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APRIL 2002CITY OF SUMNER NEWSLETTERISSUE 21

Sumner's two major car dealerships may be in competi-tion to sell vehicles, but they work as a team when itcomes to supporting area young people through the

D.A.R.E. anti-drug program.

Sunset Chevrolet and Riverside Ford, both located alongTraffic Avenue in Sumner, take turns donating vehicles tothe Sumner Police Department for the D.A.R.E. program.Earlier this year, Sunset Chevrolet donated a late modelBlazer which will be used in the program for a two-yearperiod. The Blazer replaces a late-model Mustang that wasdonated by Riverside Ford for the D.A.R.E. program twoyears ago. The vehicles are decorated with D.A.R.E.insignias and have recognition of both car dealerships fortheir support of the program.

The DARE vehicle is used by the Police Department'sSchool Resource Officer, Jeff Engel, to travel betweenschools where he delivers the program's anti-drug and anti-substance abuse message to students.

Don Gillis, owner of Riverside Ford, has gone on to donatethe Mustang to a deserving Sumner High School student asa scholarship. Students can still apply for the scholarshipthrough their school. More information on the scholarshipis available on the City's website: www.ci.sumner.wa.us.

■ Mayor’s Message . . . . . . . . . .pg. 2

■ City Hall Open House . . . . . .pg. 3

■ City Expands North . . . . . . .pg. 4

■ Community Events . . . . . . . pg. 5

School Resource Officer Jeff Engel, left, accepts the keys to thelate-model Blazer from Sunset Chevrolet co-owners Jerry Yoderand Ray Sparling.

The state Supreme Court heard a case that would determine the fate of Sumner’sjuvenile curfew law and a similar ordinance in 60 communities. Sumner's curfewordinance is being challenged by a parent who said it infringes on parental rightsand is unconstitutional.

The curfew restricts children younger than 18 from being in public places or busi-nesses between 11 p.m. and 5 a.m. Sunday through Thursday. Juveniles are pro-hibited from being out from 12:01 a.m. until 5 a.m. Friday, Saturday, holidays ornonschool days. Minors may be in public places or businesses during curfewhours if they are working, on an errand for a parent or returning home from anadult-supervised event. The curfew ordinance allows parents to be cited if theyknowingly permit their children to violate curfew.

In the case before the Supreme Court, a Sumner man was cited twice and fined$100 for permitting his 14-year-old son to be out after curfew. Arguments fromattorneys from both sides were heard in mid-March. Curfews have been adoptedby a number of area cities, including Tacoma which filed a friend-of-the-courtbrief in support of Sumner. Justices may not rule on the case for several months.

Auto Dealerships Team Up toSupport D.A.R.E. Program

Sumner’s Curfew Ordinance Challenged

■ Healthy Trees Are Important toCommunity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .pg. 6

■ City Council Highlights . . pg. 8

For many of us winter is a timefor staying indoors and enjoyinga warm fire or blanket while we

read or watch TV. But for someSumner employees, whether they takecare of our streets, are inspectors,engineers, planners or work in thePolice, Fire, Parks, or CemeteryDepartments, they are out there in thew e a t h e r, dealing with cold, wet,dreary conditions, and taking care ofus.

When snow or a flood hits, it's a greatcomfort to know that Sumner's staff isprepared and able to handle it, nomatter what the hour or the condi-tions, and the city will be safe. Weexpect our employees to do their jobswithout fail, and we aren't surprisedwhen the streets are clear and thework is done. There has been a lot oftalk about heroes lately and, inSumner, these folks are our heroes. Onbehalf of the town they serve I'd like tosay to these terrific employees,"Thanks for the great job!"

For City Hall, this has been an event-ful spring already. The City HallProject is finally complete! Ben Reisz,Sumner's Police Chief, let me use hisnew office for the past eight monthswhile the old City Hall was upgraded.(It took longer than expected.) Benwas very polite but I recently heardhim mention to someone that visitorsand fish are a lot alike – they bothstart to smell after three days! Well!!

Ben finally gets tomove into his officein the new PublicSafety area and I'mback in my old office.City Hall is beautifuland you'll find lots ofinformation aboutthe project in thisn e w s l e t t e r. Markyour calendar for theCity Hall OpenHouse: We d n e s d a y,May 1, from 4 to 7 p.m. See your"new" City Hall. We even have an ele-vator so now both floors are accessibleto everyone.

This summer, thanks to some grants,we'll be working on the White RiverTrail and Main Street will beupgraded with new lights, tree grates,garbage cans, and other amenities.The Traffic Avenue project is complete(looks great and sure helps the trafficmove!) and the City and State will beworking on the intersection ofThompson and Traffic to improve theentrance to the city and the freeway.Looks like another busy summer.

Please call if you have any sugges-tions, 253-891-3318, or email at bskin-ner@ci.sumner.wa.us. Don't forget –mark your calendar! Bring your familyto the Open House on May 1!

Barbara Skinner, Mayor

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Barbara Skinner

MAYOR’S MESSAGECITY OF SUMNER

1104 Maple St. Sumner, WA 98390

253-863-8300253-863-2850 FAX

MAYORBarbara Skinner

CITY COUNCILSteve AllsopMike ConnorDave EnslowMark EversLeroy Goff

Stuart ScheuermanRon Scholz

CITY STAFF

Andrew Neiditz City Administrator

Steve Zamberlin Asst. City Administrator/Human Resources

John Doan Asst. City Administrator/Community Development & Parks

Wendy Shook Court Administrator

Patricia Bosmans City Attorney

Susan Clary City Clerk

Mary Ann Norquist Finance/Systems

Director

Dick Moore Fire Chief

J. Ben Reisz Police Chief

Bill Shoemaker Public Works Director

Steve Allsop began his first four-year term on the City Councilin January after being elected last November. Allsop has livedin Sumner more than 20 years and has a wife and two children.He is a manager at a Seattle finance and bonding company.

Allsop brings to the City Council expertise in finance and con-tract negotiations. He also is keenly interested in future devel-opment of the City and as a citizen took part in formulating theEast Side Neighborhood Plan. Allsop says his three primaryareas of focus as a Council member are:• Reducing density, particularly with regard to the East SideNeighborhood plan that would allow more large apartment complexes;• Controlling thru-traffic that is increasingly cutting through neighborhoods;and • Relying less on tax increases and more on cost controls in maximizing value totaxpayers.

As a new Council member, Allsop says that City staff, fellow Council mem-bers and the Mayor have all made him feel quite welcome and he particularlyenjoys the input he regularly receives from Sumner's residents.

COUNCIL PROFILE

APRIL 2002

Parks Appreciation DayCome and celebrate Arbor Day andParks Appreciation Day at Sk8 atthe Daffodil Valley Sports Complexat 11 a.m. on April 27. The ForestryCommission will be announcingtheir first recipients of the "Thanksfor the Trees" Award. This newaward will be given annually to indi-viduals and organizations, whichcontributed to the health and beautyof Sumner's urban forest. ParksAppreciation Day is being heldjointly by cities and park agenciesthroughout Pierce County. For moreinformation about Parks Apprecia-tion Day, visit the City's website, andjoin us on the 27th at 11 a.m.

Steve Allsop

At the end of the year, the Cityproduces a year-end report givingthe high-lights of the year'saccomplishments. The entirereport is available on-line at theCity's website.

During the past year:■■ Sumner grew to 8,600 resi-

dents.■■The City limits expanded to

7.3 square miles, which is203,529,361 square feet.

■■The Sumner Tr e a t m e n tPlant treated 562 million gallonsof wastewater.

■■The Fire Departmentresponded to 2,009 fire and aidcalls and taught 440 citizensC.P.R.

■■Annexation and construc-tion completed 52.8 miles ofstreet (totaling 384 acres).

■■Sumner police responded to8,697 calls for service.

■■78 drunk drivers werearrested.

■■We delivered 1,680 acre-feet of water (That is enough tostay in the shower for 130 years).

■■Provided 15,506 meals atthe Senior Center.

The first quarter of 2002 has been avery challenging one on a number offronts. The economic slump that has

caused major difficulty for many city bud-gets in the region is still being closely mon-itored here in Sumner. We've not yet beenforced to reduce any service levels, and byputting significant levels of funding intoreserve and contingency (over 8 percent),we hope to cushion the City against anytough impacts.

We're working withneighboring BonneyLake on an interlocalagreement to administerthe expansion andupgrade of our wastewa-ter treatment facility,with a $16 million pricetag, thus making it thebiggest ticket item in ourbudget.

We were required to once again refinanceour $8.2 million debt on LID 70, reflectingthe City's cost of building 142nd Avenueand the new Stuck River Bridge; and weworked hard to keep the Legislature fromcutting the State funding for the 24thStreet Interchange on SR 167.

The City's annexation of the 8th StreetNorth area including over 300 acres up tothe King County line is complete, as is theassumption of the Webstone Water Districtin that area by the City of Pacific. Pacifichas agreed to transfer the Sumner portionof the water district to Sumner at the timethe annexation and assumption are final-ized.

The City's Sumner Meadows Golf Links willnow have its grounds maintenance servicesperformed by our golf course concession-aire, GRI (Golf Resources Inc). We wereable to transition to the maintenance con-tract without negative impact to any Cityemployees.

With the new City Hall building projectcomplete, we hope to have a large commu-nity turnout at our open house on May 1.And to ensure that City government is notonly busy but responsive to our community,we are developing procedures for youngpeople to pursue community service workopportunities through volunteer efforts atCity Hall.

Andrew Neiditz

CITY ADMINISTRATOR’S MESSAGE

INTERESTING

CITY FA C T S

Andrew Neiditz

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The community is invited to the grand opening of the expanded andrenovated City Hall. After 18 months, the $3.1 million project isnearly complete and will be ready for the public on May 1. The pub-

lic will be able to tour the building and enjoy a piece of cake from 4 until 7p.m. This is a chance to see behind the scenes at the Police Departmentwithout wearing handcuffs.

The City Hall project was the culmination of about three years of study intothe City's space, public safety, and technology needs. The design of the newbuilding was intended to provide sufficient space for City needs for at least20 years, provide expanded and updated police facilities, improve customerservice, and create a safe and efficient location for police dispatching. Theproject renovates 5,500 square feet of the original City Hall, which wasbuilt in 1935. A new 16,000 square foot addition was added to the originalbuilding. An old section, which housed old police facilities, was demolishedto make room for parking. Because of the unique building function it wasnot feasible to renovate the old addition.

The project was designed by Architects Rasmussen Triebelhorn of Tacomaand constructed by Father and Son Construction. It was funded by generalgovernment and utility revenues. About half of the project was financedusing bonds to be paid over the next 20 years. The remainder was paid offusing revenues from the major construction that occurred during the pasttwo years.

Citizens Invited to Attend May 1 Open House at Expanded City Hall

APRIL 2002

CITY DIRECTORYMAYORBarbara Skinner . . . . . . .891-3318

CITY COUNCIL (Voice mail)Mike Connor . . . . . . . . . .891-3332Kris Coppin . . . . . . . . . .891-3331Dave Enslow . . . . . . . . .891-3338Mark Evers . . . . . . . . . . .891-3330Leroy Goff . . . . . . . . . . .891-3335Stuart Scheuerman . . . .891-3334Ron Scholz . . . . . . . . . . .891-3336

CITY OFFICES

Administration/Finance .863-8300 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .FAX 863-2850

Cemetery . . . . . . . . . . . . 863-6345Court . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 863-7635Fire (non-emergency) . . 863-5451Golf Course . . . . . . . . . .863-8198Parks & Recreation . . . . 891-6500Permit Center . . . . . . . . .863-1230Police (non-emergency) .863-6384Senior Center . . . . . . . . .863-2910Utilities & Billing . . . . . .826-9400

Website: www.ci.sumner.wa.us

Buy a Heritage Park ‘Paver’

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Citizens, business people, commu-nity leaders, and students againgathered for the annual

Community Summit on March 14. TheSummit is the culmination of a varietyof forums and focus groups that gatherinput about community concerns. Fourof those forums were held at each ofthe junior highs and the high school inthe Sumner School District. In addi-tion to dinner, participants heard apresentation on the affordability ofhousing in the Sumner area, as stud-ied by a group of University ofWashington nursing students.

Participants included students, par-ents, school staff, and city officialsfrom Bonney Lake and Sumner.Everyone was able to work in smallgroups to discuss important issuessuch as youth activities, metham-phetamine use, student achievementand standards, Sumner FamilyCenter, volunteering and mentoring,legislative advocacy, truancy reductionand changes at Good SamaritanHospital.

The Communities for FamiliesCoalition coordinates the Summit.Good Samaritan Hospital and thePRISM grant with in-kind supportfrom the Bread Box and SumnerPresbyterian Church provide support.For additional information about thesummit or to obtain information aboutthe outcomes, please contact MarileeHill-Anderson at 891-6065 or mail to: M a r i l e e _ H i l l A n d e r s o n @ s u m n e r. w e d n e t. e d u .

The City's annexation of 320 acres of land north of the City limits was completedwhen the Boundary Review Board of Pierce County approved it in February.

The annexation brought into the City a section of the 8th Street Corridor,extending from Lake Tapps to State Route 167. Pierce County will continue tocoordinate the construction of this major road improvement.

The annexation also extended to the City's boundary to the King-Pierce Countyline and made us a neighbor of the City of Auburn. Among the businesses in theannexation are Manke Lumber, Robison Construction, and Potelco. The area hasan assessed value of about $27.8 million. Future development in the area willinclude industrial, commercial and high-density residential.

For more information about this annexation or others, contact the CommunityDevelopment Department at 863-8300.

Did you know that the Sumner SeniorCenter serves approximately 1,500people over 30,000 times each year?

That's right, we serve Sumner resi-dents and surrounding communitymembers over 30,000 times each year!The purpose of the Senior Center is toprovide a multi-faceted facilitywhereby individuals 55 years of ageand older can receive services and par-ticipate in activities regardless of theirfinancial or social background.

It is a comprehensive program thatassists seniors in maintaining a highquality of life and independent living.We do this by providing informationand referral resources, and throughvarious physical, mental, social andhealth services and programs. In shortwe are a place where people can,among other things, come to exercise,eat a meal, play cards, dance, havetheir blood pressure checked, and par-ticipate in other programs like ourSparks potluck.

Additionally, we offer a series of veryaffordable trips throughout the year toplaces such as Seattle's Public Market,Pacific Science Center and IMAXTheater, Tacoma Home and GardenShow, Western Washington State Fair,Leavenworth, and in conjunction withsurrounding Senior Centers, occasion-ally trips out of the state. Through ourSenior Employment Program we arethe only senior center in the area thatmaintains a referral source of individ-uals who are willing to provide a mul-titude of services to our senior resi-dents for very reasonable prices. These

services include, but are not limited to:minor home maintenance, adultrespite care, taking individuals to doc-tors appointments, and grocery shop-ping, clerical work, etc.

Our lunch program, sponsored by theAmerican Red Cross, provides nutri-tious meals five days a week for asmall donation. For those who haverecently been hospitalized and needshort-term help, or those who arehomebound permanently, the RedCross can provide a hot nutritiousmeal delivered to your house daily. Asyou can see we have something foralmost everyone. If we don't offer aprogram or service you would like tosee we encourage you to contact us andlet us know what it is so we can get itstarted. Finally, we are a resource forthose who need information on alltypes of other human service issues.

If we cannot help you we can at leaststeer you in the right direction. Pleasecall us at 253-863-2910 with any rec-ommendations, suggestions, com-plaints, or questions.

Citizens can become a permanentpart of Sumner’s Reuben KnoblauchHeritage Park, by purchasing a“paver” which will be installed in thepark plaza. The paver is a brick thatcontains engraved names or otherinformation.

The pavers are used to frame the cen-tennial plaque in the front of thePark. Cost is $35. For information oran application form, contact theCommunity Development Depart-ment at 863-8300. Deadline is June 1.

APRIL 2002

CommunitySummit Examines

Youth Concerns

Sumner Senior Center Serves Thousands

The Senior Center offers a comprehen -sive program for area seniors.

Annexation Extends City Limits to County Line

CI T Y HAL L CA L E N D A R

APRIL 22City Council Study Session,6 p.m., Council Chambers

APRIL 25Lahar threat forum, 7 p.m., City Hall

Arts Commission,6 p.m., Upstairs Conference Room

APRIL 27Arbor Day, Parks Appreciation Day, 11 a.m. Sk8– Daffodil Valley Sports C o m p l e x

APRIL28Family Fun Fest,12:30-4:30 p.m., Sumner High School

MAY 1City Hall Open House, 4 - 7 p.m.

MAY 2Planning Commission,7 p.m., Council Chambers

MAY 6City Council Meeting,7 p.m., Council Chambers

MAY 9Design Commission, 6 p.m., Council Chambers

Youth Commission6 p.m., Conference Rm. #2

MAY 13City Council Study Session,6 p.m., Council Chambers

MAY 16Arts Commission, 6 p.m., Upstairs Conference Room

Transportation Workshop,6 p.m., City Hall

MAY 20City Council Meeting,7 p.m., Council Chambers

MAY 27City Hall Closed for Memorial Day

MAY 28City Council Study Session,6 p.m., Council Chambers

MAY 30Traffic Calming Workshop,Council Chambers

JUNE 3City Council Meeting,7 p.m., Council Chambers

JUNE 6Planning Commission,7 p.m., Council Chambers

JUNE 10City Council Study Session,6 p.m., Council Chambers

JUNE 13Design Commission,7 p.m., Council Chambers

Youth Commission6 p.m., Conference Rm. #2

JUNE 17City Council Meeting,7 p.m., Council Chambers

JUNE 20Arts Commission,6 p.m., Upstairs Conference Room

Forestry Commission,4 p.m. Upstairs Conference Room

JUNE 24City Council Study Session,6 p.m., Council Chambers

APRIL

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Family Fun Fest April 28 The annual Sumner-Bonney Lake Heath and SafetyFair, known, as FUN FEST 2002 is Sunday, April 28,from 12:30 to 4:30 p.m. at Sumner High School.

Fun Fest is an exciting afternoon for children of allages. Families can play games, create works of art,watch taekwondo demonstrations, and try manyhands-on activities. Participants from various agen-cies, businesses, and service groups will be hostingbooths and providing information on the servicesthey offer in the Sumner and Bonney Lake area.There will be door prizes for participants. The eventis free!

JUNE

MAY

COMMUNITY EVENTS

APRIL 2002

Earlier this month, the Tacoma-PierceCounty Health Department passed arequirement that Sumner, along withother larger water providers in theCounty, provide fluoride in the drink-ing water. The mandate is intended toaddress a growing epidemic of toothdecay. It would be effective in 2004.

The City will be reviewing the man-date and the associated costs to deter-mine the appropriate response.Additional information will be pro-vided in future newsletters.

Requirement Approved forFluoride in Drinking Water

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SHORELINE PROGRAM The update of the Shoreline Program isbeing reviewed by the PlanningCommission. The Program implementsthe State requirements to plan for andprotect the shoreline areas of the City.The City's current shoreline regula-tions were adopted in 1975 immedi-ately after Washington State votersadopted the State ShorelineManagement Act. The City Programwill protect shoreline areas for usesthat need the water. It will also protecthabitat and water quality. The pro-gram is expected to be adopted by theend of the year. For additional infor-mation, contact Ryan Windish at 891-3301.

STATION AREA PLAN The Planning Commission completedits recommendations for the Station

Area Plan. This policy document rec-ommends zoning, development incen-tive, and parking changes to improvethe character of the area around thenew commuter rail station. The CityCouncil held a public hearing on theplan and is reviewing it. Early summershould bring the adoption of this plan.Its development was funded by SoundTransit and Puget Sound RegionalCouncil. For information, contact JohnDoan at 826-9414.

EAST MAIN DESIGN STRATEGY

The East Main Design Strategy is adetailed strategy for improving theappearance and function of MainStreet, from Valley Avenue to the QFC.Limited and shared driveways, sharedparking lots to the rear of buildings,new buildings located close to the

street, wider sidewalks, and on-streetparking are all important parts of thestrategy. The City Council is planningto take action on the strategy by June.For information, contact Ryan Windishat 891-3301.

LANDSCAPE ORDINANCE A new landscape ordinance, which pro-motes low impact development tech-niques, is being developed for reviewby the Planning Commission. The ordi-nance would provide guidance to devel-opers in meeting the City's landscap-ing, buffering, and habitat enhance-ment goals. Low impact developmenttechniques use best available science toreduce water quality impacts, flooding,and protect fragile areas and habitat.For additional information, contactRobert Holler at 891-3354.

Trees clean the air, provide shadeon hot summer days, shelter andfeed wildlife, and make wind

buffers. We all benefit from the fore-sight of the earlier residents of ourcommunity who had a hand in plant-ing the many trees we now have thatenhance our lives.

The City's Forestry Commissiondirects the care of existing trees andthe planting of new trees. Since its cre-ation in 1993, the Commission hasbeen responsible for many tree-plant-ing projects. They worked with com-munity volunteers to plant ThompsonAvenue with goldenchain trees,planted cherry trees on CherryAvenue, worked to save and replaceaged and dying trees in Loyalty Park,and chose the trees to enhance theSports Complex and SeibenthalerPark. In addition, they proposed revi-sions to the laws that govern thereplacement of lost trees in the city.

When a tree is taken down on Cityproperty it is done after a great deal ofstudy. There have been times when thecommission has had to recommend theremoval of trees from our parks andstreets. When this is the case, it iseither because of safety issues or sig-nificant interference with the plannedimprovements. The goal has always

been to take a "no net loss of vegeta-tion" approach. Trees, like humansand other living things, have a lifespan. Some of our city's most spectacu-lar trees have lived beyond their

expected times and now pose a threatto people, vehicles, and improvements.When we find ourselves needing to rec-ommend the removal of a tree we try tomake as small an impact as possible tothe city.

In Loyalty Park that has meantcabling trees that we hope will last formore years while taking out trees thatpose a safety risk. At the same timewe have planted many species in thepark to replace those lost. Thoughsmaller, these trees will have a longlife span to shade our children andgrandchildren and maybe even greatgrandchildren.

Along Traffic Avenue, it has meantplanting new trees to replace thecherry trees, which were not feasibleto move. In addition, cuttings havebeen taken from those trees in order togrow replacements of those sametrees. Those cherry trees were plantedas part of a tribute to the Japanesecommunity from Sumner.

For additional information abouttrees, visit the City's website atw w w. c i . s u m n e r.wa.us or visit theL i b r a r y. For information about theCommission, contact the Parks andFacilities Manager, Lee Anderson, at826-9420.

Healthy Trees are Important Part of the Community

APRIL 2002

Several Major Planning Projects Are Moving Along

New Cherry trees have been planted nextto the Sounder train station along TrafficAvenue.

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There are several workshops upcoming to take your ideas and input about the City's transporta-tion system, including cars and trucks. The first meeting focused on determining the trans-portation problems and reviewing a proposed list of improvements. The consultants preparing

the plan started in 2001 and intend to have the plan complete in August of this year.

Several other meetings will be held in the future to talk about future pieces of the plan. OnMay 16, a workshop will focus on funding of transportation improvements. A final meeting istentatively scheduled for July 11 to review the draft plan. Another workshop is scheduled forMay 30 to discuss "traffic calming". Traffic calming includes methods to slow car and trucktraffic through neighborhoods. Other communities have used curb bulbs, traffic circles, rotariesand round-abouts, medians, and speed bumps as traffic calming devices.

For additional information about the meetings, please watch the City's website or contactSherry Hatch at 891-3317 or e-mail her at: sherryh@ci.sumner.wa.us to be added to the mail-ing list.

The Transportation Plan is important to the City's planning because it matches the necessarystreet, bus, sidewalk and transit improvements with the proposed land use and development.In addition to addressing traffic associated with Sumner, the Plan examines the effects tothrough-traffic which comes from other surrounding communities. It also looks at the impactsof traffic being diverted off the State freeway system. In addition to cars and trucks; pedestriantravel and safety, bicycle facilities, transit, and truck travel are important parts of the Transportation Plan. For additionalinformation, please contact Sherry Hatch.

Traffic, Traffic, TrafficThe City is updating its Transportation Plan and needs your help!

The Sumner Police Department invites the public to become more informedabout a potential threat to the community and its residents - a mud flow or"lahar" caused by an eruption or other seismic activity at Mt. Rainier.

A public forum is planned for April 25, 7 p.m. at City Hall. Emergency pre-paredness officials will outline the threat and what residents can do to best pre-pare.

It is estimated that residents would have about 90 minutes warning before amud flow in depths of at least 3 feet would reach Sumner, which is built on a mudflow that occurred about 5,600 years ago. A later mud flow about 500 years agocovered the Orting Valley and reached the outskirts of Sumner.

City Staff Comings & Goings

Transfers:Lee Anderson, manager, from GolfCourse to CommunityDevelopment/Parks

John Wells from Golf Course to Parks

Promotions:John Doan, Assistant CityAdministrator, CommunityDevelopment and Parks Director

New Hires:Sally Abrams, Community Dev/ParksAdministrative Assistant

Michelle Converse, Admin/HRAdministrative Assistant

Jeff Steffens, Finance SystemsSpecialist II

James Johnson, Public WorksOperator

ResignationsBrian Byerley, Police Officer

Arin Reining, Police Officer

Leonard Bauer, CommunityDevelopment and Parks Director

Community Development Director Leonard Bauer left the City in February tobecome the Program Manager for Growth Management with the State ofWashington. During his two and a half years with the City, Leonard supervisedthe transition of fire permit services into the Community DevelopmentDepartment, planning for the commuter rail station area, the northeast annex-ation, and several major permit-reviews.

Assistant City Administrator John Doan has assumed responsibility for thenewly merged Community Development and Parks Department. In addition tothe leadership role in this modified Department, John will continue to coordi-nate the City's major capital project activity. He has been with the City since1991 and is a 2000 graduate of the Seattle University Executive Masters in Not-for-Profit Leadership Program.

APRIL 2002

Community Development and Parks Changing

Public Forum Set April 25 on Lahar Threat

Items passed by the CityCouncil through March 31,2002

JANUARY■■Approved Resolution No.1052 amending City Councilrules.

■■Adopted Ordinance No.2004 – a procedure for accept-ing donations.

■■Re-Appointed MarshallBennett and David Bisom to theDesign Commission to termsexpiring in April 2005.

■■Approved the issuance oftax-exempt industrial revenuebonds for the benefit of TrueWorld Foods, International.

■■Approved a contract withAHBL, Inc. for Sumner Traildesign.

FEBRUARY■■Adopted Ordinance No.2005 – amending SumnerMunicipal Code 9.28.040 to

allow two additional exemptionsto the City's curfew ordinance.

■■Adopted Ordinance No.2006 – approving an increasein garbage/refuse disposalrates.

■■Adopted Ordinance No.2007 – approving the 8thStreet/North End annexation.

■■Approved a contract withGolf Resources, Inc. for opera-tion and maintenance of thegolf course.

■■Re-appointed SharonBoekelman, Ben DeGoede,William Dugger and DennisTompkins to the ForestryCommission to terms expiringin 2004.

■■Appointed JacquelineEsselstrom and Ben Blocher tothe Forestry Commission toterms expiring in 2004.

■■Approved an agreement withPierce County Conservation

District's Stream TeamProgram.

MARCH■■Approved Resolution No.1057 ratifying amendments tothe Countywide PlanningPolicies.

■■Approved Resolution No.1059 declaring two houses inthe future Salmon Creek Parkas surplus.

■■Approved an agreement withSouth Sound Soils, LLC for thedisposal of biosolids.

■■Approved the 2002 ArtsCommission budget.

■■Approved a software licenseand use agreement with EdenSystems Financial Software.

■■Adopted Ordinance No.2013 amending the 2002Compensation Schedule.

■■Accepted the Hunt/HarrisonStreet Improvement Project.

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The City's new utilitydrop box is located at themain entrance to CityHall at 1104 MapleStreet. The box is avail -able 24-hours per day forpayment of utility bills.

Save a Stamp:Drop it in

the Box