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Public Works Committee
KENT CC PW Regular Meeting
WA9H... Minutes
March 21, 2022
Date: March 21, 2022
Time: 4:03 p.m.
Place: Chambers
Members: Brenda Fincher, Committee Chair
Satwinder Kaur, Councilmember
Marli Larimer, Councilmember
Agenda:
1. Call to Order 4:03 p.m.
2. Roll Call
Attendee Name Title Status Arrived
Brenda Fincher Committee Chair Present
Satwinder Kaur Councilmember Present
Marli Larimer Councilmember Present
3. Agenda Approval
4. Business
A. Approval of Minutes
Approval of Minutes dated March 7, 2022
The minutes of the March 7, 2022 Public Works Committee meeting were
approved without changes.
MOTION: Move to approve the Minutes dated March 7, 2022
RESULT: APPROVED [UNANIMOUS]
MOVER: Marli Larimer, Councilmember
SECONDER: Satwinder Kaur, Councilmember
AYES: Fincher, Kaur, Larimer
B. King County WaterWorks Grant Agreement for Lake Fenwick Alum
Treatment - Authorize
Environmental Supervisor, Rowena Valencia-Gica noted that Lake Fenwick is
on the state's "303d list", the list of impaired waterbodies, for phosphorus
pollution. Excess phosphorus comes mainly from stormwater inputs from the
surrounding Lake Fenwick watershed. A "hypolimnetic aerator" - basically a
large fish-tank bubbler, was installed in the lake in 1994 to help sequester
phosphorus to reduce large algae blooms in the lake. However, the amount
of phosphorus pollution currently in the lake exceeds the aerator's capacity.
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The City is retrofitting the aerator to increase the oxygen in the lake.
To control algal blooms and improve lake water quality, alum treatment can
be combined with the aerator . Without the upgraded aerator and alum,
treatments, it is estimated the lake may become toxic in 10 years. Alum
inactivates phosphorus to prevent toxic algal blooms. The proposed alum
treatment can reduce phosphorus and algae by up to 70%.
A low dose alum treatment was applied to Lake Fenwick in 2011. Recently,
several Western WA lakes have been treated with alum yielding significant
water quality improvements. The best time to apply alum is in the fall.
This project is critical to reduce the risk of future harmful algae blooms and
improve the recreational experience at Lake Fenwick Park. Lake Fenwick is a
valuable and important natural resource for Kent, and this project helps
protect a key resource for the community.
MOTION: I move to authorize the Mayor to sign the King County
WaterWorks Grant Agreement, in the amount of $150,000, for Lake
Fenwick Alum Treatment, subject to final terms and conditions
acceptable to the Public Works Director and City Attorney.
RESULT: MOTION PASSES [UNANIMOUS] Next: 4/5/2022 7:00 PM
MOVER: Satwinder Kaur, Councilmember
SECONDER: Marli Larimer, Councilmember
AYES: Fincher, Kaur, Larimer
C. Resolution Revising the Residential Traffic Calming Program - Adopt
Transportation Engineer, Erik Preston stated that the Residential Traffic
Calming Program (RTCP) which was updated in June 2020, requires that 50%
of mailed ballots must be returned and 67% of those returned ballots must
vote "Yes" for a traffic calming proposal to pass. Transportation staff have
found that the 50% return requirement is a particularly difficult threshold to
achieve and that some residents are choosing not to vote rather than vote
"No" if they do not support the proposal. This has led to only two out of five
(40%) ballot proposals achieving the 50% return rate, while four out of five
(80%) have exceeded the 67% approval rate. Over the last year, three ballot
proposals have failed to reach 50% return rate, while two of them achieved
over 78% approval.
Preston's recommendation is to reduce the 50% return rate requirement for
the neighborhood vote down to 33% in order to improve resident
participation in the process and better serve neighborhood residents with
regard to traffic calming. Preston also recommended lowering the 67%
approval rate to 55%. Both measures should make it more possible to
implement traffic calming for qualifying neighborhoods.
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MOTION: I move to adopt Resolution No. 2036 that repeals
Resolution No. 2012 and amends the Residential Traffic Calming
Program to revise voting thresholds.
RESULT: MOTION PASSES [UNANIMOUS] Next: 4/5/2022 7:00 PM
MOVER: Marli Larimer, Councilmember
SECONDER: Satwinder Kaur, Councilmember
AYES: Fincher, Kaur, Larimer
D. Clark Springs Habitat Conservation Measure - Purchase and Sale
Agreement - Authorize
Property and Acquisition analyst, Cheryl Rolcik-Wilcox, stated that the City of
Kent has been working to purchase property located at 26010 and 26007 SE
269t" Street, in Ravensdale (the "Property"). The City contacted the owners
in 2021 to see if they would like to sell the Property. At that time, they were
not interested, but the owners approached the City in February to advise
they were preparing to sell the Property and were inquiring if the City was
still interested. The City will be acquiring the Property, which is made up of
two parcels with a combined total of 97,575 square feet and has a single-
family residence with frontage along Rock Creek, for the fair market value of
$985,000, as established by the City's review appraiser. This property will be
used for the protection and preservation of the Rock Creek Watershed.
Rolcik-Wilcox went on to give some background about Kent's Clark Springs
Water Supply System Habitat Conservation Plan. The City has committed
substantial resources toward the protection, enhancement, and restoration of
the Rock Creek Watershed, which supplies water to the Clark Springs Water
Supply System. The goal of this project is to create, enhance and conserve
valuable fish habitat in Rock Creek, while continuing the City's obligation to
provide water to its customers. Acquiring this property will allow the City to
set aside a portion of the property for the purpose of improving water quality
and protecting salmon populations within Rock Creek just upstream of the
City's main municipal water source.
MOTION: I move to authorize the Mayor to sign all documents
necessary for the City to purchase property from Clarence and Heidi
McElderry, in an amount not to exceed $985,000.00, subject to final
terms and conditions acceptable to the City Attorney and Public
Works Director.
RESULT: MOTION PASSES [UNANIMOUS] Next: 4/5/2022 7:00 PM
MOVER: Satwinder Kaur, Councilmember
SECONDER: Marli Larimer, Councilmember
AYES: Fincher, Kaur, Larimer
5. Adjournment 4:20 p.m.
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The meeting was adjourned at 4:20 PM.
che'fryLV
Committee Secretary
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