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Federal Way
Centered on Opportunity
CITY COUNCIL
SPECIAL MEETING MINUTES
City Hall — Council Chambers
August 13, 2024 — 5:00 p.m.
1. CALL MEETING TO ORDER
Mayor Ferrell called the meeting to order at 5:02 p.m.
City officials in attendance: Mayor Jim Ferrell, Council President Linda Kochmar,
Councilmember Lydia Assefa-Dawson, Councilmember Paul McDaniel,
Councilmember Susan Honda, Councilmember Hoang Tran, Councilmember Jack
Walsh, and Councilmember Jack Dovey.
City staff in attendance: City Administrator Brian Davis, Assistant City Attorney Kent
van Alstyne, and City Clerk Stephanie Courtney.
2. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
Mayor Ferrell led the flag salute.
3. CITY COMMISSION RECOGNITION
a. Commissioner Comment
The following Commissioners provided comments to the Council representing
their Commissions:
• Arts Commission: Vickie Chenowith (chair) and Karen Brugato
■ Human Services Commission: Betty Taylor and Vivian Alexander
■ Senior Advisory Commission: Lana Bostic (chair) and Tammy Dziak
• Diversity Commission: Saudia Abdullah (chair), Trenise Rogers, Chika
Onyejiaka, Craig Patrick, and Jennifer Kiiru
■ Parks Commission: Karen Brugato
• Planning Commission: Lawson Bronson (chair), Anna Patrick, and
Vickie Chenowith
• Steel Lake Management District: Margaret Reyhner, Melissa Hamilton,
and Bruce Meyers
■ Youth Commission: Juan Juarez -Ramos (former chair).
Council thanked the Commissioners for their comments.
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b. Recognition
At 5:44 p.m. Mayor Ferrell noted the City Council would take a 10-minute
recess for a reception honoring the Commissioners and their contributions to
the city.
Mayor Ferrell noted following the reception, Council would be adjourning to
executive session for the purpose of discussing collective bargaining pursuant
to RCW 42.30.140(4)(b) and pending litigation pursuant to RCW
42.30.110(1)(i) for approximately twenty-five minutes.
4. EXECUTIVE SESSION
Mayor and the City Council adjourned to executive session at 5:55 p.m. (to discuss
collective bargaining pursuant to RCW 42.30.140(4)(b) and pending litigation pursuant to
RCW 42.30.110(1)(i); anticipated duration is twenty-five minutes).
• Collective Bargaining Pursuant to RCW 42.30.140(4)(b)
• Pending/Potential Litigation Pursuant to RCW 42.30.110(1)(i)
5. ADJOURNMENT
Executive session concluded and the special meeting was adjourned at 6:16 p.m.
Attest:
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