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I'll call the may 1st 2017 city council
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regular meeting to order
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and ask those in the audience would like
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to join the council and myself in the
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Pledge of Allegiance please stand I
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American Republic actually has one
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nation under God indivisible with
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liberty and justice for all our first
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order of business this evening I have
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two proclamations one recognizing our
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correction officers that employees and
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one recognizing police week and so
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that's it there's not a problem and this
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is not a mayday demonstration but this
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hereby designed for something good the
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first Proclamation recognizes our
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correction officers and employees and
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the proclamations that will typically
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begin with fair eyes and whereas
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national correction officers and
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employees week in the city of Mexico
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recognized employees of the jail for
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their role in safeguarding the citizens
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of Issaquah abiding safe secure and
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humane incarceration of offenders within
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their custody and the second is
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celebrating Police week and here in the
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city of Issaquah Issaquah recognizes the
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dedicated officers that the Issaquah
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Police Department who perform their
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duties with courage and professionalism
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safeguarding the rights and freedoms
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guaranteed
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by the Constitution and protecting the
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lives of property of the community and
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let me just say we are blessed to have
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superb group of folks in the Issaquah
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Police Department dedicating to keeping
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our community safe and it's comforting
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to know the point of problem arises
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they're there to respond quickly and it
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is comforting to know that our Jail
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located in the basement of City Hall I
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see a lot of people leaving the jail
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because they have a plastic bag in their
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hand and what I do I always ask them how
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was it downstairs and I have never had
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anyone tell me that they were treated
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with dignity and respect and held
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accountable and that's a credit to your
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professionalism and we're a safe city
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because of your professionalism so one
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of the proclamations here is for I can
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get it open our police officers
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now therefore I fight Butler mayor of
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the city of is going to hereby proclaim
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the week of May 14th through 20 2017 to
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be Police week and the city of Issaquah
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and encourage all citizens to recognize
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the service of law enforcement officers
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in our community and in communities
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across the nation in this square of I
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here and to set my hand and seal of the
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city of Misurata this first day of May
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2017 and so I am going to give this to
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sergeant thank you and the second one is
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for our correction officers and if I can
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get it open closure
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now therefore I Fred butler mayor the
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city of in squad to hereby proclaim the
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week of May 7 through 13 27
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need to be correction officers and
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employees week in the city of Issaquah I
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encourage all citizens to pay tribute to
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the correctional employees of the jail
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for their vital service you provide and
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witness whereof I hear and to set by
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hand and seal of the city of Issaquah
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this first day of May 2017 thank you
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thank you man all for your service do
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you want to say something you don't have
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to if you don't want to I don't want
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much on the spot Roger do you have
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anything to say no okay we'll next year
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and start waldron do you have anything
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okay walk it go ahead thank you guys for
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coming out thank you thank you
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[Applause]
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our next order of business is audience
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comments citizen comments are an
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important part of the public process we
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take them seriously and factor them into
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the decisions we make anyone from the
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public who wishes to comment on
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tonight's agenda items or other topics
6:43
should do so at this time please direct
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your comments to the whole council and
6:48
not to individuals if it is not a
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question answer period and if you
6:57
require a response we will follow up if
7:02
needed and if you did not have an
7:03
opportunity to include your email
7:05
address on your signup sheet please
7:08
include that on the clipboard at the
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table in front of needs recognized use
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the lectern and speak into the
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microphone state your name address and
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any relationship to the city limit your
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comments to 5-minutes
7:23
submit any written comments to the city
7:26
clerk a visual timer has been placed on
7:29
the lectern when it turns yellow you are
7:31
within the last minute of your comment
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period if you use the full five minutes
7:36
the timer will sound to indicate the end
7:39
of your allotted comment period again
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citizen comments written and verbal are
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an important aspect to the public
7:46
process we take them seriously in fact
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there they made the decisions that we
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make and with that I would ask has
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anyone signed up to speak this evening
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yes Elizabeth my pen
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hello again my name is Elizabeth muta I
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live at 100 Big Bear place in Issaquah
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run a small bed-and-breakfast serve on
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the Human Services Commission and
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coordinate the Issaquah Sammamish
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interfaith coalition I'm here tonight ok
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partly to give you a little bit of a
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history lesson 161 years ago mother
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Joseph of the Sacred Heart and four
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companions came to Washington territory
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at that time they found no hospitals few
8:46
schools and very few services for those
8:49
suffering from misfortunes on this
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frontier these women stepped into the
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breach so strongly that as word of their
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work spread the order of the sisters of
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Providence grew to meet the many
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requests for their help in 1859 they
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registered as a nonprofit corporation to
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provide quote relief of the needy and
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suffering humanity in the care of the
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orphans invalids and the sick and the
9:22
poor and in the education of youth the
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whole Northwest has benefitted from
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their labors in 1961 they built a
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beautiful campus near the city of
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Issaquah to offer advanced learning
9:38
opportunities to women in religious
9:41
orders to further their ministry of
9:44
service to the wider community they
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built that campus to last for centuries
9:51
but things changed in the Roman Catholic
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Church fewer women became nuns and
9:58
eventually the sisters of Providence
9:59
sold the site it has now come into the
10:03
possession of Plateau campus LLC who do
10:07
not seem to appreciate the cultural
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historical sacred and educational
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treasure that they have in their
10:15
possession they wrote that there
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no significance to demolishing this site
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a great many of the citizens of Issaquah
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strongly disagree and although comments
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from citizens and experts in the field
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of Historic Preservation were
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overwhelmingly in opposition to
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demolition the city seems prepared to
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allow this complex of classrooms
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spacious conference rooms over 200 dorm
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rooms a lot of bedrooms for faculty
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kitchens cafeterias offices a swimming
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pool and an auto shop to be demolished
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prior to the time that the Issaquah
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school board can exercise eminent domain
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to save them for the educational
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purposes that they were built to serve
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this is seems to me a terrible waste I
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would ask you when you meet next and are
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considering a b7 3 4 7 to think about
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expanding it beyond the Gilman City Hall
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if the appeal of this determination of
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non significance or mitigated non
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significance is over - overturns things
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or if the city decides to withdraw those
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determinations that would give us some
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time to possibly find a really good use
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for these buildings don't let them be
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demolished please if there's any way you
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can do that I'd tell you a lot of ways
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you could repurpose it but I'm running
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out of time Thank You Elizabeth
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Bob power
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good evening my name is Bob power 165
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northeast Juniper Street Issaquah is
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probably tired of seeing me I'm here to
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talk about the three trails cost
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crossing tonight I don't remember which
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council person when the moratorium first
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went into effect use the verbage of
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unintended consequences and I think from
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our perspective one of them has changed
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our perspective going forward one of the
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things that's come out of the moratorium
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is that land values have gone up and as
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a result of that our original plan when
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we came in to speak to about a
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partnering agreement because we had lost
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our user for the front pad it has now
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changed a bit and and we actually had
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competing offers on the front pad I
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wanted to preface that because tonight I
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don't think we're here to talk about the
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moratorium as it relates to three trails
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crossing I think
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we're here to talk about the choices
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that you all have one of them is to go
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forward with the studio loft and the
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signal and the other option I think as
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you know too is to not act or or vote
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not to pass the development agreement in
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which case we've been directed by our
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investment partners to proceed with the
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retail Center which is something we
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would prefer not to do so we're here
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tonight asking you to support the
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development agreement because our
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choices are today to move forward with
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that or move forward with a retail
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Center which we would prefer not to do
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thank you thank you Bob
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Jenna you were good evening my name is
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Jana yu-er and I'm here tonight to
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represent the Palo sure grant and
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Charitable Foundation they're at 60 and
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90 North West Gilman Boulevard more
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commonly known as is a Kuato stop and
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I'm here tonight to ask for the council
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and the mayor's support in approving the
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traffic signal that's been proposed for
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the three trails crossing and the Gilman
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lofts to approve that development
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agreement the alternative for us is I
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think as everybody knows is it will take
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away one of the entryways into Issaquah
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auto stop limiting it to one entrance
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that comes from the eastbound only and
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we really feel that will be very
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devastating for our tenants who are
15:28
there now we also lost a business to
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them it's already difficult I think
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maybe I don't know how many years ago
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maybe ten years ago or so when they put
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the median in it really changed things
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for us at that point as well so we feel
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this will be really hard on our
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businesses that are there are tenants
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also impact the trust the trust is
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charitable and it does grants and it
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does just all kinds of stuff for Grant
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County but over a million dollars a year
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go to people's education college
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education and different things in Grant
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County and there would be an impact to
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that as well we're already seeing that
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as we try to renew some of our leases
16:17
that are underway right now so we really
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hope you'll look at that you know I
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don't know if there's other alternatives
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I just know the seeker really tough is a
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bad alternative a really bad alternative
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so I hope you'll consider that and I
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hope you will vote YES in favor of the
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development and
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the traffic signal thank you Thank You
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Janice John Parkin
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good evening I'm John Park and also at
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sixty Northwest Gilman Boulevard and
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with sound partners I'm Janice partner
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we've been managing the Issaquah auto
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stop for I don't know probably
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collectively maybe up to 20 years and a
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lot of great businesses there the
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tenants are local some of the business
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owners are local like Janice said the
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the trust I think is given up close to
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ten million dollars in charitable
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endeavors over the past 15 years we
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really don't want our income to be you
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know impacted negatively by having no
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stoplight and installing a potentially a
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C curb there it will cause our rents to
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go down it may cause businesses to have
17:39
to not renew their leases so it's a
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serious thing and we're hoping that at
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least support the stoplight that goes
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that can go in there and if not at least
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not put in a secret that completely
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eliminates access for for the tenants
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and the business owners so just hope
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you'll consider that and appreciate your
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consideration
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thank you John Paul onaconda hello how
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you doing I'm here representing several
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hundred people in the ssoa
18:21
excuse me just pretended by yourself at
18:24
your address please sure thing
18:25
my name is Paul or Macondo I hail from
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Rochester Hills Michigan I just recently
18:32
moved out here about a year ago and I
18:35
want to be quick but I want to be sure
18:40
and let you know the seriousness of what
18:44
I'm about to say there are several
18:47
hundred people living in the ethical
18:48
islands and they've been gathering for a
18:50
while and there's a city there's a
18:52
serious issue going on there I was
18:55
speeding across the street from me a dog
18:58
got hit several weeks ago the person who
19:01
hit this dog kept on driving the
19:04
following day you can check this out on
19:06
the ethical reporter
19:07
a person wrote an opinion letter saying
19:10
that he and his wife who by the way is
19:12
due in five weeks now I volunteer to get
19:14
her mail because they have collars we
19:17
have people who break into cars and I
19:21
was concerned for her the following day
19:25
after the dog got hit they said in the
19:29
newspaper there was blood still in the
19:33
street as we took our morning walk
19:37
here's what brings me here today
19:39
my son Philip Michael I don't know what
19:42
what anything about pregnancies but I
19:44
like to get my self educated so when I
19:47
found out that my wife was pregnant we
19:49
were already 16 weeks in I went to got a
19:51
sign language book after reading a book
19:53
I've heard five books by now including
19:55
What to Expect When You're Expecting it
19:59
is folded which I opened up for my
20:00
unborn son there is a section called
20:02
median L because his name is under a
20:05
newspaper this Friday it'll be the third
20:09
time that I work with Nicole Jennings on
20:11
the speeding issue in the incircle
20:13
Highlands I have a copy for you miss him
20:16
there that I would love to give you of
20:19
the newspaper article after we've been
20:24
gathering for several months I decided
20:26
that you know what I have a small idea
20:27
the last time I got a small idea it was
20:30
back by dr. Jones who happened to be the
20:33
attorney of dr. Martin Luther King jr.
20:36
my uncle is the federal senator my
20:41
grandfather actually whom I'm named was
20:43
the right-hand man to the Minister of
20:45
Finance for the DRC I come from a
20:48
bloodline of people that get stuff done
20:49
when they turned their gaze on it and my
20:52
point to you is that I came here all the
20:54
way from where I was and by the way
20:57
Rochester Hills is considered in the
21:00
movie rollin to Columbine as one of the
21:01
richest counties in America and when I
21:04
my wife's forced me to move here because
21:06
I was very content where I was I said
21:09
you must we must match the quality of
21:11
life that I had here in Issaquah your
21:14
people like myself who are used to a
21:16
certain amount of safety who are used to
21:19
getting things
21:21
if you will done in a certain manner and
21:24
now we have prowlers I have to worry
21:27
about my pregnant wife for going out at
21:29
night I have to worry about cars
21:32
speeding at all hours of the day and
21:34
night I myself have had to dive in
21:37
between vehicles at night the people
21:40
above me have had to let a skirt out of
21:45
the way of a moving passing vehicle on
21:47
25th Avenue as well and I'm here to say
21:50
that it's time for something more
21:53
permanent to be done besides assigning
21:55
two police officers 150 hours of their
21:59
time I don't want to throw power names
22:03
around but if we don't get something
22:06
more permanent done I'm going to get
22:08
cameras here every meeting outside
22:09
asking you questions I'm going to make
22:12
phone calls to my people in Washington
22:14
and use my last name to make sure that
22:16
my son who is more than three and a half
22:19
months from now is not going to have to
22:21
worry about whether his dad has life
22:23
insurance or not my wife will have to
22:26
ask me to be outside when she gets home
22:29
from work in Bellevue around six o'clock
22:31
or such and we let you great people to
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lead this community here's a small
22:37
anecdote of high view life in my life
22:40
here at least in Issaquah but generally
22:42
speaking you assess a man by the quality
22:44
and status of things that surround him
22:46
the closest thing to them you want to
22:48
check me out you need to find out what's
22:50
going on with my wife and the area where
22:53
I live and I am embarrassed to tell you
22:57
that folks are thinking about moving out
23:00
of the instakill Islands I came from a
23:03
long ways from here and I was told and I
23:06
read about it that this was a serene
23:08
peaceful beautiful community and I
23:11
believe it is worth the time when
23:13
hundreds of people are getting together
23:16
they are peed off I will stop in one
23:22
second here and I believe it appropriate
23:24
sir mr. Butler mr. mayor and mrs.
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Goodman whom I saw in the newspaper was
23:30
running for office again to ask you for
23:33
a more permanent
23:34
solution we need more police presence in
23:38
those long period is over and Carol
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thank you - all yes
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what I'm asking for is a permanent
23:44
solution through the safety issue going
23:45
on in silence we need more police
23:47
presence to let people know that the
23:49
culture shift is happening and that
23:50
includes madame Goodman something in
23:54
your agenda to get all he dumps in the
23:55
area thank you thank you thank you
23:59
next we have Susan Neville hello I'm
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Susan Deville a number that 28:25
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northwest plain cone drive I've been a
24:16
21-year resident of Issaquah on Newport
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Way and I actually stood here left at
24:23
the last City Council meeting outlining
24:26
the importance of the upcoming Bergsma
24:28
when were Development Commission meeting
24:31
which was on April 19th and today I'm
24:35
here to summarize that meeting normally
24:38
I would put it in the email but I
24:40
thought I'd speak before you because it
24:44
was a pretty distinguishable meeting we
24:49
had between 60 and 70 residents in
24:52
attendance it was a five-hour meeting we
24:56
had 32 public comments speaking in
25:00
opposition against the connector road
25:02
and the variance cluster the residents
25:08
gave very informative and thoughtful
25:10
comments and in many cases evidence to
25:13
back up their claims excuse me some of
25:18
the topics which we've talked about
25:20
before but really probably needs
25:22
repeating were inconclusive traffic
25:25
studies and low estimation of traffic
25:28
from towels to Newport way the addition
25:31
of 4,000 additional trips just in that
25:33
corridor alone without including Calais
25:37
as a shortcut safety was a very big
25:41
issue particularly in North Challis
25:43
neighborhoods they were not designed or
25:46
used as thorough ways for traffic
25:49
the removal of 80,000 cubic yards or
25:53
another terms 8,000 dump trucks of dirt
25:57
from the side of the mountain
26:00
stripping cougar mountain hillsides
26:03
including old-growth forests short and
26:07
long-term cost to taxpayers was brought
26:11
up by a few people
26:12
these were due to the steep slope
26:14
utilities mudslides diverted streams
26:20
these are all possibilities that could
26:23
happen in the future
26:25
the Issaquah Comprehensive Plan is not
26:28
being considered which was put into
26:30
place to protect our trees our canopies
26:33
and limit the size of the units of the
26:35
development these were just maybe eight
26:38
topics of the 32 discussed hmm after
26:44
much deliberation concerning the Taos
26:46
Newports thorough way which was the very
26:49
hot topic of the evening the GC
26:51
committee unanimously voted no they
26:55
instead recommended an emergency only
26:58
Road joining Tallis to the Bergsma
27:00
property the other issue was the
27:03
clustering variance and you the City
27:09
Council will have to decide after
27:11
viewing the video if an ample amount of
27:14
time was spent on this cluster portion
27:17
of the agreement there seemed to be some
27:20
confusion on the commissioners part it
27:23
could be maybe due to the lateness of
27:24
the hour they didn't start that segment
27:27
till 9:30 or just the amount of
27:31
information involved however the DC did
27:35
vote to recommend the cluster variance
27:37
by three to one so I just encourage you
27:42
as you study the various reports the
27:45
numerous variances and the
27:47
recommendations ask yourself if this is
27:50
the right decision or use for this
27:53
particular land thank you Thank You
27:57
Susan
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Julie Clark
28:14
my name is Julie Clark I live at nine
28:17
one five bear Ridge Court and to date I
28:22
have collected more than 110 signatures
28:25
from talis residents opposing the
28:28
connector road between talus and Newport
28:31
way via Bergsma and it may be surprising
28:36
to some of you that so many people do
28:39
not want what the city thinks we want
28:43
that got me thinking what other things
28:46
is the city asking for as part of the
28:48
development agreement for Bergsma a
28:50
small segment of sidewalk along Newports
28:53
way which won't connect to another
28:55
sidewalk 12 acres of land to be included
28:59
in the city or county park lands
29:02
wetlands mitigated to yet another part
29:05
of the city more steep and winding roads
29:08
and what is the cost of the shopping
29:13
list the Bergsma development comes with
29:16
a very expensive price tag
29:18
adding roads and unwanted traffic to our
29:21
quiet and safe neighborhoods clearing
29:24
our hillsides of the trees that support
29:26
our clean air digging out 88,000 cubic
29:30
yards of soil often unstable hillsides
29:33
I'm not a geotech engineer but I have
29:35
seen the effects of clearing land
29:37
unsaturated slopes even the geotech
29:40
engineers are unable to say with
29:42
accuracy what will happen once
29:44
vegetation is removed and the top layers
29:47
of soil are removed and the noise
29:51
construction trucks using compression
29:53
brakes as they haul equipment and soil
29:56
down the steep slopes from early morning
29:58
until late at night the construction
30:00
trucks needed to use compression breaks
30:02
in talus while preparing parcels 7 8 & 9
30:06
in 2014 and 15 so I would expect nothing
30:12
different on this particular slope
30:14
during the past two weeks I have heard
30:17
of homes condemned due to landslides
30:19
just below the Bergsma property I
30:21
learned about in earlier slides that
30:24
occurred in the late
30:26
80s on relatively flat ground where only
30:29
30,000 cubic yards of soil were removed
30:32
while a two million gallon water
30:34
reservoir was being built by the city of
30:37
Issaquah the Westside reservoir is right
30:41
next to the Bergsma property if that
30:43
parcel of land had streams below the
30:46
surface of the soil and was unstable it
30:49
seems foolish to believe the adjacent
30:51
land just because it has a different
30:53
owner would be any different this is an
30:57
expensive proposition that our community
30:59
does not want and cannot afford the
31:02
lower northeast segment of Cougar
31:04
Mountain is populated with streams and
31:06
the soil is frequently saturated please
31:09
do not allow the building of clustered
31:11
homes on the berg split property do not
31:13
create a shopping list of items for
31:15
projects we do not want we cannot take
31:18
care of what we currently have so please
31:21
do not add to the list of problems
31:23
needing to be fixed thank you thank you
31:28
Julie Steve Pereira
31:41
ice-t Pereira 170 North East dogwood
31:44
Street for about nine and a half years
31:46
before I get started I would have a
31:48
great presentation and mainly dead count
31:50
on our talented city assistant city
31:53
clerk to lend me a hand tisha geyser I
31:56
also sent her an email with the link if
31:59
you can forward that to the others as
32:00
well when you get a chance to with the
32:03
presentation well she's saying that up I
32:08
also wanted to speak out against the
32:11
burden of property I'd be ok one you
32:15
wanted to strike from the consent
32:16
calendar that may be processed to keep
32:18
it in there yes but I just AM concerned
32:25
with the removal of vegetation with 34
32:27
percent thank you with 34 percent of the
32:30
property being removed city code the
32:33
city documentation talks about
32:38
maintaining tree canopy of 50% this and
32:41
we're already at 48% this removes 34
32:43
percent of the coverage from the
32:44
property so that's just brief comment on
32:48
that so Matt the topic was the
32:54
preservation of the providence Heights
32:57
chapel and campus this is my feedback
33:02
yes I can't so this was from my reading
33:09
of what I understand the CEPA code is I
33:11
may have gotten wrong document I also
33:13
didn't go back and cross reference all
33:15
the our CW's and others other state code
33:18
so it's my laymen attempt to understand
33:22
that on the committee of the whole on
33:24
April 25th there were some presentations
33:26
for a be 73 47
33:39
the presentation does include the
33:51
the presentation does include the
33:53
Providence Heights campus as in yet it
34:02
presents the campus as an appendix B
34:05
that does the only reference to the
34:06
document this is important as well as I
34:17
would like so I'm just going to
34:19
reference that it's only by Bevin annex
34:21
B in the document itself in the CEPA
34:31
document I read three things and again
34:34
the lead agency understand is Issaquah
34:36
I've highlighted the parts that I think
34:38
are relevant and yellow the responsible
34:41
officials should be identified within
34:42
the CEPA documentation it can be
34:45
applying director it can be the mayor or
34:47
it can be a group such as Environmental
34:53
Committee or the City Council the second
34:57
is once in termination once an appeal is
35:03
made it can't then go back to the local
35:06
legislative body for appeal
35:08
so I think there's a chance or an
35:09
opportunity here to when there is a
35:15
pending or proposed legislation that
35:18
would demolish an existing structure
35:20
that has artistic cultural or store
35:23
preservation landmarks that there be a
35:25
different body than the city staff to
35:29
make that determination whether that
35:30
City Council with the Arts Commission
35:32
somewhere else or the City Council and
35:36
the third is that the existing
35:39
documentation does allow the existing
35:41
policy to remand to remove mitigated
35:45
determination of non significance based
35:49
on the fact that there was this April
35:51
25th meeting where there was seem to be
35:53
a significant recognition that the site
35:56
does have historical facts and to
35:59
mention the city can administrative
36:01
decide to remove that
36:04
mdns and let the process for for
36:08
historic preservation go forward I along
36:11
with others would like to see maybe some
36:13
repurpose of the campus for affordable
36:16
housing initiative which the city is
36:18
looking at and again I'm sure tisha will
36:24
go ahead and forward that to the rest of
36:25
you for review thank you thank you Steve
36:31
no one further has signed up to speak is
36:35
there anyone else who has not signed up
36:37
by desiring to speak a sir it's at that
36:52
that is and if you would approach the
36:54
microphone oh but this is an opportunity
37:02
for audience comments this is not a
37:05
study session so this is not a
37:11
conversation sir if you would like to is
37:16
there anyone else who has not signed up
37:19
desiring to speak
37:20
yes sir can all of please identify
37:25
yourself to enter Joe is the mic on hear
37:29
me David Mitchell I live on 900 idol
37:33
would drive lived here 41 years I have
37:36
to profess my ignorance I hear a lot and
37:39
I read a lot about the Bergsma property
37:40
and several people spoken on it tonight
37:42
I'm just trying to get educated that's
37:45
why I came to the meeting tonight but I
37:47
don't know where the Bergsma property is
37:49
could somebody just put their finger on
37:50
it for me on that map SR and I can got
37:57
it that's all I wanted to know your
38:01
you'll won't you'll walk out of here a
38:04
wiser man
38:10
ken Eastman I reside at to 473 Northwest
38:15
Stoney Creek Drive I wanted to make a
38:19
couple of comments about development I
38:22
echo the sentiments of my neighbors who
38:25
talked about the Bergsma hearing and
38:28
some of the objections of the community
38:31
I would ask that you take those comments
38:34
seriously I agree with all of them
38:38
I'm personally an objection to Bergsma
38:42
for two very large reasons one is once
38:46
again we seem to be embarking on the
38:48
folly of building on steep slopes and
38:52
according to the Issaquah Press archives
38:54
we've tried that nine times in the last
38:57
30 years and had nine landslides so we
39:00
don't have such a great track record and
39:02
it appears to me all the smartest minds
39:04
that understand geology don't seem to
39:07
understand
39:08
geology when it comes to steep slopes
39:10
and building on them and all too often
39:13
it's the city that ends up having to
39:16
bail these failed projects out and we
39:20
know that from personal experience and
39:22
Talas the other objection I've got is
39:25
there's no way that you're going to
39:28
eliminate the impact of trucking eighty
39:31
eight thousand cubic yards of fill off
39:36
of that Bergsma property going through
39:38
the city of the sequa and impacting our
39:41
residents so I think this is a bad idea
39:44
my second comment about Bergsma is the
39:48
development agreement that was the topic
39:51
of the development commission session
39:54
several days ago and what we learned
39:57
there is that the development agreement
40:00
for Bergsma is one of several ways that
40:03
that property might be handled but yet
40:05
there was only one option discussed
40:09
there and that was the development
40:10
agreement so I would just ask city
40:13
council and Landon Shore members explore
40:17
all the options get all the facts
40:19
if you don't have all the facts and push
40:21
it back and ask for the facts
40:24
there's no rush here if you cut those
40:26
trees down and if you bold those that
40:29
property there's no putting it back and
40:32
we know that from our experience and
40:35
parcel 9 you can't put the hill back
40:37
after you do that so get it right Mike
40:40
main concern is that we may be enabling
40:43
development that might not happen
40:46
ordinarily through this development
40:49
agreement so please be careful
40:53
be thoughtful get the facts before you
40:55
even tackle the development agreement
40:57
and resist the urge to jump in there
40:59
with your red pen and make it better I'm
41:01
sure you could but maybe it's just not
41:04
right to begin with my third comment is
41:08
about the active projects in the city 22
41:12
pages on the Issaquah website that's a
41:14
lot of projects and I look at the level
41:19
of care on the projects that I'm
41:21
familiar with in my neighborhood and it
41:23
just seems to me like city staff has
41:25
stretched really really thin and I work
41:28
with these people occasionally they're
41:30
good people but they're over their skis
41:33
in terms of the workload that's on their
41:35
plate and we're considering yet another
41:37
complex project in Bergsma let's finish
41:41
what we've already started I mean we've
41:44
got parcels 7 & 8 they're three years
41:46
not one houses built
41:47
we've got Forest Heights has been in
41:50
process for two years we have the hill
41:54
slide and we have a pump station that
41:55
was started almost a year ago it's still
41:58
not finished I mean let's finish what we
42:01
start before we put anything more on
42:02
these people's plate so I would just ask
42:06
that and then the last comment I have is
42:09
just the expense of development
42:13
we're told the development pays for
42:14
itself that the developers fees pay for
42:17
all the city staff that's involved in
42:20
vetting a project and getting it through
42:22
from cradle to grave from the beginning
42:25
to the very end but have you ever seen
42:28
the accounting for that do you really
42:30
believe on a project-by-project basis
42:33
that what we collect from the developers
42:35
and what the city staff expends in time
42:38
in terms of resource dollarized really
42:41
balance out if you've seen those numbers
42:45
if you believe them that's all well and
42:47
good but if you don't know that for sure
42:49
I would just ask that you ask the
42:51
question how much does this really cost
42:54
us because at the end of the day what
42:57
doesn't get paid by the developer gets
42:59
paid by the taxpayers and then just a
43:02
closing comment
43:03
I wish all good wishes for the upcoming
43:06
election and please pay attention to
43:11
what your here in this room thank you
43:13
thank you can your timing was perfect is
43:21
yes ma'am hi there can you hear me my
43:33
name is Susan half and I live at 195 to
43:37
4 southeast 24th place and Sammamish
43:40
that's not a new squad but I do live
43:44
near the Providence Heights place
43:48
special place and I also live a nice
43:50
acquire school district so um so I am
43:56
interested in telling you that in what I
43:59
have heard is it I really appreciate
44:02
lots of space around the world but what
44:04
I've heard in Christianity is that the
44:06
one thing angels say to people is fear
44:09
not and I really feel that that's
44:13
important right now I've had to think of
44:15
that for the past few weeks and I know
44:18
other people have too and the City
44:23
Council has a great like opportunity for
44:28
public service to demonstrate that you
44:32
can give support to the staff of the
44:37
city of Issaquah and help them do the
44:41
right thing with Providence Heights help
44:43
you can help do the right thing there is
44:46
so much community support out there for
44:48
preservation of this entire campus and
44:51
the site not just the windows not just
44:54
the chapel but actually the whole thing
44:57
there are citizens who have you know
45:00
mobilized in very random and mysterious
45:04
ways met each other and are talking and
45:07
sharing information and generating
45:09
things that they are would be delighted
45:11
to share with all of you and funnel into
45:14
this public process and I say if we are
45:17
not because the city of Issaquah has a
45:21
legal ability according to the State
45:24
Department of Ecology to withdraw the
45:27
proposed determination of non
45:28
significance and the mitigated
45:30
determination of non significance you
45:33
know as a secondary less attractive
45:37
option the city has the ability to give
45:40
a public comment period for the proposed
45:43
or I'm sorry for the final mitigated
45:48
determination of non significance and if
45:51
that were to be the case I wouldn't have
45:53
you know there wouldn't need to be this
45:55
appeal process right now and it could
45:57
stay more local and it could stay more
45:59
with the you all the public servants the
46:02
planning staff all these great people
46:04
who are the most familiar with this
46:07
community and with the site and I guess
46:10
I'm saying fear not because I understand
46:14
that if the city said you know what we
46:17
need more time you know this is like
46:19
uncovering an arrowhead or indigenous
46:22
bones at this place we issued this
46:26
determination and 105 public comments
46:30
came in to City Hall which are viewable
46:31
by any of you it's in a paper file at
46:35
the Development Services Department
46:37
three of those were opposed no three of
46:41
those who are opposed to preservation
46:42
three of those actually they weren't
46:43
opposed to preservation they were in
46:45
favor of the demolition out of 105
46:47
comments and those three people also
46:51
said I want the windows preserved
46:55
whether that is even like financially or
46:58
physically feasible is totally unclear
47:00
there are other issues that I think were
47:05
uncovered like bones indigenous bones
47:08
indigenous arrow has near water such as
47:11
is this place owned by a church or is
47:14
this place owned by plateau campus LLC
47:18
that has potentially no connection to
47:21
City Church these what is the case law
47:25
in Washington State what is the legal
47:27
backing that the City Council has and
47:30
the city of its a qua planning staff for
47:33
preservation under whatever the facts
47:36
really are and it seems to me that
47:38
there's time that's needed to really
47:41
understand this and I think it really is
47:44
worth exploring and I'm speaking
47:48
especially to James Haney is the city
47:50
attorney I understand your job you're
47:52
trying to protect the city that's really
47:56
important and Robert Harrison the city
47:58
administrator and the City Council I
48:01
totally understand I just think I just
48:03
want to say free or not you know just
48:05
think of truth prevailing and whatever
48:08
happens happens but let's get this out
48:10
in the open and ventilated in a really
48:12
truly public process thanks a lot Thank
48:16
You Susan
48:17
anyone else desiring to speak this
48:20
evening Kathy good evening I have two
48:27
things to speak of this evening and one
48:29
just briefly I'd like to acknowledge
48:31
that this is Small Business Week and we
48:34
won't know that small businesses are
48:36
truly the backbone of our community and
48:39
we just on behalf of the Chamber of
48:41
Commerce want to acknowledge that and
48:42
thank all of the wonderful business
48:45
owners that choose to do business in
48:46
Issaquah it makes it truly enjoyable for
48:49
all of us and I am here again tonight to
48:53
speak on behalf of the Board of
48:54
Directors and to share their message
48:57
with the City Council the greater is a
49:00
quad Chamber of Commerce
49:02
thanks the city and the City Council for
49:04
all you do as a pro business advocate
49:07
for economic vitality
49:08
in the region the chamber supports
49:10
business opportunities that meet the
49:12
vision of the central Issaquah plan and
49:14
enhance the economic vitality of our
49:17
community we support projects that
49:19
improve mobility enhance the look and
49:22
feel of our business districts and bring
49:24
in goods and service that add value to
49:26
our region in terms of brought in terms
49:28
of job growth and higher paying wages on
49:32
the agenda this evening is once again
49:34
the Gilman loft project at the request
49:37
of some of our members we have been
49:38
asking surrounded businesses city staff
49:41
and council members about the project
49:43
businesses agree that this intersection
49:46
is a problem and requires a solution
49:47
that will enhance pedestrian safety
49:49
while moving traffic through the system
49:52
as smoothly as possible it appears that
49:54
many of the surrounding businesses are
49:56
in favor of the intersection
49:57
improvements and that all indications
50:00
are that the proposed signal provides a
50:02
preferred solution we would like to
50:04
point out that the project is will also
50:07
provide much needed office space create
50:09
opportunity for business growth and
50:11
better paying jobs in addition we also
50:15
ask for Swift completion to the work
50:17
being done on the moratorium we don't
50:20
want to miss any opportunity to attract
50:23
businesses and jobs to our community
50:25
during this time of significant business
50:27
growth in the region on behalf of the
50:29
Board of Directors in the chamber of
50:31
commerce and all the businesses we
50:32
represent thank you again for your
50:34
commitment to our future respectfully
50:37
the greater is the club Chamber of
50:39
Commerce Thank You Kathy anyone else
50:42
desiring to speak this evening David
50:49
good evening David Kapler 255 southeast
50:53
Anders Street certainly supportive of
50:55
the three trails agreement you have
50:57
tonight and the emphasis by the council
51:01
to the Development Commission about
51:02
studying the interface with the trail
51:04
and the plaza and that kind of thing so
51:05
that's good
51:06
Lake tradition glad to see that we maybe
51:09
will get a paving job down up there that
51:12
soils underneath that road is pretty
51:16
suspect and I I think when we get into
51:22
that we
51:22
really need to make sure we don't
51:24
understand the soils under there and end
51:28
up having a failed road in months years
51:31
or whatever and if it means some extra
51:33
money or something doesn't get fully
51:36
paved because we deal with the road to
51:39
make sure it just doesn't turn to
51:40
asphalt potholes instead of gravel
51:42
potholes it'll be worth it good to hear
51:46
there's going to be some signage money
51:48
on the day before Earth Day I was up at
51:51
the working on invasive plants up there
51:53
for five hours and I couldn't believe
51:55
how many people were parking down by
51:57
i-90 and walking up the road some
52:00
because they didn't know what they were
52:01
doing and some forgot their passes or
52:04
didn't have passes but there is an
52:06
alternative trail there and needs to be
52:08
signed well and get people on not on
52:11
this walking on this road because the
52:12
speeds are going to dramatically change
52:14
speaking of speeds talus and the
52:18
Highlands have been very vocal about
52:20
speed issues it came up constantly in
52:22
the Berg's my night and it's got a lot
52:26
of people against the connection of the
52:29
road just because they are so fearful of
52:32
the speeds that they are already seeing
52:34
and it's a very legitimate concern not
52:38
to suggest that he should connect the
52:39
road one fault I felt in the Bergsma
52:45
situation the other night was the first
52:48
part was about connecting whether we
52:51
connect the road or not and then it was
52:52
a separate meeting separate topic
52:54
whether we do a development agreement
52:56
and what are the terms of that
52:58
development agreement or we do a
52:59
conventional plat there was no
53:01
information offered about a conventional
53:04
plat if it were a conventional plat and
53:06
not a development agreement how many
53:08
homes what we have what are the impacts
53:10
we had no idea there wasn't really
53:12
discussed at all and I'm generally of
53:16
quite a fan of development agreements
53:18
and I think they do a lot of good things
53:19
but still there was never that
53:22
comparison made and I don't think the
53:24
development Commission had the
53:27
information they should have had thank
53:31
you
53:33
thank you David anyone else disarmed to
53:37
speak this evening you can drop that off
53:42
with the clerk anyone else desiring to
53:44
speak yeah anyone else anyone else in
53:54
the audience desiring to speak with
53:56
evening seeing no one then audience
53:59
comments are closed and I would like to
54:02
thank everyone who has spoken this
54:05
evening for your giving of your time to
54:08
come and share your views with the
54:11
council with that will now move to
54:15
committee and regional reports beginning
54:18
with councilmember booties Thank You mr.
54:22
mayor
54:22
last week I attended the Keene County
54:25
Conservation District Board meeting and
54:31
we basically discussed at links there
54:34
was an urban forestry workgroup that the
54:38
board recommended to move forward with
54:41
their proposed work plan and this plan
54:44
focuses on tree canopy assessments
54:49
looking at this from the sound cities
54:52
associations overview the decision was
54:56
made to focus on tree canopy assessments
54:59
in South Qian County cities that this
55:02
was based on doing a lot of detailed
55:05
work and looking at maps on where this
55:07
has been done within King County and
55:09
there's very little that's been done
55:11
within South King County cities and I
55:14
just wanted to point out that this is
55:15
only for this year so it's a work plan
55:18
only for this year to encourage that
55:22
within South King counties cities and
55:24
then they'll be working on other other
55:27
areas
55:29
there was also an update on King
55:30
County's partnership with the wastewater
55:33
treatment plant and then some
55:37
information and overviews of some
55:40
absolutely amazing community gardens
55:42
that are that are going in all over
55:45
so that was a lot of fun also the
55:48
Eastside Human Services forum board will
55:51
meet May 17th at Bellevue City Hall and
55:55
that concludes my report
55:57
Thanks Thank You council member Ramos
56:01
thank you
56:04
the Infrastructure Committee met on 20th
56:08
of April confusing and we had four items
56:11
on our agenda first one with South Cove
56:13
pressure reducing valve and that's on
56:16
the agenda tonight so I'll talk more
56:17
about that later the second one third
56:19
one kind of came together a little bit I
56:21
asked to talk about sidewalks and
56:24
sidewalk codes rolling into Complete
56:26
Streets and some of the things we're
56:27
working on on that and so an interesting
56:30
came up with the sidewalk codes that
56:32
exist now or from 1964 and and there's
56:37
been some case law that has shown those
56:39
to probably not be what would be
56:40
effective nowadays so in that discussion
56:45
what I'm hoping is we can work on next
56:48
year is maybe we can get it on our
56:49
agenda to try to update our sidewalk
56:51
codes as part of next year's work plan
56:54
so we can have a consistent system that
56:57
we can work on and that came a lot from
56:59
Complete Streets by which which streets
57:01
who work and on what whose sidewalks are
57:02
we doing what where who has
57:04
responsibility the landowner the the
57:07
city etc so that's where we hopefully we
57:10
can get that cleared up next year and
57:12
we'll continue also working on the
57:14
Complete Streets policy and criteria
57:18
that we started you've seen somewhat and
57:19
some of our committee meetings and the
57:22
whole and continue working on that to
57:23
get a final policy back to the council
57:25
hopefully soon just want to share one
57:29
comment audience comment while we're
57:31
there was one of the because it's been a
57:33
discussion a few places old town is felt
57:38
was it hasn't felt with an E and
57:39
currently a number of folks wanted to
57:41
drop the e one of the audience comments
57:43
was they came and looked at the
57:45
definition of old versus old with an E
57:47
and they said old without thee is just
57:49
old and not really flattering at all but
57:52
with you have the e on it it means
57:54
quaint cute those kinds of things and
57:57
they really suggest that we keep the key
57:59
it's gonna bring Nana Oh bill thank you
58:02
for educating us I'm just passing a word
58:06
alone all right
58:07
and then the you know halftime was we
58:10
worked on the regional agenda which is
58:12
also coming back you're the committee's
58:13
working on that as well
58:16
I'm the 19th I attended the regional
58:21
transit committee meeting and I talked a
58:23
little bit about this last time I also
58:24
talked about leadership that they have
58:27
the their new plan Metro is a 1 Center
58:30
City plan that is being developed
58:32
because of all the changes coming into
58:35
downtown Seattle and the concern of
58:37
congestion that's already very serious
58:39
with buses trying to get through
58:40
downtown and and I'm concerned the
58:45
the sca caucus is concerned RTC we may
58:49
bring that to SVA as a whole to maybe
58:52
take a policy position on that what I
58:55
encourage is that I'd like to talk also
58:58
a leadership to how Metro come and talk
59:00
to us and give us a briefing on one
59:02
Center City plan because I think it's
59:04
not really to the benefit of the east
59:06
side as much as it is to getting buses
59:08
through downtown Seattle and the main
59:10
thing would probably be that a lot of
59:12
buses that people can get a one seat
59:14
right into Seattle and places like that
59:16
now will probably turn it to a two-seat
59:17
ride of having to transfer because the
59:20
buses won't be going through downtown
59:22
you're going to transfer to get
59:23
somewhere in downtown so that's not
59:25
beneficial to us so I like to follow up
59:28
with that and with you and Bob's even
59:31
get that on the agenda I kind of like to
59:32
have that and there will be a follow-up
59:35
meeting I'm going to go to on this yes
59:37
with that I think you're going to go to
59:38
also mayor today I went to my first
59:43
meeting of the equity and social justice
59:45
committee tied to king conservation
59:48
district the brand new committee just
59:49
starting we'll be looking at equity and
59:51
social justice issues on how the King
59:53
Conservation District is having their
59:56
programs as well as their internal
59:59
workings so equity and social justice is
1:00:02
high on the King County agenda and so
1:00:05
they've taken this as everything they do
1:00:07
has we looked at through an equity and
1:00:08
social justice I so I'll be leaving in a
1:00:11
today it's a new committee and
1:00:12
and we just had our first meeting just
1:00:14
get to start to lay the groundwork I
1:00:16
have more report on that as we go on the
1:00:20
on the 10th of May coming up
1:00:23
well my Emergency Management Advisory
1:00:26
Committee will be meeting and will
1:00:28
follow up on the grants and whose what
1:00:31
proposals are going to be funded with
1:00:33
the grants under emergency management
1:00:34
coming from federal government and then
1:00:37
on the 11th the Eastside Fire Rescue
1:00:39
Committee meeting I'll be attending as
1:00:41
well none of those have neither of those
1:00:43
have agendas yet and that concludes my
1:00:45
report
1:00:45
Thank You councilmember window-side
1:00:48
Thank You mr. mayor my only report is
1:00:49
regarding the Puget Sound Regional
1:00:52
Council's growth management policy board
1:00:53
our next meeting is this Thursday May
1:00:56
4th at 9:30 in doubt at PSR C
1:00:59
headquarters in downtown Seattle note
1:01:02
that that start time is 30 minutes
1:01:04
earlier than usual the key item on the
1:01:08
agenda there will be no action taken but
1:01:10
we will have a work session type
1:01:12
discussion about the alternatives being
1:01:15
proposed for the regional centers
1:01:18
framework alternatives to the tiered
1:01:20
system that that was recommended by the
1:01:23
working committee they recommended
1:01:24
potentially creating a tiered system of
1:01:26
regional centers there's been a lot of
1:01:29
discussion about that and a lot of
1:01:32
alternative ideas put forward my intent
1:01:35
is to summarize is to go through this
1:01:36
conversation and to get summary and
1:01:39
bring more because no action is being
1:01:41
taken and will happen in the future
1:01:44
I'll bring the key points of that
1:01:46
discussion back to this council so that
1:01:48
we can talk about it and I can get all
1:01:50
of your input regarding regarding our
1:01:55
interest in the direction that the the
1:01:58
tiered system goes that is my only
1:02:00
report this evening thank you that's all
1:02:03
my bro marks Thank You mr. mayor the
1:02:05
council services and Safety Committee
1:02:07
will be meeting next Tuesday May 9th at
1:02:10
6:30 p.m. here in council chambers the
1:02:13
agenda is still TBD some cities
1:02:14
association is then meeting the next
1:02:16
night Wednesday May 10th at 7 p.m. in
1:02:19
Renton city hall we have a number of
1:02:20
items there's only one action item and
1:02:23
it is appointments which are
1:02:25
non-controversial and then we have a
1:02:28
number of topics for discussions that I
1:02:31
will potentially be coming back to
1:02:32
report do you find folks here including
1:02:35
regional affordable housing strategy and
1:02:38
then to fundraising things that are both
1:02:43
potentially on the ballot this fall the
1:02:47
the renewal or expansion of the veteran
1:02:50
in human services levy which my
1:02:52
understanding is is there's some
1:02:55
question right now about whether it's
1:02:56
just going to be renewed or whether it's
1:02:58
can be expanded and then the cultural
1:03:00
access sales tax which my understanding
1:03:04
was there was some discussion on today
1:03:06
so is still an ongoing concern and
1:03:08
seeing how both of these two funding
1:03:10
requests look to shape up this fall is
1:03:13
an issue that I think all electeds in
1:03:15
King County will have a strong interest
1:03:18
in then GNPC growth management planning
1:03:22
council is Wednesday May 31st and the
1:03:25
regional 9-1-1 strategic plan scoping
1:03:27
leadership group will next meet Thursday
1:03:29
June 20th this concludes my report
1:03:31
Thank You councilmember Barber now
1:03:34
report this evening council member pauly
1:03:36
Thank You mr. mayor on Friday April 21st
1:03:42
I attended the chamber board meeting and
1:03:44
we had some updates from city manager
1:03:47
and my city administrator myself on the
1:03:49
moratorium and in particular also some
1:03:52
road closures around town both long-term
1:03:54
and short-term I attended the Eastside
1:03:57
Fire and Rescue Finance and
1:03:59
Administration Committee meeting on
1:04:00
April 26 headquarters we had two items
1:04:04
on our agenda we discussed fire chief
1:04:07
performance evaluation and compensation
1:04:09
this topic came back up after we had
1:04:12
reworked the fire chief's performance
1:04:15
evaluation review process this year
1:04:17
decided we needed to have a second
1:04:19
conversation about how to link that
1:04:20
through compensation so this is the work
1:04:22
I did and that's going to stay there for
1:04:23
a while as the committee reviews input
1:04:25
from its different partner organizations
1:04:27
the second thing was the discussion of
1:04:29
the Capitals facilities maintenance fund
1:04:31
this conversational gwon over several
1:04:34
meetings it's a pulling together of all
1:04:36
the old policies and procedures related
1:04:38
to how we do this plan
1:04:39
and taking a new look at them and
1:04:41
putting them together in a more
1:04:43
understandable manner so this work item
1:04:45
will also be coming back with some
1:04:47
policy questions that they'll be looking
1:04:49
for direction from our city at some
1:04:50
point in time and the cascade water
1:04:54
Alliance board meeting in Bellevue I
1:04:57
attended that last week missing the date
1:04:59
but I'm sure the mayor will talk about
1:05:01
it in his report that's all folks on
1:05:05
good luck thank you Landon Shore
1:05:07
committee meets this Thursday May 4th
1:05:09
6:30 p.m. here in Council Chambers on
1:05:12
the agenda our standing item currently
1:05:17
moratorium updates we also will be
1:05:19
discussing agenda bill 72 15 the ninth
1:05:22
major amendment to the Issaquah Hyland's
1:05:25
to party development agreement the
1:05:26
polycon proposal agenda bill 74 17 will
1:05:30
be next that's the companion first
1:05:33
amendment to the wash dot development
1:05:37
agreement which has to do with Park
1:05:38
Point all relates to the polygon
1:05:41
proposal also on the agenda agenda bill
1:05:44
7 1 1 0 when word flash Bergsma
1:05:46
development agreement which we heard a
1:05:48
little bit about tonight I would like to
1:05:50
let the public and fellow council
1:05:53
members know that the Burgman
1:05:55
development agreement will take at least
1:05:57
two meetings and we discussed that at
1:05:59
frame land and shore the plan is to are
1:06:02
my intent as a chair is to have there be
1:06:06
a presentation and an opportunity for
1:06:08
questions from the committee members as
1:06:11
I'm in comments from the public and then
1:06:14
come back at the meeting in June and
1:06:18
your answers to our questions and have
1:06:21
more discussion and if it's appropriate
1:06:22
at that time take action if we're not
1:06:24
ready then we're not ready but I just
1:06:26
wanted everybody to know that this is
1:06:28
not going to be a one meeting discussion
1:06:31
Genda bill 73 16 sustainable build an
1:06:35
action strategy we also will be
1:06:38
discussing next on the agenda vertical
1:06:41
mixed-use analysis that will be for
1:06:43
discussion and then also for discussion
1:06:45
is the end of certain development
1:06:48
agreements because they will be they are
1:06:51
nearing the end of their contract
1:06:53
lifespan that would be is violence and
1:06:55
Talas and that conclude my report thank
1:07:00
you for the mayor's report there will
1:07:02
not be an executive sessions evening on
1:07:05
April the 29th I was pleased to attend a
1:07:10
cert recognition and graduation ceremony
1:07:13
for our newest community emergency
1:07:16
response team members were fortunate to
1:07:19
live in a community that values disaster
1:07:23
preparedness where more than six hundred
1:07:25
of our neighbors have completed cert
1:07:28
training and are ready to lend a hand
1:07:31
during emergencies I'm pleased to share
1:07:35
with you that the state's 2017 to 2019
1:07:40
proposed transportation budget
1:07:44
accelerates the timeline for much-needed
1:07:47
upgrades to the i-90 s r18 interchange
1:07:51
as well as 1.5 million dollars for
1:07:55
improvements at our 900 / 12th Avenue
1:08:00
here in Issaquah also wash dot was
1:08:04
directed to look at the advisability of
1:08:08
a roundabout at sr 900 and Maple Valley
1:08:14
Road which might take some pressure off
1:08:18
the Squa Hobart Road as part of the
1:08:22
city's development moratorium work plan
1:08:25
my department services team is hosting
1:08:28
two community meetings about central
1:08:31
squad district visions first is 5:30 to
1:08:36
7:00 p.m. May 10th at the Atlas
1:08:39
apartments and the second is 5:30 to
1:08:43
7:00 p.m. a 17th at Pickering barn
1:08:47
please join us to share your vision for
1:08:52
central Issaquah we're working with
1:08:56
washed-out to prepare for the upcoming
1:08:58
peak shoulder lane project all
1:09:03
on Interstate 90 from Issaquah to east
1:09:06
gate as part of the public outreach our
1:09:10
agencies are planning to hold a
1:09:12
community meeting next month more
1:09:15
information will be available on the
1:09:17
city's website mystic wah-wah gov and on
1:09:23
April 21st I attended a sound Transit
1:09:26
board of directors transit oriented
1:09:28
development workshop to explore Sound
1:09:30
Transit's Tod work program in light of
1:09:33
the new state statutes and the st3 plan
1:09:37
and cascade water Alliance meeting board
1:09:44
meeting was held on April the 26 council
1:09:49
member pauly and myself attended that
1:09:52
meeting and we approved a number of
1:09:55
routine contracts and amended the 2017
1:09:59
budget by increasing the 2017 to 2023
1:10:03
CIP by two hundred and seventy five
1:10:06
thousand dollars we also received a
1:10:09
staff position presentation about
1:10:12
Cascades earthquake resilience workshop
1:10:15
which is scheduled for June the 6th 2017
1:10:20
in Bellevue and that concludes the
1:10:24
mayor's report I'm moving now to the
1:10:28
consent calendar I'd ask if the accounts
1:10:31
payable and payroll for May the 1st 2017
1:10:35
have been reviewed yeah thank you I
1:10:39
would now ask the city clerk to read the
1:10:42
consent calendar into the record the
1:10:45
consent calendar was distributed to
1:10:47
council in advance for study if
1:10:49
authorized council action will occur by
1:10:51
single motion regarding the following
1:10:52
items item a seeks approval of the
1:10:55
accounts payables in payroll of may
1:10:56
first items B and C seeks approval of
1:10:59
the minutes of the work session of April
1:11:01
10th in the regular meeting of April
1:11:03
17th item D a b7 1 1 0 windward Bergsma
1:11:07
development agreement seeks referral to
1:11:09
the council Landon Shore committee item
1:11:11
e a B 7 3 1-3 capital improvement plan
1:11:15
2018 through 2022
1:11:17
seeks referral to counsel committee work
1:11:20
session and the regular regular meeting
1:11:22
of June 5th for a public hearing item F
1:11:25
a b7 three one six sustainable building
1:11:28
action strategy seeks referral to the
1:11:30
council and in short committee item G a
1:11:33
B seven three three eight 2017 water
1:11:35
main rehabilitation project seeks to
1:11:38
award bid item H a B seven three four
1:11:41
one King County Animal Services
1:11:43
interlocal agreement seeks authorization
1:11:46
item I a B seven three four six
1:11:49
interagency agreement with mountains to
1:11:51
sound tradition lake seeks authorization
1:11:54
item J a B seven four one three Eastside
1:11:57
Fire and Rescue interlocal agreement
1:11:59
seeks referral to council services and
1:12:01
Safety Committee item K a B seven four
1:12:04
one seven first amendment to wash dot
1:12:07
development agreement and development
1:12:09
agreement with polygon Northwest seeks
1:12:11
referral to the council an inshore
1:12:13
committee this concludes the reading
1:12:15
thank you there's any council member
1:12:17
desire to remove any item from consent
1:12:20
calendar for separate consideration
1:12:24
council president Goodman I move to
1:12:27
adopt the consent calendar as presented
1:12:30
okay moved and seconded
1:12:33
all those in favor signify by saying aye
1:12:35
aye those opposed that carries
1:12:38
unanimously
1:12:39
moving now to regular business the first
1:12:42
item under regular business is agenda
1:12:46
bill 7:07 to Central Park pad 1
1:12:51
construction and to provide an update on
1:12:55
that project is the director of Parks
1:13:00
and Recreation jeff Watling but you got
1:13:05
it up there whoa
1:13:06
yes mayor thank you good evening council
1:13:10
sorry I'll choked up this item is on the
1:13:14
agenda tonight as a referral to services
1:13:17
and safety next Tuesday the 9th given
1:13:23
the discussion so that we had last
1:13:25
December during the budget the
1:13:27
complexities of this project and the
1:13:29
bids we wanted
1:13:30
provide you a quick overview and a
1:13:32
little bit of a review of the work and
1:13:36
now that we've opened bids to refresh
1:13:39
what our discussion was last December
1:13:41
and how we're preparing to have this
1:13:43
discussion next Tuesday potential award
1:13:47
of this bid later in May would allow for
1:13:50
completion of this 2013 park bond
1:13:54
project the project addresses current
1:13:58
and future athletic field capacity needs
1:14:01
by converting the existing grass
1:14:06
baseball field and delighted multi-use
1:14:08
synthetic turf the estimated hours the
1:14:11
estimated annual hours of available use
1:14:14
will increase fourfold from about 500
1:14:17
hours a year to a little over
1:14:19
conservatively speaking a little over
1:14:21
2,000 hours a year that's just one
1:14:24
example of a really good return on the
1:14:26
investment so disappointing those though
1:14:29
that I'll highlight in this is as we
1:14:32
open bids those bids came in higher than
1:14:35
been our estimates this is not unlike
1:14:38
what other Eastside cities and King
1:14:42
County cities are certainly experiencing
1:14:47
when we last met when we had this
1:14:49
discussion in December if you recall
1:14:51
even then as we were looking at how to
1:14:53
accomplish and really balance
1:14:55
accomplishing the the park bond
1:14:57
commitment but certainly doing in a
1:14:59
fiscally responsible way consensus was
1:15:02
reached through our discussions that we
1:15:03
would phase this pad one project and you
1:15:06
recall a bulk of that phase phasing
1:15:08
strategy was to take advantage of
1:15:10
existing parking existing paved areas to
1:15:13
create parking rather than building
1:15:16
doing full build-out of the parking lot
1:15:17
allow that to happen when pad four is
1:15:20
done in that consensus we agreed to
1:15:22
proceed with final design and permitting
1:15:24
which we have been doing through this
1:15:27
first quarter also those consensus
1:15:30
reached to create some bid alternatives
1:15:33
to some of the key elements of this
1:15:35
project to again give ourselves some
1:15:36
flexibility if you remember and I'll go
1:15:39
through the list here on the next slide
1:15:40
what some of those bid alternates were
1:15:44
certainly some priority commitments but
1:15:46
again flexibility is an important
1:15:47
approach to to this we also in that
1:15:51
discussion had the conversation in the
1:15:54
acknowledgement that additional funding
1:15:55
would likely be needed but rather than
1:15:58
trying to identify what that is based on
1:16:00
cost estimate we agreed to proceed with
1:16:03
bid bid Awards so we could have that
1:16:07
discussion and look at those bid
1:16:09
alternates with real numbers with actual
1:16:11
bid numbers as our information just to
1:16:16
highlight a little bit the layout of the
1:16:19
bid the layout of the project itself the
1:16:24
base the base project really is a bulk
1:16:27
of this bulk of this work if you
1:16:29
remember from our discussion in December
1:16:31
we looked at our existing revenues and
1:16:33
asked ourselves that question what could
1:16:34
we get done with existing revenues that
1:16:37
we had that really made up and comprised
1:16:40
what we're hoping would be the base of
1:16:42
this project that base really included
1:16:45
the the athletic field itself the
1:16:47
conversion the new synthetic turf and
1:16:49
the lighting it also included some work
1:16:52
that we would need to do for the interim
1:16:54
parking spaces I'll note on this you'll
1:16:58
see in parentheses with a couple of
1:16:59
these it's a KC da another strategy that
1:17:03
we took as we proceeded with this
1:17:05
project and design is we have been a
1:17:07
member of a co-op case EDA for a number
1:17:11
of decades
1:17:12
KC da goes out on behalf of cities and
1:17:15
school districts bids out materials they
1:17:18
have done a bid process for synthetic
1:17:20
turf as well as athletic field lighting
1:17:23
so as a way and a means of buying direct
1:17:26
and saving ourselves some money we're
1:17:28
purchasing the turf from KC da as well
1:17:32
through KC da you'll see as a base bid
1:17:36
we had the metal-halide lights where the
1:17:38
for the traditional historical
1:17:42
technology through KC da we've also
1:17:44
through KC da gotten a bid at price for
1:17:47
those LED lights as we're looking at the
1:17:50
options once we had the base bid in
1:17:54
place we created what ended up being 4l
1:17:58
you'll see option one there is the LED
1:18:00
lights that's not a bit alternate but it
1:18:02
will as our discussions ensue with you
1:18:04
and with services and safety that will
1:18:07
really be the first option we look at
1:18:09
but it'll really be rather than a bit
1:18:11
alternate choosing which which invoice
1:18:14
we want to go with with the K CDA
1:18:16
purchase the other alternates really
1:18:18
started to fall in place from our
1:18:20
discussion in December the road safety
1:18:23
improvements this is the discussion we
1:18:25
had on Central Park Lane we have some
1:18:27
parking spaces that are really
1:18:29
functionally not working well and so
1:18:32
this would expand those parking spaces
1:18:34
by 2 feet to add much more functionality
1:18:38
and really address a historico l--
1:18:42
challenging issue there at the park the
1:18:44
other alternatives as we discussed the
1:18:46
picnic shelter we separated as an alt we
1:18:49
then took amenities some of the
1:18:51
amenities and separated those into what
1:18:54
we felt were two relatively logical
1:18:55
alternatives to again give ourselves
1:18:58
some some flexibility as we've received
1:19:02
bids and have a discussion on scope of
1:19:04
this project so we opened bids
1:19:08
last Wednesday the 26th two bids were
1:19:11
received
1:19:14
unfortunately the apparent low bid not
1:19:17
by a lot but the apparent low bid had a
1:19:19
calculation error and ended up
1:19:22
withdrawing their bid due to that
1:19:24
calculation error on their final bid
1:19:26
sheet looking comparatively though at
1:19:30
those two bids to to put that
1:19:32
calculation incorrectly in correctly to
1:19:37
look at it they were within about less
1:19:40
than 5% of each other two point seven
1:19:43
seven million dollar bid and a two point
1:19:45
six four million dollar bid as I said
1:19:48
earlier unfortunately these numbers are
1:19:50
above our estimate we're in process as
1:19:54
we did this on Wednesday of continuing
1:19:56
to analyze why that is it appears that a
1:19:59
bulk of these increased costs are within
1:20:04
the base bid but again we'll know more
1:20:07
as we're working with the designer on
1:20:09
this
1:20:11
in the end looking at rough order
1:20:14
magnitude in December if you recall we
1:20:16
were looking at these bid alternates
1:20:18
needing to be likely in the range of
1:20:21
about four hundred and fifteen thousand
1:20:22
dollars of additional funding we would
1:20:24
need to identify these bids represent
1:20:28
about a eight hundred thousand dollar
1:20:31
increase from that so we're going to
1:20:33
need to have some very critical
1:20:34
conversation as we go into services and
1:20:37
safety next week real quickly with
1:20:40
schedule here we are tonight services
1:20:42
and safety on Tuesday pending that
1:20:43
discussion we're scheduled now to come
1:20:46
back to you on the 15th for potential
1:20:51
award or continued discussion as we
1:20:55
looked at framing what these options are
1:20:58
and really trying to set some of these
1:21:01
policy questions for services and safety
1:21:04
our approach will be looking at really
1:21:06
three buckets of options the first one
1:21:08
would be what would it look like to
1:21:09
reject these bids and rebid what is that
1:21:13
what is the climate like is that
1:21:15
advantageous to us or not
1:21:17
looking at the pros cons and trade-offs
1:21:19
of that that second bucket looking at
1:21:22
awarding the bid really takes various
1:21:24
forms and as we're working on the staff
1:21:26
memo and work through the discussion
1:21:27
next Tuesday we'll look through what it
1:21:30
would what it would look like to award
1:21:32
the base in any variety of all or
1:21:35
portion of those bid alternates and what
1:21:37
that does and what the pros and cons are
1:21:39
for that another option that we'll
1:21:42
explore from a pro/con standpoint is
1:21:44
what would it look like to reject the
1:21:46
bids and rebid at a future date what
1:21:49
might that gain us what might not that
1:21:51
gain us what risks are involved there so
1:21:57
that really is an overview I think in
1:22:01
closing I would just add a contextual
1:22:04
piece a little bit as we're looking
1:22:06
ahead it's pretty clear in our work
1:22:08
these last couple of months in this
1:22:10
first part of the year as we wrap up
1:22:12
confluence park phase two here in the
1:22:15
coming weeks as we are preparing this
1:22:18
bid discussion for Central Park these
1:22:20
are two the last two remaining 2013 Park
1:22:23
bond topics so they
1:22:24
really been a lot of our focus these
1:22:27
last year while we're doing this work
1:22:29
though excited to say that the park
1:22:31
strategic plan effort continues to
1:22:34
unfold we've wrapped up the listen &
1:22:36
Learn session and and I just say that in
1:22:38
context that that's going to certainly
1:22:39
help us identify and prioritize what the
1:22:42
next set of investments throughout the
1:22:44
entire parks trails and open space
1:22:46
system will look like and help position
1:22:48
us for really what will become a cycle
1:22:51
of site-specific capital projects and
1:22:54
also looking into the future on what his
1:22:56
next series of investments will be
1:22:59
throughout our our park system
1:23:01
so with that questions are there
1:23:04
questions councilmember marks so I think
1:23:14
that in terms of this coming back to
1:23:19
services I am curious what factors or
1:23:26
criteria or questions my fellow council
1:23:29
members that are not on services will
1:23:32
have about this for us to inquire about
1:23:36
and ruminate on and consider Jeff didn't
1:23:41
put up but basically I think that the
1:23:44
total numbers weren't they the original
1:23:46
was grand total was at 3.7 3.7 is what
1:23:51
we have in revenues right now yes right
1:23:53
so about 3.7 we were talking about 400
1:23:56
adoptions so about 4.1 now we're saying
1:23:59
we're going to need about 4.2 for the
1:24:02
core package based on the bids and maybe
1:24:05
650 for the options for grand total of
1:24:09
4.85
1:24:10
so one way to think about it is the
1:24:13
monies that we were sort of thinking
1:24:14
about is options would need to go
1:24:19
towards the core and then we'd need to
1:24:21
come up with more money for the for the
1:24:22
option so I'm really my hope this
1:24:25
evening is I'm not sure process wise how
1:24:27
it goes but I'm hearing what concerns my
1:24:30
fellow council members have for us to us
1:24:33
to discharge our duties and services
1:24:35
remember Paulie that's a great question
1:24:38
I'm glad you're asking us ahead of time
1:24:40
I'll go back to her budget talks in the
1:24:42
fall and we spent a lot of time on how
1:24:46
this number was going to work and
1:24:47
breakdown and I think concern I've
1:24:50
always had with our parks estimating and
1:24:55
and where we're going to go with this is
1:24:56
that we have a limited amount of money
1:24:58
in the mitigation fund and we don't have
1:25:00
the strategic plan done yet and so I
1:25:02
don't want to see the mitigation fund
1:25:05
used as a bank again because we have not
1:25:08
actually finished that strategic plan
1:25:10
and we don't know what we're not getting
1:25:11
when we spend it down on other things
1:25:13
and so that's a big heavy lift I'm not
1:25:16
really sure how you guys going to deal
1:25:17
with it but that was a concern that was
1:25:19
pretty pretty thoroughly talked about it
1:25:23
to budget session October Ramos
1:25:28
yeah similar so if I can kind of recap
1:25:31
you the original quest was about a
1:25:34
million dollars out of mitigation fund
1:25:35
and it looks like about a million more
1:25:37
so about two million dollars additional
1:25:39
than what I think we're originally set
1:25:42
up if I'm trying to keep that in
1:25:43
perspective and I'm about right and I
1:25:46
can send you some more comments as I
1:25:48
look at this a little more closer you
1:25:49
know before you meet it services and
1:25:51
safety but you're talking some serious
1:25:54
money here and not knowing where that's
1:25:56
coming from and that's that's a big
1:25:58
concern
1:26:04
any other questions at this time for the
1:26:09
chair of services and safety so this was
1:26:14
under regular business for referral and
1:26:18
so would you like to make a motion I
1:26:23
think I think my council never came
1:26:26
right as a referral system like to refer
1:26:28
agenda bill 70-72 to the may 9 2007 teen
1:26:32
council services and Safety Committee
1:26:33
for review and recommendation returning
1:26:36
to the full council on May 15 2017 okay
1:26:41
it has been moved and seconded
1:26:45
additional discussions or questions
1:26:47
councilmember almost um yeah I just like
1:26:50
to think you Jeff and involved and so
1:26:54
forth for bringing this to our attention
1:26:56
right now to have some time to talk
1:26:58
about this to digest it as services work
1:27:01
on it so it's not hitting us cold you
1:27:04
know two weeks from now so I really
1:27:05
appreciate the process that would this
1:27:07
happen because this is a big decision
1:27:08
and and the more time we have to look at
1:27:10
it the more touches we have the better
1:27:12
decision we're going to have so thank
1:27:13
you and councilmember booties
1:27:18
Jeff I was just going to ask him you
1:27:20
send your presentation over so we can
1:27:23
take a look at it before absolutely yeah
1:27:26
yep and all those in favor of referring
1:27:36
the agenda bill to the body find it here
1:27:42
agenda bill seven zero seven two to the
1:27:45
May ninth council services had Safety
1:27:48
Committee for review and recommendation
1:27:50
returning to the full Council on May 15
1:27:53
2017 signify by saying aye aye those
1:27:56
opposed that carries unanimously
1:28:00
moving now to agenda bill
1:28:10
seven to one nine Gilman's loft three
1:28:15
trails development agreement and I see
1:28:21
development services director Keith
1:28:23
Niven at plaza podium this is returning
1:28:28
to the council after a motion previous
1:28:39
motion was was to lay action on this to
1:28:46
this council meeting you have some
1:28:51
introductory remarks Keith I do Thank
1:28:56
You mr. mayor Keith Niven economic
1:28:58
development and development services
1:29:00
director for the city of Issaquah so as
1:29:03
as you covered in a quick summary this
1:29:07
agenda bill has been before the council
1:29:10
for decision twice so far and has been
1:29:13
postponed twice once for some additional
1:29:17
information to be provided to the City
1:29:20
Council and once because our councils a
1:29:23
little short-handed one evening so so
1:29:25
there is an existing motion on on the
1:29:28
floor and and that make it amended
1:29:31
tonight based on some of the information
1:29:33
so I thought I would do a quick
1:29:35
presentation you've heard from a number
1:29:37
of interested businesses in the chamber
1:29:41
who have talked about this particular
1:29:42
agenda bill I believe you also received
1:29:45
an email today from the Cascade Bicycle
1:29:47
Club
1:29:48
so I want to make sure that we recognize
1:29:50
that so the proposal is to execute a
1:29:53
development agreement to allow
1:29:54
four-story 60,000 plus or minus square
1:29:57
foot mixed-use project to move forward
1:29:59
during the moratorium the reasons why
1:30:02
the applicant has asked for this
1:30:04
development agreement is there's the
1:30:06
opportunity for some cost savings while
1:30:08
they are out there doing construction
1:30:10
within Gilman and they also are looking
1:30:14
for some investment surety right now
1:30:17
they have an investor for the Gilman
1:30:18
lofts project as you heard from mr.
1:30:20
power
1:30:22
earlier this evening they also have
1:30:25
funding to do a single story retail
1:30:27
building in this location and so they're
1:30:30
just wanting to move forward with one
1:30:31
project or another so they have asked a
1:30:34
partner with the city and the
1:30:35
construction of the three trails
1:30:36
signalized intersection of gilman as
1:30:40
we've talked about previously that
1:30:43
signalized intersection will improve
1:30:45
access for pedestrians and bicycles
1:30:47
wanting to cross Gilman in this location
1:30:49
it's improved vehicular access from
1:30:52
juniper to Gilman and it does not
1:30:55
decrease access to other Northside
1:30:57
businesses which might otherwise be
1:30:59
impacted by C curb which we talked about
1:31:01
earlier the project site is located on
1:31:05
this map
1:31:06
it's basically Picacho restaurant is
1:31:09
right here the automotive center as we
1:31:13
heard from testimony this evening it's
1:31:15
located right here this is Gilman and
1:31:18
this is the King County trail right here
1:31:20
juniper is right here so summarizing
1:31:26
traffic with traffic signal the inner
1:31:29
the overall intersection level of
1:31:31
service is B currently and then moves to
1:31:35
D which is the city standard in 2030
1:31:38
although C curbing will be installed
1:31:41
Northside Gilman properties will be able
1:31:43
to access Gilman at the new traffic
1:31:46
signal due to the fact that there's
1:31:48
surplus right away on the north side of
1:31:50
Gilman pedestrian and bicycle crossing
1:31:53
of Gilman is significantly improved and
1:31:55
without the signal C curbing will be
1:31:58
installed pursuant to the current permit
1:32:02
so I'm not going to read all this unless
1:32:04
you want me to but in the agenda bill
1:32:08
there's a there's a revision to to the
1:32:13
provisions for both urban design and
1:32:14
architectural fit this came out of the
1:32:17
last council conversation and if I were
1:32:20
to read all this what you would see is
1:32:22
that the applicant has agreed to have
1:32:26
their project be reviewed either by
1:32:29
design guidelines that are prepared by
1:32:32
the cities and consultant that's working
1:32:34
on central Issaquah plan
1:32:35
architectural fit and urban design or if
1:32:38
those guidelines are not ready for
1:32:40
review of a project that they would
1:32:43
actually submit their proposal to our
1:32:45
consultant to provide a review as part
1:32:48
of the DC process so that's where I'm
1:32:51
going to stop tonight unless you all
1:32:53
have questions and I do have traffic
1:32:56
folks to help me out if I need them
1:32:58
sitting in the back row so as a reminder
1:33:01
the motion on the floor as to buy
1:33:04
council president Goodman and seconded
1:33:06
by councilmember Polly was to approve
1:33:09
resolution number 2017 to 0-3 approving
1:33:14
the Gilman lost three-tail free trails
1:33:17
development agreement and direct the
1:33:20
finance director to include three
1:33:21
hundred and seventy five thousand
1:33:23
dollars in a subsequent 2017 budget
1:33:26
amendment utilizing seventy five
1:33:29
thousand dollars from the mitigation
1:33:31
fund and three hundred thousand dollars
1:33:33
from the general fund that is the motion
1:33:40
on the floor that's what we think
1:33:45
goodbye thank you so what you have up
1:33:49
here for the urban design architectural
1:33:50
fit the revisions that are reflected in
1:33:53
the development agreement that's in the
1:33:55
packet tonight thank you very much um
1:33:57
this the motion that's on the floor
1:34:02
would encompass these changes it would
1:34:05
not so there's an alternate motion if
1:34:07
you see in the agenda bill it's actually
1:34:10
listed at the end of the update section
1:34:13
and if you would like I can read it for
1:34:16
you if you can't find it found it
1:34:19
okay I found it in Fred's packet I would
1:34:23
move to amend resolution number twenty
1:34:26
1703 approving the Gilman lofts three
1:34:29
trails development agreement by
1:34:30
replacing Exhibit A to the resolution
1:34:32
with the revised development agreement
1:34:34
dated April 25th 2017 exhibit K second
1:34:38
moved and seconded there
1:34:41
is an amendment on the floor discussion
1:34:45
on the amendment councilmember Polly you
1:34:47
mr. mayor um keep it they're not all
1:34:50
actually one other change to the
1:34:52
language having to do with the trail
1:34:56
connection and they're not a third one
1:34:59
that we might want to highlight yes so
1:35:02
we we also find that so we included so
1:35:21
so the way that the trail section reads
1:35:23
right now in the in the revised Exhibit
1:35:26
A it says that design of the plaza will
1:35:31
be let's see it's part of the land use
1:35:33
permit the development and the city will
1:35:35
the developer in the city will work to
1:35:37
provide an engaging edge for pedestrians
1:35:40
and bicycles in the form of a Plaza on
1:35:43
the proposal site which will allow the
1:35:46
project to interface with the trail and
1:35:48
will provide an attractive edge for the
1:35:49
project the design of the plaza will be
1:35:51
consistent with and reviewed against the
1:35:53
plaza standards section thirteen point
1:35:56
five that's out of the central Issaquah
1:35:58
standards as well as any design
1:36:01
guidelines or standards draft or final
1:36:03
prepared by the city CIP central
1:36:05
Issaquah plan consultant as part of the
1:36:07
2016-2017 development moratorium so we
1:36:11
also included looking at the plaza piece
1:36:13
so that would it be incorporated into
1:36:15
the urban design component that's up on
1:36:18
the screen right now but we specifically
1:36:20
talked about the interface between
1:36:22
because it's an off-site improvement
1:36:24
technically working that specifically
1:36:27
yes were there any other edits beside
1:36:30
that or those are good those are the two
1:36:32
in the last version we also had included
1:36:34
a piece on the bus stop which is section
1:36:37
4.4
1:36:47
yes I think that's of significance I
1:36:50
think those were the only amendments and
1:36:52
then a final question on budget if
1:36:54
that's okay so this is asking for the
1:36:57
council to approve an additional
1:36:59
authorization of three hundred and some
1:37:02
thousand dollars with that included in
1:37:04
the 2017 budget or is that a new ask
1:37:07
it's a new ask and how would we
1:37:12
I would we know that we can actually
1:37:14
afford to do that our finance directors
1:37:17
here I would I would ask her if she's
1:37:24
comfortable yielding that question Bob
1:37:27
oh yeah Bobby to top the next report
1:37:30
will actually be from the finance
1:37:31
director and if you look at that see
1:37:36
page 426 of your packet they see the
1:37:40
fund balance there and the growth of
1:37:43
that we've got you read that I can't
1:37:45
read it
1:37:46
oh yeah seventeen million eighty eight
1:37:50
thousand nine hundred fifty-eight and
1:37:53
then what's the cash man that's six
1:37:56
million one hundred sixteen thousand 186
1:37:59
so there's about an eleven million
1:38:01
dollar difference between what the
1:38:03
council policy is on fund balance and
1:38:05
what we actually have to the positive so
1:38:08
there would be we would suggest that the
1:38:10
funds would come out of that ending fund
1:38:12
balance for the year that is not a
1:38:15
different hash fund balance than we
1:38:18
estimated we were going to have we were
1:38:22
making decisions in December so a
1:38:25
healthier position I were to healthier
1:38:27
position I'm sure the finance director
1:38:29
when she does report maybe understand
1:38:34
any additional questions or discussion
1:38:36
on the amendment
1:38:38
council member Ramos okay I would buy
1:38:41
all go ahead I'm not giving a minute
1:38:46
okay last time we were discussing this
1:38:51
there was conversations about the
1:38:54
traffic study
1:38:56
whether or not an intersection was
1:38:58
really justified or not now I think I
1:39:01
see some additional information a letter
1:39:04
dated just a late in April from our
1:39:08
consultants regarding this is the one
1:39:11
from TSI where I'm going to quote from
1:39:16
part of the letter it says the
1:39:19
additional p.m. peak our trips do not
1:39:21
require the construction of a traffic
1:39:23
signal or any additional traffic control
1:39:26
letter measures beyond the already
1:39:27
conditioned sea curb so I believe I
1:39:33
understand the intent of this but and so
1:39:38
I'll take a I'll take a swing at that
1:39:40
and please correct me but and I think my
1:39:43
colleague councilman Ramos mentioned
1:39:46
last asked a very good question
1:39:48
why why is the city considering any
1:39:54
funding for this intersection if indeed
1:39:57
the development warranted a intersection
1:40:01
being Sun lighted intersection be
1:40:02
constructed and installed due to the
1:40:06
impacts due to the development than they
1:40:08
should bear the cost of that and and so
1:40:13
not sure if it was put in the packet
1:40:15
explicitly but based upon this message
1:40:18
and the date of it and how it followed
1:40:20
our last one I think this is the intent
1:40:23
is to is that we have a professional
1:40:25
opinion that even the lofts proposal
1:40:32
which who says it says here will
1:40:35
generate 19 more trips than the original
1:40:37
proposal which was already vested which
1:40:40
was the tire superstore that that
1:40:43
because it doesn't generate an
1:40:44
intersection if we want an intersection
1:40:46
and the developer is willing to build
1:40:48
the intersection for the reasons that
1:40:50
are covered within this this but you've
1:40:52
already mentioned tonight that this is
1:40:54
this is the piece that says yeah if we
1:40:56
want it it's that it is it makes sense
1:41:02
that we pay for part of it
1:41:04
because it's above and beyond what is
1:41:06
actually required by the development
1:41:08
could you respond to that
1:41:10
yes councilman were winners tonight
1:41:12
that's exactly what that is saying and
1:41:14
and so what we believe is that the lofts
1:41:18
project does not trip all of the
1:41:21
warrants to generate the requirement for
1:41:24
a traffic light in this location but
1:41:27
because the applicant sees the benefit
1:41:29
of having a traffic light and because we
1:41:32
also have in our adopted plans a traffic
1:41:36
light in this location it's an
1:41:37
opportunity for a partnership for where
1:41:41
the city could potentially get a one
1:41:43
point four million dollar asset for 375
1:41:47
that's that's I think what we're talking
1:41:50
about and so I'm just wondering if we
1:41:57
strayed a little bit there is an
1:41:58
amendment on the floor that we have not
1:42:01
acted on and it seems like the
1:42:04
discussion right now would be on a
1:42:08
motion itself so I'm going to call for a
1:42:13
vote on the amendment and then begin
1:42:15
discussion so all those in favor for
1:42:18
proving the amendment to amend the
1:42:22
resolution well I just wanted to maybe
1:42:28
one last call for council members who
1:42:30
have questions or comments about the
1:42:31
amendment just let's just be clear
1:42:34
before we vote no what about the
1:42:37
amendment okay making sure without
1:42:43
repeating all of the words in the
1:42:45
amendment I all those in favor of the
1:42:49
amendment to the main motion signify by
1:42:52
saying aye aye those opposed that
1:42:55
carries unanimously
1:42:57
now discussion on the amended motion
1:42:59
councilmember urbarts
1:43:01
I want to thank my fellow council
1:43:03
members for deferring this I was one of
1:43:06
the two council members who was out sick
1:43:08
two weeks ago thank you very much as my
1:43:12
fellow council members now I'm very
1:43:14
excited about this project I feel it's
1:43:17
it's well worth considering it despite
1:43:21
the moratorium that we have right now
1:43:23
this
1:43:23
the sort of living wage jobs that I have
1:43:27
been focused on for eight years so I'm
1:43:30
very excited I'm excited that the
1:43:32
administration came back the last
1:43:33
meeting with a quite a bit of the
1:43:36
information that my fellow council
1:43:38
members had requested in regards to
1:43:40
traffic and the role of the trail in
1:43:44
regards to the to the project so I
1:43:46
continue to be excited and look forward
1:43:48
to supporting this deceiving
1:43:51
councilmember Paddy's so I would like to
1:43:55
echo what
1:43:57
councilmember marks just talked about I
1:44:00
with this particular project I very much
1:44:04
liked the project in the beginning I
1:44:06
think that having the office space in
1:44:09
retail is something that's very needed
1:44:12
in the central Issaquah core i sat on
1:44:16
Landon Shore through the committee
1:44:18
meetings and it was became a difficult
1:44:21
decision for a couple different reasons
1:44:23
one was looking at approving a
1:44:26
development agreement during the
1:44:28
moratorium and we've talked a lot about
1:44:30
the community benefit and what the bar
1:44:33
of the community benefit is and so I
1:44:36
really needed to focus in and try to
1:44:39
look at that community benefit bar and
1:44:43
also the signalized intersection and the
1:44:46
traffic flow the impacts to juniper and
1:44:49
Gilman I very much appreciate all the
1:44:52
additional information that staff has
1:44:54
brought forward in regard to the traffic
1:44:58
flow the level of service the
1:45:00
architectural fit and review and all of
1:45:04
this information has enabled me to to be
1:45:07
able to continue to support this project
1:45:09
I see the community benefit for a few
1:45:12
different reasons the trail connectivity
1:45:15
the pedestrian safety the car safety
1:45:19
accessing Gilman from juniper and
1:45:22
Rainier the traffic flow studies and the
1:45:26
focus on future level of service was
1:45:28
really important to me and the agreement
1:45:32
now to use the architectural
1:45:35
and urban design draft language was all
1:45:39
very helpful and again I just wanted to
1:45:42
reiterate that the decision tonight is
1:45:43
not whether something will be built on
1:45:47
this property but what will be built on
1:45:50
this property so the single-story
1:45:52
surface parking with with the C curb
1:45:56
we've heard a lot of feedback from
1:45:58
business owners about the impact or
1:46:02
much-needed office space that after
1:46:06
three years on economic vitality we we
1:46:08
talk a lot about being able to to supply
1:46:11
that I see that the the fit within the
1:46:16
central Issaquah plan and the
1:46:18
signalization and all of the other
1:46:20
reasons i've talked about to me it does
1:46:23
meet the community bar councilmember
1:46:29
Olmos
1:46:30
yes I'd like to say first to start that
1:46:33
I I support the concept of this project
1:46:35
and where we're heading with it and in
1:46:37
the signal and so forth I still have a
1:46:39
concern from the last council meeting
1:46:40
and I don't know as I've would have
1:46:44
convince anybody otherwise but I think
1:46:45
my concerns are valid and in this
1:46:48
process I do feel that the Issaquah is
1:46:52
paying maybe more than we should be if
1:46:55
you look at I think we're just getting
1:46:57
confusing apples and oranges a little
1:46:58
bit the the original permit that
1:47:01
required to see curb and we can discuss
1:47:03
what a C curve was was a good decision
1:47:05
or not but it it was made now when we
1:47:08
reopen the project because of change of
1:47:12
conditions then not only developer gets
1:47:15
reopen the project but the city gets to
1:47:16
reopen the project and look at our
1:47:18
requirements and the C curve is
1:47:20
something that is detrimental to the
1:47:22
neighboring businesses and I just don't
1:47:24
believe that we should ever as a city
1:47:26
require some mitigation for a new
1:47:28
business that is detrimental to existing
1:47:30
business and that decision you know I
1:47:34
just don't agree with originally but now
1:47:36
and we would have to live with it but at
1:47:37
this point we have a chance to open that
1:47:39
up and rediscover C curb doesn't work
1:47:45
because it technically may work traffic
1:47:47
wise for this project to have
1:47:49
the minimum safety requirement it
1:47:51
doesn't meet the whole city requirement
1:47:54
which is more than just a traffic
1:47:55
engineer would look at which says
1:47:57
there's detriment to the people
1:47:59
neighboring you for this requirement so
1:48:01
we may have to go to a higher one than
1:48:03
maybe just a traffic count would do so
1:48:05
that's that's what bothers me
1:48:07
and and it sounds like people are
1:48:09
selling this because the developer is
1:48:12
putting up a million dollars but we're
1:48:14
doing this in a rush so they can save
1:48:15
money on their installation because
1:48:18
they're doing other work at the same
1:48:19
time also they're getting full credit
1:48:21
for their mitigation fees on this and so
1:48:23
again there's a lot of things that for
1:48:26
me the math doesn't add up
1:48:27
that I think we could have gotten a much
1:48:29
better the same project without the city
1:48:33
having to put up as much money and
1:48:34
that's the only thing that concerns me
1:48:35
about that and because the decisions
1:48:39
being made right now that we're going to
1:48:41
form that partnership and now as the
1:48:44
developer has changed his mind on what
1:48:46
they're proposing right now from before
1:48:48
they haven't applied for that in the
1:48:50
reality and they could change their mind
1:48:52
again before they actually apply for
1:48:54
something it'd be as development and
1:48:55
where are we agreed to that partnership
1:48:57
we don't have the facts yet until they
1:48:59
apply for the permit and go through a
1:49:00
new SEPA process in that process and
1:49:02
what they're doing we don't know what
1:49:05
the requirements would be so we're
1:49:08
making agreement now to partner in
1:49:09
something that maybe we maybe be a good
1:49:11
thing and this is the perfect thing but
1:49:13
maybe we would have to pay less or none
1:49:15
at all and that's the thing that bothers
1:49:17
me it's a decision before all the facts
1:49:19
are in and and so I'm kind of in a
1:49:22
quandary because I don't want the
1:49:24
c-curve I wanted to keep going but I
1:49:26
still don't think we got the best deal
1:49:29
out of this and I think there's some
1:49:30
city money that could have been spent
1:49:31
otherwise and we have a lot of other
1:49:33
traffic things to spend things on so
1:49:35
that's what worries me about this thank
1:49:37
you thank you very long term mr. mayor
1:49:43
thank you very much I'm going to
1:49:46
dovetail on both the previous two
1:49:48
council members talking points because
1:49:50
they're great and I have them on my list
1:49:52
as well but I take it from a slightly
1:49:54
different angle this was this was brutal
1:49:57
project to look at brutal for the
1:50:00
applicant and really difficult for land
1:50:02
or this project was already being
1:50:06
discussed before we did the moratorium
1:50:08
moratorium just threw a monkey wrench in
1:50:11
really unfortunate and council was
1:50:13
considerate of some additional
1:50:16
exceptions in November but this project
1:50:20
still was going to go through as a
1:50:21
proposed development agreement and that
1:50:22
made it really tough so I credit the
1:50:25
applicant a lot for being patient with
1:50:27
us as we had to work our way through it
1:50:29
the positives were pretty easy to see
1:50:32
realigning the trail getting vertical
1:50:34
mixed fused opportunity which was
1:50:36
actually what councilmember marks was
1:50:37
talking about as well and getting some
1:50:40
sort of feature at the trailhead that
1:50:42
all looked fantastic but the concerns
1:50:44
that I struggled with as we saw this so
1:50:47
many times was are we going to get good
1:50:50
architectural design are we going to get
1:50:51
good urban design are we counting on
1:50:54
King County to help us create the
1:50:57
feature or can we create a nice feature
1:50:59
at the trailhead anyway those are
1:51:01
concerns that the council considered
1:51:05
when we put them more time in place and
1:51:06
this is the 25th project to come through
1:51:08
in central in sorry yes in central ESIC
1:51:12
why it's the 25th project to come
1:51:13
through the door and at some point if
1:51:16
urban design and architectural review is
1:51:18
an issue we gotta solve it and so the
1:51:21
accommodations that the applicant made
1:51:23
today and accepting the proposed
1:51:24
language change that's huge to me I mean
1:51:27
I was almost as concerned about that as
1:51:29
I was about understanding how the
1:51:31
intersection itself would work so those
1:51:34
I can put to the side I think my biggest
1:51:37
issue about how the intersection
1:51:40
function goes a lot with a long
1:51:42
councilmember Ramos is line is that the
1:51:45
see curving it was previously approved
1:51:48
nobody liked it they'll be like see
1:51:51
curbing we don't like see curving the
1:51:52
businesses next door don't like see
1:51:54
curbing but that's what we respect with
1:51:56
and so that felt like a bit of a
1:52:01
difficult situation we couldn't resolve
1:52:03
unless we jump right to the development
1:52:04
agreement but I credit the city and the
1:52:06
applicant for bringing back a lot of
1:52:08
additional information so Thank You
1:52:10
councilmember Mart's for asking for that
1:52:13
I think this is going to help the
1:52:15
intersection improve
1:52:16
the quandary I had was that and mr.
1:52:20
Nevins said that we were always going to
1:52:22
have a light there I'm not sure I'm on
1:52:24
that page I think one of the issues was
1:52:26
we don't have a corridor study we don't
1:52:28
have a corridor plan for this we're
1:52:30
actually collecting our survey data now
1:52:31
we haven't even sat down and decided
1:52:33
what the future Gilman Boulevard may or
1:52:35
may not look like we haven't talked to
1:52:36
our community about it but a light went
1:52:39
in at 7th and Gilman and caused an
1:52:41
uproar for businesses a seek herb was
1:52:43
going to go at juniper and Gilman and
1:52:46
caused another uproar for businesses so
1:52:49
it seems like we keep having hiccups all
1:52:51
along the way because we have we don't
1:52:52
know what we want that quarter to look
1:52:54
like I struggled with that I am mostly
1:52:57
convinced that the light is the right
1:52:59
option but we still haven't got our
1:53:01
study and so we as the council have to
1:53:03
focus on we've got to get something
1:53:05
figured out what we're doing every time
1:53:06
we do something on that road somebody's
1:53:08
angry or somebody's upset or their
1:53:10
business is impacted and that's not fair
1:53:11
so tonight I'm in favor of it but this
1:53:15
took an enormous lift to get over the
1:53:17
finish line and so I thank the staff and
1:53:19
I thank the applicant and I think this
1:53:21
is going to be great and so I'm inspired
1:53:23
of it also member barber I think most
1:53:28
everything has been said but I have to
1:53:30
connect agree with some of it I mean the
1:53:32
trail connection I think is going to be
1:53:33
a marvelous piece to finally connect it
1:53:36
and then all the way down around Lake
1:53:38
Sammamish trip for those trail
1:53:41
improvements the signal I am an absolute
1:53:44
favor of if it's been one of those i sat
1:53:50
there for a very long time today waiting
1:53:52
to get out and finally took the right
1:53:54
and ran around anyway I think
1:53:56
signalization there is going to be
1:53:58
extremely important and very helpful to
1:54:00
the flow of what's going on in that Road
1:54:02
urban design let's see the only thing
1:54:05
that I'm really having some trouble with
1:54:07
is this C curve and it's I have a great
1:54:11
deal of difficulty seeing how it's going
1:54:12
to flow traffic and how it's going to
1:54:14
work and that is my my big piece that
1:54:18
I'm very concerned with and maybe I just
1:54:21
need to sit down and talk with somebody
1:54:22
more in regards to how this is going to
1:54:24
make traffic work and flow through there
1:54:27
so
1:54:28
overall I think it's been looked at and
1:54:31
studied considerably and I will be
1:54:33
working voting for it there's no
1:54:39
comments or discussion
1:54:42
councilmember winter sky yeah this has
1:54:43
been it has been a fascinating process
1:54:45
and I wasn't on land in Shore when this
1:54:47
went through there but the when it first
1:54:50
hit the council and objections were
1:54:52
raised about unknown impact of the of a
1:54:55
lighted intersection about about doing
1:54:59
something during the time of the
1:55:01
moratorium that technically met the
1:55:04
spirit with doing a development
1:55:06
agreement but the issues raised about
1:55:09
urban design and integration with the
1:55:13
trail I think so through this process I
1:55:16
I agree with what was said earlier I was
1:55:18
actually surprised in a pleased way when
1:55:24
I saw that proposed language I was
1:55:26
worried last time we met it talked about
1:55:28
the whatever status of urban design
1:55:34
existed at the moment but this now goes
1:55:37
a step further and says if it's not
1:55:40
complete enough then that their own cost
1:55:41
the developer will hire the consultant
1:55:43
and and I and I the spirit of that is is
1:55:47
is very much appreciated so I think our
1:55:50
you know even during this moratorium the
1:55:55
our concerns about you know structured
1:55:58
parking or parking in general urban
1:56:00
design and other elements you know have
1:56:02
been addressed with what's been put
1:56:04
together here you know regarding
1:56:06
regarding Gilman Boulevard at yes we're
1:56:09
going to study that but I I'm fairly
1:56:12
confident that Gilman Boulevard will
1:56:14
remain two lanes in both directions for
1:56:17
a long period of time and so so and I
1:56:21
think that this is what that's what this
1:56:24
intersection design is is based upon as
1:56:27
well and so I think for the full length
1:56:29
there be some adjustments but I think
1:56:32
because of the benefit of the delighted
1:56:36
intersection improving the movements for
1:56:38
all users at juniper especially for
1:56:40
non-motorized
1:56:41
pedestrian and cycle users or anybody
1:56:43
users of that trail I think for those
1:56:45
benefits then that that this
1:56:49
intersection you know is is worth it and
1:56:53
still we're going to go through the full
1:56:54
Gilman study so so in imbalance I
1:56:58
support going forward with this
1:57:00
development agreement I'm going to close
1:57:02
with one comment and I and I think
1:57:04
council member Ramos for continuing to
1:57:07
drill on this and I think this is for
1:57:08
taking up afterwards we have how can we
1:57:13
approve improvements mitigation
1:57:16
improvements that have such a
1:57:19
detrimental impact on nearby businesses
1:57:21
we absolutely have to take another look
1:57:24
at how or take a close look at how we
1:57:27
come to those determinations now maybe
1:57:29
you know you're shaking your head you
1:57:31
understand good maybe there's something
1:57:33
I don't know how we do this but but if
1:57:37
if a nearby business owner never comes
1:57:41
in front of this council again and says
1:57:43
it says even that mitigation is going to
1:57:47
hurt me if that never happens again
1:57:49
then that would be fantastic but clearly
1:57:52
there's there's and we've had visits
1:57:55
from the nearby business owners multiple
1:57:57
times three times as we've adjust this
1:57:59
and so the concerns are widely shared
1:58:03
among the business owners and and so for
1:58:07
us to have put ourselves to put the
1:58:08
business owners and put the whole city
1:58:10
in that position let's take another look
1:58:13
how we make those determinations I hope
1:58:14
we never find ourselves in this position
1:58:16
again
1:58:18
council president goodman thank you i'm
1:58:21
supportive as well i want to thank the
1:58:25
applicant for your patience during this
1:58:29
process this has been very long very
1:58:31
frustrating and i guess the only thing
1:58:35
that i would not agree with us that
1:58:38
heard me
1:58:40
councilman ramos is that it's rushed it
1:58:42
hasn't not been rushed for those of us
1:58:45
who have been looking at this for many
1:58:46
many months and i understand that that
1:58:48
was said in in the spirit of having some
1:58:52
of your questions needing to be answered
1:58:53
i told
1:58:54
understand that so this has been an
1:58:58
city's plans this three trails crossing
1:58:59
has been on the city's plans
1:59:01
GIP maybe non-motorized CIP it says an
1:59:03
agenda bill for many many years
1:59:06
and as recently as 2014 the key IP said
1:59:10
that the targeted outcome was to put the
1:59:13
project on hold to wait to coordinate
1:59:15
with development adjacent to the project
1:59:17
seems like we have come to that point
1:59:19
right now and there's been a lot of talk
1:59:22
about the benefit when I look at a
1:59:25
project that was estimated is estimated
1:59:27
to cost in our plans one point four or
1:59:30
five five million dollars and we have at
1:59:34
least we have the maximum out-of-pocket
1:59:37
expense for the city is three hundred
1:59:39
and seventy five thousand dollars I
1:59:41
don't and a project that the applicant
1:59:45
has now graciously and in response to
1:59:52
questions raised by councilmember Polly
1:59:54
in the last few weeks agreed to the
1:59:57
additional language in the development
1:59:58
agreement we have a project that is from
2:00:02
what I can tell pretty consistent with
2:00:04
the central Issaquah plan and so with
2:00:06
that concern behind me and other council
2:00:12
members I don't know how there could be
2:00:14
I don't know how a million dollar
2:00:18
contribution to a project that's been on
2:00:22
our T IP for many many years is not a
2:00:24
very significant public benefit I know
2:00:28
there been concerns raised about
2:00:31
development agreements and there's been
2:00:34
comments made that the development
2:00:36
agreements are expressly excluded
2:00:40
according to the moratorium as one of
2:00:42
the primary architects of the moratorium
2:00:44
I can tell the language I can tell you
2:00:47
that the intent was not to encourage
2:00:48
additional development agreements so I
2:00:50
didn't and I don't look at this as a
2:00:52
development agreement this is a
2:00:53
cost-sharing agreement so I think it's a
2:00:55
little bit unfortunate that it got
2:00:58
termed that because I don't think it's
2:01:01
accurate but I I agree with
2:01:07
I grew that all the comments tonight and
2:01:10
I thank you for applicant for hanging
2:01:13
with us and I think staff are working
2:01:14
hard and asking all of our answering all
2:01:17
of our questions that are you meeting we
2:01:20
had additional questions so anyway I'm
2:01:23
supportive the additional comments or
2:01:27
questions or discussion before you vote
2:01:31
on the amended motion seeing none then
2:01:35
all those in favor of approving
2:01:37
resolution 2017 - 0-3 is amended
2:01:41
approving the Gilman loft three trails
2:01:44
development agreement and directing the
2:01:46
finance director to include three
2:01:49
hundred and seventy-five thousand
2:01:50
dollars at a subsequent 2017 budget
2:01:52
amendment utilizing seventy-five
2:01:55
thousand dollars from the mitigation
2:01:58
fund and three hundred thousand from the
2:02:01
general fund signify by saying aye aye
2:02:03
those opposed that carries unanimously
2:02:10
moving now to agenda bill seven four one
2:02:16
five this is the last item on under
2:02:24
regular business is there a need for a
2:02:28
break aramis great there's two bright
2:02:34
there's two more items oh okay oh that's
2:02:37
right we've got a contract we want to
2:02:40
award don't worry maybe they won't go as
2:02:43
long as this one okay moving moving now
2:02:47
to agenda bill 73 76 south Cove pressure
2:02:57
reducing valve project this is coming
2:03:01
back from the Infrastructure Committee
2:03:06
chaired by councilmember ramos and
2:03:09
children do you have a short
2:03:11
presentation not a PowerPoint that I can
2:03:15
verbally talk to the agenda bill where
2:03:19
we are okay great Sheldon
2:03:21
ramaa director gaps all right public
2:03:24
protecting engineering all right so this
2:03:29
agenda bill was referred from a previous
2:03:31
council meeting to the CIC meeting last
2:03:35
month and it was referred specifically
2:03:37
because there was a request for
2:03:39
additional funds be authorized in the
2:03:41
budget to allow the project to move
2:03:43
forward under construction the project
2:03:45
itself is the construction of a pressure
2:03:48
reducing valve station in the South
2:03:50
Greenwood Point area to help actually
2:03:53
sustain pressures at a higher level
2:03:55
ironically pressure reducing but yet
2:03:57
it's actually going to sustain higher
2:03:59
pressures through some specialized
2:04:01
control methods and things like that and
2:04:03
mechanical devices that are not typical
2:04:05
to a prv that was one of the major
2:04:08
reasons for the increase in cost that
2:04:11
was not anticipated following review at
2:04:14
CAC the committee recommended to award
2:04:18
the contract but wanted this on regular
2:04:20
business just a highlight that yes
2:04:23
there's a budget increase in this but
2:04:25
yet it's still warranted and the
2:04:27
recommendation is to authorize and award
2:04:29
the contract to Westerlund construction
2:04:32
and with that outlet
2:04:34
mr. ron the stock council member Ramos
2:04:36
and I'll move now for further discussion
2:04:39
I move toward the construction contract
2:04:41
to Westerland construction in the amount
2:04:43
of 398 thousand five hundred ninety six
2:04:46
dollars and 42 cents and direct the
2:04:48
finance director to include one hundred
2:04:49
and eighty two thousand in subsequent
2:04:51
two hundred 2017 budget amendment
2:04:54
utilizing funds from the water
2:04:55
Enterprise Fund second moved and
2:04:57
seconded questions or discussion council
2:05:01
member almost I have a little more
2:05:02
information to share clarify it a little
2:05:04
bit so this is a project as we took over
2:05:07
the water system in South go from from
2:05:09
Bellevue and it's one of the last ones I
2:05:12
think jointly that we're working on and
2:05:14
so the agreement with Bellevue was to
2:05:18
share 5050 in the cost of this pressure
2:05:20
reducing system except for additional
2:05:23
things we may have to put on it so and
2:05:26
that there are some of those things we
2:05:27
have to put on it as as doesn't mention
2:05:32
so
2:05:33
the the dollar-wise it's a little
2:05:35
confusing because the motion is $182,000
2:05:38
it's really for a hundred and twelve
2:05:40
thousand dollars of new funding seventy
2:05:43
thousand of that is last year's funding
2:05:45
carried over and reauthorized thanks so
2:05:48
that's you know really addition 112 not
2:05:50
addition 182 when the projects done is a
2:05:54
Bellevue will send us back two hundred
2:05:56
twelve thousand for their share of the
2:05:59
project so we're paying where he's
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paying two hundred twelve thousand each
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city is and then we're paying the
2:06:04
additional for the telemetry and
2:06:05
additional things that we need so that's
2:06:07
the one hundred twelve there so kinda to
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get that all in perspective keeping it
2:06:13
all online on how that works and then
2:06:15
this is is needed for the water system
2:06:18
in South Dakota really work properly
2:06:20
there's some places down there don't
2:06:21
have pressure and very inconsistent
2:06:24
stuff and this should should take care
2:06:25
of all those problems so we should have
2:06:26
a good high quality water system once
2:06:30
this is in and we're taking over and
2:06:32
when we finish the meters will be up and
2:06:34
ready to go so that's my little take on
2:06:38
that there's those questions or
2:06:42
discussion seeing none then all those in
2:06:46
favor of awarding the construction
2:06:48
contract to Westerlund construction as
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described in the motion signify by
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saying aye aye those opposed but carries
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unanimously
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now for our final item under regular
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business 2016 year-end financial report
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finance director Jen Olsen and who is
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keying that up
2:07:44
Thank You mayor council I was looking
2:07:46
for the actual 2016 financial report in
2:07:51
the presentations and it is not in the
2:07:53
folder so I believe it is in the heart
2:07:59
of the agenda bill that's correct
2:08:01
as pendeks a 2016 year in budget versus
2:08:10
actual financial report and all right
2:08:22
thank you I'm going to get started with
2:08:23
do a brief presentation and then be
2:08:27
happy to answer any questions the 2016
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yeren financial report has been prepared
2:08:33
and this is a snapshot of revenues and
2:08:35
expenditures for the general fund and
2:08:37
the utility funds for the year-end
2:08:40
December 31st 2016
2:08:43
just a reminder to the council that this
2:08:45
is a snapshot of the financial
2:08:46
performance of those these operating
2:08:49
funds and this essentially is subject to
2:08:53
the annual audit of our financial
2:08:56
statement so for 2016 just some
2:09:01
highlights with regards to how the
2:09:04
budget versus actual and how we
2:09:07
performed so with regards to the general
2:09:11
fund we ended at the end of 2016 with a
2:09:14
pretty robust fund reserves tax revenues
2:09:20
were strong in 2016 the moratorium
2:09:24
affected the some of the development
2:09:27
revenue line items general fund
2:09:29
expenditures came in below the estimated
2:09:33
budget targets and the utility operating
2:09:36
revenues the utility funds are very
2:09:38
strong
2:09:43
so for the general fund we have a strong
2:09:46
showing of revenue sources and and that
2:09:49
is primarily in the in the taxes realm
2:09:52
we have a very strong collection rate
2:09:54
and that is something from a performance
2:09:57
metrics to always be consider that our
2:10:00
tax collection rate is about 98 percent
2:10:03
and so that is considered positive the
2:10:06
general fund as I just briefly went over
2:10:10
with regards to being robust ended
2:10:12
significantly higher almost two million
2:10:16
dollars over the last year or the 2015
2:10:20
ending fund balance and so this is this
2:10:24
is also positive and so as compared to
2:10:27
the City Council's financial policy the
2:10:31
maximum reserve balance is 15 percent
2:10:34
the 2016 ending fund balance ended at
2:10:38
approximately 40 percent and this is
2:10:41
quite significant in the financial
2:10:43
report you'll see some historical
2:10:45
information with regards to the change
2:10:48
in fund balance you'll see where we have
2:10:51
been from 2009 up until the end of 2016
2:10:56
so very very strong general fund balance
2:11:00
and just as a reminder for fund balance
2:11:04
it is a measure of liquidity it is an it
2:11:09
is there to provide for unforeseen
2:11:12
events as well as to accommodate for
2:11:15
cash flow throughout the year as we
2:11:17
receive in revenues that are not
2:11:20
necessarily consistent on a
2:11:22
month-to-month basis some of our large
2:11:24
tax collections come at a couple times
2:11:28
per year and so that's why we took when
2:11:30
we talk about fund balance being used
2:11:31
for cash flow activities that is part of
2:11:34
financial policy and why it's kept there
2:11:37
in this new report format and it is
2:11:40
somewhat new from what you've been
2:11:42
seeing we've provided a summary
2:11:45
information about the general fund the
2:11:48
major categories of revenue those being
2:11:51
taxes license from permits
2:11:53
intergovernmental revenue charges for
2:11:55
services fines and fees and then of
2:11:57
for some miscellaneous revenue so about
2:12:00
97% of the amended revenue budget was
2:12:05
achieved for 2016
2:12:09
Jen excuse me in question Cullen
2:12:12
yes'm we're changing your screen we
2:12:16
can't see it but um I didn't know I
2:12:20
didn't want to read the financial report
2:12:21
but apparently couldn't and so so you
2:12:23
just the last comment you made I was
2:12:25
looking at that as you get down to this
2:12:28
next page it does show that actual
2:12:30
revenues came in about 97 percent yes
2:12:33
but so that I'm a little bit confused
2:12:36
because I thought you opened some of
2:12:38
your opening comments were about how
2:12:40
strong and how well we did on the tax
2:12:43
collection or just the overall revenue
2:12:45
but but now but now you're this final
2:12:48
report shows that what our collections
2:12:51
our total revenues were lower
2:12:53
so actually what did I misunderstand
2:12:56
your coming tax collections here total
2:13:00
tax collections were 99% of the the
2:13:04
total budget so we the revenue budget of
2:13:06
twenty eight point eight million dollars
2:13:08
we collected 99 percent of that and so
2:13:11
that's what I refer to as being a very
2:13:13
strong collection rate overall general
2:13:16
fund revenues came in at 97 percent so
2:13:20
that's a combination of all taxes of our
2:13:23
license and permits intergovernmental
2:13:26
revenues charges for services
2:13:27
miscellaneous revenues so at the bottom
2:13:29
of the summary of general fund revenues
2:13:33
that's where I talked about 97 percent
2:13:35
of total general fund revenues the taxes
2:13:40
are just one portion of those general
2:13:43
fund revenues thank you okay
2:13:53
on the expenditure side of things for
2:13:57
the general fund as the general fund
2:14:00
budget came in under budget at 92% of
2:14:04
the forty four point three five nine
2:14:07
million dollars of authorized spending
2:14:10
for 2016 so what this means is that
2:14:15
obviously with our revenue is coming in
2:14:18
at a stronger rate we we did not spend
2:14:23
as much of the authorized general fund
2:14:26
budget that was due to a number of
2:14:28
various items throughout the year and so
2:14:33
you can see here a snapshot of how the
2:14:36
general fund ending fund balance where
2:14:41
we had a budgeted decrease in ending
2:14:44
fund balance but we actually ended with
2:14:46
almost two million dollars over revenues
2:14:49
over expenditures in this particular new
2:14:57
reporting format quarterly reporting
2:14:59
format there are some general fund
2:15:02
Department expenditures this is to give
2:15:04
the council an idea of generally those
2:15:07
general fund departments keep in mind
2:15:10
though the general fund is entirety is
2:15:12
where the budget is set and so
2:15:15
oftentimes there are nuances to
2:15:18
different departments some departments
2:15:20
for various reasons don't utilize all of
2:15:24
the spending Authority primarily because
2:15:27
of perhaps vacancies or other other
2:15:29
projects that are just not completed in
2:15:32
that current budget year and so that is
2:15:36
what was provided for the council to see
2:15:39
and with some explanations of variance
2:15:41
in the budget expended but again the
2:15:44
general fund came in well under the
2:15:47
authorized total fund budget
2:15:56
utility funds then as a part of this
2:15:59
report our very strong as I indicated
2:16:04
this is a snapshot of those water sewer
2:16:07
and stormwater funds in this particular
2:16:11
snapshot version what you're going to
2:16:13
see is the utility enterprise revenue
2:16:18
and expenditures combined and this
2:16:20
includes the capital outlay and just as
2:16:24
a side note to remember that enterprise
2:16:26
funds while we we track those separately
2:16:29
with with capital funds there is a
2:16:31
proposal for those to be combined
2:16:33
we never report on them separately and
2:16:35
so it's important to think of those as
2:16:37
as business type entities and so that's
2:16:40
why they're shown here and they will
2:16:42
continue to be shown because it
2:16:45
essentially is important to look at
2:16:47
those enterprise funds as as one as one
2:16:52
going concern if you're in the private
2:16:54
sector but the the water sewer and
2:16:57
stormwater funds had all positive
2:17:01
increases in ending fund balance and the
2:17:03
strong charges for services so those are
2:17:06
the rates that are our customers pay
2:17:09
those also came in at or exceeded those
2:17:13
revenue targets which is very positive
2:17:16
on the expenditure side we can look at
2:17:22
those in a couple of different ways for
2:17:25
utility funds are our major category of
2:17:28
expenditure is maintenance and
2:17:30
operations you can see about 71% of our
2:17:33
utility fund the way we spend about 25
2:17:36
percent on capital outlay and three
2:17:40
percent on debt service so we do have
2:17:43
when it comes to debt obligation we have
2:17:46
very low debt service for our utility
2:17:48
funds another way to look at the episode
2:17:50
that the utility funds is by type and so
2:17:54
certainly our our largest type of
2:17:58
expenses are those intergovernmental
2:18:01
charges charges for services and we have
2:18:04
21% of our utility funds spent
2:18:07
on personnel there's also some various
2:18:12
detailed information about the utility
2:18:14
funds in the financial report again I
2:18:17
won't read a financial report because we
2:18:20
want to make sure that we all stay awake
2:18:22
for the rest of the meeting so I would
2:18:24
be happy to answer any questions of the
2:18:26
council about the 2016 year in financial
2:18:29
report all right lobe or just a comment
2:18:34
Jen and that is that I really like the
2:18:36
format and maybe I just haven't seen
2:18:38
enough of these and this is format we
2:18:39
always use but I found this very
2:18:41
understandable I like the key words the
2:18:43
key messages on the front page I found
2:18:45
that very helpful so it was quite easy
2:18:48
to read thank you official questions
2:18:53
Paul would share again a similar my
2:18:57
gratitude for just putting together here
2:19:00
at the beginning of May an end kind of
2:19:04
summary of last year it is more pleasant
2:19:09
to look at nice use of colors thank you
2:19:12
and I do
2:19:14
I do appreciate I do appreciate you
2:19:18
summarizing and giving this information
2:19:19
there are some stories in this data and
2:19:22
I think I know when it comes to
2:19:24
expenditures one of the things I pulled
2:19:26
out from your many comments were and
2:19:30
because salary and benefits is so for
2:19:36
most departments such a significant
2:19:38
percentage of the topher all expanding
2:19:40
specially those funded by the general
2:19:42
fund would I mean the story is basically
2:19:46
we didn't operate you know one of the
2:19:48
main stories is we didn't operate as at
2:19:50
a staffing level that we had planned for
2:19:54
now is that is that one of the major
2:19:58
stories so that this final numbers tell
2:20:01
it is one of the major stories we had a
2:20:02
fair amount of vacancies and I'd love to
2:20:07
have some follow-on conversation about
2:20:09
how we're you know what's because you
2:20:13
know we plant yet you do a work plan I
2:20:15
don't want to get too much in the
2:20:16
details that you do a work plan based
2:20:17
upon what you think you can get
2:20:18
and if you can't you know put your team
2:20:20
together
2:20:21
your objective certainly you know could
2:20:23
be compromised so how are we doing how
2:20:26
we doing recovering because I know we
2:20:29
budgeted for this headcount 2017 now
2:20:32
we're catching up we've got quite a few
2:20:37
hiring actions requisitions for new
2:20:42
employees we are recruiting a number
2:20:44
were down a little bit Keith's left he's
2:20:48
he's down he left he left the building
2:20:56
for four police they'd spent a little
2:20:59
bit of a struggle but we're up there and
2:21:02
I recently authorized and over hire for
2:21:05
any projected vacancy coming up this
2:21:08
summer so we're trying to get a hold
2:21:10
get get get a hold on that we in it
2:21:17
you're right you're spot on it has been
2:21:19
a little bit of a struggle responding to
2:21:23
things that have come up but it I'm
2:21:30
really proud of what our folks have been
2:21:32
able to do in light of those shortages
2:21:36
and hopefully it's going to be better if
2:21:39
we've got the right team in place at the
2:21:41
upper level we've got a number of they
2:21:44
can seize below the manager level we
2:21:49
were short a number of managers for a
2:21:52
while this past year which created some
2:21:56
problems for us but now all of our
2:22:00
manager positions are filled and now
2:22:02
we're trying to flush out the rest of
2:22:04
the organization below that no I've
2:22:11
already spoken once you go first
2:22:13
um again thank you I it is very easy to
2:22:16
follow and I appreciate that comment to
2:22:19
to your comment Paul this is one of my
2:22:22
questions when we put the budget
2:22:23
together in 2016 is that
2:22:28
is that you know by default by decision
2:22:33
we budget for 100% you know no vacancy
2:22:37
everything's filled all year round in
2:22:40
every position and we know with this
2:22:41
many employees there's no way that's
2:22:43
going to happen so you just use not so
2:22:45
not going to happen right people going
2:22:47
to leave people to move around so we're
2:22:48
always going to be less than what we
2:22:51
budget in for us personnel-wise it seems
2:22:53
like to me just buy it buy that but that
2:22:56
design and as of something I've
2:22:57
definitely brought up in you know when
2:22:58
we budgeted that so it was just going to
2:23:01
be a normal vacancy rate anywhere that
2:23:03
you're going to have when you have this
2:23:05
many people working for you and all you
2:23:07
can do is you appreciate you guys trying
2:23:09
to fill them as fast as you can because
2:23:10
we want to get the work done we want we
2:23:11
want the people in there we want to get
2:23:12
the work done so we want the good staff
2:23:14
to do that so that's that's always going
2:23:16
to happen very low I'm sure just a
2:23:19
clarification mr. mayor I believe I had
2:23:22
emailed Jen some questions today on the
2:23:25
development fees and charges as well
2:23:27
trying to get a handle on what the bump
2:23:29
is going to look like and when it's
2:23:31
going to occur fit moratorium but my
2:23:33
understanding is this will now go to the
2:23:35
new ad hoc financial sustainability
2:23:37
committee allowing the deep dive I know
2:23:40
it's a terrible name allowing the deep
2:23:42
dive and I think the point that
2:23:45
councilmember winter spine brought up
2:23:47
about the stories in here that's where I
2:23:49
think we'll get our chance tuck it and
2:23:51
I'm not going to repeat the name of the
2:23:52
committee because it's horrible added a
2:23:55
few adjectives but I add more that make
2:23:57
it even longer great there's no
2:24:00
questions or discussion thanks for those
2:24:03
positive comments Jen and her finest
2:24:06
team had done an awful lot of work and a
2:24:10
relatively short period of time to
2:24:12
correct and to improve our processes in
2:24:15
our finance department and they work
2:24:18
very very hard and it's coming together
2:24:20
so we are lucky to have and with us as
2:24:23
our finance director ok moving now to go
2:24:30
to the order Mary Lou I wanted to make
2:24:33
sure everyone was aware of the Chamber
2:24:35
of Commerce community awards banquet
2:24:37
that's hosted by the chamber on May 16th
2:24:39
at 5:30 anything I missed
2:24:41
Hilton Garden Inn set them aside correct
2:24:44
Oh what one comment mr. mayor during
2:24:49
during your mayor's comments you made
2:24:52
one comment that I think maybe caught
2:24:56
some people by surprise and I just want
2:24:59
to clarify in case anybody's still
2:25:01
listening
2:25:01
I don't think SR 900 intersects Maple
2:25:05
Valley highway and I think you meant to
2:25:06
say maymay Valley Road Oh may Valley
2:25:10
Road thank you very very much I made
2:25:12
some phone call was thinking that wasn't
2:25:14
one large roundabout thank you for that
2:25:20
is what you meant may Valley I haven't
2:25:22
met it meant may Valley Road thank you
2:25:26
that's what I said but that's what I
2:25:29
meant
2:25:30
so everybody went like one it make much
2:25:33
sense thank you
2:25:34
anything else under go to the order
2:25:36
there's no executive session and with
2:25:39
that we are adjourned
2:25:55
you