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Kent City Council Workshop
March 6, 2012
Council Members Present: Albertson, Boyce, Higgins, Perry, Ralph and Thomas
The meeting was called to order at 5:30 p.m. by Council President Higgins
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State Legislative Update/Governmental Relations. Michelle Wilmot gave
an update on the status of bills in the legislature, including the Transportation
Benefit District charge and the Motor Vehicle Excise Tax. She noted that the
streamlined sales tax and annexation sales tax credit funds are intact. Wilmot
then responded to questions from Council members on other issues, and Council
members reported on attendance at regional committee meetings.
Communities Putting Prevention to Work. Hope Gibson, Parks Planning and
Development Manager, distributed copies of the draft "Let's Go Kent: Moving
Toward Improving Kent's Walking and Biking Network", and gave an overview of
the project, including the three primary components, participants, results, and
next steps. Council members discussed the project and Gibson responded to
questions including safety, funding, and the impact on other plans.
Additional Comments:
Higgins announced that i-Pads will be available for Council members by early
summer. He outlined membership on the Transportation Citizens Committee,
and noted that revisions to the Strategic Plan have been sent to Council
members for their review prior to the workshop of April 17.
Perry announced that Josh Hall will report on the East Hill Community Forum at
the next Economic & Community Development Committee meeting.
The meeting adjourned at 6:20 p.m.
Brenda Jacober, CMC
City Clerk