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Home My WebLink AboutCity Council Meeting - Council - Regular Minutes - 09/21/2021 Approved Kent City Council City Council Regular Meeting Minutes September 21, 2021 Date: September 21, 2021 Time: 7:00 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 Toni Troutner Council President Present Bill Boyce Councilmember Present Brenda Fincher Councilmember Present Satwinder Kaur Councilmember Remote Marli Larimer Councilmember Present Les Thomas Councilmember Excused Zandria Michaud Councilmember Present 3. AGENDA APPROVAL A. I move to approve the agenda. No changes. RESULT: APPROVED [UNANIMOUS] MOVER: Toni Troutner, Council President SECONDER: Bill Boyce, Councilmember AYES: Troutner, Boyce, Fincher, Kaur, Larimer, Michaud EXCUSED: Thomas 4. PUBLIC COMMUNICATIONS A. Public Recognition 1. Appointment to Public Facilities District Board Mayor Ralph provided details on the process to reappoint Greg Haffner to the Public Facilities District Board. B. Community Events Council President Troutner and Councilmember Fincher advised of upcoming community events. Kent City Council City Council Regular Meeting Minutes September 21, 2021 Kent, Washington Page 2 of 7 C. Public Safety Report Chief Rafael Padilla provided the public safety report that included the presentation of lifesaving awards to Officer Jacob Reed, Officer Adam Ferguson and Officer Eli Morris. These officers are being commended for their quick lifesaving actions. Chief Padilla presented the Chief's Award for Citizen Commendations to Holly Mazzeo, Emani Tooalo and Christian Napper-Meyercer. These citizens are being commended for their decisiveness and courage to help a victim in her time of great need. Mayor Ralph performed the swearing-in of Officer Nicholas Lontz. Chief Padilla expressed appreciation of the Multimedia and Communications staff for their work on creating the new police recruiting video. 5. REPORTS FROM COUNCIL AND STAFF A. Mayor Ralph's Report Mayor Ralph serves as the chair of the Transportation Policy Board that recently heard a presentation on the Regional Transportation Plan and evaluating the development of the plan using an equity lens. Mayor Ralph serves as the chair of the Project Selection Task Force that is reviewing criteria used for federal funding and discussed "set asides" for preservation, climate, and bike/pedestrian projects. Mayor Ralph serves on the South County Area Transportation Board that heard a presentation from the Puget Sound Regional Council on demographics that include noise levels, location of electric charging stations and the legislative agenda that may include a proposal from the City of Des Moines addressing noise levels of loud cars. Mayor Ralph advised of the recent grand opening of the Puget Sound Energy charging station located in the Shari's restaurant parking area. Mayor Ralph expressed appreciation of the Afghan Health Initiative and their vaccination efforts. Mayor Ralph advised of the recent graduation of Kent 101 civics academy participants and indicated the next session will begin in January. B. Chief Administrative Officer's Report Chief Administrative Officer Derek Matheson advised the Mayor's Office and Finance Department have completed the proposed mid-biennium budget adjustments that will include allocating capital funding and Federal American Kent City Council City Council Regular Meeting Minutes September 21, 2021 Kent, Washington Page 3 of 7 Rescue Plan Act dollars. Mayor Ralph will present her proposed mid-biennium budget on September 28th during a special 4 p.m. City Council meeting followed by a special workshop at 4:30 p.m. Two workshops are scheduled in October. Council will be invited to submit questions and suggestions and staff will work through responding to those questions and suggestions during the workshops. The goal is to take the proposals to the Operations and Public Safety in November in hopes of adopting the budget before Thanksgiving. Matheson indicated staff is working with the City's lobbyist on the 2022 state legislative agenda. This draft legislative agenda will be brought to the Operations and Public Safety committee in November and then to the Council for adoption. Matheson's report is included in today's agenda packet and there is no executive session tonight. C. Councilmembers' Reports Council President Troutner provided a recap of the workshop presentations on Transit-oriented Development Engagement on the Kent/Des Moines station and an update on "advancekent" the 2021-2022 Strategy Deployment and Performance Measures project. Troutner provided a recap of today's Operations and Public Safety Committee agenda items. Troutner serves on the SCA Regional Transit Committee that held a special meeting on September 15th where the committee met with the Mobility and Environment Committee with King County on updating Metro's policies. Metro recently launched the Ride Pingo to Transit app that is an on demand access to transit hubs and work locations in Kent. Councilmember Boyce serves as the vice chair on the SCA Public Interest Committee that recently conducted a roundtable to hear what is going on with the 38 member cities. Boyce provided a recap of the Economic and Community Development committee agenda items. Councilmember Fincher serves on Kent’s Art’s Commission and advised of the new traffic box wraps, the Centennial Center art gallery and the Kent Creates contest “Free to Roam” and advised the deadline to submit art is November 30th. Kent City Council City Council Regular Meeting Minutes September 21, 2021 Kent, Washington Page 4 of 7 Councilmember Kaur serves as the chair on the SCA Puget Sound Clean Air Agency Advisory Council that recently heard a presentation on strategic planning wood stove loan and air quality in addition to a presentation on equity. The Council is currently recruiting for a new executive director. Kaur serves on the SCA Domestic Violence Initiative Regional Task Force that met and heard a presentation on the domestic violence Hope Line - a free, safe, confidential tool. Call 206-737-0242 or visit www.dvhopeline.org to confidentially chat. There was a presentation from the King County Sheriff’s Office on language access process in addition to a presentation on UVisa/TVisa and hate crimes. Councilmember Larimer serves on the SCA Advisory Council on Aging and Disability Services that met and received a presentation from the King County Regional Homeless Authority that are working on a regional solution. Topics discussed included identifying the gaps in service. The Council also discussed the Older American’s Act funding with the focus on social connectivity and projects that will be funded. There was discussion regarding Intergenerational programs being funded with ARPA dollars. Councilmember Michaud serves on Kent's Human Services Commission that recently received a presentation on the changes to board and commission member terms. The commission discussed the impact to losing three members at the same time. The Council is working through the equity plan for the grant making process and are considering creating a racial equity assessment tool in addition to considering creating a grant review advisory committee. Councilmembers Michaud and Larimer recently participated in a tour of the Mill Creek canyon with Parks staff. Michaud expressed her appreciation of the improvements that have been made to cleaning up the canyon and encouraged everyone to visit the park. 6. PUBLIC HEARING None. 7. PUBLIC COMMENT T.J. Peterson, a Kent resident provided public comment regarding tenant protections and homelessness issues he would like the Council to address. 8. CONSENT CALENDAR Move to approve Consent items A-E. Kent City Council City Council Regular Meeting Minutes September 21, 2021 Kent, Washington Page 5 of 7 RESULT: APPROVED [UNANIMOUS] MOVER: Toni Troutner, Council President SECONDER: Bill Boyce, Councilmember AYES: Troutner, Boyce, Fincher, Kaur, Larimer, Michaud EXCUSED: Thomas A. Approval of Minutes 1. Council Workshop - Workshop Regular Meeting - Sep 7, 2021 5:00 PM 2. City Council Meeting - City Council Regular Meeting - Sep 7, 2021 7:00 PM B. Payment of Bills - Authorize MOTION: I move to authorize the payment of bills received through 8/31/21 and paid on 8/31/21 and approve the checks issued for payroll 8/16/21 through 8/31/21 and paid on 9/3/21. C. Excused Absences for Councilmember Thomas - Approve MOTION: I move to authorize the Mayor to approve excused absences for Councilmember Thomas for the meetings of September 21, 2021 and September 28, 2021. D. Possession of Drug Paraphernalia Ordinance - Adopt MOTION: I move to adopt Ordinance No. 4412, repealing section 9.02.850 of the Kent City Code to ensure the City’s code provisions and enforcement of drug paraphernalia laws are consistent with new state legislation. E. Reappointment to the Public Facilities District Board - Appoint MOTION: I move to appoint Greg Haffner to Position 2 of the Public Facilities District board for a four-year term starting on September 1, 2021 and ending August 31, 2025. 9. OTHER BUSINESS A. Approval of Memorandum of Understanding with Kent Police Officers Association - Authorize Human Resources Director Teri Smith provided details on the Memorandum of Understanding with the Kent Police Officers Association. Smith advised of the reasons the Memorandum of Understanding is being brought to Council. Smith provided an overview of the timeline of work done on evaluating the need for an MOU and the work that took place to draft and negotiate the Kent City Council City Council Regular Meeting Minutes September 21, 2021 Kent, Washington Page 6 of 7 MOU. Any change to wages, hours and working conditions are mandatory subjects of bargaining. Chief Padilla advised over the past several months, Kent Police Department staffing levels have been decreasing. Numerous officers have retired early from service, others have taken positions with police agencies in other states, while other have left law enforcement for work in another career field. In addition, applications for open police officer positions have been declining across the region. In Kent, applications have declined by over 50% in the past two years. Recently, due to low staffing levels, patrol officers have been mandated to work overtime on a daily basis. This high level of overtime has strained the Department budget and has created a difficult work environment. Staffing has recently become so low that the Chief has enacted policies requiring all sworn officers to cover patrol shifts and help respond to calls for service. Chief Padilla provided details on evoking the emergency clause of the CBA by making emergency changes to schedules. The change to schedules could not wait for the new CBA to be finalized. Chief detailed the new work schedules. This change will have a significant impact on reducing overtime. Smith reviewed the financial impacts of the current consumer price index of 6.3% and increase due to the comparison of salaries of comparable jurisdictions. Smith provided details of implementing shifts under the 7(k) exemption and the impacts of the increase in work hours without payment of overtime. This MOU calls for a 16% increase in wages. The City of Kent has historically tried to place its police officers in the top third of the market based on data available from its comparable cities at the time of negotiations. Adding an additional 5% to the COLA, as a market adjustment, should place Kent police officers at number four in the market. Smith advised the City and KPOA have reached a tentative agreement that, if approved by the council and the KPOA, will take effect on October 3, 2021. Chief Padilla will return to the Council in three months to provide an update on how the new work schedule is working out. MOTION: I move to authorize the Mayor to sign the Memorandum of Understanding between the City of Kent and the Kent Police Officers Association establishing new 12-hour and 10.5-hour overtime exempt shifts and a compensation increase that accounts for the additional hours of work, a market adjustment, and a cost-of-living adjustment, subject to final terms and conditions acceptable to the Human Resources Director and City Attorney. Kent City Council City Council Regular Meeting Minutes September 21, 2021 Kent, Washington Page 7 of 7 RESULT: APPROVED [UNANIMOUS] MOVER: Bill Boyce, Councilmember SECONDER: Toni Troutner, Council President AYES: Troutner, Boyce, Fincher, Kaur, Larimer, Michaud EXCUSED: Thomas 10. BIDS 11. EXECUTIVE SESSION AND ACTION AFTER EXECUTIVE SESSION 12. ADJOURNMENT Meeting ended at 8:23 p.m. Kimberley A. 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KPOA MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING (MOU) CITY COUNCIL MEETING –9/21/2021 TIMELINE 2 Staffing challenges –Late Spring 2021 KPOA Negotiations begin -June 2021 Collective Bargaining Agreements (CBA) for KPOA expire 12/31/21 Mandatory OT all Sworn Officers – June 2021 Emergency Staffing/Coverage – August 2021 Impact Bargaining for 12-hr Schedules –September 2021 –MOU CBA negotiations continue Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) Mandatory Subjects of Bargaining: Wages, Hours, Working Conditions •New schedules effective 10/3/21: 12-hr and 10.5-hr •Impacts to pay relative to overtime and approved leave Cost of Living Adjustment (COLA) –CPI-W Market Adjustment Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) overtime provision –7(k) exemption 3 Police Chief Rafael Padilla The Chief will discuss the operational emergency need. 4 CPI-W SEATTLE-TACOMA -BELLEVUE The Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W) is a monthly measure of the average change over time in the prices paid by urban wage earners and clerical workers for a market basket of consumer goods and services, as calculated by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). KPOA’s annual COLA is historically calculated each year based on the prior year’s June CPI-W. 2021 June CPI-W was 6.3% 2 (1.00) 0.00 1.00 2.00 3.00 4.00 5.00 6.00 7.00 2006 2008 2010 2012 2014 2016 2018 2020 2022 June CPI-W COMPARABLE CITIES City and KPOA agree on comparable cities: Everett Kirkland Bellevue Auburn Vancouver Federal Way Renton Competing for the same talent pool Base Wage is a significant competitive tool to attract new talent 2 SHIFT DIFFERENTIAL COMPARISON CITY OF KENT PROPOSED Current CBA requires OT for any hours outside of the 10-hour shift. Proposed -4.7% one-time base pay adjustment to move KPOA to 12-hour and 10.5-hour shifts without resulting in overtime of 2 hours and ½ hour, respectively. These schedules will increase the amount of annual work hours for officers by 104 hours. NEARBY CITIES WITH 7(K) SCHEDULES •Renton –Starting in 2013 paid a 6.25% premium to move officers to a 12-hour shift. Last contract they rolled this into deferred comp and base pay. •Issaquah –Currently 110 hours of pay to officers in recognition of the 12-hour shift. •Tukwila –Currently allocates 110 hours of pay and/or vacation to officers in recognition of the 12-hour shift. 7