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• City Council Regular Meeting
KENT Minutes
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September 3, 2024
Date: September 3, 2024
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 itlle= Status Arrived
Dana Ralph Mayor Present
Satwinder Kaur Council President Present
Bill Boyce Councilmember Present
John Boyd Councilmember Present
Brenda Fincher Councilmember Present
Marli Larimer Councilmember Present
Toni Troutner Councilmember Present
Zandria Michaud Councilmember Excused
3. AGENDA APPROVAL
A. I move to approve the agenda as presented.
RESULT: MOTION PASSES [UNANIMOUS]
MOVER: Satwinder Kaur, Council President
SECONDER: Bill Boyce, Councilmember
AYES: Kaur, Boyce, Boyd, Fincher, Larimer, Troutner
4. PUBLIC COMMUNICATIONS
A. Public Recognition
i. Employee of the Month
Mayor Ralph recognized Mark Maughan as the City's September Employee of
the Month.
ii. Proclamation for Childhood Cancer Awareness Month
Mayor presented the Proclamation for Childhood Cancer Awareness Month to
Brandon, Amanda, and Addison Huffman.
iii. Proclamation for Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders Awareness
Month
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Mayor Ralph presented the Proclamation for Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders
Awareness Month to Alex and Clara O'Keeffe.
B. Community Events
Council President Kaur announced upcoming events at the accesso ShoWare
Center.
Councilmember Fincher announced upcoming Spotlight Series events.
S. REPORTS FROM COUNCIL AND STAFF
A. Mayor Ralph's Report
Mayor Ralph provided a recap of the latest meeting of the Flood Control
District meeting.
B. Chief Administrative Officer's Report
No report.
C. Councilmembers' Reports
Council President Kaur provided a recap of the two workshop presentations
from today.
Councilmember Troutner provided an overview of the Parks items on today's
Committee of the Whole agenda.
Troutner serves as the Vice Chair of the Puget Sound Regional Fire Authority
Governance Board and provided a recap from their last meeting.
Councilmember Larimer provided an overview of the Economic and
Community Development item on today's Committee of the Whole agenda.
Councilmember Boyce provided a recap of the Operations items from today's
Committee of the Whole agenda.
Councilmember Boyd - No report
Councilmember Fincher invited the pubic to attend the art exhibition in the
City's Centennial Center.
Fincher provided a recap of the Public Works item from today's Committee of
the Whole agenda.
Fincher serves on the Mental Illness and Drug Dependency Council and
provided a recap of their latest meeting that related to additional budget
funds for successful graduates of the DUI program.
6. PUBLIC HEARING
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None.
7. PUBLIC COMMENT
None.
S. CONSENT CALENDAR
RESULT: APPROVED [UNANIMOUS]
MOVER: Satwinder Kaur, Council President
SECONDER: Bill Boyce, Councilmember
AYES: Kaur, Boyce, Boyd, Fincher, Larimer, Troutner
A. Approval of Minutes
i. Council Workshop - Workshop Regular Meeting - Aug 20, 2024 5:15 PM
ii. City Council Meeting - City Council Regular Meeting - Aug 20, 2024 7:00
PM
B. Payment of Bills - Approve
MOTION: I move to approve: the payment of bills received
through 7/31/24 and paid on 7/31/24; the checks issued for
payroll 7/16/24-7/31/24 and paid on 8/5/24; the payment of
bills received through 8/15/24 and paid on 8/15/24; and the
checks issued for payroll 8/1/24-8/15/24 and paid on
8/20/24, all audited by the Committee of the Whole on
8/20/24.
C. Excused Absence for Councilmember Michaud - Approve
MOTION: I move to approve an excused absence for
Councilmember Michaud for the meeting of September 3, 2024.
D. Consolidating Budget Adjustment Ordinance for Adjustments
between April 1, 2024, and June 30, 2024 - Adopt
MOTION: I move to adopt Ordinance No. 4497, consolidating
budget adjustments made between April 1, 2024, and June 30,
2024, reflecting an overall budget increase of $6,349,580.
E. Joint Funding Agreement with the U.S. Geological Survey -
Authorize
MOTION: I move to authorize the Mayor to sign the Joint
Funding Agreement for Water Resource Investigations with the
U.S. Geological Survey, subject to final terms and conditions
acceptable to the Public Works Director and City Attorney.
9. OTHER BUSINESS
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None.
10. BIDS
None.
11. EXECUTIVE SESSION AND ACTION AFTER EXECUTIVE SESSION
None.
12. ADJOURNMENT
Mayor Ralph adjourned the meeting.
Meeting ended at 7:29 p.m.
K&nn Ley A. Kavu)to-
City Clerk
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Good evening city council members and mayor
Ralf .myname is alex O'Keeffe and I am 12
years old. I am here to talk about. F.a.s.d also
known as fetal alcohol spectrum disorder.
because September is. F.a.s. d awareness
month. did you know 1 in 20 kids and adults have
F.a.s.d ... F.a.s. d is caused by prenatal alcohol
exposure in the womb. You may have heard
prenatal alcohol exposure in the womb can
cause fetal alcohol syndrome, well its literally
!the same thing as .F.a.s.d except F.a.s.d is an
invisible brain injury .because ,of this being
invisible you, can look atme ,and don't even think
have a disability ..I look at the alcohol 21 ,and
up, signs.. all they say is ,alcohol can cause fetal
,alcohol syndrome .living with f.a.s.d is hard and
got lucky because most of the time f.a.s.d is a lot
more effective on other people how f.a.s.d effects
me, is both physically ,and mentally struggle
with subjects like math reading and language
arts. By that I mean this speech took me quite
some time
I want to make sure you all know about this
invisible brain injury I am hoping mayor Ralph you
can make so businesses selling alcohol have to
say alcohol can cause fetal alcohol syndrome
and it can cause fetal alcohol spectrum disorder
so im asking you all to continue helping me fight
for are generation with kids and adults who have
fasd to learn more about fasd search fasd united
on your mobile phone thank you for your time
Good evening, Mayor Ralph and city council members, I am
here in honor of my sister Starla Jane Hindberg-O'keeffe and
also as you know, because September is FA5D awareness
month. My sister Starla, died in September021 when she
was 10 years old. She died because of A.D.E.M disease. She
also had FASD more than me and Alex. I wish that women
would not drink Alcohol while they are pregnant because it
can hurt the babies brain, like mine was hurt. Having FASD
(which means Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder) is hard.
have trouble with making good choices. For example,
sometimes I make a very poor choice when I see like for
instance, when someone in my house has made brownies
and see them and think, mmm brownies. And next thing I
know there's a huge chunk of brownies missing! Because I
am super impulsive mom has had to put locks on lots of our
cupboards. I also get mad and throw a fit often. I have a
really hard time in homeschool staying focused and learning
because it is getting harder especially in math. I also have an
anxiety disorder and worry a lot. I have trouble sleeping even
with meds and have nightmares a lot (last night I had two).
as you can see, having FASD is hard for me. But I am so, so
glad my mom (who is my hero) and my chosen dad (he's my
adoptive brother) try to do fun things with me. They take me
to the park, to cornucopia days and lots of other fun things.
My adoptive mom helps me practice calming tools like
taking deep slow breaths. I used to be embarrassed to use
the breath tool, but now it's easier. We have been working on
using tools since I was 2. 1 am very shy around strangers, but
am getting less shy as I get older. Let's talk about my
strengths. I am good at music, especially the violin. I also
play the recorder, drums, and guitar, both electric and
classical. I can play the bells too. And I really love animals
and reptiles! I want to be a veterinarian when I grow up and
care for all kinds of animals and reptiles except for rats and
raccoons, I am scared of those. What I love is the show
Sponge Bob Square Pants, riding my bike and going on walks
with my dog Sierra Oreo O'keeffe! While I have a brain injury
that affect me for the rest of my life we hope growing
strengths will help me grow up to be a successful respected
adult. I hope you know more about me and FASD. Thank you
for listening to me. Good night.