2020-10-06 Council Packet - RegularThe City Council may add items and take action on items not listed on the agenda.
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CITY COUNCIL
REGULAR MEETING AGENDA
Remote Meeting
October 6, 2020 – 6:30 p.m.
Notice: Pursuant to Governor Inslee’s Proclamation 20 -28, all in-person meetings are prohibited until further
notice. The Mayor and City Council are providing opportuni ties for public comment by submitting written
comment or calling into the meeting to provide oral testimony. To access these options please use the
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1.CALL MEETING TO ORDER
2.PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
3.PRESENTATIONS
a.Proclamation: Affordable Housing Week – October 12-16
b.Proclamation: Down Syndrome Awareness Month – October 2020
c.Update on FUSION Family Shelter – Robin O’Grady, Executive Director
d.Mayor’s Emerging Issues and Report
•Report on the 2021-2022 Biennial Budget Meetings
•Quarterly Meeting - African American/Black Forum - October 14 at 7:00 p.m. via zoom
•Rescheduling of Community Litter Pickup Event – October 17
•Report on the Federal Way Community Mental Health Day on September 26th at the
Performing Arts and Event Center
e.Council Committee Reports
•Parks/Recreation/Human Services/Public Safety Committee (PRHSPS)
•Land Use/Transportation Committee (LUTC)
•Finance, Economic Development Regional Affairs Committee (FEDRAC)
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•Lodging Tax Advisory Committee (LTAC)
•Regional Committees Report (PIC)
•Council President Report
4.CITIZEN COMMENT
Please email comments to COUNCIL@cityoffederalway.com or complete a citizen comment request form
(found here) prior to the meeting, to provide comments via telephone during the meeting. All comments are
limited to 3 minutes each.
5.CONSENT AGENDA
Items listed below have been previously reviewed in their entirety by a Council Committee of three members
and brought before full Council for approval; all items are enacted by one motion. Individual items may be
removed by a Councilmember for separate discussion and subsequent motion.
a.Minutes: September 10, 2020 Special Meeting, September 15, 2020 Regular and
Special Meetings; September 23, 2020 Budget Study Session; and September 24,
2020 Budget Study Session
b.Master Lease Agreement with New Cingular Wireless PSC, LLC for Small Wireless
Facilities
c.Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Transition Plan Update
d.Vouchers – August 2020
e.Monthly Financial Report – August 2020
f.Resolution: Amending the Fund Balance Reserve Policy
g.Resolution: Authorizing Staff to Close and Replace a Compromised Bank Account
6.COUNCIL BUSINESS
a.Senior Advisory Commissioner Appointment (Alternate to Voting)
b.Council Discussion of Ordinance: Comprehensive Plan/Rezone Amendment for
Shelter Resources
c.Professional Services Agreement for Cost Analysis of Architecture and Engineering
d.Agreement with El Centro de la Raza for COVID-19 Rental Assistance
e.CARES Act Child Care Provider Assistance Grant
f.Discussion of HB 1590 related to the imposition of a local sales tax to fund affordable
housing and the needs of other special needs populations
7.ORDINANCES
First Reading
a. Council Bill #787 Ordinance: Minor Amendments to Title 14, Title 18, and Title
19 of FWRC
ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF FEDERAL WAY, WASHINGTON, RELATING TO
UPDATING THE ZONING AND DEVELOPMENT CODE; AMENDING FWRC 14.10.020,
14.10.040, 18.05.010, 18.30.080, 18.35.090A, 19.05.040, 19.05.150, 19.05.190,
19.45.015, 19.50.050, 19.65.070, 19.70.060, AND 19.105.070. (AMENDING
ORDINANCE NOS. 90-40, 90-43; 92-133; 93-192; 97-291; 98-309; 00-375; 01-399; 04-
468;07-554; 07-573; 8-585; 08-583; 09-593; 09-594; 09-605; 09-610; 10-653; 12-727;
14-760; 15-804; 16-812; 17-834; AND 18-844)
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8.COUNCIL REPORTS
9.ADJOURNMENT
COUNCIL MEETING DATE: October 6, 2020
CITY OF FEDERAL WAY
CITY COUNCIL
AGENDA BILL
ITEM#:
SUBJECT: Discussion of HB 1590 related to the imposition of a local sales tax to fund affordable
housing and the needs of other special needs populations
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POLICY QUESTION: Should the City Council act to implement the local sales tax authorized by HB 1590 prior
to King County acting to impose the same tax?
COMMITTEE: NIA
CATEGORY: D Consent D City Council Business
D Ordinance D Resolution
MEETING DATE: NIA
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Public Hearing
Other
DEPT: CD
1.Direct Staff to schedule a Special Meeting of Council to present an ordinance
implementing the local sales tax before October 13, 2020.
2.Take no action
MAYOR'S RECOMMENDATION: Option 2
Initial/Date
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION:
Committee Chair Committee Member Committee Member
PROPOSED COUNCIL MOTION: "I move to direct staff to present an ordinance implementing the local sales
tax authorized by HB I 590 at a Special Meeting of the City Council to be held before October 13, 2020. "
(BELOW TO BE COMPLETED BY CITY CLERK'S OFFICE)
COUNCIL ACTION:
0 APPROVED
0 DENIED
0 T ABLEDillEFERRED/NO ACTION
0 MOVED TO SECOND READING (ordinances only)
REVISED -4/2019
COUNCIL BILL#
First reading
Enactment reading
ORDINANCE#
RESOLUTION#
STAFF REPORT BY: Brian Davis
Attachments: 1. Staff Report
Options Considered:
Rev. 7/18
CITY OF FEDERAL WAY
MEMORANDUM
DATE: October 2, 2020
TO: City Council Members
VIA: Jim Ferrell, Mayor
FROM: Brian Davis, Community Development Director
SUBJECT: Discussion of HB 1590 related to the imposition of a local sales tax to
fund affordable housing and the needs of other special needs populations
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Background Information:
RCW 82.14.530 (HB 1590) was approved by the Washington State Legislature in 2020
and grants councilmanic authority to implement a sales tax-based affordable housing
levy. The legislation provides that King County may councilmanically impose a sales tax
of up to one-tenth of one percent countywide with the authority to implement the tax
extended to cities if cities implement the tax before King County.
King County is considering a proposal with a focus on providing housing to people
experiencing or at risk of chronic homelessness who also meet the eligibility established
in RCW 82.14.530 (HB 1590). This proposal is on the October 6 King County
Committee of the Whole agenda for consideration. If moved out of committee, King
County Council could take action as early as October 13 for a countywide tax.
If King County does impose the full tax rate, but does so after a city has imposed the tax,
then the county must provide a credit against its tax for the full amount of tax imposed by
a city. Any city that enacts the tax would then have control over the tax revenue and its
use within the city. However, King County could still fund projects sited within such
cities. The cities of Covington, Kent, Renton, and Issaquah are considering a city enacted
tax, preempting King County from receiving the tax revenue generated in those cities
with the cities retaining control of the funds.
RCW 82.14.530 provides for the following uses of the funds.
A minimum of 60% of the money collected from the tax must be used for:
construction of affordable housing,
construction of mental and behavioral health facilities,
funding the operations and maintenance costs of new units of affordable housing
and facilities where housing‐related programs are provided, or
newly constructed evaluation and treatment centers.
Rev. 7/18
The remainder of the funds collected, up to 40%, may be used for the operation, delivery,
or evaluation of mental and behavioral health treatment programs and services or
housing-related services.
Facilities and programs funded through the levy must serve individuals whose income is
below 60% area median income (AMI). The funds will target specific populations
including people with disabilities, domestic violence survivors, homeless individuals or
families, or unaccompanied homeless youth or young adults.
To impose the tax, counties or cities may:
Submit an authorizing proposition to city voters at a special or general election. If
the proposition is approved by the majority of voters, the City may impose the
whole or remainder of the sales and use tax rate.
Impose by councilmanic action, without a proposition approved by a majority of
voters, the whole or remainder of the sales and use tax rate.