FEDRAC MINS 04-24-2004
City of Federal Way
City Council
Finance/Economic Development/Regional Affairs Committee
Tuesday, April 27, 2004
5:30 p.m.
City Hall
Mt. Baker Conference Room
MINUTES
Committee Members in Attendance: Chair Eric Faison and Member Jeanne Burbidge.
City Council Members in Attendance: Deputy Mayor Linda Kochmar and Council member Michael Park
Staff Members in Attendance: Iwen Wang, Management Services Director; David Moseley, City Manager;
Derek Matheson, Assistant City Manager; Karen Kirkpatrick, Deputy City Attorney; Tho Kraus, Finance
Manager; Patrick Doherty, Deputy Director of Community Development; Mary McDougal, Human Resources
Manager; Lt. Ed Fadler, Department of Public Safety; Donna Hanson, Assistant City Manager; Jason Suzaka,
Management Analyst.
Others in Attendance: Erica Hall, Federal Way Mirror.
1. CALL TO ORDER
Chair Eric Faison called the meeting to order at 5:40 p.m. Member Jim Ferrell is on vacation and was an
excused absen ce.
2. PUBLIC COMMENT
None.
3. COMMITTEE BUSINESS
d) Branding Tagline (taken out of order)
Presented by Donna Hanson
A revised version of the memo was passed out to the committee. The only changes are
grammatical, and the memo, if approved, would be sent to full Council at the May 18 meeting.
Both Councilmembers Burbidge and Kochmar supported using the tagline as a small test to
gather feedback. Ms. Hanson noted that due to time constraints (both the Reebok Triathlon and
CEO Magazine events/projects) would be happening very quickly, so there would not be a lot of
time to gather a sufficient amount of feedback from the community. There were also ideas of
using more than one tagline as well as talking to the Chamber of Commerce about sharing the
tagline.
Motion to request full Council authorization to incorporate the tagline “It’s All Within Reach”
into draft marketing materials such as the video and CEO magazine. Motion seconded and
carried.
h) Public Safety Motorcycle Lease (taken out of order)
Presented by Iwen Wan g
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Ms. Wang reviewed the proposal with the committee. Kawasaki no longer makes motorcycles,
and the lease on the Harley have unlimited mileage. While the police department did look at the
BMW motor cycles, th ey appar en tly n eed to go to Idah o to be ser viced, wh ich is un acceptable
because of the long down time (minimum of 2 weeks).
a) Approval of the March 23, 2004 meeting minutes
Motion to approve the March 23, 2004 meeting minutes. Motion seconded and carried.
b) Legislative and Regional Affairs Update
Presented by Der ek Math eson
Sales tax streamlining continues to be the top issue in the legislature. The goal is to change the
way sales taxes are distributed in the state, so that the state is compliant with standards set by a
national consortium. The consortium is also trying to create a new, simplified national system to
allow Congress to enact legislation allowing states to collect sales tax on remote sales. A bill that
would do so failed in the legislature last year because of differences between those cities that
would benefit (i.e. Federal Way) and those that would lose money (i.e. Kent). The Association of
Washington Cities (AWC) has a created a mediation group to forge a compromise between cities.
City Manager Moseley has been appointed as a member of that group by AWC’s president.
Staff is also seeking funding for the triangle study and S. 348th St. HOV Lanes. Federal TEA-21
authorization money was sought; however it does not look promising. Staff is in contact with
Congressman Adam Smith and Senators Cantwell and Murray to try and get funding for next
year, and a letter was also sent to the Regional Transportation Investment District Board for
funding as well. Cities are concerned about the “nickel package” adopted by RTID, which
provides funding for freeways, but not arterials, of which cities are being asked to foot the bill.
Mayor McColgan and Deputy Mayor Kochmar were appointed to AWC’s resolutions and
nominations committees, respectively. Former Auburn mayor Chuck Booth has been nominated
as interim director of the Suburban Cities Association.
The Puget Sound Regional Council board temporarily voted to raise the number of seats on its
board by four. Previously, legislation was introduced that gave permanent seats to Bellevue,
Renton, Kent, and Bremerton. Federal Way will be trying to make sure the legislation is not
adopted, or try to get one of the permanent seats.
c) New City Hall Project Report
Presented by Der ek Math eson
Mr. Matheson reviewed the update with the committee. The project continues to be under
budget, although it is currently behind schedule by ten days. Staff is working with contractors to
arrange for larger crews and more work hours in order to catch up. However, the approximate
$200,000 in savings from the bids does not include an additional $75,000 - $100,000 in savings
from the purchase of mint-condition used workstations. None of the $640,000 contingency has
been spent yet; staff will come back with some options, including furniture for conference rooms
and phase II par king lot.
Staff believes that approximately 2-3 days will be needed for the move, possibly done over a
th r ee-day weeken d or a n or mal weeken d with a Fr iday closur e.
There is no timeline on what to do with the old city hall after the move. The only real decision is
what to do with the old leftover workstations (sell or move to storage unit). Currently, the office
building market is very soft, although it is known that the building is available for sale.
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The committee added the following item to a future FEDRAC agenda: “What to do with the
old city hall.”
e) Tourism Enhancement Grant Awards
Presented by Patrick Doherty
Mr. Doherty reviewed the grant awards with the committee.
Motion to approve the award of the recommended Tourism Enhancement Grant money.
Motion seconded and carried.
f) Ad Hoc Committee to Provide Input to City Center Redevelopment Strategies
Presented by Patrick Doherty
Mr. Doherty reviewed the proposal with the committee. The committee added the following
individuals/companies to be on the ad hoc committee: Baden Sports, Harsch Investments, and
Financial Pacific.
Motion to forward to full Council the Economic Opportunity Response Team proposal for
approval. Motion seconded and carried.
g) City Contribution to Council PERS Retroactive Premium
Presented by Iwen Wan g
Ms. Wan g gave a ba ckgr oun d of t h e PE RS pr ogr a m a n d r evi ewed t h e opt i on s wi t h t h e
committee.
Motion to request the Mayor to call a special Salary Commission meeting in 2004. If he
chooses not to, the issue returns to FEDRAC for re-consideration. Motion seconded and
carried.
i) 2004 Election Calendar
Presented by Iwen Wan g
Ms. Wang presented the draft schedule with the committee. The calendar is a work in progress;
but the current plan is to conduct a study session in May, which directors would discuss
categorization of services with the Council.
July 2nd is a deadline for filing initiative with the required amount of signatures. By then we
should know if the Eyman initiative will be on the November ballot.
j) Mar ch 2004 Quar terly Financial Report
Presented by Th o Kr aus
Ms. Kraus presented the QFR to the committee. Among the highlights: Operating revenues are
$68,400 (0.7%) below the year to date budget of $9.4 million. Interest earnings are way down
compared to 2003 because interest rates are considerably lower than they were last year.
Operating expenditures are $90,000 (1%) below the year to date budget of $9.3 million.
Motion to accept the March 2004 Quarterly Financial Report and forward to full Council for
approval.
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k) Vouchers
Presented by Tho Kraus
Ms. Kraus presented the vouchers to the committee. The voucher for Select Travel (page K26) is
for sending a small group of police officers/commanders to the Fallen Officers Memorial in
Washington, D.C. for Officer Patrick Maher.
Motion to accept the vouchers and forward to full Council for approval. Motion seconded and
carried.
4. OTHER
None.
5. FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS
6. NEXT SCHEDULED MEETING
FEDRAC - Economic Development: May 11, 2004 at 5:30 PM in the Mt. St. Helens Room.
FEDRAC: May 25, 2004 at 5:30 p.m. in the Mt. Baker Conference Room.
7. ADJOURN
Chair Eric Faison adjourned the meeting at 7:10 p.m.
Recorded by Jason Suzaka