03-21-2023 Council Minutes - SpecialCITY OF
Federal Way
CITY COUNCIL
SPECIAL MEETING MINUTES
City Hall — Council Chambers
March 21, 2023 — 5:00 p.m.
1. CALL MEETING TO ORDER
Mayor Ferrell called the meeting to order at 5:00 p.m.
City officials in attendance: Mayor Jim Ferrell, Council President Linda Kochmar, Deputy
Mayor Susan Honda, Councilmember Lydia Assefa-Dawson, Councilmember Hoang Tran,
Councilmember Jack Walsh, and Councilmember Jack Dovey.
Councilmember Erica Norton attended remotely via Zoom.
City staff in attendance: City Administrator Brian Davis, Assistant City Attorney Joanna Eide,
and City Clerk Stephanie Courtney.
2. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
Mayor Ferrell led the flag salute.
3. STUDY SESSION — CITY CENTER ACCESS ENVIRONMENTAL STUDY FINDINGS
AND UPDATE
Deputy Public Works Director Desiree Winkler shared an update on the City Center Access
project which is currently completing the Enviromental Documentaion & Permitting Reviews
phase. She introduced City Traffic Engineer Rick Perez who provided more detailed information
on the preferred alternative, preliminary design, and environmental analaysis which has been
completed. He highlighted the improvements for fish passage with the planned installation of
multiple culverts in the area.
Mr. Perez and Ms. Winkler noted efforts made for public outreach for the project, including
information translated into multiple different languages to better serve the community. Staff
conducted in -person and online meetings and open houses for the public beginning in early
2021 and have continued outreach throughout the project timeline. In addition, staff has been
worked Belmor Park leadership to ensure the information is provided to that impacted
community.
Council thanked Ms. Winkler and Mr. Perez for their presentation and asked clarifying questions
regarding the loss of parking stalls at the Park-N-Ride lot; how compensation is determined for
mobile home units; the potential timing and impact of Sound Transit development for land
acquisition; and the outreach to,inform under -represented communities.
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ADJOURNMENT
There being nothing further on the agenda; the special meeting was adjourned at 5:32 p.m.
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