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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCity Council Meeting - Council - Minutes - 09/21/2010 KENT Kent City Council Meeting WA....... September 21, 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, Raplee, and Thomas. (CFN-198) CHANGES TO THE AGENDA A. From Council, Administration, Staff. (CFN-198) No changes were made. B. From the Public. (CFN-198) No changes were made. PUBLIC COMMUNICATIONS A. Public Recognition. (CFN-198) Recreation and Cultural Services Superintendent Lori Hogan announced that Kent has been named one of the 100 Best Communities for Young People by the America's Promise Alliance. School Superintendant Dr. Vargas and Parks Director Watling commended staff for their work with young people. B. Community Events. (CFN-198) Ranniger announced the beginning of the Spotlight Series events, the dedication of Wilson Playfields Expansion, and the upcoming pet parade and contest. Albertson added that the Food Bank Breakfast will be held in early October. C. Geneva Obenchain Proclamation. (CFN-155) Mayor Cooke announced that Geneva Obenchain is retiring after 48 years with the City. Finance Director Nachlinger commended Ms. Obenchain on her many accomplishments, and the Mayor presented her with a proclamation declaring September 30, 2010, as Geneva Obenchain Day in the City of Kent. D. Mayor's Day of Concern for the Hungry Proclamation. (CFN-155) Mayor Cooke noted that the Emergency Feeding Program coordinates an annual food drive and proclaimed September 25, 2010, as the Mayor's Day of Concern for the Hungry. Pat Pawlak and Kent Food Bank Director Morrison explained the project, encouraged citizens to donate, and accepted the proclamation. E. National Public Lands Day Proclamation. (CFN-155) Mayor Cooke read a proclamation explaining National Public Lands Day, and Victoria Andrews of the Parks Department encouraged volunteers to help plant rain gardens, remove invasive species, and plant native plants at Turnkey Park on Saturday. F. Public Safety Report. (CFN-122) Police Chief Strachan updated statistics covering the end of August and beginning of September, announced an award received by the Kent Youth Board, explained some calls of note, and presented the Chief's Award for Professional Excellence to Sgt. Andy Grove for his work on juvenile prostitution. Officers Caterinicchia, Meyer, and Mullennix were then sworn in by Mayor Cooke. i Kent City Council Minutes September 21, 2010 PUBLIC HEARINGS A. 2011 Budget. (CFN-186) This is the first public hearing on the 2011 budget. Finance Director Nachlinger explained that this is an opportunity to receive input from the public and outlined revenues and sources of funds, operating expenses, expenditures, and staffing in 2010 to provide a context for discussion of the 2011 budget. The Mayor opened the public hearing. Doug Scharnhorst, 431 Clark Avenue North, requested that funds to study and implement the quiet zone and wayside horns be made available in the 2011 budget. There were no further comments from the audience and Harmon moved to close the public hearing. Thomas seconded and the motion carried. Councilmember Harmon then noted that the City is no longer required to fund the Kent Fire Department, which leaves $4.94 million dollars for the 2011 budget. He suggested giving those funds back to taxpayers and/or funding Human Services to cover a one-time short fall for Safe Havens in the amount of $230,000; funding $1.5 million for road overlays, pothole repairs and general road repairs and not increasing taxes on license plate renewal and $20 per vehicle; funding construction of Quiet Zone rail crossing for the Burlington Northern Railroad at a high estimate of $1.2 million; putting approximately $2 million in a Council Rainy Day lockbox. B. 2011-2016 Capital Improvement Plan. (CFN-775) This is the first public hearing to receive input from citizens on the 2011-2016 Capital Improvement Plan. Finance Director Nachlinger explained the plan and noted that a leveling off of the revenues allocated to capital is anticipated and projects will be scaled back accordingly. Mayor Cooke opened the public hearing. There were no comments from the audience and Perry moved to close the public hearing. Thomas seconded and the motion carried. PUBLIC COMMENT Mari Akmal requested assistance in dealing with a city department and provided three copies of a DVD containing information on the issue. Mayor Cooke offered to meet with Ms. Akmal after this meeting. (CFN-122) CONSENT CALENDAR Perry moved to approve Consent Calendar Items A through I. Thomas seconded and the motion carried. A. 'Apprdbal dIlflinutes. (CFN-198) Minutes of the regular Council meeting of September 7, 2010, were approved. B. Approval of (Bills. (CFN-104) Figures are not available for approval. 2 Kent City Council Minutes September 21, 2010 C. Washington Traffic Safety Commission Target Zero Teams Memorandum of Understanding Grant. (CFN-122) The Mayor was authorized to sign all documents necessary to accept a grant in the amount of $18,603.50 from the Washington Traffic Safety Commission, and amend the budget and approve fund disbursement for grant purposes. D. Parking Restrictions Amendments Ordinance. (CFN-171) Ordinance No. 3974 amending Chapter 9.38 of the Kent City Code to add new parking restrict- tions within the City, to adopt the substantive text of RCW 46.61.570 and RCW 46.61.575 in order to increase the assessed monetary penalty from $20 to $50 to allow the City to recoup more of its actual costs incurred in enforcing those parking provisions and to reduce the penalty assessed for two-hour parking from $50 to $30 was adopted, E. Department of Ecology Municipal Stormwater Capacity Grant. (CFN-1038) The Mayor was authorized to sign all documents necessary to receive a grant from the Washington State Department of Ecology in the amount of $367,065 as part of the Fiscal Year 2011 Municipal Stormwater Capacity Grants program, establish a budget for the funds to be spent within the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) Project and expend those funds for grant purposes. F. U.S. Geological Survey )pint Funding Agreement. (CFN-1038) The Mayor was authorized to sign the Joint Funding Agreement for Water Resources Investigations between the City of Kent and the U.S. Geological Survey, amend the budget accordingly and provide for the disbursement of the funds in accordance with the agreement. G. Panther Lake Elementary Sewer Extension Bill of Sale. (CFN-484) The Bill of Sale for the Panther Lake Elementary Sewer Extension, permit #2080287, for 1654 linear feet of sanitary sewer line was accepted. H. Tri Med Ambulance Bill of Sale. (CFN-484) The Bill of Sale for Tri Med Ambulance, permit #2080979, for 1 gate valve, 1 hydrant, 16 linear feet of waterline, 186 linear feet of new street, and 140 linear feet of frontage improvements was accepted. I. Excused Absence for Councilmember Albertson. (CFN-198) An excused absence from the September 7, 2010, Council meeting for Councilmember Albertson was approved. REPORTS A. Council President. (CFN-198) No report was given. B. Mayor. (CFN-198) Mayor Cooke stated that staff is looking into regulations regarding bikini baristas and that a report should be ready in approximately one month, that she will be meeting with the governor's staff about financial assistance for the Green River levees, and that the volleyball players from Norway arrive next week. 3 Kent City Council Minutes September 21, 2010 C. Operations Committee. (CFN-198) No report was given. D. Parks and Human Services Committee. (CFN-198) No report was given. E. Economic & Community Development Committee. (CFN-198) No report was given, F. Public Safety Committee. (CFN-198) No report was given. G. Public Works Committee. (CFN-198) No report was given. H. Administration. (CFN-198) CAO Hodgson asked for copies of Harmon's comments regarding the budget, explained that the reason the capital fund is low is because the majority of the funds come from the real estate development and excise tax, and noted that there will be an executive session of approximately 15 minutes regarding the Springboard Garage. REPORTS FROM SPECIAL COMMITTEES Human Services Commission. (CFN-873) Albertson noted that the Human Services Commission will hold a public hearing regarding funding at 2:00 o'clock on October 21 in the 4th floor conference room, and that the recommendations will be heard at the Parks Committee the same day. EXECUTIVE SESSION The meeting recessed to Executive Session at 8:17 p.m. and reconvened at 8:43 p.m. (CFN-198) ADJOURNMENT The meeting adjourned at 8:43 p.m. (CFN-198) Brenda Jacober,dM City Clerk 4