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Monday, March 18, 2019

7:00 PM · 2h 27m · Council Chambers, 135 E. Sunset Way, Issaquah WA
Topics tracked across meetings:
Proposed Amendments to Utilities and Public Services Element, Capital Facilities Element, (I) AB 7683 8/10
2018 Water Main Rehabilitation AB 7746 1/2
Proposed Amendments: 2018 Comprehensive Plan, Central Issaquah Plan, IMC and Central Standards AB 7682 8/8
Amendment to Interlocal Agreement with Dept. of Natural Resources for Maintenance and Use of High Point Trailhead Re: Property Acquisition & Maintenance Fees AB 7739 2/2
Section
Topic
3. SPECIAL BUSINESS
3a
Sister Cities Commission Report ID 0417
packet pp.5–18
Staff report:
SPECIAL BUSINESS a) Submitted: Feb. 2019 Current Commission Membership
7. CONSENT CALENDAR
7a
Accounts: Payables and Payroll of Mar. 18, 2019, $ 4,513,557.78 ID 0327
Carried 7-0
Approve · packet pp.19–154
Topics: Budget
Staff report:
Finance Department P.O. Box 1307 Issaquah, WA 98027 PH: 425-837-3050 www.issaquahwa.gov
7b
Minutes: City Council Regular Meeting, March 4, 2019
Carried 7-0
Approve · packet pp.155–159
Staff report:
CONSENT CALENDAR b) 03-04-19 City Council Regular Meeting Minutes Page 8182
7c
Proposed Amendments: 2018 Comprehensive Plan, Central Issaquah Plan, IMC and Central Standards AB 7682
Carried 7-0
Adopt Ordinance · packet pp.161–246
Topics: Land Use
Staff report:
CONSENT CALENDAR c) CITY COUNCIL UPDATED AGENDA BILL AB 7682 - City Council Regular Meeting - 18 Mar 2019 Consent Calendar
7d
Amendments to IMC 18.07.480 Community Facilities Standards Regarding Public Buildings AB 7683
Carried 7-0
Refer to Council Land & Shore Committee · packet pp.247–281
Topics: Land Use
Staff report:
On July 13, 2017, the Planning Policy Commission (PPC) held a public hearing on proposed Land Use Code amendments requiring design standards for Compact Public Schools and Government Facilities. However, PPC recommended that Government Facilities be removed from the
7e
Amendment to Interlocal Agreement with Dept. of Natural Resources for Maintenance and Use of High Point Trailhead Re: Property Acquisition & Maintenance Fees AB 7739
Carried 7-0
Award Bid · packet pp.283–288
Topics: Budget
Staff report:
Since 1993, the City and DNR have shared responsibility for the maintenance of Hight Point Trailhead under a Use Permit granted by the City to DNR. The Use Permit expired in Feb. 2018 and was extended through June 2018. The City and DNR continued their relationship through a new interlocal agreement that established both the joint and separate responsibilities of the City and DNR for the sharing of maintenance, management and operation of the trailhead. The Interlocal Agreement was authorized at the July 18, 2018 Council meeting via AB 7600.
7h
Dept. of Ecology Pollution Prevention Assistance (PPA) Partnership AB 7760
Carried 7-0
Authorize · packet pp.325–326
Topics: Critical Areas
Staff report:
The Washington State Dept. of Ecology (Ecology) works in partnership with local governments in Puget Sound to reduce or eliminate hazardous waste and pollutants at businesses from entering stormwater, groundwater, and the sanitary sewer. Ecology currently provides inter-agency PPA agreements to a total of 22 local governments to fund staff known as Local Source Control (LSC) Specialists, who conduct technical assistance, site visits, education, outreach, reporting, and other elements with the objective of reducing sources of pollutants.
9. GOOD OF THE ORDER
9a
Upcoming Council Meetings
0:15 good evening I'm going to call to order
0:18 the March 18th 2019 City Council regular
0:22 meeting like to welcome everyone for
0:24 coming tonight I'd like to ask those of
0:27 you who would like to join the council
0:28 myself and the Pledge of Allegiance
0:29 please stand the first item on the
0:52 agenda this evening is under special
0:54 business ID 0 for one seven sister
0:58 cities Commission report I'd like to
1:00 invite Commission Chair Robin Kelly vice
1:03 chair Heather staff and member Cheri
1:05 Goerke to come up to the podium to make
1:07 the presentation
1:20 thank you madam Marian commissioners on
1:23 behalf of the sister City Commission we
1:25 come tonight to give an overview of our
1:28 annual report first I'd like to
1:35 acknowledge that's right there first I'd
1:39 like to acknowledge the commissioners
1:41 that do give of their time like
1:43 yourselves freely in support of these
1:46 efforts we have someone from the Youth
1:49 Advisory Board as well and then we have
1:52 the terrific support of our city clerk
1:54 teenagers the mission of the sister City
2:01 Commission created in 2007 is as you see
2:06 in your packets for the knowledge
2:08 goodwill and understanding of the world
2:10 through people-to-people diplomacy
2:13 education cultural exchanges economic
2:17 exchanges and humanitarian assistance
2:20 currently we have two Sister Cities
2:23 sundal Norway and chefchaouen Morocco to
2:29 support that mission the Commission
2:31 takes very strongly how unique our
2:34 opportunity is representing such
2:36 different countries in our own community
2:39 here and in light of recent occurrences
2:43 our Muslim community feels close and we
2:48 feel connected to the horrendous acts of
2:52 violence and terrorism recently taken
2:55 place against mosques and the Islamic
2:58 culture we have as many of you have had
3:01 the opportunity we share great
3:04 relationships with these communities and
3:07 with the people that come and represent
3:09 their communities in our community their
3:12 countries in our country we take great
3:14 pride in that and we appreciate your
3:16 support of those efforts over these
3:18 years
3:23 one of our opportunities is the African
3:26 region of Sister Cities the sister city
3:29 international initiatives and that's
3:31 representing our chefchaouen morocco
3:34 city sister city the sister cities
3:37 invited the Commission to participate on
3:39 a committee regarding the African region
3:42 Sister Cities commissioner the Lindo
3:45 Paul is our representative the sister
3:48 city International is expected to
3:51 continue the conversation into the
3:53 coming year as it prepares for the 2020
3:56 African region annual conference in
3:58 South Africa our Commission looks
4:01 forward to learning more and being part
4:03 of that dialogue hello
4:08 our Commission is partnering with one
4:12 world now and their mission is sort of
4:14 to develop the next generation of global
4:17 leaders Morocco is one of their target
4:20 places and they seek to strengthen the
4:23 connection through our sister city
4:24 initiative with language and leadership
4:27 classes and planning a spring break trip
4:29 abroad we received international award
4:36 this was through the Sister Cities
4:39 International we won the award for the
4:43 2018 Innovation Arts & Culture segment
4:47 and it was the work that's presented
4:51 here we have different utility boxes
4:57 that are wrapped around the city and
4:59 this is work of Berkeley at halls and
5:02 she was featured two salmon days ago so
5:10 work from our sister cities Commission
5:13 has been published in different media
5:18 mentions Issaquah insider city of
5:21 Issaquah website in social media the
5:24 norwegian-american
5:25 is to our reporter greater Issaquah
5:27 Chamber of Commerce and of course the
5:29 Sister Cities International
5:33 our very own Commissioner Mary Harris
5:36 was thank you she represented us at a
5:41 conference in Olympia in October and the
5:47 Commission was able to have
5:48 representation at this conference which
5:50 was fantastic and she joined
5:53 approximately 50 other sister city
5:56 representatives from across the state
5:58 and we are using some of the information
6:01 that she brought back and are putting it
6:04 into our work plan so October 2018 was a
6:13 pretty busy month for us on top of the
6:17 conference in Olympia we also had a
6:20 visitor from our sister city in
6:21 chefchaouen Morocco Hameed L had read
6:24 came from a xiaolin and he is
6:30 multilingual he also while he was here
6:32 engaged residents at the university
6:34 house at the iske High School in
6:37 dialogue and song while he was here he
6:48 stayed in the booth the salmon dais
6:50 booth which was up on the steps of City
6:52 Hall
6:54 he performed live acoustic performances
6:56 the booth featured authentic Moroccan
6:59 decor
7:00 there was an interactive world map where
7:02 anyone who visited salmon days could
7:04 actually put a pin where they were
7:05 originally from so we could see the
7:07 depth and breadth of the connections and
7:10 cross-cultural connections that we have
7:11 as a community we had to create your own
7:15 flag activity for the kids so they could
7:17 imagine what you know their own country
7:20 flags would be there were hands on
7:22 instruments to play and there were other
7:24 multi age activities and of course the
7:26 community engaged with both Hameed and
7:28 the commissioners asking questions about
7:29 the sister cities and the mission of the
7:33 sister cities commission
7:42 in November of 2018 the Commission
7:45 accepted an invitation to tour Seattle's
7:48 newly redesigned Nordic heritage museum
7:52 and we were guests of the seattle bergen
7:55 sister city association over the last
7:58 year we've really worked with that
8:00 commission and association to kind of
8:03 form a tight bond and by fostering that
8:07 relationship we've been able to talk
8:11 about new initiatives to really
8:13 strengthen the sundal relationship that
8:16 we have
8:18 and finally we wouldn't be a commission
8:22 without the amazing support of our
8:24 community specifically the Arts
8:27 Commission and the City of Issaquah and
8:29 of course all of the organizations and
8:32 businesses that help support us
8:34 throughout the year so thank you so much
8:35 to everyone for all of your supports
8:37 thank you ladies I just wanted to take
8:41 an opportunity before I say thank you to
8:43 see if any of the councilmembers have
8:45 any questions or comments that's more
8:49 interesting I simply want to thank you
8:50 for coming here this evening sharing the
8:52 story the work that you do and to be
8:55 representatives of our citizens and our
8:57 city outside to others I really value
9:01 that and I appreciate that thank you
9:02 very much thank you
9:03 anyone else come to my braid so I just
9:06 was a curious guy so just xiaolin so I
9:11 noticed it's about same size as this
9:13 quad sport about 40,000 people give or
9:15 take a few I do notice that it's a bit
9:17 older being founded in 1471 so you learn
9:24 from our elders Thank You anyone else so
9:32 ladies I just wanted to thank you for
9:33 coming tonight and also for being such
9:36 gracious hosts to me a couple of weeks
9:38 ago where I can watch you in action as
9:40 your commission met thank you for
9:42 everything you do that's great thank you
9:44 the next item on our agenda this evening
9:47 is audience comments audience this is
9:50 the time when you may address
9:51 your counsel the guidelines for public
9:53 participation will be displayed on the
9:56 overhead by tisha please limit your
9:59 comments to 5-minutes those who signed
10:02 up will be called forward first and if
10:04 you did not sign up I will ask for other
10:06 speakers before closing this portion of
10:08 the meeting if your here is part of a
10:10 group and a spokesperson please identify
10:12 which group you're here for and if
10:15 you're an audience member here tonight
10:16 or someone who has a company to speaker
10:18 and you want to show the council your
10:19 support while they're speaking please
10:21 raise your hand to let the council know
10:23 that you're actively listening in the
10:25 comp you share the comments that the
10:27 presenter just made has anyone signed up
10:32 to speak this evening yes Tiffany and
10:34 raise Tiffany entries 4 to 4 0 192nd
10:43 court southeast Issaquah been a resident
10:45 since 1980 property owner since 2003 we
10:50 bought my parents house and he graduated
10:54 from Issaquah high school I teach at a
10:55 local school district so we don't quite
10:58 ever leave I have been bugging oh hi
11:02 thank you for having me tonight thank
11:05 you for this opportunity to speak Mara
11:07 Polly and council members this is I
11:10 think my second or third time to address
11:12 you all I have bugged you incessantly
11:16 via email for eight or nine years now
11:20 about this one project and it has been
11:27 an absolute joy to work with folks like
11:30 Sheldon and his predecessor Gary Kosta
11:33 Sheldon I want him to be my best friend
11:36 and to work with certain council members
11:39 thank you I'm gonna keep it short the
11:42 traffic is increasing the pedestrian
11:45 traffic is increasing the bike traffic
11:47 is impressing it's not getting any safer
11:51 out there the road is incredibly
11:54 dangerous I am no longer a pedestrian on
11:57 that road my daughter has her driver's
11:59 license she is not allowed to drive on
12:00 that road heaven forbid that my kid hit
12:03 a biker or a pedestrian as
12:05 something is going on both shoulders are
12:10 incredibly dangerous we have the money a
12:14 Sequoia has put money into other
12:15 projects that I have mentioned in my
12:18 emails such as the you know the burden
12:21 of property things like that where they
12:23 have approved money much more greater
12:25 amounts we need to do something now for
12:29 this one little strip of road this is
12:32 kind of our now-or-never time and while
12:36 y'all have been amazing the city
12:39 employees are amazing those with whom I
12:41 have worked on the city council has been
12:42 amazing we need to do this because what
12:45 is our legacy what is your legacy as a
12:48 City Council and as a mayor if god
12:51 forbid someone gets actually hurt on
12:53 that road there have been three
12:55 accidents that I am aware of one last
12:59 summer I believe where it was a
13:01 bicyclist in a car earlier this winter
13:04 where it was actually bicyclists it was
13:07 a Sunday morning Saturday morning I
13:09 brought off a bunch of emails to you
13:11 guys sorry
13:12 and it was a bunch of bicyclist one hit
13:14 a patch of ice and they all kind of
13:16 piled up on top of each other had there
13:18 been a car in that lane it would have
13:20 been horrific and then one probably
13:24 about two or three weeks ago were it was
13:27 a commuter on a bicyclist who has some
13:31 severe injuries I believe as well again
13:33 I don't know all the details but I'm
13:35 sure their matter of public record
13:38 someone's going to get hurt and this is
13:41 kind of our time to this is kind of an
13:43 hour and ever time because this is we
13:46 gotta do something there's there's on
13:49 the freeway side there's nowhere to go
13:52 it's a chain-link fence dividing us from
13:55 cars going 60 miles an hour I believe a
13:57 car came through there probably about
13:58 five or six years ago I think it was in
14:00 the middle of the night but you can
14:02 still see that we're at the spot where
14:03 the chain-link fence has been replaced
14:05 on the other side people cross the white
14:08 line all the time so pedestrians are not
14:11 safe on this on the other side either
14:13 and I think that's it
14:16 thank you for your time again
14:18 it has been phenomenal to work with the
14:21 folks for the city the best people ever
14:25 other than where I work anyway Thank You
14:27 Tiffany the project that Tiffany is
14:29 referring to is a discussion council be
14:31 having later this evening on regular
14:33 business under the Washington State
14:35 Department of Transportation project
14:36 funding request by ninety axillary lane
14:39 project and Northwest Sammamish Road is
14:41 there anyone else signed up to speak yes
14:43 Steve low per se thank you also for the
14:50 opportunity to talk
14:51 I live at 195 195 35 South East 51st so
14:56 right along the Parkway they're been in
14:59 that neighborhood for 32 years now and
15:01 drive that road and also I'm a avid
15:04 cyclist and and and Walker and hiker and
15:08 do occasionally walk down there I wish
15:11 it was a more pleasant and safe walk and
15:13 ride just wanted to express my support
15:19 as well for that for that project
15:22 you know you covered the safety aspects
15:24 really well and I really don't think I
15:26 can add add to that the only thing I've
15:29 noticed is that you know in the mornings
15:31 people are using that road as a bypass
15:34 road because of the freeways backing up
15:36 and the people come from the plateau and
15:38 they want to go to Redmond and why go up
15:42 like why go on the freeway which is
15:43 already parked and deal with the two
15:45 roundabouts when they can just zip along
15:47 in our neighborhood and at the same time
15:51 you got the cyclists trying to do this
15:52 similar things so it's it is getting
15:55 more and more traffic and once the sound
15:58 wall goes in it will make it
16:00 aesthetically more pleasant for people
16:02 to use it so the cycles cycles cycles
16:05 and and walkers will only only increase
16:08 at that point so adding more risk to the
16:11 profile is not a good thing I went
16:15 looked at the draft master plan for the
16:18 city of Issaquah and made a few comments
16:20 on there but I noticed a couple of
16:21 things around the mobility section where
16:23 this project would help address and
16:26 close some gaps one is to increase the
16:28 percentage of persons that are
16:31 ride-sharing cycling walking as opposed
16:35 to getting in there in their car by
16:37 themselves so this is a something that
16:39 would help facilitate that and I know
16:41 the other the other goal was to to close
16:44 the gaps in the transportation network
16:46 that connects had pedestrian walkways
16:49 cycling with with transit so a couple of
16:53 a couple of opportunities to help
16:55 fulfill that that mission within the the
16:58 master plan so lastly I'd like to talk
17:02 about you know continuity and
17:05 consistency the circle to circle lake
17:08 Washington or Lake Sammamish in a
17:11 vehicle or honest bicycle is about 22
17:14 miles and I do this ride quite
17:16 frequently and in the good good parts of
17:18 the year and that's this this little
17:21 this little missing link is the only
17:24 part less than one mile a roadway that
17:27 scares the hell out of me is I just
17:29 wanted to get it over as fast as I can
17:31 that I think you know the cities of
17:34 Bellevue Sammamish Redmond they've all
17:37 chipped in they've all found a way to
17:39 make that whole route which is just give
17:41 becoming more and more popular with with
17:43 all the cyclists in the in the in the
17:45 area to use so if we could just close
17:49 that one gap that would be fantastic you
17:51 know when we when we were you know I was
17:55 around when we voted on the annexation
17:56 and one of the promises I think I heard
17:59 was we're gonna fix that we're gonna
18:01 make that wide we're gonna put a
18:02 pedestrian pathway in there well that
18:05 was 2006 thirteen years ago this is
18:08 about time we did some of that that's
18:11 all I got
18:11 thanks a lot Steve anyone else that
18:14 signed up yes Larry Franks
18:25 good evening Larry Franks I live to for
18:28 0:01
18:29 southeast 100 and 3rd Street so I've
18:32 been on is a quad resident for 47 years
18:34 so far I'm just off of the the Hobart
18:38 Road barely outside of the city limit um
18:41 and I wanted to think the the mayor and
18:45 the council for the opportunity to talk
18:48 about our fish I'm also representing
18:50 fish the Friends of is a class Salmon
18:54 Hatchery I believe we have some more
18:55 members here in the the audience yeah
18:59 okay
19:00 I also wanted to personally think Emily
19:04 moon for helping me navigate the the
19:07 political waters I know how to handle
19:10 fish I know how to catch them I know how
19:13 to propagate them the government is a
19:16 whole nother dimension to it to learn so
19:20 I'm here to talk about city of is akua's
19:24 number one treasurer now I know
19:27 everybody seated up there knows that
19:30 that is quad Creek and the salmon runs
19:33 in it everybody in the audience yep lots
19:35 of nodding this is good that treasure is
19:39 imperiled especially the Chinook runs
19:43 every year roughly two and a half
19:47 million Chinook simal are released last
19:50 year we received bat from that two and a
19:53 half million fish 1800 adults and if
19:57 somebody had their phone out and did the
19:58 arithmetic that is an abysmally small
20:01 number the if that was a financial
20:06 investment nobody would do it there are
20:09 a number of things that are impacting
20:11 those those numbers but this year we
20:15 even had to borrow eggs almost a million
20:17 eggs from other hatcheries in order to
20:20 make our quota to be able to raise those
20:23 two and a half million fish so the Orca
20:29 might be starving but it's quite as a
20:31 more immediate problem in terms of
20:34 protecting the the fish coming back here
20:38 and I'm urging the the council to take
20:40 decisive action before it's too late to
20:44 help preserve this treasure there are a
20:47 number of things going on in the
20:49 Washington State Legislature right now
20:51 and I just had a another political
20:53 lesson about how we're halfway through
20:57 the legislative session and if a bill
20:59 didn't make it out of committee from the
21:01 originating house it's dead so I was
21:04 going to talk about some of the bills
21:06 that are out there but the bigger issue
21:08 is funding so the the Washington
21:12 Department of Fish and Wildlife is still
21:15 underwater I use that term ironically in
21:18 terms of their funding so their ability
21:21 to protect our fish to continue to
21:23 propagate the fish is limited so I asked
21:26 the council to consider working with our
21:29 legislators working with our
21:31 representatives to secure that funding
21:35 the other funding is for governor
21:39 Inslee's 36 points that came out of the
21:45 orca task force they work a recovery
21:49 task force several of those applied
21:51 directly to Issaquah one of them is to
21:54 increase should examine production but
21:57 the problem that we have is that many
22:00 many of our fish don't make it out to
22:02 the salt water so we have the the
22:05 terrible return numbers the there is
22:09 funding for the the hatcheries
22:11 themselves but there are many many more
22:14 things that that we can do so I'm urging
22:18 the city and those of us in the audience
22:22 to get hold of our elected
22:24 representatives tell them that we want
22:26 to see the the funding for the projects
22:30 that are going to benefit this fish if
22:33 we don't I fear that is our salmon
22:40 festival will become a Requiem we really
22:44 don't want to see that happen
22:45 thank you thank you Larry
22:49 my hands up in the audience so next we
22:53 have Kelly Richardson good evening my
23:02 name is Kelly Richardson and I live at
23:04 one four nine one zero to sixty second
23:07 Avenue southeast in Issaquah I also work
23:10 for Raleigh properties I'm here as the
23:12 board president of fish friends of the
23:15 Issaquah Salmon Hatchery our staff and
23:19 our volunteers do a wonderful job of
23:22 instilling and inspiring visitors who
23:25 come here we are the number one hatchery
23:28 in the state
23:29 we're the number one educational center
23:31 were part of the third-grade education
23:34 curriculum and when visitors come they
23:39 experience a sense of wonder about our
23:42 salmon and how they have traveled 3,000
23:46 miles to come home and they find their
23:49 way home and it's it's a miracle we have
23:54 so we do a really a great job with
23:57 education and we have more and more
24:00 requests for practical environmental
24:02 education in an urban environment
24:05 however as Larry mentioned there's a lot
24:08 of concern out there there have been a
24:10 number of studies done about our fish
24:13 particularly the muckle shoots have done
24:15 studies and King County and it's seen
24:19 that as our fish leave Issaquah Creek
24:23 only 8 to 11 percent actually make it to
24:27 Elliott Bay the reason is is they've
24:30 looked at there's significant predation
24:32 or non-native fish are eating our fish
24:37 this has grown exponentially to the
24:40 point that it is now dire for our fish
24:42 so we need to do something about the
24:44 predation in these Lakes Lake Sammamish
24:47 and Lake Washington so I hope and can
24:50 encourage you to take decisive action
24:54 and to really look at what's happening
24:56 with the predation
25:00 and what we can do about it for about
25:02 these non-native fish thank you so much
25:04 thank you Kelly
25:06 anyone else signed up to chef yes Nancy
25:09 Oh tilt hello good evening everybody my
25:21 name is Nancy out called my address is
25:24 four five six eight one ninety third
25:26 place and I live in South Cove that's
25:29 Issaquah and I know you all know the map
25:31 but here it is so I moved into South
25:37 Cove in 1995 when it was unincorporated
25:39 King County and I raised two daughters
25:43 there they're now 20 and 21
25:46 but at the time I never took them in the
25:49 double stroller or bicycle down to the
25:51 park or into town to go get at the time
25:54 a hot chocolate at tulley's or anything
25:56 or a cold drink there because it's just
25:58 not safe and so while my kids are older
26:02 and it's kind of beyond us to have a
26:04 nice quality of life and do that there's
26:06 so many young families in South Cove and
26:08 I know they all want to use that Park
26:09 and go down to the area where PCC is and
26:12 things and the park is doing so many
26:14 more neat things for the community
26:16 they've got the AVP they've got the
26:18 challah fest going on Holley Fest this
26:21 weekend so from a quality of life it
26:23 would be great to have that segment
26:26 filled in from a quality of life and
26:28 from a safety standpoint I know we've
26:30 talked about this already but my friend
26:32 couple doors down she's a nurse at the
26:34 u-dub she works at the u-dub in Issaquah
26:36 she commutes to work and she's literally
26:38 on garbage day been forced into garbage
26:41 cans as cars are going by because
26:43 there's just not enough room for a car a
26:46 garbage can and a cyclist and
26:47 furthermore as you know Amazon is using
26:51 that space at the park and so those
26:53 buses are coming down the street so that
26:55 limits it even more and that puts
26:57 another obstacle in the way for safe
26:58 bicycling safe driving safe walking so
27:02 again I am excited that you are even
27:04 considering doing this so thank you very
27:06 much I'm thrilled to have this and on
27:09 behalf of all the moms who are home with
27:10 their kids and doing homework and who
27:12 can't be here
27:14 I'm here from the generation whose kids
27:16 weren't able to use it and I really hope
27:17 that you'll consider putting that in
27:19 place our community can really enjoy all
27:21 the things that a school offers thank
27:23 you Thank You Nancy anyone else no is
27:27 there anyone that would like to address
27:28 Council this evening I see one two four
27:31 five hands let's start with Dave and
27:33 next today and we'll hit you too and
27:35 then I think Steve also had his hand up
27:36 Dave you're up good evening David Kepler
27:46 255 southeast Andrew Street yes the
27:49 South Cove they were thrilled when we
27:50 got it they got an X they saw police
27:52 cars once in a while and we started
27:54 fixing up their roads and their
27:56 sidewalks but we've still got a major
27:58 problem to do but it sounds like we're
28:00 making progress in that we don't have a
28:02 Park Department here tonight I wanted to
28:03 rave about the great two agenda bills
28:05 you have on consent agenda that they're
28:07 doing at the most people they're mostly
28:10 the East Sunset trailhead and the chance
28:13 to get appropriate trails getting up to
28:15 the plateau on public property having
28:18 trespassed on that property with Girl
28:20 Scouts and others and Eagle Scout and
28:24 others to fix that trail a little bit
28:27 it'll be nice to have it done right and
28:29 done in public so thank you yes maybe a
28:34 little more blender than previous
28:36 speakers but we we can't be putting all
28:39 this money into Issaquah hatchery to to
28:43 feed the non-native species and Lake
28:46 Sammamish and other bodies of water
28:48 we've got to deal with that problem
28:51 thank you thank you you put his hand up
28:56 yes you're next
29:06 good evening my name is Eileen Hotchkiss
29:09 and my address is 47 31 190 third place
29:12 southeast and I also live in the South
29:15 Cove area so I would just have to
29:18 reiterate what my fellow neighbors have
29:21 said and I am very appreciative of the
29:24 council's decision to consider moving
29:27 and taking action on fixing the West
29:31 Lake Sammamish Parkway make it safer and
29:33 I do want to like like I said reiterate
29:36 the safety issues the value to the
29:40 Issaquah residents that live down there
29:42 to be able to feel safer and invited to
29:47 come and join the other parts of the
29:50 city of Issaquah because we do feel
29:51 pretty detached also as Nancy mentioned
29:55 access to the State Park
29:57 how many awesome things are happening
29:59 there now the beautiful playground etc
30:02 so many kids want to be over there and
30:04 it's not feasible for most of them
30:07 unless they've got someone to put them
30:10 in a car hop on the bus with them I'd
30:12 also like to ask that you consider all
30:16 of the new apartments that were just
30:18 recently built in that area there's a
30:22 huge number of families in that
30:24 community that I see now walking riding
30:29 bikes along that road and I'm not sure
30:32 if there's anyone here to give them a
30:34 voice but we definitely have a bigger
30:37 neighborhood now a lot more families and
30:39 I'd like to encourage that we grow that
30:43 area so I appreciate your time and that
30:45 you are considering this in the budget
30:47 this year thank you
30:48 thank you my name
30:56 hi I'm Josie buck I love that 187 - for
31:00 South East 45th place and I appreciate
31:04 being here today thank you for having me
31:06 built the comment but I also want to say
31:09 that I support funding for the Lake
31:12 Sammamish Parkway project I am a
31:17 resident and a property owner for the
31:19 last seven years in that area and I
31:21 cycle on three to four times a week and
31:23 it's not safe I mean I don't feel safe
31:26 on it I've heard of accidents happening
31:28 recently the the most recent thing that
31:31 kind of happened to me when I was
31:33 cycling was I was you know you you have
31:36 a very small shoulder and you have
31:41 Walker's you have runners you have
31:43 cyclists all on that and then you have
31:45 your cars and so you know a lot of times
31:48 I have to merge in a traffic because I'm
31:50 trying to avoid people or debris or
31:54 garbage cans and so you know I carefully
31:59 look behind me because I'm like okay I
32:01 need a merchant of traffic to avoid
32:03 something and then when I look there's a
32:05 car so I wait a little bit and on the
32:07 car passes and then I look back again
32:09 and okay that cars kind of far behind so
32:12 I'll make my move you know saw merchants
32:14 of traffic and and head up and of course
32:17 you know cars go faster than cyclists so
32:20 a car you know comes up on me behind me
32:23 and you know I'm not at the top of the
32:26 incline yet it doesn't see that there's
32:28 a car coming in the other lane right at
32:30 him because or her I don't know you know
32:33 who it is but because they decide it's
32:36 really important to pass me at that
32:38 incline because they're in hurry to get
32:41 to where they need to be and can't wait
32:42 for me to have to you know to have a
32:44 chance to go back into the shoulder so
32:47 everything was okay people were able to
32:50 slow down they were able to pass me but
32:53 I don't feel like that might happen
32:56 every time there's not any room for
32:58 error on this road and now Reese like
33:03 yes someone was injured severely last
33:06 summer in from our neighborhood and then
33:09 a couple weeks ago I was driving my son
33:12 to school and I see you know a cyclist
33:17 that looks like a commuter who is on the
33:19 ground in the road two cars that have
33:22 hit each other you know that cyclist
33:24 says looks like it's been hit by the car
33:27 and waiting for the ambulance and so
33:29 every time I see something like this are
33:32 here a story like this I think that
33:33 could been me I don't want to be me I
33:35 don't want to be my neighbor I just
33:38 really want to say that I support
33:39 funding for a safer area I support
33:43 funding for pinch point I support
33:44 funding for sidewalks bike lanes
33:49 shoulders whatever I mean it just needs
33:52 to be safer thank you Thank You Josie
33:55 did you also want to talk tonight mine
34:04 hi my name is Jennifer Chuang and I live
34:09 at one eight seven one six southeast
34:11 43rd Street in Issaquah it's in the
34:13 Greenwood Point neighborhood right in
34:15 that South Lake Sammamish neighborhood
34:17 also and I just thought it was really
34:19 important to let you guys know that I'm
34:23 in support for the funding for the
34:26 project for the pinch point project and
34:29 I've been a homeowner resident
34:33 I'm in the neighborhood for 10 years
34:35 I've worked in Issaquah for like 20
34:37 years and I Drive up and down that
34:40 street all the time I'm you know four or
34:42 five times a day and an occasional hour
34:46 abide my bike on it but I'm really kind
34:48 of petrified when I'm out there so I
34:49 don't really do that very often but it's
34:52 really a shame that I like my kids can't
34:55 ride their bikes to like the Lake
34:57 Sammamish park and they would really
35:01 like to and even if my kids aren't
35:04 allowed to right now there are a lot of
35:05 people who are doing that and you know
35:07 every day I'm like you know I'm driving
35:09 down there and it's a little scary
35:10 trying to make sure I'm not running over
35:13 you know a pedestrian or bicyclist and
35:15 sometimes I'm driving and that people
35:17 coming the other way are serving into my
35:19 lane to avoid the other people on that
35:21 side of the road and it's just kind of
35:24 scary out there so I'm thank you for the
35:27 opportunity to speak and for considering
35:30 the project thank you for coming today
35:32 Jennifer is there anyone else would like
35:35 to speak this evening Steve come on up
35:45 I could even email probably city council
35:48 good to be here again
35:49 first of all thanks for the five minutes
35:51 for audience comments I appreciate that
35:54 secondly wanted to give a shout out to
35:57 local business SanMar they supported
35:58 recently the United Way at King County's
36:00 Community Resource event which is a
36:02 fruit people all weekend can we come
36:05 together and provide housing
36:08 opportunities and cleanup and resources
36:11 for those who are homeless here too
36:13 throughout King County it was held in
36:14 Seattle that last weekend or last week
36:16 so I just wanted to shout out local
36:17 business Santa Mar for that third and
36:20 final item was overall it has to do with
36:25 the a b7 751 not specifically but I
36:28 support specific ideas or items listed
36:30 but when I know when I watched the March
36:32 4th meaning that were talked about
36:35 funding mechanisms and different items
36:36 being on a list I have concerns with
36:39 funding for Newports way because for
36:42 several reasons one is it seems like as
36:44 soon as we increase that or put that
36:46 into place we're just going to get more
36:47 pass through traffic the benefits for
36:49 that aren't going local resident is why
36:52 I think we need to preserve our funding
36:55 capacity for a lot of the things we've
36:57 talked about in is called wanted to do
37:00 like the Sammamish way non-motorized
37:04 bypass and I forget the official name
37:06 but that's what we're calling it now so
37:07 I think that's a good thing for the
37:09 Providence point for the lot of areas
37:11 where I've talked about having
37:13 connections underneath I 92 kind of
37:16 connect our city I think that's what we
37:17 need to reserve our capacity before
37:19 doing kind of related to that I know it
37:23 seems like having a license plate fee
37:28 might be a regressive tax system I would
37:31 like to see if you use a car than tied
37:33 to that rather than local taxes district
37:37 I support the idea that it's not that I
37:43 would like to see it not be a regressive
37:45 system but that's more I guess a State
37:47 Legislature issue and not it is quite
37:48 you I think we can still do a state tax
37:52 or sales tax and look at all the other
37:55 ways we want to connect and one do that
37:57 and developed that system of what the
37:59 things we want to develop as a whole not
38:02 just these five items that came forward
38:03 but we wanted you to connect all the
38:06 things we talked about and make this
38:07 ideal is why we want to be before we do
38:09 a thing that's going to support the
38:12 bypass traffic because as soon as we do
38:13 that again I think the past it will just
38:15 increase for users of that system thank
38:18 you all I believe the balance of my time
38:20 thanks Steve is there anyone else who
38:23 would like to address council this
38:24 evening second call anyone wishing to
38:28 address council in a third and final
38:31 call thank you all for coming in this
38:33 evening and talking with the council we
38:35 heard from a lot of you about the
38:36 project that a bee 775 one and if you
38:41 are staying around or watching at home
38:43 on video council will be discussing this
38:45 item under regular business we also
38:46 heard about salmon predation and
38:48 concerns that a that count takes some
38:52 advocacy efforts and a lot of items from
38:56 Steve thanking local business and also
38:58 talking about audience comments at five
39:00 minutes so thank you all for coming
39:01 the next item under our agenda this
39:04 evening these committee and regional
39:06 reports and we will start with
39:07 councilmember Walsh thank you I attended
39:12 the East Side transportation partnership
39:14 on March 8th at Bellevue school district
39:18 offices we heard a presentation from the
39:21 rapid ride folks about a program update
39:24 noting that their expansion planning
39:27 study will be complete in the middle of
39:28 2019 and that at this point their
39:32 current six lines have the potential to
39:36 double with six new lines scheduled to
39:39 open by 2025 none of them are in
39:42 Issaquah but there's some regional
39:44 opportunities there and then we also
39:46 gotten a report about the vision 2050
39:50 update which I'm sure we'll hear about
39:51 elsewhere but they wanted to encourage
39:53 us to have public comment really take a
39:57 look through this it has a big impact on
40:00 where our regional growth is going to be
40:03 which could have a big impact on
40:04 Issaquah and so they're taking public
40:07 comments through April 29th at PSR Sea
40:10 Org
40:11 slash vision thank you Thank You
40:14 councilmember hunt Thank You Madame
40:17 mayor
40:17 I attended the pre pick public issues
40:20 committee meeting of the sound cities
40:22 Association as a member of the King
40:24 conservation district Advisory Committee
40:26 on March 13th the council president
40:28 marts also attended and this meeting was
40:32 a presentation from be Covington who's
40:35 the director of the King conservation
40:37 district and she was presenting
40:38 information about the proposal that king
40:42 conservation districts currently has for
40:44 increasing the per parcel rate which is
40:46 the funding mechanism that funds all of
40:49 the work that king conservation district
40:51 does this presentation will be discussed
40:55 by the king conservation district
40:57 Advisory Committee at our next meeting
40:59 which it will be this week on March 20th
41:02 and we'll be discussing the feedback
41:04 from that pre pick meeting as well as
41:07 next steps and the some of the
41:11 information that was discussed as
41:13 Issaquah is a recipient of work from
41:16 King conservation district in terms of
41:18 restoration work as well as fire safety
41:21 work that they're doing and the number
41:23 of other programs in the conservation
41:25 space I attended the resource management
41:31 meeting of cascade water Alliance on
41:32 March 14th there was a discussion about
41:35 septic systems on the water fronts in
41:37 Lake Tapps which is the reservoir for
41:39 the cascade water alliance and
41:44 discussion particularly around older
41:47 neighborhoods and the need for
41:48 compliance on those septic systems so
41:50 that the water quality is safe and we
41:54 also discussed water quality monitoring
41:55 plans for the Lake Tapps reservoir and
41:59 then the last item that we discussed was
42:02 there's a proposal to waive the our CFC
42:06 regional capital facilities charge for
42:08 homeless shelters and this will be
42:10 decided by the board of which Mayor
42:14 Polly is a member and I'm an alternate
42:16 member and that discussion and that
42:19 decision will be made next week on March
42:22 vii and that meeting is at the cascade
42:26 water Alliance office in Bellevue itsuka
42:29 land and sure is cross city council an
42:33 insurer committee met on March 7th and
42:35 we had two items the first one was
42:38 proposed amendments 2018 comprehensive
42:40 plan central Issaquah plan IMC and
42:43 central standards and for this one there
42:45 was unanimous consent a unanimous
42:47 recommendation from the community to
42:49 approve after a number of changes had
42:51 been made and this is item C on consent
42:54 this evening and then the second item
42:57 was a b7 six eight three I'm Emma stai
43:00 MC 18 point zero seven point four eight
43:03 zero community facilities standards
43:05 regarding public buildings and on this
43:07 item that the committee had a discussion
43:10 around particularly around a max floor
43:13 area ratio which was part of the public
43:16 the standards for public buildings and
43:19 we have some questions that were not
43:22 able to be resolved at that meeting so
43:23 it was referred back so that is on
43:25 consent to be referred back to the
43:27 landshort committee the next meeting of
43:30 landshort committee will be April 4th at
43:33 6:30 at council chambers and then the
43:37 salmon recovery council will meet on
43:38 March 21st and I wanted to just give
43:41 some information about our past
43:43 discussions that is relevant currently
43:46 does Mesa involve Hill currencies the
43:50 salmon recovery manager has a letter and
43:55 has said that water resource inventory
43:59 area eight Sam Recovery Council is
44:01 generally in support of the bill that
44:04 was discussed in public comments today
44:07 which is hhb 1579 and this is a bill
44:14 that's generally to reduce populations
44:16 of non-native predatory fish species
44:18 that prey upon or compete with tunic and
44:23 then the Briah ate salmon recovery
44:27 councils position is that this is a
44:29 necessary step toward salmon recovery
44:30 it's not the only step there should be a
44:32 lot of other
44:34 that are necessary but it's a small step
44:35 in the right direction and then also
44:38 salmon recovery Council for a number of
44:41 many months now has been discussing the
44:44 concerning li lo salmon returns that
44:47 have been observed throughout the water
44:49 resource inventory area and just to
44:52 recap those returns for annual salmon
44:56 counts of the Ballard lock showed below
44:58 average returned numbers for adult
44:59 Chinook sockeye and coho salmon
45:01 representing 66 percent 18 percent and
45:04 48 percent of their long term averages
45:07 so it's a it's a problem that's being
45:09 observed regionally the salmon recovery
45:12 council will meet this week on March
45:14 21st and that concludes my report
45:16 Thank You councilmember Rey the services
45:19 and Safety Committee met on March 12th
45:21 we had four items on the agenda agenda
45:24 bill 77 21 the 2018 arch work program
45:28 and budget in addition to reviewing the
45:31 budget we were introduced to the new
45:33 arch executive manager Lindsay masters
45:36 aster only singular this is coming back
45:40 to the April 1st council meeting on
45:44 consent with a recommendation to approve
45:46 we heard two agenda bills related to
45:48 East Tiger Mountain that I think we
45:51 heard about during public comment today
45:52 agenda bill 77 39 and meant to the
45:56 interlocal agreement with the Department
45:57 of Natural Resources for the maintenance
45:59 and use of high point trailhead
46:01 regarding property acquisition and
46:03 maintenance fees
46:04 I've asked Jeff to shorten his ad names
46:06 Oh dick and also agenda bill 7740 Fugit
46:13 Sound Energy recreational use agreement
46:15 and permit for limited use of operation
46:18 property permits both of these are
46:21 trailhead easements that as we heard
46:24 earlier today we'll just legitimize some
46:28 of the access that people have also part
46:33 of this is a land acquisition by the
46:34 Department of Natural Resources in which
46:37 the city of Iskra is a funding partner
46:39 those are coming back those are on
46:42 today's consent agenda as I am
46:44 in F we also heard agenda bills 77237
46:49 Terry fee increase amending IMC 2.2 0.04
46:53 is zero the committee recommended
46:57 unanimously to postpone this agenda bill
47:00 indifferent and indefinitely after we
47:03 dug into this a bit it became apparent
47:05 that the Parks Department is looking at
47:08 the long term plans for the hillside
47:13 cemeteries and this is an issue that
47:16 being better taken up when those plans
47:18 are put together so where we're putting
47:20 this one postponed indefinitely the next
47:24 meeting of services and Safety Committee
47:26 is April 9th at 6:30 here in Council
47:28 Chambers and that concludes my report
47:30 this evening Thank You councilmember
47:32 winter Stein thank you madam mayor a
47:34 first report on the Puget Sound Regional
47:36 Council's growth management policy board
47:38 we met back on March 7th at PSR C
47:41 headquarters in Seattle a number of
47:45 items were on the agenda of course as
47:46 was mentioned earlier the focus of this
47:49 group is on the update to do it to
47:51 create vision 2050 it's a vision for as
47:55 we grow and receive perhaps 1.3 or more
47:58 million more people between now and 2050
48:01 how are we going to do that
48:03 and and this is this is a guiding
48:05 document that will affect the
48:06 comprehensive plans of everybody who
48:08 does GMA base planning in the four
48:11 County region and we stopped we talked
48:14 at length about some potential changes
48:17 for there's an existing vision 2040 it's
48:20 got different sections in it there's one
48:22 called an environmental section and the
48:24 ESRC staff at this point has proposed
48:26 some updates and changes to existing
48:29 policy statements and is proposing some
48:32 new policy statements so we kicked off
48:34 our conversation and this was just the
48:37 beginning of that for the environment
48:40 section on the development pattern
48:43 section and on the section on economy
48:46 and jobs
48:47 so some QA about again the proposed
48:50 policy changes we then did a breakout on
48:52 economy and jobs and my takeaway from
48:57 that converse
48:57 and then the debriefs we had afterwards
48:59 is it's difficult for planning and
49:04 organization to feel they have a lot of
49:06 control over what happens with jobs a
49:09 lot of desires and everybody wants the
49:11 same balance that we do planning
49:14 organizations I think have a difficult
49:16 job of really driving what the economy
49:17 generally drives and so that was just
49:21 more of an editorial comment we spend a
49:23 lot of our time to the beginning of the
49:24 meeting we did get a review presented
49:26 the draft supplemental EIS Thank You
49:28 Lindsay for mentioning that earlier it
49:30 is available for review and they're
49:32 taking comments through the end of April
49:35 I would make a request of staff I know
49:36 that we have a news page on our own
49:39 website where our communications
49:41 department has mentioned this draft EIS
49:44 and that they're open for comments and I
49:47 have some suggested updates to that it
49:49 does take you to the PSR see page but
49:52 they're also from our meeting minutes
49:53 from last from from March 7th some
49:56 really good presentation mirror material
49:59 that succinctly presents the the draft
50:01 supplemental EIS and I think you can
50:03 review that in a matter of minutes and
50:05 get the core of what is being proposed
50:08 there as opposed to the full document
50:10 yourself so I think it would help
50:12 anybody who's interested in getting that
50:13 short cut and I can help point that out
50:15 to you I found it very helpful but the
50:17 core there's three alternatives
50:19 discussed in the and the EIS one is
50:23 called stay the course which is also
50:25 known as the do-nothing option which is
50:26 means to continue to manage growth and
50:29 as we currently are which is to drive
50:32 both of that into our largest cities and
50:34 regional growth centers and less into
50:36 rural areas we look at the option of
50:39 encouraging even more focused growth
50:41 around transit centers so it's it's
50:45 still focusing growth long term in
50:48 growth centers around cities but even
50:50 higher densities around the huge public
50:53 investment that this region is making in
50:55 our transportation infrastructure and
50:57 then the third option was to maybe reset
51:01 some criteria and allow growth growth to
51:04 be more dispersed throughout the region
51:05 now it's not a complete apocalyptic
51:07 vision it's a very minor adjustment
51:10 enough that you can measure and I think
51:12 the presentation I talked about that we
51:14 got does a good job of summarizing the
51:16 three alternatives in about five or six
51:19 different ways and how they how they
51:21 compared to one another on key on key
51:23 measures and so those are that we were
51:27 introduced to that we're going to be
51:28 continuing to discuss that after the
51:30 public comment period is over we have a
51:33 couple months scheduled for for further
51:36 review by the PSR C GMTV and our next
51:40 meeting is that the first Thursday of
51:42 April and that agenda hasn't been set
51:44 yet
51:44 next the council infrastructure meeting
51:48 will meet counsel Infrastructure
51:50 Committee will meet this Thursday March
51:51 21st there are three items on the agenda
51:55 the first one is guess what we get to
51:56 talk about wireless communications again
51:58 and I believe you you've got a sub for
52:00 that okay thank you thanks for handling
52:02 that but we're only going to talk about
52:04 one aspect of wireless communications
52:06 and that's going to be the question of
52:08 public notification for level one
52:09 reviews so anybody's interested in that
52:12 that material is in the packet we're
52:14 also going to get a report from Jeff
52:16 Watling facilities report concerning and
52:21 I have some material right here I think
52:23 there's a beginning of a year-long
52:24 conversation about potential policy
52:28 question about City Hall facilities long
52:34 term what's the right thing for Issaquah
52:36 and so there is no agenda bill yet but
52:39 I'm gonna Jeff if you're listening but
52:40 an echo Chris's recrop a response when
52:43 this turns into agenda bill please keep
52:44 the note the name short thank you Chris
52:47 and the last item we're gonna is just
52:50 going to be the weekly normal project
52:52 status updates so that's the that's the
52:54 meeting this Thursday it'll be here at
52:56 6:30 chamber chamber Hall here at 6:30
53:00 this Thursday that concludes my report
53:01 thank you thank you
53:03 councilmember Goodman thank you madam
53:04 mayor he said Fire and Rescue board of
53:06 directors met last Thursday March 14th
53:09 had a couple of good news items in
53:14 particular report that stood out the
53:17 first is that he said fire I was
53:20 receiving an award from through the
53:23 Washington employers
53:24 support of the guard and reserves for
53:26 providing outstanding employer support
53:28 to men and women of the National Guard
53:30 and Reserve components this directly
53:32 directly relates to how East I fire and
53:34 rescue treats their men and women
53:38 employees who serve in the military and
53:40 the chief will be attending the banquet
53:43 and accepting that award on behalf of
53:46 the organization and then we also heard
53:49 we saw a presentation about a an
53:52 interesting new program that East Side
53:55 Fire and Rescue will be rolling out in a
53:57 couple of week weeks it's called
53:58 community connect and it is a program
54:02 that you can opt into that allows
54:07 residents to share important and
54:09 critical information with first
54:11 responders and so very simply and
54:14 basically how it works is through East
54:16 Side fire and rescues website you can
54:18 sign up and create an account and
54:19 provide information about your home that
54:22 it's particular to your home that first
54:24 responders you might want first
54:26 responders to know about when they show
54:27 up at your house for an emergency
54:30 information about pets and maybe there
54:34 are MELD early people there or people
54:35 with with needs it's just this is a
54:38 exciting because it's a newer program
54:42 around the United States and only a few
54:44 departments are using it right now so
54:46 that is going to be rolled out in a
54:48 couple of weeks and we asked
54:52 councilmember and I are on the board and
54:54 we asked for a there'd be a presentation
54:56 at a upcoming council meeting because
55:00 those are televised and we thought it
55:01 might help reach many more people in our
55:04 community and next meeting is when does
55:11 it usually gets the second Thursday
55:15 anyway I'll Rebecca I can announce the
55:17 next what 411 April 11 thank you and of
55:21 course there's not an agenda that's been
55:22 set yet and that's my report thank you
55:24 thank you deputy council president
55:26 Bateses
55:26 thank you madam mayor no report tonight
55:29 just a quick announcement that the next
55:31 East Side Human Services forum board
55:32 meeting will be April 18th in Bellevue
55:35 and the agenda has not been announced
55:37 yet Thank You council president marks
55:39 thank you madam mayor I have a couple
55:41 things right now and then a couple
55:42 things for good of the order some cities
55:44 association met last Wednesday March
55:48 13th as councilmember hunt mentioned the
55:52 pre pick was on kc d she mentioned the
55:56 parcel fee the proposed changes it's a
56:00 it's a fairly small number it's lose ten
56:03 or eleven dollars roughly per parcel
56:05 currently but it would be a thirty or
56:07 forty percent increase so they're
56:08 they're looking to discuss what they
56:11 would do with that proposed increase I
56:14 was very happy to hear that one of the
56:16 pilots that they're working on right now
56:17 is a Firewise program for Issaquah and
56:19 Firewise is something that I had seen
56:22 over on the dry side over in Kittitas
56:24 and schland counties and it's really
56:26 around this issue of urban wildland
56:29 interface fires and trying to reduce is
56:32 akua's risk for wildland urban interface
56:34 fires and these are the types of fires
56:36 that they had in Wenatchee where the
56:38 forest burnt to the edge of the city and
56:40 then did some damage to the city of
56:42 Wenatchee so very excited about that a
56:46 couple of discussion items that I'm
56:48 going to ask you all about a little bit
56:50 further in for the good of the order the
56:53 challenge Seattle middle-income housing
56:55 initiative want to chat about that a
56:57 little bit and then initiative nine
56:59 seven six which is the latest sim I'm an
57:03 initiative I'm being asked to all of us
57:06 were being asked to go back to our
57:07 cities and talk a little bit about it so
57:09 you'll hear more about that growth
57:12 management planning council Policy
57:15 Council is will be meeting on Wednesday
57:19 March 27th at 4:00 p.m. we're going to
57:22 be talking about the affordable housing
57:24 committee membership this is aka the
57:26 Balducci initiative and there will be
57:31 SCA
57:32 appointments to that body so SCA is
57:36 expecting to send out a call for
57:38 nominations in the coming days and we'll
57:39 point through the usual process
57:41 recommendations by nominating committee
57:44 considered picked on April 10th and
57:47 final appointment by the SCA board
57:49 April 17th so keep an eye out for that
57:53 if you're potentially interested in it
57:56 affordable housing supplemental
57:58 materials this is around with all that's
58:04 going on around affordable and low
58:06 income housing there was a request for
58:10 sa staff have talked sorry a request for
58:15 a reference guide that would help
58:16 polysemic
58:17 policymakers navigate this complicated
58:19 and layered Nant landscape so if as soon
58:21 as we get that I will share that and
58:23 then the third thing that we will be
58:27 talking about is vision 2050 and as Paul
58:32 mentioned there's a draft EIS out and I
58:35 think that mayor want to talk a little
58:38 bit in go to the order about the
58:40 mechanisms by which we can get feedback
58:42 in for that draft EIS and then oh that's
58:47 that's it thank you on the mayor's
58:53 report this evening an executive session
58:55 was held at 5:45 p.m. there was a
58:58 special meeting to discuss minimum price
59:01 at which real estate will be offered for
59:03 sale or lease for RCW 42.3 0.11 o paren
59:08 one prancy impending potential
59:11 litigation per RCW 42.3 o fight 1 1 o /
59:15 n 1 / n I know action will be taken this
59:18 evening in open session I want to give
59:21 you a little bit of an update on the
59:23 Bergsma property acquisition something
59:25 we've been talking about for over a year
59:26 we officially closed on the Bergsma
59:29 property as of Thursday February 28th
59:32 this is the first significant step in a
59:35 two-step process as you may remember the
59:38 City Council authorized the
59:39 administration to purchase the property
59:41 and to pursue some very significant
59:43 grant funding our first significant
59:46 grant application has been submitted
59:47 earlier this month we submitted a grant
59:49 for conservation future grant funds
59:52 through King County and we expect to
59:54 hear news on whether we awarded awarded
59:57 a grant or not by July and this was a
1:00:00 really important part of count
1:00:02 approval was that we seek out these
1:00:05 significant grant opportunities also
1:00:08 want to provide an update on a project
1:00:10 in central Issaquah called the Vale
1:00:12 housing project fail is an apartment
1:00:15 complex currently under construction on
1:00:16 7th Avenue Northwest near the Safeway on
1:00:19 Gilman is located in central Issaquah as
1:00:22 part of allowing additional height on
1:00:24 some projects the city requires at least
1:00:26 10% of the available units to be
1:00:29 affordable Vale apartments are now
1:00:31 leasing with occupancy starting around
1:00:33 May 1st the development features a
1:00:36 hundred and ten apartments with 10% or
1:00:38 11 units designated for affordable
1:00:40 housing is an example of what this can
1:00:43 mean in our community a single person
1:00:45 with an income around $38,000 could
1:00:48 lease a studio unit apartment for 935
1:00:51 per month another example is a family of
1:00:55 three with a combined income around
1:00:56 forty three thousand dollars could lease
1:00:58 a two-bedroom apartment for
1:00:59 approximately twelve hundred a month
1:01:00 these are not the exact numbers but they
1:01:03 give a general idea of the income
1:01:05 requirements and cost units if you are
1:01:08 interested in learning more about this
1:01:09 complex you can visit the developers
1:01:12 website at WWF at Vale comm the
1:01:17 management company for Vale will also
1:01:19 accept applications for the units
1:01:21 designated for affordable housing if you
1:01:23 are interested in other affordable
1:01:25 housing opportunities in our area please
1:01:27 visit www.meliar.com/mpanel.htm 101 but
1:01:57 I wanted you State Fire and Rescue and
1:02:01 the local union to 878 is holding their
1:02:03 fire gram 101 event next month this is a
1:02:06 special event designed for elected
1:02:07 officials to experience a day in the
1:02:09 life of firefighter I participated in
1:02:11 this vent in 2016 and it was a great
1:02:14 experience a lot of fun
1:02:16 I encourage our council members to take
1:02:17 advantage of this opportunity it is
1:02:19 Saturday April 2017 2019 goes from 8
1:02:23 a.m. to 4 p.m. next door at Bellevue's
1:02:26 training center
1:02:28 Mallos is down Greenway designated
1:02:31 National Heritage Area after 8 years of
1:02:33 advocacy from local nonprofit citizens
1:02:36 businesses politicians and government
1:02:38 agencies mountains of sangria me has
1:02:40 become our nation's newest National
1:02:42 Heritage Area designation first in the
1:02:45 Pacific Northwest mountains astound
1:02:47 Greenway joins the company of 54 other
1:02:49 National Heritage Area sites in 32
1:02:52 states like New York's Niagara Falls and
1:02:55 Mississippi's Gulf coarse Coast
1:02:59 designation as a National Heritage Area
1:03:01 requires an act of Congress the Greenway
1:03:04 National Heritage Area legislation was
1:03:06 originally introduced in 2013 and had
1:03:09 bipartisan support by US representatives
1:03:12 Dave Reichert and Adam Smith and
1:03:13 senators Maria Cantwell and patty Murray
1:03:15 this is quite an achievement this is one
1:03:18 of our significant partners in town as
1:03:20 the Greenway passes through Issaquah and
1:03:23 so we want to offer them thanks and
1:03:24 congratulations to everybody who is
1:03:26 involved in this effort and for good of
1:03:29 the order I've also been tracking a
1:03:30 couple of items with council president
1:03:33 Mart's and the other one I wanted to add
1:03:35 is as you've heard through audience
1:03:36 comments this evening the Friends of
1:03:38 this quest Salmon Hatchery is requesting
1:03:40 support of HB 1 5 7 9 supporting salmon
1:03:43 recovery and we will discuss this during
1:03:46 the good of the order this evening we
1:03:47 are on be asking for your thoughts
1:03:48 concerning fish's request and that
1:03:52 concludes my report
1:03:55 [Applause]
1:03:56 so we'll be proceeding to the consent
1:03:59 calendar which was distributed to
1:04:00 council in advance if authorized the
1:04:03 items on the consent calendar will be
1:04:04 considered together and approved by one
1:04:06 motion have the payables and payroll
1:04:08 been reviewed yes thank you there's any
1:04:11 councilmember desire to remove any item
1:04:14 from the consent calendar and consider
1:04:15 it under regular business is there a
1:04:19 motion madam mayor I move we adopt the
1:04:21 consent calendar as listed in this
1:04:23 evenings published agenda second it's
1:04:26 been moved and seconded to approve the
1:04:28 consent agenda as presented although
1:04:30 some fair favor signify by saying aye it
1:04:34 was opposed thank you that carries
1:04:37 unanimously
1:04:38 next item under agenda this evening is
1:04:40 regular business a b7 751 Washington
1:04:44 State Department transportation project
1:04:46 funding request 90 exhilarating project
1:04:50 northwest Sammamish Road that's an
1:04:52 awfully long a be name as well by the
1:04:54 way this item was referenced in the ad
1:04:57 hoc long term Finance Committee's
1:04:58 recommendation for transportation
1:05:00 capital project funding maybe 70 50
1:05:02 which was presented and discussed at the
1:05:05 March 4th council meeting I'd like to
1:05:07 invite Public Works engineering director
1:05:08 sheldon lin to make presentation thank
1:05:13 you mayor council has introduced this is
1:05:17 agenda bill 7 7 5 1 and sorry I'm
1:05:21 Sheldon Linn Public Works engineering
1:05:23 director I you heard a lot from the
1:05:25 community during audience comments when
1:05:28 I'm going to just give a brief
1:05:29 introduction specifically policy
1:05:31 question for you I'm going to go through
1:05:33 the background of the issues and then
1:05:35 I'm gonna go through Washington State
1:05:37 Department of Transportation's request
1:05:38 of the city and then I'm going to talk a
1:05:40 little bit about the principles of the
1:05:42 draft agreement and then I'm an addition
1:05:44 that's in the agenda bill the policy
1:05:50 question that's in front of the City
1:05:51 Council tonight with regard to this
1:05:53 agenda bill is should the city commit to
1:05:56 funding up to 3 million dollars towards
1:05:58 the 9090 auxilary lane project in return
1:06:00 for receiving a retaining wall and
1:06:02 widened right away for northwest
1:06:04 Sammamish road which will allow the city
1:06:06 to construct its non-motorized
1:06:08 in the future the area specifically
1:06:15 we're talking about with this agenda
1:06:16 bill is shown as the constrained area I
1:06:19 in the red along northwest Sammamish
1:06:23 Road this area extends for roughly 1200
1:06:27 lineal feet from approximately South
1:06:33 East 51st to the address of five to 2-0
1:06:35 Northwest Sammamish Road the work that's
1:06:39 proposed in this area will facilitate
1:06:40 and is integral to the future and larger
1:06:44 self code non motorized connectivity
1:06:46 project recommended by the ad hoc
1:06:49 finance committee at the March for
1:06:51 meeting this that was just held the
1:06:56 construction of the city's future
1:06:58 non-motorized project however is subject
1:07:01 to the current funding conversations
1:07:04 that the City Council is having and has
1:07:06 not included in this three million
1:07:08 dollars that is being asked from wash
1:07:11 dot the situation along Northwest
1:07:18 Sammamish Road you may recall this
1:07:20 graphic from the presentation on March
1:07:22 4th is a highly constrained area narrow
1:07:26 shoulders steep driveways to the north
1:07:28 with homes to the north if the city were
1:07:31 to widen to the north we would impact
1:07:33 the residences and likely have to
1:07:35 acquire a couple of them and their
1:07:38 lakefront properties the other option
1:07:40 was to widen to the south which is I 90
1:07:44 limited access hence that brings in
1:07:46 washed-out to the equation knowing what
1:07:50 the city is up against for this section
1:07:52 the city requested from wash dot to
1:07:55 provide the widening to the south with
1:07:58 their auxilary lane project this graphic
1:08:04 shows what wash dot has agreed to do and
1:08:07 incorporate within the design of the
1:08:09 auxiliary lane project currently the
1:08:12 graphic shows two lanes of traffic an
1:08:14 existing retaining wall and then what's
1:08:18 shown here is a future noise wall /
1:08:20 retaining wall
1:08:21 when wash dot is complete with the work
1:08:26 essentially what goes away is the
1:08:29 current small retaining wall and the
1:08:32 existing field material behind it
1:08:34 leaving the future noise wall and
1:08:37 retaining wall this provides the space
1:08:40 for the city to come in at a later date
1:08:42 with its project to widen Northwest
1:08:45 Sammamish Road through this area for
1:08:46 non-motorized facilities this is a
1:08:52 rendering of what the area would look
1:08:55 like once washed out completes the work
1:08:57 it'll have the wall a gravel shoulder
1:09:00 and then it'll show the existing
1:09:02 pavement as it is today again this
1:09:07 facilitates and is integral to the
1:09:09 city's future project the future project
1:09:12 is not incorporated within this
1:09:14 $3,000,000 wash dots request wash touch
1:09:19 request is a function of a number of
1:09:21 things first the connecting Washington
1:09:25 project by which funds this project has
1:09:28 restrictions on it if the bid is above
1:09:30 the maximum available budget the bids
1:09:32 are automatically rejected hence the
1:09:35 opportunity for building the wall and so
1:09:38 forth goes away the engineer's estimate
1:09:41 currently is near the maximum available
1:09:43 budget uncertainties that washed out is
1:09:49 facing as to bid climate they're seeing
1:09:53 the bids coming in 10 to 40% over the
1:09:58 engineer's estimate and there's very
1:10:00 little contingency within their budget
1:10:03 hands washed out in an effort to
1:10:06 increase the maximum available has
1:10:08 requested 3 million dollars from the
1:10:10 city of Issaquah to help ensure that the
1:10:13 bids will come within the budget allowed
1:10:15 there's no guarantees but it's an
1:10:17 opportunity to increase the ability to
1:10:20 have this occur there was a question at
1:10:26 the last meeting about what the actual
1:10:31 history of the bids are that wash that's
1:10:33 been receiving
1:10:35 what's shown on the screen is in
1:10:37 February of this year statewide average
1:10:40 washed out was seeing bids on average 14
1:10:43 percent above the engineer's estimate in
1:10:45 the Northwest region which this project
1:10:47 bids there were there were two projects
1:10:50 that were advertised and there are 36
1:10:53 and 32 percent above the engineer's
1:10:54 estimate in January the state average
1:10:58 was 3% above in the Northwest region 4%
1:11:02 above I'm not going to just read each
1:11:04 one I think you guys can get the message
1:11:06 here some patterns in here that I've
1:11:09 noticed in the estimates and the bids a
1:11:12 lot of the estimates that are when the
1:11:15 bits came in substantially above the
1:11:17 engineer's estimate for the Northwest
1:11:19 region the engineers estimates were in
1:11:22 the order of 7 to 15 million dollars
1:11:24 relatively smaller project but when you
1:11:27 have a small increase in that it results
1:11:29 in a higher percentage so there there's
1:11:33 some hope that we could still pull this
1:11:36 off and bring it in on your budget and
1:11:38 within the amount allowed with the
1:11:41 city's three million dollars the
1:11:48 agreement the agreement that wash dot
1:11:51 has negotiated with the city provides
1:11:53 the city with paying up to three million
1:11:56 dollars due at the end of the project
1:11:58 their project wash dot would deed the
1:12:02 right-of-way to the city and washed out
1:12:05 would construct the wall and widen the
1:12:06 right away as I previously had described
1:12:08 and the city's payment is in
1:12:11 consideration of wash dot constructing
1:12:13 the retaining wall the recommendation
1:12:18 from the administration is to authorize
1:12:20 the execution of the interagency
1:12:22 agreement obligating the city to
1:12:24 contribute up to three million dollars
1:12:26 towards the auxilary land project I can
1:12:30 answer questions if you like think can
1:12:32 you can you go back a second you said
1:12:34 Dean can you explain the in
1:12:36 consideration of statement that you just
1:12:38 made just in case maybe this last one in
1:12:43 consideration essentially that's the
1:12:46 value that the city is going to get
1:12:47 we're not
1:12:48 going to pay any money unless we get a
1:12:50 wall okay that was that at the end of
1:12:56 the presentation it is madam mayor
1:12:58 there's any questions I'd be happy to
1:13:00 answer them sure we'll have questions
1:13:01 we'd like to start councilmember Goodman
1:13:03 thank you
1:13:05 can you go back one slide again you bet
1:13:10 so that so help me understand this a
1:13:14 little bit so the retain there's a
1:13:18 retaining wall and there's a sound wall
1:13:22 would either of those walls be built as
1:13:27 part of this project if we weren't if we
1:13:29 were not seeking wider right-of-way the
1:13:34 sound wall would be and the engineers
1:13:38 estimate that is included in the I
1:13:40 forget which exhibit it is to the
1:13:42 agreement shows what the estimate of
1:13:46 increase in cost would be for that sound
1:13:49 wall to be able to construct it as a
1:13:52 retaining wall and to do the work that
1:13:53 the city's requested and that's roughly
1:13:55 about six million dollars of money that
1:13:58 would not be an engineer's estimate if
1:14:01 they weren't doing the work for Issaquah
1:14:05 so are you saying that engineers
1:14:10 estimate to build the heart sorry I'm
1:14:16 confused the engineer's estimate yep to
1:14:18 build only that portion which the city
1:14:20 has requested retaining wall the
1:14:23 retaining wall and removal of the fill
1:14:25 material that's existing is
1:14:27 approximately six million dollars
1:14:37 the agreement talks about the the
1:14:45 agreement states that the city would
1:14:47 have to pay overages at the end of the
1:14:49 project they saw on just an invoice that
1:14:53 the city gets and the invoice amount
1:14:57 would be overruns for even non wall
1:15:02 related elements of the corridor project
1:15:05 they could be yes because the walls
1:15:08 gonna be probably one of the first
1:15:10 things built and so it's hard to know
1:15:12 where they end up towards the end of the
1:15:14 project but if they build the wall they
1:15:19 may come up short because it's a six
1:15:21 million dollar wall they may come up
1:15:23 short for their project and so they're
1:15:26 basically saying look we're taking a
1:15:28 risk and we'd like you to agree to pay
1:15:31 three million dollars in consideration
1:15:35 for us building the wall if they need
1:15:36 the money later in the project if they
1:15:38 don't need the money later in the
1:15:40 project then we won't pay any money so
1:15:43 it's between zero and three million
1:15:44 dollars that the city would be
1:15:45 obligating what if it's not the wallet
1:15:51 which is if it's not the wall that
1:15:54 pushes it okay let's use this as an
1:15:56 example they build the wall and
1:15:59 everything's going smoothly but then
1:16:02 they're drilling piling for other sound
1:16:04 walls and they run into difficulties the
1:16:07 six million dollars that they would have
1:16:08 spent that they spent on our wall they
1:16:11 could have used to offset the increases
1:16:14 cost for the other work that they said
1:16:16 we had an unforeseen condition now so
1:16:20 they're spending money upfront for us
1:16:22 and they're asking us to help them later
1:16:25 in the project if they need it up to
1:16:27 three million dollars
1:16:33 that's all I have for now Thanks okay
1:16:36 it comes over winter Stan thank you
1:16:40 following that line of question so it's
1:16:42 AK is this accurate every project as an
1:16:48 estimate and that includes some
1:16:50 contingency amount and our three million
1:16:53 dollars is just going would go into or
1:16:56 whatever amount we potentially approve
1:16:58 this evening would go into the overall
1:17:01 project budget increasing the amount of
1:17:04 contingency available for the entire
1:17:06 project it would increase the amount of
1:17:09 funding available for the project when
1:17:10 the bids come in watch that we'll know
1:17:12 exactly what their contingency is
1:17:14 available at that point in time right
1:17:17 all right all right so and thank you for
1:17:20 that then what is the engineer's
1:17:23 estimate for this entire project for the
1:17:26 entire project including all the soft
1:17:28 costs and everything these engineers
1:17:30 estimate here that as a single number so
1:17:32 I it's it's seventy one point four
1:17:34 million I believe do you know what the
1:17:37 total amount available is without any
1:17:39 city contribution you mentioned that
1:17:40 earlier how the engineer's estimate is
1:17:42 getting close to the total amount
1:17:43 available so two separate questions
1:17:46 you're asking to clarify the total
1:17:50 amount available for the construction
1:17:51 contract there's like fifty point five
1:17:55 million out of the total project budget
1:17:58 of roughly seventy one point four so
1:18:02 you're three million is going towards
1:18:04 the total available it's adding to the
1:18:06 total available for construction and
1:18:09 work associated with construction only
1:18:14 okay okay so more
1:18:16 no go ahead I'm just keying off what you
1:18:18 said earlier you said that the
1:18:20 engineer's estimate is getting close to
1:18:23 the total amount available yes trying to
1:18:26 you mentioned earlier about how some of
1:18:28 those percentages four seven million
1:18:29 dollar projects over by a couple million
1:18:31 that's 30% just give me the numbers here
1:18:34 we're talking about like when I
1:18:37 presented to you engineer's estimate
1:18:39 versus actual bids those were
1:18:42 construction cost estimates okay
1:18:46 versus what they got the bid on the
1:18:47 construction contracts that wasn't total
1:18:50 project budget when wash dot does their
1:18:56 calculations for the maximum available
1:19:00 amount for construction they subtract
1:19:03 out all this other soft costs and things
1:19:06 like that design right away whatever
1:19:08 they had to do and then they have a
1:19:10 certain amount available for can the
1:19:12 construction contract that's the maximum
1:19:16 available amount that they have
1:19:18 calculated because they need this other
1:19:21 amount for construction engineering
1:19:23 testing services and the like as well as
1:19:28 they set aside some money for unforeseen
1:19:30 conditions during construction
1:19:32 contingency contingency so they have an
1:19:36 engineer's estimate of I believe fifty
1:19:38 point five million for the construction
1:19:41 contract and that is the maximum
1:19:42 available amount that they have so the
1:19:46 three million is going to roughly
1:19:47 increase the amount available for the
1:19:51 construction contract by roughly five
1:19:53 percent okay okay so just to make sure
1:19:57 I'm understanding this then the
1:19:59 engineer's estimate you were referring
1:20:01 to earlier is just the construction
1:20:04 estimate it's not the overall profits
1:20:06 correct and that number is 50 and change
1:20:09 you meant yes what that is okay and when
1:20:12 you say they're near the total amount
1:20:15 available for the project
1:20:18 that's that 50 plus those other costs
1:20:21 correct which the whole project is at 71
1:20:24 and change correct
1:20:26 so this but this is not okay so so our
1:20:30 contribution would go to the line which
1:20:32 is construction only correct
1:20:34 construction construction engineering
1:20:36 test okay all right okay and then and I
1:20:40 had the advantage of being in the ad hoc
1:20:42 committee so I heard this and I just
1:20:43 want to make sure for everybody's
1:20:44 understanding as well the reason this is
1:20:47 because of the law you cited that one
1:20:49 the this project connecting Washington
1:20:51 it's you get the bids under the
1:20:53 allotment and you can
1:20:55 project if no bids come in the project
1:20:57 has to be reformulated right and we were
1:21:00 told that if this if no bids come in
1:21:02 underneath the amount of funding
1:21:03 available then they would reap attention
1:21:06 reformulate the project and this
1:21:08 retaining or the sound wall that is in
1:21:11 this proximity of the pinch point would
1:21:13 be like one of the first features that
1:21:15 they would eliminate to scope down the
1:21:17 project so they could rebid it yes and
1:21:19 if they eliminate that we don't get any
1:21:20 of the work and the benefit that we're
1:21:22 talking about that's correct okay and
1:21:23 however whether it's the current budget
1:21:27 or their current budget plus some amount
1:21:29 that maybe week want to kick in if a bid
1:21:33 comes in lower than that amount and
1:21:38 especially with our agreement if we do
1:21:39 have one then we will get this work done
1:21:43 that we're seeking here yes and that
1:21:46 that could happen even if we didn't put
1:21:48 an extra three million in they could go
1:21:50 out without our money that's seventy one
1:21:52 total if a one bid comes in under it we
1:21:55 would still get the wall that's correct
1:21:57 so so what we're doing here is we are
1:21:58 adding to the contingency on this
1:22:01 project to help assure that and maybe
1:22:04 one project will come in at least one
1:22:06 bid will come in I should say below the
1:22:09 estimate below the money available
1:22:10 that's correct okay all right and I just
1:22:12 wanted to make that clear this is
1:22:14 actually one of the things that makes
1:22:15 this difficult for me as as some of you
1:22:17 know is like I mean this is getting this
1:22:19 done has been I really appreciated
1:22:21 former council members standing up and
1:22:23 and one of the ones that was involved
1:22:26 with the annexation when it happened
1:22:28 many years ago I appreciated that very
1:22:29 much and since I've been sitting in this
1:22:31 chair trying to get something done about
1:22:33 this project has been pretty important
1:22:35 so this is what but this idea that we
1:22:38 could still get all this and not spend
1:22:39 it or commit a dollar today we could
1:22:41 still get this it's right potential
1:22:45 attention it's it's not a yes we get the
1:22:47 project or not so that is what your
1:22:49 answers to my questions are just helping
1:22:51 make it clear I want everybody to
1:22:53 understand that we could potentially do
1:22:55 nothing and still get this work done by
1:22:58 wash dot okay thank you
1:23:04 that we are in question so I want to
1:23:06 make sure I give all seven of you an
1:23:07 opportunity Oh jump hand-stamped up
1:23:10 comes my ray councilmember hunt so if we
1:23:15 agree to the three million dollars and
1:23:18 the bids come in and there is a bid
1:23:20 that's less than the available funding
1:23:22 what happens to the three million
1:23:24 dollars the three million dollars
1:23:27 remains committed and towards the end of
1:23:30 the project if everything has gone
1:23:33 smooth you know you'll use a portion or
1:23:37 none of that three million dollars so if
1:23:41 so if we commit to three million dollars
1:23:44 and the bids come in at less than what
1:23:47 is available then our three million
1:23:50 dollars goes into a contingency to cover
1:23:53 overruns yes and if we don't commit to
1:23:59 three million dollars and the bids come
1:24:02 in less than the available funding
1:24:05 what's the what's the protocol for
1:24:07 overruns then if the bids don't come in
1:24:11 under let's say we got a bit in for less
1:24:15 than the available funds okay so less
1:24:17 than the available funds if it's okay so
1:24:21 there's two pots of available money
1:24:22 right
1:24:23 there's City three plus this plus the
1:24:25 states if it's under the cumulative
1:24:29 between the two of them let's say it's
1:24:31 somewhere in between you know adding
1:24:34 them together then a portion of your
1:24:36 three million dollars would certainly be
1:24:38 used if it's the council does not elect
1:24:46 put forward the guarantee of three
1:24:49 million and the bid prices come in under
1:24:52 whatever they do then there's an overage
1:24:55 that's that's my question what so we're
1:24:58 we're now we elect not to fund this the
1:25:02 bids come in in a level that is under
1:25:04 the current budget up for the four
1:25:08 washed out oh I see and then there are
1:25:10 unforeseen things with whatever's okay I
1:25:13 misunderstood the question
1:25:15 thank you for clarifying mayor probably
1:25:18 if the city does not commit the three
1:25:21 million dollars and the bids come in
1:25:23 under the wash dot available funding
1:25:25 washed I will build the project no cost
1:25:28 to the city and there's nothing that the
1:25:30 city has committed to for funding and
1:25:32 that project would include and the
1:25:33 project would move forward as it's
1:25:35 designed and as shown in the that
1:25:38 includes the wall yes thank you actually
1:25:42 just I thought it went a little further
1:25:44 I thought the question was and then if
1:25:46 there were overruns how would they be
1:25:47 funded if they're overruns wash that
1:25:51 would wash that would have to go if no
1:25:53 bids came in within the available
1:25:55 funding wash that would go back and
1:25:57 repin cyl the project I think that I
1:26:00 think that was my question there may be
1:26:01 another one but Mike you know my
1:26:03 question is is there any coming back to
1:26:05 the city after the fact you know so that
1:26:08 we get the retaining wall not not if the
1:26:10 city doesn't execute the agreement in
1:26:14 the agreement there there's a term in
1:26:15 there that says that if the bids if all
1:26:18 the bids come in over the available
1:26:19 money including the city money washed
1:26:22 out we'll have to go back and reap ensel
1:26:24 the project but in doing so they will
1:26:26 come back and have another conversation
1:26:28 with the city about this segment of the
1:26:31 project so it would probably afford the
1:26:34 city another opportunity to look at
1:26:37 what's available financially and then do
1:26:40 one more follow-up and without building
1:26:42 this retaining wall then we are really
1:26:44 precluded from doing
1:26:45 realistically addressing the issues
1:26:48 around the constriction point there on
1:26:50 is it northwest Sammamish or is it
1:26:53 southeast Samaras Parkway it looks like
1:26:54 it's right in the middle
1:26:55 yeah realistically you've now taken away
1:26:58 your opportunity unless you're going to
1:27:00 use eminent domain for the properties to
1:27:02 the north yeah thanks councilmember
1:27:05 hunting deputy council president patís I
1:27:09 think you partly addressed this but I'm
1:27:12 gonna ask just to clarify it so under
1:27:15 the under the it is mutually agreed as
1:27:19 follows part of the of the agreement
1:27:25 it talks about if the prod if the it
1:27:29 bids for the quarter projects
1:27:31 construction are certified to exceed the
1:27:33 sum of the project cost estimate plus
1:27:35 the three million then they will
1:27:37 withdraw the advertisement and repackage
1:27:39 so that it doesn't necessarily mean in
1:27:42 that case that the opportunity is gone
1:27:45 it we would have to go back but it
1:27:48 sounds like we have to go back to the
1:27:49 drawing table is that right that's
1:27:51 correct under the connecting Washington
1:27:53 they have to repackaged and Reese cope
1:27:57 the project okay but in doing so they do
1:27:59 say in section 1.4 that they will
1:28:03 coordinate with the city concerning the
1:28:05 retaining wall construction during the
1:28:07 repackaging so they they would intend to
1:28:11 come back to the city and they would
1:28:14 come back and we'd have conversations
1:28:16 about funding again and then just a
1:28:24 follow-up to councilmember Ray's
1:28:27 question if if they if the bids come in
1:28:33 regardless of what the bids come in they
1:28:35 can use the three million dollars if we
1:28:37 agree to put forward the three million
1:28:39 dollars for overages on other parts of
1:28:41 the project that is correct and if we
1:28:44 didn't put forward the money the
1:28:46 retaining wall is one of the first parts
1:28:48 of the project that would be built so
1:28:50 they probably would not cut that part of
1:28:52 the project out is that if it's built
1:28:54 they wouldn't be able to cut it out but
1:28:57 what they would be faced with is is
1:28:59 looking what's left in the project and
1:29:01 they'd have to start cutting the rest of
1:29:03 the project
1:29:04 one example may be that they haven't
1:29:07 done the paving of the main line yet as
1:29:09 part of the project and that's the only
1:29:12 thing left on the scope and so they may
1:29:15 have to cut the paving of the may I 90
1:29:18 main line so there's some you know it's
1:29:20 every piece of the project is critical
1:29:22 to its success and so they've basically
1:29:26 said look we're putting in six million
1:29:28 dollars extra you know to build this
1:29:31 facility and they want to have some help
1:29:33 from the city to make sure that the
1:29:35 entire project still gets built
1:29:37 okay and the the cap on the overages
1:29:39 that the city would be required to pay
1:29:41 is the three money it's three million
1:29:43 dollars that's correct and if they still
1:29:45 end up with the same issues at the end
1:29:47 of the day they still have to figure out
1:29:48 how to repackage the project during
1:29:50 construction and what's left of the
1:29:52 project to come within the budget that's
1:29:54 available council president parties
1:29:59 thank you for the presentation
1:30:02 Sheldon could you go back to the
1:30:04 engineering estimate overrun slide this
1:30:16 one yeah so the I was just I know you
1:30:23 spoke a little bit about maybe smaller
1:30:25 projects and then you see the
1:30:27 percentages being much higher but I was
1:30:30 just wondering if you could speak to the
1:30:32 difference between January and February
1:30:35 and the increases and especially in the
1:30:42 Northwest region for one moment may pull
1:30:46 up my notes so the two projects in
1:30:54 February of nineteen the engineers
1:30:59 estimates for one of the projects was
1:31:01 2.1 million it was for work up at the
1:31:04 pass high act to Stampede Pass the bid
1:31:08 came in the low bid came in at 2.8
1:31:10 million resulting in a 32% overrun
1:31:13 that's not a lot of difference when you
1:31:16 look at the absolute value of the money
1:31:17 but it's a high percentage of the
1:31:19 engineer's estimate it's a $700,000
1:31:22 overrun the other one was for a larger
1:31:25 project from north northbound Seneca
1:31:29 Street to SR 520 for mobility
1:31:31 improvements and the engineer's estimate
1:31:33 was sixteen point five million I'm
1:31:35 rounding off the low bid came in at
1:31:38 twenty two point three eight million
1:31:41 thirty six percent over again these
1:31:45 projects these two projects were
1:31:47 [Music]
1:31:48 20 percent or less of the engineers
1:31:52 estimate that we have for this project
1:31:53 at 50 so the smaller amounts for the
1:31:57 overruns resulted in higher percentages
1:32:00 related to the engineers estimate in
1:32:03 January there was only one project in
1:32:05 their own Northwest region that was
1:32:07 actually advertised for bidding and that
1:32:09 was for paving between Bickford to gold
1:32:13 bar along highway 2 whereas highway 20 I
1:32:17 guess engineer's estimate was eleven
1:32:19 point four million the low bid came in
1:32:21 at eleven point nine million again not a
1:32:24 whole lot of difference in the absolute
1:32:26 value of the price but that was a four
1:32:29 percent over engineer's estimate okay
1:32:32 thank you
1:32:33 does that help him trying to better
1:32:35 understand yep it does and and when you
1:32:38 were talking about if you have to go
1:32:40 they had to go back to the drawing board
1:32:42 if they had to repackage it do you have
1:32:44 any idea on timeline around that it's a
1:32:48 delay of at least twelve months months
1:32:50 at least Thank You Sheldon
1:33:00 are there any situations I my
1:33:03 understanding is the difference between
1:33:06 bid and engineer's estimate being above
1:33:09 is a relatively new situation that we're
1:33:13 dealing with is that correct in this
1:33:17 economy as it's been picking ups over
1:33:20 the past few years and so forth it's
1:33:21 been more more common than not and it's
1:33:25 more common over in this area than there
1:33:27 than it is on the eastern part of the
1:33:28 state there have been other situations
1:33:31 where cities have been asked to
1:33:33 contribute in order to make sure that
1:33:36 the available dollars are closer to what
1:33:43 they might see on a bid situation I'm
1:33:45 not aware of other cities asking
1:33:47 washed-out to incorporate work on their
1:33:49 behalf into the project so I'm not
1:33:52 prepared to answer that question
1:33:54 thank you
1:33:56 that's for the Mertz did you have any
1:33:57 questions no um thank you I was gonna
1:34:02 look at City Administrator moon and our
1:34:05 attorney to see if there are any aspects
1:34:08 of the agreement that you think need to
1:34:11 have some additional commentary
1:34:13 I just asked Sheldon to maybe speak to
1:34:17 the risk that might be associated with
1:34:20 wash dot pursuing the project without
1:34:24 this agreement with the city and that
1:34:29 risk as it relates to the conveyance of
1:34:31 right-of-way since the agreement
1:34:35 specifies that wash dot will process
1:34:37 that commands right-of-way you to our
1:34:41 participation so what happens to that
1:34:44 aspect of our project if we don't
1:34:47 participate in this agreement could you
1:34:50 say what section that is you're reading
1:34:52 from 3.1 thank you I appreciate the
1:34:57 prompt I know Jim was trying to get my
1:34:59 attention but I couldn't quite read his
1:35:01 lips so the risk of right away
1:35:05 dedication as Miss moon spoke wash dot
1:35:10 is processing and our request for them
1:35:12 to deed over the right away through the
1:35:15 FHWA Federal Highway Administration that
1:35:18 is a component within this agreement if
1:35:21 we don't move forward with this
1:35:24 agreement there's no specific agreement
1:35:29 that wash that would continue that
1:35:31 processing so the risk is relatively low
1:35:35 that they wouldn't process it but if
1:35:38 they're in a place where they have to go
1:35:41 back and retool the project because bids
1:35:45 came in too high the ability for us to
1:35:48 get the right away from FHWA washed out
1:35:51 would be diminished so if if they build
1:35:55 the wall without the agreement I think
1:35:59 we'd be able to still continue and get
1:36:01 the right away from wash dot because
1:36:03 they verbally told us they'll do it for
1:36:06 us but
1:36:08 we wanted to put this in the agreement
1:36:10 to make sure that if they build the wall
1:36:12 they're still going to give us the right
1:36:14 away to use music because we didn't want
1:36:16 to put three million without having the
1:36:18 ability to use that right away so the
1:36:20 risk is there but if we don't
1:36:24 participate and they don't end up
1:36:27 building the wall and one one more
1:36:31 element of risk total transparency here
1:36:34 on this and I appreciated the prompt I
1:36:36 really did is that disagreement the
1:36:40 transference of the right-of-way an
1:36:42 ability to use it is still subject to
1:36:45 Federal Highway Administration approval
1:36:47 I know that wash dot staff has had many
1:36:52 conversations with FHWA thus far about
1:36:55 this and there are no issues they're
1:36:59 just moving forward with the paper
1:37:00 process but the decision has not yet
1:37:02 been made so there's a little bit of
1:37:04 risk there but high confidence that the
1:37:07 risk is next to nothing on getting the
1:37:11 right-of-way use ability it's just a
1:37:14 clarification are there any additional
1:37:16 questions I'm not I think we've chewed
1:37:23 around the edges here but I'm not sure
1:37:24 we've actually answered this question so
1:37:26 if the city does not commit three
1:37:28 million dollars and the bids come in too
1:37:32 high they repackage there's the delay
1:37:42 yes but I'm wondering during that
1:37:46 repackaging is there a risk that
1:37:48 washed-out will just repackaging might
1:37:53 involve no wow
1:37:55 and right away in order there's a
1:37:58 substantial risk to that and there's no
1:38:02 place of agreement between two agencies
1:38:05 that would ask washed-out to come back
1:38:08 and even revisit it with Issaquah to see
1:38:11 if we'd be willing to put in more money
1:38:12 or whatever to try and make it work okay
1:38:15 thank you
1:38:16 it's member right so would it be
1:38:18 possible to restructure
1:38:20 the agreement such that we contribute
1:38:24 three million dollars up to the amount
1:38:27 of initial or the accepted bid but
1:38:32 nothing beyond that so so what I'm
1:38:35 looking at is protecting ourselves from
1:38:37 being on the hook for overruns at the
1:38:40 same time giving the giving washed-out
1:38:42 flexibility to accept a larger bid so
1:38:44 let's just say that bids came in at a
1:38:46 million and a half more than the
1:38:48 available washed out funding and so then
1:38:50 we would contribute 1.5 million dollars
1:38:53 so that they could move forward with
1:38:55 that deal so we could cap it at
1:38:57 something like three million dollars but
1:38:59 limit our exposure to whatever the
1:39:02 initial bids came in at does that make
1:39:04 sense I believe I understand what you're
1:39:06 asking and I'd say the likelihood of
1:39:08 being able to do that is low the reason
1:39:11 being is because the the piling for the
1:39:14 wall where the constrained area is is
1:39:18 deeper than what they would have done
1:39:20 otherwise and so where they may need
1:39:22 most of the contingency maybe under our
1:39:24 wall and so to try and produce or
1:39:31 restrict how much we're going to
1:39:33 contribute based upon the actual bid
1:39:36 there's other costs involved there
1:39:38 another risk involved that bosh that's
1:39:40 probably not willing to take mm-hm it
1:39:42 just seems to me that they're asking for
1:39:44 this additional funding given that their
1:39:47 concern that the bids will come in above
1:39:48 engineering estimates and if we came
1:39:51 back and said we're with you on that and
1:39:53 we will we will support you up to the
1:39:56 bid price but they should have
1:39:58 contingencies in place that are
1:40:01 reflective of what they assess as the
1:40:05 risk of building this project and so I'm
1:40:09 good to help them get to a point of
1:40:13 getting a viable bid I just have a
1:40:16 little bit of trouble signing up for
1:40:18 risk that I think they should have
1:40:20 already factored into their their plans
1:40:22 so the connecting Washington projects
1:40:25 have a very specific budget associated
1:40:28 with them mm-hmm
1:40:30 the amount of contingency that they have
1:40:32 available a
1:40:34 the construction contract number of 50.5
1:40:36 as shown in the exhibits to the
1:40:40 agreement it's roughly four percent so
1:40:43 that's probably just a little bit under
1:40:45 three million dollars for the entire
1:40:48 project
1:40:49 they're constructing a wall with
1:40:53 additional cost to the project on behalf
1:40:56 of the city on the order of six million
1:40:57 dollars if they weren't building what we
1:41:01 have requested they would have an
1:41:03 additional six million dollars in
1:41:05 contingency we've asked them to use
1:41:10 their contingency for our benefit and
1:41:15 they're asking in return three million
1:41:19 dollars that they would be able to use
1:41:22 to increase the available funding for
1:41:25 bidding as well as if needed to help
1:41:28 reestablish some of the contingency that
1:41:30 they've lost I'm not sure I agree with
1:41:35 that I think they barely built their
1:41:37 contingency on the whole fifty point
1:41:39 five million dollars of of construction
1:41:43 and if they didn't they should have so
1:41:46 whether or not I I think since they
1:41:48 agreed to do the six million dollars
1:41:50 before we had this discussion which
1:41:52 confirm that that's the case that when
1:41:54 we really went forward with this when
1:41:55 this was put together
1:41:56 why should out agreed to build the
1:41:58 retaining wall just as they were doing
1:42:00 this project is that is that am I
1:42:02 correct on that or - before they had
1:42:04 their engineer's estimate they had
1:42:07 verbally said that they were willing to
1:42:08 put it into the project yes yes I would
1:42:11 just think from my perspective they
1:42:12 should have been building that
1:42:13 contingency around around that so I
1:42:15 don't think it's fair for us to say you
1:42:17 know we're somehow causing them to not
1:42:19 have contingency they shouldn't you know
1:42:21 and we don't know where this is going to
1:42:23 come into and you know I could even be
1:42:25 okay with saying we could go over and
1:42:27 above to say a quarter of a million
1:42:29 dollars which would be about four
1:42:31 percent of the six hundred thousand
1:42:32 dollars you know that is you know will
1:42:35 will match a consistent contingency
1:42:37 equal to our our our cost but to me for
1:42:42 us now
1:42:44 have this kind of hovering there
1:42:47 continuously just doesn't seem right to
1:42:48 me and that's where I'm binding up on
1:42:50 this thing I'm Sheldon could you explain
1:42:52 connecting Washington then this project
1:42:55 had a conceptual scope and an approved
1:42:57 dollar value and none of that and that
1:43:00 was done before we approached them and
1:43:02 asked them to include our yes retaining
1:43:04 wall yes everything had gone through the
1:43:06 state legislature before the city asked
1:43:09 anything of washed up before they did a
1:43:12 detailed engineer's estimate where they
1:43:13 did include an element for us now which
1:43:16 is the six million dollar retaining wall
1:43:19 correct
1:43:20 so think I think I might be hearing you
1:43:24 wrong but I think what you're saying is
1:43:26 they should have built it into the
1:43:27 connecting Washington I think the answer
1:43:28 I'm hearing is they did and then we said
1:43:31 when you scope it out can you add in an
1:43:33 element for us and they said yes I'm not
1:43:36 sure that's what I heard but okay okay
1:43:38 councilmember interesting I do have
1:43:40 something that contribute to that point
1:43:42 actually what the legislature approved
1:43:45 was shoulder hardening that's when that
1:43:49 project showed to not have the benefit
1:43:53 that they had forecasted they said go
1:43:55 back and reenact and that's when it
1:43:58 turned into auxilary lanes so the fun
1:44:02 but the funding never changed so I think
1:44:05 it was my read on this is was that
1:44:08 reworking from schürrle hardening to
1:44:12 auxilary lanes within without a changing
1:44:15 budget is one of the reasons they're
1:44:17 feeling a contingency pinch that's my
1:44:20 two cents that was super helpful
1:44:22 thank you I also think or hope it's
1:44:25 apparently clear that when you make the
1:44:28 commitment if you make the commitment
1:44:29 this evening that based on construction
1:44:32 projects and how big contingencies
1:44:34 should be there's a very high chance
1:44:35 this will get used mm-hmm harder and all
1:44:38 you may not did I come back and say are
1:44:41 you all okay that we're releasing the
1:44:43 three million dollars I think there's a
1:44:45 chance that's that's the realistic risk
1:44:47 that you guys are evaluating tonight as
1:44:51 it is seems to be part of a contingency
1:44:53 bucket and they tend to get used
1:44:57 so do we need more crap more questions
1:45:00 or deliberations because I whenever okay
1:45:02 question go ahead Vicki is it would it
1:45:04 be possible to have the contingency on
1:45:06 our part of the project it actually to
1:45:09 me it reads like it is but I from
1:45:12 listening the presentation it sounds
1:45:14 like it could be used to cover overages
1:45:17 on other parts of the project other than
1:45:18 that retaining you can be used for other
1:45:21 parts of the project would it be
1:45:22 possible to have the agreement specified
1:45:25 that this would be for the brush dot
1:45:27 won't go for that we've had that
1:45:30 conversation with wash dot and their
1:45:33 perspective has been again it's you know
1:45:38 if they're building the wall first and
1:45:42 they give and for additional six million
1:45:45 dollars they would not have had to spend
1:45:47 otherwise and then they run into
1:45:49 problems later in the project they're
1:45:53 going to need the money otherwise
1:45:55 they're going to be cutting other
1:45:57 important pieces of the project that
1:45:59 were specifically outlined in the state
1:46:02 legislature for funding so it's a member
1:46:08 Goodman Sheldon is it fair of me to this
1:46:13 a fair statement that washed-out is
1:46:16 asking us to potentially probably pay up
1:46:19 to half of the wall that they wouldn't
1:46:23 it no ways not other ways included that
1:46:26 they're agreed to build it and they
1:46:28 would like us to contribute potentially
1:46:30 up to half that's exactly correct
1:46:32 fifty cents on the dollar are you ready
1:46:39 to talk this through okay that doesn't
1:46:44 mean we can't have more questions that
1:46:45 come up during deliberations but who
1:46:48 would like to start with you there's no
1:46:51 motion there's not
1:46:53 I'll start by making a motion for me
1:47:00 just one second I had it in front of me
1:47:02 in that I would like to move to
1:47:07 authorize the mayor to enter into and
1:47:09 execute the interagency agreement with
1:47:12 the Washington State Department of
1:47:13 Transportation obliging the city to pay
1:47:15 up to three million dollars towards the
1:47:17 Washington State Department of
1:47:18 Transportation connecting Washington
1:47:20 i-90 auxiliary lane project second
1:47:25 seconded discussion we'd like to start
1:47:29 that's a member we're interesting thank
1:47:31 a lot of good questioning I think this
1:47:34 is what our council does really try to
1:47:36 understand things and I don't want to
1:47:38 lose sight of the fact it's absolutely
1:47:40 stunning that we're even having this
1:47:42 conversation honestly it was simply you
1:47:45 know the right question at the right
1:47:47 time a number of years ago I know
1:47:48 Sheldon that you had even brought it up
1:47:50 and the fact when it was raised with
1:47:52 washed-out hey you're gonna be there
1:47:53 with your shovels anyway you know you
1:47:55 could help us a little bit the fact that
1:47:57 they listened to that and then took this
1:47:58 action and went as far they did I think
1:48:00 is phenomenal
1:48:01 I saw a leadership both them from the
1:48:03 electeds in Olympia and from the
1:48:05 department itself that saw hey you know
1:48:07 we're going to help you out this way
1:48:08 we're really glad that you brought this
1:48:10 up to us so I'm it is actually amazing
1:48:12 that this option actually exists because
1:48:14 I share the sediment from comments
1:48:18 earlier that was mentioned earlier this
1:48:20 evening I do really feel like it's now
1:48:23 or never I really do feel that this is
1:48:26 an hour and everything because the
1:48:27 alternatives just nothing gets any
1:48:30 cheaper and and and so I'm hopeful that
1:48:34 there are no big rocks where they want
1:48:37 to put a piling and that they don't even
1:48:39 have to use their contingency and that
1:48:42 that we don't have to really fork over
1:48:45 any additional funds and you know the
1:48:47 amount for us would be zero I'm hopeful
1:48:49 that'll be the case something could
1:48:52 happen and they may need this extra
1:48:54 contingency and we may pay up to three
1:48:56 million dollars to help them with that
1:48:59 my intended support for this is that
1:49:05 I really wish we didn't have to do this
1:49:06 but our citizens and what they need and
1:49:10 what they asked for is worth it
1:49:12 I want this as well I think there's some
1:49:14 really good comments that have been made
1:49:16 you know you can never engineering and
1:49:18 then you're never engineer a zero risk
1:49:22 corridor where there's mixed uses you
1:49:24 can't do it but what the but this is
1:49:26 just one step in a vision to create
1:49:29 something new where it will give an
1:49:31 opportunity for others who can't or
1:49:36 won't use that corridor for
1:49:37 non-motorized reasons today for very
1:49:39 good reasons and and that's what we're
1:49:41 that's what we're doing we're creating
1:49:43 an opportunity to help others you know
1:49:47 live the lifestyle the kind of lifestyle
1:49:48 that they the desire for themselves and
1:49:51 their family and even as we heard for a
1:49:52 future generation so so I mean all of
1:49:54 those motivations are here
1:49:56 I think another key thing that's playing
1:49:59 into my decision as well its secondary
1:50:02 to all of those reasons is that when
1:50:05 Cathy George from the wash dot was here
1:50:07 and spoke to us and we talked about hey
1:50:09 if you had to refactor the project she
1:50:11 was very clear oh by the way that sound
1:50:14 wall would be the first one to go she
1:50:16 was very very clear that sound wall goes
1:50:18 no retaining wall no project down here
1:50:20 so we have to refactor it's not going to
1:50:23 happen for you that was unfortunate to
1:50:26 hear that and and so the risk that we
1:50:31 haven't kind of talked about that we
1:50:32 talked about maybe them coming back and
1:50:34 talking with us but Cathy was pretty
1:50:36 clear about that about that would be the
1:50:39 first wall to go so for all of those
1:50:42 reasons and others but the you know this
1:50:44 is a project that's going to take
1:50:47 multiple phases we haven't even talked
1:50:49 about our form of the project and how
1:50:51 we're going to fund that and what that
1:50:52 is we're going to have future
1:50:53 conversations hopefully very soon about
1:50:56 that but this is a necessary step and I
1:50:59 really do think for what we need to do
1:51:01 in this area this is an hour and ever
1:51:03 time and I want to I'm willing to use
1:51:05 our city resources to ensure that we get
1:51:08 to move forward thank you
1:51:14 okay I think I saw Debu counsel present
1:51:18 the tea's first and then Goodman and
1:51:20 then hunt and remember that it can also
1:51:22 be comments to your council members
1:51:25 about why they have certain positions as
1:51:26 well if you need to get more information
1:51:28 from them right thank you this is a
1:51:31 project that we've been talking about
1:51:34 for years and I remember a 3 o'clock in
1:51:37 the morning conversation on council
1:51:40 where we were talking about the fact
1:51:41 that wash dot was coming in and they
1:51:45 were going to be working on shoulder
1:51:46 hardening and this was an opportunity
1:51:48 for us to try to deal with this really
1:51:51 important safety and safety issue and
1:51:56 being able to take one of our very local
1:52:00 neighborhoods and and give them the
1:52:02 those the mobility opportunities for
1:52:06 pedestrians and bicyclists and and
1:52:09 really to solve the safety issues so I
1:52:11 just remember all those conversations
1:52:14 that we've been having from way back
1:52:16 when and I have to agree with
1:52:18 councilmember winter Stein in terms of I
1:52:22 the fact that that they listened
1:52:25 this is progressed now it's it's a
1:52:28 really a different project and we're
1:52:30 here and talking about having to deal
1:52:32 with the three million dollars but I
1:52:35 think that if we have to go if we say no
1:52:38 and we have to go back to any kind of
1:52:41 repackaging I don't have a lot of faith
1:52:44 that will that will have this
1:52:46 opportunity and I and then I feel like
1:52:48 it would be a lost opportunity and this
1:52:50 is this is something that I have heard
1:52:52 since my time on council loud and clear
1:52:56 from community members about this
1:52:59 particular stretch of road so I'm very
1:53:03 much in favor of looking at this I I did
1:53:07 how to have a lot of questions and I
1:53:09 think that we've done a really good job
1:53:10 tonight talking it through trying to
1:53:13 understand the you know the three
1:53:15 million and where that would go and I do
1:53:17 understand that you know in construction
1:53:20 projects there are typically overages
1:53:22 and so understanding that that that that
1:53:26 may be
1:53:27 used but I but I do very much feel that
1:53:30 if we if we try to go back or we go back
1:53:33 to repackaging that that it could be a
1:53:36 complete lost opportunity and I feel
1:53:40 like this is something critical that
1:53:42 these neighborhoods have have asked for
1:53:45 and talked about and I know just as one
1:53:48 of southern I've definitely heard this
1:53:50 message loud and clear about the safety
1:53:53 on that road I think it's the time to
1:53:57 Thank You councilmember Goodman you I'm
1:54:00 supportive and as my last comment
1:54:05 indicated or question I I think it's
1:54:08 completely fair or washed out to ask us
1:54:11 to pay I'm potentially half of the of
1:54:13 the cost of a wall that was not a part
1:54:16 of their project I think they've acted
1:54:19 in what I can tell in good faith and
1:54:22 working with us in a fairly
1:54:25 extraordinary manner and I do not have
1:54:30 any confidence that they would feel the
1:54:33 need to come back to us and repackage
1:54:35 with the wall and ask us again if we
1:54:37 denied it the commitment the first time
1:54:40 and I think that an another another
1:54:43 delay year delay just for so many
1:54:47 reasons just is that idea so I'm
1:54:52 supportive for those reasons and of
1:54:54 course the community wants this very
1:54:55 badly
1:54:56 Thank You councilmember hunt I am also
1:55:02 in support I as was mentioned in public
1:55:05 comments this was a neighborhood that
1:55:07 was annexed several years ago and I
1:55:09 think this this connectivity project
1:55:13 will be a big step towards actually
1:55:15 making this neighborhood feel connected
1:55:18 with the rest of the city and this is a
1:55:21 physical connection non-motorized
1:55:23 connection for it that was families so
1:55:26 that they can access some of the
1:55:27 amenities in the city that make is
1:55:29 questo specials including the Lake
1:55:32 Sammamish State Park and I think as has
1:55:36 been said I think it's a very timely
1:55:38 opportunity
1:55:39 to do this project with the partnership
1:55:41 of wash dot and I think there's a clear
1:55:46 public benefit here in connecting this
1:55:49 neighborhood and in support and thank
1:55:52 you for all the additional information
1:55:53 this evening okay councilmember Rea so I
1:55:57 think it is wrong to conflate the idea
1:55:59 of providing multi-mode bike and
1:56:03 pedestrian corridor from South Lake
1:56:08 Sammamish to the rest of his with
1:56:10 this project we could we can have the
1:56:13 wall built without giving the three
1:56:15 million dollars to wash dot right now so
1:56:17 they are related but they are not the
1:56:19 same so I think it's not to say if I
1:56:22 support this I don't support that or
1:56:24 vice versa because they are not related
1:56:26 what we're really talking about here is
1:56:28 a three million dollar insurance policy
1:56:30 we are gonna commit three million
1:56:31 dollars to wash dot as insurance that we
1:56:34 will get this retaining wall and we
1:56:36 might get the retaining wall without the
1:56:37 three million dollars but we believe if
1:56:39 we do the three million dollars we will
1:56:42 get the retaining wall I have every
1:56:43 belief if we commit three million
1:56:45 dollars we will get billed for three
1:56:46 million dollars on this project so I
1:56:49 think to the mayor's point I that will
1:56:51 happen and so I am asking myself this
1:56:53 question what could we do with that
1:56:55 three million dollars for the city of
1:56:57 Issaquah I think Steve talked about
1:56:59 during public comment what else are we
1:57:01 doing to address some of our traffic
1:57:03 concerns what else are we doing to
1:57:05 address some of our our capital project
1:57:07 concerns so to me it's not about yeah
1:57:10 this is a good idea or this is a bad
1:57:11 idea to me it's a is this the best use
1:57:14 for those three million dollars because
1:57:15 we don't have a lot of those three
1:57:17 million dollars laying around oh I'm
1:57:19 still weighing this I I think this is a
1:57:21 this is a difficult question for me
1:57:24 thank you for framing it that way
1:57:26 council president martsin then lastly
1:57:28 councilmember Walsh so to to
1:57:31 councilmember Ray's comment you know
1:57:34 this is when we did ad hoc Finance
1:57:38 Committee this three million dollars was
1:57:41 in was a was a line item in
1:57:44 the suite of improvements that I think
1:57:48 all three of us got to a point where we
1:57:50 said we wanted it's a three million
1:57:52 dollars we may have to spend or may have
1:57:54 to not spend so I would cheerfully ask
1:57:58 to separate how you feel about the
1:58:01 bidding process that the Washington
1:58:04 State Department of Transportation puts
1:58:05 us in right where we we may wind up in
1:58:09 the end actually when all is said and
1:58:11 done paying for something that is
1:58:12 something else to say that as as a
1:58:15 package of improvements that we want to
1:58:18 see as a city this particular facet I
1:58:21 think is generally held to be important
1:58:25 and an important use of three million
1:58:26 dollars I I do want to reiterate to my
1:58:29 fellow councilmembers to get where we
1:58:31 want to get with South Cove connectivity
1:58:35 to the rest of the city it's 15 million
1:58:37 dollars right this is the first step in
1:58:40 a longer conversation about how do we
1:58:42 get the connectivity that we need that
1:58:45 the community has told us is so
1:58:46 important but it is important and I'll
1:58:48 be supporting it this evening Thank You
1:58:50 councilmember Walsh so I come to this
1:58:54 thinking about when we came to washed
1:58:57 out and said hey this is a great
1:58:59 opportunity for us they didn't say but
1:59:03 the six million dollars
1:59:04 they didn't immediately say great you
1:59:07 want it you pay for it they didn't even
1:59:09 ask us for 50% at that point what they
1:59:13 ended up asking us was when this project
1:59:17 changed from what the state legislature
1:59:19 first envisioned it with connecting
1:59:22 Washington and kind of expanded beyond
1:59:26 that they said hey we're at risk of this
1:59:28 entire project coming in with bids above
1:59:33 the engineers estimate and they said
1:59:35 who's on the line for this who can we
1:59:38 ask to put some money in to make a
1:59:42 difference on that so I really
1:59:43 appreciate the methods of that that
1:59:45 actually reminds me quite a bit of the
1:59:47 six South East 62nd and Costco putting
1:59:50 in so much money on that so I am in
1:59:54 support of this
1:59:56 this funding idea I look forward to the
1:59:58 future conversation about how we might
2:00:01 be able to connect those neighborhoods
2:00:02 but I do want to distinguish these
2:00:05 things and say this is really about this
2:00:08 funding mechanism and our ability to
2:00:11 make this project happen thank you any
2:00:15 final comments or are we ready to go to
2:00:18 the vote let's see in any hands so I
2:00:22 will reread the motion there's no
2:00:25 further discussion all those in favor of
2:00:27 authorizing the mayor to enter into and
2:00:29 execute the interagency agreement with
2:00:31 the Washington State Department of
2:00:32 Transportation obligating the city to
2:00:35 pay up to 3 million dollars towards the
2:00:37 wash dot connecting washington i 90
2:00:40 exhilarating project signify by saying
2:00:42 aye opposed motion carries six in
2:00:48 favorite one opposed I just want to
2:00:52 thank you all I think the deliberation
2:00:54 comments piece of this was super
2:00:56 eliminating hopefully to those that are
2:00:58 here tonight and those that watching it
2:00:59 you brought up a lot of good information
2:01:02 about why this was such a tough and
2:01:05 difficult decision so thank you for that
2:01:07 that was really good the next item on
2:01:09 the agenda is good of the order and
2:01:11 before I go to the council president or
2:01:13 myself we both have multiple items for
2:01:16 you does anyone else have anything
2:01:18 councilmember winter Stein and deputy
2:01:20 counsel present the teeth thank you
2:01:23 there's a couple things happening in
2:01:25 Olympia that we're gonna need to get our
2:01:28 attention and there was a bill passed
2:01:30 out of the Senate that's now in front
2:01:32 it's going to go to the house for
2:01:34 consideration one regarding well that
2:01:36 one out of the Senate was regarding a to
2:01:38 use the other one the mandated minimum
2:01:40 density which our city opposes both of
2:01:43 those the Adu one does have will give
2:01:47 will grandfather any municipalities
2:01:50 existing code regarding a to use as of
2:01:52 where they are as of July of this year
2:01:55 I'm just kind of if if that one goes all
2:01:58 the way through and passes then I think
2:02:01 I'm gonna really ask that the
2:02:03 administration and this council work
2:02:05 really hard if and that's not
2:02:07 on top of everything we're already
2:02:09 trying to do those aren't paying
2:02:10 attention that's the two ad hues for
2:02:13 single-family lot yeah it also doesn't
2:02:15 have the ownership requirement and it
2:02:16 removes the ownership requirement boy I
2:02:18 tell you we have it we have a good law
2:02:20 we would have to amend that law to maybe
2:02:24 counter some points in the in the state
2:02:26 bill and if we get that done by July our
2:02:28 bill our laws good they would
2:02:31 grandfather our law so that was just I
2:02:32 just want to give a heads up on that one
2:02:34 me I'm actually bringing administrative
2:02:36 moon into that where are we on our Adu
2:02:38 code updates
2:02:40 I thought we dealt with this last year
2:02:43 we not do our modifications we did but
2:02:47 there's some provisions in the what
2:02:49 passed they said that are more that are
2:02:52 contradict us that we may be silent on
2:02:54 or not okay we'd have to review that
2:02:57 we'd have to be retain Thank You deputy
2:03:01 council president parties so I just have
2:03:04 a thank you and a very timely comment as
2:03:07 councilmember Goodman was reporting out
2:03:10 about efer and a a new program where
2:03:15 people are providing information to make
2:03:18 things easier for first responders the
2:03:21 other evening I came home my daughter
2:03:23 came home from college it was midnight
2:03:25 and the fire alarm went off in the
2:03:26 building that I live in I live in a in a
2:03:29 town home and came downstairs and the
2:03:33 building was on fire and we we we had a
2:03:37 fire within the building I should say
2:03:39 and by the time I called 911 I saw the
2:03:43 smoke called 911 fire trucks and two
2:03:47 police cars had already arrived and
2:03:51 there were you know children and dogs
2:03:55 and parents and there were people
2:03:57 everywhere and just watching all of the
2:04:02 first responders deal with such a
2:04:05 complicated issue in such a large
2:04:09 complex and figuring out where things
2:04:12 were and making sure everyone was safe
2:04:14 was just amazing to watch and so I just
2:04:17 really wanted from the bottom of my
2:04:18 heart thank
2:04:20 Eastside Fire & Rescue and our Police
2:04:23 Department for everything that they did
2:04:24 and such a fabulously amazing response
2:04:28 and just being able to watch everyone in
2:04:30 action was was great we live in a
2:04:33 wonderful place and I'm very thankful
2:04:37 and I know everyone that lives near me
2:04:39 was as well thank you for sharing that
2:04:41 that's a member right so councilmember
2:04:43 batiste you should go to firefighting
2:04:50 thank you there anyone else otherwise
2:04:53 I'm gonna move to council president
2:04:54 Mart's who's brought a couple of items
2:04:56 along for you I'm sorry I should have
2:04:59 mentioned this earlier we heard a little
2:05:01 bit I thought was really good comments
2:05:02 about the whole salmon Preta Dacian and
2:05:05 all that there is an event this
2:05:07 Wednesday evening and it's at the
2:05:09 musical a brew house I think it's six
2:05:12 o'clock ish about and and we're a last
2:05:15 time they did this there was a state
2:05:17 wildlife biologist who is I think or
2:05:19 maybe a federal biologist who was
2:05:21 furloughed at the moment during and
2:05:23 that's very informative very helpful for
2:05:25 the neighborhood for the community and
2:05:27 to learn a little bit more about the
2:05:29 science about what might be happening
2:05:31 Lake Sammamish I plan on intending and I
2:05:33 think it's a really good event it is
2:05:35 mentioned at our own it is it is
2:05:37 Wednesday it's starting at 6:30 thank
2:05:39 you thank you for sharing that
2:05:41 that's a president Mart's you have
2:05:42 several things you would like to several
2:05:44 an option I'll try to get to them
2:05:45 expeditiously a couple of things that
2:05:48 came out of pick where I was asked where
2:05:50 all of us they pick where I specifically
2:05:52 go back to our councils and get some
2:05:55 feedback that's what we should do
2:05:56 one is that affordable housing pick
2:05:59 voted unanimously to bring back for
2:06:00 consideration to the next pick meeting a
2:06:02 position of support for the challenge
2:06:04 Seattle initiative on the init on the
2:06:06 invisible crisis of the lack of
2:06:08 affordable middle-income housing you
2:06:10 might also know this as the Microsoft
2:06:12 initiative because they're one of the
2:06:14 people who got involved and sort of
2:06:18 kicked this into higher gear there are
2:06:21 seven elements that would be general
2:06:26 recommendations it's super important to
2:06:28 realize that this recommendation would
2:06:30 not be that every city needs to adopt
2:06:33 of these but that these seven would be
2:06:35 valuable for cities to consider they are
2:06:38 by a remarkable circumstance the exact
2:06:41 same seven recommendations that our city
2:06:43 has already signed on to broadly
2:06:45 recommend as part of the mayor's signing
2:06:47 on to the original letter that went out
2:06:49 on this subject however not all cities
2:06:52 are as forward-thinking as ours and so
2:06:56 not everybody signed on to that letter
2:06:57 and so this is why this is something
2:07:00 that pic isn't a slam dunk for pic so I
2:07:03 wanted to check with all of you that
2:07:06 this action by pic which again would
2:07:08 mirror what we've already done along
2:07:11 with a suite of other mayor's is
2:07:13 something that I would have your support
2:07:15 to recommend in favor of pic does
2:07:19 anybody need us to run through the
2:07:20 points council president Mart's did send
2:07:22 them ahead of time but we can do a quick
2:07:23 little run through it's good the
2:07:25 question so pick next meets win April
2:07:32 something the second Wednesday in April
2:07:35 and so our next council meeting is April
2:07:39 1 it's before that I wanted to I wanted
2:07:43 to use this opportunity this evening
2:07:44 because we had a letter agenda so I
2:07:46 thought later later later a letter no
2:07:51 and so I I appreciate that
2:07:55 we got this though the information at
2:07:58 quarter to four and I was in meetings
2:08:01 all the way until almost 6 o'clock and
2:08:03 so if if other council members are
2:08:08 interested we can have a like an
2:08:10 introduction to this tonight and then
2:08:12 come back with substance of comments I
2:08:14 just haven't had a chance to if you'd
2:08:17 prefer that's totally fine and I'll do
2:08:19 that with the other item I'll just tee
2:08:20 it up and we'll come back and talk about
2:08:21 it at the next council meeting we
2:08:23 certainly have the time to do that okay
2:08:24 so there are questions before you go off
2:08:29 to mull this one over okay so I won't
2:08:32 you just I'll just the other one which I
2:08:35 would say is is probably more
2:08:37 contentious which is pick is considering
2:08:40 taking a position on I 976 which is the
2:08:44 latest I'm an initiative
2:08:46 the initiative would impact state and
2:08:48 local funding sources tea biddies would
2:08:51 repeal ability to impose any vehicle
2:08:53 license fees including voter approved
2:08:55 license fees it would for sound transit
2:08:59 it would repeal ability to impose a
2:09:00 motor vehicle excise tax and that so
2:09:05 it's anticipated the punchline and since
2:09:08 everybody's gonna go take a look at this
2:09:09 offline I won't go into it too far but
2:09:11 it is expected to have a profound impact
2:09:15 on Sound Transit's funding if it goes
2:09:17 through with ourselves as the last major
2:09:21 project on the Sound Transit three menu
2:09:26 it could potentially impact us pick does
2:09:30 not normally take positions on issues
2:09:32 like this but a number of cities would
2:09:35 like pic to consider doing it because
2:09:38 the nature would be so profound to Sound
2:09:41 Transit that's member Goodman thanks
2:09:46 Toula that the information from Deana
2:09:51 specifically asks us please discuss or
2:09:55 says please discuss Luther Council and
2:09:57 staff how this initiative may impact
2:09:59 your city so is it possible to at some
2:10:03 time before the next meeting get some
2:10:04 information about how this might affect
2:10:07 our city ministry moon is this one of
2:10:10 the ones that we might already have some
2:10:12 of this from our lobbyists and others to
2:10:15 share yeah we've had some dialogue
2:10:17 already there certainly would be an
2:10:19 impact both to us in our current state
2:10:22 and sort of where we might go on our
2:10:25 transportation benefit district so
2:10:27 significant impact and it would be nice
2:10:29 to know what specifically with that yeah
2:10:31 impact this impacts are that would be a
2:10:34 response then from Jean or our lobbyist
2:10:37 back or you you okay okay and then the
2:10:42 last like you have a question and then
2:10:45 the last thing that I have is just a
2:10:46 heads up that I have so so we don't all
2:10:52 that often make move things from the
2:10:55 council side that don't start off on the
2:10:57 staff side but you get a couple of code
2:11:00 cosponsors and we can move things I have
2:11:03 asked with the support of council deputy
2:11:06 president batiste and councilmember
2:11:09 Walsh asked the administration to draft
2:11:11 an anti-discrimination resolution and we
2:11:15 had been talking about this when the
2:11:18 graffiti incidents happened in Kalani
2:11:21 and of course with the horrors that
2:11:24 occurred in New Zealand last week in
2:11:26 Christchurch of which is a sister city
2:11:29 to Seattle so has a has a connection
2:11:32 here and has so proud found Lee impacted
2:11:35 Muslim folks around the world seemed
2:11:38 like a good time to consider doing
2:11:41 something like that so we don't have
2:11:43 language today because we just started a
2:11:45 conversation on Friday there's a draft
2:11:47 but it I didn't want to put it in front
2:11:49 of everybody today but it will be ready
2:11:51 in time for us to consider at the next
2:11:55 full council meeting so I just wanted to
2:11:56 give you heads up to look for that in
2:11:58 coming and we and we can take comments
2:12:00 on it tonight too if you have specific
2:12:02 things you want to make sure added in is
2:12:05 language typically the proclamations
2:12:08 that I do do come from the south side or
2:12:10 from an external requests of a
2:12:12 non-profit or an agency for us to do and
2:12:14 this really is coming from you and
2:12:16 should be your voice so be interesting
2:12:18 to see your thoughts on the draft and
2:12:20 discuss it at the next meeting okay I
2:12:23 have a couple more items if there's no
2:12:25 questions on that one
2:12:27 [Music]
2:12:28 okay sorry Ben would the draft come out
2:12:30 to be able to read it and have time to
2:12:32 make substantive comments if necessary
2:12:38 believe we could have that out to you
2:12:40 tomorrow thank you although I think I
2:12:43 still at you and I want to iterate it a
2:12:46 little bit certainly this week Hey sure
2:12:48 that's it that's fine that's fine right
2:12:50 we can turn it around quickly I think
2:12:52 it's the bottom line on it Thanks
2:12:56 so we had some guests tonight from fish
2:12:58 asking the council if they wanted to
2:13:02 correspond with the legislature on HP
2:13:05 one five seven nine and I wanted to
2:13:09 check in with you on dot and gets
2:13:11 direction from you and what you would
2:13:12 like me to do they can provide me and
2:13:16 they have sent letters with information
2:13:19 that I can form a letter on behalf of
2:13:21 mayor's office on behalf of the mayor
2:13:24 and city council so I just wanted to get
2:13:26 your direction on what you thought about
2:13:27 that presentation what you'd like me to
2:13:29 do let's go to Walsh and it was my
2:13:34 understanding that HP one five seven
2:13:36 nine did not pass the house and this
2:13:39 isn't something that would be supported
2:13:42 I believe that was what he had said yeah
2:13:48 you know more a mine I do theirs I'm
2:13:52 trying to look it up real quick there's
2:13:53 been at least one substitute built I
2:13:56 think to substitute bills out of the
2:13:58 house and went through House committees
2:14:00 there's now you know the version going
2:14:05 through the Senate we have yet to see
2:14:07 how it might be modified or if there
2:14:09 will be a another substitute bill from
2:14:11 the Senate side I guess my question was
2:14:13 just ill need to do it yeah and more if
2:14:17 there isn't a bill there that is
2:14:20 available to support what other methods
2:14:23 might we have to help with this because
2:14:25 it sounded like there was one was a
2:14:28 support of a bill and the other was just
2:14:30 some support of one of the wildlife or
2:14:35 Department natural resource funding
2:14:37 areas that might provide help in this
2:14:39 area either way I support the idea I
2:14:44 just think we should probably figure out
2:14:46 exactly what that is I had just to
2:14:50 clarify I think you are correct that
2:14:53 what you heard from fish folks is they
2:14:55 are looking for sort of broader support
2:14:58 for recovery efforts and this particular
2:15:03 bill implements some of those strategy
2:15:05 would potentially implement some of
2:15:07 those strategies so they have near-term
2:15:10 desire for us to support that bill and
2:15:14 to convey our broader support as well to
2:15:18 legislators and our lobbyists I suspect
2:15:22 they will also then follow
2:15:26 subsequent to this session and asked for
2:15:28 additional types of support from the
2:15:30 city thoughts on a letter of support
2:15:35 maybe not for a particular bill but just
2:15:38 something down to the state legislature
2:15:40 on and we did hear from some members of
2:15:42 the public this evening - about salmon
2:15:43 recovery what was next so sorry
2:15:49 councilmember hunt and then consumer
2:15:50 understanding so as I had mentioned in
2:15:54 my regional report as the representative
2:15:57 on the stammering salmon recovery
2:15:58 Council for why rates water resource
2:16:01 inventory area eight the position of
2:16:04 where a eight is to support this I think
2:16:05 it has gone through some iterations as
2:16:08 City Administrator moon spoke about and
2:16:12 there is some concern about it not being
2:16:15 as effective over the process of getting
2:16:19 changes made going through the
2:16:20 legislature but I spoke to Jason
2:16:24 Mulvihill Okun's who's the salmon
2:16:25 recovery manager earlier today and the
2:16:27 position is that this is not the whole
2:16:29 solution but it is a step in the right
2:16:31 direction so as so hopefully this bill
2:16:35 can be strengthened more bills can
2:16:36 follow but that is the position of our
2:16:39 rate and its equai as a member of my
2:16:41 rate I think we should be supportive of
2:16:43 that and then also if consul members are
2:16:47 interested I was also provided with this
2:16:49 letter that the salmon recovery council
2:16:52 had sent to the Washington Department of
2:16:54 Fish and Wildlife it it goes through all
2:16:56 of the different studies about predation
2:16:59 of salmon that are necessary all the
2:17:01 different aspects of predation that are
2:17:02 believed to be important and as far as
2:17:05 managing salmon for both Orca recovery
2:17:07 as well as the salmon recovery and as
2:17:11 was mentioned in public comment this is
2:17:13 something that's iconic to our city it's
2:17:15 very important and it's also very
2:17:16 important specifically because we have
2:17:18 the Salmon Hatchery so we as a city are
2:17:20 particularly invested in making sure
2:17:22 that our salmon hatchery salmon survive
2:17:26 and contribute so contribute to the
2:17:29 salmon recovery so I am in support there
2:17:32 is some question about what the final
2:17:34 substitute bill will be I think and I
2:17:36 think that that was
2:17:37 of the comments that were made earlier
2:17:38 and also that this is not the last step
2:17:40 in that cities and the Legislature will
2:17:43 have to go further but I think this is
2:17:46 step in the right direction so I would
2:17:47 like something written that's not very
2:17:49 interesting plus one and it did pass the
2:17:53 house and it's got us hearing in the
2:17:56 Senate tomorrow Thanks so what I'm
2:17:59 hearing is that I should get some
2:18:02 information from councilmember Hans wire
2:18:03 aid I should work with the
2:18:05 communications him and I should draft
2:18:08 something to the state legislature in
2:18:10 support of this bill but also just
2:18:14 broader and support may be pulling on
2:18:16 some of the themes that yr8 had about
2:18:18 and and then some specific comments
2:18:21 about Issaquah in our unique situation
2:18:23 sounds great am i understanding that
2:18:25 correctly mm-hmm I think it's okay right
2:18:30 let me just talk and in a just a quick
2:18:34 look at hospital 1579 it's really about
2:18:38 killer whales and and salmon is a it's a
2:18:40 tangential issue you know it's a food
2:18:42 source but I think I heard was something
2:18:45 much broader than that about us or much
2:18:48 more specific than that so I am okay
2:18:50 with supporting something around 1579
2:18:52 but I think the broader issue is around
2:18:56 salmon recovery Sam accreditation salmon
2:18:59 habitat awesome any other comments
2:19:04 member Goodman
2:19:06 I guess just one you know as we talk and
2:19:10 start talking about these house spills
2:19:12 and their numbers I'm not necessarily
2:19:14 tracking them so if we just start sort
2:19:18 of start talking about whether we
2:19:20 support something it's really difficult
2:19:21 for me to figure out just you know what
2:19:24 council member a brought up oh it's
2:19:25 really about just you know other whales
2:19:28 other links in there so I would just
2:19:31 request that we have a little bit more
2:19:33 of a runway and we have a little bit
2:19:35 more information when we're being asked
2:19:39 to discuss something and good of the
2:19:41 order and provide feedback and some
2:19:43 direction otherwise otherwise I don't
2:19:47 feel like I can talk
2:19:49 with any authority or knowledge on the
2:19:52 subject so I can when I send out a draft
2:19:56 for review include more information on
2:19:58 the specific House bill as well because
2:19:59 it'll probably reference in the letter
2:20:01 to some degree other comments the last
2:20:06 thing I had on here and it's come out of
2:20:09 hearing it in several different places
2:20:11 is on the draft environmental impact
2:20:14 statement on the vision 2050 and we have
2:20:16 a representative who sits on GMP B and
2:20:19 this particular subject is so important
2:20:25 it's probably going to hit a bunch of
2:20:26 different representatives on a bunch of
2:20:28 different regional committees that we
2:20:30 sit on I had talked with our director of
2:20:32 development services and planning a few
2:20:35 months ago about how to bring those
2:20:38 decision-making points those public
2:20:40 input come at points to you and what you
2:20:43 would like to do so it's this is just me
2:20:44 asking you for some feedback on I heard
2:20:48 one suggestion that we should have
2:20:50 somebody from PSR see come and do a
2:20:51 presentation for you we could have a
2:20:55 staff person who is familiar and
2:20:57 tracking this do a presentation and then
2:21:00 there's an input period and of time and
2:21:04 I think it's the qua where we are and
2:21:06 how we've done our own planning has sort
2:21:08 of should have some good comments and
2:21:11 good feedback on this and I'd like to
2:21:12 get that input from you I just want to
2:21:14 know how you want to do that what are
2:21:15 you expecting very preferences
2:21:19 I'm Walsh I think that's a fabulous idea
2:21:23 I was gonna go in and type out my own
2:21:25 but I don't think that has the same
2:21:27 impact and so maybe a first question
2:21:30 would be back to PSR C which is do they
2:21:34 have a method or an expectation of a
2:21:38 city's response to that and if not why
2:21:44 but yes and generally I think I would
2:21:46 support either a presentation or just it
2:21:51 coming up generally and us having a
2:21:53 response okay and the reason one of the
2:21:57 reasons I'm bringing it up is that on
2:21:58 the transportation policy board when we
2:22:00 did the long-range
2:22:01 transportation and that we talked about
2:22:04 is they do solicit comments directly
2:22:08 from the community and I saw them
2:22:11 because I'm on the tpb and that's where
2:22:14 I saw comments from residents in
2:22:16 Issaquah a mere Mont and all the rest I
2:22:18 thought wow if you're not in a chair
2:22:20 this stuff would pass you right by so I
2:22:23 wondered is is it important to you to
2:22:26 hear from your own community versus just
2:22:29 having you just sound Regional Council
2:22:31 like the information is this something
2:22:34 that you think a public hearing would
2:22:35 generate information of benefit to you
2:22:37 know that kind some weirdness
2:22:39 absolutely I didn't know that there was
2:22:41 an opportunity for us to see what folks
2:22:44 in our community were saying if there's
2:22:47 an opportunity for this yes
2:22:49 and if PSR C wants to come with a dog
2:22:53 and pony show absolutely no no I'm not
2:22:56 really sure what's possible right now
2:22:57 I'm just taking any comments or
2:22:59 suggestions that you have that's
2:23:00 president marks yeah I just want to
2:23:02 point out that SCA is encouraging cities
2:23:05 to respond to the draft se is so
2:23:08 definitely they see value in a city
2:23:10 response the SAS draft draft se is
2:23:16 comment period will run through April
2:23:18 29th so we certainly have some time to
2:23:20 get some additional public input what
2:23:27 you think that would look like might be
2:23:29 hosting your own at a council meeting me
2:23:34 asking PS or see for any nine 802 seven
2:23:37 comments what do you how do you when you
2:23:40 see that looking like you know how they
2:23:45 collect them and how they so I don't
2:23:47 know what's available but no I believe
2:23:49 it's mostly email I haven't followed the
2:23:51 link myself this money yes anything in
2:23:55 our area that I would trust the
2:24:00 administration staff to figure out what
2:24:04 could be collected what's relevant for
2:24:07 any other thoughts wasn't worked I mean
2:24:11 I I would I would think broadly speaking
2:24:14 some sort of introduction to the subject
2:24:17 an overview from staff time for the
2:24:21 public to take a look at it
2:24:22 us taking whether it's a public hearing
2:24:26 I don't know again I I also trust the
2:24:28 staff on how to do that but in the end
2:24:30 what I what I think we'd like to what I
2:24:32 would it would probably be most valuable
2:24:34 as the city is we sort of collate what
2:24:37 the key pieces of feedback would be
2:24:40 because I don't think what we want I
2:24:43 mean the nightmare would be a 50-point
2:24:45 laundry list right I think it would be
2:24:47 more powerful to have a few specific
2:24:49 things that we feel are the strongest
2:24:52 pieces of feedback that we as a city
2:24:54 would have okay thank you that's helpful
2:24:57 I feel just the opposite sorry
2:25:00 I don't particularly if it's 50
2:25:04 I mean if it's 5,000 that's one thing
2:25:07 but I don't want it I think there needs
2:25:11 to be a judgement call when we find out
2:25:12 what that volume of feedback looks
2:25:14 feedback looks like but I don't I don't
2:25:17 personally feel like I want to send the
2:25:19 message right now but I just wanted a
2:25:21 couple or a few powerful messages I
2:25:24 would kind of like to see what community
2:25:26 sent what the community feedback is get
2:25:28 a sense of it looks like it's member
2:25:33 wash just as far as our city's general
2:25:37 feedback I don't know what the planning
2:25:39 policy commission's workload looks like
2:25:43 right now but this seems like a long
2:25:45 term vision for the region which might
2:25:48 belong in that area thank you any other
2:25:56 suggestions anything else I can help you
2:25:59 to give to you on this conversation
2:26:02 ahead to help you with it or I go back
2:26:07 with Emily we look at the but the
2:26:09 possibilities are I don't think there is
2:26:12 an enormous bandwidth to add a project
2:26:14 on to the work plan however we're being
2:26:17 asked for opinion we should
2:26:18 give it so there'll be something I'm not
2:26:20 sure what it'll look like anything else
2:26:22 I can do to help you before that there
2:26:26 is a link on our website but I believe
2:26:28 it takes you right to the PS or si
2:26:29 website we're not directly collecting
2:26:31 information yes or si is okay great that
2:26:36 was it thank you that was super helpful
2:26:38 I did want to do a look ahead at the
2:26:41 April 1st council meeting the potential
2:26:44 and agenda items for that meeting right
2:26:46 now include amending IMC 18.2 to
2:26:50 wireless communication facilities and
2:26:53 related fees and I don't have any either
2:26:54 other items right now there is no
2:27:00 executive session after this meeting we
2:27:03 had one prior to this meeting and so
2:27:05 there being no further business the
2:27:07 meeting is adjourned at 9:28
2:27:14 [Applause]

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Authorize the Mayor to enter into and execute the Interagency Agreement with the Washington State Dept. of Transportation obligating the City to pay up to $3,000,000 toward the WSDOT Connecting Washington I-90 Auxiliary Lane project. (Opponent: Reh).
Moved by MARTS · seconded by WINTERSTEIN
Carried 6-1
Opposed: Reh
APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA AS PRESENTED. a) ID 0327 - Accounts: Payables and Payroll of Mar. 18, 2019, $ 4,513,557.78; Approved. b) Minutes: City Council Regular Meeting, March 4, 2019; Approved. c) AB 7682 - Proposed Amendments: 2018 Comprehensive Plan, Central Issaquah Plan, IMC and Central Standa…
Moved by MARTS · seconded by BETTISE
Carried 7-0