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Home My WebLink AboutCity Council Meeting - Council - Regular Minutes - 11/01/2022Date: Time: Place: 1. 2. 3. KENT WAS M IN G 7 0 N November 1, 2022 5:00 p.m. Chambers CALL TO ORDER/FLAG SALUTE Mayor Ralph called the meeting to order. ROLL CALL Approved Kent City Council City Council Regular Meeting Minutes November 1, 2022 Attendee Name Title Status Dana Ralph Mayor Present Bill Boyce Council President Present Arrived Brenda Fincher Councilmember Present Satwinder Kaur Councilmember Present Marli Larimer Councilmember Present Toni Troutner Councilmember Present Les Thomas Councilmember Present Zandria Michaud Councilmember Present AGENDA APPROVAL Chief Administrative Officer, Pat Fitzpatrick added an Executive Session to review the performance of a public employee, as per RCW 42.30.110(1)(g), that is expected to last 10 minutes with no action following the 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 Officer Corey Chapman as the November employee of the month. Officer Chapman expressed words of appreciation of the award. Councilmember Michaud read comments from Brian Chandler from the Union Gospel Mission that expressed appreciation of the work of the City's officers working with the homeless population and indicated they "are the best Kent City Council City Council Regular Meeting November 1, 2022 Minutes Kent, Washington officers, well -trained and caring." 2. Proclamation for Native American Heritage Month Mayor Ralph read the Proclamation for Native American Heritage Month. B. Community Events Council President Boyce announced upcoming events at the accesso ShoWare Center and invited the public to attend events. S. REPORTS FROM COUNCIL AND STAFF A. Mayor Ralph's Report Mayor Ralph serves as the Vice chair of the South King Housing and Homelessness Partnership and advised of the current search for a new Executive Director. Mayor Ralph talked about the Legislative Agenda for SKHHP. Mayor Ralph expressed appreciation of the neighborhoods that have participated in the "Drinks in the driveway" events. Mayor Ralph expressed appreciation of City Staff's participation in the recent Halloween event held at the Kent Station. B. Chief Administrative Officer's Report Chief Administrative Officer, Pat Fitzpatrick advised there is an Executive Session tonight to review the performance of a public employee, as per RCW 42.30.110(1)(g), that is expected to last 10 minutes with no action following the session. Fitzpatrick advised his written report is in today's agenda packet. C. Councilmembers' Reports Council President Boyce serves as the Chair of the City's Operations and Public Safety Committee and provided a recap of today's agenda items. Councilmember Troutner serves as the Vice Chair on the Regional Transit Committee that recently voted to continue the low income fare for transit. Councilmember Thomas serves on the Puget Sound Regional Fire Authority Governance Board that will meet on November 2nd and 16th at Station 78 at 5:30 p.m. Councilmember Fincher serves on the Mental Illness and Drug Dependency Council that recently launched a new program that allows students taking classes to become behavior health therapists to go to school during work hours with the goal to increase the number of behavior health therapists. Page 2 of 6 Kent City Council City Council Regular Meeting November 1, 2022 Minutes Kent, Washington 6. PUBLIC HEARING None. 7. PUBLIC COMMENT TJ Petersen, a Kent resident provided comment on increasing tenant protections. 8. CONSENT CALENDAR I move to approve items A - E. RESULT: APPROVED [UNANIMOUS] MOVER: Bill Boyce, Council President SECONDER: Les Thomas, Councilmember AYES: Boyce, Fincher, Kaur, Larimer, Troutner, Thomas, Michaud A. Approval of Minutes Council Workshop - Workshop Regular Meeting - Oct 18, 2022 5:00 PM City Council Meeting - City Council Regular Meeting - Oct 18, 2022 7:00 PM B. Payment of Bills - Approve MOTION: I move to approve the payment of bills received through 9/30/22 and paid on 9/30/22; and the checks issued for payroll 9/16/22 through 9/30/22 and paid on 10/5/2022, and the payment of bills received through 10/15/22 and paid on 10/15/22; and the checks issued for payroll 10/1/22 through 10/15/22 and paid on 10/20/22, all audited by the Operations and Public Safety Committee on 10/18/22. C. Write-offs of Uncollectable Accounts - Authorize MOTION: I move to authorize the Mayor to write-off uncollectable accounts owed to the City in the amount of $116,161.00, subject to final approval of the Finance Director. D. Ordinance to Amend Section 8.09.030 of the Kent City Code, entitled ""Unlawful camping on public property" - Adopt MOTION: I move to adopt Ordinance No. 4444, amending section 8.09.030 of the Kent City Code, entitled ""Unlawful camping on public property," to make a non -substantive clarification to the language within this section. E. Accept the 2022 Asphalt Grinding Project as Complete - Authorize Page 3 of 6 Kent City Council City Council Regular Meeting Minutes V1 November 1, 2022 Kent, Washington MOTION: I move to authorize the Mayor to accept the 2022 Asphalt Grinding Project as complete and release retainage to Statewide Parking Lot Services, Inc. upon receipt of standard releases from the State and the release of any liens. OTHER BUSINESS A. 2023 Legislative Agenda - Adopt Briahna Murray, the City's contract Lobbyist, presented information on the City's Legislative Agenda and Policy Document. Murray reviewed the 2023 Legislative Session expectations: First year of the two-year biennium, 105 day session Tasks before the 2023 Legislature: o Develop 2023-25 operating, capital, and transportation budgets o Consider and adopt policy bills Political Context o November elections formative, 25+ new legislators o Committee assignments in Nov/Dec 2022 Murray reviewed the City's 2023 Legislative Agenda Structure and went into details on each of the top priorities relating to: Public safety Illegal Street Racing East Hill North Community Park Transportation Modernization & Efficiency Murray advised the Policy Document contains information on items the City will sign in support/oppose and join coalitions to advance interests. Murray indicated the next steps include receiving feedback on the draft agenda and finalizing the documents for the November 15, 2022 Council meeting agenda. City Attorney, Tammy White responded to questions about the body worn camera legislation. Councilmember Kaur requested the City make housing as a priority and also expressed support of the Legislature reevaluating the 1% cap on property tax. Murray provided details on three things that are occurring that may cause additional consideration of lifting the 1% property tax limitation. Councilmembers Larimer and Fincher expressed support of Councilmember Page 4 of 6 Kent City Council City Council Regular Meeting November 1, 2022 Minutes Kent, Washington Kaur's recommendation to make housing a priority. Chief Administrative Officer, Pat Fitzpatrick provided information on the impacts to staff if an item is designated as one of the City's priorities. Thomas made a motion to adopt the 2023 Legislative Agenda and Troutner seconded the motion. There was discussion. Councilmember Michaud spoke in support of all priorities and requested adding a housing section on the policy document. Larimer and Fincher spoke in support of adding a housing section. Boyce provided information on working with legislators to make housing a priority. City Attorney, Tammy White indicated the Policy Document directs what the City will sign and support. Page 44 of the Legislative document outlines policy statements with respect to housing and it may already address some of concerns already. Thomas spoke in support of the motion. There were no amendments to the original motion. Thomas called for the question. Mayor Ralph committed to working with the City's lobbyist to increase and support legislation during the upcoming legislative session. MOTION: I move to adopt the City of Kent's 2023 state legislative agenda. RESULT: MOTION PASSES [4 TO 3] Next: 11/15/2022 7:00 PM MOVER: Les Thomas, Councilmember SECONDER: Toni Troutner, Councilmember AYES: Boyce, Kaur, Troutner, Thomas NAYS: Fincher, Larimer, Michaud 10. BIDS None. 11. EXECUTIVE SESSION AND ACTION AFTER EXECUTIVE SESSION A. To review the performance of a public employee. as per RCW 42.30.110(1)(g) Page 5 of 6 Kent City Council City Council Regular Meeting Minutes November 1, 2022 Kent, Washington At 6:00 p.m, the Council went into Executive Session for 10 minutes. At 6:10 p.m, Executive Session was extended for an additional 5 minutes. At 6:15, the Council ended Executive Session. 12. ADJOURNMENT With no action following Executive Session, Mayor Ralph adjourned the meeting. Meeting ended at 6:15 p.m. K6mb,ai,ley A. KamO�to- City Clerk Page 6 of 6 E M O a J9 R a IA 0 w 41 7 C .E W W 2 F- c a� �3 w IA m w a u o � a� L Q m W = L � n V �Z o> W Z E c 'i a Ln City of Kent .............. Preparing for the 2023 Legislative Session 2023 Session Expectations Draft 2023 Agenda ► First year of the two-year biennium, 105-day session ► Tasks before the 2023 Legislature: ► Develop 2023-25 operating, capital, and transportation budgets ► Consider and adopt policy bills ► Political context ► November elections formative, 25+ new legislators ► Committee assignments in Nov/Dec 2022 Policy Staten r • Public Safety • Illegal Street Racing • East Hill North Community Park • Transportation • Modernization & Efficiency ► Supreme Court decision in 2021 invalidated statute making possession of controlled substances a felony ► Legislature enacted temporary policy: two diversions to treatment, misdemeanor. Expires in 2023 ► Proposal to make possession of controlled substances an arrestable offense, with treatment required for deferred prosecution ► Increase treatment options to ensure readily available ► A coalition of cities concerned about illegal street racing are working to draft legislation for the 2023 session. ► Promotion ► Participation ► Seizure of street racing vehicles ► Prosecution of accomplices ► $2 million capital funding request for Phase 1 of the community park. ► Significant community engagement ► Kent's first green park - preservation of the natural environment and a high -quality nature experience for children and families ► Amenities such as parking, utilities, restroom, shelter, children's play area with nature -based play, nature trails, and ecological restoration consisting of native meadows, forests, and wetlands ► Timely delivery of projects: ► Meet Me on Meeker ► 224th St Corridor ► Interurban Trail ► SIR 167/1-405 ► Puget Sound Gateway ► Funding to preserve and maintain the local transportation system ► Two proposals to help the city "go digital": ► Remove the requirement that a city redact body worn camera footage that is being requested by an attorney who is otherwise receiving the same footage unredacted through the discovery process. ► Clarify that ordinances can be considered effective and "officially filed for use and examination by the public" when they are made readily available online. ► Items will sign in support/oppose and join coalitions to advance interests Feedback on Agenda Approve Final Legislative Agenda Session begins January9th Briahna Murray State Lobbyist, Partner bmurray@gth-gov.com (253) 310-5477