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HomeMy WebLinkAbout04-01-198526 AM - I. A. Flag Salute CITY OF AUBURN COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES April 1, 1985 7:30 p.m. CALL TO ORDER The regular meeting of the City of Auburn 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 attendance in the pledge of allegiance. B. Roll Call Those in attendance included Mayor Bob Roegner, Council- members Burns, Colburn, Kurle, Larson, Walters, Whittall and Wisner; staff members Jack Bereiter, City Attorney; Dick Deal, Assistant Parks & Recreation Director; Pat Dugan, Planning Director; Bob Johnson, Fire Chief; Arlene Mempa, Deputy Finance Director; Coralee McConnehey, City Clerk; Marv Seabrands, Public Works Director; Gretel Sloan, Personnel Director; and Bill Stockham, Police Chief. Len Chapman, Parks and Recreation Director, and' Dan Clements, Finance Director were excused. C. Mayor's Annoucements and Appointments Appointments to the Arts Commission - The Mayor made the following recommendations: Three year appointments (12/31/87) - Gertie Sprenger, Barbie Sharrard, Dr. Bernie Bleha, Roma Lindbloom; Two year appointments (12/31/86) - Dr. Herman Ansingh, Karla Seman, Marjorie Rommel, George Sanders; One year appointments (12/31/85) - Marianne Harlor and Aletta Thorn. MOTION by Wisner, SECOND by Larson, to confirm the appointments to the Arts Commission as recommended by the Mayor. MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY. D. Agenda Modifications included Finance Committee and Planning & Community Development Committee minutes. CITIZEN INPUT, PUBLIC HEARINGS & CORRESPONDENCE II. A. Public Hearings - Proposed Hearing Examiner Ordinance. Pat Dugan gave a brief presentation explaining the proposed hearing examiner ordinance and how it would change the current process. The main differences centered around less timing problems and fewer delays for routine actions, more predictable decisions, more consistency between various types of decisions, full accountability to elected officials for all decisions, a complete internal appeals system, and less legal liability. Mayor Roegner opened the public hearing. Agnes Farr, Chairman of the Planning Commission, indicated they supported the proposed ordinance. She reported it would not put the Commission out of business but would instead put them into a policy making role which was probably the -1- 27 AUBURN COUNCIL MINUTES PAGE TWO II. A. Public Hearings - Proposed Hearing Examiner Ordinance. (Cont.) way it should have been all along. Gene Kasper, Manager, Auburn Chamber of Commerce read a letter indicating the Chamber's support of the proposed ordinance. MOTION by Wisner, SECOND by Larson, to close the public hearing. MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY. Wisner reported the ordinance was a culmination of a year and a half of work and she felt it was the best they could come up with. Colburn asked what the initial fee was to go before the hearing examiner and what the appeal fee was. Dugan indicated the intitial fee was set by the current ordinance which sets the fees for the different land use requests and he thought it would be $250.00. He also indi- cated there was no fee for appeal. Colburn asked about the qualifications section of the ordinance. Dugan reported this section was comparable to Kirkland and the total fee paid to a hearing examiner would vary depending upon the length of time the hearing examiner would take. Colburn asked if the hearing examiner's decision was a legal one. Bereiter indicated it would not be a court record decision; however, it would be a decision of record and would set precendence in sub- sequent cases. Colburn wondered if the hearing examiner we would hire would be an attorney. Dugan and Bereiter stated it would not be necessary to hire an attorney, but it could be one. Colburn asked if a hearing examiner needed a background in law. Bereiter indicated yes. Wisner referred to a statement from Mr. Bereiter about the residency requirement. Bereiter briefly indicated his concerns stating he wanted to go on record to require residency could open it to challenge. Burns asked if the ordinance required the hearing examiner to be a resident; Bereiter said no. MOTION by Wisner, SECOND by Burns, to approve an ordinance establishing the Hearing Examiner System and amendment to the existing Zoning Ordinance including Substantial Shoreline Development Permits in order to implement the Hearing Examiner System for zoning actions. Kurle stated he had agonized over this agreed it would streamline the system; having problems with the fact it would valuable citizen's board, the Board of indicated he was not opposed to the sy have to vote no for this reason. ordinance. He however, he was eliminate a very Adjustments. Kurle stem yet he would Kurle and Colburn voted NO. MOTION CARRIED. i B. Audience Participation - None C. Correspondence - None COUNCIL COMMITTEE REPORTS III. A. Municipal Services - Chairman Kurle - Minutes are of public record. -2- 28 AUBURN COUNCIL MINUTES PAGE THREE APRIL 1, 1985 III. COUNCIL COMMITTEE MINUTES (CONT.) A. Municipal Services (Cont.) Group W Rate Increase - Kurle reported Group W would have 19 channels on line shortly and further discussions regarding the rate increase would be held at the next Municipal Services Committee meeting. B. Planning & Community Development - Chairman Linda Wisner - Minutes are of public record. C. Public Works - Chairman Bud Larson - Minutes are of public record. D. Finance - Chairman Gene Colburn - Minutes are of public record. CITIZEN INPUT IV. Citizen Input - None CONSENT AGENDA V. A. Minutes - March 18, 1985, regular meeting. B. Vouchers 1. Claims #14235-14528 in the amount of $663,416.90. 2. Payroll #105880-106195 in the amount of $329,038.39. C. Out-of-State Travel 1. Sharon LaVigne to attend a workshop in Eugene, Oregon, April 20, 1985. 2. William Scheder and Joseph Sickler to attend AWWA Annual Conference in Boise, Idaho on May 1, 2, 3, 1985. D. "B" Street & 30th Street Design Contract Extension for 130 calendar days from February 7 to June 17th. E. Final Pay Estimate - Valley Cement Construction Co. for Sanitary Sewer Improvement #59 in the amount of $19,095.40. F. Pike Street and "D" Street N.E. Sneed Studv and Traffic Counts. Reject quotes received for construction of traffic circles on 12th Street N.E. at "0" Street N. E. & "M" Street N.E., and install additional speed hump on 12th N. E. between "0" N. E. and Pike N. E. G. Surplus of five police vehicles (Four 1982 Dodges and one 1979 Cushman - 2B3BG26NOCR167523, 1B3BM46N8G157519, 2B3BG26N4C167525, 1B3BM46N6BG1575518 and 898404-7310). MOTION by Larson, SECOND by Burns, to approve Consent Agenda Items A through G with the exception of Items D and F. MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY. Item D - Colburn asked for a brief explanation. Seabrands reported the project had been held up and now they were requesting a time extention so Entranco could finish the design. MOTION by Larson, SECOND by Kurle to approve Item D. MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY. Item F - Kurle asked where we went wrong with our estimates. Seabrands said bids were sent to six bidders and only two bid. Kurle asked if we were now going for just one circle. Larson reported a current study indicated there was less traffic and that traffic had slowed down so possibly a second circle may not be necessary. MOTION by Larson, SECOND by Burns to approve Item F. MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY. 1 -3- 29 AUBURN COUNCIL MINUTES PAGE FOUR APRIL 1, 1985 OLD BUSINESS, VI. A. Group W Rate Increase Request. (See Item III A for information on current status.) B. Mildred Brown Rezone - Larson reported after review by the Public Works Committee they recommended denial of the R-4 and approval of the R-2. MOTION by Larson, SECOND by Burns, to deny the rezone to R-4 based upon the applicable Findings of Fact as outlined, and to instruct the City Attorney to prepare the necessary ordinance. Whittall asked for further clarification. Larson reported the rezone was referred back to the Public Works Committee because of the sewer capacity problems. Wisner asked how this related to the item under New Business on Auburn Way South Sewer Capacity. Seabrands indicated recommendations from the consultant and Planning Department were basically to have a moritorium on rezones. He said the Mildred Brown rezone was a part of that area. Dugan added there had been some flexibility; however, the problem was getting beyond flexibility. Wisner wondered about the ability of those who are a part of an L.I.D. or a developer agreement. LaPorte indicated the inflow correction had helped. Seabrands added about 908 of the inflow problem had been corrected. Wisner asked about the health hazards. LaPorte reported that last winter they were asked to monitor the situation; however, it turned out to be one of the driest winters on record. Wisner expressed concern that the City was crying wolf since it is now at 608 capacity. LaPorte stated that two years ago when the line was at 1008 capacity it was not the connections which caused the problem. He added if Auburn had a very wet winter it could back the sewers up. Wisner wondered if the City spent the $6500 for the por- table pump would it solve the problem. Seabrands said it could be used for this problem or others. Dugan added the question was if we added up those commitments we have already for connnections it would be above capacity. He said their recommendation was to deny the rezone and go ahead with the present commitments with LaPorte's solu- tion. Wisner asked if Brown had an L.I.D. commitment. Dugan reported only under the current zoning. Kurle asked how an L.I.D. would be dealt with under the Unclassified zone and how many units could Brown build. Dugan reported they could build two dwelling units. Larson added under Resolution 1553 if any property owner could come up with a solution like the Muckleshoot Indian Tribe, they would look at it. Walters wondered if there were other problems which would cause a recommendation for denial without the sewer problem. Dugan said there were also traffic problems. -4- 30 AUBURN COUNCIL MINUTES PAGE FIVE APRIL 1 1985 VI. B. Mildred Brown Rezone (Cont.) Walters asked what the ultimate solution would be. Seabrands stated the consultant would be making a report with recommendations. Walters wondered how the Sewer Division would know when they needed to use the pump. Seabrands said during a heavy storm they would monitor the situation. . Colburn asked about the use of septic tanks. Seabrands responded the area would probably not meet the drain field requirements. Wisner asked how many pumps do we have now. Seabrands reported none of the type LaPorte was recommending. Colburn and Whittall voted NO. MOTION CARRIED. NEW BUSINESS VII. A. Green Fee Increase - MOTION by Wisner, SECOND by Walters to approve the Auburn Golf Course green fee increase proposed by the Auburn Golf Course lessee which would be an increase from $5.75 to $6.00 for 9 holes and from $8.00 to $8.50 for 18 holes. MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY. B. Auburn Way South Sanitary Capacity. MOTION by Larson, SECOND by Burns, to approve Course No. 2 of URS' March 12th letter and that the six conditions together with two Planning Department recommendations be implemented and, further, to authorize purchase of a by-pass pump and discharge line at approximately $6,500. Colburn and Whittall voted NO. MOTION CARRIED. (For further infor- mation see Item VI B.) C. Ordinances and Resolutions 1. Ordinance 4042 - Approves Matelich and Rothermel Rezone on property located on the west side of Auburn Way North in the 4600-4700 blocks. MOTION by Wisner, SECOND by Walters, to introduce and adopt ordinance 4042. MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY. 2. Ordinance 4043 - Approve Theron Division No. 1 Plat located on the south side of 4th Street S.E. between "D" and "F" Streets S.E. MOTION by Wisner, SECOND by Burns, to introduce and adopt ordinance No. 4043. MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY. 3. Resolution 1583 - Authorizes contract with Auburn Community Suppers. MOTION by Wisner, SECOND by Larson, to adopt Resolution 1583. Colburn stated he felt the responsibility should be with the churches. Kurle said he would like to see their budget and wondered why this did not go through regular channels of the Human Resources Committee. Mayor Roegner indicated this was just a one time occurrence and in reviewing this situation it was found it would be less expensive to do it through this contract rather than amend the block grant program. He added they would be encouraged to go through regular channels next year. MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY. -5- 31\ AUBURN COUNCIL MINUTES PAGE SIX APRIL 1, 1985 VII. C. Ordinances and Resolutions (Cont.) 4. Resolution 1584 - Authorizes EMS Basic Life Support Contract. MOTION by Kurle, SECOND by Colburn, to adopt Resolution 1584. MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY. MAYOR'S REPORT VIII. MAYOR'S REPORT - None EXECUTIVE SESSION & ADJOURNMENT IX. EXECUTIVE SESSION & ADJOURNMENT - The regular meeting was adjourned to an executive session at 9:00 p.m. to discuss labor negotiations. /Zlez, C/ 4WJ?taoth%* Bob Roegner, Mayor Coralee McConnehey, City C-6-