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PRHSPSC MINS 07-12-2016City of Federal Way City Council PARKS, RECREATION HUMAN SERVICES & PUBLIC SAFETY COUNCIL COMMITTEE Tuesday July 12, 2016 5:00 p.m. SUMMARY Committee Members in Attendance: Chair Koppang, Committee members Moore and Assefa- Dawson. Committee member Assefa - Dawson arrived at 5:15pm. Council Members in Attendance: Deputy Mayor Burbidge Staff Members in Attendance: John Hutton, Parks Director, Deputy Chief Steve Neal, Lt. Kurt Schwan, Cathy Schrock, Civilian Operations Manager, Ryan Call, Assistant City Attorney, and Mary Jaenicke, Administrative Asst. II. Guests: Lake Jeane Residents Mary Jo Reintsma, Bob Woolley, Steve Mandle and Don Smith Chair Koppang called the meeting to order at 5:03p.m. Commission Comment: None Approval of Minutes Committee member Moore moved to approve the June minutes as written. Chair Koppang seconded the motion. Motion passed. BUSINESS ITEMS Laser Technology, Inc. TruSpeed Mapping Crime Scene Kit Documentation & Collision Reconstruction Equipment Purchase & Replacement Reserve Fund Lt. Schwan reported that this is a proposal to replace the equipment that is used for their crime scene mapping. This program will replace the outdated and unserviceable equipment that they currently have. Committee member Moore moved to forward the purchase of the Laser Technology Inc. TruSpeed Mapping Kit and the establishment of a 10 -year replacement reserve fund for the equipment to the July 19, 2016 Council consent agenda for approval. Chair Koppang seconded. MotionPassed. Neighborhood Speed Watch and Disabled Parking Enforcement Volunteer Program Lt. Schwan reported that this is a volunteer program. Two volunteers will utilize a police volunteer vehicle and go to locations where traffic complaints have been reported. Using a handheld radar system, they will record vehicle speeds and the date and time. They will also record the license plates of those vehicles that are speeding. This information will be provided to the Traffic Unit, and a warning letter will be sent out to the vehicle owner. The disabled parking enforcement will address parking issues reported to the police department in the core and commercial areas of Federal Way. This program will assist in enforcing and deterring disabled parking violations. If an officer is not available, the volunteers will place a warning notice on the windshield. They would also be sent a warning letter. Reallocation of Red Light Traffic Safety Cameras to School Zone Traffic Safety Cameras Lt. Schwan stated that periodically traffic evaluations are done on the system. An evaluation was done in May, the statistical data was reviewed and the result of the data was that the cameras are succeeding at gaining voluntary compliance to traffic laws. Collisions at the intersection of Pacific Highway South and South 320` have gone down consistently. The department would like to reallocate the Red Light Traffic Safety cameras to School Zone Traffic Safety cameras and place them at the SW Campus Drive Saghalie Jr. High School zone. This school zone has a high volume of traffic traveling in excess of the posted speed limit. Committee member Moore moved to forward the reallocation of two Red Light Traffic cameras from Pacific Highway South and South 320th Street to School Zone Traffic_ Safety cameras in the Saghalie Jr. High School Zone near the 1700 block of SW Campus Drive to the July K:\PRHSPS Committee\2016 \07122016 Mins.doc 3 PARKS, RECREATION, HUMAN SERVICES & PUBLIC SAFETY COUNCIL COMMITTEE Tuesday, July 12, 2016 Summary Page 2 19, 2016 consent agenda for approval. Committee member Assefa- Dawson seconded. Motion passed. Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) Program for FY 2016 Ms. Schrock stated that department applies for the JAG grant each year. This grant does not require any matching funds. The purpose of the grant is to enhance the ability to improve technology, purchase equipment, and support programs that are supported by JAG. These programs are primarily community oriented. The amount of the grant is approximately $36,000 and will be used to purchase printers, scanners, personal computers, Surface Pro's and help fund the Teen Police Academy. Committee member Assefa- Dawson moved to forward the FY 2016 JAG Grant, with a total compensation of $33,628 to the July 19, 2016, City Council consent agenda. Committee member Moore seconded. Motion passed. CHI Franciscan Health Violence Prevention Initiative Youth Safety Mini -Grant Ms. Schrock stated that the Youth Safety Academy was created to reach out and partner with high school age students in Federal Way. Thru the AVID program, they worked with several organizations to come up with the idea of trying a Youth Safety Academy. They applied and received a grant in the amount of $1,000. This grant will be used to provide t -shirts for the students and lunch on one day. Funds have been solicited from the community to offset the cost of the program. Students in AVID classes from Federal Way and Thomas Jefferson High School were surveyed, and the majority responded that they were concerned about safety in their neighborhood and wanted direction on how to make their neighborhood safer. Ms. Schrock stated that the students were very engaged in the program. There was a lot of open dialogue with officers in the police department. Committee member Moore moved to forward the proposal to accept grant funding in the amount of $1,000.00 from the CHI Franciscan Health Violence Prevention Initiative Youth Safety Mini -Grant program for the Federal Way Police Department's Youth Safety Academy and authorize Chief Andy Hwang to accept said grant. Committee member Assefa- Dawson seconded. Motion passed. King County Registered Sex Offender Cost Reimbursement Agreement Deputy Chief Neal reported that the department has been utilizing this grant since 2009. This grant reimburses officers for overtime expenses incurred while verifying current addresses and residencies of sex and kidnapping offenders. The amount of the grant is $25,052.27. Committee member Assefa- Dawson moved to forward the RSO Overtime Cost Reimbursement Agreement between the Federal Way Police Department and the King County Sheriffs Office to the July 19, 2016 Council consent agenda for approval. Committee member Moore seconded. Motion passed. COUNCIL DISCUSSION ON EMERGING ISSUES The committee thanked Director Hutton and the Parks Department for their hard work, and the success of the grand opening of Town Square Park. Committee member Moore asked if there was a way to recognize all of the volunteers that worked at Town Square Park. Mr. Hutton stated that there will be a plaque at the park that will recognize and thank all of the volunteers and staff. They were also thanked at the grand opening. Mr. Hutton stated that they are being thanked properly. Public Comment: Mary Jo Reintsma stated that she feels that they are at an impasse on the Lake Jeane situation and feels that there needs to be a focus on solutions. It has become very contentious. She has toxic mold in front of her house and she is concerned about health issues. Bob Woolley stated that there has been a lot of activity that has been occurring in the last week, and there is going to be a lot more in the coming week. He stated that he is waiting to hear what the Mayor's re- look of the Lake Jeane issue is. He would like to be informed. Mr. Woolley stated that residents of Lake Jeane are prepared to attend the July 19 City Council meeting to give public comment on the issue. Mr. PARKS, RECREATION, HUMAN SERVICES & PUBLIC SAFETY COUNCIL COMMITTEE Tuesday, July 12, 2016 Summary Page 3 Woolley stated that the Lake Jeane residents are going to have a meeting on the National Night Out, and are requesting that the City Council, the Deputy Mayor and the Mayor come to that meeting and tell them why they should or should not live on a toxic lake, and what the city is going to do. If the city is not going to act on the nuisance ordinance tell them what they should do. A sample was taken of Lake Jeane and was given to the King County lab for analysis; it's been one month since there has been an indication that it was toxic. The residents of Lake Jeane have been living with the toxic lake since 2013.Mr. Woolley stated that he has communicated with the Mayor and Deputy Mayor that the Federal Way Mirror has been requesting to meet with them so they can write an article about the situation. Mr. Woolley has resisted meeting with them. He has both a positive article and a derogatory article about the City. Chair Koppang stated that this is not a simple thing. This is private property, and any time the council takes actions, there are repercussions, that they need to understand. The Council and the City are well aware of the issue. He is not sure if there is a clear path to a solution at this point. He would like to have a better understanding of what the repercussions are of not coming up with a Lake Jeane solution. Mr. Woolley requested that this issue be placed on a City Council agenda so they could have the prerogative of speaking pointedly and directly without the constraint of not being able to ask questions and not getting answers. The Twin Lakes Country Club will not act unless they are forced to. There needs to be some indication to the club that there is pressure to act, and this pressure needs to come from either a nuisance ordinance, litigation or a lawsuit if there is an event where a citizen or a pet gets sick, and the club will not be the only defendant. Steve Mandle said they he does not understand the private property being an issue. If his next door neighbor dumps a large amount of trash in his front yard, it could become a nuisance, and the lake is the same issue. Chair Koppang replied that this is one of the issues that they have to weigh in moving forward. Committee member Moore thanked the residents for being at the meeting. He stated this is clearly a very difficult issue and he has begun to -learn the legal issues. He will continue to fight on their behalf to find a - -- - solution. He believes at some point there will be a solution. The Council and staff are working very hard on this. Committee member Assefa- Dawson stated that she is not an expert on this issue and cannot say what the solution is. They are not neglecting what the residents are going through. She has reached out to King County toxicology to have them interpret what the numbers mean. Deputy Mayor Burbidge added that she finds the conditions of the lake intolerable. She does not understand why treatment has not already occurred. It is her understanding that the club has applied for a permit to treat the lake and can do so. Mr. Mandle answered that the club has created a chemical and they want to wait until the lake is toxic, they believe it will change the toxicity of the lake, but it will not change the color. He stated that this is a separate issue from the lawsuit. Don Smith clarified the issue about the treatment that the club applied for. He also clarified that the chemical that was created will not treat the toxicity; it will only get rid of the smell. He stated that the club renewed their permit to stop the residents of Lake Jeane using the permit that they had applied for. You cannot have two permits issued for the same lake. Mr. Woolley added that if a nuisance ordinance were created, it would force the club to use their current permit and the products that they do not want to use or they will pay a fine of $5,000 a month. Chair Koppang recapped the issue. The city wants to be a part of the solution. There is a desire on for the city to solve the problem on the lake, and he does not know if they can solve the problem, but he believes they can be a part of the solution. Mr. Woolley thanked the committee for allowing them the time to have open dialogue on the issue. PARKS, RECREATION, HUMAN SERVICES & PUBLIC SAFETY COUNCIL COMMITTEE Tuesday, July 12, 2016 Summary Page 4 PENDING ITEMS Festivals — Deputy Mayor Burbidge stated that the city just had one of the largest festivals. There were 20,000 people at the Red, White and Blues festival. Committee member Assefa- Dawson stated that there have also been discussions about a Cultural Diversity Festival. NEXT MEETING The August meeting has been cancelled, and the next meeting will be held on September 13th. ADJOURNMENT Meeting adjourned at 6:49p.m. 6