2019-10-22 Transportation and Infrastructure Minutes

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City of Tukwila City Council Transportation & Infrastructure Committee TRANSPORTATION & INFRASTRUCTURE COMMITTEE Meeting Minutes October22, 2019 - 5:30 p.m. - Hazelnut Conference Room, City Hall Councilmembers: Zak !clan, Chair; Kate Kruller, Thomas McLeod Staff: David Cline, Henry Hash, Pat Brodin, Hari Ponnekanti, Vicky Carlsen, Han Kirkland, Gail Labanara, Bryan Still, Laurel Humphrey Guests: Jonathan Hartung & Adam Hutschreider, SHKS Architects; Steve Goldblatt, PMQA CALL TO ORDER: Committee Chair !clan called the meeting to order at 5:30 p.m. I. BUSINESS AGENDA Chair !clan announced that item B will be postponed to another meeting. A. Public Safety Plan - Public Works Shops Master Plan Committee members and staff continued discussion of the Public Works facility Master Plan and the request to move forward with Phase 1. Phase 1 includes moving the George Long and Longacres site operations to the Heiser site which was determined to be the most practical and least expensive path forward. Future phases will include the entire buildout of the Heiser and UPS sites and relocation of the Minkler operations. Staff returned with additional information explaining the preference to move George Long staff and operations before Minkler staff and operations, more detail about funding Phase 1, and a $500,000 cost estimate for near -term improvements to the Minkler Shops. Councilmember Kruller does not support putting money into Minkler and asked for a list of investments at the site since 2011. She would also like to understand how much of the Master Plan is "must have" versus "nice to have," and asked if Phase 1 could be broken down further. Staff replied that seismic work, wiring and exhaust cannot be phased and bid results will be more favorable with a total package. Mr. Goldblatt agreed that it would be more expensive to separate Phase 1 into further phases. He stated that the Master Plan is a well -designed program and Phase 1 is not an expensive retrofit for the scale of the operation. Councilmember McLeod asked about stopping after Phase 2, and if that would have an impact on the design of Phase 1. Mr. Hartung advised that the full program through Phase 3 reflects a consolidated operation and that stopping at Phase 2 will not get the City the recommended site circulation or needed space for operations through 2045. Councilmembers Kruller and McLeod asked several questions about what other design options had been considered, which can be found in the Plan appendices. Staff will plan to present additional information about the design options to the Committee of the Whole. Chair !clan clarified that funding for Phase 1 is in place and as a result he supports moving forward as the deficient Public Works buildings need to be addressed. Councilmembers McLeod and Kruller were in favor of forwarding the discussion to the Committee of the Whole without a Committee recommendation. NO MAJORITY RECOMMENDATION. FORWARD TO OCTOBER 28, 2019 COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE. B. Public Safety Plan - Amendment with SHKS Architects Postponed.