2018-01-16 Council MIN - Special4., Federal Way
CITY COUNCIL
SPECIAL MEETING/STUDY SESSION MINUTES
Council Chambers - City Hall
January 16, 2018 — 5:00 p.m.
1. CALL MEETING TO ORDER
Mayor Ferrell called the meeting to order at 5:01 p.m.
City officials in attendance: Mayor Jim Ferrell, Deputy Mayor Susan Honda, Councilmember Lydia
Assefa-Dawson, Councilmember Jesse Johnson, Councilmember Hoang Tran, Councilmember Mark
Koppang, Councilmember Martin Moore and Councilmember Dini Duclos.
City staff in attendance: City Attorney Ryan Call and City Clerk Stephanie Courtney
2. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
Mayor Ferrell led the flag salute.
3. STUDY SESSION: CITY CENTER ACCESS STUDY
City Traffic Engineer Rick Perez gave historical background on the City Center Access Study which
was first addressed in 1990. The City Center Access was removed from the TIP in 2010 due to the
decrease of congestion in the area from the recession. The environmental phase was added back in
2016 and was funded and restarted in 2017. He briefed the Council on the city center land use and
future estimates of population and employment growth in the the downtown area.
Mr. Perez introduced project consultant John Perlic from Parametrix who further briefed the Council
on the project re-initiation. Mr. Perlic spoke to the previous alternatives which were identified and
looking forward to the project timeline from late 2017 to mid -2019.
There will be a public meeting for stakeholders tomorrow in Council Chambers from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00
p.m. to further discuss the project.
No citizen comment received.
The Mayor and Councilmembers thanked Mr. Perez and Mr. Perlic for the briefing.
4. BRIEFING: POVERTY BAY SHELLFISH PROTECTION DISTRICT
Surface Water Quality Coordinator Mindi English introduced John Taylor, Assistant Division Director,
King County Water and Land Resources Division who briefed Council on the Poverty Bay Shellfish
Protection District.
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Mr. Taylor spoke to the geoduck beds in Poverty Bay before September 14, 2016 and status of them
currently. After exceedances were reported in the monitoring stations during water quality testing the
county was notified. The beds were conditionally closed during the seasons they are most likely to
incur contamination due to rain storms and washed out bacteria. Per RCW 90.72.045 Shellfish
protection districts are required after closure or downgrading of growing area classification.
He noted they have formed a technical committee which includes:
• Cities of Des Moines, Federal Way, Kent and SeaTac
• King County WLD & Public Health Seattle -King County
• Midway and Lakehaven Sewer Districts
• Washington State Department of Heath
• Washington State Department of Ecology
• Washington State Department of Natural Resources
• Washington State Park and Recreation Commission
• Washington State Department of Transportation
• Puyallup Tribe
Mr. Taylor noted the King County staff continue to work with the Technical Committee members to
define elements of district governance, scope and program. They will be finalizing a draft ordinance to
the Technical Committee for review prior to transmittal to the Executive and City Council.
No citizen comments were received.
The Mayor thanked Mr. Taylor for his presentation.
5. ADJOURNMENT
There being nothing further on the agenda; Mayor Ferrell adjourned the Special Meeting at 5:40 p.m.
Attest:
S ie Courtney
C Clerk
Approved by Council: b2-O(p 201$'
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