CITY OF SHORELINE

SHORELINE CITY COUNCIL

SUMMARY MINUTES OF DINNER MEETING

Monday, December 9, 2002

Shoreline Conference Center

6:00 p.m. Highlander Room

PRESENT: Mayor Jepsen, Deputy Mayor Grossman, Councilmembers Chang, Gustafson, Hansen, Montgomery and Ransom

ABSENT: none

STAFF: Steve Burkett, City Manager; Bob Olander, Deputy City Manager; Julie Modrzejewski, Assistant City Manager; Joyce Nichols, Communications and Intergovernmental Relations Director; Tim Stewart, Planning and Development Services Director; Wendy Barry, Parks, Recreation and Cultural Services Director; Paul Haines, Public Works Director; and Bill Chaput of Hutteball & Oremus Architecture

Mayor Jepsen called the meeting to order at 6:30 p.m. All Councilmembers were present, with the exception of Councilmember Ransom who arrived later in the meeting.

Steve Burkett, City Manager, reviewed the procedures and the room set-up for tonight’s meeting on the Aurora Corridor project, noting that additional chairs were brought into the Mt. Rainier but a video feed has also been set-up in the Shoreline Room in case of an overflow crowd. He noted that the Council’s rules of procedure allow each individual to speak for two minutes after the staff report has been presented. He reviewed other procedures related to public testimony and concluded that the staff presentation should take about 20 minutes.

Wendy Barry, Parks, Recreation and Cultural Services Director updated Council on the preliminary design for the Spartan Gym Phase II renovations, which will modify an athletic facility into a community center. She reviewed the joint use agreement between the City and the School District, in which the City committed to pay the District up to $650,000 for additional improvements to the building for multi-purpose rooms and related support facilities. This funding is already allocated in the City’s Capital Improvement Plan. Noting that the Parks, Recreation and Cultural Services Advisory Committee has reviewed the proposal and recommends approval of the schematic design as presented, Ms. Barry discussed the design elements and the timeframe for completion. She said construction is expected to take about 22 weeks and should be completed by March, 2004. She concluded by mentioning that the School District has asked to convert the boiler room to an art studio, which would be, in addition to the two multi-purpose rooms in the current plan, administered by the School District. She concluded that this proposal is an example of the cooperative efforts of the district and the City to provide enhanced services to the community.

Tim Stewart, Planning and Development Services Director, provided an update on the City’s response to the County’s Brightwater Draft Environmental Impact Statement. He reviewed the tasks and timeline for the City’s response to the DEIS, which is due to King County by January 21, 2003. He commented on the tight timeframe for a response, but said the City has received money from King County to help with the staff analysis.

Mayor Jepsen noted that he will be out of town on December 17^th when the City holds its informational meeting on Brightwater. He reported that he has heard concerns about some of the alternatives (particularly the portal at 8^th NW and 205^th Street). He advised that staff should be prepared to address these concerns.

Deputy Mayor Grossman asked what the City’s process will be for addressing mitigation. Mayor Jepsen discussed the idea of notifying each group of neighbors near the proposed portals. A separate design charrette could be held for each group to get those neighbors involved in the design of mitigation for the portal hear them.

Moving on to the third topic for the evening, Joyce Nichols, Communications and Intergovermental Relations Director, outlined the process that the Suburban Cities Association is using to make appointments to the regional forum committees for next year. She said that SCA has asked each City Council to send nominees for the regional committees to be voted upon at the SCA’s January 8 regional meetings.

Council discussion followed and Councilmembers express their preferences for committee assignments. As a result of the discussion, the following slate will be sent to SCA:

Councilmember Hansen, Puget Sound Regional Council Executive Board

Deputy Mayor Grossman, PSRC Transportation Policy Board (replacing Linda Montgomery)

Councilmember Ransom, Growth Management Planning Council

Councilmember Gustafson, Regional Water Quality Committee

Additionally, Councilmember Hansen, who is the City’s representative to the SCA Management Board, was authorized to represent the City and cast the City’s weighted vote at the SCA regional meeting January 8, 2003.

Mayor Jepsen declared the meeting adjourned at 7:25 p.m.

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Joyce Nichols, Communications and Intergovernmental Relations Director