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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCity Council Meeting - Council - Minutes - 11/17/2009 Kent City Council Meeting KENT W A S H I N 6 T O N November 17, 2009 The regular meeting of the Kent City Council was called to order at 7:00 p.m. by Mayor Cooke. Councilmembers present: Albertson, Clark, Danielson, Harmon, Raplee, and Thomas. Councilmember.Ranniger was excused from the meeting. (CFN-198) CHANGES TO THE AGENDA A. From Council Administration Staff. (CFN-198) CAO Hodgson requested that property acquisition be added to the Executive Session and that the Public Safety Report be removed from the agenda. He added that action may be taken after the Executive Session. B. From the Public. (CFN-198) Nothing was added by the public. PUBLIC COMMUNICATIONS A. Public Recognition. (CFN-198) There were no items for public recognition. B. Employee Recognition. (CFN-198) Operations Manager Don Millett noted that Public Works staff worked around the clock for 30 days to fill and place 17,000 large sandbags along the Green River to protect the city from potential flooding. He intro- duced Utilities Superintendant Greg Reed and Street Superintendant Bill Thomas, who introduced the crew and commended them on doing a fabulous job. C. Community Events. (CFN-198) Albertson announced the upcoming Christmas Fun Run on December 12, and Mayor Cooke noted that Winterfest is on December 5. D. Green Business of the Year. (CFN-155) Gina Hungerford of the Public Works Department announced that the Boeing Company has been selected as Green Business of the Year, and presented the award to Kyle Duncan, Director of Integrated Defense Systems Puget Sound Operations, who expressed appreciation for the award. E. Employee of the Month. (CFN-147) City Attorney Brubaker announced that Chief Prosecutor Tami Perdue has been chosen as Employee of the Month for November. He stated that she is an excellent lawyer and outlined some of her successes. Perdue was then presented with the Employee of the Month Award. F. School Partnerships Proclamation. (CFN-155) Mayor Cooke read a pro- clamation recognizing and expressing gratitude to Sandy Collins for her 32 years of service on the Kent School District Board of Directors, and proclaiming December 8, 2009, as "Sandy Collins Day" in the City of Kent. G. Legislative Agenda.nda. (CFN-198) Doug Levy explained the following top priority issues for the 2010 Legislature: flood response and prevention efforts, streamlined sales tax, brokered natural gas tax, street utility authority, the SR167/SR516 inter- change, and unfunded mandates. He clarified that the Growth Management Act will continue to be administered by the Department of Commerce, which was formerly known as the Department of Community, Trade and Economic Development. 1 Kent City Council Minutes November 17, 2009 PUBLIC HEARINGS A. 2010 Operating Budget. (CFN-186) This is the second public hearing on the 2010 Operating Budget. Finance Director Nachlinger noted that the Operating Budget for all funds totals $157,833,706 and that the General Fund Budget is $80,250,000. He explained how the budget is developed and showed various breakdowns. Mayor Cooke opened the public hearing. The following persons spoke about the need for continuing support of housing and human services: Karen Williams 1402 3rd Avenue, Seattle Mike Heinisch 232 2nd Avenue South, Kent Manuela Ginnett 515 W. Harrison, Kent The following persons spoke about the need for soccer fields: Mark Fremmerli 16838 234th Way SE, Kent Rupinder Khebra 10878 SE 214th Place, Kent Zak Boughlef 12210 SE 259th Place, Kent Jordan Rizvi 21828 SE 267th Street, Kent Marci Klinkenberg 13810 SE 193rd Street, Renton The following persons spoke about the recent cut of Barry Fretwell and youth/teen programs from the Parks Department budget, and urged the Council to reinstate them: Tom Larsen 23960 58th Ct. South, Kent Barry Fretwell 738 Prospect Avenue North, Kent Mimi Mulambo 6227 S. 237th St., Kent Davinder Saini 22919 105th Avenue SE, Kent Lisa Pham 24200 129th Avenue SE, Kent Stefani Paladino 12520 SE 225th Ct., Kent Erika Enciso 827 W. Valley Highway, Kent Allen Rowland 13304 SE 1041h Place, Renton Sarah Hagan 25925 128th Place SE, Kent Lizbeth Ramirez 856 S. Central, Kent Julia Vasiliauskas 10003 SE 8th St., Bellevue Kimmie Marton 3506 114th Avenue East, Edgewood Dmitry Kraskovsky 5224 S. 237th PI., Kent Eduardo Bailey 25035 108th Ave. SE, Kent Anne Schmidt 2028 W. Meeker St., Kent Denton Hanford, 24756 136th SE, Kent, opined that the 2009 sales tax revenue projections are at least $5,000,000 too high, which will have a substantial impact on the 2010 budget. He said he believes that other revenues are at least $1.3 million overstated, and that the City is looking at a $100,000,000 problem for 2009 and 2010. Raplee moved to make the correspondence on the budget received tonight a part of the record. Clark seconded and the motion carried. There were no further comments from the audience and Raplee moved to close the public hearing. Clark seconded. At Clark's request, Hodgson explained that ball fields 2 Kent City Council Minutes November 17, 2009 are in the Capital Facilities Plan for the next few years and noted that the children playing soccer in the City of Kent during the past two years have not missed a game. He invited the private sector to partner with the City to provide fields. The motion to close the hearing then carried. B. 2010-2015 Capital Improvement Plan and Comprehensive Plan Amendments. (CFN-775) Finance Director Nachlinger noted that this is the second hearing on the Capital Improvement Plan, which in addition to a budget and planning document, also serves as the Capital Facilities Element of the Comprehensive Plan. He said the Plan totals $101,600,000, and the 2010 portion is $11,372,000, the bulk of which is for utility purposes. He gave a breakdown of the plan and noted that the Plan does not include any of the capital anticipated for the Panther Lake Annexation. Mayor Cooke opened the public hearing. There were no comments from the audience and Raplee moved to close the public hearing. Clark seconded and the motion carried. C. 2009 Tax Levy for 2010 Budget. (CFN-104) Finance Director Nachlinger said the proposed tax levy represents approximately 17% of the total City budget. He pointed out that the amount of property tax is limited to a 1% annual growth. He explained the calculations and Mayor Cooke opened the public hearing. There were no comments from the audience and Raplee moved to close the public hearing. Clark seconded and the motion carried. D. Kent Comprehensive Plan and Amendments to Kent City Code Chapter 12.13 School Impact .Fees. (CFN-775,961,1000) Charlene Anderson of the Planning Division explained that the proposed amendments would update the Capital Facilities Plans of the Kent, Auburn and Federal Way School Districts, which are part of the Capital Facilities Element of the Kent Comprehensive Plan. She explained how the plans are developed and Mayor Cooke opened the public hearing. John Knutson, Executive Director of Finance for the Kent School District, 12033 SE 256t", Kent, spoke in support of the District's 2009 Capital Facilities Plan and outlined some of the significant projects in the Plan. He noted that the proposed impact fees are up by 1.7%, which is consistent with the Consumer Price Index. Tanya Nascimento, Demographic Forecaster with the Federal Way Public Schools, 31405 18tn Avenue South in Federal Way, spoke in support of the Capital Facilities Plan and the related impact fees. She noted that the multifamily fee was increased by $381 and that the single family fee was decreased by $185. There were no further comments from the audience and Raplee moved to close the public hearing. Clark seconded and the motion carried. CONSENT CALENDAR Raplee moved to approve Consent Calendar Items A through E. Clark seconded and the motion carried. A. Approval of Minutes. (CFN-198) Minutes of the regular Council meeting of November 3, 2009, were approved. B. Approval of Bills. (CFN-104) Payment of the bills received through October 15 and paid on October 15 after auditing by the Operations Committee on October 20, 2009, was approved. 3 Kent City Council Minutes November 17, 2009 Checks issued for vouchers were approved: Date Check Numbers Amount 10/15/09 Wire Transfers 3907-3922 $2,1:86,248.00 10/15/09 Regular Checks 636729-637337 2,417,886.00 Use Tax Payable 3,124.10 $4,607,258.10 Checks issued for payroll for October 1 through October 15 and paid on October 20, 2009, were approved: Date Check Numbers Amount 10/20/09 Checks 314546-314782 $ 181,891.79 10/20/09 Advices 256658-257436 1,664,847.32 $1,846,739.11 C. Washington Traffic Safety Commission Grant. (CFN-122) The grant award from the Washington Traffic Commission Grant in an amount not to exceed $6,000 was accepted, and the Police Chief was authorized to sign all the necessary documents. D. Fire Prevention Interlocal Agreement. (CFN-122) The Mayor was authorized to sign the interlocal agreement between the Cities of Kent and Covington relating to fire prevention. E. Council Absence. (CFN-198) An excused absence from tonight's meeting for Councilmember Ranniger was approved. OTHER BUSINESS A. Joint Underwriting Association. (CFN-1318) City Attorney Brubaker explained that because some public comments and media coverage regarding the condition of the Howard Hanson dam have led to the assumption that winter flooding is inevitable, the insurance market has dried up. He said the scarcity of supplemental flood - insurance has hit Green River Valley business especially hard, and that national flood insurance limits are grossly inadequate for commercial, distribution, and warehousing firms who depend on the operation of millions of dollars worth of equipment. He said the Washington State Legislature has the ability to establish a "Joint Underwriting Association" which could assure the creation of a supplemental insurance market and that staff recommends adoption of a resolution urging the Legislature to take immediate action to establish such an association. Mayor Cooke added that it would take six months to put such an association together, and that although costs for insurance have started to go down,it is important to go through the initiation development steps. Clark moved to adopt Resolution No. 1818 requesting that the Legislature establish a Joint Underwriting Association to make supplemental flood insurance available to Green River Valley businesses. Raplee seconded and the motion carried. B. Local Business Preference. (CFN-198) The City Attorney explained the proposed ordinance, noting that it encourages a "best efforts" approach to purchase from or contract with local Kent businesses. He emphasized that it is not mandatory 4 Kent City Council Minutes November 17, 2009 and will not prohibit staff from comparing the quality or fitness for use of supplies, materials, equipment or services when selecting the best vendor, whether within or outside of Kent. Brubaker noted that a written record of reasons for not purchasing from a local business must be kept, and explained the exemptions. All agreed to incorporate verbiage in Section 1.D of the proposed ordinance saying that a written record would not be required for purchases under $250. Clark moved to adopt Ordinance No. 3935 which amends Chapter 3.70 of the Kent City Code to add a new Section 3.70.045 establishing a procurement preference for purchasing from or contracting with local Kent businesses, as amended. Thomas seconded. Harmon spoke in support of the ordinance and Danielson opined that although shopping locally is the Council's intent, a stated preference should be contained in the City Code. The motion then carried. REPORTS A. Council President. (CFN-198) Raplee announced a special workshop on the budget at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday, December 2, 2009. B. Mayor. (CFN-198) Mayor Cooke noted that the King County Executive has asked all cities within the county to respond as to whether they would participate in a county-wide Transportation Benefit District, and that the Public Works Committee was opposed since there was no time to study the issue before responding. C. Operations Committee. (CFN-198) No report was given. D. Parks and Human Services Committee. (CFN-198) No report was given. E. Planning and Economic Development Committee. (CFN-198) Danielson stated that the committee will be looking at a docket amendment relating to height restrictions. F. Public Safety Committee. (CFN-198) No report was given. G. Public Works Committee. (CFN-198) No report was given. H. Administration. (CFN-198) Hodgson reminded the Council of an Executive Session with one item of labor negotiations and two items of property acquisition, which should last approximately 20 minutes, with action to follow. EXECUTIVE SESSION The meeting recessed to Executive Session at 9:45 p.m. and reconvened at 10:13 p.m. A. Labor Negotiations. (CFN-198) Clark moved to authorize the Mayor to sign a one-year contract extension with Teamsters Local 117 effective January 1, 2010 through December 31, 2010. Raplee seconded and the motion carried. B. Property Acquisition. (CFN-198) Raplee moved to authorize the Mayor to sign all necessary documents to purchase property located at 26025 SE Kent-Kangley Road in an amount to be supported by an appraisal and subject to final terms and 5 Kent City Council Minutes November 17, 2009 conditions acceptable to the Public Works Director and the City Attorney. Hodgson noted that this property relates to the water supply system at Clark Springs. Harmon seconded and the motion carried. Raplee moved to authorize the Mayor to sign all necessary documents to purchase residential real property located at 407 Alder Lane, subject to approval of final terms and conditions by the Public Works Director and the City Attorney. Hodgson noted that this property relates to the levee system. Harmon seconded and the motion carried. ADJOURNMENT The meeting adjourned at 10:15 p.m. (CFN-198) Brenda Jacober, C City Clerk 6