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Home My WebLink AboutCity Council Meeting - Council - Regular Minutes - 10/04/2022 Approved Kent City Council City Council Regular Meeting Minutes October 4, 2022 Date: October 4, 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 Excused Marli Larimer Councilmember Present Toni Troutner Councilmember Present Les Thomas Councilmember Present Zandria Michaud Councilmember Present 3. AGENDA APPROVAL A. I move to approve the agend as presented. RESULT: MOTION PASSES \[UNANIMOUS\] MOVER: Bill Boyce, Council President SECONDER: Les Thomas, Councilmember AYES: Boyce, Fincher, Larimer, Troutner, Thomas, Michaud 4. PUBLIC COMMUNICATIONS A. Public Recognition 1. Employee of the Month Mayor Ralph recognized Officer Luke Brandeberry as the City's October, 2022 Employee of the Month. Chief Padilla expressed words of appreciation for Officer Brandeberry. 2. Domestic Violence Awareness Month Mayor Ralph presented the Proclamation for Domestic Violence Awareness Month to Angela Mercado, the Executive Director of DAWN. Mercado expressed appreciation of the proclamation and of the City's support. Kent City Council City Council Regular Meeting October 4, 2022 Minutes Kent, Washington B. Community Events Council President Boyce provided a recap of the upcoming events at the accesso ShoWare Center. Councilmember Michaud invited the public to attend the two upcoming Kent th Parks Conservation Events: October 15 from 10-3 p.m. at Riverview Park th and the Releaf event on October 29 from 9-noon at Mill Creek Canyon Earthworks Park. Councilmember Fincher advised of upcoming Spotlight Series events. C. Economic and Community Development Report Chief Economic Development Officer, Bill Ellis presented the quarterly Economic Development updated. Ellis is tracking recovery that continues to show the increase in consumer spending that has nearly caught up to pre-pandemic numbers. The stockpiling of consumer of goods has led to overstocked inventory iss in hospitality). The central banks are seeking to tamp demand in response to inflation. Shipping Signs U.S. shippers are seeing a 20% drop in ocean freight orders. The declines include machinery, household products, industrial products and some apparel. Spending to see signs that the product/good is falling. Ocean carriers are canceling as much as 50% of sailings to rebalance vessel capacity to demand. Freight prices on one key route from Asia to the West Coast are now down more than 80% from last year. New build costs also growing E-commerce share of retail sales continues to grow Forecasts for mild recession; will there be increases in warehouse vacancies There is strong leasing for now as manufacturing companies are moving in. 5. REPORTS FROM COUNCIL AND STAFF A. Mayor Ralph's Report Mayor Ralph advised that on September 22, 2022, she rescinded her COVID- Page 2 of 7 Kent City Council City Council Regular Meeting October 4, 2022 Minutes Kent, Washington 19 State of Emergency proclamation. Mayor Ralph serves on the Sound Cities Association Puget Sound Regional Council Transportation Policy Board that is working on the Regional Transportation Plan and determining priorities around safety and the climate. Mayor Ralph recently met with the new CEO of Sound Transit. They talked about Sound Transit's commitment to South King County to ensure those cities are not an afterthought on transit development. Mayor advised of new community events, i (soda pop) with neighborhoods. B. Chief Administrative Officer's Report Chief Administrative Officer, Pat Fitzpatrick advised the Council will hold a th special City Council Workshop Retreat on October 5 to work through the budget. There is no Executive Session tonight and his report is included in C. Councilmembers' Reports Safety Committee and provided a recap of the Camping Ordinance agenda Council President Boyce serves as the Chair of the City Council Workshop and provided a recap of the 2023- workshop. Council President Boyce advised the Sound Cities Association will announce th the new Executive Director on October 7. Councilmember Michaud serves on the Sound Cities Association Regional Law, Safety and Justice Committee that recently received a presentation from the Kirkland Police Chief regarding their gun buyback program. There was also a presentation from the non-profit, Alliance for Gun Responsibility relating to options for local leaders for gun violence prevention. Councilmember Larimer serves on the Sound Cities Association Affordable Housing Committee that is reviewing housing targets by jurisdiction. Councilmember Troutner serves as Vice Chair on the Sound Cities Association Regional Transit Committee that received an update on Rapid Ride development, flexible mobility services and the Ride Pingo program. rd Committee and provided a recap of the agenda items from the October 3 Page 3 of 7 Kent City Council City Council Regular Meeting October 4, 2022 Minutes Kent, Washington meeting. Councilmember Fincher serves on the Sound Cities Association Mental Illness and Drug Dependency Oversight Committee King County that is reviewing their budget in addition to discussing the Neighborhood House program. Councilmember Thomas serves on the Puget Sound Regional Fire Authority th Governance Board next meeting is October 5 at 5:30 p.m. at station 78. 6. PUBLIC HEARING A. First Public Hearing on the 2023-2024 Biennial Budget Mayor Ralph provided an overview of the public hearing process. Mayor Ralph opened the public hearing. Finance Director, Paula Painter presented the staff report on the 2023-2024 Biennial Budget. Painter responded to Councilmember Thomas' question regarding the increase to the insurance allocations. Cliff Cawthon, a Kent Resident provided public comment on the 2023-2024 biennial budget. I move to close the public hearing. RESULT: MOTION PASSES \[UNANIMOUS\] MOVER: Bill Boyce, Council President SECONDER: Les Thomas, Councilmember AYES: Boyce, Fincher, Larimer, Troutner, Thomas, Michaud B. First Public Hearing on the 2023-2028 Capital Improvement Plan Mayor Ralph provided a brief overview of the public hearing process and opened the public hearing on the 2023-2028 Capital Improvement Plan. Finance director, Paula Painter provided details on the 2023-2028 Capital Improvement Plan. Council did not have any questions. There was no public comment. I move to close the public hearing. Page 4 of 7 Kent City Council City Council Regular Meeting October 4, 2022 Minutes Kent, Washington RESULT: MOTION PASSES \[UNANIMOUS\] MOVER: Bill Boyce, Council President SECONDER: Les Thomas, Councilmember AYES: Boyce, Fincher, Larimer, Troutner, Thomas, Michaud 7. PUBLIC COMMENT TJ Petersen, a Kent resident provided public comment on homelessness in Kent and the camping ordinance discussed during today's Operations and Public Safety Committee meeting. Bev Williams, a Kent resident spoke in support of the camping ordinance discussed during today's Operations and Public Safety Committee meeting. Williams expressed appreciation for the Council voting to move the ordinance onto the Council. Van Hurst, a Kent resident, expressed appreciation of the City Staff working th to clear parked vehicles in the 80 Place South corridor. Hurst also expressed appreciation of staff referring to the Thunderbirds rather than the Seattle Thunderbirds. camping ordinance. Tye Whitfield, a Kent resident, spoke in opposition of the camping ordinance. 8. CONSENT CALENDAR RESULT: APPROVED \[UNANIMOUS\] MOVER: Bill Boyce, Council President SECONDER: Les Thomas, Councilmember AYES: Boyce, Fincher, Larimer, Troutner, Thomas, Michaud A. Approval of Minutes 1. City Council Meeting - City Council Regular Meeting - Sep 20, 2022 7:00 PM 2. City Council Meeting - City Council Special Meeting - Sep 27, 2022 5:00 PM 3. Council Workshop - Workshop Special Meeting - Sep 27, 2022 5:30 PM B. Payment of Bills - Approve Page 5 of 7 Kent City Council City Council Regular Meeting October 4, 2022 Minutes Kent, Washington MOTION: I move to approve the payment of bills received through 9/15/22 and paid on 9/15/22 and approve the checks issued for payroll 9/1/22-9/15/22 and paid on 9/20/22, all audited by the Operations and Public Safety Committee on 9/20/22. C. Excused Absence for Councilmember Thomas - Approve MOTION: I move to approve an excused absence for Councilmember Thomas for the September 27, 2022 City Council meeting. D. Excused Absence for Councilmember Kaur - Approve MOTION: I move to approve an excused absence for Councilmember Kaur for the October 4, 2022 City Council meeting. E. Agreement with Pause, Inc for Staff Training - Authorize MOTION: I move to authorize the Mayor to sign a Professional Services Agreement with Pause, Inc. for staff training, in an amount not to exceed $154,000.00, subject to final terms and conditions acceptable to the Chief Administrative Officer and City Attorney. F. Agreement with Nelson Electric, Inc. for Corrections Internal Cameras - Authorize MOTION: Authorize the Mayor to sign a Public Works Agreement with Nelson Electric, Inc., in an amount not to exceed $150,000, for the purchase and installation of internal cameras at the Kent Correctional facility, subject to final contract terms and conditions acceptable to the IT Director and City Attorney. G. Agreement with TriVan Truck Body to Construct Two Water Truck Bodies - Authorize MOTION: I move to authorize the Mayor to sign a contract with TriVan Truck Body, in the amount of $439,358.45 for the construction of two Water Truck Bodies, subject to final terms and conditions acceptable to the City Attorney and Public Works Director. H. Amendment with Verra Mobility/ATS for Additional Red Light Cameras - Authorize Page 6 of 7 Kent City Council City Council Regular Meeting October 4, 2022 Minutes Kent, Washington MOTION: I move to authorize the Mayor to sign the Third Amendment to the Professional Services Agreement with Verra Mobility, extending the term through May 30, 2028, and authorizing the installation of additional red light cameras at six new locations, subject to final terms and conditions acceptable to the City Attorney and Police Chief. I. Office of the Washington State Auditor Engagement Letter for the 2021 Audit - Authorize MOTION: I move to authorize the Mayor and Finance Director to sign the Engagement Letter with the Office of the Washington State Auditor for the 2021 audit. J. Amendment to Contract with Compulink Management Center, Inc. - Authorize MOTION: I move to authorize the Mayor to sign a contract amendment with Compulink Management Center, Inc. to extend the contract term to run concurrently with the sta contract, to authorize future purchases within budgets previously established by Council, and to ratify all prior acts consistent with this motion and the contract amendment. 9. OTHER BUSINESS None. 10. BIDS None. 11. EXECUTIVE SESSION AND ACTION AFTER EXECUTIVE SESSION None. 12. ADJOURNMENT Mayor Ralph adjourned the meeting. Meeting ended at 8:07 p.m. Kimberley A. Komoto City Clerk Page 7 of 7 5707 - 856 - wellis@kentwa.gov mail: - Questions?William Ellis, Economic and Community DevelopmentPhone: 253E City of Seattle and City of Kent cooperated on grant application to Department of Commerce Shared interest in ‘commercial affordability’Proposed use of funds included tenant improvement and predevelopment cost coverage in DCE and Midway areas (transit expanding development) Waiting for Grant Outcome••• q