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1976 08 17U L 2406 CITY OF MOSES LAKE MOSES LAKE,WASHINGTON CITY COUNCIL MEETING - REGULAR SESSION August 17,1976 CITY HALL - COUNCIL ROOM 8:00 p.m. Members Present: Don Swanson, Eric Skaug, Jim Barney, Kent Jones, Bill Moe, and Bob Hill.Absent:Norm Johnson Mayor Don Swanson called the meeting to order and called for approval of the minutes of the last regular session held on August 10, 1976. Mr. Moe moved that the minutes be approved as submitted,seconded by Mr. Jones, and passed unanimously. I.CITIZENS INPUT Jerry Thaut,2139 Beaumont Drive,stated that he was in favor of sidewalks and also paved streets.He suggested that on new construction the developer be required to put in paved streets. II.CONSIDERATION OF BIDS None III.PETITIONS,COMMUNICATIONS OR PUBLIC HEARINGS PUBLIC HEARING -ORDINANCE -GARBAGE COLLECTION RATES -SECOND READING The Public Hearing was opened. There were no comments from the audience, so the public response was closed. Mr. Hill asked the percentage of increase, excluding the county involvement. Mr. Fay stated that there was a 39.2% increase on the residential rate and the commercial rate was varied. Mr. Moe stated that,according to the original figures and the proposed figures, Mr. Meling would be losing money on the whole thing. Mr. Hill stated that the original figures probably took into account the cost of equipment,rise in the cost of living,etc. Mr.Meling stated that they were probably at a break even point right now but with new businesses coming in the revenue would go up as they would not have to hire more employees. Mr.Barney asked how much his expenses had increased since the time of the original contract.Mr.Meling stated that they had increased about 30%. Mr. Hill moved that the Public Hearing be closed,seconded by Mr.Jones,and passed unanimously. The ordinance amending Chapter 5.2 of the Moses Lake Municipal Code entitled "Garbage Collection"by amending Section 5.2.60,by increasing the rates and charges and repealing Ordinance No. 695 was read by title only. Mr. Barney moved that the ordinance be adopted, seconded by Mr. Skaug. Mr. Hill stated that he felt the increase was entirely too high. He felt it should be scaled down to about a 20%increase. Mr. Moe stated that he agreed with the idea of scaling down the increase. Mr. Barney stated that he felt the figures were not excessive and that the Ordinance should be passed. 2407 CITY COUNCIL MINUTES:2 August 17,1976 Mr.Jones stated that it was his understanding that the staff had reviewed the costs and they should be correct.He felt the percentage was too high but that everything pointed to the need for an increase. Mr.Skaug stated that he felt the figures were not out of line and that the increase was justified. Mr.Moe moved to table the second reading of the Ordinance,seconded by Mr.Hill, and failed with Mr.Hill and Mr.Moe voting for and Mr.Jones,Mr.Barney,Mr.Skaug, and Mr. Swanson voting against. The motion to adopt the Ordinance passed with Mr.Jones,Mr.Swanson,Mr.Barney, and Mr.Skaug voting for and Mr.Moe and Mr.Hill voting against. IV.ORDINANCES AND RESOLUTIONS ORDINANCE -BEAUMONT DRIVE L.I.D.-FIRST READING a3 _ \\)ft A letter from Jerry Fay,Public Works Director,presenting the Ordinance for L.I.D. '#29,Beaumont Drive,was read. Mr.Fay stated that 47.9%protest on the assessments have been received,and 61% protest on the front footage basis have been received.Since 61%protest has been recieved,the Ordinance will have to be passed with a 2/3 vote of the Council. The Ordinance ordering the improvement of Beaumont Drive by grading,graveling, constructing and installing storm drains,side lateral sewer connections,curbs, sidewalks,and asphaltic concrete pavement,in accordance with Resolution No.765 of the City Council of the City of Moses Lake,Washington;establishing Local Improve ment District No.29 providing the method of assessment in said district:providing that payment for said improvement be made by special assessments upon property in said district payable by the mode of "payment by bonds";and providing for the issu ance and sale of Local Improvement District warrants redeemable in cash and Local Improvement District bonds was read by title only. Mr.Jones moved to adopt the first reading of the Ordinance,seconded by Mr.Skaug, and passed with Mr.Hill voting against. It was pointed out that the sidewalks would be constructed next to a rolled curb. y ORDINANCE -MARINA DRIVE L.I.D.-FIRST READING V A letter from Jerry Fay,Public Works Director,presenting the Ordinance for L.I.D. #30,Marina Drive,was read. Mr.Fay stated that 16.7%protest on the assessments have been received,and the front footage protest is near the same figure. The Ordinance ordering the improvement of Marina Drive and Orchard Avenue by construc tion and installing sewer mains connecting to existing facilities on Interlake Road and on Orchard Avenue and construction and installing a water main and fire hydrants on Marina Drive and Orchard Avenue from Interlake Road to West Broadway,in accordance with Resolution #766 of the City Council of the City of Moses Lake,Washington; establishing Local Improvement District No.30 providing the method of assessment in said district;providing that payment for said improvement be made by special assessments upon property in said district payable by the mode of "payment by bonds"; and providing for the issuance and sale of Local Improvement District warrants redeem able in cash and Local Improvement District bonds was read by title only, Mr.Jones moved to adopt the first reading of the Ordinance,seconded by Mr.Barney, and passed unanimously. "V. 2408 CITY COUNCIL MINUTES:3 August 17,1976 VI.REFERRALS FROM COMMISSIONS ORDINANCE -ZONE CHANGE REQUEST -DON SWANSON Mr.Swanson stated that since his property was next on the agenda he would step / down from the bench at this time. Mr.Hill moved to appoint Mr.Jones as mayor pro tem,seconded by Mr.Moe,and passed unanimously. A letter from Stan Bech,City Planner,was read which stated that the Planning Commission recommended approval of the zone change request with the following conditions: 1.That Commercial and Retail©businesses shall be allowed no ingress or egress on Madison Avenue;all ingress and egress shall be on Pioneer Way. 2.That there will be only one curb cut per established business. 3.That landscaping be required on all sides of constructed businesses. 4.That a maximum height,sight-obscuring fence be required on the west lot lines of Lots 3 and 4,and also that portion of.the south boundary of Lot 3. 5.That Lot No.2,Medical Center Addition,remain R3. Mr.Jones asked if a public hearing was required and Mr.Waggener stated that the City Council was required to hold one. Mr.Skaug stated that he was concerned with the landscaping that was being planned for the area since it was so close to a residential area. Mr.Jones asked what was meant by requiring landscaping on all sides of constructed businesses. Mr.Bech thought that the landscaping would be on all sides of the building but not necessarily on the property lines. Mr.Hill wanted to know when Mr.Swanson anticipated getting started on his building. Mr.Swanson stated that construction would begin as soon as the specifications are out and that he has to be on the property by June 1,1977. The question of the amount of traffic that would be generated by this development was brought up and Mr.Fay stated that the Public Works Department had run tests and studies on the traffic problem with the result that they felt Pioneer Way could handle the increase in traffic. The Ordinance amending Ordinance No.433 titled the Moses Lake Comprehensive Zoning Ordinance by changing the Official Zoning Map on the following described parcel of land was read by title only. Mr.Hill moved that the Ordinance be approved with the following additions: 1.That Commercial and Retail businesses shall be allowed no ingress or egress on Madision Avenue;all ingress and egress shall be on Pioneer Way. 2.That there will be only one curb cut per established business. 3.That landscaping shall be required on all sides of constructed businesses. J J 4.That construction shall start by June 1,1977. 5.That a maximum height (as permitted by City Code)sight-obscuring fence be required on the west lot lines of Lots 3 and 4,and also that portion of the south boundary of Lot 3. 6.That Lot 2,Medical Center Addition,remain R-3 and that the first reading of the Ordinance be accepted and a Public Hearing be set for August 24,seconded by Mr.Barney,and passed unanimously. 2409 CITY COUNCIL MINUTES: 4 August 17, 1976 .A REQUEST TO BUILD ON UNPLATTED PROPERTY -DON SWANSON \9 01 A letter from Stan Bech,City Planner,was read which stated that the Planning Commission recommended permission be granted for Mr.Swanson to build on unplatted property, with the following conditions: 1.Before a building permit can be issued,a bond in an amount satisfactory to the City Engineer and for a period not to exceed one year,to cover the cost of installing all required minimum utilities and in a form satisfactory to the City Attorney be posted with the City Clerk. s 2.That no occupancy permit shall be issued for any buildings on this property until all platting requirements have been completed, 3. That only minor changes shall be made in the final plat. Mr. Hill asked how much the bond would be and Mr. Bech stated about $58,000.00. Mr.Skaug suggested that the same conditions set forth in the zone change request be applied to this request. The resolution granting Don Swanson permission to build on unplatted property as provided in Section 2 of Ordinance No.204 as passed by the City Council of the City of Moses Lake, Washington on July 28, 1953 was read by title only. Mr.Barney moved the resolution be adopted with a $60,000 utility bond to be posted, seconded by Mr. Hill. Mr.Skaug stated that he would like to know more about the landscaping that was being planned for the site.Mr.Swanson stated that he would landscape around the buildings but would not do any strip landscaping. The motion passed unanimously,with Mr.Skaug*s vote conditional on the fact that the landscaping question being addressed more thoroughly at the next meeting.n V REQUEST TO BUILD ON UNPLATTED PROPERTY -KEN EARL \r A letter from Stan Bech,City Planner,was read which stated that the Planning Commission recommended permission be granted for Mr.Ken Earl to build on unplatted property, with the following conditions: 1.Before a building permit can be issued a bond in an amount satisfactory to the City Engineer and for a period not to exceed one year,to cover the cost of install ing all required minimum utilities and in a form satisfactory to the City Attorney be posted with the City Clerk. 2.That no occupancy permit shall be issued for any buildings on this property until all platting requirements have been completed. 3.That only minor changes shall be made in the final plat. The Council wanted to know why there was no sewer requirement on lot 2.Mr. Bech stated that the nearest sewer line was 261 feet from the property and that the property could be adequately served by a septic tank.He stated that the Planning Commission had made the condition that when the area was developed,the property would have to be connected to the city sewer lines. Mr.Waggener stated that sometimes,in conditions of this nature,the sewer is never hooked up and he thought the logical thing would be to extend the sewer along Sharon Avenue to lot 2. Mr. Hill asked how much this would cost. Mr. Fay stated that it would cost somewhere around $10,000 to $12,000.Mr. Waggener stated that this would be reimburseable. The resolution granting Ken Earl permission to build on unplatted property as provided in Section 2 of Ordinance No. 204 as passed by the City Council of the City of Moses Lake,Washington on July 28,1953 was read by title only. 2410 CITY COUNCIL MINUTES:5 August 17,1976 It was the consensus of the Council that more information was needed on the sewer problem. Mr.Skaug moved that the resolution be tabled,seconded by Mr.Hill,and passed with Mr. Barney voting against. SPECIAL USE PERMIT - PAT ACRES y//</V A letter from Stan Bech, City Planner, stating that the Planning Commission recommended approval of a Special Use Permit for Mr. Pat Acres to build a law office on lot 1 \I of the proposed Swanson Addition with the condition that no ingress or egress be allowed onto the property from Madison Avenue, was read. Mr. Hill moved that the Special Use Permit be granted with the condition that no ingress or egress shall be allowed onto the property from Madison Avenue, seconded by Mr. Barney and passed unanimously. The mayor resumed chairmanship of the meeting. SPECIAL USE PERMIT -F.L.BAIR A letter from Stan Bech, City Planner, stating that the Planning Commission recommended approval of a Special Use Permit for Mr. F. L. Bair to establish a soils testing lab in the former Mobile Service Station on Wapato Drive was read. Mr. Barney moved that the Special Use Permit be granted, seconded by Mr. Jones, and passed unanimously. SPECIAL USE PERMIT - J. D.JAMESON ,, ///? A letter from Stan Bech, City Planner, was read which stated that the Planning Commission recommended approval of a Special Use Permit to Mr. J. D.Jameson for the extension of the Shorewood Trailer Park with the following conditions: 1. That landscaping, either natural or man-made, be required on Fern Drive from Gibby Road to Crouse Street in compliance with existing City regulations. 2. That all installations on these lots be permanent double wide mobile homes. 3. That all private access roads into and out of the new property be paved. 4. That the Special Use Permit be granted for a period of one year from August 17, 1976, at which time it will be subject to review. Mr. Jones wanted to know the existing city regulations in regard to landscaping. Mr. Bech stated that the code calls for a three foot wall, fence, shrub, or hedge line on all property lines abutting residential property. Mr. Moe wanted to know why the Planning Commission put a time limit of one year on the permit for a review.Mr.Bech stated that he felt it was the Planning Commission's idea that if Mr. Jameson's court became a problem to the area,that his Special Use Permit could be voided. Mr. Barney asked if Mr. Jameson would have to pave as was stated or if he would be required to surface the streets. Mr. Bech stated that he would only be required to surface the streets. Mr.Jameson stated that it would be impractical to landscape the lots until after the trailers were set and he could not guarantee that all the lots would be filled j—1 within one year. Mr. Baker stated that the development would involve considerable cost and he felt that the one year time limit was too short a time period. He presented some plans for the proposed landscaping. 2411 A] CITY COUNCIL MINUTES:6 August 17, 1976 The Council felt that the review stipulation recommended by the Planning Commission was vaguely worked and confusing.Mr. Jameson stated that his main worry with the one year time limit was that,after putting in his utilities and developing part of the lots within the one year time period, he would then be informed that he could not develop the others because the time limit for development and landscaping had run out. Mr. Acres suggested returning it the Planning Commission for clarification on the condition of the time period. Mr. Hill moved that the Special Use Permit be granted with the following changes in the conditions set by the Planning Commission: 1.Add "if a trailer is located on the property"to the first condition set by the Planning Commission 2.Substitute surfaced for paved in the third condition 3. Delete item four completely 4.Add that a six foot high fence will cover the rear of the property, seconded by Mr. Barney. Mr, Skaug asked how enforceable the condition of permanent double wide mobile homes on the lots was. Mr. Acres stated it was enforceable but also suggested that it should be returned to the Planning Commission for clarification of condition 4. Mr.Skaug moved that the matter be tabled and sent back to the Planning Commission for clarification at their next meeting,seconded by Mr,Jones,and passed unanimously. VII.OTHER ITEMS FOR COUNCIL CONSIDERATION SPECIAL PERMIT FOR CONSTRUCTING TEMPORARY BUILDING -GENERAL STEEL FABRICATING A letter from Stan Bech,City Planner,stating that General Steel Fabricating,Inc. 1 is requesting permission to construct a temporary demonstration potato storage building across the street from the Washington State Potato Commission, was read. This would be a non-conforming use in the R-1S zone but it would be removed following the Washington State Potato Conference in February 1977. He recommended approval of this special permit with the following conditions: 1.That a Cashier's Check in the amount of one thousand dollars ($1,000.00)be posted with the City Treasurer before a building permit will be issued. 2. That all building materials and foundation work will be removed from the site before April 1,1977,or the Cashier's Check shall be forfeited. Mr. Ed Seago, representing General Steel Fabricating, Inc., stated that they would like to market a new concept of potato storage for the growers in this area and to do so they would like to build a demonstration model for the Potato Conference, after which it would be removed. Mr. Skaug moved that the special permit for construction of a temporary building be granted, seconded by Mr. Jones, and passed unanimously. GARBAGE COLLECTION AGREEMENT -SUPERIOR REFUSE COLLECTION \Q*A letter from Jerry Fay,Public Works Director,requesting authorization to enter *into an agreement with Superior Refuse Collection was read. Mr. Fay went over the contract for the Councilmen. Mr. Barney moved that the contract be accepted, seconded by Mr. Skaug, and passed with Mr. Moe and Mr. Hill opposed. n 2412 CITY COUNCIL MINUTES: 7 August 17, 1976 CIVIC CENTER -COST INFORMATION Mr,Waggener stated that this item was quite detailed and that the four site plans /Olf were only suggestions. He stated that various other civic centers looked at had the fire station completely separated from the rest of the departments because of the heavy equipment being moved in and around the station. Mr. Swanson suggested that a special meeting be set to discuss this item. Mr.Hill moved that this item be placed on the Agenda for the August 24 meeting, ij which will carry over to August 25 for this item,seconded by Mr,Jones,and passed unanimously. COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT PROGRAM A letter from Stan Bech,City Planner,requesting authorization from the City Council to begin work on the pre-application for the Community Development Block Grant funds was read. Mr.Waggener stated that the first thing for the Council to decide was whether or not they wished to participate in this program.He stated that citizen input would have to be sought for the kind and priority of projects for which Community Block Grant funds could be used. The resolution giving authorization to City staff to proceed with pre-application for housing and community development funding and establishing dates for public hearings was read by title only. Mr.Jones moved that the resolution be adopted,seconded by Barney,and passed with Mr. Hill opposed. SET DATE FOR PUBLIC MEETING -PRELIMINARY PLATS Mr.Waggener stated that in the past preliminary plats have not been presented //<£& to the City Council,only the final plats.It was discovered recently that the City Council also has to approve a preliminary plat as well as a final plat.He stated that three preliminary plats are ready to come before the Council at a public meeting. Mr. Bech stated that the three plats are the Swanson Addition,the Earl Addition, and the Montlake Addition #3.He stated that a public meeting has to be held on the preliminary plats.He stated that if the Council wished to make any changes in the recommendations of the Planning Commission a Public Hearing would have to be held. Mr.Jones moved that the three preliminary plats be placed on the August 24 agenda, seconded by Mr. Moe, and passed unanimously. VIII.COUNCIL QUESTIONS AND COMMENTS None IX.CITY MANGER REPORTS AND COMMENTS Mr.Waggener stated that he would like to bring a couple of items to the attention of the Council from the report of the Washington State Research Council;he stated that the report showed that over a five year period the average earnings of full time state and local government employees increased 39.7%and the Seattle consumer price index increased 39% at the same time.He stated that the weekly wage for production workers increased 47.1%. The report also ranked Moses Lake as 34th in police salary and 35th in fire salary. He stated that reports of this nature do not always show the true picture as they do not take into account any fringe benefits. 2413 CITY COUNCIL MINUTES:8 August 17, 1976 Mr. Jones wanted to know what was happening with the zoning ordinance. Mr. Bech stated that it would come before the Planning Commission again on August 26. The meeting was adjourned at 11:30 p.m. Donald E. Swanson,Mayor ATTEST: 6/Hu^A^j J«an C. Burton,Acting City Clerk m r*