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Shoreline City Manager report

Monday, June 30, 2014

Updated 07-01-2014 10:45pm
Update for the Week of 6/30/2014
From Debbie Tarry, Shoreline City Manager

City Hall, Spartan Recreation Center and the Shoreline Pool will be closed on Friday, July 4, in honor of the Independence Day holiday. Wishing you all a happy 4th and remember – fireworks are banned in Shoreline.

Council Meetings
Next Council meeting is July 14 as Council will be on break from June 30 through July 11!

Shoreline in the News
The 2014 Summer PUBLICworks Magazine featured Shoreline's use of goats as part of our vegetation management program.The article was written by Municipal Research Services Center.

Damage at Paramount Park Open Space
Last week someone vandalized the carved bench by the pond at the south end of the park in the natural area. This bench had been donated by the Paramount Park Neighborhood Group. Most of the bench was taken except the carved back. Because the bench was a custom design we will not be able to replace it with a similar bench, but we will install a traditional wood bench like we have in other park locations.

Staff Volunteers to pick blueberries

This year staff will be picking the blueberries at City Hall for the food bank at Hopelink. We are hoping that they will ripen by the week of July 7th!

Key Contacts from the Week
·         King County Councilmember Dembowski – Scott MacColl, Intergovernmental Program Manager, and I met with Councilmember Dembowski on Thursday. Our discussion included Metro Service in Shoreline both in the short-term and for the future with light rail and connections for 145th and our partner cities along SR 522. We emphasized how important it is to make the 145th a station connected with transit (not just cars). We asked him to make sure Metro keeps focused on 145th as a transit connector and not change that focus to 130th. Also discussed Point Wells, Seattle Public Utilities water system acquisition, and the Veteran’s Recognition structure proposed at City Hall.

This and That
·         July 17, Kruckeberg Garden Foundation Garden Party
·         Last week, the Park Board reviewed the design for the art work that will go in at Sunset School Park later this year.


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Shoreline City Manager report week of 6/16/2014

Wednesday, June 18, 2014

Weekly Update for Week of 6/16/2014

Council Meetings

June 16
·         Adoption of 10 Year Financial Sustainability Plan (10 YFSP): Council adopted the 10 YFSP. The plan consists of the following strategies that Council had previously reviewed:
1)     Achieve the development of an additional 160 units of multi-family residential housing and 7,500 square feet of retail redevelopment annually, beginning in 2014.
2)     Reduce the expenditure growth rate to 0.2% below the average projected ten year growth rate and attempt to maintain existing service levels, beginning in 2015. Continue to seek out efficiencies and cost-saving strategies.
3)     During 2014, research ways to increase investment returns by 100 basis points (1%) per year, and implement strategies to accomplish this.
4)     During 2015, perform a study that will evaluate higher cost recovery percentages for an appropriate combination of fee based programs. The results will be reviewed, with target implementation beginning with the 2016 budget.
5)     In 2014, begin to identify ways to replace the $290,000 transfer from the General Fund to the Roads Capital Fund with another dedicated source of funding.
6)     In 2016 or later, engage the business community in a discussion regarding the possible future implementation of a Business and Occupation (B&O) Tax, to include a threshold exemption on a certain amount of gross receipts.
7)     Monitor the City’s progress in relation to the Financial Sustainability Model. In 2016 or later, engage Shoreline residents in a discussion regarding the possibility of renewing the property tax levy lid lift.
·         Discussion and Update of the Capital Improvement Plan: Council reviewed the status of the four capital funds – General, Roads, Facilities, and Surface Water – and provided input and direction to staff for the development of the 2015-2020 CIP

June 23
·         Dinner Meeting (5:45 p.m.)
o   Solid Waste Contract Options: The City’s current contract with Cleanscapes/Recology goes through March 2015. The contract provides for two, two year extensions. State law does not require that solid waste contracts be competitively bid, although the City’s purchasing policies require that service contracts in excess of $50,000 should be let through a Request for Proposal process with some limited exceptions. In discussions with Recology there is the potential to extend the contract beyond the four year extension period in the current contract to obtain longer-term rate benefits and further investment by Recology such as converting trucks to natural gas, etc. One policy question that staff will discuss with Council is whether garbage collection should be mandatory, meaning that all households need to sign-up for garbage collection. Currently approximately 30% of Shoreline households do not have garbage service and are considered “self-haulers.” This means that they dispose their garbage in some other means – most likely self-hauling to the local Transfer Station.
·         Regular Meeting
o   Shoreline Community College Business Accelerator Program: This is a contract to continue the Tuesday, Business Accelerator Program, currently provided in partnership with the Shoreline Community College.
o   Resolution No. 359, Amending the Personnel Policies: This item is on the consent agenda and reflects the changes discussed by Council on June 9. There will not be any language to change the 240 hour vacation cash-out cap for retirement eligible employees.
o   Resolution No. 360, Ratifying the King County Countywide Planning Policies: On March 31, 2014, the Metropolitan King County Council approved and ratified amendments to the King County Countywide Planning Policies (CPP). The one amendment the County Council approved and ratified was to add the Central Issaquah Urban Core as an Urban Center. In accordance with the Countywide Planning Policies, G-1 (e), amendments must be ratified within 90 days of King County approval and require affirmation by the county and cities and towns representing at least 70 percent of the county population and 30 percent of those jurisdictions.
o   Executive Session: Property Acquisition – This will be an opportunity to update Council on the status and strategy for acquiring SPU assets in Shoreline.

Point Wells Update
We have asked several Richmond Beach representatives to meet on June 24, along with their respective traffic engineers, to review the assumptions we have asked BSRE to use for their next iteration of their traffic analysis. We have also asked property owners/residents that live within the 195th/196th triangle to attend a workshop on June 25, to help identify the mitigation needed to address projected traffic impacts in this area. We have targeted this meeting to those specifically living within this area. We have also asked for a couple of representatives from the Apple Tree Lane residents to attend.

Light Rail Update
The Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) has been issued for the 185th Station. Here is a link http://shorelinewa.gov/home/showdocument?id=17377. The comment period ends on July 10. This is the same evening that the Planning Commission will hold a public hearing on the DEIS. We had approximately 100 people attend the DEIS Workshop on June 3. On June 12 we had nearly 100 people attend the 145th Light Rail Design Dialogue Workshop. Although some attendees had concerns with how the station may change their existing neighborhoods, many are excited about the possibilities that will come with the new station and the transformation that this will bring.

Youth Parks Board Applicant
This week Parks Director Dick Deal interviewed Lauren Smith, who submitted an application to serve as a youth member of the PRCS Board. Dick is recommending that she be appointed.

Important Meetings
During last week's Mayor/Deputy Mayor meeting, Mayor Winstead, Deputy Mayor Eggen, and Councilmember Hall met with Katie Whittier, King County Director for U.S. Senator Patty Murray, to talk about the need for future funding for 145th and opportunities that there may be for the Federal Government to partner with Shoreline for this project.

This and That
·         Washington State Department of Transportation will be replacing concrete panels on I-5 between Northgate and Mountlake Terrace starting in July and will be done at night – so there will be noise for those living close to I-5.
·         Recology issued a press release announcing that they have awarded a $2,000 college scholarship to Althea Surowiec, a senior at Shorewood High School. This award was for the waste reduction video that she developed.


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Shoreline City Manager report week of 6-9-2014

Wednesday, June 11, 2014

Update for the week of 6/9/2014
From Shoreline City Manager Debbie Tarry

Council Meetings
·         June 9
o   Dinner Meeting (5:45 p.m.): Bothell Mayor Joshua Freed and Bothell City Manager Bob Stowe shared with Council the steps they have taken to achieve their community’s vision in revitalizing their downtown core.  These actions included acquisition of property, building infrastructure (roads, pedestrian connections, parks, utilities), and negotiating development agreements with specific investors for their downtown area.
o   Regular Meeting:
§  City Manager Report: During the City Manager report, representatives from the Council of Neighborhoods that attended the Neighborhoods USA conference provided an overview of the conference and a brief thank-you to Council for providing budget funds to attend the conference. Also representatives from the Parkwood Neighborhood, who won 2nd place as Neighborhood of the Year,  shared an excerpt of their presentation and the actions they are taking to create community in their neighborhood.
§  Award of the Landscape Contract for the City’s right-of-ways: Authorized the City Manager to sign a contract with TruGreen LandCare for right-of-way landscaping services. This contract does not allow TruGreen to use non-organic herbicide or pesticide treatments.
§  Amendment to City’s Personnel Policies: The proposed amendments included two mandatory items that are required as a result of a new State law requiring local governments to provide their employees with two unpaid holidays per calendar year to use for a “reason of faith or conscience” Also a recent decision on the Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA) by the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals provides employees with the ability to waive their rights to FMLA protections. In addition there are three optional items that Council considered:
1.    Removing the 240 hour cap for vacation cash out for retirement eligible employees (Public Employee Retirement System II & III). Although this recommendation was brought forward and it is not unique to policies of some of our comparable cities, this item will be delayed and reviewed as part of the 2015 Compensation study.
2.    Amending the language related to sick-leave cash out related to retirement consistent with the current language in the policy for retirement vacation cash out. The City has historically applied both the vacation and sick-leave cash out for retirement eligible employees in the same way. This language change will have both policies read the same.
3.    Tobacco Free Work Place Amendment. The change would expand the current “smoke free” work place to make the City a “tobacco free” work place. I recommend that Council make this change.
§  Discussion on Cost of Development: Economic Development Manager Dan Eernissee reviewed costs that investors in Shoreline have to pay, such as permits and utility connection charges.  Dan also provided an overview of how this compares to other surrounding cities, including potential impact fees that investors would need to pay.

Ronald Wastewater District Update:
We held our first Committee of Elected Officials on Thursday, June 5. Future meetings will be held on the 4th Thursday of the month at 9 a.m. at City Hall. We received notification from Snohomish County that our Notice of Intent packet is legally sufficient. We are still working with Ronald to get an accurate legal description stamped by a licensed surveyor (Snohomish County did not require a stamped legal description) acceptable to King County.

SPU Update
Public Works Director Mark Relph and I met with Ray Hoffman, Andrea Riniker, Nick Harper and SPU staff on Monday, June 9, and will meet with Seattle Councilmember Tim Burgess on June 11.

Economic Development Update
·         Last week Economic Development Manager Dan Eernissee learned from the broker who was working with a buyer of the Marshall's property that ROIC had purchased the property. ROIC purchased the property on which the north half of Central Market sits about 2 years ago.
·         In May the City issued 115 new business licenses, of which 65 were in the City of Shoreline.

Financial Update
April 2014 Sales Tax, Real Estate Excise Tax, and Development Revenue Report. Year-to-date sales tax receipts are 10% higher than projections, but 0.3% lower than the year-ago level. This was anticipated, as the 2014 adopted budget anticipated a decline in construction related sales tax. Retail related sales taxes are 5.9% greater than projections and 1.0% greater than year-ago level. Real estate excise tax collections through April 2014 total $488,346 and are running ahead of projections by $66,533 or 15.8%. Development activity continues to be strong, with permit revenue currently 64.2% ahead of projections and 29% ahead of the year-ago level.

This and That
·         Seattle City Light sent a letter and a map to affected Shoreline customers regarding SCL's plans to replace aging utility poles beginning this summer and running through mid-September.

Calendar Items
·         June 14 – Kick-off of the 2014 Shoreline Farmers Market!


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Shoreline City Manager's Report week of 6/2/2014

Wednesday, June 4, 2014

Update for the Week of 6/2/2014
From the office of Debbie Tarry, Shoreline City Manager

Council Meetings

·         June 2
o   Regular Meeting:
§  Adoption of Ordinance No. 688 – Stay Out of Drug Area (SODA): Council adopted the ordinance 5 to 2.  The area includes Aurora Avenue North, Aurora Square, Echo Lake Park, and Aurora Village Tranist Center.
§  Adoption of Ordinance No. 691 Amending the 2014 Budget by Increasing the Appropriation in the 2013 General Obligation Bond Debt Service Fund: These are the bonds that were issued to finance the acquisition of the Brugger’s Bog Maintenance Facility. This amendment meets the accounting transactions required for payment of debt service when the obligation is being paid both from general government and business like, such as the surface water utility, funds.
§  Continued Discussion of Concurrency and Traffic Impact Fees: The primary issues discussed were: delayed payment options of impact fees, low income housing exemption, vesting, updates to the rate study, relationship to SEPA mitigation, change of land use, timing for adoption of an impact fee program, improvements to 145th Street, exemptions/reductions for specific land uses/business types, interlocal agreements, and application to any Point Wells development.  Council directed staff to compose an ordinance for potential adoption on July 21 that has no provision for delayed payment options or exemptions for low-income housing or specific business types.  Impact fees are assessed on new developments and will be used to pay for their share of specific future transportation projects.
§  Update on Light Rail by Sound Transit
·         June 9
o   Dinner Meeting (5:45 p.m.): Bothell Mayor Joshua Freed and Bothell City Manager Bob Stowe will attend to share with Council the steps they have taken in Economic Development to acquire property, build infrastructure, and negotiate development agreements with specific firms.
o   Regular Meeting:
§  Award of the Landscape Contract for the City’s right-of-ways: The City received two bids for this service. The lowest bid is $179,700 for an annual contract. The second bid was substantially higher at $251,000. The current contract and adopted budget for this service is $110,000 annually. The $179,700 cost does not include any allowance for use of herbicides, as the alternates that would allow for such use were not significantly lower, and not using herbicides continues to be supportive of the City’s environmental sustainability goals.
§  Amendment to City’s Personnel Policies: On June 12, 2014, Washington State Substitute Senate Bill (SSB) 5173 will go into effect. This new law requires local governments to provide their employees with two unpaid holidays per calendar year to use for a “reason of faith or conscience.” As well, a recent decision on the Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA) by the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals provides employees with the ability to waive their rights to FMLA protections. Given that these two mandatory issues require that updates be made to the City’s personnel policies contained in the Employee Handbook, staff is recommending three additional changes to the Handbook – a vacation cash out and sick leave cash out amendment for retirement-eligible staff, and a tobacco free work place amendment.
§  Discussion on Cost of Development: Our Economic Development Manager, Dan Eernissee, has been pulling information together on costs for Shoreline and other surrounding cities, including potential impact fees that investors would need to pay.

State of the City Breakfast – June 4 at 7 a.m. – Investing in a Vibrant Shoreline!
The State of the City Breakfast is Wednesday. This is a great event to share the City’s long-term vision with community members. We will also feature local investors: ICHS, Inland (Polaris & Echo Lake), U.S. Biotek and Shoreline Community College. Breakfast is available at 7 a.m. (we will have a Shorewood High School piano player for background music) and the program will start at 7:30 a.m. Event wraps up by 8:30 a.m.  The event will be taped and available on the City’s website.

Point Wells Update
·         The City’s traffic engineering team, including DKS consultants, met with BSRE’s traffic consultants (DEA) on Thursday, May 29, to continue review and discussion of BSRE’s traffic model and analysis. DEA is taking information from these discussions; along with the feedback they are getting from the peer review being completed by Snohomish County’s consultants, to update their model runs. The next technical meeting, scheduled for July 2, will review the updated model.
·         The Snohomish County Council will revisit the options related to addressing development concerns in slide hazard areas. It appears that the focus may be on specific geographical areas as opposed to any county-wide moratorium.

Ronald Wastewater District Update:
We are scheduling the first Assumption Transition Committee meeting Thursday, June 5.

Light Rail/145th Update
·         Secretary of Transportation Peterson and the Assistant Secretary of Transportation (Amy Scarton) have confirmed attendance for the Council Dinner Meeting on August 25. Staff will take them on a tour of the corridor that afternoon (to share vision, etc.) and then have them attend the dinner meeting with Council.
·         Grants update: The City actively participates in evaluation and application of regional grant dollars. This week we received notification that the Shoreline will receive $246,000 to supplement the $250,000 authorized by Council for the 145th Route Development Plan. Also through the King County recommendation process Shoreline is on the recommended funding list for $4.15 million for 145th design/environmental and is first on the contingency list for $3.5 million for design/environment of 175th between Stone and I-5. These recommendations go to the King County Project Evaluation Committee on June 9 and then to the Transportation Policy Board of the Puget Sound Regional Council who ultimately makes a recommendation to the PSRC Executive Board. We will continue monitor this process and advocate for funding for these Shoreline projects! Congratulations to the key staff who have been working on this which includes: Kirk McKinley, Bethany Wolbrecht-Dunn, and Alicia McIntire. This group receives additional support for these efforts from Jay Clark, John Vicente, Iain Draper, Noel Hupprich, David LaBelle and Tricia Juhnke. Great teamwork for Shoreline!

Congratulations to Council
This week Councilmember Roberts was notified that he will be serving on the AWC 2014/2015 Legislative Committee.

This and That
·         On Monday, June 2, the City will begin a two-week hosting of a photo exhibit in the City Hall lobby that tell the stories of families in Washington State, and highlight our region’s progress toward ending family homelessness. The exhibit is sponsored by Seattle University’s Project on Family Homelessness.
·         Here are the public comments received during the 10-Year Financial Sustainability Plan Open House.
·         New Permit Services Manager – Jarrod Lewis will start June 23. Jarrod replaces Jeff Forry who retired earlier this year. Jarrod comes from King County so familiar with Washington and local regulations.
·         Congratulations to the Parkwood Neighborhood Association who was named by Neighborhoods, USA as 2014 Neighborhood of the Year Second Place Winner!
·         The Shoreline Police Department is working closely with Shoreline Community College on a recent indecent exposure case. There have been a couple of incidents with exchange students and the suspect near 160th/Aurora.
·         On Friday, representatives from the Shoreline Police Department participated in the Special Olympics Torch run. Our officers went above and beyond, when Seattle Police unexpectedly pulled out and did not show up at 145th to take the torch. Todd Miller, Steve Shalloway, Chris Bedker, Larry Jones, Steve Perry and Brett Davis kept running all the way to the King County Courthouse before they got to hand-off the torch. They ended up running 13 miles - a half marathon!
·         Shoreline Farmers Market Association has received authorization from the Liquor Control Board to provide beer/wine sales and sampling. Farmers Market kicks off on June 14!!
·         The Parks Board has decided on a schematic of the Veteran’s Memorial to recommend to the Council. The Shoreline Veteran’s Association is planning to raise funds in 2014 and to construct the memorial during late 2015.
·         Municipal Research Services Center wrote an article on the recent Court of Appeals decision that a code city has the legal authority to impose its utility tax on the revenues of a public utility district. Although the court’s decision addressed the city’s taxing of the water utility revenues of a public utility district, the decision will affect other municipal corporations, such as special districts that provide utility services in a city.

Calendar Items
·         June 4 – State of the City Breakfast, 7 a.m.
·         June 4 – Council of Neighborhoods, 7 p.m. City Hall, Councilmember Eggen will attend
·         June 5 - "Developers" 145th Light Rail Station Design Workshop from noon to 2 p.m. in the Council Chambers
·         June 7 – Arts Gala


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Shoreline City Manager report week of 5/19/2014

Thursday, May 22, 2014

Update for Week of 5/19/2014
From Debbie Tarry, Shoreline City Manager

Council Meetings
  
·    May 19 Regular Meeting:
§ Authorized the City Manager to Execute a Contract with OTAK for the 145th Light Rail Station Subarea Plan in the amount of $183,000. This is a multi-year project and funding was provided in the 2014 budget.
§ Authorized the City Manager to Execute a Contract with Doolittle Construction, LLC for 2014 Bituminous Surface Treatment (BST) Project: The 2014 BST project will address roads in the Briarcrest and Ridgecrest neighborhoods. Approximately 10.6 miles of roadway have been selected for BST treatment. 
§ Adopted the 2014-2016 Council Goals
§ Adopted the Urban Forest Strategic Plan: Shoreline is a community that has a passion around it urban trees.  Realizing our trees are an urban forest that is a valued asset needing to be maintained, the City needed direction on how to build a sustainable urban forestry program.  The Urban Forest Strategic Plan is a working document that outlines where Shroeline wants to go regarding it urban forest and ideas of how to get there.
§ Adopted Ordinance No. 686 – Seattle City Light Franchise: This is a 15 year franchise that allows Seattle City Light (SCL) to use the City’s rights-of-way for the electrical system, how SCL will manage and trim vegetation in the City’s right-of-way that is close to electrical wires, and how SCL will manage the vegetation on the Interurban Trail which is property owned by SCL in Shoreline.
§ Accepted the Utility Unification and Efficiency Study (UUES) and Authorized the City Manager to File the Notice of Intent with the Boundary Review Board for the Assumption of the Ronald Wastewater District in accordance with the 2002 Interlocal Agreement
§ Introduction to 185th Light Rail Station Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS): Staff provided Council an update on the 185th Street Station Subarea Plan process and focus on content for the DEIS, which is anticipated to be published on May 30, 2014.

·    May 26 – No Council Meeting due to the Memorial Day holiday

Point Wells Update
On April 7, 2014, the Town of Woodway adopted Resolution No. 14-372, declaring their intent to initiate negotiations with Snohomish County on a Master Annexation Interlocal Agreement. Based on the map in Woodway’s draft agreement it looks like the entire Point Wells Area is their intent. Contacts that we have had with the Chief of Staff for the Snohomish County Council indicate that the County Council has not taken any position on the Woodway resolution. Snohomish County’s annexation policies do require that cities enter into such an agreement with the County for annexations. At the same time their policies also require that when two or more cities have overlapping urban growth areas in their comprehensive plans (Shoreline and Woodway both have Point Wells as a future growth area), they try to come to an agreement before going to the County. I met with Woodway's Administrator Eric Faison in mid-March to discuss our cities' respective interests. I am in the process of sending letters to both Eric and Snohomish County to request that we follow Snohomish County’s annexation policies and first attempt to negotiate an interlocal agreement between Shoreline and Woodway to submit to the Snohomish County Tomorrow Steering Committee. 

Right-of-Way Landscape Bid
We have rejected all of the bids received on May 9 for our right-of-way landscaping contract and are rebidding right now. The two lowest bidders were found unresponsive as they did not complete all required documents. The lowest bid was approximately $65,000 greater than our current contract. The alternates that would allow some use of herbicides reduced the bid by $15,000, resulting in a $40,000 increase above the current contract. The current bids are due May 29th and we hope to bring a recommendation to Council on June 9

Ronald Wastewater District Update:
Last week the Ronald Board of Commissioners appointed Bob Ransom and Gretchen Atkinson as their representatives on the City/Ronald Assumption Transition sub-committee. On Monday night, Mayor Winstead appointed Chris Roberts and Doris McConnell to represent the City. City staff are in the process of developing a Charter for the electeds and staff sub-committees that will outline the purpose, timeline, and responsibilities of the committees. I will be sharing a draft with Ronald Wastewater District Manager Michael Derrick and then we will make a recommendation to the elected sub-committee in early June.

Open Government Trainings Act – ESSB 5964
This bill was passed during the 2014 Legislative Session. It requires that every member of the governing body of a public agency be trained on the Open Public Meetings Act, RCW 42.30. For Shoreline this includes not only the City Council, but also all Board and Commission members. Also all local elected officials must be trained on the Public Records Act, RCW 42.56 and the preservation and destruction of public records, RCW 40.14. We will hold a joint session with all appointed board and commission members during a Dinner Meeting slot to provide training.

10 Year Financial Sustainability Plan
Last week we held a public Open House/Workshop. We only had 7 members of the public attend. The format allowed for lots of interaction with those in attendance in getting their thoughts and responding to questions. Those in attendance thought that the strategies were well thought out and balanced.

April Business License Activity
Here is a list of new business licenses issued in April. This includes 51 new businesses located in Shoreline with a total of 96 new business licenses issued.

Personnel Changes
·    Last week Parks Director Dick Deal notified the Parks Department staff and me that he intends to retire in late January or February 2015. I am working with Dick on a transition and close-out plan. I anticipate that we will start the recruitment for his replacement in October. Dick has such a positive and important influence in the development of Shoreline’s park and recreation system and I’m sure his legacy will continue to provide an influence on our community.
·    Don Held, our Senior Facility Maintenance worker will be retiring at the end of June. Don has been a key member of our facility’s staff for many years!

Key Contacts and Meetings
Meetings last week included:
· Seattle Mayor Murray and staff to discuss the SPU acquisition in Shoreline.
· Seattle Councilmember Mike O’Brien to discuss the SPU acquisition in Shoreline
· Shoreline Chamber of Commerce luncheon and business fair.
· Planning Commission at the beginning of their retreat to share my City Manager vision.

Events Coming Up
  • Recology/Cleanscapes new material recovery facility, Thursday, May 22, 11:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m. (Program at 12:15 p.m.), 4401 E Marginal Way.
  • Shoreline Library Art Sculpture, Friday, June 6, 345 NE 175th St, 7-8:30 p.m.
  • Construction of ADA curb ramps on the east side of 25th Ave NE. Construction crews will be working on new ADA curb ramps and adjacent sidewalks at corners on the east side of 25th Avenue NE beginning Thursday, May 15. This is part of the Shoreline School Districts modernization of Shorecrest High School.
This & That
Here is information that I received at the last King County Manager/Administrator’s meeting regarding pending/potential Department of Ecology Fish Consumption rules. These rules, if adopted, could have future rate impacts on sewer and surface water utility rates.

Corrected 05-23-2014 12:04pm


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Shoreline City Manager's report week of 5/12/2014

Thursday, May 15, 2014

Update for the week of 5/12/2014
From Debbie Tarry, Shoreline City Manager

Council Meetings

·         May 12
o   Dinner Meeting: Joint meeting with the Planning Commission. The purpose of the meeting was for Council to share their vision of the 145th Light Rail Station subarea.
o   Regular Meeting:
§  Adoption of Ordinance No. 685 Amending the 2014 Budget: This ordinance amended the 2014 budget to reflect the carry-over items from 2013 and the recommended amendments discussed by Council on Monday, April 28. The budget amendments include funding for an inventory of the City’s fiber infrastructure, review of the City’s e-mail archiving software and recommendations going forward, upgrades to the City’s Adobe Acrobat software, and budget for the operating costs of the North Maintenance Facility (Brugger’s Bog).
§  Adoption of Resolution No. 357 – Growing Transit Communities Regional Compact: The Growing Transit Communities (GTC) Oversight Committee approved the GTC Strategy in October 2013. By signing the GTC Regional Compact, the City will be committing to work in partnership with other jurisdictions, agencies and organizations throughout the state and nation to implement the GTC goals and strategies as appropriate for Shoreline.
§  Discussion of Council Goals: Council discussed their goals for 2014-2016 based direction they gave at the Council's Strategic Planning Session in April.
§  Discussion of Concurrency and Impact Fees: On May 20, 2013, Council directed staff to proceed with development of an updated concurrency methodology and impact fee program for Shoreline. This was the follow-up discussion.
·         May 19
o   No Dinner Meeting
o   Regular Meeting:
§  Added – Authorizing the City Manager to Execute a Contract with OTAK for the 145th Light Rail Station Subarea Plan in the amount of $183,000. This is a multi-year project and funding was provided in the 2014 budget.
§  Removed – Award of Right-of-Way Landscape Contract. Staff needs more time to evaluate the bids received May 9 and other strategies we would like to explore. We may request the current contractor to do a monthly contract to provide the time for the analysis.
§  Authorize the City Manager to Execute a Contract with Doolittle Construction, LLC for 2014 BST Project: The 2014 BST project will address roads in the Briarcrest and Ridgecrest neighborhoods. Approximately 10.6 miles of roadway have been selected for BST treatment. The positive results from the BST bid opening have yielded a program balance of approximately $244,000. Staff is pursuing either an additional Small Works project for more BST, and/or an increase in the scope of the Hot Mix Asphalt & Crack Filling contract, in order to maximize the street maintenance program for 2014.
§  Adoption of Ordinance No. 686 – Seattle City Light Franchise: Seattle City Light has agreed to some minor language changes and to attaching the D-980 tree trimming standards to the Franchise.
§  Acceptance of the Utility Unification and Efficiency Study (UUES): Staff will be recommending that Council officially accept the UUES.
§  Introduction to 185th Light Rail Station Draft Environmental Impact Statement

Point Wells Update:
On April 28 Council asked about the proposed emergency moratorium that Snohomish County was considering on development in landslide prone areas. Even though the County’s legal analysis has determined that any such moratorium would not apply to the Point Wells development, City staff has been tracking the emergency moratorium legislation. The Snohomish County Council has decided to take more time to study the issue before taking any legislative action. They are scheduled to discuss this again on May 19. The County already has critical area regulations that have landslide hazard setback regulations, which the Point Wells development is being reviewed for compliance.

Ronald Wastewater District Update:
On Friday, Judge Bradshaw denied Arthur Wadekamper’s Motion for Partial Summary Judgment on a public vote to assume the Ronald Wastewater District. In other words, the court ruled that a public vote is not required for the City to assume the District under RCW 35.13A, which is what the City has contended all along.

King County Proposition No. 1 Outcome:
This week King County certified the election results on the Transportation Benefit District vote. Overall Shoreline voted 53.6% against and 46.3% in favor. A map shows how Shoreline precincts voted.

Key Contacts & Meetings
Over the last couple of weeks I have had several key contact/meetings. These include:
·         April 30 – Representative Kagi to review issues important to Shoreline. Currently I have a meeting scheduled with Representative Ryu for June 3.
·         May 7 – Innis Arden Board and representatives from Eglick, Kiker, Whited law firm, to discuss their frustrations with prior permit processes for tree removal/planting in the reserves. We have agreed to explore what the process and cost would look like to establish a longer term Vegetation Management Plan for the Reserves.

Shoreline Community College Master Development Plan Permit (SCC MDP)
Last week we were notified that the Hearing Examiner approved the SCC MDP with most of the conditions that the City recommended. The one change was that the Hearing Examiner changed our proposed monitoring method of the College’s Transportation Demand Management Program (TDMP), but stated that if the TDMP failed to meet the required objectives the City could then withhold permit issuance. We think that this was a great outcome and are pleased that the SCC can move forward with their long-term plans.

Placemaking Workshop – April 30
On Wednesday, April 30, Economic Development Manager Dan Eernissee, in partnership with our Neighborhoods staff, offered our first Placemaking Workshop. Approximately 45 residents attended and contributed to the potluck dinner and discussion. The content focused on key concepts from the Project for Public Spaces organization, and I've provided links below if you'd like to read more:
·         The PPS Illustration of the Key Principles of Placemaking
·         Lighter, Quicker, Cheaper
·         The Power of Ten
·         Zealous Nuts

The highlight of the evening was a half hour spent hearing “case studies” from the participants who shared an amazing array of placemaking they already were involved with including building little libraries, hosting neighborhood diversity nights, running barter events, feeding neighbors waffles every Saturday, putting neighbors trash bins away, and walking intentionally around neighborhoods.

Council of Neighborhoods Elections
On Wednesday night, the Council of Neighborhoods elected board members for the 2014-15 term. The CON elected June Howard, Innis Arden, as Chair; Krista Tenney, Highland Terrace, as Vice Chair; and Kevin Osborn, Ballinger, as Secretary. Gretchen Atkinson, Meridian Park, will continue to serve on the board as the Immediate Past Chair. The new board takes office in June and serves through May of 2015. Patti Dooley, Ballinger, and Jack Malek, Richmond Beach, completed their board service as Vice Chair and Immediate Past Chair respectively.

The meeting also marked the final CON meeting for Dick Nicholson, one of the longest serving CON members and a past chair. Dick is stepping down from the Ridgecrest Neighborhood Association Board though he will remain very active in the community through his service as a Shoreline School District board member.

Calendar Items
·         May 14 – 10-Year Financial Sustainability Open House, 6:30 p.m. at City Hall
·         May 19 – Retirement reception for Superintendent Sue Walker. The reception is from 4 to 6 p.m., Shorewood High School in the Commons. The official program will start at 5 p.m. There is no RSVP required.

This & That
·         Here's a link to an article describing the numerous Shoreline Community College connections to this year's Seattle International Film Festival (SIFF) and the Seattle True Independent Film Festival (STIFF). It was picked up by the Shoreline Area News, the Seattle Office of Film & Music, and various other blogs.
·         Recently Alaska Airlines announced that they were introducing a new program – Pronto! Cycle Share. This is a program with bike stations where people can rent bikes. Dan attended a seminar in which they discussed this – but seems pretty expensive for cities to buy into - $2,500 per bike with a minimum of five 20-bike stations. It is something we will continue to follow – as with light rail coming and a bicycle transportation grid I think it is something in Shoreline’s future!


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