CITY COUNCIL COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE MEETING Monday, January 22, 2024 06:00 PM 17425 Ballinger Way NE Lake Forest Park, WA 98155

INSTRUCTIONS FOR PARTICIPATING IN THIS MEETING VIRTUALLY:

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The Committee of the Whole is providing opportunities for public comment by submitting a written comment or by joining the meeting webinar (via computer or phone) or in person to provide oral public comment.

HOW TO PARTICIPATE WITH ORAL COMMENTS:

Sign up here https://app.waitwhile.com/welcome/comment-sign-up between 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. on the day of the meeting to provide Oral Comments during the meeting.

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 Deputy Mayor will call your name at the appropriate time. Oral comments are limited to 3:00 minutes per speaker.

If you are attending the meeting via Zoom, in order to address the Committee during the Public Comment section of the agenda, please use the “raise hand” feature at the bottom of the screen. Oral comments are limited to 3:00 minutes per speaker.  Individuals wishing to speak to agenda items will be called to speak first in the order they have signed up.  The City Clerk will call your name and allow you to speak. Please state your name and whether you are a resident of Lake Forest Park. The meeting is being recorded.

HOW TO SUBMIT WRITTEN COMMENTS:

https://www.cityoflfp.gov/615/Hybrid-City-Council-Meetings (use CTRL+CLICK to open this link)

Written comments for public hearings will be submitted to the Committee if received by 5:00 p.m. on the date of the meeting; otherwise, they will be provided to the Committee the next day. Because the City has implemented oral comments, written comments are no longer being read under Citizen Comments.

Meetings are shown on the city’s website and on Comcast channel 21 for subscribers within the Lake Forest Park city limits.



AGENDA

1.CALL TO ORDER

2.PUBLIC COMMENTS

This portion of the agenda is set aside for the public to address the Council on agenda items or any 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 to 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.

3.DISCUSSION ITEMS

  1. A.AMENDED - Possible amendments to the Governance Manual

  2. B.Emergency Operations Center (EOC) operations for elected officials

4.ADJOURN

FUTURE SCHEDULE
--Thursday, January 25, 2024 City Council Regular Meeting 7 pm – hybrid meeting (Zoom and City Hall)
--Thursday, February 8, 2024 City Council Work Session Meeting 6 pm – hybrid meeting (Zoom and City Hall)
--Thursday, February 8, 2024 City Council Regular Meeting 7 pm – hybrid meeting (Zoom and City Hall)
--Thursday, February 15, 2024 City Council Budget and Finance Committee Meeting 6 pm – hybrid meeting (Zoom and City Hall)
--Monday, February 19, 2024 City Offices Closed in Observance of Presidents Day
--Thursday, February 22, 2024 City Council Regular Meeting 7 pm – hybrid meeting (Zoom and City Hall)

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.