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HomeMy WebLinkAbout06-16-1986' CITY OF AUBURN COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES June 16, 1986 CALL TO ORDER I. A. Flag Salute The regular meeting of the City of'AUburn order by Mayor Bob Roegner at 7:30 p.m. in Council Chambers. Mayor Roegner led those pledge of allegiance. 7:30 p.m. Council was called to the City of Auburn in attendance in the 199 B. Roll Call Those in attendance included Mayor Bob Roegner, and Councilmembers Brothers, Burns, Rurle, Larson, Walters, Whittall, and Wisner. Staff inembers included City Attorney Jack Bereiter, Parks and Recreation Director Len Chapman, Public Works Director Frank Currie, Finance Director Pat Dugan; PoliCe Chief Jake Evans, Fire Chief Bob Johnson; Planning Director Mary McCumber, Personnel Director Gretel Sloan, and City Clerk Darlene Parks. Also in attendance were Senior Planner Lynn Rued and Environmental Planner Steve Lancaster. C. Announcements and Aopointments 1. Finance Department Award for Conformance - This item was held over to the next regularly scheduled Council Meeting. 2. Mayor Roegner proclaimed June 20, 1986 as Kids' DaY. Mayor- for-the-day will be Chad Newton and Councilmembers will be ' Tyson Jones, Tabitha Hughes, Emily Stephens, Valerie Babcock, Andy Larson, Melissa Coulter and Annette Pope. 3. Les Gove Plavqround ribbon cutting will be Friday, June 20 for the new playground equipment. D. Agenda Modifications included Municipal Services Committee minutes, Planning and Community Development minutes, Consent Agenda Item V D addition, Resolution 1691, Ordinance 4136, and tabling of Resolution 1692,. CITIZEN INPUT, PUHLIC HEARINGS & CORRESPONDENCE A. Public Hearinqs 1. �1986 Street Bond Issue Roger Thorenson pointed out to the Council the forum on May 21 was supported by the Auburn Chamber of Commerce and he felt certain they would support it again this September for the primary election. Ha1 Hagestad, 504 Riverview Dr. N.E., asked the Council if they analyzed the bond issue items. Some streets need to be ' � improved by local improvement district. They are residential streets and not arterial streets. Hagestad felt arterial street construction should be utilized. Homeowners paid for part of the street when they purchased their home. The cost was added to the home purchase price, he said. It was suggested an analysis be made and the property owners abutting the street to be improved be determined instead of everyone paying for it. If the bond is used for arterial streets it will justify the bond issue. A request for deve- lopment of a sidewalk issue for areas that need a sidewalk was made. -1- 2Q0 AUBURN CITY COUNCIL PAGE TWO JUNE 16 1986 Ii. A. Public Hearinus (continued) 1. MOTION by Larson, SECOND by Whittall to close the public hearing. MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY � R t MOTION by Larson, SECOND by Whittall to intro<iuce and adopt Ordinance 4137 allowing the placement of the Street Bond Issue on the September 16, 1986 voting ballot. MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY Kurle requested Currie to address the concern o` when an LID is appropriate. Currie said most projects are maintenance type projects to keep those streets from detericarating further. Normally an LID is appro��riate if a street is to be upgraded from a classification. O�.herwise, the City will maintain the street to the standarc. A street could be overlayed by an LID. If the City dpes not have enough�money, then property owners in the propose.9 improvement area eould form an LID. The City of Auburn haa budgeted a certain amount to maintain and up�rade street:, Currie responded. Brothers asked Currie how many blocks c:r miles of surface there are in Auburn that could warrant a sidewalk. Currie gave a rough estimate of 100 miles, and roughly costing $1.5 million at $10,000-$15,0�10 per mile. Iri :he current praposal there are approximately �4 million for ;idewalks on artEarial streets. Wisner asked what percentage of the boni issue will go towards the 277th Street: project. Currie responded it is 258, but it accounts only for Au.�urn's :hare. Before money is spent we would expec:t a like :hare f�om other entities - WASHDOT, King County, rind Kent, C!urrie r;aid. 1 Walters asked if the bond issue i:s pass:d could redirect some funds from one stre��t to another. ordinance is written i.n a manner t:hat if it is then funds can be red!.rected, rep:lied Currie. other lists of street:� besides thc:se listed for issue. 2. Proposed City of Auburn Comprehen:�ive Plan the Council Yes, tFie not builY_, There arc� the bonc'. Mayor Roegner informed the audien�:e there had been nine public meetings on the Comprehensi.ve Plan which reflected the community and City's int:erest. Tf�e proposed plan was accepted by the Council at the June 2, 1986 Council MeeCing, and is now before the Cc�incil for deliberations. Larry Boisen is a 15-year owner �:�f 3.5 acres of land of the 33 acres to be zoned rura.L. His concern was how the pro- perty owners are notified if a d.ecision regarding their land is made by the Planning Commiss�.on. Boisen was notified by a neighbor. He questionecl why r.he area should be zoned rural. ' ' Jim Allen opposed the rura:'_ zoning of his property. He sub- ' mitted to the Council a le':ter from Gayle Feil, a neighbor, who was unable to attend t!ie ��;:aring. Allen had bought 3 acres that was to be zoned rur�il under the proposed Comprehensive Plan. Rich Wagner spoke in favor ��f :ural zoning. He had purchased land in the Auburn area hop.ng the City would have it remain rural. Wagner said most of tn� neighbors support the Comprehensive Plan and apprec:;,ted the staff and Council's. decision. • -2- AUBURN CITY COUNCIL PAGE THREE JUNE 16, 1986 II. A. Public Hearinqs (continued) 2. Ralph Anderson, 14460 S.E. 368th P1., opposed the rural zoning. He mentioned the various contacts he has had with the City on the issue. ' Virginia Haugen, 2503 R St. S.E., was interested in the rural uses for property. She felt the businessmen in the past have made money off their property and favored the rural zoning. She complimented the Council for its job on decisions on the rural zoning. Larry Boisen mentioned to the Council the owners of the land proposed for rural zoning were not businessmen. MOTION by Burns, SECOND by Wisner to close the public hearing. MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY The Comprehensive Plan is scheduled for a public hearing in August, 1986 after the Planning and Community Development Committee formulates its recommendations on the plan, McCumber said. Whittall asked how the landowners were notified. McCumber responded the notice is published in the local newspaper and sent to those who specifically request the information. 3. M-C Northwest request for a final plat to be known as McHugh's Second Addition consisting of 8.35 acres and located on the north side of 21st Street S.E. in the 200 block and extending north into the 1900-1800 blocks of "A" Street S.E. Robin Ordonez, a representative for the developer, told the Council he was available for any questions. MOTION by Burns, SECOND by Walters to close the public hearing. MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY Wisner asked Ordonez if the access will only be to 21st Ave. S.E. or to A Street also. Ordonez said the lot will also have access to A Street. MOTION by Burns, SECOND by Walters to introduce and adopt Ordinance 4135. MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY 9. Garland W. and J. Cameron Cutler request to rezone from Unclassified to R-S (Suburban Residential) property con- sisting of approximately 9.5 acres and located at 5622, 5624 and 5626 Randall Avenue S.E. Gary Cutler, 5622 Randall Ave. S.E., spoke for the rezone and told the Council the request for rezone was to get a building permit to construct a home. MOTION by Burns. SECOND by Wisner to close the public hearing. MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY MOTION by Burns, SECOND by Wisner to approve the rezone based on the findings of fact and to instruct the City Attorney to prepare the necessary ordinance. MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY 5. Mrs. T.N. Herard request to rezone from R-3 (Duplex) to C-2 (Central Business District) with a Conditional Use Permit for apartments on property located on the north side of 2nd Street S.E. in the 300 block. -3- AUBURN COUNCIL MINUTES PAGE FOUR JUNE 16 1986 II. A. Public Hearinqs (continued) 5. Don Cross, applicant, said the required parking for two six- unit apartments was eighteen parking spaces. He requested a variance for compact parking. 6. Virginia Haugen, 2503 R St. S.E., opposed the rezone. Haugen felt there were too many apartments in Auburn and a duplex would be better than apartments. MOTION by Burns, SECOND by Walters to close the public hearing. MOTION CARRZED UNANIMOUSLY McCumber said there is not enough parking space to supply the 12 units he is requesting. It could be modified to 11 units, then the required parking would be reduced to 17, and he would not need to request a variance. Walters felt there were a lot of apartments and mobile homes in the city, but felt the proposal is where apartments should be located. It will add to the vitality in Auburn. Wisner asked Cross if he desired to have 12 units. Cross responded by saying the two compact parking spaces would be out of line. Other vacinity apartments downtown have no parking or less than required. MOTION by Burns, SECOND by Kurle to approve the rezone and Conditional Use Permit, as recommended by the staff, reducing the number of dwelling units from 12 to 11. Kurle, Burns and Whittall voted in favor. MOTION DEFEATED. A discussion was held on the motion. MOTION by Walters, SECOND by Whittall to reconsider the pre- ceding motion. Brothers voted no. MOTION CARRIED MOTION by Walters, SECOND by Burns to approve the rezone and the Conditional Use Permit based upon the Findings of Fact and Conditions as outlined and to instruct the City Attorney to prepare the necessary ordinance. Brothers and Larson voted no. MOTION CARRIED Proposed Revisions to Chapter 18.62.060(C)(13) of the City of Auburn 2oning Ordinance 1702 pertaining to freestanding off- premise signs. Matt Menninger, P.O. Box 1480, Bellingham, is the owner of a sign company. He had submitted applications to put up three billboards in the Auburn area and was concerned if they would be valid and processed. Menninger informed the Council billboards are pasted on plywood and stay pasted for 203 years. The billboards are to attract bueiness from traffic coming into town from nearby cities. Two proposed signs were shown - Green River College and Auburn Valley Bank. MOTION by Burns, SECOND by Walters to close the public hearing. MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY Burns asked if the draft ordinance has anything to do with existing billboards. Menninger's applications will not be affected, McCumber said. Burns asked if there could be a sunset clause - it would be some incentive to evaluate it. McCumber said the Planning Commission will look at it and revise the zoning code, then present it to the Council. The total zoninq code will be revised before its final adoption. Burns requested a more definite date when it would be before the Council. McCumber said it should be ready for adoption March 1, 1987. -4- , 203 AUBURN COUNCIL MINUTES PAGE FIVE JUNE 16, 1986 II. A. Public Hearinqs (continued) 6. MOTION by Burns, SECOND by Walters to approve the revisions of Chapter 18.62.060(C)(13) of the Auburn Zoning Ordinance 1702 with the conditional proviso that this provision will cease effective 3/1/87. ' Kurle asked for an explanation on the Planning Commission amendment. McCumber said the recommendation to the Planning Commission was to have the Hearing Examiner review all per- mits and place all standards. The Planning Commission reviewed it and felt it wasn't specific enough and recom- mended it not be included. The ordinance allows you to have a billboard off the property that advertises the pro- perty so you are not landlocked. it would mean we could not have a billboard that does not advertise something in Auburn or something close to Auburn. A presidential candidate would not be able to advertise by billboard. Whittall said it would mean those billboards on 167th St. will not be authorized in the future. He did not support the revision. Larson felt it was too narrow in focus. The person could put up a sign with related business in neighboring cities. MOTION by Larson, SECOND by Whittall to refer it back to Planning and Community Development Committee. Wisner, Burns and Walters voted no. MOTION CARRIED B. Audience Participation Bill Trimble, 1403 8th St. N.E., voiced his concerns with the � need for sidewalks and the widening of streets near 8th St. N.E. to accommodate truck drivers who have to negotiate wide turns. An additional concern was the condition of some streets and sidewalks that had old grating protruding and how the City would be liable for injuries sustained. Trimble passed out fliers to the Council inviting them to a Pancake breakfast on June 21 for the Kiwanis Club. He asked if the date on the area billboard could be corrected from June 18 to June 21. Carol Fisher, 2714 123rd Ave.Ct. E., Puyallup, asked the Council to reconsider the decision to deny the Conditional Use Permit for Montessori School. She based her request on the following reasons: 1) Under the Comprehensive Plan the house should remain residential unless it is proved no longer valid for residential use - the Burchetts have had no offers for their house in three years; 2) If we do not purchase the property Burchetts will be forced to sub-divide the property, which may later be mobile home or modular type housing; 3) Our presence at the proposed location will cause minimum effect on the traffic flow on R Street, but if the property is sub-divided the traffic will increase 3-6 times what it is now; 4) Noise generated from the school would be bet- ween the hours of 9:00 a.m, and 3:00 p.m., but if the property is subdivided the noise level would increase greatly and on a full- time basis (week-ends and at night); and 5> Subdivision of the ' lot would increase the need for city services such as fire, police and utilities, while the school would need it to a lesser degree and would be providing an educational service for the com- munity. She said the property location was choosen because the school should not be in a commercially zoned area. Learning is more conducive in a residential area as schools have been located in residential areas. Fisher told the Council they would be willing to work with the City and concerned citizens to come to a workable agreement. -5- 204 AUBURN COUNCIL MINUTES PAGE SIX June 16, 1986 B. Audience Participation (continued) C. Ernestine Else, 2612 0 St. S.E., questioned the appealing of the Montessori School Conditional Use Permit. Councilmember Larson commented they can appeal to the Council to ask for reconsidera- tion. Denise King, 1407 26th St. S.E., asked the Council to not recon- , sider the Conditional Use Permit for Montessori School. She felt there had not been an honest attempt to sell the property. No sign was on the property, she said. Susan Ennaro, 15304 308th St., Kent, told the Council the Burchett's have had their house listed for approximately three years. Correspondence included a letter from Cicily Pewitt and Gayle Feil. COUNCIL COMMITTEE REPORTS III. A. Municipal Services Chairwoman Wisner repozted the Committee met on 6/12/86. The Committee worked on developing a reserved fund for the Fire Department to replace equipment. The Council will be kept informed. Minutes are of public record. IV. V. B. Planninq & Communitv Development Chairman Burns reported the Committee met on 6/10/86, and the next meeting will be on 6/24/86. Minutes are of public record. C. Public Works Chairman Larson following motion reported the Committee met on 6/5/86. The was made. MOTION by Larson, SECOND by Whittall that Resolution 1696 be withdrawn and taken at a later date. MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY D. Finance Chairman Kurle reported the Committee met at 6:30 p.m. prior to the Council Meeting and minutes will be of public record when they are transcribed. He requested the support of the Council on Ordinances 4134 and 4136. Citizen Input - None. CITIZEN INPUT CONSENT AGENDA � A. Minutes - June 2, 1986 Regular Meeting. B. Vouchers 1. Payroll #116472-116861 in the amount of $390,477.09. 2. Claims #22458-22682 in the amount of $926,527.69. ' C. Out-of-State Travel for Lt. Hannity and Firefighters Marino and Boogard to attend a 5-day Dive and River Rescue School to be conducted in Eugene, Oregon from July 21-25, 1986. D. Surplus of Police and Fire assorted computer and radio equipment. E. Utility Bill Adjustment to account 503-3360 in the amount of $290.00. � 205 AUBURN COUNCIL MINUTES PAGE SEVEN JUNE 16 1986 ' , V. CONSENT AGENDA (continued) F. Final Acceptance to XLS Enterprises, Inc. for the construction of Cemetery Imp. #2, Crypt Wall at the Auburn Cemetery, in the amount of $5,393.32. G. Call for Bids 1. For construction of Water Improvement No. 161, drilling of Well 3B. 2. To design and construct the expansion of the "M & 0" building space. H. Authority to Call for Rebid on Storm Sewer #34, Auburn Way South Outfall. MOTION by Larson, SECOND by Burns to approve Consent Agenda Items A through H. MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY OLD BUSINESS VI. A. Georqe Kuetqens' request for a Conditional Use Permit for construction of a restaurant within the proposed Montana Building complex on property zoned M-2 (Heavy Industrial), and to be located on the west side of the West Valley Highway in the 1800 block. MOTION by Burns, SECOND by Walters to affirm the decision of the Hearing Examiner, approving the Conditional Use Permit, and to instruct the City Attorney to prepare the necessary ordinance. MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY B. Resolution 1691 - Authorizes the Mayor and City Clerk to enter into a contract with Precision Air Company for the servicing and repair of all mechanical equipment related to heating, cooling, venting and drainage in the Auburn City Hall. Wisner reported the contract covered everything except an air compressor, and a generator. MOTION by Wisner, SECOND by Brothers to adopt Resolution 1691. MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY VII. NEW BOSINESS A. Ordinance 4134 - which relates to � various accounts MOTION by Kurle, Ordinance 4134. Authorizes the Mayor to accept Schedule A the 1986 eudget reallocation of funds in in several funds pursuant to RCW 35A.33.120. SECOND by Larson to introduce and adopt MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY B. Ordinance 4135 - Approves the plat of McHugh's Second Addition to the City of Auburn. Passed under Public Hearing Item A 3. C. Ordinance 4136 - Relates to LID's: establishes CLID 334/335 and Consolidated Local Improvement Fund, District 334/335; fixing the amount, form, date, interest rates, maturity and denomina- tions of the CLID 334/335 bonds; provides for the sale and delivery thereof to Shearson Lehman Brothers, Inc., Foster & Marshall Division; and fixing the interest rate on LID assessment installments. MOTION by Kurle, SECOND by Larson to introduce and adopt Ordinance 4136. MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY ' D. Ordinance 4137 - Street Bond Issue. Passed under Public Hearing Item A 1. E. Resolution 1692 - Authorizes the Mayor and City Clerk to exe- cute an amendment to the contract for services and community program planning and development necessary to support the poor and infirm between the City of Auburn and Auburn Youth Resources. MOTION by Wisner, SECOND by Brothers to refer Resolution 1692 back to the Municipal Services Committee. MOTION CARRIED ONANIMOUSLY -7- 206 AUBURN COUNCIL MINUTES PAGE EIGHT JUNE 16 1986 VII. VIII. IX NEW BUSINESS (continued) F. Resolution 1693 - Authorizes the Mayor to enter into an agreement with Gleason and Associates, architects, for the redesign of the restroom facilities at Les Gove Park and the Auburn Public Library. MOTION by Burns, SECOND by Walters to adopt Resolution 1693. MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY G. Resolution 1696 - Relates to the proposed vacation of street right-of-way, situated on that portion of land designated as a public street located south of the cul-de-sac and just north of State Highway 18. Motion to withdraw Resolution 1696 made under Council Committee Reports Item III C. MAYOR'S REPORT A Proclamation of the Mayor declaring a public emergency was issued. The death of Susan Snow, and Auburn resident, was confirmed to have been from cyanide-laced extra-strength Excedrin capsules. The Auburn Police Department was ordered to seize all Excedrin extra- strength bottles from area merchants. The capsule was from an Excedrin bottle with lot number 5H-1-02. ADJOURNMENT and EXECUTIVE SESSION The meeting adjourned to an executive session on labor neqotiations 1 � . , j . ���� �. �«� 1 Darlene L. Pa s, City Clerk Q� 1