HomeMy WebLinkAboutCity Council Meeting - Council - Minutes - 03/29/1988 SPECIAL MEETING of the Kent City Council
March 29, 1988
Proper public notice has been given by the City Clerk for a special
meeting of the Kent City Council for 8: 00 p.m. on March 29th for
the purpose of consideration of the interlocal agreement between
King County and the City of Kent regarding solid waste.
The agenda for the Council workshop session, scheduled for 7: 00
p.m. , included discussion with the King County Solid Waste Com-
mittee, and, as a separate item a presentation from Kent ' s Human
Services Commission.
Inasmuch as the workshop session lasted longer than had been anti-
cipated, the start of the special Council meeting was delayed.
Mayor Kelleher called the special meeting to order at 8: 55 p.m. ,
noting the purpose for which this meeting had been called.
Present: Councilmembers Biteman, Dowell , Houser, Johnson, White
and Woods , City Administrator McFall, City Attorney Driscoll, Plan-
ning Director Harris and Public Works Director Wickstrom. Also
present: Personnel Director Webby. Councilmember Mann and Finance
Director McCarthy were not in attendance.
SOLID WASTE Interlocal Agreement Between King County and Kent Regarding
Solid Waste Disposal. Mayor Kelleher noted that pursuant to the
"Agreement Between King County and the City of Kent
Concerning Use of King County Solid Waste Disposal
Facilities" , the City may give written notice to
the County by March 31 , 1988 either ( 1 ) that it
intends to continue use of the County system at
which time the County must offer to amend the exist-
ing agreement as necessary to make it reasonably
equivalent and reasonably consistent with agree-
ments made with other users, or ( 2 ) give notice to
the County that it will terminate this agreement
and remove the City from the County system. If no
notice is given to the County by March 31 , 1988,
the existing agreement remains in full force and
effect. It is recommended by the Public Works Com-
mittee that the City Council pursue its option to
notify the County of its intent to continue use of
the County system and negotiate amendments to the
existing agreement.
Upon White ' s question, Biteman noted that if we had
more time we could generate a more positive way of
handling solid waste, but that there seemed to be
no alternative. It was clarified for Houser that
March 29, 1988
SOLID WASTE the County had denied the City' s request for a time
extension.
Johnson noted that the Public Works Committee had
recommended that the City continue use of the County
system since we had no alternative. He then MOVED that
by March 31 , 1988 the City notify the County of the
City ' s intent to continue use of the County system
so that the County must offer to amend the existing
agreement between the County and the City concern-
ing use of King County solid waste disposal facili-
ties as necessary to make the agreement reasonably
equivalent, where appropriate, and reasonably con-
sistent with agreements made with other users .
Woods seconded. The motion carried unanimously.
EXECUTIVE At 9 : 05 p.m. McFall requested an executive session
SESSION to last about fifteen minutes , to discuss collective
bargaining.
ADJOURNMENT The Council reconvened at 9: 15 p.m. and then
adjourned.
Marie Jensen;J CMC
City Clerk
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