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Minutes of Monday, February 4, 2013
COMMITTEE MEMBERS PRESENT:
Committee Chair Elizabeth Albertson and Committee members Dana Ralph and
Dennis Higgins were present. The meeting was called to order at 4:07 p.m.
Item 1 — Approval of Meeting Minutes Dated January 14, 2013:
Committee member Ralph MOVED to approve the minutes of January 14,
2013. The motion was SECONDED by Committee member Higgins and
PASSED 3-0.
Item 2 - King County Solid Waste — Interlocal Agreement:
Gina Hungerford, Conservation Coordinator gave an informative PowerPoint
presentation giving an overview of the Amended and Restated Solid Waste
Interlocal Agreement (ILA) between the city of Kent and King County.
The existing ILA is set to expire in 2028; Metropolitan Solid Waste Management
Advisory Committee (MSWMAC) goal of extending the ILA to expire in 2040 to
provide the best service to residents and businesses at the lowest cost. The twelve
year extension facilitates use of 20 year bonds to finance the reconstruction of
transfer stations the county and cities committed to in the 2007 Solid Waste
Transfer System Plan this extension will also help keep rates lower.
Other revisions in the ILA reflect changes in environmental laws, expand the
participating cities' role in system planning through MSWMAC, mitigate liability risks
to all parties, address governance issues, and provide for a process to address the
future closure of the Cedar Hills Landfill.
Committee member Higgins MOVED to authorize the Mayor to sign the
Amended and Restated Solid Waste Interlocal Agreement to extend the
original Agreement between King County and the City of Kent, subject to
final terms and conditions acceptable to the City Attorney and Public
Works Director. The motion was SECONDED by Committee member Ralph
and PASSED 3-0.
Item 3 — Contract/AmTest, Inc. — Routine Bacteriological Water Sample
Collection:
Sean Bauer, Water Quality Supervisor gave a PowerPoint presentation giving an
overview to committee members of why, how, where, and how often water quality
sampling is performed.
Committee member Ralph MOVED to recommend Council authorize the
Mayor to sign a Goods and Services Agreement with AmTest, Inc. for
routine bacteriological water sample collection in an amount not to exceed
$23,865.00 subject to final terms and conditions acceptable to the City
Attorney and Public Works Director. The motion was SECONDED by
Committee member Higgins and PASSED 3-0.
PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE
Minutes of Monday, February 4, 2013
Item 4 — Information Only/Green River Levee - Update:
Mike Mactutis, Environmental Engineering Manager provided an update on the
Briscoe Desimone levee and reviewed for the committee the PowerPoint prepared
by Dr. Robert Gilbert and presented at the January 23, 2013 Executive Committee
meeting of the King County Flood Control District (KCFCD). The committee was also
briefed on the issues to be discussed at the upcoming KCFCD Executive Committee
meeting to be held on February 7, 2013.
No Motion Required/Information Only
The meeting was adjourned at 5:03 p.m.
Cheryl Viseth
Council Committee Recorder