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Home My WebLink AboutCity Council Meeting - Council - Minutes - 4/4/2023 Approved Kent City Council • City Council Regular Meeting KENT Minutes WAS M IN G 7 0 N April 4, 2023 Date: April 4, 2023 Time: 7:05 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 Ralph Mayor Present Bill Boyce Council President Present Brenda Fincher Councilmember Present Satwinder Kaur Councilmember Present Marli Larimer Councilmember Excused Toni Troutner Councilmember Present Les Thomas Councilmember Excused Zandria Michaud Councilmember Present 3. AGENDA APPROVAL A. I move to approve the agenda as amended. Consent item "H. Excused Absence for Councilmember Thomas" was added. RESULT: MOTION PASSES [UNANIMOUS] MOVER: Bill Boyce, Council President SECONDER: Toni Troutner, Councilmember AYES: Boyce, Fincher, Kaur, Troutner, Michaud 4. PUBLIC COMMUNICATIONS A. Public Recognition 1. Employee of the Month Mayor Ralph recognized Josh Gonzalez as the City's April employee of the month. Communications Manager, Patti Belle expressed appreciation for Gonzalez and indicated he is part of the award-winning multimedia team. Gonzalez thanked his team for all of their support and hard work. 2. Recognition of Kent 101 Graduates Mayor Ralph expressed appreciation of all of the Kent 101 graduates of the latest sessions that wrapped up last week. Kent City Council City Council Regular Meeting April 4, 2023 Minutes Kent, Washington Communications Engagement Specialist, Tracy Taylor indicated this is the largest and most engage group of Kent 101 participants. 3. Proclamation for Sexual Assault Awareness Month Mayor Ralph presented the Proclamation for Sexual Assault Awareness Month to Mary Ellen Stone, CEO of the Kent Sexual Assault Resource Center. 4. Proclamation for National Public Safety Telecommunicators Week Mayor Ralph presented the Proclamation for National Public Safety Telecom municators Week to Lora Ueland, Director of Valley Communications. Ueland expressed appreciation of the Proclamation and talked about how proud she is of the work of all her staff. 5. Presentation from the Greater Kent Historical Society Eileen Yamada-Lamphere, President of the Greater Kent Historical Society extended an invitation for the public to attend the dedication of the Native American carving of the Welcome Figure on April 291" at 1 p.m. Vice President, Mike Evans shared information on how the Welcome Figure was created and also presented information on the history of Native American art. Dylan High, Executive Director, expressed appreciation of the work of the board and invited everyone to visit the museum. High also advised the 2023 scholarship opportunity for graduating seniors is currently open and applications are due May 15th. B. Community Events Council President Boyce announced upcoming events at the accesso ShoWare Center. Councilmember Fincher reminded the residents of Kent of the Spring curbside clean-up event that is taking place this week. 5. REPORTS FROM COUNCIL AND STAFF A. Mayor Ralph's Report and Chief Administrative Officer's Report Mayor Ralph advised the Chief Administrative Officer's report is in today's agenda packet and there is no executive session tonight. Mayor Ralph serves on the Puget Sound Regional Council Executive Board and Executive Committee that recently discussed FTA funding that comes from federal government. The Model for distributing funds has been in place for many years and Pierce County Transit expressed concerns that smaller ........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... Page 2 of 6 Kent City Council City Council Regular Meeting April 4, 2023 Minutes Kent, Washington agencies were not seeing equitable distribution and funding. The work group came up with more equitable ideas to distribute funding. Mayor Ralph advised the Regional Policy Committee recommended moving the Veterans and Seniors levy to the November Ballot. This would be a renewal levy. Mayor Ralph serves as the chair on the Flood Control District Advisory Committee that received updates on projects. Mayor Ralph provided a recap of the current legislative session that ends on April 23rd B. Councilmembers' Reports Council President Boyce serves as the chair of the Operations and Public Safety Committee and provided a recap of the agenda items from today's meeting. Boyce serves as the chair of the City Council Workshop and provided a recap of today's joint workshop with the Kent School District. Boyce serves as the chair on the Sound Cities Association Public Issues Committee that recently held a networking dinner where King County Executive, Dow Constantine presented his state of the county address. Councilmember Michaud serves on the Regional Law Safety and Justice Committee that received a briefing on the current legislative session. Additionally, the committee received an update on the City of Snoqualmie's co-responder program. Councilmember Kaur serves on the Growth Management Planning Council that recently approved the Affordable Housing Committee's recommend amendments on Countywide Planning Policies. Councilmember Troutner serves on the Puget Sound Regional Fire Authority that is voting this week on a planned amendment to annex the City of Tukwila into the PSRFA. Councilmember Fincher serves on the King County Mental Illness and Drug Dependency Council that recently received an update on court cases relating to providing mental health services. Fincher announced April 22nd as the next Drug Takeback Day. Fincher serves as the chair of the City's Public Works Committee and provided a recap of agenda items from the April 3rd meeting. ........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... Page 3 of 6 Kent City Council City Council Regular Meeting April 4, 2023 Minutes Kent, Washington 6. PUBLIC HEARING None. 7. PUBLIC COMMENT Raphael Sedan, K.P. Buckner and Jason Kim, all civics class students at Kentwood High School attended tonight's meeting and spoke to the Council about their experience attending the meeting. S. CONSENT CALENDAR RESULT: APPROVED [UNANIMOUS] MOVER: Bill Boyce, Council President SECONDER: Toni Troutner, Councilmember AYES: Boyce, Fincher, Kaur, Troutner, Michaud A. Approval of Minutes City Council Meeting - City Council Regular Meeting - Mar 21, 2023 7:00 PM B. Payment of Bills - Approve MOTION: I move to approve the payment of bills received through 3/15/2023 and paid on 3/15/2023, and approve the checks issued for payroll 3/1/2023-3/15/2023 and paid on 3/20/2023, all audited by the Operations and Public Safety Committee on 3/21/2023. C. Medical, Stop Loss and Wellness Vendor Contracts - Authorize MOTION: I move to authorize the Mayor to approve renewal of the following contracts: • Medical plan with Kaiser Permanente for one year • Stop Loss Insurance with LifeWise for one year • Wellness platform with Vitality Group for 3 years and 9 months with the option to renew automatically for a successive period of 1 year each, all subject to approval of final terms and conditions acceptable to the Interim Human Resources Director and the City Attorney. D. Washington State Department of Commerce Mill Creek / 76th Avenue South Flood Plain Stabilization, Habitat Enhancement Project $980,000 Grant - Authorize ........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... Page 4 of 6 Kent City Council City Council Regular Meeting April 4, 2023 Minutes Kent, Washington MOTION: I move to accept grant funds in the amount of $980,000 from the Washington State Department of Commerce for the Mill Creek / 76th Avenue South Flood Plain Stabilization, Habitat Enhancement Project, amend the budget, authorize expenditure of funds, authorize the Mayor to sign all necessary documents, subject to final terms and conditions acceptable to the City Attorney and Public Works Director, and to ratify all prior acts consistent with this motion. E. Washington State Department of Commerce Mill Creek / 76th Avenue South Flood Plain Stabilization, Habitat Enhancement Project $1,950,000 Grant - Authorize MOTION: I move to accept grant funds in the amount of $1,950,000 from the Washington State Department of Commerce for the Mill Creek / 76t" Avenue South Flood Plain Stabilization, Habitat Enhancement Project, amend the budget, authorize expenditure of funds, authorize the Mayor to sign all necessary documents, subject to final terms and conditions acceptable to the City Attorney and Public Works Director, and to ratify all prior acts consistent with this motion. F. James Street Stormwater Improvements - King County Flood Control District Sub-Regional Opportunity Fund acceptance - Authorize MOTION: I move to accept the King County Flood Control District Sub-Regional Opportunity Fund Allocation, in the amount of $225,308, for James Street stormwater improvements, amend the budget, authorize expenditure of funds, and authorize the Mayor to sign all necessary documents, subject to final terms and conditions acceptable to the City Attorney and Public Works Director. G. Excused Absence for Councilmember Larimer - Approve MOTION: I move to approve an excused absence for Councilmember Larimer for the City Council meeting of April 4, 2023. 9. OTHER BUSINESS None. 10. BIDS A. 2023 Paint Line Striping and Raised Pavement Markings Replacement Bid - Award Public Works Director, Chad Bieren provided a recap of the Paint Line Striping and Raised Pavement Marking Replacement bid and recommended awarding ........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... Page 5 of 6 Kent City Council City Council Regular Meeting April 4, 2023 Minutes Kent, Washington to Specialized Pavement Markings, LLC. MOTION: I move to award the 2023 Paint Line Striping and Raised Pavement Markings Replacement Project to Specialized Pavement Marking, LLC in the amount of $342,575.00 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: Boyce, Fincher, Kaur, Troutner, Michaud 11. EXECUTIVE SESSION AND ACTION AFTER EXECUTIVE SESSION None 12. ADJOURNMENT Mayor Ralph adjourned the meeting. Meeting ended at 8:10 p.m. V*il�Ley A. 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