PRHSPSC MINS 02-09-2021City of Federal Way
City Council
PARKS RECREATION, HUMAN SERVICES & PUBLIC SAFETY COUNCIL COMMITTEE
Tuesday, February 9, 2021
5:00 p.m.
SUMMARY
Committee Members Participating via Video Conference: Chair Kochmar and Committee members
Assefa-Dawson and Baruso
Council Members Participating via Video Conference: Council President Honda and Councilmember
Moore
Staff Members Participating via Video Conference: Del Kolde, Assistant City Attorney, John Hutton,
Parks Director, Jason Gerwen, Parks Deputy Director and Mary Jaenicke, Administrative Assistant Il.
Chair Kochmar called the meeting to order at 5:00pm
Public Comment:
None
BUSINESS ITEMS
.Approval of Minutes
Committee member Baruso motioned to approve the January 12, 2021 minutes as written.
Committee member Assefa-Dawson seconded. Motion passed.
Elevator Services -Contract Award
Staff Gerwen provided the background information. This is a five-year contract for a total amount of
$87,650.00. The proposed contract includes allocations for monthly maintenance, potential repairs and
upgrades. The elevator was previously serviced by Thyssen Krupp. The City notified them that they
would not be renewing the contract at the conclusion of the 5-year term. This was mainly due to a lack of
communication and unresponsiveness. Also, the modernization estimates were double the available
budget. Eltec Systems LLC the only company that has sourcing to service the existing elevator controls.
After meeting with Eltec Systems LLC, staff believes that they are the best contractor to fit the city's
needs. Committee member Assefa-Dawson moved to forward the proposed Agreement to the
February 16, 2021 consent agenda for approval. Committee member Baruso seconded. Motion
passed.
2021 Parks and Recreation Commission Work Plan
Staff Gerwen provided the background information. The Work Plan is lighter than usual due to the
uncertainty of what events will be able to take place in 2021. Staff Gerwen reviewed the Work Plan. A
new project on the Work Plan is developing a prioritization matrix to help staff prioritize Capital
projects. No discussion was held. Committee member Baruso moved to forward the proposed 2021
Parks and Recreation Commission Work Plan to the February 16, 2021 full Council consent
agenda for approval. Committee member Assefa-Dawson seconded. Motion passed.
Enerp_v Discussion
Staff Gerwen highlighted the energy efficiency improvements to city facilities that have taken place over
the last ten years. When the City started these efficiencies in 2010 the city could not afford to have their
own Resource Conservation Manager (RCM), so the City partnered with the City of Auburn to hire an
RCM. The improvements to City Hall include replacing the two 80-ton rooftop units — this provided
major energy savings. Installed occupancy sensors, and LED fixtures. There are over 2000 overhead
fluorescent light fixtures and those have not been replaced. Each overhead light fixture had three
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fluorescent tubes, one tube was removed from each fixture — that eliminated 32 watts of electricity per
fixture. Photo cells and timers have also been installed. Improvements made to the Community Center
includes LED conversions, installing timing and sensors, weather stripping and efficiency improvements
to the Splash Cafe, Dumas Bay Centre has had numerous improvements. Those include installing LED
bulbs, occupancy sensors, motion sensors in all of the common areas, and de-lamped fluorescent fixtures.
Mini -splits were also installed which adds comfort to the building. The windows were also re -caulked. A
lot of the same improvements were also made at the Maintenance Shop and school sites. The biggest
opportunity for energy efficiency would be replacing the old sports field lighting with LED lighting.
Councilmember Moore requested a report on the improvements that the Parks Department has made to
City facilities. He added that he is confident that with the new state lobbyists there is plenty of funding
for energy efficiency improvements. Staff Hutton summarized the changes to the facilities. He also stated
that there were two Park Planners and 50% of their job was writing grants and running projects. The
Parks Department has not had a Park Planner for over ten years. Staff has done a lot over the past ten
years despite not having a Planner. A lot of the work was done by the RCM and he's been gone for over
seven years. We're as efficient as we possibly can be given where we're at and the funding that is
available. Staff would like to explore changing out the stadium lights.
Other
Federal Way Community Center
The Center will be opening up as a warming shelter if the temperatures get as low as they're projected to
be. It will most likely operate as a warming shelter Thursday and Friday with the possibility of extending
into Saturday.
NEXT REGULAR MEETING
March 9, 2021
ADJOURNMENT
Meeting adjourned at 5:34p.m.