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CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING Thursday, May 23, 2024 07:00 PM 17425 Ballinger Way NE Lake Forest Park, WA 98155

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AGENDA

1.CALL TO ORDER: 7:00 PM

2.PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

3.ADOPTION OF AGENDA

4.PUBLIC COMMENTS

The Council will not be accepting online public comments. This portion of the agenda is set aside for the public to address the Council on agenda items or any other topic the Council might have purview or control over. If the comments are of a nature that the Council does not have influence or control over, then the Mayor may request the speaker suspend their comments. The Council may direct staff to follow up on items brought up by the public. Comments are limited to a three (3) minute time limit. 

5.PROCLAMATIONS

  1. A.Proclamation recognizing June 7, 2024 as National Gun Violence Awareness Day

  2. B.Proclamation recognizing June 2024 as Pride Month

6.PRESENTATIONS

  1. A.Climate Action Plan

7.CONSENT CALENDAR

The following items are considered to be routine and non-controversial by the Council and will be approved by one motion. There will be no separate discussion of these items unless a Councilmember so requests, in which case the item will be removed from the Consent Calendar in its normal sequence on the agenda.

  1. A.May 9, 2024 City Council Work Session Minutes

  2. B.May 9, 2024 City Council Regular Meeting Minutes

  3. C.City Expenditures for the Period Ending May 9, 2024

  4. D.City Expenditures for the Period Ending May 23, 2024

8.ORDINANCES AND RESOLUTIONS FOR COUNCIL DISCUSSION

  1. A.Ordinance 24-1291/Adopting a new Chapter 3.95, Acceptance of Donations, in the Lake Forest Park Municipal Code

9.ORDINANCES AND RESOLUTIONS FOR ACTION

  1. A.Resolution 24-1953/Authorizing the Administration to apply for Public Works Board financing for the 40th Place NE roundabout.

  2. B.Ordinance 24-1293/Amending Chapter 10.06, Traffic Safety Cameras of the Lake Forest Park Municipal Code related to fines for Traffic Safety Camera infractions

10.COUNCIL DISCUSSION AND ACTION

11.OTHER BUSINESS

12.COUNCIL COMMITTEE REPORTS

  1. A.Councilmember Reports

  2. B.Mayor's Report

  3. C.City Administrator's Report

13.ADJOURN

FUTURE SCHEDULE

- Thursday, June 13, 2024 City Council Work Session 6 p.m. - hybrid meeting (City Hall and Zoom)

- Thursday, June 13, 2024 City Council Regular Meeting 7 p.m. - hybrid meeting (City Hall and Zoom)

- Wednesday, June 19, 2024 Juneteenth – City Offices Closed

- Thursday, June 20, 2024 City Council Budget & Finance Committee Meeting 6 p.m. - hybrid meeting (City Hall and Zoom)
- Monday, June 24, 2024 City Council Committee of the Whole Meeting 6 p.m. - hybrid meeting (City Hall and Zoom)
- Thursday June 27, 2024 City Council Regular Meeting 7 p.m. - hybrid meeting (City Hall and Zoom)

As allowed by law, the Council may add and take action on items not listed on the agenda.

Any person requiring a disability accommodation should contact city hall at 206-368-5440 by 4:00 p.m. on the day of the meeting for more information.