Council MIN 10-04-1989 Special
SPECIAL FEDERAL WAY CITY COUNCIL MEETING
MINUTES
October 4, 1989
The special meeting of the Federal Way City Council was called to order by Mayor
Debbie Ertel at 7:00 p,m. at the Educational Service Center, 34105 18th Avenue
South, Federal Way, Washington. .
ROLL CALL - Present: Mayor Debbie Ertel, Councilmembers Mary Gates, Jim Handmacher,
Joel Marks, Bob Stead, Lynn Templeton and Jim Webster. Also present were Assistant
City Manager of Des Moines Robert Olander.
ITEMS OF BUSINESS
Committee Structure
Mayor Ertel requested that the City Council consider the establishment of
several standing committees to review issues and make recommendations to the
full Council,
Councilmember Handmacher suggested that seven committees be established.
After some discussion the Council decided to consolidate one of the committees
and establish the six following standing committees:
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Public Services
Land Use and Transportation Planning
Parks, Recreation and Cultural
Human Services
Finance and Budget
Fàcilities and Personnel
The following Councilmembers for designated as Chair for each of the
Committees:
Public Services - Joel Marks
Land Use and Transportation- Jim Handmacher
Parks, Recreation and Cultural - Jim Webster
Human Services - Lynn Templeton
Finance and Budget - Mary Gates
Facilities and Personnel - Bob Stead
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MOTION was made by Councilmember Webster, seconded by Councilmember Handmacher
and passed unanimously, that a resolution be prepared for the next Consent
Calendar of October 10th establishing the committee structure listed above,
Interim City ManaQer . .
The Council briefly.discussed the subject of hiring an Interim Manager.and
what-process or criteria to use. Councilmember Stead volunteered with the
. help'of Councilinember Handmacher and Mayor Ertel_to _report _back to ;the City
Council on October lOth with a recommendation on selecting an Interim Manager.
land Use
There was no discussion under this item.
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Siqnaqe of City Facilities
The Facilities and Personnel Committee was delegated the responsibility to
develop a process for identifying and adopting a City logo and signage policy.
The Committee is to report back to the full Council with a recommendation at
the 6:00 p,m. October lOth, Tuesday meeting.
Official Newspaper
. Mayor Ertel introduced the subject of designating an official newspaper for
City legal notices,
Councilmember Stead raised the question of whether more than one newspaper
could be designated as an official paper.
The Finance and Budget Committee was delegated the responsibility to develop a
solicitation letter for quotes and services to be presented to the full City
Council on October lOth.
Conflict of Interest
Mayor Ertel received a substantial amount of information from the Association
of Washington Cities and Municipal Research regarding Codes of Ethics and
Conflicts of Interests, This material was assigned to the Facilities and
Personnel Committee to develop a proposed Code of Ethics and report back to
Council at a future date.
Enhanced 911
Chief Bud Thorson, Fire District #39, presented some information on Enhanced
911 and the upcoming E-911 Ballot proposition, He indicated that the ballot
proposition was requesting authorization for up to 45 cents per telephone line
per month to provide funding for needed 911 dispatch and communications
facil Hies,
MOTION was made by Councilmember Handmacher, seconded by Councilmember Stead
and passed unanimously, that a resolution be prepared for the City Council
meeting of October lOth urging voter approval of the ballot proposition.
Liqhtinq of Steel Lake Ball Field
Councilmember Webster indicated that he had heard from the County that they
will be lighting the Steel Lake ball field, He indicated that if there were
no objections from the City Council that he would ask the County to continue
on this project.
It was the consensus of the Council that this was a valuable project long over
due and should be continued immediately.
Insurance
Jack Stanford addressed the Council regarding their current liability
exposure. He mentioned that it was his interpretation and understanding that
',there is no current liability of individual Councilmembers, since they were
not incorporated and that King County would still be responsible for liability
issues, He suggested that a letter be sent to King County to clarify this
position and understanding.
Open Spaces
Mayor Ertelmentio,ned that there was a Conservation Futures Appl ication that
should be consfâ'ered immediately.
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Councilmember Webster will research this issue and report back to City Council
on October lOth.
_oan or Grant From The State of Washinqton
Councilmember Templeton indicated that he had a conversation with Peter Von
Reichbauer regarding the ,status of a $50,000 loan or grant from the State.
The application was for a loan, but Mr. Von Reichbauer was making attempts to
see if the could be translated to an outright grant.
Councilmember Templeton will report back to the City Council with further
information next week.
Temoorary City Hall
Councilmember Gates reported to the City Council on the status of the vacant
fire station remodeling. It was her understanding that remodeling efforts
would be undertaken by the County within the next few days. The installation
of phones and utilities would have to be explored further.
Washinqton State Patrol
The Council discussed that the normal procedure for the Washington State
Patrol was to not actively patrol on State highways within incorporated
cities. This would mean that the State Patrol would not be enforcing traffic
on Highway 99 and 509.
Mayor Ertel volunteered to write a letter to the Chief of the Washington State
Patrol to see if WSP patrol could be maintained on the State highways after
incorporation.
Suburban Cities Association
Mayor Ertel mentioned a letter from the Suburban Cities Association inviting
Federal Way participation. Unfortunately, the meeting time of the Suburban
Cities currently conflicts with the Federal Way Council meetings,
It was a general consensus of the Council that future participation would be
important.
Interlocal Aqreemènt With Kino County
The status of the interlocal agreement with King County was discussed and this
item was placed on the October lOth Agenda for further review and discussion,
ADJOURNMENT it
, .' Meeting was adj ourned by Mayor Ertel at;V: 50 p. m.
Respectfully submitted,
Bob Olander, Assistant City Manager
City of Des Moines, WA