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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCity Council Meeting - Council - Minutes - 4/18/2023 Approved Kent City Council • City Council Regular Meeting KENT Minutes WAS H IN G70 IN April 18, 2023 Date: April 18, 2023 Time: 7:01 p.m. Place: Chambers 1. CALL TO ORDER/FLAG SALUTE Mayor Ralph called the meeting to order. 2. ROLL CALL Attendee Name 1Titie ,_ Status Arrived Dana Ral h Mayor Present Bill Boyce Council President Excused Brenda Fincher Councilmember Present Satwinder Kaur Councilmember Present 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 agenda as amended. Item D. Excused Absence for Councilmember Larimer was removed from the consent agenda. RESULT: MOTION PASSES [UNANIMOUS] MOVER: Zandria Michaud, Councilmember SECONDER: Les Thomas, Councilmember AYES: Fincher, Kaur, Larimer, Troutner, Thomas, Michaud 4. PUBLIC COMMUNICATIONS A. Public Recognition i. Appointments and Reappointments to the Kent Bicycle Advisory Board Mayor Ralph recommended appointing Gordon Dona and Prem Subedi in addition to reappointing Julie Dunn, Maria Castro, and Erik Jacobs to the Kent Bicycle Advisory Board and requested the council confirm their appointments. B. Community Events Councilmember Michaud advised that there will be a Drug Take Back Day on April 22nd at City Hall and the Thunderbirds are in the play-offs, additional information for these events can be found online. Kent City Council City Council Regular Meeting April 18, 2023 Minutes Kent, Washington Councilmember Fincher advised that there will be a Centennial Gallery Artists Reception on April 20th and a recycling event on April 21st, additional information for these events can be found online. C. Public Safety Report Chief Rafael Padilla presented the Public Safety Report by starting with the swearing in of Police Officer Adrian Rojas-Medina. The Life Saving Award was presented to Corrections Officer Autumn Heerspink. On November 18th, 2022, Heerspink provided lifesaving efforts to an unresponsive inmate at Kent City Jail. Chief Padilla provided information regarding an officer involved shooting that took place at 2 pm on Tuesday, April 18th, 2023. Further investigation is being handled by the Valley Independent Investigation Team. 5. REPORTS FROM COUNCIL AND STAFF A. Mayor Ralph's Report and Chief Administrative Officer's Report Mayor Ralph recognized Prem Subedi, recommended for the Kent Bicycle Advisory Board, for being present at the meeting and volunteering for the advisory board. Mayor Ralph is Chair for the Transportation Policy Board, where they are continuing to work on the Regional Transportation Plan. She also sits on the South King Area Transportation Board, where they recently received presentations from Sound Transit, Light Rail and Metro. Mayor Ralph recognized the passing of long time Kent resident Harry Williams, commending his service to this community and acknowledged the great number of lives impacted by Harry and his late wife, Marge. Chief Administrative Officer, Pat Fitzpatrick, shared legislative session updates, the Human Resources Director start date of May 1st, 2023 and advised the Chief Administrative Officer's full report is included in today's agenda packet. B. Councilmembers' Reports Councilmember Michaud Chairs the Operations and Public Safety Committee meeting. She provided a recap of the presentation from accesso ShoWare General Manager, Tim Higgins. Councilmember Kaur had no report, but shared that Harry Williams had a heart for service. She recalled his service at Rotary, the Fishing Hole events and the Kent Food Bank. ........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... Page 2 of 6 Kent City Council City Council Regular Meeting April 18, 2023 Minutes Kent, Washington Councilmember Larimer serves on the Advisory Council for Aging and Disability Services and advised that she did not attend the last meeting due to family vacation. Councilmember Troutner Chairs the Economic and Community Development Committee. They met on April 10th and had no action items. Troutner advised that the agenda, minutes and video from that meeting are available online. Councilmember Thomas serves as the Chairs of the Puget Sound Regional Fire Authority and advised that they are meeting tomorrow. Councilmember Fincher serves on the King Conservation District where they discussed rates and fees. She also serves on the Kent Arts Commission and Chairs the Public Works Committee. She referred back to community events portion of this meeting for details on their upcoming activities. 6. PUBLIC HEARING None. 7. PUBLIC COMMENT None. S. CONSENT CALENDAR Councilmember Michaud moved to approve the Consent Calendar letters A through G. RESULT: APPROVED [UNANIMOUS] MOVER: Zandria Michaud, Councilmember SECONDER: Les Thomas, Councilmember AYES: Fincher, Kaur, Larimer, Troutner, Thomas, Michaud A. Approval of Minutes 1. Council Workshop - Workshop Special Meeting - Apr 4, 2023 5:00 PM 2. City Council Meeting - City Council Regular Meeting - Apr 4, 2023 7:00 PM B. Payment of Bills - Approve MOTION: I move to approve the payment of bills received through 3/31/23 and paid on 3/31/23 and approve the checks issued for payroll 3/16/23-3/31/23 and paid on 4/5/23, all audited by the Operations and Public Safety Committee on 4/4/23. ........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... Page 3 of 6 Kent City Council City Council Regular Meeting April 18, 2023 Minutes Kent, Washington C. Excused Absence for Council President Boyce - Approve MOTION: I move to approve an excused absence for Council President Boyce for the City Council meeting of April 18, 2023. D. Appointments to the Kent Bicycle Advisory Board - Confirm MOTION: I move to confirm the Mayor's appointments of the following individuals to the Kent Bicycle Advisory Board: Julie Dunn, Maria Castro and Erik Jacobs for additional three-year terms from April 1, 2023 to March 31, 2026; Gordon Dona for an inaugural one-year term from April 1, 2023 to March 31, 2024; and Prem Subedi to a three-year term April 1, 2023 to March 31, 2026. E. Voice Permits License Agreement with Selectron Technologies, Inc. - Authorize MOTION: I move to authorize the IT Director to sign a renewal of the Voice Permits License Agreement with Selectron Technologies, Inc. in the amount of $11,632.07, to sign all future annual renewals that are within established budgets, subject to final terms and conditions acceptable to the IT Director and City Attorney, and to ratify past actions consistent with this motion. F. Condemnation Ordinance 218th - 98th Avenue South Project - Adopt MOTION: I move to adopt Ordinance No. 4460, authorizing the condemnation of property rights necessary to construct the South 218t" Street/98t" Avenue South from 94t" Place South to South 216t" Street. G. Rock Creek/SE Summit Landsburg Road Bridge - Interlocal Agreement with King County - Approve MOTION: I move to authorize the Mayor to sign an Interlocal Agreement with King County for the maintenance of the Rock Creek Bridge, subject to final terms and conditions acceptable to the City Attorney and Public Works Director. 9. OTHER BUSINESS None. 10. BIDS A. 2023 Plastic Markings Bid - Award Public Works Director, Chad Bieren provided an overview of the 2023 Plastic Marking project and recommended awarding Specialized Pavement Marking, LLC. ........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... Page 4 of 6 Kent City Council City Council Regular Meeting April 18, 2023 Minutes Kent, Washington MOTION: I move to award the 2023 Plastic Markings Project to Specialized Pavement Marking, LLC., in the amount of $199,920 and authorize the Mayor to sign all necessary documents, subject to final terms and conditions acceptable to the City Attorney and Public Works Director. RESULT: MOTION PASSES [UNANIMOUS] MOVER: Brenda Fincher, Councilmember SECONDER: Satwinder Kaur, Councilmember AYES: Fincher, Kaur, Larimer, Troutner, Thomas, Michaud B. 2023 Asphalt Grinding Bid - Award Public Works Director, Chad Bieren provided an overview of the 2023 Asphalt Grinding project and recommended awarding AAA Contractors, Inc. MOTION: I move to award the 2023 Asphalt Grinding Project to AAA Contractors, Inc., in the amount of $87,115 and authorize the Mayor to sign all necessary documents, subject to final terms and conditions acceptable to the City Attorney and Public Works Director. RESULT: MOTION PASSES [UNANIMOUS] MOVER: Brenda Fincher, Councilmember SECONDER: Satwinder Kaur, Councilmember AYES: Fincher, Kaur, Larimer, Troutner, Thomas, Michaud C. 2023 Watermain Replacement Bid - Award Public Works Director, Chad Bieren provided an overview of the 2023 Watermain Replacement project and recommended awarding Scarsella Bros., Inc. MOTION: I move to award the 2023 Watermain Replacement Project to Scarsella Bros., Inc. in the amount of $1,346,673.84 and authorize the Mayor to sign all necessary documents, subject to final terms and conditions acceptable to the City Attorney and Public Works Director. R SE ULT: MOTION PASSES [UNANIMOUS] MOVER: Brenda Fincher, Councilmember SECONDER: Satwinder Kaur, Councilmember AYES: Fincher, Kaur, Larimer, Troutner, Thomas, Michaud 11. EXECUTIVE SESSION AND ACTION AFTER EXECUTIVE SESSION None. ........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... Page 5 of 6 Kent City Council City Council Regular Meeting April 18, 2023 Minutes Kent, Washington 12. ADJOURNMENT Mayor Ralph reminded everyone to vote, gave locations of drop boxes and adjourned the meeting. Meeting ended at 7:32 p.m. Ki4�Ley A. Kamoto- City Clerk ........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... Page 6 of 6 KENT Pubimic a e e or SERVICE•PROFESSIONALISM•INTEGRITY April 18,, 2023 lNVICTA WA KENT KENT OLICE SERVICE•PROFESSIONALISM•INTEGRITY Swearingiiiiiiiiiiiiin Ceremony WA Police Officer Adrian RojasmMedina KENT KEPOLICE NT SERVICE•PROFESSIONALISM•INTEGRITY Live Saving IIIII Award WA Corrections Officer Autumn Heerspink r KENT � ,n`c .i 1 C /4k �. 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