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January 4, 2000
The regular meeting of the Kent City Council was called to order
at 7 : 00 p.m. by Mayor White . Present : Councilmembers Amodt ,
Brotherton, Clark, Epperly, Orr, Woods and Yingling, Operations
Director/Chief of Staff McFall , City Attorney Lubovich, Public
Works Director Wickstrom, Planning Director Harris, Police Chief
Crawford, Fire Chief Angelo, Parks Director Hodgson, Employee
Services Director Viseth and Finance Director Miller. Approxi-
mately 25 people were at the meeting.
PUBLIC oath of office. The City Clerk administered the
COMMUNICATIONS Oath of Office to newly re-elected Councilmembers
Epperly, Orr, Woods and Yingling. (All were sworn
in on December 30 , 1999 . ) Mayor White welcomed
them back and thanked them for working together to
achieve the City' s many goals .
Introduction of Appointees. Mayor White intro-
duced his appointees to the Drinking Driver Task
Force, the Land Use and Planning Board, the
Regional Justice Center Citizens Advisory
Committee, the Economic Development Corporation
Board, and the Human Services Commission.
Employee of the Month. Mayor White announced
that Linda Birdsall of the Employee Services
Department has been selected as the first Employee
of the Month for the year 2000 . He noted that
Ms . Birdsall genuinely portrays the Kent Cares
attitude, and has consistently shown her commit-
ment and dependability. He added that she has a
contagious smile and a mischievous sense of humor.
Employee Services Director Viseth stated that in
the past fifteen years, Linda has acquired a
wealth of knowledge about the City, its functions
and its people . She said this honor is well
deserved and offered her congratulations . The
Mayor then presented Birdsall with the Employee of
the Month plaque .
CONSENT ORR MOVED that Consent Calendar Items A through H
CALENDAR be approved. Woods seconded and the motion
carried.
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MINUTES (CONSENT CALENDAR - ITEM 6A)
Approval of Minutes . APPROVAL of the minutes of
the special Council meeting of November 23 , 1999,
and the regular Council meeting of December 14 ,
1999 .
PLAT (CONSENT CALENDAR - ITEM 6H)
Swan Court II Final Plat FSU-98-5 . APPROVAL of
the Hearing Examiner ' s recommendation of approval
with conditions of the Swan Court II Final Plat
and authorization for the Mayor to sign the final
plat mylar. This final plat application was
submitted by Dan Swanson. The Hearing Examiner
issued the Findings with conditions on the
Preliminary Plat on April 29, 1998 .
REZONE (OTHER BUSINESS - ITEM 7A)
SEATABO Rezone RZ-99-1. The Hearing Examiner has
recommended approval of an application to rezone a
portion of two properties from M-1, Industrial
Park District, to M-2 , Limited Industrial . The
property is located west of 76th Avenue S . and
north of 234th. Planning Director Harris noted
for Clark that he is not aware of any potential
for expansion in terms of transportation.
CLARK MOVED to accept the findings, conclusions,
and recommendation of the Hearing Examiner on the
SEATABO Rezone, and to direct the City Attorney to
prepare the necessary ordinance. Brotherton
seconded and the motion carried.
ADMINISTRATION (OTHER BUSINESS - ITEM 7B)
Mayor' s Authorization for Administrative Acts on
Approved Programs or Projects . The proposed
resolution provides the Mayor authority to sign
grant applications, accept dedications of land and
improvements, and execute purchase and lease
agreements for right-of-way or other property, but
only if the grant, dedication, purchase or lease
is part of a project that the Council has approved
and budgeted.
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ADMINISTRATION City Attorney Lubovich emphasized that the resolu-
tion would not grant the Mayor any additional
authority over what he already has . He explained
that it would:
1) allow departments to apply for grant funds,
2) allow the Mayor to acquire property such as
rights-of-ways and similar types of land
dedication either by lease or purchase when
such is incidental to a project or program
which has had prior approval of the Council
and the Council had knowledge that these
parcels would have to be acquired, and
3) allow acceptance of dedications when there is
no cost to the city.
After a lengthy discussion regarding liabilities
and emergencies, WOODS MOVED to adopt Resolution
No. 1560 which authorizes the Mayor to sign grant
applications, accept dedicated property, and
purchase or lease certain property if part of an
approved Council project or program, as amended by
adding into the second-to-last line of Section 1,
Paragraph 3 "other than ordinary and expected
maintenance or costs" . Orr seconded.
Lubovich suggested clarifying Section 2 by add-
ing the words "by purchase" between the words
"acquire" and "property" . Woods and Orr agreed.
Joe Rubio spoke in opposition to the resolution,
saying it is too vague and too broad, and that the
Council should not give up their right to be
informed on items they have already approved.
George Smith, 9505 S . 241st Street, voiced concern
about the maintenance costs of free land, opining
that large amounts should come before the Council .
Ted Kogita, West Hill, said the resolution is
being passed for expediency and questioned what is
being given up.
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ADMINISTRATION Woods said that the resolution states what the
Council has been doing legally for a long time,
and it does not diminish Council ' s power. Clark,
Brotherton, Orr, and Epperly made comments in
agreement . Amodt opined that this is a removal of
legislative authority. The motion to adopt
Resolution No. 1560 as amended then carried with
Amodt opposed.
COUNCIL (OTHER BUSINESS - ITEM 7C)
PRESIDENT Election Of Council President. Pursuant to the
City' s Resolution No. 1516, the City Council must
elect its president, who shall also serve as the
City' s Mayor Pro Tem, in January of this year for
a two-year term.
WOODS NOMINATED Leona Orr as Council President .
Clark seconded. Woods commended Orr for her
efforts, both as a Councilmember and as a citizen
prior to her time on the Council . The motion then
carried. Orr thanked her colleagues for their
support and Mayor White expressed appreciation to
Ms . Orr for her leadership.
APPOINTMENTS (CONSENT CALENDAR - ITEM 6C)
Drinking Driver Task Force Reappointments .
CONFIRMATION of the Mayor' s reappointments of
John Bond, Paul Dillard, and Kevin Ruoff as
members of the Drinking Driver Task Force . Their
new appointments will continue until 1/1/2003 .
(CONSENT CALENDAR - ITEM 6D)
Land Use & Planing Board Reappointments .
CONFIRMATION of the Mayor ' s reappointments of
Sharon Woodford and David Malik as members of the
Land Use and Planning Board. Their new terms will
continue until 12/31/2002 .
(CONSENT CALENDAR - ITEM 6E)
Regional Justice Center Citizens Advisory
Committee Reappointment. CONFIRMATION of the
Mayor' s reappointment of Ms . Chris King as a
member of the Regional Justice Center Citizens
Advisory Committee . Ms . King ' s new term will
continue until 12/31/2002 .
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APPOINTMENTS (CONSENT CALENDAR - ITEM 6F)
Economic Development Corporation Directors
Reappointment. CONFIRMATION of the Mayor' s re-
appointment of Morgan Llewellyn as a member of
the Economic Development Corporation Directors .
Mr. Llewellyn' s new appointment will continue
until 12/31/2003 .
(CONSENT CALENDAR - ITEM 6G)
Kent Human Services Commission Appointment.
CONFIRMATION of the Mayor' s appointment of
Ms . Stephanie Howell as a member of the Kent
Human Services Commission. Ms . Howell is a Kent
resident . She grew up in Kent, attended Kent
schools and graduated from Kentwood High School .
She currently works for the agency that sponsors
the WWEE program. Ms . Howell will fill the "User
of Services" category and will replace Merriah
Fotheringham. Her new term will continue until
1/1/2003 .
FINANCE (CONSENT CALENDAR - ITEM 6B)
Approval of Bills. No information available due
to cancellation of the December 21, 1999
Operations Committee meeting.
Approval of checks issued for payroll for
December 1 through December 15 and paid on
December 20, 1999 :
Date Check Numbers Amount
12/20/99 Checks 240602-240889 $264 , 655 . 23
12/20/99 Advices 88594-89198 904 , 100 . 24
$1, 168, 755 .47
REPORTS Council President. Orr asked Councilmembers to
consider going back to a five-committee Council
by separating the Public Works and Planning
Committees . There was no objection. Orr stated
that the committee assignments will be ready by
the next Council meeting.
Operations Committee. Woods announced that the
committee will meet at 3 : 30 on January 18 .
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REPORTS Public Works and Planning Committee. Clark stated
that January 17 is a holiday and consequently the
committee will meet at 4 : 00 on January 24 .
Parks Committee. Woods noted that the committee
will meet at 4 : 30 on January 18 .
Administrative Reports . McFall announced that
King County is sponsoring a roundtable on
Southwest King County development at 6 : 30 p.m. on
January 19 at Highline Community College, and
urged Councilmembers to attend.
Mayor White announced that the IAC has awarded the
City $190, 480 in youth athletic field grants for
ballfield improvements at Kent Memorial Park,
Russell Road Park, and the future East Hill Youth
Sports Complex No. 2 . He added that funding comes
from a $10, 000, 000 donation from Paul Allen.
ADJOURNMENT The meeting adjourned at 7 : 55 p.m.
Brenda Jacober, CMC
City Clerk
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