City Council Special Meeting · Tuesday, January 22, 2019 · City Council Digest

1. CALL TO ORDER

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0:09 ↗ really good evening and welcome everyone

0:15 ↗ I'm calling the January 22nd regular

0:17 ↗ City Council meeting to order if you

0:20 ↗ would like to join the council and

0:21 ↗ myself in the Pledge of Allegiance next

0:43 ↗ item on our agenda this evening is

0:44 ↗ audience comments this is your time to

0:47 ↗ address the council the guidelines for

0:50 ↗ public participation are displayed on

0:52 ↗ the overhead screen please limit your

0:55 ↗ comments to three minutes those who

0:57 ↗ signed up on our sign-up sheet will be

1:00 ↗ called up first but if you did not sign

1:02 ↗ up I will also ask if there's anyone

1:04 ↗ else who would like to address Council

1:05 ↗ this evening and if you're here on

1:07 ↗ behalf of a group as a spokesperson

1:09 ↗ please identify yourself

1:11 ↗ and while you're in the audience this

1:13 ↗ evening if a speaker presents some

1:15 ↗ information that you are in support of

1:17 ↗ please raise your hand so the council

1:19 ↗ understands the support behind the topic

1:23 ↗ Tina

1:24 ↗ I'll go variously and you win times up

1:29 ↗ to speak this evening thank you there

1:32 ↗ are none is there anyone who would like

1:34 ↗ to address Council this evening that can

1:38 ↗ call anyone wishing to address Council

1:40 ↗ in a last call seeing no one that ends

1:44 ↗ audience comments for this evening and

1:47 ↗ we go to committee and regional reports

1:49 ↗ councilmember hunt thank you madam mayor

1:52 ↗ the council Infrastructure Committee met

1:54 ↗ on January 17th 2019 we had three items

1:58 ↗ on our agenda the first one was a b75

2:01 ↗ 3/8 updated water system plan

2:04 ↗ the committee's unanimous recommendation

2:06 ↗ was to approve and this item is on the

2:09 ↗ agenda for this evening but as a as the

2:12 ↗ item for information and it will be

2:14 ↗ coming back next month for action the

2:18 ↗ next

2:18 ↗ the council Infrastructure Committee

2:19 ↗ discussed was a b77 one for amending IMC

2:24 ↗ 18.2 to wireless communication

2:27 ↗ facilities and related fees this was a

2:29 ↗ discussion item and the next step will

2:31 ↗ be for this to go to the Planning Policy

2:34 ↗ Commission and the discussion focused

2:37 ↗ around how to align our code in light of

2:40 ↗ the FCC ruling on the topic of wireless

2:43 ↗ communication facilities the third and

2:46 ↗ final item discussed by the council

2:48 ↗ Infrastructure Committee was a b7 seven

2:51 ↗ one five front street streetscapes phase

2:53 ↗ one project and this was a discussion

2:57 ↗ around improvement to front street and

3:01 ↗ there was a question raised by the

3:03 ↗ committee about the funding mechanism

3:06 ↗ which was recommended for the 156,000

3:11 ↗ approximately dollar cost to become to

3:13 ↗ come out of the general fund and so

3:15 ↗ there was discussion about this funding

3:17 ↗ mechanism and the committee recommended

3:19 ↗ that this a be referred back to the full

3:22 ↗ council with an explanation regarding

3:24 ↗ the funding strategy and a and an option

3:28 ↗ for treating this as part of the capital

3:30 ↗ improvement discussion and in project

3:34 ↗ updates we heard that the 62nd southeast

3:36 ↗ 62nd Street is almost open and will be

3:39 ↗ open at the end of the month so that's

3:40 ↗ exciting for my regional appointments

3:43 ↗ the King Conservation District Advisory

3:45 ↗ Board met on January 16th and I also

3:49 ↗ attended a king Conservation District

3:51 ↗ stakeholder workshop workshop on

3:53 ↗ Saturday January 12th the the discussion

3:57 ↗ at both of these meetings was around the

4:00 ↗ plan for a increase in the per parcel

4:03 ↗ fee the king conservation district is

4:05 ↗ looking to to increase their fee by

4:09 ↗ approximately $3 per parcel it's

4:12 ↗ currently approximately $10 per parcel

4:14 ↗ and as part of that work and part of the

4:17 ↗ justification of the increase they are

4:19 ↗ working on their work plan for the next

4:21 ↗ year's and there their book of work as

4:23 ↗ they refer to it and what they will be

4:26 ↗ working on with the different

4:27 ↗ jurisdictions and making sure that all

4:30 ↗ the needs of the jurisdictions are met

4:33 ↗ and then the Huayra ate salmon recovery

4:36 ↗ council met on january 17th and i wasn't

4:39 ↗ able to attend but i got a report back

4:42 ↗ from Alan Quinn who attended from the

4:44 ↗ city and one important update at that

4:47 ↗ meeting is that Snohomish County is is

4:52 ↗ opting out of the ila and so they their

4:56 ↗ portion of the aisle a budget will need

4:59 ↗ to be covered in other ways so the

5:01 ↗ council is looking at options for how to

5:03 ↗ cover that and they they opted out of

5:07 ↗ the ila for budgetary reasons and then

5:13 ↗ the next meeting of the salmon recovery

5:15 ↗ council will be March 21st at the Mercer

5:18 ↗ Island community center and this

5:23 ↗ concludes my report

5:24 ↗ Thank You councilmember hunt

5:25 ↗ councilmember Rea Thank You mayor Pauley

5:27 ↗ the services and Safety Committee met on

5:30 ↗ January 8th we had a single agenda item

5:33 ↗ it was an update from economic

5:35 ↗ development on the economic development

5:37 ↗ for the end of 2018 the next services

5:40 ↗ and safety meeting will be on February

5:42 ↗ 12th here in Council Chambers

5:44 ↗ Eastside Fire and Rescue Board met on

5:47 ↗ February 14th there were a couple of

5:50 ↗ briefings from the chief one on P Foss

5:52 ↗ one on the potential merger of Eastside

5:54 ↗ Fire & Rescue with the Fall City Fire

5:56 ↗ Department and also an update on the AMR

5:59 ↗ ambulance service of averting their

6:03 ↗ their strike also a new business and

6:06 ↗ involved

6:08 ↗ ila with the number of Eastside cities

6:11 ↗ to share emergency reserve apparatus and

6:14 ↗ then finally there was a item related to

6:18 ↗ Eastside Fire and Rescue potentially

6:20 ↗ providing emergency management service

6:22 ↗ for the city of Sammamish the next

6:25 ↗ Eastside Fire and Rescue board meeting

6:27 ↗ will be on February 14th and that

6:29 ↗ concludes my report

6:30 ↗ Thank You councilmember a council member

6:32 ↗ we're interesting thank you my regional

6:34 ↗ committee the growth management policy

6:35 ↗ board has not met since the end of

6:37 ↗ January our next meeting is the first

6:39 ↗ Thursday in February and I'll have an

6:42 ↗ advance report at our next regular

6:44 ↗ meeting

6:45 ↗ that's my report Thank You councilmember

6:47 ↗ Goodman thank you I have no report

6:49 ↗ deputy council president batiste thank

6:53 ↗ you madam mayor just a quick update the

6:55 ↗ Eastside Human Services forum first

6:58 ↗ meeting of the year will be February

7:00 ↗ 13th at 2:30 in Bellevue that was moved

7:02 ↗ from January so we'll have a report

7:04 ↗ after that meeting that concludes my

7:07 ↗ report

7:07 ↗ Thank You council president marts thank

7:10 ↗ you madam mayor the sound studies

7:12 ↗ association public issues committee met

7:14 ↗ on wednesday january 9th we discussed a

7:16 ↗ number of topics no proposed no action

7:20 ↗ was proposed one of the areas of

7:22 ↗ discussion was Regional Transit and road

7:24 ↗ maintenance planning and SCA at the

7:27 ↗ March meeting because we're not meeting

7:29 ↗ in February because of AWC at the March

7:32 ↗ meeting is going to want some feedback

7:33 ↗ from cities on sort of draft plans that

7:36 ↗ we are seeing from King County

7:38 ↗ unfortunately I can't bring that can't

7:41 ↗ quite bring that information in front of

7:42 ↗ yet because I want to have the minutes

7:44 ↗ from the January meeting so you can see

7:46 ↗ the the conversation that occurred at

7:47 ↗ SCA so as as pic so as soon as I have

7:50 ↗ those minutes I will forward them on and

7:52 ↗ then I will work with the administration

7:55 ↗ on how best we want to have a dialogue

7:57 ↗ on on what we're seeing from the county

8:01 ↗ I'll mention that the sound cities

8:03 ↗ association network dinner is occurring

8:06 ↗ Wednesday January 30th at 5:30 p.m. for

8:09 ↗ the three of us who are not on the

8:11 ↗ economic vitality the strategic plan

8:14 ↗ subcommittee meeting it'd be a great

8:18 ↗ opportunity to see Dow Constantine

8:20 ↗ present but the three of us are on the

8:22 ↗ subcommittee won't be able to attend and

8:25 ↗ then King County growth management

8:28 ↗ policy Council will be meeting Wednesday

8:31 ↗ February 27th at 4 p.m. and P SRC

8:33 ↗ chambers and the agenda has not been

8:35 ↗ published yet this concludes my report

8:37 ↗ Thank You council president for the

8:39 ↗ mayor's support this evening there will

8:41 ↗ be an executive session held this

8:43 ↗ evening to discuss property acquisition

8:45 ↗ per RCW 42.3 0.11 o / n 1 / n b this

8:51 ↗ item is expected to last 20 minutes and

8:53 ↗ no action is anticipated to follow in

8:55 ↗ open session

8:58 ↗ as mentioned last week in local and

8:59 ↗ national newspapers as well as our own

9:01 ↗ City News Alerts I and many of the

9:04 ↗ mayor's from these sides signed a joint

9:06 ↗ declaration stating our support for

9:08 ↗ housing options for all Itzik was

9:11 ↗ committed to diversifying housing

9:13 ↗ options for its community through

9:15 ↗ several initiatives including a

9:17 ↗ mixed-use transit oriented development

9:19 ↗ project proposal with spectrum

9:21 ↗ development and the King County Housing

9:23 ↗ Authority that I hope to bring forward

9:25 ↗ to Council this year the continuing

9:27 ↗ development of a citywide housing

9:29 ↗ strategy and an increase in the amount

9:32 ↗ of required affordable housing in new

9:35 ↗ development in the Central Square area

9:36 ↗ as a result of the work that the council

9:38 ↗ did on the moratorium action work plan

9:41 ↗ in order to complete these types of

9:43 ↗ projects cities nonprofits and the

9:45 ↗ private sector need to partner together

9:47 ↗ and I'm very excited about Microsoft's

9:49 ↗ announ announcement last week to provide

9:52 ↗ seed money to make these types of

9:54 ↗ projects possible as was mentioned

9:57 ↗ earlier I think councilmember hunt stole

9:59 ↗ my thunder

10:00 ↗ southeast 62nd Street is opening its

10:04 ↗ akua's newest road is scheduled to open

10:06 ↗ by the end of January we've made a major

10:09 ↗ improvement to our road network on the

10:12 ↗ north side of i-90 by extending

10:14 ↗ southeast 62nd Street between 2:20 first

10:16 ↗ place and Lake Drive this project has

10:20 ↗ also added roundabouts we're 62nd Street

10:22 ↗ intersects to 21st place and the East

10:25 ↗ Lake Sammamish Trail and again at Lake

10:28 ↗ Drive on Costco's campus it's made

10:31 ↗ upgrades along the East Lake Sammamish

10:32 ↗ Trail so that users will no longer have

10:35 ↗ to stop or interact with vehicles at

10:37 ↗ southeast 62nd Street it preserves close

10:40 ↗ to six acres of property between the

10:42 ↗ North Fork and main stem of the Issaquah

10:44 ↗ Creek which were previously zoned for

10:47 ↗ multifamily development it constructs

10:49 ↗ two acres of wetland and makes

10:51 ↗ enhancements to the North Fork of

10:53 ↗ Issaquah Creek and fourth Avenue

10:55 ↗ Northwest also called the interstate 90

10:59 ↗ crossing or our secret little shortcut

11:01 ↗ through town will also reopen at the end

11:04 ↗ of January thank you for your patience

11:06 ↗ as we completed this work over the last

11:08 ↗ two years

11:09 ↗ I know it has been it has made moving

11:12 ↗ through town very difficult especially

11:14 ↗ since this short secret favorite

11:17 ↗ shortcut had been open for four years

11:19 ↗ and then we had to close it for up to

11:22 ↗ two to complete this project you have

11:24 ↗ been very patient with us the final

11:27 ↗ project completion is still spring 2019

11:30 ↗ since we do have to add a final top

11:32 ↗ course of pavement and complete

11:33 ↗ landscaping and some other items but it

11:36 ↗ was staffs desire to get this opened as

11:38 ↗ soon as practically possible and I'm

11:40 ↗ really glad they did

11:41 ↗ this is really great work that concludes

11:44 ↗ the mayor's report proceeding to the

11:46 ↗ consent calendar the consent calendar

11:48 ↗ was distributed to council in advance if

11:51 ↗ authorized the items on the consent

11:52 ↗ calendar will be considered together and

11:54 ↗ approved by one motion have the payables

11:57 ↗ and payroll been reviewed yes thank you

11:59 ↗ does any councilmember desire to remove

12:02 ↗ any item from the consent calendar and

12:03 ↗ consider it under regular business

12:06 ↗ seeing none is there a motion madam

12:09 ↗ mayor I move we adopt the consent

12:11 ↗ calendar is listed in this evenings

12:12 ↗ published agenda second thank you it has

12:17 ↗ been moved and seconded all those in

12:19 ↗ favor signify by saying aye

12:22 ↗ those opposed a carries unanimously

12:27 ↗ next item on our agenda this evening

12:29 ↗ under regular business is a b7 5 3 8

12:32 ↗ updated water system plan this has been

12:36 ↗ heard at multiple council work sessions

12:38 ↗ and most recently is coming out of the

12:40 ↗ infrastructure committee tonight council

12:43 ↗ will receive an informational

12:44 ↗ presentation on recent modifications to

12:46 ↗ the plan and council will be asked to

12:48 ↗ adopt the plan at the February 19th 2019

12:51 ↗ council meeting I'd like to invite

12:53 ↗ engineering manager Bob York to make a

12:55 ↗ presentation evening Bob good evening

13:01 ↗ mayor councilmembers I'm glad I'm not

13:04 ↗ late tonight because that's only 11

13:07 ↗ minutes after the hour

13:19 ↗ I see it I see about

13:26 ↗ tonight's agenda item is now just a

13:29 ↗ informational briefing instead of any

13:31 ↗ action required on the water system plan

13:34 ↗ and I'll mention why in a in a minute

13:37 ↗ I'm Bob York by the way the engineering

13:40 ↗ manager for Public Works engineering and

13:42 ↗ utilities you might have to go a little

13:45 ↗ closer to the mic okay thanks thanks

13:50 ↗ brief background on the water system

13:52 ↗ plan prepared in 2017 early 2018

13:59 ↗ presented at Council on March 19 2018

14:03 ↗ referred to CIC there's been several

14:08 ↗ meetings at CIC and then numerous for

14:11 ↗ council work sessions where various

14:13 ↗ polish policy issues were or addressed

14:16 ↗ throughout all this engagement there was

14:19 ↗ multiple opportunities for public input

14:21 ↗ and and public comment we have received

14:26 ↗ comments from the Washington State

14:28 ↗ Department of Health and adjacent water

14:30 ↗ systems and those comments have been

14:33 ↗ addressed Washington State Department

14:35 ↗ Health gave us a verbal okay to proceed

14:38 ↗ with the adoption process as

14:42 ↗ councilmember hunt mentioned the CIC

14:46 ↗ referred this agenda item back to full

14:50 ↗ council at tonight's meeting but as I'll

14:54 ↗ explain in a minute work on a defer

14:56 ↗ action for a month now the updated water

15:01 ↗ system plan and proposed resolution are

15:03 ↗ now available as part of tonight's

15:05 ↗ presentation and won't be further

15:07 ↗ refined in the coming days so recent

15:13 ↗ developments occurring since the CIC

15:16 ↗ meeting were thanks to advice from the

15:19 ↗ city attorney we recognized that

15:23 ↗ preliminary SEPA determination the

15:26 ↗ public comment periods under way and

15:28 ↗ that public comment period is three days

15:32 ↗ from now at ends three days from now

15:33 ↗ July

15:34 ↗ January 25th 2019 and

15:38 ↗ we were advised that it's inappropriate

15:42 ↗ for council to take action until the

15:44 ↗ full SEPA compliance process is

15:46 ↗ completed so that's why we've pushed the

15:51 ↗ agenda for adoption until February 19th

15:57 ↗ so we once once we get any comments and

16:00 ↗ as of this morning there have been no

16:01 ↗ comments

16:02 ↗ we'll make a SEPA determination final

16:06 ↗ and then come back to Council for

16:08 ↗ adoption

16:09 ↗ we feel that a month is enough time to

16:12 ↗ address all the CEPA issues now

16:18 ↗ significance of adoption we're required

16:22 ↗ to adopt a water system plan as part of

16:24 ↗ our compliance process with the

16:26 ↗ Washington State Department of Health

16:28 ↗ it's also referenced in the comp plan as

16:30 ↗ a complement to the our it's a

16:34 ↗ comprehensive plan the water system plan

16:38 ↗ includes recommendations for capital

16:41 ↗ improvements that total approximately 61

16:43 ↗ million over the next 20 years the

16:45 ↗ biggest one of those is the water

16:49 ↗ treatment plant and related facilities

16:53 ↗ chapter 12 of the water system plan

16:55 ↗ provides an overview of the financial

16:58 ↗ impacts but it doesn't go into the

17:02 ↗ specific rate issues that's scheduled

17:04 ↗ for evaluation this year in 2019 it's

17:12 ↗ important to note that the water system

17:13 ↗ plan adoption doesn't obligate the city

17:16 ↗ to do any new capital projects or or

17:18 ↗ change any ongoing on onm procedures

17:23 ↗ it's just a reference document for the

17:26 ↗ future and decisions made to fund any of

17:33 ↗ the projects identified in the water

17:34 ↗ system plan we'll individually come in

17:36 ↗ front of the council for as part of the

17:38 ↗ capital budgeting process so next steps

17:45 ↗ a few extra steps thanks to the CPA

17:48 ↗ issue we'll finalize that we will then

17:52 ↗ ask for counsel adoption of the water

17:54 ↗ system plan in February 19th after

17:57 ↗ adoption we go back to the Washington

17:59 ↗ State Department of Health in King

18:00 ↗ County for their approval of the adopted

18:03 ↗ water system plan then we begin fairly

18:08 ↗ quickly after adoption the following

18:10 ↗ activities their rate study for water or

18:14 ↗ sewer and stormwater we're kind of

18:19 ↗ quickly dive into the fluoride

18:20 ↗ considerations associated with the zones

18:26 ↗ that are fluoridated none fluoridated

18:27 ↗ currently in the city and then we plan

18:31 ↗ on beginning the first phases of water

18:36 ↗ treatment and blending evaluations so

18:41 ↗ although we're not doing it tonight our

18:43 ↗ recommendation for a month from now when

18:45 ↗ we get our SEPA act in the order is to

18:48 ↗ have the council approve the proposed

18:51 ↗ resolution to adopt the 2018 water

18:53 ↗ system plan thanks Bob you want to hang

18:57 ↗ around in case they have questions this

18:59 ↗ council do any council members have

19:01 ↗ questions for Bob none thank you thank

19:07 ↗ you so again this item will return to

19:11 ↗ Council for final action at the February

19:13 ↗ 19th 2019 council meeting the next item

19:16 ↗ on the agenda is good of the order does

19:19 ↗ any I know it's shocking everybody relax

19:22 ↗ good of the order I have a few items I'm

19:25 ↗ looking to see if any of you have some

19:27 ↗ items now items Emily thank you me or

19:34 ↗ Polly I wanted to just remind council

19:38 ↗ that you're in the next two weeks we

19:40 ↗ will be holding ad-hoc small groups work

19:43 ↗ sessions to dive deeper into the six

19:45 ↗ strategic plan priority goal areas three

19:50 ↗ different council members

19:52 ↗ each will be attending three different

19:53 ↗ sessions to develop a better

19:55 ↗ understanding of what's in a specific

19:58 ↗ priority goal area along with staff

20:01 ↗ council members will also refine

20:03 ↗ performance measures objectives and

20:05 ↗ actions these meetings will be recorded

20:09 ↗ and available for viewing on our YouTube

20:11 ↗ channel today staff sent out an agenda

20:14 ↗ for these ad hoc meetings to counsel

20:17 ↗ members along with background materials

20:19 ↗ including a list of criteria the small

20:21 ↗ groups will use to refine what is

20:23 ↗ included in each goal area of the plan

20:25 ↗ these criteria include things like

20:28 ↗ whether or not the components of the

20:30 ↗ plan are realistic achievable enable us

20:33 ↗ to make strategic trade-offs and our

20:35 ↗ outcome oriented among others some

20:39 ↗ additional prioritization criteria will

20:41 ↗ be established during the meetings and

20:43 ↗ as a result of council members sharing

20:46 ↗ their thoughts about what is important

20:47 ↗ to be included in each goal area we look

20:50 ↗ forward to having great ad hoc meetings

20:52 ↗ with all of you and being able to work

20:55 ↗ on refining our strategic plan elements

20:57 ↗ and then being able to bring forward

20:59 ↗ that council member recommended plan to

21:04 ↗ the full council during a February work

21:06 ↗ session of the entire council thank you

21:10 ↗ thank you a couple of upcoming meetings

21:13 ↗ January 29th committee of the whole the

21:16 ↗ potential agenda items include the 2018

21:18 ↗ community fund report out rally

21:21 ↗ development agreement evaluation wash

21:24 ↗ dot I 90 exile relaying project on

21:27 ↗ February 1st we will be having a council

21:29 ↗ retreat from 1 to 5 p.m. at Tibbets

21:32 ↗ Creek Manor and the agenda items for

21:34 ↗ that will be forthcoming and on February

21:37 ↗ 4th for the regular council meeting the

21:40 ↗ potential agenda items include the

21:43 ↗ appointment for council position number

21:45 ↗ 4 Youth Advisory Board presentation and

21:48 ↗ front street streetscape phase phase 1

21:51 ↗ projects the next item on our agenda

21:56 ↗ this evening is an executive session as

21:59 ↗ earlier announced there will be an

22:01 ↗ executive session held this evening to

22:03 ↗ discuss property acquisition

22:04 ↗ / RCW 42.3 0.11 o / n1 / NB this item is

22:11 ↗ expected to take 20 minutes and no

22:13 ↗ action is anticipated to follow an open

22:15 ↗ session we will now recess into

22:18 ↗ executive session at 7:21 p.m.

22:31 ↗ you

44:53 ↗ we are back in open session at 7:45 p.m.

44:57 ↗ and there being no further business the

45:00 ↗ meeting is adjourned at 7:45 p.m.

45:15 ↗ you

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Council / Members (6)

Mariah Bettise

Stacy Goodman

Victoria Hunt

Tola Marts

Chris Reh

Paul Winterstein

Motions and votes (1)

APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA AS PRESENTED. a) ID 0343 - Accounts: Payables and Payroll of Jan. 22, 2019, $ 5,650,588.84; Approved. b) Minutes: City Council Special Meeting, Jan. 7, 2019; Approved. c) Minutes: City Council Regular Meeting, Jan. 7, 2019; Approved. d) Minutes: City Council Special Meetin…

Moved by MARTS · seconded by BETTISE

Carried 6-0

In favor: Mariah Bettise, Stacy Goodman, Victoria Hunt, Tola Marts, Chris Reh, Paul Winterstein