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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCity Council Meeting - Council - Minutes - 02/16/2010 Kent City Council Meeting KENT February 16, 2010 The regular meeting of the Kent City Council was called to order at 7:00 p.m. by Mayor Cooke. Councilmembers present: Albertson, Harmon, Higgins, Perry, Ranniger, and Raplee. Thomas was excused from the meeting. (CFN-198) CHANGES TO THE AGENDA A. From Council, Administration, Staff. (CFN-198) Consent Calendar Item T was added to the agenda. B. From the Public. (CFN-198) Nothing was added to the agenda by the public. PUBLIC COMMUNICATIONS A. Public Recognition. (CFN-198) Council President Perry recognized Art Wright who had his 90th birthday this week, and noted that there is a baseball field at Kent Memorial Park named after Mr. Wright. B. Community Events. (CFN-198) Ranniger announced upcoming events through the Parks Department. C. Veterans Outreach Presentation. (CFN-198) Josh Penner of Valley Cities Consultation and Counseling explained that his office assists veterans in finding resources and said the King County Veterans and Human Services levy has been a success. He outlined what Valley Cities has been able to do utilizing that funding, and offered to speak to interested persons after the meeting. D. Kent Arts Commission 2010 Community Arts Support Funding Recipients. (CFN-839) Cultural Programs Manager Rhonda Billerbeck explained the program and introduced the recipients of funds. Mayor Cooke presented each with a certificate. E. Legislative Update. (CFN-198) Community and Public Affairs Manager Michelle Witham briefed the Council on the status of issues of interest to the City. F. Public Safety Report. (CFN-122) Police Chief Strachan updated the monthly statistics, described a pilot program related to having automatic external defibrillators in each Police car, and gave updates on crime-free rental housing and National Night Out participation. He then presented the Chief's Award for Distinguished Service to Officer Doug Wescott and a Life-Saving Medal to Officer Ken Clay. PUBLIC HEARINGS A. Ballot Proposition No. 1: Approve the Kent Fire Department Regional Fire Authority, Resolution of Support. (CFN-122) Fire Chief Schneider explained that bringing the Fire Department and Fire District together would result in sustaining current emergency service delivery, which has been affected by traffic congestion and increased calls for service. He noted a decrease in revenues in the Fire Department and that current property tax revenues are not sufficient to support the Fire Department. He explained that the Regional Fire Authority would be funded by $1.00 1 Kent City Council Minutes February 16, 2010 per $1,000 of assessed value, along with a benefit charge which is based on the use and square footage of the property, and on the number of firefighters sent to the site. Mayor Cooke opened the public hearing. Assistant City Attorney Kim Adams Pratt explained the hearing process and noted that proper notice has been given. Arlene Jensen, 13224 SE 230`h Street, Kent, voiced concern about the fire benefit charge being based solely on square footage and no other factors, and about the ability of a regional fire authority to raise taxes without a vote of the people and with no accountability. Greg Markley, Kent Firefighters Local 1747 and Chair of the Yes-On- Proposition-1 campaign, 316 W. Meeker, said this is an opportunity to fund the Fire Department in a different way, and that there would be accountability through a citizens oversight committee. He urged the Council to endorse Proposition 1. Chief Schneider responded to Ms. Jensen's concerns, noting that credits are provided for homes with sprinkler systems, alarm systems, and other forms of mitigation. He pointed out that the fire benefit charge has to be re-approved every six years, which provides accountability in addition to the citizens oversight committee. He also explained how the fire benefit charge can be adjusted up or down in response to property values to keep revenues at an even level. There were no further comments and Mayor Cooke closed the public hearing. Harman moved to adopt Resolution No. 1821 expressing the Kent City Council's support for Ballot Proposition No. 1: "Kent Fire Department Regional Fire Authority Plan", to be put before the voters at the April 27, 2010, special election. Perry seconded. Harmon, Albertson, Ranniger and Higgins spoke in support of the resolution, citing faster response times, fairness, efficiency and accountability as reasons. The motion then carried. CONSENT CALENDAR Perry moved to approve Consent Calendar Items A through T. Raplee seconded and the motion carried. A. Approval of Minutes. (CFN-198) Minutes of the regular Council meeting of February 2, 2010, were approved. B. Approval of Bills. (CFN-104) Approval of payment of the bills received through January 15 and paid on January 15 after auditing by the Operations Committee on February 2, 2010. Approval of checks issued for vouchers: Date Check Numbers Amount 1/15/10 Wire Transfers 4009-4032 $1,885,409.82 1/15/10 Regular Checks 639491-639940 1,993,578.21 Void Checks 639620 (35,194.04) Use Tax Payable 1,379.01 $3,845,173.00 2 Kent City Council Minutes February 16, 2010 Approval of checks issued for Interim Payroll: Date Check Numbers Amount 1/5/10 Void Advice 261059 ($84.25) 1/6/10 Check 315907 84.25 1/12/10 Void Check 315206 (710.25) 1/12/10 Check 315908 710.25 $0.00 Approval of checks issued for payroll for January 1 through January 15 and paid on January 20, 2010: Date Check Numbers Amount 1/20/10 Checks 315909-316144 $ 180,127.91 1/20/10 Advices 261283-262048 1,910,983.88 $2,091,111.79 C. Subdivision Code Amendment Revising the Definition of Tract, Ordinance. (CFN-458) Ordinance No. 3944 amending Kent City Code Section 12.04.025 which clarifies that Future Development Tracts created within subdivisions may later be considered residential building sites upon application, further review, and approval by the City, was adopted. D. 2010 Pre-Annexation Budget Adjustment Ordinance. (CFN-186) Ordinance No. 3945 amending the 2010 budget for necessary adjustments related to the Panther Lake pre-annexation costs was adopted. E. Goods and Service Agreement with Tiburon, Inc. (CFN-1155) The Mayor was authorized to sign the Goods and Services Agreement between Tiburon, Inc. and the City of Kent in an amount not to exceed $63,128, to assist the City with the mandatory upgrade of the current Police and Jail Records system (Tiburon) from version 7.33 to the latest version (currently 7.6), subject to terms and conditions acceptable to the City Attorney. Negotiations over detailed terms and conditions are ongoing, but the total cost will not change. F. Enterprise Storage & Disaster Recovery Capacity Project. (CFN-1155) The Mayor was authorized to sign the goods and services agreements with Right, Systems to purchase and install a Storage Area Network System in an amount not to exceed $480,000, and the Mayor was authorized to sign purchase orders to Hewlett-Packard Corporation for Servers and Software not to exceed $172,045, subject to all terms and conditions of the WSCA contract, for a project total not to exceed $717,249. G. Valley Communications Center Refunding Bonds Ordinance. (CFN-104) Ordinance No. 3946, which pledges the City of Kent's full faith and credit toward the payment of its 20% share of the total debt service on refunding the Valley Communication Center's bonds, estimated at $5.85 million, was adopted, and the Mayor and Valley Communications were authorized to take all other actions necessary to issue the refunding bonds. 3 Kent City Council Minutes February 16, 2010 H. Contract for E. Fork Soosette Creek Channel Improvements. (CFN-1038) The Mayor was authorized to sign the contract with Natural Systems Design in the amount of $34,310, to evaluate channel improvements on the East Fork of Soosette Creek, subject to terms and conditions acceptable to the City Attorney and Public Works Director. I. East Valley Highway Grant Funds. (CFN-1306) The Mayor was authorized to sign all documents necessary to accept federal grant monies for construction of the East Valley Highway Improvements Project (SR 167 to S. 212th Street) in the amount of $1,815,564, and a budget for the funds to be established was authorized. 3. Contract for Monitoring Lake Fenwick and Lake Meridian. (CFN-1038) The Mayor was authorized to sign a consultant contract with Tetra Tech, Inc. in an amount not to exceed $47,144.50 to monitor surface water quality conditions and aquatic weeds in Lake Fenwick and Lake Meridian during 2010, subject to terms and conditions acceptable to the City Attorney and Public Works Director. K. Washington State Department of Ecology Coordinated Prevention Grant. (CFN-904/738) The Mayor was authorized to sign the Coordinated Prevention Grant Agreement in the amount of $54,940 for 2010 with the Washington State Department of Ecology, upon terms acceptable to the City Attorney, the grant funds were accepted, amendment of the budget was authorized, and expenditure of the grant funds was authorized. L. King County Waste Reduction and Recycling Grant. (CFN-904) The Mayor was authorized to accept the $162,980 Waste Reduction and Recycling (WRR) Grant for 2010/2011, upon terms and conditions acceptable to the City Attorney, the funds were accepted, amendment of the budget was authorized, and the expenditure of grant funds was authorized. M. Contract for Waste Reduction and Recycling Activities and Programs. (CFN-904) The Mayor was authorized to sign the Olympic Environmental Resources (OER) Contract for Waste Reduction and Recycling Activities and Programs for 2010 in the amount of $63,745, subject to terms and conditions acceptable to the City Attorney and Public Works Director. N. Krueger Short Plat Bill of Sale. (CFN-484) The Bill of Sale for Krueger Short Plat, located at 23423 112" Ave. SE, for 2 sanitary sewer manholes; 255 linear feet of sanitary sewer line; 224 linear feet of new street; 224 linear feet of frontage improvements; 2 catch basins; and 206 linear feet of storm sewer line, was accepted. O. Cedar Pointe Short Plat Bill of Sale. (CFN-484) The Bill of Sale for Cedar Pointe Short Plat, located at 25231 136th Ave. SE, for 1,240 linear feet of new street; 224 linear feet of frontage improvements; 26 storm catch basins; 148,580 CF of detention pond storage; and 2,792 linear feet of storm sewer line, was accepted. P. Command Vehicle Purchase. (CFN-122) The Mayor was authorized to sign a contract based on the Washington State Bid, to purchase and equip a new command vehicle not to exceed $74,477. 4 Kent City Council Minutes February 16, 2010 Q. Vehicle Transfer Agreement. (CFN-122) The Kent Police Chief was authorized to sign all necessary documents to transfer, by donation, two vehicles from the Kent School District. The Kent School District (KSD) is donating two vehicles to supply the two School Resource Officers with marked police vehicles. R. Washington Traffic Safety Commission Grant. (CFN-122) The Kent Police Chief was authorized to accept a grant from the Washington Traffic Safety Commission in the amount of $1,800 to fund officer overtime for the Night Time Seat Belt Enforcement mobilization, amendment of the budget was authorized, and the Chief was authorized to sign all necessary documents. S. Panther Lake Annexation Area—Comprehensive Plan and Zoning Map Public Hearings—Delegate to Economic & Community Development Committee. (CFN-1309) The Economic & Community Development Committee was delegated with the responsibility of holding the public hearings regarding comprehensive plan and zoning designations for the Panther Lake Annexation Area. ADDED ITEM T. Excused Absence. (CFN-198) An excused absence from tonight's meeting for Councilmember Les Thomas was approved. OTHER BUSINESS A. Annexation Sales Tax Credit Certification Ordinance. (CFN-104) Finance Director Nachlinger explained that cities can institute a sales tax credit against the state's portion of sales tax, and that the City must inform the Department of Revenue by March 1, 2010, how much money they anticipate needing from the state sales tax credit for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2011. He estimated that amount to be $3,772,678. Perry moved to adopt Ordinance No, 3947 which enacts a new Chapter 3.27 of the Kent City Code, entitled "Annexation Sales and Use Tax", to authorize the transfer of a portion of existing state sales tax and use tax from new annexation areas, as authorized by state law, as a credit against the state sales tax. Raplee seconded. It was clarified that the amount projected is the maximum and the city is not required to spend that amount. The motion then carried. Mayor Cooke noted that this program, which transfers taxes the state has already received to the cities, was put into place as an incentive for cities to annex. REPORTS A. Council President. (CFN-198) Perry noted that the Council will hold their annual retreat on February 19 and 20. B. Mayor. (CFN-198) Mayor Cooke said she has just attended her first Regional Policy Committee meeting, and explained that the committee reviews policies the county is dealing with which impact cities, such as animal control and transit. C. Operations Committee. (CFN-198) No report was given. D. Parks and Human Services Committee. (CFN-198) Ranniger noted that the next meeting is on Thursday, February 24, at 5:00 p.m. 5 Kent City Council Minutes February 16, 2010 E. Economic & Community Development Committee. (CFN-198) Perry announced that the committee is looking at changes to the cottage housing ordinance, holding hearings on annexation zoning, and has met with the Mill Creek neighborhood regarding buffers. 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 noted that information about how to deal with the sand which was provided in case of a flood will be forthcoming. Mayor Cooke emphasized that the sand must not be put in the river or in drains. Hodgson said there will be an executive session of approximately 20 minutes dealing with pending litigation and property negations, with no action anticipated. EXECUTIVE SESSION The meeting recessed to Executive Session at 8:30 p.m. and reconvened at 9:17 p.m. ADJOURNMENT The meeting adjourned at 9:17 p.m. (CFN-198) Brenda Jacober, CM City Clerk 6