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HomeMy WebLinkAbout03-21-2016 Council MeetingSPECIAL ACCOMMODATIONS: The City of Arlington strives to provide accessible meetings for people with disabilities. Please contact the ADA coordinator at (360) 403-3441 or 1-800-833-8388 (TDD only) prior to the meeting date if special accommodations are required. CALL TO ORDER Mayor Barb Tolbert PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE ROLL CALL Mayor Barb Tolbert - Deana APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA Mayor Pro Tem Debora Nelson INTRODUCTION OF SPECIAL GUESTS AND PRESENTATIONS Swearing in of Police Recruit Kendahl Beecher Bruce Stedman/Jonathan Ventura/Steve Peiffle PROCLAMATIONS Proclamation for Leadership Day in Snohomish County ATTACHMENT A Mayor Barb Tolbert With Leadership Snohomish County program graduates, Heather Logan from Cascade Valley Hospital and Clinics, and from Edmonds School District, Michelle Jacobs-Mathis (principal, Maplewood Parent Cooperative) PUBLIC COMMENT For members of the public to speak to the Council regarding matters NOT on the agenda. Please limit remarks to three minutes. CONSENT AGENDA Mayor Pro Tem Debora Nelson 1.Minutes of the March 7 and March 14, 2016 Council Meetings and ATTACHMENT B February 29, 2016 Joint Meeting 2.Accounts Payable 3.Inter-fund Loan from the Growth Fund to the EMS Fund ATTACHMENT C 4.Public Art Proposal ATTACHMENT D 5.Acceptance of Community Contribution Grant for Impacts ATTACHMENT E from Stillaguamish Tribe Angel of the Winds Casino for the Purchase of a Police Vehicle Arlington City Council Meeting Monday, March 21, 2016 at 7:00 p.m. City Council Chambers – 110 E Third St SPECIAL ACCOMMODATIONS: The City of Arlington strives to provide accessible meetings for people with disabilities. Please contact the ADA coordinator at (360) 403-3441 or 1-800-833-8388 (TDD only) prior to the meeting date if special accommodations are required. PUBLIC HEARING NEW BUSINESS 1. Land Use Code Amendment - AMC 20.96 ATTACHMENT F Staff Presentation: Chris Young Council Liaison: Jesica Stickles 2. Street Closure for Special Event ATTACHMENT G Staff Presentation: Sarah Lopez Council Liaison: Sue Weiss 3. Park Master Plan ATTACHMENT H Staff Presentation: Sarah Lopez Council Liaison: Sue Weiss DISCUSSION ITEMS INFORMATION ADMINISTRATOR & STAFF REPORTS Mayor Barb Tolbert – Paul Ellis MAYOR’S REPORT Mayor Barb Tolbert COUNCIL MEMBER REPORTS – OPTIONAL Mayor Barb Tolbert – Marilyn Oertle EXECUTIVE SESSION RECONVENE ADJOURNMENT Mayor Barb Tolbert To open all attachments, click here PROCLAMATION CITY OF ARLINGTON, WASHINGTON LEADERSHIP DAY, October 14, 2016 WHEREAS, Leadership Snohomish County is recognized as the local organization specializing in developing leaders for a lifetime, making Snohomish County vibrant and providing education and opportunities for the past 18 years to strengthen our community; and WHEREAS, more than 100 employers in all sectors have participated in Leadership Snohomish County; and WHEREAS, in 2016, more than 500 Snohomish County professionals will have graduated from Leadership Snohomish County programs; and WHEREAS, Leadership Snohomish County intends to use Leadership Day to unite and recognize the role of leadership in our County, and encourage community celebrations on this day, as well; and WHEREAS, Leadership Snohomish County will undertake the recognition of the many contributions from our community leaders across Snohomish County as part of this day, as well as coordinate a leadership service opportunity; and WHEREAS, this will be an annual recognition of the importance of leadership; and NOW, THEREFORE, I Barbara Tolbert, Mayor, do hereby proclaim October 14, 2016 as Leadership Day, in Arlington, Washington, and join in recognizing the many contributions Leadership Snohomish County has made. Signed this 21st day of March, 2016 _________________ Barbara Tolbert, Mayor DRAFT Page 1 of 2 Council Chambers 110 East Third March 7, 2016 City Council Members Present by Roll Call: Mike Hopson, Jan Schuette, Debora Nelson, Chris Raezer, Sue Weiss, Jesica Stickles, and Marilyn Oertle Council Members Absent: None City Staff Present: Mayor Barbara Tolbert, Paul Ellis, Kristin Garcia, Bruce Stedman, Jim Kelly, Kurt Patterson, Sheri Amundson, Tom Cooper, Kris Wallace, Jonathan Ventura, Bob Beam, Tom Jackson, Dave Kraski, Justin Honsowetz, Scott Hillis, Keegan Tachell, Greg Koontz, Jason Ewing, Chris Dickison, Deana Dean, and Steve Peiffle – City Attorney Also Known to be Present: Jonna Dickison, Maxine Jenft, Bob Nelson, Kirk Boxleitner, Sarah Arney, Tracey Goddard, and Rob Jones Mayor Barbara Tolbert called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m. and the pledge of allegiance followed. APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA Mayor Pro Tem Debora Nelson moved to approve the Agenda. Chris Raezer seconded the motion which passed with a unanimous vote. INTRODUCTIONS OF SPECIAL GUESTS AND PRESENTATIONS PROCLAMATIONS PUBLIC COMMENT Tracey Goddard spoke to Council regarding the 2/20/16 article in the Arlington Times and crime in the Smokey Point area. Rob Jones spoke regarding crime in Arlington. CONSENT AGENDA Mayor Pro Tem Debora Nelson moved and Chris Raezer seconded the motion to approve the Consent Agenda which was unanimously carried to approve the following Consent Agenda items: 1. Minutes of the February 16 and February 22, 2016 Council Meetings 2. Accounts Payable: EFT Payments & Claims Checks #86552 through #86662 dated February 17, 2016 through March 7, 2016 in the amount of $359,398.50. EFT Payments & Payroll Checks #28584 through #28601 dated February 1, 2016 through February 29, 2016 in the amount of $1,246,074.87. 3. Authority to Bid Haller Park Project Minutes of the Arlington City Council Meeting Minutes of the City of Arlington City Council Meeting March 7, 2016 Page 2 of 2 PUBLIC HEARING None NEW BUSINESS Fire and EMS Sustainability Project Presentation Public Safety Director Bruce Stedman reviewed by PowerPoint some highlights from the Fire and EMS Sustainability Project Study. An in-depth review including a presentation by the consultant will be made at the Council Retreat on Saturday March 12, 2016. Brief discussion followed. Authorize Biennial Budgets - Adopt Ordinance Kristin Garcia requested council adopt the proposed ordinance authorizing the biennial budget. Council questions followed. Debora Nelson moved and Jesica Stickles seconded the motion to adopt Ordinance No. 2016-XXX establishing a biennial budget process, and authorize the Mayor to sign it. The motion was approved by a unanimous vote. Award Fire Loose Equipment Bids Central Purchasing Coordinator Kurt Patterson requested council award the purchase of fire truck loose equipment items from the bid tabulation that resulted from a bid opening held on March 2, 2016. Brief discussion followed. Marilyn Oertle moved and Sue Weiss seconded the motion to approve the purchase of fire truck loose equipment in the amount of $117,504.12, as awarded from the bid tabulation produced from the March 2, 2016 bid opening. The motion was approved by a unanimous vote. ADMINISTRATOR & STAFF REPORTS City Administrator Paul Ellis reminded Council of the Retreat for EMS on Saturday March 12, 2016. MAYOR’S REPORT Mayor Tolbert thanked the visitors present and spoke regarding crime in the Smokey Point area. COUNCIL MEMBER REPORTS Mike Hopson, Jan Schuette, Debora Nelson, Chris Raezer, Sue Weiss, Jesica Stickles, and Marilyn Oertle had brief reports. EXECUTIVE SESSION None ADJOURNMENT With no further business to come before the Council, the meeting was adjourned at 7:58 p.m. ____________________________ Barbara Tolbert, Mayor DRAFT Page 1 of 2 Council Chambers 110 East Third Street March 14, 2016 Councilmembers Present: Mike Hopson, Jan Schuette, Debora Nelson, Chris Raezer, Sue Weiss, Jesica Stickles, and Marilyn Oertle Council Members Absent: None Staff Present: Mayor Barbara Tolbert, Paul Ellis, Kristin Banfield, Kristin Garcia, Sheri Amundson, Bruce Stedman, Dave Ryan, Chris Young, Sarah Lopez, Jonathan Ventura, Wendy Van Der Meersche, and City Attorney Steve Peiffle. Also Known to be Present: Kirk Boxleitner, Bob Nelson, Holly Sloan-Buchanan, Kris Azizel, Cameron Zahradnik, Tony Zahradnik, and Brian Yandell. Mayor Tolbert called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m. and the pledge of allegiance followed. Mayor Pro Tem Debora Nelson moved to approve the agenda, and included added Item #7, Attachment F, titled, “Acceptance of Community Contribution Grant for Impacts from Stillaguamish Tribe Angel of the Winds Casino for the purchase of a police vehicle and council authorization to purchase”; Marilyn Oertle seconded the motion, which passed with a unanimous vote. WORKSHOP ITEMS – NO ACTION WAS TAKEN Marketing Plan presentation by TWENTYFIVE Chris Young, Community & Economic Development Director, introduced Randal Southam from TWENTYFIVE. Randal distributed a status report and spoke about campaign development activities. He indicated that the marketing initiative, Arlington Awaits, will be launching soon. The campaign team from TWENTYFIVE will provide monthly updates to council. Land Use Code Amendment - AMC 20.96 Chris Young spoke regarding a proposed amendment to Title 20, Section 20.96 of the Arlington Municipal Code. A Public Hearing was held March 1, 2016, and the Planning Commission recommends the adoption of the proposed amendment. Council comments and questions followed. Public Art Proposal Sarah Lopez, Recreation and Communications Manager, spoke regarding a request from the Arlington Arts Council for authorization to install a Salmon Pole at Kent Prairie/Zimmerman Trail off 204th Street (East of SR 9 intersection). Brief questions and discussion followed. This item was approved for March 21 consent agenda. Street Closure for Special Event Sarah Lopez spoke regarding a request from Peter Harrett of Top Secret Customs and Restorations for street closure for an open house Thursday, May 5, 2016, from 3pm to 7pm. Brief questions and discussion followed. Park Master Plan Sarah Lopez spoke regarding the proposed adoption of Parks and Recreation Master Plan Update. Council comments and questions followed. Minutes of the Arlington City Council Workshop Minutes of the City of Arlington City Council Workshop March 14, 2016 Page 2 of 2 Interfund Loan from the Growth Fund to the EMS Fund Kristin Garcia, Finance Director, spoke regarding a request for authorization for an inter-fund loan from the Growth Fund to the EMS Fund. Council comments and questions followed. This item was approved for March 21 consent agenda. Acceptance of Community Contribution Grant for Impacts from Stillaguamish Tribe Angel of the Winds Casino for the Purchase of a Police Vehicle and Council Authorization to Purchase Jonathan Ventura, Deputy Chief of Police, spoke regarding a request for authorization to accept a Community Contribution Grant from Stillaguamish Tribe, Angel of the Winds Casino, in the amount of $43,628 to purchase a new police vehicle and related equipment, which would require an end of year budget adjustment. Council comments and questions followed. This item was approved for March 21 consent agenda. Miscellaneous Council Items Mayor Tolbert thanked councilmembers for their attendance and participation at Saturday’s Fire and EMS Sustainability Retreat, where very challenging and complex issues were discussed. Public Comment None Executive Session None The meeting was adjourned at ________ p.m. ____________________________ Barbara Tolbert, Mayor CASCADE VALLEY HOSPITAL BOARD of COMMISSIONERS ARLINGTON CITY COUNCIL, and ARLINGTON PUBLIC SCHOOLS BOARD of DIRECTORS JOINT MEETING MINUTES Monday, February 29, 2016, 6:30 p.m. Byrnes Performing Arts Center The Cascade Valley Hospital Board of Commissioners, Arlington City Council, and the Arlington Public Schools Board of Directors held a joint meeting on February 29, 2016 at the Byrnes Performing Arts Center, 18821 Crown Ridge Blvd, Arlington, WA, to discuss matters of mutual interest. The School District hosted, and Board President Ursula Ghirardo called the meeting to order at 6:30 p.m. President Ghirardo welcomed all who were present and asked attendees to introduce themselves. In attendance: Cascade Valley Hospital Commissioners: Steve Peterson, John Meno, Tina Davis CVH Administrator: Clark Jones City of Arlington Council Members: Debora Nelson, Marilyn Oertle, Chris Raezer, Mike Hopson, Jan Schuette, Jesica Stickles, Sue Weiss City Attorney: Steve Peiffle City Administrator: Paul Ellis Mayor: Barb Tolbert Arlington Public Schools Board Members: Ursula Ghirardo, Jeff Huleatt, Bob McClure, Jim Weiss Superintendent: Kristine McDuffy Student Advisors: Sarai Muñoz, Edward Radion Cascade Valley Hospital Commissioners Tim Cavanagh and Margo Powell, and School Board Member Kay Duskin were absent and excused. Also present were Arlington Public Schools staff members Sid Logan, Mike Johnson, Diane Kirchner-Scott, Eric DeJong, Will Nelson, and Julie Davis; City of Arlington staff members Jim Kelly, Chris Young, Kristin Banfield, Jonathan Ventura, Stephanie Ambrose, Rory Bolter, and Curtis Hirotaka; Cascade Valley Hospital staff member Heather Logan; Skagit Regional Health staff members Gregg Davidson and Mike Liepman, and Commissioner Jim Hobbs; Executive Joint Meeting Minutes Hospital Commission, City Council and School Board Monday, February 29, 2016 Page 2 of 5 Recorded by Julie Davis Arlington Public Schools Director of Arlington-Smokey Point Chamber Jennifer Holocker; Arlington Times Reporter Kirk Boxleitner; and North Snohomish County Outlook Reporter Christopher Anderson. GENERAL UPDATES Cascade Valley Hospital – Mr. Clark Jones, CVH Administrator Mr. Jones shared information about Cascade Valley Hospital’s soon-to-be affiliation with Skagit Regional Health and University of Washington Medical. The three-way partnership will allow for more services to be offered. Skagit Regional Health will be the operator and transfer of operations is set for June 1. Mr. Jones thanked the Cascade Valley Hospital Commissioners for their courageous and tireless efforts in working out this affiliation agreement. Mr. Gregg Davidson, CEO for Skagit Regional Health, shared a few remarks, noting that SRH is a public district hospital as well and has been since 1955. He feels they understand the needs of a small community and is looking forward to this partnership. Their initial project will be a new electronic health records system. He is excited to collaborate in finding ways to create healthy living options for our families, noting that health care isn’t the total answer to that equation. Mr. Davidson has been with Skagit Regional Health for 37 years. He introduced Mike Liepman, SRH Chief Operating Officer, and Jim Hobbs, SRH Commissioner. City of Arlington – Mr. Paul Ellis, City Administrator Mr. Ellis shared highlights from 2015 and discussed several of the City’s current and recently completed projects. He noted that the Arlington-Darrington community is a semi-finalist in the America’s Best Communities competition. Mr. Ellis shared that Arlington Fire/EMS saw a 19% increase in services provided in 2015. Despite that increase, he is proud to report that response time for 911 calls has remained steady at 6.36 minutes. Mr. Ellis noted the opening of the Arlington Community Resource Center in 2015. In its first six months of operation, the center had 1020 visits and made 753 basic-needs referrals. This was a much needed resource and provides a great service for our community. Arlington Public Schools – Dr. Kristine McDuffy, Superintendent Dr. McDuffy noted that this partnership with the city, hospital, and school district is so important and the school district is honored to host this meeting. She handed out the current Arlington Public School’s Quick Facts sheet and shared a little more detail about some of the “stats”. Student enrollment has remained pretty steady and is actually up slightly. Dr. McDuffy noted, that although the district is celebrating a high school graduation rate of 89.9%, it won’t be satisfied until it’s 100%. The district is working hard to explore all types of programs and expand offerings to meet the needs of every student. She highlighted some of the new programs in the district, including the Leader in Me at Presidents Elementary; a STEM Pilot at Post Middle School; new Geometry in Construction and Manufacturing classes at Arlington High School; and Project Based Learning at Weston High School. Dr. McDuffy also handed out copies of an Executive Summary, which is updated every January and shared as part of her annual State of the District Address. She took a moment to recognize the success of the high school athletics teams with every team making it to post-season play this year. Joint Meeting Minutes Hospital Commission, City Council and School Board Monday, February 29, 2016 Page 3 of 5 Recorded by Julie Davis Arlington Public Schools A big celebration for the school district is the recent passage of the Educational Programs & Operations (EP&O) Levy. Dr. McDuffy is so thankful to the community for supporting our schools! Stillaguamish Valley Economic Redevelopment Plan Mayor Barbara Tolbert, provided a handout and gave a report regarding the North Stillaguamish Valley Economic Redevelopment Plan. She shared that the plan is based upon six strategies: Infrastructure; Community & Workforce; Placemaking; Industries & Employment; Resilience & Sustainability; and Rural Innovation. The handout provides the website where the full report can be accessed. Mayor Tolbert shared an update about the America’s Best Communities competition. Arlington-Darrington is one of 15 semi-finalists sending a team of community leaders to the ABC Summit in Durham, North Carolina at the end of April to present plans for community revitalization. Up to eight finalists will be awarded $100,000 to bring their plans to life and qualify for the next round of judging, with prizes up to three million dollars. Retail Focus Areas Mr. Chris Young, Community and Economic Development Director for the City of Arlington, shared a presentation regarding the retail focus areas. He thanked Council members for their work in getting this project going. Six areas have been identified as being ripe for retail development and two of those have been given top priority. A marketing plan has been developed and the firm TWENTYFIVE has been hired. The Internet domain will be called Arlington Awaits. Manufacturing Industrial Center Mr. Young shared about the Manufacturing Industrial Center (MIC), a joint initiative with the City of Marysville. This merged Arlington-Marysville MIC has the potential of being the second largest manufacturing/industrial employment center in the County - second to Paine Field. A MIC designation from the Puget Sound Regional Council (PSRC) would allow Arlington and Marysville access to special state and federal funding sources. Mr. Young reviewed the goals and priorities of the MIC. AMTEC “North” Mr. Paul Ellis shared that industrial businesses in the area are reporting their number one problem is finding skilled employees for open positions. Mr. Ellis and Superintendent McDuffy started, a couple years ago, having conversations about how to educate skilled labor within our community. A partnership was established with Aerospace Joint Apprenticeship Committee (AJAC), which now offers apprenticeship programs in our community. Everett Community College has an Advanced Manufacturing Training and Education Center on its Everett campus, which is in high demand and beyond capacity. Within the next couple years, Everett Community College would like to build a facility in our area to expand its AMTEC program north. In the meantime, consideration is being given to hosting the program in part of the Weston High School building to allow AMTEC “North” to be up and running within the next Joint Meeting Minutes Hospital Commission, City Council and School Board Monday, February 29, 2016 Page 4 of 5 Recorded by Julie Davis Arlington Public Schools couple months. Mr. Sid Logan, Executive Director of Operations for Arlington Public Schools, shared the considerations and progress in retrofitting a section of Weston High School to accommodate the program. Mayor Barb Tolbert noted that this is exciting and would be great for our community. Arlington Drug Awareness Coalition (ADAC) Mr. Will Nelson, Weston High School Principal, along with School Resource Officer Stephanie Ambrose, and Detectives Curtis Hirotaka and Rory Bolter, shared information about the Arlington Drug Awareness Coalition (ADAC). Mr. Nelson showed a few minutes of a video with previous Arlington Public Schools’ kids sharing their stories of addiction. He outlined how ADAC got started a few years ago as a result of seeing increased drug use at the high school. Mr. Nelson highlighted the ADAC events “Out of the Shadows” and “Beyond the Shadows” and talked about plans for future events and activities. Detective Bolter noted that the goal is to have treatment center representatives in our community ready to accept patients immediately. Officer Ambrose has been speaking in 9th grade health classes about the consequences of drug use. She is hoping to get into middle schools soon. Mr. Nelson shared contact information and extended an invitation for anyone interested to join ADAC. GENERAL ANNOUNCEMENTS Dr. McDuffy noted that students have been a part of the application process for the America’s Best Communities contest. She showed a video of second graders sharing why they like Arlington. NEXT JOINT MEETING Mayor Tolbert stated that the next joint meeting will be on Thursday, September 29, 2016 (as fifth Mondays have become difficult) and that the City will host. ADJOURN With no further business to come before the group, the meeting was adjourned at 7:44 p.m. Ms. Ursula Ghirardo, President Dr. Kristine McDuffy, Superintendent Arlington Public Schools Board of Directors Arlington Public Schools Ms. Barbara Tolbert, Mayor Mr. Steve Peterson, Board Secretary City of Arlington Cascade Valley Hospital Board of Commissioners City of Arlington Council Agenda Bill Item: CA #3 Attachment C COUNCIL MEETING DATE: March 21, 2016 SUBJECT: Inter-fund Loan from Growth Fund to EMS Fund ATTACHMENTS: Loan Worksheet – Exhibit 1 DEPARTMENT OF ORIGIN Finance: Kristin Garcia, Finance Director - 360-403-3431 EXPENDITURES REQUESTED: $303,241 BUDGET CATEGORY: Growth Fund LEGAL REVIEW: DESCRIPTION: As of February 29, 2016, the EMS Fund required an inter-fund loan to meet short term cash flow needs. The amount of the loan required for February is $106,440. Based on cash flow projections (until the May tax revenues are received), it is likely the EMS Fund will require an additional loan in March and April. Exhibit 1 is attached reflecting the loan needed for February and projected amounts for March and April. The 2016 budget reflects an inter-fund loan of $303,241. For efficiency purposes and to use the council’s time most effectively, the finance director is requesting authorization to take an inter-fund loan, as needed, between now and May 31, up to the amount approved in the 2016 budget. Interest will be paid on the loan in the amount of the monthly rate paid by the Washington State Local Government Investment Pool. The monthly financial report will keep the council informed as to the status of the EMS Fund and any further loans and/or repayments. HISTORY: In 2015, the EMS Fund required an inter-fund loan in January, February and March totaling $325,698 which has not yet been repaid. Repayment is reliant on sufficient revenue and as of the current date, revenues are not sufficient to make repayment. Revenues have been impacted pending continuing negotiations with District 21. ALTERNATIVES Do not approve the inter-fund loan and allow the fund to be negative. This could violate RCW 43.09.210 which states that no fund should unfairly benefit from another. RECOMMENDED MOTION: I move to authorize the finance director to take an inter-fund loan from the Growth Fund to the EMS Fund up to $303,241. 2016 Interfund Loans Exhibit 1   Interest to be repaid at the Local Government Investment Pool monthly rate FROM:Principal Growth Fund Interest Payments Loan  TO:Date Loan Amount Charges Interest Principal Balance EMS Fund 1/31/2016 ‐$               ‐$                ‐$                 ‐$                 2/28/2016 106,440.00$  37.26            ‐                  ‐                   106,440.00    3/31/2016 95,000.00       ‐                ‐                  ‐                   201,440.00    4/30/2016 101,801.00     ‐               303,241.00    5/31/2016 ‐                   ‐                ‐                 303,241.00    6/30/2016 ‐                   ‐                ‐                 303,241.00    7/31/2016 ‐                ‐                  ‐                   303,241.00    8/31/2016 ‐                ‐                  ‐                   303,241.00    9/30/2016 ‐                ‐                  ‐                   303,241.00    10/31/2016 ‐                ‐                  ‐                   303,241.00    11/30/2016 ‐                ‐                  ‐                   303,241.00    12/31/2016 ‐                ‐                  ‐                   303,241.00    303,241.00$         City of Arlington Council Agenda Bill Item: CA #4 Attachment D COUNCIL MEETING DATE: March 21, 2016 SUBJECT: Authorization to Accept Public Art Proposal - Salmon Pole ATTACHMENTS: Salmon Pole Proposal DEPARTMENT OF ORIGIN Recreation EXPENDITURES REQUESTED: None BUDGET CATEGORY: N/A LEGAL REVIEW: DESCRIPTION: Arlington Arts Council is seeking permission to install a “Salmon Pole” at Kent Prairie/ Zimmerman Trail off of 204th Street (east of SR 9 intersection). Pole will be modeled after the existing “fish pole” at Legion Park, however the fish will be cut metal salmon in a variety of positions. The pole will be a new wood utility pole. The metal will be unfinished, encouraging a rusty surface. The fish will be approximately 36 inches. Assembly will be done by Arlington Arts Council members. They are seeking assistance from the City to dig the hole for the pole. The pole will be delivered and placed by a volunteer. The Arlington Arts Council received positive input from the public on this project at their October 2015 Art Auction. HISTORY: In accordance with the public art policy, this project has been reviewed and recommended by the Public Art Committee and PARC. ALTERNATIVES Do not accept the proposal. RECOMMENDED MOTION: I move to accept the salmon pole from the Arlington Arts Council. Salmon Pole Proposal 3-7-2016 Arlington Arts Council is seeking permission to install a “Salmon Pole” at Kent Prairie/ Zimmerman Trail off of 204th Street (east of SR 9 intersection). Pole will be modeled after the existing “fish pole” at Legion Park, however the fish will be cut metal salmon in a variety of positions. The pole will be a new wood utility pole. The metal will be unfinished, encouraging a rusty surface. The fish will be approximately 36 inches. Assembly will be done by Arlington Arts Council members. They are seeking assistance from the City to dig the hole for the pole. The pole will be delivered and placed by a volunteer. The Arlington Arts Council received positive input from the public on this project at their October 2015 Art Auction. City of Arlington Council Agenda Bill Item: CA #5 Attachment E COUNCIL MEETING DATE: March 21, 2016 SUBJECT: Acceptance of Community Contribution Grant for Impacts from Stillaguamish Tribe Angel of the Winds Casino for the purchase of a police vehicle and council authorization to purchase. ATTACHMENTS: Notification from the Stillaguamish Tribe of Indians DEPARTMENT OF ORIGIN Administration / Police EXPENDITURES REQUESTED: $43,628 BUDGET CATEGORY: Equipment Replacement LEGAL REVIEW: DESCRIPTION: Council is asked to authorize the acceptance of the Community Contribution Grant for Impacts From Stillaguamish Tribe Angel of the Winds Casino. The grant is for $43,628 to purchase a new police vehicle and related equipment. Acceptance of this grant will require an end of year budget adjustment. HISTORY: The City applied for the Community Contribution Grant for Impacts From Stillaguamish Tribe Angel of the Winds Casino grant in January 2016 and received notice of the award on February 25, 2016. ALTERNATIVES Reject the grant and return the funding to the Stillaguamish Tribe of Indians. RECOMMENDED MOTION: I move to accept the Community Contribution Grant for Impacts From Stillaguamish Tribe Angel of the Winds Casino in the amount of $43,628 for new police vehicle purchase and related equipment, requiring an end of year budget adjustment. City of Arlington Council Agenda Bill Item: NB #1 Attachment F COUNCIL MEETING DATE: March 21, 2016 SUBJECT: Ordinance Amendment to Title 20, Section 20.96 of the AMC - Amendments ATTACHMENTS: Original and Proposed Ordinances and Planning Commission Findings of Fact DEPARTMENT OF ORIGIN Community & Economic Development EXPENDITURES REQUESTED: -0- BUDGET CATEGORY: N/A LEGAL REVIEW: DESCRIPTION: Clarification to the various Land Use Code Amendment processes, such as Zoning Map, Comprehensive Plan, Docket, and Land Use Code. Although each amendment follows similar processes it is important to further clarify each to ensure that all of the required steps within each process is followed. HISTORY: A Public Hearing was held on March 1, 2016, and the Planning Commission recommends adoption of the proposed amendment. ALTERNATIVES Approve staff’s recommendation with modifications Table staff’s recommendation Deny staff’s recommendation RECOMMENDED MOTION: I move to approve the proposed amendment to Title 20, Section 20.96 of the Arlington Municipal Code, and authorize the Mayor to sign the ordinance. Revised 2/19/16  ORDINANCE NO. 2016-_____ 1 Formatted: Centered ORDINANCE NO. - 2016-XXX AN ORDINANCE RELATING TO LAND USE AND ZONING; AMENDING CHAPTER 20.96 OF THE ARLINGTON MUNICIPAL CODE TO CLARIFY THE PROCESSES FOR AMENDMENTS TO THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AND DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS WHEREAS, the City of Arlington has codified Chapter 20.96 of the Arlington Municipal Code, entitled “AMENDMENTS”, to set out the process for amending the comprehensive plan and development regulations in accordance with state law, including the Growth Management Act; and WHEREAS, City staff has become aware of confusion and a lack of clarity in the existing ordinance and wishes to amend the same in a way that clarifies the city process; and WHEREAS, the Arlington Planning Commission ("Planning Commission") met to discuss revisions to the zoning ordinance at its regular meetings on __________________ and ________________________ and held a public hearing on __________________, 2016 and thereafter recommended passage of the ordinance to the City Council; and WHEREAS, the City Council was briefed on the issue on ___________________ and on February ___, 2016, the City Council considered public comments and the entire record related to the proposal contained in this ordinance; and WHEREAS, following the public hearing, the City Council deliberated on the code amendments contained in this ordinance; and WHEREAS, the City has completed State Environmental Policy Act (SEPA) review of these proposed amendments and all due notice has been given to the Department of Commerce prior to their adoption; NOW, THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of Arlington, Washington, do here ordain as follows: Section 1. Arlington Municipal Code Section 20.96.010 shall be and hereby is amended to read as follows: 20.96.010 - Amendments in general. (a) Amendments to the text of this title or to the zoning map may be made in accordance with the provisions of this chapter. (b) The term major map amendment shall refer to an amendment that addresses the zoning district classification of five or more tracts of land in separate ownership or any parcel of land (regardless of the number of lots or owners) in excess of fifty acres. All other amendments to the zoning district map shall be referred to as minor map amendments. (c) Amendments to the text of the comprehensive plan or to the proposed land use map may be made in accordance with provisions of this chapter. Formatted: Font: (Default) Times New Roman Formatted: Font: (Default) Times New Roman, 11 pt Formatted: Highlight Revised 2/19/16  ORDINANCE NO. 2016-_____ 2 Formatted: Centered (dc) With the exception to those instances listed in AMC 20.96.010(e)5, the comprehensive plan may not be amended more than once per year (RCW 36.70A.130) and therefore requests for amendments will be deferred to the time of an annual public hearing. Only amendments submitted no later than the last working day of January each calendar year will be reviewed for the annual cycle. (ed) Exceptions to Annual Cycle. Amendments to the comprehensive plan may be considered more frequently than once per year in any of the following circumstances: (1) Resolution of an emergency condition or situation. Council shall confirm the director's finding that such an emergency exists. (2) Resolution of a decision by an administrative agency or court of competent jurisdiction. (53) For any reasons specified in RCW 36.70A.130(2), as hereafter amended. Section 2. A new Arlington Municipal Code Section 20.96.015 shall be and hereby is added to read as follows: 20.96.08015 - Minor corrections exempt. An amendment that does not result in any substantive change to the content or meaning of a development regulation, such as a correction to punctuation or numbering or a typographical or technical error, shall be exempt from the notice and hearing requirements of this chapter. In such cases, the director may make a recommendation directly to the city council. Section 3. Arlington Municipal Code Section 20.96.020 shall be and hereby is amended to read as follows: 20.96.020 - Initiation of comprehensive plan and zoning map amendments. (a) Whenever a request to amend this titlethe comprehensive plan or zoning map is initiated by the city council, the planning commission, or the city administration, the city attorney in consultation with the planning staff shall draft an appropriate ordinance and schedule a public hearing before the planning commission, unless the code amendment is of an emergency nature, in which case a public hearing can be scheduled before the city council without planning commission consideration. (b) Any other person may also petition the council to amend this titlethe comprehensive plan or zoning map by submitting an application for a Code Amendment, signed by both the applicant and the property owner. The application shall be filed with the community development department and shall include, among the information deemed relevant by the community development director or his or her designee: (1) The name, address, and telephone number of the applicant, (2) A description of the land affected by the amendment if a change in zoning district classification is proposed, (3) Public notice materials as required by Section 20.24.020 (Public Notice), (4) A description of the proposed map change or a summary of the specific objective of any proposed change in the text of this title, and, (5) If necessary, an environmental checklist and any other documentation needed to comply with SEPA (including but not limited to special studies). Formatted: Font: (Default) Times New Roman, 11.5 pt Formatted: Highlight Formatted: Font: (Default) Times New Roman, 11.5 pt Revised 2/19/16  ORDINANCE NO. 2016-_____ 3 Formatted: Centered (c) Upon receipt of a petition as provided in subsection (b), the community development director shall either: (1) Treat the proposed amendment as one initiated by the city administration and proceed in accordance with subsection (a) if he/she believes that the proposed amendment has significant merit and would benefit the general public, or (2) Forward the petition to the appropriate hearing body for a public hearing. (d) Comprehensive plan and zoning map amendments shall comply with the procedures as required by Sections 20.96.030 and Sectionthrough 20.96.040080. Section 4. Arlington Municipal Code Section 20.96.030 shall be and hereby is amended to read as follows: 20.96.022 030 - Docketing procedures—Comprehensive plan and zoning map amendments. (a) The city shall compile and maintain a list, known as a "docket," of all city- initiated and privately-initiated proposed comprehensive plan amendments. The list shall be organized as to amendment type and include a description of the amendment in nontechnical terms, as well as the name of the applicant and date of submission to the city. The preliminary docket shall be made available to the public for review and comment for at least fifteen days prior to consideration by the planning commission. Written comments that are submitted by the end of the comment period shall be added to the preliminary docket. The final docket will be determined as described in AMC 20.96.030(b)this section. (b) Preliminary Review—Determination of Final Docket. (1) Staff Evaluation. The community development director shall conduct a brief initial evaluation of all privately-initiated proposed comprehensive plan amendments to ascertain whether the proposals meet the preliminary review criteria in AMC 20.96.030(c)this section and to assess the extent of review that would be required under the State Environmental Policy Act (SEPA). The director shall make a recommendation to the planning commission as to which proposed amendments should be included in the final docket, along with any city-initiated proposed amendments. (2) Joint Workshop. During each annual amendment cycle, the city council and planning commission may, at the city council's discretion, hold a noticed joint workshop to serve as an informational meeting between the two governmental bodies. (3) Planning Commission Hearing. The planning commission shall hold a noticed hearing on selection of proposed amendments for the final docket. (4) City Council Decision. The city council shall consider the planning commission's recommended final docket. Council may adopt the proposed final docket without a public hearing; however, in the event that a majority of the council decides to add or subtract amendments, it shall first hold a public hearing. No additional comprehensive plan amendments may be considered after council adoption of the docket for that year, except as provided in AMC 20.96.010(ed). The final docket shall be approved by resolution. (5) Proposed amendments submitted under AMC 20.96.020(b) that meet one of the following criteria may be included in the final docket: (a) If the proposed amendment is site specific, the subject property is suitable for development in general conformance with adjacent land use, and the Formatted: Highlight Formatted: Font: (Default) Times New Roman, 11.5 pt Formatted: Font: (Default) Times New Roman, 11.5 pt Formatted: Font: (Default) Times New Roman, 11.5 pt Commented [SJP1]: This addition was what I believed  was the intent.  Formatted: Indent: Left: 1", First line: 0.51", Right: 0.03", Space After: 0 pt, Line spacing: Exactly 13.6 pt Formatted: Highlight Revised 2/19/16  ORDINANCE NO. 2016-_____ 4 Formatted: Centered surrounding development pattern, and with zoning standards under the potential zoning classifications. (b) State law requires or a decision of a court or administrative agency has directed such a change. (c) There exists an obvious technical error in the pertinent comprehensive plan provision. Section 5. Arlington Municipal Code Section 20.96.040 shall be and hereby is amended to read as follows: 20.96..030 040 - Public hearings on comprehensive plan or zoning map amendments. (a) Except as provided by subsection (b), an open record public hearing shall be held before either the planning commission or city council is required for all amendments to this title or the comprehensive plan. In addition, on text, major map amendments or comprehensive plan amendments, a hearing before the city council may also be held if the council so chooses. (b) Emergency ordinances may go to the city council directly pursuant to and in compliance with the RCW governing emergency ordinances. (c) The city shall give public notice of all public hearings as required per Section 20.24.020 (Public Notice). (d) Staff shall transmit to the Department of Commerce copies of all proposed amendments to the city’s comprehensive plan and zoning map at least sixty (60) days in advance of prior adoption, as required by RCW 36.70A.106. Section 6. Arlington Municipal Code Section 20.96.050 shall be and hereby is amended to read as follows: 20.96.050 - Planning commission consideration of proposed comprehensive plan and zoning map amendments. (a) The planning commission shall endeavor to review the proposed amendment in a timely fashion. However, if the planning commission is not prepared to make recommendations at conclusion of the public hearing, the community development director may forward the matter to city council without a planning commission recommendation. (b) The council need not await the recommendations of the planning commission before taking action on a proposed amendment, nor is the council bound by any recommendations of the planning commission that are before it at the time it takes action on a proposed amendment. The Planning Commission shall issue for each docket item a recommendation for approval, approval subject to recommended modifications or conditions of approval, continuance, or a decision for denial, which decision shall be forwarded to the City Council for review and decision. Section 7. Arlington Municipal Code Section 20.96.060 shall be and hereby is amended to read as follows: Formatted: Font: (Default) Times New Roman, 11.5 pt Formatted: Font: (Default) Times New Roman, 11.5 pt Formatted: Font: (Default) Times New Roman, 11.5 pt Formatted: Font: (Default) Times New Roman, 11.5 pt Formatted: Font: (Default) Times New Roman, 11.5 pt Formatted: Font: (Default) Times New Roman, 11.5 pt Formatted: Font: (Default) Times New Roman, 11.5 pt Formatted: Indent: Left: 0.5", First line: 0" Formatted: Font: (Default) Times New Roman, 11.5 pt Formatted: Font: (Default) Times New Roman, 11.5 pt Revised 2/19/16  ORDINANCE NO. 2016-_____ 5 Formatted: Centered 20.96..024 060 - Selection and decision criteria—Comprehensive plan and zoning map amendments. (a) Considering that the comprehensive plan and zoning maps werewas developed after significant study and public participation, the principles, goals, objectives, and policies contained therein shall be granted substantial weight when considering any proposed amendment. Therefore, the burden of proof for justifying a proposed amendment to the comprehensive plan or zoning map of the city rests with the applicant. The city council's approval, modification, deferral, or denial of an amendment proposal shall be based on the following criteria: (a) Proposed amendments that meet one of the following criteria may be included in the final docket: (1) If the proposed amendment is site specific, the subject property is suitable for development in general conformance with adjacent land use and the surrounding development pattern, and with zoning standards under the potential zoning classifications. (2) State law requires or a decision of a court or administrative agency has directed such a change. (3) There exists an obvious technical error in the pertinent comprehensive plan provision. (b) Proposed amendments that do not meet one of the criteria in subsection (1) of this section shall meet all of the following criteria: (1) The amendment represents a matter appropriately addressed through the comprehensive plan, and the proposed amendment demonstrates a public benefit and enhances the public health, safety and welfare of the city. (2) The amendment does not raise policy or land use issues that are more appropriately addressed by an ongoing work program approved by the city council. (3) The proposed amendment addresses significantly changed conditions since the last time the pertinent comprehensive plan map or text was amended. "Significantly changed conditions" are those resulting from unanticipated consequences of an adopted policy, or changed conditions on the subject property or its surrounding area, or changes related to the pertinent comprehensive plan map or text, where such change has implications of a magnitude that need to be addressed for the comprehensive plan to function as an integrated whole. (4) The proposed amendment is consistent with the comprehensive plan and other goals and policies of the city, the countywide planning policies, the Growth Management Act, other state or federal law, and the Washington Administrative Code and other applicable law. Section 8. Arlington Municipal Code Section 20.96.070 shall be and hereby is amended to read as follows: 20.96.060 070 - Council action on comprehensive plan and zoning map amendments. (a) On text or minor map amendments, the council shall hold a closed record hearing prior to rendering a final decision. For text, major map amendments or comprehensive plan amendments, the council may, at their discretion, hold either a closed or open record hearing prior to rendering a final decision. (b) At the conclusion of its consideration on a proposed amendment, the council Formatted: Font: (Default) Times New Roman, 11.5 pt Formatted: Indent: Left: 0.5", First line: 0" Formatted: Font: (Default) Times New Roman, 11.5 pt Formatted: Font: (Default) Times New Roman, 11.5 pt Formatted: Indent: Left: 0.5" Formatted: Indent: Left: 0.5", First line: 0.51", Right: 0.03", Space After: 0 pt, Line spacing: Exactly 13.6 pt Formatted: Indent: Left: 0.5" Formatted: Indent: Left: 0.88" Formatted: Font: (Default) Times New Roman, 11.5 pt Formatted: Indent: Left: 0.13", First line: 0.51", Right: 0.03", Space After: 0 pt, Line spacing: Exactly 13.6 pt Formatted: Font: (Default) Times New Roman, 11.5 pt Formatted: Font: (Default) Times New Roman, 11.5 pt Formatted: Font: (Default) Times New Roman, 11.5 pt Formatted: Indent: Left: 0.5" Revised 2/19/16  ORDINANCE NO. 2016-_____ 6 Formatted: Centered may proceed to vote on the proposed ordinance, remand back to the planning commission for further study refer it to a committee for further study, or take any other action consistent with its usual rules of procedure. (cb) The council is not required to take final action on a proposed amendment within any specific period of time, but it should proceed as expeditiously as practicable on petitions for amendments since inordinate delays can result in the petitioner incurring unnecessary costs. (d) Voting on amendments to this title or the comprehensive plan shall proceed in the same manner as other ordinances. Section 9. Arlington Municipal Code Section 20.96.080 shall be and hereby is amended to read as follows: 20.96.070 080 - Ultimate issue before council on amendments. In deciding whether to adopt a proposed amendment to this Title or the comprehensive plan or zoning map, the central issue before the council is whether the proposed amendment advances the public health, safety, or welfare. All other issues are irrelevant, and all information related to other issues at the public hearing may be declared irrelevant by the presiding official and excluded. In particular, when considering proposed minor map or zoning amendments: (a) The council shall not consider any representations made by the petitioner that if the change is granted the rezoned property will be used for only one of the possible range of uses permitted in the requested classification. Rather, the council shall consider whether the entire range of permitted uses in the requested classification is more appropriate than the range of uses in the existing classification. (b) The council shall not regard as controlling any advantages or disadvantages to the individual requesting the change, but shall consider the impact of the proposed change on the public at large. (c) The council shall consider comprehensive plan amendments and zoning map amendments as recommended by the planning commission using the criteria established in AMC 20.96.06040 and AMC 20.96.050, respectively. If there are substantial changes to the proposed amendments after the public hearing by the planning commission, a second public hearing before the council is may be required. If there are no substantial changes, the council may choose whether or not to hold another public hearing. The city shall transmit a copy of the comprehensive plan amendments to department of commerce within ten days of the city council's final adoption. Section 10. A new Arlington Municipal Code Section 20.96.100 shall be and hereby is added to read as follows: 20.96.100 - Docketing procedures—DAmendments to development regulations. 1.All proposed text amendments to the development or zoning regulations shall be developed, submitted and presented by the City staff, based on direction from the City Council, Planning Commission, or the Director of Community & Economic Development City Manager or designee. 2.Private party requests. City staff shall submit proposals from private Formatted: Highlight Formatted: Font: (Default) Times New Roman, 11.5 pt Formatted: Indent: Left: 0.13", First line: 0.51", Right: 0.03", Space After: 0 pt, Line spacing: Exactly 13.6 pt Formatted: Font: (Default) Times New Roman, 11.5 pt Formatted: Font: (Default) Times New Roman, 11.5 pt Formatted: Indent: Left: 0.5" Formatted: Indent: Left: 0.13", First line: 0.51", Right: 0.03", Space After: 0 pt, Line spacing: Exactly 13.6 pt Formatted: Highlight Revised 2/19/16  ORDINANCE NO. 2016-_____ 7   Formatted: Centered individuals or groups as follows: a. Private parties shall submit a written summary of the amendment proposed to City staff, an indication of why it is needed, and the potential land use impacts if approved. No fees shall be assessed. b. Staff shall maintain a docket listing of private party requests, and shall provide the listing not less than once per year to the Planning Commission, which shall determine which items shall be further reviewed by staff and submitted as a formal proposal, which shall be deferred to future work programs, and which shall not be considered. Decisions to defer or not consider private requests shall be considered final unless appealed as provided herein. 3. Most development regulation amendments shall be processed concurrently with the comprehensive planning docket developed under AMC 20.96.030(b). The Community Development director may direct that development regulation amendments proceed separately when deemed appropriate. Section 11. A new Arlington Municipal Code Section 20.96.110 shall be and hereby is added to read as follows: 20.96.110 - Notice to Department of Commerce. Staff shall transmit to the Department of Commerce copies of all proposed amendments to the city’s development regulations at least sixty (60) days in advance of prior adoption, as required by RCW 36.70A.106. Section 12. A new Arlington Municipal Code Section 20.96.120 shall be and hereby is added to read as follows: 20.96.120 - Public hearings on development regulation amendments. (a) Except as provided by subsection (b), an open record public hearing shall be held before the planning commission for all amendments. to the comprehensive plan. In addition, a hearing before the city council may also be held if the council so chooses. (b) Emergency ordinances may go to the city council directly pursuant to and in compliance with the RCW governing emergency ordinances. (c) The city shall give public notice of all public hearings as required per Section 20.24.020 (Public Notice). Section 13. A new Arlington Municipal Code Section 20.96.130 shall be and hereby is added to read as follows: 20.96.130 Planning Commission review of development regulation amendments. The Planning Commission shall issue a recommendation for approval, approval subject to recommended modifications or conditions of approval, continuance, or a decision for denial, which decision shall be forwarded to the City Council for review and decision. Section 14. A new Arlington Municipal Code Section 20.96.140 shall be and hereby is added to read as follows: 20.96.140 City Council decision criteria—development regulation amendments Formatted: Indent: Left: 0.88", First line: 0.51", Right: 0.03", Space After: 0 pt, Line spacing: Exactly 13.6 pt Formatted: Font: (Default) Times New Roman, 11.5 pt Formatted: Highlight Revised 2/19/16  ORDINANCE NO. 2016-_____ 8 Formatted: Centered The city council's approval, modification, deferral, or denial of an development regulation amendment proposal shall be based on the following criteria: (1) The proposed amendment is consistent with the goals, objectives, and policies of the comprehensive plan, the multicounty planning policies, county planning policies, and the Growth Management Act, RCW Chapter 36.70A; and (2) The proposed change is necessary to further the public interest based on present needs and conditions. Section 15. Severability. Should any section, paragraph, sentence, clause, or phrase of this ordinance be held invalid or unconstitutional by a court of competent jurisdiction, such invalidity or unconstitutionality shall not affect the validity or constitutionality of any other section, sentence, clause, or phrase of this ordinance; provided, however, that if any section, sentence, clause, or phrase of this ordinance, is held to be invalid by a court of competent jurisdiction, or by the Growth Management Hearings Board, then the section, sentence, clause, phrase, or land use designation in effect prior to the effective date of this ordinance, shall be in full force and effect for that invalidated section, sentence, clause, phrase, or land use designation, as if this ordinance had never been adopted. Section 16. Effective Date. A summary of this Ordinance consisting of its title shall be published in the official newspaper of the City, and shall take effect and be in full force five (5) days of the date of publication. Section 17. Copy to Commerce Department. Pursuant to RCW 36.70A.106(3), the City Clerk is directed to send a copy of this ordinance to the State Department of Commerce for its files within ten (10) days after adoption of this ordinance. PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL AT A REGULAR MEETING THEREOF ON THE _____ DAY OF FEBRUARY, 2016. CITY OF ARLINGTON: Barbara Tolbert, Mayor ATTEST: Kristin Banfield, City Clerk APPROVED AS TO FORM: Formatted: Indent: Left: 0.63" Formatted: Highlight Revised 2/19/16  ORDINANCE NO. 2016-_____ 9   Formatted: Centered Steven J. Peiffle, City Attorney Clean Copy ‐ Revised 2/19/16  ORDINANCE NO. 2016-_____ 1 ORDINANCE NO. - 2016-XXX AN ORDINANCE RELATING TO LAND USE AND ZONING; AMENDING CHAPTER 20.96 OF THE ARLINGTON MUNICIPAL CODE TO CLARIFY THE PROCESSES FOR AMENDMENTS TO THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AND DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS WHEREAS, the City of Arlington has codified Chapter 20.96 of the Arlington Municipal Code, entitled “AMENDMENTS”, to set out the process for amending the comprehensive plan and development regulations in accordance with state law, including the Growth Management Act; and WHEREAS, City staff has become aware of confusion and a lack of clarity in the existing ordinance and wishes to amend the same in a way that clarifies the city process; and WHEREAS, the Arlington Planning Commission ("Planning Commission") met to discuss revisions to the zoning ordinance at its regular meetings on __________________ and ________________________ and held a public hearing on __________________, 2016 and thereafter recommended passage of the ordinance to the City Council; and WHEREAS, the City Council was briefed on the issue on ___________________ and on February ___, 2016, the City Council considered public comments and the entire record related to the proposal contained in this ordinance; and WHEREAS, following the public hearing, the City Council deliberated on the code amendments contained in this ordinance; and WHEREAS, the City has completed State Environmental Policy Act (SEPA) review of these proposed amendments and all due notice has been given to the Department of Commerce prior to their adoption; NOW, THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of Arlington, Washington, do here ordain as follows: Section 1. Arlington Municipal Code Section 20.96.010 shall be and hereby is amended to read as follows: 20.96.010 - Amendments in general. (a) Amendments to the text of this title or to the zoning map may be made in accordance with the provisions of this chapter. (b) Amendments to the text of the comprehensive plan or to the proposed land use map may be made in accordance with provisions of this chapter. (c) With the exception to those instances listed in AMC 20.96.015, the comprehensive plan may not be amended more than once per year (RCW 36.70A.130) and therefore requests for amendments will be deferred to the time of an annual public hearing. Only amendments Clean Copy ‐ Revised 2/19/16  ORDINANCE NO. 2016-_____ 2   submitted no later than the last working day of January each calendar year will be reviewed for the annual cycle. (d) Exceptions to Annual Cycle. Amendments to the comprehensive plan may be considered more frequently than once per year in any of the following circumstances: (1) Resolution of an emergency condition or situation. Council shall confirm the director's finding that such an emergency exists. (2) Resolution of a decision by an administrative agency or court of competent jurisdiction. (3) For any reasons specified in RCW 36.70A.130 (2), as hereafter amended.   Section 2. A new Arlington Municipal Code Section 20.96.015 shall be and hereby is added to read as follows: 20.96.015 - Minor corrections exempt. An amendment that does not result in any substantive change to the content or meaning of a development regulation, such as a correction to punctuation or numbering or a typographical or technical error, shall be exempt from the notice and hearing requirements of this chapter. In such cases, the director may make a recommendation directly to the city council. Section 3. Arlington Municipal Code Section 20.96.020 shall be and hereby is amended to read as follows: 20.96.020 - Initiation of comprehensive plan and zoning map amendments. (a) Whenever a request to amend the comprehensive plan or zoning map is initiated by the city council, the planning commission, or the city administration, the city attorney in consultation with the planning staff shall draft an appropriate ordinance and schedule a public hearing before the planning commission, unless the code amendment is of an emergency nature, in which case a public hearing can be scheduled before the city council without planning commission consideration. (b) Any other person may also petition the council to amend the comprehensive plan or zoning map by submitting an application for a Code Amendment, signed by both the applicant and the property owner. The application shall be filed with the community development department and shall include, among the information deemed relevant by the community development director or his or her designee: (1) The name, address, and telephone number of the applicant, (2) A description of the land affected by the amendment if a change in zoning district classification is proposed, (3) Public notice materials as required by Section 20.24.020 (Public Notice), (4) A description of the proposed map change or a summary of the specific objective of any proposed change in the text of this title, and, (5) If necessary, an environmental checklist and any other documentation needed to comply with SEPA (including but not limited to special studies). (c) Upon receipt of a petition as provided in subsection (b), the community development director shall either: (1) Treat the proposed amendment as one initiated by the city Clean Copy ‐ Revised 2/19/16  ORDINANCE NO. 2016-_____ 3 administration and proceed in accordance with subsection (a) if he/she believes that the proposed amendment has significant merit and would benefit the general public, or (2) Forward the petition to the appropriate hearing body for a public hearing. (d) Comprehensive plan and zoning map amendments shall comply with the procedures as required by Sections 20.96.030 through 20.96.080. Section 4. Arlington Municipal Code Section 20.96.030 shall be and hereby is amended to read as follows: 20.96.030 - Docketing procedures—Comprehensive plan and zoning map amendments. (a) The city shall compile and maintain a list, known as a "docket," of all city- initiated and privately-initiated proposed comprehensive plan amendments. The list shall be organized as to amendment type and include a description of the amendment in nontechnical terms, as well as the name of the applicant and date of submission to the city. The preliminary docket shall be made available to the public for review and comment for at least fifteen days prior to consideration by the planning commission. Written comments that are submitted by the end of the comment period shall be added to the preliminary docket. The final docket will be determined as described in this section. (b) Preliminary Review—Determination of Final Docket. 1)Staff Evaluation. The community development director shall conduct a brief initial evaluation of all privately-initiated proposed comprehensive plan amendments to ascertain whether the proposals meet the preliminary review criteria in this section and to assess the extent of review that would be required under the State Environmental Policy Act (SEPA). The director shall make a recommendation to the planning commission as to which proposed amendments should be included in the final docket, along with any city-initiated proposed amendments. (2) Joint Workshop. During each annual amendment cycle, the city council and planning commission may, at the city council's discretion, hold a noticed joint workshop to serve as an informational meeting between the two governmental bodies. (3) Planning Commission Hearing. The planning commission shall hold a noticed hearing on selection of proposed amendments for the final docket. (4) City Council Decision. The city council shall consider the planning commission's recommended final docket. Council may adopt the proposed final docket without a public hearing; however, in the event that a majority of the council decides to add or subtract amendments, it shall first hold a public hearing. No additional comprehensive plan amendments may be considered after council adoption of the docket for that year, except as provided in AMC 20.96.010(d). The final docket shall be approved by resolution. (5) Proposed amendments submitted under AMC 20.96.020(b) that meet one of the following criteria may be included in the final docket: (a) If the proposed amendment is site specific, the subject property is suitable for development in general conformance with adjacent land use, the surrounding development pattern, and with zoning standards under the potential zoning classifications. (b) State law requires or a decision of a court or administrative agency Clean Copy ‐ Revised 2/19/16  ORDINANCE NO. 2016-_____ 4   has directed such a change. (c) There exists an obvious technical error in the pertinent comprehensive plan provision. Section 5. Arlington Municipal Code Section 20.96.040 shall be and hereby is amended to read as follows: 20.96.040 - Public hearings on comprehensive plan or zoning map amendments. a) Except as provided by subsection (b), an open record public hearing shall be held before the planning commission for all amendments to the comprehensive plan. In addition, a hearing before the city council may also be held if the council so chooses. (b) Emergency ordinances may go to the city council directly pursuant to and in compliance with the RCW governing emergency ordinances. (c) The city shall give public notice of all public hearings as required per Section 20.24.020 (Public Notice). (d) Staff shall transmit to the Department of Commerce copies of all proposed amendments to the city’s comprehensive plan and zoning map at least sixty (60) days in advance of prior adoption, as required by RCW 36.70A.106. Section 6. Arlington Municipal Code Section 20.96.050 shall be and hereby is amended to read as follows: 20.96.050 - Planning commission consideration of proposed comprehensive plan and zoning map amendments. The Planning Commission shall issue for each docket item a recommendation for approval, approval subject to recommended modifications or conditions of approval, continuance, or a decision for denial, which decision shall be forwarded to the City Council for review and decision. Section 7. Arlington Municipal Code Section 20.96.060 shall be and hereby is amended to read as follows: 20.96.060 - Selection and decision criteria—Comprehensive plan and zoning map amendments. (a) Considering that the comprehensive plan and zoning maps were developed after significant study and public participation, the principles, goals, objectives, and policies contained therein shall be granted substantial weight when considering any proposed amendment. Therefore, the burden of proof for justifying a proposed amendment to the comprehensive plan or zoning map of the city rests with the applicant. The city council's approval, modification, deferral, or denial of an amendment proposal shall be based on the following criteria: (1) The amendment represents a matter appropriately addressed through the comprehensive plan, and the proposed amendment demonstrates a public benefit and enhances the public health, safety and welfare of the city. (2) The amendment does not raise policy or land use issues that are more Clean Copy ‐ Revised 2/19/16  ORDINANCE NO. 2016-_____ 5 appropriately addressed by an ongoing work program approved by the city council. (3) The proposed amendment addresses significantly changed conditions since the last time the pertinent comprehensive plan map or text was amended. "Significantly changed conditions" are those resulting from unanticipated consequences of an adopted policy, or changed conditions on the subject property or its surrounding area, or changes related to the pertinent comprehensive plan map or text, where such change has implications of a magnitude that need to be addressed for the comprehensive plan to function as an integrated whole. (4) The proposed amendment is consistent with the comprehensive plan and other goals and policies of the city, the countywide planning policies, the Growth Management Act, other state or federal law, and the Washington Administrative Code and other applicable law. Section 8. Arlington Municipal Code Section 20.96.070 shall be and hereby is amended to read as follows: 20.96.070 - Council action on comprehensive plan and zoning map amendments. a)(At the conclusion of its consideration on a proposed amendment, the council may proceed to vote on the proposed ordinance, remand back to the planning commission for further study , or take any other action consistent with its usual rules of procedure. (b) The council is not required to take final action on a proposed amendment within any specific period of time, but it should proceed as expeditiously as practicable on petitions for amendments since inordinate delays can result in the petitioner incurring unnecessary costs. Section 9. Arlington Municipal Code Section 20.96.080 shall be and hereby is amended to read as follows: 20.96.080 - Ultimate issue before council on amendments. In deciding whether to adopt a proposed amendment to the comprehensive plan or zoning map, the central issue before the council is whether the proposed amendment advances the public health, safety, or welfare. All other issues are irrelevant, and all information related to other issues at the public hearing may be declared irrelevant by the presiding official and excluded. In particular, when considering proposed map or zoning amendments: (a) The council shall not consider any representations made by the petitioner that if the change is granted the rezoned property will be used for only one of the possible range of uses permitted in the requested classification. Rather, the council shall consider whether the entire range of permitted uses in the requested classification is more appropriate than the range of uses in the existing classification. (b) The council shall not regard as controlling any advantages or disadvantages to the individual requesting the change, but shall consider the impact of the proposed change on the public at large. (c) The council shall consider comprehensive plan amendments and zoning map amendments as recommended by the planning commission using the criteria established in AMC 20.96.060. If there are substantial changes to the proposed amendments after the Clean Copy ‐ Revised 2/19/16  ORDINANCE NO. 2016-_____ 6 public hearing by the planning commission, a second public hearing before the council may be required. If there are no substantial changes, the council may choose whether or not to hold another public hearing. The city shall transmit a copy of the comprehensive plan amendments to department of commerce within ten days of the city council's final adoption. Section 10. A new Arlington Municipal Code Section 20.96.100 shall be and hereby is added to read as follows: 20.96.100 - Docketing procedures—Amendments to development regulations. 1. All proposed text amendments to the development or zoning regulations shall be developed, submitted and presented by the City staff, based on direction from the City Council, Planning Commission, or the Director of Community & Economic Development or designee. 2. Private party requests. City staff shall submit proposals from private individuals or groups as follows: a. Private parties shall submit a written summary of the amendment proposed to City staff, an indication of why it is needed, and the potential land use impacts if approved. No fees shall be assessed. b. Staff shall maintain a docket listing of private party requests, and shall provide the listing not less than once per year to the Planning Commission, which shall determine which items shall be further reviewed by staff and submitted as a formal proposal, which shall be deferred to future work programs, and which shall not be considered. Decisions to defer or not consider private requests shall be considered final unless appealed as provided herein. 3.Most development regulation amendments shall be processed concurrently with the comprehensive planning docket developed under AMC 20.96.030(b). The Community Development director may direct that development regulation amendments proceed separately when deemed appropriate. Section 11. A new Arlington Municipal Code Section 20.96.110 shall be and hereby is added to read as follows: 20.96.110 - Notice to Department of Commerce. Staff shall transmit to the Department of Commerce copies of all proposed amendments to the city’s development regulations at least sixty (60) days in advance of prior adoption, as required by RCW 36.70A.106. Section 12. A new Arlington Municipal Code Section 20.96.120 shall be and hereby is added to read as follows: 20.96.120 Public hearings on development regulation amendments. (a) Except as provided by subsection (b), an open record public hearing shall be held before the planning commission for all amendments. In addition, a hearing before the city council may also be held if the council so chooses. (b) Emergency ordinances may go to the city council directly pursuant to and in compliance with the RCW governing emergency ordinances. Clean Copy ‐ Revised 2/19/16  ORDINANCE NO. 2016-_____ 7 (c) The city shall give public notice of all public hearings as required per Section 20.24.020 (Public Notice). Section 13. A new Arlington Municipal Code Section 20.96.130 shall be and hereby is added to read as follows: 20.96.130 Planning Commission review of development regulation amendments. The Planning Commission shall issue a recommendation for approval, approval subject to recommended modifications or conditions of approval, continuance, or a decision for denial, which decision shall be forwarded to the City Council for review and decision. Section 14. A new Arlington Municipal Code Section 20.96.140 shall be and hereby is added to read as follows: 20.96.140 City Council decision criteria—development regulation amendments The city council's approval, modification, deferral, or denial of a development regulation amendment proposal shall be based on the following criteria: (1) The proposed amendment is consistent with the goals, objectives, and policies of the comprehensive plan, the multicounty planning policies, county planning policies, and the Growth Management Act, RCW Chapter 36.70A; and (2) The proposed change is necessary to further the public interest based on present needs and conditions. Section 15. Severability. Should any section, paragraph, sentence, clause, or phrase of this ordinance be held invalid or unconstitutional by a court of competent jurisdiction, such invalidity or unconstitutionality shall not affect the validity or constitutionality of any other section, sentence, clause, or phrase of this ordinance; provided, however, that if any section, sentence, clause, or phrase of this ordinance, is held to be invalid by a court of competent jurisdiction, or by the Growth Management Hearings Board, then the section, sentence, clause, phrase, or land use designation in effect prior to the effective date of this ordinance, shall be in full force and effect for that invalidated section, sentence, clause, phrase, or land use designation, as if this ordinance had never been adopted. Section 16. Effective Date. A summary of this Ordinance consisting of its title shall be published in the official newspaper of the City, and shall take effect and be in full force five (5) days of the date of publication. Section 17. Copy to Commerce Department. Pursuant to RCW 36.70A.106 (3), the City Clerk is directed to send a copy of this ordinance to the State Department of Commerce for its files within ten (10) days after adoption of this ordinance. PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL AT A REGULAR MEETING THEREOF ON THE _____ DAY OF FEBRUARY, 2016. Clean Copy ‐ Revised 2/19/16  ORDINANCE NO. 2016-_____ 8 CITY OF ARLINGTON: Barbara Tolbert, Mayor ATTEST: Kristin Banfield, City Clerk APPROVED AS TO FORM: Steven J. Peiffle, City Attorney City of Arlington Council Agenda Bill Item: NB #2 Attachment G COUNCIL MEETING DATE: March 21, 2016 SUBJECT: Street Closure for Special Event ATTACHMENTS: Special Event application and map DEPARTMENT OF ORIGIN Recreation EXPENDITURES REQUESTED: None BUDGET CATEGORY: N/A LEGAL REVIEW: DESCRIPTION: Peter Harrett of Top Secret Customs and Restorations business is requesting a street closure for a special event. The business, located at 6205 192nd Street NE #2 is planning an open house, car drive in event on Thursday May 5, 2016. Mr. Harrett expects 100-150 cars and is asking that 192nd Street be closed from 59th Avenue east to 62nd Ave NE. Businesses that will be affected will be asked by event coordinator to use their alleys for access. Emergency access will be accommodated. HISTORY: City Council approval is required for street closures. This is a new event and the request will go through the special event process. ALTERNATIVES Do not authorize street closure. RECOMMENDED MOTION: I move to approve the street closure request from Peter Harrett of Top Secret Customs and Restorations for the open house/car drive event dated May 5, 2016. City of Arlington Council Agenda Bill Item: NB #3 Attachment H COUNCIL MEETING DATE: March 21, 2016 SUBJECT: Parks and Recreation Master Plan Update adoption ATTACHMENTS: Draft Park and Recreation Master Plan and Draft Ordinance DEPARTMENT OF ORIGIN Recreation EXPENDITURES REQUESTED: None BUDGET CATEGORY: N/A LEGAL REVIEW: DESCRIPTION: Request the adoption of the Parks and Recreation Master Plan Update 2016. HISTORY: The Draft Parks and Recreation Master Plan Update was coordinated with Arlington’s Comprehensive Plan Update in 2015 for the Park and Recreation elements. The Park and Recreation Plan is to provide additional detail to the City of Arlington’s Comprehensive Plan. The Parks, Arts, and Recreation Commission have met several times in 2015 and 2016 to discuss the Parks Master Plan and provide input. The PARC Commission recommends adoption of the document. ALTERNATIVES Do not approve the Parks and Recreation Master Plan and remand to staff for further information RECOMMENDED MOTION: I move to approve the Parks and Recreation Master Plan 2016 Update and authorize the Mayor to sign the ordinance. CITY OF ARLINGTON, WA Parks and Recreation Master Plan 2016-2023 MAYOR Barb Tolbert CITY ADMINISTRATOR Paul Ellis CITY COUNCIL Jesica Stickles Chris Raezer Debora Nelson Jan Schuette Marilyn Oertle Sue Weiss Mike Hopson PARKS, ARTS AND RECREATION COMMISSION Bob Leonard, Brittany Kleinman, Tiffany McAuslan, Rob Ruth, Christopher St. John, Steve Maisch, Taira Knee STAFF Chris Young, Community and Economic Development Director Sarah Lopez, Recreation and Communications Manager Leroy Mills, Maintenance and Operations Manager Bill Blake, Stormwater Supervisor Kristin Banfield, Communications and HR Director TABLE OF CONTENTS Page Introduction 1 Mission Statement 3 Park Locations Map 4 Existing Parks, Facilities and Programs Definitions 5-7 Facility Inventory 8-13 Park descriptions, history and aerial maps 14-31 Public art inventory 33-35 Community Celebrations 36 Financial Plan 37-39 Action Program 40-41 Capital Improvement Plan 42 Supplemental Documents: Arlington Municipal Code- Recreational Facilities and Open Space https://www.municode.com/library/wa/arlington/codes/code_of_ordinances Comprehensive Plan 2015, Chapter 7, Parks and Recreation Element http://arlingtonwa.gov/modules/showdocument.aspx?documentid=10846 Riverfront Master Plan http://www.arlingtonwa.gov/index.aspx?page=460 1 INTRODUCTION The Park and Recreation Master Plan provides for direction for the planning, acquisition, development, and renovation of parks, open space, recreation facilities and programs for the years 2016-2023. The plan is designed to develop an understanding of the short and long term park and recreation needs of the community. The City adopted the updated City of Arlington Comprehensive Plan in December 2015. The Comprehensive Plan is the City’s main policy document for guiding growth and development for the next 20 years. This Park and Recreation Plan is to provide additional detail to the City of Arlington’s Comprehensive Plan. The previous Park and Recreation Master Plan was adopted in 2007. At that time the City of Arlington had experienced dramatic increase in size and population. With the annexation of the Smokey Point area and other smaller annexations, the City had increased its area to approximately 5,321.88 acres. The population was estimated at 16,137. The population in 2015 is 17,926. The population is expected to grow to 24,935 by 2035. The park and recreation service area is not only within the city limits, but also serves residents inside the Arlington School District boundaries. The development and population growth of the area has increased the demand on existing park and recreational facilities and programs. The plan is developed by receiving input from city and service area residents, identifying existing parks, facilities, programs and the need for improvements, identifying opportunities for partnerships, assessing potential funding sources , and setting an action plan. This plan may be updated annually or when priorities change or additional funding becomes available. The action program should be updated annually with the capital projects plan. Arlington’s park system is administered by the Department of Community and Economic Development, the Recreation Department is administered by Administration Department, and the natural areas are administered by the Natural Resources Department in Public Works. The Park, Arts and Recreation Commission is an advisory board to the Mayor and City Council with respect to Parks, Arts and Recreation facilities and programs as well as changes, expansion or new acquisition of both facilities and programs. The Commission also serves as the Tree Board. The Arlington Arts Council which was established in 2004, and is not a City government council, has worked with the City to purchase and display several pieces of public art on City property, including the mural on Olympic Hill and the art in the City Council Chambers. The Council consists of about 50 members and their mission is to bring art to Arlington by providing quality art experiences to the community and support to Arlington’s artists. The art helps define the character of our community, and the City will continue to support the Arlington Arts Council. 2 Partnerships are of great value to the community. Past partnerships include the Pioneer Elementary School field and Presidents Elementary field. Stilly Valley Little League and past Arlington Youth Soccer Club have installed field lighting on Bill Quake Memorial Park athletic fields. The Rotary Club, donations and volunteers established the disc golf course at Twin Rivers Park, and a playground at Haller Park. In 2010 the City initiated the Adopt a Park program. Since that time the following parks have been adopted: Legion Park by Kiwanis Club of Arlington, Centennial Park by Windermere, Terrace Park by Lions Club, Quake and Evans Fields by Stilly Valley Little League, and Haller Park by Arlington Rotary. The City has a partnership with Snohomish County for the maintenance and management of Twin Rivers Park. We wish to continue these and other partnerships to enhance our park system. The Arlington Park and Recreation Departments provide a variety of park and recreational programs and services. For example: schedules athletic leagues, manage recreational programs such as classes and workshops, organizes and supports community special events, maintains city parks and open spaces. The Parks Department currently maintains 14 parks totaling 102.4 acres. This includes 6 softball and baseball fields, and 8 soccer fields and a skate park. The City purchased Country Charm Park and Conservation Area in 2010, consisting of approximately 140 acres. The City is currently only allowing walk in access for the public and there is no regular maintenance at Country Charm Park. The department also maintains the Centennial Trail inside Arlington and are responsible for the on all city buildings’ grounds and landscaping in street medians. The ability to fund any type of public park is the key to determining what can be provided. The park plan reflects the qualitative priorities set by the community, while the available funding determines the extent to which selected parks and or facilities are provided. Projects are then planned based upon available and projected funding for a rotating 5-6 year period. These projects are identified in the Capital Improvement Program that identifies these projects and their source of funding. The three funding sources for park development are real estate excise taxes, park impact mitigation fees and various grants. It should be noted that most staffing, maintenance and operations funding is provided through general fund revenues. The focus of the 2007 City Council and PARC Commission was to maintain and improve the current parks. Priorities included purchasing the available river front property of Country Charm dairy, constructing the missing section of the Centennial Trail, and obtaining park property in Smokey Point. Country Charm Park was purchased and the Centennial Trail was completed May 2014. The 2014-2015 PARC Commission’s priorities include: finish development of Country Charm Park, renovate Haller Park, and acquire park and recreation space in Smokey Point and maintain and improve the current parks. 3 It is the Councils intent that new parks, especially neighborhood parks, be dedicated and constructed within new development areas by implementing the requirements in the Land Use Codes. The park systems should be designed so that to benefit people of all ages and abilities and have an attractive appearance and unique personality. MISSION STATEMENT The Parks and Recreation Department is committed to providing safe, sustainable, and environmentally conscious parks and facilities for our residents and visitors. By affording a list of diverse and attractive programs we are able to connect with our community on every age level. Through the conservation and rehabilitation of local habitats an d open space we enhance the overall livability of our city. We measure our success by meeting the needs of our citizens while preserving the natural beauty and history Arlington has long provided. Mission statement developed by PARC, June 2014 4 Park Locations 5 EXISTING PARKS, FACILITIES AND PROGRAMS Definitions Pocket Parks – Pocket parks are small-scale public areas that enhance the environment of shopping areas. Public spaces play a vital role in the social and economic life of cities; they give visitors and shoppers opportunities to rest and enjoy the downtown. Our vision includes a future of small attractive public spaces with seating, shade and Wi-Fi to encourage a more vibrant downtown economy. Mini-Parks - A mini park denotes a privately owned park, usually owned by a Homeowner’s Association. Mini parks are those parks that typically attract only those people who live within walking distance of the park. Currently there are 42 mini-parks in the UGA totaling 14.9 acres. Neighborhood Park - Neighborhood parks are those parks that typically attract only those people who live within walking distance of the park. They may have such amenities as children play equipment, sport courts, picnic facilities, grassy play areas, etc. and attract neighbors and kids for informal play. There are 12.1 acres of community parks in the UGA.  Centennial Park 1 acre  Wedgewood Park 2 acre  Woodway Park .5 acre  Forest Trail Park 2 acres  J Rudy York Park 2 acre  Lebanon Park .5 acre  The Rockery .1 acre  Jensen Park 2 acres  High Clover Park 2 acres Community Park - Community parks are designed to serve the surrounding community. Community parks may contain special amenities attractive to visitors throughout the area. Such parks often consist of athletic facilities and significant natural features, such as large tracts of open space or natural areas, or have scheduled group activities/events. These parks usually have restroom facilities. It should be noted that Twin Rivers Park, though owned by Snohomish County, is maintained and managed by the City through an Interlocal agreement and thus in essence a City park. Also note that the acreage for Country Charm Park and Stormwater Wetland Park includes only park acres. There are 176 acres of community parks in the UGA.  Twin Rivers Park 50 acres  Haller Park 3 acres  Bill Quake Memorial Park 13 acres  Waldo E Evans Memorial Park 6 acres  Terrace Park 4 acres  Country Charm Park and Conservation Area 89 acres  Stormwater Wetland Park 10 acres  Legion Park 1 acre 6 Linear/Trail Parks - Linear parks/trails are narrow corridors of open space. In most circumstances, the linear corridor includes multipurpose trails that are used for one or more modes of recreational travel including walking, hiking, and bicycle. The corridors also provide an environmental link within the community between Open Space areas and Habitat areas. There are currently 12.2 miles of trails within the UGA  Centennial Trail (City Portion) 2.7 miles  Airport Trail 6.5 miles  Kruger-Portage Creek Trail 0.4 miles  River Crest Trail .2 miles  Zimmerman Trail .2 miles  Stormwater Park trails 1 miles  Eagle Trail .7 mile  188th Street Connector Trail .5 mile Regional parks (County Parks) Regional Parks tend to be those parks that offer something that would cause people to drive from one community to a nother to get to, i.e., something you can’t find in your own town. This may be a special feature (such as a marina, salt water access, tournament ball fields, unique natural features, camping, etc.). This special characteristic may also include size (allowing for more varied or specialized play), scheduled group activities, or another feature that would entice a family to drive from one part of the County to another. There are 457.3 acres of regional parks in the UGA (all of them County-owned). School Facilities School playfields and playgrounds, though not owned by the City, are nevertheless owned by a public agency and are generally open to the public during non-school hours. As schools are typically spread out across cities in residential neighborhoods, they function much the same as neighborhood parks and are herein counted as such. There are 59.3 acres of school playfields and playgrounds in the UGA. County Trails Snohomish County also has regional trails in the Arlington area. River Mea dows Park contains 1.6 miles of trails. The Whitehorse Trail eventually will run 27 miles from Arlington to Darrington. Portions are currently usable, but others are scheduled for completion as funding becomes available. The Centennial Trail has been completed from the City of Snohomish north to approximately Skagit County. There are 57.6 miles of county trails. Open Space The City currently does not have an adopted LOS for open space. However, u nder the Land Use Code, each major residential plat must provide 5% of its land preserved as usable open space. This is in addition to any natural open space protected because of its status as a critical area. This 5% translates to an effective LOS of 3.0 acres per 1,000 people, or 0.008319 acres per dwelling unit. The City generally accepts dedication of the critical area open space tracts or easements so as to be able to better manage the r esources that they protect. Usable open space, however, is generally left under the ownership of Homeowners' 7 Associations. Currently the City has 220.0 acres of pr otected open space – 150.0 of these acres are public and 70.0 acres are privately owned. Cultural Resources Cultural resources include such things as museums, archaeological sites, historical sites, and other similar places. Currently there is a 16,000 square foot historical museum owned and operated by the Stillaguamish Pioneer Society. The Stillaguamish Tribe also claims that there are significant archaeological sites in various areas of the City, but such sites are not publicly revealed so as to prevent disturbance or desecration. The School District owns and operates the Byrnes Performing Arts Center. Offices, Maintenance, Etc. It take both staff and equipment to operate and maintain City parks and recreational facilities. Park and recreational facility operations are overseen by one staff member in the City’s Administration Office. Maintenance is provided by the City’s Maintenance and Operations Division of the City’s Community & Economic Development Department. Equipment is housed at our Public Works Maintenance and Operations shop and accounts for approximately 8% of this 13,148 square foot facility. It is anticipated that as the recreation program expands or the number of parks increases, additional space would be needed to house the staff and equipment necessary to run these programs. Recreation Programs The City of Arlington provides recreation programs for our citizens. Currently, the City provides a range of recreational programs by helping coordinate and publicize programs provided by individuals and groups, including adult and children’s classes, coo rdination of softball leagues for adults as well as sports camps for children. The City also offers seasonal events (e.g. Arbor Day celebration, Easter Egg Hunt and Hometown Holiday, Outdoor Movies and Concerts. Currently the City utilizes the community room at the Boys and Girls Club, the Stillaguamish Conference room, and classrooms in various schools for recreation programs. 8 Facility Inventory Facility Type/Name Su b a r e a Co n d i t i o n Si z e Un i t City Parks 188.1 acres Community Parks 176.0 acres Bill Quake Memorial Park Airport/Industrial Good 13.0 aces Waldo E Evans Memorial Park Airport/Industial Good 6.0 A acres Haller Park OTBD Good 3.0 acres Legion Memorial Park OTBD Good 1.0 A acres Twin Rivers Park Outside City Limits Good 50.0 A acres Terrace Park Old Town Good 4.0 acres Country Charm Park & Cons. Old Town Undev. 89.0 acres Storm Water Wetland Park (21 acres/51acres) Oldtown Good 10.0 acres Neighborhood Parks 12.1 acres Centennial Park OTBD Good 1.0 acres Wedgewood Park Hilltop Good 2.0 acres Woodway Park Hilltop Good .5 A acres Forest Trail Park Hilltop Good 2.0 A acres High Clover Park Arlington Bluff Good 2.0 acres J Rudy York Memorial Park West Arlington Good 2.0 acres Lebanon Park OTBD Good 0.5 acres The Rockery OTBD Good 0.1 acres Jensen Park Kent Prairie Good 2.0 acres Mini-Parks 14.9 acres Aspenwood Meadows West Arlington Fair 0.13 acres Bovee Acres, Tract 997 Hilltop 0.40 acre Brickwood West Arlington Fair 0.71 acres Brickwood West Arlington Poor 0.24 acres Claridge Court Arlington Bluff 0.12 acres Country Manor 1, Tract 996 West Arlington Fair 0.11 acre Country Manor 1, Tract 997 West Arlington Fair 0.09 acre Country Manor 2, Tract 995 West Arlington Fair 0.09 acre Crossing at Edgecomb vault Hilltop 0.69 acres Crossing at Edgecomb Hilltop 0.28 acres Crown Ridge 1 Hilltop Good 0.41 acres Crown Ridge 2 Hilltop Fair 0.75 acres Crown Ridge 3 Hilltop Fair 3.00 acres Crown Ridge 4 Hilltop Fair 0.17 acres Crown Ridge 5 Hilltop Fair 0.37 acres Dogwood Meadows Hilltop 0.33 acre Eagle Heights, 1 Tract 995 Hilltop 0.46 acre Eagle Heights 1 Tract 998 Hilltop 0.01 acres Eagle Heights 2 Tract 996 Hilltop 0.12 acre Eagle Heights 2 Tract 998 Hilltop 0.10 Acre Gleneagle 1 Hilltop Fair 0.10 acres Gleneagle 2 Hilltop Good 0.04 acres Gleneagle 3 Hilltop Fair 0.07 acres Heartland 1 Arlington Bluff Fair 1.05 acres 9 Facility Type/Name Su b a r e a Co n d i t i o n Si z e Un i t Heartland 2 Arlington Bluff Good 1.05 acres High Clover Arlington Bluff Good 0.26 acres Highland View Estates Hilltop Good 0.25 acres Magnolia Estates, Tract 996 Hilltop 0.31 acre Point Riley West Arlington Poor 0.14 acres Rivercrest 1 Arlington Bluff Good 0.25 acres Rivercrest 2 Arlington Bluff Good 0.21 acres Rosecreek Kent Prairie Good 0.22 acres Smokey Point Meadows West Arlington Poor 0.38 acres Stoneway West Arlington Good 0.17 acres Sweetwater, Tract 996 Arlington Bluff 0.32 acre Terrah Marie, Tract 999 Arlington Bluff 0.22 acre The Bluff Arlington Bluff Poor 0.03 acres Trellis Court, Tract 996 West Arlington 0.08 acre Twin Ponds 1 Kent Prairie Good 0.15 acres Twin Ponds 2 Kent Prairie Fair 0.25 acres Walnut Ridge 1 Arlington Bluff 0.14 acre Whispering Breezes Arlington Bluff 0.61 acres County/Regional Parks 457.3 acres Wenberg County Park Outside UGA Good 46.0 acres Gissberg Twin Lakes Outside UGA Good 54.3 acres Portage Creek Wildlife Area Arlington Bluff 157.0 acres River Meadows Outside UGA Good 200.0 Acres Arlington Public School Facilities 59.3 acres Arlington High School Hilltop 16.5 acres Post Middle Old Town 8.2 acres Haller Middle Old Town 11.0 acres Presidents Elementary Old Town 6.5 acres Eagle Creek Elementary Southfork 8.4 acres Kent Prairie Elementary Kent Prairie 5.4 acres Pioneer Elementary Hilltop 3.3 acres Trails 69.8 miles City Trails 12.2 miles Centennial Trail (City Portion) Airport/Industrial, CBD paved 2.7 miles Airport Trail Airport/Industrial mixed 6.5 miles Kruger –Portage Creek Trail Kent Prairie path 0 .4 miles Zimmerman Trail Hilltop, Kent Prairie stairs 0.2 miles River Crest Trail Arlington Bluff Path 0.2 miles Eagle Trail Old Town path .7 mile Stormwater Park Trail Old Town gravel 1.0 Mile 10 County Trails 57.6 miles River Meadows Park Trails Outside City Limits Good 1.6 miles Centennial Trail Outside City Limits Good 29.0 miles Whitehorse Trail Outside City Limits Fair 27.0 miles Public 109.0 acres Miscellaneous OS Tracts Throughout City 10.0 acres Country Charm Park habitat Old Town 58.0 acres Stormwater Wetland Park O.S. Old Town 10.0 acres Arlington Cemetery Arlington Bluff 30.0 acres Harwood Cemetery Oldtown 1.0 acre Private 219.2 acres Miscellaneous OS Tracts Throughout City acres Maureen Udman Envtl Center Old Town 70.0 Acres Pioneer School Envtl area Hilltop Good 4.2 acres Gleneagle Golf Course Hilltop 135.0 acres Stilly Valley Pioneer Park Arlington Bluff 10.0 acres Pioneer Historical Museum Arlington Bluff 16,000 sq ft Arlington Art Walk Oldtown Byrnes Performing Arts Center Hilltop 22,444 Sq ft IIndoor Recreation Facilities Arlington Boys & Girls Club Airport/Industrial shop/office building #1 Airport/Industrial Fair 6,840 sq ft storage building #2 Poor 1,104 sq ft equipment storage shed #3 Good 2,832 sq ft storage building #4 Fair 2,372 sq ft 11 Facility Type/Name Of f -St r e e t P a r kin g Re s t r o o m s Pi c n i c T a b l e s Pi c n i c S h e l t e r s Ba r b e q u e Dr i n k i n g F o u nta i n Be n c h e s Pl a y E q u i p m e n t Ca m p i n g Bo a t L a u n c h Fi s h i n g Be a c h / S w i m m i n g Po o l So c c e r F i e l d s Ba s e b a l l / S o f t b a l l Ba s e b a l l - Ma j o r Ru n n i n g T r a c k Fo o t b a l l F i e l d Sp o r t C o u r t Gr a s s A r e a Te n n i s Co n c e s s i o n s Pe d e s t r i a n T r a i l s Bi k e T r a i l Eq u e s t r i a n T r a i l s Na t u r a l A r e a In t e r p r e t i v e A r e a Ga r d e n La n d m a r k s Sk a t e b o a r d P a r k Ha r d S u r f a c e Di s c g o l f c o u r s e St a g e Parks City Parks Community Parks Bill Quake Memorial Park x 1 7 1 7 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 Haller Park x 1 5 1 1 10 3 1 1 1 1 1 Jensen Community Park x 4 1 2 1 1 1 Legion Memorial Park x 1 2 1 2 6 1 1 2 2 Twin Rivers Park x 1 3 1 6 1 1 7 3 1 1 1 1 W.E. Evans Field x 1 2 1 2 1 1 1 Terrace Park x 1 3 1 2 1 5 1 1 1 1 1 Country Charm Park & Cons. 10 1 1 1 1 1 Stormwater Wetland Park 6 1 1 Subtotal 7 6 43 4 2 5 36 8 1 1 3 3 0 8 5 2 0 0 1 7 0 2 5 0 0 4 3 0 2 1 0 1 1 Neighborhood Parks Centennial Park 3 1 1 Wedgewood Park x 5 7 2 1 Woodway Park 1 Forest Trail Park x 7 1 1 1 High Clover Park 1 J Rudy York Memorial Park x 4 4 2 1 1 Lebanon Park x 1 1 1 The Rockery 1 1 Jensen Park Subtotal 4 0 12 0 0 1 19 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 4 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 Mini-Parks Aspenwood Meadows 2 1 1 Bovee Acres 1 Brickwood 1 1 Brickwood 1 1 Claridge Court 2 1 Country Manor 1 2 1 1 1 Country Manor 2 1 1 1 Country Manor 2 1 1 Crossing at Edgecomb 2 3 1 2 Crown Ridge 1 1 1 Crown Ridge 2 1 1 Crown Ridge 3 2 2 1 Crown Ridge 4 1 1 Crown Ridge 5 1 1 Dogwood Meadows 1 2 1 Eagle Heights 1 Tract 3 2 Eagle Heights 1 Tract 995 2 1 1 1 Eagle Heights 2 Tract 996 2 1 Eagle Heights 2 Tract 998 3 2 Gleneagle 1 2 1 1 Gleneagle 2 1 1 1 Gleneagle 3 1 1 Heartland 1 1 1 1 Heartland 2 1 1 High Clover 1 1 1 1 Highland View Estates 4 1 1 1 Magnolia Meadows 1 PH 1 1 1 1 1 1 Point Riley 1 1 12 Facility Type/Name Of f -St r e e t P a r kin g Re s t r o o m s Pi c n i c T a b l e s Pi c n i c S h e l t e r s Ba r b e q u e Dr i n k i n g F o u nta i n Be n c h e s Pl a y E q u i p m e n t Ca m p i n g Bo a t L a u n c h Fi s h i n g Be a c h / S w i m m i n g Po o l So c c e r F i e l d s Ba s e b a l l / S o f t b a l l Ba s e b a l l - Ma j o r Ru n n i n g T r a c k Fo o t b a l l F i e l d Sp o r t C o u r t Gr a s s A r e a Te n n i s Co n c e s s i o n s Pe d e s t r i a n T r a i l s Bi k e T r a i l Eq u e s t r i a n T r a i l s Na t u r a l A r e a In t e r p r e t i v e A r e a Ga r d e n La n d m a r k s Sk a t e b o a r d P a r k Ha r d S u r f a c e Di s c g o l f c o u r s e St a g e Rivercrest 1 1 1 1 Rivercrest 2 1 1 1 Rosecreek 5 10 1 Smokey Point Meadows 1 1 Stoneway 1 1 1 1 Sweetwater Tract 996 1 1 1 1 Terrah Marie Tract 999 1 1 1 The Bluff 3 1 1 Trellis Court Tract 996 2 Twin Ponds 1 1 1 1 1 1 Twin Ponds 2 1 1 1 1 1 Walnut Ridge 1 2 1 Whispering Breezes 1 Subtotal 1 0 34 5 0 0 47 23 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 21 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 County Parks Regional Parks Wenberg County Park x 1 50 3 1 1 1 1 1 Gissberg Twin Lakes x 1 8 1 1 1 River Meadows x 1 50 3 1 1 1 1 1 Portage Creek Wildlife Subtotal 3 3 158 6 0 0 0 0 2 2 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Public School Facilities Arlington School District Arlington High School 1 4 1 1 1 8 Post Middle 1 1 1 Haller Middle 2 1 1 1 2 Presidents Elementary 1 1 1 1 1 1 Eagle Creek Elementary 1 2 1 1 Kent Prairie Elementary 1 1 1 Pioneer Elementary 1 1 2 1 1 Subtotal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 11 0 3 4 0 7 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 13 Facility Type/Name Of f -St r e e t P a r kin g Re s t r o o m s Pi c n i c T a b l e s Pi c n ic S h e l t e r s Ba r b e q u e Dr i n k i n g F o u nta i n Be n c h e s Pl a y E q u i p m e n t Ca m p i n g Bo a t L a u n c h Fi s h i n g Be a c h / S w i m m i n g Po o l So c c e r F i e l d s Ba s e b a l l / S o f t b a l l Ba s e b a l l - Ma j o r Ru n n i n g T r a c k Fo o t b a l l F i e l d Sp o r t C o u r t Gr a s s A r e a Te n n i s Co n c e s s i o n s Pe d e s t r i a n T r a i l s Bi k e T r a il Eq u e s t r i a n T r a i l s Na t u r a l A r e a In t e r p r e t i v e A r e a Ga r d e n La n d m a r k s Sk a t e b o a r d P a r k Ha r d S u r f a c e Di s c g o l f c o u r s e St a g e Trails City Trails Centennial Trail (City Portion) x x 20 1 1 1 1 1 Airport Trail x 2 1 1 1 Portage-Kruger Creek Trail 1 1 1 Zimmerman Hill Trail 1 1 River Crest Trail 1 1 Eagle Trail 1 1 Stormwater Wetland Trail x 4 4 1 1 1 188th St. Connector Trail Subtotal 3 0 4 1 0 2 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 8 1 2 5 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 County Trails River Meadows Park Trails 1 1 1 Centennial Trail x 1 1 1 1 Whitehorse Trail 1 1 1 1 Subtotal 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 Open Space Public Miscellaneous OS Tracts 1 Country Charm Park habitat 1 Stormwater Wetland O.S. 1 Arlington Cemetery 1 Harwood Cemetery 1 Subtotal 1 1 8 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 Private Maureen Udman Envtl Center 1 Pioneer School Envtl Center 1 Gleneagle Golf Course 1 Stilly Valley Pioneer Park 1 1 Miscellaneous OS Tracts 1 Subtotal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 14 Bill Quake Memorial Park Location: 18501 59th Ave NE Size: 13 acres Description: Park includes 2 baseball fields (60’ baselines) and a 90 ft baseball diamond, fully fenced with lights and scoreboards, and a batting cage building. These fields are used by Stilly Valley Little League. There is one soccer field with lights (other field converted to baseball). The park has a small playground. There are picnic tables and restrooms. There is a paved parking lot on the south end of the park and a gravel parking lot on the north end. A skatepark was constructed in 2004 on the north end of the park. The skatepark includes a full-pipe, bowl and street course. It is fully fenced. History: In 1985 the site was heavily wooded. The restroom was constructed in the 70’s but most of the construction occurred in the late 80’s. Development of the park, which was financed thr ough the City of Arlington general fund, was greatly enhanced through volunteer contributions. Little League has built the batting cage, player benches and announcing booths. Labor to construct the soccer fields and soccer lights were provided by the Arlington Soccer Club. The play equipment was installed as part of an Eagle Scout project. In 1999 the City purchased the property from the Airport. In 2006 the Stilly Valley Little League has installed lights for the baseball fields. The Boys and Girls Club facility was developed in 1992 next door to the park, the property also includes a multipurpose sports field. Expansion: SVLL is working with Snohomish County to provide funding to redevelop the park (2016). 15 Centennial Park Location: Corner of Broadway Ave and East Division St Size: 1 acre (.5 developed/ .5 undeveloped) Description: This park was constructed as part of the Washington State centennial celebration in 1989. Built on a meridian strip, the park provides picnic tables, an artistic fountain depicting the Stillaguamish Valley, a display of tiles painted by elementary children, and a plaza of donated clay tiles. The upper portion of the park is on a substantial slope. There has been landscaping improvements done on the corner for an Arbor Day project. History: Funding for this park was provided in part through the sale of tiles surrounding the fountain. Repairs were done to the fountain granite in 2013. Expansion: There is no anticipated expansion of this site. 16 Country Charm Park and Conservation Area Location: 604 E Gilman Size: 89 acres of parkland/ approximately 150 acres total Description: Purchased 2010 to preserve the floodplain and habitat and provide recreational area. Improvements that have been made: campground, off leash area, fruit trees. Expansion/Improvements: Needs access improvements and parking areas defines. Park 17 18 Forest Trail Park Location: 18005 Oxford Drive Size: 2 acres Description: This neighborhood park is located within the Gleneagle development. The park includes playground equipment, sport court, benches, picnic tables, and walking path. It is bordered by a City water tower. History: The park was built in 1998. The City accepted this park from the developer in 2003 . Expansion: No expansion is planned for this park. 19 Haller Park Location: 1100 West Avenue Size: 2.5 acres Description: This active park is located on the Stillaguamish River. Park amenities include: picnic shelter, tables, benches, swinging benches, horseshoe pits, restrooms, paved parking for approximately 20 cars, gravel parking area. The children’s play equipment (older equipment) includes: swing set, rocking toys, slide, dome climber, log roll. There is a boat ramp located in off of the gravel parking area (New boat ramp installed 2015). The park is used for many of the community’s special events, including the Fourth of July Celebration. History: This park was constructed in the early 1960’s with some assistance from the Interagency Committee for Outdoor Recreation. Located within the park are the City of Arlington’s wells for the City’s water system. The former Haller Bridge and SR 9 has been removed from the east side of the park, and relocated to the west beyond the parking area. This has alleviated traffic problems and made the park more pleasant. The Centennial Trail was built on the adjacent railroad grade and cross the river on the railroad bridge. Expansion: The City redeveloped the lot to the south to expand Haller Park and Rotary Club built a new playground (2014). The city is in the process of adding a new restroom/shelter facility. Rotary is in the process of raising funding for a spray pad. Master Plan is on the site plan on the following page. Below is curren t conditions. 20 Haller Park Master Plan 21 High Clover Park Location: 199909 49th Ave NE Size: 2 acres Description: This neighborhood park is located in the High Clover Development and borders 204 th Street. The park is undeveloped grass open space with trees and shrubs. History: This parkland was constructed in 1995. Expansion: No definite plans for this park, could include play equipment, walking path, open space, benches and picnic tables. 22 J. Rudy York Park Location: Corner of 31st Ave NE and 180th St NE Size: 2 acres Description: This park is located off of Smokey Point Blvd. The park includes: 2 pieces of play equipment, sport court, swing set, tables, benches, open space, landscaping, irrigation, and off street parking, horseshoe pits History: Constructed in 2004. Expansion: The property is divided with fencing and a small house and shed remain. Possible expansion could include removal of the house and expansion of the park or sale of that parcel. 23 Jensen Park Location: 7801 Jensen Farm Lane Size: 2 acres Description: The back of the park borders Kruger Creek and an informal trail. There is a picnic shelter and off-street parking, open space lawn, and playground (built in 2007). History: This park was built in 1998 by the developer. Expansion: Plans for this park include: sport court (suggested). 24 Lebanon Park Location: Olympic Ave and Lebanon St Size: .5 acres Description: This area represents one of the two southerly entrances to the downtown business district. The Centennial Trail runs through the park. There are benches in the park. History: Formally called Lebanon Park the site was leased to the Garden Club and included property on the east side of the street. The former landscaping was provided by the Arlington Garden Club. The City has since reconstructed the site when the Centennial Trail was installed and provides maintenance of the area. The park now includes open area and parking directly behind the gas station on Olympic Ave. Public Art including: labyrinth, sound garden, Waterline sculpture Expansion/improvements: 25 Legion Park Location: 114 N Olympic Ave Size: 1 acre Description: This small park is located in the center of the downtown business district. It includes a Veteran’s memorial. There are parking lots to the north and south of the park. The Centennial Trail borders the back of the park. Improvements made to the park include: gazebo, restrooms, benches, flag poles, picnic tables, bike racks, sidewalks, landscaping and irrigation. History: The Park is formerly known as Lions Club Park and was given to the City of Arlington by the Arlington Lions Club in 1991. Expansion: none 26 Rockery Location: Corner of Division St and West Ave Size: .1 acres Description: This landscaped area is an attractive entry into town from Hwy 9 on Division Street. The area is a small perennial flower and shrub garden. The park sits directly in front of the Centennial Trail. History: This area was constructed by park maintenance staff in the1980’s. Expansion: No expansion is planned for this park. Improvements: Fencing repair, irrigation 27 Stormwater Wetland Park Location: Size: Approximately 21 acres of recreation open space, 51 acres total Description: The Stormwater wetland park is a multi-function facility. The created wetland was designed to treat the stormwater run-off from old-town Arlington. It was designed with natural wetland characteristics that along with treating stormwater also provide wetland habitat. There are 4,200 ft of trails in the wetland 9-acres portion and the 51 acre site includes the Eagle trail and river access. History: The original concept began in the late 1990s. The City acquired the property in 2000 with the assistance of a Snohomish County Conservation Futures Grant and received several state grant through the Department of Ecology. Expansion/Improvements: The City is currently submitting a project outline to be considered for EPA National Estuary Program funding to design and construct the infrastructure necessary to send reclaimed water to the wetland. Allowing the reclaimed water to run through the wetland will allow the wetland to provide additional treatment targeted towards the small amount of endocrine disruptors still contained in the effluent . The additional flow will also assist with keeping a healthy wetland environment. An Eagle Scout project to be completed in 2015 is the addition of a posted Off-leash pet area that will allow pet owners to release their animals in one area, with the expe ctation they will keep the pets on the leash in the areas designated as habitat. Two great Eagle Scout projects already completed in the park include an Osprey nesting platform and a bird blind used to stay out of the elements while observing the wildlife. 28 Terrace Park Location: 809 E Fifth St Size: 4 acres Description: The park is forested with evergreen trees, the back is a terrace that overlooks the Stillaguamish Valley. The site includes: restrooms, picnic shelter, sport court, paved trails, stairs, stage, off street parking, park benches, 2 play areas including swings, merry-go-round, and infant swings. This park is used for special events and community activities such as plays, music and movies. History: The park was developed in 1959 by City of Arlington, the hill was used prior as a natural amphitheater. The park had a wading pool, but was taken out sometime in the 1960’s. Since then, the park was improved in 1993 to include restroom ADA remodel, relocating and rebuilding the shelter, installing paved walkways and off-street parking and a sport court. In 2006, a stage was added to facilitate outdoor entertainment. Expansion/Improvements: Future plans could include the construction of bulkheads on the terrace to enhance the seating. Playground equipment and restrooms will need to be updated. 29 Twin Rivers Park Location: Hwy 530, north of Lincoln Bridge, outside City limits. Size: 50 acres Description: The park includes 2 small sided soccer fields, 2 mod size soccer fields, 3 full size soccer fields, 3 softball fields, 2 sets of bleachers, restrooms, and parking for approximately 100 cars. The park also includes a trail system and a disc golf course that is part of the trail system. There is approximately 3000 feet of Stillaguamish River shoreline, wetlands and woods. History: Twin Rivers is owned by Snohomish County but maintained and scheduled by the City of Arlington. Snohomish County Park Rangers make frequent visits to the park. Expansion: There are no expansion plans for this park. Improvements: Restroom and ADA parking improvements were done in 2015. 30 W.E. Evans Field Location: 188813 59th Ave NE Size: 6 acres Description: The park is primarily a baseball field (90’ baselines) with bleachers, dugouts, concession and restrooms. The field has lights and is irrigated. The field is used primarily by Stilly Valley Little League since the new fields at the High School were built. The Legion Baseball Club holds annual tournaments at the field. A small picnic area and play area are adjacent to the field. The play equipment includes: a dragon slide, swing set and bars. History: The property was originally an undeveloped portion of the airport. The City developed the property in the early 1970s. In 1986, Snohomish County paid for the addition of light to the baseball field. In 1988, the dugouts were built with local volunteers. In 1999 the City of Arlington purchased the property from the Airport. Expansion/Improvements: 31 Wedgewood Park Location: 17510 Gleneagle Blvd Size: 2 acres Description: This park is located near the entrance of the Gleneagle development off of 172nd St. The park includes: play equipment, a swing set, open space, tables, and off street parking. History: This park was built in 1995 by the developer. Expansion: The Eagle Crest View Development has constructed a mini- park that borders Wedgewood Park to the west, Woodway Park. 32 Arlington Boys & Girls Club & Cal Kinney Field Location: 18513 59th Ave NE Description: Built 1992 Expansion/Improvements: Expansion to the building including an additional gym, a teen area, and a resource center are scheduled for 2016. 33 Public Art Fund An ordinance was adopted in 2007 that allows for one percent of each city construction project to be placed in the Arlington Arts Fund for the purpose of paying all or any part of the costs and expenses related to (a) the acquisition, installation, addition, improvement, replacement, repair, modification, maintenance and operation of arts and art related projects within the City, and (b) other arts-related activities established by the City in its annual budget. City construction projects which are funded by one or more of the following sources shall have excluded from the total project cost that amount provided by the following sources: Community development block grants and matching funds; Federal revenue sharing and matching funds, except for federal and matching funds received for transit and/or transit-related projects; other federal, state or local grants and matching funds; Utility and solid waste fund projects; and LID projects unless specifically authorized in the LID process. The 2007 Firehouse 46 reconstruction project committed 1% for public art, which is $13,000. The City is in the process of implementing a maintenance plan for the public art. Public Art Inventory 1. Centennial Fountain by Charles Bigger for Washington’s Centennial. Location: Centennial Park, Division St. 1989 Paid for by the City 2. “Westside Life: Species from Pacific Coast to Cascade Crest” mural by Harry Engstrom. Location: Olympic Hill east wall Arlington Centennial project 2003. Arlington Centennial Committee/ City of Arlington 3. “Run of Number One” Train mural by Harry Engstrom & Stillaguamish Valley School Mural Class. Location: Back of store on 4th Street facing Centennial Trail. 2003 Paid for by the Stillaguamish Valley School 4. Time Capsule Milk Can atop Concrete Tree Stump by Kurt McVay and Cuz Concrete, Arlington Masons Location: Legion Park, Olympic Ave. Arlington Centennial Project 2003 Arlington Centennial Committee/City. 5. “Wings over Whitehorse” painting by Harry Engstrom. Location: Arlington Municipal Airport, 18204 59th Ave NE 2003 Paid for by City of Arlington Airport 6. Community Garden Mural by Tina Wilson. Location: garden shed in the Community Garden across from Arlington Library. 2003 Donated by the Arlington Garden Club 7. “History of Heros” collage by Arlene Swartz. Location: Arlington Fire Department. 2003 Paid for by the AAC 8. “Stilly Valley Victorian” farm scene mural by Harry Engstrom. Location: Back of Bowling Alley facing Centennial Trail. 2004 Paid for by Arlington Parks, Arts and Recreation Commission 9. “Three Beauties” cow mural by Harry Engstrom Location: North side of Health Food Store in Merchants parking lot Olympic Ave. 2004 Mural in a Day at Arlington Street Fair Paid for by Arlington Arts Council w/ materials from Arlington Hardware 10. “Salmon Spawning Pool” granite fish bench by Verena Schwippert Location: Centennial Trail near Burke Street 2004. Paid for by Arlington Centennial Committee/City of Arlington 11. “Overhead/Underfoot” artwork by Kathryn Glowen. 4 pieces: Bleeding Heart, Salmonberry, Staghorn Sumac and Columbine. Location: City Hall Council Chambers, Olympic Ave. 2005 Paid for by Arlington Arts Council and City. 34 12. “Bleeding Heart” collage by Kathyrn Glowen. Location: City Council Chambers, Olympic Ave 2005 Donated in Memory of Jim Hatch 13. “Dedicated to the Beauty of Earth” basalt sculpture by Verena Schwippert. Location: Centennial Trail near Fourth Street. 2005 Donated by Virginia Hatch in honor of Jim Hatch 14. “Glasair” painting by Harry Engstrom Location: Arlington Municipal Airport, 18204 59th Ave NE. 2005 Paid for by City of Arlington Airport 15. “Grandfather” cut metal sculpture by James Madison. Location: Centennial Trail between Fourth and Fifth Streets. 2007 Paid for by Arlington Arts Council and City of Arlington 16. Artistic Banners by various Arts Council members, community members and middle school students Location: Various locations around town on light poles . 2006 and 2007 project, 2010 and 2011, reprinted 2014. Donated by Arlington Arts Council and City of Arlington 17. “Center of the Universe” basalt sculpture by Kirk McLean Location: Plaza at City Hall. 2007 Paid for by Arlington Arts Council and City of Arlington 18. “Council of Salmon” clay sculptures by Marguerite Goff Location: City Hall south side of building, Olympic Ave. 2007 Paid for by: Arlington Arts Council and the City 19. “Norwegian Story Pole” carved cedar pole by Steve Jensen. Location: Centennial Trail at Fourth St. 2008 Paid for by Arlington Arts Council and City of Arlington 20. “Raven Captures the Sun” cut metal sculpture by James Madison Location: Centennial Trail at Fifth St. 2008 Paid for by Arlington Arts Council and City of Arlington 21. “Stream Life of the Stillaguamish River” Mural by Harry Engstrom Location: Olympic Ave Hill west side. 2008. Paid for by Arlington Arts Council and City of Arlington 22. The Labyrinth Designed Sarah Lopez, built by volunteers. Location: Lebanon Park, Maple St. August 2008. Paid for by the Arlington Arts Council and City of Arlington 23. “Flat Tire” metal sculpture of bicycle by Lance Carleton Location: Legion Park/Centennial Trail 114 N Olympic Ave June 2009 Paid for by Arlington Arts Council 24. “Mukilteo Traffic Jam” by Jack Gunter Location: Arlington Airport Office 18204 59th Dr NE. 2009 Paid for by Arlington Arts Council 25. Waterline” by Verena Schwippert. Location: Lebanon Park, Maple Street. 2011 Paid for by Arlington Arts Council 26. Bronze Eagle by Bill Matheson. Location: City Hall, 238 N Olympic Ave. 2011 Paid for by Arlington Arts Council. 27. Eagle– wood carving donated by Debbie Tremko, Location: Division Street west roundabout. Donated 2011 28. “Into the Valley” painting by Cherie O’Brien. Location: City Council Chambers. Donated by DABA 2011 29. “Stilly River in Early Morning Fog” photograph by Camelia Nahlik 2011. Location: City Hall. Donated by AAC 30. Eagle & Bear– wood carving donated by Dave Tremko, Location: Division St. east roundabout. 2012 31. Spider bike rack by Mike Nordine 2012. Location: Quake Park at Skatepark. Paid for by AAC 32. Patriotic Star mosaic at Legion Park memorial. By Erika Bruss & Sarah Lopez. 2012 33. Train paintings by Rock Barrick. Location: Depot at Legion Park paid for by City. 34. The Swirl, drums, and pagoda bells- musical instrument. Location: Sound Garden at Centennial Trail near Legion Park. Paid for by AAC, Rotary & Community, 2012 & 2013 35. Music mural at sound garden by Jim Walker painted by Anthony Gaskin, 2012, AAC 35 36. Terrace Park Stage mural. Designed by Christina Harvey, painted by youth 2012. 37. Mosaic bird series, 67th Ave. By Renee O’Connor. 2014, funded by 67th Ave Project. 38. Poems in the 67th Ave Plaza. 3 eagle festival haiku poems. 2014, funded by 67th Ave Project. 39. “Rooted Embrace” metal tree sculpture by Debbi Rhodes 2014. Located on the Centennial Trail 400 block. 40. Gateway sign art: ceramic fish at Island Crossing by Marguerite Goff. 2011 Arlington Arts Council 41. Gateway sign art: powdercoated deer scene at SR 9 and SR 531 by Caroline Sumpter 2012 42. Gateway sign art: metal raptor at Smokey Point by Barry Harem 2012 43. Gateway sign art: powdercoated horse scene at SR 9 at SR 530 by Caro line Sumpter, 2014 44. Gateway sign art: powdercoated heron at SR 530-Twin Rivers Park by Shinobu Bishop 2013 Snohomish County Tourism Grant Projects. 45. Reclaiming Futures Mural at Burke Street, 2014 46. Transporting through Arlington” mural at Arlington Muffler, 4 th Street and Centennial Trail 2015 47. Kent Baker Memorial Bench at Legion Park by Lance Carelton 2015 48. Osprey at Centennial Bridge, Haller Park, by Dan Brown, 2015 36 Community Events and Celebrations Eagle Festival, February, sponsored by the City of Arlington Arbor Day Celebration, April, sponsored by City of Arlington Easter Egg Hunts, April, sponsored by City of Arlington Memorial Day Parade, May, sponsored by American Legion Show and Shine Car Show, June, sponsored by Downtown Arlington Business Association Smokey Point Carnival, June, sponsored by Arlington-Smokey Point Chamber of Commerce Relay for Life, June Arlington Farmers Market, downtown June-Oct Fourth of July Activities, including Pancake Breakfast, Pedal, Paddle, Puff Triathlon, Kiwanis Auction, Kids old fashioned carnival, Duck Dash and Fireworks Fourth of July Parade and Kiddies Parade- Cascade Valley Hospital Fly-In, July, sponsored by EAA Street Fair, July, sponsored by Downtown Arlington Business Association Shakespeare in the Park, July, sponsored by City of Arlington Outdoor Movies, July, sponsored by City of Arlington Music in the Park, August, sponsored by City of Arlington Dragstrip Car Show, Sept, sponsored by Boys and Girls Club Airport Appreciation Day, Sept, sponsored by City of Arlington Art in the Park, Sept, sponsored by Arlington Arts Council Pioneer Days, Sept, sponsored by Stilly Valley Pioneers Hometown Halloween, Oct, various sponsors Homecoming Parade, Oct, sponsored by Arlington High School Veterans Day Parade, Nov., sponsored by American Legion Santa Parade and Hometown Holidays, Dec, sponsored by City of Arlington Other events include: approximately 8 fun runs sponsored by various groups. 37 Financial Plan General Fund Currently the City maintains an operations budget for on-going maintenance of the city parks. The Public Works Maintenance and Operations Department is responsible for maintenance and operations of the parks and public areas. The budget for recreational programming and events is from the general fund. Capital Improvements Recommendations for capital improvements are submitted independently from the operations budget. Improvements are funded on a year to year basis with no guaranteed priority. The funds for Capital Improvements come from Mitigation and Real Estate Excise Tax. Mitigation The philosophy of the parks and recreation mitigation is that residential and commercial developments within the City’s jurisdiction should share in compensating the City for their potential impacts to the existing level of parks and recreation. Impact fees are set by resolution of City Council and are reviewed annually. The resolution passed on 8/17/06 requires developers to pay: Neighborhood/Mini Park In Lieu fee Single-family dwelling $ 484/unit Multi-family dwelling $ 436/unit Community Park Impact Fee Single-family dwelling $1662/unit Multi-family dwelling $1497/unit Real Estate Excise Tax The real estate excise tax is levied on all sales of real estate. These funds must be spent for local capital improvements. The City has typically used a portion of these funds to pay for parks improvements. Grant Funding Major grants available for park improvements including: Interagency for Outdoor Recreation (IAC) grants, Snohomish County Community Development Block grants, Snohomish Conservation District grants Other  Percent for Art ordinance provides funds for public art by allocating a percentage of municipal construction projects to the arts fund.  Community fundraisers  Athletic Field Use Fees: These fees are used in the park maintenance budget. Total fees collected for Athletic Fields in 2005: $5502 Athletic Field Fee Schedule: Youth: $3.75 per youth per year Adults: $12.50 per game League Scheduling fee: $15.00 per season Concessions: Leagues $50.00 per season, Tournaments $25.00 day 38  Community Room/Hadley Hall Use Fees: These fees are deposited into the City’s General Budget. Total fees collected for community room rental in 2005: $6,988 Community Room Fee Schedule: $15.00 per hour, and flat rate of $75 for over 3 hours $20.00 per hour w/kitchen, and flat rate of $125.00 for over 3 hours  Recreation Class Program Fees: A program fee of $5.00 is added to each class registration fee. The class registration fees are the instructors’ costs. Total class program fees for 2005: $2521.00 Park Districts The City of Arlington PARC Commission have discussed the possibility of creating a Metropolitan Park District to provide additional funds that are necessary to maintain and expand current programs as well as for developing new parks and recreation facilities. A district could be formed contiguous with the City of Arlington city limits, or outside the city limits. Metropolitan Park Districts may establish tax rates of up $.75 per thousand assessed home value. A Metropolitan Park District is a method of long term, permanent funding for cities to provide park and recreational services, and is a reliable source for funds to provide maintenance to the parks. The Park Maintenance budget is now provided through the general fund. The general fund also is the source of funds for the Police, Fire and Street Maintenance budgets, which are usually priority services. The process would be to inform the public of the benefits of a Metropolitan Park District, then the City would propose to the voters an establishment of an Arlington Park District. The purpose of the district would be to maintain existing facilities and programs and develop new park and recreation facilities and programs to meet the needs of the community. Park, Recreation and Conservation Department Many jurisdictions have combined Parks, Recreation and Open space management. Arlington could consider moving towards a Recreation and Conservation Department that would manage the land holdings and the economic element of the services those lands provide. Economic Opportunities We need to display the value of all the benefits of parks and recreation. Examples of benefits include: increased property values, public health, social unity, safety, tourism income and retail sales tax. Environmental savings include: air pollution reduction, stormwater treatment and storage, thermal management, and usable open space. The following are examples of revenue from parks: land lease, park foundation, campground, large events, corporate sponsors, filming rights, boat launch fee, gift shop/snack bar. 39 2016 Park Improvement Fund Budget 40 Action Program The action program is determined by analyzing priorities and available or anticipated funding sources. If priorities have no funding source, outside funding sources will be pursued to implement the project. Priorities for the next 5-6 years are listed below. Priorities from 2007 Survey  Rehabilitate and repair existing facilities  Develop more recreation programs  Add new indoor & outdoor facilities  Develop neighborhood parks  Develop athletic fields  Purchase and develop a park in Smokey Point for community events  Acquire or protect natural ecologically sensitive areas for conservation Future Priorities from 2015 PARC Commission Meetings and 2014 public survey  An indoor recreation center, appropriate for all ages  A regional sports complex in the Arlington area, including soccer, softball, and baseball fields that can be used for tournaments.  A BMX park  A river walk trail along the Stillaguamish  A new boat ramp at Haller Park- completed summer of 2015  A spray park- in process  A large outdoor event venue  An outdoor fitness course  A campground- in process at Country Charm  A city center park in West Arlington Community Parks 1. Continue to improve County Charm Dairy property for future community park 2. Continue with Haller Park Improvements 3. Investigate property at Smokey Point for community park similar to Legion Park 4. Develop Playground equipment replacement program 5. Explore opportunities for partnerships for construction and maintenance of athletic fields Neighborhood Parks 1. Develop High Clover Park 2. Evaluate existing parks for ADA compatibility 3. Build upon the existing Maintenance and Operations plan to address management needs for each park and identify staff necessary to achieve the standard for safe, clean and attractive parks 4. Budget for the life cycle maintenance of park facilities 5. Initiate equipment replacement program for existing parks 6. Continue to work with the development community in acquiring suitable land dedications and park construction through mitigation programs and policies 41 School Facilities 1. Work with the School District to maximize utilization of existing school district facilities Trails 1. Maintain master plan recognizing all existing and future trails 2. Work with developers to construct trail systems through new developments 3. Develop walking trail along Stillaguamish River 4. Develop a river water trail between water access points with the County Park Recreation Programs 1. Coordinate the scheduling of athletic fields for team, league and tournament play 2. Develop partnerships with schools and other recreation providers for use of their facilities 3. Market programs through all available media 4. Develop and promote community events and celebrations 5. Participate in the Stilly Valley Recovery plan to expand eco-tourism and adventure opportunities Open Space 1. Promote the retention and conservation of environmentally sensitive areas and unique or fragile features to maintain scenic, educational and natural resource values 2. Continue Tree City program 3. Protect and provide visual and physical access to open spaces, shorelines and environmentally sensitive areas Cultural Resources 1. Encourage the preservation of historical and cultural sites 2. Adopt ordinance one percent of municipal construction funds for public art Offices, Maintenance, Etc. 1. Explore appropriate sites for a community center Staffing 1. As additional parks and services are added, staffing will adequately increase. Funding 1. Provide a dependable and stable source of funds to ensure the development and efficient maintenance and operation of public recreational facilities 2. Ensure that the impact of residential and commercial development is adequately mitigated for recreational land and facilities 3. Investigate and apply for any available grants 4. Investigate establishment of a Park District 42 Capital Improvement Plan The Capital Improvement Program (CIP) lists the project forecast by year for the next five years. The CIP is updated annually, and will be inserted into the park comp plan as it is adopted. Cost estimates are in the Capital Improvement Project Program. The capital improvements planned for the next five-six years include: Haller Park Improvements Quake Park Improvements