Council MIN 10-02-1990 Regular
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CITY OF FEDERAL WAY
CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING MINUTES
City Council Chambers - City Hall
Federal Way, Washington
October 2, 1990 - 7:00 P.M.
CALL MEETING TO ORDER
Mayor Debra Ertel called the Federal Way City Council
Regular Meeting to order at the hour of 7:06 p.m., on the
2nd day of October, 1990, in Council Chambers, City Hall,
Federal Way, Washington.
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
Councilmember Webster led the flag salute.
COUNCIL ROLL CALL
Present: Mayor Debra Ertel, Deputy Mayor Mary Gates, and
Councilmembers Jim Handmacher, Lynn Templeton, Bob Stead
and Jim Webster.
Excused Absence:
Councilmember Joel Marks.
Staff Present: J. Brent McFall, City Manager; Sandra
Driscoll, City Attorney; Ken Nyberg, Assistant City
Manager; Steve Anderson, Assistant City Manager; John
Moir, Finance Director; Larry Springer, Long Range
Planner; Maureen Swaney, City Clerk; Chris Green, Deputy
City Clerk.
Media Present: Linda Elliott, Federal Way News; Leon
Espinoza, Seattle Times.
AUDIENCE COMMENT
No audience comment
PRESENTATIONS AND PROCLAMATIONS
1.
Medical Assistant Week Proclamation
2.
Books for Kids Day Proclamation
Mayor Ertel read both proclamations.
ORIGINAL
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VI.
7.
CONSENT AGENDA
1.
Minutes - September 4, 1990 & September 18, 1990
2.
Voucher - October 2, 1990
3.
Approval of Special Sessions on October 9 and
October 23, 1990, at 7:00 p.m., for Bond Sale
Ordinance Enactment and Bond Sale Award
4.
Approval of Special Session on October 9, 1990, at
5:30 p.m., for Executive Session to Evaluate City
Manager
5.
Appointment of Sharon Roberts and Dee Ingram to
Parks Task Force
6.
Appointment of David Froyalde to Human Services
Commission (2-year term expires August 2, 1990)
Authorize City Attorney to File Amicus Brief
Re: Airport Noise
Councilmember Templeton requested Item #6 of consent
agenda be removed for individual recognition of Mr.
Froyalde. He is replacing Gerald Purdy, who recently
resigned from the commission due to his personal
schedule. Councilmember Webster asked for clarification
regarding the vendor listed as Rokan Partners in amount
of $14,920.10; Mr. McFall explained they are the new city
hall landlords.
Motion by Councilmember Stead to approve consent agenda,
with exception of Item #6; second by Deputy Mayor Gates.
Motion passed as follows:
Handmacher
Gates
Stead
Marks
Yes
Yes
Yes
Excused Absence
Templeton
Ertel
Webster
Yes
Yes
Yes
Councilmember Templeton introduced David Froyalde and
expressed appreciation for his acceptance as a member of
the Human Services Commission.
Motion by Councilmember Templeton to approve David
Froyalde as a member of the Human Services Commission;
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second by Deputy Mayor Gates.
follows:
The motion passed as
Handmacher Yes Templeton Yes
Gates Yes Ertel Yes
Stead Yes Webster Yes
Marks Excused Absence
VII. RESOLUTION NO. 90-41
RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF FEDERAL WAY, WASHINGTON,
ACCEPTING GRANT FUNDS TO IMPLEMENT THE GROWTH MANAGEMENT
ACT OF 1990.
Mr. McFal1 introduced Larry Springer, Long Range Planner,
who presented a brief summary of the work program and
fund allocation for the Growth Management Act, and
explained the city would be eligible for grant funds in
amount of $82,565 with approval of Resolution No. 90-41.
The city will be asked to sign an interlocal agreement
with King County, along with naming priority items, i.e.
(1) citizen participation; and (2) review of
comprehensive plan and inventory. Mr. McFall noted a
correction to the staff recommendation to reflect council
authorize the mayor, instead of city manager, to sign the
resolution.
Motion by Councilmember Handmacher to authorize Mayor
Ertel to sign Resolution No. 90-41; second by
Councilmember Stead. Motion passed as follows:
Handmacher
Gates
Stead
Marks
Yes
Yes
Yes
Excused Absence
Templeton
Ertel
Webster
Yes
Yes
Yes
VIII.
ENACTMENT ORDINANCE NO. 90-74
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF FEDERAL WAY, WASHINGTON,
RELATING TO SOCIAL SECURITY, ESTABLISHING THE CITY OF
FEDERAL WAY EMPLOYEES' RETIREMENT SYSTEM AS A SUBSTITUTE
FOR SOCIAL SECURITY AS AUTHORIZED BY THE FEDERAL SOCIAL
SECURITY ACT AND APPLICABLE STATE LAWS.
Mr. McFall responded to an earlier council question
regarding the cap on the city's obligation by explaining
the drafted ordinance now establishes the city's
participation equal to that of social security.
Councilmember Stead acknowledged he is comfortable with
the language of the ordinance. Councilmember Webster
asked for clarification on councilmembers' participation
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in the system and Mayor Ertel explained the council is
unable to join because of the expense involved.
Motion by Deputy Mayor Gates to approve Ordinance No. 90-
74; second by Councilmember Stead. Roll call vote on
motion passed as follows:
Handmacher
Gates
Stead
Marks
Yes
Yes
Yes
Excused Absence
Templeton
Ertel
Webster
Yes
Yes
Yes
IX.
COUNCIL BUSINESS
1.
Council Travel and Training Policy
Mr. McFall announced Councilmember Marks previously
requested the issue be deferred until October 16th
because of his absence tonight.
Motion by Councilmember Handmacher to defer the travel
and training policy for two weeks; second by
Councilmember Templeton. The motion passed as follows:
Handmacher
Gates
Stead
Marks
Yes
Yes
Yes
Excused Absence
Templeton
Ertel
Webster
Yes
Yes
Yes
2.
Council Committee Structure
Mr. McFall explained the changes requested during prior
discussions have been incorporated into the structure
proposal, allowing the mayor to commence committee
appointments at this time and later establish rules of
procedure into the committee structure. Councilmember
Handmacher expressed concern on the meeting time of 6:00
p.m., since the public is accustomed to 7:00 p.m.
sessions. He also preferred Monday nights, so it would
not conflict with council of whole meetings. The
decision was made to delete the 6:00 p.m. sessions on the
first and third Tuesdays at this time, and possibly
modify the rules after the move into the new city hall
facilities. Councilmember Templeton questioned the time
frame for the new committees. Mr. McFall explained the
new committee structure is effective October 1st, with
the first standing committees effective through January
1992; future terms would run from January to January,
following elections. Mayor Ertel asked councilmembers to
follow through with their present meeting schedules, and
indicate their areas of interest prior to the next
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regular council meeting. Councilmember Templeton
expressed concern about the rules governing committees
under rule three, the second sentence; he feels the
ci tizens enjoy verbal reports. Councilmember Webster
suggested the word "will be in lieu of verbal committee
reports" changed to read: "may be in lieu of verbal
committee reports". Councilmember Stead suggested copies
of reports be available to the public at council
meetings. In response to Councilmember Webster's
question about the number of committees each person will
serve, Mayor Ertel said probably one or two, but that is
an individual decision.
Motion by Councilmember Stead to adopt council committee
structure and rules with requested changes; second by
Councilmember Handmacher. Motion passed as follows:
Handmacher
Gates
Stead
Marks
Yes
Yes
Yes
Excused Absence
Templeton
Ertel
Webster
Yes
Yes
Yes
3.
PSCOG Reorganization
Mayor Ertel announced Deputy Mayor Gates and
Councilmember Handmacher will be attending the inter-
county work session on Friday, October 5th to discuss
replacement of the sub-regional council. There will be
another meeting on October 25th, so a council decision
tonight is not critical; she would like to discuss
generalized ideas for Friday's meeting. Mr. Springer
explained that Initiative 547 includes state land use and
transportation. Mayor Ertel thanked Ms. Driscoll for the
exceptional staff report regarding the summit group
options, and reported she will share the information with
smaller local cities. Councilmember Handmacher feels it
might be beneficial to separate inter and intra-county
issues. Councilmember Stead said a regional plan is very
important, and would like to see a complete new
organization rather than just a revamping of COG; also
wants to see active participation by all cities, and
selection of an outside director. Councilmember
Templeton asked for an explanation of Metro powers at
this time; Councilmember Handmacher explained they have
control over regional transportation, but do not have
comprehensive plan or land use powers. Councilmember
Handmacher feels a new organization would be more
effective than COG. Deputy Mayor Gates suggested
localities, not population, could be a determining factor
when establishing the new organizational structure.
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Councilmember Handmacher reported the intra-county
organization is the second item set for discussion.
Joe Turner, Tacoma Morning Tribune, arrived at 8:10 p.m.
Councilmember Stead sees the move as being power
effective, but feels a regional planning process should
allow for citizen input prior to finalization. Mayor
Ertel said she feels metro decisions are made, primarily
by staff, prior to the actual meetings. Councilmember
Templeton expressed concern because most citizens are
unaware of the actual metro councilmembers who represent
them. Councilmember Webster said he is concerned about
the operation of two separate county-wide agencies, and
prefers a merger between the county and metro. Deputy
Mayor Gates said she would like to see local services
maintained by individual cities or interlocal agreements
for service of unincorporated areas near cities, with
only regional issues controlled by metro or King County.
Councilmember Handmacher said most metro problems can be
blamed on the county, however, Federal Way did not fair
well with metro's transportation issues. Mayor Ertel
said metro and county staff have never worked well
together, and most people would like to see metro members
elected independently, and then merged into the county
organization. Councilmember Webster feels there should
be one council elected by the citizens. Councilmember
Stead expressed approval of Justice Dwyer's recent
decision.
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CITY MANAGER REPORT
1.
Budget Process
Mr. McFall introduced John Moir who distributed tax levy
information to council for their review, and presented a
tax levy comparison prior to and following incorporation
of the city. Other areas covered in Mr. Moir's report
included: revenue/expenditure assumptions financial plan
1991-1996; 1991 budget preliminary estimates, financial
plan projections 1992-1996; capital spending demand;
detail revenue estimates; city's fund structure; gambling
tax receipts; and policy questions for 1991 budget. Mr.
McFall explained the staff will present a more complete
picture of budget information within the next few weeks,
and invited council participation for future discussions.
Councilmember Handmacher requested information on state
park grants, i.e., (1) projected cost and annual revenue
to fund and (2) analysis of funding options--in
particular, that of the Evergreen Air Strip. Deputy
Mayor Gates expressed a desire for the city to keep its
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tax rates below or at same level as King County's, and
would like a detailed comparison available for review by
the councilmembers. Mr. McFall explained the passage or
failure of the current fire district levy will have a
definite impact on future levys.
2.
Initiative 547/House Bill 2929 Issues
Mr. McFall called upon Mr. Springer to give a brief
comparison between the two issues, which will assist
council in their decision processes.
XI.
COUNCIL REPORTS
Councilmember Webster, Chair of Parks/Recreation/
Cultural Affairs Committee, reported they will meet
tomorrow morning at 7:30 a.m. Keith Artz will report on
the Camelot open space issue. Also, Jerry Draggoo will
update committee on Spring Valley open space and lAC
grant options.
Councilmember Stead, Chair of Facilities/Personnel
Committee, reported there are no meetings scheduled at
this time.
Deputy Mayor Gates, Chair of Budget/Finance/Insurance
Committee, reported there are no meetings scheduled,
however, she anticipates council of whole will meet in
the near future to discuss budget items.
Councilmember Templeton, Chair of Human Services
Committee, reported they met last Friday to discuss day
care providers; also discussed provider applications for
funding proposals. The next Human Services Commission
will meet Monday, October 15th at 7:00 p.m.; Helen
Middlebrooks has been selected as chairperson of the
commission.
Councilmember Handmacher, Chair of Land Use/
Transportation Committee, reported the next meeting has
been scheduled for Monday, October 22nd at 7:00 p.m., at
which time Mr. Springer will give a status report on
planning commission projects, as well as reporting on
other issues.
XII.
PUBLIC COMMENT
H. David Kaplan, 30240-27th Avenue South, Federal Way.
Extended invitation to council to attend community
council's meeting this Thursday at 7:00 p.m. A
representative from Greg Nickels office will speak; also,
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will be discussing the IAC grant.
Ms. Driscoll informed council that their attendance at
the meeting could constitute an appearance of fairness
issue with respect to development, so advised they should
not attend. She did report that staff is able to attend.
VIII.
ADJOURN
There being no further business to come before the
council, Mayor Ertel adjourned the regular meeting at
9:40 p.m.
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. Christine Green
Deputy City Clerk