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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCity Council Committees - Kent City Council - 07/14/2020 Approved Kent City Council - Committee of the Whole Committee of the Whole - Regular Meeting Minutes July 14, 2020 Date: July 14, 2020 Time: 4:00 p.m. Place: THIS IS A REMOTE MEETING 1. CALL TO ORDER Council President Troutner called the meeting to order. 2. ROLL CALL Attendee Name Title Status Arrived Toni Troutner Council President Present Bill Boyce Councilmember Present Brenda Fincher Councilmember Present Satwinder Kaur Councilmember Late Marli Larimer Councilmember Present Zandria Michaud Councilmember Present Les Thomas Councilmember Present Dana Ralph Mayor Present 3. AGENDA APPROVAL No changes were made to the agenda. 4. DEPARTMENT PRESENTATIONS A. Community Development Block Grant Budget Adjustment - Authorize Human Services Planner, Dinah Wilson advised this budget adjustment will accept $670,541 in federal funds through the CARES Act for coronavirus relief. These funds are administered by the Department of Housing and Urban Development. The Human Services Commission will discuss this item during their July 16th meeting. Councilmembers Larimer, Kaur and Fincher requested funds be prioritized for rental assistance programs. Kent City Council - Committee of the Whole Committee of the Whole - Regular Meeting Minutes July 14, 2020 Kent, Washington Page 2 of 6 MOTION: Authorize the Mayor to adjust the 2019 CDBG budget to accept $670,541 in federal funds awarded to the City through the CARES Act for coronavirus relief and authorize the expenditure of the funds subject to final terms and conditions acceptable to the Parks Director and City Attorney. RESULT: RECOMMENDED TO COUNCIL BY CONSENSUS Next: 7/21/2020 7:00 PM B. King County Flood Control District Cooperative Watershed Management Grant - Downey Farmstead Restoration - Authorize Environmental Engineer, Melissa Dahl provided details on the grant the City was awarded for the Downey Farmstead Restoration project. Since the last update, there has been significant progress made on this project including: • Cleared/grubbed 22 acres of site (the site was originally a tree farm so there was a lot of timber on site). The City saved useful trees for future phases and mulched remaining to use for future phases. • Excavated: 110,000 CY of material • Relocated Frager Road • Built a pedestrian/cyclist trail • Removed Arsenic contaminated soil from site The remaining work to be completed includes the: • Excavation of 110,000 CY • Placement of 50 pieces of habitat structures • Planting of over 30,000 native plants Dahl reviewed the funding received for this project. Earlier this year the City bid work for Downey phase 3. The funds from this grant will be used to pay for this project and will allow for the excavation of 25,000 CY of material, installation of 6 habitat structures, and the preparation for City crews to begin planting the site later this year. The acceptance of these grant dollars will allow for continued annual progress for this project and will illustrate the City’s seriousness for this project towards the other grants we are pursuing including the Puget Sound Acquisition and Restoration and Floodplains by Design, both of which are highly competitive state grants and will look favorably upon the City’s continued funding. Kent City Council - Committee of the Whole Committee of the Whole - Regular Meeting Minutes July 14, 2020 Kent, Washington Page 3 of 6 MOTION: Authorize the Mayor to sign a grant agreement with the King County Flood Control District and Water Resources Inventory Area 9 to accept Cooperative Watershed Management Grant funds, in the amount of $1,398,457 for the Downey Farmstead Restoration Project, subject to final terms and conditions acceptable to the City Attorney and the Public Works Director. RESULT: RECOMMENDED TO COUNCIL BY CONSENSUS Next: 7/21/2020 7:00 PM C. INFO ONLY: Federal Way Link Extension Parking Restriction Update Transportation Engineering Manager, Rob Brown provided details on the proposed parking code modifications. Federal Way Link Extension will build three new streets, 234, 236, 238 th between Pacific Highway and 30th Avenue South. • The project will also rebuild 30th Avenue South between South 240th Street and Kent-Des Moines Road • All four streets will be built for on-street parking or transit stops and layover areas. Light rail stations have shown to spur redevelopment and we are expecting mixed-use developments in this area. In anticipation of this, we are proposing parking restrictions similar to what we have downtown. • South 236th Street will be transit stops Pacific Highway South to 30th and layover 30th to end • 234, 238, and 30 are proposed to be limited to 4 hours between 9 a.m. and 6 p.m., except Sundays and holidays. This will provide short-term parking around the station for future retail and dining but long enough for people to take short trips to other light rail destinations while allowing overnight parking for area residents. • There will be an emergency access point for Link at the east end of South 252nd Street. The City’s fire code requires a minimum of 20’ of clear width for emergency access. South 252nd Street is 20’ wide between 29th Avenue South and the emergency access location. Existing city code does not allow parking on 26th Avenue South. We are asking the Council to consider restricting parking on South 270th Street Kent City Council - Committee of the Whole Committee of the Whole - Regular Meeting Minutes July 14, 2020 Kent, Washington Page 4 of 6 and 28th Avenue South around the new Link station and parking garage. D. INFO ONLY: Residential Traffic Calming Program Update City Traffic Engineer, Erik Preston presented a semi-annual update on the Residential Traffic Calming Program (RTCP). The RTCP gives residents a formal process to bring their concerns about speed and cut-through traffic on residential street to the attention of the City. The New RTCP was approved June 2nd, 2020 by Ordinance. The new Program has a short and simple process: Make Request • Gather Support of 5 or more residences • City conducts a traffic study • Scoring evaluation • Pass or No Pass Decision - Count again if it passes • Neighborhood meeting • Neighborhood Vote - Ballot by mail • Build It - Considers other factors besides speed that impact Neighborhood Livability The City is receiving favorable response from residents. There has been an increase in requests with more people spending more time at home and taking walks in their neighborhood. • 25 requests in the first 6 months of 2020 is a record for the RTCP, we’ve already had more requests than we saw in all of 2019. • 19 new requests since the last update on March 24th 3-1/2 months ago. • With 2 more so far in July, that’s a total of 27 so far this year. • Abnormally low traffic volumes in the region have not allowed us to conduct traffic studies since the March 12 School Closure. Traffic volumes in south King County have not dropped as far as other areas in the region, but are still below last year. The start of school (in whatever form) may give us the most “normal” conditions we will have in the near future to resume counting. Social distancing requirements will pose challenges to having traditional neighborhood meetings at the local elementary school or library. Preston reviewed the status of prior requests that included: • Those that previously qualified for Phase 1, but for whatever reason stalled in the process. • Those that recently had a traffic study in 2019 but didn’t qualify under the old program. • Those that recently had a traffic study while the program was under revision. Kent City Council - Committee of the Whole Committee of the Whole - Regular Meeting Minutes July 14, 2020 Kent, Washington Page 5 of 6 There are 2 neighborhoods with projects under construction this summer as part of the Overlay Contract: • Hazel Ave N between James St and Smith St • 98th Ave S (240th to 248th) E. Appoint Sarah Davis to the Lodging Tax Advisory Committee Economic Development Project Manager, Michelle Wilmot is the staff liaison to the Lodging Tax Advisory Committee and provided details on the appointment of Sarah Davis to the committee. MOTION: Appoint Sarah Davis to the Lodging Tax Advisory Committee, to serve the remainder of the three-year term vacated by Mo Abuelerous. RESULT: RECOMMENDED TO COUNCIL BY CONSENSUS Next: 7/21/2020 7:00 PM F. INFO ONLY: May Financial Report Financial Planning Manager, Michelle Ferguson provided an extensive overview of the May financial report. G. Payment of Bills - Authorize MOTION: Approve the payment of bills received through 6/30/20 and paid on 6/30/20 and approve the checks issued for payroll 6/16/20-6/30/20, and audited by the Committee of the Whole on 7/14/20. RESULT: RECOMMENDED TO COUNCIL BY CONSENSUS Next: 7/21/2020 7:00 PM H. Ordinance Authorizing Fiber Franchise Agreement with ExteNet Systems, Inc - Adopt Assistant City Attorney, Christina Schuck, advised that Extenet Systems, Inc is seeking fiber and small franchises. Extenet is a wireless infrastructure company that builds, maintains and operates wireless networks. They represent all carriers and the project in Kent is with Verizon Wireless. Three agreements for infrastructure: • Fiber Franchise • Small Cell Franchise • Small Cell Master License Agreement • Kent City Council - Committee of the Whole Committee of the Whole - Regular Meeting Minutes July 14, 2020 Kent, Washington Page 6 of 6 The Fiber franchise if for 10 years • Terms for buildout of fiber network • Aerial on existing lines • Underground The Small Cell Franchise is for 5 years • Terms for installation on Puget Sound Energy utility poles • Design standards set forth in KCC 6.16 MOTION: Adopt Ordinance No. 4364, authorizing a 10-year franchise agreement with ExteNet Systems, Inc. for the installation of a fiber optic network, subject to final terms and conditions acceptable to the City Attorney. RESULT: RECOMMENDED TO COUNCIL BY CONSENSUS Next: 7/21/2020 7:00 PM I. Ordinance Authorizing Small Cell Franchise Agreement with ExteNet Systems, Inc. - Adopt MOTION: Adopt Ordinance No. 4363, authorizing a 5-year franchise agreement with ExteNet Systems, Inc. for the installation of small cell facilities, subject to final terms and conditions acceptable to the City Attorney. RESULT: RECOMMENDED TO COUNCIL BY CONSENSUS Next: 7/21/2020 7:00 PM 5. ADJOURNMENT Council President Troutner adjourned the meeting. Meeting ended at 4:57 p.m. Kimberley A. Komoto City Clerk Downey Farmstead Restoration Cooperative Watershed Management Grant Award Kent Committee of the Whole July 14, 2020 Construction Progress Next Steps Project Construction Funding Grant Program Received Funds Puget Sound Acquisition and Restoration [PSAR] (2013, 2015)$ 450,477 King County Cooperative Watershed Management [CWM] (2015)$ 106,227 Salmon Recovery Funding Board [SRFB] (2015)$ 327,353 King County CWM (2017)$1,002,799 King County Waterworks (2017)$ 125,000 King County CWM (2018)$ 780,000 King Conservation District (2019)$ 98,575 King County CWM (2019)$ 56,378 King County CWM (2020)$ 1,398,457 TOTAL (Excluding City Match)$ 2,946,809 Continued Work Realigned Frager Road Green River Trail and Existing LeveeFlood Storage / Riparian HabitatSide Channel Green RiverTo Kent Des Moines HWY Downey Farmstead Restoration Cooperative Watershed Management Grant Award Kent Committee of the Whole July 14, 2020 Proposed Parking Code Revisions For Federal Way Link Extension Committee of the Whole July 14, 2020 Midway / Kent -Des Moines Station Area S 252nd St –Link Emergency Access 26th Ave S, S 270th St, 28th Ave S Star Lake Station Area Residential Traffic Calming Program Committee of the Whole July 14, 2020 New RTCP Program Approved June 2, 2020 New Program Short and simple process Considers other factors Favorable response Program Status COVID-19 Impact Increase in requests since Feb./March 25 in first 6 months, a record 19 new requests since 3/24 update Program Status On Hold Abnormal traffic patterns Social distancing and neighborhood meetings Re -evaluate recent studies Program Overview Since March 24, 2020 update 19 new requests 0 studies completed due to COVID-19 29 total pending studies 2 requests closed 10 need re-evaluation 20 awaiting evaluation 2 under construction Program Status Under Construction Hazel Ave N (James to Smith) 3 Speed Cushions 98th Ave S (240th -248th) 4 Speed Cushions 1 Raised Crosswalk With Summer Overlay RTCP Map (2017 to present) City of Kent, WA May 2020 Monthly Financial Report Committee of the Whole July 14, 2020 Prepared by: Michelle Ferguson, Financial Planning Manager Shane Sorenson, Senior Financial Analyst General Fund : General Fund Revenues (page 2) General Fund Revenues ($ in Thousands) (page 3) General Fund Revenues ($ in Thousands) (page 4) General Fund Year-to -Year Monthly Comparison (page 7) Other Funds Revenue Funds –Year -to-Year Month Comparison (page 12) Other Funds Revenue Funds –Year -to-Year Month Comparison (page 13) Other Funds Revenue Funds –Year -to-Year Month Comparison (page 14) • • • • • • • • • • • • • •