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Votes at a glance: Federal Way council approves consent agenda, labor contract, impact-fee changes and advances multiple ordinances
Summary
At its April 15 meeting the Federal Way City Council approved a consent agenda, authorized moving the CDBG consolidated plan to May 6 for final approval, ratified a police commanders labor agreement covering 2022–2024, adopted an impact-fee methodology ordinance and advanced multiple franchise and zoning code amendments.
The Federal Way City Council took a string of formal actions at its April 15 meeting, passing the consent agenda and approving or advancing several ordinances and agreements.
Key outcomes
- Consent agenda approved: The council approved the consent agenda items listed on the meeting packet (items A through N), which the mayor read into the record. The items included minutes, grant acceptances, design reports and multiple project acceptances. The motion passed unanimously.
- CDBG consolidated plan (2025–2029): After a public hearing and a staff presentation, the council voted to forward the proposed Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) consolidated plan and the 2025 annual action plan to the May 6 council meeting for final approval. Staff estimated anticipated CDBG funding for 2025 at about $813,000 based on 2024 allocations. The motion to forward passed unanimously.
- Teamsters Local 117 collective bargaining agreement (police commanders): The council authorized the mayor to execute a tentative collective bargaining agreement covering 2022–2024 with Teamsters Local 117 for the city’s police commanders. The contract implements an interest arbitration decision issued March 13, 2025, and carries retroactive wage and benefits costs estimated in the presentation at approximately $328,000. The council approved the agreement unanimously.
- Impact-fee methodology (parks): Council Bill 902, updating the city’s park impact fee methodology, was adopted at second reading and passed unanimously.
- Accessory dwelling unit (ADU) code amendments: Council Bill 903, proposed changes to ADU rules required by state law, was forwarded to the May 6 meeting for second reading and enactment. The amendments would allow up to two ADUs on qualifying single-family lots, cap certain impact fees for ADUs at 50% of single-family fees, relax aesthetic restrictions and expand the transit-proximity parking reduction zone to 1/2 mile around major transit stops.
- Hyper Fiber franchise: Council Bill 904, granting a nonexclusive 10-year franchise to Hyper Fiber of Washington LLC to place fiber telecommunications apparatus in city right of way, was forwarded to the May 6 meeting for second reading and possible adoption.
Votes and procedures reported in the meeting transcript were unanimous for the items that carried final action or were forwarded on April 15.
Ending: Several items advanced on April 15 will return for second reading or final action on May 6; the council packet and staff presentations list project details and fiscal notes for each item.
