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AGENDA
1. CALL TO ORDER
2. PUBLIC COMMENT
3. COMMITTEE BUSINESS
A. Approval of the February 8,2005 Minutes
B. Presentation on Federal Way School District Bond Proposal
(Superintendent Tom Murphy)
C. Discussion of Sound Transit West TOD
Action
Information
Information
4. OTHER
5. FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS
6. NEXT MEETING:
FEDRAC - Economic Development: April 12, 2005
FEDRAC: March 22, 2005
Committee Members:
Eric Faison. Chair
Jeanne Burbidge
Jim Ferrell
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Patrick Doherty, Economic Development Director
Jordan Wheeler, Management Intern
(253) 835-2403
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MINUTES
Committee Members in Attendance: Chair Eric Faison, Member Jeanne Burbidge, and Member Jim Ferrell.
City Council Members in Attendance: Mayor Dean McColgan, Deputy Mayor Linda Kochrnar, and
Councilmember Jack Dovey.
Staff Members in Attendance: Iwen Wang, Management Services Director; David Moseley, City Manager; Derek
Matheson, Assistant City Manager; Karen Kirkpatrick, Deputy City Attorney; Patrick Doherty, Director of Economic
Development; Mehdi Sadri, Information Services Manager; Jason Suzaka, Deputy City Clerk/Management Analyst,
Jordan Wheeler, Management Intern.
Others in Attendance: Dini Duclos and Bob Hitchcock, FW Chamber of Commerce; Erica Hall, FW Mirror; Steve
Maynard, Tacoma News Tribune; Shuie Burdine, U.S. Wireless.
1.
CALL TO ORDER
Chair Eric Faison called the meeting to order at 5:34 p.m.
Mr. Matheson introduced Management Intern Jordan Wheeler, who began working at the City last
Thursday, comes to Federal Way from the City of University Place Public Works department; he will
replace Jason Suzaka as staff to the FEDRAC - Economic Development meeting beginning next month.
2.
PUBLIC COMMENT
None.
3.
COMMITTEE BUSINESS
a)
Approval of the January 1 L 2005 meeting minutes
Motion to approve the January 11, 2005 meeting minutes. Motion seconded and carried.
The committee asked that discussion on the Sound Transit West TOD be placed on the agenda for
the next meeting.
b)
Discussion of Business Community Outreach
Presented by Patrick Doherty
Mr. Doherty gave a brief background to the committee. There was discussion as to whether or not
the duties of the economic development assistant coincide with the core duties of an ombudsman.
Also discussed was whether businesses would feel comfortable going to an ombudsman (who
would be part of city staft) to report any difficulties in receiving services and/or fair/equitable
treatment from the city.
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Discussion then centered on the budget, if a new position was created. There were some
reservations about creating a brand new position, especially in light of the last budget, when
positions had to be cut. Councilmember Ferrell stated his support for creating a new position,
citing the need to be proactive in helping local businesses. One suggestion was to consider
changing the job title to "Economic Development Assistant/Business Liaison." Ms. Duclos
suggested that an option to consider is to contract out the position to the Chamber, because
businesses may not feel comfortable going to city staff to address their concerns about city
policies/actions.
c)
Wi-Fi Project
Presented by Iwen Wang
A handout of the powerpoint presentation was given to the committee. Those who worked on the
project are ¡wen Wang, Mehdi Sadri, Karen Kirkpatrick, and Shuie Burdine from us. Wireless.
Ms. Wang gave a presentation on Wi-Fi technology. Other cities using this technology include
Renton, Auburn, Kent, as well as King County and the State of Washington. Mr. Sadri presented
the technical aspects of the project, and Ms. Kirkpatrick discussed the legal aspects.
Ms. Wang emphasized that the costs given in the capital rollout are conservative estimates. The
proof of concept pilot project would most like be in a 1-4 square mile radius; the City also has
some conduit that could be used as part of the project, lowering the costs.
Some economic advantages of this technology include image (seen as a high tech, "wired" city);
businesses can access the internet at a cheaper rate, therefore lowering their costs; and the
technology serves a very mobile population, e.g. it could be used out in the field as long as it is
within the range of the antennas.
Motion to direct staff to develop the scope and cost associated with the "proof of concept"
project and bring back to FEDRAC at its February 22, 2005 meeting. Motion seconded and
carried.
4.
OTHER
None.
5.
FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS
6.
NEXT SCHEDULED MEETING
March 8, 2005 at 5:30 p.m. in the Hylebos Conference Room.
7.
ADJOURN
Chair Eric Faison adjourned the meeting at 6:58pm.
Recorded by Jason Suzaka
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