CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING Thursday, November 09, 2023 07:00 PM 17425 Ballinger Way NE Lake Forest Park, WA 98155

INSTRUCTIONS FOR PARTICIPATING IN THIS MEETING VIRTUALLY:

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If you are in person at the meeting, 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.

If you are attending the meeting via Zoom, in order to address the Council 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 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. Because the City has implemented oral comments, written comments are no longer being read under Citizen 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

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: 7:00 PM

2.PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

3.ADOPTION OF AGENDA

4.PROCLAMATIONS

  1. A.Month of Movember - November 2023

  2. B.Native American Heritage Month - November 2023

5.PRESENTATIONS

  1. A.Lakefront Improvements Plan Progress Update

  2. B.Discussion, Consideration and/or Action on Resolution 23-1931/Authorizing the Mayor to Sign an Amendment to a Professional Services Agreement with DCG-Watershed for Additional Assistance with the Lakefront Improvements Design, Engineering, Environmental Review, and Permitting Project

6.CITIZEN 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 may direct staff to follow up on items brought up by the public. Comments are limited to a three (3) minute time limit.

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.October 23, 2023 City Council Committee of the Whole Meeting Notes

  2. B.October 26, 2023 City Council Regular Meeting Minutes

  3. C.City Expenditures for the Period Ending November 9, 2023

  4. D.Resolution 23-1928/Authorizing the First Addendum to the Interlocal Agreement with the City of Sunnyside for Jail Services

  5. E.Resolution 23-1929/Adopting the Revised 2023-24 Legislative Agenda

8.ORDINANCES AND RESOLUTIONS FOR COUNCIL DISCUSSION

  1. A.Resolution 23-1930/Authorizing the Mayor to enter into a Contract for Public Defense Services with Stewart MacNichols Harmell, Inc., P.S.

  2. B.Resolution 23-1932/Authorizing Mayor to Sign Contract Agreement with Ventilation Power Cleaning, Inc. for 2023 Stormwater System Cleaning

  3. C.Ordinance 23-1282/Creating Chapter 18.74 of the Lake Forest Park Municipal Code - Sale, Disposition or Lease of Surplus Real Property for Affordable Housing

  4. D.Ordinance 23-1283/amending section10.06.010 of the Lake Forest Park Municipal Code regarding authorization for traffic safety cameras in school walk areas, public park speed zones, and zones subject to specific penalties for racing and race attendance.

9.ORDINANCES AND RESOLUTIONS FOR ACTION

  1. A.2023-2024 Mid-Biennial Budget Adjustment (Amendment)

  2. B.Ordinance 23-1279/Levying the general taxes for the city of Lake Forest Park in King County for the fiscal year commencing January 1, 2024, on all property, both real and personal, for the purpose of providing sufficient revenue

  3. C.Ordinance 23-1280/Levying the Property Tax for the Calendar Year 2024

  4. D.Resolution 23-1922/Setting the Surface Water Utility Rates for 2024

  5. E.Resolution 23-1923/Adopting 2024 User Fees

  6. F.Ordinance 23-1281/Amending the Adopted Biennial Budget for the years 2023-2024. 

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

--Friday, November 10, 2023 City Hall Closed in observance of Veterans Day
--Thursday, November 16, 2023 City Council Budget and Finance Committee Meeting 6 pm – hybrid meeting (Zoom and City Hall)
--Thursday, November 23, 2023 City Hall closed in observance of Thanksgiving
--Friday, November 24, 2023 City Hall closed in observance of Native American Heritage Day
--Thursday, December 14, 2023 City Council Work Session Meeting 6 pm – hybrid meeting (Zoom and City Hall)
--Thursday, December 14, 2023 City Council Regular Business Meeting 7 pm – hybrid meeting (Zoom and City Hall)
--Thursday, December 21, 2023 City Council Budget and Finance Committee Meeting 6 pm – hybrid meeting (Zoom and City Hall)
--Monday, December 25, 2023 City Hall closed in observance of Christmas

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.