FEDRAC MINUTES 09-27-2016 (2) CITY 4F
Federal Way
City Council
Finance/Economic Development/Regional Affairs Committee
Tuesday, September 27, 2016 Federal Way City Hall
4:30 p.m. SUMMARY MINUTES Hylebos Conference Room
CALL TO ORDER: Committee Chair Duclos called the meeting to order at 4:30 p.m.
COMMITTEE MEMBERS IN ATTENDANCE: Councilmember Moore, Councilmember Honda
COMMITTEE MEMBER EXCUSED:
COUNCILMEMBERS IN ATTENDANCE: Deputy Mayor Burbidge
STAFF MEMBERS IN ATTENDANCE: Finance Director, Ade Ariwoola; Acting City Attorney,
Ryan Call; Chief of Staff, Brian Wilson; Solid Waste and Recycling Coordinator, Rob Van
Orsow; Economic Development Director, Tim Johnson; Deputy Public Works Director/PAEC
Project Director, EJ Walsh; Recycling Project Manager, Jeanette Brizendine; Accounting
Supervisor, Chase Donnelly; Administrative Assistant, Robyn Buck
OTHERS PRESENT: Laura Moser, Waste Management
PUBLIC COMMENT: None
APPROVAL OF SUMMARY MINUTES: Motion to approve the August 23, 2016 minutes as
presented; motion seconded and carried 2-0 (Councilmember Honda was not present at
the August 23, 2016 FEDRAC meeting).
RESOLUTION: SOLID WASTE AND RECYCLING 2017-2019 GRANT APPROVALS: Presented
by Solid Waste and Recycling Coordinator, Rob Van Orsow.
The resolution will authorize solid waste and recycling grant funding for the upcoming
biennium. The grant covers the cost of outreach to residents, businesses, the cost of
recycling events as well as help to fund division staff and overhead. Three funding sources
are Department of Ecology, King County Solid Waste Division, and Hazardous Waste
Management Program of King County.
Motion to forward the Resolution: Solid Waste and Recycling 2017-2019 Grant Approvals
to the October 4, 2016 consent agenda for approval; motion seconded and carried 3-0.
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CITY 4F
Federal Way
MONTHLY FINANCIAL REPORT - AUGUST 2016: Presented by Finance Director, Ade
Ariwoola.
Mr. Ariwoola summarized the Monthly Financial Report for August 2016. Notable areas
include:
• FWCC — Doing well, but not as well as YTD last year.
• Sales Tax —YTD revenue has exceed YTD budget and YTD from last year.
• Dumas Bay — Doing really well and ahead of YTD last year.
• Utility Tax — Reasonably OK.
• Prop. 1 — We are having to transfer from the Utility Tax to cover the shortfall in Prop.
1 due to the items stipulated in the Proposition.
• PAEC Construction — We have billed and collected from the state the total grant
amounts as of now.
Motion to approve and forward the August 2016 Monthly Financial Report to the October
4, 2016 consent agenda for approval; motion seconded and carried 3-0.
VOUCHERS—AUGUST 2016: Presented by Finance Director, Ade Ariwoola.
There was a question regarding temporary office help. This was for coverage of the
reception desk until a person was permanently hired.
Motion to approve and forward the August 2016 Vouchers to the October 4, 2016 consent
agenda for approval; motion seconded and carried 3-0.
OTHER:
• Budget and goal setting presentation — No specific information was presented.
• Popular Annual Financial Report — Explanation of some of the graphs in the
document.
• Fee schedule discussion — Most of the fees are 5-8 years old. Some are extremely
low compared to surrounding cities.
• New Market Tax Credits — Mr. Johnson provided an update on the Federal Way
website visitor's page and the plan for making contact with CDEs at the conference in
October. The awards will not be announced until after the election.
NEXT MEETING: Tuesday, October 25, 2016 @ 4:30 p.m.
MEETING ADJOURNED: 5:49 p.m.
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