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CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING Thursday, January 08, 2026 07:00 PM 17425 Ballinger Way NE Lake Forest Park, WA 98155

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AMENDED

AGENDA

1.CALL TO ORDER: 7:00 PM

2.PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

3.ADOPTION OF AGENDA

4.COUNCIL ORGANIZATIONAL MEETING

  1. A.-       Adopt City Council Governance Manual

    -       Election of Deputy Mayor and Vice Chair

    -       Appointment of Committee Chairs

5.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.

6.PROCLAMATIONS

  1. A.Recognizing January 19, 2026 as Martin Luther King Jr. Day

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.December 11, 2025 City Council Work Session Minutes

  2. B.City Expenditures for the Period Ending December 24, 2025 (pre-paid)

  3. C.City Expenditures for the Period Ending January 8, 2026

  4. D.Resolution 26-2053/Authorizing the Mayor to Sign the Interlocal Agreement with the Lake Forest Park Water District for Construction of Water System Improvements in Conjunction with the SR104/40th Place NE Roundabout Project

  5. E.Resolution 26-2055/Authorizing the Mayor to Sign the 2026 Economic Development Partnership Agreement with the Port of Seattle

  6. F.Resolution 26-2057/Authorizing the Mayor to Sign the Interlocal Agreement Between the City of Shoreline and City of Lake Forest Park Regarding Early Registration and Resident Rate for City of Shoreline Recreation Programs

8.FINAL CONFIRMATION

  1. A.Appointing Ross Baarslag-Benson to the Lake Forest Park Tree Board Position No. 1 (partial term)

  2. B.Appointing Minda Martin to the Lake Forest Park Tree Board, Alternate

9.ORDINANCES AND RESOLUTIONS FOR INTRODUCTION / REFERRAL

  1. A.Resolution 26-2054/Authorizing the Mayor to Sign the Washington State Department of Ecology 2025-2027 Water Quality Stormwater Capacity Agreement

10.ORDINANCES AND RESOLUTIONS FOR ACTION

  1. A.Resolution 26-2056/Authorizing the Mayor to Sign Amendments 2 & 3 to the Interlocal Cooperation Agreement Between King County and the City of Lake Forest Park for Conservation Futures-Funded Open Space Acquisition Projects

  2. B.AMENDED - Resolution 26-2058/Authorizing the Mayor to sign the King County Parks Property Tax Levy Agreement (2026-2031)

11.COUNCIL DISCUSSION AND ACTION

12.OTHER BUSINESS

13.COUNCIL COMMITTEE REPORTS

  1. A.Councilmember Reports

  2. B.Mayor's Report

  3. C.City Administrator's Report

14.ADJOURN

FUTURE SCHEDULE

- Monday, January 12, 2026, 6:00 p.m. Committee of the Whole Meeting – hybrid meeting (City Hall and via Zoom)

- Thursday, January 15, 2026, 6:00 p.m. Budget & Finance Committee Meeting – hybrid meeting (City Hall and via Zoom)

- Monday, January 19, 2026 – Martin Luther King, Jr. Day; City Hall Closed

- Thursday, January 22, 2026, 7:00 p.m. City Council Regular 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.