Loading...
HomeMy WebLinkAbout02-03-1986144 I, A. � C. Flaq Salute CITY OF AUBURN COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES February 3, 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 Chambers. Mayor Roegner led those in attendance in ttie 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; Len 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� 2. Requests for Dick Scobee Recoqnition Appropriate ways to recognize Dick Scobee was requested by the Mayor. He mentioned naming a street, park or the "B" St. lot after Mr. Scobee. If anyone has any suggestions, please give the Mayor a call. The Mayor ann mation to the at the Auburn - I Am school district Performing Arts eek, February 10-14 11 present the proc on Monday, February Theater. 1 10 3. Certificates of Honorable Mention a. A certificate was prASented to Eddie Ryan by the Mayor honoring Ryan for 47 years of service on various committees and 20 years on the Planning Commission. b. Marie Peterson was presented with a certificate for serving 16 years on the Cemetery Board and for her service to the community. 4. Appointments Request was made by the Mayor for the firm the follow'ing appointments. a. Planning Commission: Sue Severson term ending 12/31/90. b. Human Resources Committee: Marlin unexpired term ending 12/31/89. Council to con- to an unexpired Sande to an MOTION by Larson, SECOND by Burns to approve the Mayor's recommendations to appoint Sue Severson to ' Planning Commission and Marlin Sande to Human Resources Committee. MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY -1- ' , ' , ' ' 145 AUBURN COUNCIL MINUTES PAGE TWO FEBRUARY 3� 1986 CITIZEN INPUT, PUBLIC HEARINGS & CORRESPONDENCE II. A. Public Hearinq.s - None B. Audience Participation Carla Rockwell from Auburn Baha'i gave a presentation on world peace to the Council. Each member of the Council was then presented with a letter titled "The Promise of World Peace" addressed by the Universal House of Justice, the international governing body of the Baha'i Faith. C. Correspondence included a letter from Louise Stucki and a letter from Bob Smythe. COUNCIL COMM�TTEE REPORTS III. A. Municipal Services - - ! - - - - - - Chairman Linda Wisner Wisner reported the Committee met on January 30. B. Planninq & CommunitV Develo ment -- Chairman Pat Burns Burns reported the Committee met on January 28. Minutes are of public record. C. Public Works - - - - - - - - - - - - Chairman Bud Larson Larson reported the Committee met on January 23. Minutes are of public record. D. Finance - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Chairman Don Kurle Kurle reported the Committee met prior to the Council meetinq, and the minutes will be of public record when they are transcribed. IV. Citizen Input - None V CITIZEN •INPUT CONSENT AGENDA �A. Minutes - January 20, Regular Meeting. B. Vouchers 1. Payroll #113174-113523 in the amount of $387,619.41. 2. Claims #19772-20006 in the amount of $1,053,817.71. C. Annexation on West Valley Hiqhway - 1.71 acre parcel of property located at the southwest corner of 37th St. N.W. and the West Valley Highway. D. Call for Public Hearinq•on 1986-87 Community Development Block Grant Allocation in the amount of $200,000. E. Out of State Travel for Val Batey, Planninq Department Assoc. Planner, to attend Washington State Planning Conference in Vancouver B.C. on July 20-22, 1986. F. Conditional Use Permits 1. Application 28-85 - To Gary E. Brose, Valley Mini Golf, to allow approx. 50 video games. 2. Application 27-85 - To Robert F. Kerr, M.D., to allow a family practice physician's office. G. Preliminary Plat of McHugh's Second Addition. (P-4-85) H. Liquor License Transfer for Auburn Dairy Barn, 4710 Auburn Way No. Wisner requested that Item V C be excluded from the motion. -2- � 146 AUBURN COUNCIL MINUTES PAGE THREE FEBRUARY•3, 1986 V. CONSENT AGENDA (continued) MOTION by Larson, SECOND by Burns to approve Consent Agenda Items A through H with the exclusion of Item V C. MOTION CARRiED UNANIMOUSLY Wisner asked if there were of the proposed annexation. sewer is being served. adequate utilities in the area Currie responded water and MOTION by Wisner, SECOND by Larson to approve Consent Agenda Item V C. MOTZON CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY � OLD BUSINESS VI. OLD BUSINESS A. 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. B. Mountain View Properties request 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. The Mayor noted that the Couficil was to continue delibera- tions on the issue. Whittall asked if anything was done about alternative roads on the hill. There was no comprehensive study done on alternative roads, Dugan replied. Since 1980, this has been the best alternative and would be effective and prac- tical. Most routes would have problems. Kurle spoke in regards to Lloyd's previous testimony on the phasing plan being an impossible task. He asked what the intentions were and when they would be carried out. Dugan said in order to anticipate how the property is going to be developed the City would need knowledge of what is occurring so potential problems can be anticipated as they occur, and the issue of Lloyd desiring to plat the property prior to completion of the gravel removal opera- tion. The problem we have in reviewing for a plat is not knowing how it works into the gravel removal. If we are working with four operators out of the same pit it would be different than the one operator we are working with now, Dugan said. If Lloyd is planning to plat it he would have to fill requirements in a section before he could move to another. Smythe's prior testimony was Lloyd would be willing to develop the road prior to any plating. That is the major new item, and that removes a lot of our concern regarding phasing. It goes along with needing to know how it affects the gravel operation, said Dugan. The develop- ment element of the property needs to be known. If it is clearly on the record that the road will be improved prior to any plating that removes item #4 as a condition (#4 requires applicant to complete one stage before he moves on to another), then #3 still is workable in that it gives us -3- ' u ' 147 AUBURN COUNCIL MINUTES PAGE FOUR, FEBRUARY 3 1986 VI. OLD BUSINESS (continued) an idea on how the property is going to be developed. So as Lloyd tries to develop portions we will have some way of measuring, Dugan concluded. Discussion was made on the concern to be able to determine if the site was going to be restored and how it will be in the overall scheme. Kurle would like the phasing plan condition modified. In regards to the cost of the traffic light - Kurle felt that it was , not fair for it to be entirely Lloyd's responsibility. Currie noted the intersection did meet signal warrants. Dugan said eight signal warrants had to be met, and it just barely met them - a combination of systems allowed it to. It creates more impact than any other development. The original requirements w2re placed five years ago, and this is a carrying on of that requirement. Walters asked if there would be a need for the stop light if the Lloyd property was not developed. Yes, Currie responded. Burns referred to the Hearing Examiner's recommendations on the phasing process. Truck vehicles would have to cross this road, he said. Currie said the mining of gravel is to result in a configuration relative to the development that will be taking place. There is a provision for a four-lane road in which two lanes would be paved. In addition, the first of asphalt would be placed, Currie responded. Dugan added part of the reason is the development of the road is directly related to whether the property is going to be plated in the interim. You would be crossing someones pro- perty to access the pit and also to insure the pavement is being addressed since we do not know when the property is ' going to be developed. The paving should be viewed as part of the restoration, Dugan said. Burns spoke concerning the phasing process being initiated from the bottom rather than from the top. Currie said another element is the storm drainage plan which the City had requested, and which is the primary i.tem that is needed. That carries us through all phases of operation, he said. A discussion was made to delete Condition #9 of the Hearing Examiner's recommendation requiring the applicant to complete one stage at a•time. Kurle asked Lloyd if the deletion of condition q4 was in agreement with him. Lloyd agreed to paving the road after the development, and said he would be in with a plat so he could start building in the spring. Two lanes would be fine for east and west, but is totally incompatible. Wisner asked if the recommendati'ons on the storm drainage had been submitted to the City. No, the dates set forth are academic - December 31 until the appropriate date. There is no ordinance, Dugan replied. Wisner asked if the proponent was aware of the damage. She asked if there had been any repairs done to the damaged area. Currie and Dugan concurred they were not aware of any. ' Whittall asked who wanted condominiums. Dugan replied that Lloyd did from his proposal of five years ago. Lloyd was asked if he still did. Lloyd responded that he woald give up the condominiums if he did not have to pave. Dugan said the City wanted a four-lane road which was in the original records of 1980 because an urban environment is being deve- loped and there is a need for access before it develops -4- 148 �UBURN COUNCIL MINUTES PAGE FIVE FEBRUARY 3, 1986 VI. OLD BUSINESS (continued) fully. Whittall voiced his concerns on the proposed road leading nowhere. He felt the total length of the opera- tion has been too long and asked why. Dugan responded that it was related to the market. Lloyd said the reason was because after the permit was obtained there were several pieces of land that totalled up, and it was also due to the impact on the market. Whittall asked Dugan how he felt the City has done in monitoring the final grade. Dugan replied, the grade looked very good, and the portion where it is ready to restore does also. There are interim grade slopes, and those in final grade are in proper slope. we do not have a good handle on th'� phasing - a phasing plan is needed, he said. Whittall a5ked how the new Comprehensive Use Plan viewed that area? Dugan replied, there we have no authority to evaluate against that plan, and we have not done a full analysis that we would normally do against that plan, but there are provisions in there that would recognize this situation and allow this permit to be issued. The most significant difference in the new Comprehensive Use Plan is there would probably be a tighter ceiling on the number of townhouse dwellings. Whittall asked Lloyd if he was depending on the approval of the permit to determine if he would plat. Lloyd said he had a phase already designed for the very top, the part that has been completed on the mining, for single family housing, and he wanted to start on it immediately. Whittall voiced his opinion that a two-lane road was ade- quate. He felt there needed to be a tighter control on the erosion, and that the neighborhood is more a single family housing area. Whittall felt the phasing should be left to the expertise of the engineers. Kurle spoke regarding the 44 ft. wide street and cluster housing trade-off. Lloyd had said he would be glad to shut off gravel and build single family housing. Lloyd felt the impact of the property would be the same. The cuts would make slopes that would cut into the property, Lloyd said. Kurle felt there should be single housing, but not all. Larson said the concensus from the meetings with the neigh- borhood was to maintain the neighborhood the way it is, and to do something about the traffic. He felt there would be problems if there was no street. Streets may not seem to go any place now, but we need to look forward to the future, he said. He felt tfle City should insist on a 44 ft. road even if it ends in a deadend. Walters felt it would be negligent of the City if a 44 ft. road was not provided. The school children problem could be taken care of, he said. He realized there were resi- dents disapproving of the road, but because his concerns on the future growth of the area and to avoid present traffic problems in the future, the road should be nothing less than a 44 ft. road. Walters was in favor of preser- vation of the neighborhood, but there needs to be some way to get to the neighborhood, he said. Wisner spoke of the need for a road - regardless of the size. There is a need to serve the entire community not just that specific neighborhood. It will lead nowhere now, but residents need to have adequate Police and Fire protection. She also voiced her concerns on the erosion and the need for it to be addressed. In regards to the traffic light - she felt Lloyd should not be entirely responsible for the cost. -5- , 1 ' �J AUBURN COUNCIL MINUTES PAGE SIX FEBRUARY 3, 1986 VI. OLD BUSINESS (COntinued) Whittall arterial. problem, sus from serve the problems. 149 felt there is a need for a road, but not an He said a four-lane road would create a traffic and there is no need to encourage it. The concen- the Comprehensive Use Plan meetings was to pre- neighborhood and take care of the traffic Whittall supports the traffic light. MOTION by Burns, SECOND by Larson to affirm the decision of the Hearing Examiner on Application 19-85 approving the Special Property Use Permit based upon the Findings of Fact, Conclusions and Conditions; and to instruct the City Attorney to prepare the �ecessary ordinance. Whittall voted no. MOTION CARRI�b MOTION by Burns, SECOND by Larson to affirm the decision of the Hearing Examiner on Application 22-85 approving the Conditional Use Permit based upon the Findings of Fact, Conclusions and Conditions; and to instruct the City Attorney to prepare the necessary ordinance. Whittall and Kurle voted no. MOTION CARRIED NEW BUSINESS VII. A. Ordinance 4107 - Authorizes the Mayor to accept Schedule "A" which relates to the City of Auburn 1986 budget reallo- cation of funds in various accounts in several funds. MOTION.by Kurle, SECOND by Larson to introduce and adopt Ordinance 4107. MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY B. Ordinance 4108 - Authorizes the Mayor to accept Schedule ' "A" which relates to the City of Auburn 1985 budget reallo- cation of funds in various accounts in several funds.. MOTION by Kurle, SECOND by Larson to introduce and adopt Ordinance 4108. MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY C. Ordinance 4109 - Amends Auburn Codified City Ordinance 2.63.120 (Vacations-Accumulation) adding an exception which allows the Mayor to accumulate unlimited annual leave at his discretion. MOTION by Kurle, SECOND by Larson to introduce and adopt Ordinance 4109. MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY • D. Resolution 1660 - Establishes a 1986 schedule of equipment rates for the equipment rental and,revolving fund for the Public Works Department. MOTION by Larson, SECOND by Burns to adopt Resolution 1660. MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY E. Resolution 1661 - Authorizes the Mayor and City Clerk of the City of Auburn to execute Late Comer Water and Sewer Agreements between the Delco Group and the City of Auburn. MOTION by Larson, SECOND by Kurle to adopt Resolution 1661. MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY F. Resolution 1662 - Authorizes the Mayor and City execute an agreement between the City of Auburn ' Cable Communications Consultants, for consultant regarding the CATV franchise. MOTION by Wisner, Kurle to adopt Resolution 1662. Whittall voted MOTION CARRIED Clerk to and 3-H services SECOND by no. H. Resolution 1663 - Adopts the 1986 Legislative package authorizes the Mayor to transmit said package to the Washington State Legislature for its consideration. by Larson, SECOND by wisner to adopt Resolution 1663. MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY Q� and MOTION 150 MINUTES PAGE SEVEP MAYOR'S REPORT VIII. Mayor Roegner requested the Council to confirm his recommen- dation of Patrick Dugan as Finance Director based upon his background as a former budget official. MOTION by Kurle, SECOND by Larson to approve the Mayor's recommendation of Patrick Dugan as Finance Director. MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY The position of Planning Director is to be advertised, , hopefully, by the end of the week. ADJOURNMENT � IX. The meeting was adjourned at 8:51 p.m. . . -7- �l!/Cti%*�� G ar ene L. Cruz, City Cle c �J 1