Council MIN 01-20-2015 Regular CITY OF
. Federal Way
CITY COUNCIL
REGULAR MEETING MINUTES
Council Chambers - City Hall
January 20, 2015 — 7:00 p.m.
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1. CALL MEETING TO ORDER
Mayor Ferrell called the Regular Meeting to order at the hour of 7:06 pm
City officials in attendance: Mayor Jim Ferrell, Deputy Mayor Jeanne Burbidge,Councilmember Lydia
Assefa-Dawson, Councilmember Kelly Maloney,Councilmember Susan Honda,Councilmember Bob
Celski, Councilmember Martin Moore and Councilmember Dini Duclos.
City staff in attendance: Chief of Staff Brian Wilson, City Attorney Amy Jo Pearsall and City Clerk
Stephanie Courtney.
2. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
Steve McNey led the flag salute.
DEPUTY MAYOR BURBIDGE MOVED TO AMEND TONIGHT'S AGENDA TO ADD NEW ITEM lib)
TO COUNCIL BUSINESS TO EXTEND THE SHORT-TERM APPOINTMENT OF THE INTERIM
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR;SECOND BY COUNCILMEMBER MOORE.The motion
passed unanimously.
Deputy Mayor Burbidge yes Councilmember Celski yes
Councilmember Assefa-Dawson yes Councilmember Moore yes
Councilmember Maloney yes Councilmember Duclos yes
Councilmember Honda yes
3. PRESENTATIONS
a. Certificate of Recognition —Robbins Family
- Recreation Supervisor Cody Geddes introduced (mom)Yolanda, (and daughters)Krystal and
Bryanna Robbins who have been volunteering at family events for the last 8 years including
Daughters Night Out; Hooked on Fishing; Kings Day; Red, White and Blues Festival; Tricks
and Treats; Jingle Bell Brunch; the Holiday Tree Lighting and Cookies with Mrs. Claus. He
thanked the Robbins family for their inspiring commitment to volunteering in Federal Way. Ms.
Robbins and both young ladies thanked the Council and explained their joy in volunteering at
these events over the years.
b. One Night Count of the Homeless
Community Services Director Jeff Watson briefed the Mayor and Councilmember on the One
Night Count of the Homeless which will take place the evening of January 22nd and early
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morning of January 23rd. The count was started in 2003 and Federal Way joined in 2006. They
will attempt to count the unsheltered homeless population in cars, woods, encampments,
doorways and under bridges. Approximately 11 city staff and city commission volunteers will
participate.
c. Mayor's Emerging Issues and Report
• Weyerhaeuser Property Update/ Heartland Principal/Senior Managing Director Jim
Reinhardsen
Chief of Staff Brian Wilson introduced Heartland Representative Jim Reinhardsen, who
gave a brief presentation to Council regarding the efforts with the Weyerhaeuser property.
Mr. Reinhardsen highlighted why this property is a marquee property with its desirable
location in the region, amount of acreage and historic buildings. In response to Council
questions, he noted the possibilities of having a single buyer; however not a single user.
He thanked the Mayor's Office and city staff for assisting with this process.
• Community Outreach Coordinator—Steve McNey
Mayor Ferrell was pleased to announce and introduce Steve McNey who will be beginning
with the Mayor's Office as the Community Outreach Coordinator, beginning February 2"
He will be overseeing the city's 25th Anniversary celebration; Social Media; City's Website
presence; and the Neighborhood Connection Meetings.
• Seahawks Super Bowl Rally—January 30th
Mayor Ferrell was pleased to announce the city will be hosting the 2nd annual Seahawks
Rally on Blue Friday, January 30th prior to the Super Bowl. He noted the High School
Bands will play; there will be Skittles, and guest appearances. He encouraged all the
"12's" to come show support.
• 30th District Annual Legislative Breakfast Recap
Mayor Ferrell reported on the recent Legislative Breakfast the city hosted with 30th District
Legislators Senator Mark Milocia and Representative Linda Kochmar, and the recently
name and appointed Carol Gregory. He noted this was the city's opportunity to discuss the
city's legislative priorities and direction which are of importance to the city.
• MLK Jr. Event Recap
Mayor Ferrell thanked the Staff, Executive Assistant Jeri-Lynn Clark, the Diversity
Commission, and Decatur High School students for the wonderful MLK Jr. Event. He
noted the food drive on Saturday collected approximately 5,000Ibs of food. He thanked
Councilmember Assefa-Dawson for her very moving and personal speech and
Councilmember Moore who gave a tribute to the late Representative Roger Freeman.
• Government Finance Officer Association (GFOA)Award
Finance Director Ade Ariwoola was proud to be able to present the Council with the
city's 24th GFOA Excellence in Financial Reporting Award. He introduced the Finance
Department Staff and noted this shows a history of preparing and ensuring the highest
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quality of financial reporting.
• Council Retreat (January 31st)
Mayor Ferrell stated the Agenda has been finalized and the day will begin at 9am
Dumas Bay Centre. Deputy Mayor Burbidge noted she is looking forward to it and
encouraged interested citizens to attend.
4. CITIZEN COMMENT
Donald Barovic spoke briefly on various issues including attracting motion pictures to Federal
Way; roadside vendors selling Seahawks gear; and his inability to view the Council Meetings
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anymore on FWTV 21.
John Halvorsen spoke on behalf of the Colonial Forest Condo Association regarding the costs
associated with having to relocate a portion of their fencing for road improvements. He stated he
would like to city to pay for the modification as the fence has been there for 37 years.
Betty Taylor spoke in concern over cars not slowing or stopping at a flashing yellow crosswalk
notification. She would like to see more done to make the crosswalk visible and vehicles stop.
5. CONSENT AGENDA
Items listed below have been previously reviewed in their entirety by a Council Committee of three members and
brought before full Council for approval;all items are enacted by one motion. Individual items may be removed by
a Councilmember for separate discussion and subsequent motion.
a. Minutes: January 6, 2015 City Council Regular and Special Meeting Minutes
b. Grant Funding for Transportation Improvement Projects—Authorization to Accept
Grant Funding
c. King County Regional Hazard Mitigation Plan Volume 1 and Chapter 10, City of
Federal Way Update Annex
d. 2015 Parks and Recreation Commission Work Plan
e. First Amendment for Parking Lot Vacuuming Services
f. Third Amendment for Tree Services
g. First Amendment for Landscape Maintenance Services
h. Puget Sound Emergency Radio Network (PSERN) Interlocal Agreement
DEPUTY MAYOR BURBIDGE MOVED APPROVAL OF CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS A-H AS
PRESENTED; COUNCILMEMBER MOORE SECOND. The motion passed unanimously as
follows:
Deputy Mayor Burbidge yes Councilmember Celski yes
Councilmember Assefa-Dawson yes Councilmember Moore yes
Councilmember Maloney yes Councilmember Duclos yes
Councilmember Honda yes
6. PUBLIC HEARINGS
a. Mayor's Economic Development Strategy
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- Staff Presentation
Economic Development Director Tim Johnson gave a brief PowerPoint presentation on the
Mayor's Economic Development Strategy which has been presented previously at Regular
and Special City Council Meetings as well as at Council Committee and the Planning
Commission. The Mayor and Mr. Johnson spoke to the idea of Business Districts and the
intention of reaching out to the business community.
Councilmembers asked clarifying questions regarding specific industry recruitment; current
sign and zoning codes; and identifying incentives. Councilmembers thanked Mr. Johnson for
his work on this plan and noted they are looking forward to the next steps and working with the
Chamber and the business community.
- Citizen Comment
Rebecca Martin, President and CEO, Greater Federal Way Chamber of Commerce, spoke
with concern with the Strategy's creation of Business Districts within the city. She noted this
seems to be duplication of the Chambers strategic program of work, and stated the Chamber
is opposed to forming business districts.
Lori Santamaria, Chairman of the Board, Greater Federal Way Chamber of Commerce spoke
against the idea of creating business districts. She encouraged the city to work collaboratively
with the Chamber for efforts of economic growth.
Dan Altmayer, letter was read into the record by the City Clerk. He noted his opposition to
creating Business District. He also feels the formulation of this association will be duplicative
in effort and will cost city staff time to install, operate and maintain.
7. COUNCIL BUSINESS
a. Human Services Commission Re-Appointments
COUNCILMEMBER HONDA MOVED TO RE-APPOINT BRAIN SANDLER AND BOB
WROBLEWSKI AS VOTING MEMBERS OF THE HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION FOR THREE-
YEAR TERMS EXPIRING JANUARY 31, 2018; SECOND BY COUNCILMEMBER MOORS. The
motion passed unanimously as follows:
Deputy Mayor Burbidge yes Councilmember Celski yes
Councilmember Assefa-Dawson es Councilmember Moore es
y y
Councilmember Maloney yes Councilmember Duclos yes
Councilmember Honda yes
b. ADDED ITEM— Extend Short-Term Appointment of Interim Community Development
Director
DEPUTY MAYOR BURBIDGE MOVED TO APPROVE THE SHORT-TERM APPOINTMENT OF
LARRY FRAZIER AS THE INTERIM COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR UNTIL MARCH 31,
2015; COUNCILMEMBER MALONEY SECOND. The motion passed unanimously as follows:
Deputy Mayor Burbidge yes Councilmember Celski yes
Councilmember Assefa-Dawson yes Councilmember Moore yes
Councilmember Maloney yes Councilmember Duclos yes
Councilmember Honda yes
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8. ORDINANCES
First Reading
a. CB#665 Code Amendment for Temporary Suspension of Transportation
Impact Fees for Change in Use
AN ORDINANCE of the City of Federal Way, Washington, relating to the Transportation Impact
Fee(TIF);and amending section to chapter 19.91 FWRC.(Amending Ordinance Nos.11-710,and
09-627)
Senior Transportation Planning Engineer Sarady Long gave Council a brief presentation on
this item. He noted the proposed temporary suspension period was three years.Action taken at
the Council Committee level was to suspend the fees for one year and collect data to report
back to Council.
City Clerk Stephanie Courtney read the Ordinance title into the record.
COUNCILMEMBER CELSKI MOVED TO FORWARD THE PROPOSED ORDINANCE TO THE
FEBRUARY 3, 2015 MEETING FOR ENACTMENT; COUNCILMEMBER DUCLOS SECOND. The
motion passed unanimously as follows:
Deputy Mayor Burbidge yes Councilmember Celski yes
Councilmember Assefa-Dawson yes Councilmember Moore yes
Councilmember Maloney yes Councilmember Duclos yes
Councilmember Honda yes
b. CB#667 Amendment to FWRC 6.35.030 Related to Pedestrian Interference
and Aggressive Begging
AN ORDINANCE of the City of Federal Way,Washington,relating to interference with pedestrian
and vehicular tr c;am ndin FWRC 6.35.030;Amending Ordinance Nos. 11-697,08-576,05-
509, 94-214, and 91-89.
Assistant City Attorney Ryan Call gave a brief presentation to Council regarding the areas and
modifications this Ordinance addresses from a previous Ordinance. He reminded citizens that
begging is a free speech and the government may not regulate begging. He noted staff has
researched the areas of pedestrian interference and begging regulations in Seattle and the
State of Washington which has been upheld in US Supreme Court decisions. He stated
"intimidation" and "blocking traffic" are addressed in this amendment.
Councilmembers thanked Mr. Call and asked clarifying questions regarding education of
the new rules.
COUNCILMEMBER HONDA MOVED TO FORWARD THE PROPOSED ORDINANCE TO THE
FEBRUARY 3, 2015 MEETING FOR ENACTMENT; COUNCILMEMBER MOORE SECOND. The
motion passed unanimously as follows:
Deputy Mayor Burbidge yes Councilmember Celski yes
Councilmember Assefa-Dawson yes Councilmember Moore yes
Councilmember Maloney yes Councilmember Duclos yes
Councilmember Honda yes
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9. COUNCIL REPORTS
Councilmember Duclos attended a pre-meeting of the Policy Issues Committee for the Sound Cities
Alliance last Wednesday evening. The pre-meeting was an update from the Committee to End
Homelessness. She noted goals are still to prevent people from becoming homeless by creating more
affordable housing. She also attended later that evening the Public Issues Committee where
information was given regarding support of Flexibility in Investment of Hotel/Motel Taxes for
Affordable Housing. She announced the next meeting of the Finance/Economic
Development/Regional Affairs Committee will be Tuesday, January 27th at 5:00 pm. She closed her
remarks with "GO HAWKS".
Councilmember Moore reported on attending the Korean Memorial ceremony in Olympia last week.
He also attended in Olympia the swearing in ceremony of our new Senator Mark Miloscia; he is
excited to work with all our legislators. He thanked everyone for the wonderful MLK event this year
and reflected on the "Day On" not a day off. He was also honored to have the opportunity to pay
tribute to Rep. Freeman on such an important day and in conjunction with such an important cause;
he looks forward to next year's event. He also stated "Go Seahawks".
Councilmember Celski thanked Public Works Director Marwan Salloum, and Traffic Engineers Rick
Perez and Erik Preston for the round-abouts on 330th. He believes they took extra time to make the
round-about what the neighborhood was looking for as well as achieving the need for public safety
and pedestrian safety. He also reported on the Federal Way High School ceremonial ground breaking
which was a wonderful community event including the students, alumni, Elected Officials and School
District members. He is excited to the transformation over the next few years. The next meeting of the
Land Use/Transportation Committee will be Monday February 2 at 5:30pm.
Councilmember Honda was pleased to give a "Shout-Out" to the Inclusion Group who watch the
Council meetings on FWTV. She also attended the Korean War Memorial Ceremony in Olympia last
week;which she hopes continues in the future with younger generations. She thanked staff,students
and the Diversity Commission for their efforts on the MLK weekend events including the food drive
which was started 5 years ago and has grown each year. She attended her first Board of Health
meeting and noted potential increased fees for Farmers Markets will be held off for 2015. She
welcomed new employee Steve McNey and wished the Mayor Good Luck at the upcoming
conference.
Councilmember Maloney reported on her excitement over the Legislative Agenda this year and looks
forward to working with our legislators to accomplish our goals. She also participated in the MLK Jr.
food drive at the Fred Meyer location; she was pleased with the turnout of students and donations.
She thanked Executive Assistant Jeri-Lynn Clark and her sons; Diversity Commission Chair Greg
Baruso and his wife and all the staff and students who facilitated these events. She attended the
Federal Way Coalition Against Human Trafficking Forum a few weeks ago. She encouraged citizens
to look up information and learn more about the terrible effects trafficking has on the community. She
will be attending Green Gables Elementary this week and will be talking to students about City
Government as well as participating in the One Night Count. "Go Hawks".
Councilmember Assefa-Dawson noted she also attended the Federal Way Ceremonial Ground
breaking; she is excited to see the changes and the new facilities. She has been appointed to the
Committee to End Homelessness Governing Board; and attended the recent meeting along with
Councilmember Duclos where they discussed homelessness specifically in the Veterans population.
She also attended the food drives at the local grocery stores and attended the health fair recently—
both were great events. In regards to the MLK Jr. Celebration, she was honored and humbled to
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share her story at the event on Monday and also added a "Go Hawks!"
Deputy Mayor Burbidge began with "Go Hawks". She remarked on the outstanding work and
participation of the Mayor, Council and City Staff. She attended the Sound County Area
Transportation Board meeting this morning where the State Route 167 proposed improvements were
discussed, along with Sound Transit issues and legislative transportation priorities. She attended a
Board Meeting of the Coalition of the Performing Arts who are busy fundraising for the PACC; she
thanked them for their hard work in getting pledges and donations. She found inspiring the amount of
youth that participated in the MLK Jr. celebration over the weekend; she noted the Decatur students
were very impressive.
10. EXECUTIVE SESSION
At 9:23 Mayor Ferrell announced the Council would be recessing into Executive Session for the
purpose of discussing Potential Litigation pursuant to RCW 42.30.110(1)(i).
• Potential Litigation pursuant to RCW 42.30.110(1)(i)
• Collective Barnes pursuant to RCW 12.30.140(')(b)
11. ADJOURNMENT
Council returned to Chambers at 9:42pm.
There being nothing further on the agenda; Mayor Ferrell adjourned the Regular meeting at
9:42pm.
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