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\"Pavement condition index is the universal scoring, with 100 being brand new asphalt,\" Deputy Director Greg Stomantio told council, describing the condition-assessment methodology staff will use. He said the city’s last technical assessment (2021) showed generally good pavement condition citywide and that the consultant TransMap is expected to lead the field data collection and analysis for the 2025 update.

Audrey (staff) described four focus areas for the strategic plan: a current-condition assessment, maintenance and operational strategies, equitable prioritization of streets, and funding strategy analysis. The plan will also pilot the city’s new racial equity toolkit to inform how streets are prioritized and how public engagement is conducted.

Staff said the planned contract will include not only PCI (pavement condition index) mapping and analysis but also a GIS update of right-of-way assets (sidewalks, signs, lighting) and an evaluation of current treatment methods. The timeline presented calls for a contract authorization on April 15, field data collection and inventory in May–June, public engagement in August, a September study-session presentation to council, and plan adoption by the end of the year.

Council members asked about longer-term planning, alternative treatment technologies (chip seal, fiber-reinforced mixes), grant availability and public engagement. Staff said pavement-condition assessments are typically done every two to four years and that the plan will evaluate treatment-cost tradeoffs and identify funding scenarios for maintenance and reconstruction.

Staff emphasized that the plan is intended to provide a five- to ten-year foundation for maintenance decisions, help set minimum and target PCI goals and create a transparent street-selection process with an equity lens. No formal action was required April 1; staff will return on April 15 with a proposed consultant contract for council approval.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","April 1st, 2025 - City Council Meeting","oneSentenceSummary","Public Works presented a preview of the city's 2025 Pavement Management Strategic Plan, proposed assessment scope, and community-engagement schedule. Staff expects to return a consultant contract for council approval April 15 and will use the plan to set condition targets, funding priorities and an equity-informed selection process.","taxTitle","Sammamish City, King County, Washington","taxId",5127,"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},6092351,"Council authorizes contract with PFM for financial advisory services to support long-term capital planning",803,7302000,8105000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2854465-9b2fb909c4a41455d6d7abbbd2ec6f00&start=7302&end=8105","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2854465-9b2fb909c4a41455d6d7abbbd2ec6f00/thumbnail_7302000.jpg","/articles/6092351/Sammamish-City/King-County/Washington/Council-authorizes-contract-with-PFM-for-financial-advisory-services-to-support-long-term-capital-planning","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6092351-4b163d23ef228842c8f11e024c0d230a/orig.mp4?Expires=1771157597&Signature=iFm2q8H3NSIfLpM8zkV-u~ZrRJ-z~8AtKQ~EK06NZ-RndhmZmXANK0CKB4OgaIM6ERcN1DYNlnvygkDWgrD~-JT~osCN7JLXJFHeWnCaoDJTbtYuz4s-p69wqlv-TXqAKRA81YfgsK0-hiUNMDvqJsmcK7tyvzPDcQ6M3gObixHuREz~TSaKTBDNnEZ36MofKsap3fbLmfT0DI5myZRnop0phPjgnh531QHpD4zmNX~cXubb7UwFCjoFgegPBCv3xUt9UX3M5rDibVfytMOuCkEu9HWWZhK81WU5vNswOV4ttlyn6B-PqrKASFDqQlIzq1V-2iyk74hNLc4fKCzTMg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Sammamish City Council authorized the city manager April 1 to execute a contract with PFM Financial Advisory Services, LLC, for financial advisory services covering multiyear financial planning and debt issuance support.

\"We do not currently contract with a financial advisor, and it is a best practice to have a financial advisor,\" Vicki Carlson, Sammamish finance director, told the council. She said the firm was selected through an earlier RFP and interviews and that the city budgeted $20,000 in the current biennium for initial work; the contract is pay-as-you-go and capped at $250,000 through Dec. 31, 2029.

Carlson said the firm will assist the city as it explores financing options for large capital needs, including potential elements of a future Metropolitan Park District (MPD). \"By contracting now, we have a partner for when we are interested in exploring debt as a financing tool,\" Carlson said, adding that PFM serves more than 60 Washington governments and that nearby cities already use the firm.

Council members asked about selection, local expertise, and the scope of services. Carlson said the city received two proposals and completed interviews; staff recommended PFM based on qualifications and the pricing/skillset balance. Councilmember Kent Treen pushed staff for a follow-up meeting to review the proposed team and the staffing plan.

The motion to authorize the contract passed on a roll-call vote recorded in the meeting as \"passes 6-1.\" Meeting minutes and the staff presentation list the contract amount (not to exceed $250,000), the contract end date (Dec. 30, 2029), and the planned initial use (MPD planning and financial modeling). Council discussion emphasized the need to have advisory capacity in place ahead of any future debt issuance or MPD ballot planning.","Sammamish approved a pay-as-you-go contract with PFM Financial Advisory Services, LLC, not to exceed $250,000, to provide financial-advisory assistance for potential debt financing and Metropolitan Park District planning. The contract passed 6–1 at the April 1 council meeting.",{"_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},6092355,"Council reviews Town Center plan update, raises concerns about 150-foot height proposal and infrastructure financing",1179,3310000,4489000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2854465-9b2fb909c4a41455d6d7abbbd2ec6f00&start=3310&end=4489","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2854465-9b2fb909c4a41455d6d7abbbd2ec6f00/thumbnail_3310000.jpg","/articles/6092355/Sammamish-City/King-County/Washington/Council-reviews-Town-Center-plan-update-raises-concerns-about-150-foot-height-proposal-and-infrastructure-financing","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6092355-309ad4d047fd59a186fcc1a0e0d1ce8d/orig.mp4?Expires=1771157597&Signature=GTzoO3VBg4aaFtYGkCjCL-oDnPkhqyPyyURqhOn3j7VAK0sHb-Sqt69-VL4dzircgG8rsrXDmUnADtuJ~XmgWsxSUtKrT-cx3XwNo0TBn8WcJsj1x46VLhwC9beipfFNPGsYKunx9oNpwqIS7r1ufd12ktaH-bNbPKpkC9qgyf~T2aVlGiftQOUteYlAtcxa5FWD~rlMFeh6PmM1rsqVitlQEZzJQeJp6-R0Veh4f2HSkkBRhaV90WrcIH5Kys9PgUElmjZI7vexUmlEo2FlFZblm0AWnY4d~6E6z4JRavgIglFRhmxH-EbCA0QFVokbBpIo5Wjs0NLbSPKJOQKwxQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","City planning staff updated Sammamish City Council April 1 on progress for the Town Center Plan and Code Amendment project and the supplemental environmental impact statement (SEIS) process.

\"Town Center is an investment in the community: it helps ensure everyone has a place to live,\" David Pyle, director of the Department of Community Development, told the council while summarizing goals for housing variety, small-business space and public amenities. Pyle and planner Matt Brandmeier presented a draft land-use concept that consolidates the existing five town-center districts into three — urban core, mixed urban and garden mixed — and showed maps and figures staff will use to rework the plan and code.

The council focused discussion on several recurring topics: maximum building height, street and infrastructure responsibility, habitat and critical-area protections, and how the city will phase and fund required roads and public utilities. Several council members said they opposed the staff-noticed option to allow up to 150 feet in parts of the urban core.

\"When I think about how tall those buildings are, I'm not a fan of it myself,\" Councilmember Rosheen O'Farrell said. Councilmember Kent Treen, Councilmember Sid Gupta and others also expressed caution and asked staff to limit height increases unless the council can clearly tie them to affordable-housing outcomes and infrastructure commitments.

Planners emphasized that the SEIS will use the original Town Center FEIS (2006–2007) as a baseline. That approach lets the city study alternatives within the range previously analyzed and update where conditions changed. Pyle said the original FEIS studied up to 4,000 housing units and about 600,000 square feet of commercial space; of that total, roughly 3,256 units have been built or are planned, leaving about 944 units in the original study cap.

Council members asked staff to clarify the transportation analysis and to rebut widely shared social-media claims about vehicle-trip impacts. Staff cited the FEIS figure and the ongoing supplemental transportation analysis: \"the preferred alternative is estimated to generate approximately 5,000 gross PM peak hour trips by 2030,\" Pyle said, and staff said the forthcoming SEIS transportation work will include updated traffic modeling.

Several council members pressed for clearer, enforceable rules about who pays for major connector roads and how the city will sequence public projects and private development. \"We need the town center language on the regulations to be, in a sense, locked tight so that we know this is what we're gonna get,\" Councilmember Kent Treen said, urging standards that will withstand legal challenge.

Staff gave an outline and timeline: a draft plan and draft SEIS expected in roughly six weeks for public review, public engagement through the summer, and a council study-session review in September. Planners said the SEIS process allows the council to pick a final preferred alternative (for example, a lower unit-capacity alternative) after public comment; choosing an alternative outside the FEIS range could require a new EIS.

No formal council vote was taken April 1. Council feedback favored the simplified three-district map and asked staff to: show civic-area updates on the draft map, produce a clear translation table comparing old and proposed zones for public clarity, test an alternative that does not increase height above current limits, and provide explicit implementation language tying infrastructure obligations to approvals.","City planners presented a conceptual Town Center land-use map and SEIS schedule. Council members generally favored a simpler three-district map, expressed resistance to an optional 150-foot height limit, and pressed staff for clearer infrastructure funding and implementation rules.",{"_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},6092360,"Sammamish council hears King County Medic 1 levy plan; staff to return with supporting resolution",1464,870000,2334000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2854465-9b2fb909c4a41455d6d7abbbd2ec6f00&start=870&end=2334","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2854465-9b2fb909c4a41455d6d7abbbd2ec6f00/thumbnail_870000.jpg","/articles/6092360/Sammamish-City/King-County/Washington/Sammamish-council-hears-King-County-Medic-1-levy-plan-staff-to-return-with-supporting-resolution","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6092360-c8ea9b54074e426def53c39e9c2b4012/orig.mp4?Expires=1771157597&Signature=Mv2XBc66wFjk0ldYf591kl37KWpIJ8yONY4ubiMmiUFoHBVY2mR3~6LyjsucS5EKl~qgC0mAkrvWnnmdyRImHwW2A1qGF1CpnEW3lkZS7rPgkPMeQgzCy5Qms2UBfpaBMAVVVugz3IH1ia9zNS6U45QipUfZsAK4vcJnNmtZ8Y2eA8t2QNmsJmxQE7zRo0FwcjyS~uOl2aC3UgcpT2AuRwNQEGHtJ0d5BlaLNifvIrs1wUxMMfTRwXpPoYNYp3J-7LqHMqyawgnoTbCeF0jnV9oZi4MEskKl9VgoH3bsno5WjRqFfw3xQJqvb-E0QJcE4biyfSo~g3eVM2eRcWBFtw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Sammamish City Council members heard a detailed presentation April 1 on the proposed King County Medic 1 levy, a six-year funding package the county task force recommended to maintain advanced life support and regional emergency medical programs.

\"Every time any person in King County who calls 911 for a medical emergency, you're accessing that system,\" Michelle Plourde, Emergency Medical Services Division Director at Public Health — Seattle & King County, said during the presentation. She told council staff and members that Medic 1 serves more than 2.3 million people and handled over 250,000 calls in 2024.

The levy package presented totals roughly $1.5 billion over six years for the entire region and proposes a 25¢ per $1,000 assessed value levy rate. For a homeowner with an $850,000 house, Plourde gave an example estimate of about $212 per year under the proposed rate. The task force package would continue funding for paramedic (ALS) staffing and include expanded funding for basic life support (BLS) and a $1 million first-year commitment to mobile integrated health (MIH).

The presentation emphasized why countywide coordination matters. \"We are better together,\" Plourde said, citing a tiered response model and countywide data and training partnerships that she said underlie King County's higher-than-average cardiac arrest survival rates — \"in 2023, our survival rate for cardiac arrest, was 51 percent.\" Chief Lane of Eastside Fire and Rescue, which serves Sammamish, joined Plourde and answered operational questions about local response times and revenue sources.

Council members asked about recruitment and retention of paramedics and EMTs, the growth of call volumes, and details about MIH programs. \"We offered every fire department funds to manage their own program,\" Plourde said of MIH, noting local jurisdictions can tailor programs to chronic disease, mental-health response, or other priorities. She and Chief Lane described recruitment initiatives including the \"Future Women in EMS and Fire\" program and other workshops to diversify hiring.

Council staff said Sammamish is one of the cities counted toward the 75% threshold (nine of 11 cities over 50,000 population) required for countywide placement of the levy on the ballot. City staff asked for council direction to bring back a city resolution in support of the measure for the May meeting and recommended placing the council resolution on the May consent calendar after King County takes its formal action.

Council members generally expressed support for returning an authorizing resolution and asked staff to include clarifying language about homeowner cost examples and local allocations when the resolution and materials come back. No formal council vote on a resolution was taken April 1; staff will return with the proposed resolution and the draft materials for council action at the May meeting.

The presentation materials and Plourde's estimates also noted a risk analysis performed by King County, with a mid-range financial buffer of about $47 million identified to cover possible revenue and inflation variability during the levy period.

Next steps: staff will bring a draft resolution supporting placement of the Medic 1 levy on the November 2025 general election ballot to the first council meeting in May, after King County Council action.","Officials and regional EMS leaders outlined a proposed six-year, 25¢-per-$1,000 property tax levy to fund Medic 1 services across King County. Council members asked questions about recruitment, mobile integrated health and local impacts and directed staff to return with a resolution for the May meeting.","actionData","errors"]

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