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Council approves up to $33,000 for city takeover of Federal Way Farmers Market
Summary
The council approved a motion to allow staff to spend up to $33,000 to buy equipment and assets needed to transition the Federal Way Farmers Market from its longtime operators to city management and to hire seasonal staff to run the market beginning Feb. 1.
The Federal Way City Council on Jan. 21 authorized up to $33,000 for the purchase of equipment and assets to support the city’s planned transition to operate the Federal Way Farmers Market.
Bill Badino, a policy analyst, said the parks committee forwarded the proposal and that market operators have offered equipment and other assets to the city as part of a planned retirement and handover. "Should the city council authorize expenditure of up to $33,000 for the purchase of equipment necessary for the transition of the Federal Way Farmers Market to the city of Federal Way?" Badino asked the council in his presentation.
Badino outlined a draft inventory the city had preliminarily valued at about $30,015, including a used passenger van, a utility trailer, canopies, generators, tables and signage, vendor contact lists, a website and equipment used for the Taste of Federal Way events. He said the $33,000 ceiling reflects a committee motion and allows staff to complete documentation and fair‑market appraisals required for a city purchase.
Council members asked whether the city already owns any of the listed items and whether additional training or temporary consulting would be needed to run the market as a municipal program; staff said they would finalize a budget and supporting documentation by Feb. 1 so vendor registration and seasonal planning can proceed on schedule. The motion carried 8–0 as announced from the dais.
