CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING

Name: CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING — Lake Forest Park, WA
Start: 2025-09-25T19:00:00
End: 2025-09-25T21:00:00
Location: Lake Forest Park, WA

Regular Meeting

Lake Forest Park, WA · September 25, 2025

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CITY OF LAKE FOREST PARK CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING MINUTES September 25, 2025 It is noted that this meeting was held in person in the City Council Chambers and remotely via Zoom. Councilmembers present: Tracy Furutani, Deputy Mayor; Larry Goldman, Vice Chair; Paula Goode, Jon Lebo, Ashton McCartney, Ellyn Saunders Councilmembers absent: Semra Riddle Staff present: Tom French, Mayor; Phillip Hill, City Administrator; Kim Adams Pratt, City Attorney; Lindsey Vaughn, Finance Director; Mike Harden, Police Chief; Mark Hofman, Community Development Director; Matt McLean, City Clerk Others present: 10 visitors CALL TO ORDER Mayor French called the regular City Council meeting of September 25, 2025, to order at 7:00 p.m. FLAG SALUTE Deputy Mayor Furutani led the Pledge of Allegiance. ADOPTION OF AGENDA Deputy Mayor Furutani moved to approve the agenda as presented. Cmbr. Goode seconded. The motion to approve the agenda as presented carried unanimously. PUBLIC COMMENT Mayor French invited comments from the public after sharing brief comments on free speech. Sarah Phillips provided an update on the community Climate Hub. With no one else in the audience wishing to speak, Mayor French closed public comment. PROCLAMATIONS Recognizing October 2025 as Breast Cancer Awareness Month Cmbr. Saunders read the proclamation. City Council Regular Meeting Minutes Approved by Council September 25, 2025 October 9, 2025 Recognizing October 2025 as Freedom to Read Month Mayor French read the proclamation. Alice Darnton from King County Library System received the proclamation. CONSENT CALENDAR Deputy Mayor Furutani moved to approve the Consent Calendar. Cmbr. McCartney seconded. The motion to approve the Consent Calendar as amended carried unanimously. A. A Pre-Paid Accounts Payable dated 9/16/2025 Claim Fund Check No. 88164 in the amount of $25,992.82, an Accounts Payable dated 9/25/2025 Claim Fund Check Nos. 88165 through 88248 in the amount of $695,631.50, a 9/8/2025 Payroll Fund ACH transaction in the amount of $203,336.85, and a 9/8/2025 Direct Deposit transaction in the amount of $228,065.95. Additional approved ACH transactions: US Bank Statement, $41,285.93; Elavon, $1,088.94; Invoice Cloud, $2,270.40; State of Washington, $13,504.61; Wex Bank-Chevron, $89.13. Total approved transactions: $1,211,266.13. B. Resolution 25-2029/Authorizing the Mayor to Sign the Interagency Agreement between the Washington State Administrative Office of the Courts and the Lake Forest Park Municipal Court for the Language Access and Interpreter Reimbursement Program for the Period 2025-2026 ORDINANCES AND RESOLUTION FOR INTRODUCTION/REFERRAL Resolution 25-2030/Adoption of the Americans with Disability Act (ADA) Grievance Procedures Director Hofman briefly introduced the item and responded to Council questions. This will be brought back at a future meeting. OTHER BUSINESS Vice Chair Goldman shared that the application season for Sound Cities Association (SCA) committees is coming up and proposed a discussion at a future Committee of the Whole (COW) meeting to coordinate who might apply for which committee. Vice Chair Goldman proposed scheduling a COW meeting in November. There was Council consensus to schedule a Committee of the Whole meeting for November 24, 2025. 2 City Council Regular Meeting Minutes Approved by Council September 25, 2025 October 9, 2025 Vice Chair Goldman moved to excuse Cmbr. Riddle. Deputy Mayor Furutani seconded. The motion carried with Vice Chair Goldman dissenting. COUNCILMEMBER/MAYOR/CITY ADMINISTRATOR REPORTS Councilmembers shared about meetings they attended. Mayor French gave a brief report. ADJOURNMENT There being no further business, Mayor French adjourned the meeting at 7:38 p.m. Tom French Tom French (Oct 13, 2025 14:40:59 PDT) Tom French, Mayor Matt McLean, City Clerk 3 City Council Regular Meeting Minutes Approved by Council September 25, 2025 October 9, 2025 2025-09-25 City Council Regular Meeting Minutes Final Audit Report 2025-10-13 Created: 2025-10-13 By: Jessica Halterman (jhalterman@cityoflfp.gov) Status: Signed Transaction ID: CBJCHBCAABAA_EfeML8oKLI99099XFTjNNy0Tr0NfI9e "2025-09-25 City Council Regular Meeting Minutes" History Document created by Jessica Halterman (jhalterman@cityoflfp.gov) 2025-10-13 - 9:33:52 PM GMT Document emailed to Tom French (tfrench@cityoflfp.gov) for signature 2025-10-13 - 9:33:56 PM GMT Document emailed to Matt McLean (mmclean@ci.lake-forest-park.wa.us) for signature 2025-10-13 - 9:33:57 PM GMT Email viewed by Tom French (tfrench@cityoflfp.gov) 2025-10-13 - 9:40:46 PM GMT Document e-signed by Tom French (tfrench@cityoflfp.gov) Signature Date: 2025-10-13 - 9:40:59 PM GMT - Time Source: server Email viewed by Matt McLean (mmclean@ci.lake-forest-park.wa.us) 2025-10-13 - 9:49:44 PM GMT Document e-signed by Matt McLean (mmclean@ci.lake-forest-park.wa.us) Signature Date: 2025-10-13 - 9:49:54 PM GMT - Time Source: server Agreement completed. 2025-10-13 - 9:49:54 PM GMT

Agenda

CITY OF LAKE FOREST PARK CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING Thursday, September 25, 2025 at 7:00 PM Meeting Location: In Person and Virtual / Zoom cityoflfp.gov 17425 Ballinger Way NE Lake Forest Park, WA 98155 INSTRUCTIONS FOR ATTENDING THIS MEETING VIRTUALLY: Join Zoom Webinar: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/87270367774 Call into Webinar: 253-215-8782 | Webinar ID: 872 7036 7774 The City Council is providing opportunities for public comment by submitting a written comment or by attending in person to provide oral public comment. HOW TO PARTICIPATE WITH ORAL COMMENTS: If you are attending the meeting in person, 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. Oral comments are not being accepted via Zoom. The meeting is being recorded. HOW TO SUBMIT WRITTEN COMMENTS: Written comments will be submitted to the 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. The City Clerk will read your name and subject matter into the record during Public 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. PUBLIC COMMENTS State law, RCW 42.17A.555, does not allow the use of public facilities to promote or oppose ballot measures. Promoting or opposing the City’s levy lid lift ballot measure during a council meeting would be use of a public facility in violation of state law. This includes comments made during the Public Comment section of a Council meeting. The statute, however, does not limit your ability to support or oppose a ballot measure on your own time using your own resources. The Council will not be accepting online public 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 might have purview or control over. However, the Mayor or Council may not respond to comments from the public. If the comments are of a nature that the Council does not have influence or control over, then the Mayor or presiding officer may request the speaker suspend their comments. 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. PROCLAMATIONS A. Recognizing October 2025 as Breast Cancer Awareness Month B. Recognizing October 2025 as Freedom to Read Month 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. A. City Expenditures for the Period Ending 9/25/2025 B. Resolution 25-2029/Authorizing Mayor to Sign the Interagency Agreement between the Washington State Administrative Office of the Courts and the Lake Forest Park Municipal Court for the Language Access and Interpreter Reimbursement Program for the period 2025- 2026 7. ORDINANCES AND RESOLUTIONS FOR INTRODUCTION / REFERRAL A. Resolution 25-2030/Adoption of the Americans with Disability Act (ADA) Grievance Procedures 8. COUNCIL DISCUSSION AND ACTION 9. OTHER BUSINESS 10. COUNCIL COMMITTEE REPORTS A. Councilmember Reports B. Mayor's Report C. City Administrator's Report 11. ADJOURN FUTURE SCHEDULE - Thursday, October 9, 2025, 6:00 p.m. City Council Work Session – hybrid meeting (City Hall and via Zoom) - Thursday, October 9, 2025, 7:00 p.m. City Council Regular Meeting – hybrid meeting (City Hall and via Zoom) - Thursday, October 16, 2025, 6:00 p.m. Budget & Finance Committee Meeting – hybrid meeting (City Hall and via Zoom) - Monday, October 20, 2025, 6:00 p.m. Committee of the Whole Meeting – hybrid meeting (City Hall and via Zoom) - Thursday, October 23, 2025, 7:00 p.m. City Council Regular Meeting – hybrid meeting (City Hall and via Zoom) 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.

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