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State
Legislative Priorities
TransportationCrime and Public Safety
• Support WA Criminal Justice Training Commission Advocacy in 2020/Reintroduced in 2021:
recommendations for funding for the Basic Law
EnforcementAcademy(2020). ($20m) Collaborate with 27th District (Fey/Jenkins) for
widening of S 356th for better access to ST Link and
• ($100,000)Six additional Safe City Cameras(2020) Highway 18 from Browns Point and Federal Way.
The following to be reintroduced in 2021 based on • ($20m) Collaborate with 27th District for widening of SW
results of legislative funded Department of Child,Youth 336th Way and SW 340th St Corridor for better access from
and Families(DCYF)Youth Violence Prevention Study: points west.
• ($200,000) Reintroduce(202 1)resource center for youth in • ($5m) Pedestrian, bicycle circulation and traffic capacity in
Federal Way similar to the REACH Center. downtown Federal Way,314th.
• ($100,000) Reintroduce (2021) Youth Substance Abuse • ($50m) City Center Access to improve
Program. downtown access to and across 1-5 including
• ($80,000) Reintroduce (2021) staff 320th interchange&transit access. O O
position to oversee youth violence
prevention efforts. m
* Aircraft Issues
• Support reintroduced HB 2497 to amend RCW 53.54 to
Homelessness enlarge the distance from a runway which port districts are
authorized to operate airport noise abatement programs
Based on priorities from Mayor's Task Force on from six to twelve miles(2020).
Homelessness: • Support legislation to replace noise abatement packages if
• (200,000) Establish Community Stakeholders group they have failed(2020).
to coordinate policy and services response for people • Fund the second phase of the University of Washington
experiencing homeless. Staffing for two years of study on ultra-fine particles
implementing the program. (2020-$100,000/2021 (UFP's)that would examine
their health impacts(2021).
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• ($100,000) Establish Community Coordinated Outreach
Program to Develop outreach program with non-profit
partner—may use the peer navigator model(2021). Quality
• ($100,000) Reintroduce proposal to partner with a local
non-profit on a trial program where "panhandlers" and Support working family issues including the
others experiencing homelessness would be paid an hourly addressing of Federal Way's child care "desert"
wage to work on city improvement projects. and gaps in early child learning opportunities.
(2021).Also supervise community projects to
fulfill municipal court community service fines
or requirements.
• Funding for Veterans Monument to 501 c3 (State, Federal,
Education local asks).
• Support the Federal Way Public Schools e
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Thank ou to our legislativedelegation for their supportd partnership.
TransportationAircraft Issues
• $150,000 for fiscal year 2020 to contract with a consultant • Design funding for project that increases circulation
to study the current and ongoing impacts of Sea-Tac and traffic capacity in downtown Federal Way including
Crime
International Airport. Six communities matched reconstruction of South 314th Street between Pete von
funds and research in progress Reichbauer Way South and 23rd Avenue South(In process).
. Public
• $150,000 for ZO20 and 2021 for a contract with the CityLand Acquisition
of Federal Way to support after-school recreational and
educational programs in coordination with the Department $1,250,000 received to date, passed
Bill Vadino,Policy Advisor,Mayor's
of Commerce. (RFP's in review process with potential through to Forterra for work on
providers). negotiation and eventual land acquisition.
• $80,000 for fiscal year 2019—ZO for a contract with a non-
governmental entity to research youth violence prevention
strategies and explore new and existing resources to
implement evidence-based youth prevention strategies in
the City of Federal Way.Administered by DCYF(Department
of Children, Youth and Families). DCYF is reviewing
proposals.
• Additional funding secured for police academy for more
academy classes to address the
shortage of entry-level officers. PoucE
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