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CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING Thursday, May 08, 2025 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 or presiding officer 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.FINAL CONFIRMATION

  1. A.Appointment of John Drew to Planning Commission

6.PROCLAMATIONS

  1. A.Recognizing May 11 - 17, 2025 as National Police Week & May 15, 2025 as Peace Officers Memorial Day

  2. B.Recognizing May 17 - 23, 2025 as National Safe Boating & Paddling Week

  3. C.Recognizing May 18 - 24, 2025 as National Public Works Week

7.PRESENTATIONS

  1. A.King County Regional Homeless Authority

  2. B.Honoring and Thanking Jason Becker - Police Department Sergeant

  3. C.Promotion of Police Department Officer Jayson Bensen to Sergeant

  4. D.Police Department 2024 Annual Report

8.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.April 21, 2025 Committee of the Whole meeting notes

  2. B.April 24, 2025 City Council Regular Meeting minutes

  3. C.City Expenditures for the Period Ending May 8, 2025

9.ORDINANCES AND RESOLUTIONS FOR COUNCIL DISCUSSION

  1. A.Resolution 25-2015/Authorizing the Mayor to sign Amendment No. 3 to the Professional Services Contract Agreement AG-21-002 with Transportation Solutions, Inc. for the SR 104 / 40th Place NE Roundabout Project

10.ORDINANCES AND RESOLUTIONS FOR ACTION

  1. A.Resolution 25-2016/Authorizing the Mayor to Sign the Water Resource Inventory Area 8 (WRIA 8) Interlocal Agreement Renewal 2026-2035

11.OTHER BUSINESS

  1. A.Community Development permit tracking software update to iWorQ

12.COUNCIL COMMITTEE REPORTS

  1. A.Councilmember Reports

  2. B.Mayor's Report

  3. C.City Administrator's Report

13.ADJOURN

FUTURE SCHEDULE

- Monday, May 12, 2025, 5:45 p.m. Joint City Council Meeting with Cities of Shoreline and Kenmore – hybrid meeting (Shoreline City Hall and via Zoom)

- Monday, May 12, 2025, 7:30 p.m. City Council Special Meeting – hybrid meeting (City Hall and via Zoom)

- Monday, May 19, 2025, 6:00 p.m. Committee of the Whole Meeting – hybrid meeting (City Hall and via Zoom)

- Thursday, May 22, 2025, 7:00 p.m. City Council Regular Meeting – hybrid meeting (City Hall and via Zoom)

- Monday, May 26, 2025 – Memorial Day, City Hall closed

- Thursday, May 29, 2025, 6:00 p.m. Budget & Finance Committee Meeting – hybrid meeting (City Hall and via 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.