01-02-2024 Council Agenda - RegularCITY OF
Federal Way
Centered on Opportunity
CITY COUNCIL
REGULAR MEETING AGENDA
City Hall - Council Chambers*
January 2, 2024 - 6:30 p.m.
1. CALL MEETING TO ORDER
2. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
3. CEREMONIES & RECOGNITION
a. Ceremonial Oath of Office by King County Superior Court Judge LeRoy McCullough
• Position 1: Councilmember Lydia Assefa-Dawson
b. Ceremonial Oaths of Office by Federal Way Municipal Court Judge David Larson
• Position 3: Councilmember Susan Honda
• Position 5: Councilmember Jack Walsh
• Position 7: Councilmember Linda Kochmar
c. Election of Council President & Oath of Office
d. Election of Deputy Mayor & Oath of Office
The City Council will recess briefly for a reception to honor the newly elected Councilmembers.
4. MAYOR'S EMERGING ISSUES AND REPORT
• Report on the 2024 Legislative Agenda Breakfast hosted at the Federal Way
Community Center on December 18.
• Upcoming Events: 2024 Council Retreat at Dumas Bay Centre on Saturday,
February 3; MLK Jr. Event on Monday, January 15 at the Performing Arts and
Event Center at 10:30 a.m.
• Mayor's State of the City Address at the Performing Arts and Event Center on
Thursday, February 15 at 6:00 p.m.
5. PUBLIC COMMENT
RULES: In accordance with State Law, the City of Federal Way prohibits any testimony regarding any campaign for election
or promotion of, or opposition to, any ballot proposition during the public comment. Council Rules prohibit any personal,
impertinent, threatening or slanderous remarks, and no speaker may convey or donate their time for speaking to another
speaker. All individual comments are limited to 3 minutes each.
The Mayor may interrupt any speaker whose comments continue too long, relate negatively to others, disparage people
based on race, national origin, gender, sexual orientation or other protected status, or are otherwise unconducive to a civil
meeting. The Mayor has the authority to preserve order at all meetings of the Council, and to cause the removal of any
person from any meeting for disorderly conduct.
The City Council may amend this agenda and take action on items not currently listed. Regular Meetings are recorded and
televised on Government Access Channel 21 and viewable on FW YouTube. For more information, or to view agenda materials
and access public comment sign-up options, please visit www.citvoffederalway.com. To request accommodations or assisted
listening devices, please contact the City Clerk prior to the meeting. *Remote attendance available via Zoom meeting code: 363
503 282 and passcode: 738163; or https://cityoffederalway.zoom.us/i/363503282?pwd=VmIocGOrdFVVTURaQnloRUIQOTQ4ZzO9
6. COUNCIL COMMITTEE AND REGIONAL COMMITTEE REPORTS
• Parks/Recreation/Human Services/Public Safety Committee (PRHSPS)
• Land Use/Transportation Committee (LUTC)
• Finance, Economic Development Regional Affairs Committee (FEDRAC)
• Lodging Tax Advisory Committee (LTAC)
• Deputy Mayor & Regional Committees Report
• Council President Report
7. CONSENT AGENDA
Items listed below have been previously reviewed in their entirety by a Council Committee of three members
and brought before full Council for approval; all items are enacted by one motion. Individual items may be
removed by a Councilmember for separate discussion and subsequent motion.
a. Minutes: December 5, 2023 Regular and Special Meetings; December 18, 2024
Legislative Breakfast Summary
b. Citywide Variable Lane Use Control — Project Acceptance
c. Middle Housing Grant and Interlocal Agreement
8. COUNCIL BUSINESS
a. Arts Commission Appointments
b. Youth Commission Appointment
c. Lodging Tax Advisory Commission Appointments
9. ORDINANCES
First Reading
a. Council Bill #872/Ordinance: Adoption of State Mandated Building and
Construction Codes
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF FEDERAL WAY, WASHINGTON, RELATING TO THE
ADOPTION OF THE 2021 WASHINGTON STATE BUILDING CODE AND RELATED
MATTERS; AMENDING FWRC 13.16.020, 13.16.030, 13.20.050, 13.20.090, 13.22.020,
13.22.030, 13.26.020, 13.26.030, 13.28.020, 13.28.030, 13.31.020, 13.31.030, 13.34.020,
13.34.030, 13.38.020, 13.41.020, 13.43.020, 13.43.030, AND ADDING CHAPTER 13.47 FWRC,
INCLUDING SECTIONS 13.47.010, 13.47.020, AND 13.47.030 (AMENDING ORDINANCE
NOS. 01-389, 04-465, 07-563, 09-595, 10-665, 13-743, 15-793, 17-830 AND 21-910).
Presentation: Scott Sproul, Building Official
Public Comment — 3 minutes each
b. Council Bill #873/Ordinance: Licensing Permanent Supportive Housing and
Transitional Housing, and Emergency Housing and Shelter
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF FEDERAL WAY, WASHINGTON RELATING TO
LICENSING OF PERMANENT SUPPORTIVE HOUSING AND TRANSITIONAL
HOUSING, AND EMERGENCY HOUSING AND SHELTER, AMENDING FWRC
12.35.070 AND 12.35.080 (AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 22-929).
• Presentation: Keith Niven, Community Development Director
• Public Comment — 3 minutes each
The City Council may amend this agenda and take action on items not currently listed. Regular Meetings are recorded and
televised on Government Access Channel 21 and viewable on FW YouTube. For more information, or to view agenda materials
and access public comment sign-up options, please visit www.citvoffederalway.com. To request accommodations or assisted
listening devices, please contact the City Clerk prior to the meeting. *Remote attendance available via Zoom meeting code: 363
503 282 and passcode: 738163; or https://cityoffederalway.zoom.us/i/363503282?pwd=VmIOcGOrdFVVTURaQnlORUIQOTQ4ZzO9
Second Reading/Enactment
c. Council Bill #871/Ordinance: Update to Indemnification Policy
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF FEDERAL WAY, WASHINGTON RELATING TO
INDEMNIFICATION OF CITY OFFICIALS AND EMPLOYEES; AMENDING FWRC
2.05.030, 2.05.040, 2.05.050, 2.05.060, 2.05.070, 2.05.090, 2.05.100, AND 2.05.120.
(Amending Ordinance Nos. 89-05, 09-600, 10-666 and 10-669)
10. COUNCIL REPORTS
11. EXECUTIVE SESSION
Pending/Potential Litigation Pursuant to RCW 42.30.110(1)(i)
Sale or Lease of Property Pursuant to RCW 42.30.110(1)(c)
12. ADJOURNMENT
The City Council may amend this agenda and take action on items not currently listed. Regular Meetings are recorded and
televised on Government Access Channel 21 and viewable on FW YouTube. For more information, or to view agenda materials
and access public comment sign-up options, please visit www.citvoffederalway.com. To request accommodations or assisted
listening devices, please contact the City Clerk prior to the meeting. *Remote attendance available via Zoom meeting code: 363
503 282 and passcode: 738163; or https://citvoffederalway.zoom.us/i/363503282?pwd=VmlocGOrdFVvTURaQnloRUIQOTQ4Zz09