PRHSPSC MINS 05-14-2019City of Federal Way
City Council
PARKS RECREATION HUMAN SERVICES & PUBLIC SAFETY COUNCIL COMMITTEE
Tuesday May 14, 2019
5:00 p.m.
SUMMARY
Committee Members in Attendance: Chair Johnson, Committee members Koppang and Moore
Council Members in Attendance: Deputy Mayor Honda
Staff Members in Attendance: Eric Rhoades, Assistant City Attorney, Chief Andy Hwang,
Commander Casey Jones, John Hutton, Parks Director, Steve Ikerd, Parks Deputy Director, Jason
Gerwen, Parks & Facilities Manager, Tony Doucette, Sound Transit Liaison, Sara Bridgeford, Human
Services Manager, Bill Vadino, Policy Advisor, Autumn Gressett, Community Relations/Contract
Administrator, and Mary Jaenicke, Administrative Assistant II.
Guests: Brian Hoffman, Spectra, Wayne Carlson, AHBL
Chair Johnson called the meeting to order at 5:02pm
Commission Comment: None
Committee member Moore motioned to add ST3 OMF and Potential Letter to the agenda as item
B. Committee member Koppang seconded. Motion passed.
Public Comment: Federal Way School District Students Chase Roberts and Cornelio Rodriguez
presented their STEM project on how to reduce dog waste at Saghalie Park. Their presentation was about
how pet waste is bad for the environment and the benefits of building waste stations that would include
pet waste supplies to reduce the amount of animal waste.
BUSINESS ITEMS
Approval of Minutes
Committee member Moore motioned to approve the April 9, 2019 minutes as written. Committee
member Koppang seconded. Motion passed.
ST3 OMF and POTENTIAL LETTER — Information Only
Deputy Mayor Honda presented the background information. The Council sent a letter to the Sound
Transit Board regarding where they would like the OMF site to be placed. Sound Transit (ST) held a sub-
committee meeting and one of the items on the agenda was regarding locations for the OMF site down
south. Deputy Mayor Honda has made phone calls and sent emails to the members of the ST committee
asking them to reconsider the Federal Way sites and the reasons why. She did not get any response from
them. King County Council member Dave Upthegrove is a member of the committee and he made a
motion to remove the Dick's site and wanted the 316th site in Federal Way to be removed. They chose
three sites to move forward; those sites are Midway, South 336th and South 344th in Federal Way. This
will go to the full Sound Transit Board on May 23. Deputy Mayor Honda has spoken with Mayor Ferrell
and decided that they need to send another letter. The Council does not meet until May 21 and they
would like to get the letter written prior to the May 21 Council meeting and have the Council vote on it,
and send it to the ST Board on May 22. Staff Doucette reviewed the process that has taken place. The
South 336d' site has had the least amount of public opposition. The Council discussed their concerns
regarding the Federal Way sites and that the Midway site makes the most sense. Committee member
Moore asked that in addition to the letter is there anything else that Council could do. Deputy Mayor
Honda stated that they could go to their meeting on May 23`d and speak. Staff Doucette added that the
tool that Kent used to justify removing the Dick's site was submitting their sub -area plan. Staff Vadino
will draft a letter for Committee's review. Information in the letter will include removing consideration
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of the Federal Way sites, and support the two Midway sites. Chair Johnson also suggested contacting
King County Council member Pete von Reichbauer.
Resolution to Adopt the 2019 Parks, Recreation and Open Space Plan
Staff Gerwen reported that there have been a few more changes to the PROS Plan since the Council last
reviewed it. The Parks Commission voted to approve the plan at their May meeting and to forward it to
Committee and full Council for approval. No discussion was held. Committee member Koppang
moved to forward the proposed resolution to the May 21, 2019 consent agenda for approval.
Committee member Moore seconded. Motion passed.
Federal Way Youth Action Team — Capacity Building and Community Support Agreement
Staff Bridgeford reported that in the 2019-20 budget process Council allocated $25,000 to the Federal
Way Youth Action Team. This is a performance based contract, and the total amount of this agreement is
$13,500.00. This funding is for community support and capacity building. They will focus on youth
development and violence prevention. Two components will be provided: The development of Critical
Incident Response protocol which will include a training session in 2019 and Capacity Building that will
include two community events. Committee member Moore moved to forward the proposed
Agreement to the May 21, 2019 consent agenda for approval. Committee member Koppang
seconded. Motion passed.
Federal Way Youth Action Team — Progress Pushers Agreement
Staff Bridgeford reported that Progress Pushers provides curriculum -based social -emotional learning to
Federal Way youth. The program focuses on serving youth on probation and youth at risk. The total
amount of this agreement is $11,500.00. They will provide eight workshops. Committee member
Koppang moved to forward the proposed Agreement to the May 21, 2019 consent agenda for
approval. Committee member Moore seconded. Motion passed.
Monthly Report on PAEC Operations — Information Only
Staff Gressett updated the Committee on events that took place at the PAEC for the month of April. The
PAEC was rented / utilized 21 out of 30 days in April. Staff Gressett reviewed the Theater rentals. Total
Theater attendance was 3,728, which is a 39% increase from March. There were three event space
rentals. The General Manager and staff attended several outside events and the General Manager was
appointed to the LTAC Committee. Spectra hired a part-time Banquet Manager. The new show
announcement is Super Diamond on June 21. Discussion was held on ways to increase event space
rentals, and issues with being able to purchase tickets on-line.
The Humane Society for Tacoma and Pierce County Agreement for Shelter and Related Services
Commander Jones provided the background information. The city has been, contracting with the Humane
Society for Tacoma and Pierce County since 2011. The Humane Society provides many services
including reuniting lost animals with their owners and adopting found animals with a new family. The
rates for their services have steadily been increasing every year. This year there was a substantial
increase in their pricing. The City of Federal Way formed a coalition with other jurisdictions to negotiate
with the Humane Society. Those contract negotiations broke down and the city negotiated with them
individually. After researching other alternatives they decided that a contract with the Tacoma and
Pierce County Humane Society is their best option. The Federal Way Police Department is happy with
the services that they receive. Committee member Koppang inquired if they were a no -kill shelter,
Commander Jones was not sure, but that he would let them know prior to the next Council meeting.
Committee member Moore stated that he would not be able to support a shelter if it was not a no -kill
shelter. There was discussion on whether or not the city could run a shelter in the future. There are no
other options at this time. Committee member Koppang moved to forward the proposed Humane
Society contract to the May 14, 2019 consent agenda for approval. Committee member Moore
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seconded. Chair Johnson and Committee member Koppang voted aye and Committee member
Moore voted nay.
Commander Jones came back to the meeting and reported that it is a no -kill shelter unless it's been
discovered that it's a dangerous dog that has severely bitten or attacked a person, and has gone
through the appeal process or if the animal has been severely injured
King County Housing Authority Agreement
Chief Hwang stated that the department has had an agreement with them for the past 22 years. The
purpose of this agreement is to coordinate efforts to reduce and/or eliminate criminal activity within
public housing developments that are owned and operated by King County Housing Authority. They are
requesting to update and renew the existing contract. No discussion was held. Committee member
Koppang moved to forward the proposed Agreement to the May 21, 2019 consent agenda for
approval. Committee member Moore seconded. Motion passed.
Washington Auto Theft Prevention Authority (WATPA) Automatic License Plate Reader Mini -
Grant
Chief Hwang reported that the WATPA awards mini -grants to assist agencies fighting auto thefts. The
department applied for a $20,000 grant to purchase an automatic license plate reader. The matching fund
is $2,700 to receive the grant. The department currently has three vehicles that are equipped with ALPR
technology. The vehicles average 60,000-90,000 reads per month and results in the recovery of stolen
vehicles and occupied stolen arrests. Committee member Moore moved to forward the proposed
acceptance of the WATPA mini -grant to the May 21, 2019 consent agenda for approval.
Committee member Koppang seconded. Motion Passed.
Puget Sound Auto Theft Task Force (PSATT) Amended and Restated Interlocal Cooperate
Agreement
The Federal Way Police Department has been a member of this task force since 2017. The Interlocal
agreement is being amended to add the Port of Seattle, City of Redmond and the City of Puyallup. No
discussion was held. Committee member Koppang moved to forward the proposed Puget Sound
Auto Theft Task Force amended and restated Interlocal Cooperative Agreement to the May 21
consent agenda for approval. Committee member Moore seconded. Motion passed.
Chief Hwang informed the committee that the Department was increasing its hiring bonus for hiring three
lateral officers from $7,500 to $10,000. The department is trying to stay competitive with Police
Departments in other jurisdictions. The bonus is paid out in increments; there are certain benchmarks that
they must pass.
COUNCIL DISCUSSION ON EMERGING ISSUES
Emergency Shelter Guidelines/Criteria
No discussion was held. The closing of the Econo-Lodge was extended another month, and FUSION
hopes to start housing families in January.
Senior Commission
The committee reviewed the ordinance for the Senior Commission. Committee member Koppang had
one change to the ordinance. Staff Hutton was asked if the Mayor had made any decisions on who would
be staffing the commission. Staff Hutton answered that he has spoken with him and expressed his
concerns about which department would staff the commission. A major concern is that the Parks
department has a Senior Recreation Coordinator and providing recreation for seniors is what he excels at;
most of the concerns that staff Hutton has heard expressed by seniors seem to revolve around social
services. We could be putting a very talented employee in a position of failure because his position is not
Human Services related. At this point the Mayor has not made a decision. Staff Hutton is also concerned
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that the Parks Department currently staffs three commissions and a Council Committee; there is a lot of
work for staff that takes place before during and after these meetings. Staff Hutton also acknowledged
that Human Services is a staff of two and supports two commissions. Committee member Moore added
that the Senior Commission does not need to meet every month, they could meet quarterly. Committee
member Koppang said that this is a new commission and we don't know what the demand is, and there is
limited Social Services funding. The commission will not provide social services, but we will be
facilitators to find solutions. Deputy Mayor Honda stated that the Diversity Commission has gone from
monthly meetings to quarterly meetings, and held sub -committee meetings if necessary and staff did not
attend the sub -committee meetings. Committee member Moore moved to forward the proposed
ordinance with the amended changes on page two of four striking out "he or she" to the May 21,
2019 Council Business agenda for approval. Staff Rhoades stated that this item was placed on the
agenda for discussion only not for action, and it's not appropriate if it was not on the agenda as an action
item. Discussion was held about possibly having it placed on the June 4 Council agenda. Committee
member Moore withdrew his motion.
Homelessness Task Force Recommendation Review
The recommendations will be on the agenda for future meetings, and will be discussed section by section.
Staff will be prepared to provide information on the recommendations. The committee will make
recommendations knowing that there may not be funding available at this time and those
recommendations will be forwarded to the full Council for adoption. The committee will use the same
process that was used for the Violence Prevention recommendations. The city did not receive money
from the state to hire a Coordinator to coordinate services for people experiencing homelessness. Chair
Johnson requested that the committee be prepared to discuss the recommendations at the June meeting.
Approximately 30 minutes will be allowed at each meeting for discussion and the recommendations will
be prioritized.
NEXT REGULAR MEETING
June 11, 2019
ADJOURNMENT
Meeting adjourned at 6:59p.m.