Shoreline City Council Meeting of Monday April 1st

Devon Vose Rickabaugh
Photo by Jerry Pickard

Updated 4-20-2013 11:17pm

Notes from Shoreline City Council Meeting of Monday April 1st

By Devon Vose Rickabaugh

Mayor Keith McGlashan proclaimed the month of April 2013 as Eats4Health Month in Shoreline. Throughout the month healthy eating will be showcased as well as healthy cooking. Events are planned to emphasize this theme.

In the action item The Council voted to approve the five new Tree Board Members recommended by the search committee. Two seats for youth members had no applicants but staff reiterated they will do some outreach since youth members have given valuable input in the past.

Note: Tree Board responsibilities are now shared under the Shoreline Parks Recreation and Cultural Services Department.

In the first of two study items Councilmember Roberts, as the City’s representative to the Sound Cities Association's (SCA) Public Issues Committee (PIC), sought Council guidance regarding draft SCA public policy positions for the upcoming April PIC meeting. The potential policy positions are in regard to reexamining the Solid Waste Transfer Station Plan; mitigation to address impacts from tolling SR 520; and support for Metro to base its long range planning on the comprehensive plans of cities.

The SCA’s PIC Committee includes representatives of each city that is a member of SCA, and the intent is that an individual city's representative is representing the will of their respective Council. Positions supported by the PIC are not final until voted on by the SCA Board of  Directors.

Staff recommended that Council support the two proposed SCA PIC policy positions, and support the potential Metro Plan Update policy position.

In the second study item the Council Continued Discussion on the Proposed Surface Water Low Impact Development (LID) Rebate Program. This pilot program will encourage homeowners to consider rain gardens and Conservation Landscaping as ways to cut down on surface water runoff and ultimately “to be better stewards of the environment.” Out of the $20,000 grant funding this program rebates to homeowners would start at $2 per square foot of treated surface. The Council would require a review annually to gauge how successful the program is.