COUNCIL MINS 12-02-2003
FEDERAL WAY CITY COUNCIL
Regular Meeting
Council Chambers - City Hall
December 2, 2003 – 7:00 p.m.
Minutes
I. CALL MEETING TO ORDER
Mayor Burbidge called the regular meeting of the Federal Way City Council to order at the
hour of 7:05 p.m.
Councilmembers present: Mayor Jeanne Burbidge, Deputy Mayor Dean McColgan, and
Councilmembers Jack Dovey, Eric Faison, Mary Gates, Linda Kochmar and Mike Park.
City Staff present: City Attorney Pat Richardson, City Attorney Pat Richardson and City
Clerk Chris Green.
II. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
Councilmember Gates led the flag salute.
MOTION BY DEPUTY MAYOR MCCOLGAN TO AMEND THE AGENDA TO
ADD THE DICUSSION OF WHERE AND WHEN TO HOLD THE 2004 CITY
COUNCIL RETREAT AS ITEM (f) UNDER SECTION VI—CITY COUNCIL
BUSINESS; SECOND BY COUNCILMEMBER FAISON. The motion passed as
follows:
Burbidge yes Faison yes
Gates yes Dovey yes
Kochmar yes McColgan yes
Park yes
III. PRESENTATIONS
a. SPIRIT Award/Month of December
b. Introduction of New Employees/City Manager
c. Emerging Issues/City Manager
City Manager Moseley presented this month’s SPIRIT Award to John Hutton, the city’s
Recreation Supervisor—he consistently receives accolades from tournament directors and
coaches every year for his assistance in coordinating sporting events to make sure all are
conducted successfull y.
Mr. Moseley had no new employees to introduce nor any emerging issues to report to
Council.
IV. CITIZEN COMMENT
H. David Kaplan – expressed concern as to whether or not Brittany Lane and North Lake
proposed annexation areas are up to city code and inquired as to the possibility of a one-
time assessment for each area to offset city expenditures.
Tim Hatley – representing owners of the Sports World property—they would like the
proposed resolution to enter into an agreement with King Count y for the annexation of the
Redondo East area deferred at this time, due to concerns about the future of their existing
facility.
Charles Gibson – as a representative of the North Lake area residents, he said 60% are in
favor of the election method of annexation; he also submitted a letter signed by a number
of the residents of the area.
Bob Rawlings – as president of the West Campus II Homeowners Association, expressed
concerns the city is not aggressively going forward with a code amendment restricting
oversized vehicles in residential areas.
Jerry Graham – not opposed, but is not supportive of the proposed annexation of the North
Lake area—he feels the area’s current status and services from King County, including
police services, are currently adequate.
V. CONSENT AGENDA
a. Minutes/November 18, 2003 Regular Meeting; and November 17, 2003
Special Meeting – (pulled and approved separately)
b. Vouchers – Approved
c. Monthly Financial Report – Approved
d. Council Bill #335/Mid-Biennium Budget Adjustment – Approved
Ordinance No. 03-455
e. Council Bill #336/Impound of Vehicles Code Amendment – Approved
Ordinance No. 03-456
f. 2004 Right-of-Way Landscape Maintenance Contract/Authorization to Bid–
Approved
g. 14th Ave So & So 312th St Traffic Signal Project/100% Design Approval &
Authorization to Bid – Approved
h. 2004 Fee Schedule – Approved Resolution No. 03-406
i. CEO Magazine Publicity – Approved
MOTION BY COUNCILMEMBER PARK TO APPROVE THE CONSENT
AGENDA; SECOND BY DEPUTY MAYOR MCCOLGAN.
Deputy Mayor McColgan pulled consent agenda item (a) to correct the minutes of the
November 18, 2003 regular meeting.
The motion to approve consent agenda items (b), (c), (d), (e), (f), (g), (h) and (i) passed as
follows:
Burbidge yes Faison yes
Gates yes Dovey yes
Kochmar yes McColgan yes
Park yes
Consent item (a): Deputy Mayor McColgan noted a correction to the regular meeting
minutes of November 18, 2003—page 6 of 11, first paragraph motion related to site
specific request #1 should read as follows: “Councilmember Faison moved to not forward
site specific request #1 for further study”.
MOTION BY DEPUTY MAYOR MCCOLGAN TO APPROVE THE MINUTES, AS
CORRECTED, OF THE NOVEMBER 18, 2003 REGULAR MEETING (Clerk’s note:
as outlined above); SECOND BY COUNCILMEMBER KOCHMAR. The motion
passed as follows:
Burbidge yes Faison yes
Gates yes Dovey yes
Kochmar yes McColgan yes
Park yes
VI. CITY COUNCIL BUSINESS
a. Annexation Area/Redondo East – Resolution (not moved forward)
b. Annexation Area/Brittany Lane
c. Annexation Area/North Lake
Rox Burhans, city associate planner, presented the staff briefing on the three proposed
annexation areas.
Management Services Director Iwen Wang provided a detailed overview of the net fiscal
impact of the three annexation proposals.
Community Development Director Kathy McClung responded to inquires regarding the
city’s sign code restrictions and how that could impact businesses in the proposed
annexation area. Also mentioned were concerns about the city’s imposed gambling taxes.
There was a brief discussion about future park acquisitions in the proposed areas.
Following a lengthy discussion on the Redondo East area, there was a consensus of
Councilmembers not to go forward with the draft resolution to enter into an agreement with
King County for annexation of the Redondo East area at this time.
MOTION BY COUNCILMEMBER FAISON TO DIRECT STAFF TO PREPARE A
RESOLUTION INITIATING THE REDONDO EAST AREA ANNEXATION BY
ELECTION METHOD AFTER ADOPTION OF THE PAA STUDY; SECOND BY
COUNCILEMBER DOVEY. The motion passed as follows:
Burbidge yes Faison yes
Gates yes Dovey yes
Kochmar yes McColgan yes
Park yes
MOTION BY COUNCILMEMBER FAISON TO DIRECT STAFF TO PREPARE A
RESOLUTION INITIATING THE SW PARKWAY/BRITTANY LANE AREA
ANNEXATION BY ELECTION METHOD AFTER ADOPTION OF THE PAA
STUDY; SECOND BY COUNCILEMBER DOVEY. The motion passed as follows:
Burbidge yes Faison yes
Gates yes Dovey yes
Kochmar yes McColgan yes
Park yes
MOTION BY COUNCILMEMBER FAISON TO DIRECT STAFF TO PREPARE A
RESOLUTION INITIATING THE NORTH LAKE AREA ANNEXATION BY
ELECTION METHOD AFTER ADOPTION OF THE PAA STUDY; SECOND BY
COUNCILEMBER DOVEY. The motion passed as follows:
Burbidge yes Faison yes
Gates yes Dovey yes
Kochmar yes McColgan yes
Park yes
d. Police/Court Lease Extension
Assistant City Manager Derek Matheson provided information on the new city hall
occupancy timeline and explained why staff is requesting a one-month lease extension for
the current police and municipal court facilities.
MOTION BY COUNCILMEMBER KOCHMAR TO AUTHORIZE THE CITY
MANAGER TO EXTEND THE LEASE FOR THE POLICE DEPARTMENT AND
MUNICIPAL COURT BY ONE MONTH TO JULY 31, 2004; SECOND BY
COUNCILMEMBER FAISON. The motion passed as follows:
Burbidge yes Faison yes
Gates yes Dovey yes
Kochmar yes McColgan yes
Park yes
e. Settlement Agreement & Covenant Re: Traffic Impacts with Lloyd
Development Company
Assistant City Attorney Karen Jorgensen presented a briefing on the proposed amendment
to the draft settlement agreement with Lloyd Development Company found on page 6,
paragraph 2—Additional Truck Trip Mitigation, and attached hereto as Exhibit “A” to
these minutes.
MOTION BY COUNCILMEMBER FAISON TO APPROVE THE SETTLEMENT
AGREEMENT BETWEEN LANDLLOYD AND THE CITY, AS AMENDED IN
SECTION 2, AND AUTHORIZE THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE SAID
AGREEMENT CONTINGENT UPON STAFF’S REVIEW, ANALYSIS AND
APPROVAL OF THE BASELINE DOCUMENTATION; SECOND BY COUNCIL-
MEMBER GATES. The motion passed as follows:
Burbidge yes Faison yes
Gates yes Dovey yes
Kochmar yes McColgan yes
Park yes
f. City Council Retreat -- added item
A length y discussion ensued pertaining to the date and location of the upcoming annual
Council retreat. Councilmembers expressed their reasons for wanting to hold the retreat
locally vs. going out of town—several of the members felt it best to alternate local and out
of town locations for future retreats. Some felt it is also important to schedule the retreat in
November or earlier to simplify finding a location and facilitator. They also discussed the
merits of alternating full vs. mini-retreats. The suggestion was also made to add a section
to the Council Rules of Procedure to set out the retreat schedule to help eliminate future
scheduling confusion.
MOTION BY DEPUTY MAYOR MCCOLGAN TO HOLD THE RETREAT IN
TOWN AND USE OUR LOCAL FACILITIES; SECOND BY COUNCILMEMBER
DOVEY. The motion passed as follows:
Burbidge yes Faison yes
Gates yes Dovey yes
Kochmar yes McColgan yes
Park yes
Council then established the preferred date for the upcoming retreat would be January 16
and 17, 2004
VII. CITY COUNCIL REPORTS
Councilmember Gates reported on transportation grant monies received for our area and
provided a Sound Transit progress update, including status of the city’s future transit center
project—reflecting the major work elements/milestones; she also provided a written report
to Council, staff and interested citizens.
Councilmember Kochmar reported on the regional water quality committee issues,
Also ACC update, SCA interecity policy board on Dec 17, parks committee meet Dec 8 at
4 p.m.
Park…sFED 12.23 canceled
JD – none
EF Dec 15 at 5:30 LUTC – discussion on update for downtown footprint orf buildings—
encouraged citizen and ciouncl attend
DMc - us open swim meet this weekend…long course
Lodg Tax Advis 12/12 at 8 a.m.
JB – regional policy commiee tomorrow –solid waste ord. Treee light 4 p.m. on Sat at
SeaTac Mall (now The Commons at FW); mentioned other local performing groups and
events
VIII. CITY MANAGER REPORT
City Manager Moseley advised the architect has filed the building permit application for
the first floor of the new city hall facility, and plans to file the second floor permit
application later this week or next.
He mentioned there are regional appointment opportunities available to interested
Councilmembers, adding that staff has prepared and distributed a matrix of available
positions this evening—if interested in serving on any of the committees, please notify
Mayor Burbidge as soon as possible.
As mentioned earlier by Deputy Mayor McColgan, the city is initiating a process to review
its cable franchise with Comcast, and is seeking community input through the means of a
public hearing scheduled for Wednesday, December 10, 2003, at 7:00 p.m., in Council
Chambers. The hearing will provide citizens an opportunity to express their current and
future needs regarding the cable franchise.
As previously announced by Mayor Burbidge, the city’s annual Christmas tree lighting
ceremony will be held this coming Saturday. Public Works staff are currently installing
holiday lights along the major city streets for the upcoming season.
Mr. Moseley advised no executive session is requested this evening.
IX. ADJOURNMENT
There being no further business to come before the Federal Way City Council, Mayor
Burbidge adjourned the regular meeting at the hour of 9:40 p.m.
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N. Christine Green, CMC
City Clerk