1995-05-25 Finance-Economic Dev Committee - Minutesu
City of Federalay
City Council
finance/Economic Development.Committee
May 25,1995 Cary Half
7:30 aan, Administration Conference ROOM
SUMMARY
In attendance: Committee Chair Ron Gintz; Committee member Hope Elder; Mayor Mary Gates;
Iwen Wang, Management Services Director, Jim McNamara, Deputy City Attorney; Marie Mosley,
Assistant Director, Management Services; Cary Roe, Public Works Director; Jenny Schroder, PARCS
Director; Rob Van Orsow, Solid Waste and Recycling Coordinator; Mary Faber, Recreation Manager;
Brent Mason, Recreation Manager; Deb Murphy, Purchasing Coordinator; Becky Metcalf,
Administrative Assistant. Citizens in attendance: Joan Tabrum, Arts Commission; Vikki and Justin
Carter; Al McVey. Guests in attendance: Jim Hamilton, Federal Way Fire Department, Bob Green,
Federal Way Chamber of Commerce, Tony Segale, Federal Way Disposal.
1. CALL TO ORDER
Chair Gintz called the meeting to order at 7:33 a.m.
2. AUDIENCE COMMENT
Al McVey suggested that the Retreat Center is an excellent setting for institute/intellectual
programs and encouraged the Committee to consider this use in the future. Chair Gintz
thanked McVey for his input, stating that the Retreat Center offers many opportunities for
future use.
3. COMMITTEE BUSINESS
Jenny Schroder stated that the Arts Commission is currently reviewing recreation
classes held at the Retreat Center to determine their appropriateness as Retreat
Center activities. This review is at the Committee's request. Joan Tabrum, Arts
Commission Chair, announced a drive in progress to raise money for a
cultural/performing arts facility, and distributed flyers (attached). This fundraiser is
being coordinated with the Federal Way Coalition of the Performing Arts. The Arts
Commission would like to sell T-shirts to assist in this effort. The funds received
would be placed in an account with the Coalition. The Committee questioned
placement of funds in the Coalition's account rather than accounts held by the Arts
Commission, and asked staff to research this further, providing options and legal
issues involved in this decision.
b. Schroder presented the interlocal agreement with King County relating to public
artwork at Steel Lake Park. The Committee requested staff renegotiate the following
provisions:
Section 3.3 - notify the County of any and all maintenance performed on the artwork
Section 3.4 - County to perform annual visual survey/City required to make repairs
Section 3.5 - reach an agreement with the artist on all repairs and restorations --if
artist and City cannot agree, City must obtain written approval from the
County
Section 3.6 - City cannot alter, change or remove artwork without written
permission of artist
Section 3.8- consult with County before repairs, alterations or modifications to
immediate surroundings
Section 3.10- The perpetual nature of the agreement.
Finance/Economic Develop..,ent Committee
Summary
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May 25, 1995
Explorer scouts may be used for security. The entire Teen program budget/revenue
issue needs to be reviewed.
Payments to Cafe Pacific for catering at the Retreat Center. Offsetting revenues are
never seen. Wang reported that this is all a pass -through of funds, no payments are
subsidized by the General Fund. How was caterer chosen for Retreat Center? Must
all Center customers use this vendor?
The following observations were made from the Monthly Financial Report:
REET is still down
• Sales Tax is okay, although the retail portion is down, and this is some cause
for concern
• Jail services continue to show a reduction in costs from the prior year
• Council budget is 47% expended because of annual dues that are paid at the
beginning of the year
• Minutes from the Investment Committee are attached --investments are doing
well
Management Services will be developing a summarized view of financial operations
that may be attached to this report in the future.
Mayor Gates reported that the City of Tacoma would like Federal Way to pass a
resolution showing support for Tacoma in their resistance to becoming a receiving
site for nuclear waste. The Committee would like a synopsis of this issue, but
agreed to a very general resolution at the June 6 Council meeting.
4. FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS
Letter from Sonny's re gambling taxes
Biennial budget implementation plan
5. ADJOURN
Chair Gintz adjourned the meeting at 9:20 a.m.
Recorded by Becky Metcalf
5/25//95