City of Lakewood

City Manager's Weekly Info Bulletin 3/23/2012

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Published on Friday, 23 March 2012 15:37

March 23, 2012
WEEKLY INFO BULLETIN
To: Mayor and Members of the City Council
From: Andrew Neiditz, City Manager

• JBLM briefing on Air Corridor planning: The City’s senior staff conducted a briefing on March 20^th with the JBLM garrison command senior staff on the Air Corridor planning issues related to zoning policies in Lakewood north of the McChord runway. The Air Installation Compatible Use Zone (AICUZ) study was completed in 1998 and provides for land use compatibility guidelines within areas designated as Air Corridor 1 and Air Corridor 2, and JBLM will be updating it shortly. The purpose is to formally recognize the autonomy associated with federal and state ownership of military installations adjacent to and within Lakewood and the unique character of their operations and support structures, which are not typical of civilian land uses.
• Woodbrook sewer line accepted: Pierce County has advised the City that the Woodbrook portion of the Phase I Woodbrook/Tillicum Sanitary sewer project is now acceptable for them to take over its operation and maintain. Accordingly, on the first of next month, the notices to the fronting property owners that the sanitary sewer line is available for connections will be going out. The Woodbrook Phase I Sewer project installed sanitary sewer lines on 146^th St from Murray Rd to Spring Ave, on Spring Ave from 146^th St to 150^th St, and on 150^th St from Spring Ave to 1500 linear feet east.
• Police host Instructor Training Course: On March 19-20, the Lakewood PD hosted FFKG and the Northwest Kali Academy for a two-day instructor training course. Rich Daniel is an instructor at the Oregon Police Academy in Salem and is the owner of FFKG, a private training company. Sifu Christopher Clarke is a nationally recognized trainer and is a full instructor of Kali and Jeet Kune Do and STX Kickboxing under Guro Dan Inosanto. The course covers control and defensive tactics, transition drills for belt weaponry and firearms, footwork and weapon handling.
• Economic Development Staff conduct business expansion and retention visits: Economic Development Staff met with four businesses in the last two weeks for business expansion and retention visits. Three of the businesses are beginning to hire and are seeing some growth in orders and sales, as well as an increase in job creation.
• Economic Development Staff attend Alliance Government Contracting Trade Show: Economic Development staff attended the Alliance Government Contracting Trade Show last week in Puyallup to learn about small business opportunity for sub-contracting and partnering work which will be increased by the Department of Defense this year. The Small Business Administration is looking for businesses to apply for 8a, HUB Zone, Women-owned Business and other certifications to greatly increase their business opportunities.

City Manager's Weekly Info Bulletin 3/16/2012

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Published on Friday, 16 March 2012 14:51

March 16, 2012
WEEKLY INFO BULLETIN
To: Mayor and Members of the City Council
From: Andrew Neiditz, City Manager

• Emergency management “table-top” training exercise: The City’s emergency response planning cell (ERPC) conducted a training workshop on March 15^th in the PD multi-purpose room based on emergency management scenarios. The purpose was to simulate the first two hours of response activity. Over 30 participants included all City departments, West Pierce Fire, and several of our utility providers, including Lakewood Water and Pierce County (sewer). The first scenario was a 7.1 earthquake on a weekday morning, and the other a major aviation fuel line explosion close to the I-5/512 interchange. This was a very successful start to a series of exercises which will lead up to a regional exercise called Operation Pine Cone on June 5^th.
• Adam Smith’s office attends steering committee in City Hall: At the South Sound Military & Communities Partnership steering committee meeting on March 16^th, 9^th district U.S. Rep. Adam Smith’s staff attended and provided a presentation on Defense budget issues and future BRAC round scenarios. The agenda included a review of the recent JBLM service member survey data. The steering committee includes the city and county managers from Pierce and Thurston counties, including Lakewood, DuPont, Tacoma, Lacey, as well as WSDOT, Health Department, United Way, and Tacoma-Pierce County Chamber of Commerce. JBLM and Camp Murray are members as well.

Experts Provide Tips and Insights Into Contracting With Joint Base Lewis-Mcchord

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Published on Monday, 19 March 2012 17:54

South Sound Military & Communities Partnership presents first-of-its-kind informational forum for businesses

LAKEWOOD, Wash. (March 20, 2012) — As one of the founding members of the South Sound Military & Communities Partnership the City of Lakewood, Wash., wants to provide assistance to local businesses and individuals interested in securing federal contracts that originate at the military base. A first-of-its-kind forum will be held this summer to provide vital information to those interested in defense contracting at the West Coast’s largest military installation, but may have been intimidated by the process.

On Tuesday, June 12, 2012, the South Sound Military & Communities Partnership will present a forum, titled “Doing Business with JBLM,” which will bring together local experts to provide insights and tips to successfully securing federal contracts at the joint military base. Other presenters of the forum include the Washington State Procurement and Technical Assistance Center (PTAC) working together with JBLM and United States Army Corps of Engineers.

“With $2 billion in construction work alone scheduled to be done at JBLM during the next four years, it is essential that local businesses learn how to effectively compete for contracts,” said City Manager Andrew Neiditz.

The proposed event agenda for this all-morning forum is as follows:

• City of Lakewood Project Manager Dan Penrose will provide a briefing on the size and scope of JBLM.
• PTAC Certified Contracting Assistance Specialist Tiffany Scroggs will present a “Government 101” session.
• JBLM Small Business Specialist Victoria Ghent who, along with her team of contracting officers, will be leading a course on “Doing Business with JBLM.”
• Army Corps of Engineers’ Deputy for Small Business Veronica Kammler, MBA, will present a course on Regional Contracting Awareness.
• City of Lakewood Economic Development Manager Ellie Chambers-Grady and Pierce County Economic Development Manager Denise Dyer will jointly review the regional resources available to businesses including workforce training, financing tools, and a variety of state-level resources.

Specifics on the forum include:

• What
  • Doing Business with JBLM Forum
• When
  • Tuesday, June 12, 2012 8:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
• Where
  • Clover Park Technical College
    McGavick Conference Center
    4500 Steilacoom Blvd. S.W.
    Lakewood, Wash. 98499

Those interested in attending the forum can register at www.washingtonptac.org/events . Space is limited and registration must be received no later than June 5, 2012.

Questions about the forum can be directed to Lakewood Economic Development Specialist Becky Newton at (253) 983-7738 or bnewton@cityoflakewood.us .

City Manager's Weekly Info Bulletin 3/9/2012

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Published on Friday, 09 March 2012 15:06

March 9, 2012
WEEKLY INFO BULLETIN
To: Mayor and Members of the City Council
From: Andrew Neiditz, City Manager

• Councilmember Moss becomes Honorary Commander: Colonel Wyn Elder, the 62^nd Airlift Wing Commander, welcomed Mary Moss as one of the new honorary commanders representing the community in support of our Air Force personnel in a change of command ceremony on March 9^th attended by the city manager. Councilmember Moss was “assigned” to the 62^nd Operations Group at McChord Field.
• State supplemental transportation budget includes $5.8 million over 3 years for studies to rebuild I-5 interchanges in Pierce and Thurston Counties: Lakewood and its other regional partners in the South Sound Military and Communities Partnership sought $7 million to complete the Interchange Justification Reports (IJRs) and associated environmental work for five interchanges along I-5 in Pierce and Thurston Counties. The supplemental transportation budgets recently released in the state legislature included a total of $5.8 million for these studies.
• First official meeting of the South Sound 911 Police/Fire board: On March 9^th, the first officially-posted meeting of the newly-established South Sound 911 “Combined Operations Board” convened in University Place. Co-chaired by Chief Ken Sharp of West Pierce Fire and Chief Rob Masko of the Sheriff’s Department, the group consists of the police and fire chiefs who are the primary participants in the new South Sound 911 communications agency, including the Lakewood Police Chief. The group will make recommendations to the new “Policy Board” of elected officials, which includes Lakewood’s mayor, at its meeting on March 28^th.
• DOE awards City $50K in additional grant funding: The City will be awarded via an amendment an additional $50,000 on top of the existing $225,000 Municipal Stormwater Capacity Grant originally awarded in 2010. The Legislature appropriated the additional funds in the 2012-13 operating budget from the Local Toxics Control Account. The grant funds are provided to continue to help municipalities comply with provisions of the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) Municipal Stormwater Permit and to improve and protect water quality.
• South Sound Military & Communities Partnership named to “Excellent 10” list: The City of Lakewood, a founding member of the South Sound Military & Communities Partnership, was named to the “Excellent 10” list of great economic development projects by the Economic Development board for Tacoma-Pierce County (EDB) at its annual meeting on March 2^nd. In 2011, cities and counties surrounding Joint Base Lewis-McChord (JBLM) formed the multi-jurisdictional effort that fosters effective communication and mutual support between military and civilian communities. Just this year, Partnership efforts have leveraged over $68 million including federal funding for transportation projects on I-5 adjacent to JBLM and replacement of elementary schools on base. Each year, the EDB presents its "Excellent 10" list of ten great economic development projects in Pierce County for the previous year.
• Habitat for Humanity annual event: Ass’t City Manager Dave Bugher coordinated a City presence with a full table at the Habitat annual event on March 6^th, with about 650 in attendance. The organization made special mention of its Lakewood involvement in the Tillicum community in a video presentation which highlighted its new homes underway there.
• Presentation to Paralegal Program: Paralegal Ann-Marie Evans made a presentation outlining the Washington State Bar Association’s Rule 6 Program as part of Tacoma Community College’s Paralegal Career Series on March 2^nd, the first career series the TCC program has offered.