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Minutes of Monday, January 14, 2013
COMMITTEE MEMBERS PRESENT:
Committee Chair Elizabeth Albertson and Committee members Dennis Higgins and
Dana Ralph were present. The meeting was called to order at 4:07 p.m.
Committee member Dana Ralph arrived before discussion item 5. Committee
member Ralph gave her concurrence on items 1 - 4.
Item 1 - Approval of Meetinq Minutes Dated January 7, 2013:
Committee member Higgins MOVED to approve the minutes of January 7,
2013. The motion was SECONDED by Committee Chair Albertson and
PASSED 3-0, with Committee member Ralph's concurrence.
Item 2 - Local Hazardous Waste Management Program - Grant:
Gina Hungerford Conservation Coordinator noted that the Seattle/King County
Health Department's Local Hazardous Waste Management Program Grant is an
annual grant that covers collection of hazardous waste at three special recycling
collection events for residents and local businesses. In the past, these events have
successfully diverted hazardous materials from landfills and/or removed them from
resident's homes and property.
Some of the hazardous items collected at the events include: Refrigerators and
freezers, used oil, antifreeze and other petroleum products, as well as batteries. In
addition, the grant pays for some staffing, printing and mailing costs.
Committee member Higgins MOVED to recommend Council authorize the
Mayor to accept the Local Hazardous Waste Management Program Grant in
the amount of $31,442.22 for 2013, and establish a budget accordingly,
subject to final terms and conditions acceptable to the City Attorney and
Public Works Director. The motion was SECONDED by Committee Chair
Albertson and PASSED 3-0, with Committee member Ralph's concurrence.
Item 3 - Contract/Olympic Environmental Resources - Recycling:
Gina Hungerford Conservation Coordinator noted that the contract with Olympic
Environmental Resources will provide assistance with the implementation of the
City of Kent's Waste Reduction and Recycling Programs, including the spring,
summer, and fall special recycling and collection events, outreach for business and
multi-family waste reduction and recycling programs, rain barrel and compost bin
sales and education to benefit the citizens and businesses of Kent. These programs
provide a cost savings to Kent's customers. Kent staff will continue to concentrate
on the residential sector.
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Committee member Higgins MOVED to recommend Council authorize the
Mayor to sign a Consultant Services Agreement with Olympic
Environmental Resources for Waste Reduction and Recycling Activities and
Programs for 2013 in an amount not to exceed $93,392.25, subject to final
terms and conditions acceptable to the City Attorney and the Public Works
Director. The motion was SECONDED by Committee Chair Albertson and
PASSED 3-0, with Committee Chair Ralph's concurrence.
Item 4 — Contract/AMEC Consultants — 64th Ave S Channel Improvements:
Alex Murillo, Environmental Engineering Supervisor noted that next summer, the
Public Works Department will be installing two box culverts within the 64th Avenue
South drainage channel. The culverts are located underneath the Union Pacific
Railroad spur track that crosses the 64th Avenue South channel.
This is phase II of the project, which will help reduce flooding by increasing flow
capacity and improving storm water conveyance along 64th Avenue South from
South 228th Street to the Green River Natural Resources Area.
Committee member Higgins MOVED to recommend Council authorize the
Mayor to sign the Consultant Services Contract Agreement with AMEC in an
amount not to exceed $19,096.15 to provide geotechnical engineering
services for the 64th Avenue South Channel Improvements Project, subject
to final terms and conditions acceptable to the City Attorney and Public
Works Director. The motion was SECONDED by Committee Chair Albertson
and PASSED 3-0, with Committee member Ralph's concurrence.
Item 5 — Contract/GEI — Briscoe Desimone Levee:
Ken Langholz Design Engineering Supervisor, stated that under this consultant
services agreement GEI will provide final engineering design for sheet pile walls and
will prepare plans and specifications for the construction. The contract will only be
executed if the flood wall option is chosen as the preferred flood protection method
versus a setback levee. We expect the Flood Control District will make a decision
on this in the spring.
After much discussion the following motion was made.
Committee member Higgins MOVED to recommend Council authorize the
Mayor to authorize the Mayor to sign a Consultant Services Contract with
GEI Consultants Inc. in an amount not to exceed $736,544 to provide
structural and geotechnical engineering services for final design of the
Briscoe/Desimone Levee Project, subject to final terms and conditions
acceptable to the City Attorney and Public Works Director and subject to
approval by the King County Flood Control District of the City's sheet pile
wall proposal and subject to approval and release of $7 million grant funds
from the King County Flood Control District to the City of Kent and subject
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to an acceptable agreement with the City of Tukwila for work within
Tukwila. The motion was SECONDED by Committee member Ralph and
PASSED 3-0.
Item 6 — Proposed SE 256th Street Local Improvement District 364 —
Resolution of Intent:
Mark Howlett Design Engineering Manager noted that the project cost estimate is
approximately $7.0 million and that we hope to form a Local Improvement District
(LID) for approximately $2 million.
The City delayed the LID formation process in order to pursue additional funding
sources, however, sources of revenue are scarce and very competitive and the City
could not find additional funding for this project. We are now ready to move
forward with the LID formation.
Committee member Ralph MOVED to recommend the Council adopt the
Resolution of Intent setting a Public Hearing date for March 5, 2013 on the
formation of Local Improvement District 364. The motion was SECONDED
by Committee member Higgins and PASSED 3-0.
Item 7 — Coal Trains — Impacts to the City of Kent:
Steve Mullen Transportation Engineering Manager presented information on a
proposed coal export facility in northwest Washington that could negatively impact
the City. Committee members were provided an opportunity to co-sign a comment
letter on the Scoping of the Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the project.
Committee member Higgins MOVED to approve and endorse the Coal
Export Facility Environmental Impact Statement Scoping Letter and
authorize the Mayor and council members to sign the document. The
motion was SECONDED by Committee member Ralph and PASSED 3-0.
Item 8 — Information Only/Public Works Department Managerial Review:
Tim LaPorte, Public Works Director introduced Marci Hollingsworth who works for
the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). Hollingsworth has been on a
developmental assignment for the FAA's Executive Potential Program at the city and
will give a brief overview of her time here.
Information Only/No Motion Required
The meeting was adjourned at 5:02 p.m.
Cheryl Viseth
Council Committee Recorder