FEDRAC MINS 08-09-2004City of Federal Way
City Council
Finance/Economic Develop ment/Regional Affairs Committee
August 9, 2004 City Hall
6:15 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
Bur bidge; Mayor Dean McColgan, Deput y Mayor Linda Kochmar, City Ma na ger Da vi d Mos el ey;
Management S ervices Dir ect or Iwen Wang; As s ist a nt C it y Att or ney Ka r en Jor gens en, D eputy D ir ect or of
Communit y Development Services Patrick Doherty, and Administrative Assistant Tamara Fix.
1. CALL TO ORDER
Chair Faison called the meeting to order at 6:21 pm.
2. PUBLIC COMMENT
Ther e was no public comment.
3. COMMITTEE BUSINESS
A. Approval of the July 13, 2004, Minutes – It was m/s/c to adopt the July 13, 2004, minutes as
pres ent ed.
B. Exploration & Discussion of City Center Redevelopment Implementation Strategies – Ideas
as a result of brainstorming are as follows:
• Talk to Ross Plaza owners – work wit h them
• Sit down with all Cit y Cent er property owners
• Do not hi ng
• Developer’s forum (including all stakeholders)
• Market study for retail/lifestyle
• Coordinat e with downtown stakeholders to plan together
• Are property owners willing to band together/work toget her and/or meet with Council?
• Downtown park/plaza
• WiFi - Tech infrastructure
• Condos/Residential study
• Grid syst em – pedestrian friendly
• Recruit bout ique shops
• Design guidelines – mor e pedestrian-friendly; incentives?
• Connect i on b et ween S t eel La ke a nd C elebr a tion P a r k and Commu nit y C ent er
• Conceptual plans/drawings for sit es/areas or design charrettes (multiple options)
• People mover/shuttle within and to/from downtown - could be public and/or private
• Perfor mi ng a r ts cent er
• Design character
• Research historical spots
• Communit y Renewa l Act – grants/federal money
• University/college branch
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• Recruit major corporation **This is kind of being worked on already. A cover letter along
with the CEO magazine was sent to about 50 of California’s fastest growing companies.
• Infrastructure improvements, i.e. parking
• Purchasing property
• RFP
Items listed above to focus on in the near-term (around six months):
• Market study for retail/lifestyle – after the market study there could be a public meeting and
the owners should be invited.
• Condos/Residential Study
• Coordinate w/ downtown stakeholders to plan together. This includes talking to Ross Plaza
owners and other CC property owners.
A lot of the other ideas would possibly come about as a result of accomplishing the near-term
items. At that point, there would also be the data to back up any action(s).
Mr. Moseley noted that there has been a meeting with WiFi, and we are waiting to hear what they
are proposing. This is a slow-burner item right now but could be move quickly once we hear
from them.
4. FUTURE MEETINGS
The next scheduled meeting is August 10, 2004, 5:30 p.m., in the Mt. St. Helens Conference Room.
5. ADJOURN
The meeting adjourned at 7:21 pm.
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