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Kent City Council Meeting Minutes
November 17, 2015
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The regular meeting of the Kent City Council was called to order at 7:02 p.m. by
Mayor Cooke.
Councilmembers present: Ralph, Berrios, Boyce, Fincher, Ranniger and Thomas.
CHANGES TO THE AGENDA FROM COUNCIL ADMINISTRATION OR STAFF.
Council President Ralph moved to postpone Item BA, Ordinance Banning
Fireworks-Adopt, until the January 19, 2016 Council workshop meeting,
seconded by Councilmember Thomas.
Council President Ralph communicated that she moved this item so the Council can
have the opportunity to discuss the proposed ordinance in full. She noted that the item
would be brought back to the Council on January 19.
Council President Ralph confirmed for Councilmember Berrios that the item would be
postponed because of the abundance of items that are proposed on the January 5,
2015 Council meeting agenda.
Councilmember Berrios communicated that he was in favor of pulling the ordinance
until January 19 in lieu of Councilmember Higgins' absence.
Councilmember Thomas confirmed that the item would be heard at the workshop first,
be considered by the Council at the regular meeting.
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Councilmember Boyce was in favor of the motion. He expressed concerns that based
on the proposed legislation a 13 year old with a sparkler could be fined on July 4,
2017.
Councilmember Ranniger communicated that she is in favor of deferring the item until
January 19, 2016.
Councilmember Fincher communicated that she hopes the Council remembers the will
of the voters and take in to account what the fines are. She is in favor of deferring the
item until January 19, 2016.
Council President Ralph noted that she hasn't made the motion to disregard the will of
the voters. She stated that it is her job to ensure the Council has had full discussion of
the proposed legislation and that the details of the ordinance need to be reviewed.
Councilmember Thomas called for the question, seconded by Councilmember
Fincher. Motion carried 6-0.
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A vote was taken on the motion on the table to postpone Item 8A, Ordinance
Banning Fireworks-Adopt, until the January 19, 2016 Council workshop
meeting, which carried 6-0.
PUBLIC COMMUNICATIONS
A. Historical Note from Kent's 125th Anniversary - Zachary VanTassel, Executive
Director of the Greater Kent Historical Society communicated about the 1954 Turkey
Day Game.
Kent resident Chuck Simpson discussed the game and recognized the players of the
game which were in attendance.
B. Public Recognition - Councilmember Thomas announced that he won't be here
for the December 8 Council meeting. He highlighted the career of Councilmember
Ranniger and noted that she was instrumental in getting the floating ball installed in
the Kent Plaza.
C. Recognition of Adopt-a-Street Volunteers - Gina Hungerford, Recycling
Program Coordinator honored the Adopt-a-Street volunteers and announced the
individual members in the 19 groups.
Councilmember Berrios recognized Dennis Manes, General Manager for Republic
Services who passed away recently.
D. Proclamation for Small Business Day - Mayor Cooke read the proclamation and
presented it to Barbara Smith, Executive Director, Kent Downtown Partnership.
E. Community Events - Council President Ralph communicated that 50,000 people
travelled to Kent to see Disney on Ice "Frozen" and that there were soccer and hockey
games at the ShoWare, too. She also noted that the Harlem Globetrotters and college
basketball is also coming up at the facility.
F. Public Safety Report - Assistant Chief Straus communicated that the Police
Department has received its four year accreditation and that 10 officers assisted with
the annual Thanksgiving lunch at the Senior Center. He added that on October 24
Assistant Chief Padilla led the effort for "Tip a Cop" which raised funds for the Special
Olympics.
Straus presented the Citizen's Accommodation Award to Theresa Barnes and Devin
Barnett for their quick thinking in saving the life of a young woman. He also presented
the Chief's Award for Exceptional Duty to Officer Moreno for his actions leading to the
arrest of a suspect while under hazardous conditions and physical impairment.
Council President Ralph added that the Kent Police Department is working with Kent
Youth and Family Services on "Shop with a Cop" for the second year.
G. Intergovernmental Renorts - Council President Ralph discussed her meeting
with the Transportation Policy Board and said there was discussion on the three year
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extension on the funds that were given to Kent for the grade separations. She also
highlighted that there were discussions at the South County Area Transportation Board
(SCATBD) meeting concerning commuting and the express tolling revisions on I-405.
Councilmember Fincher noted that the King County Conservation District meets
tomorrow.
Councilmember Boyce stated that the Sound Cities Association Policy Issues
Committee discussed the election results. He added that there is a King County
Executive Summit on December 11 at the Microsoft Campus discussing economic
development in King County.
PUBLIC HEARING
None.
PUBLIC COMMENT
1. Terence Finn, Kent — Finn thanked the Council for all that they do and noted that
he voted for the ban on fireworks. He added that some of the surrounding cities
already have a ban and maybe we should look into their language as a model for ours.
He noted that residents from the cities that surround us come to our City to light their
fireworks. He noted that the public displays are great, but the crazy things going on in
our communities are unacceptable. He mentioned the injuries, fires and litter
attributed with fireworks and said it is a serious problem and hopes it won't take long
to ban the large fireworks.
Mayor Cooke noted that the City can't expedite the ban because it is a State law and
the City's legislation must be in effect one year prior to a ban to take effect. She noted
that the Council has until June to enact this ordinance which won't go into effect until
July 2017 if they adopt it.
2. Far Ghoddoussi, Kent — Ghoddousi spoke to the Council concerning a plat he did
in the City. He distributed a letter to the Councilmembers and noted that he has
invested $250,000 in this property and is asking for an extension on his plat.
City Attorney Thomas Brubaker spoke to the item.
Councilmember Ranniger communicated that she remembers this item and the City
passed an amendment that all projects had come to a halt and there is some
precedent to do this.
3. Marilyn Schultheis, Kent — Schultheis communicated that she voted in favor of
the fireworks ban. She stated that she will be watching carefully to see if the Council
honors the will of the residents. She stated that her family has never been able to
enjoy the fireworks in her neighborhood because they generate embers and scare her
animals. She stated that the voters did their part and voted to ban fireworks and
asked that the Council do theirs.
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4. Grace AI-Khafaji, Kent - AI-Khafaji noted that there are stores in Kent that are
allowing minors to get alcohol. She noted that it has been an ongoing thing and asked
all store owners to lock their alcohol up.
Mayor Cooke asked that Commander Scholl work with AI-Khafaji communicate where
the problem stores are.
5. Richard Wilkinson, Kent - Wilkinson noted that there is a misuse of fireworks in
Kent. He stated that as a result of implementing this ordinance the ordinary citizen
who likes to have sparklers and well-managed fireworks. He stated that he can't
imagine having a child and their parent being approached by a police officer
concerning having fireworks to celebrate the 4th of July. He agreed with having the
ordinance revised to ensure residents with controlled fireworks can still enjoy them
without persecution.
6. Tina Budell, Kent - Budell stated that she came to the Council meeting because
of the fireworks ordinance. She stated that she can't wait to work with the Council to
craft an appropriate ordinance. She noted that the people she spoke to weren't
opposed to fireworks, but opposed to the blatant disregard between neighbors when it
came to fireworks. She also added that there needs to be some teeth to the legislation
to the people from other communities bringing fireworks into Kent and the neighbors
who spend $5,000 in fireworks or fire them on July 6.
CONSENT CALENDAR
Council President Ralph moved to approve Consent Calendar items A through
K, seconded by Councilmember Thomas. Motion carried 6-0.
A. Approval of the Minutes - Approve. The minutes of the workshop and special
council meeting of October 13, 2015 and the workshop meeting of October 20, 2015
were approved.
B. Approval of Bills - Approve. Bills received through October 15 and paid on
September 30 and October 15 after auditing by the Operations Committee on
November 3, 2015 were approved.
C. Joint Funding Agreement with the U.S. Geological Survey for Water
Resources Investigations - Authorize. The Mayor to sign the Joint Funding
Agreement for Water Resources Investigations between the City of Kent and the U.S.
Geological Survey upon concurrence of the contract's terms by the City Attorney and
Public Works Director.
D. Goods and Services Agreement with JCI Jones, Inc. for 2016 Water
Treatment Chemical Supply - Authorize. The Mayor was authorized to sign the
2016 Water Treatment Chemical Supply Goods and Services Agreement with JCI Jones
Chemicals, Inc. for Gas Chlorine and Sodium Hydroxide, in an amount not to exceed
$93,150.00, subject to final terms and conditions acceptable to the City Attorney and
Public Works Director.
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E. Amendment to Maintenance Contract with Preferred Copier Systems for
City Multi-function Copier/Printer Devices — Authorize. The Mayor was
authorized to sign an amendment extending the Goods and Services Agreement with
Preferred Copier Systems in an amount not to exceed $100,000 through July 31, 2016
for maintenance of the City's fleet of Ricoh Multifunction Devices subject to terms and
conditions acceptable to the City Attorney and Information Technology Director.
F. Amendment to Consultant Services Agreement with Jones, Lana LaSalle for
Disposition of the Riverbend, Par 3 Site - Authorize. The Mayor was authorized to
sign Amendment II with Jones, Lang Lasalle, (JLL) for the disposition of the Riverbend,
Par 3 site subject to terms and conditions acceptable to the Economic & Community
Development Director, Parks Director, and the City Attorney.
G. Consolidating Budget Adjustment Ordinance — 3rd Quarter — Adopt.
Ordinance No. 4173 was adopted, approving the consolidating budget adjustments
made between July 1, 2015 and September 30, 2015 reflecting an overall budget
increase of $31,271,331.
H. Write-offs of Uncollectable Accounts — Authorize. The Mayor was authorized
to write-off uncollectable accounts owed to the City in the amount of $33,856.07,
subject to final approval of the Finance Director and City Attorney.
I. SAMHSA Drua Free Communities Grant — Accept. The Mayor was authorized
to sign the Drug Free Communities Support Program Grant from the Substance Abuse
and Mental Health Services Administration in the amount of $125,000, amend the
budget, and authorize expenditure of the grant funds in accordance with the grant's
terms and conditions.
J. Accessory Dwelling Units Zoning Code Amendment Ordinance — Adopt.
Ordinance No. 4174 was adopted, amending Title 15 of the Kent City Code (KCC)
including new regulations in KCC 15.08.160 regulating all accessory buildings, along
with related amendments to KCC Chapters 15.02, 15.04 and 15.08.
K. Meeker Street Design Guidelines Ordinance - Adopt. Ordinance No. 4175 was
adopted, amending Kent City Code to extend Downtown Design Guidelines and
multifamily design review to zoning districts along the Meeker Street Corridor from
64th Avenue South to Kent-Des Moines Road, including designating Meeker Street in
this area as a Class B Pedestrian Street for the purposes of applying the Downtown
Design Guidelines.
OTHER BUSINESS
A. Ordinance Banning Fireworks — Adopt. This item was postponed to the January
19 Council workshop meeting.
BIDS
None.
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REPORTS FROM STANDING COMMITTEES, STAFF AND SPECIAL COMMITTEES
A. Council President. - Council President Ralph highlighted the three items
discussed at the workshop, the 2015 Mid-Biennial Budget, the City's 3Id Quarter
Financials, and the City Hall Space Efficiency Study.
B. Mayor. - Mayor Cooke said she presented the City's transportation needs to the
State Transportation Improvement Board. She thanked Michelle Wilmot for helping put
together the presentation. She added that the Cultural Community Conversations
group has begun and the first meeting was with the Iraqi community and 40 people
attended. She stated that the group was very helpful in giving the City ideas on how to
proceed. She noted that the Kent First Christian Church celebrated their 100th birthday
this weekend. She added that she will be speaking at Totem Middle School on Friday.
She noted that the next Council meeting is on December 8. She added that she will be
at the AWC Large Cities meeting on December 1 where homelessness is the main topic
and how to make a difference in the homeless population.
C. Chief Administrative Officer. - Chief Administrative Officer Derek Matheson
communicated that there is an executive session as per RCW 42.30.110 (b) and (c)
and that the CAO Report is in the Council packet.
D. Economic & Community Development Committee. - No report.
E. Operations Committee. - In the minutes.
A. Parks and Human Services Committee. - Councilmember Ranniger noted that
the next Parks and Human Services Committee meeting will be on November 24.
Councilmember Ranniger communicated that fireworks isn't a new issue and back in
2004 the Council passed the `Amnesty and Enforcement Education" program to allow
residents to turn in illegal fireworks without being punished. At that time, she stated
that fireworks enforcement was increased and a signage program was implemented.
She asked that the Council take into consideration the challenges that the police and
fire are encountering with fireworks and stated that a partial ban doesn't work.
However, the Council doesn't want to see a juvenile go to jail for lighting a sparkler.
H. Public Safety Committee. - Councilmember Berrios thanked Mayor Cooke for
attending the Regional Transportation Committee meeting after breaking her foot. He
recognized the efforts of the Police Department for their accreditation.
H. Public Works Committee. - Council President Ralph noted that the Public Works
Committee meeting was yesterday and there were three presentations. The City, she
said, works hard to keep garbage rates low and a contract extension is being looked at
with some consideration of going into having an additional contract for imbedded
commercial recycling. She also added that there was a presentation about utilizing
concrete at road intersections in the City. Finally, she noted that there was a
discussion about work with Covington on the relocating the water lines.
I. Regional Fire Authority. - No report.
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RECESS
At 8:56 p.m., Mayor Cooke called for a five minute recess.
EXECUTIVE SESSION
At 9:01 p.m., Mayor Cooke reconvened the meeting and announced that the
Council would recess into an Executive Session for ten minutes to discuss
property negotiations, per RCW 42.30.110(1)(b).
At 9:11 p.m., Mayor Cooke extended the Executive Session for an additional
five minutes.
At 9:14 p.m., Mayor Cooke reconvened the regular meeting.
A. Property Negotiations as per RCW 42 30 110(i)(b) and (c).
ACTION AFTER EXECUTIVE SESSION
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City Attorney Tom Brubaker communicated that the City has been in negotiations with
the Ramada Hotel to do a land swap and purchase concerning land for the 224th Street
Project.
Council President Ralph moved toauthorize the City staff to pursue a combined
property exchange and sale of City-owned property with the owners of the Ramada
property (formerly the Holiday Inn and Cypress Inn property), located at 22318 84"
Avenue South, together with payment by the City of an amount not to exceed
$329,800, plus reasonable closing costs, and to authorize the Mayor to sign all
necessary documents to complete the purchase of this property, subject to the
approval of the Public Works Director and City Attorney, second Councilmember
Thomas. Motion carried 6-0.
ADJOURNMENT
The meeting adjourned at 9:17 p.m.
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