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January 27, 2014
COMMITTEE MEMBERS PRESENT:
Committee Chair, Dennis Higgins and Committee members Dana Ralph and Jim Berrios were
present. The meeting was called to order at 4:04 p.m.
Item 1 - Approval of Meeting Minutes Dated January 6, 2014:
Committee member Ralph MOVED to approve the minutes of January 6, 2014. The
motion was SECONDED by Committee member Berrios and PASSED 3-0.
Item 2 - Service Contract with Peterson Brothers, Inc. for Emergency Guardrail Repair:
Street Superintendent, Bill Thomas explained how staff currently handles guardrail repairs that
are required due to damage caused by accidents. The proposed agreement with Peterson
Brothers, Inc. would reduce turnaround time to get the damaged guardrails repaired. Petersen
Brothers is the only business that consistently responds to calls for bids, and is currently the sole
provider for this service in the region.
Committee member Berrios MOVED to recommend Council authorize the Mayor to sign
a contract with Petersen Brothers Construction, Inc. to perform emergency repairs of
damaged guardrails on an as needed basis in an amount not to exceed $20,000, subject
to final terms and conditions acceptable to the City Attorney and Public Works Director.
The motion was
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This item was pulled from the agenda and will be heard at a later meeting.
Information Only/No Motion Required
Item 6 3— Lower and Upper Russell Road Levees Proiect - Update:
Tim LaPorte, P.E. Public Works Director, introduced Lorin Reinelt, Supervising Engineer for the
King County Flood Control District and Jeff Watling, Parks Director. Each of them provided an
update on the Lower Russell Road Levee and Upper Russell Road Levee Projects.
Watling noted that this stretch of levee is a very important recreation corridor. Reinelt stated that
he will be pursuing a Floodplains by Design grant in the spring for this project. The King County
Flood District recently budgeted funds for the project, and King County staff has initiated their
planning for this reach.
Information Only/No Motion Required
Item 6 4 — Information Only/US Army Corps of Engineers Boeing Levee ERP, King
County Flood Control District:
Public Works Director Tim LaPorte, Parks Director Jeff Watling and Lorin Reinelt provided an
update on the partnership with the U S Army Corps of Engineers and the King County Flood
Control District on the Boeing Levee Ecosystem Restoration Project. LaPorte explained where the
project is located and noted the issues staff face moving forward. Watling noted that the 1 mile
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north of South 2121h Street was donated property for park use. He stated that the goal of the
project is to integrate the ecosystem improvements with the Parks element.
The federal funds for this project need to be obligated by October Is' 2014. Watling stated the
desire is to maintain the funds and hope to accomplish all of the different nuances of the project
into a design by the end of March.
Interim Chief Administrative Officer, Tom Brubaker stated that there are three key pieces to this
project that need to blend together:
1) Levee accreditation 2) Environmental 3) Parks
No Motion Required/Information Only
Item -7 5 — Information Only/Downtown Street Lighting/Decorative Lighting &Ouiet
Zone Update:
Tim LaPorte, P.E. Public Works Director stated that the Kent Downtown Partnership (KDP) has
expressed a strong interest in pursuing a railroad quiet zone. Staff will investigate a Local
Improvement District as a potential funding source and will get back to the committee with a
timeline and costs to install quiet zones on both the Union Pacific Railroad and the Burlington
Northern Railroad.
Street Lighting in the downtown area will also be examined.
NO Motion Required/Information Only
Item S 6 — Discussion/Increasing Litter Fines — Information Only:
Gina Hungerford, Conservation Coordinator stated that litter is a problem in Kent. On the
average, Kent staff collects nearly 80 tons of litter per year (not including larger dump sites) from
roadways at a cost of $110,000. She also said that the city has 18 dedicated Litter Patrols (all
volunteers) that clean up litter in Kent.
Some citizens in the Adopt-a-Street program have requested the City look into increasing the
fines in Kent to help reduce littering. Staff have initiated the process of looking into fines used in
other jurisdictions and will provide a recommendation.
No Motion Required/Information Only
Item 4 7 — 2014 Business and Occupation Proiect List:
Tim LaPorte, P.E. Public Works Director presented a menu of proposed expenditures for street
system needs utilizing Business and Occupation Tax revenues for 2014. After much discussion it
was decided to take the list to the Council Workshop on February 18, 2014.
The meeting was adjourned at 5:46 p.m.
Cheryl Viseth
Council Committee Recorder