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September 18, 2001
The regular meeting of the Kent City Council was called to
order at 7 : 00 p.m. by Mayor White . Councilmembers present :
Brotherton, Clark, Epperly, Orr, Woods, and Yingling. Others
present : Interim Chief Administrative Officer Martin, City
Attorney Lubovich, Police Chief Crawford, Interim Fire Chief
Hamilton, Public Works Director Wickstrom, Planning Manager
Satterstrom, Finance Director Miller, and Parks, Recreation and
Community Services Director Hodgson. Councilmember Worthing was
excused from the meeting. Approximately 25 people were at the
meeting.
Flag Salute. Mayor White commended the rescue workers killed
while doing their jobs in New York City on September 11th. He
encouraged citizens to remember that our nation is built on
diversity and that diversity makes our country and our community
strong. After a moment of silence, the Mayor lead the Pledge of
Allegiance .
CHANGES TO THE AGENDA
Council President Orr changed Consent Calendar Item S,
Excused Council Absence, from Councilmember Woods to
Councilmember Worthing, who is unable to attend
tonight ' s meeting.
Martin requested that Public Communications Item A be
removed from the agenda, as the Norwegian Sister City
delegation is experiencing travel difficulties .
Peter Modde, 15150 65th Avenue So. , Tukwila, said he
has data on the DeMarco Annexation Zoning which is not
in the record, and requested a month to meet with
opponents . None of the Councilmembers removed the
DeMarco Annexation Zoning ordinance from the Consent
Calendar.
Continued Communications Item A regarding the Kent
Station Request for Qualifications was added at the
request of Bob O ' Brien, 1131 Seattle Street .
PUBLIC COMMUNICATIONS
Day of Concern for the Hungry. Mayor White read a
proclamation noting that food banks, emergency and hot
meal programs working with the City of Kent, local
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churches, social service agencies, and hundreds of
volunteers are striving day in and day out to stem the
rising tide of hunger, but still need more help; and
the Emergency Feeding Program coordinates an annual food
drive to help support the efforts of their program and
the area ' s food banks in fighting hunger which will
be held at grocery stores throughout King County on
Saturday, September 29, 2001 . He proclaimed
September 29, 2001 as Day of Concern for the Hungry
in the City of Kent, Washington, and encouraged all
citizens to join with Seattle Emergency Feeding Program
to help feed those who are hungry. He presented the
proclamation to Arthur Lee, Executive Director of the
Emergency Feeding Program, who expressed appreciation
for the City' s continued participation in this project .
Constitution Week. Mayor White read a proclamation
noting that September 17, 2001 marks the two hundred
fourteenth anniversary of the drafting of the constitu-
tion of the United States; and said especially at this
time following the recent events in New York City and
Washington, D. C. , it seems particularly appropriate to
recognize how fortunate we are to have the Constitution,
crafted so many years ago, to guarantee the freedoms
that we enjoy every day. He proclaimed September 17-23 ,
2001 as Constitution Week in the City of Kent,
Washington, and encouraged all citizens to reaffirm
the ideals the Framers of the Constitution had in 1787
by vigilantly protecting the freedoms guaranteed to us
through this guardian of our liberties, remembering that
lost rights may never be regained. Elizabeth Walker of
the Lakota Chapter of the Daughters of the American
Revolution accepted the proclamation and challenged
citizens to read, study and share the Constitution of
the USA.
Introduction of Appointee. Mayor White introduced his
appointee to the Diversity Advisory Board, Mariya Goy.
CONSENT CALENDAR
ORR MOVED to approve Consent Calendar Items A through T,
including the change to Item S . Woods seconded and the
motion carried.
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MINUTES
(CONSENT CALENDAR - ITEM 6A)
Approval of Minutes . APPROVAL of the minutes of the
regular Council meeting of September 4, 2001 .
PUBLIC WORKS
(CONSENT CALENDAR - ITEM 6E)
Lease Agreement, Parking and Storage. AUTHORIZATION for
the Mayor to sign the Lease Agreement between the City
and SPP Real Estate for the purpose of SPP leasing a
portion of the South 222nd Block at 68th Avenue So. for
parking and storage, as recommended by the Public Works
Committee .
(CONSENT CALENDAR - ITEM 6F)
Watershed Basins within Water Resource Inventory Area
(WRIA) No. 9 Amendment. AUTHORIZATION for the Mayor to
sign the First Amendment to the Interlocal Agreement for
the Watershed Basins within Water Resource Inventory
Area 9, as recommended by the Public Works Committee .
(CONSENT CALENDAR - ITEM 6H)
Sale of Surplus Vehicles. AUTHORIZATION to declare
certain vehicles no longer needed by the City as surplus
and authorize the sale thereof at the next public
auction, as recommended by the Public Works Committee .
(BIDS - ITEM 8A)
2001 Traffic Striping. The bid opening for this project
was held on September loth with two bids received. The
low bid was submitted by Stripe Rite, Inc . in the amount
of $45, 498 . 20 . The Engineer' s estimate is $32 , 290 . 90 .
The Public Works Director recommends awarding this
project to Stripe Rite, Inc.
CLARK MOVED that the 2001 Traffic Striping project be
awarded to Stripe Rite, Inc . Epperly seconded and the
motion carried.
TRANSPORTATION
(CONSENT CALENDAR - ITEM 6D)
Washington Avenue HOV Lanes, WSDOT Grant AUTHORIZATION
for the Mayor to sign the Washington State Department of
Transportation (WSDOT) Agreement, to accept the funds
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and adjust the project budget (#R90069 . 6- . 110) accord-
ingly and to authorize that said monies be spent on this
project, as recommended by the Public Works Committee .
Washington Avenue is a state route for which the state
is responsible for the pavement structure . In conjunc-
tion with our Washington Avenue HOV project, the state
has agreed to pay for the asphalt overlay work. The
cost is estimated at $528, 000 .
STREET VACATION
(CONSENT CALENDAR - ITEM 6G)
Street Vacation, 206th at East Valley Highway. PASSAGE
of Resolution No. 1604 setting a Public Hearing date of
November 20, 2001 for the South 206th St . at East Valley
Highway street vacation, as recommended by the Public
Works Committee .
SEPA
(CONSENT CALENDAR - ITEM 6J)
State Environmental Policy Act (SEPA) Interim Response
to Endangered Species Act (ESA) . ADOPTION of Resolution
No. 1605 and Ordinance No. 3573 for State Environmental
Policy Act Interim Response to Endangered Species Act .
The resolution sets forth guidelines and review proce-
dures to evaluate impacts to salmonids from proposed
development and redevelopment projects within the City
of Kent in order to provide interim protection to listed
and candidate species and their habitat . It is antici-
pated that these interim measures will be superceded by
more formal changes to the City' s codes in one to two
years . Because of the application of the ESA in our
region, the City has a compelling interest to provide
interim protection to listed and candidate species
and their habitat . The proposed ordinance adopts
the resolution and its guidelines into the City' s
substantive SEPA authority, established in Section
11 . 03 . 510 (D) (3) of the Kent City Code.
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PLATS
(CONSENT CALENDAR - ITEM 6I)
Strawberry Place Phase I And II Final Plat (FSU-96-
29/KIVA #2010552/#2010556) . APPROVAL of staff ' s recom-
mendation of approval with conditions of the Strawberry
Place Phase I and Phase II Final Subdivisions and
authorization for the Mayor to sign the final plat
mylar.
The final plat application was submitted by Jerry Prouty
for the Strawberry Place Phase I and Phase II Final
Subdivisions . The Hearing Examiner issued the Findings
with conditions on the preliminary plat on June 30,
1999 .
(CONSENT CALENDAR - ITEM 6L)
Morford Glen Final Plat (FSU-94-1/KIVA #9901670) .
APPROVAL of staff ' s recommendation of approval with
conditions of the Morford Glen Final Subdivision and
authorization for the Mayor to sign the final plat
mylar.
The final plat application was submitted by Paul Morford
for the Morford Glen Final Subdivision. The Hearing
Examiner issued the Findings with conditions on the
preliminary plat on July 27, 1994 . The City Council
approved the preliminary plat on September 6, 1994 .
ANNEXATION ZONING
(CONSENT CALENDAR - ITEM 6C)
DeMarco Annexation Zoning. ADOPTION of Ordinance
No. 3572 establishing a comprehensive plan designation
of Single Family Residential (SF-6) , and a zoning
designation of Single Family Residential, (SR-6) and
Single Family Residential (SR-4) for the DeMarco
Annexation area, as directed and approved by Council on
September 4th.
ZONING CODE AMENDMENT
(CONSENT CALENDAR - ITEM 6K)
Zoning Code Amendment, Proposed Revisions to Permit
Process. ADOPTION of Ordinance No. 3574 which amends
Chapter 12 . 01 of the Kent City Code and related portions
of Chapters 2 . 32 , 11 . 03 , 14 . 01, and 14 . 11, which
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amendments update code provisions relating to the
administration of development regulations .
(OTHER BUSINESS - ITEM 7A)
Zoning Code Amendment, Auto Repair and Manufacturing
Uses as Home Occupations. The proposed ordinance amends
Section 15 . 08 . 040 of the Kent City Code prohibiting
automotive repair as a home occupation and requiring
auto detailers to obtain a special home occupation
permit .
Kim Marousek of Planning Services explained that staff
has researched this issue based on former complaints,
and that the Land Use and Planning Board held a public
hearing on it . The City Attorney distributed a cor-
rected copy of the ordinance, which adds a definition of
auto detailing and corrects the format . Ted Kogita,
25227 Reith Road, suggested re-defining manufacturing.
Woods explained that this is limited to auto repair and
auto detailing.
BROTHERTON MOVED to adopt Ordinance No. 3575 which
amends Section 15 . 08 . 040 of the Kent City Code, prohi-
biting automobile repair as a home occupation, and
requiring auto detailers to obtain a special home
occupation permit . Epperly seconded and the motion
carried.
APPOINTMENTS
(CONSENT CALENDAR - ITEM 6T)
Kent Diversity Advisory Board Appointment. CONFIRMATION
of the Mayor' s appointment of Ms . Mariya Goy to serve as
a member of the Kent Diversity Advisory Board. Ms . Goy
moved here from Ukraine three years ago. She and her
husband and three children are Kent residents . She is
employed by Fred Meyer, Inc . , attends Green River
Community College, and is active in her church. She
will replace Karen Minehan and her term will continue
until 9/30/04 .
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COUNCIL
(CONSENT CALENDAR - ITEM 6S)
Excused Absence for Councilmember. APPROVAL of an
excused absence for Councilmember Worthing, as he is
unable to attend.
FIRE
(CONSENT CALENDAR - ITEM 6M)
Symtron System Lease Agreement. AUTHORIZATION for the
Mayor to sign the lease agreement with Symtron Systems .
Symtron Systems will be leasing office space from Kent
Fire & Life Safety to improve response times for repairs
and maintenance to our training tower burn simulators .
Currently their office is in New Jersey and their
response times are slow and costly. This will enable
Kent Fire & Life Safety to save money and improve
services .
(CONSENT CALENDAR - ITEM 6N)
Protective Clothing Replacement. AUTHORIZATION for Kent
Fire & Life Safety to purchase Securitex protective
clothing from Santiam Emergency Equipment Company (the
northwest vendor for Securitex) for the next four (4)
years .
The Fire Department has found that the Securitex brand
has met all of these objectives for the last several
years . After analyzing current available equipment, it
has been concluded that Securitex is the only product on
the market that meets performance requirements and
safety standards .
(CONSENT CALENDAR - ITEM 60)
King County Basic Life Support Services Contract
Amendment. AUTHORIZATION for the Mayor to sign the
contract amendment with King County EMS for Basic Life
Support Services .
In 1998 an Emergency Medical Services (EMS) levy was
passed for a three-year period, beginning in 1999 . The
City has signed a contract with King County EMS since
1981 to receive EMS Funding.
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FIRE
This amendment to the contract is for grant money of
$6, 846 for the Heart Attack Survival Kit (HASK) program.
These grant funds are for partial reimbursement for
expenses incurred in distributing the Heart Attack
Survival Kits . The HASK program has been used to
educate seniors, 65 or older, in a face to face inter-
vention designed to break down common barriers to
calling 911 when experiencing the symptoms of a heart
attack.
PARKS, RECREATION AND COMMUNITY SERVICE
(CONSENT CALENDAR - ITEM 6P)
Donations to Naden Park and Skate Board Park. ACCEPT
$100 from Derby Cycle and amend the Skate Board park
(Extreme Park) budget, and accept $100 from Good Sam RV
Club and amend the Naden Park budget .
(CONSENT CALENDAR - ITEM 6Q)
Fee in Lieu Funds for Clark Lake Park Acquisition.
ACCEPT $7, 125 for fee-in-lieu funds from the Kingsley
Pond Development subdivision and amend the Clark Lake
Park Acquisition budget .
From May through June 2001, Kent received a total of
$7, 125 from a subdivision near Clark Lake Park, paying
fee-in-lieu of funds, dedicating park land to mitigate
the development of single family homes . The City has
five years from the date of deposit to spend these funds
for park acquisition, development, or open space . Funds
are dedicated to the park closest to the subdivision.
(CONSENT CALENDAR - ITEM 6R)
Canterbury Neighborhood Park Master Plan. APPROVAL of
the Canterbury Neighborhood Park Master Plan.
In 1998, the City bought the 2 . 08 acre Rinatala property
to construct a neighborhood park to serve the area.
After the purchase and sale agreement was executed,
public meetings were held to develop a preliminary
master plan and funding strategy, get citizen input on
the recreation elements, issues, and concerns and to
get citizen comments on the proposed master plan and
determine priorities .
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FINANCE
(PUBLIC HEARINGS - ITEM 5A)
2002 Budget. Mayor White noted that this is the first
public hearing on the 2002 budget . The second hearing
is scheduled for November 20, 2001 at the regular
Council meeting. Public input is desired and welcome
as the city begins to prepare for the 2002 budget .
Finance Director Miller noted that the budget is
expected to be approximately $123 , 000, 000, which is the
same as last years . She said 86% of the budget is
operating expenditures .
Mayor White opened the public hearing. There were no
comments from the audience and ORR MOVED to close the
public hearing. Woods seconded and the motion carried.
(PUBLIC HEARINGS - ITEM 5B)
2002-2007 Capital Improvement Plan. Mayor White noted
that this is the second and final public hearing to
receive input on the 2002-2007 Capital Improvement Plan.
The Capital Improvement Plan includes all capital
expenditures for the next six years as described in the
Comprehensive Plan. This plan is updated annually.
Public input is encouraged as the city plans for future
capital facilities and infrastructure improvements .
Finance Director Miller noted that this plan is for
necessary facilities such as water and roads .
The Mayor opened the public hearing. There were no
comments from the audience . ORR MOVED to close the
public hearing. Woods seconded and the motion carried.
(CONSENT CALENDAR - ITEM 6B)
Approval of Bills . APPROVAL of payment of the bills
received through August 31 and paid on August 31 after
auditing by the Operations Committee on September 4 ,
2001 .
Approval of checks issued for vouchers :
Date Check Numbers Amount
8/31/01 Wire Transfers 1027-1035 $1, 680, 656 . 14
8/31/01 Prepays 521594-521937 $3 , 808, 686 . 92
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8/31/01 Regular 521938-522454 $3 , 196, 280 . 30
O 8/31/01 Void 521934 & 522260 ($99, 901 . 24)
F— $8, 585, 722 . 12
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W Approval of checks issued for payroll of August 16
�LLJ through August 31 and paid on September 5 , 2001 :
Date Check Numbers Amount
LJJ O 9/5/01 Checks 254576-254580 $ 350 , 288 . 81
V W 9/5/01 Advices 116360-117207 1 , 177 , 886 . 57
LL1 _ $1 , 528 , 175 . 38
�O CONTINUED COMMUNICATIONS
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U Kent Station. Bob O ' Brien, 1131 Seattle Street, Kent,
noted that he has requested information on the Kent
Station Request for qualifications because of the City' s
interest in creating a public-private partnership to
develop a conference center and hotel complex. He added
that the citizens he has spoken to do not wish to be in
the hotel business . Mr. Martin offered to make the
information available to Mr. O 'Brien as soon as
possible .
REPORTS
Council President. Orr asked that Kent emergency
personnel and rescue workers communicate the City' s
thanks to their counterparts in New York City if
possible .
Public Works . Clark noted that a special meeting will
be held at 5 : 00 p.m. on September 24 , 2001 in the
Council Chambers .
Administrative Reports. Mayor White read communications
which have come in from around the world in regard to
the recent terrorist attack.
ADJOURNMENT
ORR MOVED to adjourn at 7 : 35 p.m. Woods seconded and
the motion carried.
Brenda Jacober, CMC
City Clerk
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