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City of Lake Forest Park

City Council
City Council Study Session
July 24, 2003

Councilmembers present: Alan Kiest, Carolyn Armanini, Dwight Thompson, Mary Jane Goss, (6:20 pm), Nate Herzog, Roger Olstad, Ed Sterner

Staff present: David Hutchinson, Mayor; Karen Haines, City Administrator; Dennis Peterson, Police Chief; Ty Peterson, City Planner; Sarah Phillips, Government & Community Relations Manager; Neil Jensen, City Engineer; Frank Zenk, Public Works Operations Director; Evelyn Jahed, Deputy City Clerk

Others present: Eight visitors

CALL TO ORDER

Mayor Hutchinson called the special study session meeting to order at 6:05 p.m.

Hutchinson noted that the Burke Gilman Trail update has been postponed and is deleted from the study session agenda.

ADOPTION OF AGENDA

There being no objection, the agenda was approved as noted.

AGENDA ITEM/DISCUSSION

Comcast/Preliminary Discussion for Franchise Renewal

Government and Community Relations Manager Sarah Phillips and cable consultant Lon Hurd distributed to council a draft cable television survey that will go out to city of Lake Forest Park residents. Phillips noted that this survey would assist the city in measuring satisfaction of cable customers and to get feedback to what citizens would like to see done better. She noted that this survey would be included as an insert in one of the upcoming issues of the Town Crier.

Discussion focused on what language council would like to see included in the survey, i.e., what citizens want, how much they are willing to pay for additional services, if any, response time from Comcast when citizens call in with specific questions or problems, which channels are most popular, customer satisfaction, etc. Hurd noted these requests would be included in the survey.

Sewering Unsewered Areas—Area E

City Engineer Neil Jensen presented information illustrating capital cost recovery and project costs for sewering Area E of the unsewered areas.

Proposed Amendments to Countywide Planning Policies

Due to time constraints, Armanini moved that item 4, Proposed Amendments to Countywide Planning Policies, be discussed at the regular meeting tonight under new business. Kiest seconded. The motion carried unanimously.

Adjournment

There being no objection, the special study session meeting was adjourned at 7:20 p.m.

Evelyn Jahed, Deputy City Clerk

David R. Hutchinson, Mayor

City of Lake Forest Park

City Council City Council Study Session July 24, 2003

City Council
City Council Study Session
July 24, 2003