FEDRAC MINS 05-11-2004City of Federal Way
City Council
Finance/Economic Develop ment/Regional Affairs Committee
May 11, 2004 City Hall
5:00 p.m. Mt. Baker Conference Room
MEETING MINUTES
In a t t enda nc e: C ommitt ee M embers: Council M ember s Eric Faison, Chair, Jim Ferrell, and Jea nne
Burbidge; Mayor Dean McColgan, Deputy Mayor Linda Kochmar, Council M ember Jack Dovey, and
Counci l M emb er M i ke P a r k; C it y M a na ger Da vid Mos eley; Ass is t a nt C it y Ma na ger Donna Ha nson;
Direct or of C om mu nit y D evel op ment S er vi c es Ka t hy McC lung, Deput y Dir ect or of Commu nit y
Development Services Patrick Doherty; Management Services Director Iwen Wang; City Attorney Pat
Ric ha r dson, Inf or ma t i on S er vices Mana ger M ehdi S a dri; Office Technicia n R ob in Ba ker ; a nd C onsulta nt
Davi d Doxt a t er .
1. CALL TO ORDER
Chair Faison called the meeting to order at 5:27 pm.
3. PUBLIC COMMENT
Davi d Ka pla n voic ed his conc er n a bout t he bi g exp endi t ur e for the Kor ea n S por ts a nd Cult ur a l
Festi va l, a nd f or the extr eme need f or follow t hr ou gh. LT AC Commiss ion Memb er S cott Brown,
came for ward in support of the festival saying it had huge potential to become a regiona l event and
not just a Feder al Way event.
4. COMMITTEE BUSINESS
A. Approval of the April 13, 2004, Minutes – It was m/s/c to adopt the April 13, 2004, minutes as
present ed.
B. Korean Sports and Cultural Festival – Mr. Doherty went over t he c onc ept ua l fr a mewor k a nd
pr opos a l for t his event, which wa s in part formu lated by the events planning consu ltant Da vi d
Doxt a t er . Mr. Doherty hi ghl i ght ed tha t this woul d b e a t hr ee-da y cult ur a l event t o b egin t he
spring of 2005. An approximate 12-member steering committ ee would need to be formed t o
over s ee f or mu la t i on of event “conc ept s a nd pr ogr a mma t ic el em ents.” T he ‘W or kshop ’ thr ou gh
t he pla nni ng c ons u lt a nt wou l d pr oduc e t he f ir st yea r event. A loca l ha lf-t i me st a ff p er son a nd
volunteer committ ee would participate throughout to learn the planning/production process. This
festival would consist of cultural and sports events, along with an extensive trade component. The
benefits would include a posit ive economic impact and an enhanced community profile and
image. This could be a “signature event” for the community.
Ma yor M cC ol ga n, ha d a few c onc er ns. One was that this exp enditur e c ou ld ex ha ust a ll t he
lodging tax funds ($176,000) for one project and leave nothing left and whether there was enough
time to put on a successful event. Mr. Ferrell suggest ed bringing this idea to the Diversity
C ommiss ion for input, and that this idea needed some in depth and thor ou gh thinki ng b ef or e
excluding other possible options for the use of lodging tax revenue. Ms. Burbidge expounded on
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the potential for an outstanding outcome, and although this would be unique for Federal Way, we
should explore and make sure we are on track with commitment of long-term staff to be able to
pull this off. Mr. Park mentioned that the Korean Community’s response for volunteers was very
positive and he was in hopes that the half-time employee hired by the City would be bilingual.
Mr. Doherty and the consultant, David Doxtater, responded to most of the concerns. Although
there are possible liabilities, the outlook is very positive with good response from the Korean
Consul General, the Korean community, and the Federal Way Chamber of Commerce. This
proposal was m/s/c for the next Council meeting on May 18, 2004.
C. Consultant Services regarding the Potential for a Commercial “Lifestyle Center” in Federal
Way City Center – Mr. Doherty has identified an opportunity to employ services for a urban
retail consultant for the purposes of offering City Council Members, staff and interested members
of the public a presentation regarding commercial “lifestyle centers” and their feasibility for the
Federal Way City Center. The current proposal is to engage the services of a recognized
consultant, Mr. Bob Gibbs. Mr. Gibbs is the principal of the Gibbs Planning group, a nationally
recognized consultancy firm that offers professional services in town planning, retail analysis,
and landscape architecture. He would provide an approximately two-hour presentation on the nuts
and bolts of “lifestyle centers.” His services for such a presentation would run approximately
$2,500 to $3,000. According to Mr. Faison, this service fits in with the strategies for
redevelopment of our downtown. He believes Mr. Gibbs has the expertise to give the City a
complete study of potential redevelopment. Ms. Burbidge sees it as a positive avenue in investing
in our City center, which in turn would increase revenues. This proposal was m/s/c for the next
Council meeting on May 18, 2004.
D. Review and Comment on the Draft PowerPoint economic Development Messaging
Presentation – Mr. Doherty went through his PowerPoint presentation , which was well received.
With time of the essence, it was forwarded for comment to the next Fedrac meeting on May 25,
2004.
5. FUTURE MEETINGS
The next scheduled meeting is June 8, 2004, 5:30 p.m., in the Mt. St. Helens Conference Room.
6. ADJOURN
The meeting adjourned at 6:00 p.m.
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