FEDRAC MINS 11-06-2007
City of Federal Way
City Council
Finance/Economic Development/Regional Affairs Committee
Tuesday, November 6, 2007
5:00 p.m.
City Hall
Hylebos Conference Room
MINUTES
Committee Members in Attendance: Chair Faison, Member Burbidge and Member McColgan.
Council Members in Attendance: Kochmar and Dovey.
Staff Members in Attendance: Assistant City Manager Iwen Wang, City Attorney Pat Richardson, Senior
Financial Analyst Mark Turley, Economic Development Director Patrick Doherty; Communication & Governmental
Affairs Manager Linda Farmer; and Deputy City Clerk Krystal Roe.
1. CALL TO ORDER - Chair Faison called the meeting to order at 5:03 p.m.
2. PUBLIC COMMENT - H. David Kaplan offered to make his comments during discussion of the Tourism
Enhancement Grant awards.
MOTION: Councilmember Burbidge moved to amend the agenda by moving Agenda Item H - 2008 State
Legislative Agenda - to immediately follow Approval of the Minutes. Councilmember McColgan second. The
motion carried unanimously.
3. COMMITTEE BUSINESS
A. Approval of Minutes: October 2, 2007 FEDRAC Meeting - The Committee m/s/c to approve the
minutes as presented.
H. 2008 State Legislative Agenda - Linda Farmer introduced Legislative Lobbyist Doug Levy and invited
him to present the staff report to the Committee. Mr. Levy distributed copies of the 2008 Legislative
Agenda. The Committee inquired about how the City's agenda compared to the Association of Washington
Cities' (AWC) Legislative Agenda. Mr. Levy replied the two are very closely aligned. He further reported
that the AWC will meet on November 19, 2007 to adopt their agenda and that he would be happy to
include AWC's list and positions at, or before, the next Council meeting.
The Committee discussed low-income/affordable housing criteria and directed staff to identify this item as
an active issue item on the agenda.
The Committee m/s/c to approve the draft 2008 Legislative Agenda with the noted change and forward to
the November 20, 2007 City Council meeting (Option 1).
B. An Ordinance Correcting Various Nonsubstaniative Errors in the Federal Way City Code - Pat
Richardson presented the staff report to the Committee and gave a brief explanation of the changes - all
of which were housekeeping in nature.
The Committee m/s/c to recommend approval of the Ordinance and forward to the full Council for first
reading at the November 20, 2007 meeting (Option 1).
C. Resolution Directing a Draft Re-Codification of the Federal Way City Code - Pat Richardson
presented the staff report to the Committee.
The Committee m/s/c to recommend approval of the proposed resolution and forward to the full Council at
the November 20, 2007 City Council meeting (Option 1).
D. Fall 2007 Tourism Enhancement Grant Applications - Patrick Doherty presented the staff report to
the Committee. The Committee inquired why $23,000 of available funds had not been awarded. Staff
replied that because so few applications were received, the Lodging Tax Advisory Committee (LTAC)
recommends keeping the $23,000 for the next round of applicants. Furthermore, it is the goal of the LTAC
that with better advertisement and outreach to groups bringing increased overnight stays and tourism will
apply for the funds.
Although the Committee recognized that local tourism in enhanced by arts and festival events, the
members expressed concern that these grants should not become a routine supplemental funding
mechanism for arts groups alone. Instead the funds focused toward groups, events, and activities that will
serve as a catalyst to increase true tourism within Federal Way.
The Committee m/s/c to approve the Tourism Enhancement Grant awards as recommended by the
Lodging Tax Advisory Committee in the amount of $10,000 and forward to the November 20, 2007 City
Council meeting.
E. September 2007 Monthly Financial Report - Mark Turley presented the monthly financial report,
highlighted key figures, and noted a correction on Page 104 which will be corrected on the final report.
Mr. Turley distributed a graph depicting Wal-Mart's tax revenue for the current year with the new store
versus last year's revenue with only the one store.
The Committee discussed police overtime. Ms. Wang stated much of the overtime has been realized
because of the time the 14 new officers have spent training at the Police Academy. She further replied
that the overtime should be substantially lower next year when the department is fully staffed.
The Committee m/s/c to approve the Monthly Anancial Report as presented and forward to the November
20, 2007 City Council meeting (Option 1).
F. Vouchers - Mr. Turley presented the staff report.
The Committee m/s/c to approve the vouchers as presented and forward to the November 20, 2007 City
Council meeting.
G. Council Rules Regarding Selection of Mayor - Chair Faison introduced the topic to the Committee
and reviewed the process used by the cities of University Place and Puyallup. The Committee discussed
the potential positive and negative effects of the City's current process for selecting its mayor and the
positive and negative effects of the process used by University Place and Puyallup. The Committee
concurred that regardless of which process is used, the issue should be discussed again prior to action.
Chair Faison asked that the issue be brought to Committee at a later date for further discussion and
poSSible action.
4. OTHER - None.
5. FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS - None.
6. ADJOURNMENT - Chair Faison adjourned the meeting at 5:50 PM.
Attest:
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Committee Chair