-sac was also within minimum requirements. ' Larson Works asked if this request had been through Committee. Dugan reported it had their the Public endorsement. Larson asked what was on the other side of the cul-de-sac noting there had been problems in other parts of the city. -1- AUBURN COUNCIL MINUTES PAGE TWO NOVEMBER 19, 1984 II. A. Public Hearings (Cont.) Harold Strand Short Plat Modification (Cont.) Wisner said since there were some questions maybe the request should be reviewed by the Planning Committee. MOTION by Wisner, SECOND by Larson, to refer to the Planning & Community Development Committee. MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY. B. Audience Participation White River Valley Historical Society Budget Request Joe Koch, requested the Council consider increasing their funding for the Historical Society from $60 a month to $200 a month. He said he felt the City was getting a great deal for their contribution. Group W Franchise Extention and Rate Increase Sam Lloyd, General Manager, Westinghouse, asked the Council to withdraw their request for a franchise extention and rate increase. Kurle and Whittall stated they were under the impression the Council had to act within a certain time limit. Bereiter said Lloyd could waive the time limit if he wanted. Mr. Lloyd indicated he would waive any time framce for Council action. (See Item VII A for action.) Game Farm Glen Warrick, representing the Green River Travel Club and Washington RV Club, questioned the agreement with the State. He stated it appeared the City was turning the RV camp site over to the state. He also wondered about the $500,000 stating he felt it was an awful lot for a RV campsite. He indicated all they wanted was an area to park 30 or 40 trailers. (See Items III B and VII A 3 for further information and action.) C. Correspondence - None COUNCIL COMMITTEE REPORTS III. A. Public Works - Member Don Kurle reported. City of Tacoma Pipeline No. 5 - MOTION by Kurle, SECOND by Wisner, to authorize the City to join the South King County Water Purveyors Association with the understanding there is no financial obligation. MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY. B. Planning & Community Development - Chairman Linda Wisner Game Farm Len Chapman reported the agreement spells out the respon- siblity of the City and State. The agreement indicates neither the City or the State can change from the Game Farm Master Plan without the consent of the other. He noted the $500,000 was for the entire project not just the RV camp- site. C. Finance - Chairman Bud Larson - Minutes are of public record. D. Municipal Services - Vice -Chairman Gene Colburn - Minutes are of public record. CITIZEN INPUT IV. CITIZEN INPUT - None -2- �P4' r�,:,. : y. AUBURN COUNCIL MINUTES PAGE THREE NOVEMBER 19, 1984 CONSENT AGENDA V. A. Minutes - November 5, 1984, Regular Meeting. - November 14, 1984, Special Budget Meeting - November 15, 1985, Council Budget Session B. Vouchers 1. Claims #12009-12257 in the amount of $922,358.04. 2. Payroll #102609-103105 in the amount of $496,431.65. C. Liquor Licenses ' 1. Kent Soccer Alliance at the Auburn Elks, 1314 Auburn Way North, for a special occasion on 12/1/84. 2. Auburn Way Food Mart #103, 1439 Auburn Way North, Class E and F to sell beer and wine for off -premises. 3. Nipa Hut, 739 West Main, Class A and C to sell beer and wine for on -premises consumption. 4. Pay 'N Save Drug #49, 1231 Auburn Way North, Class E and F to sell beer and wine for off -premises consump- tion. D. Utility Adjustments due to water leaks. 1. Skacel Volkswagon, Inc., Account #457-3630, 2201 Auburn Way North, in the amount of $542.98. Approval recom- mended. 2. West Coast Grocery, Account #503-0060, 701 15th Street S.W., in the amount of $966.24. Approval recommended. 3. Oxford Apartments, Account #316-3030, 717 "A" Street N.E., in the amount of $200.00. Denial recommended. E. Surplus Property - Declare two Police Department Items surplus so they can be disposed of at the next City auc- tion: (1) Omega Enlarger B22, Serial Number 225813, without lenses; and (2) Brumberger 557 Contact Printer, Model 1057. F. Mathers North Auburn Industrial Park Preliminary Plat Time Extention for one year. G. Waterline Easement Release Across from Fred Schnider Property. H. "A" Street S.E. Street Proc jet from Main Street to 4th Street S.E. - Authorize financing from Water and Sewer Utility unds and replacement of both lines with the "A" Street S.E. UAB project and to approve a call for bids for this work. MOTION by Larson, SECOND by Wisner, to approve Consent Agenda Items A through H with the exception of Item G. MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY. Item G Burns expressed concern about releasing the easement because it was in an area which needs storm drainage. Nevins indicated that at this time they did not know how this area was going to be developed and he did not think the City would need it. Also, Nevins reported should the area be developed they would work with the developer to be sure proper easements were provided for storm drainage. MOTION by Larson, SECOND by Kurle, to refer this item back to the Public Works Committee for more definition. MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY. OLD BUSINESS VI. OLD BUSINESS - None NEW BUSINESS VII. NEW BUSINESS A. Rejection of Group W Rate Increase and Franchise Extention MOTION by Kurle, SECOND by Whittall, to remove this item from the agenda and refer it back to the Municipal Services Committee because of Group W's request to withdraw their request and waive the time limitations. MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY. -3- AUBURN COUNCIL AGENDA PAGE FOUR NOVEMBER 19, 1984 VII. NEW BUSINESS (Cont.) B. Ordinances & Resolutions 1. Ordinance 4020 - Implements the provisions of SSB 4477 for PERS employees. MOTION by Larson, SECOND by Burns, to introduce and adopt Ordinance 4020. MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY. 2. Ordinance 4021 - Related to Police Parking Zone. MOTION by Kurle, SECOND by Wisner, to introduce and ' adopt Ordinance 4021. MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY. 3. Resolution 1545 - Authorizes Interagency Agreement with Washington State Parks and Recreation Commission for development, operation and maintenance of the Auburn Game Farm. MOTION by Wisner, SECOND by Larson, to adopt Resolution 1545. MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY. 4. Resolution 1546 - Authorizes Easement for Pacific Northwest Bell Telephone Company to Install Underground Communication Lines at Auburn Airport. MOTION by Wisner, SECOND by Larson, to adopt Resolution 1546. MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY. 5. Ordinance 4022 - 1985 Property Tax Levy. MOTION by Larson, SECOND by Wisner, to introduce and adopt Ordinance 4022. MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY. MAYOR'S REPORT iw VIII. MAYOR'S REPORT - None EXECUTIVE SESSION & ADJOURNMENT IX. EXECUTIVE SESSION & ADJOURNMENT The meeting was adjourned at 8:22 p.m. to an executive session to discuss matters of personnel. ora ee c onne ey, ty er r