FEDRAC MINS 10-26-2004
City of Federal Way
City Council
Finance/Economic Development/Regional Affairs Committee
Tuesday, October 26, 2004
5:30 p.m.
City Hall
Hylebos Conference Room
MINUTES
Committee Members in Attendance: Chair Eric Faison and Member Jeanne Burbidge.
City Council Members in Attendance: Mayor Dean McColgan and Deputy Mayor Linda Kochmar.
Staff Members in Attendance: Iwen Wang, Management Services Director; David Moseley, City Manager;
Derek Matheson, Assistant City Manager; Pat Richardson, City Attorney; Tho Kraus, Finance Manager; Patrick
Doherty, Director of Economic Development; Mary McDougal, Human Resources Manager; Rob Van Orsow, Solid
Waste/Recycling Coordinator; and Jason Suzaka, Management Analyst.
Others in Attendance: Doug Levy; Erica Hall, Federal Way Mirror; Michael Hansmire, Sparkworks Media.
1. CALL TO ORDER
Chair Eric Faison called the meeting to order at 5:31 p.m. Councilmember Jim Ferrell is out of town and
is excused.
2. PUBLIC COMMENT
None.
3. COMMITTEE BUSINESS
a) Approval of the September 28, 2004 meeting minutes
Motion to approve the September 28, 2004 meeting minutes. Motion seconded and carried.
b) Legislative and Regional Affairs Update
Presented by Der ek Math eson
Mr . Math eson i n t r oduced Doug Levy, wh o h a s been h i r ed a s t h e Ci t y’s l obbyi st i n Ol ym pi a . Mr .
Levy will be covering both items B and C, as they overlap (see item C).
c) 2005 Legislative Agenda
Presented by Doug Levy
Mr. Levy reviewed the agenda with the committee; the document is meant to be a statement on
where th e City stan ds on cer tain issues. Th e City’s legislative r epr esen tatives do r eceive a copy
of th e documen t.
Among the financing issues the City will be active in:
• Avoid unfunded and inadequately funded mandates
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• Guard against tax-relief and tax-exemption measures that erode local government
revenues
• Sales tax streamlining
o Bob Mack will be the City’s lobbyi st on t h i s i ssue due t o a con fl i ct of i n t er est .
• Ongoing revenue/Local government financing
• Property tax levy rate ratification authority (“lid lift”)
o Mayor McColgan reported that at the AWC legislative committee meeting, this
issue was very well received by man y of th e member s at th e meetin g.
Among transportation issues:
• Additional funding needs – Particularly local funding and options and programs such as
TIB (Transpor tation Improvement Board)
o Mr. Levy reminded the committee that there could be some factors outside of
the City’s control that could affect funding for programs; such as the price of
oil.
o Unfortunately, TIB’s funding has not increased since 1990; for every $8 of
funding requested from TIB, about $1 actually gets funded.
• State High way System Pr ojects (in cludin g th e “tr ian gle” in ter ch an ge)
• Regional Transportation Investment District (RTID)
Capital Budget Needs
• The projects listed are ranked by priority, starting with Joe’s Creek Stream Restoration.
Other Issues:
• Rem edy for DWLS 3 suspen sion s im p er i l ed by Redm on d v. Moor e
• Amend 2004 Supplemental Transportation Budget proviso relating to PSRC voting seats
The City’s meeting with its elected representatives has not been scheduled yet; probably will take
place ar oun d mid-December or ear ly Jan uar y. Sen . Eide is plan n in g to atten d th e meetin g for th e
PSRC votin g seat issue.
There has been some talk of trying to amend legislature that would allow at least a portion of the
REET tax to be used for other purposes.
Motion to place option 1 (adoption of the draft 2005 legislative agenda) onto the Council’s
consent agenda. Motion seconded and carried.
d) New City Hall Report
Presented by Der ek Math eson
Mr. Matheson gave the latest update on the new city hall project. The biggest news is the start of
paving of the eastern half of the parking lot across the street of the north side of the building.
Motion to move item 3e to precede item 3j. Motion seconded and carried.
f) Appointment to Municipal Solid Waste Management Advisory Committee
Pr esen t ed by Rob Va n Or sow
There are two committees that have been meeting. One is a staff-level committee that has been
active throughout the process and will continue to meet at least through 2005 in order to make
recommendations on the organizational structure of the MSWMAC. The MSWMAC will serve
as an advisory committee to the Regional Policy Committee, and County Council and Executive.
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Motion to forward approval of the proposed appointments to the MSWMAC to the full Council
for approval. The Federal Way City Council representative will be Deputy Mayor Linda
Kochmar, with the Public Works Director (or designee) as alternate. Motion seconded and
carried.
g) Discussion of Econ omi c Devel opm en t Vi deo
Presented by Patrick Doherty
Clarification: The video is not the same messaging video shown at the previous FEDRAC
meeting. This video will be used for purposes of marketing Federal Way to other cities and
businesses who may be thinking about moving to the City (a.k.a. “The City Video”).
Mr. Doherty introduced Michael Hansmire of Sparkworks Media (formerly VPI Media), who
pa ssed out a sh eet gi vi n g a n over vi ew of t h e pr oject . T h e dr a ft vi deo wa s t h en sh own t o t h e
committee.
Suggestions included showing a wider variety of retail stores, a possible Spanish language
version of the video (the current plan is English, Japanese, and Korean), more material on
schools and a wide range of housing, and sharing the video with the Fire Department for their
input.
A presentation of the CD-ROM that will accompany the video was shown; the committee asked
th e pr oject team to look in to th e costs of a DVD ver sion as well. Regar dless of wh ich medium is
used, it will have the video in English, Japanese, and Korean all on the same disc.
Finally, the committee was presented with choices in the voice over. It was decided that voice #1
(Ross) was best suited for th e video.
h ) Nextel Site Lease Ren ewal
Presented by Pat Rich ar dson
Ms. Richardson reviewed the lease renewal with the committee. The “fair market value” of the
lease was determined by averaging the lease amount of all of the other cell tower leases in the
city.
Motion to forward option 1 to full Council for approval. Motion seconded and carried.
i) Fleet Main ten an ce Con tr act Update
Presented by Iwen Wan g
A handout was given to the committee, giving a comparison of the two vendors performing
maintenance on the city’s fleet. However, this item was postponed to November.
e) Evidence Building – Financing Package and Authorization to Bid
Presented by Der ek Math eson
Mr. Matheson introduced Dave Clark, the architect on the new city hall, parking lot, and
eviden ce buildin g. Mr . Clar k gave an over view of th e pr oposed eviden ce buildin g. It was
requested by the committee that some landscaping on the east side of the building be placed.
Motion to place option 1 on the Council’s consent agenda for approval. Motion seconded and
carried.
j) September 2004 Quarterly Financial Report
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Presented by Tho Kraus
Ms. Kraus reviewed the 3rd Quarter Financial Report (QFR) with the Committee. Staff will re-
examine the amount of debt left on the Paragon building, as it appears to be incorrect.
There was some discussion about the intent of how Dumas Bay Centre, Celebration Park, and
Knutzen Family Theatre would be accounted for – should they be enterprise funds, and what the
goals are for each venue. It was decided that any future discussion be left to a future FEDRAC
date.
Motion to forward the 3rd Quarter Financial Report to full Council for approval. Motion
seconded and carried.
Staff was also asked about how well the new retailers such as Target and Metropolitan Market
are doing. Staff replied that they could be done on an analysis basis.
k) Vouchers
Presented by Tho Kraus
Ms. Kraus presented the vouchers for approval. Motion to accept the vouchers and forward to
full Council for approval. Motion seconded and carried.
4. OTHER
None.
5. FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS
a. Tacoma Power Franchise (November)
b. Olympic Pipeline Franchise (November)
6. NEXT SCHEDULED MEETING
November 23, 2004 at 5:30 p.m. in the Hylebos Conference Room.
7. ADJOURN
Chair Eric Faison adjourned the meeting at 7:50pm.
Recorded by Jason Suzaka