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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCity Council Meeting - Council - Minutes - 1/2/2018Kent City Council Regular Meeting Minutes January 2,2OL8 Kent, Washington Approved LlL6/L8 Date: January 2,20L8Time: 7 p.m, Place: Council Chambers East/West Attending: Dana Ralph, Mayor Bill Boyce, Council President Brenda Fincher, Councilmember Satwinder Kaur Les Thomas, Councilmember Toni Troutner, Councilmember Agenda: 1, Call to Order The meeting was called to order at 7:03 p.m. with Mayor Ralph presiding. 2. Roll Call Mayor Ralph - Present Council President Boyce - Present Tina Budell, Councilmember - Absent Brenda Fincher, Councilmember - Present Satwinder Kaur - Councilmember - Present Les Thomas, Councilmember - Present Toni Troutner, Councilmember - Present Dennis Higgins, Councilmember, joined the Council following his appointment 3. Changes to the Aoenda Derek Matheson, Chief Administrative Officer added item 7E, an excused absence for Councilmember Budell 4. PublicCommunicationsA. Oaths of Office Judge Karli Jorgensen performed the ceremonial swearing in of Mayor Dana Ralph, Councilmember Toni Troutner, and Satwinder Kaur. Judge Karli Jorgensen performed the official swearing in of Councilmember Brenda Fincher B. Council President Election Councilmember Thomas moved to elect *B¡ll" William Boyce as the council president for a two-year term, seconded by councilmember Fincher. The motion passed 5-O. Page I of 7 Kent City Council Regular Meeting Minutes January 2,20t8 Kent, Washington Approved LlL6/t8 C. Consideration of Appointment of Dennis Higgins to Council Position #7 Council President Boyce moved to appoint Dennis Higgins to Council Position No. 7., Seconded by Toni Troutner. The motion passed unanimously with a 5-0 vote Judge Karli Jorgensen performed the official swearing in of Councilmember Higgins for position No. 7. Councilmember Higgins made brief comments regarding his appreciation of being appointed to serve the remaining two-year term. D. Council Committee Appointments Council President Boyce detailed the following councilmember appointments to council committees: . Economic and Community Development Committee- Bill Boyce, Chair, Tina Budell, and Satwinder Kaur. Operations Committee - Les Thomas, Chair, Bill Boyce, and Dennis Higgins. Parks and Human Services Committee-Brenda Fincher, Chair, Satwinder Kaur, and Tina Budell. Public Safety Committee - Toni Troutner, Chair, Les Thomas, and Bill Boyce. Public Works Committee - Dennis Higgins, Chair, Toni Troutner, and Brenda Fincher. Puget Sound Regional Fire Authority - Bill Boyce, Toni Troutner, Les Thomas E. Public Recognition Councilmember Thomas recognized Jeff Wagner, the Mayor of the City of Covington, and State Representatives Mark Hargrove. Councilmember Thomas expressed his appreciation of the City's Public Works snow crews for their work on Christmas Eve and Christmas day. F. Shadowbrook Ridge Neighborhood Council Toni Azzola, Neighborhoods Programs Coordinator, provided a brief overview of the program. Mayor Ralph presented representatives of the neighborhood council with a Certificate of Recognition. G. Kent Downtown Partnership Neighborhood Council Mayor Ralph presented representatives of the neighborhood council with a Certificate of Recognition. Page 2 of 7 Kent City Council Regular Meeting Minutes January 2,20L8 Kent, Washington Approved Llt6/LB H. Recognition of Street Adopter Groups Gina Hungerford, Conservation Specialist and Toni Donati, Assistant Conservation Specialist, recognized the 15 dedicated Adopt-a-Street Groups, that give their time and energy to make a difference in our community including the Craft Family, West Hill Neighbors, Cheri S.,VCCEA, Sikhs of Washington, Kent Litterbugs, Ingersoll Rand Crew, Saltair Hills Neighbors, Twisted Riderz, Chris LeCompte, Oberto Crew, Friends of Soos Creek, Kiwanis Group, Charles & Gwen Carston, Republic Services Crew, and Meridian Valley Country Club golfers. Gina indicated volunteers can sign up on the City's website to be a volunteer. L Proclamation for John Volken Academy Month Mayor Ralph presented representatives from the John Volken Academy with the proclamation for John Volken Academy Month. John Nagley, program director and Randy Klontz, provided a brief overview of the program and expressed their appreciation of the proclamation. J. Appointment to the Land Use and Planning Board Gwen Allen-Carston expressed her appreciation for the opportunity to serve on the Land Use and Planning Board. K. Kent School District Levy Presentation Dr. Calvin Watts, Superintendent of the Kent School District, provided information regarding the Special Election that will be held on February t3,2018. Proposition 1 is a replacement educational programs and operations levy. Proposition 2 is a technology and capital levy. L. Community Events Council President Boyce advised up upcoming events at the accesso ShoWare Center. Councilmember Fincher advised January 26, 20L8, "You, Me, We" festival that will be held at the accesso ShoWare Center. M. Economic and Community Development Update Ben Wolters, Economic and Community Development Director provided an update on economic development throughout the City. Blue Origin continues investment in Kent by purchasing additional property to expand their manufacturing capabilities. The City has moved forward with marketing the Naden property as the premier Kent valley hospitality opportunity. Page 3 of 7 Kent City Council Regular Meeting Minutes January 2,2Ot8 Kent, Washington Approved Llt6lLS Sonic Drive-In and Starbucks, anticipate a spring opening at 116th and Kent- Kangley Road. Ben provided a brief recap of the general fund revenue for 20t7 generated from issued permits and plan check fees, that is $3m over budget, Ben indicated there is a strong regional demand for apartments. Ben indicated Kent has recently had prominent coverage in the Puget Sound Business Journal. M. IntergovernmentalReports Council President Boyce advised of the Sound Cities Association regional committees and the councilmembers assigned to each committee: . Children and Youth Advisory Board, Council President Boyce¡ Domestic Violence Initiative Regional Task Force, Councilmember Budell. Growth Management Planning Council, Councilmember Kaur. King Conservation District Advisory Committee, Councilmember Fincher. Mental Illness and Drug Dependency Oversight Committee King County, Councilmember Fincher. Puget Sound Clean Air Agency Advisory Council, Councilmember Kaur. Puget Sound Regional Committee Transportation Policy Board, Mayor Ralph. Regional Law, Safety and Justice Committee, Councilmember Troutner. Regional Transit Committee, Mayor Ralph. Economic Development Council of Seattle and King County, Council President Boyce 5. Public Hearing None. 6. Public Comment Timothy Brown, a Kent resident expressed his concerns over the council's recent process in raising property taxes. Council President Boyce provided a brief review of the council's discussion regarding the budget. Former City of Kent Mayor, Jim White expressed his appreciation of the council's work and suggested the council do what they feel is in the best interest of the City, and to keep working to better the community and provide better service to the community. 7. Consent Calendar Council President Boyce moved to approve the Consent Calendar items A through E, seconded by Councilmember Thomas. The motion passed unanimously with a 6-O vote. Page 4 of 7 Kent City Council Regular Meeting Minutes January 2,2Ot8 Kent, Washington Approved LlL6/LB A. Minutes of December L2, 2OL7t Workshop and Council Meeting, and Special Workshop of December L9,2OL7 The minutes of the December L2, 2OL7, Workshop and Council Meeting, and Special Workshop of December 19, 2OL7 - were approved, B, Resolution Recognizing the Shadowbrook Ridge Neighborhood Council - Adopt Council adopted Resolution No, t954, recognizing the Shadowbrook Ridge Neighborhood Council, supporting its community building efforts, and conferring on it all opportunities offered by the City's neighborhood program. C. Resolution Recognizing the Kent Downtown Partnership Neighborhood Council - Adopt Council adopted Resolution No. 1955, recognizing the Kent Downtown Partnership Neighborhood Council, supporting its community building efforts, and conferring on it all opportunities offered by the City's neighborhood program. D. Appoint Gwen Allen-Carston to the Land Use and Planning Board - Confirm Council confirmed the Mayor's appointment of Gwen Allen-Carston to the Land Use and Planning Board. E. Excused Absence for Councilmember Budell - Approve The council approved the excused absence for Councilmember Budell. 8. Other Business None 9. Bids None 1O. Reports from Standino Committees, Council and Staff Council President's Report - Council President Boyce expressed his appreciation of the Public Works Operations team for their work during the recent snow and ice event on December 24, and 25, 2OL7. Council President Boyce advised of tonight's Council Workshop presentation regarding the Public Works Department's Storm Water Update. Mayor Ralph - Mayor Ralph indicated that her promise to the residents, business, and employees of the City to make every decision with their best interest in mind. She is committed to being accessible and visible to everyone so that she can make Kent even more amazing. Page 5 of 7 Kent City Council Regular Meeting Minutes January 2,2Ot8 Kent, Washington Approved LlL6/L8 Administration - Derek Matheson, Chief Administrative Officer, advised of the Criminal Justice ballot measure that Mayor Cooke proposed to raise utility tax on private utilities. The measure would raise the utility tax from 6 to 8olo on private utilities, electricity, natural gâs, cable television and telephones (land line and cellu la r). The measure requires a simple majority approval that is anticipated to be on the April 24, 2OL8, election date. Staff is working on a resolution to call the election and to appoint pro and con committees to write statements for the voter's pamphlet as well as finalize a proposed use of funds. The proposed timeline includes an "information only" update to the L/9/t8, Public Safety Committee. If the committee is comfortable with the plan, the City would advertise for pro and con committee members and finalize the proposed use of funds. Public Safety committee could bring forward for action at the 2/L3/LB committee meeting and then to the City Council for action on 2/2O/t8. King County's deadline is 2/2a/L8 to get the measure on the ballot, or schedule a special committee meeting in late January so that the committee and the council would have more time to work through the decisions. Derek advised there is no written report in the packet and there is no executives session tonight. Economic and Community Development - Council President Boyce advised that the next meeting is scheduled for January 8th. Operations - Councilmember Thomas advised that the next meeting is scheduled for January 18, 2018 at 4 pm. Parks and Human Services - Councilmember Fincher advised that the next meeting is scheduled for January L8, 2018, at 5 p.m. Public Safety Councilmember Troutner advised that the next meeting is scheduled for January 9,2Ot8. Public Works - Councilmember Higgins advised that the next meeting will be a special meeting to be held on January 8, 2018, at 4 p.m. Puget Sound Regional Fire Authority - Councilmember Thomas indicated that there is no report. Page 6 of 7 Kent City Council Regular Meeting Minutes Approved tlL6/L8 12, Adjournment Mayor Ralph adjourned the meeting at 8:27 p.m. û Kimberley A City Clerk moto January 2,2OL8 January 2,2018 Kent, Washington PageT of7