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City Council Regular Meeting Auto captions

Monday, June 18, 2018

7:00 PM · 1h 3m · Council Chambers, 135 E. Sunset Way, Issaquah WA
Topics tracked across meetings:
Proposed Amendments to Central Standards Table 4.3B Permitted Land Uses AB 7661 2/8
Amendments to IMC regarding Transfer of Development Rights resulting from end of Issaquah Highlands Development Agreement AB 7612 4/4
Interlocal Agreement with Dept. of Natural Resources for Maintenance and Use of High Point Trailhead AB 7600 2/2
Section
6. CONSENT CALENDAR
6b
Minutes: City Council Regular Meeting, June 4, 2018
Carried 6-0
Approve · packet pp.111–117
Staff report:
CONSENT CALENDAR b) 06-04-18 City Council Regular Meeting Minutes Page 8047
Roll call:
Moved by MARTS · seconded by GOODMAN
In favor: Stacy Goodman, Victoria Hunt, Tola Marts, Bill Ramos, Chris Reh, Paul Winterstein
6c
Minutes: City Council Special Meeting, June 5, 2018
Carried 6-0
Approve · packet pp.119
Staff report:
The purpose of this special meeting was to allow City Council members the ability to attend and participate in a planning charrette as described below. No final
Roll call:
Moved by MARTS · seconded by GOODMAN
In favor: Stacy Goodman, Victoria Hunt, Tola Marts, Bill Ramos, Chris Reh, Paul Winterstein
6d
Interlocal Agreement with Dept. of Natural Resources for Maintenance and Use of High Point Trailhead AB 7600
Carried 6-0
Authorize · packet pp.121–129
Staff report:
Council Services & Safety Committee / Chris Reh, Chair:
Roll call:
Moved by MARTS · seconded by GOODMAN
In favor: Stacy Goodman, Victoria Hunt, Tola Marts, Bill Ramos, Chris Reh, Paul Winterstein
6e
Amendments to IMC regarding Transfer of Development Rights resulting from end of Issaquah Highlands Development Agreement AB 7612
Carried 6-0
Authorize · packet pp.131–140
Topics: Land Use
Staff report:
The Issaquah Highlands was developed under a form of contract called a development agreement. The Development Agreement dictated the rules and entitlements associated with each neighborhood and was in effect for a limited period of time, with a termination date of 2017. The City Council voted to end the Development Agreement and approve regulations that would replace the Development Agreement on March 19, 2018 (Ord. 2830).
Roll call:
Moved by MARTS · seconded by GOODMAN
In favor: Stacy Goodman, Victoria Hunt, Tola Marts, Bill Ramos, Chris Reh, Paul Winterstein
6g
Julius Boehm Pool Roof Replacement AB 7619
Carried 6-0
Accept Project · packet pp.151–155
Topics: Parks
Staff report:
Administration / Parks & Recreation Department:
Roll call:
Moved by MARTS · seconded by GOODMAN
In favor: Stacy Goodman, Victoria Hunt, Tola Marts, Bill Ramos, Chris Reh, Paul Winterstein
6j
King County 2018 Senior Services Grant AB 7627
Carried 6-0
Authorize Submittal · packet pp.171–180
Staff report:
Administration / Parks & Recreation Department:
Roll call:
Moved by MARTS · seconded by GOODMAN
In favor: Stacy Goodman, Victoria Hunt, Tola Marts, Bill Ramos, Chris Reh, Paul Winterstein
6k
Dept. of Commerce Local and Community Projects - Per- and Poly- flouroalkyl Substance Remediation Pilot Grant AB 7630
Carried 6-0
Refer to Council Infrastructure Committee · packet pp.181–209
Staff report:
Issaquah participates in the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) unregulated monitoring program by performing additional tests on our drinking water. During that testing, detections of PFCs were found in Well 4, the City’s smallest well. In the winter of 2016, the City stopped running Well 4 until the filtration system was installed and tested. Issaquah is now pumping from Well 4, thanks to a new carbon filtration system that removes PFAS from the water before they enter the City’s distribution system. Monthly test results show the system is working – there are no detections of PFAS from Well 4 (after treatment).
Roll call:
Moved by MARTS · seconded by GOODMAN
In favor: Stacy Goodman, Victoria Hunt, Tola Marts, Bill Ramos, Chris Reh, Paul Winterstein
7. REGULAR BUSINESS
7a
Lobbyist Contract AB 7632
Approve Resolution · packet pp.213–226
Staff report:
Administration / Executive Department:
7c
Motion Postponed from June 4, reevaluate the Permitted Land Uses (Table and Design Standards and make recommendations to the City Council as to whether changes are needed after the moratorium is lifted." ID 0287
packet pp.353–361
Topics: Land Use
Staff report:
Memo To: City Council From: Keith Niven, AICP, CEcD Date: 29 May 2018 Re: ID 0287 – CIDDS Table 4.3B (see attached)
8. GOOD OF THE ORDER
8a
Upcoming Council Meetings
0:19 good evening everyone and welcome I'd
0:22 like to call to order the Monday June 18
0:25 2018 City Council regular meeting and
0:28 the first item up I would like to invite
0:31 you to join if you choose to pledge
0:34 saying the Pledge of Allegiance thank
0:57 you very much for joining us on this
0:59 gorgeous sort of feels like first night
1:01 of summer first item this evening will
1:04 be audience comments if you have sign
1:07 there is a sign up sheet going around
1:09 for anyone who would like to address us
1:11 this evening if you're here on behalf of
1:13 a group and you are spokesperson for the
1:15 group it would be great if you stated
1:17 that if you're an audience member and
1:19 you support the speaker and the points
1:21 that they're making please raise your
1:22 hand
1:22 so council understands who's here for
1:25 which issue and how much support is
1:27 there each speaker will have up to three
1:30 minutes to address the council this
1:32 evening when your name is called please
1:35 come to the lectern and state your name
1:38 address and relationship to the city
1:41 there is a lighted timer that sits on
1:44 the Dyess with you and when it's
1:46 flashing yellow it's telling you're
1:47 getting close so I'm going to hits red
1:49 it means you've used up your three
1:50 minutes please address your comments to
1:53 the seated council members and myself
1:55 Gina I'm trying to if I've missed any of
1:59 the direction good okay so has anyone
2:02 signed up this evening to speak
2:04 I have several Susan novelle Thank You
2:07 Susan
2:16 hello Thank You councilmembers and Mary
2:21 Lou Polly Mayor Polly for being here
2:25 this evening I have to breathe hold on a
2:28 minute the month of June is a meaningful
2:34 month for Save Cougar Mountain
2:36 initiative and all the involved
2:38 residents one year ago every Issaquah
2:43 city council member voted against mm-hm
2:46 the Bergsma windward development
2:48 agreement we took a stand you took a
2:55 stand and voted no to destroying acres
2:58 of important old-growth forests on a
3:02 highly visible portion of southeast
3:04 Cougar Mountain you voted no to building
3:08 in critical areas filling in wetlands
3:11 and building a connector road from talus
3:14 to Newports way one year later we are
3:19 asking you to stand behind your original
3:21 decision the current Bergsma windward
3:25 development plant includes all three of
3:29 the original critical area variances the
3:33 construction of the connector road and
3:35 the removal of 8,000 truckloads of
3:38 topsoil nothing has changed except the
3:42 new plan requires more variance
3:46 modifications by adding a fourth storm
3:49 water vault which are all located within
3:53 the critical areas more retaining walls
3:55 up to 20 feet high all this in hopes of
4:00 stabilizing the mountain one year later
4:05 five of the current City Council members
4:08 in front of me made the first decision
4:11 to stop this invasive development and
4:14 you're all sitting here today little do
4:17 we all realize the important decision
4:18 this would spark in the support of
4:21 hundreds of residents
4:23 our active email list has grown ship
4:25 1400 residents
4:28 1700 residents have signed a petition in
4:31 support of the acquisition and citing
4:33 the view shed in open space as number
4:36 one priorities the Save Cougar Mountain
4:39 initiative collected enough donations to
4:42 hire a lawyer and submit an extensive
4:45 mdns document showing this the adverse
4:48 effects and the impact to the
4:50 environment in the mountain this
4:52 development would make happen we
4:57 realized this is a difficult acquisition
4:59 due to the complexity and increase in
5:01 property values the price to preserve
5:04 this area for open space and parks in
5:08 general but help with the help with but
5:11 with the help of King County in
5:13 Washington State this is achievable and
5:15 June of last year you told us our voice
5:18 counted you took a stand and voted to
5:21 protect our valuable mountain forests in
5:23 open space
5:24 we hope the same is true today one year
5:26 later thank you for your time thank you
5:31 there are several hands and science
5:34 going up in the audience thank you thank
5:42 you my name is Tyson garbage oak
5:44 I am the the owner of booms candies and
5:47 the property owner of booms candies we
5:49 are located at two to five and 255 North
5:53 East Gilman Boulevard I'm here to speak
5:56 in the regard to the changes being
5:57 considered to the designation and Zoning
6:00 at the end of Northeast Gilman Boulevard
6:02 including two of our properties as you
6:06 may know bones Candis has been a
6:07 family-owned company for over 76 years
6:09 including 62 in Issaquah over these
6:12 years we've employed a few thousand
6:13 people including many high school
6:15 students who are just starting out in
6:16 the job world in addition to local
6:20 customers we also welcome travelers from
6:21 Eastern Washington and tour buses daily
6:24 spending money not only at bones but at
6:26 other local establishments we have been
6:28 proud to be part of this growing
6:30 community in these times of more sales
6:34 going to online and chain stores we take
6:36 pride
6:36 and our family-owned business and our
6:38 gourmet confections this akua's grown
6:41 and thrived especially in the last five
6:43 to ten years but like many small
6:45 businesses we've we have challenges in
6:47 front of us
6:48 ranging from higher property taxes to
6:50 finding employees to the hard cost of
6:52 being a brick-and-mortar operation that
6:55 manufacturers wholesale and retail
6:57 confections in order for our family
7:00 business to be sustainable for the long
7:01 term we know we are going to have to
7:04 make some improvements on our properties
7:06 but by route but by removing but buying
7:10 being removed from the central area
7:12 we've lost we've lost some of the
7:15 opportunity that we had and will be
7:16 faced with lower building heights
7:18 greater setbacks and a lower maximum
7:20 impervious surface threshold though we
7:23 don't have to make any improvements at
7:25 this time we do believe that the
7:26 replacement regulations being considered
7:28 will seriously impact what we can do
7:30 with our property and that in turn feels
7:32 like a threat to our long-term viability
7:34 I know that the process for establishing
7:37 the replacement regulations has just
7:39 started and it hasn't been in front of
7:41 the council yet the PPC will be taking
7:44 them up this Thursday booms is asking
7:46 the city to seriously consider our needs
7:48 and to work with us to make sure that
7:50 whatever is done doesn't threaten the
7:52 threatened Bohm's Candis thank you thank
7:55 you tasting
7:55 Geraldine Carrie
8:05 my name is Geraldine Cary I live at 955
8:09 17th Avenue Northwest Issaquah I'm here
8:12 today because I just want to say I want
8:14 to thank the City Council and Mayor poly
8:17 for supporting the taking taking the
8:24 city's interest in not developing the
8:27 many homes that they were going to put
8:29 on the birds my property I think that
8:32 Mike's my sign says for all and if we
8:36 keep a green many more people than 52
8:38 homeowners can appreciate it so I would
8:41 I would hope you support again not to
8:44 allow the property to be used for
8:49 residential homes and I know it's not
8:51 particularly your voice right now that
8:56 that will make the difference but if it
8:59 comes to your attention I hope you will
9:03 support the people who would like to see
9:06 see it kept green for all the people
9:09 there's a car Thank you Thank You
9:11 Geraldine and last on my list Julie
9:14 Clark lots of hands and signs in the air
9:28 good evening my name is Julie Clark I
9:31 reside at nine one five bear Ridge Court
9:34 Northwest in talus and I am here
9:37 representing safe Cougar Mountain and as
9:40 Susan Deville had mentioned earlier it
9:44 was one year ago that the city is across
9:46 City Council denied the Bergsma windward
9:49 development agreement I want to thank
9:51 each of you for participating in the
9:54 discussions and making that decision I
9:57 know that the residents of talus in the
10:00 neighbors along Newports way felt that
10:02 you had listened to our concerns and
10:04 supported us we appreciate your decision
10:07 due to the fact that the Issaquah
10:10 municipal codes have not changed I
10:12 understand that the council cannot tell
10:14 the windward developers that they cannot
10:16 build however I thought it might be
10:18 helpful to be reminded of some of the
10:21 reasons the council gave that evening
10:23 last year for denying the DA and ask
10:27 each of you to consider if those reasons
10:30 might still resonate today here are the
10:34 quotes a lot of land would be pulled off
10:37 the hillside following the talus parcel
10:40 9 landslide I thought why would we ever
10:43 build on any of our steep slopes again
10:47 the public risk and public cost is
10:50 pretty high impact to the forested
10:53 hillsides traffic impact slide hazards
10:58 these are all reasons that the Issaquah
11:01 City Council voted to deny the
11:03 development agreement at this time no
11:07 work has been done on this property
11:09 none of these concerns have been
11:11 eliminated so why would anyone want to
11:14 see the northeast corner of Cougar
11:16 Mountain built out as we understand the
11:20 current scope of the work the developer
11:22 has made public the impacts of the
11:24 development would be very similar to
11:26 what was at risk with the development
11:28 agreement in terms of reconstructing the
11:30 hillside 84,000 cubic yards of soil
11:34 would be removed filling in at least two
11:37 wetlands
11:39 reducing the buffer on salmon feeding
11:41 streams destabilizing steep slopes slide
11:45 hazards 57 homes to be built Dow
11:49 Constantine stated in his land
11:51 conservation initiative just a couple
11:53 weeks ago saving these places and
11:56 creating green space for all is
11:58 important to our future and it it is as
12:03 important as investments in affordable
12:05 housing or in transportation or in any
12:09 other aspect of infrastructure please
12:13 use the resources necessary to acquire
12:15 the Bergsma windward property and save
12:18 cougar Middleton thank you thank you
12:20 Julie
12:22 there are signs and about a dozen hands
12:25 raised in the air in support of Julie is
12:27 there anyone who did not sign up this
12:29 evening that would like to address
12:30 council I will ask a couple of times you
12:33 did not have to sign up ahead second
12:36 time anybody like anybody else wishing
12:38 to address the City Council this evening
12:40 and last time anyone wishing to address
12:43 council so we'll close audience comments
12:46 and we will move to committee and
12:48 regional reports and we'll start with
12:50 councilmember hunt thank you madam mayor
12:52 I attended the Cascade Water Alliance
12:55 Resource Management Committee meeting on
12:57 June 14th last week we discussed several
13:00 items which are recommended for action
13:02 at the June 27th board meeting the first
13:06 one was update of the lake tap system
13:08 model contract authorization this is a
13:10 model to assess the reliability of water
13:14 supply under different conditions and
13:15 the software is several years old and
13:18 there's a need to update it with new
13:20 data and the other item was updating and
13:22 maintenance of a GIS contract and
13:24 discussion on this focused on how the
13:26 member cities might work with cascade
13:28 water alliance as the member cities also
13:32 have GIS capabilities and could help
13:34 with the inventory potentially and this
13:36 concludes my report
13:37 Thank You councilmember Rea Thank You
13:40 mayor Poli the services and Safety
13:42 Committee met on June 12th we took up
13:45 agenda bill 7600 which was an interlocal
13:48 agreement with the Department of Natural
13:49 Resources for the maintenance
13:51 use of the highly high point trailhead
13:53 that will be on today's consent agenda
13:56 agenda bill 76 17 an inter-agency
14:01 agreement with the Department of Natural
14:03 Resources for incident management team
14:05 participation that is also on today's
14:08 consent agenda we took up agenda bill 73
14:11 94 this is Park strategic plan
14:14 that will be on the July 16th council
14:21 agenda regular business we also received
14:23 a briefing on the senior center and
14:27 Parks will be coming back to services
14:30 and safety either in July or August with
14:32 an update as we know more about how that
14:34 is evolving and then we also received a
14:37 update on the economic development and
14:40 economic vitality commission by annual
14:42 update and the next services and Safety
14:47 Committee meeting will be July 10th at
14:50 6:30 here in councilors chambers
14:54 councilmember Goodman and I both
14:56 attended the June 14 the site Fire and
15:01 Rescue board meeting of significance was
15:04 an update by the chief on P Foss in the
15:07 water and remediation efforts and then
15:10 of a special note particularly to
15:12 council president Mart's was the
15:15 donation of a dj1
15:17 m to ten grown from Barbara hammer to
15:22 the sci-fi rescue to assist with with
15:26 the rescue efforts it was very
15:28 impressive the level of visibility that
15:31 this drone can provide to our rescue
15:34 workers particularly on rivers and in
15:38 wooded areas and that concludes my the
15:43 next East Side Fire and Rescue board
15:45 meeting will be on July 12th at a sci-fi
15:48 rescue headquarters that concludes my
15:50 report for this evening Thank You
15:51 councilmember a councilman veromos Thank
15:54 You mayor
15:55 the Infrastructure Committee is set to
15:59 meet this Thursday as usual at the third
16:02 Thursday of the month but the start time
16:03 has changed from 6:30 to 5:30
16:05 so those coming these come an hour
16:07 earlier so you don't miss all the good
16:08 stuff the items on the agenda are all
16:11 pending consent calendar approval so
16:14 hopefully they won't be there the first
16:16 one being a B 7621 old town traffic
16:19 coming which is taking our pilot study
16:21 into a proposed permanent solution and a
16:26 B 7637
16:28 will be dealing with again water quality
16:30 and our pee fuss pilot study and work
16:33 there so those two remember 5:30 on
16:36 Thursday night 6:30 concludes my report
16:39 Thank You councilmember winter saying
16:41 thank you Mira Pauley
16:43 last Thursday June 7th I met with the
16:47 Puget Sound Regional Council's growth
16:50 management policy board and we discussed
16:53 during our pre meeting SCA caucus
16:56 preparation for topics to discuss at a
17:00 pre Sound City Association public issues
17:03 committee pre-meeting workshop on July
17:07 11th so the topic will be for the the
17:11 PSR sees vision update also in the board
17:17 meeting we did recommend passage of the
17:19 scoping report for the vision 2040
17:22 update so that process to update vision
17:26 really has started and I'll run through
17:28 about two years from now to 2020 to
17:31 complete that update will be called
17:32 vision 2050 and a major part of the
17:36 vision document is something called the
17:37 read the regional growth strategy and
17:40 the balance of our meeting last Thursday
17:42 was spent breaking into groups and kind
17:45 of brainstorming a lot of issues related
17:48 to the regional growth strategy so this
17:50 will just be the first in multiple
17:51 sessions where we discussed that and we
17:53 should be wrapping up our that portion
17:56 of the vision update at least from the
17:57 GMP B perspective in this fall that
18:00 concludes my report
18:01 Thank You councilmember we're just
18:03 saying councilmember Goodman Thank You
18:04 mayor Poli the land and Shore committee
18:07 met on June 7th and we had four items
18:11 two of them are companion items
18:13 the first one is agenda bill 76-14 it's
18:16 called high street conversion up in
18:18 Oh Highlands and the proposal is to buy
18:21 the developer is to vacate High Street
18:24 and turn that into a linear park slash
18:28 trail and its companion bill is agenda
18:31 bill 7480 West Ridge north preliminary
18:34 plat and that plat the North West Ridge
18:38 plat is the development that the high
18:42 street conversion is related to it's a
18:45 quasi-judicial matter both of those
18:47 items were are coming back for a second
18:50 touch at our next landed short meeting
18:53 and then we and our last two items were
18:55 agenda bills 75 75 Timber Ridge easement
18:58 modifications and that we viewed as sort
19:03 of a housekeeping item and that would be
19:05 coming I believe we recommended it for a
19:07 consent consent agenda of upcoming
19:10 meeting and then the last item agenda
19:12 bill 76 12 amendments to the code
19:14 regarding transfer of development rights
19:16 resulting from the end of the Issaquah
19:18 highlands development agreement and that
19:20 is on the consent agenda for approval
19:22 tonight and that was just amending the
19:26 code to match what we did with
19:28 replacement regulations when we ended
19:30 the squad's development agreement our
19:32 next meeting is July 5th 6:30 here in
19:35 Council Chambers and that concludes my
19:38 report thank you Thank You councilmember
19:39 Goodman council president Mertz
19:41 thanks about a mayor SC a public issues
19:44 committee met last Wednesday we did not
19:47 have any action items but there's a
19:49 couple things that I'll mention that
19:51 we're in updates we're an update on the
19:52 King County land conservation initiative
19:54 the big news there is that the big
19:56 effort currently is the open space
19:58 equity objective of which we get no
20:00 peace because it is for cities that
20:03 either don't have any open space or
20:05 aren't adjacent to any open space that
20:06 have a massive open space deficit and
20:09 they have a very nice map and we are not
20:11 included in that map there was a
20:14 conversation about the countess in vote
20:16 formerly one night count that occurred
20:19 in January but we got the numbers we
20:22 talked about the fact that five thousand
20:25 seven hundred ninety two people were
20:27 sheltered in transitional housing or
20:29 emergency shelters sixty three hundred
20:32 people were outside in general we're up
20:35 four percent from the last year
20:38 sheltered was actually down and the
20:41 reason that it was down is there is an
20:43 ongoing effort to move away from
20:45 transitional housing and so to move to
20:48 permanent housing so in the future they
20:50 expect that number to keep going down
20:52 emergency shelters are different but
20:54 there's a focused effort to move away
20:56 from transitional housing there was some
20:59 good news three specific areas where
21:03 there's been a lot of collaboration
21:04 between federal state and local
21:06 governments veteran homelessness was
21:08 down 31% second is homelessness among
21:12 minors was down 22 percent from last
21:14 year
21:14 and finally family homelessness had
21:16 decreased seven percent so there was
21:18 some good news
21:18 and then the final big note from that is
21:21 that although it was twelve thousand one
21:24 hundred and twelve people were found on
21:27 January 26 the actual total number of
21:29 people process are captured through the
21:32 region's homelessness management
21:34 information system approximately 30,000
21:36 people per year so that while the
21:38 snapshot had 12 had affected about
21:41 30,000 people last year finally I just
21:43 want to thank councilman ray for
21:44 mentioning I'm excited to hear more I
21:46 want to see this
21:47 efore own I actually flew the little
21:50 cousin of that DJI last night for
21:52 Father's Day with with my son and my
21:54 wife so I want to hear a lot more about
21:56 it thank you that concludes my report I
21:58 didn't see drones on your original
22:00 report but we'll give you a pass on that
22:01 Thank You council president Mart's No
22:04 More community reports going to the
22:06 mayor's report I apologize it's a little
22:09 long tonight there's been a lot of stuff
22:10 going on and I want to give a
22:12 significant update on our strategic
22:14 planning process going over a few of the
22:17 meetings that I've attended since our
22:18 last council meeting June 4th I met with
22:21 the business and elected leaders of the
22:23 southeast Alliance of cities the
22:25 discussion focused on how the cities can
22:26 work with Issaquah to provide a focused
22:28 set of transportation priorities to the
22:30 state that would resolve the gridlock on
22:32 highway 169 in Issaquah Hobart Road and
22:35 other regional connectors between these
22:37 cities on June 5th they attended the
22:39 strategic planning community charettes
22:41 with counsel and community members to
22:44 review the five
22:44 main priority themes that were distilled
22:46 from our community engagement activities
22:48 on June 6th I attended the mounts of
22:51 Sound green wait' Trust Board annual
22:52 meeting and will begin as of next month
22:55 serving as an advisory board member on
22:57 June 12th I attended a pee fast meeting
23:00 with interim city administrator the
23:02 Department of Ecology and Eastside Fire
23:05 and Rescue P Foust is the constituent
23:08 that has impacted the aquifer and we are
23:10 working to jointly study and address the
23:12 issue on June 14th I attended the PSR C
23:15 transportation policy board meeting
23:17 there was a discussion only item related
23:20 to accessibility to transit and PSR C
23:23 has been tasked with developing
23:24 technical products to improve access for
23:27 pedestrians and cyclists next meeting of
23:30 the transportation policy board will be
23:32 July 12th at 9:30 at PC PSR C's
23:36 boardroom and their offices on Western
23:37 Avenue the major topic will be recommend
23:40 selection of projects proposed for the
23:42 2021 2022 federal highway administration
23:45 and Federal Transit Administration fund
23:47 I'm sure that won't be really well
23:49 attended and a lot longer than the one
23:51 we just had on June 14th I attended
23:54 Sound Transit's Capital Committee
23:55 meeting and this evening before our
23:58 council meeting we had a special council
24:01 meeting and it was to introduce our
24:03 council to our new city lobbyist team
24:05 who are still here this evening with us
24:07 we're really excited to be working with
24:10 the team helping his squad to get our
24:11 community voice heard in Olympia
24:15 community outrage on June 6 I attended
24:17 the visit is visitors Information Center
24:20 in Issyk was familiar ization tour of
24:22 trailheads in Issaquah we're promoting
24:24 ourselves as trailhead City and the
24:26 place to come hiking June 13th I
24:29 attended a ribbon-cutting for the agency
24:31 Northwest which is a real estate company
24:32 in Issaquah Highlands a couple of issues
24:35 update first Cougar Mountain Bergsma
24:38 update I'd like to share some
24:41 information that the council was I
24:44 received and the council received last
24:45 week an email from Sam Plotkin Trust for
24:49 Public Lands trust for public lands has
24:51 completed an option to purchase
24:53 agreement on a portion of the Bergsma
24:55 property this option provides for an
24:58 it's an Avenue through which the trust
25:00 for public lands can negotiate to
25:02 acquire additional portions of the
25:04 Bergsma property through a secondary
25:06 agreement the next steps for the trust
25:08 for public lands will be to initiate an
25:10 appraisal and now that the option has
25:14 been completed a little update on the
25:17 southeast 62nd Street Road and grid
25:20 project and if you have a graphic you
25:22 can share with the group I have provided
25:24 counsel and I have provided counsel and
25:30 also the public this evening a graphic
25:32 to give you some updates on our South
25:34 East 62nd project this is our project
25:36 over by Costco the one that closed the
25:38 our secret little under crossing of i-90
25:42 really proud that staff is able to
25:44 report out that as different components
25:47 of the project are completed they're
25:48 being opened so the first component to
25:51 be completed is the Pickering trail from
25:54 4th Avenue to Issaquah Creek it was
25:57 paved on June 15th and the city plans to
25:59 open the trail between 4th Avenue and
26:01 where the trail turns north on the west
26:03 side of the creek on June 21st so you
26:06 can see that section shown in yellow on
26:08 the plan it is not the East Lake
26:11 Sammamish trail but it is that portion
26:13 of the trail which can then connect you
26:15 into Pickering place in Cusco and our
26:17 amazing farmers market so really proud
26:20 of staff to that I can share that with
26:22 you this evening some updates on our
26:25 strategic planning process we are making
26:28 progress and we wanted to thank all the
26:31 1,300 individuals who provided input
26:33 through our survey meetings pop ups and
26:35 focus groups following the completion of
26:38 this broad community engagement in May
26:40 we've been working with our consultant
26:41 BDS planning on two pieces one updating
26:45 the city's vision mission and guiding
26:46 principles and to identifying community
26:49 based strategic priority areas we need
26:51 your input to help us shape these
26:53 priorities or your input helped us shape
26:55 these priorities we now want to come
26:57 back and check with you to make sure
26:58 that we're headed in the right direction
27:00 we held our planning charrette on
27:02 Tuesday June 5th we involved over 50
27:05 folks from our community including
27:06 council staff and representatives from
27:08 many organizations who provide service
27:11 in our community and are involved in our
27:12 community a full range of sectors was
27:15 represented from arts culture and Human
27:17 Services to business development and
27:19 housing as well as recreation
27:21 environment education and more thanks to
27:24 the community input and the work of
27:25 these participants we're starting to
27:27 form five draft strategic priority areas
27:30 these are growth and development
27:33 mobility infrastructure environmental
27:36 stewardship and city leadership and
27:38 services we want your feedback we want
27:41 to know if these sound right to you are
27:43 we on the right track and is there
27:45 something significant missing there's a
27:47 survey on these strategic priority areas
27:50 available online please visit Issaquah
27:53 waka slash our Issaquah for a link to
27:55 the survey you can also learn more and
27:58 provide input in an open house this
28:00 Wednesday June 20th 6:30 p.m. at the
28:03 historic train depot in downtown
28:05 Issaquah the City Council will consider
28:07 the draft strategic priority areas at
28:09 its work session on June 25th I'd like
28:12 to provide an update on the potential
28:14 highlands elementary school there's been
28:17 a lot of discussion over the last year
28:19 with the school district and with
28:20 council this mystical school district
28:23 has been looking at a piece of
28:24 city-owned property located northeast
28:27 Discovery Drive in sixth Avenue
28:29 Northwest in the Issaquah Highlands as a
28:31 potential site for a new elementary
28:32 school as part of their due diligence in
28:36 assessing the site for school
28:38 construction the district retained
28:40 consultants to perform arborist and
28:42 geotechnical studies on the site the
28:44 results of the geotechnical review were
28:46 presented to the Issaquah School Board
28:48 of Directors and discussed at the June
28:49 13th meeting the school district has
28:52 decided not to pursue this parcel
28:54 additional information is available on
28:57 the school's website at WWE Sequoia
29:00 wednet edu / district / departments /
29:06 cap projects and we can provide that
29:09 email if anyone is interested in it and
29:11 that concludes the mayor's report next
29:15 item on the agenda this evening is the
29:17 consent calendar it was distributed to
29:19 counsel in advance
29:21 if authorized the items on the consent
29:23 calendar will be considered together and
29:25 approved in one motion have the pimples
29:28 and payroll been reviewed they have
29:30 thank you there's any councilmember
29:32 desire to remove anything any item from
29:35 the consent calendar and consider it
29:36 under regular business seeing none is
29:40 there a motion until president Mertz
29:43 I move we adopt adopt the consent
29:45 calendar as listed in this evening's
29:47 agenda okay it's been moved and seconded
29:50 all those in favor signify by saying aye
29:54 as opposed thank you that passes
29:57 unanimously the next item on our agenda
30:00 this evening under regular business is a
30:03 b7 632 lobbyists contract this is the
30:07 first time that this item has come
30:08 before council I'd like to invite Emily
30:10 Moo interim city administrator to make a
30:13 presentation good evening
30:15 I have only a brief presentation for you
30:19 based on the materials in your packet
30:21 you can see that the city administration
30:23 is recommending approval of a contract
30:26 for new lobbyists for the city we have
30:29 had lobbyists serving the city for more
30:32 than six years our lobbyists individuals
30:35 or firms advocate for our interests they
30:38 monitor legislation seek funding for
30:41 capital and operating budget needs they
30:43 craft beneficial changes to legislation
30:46 that we might seek foster partnerships
30:49 and track interim studies and task
30:51 forces city administration has found
30:54 that this use of lobbyists is very
30:58 effective in fact we have been
31:00 successful in securing millions of
31:02 dollars of investment in city
31:04 infrastructure and services over the
31:06 years we are at this time recommending
31:10 entering into a contract with the firm
31:12 Gordon Thomas honeywell's governmental
31:14 affairs group Breanna Murray and Shelley
31:17 Helder are here this evening and we had
31:19 an opportunity to meet them in the
31:21 special meeting ahead of this regular
31:23 business meeting both have extensive
31:25 experience in this arena and have
31:29 represented other local government
31:30 clients they have a proven track record
31:33 of accomplishments
31:35 and we think they're a great fit for our
31:37 city and for our legislative agenda the
31:40 contract that's in front of you is for
31:42 three years which is our standard term
31:44 and a maximum annual amount of fifty
31:47 eight thousand dollars that's the same
31:48 amount that we've had in our contract
31:51 with our previous lobbyist and it is the
31:55 amount that has been budgeted for this
31:57 fiscal year so with approval of this
31:59 contract we will execute the agreement
32:03 and get underway with our partners and
32:08 look forward to having opportunities for
32:11 you to engage with them in the future
32:13 happy to answer any questions you have
32:15 thank you and thank you for coming this
32:18 evening in addressing council that's
32:20 great
32:21 are there any questions there emotion
32:26 it's madam mayor I move to authorize the
32:29 mayor to enter into and execute the
32:30 contract for lobbying and advocacy
32:32 services in the amount of fifty eight
32:34 thousand dollars with Gordon Taylor
32:36 Honeywell second I said I'm sorry it's
32:44 been moved and seconded is there any
32:46 council discussion I'm just gonna
32:48 clarify the name when I read the motion
32:50 name on a contract okay no discussion
32:54 all those in favor of authorizing the
32:56 mayor to enter into and execute the
32:58 contracts lobbying and advocacy services
33:00 in the amount of fifty eight thousand
33:03 dollars with Gordon Thomas Honeywell
33:04 Honeywell Jenks me signify by saying aye
33:09 opposed thank you that passed Thank You
33:12 Nancy thank you for coming this evening
33:13 ladies
33:14 the next item on the agenda is a b7 five
33:18 nine nine the 2019 to 2024 six-year
33:22 transportation Improvement Program this
33:25 item was heard at the council
33:27 Infrastructure Committee a public
33:29 hearing was conducting at conducted at
33:31 the june 4th 2018 council meeting I'd
33:34 like to invite Kurt seaman
33:36 transportation manager to make
33:37 presentation
33:39 Thank You mayor poly city council happy
33:43 to be back as you know we discussed this
33:46 six-year transportation improvement plan
33:48 at the June 4th meeting we had a public
33:51 hearing at that time the hearing is
33:53 closed there were a few audience
33:55 comments and questions what you see in
33:59 front of you here is our is the six-year
34:02 project list the subset of a larger list
34:05 but these are the projects that we are
34:07 most focused on over the next six years
34:10 and I'd be happy to I think rather than
34:15 go through each project which we did
34:16 some last time I'd be happy to do that
34:19 but I would rather use this time to
34:22 answer any questions that you may have
34:23 Thank You Kurt does counsel have any
34:26 questions no just don't I'd like to
34:31 clarify the the writing in here up day
34:34 one says that staffs discovered that
34:36 11th Avenue Northwest was left off could
34:39 you get a little more description of
34:40 that because I don't see that title as
34:42 stated that way in the CIP okay so that
34:47 so the 11 thank you mr. Ellison for that
34:50 I did want to clarify that so the 11th
34:55 Avenue project is part is one of the
34:59 Avenue projects which are generally
35:02 south of Gilman on the west side of
35:06 central asou qualm there are actually
35:09 connections planned for 15th Avenue 13th
35:12 Avenue and 11th Avenue and those are all
35:15 north-south connections that help
35:17 complete the grid they're generally in
35:19 this portion of town right here so the
35:25 11th Avenue project we're not sure what
35:29 happened but has always been part of the
35:31 plan 11 13 15 for some reason it was not
35:34 on the latest EIP it's been on previous
35:38 T IPs it's always been a plan for
35:41 projects that's likely to be constructed
35:44 as redevelopment happens in that part of
35:46 town so we're not adding a project it's
35:49 just a
35:50 is reinstating a project that has been
35:53 there in the past so what's the actual
35:55 number on the list I'm sorry what's the
35:59 actual project number on the list so I
36:02 think that says 11th Avenue there is it
36:03 11 12th Avenue I 90 Crossing so this is
36:08 a this is a prior to have to look back
36:10 on the list to get the exact project
36:12 number this is not one of the projects
36:15 you'll see on this map here this is a
36:17 project in future years it should be way
36:20 down on the very almost bottom of your
36:22 overall list
36:24 it's TR zero five zero work from the
36:28 bottom yes so way down there not that
36:32 that's when we're going to build it but
36:34 that's where it is located thank not
36:36 it's not shown none of those Avenue
36:38 projects are shown on the map that you
36:40 have in front of you thank you Thank You
36:43 councilmember almost any other questions
36:46 and would someone care to make a motion
36:54 I moved to approve resolution number
36:58 twenty 18-10 adopting a six-year
37:05 transportation Improvement Program and
37:06 directing the same to be filed with the
37:08 state secretary of transportation and a
37:11 transportation improvement board okay
37:14 it's been moved and seconded is there
37:16 any discussion sir council member Ramos
37:22 I just like to say because I think
37:24 people see this in the sometimes read it
37:27 a little differently because we say and
37:29 here a lot of times these aren't
37:30 prioritized projects it's a list of
37:32 projects and they're not prioritized but
37:35 when you see them in a list it looks
37:36 like - everyone did their prioritize
37:38 projects particularly ones that have
37:40 money closer to a year near here than
37:43 further out so I just maybe you could
37:45 just explain that little twist a little
37:48 bit so the public can understand that
37:49 prioritization or list sure so I think I
37:54 think both are both of those statements
37:56 are true this is not a prioritized list
37:59 clearly as you look at the list you'll
38:02 see the projects at the top of the list
38:03 which are the
38:04 one's shown up here on the screen are
38:07 the projects that we have proposed
38:08 funding for and they are the projects
38:10 that we're currently either in design or
38:13 shortly will be in design certainly
38:15 within the next six years so so
38:18 certainly those are prioritized in terms
38:20 of staff focus and the city's focus the
38:23 projects you see on this list but
38:25 they're not prioritized in a sense that
38:28 they're in a specific order and we
38:30 certainly have the ability council has
38:32 the ability the community has the
38:33 ability to move projects around on this
38:36 list and any projects that are in
38:38 further years out certainly could become
38:41 part of this a six-year plan we're
38:46 thinking just clarify again this list is
38:48 is a requirement if we ever want to look
38:50 for funds grant funds from federal
38:52 dollars and those kinds of partnerships
38:54 we need to have this filed properly or
38:57 those that couldn't happen is that
38:58 correct correct this is a this is a
39:00 state law requirement that we have a six
39:03 year TI P in plan to show that we have a
39:05 plan for transportation improvements
39:07 it's essential for many grant
39:10 opportunities that we have this in place
39:12 and adopted any other questions if
39:20 there's no further discussion all those
39:22 in favor of approving resolution number
39:24 2018 - ten adopting a six year
39:27 Transportation Improvement Program and
39:29 directing the same to be filed with the
39:31 state Secretary of Transportation and
39:32 the Transportation Improvement Board
39:34 signify by saying aye as opposed that
39:38 carries unanimously
39:39 thank you next item on the agenda is a
39:44 motion postponed from our June for 2018
39:47 council meeting that motion was to
39:50 direct the administration to reevaluate
39:51 the permitted land uses abel 4.3 be in
39:56 the central s quad development and
39:58 design standards and to make
40:00 recommendations to the city council as
40:02 to whether changes are needed after the
40:04 moratorium is lifted this motion was
40:06 made at the May 21st council meeting
40:08 moved by Goodman invitees and postponed
40:11 to the June 4th and then the
40:13 18th council meeting before council
40:17 discusses this evening I'd like to
40:18 invite Keith Niven economic and
40:20 development services director to come to
40:22 the lectern to present the options in
40:24 the staff memo that was included in the
40:26 council packet thank you madam mayor
40:30 good evening city council so when when
40:39 the council was working through one of
40:42 the related moratorium work items
40:45 related to hotels and storage units the
40:50 council posed a question about whether
40:53 or not the administration should go back
40:56 and look at the existing list of allowed
40:58 land uses within central Issaquah to see
41:01 if there are any other uses that are
41:04 allowed now which might want to be
41:07 revisited and looked at again and so at
41:12 the time we the motion was tabled until
41:18 the administration put together some
41:20 options about whether or not we could
41:21 fit it into our work plan this year and
41:24 and what might that mean
41:26 and so I provided the council with a
41:29 memorandum dated the 29th of May and
41:31 within that memo basically present three
41:36 different options for the city council
41:38 one is to pursue this this year and that
41:42 would mean potentially moving around
41:45 some of the other things that we have on
41:47 our on our plate to make room for this
41:50 work item the second would be to do it
41:52 next year in 2019 and then the third
41:56 option would be to do it potentially as
42:00 a bigger look at central Issaquah which
42:04 we know we need to do which probably
42:05 won't happen until 2019 or maybe 2020 so
42:10 and as you guys think about those
42:13 options one of the things that we need
42:15 to talk about is the scope of this work
42:17 effort because we really didn't talk
42:18 about that at a minimum what's being
42:23 identified in the memo is
42:26 we would need to go to planning policy
42:28 commission twice most likely once is a
42:30 presentation and once for decision we
42:33 would least need a couple council
42:35 committees to talk through that and then
42:38 one full council meeting for decisions
42:40 so so that's what I've included here if
42:43 there's an expectation that there's a
42:45 bigger public outreach obviously that
42:46 would impact you know if we're gonna
42:49 move something aside I think you know
42:52 that delays maybe three months if
42:54 there's a bigger work plan envisioned
42:56 you know then that would be a bigger
42:58 delay of whatever it is we have to move
43:00 out of the way so I'm going to stop
43:02 talking and let you guys ask questions
43:04 if you'd like to right so I just want to
43:07 kind of remind everybody where we are
43:08 right now so there's a motion on the
43:10 table it's appropriate at this time to
43:13 ask questions or to begin a discussion
43:15 and deliberations before we call for a
43:17 vote on this motion or an amended
43:20 version of this mission
43:21 so let's start with questions I've got
43:24 councilmember handsome member Goodman
43:28 thank you I had a question about the
43:30 note under option one so if the council
43:33 were to entertain option one there's a
43:37 note about the US Supreme Court reversed
43:40 town of Gilbert decision and I wondered
43:42 if you could explain that and explain
43:44 also how if the council were to
43:47 entertain option one if how that would
43:51 work in terms of the timeline for the
43:53 sine code and the timeline for the land
43:55 use overview okay so so right now
44:03 there was a Supreme Court case related
44:06 to the town of Gilbert Arizona where the
44:11 courts declared that a city cannot
44:14 regulate its signage based on content
44:17 and this really focused around cities
44:21 like ours which allow political signs in
44:24 the right away vote for me and a church
44:28 kind of wanted a similar sign in the
44:31 right away to advertise one of their
44:34 Sunday congregations and you know the
44:37 city declared that they couldn't do that
44:39 because it was
44:40 aloud and so they pushed that went to
44:41 the Supreme Court and the justices
44:43 decided you know that was inappropriate
44:45 unconstitutional based on you know free
44:51 speech and so our code needs to be
44:55 changed because right now it allows for
44:58 political signs in the right away as a
45:01 temporary sign but it would not allow
45:03 you know a business or a church
45:06 similarly to do the same thing and so we
45:09 know we need to make that code change
45:11 where it gets a little bit more
45:13 complicated for us as a workplan item is
45:15 we right now have a multitude of sign
45:18 codes in the city we have a sign code
45:21 for Tallis we have a sign code for
45:22 Issaquah Highlands we have a sign called
45:24 code for Old Town we have a sign code
45:27 for central Issaquah we have a sign code
45:29 for rallies and we have a sign code for
45:31 the rest of the city so part of this
45:34 work plan was envisioned by staff as an
45:38 opportunity not only to fix our
45:41 inconsistencies with the Gilbert
45:43 decision but also potentially to
45:46 condense the number of sign codes into
45:48 hopefully a singular or maybe less
45:52 number of sign codes so for us it's it's
45:56 a it became a bigger work product and so
45:59 the expectation is we probably wouldn't
46:02 have a deliverable in 2018 anyway it's
46:06 probably gonna get pushed until 2019 and
46:09 so if we're talking about like a three
46:12 to four-month delay we can still deliver
46:15 a product in 2019 it'll just be maybe
46:19 three months later than it otherwise
46:21 would have been so so from a if so that
46:24 was the reason why the administration
46:27 suggested the sign code as a good choice
46:30 to put something aside the risks are
46:33 fairly low right now if we would have
46:37 picked up the save Cougar Mountain signs
46:39 from right away I think we would have
46:41 been in trouble because those ones are
46:44 technically not allowed but you know
46:47 we're using some common sense knowing
46:51 where we are with the
46:53 code right now so so I think the risk is
46:55 fairly low I think it is a it is going
46:59 to be a little bit of a delay to get the
47:01 work product done but it'll still get
47:02 done in 2019 and we'll move it as
47:05 quickly as we can once we kind of get it
47:07 back on track but I needed to find time
47:10 at PPC because that actually ends up
47:13 being kind of my choke point because
47:15 we've we've got topics at PPC through
47:18 the rest of the year so I need to pull
47:20 something off PPC for this to kind of
47:23 really work and councilmember Goodman
47:26 thank you so Keith I'm going to ask you
47:28 a question but I want to preface it
47:30 because I don't want you to think it's a
47:31 tricky question or a critical statement
47:34 about the agenda Mel I want to take note
47:37 of your thoroughness here in what what
47:41 the process would include but I want to
47:43 take it one step back and ask a question
47:47 and it has to do with the intent of my
47:50 since I wasn't the person who suggested
47:53 this initially the intent really was a
47:55 staff look at the at the table first not
47:59 a noticing and then going out to have a
48:01 public process first it really was a
48:03 proactive internal step rather than a
48:07 reactive and so is it possible for the
48:10 direction to be just just exactly what
48:15 it says which is to internally take a
48:18 look at the table in light of the
48:19 changes that we just made during the
48:21 moratorium and all that we've learned
48:22 since 2012 when we adopted the CIP and
48:25 see if there might be recommendations to
48:28 the council of some changes that might
48:30 be made before we were to decide whether
48:33 we want to embark on this time-consuming
48:35 process yes so so if that is what the
48:41 council would like I think the
48:43 administration could provide that by the
48:46 next council meeting the idea is that'll
48:57 just be the administration's position
48:58 right I think still you know to vet that
49:01 then through a public process at PPC I
49:03 mean that's if if the council wanted to
49:06 move for
49:07 with amending the table it's gonna have
49:09 to go through PPC and ultimately get
49:12 decided by the council so I think I was
49:15 assuming that we were just gonna go I
49:18 think there are things that we probably
49:21 don't want or don't envision in central
49:27 that's currently on the table so there
49:28 will be some changes that will come out
49:31 of this when it does happen so the
49:33 question is is do you want to does the
49:35 council want to see the administration's
49:39 kind of scratch list first before we
49:43 work we launched a work product if so we
49:47 can do that I think you clarify too that
49:49 if that is the ask and if that is the
49:51 motion that they do this evening that
49:53 the work items that you suggested be
49:56 removed for the fuller process that and
49:59 the schedule all still fits
50:01 is that so that make sense yes okay
50:08 that's a memory so sort of a comment
50:10 along those lines if we were to do as
50:14 council member Goodman just suggested
50:16 and do a look at what's possibly should
50:20 be modified first and then take a look
50:23 at that and then really evaluate the
50:25 magnitude of that change I think that
50:28 would help us better inform the urgency
50:30 with which we'd want to move on some of
50:32 this issues so from from I know I'm not
50:36 asking I'm sure I asked that as a
50:37 question here in discussion question
50:41 mode whatever you would like so you can
50:43 ask that as a question okay just it
50:45 seems to me that it would make sense if
50:47 we could have a little more information
50:49 on the magnitude of this potential
50:54 problem before making a determination of
50:56 how urgent it is it seems to me that
50:59 would be a good idea what do you think
51:03 that's why I knew I interrupted
51:05 administrator would like to weigh in on
51:07 the conversation to just interject a
51:11 little bit about timeline first next
51:15 meeting is probably not possible the
51:18 reason for that is
51:19 and I believe DSD staff could probably
51:21 do that review and economic development
51:24 staff but I are part of our protocol is
51:27 to also get other staff that's involved
51:30 with land-use decisions to review it and
51:34 so I would love for those staff to have
51:37 an opportunity to do that first that's
51:38 our protocol before we bring kind of
51:40 policy considerations back in front of
51:42 the council second thing is we're
51:46 entering into a few weeks here where the
51:50 mayor's office is going to be down staff
51:52 and I would like to ensure that both the
51:57 mayor and I have a chance to look at
51:59 those recommendations before it comes to
52:00 Council since it's also our protocol and
52:03 then lastly this is the type of item
52:05 that doesn't lend itself very well to an
52:07 agenda bill particularly if we're not
52:09 directing staff to do anything or you're
52:11 not taking action to implement anything
52:13 and so I would propose that it come back
52:15 to a work session where you can have a
52:17 conversation about it did you have a
52:20 suggested - I can let's I would propose
52:25 that we discussed that with council
52:27 leadership the next work session is
52:30 quite full so that would be something to
52:35 consider
52:41 councilmember interesting councilmember
52:42 Goodman thank you I would prefer to see
52:49 a draft following your analysis before
52:55 deciding on the action proposals in the
52:58 memo Thank You Emily when you're talking
53:08 about sorry I forgot your long title I
53:11 was going to say something okay
53:15 talk about what at work session um can
53:19 you clarify sure I just think it lends
53:22 itself to the work session format a
53:24 little bit better we can have
53:25 back-and-forth dialogue on what staff
53:29 found in their evaluation and then you
53:32 could have a dialogue about what you
53:34 think the next action should be should
53:35 it be the staff proceed as outlined in
53:38 this staff memo with formalizing some
53:42 recommendations and taking them to PPC
53:44 or do you want us to go back and get
53:46 some more research done on particular
53:48 land-use topics I think it just fits a
53:51 work session format and and the only
53:54 reason that I preferred as an agenda
53:57 bill is because I think it's a fairly
54:00 sensitive topic that we went in several
54:01 years with fairly unhappy I'll call it
54:05 generally community about what we were
54:07 getting in the central Issaquah plan and
54:09 I so I would like a time certain when
54:12 the analysis will be back before the
54:14 council for consideration that's the
54:17 reason that I if I if I knew it was if I
54:21 was being told it was gonna come back at
54:23 a certain time I think s maybe that
54:24 would be one thing but I don't
54:27 maybe you just said it and I didn't
54:29 listen so I I just want to make sure it
54:32 gets done so if we need to keep it as an
54:35 agenda bill than I'd like to do that so
54:38 let me ask the interim City
54:39 Administrator couple questions
54:42 June 18th work session pretty full July
54:45 ninth work session capacity you were
54:49 saying
54:50 not just development services
54:52 an economic development review but all
54:55 departments I mission assuming that
54:57 means a senior leadership team type
54:59 review with returning with some
55:02 information at some point is that
55:03 possible to do by the July 1990 s staff
55:11 could definitely do that right now and
55:15 I'm looking at something that's a bit
55:17 dated I thought there were two items on
55:19 July water system plan and I think
55:23 there's one other that I don't have on
55:25 the copy in front of me and then a
55:28 clarification for councilmember Goodman
55:30 so in a sorry mayor and the strategic
55:33 plan so two to sizeable items so it
55:39 depends on what you think the length of
55:42 those I'm sorry those are on the 25th on
55:46 on the ninth we don't have that in front
55:50 of this but I think there are two items
55:52 on July 9th as well just can't recall I
55:55 want to make sure I understand your
55:56 expectations at that point in time it
55:59 would not be an agenda but coming back
56:00 would be a council memo saying here's
56:02 what the table top staff review look
56:04 like and here's a potential issues
56:06 identified and a potential you'd be
56:08 actually looking at this an agenda book
56:11 coming forward later on with a motion
56:12 similar to when you would like to do
56:14 that is that what you're asking I would
56:16 be comfortable with that if my fellow
56:17 council members are comfortable with
56:18 that so discussion I would be
56:24 comfortable with that thank you that's
56:28 my right I would be comfortable with
56:30 that too what I like is setting this
56:34 expectation we're gonna we're gonna work
56:36 through what it is specifically we want
56:38 before making a decision about when to
56:40 do it so I think there's still a lot of
56:42 information that's missing about what
56:44 the magnitude of this change is and if
56:47 we can have something come back on in
56:50 early July which is great and then we
56:53 can make a determination at that point
56:54 at how urgently we want to drive it
56:57 forward and whether we're going to do
56:58 this year next year or somewhere way out
57:00 in the future
57:05 here Thank You councilmember a other
57:08 counts my overwinter Stein just for
57:09 clarification could could somebody tell
57:12 me what that is what we do with that he
57:16 was comfortable with that a
57:17 councilmember coming to the July 9th
57:20 work session which is the kind of review
57:22 that councilmember Goodman described to
57:25 our director that our interim City
57:28 Administrator said she would like to
57:30 have fully vetted internally before it
57:33 came to the work session so so if we
57:35 take a vote this evening it's not on any
57:38 of the elements in this memo perhaps
57:41 pre-work correct thank you the motion
57:44 would be to I've just provided some
57:47 advisory councilmember Goodman she wants
57:49 to use it it would be to bring it back
57:50 to the July 9th work session as
57:52 information that's member hunt and this
57:59 is a question about that process at the
58:02 work session we would be discussing
58:03 would we be discussing both the content
58:06 of the land uses as well as the amount
58:10 of further public planning policy
58:14 Commission meetings etc and the rest of
58:17 the timeline or would it be focusing on
58:19 the Lillian juice recommendations that
58:21 are I don't think you're going to be
58:22 getting fully-baked recommendations
58:24 you're going to be getting a quick
58:27 review from our staff that says here are
58:30 some issues were highlighting and
58:32 recommending that we do start a process
58:34 with the following timeline it's more or
58:38 less to give you enough information to
58:41 decide do I want to do it this year next
58:42 year or urgency to it thanks more
58:47 questions
58:47 council president Mertz I like the idea
58:50 because I like longer council meetings
58:52 when they're like tonight is only gonna
58:55 be maybe an hourish and I feel a lack of
58:57 a sense of closure Thank You anyone else
59:01 any other comments I counsel my friend
59:04 um I have a quick comment which is just
59:06 that in the strategic planning meetings
59:10 we've heard a lot I think about from the
59:12 community about being more proactive and
59:13 so I generally like the idea of looking
59:15 at the land uses in a more proactive way
59:17 rather than our reaction to something
59:19 that pops out thank you for that comment
59:22 I'm just gonna double check with the
59:24 city administrator scheduled that we can
59:27 commit to that sounds great Keith now
59:29 has a short term homework so you get it
59:32 to me before I leave so I have an
59:34 opportunity to look at it councilmember
59:40 Goodman we have a motion on the table
59:41 and I'm not sure I understand it do we
59:47 let what do we do with this if we're
59:50 getting a commitment instead to come to
59:52 the July 9th work session do we let it
59:54 die I don't want to vote no when an end
59:57 the motion and if the second degrees
1:00:06 oh oh okay look I'm sorry take me what
1:00:12 Emily said was the motion okay is okay
1:00:14 we just have clarity on what it is and
1:00:17 what it is okay
1:00:20 any other discussion any other questions
1:00:24 if there's no further discussion all
1:00:26 those in favor of directing the
1:00:27 administration to reevaluate the
1:00:30 permitted land uses table 4.3 be in the
1:00:32 central square development and design
1:00:34 standards and make recommendations to
1:00:38 the City Council as to whether changes
1:00:40 are needed
1:00:41 after the moratorium is lifted signify
1:00:43 by saying aye okay let's post a motion
1:00:48 carries unanimously thank you a good
1:00:51 discussion the next order of business is
1:00:53 for good of the order do any council
1:00:55 members have anything for good of the
1:00:57 order that's member winters day real
1:01:00 quickly thanks the staff and mayor for
1:01:04 this the thing about the picnic trail
1:01:06 I'm gonna add something to your comment
1:01:08 about this when with this trail opening
1:01:12 up it actually does reconnect on the
1:01:15 north end with the the Sammamish trail
1:01:18 so people traveling south can get off at
1:01:21 56 I think it is and travel and get back
1:01:24 on without going out on East Lake
1:01:26 Sammamish and northbound as well and I
1:01:27 just want to make sure that if people
1:01:29 were aware that that connection is there
1:01:32 even such showing on this map thank you
1:01:34 for doing that it's very exciting very
1:01:36 exciting anything else we're gonna the
1:01:38 other council member a I just wanted to
1:01:39 recognize Issaquah Police Department and
1:01:44 Public Works operations or their
1:01:48 presence at the June ninth farmers
1:01:50 market they were amazing they were
1:01:53 engaging they had a line of people you
1:01:57 know around the block to spend time with
1:01:58 them I think we came across as a really
1:02:02 incredibly great city and with really
1:02:04 great people and they were to a person
1:02:07 farming and engaging so thank you to
1:02:09 everybody who participated in that
1:02:11 that's fantastic anyone else for good of
1:02:13 the order I have a couple of little
1:02:15 things to add
1:02:17 we're done I just want to let everybody
1:02:19 know that the June 18th council meeting
1:02:21 oh sorry that the June 25th consul work
1:02:25 session has some items which include
1:02:27 citywide strategic plan and water system
1:02:29 plan as our interim city administrator
1:02:31 stated July 2nd regular council meeting
1:02:34 some of the potential agenda items
1:02:36 include old town traffic calming project
1:02:39 and that is a funding request for a
1:02:41 permanent installation P fasts pilot
1:02:45 study and that will also be a funding
1:02:47 request coming to Council and that's it
1:02:51 there is no executive session this
1:02:54 evening and if there's no further
1:02:56 business we are adjourned at a
1:02:58 record-breaking 804 p.m.

Attendance

Council / Members (6)
Stacy Goodman
Victoria Hunt
Tola Marts
Bill Ramos
Chris Reh
Paul Winterstein
Excused
Mariah Bettise

Motions and votes (3)

Authorize the Mayor to enter into and execute the contract for lobbying and advocacy services in the amount of $58,000 with Gordon Thomas Honeywell. . b) AB 7599 - 2019-2024 Six-Year Transportation Improvement Program (TIP)
Moved by MARTS · seconded by WINTERSTEIN
Carried 6-0
In favor: Stacy Goodman, Victoria Hunt, Tola Marts, Bill Ramos, Chris Reh, Paul Winterstein
Approve Resolution No. 2018-10, adopting a Six-Year Transportation Improvement Program and directing the same to be filed with the State Secretary of Transportation and the Transportation Improvement Board. . c)
Moved by RAMOS · seconded by GOODMAN
Carried 6-0
In favor: Stacy Goodman, Victoria Hunt, Tola Marts, Bill Ramos, Chris Reh, Paul Winterstein
APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA AS PRESENTED. a) ID 0233 - Accounts: Payables and Payroll of June 18, 2018, $4,073,571.55; Approved. b) Minutes: City Council Regular Meeting, June 4, 2018; Approved. c) Minutes: City Council Special Meeting, June 5, 2018; Approved. d) AB 7600 - Interlocal Agreement with D…
Moved by MARTS · seconded by GOODMAN
Carried 6-0
In favor: Stacy Goodman, Victoria Hunt, Tola Marts, Bill Ramos, Chris Reh, Paul Winterstein