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City of Tukwila
Mayor's Office - David Cline, City Administrator
The City of opportunity, the community of choice
Mayor Ekberg
Councilmembers
David Cline, City Administrator
February 15, 2017
Report for February 21, 2017 Regular Council Meeting
Allan Ekberg, Mayor
The City Administrator Report is meant to provide the Council, staff and community an update
on the activities of the City and on issues that concern Tukwila. Please let me know if you
have any questions or need additional information about any of the following items.
I. Intergovernmental Update
• Foster High Civics Classes: On January 31 Mayor Ekberg and Mia Navarro,
Community Engagement Manager attended the Civics classes at Foster High School.
While initially there for a different purpose, due to current events the Mayor Ekberg
spoke with the students about the current political climate. He also discussed
opportunities for students to get involved in the process and reassured students that
Tukwila is a diverse and inclusive community that does not actively investigate the
immigration status of our residents. Mia gave a presentation on Tukwila Works, which
was the slated purpose and was well received.
• Seattle Southside Chamber Business Awards and Recognition Luncheon: Mayor
Ekberg, Councilmember Hougardy, Council Analyst Laurel Humphrey and Economic
Development staff attended the Seattle Southside Chamber Business Awards and
Recognition Luncheon on February 10.
II. Community Events
• Tukwila Community Center 20th Anniversary Kick -Off: On February 1 Parks and
Recreation staff hosted an open house and spaghetti feed in honor of the 20th
Anniversary of the Tukwila Community Center. Approximately 175 people attended.
• Free Throw Competition: On February 8 Parks and Recreation Athletic staff hosted a
Free Throw Competition and raised over $700 for the H.E.R.O Scholarship fund.
• Annual Volunteer Appreciation Ice Cream Social: On February 8 Parks and
Recreation Volunteer staff hosted the annual Volunteer Appreciation Ice Cream Social.
Approximately 150 people attended.
III. Public Safety Plan
• Public Safety Plan Implementation: Staff presented to the Committee of the Whole
the Public Involvement Plan, and additional planning meetings were held on
communications and outreach, preliminary selection of an architecture and engineering
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firm, programming needs for fire stations and the Justice Center, as well as other
activities. In the near future Council will be finalizing a monthly update document that
will be delivered to the Council to provide regular updates outside of what is discussed
at Committee and Council meetings.
IV. Staff Updates
Public Safety
• Bulldog Police Academy: The Bulldog Police Academy for students at Foster High
School started on February 9. Mayor Ekberg and Chief Villa gave introductions to open
the class. Approximately 25 students from grades from 9 -12 participated in the class.
The program outline, mission, goals, expectations were reviewed with the students and
they provided feedback on what they would like to learn. The class also included team
building exercises together and an overview of world and US history of policing.
• Community Engagement: To continue building community trust and youth
engagement the Police Department Command Staff are scheduled to visit each of the
Tukwila schools during lunch hours within the next couple of weeks.
• Washington Association of Sheriffs and Police Chiefs Grant Award: In support of
the Speed Reduction in the Neighborhoods of Tukwila (SPRINT) Initiative, the Police
Department has been awarded $8,272 by the Washington Association of Sheriffs and
Police Chiefs (WASPC) to purchase 4 Lidars and 4 Radars.
Project Updates
• Southcenter Pedestrian /Bicycle Bridge: The contractor is forming the Span 1 deck
and tying rebar for end diaphragms on the west side of Green River. The 200 -foot
bridge deck is being fabricated and assembled inside the fabrication shop in Arlington,
Washington.
• 53rd Ave S: KPG and City staff are meeting with individual property owners to discuss
real estate needs and the project's impact to their property.
• Tukwila iMap Site: Staff from Community Development and Technology and Innovation
Services have been meeting with King County's GIS Center staff to assist with
development of a Tukwila iMap site to replace NW Maps.
• King County Airport Meeting: Community Development staff attended the third King
County Airport Master Plan Update meeting. The focus was on alternatives for future
development of the airport and adjacent properties.
• Tukwila Village: Economic Development staff attended a "scoping" meeting convened
by the Washington State Housing Finance Commission to review the schedule for
completing the bond issuance and tax credit investment for phase 1. The closing
should occur in early May. The sale of the city land for that phase would close at the
same time.
• Washington Place: The project has laid the concrete floor for the 19th story and has
installed the main girder for the roof.
• 2016 Annual Awards
2016 Department Employee of the Year Award Recipients
• Carol Lumb, Community Development
• Raejean Kreel, Fire Department
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• Vicky Carlsen, Internal Services
• Christy O'Flaherty, Mayor's Office
• Marcos Ortiz, Municipal Court
• Kris Kelly, Parks & Recreation
• Detective Randall Rusness, Police Department
• Alfred Spears, Public Works
2016 City -wide Award Recipients
• The Big Idea Award: Trina Cook for Ballot Drop Off Box
• The Leadership Award: Roy Whitcutt, Fire Department
• The Spirit Award: Ana Le, Mayor's Office
• The Pride in Service Award: Carol Lumb, Community Development
• Teamwork in Action Award: Finance Department - Peggy McCarthy, Vicky Carlsen,
Craig Zellerhoff, Karen Fricke, Lily Jue, Sherry Wright, Joanna Fortenberry, Richard
Takechi, Laurie Anderson, Diane Jaber, Cindy Wilkins, Penny Hansen
• Mayor's Award: Derek Speck, Mayor's Office
V. Community Outreach
• Cowlitz Tribal Pathways to Healing Program: Mayor Ekberg, Councilmember Duffie,
Evie Boykan Human Services Manager, Joseph Todd, Technology and Innovation
Services, and Benton Coblentz, Economic Development Intern attended an event at the
Cowlitz Tribal Offices to learn more about their Pathways to Healing Program on
January 25.
• Meeting with Abu -Bakr Islamic Center: On February 3 Mayor Ekberg, Chief Villa and
Sgt. Boyd met with leaders at the Abu Bakr Mosque to ease fears regarding the current
political environment and to reiterate the role of the police department in the community.
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