City Beat

Black Diamond                    

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Mayor Carol Benson presided over the Thursday, March 2, City Council meeting with all Councilmembers present.

Ordinance No. 17-1088, amending the Budget for Calendar Year 2017 as adopted by emergency Ordinance 16-1083 to delete Section 5, revise Section 6, make additional changes and provide for severability. Passed 3-2 (Morgan, Pepper voting no)

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Resolution No. 17-1160, approving the 2017-2022 Six Year Transportation Improvement Program. Failed 2-3 (Morgan, Weber, Pepper voting no)

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Resolution No. 17-1159, authorizing the Mayor to Execute a Professional Services Agreement with Parametrix Inc. for Traffic Engineering Services for the Master Develop0ment Review Team (MDRT). Passed 3-2 as amended (Deady, Edelman voting no)

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Resolution No. 17-1158, authorizing the Mayor to Execute a Professional Services Agreement with Parametrix Inc. for Surveying Services for the MDRT. Passed 3-2 as amended (Deady, Edelman voting no)

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Resolution No. 17-1157, authorizing the Mayor to Execute a Professional Services Agreement with RH2 for Civil Engineering Services for the MDRT. Passed 3-2 as amended (Deady, Edelman voting no)

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Resolution No. 17-1156, authorizing the Mayor to execute a Professional Services Agreement with HWA Geosciences for Geotechnical Services for the MDRT. Passed 3-2 as amended (Deady, Edelman voting no)

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Motion to authorize the Mayor to execute the required documentation to release the City’s conservation easements held on an approximately 9.8-acre parcel of land, and to accept, in exchange, the payment of $19,750 from the Bonneville Power Administration. Passed 4-0 (Morgan recused herself from discussion/vote by walking out of the room)

Maple Valley

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Mayor Sean Kelly presided over the Monday, March 6, Special City Council meeting with one Councilmember absent.

Ordinance No. O-17-611, amending Maple Valley Municipal Code Title 18 Sign Code. Passed 6-0

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Ordinance No. O-17-612, annexing the approximately 14-acre property commonly known as Rainier Ridge, providing for taxation and zoning of the same. Passed 5-0 (Kelly stepped away from dais)

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Ordinance No. O-17-613, granting a Franchise to Fiorito Enterprises, Inc. & Rabanco Companies. Passed 6-0

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Motion to authorize the City Manager to execute the negotiated Separation Agreement with Kim Scattarella. Passed 6-0

Metropolitan King County Council

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Monday, March 6 Unanimously approved authorizing a long-term agreement for the purchase of renewable, greenhouse gas neutral electricity from Puget Sound Energy (Ordinance 2017-0035).

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Unanimously adopted legislation recognizing the value of federal public lands to King County. (Motion 2017-0050).

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Unanimously approved the 2017 Reorganization of the County Council, reappointing Joe McDermott to serve as Council Chair and Rod Dembowski and Reagan Dunn to continue serving as the Vice Chairs of the Council (Motion 2017-0095).

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