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KE N ON WASHINGTON Kent, Washington
August 20, 2002
The regular meeting of the Kent City Council was called to order at
7 : 00 p.m. by Mayor White . Councilmembers present: Clark, Epperly,
Orr, Peterson, White, and Yingling. Others present: Chief
Administrative Officer Martin, City Attorney Brubaker, Public Works
Director Wickstrom, Community Development Director Satterstrom,
Police Chief Crawford, Fire Chief Schneider, Parks, Recreation
and Community Services Hodgson, and Finance Director Miller.
Councilmember Woods was excused. Approximately 30 people were in
attendance . (CFN-198)
CHANGES TO THE AGENDA
Clark added Item 8B, and Martin noted an executive
session regarding pending litigation. Continued
Communications Item 11A was added at the request of Ted
Kogita. (CFN-198)
PUBLIC COMMUNICATIONS
Introduction of Appointees . Mayor White welcomed new
Drinking Driver Task Force appointees Ron Harmon and
Becky Hanks and introduced those in attendance. (CFN-122)
Introduction of Chinese Exchange Students . Jane Qualman
introduced students Rachael and Rick, who have been
visiting Kent as part of the Kent Yangzhou Sister City
Student Exchange Program. The students spoke about their
experiences here, and Mayor White noted that this type of
experience helps in world understanding. (CFN-198)
Kent Crusaders Rugby Club. Mayor White read a pro-
clamation noting that the Kent Crusaders Rugby Football
Club fields two boys teams and two girls teams, almost
100 players from junior and senior high schools in the
Kent and Tahoma School Districts, and that the 2002
season was a banner year with undefeated regular seasons,
Pacific Northwest championships, and successful
performances at their respective National Championships .
He presented the proclamation to Club President Brian
Newell, who introduced representatives from the club, and
thanked the Mayor for this recognition. (CFN-155)
ICMA Center for Performance Measurement Certificate of
Distinction. Mayor White noted that for more than three
years, the City of Kent has been working diligently to
implement a system of performance measures that provide
valuable management information and demonstrate accounta-
bility to its citizens . Dave Childs, ICMA West Coast
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PUBLIC COMMUNICATION
Regional Director, explained a program called Resource
Cities which involves a team of 6-8 senior management
officials and local elected officials connecting with
communities in a Third World country by means of an 18-
month exchange, and urged the City of Kent to consider
participating. He then explained the function of the
Center for Performance Measurement and presented the City
with a Certificate of Distinction, noting that it
demonstrates extra proficiency in putting together the
performance measures . (CFN-198)
Kent Fire Department 2001 Annual Report. Fire Chief Jim
Schneider distributed copies of the Annual Report for
2001 and went through the document explaining data on the
number of emergency responses, when most incidents occur,
new construction plans reviews and inspections, public
education, training, and equipment. (CFN-122)
CONSENT CALENDAR
ORR MOVED to approve Consent Calendar Items A through M.
Peterson seconded and the motion carried.
MINUTES
(CONSENT CALENDAR - ITEM 6A) (CFN-198)
Approval of Minutes. Approval of the minutes of the
regular Council meeting of August 6, 2002 .
BILLS OF SALE
(CONSENT CALENDAR - ITEM 6K) (CFN-484)
South County Journal Bill of Sale. Accept the Bill of
Sale submitted by Northwest Media (Washington) L. P. for
continuous operation and maintenance of 8 feet of
watermain and 225 feet of street improvements on South
County Journal property, as recommended by the Public
Works Director. Bonds are to be released after the
maintenance period. This project is located at 600
Washington Avenue.
(CONSENT CALENDAR - ITEM 6L) (CFN-484)
Bayview Townhomes Bill of Sale. Accept the Bill of Sale
submitted by Bayview, L.L.C. for continuous operation and
maintenance of 2, 621 feet of watermain and 2, 002 feet of
sanitary sewers on the Bayview Townhomes site, as recom-
mended by the Public Works Director. Bonds are to be
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BILLS OF SALE
released after the maintenance period. This project is
located at S . 228th Street and Lakeside Boulevard East.
STREET VACATION
(PUBLIC HEARINGS - ITEM 5A) (CFN-102)
Street Vacation, Portion of Smith and Thompson Streets.
Resolution No. 1622 established today as the date for the
public hearing on the application by Still Manor Kent,
LLC, to vacate a portion of Smith Street and Thompson
Avenue . Charlene Anderson, Planning Manager, explained
that the applicant has requested that the hearing be
continued to September 3, 2002 . Mayor White opened the
public hearing. There were no comments from the
audience . ORR MOVED to continue the public hearing to
the regular Council meeting of September 3, 2002 . Clark
seconded, and the motion carried.
PUBLIC WORKS
(CONSENT CALENDAR - ITEM 6D) (CFN-1038)
Joint Trench Agreements, AT&T Broadband and Qwest.
Authorization for the Mayor to sign two joint trench
agreements, one with AT&T Broadband and the other with
Qwest, for the purposes of constructing a joint trench
to include the City, Qwest, AT&T and PSE facilities on
4th Avenue from north of Smith Street to James Street,
(boring under James St. for PSE and AT&T facilities)
and on 1st Ave . from Temperance St . to James St . , as
recommended by the Public Works Committee .
(CONSENT CALENDAR - ITEM 6E) (CFN-171)
S. 196th/200th Street West Leg King County Agreement,
Supplement No. 5. Authorization for the Mayor to sign
the King County Agreement - Supplement No. 5 in the
amount of $20, 000 . 00 for minor modifications to the
wetland mitigation site, subject to the City Attorney
and Public Works Director concurrence of the language
therein, and to amend the budget, as recommended by the
Public Works Committee .
(BIDS - ITEM 8A) (CFN-1038)
104th Avenue SE Schedules I, II and III. The bid open-
ing for this project was held on August 7th with four
bids received. The low bid was submitted by Rodarte
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PUBLIC WORKS
Construction Inc. in the amount of $655, 824 . 00 . The
Engineer ' s estimate was $584, 784 . 50 . The Public Works
Director recommends awarding Schedules I, II, and III of
this contract to Rodarte Construction Inc. CLARK MOVED
that the 104th Avenue SE Schedules I, II, and III of this
contract be awarded to Rodarte Construction Inc.
Yingling seconded and the motion carried.
(BIDS - ITEM 8B) (CFN-1038)
(ADDED ITEM)
Sewer Project Bid Award. Public Works Director Wickstrom
noted that the sewer line servicing the Circle K Mobile
Home Park is failing and that it had been incorporated
into a bid for other minor sewer improvements which
opens on August 23 . He recommended that the Mayor be
authorized to award the bid subject to the Public Works
Director ' s concurrence with the bid. CLARK MOVED to
authorize the Mayor to award the construction contract
for any or all schedules or combination thereof to the
lowest responsible bidder upon concurrence by the Public
Works Director for the sewer project titled "Schedule I
S . 212th Street sanitary sewer, Schedule II Del Webb
sanitary sewer project number 97-3005, Schedule III
Steiner sanitary sewer project number 01-3017, and
Schedule IV Circle K mobile home park sanitary sewer.
Yingling seconded and the motion carried.
LID
(CONSENT CALENDAR - ITEM 6C) (CFN-1269)
LID 353, S. 228th Street Extension. Passage of
Resolution No . 1626 setting a public hearing date
of September 17, 2002 for the LID formation, as
recommended by Public Works Committee .
KENT STATION
(CONSENT CALENDAR - ITEM 6I) (CFN-171)
Kent Station Infrastructure Grant. As recommended by
the Public Works Committee, accept, authorize the Mayor
to sign the Kent Station Infrastructure Grant for the
purpose of providing the City with funds appropriated
under the Job Creation and Infrastructure Program solely
and specifically for the Kent Station infrastructure
improvements project, and amend the budget .
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FIRE AND LIFE SAFETY
(CONSENT CALENDAR - ITEM 6J) (CFN-122)
U.S. Department of Justice Grant Relating to Weapons of
Mass Destruction. Accept the equipment received from the
King County Office of Emergency Management, as provided
by the Local Domestic Preparedness Equipment Support
Program Project, and authorize the Mayor to sign both the
Certification and Assurances Document and the
Distribution Agreement.
The purpose of the grant is to purchase equipment to
ensure that the nation ' s state and local emergency
responders are able to properly respond to terrorist
incidents involving weapons of mass destruction. The
equipment is considered part of the mutual aid resources
available under the mutual aid agreements already in
place among fire, EMS, hazardous materials service
providers and law enforcement .
DRINKING DRIVER TASK FORCE
(CONSENT CALENDAR - ITEM 6M) (CFN-122)
Drinking Driver Task Force Appointments. Confirmation
of the Mayor' s appointment of Ron Harmon to serve as a
member of the Kent Drinking Driver Task Force .
Mr. Harmon will replace Kevin Ruoff, who resigned.
He will serve until 1/1/2006 .
Confirmation of the Mayor ' s appointment of Becky Hanks as
a member of the Kent Drinking Driver Task Force. She
will replace Gwen Dupree and will serve until 1/1/2006 .
FINANCE
(CONSENT CALENDAR - ITEM 6B) (CFN-104)
Approval of Bills. Approval of payment of the bills
received through July 31 and paid on July 31 after
auditing by the Operations Committee on August 6, 2002 .
Approval of checks issued for vouchers :
Date Check Numbers Amount
7/31/02 Wire Transfers 1226-1235 $ 943, 217 . 95
7/31/02 Prepays 536330 2, 051, 507 . 11
7/31/02 Regular 537211 3, 669, 542 . 12
$6, 664, 267 . 18
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FINANCE
Approval of checks issued for payroll for July 1 through
July 15 and paid on July 19, 2002 :
Date Check Numbers Amount
7/19/02 Checks 261819-262197 $ 311, 177 . 44
7/19/02 Advices 131756-132448 1, 194, 498 . 25
$1, 505, 675 . 69
Approval of checks issued for payroll for July 16 through
July 31 and paid on August 5, 2002 :
Date Check Numbers Amount
8/5/02 Checks 262198-262571 $ 299, 224 . 71
8/5/02 Advices 132449-133187 1, 115, 680 . 64
$1, 414, 905 . 35
(CONSENT CALENDAR - ITEM 6F) (CFN-186)
2003 Budget. Set September 17, 2002 as the first public
hearing on the 2003 Budget.
(CONSENT CALENDAR - ITEM 6G) (CFN-775)
Capital Improvement Plan 2003-2008 . Set September 17,
2002 as the public hearing for the Capital Improvement
Plan 2003-2008 .
COUNCIL
(CONSENT CALENDAR - ITEM 6H) (CFN-198)
Excused Absence For Council President Woods. Approval of
Council President Judy Woods ' request for an excused
absence from the August 20, 2002, City Council meeting,
as she will be unable to attend.
REPORTS
Public Works Committee. Clark noted that the first
meeting of the month has been cancelled due to the
holiday. (CFN-198)
Planning Committee. Orr noted that the next meeting will
be held at 3 : 00 p.m. on September 17 . (CFN-198)
Administrative Reports. Martin reminded Council members
of a ten minute executive session relating to pending
litigation, and noted that no action is anticipated.
(CFN-198)
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MOBILE HOME PARK
(CONTINUED COMMUNICATIONS - ITEM 11A) (CFN-198)
Mobile Home Park. Ted Kogita, 25227 Reith Road, asked
when the City would help the people being evicted from
their mobile home park. Mayor White explained that the
City cannot provide funding, but has worked with each of
the individuals to help them find other places to live .
EXECUTIVE SESSION
The meeting recessed to Executive Session at 7 : 37 p.m.
At 8 : 06 p.m. , the regular meeting reconvened and no
action was taken on the pending litigation item.
(CFN-198)
ADJOURNMENT
At 8 : 06 p.m. , ORR MOVED to adjourn. Epperly seconded and
the motion carried. (CFN-198)
Brenda Jacober CMC
City Clerk
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