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Kent City Council
City Council Regular Meeting
Minutes
February 4, 2020
Date: February 4, 2020
Time: 7:00 p.m.
Place: Chambers
1. CALL TO ORDER / FLAG SALUTE
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. Approve the agenda as presented
RESULT: APPROVED [UNANIMOUS]
MOVER: Toni Troutner, Council President
SECONDER: Les Thomas, Councilmember
AYES: Troutner, Boyce, Fincher, Kaur, Lari mer, Thomas, Michaud
4. PUBLIC COMMUNICATIONS
A. Public Recognition
1. Employee of the Month
Mayor Ralph recognized Kyle Bowmer as the February employee of the
month. Kyle is the City's Printing Multimedia Coordinator.
Information Technology Director, Mike Carrington provided a brief
background of Kyle and expressed words of appreciation and gratitude of
Kyle and his work at the City.
2. Recognition of Community Arts Support Program Funding Recipients
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Cultural Arts Program Manager and Liaison to the Kent Arts Commission,
Rhonda Billerbeck provided details on the Community Arts Support Program
Funding program and recognized the 2020 recipients:
Rainier Youth Choirs, Interurban Center for the arts, Rainier Corral,
Meeker Middle School PTSA, Kent International Festival , Kent Music 4
Life, and Kent Downtown Partnership.
3. Proclamation for Black History Month
Mayor Ralph read the proclamation for Black History Month and presented it
to Councilmembers Boyce and Fincher.
4. Proclamation for Children's Dental Health Month
Mayor Ralph read the proclamation for Children's Dental Health Month.
5. Appointments to the Human Services Commission
Mayor Ralph advised of the two appointments to the Human Services
Commission.
6. Appointments to the Kent Bicycle Advisory Board
Mayor Ralph advised of the two appointments to the Kent Bicycle Advisory
Board. Nik Shetye expressed his appreciation for the appointment and
indicated he wants to serve on the board to give back more to the
community and be an example for his boys.
B. Community Events
Council President Troutner provided details on upcoming events at the
accesso ShoWare Center. Ticketing information can be found at
accessoshowarecenter.com.
Councilmember Fincher provided details on two upcoming Spotlight Series
events. Information can be found at KentWA.gov. Fincher also invited the
public to attend the upcoming Equity and Inclusion speaker event on
February 13th at 7 p.m. at the Kent Memorial Park Building. Vishavjit Singh,
known as Sikh Captain America will be the guest speaker.
5. REPORTS FROM COUNCIL AND STAFF
A. Mayor's Report
Mayor Ralph serves as the President of the Sound Cities Association Puget
Sound Regional Council Executive Board and serves on the Transportation
Policy Board. The Executive Board approved the policy framework for the
next round of federal grants for road construction projects. There was also a
full-day workshop for newly-elected officials. Councilmember Michaud
attended. Mayor participated on a panel during the workshop.
Mayor has made multiple trips to Olympia and testified on the importance of
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the 509 project and steamlined sales tax mitigation. Mayor testified today on
a proposal for a head tax that would only affect King County employers that
have employees making $150,00/year. Mayor Ralph and Mayor Backus are
concerned that none of the affected cities outside of Seattle were part of the
discussion to bring this proposal forward.
Mayor advised of the recent West Hill neighborhood meeting that included
discussions on community safety.
Mayor advised of the upcoming Kent 101 series.
B. Chief Administrative Officer's Report
In Derek Matheson's absence, Mayor Ralph indicated the COA report is
included into today's agenda packet.
C. Councilmember's Reports
Councilmember Troutner provided a brief overview of the two workshop
topics from today that included the Human Services Strategic Plan Goals and
the Amendment to the ShoWare Center Sales, Marketing and Operations
Management Services Agreement.
Councilmember Troutner serves on the Sound Cities Association Regional
Law, Safety and Justice Committee King County that met and discussed
reducing gun violence and heard about gun responsibility.
On January 28th, Mayor Ralph, Derek Matheson, Councilmember Kaur and
Council President Troutner participated in AWC Action Days and met with
representatives and senators to discuss legislative priorities.
Councilmember Fincher serves on the Sound Cities Association Mental Illness
and Drug Dependency Oversight Committee that heard a recap of the
regional homelessness authority and indicated that moving forward, any
work to help solve homelessness will need to consider racism and racial
disproportionality. There was also an update on the managed care system.
Councilmember Thomas serves on the Puget Sound Regional Fire Authority
Governance Board that met and elected new officers.
6. PUBLIC HEARING
None
7. PUBLIC COMMENT
Eileen Lamphere invited the public to upcoming events at the Greater Kent
Historical Society. Lamphere also extended an invitation for the upcoming
"our lost years" gathering at the Kent Lutheran Church on March 1st from 2-
4 p.m.
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Dan Streiffert, a Kent resident requested an update on his prior request of
staff regarding K4C. Mayor Ralph advised that Danielle Butsick will follow
up with him.
Virginia Manning, a Kent resident thanked the Mayor for last week's
meeting and expressed concerns over people that may be displaced due
to river flooding. Mayor Ralph provided information on measures to avoid
flooding and the City's Human Services plan.
8. CONSENT CALENDAR
RESULT: APPROVED [UNANIMOUS]
MOVER: Toni Troutner, Council President
AYES: Troutner, Boyce, Fincher, Kaur, Larimer, Thomas, Michaud
A. Approval of Minutes
1. Council Workshop - Workshop Regular Meeting - Jan 21, 2020 5:00 PM
2. City Council Meeting - City Council Regular Meeting - Jan 21, 2020 7:00
PM
3. Committee of the Whole - Committee of the Whole - Regular Meeting -
Jan 28, 2020 4:00 PM
B. Payment of Bills
MOTION: Approve the payment of bills received through
January 15, 2020 and paid on January 15, 2020 and approve
the checks issued for payroll for January 1, 2020 through
January 15, 2020 and paid on January 17, 2020.
C. Appoint Dave Peterson, Nik Shetye and Connie Stolpp to the
Kent Bicycle Advisory Board - Confirm
MOTION: Confirm appointment of Dave Peterson, Nik Shetye
and Connie Stolpp to the Kent Bicycle Advisory Board.
D. Appoint Mike Heinisch and Reverend Dr. Joyce Parry Moore to
the Human Services Commission - Confirm
MOTION: Confirm Mayor Ralph’s reappointment of Mike
Heinisch to an additional one-year term ending December 31,
2020, along with the appointment of Reverend Dr. Joyce Parry
Moore to the Kent Human Services Commission for a three-year
term ending 12/31/2022.
E. Accept the Dvorak Barn Concrete Foundation and Interior
Framing Project as Complete - Authorize
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MOTION: Authorize the Mayor to accept the Dvorak Barn
Concrete Foundation and Interior Framing Project as complete
and release retainage to Serpanok Construction, Inc. upon
receipt of standard releases from the State and the release of
any liens.
F. Accept the Downey Farmstead Restoration Phase 2 – Frager
Road Realignment and Contaminated Soil Removal Project as
Complete - Authorize
MOTION: Authorize the Mayor to accept the Downey Farmstead
Restoration Phase 2 Frager Road Realignment and
Contaminated Soil Removal Project as complete and release
retainage to Scarsella Bros., Inc., upon receipt of standard
releases from the State and the release of any liens.
G. Accept the Downey Farmstead Restoration Phase 2b –
Excavation Project as Complete - Authorize
MOTION: Authorize the Mayor to accept the Downey Farmstead
Restoration Phase 2b Excavation Project as complete and
release retainage to Olson Brothers Excavating, Inc. upon
receipt of standard releases from the State and the release of
any liens.
H. Accept the 2019 Paint Line Striping and Raised Pavement
Markings Replacement Project as Complete - Authorize
MOTION: Authorize the Mayor to accept the 2019 Paint Line
Striping and Raised Pavement Markings Replacement Project as
complete and release retainage to Stripe Rite, Inc., upon
receipt of standard releases from the State and the release of
any liens.
I. Accept the 2019 Plastic Markings Project as Complete -
Authorize
MOTION: Authorize the Mayor to accept the 2019 Plastic
Markings Project as complete and release retainage to Stanley
Patrick Striping Company, upon receipt of standard releases
from the State and the release of any liens.
J. Accept the 2019 Asphalt Overlays Project as Complete -
Authorize
MOTION: Authorize the Mayor to accept the 2019 Asphalt
Overlays Project as complete and release retainage to Miles
Resources, LLC., upon receipt of standard releases from the
State and the release of any liens.
K. Resolution to Adopt a Template Small Cell Master License
Agreement - Adopt
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MOTION: Adopt Resolution No. 2007, approving a small cell
Master License Agreement template and authorizing the
execution of individual Master License Agreements with
qualified applicants administratively.
9. OTHER BUSINESS
A. Amendment to the ShoWare Center Sales, Marketing and
Operations Management Services Agreement - Authorize
Economic and Community Development Department Director, Kurt Hanson
detailed the changes to the ShoWare Center Sales Marketing and Operations
Management Services Agreement.
Boyce advised that the Council previously heard a presentation and
discussed this amendment during a prior Committee of the Whole.
Councilmembers thanked Kurt Hanson and Tim Higgins for their work with
councilmembers to help them understand the details of the agreement
and the work of SMG.
Kaur suggested doing another Economic Benefits Study to see how much
revenue is generated by the Center and suggested utilizing Lodging Tax
Funds for the study.
Finance Director, Paula Painter advised that each year an audit is required
as part of the contract with SMG. The State auditor's office audits from
the City's perspective and another audit from the Public Facilities District's
perspective. Both audits that covered the financing through 2018 came
back clean.
Troutner conveyed the Thunderbird's contract is an important piece of the
accesso ShoWare Center and also contributes to an additional revenue
stream to downtown businesses.
MOTION: Authorize the Mayor to sign the First Amendment to
the ShoWare Center Sales, Marketing, and Operational
Management Services Agreement, subject to final terms and
conditions acceptable to the Chief Administrative Officer and
the City Attorney.
RESULT: APPROVED [UNANIMOUS]
MOVER: Satwinder Kaur, Councilmember
SECONDER: Zandria Michaud, Councilmember
AYES: Troutner, Boyce, Fincher, Kaur, Larimer, Thomas, Michaud
10. BIDS
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A. Meet Me on Meeker Sidewalk/Riverbend Driving Range
Improvements Project Bid - Award
Public Works Director, Tim LaPorte provided details on the Meet Me on
Meeker Sidewalk/Riverbend Driving Range Improvements Project bid and
requested Council award the contract.
MOTION: Award the Meet Me on Meeker Sidewalk/Riverbend
Driving Range Improvements Project to ICON Materials in the
amount of $2,305,304.28 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: Brenda Fincher, Councilmember
AYES: Troutner, Boyce, Fincher, Kaur, Larimer, Thomas, Michaud
11. EXECUTIVE SESSION AND ACTION AFTER EXECUTIVE SESSION
None
12. ADJOURNMENT
Mayor Ralph adjourned the meeting.
Meeting ended at 8:04 p.m.
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