Council MIN 03-17-1992 Regular
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FEDERAL WAY CITY COUNCIL
REGULAR MEETING
March 17, 1992 - 7:00 p.m.
MINUTES
CALL MEETING TO ORDER
Mayor Stead called the Federal Way City Council regular
meeting to order at the hour of 7:00 p.m., Council
Chambers, city Hall, 33530 First way south, Federal Way,
Washington.
Council Present: Mayor Bob Stead and Councilmembers Ray
Tomlinson, Mary Gates, Ron Gintz, Lynn Templeton and
Mahlon Priest. Excused Absence: Deputy Mayor Joel Marks
is attending airport noise public hearing and will be
arriving late.
City Staff Present: city Manager J. Brent McFall, Acting
city Attorney Carolyn Lake and Deputy City Clerk Chris
Green.
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
councilmember Templeton led the flag salute.
crnZEN COMMENT
Janet ThomÐson, 4011 So 300th st, Auburn, presented
informational materials and oral report to Council,
addressing affordable housing with dignity.
Bob Blackstone, 35620 Enchanted Parkway So, Federal Way,
owner of an auto repair shop, requested a zoning code
revision for his business location. Mayor Stead advised
city Staff would respond to his request within one week.
CONSENT AGENDA
Minutes - March 2 & 3,1992
Voucher - March 17, 1992
Accept/File Financial Report for January
Award Contract for 356th Street Project
XC Interlocal/HOME Investment Program
Transportation Plan/Scope of Work/Contract Authorization
ORIGINAL
FEDERAL WAY CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING MINUTES
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g.
Growth Management Grant Funds Interlocal & Resolution
(Resolution No. 92-102 "Growth Management Grant Funds")
Adult Entertainment Ordinance/Council Bill #4
(Ordinance No. 92-129 "Amendment to Adult Entertainment")
h.
1.
Fire District Long Range Plan ordinance/Council Bill #5
XC Interlocal/Right-of-Way Permit Processing
j.
Mayor Stead withdrew Items (c) and (i) from the consent
agenda. January Financial Report is not ready; and,
Deputy Mayor Marks requested Council Bill #5 be withdrawn
to allow for discussion and vote on the Fire District
Fire Long Range Plan Ordinance following his return to
Council Chambers.
Motion by Councilmember Templeton to approve consent
agenda, with Items (c) and (i) withdrawn; second by
Councilmember Gintz. Motion passed as follows:
Stead
Tomlinson
Gintz
Priest
yes
yes
yes
yes
Marks
Gates
Templeton
Excused Absence
yes
yes
v.
RESOLUTIONS
a.
Council Rules of Procedure Amendment
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FEDERAL
WAY, WASHINGTON, AMENDING RESOLUTION NO. 92-92, SETTING
FORTH CITY COUNCIL PROCEDURES.
Motion by Councilmember Templeton to approve resolution;
second by Councilmember Gates. Resolution No. 92-98
"Council Rules of Procedure Amendment" passed as follows:
Stead yes Marks Excused Absence
Tomlinson yes Gates yes
Gintz yes Templeton yes
Priest yes
b. Fee Resolution Amendment
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FEDERAL
WAY, WASHINGTON, AMENDING RESOLUTION NO. 90-18 AND
RESOLUTION NO. 91-71, ESTABLISHING FEES FOR APPLICATIONS,
FEDERAL WAY CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING MINUTES
March 17, 1992 - Page 3
PERMITS AND INSPECTIONS OF THE CITY'S PUBLIC WORKS
DEPARTMENT.
CUstomer Service Engineer Pearl Kronstad gave a brief
presentation to Council on the fee process.
Motion by Councilmember Templeton to approve resolution;
second by Councilmember Gates. Resolution No. 92-99 "Fee
Amendment" passed as follows:
Stead yes Marks Excused Absence
Tomlinson yes Gates yes
Gintz yes Templeton yes
Priest yes
c. New City of Burien
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FEDERAL
WAY, WASHINGTON, EXTENDING CONGRATULATIONS TO THE
CITIZENS OF THE NEW CITY OF BURIEN.
Motion by Councilmember Templeton to approve resolution;
second by Councilmember Gates. Resolution No. 92-100
"Congratulations to New City of Burien" passed as
follows:
Stead
Tomlinson
. Gintz
Priest
yes
yes
yes
yes
Marks
Gates
Templeton
Excused Absence
yes
yes
VI.
INTRODUCTION ORDINANCE
a.
Tenant Improvement/Non-Conforming Uses Code Revision
Council Bill #6
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FEDERAL
WAY, WASHINGTON, AMENDING ORDINANCES NO. 90-43 AND 91-113
BY AMENDING FEDERAL WAY ZONING CODE SECTIONS 165.35.3 AND
165.35.7 TO DELETE TENANT IMPROVEMENT COSTS IN THE
CALCULATIONS FOR DETERMINING CERTAIN NON-CONFORMANCE
THRESHOLDS.
Mayor Stead presented introduction reading on ordinance.
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COUNCIL BUSINESS
a.
Parks & Recreation Commission Selection & Appointment
FEDERAL WAY CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING MINUTES
March 17, 1992 - Page 4
Mayor Stead held over selection and appointment until
Deputy Mayor Marks returns to council Chambers. He
explained the selection process will be conducted through
written ballot, requiring one majority candidate with a
minimum of four votes. Persons interviewed earlier for
the position are Lisa Grimes, Jack Suchy and Jim Baker.
b.
st. Francis Community Hospital
Binding site Plan Application,
Challenge
including Letter
of
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FEDERAL
WAY, WASHINGTON, APPROVING WITH CONDITIONS THE BINDING
SITE PLAN OF ST. FRANCIS COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (FW FILE NO.
UP3-91-0002).
NOTE:
CITY COUNCIL TO APPROVE ONE RESOLUTION
Hearing Examiner's Recommendations; OR
(1)
(2)
Incorporating the Conditions of the
Amended Letter of Challenge
Mayor Stead opened discussion at 7:20 p.m., read an
explanation statement, and called for Councilmembers to
disclose any appearance of fairness issues.
Councilmember Templeton reported he briefly talked with
st. Francis President Craig Hendrickson, referring him to
Assistant City Manager Ken Nyberg without discussing
specifics. Also, as a friend of the Hendrickson family,
he recently was a guest in their home during a social
function.
Councilmember Gates reported she inquired about status of
hospital's site plan application to Planning commissioner
Mark Freitas, but didn't discuss specifics.
Councilmember Gintz reported he attended a portion of the
Hearing Examiner's hearing; he personally knows Mr.
Hendrickson and was introduced to his attorney, but did
not discuss the site plan. He said Carolyn Lake later
explained ex parte contact.
Councilmembers Templeton, Gates and Gintz confirmed their
ability to make fair, independent and unbiased decisions
in light of their disclosures.
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Senior Planner Greg Fewins presented the staff report and
recommendations, and answered Council questions.
Additional information was furnished by Traffic Engineer
Tim Miller.
st. Francis President Craig Hendrickson concurred with
City Staff recommendations and advised he and his
attorney had discussed and clarified possible conflicts
with Ms. Lake prior to the Council meeting.
Deputy Mayor Marks arrived in Council Chambers.
Ms. Lake explained the resolution allows for financial
pro rata share requirements to be set aside until
completion of SEPA review, enabling the hospital to
proceed with its site plan at this time. She further
explained the only conditions binding are those listed in
the resolution, and the word "pro rata" could be stricken
from the staff report. The wording of conditions in the
proposed resolution have been accepted by the hospital
and overrides the staff report.
Mayor Stead closed the site plan application review at
8:05 p.m..
Motion by Councilmember Templeton to move adoption of
staff recommendation; second by Deputy Mayor Marks.
Mayor Stead's friendly amendment to find that conditions
in the staff report and amended challenge constitute a
basis of modification, modifying the recommendation of
Hearing Examiner, without raising significant issues to
require a new public hearing, was accepted by
councilmember Templeton and Deputy Mayor Marks.
Following additional discussion, Councilmember Gates
moved for a second friendly amendment, requiring the
hospital to plan open space to enable the site to lend
itself to the best possible use of land; second by Deputy
Mayor Marks; unacceptable to Councilmember Templeton,
maker of main motion. Second amendment failed as
follows:
Stead
Tomlinson
Gintz
Priest
no
no
no
no
Marks
Gates
Templeton
no
yes
no
FEDERAL WAY CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING MINUTES
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Resolution No. 92-101 "st. Francis Community Hospital
Binding site Plan, Incorporating Conditions of the
Amended Letter of Challenge", with friendly amendment,
passed as follows:
stead
Tomlinson
Gintz
Priest
yes
yes
yes
yes
Marks
Gates
Templeton
yes
yes
yes
At 8:10 p.m., Mayor Stead announced a brief recess; he
reconvened the regular meeting at 8:30 p.m..
Parks & Recreation commission Selection & Appointment
c.
Mayor Stead called for the commission selection and
distributed ballots to all Councilmembers. Following a
secret ballot, Jack Suchy received a four vote majority.
Motion by Deputy Mayor Marks to appoint Jack Suchy to the
vacancy on the Parks & Recreation Commission; second by
Councilmember Gintz. Motion passed as follows:
Stead
Tomlinson
Gintz
Priest
yes
yes
yes
yes
Marks
Gates
Templeton
yes
yes
no
d.
Fire District Long Range Plan Ordinance/Council Bill #5
Mayor Stead called for a vote on Council Bill #5.
Motion by Councilmember Templeton to approve proposed
ordinance; second by Councilmember Gates. Motion to
approve Ordinance No. 92-130 "Fire District Long Range
Plan" passed as follows:
Stead
Tomlinson
Gintz
Priest
yes
yes
yes
yes
Marks
Gates
Templeton
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CITY MANAGER REPORT
no
yes
yes
For clarification purposes, Mr. McFall asked if the
proposed tenant improvement ordinance is to be held over
to the next regular meeting for second reading and
adoption; Mayor Stead concurred.
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He reported the April 21st meeting will be held at Mark
Twain Elementary School. Council suggestions included
use of an adequate sound system, parent notification of
meeting, and an interesting and brief agenda to encourage
maximum citizen participation.
Mr. McFall announced March 23rd is the EIS deadline for
the proposed third runway. city Staff have been working
with consultants and will report to Council at next
week's study session.
IX.
CITY COUNCIL REPORTS
Councilmember Gates commented on the Joint Regional
Policy Committee meetings. Phase I of the regional high
capacity transportation system was originally scheduled
to stop at 272nd, however, following additional review
and discussion the service was extended to 348th Street.
Deputy Mayor Marks reported on his recent trip to
National League of cities conference in Washington DCi
Councilmember Tomlinson also attended. Discussion
focused on economic development and free trade issues.
Mayor Stead reported on the recent joint meeting between
Federal Way Water/Sewer and the city of Federal Way to
discuss closure of merger talks, and to pursue areas of
cooperation for future joint efforts. He asked Council
to entertain a resolution closing that portion of the
study and. directing Mr. McFall and Mr. Miller to go
forward with other areas of joint operation. In
response, Councilmembers requested a resolution be
drafted and presented at an upcoming meeting.
Mayor Stead also reported on his recent meeting with
students at Continuation High school and their concerns
about lack of activities available to students. They
would like to see the D.A.R.E. program extended to their
campus. They also expressed an interest in the formation
of a youth board involving all high schools in the area.
Councilmember Gintz commented on his recent attendance at
Human Services Roundtable at Mercer Island. He extended
an invitation to attend the Youth Coalition "Drugs draw
the Line" program to be held at st. Lukes Lutheran Church
on April 1st at 7:00 p.m.. Work is currently being done
on the domestic violence shelter in our area. There is
also an additional need for child abuse prevention programs.
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Councilmember Gintz expressed kudos to Long Range
Planning Manager Larry springer for excellence in the
area of Growth Management; Federal Way was only one of
five cities in King County, and one of twelve statewide,
who met the 1991 deadline. The next meeting of the
Council Committee for Volunteer services will be held
tomorrow morning; he thanked City staff for preparation
of the excellent committee work outline.
councilmember Templeton asked to be excused from next
Tuesday's special/study session. He reported on his
attendance at a recent utilities plan meeting with
Viacom, at which time their representative noted Federal
Way city staffers steve Anderson, Larry Springer, Deb
Barker and Paul Quarterman have made outstanding
contributions, exceeding those of others in our area.
Lisa Grimes, 2120 South 279th Place, Federal Way, offered
some suggestions for the April 21st regular meeting to be
held at Mark Twain Elementary.
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EXECUTIVE SESSION
To discuss property acquisition - RCW 42.30.110(b)
Mayor Stead recessed the regular meeting at 9:12 p.m.,
and called a 30-minute executive session to discuss
property acquisition; he announced no action would be
taken following the session.
At 9:40 p.m., the executive session was extended for an
additional twenty minutes.
Mayor Stead announced the executive session adjourned at
10:00 p.m., with no action taken, and reconvened the
regular meeting.
XI.
ADJOURNMENT
There being no further business to come before the
Council, Mayor Stead adjourned the regular meeting of the
Federal Way city Council at the hour of 10:00 p.m..
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Deputy City Clerk