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Shoreline City Manager: Weekly Update for Week of 3/30/2015

Wednesday, April 1, 2015

Weekly Update for Week of 3/30/2015
By Shoreline City Manager Debbie Tarry

Council Meetings
March 30
·         Dinner Meeting: Council Operations.
·         Business Meeting
o   Proclamation for Cesar Chavez Day: Councilmember Roberts presented proclamation.
o   Franchise agreement with Astound for Fiberoptics: Right-of-way franchise from Astound Broadband, LLC, doing business as Wave for a telecommunication (fiber optic) system in Shoreline.
o   2014 Annual Traffic Report.
o   Incarceration Alternatives and District Court Update
o   Executive Session – Potential Litigation

April 6
·         Dinner Meeting - Executive Session, Potential Litigation
·         Business Meeting

o   Proclamation of Earth Day

o   Adoption of 2015-2017 City Council Goals

o   Execute Contract for Construction of the Einstein Safe Routes to Schools Project

 This project will construct two sidewalk routes in the vicinity of Albert Einstein Middle School. The final design of the project was completed in January 2015. As part of the 100% design, the design consultant provided an updated engineers estimate that was approximately $95,000 (16.4%) higher than the 60% estimate and exceeded the project budget.  Staff thoroughly reviewed and analyzed the cost estimate to understand the reasons for the increases and alternatives to reduce costs. The analysis broke cost impacts into 3 categories: 1) scope changes after 60%; 2) design advancement; and 3) consultant omissions in the 60% package. The primary scope change was a revision to the curb location on 5th Ave NW. This change was made to reduce impacts to the adjacent property owners. Eliminating this scope change would have required some redesign at an additional cost and would have disappointed property owners. The remaining elements in the scope are essential requirements of the grant and cannot be reduced or eliminated. Based on the bid results, the project needs approximately an additional $118,000 over the current budget of $569,428, for a total project budget of $687,093. Staff recommends that the additional funding needed for this project come from the available fund balance in the Roads Capital Fund. The construction contract, which Council is being asked to take action on, totals $467,651.

o   Appointment of Parks, Recreation and Cultural Services/Tree Board Members: 

The Council Subcommittee is recommending that the Council appoint the following candidates to the PRCS/Tree Board: Cindy Dittbrenner, William Franklin, Katie Schielke.

o   Discussion of Parks, Recreation and Cultural Services Extra-Help Pay Schedule: 

During the 2015 budget review process the City Council asked about compensation for Extra Help staffing. The Parks, Recreation, and Cultural Service (PRCS) Department, in consultation with Human Resources, conducted a review of the work done by its seasonal and variable hour Extra Help personnel. The review looked at the level of responsibility of each classification. The result was an Extra Help Pay Schedule that provides equity and consistency across all job classifications. It establishes the current Washington State minimum wage rate of $9.47 per hour as the base of the pay schedule.

o   Discussion of Ordinance No. 708This will be a review of the recommended 2014 “carry-over” budget items. The carry-overs are for operating and capital projects budgeted in 2014, but were not completed during that time.

o   Discussion of Ordinance No. 709: This is a review of recommended 2015 budget amendments for items that were not known or planned when the City Council adopted the 2015 budget.

o   Discussion of Resolution No. 372: This resolution repeals post-issuance tax compliance policies for tax-exempt bonds that were adopted in Resolution No. 308 and approves revised policies.

King County Police Officers Guild (Deputies & Sergeants) Labor Agreement
This week, the King County Council approved the 2013-2016 collective bargaining agreement for the King County Police Officers Guild (Deputies & Sergeants). The most significant items include a 0% COLA for 2013, a 1.67% bonus payment for 2014 (instead of a COLA) and then 2% COLA for 2015 and 2016. Council may recall that the previous five year contract for this group included an annual 5% COLA. The new agreement also includes a change in the health benefit plan to one more aligned with other King County employees, which is lower cost than the current guild plan.

Collective Garden Inspections
Over the last couple of weeks, our Customer Response Team (CRT) has done inspections of the City’s collective gardens for compliance with the City’s adopted regulations. Common violations that were found include:
o   Over 10 patients, although CRT did not see more than five at any one time
o   Staff license issues expired or not licensed
o   Possible excessive amount of product on hand (although not easy to confirm with limited access)
o   Multiple collective gardens attached to a license (City regulations require that operators only belong to a single garden. This regulation is more restrictive than State law)
o   Most seem to have pictures or illustrations of marijuana online

Shoreline Farmers Market
The next Shoreline Farmers Market advisory meeting is April 15 from 6:00 to 7:00 p.m. at City Hall, room 104. Natalia, new Market Manager, has been busy – see her update below:
Things are moving along pretty well. We have about 20 vendors signed up so far with a goal to expand to 35. We had a great meeting with Recology yesterday about sponsoring the market and they would like to provide some level of assistance. We are reaching out to Shoreline Community College and art schools to engage students, musicians and performers in the market. There is a good chance the Showmobile may be parked at the market location during the summer for the market to use on Saturdays. I've just connected with the Shoreline Chamber and plan to attend their next luncheon. Mark McVeety is letting me make a short announcement at the opening of each QuickStart training to help us spread the word about our new location at Aurora Square in the Sears upper parking lot near Central Market. 

House Democrats Release State 2015-17 Operating Budget Proposal
As expected, the House Democrats released their 2015-17 state operating budget proposal earlier today. Overall, the $38.8 billion biennial budget raises nearly $1.5 billion in new revenue to help address the McCleary funding decision.
For cities, the proposal:
  • Doesn't reduce or redirect state shared revenues to cities;
  • Doesn't sweep the Public Works Trust Fund and funds a modest loan list; and
  • Does share some new marijuana revenue – but not as much as we feel is needed.

This and That
·         This link is to a comment thread on the Seattle Transit Blog – March 20 includes comments related to the 185th Light Rail Station rezone action. http://seattletransitblog.com/2015/03/20/news-roundup-72/#comments
·         Link to an op-ed in last Sunday’s Seattle Times by Hilary Franz about allowing redevelopment around one of the Bellevue stations. http://www.seattletimes.com/opinion/reimagining-development-surrounding-bellevues-future-rail-maintenance-base/
·         Seattle City Light will begin charging Shoreline ratepayers for the Aurora Phase 3A Project on April 1. We have previously issued a press release and included information in Currents about this. The charge represents about a 0.6% increase in Shoreline rates.



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Shoreline City Manager report - week of 3/23/2015

Friday, March 27, 2015

Weekly Update for Week of 3/23/15
From Shoreline City Manager Debbie Tarry

Council Meetings

March 23:
·         Dinner Meeting – Compensation and Classification Study
o   Doug Johnson from Ralph Andersen and Associates, the contractor we are using on the study, introduced the study process and began a discussion with Council on criteria used in selecting jurisdictions to be used as the market for the City’s salary survey.

·         Consent Calendar
o   Authorized the City Manager to Extend the Contract with Albright Floor Care for Janitorial Services through June 30, 2014.
o   Authorized the City Manager to Purchase a Street Sweeper and Backhoe Loader
o   Adopted Res. No. 371 Authorizing Reimbursement of Expenditures for Costs Relating to Surface Water Capital Projects from Bond Proceeds

·         Discussion of 145th Light Rail Station Preferred Alternative to be Studied for the Final Environmental Impact Statement and Planning Commission Recommendation
o   Council unanimously agreed to the Planning Commission's recommendation and voted to delay making a decision on a preferred alternative for the FEIS until after the 145th Street Corridor Study is complete, which is currently scheduled to be complete in December 2015.
·         Discussion of 2015-2017 Council Goals

March 30
·         Dinner Meeting (5:45 p.m.): Council Operations. The focus will be on public records related to handwritten notes and use of personal devices.

·         Business Meeting
o   Proclamation for Cesar Chavez Day: Shoreline/Lake Forest Arts Council Staff, and the Teaching Arts Instructor and students from the “Telling Stories: A Family Celebration of Cesar Chavez” Production, scheduled to take place on April 4, 2015 at 7:00 p.m. at Shorecrest Performing Arts Center, will be in attendance to accept the proclamation.

o   Franchise agreement with Astound for fiberoptics: The City has received an application for a new right-of-way franchise from Astound Broadband, LLC, doing business as Wave for a telecommunication (fiber optic) system in Shoreline. Astound will provide telecommunications, internet access, and private line services to potential customers, including mobile backhaul services to existing cell phone towers. Astound may also make available dark fiber or other facilities for governmental institutions. Astound does not presently intend to provide cable television service and understands that a separate franchise may be required to provide cable services. Astound’s service area will initially include the general area west of Interstate 5 between N 205th Street and N 145th Street.

o   Annual Traffic Report: Staff will present the 2014 Annual Traffic Report.

o   Incarceration Alternatives and District Court Update: Recently, the City’s prosecuting attorney has raised a few questions about the City’s jail services and alternatives to incarceration for individuals charged with misdemeanor or gross misdemeanor offenses. This item explores each of those along with various ‘judiciary tools’ that may be utilized as the situation warrants. There are a number of sentencing alternatives to incarceration, including electronic home monitoring and work release. Further, there are a number of judiciary tools available to defendants should a defendant meet certain conditions. For example, defendants may take advantage of King County’s Regional Mental Health Court (RMHC) and Regional Veterans Court (RVC) if eligible. This item will also include an update on Court operations and new initiatives by King County District Court Presiding Judge Donna Tucker.

Agenda Planner Updates

·         April 20: Deputy Mayor Eggen and Councilmembers McConnell and Salomon have requested that the Council consider amending Shoreline Municipal Code 3.60 to add “tolling” as an allowed revenue to be collected by the Shoreline Transportation Benefit District. This item requires a public hearing.

·         May 4: Deputy Mayor Eggen and Councilmember Roberts have requested a community presentation by the North King County Mobility Coalition.

Sound Transit (ST) Lynnwood Link Extension FEIS

ST shared a presentation at the North End Leadership Meeting on Monday, March 16. The ST Capital Committee will meet on April 9 and it is anticipated that ST will provide their staff recommendation on the final preferred alternative at that time. The ST Board is scheduled to vote on the preferred alternative on April 23.

Specifically slides 9 & 10 reference the 185th station and the  parking garage being on the west side of I-5 in the preferred alternative and the potential of moving the parking garage to the east side with the station. It seems that the cost difference is very minor in the scheme of things ($1 to $2 m), and some of the drivers to considering this change may be concerns of the Federal Highway Administration that the proposed siting on the west side may pinch future expansion of I-5 (hopefully more people will be using light rail so there is not a future need for I-5 expansion).

Slide 13 provides some interesting comparisons of adding 130th and/or 220th stations to the Lynnwood Link extension and both the ridership and financial impact. Adding either station does not add to overall ridership, but just dilutes the ridership of the 145th and Mountlake Terrace stations. Adding the stations adds significant cost. Also Transit Oriented Development potential at 130th (with current zoning) is considered low.

2015 NPDES Annual Report

This week we submitted two letters to the Department of Ecology for two minor “nonconformance” issues. In 2014, the City was not fully in compliance with 2 of the 67 requirements of the 2013-2018 National Pollution Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) Western Washington Phase II Municipal Stormwater General Permit. The City is required by our NPDES permit to make notification. We anticipate that this is simply a procedural issue, especially since we have remedies/explanation, and it is our expectation that Ecology will accept our Annual Report without hesitation. 

Below are the two issues:
·         These 2 requirements were S5.C.4.c.iv Controlling Runoff from New Development, Redevelopment and Construction Sites and S5.C.5.a.ii Municipal Operations and Maintenance of Catch Basins.

o   For the requirement of S5.C.4.c.iv Controlling Runoff from New Development, Redevelopment and Construction Sites, the City was not in compliance with inspecting all permanent stormwater treatment and flow control BMPs/facilities and catch basins in new residential developments every 6 months. The City has recently updated it permitting process to require a "Storm Water Conveyance Permit" to ensure that these required inspections are performed on all active residential construction sites. This process will help ensure the City's full compliance for the 2015 reporting year.

o   For the requirement of S5.C.5.a.ii Municipal Operations and Maintenance, the City was unable to meet the 6-month catch basin cleaning deadline due to timing differences between inspection dates and when the City’s contractor can clean identified catch basins. The City does meet the intent of the permit because catch basins are being cleaned, but within an 8 month timeframe, instead of the required 6 months. The City is working on improving the catch basin cleaning process with the goal of meeting the 6-month permit requirement within the next two years.

Olympic View Water/Sewer District (OV) Comprehensive Sewer Plan Amendment

King County, Ronald Wastewater District, and the City each submitted letters to OV regarding its proposed Comprehensive Sewer Plan Amendment and the corresponding Determination of Non-Significance regarding alternatives being considered for proposed infrastructure to transport sewer flows from Point Wells to the Edmonds Treatment Plant. All three agencies believe that the proposed amendments require their agency approval and that there are gaps/inaccuracies with the SEPA analysis.

City Events

2015 city-wide City sponsored community event matrix. This matrix does not include all of the special events (i.e.,doesn’t list the summer concert series, etc), but does list the major events that City staff coordinate and participate in throughout the year. These events occur outside of the traditional 8 to 5pm work day. There are 26 events listed and include staff support, lead department, and if applicable police role. Many of the events are in the summer months, but not all, as there are already three City sponsored community events in December.

This and That

·         The Chronic Nuisance case and enforcement on the 14814 Greenwood property is continuing. The primary tenant who is suspected of setting a fire in the house has been served with a Complaint and Summons from the City in jail. The City is still trying to locate the property owner to serve the Complaint and Summons.

·         I received a letter this week from the Eastside Public Safety Communications Agency regarding the Emergency radio Communications in King County.

·         Captain Scott Strathy and Community Services Manager Rob Beem will be participating in a community conversation regarding anxiety and depression sponsored by Guided Pathways Support for Youth and Families, April 23, at Trinity Presbyterian Church. See flyer.



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Shoreline City Manager's report - week of 2/2/2015

Friday, February 6, 2015

Weekly Update for Week of 2/2/2015
By Debbie Tarry, Shoreline City Manager

January 26 Council Meeting
·         Regular Meeting
o   Follow-up Question from Affordable Housing Discussion
1.    Can Property Tax Exemptions (PTE) be used in conjunction with Transfer of Development Rights (TDR)(LCLIP)? The answer is yes. TDR as envisioned for the Catalyst Program (TDR instead of Affordable Housing) can’t be combined with at 12 year PTE, but could be combined with an 8 year PTE.

February 2 Council Meeting
·         Dinner Meeting
o   185th Planned Action Ordinance Adoption Process: Council discussed the adoption process for the 185th Station Area Planned Action Ordinance.
·         Regular Meeting
o   Proclamation of Black History Month: Council recognized the month of February as Black History Month. Student members of the Shorecrest BSU (Black Student Union) were present to receive the proclamation.
o   Execute a Contract with Ralph Anderson and Associates for a Classification and Compensation Study: Council authorized the City Manager to enter into a contract with Ralph Andersen for $50,000.
o   Discussion of the 2015-2017 Information Technology Strategic Plan
o   Discussion and Update of Lake Washington/Cedar/Sammamish Watershed (WRIA) 8 Projects: Council discussed the City's interaction with WRIA 8 and were given an update on the Salmon Recovery Council's current efforts. This was presented by Jason Mulvihill-Kuntz, WRIA 8 Watershed Coordinator.

February 9 Council Meeting
·         Dinner Meeting (5:45 p.m.): King County Councilmember Dembowski will be in attendance.

·         Regular Meeting (7:00 p.m.)

o   Adoption of Ordinance No. 704, Amendments to Shoreline Municipal Code Chapter 3.01 - Fee Schedule: Proposed Ordinance No. 704 corrects some minor errors and omissions in the City’s adopted 2015 fee schedule. Council previously discussed Ordinance No. 704 on January 26, 2015.

o   Adoption of Ordinance No. 694: Proposed Ordinance No. 694, which would amend the City's Property Tax Exemption Program (PTE), was discussed by Council on January 26, 2015. Council subsequently directed staff to bring back proposed Ordinance No. 694 for adoption.

o   Discussion of the 185th Street Station Subarea Plan: Council will review ordinances that the Council will ultimately adopt as the185th Street Station Subarea Plan package:

1.    Ordinance No. 702:  Subarea Plan, Comprehensive Plan Future Land Use Map  - The Subarea Plan contains policy direction for future development of the 185th Street Station Subarea, including implementation strategies that will require additional work following adoption of the Plan. The Subarea Plan also amends the City’s Comprehensive Plan Land Use Map to include Station Area (SA) designations that implement the proposed zoning designations.

2.    Ordinance No. 706:  Development Code Amendment and Proposed Zoning Map.  This discussion will include a review of zoning and phasing options.
 
3.    Ordinance No. 707:  Planned Action - A Planned Action is a development project (in this case a development area) whose impacts have been addressed by an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) associated with a plan for a specific geographic area before individual projects are proposed. The Planned Action Ordinance includes the boundaries of the Planned Action and mitigation measures identified in the EIS.

January 29 Planning Commission Meeting
Last Thursday, the Planning Commission held a special meeting, which included the Public Hearing on the Aurora Square Community Renewal Area DEIS and a presentation of the 145th Light Rail Station DEIS. Unfortunately, it was discovered Friday morning that the audio recording of the meeting did not work. As a result the Planning Commission will have to hold a new public hearing on the Aurora Square Community Renewal Area DEIS, potentially scheduled for March 19. All parties that testified on January 29 will be notified. This will likely result in pushing out Council action on this item until April.

Point Wells
The City responded to Richmond Beach Advocates’ motion to intervene with the Growth Management Hearings Board case. The City’s response asks the Board to deny RBA’s motion to intervene.

145th Corridor
·         Mayor Winstead, Intergovernmental Relations Manager Scott MacColl, and I headed to Washington DC on Tuesday to meet with our federal delegation. Our primary focus is to make sure that our congressional delegation is prepared to be a key partner in helping secure funding for the 145th infrastructure project. We shared our 2015 Federal Policy Agenda memorandum.

·         State Transportation Package/145th St. Funding Update
o   Governor's proposal - As you may be aware, the Governor has presented his transportation proposal to the Legislature. In his proposal, he only designated specific large, statewide projects for direct funding and only left a (relatively) small amount of $350 million over 12 years for 'other high-priority projects across the state'. Funding that would be available to cities is mainly available through existing grant programs such as the Regional Mobility Grants and Complete Streets program, etc. There is a local options funding component, but Councilmembers would have to act locally to impose the funding options.

Tolling Questions Follow-Up from January 12, 2014
·         Provide the Council with timeline and costs related to adoption of impact fees and the adoption of the TBD ordinances and fees – as this may be a good indication of timeline/cost for tolling to move to a ballot measure.

o   In 2009, the City began to develop concurrency and impact fee regulations as part of the process to adopt and develop the Transportation Master Plan. The total cost for the contract to develop the concurrency and impact fee regulations was approximately $285,000. The sub consultant who prepared the ordinances, calculated the impact fee and prepared the rate study represented approximately $100,000 of that contract. The work included development of a traffic model to identify locations of future potential traffic problems and the projects needed to fix them. 


Many of the aspects of the work to develop concurrency and impact fee regulations and the development of the Transportation Master Plan were tied to one another. And, extracting only the costs associated with developing the ordinances, calculating the impact fee and preparing our rate study may not provide an accurate portrayal of the potential timeline and costs for developing a tolling package. Also, there are key differences between the development of concurrency and impact fee regulations and developing a tolling package. For example, concurrency and impact fee regulations, and the Transportation Master Plan do not require voter approval whereas a tolling package via the Shoreline Transportation Benefit District does. Further, there is a well-established path to development and adoption of concurrency and impact fee regulations and a Transportation Master Plan. Developing and implementing a tolling package does not have such a well-established path.

·         Does the ballot language for approving tolling have to include the geographic area in which the toll will be implemented? Or, can it simply state that tolling may be implemented in the City? Can ballot language be ‘not-so-specific’ about the location?
o   Per RCW 36.73.065, the proposition must include a specific description of (a) the transportation improvement or improvements proposed by the district; (b) any rebate program proposed to be established under 36.73.067; and (c) the proposed range of tolls imposed by the district to raise revenue to fund the improvement or improvements or rebate program. RCW 36.73.015(6) defines a transportation improvement as a “project contained in the transportation plan of [the city]”. Projects aren’t just roads but include the operation, preservation, and maintenance of the improvements. Thus, while a specific geographic area does not need to be defined, it does need to specifically describe the project – the transportation improvement(s) - that the toll is intended to address. In addition, the requirement to provide a range of tolls indicates a need to demonstrate that the toll is linked to the identified improvement and the TBD isn’t asking for more money than is necessary to achieve the project.

·         If voters approve tolling, are there any timing requirements for implementation? Would the authority to implement tolling expire after a certain time period?
o   RCW 36.73 does not set forth any timing requirements for implementation. But, since the toll is required to identify a project that is contained in the City’s TMP, there should probably be some alignment with that project’s implementation timeline in the TMP. It may be the authority to toll that is lost after a period of time or the toll-to-project cost may be lost. In addition, most propositions go before the voters because immediate action is wanted – even if that means the start of planning for a future action. If the decision is made to put a proposition on the ballot identifying projects and toll range, then the intent would be that tolling implementation and the projects are moving forward in a timely manner.

·         Does there have to be a relationship between the toll and the projects it is used for? I would feel queasy about tolling drivers for something out of which they would get no benefit.
o   See response above. RCW 36.73.065 does establish a relationship between the toll and the transportation improvement project that it is intended to address. And, of course, the drivers tolled would be the ones using the project so they are benefited.

This and That
      Thank-you letter from Superintendent Miner for the City’s response to the incident on Meridian Park Elementary's campus on January 7.
      Seattle City Light will begin charging Shoreline ratepayers for the Aurora Phase 3A project on April 1. This charge will represent about a 0.6% increase to Shoreline rates ($0.0005 per kWh). This charge will collect the $2.9 million in costs associated with the completed Aurora Phase 3A undergrounding project. It will be collected over 25 years.
      Seattle City Light will shut-off power to 490 residential customers and 11 businesses beginning at 8:00 p.m. on Sunday, February 15. The approximate geographical area is Aurora and N 192nd St. Notices were mailed to customers earlier this week.
      Letter regarding rate changes in the Local Hazardous Waste Management Program that will be effective April 1, 2015.
      Final 2014 jail costs were $2,285,064, approximately $239,000 more than was projected. Fortunately there were other budget savings to cover this cost (which had been anticipated), but still a large increase from previous years. Staff is reviewing projections for 2015, as the adopted budget is $1,600,000, while actual costs could be closer to $1,875,000 if 2014 year-end trends carry over to 2015.



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Shoreline City Manager report, week of January 26, 2015

Thursday, January 29, 2015

Weekly Update for week of 1/26/15
From Debbie Tarry, Shoreline City Manager

January 26 Council Meeting
·         Regular Meeting
o   Authorized the City Manager to Obligate $555,957 of Surface Transportation Program Grant Funds for the Bicycle Implementation Plan Project: Council authorized the City Manager to execute a Local Agency Agreement with the Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) to obligate $555,957 of Surface Transportation Program (STP) grant funding for the Bicycle Implementation Plan Project. This funding source is through WSDOT and provides for 86% of eligible costs.
o   Authorized the City Manager to Enter into an Agreement with EarthCorps to Provide Trail, Vegetation and Environmental Restoration Work for Shoreline Parks and Surface Water Facilities: Since 2009, the City of Shoreline has entered into an agreement with EarthCorps for trail, vegetation and environmental restoration work at Shoreline parks and surface water facilities. EarthCorps is a non-profit organization founded in 1993 with a mission to build a global community of leaders through local environmental service.
o   Authorized the City Manager to Execute an Amendment to the 2014 Agreement with Osborn Consulting Inc. for the Design of the 2015 Stormwater Pipe Repair and Replacement Program Project: The Stormwater Pipe Repair and Replacement Program (SWPRRP) is an annual program to replace failing infrastructure identified in the asset inventory and condition assessment (Basin Plan) program. The 2015 program is expected to repair or replace failing pipes in approximately 40 locations (compared to 13 sites in 2014).
o   Discussed Ordinance No. 704, Amendments to Shoreline Municipal Code Chapter 3.01 - Fee Schedule: Ordinance 704 corrects some errors and omissions in the fee schedule adopted with the 2015 budget on November 24, 2014. This ordinance is scheduled for adoption on February 9, 2015.
o   Discussed Affordable Housing as a Component of the Proposed Light Rail Development Regulations: As the Council moves toward adoption of a Subarea Plan and associated implementing regulations for the 185th Street Station Subarea, there are a few recommendations for new regulatory programs. These new regulations implement existing Comprehensive Plan policies. One of the new programs is an affordable housing (different than low-income housing) program. This discussion was to allow for more in-depth review of the staff proposal in advance of the Council’s consideration of the entire adoption package for the 185th Street Station Planned Action Ordinance.
o   Discussed Ordinance No. 694 - Property Tax Exemption Program: Ordinance 694 corrects inconsistencies and errors in Shoreline Municipal Code Chapter 3.27 dealing with the City's Property Tax Exemption Program. This ordinance is scheduled for adoption on February 9, 2015.

February 2 Council Meeting
·         Dinner Meeting (5:45 p.m.)
o   185th Planned Action Ordinance Adoption Process: Council will discuss the procedural process they intend to follow on February 23 as there will be this item and the selection of the preferred alternative for the 145th Station to be studied in the Final Environmental Impact Statement. Also staff will highlight the major points of the Planning Commission and identify if there are questions that Council has that staff should be prepared to address on February 9, when Council discusses the 185th Light Rail Station Subarea Plan.
·         Regular Meeting
o   Proclamation of Black History Month: This proclamation recognizes the month of February as Black History Month, a time in which all Americans are encouraged to reflect on past successes and challenges of African Americans and look to the future to improve society so that we live up to the ideals of freedom, equality and justice.
o   Execute a Contract with Ralph Anderson and Associates for a Classification and Compensation Study: In early 2014, the City Council directed the City Manager to conduct a holistic review of the City’s compensation plan in 2015. A Request for Proposals (RFP) resulted in six proposals which were evaluated by a selection committee comprised of five employees and three managers. The evaluation ultimately resulted in a recommendation to contract with Ralph Andersen and Associates to conduct the compensation and classification study. Tonight's action would authorize the City Manager to enter into a contract with Ralph Andersen.
o   Discussion of the 2015-2017 Information Technology Strategic Plan: Technology is becoming more ingrained in core City services, and is utilized to support operational improvements. First and foremost, technology must be stable and reliable, with a support structure that provides acceptable and timely levels of support. Beyond that, advances in technology are changing the way that the City operates, as well as the manner in which the City’s residents expect to interact with government. It is therefore important that the City take both a long range and a tactical view regarding technology investments. A strategic technology plan for the City of Shoreline is crucial in order to align technical services, infrastructure, and citizen expectations to the operational needs of City government.
o   Discussion and Update of Lake Washington/Cedar/Sammamish Watershed (WRIA) 8 Projects: Shoreline's marine near-shore is an important pathway for migrating juvenile salmon. When Chinook Salmon were listed as a "threatened" species under the Endangered Species Act (ESA) in 1999, Council authorized the City Manager to execute an Interlocal Agreement (ILA) to help create the WRIA 8 Forum of 27 local jurisdictions in King and Snohomish Counties. The goal of the Forum was to jointly fund the development and implementation of a Chinook Salmon Conservation Plan that would meet ESA requirements. Tonight's discussion provides an opportunity, prior to Council consideration of an updated ILA this fall, to review the City's interaction with WRIA 8 and to be provided with an update on the Salmon Recovery Council's current efforts, which will be presented by Jason Mulvihill-Kuntz, WRIA 8 Watershed Coordinator.


Light Rail
Here is a link to an article regarding a study that showed increased property valuation of properties up to nearly two miles away from major transit centers such as light rail. http://www.citylab.com/cityfixer/2015/01/what-does-living-close-to-transit-really-mean/384421/

The City Council will be discussing the 185th Light Rail Station Subarea Plan and Planned Action Ordinance on February 9. The Council is scheduled to adopt the Planned Action Ordinance on February 23. The February 23 meeting will start at 6:30 p.m.

The City Council will also be selecting the Preferred Alternative for the 145th Light Rail Station to be studied in the Financial Environmental Impact Statement on February 23.

Aurora Village
Economic Development Manager Dan Eernissee, Police Chief Shawn Ledford, and Police Captain Scott Strathy will be following up with the property owners and property management team from First Western regarding issues relating to loitering and aggressive pursuit of site customers by some individuals at the Aurora Village center. The City wants to be responsive and helpful in making our commercial centers safe and inviting for customers and at the same time we have to make sure that our treatment of individuals is appropriate and aligns with legal authority.

Agenda Planner Items
·         **February 23 – The Regular Meeting will start at 6:30 p.m. .

This and That
·         We have issued the Request for Proposal for “Promoting Shoreline” that was included in the 2015 budget. The proposals are due February 5.
·         The November/December issue of CityVision Magazine recognizes the 16 city alliance to create the Human Services Funding Collaborative. Shoreline is one of those cities.
·         We received word this week that AT&T has decided to delay all site building projects, like the Twin Ponds Park cell tower lease, for the time being. They are in the process of purchasing Direct TV and are focusing on that financial transaction. The City’s 2015 budget included annual lease income of $38,000, which was targeted to help fund the future turf replacement.


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