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Happy Trails Arrive as Sumner’s Dream Comes True Just a few years ago, a complete trail system through Sumner seemed like a dream. And now, the dream is coming true. Through grants, private development and unrelenting determination, Sumner’s trail system will be completed this summer. One section along Fryar Avenue relies on bike lanes and sidewalks as a temporary link. However, it’s still a great option and reason enough to tie on the walking shoes and dust off the bicycle to enjoy the great outdoors. Most of the trail is paved and ready for use this summer. One last section received grant funding this spring and will be constructed this year. Once that is completed, the City of Sumner will host a grand opening of the entire trail system. Already, Sumner’s trail system offers a beautiful setting for walking, running and riding bikes. It is fully ADA accessible. It offers multiple scenic bridges across the White River, fishing access to the Puyallup River (in season), and even the chance to commute up and down the Valley without braving traffic congestion. And, this is just the start. As soon as Pacific and Puyallup complete short sections in their cities and the Stewart Road bridge is replaced, Sumner’s trail will link seamlessly to the Interurban Trail to Seattle, the Foothills Trail to Mt. Rainier, the Lakeland Hills The green sections trail and the Puyallup Riverwalk Trail. In other are complete, the words, as with rivers and freeways, Sumner is once blue will be built this year, and the again a hub, providing access to a lot of different orange are bike lanes. destinations. There are also plans underway to add Purple are future more amenities such as landscaping, benches, art- trails outside Sumner. work, interpretive signage and more along the trail, which also needs a name. This summer, take a look at what will soon become a gem of the region.
opportunity to tell the Council your thoughts. Committee meetings are open, public meetings, so you can sit in and hear about a topic weeks before it goes to Council for a decision. That also gives you time to contact your councilmembers with any questions or comments you may have about an issue. Please thank your councilmembers for giving up not only their Monday nights but also other nights each month to do their “homework.” Councilmembers Allsop, LeMaster and Hochstatter serve on the Community Development/Parks Committee; Councilmembers Hochstatter, Hannus and Dumas serve on the Public Works Committee; Councilmembers Brown, Hannus and LeMaster serve on Public Safety Committee; and Councilmembers Brown, Allsop and Dumas serve on Finance/Personnel Committee. Councilmembers select their committees every two years. The City website calendar at www.ci.sumner.wa.us shows committee meeting times and dates.
Sumner YMCA Arrival Quickens
Sumner and the YMCA celebrated raising the signs at the Y’s new Sumner location. Clockwise from top left, John Rader, Dave Radcliffe, Cindi Hochstatter, Barbara Skinner, Bob Ecklund, Mayor Enslow, and Barbara Bitetto
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ASK DR. SUMNER: Why are Committees important? The phrase “efficient government” may sound like an oxymoron. However, Council committees help government be efficient and effective. Lots of complex topics come to the Council. They go to a Council committee first so that three councilmembers really “bone up” on the issue and explore its various aspects and details. When they believe the issue is ready for a decision, they send it to a Council Meeting for a vote. If they think it’s still very complex, they have the full Council do an in-depth review at Study Session. This process does a number of things at once. First, it helps councilmembers fully explore issues without the pressure of having to make a decision. Second, it helps cut through rhetoric and emotion to frame the real policy questions. Third, it provides a multi-week process for issues so that you have an
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Do you have three to four hours each week to volunteer? The Food Bank has a number of positions open to suit your needs, including phone monitor, drivers, A.M. Crew and Afternoon Crew. Your commitment is only one day per week and options let you help from home, your car or at the Food Bank. Interested? Call 253-863-3793 and ask for Jan Sanford or Anita Miller.
On June 7, signs went up on 160th Avenue East and 64th Street East, celebrating the future location of the Sumner YMCA. How did this happen? Some call it a miracle. Five years ago, only the proposed Orton Junction site provided the size and access needed for a 30,000-50,000 square foot regional YMCA. But, with Orton Junction still tied up in courts, the YMCA worried about when it could build in this region. At nearly the same time, a Sumner resident spotted several acres just listed for sale on the East side. Mayor Dave Enslow called the YMCA and soon, eleven acres on nine parcels were placed on a 60-day hold. With the clock running, the YMCA had a lot of work to do, getting approvals from their board, contacting contributors, and doing site feasibility work. The YMCA liked the new site because it ensured a quicker construction timeline and could even fit a facility to better serve the demand, which keeps increasing. With a proposed larger facility, the YMCA asked for a new services agreement with the City. In exchange for a $5 million pledge from the City, the YMCA would provide $12 million in services including • An 80,000-100,000 square foot facility with community room, track, gymnasium, aquatic center, arts center, teen center, internet cafe, cardiovascular and strength training areas, child watch and nursery area, birthday party room; • Teen Late Night program open to all teens each week; • A voucher mailed to all Sumner residents to use the facility free of charge each quarter for 10 years; • Swim lessons provided to all children of a certain age; • Membership aid available dependent on income. The City Council met in executive session for several hours with the YMCA and staff to ask questions and discuss the draft Services and Options Agreements. The Council understood the significant demand from the community to bring a YMCA to Sumner. Four days later, the City Council approved both agreements on 4-2 and 5-1 votes. Councilmember Allsop commented that such a contribution may not have been feasible before the sale of the golf course, but exchanging a fraction of the proceeds from the upcoming sale of the course used by so few Sumner citizens for a YMCA wanted by so many seemed reasonable to him and a win for the community. “With these rather unique agreements, we not only bring a Y here quicker to meet demand, but we made it accessible, at some level, to every Sumner resident. That’s a big deal,” said Mayor Enslow. The new facility is expected to open in 2015.
Car Wash Kits Help You Protect Sumner’s Water Sumner’s latest Water Quality Report is available in your utility bill or online at www.ci.sumner.wa.us. Sumner’s water is clean and safe and in full compliance with the standards of both the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the Department of Health. To help keep it that way, make sure your next fundraiser car wash is not pouring grease, oil and soap into the Puyallup River. The City has a free Car Wash Kit for you to check out that diverts car wash water to the sewer system to be cleaned before going back into the environment. To check out the Car Wash Kit, contact Donnelle at donnellen@ci.sumner.wa.us or 253-299-5709.
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To those from Sumner, it’s a packaging of long-standing favorites plus some new additions, each with its own rhubarby twist. To those new to Sumner, it helps them find more than one event, encouraging a longer stay in the Rhubarb Pie Capital of the World.
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What exactly is the Sumner Rhubarb Pie Festival? It’s an invitation for people in the region to come on in to Sumner, whether they like sports, arts, music or just good food!
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Sumner/Bonney Lake Recreation Dept: 253-891-6500 www.sumnersd.org Sumner Meadows Golf Links: 253-863-8198 www.golfsumnermeadows.com Sumner Downtown Association: 253-720-9846 www.sumnerdowntown.com
Manestage Theatre Company: 253-447-7645 www.manestagetheatre.com ACT1 Theatre Productions:253-447-4139 www.atheatrepro.com $ Fee involved PRE Pre-register
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This is the only time that fireworks are allowed. Fines for violations can go up to $257. See more tips and rules at www.ci.sumner.wa.us
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SAFETY SALLY SAYS: Sumner Police Achieve Highest Standards in Policing How do you know you’re getting great police service? The Washington Association of Sheriffs and Police Chiefs (WASPC) established an accreditation program to determine when departments are following the highest practices and standards in policing. There are 131 accreditation standards covering nineteen major law enforcement areas: • Goals and Objectives • Role and Authority • Use of Force
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Management/Staffing Records Management Information Technology Unusual Occurrences Health and Safety Fiscal Management Recruitment & Selection Training Performance Evaluation Code of Conduct Internal Affairs Patrol Function Traffic Function Investigative Function Evidence and Property Control Function • Prisoner Security Sumner just earned WASPC’s accreditation for the third time. WASPC even asked members of Sumner Police to serve as mentors to other agencies who don’t achieve all 131 standards as
well as Sumner does. Please thank your Sumner police officers when you see them for providing the best of service. Better yet, sleep well, knowing that should you ever need
police assistance, you’re getting the best there is here in Sumner. For more information about the accreditation program, visit www.waspc.org
Main Street to Get Facelift Every year, the City of Sumner chip seals and fog seals portions of roads to keep them in good condition. The good news is that this year, Main Street is getting this “facelift” from the railroad tracks to Valley Avenue. The not-so-good news is this requires road work. The City and the contractor will work with businesses to give two-weeks notice before work begins, and avoid special events as much as possible.
Members of the Sumner Police Department accept Sumner’s WASPC accreditation in May. From left, Marsha McGehee, Sergeant Engel, John Galle, Chief Brad Moericke, Mayor Dave Enslow and Jason Wilson.
If you have any questions, contact Greg at gregs@ci.sumner. wa.us
“.. one of those summers which, in a fortunate combination of delightful weather, delightful friends and delightful doing, come as near to perfection as anything can come in this world.” ~L. M. Montgomery (1874-1942) Sumner City Council INSIDE: Summer Fun Guide Calendar of Events Happy Trails for Sumner
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YMCA to Arrive Quicker About Council Committees Food Bank Needs Help WEEKLY CONNECTION Why wait until next year to hear all that the City is doing? Mayor Enslow is hosting weekly e-Community Connections with insights in what’s going on. Sign up on the City’s website at www.ci.sumner.wa.us.
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CITY STAFF John Galle 299-5501 City Administrator Terri Berry 299-5500 City Clerk Brad Moericke 299-5641 Police Chief Carmen Palmer 299-5503 Communications Director Bill Pugh 299-5701 Public Works Director Kassandra Raymond 299-5541 Financial Services Manager Paul Rogerson 299-5521 Community Development Dir. Brett Vinson 299-5610 City Attorney Steve Zamberlin 299-5591 Human Resources Manager
MAYOR Dave Enslow 299-5790 CITY COUNCIL Steve Allsop 299-5793 Curt Brown 299-5796 Nancy Dumas 299-5794 Cindi Hochstatter 299-5795 Randy Hynek 299-5792 Ed Hannus 299-5791 Mike LeMaster 299-5797 CITY OFFICES Administration 299-5500 Cemetery 299-5510 Finance/utilities 863-8300 Golf course 863-8198 Inspection line 299-5530 Recreation 891-6500 Permit Center 299-5530 Police (non-emergency) 863-6384 Senior Center 863-2910 EAST PIERCE FIRE & RESCUE Main Number 863-1800 Jerry Thorson, Fire Chief
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City Council Action March - June 2013 Adopted Substitute Resolution 1378 declaring real property, known as the Sumner Meadows Golf Course, as surplus to the City’s needs Adopted Ordinance 2426, assessment segregation for Local Improvement District #67 Adopted Ordinance 2427, assessment segregation for Local Improvement District #70 Authorized the Mayor to execute a contract with BergerABAM for the 24th Street Feasibility Study Phase 1
within the public ways to Zayo Group, LLC Authorized the Mayor to execute contracts with 20 engineering firms to place on the on-call engineering consultants’ roster Adopted Ordinance 2429 amending code for revised System Development Charges Authorized the Mayor to enter into an Option Agreement with the YMCA Authorized the Mayor to enter into a Services Agreement with the YMCA
Authorized the Mayor to enter Adopted Ordinance 2430 revising into a legal services agreement with code regarding drugs Carincross & Hempelmann, P.S. Approved Sumner’s participation Adopted Ordinance 2428 in funding a Health Impact amending the Compensation Assessment for Coal Schedule and authorizing Transportation recruitment of 0.6 FTE City Authorized the Mayor to accept Attorney - Assistant completion of the Poole Rd. Adopted Resolution 1380 Improvements (CIP 11-11) authorizing the Mayor to enter into a lease agreement with Mosby Authorized the Mayor to execute an agreement with Prospect Brothers Farms, Inc. Construction Inc. for the Adopted Ordinance 2425 granting Wastewater Treatment Facility franchise for fiber optic cables Digester Mixer Installation
Authorized the Mayor to execute the 2013-2014 Collective Bargaining Agreement with the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, Local 483 Authorized the Mayor to execute the 2013-2014 Collective Bargaining Agreement with the International Union of Operating Engineers, Local 286 Adopted Ordinance 2434 amending the Compensation Schedule to be consistent with labor contract-decreed changes Authorized the Mayor to execute a goods and services contract with Tyler Technologies for the Permits/ Inspection, Parcel Manager and Permits Web Extension software Authorized the Mayor to execute a goods and services contract with Tyler Technologies for the Tyler Technologies Cashiering module Adopted Ordinance 2435 amending code to codify System Development Charge categories Adopted Resolution 1383 amending Council Rules of Procedure