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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCity Council Meeting - Council - Minutes - 12/8/2020 Approved Kent City Council City Council Regular Meeting Minutes December 8, 2020 Date: December 8, 2020 Time: 7:00 p.m. Place: THIS IS A REMOTE MEETING 1. CALL TO ORDER Mayor Ralph called the meeting to order. 2. ROLL CALL Attendee Name Title Status Arrived Dana Ralph Mayor Present Toni Troutner Council President Present Bill Boyce Councilmember Present Brenda Fincher Councilmember Present Satwinder Kaur Councilmember Present Marli Larimer Councilmember Present Les Thomas Councilmember Present Zandria Michaud Councilmember Present 3. AGENDA APPROVAL A. Move to approve the agende as presented RESULT: APPROVED [UNANIMOUS] MOVER: Toni Troutner, Council President SECONDER: Les Thomas, Councilmember AYES: Troutner, Boyce, Fincher, Kaur, Larimer, Thomas, Michaud 4. PUBLIC COMMUNICATIONS A. Public Recognition Councilmember Boyce wished Councilmember Thomas a very happy birthday. i. Employee of the Month Mayor Ralph recognized Engineering Technician, Delores "Dee" Martindale as the City's December Employee of the Month. A. Community Events Council President Troutner discussed upcoming events: Candy Cane Lane, at drive-thru event at the Valley Ice Arena will be held on December 12th from 4-7 p.m. and a mask giveaway event will be at the North Meridian Park on Kent City Council City Council Regular Meeting Minutes December 8, 2020 Kent, Washington Page 2 of 7 December 19th from 12-2 p.m. 5. REPORTS FROM COUNCIL AND STAFF A. Mayor Ralph's Report Mayor Ralph noted she attended a meeting with the legislative delegation to discuss legislative priorities, which included legislators outside of Kent to work on streamlined sales tax. Multimedia put together an informative video about streamlined sales tax and it has been well-received. Mayor Ralph attended the virtual tree lighting last Saturday and thanked both the Lions Club for partnering with the City on it and Parks Operations Department for all of their hard work in putting it together. Mayor Ralph discussed the recent Puget Sound Regional Council Executive Board meeting where there was a panel moderated by Boeing and Alaska Airlines and was all about what travel will look like in the future. The belief is that it will not return to 2019 numbers until 2022-2024. Now is the time to double down on education and job readiness so that when we come out of pandemic, there are employees with the skills needed to enter the job force. Mayor Ralph also noted that the Governor extending current restrictions through January 4th and encouraged everyone to find ways to support local businesses. B. Chief Administrative Officer's Report Chief Administrative Officer Derek Matheson recognized Uriel Varela as the City’s Interim Race and Equity Manager effective January 1, 2021. Matheson also expressed appreciation of directors and deputy directors on balancing the safety of the workforce while also providing services to the City during the COVID health emergency. C. Councilmember's Reports Council President Troutner provided a brief recap of the two workshop presentations from today - Park Impact Fees and an Update on the Green River Levee Program. Troutner serves on the Regional Law Safety and Justice Committee where they heard an update on Community Court and women in the criminal justice system. Additionally, Troutner serves on the Regional Transit Committee meeting that recently discussed changes for Metro service guidelines. Councilmember Michaud serves on Kent's Human Services Commission that Kent City Council City Council Regular Meeting Minutes December 8, 2020 Kent, Washington Page 3 of 7 recently heard an update on the King County Climate Action Plan focusing on public health disparities, especially in Kent. Councilmember Kaur serves on the Growth Management Planning Council where they discussed updates on countywide planning policies. Councilmember Boyce serves on Sound Cities Association and recently attended the annual meeting. Councilmember Thomas serves on Puget Sound Regional Fire Authority where labor negotiations were discussed. Councilmember Fincher serves on King Conservation District where there were a number of new members and much of the meeting was bringing everyone up to speed. She indicated that she was nominated as the Chair. 6. PUBLIC HEARING None. 7. PUBLIC COMMENT None. 8. CONSENT CALENDAR Approve consent items A - J. RESULT: APPROVED [UNANIMOUS] MOVER: Toni Troutner, Council President SECONDER: Les Thomas, Councilmember AYES: Troutner, Boyce, Fincher, Kaur, Larimer, Thomas, Michaud A. Approval of Minutes 1. Council Workshop - Workshop Regular Meeting - Nov 17, 2020 5:00 PM 2. City Council Meeting - City Council Regular Meeting - Nov 17, 2020 7:00 PM 3. Committee of the Whole - Committee of the Whole - Special Meeting - Dec 1, 2020 4:00 PM B. Payment of Bills - Authorize MOTION: Approve the payments of bills received through 11/15/20 and paid on 11/15/20 and approve the checks issued for payroll 11/1/20-11/15/20 and paid on 11/20/20, all audited by the Committee of the Whole on December 1, 2020. Kent City Council City Council Regular Meeting Minutes December 8, 2020 Kent, Washington Page 4 of 7 C. Kent Correctional Facility Pharmacy Services Contract - Authorize MOTION: Authorize the Mayor to sign all necessary documents with Evergreen Pharmaceutical, LLC, doing business as Omnicare of Seattle, for pharmacy services, at the City of Kent Corrections Facility, subject to final terms and conditions acceptable to the Police Chief and City Attorney. D. Agreement with Summit Food Services for Inmate Food Services at the City of Kent Corrections Facility - Authorize MOTION: Authorize the Mayor to sign an agreement with Summit Food Services for inmate food service at the Kent Correctional Facility, in an amount not to exceed $472,430 annually, subject to final terms and conditions acceptable to the City Attorney and Police Chief. E. West Hill Reservoir - Right-of-Way Dedication Correction Ordinance - Adopt MOTION: Adopt Ordinance No. 4383, repealing Ordinance 4369 and authorizing the dedication of right-of-way on the West Hill Reservoir property necessary to complete the power undergrounding project prior to construction of the West Hill Reservoir. F. Reappoint Jeff Piecewicz to the Public Facilities District Board - Authorize MOTION: Approve the reappointment of Jeff Piecewicz to Position Number 1 on the Public Facilities District Board, for a 4-year term that will expire on August 31, 2024. G. Consolidating Budget Adjustment Ordinance for Adjustments between October 1, 2020 and November 30, 2020 - Adopt MOTION: Adopt Ordinance No. 4384, authorizing the consolidating budget adjustments made between October 1, 2020 and November 30, 2020, reflecting an overall budget increase of $29,728,149. H. Ordinance Authorizing the Transfer of Excess Local Improvement District Guaranty Funds to the General Fund - Adopt MOTION: Adopt Ordinance No. 4385, transferring excess funds from the Local Improvement District Guaranty Fund to the General Fund, as allowed by RCW 35.54.095. I. Amendments to Consultant Services Staffing Agreements - Authorize Kent City Council City Council Regular Meeting Minutes December 8, 2020 Kent, Washington Page 5 of 7 MOTION: Authorize the Mayor to sign Amendments to Consultant Services Staffing Agreements with Scion Staffing Inc., Viri Technology LLC, Protingent Inc., and Robert Half International, Inc., in an amount that will not exceed the established budget for all IT temporary service contracts through December 31, 2021 of $1,250,000.00, subject to final terms and conditions acceptable to the Information Technology Director and City Attorney. J. Fifth Amendment to the Agreement for Indigent Defense Services - Authorize MOTION: Authorize the Mayor to sign the Fifth Amendment to the Agreement for Indigent Defense Services that extends the current contract for public defense services with Stewart, MacNichols and Harmell, Inc. P.S. through December 31, 2022, and increases the annual compensation due under the contract by an additional 2% in both 2021 and 2022, subject to final terms and conditions acceptable to the Parks Director and Mayor. 9. OTHER BUSINESS A. Ordinances Amending KCC 13.01 and 14.01 - Building Codes - Adopt Deputy Director of Economic and Community Development, Matt Gilbert and Deputy Chief/Fire Marshall, Jon Napier provided the Council with details on the revisions to the ordinance amending the building and fire codes. They advised that during the last Committee of the Whole meeting, the Council was provided a detailed overview of the updates to the Kent City Code. Napier discussed the Fire Code updates that mostly deal with housekeeping, clarification of existing code provisions, the creation of two new operational permits as well as the regionalization of in-building radio requirements with other King County jurisdictions, PSERN and local radio operators. MOTION: Adopt Ordinance No. 4386 amending Chapter 13.01, and Ordinance No. 4387, amending Chapter 14.01 of the Kent City Code to adopt the 2018 editions of the International Building, Existing Building, Residential, Mechanical, Energy, Property Maintenance and Fire Codes, and the Uniform Plumbing Code, together with the City’s local amendments to those codes as depicted in these ordinances, to revise Section 14.08.020 to refer to changes to the adopted codes, and to make other housekeeping amendments. Kent City Council City Council Regular Meeting Minutes December 8, 2020 Kent, Washington Page 6 of 7 RESULT: APPROVED [UNANIMOUS] MOVER: Bill Boyce, Councilmember SECONDER: Les Thomas, Councilmember AYES: Troutner, Boyce, Fincher, Kaur, Larimer, Thomas, Michaud 10. BIDS A. James Street and Second Avenue Pedestrian Crossing Bid - Award Public Works Design Engineer, Drew Holcomb provided a brief overview of the James Street and Second Avenue Pedestrian Crossing Bid and recommended awarding to Northwest Cascade, Inc. MOTION: Award the James Street and Second Avenue Pedestrian Crossing Project to Northwest Cascade, Inc. in the amount of $207,296 and authorize the Mayor to sign all necessary documents, subject to final terms and conditions acceptable to the City Attorney and Public Works Director. RESULT: APPROVED [UNANIMOUS] MOVER: Zandria Michaud, Councilmember SECONDER: Les Thomas, Councilmember AYES: Troutner, Boyce, Fincher, Kaur, Larimer, Thomas, Michaud B. West Hill Reservoir Bid - Award Public Works Design Engineer, Drew Holcomb provided a brief overview of the West Hill Reservoir bid and recommended awarding the project to T. Bailey Inc. MOTION: Award the West Hill Reservoir Project to T Bailey, Inc. in the amount of $8,485,756.40 and authorize the Mayor to sign all necessary documents, subject to final terms and conditions acceptable to the City Attorney and Public Works Director. RESULT: APPROVED [UNANIMOUS] MOVER: Toni Troutner, Council President SECONDER: Brenda Fincher, Councilmember AYES: Troutner, Boyce, Fincher, Kaur, Larimer, Thomas, Michaud 11. EXECUTIVE SESSION AND ACTION AFTER EXECUTIVE SESSION None. 12. ADJOURNMENT Kent City Council City Council Regular Meeting Minutes December 8, 2020 Kent, Washington Page 7 of 7 Mayor Ralph adjourned the meeting. Meeting ended at 7:40 p.m. Kimberley A. Komoto City Clerk KCC 2018 Code Adoption December 8, 2020 Staff overview of the update to KCC, which adopts the Washington State Building Code Adoption of the 2018 International Codes New provisions for expiration of permits New provisions in the adoption of the International Fire Code WHY IS THIS ISSUE IMPORTANT? 1.The State of Washington regulates construction in order to provide for the health, safety and welfare of the occupants or users of buildings and structures and the general public. 2. The City is required by State law (RCW 19.27.031) to adopt the 2018 State Building Code as amended by the State Building Code Council (SBCC) by February 1, 2021. 3. Title 13 and 14 adopts the State Building Codes PRESENTATION OVERVIEW ORDINANCE OVERVIEW Effective February 1, 2021, all jurisdictions in the state are required by RCW 19.27.031 to adopt and enforce the following construction code editions as adopted and amended by the State of Washington: •2018 International Building Code (IBC) •2018 International Residential Code (IRC) •2018 International Mechanical Code (IMC) •2018 International Fire Code (IFC) •2018 International Existing Building Code (IEBC) •2018 Uniform Plumbing Code (UPC) and Uniform Plumbing Code Standards •2018 International Energy Conservation Code (IECC) ORDINANCE OVERVIEW Washington State amends and adopts the most current edition of the referenced base codes every three years. This current cycle, the State adoption was delayed from July 1, 2019 to July 1, 2020. Due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the State implementation of the State Building Code was delayed to February 1, 2021. ORDINANCE OVERVIEW Updated the administrative provisions of the adopted codes to provide flexibility for permit holders •By extending the required start time for building to commence from 6 months to a year •Established a three-year deadline for building construction to completed •Clarified when and how extensions will be granted •Language is now consistent across all adopted codes The Fire Code updates will include the following: •Housekeeping to align with the 2018 IFC as adopted by the State •Clarification of existing code provisions •Creation of two new operational permits to help regulate fire protection system contractors and hood and duct servicing contractors •Regionalization of in-building radio requirements with other King County Jurisdictions, PSERN, and local radio operators ORDINANCE OVERVIEW –FIRE CODE ORDINANCE OVERVIEW Any questions? James and 2nd Pedestrian Crossing Project Award December 8, 2020 City Council Looking south towards Kent Station Looking north Crossing Location West Hill Reservoir City Council December 8, 2020 Project Award West Hill Reservoir Rendering Construction of the 640 East Hill Reservoir West Hill Reservoir Potential Mural Design