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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCity Council Meeting - Council - Minutes - 08/20/1991 Kent, Washington August 20, 1991 Regular meeting of the Kent City Council was called to order at 7: 00 p.m. by Mayor Kelleher. Present: Councilmembers Dowell, Houser, Johnson, Mann, Orr and White, Assistant City Administra- tor Hansen, City Attorney Lubovich, Planning Director Harris, Public Works Director Wickstrom, Information Services Director Spang, Personnel Director Olson and Police Chief Crawford. Councilmember Woods was excused from this meeting. City Adminis- trator Chow, Finance Director McCarthy, Fire Chief Angelo and Parks Director Wilson were not in attendance. Approximately 150 people were at the meeting. CONSENT WHITE MOVED that Consent Calendar Items A through CALENDAR P be approved, with the exception of Item 3C which was removed by Councilmember White and Item 3F which was removed at the request of Bill Doolittle. Houser seconded and the motion carried. MINUTES (CONSENT CALENDAR - ITEM 3A) Approval of Minutes. Approval of the minutes of the regular Council meeting of August 6, 1991. HEALTH & (CONSENT CALENDAR - ITEM 3L) SANITATION Rosemary Glen II. ACCEPTANCE of the bill of sale submitted by Novastar Enterprises for continuous operation and maintenance of approximately 238 feet of water main extension and 752 . 6 feet of sanitary sewer extension constructed in the vicin- ity of 96th Place South and South 228th Street for the Rosemary Glen II development and release of -. cash bond after expiration of the one year mainte- nance period. STREETS (CONSENT CALENDAR - ITEM 3K) L.I.D. 327 - West Valley Highway Improvements. ACCEPT as complete the contract with Merlino Con- struction for construction of LID 327 - West Valley Highway Improvements and release of retain- age after receipt of the state releases. TRAFFIC (BIDS - ITEM 5A) CONTROL Canyon Drive Left Turn Lanes and Guardrail Reha- bilitation. Bid opening was held on August 19 with two bids received. Public Works Director Wickstrom noted that both bids were over the bud- get and asked for time to review them. The Mayor ordered that this item be held over to the next Council meeting. 1 August 20, 1991 TRAFFIC (CONSENT CALENDAR - ITEM 3M) CONTROL Reith Road Guardrail. AUTHORIZATION to transfer $10, 000 from the Frager Road Guardrail Project to the Reith Road Guardrail Project for construction of an additional section of guardrail on Reith Road in the vicinity of 45th Place, as recommended by the Public Works Committee and approved by IBC. ALLEY (CONSENT CALENDAR - ITEM 3D) VACATION Senior Housing Alley Vacation. ADOPTION of Ordinance 2991 vacating an unopened alley lying between Smith Street and Harrison Street and Fourth and Fifth Avenue without compensation to the City from the abutting property owners. WATER (CONSENT CALENDAR - ITEM 3J) Kent Springs Transmission Main. ACCEPT as com- plete the contract with Robison Construction for the Kent Springs Transmission Main project and release of retainage after receiving the state releases. REZONE (CONSENT CALENDAR - ITEM 3E) Bishop Rezone. ADOPTION of Ordinance 2992 relat- ing to land use and zoning, amending the official zoning map of the City of Kent, rezoning certain property in Lot 1 of Shinns Valley Home Addition from GWC (Gateway Commercial) to M3 (general in- dustrial) and accepting a property use and devel- opment agreement in connection therewith. SHORELINE (CONSENT CALENDAR - ITEM 3G) MASTER Foster Industrial Park. AUTHORIZATION to set PROGRAM - September 3 , 1991 as the date for a public hearing AMENDMENT on a request to amend the Kent Shoreline Master Program Shoreline Environment from an existing conservancy designation to an urban environment. MOBILE (CONSENT CALENDAR - ITEM 3C) HOME PARK REMOVED BY COUNCILMEMBER WHITE CODE Mobile Home Park Code. ADOPTION of Ordinance 2990 AMENDMENT amending the Mobile Home Park Code to add a new section on nonconforming mobile home parks, and additional revisions for the purpose of consis- tency with adopted city code and policies, and other minor text revisions to correct numbering errors. 2 August 20, 1991 MOBILE Upon White's question, Harris noted the Planning HOME PARK staff has not yet met with mobile home park CODE owners, and suggested delaying this matter until a AMENDMENT meeting has taken place. Orr stated it was her understanding that, because of time constraints, the ordinance was to be prepared for adoption at this meeting and that after meetings with the owners were held, amendments could be made to the ordinance. Johnson and Lubovich concurred. JOHNSON MOVED to adopt Item 3C. Orr seconded. Johnson pointed out that the action taken at the last Council meeting was to accept the revisions to the Mobile Home Park Code and direct the City Attorney to prepare the necessary ordinance, with the understanding that people who have concerns about certain provisions of the proposed ordinance meet with the Planning Department and work them out and that staff bring revising language back to Council. White noted that this has not occurred. Orr pointed out that Council had not asked that the revising language be brought back to tonight' s meeting. It was determined for White that a meeting on this matter will be held on August 28th at 7 : 00 p.m. in the Council Chambers. Lubovich pointed out for Doolittle that this does not meet the qualifications necessary for an emergency ordinance. The motion then carried. FINAL PLAT (OTHER BUSINESS - ITEM 4A) Walnut Grove Final Plat No. SU-90-2. This meeting will consider the final plat map for Walnut Grove Plat SU-90-2 . The property is approximately 6. 1 acres in size and is located east of 94th Avenue South, west of 96th Avenue South, south of South 241st Street, and north of South 243rd Street. All conditions of the preliminary plat have been met. Claudia Otey voiced concern about speeding cars in the vicinity and also requested that the graveled walkways be made more level to encourage children to stay on the walkway instead of walking on the road. Wickstrom agreed to look at Ms. Otey' s con- cerns. 3 August 20, 1991 FINAL PLAT WHITE MOVED to approve the staff 's recommended approval for Walnut Grove Final Plat SU-90-2 and that staff look into and address Ms. Otey' s con- cerns. Dowell seconded and the motion carried. HISTORICAL (OTHER BUSINESS - ITEM 4C) PRESERVATION Notification Actions to Historical Significant Sites. This meeting will consider the Council Planning Committee's recommendation of approval of the Historic Properties resolution. The Planning Committee endorsed this resolution at its August 6 meeting. The resolution will enable staff to review the potential demolition of structures that are already listed on the City' s historic site in- ventory. JOHNSON MOVED for the adoption of Historical Prop- erties Resolution No. 1291. Houser seconded and the motion carried. SOOS CREEK (OTHER BUSINESS - ITEM 4B) PLAN Soos Creek Resolution. A proposed resolution has been reviewed by the Council ' s Planning and Public Works Committees and by the Planning Commission. The two committees and the Planning Commission recommend different levels of service for roads and arterials. The Commission recommends level of service "D" while the two Council committees rec- ommend level of service "E" . Traffic Engineer Ed White explained that Level of Service "D" is characterized by very slow speeds and bumper to bumper traffic, and that Level of Service "E" is near what is commonly called a parking-lot situation. He said that Level of Ser- vice "E" is the minimum tolerable by drivers and that Level "F" is unacceptable to most drivers. He noted for Jim White that he would recommend Level of Service "E" since "D" would be an imprac- tical goal to achieve. The Mayor clarified that by adopting this resolution with the Level of Ser- vice "E" , the City is telling the County not to allow development on major east/west arterials until after Level of Service "E" has been achieved. 4 August 20, 1991 SOOS CREEK JOHNSON MOVED to approve the Soos Creek Resolution PLAN No. 1290 with the Level of Service "E" . White seconded and the motion carried. PUGET SOUND (OTHER BUSINESS - ITEM 4G) REGIONAL ADDED ITEM PLANNING Puget Sound Regional Council. Johnson distributed COUNCIL a resolution reaffirming Council ' s support for dissolving the existing Puget Sound Council of Governments and . forming a new regional government, the Puget Sound Regional Council. He noted that the purpose is to establish a new metropolitan planning organization which will handle transpor- tation funding for a four-county region and the cities within those counties. He noted that several months ago the City supported dissolving the PSCOG and creating a new organization. He noted that there had been problems with some of the language and that a committee was formed to handle the reorganization of PSCOG with new lan- guage contained in this resolution. He noted that Suburban Cities, Federal Way, Auburn, Renton and other cities support the new language. He pointed out that 75% participation by cities and counties is required to dissolve the old organization and create the new one. JOHNSON MOVED for the adoption of Resolution 1293 . Houser seconded. Johnson pointed out for White that the changes in language are minor and that this must be reviewed by the Governor' s Office and the Department of Transportation soon. He ex- plained that in order to continue to receive fund- ing from the Federal Highway Administration, a new organization must take over by October 1st. The motion then carried. Johnson pointed out that by this action, the 75% required for adoption has been met. JUST CAUSE (PUBLIC HEARINGS - ITEM 2A) EVICTION Just Cause Eviction Ordinance. This date has been set for a public hearing on an ordinance relating to landlord-tenant law, requiring that a landlord provide notice of just cause to evict a tenant, providing an affirmative defense in a subsequent unlawful detainer action, for tenants not given such notice; providing enforcement mechanisms and penalties for violation. 5 August 20, 1991 JUST CAUSE Carol Morris of the Legal Department gave a brief EVICTION synopsis of the proposed ordinance and noted that there is nothing which would pre-empt the City from enacting any legislation on this subject. She pointed out that the City of Seattle has a just cause ordinance and that there has been very little enforcement required. She noted that the ordinance proposed for Kent is different than Seattle's, but that she expects that even less enforcement would be required in Kent. Upon Dowell 's question, Morris noted that if a tenant objects to a rent increase, a Judge or Court Commissioner would determine whether the increase was necessary. She pointed out that the ordinance only requires that a reason for eviction be given, that proof is not required. She added that the only way the City Attorney's Office would be involved is if the landlord or owner did not provide a copy of the ordinance with the written notice terminating the tenancy. She explained for White that there would be very little expense involved with enforcement. She noted that there had been only two such cases in the City of Seattle in the first six months of this year. The Mayor declared the public hearing open. James Fearn noted that he had drafted and enforced Seattle's just cause ordinance, and that not a single residential just cause eviction action went to court in the previous 11 years. Mark McKay, representing the Kent Chamber of Commerce, spoke in opposition to the ordinance and suggested allowing property managers, owners and tenants to develop an alternative to the enforcement mecha- nisms and penalties. David Girard, attorney for Evergreen Legal Services, noted that this ordi- nance would protect good tenants. He noted that the expenses involved in moving are difficult for low and moderate income people to come up with on short notice. Joe Puckett stated that the State Landlord-Tenant Act provides a balance between the rights of landlords and tenants. He opined that various cities should not have separate ordi- nances. He also noted that the proposed ordinance would make it more difficult and more expensive for landlords to conduct evictions. Richard Dunn, Director of Community Living, stated that develop- 6 August 20, 1991 JUST CAUSE mentally disabled people are subject to subtle EVICTION discrimination and do not have the financial resources to move in 20 days. He stated that he feels a reason should be given for someone to lose their home, and added that just cause should be defined so that people are protected from poten- tially arbitrary and unjust evictions. Mike Spence, representing Seattle-King County Associa- tion of Realtors, Puget Sound Multiple Listing Association and the Commercial Investment Brokers Association, spoke in opposition to the ordinance because it would affect the affordability of housing. He pointed out that the cost of attor- neys, notices, etc. would result in an increase in rents. The following people spoke in favor of the pro- posed ordinance, stating that there should be a reason given for evictions and that the cost of moving is very high: Sharon Atkin (South King County Multi-Service Center and King County Coa- lition for the Homeless) , Mary Kay Smithmeyer, Rod Trueblood, Sharon Trueblood, Linda Howe Jami Sullivan, Garry Jackson, Carol McClintock Lynn Wallace, Linda Bennett (Church Council of Greater Seattle Task Force on Housing and Homelessness) , Robert Nelson, Marvin Eckfeldt, James Romine Gerald Hesseltine, Pauline Caldwell Richard Gamble (Executive Director, Tenants Union) and Mrs. Cooper. Karen Donovon, Sheri Foster, and Lynn Lewark were opposed to the ordinance, noting that not all tenants follow the rules, including eviction notices. They spoke of drug sales, loud parties and physical threats to other tenants. The following people spoke against the ordinance, noting that good tenants are not evicted, that the cost to landlords to repair, advertise and show their units is high, and that a State law already exists on this matter: Suzanne Reeder, Jakk Roberson, Dawn Dube, Zoe Ann Matthews Bill Robbins, Loie Walman (Northwest Legal Foundation) , Willis Cole, Kirby Kilmurray, Ralph Armstrong and Paul Morford. Rick Marino, Manager of Kings Place Apartments, agreed that people are not unjustly evicted because it is an extremely competitive 7 August 20, 1991 JUST CAUSE market and landlords want to keep good tenants. EVICTION He submitted petitions with 145 signatures op- posing the just cause ordinance. Caroline Patterson displayed photos of damage done to apartments by tenants. Joe Martin, Boardmember of the Seattle Tenants Union, spoke in favor of the ordinance, noting that it would protect low in- come, elderly and disabled tenants from unjust evictions, and would prevent further homelessness. Peggy Ganson, President of the Apartment Associa- tion of Seattle and King County, and Treasurer for the Washington State Apartment Association, stated that this ordinance will cause trouble between tenants and landlords, and will cost the City money. Jim Flick spoke in opposition to the ordi- nance, citing the expense of going to court, and suggested having the Mayor appoint a Just Cause Commission. Glen Ruth noted that there should be responsibility on the part of both the landlord and the tenant. He said that a landlord should be able to evict a bad tenant quickly, but that a tenant who feels unjustly evicted should have a place to go to air his grievance and get a fair decision. Paul Tollnar said his job as a property manager is to provide the highest quality of life possible for his tenants, and that includes removing bad tenants promptly. Floyd Brown stated that the ordinance as written would be unconstitu- tional. Mary Tungsvik favored appointing a com- mittee rather than passing the ordinance. Holly Diamond questioned why the ordinance specifies three 10-day periods rather than just one, noting that she gives only one 10-day notice. There were no further comments from the audience and WHITE MOVED to accept all documents and ex- hibits as part of the record. Orr seconded and the motion carried. JOHNSON THEN MOVED to close the public hearing. White seconded and the motion carried. Councilmember Mann stated that his purpose in pro- posing this policy is to provide Kent citizens residing in apartments a reasonable level of pro- tection from unfair evictions. He noted that he supports the rights of apartment owners to deal 8 August 20, 1991 JUST CAUSE with problems that affect their neighborhood, but EVICTION that retaliatory evictions should not be allowed. HE MOVED to adopt Ordinance 2989. Orr seconded. Dowell pointed out that the ordinance contains a section which exempts agencies who house homeless people, and that it contains contradictions. Orr clarified that the exemption was sought for pro- grams that assist homeless families, people in transition and people in drug rehabilitation pro- grams so that there would be a way to remove people from the program if they did not comply with the rules and regulations. Carol Morris noted that the shelters do not have written rental agreements and that in some cases people can stay in homeless shelters for only three days. Johnson stated that a landlord should be required to give a reason for eviction but that the Council should not be required to determine whether that reason is just. White noted that since so few cases have gone to court in the City of Seattle, their just cause ordinance is not really neces- sary. He stated that there will be expenses asso- ciated with enforcing the ordinance, and that the City does not need an added financial burden at this time. Houser noted that she would prefer to have a commission consisting of landlords and tenants working together on this. The motion to adopt Ordinance 2989 failed with only Mann and Orr in favor. JOHNSON MOVED that the Mayor appoint a committee of tenants, landlords, property managers and others to study the issue and make a recommenda- tion to the Council within 90 days. Houser sec- onded. Dowell spoke in opposition to having a commission. Johnson responded that the issue must be addressed. White stated that he cannot support revisiting this issue. Dowell offered a friendly amendment to Johnson' s motion: that there be an equal number of members from each side on the com- mission, that they make their recommendations within 30 days, and that if there is not a major- ity the issue be considered a dead issue. Johnson accepted the equal number of members, but felt that 30 days is too soon. The motion to amend died for lack of a second. Houser noted that the 9 August 20, 1991 JUST CAUSE purpose of the commission is for the landlords and EVICTION tenants to get together and work out some of these problems. Mann spoke in favor of Johnson' s motion. Dowell offered to amend Johnson' s motion to 45 days instead of 90 days with an equal number of tenants and landlords on the commission and that the issue be dead if they were unable to come to a decision. Mayor Kelleher suggested two land- lords and two tenants be on the commission. Johnson and Houser agreed with the terms. The Mayor clarified for a lady in the audience that the purpose of the commission is to see if there is another ordinance that could be agreed on, but that unless there were three people out of the four that were in favor in 45 days, the issue would expire and not come back to the Council. Paul Morford, 21264-132nd Avenue SE, opined that a commission is not necessary. He suggested that landlords and tenants lobby at the State level, since there is already a State Landlord-Tenant Law. Jim Flick suggested appointing a commission to arbitrate landlord-tenant issues and render a binding decision. A man from the audience sug- gested that the two opposing parties meet with Council to work problems out. Upon a roll call vote, Dowell, Houser and White were opposed to the motion as amended. Johnson, Mann and Orr were in favor. Since there was not a majority vote, the motion was defeated. REGIONAL (OTHER BUSINESS - ITEM 4E) JUSTICE Regional Justice Center - Resolution. The King CENTER County Council has determined that there is a need to establish new regional justice center facili- ties and has begun consideration for the develop- ment of sites., including proposed sites in the City of Kent. A resolution has been prepared giving qualified endorsement to proposed sites in Kent submitted by private owners for consideration for selection of a regional justice center. Lynda Anderson noted that the City of Kent does not have any City-owned properties which are ap- propriate, but that three other sites in Kent have emerged which are consistent with the City' s vision for revitalizing the downtown area. She 10 August 20, 1991 REGIONAL added that other sites have been offered by pri- JUSTICE vate developers which are not part of this propos- CENTER al. She clarified that sites can be submitted directly to the County or under the umbrella of the City's proposal. She stated that one site is not endorsed over the others in the proposal . Anderson noted that the City reserves the right to negotiate and that the County is expected to follow all appropriate regulations under SEPA. The Mayor explained that because of the reserva- tion of the right to negotiate, the Council can act positively with this qualified endorsement and then either follow through or withdraw it at a later date. MANN MOVED for adoption of Resolution 1292 giving qualified endorsement to certain sites for selec- tion of a regional justice center. White second- ed and the motion carried. CABLE TV (CONSENT CALENDAR - ITEM 3I) Closed Circuit TV System. ACCEPT as complete the contract with Reliable Security Services for in- stallation of a television security system at the City Shops. MANAGEMENT (OTHER BUSINESS - ITEM 4D) STUDY Code Amendments Regardina City Clerk and Other City Departments. In response to the Warner .. Group's Management Study, City Administration proposes implementing a transfer of the City Clerk' s Office from the Finance Department to the "Office of the City Clerk" reporting to Adminis- tration. The City Clerk' s Office is currently categorized as a subordinate department to the Director of Finance and Personnel. The City has separate directors and departments for Personnel and Finance. Additionally, Elec- tronic Data Processing (now Information Services) is also structured as a subordinate department reporting to the Director of Finance and Per- sonnel. In implementing the transfer of the City Clerk to an Office of the City Clerk reporting to Administration, an ordinance was drafted estab- lishing separate departments for Finance, Person- nel (which is renamed Human Resources Department 11 August 20, 1991 MANAGEMENT pursuant to the Warner Group Study recommenda- STUDY tions) , Information Services, and the Office of the City Clerk to reflect the existing structure as well as the changes proposed with regard to the City Clerk's office. Lubovich noted that when preparing the ordinance removing the City Clerk' s Office from the Finance Department, he also implemented structure changes which will be required for recodification of the City Code. He explained that the reason the other departments were addressed is that the present or- dinance provides that all of those departments are under the Finance Director. The Mayor clarified that even though the Office of the City Clerk will report to Administration, it will be a separate office and not a part of Administration. HOUSER MOVED for adoption of Ordinance 2993 re- structuring the departments of Finance, Human Resources, Information Services, and the Office of the City Clerk. Orr seconded and the motion carried. ECONOMIC (OTHER BUSINESS - ITEM 4F) DEVELOPMENT Economic Development Corporation (EDC) . The City CORPORATION Attorney' s Office recently received a letter from Preston Thorgrimson, bond counsel, along with an Attorney General ' s Opinion regarding the EDC' s appointment of directors. The Opinion states that the City Council should not be in a position of appointing its own members to serve on the Board, but that Councilmembers may serve "ex-officio" on the EDC as long as some mechanism for replacement of the Board is utilized rather than discretionary appointments by the Council . An acceptable mechanism suggested in the Attorney General 's Opinion was that the "most senior members" of the Council be members of the Board. The proposed ordinance and amended charter for the EDC incor- porates this mechanism for appointment of Councilmember directors. The Operations Committee has reviewed and approved the proposed ordinance with a modification that the Mayor appoint non-Councilmember directors 12 August 20, 1991 ECONOMIC subject to Council confirmation rather than having DEVELOPMENT the Council make the appointments. This suggested CORPORATION modification has been incorporated into the pro- posed ordinance. Lubovich noted that currently there are three Councilmembers on the EDC Board and two non- Council members. He noted that he amended the proposed ordinance to call for two or more non- Councilmembers, in order to be consistent with the charter. He added that this has been before the EDC Board as well as the Operations Committee. HOUSER MOVED for the adoption of Ordinance 2994 amending the appointment procedures of directors of the EDC and amending the EDC charter to incor- porate said amendments, and including the amend- ments made by the City Attorney' s office. White seconded and the motion carried. HUMAN (OTHER BUSINESS - ITEM 4H) SERVICES ADDED ITEM Sunset Motel Proposal. Elgin Jones, 25006 Pacific Highway South, read a proposal offering the Sunset Motel facilities to the City for the homeless winter program, and requested a meeting with City officials to discuss the matter. Assistant City Administrator Hansen will schedule a meeting with Mr. Jones. CITY (CONSENT CALENDAR - ITEM 3P) COUNCIL City Council Absence. APPROVAL of a request by Council President Judy Woods for excused absences from the August 20th and September 3rd City Council meetings. APPOINTMENT (CONSENT CALENDAR - ITEM 3N) Board of Adjustment Appointment. CONFIRMATION of the Mayor' s appointment of Berne Biteman to the Kent Board of Adjustment. Mr. Biteman' s term will begin immediately and will continue through Febru- ary, 1992 . POLICE (CONSENT CALENDAR - ITEM 30) Drinking Driver Task Force Grant. AUTHORIZATION to accept the Washington Traffic Safety Commission Grant of $45, 153 for the period July 1, 1991 to June 30, 1992 , and authorization to amend the 1991 13 August 20, 1991 POLICE Budget by adding of the grant amount of $22 ,576. This amount will be a reimbursement for General Fund salaries. The balance of $22 , 577 will be in- cluded in the 1992 Budget. PARKS & (CONSENT CALENDAR - ITEM 3F) RECREATION (REMOVED AT THE REQUEST OF BILL DOOLITTLE) Cultural Planning/Cultural Center Feasibility Study. ACCEPTANCE of the Cultural Planning/Cul- tural Center Feasibility Study as presented by the Performing Arts Center Task Force to the City Council at their workshop of July 16. Upon a question from Bill Doolittle, Patrice Thorell of the' Parks Department explained that credits to the Parks & Recreation Department and their associated personnel previously listed on the front of the study had been deleted at staff request. Doolittle pointed out that the study covers a large area stretching west to the Puget Sound, north to Burien and Renton, east to the Soos Creek Plateau, and south to the Pierce County line, and that 400 people in the area were interviewed. He expressed interest in how many of those inter- viewed were from Kent and asked for complete sum- mary of the market research results, which Thorell agreed to provide. JOHNSON THEN MOVED to adopt Item 3F. Orr seconded and the motion carried. FINANCE (CONSENT CALENDAR - ITEM 3B) Approval of Bills. Approval of payment of the bills received through August 15, 1991 after au- diting by the Operations Committee at its meeting at 4 :45 p.m. on August 27, 1991. Approval of checks issued for vouchers: Date Check Numbers Amount 8/1-8/15/91 108156-108763 $2 , 559,405. 54 14 August 20, 1991 FINANCE Approval of checks issued for payroll: Date Check Numbers Amount 8/20/91 01159464-01160252 $ 659, 352 . 52 (CONSENT CALENDAR - ITEM 3H) Domestic Abuse Women's Network (DAWN) Shelter Fundincg. AUTHORIZATION to change the action taken by the City Council on June 4 , 1991, where approv- al was granted to fund DAWN' s confidential shelter with a minimum of $10, 000. The June 4 action stated the shelter would be in Kent. New informa- tion has led the Council ' s Planning Committee to recommend removal of the stipulation that the shelter be in Kent. The new recommendation is that a minimum of $10, 000 be allocated to the Domestic Abuse Women' s Network (DAWN) to provide for the development of a confidential shelter in South King County. REPORTS Planning Committee. Johnson noted that under the Growth Management Act, the County is required to meet with a representative from each city within the county and that this meeting will be held on September 5th at 7 : 00 p.m. at the Wyndham Garden Hotel, 18118 Pacific Highway South. He asked that one of the Councilmembers attend the meeting. Parks Committee. Dowell noted that the Parks Committee will meet at 3 : 30 p.m. on August 27th. ADJOURNMENT The meeting was adjourned at 11: 10 p.m. .ci Brenda Jacober, MC Deputy City Cler 15