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OPERATIONS COMMITTEE MINUTES
OCTOBER 19, 2004
Committee Members Present: Chair Tim Clark, Julie Peterson, Bruce White
The meeting was called to order by Tim Clark, Chair at 4:02 p.m.
APPROVAL OF MINUTES DATED OCTOBER 5, 2004
Julie Peterson moved to approve the minutes of the October 5, 2004, Operation
Committee meeting. The motion was seconded by Bruce White seconded the motion,
which passed 3-0.
APPROVAL OF VOUCHERS DATED OCTOBER 15, 2004
Finance Director Bob Nachlinger presented the vouchers for October 15, 2004, for approval.
Bruce White moved to approve the vouchers dated October 15, 2004. Julie Peterson
seconded the motion, which passed 3-0.
WEB REDESIGN PRESENTATION
Information Technology Director and Senior Systems Analyst Dan Meeker presented a
PowerPoint Presentation on the City’s new website redesign and requested the Committee’s
input on design. The web redesign is to be completed by the end of November. The
Committee had a few suggestions regarding photos and links and stated the new design was
very professional and appreciated how it shows the diverse environment that Kent has to
offer.
No action was necessary.
SHOPPING CART ORDINANCE
Attorney Tom Brubaker presented the newly revised Shopping Cart Ordinance, which had
previously been tabled at both the August 17, 2004, and the October 5, 2004, Operations
Committee meetings. Mr. Brubaker advised that the ordinance being presented provided for a
three (3) stage process which, if approved, would implement certain controls on abandoned
shopping carts within the City.
Operations Committee Minutes
October 19, 2004
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The Committee stated that they appreciated the efforts made to resolve this issue, however,
unanimously stated that they could not support a shopping cart ordinance at this time, as they
did not feel the stores should be held responsible for their customers’ conduct.
Unanimously the shopping cart ordinance died at the table. No motion was necessary.
The meeting was adjourned at 4:32 p.m.
Renee Cameron
Operations Committee Secretary