FEDRAC MIN 06-22-2009
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MEETING SUMMARY J;01I~)'/~
Committee Members in Attendance: Committee Chair Park and Committee Member Duclos; Committee
Member Faison excused.
Councilmembers in Attendance: Mayor Dovey, Council member Burbidge, Councilmember Ferrell &
Councilmember Kochmar.
Staff Memb~rs in Attendance: .Interim City Manager Brian Wilson, Assistant City Manager Bryant Enge, City
Attorney Pat Richardson, IT Director Mehdi Sadri, Finance Director Tho Kraus, Human Resources Director
Mary McDougal, Communications & Governmental Affairs Manager Linda Farmer and Deputy City Clerk
Krystal Roe.
1. CALL TO ORDER: 5:31 p.m.
2. PUBLIC COMMENT:
Mr. Purdom urged Council to consider reinstating the Admissions tax to fund the revenue shortfalls
rather than placing the burden on the backs employees.
Mr. Kaplan announced he was available to answer questions regarding the Lodging Tax Committee
and their TEG award recommendations.
Mr. Isle spoke about the need to issue traffic citations for parking violators in neighborhoods.
Understanding the Police Department has more pressing matters, he suggested outsourcing the
enforcement to be paid from a portion of the revenue generated from citations.
3. COMMITTEE BUSINESS
Topic Title/Description
A. Approval of Minutes: May 26, 2009 Meeting
Motion second and carried to approve the minutes as presented. Carried 2 - O.
G. City Manager Search
The Committee moved to place the City Manager Search process to the July 7, 2009 Council
Business Agenda with an RFP and timeline for Council consideration and approval. Carried 2
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Council Date/
Placement
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Business
07/07/09 Council
B. Legislative Briefing
1. State Legislative Update - Ms. Farmer discussed the possibility of a special legislative
session- to discuss the further projected revenue shortfalls.
2. Federal Update for June - Ms. Farmer announced a small City newsletter would be
inserted in utility billings from Lakehaven Utility District, Waste Management and
Comcast.
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C.
Fall 2008 Tourism Enhancement Grant (TEG) Applications: Review & Approval
Mr. Kaplan noted that the Chorale did not attend the interviews. He further noted a minor
correction to the spelling of an applicant's name and Centerstage's production should be
shown as occurring in September 2009 instead of May 2008.
Consent
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application. The reason they were not selected was because they do not seem to draw out-of-
town attendees to the area. Most of their attendees are local residents.
D.
The Committee moved to accept the Lodging Tax Recommendations and forward approval to
the July 7, 2009 City Council Consent Agenda. Carried 2 - O.
ORDINANCE: Comcast PEG Fee Adjustment (Amends Ord. #06-524)
The Committee moved to approve the draft amendment of the ordinance to the full City
Council on July 7, 2009. Carried 2 - O.
enterprlseSeattle Proposed Study of Medical Device Innovation and Commercialization
Incubator in Federal Way
The Committee discussed concerns that entering into phase I would give the perception that
the City was committing itself to the entire scope of the project. The Committee concurred
they were only committing $75,000 for phase one. Future decisions on the remaining phases
will be made at a later date.
Council and Committee members discussed that this is a possible niche market for Federal Way
that other local cities don't have. Also, the proposal appears to be in line with the City's
economic development goals.
The Committee moved to re-appropriate $75,000 from the City Center redevelopment fund to
cover the costs of a study of the market feasibility of a medical device innovation and
commercialization incubator in Federal Way and authorize the City Manager to execute a
contract with enterpriseSeattle to conduct said study (Option 1) and forward to the July 7, 2009
City Council Consent Agenda. Carried 2 - O.
Annual Report- Performance Audit of Impact Fees - INFO ONLY
Ms. Kraus presented the audit report. Per recommendations from the state, she noted funds
had been transferred to the school district for interest earnings from collection of the school
impact fees. The report will be posted on-line on July 23 and will be sent to the state auditor's
office. No action is necessary.
Monthly Financial Report
Minor correction made on Page 112 under Soles Tax - S. 312th to S. 316th Tax Collections - the
phrase "up down" in reference to sales tax should be changed to "down". It was clarified
that sales tax is down across the board.
The Committee moved approval of the monthly financial report and forwarded to the July 7,
2009 Consent agenda. Carried 2 - O.
Vouchers
The Committee moved approval of the vouchers and forwarded to the July 7, 2009 Consent
agenda. Carried 2 - O.
Consent
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Consent
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*Handouts/additional distributed at the meeting.
4. OTHER Chair Park stated the Admissions Tax issue has been tabled indefinitely; it is unlikely the Council
will pursue it as a funding option at this point. Committee Member Duclos shared her opinion that an
individual segment should not be taxed differently; taxes should be applied evenly across the board.
5. FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS