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HomeMy WebLinkAbout07-01-198562 CITY OF AUBURN COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES July 1, 1985 7:30 p.m. A. Flag Salute CALL TO ORDER I? 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 L -I- 63 AUBURN COUNCIL MINUTES PAGE TWO JULY 1. 1985 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 -2- 64 AUBURN COUNCIL MINUTES PAGE THREE JULY 1, 1985 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. 1 -3- 65 AUBURN COUNCIL MINUTES PAGE FOUR JULY 1. 1 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. -4- 66 AUBURN COUNCIL MINUTES PAGE FIVE JULY 1, 1985 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 -5- 67 AUBURN COUNCIL MINUTES PAGE SIX JULY 1, 1985 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 -6- 68 AUBURN COUNCIL MINUTES PAGE SEVEN JULY 1, 1985 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 dka? / / / C Coralee McConnehey, City C1 rk -7-