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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCity Council Meeting - Council Workshop - Minutes - 10/17/2000 COUNCIL WORKSHOP MINUTES October 17, 2000 COMMITTEE MEMBERS PRESENT: Chair Leona Orr, Rico Yingling, Judy Woods, Tim Clark, Connie Epperly, Sandy Amodt The meeting was called to order by Chair Leona Orr at 5:30 PM. Draft 2001 Legislative Agenda Assistant Chief Administrative Officer Dena Laurent and Legislative Consultant Doug Levy presented the draft 2001 legislative agenda reflecting the concerns of City staff, the Council and the Mayor's Office, with input from neighboring cities and the AWC. The legislative agenda is the advocacy workplan for the 2001 legislative session and details the high priority issues to discuss with the legislators that represent Kent. Items discussed were Economic Development Tools; Finance—Prevent Unfunded Mandates/Local Revenue Preservation, Infrastructure Financing; Parks and Recreation; Public Safety- Recriminalizing Alcohol Violations,Technical Fixes to DWI Legislation, Immunity Protection; Public Works—Alternative Contracting for Cities over 50,000, Supplemental Funding for PW Trust Funds; Transportation—Transit Service Options for Municipalities; and Water. Citizens Survey Final Report—2000 Dena Laurent went over the findings from the second annual Citizen Survey Report which was conducted by Hebert Research. The survey asked Kent citizens to evaluate City services. It is a key part of the City's performance measure program and allows the tracking of performance over time. Ms. Laurent said there was a slight downtracking(5%) in the quality of life category, but that this year's report was nearly identical to last year's. The meeting adjourned at 6:24 PM. Council Office 2nd Floor; City Hall 220 4`t'Ave. South,Kent,98032 PLEASE SIGN IN DATE: C /Z 14) Name Address �y s Phone Number