CITY
OF
SHORELINE
CITY COUNCIL
PRESENT: Mayor Hansen, Deputy Mayor Jepsen, Councilmembers Chang, Fimia,
Grace, Gustafson, and Ransom
ABSENT: none
1.
CALL TO ORDER
The
meeting was called to order at
2. FLAG SALUTE/ROLL CALL
Deputy Mayor Jepsen led the
flag salute. Upon roll call by the
Deputy City Clerk, all Councilmembers were present
with the exceptions of Mayor Hansen and Councilmember Fimia.
Upon motion
by Councilmember Gustafson, seconded by Councilmember Ransom and carried 5 – 0,
Mayor Hansen was excused. Mayor Hansen arrived shortly thereafter.
3. CITY MANAGER’S REPORT
Mr. Burkett responded to
Council questions regarding the construction project on Interstate 5, noting
that the state is building an additional freeway lane from
4. COUNCIL REPORTS: none
5. PUBLIC COMMENT
(a)
(b) Virginia
Paulsen, Shoreline, felt the City should seriously consider practical solutions
to the crises created by unlimited growth and dependence on oil. She urged the Council to view the video “End
of Sururbia” and to consider developing the local
economy in a way that anticipates problems before they occur. She felt that citizens could help address the
crisis through animal husbandry and by growing their own food.
6. WORKSHOP ITEMS
Rob Beem, Human
Services Manager, reviewed the Shoreline Human Services Program’s
accomplishments for 2004 and opportunities for 2005. He addressed the City’s overall strategy for
increasing Shoreline resident’s access to services, the impact of the City’s
use of $309,647 for the support agencies’ service delivery to Shoreline
residents, and the City’s role in identifying and addressing emerging issues
including hunger and cultural diversity.
He noted that Human Services added Minor Home Repair as a new program
for 2005 and undertook expansion of family support programs. He explained that the City’s role in Human
Services is to use its resources of funding and staff time to support
activities that increase residents’ access to human services. The City engages agencies and other partners
such as the Shoreline Public Schools,
Continuing, Mr. Beem
commented on potential changes in Community Development Block Grant (CDBG)
funding and the process to allocate Human Services funding for 2006. A key element of the City’s funding, the CDBG
is expected to decline over the next three years. Currently, the Consortium which operates the
CDBG in
(a)
(a)
(a) Peter Henry, Shoreline, identified
problems with the public outreach process, noting that the first open house is
scheduled to occur after the City Council authorizes the contract. He expressed concern with the proposal that
CH2M Hill be the contractor for both the public input process and the design,
noting the potential for them to “push their own agenda.” He said he would like the City to avoid
committing itself to a huge amount of money for a project that costs too much
and displaces too many people and businesses. He expressed concern about the
lack of right-of-way width in future phases of the project, noting that
businesses will be forced to give up their frontage property. He urged the Council to serve the interests
of the residents, taxpayers and business owners who are in Shoreline for the
long term.
(b) Caralee Cook,
Shoreline, expressed support for the Council’s vision for the
7. ADJOURNMENT
At
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