FEDRAC MINS 04-12-2005 A-1
City of Federal Way
City Council
Finance/Economic Development/Regional Affairs Committee
Tuesday, April 12, 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: Mayor Dean McColgan, Deputy Mayor Linda Kochmar, and
Councilmember Mike Park.
Staff Members in Attendance: Iwen Wang, Management Services Director; David Moseley, City Manager; Derek
Matheson, Assistant City Manager; Donna Hanson, Director of Parks, Recreation, and Cultural Services; Karen
Kirkpatrick, Deputy City Attorney; Patrick Doherty, Director of Economic Development; Jordan Wheeler,
Management Intern.
Others in Attendance: none.
1. CALL TO ORDER
Chair Eric Faison called the meeting to order at 5:35 p.m.
2. PUBLIC COMMENT
None.
3. COMMITTEE BUSINESS
a) Approval of the January 11, 2005 meeting minutes
Motion to approve the March 8, 2005 meeting minutes. Motion seconded and carried.
b) Federal Justice Assistance Grant Application (for PS WiFi Coverage Expansion)
Presented by Iwen Wang
Ms. Wang reviewed the Federal Justice Grant with the Committee. The City is eligible to receive
$51,269 for a broad range of public safety purposes. The grant would be combined with the COPS
grant to substantially increase the currently planned WiFi coverage. With the grant, police
vehicles would be equipped to serve as mobile access points to expand the WiFi coverage. The
grant application is due April 30.
Motion to forward the grant application to full Council for approval. Motion seconded and
carried.
Surplus of Klahanee Lake Community Center
Presented by Iwen Wang
Ms. Wang discussed the recommendation of declaring the Klahanee Lake Community Center as
surplus. Two questions were addressed regarding the center; should the city declare the center as
surplus; and when should we declare? Ms. Wang informed the committee that declaring a surplus
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does not mean that the city has to sell the center, but it would allow the city to consider offers. The
current real estate market is excellent for selling, and the City has received a few inquires about the
building.
The discussion moved to address programming at the Center and if services would be lost with the
sale of the building. Ms. Wang informed the committee that the programming may or may not be
affected depending on what the buyer chooses to do with the building, including leasing back.
Relocating the programming may have to be considered and if the city does not lease back, the
programming would be impacted due to the limited amount of space. Ms. Wang informed the
committee that the building has an assessed value of $800,000.
Motion to forward staff recommendation to full Council, conduct a public hearing to declare
the Klahanee Lake Community and Senior Center surplus at council meeting, and begin
marketing the building now. Motion seconded and carried.
c) Leland Study Update
Presented by Patrick Doherty
Mr. Doherty gave a rundown of the summarized discussions, interviews, and community meetings
that the Leland Group conducted, compiled, and submitted to Mr. Doherty in a packet. Copies of
the packet were given to the committee members. Mr. Doherty highlighted some of the
summarized points and offered to rely any committee comments to the Leland Group. Mr.
Doherty informed the committee that the next step for the Leland Group is a study session with the
Council in May, where they will present and discuss their market research findings. Following the
study session will be a public forum in June and the final presentation will occur in July.
A discussion followed regarding the open space planning process, the Downtown Parks Study, and
the Leland Study’s involvement with the open space planning process. Mr. Moseley and Mr.
Doherty explained that part of the funds for the Downtown Parks Study was redirected to ensure
that parks and open space planning was included in the Leland Study.
d) Discussion on Sound Transit West TOD
Presented by Patrick Doherty
Mr. Doherty gave an update on Sound Transit’s West Transportation Oriented Development at
their Federal Way Transit Center. The west TOD is planned for ground level retail with interior
parking next to the transit’s garage. In comparison, the east TOD is planned for a larger, multi-
story mixed-use building. The committee would like to see the City steadily engaged in the
planning for the potential developments at the Transit Center.
4. OTHER
None.
5. FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS
6. NEXT SCHEDULED MEETING
Tuesday, May 10, 2005 at 5:30 p.m. in the Hylebos Conference Room.
7. ADJOURN
Chair Eric Faison adjourned the meeting at 6:28 pm.
Recorded by Jordan Wheeler