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HomeMy Public PortalAbout04 April 18, 2006 TC Minutes41 TOWN OF YARROW POINT COUNCIL MINUTES APRIL 18, 2006 7:00 PM The following is a condensation of the proceedings and is not a verbatim transcript. The meeting is tape-recorded and the tapes are part of the public record. CALL TO ORDER: Mayor David Cooper called the meeting to order at 7:02 pm. MEMBERS PRESENT: Mayor: David Cooper Councilmembers: John DesCamp Lisa Mushel Steve Rutledge Janine Silvemale Andy Valaas Staff: Larry Howard - Clerk/Treasurer John Joplin — Fiscal Coordinator Allan Ncwbill — Town Engineer Wayne Stewart — Town Attorney Carl Stixrood --- Town Building Official Guests: Kai Chiu — 4429 95`h Ave NE Terry Fujinaga — 9529 NE 31 ", Clyde Hill Jane Hague — King County District No 6 Council Member Shirley Harman — 4226 92nd Ave NE Cheryl Pietromonaco — 3445 92nd Ave NE James Roush — 9004 NE 34`h St Mayor David Cooper led the meeting in the reciting of the Pledge of Allegiance APPEARANCES: None 04/18/06 Council Minutes 11 MINUTES: MOTION: Councilmember Mushel moved to approve the minutes of the March 14`h regular meeting. Councilmember Valaas made a second. Vote: 5 For, 0 Against, 0 Abstain. Motion carried. CONSENT CALENDAR: Mayor David Cooper, Fiscal Coordinator John Joplin and Town Attorney Wayne Stewart jointly reported that the Town had reached an agreement with Puget Sound Energy on a payment owed by the Town to PSE for work done on the 92nd Ave Pathway Construction Project. It was reported that one half of the PSE bill would be paid in 2006 and the second half in 2007 and that interest would not accumulate on the unpaid balance. MOTION: Councilmember Valaas moved to approve the Consent Calendar for the warrant register dated 04/14/2006 for warrant nos. 15080 through 15113 and totaling $123,854,48. Councilmember Mushel made a second. Vote: 5 For, 0 Against, 0 Abstain. Motion carried. 0 APPEARANCES: • None STAFF REPORTS: Mayor David Cooper reported that Clyde Hill Police personnel had been excused from tonight's meeting in that the President of China was malting; a visit to the City of Medina and in that all Clyde Hill Police on duty were involved in providing security in relation to that visit. Town Cleric Larry Howard reported that the Town of Yarrow Point had received a check for $12,477 which represented street grant funds which the Town had applied for in .tune of 2005. Mr. Howard also reported that Sound Transit would be upgrading; the 92°1 Ave Flyer Stop and that construction on the flyer stop was scheduled to begin sometime in early May. Building; Official Carl Stixrood reported that April was a very busy month for the Building Department with a large number of pre -application requests, building permit applications and building; inspection activity taking place in April. 04/18/06 Council Minutes 2 Town Engineer Allan Newbill reported that Econo Vac Company over the prior three days had been cleaning the Town's catch basins and had also been cleaning roots out of the Town's drainage system where need be. Mr. Newbill stated that it had been determined 40 during the cleaning process that the drainage line on NE 371h Place had rusted out at the point where it approaches the lake on the west side of the Town and that repair to this drainage line should be addressed immediately. REGULAR BUSINESS: AB 06-013 — King County Councilmember Jane Hague — Speaking on County Issues and Issues that Effect the Town of Yarrow Point Yarrow Point Mayor David Cooper introduced District No. 6 King County Councilmember Jane Hague who as the result of redistricting now represents the residents of Yarrow Point and surrounding communities for the first year in her 4 terms as a King County Councilmember. Councilmember Hague reported that transportation was going to be the big issue that County Council members will be working on during the next 12 to 24 months. Councilmember Hague stated that the City of Seattle will be holding an advisory ballot in November to determine which version of the viaduct is favored, the underground tunnel version which would cost $4.2 billion or the elevated version which would cost $29 billion. Jane stated that she anticipated that the underground version will prevail once Seattle residents have voted. Councilmember Hague stated that with the 520 Project, Sound Transit Phase 2, the viaduct and other road capacity issues taken together that a transportation package will exist totaling around S15 billion. Mrs. Hague stated that in November of 2007 that a two prong ballot issue will go before voters, one being Sound Transit Phase 2 and the second being road capacity or the Regional Transportation Investment District. Jane stated that both issues must pass in order for either project to receive state funding. Councilmember Hague reported that the County Executive had proposed to the County Council that the sales tax be increased one tenth of one percent to finance new bus routes. Jane stated that if this proposal passed that 401/,Dof the new bus routes would go to the cast side, 40% would go to the south end and 20% of the new routes would be in the City of Seattle, Councilmember Hague stated that this sales tax increase was approved that King County s sales tax rate would be one of the highest in the nation. Jane stated that she would like to hear the opinions of voters in the Yarrow Point concerning this proposal. Councilmember Hague stated that regional cooperation is a big issue and that it is important that the residents and various communities on the east side stand together and cooperate and have one voice much like the City of Seattle has spoken with one voice over time. Councilmember Hague said that she is chairing a policy committee for utilities, natural resources and parks issues for the County Council and with that she has jurisdiction over solid waste. Jane said that a huge issue being dealt with now and that will be dealt with in 04/18/06 Council Minutes 3 future months and years is the moving of solid waste from Cedar Hills to Klickitat County via rai 1. Councilmember Hague stated that when Cedar Hill closes in 2012 that King County will no longer have a land fill that is active. Jane reported that the County is looking at under grounding the Factoria transfer station, is looking at locating buildings above that transfer station, is looking at closing the Houghton transfer station and is looking at placing another transfer station in the northeast side of the county. Councilmember Hague asked for citizen input on these issues. Councilmember Hague stated that the County is looking at a Parks Reauthorization Levy, that the county is only keeping regional parks and that the County is trying to structure these regional parks to pay for themselves. Jane reported that the restructuring of the park program so that parks will pay form themselves has been successful. Councilmember Hague thanked Mayor Cooper, Town Council members and attending residents for allowing her to speak before them. Mayor Cooper and Council members welcomed King County Council member Hague to return to speak at future Town Council meetings. AB O6-014 — Donation Request — Playground Equipment for Clyde Hill Elementary Town Council members revisited a donation request made to Council members in December 2005 by Terri Fujinaga who represented a committee of parents who have children who attend Clyde Hill Elementary. The donation request made in December of 2005 was a request for money from the Town to help purchase new playground equipment for Clyde Hill Elementary School to replace dilapidated playground equipment at playgrounds there. Council members were also given a draft copy of a Town donation request form on which all information regarding a request could be summarized and which they had requested at an earlier Council meeting. The dollar amount of the initial request made in December of 2005 by the fund raising committee to the Town of Yarrow Point was 515,000. The overall donation amount requested by the .fund raising committee from various entities was $75,000, Terri Fujinaga reported to Council members that because of anticipated construction at Clyde Hill Elementary that funding for new playground equipment need not be in place prior to 2007. Mrs. Fujinaga stated that a dollar commitment from the Town of Yarrow Point for a donation to be made in 2007 would be very much appreciated at this time. Mrs. Funinaga stated that the fund raising committee currently had a commitment from the Clyde Hill Elementary School PTSA for a $32,000 donation. Councilmembers suggested that a commitment for a donation of between $8,000 and $10,000 be made which would come out of the 2007 Budget for the purchase of playground equipment at Clyde Hill Elementary. MOTION: Councilmember Rutledge moved to make a pledge of $8,000 to $10,000 for the purchase of playground equipment at Clyde Hill Elementary School. Councilmember Mushel made a second. 0 Vote: 5 For, 0 Against, 0 Abstain. 04/18/06 Council Minutes 4 0 AB 06-015 --- Update and Continued Discussion on the Town Fountain At tonight's meeting SusanBlack, Landscape Architect, presented final design plans for a new fountain to Council members, plans which Council members had requested the last time they had addressed the new Town fountain issue. Council members were also provided with a courtesy bid proposal from Susan Black for doing final design documentation and bid work on the fountain and also a capital budget analysis of the fountain as prepared by Fiscal Coordinator John Joplin. Mayor David Cooper reported that electrical outlets had been made part of the project so that electricity will be available from a Town source for all future 41h of July celebrations from 2007 and on. Susan Black reported on and presented information regarding final design plans for the fountain and took questions regarding that 'information from Town Council members. Susan stated that Joe Willis had reviewed the specifications for the final fountain plans and that Town Engineer Allan Newbill will be doing a review of those same plans. Mayor Cooper reported that it will not be possible to have a new fountain completed by July 0. The Mayor stated that plans were in place to make a nice presentation of what the fountain area will look like utilizing architectural plans being placed on easels during the 41h of July Celebration at or near the celebration site. Landscape Architect estimated that construction of the new fountain probably would not start until after July 4`}' and that landscaping would be the final stage of the project which that landscaping would probably take place in October of 2007. Discussion took place on whether the new Town Fountain center piece should be commissioned out to a Town resident for design or if a contest should be held for best design by a Town resident of a fountain center piece. Council members agreed to utilize the center piece design arrived at by Landscape Architect Susan Black in that its design flowed with the design of the proposed fountain. It was the consensus of Council members to move forward on the project. Mayor Cooper instructed Landscape Architect to proceed and asked Town Engineer Allan Newbill if he would do a review of the final fountain plans. AB 06-016 — Proposed Ordinance No 558 — Comprehensive Plan Ordinance, Amending Ordinance No 540 Town Attorney Wayne Stewart reported that the Town had completed an update of the Town's Comprehensive Plan in 2004 and per state law it had drafted, passed and submitted an ordinance, Ordinance No 540, to the State of Washington stating that a new Town Comprehensive Plan had been finalized. Attorney Stewart stated after Ordinance No 540 was mailed to the State that new State officials had replaced old personnel and that the new officials had requested that a new ordinance with updated verbiage be sent to them. Attorney Stewart stated that proposed Ordinance No 558 presented to Council members tonight had been drafted by Town Planner Mona Green to include the verbiage required by new state 40 personnel who now oversee comprehensive plans. 04/18/06 Council Minutes MOTION: Councilmember Andy Valaas moved to approve Ordinance No 558 which amends existing Ordinance No 540. Councilmember DesCamp made a second. Vote: 5 For, 0 Against, 0 Abstain. AB 06-017 — Schedule a Date for the Council to Hear the Roush Variance Hearing Appeal Town Attorney Wayne Stewart reported that earlier in the year that the Town Council had heard a closed record hearing appeal submitted by a Town resident of a decision that had been reached by the Town [fearing Examiner in a variance application hearing that had initially been submitted by the Roush family of Yarrow Point. Attorney Stewart stated that the Council had remanded the [fearing Examiner's decision back to the Town Hearing Examiner over a procedural error made at a prior hearing held prior to the appeal, Attorney Stewart continued by stating that at the remanded hearing that the Hearing Examiner had rejected the Roush's request for variances and that the Roush's had subsequently riled an appeal of the Town Hearing Examiner's decision to the Town Council. Mr. Stewart stated that the Council needed to set a date for a closed record hearing to hear the appeal as requested by Mr. and Mrs. Roush. Attorney Stewart stated that a letter had been received by the Town from Town resident Cheryl Pietromonaco stating that she would not be available to attend the May Town Council meeting and asked if the hearing could be scheduled for some other date. Attorney Stewart stated that he would be gone on vacation for a good part of May and that it was his recommendation that a hearing be scheduled in June of 2006. is MOTION: Councilmember John DesCamp moved to schedule the Roush appeal of their variance hearing decision on Tuesday June 61h at 7:00 p.m. Councilmember Valaas made a second. Vote: 5 For, 0 Against, 0 Abstain. AB 06-019 - Rules, Regulations, and Criteria for use of Public Rights -of -Way in the Town of Yarrow Point. At the March Town Council meeting new rights -of -way regulations and criteria which had been drafted by the Town Planning Commission were provided to Town Council members in the form of a proposed ordinance. At that meeting Town Council members indicated that they wanted to further discuss the proposed rights -of -way regulations and criteria that had been presented to them at their March meeting. Town Attorney Wayne Stewart explained the proposed ordinance in detail and how the encroachment permitting process would work administratively at Town [tall. Mayor David Cooper asked Council members if they wanted to maintain existing rights-af way regulations which state that only grass or gravel can be placed in rights -of --way areas or if they wanted to develop new standards defining what is permissible in public rights -of - ways. Mayor Cooper stated that specific guidelines do not exist in the proposed ordinance as to what can or cannot be in rights -of -way areas. Council members response was that they 04/ 18106 Council Minutes 6 would like to see the proposed ordinance go forward as it now exists and possibly make adjustments to it at a later point in time if need be. MOTION; Councilmember Valaas moved that a public hearing he held on the Rights -of - Way Ordinance at the May 2006 Council meeting. Councilmember Rutledge made a second. It was the consensus of Council members to hold a public hearing on proposed Ordinance No 557, Rights of Way Ordinance, at the May Town Council meeting. AB 06-018 — Determine a New Assignment for the Planning Commission to Work on Town Attorney reported to Town Council members that the Planning Commission had completed its work on the Town Rights -of -Way study and that they were hungry for a new assignment. Council members after considerable discussion arrived at a consensus to request the Town Planning Commission to study the development of regulations which would control the amount of pervious versus impervious surface that could exist on a residential lot and also to study the issue of mega houses being built in Yarrow Point. CONTINUATION OF STAFF REPORTS: Town Attorney Wayne Stewart discussed the issues regarding the Joshua Green family requesting a zoning change from public use to residential use for property that they purchased from King County Water District I over the last year. Attorney Stewart indicated that he is working with attorneys who are representing the Green's on their zoning change request and that those attorneys have provided Mr. Stewart with a lot of historical background regarding the lot in question. Attorney Stewart stated that he still has historical platting issues for which he needs answers before the zoning of the Green's new property can be completely resolved. Mr. Stewart stated that there is also a question if a part of the property under question which sticks out into 38t' Street is private property or if it is part of the Town's right-of-way. Attorney Stewart stated that more information needs to be obtained on how the property that the Green's purchased came into existence many years ago and that if records exist that will answer this question that they will be in King County archives. Mr. Stewart indicated that communications between himself and the Green's attorneys are very cordial. Council members Janine Silvemale and John DesCamp indicated that they did not have copies of the Town Comprehensive Plan and requested that copies be distributed to them. MAYOR AND COUNCIL REPORTS: Mayor David Cooper stated that a lot of concern had been expressed by Point Communities Mayors regarding mitigation and enhancement in relation to the 520 Project. Mayor Cooper reported that most of the concern dealt with the east side and the west side approaches to a new SR 520 bridge. Mayor Cooper continued by stating there was a great deal of concern that most of the money budgeted for the project might be spent on cost over runs on the west 04/18/06 Council Minutes 7 • side approach before the beginning of construction was initiated on the east side approach and that the eastside would be short changed. Mayor Cooper reported that the Points Community Mayors met with area legislators and had a meeting at Clyde Hill City Mall with Governor Gregoire so that they could lobby for Town concerns on the 520 Project and go over a position statement with the Governor co-authored by the Mayor's of all of the Point's communities. Council members and Mayor Cooper discussed the need for additional mail box pagodas at new sites in the Town where existing pagodas do not provide adequate capacity for all residents to have boxes. ADJOURN MOTION: Councilmember Mushel moved to adjourn the Council meeting at 9:35 p.m. Councilmember Rutledge made a second. Vote: 5 Yes, 0 Against, 0 Abstain. Motion carried. Respectfully submitted, Larry How r , Cleric -Treasurer Approved, U "� - David Co er, Mayor 04/18/06 Council Minutes