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Home My WebLink AboutCity Council Meeting - Council - Minutes - 07/17/2012 Kent City Council Meeting KENT July 17, 2012 W nS MiNG-ON 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. Council member Thomas was excused from the meeting. (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 by the public. PUBLIC COMMUNICATIONS A. Public Recognition. (CFN-198) Perry thanked everyone involved with the 41h of July Splash and especially the Lake Meridian Community Association who fund the fireworks display with private funding. Ralph wanted to thank the Lions Club, police department, and parks department for their work during Cornucopia. B. Community Events. (CFN-198) Council President Higgins invited the public to view ShoWare Center events at shorwarecenter.com. C. National Night Out Proclamation. (CFN-155) Mayor Cooke presented the proclamation for National Night Out to Sara Wood, who noted that this year National Night Out will be on August 7ch D. Chief for A Day Proclamation. (CFN-155) Mayor Cooke read the proclamation and presented it to Chief for A Day event recipient Mikey Bishop. E. Public Safety Report. (CFN-122) Police Chief Thomas thanked Commanders Padilla and Gurr for their work on this project and then gave his monthly update on crime statistics and recent activities. He presented Officers Jason Clift and Diego Moreno with life saving awards. Chief Thomas then presented the Chiefs Award of Professional Excellence to Detectives Lovisa Dvorak, Brian Lewis and Ryan Rossmeier. Chief Thomas introduced three incoming officers Tyler Birkhofer, Melvin Partido and Nigel Sims; Mayor Cooke then administered the Oath of Office. Sara Wood presented a power point on National Night Out and gave a brief presentation. 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 July 3, 2012, were approved. 1 Kent City Council Minutes July 17, 2012 B. ARRroval of Bills. (CFN-104) Payment of the bills received through June 15 and paid on June 15 after auditing by the Operations Committee on July 3, 2012, were approved. Checks issued for vouchers were approved: Date Check Numbers Amount 6/15/12 Wire Transfers 5091-5113 $1,856,906.66 6/15/12 Regular Checks 664150-664546 1,486,111.35 Void Checks 664526 (419.60) 6/15/12 Use Tax Payable 2,373.90 $3,344,972.31 Checks issued for payroll for June 1 through June 15 and paid on June 20, 2012, were approved: Date Check Numbers Amount 6/20/12 Checks 328048-328230 $ 119,786.47 Voids & Reissues 328047 0.00 6/20/12 Advices 299312-299958 1,216,367.97 $1,3 36,154.44 C. Consultant Services Agreement for Deferred Compensation. (CFN-147) The Mayor was authorized to sign the HYAS Group consulting services contract for the City's deferred compensation program, subject to final terms and conditions acceptable to the Human Resources Director and City Attorney. D. Investment Policy Amendment Ordinance. (CFN-104) Ordinance No. 4039, amending Chapter 3.02 of the Kent City Code entitled 'Investment Policy," updating delegation of authority and eliminating designated institutions for collateral advances was adopted. E. Hawkesbury Division I Final Plat. (CFN-1272) The final plat mylar for Hawkesbury Division I was approved and the Mayor was authorized to sign the mylar. F. Excused Absence Councilmember Thomas. (CFN-198) An excused absence for Councilmember Thomas as he was unable to attend the July 17, 2012, meeting was approved. G. Chase Bank, Bill of Sale. (CFN-484) The Bill of Sale for the Chase Bank project, permit 2103269, for 2 sanitary sewer manholes, 206 linear feet of sanitary sewerline, 338 linear feet of new street, 3 catch basins, and 43 linear feet of storm sewerline was accepted. H. Killa Hans Short Plat, Bill of Sale. (CFN-484) The Bill of Sale for the Killa Hans Short Plat project, permit 2070039, for 3,000 linear feet of new street, 1,100 linear feet of frontage improvements, 2 storm sewer manholes, 2 catch basins, 80 linear feet of biofiitration swale, 19,245 cubic feet of detention pond storage, and 400 linear feet of storm sewerline was accepted. 2 Kent City Council Minutes July 17, 2012 BIDS A. Boeing Secondary Levee and Floodwall. (CFN-1318) Public Works Director LaPorte gave a brief description of the project and gave an update on the super sack removal. City Attorney Brubaker noted a minor and immaterial bid discrepancy. He mentioned the City received a protest from the second lowest bidder and that he is in communication with the lawyer of this second lowest bidder and there is no reason not to award it tonight. Albertson moved to award the Boeing Secondary Levee and Floodwall Project to Quigg Brothers, Inc. in the amount of $2,655,566.63 and 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. Albertson noted that this will affect the Three Friends Fishing Hole and construction will start in August until winter 2012-2013. The motion then carried. REPORTS A. Council President. (CFN-198) Higgins reported on the two workshops to discuss infrastructure needs for street and parks maintenance. He noted a special meeting on July 31 at 7:30 p.m., was set to consider the full package discussed at the workshops. He reported on this evening's workshop regarding the budget and strategic goals and thanked department heads and staff for moving ahead with these goals. B. Mayor. (CFN-198) Mayor Cooked noted that an email was sent to Ben Wolters from a housing developer congratulating him on the professionalism of his inspectors and the help given to his contractor by Steve Wilson. Mayor Cooke also noted a pictorial history of the Mill Creek Neighborhood Council called "A Community of Unique and Historic Homes," and congratulated them on their project. C. Administration. (CFN-198) CAO Hodgson noted that on August 7 the Council meeting will start at 5:00 p.m. so that Council members can participate in National Night Out and he also noted a short 10-minute executive session with action following to discuss easements. D. Economic & Community Development Committee. (CFN-198) Perry noted the next meeting will be August 13. E. Operations Committee. (CFN-198) No report was given. F. Parks and Human Services Committee. (CFN-198) Ranniger noted the next meeting will be Thursday, July 19 at 5:00 p.m. and typically in August no meeting is held. G. Public Safety Committee. (CFN-198) Boyce noted the next meeting will be August 14. H. Public Works Committee. (CFN-198) Albertson noted a special meeting on July 23 and an item was added to the agenda regarding the LID public hearing being held on July 25, and a regular meeting on August 6 at 4:00 p.m. 3 Kent City Council Minutes July 17, 2012 Brubaker commented on the LID 363 hearing being held on July 25 and reminded council that this is a quasi-judicial hearing and when finalized Council will act in a quasi-judicial capacity. I. Regional Fire Authority. (CFN-198) No report given. EXECUTIVE SESSION The meeting recessed to Executive Session at 7:45 and reconvened at 7:53 p.m. A. Property Negotiations. (CFN-1038) Brubaker gave a brief description of the project. Albertson moved to authorize the Mayor to sign all necessary documents to grant two temporary private right-of-way access agreements over City property in relation the construction and development of the Oakleigh I and II subdivision, subject to approval of final terms and conditions by the City Attorney. Ralph seconded and the motion carried. ADJOURNMENT The meeting adjourned at 7:55 p.m. (CFN-198) Mary Simmons Deputy City Clerk 4