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PRHSPSC MINS 03-25-2002 City of Federal Way City Council PARKS, RECREATION, HUMAN SERVICES & PUBLIC SAFETY COUNCIL COMMITTEE Monday, March 25, 2002 12:00 p.m. SUMMARY In attendance: Council Committee members Chair Linda Kochmar, Mary Gates and Michael Park, Mayor Jeanne Burbidge. Staff: Donna Hanson, Assistant City Manager, Anne Kirkpatrick, Chief of Public Safety, Bob Sterbank, City Attorney, Pat Richardson, Deputy City Attorney, Kelli O’Donnell, CDBG Coordinator, Jennifer Schroder, Director of Parks, Recreation and Cultural Services, Mary Faber, Superintendent of Recreation and Cultural Services, Leslie Ryan-Connelly, SWM Water Quality Specialist, and Mary Jaenicke, Parks and Recreation Administrative Assistant. Guests: Len Zickler, Vice-Chair Parks and Recreation Commission, Donna Welch, Chair Arts Commission, Karen Pettingell, Chair Human Services Commission, Tom Dugan, Oxford House representative, Joann Piquette, Federal Way Coalition of Performing Arts, Janice Hougen Compass Center and Twin Lakes residents: Bonnie Massey, Myla Montgomery, Faith Noble, Judy and Larry Brooks, Judith Adams and Judy Carlson. Chair Kochmar called the meeting to order at 4:05 p.m. Council Member Park moved to amend the agenda. Business item D has been changed to Second Amendment to the Yakima County Jail Interlocal Agreement. Chair Kochmar seconded. Motion Passed. PUBLIC FORUM Judy Carlson asked why the tapes of the City Council meetings are not being played on the City’s TV channel. Sterbank stated he would check with Mehdi Sadri, whom is the Information Systems Manager for the City. Myla Montgomery stated that at the last Council meeting they were told the City would have answers to the questions that were submitted. Sterbank responded that they are still in the midst of reviewing the questions, and are in the process of preparing answers. Sterbank also noted that he had received a letter today from Phil Talmadge, a lawyer representing the Twin Lakes Home Owners Association. Sterbank needs to review that letter, and review the questions that they have received, and make a determination of whether it is appropriate to continue to answer questions in the public forum, or to confine the discussion from lawyer to lawyer because of the letter received. Sterbank will be meeting with the City Manager, to discuss this issue. Sterbank stated he would either have a response to the questions that have been asked, or there may be another response in light of the letter received from Mr. Talmadge. Montgomery asked why the City doesn’t do a reasonable accommodation analysis. Sterbank answered the City’s decision on the reasonable accommodation is the August 3, 2001 letter from the Community Development Department. It is a letter from Deb Barker. Montgomery stated the letter did not look like an analysis; it looked more like a statement. Council member Park stated that we would need to review the letter from Mr. Talmadge, and decide whether or not it is appropriate to communicate with each individual resident. Park stated that at this time Sterbank would review the letter and determine later on. COMMISSION COMMENTS Karen Pettingell, Chair of the Human Services Commission stated that the commission is having an open hearing on Special CDBG grants. The hearing is scheduled for Wednesday, March 27, 7:00pm in Council Chambers. After this meeting the recommendations will be brought to the Parks, Recreation, Human Services, and Public Safety Committee. PARKS, RECREATION, HUMAN SERVICES & PUBLIC SAFETY COUNCIL COMMITTEE Monday, March 25 Summary Page 2 APPROVAL OF SUMMARY Council member Gates and Council member Park approved the February 11 meeting minutes as revised. BUSINESS ITEMS Oxford House South Update Kelli O’Donnell introduced Janice Hougen from the Compass Center. Janice was invited to give a brief update on the Oxford House. They held a community meeting in February, with 30-40 attendees. The meeting became a question and answer meeting. After that meeting, Hougen contacted the Twin Lakes Home Owners Association to schedule another meeting. At this point the Association is not willing to have another meeting with the Compass Center. Hougen stated they are not sure if they should go forward with another meeting without representation of the neighborhood group. Because they may not have another meeting, they are trying to figure out the best way to distribute requested information. There has not been an advisory board put together due to the lack of volunteers. They are doing construction on the house, and hope to have that completed in mid May. Once construction is finished, they will begin the process of moving people into the house. Skate Park 2% for Art – Artist Recommendation Mary Faber introduced Donna Welch, Chair of the Arts Commission. Welch stated that the panel is recommending Andrew Carson as the artist for the Skate Park 2% for Art project. Mr. Carson has a Fine Arts degree from the University of Washington. He has done numerous art installations around the country and the state. In March, a selection panel reviewed the artist submittals. The panel consisted of Regina Bigler, Vice-Chair of the Arts Commission and a local artist, H. David Kaplan, and Derek Chan a local teenager. Everyone was in unanimous approval of this artist. Faber showed slides of his work. Park asked if the space at the Skate Park was large enough for the artwork. Faber stated that the space is appropriate. Faber stated that the budget for the project is $10,840. The funding sources for the project includes 2% for Art from the Skate Park project of $3,840 and $7,000 from the Arts Commission 2002 budget. Gates moved to authorize the Arts Commission to proceed with establishing a contract with the recommended artist, not to exceed $10,840 for the Skate Park project. Forward to full Council with a “Do Pass” at the April 2 Council meeting. Park seconded. Motion Passed. Aquatic Land Enhancement Account (ALEA) Final Design Mary Faber introduced Collie Hough-Beck from Hough, Beck & Baird. Collie has helped in designing the project. Collie gave a presentation on the Dumas Bay Centre Project. She stated that the City of Federal Way was awarded one of sixteen grants given in the State of Washington. ALEA is a program that provides a 50% match for projects that include the purchase, improvement, or protection of aquatic lands for public purposes and for providing and improving access to such lands. The purpose of the project is to remove the asphalt, which has been used previously as a parking lot, and return to native plant material and enhance the fish habitat. Collie stated that the area has high quality eel grass beds. Phase I will include crushed stone walkways, and native gardens. The master plan identifies areas for art, and retains 90% of the existing trees. The plan includes plants that require minimal maintenance, and can make it on their own without irrigation. Council member Park asked if the budget of $516,822.82 was for Phase I only. Faber stated that this is correct. Council member Gates asked if getting rid of the asphalt and adding the planting was the main issue. Faber stated that the surface water from the asphalt runs right down the slope and into the Bay. The primary focus of the project in addition to creating a park is to restore and improve the habitat. Council member Park moved to forward to council to approve the final design of the Dumas Bay Restoration Project and move forward to the April 2 Council meeting under consent. Gates seconded. Motion passed. Chair Kochmar asked if the Gazebo would be removed. Faber stated the Gazebo would remain. Chair Kochmar also requested that there be a small presentation at the April 2 Council meeting. PARKS, RECREATION, HUMAN SERVICES & PUBLIC SAFETY COUNCIL COMMITTEE Monday, March 25 Summary Page 3 Second Amendment to the Yakima County Jail Interlocal Agreement Chief Kirkpatrick stated that this is a second amendment to the original contract, which was entered into on December of 2000. In March of 2001 they amended the original contract to reduce the daily rate for inmates. The amended contract reduces the daily rate for inmates from $50 to $46 per day; depending upon how many people they have in jail. They would like to extend this contract to December 31, 2002. They have added a clause to Section 13. With the addition of this clause, the contract will allow Federal Way prisoners who are in the Yakima County jail to be eligible to work on correction detail under the direct supervision of a corrections officer. Council member Gates asked what the average number of inmates we have is. Hanson stated we have 10-12 inmates per day at the Yakima County Jail. Chair Kochmar asked if this would reduce our rates. Kirkpatrick stated it might reduce our rates. Council member Park moved to approve and accept this request for amendment between the City of Federal Way and Yakima County for the housing of inmates, and forward to full Council for consideration at its April 2 meeting. Gates seconded Motion Passed. 2002 BULLETPROOF VEST PARTNERSHIP GRANT The purpose of the Bulletproof Vest Partnership Act is to provide funding for 50% of the cost of bulletproof vests. The Bulletproof Vest Partnership Grant Act of 2000 will provide funding for three more years. The Public Safety department does intend to apply for this grant again. Council member Park asked what the typical lifespan of the vests are. Chief Kirkpatrick stated that the vests last for 5 years and they are $500 a piece. All law enforcement officers are required to wear a vest while in uniform. Council member Gates asked if they had replacements in reserve for the vests. Chief Kirkpatrick stated that they do, and that the K-9 unit dog will get a vest too. PARKS COMMISSION 2002/2003 WORK PLAN Len Zickler, Vice-Chair of the Parks Commission was introduced. Jennifer Schroder presented and reviewed the work plan. Schroder stated that the commission is very active at this time updating the Parks 6-year CIP. They have held a public meeting to gather information on the 6-year CIP. The Parks Commission will be very pro- active in reviewing every planning area. The Parks comprehensive plan is divided into 11 planning areas. The commission will review the planning area, and analyze if each area is being met with a park. If not, the commission would look at where would be some probable locations for acquisition. Another item is analyzing the cost benefit of installing artificial turf at existing sports fields. The commission may be able to increase fields, without having to buy land. Another item in the work plan is reviewing the Recreation Programs and Services. In the past, the Parks Commission has primarily been focused in working on the Capital side. This year the commission would like to look at the recreation side, and review what types of programs and services are being offered. Vice-Chair Zickler commended the Council on their recent Park Commissioner appointments. He stated that this commission has people that are very willing to work hard on this aggressive work plan. Council member Gates moved to recommend to Council a “do pass” to accept the Parks Commission 2002/2003 work plan as submitted, and to place this item before Council on April 2. Park seconded. Motion Passed. Council member Gates thanked the Parks Commission for their hard work. In reference to item number seven on the work plan, Council member Gates asked that the commission become aware with the new census data and how our neighborhoods may be changing, and whether our Parks programming is adapting to these changes. Ask citizens what it is they are not seeing in the recreation program for this quarter. REGIONAL OFF LEASH DOG AREA RECOMMENDATION In October of 2000, the Parks Commission held public meetings and made a recommendation that this item be looked at as a regional park. The major concern is the size of area that is needed for an Off Leash park to be successful. Schroder has been participating with neighboring cities regarding an Off Leash Dog Area. King County Director Craig Larson, and King County Animal Control have also participated in these meetings. The PARKS, RECREATION, HUMAN SERVICES & PUBLIC SAFETY COUNCIL COMMITTEE Monday, March 25 Summary Page 4 location needs to be conveniently located. King County is willing to evaluate many of their large sites in South King County. Grandview Park, is located in SeaTac, and is a King County Park. This is a site that is currently under review as a potential site for an Off Leash Park. King County Animal Control will recommend a $1-$2 surcharge to fund the ongoing operation of the off leash parks. Schroder stated there would possibly be some one- time funding needed to get the park going. The next phase is to see if Council is still interested in staff participating in these task force meetings, and to get a more specific idea of what would be the cost for this type of area. There would also be a public meeting held jointly with the participating cities to see if the public is still supportive of an Off Leash Dog Area. Council member Gates moved to recommend to council on April 2, to continue the city’s participation to work with the South King County Task Force to evaluate sites and to develop a regional OLA funding plan for maintenance, operation and development. Park seconded. Motion Passed. INSTALL OF SPORTS LIGHTING AT SACAJAWEA PARK, FINAL ACCEPTANCE AND RETAINAGE RELEASE Schroder stated that prior to the release of retainage on any Public works project, the City Council must accept the work as complete to meet State Department of Revenue and Department o f Labor and Industries requirements. The final cost of the installation of the sports field lighting at the Sacajawea Park soccer fields is $30,491.20. The contractor is Rakoz Electric. The final cost is equal to the contract amount of $30,491.20, including sales tax. Council member Park moved to accept the Sports Lighting at Sacajawea Park installation contract as complete and authorize staff to release the retainage, and place this item before Council on April 2. The amount of retainage to release to Rakoz Electric is $1401. Gates seconded. Motion passed. PENDING ITEMS WORK RELEASE PROGRAM REVIEW Chief Kirkpatrick stated that staffing for this type of program would be a budgetary item for the 2003/2004 budgets. They will do an analysis of what it would take to do a work release program. Staff is required to supervise. Council member Park stated that he thinks this is a good program. In the long run we could save a lot of tax dollars. Kirkpatrick stated she would put a proposal together so Council would be aware of what it means in terms of staffing, the kind of work that would be available, and how much money would be saved. Kirkpatrick did caution that it is possible to run into organized labor issues if you replace workers with prisoners. NEXT MEETING April 8, 2002 ADJOURNMENT Meeting adjourned at 5:06 p.m.