MINUTES City Council Regular Meeting 6:30 PM - February 6, 2018 City Hall Council Chambers, Sammamish, WA

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1 MINUTES City Council Regular Meeting 6:30 PM - February 6, 2018 City Hall Council Chambers, Sammamish, WA Mayor Christie Malchow called the regular meeting of the Sammamish City Council to order at 6:30 pm. Councilmembers Present: Mayor Christie Malchow Deputy Mayor Tom Hornish Councilmember Ramiro Valderrama Councilmember Chris Ross Councilmember Karen Moran Councilmember Pam Stuart Councilmember Jason Ritchie Councilmembers Absent: Staff Present City Manager Lyman Howard Deputy City Manager Jessi Bon Director of Community Development Jeff Thomas City Manager's Office Management Analyst Mike Sugg Director of Parks & Recreation Angie Feser Deputy Director of Parks & Recreation Anjali Myer City Attorney Mike Kenyon City Clerk Melonie Anderson ROLL CALL Role was called. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE Councilmember Ross led the pledge APPROVAL OF AGENDA MOTION: Councilmember Ramiro Valderrama moved to approve the agenda. Deputy Mayor Tom Hornish seconded. Motion carried unanimously 7-0. Page 1 of 5

2 TRANSPORTATION MASTER PLAN AND TRAFFIC CONCURRENCY UPDATE City Manager Lyman Howard reported that Staff will be reporting back to Council on the status and progress of the Transportation Master Plan and Traffic Management Concurrency issues at the February 13, 2018 Study Session. PUBLIC COMMENT Elizabeth Ryan, 1635 W Beaver Lake Dr, spoke regarding stormwater code updates. John Eastman, 196 Avenue NE, spoke regarding trees Mary Wictor, th Avenue NE, spoke regarding sensitive area maps. Vince Mendillo, NE 32nd Place, spoke regarding water issues in the Eagle Shore development Aurora Purcel, NE 32nd Place, spoke to the same issue as the previous speaker. Francis Hoffman, th Place SE, spoke regarding the need for a facility to house their drama productions CONSENT CALENDAR Payroll for the period ending January 15, 2018 for the pay date of January 19, 2018 in the amount of $398, Approval: Claims For Period Ending February 6, 2018 In The Amount Of $3,071, For Check No Through Resolution: 2018 Council Priorities Resolution: Revising the Rules of Procedure for the City Council (R ) Resolution: Accepting the Sammamish Landing ADA Access Improvements Project as Complete (R ) Contract: Aerial Mapping/GeoTerra Approval: Minutes for the November 28, 2017 Special Meeting Approval: Notes for the December 4, 2017 Study Session Approval: Minutes for the December 5, 2017 Regular Meeting Approval: Minutes for the December 12, 2017 Special Meeting Approval: Minutes for the January 2, 2018 Regular Meeting Approval: Notes for the January 8, 2018 Joint Meeting with the Lake Washington School Board/Special Study Session Approval: Notes for the January 9, 2018 Study Session Approval: Minutes for the January 16, 2018 Regular Meeting Councilmember Valderrama requested the removal if Item # Council Priorities from the Consent agenda. Page 2 of 5

3 MOTION: Councilmember Karen Moran moved to approve Consent Calendar. Councilmember Ramiro Valderrama seconded. Motion carried unanimously 7-0. PRESENTATIONS / PROCLAMATIONS - NONE PUBLIC HEARINGS Public Hearing: Ordinance Amending Section 19A of the Sammamish Municipal Code (SMC) to Prohibit the Circumvention of Zoning Density (O ) Jeff Thomas, Director of Community Development gave the staff report. Public Hearing opened at 6:59 pm Public Comment Stacy Gillett, Representing ARC of King County, Bob Johns, Representing ARC of King County, spoke against the ordinance Brian McRae, Representing ARC of King County, spoke against the ordinance. Mary Wictor, spoke previously, spoke in favor of the amendment offered by the previous speaker. Public Hearing closed at 7:13 pm MOTION: Deputy Mayor Tom Hornish moved to adoption of the amendments to SMC 19A contained in the emergency Ordinance with additional amendments. Councilmember Karen Moran seconded. Motion carried unanimously 7-0. Public Hearing: Resolution Related to the Adoption of the 2018 Parks, Recreation, and Open Space (PRO) Plan for Purposes of Meeting the Washington State Department of Recreation and Conservation Office Submittal Requirements Angie Feser, Director of Parks and Recreation, gave the staff report. Public hearing opened at 7:23pm Public Comment Kevin Barthalama, nd Pl SE, Advocated for a higher priority in the PRO Plan for converting grass fields to synthetic turf in the PRO Plan. Roht Puri, SE 12th Place, Seconded the opinion of the first speaker. Jan Bird, st Avenue SE, spoke in support of the PRO plan. Tim McGruder, Eastside Audubon Society PO Box 370, Kirkland, spoke in favor of the plan. James Eastman, spoke previously, spoke regarding trails. Public Hearing closed at 7:34 pm The Capital Improvement Projects within the plan will be discussed at the February 27, 2018 Study Session. Page 3 of 5

4 No action was taken on this item. UNFINISHED BUSINESS Resolution: Adopting Council Priorities for 2018 (R ) MOTION: Councilmember Ramiro Valderrama moved to move to approve 2018 Council priorities. Councilmember Pam Stuart seconded. Motion carried unanimously 7-0. NEW BUSINESS Resolution: Establishing a New Governance Committee Charter and Updating Existing Council Committee Charters for 2018 Mike Sugg, Management Analyst gave the staff report. Councilmember Ross was appointed to the Utility Committee. MOTION: Councilmember Pam Stuart moved to approve resolution adding Governance Committee and updating Committee Charters. Councilmember Ramiro Valderrama seconded. Motion carried unanimously 7-0. MOTION: Councilmember Pam Stuart moved to approve committee appointments. Councilmember Ramiro Valderrama seconded. Motion carried unanimously 7-0. MOTION: Councilmember Ramiro Valderrama moved to approve adding to the Legislative Committee Charter the role of coordinating with other cities on issues affecting the Kokanee watershed. Deputy Mayor Tom Hornish seconded. Motion carried unanimously 7-0. COUNCIL REPORTS/ COUNCIL COMMITTEE REPORTS Mayor Malchow submitted written comments Councilmember Ross reported on the Kokanee Work Group meeting. Councilmember Valderrama attended the Association of Washington Cities meeting. Councilmember Ritchie attended the King Conservation District Meeting and the Regional Transportation Meeting. Deputy Mayor Hornish attended the North End Mayor's meeting. He attended the EMS Task Force Levy meeting. CITY MANAGER REPORT MOTION: Councilmember Ramiro Valderrama moved to approve supporting the position outlined by the City Manager regarding Emergency Medical Services (EMS) levy approvals. Mayor Christie Malchow seconded. Motion carried unanimously 7-0. Mr. Howard reported on the specifics of the Emergency Medical Services Levy (EMS). The State Legislature is considering restructuring the approval process for the EMS Levy by reducing the approval threshold from 100% of the Cities over 60,000 in population to 60%. They also want to change from cities to service providers to be the taxing authority. He suggested that Council might agree to a 75% approval but ideally it would remain at 100%, and to limit approvals to cities and regional taxing authorities. MOTION: Deputy Mayor Tom Hornish moved to approve cancelling February 20, 2018 Regular Meeting to February 27, 2018 Special meeting. Councilmember Chris Ross seconded. Motion carried unanimously 7-0. Page 4 of 5

5 EXECUTIVE SESSION Council retired to Executive Session at 9:23 pm and returned at 10:09 pm. MOTION: Deputy Mayor Tom Hornish moved to authorize the City Manager to purchase and easement over the Lancaster Ridge Open Space tract for an amount of $42,500 to be used to construct a trail from the Lower Commons to Big Rock Park Councilmember Karen Moran seconded. Motion carried unanimously 7-0. ADJOURNMENT 10:15 pm Melonie Anderson, City Clerk Mayor Christie Malchow Page 5 of 5