Shoreline City Council Recap for April and May 2011

From the office of the Shoreline City Manager

As the weather slowly begins to warm, the City Council wants to encourage everyone to take advantage of the many different opportunities to enjoy music, arts and culture in the City’s parks this summer. Join us for concerts, beach walks, festivals, a parade and much more! Visit the City’s website  for event details.

Below is a recap of the Shoreline City Council’s work for the months of April and May:

Studied

• 2011 Comprehensive Plan amendment docket
• 2011-2012 Long Range Planning work schedule
• Status update on the Parks, Recreation and Open Space (PROS) Plan
• King County Metro’s draft ten-year strategic plan
• 4th Quarter Financial Report for 2010
• Shoreline urban tree canopy assessment and tree canopy ordinance scope of work
• Update of Council Goal #7: Acquire Seattle Public Utilities (SPU) water system in Shoreline
• Update on Shoreline Park at Town Center project
• Surface Water Master Plan update
• Proposed 2011-2012 Council Goals and workplan
• Proposed amendments to the fee schedule (SMC 3.01.060) and use of Shoreline facilities policy

Presentations

• Shoreline Police Department’s 2010 Police Services Report
• Annual report of the Transportation Benefit District
• Annual report of the Library Board

Public Hearing

• Comments on Ordinance No. 601 granting a franchise to Comcast of Washington, LLC and Comcast of Washington IV, Inc. to operate a cable system in the public rights-of-way to provide cable services in the City of Shoreline for a seven year term

Action Taken

• Approved Park, Recreation and Cultural Services board member appointments
• Approved neighborhood mini-grant funding for Ballinger and North City Neighborhood Associations
• Adopted the 2011 Comprehensive Plan Docket
• Authorize City Manager to obligate $630,000 from the Washington Department of Ecology Stormwater Retrofit and Low Impact Development (LID) Grant Program for the North Fork of Thornton Creek Headwaters LID Stormwater retrofit project.
• Approved the 2011-2012 Council Goals and workplan
• Authorized City Manager to approve a services contract amendment with EES Consulting for SPU feasibility analysis.

For more information on the items outlined above and to obtain the most updated agenda for City Council meetings, go to this page. For information about the City of Shoreline in general, go here.