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Shoreline City Manager: week of 9/12014

Friday, September 5, 2014

Update for Week of 9/1/2014
September 1 – No Meeting (Labor Day)

September 8 Council Meeting
·         Dinner Meeting (5:45 p.m.): Compensation Study Alternatives.
·         Regular Meeting:
o   Hidden Lake: Hidden Lake is a stormwater facility in Boeing Creek that was constructed by King County in 1996. This facility has the highest operational and maintenance cost of any stormwater facility in the City. Since 2002, the material removal costs for the facility has exceeded $600,000. On August 5, 2013, the City Council discussed this issue and authorized staff to proceed with the Hidden Lake Management Feasibility study. Staff will provide Council with the outcome of the study and staff’s recommendation on future maintenance of this area.
o   Executive Session – Personnel: This will be a joint meeting between the Council and me regarding my first six months as City Manager.

RWD Assumption and Boundary Review Board Process
At their September 4 meeting, the Snohomish County Boundary Review Board (BRB) voted to deny Shoreline's assumption of Ronald Wastewater District in Snohomish County. The BRB will vote on the final resolution at their September 11 meeting. The City can appeal the decision to the Snohomish County Superior Court within 30-days of the final decision. City Council will meet soon to determine whether or not to move forward with an appeal.

Interurban Trail Patrol Emphasis
In response to feedback we were getting from residents and users along the southern part of the Interurban Trail, the Police Department has been working to enhance their ability to patrol and promote public safety in this area. In July, the Police Department received authorization from Seattle City Light to implement a Trespass Program from their right-of-way along the trail in Shoreline. Seattle City Light will assist with prosecution. Officers have also been asked to step-up patrol emphasis in this area. Recently police have noted areas where indicators of criminal activity are present and the Community Services Officer recently disposed of approximately 50 needles gathered from the trail. I have also asked our Safe Neighborhoods/ Safe Community cross-departmental team to establish a plan that departments can jointly work on to help with this issue. I know that this week we received a letter from a couple regarding their experience and this couple has not previously participated in the neighborhood meetings on this issue. Staff will be following up with them.

Mail Theft Emphasis
Police and our Communications Division will be working on a community educational emphasis regarding mail theft and steps that can be taken to help deter and prevent this.

Meeting with Dr. Levine, Iora Health Care
This week Economic Development Manager Dan Eernissee, Community Services Manager Rob Beem, and Human Services Planner George Smith met with Dr. Levine of Iora Health Care. Dr. Levine wanted to let us know that Iora Health Care would be opening a clinic in the space south of Joanne Fabrics on Aurora. The proposed clinic will be approximately 8,000 square feet. The Shoreline clinic, along with three other clinics opening concurrently, will be the first of their kind in the country to offer “concierge-style” services to Medicare Advantage clients (65+) who are insured through Humana.

Food Truck Thursdays in Ridgecrest
Last Thursday night was another great success –demand was high and the line was long. There is a possibility that next week we’ll add a second food truck. We have already added a desert truck. The remaining schedule is for 5:00 to 8:00 p.m. on the following dates:
·         September 4: Off the Rez - Native American inspired cuisine including Indian Tacos & frybread serving Seattle's streets!
·         September 11: The Sammich Truck - Born from a love of sandwiches and a passion to create the classics that everyone knows and loves.

This and That
·         Marijuana Retail Stores: We have approved the applicants and locations of the two retail marijuana stores:
1.    Harvest Moon Enterprises will locate on Aurora close to McDonalds
2.    Sea-Shore Collective will remain at their current locations (17517 15th Ave NE), but convert from a medical marijuana dispensary to a retail store.
·         This week we had our annual “claims” review with the Washington Cities Association. Shoreline’s claims have totaled $217,000 over the last five years which is substantially lower than the average of $980,000 for the cities in our same rating group.

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Shoreline City Manager update for week of Aug 25

Wednesday, August 27, 2014

Weekly Update for Week of 8/25/2014
By Debbie Tarry, Shoreline City Manager

Council Meetings.

August 25
·         Dinner Meeting – Council met Transportation Assistant Secretary Amy Scarton. The focus of the Dinner Meeting was 145th and specifically exploring opportunities to partner with WSDOT to fund the needed corridor improvements including the need to redo the 145th Interchange to make the light rail station project successful.
·         Business Meeting
o   Public Hearing on the Human Service Block Grant: Council held a public hearing and then voted to approve the 2015 Human Services and CDBG Funding and Contingency Plan.
o   Appointment of Planning Commissioner: Laura Mork was appointed to the Planning Commission.
o   Selection of the 185th Street Station Preferred Alternative to be Studied in the Final Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS): Council selected the preferred alternative to be studied in the FEIS. This map will be posted on the City’s website. Following the FEIS, the next steps will include review of the proposed 185th Subarea Plan by the Planning Commission later this fall to develop a final recommendation for the Council to consider in early 2015.  

September 1 – No Meeting (Labor Day)

RWD Assumption and Boundary Review Board Process
We were very pleased with the action of the King County BRB on Wednesday night. This week, August 28, is the Snohomish County BRB hearing. The agenda for the Snohomish County hearing is slightly different than how King County BRB did their process. In Snohomish County the opponents (Snohomish County, Olympic View, Woodway) are all individually allocated time for rebuttal. The City received a packet of materials from Snohomish County BRB reflecting the documents that they received between August 12 – 19.

AWC CityVision Magazine – Shoreline Featured
CityVision highlighted Shoreline’s environmental sustainability efforts in a feature article in the July/August issue. Mayor Winstead summed it up best when she said, "It all comes down to walking the talk, and that starts at city hall." 

Food Truck Thursdays in Ridgecrest
The first Food Truck Thursday on August 21 was a great success! Neighbors were able to sit at the newly painted picnic tables to get to know each other while munching on pizza. Attendance was better than anticipated and Streetzeria sold out of 150 pizzas by 7:20 p.m. We estimate that they could have sold at least 200. Congratulations to the Ridgecrest leaders who helped make this event successful. The schedule for the next three weeks is for 5:00 to 8:00 p.m. on the following dates:
·         August 28: Jemil's Big Easy - Seattle's best Cajun with Chef Jemil Aziz from New Orleans! Winner of 2012 AND 2013 Seattle Weekly's Reader's Choice Best Seattle Food Truck
·         September 4: Off the Rez - Native American inspired cuisine including Indian Tacos & frybread serving Seattle's streets!
·         September 11: The Sammich Truck - Born from a love of sandwiches and a passion to create the classics that everyone knows and loves.

Another Retirement
Ros Bird, Public Arts Coordinator, has notified Parks Director Dick Deal that she really is retiring on Wednesday, October 15. Ros has worked as extra-help in this capacity for the last seven years, usually 7 to 10 hours a week. Under her leadership our public art collections and focus have increased and helped to generate some community building events. We will miss her. Dick and I will be reviewing options on how we fill this need going forward.

Regional Transit Summit – September 12, 8:30 a.m. – 12 p.m.
Seattle Mayor Ed Murray and Seattle Councilmember Tom Rasmussen hosted a conference call early in the summer to discuss Seattle’s proposal for funding bus service, given the failure of King County’s Proposition 1. One action item that came from that call was the desire to hold a Regional Transit Summit. Mayor Murray and Councilmember Rasmussen would like the opportunity to discuss face-to-face how best to keep people moving throughout the region and to share with you a presentation that includes an analysis of recent transit measures and voters’ opinions on transit and its funding options.

This Week’s Calendar Items
·         August 28, 9:30 – 11 a.m., Committee of Elected Officials for RWD Assumption Transition, City Hall
·         August 28, 4 p.m., Snohomish County Boundary Review Board Hearing on RWD Assumption, Everett – Administration East Building, 3000 Rockefeller, Everett, WA 98201.


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City Manager's report for week of Aug 18

Thursday, August 21, 2014

Update for Week of 8/18/2014
By Debbie Tarry, Shoreline City Manager

Council Meetings

August 18
·         Dinner Meeting: Executive Session – Personnel.
·         Regular Meeting:
o   Planning Commission Appointment Process: Council voted to waive Council Rule 2.3F and 2.4 for recruitment and interview process, and reconstituted the Council sub-committee that most recently participated in the Planning Commission appointment process (Deputy Mayor Eggen, and Councilmembers Hall and Roberts) and review the applications of those who were interviewed, but not appointed. One applicant, Marc Mignogna, has notified the City that he would not be able to serve if selected.
o   Design Concepts for 145th Light Rail Station DEIS: Staff presented the market study for this light rail station subarea and also some design concepts of how density zones could be implemented based on feedback from the public in the first set of Design Dialogue Workshops held in June. Input from Council will be used to start putting together potential zoning scenarios to be used in the Draft Environmental Impact Statement process. Zoning scenarios will be reviewed by Council on September 15, and these zoning scenarios will be used in the second Design Dialogue Workshop scheduled for October 9.
o   Canceled - Executive Session – Property Acquisition

August 25
·         145th Tour - Council will tour the 145th Street corridor with invited regional, state, and federal elected representatives.
·         Dinner Meeting (5:45 p.m.) – The Dinner Meeting will be with Transportation Secretary Lynn Peterson and Assistant Secretary Amy Scarton. The focus of the Dinner Meeting is 145th and specifically requesting that WSDOT address the need to redo the 145th Interchange to make the light rail station project successful for the long-term and to address mutual goals of having a strategic investment that provides environmental stewardship, transit oriented development and improves interconnectivity of transit, auto, pedestrians and bicyclists.
·         Business Meeting:
o   Potential Appointment of Planning Commissioner: It is anticipated that the Council sub-committee will have a recommendation on filling the vacancy created by the resignation of Terri Strandberg.
o   Public Hearing on the Human Service Block Grant
o   Selection of the 185th Street Station Preferred Alternative to be Studied in the FEIS: Based on recommendations developed by Council during their August 11 review of the proposed zoning, staff is developed a revised zoning map. Councilmembers will select their “Preferred Alternative” which will be used in completing the Final Environmental Impact Statement. Staff has generated two alternatives for Council’s consideration based on amendment requests from Councilmember Roberts and Councilmember Hall.
o   Hidden Lake Discussion and Recommendation – This item has been moved to September 8 to accommodate a change in staff’s schedule and to make sure that there is adequate time for Council deliberations on the 185th light rail station item.

RWD Assumption and Boundary Review Board Process
Both the King County and Snohomish County Boundary Review Boards (BRBs) received letters of support and opposition to the assumption (Shoreline Planning Commission members and City of Algona; King County Executive cover letter and report; King County Sheriff's Office KC BRB and SnoCo BRB; and combined letters of opposition to KC BRB.) Below is a link to the briefing document submitted by the Town of Woodway to the Snohomish County Boundary Review Board:
The Snohomish County Boundary Review Board hearing is scheduled for Thursday, August 28, at 4 p.m. in Everett. 

Metro Service Reductions
Staff has been following Metro service reductions as King County recently adopted the service changes for September 2014 (with minimal impact to Shoreline riders) and also approved a reduction for February 2015 which approved a reduction in hours only, not identifying specific routes. The King County Council has convened a special ad-hoc committee to analyze those reductions/revisions. An updated proposal is expected before the County Council on September 2. The February 2015 service reductions originally proposed in Shoreline are minor, especially when compared with other jurisdictions, as the City loses one peak only route (the route itself is being retained, but the segment serving Shoreline is being deleted). Decisions about additional cuts in June and September 2015 will be made as part of the 2015-2016 County budget process this fall. This uncertainty makes it difficult to identify options for the City Council to consider with regard to purchasing service from Metro via a Community Mobility Contract. This program is still in development. As such, it seems premature to have policy discussion with Council on this issue until staff has more details on the options that Council could consider. Originally it was my desire to have this discussion prior to the City’s 2015 budget deliberations, but it is likely that this topic will not be ready until later in 2014 or early 2015.

July Development Revenues
Development revenue totaled $106,450 in July which is 48% ahead of the year-to-date projections and 17% ahead of the amount collected in the same seven month time period in 2013. Issued building permits came in at $6.3 million (rounded) in valuation for the month with residential valuation comprising 51% and commercial/multi-family comprising 49% of this amount. The Washington State Department of Transportation's office building was issued with $2.46 million valuation.

Food Truck Thursdays in Ridgecrest
Earlier this summer our Economic Development Intern collaborated with the Ridgecrest neighborhood to develop Food Truck Thursdays @ Ridgecrest where a different food truck will set up every Thursday evening from 5:00 to 8:00 p.m. for four weeks. Dates and trucks are:
·         August 21: Streetzeria - Fresh local ingredients make for great toppings on our crispy pizza crust. Enjoy with our local cold craft beer, and finish with Full Tilt ice cream!
·         August 28: Jemil's Big Easy - Seattle's best Cajun with Chef Jemil Aziz from New Orleans! Winner of 2012 AND 2013 Seattle Weekly's Reader's Choice Best Seattle Food Truck
·         September 4: Off the Rez - Native American inspired cuisine including Indian Tacos & frybread serving Seattle's streets!
·         September 11: The Sammich Truck - Born from a love of sandwiches and a passion to create the classics that everyone knows and loves.

Key Contacts
Last week, Intergovernmental Relations Program Manager Scott MacColl and I met with Snohomish Councilmembers Somers and Sullivan to discuss the Ronald Wastewater District Assumption and Point Wells.


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City Manager's report - week of August 11

Thursday, August 14, 2014

Update for the Week of 8/11/2014
By Debbie Tarry, Shoreline City Manager

Council Meetings

August 11
·         Dinner Meeting: Open Public Meetings Act and Public Records Act training with Boards and Commissions (Planning Commission, PRCS Board, and Library Board). Regular Meeting:
o   Adoption of 2014 Development Code Amendments: These amendments were discussed by Council on July 14 and adopted as recommended by the Planning Commission.
o   Contract with Transmap Corporation: Authorized the City Manager to enter into a contract with Transmap Corporation in the amount of $127,003.68 for professional services needed to complete the Pavement Management and Right-of-way (ROW) Asset Inventory Project.
o   Kamins Construction Contract Contingency: The Citywide Safety Improvement Project has been constructed by Kamins Construction Company. During construction unforeseen conditions were encountered that needed to be addressed that increased project costs. This is the final project pay request, so no additional contingency will be necessary on this project.
o   Discussion of the 185th Street Station Subarea Plan Preferred Alternative: Council discussed the preferred alternative that should be used for the Final Environmental Impact Statement analysis (FEIS). Council waived Council rules to allow public comment after the staff presentation on this item. Council will make the selection of the Preferred Alternative on August 25.
o   Discussion of 2015-202 CIP: The 2015-2020 CIP will be submitted to Council for review and approval in October along with the 2015 Operating Budget. Council was provided with an opportunity to review the draft fund summaries of the four capital funds and to provide input or changes prior to submitting the 2015-2020 CIP as part of the operating budget.

August 18
·         Dinner Meeting (5:30 p.m. Start Time): Executive Session – Personnel. This will be an opportunity for Council to meet with consultant Dick Cushing regarding my six-month review. Dick will facilitate a conversation with Council on what has gone well, what could have gone better, and things to work on.
·         Regular Meeting:
o   Planning Commission Appointment Process: Terri Strandberg has notified us that she is resigning from the Planning Commission effective August 28, as she is moving out of Shoreline. In discussing this with the Mayor and Deputy Mayor they have recommended that we use a similar process to that used to fill the Park Board vacancy earlier this year. Basically waiving Council rules for recruitment and interview process, and reconstitute the Council sub-committee that most recently participated in the Planning Commission appointment process (Eggen, Hall, Roberts) and have them review the applications of those interviewed during the last process, but not appointed. There were four applicants in this category. If Council agrees with this strategy on August 18, then the sub-committee could come back with a recommendation for appointment on August 25.
o   Design Concepts for 145th Light Rail Station DEIS: The market study for this light rail station subarea will be presented and also some design concepts of how density zones could be implemented based on feedback from the public in the first set of Design Dialogue Workshops held in June. Input from Council will be used to start putting together potential zoning scenarios to be used in the Draft Environmental Impact Statement process. The zoning scenarios will be reviewed by Council on September 15, and these zoning scenarios will be used in the second Design Dialogue Workshop scheduled for October 9.
o   Potential Executive Session – Potential Property Acquisition

RWD Assumption and Boundary Review Board Process
North City Water District submitted a letter to the King County Boundary Review Board requesting that the BRB deny the assumption. Below are links to Shoreline’s brief to the Snohomish County BRB and the brief submitted by Olympic View Water & Sewer District.

Olympic View contends that the Point Wells Service Area was not properly transferred to Ronald Wastewater District from King County and therefore should be part of Olympic View’s Service Area. Olympic View also contends that if it is the service provider, flows will be directed to the City of Edmonds for treatment, which is less expensive than King County treatment charges. The Point Wells area appears to be in the King County Service Area, so it is not clear how Olympic View can guarantee directing flows to Edmonds for treatment.

Last week, Mayor Winstead, Public Works Director Mark Relph, and I met with Edmond’s Mayor Earling and Edmond’s Public Works Director to discuss how we could partner in the future if Shoreline is the sewer provider at Point Wells. This included opportunities to negotiate with King County to have flows directly go to Edmonds (vs. through King County pipes that redirect the flows to Edmonds).

On Thursday night the Planning Commission approved letters of support for the assumption. We have received commitments from the following cities for letters of support:  Mountlake Terrace, Lake Forest Park, Kirkland, Algona, and Renton. Links to briefing documents:


Summary of Pointe Wells EIS Scoping Comments
Snohomish County has summarized the major issues that were raised during the scoping process. A total of 69 people submitted oral comments. The County received 168 comment letters/emails. All of the comment letters/emails are available for review at the Snohomish County Planning and Development Services (PDS) Department.

Read Snohomish County's summary [pdf]

Neighborhood Mini-Grant Awarded
This week I approved a neighborhood mini-grant for the Richmond Beach Neighborhood Association in the amount of $5,000 for their Halloween Carnival at Syre Elementary.

Top Foods Building
Halloween Spirit will be leasing the old TOP Foods site across from City Hall during September and October to set up a temporary Halloween store.

Alaska Airline Commercial Filmed at Kellogg Middle School

Key Contacts
Over the last couple of weeks I have had several key meetings. Here is a summary:
  • July 30: Meeting with Eric Faison, Woodway Town Administrator
  • July 31: Lunch and meeting with Shoreline School Superintendent, Rebecca Miner and Shoreline Community College President, Cheryl Roberts
  • August 5: Meeting with Snohomish County Councilmember Ken Klein regarding Ronald Wastewater District Assumption and Point Wells. (Intergovernmental Relations Program Manager Scott MacColl and I are meeting with Snohomish County Councilmembers Sommers and Sullivan on August 18.)
  • August 7: Arlene Fisher, City Manager for Mountlake Terrace
  • August 8: Mayor Winstead, Public Works Director Mark Relph, and I met with Edmond’s Mayor Dave Earling
  • August 11: I met with the new Seattle Deputy Mayor, Kate Joncas.


This and That
  • Into the Woods – The first weekend was a great success and there are over 500 reservations for this production over the next three weekends. Here’s a link http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/74347
  • New Business Licenses – The City issued 98 new business licenses in July. 59 of those businesses are located in Shoreline!


This Week’s Calendar Items
  • August 16: Celebrate Shoreline, Cromwell Park, 11 a.m. – 8 p.m. Kids Move Challenge photo with Mayor and Council is scheduled for 2:25 p.m. at the Main Stage. Drawing for scooters will occur at 2:30 p.m.
  • August 17: Sandcastle Contest at Richmond Beach Saltwater Park, Noon to 3 p.m.



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City Manager's report

Saturday, August 9, 2014

Shoreline City Manager's report
by Debbie Tarry

Council Meetings

August 11
·         Dinner Meeting – Open Public Meetings Act and Public Records Act training with Boards and Commissions (Planning Commission, PRCS Board, and Library Board). Those not able to attend will need to complete the training on-line.
·         Regular Meeting:
o   Contract with Transmap Corporation: This item is to authorize the City Manager to enter into a contract with Transmap Corporation in the amount of $127,003.68 for professional services needed to complete the Pavement Management and Right-of-way (ROW) Asset Inventory Project. The project will complete a citywide pavement condition assessment and collect and incorporate ROW asset data into the City’s asset management system.
o   Kamins Construction Contract Contingency: The Citywide Safety Improvement Project has been constructed by Kamins Construction Company. During construction unforeseen conditions were encountered that needed to be addressed that increased project costs. Most specifically, the existing infrastructure for the traffic signal at N Dayton and Richmond Beach Road was inadequate and did not meet acceptable standards. The original contingency of $50,000 has been exceeded and the Contractor contingency is requested to be increased to $58,035. There are sufficient funds available within existing projects to absorb these additional costs. As this is the final project pay request, no additional contingency will be necessary on this project.
o   Discussion of the 185th Station Subarea Plan Preferred Alternative: The Council will discuss the preferred alternative that should be used for the Final Environmental Impact Statement analysis (FEIS). The Planning Commission (PC) made additional proposed changes to the station area zoning map at the Public Hearing on July 10. Given that the PC made changes that were not previously published to the public, Councilmembers have expressed interest in waiving Council rules on August 11 to allow public comment after the staff presentation on this item. Council will make the selection of the Preferred Alternative on August 25.
o   Discussion of 2015-2020 CIP: The 2015-2020 CIP will be submitted to Council for review and approval in October along with the 2015 Operating Budget.

RWD Assumption and Boundary Review Board Process
The City submitted a brief for the hearing at the Snohomish County Boundary Review Board. Olympic View Water & Sewer District also submitted a brief. We have not received a copy of the position statement from Snohomish County yet.

Aurora and Landscape
A south section of Aurora between 145th and 155th had a main break going into the 90 degree heat wave we had right after the 4th of July. This meant we could not run irrigation for Aurora landscape in this area until it was fixed. Some of the groundcover did not handle this well, but we believe it is recovering. The next section between 155th and 165th, runs off the same controller, so we had to find a loaner controller (which the School District provided). The rest of Aurora north of 165th has a buried drip irrigation system that has been problematic with breaks which are not evident until we see distress in the plants. Also trees and plants located in rain gardens and other surface water features do not have any irrigation at all. Our roads crews have put water bags on most of the trees on the north section and they have hand watered during the hot weather. Staff will be developing a plan on how this should be addressed in future years.

This and That
·         National Night Out Against Crime – A total of 51 registered NNO parties were held in Shoreline Tuesday night! Each one received a visit from a Shoreline Police Officer, a City staff member, or the Mayor!
·         Swingin’ Summer Eve – After discussing the potential of rescheduling this event with staff and the Arts Council we have determined that we will not be able to reschedule. The close proximity to Celebrate Shoreline and other events planned for the rest of the summer really limit the potential times to reschedule and the resources to promote and inform the community about the rescheduled event.
·         Into the Woods – Have you got your “free” reservations for this production (August 8/9, 15/16, 22/23)? It will be performed in the City Hall plaza at 8 p.m. on each of those evenings. Today were told that there are already 300 reservations so far! Here’s a link.


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Shoreline City Manager's Report - week of 7-14-2014

Thursday, July 17, 2014

From Shoreline City Manager Debbie Tarry
Update for Week of 7/14/2014

Council Meetings
July 14
·         Dinner Meeting: King County Rabies Vaccination Report. The City receives animal control services from Regional Animal Services of King County (RASKC). One of the underlying goals of the contract term is to increase revenue into the animal control system. Norm Alberg, Director of King County Records and Licensing Services Division (oversees RASKC), and Dr. Gene Mueller, Manager of RASKC, presented information about a potential mandatory rabies vaccination reporting program that can be used to assist in tracking whether animals have been appropriately licensed.
·         Regular Meeting
o   Appointment of Lauren Smith as a Youth Member to the Shoreline Parks, Recreation and Cultural Services Board
o   Discussion of 2014 Development Code Amendments: The Planning Commission has reviewed a number of proposed Development Code Amendments and held a Public Hearing on the amendments on June 5, 2014. Most of the proposed Development Code amendments are “housekeeping” amendments, aimed at “cleaning up” the code and are more administrative in nature. There are a few amendments that could change policy direction including the Seattle Golf Club’s requested amendments to exempt golf courses from the clearing and grading provisions of the code and restricting a property owner from adding on to a home that is currently nonconforming to set backs without bringing the home into conformance with the Development Code. The Planning Commission recommended against the request from the Seattle Golf Club that was brought forward by the Planning Director and instead recommended a broader context in the future. The broader concept would be to develop language in the City’s code for Vegetation Management Plans and then work with applicants to develop plans that would meet the code requirements. This would be a work item requiring additional personnel and financial resources for professional service contracts. There may be merit in developing opportunities for Vegetation Management Plans, as this would alleviate the need for individual permits in applicable areas, but given current priorities it would require authorization for an additional dedicated staff person and budget for required professional services. Council is scheduled to adopt the Development Code amendments on August 11, 2014.
o   Public Defender Case Weighting Policy: In June of 2012, the Washington State Supreme Court adopted new standards for indigent defense. The standards allow for “case counting” and case weighting. Staff explained the new standards and provided recommendations for implementing the states mandated caseload limits.
July 21
·         No Dinner Meeting
·         Regular Meeting
o   Authorizing the City Manager to obligate $246,000 of Surface Transportation Program grant funds for the 145th Street Route Development Plan.
o   Adoption of Ordinance No. 689 and 690: Concurrency and Impact Fees
o   Discussion of Sound Transit Long-Range Plan Comments: Sound Transit has released the Draft Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement (SEIS) on the Regional Transit Long-Range Plan (LRP) Update. The LRP outlines Sound Transit’s vision for high-capacity transit (HCT) in the urban areas of Snohomish, King, and Pierce Counties. The projects, programs, and services identified in the LRP will be used to develop future ballot measures for voter approval, such as ST3. Staff has reviewed the Draft SEIS and prepared a preliminary comment letter, which was reviewed by Council at the meeting.

Ronald Wastewater District Assumption – Boundary Review Board (BRB)
Last week, the Snohomish County Council voted to invoke jurisdiction in King County in addition to invoking in Snohomish County. The reason Snohomish County invoked jurisdiction in King County is that even though our notice to the King County BRB stated that the notice applied to the portion of the RWD in King County, the legal description included the entire District, including the portion in unincorporated Snohomish County. This had been the direction that was provided by the BRB, but we provided an amendment to both the Snohomish County and King County BRBs that the notice to each respective Board was related to the part of the District that is under their jurisdiction. We provided clarification to Woodway, Olympic View Water and Sewer District, and Snohomish County. Olympic View Water and Sewer District also invoked jurisdiction in King and Snohomish counties.

North City Water District Annexations
During the development of the NCWD Water System Plan Update, NCWD discovered that there were a couple of areas in Shoreline and one in Lake Forest Park that were receiving water service from the District, but they had not been annexed to the District. There are several homes along 1st Avenue NE east of I-5 from NE 167th Street to NE 174th Street that were not included in the petitions to annex to the water district in 1963 and 1967. The other area is Holyrood Cemetery and parcels west of 15th Ave NE from NE 195th Street to NE 190th Street. This area has also been receiving service from NCWD since the 1960s, but has not been officially annexed into the District. The District will be working to correct this over the next several months.

Fireworks in Shoreline
On July 4, the Police received 44 calls for service related to fireworks with 18 requiring a response (26 were canceled). In addition to the 18 calls requiring a response, there were two on-views (police sightings) related to fireworks. These calls were settled as follows: 5 – by contact, 2 – citation issued, 1 – confiscation, 6 – unable to locate, 3 – warning given, and 1 – handled by phone. Excluding July 4, between July 1 and July 7 the police received 37 calls for service related to fireworks.

Financial Update
First Quarter Financial Report: Total General Fund revenue collections for the first quarter of 2014 were $4.7 million (13% of budget). This is $0.5 million above the first quarter of 2013, when revenues were 11.8% of the budget. General Fund departmental expenditures in the first quarter of 2014 totaled $4,249,192, representing 14% of the 2014 budget. Expenditures were 2.7% less than the year-to-date projections.

Hidden Lake Feasibility Study Update
On Tuesday, July 1, staff conducted the second public meeting for the Hidden Lake Feasibility Study. The study determined that the primary source of material filling the lake was from slope failure in the south fork of Boeing Creek and that attempts to stop subsequent slope instability would be relatively futile. At the meeting the project team was able to discuss the management challenges and technical information on the current state of the watershed. Next steps include: continue the survey until July 18, Parks Board site visit on July 24, and Council presentation on August 25.

Key Contacts from the past week
·         Intergovernmental Relations Manager Scott MacColl and I met with Snohomish County Executive John Lovick. The purpose of our visit was to ask the Executive to provide us direction on the process that the County would require in developing an Interlocal Agreement for future annexation of Point Wells, to identify who the County’s point person would be for that process, and how could we work collaboratively to initiate these discussions. Executive Lovick agreed to meet with Stephen Clifton (Executive Director) and Clay White (Snohomish County Planning Director) to discuss these issues and then to follow-up with us. We also discussed the Ronald Wastewater District Assumption and what that means.
·         I attended the Hillwood Neighborhood Ice Cream Social event. They had a great turnout and the weather was perfect! Some City staff and Councilmember Salomon also attended.
·         Tonight I met with the Library Board to thank them for their service and share my City Manager Vision.

June 27 – Meridian Avenue Accident
On Friday, June 27, a car lost control on Meridian between 198th and 200th. The vehicle was heading southbound on Meridian, lost control, drifted onto the west side sidewalk, ultimately wiping out a residential fence and striking a tree. Last week I received the accident report stating that alcohol and drugs were involved. The driver was taken to Harborview. I was informed on Wednesday that the driver passed away as a result of a drug overdose, not from any injuries incurred in the accident. Also, during the week of the accident, and for several weeks leading up to it, we received several complaints from a resident concerned about speeding on Meridian and cut-through traffic related to Aurora. Police have been monitoring Meridian and have not experienced many speeding vehicles and our traffic engineers have indicated that speed has not been an issue along the corridor and that the minor arterial is operating as it should. Also we have confirmed with our Aurora contractor that Meridian is not a haul route for the Aurora project. There may be a period in early 2015 when we begin work on 200th in which there may be some impacts to Meridian as a result of the Aurora project, but this will be relatively short-term (two weeks) and there will be extensive communication with the neighborhood.

This and That
·         Business License Update: A total of 90 new licenses were issued with 34 being businesses located in Shoreline.
·         Aldercrest Demo: The Shoreline School District will be demolishing the old Aldercrest gymnasium and electrical building this summer. They hope to start the work in the next couple of weeks. There will be construction fences erected around those areas, but they will maintain access to the field area for the public.

Calendar Items
·         July 17, Kruckeberg Garden Foundation Event
·         July 30, Council of Neighborhood Leaders Picnic, 6:30-8:00 p.m., Shoreline Community College – Council is invited - please RSVP to Carolyn.


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