2020-01-07 Council MIN - Special Ak CITY OF
Federal Way
CITY COUNCIL
SPECIAL MEETING MINUTES
Council Chambers - City Hall
January 7, 2020 — 5:00 p.m.
1. CALL MEETING TO ORDER
Mayor Ferrell called the meeting to order at 5:05 p.m.
City officials in attendance: Mayor Jim Ferrell,Councilmember Lydia Assefa-Dawson, Councilmember
Jesse Johnson, Councilmember Susan Honda, Councilmember Hoang Tran, Councilmember Mark
Koppang, Councilmember Martin Moore, and Councilmember Linda Kochmar.
City staff in attendance: City Attorney Ryan Call and City Clerk Stephanie Courtney.
2. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
Mayor Ferrell led the flag salute.
3. COUNCIL BUSINESS: QUASI-JUDICIAL PRELIMINARY PLAT AND REZONE
REQUESTS/CREEKSIDE COMMONS TOWNHOMES
Mayor Ferrell read into the record the procedures to be followed for the quasi-judicial issue before
Council. He asked Council and the audience the following before moving forward with the public
meeting:
0 Do any of the Councilmembers have an interest in the property or issue?
Do any of the Councilmembers gain or lose any financial benefit as a result of the
outcome of this hearing?
• Are there any Councilmembers who cannot hear and consider this matter in a fair and
objective manner?
0 Is there anyone in the audience who objects to any Councilmember's participation in
these proceedings?; and
* Has any member of the Council engaged in communication outside-this hearing with
opponents or proponents on the issue to be heard?
After hearing no objections, Mayor Ferrell invited Associate Planner Natalie Kamieniecki to begin the
staff presentation.
Ms. Kamieniecki provided a brief presentation on the application for rezone and preliminary plat to
build the proposed Creekside Commons Townhomes. She included the findings and recommendation
of approval from the Hearing Examiner (File FWHEX#19-003).
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Councilmember Assefa-Dawson questioned if there is a guarantee the project will be fully built out, or
if there is a possibility of the project broken into multiple phases. Mr. Gonzales of ESM Consulting
Engineers noted on behalf of the applicant Blue Fern, the project is anticipated to be built
concurrently. He also stated the project is bonded and therefore all required improvements included in
the approval would take place as part of the bond, even if the project was completed in phases.
Councilmember Honda inquired if the stream was ever fish bearing. Ms. Kamieniecki noted the city
and both peer reviewers stated the stream does not have the criteria of being fish bearing and have
not been able to locate a document which disputes these findings.
Councilmember Kochmar inquired to the number of townhomes and their approximate size. Mr.
Gonzales noted there are 94 units; he deferred the square footage to the applicant(Jordan Salisbury,
Blue Fern) who later clarified the square footage is estimated between 1,500 to 2,000 per unit.
Citizen Comment:
Ken Moberg, referenced early maps which reference the stream as Tributary 19C to the West
Hylebos. He believes it to also be non-fish bearing.
Jordan Salisburw, Blue Fern clarified the expected square footage of each unit is between
1,500 to 2,000 square feet per townhome.
Councilmember Honda asked if the school district has been notified and which elementary school
services this location. Ms. Kamieniecki noted the school district has been notified as part of the
process and provided input to the city. Mr. Gonzales stated Rainier View Elementary services this
area..
Mayor Ferrell queried the Council if a closed door discussion was requested, as allowed in quasi-
judicial settings. Hearing no such request, the Mayor asked for a motion.
a. Resolution —Creekside Commons Townhomes Preliminary Plat and Wetland
Buffer/APPROVED RESOLUTION#20-776
COUNCILMEMBER KOPPANG MOVED APPROVAL OF THE PROPOSED RESOLUTION;
COUNCILMEMBER ASSEFA-DAWSON SECOND. The motion passed unanimously as follows:
CouncilmemberAssefa-Dawson yes CoUncilmember Koppang yes
Councilmember Johnson yes Councilmember Moore yes
Councilmember Honda yes Councilmember Kochmar yes
Councilmember Tran yes
b. Resolution— Intent to rezone property related to the Creekside Commons
Townhomes/APPROVED RESOLUTION#20-777
COUNCILMEMBER KOPPANG MOVED APPROVAL OF _'I°`HE PROPOSED RESOLUTION;
COUNCILMEMBER TRAN SECOND. The motion passed unanimously as follows:
CouncilmemberAssefa-Dawson yes Councilmember Koppang yes
Councilmember Johnson yes Councilmember Moore yes
Councilmember Honda yes Councilmember Kochmar yes
Councilmember Tran yes
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4. EXECUTIVE SESSION
At 5:27 p.m. Mayor Ferrell announced the Council would be recessing to Executive Session for
the purpose of discussing potential litigation pursuant to RCW 42.30.110(1)(i) for approximately
fifteen minutes.
a. Potential Litigation pursuant to RCW 42.30.110(1)(i)
5. ADJOURNMENT
There being nothing further on the agenda; the special meeting was adjourned at 5:48 p.m.
Attest:
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Approved by Council:
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