Council MINS 05-16-2000 Regular
FEDERAL WAY CITY COUNCIL
REGULAR MEETING
Council Chambers - City Hall
May 16, 2000
MINUTES
I.
CALL MEETING TO ORDER
Mayor Park called the regular meeting of the Federal Way City Council to order at the hour of
7:06 p.m.
Councilmembers present: Mayor Mike Park, Deputy Mayor Linda Kochmar, Council members
Jeanne Burbidge, Mary Gates, Michael Hellickson, Dean McColgan, and Phil Watkins.
Staff present: City Manager David Moseley, City Attorney Londi Lindell and City Clerk Chris
Green.
II.
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
Councilmember Burbidge led the flag salute.
DEPUTY MAYOR KOCHMAR MOVED TO ADD AN ITEM TO CITY COUNCIL
BUSINESS REGARDING DRAFTING A LETTER TO SOUND TRANSIT;
COUNCILMEMBER BURBIDGE SECOND. The motion passed as follows:
Burbidge
Gates
Hellickson
Kachmar
yes
yes
yes
yes
McColgan
Park
Watkins
yes
yes
yes
III.
PRESENT A TIONS
a.
Proclamation/Mental Health Month
Deputy Mayor Kochmar presented the proclamation declaring Mayas "Mental Health Month" to
Curt Aubert, Chairman of the Board of Directors for Valley Cities Counseling & Consultation;
Mr. Aubert accepted the proclamation and thanked Council for the recognition.
ORIGINAL
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b.
Parks/Recreation Commission Introductions/Certificates
Councilmember Burbidge thanked the applicants who recently applied for the commission
vacancies. She then presented certificates of appointment to incoming Parks & Recreation
Commissioners Dave Armstrong, C.T. Purdom and Len Zickler, and to Alternate Commissioner
John Morrison.
c.
City Manager/Introduction of New City Employees
City Manager David Moseley reported there are no new employees.
d.
City Manae:er/Emen!Îne: Issues
Mr. Moseley announced there are two emerging issues this evening: (1) an update on Census
2000; and (2) a public safety update regarding Pacific Highway South in the area of the New
Horizon Motel.
Neighborhood Development Specialist Ed Swan updated Council on Census 2000. He announced
the City of Federal Way currently has a census return of 65 %, which is the average for South
King County communities. Census workers will be going door-to-door to residences not
responding to the initial mailings. He reminded citizens it is imperative for all census information
to be complete and accurate, in that individual responses will assist in determining various future
grant monies and programs available to the city.
Police Chief Ron Wood updated Council on the activities surrounding the New Horizon Motel on
Pacific Highway South, the area where citizens have previously voiced public safety concerns. He
announced Puget Sound Energy is working with the Public Safety Department to upgrade existing
street lighting in the area. He has also contacted the motel owners in the area, and was encouraged
by their responsiveness to his comments and concerns. Chief Wood is currently in the process of
attempting to relocate three telephone booths in the problem area, which are privately owned and
are independent of the motels.
IV.
CITIZEN COMMENT
Terry Olive and Lisa Lewis spoke regarding the budget survey mailed to all Federal Way
residents; they inquired as to what impact the survey results will actually have on the Council's
budget-making process.
City Manager David Moseley advised that 36,000 surveys were mailed; all information received
will be compiled onto a data base for Council review. He reminded citizens the budget survey is
only one part of the entire budget process, which also includes various community meetings and
open house budget presentations.
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Larry Mae, spoke regarding the homeless problem affecting his neighborhood; he thanked
Councilmember Hellickson and the city's police department for visiting the neighborhood during a
ride-along last week, thus enabling them to understand his earlier concerns.
City Manager David Moseley stated the property in question is currently under transition from one
owner to another, and noted there has been at least one arrest in the immediate area. He noted the
city's Community Development Department/Human Services Division has the ability to issue
vouchers for short-term homeless housing when the need arises.
V.
CONSENT AGENDA
Minutes/May 2. 2000 Regular Meeting -Approved
2001 CDBG Pass-Through Acceptance -Approved
Ri!!ht-of-Way Use A!!reement/Wireless Phone Antenna -Approved
Resolution/Authorizing Application of Funding/Dept of Natural Resources -
Approved Resolution #00-313
SeaTac Mall Draina!!e Phase II ProjectllOO% Design & Bid Ap.proval -Approved
Star Lake Rd Drainage Imorovement Proiectlloo% Design & Bid Approval -
Approved
Arts Commission AoDointment (replacement)-Appointed Ronald Smith
2000 Transoortation Modeling' Contract -Approved
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
f.
g.
h.
COUNCILMEMBER WATKINS MOVED APPROVAL OF THE CONSENT AGENDA AS
PRESENTED; COUNCILMEMBER BURBIDGE SECOND. The motion passed as follows:
VI.
a.
Burbidge
Gates
Hellickson
Kochmar
yes
yes
yes
yes
McColgan
Park
Watkins
yes
yes
yes
CITY COUNCIL BUSINESS
Burbidge
Gates
Hellickson
Kochmar
Selection of Voting Delegates for A WC Annual Business Meeting
COUNCILMEMBER WATKINS MOVED THE SELECTION OF MAYOR PARK,
DEPUTY MAYOR KOCHMAR AND COUNCILMEMBER GATES AS VOTING
DELEGATES FOR THE A WC ANNUAL BUSINESS MEETING; COUNCILMEMBER
MCCOLGAN SECOND. The motion passed as follows:
yes
yes
yes
yes
McColgan
Park
Watkins
yes
yes
yes
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b.
Draft Letter to Sound Transit - (Added Item)
COUNCILMEMBER WATKINS MOVED TO DIRECT STAFF TO PREPARE A DRAFT
LETTER TO SOUND TRANSIT TO REAFFIRM THE IMPORTANCE OF THE
DOWNTOWN TRANSIT CENTER, WITH THE DRAFT LETTER BACK TO FULL
COUNCIL AT THE NEXT REGULAR MEETING FOR REVIEW AND APPROVAL;
DEPUTY MAYOR KOCHMAR SECOND. The motion passed as follows:
Burbidge
Gates
Hellickson
Kochmar
yes
yes
yes
yes
McColgan
Park
Watkins
yes
yes
yes
VII.
CITY COUNCIL REPORTS
Councilmember Gates announced the next meeting of the Finance/Economic Deve10pment/
Regional Affairs Committee will be held May 23'd, at 2:00 p.m. She reported on her attendance at
the Lodging Tax Advisory Committee last week, and updated Council on various regional issues,
including the Regional Transit Committee and Sound Transit activities.
Councilmember Burbidge reported on her attendance at the recent South County Human Services
Forum and the South King County Area Transportation Board; she will be attending the upcoming
meeting of the Growth Management Council. The next meeting of the Parks/ Recreation/Human
Services/Public Safety Committee will be held Monday, June 12th, at 12:00 noon.
Councilmember Hellickson extended "kudos" to Parks, Recreation & Cultural Services Director
Jenny Schroder and her staff for an extremely successful Arbor Day Celebration.
Councilmember Watkins announced the next meeting of Land Use/Transportation Committee will
be held June 12th, at 5:00 p.m., and noted this will be a special meeting of the full Council.
Councilmember McColgan had no report this evening.
Deputy Mayor Kochmar updated Council on various community activities, and announced she will
be attending the School District/City Liaison meeting on Wednesday, May 17th, at 7:30 a.m. She
also extended a heartfelt "thank you" to outgoing Parks and Recreation Commissioners H. David
Kaplan and Barbara Reid for their long-standing service and dedication to the commission.
Mayor Park announced he will be also be attending the upcoming School District/City Liaison
Committee meeting on May 17th. He noted the U.S. Olympic Diving competitions will be hosted
at the King County Aquatics Center-it will be a nationally televised event providing a great
opportunity to showcase our Federal Way community. Volunteers are needed to help with the
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event; those interested in volunteering are encouraged to apply at www.Dacbayswim.com . Mayor
Park announced the Sister City Association is planning a fund-raising event to be held on Sunday,
June 4th, from 6:00-8:00 p.m., at the newly expanded lndochine Seafood Restaurant; the tickets
include all-you-can-eat Thai food buffet, international costumes, music and dance.
He congratulated Councilmember Burbidge on her recent appointment to the Suburban Cities
Association Board of Directors. He also expressed his appreciation to Councilmember Gates for
her many years of dedication as an A WC Boardmember, as well as her continued dedication to
numerous regional issues.
VIII.
CITY MANAGER REPORT
City Manager David Moseley announced city staff are continuing to host a variety of budget/open
house community meetings within the community.
He announced the city and AT&T will be holding two open house meetings to discuss the recent
upgrades in service in more depth, and to resolve citizen issues concerning cable service outages.
The first meeting is scheduled for May 24th, from 6:30-8:30 p.m., at city hall; the second will be
held on June 1", from 6:30-8:30 p.m., at SeaTac Mall.
Mr. Moseley commended Public Safety Officer Frank Cortez on receiving a prestigious award
from the Federal Law Enforcement A ward for drug enforcement. He noted this was one of the
first instances this award has been presented to a non-FBI agent.
City Manager David Moseley announced there will not be an executive session this evening.
IX.
ADJOURNMENT
There being no further business to come before the Federal Way City Council, Mayor Park
adjourned the regular meeting at the hour of 8:05 p.m.