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March 2 2015
COMMITTEE MEMBERS PRESENT:
Committee Chair, Dennis Higgins, and Committee members Dana Ralph and Brenda Fincher were
present. The meeting was called to order at 4:02 p.m.
Item 1 - Approval of Meeting Minutes Dated February 23, 2015:
Committee member Fincher MOVED to approve the minutes of February 23, 2015. The
motion was SECONDED by Committee member Ralph and PASSED 3-0.
Item 2 -Information Only/ Recycling Event at Hogan Park March 21, 2015:
Gina Hungerford, Conservation Coordinator noted the following events:
2015 Spring Recycling Event
March 21, 2015 from 9:00 am - 3:00 pm, at Hogan Park, at Russell Road 24400 Russell Road.
Hungerford noted that residents are invited to bring items that are not easily recycled at the
curb including appliances, tires, bulky yard debris and Styrofoam at no charge. For a list of
what to bring, visit www.KentRecycles.com. Hungerford said that you now can also bring old
clothes even if they have holes in them and they will be recycled into usable items. Flyers
about the event will go out in the mail this week.
Composter, Worm Bin & Rain Barrel Sale
Composters &Worm Bins will be available for $25 and Rain barrels for $30, while supplies last.
Spring Curbside Cleanup Week
April 6 - 10 residents can place additional garbage and yard waste at the curb (by 7:00 am) on
their regular garbage day. A flyer with details will be sent in mid-March for more information
visit www.KentRecycles.com. Hungerford noted that "extras" are charged a fee all other
weeks.
Information Only/No Motion Required
Item 3 - Information Only/LED Street Light - Financing:
Transportation/Special Projects Manager, Kelly Peterson presented items 3 and 4 together.
Peterson stated that both Public Works and Parks departments had interest in applying for the
Washington State Department of Commerce grant which offered a 2013-2015 Energy Efficiency
and Solar Grant to agencies in Washington. Though each department has very unique projects,
Public Works and Parks combined the projects into a single grant application.
The Public Works department proposed an LED street light conversion project of city owned-street
lights. The total project cost is approximately $2,620,000 with $375,000 of the grant being
applied to the LED project. Peterson stated that an inter-fund loan in the amount of $2,245,000
would be required to fund the remaining portion of the project. Following completion of the
project, a Puget Sound Energy rebate of approximately $445,000 will be provided to the city
which would be applied to the loan balance. The remaining $1,800,000 will be paid back over an
estimated period of not more than ten (10) years through energy savings. The project is
estimated to take about 6 months to complete.
Councilmembers asked that this item be brought back to committee with a financing plan that is
as structured as possible.
No Motion Required/Discussion Topic Only
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