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CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING Thursday, June 25, 2026 07:00 PM 17425 Ballinger Way NE Lake Forest Park, WA 98155

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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. Comments are limited to a three (3) minute time limit.

This is an opportunity for the public to address the City Council on any item within its purview or control.

-  Oral public comments are only accepted in person to ensure the orderly conduct of the meeting.

-  Speakers are limited to three (3) minutes.

-  Councilmembers may not respond during public comments, but may ask staff to follow up, if appropriate.

-  Public comments may not be used to promote or oppose candidates for public office or ballot measures.

-  The Mayor or presiding officer may interrupt comments that violate these instructions, are unrelated to the Council’s purview or control, or otherwise hinder the orderly conduct of the meeting.

5.PROCLAMATIONS

  1. A.Recognizing and Commemorating July 4, 2026 as the 250th Anniversary of the Founding of the United States of America

6.PRESENTATIONS

  1. A.Honoring and Thanking Rob Gross - Police Department Sergeant

  2. B.Community Park Improvement Project 

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.June 11, 2026 City Council Work Session Minutes

  2. B.June 11, 2026 City Council Regular Meeting Minutes

  3. C.City Expenditures for the Period Ending June 25, 2026

  4. D.Resolution 26-2085/Authorizing the Mayor to Sign the Professional Services Agreement with Verdantas, LLC for the On-Call Engineering Services Roster Agreement

  5. E.Resolution 26-2086/Authorizing the Mayor to Sign the Professional Services Agreement with Verdantas, LLC for On-Call Engineering Services to Support Sound Transit Bus Rapid Transit (ST3) Permit Review

8.OLD BUSINESS: Items for Discussion, Consideration, and/or Action

  1. A.Road Safety Action Plan (Previously termed the Local Road Safety Plan) - Third Presentation/Action

  2. B.Ordinance 26-1317/Master Use Permit for Forged Fiber 37, LLC (Third Presentation/Action)

  3. C.Ordinance 26-1318/Amending the 2025-2026 Budget (Second Presentation)

  4. D.Resolution 26-2084 - A resolution of the City Council of the City of Lake Forest Park, Washington, providing for a ballot measure to be submitted to the qualified electors of the city at the General Election to be held on November 3, 2026, in conjunction with the State General Election, of a proposition authorizing the city to levy regular property taxes in an amount in excess of the limitations provided in chapter 84.55 RCW for public safety services beginning in 2027; setting forth the ballot title; and providing for other related matters. (Possible Action)

9.NEW BUSINESS: Items for Discussion, Consideration, and/or Action

  1. A.Resolution 26-2087/Authorizing the Mayor to Execute the Youth and Amateur Sports Fourth Amended Grant Agreement (Get Active/Stay Active Program) with King County for Implementation of the Horizon View Park Improvements Project - (First Presentation)

  2. B.Resolution 26-2088/Authorizing the Mayor to Execute the Climate Resilience Capital Construction Grant Agreement with King County for Implementation of the Blue Heron Park Climate Resilience Project (First Presentation)

10.COUNCIL DISCUSSION AND ACTION

  1. A.Draft letter to King County Metro about proposed changes to bus route 372 

11.COUNCILMEMBER REPORTS

12.MAYOR'S REPORT

13.CITY ADMINISTRATOR'S REPORT

  1. A.June 25, 2026 City Administrator's Report

14.OTHER BUSINESS

15.ADJOURN

FUTURE SCHEDULE

- Friday, July 3, 2026 Independence Day (observed) – City Hall closed

- Thursday, July 9, 2026, 6:00 p.m. City Council Work Session – hybrid meeting (City Hall and via Zoom)

- Thursday, July 9, 2026, 7:00 p.m. City Council Regular Meeting – hybrid meeting (City Hall and via Zoom)

- Thursday, July 16, 2026, 6:00 p.m. Budget & Finance Committee Meeting – hybrid meeting (City Hall and via Zoom)

- Monday, July 20, 2026, 6:00 p.m. Committee of the Whole Meeting – hybrid meeting (City Hall and via Zoom)

- Thursday, July 23, 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.