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City Council approves change to sign code

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The Maple Valley City Council approved an amendment to the city sign code allowing one portable sign per business, civic or community event in a 4-2 vote Monday night.

The city’s sign code, which was adopted in December 1999, previously prohibited all A-frame type signs.

The Maple Valley Planning Commission unanimously voted MAPLE to recommend VALLEY amending the city’s sign code to the City Council late in 2013, specifically permitting businesses and civic and community events to have one A-frame or A-board sign.

The amendment was put before the commission in early Novem-

The Black Diamond City Council unanimously approved the appointment of Christy Todd as city administrator at its special meeting and town hall Jan. 9.

The council scheduled a special meeting to discuss Todd’s appointment after being informed of the dismissal of the former city administrator, Mark Hoppen.

Mayor Dave Gordon appointed former Maple Valley city attorney BLACK Christy Todd DIAMOND as interim city administrator Jan. 2 after letting go of Hoppen. Todd was originally considered for the position of interim city attorney as the city’s legal contract expired at the end of 2013. Council members previously declined to approve the

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students challenge Kentlake students in the age old spirit chant during the Spirit of the Kentwood inaugural Battle of the 272 Jan. 10 at Kentwood. The event featured a basketball doubleheader, schools’ pep bands, cheer squads, among other elements. Kentlake won the Battle of the Battle of 272 both 272 trophy for displaying the most spirit.

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Engineering a long-time interest for new director

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Don Vondran was a senior at Thomas Jefferson High when a math teacher suggested he pursue engineering.

It made sense to Vondran given that he was just a few miles south of The Boeing Co. operations in Renton. It also sounded interesting.

So, Vondran, who took over as

Covington’s public works director in September, looked into it, then decided it was the right path to take. He spent two years at Green River Community College then transferred to the University of Washington where he earned a degree in aeronautical and astronautical engineering.

It was while he was a student at Green River, however, where he learned about civil engineering during internships with the

Washington state Department of impact analysis for developers …

Transportation. to construction traffic with traffic “I really enjoyed it and I did it control,” Vondran said. “Then on again while I was going to school into fiber optics and intelligent at UW,” Vondran said. “I really transportation systems, so, all of enjoyed the aeronautics program, the cameras that DOT put out, but it was a lull at the time (he when they brought that onto the graduated), Boeing wasn’t Internet … I was involved hiring.” with operations side of Instead the state DOT that and troubleshooting COVINGTON contacted him about and bringing systems pursuing his professional online around the Puget engineer license so he Sound area.” could work in an entry level Vondran spent 11 years position for the department. Von- with the state DOT when he dran did that and began working decided to take the next step in as a civil engineer for WSDOT in his career.

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“I was getting to where I felt “I worked in transportation like I was becoming maybe too pretty much reviewing traffic one dimensional,” Vondran said.

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“I felt like I was becoming an expert in that field but I felt like there was so much still that I could learn in civil engineering.”

In 2003 his options were to move into a management position within WSDOT or to shift gears into in order to broaden his knowledge. He began looking at positions in cities and found that Covington was hiring a senior traffic engineer. Vondran applied and was hired in the summer of 2003.

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TAHOMA SNOW MAKEUP DAY JAN. 27 The Tahoma School District announced that the makeup day for the Dec. 20 snow day will be held on Jan. 27.

Previously the day had been scheduled as a day off as a break between semesters.

Jan. 27 will be a blue day and the final day of first semester for secondary schools. Both morning and afternoon kindergarten will be held at the elementary schools.

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The perfect storm of bad timing and rapidly changing road conditions wreaked havoc on the Dec. 20 morning commute and caused staff and administrators for the Kent School District to re-evaluate the district’s snow policies.

In light of the Dec. 20 snow event, a day on which many school districts around the area delayed or cancelled classes but Kent Schools stayed open and attempted to operate on a normal schedule, district administration requested a review of the district’s inclement weather policies and protocols, the results of which were presented to the School Board on Jan. 8.

The role of assessing area roads in the case of a snow or ice event has historically been the task of the transportation department which would send out a team at 4 a.m. to assess area roads around the district, and the call about delaying or closing schools would be made by district leadership by 5 a.m. to give the community time to plan accordingly.

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COVINGTON STUDENT MAKES DEAN’S LIST Alexandra Lucas of Covington was named to the fall 2013 dean’s list at Indiana State University.

Dec. 20 when the roads were clear earlier in the morning but the snow arrived after the initial call to remain open and on schedule was made.

District spokesman Chris Loftis wrote in an email interview that three buses were involved in “minor accidents” and, “Anecdotally, we heard about many small accidents, fender benders, folks sliding off the road, vehicles stuck in snow, etc. We had no reports of injuries.”

Loftis also wrote that the number of students absent that day, “ran into the thousands,” and that hundreds of staff members were also absent.

In the aftermath, apologies were issued by the administration to staff and families and Superintendent Edward Lee Vargas requested the review of procedures and that changes be made.

The major change to the district’s process is that decision making in regard to weather will now go through the district’s Emergency Command Center which is overseen by the Safety Services Department.

Aspects and goals of this change include creating

a centralized command, keeping student and staff safety at the forefront of decision making, increased data gathering through local agencies and the National Weather Service, increased response coordination with city and county agencies, increasing the number of road surveyors, using staff weather spotters, increasing coordination with other school districts, creating a color coding system to identify the severity of a storm, increase the use of technology in monitoring weather changes and challenges, improved communication with media outlets, and increased flexibility to responding to rapidly changing conditions.

“Safety Services has the personnel, multiagency contacts, technology, mobility, and expertise to handle the ongoing and real-time assessment of road conditions across the entire district, the coordination of multiple key decision makers in Transportation, Nutrition Services, Facilities, Student & Family Support Services, and Instruction as well as the immediate connectivity with local first responders and other area school districts,” informa-

tion provided by the district stated. “Using this approach, our new inclement weather response system will broaden the number, locations, perspectives, and response capacities of the decision making team.

It will increase both our coverage and our flexibility.”

In the neighboring Tahoma School District, administrators use much the same system as Kent’s previous approach, relying on the transportation department and information from outside agencies with the final call being made by district leadership.

“When there are indications that we could have unfavorable road conditions due to snow and ice, we put our severe weather plan into effect,” Tahoma School District Spokesman Kevin Patterson wrote in an email interview Monday. “What that means is our transportation (department) will begin checking road conditions at about 3:30 a.m. by driving certain routes throughout the district, talking to King County Sheriff ’s deputies who patrol the area and also talking with highway maintenance staff from King County. We assess

To be eligible for the dean’s list at Indiana State, students must maintain a cumulative grade point average of 3.5 or higher on a 4.0 scale.

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roads to ensure that our buses can travel safely. That assessment is then presented to the administrators who will make the call, including the superintendent. A final decision is made by 5 a.m. so that we have time to contact parents and staff members if we will be running two hours late or if there is a school closure.”

On Dec. 20 Tahoma initially delayed school two hours but as conditions worsened, officials made the call to cancel school.

In the Auburn School District, which also neighbors Kent, the process begins at approximately 2 a.m. according to Deputy Superintendent Mike Newman.

Newman wrote in an email Tuesday that the district uses web based tools to monitor the weather and also has a system of three people driving roads across the district who then make a recommendation to the superintendent.

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Kent Superintendent explains pair of levies … we’ve been able to really maximize and manage taxpayer dollars,” Vargas Kent School District said. “Those seven goals voters will soon have their have been driving everysay on a pair of replacement thing we’ve been doing levies as ballots should land the last several years in the in mailboxes by the end of Kent School District and next week. achievement has skyrockSuperintendent Edward eted. That’s because of all Lee Vargas explained the the hard work of principals, reasoning behind the levies teachers, staff, the comJan. 9 during a Covington munity, everyone working Chamber of Commerce together to ensure our luncheon at Kentlake High. students are successful.”

The levies seek about $307 He noted that the district million in taxpayer dollars, has also been on sound Vargas has made the levy financial footing despite the informational presentation impact of the recession. to a number of organizaVargas explained the tions throughout the disrole of the measures on the trict — the district legally ballot — a maintenance and cannot campaign on behalf operations levy as well as a of the levies or advocate technology levy — in the voting to approve it. district’s budget.

If voters approve the “Even with the funding levies, taxes will that was restored “Another way to be collected over think about this is in last year’s legisfour years, with that about one out lature, which you an increase of probably heard of every five people $246 annually was about $1.2 for a homeowner in the Kent School billion, in reality District are paid with a house that was about worth $250,000. (through the levy $620 million,” The superindollars). That’s how Vargas said. “So, tendent explained significant this levy the local levy is to the chamber is to the district.” really important members the dis- Edward Lee Vargas to the school trict has worked district.” to help students Especially given do well based on a that though KSD set of seven goals developed is the fourth largest district several years ago which in the state with 24,000 drew on input from thoustudents, it doesn’t have the sands of participants. tax base other districts such “Not only has achieveas Seattle, Lake Washington ment significantly increased and Bellevue.

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KENTWOOD CHEER STUNT TEAM BRINGS HOME NATIONAL TITLE Kentwood High School’s cheer team’s four girl stunt group consisting of Nichole Griffin, Payton Kalka, Torey Robinson and Alexia Thomas placed first at the UCA High School National Championships.

There were 26 entries from many of the top competitive high school teams in the country. The top five teams are invited to Orlando to represent USA by competing in the UCA High School Worlds Championships on Feb. 9. This is the first group from Kentwood to win a National title in the All Girl Stunt Group division.

The first levy, known a number of programs and as Proposition 1, would services. For example, it renew the maintenance and would go toward imoperations funds property proving safety and secuowners in the disrity at elementary trict pay. Vargas schools, reduce “If you compare said the district overcrowding in what our kids receives fundclassrooms, cover have in terms of ing from three technology, in terms the costs of new sources, with of what our teachers textbooks and about 65 percent have...there’s not additional classof its annual bud- many districts which room supplies get coming from compare. We get as well as special the state, some 10 education services significantly less percent from the and substitute than other school federal governteachers. ment and the rest districts and yet we As for the have been able to do technology levy, from the operasignificantly more.” Proposition 2, tions levy.

Edward Lee Vargas “Another way Vargas said the to think about district’s Board this is that about of Directors first one out of every sought support five people in the Kent for that about 12 years ago.

School District are paid for “If you compare what our (through the levy dollars),” kids have in terms of techVargas said. “That’s how nology, in terms of what significant this levy is to the our teachers have … there’s district.” not many districts which Vargas added that the compare,” Vargas said. “We district is the second largest get significantly less than employer in the Kent Valley other school districts and behind The Boeing Co. yet we have been able to But, the operations levy do significantly more. This doesn’t just cover the cost is important to us because of employing people. It will this four year levy allows also allow the district to us to continue paying the begin phasing in programs cost of technology kids use such as elementary school in the classroom on a daily band which were cut as part basis.” of efforts to save money If approved, Proposition during the lean years fol2 funding will pay for new lowing the recession in mobile computing devices 2008. for elementary students, If approved, the opreplacing computers in erations levy funding will elementary schools as well provide, maintain or restore as replace laptops for teach-

ers, middle and high school students.

It is also important, Vargas said, to prepare students for the use of technology particularly given how rapidly it is changing. He took his cell phone and held it up, then said that someday those will be obsolete, especially with products such as Google Glass on the horizon.

“If you think about the technology, these things will be a thing of the past,” Vargas said. “As the technology changes, how do we prepare our kids for the future and how to compete.”

In 2010, both levies were approved with about 54 percent of the vote, and the combined cost totaled about $240 million. It did not include new taxes at the time but was a continuation of taxes from levies approved in 2006.

“As a district, we cannot advocate for this,” Vargas said. “But, we can encourage you to vote.”

Ballots will be mailed Jan. 22 and must be returned by Feb. 11.

Reach Assistant Editor Kris Hill at khill@ covingtonreporter.com or 425-432-1209 ext. 5054.

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O Q U O T E O F N O T E : This above all — to thine own self be true, and it must follow, as night follows day, thou canst not then be fals to any man. Farewell. My blessing season this in thee. Polonious, William Shakespeare’s “Hamlet.”

Time to bid a fond farewell

Kris Hill Assistant Editor

Years ago I thought my dream job was covering the WNBA for a daily newspaper or Sports Illustrated.

I never pursued that, though, because by the time I was in a position to go after a job at a daily the industry shifted dramatically and there was no job security there. I also discovered I really liked community journalism and that such a narrow beat would bore me. Magazine writing also did not appeal to me, either, after working for newspapers. Then again, that dream job was part of my thought process as a 20-year-old student at the University of Washington.

Life changes. Plans change.

And it turns out my dream job, my calling, is teaching. My last day with the Covington-Maple Valley-Black Diamond Reporter is Jan. 24. Starting Jan. 28 I will be student teaching at Kentlake High as part of the final phase of the master’s of arts in teaching program I am in at Seattle Pacific University. Because of the length of the internship, it seemed best to make a fresh start in education while allowing the newspaper to find the right person for the position I am vacating.

As a teenager I considered teaching but I really wanted to get paid to write. I thought journalism was the best career path.

When I was in high school, I worked with children as a volunteer with the YMCA and then as a counselor at Camp Orkila. I always loved it but I thought it was due to the fact the summer camp was a place I felt at home and not because I thought I had something to offer kids.

A conversation with Joe Potts, the principal at Kentlake, in November 2010 led me to consider education again. I was considering going back to school at that time because I knew I needed to determine what the next phase of my professional life would look like. It took me seven months

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Transportation is pressing issue

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There’s a lot of buzz out there right now about the possibility of a new transportation package that includes funding for some new projects and completion of projects already underway. The House of Representatives approved a package late last spring, but the Senate has yet to pass either that bill or an alternative. However, I spent a good part of November and December in multiple meetings with other legislators and Governor Inslee, working on a plan that will meet the needs of all parts of the state.

Let’s face it; the needs are there – especially in our part of King County. There’s a lot of focus on the mega-projects north of us, like the Alaskan Way viaduct and the 520 floating bridge. But our end of the county is too often ignored.

Take the Puget Sound Gateway, for example.

Completing SR 167/SR 509 will provide a direct link from the Port of Tacoma to Kent –

to realize that my favorite part of journalism has always been the articles I did with kids, whether they were club presidents, exceptional scholars, elite athletes or driven to raise money to help a cause close to their hearts.

During the years I have been with the Reporter newspapers — nearly 11, in fact, including the two and a half years with the Kent, Renton and Auburn papers — I have met so many amazing people. I have written about a myriad of amazing causes. I covered hundreds of student-athletes when they won and when they experienced heartbreak. I covered elections and controversies, crime and punishment, wrote about businesses, your neighbors, your friends and your children. I took their pictures. I posted to the web and social media. There were days I wanted to cry and others when I loved it so much I smiled wide.

Yes, I have met famous people, professional athletes and done things other people don’t get to do because I had a press pass. But, I was always happiest on the sidelines of a football field,

a basketball court or soccer pitch, or outside the dugout of a softball or baseball field. And, truly, the softball season of 2011 had a tremendous impact on the decision to go into teaching.

The girls who played at Kentlake and Tahoma that year helped me see that the way I covered high school sports, especially in recent years, is because I love working with kids and that I could have an impact on the lives of many more children on a daily basis if I went into teaching.

They helped me see what I am meant to do.

There are many elements of this job I will miss. I live in an amazing community in Maple Valley and cover two other incredible cities in Covington and Black Diamond. The hearts of the people in these communities who give so much to others — you know who they are because they have been in the pages of this newspaper — are amazing. I am blessed to know all these amazing folks and to call them my

the second largest distribution center on the West Coast. A full 44 percent of trucks leaving the Ports of Seattle and Tacoma are heading in our direction. Additionally, it would provide a much-needed connection for agricultural products moving from the fields and orchards of Eastern Washington to the port for export overseas.

It is estimated that 100,000 vehicles per day will use SR 167 once it’s done, significantly decreasing traffic on I-5 and improving safety.

Currently, trucks must use surface streets through neighborhoods to get to Kent, and the accident ratio on the non-freeway section of the route are 20 – 70 percent higher than the statewide average for similar roads.

What about jobs? Experts believe that a completed SR 167 could fuel job growth by $10 billion or more if the Port of Tacoma expands its international cargo operations – something it plans to do if there are improved connections to move freight to the docks.

Additionally, the construction of that six mile stretch between Puyallup and Tacoma (originally included in the highway’s design thirty years ago, by the way) would generate nearly 950 direct jobs and 2,000 indirect jobs per year of construction.

The transportation needs of South King County have been ignored for too long. It’s

time — past time, really — for the Puget Sound Gateway to be funded and built.

The economic growth of our area is just as important as the economic growth north of us. No other planned project is more valuable in terms of job creation, economic vitality, increased capacity, vehicle and freight mobility and safety.

The package approved by the House did include funding to complete two lanes. We don’t yet know how much the Senate will fund, if anything.

What do you think? Should building this highway be a priority for me? How should we pay for it and other projects in our area? What about transit?

I hope you will join me this Saturday Jan. 18, 10:30-12 p.m., in the Covington City Hall Community Room to discuss these issues further. The address is 16720 SE 271st Street, Suite 100 in Covington.

If you can’t attend, please send me your thoughts at pat.sullivan@leg.wa.gov I need to hear from you!

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Rep. Pat Sullivan represents the 47th Legislative District and serves as Majority Leader in the Washington State House of Representatives.

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BILL ALLISON ELECTED TO ANOTHER TERM AS MAYOR

BY CITY COUNCIL Bill Allison was elected to another term as mayor by the Maple Valley City Council Monday night.

Maple Valley is a council-manager city with the mayor being selected from the City Council by members of the council. Allison was re-elected to the council in November and this will be his second term as mayor.

On Monday night the council also elected Sean Kelly as deputy mayor.

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In truth, though, there are far more things I will not miss which is a sign that this is the right time to leave. And, I want our readers to know, any mistakes I made were due to the condition of being human rather than ever out of malice.

We are working on finding the right person to replace me. Some readers will surely rejoice while others have said they will miss me. I believe, though, that I am leaving this newspaper in capable hands with Katherine Smith.

Things will change, I’m sure, but I plan to get out of the way so that can happen. I am proud of what I have

The results are in from the recent Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over DUI enforcement campaign conducted from Nov. 27 through Jan. 1.

In King County, 656 motorists were stopped and arrested for driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs, and statewide, law enforcement officers arrested 2,723 drivers for DUI. Last year in King County, during the same time period, officers on routine and extra patrols arrested 795 people for DUI. In King County, the Auburn, Bellevue, Black Diamond, Burien, Clyde Hill, Covington, Des Moines, Enumclaw,

accomplished here at a publication I helped start, cultivate and nurture since September 2005. It’s only fair, however, for me to move on and focus on the next phase of my career, my life, as well as to allow the next person to forge his or her own way. Luckily, whoever gets the job walks into a great environment with plenty of opportunity and great people to work with so I am sure the transition will be smooth.

In the meantime, my dream job is to teach children about reading, writing and history — that is, my endorse-

TAHOMA SCHOOL DISTRICT SENDS LETTER TO PARENTS OF LAKE WILDERNESS STUDENTS IN RESPONSE TO PARENTS’ CONCERNS The Tahoma School District sent a letter electronically to all parents of Lake Wilderness students on Wednesday in response to parents’ concerns about a man who has been taking video of the school parking lot.

In the letter it was explained that a man has a dispute with the district about traffic flow and parking at the school.

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[6] January 17, 2014 [ SIGN from page 1] -ber by city staff and the commission took comment during a public hearing Dec. 4. The recommendation was put before council Monday night by John Strandberg, senior planner for the city.

During the summer the city stepped up enforcement of its sign code much to the frustration of business owners.

The city’s attention was drawn to the issue of out of compliance A-boards and other non-compliant signage throughout the city’s commercial areas after several complaints were received, City Manager David Johnston said in June.

Business owners reported receiving letters about out of compliance signs and some said they saw a drop in business when they had to take their signs down.

The amendment revised the definition of a portable sign and outlined guidelines about the allowable size of signs, that signs must not be illuminated, must not be a hazard by obstructing vision of drivers, may

[ DIRECTOR from page 1] -ager position in Normandy Park. Vondran served as interim public works director from mid-June through September.

Vondran said his progression with the city of Covington made sense.

“There’s a number of things I really like about it, for one, just the nature of the job, working for a municipality, it’s so diverse all the things you have to deal with,” Vondran said. “You interact with the citizens. You don’t deal with just one aspect of building a project, you get to see it all the way through design to construction … you get to experience an entire project, versus at DOT everything was so big, you only dealt with one piece of the puzzle.”

www.covingtonreporter.com • www.maplevalleyreporter.com not be on sidewalks or within right of ways, and the signs must be on the premises of what they are advertising.

The amendment does not address signs related to real estate, religious groups, or other temporary signs, which are addressed elsewhere in the code.

One of the main goals of revising the sign code was to create equality between commercial, civic and community interests when it comes to portable signs.

“I think the key thing here is that we looked at the portable signs, specifically the A-board sign issues,” Public Works and Community Development Director Steve Clark said to council Monday night.

“You have a choice, you can not allow them for everybody or you can allow them for everybody.”

During discussion of the proposed changes, Councilwoman Linda Johnson said she was not sure if it was the best option.

“I just don’t see that this is doing anything to help the situation and it’s making it

worse,” Johnson said.

Councilwoman Victoria Jonas voiced worries about restricting how many portable signs community and civic events can have.

“My concern is that the community events that make Maple Valley, Maple Valley, how do we get the word out and still be equitable,” Jonas said.

Patricia Taraday, who is a part of Lighthouse Law Group which represents the city, explained that the city has to be careful to protect itself because the sign code gets into First Amendment rights and protected speech, which is why it is important the code treats businesses, community, and civic events equally.

Councilwoman Erin Weaver supported the amendment.

“I think that there are options,” Weaver said. “I think that clearly our mission to the Planning Commission was to look at Aboard signs and the reactions to businesses in the community that were suffering. So we have heard that there is more work to be

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And he enjoys the people he works with.

“Also, to be honest, the council and the staff here are fantastic,” Vondran said. “I don’t think you could get a better group of people. I’ve always felt very fortunate that I landed here and to grow and for them to have invested in me and for me to give back any way that I could.”

There will be more opportunities for Vondran to grow and evolve in his new position just in the coming year as there are a number of projects to focus on.

“We have a number of capital projects that are occurring this year,” Vondran said.

“We have 10 intersections across the city that are going to have some minor safety related improvements … that we got some

grant funds for. There’s 156th Avenue, that we’ll be overlaying. It’s a pulverizing and paving project. That’s another one we got grant funds for. The Jenkins Creek Bridge project, we’ll be starting the design on that, then the big project on 516, we’ll start on the right of way on that.”

He will also be involved to an extent with the Hawk property subarea plan as it moves through the development agreement process in the coming months as well as planning for the city’s town center vision.

When Vondran is not working, he is spending time with his wife of 17 years and their three girls, who are 13, 11 and 6. He is also a runner and when he’s at full strength,

runs at least three miles a day, six days a week. He ran his first marathon in 2010 to celebrate his 40th birthday.

“Probably what I love most is spending time with family, from going to soccer games to road trips to playing games,” Vondran said.

Vondran said the transition to his new role in Covington has gone well thanks to the people he’s surrounded by at City Hall.

“The biggest thing is the acceptance of everyone, the belief that I’ll do a great job and the encouragement of everyone, whether that’s staff in my department or others,” he said. “There’s just a lot of support and encouragement. I’ve really felt comfortable because of that.”

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done on the sign code, is certainly due to be looked at again in the next year, year and a half, because we are raising a lot of issues here.”

Johnson and Jonas were both in favor of postponing the decision so the council could host a public hearing on the amendment but that proposal was voted down by the council.

“Our businesses have said that this is time sensitive and I don’t want to try to fix a whole slew of issues when we know we can come back to this as soon as we get the comp plan done and do some fine tuning,” Weaver said. “Lets give businesses the best chance we can to be fair and does not add too much clutter, and to allow people to advertise.”

The final vote by council was Layne Barnes, Weaver, Sean Kelly, and Bill Allison in favor and Jonas and Johnson opposed.

Noel Gerken was absent from the meeting.

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[8] January 17, 2014 [ CITY from page 1] appointment at the Jan. 2 meeting, citing the desire to be able to research Todd’s background and speak with her. “I originally had interviewed her as an interim city attorney and was blown away,� Gordon said at the Jan. 9 meeting. “Her professionalism, her knowledge of Black Diamond’s situation and her qualifications proved to me very quickly that she would be best deployed as the city administrator. She was very excited about that opportunity and I explained to her our budget constraints — we have a severance package we have to pay Mr. Hoppen — and we came to an agreement that would be a budget neutral option.�

Gordon explained to

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Council members spoke to their support of Todd and their impressions of her at the meeting as well. “I think that she is a good fit,� Councilwoman Carol Benson said at the meeting. “I think that it’s good that the mayor picked somebody that he’s comfortable with and I’m sorry that Mark Hoppen is gone, I liked him and I thought he had a lot of good ideas, but I think Christy Todd will fill

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“I worked with them and against them, and I worked with King County and against King County for four and a half years,â€? Todd said. “There were times when it was contentious, there were times when it was cooperative‌I can work with YarrowBay and I can also stand firm with YarrowBay.â€?

Councilman Ron Taylor asked Todd if her involvement in mitigation involving Maple Valley and YarrowBay and Black Diamond when she was employed by Maple Valley would pose a conflict of interest for her.

Todd replied that would only cause a conflict if she had been hired as Black Diamond’s city attorney.

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attorney.

The city was previously represented by the firm Kenyon Disend, whose contract expired at the end of 2013 and was continuing to provided services until a new attorney was selected. “Kenyon Disend informed me of an irreconcilable conflict with Mrs. Todd,� Gordon said at the special meeting Jan. 9. “It is not in the best interest of the city for my administrator to have no ability to contact or seek advice of the city attorney. Kenyon Disend also informed me they intended to resign and to withdraw their response to the city’s RFQ for attorney services. For all these reasons it is necessary to immediately appoint an interim city attorney. I would just like to add in here that I cannot explain why but the

performance and continuity and the advice of KD got very confused and unreliable in the last week.�

The city is currently in the process of vetting three candidates who applied for the city attorney position in response to the city’s response for qualifications. “This is another one of those situations where it’s not normally conducted business and so there’s extremely limited information about this,� Edelman said at the meeting.

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Council members recognized that they had heard some negative things but said that they felt that Todd would do a good job and that she came with numerous good recommendations. “We know there’s issues with Maple Valley,� Councilwoman Janie Edelman said at the meeting. “We’ve all had jobs. We all know that there are certain jobs, that when you leave, whatever the circumstances, so.�

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WOOTEN, TOEAINA NOMINATED MCDONALD’S ALL-AMERICAN TEAM Tahoma’s Coleman Wooten and Kentwood’s Sarah Toeaina were among the nominees for the 2014 McDonald’s All American Games set for April 2 at Chicago’s United Center.

The list of nominees were announced Tuesday. Wooten and Toeaina, both seniors, are considered among the best basketball players in 44 states and the district of Columbia vying for a spot on the rosters for the games — ultimately 24 girls and 24 boys will be chosen. The final rosters will be announced the afternoon of Jan. 29 on ESPUN. Players were nominated by high school coaches, athletic directors, principals and members of the McDonald’s All American Game Selection Committee. More than 40 players from Washington state were nominated.

Kentlake graduate Courtney Thompson lifts weights in February 2013 while she played for a professional volleyball team in Portland. Thompson is the focus of a documentary released in December. It was produced by Jack and Leslie Hamann of Seattle as part of the NCAA Division I volleyball Final Four last month. Photo courtesy of Jack and Leslie Hamann

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Courtney Thompson has that intangible it factor which allows her to make those around her better, a quality that Seattle documentary producers Jack and Leslie Hamann believe comes through in the hourlong film they made about the Kentlake graduate’s life in 2013.

Thompson, who won three state volleyball titles at Kentlake as well as a national championship with the University of Washington, is the focus of the documentary “Court & Spark,” filmed months after she was part of the American women’s volleyball team which earned a silver medal at the London Olympic games in 2012.

As officials from the Puget Sound Region of USA Volleyball prepared in 2012 for the NCAA Division I volleyball Final Four in Seattle in December, they approached the Hamanns about making a documentary as part of the event. Jack Hamann explained that it’s been nearly 20 years since Seattle hosted an NCAA Final

Four in any sport so this was particularly important.

And it was also the site of the American Volleyball Coaches Association’s annual conference.

“The folks from Puget Sound Regional volleyball asked to meet with us and asked how we could go about doing a documentary,” Hamann said. “We said to them, ‘Immediately

perhaps in our community the single greatest example is Courtney Thompson. We said to them, “Gosh if you really want to tell a story of volleyball you really have to see if Courtney is interested.’”

Hamann said that he and his wife explained that a film like this would need a central figure with a com[ more SPARK page 10 ]

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[ SPARK from page 9] pelling story. Thompson seemed the perfect fit to be the focus of a documentary and the Hamanns first met her when she was 12.

Shortly after that the Hamanns met with Thompson not long after she returned from the London games.

Hamann said they were interested in exploring why she chose volleyball and what that meant for her path in life.

“Courtney being Courtney said, ‘Yep, you bet,’” Hamann said. “In an important moment, she turned to us and said, ‘If you’re really going to do this, you have to see what life is like for those of us who play overseas.’ Volleyball is a huge sport just about everywhere but here.”

At the time, Thompson was preparing to play professionally in Poland.

“She said, ‘If you guys are going to come, you have to come in February,’” Hamann said. “Because in February, that’s when the rubber meets the road.

That’s really the essence of what it’s really like, the good, the bad and the ugly of this lifestyle.”

Kentwood was coming off a 41-38 win over Kentlake at home in the inaugural Battle of the 272 event Jan. 10 then followed that up with a 73-63 victory over Mount Rainier in a game which was originally scheduled for Dec. 20 but was postponed due to the snow that canceled classes in the Highline School District.

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Tuesday night to improve to 6-3 in league play, as well, however the Ravens have a slight edge over the Conquerors thanks to a narrow victory Dec. 17.

Riverside and Kentwood will meet again Jan. 28.

In girls action, the Kentlake-Kentwood matchup led off the doubleheader of the Battle of the 272 Jan. 10, with the packed gym making the contest feel like the playoffs.

Kentwood improved to 6-1 in league play with a 56-32 victory over Kentlake

in which Sarah Toeaina and Kate Kramer, who was in her third game back after a knee injury, chipped in 20 points each for the Conquerors.

Kentlake was coming off its third league win of the season Jan. 7 against Thomas Jefferson and scrapped against Kentwood, cutting a double digit lead to three before halftime and closing it to one point before the Conks stretched it out in a wild game.

Kentlake then put together a 48-41 victory Tuesday night over Auburn Riverside

In February 2013, Leslie and John Hamann, along with their son Brett, headed to Poland. This is the focus of the first half of the film.

The second half follows Thompson with the national team during training in California.

“They spend eight months out of the year playing overseas,” Hamann said. “Then they spend three months with the national team. Then they get a month off. It’s a brutal lifestyle.”

Hamann explained that the documentary, which he described as a journalistic piece and not an hour of reality television, shows what Thompson has experienced and how she has overcome challenges while still giving back to youth volleyball players wherever she goes and staying connected to her family as well as her roots in Kent and Covington.

“She put herself at a bit of a risk,” Hamann said of Thompson’s commitment to the documentary. “The only feedback that our client gave us … was to make sure there were no factual errors.

I think it made it a far more

satisfying piece. Courtney has got the ability to have this stunning amount of empathy for what human beings go through in the little things in life as well as the big challenges in life.”

In addition to following Thompson in 2013, the Hammans interviewed Karch Kiraly, who is a legend in American volleyball as well as Thompson’s national team coach.

Other interviews include Hugh McCutcheon, Doug Beal, John Dunning, Kathy DeBoer and John Cook, to name a few.

Hamann said that they shot more than 100 hours of video between shooting in Poland in February and California in May before spending September, October and November editing. The documentary was premiered Dec. 20 at the AVCA convention.

Thompson took a few days

away from her team in Poland to come back for that, Hamann said, spending about 24 hours traveling from Europe to Seattle.

The Hamanns also spent months researching as part of the process while helping PSRVB fundraise to cover the costs of the film.

Hamann said they received considerable financial support from the Floyd and Delores Jones Foundation.

“It was a major undertaking,” Hamann said. “It was a lot of work.”

Even coming up with the name early on for marketing was tricky.

Court & Spark is the name of a 1974 Joni Mitchell album.

“Every team needs a court,” Hamann said. “And every team needs a spark.

The spark part is (Courtney). Every one of her teammates say that.”

Hamann said the feed-

back they have received, particularly from young women who have seen the documentary, has been good.

“We’ve heard this from people who have seen the film, if you are a young girl 12 to 18, but we’ve heard this from college aged women and they say she says things they are feeling in their heart,” Hamann said. “It’s a message, whether or not you’re a jock, that any of us can take inspiration from.”

In the end, Hamann said, the documentary has a message and a purpose.

He said that they put together a budget for the film, told PSRVB officials what they needed to raise, then said that when it came time to sell “Court & Spark” on DVD, 100 percent of the proceeds would go to PSRVB, which is a nonprofit. Anyone who buys

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Kentwood came off a 55-12 defeat of Auburn Jan. 7 but turned around Jan. 11 to make up a postponed game against Mount Rainier.

The Conks came up short against the Rams, losing 76-58, but will have another shot at Mount Rainier Jan. 24.

Tahoma’s girls put together a 60-23 win at home against Thomas Jefferson Jan. 10. The Conks defeated the Bears 66-53 Tuesday.

the CD, which costs $24.99, will know that money is going back into the sport here in the region.

But it is more than a documentary about Thompson.

“This is a really unusual opportunity for parents of players of any sport to watch and use it afterward as a conversation starter,” Hamann said. “Once you’ve seen this and you see the way Courtney dealt with some of these things … we’re hoping it’s the sort of thing that people will all sit down with their team and talk about this. It’s right at the heart of what a lot of parents will see and feel.

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Create simple container gardens as spring approaches as long as you remember to water in the summer.

Growing Tip: use a wooden or frost-proof pot at least 24 inches deep for shrubs and 36 inches deep for trees. Make sure there are drainage holes in every pot and add a layer of crumpled nursery six packs or empty plastic water bottles to the bottom of any large pot to keep the potting soil from clogging the drainage holes. The secret ingredient I add to all large containers is a shovel full of compost. I work this into the top few inches of potting soil to help hold Marianne Binetti

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This week start planning for spring by digging into some more creative ideas about containering your plants — but never containing the enthusiasm for Container Gardens — with a twist.

1. Put your trees and shrubs in large containers — then use them to add shade and privacy to a porch or patio or to accent a lack-luster landscape.

Our mild climate means that Japanese maples, azaleas, rhododendrons, camellias, pieris, nandina and other shallow rooted trees and shrubs can be happy in pots for years and years —

moisture and to add some active, living organisms to the otherwise sterile but quick-draining potting soil.

My maple trees and small shrubs thrive in outdoor pots for 7 to 10 years without the need for repotting or winter protection.

2. Get creative with the frosting for your potting soil.

A mulch is any material that sits on top of the soil to keep down weeds, seal in moisture and insulate from weather extremes.

Bark chips and compost are common mulches in garden beds but when you pot up a plant you can get creative with the top layer of soil.

Wine corks make a lightweight, inexpensive and insulation mulch especially

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Poke your finger into the soil and water when the top 2 inches is perfectly dry.

A Winter Twist: While we all wait for spring to fill our containers with color you can add some punch to pots by poking cut branches of forsythia into the soil just before the buds of this early bloomer burst into bloom. Add cut stems from any plant with colorful bark such as birch, coral bark maple or red twig dogwood for instant winter drama. Then there are the hellebores — hardworking, winter bloomers waiting for you at nurseries right now and begging to bloom in your pots for many winters

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Celebrate spring with Marianne Binetti at the Tacoma Home and Garden show that runs Jan 23-26.

She will speak every day at 2 p.m. Topics will be Container Gardening with a Twist and Color, Color, Color.

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around potted plants that need extra winter protection. (Tip: use a felt tip pen to write the name or date on your wine corks if the bottle of wine was used to celebrate a special event or given by a special guest).

Polished rocks make excellent mulch on top of heatloving sedums and succulents because they not only absorb heat but also keep the succulent foliage from rotting on the damp surface of the naked soil. Seashells as a mulch adds character to any potted plant as well as marbles, pine cones and for large containers, display a dazzling collection of blown glass balls.

3. Go small in a big way.

Miniature gardens have had a big impact on container gardening with nurseries now selling tiny benches, bridges and bird baths to accent the Lilliputian landscapes either with or without fairies. Local nurseries also stock tiny, tidy conifers and other compact shrubs that are natural dwarfs. Group a collection of these mini

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