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Kent City Council
City Council Regular Meeting
Minutes
June 7, 2022
Date: June 7, 2022
Time: 7:02 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
Bill Boyce Council President Present
Brenda Fincher Councilmember Present
Satwinder Kaur Councilmember Present
Marli Larimer Councilmember Present
Toni Troutner Councilmember Present
Les Thomas Councilmember Present
Zandria Michaud Councilmember Present
3. AGENDA APPROVAL
Interim Chief Administrative Officer, Pat Fitzpatrick added and executive
session to discuss current or potential litigation, as per RCW 42.30.110(1)(I)
and to receive and evaluate complaints or charges brought against a public
officer or employee, as per RCW 42.30.110(1)(f) that is expected to last 25
minutes with no action following executive session.
A. I move to approve the agenda as amended.
RESULT: MOTION PASSES [UNANIMOUS]
MOVER: Bill Boyce, Council President
SECONDER: Les Thomas, Councilmember
AYES: Boyce, Fincher, Kaur, Larimer, Troutner, Thomas, Michaud
4. PUBLIC COMMUNICATIONS
A. Public Recognition
1. Employee of the Month
Mayor Ralph recognized Dan McGlothlin as the City’s June 2022 Employee of
the Month.
Tyler Busik, Facilities Services Supervisor expressed words of appreciation for
Dan and the work he does at the City.
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Dan expressed his appreciation of the award and indicated he really enjoys
working for the City of Kent.
2. Appointment to King County Landmarks and Heritage Commission
Kaelene Nobis, Senior Long Range Planner, provided the Council with
information on Kent’s connection to the King County Landmarks and Heritage
Commission.
When Kent established the Landmarks code, it designated the Landmarks
Commission to act of Kent's behalf. In order to ensure Kent' is well-
represented, Kent has a representative.
Mayor provided a brief background of Linda Martinez.
3. Proclamation for National Gun Violence Awareness Day
Mayor Ralph presented the Proclamation for National Gun Violence
Awareness Day a King County Representative during the recent local event.
4. Proclamation for Main Street Week
Mayor Ralph presented the Proclamation for Main Street Week.
5. Proclamation for LGBTQ+ Pride Month
Mayor Ralph presented the Proclamation for LGBTQ+ Pride Month to Taffy
Johnson from UTOPIA.
B. Community Events
Mayor Ralph talked about the Juneteenth flag raising next week and
indicated the Kent Black Action Commission will host their annual Juneteenth
event at Morrill Meadows Park.
Council President Boyce provided details of upcoming events at the accesso
ShoWare Center.
Fincher advised of the Kent Summer Art Exhibit at the Centennial Center on
June 8th.
5. REPORTS FROM COUNCIL AND STAFF
A. Mayor Ralph's Report
Mayor Ralph talked about her attendance at the in person West Hill
Cambridge Neighborhood Council meeting.
Mayor Ralph talked about the ribbon-cutting event she attended at the new
rain garden at Kent Meridian High School.
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Mayor talked about her and Council President Boyce’s meeting with the Lutsk
Mayor to begin to explore the implementation of a sister city program
between the two cities.
Mayor Ralph advised she was recently reelected as the Vice Chair of the
South King County Housing and Homelessness Partnership that recently
approved capital funding guidelines and opened up for the first round of
funding. Council will receive a presentation during an upcoming workshop.
Mayor Ralph serves on the Puget Sound Regional Council that recently held
their annual meeting and talked about the Regional Transportation Plan that
recently passed.
B. Chief Administrative Officer's Report
Interim Chief Administrative Officer, Pat Fitzpatrick advised the job
announcement for the Chief Administrative Officer went out on June 30th and
will be open through the first week of July. It is anticipated it will take 3-4
months before the position is filled.
Fitzpatrick talked about the City’s Emergency Coordination Center that
opened today for a test run.
Fitzpatrick advised his written report is in today’s agenda packet.
C. Councilmembers' Reports
Council President Boyce serves as the Chair of the Operations and Public
Safety Committee and provided a recap of today’s agenda items.
Council President Boyce serves as the Chair of the City Council Workshop and
provided a recap of today’s presentations.
Councilmember Michaud serves on the Regional Law, Safety and Justice
Committee that recently discussed the Regional Peacekeeper’s Collective
strategy - a public health approach to addressing gun violence.
Councilmember Michaud serves as the chair of the Parks and Human Services
Committee and provided a brief overview of the agenda items discussed.
Councilmember Michaud serves on the Human Services Commission that is in
the process of reviewing grant applications.
Councilmember Troutner serves as the Vice Chair of the Regional Transit
Committee that recently voted to approve Metro Connects and is discussing
how metro will be funded in the future.
Councilmember Thomas serves on the Puget Sound Regional Fire Authority
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Governance Board and advised of the June 15th 5:30 p.m. regular meeting in
person at Station 74. Call 253-856-4300 for meeting details.
Councilmember Fincher serves as the chair of the City’s Public Works
Committee and provide a recap the recent agenda items discussed.
6. PUBLIC HEARING
None.
7. PUBLIC COMMENT
Parry Sobolik, a Kent resident, spoke in support of affordable housing
alternatives and mental health services for the homeless.
T.J. Petersen, a Kent resident, provided public comment regarding business
development, evictions and homelessness.
8. CONSENT CALENDAR
RESULT: APPROVED [UNANIMOUS]
MOVER: Bill Boyce, Council President
SECONDER: Les Thomas, Councilmember
AYES: Boyce, Fincher, Kaur, Larimer, Troutner, Thomas, Michaud
A. Approval of Minutes
i. Council Workshop - Workshop Regular Meeting - May 17, 2022 5:00 PM
ii. City Council Meeting - City Council Regular Meeting - May 17, 2022 7:00
PM
B. Payment of Bills - Authorize
MOTION: I move to authorize the payment of bills received
through 5/15/22 and paid on 5/15/22, and approve the checks
issued for payroll 5/1/22-5/15/22 and paid on 5/20/22, all
audited by the Operations and Public Safety Committee on
5/17/22.
C. Accept the 2021 Storm and Sewer Cured-in-Place Pipe Lining
Project as Complete - Accept
MOTION: I move to accept the 2021 Storm Sewer Cured-in-
Place Pipe Lining Project as complete and direct staff to release
retainage to Insituform Technologies, LLC, upon receipt of
standard releases from the State and the release of any liens.
D. Appointment to the King County Landmarks and Heritage
Commission - Confirm
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MOTION: I move to confirm the Mayor’s appointment of Linda
Martinez to the Kent Special Member Position of the King
County Landmarks and Heritage Commission.
E. Cancel Council's Regular Meeting Scheduled for July 5, 2022 -
Direct
MOTION: I move to direct the City Clerk to cancel Council’s
regular meeting scheduled for July 5, 2022, and to give the
required public notice of that cancellation.
F. Medical, Dental and Vision Vendor Contracts - Authorize
MOTION: I move to authorize the Mayor to approve renewal of
the following contracts:
• Medical plan with Kaiser Permanente for one year
• Dental administrative services with Delta Dental for three
years
• Vision administrative services with Vision Service Plan
Vision Care for four years, all contracts being subject to final
terms and conditions acceptable to the Human Resources
Director and the City Attorney.
G. Amendment to LifeWise Assurance Company Contract for Stop
Loss Insurance - Authorize
MOTION: I move to authorize the Mayor to sign Amendment
No. 13 to the stop loss insurance policy with LifeWise
Assurance Company for one year, subject to approval of final
terms and conditions acceptable to the Human Resources
Director and the City Attorney.
H. Consultant Services Agreement with Natural Systems Design,
Inc. for Wetland Mitigation Design - Authorize
MOTION: I move to authorize the Mayor to sign the consultant
services agreement with Natural Systems Design, in the
amount of $126,569 for wetland mitigation design work on the
"Little Property," subject to final terms and conditions
acceptable to the City Attorney and Public Works Director.
9. OTHER BUSINESS
None.
10. BIDS
A. Kherson Park Redevelopment Bid - Award
Parks, Planning and Development Manager, Terry Jungman, provided an
extensive overview of the Kherson Park Redevelopment Project and
recommended awarding to Green Tech Excavation Inc.
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MOTION: I move to award the Kherson Park Redevelopment
project to Green Tech Excavation Inc, in the amount of
$1,627,278.00 (including Washington State Sales Tax), and
authorize the Mayor to sign all necessary documents, subject to
final terms and conditions acceptable to the City Attorney and
Park Director.
RESULT: MOTION PASSES [UNANIMOUS]
MOVER: Zandria Michaud, Councilmember
SECONDER: Satwinder Kaur, Councilmember
AYES: Boyce, Fincher, Kaur, Larimer, Troutner, Thomas, Michaud
11. EXECUTIVE SESSION AND ACTION AFTER EXECUTIVE SESSION
A. Potential litigation, as per RCW 42.30.110(1)(i)
B. To receive and evaluate complaints or charges brought against a public
officer or employee, as per RCW 42.30.110(1)(f)
At 8:10 the Council went into executive session that is expected to last
for 25 minutes.
At 8:35 p.m., executive session was extended for an additional 30
minutes.
At 9:05 p.m., executive session was extended for an additional 10
minutes.
12. ADJOURNMENT
At 9:20 p.m., the Council reconvened into regular session.
With no action following executive session, Mayor Ralph adjourned the
meeting.
Meeting ended at 9:20 p.m.
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City Clerk
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Budget and Bidding
Engineer's Estimate $950,000 -1,150,000
Bid Summary
Greentech Excavation $ 1,627,278 (Apparent Low Bid)
LW Sundstrom $ 1,761,600
A-1 Landscaping & Construction $ 2,042,721
Cost Factors:
Highest Inflation in 31 years
Material costs have increased 15-26% in 24 months
Fuel costs highest ever
Concrete strike during bidding
Supply chain challenges
Urban site location
COVID-19
Budget and Bidding
Low bid was 25% over
High bid was 40% over
Bid includes $75,000 for small changes
Recent consultant team bids:
4 projects were over between 10-47% over estimate
1 was under estimate (Chestnut Ridge)
All references on apparent low-bid were positive