PRHSPSC MINS 03-14-2023
Committee Members City Staff
Jack Walsh, Chair John Hutton, Parks Director
Lydia Assefa-Dawson, Member Mary Jaenicke, Administrative Assistant II
Erica Norton, Member
City of Federal Way
City Council
Parks, Recreation, Human Services & Public Safety Committee
March 14, 2023 City Hall
5:00 p.m. Council Chambers
MEETING SUMMARY
Committee Members in Attendance: Committee Chair Jack Walsh, and Council Member Lydia Assefa-
Dawson
Committee Member in Attendance via Zoom: Council member Erica Norton
Other Councilmembers in Attendance: Council President Linda Kochmar and Deputy Mayor Susan
Honda.
Staff in Attendance: Parks Director John Hutton, Assistant City Attorney Joanna Eide, Finance Director
Steve Groom, Dumas Bay Centre Manager David Clemons, Federal Way Community Center Manager Leif
Ellsworth, Community Relations Liaison/Contract Administrator Autumn Gressett, Human Services
Coordinator Patti Spaulding-Klewin, Human Services Coordinator Kim Bachrach and Administrative
Assistant II Mary Jaenicke.
Staff in Attendance via Zoom: Human Services Manager Sarah Bridgeford.
1. CALL TO ORDER: 5:01 PM
2. PUBLIC COMMENT: None
3. COMMITTEE BUSINESS:
Topic Title/Description
A. Approval of Minutes: February 14, 2023
Committee approved the February 14, 2023 PRHSPSC minutes as written.
● Moved: Assefa-Dawson
● Seconded: Norton
● Passed: 3-0 unanimously
B. 2022 Program Year Consolidated Annual Performance and Evaluation Report (CAPER):
Presented by Human Services Coordinators Patti Spaulding-Klewin and Kim Bacharach.
Human Services Coordinators Patti Spaulding-Klewin and Kim Bacharach presented the 2022 Program
Year Consolidated Annual Performance and Evaluation Report (CAPER). The CAPER reports how the
City utilizes Community Development Block Grants (CDBG) to expand economic opportunities, preserve
affordable housing, prevent and address homelessness and establish and maintain suitable living
environments. Questions and discussion followed.
Motion to forward the proposed 2022 CAPER to the March 21, 2023 consent agenda for
approval.
● Moved: Norton
Committee Members City Staff
Jack Walsh, Chair John Hutton, Parks Director
Lydia Assefa-Dawson, Member Mary Jaenicke, Administrative Assistant II
Erica Norton, Member
● Seconded: Assefa-Dawson
● Passed: 3-0 unanimously
C. Updated City Venues Financial Report: Presented by Finance Director Steve Groom and Parks
Director John Hutton.
Finance Director Steve Groom’s presentation included information on the budget process, financial
management and financial reporting. Parks Director John Hutton provided an updated financial briefing
on the Dumas Bay Centre, Federal Way Community Center, Performing Arts and Event Center and the
Celebration Park Sports Complex. He provided total revenues and expenses for each facility for 2018,
2019 and 2022 and the projection for 2023. The subsidy for each facility was included in his report.
Questions and discussion followed.
D. Modified Fireworks Ban – Discussion only.
Katrina Dohn was invited by Committee member Assefa-Dawson to give a presentation regarding a
modified firework ban. Ms. Dohn ran a firework stand for 29 years and has been the area manager for
TNT fireworks for the past two years. A modified ban is a balanced course of action; ground based
fireworks are allowed to be sold. Loud aerial fireworks would still be banned – enforcement would still
continue. Assistant City Attorney Joanna Eide explained that the fireworks ban is within the City code
and in order for any changes to be made there would have to be an ordinance that would have to be
written and be presented to the Committee and full Council for approval. State law requires that any
ordinances that are adopted by a county or a city that are more restrictive than state law have to have
an effective date no sooner than one year after their adoption. Questions and discussion followed.
E. Committee member Norton moved to open discussion about creating an RFP to do a
study on a drug addicted homeless program. Committee member Assefa-Dawson
seconded. Discussion regarding the motion was held.
● Moved: Norton
● Seconded: Assefa-Dawson
● Passed: 3-0 unanimously
Discussion: Council member Norton would like to discuss the outline of the program and get input
from the committee to create an RFP so the funds can be used to direct staff to find an organization
to put together a program. The RFP would be for a feasibility study for a program. Assistant City
Attorney Joanna Eide stated that it’s the Mayor that directs staff work to look at whether or not the
city wants to go out for an RFP for these services. If approved, staff would bring that information back
to the committee for their consideration and approving whether or not it goes to Council. A Council
member would take this to the Mayor. Council member Norton stated that she would take this to the
Mayor.
4. OTHER:
5. FUTURE MEETING: The next PRHSPSC meeting will be held April 11, 2023 at 5:00 p.m. in
City Hall Council Chambers.
6. ADJOURNMENT: The meeting was adjourned at 06:25 p.m.