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CITY OF AUBURN
COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES
July 1, 1985 7:30 p.m.
A. Flag Salute
CALL TO ORDER
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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 attendance in the pledge of allegiance.
B. Roll Call
Those in attendance included Mayor Bob Roegner,
Councilmembers Burns, Colburn, Kurle, Larson, Walters,
Whittall and Wisner; staff members Jack Bereiter, City
Attorney; Len Chapman, Parks & Recreation Director;
Dan Clements, Finance Director; John Cutter, Engineer,
Pat Dugan, Planning Director; Jake Evans, Police
Chief; Bob Johnson, Fire Chief; and Coralee
McConnehey, City Clerk. Marv Seabrands, Public Works
Director, and Gretal Sloan, Personnel Director, were
excused. Also in attendance were Val Batey, Associate
Planner; Frank Mabry, M & 0 Supervisor; Ruth Moore,
Personnel Secretary; Lynn Rued, Senior Planner; and
Police Captain Dave Schuur.
C. Announcements and Appointments
Proclamation - Mayor Roegner read a proclamation
declaring the month of July as National Recreation and
Parks month. Christy and Mark Mariani, Louise Weese,
Raymond Church, Todd and Adam DeBruler, Bobbie Knight,
Alicia Dombay, Mary Bosinger, and Mary Caldwell
accepted copies of the proclamation as representatives
of the many activities of the Parks and Recreation
Department.
Appointment - Mayor Roegner introduced Frank Currie
and his wife and recommended appointment of Currie as
Public Works Director. MOTION by Larson, SECOND by
Kurle to concur in the appointment of Frank Currie as
Public Works Director. MOTON CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY.
D. Agenda Modifications included the Public Works
Committee minutes, addition of a recommendation of an
award for bid on the 1985-86 Miscellaneous Sanitary
Sewer Improvements and Ordinance 4068 which authorized
an interlocal agreement with the City of Pacific
related to improvements to the Stuck River Bridge.
CITIZEN INPUT, PUBLIC HEARINGS & CORRESPONDENCE
II. A. Public Hearings
1. Central Business District Parking Acquisition Plan
Bill Levenson, attorney representing Ross Hanson
owner of Auburn Precious Metals, indicated he was
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present to formally inform the Council of Mr.
Hanson's objection to the proposed L.I.D. He
indicated they felt Mr. Hanson's business was a
specialized type of business and at any given time
no more than four or five people were in his
store. Levenson indicated Hanson had parking for
thirty. He added under Auburn codes if Hanson
were to develop his property he would have to
provide ten stalls for each building. Levenson
stated they felt the City would be hard pressed to
demonstrate special benefit in this situation. He
added Mr. Hanson had recevied a letter from Mr.
Kasper which indicated if he were willing to keep
the one side of his parking lot nearest the bank
open for a period of ten years it was possible he
might be excluded for the L.I.D. Levenson said he
had spoken with Mr. Bereiter and had been told
Kasper was not acting as an agent for the City.
Gene Kasper, 257 E. Main Street, L.I.D.
participant, said he could bring a whole list of
special benefits for Mr. Hanson's business from
this parking L.I.D. Also, Mr. Kasper said he
could provide a list of people who have less than
four or five people in their stores who are paying
on the L.I.D. Kasper said Mr. Levenson was
totally in error and evidently did not do his
background investigation because the letter
clearly indicated that it came from the committee.
Kasper added they were fully aware they could not
negotiate any agreements with Mr. Hanson. The
letter said they would entertain the possibility
of discussion and they just asked that he keep the
parking lot a public parking lot for the length of
the L.I.D.
Ross Hanson, 295 E. Main Street, indicated he was
adamantly opposed to the L.I.D. because he was the
only one within the L.I.D. boundary that provided
his own parking, he provided a public parking lot
which is totally dedicated to parking and even
though he has signs which indicate Auburn Precious
metals parking only, he allows literally hundreds
of people to park there every week without towing
them way, he also provided more parking than
anyone downtown, and there are never more than
four or five people in the store. He also stated
he felt the special benefits were for only a few
and he was paying more than his fair share. He
indicated he was not opposed to the L.I.D. in
itself but his objection was how it was being paid
for. He felt by paying by square footage he was
being penalized for his parking spot. He said if
he developed his property he would be required to
have 10 parking spots for the building and ten of
his own. He said he currently had 11 parking
spots with room for twenty more. If he built a
building he would have to provide twenty parking
' spots, nine more than he had now. Hanson
explained henceforth they could not say that the
parking lot was going to benefit him in the future
because he would be required by law to provide
that many parking spots for his business. He said
he felt the parking lot was needed downtown but he
felt it was a bad idea on how it was being paid
for and that it was hurried through and jammed
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down people's throats with the idea you have to do
it now or lose it. He said if it was forced on
him he would have to take it tc court and even
though he felt it would be a waste of his time and
the city's time most likely the City would lose
and the whole L.I.D. would be killed. He asked to
be cut out or given some allowance for his parking
lot. He noted First Interstate was not included
in the L.I.D. because they provided their own
parking and he felt he should have the same
consideration.
Wayne Heisserman, 20 B Street N.E., L.I.D.
participant, stated he had been working on this
approximately 10 years and especially this lot the
last two and half years. He said he felt they had
an opportunity to increase the parking for all of
downtown and enhance the appearance of downtown.
He said he was very much in favor of it. He
reported Mr. Hanson had been invited to quite a
few of the meetings and specifically one he had
invited Mr. Hanson to when they were getting close
to making the decision and Hanson did not attend.
Heisserman said nothing had been rammed down
anyone's throat. He acknowledged it was expensive
but it was something that would benefit Hanson in
the long run. Heisserman reported the use of
square footage for assessment had proven over the
years by the courts to be the most equitable. He
noted Hanson's indication his lot was open to the
public yet admitted he had signs that say parking
for his own customers only.
MOTION by Wisner, SECOND by Walters, to close the
public hearing. MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY.
Mayor Roenger indicated the Resolution and
Ordinance related to this were later on the
agenda.
2. McHugh's 1st Additional Final Plat, property
located on the north side of 2st Street S.E. at
"C" Street S.E.
Robert Odonis, 16963 S. E. Petrovisky, Renton,
engineer representing Mr. McHugh, indicated there
had been some minor lot line adjustments from the
preliminary plat approval. He reported the reason
for the revision was so Mr. McHugh could build a
specific unit on lots one through six. He added
the lots were revised from two to four feet.
Odonis gave the Council a sketch of the revision.
He said the layout shows how the duplexes could be
laid out on the lot and still meet Auburn zoning
codes. No one else spoke for or against the
request.
MOTION by Wisner, SECOND by Burns, to close the
public hearing. MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY.
Colburn inquired about the street delay. Cutter
indicated the applicant would have to build the
street improvements. Cutter added the bond was
required to get the plat recorded and McHugh could
not sell any lots or obtain a building permit
until the improvements are in.
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MOTION by Wisner, SECOND by Walters, to adopt the
ordinance approving the final plat (Ordinance
4066) of McHugh's First Addition based upon the
applicable Findings of Fact as outlined in the
agenda; and direct the Mayor to execute his
written approval on the face of the final plat.
Burns voted NO. MOTION CARRIED.
B. Audience Participation
Department of Transportation Proposed Connection
of Highway 18 and 164.
Joann Martin, 1818 4th Place N.E., presented a
petition opposing alternative A-T and A-1. They
were asking the City and the Department of
Transportation to consider other alternatives.
She indicated she was speaking for over 500
people. Martin also indicated they wanted the
problem solved but they wanted it solved out of
Auburn. She said they thought it was up to the
Mayor and Council to bring about the solution.
Church of Latter Day Saints Conditional Use Permit
Donald E. Smith, 602 17th Street S.E., explained
his petition he had presented to the council at
the last meeting reporting their alternative was
to put the access and egress on 19th. Also 19th
would be developed until it reaches "F" Street and
it would go north and south on "F" Street so 21st
could be used as much as 17th. He said they felt
the focus on 17th would be a problem for the
' people in the area.
C. Correspondence - Dowman Fee Waiver Request
Kurle asked what was the basis of the
recommendation of denial. Cutter reported they
felt the fees were set by ordinance to cover the
plan check, inspection fees, and building permit
and in this case the plan check fees and
inspection fees would still be applicable to the
project. Kurle asked about the issue in the
letter about fire protection. Chief Johnson
indicated they had listed this as a reason for
waiving the fees since their home was sprinkled.
MOTION by Larson, SECOND by Burns, to concur with
the staff recommendation and deny the request of
waiver of the fees. MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY.
COUNCIL COMMITTEE REPORTS
III. A. Municipal Services - Chairman Don Kurle - No report.
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 - Reported on the
meeting held just prior to the council meeting.
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CITIZEN INPUT
VI. CITIZEN INPUT - None
CONSENT AGENDA
V. A. Minutes - June 17, 1985, Regular Meeting.
B. Vouchers
1. Claims #15845-16135 in the amount of $691,429.98.
2. Payroll #107886-108216 in the amount of
$330,226.59.
C. Interfund Loan in the amount of $250,000 from Fund 102
to Fund 732 until 5/1/86 at 10% interest.
D. Liquor License approval for a Class E and F license to
sell beer and wine for off-premises consumption for
Hoagy's Corner Deli-Grocery #014 at 1354 Harvey Road.
E. Bid Awards
1. 1985-86 Sidewalk Improvements to Klokstad
Construction Co. on their low bid of $12,476.00.
2. 1985-86 Community Block Grant Street Improvements
No. 261 to R. W. Scott Construction Co. on their
low bid of $38,540.20.
3. 1985-86 Storm Improvements to Renton Construction
Co. on their low bid of $8,336.40.
4. L.I.D. 333 to R. W.Scott Construction Co. on their
low bid of $638,010.67.
F. Change Order of Time Extention of 45 additional
calendar days to amended contract for engineering
services to July 31, 1985.
MOTION by Larson, SECOND by Burns, to approve Consent
Agenda Items A through F. MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY.
OLD BUSINESS ,
VI. Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints Conditional
Use Permit for construction of a stake center, property
located between "F" and "G" Streets S. E
Pat Dugan gave a brief presentation explaining the scope
of the traffic problem and the possible alternatives and
how the alternatives would affect the area. He reported
the most manageable alternative was two ingress and egress
points onto the site on "F" Street. Other alternatives
would put traffic onto streets such and "G" and "H" and
the problem would be how to mitigate those problems.
Whittall questioned where the restriction of parking would
end. Cutter indicated the taper would end with the legal
parking in front of Mr. Smith's house with no impact to
him on 17th.
Colburn asked for comments on Mr. Smith's alternative.
Dugan indicated it would involve ingress and egress off of
19th Street. The staff concern would be what they would
do with "G". If as proposed "G" Street were blocked it
would probably only be relocating the problem to "H"
Street. Dugan added the basic question was whether or not ,
to spread the traffic over the area or focus into one
area. He noted each case was different; however, in this
case they felt the focus of traffic on "F" Street was
better.
Kurle wondered about alternative one which required
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building a half street on "G" Street and if Public Works
would require it to be built immediately or if it would be
a street delay. Cutter replied that through the bulding
permit process we would require it to be built.
MOTION by Wisner, SECOND by Walters, to approve the
Conditional Use Permit based upon the Findings of Fact and
subject to the conditions outlined on application 9-84.
Whittall asked that it be noted for the record that
parking
I not be restricted in front of Mr. Smith house.
MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY.
NEW BUSINESS
VII. A. Metro Dial-A-Ride Services Agreement Amendment.
MOTION by Wisner, SECOND by Walters, to approve the
changes in Auburn's Dial-A-Ride service as proposed by
Metro and modified by the Planning and Community
Development Committee. MOTION CARRIED UANANIMOUSLY.
B. Ordinances and Resolutions
1. Resolution 1600 - Accepts, approves and implements
the central business district parking acquisition
plan. MOTION by Wisner, SECOND by Burns, to adopt
Resolution 1600. MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY.
2. Resolution 1601 - Authorizes contract with King
County for Jail Services. MOTION by Kurle, SECOND
by Colburn, to refer back to the Municipal
Services Committee unless there was an emergency.
Mayor Roegner indicated there was no emergency;
however, it would cost the City money. Burns
asked how much it would cost the City. Chief
Evans indicated it would cost $2000 a month.
Burns wondered if the matter could be referred
back to the committee and approval be based on the
approval of the committee. Kurle and Colburn
amended the motion to refer it to the Municipal
Services Committee and if the committee concurs in
the Resolution the Council would consider that its
action also.
Larson wondered why it needed to be referred back
when the contract had not changed since they
approved it and referred it to the Finance
Committee. He noted the Finance Committee had
approved it.
Walters and Larson voted No. MOTION CARRIED
3. Resolution 1602 - Agreement with King County for
Animal Control Services. MOTION by Kurle, SECOND
by Whittall, to adopt Resolution 1602. MOTION
CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY.
4. Ordinance 4062 - Approves the Final Plat of
Wilson's Addition, property located on the north
' side of 20th Street N.W. between the West Valley
Highway and "R" Street N.W. MOTION by Wisner,
SECOND by Walters, to introduce and adopt
Ordinance 4062. MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY.
5. Ordinance 4063 - Joe Fiest Rezone, property
located on the West Valley Highway at the
intersection of 15th Street S.W. changing the
zoning classification from A-1 to C-3. MOTION by
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Wisner, SECOND by Burns, to introduce and adopt
Ordinance 4063. MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY.
6. Ordinance 4064 - Authorizes purchase of property
on the northwest corner of East Main and "B"
Street N.E. and creates L.I.D. 335. MOTION by
Wisner, SECOND by Walters, to introduce and adopt
Ordinance 4064. kurle voted NO. MOTION CARRIED.
7. Ordinance 4065 - Animal Control Ordinance. MOTION
by Kurle, SECOND by Whittall, to introduce and
adopt Ordinance 4065. MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY.
8. Ordinance 4066 - Approves Final Plat of MuHugh's
First Addition located on the north side of 21st
Street N.E. at "C" Street S. E. (Passed under
Item II A 2 Public Hearings)
9. Ordinance 4067 - Related to new State Excise Tax
rates for water, sewer and garbage which are to go
into effect July 1, 1985. MOTION by Larson,
SECOND by Kurle, to introduce and adopt Ordinance
4067. MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY.
10. Ordinance 4068. - Authorizes interlocal contract
with the City of Pacific to assist the cities of
Pacific and Auburn in making certain improvements
to the Stuck River Bridge. Councilmember Burns
asked to be excused since he represents the City
of Pacific and it may appear to be a conflict of
interest. MOTION by Larson, SECOND by Kurle, to
introduce and adopt Ordinance 4068. MOTION
CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY. Burns returned to the
meeting.
MAYOR'S REPORT
VIII. MAYOR'S REPORT - Mayor Roegner reported the State Auditor
had given the City the third perfect audit in a row.
ADJOURNMENT
IX. ADJOURNMENT - The meeting was adjourned at 8:55 p.m.
Bob Roegner, Mayor
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Coralee McConnehey, City C1 rk
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