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Home My WebLink AboutCouncil MIN 01-18-2005 Regular Federal Way City Council Regular Meeting Minutes January 18, 2005 — Page 1 of 6 ill 1 FEDERAL WAY CITY COUNCIL Regular Meeting Council Chambers - City Hall January 18, 2005 — 7:00 p.m. Minutes I. CALL MEETING TO ORDER Mayor Dean McColgan called the regular meeting of the Federal Way City Council to order at 7:00 p.m. Councilmembers present: Mayor Dean McColgan, Deputy Mayor Linda Kochmar, and Councilmembers Jeanne Burbidge, Jack Dovey, Eric Faison, Jim Ferrell, and Mike Park. Staff present: City Manager David Moseley, City Attorney Pat Richardson, and City Clerk Chris Green. IP II. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE Mayor McColgan congratulated Diversity Commissioner Ron Walker and the Diversity Commission on another successful MLK Celebration event yesterday, and called upon him to lead the flag salute. III. PRESENTATIONS a. Swearing -In Ceremony /Police Officer Chief Anne Kirkpatrick announced and introduced the city's newest officer, police recruit Mark Rodmyre. She also introduced Officer Rodmyre's family to the Council. City Clerk Chris Green administered the oath of office to Officer Rodmyre, and congratulated him. b. Civil Service Commission /Outgoing Commissioner Plaque Mayor McColgan was pleased to present outgoing Civil Service Commissioner Forrest Niccum with a plaque of appreciation for his years of service to the city. Mr. Niccum has been a commissioner since 1995. AD OR)GINA • Federal Way City Council Regular Meeting Minutes January 18, 2005 — Page 2 of 6 • c. Introduction of New Employees /City Manager City Manager Moseley introduced Randall Reynolds, who is the city's newest police recruit officer. Mr. Reynolds previously served in the Air Force and will be attending the police academy. d. Emerging Issues /City Manager City Manager Moseley reported no emerging issues at this time. IV. CITIZEN COMMENT Carrol Clemens — Ms. Clemens is a boardmember for the Federal Way Symphony; she urged the Council to accept the recommendations by staff to allow the Symphony to perform at Dumas Bay Centre on Saturday, August 13th. Ron Walker — Mr. Walker updated the Council on the Diversity Commission's activities. They recently donated over $1,000 in books to local schools during their annual book donation drive, and announced that plans are being made to collaborate with the Seattle Supersonics on a similar project. Over 400 attended yesterday's MLK Celebration event; Mr. Walker thanked all of those who donated their time • and money to the celebration (list of donors attached hereto as Exhibit "A "). V. CONSENT AGENDA a. Minutes /December 21. 2004 Regular Meeting - Approved b. Vouchers - Approved c. City Manager Employment Agreement Amendment - Approved d. 2005 Arts Commission Contract for Services Program - Approved e. 2005 Arts Commission Work Plan - Approved f. Federal Way Symphony Special Event Use Permit Request for Dumas Bay Centre - Approved g. King County Developmental Disabilities Grant -Approved h. Community Center Artwork Program /Final Design - Approved i. West Hylebos Creek Restoration /Project Acceptance - Approved j. SW 356 Regional Pond Fence Project/I00% Design Approval and Authorization to Bid - Approved k. Wynstone Preliminary Plat and Concomitant Agreement — Approved Resolution #05 -439 1. Browns Point /Dash Point Comprehensive Plan Amendment — Resolution Postponed to May 17, 2005 regular Council meeting Councilmember Faison pulled consent item (1) from the agenda. Councilmember Burbidge pulled consent item (h) from the agenda. • Federal Way City Council Regular Meeting Minutes January 18, 2005 — Page 3 of 6 • MOTION BY COUNCILMEMBER FAISON TO APPROVE CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS (a) through (g) AND ITEMS (i) through (k) AS PRESENTED; SECONDED BY COUNCILMEMBER FERRELL. The motion passed as follows: Burbidge yes Kochmar yes Dovey yes McColgan yes Faison yes Park yes Ferrell yes Consent Item (h) /Community Center Artwork Program /Final Design Councilmember Burbidge called upon Recreation and Cultural Services Supervisor Mary Faber, who introduced consultant Renee Tanner. She gave a powerpoint presentation on the Community Center Artwork Program /Final Design. MOTION BY COUNCILMEMBER BURBIDGE TO APPROVE THE COMMUNITY CENTER ARTWORK PROGRAM/FINAL DESIGN AS PRESENTED; SECONDED BY DEPUTY MAYOR KOCHMAR. The motion passed as follows: Burbidge yes Kochmar yes Dovey yes McColgan yes Faison yes Park yes Ferrell yes Consent Item (1) /Browns Point /Dash Point Comprehensive Plan Amendment - Resolution Councilmember Faison reported that the City of Tacoma requested more time to gather feedback from all parties involved (e.g. citizens and public officials in Federal Way, Tacoma, and Pierce County), before making a decision. MOTION BY COUNCILMEMBER FAISON TO POSTPONE THE BROWN POINT/DASH POINT RESOLUTION TO THE MAY 17 CITY COUNCIL MEETING; SECONDED BY COUNCILMEMBER PARK. Deputy Mayor Kochmar asked that staff meet with City of Tacoma officials on the issue and perform further financial analysis. She also suggested that any discussions between Federal Way and Tacoma should also include the Federal Way School District. Councilmember Ferrell urged the Council to proceed cautiously on the issue, and asked them to make sure that feedback is solicited from the residents and from Tacoma officials. Councilmember Faison reported that he received an invitation from the Dash Point Social Improvement Club to discuss the issue and invited Councilmembers to attend those meetings next month. • Federal Way City Council Regular Meeting Minutes January 18, 2005 — Page 4 of 6 • The motion passed as follows: Burbidge yes Kochmar yes Dovey yes McColgan yes Faison yes Park yes Ferrell yes VI. CITY COUNCIL BUSINESS a. City Council Committee Appointments Mayor McColgan thanked all of the Council Committees for all their hard work in 2004, and reappointed Councilmembers to the following committees for 2005: Finance/Economic Development /Regional Affairs Committee Councilmembers Faison (Chair), Burbidge, Ferrell Land Use /Transportation Committee Councilmembers Dovey (Chair), Faison, Park Parks /Recreation /Human Services and Public Safety Committee Councilmembers Burbidge (Chair), Dovey, Ferrell • Sister City Association Mayor McColgan (Ex- Officio) Lodging Tax Advisory Committee Councilmember Park (Chair) Lakehaven /City Liaison Meeting Mayor McColgan and Councilmember Ferrell Sound Transit Executive Advisory Committee Mayor McColgan and Councilmember Burbidge School District /City Liaison Meeting Mayor McColgan and Councilmember Burbidge South County Area Transportation Board Councilmember Burbidge Joint Recommendation Committee Councilmember Burbidge Federal Way City Council Regular Meeting Minutes January 18, 2005 — Page 5 of 6 • b. Termination of Lease at South 359 Street and Pacific Highway South City Attorney Richardson gave an overview of the lease, which the Ackerley Group signed for placement of a billboard. Under the termination clause of the lease, the City asks the company to remove their billboard from the property by March 31, 2005. MOTION TO APPROVE NOTICE OF TERMINATION OF THE LEASE AT SOUTH 359 STREET AND PACIFIC HIGHWAY SOUTH BY COUNCILMEMBER BURBIDGE; SECONDED BY DEPUTY MAYOR KOCHMAR. The motion passed as follows: Burbidge yes Kochmar yes Dovey yes McColgan yes Faison yes Park yes Ferrell yes VII. CITY COUNCIL REPORTS Councilmember Ferrell represented the City at a recent Suburban Cities Association Public • Issues Committee meeting. Their next meeting will be held tomorrow at the City of SeaTac. He recently received an award from the Federal Way Police Officers Guild for his work on law enforcement issues. He reiterated his call to action on finding solutions to help the local business community and the need for a city ombudsman. Councilmember Park had nothing to report at this time. Deputy Mayor Kochmar reported the Municipal Solid Waste Advisory Committee met on January 14. This newly formed committee serves as an advisory body to the King County Council on solid waste issues and planning, meeting monthly. Sound Transit will be holding an open forum meeting at the King County Regional Library on January 24 from 5:00 - 8:00 p.m. The Highline Forum (formerly the Airport Communities Coalition) will be meeting for half a day on January 27 She thanked Rob Van Orsow and Cary Roe for their work on solid waste issues. Councilmember Burbidge reported the next Parks /Public Safety /Human Services Committee meeting will be February 14 in the Hylebos Conference Room. Earlier in the day she attended the South County Area Transportation Board meeting. They discussed their joint legislative program that is being put together in collaboration with other transportation groups in the South King County area. The State Department of Transportation gave a presentation on areas of potential traffic bottlenecks. Last week she also attended the Puget Sound Regional Transportation Policy Board; they discussed the III 2006 -2007 Budget and Work Program. Federal Way City Council Regular Meeting Minutes January 18, 2005 — Page 6 of 6 S Councilmember Dovey reported the next Land Use /Transportation Committee meeting will take place on January 24 at 4:30 p.m. Councilmember Faison reported that the next Finance /Economic Development and ,� Regional Affairs Committee meeting is sc heduled for January 25 th at 5 :30 p .m. Mayor McColgan reported that the Council will be discussing the current business climate and finding solutions to helping the local business community at its retreat at Dumas Bay Centre on January 29 from 8:30 a.m. -12:30 p.m. The retreat is open to the public. He also reported that Han Woo -Ri, the City's Korean Festival, will take place in May. City Manager Moseley and all of the Councilmembers individually praised the Diversity Commission, MLK Chair Ron Walker, city staff, and all of those who helped make the MLK Celebration Event a very successful one, in terms of labor. entertainment, attendance, and financial contributions. VIII. CITY MANAGER REPORT City Manager Moseley reported that Community Development staff and volunteers from Todd Beamer HS recently rounded up over 100 shopping carts for the City's Go Karts program. He mentioned that the Public Works department is reporting very few incidents of flooding with all the heavy rains lately and expressed his appreciation to the Surface Water Management Division for their great work. III IX. EXECUTIVE SESSION a. Sale or Lease or Real Property /Pursuant to RCW 42.30.110(1)(c) b. Potential Litigation/Pursuant to RCW 42.30.110(1)(i) At 8:00 p.m. Mayor McColgan announced the Council would recess into Executive Session for the purpose of discussing Sale or Lease of Real Property /Pursuant to RCW 42.30.110 (1)(c), and Potential Litigation /Pursuant to RCW 42.30.110(1)(i) for approximately one hour. X. ADJOURNMENT There being nothing further to discuss, Mayor McColgan adjourned the regular meeting of the Federal Way City Council at the hour of 9:00 p.m. • 7 / ' , ' , , . g , 44e. . _ _ _ _ _ N. Christine Green, CMC City Clerk 0