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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCity Council Meeting - Council - Minutes - 08/02/2011 ® Kent City Council Meeting August 2, 2011 The regular meeting of the Kent City Council was called to order at 5:00 p.m. by Mayor Cooke. Councilmembers present: Albertson, Harmon, Higgins, Perry, Ranniger, and Thomas. Councilmember Raplee was excused from the meeting. Councilmember Albertson arrived at 5:08 p.m. (CFN-198) CHANGES TO THE AGENDA A. From Council, Administration, Staff. (CFN-198) No changes were made. B. From the Public. (CFN-198) Philip Dawdy, Washington Cannabis Association, 1608 E. Republican, Seattle, pointed out that both Ellensburg and Mukilteo enacted regulations on collective gardens yesterday and encouraged the City of Kent to work out similar guidelines as soon as possible. He offered to work with the committee and Council President on this issue. PUBLIC COMMUNICATIONS A. Public Recognition. (CFN-198) No recognition was given. B. Community Events. (CFN-198) Ranniger noted that 44 teams are in Kent for the ASA Girls Western National A16 Fastpitch Tournament. C. Yangzhou Sister City Students. (CFN-155) John Holt introduced Tony and Yixin, who are students from Yangzhou, China. Both students spoke of their experiences, and Yixin presented Mayor Cooke with a scroll she made by hand. (Councilmember Albertson arrived at this point.) CONSENT CALENDAR Perry moved to approve Consent Calendar Items A through I. Thomas seconded and the motion carried. A. Approval of Minutes. (CFN-198) Minutes of the workshop and regular Council meeting of July 19, 2011, were approved. B. Approval of Bills. (CFN-104) Payment of the bills received through June 30 and paid on June 30 after auditing by the Operations Committee on July 19, 2011, were approved. Checks issued for vouchers were approved: Date Check Numbers Amount 6/30/11 Wire Transfers 4662-4681 $1,730,221.99 6/30/11 Regular Checks 654480-654612 5,813,760.86 Void Checks 65449, 654597, 654608 654618, 654647 , (18,712.79) 6/30/11 Use Tax Payable 5,160,K $7,530,430.38 1 Kent City Council Minutes August 2, 2011 Checks issued for payroll for June 16 through June 30 and paid on July 5, 2011, were approved: Date Check Numbers Amount 7/5/11 Checks 323727-323945 $ 157,583.23 7/5/11 Advices 285018-285678 1,262,549.37 $1,420,132.60 C. Excused Absence for Councilmember Raplee. (CFN-198) An excused absence from the August 2, 2011, meeting for Councilmember Raplee was approved. D. Audust 16 Council Meeting Time Change. (CFN-198) A change in the time of the August 16, 2011, City Council meeting to 5`.00 p.m., was approved. E. Administration of Claims Ordinance. (CFN-220) Ordinance No. 4000 revising Section 2.97.020 of the Kent City Code entitled, "Administration of Claims," was adopted. F. General Business License Ordinance. (CFN-175) Ordinance No. 4001, repealing Chapter 5.01 of the Kent City Code, and enacting a new Chapter 5.01 entitled, "General Business Licenses," was adopted. G. Clark Springs Water Supply System/Habitat Conservation Plan (HCP) Implementing Agreement. (CFN-1038) The Mayor was authorized to sign the Implementing Agreement for the Clark Springs Water Supply System Habitat Conservation Plan with the United States Fish and Wildlife Service and National Marine Fisheries Service, subject to final terms and conditions acceptable to the City Attorney and Public Works Director. H. Interlocal Agreement for 2011 Citywide Large Culvert & Storm Pige Cleaning. (CFN-1038) The Mayor was authorized to sign an Interlocal Agreement between the City of Kent and Drainage District No. 1 of King County for the City to receive a $100,000 contribution to the 2011 Citywide Large Culvert and Storm Pipe Cleaning project, subject to final terms and conditions acceptable to the City Attorney and Public Works Director. I. Consultant Services Agreement for Green River Levee Certification, SR 516 to S 231s' Way Levee Projects. (CFN-1318) The Mayor was authorized to sign a Consultant Services Agreement with Rittenhouse Consulting in the amount of $20,000 for the Green River Levee Certification of State Route 516 to S. 2315' Way Levee project, subject to final terms and conditions acceptable to the City Attorney and Public Works Director, OTHER BUSINESS A. Kentara Rezone. (CFN-121) City Attorney Brubaker explained the process to be followed in this quasi-judicial matter, and the history of the project. He determined that there is no evidence of ex-parte contacts or objections from the audience. 2 Kent City Council Minutes August 2, 201.1 Principal Planner Matt Gilbert explained that in April the City Council approved the Comprehensive Plan map designation which changed this site to Single Family 6 units per acre, and said this is the companion zoning change which will make the two maps consistent with one another. He said the proposal is consistent with the rezone criteria established in the Zoning Code and recommended approval. Gilbert answered questions from Councilmembers relating to procedures and the number of houses proposed. He noted for Harmon that a neighborhood park was not designated as part of the plat, and Harmon voiced concern about paying a fee instead of building a park. Councilmember Thomas asked to recuse himself since he lives only three houses down from this site. Perry moved to adopt Ordinance No. 4002 accepting the findings of the Hearing Examiner, rezoning the property located at 10329 SE 273`d Place, and amending the zoning map. Thomas seconded. Albertson emphasized that the reason for paying the fee-in-lieu is because there are no recreational facilities, and said that play space is available at a nearby school. Thomas pointed out that there is a beautiful greenbelt in the area. Parks Director Watling noted that changes to the policy relating to fees-in-lieu have been discussed in the past. The motion then carried 4-1 with Harmon opposed and Thomas abstaining. BIDS A. Central Avenue South Sidewalk Replacement and Storm Water Forcemain. (CFN-117) City Engineer Chad Bieren explained the project and noted that it will help provide relief from flooding. He stated that seven bids were received, that the low bid was submitted by Road Construction NW, Inc., and that staff recommends award to them. Harmon moved to award the Central Avenue South Sidewalk Replacement Storm Water Forcemain Project contract to Road Construction NW, Inc., in the amount of $2,085,274.20, and to authorize the Mayor to sign all necessary documents, subject to final terms and conditions acceptable to the City Attorney and Public Works Director. Higgins seconded and the motion carried. B. 132"d Avenue SE Asphalt Grinding. (CFN-171) Bieren described the project and noted that two bids were received. He explained that the low bidder currently has two existing contracts with the City for grinding, which resulted in a bid much lower than the Engineer's estimate. Harmon moved to award the 132"d Avenue SE Asphalt Grinding Project contract to Pyramid Grinding, LLC, in the amount of $17,250, and to authorize the Mayor to sign all necessary documents, subject to final terms and conditions acceptable to the City Attorney and Public Works Director. Higgins seconded and the motion carried. REPORTS A. Council President. (CFN-198) No report was given. B. Mayor,. (CFN-198) Mayor Cooke announced that she has declared this date as National Night Out in the City of Kent and encouraged citizens to participate in crime prevention efforts. She also noted receipt of a letter regarding the national flood insurance program which stated that the City has received a Class 6 rating which translates into a 20% premium savings for each flood insurance policy holder. 3 Kent City Council Minutes August 2, 2011 C. Administration. (CFN-198) CAD Hodgson noted that the August 16 Council meeting will be held at 5:00 p.m. D. Economic & Community Development Committee. (CFN-198) Perry noted that the August meeting has been cancelled. E. Operations Committee. (CFN-198) No report was given. F. Parks and Human Services Committee. (CFN-198) Ranniger asked the Parks Director to bring the fee-in-lieu-of concerns to a future meeting. G. Public Safety Committee. (CFN-198) No report was given. H. Public Works Committee. (CFN-198) No report was given. I. Regional Fire Authority. (CFN-198) No report was given. ADJOURNMENT The meeting adjourned at 5:35 p.m. (CFN-198) f � Brenda Jacober, CM City Clerk n,.