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Kent, Washington
April 1$, 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 McFall, City Attorney Lubovich, Fire Chief Angelo, Deputy
Police Chief Miller, Planning Director Harris, Public Works
Director Wickstrom, Parks Director Hodgson and Finance Director
Miller. Approximately 20 people were at the meeting.
CHANGES TO Councilmember Clark added Other Business Item 7B.
THE AGENDA Continued Communications Items 11A and 11B were
added at the request of members of the audience.
PUBLIC Introduction of Appointee. Mayor White announced
COMMUNICATIONS that confirmation of his reappointment of
Stephanie Klappenbach to the Public Development
Authority is on the Consent Calendar, and noted
that Ms . Klappenbach is not in attendance at
tonight ' s meeting.
Norway Sister City! Presentation. Mayor White
introduced Howard Olivers of the Sister Cities
Association, and his daughter Gail Evans .
Ms . Evans explained that she had taken ten girls
to a goodwill volleyball tournament in Norway, and
that while she was there, the Mayor of Naustal
gave her a token of goodwill and appreciation for
Mayor White. She then presented the art glass
gift to the mayor, who expressed his thanks.
CONSENT ORR MOVED that Consent Calendar Items A through G
CALENDAR be approved. Woods seconded and the motion
carried.
MINUTES (CONSENT CALENDAR - ITEM 6A)
Approval of Minutes. APPROVAL of the minutes of
the regular Council meeting of April 4 , 2000 .
TRANSPORTATION (OTHER BUSINESS - ITEM 7B)
(ADDED BY COUNCILMEMBER CLARK)
Pacific Hicrhway TIE Grant. CLARK MOVED to
authorize the Mayor to sign the Pacific Highway
TIB agreement and to authorize staff to accept the
grant and establish a budget for the funds to be
spent within said road improvement project . Woods
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TRANSPORTATION seconded. Clark explained that this was discussed
by the Public Works Committee yesterday and that
because Federal money is involved, action must be
taken quickly. Upon Amodt' s question, Wickstrom
explained the cap and noted that it is important
to get funds obligated before the cap is reached.
The motion then carried.
APPOINTMENTS (CONSENT CALENDAR - ITEM 6C)
Public Development Authority. CONFIRMATION of the
Mayor' s reappointment of Stephanie Klappenbach to
continue serving as a member of the Kent Downtown
Public Market Development Authority Board.
Ms. Klappenbach' s new term will continue until
5/31/2004 .
FIRE (CONSENT CALENDAR - ITEM 6D)
DEPARTMENT Brass Oxygen Reguljators Grant. ACCEPT the grant
funds received from the State of Washington and
authorize the Fire Department to apply said funds
towards the purchase of brass oxygen regulators.
The City has received a $1, 200 grant from the
State of Washington "for the purposes of the
state trauma care system. " As stated in a letter
from Janet Griffith, Director of the Office of
Emergency Medical & Trauma Protection, these
funds may be used for trauma equipment . The Fire
Department proposes to use these funds to purchase
brass oxygen regulators .
(CONSENT CALENDAR - ITEM 6E)
King County Trainina Services Agreement.
AUTHORIZATION for the Mayor to sign the King
County Training Services Agreement on behalf of
the City and authorize the Fire Department an
additional Lieutenant ' s position in their budget
to be funded by revenue from this agreement .
Both the City and the District recognize the
significant long term value of a joint operational
training agreement and the higher level/quality of
emergency services that can be attained through
the synergistic benefits of this agreement . The
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FIRE City will provide, through the Fire Department,
DEPARTMENT suppression training and related administrative
services to Fire District #40 . King County Fire
District #40 will cover any additional costs, both
operational and one time capital costs, which
result from entering into this contract .
PARKS & (CONSENT CALENDAR ITEM 6F)
RECREATION 2000 IAC Grant Applications, submittal Of
Resolutions. APPROVAL of the submittal of five
grant applications to the Interagency Committee
for Outdoor Recreation, per resolutions in the
packet, as recommended by the Parks Committee .
The Interagency Committee for Outdoor Recreation
(IAC) is accepting applications for acquisition
and development of park land. Staff has identi-
fied the following top-priority projects that are
eligible for statewide grant funds :
1 . Green River Greenbelt Gateway - Acquire and
develop property
2 . Canterbury Neighborhood Park - Acquire and
develop property
3 . Clark Lake Park - Acquire and develop
property
4 . East Hill Youth Sports Complex #1 - Acquire
and develop property
5 . Lake Fenwick Park Boat Launch - Develop
property
(CONSENT CALENDAR - ITEM 6G)
King County Public~ Cultural Facilities Program
Grant - Accent And Amend Neely Soame Home Budget.
ACCEPT the King County Public Art Program Grant
and amend the Neely Soames Home budget, as
recommended by the Parks Committee .
Parks Planning and Development staff applied for
and received a $38, 000 grant from King County
Office of Cultural Resources, Landmarks and
Heritage Commission, Public Art Program. The
grant will be used to fund the Neely Soames House
and Garden Project .
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PARKS & (OTHER BUSINESS - ITEM 7A)
RECREATION Kent Memorial Parj$ Reclamation Art - Deaccession
Of Artwork. The Kent Memorial Park picnic shelter
needs to be replaced because it is not seismically
sound. The artwork on the walls of the shelter may
not be saved. Staff reviewed options to preserve
or replace the artwork at the Parks Committee
meeting on April 11, 2000 .
WOODS MOVED to deaccess the reclamation art
project at Kent Memorial park and direct staff to
preserve the artwork, or make an appropriate
visual recognition of the project . Epperly
seconded. Woods explained that this artwork was
done by kids who designed it and spent a great
deal of time on it . She said attempts will be
made to contact them to reassure them that,
although the shelter was torn down, their efforts
will not be lost . Upon Amodt ' s question, Hodgson
explained the project . The motion then carried.
BUDGET (CONTINUED COMMUNICATIONS - ITEM 11A)
(ADDED AT THE REQUEST OF ROBERT O'BRIEN)
Property Value. Robert O'Brien, 1131 Seattle
Street, said that during discussions of the
budget, Councilmembers had said they were not
raising the mill rate and that taxes would not go
up. He said he has received his bill from King
County and noted that his taxes have gone up by
10% .
Mayor' s Salary - Sian of Control. Robert O'Brien,
1131 Seattle Street, stated that in the past the
Mayor' s position was part-time and there was a
city manager. He said that according to the
budget, the salary of the Mayor has been increased
with no increase in the management span of con-
trol . He urged the Council to consider either
expanding the Office of the Mayor to include
control of the police and other departments, or to
cut the office back to what it was before.
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COUNCIL (CONTINUED COMMUNICATIONS - ITEM 11B)
(ADDED AT THE REQUEST OF MARTIN PLYS)
Suspension of Rules . Martin Plys, 3004 s . 256th,
read Section I of Article I to the Washington
State Constitution, and asked the Council to
suspend the rules for the May 2 , 2000 Council
meeting. He said the purpose of this request is
to allow all Kent citizens the opportunity to
question the Mayor and Council on any subject
pertaining to City business without the three-
minute time limit and the one subject rule. He
added that the Mayor and Council would have to
provide a written or verbal response at the
following Council meeting.
TERM LIMITS Initiative 103 . Martin Plvs, 3004 S . 256th, said
Initiative 103 would put local government back in
the hands of the people, and that no Councilmember
or Mayor could make a career at the expense of the
City. He noted that just prior to this meeting he
provided the City Clerk with five copies of the
initiative . He offered the Mayor and Council the
opportunity to sign the petition, saying that
would send a message that they are here because
they want to be servants, not for self-gain or
glory.
FINANCE (CONSENT CALENDAR - ITEM 6B)
Approval of Bills . APPROVAL of payment of the
bills received through March 31 and paid on
CORRECTED - REFER TO March 31 .
MINUTES OF 6-6-20w Approval of checks issued for vouchers :
Date Check Numbers Amount
3/31/00 232316-232738 $ 720, 792 . 86
3/31/00 232739-233258 2 , 408 , 246 . 65
$3 , 129, 039 . 51
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FINANCE Approval of checks issued for payroll for March 31
and paid on March 5, 2000 :
Date Check Numbers Amount
4/5/00 Checks 242820-243146 $ 267, 907 . 59
4/5/00 Advices 93311-93973 879, 658 .25
$1, 147, 565 . 84
ADJOURNMENT The meeting adjourned at 7 :20 p.m.
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