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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCity Council Meeting - Council - Minutes - 04/03/2012 Kent City Council Meeting KENT I�N TCN April 3, 2012 GS NNG The regular meeting of the Kent City Council was called to order at 7:00 p.m. by Mayor Cooke. Councilmembers present: Albertson, Boyce, Higgins, Perry, Ralph, and Ranniger. Councilmember Thomas was excused from the meeting. (CFN-198) CHANGES TO THE AGENDA A. From Council, Administration, Staff. (CFN-198) Council President Higgins added an excused absence for Council member Thomas as Consent Calendar Item H. CAO Hodgson noted that the City Attorney will report on a recently filed initiative proposal during Administrative Reports. B. From the Public. (CFN-198) Public Comments Items A, B and C were added at the request of audience members. PUBLIC COMMUNICATIONS A. Public Recognition. (CFN-198) Albertson encouraged pet owners to get their animals spayed or neutered and licensed. Perry announced that the 2012 Budget At- A-Glance is now available. B. Community Events. (CFN-198) Ranniger announced upcoming community events and Higgins announced events at ShoWare Center. C. Introduction of Appointee. (CFN-1170) It was noted that Blane Webber's appointment to the Lodging Tax Advisory Board is on the Consent Calendar for confirmation by the Council. PUBLIC COMMENT A. Homeless. (CFN-118) Jennifer Minich, 756 Prospect Avenue N., spoke in favor of a shelter and services for the homeless in Kent, noting the dangers of inaction. Pat Gray, 14036 SE 2371h Place, pointed out that service providers have always been a part of KentHOPE and expressed the desire that KentHOPE be included in the task force mentioned at tonight's workshop. Chris Gough, 1958 Union Avenue NE, Renton, Seattle Union Gospel Mission, noted that there is not one solution to all gaps, and that although there are amazing services in Kent, the immediate need is for a day center. Sarah Davidson, 24277 1415t Place SE, said KentHOPE will not give up and will fill at least one of the gaps. Betty Brown, P. O. Box 403, who is homeless, said showers and laundry facilities are needed. Andrea Keikkala, Executive Director of the Kent Chamber of Commerce, who also spoke for the Kent Downtown Partnership, said they believe that the site of the Resource Center does not fit their goal of providing a healthy and vibrant community. She urged the City not to locate the homeless shelter there, but to keep the issue of homelessness at the forefront. Mayor Cooke noted that a letter on this subject from the Kent Downtown Partnership was distributed at tonight's workshop. Higgins moved to make the letter a part of the record. Ranniger seconded and the motion carried. 1 Kent City Council Minutes April 3, 2012 B. Water Rates. (CFN-110) Jeremy Millard, Property Manager at Valley Manor Mobile Home Park, 856 Central Avenue South, expressed concern about how water usage is billed and suggested it be based on the household served. Albertson said the Public Works Committee will look into this and will include him. C. Neighborhood Clean Up. (CFN-1304) Linda Sweezer, 23243 152"d Avenue SE, asked for help in cleaning up debris left from the January ice and wind storm. She was referred to the Neighborhood Program Coordinator in the Mayor's Office. CONSENT CALENDAR Higgins moved to approve Consent Calendar Items A through H. Perry seconded and. the motion carried. A. Approval of Minutes. (CFN-198) Minutes of the workshop and regular Council meeting of March 20, 2012, were approved. B. Approval of Bills. (CFN-104) Approval of payment of the bills received through February 29 and paid on February 29 after auditing by the Operations Committee on March 20, 2012. Approval of checks issued for vouchers: Date Check Numbers Amount 2/29/12 Wire Transfers 4968-4980 $1,308,995.55 2/29/12 Regular Checks 661094-661404 2,482,983.69 2/29/12 Use Tax Payable 898.64 $3,792,877.88 Approval of checks issued for payroll for March 1 through March 15 and paid on March 20, 2012: Date Check Numbers Amount 3 20 12 Checks 326866-327037 150 398.27 3/20/12 Advices 296099-296737 1,209,201.18 $1,359,599.45 C. Lodging Tax Advisory Committee Appointment. (CFN-1170) The Lodging Tax Advisory Committee's appointment of Blane Webber to the Lodging Tax Advisory Committee was confirmed. D. Department of Ecology/Municipal Stormwater Capacity Grant Amendment. (CFN-1038) The Mayor was authorized to sign an amendment to the Fiscal Year 2012 municipal stormwater capacity grant agreement with the Washington State Depart- ment of Ecology that will award an additional $50,000 to the city of Kent to be spent within the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System Program, subject to final terms and conditions acceptable to the City Attorney and Public Works Director. 2 Kent City Council Minutes April 3, 2012 E. Ordinance Amending Combined Sewer and Storm Surface Water Utility. (CFN-565) Ordinance No. 4032, amending Section 7.06 of the Kent City Code, entitled, "Combined Sewer and Storm Surface Water Utility" was adopted. F. Stormwater Utility Property Lease. (CFN-1038) The Mayor was authorized to sign an agreement with Terreno Valley Corporate, LLC, being successor in interest to Alecta Real Estate Kent Valley, to lease Stormwater utility property for a period of five years, subject to final terms and conditions acceptable to the City Attorney and Public Works Director. G. Braun Plat Bill of Sale. (CFN-484) The Bill of Sale for the Braun Plat project, permit 2063997, for 4 gate valves, 2 hydrants, and 566 linear feet of waterline, 3 sanitary sewer manholes and 496 linear feet of sanitary sewer line, 660 linear feet of new street, 327 linear feet of frontage improvements, 1 storm sewer manhole, 10 catch basins, 9,392 cubic feet of detention pond storage, and 767 linear feet of storm sewer line was accepted. H. Excused Absence. (CFN-198) An excused absence from tonight's meeting for Councilmember Thomas was approved. REPORTS A. Council President. (CFN-198) Higgins noted that homelessness and the use of the Resource Center as a shelter was discussed at tonight's workshop, and that feed- back from the six focus groups indicated opposition to locating a shelter in that building. He said use of the Resource Center is being put on hold and that a second RFP for use of the building will not go forward. He added that there is a need for community-wide cooperation to determine what services are being provided to the homeless and where there are gaps, and that a task force will be formed to do so. In response to a comment from Albertson, Higgins clarified that the instructions from Council tonight do not include use of the Resource Center at this time. He and Albertson expressed appreciation to the groups who have been working on this and encouraged them to stay involved even though there will be a task force working on the issue. B. Mayor. (CFN-198) Mayor Cooke reported on her attendance at a Flood Control Zone District Advisory Committee meeting, and thanked those who provided input on the Parks and Facilities and Transportation Infrastructure task forces, as well as the issue of homelessness. C. Administration. (CFN 155) City Attorney Brubaker noted that an initiative proposal relating to the use and prosecution of marijuana was filed on March 28. He explained the proposal and noted that the current City Code relating to initiative and i referendum powers is outdated because the laws have changed. He provided copies of a draft ordinance which would bring it up to date, and said he will bring it back to the next Council meeting. He responded to questions about the process and noted that his office is communicating with five other cities who received the same proposal. 3 Kent City Council Minutes April 3, 2012 D. Economic & Community Development Committee. (CFN-198) Perry noted that the next meeting will be at 5:30 p.m. on April 9 and agenda items include code enforcement and a plat extension ordinance. E. Operations Committee. (CFN-198) No report was given. F. Parks and Human Services Committee. (CFN-198) Ranniger thanked all those involved in the robust and passionate discussion on homelessness. G. Public Safety Committee. (CFN-198) Boyce noted that the next meeting is on April 10 at 4:30 p.m. H. Public Works Committee. (CFN-198) Albertson noted that the Transportation Committee is making progress and that the next meeting is at 4:00 p.m. on April 16. ADJOURNMENT The meeting adjourned at 8:08 p.m. (CFN-198) cr�P� Brenda Jacober, C City Clerk 4