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City of Tukwila
CITY ADMINISTRATOR REPORT
The City of opportunity, the community of choice
Jim Haggerton, Mayor
TO: Mayor Haggerton
Councilmembers
FROM: David Cline, City Administrator
DATE: September 18, 2013
SUBJECT: Report for September 23, 2013 Committee of the Whole Meeting
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
• Southwest Kinq County Chamber of Commerce: On September 6 Economic
Development staff met with the Chamber of Commerce Chair and CEO to discuss the
annual Chamber contracts.
• Kinq County Aerospace Alliance: Mayor and staff attended the King County
Aerospace Alliance meeting on September 4 held at King County International Airport.
The meeting included a presentation from the Governor's Office of Aerospace. The City
of Tukwila is now a member of the Washington Aerospace Partnership.
• Right Size Parkinq: Staff briefed the City Administrator on an Agreement to participate
with King County on a Right Size Parking Demonstration Project for the Tukwila
International Boulevard corridor. The project is funded through a grant obtained by King
County. The work will be used to assist in the 2014 Comprehensive Plan review and
update of the Transportation Corridor Element.
• Regional Solid Waste Manaqement - Stakeholders involved in the solid waste system
are engaged in a collaborative effort to determine if changes are needed in the current
Solid Waste Transfer System Plan. Several alternatives are being analyzed including
cancelling capital projects and limiting self -haul operations at certain transfer stations. A
draft report is scheduled for release by October 9, 2013.
• South Kinq County Mobility Coalition Meetinq: Staff attended a meeting of the South
King County Mobility Coalition. The Coalition discussed the efforts of the Policy and
Projects Committee. As a member of the Projects Committee staff discussed efforts to
get Metro and Sound Transit Mobile ORCA Vending Machines into South King County
community events. Members of the Policy Committee discussed efforts to create a
White Paper for usage in lobbying for more transit service in South King County.
• South Kinq County Food Access Workinq Group: Staff from the cities of Tukwila,
SeaTac and Federal Way, along with representatives from the Des Moines Area Food
Bank, Seattle King County Public Health, Forterra, Urban Food Link, Seattle Tilth, and
Lutheran Community Services met to exchange information about food access issues
and opportunities in South King County. Forterra shared information about the
Community Liaison program they are working on with Tukwila, as well as new urban
agriculture policies and a neighborhood greenways program under development at the
City of Federal Way.
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II. Community Events
• Bow Lake Transfer Station - Construction of King County's busiest transfer station
(Bow Lake) will be completed in October 2013. A Ribbon Cutting Ceremony will be
conducted on October 8, 2013.
III. Staff Updates
Public Safety
• PD Strateqic Planninq: The first Strategic Planning Committee meeting was held on
Friday, September 13, 2013, with Berk Consulting facilitating the meeting. We have
identified our key sub - topics to be explored and when /how you will work together to form
the framework of our strategic plan. A second meeting will be scheduled in the near
future to further discuss the plan.
Project Updates
• Tours of Tukwila International Boulevard: The City led two tours of Tukwila
International Boulevard on August 30 and September 5 and included City Council
members, School Board members, the Tukwila School District Superintendent and the
President of the Southwest King County Chamber of Commerce.
• Tukwila Tradinq Company: The Tukwila Trading Company (TTC) grocery store will
conclude its lease on October 10. The property ownership will lease the site to Saar's for
a value conscious, full - service grocery store starting soon after TTC closes. The building
will have an additional 15,000+ square feet available for lease.
• New Markets Tax Credits Traininq: Economic Development staff attended training on
"new markets tax credits" which may be a mechanism to secure additional funding for
development along Tukwila International Boulevard.
• Southwest Kinq County Economic Development Initiative: SKCEDI has renamed
itself to the Soundside Alliance. A refreshed website with a new logo will be online soon.
• Tukwila South Plat: On Friday the Hearing Examiner conducted a public hearing for
Segale's proposed 47 preliminary lot plat in Tukwila South. A decision is expected in
two weeks. If approved, the applicant will have seven years to request final plat
approval, which would require approval by the City Council.
• `Take Back Our Boulevard' Video: The `Take Back Our Boulevard' video presented to
Council at the September 3 meeting is available for public viewing as a YouTube video
and linked from the home page of the City's website.
• Gaskill Property - 15010 Macadam Road S — Abatement: This property has been
abandoned and was in total disrepair and had become an attractive nuisance for
vagrants and illegal dumping. In September the City hired a contractor to remove the
garage and shed, all the rubbish and garbage that had been illegally dumped on the
property, and to cut back and remove all the overgrowth on the property, resulting in
removal of a total of 14.49 tons of rubbish, garbage and debris from the property. The
cost for the cleanup was $4,927.50. The City Attorney's office is working on documents
for Superior Court to abate the abandoned and dangerous structure. At this time the
structure has been secured against entry and the Public Works department is placing
ecology blocks in front of the driveway to help prevent further illegal dumping.
• High Performinq Orqanizations Workshop: The second High Performing
Organizations workshop was held September 16 -18 with Tony Gardner returning to
facilitate the discussion. Thirty -five employees participated in the workshop.
• Survey Results: Department leaders will be sharing their own department's survey
results with their groups and identifying 1 -2 specific target areas to address and
incorporate into their goals for next year.
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• PROS Plan: A Technical Advisory Group meeting is scheduled for September 26 with a
Council Update scheduled for October 7.
Community Services
• Tukwila Coordinate Response Team Meetinq: The Tukwila Coordinate Response
team around sexual violence met at the Tukwila School District. Future meetings will
focus on the School Resource Information Officer and cultural diversity issues related to
child abuse.
• Foster Golf Links: Foster Men's Club played their Fall Field Day on September 15 with
100 players participating. Rounds continue to be up 3% for the year and revenues are
up 1 %. Winter Rates will go into effect November 1.
• Summer Camp Attendance: 2013 summer camp enrollment totaled 1,409 summer
camp participants, or an average of 128 kids per week. This represents an increase of
nearly 22% over 2012.
IV. Responses to Council /Citizen Inquiries
• Traffic Speed Alonq S. 1371t —" St.: In follow -up to the concerns expressed by Kathleen
McDermott at the August 12, 2013 COW meeting, officers take a pro- active approach in
enforcing car vs. pedestrian violations. Unfortunately, we are unable to verify if the
vehicle observed by Ms. McDermott was a Tukwila Police vehicle or if it was a surplus
"Police Looking" vehicle.
• Pedestrians on Tukwila International Boulevard Crossinq at No Crosswalks:
Pedestrian violations have been aggressively enforced along Tukwila International
Boulevard as part of our "Zero Tolerance" Crime Reduction Initiative.
• ADA Parkinq Enforcement and Status of Citizen Volunteers: The Tukwila Police
Department actively enforces ADA violations. We will work on future efforts to recruit
suitable traffic volunteers as our officer staffing in the Traffic Unit increases.
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