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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCity Council Meeting - Council - Minutes - 09/19/1995 Kent, Washington September 19, 1995 Regular meeting of the Kent City Council was called to order at 7 : 00 p.m. by Mayor White. Present: Councilmembers Bennett, Clark, Johnson, Mann, Orr and Woods, City Attorney Lubovich, Planning Director Harris, Public Works Director Wickstrom, Police Chief Crawford, Fire Chief Angelo, Parks Director Hodgson, and Finance Director Miller. Councilmember Houser was excused from the meeting. Approximately 30 people were at the meeting. PUBLIC Introduction of Mayor's Appointees. Mayor White COMMUNICATIONS introduced JoAnn Schaut as the newest appointment to the Kent Arts Commission. He noted that Ms. Schaut is from the Salt Air Hills area of the City and welcomed her aboard to represent that area. Mayor White also introduced Dudley Jackson as the newest appointment to the Transit Advisory Board. He noted that Mr. Jackson is a transit dependent member of the community and that his input is very much needed. Literacy Month. Mayor White read a proclama- tion declaring the month of September, 1995 as Literacy Month in the City of Kent. He encour- aged all citizens to join in the efforts to spread the gift of literacy and learning to all people, and to experience for themselves the wonderful world that books and reading can open up with the enrichment they can bring to our lives. Catherine Bogdon from King County Literacy Coalition accepted the proclamation and expressed appreciation to the City of Kent for their dedication to literacy. Crime Prevention Month. Mayor White read a proclamation declaring the month of October, 1995 as Crime Prevention Month in the City of Kent. He encouraged all citizens, government agencies, public and private partnerships, public and pri- vate institutions, and businesses to increase their participation in the community's crime prevention efforts to more tightly weave the fabric of the community and strengthen community spirit. Lt. Rufener of the Kent Police Depart- ment accepted the proclamation. Day of Concern for the Hungry. The Mayor read a proclamation declaring September 30, 1995 as the Day of Concern for the Hungry in the City of Kent. He urged all citizens to join with the Seattle Emergency Feeding Program to feed those who are hungry. Arthur Lee, Executive Director 1 September 19, 1995 PUBLIC of the Emergency Feeding Program, accepted the COMMUNICATIONS proclamation and noted that the City of Kent has been participating in this program for the last four years. He expressed great appreciation to Mayor White for taking an additional initiative to express some concerns and ask some questions which haven't been asked before. Lee explained that the Day of Concern for the Hungry has always been a collaboration of Food Banks and Feeding Programs throughout King County and that the Kent Food Bank has agreed to put forth a more joint collaborative effort to assure this project is a success as it has been in times past. He invited citizens to contribute or donate toward this project on September 30th to meet the needs of the growing hungry in King County. Kent Area PTA Week. Mayor White read a proclama- tion declaring September 17-23 , 1995 as Kent Area PTA Week in the City of Kent. He encouraged all citizens to join in supporting the PTA in their efforts on behalf of our children. Susie Shields, Kent Area PTA Council Board Member, noted that the PTA Council is comprised of 32 PTA's in the Kent School District with over 4600 individual members. She noted the objectives of all PTA's and explained the different programs and projects that are offered. She thanked the Mayor, Council, and citizens for joining with them in advocating for children everywhere. Mayor White invited Ms. Shields and/or repre- sentatives from the PTA to join with him in a Mayor's Forum to discuss in detail some of the issues that the PTA is working on. Regional Justice Center Update. Wendy Keller, Project Manager, noted that the project is running ahead in terms of interest earnings on the budget because the total amount of estimated expenditures haven't been paid thus far. She explained that all the cement for the rat slabs has gone down, the conduit that goes in the bottom for all the electronics and electricity that goes to each cell has been done, and that the upright walls are beginning in the detention area. She noted that the Courthouse is now ahead of schedule, that the project is doing fine as far as budget, and that the project is on sched- ule in all parts of the site and in some cases a little ahead. Keller explained that the Business Advisory Group has formed a special committee to look at the types of services the users in the 2 September 19, 1995 PUBLIC RJC might be interested in and that they are COMMUNICATIONS looking into doing a survey. She noted that every user group is currently going through the operational procedures and are approximately an eighth of the way through most of the working tasks. She noted that there have been very few changes made by the owners of agencies in the Regional Justice Center building, and that the design documents are good. CONSENT ORR MOVED that Consent Calendar Items A through CALENDAR I be approved. Mann seconded and the motion carried. MINUTES (CONSENT CALENDAR - ITEM 3A) Approval of Minutes. APPROVAL of the minutes of the regular Council meeting of September 5, 1995, CORRECTED - REFER T4 with the following correction to Item 3B: MINUTES OF /0"3- qs' Check Numbers 158304-159201 Should read 158460-159021 STREETS (OTHER BUSINESS - ITEM 4C) (ADDED ITEM) LID 345 S. 218th Street Sidewalks (East Valley Hwy to SR167. ) Tom Graham, property owner at 8605 S. 218th Street, noted that his property is adjacent to Jim & Elsie Rust and that he wants to petition the Council to review one remaining aspect of the design. He explained that there are no remaining property owners who oppose the LID and that the issue concerns two sidewalks versus one. He stated that there are no known pedestrians using that street and that one side- walk is relatively sufficient according to the majority of property owners. He noted that this issue was discussed at the Public Works Committee Meeting on September 11, 1995 and that a sugges- tion was made to come before the whole Council with the possibility that it may be sent back to the Public Works Committee for further study. Bennett explained that he doesn't feel there is a need for any sidewalks in that area, but that a compromise of one sidewalk makes sense. He then recommended that this item be sent back to the Public Works Committee to see if something could be worked out. Clark noted that having sidewalks on both sides of the road would clearly take away some parking, but that the neighborhood has developed and that the City is now having to spend money to restore sidewalks in some locales. 3 September 19, 1995 STREETS He noted that the original issue was safety concerning the curve, and that that particular street had to be dealt with because the City was vulnerable to lawsuits regarding the safety. He said that to partially complete the LID and then at some future date come back and do it again is not in the best interest of the City. Mayor White noted that direction has been given by Council to proceed with this LID which cur- rently includes two sidewalks and unless Council decides to take some other action, staff will proceed with the LID as proposed. Orr noted that she had agreed with Mr. Bennett when this proposal originally was presented regarding one sidewalk versus two and voted against it, because she does not believe that a dead end street requires sidewalks on both sides. She explained that she has no objection to send- ing this issue back to Committee to be reworked if additional parking could be provided, home- owners wouldn't lose as much of their frontage, and safety is still provided. She stated that this street clearly does not have a high pedes- trian count, and she prefers one sidewalk. BENNETT THEN MOVED to take this item back to the Public Works Committee. Orr seconded and the motion carried with Clark voting nay. TRAFFIC (PUBLIC HEARINGS - ITEM 2C) CONTROL six Year Transportation Improvement Program. This date has been set for a public hearing and adoption of a resolution establishing the 1996- 2001 Six Year Transportation Improvement Plan. Public Works Director Wickstrom noted that the total to be spent over the six year period is almost $84, 000, 000, and outlined the expenditures as follows: $61, 000, 000 on corridor projects, $17,944, 000 for other arterial roadway improve- ments, $9, 588, 000 of which is for High Occupancy Vehicle lanes, $1, 442 , 000 for bicycle and pedes- trian facility projects, $1, 920, 000 for upgrading pedestrian facilities including compliance with the Americans With Disabilities Act, $935, 000 for pavement rehabilitation on East Valley Highway and $503 , 000 on a flexible route small bus system for the downtown area. The Mayor opened the public hearing. There were no comments from the audience and ORR MOVED to close the public hearing. Johnson seconded and 4 September 19, 1995 TRAFFIC the motion carried. MANN MOVED that Resolution CONTROL No. 1444 establishing the 1996-2001 Six Year Transportation Improvement Program be adopted. Bennett seconded and the motion carried. (CONSENT CALENDAR - ITEM 3F) S. 212th Street HOV Lanes - West Valley Highway to SR 167. AUTHORIZATION for the Mayor to execute an agreement with Burlington Northern Railroad in a form similar to the draft agreement to improve the S. 212th Street crossing for HOV Lanes, West Valley Highway to SR 167 project, upon concurrence of the Public Works Director and the City Attorney, as recommended by the Public Works Committee. PUBLIC WORKS (BIDS - ITEM 5B) Lake Fenwick Restoration Watershed Nonpoint Improvements. Bid opening for this project was held on September 14th with two bids received. The low bid was submitted by VLS Construction in the amount of $132 , 631.56 for Schedules A through C. The Engineer' s estimate for A through C was $123 , 067 . 87 . The project consists of storm water improvements in and near an existing detention pond including construction and placement of a 10-foot diameter diversion manhole, bioswale and new stream channel, shoreline erosion control improvements, including construction of wood bulkheads and a concrete boat launch. MANN MOVED that the Lake Fenwick Restoration Watershed Nonpoint Improvements Project be awarded to VLS Construction in the amount of $132 , 631. 56 for Schedules A through C. Bennett seconded and the motion carried. COMMUNITY (PUBLIC HEARINGS - ITEM 2B) DEVELOPMENT 1996 Community Development Block Grant Program. BLOCK GRANT This date has been set to consider adoption of the 1996 Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Program, including the contingency plans for estimated entitlement changes, as recommended by the Planning Committee and Human Services Commission. Betsy Czark of the Planning Department noted that 1996 funding is approximately 24% less than 1995 funding, and that there were more requests for funding than funds available. She said that an estimated total of $365, 361 had been recommended for funding and outlined the applications 5 September 19, 1995 COMMUNITY received, the amount requested and the funding DEVELOPMENT level recommended as follows: BLOCK GRANT CAPITAL/PLANNING & ADMINISTRATION Capital/Planning Recommended Applications Received Amount Requested Funding Level Children's Home Society $60,000 $39,373 Acquisition Children's Therapy Center $12,750 $0 Weatherization City of Kent $180,000 $180,000 Home Repair Services Prg City of Kent, Parks & Rec. $30,000 $0 Renovate Park - Tot Lot #4 City of Kent Planning & $40,365 $40,365 Administration Easter Seals of Washington $28,462 $15,500* Access Modification Rehab Highline Community College $5,813 $0 Child Care Center - play equip. Highline Community College $24,335 $20,600 Child Care Center - kitchen Kent Youth and Family Services $31,724 $0 Watson Manor renovation MHCP $30,000 $21,600 Paradise Mobile Home Park - rehab TOTAL $453,449 $317,438 HUMAN (PUBLIC SERVICES) Human (Public) Services Applications Received Amount Requested Funding Level Community Health Centers of $25,000 $11,594 King County, Kent Clinic Emergency Feeding Program $8,507 $7,734 of Seattle-King County Kent School District $15,250 $5,000 Futures Club YWCA of Seattle-King County, $29,000 $23,595 Domestic Violence Housing TOTAL $77,757 $47,923 'The Easter Seals allocation of$15,500 includes$5,455 in unspent 1993 and 1994 CDBG funds that Kent had allocated to Easter Seals in those years. Kent is now recapturing those funds and reallocating this money to Easter Seals in 1996. 6 September 19, 1995 COMMUNITY CONTINGENCY PLAN: DEVELOPMENT If Kent's CDBG capital dollars increase from the current BLOCK GRANT estimate then: 1st The increase will be first allocated to Highline Community college's Kitchen renovation project up to its full request (for a maximum additional allocation of $3,735) . 2nd The next $5,000 will be allocated to the Parks Department project (Note: $5,000 is the minimum a CDBG project can receive, therefore, since the Parks project has $0 allocated in the proposed program the project needs to receive at least $5,000 from the contingency plan) . 3rd Any additional capital dollars after these two allocations will be split evenly between the Parks project and MHCP up to their full request. 4th In the remote possibility that the City receives additional capital dollars that are not absorbed by the aforementioned projects, these dollars will be allocated to the Home Repair Program. However, if after the Highline Community College's Kitchen project receives its full request there is not enough of an increase to allow an allocation of $5,000 to the Parks pro- ject (Note $5,000 is the minimum allocation a CDBG project can receive) then the remaining increase in CDBG dollars will be allocated to MRCP. If Kent's CDBG capital dollars decrease from the current estimate, then the decrease will be split evenly between the Children's Home Society and MHCP. With either an increase or decrease in Kent's CDBG human services dollars, the change will be split evenly between the Health Center and the YWCA. Mayor White declared the public hearing open. Mariah Ybarra, P.O. Box 881, Kent, Regional Director for the YWCA programs, thanked the Mayor and Councilmembers for their support and noted that funds provided for Anita Vista transitional housing have made a huge difference in the lives of 12 women and 25 children in Kent during the first half of this year. Joyce Nickels of the Manufactured Housing Community Preservationists noted that they own the Paradise Mobile Home Park on North Washington, and that the funds requested would be used to rehabilitate the house that exists at the park. She explained that that unit would then be rented to a low income family. She noted that 40 households in that park would be served, 15 of which are low income senior citizens. She expressed appreciation for the support, and commended the staff. Peg Mazen, Children's Home Society, invited the Mayor and Council to visit their facility and thanked the Commission and staff for the work they have done. She agreed that the staff is outstanding. 7 September 19, 1995 COMMUNITY Laurie Sorenson and Pete Babbinaton, Highline DEVELOPMENT Community College, explained that their request BLOCK GRANT is for funds to upgrade their kitchen, which would allow them to provide hot food and two meals a day at their child care center. He said they would then be able to take advantage of other grants, which they could not do without the kitchen. He explained that many people using the community college child care center need to get off public assistance and the children need hot meals. Babbington noted that funds are also re- quested from other cities, including Des Moines. Arthur Lee, P. O. Box 18145, Seattle, Emergency Feeding Program, expressed appreciation for past support and said their program emphasizes nutri- tion and diet. He explained that various types of boxes are prepared for special needs. There were no further comments from the audience and WOODS MOVED to close the public hearing. Orr seconded and the motion carried. ORR MOVED to adopt the 1996 Community Development Block Grant Program, including the contingency plans for estimated entitlement changes, as recommended by the Planning Committee. Woods seconded. Orr noted that with the number of requests received and the amount of funding available, making de- cisions was not easy, and she commended the staff and the Commission for their efforts. The motion then carried. BUSINESS (PUBLIC HEARINGS - ITEM 2A) LICENSES Adult Entertainment Moratorium Extension. During 1994, the City of Kent was involved in litigation regarding adult use entertainment. As a result of the order of the U. S. District Court, the City must amend its zoning code to provide reasonable, alternative sites for adult entertainment busi- nesses. Pending a review of the necessary zoning change, the City adopted Ordinance No. 3185 which instituted a six month moratorium on the accep- tance of permit applications and the issuance of permits for adult use businesses. The City has completed the public hearing process before the Planning Commission, however, the six month moratorium expired before the zoning code amend- ment process could be completed. Therefore, the moratorium was extended for an additional six month term. The Planning Committee is now sche- duled to deliberate the issue prior to bringing the issue before the full Council for action on December 12 , 1995. Because the existing 8 September 19, 1995 BUSINESS moratorium will expire prior to that date, the LICENSES moratorium would be extended to January 15, 1996 or until the effective date of any ordinance establishing new land use regulations governing the location of adult entertainment businesses, whichever is sooner. The City Attorney explained that this is neces- sary due to the need for a 30-day enactment period on ordinances. He clarified that this is in regard to zoning. Mayor White opened the public hearing. There were no comments from the audience and WOODS MOVED to close the public hearing. Orr seconded and the motion carried. ORR THEN MOVED to adopt Ordinance No. 3242 which specifically makes certain findings regarding adult entertainment in the City of Kent and establishes an extension of a land use moratorium on the issuance of permits and the acceptance of applications for permits for adult use facilities. Woods seconded and the motion carried. WOODS MOVED to make a letter on this issue from Cheryl Johnson a part of the public record. Orr seconded and the motion carried. COMPREHENSIVE (CONSENT CALENDAR - ITEM 3D) PLAN Comprehensive Plan Emergency Declaration for Meridian Annexation Area. ADOPTION of Resolution No. 1445 declaring an emergency pursuant to Kent City Code Chapter 12 . 02 to pursue a Comprehensive Plan Amendment for the Meridian Annexation area in conjunction with the initial annexation zoning, as recommended by the Planning Committee. The Growth Management Act allows comprehensive plans to be amended once a year except in an emergency. This measure would allow the City to process the comprehensive plan amendments for the Meridian annexation area separate from other comprehensive plan amendments. The Planning Committee recommends adoption of a resolution declaring an emergency to pursue a Comprehensive Plan Amendment for the Meridian Annexation area in conjunction with the initial annexation zoning. 9 September 19, 1995 PUBLIC SAFETY (OTHER BUSINESS - ITEM 4D) (ADDED ITEM) North Park. Wayne Thueringer, 858 1st Avenue North, said that in the last three months there has been a problem with homeless people living on vacant private property in the area. He ex- plained that these people panhandle, litter, and engage in lewd behavior. He also noted that there are frequent calls for police and aid, and asked what could be done. Mayor White noted that this problem is widespread and that Code Enforcement and Police officers attempt to deal with it. Bennett added that this was discussed at the Public Safety Committee meeting today and that the Attorney' s Office is working on it. The Mayor suggested that Thueringer meet with Assistant City Attorney Brubaker. COUNCIL (CONSENT CALENDAR - ITEM 3I) Council Absence. APPROVAL of an excused absence from the September 19 , 1995 City Council meeting for Councilmember Christi Houser. She will be out of town and unable to attend. APPOINTMENTS (CONSENT CALENDAR - ITEM 3E) Arts Commission Appointment. CONFIRMATION of the Mayor' s appointment of JoAnn Schaut to serve as a member of the Kent Arts Commission. Ms. Schaut is a Kent resident and recently retired from Boeing. She currently works in property manage- ment and unlawful detainers. She is a volunteer with the Bellevue Probation Department and enjoys the theater, arts and crafts, and classical music. Ms. Schaut will replace Bev Domarotsky, who resigned, and her term will continue to 10/31/95. (CONSENT CALENDAR - ITEM 3H) Kent Transit Advisory Board Appointment. CONFIRMATION of the Mayor' s appointment of Dudley Jackson to serve as a member of the Kent Transit Advisory Board. Mr. Jackson is a Kent resident and manages a retail establishment at SeaTac Mall. He does not own a car and is completely transit dependent. He has a thorough knowledge of the METRO transit system and will provide an excellent source of information from a user' s perspective. Mr. Jackson will replace Mike Skehan, who resigned, and his appointment will become effective immediately and will continue to 4/30/97 . 10 September 19, 1995 PARKS & (CONSENT CALENDAR - ITEM 3C) RECREATION Riverbend Golf Complex Restroom Project. ACCEPTANCE of Riverbend Golf Course Restroom Project as complete, and release of retainage to MDM Construction, upon receipt of State releases. FIRE DEPARTMENT (BIDS - ITEM 5A) Fire Engine/Aid Apparatus. This is the second bidding process to replace two Fire Engine/Aid Apparatus, which are being replaced in accordance with the approved Apparatus Replacement Program. The City received three bids on the apparatus. One bid was from Emergency One in the amount of $283, 752 . 00 for each apparatus, the second was from Smeal Fire Apparatus in the amount of $278, 960. 00 for each apparatus, and the third was from Boise Mobile Equipment in the amount of $269, 544.40 each. All bidders took exceptions to the specifications. The low bidder, Boise Mobile Equipment meets the specifications with the fewest exceptions. Chief Angelo noted that this represents a savings of $112, 911. 00 over the first bid. BENNETT MOVED that the bid for the fire engine/aid apparatus be awarded to Boise Mobile Equipment in the amount of $539, 088.80, for two fire engine/aid apparatus, which does not include Washington State sales tax, and that the Mayor be authorized to sign a contract after approval as to form by the City Attorney. Woods seconded and the motion carried. LITTLE LEAGUE (OTHER BUSINESS - ITEM 4B) (ADDED ITEM) Steel Lake Little League. Mary Standfill, 4603 Fenwick Court, explained that she represents the Steel Lake Little League and wants to put on public record the impact of the pending loss of the five Little League and one Big League fields. She noted that the Steel Lake Little League has been using the present facilities for the past 25 years, but during a lawsuit over the landfills in 1990 the property was sold to the City of Seattle. She explained that in December 1995 the lease will be terminated and that almost 700 children between the ages of 5-18 years will no longer have a place to participate in baseball. She noted that it would be in the best interest of the citizens and government to aid them in continuing to provide this opportunity to the young people. She requested support from the City in their endeavor to purchase the property and noted that the project is funded by dedicated 11 September 19, 1995 LITTLE LEAGUE volunteers and sponsors. She noted that in a letter dated August 30, 1995 from Mayor Rice, which Mayor White was sent a copy of, he indicated that he is willing to work with the officials of any jurisdiction affected by this action. She noted that the recently adopted Comprehensive Plan which has changed the zoning of the property from SF-1 to SF-3 has, in effect, put the price of that property out of reach for them to purchase. She also noted that Mayor Rice states that "it would be inappropriate for the City of Seattle to unilaterally take any step that would violate the City of Kent's Compre- hensive Plan. " She requested Council's help and asked that the Planning Department look at the possibility of restructuring the zoning to leave their 3 parcels at SF-1 and compensate the re- mainder of the zoning to the surrounding parcels which would allow the City of Seattle to still get the best profit out of the remainder of the property and leave the League in tact. Mayor White noted that he has had discussions with the City of Seattle and that they want to sell all 200 acres of the property but don't want to break it up, and that extensive negotiations would have to take place. Ms. Standfill noted that the letter from Mayor Rice suggests that they will be willing to look at a generous offer or a comparable offer and that a second offer is on the table right now. Mayor White also noted that the City of Seattle is asking $7 . 1 million for this property. He assured Ms. Standfill that his office would be in contact with her and that the Parks Department staff will discuss this item. Mayor White noted that he has had a number of discussions with a group of realtors who are backers of the Steel Lake Little League and are interested in volunteering their time and effort. He stated that this is a legitimate situation and that the City needs to keep working with the League on it. FINANCE (CONSENT CALENDAR - ITEM 3B) ent of the Approval of Bills. APPROVAL of paym bills received through August 31 and paid on August 31, 1995 after auditing by the Operations Committee on September 13 , 1995 . 12 September 19, 1995 FINANCE Approval of checks issued for vouchers: Date Check Numbers Amount CORRECTED REFER TO 8/31/95 159022-159851 $1, 644,477. 18 MINUTES OF Approval of checks issued for Payroll for August 16 through August 31, 1995 and paid on September 5, 1995: Date Check Numbers Amount 9/5/95 Checks 205828-206161 $ 266, 976. 13 Advices 27104-27506 507 ,991.42 $ 774,967.55 (CONSENT CALENDAR - ITEM 3G) Workshop and Continued Public Hearing on CIP. APPROVAL of October 3rd as the date for a Council Workshop on the 1996-2001 Capital Improvement Plan, and October 17th as the date for continua- tion of the public hearing, with possible adop- tion at the close of the hearing. The Capital Improvement Plan includes all capital, revenue and expenditures for the next six years for the General Government as well as for the Water, Sewer, Drainage and Golf Course funds. A public hearing was held on August 1st and was continued. (OTHER BUSINESS - ITEM 4A) Investment Policy. Since the Orange County investment losses in California, much attention has been focused on updating investment policies to protect cities against these kind of losses. The proposed policy is the first Comprehensive Investment Policy for the City of Kent and covers recommended items for safeguarding the City's investments. The Council is asked to approve the policy in its present form as set forth in the draft ordinance. The policy will then be for- warded to the Municipal Treasurer's Association for final certification. Following Certification, the ordinance and any proposed modifications will be submitted to the Council for final action. Finance Director May Miller explained that the old policy was a very vague statement saying that the City will follow the state laws, that the Finance Director can do investments, and not much was prohibited except for mutual funds. She noted that the City of Kent has been working on a policy that would be very specific and establish 13 September 19 , 1995 FINANCE new priorities. She explained that the priori- ties are: 1) to safeguard the City's investments; 2) to provide the cash flow needed to pay the employees and pay construction bills; and 3) to look at the yield. She noted that this policy offers guidance, requires a safekeeping of the investments, requires a new reporting criteria, states the maturity ranges and the liquidation process, talks about how to select brokers and requires the brokers to read a statement and agree that they will not sell the City any illegal investments. She further noted that this policy excludes specific investment types that are currently allowed at the State level such as repos, derivative based investments unless they are at the very highest quality and are callable investments, and prohibits specula- tion and borrowing to invest. Miller explained that it establishes an advisory committee which will meet quarterly and report what the invest- ment types are, who the brokers are, and what the returns are. She noted that an added benefit to this policy is that when bonds are sold, the City will have an official policy. She explained that the last step will be to have it certified at the federal level by the Municipal Treasurer's Association. JOHNSON MOVED to adopt the proposed Comprehensive Investment Policy subject to final certification by the Municipal Treasurer's Association of the United States and Canada, after which the policy with recommended changes will be submitted to the Council for final action. Orr seconded and the motion carried. REPORTS Council President. Woods reminded the Council and citizens that there will be an Open House at City Hall on Saturday, September 23 , from noon to 3 : 00 p.m. Operations. Johnson noted that the Committee will meet at 9: 30 a.m. on Wednesday, September 27. Planning. Orr noted that the Committee will meet at 4 : 00 p.m. on October 3rd. Administrative Reports. Fire Chief Angelo noted that a fire sprinkler trailer will be at the Open House and invited Councilmembers to participate in a demonstration. He also reported on a major 14 September 19, 1995 REPORTS incident on SR 167 today which involved 32 people and resulted in one fatality. EXECUTIVE At 8: 25 the City Attorney announced an executive SESSION session of 10-15 minutes on property acquisition. ADJOURNMENT The meeting reconvened and adjourned at 8:40 p.m. Brenda Ja ob , CMC City Cler 15