2018 - COFW Legislative Agenda CITY OF
Federal Way 09
State
Legislative Priorities
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Public Safety is the number one priority of the City of Federal The City of Federal Way, 1 O 0�
Way. The City urges the Legislature to provide adequate and in partnership with Federal
sustainable funding to maintain and expand high-quality Way Public Schools,encourages the State Legislature to:
statewide training for law enforcement personnel. In addition, . Fully fund education to meet the constitutional requirements
Federal Way seeks a capital budget funding request in the sum as outlined in the McCleary ruling,-
of$250,000 to add new and replace outdated or obsolete Safe
City cameras. • Fully fund the cost of basic education and specifically,
POLICE compensation costs so that Federal Way Public Schools can
continue to attract the best and the brightest,-
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rightest;• Fully fund the cost of transporting students who are homeless,-
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omeless;This is needed in order to ensure Federal Way's more than
22,000 students are able to learn and thrive in the competitive
The City of Federal Way is seeking $1 Million in capital funds environment of the 21st century.
for a kitchen upgrade to the Performing Arts and Event Center.
This upgrade will be utilized by the Native American Culinary
Institute in partnership with the Muckleshoot Indian
Tribe.The new Performing Arts and Event Center
is a year-around conference and event center The City of Federal Way completed a
with a 716-seat theater hosting world-class higher education needs assessment. 1
talent, as well as education and culinary This assessment shows a clear need for
education programs. increased higher educational opportunities in our community.
The City of Federal Way has been working with the University
of Washington, Highline College, and the Federal Way Public
• • • - Schools to start offering college courses in Federal Way. In
support of that initiative, the City of Federal Way asks the
• • • - • Legislature to fund a one-time start-up budget request of
$800,000. Funds from this appropriation shall be used solely
For the purchase of the North Lake property and the for costs associated with staffing, furniture/fixtures/equipment,
maintenance of open space and public access opportunities on rent/tenant improvement,and curriculum development.
the entire Former Weyerhaeuser Property/I RG Property:
1. $250,000 capital grant to Forterra for its
work guiding this project AND
2.Seek additional legislative support $100,000 grant toward establishing an emergency shelter for
homeless families with children in Federal
Way, in support of our Homeless Mothers
and Children Initiative(HMCI)
Increased funding for Freshwater Algae Control Program(FACP) •
grants.This is not a specific funding request,only a request that
the State authorize more money to Amending RCW 53.54 so that it fully authorizes the Port
be spent on the FACP grants because generally to conduct abatement, mitigation, monitoring, and
the program has been seriously research with respect to all negative impacts of airports
underfunded since being established on local communities, as recommended
in 2005 considering the increasing by the mayor's Quiet and Healthy _
scope of the problem. Skies Task Force.