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Council PKT 06-07-2016 Special CITY OF ..- Federal Way CITY COUNCIL SPECIAL MEETING AGENDA Council Chambers - City Hall June 7, 2016 — 5:00 p.m. www.cit yoffed eralwa y.corn 1. CALL MEETING TO ORDER 2. COMMISSION INTERVIEW — PARKS & RECREATION COMMISSION 3. STUDY SESSION- 2017/2018 BIENNIAL BUDGET a. 2017/18 Biennial Budget Discussion —Capital Replacements • General Overview— Finance Director Ade Ariwoola • City Facility Updates— Parks Director John Hutton • Street and Park Lights — Public Works Director Marwan Salloum b. Citizen Comment PLEASE COMPLETE A YELLOW SLIP AND TURN IT IN TO THE CITY CLERK PRIOR TO SPEAKING. When recognized by the Mayor, come forward to the podium and state your name for the record. Please limit your comments to three minutes. The Mayor may interrupt comments that exceed three minutes, relate negatively to other individuals, or are otherwise inappropriate. c. Council Discussion/Questions 4. EXECUTIVE SESSION • Collective Bargaining pursuant to RCW 42.30.140(4)(b) 5. ADJOURNMENT City Council Meetings are wheelchair accessible; and assisted listening devices for use in the Council Chambers are available upon request to the City Clerk. Regular Meetings are recorded and televised live on Government Access Channel 21 To view Council Meetings online please visit www.cityoffederalway.com. COUNCIL MEETING DATE: June 7,2016 ITEM#: CITY OF FEDERAL WAY CITY COUNCIL AGENDA BILL SUBJECT: COMMISSION APPOINTMENT RECONSIDERATION POLICY QUESTION: Should the City Council Reconsider the appointment of a new Parks and Recreation Commissioner? COMMITTEE: N/A MEETING DATE: N/A CATEGORY: ❑ Consent ❑ Ordinance ❑ Public Hearing ® City Council Business ❑ Resolution ❑ Other STAFF REPORT BY: John Hutton,Parks Director DEPT: Parks Attachments: Staff Report Background: There was a recent event that has caused concern and staff has recommended that the newly y appointed commissioner Co r ey Forbis be removed from the commission. Council Rule 19.21 states that "Members may be removed from any advisory committee prior to the expiration of their term of office by a majority vote of the city council" Options Considered: 1. Remove newly appointed Parks and Recreation Commissioner Corey Forbis from the Parks and Recreation Commission. 2. Take no action at this time. MAYOR'S RECOMMENDATION: Option 1.Remove newly appointed parks and recreation commissioner Corey Forbis from the commission. MAYOR APPROVAL: N/A drig3k, PARKS DIRECTOR APPROVAL: Committee ie. o Initial CHIEF OF STAFF: N/A '' Committee r ouncil COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION:N/A PROPOSED COUNCIL MOTION: "I move to remove Corey Forbis from the Parks and Recreation Commission" (BELOW TO BE COMPLETED BY CITY CLERKS OFFICE) COUNCIL ACTION: ❑ APPROVED COUNCIL BILL# ❑ DENIED 1ST reading ❑ TABLED/DEFERRED/NO ACTION Enactment reading ❑ MOVED TO SECOND READING(ordinances only) ORDINANCE# REVISED-08/12/2010 RESOLUTION# Ak, Federal Way Parks Department Date: May 26, 2016 To: City Council- Via Mayor Ferrell CC. Chief of Staff Brian Wilson, City Attorney Amy Jo Pearsall From: John Hutton, Parks Director Subject: Request to remove New Parks & Recreation Commission appointee At the last meeting of the City Council on May 17'h 2016 Corey Forbis was appointed to the Parks and Recreation Commission. On May 24th a serious incident involving Mr. Forbis occurred. This incident was witnessed by two city employees at Celebration Park. During the incident the employees approached Mr. Forbis and the accounts are listed below. I followed up with a phone call to Mr. Forbis on Wednesday May 25`" and that documentation is also listed below. Rob Ettinger, Manager of Dumas Bay Centre: On Tuesday, May 24, 2016 at 2:04 pm I was heading from meeting with Dave at Pac Island Grill to the Federal Way Community Center when I observed an individual jumping a closed and locked gate on the north side of the softball complex at Celebration Park. As I was heading past the park entrance I contacted park and facility manager Jason Gerwen via phone to see if the softball complex was closed as I had just witnessed an individual jumping over the locked gate. He said there was no activity scheduled and that area was closed. I drove into the park complex and parked my vehicle next to the south softball complex entrance near the flag poles. At this time Park Maintenance worker Scott Gehring was on a mower and was just pulling into the flag pole area. Both Scott and I approached the individual as he was on the locked side of the fence closest to field 4. Scott put up his hands showing the individual to go back to the locked gate and he would unlock it for him. He also verbally said he would unlock the gate. The individual ignored both of us and jumped over the locked fence on the south end. At that time he was walking by us not making eye contact. I asked him his name and all he would say was "I am going to a meeting at City Hall and I am late." He was rude and argumentative and stated he did not have to provide me his name. He also stated he is a Parks Commissioner. I said that a Parks Commissioner would not trespass in an area that was closed and locked. He walked away from us and continued on through the park. I then left in my vehicle heading to the Community Center. I took a picture (attached) of him so I could try and identify who he was. It was later brought to my attention that he was a newly appointed Parks Commissioner who was on his way to City Hall for an orientation meeting. I spoke with Rob about the incident and spoke with Amy Jo Pearsall she said that I should call him about the incident which I did. Below are my notes from the conversation. I called Mr. Forbis at approx. 3:30 pm on the 25Th of May and told him what I had heard about the incident and needed to know if it was him. He stated that it was indeed him and that our employee was rude, derogatory, disrespectful and talked down to him like a child. I stated that these were parks employees and explained that we had experienced thefts there and that the gates were locked for a reason. Mr. Forbis said he did not care who they were and that they had no right to speak to him. He said "nobody gets to talk to him like that not even the President of the United States ". He then stated "that the gate being locked may have been to keep cars out" I told Mr. Forbis that a locked gate is universally understood for people to stay out, that the area is closed. I told Mr. Forbis that he is expected to follow the rules and that this was inappropriate behavior. I told him that I hoped going forward that this would not continue. Mr. Forbis said nothing. I do not believe Mr. Forbis was being honest with me about how the interaction took place and I am very concerned with his disrespectful attitude toward the employees that he spoke to and how he spoke to me about the entire incident. Mr. Forbis took no responsibility for his actions or his blatant disregard of the requests from two city employees who were both wearing city logo clothing. He blamed the city employees for his behavior. Staff Recommendation: It is my opinion that Mr. Forbis should be removed from the Parks & Recreation Commission as I do not feel that he will work'well with the commission or staff to enhance the mission of the commission and the Parks Department. IdAN • -*.or • ,VOW 4-1 Rn I &- , odwo, �.% 4it T? 77i ri,,-z ..I -Wit SM City of Federal Way CITY Of 33325 Eighth Avenue South N Federal Way, WA 98003 Federal Way f f PHONE: 253 - 835 -2540 ■ FAX: 253 - 835 -2509 J ww w, cityoffederalway.com Application for City BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS Please complete the ENTIRE application. You may attach a cover letter and /or resume. DATE: 05/12/2016 NAME: Corey Forbis P First Last M.I. ADDRESS: 32200 military rd s apt J 102 Federal Way 98001 Street Address City Zip MAILING ADDRESS (if different): PHONE ilk 206 406 7390 PHONE (Z): E -MAIL: coreman243 @yahoo.com I wish to be considered for appointment to the following Board / Commission: ❑ Arts ❑ Civil Service ■ Diversity 0 Human Services ❑ Salary ■ Parks & Recreation ❑ Planning 0 Board of Ethics ❑ CDBG Loan Advisory Review Committee ❑ North Lake Management District ❑ Steel Lake Management District ❑ Lodging Tax Advisory Group You Represent: ❑ Local Lodging Industry ❑ Business /Organization Promoting Tourism HAVE YOU PREVIOUSLY SERVED ON ONE OF THE CITY'S BOARDS OR COMMISSIONS? DYES ONO If "yes ", please list: ARE YOU ABLE TO ATTEND EVENING MEETINGS EYES ❑NO DAYTIME MEETINGS EYES ❑NO MEMBERSHIP REQUIREMENTS: The membership requirements for all City Boards /Commissions are attached to this application. Please review them and confirm you meet the requirements. By your signature you are stating: "1 confirm I meet the membe_rsh_ Verfrwd by F OFflller I ip requirerrtents for the Board /Commission — 1 am applying for �''"� Applicant Signature: SUBMIT COMPLETED APPLICATIONS TO: City of Federal Way City Clerk's Office 333258 th Avenue South Federal Way, WA 98003 Applicants may contact the City Clerk's Office at 253 - 835 -2540 with any questions. Board and Commission Application Page 1 of 3 Last Updated September 17, 2014 Why do you want to serve on this Board /Commission? It is important for the citzens of the of any city to take an active role in the Goverance of thier city. Recently Federal Way has been in the news for all the wrong reasons and rather then play the blame game, I want to help. We have a great city with lots to offer and it is time for the people of my generation to step up and help guide the city into the future. I beleive I have a lot to offer the city and want to humbly serve my fellow citzens. What are your prior experiences in this area? I have the benifit of having a verity of experence which means I can take any role. I served as a member of student senate as the chair of the by -laws committee, we maintained the rules of the group and made sure they were being followed. Since then I have worked on several diffrent campaigns and taken a verity of roles. How do you see your role as a Board Member /Commissioner? The role of a board member is to work with felow members to directly oversee a specific duity of city goverment. They are experts in thier field and advise the city council on how a decsion will effect a thier particular area. They can also proivde a level of citzen oversight to ensure the city govenment of meeting thier duies as elected officials. Describe anything in your past or recent activities that may be of concern to the City or public: As stated above Federal Way had been in the news for all the wrong reasons, we have a way to shootings happening in our city and we need to take action PUBLIC DISCLOSURE: This application and each attachment submitted are subject to public disclosure. If requested, they will be provided without redaction or notice. Interview Date / Time: APPOINTED: DYES ❑ NO Terre Expires: Board and Commission Application Last Updated September 17, 2014 FOR CITY USE ONLY: POSITION: ❑VOTING ❑ ALTERNATE Page 2 of 3 Core y Fortis CELL ':? )U ° E -MAIL coreman243 @yahoo.com Greetings Council Members Thank you for taking the time to considering my application to join one of the many city boards and commissions. Expertise like strong community organizing, robust knowledge of local governance and strategic plaining I believe would make me a good fit. I started at Green River Community College, as a member of the Student Senate. Balancing the budget, lobbying for bylaws, and working with legislation to resolve student issues at all levels were part of my duties. Eventually, I became a delegate leader for Americans Elect where I worked my way up to become a member of the Electoral College of the United States. I joined Washpirg, to work on GMO labeling nationwide. I have worked with Fieldworks to assist various campaigns. Such as yes for early success, blocking Forward Seattle, and Honest Elections. I started out as a signature gather and by the end I was team leader. During the last campaign cycle, I am worked with Wamend on 1 -735 as a Community Organizer and a member of the North Seattle Steering Committee. I was responsible for reaching out to supporter in order to recruit new volunteers and collect donations. I also helped with endorsements in south King County and spoke on behalf the campaign at LD meetings. During the last 3 months of the campaign, I made thousands of calls and even raised nearly $3,000 dollars in small donations. I took on an additional role of working with the King County organizer, to develop a strategy for all of king county. As you can see I have a proven track record of being able to bring out the best of people, by making sure their voice is heard, which is a unique ability in itself, and ability integrate in to any situation. Sincerely, Gory ForbiS Corey Forbis Corey Forbis Seattle, Wa • 98102 CELL (206) 4 -06 -7390 • E -MAIL � r� :,fir :?. ".::;� .t.:5.'- :;;;�s kzo").co1:T1 PROFILE Dedicated to social justice, Improving the world around by empowering people to become their own advocate. Like to meet new people, Enjoys working with people from diverse backgrounds. Extremely Passionate, Reversing the damage from all forms of discrimination. EDUCATION Associates of Arts Green River Community College, Auburn, WA 98092 High School Degree Oak Creek Ranch School, Cornville, AZ 86325 SKILLS Canvasing Fund Raising Team Organizing Training. Managing Communicating EXPERIENCE FieldWorks and Working America Canvasser and team leader. Gathered signatures and maintained an minimum average of 60 signatures a day with a 60% validity rate. Trained new staff members to work in the field at acceptable performance levels. Strategized with the canvass director to target our resources around the area more effectively. WashPirg & Public Outreach Fund raiser and canvaser. Canvased the area to inform the public about our cause. Raised money by collecting one time and monthly donations. Collected contact information for mailing list generation. Associated Students of Green River Community College Senator of the student body. Managed student by -laws. Worked with campus groups to ensure students needs we being met. Balanced the student services budget for the school year. Seattle, Wa 98102 • CELL (206) 4,06-7390 - E -MAIL ct) ro r i-tia n._243@0yah ;aa. cc) i_n City Clerk’s Office 33325 Eighth Avenue South Federal Way, WA 98003‐6325 www.cityoffederalway.com 253‐835‐2540 Jim Ferrell, Mayor May 26, 2016 Sent via email: coreman243@yahoo.com Corey Forbis 32200 Military Rd S, Apt J102 Federal Way, WA 98001 RE: CITY COUNCIL REQUEST FOR RE‐INTERVIEW Dear Mr. Forbis, Due to your actions during a recent incident with two city employees at Celebration Park on May 24th, and subsequent phone conversation with Parks Director John Hutton; the City Council has requested to re‐interview you during a Special Council meeting on June 7th at 5:00 p.m. The staff report outlining the interactions is attached for your review. Please be aware an item has been added to Council Business on the next City Council Regular Agenda on June 7th for possible reconsideration of your May 17th appointment to the Parks and Recreation Commission. Please confirm with me via email at Stephanie.Courtney@cityoffederalway.com that you are available for this meeting. Sincerely, Stephanie Courtney, CMC City Clerk Attachments: Staff Report dated May 26, 2016 Stephanie Courtney From: corey forbis <coreman243 @yahoo.com> Sent: Friday, May 27, 2016 3:28 PM To: Stephanie Courtney Subject: Re: Automatic reply: Request from City Council I've decided I'd like to go ahead and meet with City Council Sent from Yahoo Mail on Android On Thu, May 26, 2016 at 5:49 PM, Stephanie Courtney <Stephaiiie.Courine a),cityo leder d1va .cuea> wrote: Thank you for your email. I am out of the office Friday, May 27th through the holiday and will return Tuesday, May 31 st. For immediate assistance you may contact my Deputy Clerk at ien. niter. .marshall. @,cityoffederilway.cam or 253 -835 -2542 Stephanie Courtney City Clerk Stephanie Courtney From: corey forbis <coreman243 @yahoo.com> Sent: Thursday, May 26, 2016 5:49 PM To: Stephanie Courtney Subject: Re: Request from City Council If that is the request from staff then 1 feel it is best I resign from the position. I apologise for my actions, as I tried to explain, I relly dont like being belittled and that set the tone for the whole coversation. I dont offer that has an exuse just an explanation. Sent from Yahoo Mail on Android On Thu, May 26, 2016 at 5:35 PM, Stephanie Courtney �)tcplt-inic.C:ourkney rc,cityoffoderaI way. corn> wrote: Good Evening Mr. Forbis, Please see the attached documents including a request for a re- interview regarding your Park & Recreation Commission Appointment with the City Council on June 7t" at 5pm. Sincerely, Stephanie D. Courtney, CMC City Clerk - City of Federal Way desk (253) 835 -2540 I fax (253) 835 -2509 For additional assistance, please contact Deputy City Clerk- Marshall at 253 - 835 -2542 ieiinifer,marshall@dtyoffederalway.co 'Connect with the City of Federal Way on Facehook