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City of Federal Way
City Council
Finance/Economic Development/Regional Affairs Committee
Tuesday, March 22, 2005
5:30 p.m.
City Hall
Hylebos Conference Room
MINUTES
Committee Members in Attendance: Chair Eric Faison, Member Jeanne Burbidge, and Member Jim Ferrell.
City Council Members in Attendance: 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; Mehdi Sadri,
Information Services Manager; Rob Van Orsow, Solid Waste/Recycling Coordinator; Jason Suzaka, Deputy City
Clerk/Management Analyst.
Others in Attendance: Erica Hall, Federal Way Mirror
1. CALL TO ORDER
Chair Eric Faison called the meeting to order at 5:37 p.m.
2. PUBLIC COMMENT
None.
3. COMMITTEE BUSINESS
a) Approval of the February 22, 2005 meeting minutes
Motion to approve the February 22, 2005 meeting minutes. Motion seconded and carried.
b) Legislative and Regional Affairs Update
Presented by Derek Matheson
The governor’s budget has been released; as have bills moving from one house in the Legislature
to the other. The House and Senate budgets will be released next week. Staff is very optimistic on
the chances of the City receiving $50,000 from the state for the Han Woo-Ri Festival, as well as its
attempts to receive a Puget Sound Regional Council executive board seat.
There has been a lot of interest in augmenting the “nickel package” for transportation projects. A
four-cent gas tax (with one-cent going to local jurisdictions) is being pushed; however, its passage
is unclear at this time. House Democrats are working on transportation project funding, with Sen.
Eide pushing for more funding on the triangle project.
Regional Transportation Improvement District: The House overwhelming voted to make changes,
including changing the name to Authority instead of District; increasing the maximum allowable
sales tax for transportation projects up to 0.2%; the Motor Vehicle Excise Tax from 0.3 to 0.6%;
authorization of a Vehicle Mileage Tax; expansion in the types of projects eligible for regional
funding; the RTID itself would shrink from the three counties to just the urban areas of the three
counties; and seating would be expanded to include mayors of cities larger than 50,000 residents.
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Local options in authorizing certain revenues for transportation funding are still alive; AWC is
working to get more authority for cities.
There is also a proposal from the building industry to replace SEPA/Impact fees on private
development, in exchange for an additional 0.4% in the Real Estate Excise Tax. A preliminary
analysis shows that Federal Way will benefit some if this were to be enacted; however, not all
cities will benefit.
A job development bill, which sets aside $50 million in grants per biennium that can be put toward
infrastructure that create/retain jobs.
The House and Senate have both passed fixes to Driving While License Suspended 3 cases.
c) New City Hall Update
Presented by Derek Matheson
Mr. Matheson gave an update on the new city hall with the committee.
d) Purchase of Evidence Barcode Module for Public Safety
Presented by Medhi Sadri
Mr. Sadri reviewed the proposal with the committee; the purchase would be funded with revenues
from traffic school and asset forfeitures.
Motion to approve the purchase and forward to full Council for approval. Motion seconded
and carried.
e) Regional Solid Waste Issues Quarterly Update
Presented by Rob Van Orsow
Mr. Van Orsow gave an update to the committee. He added that the latest analysis has determined
that the Cedar Hills landfill may have an additional two to three year life span past the 2012
closure date. This would help recoup the costs of building any new waste export infrastructure.
The County is encouraging city council members and staff to take tours of their facilities; Mr. Van
Orsow will be arranging a tour for Federal Way Council members and staff shortly.
f) VNSL Franchise Agreement
Presented by Pat Richardson
Ms. Richardson added that the conduit is already in the ground; Williams Communications just
needs to assign it to VSNL. The agreement is a new ten-year franchise agreement.
Motion to forward option 1 to full Council for approval. Motion seconded and carried.
g) February 2005 Monthly Financial Report
Presented by Tho Kraus
Ms. Kraus reviewed the latest MFR with the committee. The report shows that revenues are
slightly ahead of the year to date budget. The new Target store at The Commons continues to do
very well.
Motion to accept the MFR and forward to full Council for approval. Motion seconded and
carried.
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h) Vouchers
Presented by Iwen Wang
Ms. Kraus presented the vouchers to the committee.
Motion to accept the vouchers and forward to full Council for approval. Motion seconded and
carried.
4. OTHER
None.
5. FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS
Ms. Wang reported that an item for the Klahanee Lake Community Center Surplus will be brought to
FEDRAC at its next meeting.
6. NEXT SCHEDULED MEETING
April 26, 2005 at 5:30 p.m. in the Hylebos Conference Room.
7. ADJOURN
Chair Eric Faison adjourned the meeting at 5:58pm.
Recorded by Jason Suzaka