We've got to look at it, we've got to analyze it, and that's why we've got these qualified
people that are doing it.
So if it looks like that, that's exactly why we're having this meeting, because I want
to reiterate that.
At the September 1st study session, towards the end, after the public comment, all the
people were still interjecting.
You mentioned that this very much reminded you of Condit Casey's Christian Bay Center
and that whole thing.
And it reminds me about too, because I live right down the street from that.
And Margaret Clark, you'll never forget the day I met her, talked to her one day, just
ran into her, and she's like, she knew I was against it at that point, and it was making
me clear to me, this is years before it happens, that it's going to happen, so I should just
kind of look with it.
From that time on, I mean it was always very clear to me that the city was more interested
in building up for the CFC or allowing the zoning change and everything that happened
than it was for the residents who lived around it, because none of the residents who lived
by it were for those that spoke out for CFC members.
And in the end, of course, what happened?
You and all the other members of the council at that time voted in favor of the CFC, forget
the residents, and that's how this feels again to me, that you're going to do everything
you can for IRG and prefer Freezer, forget the residents.
Well, that's not the case.
We represent you, we also make sure that we follow our law, and that's what we're going
to do.
But I appreciate, one of the things I just want to say is that it's important that you
feel like you can get that out, that you feel like you deliver that message, and if anything
attempt to just say, hey, don't allow people to come into our city and do things that damage
us.
We do everything I possibly can to make sure that the process is followed, that the law
is followed, and that we do this.
And we play it straight by the book, and there's nothing predetermined.
It's exactly why in a jury, when in jury trial, I've had probably two in your jury trial,
they don't ever let you discuss with one of the other jurors during the case, you know,
how do you feel?
Because people dig in, and once they make their mind up about something, it's almost impossible
to get, or once they've staked their sense of something about it, it's almost impossible
to get a change.
That has not happened here.
Yes, but as you've alluded, or earlier, you've made public statements in favor of this.
Yeah.
That, in my opinion, was a mistake, and I'm telling you, I'll say it right here at the
camera, the back of my mind.
It was a mistake.
And you know, I tend to be a very, very positive person, and I, you know, I'm trying to bring
jobs and business and a corporate headquarters to federal wage, but if I had a time machine
and go back to that day, when we'd wrapped up that statement, I would have said, we're
exactly what I'm saying right now, but it is exactly what we're doing.
And so, I appreciate you coming tonight, but you know, I'm telling you that we're not in
anybody's pocket, we're doing everything we can to just go through our paces and hold
them to the wall.
Next.
Thank you very much.
Thank you very much.
Hi, my name is Kouris Teike, I'm a resident of Northlade, and I'm also a civil engineer
for 30 years experience in terms of the whole civil and environmental fields.
First of all, I want to thank the staff of the letter you said on the set, and so on.
Could you just be quiet a little bit?
Stand here.
Yes, stand here.
Requiring all the studies that needed to be done, we appreciate that, but I also want
to focus on specifically the interpretation of industrial, I saw the marketing material
last year, even OP1 was identified as industrial, it was advertised as industrial.
If the city did not promote it, also they did, apparently they did not object to it.
Usually, I know the application process, application of elsewhere.
The compatibility comes early in the stage.
The city never objected.
In the pre-app meeting, in the first technical letter, in the second technical letter, this
used food processing facilities is compatible with the zoning.
Even my silence implies it is compatible, and we're questioning that interpretation
of this on the description.
A production of light assembly of goods coming from a wood products company, speaking for
myself, I would have visualized a furniture maker, picture frame maker, never food processing.
Thank you very much.
My name is Rosemary Wolfe, and while I'm no longer a resident of Federal Way, we moved
here in 84, and there was an incorporation effort that failed shortly after we moved here.
Having moved from Seattle, my husband and I said, well, this doesn't really make a lot
of sense that this place is not a city and has control over its own destiny, because
for those of you that lived here at that time, you remember we were the dumping ground for
King County.
Whatever they didn't want built in the city of Seattle, they gave them a permit for Federal
Way.
I just want to make a plea to you, and this is to the staff and to the council members
and to you mayor.
We did not incorporate this city for industrial business.
Successful incorporation committee made up of many volunteers, talked to a lot of community
members about their vision for Federal Way.
And as a result, you have Celebration Park, you have multi-use, I hate that downtown core
area, but you know, Long 320th.
You're moving in the right direction.
You've got great partnerships with the school district and the city for parks.
Keep that peace.
This does not belong in Federal Way.
I doubt it's in your vision 2040.
Stick to your vision, and I understand in the standage where everybody wants to litigate
everything that you feel you have to play it straight.
You will lose if you play it straight, combating a technicality with a technicality.
Stand up for your citizens of this city.
Thanks for coming back.
Sorry to take so much time.
I just wanted to say, we really do appreciate the letter that went out.
We thought it represented a lot of the concerns that we had brought to the city council's
attention, and it's just amazing how many people come out of the woodwork whenever this
subject gets brought up, and the people who are expressing interest and outreach from all
parts of the country.
It's amazing.
Regardless of what the city does, we are likely to end up in a legal battle and a public
relations battle that's going to be expensive, and so I would urge anyone who has a strong
interest in this to sign up with Save Warehouse or Campus and to be prepared when the time
comes to donate some money because we're not going to beat IRG unachievable.
We're ready to play.
Thanks.
That's a really good point.
I do think that it's important.
I don't know where all this is going to go.
I have no idea.
I'm not a fortune teller.
If I was a fortune teller, we wouldn't be here, but I can tell you this.
What I am committed to do is make sure that no matter what happens, that we continue dialogue,
that we work with each other, that we stay civil, that we talk about ideas, and we may
very well, you know, I've tried cases against friends all the time, we may very well be
arguing about certain things or come to different conclusions about things.
But we are here as a resource.
We are here to provide straight information, and the most important thing is that, you
know, again, we're going to do everything we can on your behalf.
So please.
My name is Marie Fletcher.
I live in North Lake Berry, and you say you work for us.
Yes.
And if so, my question to you is, if that's so, why doesn't the staff have the answers
by now?
They've had plenty of time.
Our group all has dug up all of the information.
So my question is, why haven't you guys?
Thank you.
Thank you.
There's just been a couple of questions.
We're going to make sure you guys get all this.
A couple of questions.
Obviously, we've got that process three versus process four.
I have given you the answer that I know, which is, you know, that it's the closest to the
committed agreement.
We're going to get you what the exact status is on the 40 acres west of the lake.
I've had conversations again with environmental folks, with IRG, and making sure that steps
remain to preserve that.
In fact, Dick Pearson was the very first person we heard about that he's been, you know,
steadfastly working on this.
And so that's something that we're working on.
But again, I don't want to miss information.
I can tell you from my point of view, it's the biggest thing I've been battling in this,
and in most of the things.
We've got to make sure that we get it exactly right so we don't have to walk it back.
But, you know, our staff is here on their time, and they're here for you as a resource.
So we'll get to that information.
Lawson, thank you for coming.
My name is Lawson Bronson.
I've been a resident for about 40-some odd years here.
I was here when we had about 17,000 people.
When much of this was not developed, I've been through all of the...
