City council regular meeting

INSTRUCTIONS FOR PARTICIPATING IN THIS MEETING VIRTUALLY:

Please note: This link works for the Special Budget and Finance Committee Meeting at 6:00 p.m. and the City Council Regular Meeting at 7:00 p.m.

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The City Council is providing opportunities for public comment by submitting a written comment or by joining the meeting webinar (via computer or phone) or by attending in person to provide oral public comment.

HOW TO PARTICIPATE WITH ORAL COMMENTS:

Sign up here https://app.waitwhile.com/welcome/comment-sign-up between 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. on the day of the meeting to provide Oral Comments during the meeting.

If you are in person at the meeting, there is a sign in sheet located near the entrance to the Council Chambers. Simply fill the form out and the Mayor will call your name at the appropriate time. Oral comments are limited to 3:00 minutes per speaker.

If you are attending the meeting via Zoom, in order to address the Council during the Public Comment section of the agenda, please use the “raise hand” feature at the bottom of the screen. Oral comments are limited to 3:00 minutes per speaker. Individuals wishing to speak to agenda items will be called to speak first in the order they have signed up. The City Clerk will call your name and allow you to speak. Please state your name and whether you are a resident of Lake Forest Park. The meeting is being recorded.

HOW TO SUBMIT WRITTEN COMMENTS:

https://www.cityoflfp.gov/615/Hybrid-City-Council-Meetings (use CTRL+CLICK to open this link)

Written comments for public hearings will be submitted to Council if received by 5:00 p.m. on the date of the meeting; otherwise, they will be provided to the City Council the next day. Because the City has implemented oral comments, written comments are no longer being read under Citizen Comments.

As allowed by law, the Council may add and take action on items not listed on the agenda. For up-to-date information on agendas, please visit the City’s website at www.cityoflfp.gov

Meetings are shown on the city’s website and on Comcast channel 21 for subscribers within the Lake Forest Park city limits.

AGENDA

1.CALL TO ORDER: 7:00 PM

2.PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

3.ADOPTION OF AGENDA

4.CITIZEN COMMENTS

This portion of the agenda is set aside for the public to address the Council on agenda items or any other topic. The Council may direct staff to follow up on items brought up by the public. Comments are limited to a three (3) minute time limit.

5.PRESENTATIONS

1. A.Republic Service regarding upcoming rate restructuring for solid waste
2. B.Discussion regarding Building Fees Adjustments for 2024

6.CONSENT CALENDAR

The following items are considered to be routine and non-controversial by the Council and will be approved by one motion. There will be no separate discussion of these items unless a Councilmember so requests, in which case the item will be removed from the Consent Calendar in its normal sequence on the agenda.

1. A.September 14, 2023 City Council Work Session Meeting Minutes
2. B.September 14, 2023 City Council Regular Meeting Minutes
3. C.City Expenditures for the Period Ending September 28, 2023
4. D.Resolution 23-1918/Canceling Certain Checks

7.ORDINANCES AND RESOLUTIONS FOR ACTION

1. A.Resolution 23-1919/Authorizing the Mayor to sign Amendment No. 2 to the Professional Services Agreement with The Watershed Company (TWC) for additional assistance with a tree inventory of Lake Forest Park.

2. B.Resolution No. 23-1920/Amending the 2023 User Fees related to the Tree Permits and the Right of Way Corridor Project Tree Permit

8.COUNCIL DISCUSSION AND ACTION

9.OTHER BUSINESS

10.COUNCIL COMMITTEE REPORTS

1. A.Councilmember Reports
2. B.Mayor's Report
3. C.City Administrator's Report

11.ADJOURN

FUTURE SCHEDULE

--Monday, October 9, 2023 Joint Special Meeting with Kenmore and Shoreline 5:45 pm – Shoreline City Hall, 17500 Midvale Avenue N, Shoreline, WA 98133
--Thursday, October 12, 2023 City Council Work Session 6 pm – hybrid meeting (Zoom and City Hall)
--Thursday, October 12, 2023 City Council Regular Meeting 7 pm - hybrid meeting (Zoom and City Hall)
--Monday, October 16, 2023 City Council Budget and Finance Committee Special Meeting 6 pm - hybrid meeting (Zoom and City Hall)
--Thursday, October 19, 2023 City Council Budget and Finance Committee Meeting – canceled
--Monday, October 23, 2023 City Council Committee of the Whole Meeting 6 pm - hybrid meeting (Zoom and City Hall)
--Thursday, October 26, 2023 City Council Regular Meeting 7 pm - hybrid meeting (Zoom and City Hall)

As allowed by law, the Council may add and take action on items not listed on the agenda

Any person requiring a disability accommodation should contact city hall at 206-368-5440 by 4:00 p.m. on the day of the meeting for more information.