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Annie Pansky, who said she operates the Yacht Club and wants to transition it to a Scandinavian-style family spa, told the council she and her husband have received neighborhood support and petition signatures and asked the city to allow amenity rentals under a reasonable framework. Pansky said the draft ordinance’s proposed outdoor sound limit of 55 dBA is below the neighborhood’s ambient noise near flight paths and busy roads and argued the code’s occupancy limit of six guests did not reflect available outdoor space, parking, or responsible management. She proposed a strike-based accountability model: three verified complaints from different neighbors within six months would trigger enforcement and three strikes in a year would revoke a permit.

Multiple neighbors described repeated impacts from short-term pool rentals. Kim Richmond, who said she lives next door, raised safety concerns and recounted a July incident when a 12-year-old “almost died” and was pulled from the pool by first responders. She said there is no lifeguard or health-department oversight for private rental pools, and described repeated noise and late-hour disturbances. Ellie Richmond, who said she teaches children, urged the council to exclude private short-term pool rentals from the code, pointing to lack of health-department reporting, absence of lifeguards, alcohol sales and what she described as environmental and safety risks. She noted Mount Rainier Pool as a public alternative that is regulated and staffed.

Council members discussed the item during the Economic Development Committee report. Chair Nutting said the committee heard the issue and directed staff to proceed with drafting an ordinance; Nutting said staff received the direction they needed and would consider public comments in the ordinance development. The transcript shows no council vote on a final ordinance that night.

City staff and committee members emphasized that any future rulemaking would need to balance neighborhood protections (noise, safety, parking, accountability) with the rights of property owners and small businesses. Neighbors asked for stronger enforcement tools and health oversight; operators asked for practical standards that reflect site-specific conditions and not blanket bedroom-based occupancy calculations.

The council did not adopt an ordinance at the March 27 meeting. The city manager and staff were directed by the committee to craft code language for council consideration in a future meeting, taking into account public comment and committee guidance.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","City Council Meeting 03/27/2025","oneSentenceSummary","Operators and neighboring residents debated proposed short-term amenity rental rules at the Des Moines City Council on March 27, with neighbors citing safety and noise from private pool rentals and operators urging realistic, enforceable standards.","taxTitle","Des Moines City, King County, Washington","taxId",51807,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6099802,"King County councilmember outlines revised parks levy allocation for South King County",1319,386000,1705000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2815974-42a94ecdde34c84070f72eb06c92dbdc&start=386&end=1705","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2815974-42a94ecdde34c84070f72eb06c92dbdc/thumbnail_386000.jpg","/articles/6099802/Des-Moines-City/King-County/Washington/King-County-councilmember-outlines-revised-parks-levy-allocation-for-South-King-County","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6099802-8a5fe59d20989c9a7814675c71861e88/orig.mp4?Expires=1773558462&Signature=WesPkHBm1TIkgLOPaF78Twj7fDlnjVZQFzCRlVRegzmyg2T0NkqbY1zfYk~XQIZLcbUhv68S356-4MePXnzVLva9pblLuJqlfI~H0lZ1Pp~9rbk4e~jCRjK-~Jx8lzVVxX2Fdx3mPtdq6Th1ZnohSa77Tn39puAp-aFKfVi0m6xc4rhlUaoN1rkbw4GslT70HRvxoLVRT0EqnRzZ8-YEGR~itqjihDRccAkQynNq6Rqqy~oJDo~pu0sh-LbcdsgfUFK-MuLyFqrOeUEs9sLDbvMYU8rNE320nI6T6SeyhrZ7hA9bsky7UnTgDr6~vxQMx-6wanwptNFkZmjzCy9t2g__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Deshawn Quinn, King County Councilmember for District 5, told the Des Moines City Council on March 27 that the county budget committee revised a proposed six-year parks levy to increase operations funding and direct more pass-through dollars to South King County cities like Des Moines.

Quinn said the council amended the levy distribution from a 50/50 population/assessed-value split to a 60/40 population/assessed-value model and used additional equity adjustments for communities with unmet needs. \"This proposal uses an equity model that benefits South King County cities,\" Quinn said. He gave a real-time estimate that Des Moines’ allocation under recent committee changes could reach about $2,000,487, and he said his office secured a $3,000,000 allocation for Des Moines for turf conversion of ball fields.

The change also reduced the levy rate from the executive's original proposal; Quinn said the revised levy rate in committee is about 23.51 cents per $1,000 of assessed value and gave an example, saying the tax for a medium-value home would be roughly $16.53 per month under the revised figure. He said about $467 million would be dedicated to operations and maintenance across the county and that other line items include a $13.5 million ball-field grant program and a $55 million investment in the Lake Desire (Lake De Sea) Trail section.

Council members asked clarifying questions about the split between operations and new projects, annual amounts over six years, and whether earmarked project funds could be reallocated if a specific federal grant did not come through. Quinn responded that some allocations were specifically identified as ball-field funding but that requests can be adjusted during the budget process and through follow-up with his office.

Council discussion after Quinn’s presentation focused on how Des Moines — which does not have its own metropolitan parks district — could access the levy funding and compete for grants. Council members asked staff to obtain the most recent written allocation numbers and to continue discussions with Quinn’s office about the city’s priority projects and any needed earmark flexibility.

Quinn said the levy will be considered by the Regional Policy Committee on April 3 and then by the King County Council for potential placement on the August primary ballot. The council did not take a formal vote on the levy at the March 27 meeting; city staff were directed to request the revised allocation tables from the county and prepare draft language for the council to consider once the numbers are confirmed.

Looking ahead, council members said they want formal figures in writing before taking a position and asked staff to relay the council’s interest in earmark flexibility for projects that may lose federal support.

The council will consider any staff-prepared letter or formal position after the city receives the updated allocation details from King County.","King County Councilmember Deshawn Quinn told the Des Moines City Council the county budget committee adjusted a proposed parks levy to increase funding for South King County and shift the allocation formula toward equity; the levy would next go to the Regional Policy Committee and possibly appear on the August primary ballot.",{"_33":88,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":89,"_41":90,"_43":91,"_45":92,"_47":93,"_49":94,"_51":95,"_53":96,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":97,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":98,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6099783,"State auditors report clean financial audit; note recovered cyber loss and recommend strengthened payment controls",656,3502000,4158000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2815974-42a94ecdde34c84070f72eb06c92dbdc&start=3502&end=4158","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2815974-42a94ecdde34c84070f72eb06c92dbdc/thumbnail_3502000.jpg","/articles/6099783/Des-Moines-City/King-County/Washington/State-auditors-report-clean-financial-audit-note-recovered-cyber-loss-and-recommend-strengthened-payment-controls","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6099783-f0b1ea5c64694927fa2511a516ca7cbf/orig.mp4?Expires=1773558462&Signature=dDfYrmVTYk7Zy2us68LeUkttWcNQSRN0-z7-E2xGNQCnEIDVE8xwV1Ce2VkB5eJKpTNijlV4qkFWaJpgDXLcDLe~Q99V30p8mGZMZNVh-Z6eGZ-H50Cj7Hzw9sT5m~zig0hkAaAXNhaWCo6JT-dsp9YJFFhGUa1tUrxDf0df~XuV9ISoQSbLxreBeJr2LsZocPCLNX6t8KKu8JfPt59dlOmwhwr~Qs-CIvDwbMJ~FH4WzUoFzXSjiExSczQH1YvDgdHX6eWEpMcUGxUvcbelHajcn7Utld2UIrZlqGKgWYVCvmK~BxIw0zGak82hlf7E1LYCr6uxkhOEPcgeQv5Iyg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Representatives from the Washington State Auditor’s Office presented results of the City of Des Moines' fiscal-year-2023 audits at the March 27 council meeting. The auditors issued an unmodified (clean) opinion on the city's financial statements under the office’s regulatory basis and reported no material weaknesses in financial-statement internal controls.

Marcus Nelson, an audit manager on the South King County team, and Paul Griswold summarized audit work across accounts payable, procurement, payroll, asset tracking, open public meetings compliance, and federal-award attestation for ARPA (American Rescue Plan Act) funds. The auditors reported compliance \"in all material respects\" in examined areas and noted that the city’s financial statements are presented on a cash basis; that regulatory-basis opinion is accompanied by an adverse opinion on U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (a common outcome when entities report on a cash basis rather than GAAP).

The auditors also issued a management letter related to an external cyber incident. Marcus Nelson told the council that city staff recovered all funds affected by the attack and that the state auditors provided recommendations including written verification procedures for banking information, strengthened internal controls over payment verification and staff training. The auditors noted that the city had implemented some of the recommendations already in response to the incident.

The auditors also reported an attestation (in lieu of a federal single audit) on ARPA fund compliance; the auditors concluded the city complied in all material respects with the specified requirements for ARPA expenditures that were examined. In 2023 the city spent roughly $1.3 million in ARPA funds, representing about 88% of the city's federal expenditures that fiscal year, the auditors said.

City staff and auditors discussed audit timing; auditors said the state office is working down a backlog and aims to issue prior-year audits by December 31 of the following year. The auditors praised the city’s finance staff for cooperation during on-site work and singled out Finance staff for timely assistance in the process.

No formal council action on the audit report was required at the meeting; the auditors invited questions and closed their presentation.","The Washington State Auditor’s Office presented its fiscal-year-2023 accountability and financial-statement audit to the Des Moines City Council, issuing an unmodified opinion on the city’s regulatory-basis financial statements and reporting a management letter recommending stronger controls after a cyber incident whose funds were recovered.",{"_33":100,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":101,"_41":102,"_43":103,"_45":104,"_47":105,"_49":106,"_51":107,"_53":108,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":109,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":110,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6099787,"Council approves three-year partnership with Rotary for Poverty Bay Blues & Brews, amid calls for standardized nonprofit policy",501,4393000,4894000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2815974-42a94ecdde34c84070f72eb06c92dbdc&start=4393&end=4894","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2815974-42a94ecdde34c84070f72eb06c92dbdc/thumbnail_4393000.jpg","/articles/6099787/Des-Moines-City/King-County/Washington/Council-approves-three-year-partnership-with-Rotary-for-Poverty-Bay-Blues-Brews-amid-calls-for-standardized-nonprofit-policy","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6099787-4803479511a4532302559de9aaaf150a/orig.mp4?Expires=1773558462&Signature=nwnL7qYN4jCG3pZ2VHWXTrRDjVemrDtY6wrpzhtUq68ZeDwCEeXB2PAY6SBhD3mPIm2gTpP88bWmw67QtkQXHwCXUCUBF215jc-wZDcxYXsS55LQUEi4ycIO8gNY3MpeCIxTZaUlXD9wxzKah2qI5wXWoIH5spiEwOiaWQ88I0mShz7co4wv0Q4gz8KxQJSTQpKMs~ReOT8AyZlCyS23JMy0Um0n9QNoQDBjGqCxz5cUccAyBd2WAXoRpLtNKZv33wF~R1Mk-l--JfHR0Pt2thFYiUc2Kol-k0ryEJBMdQeOY3Uk6TxFLJjfi2zZRtiB10RFDqdv84HKiVZg3ngV7A__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Des Moines City Council voted 5–1 on March 27 to authorize a three-year partnership with the Des Moines–Normandy Park Rotary Club for the Poverty Bay Blues & Brews festival, approving the sponsorship package and authorizing the city manager to execute agreements consistent with the Rotary’s proposal.

Catherine Caffrey, city manager, and Jeff Gross, Rotary president and festival cochair, described a proposal that would treat the city as the festival’s center-stage sponsor for three years. Rotary requested an in-kind facility discount valued at approximately $10,000 toward Beach Park use, committed $2,000 per year to park-and-rec youth scholarships, and offered marketing and promotional benefits (logo placement, email/social media exposure, a city booth and speaking opportunities). Rotary also offered 40 general-admission tickets to be used at the city’s discretion. Jeff Gross said the festival typically draws about 1,200–1,500 attendees and that net proceeds support Rotary community programs.

Council debate centered on consistency with the city’s nonprofit facility-discount policy and whether the city should negotiate a larger scholarship contribution or an inclement-weather clause. Councilmember Grace Matsui moved to approve the Rotary partnership as proposed and to authorize the city manager to execute the agreements; Deputy Mayor Steinmetz seconded. Several council members urged more standardized rules for nonprofit discounts in the future; some suggested a one-year pilot and additional metrics to measure the partnership’s promotional impact on rentals and local businesses. A formal amendment to limit the agreement to one year failed for lack of a second.

Before the final vote the council indicated interest in working with Rotary to explore additional scholarship funding and to add performance metrics (event-origin data, facility rental inquiries and bookings) for evaluating the cooperation. The final recorded vote in the chamber named five yes votes — Deputy Mayor Steinmetz, Councilmember Nutting, Councilmember Grace Matsui, Councilmember Mahoney and Mayor Buxton — and one no vote from Councilmember Harris; one councilmember (Ochsiger) had been excused earlier in the meeting.

The motion authorizes the city manager to execute agreements consistent with the Rotary’s proposal. The council’s approval also noted staff comment that the event rental fee will cover estimated staff costs for the event. Councilmembers who opposed or expressed reservations asked staff to pursue standardized nonprofit policies and to seek additional scholarship or contingency language in the executed agreement.","The Des Moines City Council authorized a three-year partnership with the Des Moines–Normandy Park Rotary Club for the Poverty Bay Blues & Brews festival, granting an in-kind facility discount and accepting Rotary’s sponsorship package; the motion passed 5–1 after debate over nonprofit discount policy and scholarship funding.",{"_33":112,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":113,"_41":114,"_43":115,"_45":116,"_47":117,"_49":118,"_51":119,"_53":120,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":121,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":122,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6099792,"Des Moines signs off on $39,811 SCIP allocation; regional pool to fund four South King County projects",517,2693000,3210000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2815974-42a94ecdde34c84070f72eb06c92dbdc&start=2693&end=3210","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2815974-42a94ecdde34c84070f72eb06c92dbdc/thumbnail_2693000.jpg","/articles/6099792/Des-Moines-City/King-County/Washington/Des-Moines-signs-off-on-39811-SCIP-allocation-regional-pool-to-fund-four-South-King-County-projects","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6099792-4350953b026e3aa88a216f55cae407f9/orig.mp4?Expires=1773558462&Signature=YELhXzYaSu-Y1jmSgwE9xcO~Krh-a3TTDv4JjAgEyVPYHBci3uGlFHFFy~JhoQgqk1mUoNqRYb9QMQ0wm-qwiRTmOsXupCxFFJuhGI-Gh2HOnNoKeCaLWhVFIcU8M8X-zuvOIy34KDeoBOwSkzjNSIduTlkm1cJl9C38V4neckIJo7lrh9Pax470ZUn~YfY-JYkAaKluzAxbeAdKb3ZW8QI6gpX61Bt~jyCCXt-bjkmnw26mKpWhHYlG4zL28zadWq3A67QzRrjriL8avwqRc4E3ktUF37P-slHQdA54ug1rzZU1CdoZ2Qs760PRw~KIH0~1TXsg-j3MiTC18X6cZw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Claire Goodwin, executive manager for South King Housing and Homelessness Partners (SCIP), presented the SCIP Executive Board’s funding recommendations for the housing capital fund during the March 27 Des Moines City Council meeting and asked the council to authorize the allocation of the city’s pro rata share.

Goodwin said SCIP pooled multiple funding sources — including Substitute House Bill 1406 (state sales-tax recapture for affordable housing), House Bill 1590 (a local sales-and-use tax for housing and behavioral-health facilities), and general funds contributed by participating cities — to maximize affordable-housing investments across eleven South King County cities plus King County.

The SCIP Executive Board recommended funding four previously awarded or eligible projects totaling $4,100,000: Mercy Housing Northwest’s Burien Family Housing (91 units), TWG’s Pandion at Star Lake (mixed-use, 251 units), Multi-Service Center’s White River Apartments (24-unit rehabilitation), and Habitat for Humanity’s Burien Miller Creek (40-unit homeownership project). Goodwin said the council’s formal authorization of the city’s share is required under the interlocal agreement; she recommended allocating $39,811 from Des Moines’ SCIP contribution to the projects (split between the listed projects according to the SCIP memorandum).

The council approved the recommendation as part of the consent calendar without separate debate. The consent calendar vote adopted multiple items (vouchers, minutes, Redondo boat launch regulation, SCIP funding allocation approval, a public works HVAC upgrade, rights-of-way procurement staffing update) and passed unanimously.","The council approved, as part of the consent calendar, the City of Des Moines’ concurrence with South King Housing and Homelessness Partners’ executive board recommendation to allocate $4.1 million to four affordable-housing projects across South King County; Des Moines’ proportional share to be authorized is $39,811.","actionData","errors"]

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