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City of Federal Way
City Council
PARKS, RECREATION, HUMAN SERVICES & PUBLIC SAFETY COUNCIL COMMITTEE
Monday, January 10, 2005
5:30 p.m.
SUMMARY
In attendance: Council Committee members Chair Jeanne Burbidge, Jim Ferrell, Jack Dovey, Mayor Dean
McColgan, Deputy Mayor Linda Kochmar; Council member Eric Faison, David Moseley, City Manager, Patrick
Doherty, Director of Economic Development, David Tracy, Municipal Court Judge, Amy Jo Pearsall, Assistant City
Attorney, Chief Kirkpatrick, Director of Public Safety, Kurt Reuter, Park Operation Superintendent, Mary Faber,
Recreation & Cultural Services Superintendent, Rob Ettinger, Dumas Bay Centre Coordinator Services, Donna
Hanson, Director, Mary Jaenicke, Administrative Assistant.
Guests: George Pfeiffer, Parks and Recreation Commission; Lana Bostic, Arts Commission, Barbara Reid, Citizen
Chair Burbidge called the meeting to order at 5:35p.m.
PUBLIC FORUM
None
COMMISSION COMMENT
None
APPROVAL OF SUMMARY
Council members Dovey and Burbidge moved to accept the December meeting minutes as written. Motion
passed.
BUSINESS ITEMS
Federal Way Symphony Special Event Use Request
Ms. Faber provided the committee a revised memo. Both the Arts Commission and the Parks and Recreation
Commission made amendments to the memo at their January meeting. Both commissions recommended option 1,
which is to approve the event on a one year trial basis, with the understanding that the Federal Way Symphony would
be responsible for the special event fee, and pay up to $5,000 for business lost due to the event. The City would
sponsor the event for use of City resources that are not associated with the enterprise fund. Those resources include
staff planning support and event support. The projection for in kind services is $8,480.00. The $8,480.00 represents
a calculation of the total cost of city resources. This is a ticketed event, and they are anticipating 300-400 attendees.
The rental fee for the event will be paid to the Dumas Bay Centre, because it is an enterprise fund. Council member
Ferrell moved to approve option 1b) Approve use on a one-year trial basis of the Dumas Bay Centre Park
grounds for a Federal Way Symphony concert to be held during the month of August 2005, with fee option b)
The Federal Way Symphony would pay the special event fee of $1,500 and potential business loss of up to
$5,000. The City would sponsor the event for use of City resources of up to $8,480 as outlined in Addendum
A. Forward to full City Council on January 18, 2005.
Centerstage Lease Agreement-Steel Lake Park Annex
Ms. Faber announced that Centerstage is no longer interested in leasing space at the Steel Lake Annex. They are
going to share a lease with the Federal Way Symphony.
King County Developmental Disabilities Grant
Ms. Faber stated that funds from this grant would allow the City to offer programs designed for individuals with
disabilities, such as horticulture, swimming and fitness programs. The grant is $4,200 for the period of service
between January 1, 2005 and December 31, 2005. Council member Dovey moved to accept the King County
Developmental Disabilities Grant in the amount of $4,200 for the period of service between January 1, 2005
and December 31, 2005. Council member Ferrell seconded.
Downtown Park Study
Ms. Hanson reported that $90,000 for a downtown park study has been included in the 2005/2006 budget. Staff is
asking for Council input regarding what to include in the RFP. The Downtown Park Study is on the February agenda
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for the Parks and Recreation Commission. Mr. Doherty hopes to submit the RFP for the City Center Study in
February. Mayor McColgan asked if a downtown park would be part of Lelands overall scope of work. Mr.
Doherty answered that Leland is interested in analyzing Federal Way’s market, and finding out what strategies there
may be for pursuing redevelopment in the city center. Leland may discover that other amenities would be
appropriate. Leland will not analyze what kind of park, what characteristics, what programming there will be and
other things of that nature. They may discover that a well-designed city center park may be the type of amenity
needed for redevelopment. But it will not be at the same level of scope of services related to the park. Council
member Ferrell asked if it was possible to integrate the downtown park study with the city center study. Mr. Doherty
answered that the contract that is being developed with Leland would not go into design or location of a park. Mr.
Moseley stated that they are parallel, the motivation to start the park study as soon as possible is because there is a
potential that one can form the other, although one is not dependent on the other. The comp plan as it relates to a
downtown park is tied to the city’s downtown vision. Mr. Moseley stated that it is important that Leland know that
we will be doing a park study. Council member Faison stated that it important to start the downtown park study, so
that by the time the Leland study is done, we can start to work simultaneously on both projects. Council member
Dovey asked if it was possible to add onto the Leland contract instead of having two contracts. Mayor McColgan
said that staff needs to ask Leland what it would take to include a downtown park in their study. Mr. Doherty will
notify Leland that we are interested in a downtown park. Chair Burbidge stated that a downtown park would
enhance economic development opportunities. Council member Ferrell firmly believes that we need a downtown
park to create a sense of center in the community. After a lot of discussion it was agreed that the first step is to work
with Leland, and ask them how much service they can provide for a downtown park study within the current contract.
Mayor McColgan directed staff to tell Leland that Council is interested in including a park in the downtown
development, to do a quality of life perspective and an economic development perspective, and ask how will this fit
into the current contract.
PENDING ITEMS
Ms. Hanson distributed a memo updating committee members on the Community Center, Madrona/Armstrong Park
and Thompson Park.
ANNOUNCEMENTS
None
NEXT MEETING
February 14, 2005 5:30 p.m. in the Hylebos Conference Room
ADJOURNMENT
Meeting adjourned at 6:28p.m.