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Council MIN 10-31-1989 Regular FEDERAL WAY CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES October 31, 1989 The meeting of the Federal Way City Council wa~-called to order by Mayor Ertel at 7:05 p.m. at the Educational Services Center Board Room, 31405 - 18th Avenue South, Federal Way, Washington. ROLL CALL - Present: 7 - Mayor Ertel, Councilmembers Gates, Handmacher, Marks, Stead, Templeton and Webster. FLAG SALUTE - The Flag Salute was led by Councilmember Webster. CONSENT CALENDAR Minutes - Approval of the minutes of the meeting of October 24th, 1989. MOTION was made by Councilmember Stead, seconded by Councilmember Templeton, to approve the minutes of the meeting of October 24, 1989. Voice vote was taken and carried. ********** ANNOUNCEMENTS, APPOINTMENTS, MAYOR'S REPORT Mayor Ertel called on Dave Kaplan, a representative from the Federal Way Community Council, to formally present the summary of the Visions Report to the City Council. Mr. Kaplan briefly reviewed the report and presented the report and the surveys to the Council. Mayor Ertel then introduced the new City Manager, Allen Locke; Genelle Birk, Tacoma City Clerk; and Pat Bosmans, Assistant City Attorney for the City of Tacoma. WRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS Mayor Ertel indicated that the minutes from the Federal Way School Board were on the dais. She reminded the Council that they had agreed to exchange minutes with the School District so that they would remain informed of each other's activities and indicated that the Council will be doing this in the future. The Mayor also indicated there was a letter from the City of Fife encouraging Federal Way to support the location of the University of Washington campus in Fife. The letter was referred to the Human Services Committee for review. FINAL READING OF ORDINANCES None WPC.1813D. COpy City Council Minutes - October 31, 1989 Page 2 INTRODUCTION OF ORDINANCES ORDINANCE NO. 89-4 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF FEDERAL WAY APPROVING AN INTERIM' BUDGET. MOTION was made by Councilmember Webster. Seconded by Councilmember Marks to place Ordinance No. 89-4 on the agenda for next week's meeting for public comment and final passage. It was indicated that copies of the budget will be available at City Hall. Voice vote was taken and carried. RESOLUTIONS None PUBLIC HEARINGS AND APPEALS Mayor Ertel indicated that there are no public hearings and appeals, but that there is a sign-up sheet in the back and that the public will be allowed to comment later. OLD BUSINESS Interqovernmental Loan Aqreement Councilmember Gates indicated that a loan agreement has been reviewed and discussed and that an ordinance has been prepared to approve the agreement. ORDINANCE NO. 89-2 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF FEDERAL WAY APPROVING A LOAN AGREEMENT WITH THE STATE OF WASHINGTON. MOTION was made by Councilmember Handmacher. Seconded by Councilmember Templeton to suspend the rules and have second reading of the Ordinance. Voice vote was taken and carried. MOTION was made by Councilmember Stead to approve the ordinance as amended. Seconded by Councilmember Handmacher. MOTION was made by Councilmember Gates. Seconded by Councilmember Templeton to insert the word "bt' in the fifth paragraph of the Ordinance following the word "taken." Voice vote was taken and carried. Roll call vote was taken, resulting as follows: Ayes: 7 - Mayor Ertel, Councilmembers Gates, Handmacher, Marks, Stead, Templeton and Webster. Nays: o. WPC.1813D. City Council Minutes - October 31, 1989 Page 3 The Ordinance was declared passed. Agreement with the City of Auburn Councilmember Gates indicated that an ordinance has been prepared approving the agreement. ORDINANCE NO. 89-3 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF FEDERAL WAY APPROVING AN INTERLOCAL COOPERATION AGREEMENT WITH THE CITY OF AUBURN AUTHORIZING AUBURN TO ACT AS DEPOSITORY OF THE CITY'S FUNDS. MOTION was made by Councilmember Gates. Seconded by Councilmember Webster to amend the Ordinance in the seventh paragraph to indicate the Council hereby authorizes the Mayor "or" Chairperson of the Council's Finance Committee "and the City Manager" to act as operating agents. Voice vote was taken and carried. MOTION was made by Councilmember Webster to suspend the rules to have final reading of Ordinance No. 89-3. Seconded by Councilmember Templeton. Voice vote was taken and carried. MOTION was made by Councilmember Gates to approve the ordinance. Seconded by Councimember Marks. Roll call vote was taken, resulting as follows: Aye s : 7 - Mayor Ertel, Councilmembers Gates, Handmacher, Marks, Stead, Templeton and Webster. Nays: o. The Ordinance was declared passed. Interim Insurance Councilmember Gates deferred to Councilmember Webster as she had a conflict of interest in this matter. Councilmember Webster indicated that the Council had expressed an interest in interim insurance coverage. Two firms had been contacted and one had provided a proposal. Councilmember Webster then outlined the proposal submitted by Stanford & Associates Insurance, Inc. MOTION was made by Councilmember Webster. Seconded by Councilmember Marks that the the City Manager be authorized to enter into an insurance contract with Stanford & Associates Insurance, Inc. for bond insurance, errors and omissions liability, and premises liability with that not to exceed $250.00. The total premium for all coverage would not exceed $3,500.00. Voice vote was taken and carried with Councilmember Gates abstaining. WPC.1813D. City Council Minutes - October 31, 1989 Page 4 MOTION was made by Councilmember Webster. Seconded by Councilmember Stead to appoint Stanford & Associates Insurance, Inc. to be the agent of record for the City of Federal Way. Voice vote was taken and carried with Councilmember Gates abstaining. Budget Mayor Ertel indicated that this item had been handled earlier. Interim City Attorney Mayor Ertel stated that this matter would be considered next week. Tracking of Applications in the Pipeline at B.A.L.D. MOTION was made by Councilmember Handmacher. Seconded by Council- member Marks to authorize the City Manager to hire staff to work with the Land Use Committee to track building applications in the pipeline at King County's Building and Land Development Department at a cost of up to $5,000. Voice vote was taken and carried. Council Land Use Retreat Councilmember Handmacher circulated the agenda for the retreat and asked Councilmembers to provide him with any comments. The retreat will be conducted at 6 p.m. at City Hall and will be facilitated by Joe Tovar, Planning Director of Kirkland. Interim Planning Consultant Councilmember Handmacher stated that there was an additional consulting firm to interview. He indicated that the various firms under consideration will be in attendance at the land use retreat in order to gain information on the issues facing the Council. ********** Mayor Ertel indicated that Chief Thorson had made a gavel for the Council and thanked him for his thoughtfulness. ********** CITY MANAGER'S REPORT Al Locke, City Manager, indicated that the report of the Municipal Research Council shows the City needs to move ahead on various items, including the date of the incorporation of the City, and that many of these issues will be coming before the Council in the future. WPC.1813D. City Council Minutes - October 31, 1989 Page 5 COMMITTEE REPORTS Public Services - Chairperson Marks indicated that the next meeting of the committee will be from 7:30 a.m. to 9:00 a.m. on Friday, November 3, 1989. He stated that various individuals have addressed the committee regarding public services and indicated that there is a need to look at fire protection services as the Council will need to make a decision regarding this area in the near future. Personnel and Facilities - Chairperson Stead indicated that he would be talking to the City Manager regarding various items and anticipated the committee would be meeting later in the week. Budqet, Finance and Insurance - Chairperson Gates indicated that the committee will be meeting Monday, November 6, at 7:30 a.m. at City Hall and will be looking at getting tax numbers and dealing with an indemnifi- cation ordinance for next week. Human Services - Chairperson Templeton indicated that a questionnaire had been sent out and that the responses were being reviewed. The Executive Director of the King County Human Services Round Table will be present at the next committee meeting on Thursday, at 7:30 a.m., at City Hall. In the future, the committee will meet on the first and third Thursdays of the month. Land Use and Transportation Planninq - Chairperson Handmacher indicated the next meeting would be Monday, November 6, at 7 p.m. at City Hall. The committee hopes to review the results of the retreat at that time and set up a timetable for activities. Parks, Recreation and Cultural Affairs - The next meeting of the committee is scheduled for November 1, 1989, at 7:30 a.m. at City Hall. The committee will be discussing what the City's comprehensive parks and recreation plan should include with a representative from the Interagency Committee for Outdoor Recreation and will hear a presentation by staff from Kent regarding the formation of a Cultural Arts Commission. ********** Mayor Ertel indicated that the Viacom Cablevision had contacted her again regarding production of a holiday spot. The taping has been scheduled for November 22, at 8:30 a.m. at City Hall. Councilmember Templeton was asked to develop a greeting for the Council. ********** COMMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC Peter Joublas - indicated he is with Gene Juarez Salons and they are interested in developing a piece of property in Federal Hay. He then expressed concerns over the moratorium. WPC.1813D. City Council Minutes - October 31, 1989 Page 6 Rolland Jones - discussed the proposed Gene Juarez development and asked if there was any way that they would be able to proceed during the proposed moratorium. Ross Jennings - read the attached letter regarding concerns about the' building moratorium to the Council into the record. David Kaplan - 30240 - 27th Avenue South, expressed concern that an orderly approach to the land use issue needed to be taken. He indicated that the Federal Way surveys they provided early in the meeting have land use information and might be of interest to the Council. ********** The meeting was adjourned at 8:27 p.m. _7 --~~ .-.- - -, ATTEST: {)EA(z//E 7/ee CITY CLERK WPC.1813D. .October 26, 1989 Dear Federal Way City Councilperson: The undersigned organizations, concerned about the welfare of Federal Way and anxious to move forward as a new city, have become fearful of the potential damage to the entire community as a result of a long-term building moratorium. While we understand and fully appreciate the pressures which drove the call for a moratorium, we believe that few in the community expected that it would result in a total halt of practically all new development. A clearly expressed desire by the electorate to limit the growth of multi-family projects was not so broad, we believe, as to encompass all development. Unfortunately, the Council was apparently left with few legal alternatives which could slow multi-family without also affecting other types of development. We are concerned about the effects we believe were unintended by the moratorium but are nonetheless real. For example, the uncertainty within the financial, commercial real estate and business community has already resulted in several high profile, high payroll, businesses reconsidering their plans to locate here. This was a result of the uncertainty which lead to their inability to plan for the future. The long-term effects upon future business within Federal Way becomes more severe as each week goes by. Such normally mundane tasks as appraisals, remodels, settling estates, partnership and corporate dissolutions and advertising are affected. Even projects supposedly vested and in the "pipeline" at King County are facing an additional 30 to 60 day delay in "normal" processing due to the uncertainty of the wording in the ordinance. After discussing these and other problems resulting from the moratorium, we believe the Council can take a stride toward alleviating much of the business community's concerns by providing a course of action with time frames for implementation., Specifically, we would ask of you the following: That on November 2, you issue a statement establishing objectives and schedules for interim permit processing and zoning. We also ask that you establish objectives and schedules for lonq-ranqe future growth within the community. Lonq-ranqe schedules should include the anticipated time frames for having a department and staff ready to accept and process land use applications. We believe the simple announcement of a date, no matter how difficult it may be .to determine, will allow the business . community to plan for the future in an orderly and professional manner. Such an atmosphere speaks well for the entire community. We feel this is a priority for the Council near the top of what we recognize appears to be an endless list. We stand ready, willing, and able to assist in any way which the Council wishes. Thank you for your consideration. . M,ø<-<:, ~. ~ / S I{ Q A J2... I SIVI "íTt-E - ¡.( I Iv c.- Co. .4 S$ W ðF KElL TlJ, ...-- 0 .-, C/o ~L I ~'--- ~~l ~t C" ~'~ 9\\9-~~~z ~.-<! Ì'-~ )-¡,)öL\ o"../¡r\ \. , . '-- ." () ( ( 0 y"h/,\" ..Q ...-( r.o ~'- Gl y"V\..... -.)Ji... ,,--- 00 \ '\ ,\ - I '--- . .1 ? 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