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Kent City Council Meeting Minutes
May 19, 2015
The regular meeting of the Kent City Council was called to order at 7:02 p.m. by
Mayor Cooke.
Councilmembers present: Ralph, Berrios, Boyce, Fincher, Higgins, Ranniger, and
Thomas.
CHANGES TO THE AGENDA FROM COUNCIL ADMINISTRATION OR STAFF.
Chief Administrative Officer Derek Matheson discussed Item 7L on the Consent Agenda
and noted that the budgeted amount to increase the Benefit Analyst position is
$19,000.
PUBLIC COMMUNICATIONS
A. Public Recognition - Council President Ralph thanked the community for the
Team Up 2, Clean Up event.
Mayor Cooke communicated that the May employee of the month is Recreation Facility
Lead, Chris Jordan from the Parks, Recreation and Community Services Department.
She discussed his career with the City.
Mayor Cooke thanked the Public Works Department for their Public Works Week event
that was held at the ShoWare Center on May 18.
B. Proclamation for Kent's 125th Anniversary - Mayor Cooke read the City of Kent
125th Anniversary Proclamation. She noted that there was a reception prior to the
Council meeting and thanked the attendees and the Greater Kent Historical Society,
Carpinito Brothers, Airways Brewery, Aegis Assisted Living, and Sweet Themes for
their assistance. She displayed the posters that were handed out in the lobby and
stated that they were available for the public. Mayor Cooke read the proclamation and
invited the former Mayors and Councilmembers in attendance to speak.
Former Councilmember Judy Woods stated that she served on the city council for 21
years and is proud of the Senior Center. She highlighted specific events in her tenure
and expressed her love for the City.
Former Councilmember Tim Clark discussed significant historical events in the City. He
discussed Boeing and other businesses that have thrived in the City. He discussed
Kent's current businesses and its bright future. He discussed the City's infrastructure
as it relates to the garage downtown and the commuter rail. He added that he served
on the city council for 16 years.
Former Councilmember Jim Johnson announced that he served 20 years on the city
council. He noted that the most important event in his tenure was the vote to purchase
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the ShoWare property. He noted that he came back from his honeymoon and was the
deciding vote. He pointed out that Kent is a great community and was born and raised
here.
Former Councilmember Steve Dowell discussed his tenure on the city council.
Former Mayor Jim White communicated that it was an honor to serve on the city
council for 10 years and be the mayor for 12 years. He stated that Judy Woods was
the greatest council president to work with and was privileged to work with some great
staff.
Councilmember Thomas read portions of Ordinance No. 1 which established the policy
and procedures of the Kent City Council.
C. Proclamation for Relay for Life - Mayor Cooke read the proclamation and
declared May 29 - 30, 2015 as "Relay for Life: Kent Days" in the City of Kent. Mayor
Cooke presented the proclamation to Pam Gibbons and Shannon Crawford, the event
co-chairs. Gibbons communicated that the Kent Relay for Life event is next Friday, May
29 at French Field.
D. Community Events - None.
E. Kent International Festival - Nancy Skipton, on behalf of the Kent International
Festival, discussed the event. She communicated that the event is May 30, 2015 at the
ShoWare Center. She announced the booths, float competition, food court, and 125th
Anniversary event "Kent History Game" competition.
F. Public Safety Report - Assistant Chief Derek Kammerzell highlighted the Public
Safety Report. He communicated that the City is making significant progress on the
baby Malijah case. He noted that there have been seventeen search warrants and one
specific warrant led to the recovery of three guns and cell phones related to gang
activity. He noted that as far as the shooting goes they have recovered a dark blue
2014 Chevrolet Cruze in connection with the shooting. He noted that there are four
persons of interest in the case that are in custody for other offenses. He highlighted all
of the agencies involved with the case. He continued and discussed the Alarm
Reduction Program. He noted that in January 2015 the City responded to 363 alarms
and six of them were valid. He discussed the "Cops in Schools" program and
highlighted that K9 Officer Mills was recognized for his mentoring at Soos Creek
Elementary School. He added that Officer Westcott was also commended by a teacher
at Sunnycrest Elementary for an exceptional job he did at a school visit.
G. Intergovernmental Reports - Council President Ralph communicated that she
attended the Transportation Policy Board and received a brief from Metro and Sound
Transit concerning the coordination of both organizations' long range planning efforts.
She also discussed the board's Project Selection Task Force which works to secure
federal funding for transportation projects. She expressed concerns about a 5 percent
cut in funds that were set aside years ago for cities that need pavement funding. She
added that the South County Area Transportation Board met and they received a brief
called Stuck in Traffic. Bottom line, she said, is that there is a transportation problem
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and there is optimism that this state will pass a transportation package. She added
that she attended the WRIA-9 meeting and two projects are being funded in Kent. The
Leber and Downey Farmstead Restoration projects which are helping to restore
floodplain and improve habitat for salmon along the Green River. She thanked Mike
Mactutis, the City's Environmental Engineering Manager.
Councilmember Higgins noted that the Sound Cities Association (SCA) Board of
Directors and King County Regional Transit Committee meetings are tomorrow.
Councilmember Fincher noted that the King Conservation District meets tomorrow.
Councilmember Boyce noted that the SCA looked at a proposed levy from the King
County Executive Office called "Best Start for Kids" levy. He stated that under this levy
that will be on the ballot in November it would allocate 50 percent to be invested on
strategies for children under five and the other 50 percent would go to assisting those
aged five through 24 years of age. Councilmember Boyce noted that the King County
Metro Service Guidelines Task Force was discussed and their goal is to influence the
development of the Metro Transit long range plan.
PUBLIC HEARING
A. Annexation/Deannexation between Kent and Auburn for the 277`h Corridor
Resolution — Adopt. Tim LaPorte, Public Works Director communicated the
background of the item. He said this began in 1984 and Auburn has a grant to do
some work in the area.
Mayor Cooke opened the public hearing.
No public comments were given during the public hearing.
Mayor Cooke closed the public hearing.
Councilmember Higgins moved to adopt Resolution No. 1910, annexing a
portion of property to the City of Kent, simultaneously with the deannexation
of related property to the City of Auburn, seconded by Council President
Ralph.
Councilmember Higgins thanked the Public Works Department for keeping on this.
PUBLIC COMMENT
1. Steven Sidlovsky, San Diego, CA - Sidlovsky discussed citizen overlay zones. He
noted that he has spoken at several City Council meetings concerning these types of
zones.
2. Don Dinsmore, Kent - Dinsmore thanked the Mayor for helping him with his
animal control issue. He noted that Council President Ralph and Councilmember
Ranniger also listened. He stated that Parks, Recreation and Community Services
Director Jeff Watling informed King County Animal Control that there was a problem
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and met more than once with the person who runs Regional Animal Services of King
County. The outcome of those meetings, he said, was a mutual agreement and his
dog, Bennie, is now off of the vicious dog list. He thanked the Mayor and Council for
their assistance.
CONSENT CALENDAR
Council President Ralph moved to approve Consent Calendar Items A through
N, seconded by Councilmember Thomas. Motion carried 7-0.
A. Approval of the minutes — Approve. The minutes of the workshop and regular
council meeting of May 5 2015 were approved.
B. Payment of Bills — Approve. The payment of bills received through April 15 and
paid on April 15 after auditing by the Operations Committee on May 5 2015 were
approved.
C. Green River Trail Wall Retrofit Project — Accept as Complete. The Mayor was
authorized to accept the Green River Trail Wall Retrofit Project as complete and
release retainage to Award Construction, Inc. upon receipt of standard releases from
the state and the release of any liens.
D. 2014 Asphalt Grinding Project — Accept as Complete. The Mayor was
authorized to accept the 2014 Asphalt Grinding Project as complete and release
retainage to Puget Paving & Construction, Inc. upon receipt of standard releases from
the state and the release of any liens.
E. Public Works Agreement with Petersen Brothers. Inc. for Reith Road
Guardrail Repair - Authorize. The Mayor was authorized to sign a Public Works
Agreement with Petersen Brothers, Inc. for repair of guardrails on Reith Road in an
amount not to exceed $31,458.60, subject to final terms and conditions acceptable to
the City Attorney and Public Works Director.
F. Traffic Signal Warehouse Lease Agreement — Authorize. The Mayor was
authorized to sign all necessary documents to lease warehouse space for 36 months at
the Plemmons Industrial Park for traffic signal system storage and workspace, subject
to final terms and conditions acceptable to the City Attorney and Public Works
Director.
G. Interagency Agreement Amendment with the Department of Enterprise
Services — LED Street Light Replacement — Authorize. The Mayor was authorized
to sign an amended interagency agreement with the WA Department of Enterprise
Services with a cost not to exceed $2,621,937, for the LED street light conversion
project subject to final terms and conditions acceptable to the Public Works Director
and the City Attorney,
H. Puget Sound Energy Construction Agreement for Upper Russell Road Levee
South Reach Project — Authorize. The Mayor was authorized to sign the Puget
Sound Energy Schedule 74 Underground Conversion Construction Agreement for the
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Upper Russell Road Levee - South Reach Project, as approved by the City Attorney
and Public Works Director.
I. Upper Russell Road Levee - South Reach Project- Joint Trench Agreement
with Comcast - Authorize. The Mayor was authorized to sign the Joint Trench
Agreement between the City of Kent and Comcast for the underground conversion of
overhead utilities for the Upper Russell Road Levee - South Reach Project, as
approved by the City Attorney and Public Works Director.
J. Consultant Services Agreement with Tetra Tech for Lake Monitoring -
Authorize. The Mayor was authorized to sign a Consultant Services Agreement with
Tetra Tech, Inc. in an amount not to exceed $28,212.26 to monitor and analyze
surface water quality conditions and aquatic weeds in Lake Fenwick and Lake Meridian
during 2015, subject to terms and final conditions acceptable to the City Attorney and
the Public Works Director.
K. Consolidating Budget Adjustment Ordinance for Adjustments between
January 1 2015 and March 31, 2015 - Adopt. Ordinance No. 4149, consolidating
budget adjustments made between January 1, 2015, and March 31, 2015, reflecting
an overall budget increase of $5,865,648 was adopted.
L. Increase the Human Resources Benefits Analyst Position from .60 to 1.0
FTE - Authorize. The Mayor was authorized to increase the Human Resources
Benefits Analyst position from .60 to 1.0 FTE.
M. Ordinance Amending City's Contracting and Procurement Procedures=
Adopt. Ordinance No. 4150, amending the City's contracting and procurement
procedures, repealing Ordinance No. 2961 and Resolution No. 1560, and establishing a
small works roster process for eligible public works projects was adopted.
N. High Capacity Facilities Code Amendment - Ordinance - Adopt. Ordinance
No. 4151, amending Title 15 of the Kent City Code (KCC), to adopt a new chapter
15.15 KCC pertaining to design standards for high capacity transit (HCT) facilities, and
a new section 15.08.450 KCC, along with related amendments to KCC Sections
15.04.060, 15.04.065 and 12.04.825, to support the HCT design standards was
adopted.
OTHER BUSINESS
A. 72"d Avenue South Improvement Condemnation Ordinance - Adopt. Tim
LaPorte, Public Works Director discussed the item and introduced Ken Langholz,
Engineering Supervisor who noted that the City has been working to clean this site
since 1984. He noted that Boeing is the principal owner of the site and that a slurry
wall was built to contain the contamination at the site. He noted that Western
Processing had a superfund project to clean the site since 1984 and over
$10o,000,000 was spent to clean it. In order to clean the site there was a site cap with
11 layers of fabric, gravel, and cobbles installed in 1999. He stated that Western
Processing is a defunct company, the owners have passed away, and Boeing doesn't
own it. He noted that the next logical step is to condemn the property.
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Mayor Cooke inquired if there was anyone in the audience who represented
the property or was the owner's authorized representative who wanted to
speak to this proposed condemnation action.
No one acknowledged ownership of the property or wished to speak to this item.
Councilmember Higgins moved to adopt Ordinance No. 4152, providing for the
acquisition by condemnation of certain property and/or property rights for
the 72"' Avenue South Improvement Project, seconded by Councilmember
Fincher. Motion carried 7-0.
BIDS
A. 2015 Plastic Markings - Award. Tim LaPorte presented the bid results and
stated that this is paid for out of the B&O fund and proposed awarding it to the low
bidder.
Councilmember Higgins moved to award the 2015 Plastic Markings project to
Specialized Pavement Marking, Inc., in the amount of $378,088.75 and
authorize the Mayor to sign all necessary documents, subject to final terms
and conditions acceptable to the City Attorney and Public Works Director,
seconded by Council President Ralph. Motion carried 7-0.
REPORTS FROM STANDING COMMITTEES, STAFF AND SPECIAL COMMITTEES
A. Council President. - Council President Ralph thanked all of the former elected
officials that attended the Council meeting and joined the celebration. She noted that
there were three budget related items in the workshop. She noted that the first
quarter budget projections are on track. She added that the mid-biennial budget
process will begin soon and departments are working on their updates concerning
where they with the mid-budget. She stated that there also was a report on the
Council additions such as funds for the historical society and supported employment.
B. Mayor. - Mayor Cooke communicated that Council President Ralph, Councilmember
Boyce, and Councilmember Thomas will be meeting with her to begin looking at the
Financial Sustainability Committee candidate applications. She added that she is on
another committee called the King County Green Duwamish Watershed Advisory
Committee and it's referred to as the "WAG," a group looking at the entire Duwamish
water system and how it can be improved to support the fisheries and the habitat. She
stated that she also chairs the King County Flood Control District Advisory Committee.
She also announced that she serves on the King County Metro Transit Service
Guidelines Task Force that meets every two weeks to evaluate the performance
measures of the criteria that was put in place years ago. She also noted that she
testified at the light rail meeting and thanked the Council for being the only City with a
definitive letter prepared concerning the light rail. Mayor Cooke recognized former
Councilmember John Johnson and all the elected officials for their work over the years.
She noted that council meetings used to be Monday nights at 8:00 p.m. and Johnson
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made the motion to change the meeting nights to Tuesday so it didn't interfere with
Monday Night Football.
Former Mayor White highlighted that former Mayor Hogan used to look at her watch
and chide the Council to move along because the game was in the second quarter.
C. Chief Administrative Officer. - Chief Administrative Officer Derek Matheson
communicated that his report for Tuesday, May 19 was in the packet. He added that
there would be a ten minute executive session concerning property negotiations.
D. Economic & Community Development Committee. - Councilmember Boyce
noted that he didn't have a report, but urged the Council to read the CAO report.
E. Operations Committee. - No report.
F. Parks and Human Services Committee. - No report.
G. Public Safety Committee. - Councilmember Berrios noted that fire safety for
fireworks, to include education and enforcement would be discussed at the next Public
Safety Committee meeting.
H. Public Works Committee. - Councilmember Higgins noted that the six-year
Transportation Improvement Program (TIP) was discussed at the last Public Works
Committee meeting and highlighted that the 256th Avenue project is coming off of the
list. He stated that the public has two weeks to make comments on the plan. He noted
that the bids for the S. Central Avenue improvement project went out today. He
thanked the Public Works Department for putting the project out to bid this summer.
I. Regional Fire Authority. - Councilmember Thomas communicated that the next
Regional Fire Authority meeting is tomorrow night at Station 78.
At 8:31 p.m., Mayor Cooke announced that the Council would recess for three
minutes.
RECESS
EXECUTIVE SESSION
At 8:34 p.m., Mayor Cooke announced that the Council would enter into an
Executive Session for ten minutes to discuss property negotiations as per
RCW 42.30.110(1)(b).
At 8:44 p.m., the Executive Session concluded and Mayor Cooke reconvened
the regular meeting.
ACTION AFTER EXECUTIVE SESSION
No action was taken.
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ADJOURNMENT
The meeting adjourned at 8:49 p.m.
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