Update for the Week of 11/24/14
November 24 Council Meeting
Dinner Meeting – Met with the Shoreline Chamber of Commerce Executive Board and Executive Director
Regular Meeting
· Adoption of the 2015 Property Tax Levy and Adoption of the 2015 Budget
· 2014 Budget Amendment – Ordinance No. 700: Proposed
Ordinance No. 700 totals $407,817, and increased both revenues and
expenditures. The increase in expenditures is offset by the increase in
grant revenue totaling $118,983 and the use of available fund balance
totaling $288,834.
· Chronic Nuisance – Ordinance No. 698: This ordinance is to correct some clerical errors. It is set for adoption on December 8.
· Small Vendor Business License Waiver – Ordinance No. 693: The
intent of proposed Ordinance No. 692 is to streamline the process for
small vendors to participate in City and non-profit sponsored community
building activities and functions. This item will come back for Council
action in early January.
December 1 Council Meeting
· Contract Agreement with KPFF for the Design of the 10th Avenue NW Bridge Repairs (formerly known as Hidden Lake Bridge):
Staff is requesting Council authorize the City Manager to execute a
contract with KPFF Consulting Engineers for $84,383 to provide design
services for the 10th Avenue NW Bridge Project.
· Contract Agreement with the Washington State Department of Transportation to Obligate STP Grant Funds for the 15th Avenue NE Overlay Project: Staff
is requesting that Council authorize the City Manager to execute a
Local Agency Agreement with the Washington State Department of
Transportation (WSDOT) to obligate $309,740 of Surface Transportation
Program (STP) grant funding for the 15th Avenue NE Overlay Project to be
constructed in 2016. The funding source is through WSDOT and provides
for 68% of eligible costs.
· Construction Contract for the NE 195th Separated Trail Project: This action will be to authorize the City Manager to sign a construction
contract with Taylor's Excavating, Inc. in the amount of $395,325.30
for the NE195th Street Separated Trail Project. The award of this
contract was delayed from November 24 as the City received a bid
protest. That bid protest has been determined to not have merit.
· Authorize
the City Manager to Execute a Contract with Stewart, MacNichols,
Harmell, Inc., P.S. for Primary Public Defense Services: The
City is required to provide the services of a public defender to
individuals who are determined to be indigent or nearly indigent and
unable to afford representation themselves. Representation must be
present at all criminal hearings, motions and trials that occur at the
Shoreline Courthouse. This contract also includes provisions for
representation at out of custody arraignment hearings, which the City
has not provided prior to this contract. The public defense contract for
Council consideration is for primary public defense services beginning January 1, 2015.
The proposed contract’s initial term is for two years and includes
three one-year options to extend, for a total contract life of five
years (through December 31, 2019)
if the option years are executed. To award this contract, the City
conducted a competitive bid process and issued a request for proposals
(RFP) on September 19, 2014. The City received seven proposals, and
Stewart, MacNichols, Harmell, Inc., P.S. was selected as the most
qualified firm.
· Discussion of 145th Route Development Plan – Project Goals and Funding Strategies: The purpose of this agenda item is to discuss the following items related to the 145th Street Route Development Plan (RDP) with Council:
1. Public outreach and communication strategy
2. Project goals and evaluation criteria
3. Funding strategies for improvements to the corridor over the long term.
Agenda Planner Changes
· The PTE Amendments has moved from December 8th to January 5th.
This will allow staff some additional time to review options for
Council’s consideration and to coordinate potential PTE incentives with
the 185th Light Rail Station Sub-Area Plan.
· Award of contract for Classification & Compensation Study has been moved from January 5 to January 12.
Light Rail Update
On Thursday the Planning Commission reviewed the Final Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS) for the 185th Street Station Subarea Plan. A Review Guide to the FEIS is helpful in comparing the Alternatives studied in the FEIS. For review, the draft policies for the 185th Street Station Subarea Plan.
Public Safety – Council Goal No. 5
A one-page summary
of the quarterly activity (July through October) of the police directly
related to their Goal No. 5 initiatives. In summary, police held 24
community meetings during this time, including facilitating the start-up
of seven new Shoreline WATCH groups. They performed 52 on-view area
checks on the Interurban Trail, which there had only been seven during
the same period in 2013. There were several instances during the first
part of the emphasis when arrests were made and liquor violations
ticketed. This activity seemed to subside later in the summer as the
emphasis continued. Clearly presence has an impact on discouraging these
activities and as such Chief Ledford will have patrol start another
problem solving project in spring of 2015 to increase visibility and
address any violations. The Shoreline Motel also had 60 incidents during
this time period.
Employee of the Year Finalists
Each
year employees have an opportunity to nominate co-workers for Employee
of the Year. These nominations are reviewed by an employee committee who
then recommend three finalists and the Employee of the Year. The
Employee of the Year will be announced at the December 10, All City Staff Meeting. This year’s finalists include:
· James McCrackin, Recreation Coordinator (Shoreline Pool Manager)
· Jessica Simulcik-Smith, City Clerk
· Miranda Redinger, Senior Planner
Meetings and Events from the Week
· Woodway: On
Monday, November 17, Deputy Mayor Eggen and I met with Woodway Mayor
Nichols and City Administrator Eric Faison. Our discussion focused on
Point Wells. We will follow-up with further discussions on this issue to
understand their interests along with their interest in future
operation of utilities.
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· City Sponsored Community Events
o Specialized Recreation “Wizard of Oz” Production: On
Wednesday, November 19 approximately 100 people attended Specialized
Recreation’s production of the “Wizard of Oz” at Shoreline Community
College. It was heart warming to see the excitement and effort of our
Specialized Recreation participants to put on this production. There was
laughter, clapping and even a few tears displayed by the audience in
watching the production.
o Nurturing Trust – with Family, with Community: Thursday
night, November 20 was the final session for this five-week workshop
series for Spanish speaking parents. All workshops were conducted in
Spanish. The goal of the series was to help parents learn how to form a
safe community for their children and to encourage these parents to feel
comfortable participating in City programs, to become involved with
their community, and have positive relationships with the Shoreline and
Lake Forest Park police force. There were over 30 parents who attended
all five sessions and received certificates of completion. It was
heartwarming to see this part of our community at City Hall for five
weeks! Congratulations to Dahlia Corona, our Community Services Officer,
who took lead in providing this workshop series.
This and That
· We
received word this week that Dockside Cannabis (Harvest Moon
Enterprises) has passed their final inspection and anticipate that they
will be opening soon as one of the two marijuana retailers in Shoreline.
Their location is 15001 Aurora Ave. N. #15029.
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