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HomeMy WebLinkAbout01-20-1986134 I. A. � C. Flag Salute , CITY OF AUBURN COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES January 20, 1986 7:30 p.m. CALL TO ORDER 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 C�ambers. Mayor Roegner led those in attendance in the pledge of allegiance. Roll Call Those in attendance included Mayor Bob Roegner, Councilmembers Brothers, Burns, Kurle, Larson, Walters, Whittall, and Wisner; staff inembers.Jack Bereiter, City Attorney; Le❑ Chapman, Parks & Recreation Director; Frank Currie, Public Works Director; Pat Dugan, Planning Director; Jake Evans, Police Chief; Bob Johnson, Fire Chief; Arlene Mempa, Deputy Finance Director; Gretel Sloan, Personnel Director; and Darlene Cruz, City Clerk. Also in attendance were Lynn Rued, Senior Planner; and Diane VanDerbeek, Hearing Examiner. . tments r Pro Tem. MOTION by Wisner, SECOND by Larson to approve recommendation of Kurle as Mayor Pro Tem for the 1986 year. MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY 2. Jaycee Week - January 19-25, 1986 Mayor Roegner announced a proclamation proclaiming January 19 through 25, 1986 as "Jaycee Week" was presented earlier to Burton Andrews, Auburn Jaycee, who was present at the meeting. 3. Appointments � Mayor Roegner requested the confirmation of the following appointments. a. b. c. LEOFF Board: Councilman Stacey Brothers for a two-year term ending 12/31/87. Cemetery Board: Leah Flechsig to an unexpired term concluding 12/31/88. Arts Commission: Joanne Walters to an unexpired term concluding 12/31/88. MOTION by Larson, SECOND by Burns to confirm the appointments as requested by Mayor Roegner. MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY -1- � r � 135 AUBURN COUNCIL MINUTES PAGE TWO JANUARY 20 1986 II. CITIZEN INPUT, PUBLIC HEARINGS & CORRESPONDENCE A. Public Hearinqs Mayor Roegner announced the combining of public hearings 1 and 2 because of the similarity of the hearings, and testimony on the hearinqs would be accepted at the same time. The City Clerk then swore in staff and those who wished to testify. � 1. Mountain View Properties request for the renewal of an existing Special Property Use Permit for removal of 800,000 cubic yards of gravel on 80 acres between South 320th Street and 15th St. N.W. (if extended) on the east side of"60th Avenue South. 2. Mountain View Properties for a Conditional Use Permit on property zoned R-2 (Single Family) to allow attached residential housing on 80 acres between South 320th Street and 15th St. N.W. (if extended) on the east side of 60th Avenue South. Dugan gave an overview of the proposal. He stated when the Council renewed the ordinance in 1980 permission was given to excavate to a grade that would permit development of an arterial through the property. And it is that which the staff uses as a fundamental public benefit that would be provided by this excavation, Dugan said. The proposal that was presented is similar to that of 1980 except that the number of townhouses had been reduced and�replaced with a lesser number of single family developments. Dugan then referenced a map showing the property development and slides showing aerial views of the development. The main issue had to do with street standards. An explanation of the street ; specifications were given for a residential collector, a five-lane arterial, a residential arterial, and a major arterial street. The residential collector is paved to width 34 feet, and is not designed to accommodate through traffic. The five-lane arterial is paved to 56 feet wide and accommodates five moving lanes of traffic. The residential arterial is paved to a width of 44 feet and accommodates two lanes of traffic and two parking lanes. The major arterial is paved for four lanes of moving traffic and has the same width of 44 feet as the resi- dential arterial. The only difference between the major and residential arterial is how the atreet is striped. The construction standards are the same. The reason why it is done is to accommodate the unexpected rises in traffic on arterials. The street that is proposed is along the lines of a residential arterial with possibility of a third lane going up the steep grade to accommodate a passing lane. Only if traffic warrants would this type of facility be used. Another key aspect of the proposal is the grading. Slides pro- jecting a 108 grade were shown of Cemetery Hill and the access road onto Lakeland Hills. Passenqer cars can comfortably go up these hills, but the more commercial type vehicle is fairly prohibited. We do not anticipate the proposed street to receive much of the commercial � traffic, Dugan said. We would expect that traffic be primarily oriented towards 277th Street and towards Highway 18 as it is now. The main reason for an arterial in this area deals with the growth that is occurring on the hill and the valley floor. In addition to the residential development on the hill, an increase in employment role is anticipated on the valley floor. Arterial spacing of 3/4 to 1 mile is recommended between arterials for urbanizing areas. This arterial would be in excess of the standards. 'Z- Rev.1/31 13� AUBORN COUNCIL MINUTES PAGE THREE JANUARY 20, 1986 A. Public Hearings (continued) It would be 2-3/4 miles spacing to Highway 18 and 37th Street arterials. He said the street would fit nicely into the County's arterial system. A diagram of a plat was shown to give a comparison cost for public streets. He explained the Lakeland Hills development to better explain costing for the developer. Cost of public streets in a single family development would cost � approximately $900,000 in that particular development. For the proposed development it would run between $700,000 and $800,000. He spoke in regards to the arterial being located near an elementary school. Even though grade school childr,en could walk to school, there is a large portion of children who are bussed. With this in mind he said it would be better to have the schools located near an arterial. A chart showing the grade schools in Auburn indicated all the grade schools except for one are located on an arterial or a proposed arterial. Dugan responded to the claim that this area is designated a seismic hazard area. He said anything in excess of a 158 slope was deemed a seismic hazard according to the County's source material. This is a very broad brush designation. An excerpt from Sensitive Area Maps prepared by the County that addresses the standards for mapping seismic hazards in the County was handed out to the Council. Fire Chief Johnson stated �in 1982 a fire services study was authorized by the Council which had a goal to deter- mine performance related to fire protection systems for the City. A chart showing fire growth vs reflex time was ' referenced by the Chief. Two concerns of the survey � included the detection of fire and the fire system response time. An additional concern was the various aid calls'such as cardiac death. As a result of the survey the Council had approved a five minute response time for reflex time which is the time the fire is detected to the time fire services is provided. To adhere to the five minute goal various action that had been taken by the Council in the last five years included construction of two new fire stations, additional fire- fighters, Opticom - a dev'ice that controls the intersec- tion lights, more public education on fire, CPR instructions, smoke detectors are required by law, fire sprinklers are being required, mutual and automatic aid agreements, review of developments, and emergency 911 operation. A map showing response routes was shown and response times were explained. There are approximately one hundred homes that exist in Morning Crest that pro- vide housing for over 300 Auburn citizens. Concerns of the Mt. View proposal are: it would more than double the number of citizens and buildings that the City would have protection responsibility for. The response time would more than double to that area and more fire losses would be expected. The steep, winding response route up Cemetery Hill would cause a safety problem for � responding emergency apparatus. Poor reflex time would be present. Evergreen Heights Elementary School currently does not have a sprinkler system. Neighboring units would be unreliable, Johnson said. Mutual agreement with Federal Way is fine, but each of us have responsibility to our own citizens first. He spoke of the alternate proposal for the development of this pro- ject for approximately one hundred residences served by dead-end roads off of 316th Street as being the worse case. -3- Rev.1/31 , � �li �II 137 AUBURN COUNCIL MINUTES PAGE FOUR JANUARY 20, 1986 --- A. Public Hearings (continued) It gives us a 12-14 minutes response with the doubling of the population of the buildings, Johnson said. The access lane would decrease the response time by four minutes for the area. It will greatly improve the survivability of the people involved in emergency incidents and also reduce fire in the area. Frank Currie, Public Works Director said applicant objected to conditions 3 and 4 of application 19-85. The applicant feels there are many types of soil and it would be diff�cult to prepare a phasing plan. The Hearing Examiner'had requested that the applicant have a plan that showed what quantities of materials were being taken from what areas and what the restoration and final slope would be is what we are asking for in the final phasing plan, Currie said. We are not asking him to change his plans. Condition 9 pertains to the pavement as a restoration. As each one of the phasing is presented to us as completed then the restoration work will be incurred, and as a condition a two-lane road will be paved. Currie referred to a diagram showing the locations of material that phasing needed to be done. He said there was a concern for numerous utility tests that might have to occur. Condition 9 of the Hearing Examiner's findings limited crushing operations from 9:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m. The applicant is reqdesting that the limitation be extended - 7:00 a.m.-7:00 p.m. The applicant feels that the school district should share the cost in the paving of 316th from 60th to 56th Street, and that the City of Auburn should participate for driveway into the ownership property. Conditions on Application 22-SS dealt with signal warrants at the intersection of 15th and West Valley Highway. One of the con- ditions was a signal be installed on the stipulation of the granting of building permits. The applicant has requested that it be changed to read when the signal warrants exist at this location as determined by the State Department of Transportation and the City of Auburn. Currie reported the City has done an ana- lysis of the intersection in April 1985, and the intersection does meets warrants. As a final note Currie read an excerpt from correspondence received from the King County Department of Transportation stating the County was currenCly updating its coun- tywide transportation plan which included a project from 15th Street N.W. to 51st Ave. South in Federal Way. This project is classified as a collector arterial. Bob Smythe, attorney for Lloyd, gave a history of the land use. Gravel extraction is almost complete and the upper part of pit site is basically ready for development. Smythe referenced Miller's Dec. 10 letter concerning the phase removal process. There are differing types of material in various areas of the pit. Phasing and material removal would not be possible, he said. Paving of two lanes was objected by Miller. Smythe said the traffic would slough off the road surface, and there was no sense for a paved road leading nowhere. Sand boils may be created with all the utilities that need to be put in, he said. Applicant suggested to pave when it is developed, then the Council may deem if it is appropriate. -4- Rev.1/31 138 � COUNCIL MINUTES PAGE FIVE A. PubliC Hearinqs (continued) JANUARY 20, 1986 Smythe said Miller felt phasing should be from the bottom up, provided there is proper drainage, other- wise it would not be effective. This was one of the reasons why they felt pavement of the two-lane road would not be possible. It was asked that the Council not comply with the Hearing Examiner's recommendation. He spoke of crushing hours to be changed from 9:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m., Monday through Friday to 7:00 a.m.-7:00 p.m., Monday through Saturday. The hours 9:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m. are fine for.pit operation, but the crushing operation is usually done for a brief period of time - 3 months during t'he summer. The crusher would be put in the C-3 zon2d portion of the site then no residential property would be in conflict. Referring to Application 22-85, applicant feels limiting development to forty-unit increments on separate permits would be too restricting. Smythe said construction of signal light had been completed and warrant test was conducted by the City. In regards to traffic study - applicant feels original study of 1981 is sufficient. A new one is not necessary at this time. All the other recommendations are,satisfactory to the applicant. Recommendations objected to are phasing and completion of two-way road prior to the actual development, which was not in the original 1980 permit condition. Discussion was made on the 9ate of Miller's letter that Smythe referenced. The Mayor noted the letter he had dated December 16 had the same content. Rich Miller, applicant for Mt. View Properties, spoke on concerns with the drainage. He said the Hearing Examiner's recommendation will allow phasing areas one at a time which would not be possible because of drainage. Miller said he would like to get into deve- lopment before the sprinq. if development near pit is started then the near completion areas to be developed would not be possible. In regards to paving he felt the equipment would tear the pavement up if the road is paved. He felt the school district should have some responsibility for the�development of South 316th Street. Henry R. Blair, President of Auburn School District, read his letter dated January 13, 1986 addressing the Mayor and Council. He voiced the School District's concern to not have a four-lane arterial on 316th Street. He stated the school site was selected in 1963 as safety being the primary criteria for the site selection. An arterial would present safety problems both during school session and non-school time. Dave Stucki, 724 Hi Crest Drive, showed slides of west Hi Crest Drive that he said had high quality housing with half or more acreage per lot. In 1980 steep cuts fwith 4 to 1 slopes) were promised not to happen, but did. He spoke of various concerns. Cuts where kids could play supposedly have been repaired. In regards to the proposed road - a car coming up the hill would be accelerating then come to a 20 mph school zone which could be a disaster situation. King County has no -5- , � � � 139 AUBURN COUNCIL MINUTES PAGE SIX JANUARY 20, 1986 A. Public Hearinqs (continued) plan for 316th, he said. And he felt going north would end on 288th which is a deadend road. He spoke of various other routes that he felt would create problems associated with the proposed arterial. High quality housing next to area with probable density. School children could be crossing street where poor visability exists. Traffic is heavy from Peasly Canyon to 321st, traffic from Peasly Canyon and proposed road would create a heavier traffic flow. He showed before and after pictures of hydroseeding. Hydroseeding was to have some problems, he said. Drainage ponds had �ome leakage. Property on immediate east of gravel pit site - Mrs. Jones - a mud flow has done substantial damage to buildings in that area. An Article from Seattle Times was shown of condo sales showing the rate being unsold and taken off the market. He felt the Fire st'ation at Slst and 298th could be made a responsive fire station by the County planners. Daniel Igielski, 32615 56th Ave. So, felt the signifi- cant point of the areas Dugan spoke of would not need the proposed road. Hillis Hills development already connects to 296th Street. The area in the vicinity of the proposed road is already developed into large lots. Areas to north are completely developed with half acre lots, he said. He felt there was not enough to justify a four-lane road. The lots are in the County and do not need services of fire and police. it should be.a two-lane local arterial, he said. Two- lane road would create more traffic in a local resi- dential area. A two-lane will do the same thing as a four-lane. He stated he would like to see a compro- mise to have a two-lane with no potential for a four- lane arterial. Jeanne Monroe, 31447 SSth Ave. So., spoke on concerns of the traffic of the proposed road. She told the Council of two incidents where she noticed traffic was violating the speed limit in a school zone. She said inquiry was made if a study was done on alternate roads, and was confirmed there had been; but no paper- work was available. Last fall, Stucki presented the Council with the Lloyd Enterprise as being in definite violation of permit, and she felt Auburn lacked enforcing terms of permit. If they violated the per- mit why wasn't the permit revoked or a penalty imposed, she asked. Maris Nickson, 523 Aaby Dr., spoke on the past issues of the permit. She felt the amount of gravel removal had been increasing. If mining could not,be completed and original intent for building had not been done in five years, then I suggest only two additional years should be granted, she told the Council. There should be single family homes on individual lots, a two�lane road, and there would be fire and police protection. Louise Stucki, 729 Hi Crest Dr., felt the consensus from neighborhood meetings showed that Auburn had too m'any rentals, and a desire to preserve single family dwellings. Also, many people had expressed the need to play a stonger role in development, she said. � I 140 AUBURN COUNCIL MINUTES PAGE SEVEN JANUARY 20, 1986 A. Public Hearings (continued) Higher grades should not have higher density. The project should have been completed in 1985. In 1980 five additional years were accepted, now five more years are.being added. Prints were submitted to the Council to show the land erosion. High probability of erosion should be replaced with vegetation. Drainage ponds were connected by drainage pipes, and water from , pipes was spewing onto Mrs. Gertrude Jone's property. Tons of mud had slid onto her property. The majority of work left to do is on-site, and mud is sliding to 15th Street. She asked that no more trucks be allowed to exit by the school, and,be taken out by way of West Valley Highway. • Bob Gregor, 208 SSth Ave. S., proposed an alternate road that he felt would agree with the community, school district, and developer. To make a four-lane road going north to 296th. By doing so he felt it would alleviate many of the concerns that have come up. Robert Igielski, 31204 SSth Ave. S., spoke concerning the steep slopes. The property has drastically been altered,and recent rainstroms have caused slides. He felt the recommendations were inadequate. There needs to be an environmental protection evaluation on the safety of what may be put on the property. The pro- perty that was mentioned -,corner of 315th Street - is proposed at 96 hundred sq. ft. lots with 600 sq.ft. density, and roads to control with 108 grades, he said. It lacks compatibility with the lots. He felt if residents wanted to live away from town facilities in a low density area with inadequate protection ser- , vices, they would be willing to pay the price. He said the County does support the need for a road in that area - 15th Street N.E. to 51st Street. There are a number of opportunities for alternate routes, but no documentation of report of studies. Peasly Canyon is putting a third road in. There is no need for more than two lanes for the proposed road. He felt the area should have low density, and then pro- perty owners may sell their property for more than a cheap land. He suggested getting a qualified geolo- gist to have the land evaluated. Ron Gould, 32320 58th Ave. So., spoke on concerns with the signal light at 15th Street. He felt there was a major accident at least once a month there, and something was needed to get people to stop or slow down. Turning left onto 15th Street makes the inter- section very dangerous, he said. MOTION by Burns, SECOND by Larson to close the public hearing. MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY Discussion was made concerning the time involved on the issue, and the date to continue deliberations. MOTION by LARSON, SECOND by Whittall to continue deli- � berations on the hearing to the next regularly scheduled Council Meeting of February 3, 1986. Kurle and Burns voted no. MOTION CARRIED -7- � � I4I AUBURN COUNCIL MINUTES PAGE EZGHT JANUARY 20, 1986 II. A. Public Hearings (continued) III. IV V 3. Auburn Adventist Academv request to rezone from Unclassified to P-1 (Public Use District) property approximately 10.5 acres in size and located south- westerly of Academy Drive in the 2700 block. No one spoke for or against the public hearing. MOTION by Burns, SECOND by Wisner to close the public hearing. MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY Wisner asked if the City had corrected their inflow problems. Currie replied yes. MOTION by Burns, SECOND by Walters to approve the rezone from Unclassified t0 P-1 based upon the Findings of Fact and Condition as outlined, and to instruct the City Attorney to prepare the necessary ordinance. MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY B. Audience Participation - None C. Correspondence included a letter from Henry Blair, President of Auburn School District. A. 0 COUNCIL COMMITTEE REPORTS Municipal Services - - - - - - - - - Chairman Wisner Minutes are of public record. Planninq & Community DeOelopment -- Chairman Burns Minutes are of public record. C. Public Works - - - - - - - - - - - - Chairman Larson Larson requested that Ordinance 4106 be tabled until the next Council meeting, and referred back to the committee. Minutes are of public record. D. Finance - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Chairman Kurle Kurle reported the Claim for Damages submitted by Auburn Corporate Center Associates was reviewed and to be sent to the Public Works Committee. The next Finance meeting will be held February 3, at 6:30 p.m. Minutes will be of public record when they are transcribed. Citizen Input - None A. B. C. D. CITIZEN INPUT CONSENT AGENDA Minutes 1. December 23, Special Meeting. 2. January 6, Regular Meeting. 3. Amendment of September 3, 1985 Council Meeting minutes Item V A. to include Payroll vouchers #109485-109489. Vouchers 1. Payroll #112772-113173 in the amount of $379,523.87. 2. Claims #19536-19771 in the amount of $339,048.80. Final Pay Estimate No. 3 to Robison Const. Co. for LID 334 in the amount of $7,763.29. Utility Bill Adjustment 1. Account #357-4680 in the amount of $256.10. 2. Account #357-5010 in the amount of $1,250.06. �E•1' 142 PAGE N V. Consent Agenda (continued) Y 20. 1986 E. Chanqe Order No. 1 to Pitardi Const. Co. for Contract 85-15, Water Imp. 158, in the amount of estimated range between $8,500 and $10,000. F. Acceptance of Fire Station construction project and change order with Korsmo Const. Co., Contract 84-17, and Release of Retainage subject to conditions. MOTION by Wisner, SECOND by Burns to delete Items 1, 2, and 5 from the Agenda Bill, and to add to Item 3 that contractor will supply a Performance Bond. MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY � G. Fire Dept. Extended Travel - Lt. Mick Crawford to attend National Fire Academy, Emmitsburg, Maryland from February 17-28, 1986. H. Annexation on A St. SE -.39 acre parcel of property located at 2910 and 3002 A St. SE to be annexed into the City of Auburn. MOTION by Larson, SECOND by Burns to approve Consent Agenda Items A through H with the amendment of Item F. MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY VI. Old Business VII. OLD BUSINESS - None NEW BUSINESS Ordinances and Resolutions . A. Ordinance 4106 - Adds a new section to Chapter 12.60 Right-of-Way permits of the Codified Ordinances of the City of Auburn. MOTION by Kurle, SECOND by Burns to refer Ordinance 4106 back to the Public Works Committee. MOTION CARRIED QNANIMOUSLY B. Resolution 1655 - Authorizes the Mayor to execute an agreement for the Meals on Wheels Program. MOTION by Burns, SECOND by Walters to adopt Resolution 1655. MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY C. Resolution 1656 - Authorizes the Mayor and City Clerk to execute a lease agreement with the Municipality of Metropolitan Seattle for the use of property lying north of 15th Street N.E. for pea patch purposes. MOTION by Burns, SECOND by Walters to adopt Resolution 1656. MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY D. Resolution 1657 - Amends Resolution 1608 by extending zoning moritorium in an area tributary to the Auburn Way So. trunk sewer main until the Council adopts fundinq plan to construct a new sanitary sewer line. Discussion was made on the reason for the extension. MOTION by Larson, SECOND by Kurle to adopt Resolution 1657. Wisner and Whittall voted no. MOTION CARRIED 6� l�J ' r 143 AUBURN COUNCIL MINUTES PAGE TEN JANUARY 20 1986 VII , VIII New Business (continued) E. Resolution 165.8 - Authorizes the Mayor and City Clerk to execute a Contract for Consulting Services between the City of Auburn and Northwest Cartography, Inc., for the purpose of establishing accurate costs for providing storm drainage services. Discussion was made on the City's budget impact and what it will cost the citizens. MOTION by Larson, SECOND by Burns to adopt Resolution 1658. Wisner voted no. MOTION CARRIED F. Resolution 1659 - Authofizes the Mayor and City Clerk to execute an agreement wi�h Fisher Drugs for the collection of municipal utility bills. MOTION by Kurle, SECOND by Larson to adopt Resolution 1659. MOTION CARRIED DNANIMOUSLY MAYOR'S REPORT The Mayor announced there will be a luncheon on Jenuary 31, in the Council Chambers for Dan Clements who has resigned. It was noted by Councilmember Larson that he received a com- mendable letter from General Auto Partnership. ADJOURNMENT AND EXECUTIVE SESSION ON LABOR IX. The meeting negy�tiation ' Bob Roegner, Mayor , adjourned to an executive.session on labor 10:35 p.m. -10- Darlene L. Cruz, City erk