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Parks Comm PKT 10-03-2013City of Federal Way PARKS, RECREATION AND CULTURAL SERVICES PARKS AND RECREATION COMMISSION October 3, 2013 6:30 p.m. MEETING AGENDA 1. CALL TO ORDER City Hall Conference Room 2. PUBLIC COMMENT (3 minutes) Please limit comments to 3 minutes. The Chair may ask citizen to briefly summarize comments that continue too long. 3. APPROVAL OF MINUTES — September 5, 2013; Regular Meeting Minutes. 4. COMMISSION BUSINESS Topic Title/ Description Presenter A. French Lake Park Pond Ailinger B. Way Finding Signs Ailinger 5. STAFF REPORTS Topic Title/ Description Presenter A. Panther Lake Park Ikerd B. King County Park Levy Ikerd C. Funland Update Ikerd D. Progress on marking uneven trails Ikerd 6. OTHER BUSINESS 7. FUTURE MEETINGS /AGENDA ITEMS: The next PRHSPSC Committee meeting will be held October 8, 2013 in the Hylebos Conference Room. 8. AGENDA SETTING 9. ADJOURNMENT THE NEXT MEETING IS November 7, 2013 g: (pants Comm mtg notes 120131agendas & minutes 1100313 agenda.doc This page left blank intentionally. CITY OF FEDERAL WAY PARKS, RECREATION AND CULTURAL SERVICES PARKS AND RECREATION COMMISSION Thursday, September 5, 2013 Hylebos Conference Room 6:30 p.m. City Hall MEETING MINUTES Chair Ailinger called the meeting to order at 6:31pm. Present: Chair Brian Ailinger, Jack Sharlock, Mike Hoefel, Laura Belvin and David Berger. Dwight Otto, Randall Smith and George Pfeiffer were excused. Martin Moore arrived late. Staff: Parks and Facilities Manager Steve Ikerd and Parks and Parks & Public Works Administrative Assistants Shawna Upton and Jessica Oldenkamp. Minutes from the August Parks and Recreation Commission regular meeting were approved. Motion by Hoefel to approve the minutes as written, Second by Koppang. Motion passes. PUBLIC FORUM Mike Andrews brought up a dangerous area along West Campus Trail due to tree roots. Sharlock and Hoefel commented they'd also like to see action taken on marking or repairing trails. Mr. Andrews also mentioned the litter on soccer fields after games and asked that field users be held more accountable for their own cleanup. NONE COMMISSION BUSINESS STAFF REPORTS FUNLAND UPDATE Rotary Club received approval to have a $9k matching grant for the Ability Whirl element. There will be more fundraising as multiple organizations have yet to be approached. Ikerd has another presentation on September 10th to share information about the playground. It was also learned that some of the specialized panels could be made locally. October is the earliest the project could go to bid, with April/May being the anticipated finish date. Discussion held on bidding plans /processes. ALTERNATE WATER DOG PARK Ikerd visited multiple parks and found none that would have suitable water access for dogs. Community Development would need to be consulted on codes for animals and bodies of water for possibility of shared use. Brief discussion on available state /county parks that may be looked into. FRENCH LAKE POND Ikerd didn't have much for updates, since Roe has been out. Adding this to October agenda will give Ikerd time to research more and talk to Roe and Lakehaven. Park Pals is also conducting a park survey and will provide Ikerd with the results. Lakota has a new type of grass, and depending on how it handled the past year, it may also be planted in French Lake Park. There is a new kiosk next to the dog fountain, and "French Lake Dog Park" sign is planned. g: \parks comm mtg notes \2013 \agendas & minutes \090513 minutes.doc Parks and Recreation Commission September 5 2013 Pase 2 OTHER BUSINESS Sharlock suggested more way- finding signs. Hoefel inquired about more frequent clean-ups of tree vegetation on trails. He also suggested second session of crowded classes at FWCC. Belvin inquired as to potential updates for Adelaide Park, Ikerd said that it would have to be included in the 2015/2016 budget planning. NEXT MEETING /AGENDA ITEMS Items for the October 3, 2013 meeting are: French Lake Park Panther Lake Directional Signs Funland Update Progress on trail markings ADJOURNMENT Chair Ailinger adjourned the meeting at 7:43 p.m. g: \parks comm mtg notes \2013 \agendas & minutes \090513 minutes.doc 1k CITY OF 4z�t� Federal Way Parks and Facilities Division Date: September 25, 2012 To: FW Parks & Recreation Commissioners Cc: Cary Roe, P.E. Parks & Public Works & Emergency Manager Jason Gerwen, Parks & Facilities Supervisor From: Stephen Ikerd, Parks & Facilities Manager Subject: King County Levy On August 6th 2013, King County voters approved Proposition 1, the 2014 -2019 King County Parks, Trails, and Open Space Replacement Levy. This levy is a six -year, CPI - indexed property tax levy lid lift of 18.77 cents per $1,000 of assessed value for 2014 through 2019. It includes a continuation of the funding distributed to cities in King County and the Woodland Park Zoo at approximately the same level as the current levy. Please note that 2014 numbers are subject to change and will be updated in early 2014 to reflect any changes based on city population and the assessed value of parcels within the city. Ordinance 17568, approving the levy, establishes the formula for each city's levy allocation and eligible uses — (see attached ordinance). Prior Levy funds allocated to Federal Way averaged between; $150,000 — $160,000 per year. These are the funds being used for the current Panther Lake Master Plan. The past Levy was limited to trail related projects, but cities may use the new levy funds for park capital purposes (see definition of "park system" in the attached ordinance). Allowable uses include open space acquisition, trail development, repair, replacement and improvement of local parks. In order for cities within King County to receive these funds, a new agreement with King County relating to the disbursement and reporting of levy funds will need to be executed. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 a -4m KING COUNTY 1200 K in CountN ( ounhoue as #,42 516 17hird Avenue Seattle. WA 98104 Signature Report King Cotinty April 30, 2013 Ordinance 17568 Proposed No. 2013-0112.3 Sponsors Phillips and McDermott AN ORDINANCE providing for the submission to the qualified electors of King County at a special election to be held in King County on August 6, 2013, of a proposition authorizing a property tax levy in excess of the levy limitation contained in chapter 84.55 RCW for a period of six consecutive years, at a total rate of not more than $0.1877 per one thousand dollars of assessed valuation in the first year with annual increases by the percentage increase in the consumer price index or the limitation in 84.55 RCW, whichever is greater in years two through six, for the purpose of maintaining and operating King County's parks system; improving parks, recreation and mobility by acquiring open space and continuing to develop regional trails; repairing, replacing, and improving local parks and trails in King County's cities.- funding environmental education, maintenance, conservation and capital programs at the Woodland Park Zoo. STATEMENT OF FACTS: I 11 Ordinance 17568 19 1. King County owns and operates a system of regional and local parks 20 and trails that consists of twenty six thousand acres of parklands and more 21 than one hundred seventy five miles of regional trails. The county 22 provides regional trails, regional recreational facilities, regional natural 23 area parks., and local rural parks, and is the transitional provider of local 24 parks in the urban unincorporated areas. Examples of regional county 25 parks and trails include Marymoor Park, Cougar Mountain Regional 26 Wildland Park, the Weyerhaeuser King County Aquatic Center and the 27 Sammamish River "Trail. 28 2. Public parks, natural areas, and trails contribute to a high quality of life. 29 A robust system of parks and trails provides: physical, social and mental 30 health benefits to individuals: economic opportunity through recreation 31 and tourism; economic growth for private businesses that must attract and 32 retain skilled workers; and environmental benefits and cultural resource 33 protection through open space conservation. King County's parks system 34 provides all these benefits to King County residents and businesses. 35 3. The 2002 Parks Business Transition Plan, which was adopted by the 36 King County council, became the blueprint for establishing the regional 37 parks system we have today. The parks and recreation division of the 38 department of natural resources and parks has successfully focused its 39 lines of business on regional parks and trails, backcountry, trails, natural 40 lands, and local parks in unincorporated King County and has been 41 implementing business practices that generate revenue from park system 2 Ordinance 17568 42 assets by implementing or increasmi), user fees and establishing corporate 43 and community partnerships that enhance park amenities and leverage 44 public and private dollars to improve parks and increase access to parks. 45 4. Consistent with the recommendations of past parks-related task forces, 46 the county has sought voter-approved levies on two prior occasions: in 47 2003, to provide maintenance and operating funding for the parks and 48 recreation division for the period of 2004-2007; and in 2007, to provide 49 funding for maintenance and operating, as well as funding for open space 50 acquisition and asset maintenance and improvement, for the period of 51 2008-2013. Voters approved the levies on both occasions that they were 52 on the ballot. The voter-approved levies have helped keep the parks 53 system open, clean and safe. 54 5, Approximately seventy percent of the operating budget of the parks 55 and recreation division is provided by the 2008-2013 voter-approved 56 operations and maintenance levy, with approximately seventeen percent 57 generated through business activities and entrepreneurial efforts. King 58 County general fund support to the parks and recreation division was 59 eliminated as of 2011. 60 6. In 2013, the 2008-2013 voter-approved Open Space and Trails Levy 61 will fund approximately seventy-seven percent of the parks and recreation 62 division's asset management budget. Historically, the real estate excise 63 tax funded nearly all of the parks and recreation division's asset 3 Ordinance 17568 64 management program; however, the real estate excise tax has declined 83 65 percent from 2006 to 2012. 66 T The effective rate of the combined levies in 2013 is $0.1331 per one 67 thousand dollars of assessed value. A comparable effective levy rate 68 beginning in 2014 would need to be $0.1478 per one thousand dollars of 69 assessed value. Due to the loss of general funds and real estate excise tax, 70 a higher levy rate is necessary in the future to achieve the 71 recommendations of all the past parks task forces and the council- 72 approved parks business transition plan. 73 8. Parks levy citizen oversight committees were established to monitor the 74 expenditures of the proceeds from the 2004-2007 and 2008-2013 levies. 75 In every year of its review, the committee has concluded that the county 76 has complied with all levy requirements. 77 9. As specified under Motion 12809, the King County executive 78 developed and implemented an annual process to review and recommend 79 for council approval open space projects funded by the Open Space and 80 Trails Levy through coordination with the conservation futures tax 81 program. 82 10. The King County executive convened the King County parks levy 83 task force in June 2012 to recommend a funding plan for the current park 84 system and how to address the parks and recreation needs of King County 85 residents in the future. The task force, which met from June to October, 86 was comprised of twenty-two individuals representing all geographic areas 4 Ordinance 17568 87 of the county, as well as business, recreation, community, and 88 environmental interests. 89 11. The task force issued a report in October 2012, recommending that 90 the county replace the expiring levies and put a ballot measure before the 91 voters in 20 1 ') that requests a six-year inflation-adjusted property tax levy 92 lid lift at a total rate of $0.1901 per one thousand dollars of assessed value. 93 The task force recommended continuing to fund maintenance and 94 operations of King County's parks system, as well as funding critical 95 infrastructure repair and replacement, acquisition and stewardship of open 96 space, as such lands can provide for passive or active recreation 97 opportunities and/or protection of habitat and water quality, and the 98 continued development of regional trail corridors, including strategic 99 connections between trails and transportation hubs to improve mobility. 100 The task force also recommended providing support to King County's 101 cities for local parks and recreation capital purposes and to the Woodland 102 Park Zoological Society for education and conservation programs, 103 horticulture and maintenance, and capital improvements. 104 12, The King County executive supports the findings and 105 recommendations of the task force and has put forth a funding proposal 106 that is consistent with the goals and priorities of the task force, decreasing 107 the rate recommended by the task force by utilizing updated forecasts for 108 real estate excise tax, which enabled adjustments to be made to the overall 109 funding assumptions. 5 10 8E[T ORDAINED BYTH5 COUNCIL DF KING COUNTY: 111 SECTION 1. Definitions. The defiobinusio this section apply throughout this 112 ordinance unless the context clearly requires otherwise. 113 A. "Conservation futures tax program" means the program defined iu}{.C.C. 114 chapter 26.12. 115 B. "Levy" means the levy of regular property taxes, for the specific purpose and 116 term provided in this ordinance and authorized by the electorate in accordance with state 117 law. 118 C. "Levy means the principal amount uf funds raised 6v the levy, any 118 interest earnings on the funds and the proceeds o[ any interim fi following 120 authorization of the levy. 121 D. "Limit factor" means the ratio of the most recent June Consumer Price Index 122 to the immediately previous June Consumer Price Index, which ia the final published 123 CPI-W Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, as calculated by the United States Bureau of Labor 124 Statistics, or its successor, expressed as a multiple of one hundred percent tn achieve the 125 result ofone hundred percent plus inflation, or the |iooiicdioo contained in chapter 04.55 126 RCW, whichever iugreater, 127 E. "Parks system" zocuoo any building or other structure, ourk, open space, 128 natural ozc4, resource orecological land, trail, or other property owned or otherwise 129 under the jurisdiction of the parks and recreation division of the department of natural 130 resources and parks. 131 P. "Recreation grant program" mcuou the community partnerships and grants 132 program through which King County provides funds to recreation-oriented groups. sports M. 133 associations and community-based organizations k` undertake any combination oF 134 developing. operating or maintaining uoublic park o« recreation facility ` orprograo) in 135 King County for public benefit. 136 SECTION 2. Levy submittal to voters. To provide necessary funds for the 137 purposes identified in section 4 of this ordinance, the King County council shall submit to 138 the qualified electors of the county a proposition authorizing a regular property tax levy 139 iu excess ofthe levy limitation contained in chapter 04.55 lICW for six consecutive 140 years, with collection commencing in 2014, atarate not to exceed $0.1077 per one 141 thousand dollars of assessed value io the first year of the levy period. lu accordance with 142 RCW 04.55.050. this levy shall be regular property tux levy subject Uothe limit factor. 143 SECTION 3. Deposit of levy proceeds. The levy proceeds shall hedeposited 144 into a dedicated subfund of the parks and recreation fund, or its successor. 145 SECTION 4. Eligible expenditures. {[ approved 6v the qualified electors ofthe 146 county, levy proceeds obuil be used for the following purposes: 147 A. Forty-seven percent for maintenance and operations of King County's parks 140 yymtonn,ofvvbicbonnonre1buooneooddoectenthoperccutofiotn)lnvyprmceeduiufbr 149 the recreation grant program; 150 B. Thirty-nine percent for: 15I ). Acquisition, conservation and stewardship of additional open space buuda 152 natural areas, resource csecological lands, 153 2. Acquisition and deve nf rights ny ways for regional trails.- 154 3. Major maintenance repair, replacement and improvement nf parks system 155 infrastructure; and 7 Ordinance 17568 156 4. Development of traiNead facilities to increase access N parks and trai)m� 157 C. If the county council, in its sole discretion, finds that annual revenues from the 158 real estate excise tax I and real estate excise tax 2 from the real estate excise taxes 159 imposed under K.C.C. 4A.5 1. 100 and 4A.510.120 have increased sufficiently that the 160 levy amount needed for the purposes identified iu subsection 0.of this section should be 161 reduced, d may reduce the annual dollar amount levied for the parks levy based oothis 162 finding and the entire dollar amount of the reduction in the levy proceeds for that year 163 shall hc allocated solely to the distribution of levy proceeds for the purposes set forth in 164 subsection B.of this section, Such annual reduction shall not limit the authority of the 165 council to levy in any future year without such reduction or to modify the dimb'ibo1iwo of 166 levy proceeds levied iu any future year; 167 D. Seven percent for distribution to cities in King County for their local parks 168 system projects, nf which aoaouo1fiftypercrzxsbaU be distributed based oocity 169 population and fifty percent shall be distributed based on the assessed value of parcels 170 within acity; 171 E. 8cvco percent for distribution tothe Woodland Park Zoological Society for: 172 environmental education with emphasis ou accessibility to traditionally uuderscrvcd 173 populations throughout the county; horticulture and maintenance of buildings and 174 conservation and animal care for rare, threatened or endangered 9udfic 176 Northwest ics� and board-approved c itad projects/campaigns io existence usof 176 December 3|,20lZ;and 177 F. Of the proceeds designated for distribution to King County cities and the 178 Woodland Park Zoological Society, o portion shall be retained by the county Wbe used 8 Ordinance 17568 179 for expenditures related ho administration o[ the distribution oflevy proceeds. Eligible 180 administrative expenditures shall include all costs and charges to the parks and recreation 181 division or the county associated with or attributable to the purposes listed in subsections 182 D. and E. of this section of this ordinance. Consistent with RCW 84.55.050, as it may be 183 amended, levy proceeds may not supplant existing funding. 184 SECTION 5. Call for special election. In accordance with BCVV2AA.O4.32l, 185 the King County council hereby calls for o special election 0ubc held Lo conjunction wd[h 186 the primary election on August 6, 2013, to consider a proposition authorizing a regular 187 property tax levy for the purposes described io this ordinance. The King County director 188 of elections shall cause notice tn6e given of this ordinance iu accordance with the state 189 constitution and general law and to submit to the qualified electors of the county, at the 190 said special county election, the proposition hereinafter set forth. The clerk of the council 191 shall certify that proposition to the King County director of elections in substantially the 192 fh|lovvbug form: 193 The King County council has passed Ordinance concerning funding for 194 parks, trails, recreational facilities and open space. This proposition would replace two 195 expiring levies and fund maintenance and operations of the King County parks system; 196 trails and open space for recreation, habitat and water quality, city parks; and zoo 107 programs, all subject to citizen oversight. This proposition authorizes ouadditional 198 property tax of SO. 1877 per S 1,000 of assessed value for collection in 2014 and lBQ authorizes increases by the annual percentage change iu the CPI n, the limitation in04.55 ZOO BLCW, whichever ix greater. for five succeeding years. Should this proposition be: I01 Approved?__ 9 Ordinance 17568 202 Rejected? 203 SECTION 6. Distributions. Each distribution of levy proceeds to a King County 204 city or to the Woodland Park Zoological Society, or its successor, for the eligible 205 purposes identified in section 4 of this ordinance shall be subject to the execution of a 206 contract between the county and each entity for the same project. Distribution of levy 207 proceeds to King County for open space acquisition purposes shall be in accordance with 208 the annual conservation futures tax process for the development, review and 209 recommendation to the King County council as set forth in the open space and natural 210 lands acquisition process, which is included as Attachment A to this ordinance. 211 SECTION 7. Parks levy citizen oversight board established. 212 A. If the proposition in section 5 of this ordinance is approved by the qualified 213 electors of King County, a parks levy citizen oversight board shall be appointed by the 214 executive. The board shall consist of nine members. Each councilmember shall 215 nominate a candidate for the board from the councilmember's district no later than ninety 216 days from the start of the first year of collections. If the executive does not appoint 217 within sixty days of the nominations a person who has been nominated by a 218 councilmember, the executive must request that the councilmember should within thirty 219 days of the request nominate another candidate for appointment. Members shall be 220 confirmed by the council. Members shall be residents of King County and may not be 221 elected or appointed officials of any unit of government, except that citizens serving in a 222 civic capacity on a local board or commission would be eligible to serve on the parks 223 levy citizen oversight board. IM Ordinance 17568 224 B. The board shall review the allocation oflevy proceeds and progress on 225 achieving the purposes of this proposition. The report shall include information outhe 226 status of addressing maintenance needs and controlling noxious weeds in King County's 227 parks system. (}ooz before December 3|`]0l5, the board shall review and report tothe 228 King County executive, the King County council and the regional policy committee ou 229 the expenditure of levy proceeds for 2Ol4. Thereafter, the board shall review and report Z]O to the King County executive, the King County council and the regional policy 231 committee annually. Any report tothe King County council under this section shall he 232 made in the form of a paper original and an electronic copy with the clerk of the council, 233 who shall retain the original and provide uoelectronic copy to all cnuocUrumooberm. The 234 parks and recreation division shall provide the board with all reports *n division activities 236 that the division transmits to the King County council in accordance with K.C.C. 236 7.08.090. The board expires December 31, 2020. 237 SECTION 8. Ratification. Certification ofthe proposition hv the clerk of the 238 King County council to the director of elections in accordance with law before the 239 election on August 6, 20 13, and any other acts consistent with the authority and before 240 the effective date of this ordinance are hereby ratified and confirmed. 241 SECTION 9. Severability. If any provision of this ordinance is held invalid, the 11 242 remainder of the ordinance or the application of the provision to other persons or 243 circumstances is not affected. 244 Ordinance 17568 was introduced on 2/25/2013 and passed as amended by the Metropolitan King County Council on 4/29/2013, by the following vote: Yes: 7 - Mr. Phillips, Mr. von Reichbauer, Mr. Gossett, Ms. Hague, Ms. Patterson, Mr. McDermott and Mr. Dernbowski No: 2 - Ms. Lambert and Mr. Dunn Excused: 0 ATTEST: Anne Noris, Clerk of the Council KING COUNTY COUNCIL KING COUNTY, WASHINGTON APPROVED this — \--- day of _ 41 -- --- 2013. ---------------- - - 77t —Q----Dow Constantine, County Executive Attachments: A. Open Space and Natural Lands Acquisition 12 C= :Z --r-1 ,-Aj rn rn 17568 OPEN SPACE AND NATURAL LANDS ACQUISITION ATTACHMENT A The overall approach for funding allocation and coordination with the Conservation Futures Tax (CFT) program for the acquisition of open space and natural lands through the countywide parks levy is proposed as follows: 1. Early each calendar year, the Department of Natural Resources and Parks (DNRP) will set a proposed allocation for open space from levy funds for the following fiscal year. 2. Staff will generate proposals for the use of these funds, taking into account opportunities to leverage resources with funding from Conservation Futures, as well as from other local, state, and federal funding sources. 3. An overall proposal allocating the open space funds to specific projects will be developed and discussed with the Citizens Oversight Committee (COC) that is responsible for developing CFT funding recommendations. These discussions are expected to occur in the spring, during the same time frame during which the COC annually reviews CFT project proposals. This will create an opportunity for the COC to provide an advisory recommendation regarding allocation of these parks levy funds. 4. Taking the COC's recommendations into account, DNRP will develop a proposed budget for these parks levy funds. 5. The DNRP proposed budget for parks levy funding will be reviewed by the County Executive, and ultimately County Council, as part of the overall budget process for the following year.