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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCity Council Meeting - Council - Minutes - 07/21/2015 I I 0 T KEN'I�Q WASHINGTON Kent City Council Meeting Minutes July 21, 2015 The regular meeting of the Kent City Council was called to order at 7 pm by Mayor Cooke. Councilmembers present: Ralph, Berrios, Boyce, Fincher, Higgins, and Ranniger. CHANGES TO THE AGENDA FROM COUNCIL ADMINISTRATION OR STAFF. Chief Administrative Officer Derek Matheson recommended adding an excused absence for Councilmember Thomas to the Consent Calendar under item 73 and adding the Comprehensive Plan Economic and Community Development Committee Public Hearing to Other Business under item 8A. PUBLIC COMMUNICATIONS A. Historical Note from Kent's 125th Anniversary - Ed Reitan, Jr. communicated that he has been a resident of Kent for 78 years and is a member of the Greater Kent Historical Society. He discussed the life and story of Morris "Red" Badgro. Badgro was a four-time NFL All-Pro and Major League Baseball player that was born in Orillia and lived in Kent until his passing in 1998. Badgro was an assistant football coach at the University of Washington and is also in the NFL Hall of Fame. B. Public Recognition - Mayor Cooke announced that Tammy White, Assistant City Attorney is the City of Kent employee of the month. C. Tacoma Stars Introduction - Council President Ralph introduced the Tacoma Stars Owner, Lane Smith who presented Council President Ralph and the Council with an official team soccer ball. Smith discussed the Tacoma Stars' 10 game season at the ShoWare Center. D. Introduction of the Financial Sustainability Task Force Members - Mayor Cooke introduced the Financial Sustainability Task Force members. Mayor Cooke noted that Lamont Williams has accepted the responsibility of being the chair of the task force. E. Introduction of Youth for Appointment to the Kent Arts Commission - Mayor Cooke highlighted the two new youth members of the Kent Arts Commission and that both of them are juniors in high school. F. Introduction of Eaale Creek Neighborhood Council - Mayor Cooke introduced Toni Azzola, Neighborhood Program Coordinator who presented Eagle Creek neighborhood. Mayor Cooke presented a Certificate of Recognition to the Eagle Creek Neighborhood Council President. G. Community Events - Mayor Cooke thanked all of the volunteers who assisted with Kent Cornucopia. Kent City Council Meeting Minutes Council President Ralph discussed the events coming up at the ShoWare Center. H. Proclamation for National Parks and Recreation Month - Mayor Cooke read the proclamation for National Parks and Recreation Month and presented it to Jeff Watling, Parks and Recreation Director. Watling discussed the City's programs and thanked the Mayor for the proclamation. He highlighted an online survey at www.mvkentparks.com for the public to fill out as a part of the Parks Open Space study. I. Proclamation for National Night Out - Mayor Cooke introduced John Pagel, Police Department. Pagel highlighted the National Night Out event on August 4. He stated that there are 72 events currently registered and are expecting about 30 or 40 more. He noted that Kent was 81h in the nation last year in cities of comparable size. He thanked the Mayor for the proclamation. j J. Public Safety Report - Mayor Cooke introduced Acting Police Chief Rafael Padilla who gave the Public Safety Report. He presented a year-to-year crime comparison and noted that crime in the City is lower this year in five of the six categories. He stated that commercial burglaries are up 3 percent compared to last year. He noted that there were no significant issues or acts of violent crime during Kent Cornucopia Days. He highlighted that the department is going through the Washington Association of Sheriffs and Police Chiefs (WASPC) accreditation process and all that it involves. He discussed Fair and Impartial Policing training in the City and that the program involves dealing with implicit biases. The first phase of training was done with the leadership, to include the Chief, Mayor, and several Councilmembers. He also noted that several regional partners were included in the second phase, and the third phase will be given to the police staff on August 21. K. Intergovernmental Reports - Council President Ralph communicated that the South King County Area Transportation Board met this morning. The meeting included a presentation from the Eastside Transportation Group concerning a potential conference on October 9 focusing on new means of training such as driverless cars. She also noted that a Puget Sound Regional Council member discussed a travel survey which concluded that the ways in which people travel changes, and is dependent upon their demographic. Councilmember Higgins stated that Monica Whitman attended the King County Regional Transportation Committee meeting on his behalf and that many things were discussed. The discussion included alternative travel times, ensuring that park-n-rides have enough parking spaces to meet demand and bus availability at different times throughout the day. He added that he attended the Sound Cities Association Board of Directors meeting and they discussed the Best Starts for Kids proposed property tax levy. He stated that the SCA PIC agreed on the ballot measure. He noted that a letter was sent to King County to ensure that the areas in need will receive the funds. Councilmember Fincher noted that the King Conservation District food grant program is going strong. She noted that there are 38 applications on the table competing for the funds. She communicated the process for the grant award and noted that they will be awarded in October. She noted that there is also grant money going out for urban 2 Kent City Council Meeting Minutes forestry and there will be an announcement when grant applications for that are available. She stated that there was discussion on revisions to the board appointment process to allow for more people to run for positions on the board. There will be no KCD meeting in August and the next meeting will be in September. Councilmember Boyce noted that the next meeting of the Sound Cities Association Public Issues Committee is September 12. PUBLIC HEARING A. 2016-2021 Six-Year Transportation Improvement Program (TIP) Resolution - Public Hearing. Monica Whitman, Senior Transportation Planner presented the 2016 - 2021 Six Year Transportation Improvement Program (TIP) she noted that this is a short-range planning program which highlights the grants the City will be applying for in the future. She noted that in order to apply for grants, the projects need to be in the TIP. She stated that there are two new projects in the TIP and they are the 15` Avenue North Improvements and the 80th Avenue South widening project. She noted that some of the projects have been removed because they were on the TIP for over a decade and it needs to be more of a working document. Therefore, 18 projects and three city-wide programs have been removed, such as the Neighborhood Traffic Calming Program, due to a lack of funding. Councilmember Higgins emphasized that there were extensive discussions on this and ensured that the projects removed from the TIP are still in the transportation master plan. He stated that removal was done for prioritization. Whitman communicated that the TIP contains 19 street projects and eight citywide programs for a total amount of $176 million. She communicated the next steps of the TIP. Mayor Cooke noted that street preservation is included in the TIP at a cost of $72 million. Mayor Cooke opened up the public hearing. 1. Mel Roberts, Kent - Roberts communicated that transportation and bicycling is a big deal and hopes that there will be some things put into place to support bicycle integration on City roads. Councilmember Higgins moved to close the public hearing, seconded by Council President Ralph. Motion carried 6-0. The public hearing was closed. Councilmember Higgins moved to adopt Resolution No. 1911, approving the 2016 - 2021 Six-Year Transportation Improvement Program, seconded by Council President Ralph. Motion carried 6-0. PUBLIC COMMENT 3 Kent City Council Meeting Minutes None. CONSENT CALENDAR Council President Ralph moved to approve Consent Calendar Items A through 3, seconded by Councilmember Boyce. Motion carried 6-0. A. Approval of the Minutes — Approve. The minutes of the workshop and regular Council meeting of July 7, 2015 were approved. B. Appointment of the Financial Sustainability Task Force — Confirm. The Council confirmed the Mayor's appointments of Lamont Williams, Tom Smith, Ricki Robinson, Andrew Hough, April Santa Rosa, Delores Christianson, Richard Wilkinson, Ross Hardy, Jerry Coupe, Michael Johnson, Atama Anand, Dennis Manes, Lew Sellers, Alan Gray and Mohinder Sohal to the Financial Sustainability Task Force. C. Appointment to Kent Arts Commission Youth Representatives — Confirm. The Council confirmed the Mayor's appointments of Emily Taskey and Thomas La Guardia to the Kent Arts Commission as Youth Representatives for a one-year term. D. Ten Year Interlocal Agreement with Water Resource Inventory Area (WRIA) 9 — Authorize. The Mayor was authorized to sign an Interlocal Agreement (ILA) for the Green River, Duwamish River, and Central Puget Sound Watersheds within the geographic planning area of Water Resource Inventory Area (WRIA) 9 (which includes portions of Water Resource Inventory Areas 8, 10, and 15). E. Consultant Agreement with R2 Resource Consultants for Mitigation for the Mill Creek Reestablishment Proiect — Authorize. The Mayor was authorized to sign a Consultant Services Agreement with R2 Resource Consultants, Inc. in an amount not to exceed $76,319 to prepare a wetland mitigation plan for the Mill Creek Reestablishment Project, subject to final terms and conditions acceptable to the City Attorney and Public Works Director. F. Grandview Apartments Slope Easement and Staaina Area License Agreement — Authorize. The Mayor was authorized to execute all necessary documents to grant a slope easement and temporary license agreement on city property adjacent to the Grandview Apartments, LLC development for grading and staging area purposes. G. Multifamily Tax Exemption Code Amendment Ordinance — Adopt. Ordinance No. 4157, amending Section 3.25.040 of the Kent City Code relating to the project eligibility requirements and entitled "Multifamily Dwelling Tax Exemptions" was adopted. H. Critical Areas Ordinance and Flood Hazard Regulations Ordinance — Adopt. Ordinance No. 4159, amending Chapter 11.06 KCC, Critical Areas Ordinance, and Ordinance No. 4158, amending Chapter 14.09 KCC, Flood Hazard Regulations were adopted. 4 i Kent City Council Meeting Minutes I. Neighborhood Council Resolution — Eagle Creek — Adopt. Resolution No. 1912, recognizing the Eagle Creek Neighborhood Council, supporting its community building efforts, and conferring on it all opportunities offered by the City's neighborhood program was adopted. J. Excused Absence for Councilmember Les Thomas. An excused absence for Councilmember Thomas as he is unable to attend the City Council meeting of July 21, 2015. OTHER BUSINESS None. BIDS A. Comprehensive Plan — Economic & Community Development Committee Public Hearing. Charlene Anderson, Planning Manager communicated that the City has been working on the Comprehensive Plan update. She noted that the Land Use and Planning Board already had their public process on the plan. There are some proposed changes based on comments from the Puget Sound Regional Council and Department of Commerce. Therefore, one additional public hearing will be required. She added that staff is suggesting that the Economic and Community Development Committee hold the public hearing rather than the Land Use and Planning Board. Councilmember Boyce moved to authorize the Economic and Community Development Committee to hold any additional public hearings required to consider further amendments related to the comprehensive plan update, including amendments to the land use plan and zoning districts maps, as well as amendments to goals, policies and text, seconded by Councilmember Berrios. Council President Ralph said she is very appreciative of the work the Land Use and Planning Commission has done. Councilmember Boyce stated that Charlene Anderson has done a great job with this and he appreciates her work. A vote was taken on the motion on the table which carried 6-0. B. North Park Drainage Improvements: W. Cole Street to W. Cloudy Street between 2"d Avenue N. and 3rd Avenue N. — Award. Mayor Cooke discussed the bid award. Tim LaPorte, Public Works Director added the specifics of the project and noted that there will be catch basins installed as well as asphalt paving in the alleyway. He noted that Miles Resources was the low bidder. Councilmember Higgins moved to award the North Park Drainage Improvements: W. Cole Street to W. Cloudy Street between 2"d Avenue N. and 5 i Kent City Council Meeting Minutes V1 Avenue N. Project, to Miles Resources, LLC in the amount of $237,889.00 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 6-0. Mayor Cooke congratulated the North Park Neighborhood Council who kept the pressure on the City to have this project started. C.Traffic Control System Traffic Signal Disolav Modifications Project - Award. Tim LaPorte, Public Works Director communicated that this project consists of traffic signal display modifications at approximately nine intersections within the downtown core area of Kent. This project will be to display flashing yellow arrows for permissive left turn movements. He noted that the project is fully funded by a federal grant (Highway Safety Improvement Program) and West Coast Signal was the lowest bidder. Councilmember Higgins moved to award the Traffic Control System Traffic Signal Display Modifications Project to West Coast Signal, Inc. in the amount of $105,425.00 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 Councilmember Fincher. Motion carried 6- 0. D. Kent Commons Re-roofing Proiect - Award. Jeff Watling, Parks and Recreation Director highlighted this project. He noted that there were four bids and Wayne's Roofing is the lowest bidder. Councilmember Ranniger moved to award the Kent Commons Re-roofing Project to Wayne's Roofing, Inc. in the amount of $521,220.00 and authorize the Mayor to sign all necessary documents, subject to final terms and conditions acceptable to the City Attorney and Parks Director, seconded by Councilmember Higgins. Motion carried 6-0. REPORTS FROM STANDING COMMITTEES, STAFF AND SPECIAL COMMITTEES A. Council President. - Council President Ralph noted that there was a presentation from King County Metro concerning their long-range plan at tonight's workshop. She stated that they are looking at their services and are working with Sound Transit to ensure the process is regional. The second workshop discussion was on fireworks and a decision was made to have an advisory measure placed on the November ballot. She stated there will be a tentative special Council meeting next Tuesday at 5:30 p.m. B. Mayor. - Mayor Cooke thanked the City's elected officials in the legislature for their work in securing the funding for capital projects here in Kent. She mentioned the funding for the Lake Meridian dock, the possible integration and building of a Kent YMCA, and a bicycle connector trail to the Interurban Trail on 2281h. She discussed Governor Inslee's carbon tax proposal. 6 Kent City Council Meeting Minutes C. Chief Administrative Officer. - Chief Administrative Officer Matheson communicated that the Chief Administrative Officer Report was in the packet and there is no executive session. D. Economic & Community Development Committee. - No report. E. Operations Committee. - Council President Ralph stated that the major action item at the Operations Committee meeting was to move forward with the refunding of bonds since the City's rating was lowered by two points. F. Parks and Human Services Committee. - Councilmember Ranniger discussed the $500,000 that was granted by the legislature for the initial design and exploration of a Kent YMCA. She stated she is hopeful that the YMCA will be able to locate here in Kent to replace the City's aging aquatic center. G. Public Safety Committee. - Councilmember Berrios stated that on July 14 the committee met and did a post July 4`h recap. He stated that he is pleased with the process over the last week and wants people to understand that the Council is listening to their concerns. He recently was convinced that the City needed to take some action on the matter, and is pleased it will be on the November ballot as an advisory proposition. He thanked the City staff for not hesitating to do what is right and acknowledged that this is going to be major project for the City staff this week. H. Public Works Committee. - In the minutes. 1. Regional Fire Authority. - No report. EXECUTIVE SESSION None. 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