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Home My WebLink AboutCOW 2018-03-26 Item 4B - Resolution - Foster Golf Course Bridge NamingCOUNCIL AGENDA SYNOPSIS ]nifia/s Meeting Date Prepared by Mayor'ssrriew Council review 03/26/18 RE tP v1 05/07/18 RE ❑ .Bid Award Mtg Date ❑ Public Hearing Mtg Date ❑ Other Mtg Date C. \ I ;G ( ) RY/ 1 Discuss 1 Resolution Mtg Date Mtg Date 05/07/18 SPONSOR ❑Council ❑Mayor ❑HR ❑DCD ❑Finance ❑Fire ❑TS APe..,'R ❑Police ❑PIV Court SPONSOR'S Naming by resolution of an existing bridge at the Foster Golf Links. The Council is being SUMMARY asked to consider naming the bridge located between the llth and 16th holes at Foster Golf Links, "Joe and Hazel Aliment Memorial Bridge" in honor of their outstanding and influential contribution to the City of Tukwila and consider this item at the March 26, 2018 Committee of the Whole and May 7, 2018 Regular City Council Meetings. ITEM INFORMATION ITEM NO. 4.B. S'I';\FF SPONSOR: ROBERT EATON ORIGIN,\L AGENDA DATE: 03/26/18 AGENDA ITEM A resolution to name the Foster Golf Links Bridge ion 03/26/18 ❑ Motion M!g Date ❑ Ordinance Mtg Date ❑ .Bid Award Mtg Date ❑ Public Hearing Mtg Date ❑ Other Mtg Date C. \ I ;G ( ) RY/ 1 Discuss 1 Resolution Mtg Date Mtg Date 05/07/18 SPONSOR ❑Council ❑Mayor ❑HR ❑DCD ❑Finance ❑Fire ❑TS APe..,'R ❑Police ❑PIV Court SPONSOR'S Naming by resolution of an existing bridge at the Foster Golf Links. The Council is being SUMMARY asked to consider naming the bridge located between the llth and 16th holes at Foster Golf Links, "Joe and Hazel Aliment Memorial Bridge" in honor of their outstanding and influential contribution to the City of Tukwila and consider this item at the March 26, 2018 Committee of the Whole and May 7, 2018 Regular City Council Meetings. REVIEWED I D BY ►1 C.O.W. Mtg. CDN Comm ❑ Finance Comm. ❑ Public Safety Comm. Comm. ❑ Planning Comm. CHAIR: KRULLER ❑ Trans &Infrastructure DATE: 2/27/18 ❑ Arts Comm. /1 Parks COMMIT'T'EE RECOMMENDATIONS: SPONSOR/ADMIN. COMMITTEE Parks & Recreation Unanimous Approval; Forward to Committee of the Whole COST IMPACT / FUND SOURCE EYPENDITuRf: RI-:`UIR D AMOUNT BUDGETED APPROPRIATION REQUIRED $4,000 $4,000 $ Fund Source: GOLF BUDGET, MEN'S & WOMEN'S CLUB, PARK COMMISSION Comments: Total expense TBD but will not exceed $4,000. Men's & women's clubs may contribute MTG. DATE RECORD OF COUNCIL ACTION 03/12/18 MTG. DATE ATTACHMENTS 03/26/18 Informational Memorandum dated 02/07/18 Packet from FGL's Men's and Women's Clubs Aerial Maps Policy for Naming City Property Resolution in Draft Form Minutes from the Community Development & Neighborhoods Committee of 2/27/18 05/07/18 AV 46 City of Tukwila Allan Ekberg, Mayor INFORMATIONAL MEMORANDUM TO: Community Development & Neighborhoods Committee FROM: Rick Still, Parks & Recreation Director BY: Robert Eaton, Parks & Recreation Manager CC: Mayor Ekberg DATE: February 7, 2018 SUBJECT: Foster Golf Links Bridge Naming ISSUE Naming of an existing bridge at the Foster Golf Links located at 13500 Interurban Avenue South BACKGROUND On August 22, 2017 the Parks & Recreation Department received a letter from the Foster Golf Links' Men's and Women's Clubs requesting the bridge located between the 11th and 16th holes at the golf course be named in honor of the longtime previous owners of the course that sold it to the city. Joe Aliment worked at the course from 1924 — 1951, when he and his wife Hazel then purchased the course. After owning and operating the course for 27 years they sold it to the City of Tukwila in 1978 rather than to developers. They wanted to preserve the green space and desired that it continue to be a place where Tukwila residents could congregate and enjoy the game of golf. DISCUSSION City Council Resolution 1400 addresses the process for naming City property. For facilities within the Parks & Recreation Department, the names shall be recommended by the Park Commission to the Community Development and Neighborhoods Committee. The following unranked criteria is used to guide the naming decision: 1. Geographical location 2. Historical considerations 3. Names of persons 4. Geological features 5. City identity and image Where persons' names are used. they should be people who have made an outstanding contribution to the community. or whose names are of historical significance to the area, or who the City would like to recognize as an important influence in the area. The Park Commission discussed this at the November 8, 2017 meeting and voted unanimously in recommending the name "Joe and Hazel Aliment Memorial Bridge" as requested by the Foster Golf Links Men's and Women's Clubs and forwarding the recommendation to the Community Development and Neighborhoods Committee for consideration. 47 INFORMATIONAL MEMO Page 2 It was also discussed that along with name signage of the bridge, that additional information referencing why the bridge was named after the Aliments be included as well. FINANCIAL IMPACT Estimated expenditure is $2,000 - $4,000. RECOMMENDATION The Committee is being asked to consider naming the bridge located between the 11th and 16th holes at Foster Golf Links, "Joe and Hazel Aliment Memorial Bridge" in honor of their outstanding and influential contribution to the City of Tukwila and forwarding to the March 26, 2018 Committee of the Whole and May 7, 2018 Regular City Council Meetings. ATTACHMENTS A. Packet from the Foster Golf Links' Men's and Women's Clubs B. Aerial Map of Foster Golf Links C. Aerial Map of Bridge D. 3D Map of Bridge E. Policies for Naming City Property - Resolution #1400 F. Draft Bridge Naming Resolution 48 W.12018 Info Memos\Bridge Naming Info Memo (2-7-17) - FINAL.doc August 22, 2017 Rick Still Director of Parks and Recreation City of Tukwila Dear Mr. Still, The Foster Golf Links Men's Club and the Foster Golf Links Women's Club would like the City of Tukwila to officially name the bridge that spans the Duwamish River between the 10th and 11th greens the "Joe and Hazel Aliment Memorial Bridge". Joe Aliment started working at Foster Golf Links in 1924 and continued working there until 1951. In that year, Joe and his wife Hazel purchased the course and owned it until 1978. They then sold it to the city instead of to developers with the idea that it would continue to be a place where Tukwila residents could congregate and enjoy the game of golf. Joe and Hazel were generous and especially supportive of youth. To give you an idea of the type of people they were, kids in the community would go to the golf course at 5 o'clock in the morning and sweep the parking lot. Then Joe would hand out golf clubs and the kids could play golf all day. Joe and Hazel were very involved with the community and one of their sons even became a Tukwila city council member. As a tribute to the contributions Joe and Hazel Aliment made to the Tukwila community, we are asking you to name this bridge for them. !Z� Carol Zuvela President, Foster Golf Links Women's Club Attachment: .►moi X Randall Haupt President, Foster Golf Links Men's Club Seattle Times article, "From Duffer to Pro In the Links Business" 49 Joe Aliment got by many hazards with a golf course near Tukwila THE task of moving, watering and maintaining Se acres of lawn, trees and shnibs might seem monumental to most home owners. Su[ it is Oa way of life for the Ailment family, roe, Hazel and their two sons, Ben and Bill, who own a tidy -sized piece of recreational real-estate known as Foshee Golf Links. January 1, I95I, marked the day when the Aliments called this innd their own. ButSae, slightly stocky and easy going, remembers da years ago, when employed by George Eddy, a golf professional, he ,helped pioneer Foster, one of the first privately owned. publicly played, links west of the Tvlississippi. ,Toseph Foster, a government scout and packer, in 1853 homesteaded the land, on the outskirts of Seattle, near Tukwila. A maple tree, planted by him less than a decade after the Civil War. remains on the property and on -its huge trunk is fastened a bronze memorial plaque inscribed with. historical data. Eddy purchased the land from the Fos- ter heir. and young Joe Aliment, at 12, caddied for Washington's Gov. Louis F. Hart, who was first on the tee February 13, 1925, the opening day for the nine -hole golf course. Relieving high-school graduation day the same year, Aliment says; "I had gone directly frim school to work. As I stepped off the interurban, Ed- dy wheeled a mower in front of me, and then and there promoted me from bag toter to greenskeeper." The sinewy teenager spent hours lug- ging a hose and wheeling a gas -powered pump to each fairway bordered by the Du- wamish River, He further recalled that this fob brought him out in the "wee hours-" Revealing his droll humor, he said: • "The only company I had at 3 and 4 o'clock in the morning was the third -rail interurban that passed Foster on its run from Renton to Tacoma."' In those days. some folk considered a golf course a risky business. However, It __yogaunder the eyes of.Aoubting Thom- ases" Chet Eddy's venture grew end. with the acquisition in 1017 of mare land across the Duwamish River, the course was ex- tended to 13 boles. At this time, the old Scottish word "links" became the fit and proper destsip- tien of Foster; as the term in the ancient language meant "the winding of a stream; also the ground adjacent." Few changes have been made in the layout of the playing area since that time and, although Foster's 5,519 yards is riot' rated championship length, what it lacks in distance is compensated by the hazards imposed by the twisting waterway, Both See end Hazel remember Eddy affectionately. "Mr. Eddy gave us the house near the river, by the 17th tee, for a token molt - 50 From Duffer to Pro in the Lnks business By MARY A. MIZE gage of SI." Joe says. "It was while ifvfns in this home, in I933, 'het Foster suffered a devastating. hinw. It rained the entire month of December Ebel year, and by Christmas Eve, the (land- ing Duwamish River had belched unbe- lievable quantities of debris on the course. Fairways- tees and greens along its path were strewn with Ings, pitted with holes and saturated with water and muck. The bridge that connected live holes of the course with the rest el civilization was threatened with destruction. Mrs. Aliment, small -framed and fastidi• misty groomed, makes "no bones" about her fright when she reminisced about the harrowing night Toe went to work on the bridge, "1 pleaded with ,Tae," she recalls, "that if the bridge is going to go, let it go. But no, he needed to try to help prevent the bridge from being smashed." "I kept track, of his flashlight beam. but was terrified when it disappeared abruptly. 1 screamed and shrieked, but no sound could be heard above the rage of the river- t was drenched and scared_ There was nothing I could do, but go back to the house and wait. 1 tried not to think he was dead-" Joe, explained his fears, saying; spent most of the night reaching out Lo hack branches and snags from logs as they swept by to keep them from collaps- ing the bridge- 1 grabbed sleep, when I could, on the rear of a shadk on the far :ride of the river. I know my wife would be frantic; but the bridge held up all right However; by gine" time we felt Ihnt it was sale, the river -was threatening our house- Haul eaitl Benny had to he rowed to safety." The thrwemish devoured unknown acres of land that winter. Shoveling' silt, filling holes, replacing teas and replanting greens consumed weeks- Slowly the course took shape again; nevertheless, Foser was not - reopened for business until the fel/owing spring, end then, for only nine holes of piny. During the summer of 1934, the ex -caddy recalls that the repair work continued and Eddy had truck loads of old auto bodies hauled in and spread along the mangled river banks. The metal wrecks were the cheapest answer to end further erosion. - "It only cost him 52 a load, and that price included the driver's wages," Joe says - Valley residents, For years plagued by ravaging, rivets. received permanent bene- fits from the Howard A. Hanson flood - control dam, completed in 1131. During World War If years, Joe under- took a IO -hour day job at a foundry, con- tinued as greenskeeper and began learn- -: Jae Aliment today. ing links management from within the clubhouse. "People continued to play during the war," he said. "Because the war imposed gas rationing, it was not uncommon for a car to arrive loaded clown with half a dozen undaunted goiters." Ben Aliment, now the links pro, remem- bers: "In postwar years, the golf business lagged. Things really picked up when Mr. Eisenhower was elected President. Folks that never had played before were im- pressed by his interest In the game. Tele- vision. too, heiped golf. The machinery needed to maintain to- day's golf course dwarfs the rigs with which the senior Aliment was provided in his greens -keeping days. "We have four fairway -mowing units. three greens - mowers, three heavy-duty tractors and two machines 3001911 as the Nalf blower' and the 'leaf picker'," Ben says. "One year, we lost about 75 flags in a period of four months. Most of them were stolen, but some were broken. We've dis- covered kids using them for fishing spears.". In addition to some 50,OOO-golfers • that annual trek aver Foster, it is not unusual to see steeltsead fishermen angling in the Dawamish and teen-agers retrieving golf balls from the water hazards. Other non-paying guests have included ducks, rabbits, squirrels, cows, horses. deer and, as recently as late 1955, a seal, which now resides at the Woodland Park Zoo. Jovial Bill Aliment. also a Foster pro and an ex -councilman of Tukwila, remem- bers when he joined a woman in chasing a steer on the course. "The steer wheeled and ran me into the river," Bill recalled. In the clubhouse, the congeniality of at1 the Aliments blends with the pro and duf- fer. uffer. There golf stories miogle with tales of pars. birdies. eagles and bogies. Ie this atanosphere, and not withstanding the score. everyone feels Tike a golfer. Mary A. Miro is a Seattle free -tanto writer. 7 51 52 Tukwila iMap 2 / 7 / 2018 9 : 30 : 56 AM Buildings City Limits 1:9,028 0 0.075 0 15 0.3 mi 0 0.075 0.15 0.3 km Tu kwi la Technology Services 53 54 Tukwila iMap 2 / 7 / 2018 9 : 32 : 35 AM Addresses (Tukwila) Fi Buildings Fl City Limits 1:1,128 0 0.0075 0.015 0.03 mi I • • • 0 0.01 0.02 0 04 km Tu kwi I a Technolog y Services 55 56 Foster Golf Links Bridge Write a description for your map. Legend 58 City of Tukwi1a Washington Resolution No. /5IDD A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF TUKWILA, WASHINGTON, ADOPTING POLICIES FOR NAMING CITY PROPERTY; AND REPEALING RESOLUTION 981. WHEREAS, Resolution 981 was passed in 1985 to set policies for naming City property; and WHEREAS, since 1985 the City has grown, development has increased, and Resolution 981 no longer applies as effectively as it once did; and WHEREAS, Tukwila has a rich history, an important location, and a number of individuals who have contributed to the City's development and enrichment; and WHEREAS, naming of remaining property in Tukwila should be done in a fashion that is responsible and reflects a thoughtful and meaningful process; NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF TUKWILA, WASHINGTON, HEREBY RESOLVES AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Authority to Name City Property. A. The Tukwila City Council shall be the final authority in approving the names of City - owned real property. B. New streets in the central business district and business/industrial areas shall be given grid numbered names in order to enhance quick response by public safety officials in emergencies and in order to facilitate access by the general public. C. The City's Fire Marshal will approve the names of numbered City streets, The Administration will inform the Council of these names when approved. D. The names of parks in the City shall be recommended by the Park Commission, Their recommendation will be forwarded to the Community and Parks Committee for consideration. E. In all cases other than parks and numbered streets in the central business district, the Community and Parks Committee will recommend a name or alternative names for City Council consideration and approval. Section 2. Criteria for Naming City Property. A. Named City property and facilities including streets, parks, bridges, and facilities shall use the following unranked criteria to guide their naming decision: 1. Geographical location; 2. Historical considerations; 3. Names of persons; 4. Geological features; 5. City identity and image NAMEPROP.DOC 6/11/1998 59 B. Where persons' names are used, they should be people who have made an outstanding contribution to the community, or whose names are of historical significance to the area, or who the City would like to recognize as an important influence in the area. C. When the name of City -owned real property or of a City facility is being changed, the City Council will delay a final decision for thirty (30) days after a recommendation from a Committee of the Whole is made. Section 3. Repealer. Resolution 981 is hereby repealed. PASSED BY THE CITY COU CIL OF THE CITY OF TUKWILA, WASHINGTON, at a regular meeting thereof this 1. day of 1998. ATTEST /AUTHENTICATED: (;) Japi E. Cantu, City Clerk APPROVED AS TO FORM: By: Office o the City A orney Filed with the City Clerk: A —//— 98 Passed by the City Council: Resolution Number / c) NAMEPROP.DOC 6/11/1998 60 Pamela Linder, Council President A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF TUKWILA, WASHINGTON, NAMING THE BRIDGE AT FOSTER GOLF LINKS THE "JOE AND HAZEL ALIMENT MEMORIAL BRIDGE." WHEREAS, Joe Aliment began working at Foster Golf Links in 1924 and continued working there until 1951; and WHEREAS, Joe and Hazel Aliment purchased the course in 1951 and operated it until 1978; and WHEREAS, Joe and Hazel Aliment, desiring to preserve the green space and recreational opportunity the course provided, sold the course to the City of Tukwila instead of to developers with the idea that it would continue to be a place where Tukwila residents could congregate and enjoy the game of golf; and WHEREAS, Resolution No. 1400, establishing policies for naming City property, requires that facilities only be named after people who have made outstanding contributions to the community, or who the City would like to recognize as an important influence in the area; and WHEREAS, Joe and Hazel Aliment have been outstanding and influential contributors to the City of Tukwila; and WHEREAS, the City of Tukwila's Park Commission has agreed that Joe and Hazel Aliment should be honored by the naming of a City facility in their honor; NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF TUKWILA, WASHINGTON, HEREBY RESOLVES AS FOLLOWS: The bridge spanning the Duwamish River between the 11th and 16th holes at Foster Golf Links is hereby named the "Joe and Hazel Aliment Memorial Bridge." W \Word Processing\ResolutionsWliment Memorial Bridge naming -Foster Golf 2-12-18 RE:bjs Page 1 of 2 61 62 PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF TUKWILA, WASHINGTON, at a Regular Meeting thereof this day of , 2018. ATTEST/AUTHENTICATED: Christy O'Flaherty, MMC, City Clerk Verna Seal, Council President APPROVED AS TO FORM BY: Filed with the City Clerk: Passed by the City Council: Resolution Number: Rachel B. Turpin, City Attorney W:\Word Processing\Resolutions\Aliment Memorial Bridge naming -Foster Golf 2-12-18 RE:bjs Page 2of2 City of Tukwila City Council Community Development & Neighborhoods Committee COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT & NEIGHBORHOODS COMMITTEE Meeting Minutes February27, 2018 - 5:30 p.m. - Hazelnut Conference Room, City Hall Councilmembers: Kate Kruller, Chair, Kathy Hougardy, Zak Idan Staff: Nora Gierloff, Rick Still, Robert Eaton, Carol Lumb, Andrea Cummins, Minnie Dhaliwal, Laurel Humphrey (by phone) CALL TO ORDER: Chair Kruller called the meeting to order at 5:30 p.m. I. BUSINESS AGENDA. There was consensus to consider a request to apply for King County Conservation Futures Trust Tax Levy grant funding as the first order of business. A. Grant Application: King County Conservation Futures Trust Tax Levy (CFT) Staff is seeking Committee approval to apply for CFT grant funding to purchase property on South 116th Street along the Green River, due by March 5, 2018. The current property owner has expressed enthusiastic interest in having his property help meet riverbank restoration needs and provide recreational opportunities. The property is located in close proximity to City major capital investments for habitat improvements and salmon restoration such as Codiga Park and North Winds Weir. The CFT program would require a 50% local match, and staff intends to pursue other funding sources to meet this. If unsuccessful, the CFT funding would be returned. UNANIMOUS APPROVAL. B. Resolution: Foster Golf Bridge Naming *Staff is seeking Council approval of a resolution that would name a bridge at Foster Golf Links the "Joe and Hazel Aliment Memorial Bridge" pursuant to a request by the Foster Golf Links Men's and Women's Clubs. Joe Aliment worked at the course beginning in 1924 and purchased it with his wife Hazel in 1951. The Aliments sold the course to the City of Tukwila in 1978. The Park Commission unanimously approved the request in November 2017. If approved by the Council, there will be a small expenditure associated with signage. UNANIMOUS APPROVAL. FORWARD TO MARCH 26, 2018 COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE. C. Ordinance and Resolution: Foster Golf Links Green Fees Staff is seeking Council approval of a resolution and an ordinance that would amend the Green Fees at Foster Golf Links to maintain proper price points, stimulate growth, and work toward revenue goals. The draft resolution would establish the new fees and the draft ordinance makes housekeeping amendments to Tukwila Municipal Code Chapter 12.12, "Foster Golf Links Fees." The fee increases are modest and in line with regional courses. If 63