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CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING Thursday, September 12, 2024 07:00 PM 17425 Ballinger Way NE Lake Forest Park, WA 98155

INSTRUCTIONS FOR ATTENDING THIS MEETING VIRTUALLY:

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The City Council is providing opportunities for public comment by submitting a written comment or by attending in person to provide oral public comment.

HOW TO PARTICIPATE WITH ORAL COMMENTS:

If you are attending the meeting in person, there is a sign-in sheet located near the entrance to the Council Chambers. Simply fill the form out and the Mayor will call your name at the appropriate time. Oral comments are limited to 3:00 minutes per speaker. Oral comments are not being accepted via Zoom.

The meeting is being recorded.

HOW TO SUBMIT WRITTEN COMMENTS:

Written comments will be submitted to the Council if received by 5:00 p.m. on the date of the meeting; otherwise, they will be provided to the City Council the next day. The City Clerk will read your name and subject matter into the record during Public Comments.

As allowed by law, the Council may add and take action on items not listed on the agenda. For up-to-date information on agendas, please visit the City’s website at www.cityoflfp.gov

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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. However, the Mayor or Council may not respond to comments from the public. 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 Mayor or 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 September 2024 as Puget Sound Starts Here Month

6.PRESENTATIONS

  1. A.Citizen Life Saving Award to Melania Rodger and Steven Leek

  2. B.Swearing in of new Lake Forest Park Police Officer Amanda Johnson

  3. C.Mayor's Preliminary 2025-2026 Biennial Budget

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.July 18, 2024 Budget & Finance Committee Meeting Minutes

  2. B.August 5, 2024 City Council Special Meeting Minutes

  3. C.August 8, 2024 City Council Work Session Minutes

  4. D.August 8, 2024 City Council Regular Meeting Minutes

  5. E.August 12, 2024 City Council Special Meeting Minutes

  6. F.August 19, 2024 City Council Special Meeting Minutes

  7. G.August 29, 2024 City Council Special Meeting Minutes

  8. H.City Expenditures for the Period Ending September 12, 2024

8.ORDINANCES AND RESOLUTIONS FOR ACTION

  1. A.Resolution 24-1963/Authorizing the Mayor to sign an Agreement for Consultant Services with Cascadia Consulting Group, Inc. for Climate Planning Support

  2. B.Resolution 24-1964/Authorizing the Mayor to sign a contract with Sledge Seattle, LLC for demolition services as part of the Lakefront Early Works Improvements Project

  3. C.Resolution 24-1965/Authorizing the Mayor to sign an Interagency Agreement with the Washington State Department of Commerce for assistance with the installation of electric vehicle chargers

  4. D.Resolution 24-1966/Approving Addendum 2 to the Purchase and Sale Agreement for acquisition of property located at 19001 40th Place and delegating authority to the Administration to negotiate and conclude the remaining contingencies

9.COUNCIL DISCUSSION AND ACTION

10.OTHER BUSINESS

11.COUNCIL COMMITTEE REPORTS

  1. A.Councilmember Reports

  2. B.Mayor's Report

  3. C.City Administrator's Report

12.ADJOURN

FUTURE SCHEDULE

- Thursday, September 19, 2024 6:00 p.m. City Council Budget & Finance Committee Meeting – hybrid meeting (City Hall and Zoom)

- Monday, September 23, 2024 6:00 p.m. Committee of the Whole Meeting – hybrid meeting (City Hall and Zoom)

- Thursday, September 26, 2024 6:00 p.m. City Council Special Work Session – hybrid meeting (City Hall and Zoom)

- Thursday, September 26, 2024 7:00 p.m. City Council Regular Meeting – hybrid meeting (City Hall and Zoom)

- Monday, September 30, 2024 6:00 p.m. City Council Special Meeting – 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.