Council MIN 08-24-2004 Special
FEDERAL WAY CITY COUNCIL
Special Meeting
New City Hall- 33325-8th Avenue South
Patrick Maher Room/! st Floor
August 24, 2004 - 7:00 p.m.
Minutes
I.
CALL MEETING TO ORDER
Mayor McColgan called the Special Meeting of the Federal Way City Council to order at the hour
of 7:00 p.m.
Councilmembers present: Mayor Dean McColgan, Deputy Mayor Linda Kochmar,
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.
II.
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
Councilmember Ferrell led the flag slaute.
III.
CITIZEN COMMENT
Barbara Reid, encouraged everyone to attend the Festival Days celebration August 2Th through the
29th with the parade Saturday morning.
H. David Kaplan, spoke in support of the Revised Sound Transit Oriented Development (TaD)
Agreement and the Property Tax Lid Lift on tonight's agenda.
IV.
PUBLIC HEARING
Reallocation of 2003 Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Funds
from Thompson Park to Armstrong Park
Mayor McColgan read into the record the procedures to be followed for the public hearing and
ORI GINAL
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opened the hearing at 7:12 p.m.
. Staff Report
Federal Way's Park Planner and Development Manager Betty Sanders gave a brief presentation to
Council regarding the consideration of reallocating funds from the 2003 CDBG funds from the
Thompson Park to the Armstrong Park.
. Citizen Comment (please limit remarks to 3 minutes)
H. David Kaplan, noted this area has been identified as having potential archeological artifacts, he
asked for this to be looked into before building the park.
Sheryl Nevers. questioned if any artifacts had ever been found at this location. Staff responded that
there have not been any artifacts identified at this site.
. City Council Deliberation/Action
Councilmembers asked various questions of Ms. Sanders and CDBG Coordinator Kelli O'Donnell.
MOTION MADE BY COUNCILMEMBER BURBIDGE TO APPROVE THE REALLOCATION
OF $75,000.00 OF THE 2003 CDBG FUNDS FROM THE THOMPSON PARK TO THE
ARMSTRONG PARK; COUNCILMEMBER DOVEY SECOND. The motion passed unanimously
as follows:
Burbidge
Dovey
Faison
Ferrell
yes
yes
yes
yes
Kochmar
McColgan
Park
yes
yes
yes
Hearing nothing further, Mayor McColgan closed the Public Hearing at 7:30 p.m.
v.
CITY COUNCIL BUSINESS
a.
Transfer of Funds from the Paths and Trails Fund to Armstrong Park
MOTION MADE BY COUNCILMEMBER DOVEY TO APPROVE THE TRANSFER OF
$65,000.00 FROM THE PATHS AND TRAILS FUND TO ARMSTRONG PARK; SECOND
MADE BY COUNCILMEMBER BURBIDGE. The motion passed as follows:
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Burbidge
Dovey
Faison
Ferrell
yes
yes
yes
yes
Kochmar
McColgan
Park
yes
yes
yes
b.
Revised Sound Transit Oriented Development (TaD) Agreement
City Manger David Moseley gave a brief report to Council reviewing all the modifications.
MOTION MADE BY COUNCILMEMBER DOVEY TO APPROVE THE REVISED TOD
AGREEMENT AS AMENDED BY THE LAND USE/TRANSPORT A TION COMMITTEE
AND AUTHORIZATION FOR THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE THE
AGREEMENT; SECOND MADE BY COUNCILMEMBER BURBIDGE. The motion passed
unanimously as follows:
Burbidge
Dovey
Faison
Ferrell
yes
yes
yes
yes
Kochmar
McColgan
Park
yes
yes
yes
c.
d.
North Lake Annexation Area/Establishing Election Date - Resolution
Redondo East Annexation Area/Establishing Election Date - Resolution
Parkway Annexation Area/Establishing Election Date - Resolution
e.
Community Development Department Associate Planner Isaac Conlen provided a brief report on
the annexation items.
MOTION MADE BY COUNCILMEMBER DOVEY TO APPROVE ITEMS (C), (D), AND
(E) AS PRESENTED; SECOND MADE BY COUNCILMEMBER PARK. The motion passed
unanimously as follows:
Burbidge yes Kochmar yes
Dovey yes McColgan yes
Faison yes Park yes
Ferrell yes
f. Property Tax "Lid Lift"
Management Services Director Iwen Wang gave a brief presentation to Council regarding this
Issue.
Councilmembers discussed this item regarding the option to move forward at this time or to
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monitor the situation.
MOTION MADE BY COUNCILMEMBER FAISON TO DIRECT STAFF TO MONITOR
FUTURE DEVELOPMENTS THAT MAY AFFECT CITY PROPERTY TAX REVENUES
AND BRING THE LID LIFT OR OTHER APPROPRIATE OPTIONS BACK FOR
CONSIDERATION; SECOND MADE BY COUNCILMEMBER PARK. The motion passed 6-
1 as follows:
Burbidge
Dovey
Faison
Ferrell
yes
yes
yes
no
Kochmar
McColgan
Park
yes
yes
yes
VI.
EXECUTIVE SESSION
Collective Bargaining/Pursuant to RCW. 42.30. 140(4)(a)- Canceled
VII.
ADJOURNMENT
There being nothing further to come before the Federal Way City Council, Mayor McColgan
adjourned the special meeting at 8: 15 p.m.