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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCity Council Meeting - Council - Minutes - 10/04/2011 KENT Kent City Council Meeting W,.s y,„,y7o„ October.4, 2011 The regular meeting of the Kent City Council was called to order at 7:00 p.m. by Mayor Pro Tern Perry. Councilmembers present: Albertson, Harmon, Higgins, 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) Public Comment Items A, B, and C were added at the request of audience members. j i PUBLIC COMMUNICATIONS A. Public Recognition. (CFN-198) Albertson commended those who coordinated the Greater Historical Society dinner and auction, and encouraged donations to Children's Orthopedic Hospital. B. Community Events. (CFN-198) Ranniger announced a fundraiser for Kent schools, construction of a playground, and a Kent Parks fundraiser. Raplee announced upcoming events at ShoWare. PUBLIC COMMENT A. Copper Ridge Plat. (CFN-1293) John Kastien, 20409 94th Avenue S., asked that a Cease and Desist Order relating to the plat be issued and stated that dis- cussion � � of the motion made on September 20, 2011, should be done in an open meeting. He provided Council members with a letter containing his comments and Raplee moved that it be made part of the public record. Thomas seconded and the i motion carried. B. Copper Ridge Plat. (CFN-1293) George Kresovich, Attorney representing Schneider Homes, 1221 2nd Avenue, Seattle, noted that over the past 40 years Schneider Homes has built thousands of homes in Kent and has never had a problem or dispute with the City of Kent, with the exception of Copper Ridge. He noted that the economy has caused problems for both the City and real estate developers, and assured the Council that Schneider Homes is committed to continuing its long-term professional relationship with the City. C. Homeless Follow Up. (CFN-118) Wade Schwartz, 22403 129th Place SE, noted that he has met with Council member Albertson and proposed starting a Homeless Action Committee made up of people who can help the homeless get back into a regular lifestyle. Albertson encouraged interested persons to contact her at City Hall. Council member Higgins volunteered to serve on the committee. Schwartz emphasized that he is not asking for money. CONSENT CALENDAR Ranniger moved to approve Consent Calendar Items A through H. Raplee seconded and the motion carried. a 1 Kent City Council Minutes October 4, 2011 A. Approval of Minutes. (CFN-198) Minutes of the workshop and regular Council meeting of September 20, 2011, were approved. B. Approval of Bills. (CFN-104) Bills were not available for approval. C. United States Geological Survey Joint Funding Agreement. (CFN-1038) The Mayor was authorized to sign the Joint Funding Agreement for Water Resources Investigations between the City and the U.S. Geological Survey, subject to final terms and conditions acceptable to the City Attorney and Public Works Director. D. AMEC/641h Avenue S. Channel Improvement Project Contract. (CFN-1014) The Mayor was authorized to sign a Consultant Services Agreement with AMEC, Earth and Environmental, Inc., in an amount not to exceed $19,160.21, to perform a geotechnical investigation for the 64th Avenue S. Channel Improvements Project, subject to final terms and conditions acceptable to the City Attorney and Public Works Director. E. ESA Adolfson/641h Avenue S. Channel Improvement Project Contract. (CFN-1014) The Mayor was authorized to sign a Consultant Services Agreement with ESA Adolfson, in an amount not to exceed $12,995.93, to perform wetland delineation work and update the biological assessment report for the 64th Avenue S. Channel Improvements Project, subject to final terms and conditions acceptable to the City Attorney and Public Works Director. F. Zion Lutheran Church Bill of Sale. (CFN-484) The Bill of Sale for the Zion Lutheran Church project (permit #2092410) for 360 linear feet of new street; 360 linear feet of frontage improvements including 2 street lights and 8 street trees; 3 catch basins, and 203 linear feet of storm sewer line was accepted. 3 G. Horseshoe Bend Demolition. (CFN-1318) The Horseshoe Bend Demolition Project was accepted as complete and release of retainage to SkyCorp upon receipt of standard releases from the state and release of any liens was authorized. The original contract amount was $62,598.96. The final contract amount was $108,051.10. H. Upper Johnson Creek Restoration, Phase I. (CFN-1297) The Upper Johnson Creek Restoration Phase I was accepted as complete and release of retainage to Jansen, Inc. upon receipt of standard releases from the state and release of any liens I was authorized. The original contract amount was $317,314.58. The final contract amount was $332,010.09. REPORTS A. Council President. (CFN-198) No report was given. B. Mayor. (CFN-198) No report was given. 4 4 C. Administration. (CFN-198) Hodgson noted that he and the City Attorney are open to having a conversation regarding the Copper Ridge Plat in this public forum, but that since there might be litigation from any decisions that are made, they would like an executive session to brief the Council on the potential liability to the city and 6 t 2 j P Kent City Council Minutes October 4, 2011 potentially to individual Council members, after which they would be open to public discussion. Brubaker said that during the executive session, he would like to address issues the Council may have, and discuss potential legal liabilities. He added that after the executive session, Council is welcome to make a statement, have discussion, pass motions, etc., but urged them to use caution and not share information discussed during the executive session. D. Economic & Community Development Committee. (CFN-198) Perry noted that the next meeting is on Monday, October 10, at which there will be a public hearing on medical marijuana zoning regulations. E. Operations Committee. (CFN-198) Raplee announced that beginning on October 18, the time of the meetings will be changed from 4:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. F. Parks and Human Services Committee. (CFN-198) Ranniger reiterated upcoming community events. G. Public Safety Committee. (CFN-198) Harmon noted that the next meeting is at 5:00 p.m. on October 11. H. Public Works Committee. (CFN-198) No report was given. I. Re Tonal Fire Authority. CFN-198 Ra lee said the first budget review will be 9 v ( ) P 9 held tomorrow night. Thomas added that the meeting with the City of Tukwila has been cancelled. EXECUTIVE SESSION At 7:32 p.m., Hodgson noted that the executive session will take approximately 30 minutes, and the regular meeting recessed to executive session An announcement extending the length of the session by 20 minutes was given at 8:10, and an announcement extending the length of the session by another 10 minutes was given l at 8:35 p.m. (CFN-198) ADJOURNMENT The meeting reconvened and adjourned at 8:40 p.m. (CFN-198) Brenda Jacober, C C City Clerk i 3 i