HomeMy WebLinkAboutCOW 2008-04-28 COMPLETE AGENDA PACKET J- wq Tukwila City Council Agenda
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u' tr-i Jim Haggerton, Mayor Councilmembers: Joan Hernandez Pamela Linder
i Rhonda Berry, City Administrator Dennis Robertson Verna Griffin
Joe Duffie, Council President Kathy Hougardy De'Sean Quinn
Monday, April 28, 2008, 7:00 PM Tukwila City Hall; Council Chambers
1. CALL TO ORDER PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
2. SPECIAL City Volunteer Program;
PRESENTATION Tracy Gallaway, Volunteer Coordinator.
3. CITIZEN At this time, you are invited to comment on items not included
COMMENT on this agenda (please limit your comments to five minutes per
citizen). To comment on an item listed on this agenda, please
save your comments until the issue is presented for discussion.
4. SPECIAL a. Request from City Clerk's Office for .37 FTE increasing the hours Pg.1
ISSUES of the Administrative Support Technician.
b. Request from Municipal Court for .50 FTE for an Administrative Pg.7
Support Assistant.
c. Contract renewal for Hearing Examiner services. Pg.13
d. An ordinance adopting the Commute Trip Reduction (CTR) plan Pg.21
(please bring CTR plan distributed under separate cover). Pg.47
e. Tukwila Village: Summary of responses from Request for
Qualifications (RFQ).
5. REPORTS a. Mayor c. Staff e. Intergovernmental
b. City Council d. City Attorney
6. MISCELLANEOUS
7. EXECUTIVE SESSION
8. ADJOURNMENT
Tukwila City Hall is wheelchair accessible.
Reasonable accommodations are available at public hearings with advance notice
to the City Clerk's Office 206 433- 1800/TDD 206 248 -2933.
This notice is available at www.ci.tukwila.wa.us,
and in alternate formats with advance notice for those with disabilities.
Tukwila Council meetings are audio taped.
COUNCIL AGENDA SYNOPSIS
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CAS NUMBER: 08-048 I ORIGLNAL. AGENDA DATE: APRIL 28, 2008
AGENDA I1'EMTI"T"LE. Increase the hours of the Administrative Support Technician in the City Clerk's Office
by 15 hours per week (.37 FTE), making the position full time.
CA 1'EGORY Discussion Motion n Resolution 1 1 Ordinance n Bid Award n Public Hearzng Other
Mtg Date 04/28/08 Mtg Date 05/05/08 kits Date 11 itg Date Mtg Date lltg Date Mtg Date
SPONSOR n Council Mayor Adm Svcs LI DCD Finance n Fzre n Legal n P &R 1 Police PIS'
SPONSOR'S When Mayor Haggerton took office, organizational changes were implemented and an IT Department was
SUMI\l.1ARY created. City functions involving communications and publications were transferred to the IT
Department. The Document Processing Coordinator, who worked in the City Clerk's Office, was also
transferred to IT to facilitate the change. Some of the duties performed for the Clerk's Office by the
Document Processing Coordinator remain and need to be absorbed by existing staff of the Clerk's Office.
This increase will help mitigate the staffing Toss and facilitate the provision of necessary day -to -day
services for the public.
REVIEWED BY COW Mtg. CA &P Cmte F &S Cmte n Transportation Cmte
Utilities Cmte n Arts Comm. n Parks Comm. n Plaruung Comm.
DATE: 04/22/08
RECOMMENDATIONS:
SPONSOR /ADMLN. Approval
COMMIIEEE Unanimous Approval; Forward to Committee of the Whole
_C -IMPACT L -F.UND _SOURCE
EXPENDITURE REQUIRED AMOUNT BUDGETED APPROPRIATION REQUIRED
$25,000 annually
Fund Source: SALARIES AND WAGES
Comments:
I MTG. DATE' ''RECORD OF ACTION
4/28/08 1
_.:ATTACHMENTS -M1rG DATE
4/28/08 Informational memorandum dated 4/17/08
Minutes from the Finance and Safety Committee meeting of 4/22/08
MEMORANDUM
TO: Finance and Safety Committee jL
FROM: Rhonda Berry, City Adq ni that
DATE: April 17, 2008 k
RE: STAFFING IN THE CITY CLERK'S OFFICE
PROPOSAL
Increase the hours of the Word Processing Technician (.63 FTE) in the City Clerk's Office by 15
hours (.37 FTE) per week, making the position full time (1.00 FTE).
BACKGROUND
When Mayor Haggerton took office in January this year, he set out to find ways to ensure that City
departments are organized for efficiency and growth. Shortly thereafter he implemented some
organizational changes, creating a Department of Information Technology and transferring the
Document Processing Coordinator and responsibility for City publications, TV21, and the Tukwila
radio station into that department.
With the transfer out of the City Clerk's Office, certain duties performed by the Document Processing
Coordinator did not follow. Some of these duties include review and editing of ordinances and
resolutions, and in -house codification of the Tukwila Municipal Code. Additionally, there are forms,
schedules, calendars, and technical reports specific to the Clerk's Office that requirement re-
assignment to current staff.
The Document Processing Coordinator provided counter and phone support during vacations and
illnesses, and specifically on the 2 days per week the part -time Word Processing Technician is not in
the office. The Word Processing Technician is the primary backup to the counter /switchboard and
works conjunctively with the Administrative Support Technician who staffs the counter /switchboard
full time. (Since April 1, the Word Processing Technician has been working full time to allow the
Clerk's Office to maintain service levels).
DISCUSSION
The staff count for the City Clerk's Office at the end of 2008 will be 5.63 FTE employees. The Word
Processing Technician is the .63 FTE and is the subject of this request. The 5.63 FTE total includes
a new, unfilled position approved for 2008, which will provide essential technical expertise to include
oversight and enhancement of the City Clerk's Imaging System and creation of critical indexes. The
City Clerk's Office has not experienced a staff increase in 17 years.
The Word Processing Technician position was full -time until 1997, when it was reduced to part -time.
This staff member provides not only word processing services, but daily assistance with passports,
business and other licenses, notary services, public inquiries, and phone support. The City's growth
in the past 17 years has affected the activity at City Hall's central services counter. The increase in
the number of phone calls, visitors to City Hall, business licenses, requests for information,
document creation, research inquiries from staff, and fulfillment of the Public Records Act has
impacted staff whose primary responsibilities are on the "front line." There is also a need for backup
phone /counter support for the Mayor's Office. The City Clerk's Office resides within the
organizational structure of the Mayor's Office, and it is logical for Clerk's staff to provide backup
support if adequate staffing is available.
Those staff members who provide the counter /phone support also perform other vital functions to
include Council agenda packet(s) production and distribution, ordinance/ resolution/ proclamation/
public notice compilation and processing, paper and electronic document processing, updating
databases, license issuance, central filing, staff research, and assistance with public records
requests. Most of these duties have legal timelines and cannot be put on a back burner. These
functions along with the duties at the central services counter and main switchboard are
critical to City operations in maintaining optimum service levels to the public.
An increase of 15 hours a week for the Word Processing Technician position will help mitigate the
loss of the Document Processing Coordinator and facilitate the provision of the necessary day -to-
day services for the public. Because the Word Processing Technician is already the primary backup
to the counter /switchboard, it is logical for that position to cover those additional hours of counter
and phone services.
OPTIONS
Alternative 1: Keep the staffing level as it currently exists, resulting in decreased service levels
Alternative 2: Allow funding for an increase of 15 hours per week (.37 FTE) to increase the Word
Processing Technician to a full -time position (1.00 FTE).
FUNDING
Alternative #1 would require no funding.
Alternative #2 would require annual funding of 15 additional hours per week (52 weeks a year x 15
780 hours) at the current rate of $22.16 per hour, totaling $17,284.80, plus a percentage increase for
benefits. The total salary and benefit estimate is $25,000.
The salary component of the 2008 City Clerk's budget will reflect a surplus due to: the difference in
pay between the retiring and incoming City Clerks; salary not paid to a Deputy City Clerk position for
at least 6 weeks; and the new Administrative Support Coordinator position fully budgeted for the
year not being hired until the summer.
These savings offset the impact to the budget if the Word Processing Technician is increased to full
time.
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FINANCE AND SAFETY COMMITTEE
Meeting Minutes
April 22, 2008 5:00 p.m.
PRESENT
Councilmembers: Dennis Robertson, Chair; Pam Linder and Kathy Hougardy
Staff Rhonda Berry, Dave Haynes, Jack Pace, Kathy Stetson, Mary Hulvey, Christy O'Flaherty,
Trish Kinlow and Kimberly Matej
Guest: Chuck Parrish
CALL TO ORDER: Committee Chair Robertson called the meeting to order at 5:00 p.m.
I. PRESENTATIONS
No presentations.
II. BUSLNESS AGENDA
A. Reauest for .37 FTE Increasing the Hours for the Administrative Support Technician in the City Clerk's
Office
Staff is requesting an increase of .37 FTE for the Administrative Support Technician position in the City
Clerk's Office. This position is currently operating at .63 FTE (25 hours per week). The addition of .37
F1'E (15 hours per week) will bring this position to full -time (1.0 FTE). This position serves as the
primary back up to the front desk position.
Due to recent organizational changes within the City, a full -time Administrative Support Coordinator
previously located in the Clerk's Office has been reassigned to the Information Technology Department.
This reorganization has impacted the workload of the Clerk's Office and has required reassignment of
responsibilities. This requested increase in personnel will mitigate the reassignment of the Administrative
Support Coordinator position and maintain the Clerk's Office current customer service levels.
This request is necessitated by the recent reorganization. There is no budget impact for this year.
UNANII'IOUS APPROVAL. FORWARD TO APRIL 28 COW FOR DISCUSSION.
B. Reauest for .50 FTE for an Administrative Support Assistant in the Municipal Court
Staff is requesting a .50 FTE for an Administrative Support Assistant in the Municipal Court. Over the
past few years, the Municipal Court has utilized extra Iabor hours equivalent to that of a .50 FTE. As a
result, this position has become essential to daily court operations.
Funding for this entry -level position is not in the current budget and will require an estimated $18,000 per
year plus benefits. Additionally, staff explained that Municipal Court extra labor hours are not expected to
decrease as a result of the additional .50 FTE. This is largely due to the upcoming transition to a new,
state mandated, court management system. Future use of extra labor hours beyond this transition cannot
be estimated at this time. UNANIMOUS APPROVAL. FORWARD TO APRIL 28 COW FOR
DISCUSSION.
C. Truck Parking on City Streets
Staff provided follow up information regarding the regulation of truck parking which was requested at the
November 19, 2007, Finance and Safety Committee meeting. Information was presented by Code
Enforcement staff but this issue is also within the purview of the Police Department.
After a Lengthy discussion of the information provided, the Committee determined that they would like
staff to research and prepare information regarding the regulatory parking options for commercial
vehicles on the public right of way. Recreational vehicles will be handled under separate cover at another
COUNCIL AGENDA SYVOPSIS
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AGENDA I I .EM TITLE Request from the Municipal Court for a regular .50 FTE Administrative Support
Assistant.
CATEGORY E Discussion Z Motion n Resolution Fl Ordinance E Bid Award Fl Public Hearzng 1 Other
Mtg Date 04/28/08 kits Date 05/05/08 Mtg Date Aft Date Mtg Date Aftg Date Mtg Date
SPONSOR Council El Mayor Adm Svcs 1 DCD r] Finance 1 I Fire fl Legal I I P&R Li Police Li PW
SPONSOR'S Municipal Court request to increase staffing to include one regular .50 FTE Administrative
SUMMJ\RY Support Assistant. This will require a 2008 budget adjustment to accommodate the much
needed position.
REVIEWED BY El COW Mtg. fl CA&P Cmte [Z] F&S Cmte Transportation Cmte
Li Utthties Cmte [-I Arts Comm. El Parks Comm_ Pi Planning Comm.
DATE: 04/22/08
RECOMMENDATIONS:
SPoNsoR/Aum Approval
COMMILFEE Unanimous approval; forward to Committee of the Whole
OOSTAMP- iiTUNDiSOURCE
EXPENDITURE REQUIRED AMOUNT BUDGETED APPROPRIATION REQUIRED
$31,707.82
Fund Source: SALARIES AND WAGES
Comments: Financial summary included in the 4/21/08 informational memorandum
I MTG. DATE 1 REC ACTION
4/28/08
IVITG. DATE 'ATTACHMENTS
4/28/08 1 Informational memorandum dated 04/21/08
Minutes from the Finance and Safety Committee meeting of 4/22/08
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Subject: Request for .50 FTE Administrative Support Assistant
ISSUE: Increase Municipal Court staffing to include one .50 FTE Administrative
Support Assistant
BACKGROUND: In reviewing our budget records, we discovered that the court has
consistently utilized extra labor hours equivalent to that of a .50 FTE. As a result this
position has become an essential part of our daily operations
PROPOSAL: We are proposing that this extra labor position be increased to a regular
.50 FTE Administrative Support Assistant position. Some of the essential duties of the
position include:
Filing Court Documents
Pulling Files
Distributing Files
Preparing Files
Answering Phones
Taking Messages
Data Entry
Our current team is already operating with a more than full workload and could not take
on these additional responsibilities. Although these tasks can be considered as entry
level responsibilities, they are a vital part of the functions of the court.
FUNDING: It is estimated that the funding required to fill this regular .50 FTE
Administrative Support Assistant position will cost $18,000 per year plus the annual cost
of living increase and the prorated benefits.
We currently have no additional funding in our budget to cover this much needed
position. I have discussed our intent with both the Finance Director and the HR Director
and have received their support for making the extra labor position into a regular .50
FTE position.
It is my position that supporting this request is in the City's best interest.
Administrative Support Assistant Summary
Grade t -al 1 Step 1 Step 2 Steo3
17.05 17 90 18.80
2008 Waaes and Benefits
Regular pay for 1040 hours 17,732.00 18,616 00 19,552.00
FICA 7 65% 1,356 50 1,424 12 1,495 73
PERS .0831% (as of 7/1/08) 1,473.53 1,546.99 1,624 77
Workers Comp .10305 /hr 107.17 107 17 107 17
Life, Vision, Dsb 354.00 354.00 354 00
Med /Den full family 50% 10,684 62 10,684.62 10,684.62
31,707.82 32,732.90 33,818 29
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FINANCE AND SAFETY COMMIT'T'EE
Meeting Minutes
April 22, 2008 5:00 p.m.
PRESENT
Councilmembers: Dennis Robertson, Chair; Pam Linder and Kathy Hougardy
Staff: Rhonda Berry, Dave Haynes, Jack Pace, Kathy Stetson, Mary Hulvey, Christy O'Flaherty,
Trish Kinlow and Kimberly Matej
Guest: Chuck Parrish
CALL TO ORDER: Committee Chair Robertson called the meeting to order at 5:00 p.m.
I. PRESENTATIONS
No presentations.
II. BUSINESS AGENDA
A. Reauest for .37 FTE Increasing the Hours for the Administrative Support Technician in the City Clerk's
Office
Staff is requesting an increase of .37 F 1E for the Administrative Support Technician position in the City
Clerk's Office. This position is currently operating at .63 FTE (25 hours per week). The addition of .37
FIE (15 hours per week) will bring this position to full -time (1.0 FTE). This position serves as the
primary back up to the front desk position.
Due to recent organizational changes within the City, a full -time Administrative Support Coordinator
previously located in the Clerk's Office has been reassigned to the Information Technology Depai tnient.
This reorganization has impacted the workload of the Clerk's Office and has required reassignment of
responsibilities. This requested increase in personnel will mitigate the reassignment of the Administrative
Support Coordinator position and maintain the Clerk's Office current customer service levels.
This request is necessitated by the recent reorganization. There is no budget impact for this year.
UNANIMOUS APPROVAL. FORWARD TO APRIL 28 COW FOR DISCUSSION.
B. Reauest for .50 FTE for an Administrative Support Assistant in the Municipal Court
Staff is requesting a .50 FIE for an Administrative Support Assistant in the Municipal Court. Over the
past few years, the Municipal Court has utilized extra labor hours equivalent to that of a .50 FTE. As a
result, this position has become essential to daily court operations.
Funding for this entry-level position is not in the current budget and will require an estimated $18,000 per
year plus benefits. Additionally, staff explained that Municipal Court extra labor hours are not expected to
decrease as a result of the additional .50 FTE. This is largely due to the upcoming transition to a new,
state mandated, court management system. Future use of extra labor hours beyond this transition cannot
be estimated at this time. UNANIMOUS APPROVAL. FORWARD TO APRIL 28 COW FOR
DISCUSSION.
C. Truck Parking on City Streets
Staff provided follow up information regarding the regulation of truck parking which was requested at the
November 19, 2007, Finance and Safety Committee meeting. Information was presented by Code
Enforcement staff but this issue is also within the purview of the Police Department.
After a lengthy discussion of the information provided, the Committee determined that they would like
staff to research and prepare information regarding the regulatory parking options for commercial
vehicles on the public right of way. Recreational vehicles will be handled under separate cover at another
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CAS NUMBER: 08-050 ,ORIGINAL AGENDA DATE: APRIL 28, 2008
AGENDA I1'EM TITLE Interlocal Agreement for Hearing Examiner services
CATEGORY Discussion Motion Resolution Ordinance 1 BtdAward n Public Heanng Other
Mtg Date 04/28/08 Mug Date 05/05/08 Mtg Date Mtg Date Mtg Date Mtg Dale Altg Dote
SPONSOR n Council Mayor Adm Svcs DCD Fznance Fire Legal 1J P &R Police I 1 PW
SPONSOR'S The City of Tukwila's interlocal agreement with the City of Seattle for Hearing Examiner
SUMMARY services is up for renewal. This proposed agreement renews the agreement for two years
with some minor modifications.
REVIEWED BY COW Mt CA &P Cmte F &S Cmte 1 1 Transportation Cmte
n Utilities Cmte IT Arts Comm. n Parks Comm. Planning Comm..
DATE: 04/14/08
RECOMMENDATIONS:
SPONSOR/ADMIN. Approval
COZMr1IEE Unanimous Approval; Forward to Committee of the Whole
COST= IMPACT/ FUND
EXPENDITURE REQUIRED AMOUNT BUDGETED APPROPRIATION REQUIRED
Fund Source:
Comments:
MTG.. DATE RE_c- O NCI L-= ACTION
4/28/08 1
1VITG DA AT=TACFIMENTS
4/28/08 Informational Memorandum dated 4/8/08
Interlocal Agreement with the City of Seattle
Minutes from the Community Affairs and Parks Committee meeting of 4/14/08
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TO: Community Affairs and Parks Committee
FROM: Peter Beckwith
DATE: April 8, 2008
RE: Hearing Examiner Interlocal Agreement
ISSUE
Whether the City should renew its Interlocal Agreement with the City of Seattle for Hearing
Examiner services.
BACKGROUND
The Interlocal Agreement for Hearing Examiner services that the City entered into two years ago
will expire in June 2008.
DISCUSSION
The City of Seattle is willing to continue providing the City with Hearing Examiner services but
has requested some modifications to the Tnterlocal Agreement. Seattle has requested an increase
in its Hearing Examiner fees from $75 to $95 per hour. This increase will bring these fees in line
with what other municipalities are paying for Seattle's Hearing Examiner services. Seattle has
also requested that the City directly reimburse its Hearing Examiners for their travel costs as
opposed to having these costs go through Seattle's fmance department.
RECOMMENDATION
Approve the interlocal and move it forward to the April 28` Committee of the Whole.
Attachments: Proposed Interlocal Agreement.
Document
SERVING WASHINGTON CITIES SINCE 1993
INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT BETWEEN TJIE
CITY OF TUKWILA AND THE CITY OF SEATTLE FOR
HEARING EXAMINER SERVICES
THIS INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT "Agreement is made and entered into puns iant
to the Interlocal Cooperation Act, Chapter 39.34 of the Revised Code of Vy`ashington, by
and between the City of Tukwila "Tukwila and the City of Seattle, acting through its
Office of Hearing Examiner "Seattle for Tukwila's utilization of SeattIe's Hearing
Examiner services.
WHEREAS, Tukwila is in need of the services of a Hearing Examiner; and
WHEREAS, Seattle has the experience, personnel, and willingness to provide hearing
examiner services;
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the tenns and provisions herein, it is ag ree-d by
and between Tukwila and Seattle as follows:
1. Statement of Purpose. The purpose of this Agreement is for Seattle to prov_de
Hearing Examiner services to Tukwila.
2. Scone of Services. Seattle shall provide Hearing Examiner services and
accompanying support services for Tukwila as required by Tuk
3. Compensation. Tukwila shall pay Seattle 595.00 per hour for Seattle.
Hearing Examiner services. Tukwila shall pay Seattle $20.00 per hour for any
support services requested by Tukwila. Seattle shall be reimbursed for any
direct expenses advanced on Tukwila's behalf including mailing and copying
charges. If Seattle is required to provide any copying services in the
performance of this Agreement, Tukwila shall pay Seattle :.15 per page for
the copies.
Drug asset forfeiture hearings shall have a one -hour mum t:um Bearing
Examiner service charge unless Tukwila notifies Seattle of the rearm!✓
cancellation at least 24 hours prior to the scheduled hearing time
Seattle shall not bill for travel time between Seattle and Tukwila Tnk'.vi1a
will pay a 515 flat fee for round trip travel to Tukwila, together with mileage
at the current government reimbursement rate (currently 50.5 cen'_s per mile).
Each individual providing Hearing Examiner services under this Agreement
shall separately present to Tukwila a monthly statement detailing the meage
and number of trips to Tukwila for which the individual is eligible for
reimbursement. Each individual providing Hearing Examiner services under
this Agreement shall be paid directly and monthly within 3U days after
Tukwila receives the individual's detailed request for reimbursement
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4. Method of Payment. Seattle shall bill Tukwila on a monthly basis for work
perfoiined. Within 30 days of receiving Seattle's invoice, Tukwila shall issue
a check to Seattle for services rendered.
5. Scheduling Services. Seattle's Hearing Examiner services shall be scheduled
on a case -by -case basis. Tukwila shall contact Seattle to schedule appropriate
dates and times.
6. Hearin Location. Hearings shall be held at Tukwila City Hall. Seattle shall
provide the necessary recording equipment in order to record the hearings.
The hearings may be held in the day or evening as required by Tukwila.
7. Hearin;? Decision. Hearings shall be conducted in compliance with the
Tukwila Municipal Code. Upon conclusion of the hearing, Seattle shall issue
a written decision. This decision shall make findings of fact and conclusions
of law based on the Tukwila Municipal Code. The written decision shall be
issued within 15 business days of the hearing unless unusual circumstances
exist.
8. Duration. This Agreement shall take effect upon execution of the Agreement
by both parties, and the appointment of the Hearing Examiner by the Mayor of
Tukwila and the approval of the Tukwila City Council. This Agreement shall
remain in effect for two years and shall be subject to renewal by mutual
agreement.
9. Termination. Either party may teiininate this Agreement by giving thirty (30)
days written notice of teiniination to the other party.
10. Indemnification and Hold Haluiless. Seattle shall defend, indemnify, and
hold halinless Tukwila and its officers, agents, and employees from any and
all claims, actions, suits, liability, loss, costs, expenses, and damages of any
nature whatsoever, by reason or arising out of any negligent action or
omission of Seattle, its officers, agents, and employees in relation to this
Agreement. Likewise, Tukwila shall defend, indemnify, and hold harmless
Seattle and its officers, agents, and employees from any and all claims,
actions, suits, liability, loss, costs, expenses, and damages of any nature
whatsoever, by reason or arising out of any negligent action or omission of
Tukwila, its officers, agents, and employees in relation to this Agreement.
Except as provided below, in the event the parties are deteiuiined jointly liable
to any claimant or litigant, each party shall bear responsibility for its own
defense, including the payment of all attorney fees and costs associated
therewith, and shall satisfy any judgment or settlement to the extent fault is
allocated to such party.
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Seattle does not assume liability or responsibility for, or in any way release
Tukwila from, any liability or responsibility that arises, in whole or in part,
from the existence or effect of Tukwila's ordinances, code, policies, rules, or
regulations. If any cause, claim, or action of any kind is commenced in which
the enforceability and/or validity of any Tukwila ordinance, code, pohcy, or
regulation, including its constitutionality, is at issue, Tukwila shall defend the
same at its sole cost and expense, and if judgment is entered, or damages are
awarded against Seattle, or against Seattle and Tukwila jointly, Tukwila shall
promptly satisfy the same.
12. Applicable Law. This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in
accordance with the laws of the State of Washington. In the event any suit,
arbitration or other proceeding is instituted to enforce any teiiu of this
Agreement, the parties specifically understand and agree that venue shall be
exclusively in King County, Washington.
13. Administrator. No administrator is needed for this Agreement.
14. Records Retention and Transference. Seattle may retain records up to one
year from the date of final disposition after which Seattle shall transfer the
records to Tukwila.
15. Notices. All notices required or permitted pursuant to this Agreement shall be
addressed as follows:
City of Seattle: City of Tukwila:
Office of Hearing Examiner Office of the City Clerk
P.O. Box 94729 6200 Southcenter Blvd.
Seattle, WA 98124 Tukwila, WA 98188
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be executed.
CITY OF TUKWILA CITY OF SEATTLE
OFFICE OF HEARING EXAMINER
Jim Haggerton, Mayor Sue A. Tanner, Heanng Examiner
Dated: Dated:
Approved as to Form:
Tukwila City Attorney
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COMMUNITY AFFAIRS AND PARKS COMMFITEE
Meeting Minutes
April 14, 2008 5:00 p.m.; Conference Room #3
PRESENT
Councilmembers: Joan Hernandez, Chair; Verna Griffin and De' Sean Quinn
Staff: Peter Beckwith, Rhonda Berry, and Kimberly Matej
CALL TO ORDER: Chair Hernandez called the meeting to order at 5:02 p.m.
I. PRESENTATIONS
No presentations.
II. BUSINESS AGENDA
A. Contract Renewal for Hearing Examiner
Staff is seeking full Council approval to renew an interlocal agreement with the City of Seattle for
hearing examiner services. The current contract expires in June. Two significant changes are being made
to the agreement:
Increase in hearing examiner fees.
Hearing examiners will bill the City of Tukwila directly for travel reimbursements rather
than going through the City of Seattle (encourages more efficient payments).
These changes are reasonable. The fee increase from $75 to $95 per hour is comparable to what
surrounding municipalities are paying for hearing examiner fees. Rhonda provided a brief background of
the City's previous use of hearing examiner services provided by the City of Renton; the City of Seattle
is by experience, able to offer greater flexibility in accommodating and providing these services.
UNANIMOUS APPROVAL. FORWARD TO APRIL 28 COW FOR DISCUSSION.
M. MISCELLANEOUS
Meeting adjourned at 5:14 p.m.
Next meeting: Monday, April 28, 2008 5:00 p.m. Conference Room #3
Committee Chair Approval
Minutes by KAM.
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ITEM INFORMATION
CAS NUMBER: 08-051 I ORIGINAL, AGENDA DATE: APRIL 28, 2008
AGENDA ITEM TITLE Adopt CTR Ordinance and Repeal #1868 of TMC and Adopt City of Tukwila Local CTR
Plan
CATEGORY Discussion Motion Resolution Ordinance Bid Award Public Hearing Other
Mtg Date 04/28/08 Mtg Date Mtg Date Mtg Date 05/05/08 iVitg Date Mtg Date MlMtg Date
SPONSOR Council Mayor Adm Svcs DCD Finance Fire Legal P&R Police PIS
SPONSOR'S Adopt new CTR Ordinance and repeal #1868 to reflect changes in the CTR Efficiency Act
SUMMARY and adopt City of Tukwila Local CTR Plan
REVIEWED BY COW Mtg. CA &P Cmte F &S Cmte Transportation Cmte
Utilities Cmte Arts Comm. Parks Comm. Planning Comm.
DA LE: 4/15/08
RECOMMENDATIONS:
SPONSOR /ADMEN. Recommend adoption of Ordinance and Local CTR Plan
CONE TEE Unanimous Approval; Forward to Committee of the Whole
COST
IMPACT/ FUND SOURCE
EXPENDITURE REQUIRED AMOUNT BUDGETED APPROPRIATION REQUIRED
$none
Fund Source:
Comments:
MTG. DATE E RECORD OF COUNCIL ACTION
4/28/08
MTG. DATE ATTACHMENTS
4/28/08 Informational memorandum dated 4/21/08
Summary of Changes to CTR Ordinance #1868
Tukwila Municipal Code 9.44 regarding CTR
Draft CTR Ordinance
City of Tukwila Local CTR Plan (provided under separate cover)
Minutes from the Transportation Committee meeting of 4/15/08
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INFORMATION MEMO
To: Council Members and \yor Haggerton
From: Jack Pace, DCD Direct:
Date: April 21, 2008
Subject: Local CTR Plan and Commute Trip Reduction Efficiency Act
ISSUE
Should the City adopt the Local CTR Plan as required by the Commute Trip Reduction
Efficiency Act and should the City repeal CTR Ordinance #1868, Chapter 9.44 of the TMC and
adopt a new CTR Ordinance?
BACKGROUND
Below is a summary of the current Commute Trip Reduction Program in Tukwila:
20 Tukwila employers (including the City of Tukwila) provide CTR programs for their
employees. The number of affected CTR sites is updated annually by the City based on
state criteria.
CTR Coordinator is primarily funded by WSDOT to manage CTR programs of
employers within the City of Tukwila
Employers are required to complete Annual C 1'R Program Reports and biennial
measurement surveys for progress toward goals
2007 Survey data for Tukwila affected employers shows daily Tukwila Single
Occupancy Vehicle (SOV) Rate is 78% and Vehicle Miles Traveled (VMT) is 15.1
CTR Program has been mandated and operational since 1991
The City of Tukwila provides numerous services to assist CTR- affected employers with
implementation of their CTR Programs, including the following:
Technical assistance given to employers on statewide promotions such as Wheel Options
and other incentive programs such as "Bike to Work
Annual report training and Employee Transportation Coordinator training.
Personalized assistance for coordinators and employees at employer worksites.
Additionally, the City of Tukwila works closely with other local agencies to implement and
promote trip reduction coordinating with King County, the cities of Seattle, Renton, Kent,
SeaTac and Federal Way, the Washington State Department of Transportation, the Puget Sound
Regional Council, and others.
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DISCUSSION
The CTR Efficiency Act of 2006, which replaced the previous CTR law, makes the following
changes necessary for the City of Tukwila:
Creation of an enhanced CTR Local Plan by July 2007 for submission to Puget Sound
Regional Council (completed)
Growth Transportation and Efficiency Center Plan (GTEC) for Tukwila Urban Center
created in July 2007 for review by PSRC, and submitted to and certified by the CTR
Board in November 2007. GTEC Plan for Southcenter was adopted by the Tukwila City
Council in February 2008. (completed)
Certification of Regional CTR Plan and Local CTR Plan by the governor- appointed C "1'R
Board by January 2008 (completed)
Ordinance adoption by mid 2008 and repeal of prior CTR Ordinance (pending)
Implementation of Local CTR Plan by mid 2008 (pending)
Local C l'R Plans are mandated by the State to include the following elements:
Must state at least the minimum state target for SOV rates for employers and must state
what local services and strategies will be used for achievement of goals along with the
minimum requirements for affected employers. Minimum target is 10% SOV rate
reduction and 13% VMT reduction by 2011.
Must have required elements: Description of land use and transportation context, present
and future plans, concurrency, investments in services and facilities
Must evaluate barriers, cross boundary issues
Must provide documentation of consultation about plan
Must collaborate with employers, transit agencies and others stakeholders
Must have sustainable financial plan showing private and public funding resources to
meet goals and targets
RECOMMIENDATION
Adopt Local C 1'R Plan as certified and approved by State CTR Board. Repeal CTR Ordinance
#1868, TMC chapter 9.44, Commute Trip Reduction Plan and Program Requirements and adopt
a new CTR Ordinance to reflect the changes required by the CTR Efficiency Act of 2006.
Attachments: City of Tukwila Local CTR Plan
Draft C IR Ordinance (new)
Ordinance #1868, chapter 9.44 TMC
Summary of Changes for C IR Ordinance
Transportation Committee meeting minutes dated April 15, 2008
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Summary of changes to CTR ordinance #1868
Tukwila Municipal Code, Chapter 9.44
Definitions: TMC 9.44.010
Added: "Base year survey [6.] "Carpool [7.] "Custom Bus/Buspool [12.] "Drive
alone [14.] "Drive alone trips [15.] "Employee Transportation Coordinator [ETC]
[17.] "Exemption [19.] "A major employer [24.] "Major employer worksite [25.]
"Major employer installation [26.] "Peak period [29.] "Peak period trips [30.] "Ride
matching services [32.] "Transit [34.]" and "Vanpool [38.]"
Removed: "City "CTR zone "Employee "Single occupancy vehicle [SOV] "SOV
trips "Single worksite" and "Waiver"
The changes in definitions are to simples the code's intent and to better define emerging
forms of transportation and processes that can help meet defined CTR goals.
CTR Goals
Section 9.44.030 [C.] is added to provide public recognition for meeting or exceeding
defined CTR goals by an employer in the foiiii of a CTR certificate of leadership from
the City. This addition will help to reinforce the efforts of ETCs at local jobsites and help
to further the CTR program as a whole.
Applicability
Section 9.44.050 [C. Newly Affected Employers (3.)] is added requiring affected
employers to designate an ETC within a 90 day period. The section also requires the
employer to designate a new ETC if the title becomes vacated by the current ETC. Also
provides language that defines the violation of the ordinance if these requirements are not
followed according to the given timetable [which is also provided in the violations
section of this ordinance].
This addition helps to provide an institutional directive for affected employers in defining
their ETC.
Requirements
Section 9.44.060 [C. Mandatory Program Elements (1.)] requires that all designated
ETCs complete the basic ETC training course within six months of assuming the status of
ETC. This change is made to ensure that all local ETCs undergo a foiitlal training process
in order to better understand their role in furthering local CTR laws and plans.
Section 9.44.060 [Requirements for Employers [D., 18.] allows CTR affected worksites
to incorporate intensive marketing strategies as an additional program element in striving
to meet their defined reduction goals. This section is added to give employers more
choices and approved strategies in working toward their defined goals.
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Section 9.44.060 [C. Mandatory Program Elements (2.)] is added regarding the
distribution of infoimation based on alternatives available to driving alone. The section
requires worksite ETCs to provide such comprehensive material to its employees at least
once a year. The section requires the ETC to report the method and frequency of
infoitnation distributed on its annual report. Additionally, the section requires the ETC to
forward the information distributed in order to "ensure a consistent marketing element in
promoting the targeted and accomplished goals of the employer's CTI{ program."
This addition helps in institutionalizing the specific marketing of CTR activities, the key
component to affected worksite success in meeting their defined CTR goals.
Exemptions and Goal Modifications
Language is added to the worksite exemption defmition [9.44.100] that defines a 30 day
time period for the City to respond to requests for an exemption to C 1'R program
requirements.
This addition provides specific requirements for the City to operate from in processing
worksite exemption requests.
Appeals
Section 9.44.110 (A.) is added regarding appeals to administrative decisions regarding
exemptions, modifications to goals, CTR program elements, violations and penalties. The
section defines a time period 14 days for which such an appeal must be submitted
after receiving the administrative decision from the City.
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TITLE 9 VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC
Chapter 9.38 Chapter 9.44
PENALTY FOR VIOLATION COMMUTE TRIP REDUCTION PLAN
AND PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS
Sections:
i
9.38.010 Pen lty designated Sections:
9.38.020 Cert 'n penalties toile consistent with State 9.44.010 Definitions
law f 9.44.020 Commute trip reduction goals
9.44.030 Designation of CTR zones and base year
values
9.38.010 Penal des" nated 9.44.040 City CTR plan
Unless anothr prnalty is expressly provided by 9.44.050 Authority
law, every perso onvicted of a violation of any 9.44.060 Applicability
provision of this tit. shall be punished by a fine not to 9.44.070 Determination of affected employer status
exceed $5,000, or prisonment in jail for a term not 9.44.080 CTR program requirements and reporting
exceeding one ear, or by both fine and 9.44.090 Program review, approval and
imprisonment. implementation
(Ord. 1370 §1(part), 1985) 9.44.100 Modification of CTR requirements and
9.38.020 C main penalties to be consistent with program elements
State
9.38.020 9.44.110 Credit for prior employer programs
9.44.120 Employer peer review group
All m for vehicle or affic violations prohibited by 9.44.130 Enforcement
this titl and which ar: described by State statutes 9.44.140 Appeals
adopte by reference in is title, are punishable as
criminal offenses or as moth vehicle civil infractions in
a manner consistent with Ch: .ters 20, 61, 63 and 64 of 9.44.010 Definitions
Title 46 of the Revised Code if Washington, and other For the purpose of interpretation and enforcement
State statutes prescribing puni iment or penalty. of this chapter, the following definitions shall apply.
1370 ,§(part), 1985) 1. "Affected employee" means a full -time
employee who is scheduled to begin his or her regular
workday at a single worksite between 6:00 AM and
9:00 AM (inclusive) on two or more weekdays per
week for at least twelve continuous months. For the
purposes of this chapter, shareholders, principals and
associates in a corporation, partners (general or limited)
in a partnership, and participants in a joint venture,
shall be considered employees.
2. "Affected employer" means an employer
that, for twelve continuous months, employs 100 or
more full -time employees at a single worksite who are
scheduled to begin their regular work day between
6:00 AM and 9:00 AM (inclusive) on two or more
weekdays. The individual employees may vary dur-
ing the year. Construction worksites, when the
expected duration of the construction is less than two
years, are excluded from this definition.
3. "Alternative mode" means any type of
commute transportation other than that in which the
single- occupant motor vehicle is the dominant mode,
including telecommuting and compressed work
weeks if they result in reduced commute trips.
4. `Alternative work schedules" means pro-
grams such as compressed work weeks, flex -time, and
working on Saturday and /or Sunday that eliminate
employee commute trips between 6:00 AM and 9:00
AM for affected employees.
5. "Base year" means the period from Jan-
uary 1, 1992, through December 31, 1992, on which
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goals for vehicle miles traveled (VMT) per employee 17. "Good faith effort" means an employer has
and proportion of single- occupant vehicle (SOV) trips met the minimum requirements identified in RCW
shall be based. 70.94.531 and in this ordinance and who is working
6. "City" means the City of Tukwila, a muni- collaboratively with the City of Tukwila to continue its
cipal corporation established under the laws of the State existing CTR program or is developing and implement
of Washington. ing program modifications likely to result in improve
7. "Commute trips "means trips made from a ments to its CTR program over an agreed upon length
worker's home to a worksite with a regularly sched- of time.
uled arrival time of 6:00 AM to 9:00 AM (inclusive) on 18. "Implementation" means active pursuit by
weekdays. an employer of the CTR goals of RCW 70.94.521 -551
8. "CTR plan" means the City of Tukwila's and the provisions of this chapter as evidenced by
plan as set forth in this chapter to regulate and adminis- appointment of a transportation coordinator, distribution
ter the commute trip reduction (CTR) programs of of information to employees regarding alternatives to
affected employers within its jurisdiction. SOV commuting, and commencement of other mea
9. "CTR program" means an employer's sures according to their approved CTR program and
strategies to reduce affected employees' SOV use and schedule.
VMT per employee. 19. "Mode" means the type of transportation
10. "CTR zone" means an area, such as a used by employees, such as single- occupant motor
census tract or combination of census tracts, within vehicle, rideshare vehicle (carpool, vanpool), transit,
King County characterized by similar employment ferry, bicycle, and walking.
density, population density, level of transit service, 20. "Notice means written communication
parking availability, access to high occupancy vehicle delivered via the United States Postal Service with
facilities, and other factors that are determined to affect receipt deemed accepted three days following the day
the level of SOV commuting. on which the notice was deposited with the Postal
11. "Compressed work week" means an alter- Service unless the third day falls on a weekend or legal
native work schedule, in accordance with employer holiday in which case the notice is deemed accepted
policy, that regularly allows a full -time employee to the day after the weekend or legal holiday.
eliminate at least one work day every two weeks by 21. "Proportion of single- occupant vehicle trips
working longer hours during the remaining days, or SOV rate" means the number of commute trips
resulting in fewer commute trips by the employee. over a set period made by affected employees in SOV's
This definition is primarily intended to include weekly divided by the number of affected employees working
and bi- weekly arrangements, the most typical being during that period.
four 10 -hour days or 80 hours in nine days, but may 22. "Single- occupant vehicle (SOV) means a
also include other arrangements. Compressed work motor vehicle occupied by one (1) employee for
weeks are understood to be an ongoing arrangement. commute purposes, including a motorcycle.
12. "Dominant mode" means the mode of 23. "Single- occupant vehicle (SOV) trips"
travel used for the greatest distance of a commute trip. means trips made by affected employees in SOV's.
13. "Employee" means anyone who receives 24. "Single worksite" means a building or
financial or other remuneration in exchange for work group of buildings on physically contiguous parcels of
provided to an employer, including owners or partners land or on parcels separated solely by private or public
of the employer. roadways or rights -of -way occupied by one or more
14. "Employer" means a sole proprietorship, affected employers.
partnership, corporation, unincorporated association, 25. "Telecommuting" means the use of tele-
cooperative, joint venture, agency, department, district phones, computers, or other similar technology to
or other individual or entity, whether public, non- permit an employee to work from home, eliminating a
profit, or private, that employs workers. commute trip, or to work from a work place closer to
15. "Flex -time" means an employer policy home, reducing the distance traveled in a commute
allowing individual employees some flexibility in trip by at least half.
choosing the time, but not the number, of their work- 26. "Transportation Demand Management
ing hours to facilitate the use of alternative modes. (TDM) means the method of creating strategies and
16. "Full -time employee" means a person programs to reduce and reshape demand on the trans
other than an independent contractor, scheduled to be portation system.
employed on a continuous basis for 52 weeks per year 27. "Transportation Management Organiza
for an average of at least 35 hours per week. tion (TMO)" means a group of employers or association
representing a group of employers in a defined
geographic area. A TMO may represent employers
within specific city limits or may have a sphere of
influence that extends beyond city limits.
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28. Vehicle miles traveled (VMT) per 9.44.050 Authority
employee" means the sum of the individual vehicle The Mayor of the City of Tukwila shall be respon-
commute trip lengths in miles made by affected sible for implementing this chapter, the CTR Plan, and
employees over a set period divided by the number of the City's CTR program, and shall have the authority to
affected employees during that period. issue such rules, regulations and administrative proce-
29. Waiver" means an exemption from CTR dures as are necessary to implement the provisions of
program requirements granted to an employer by the this chapter.
City based on unique conditions that apply to the (Ord. 1868 §5, 1999)
employer or employment site.
30. Week means a seven -day calendar 9.44.060 Applicability
period, starting on Monday and continuing through The provisions of this chapter shall apply to any
Sunday. affected employer at any single worksite within the
31. "Weekday" means any day of the week corporate limits of the City of Tukwila. Employees
except Saturday or Sunday. will only be counted at their primary worksite. The
32. "Writing, written or in writing" means orig- following classifications of employees are excluded
inal signed and dated documents. Facsimile transmis- from the counts of employees:
lions are a temporary notice of action that must be 1. Seasonal agricultural employees, including sea
followed by the original signed and dated document via sonal employees of processors of agricultural products;
mail or delivery. and
(Ord. 1868 §1, 1999) 2. Employees of construction worksites when
the expected duration of the construction is less than
9.44.020 Commute trip reduction goals two years.
Employers affected by the provisions of this (Ord. 1868 §6, 1999)
chapter are to achieve the following reductions from
the "base year values" in vehicle miles traveled per 9.44.070 Determination of affected employer
employee as well as in the proportion of SOV rate, as status
determined by the 1992 base year values for South A. INITIAL EMPLOYER NOTIFICATIONS.
King County CTR Zone or through a base year survey 1. In addition to the normal public notification
conducted at the worksite: for adoption of an ordinance, a notice of availability of a
1. 15% after two years copy of this chapter, and of the requirements and criter-
2. 20% after four years is for affected employers to comply with the provisions
3. 25% after six years of this chapter, shall be published at least once in the
4. 35% after twelve years or until 2005 South Edition of the Seattle Times, within 30 days after
(Ord. 1868 §2, 1999) passage of this chapter.
2. Known affected employers will receive
9.44.030 Designation of CTR zones and base year formal written notification by certified mail that they
values are subject to the provisions of this chapter within 30
All employers in the City of Tukwila are located in days after its adoption.
the Commute Trip Reduction Zone known as the 3. Those affected employers who do not
"South King County Zone" as shown in Attachment A. receive notice as prescribed in TMC 9.44.070A.2
The base year value of this zone for proportion of SOV above, must identify themselves to the City within
trips shall be 85 The base year value for vehicle 180 days of the adoption of the ordinance codified
miles traveled per employee shall be set at 9.3 miles. herein. Once they identify themselves, such
The base year values shall be reduced by the amounts employers will be granted 150 days to develop and
and dates specified in the Commute Trip Reduction submit a CTR program.
Goals listed in TMC 9.44.020 for all affected employers B. INITIAL EMPLOYER STATUS. Employers
within this zone. who are identified as affected for the purpose of
(Ord. 1868 §3, 1999) implementing the provisions of this chapter through
the notification process described in TMC 9.44.070A
9.44.040 City wide CTR plan will be presumed to be affected throughout the current
The Commute Trip Reduction Plan for the City of reporting year. If, at the time that an affected employer
Tukwila as required by RCW 70.94.527 is hereby renews its business license with the City of Tukwila
incorporated by reference hereto as it appears in for any calendar year, the employer is considered to be
Attachment B or as hereafter amended by resolution of affected per the definitions of this chapter, they shall be
the City Council. considered affected for the entire year for which they
(Ord. .1868 §4, 1999) are applying for a business license. If, at the time that
an employer applies for a business license they are not
considered an affected employer then they shall retain
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such status until such time as they once again become phone number. Employers shall also provide a
affected due to changes in their work force. Any new summary of their program to all new employees at the
businesses entering the City shall identify themselves time of hire.
as an affected employer at the time that they apply for a 3. Annual Progress Report. The CTR program
business license and shall be subject to all terms and shall include the annual review of employee com-
provisions of this chapter; provided that such employ- mute modes and of progress toward meeting the goals
ers shall be granted the same time provisions for com- for the reduction in SOV rate and VMT per employee.
pliance with this chapter as those prescribed for Such report shall be submitted for review in a format
employers who experience a change in status as indi- provided by the City. Survey information or approved
cated in this section. alternative information must be provided in the CTR
C CHANGES IN STATUS. Any employer whose reports submitted in the second, fourth, sixth, eighth,
status changes from that of unaffected to affected during tenth and twelfth years after program implementation
any calendar year shall be considered affected for the begins. For worksites which have been participating in
entire year. Once an employer is identified as affected, the CTR program since the beginning, this requirement
such employer shall be granted 150 days to develop applies to the 1995, 1997, 1999, 2001, 2003 and 2005
and submit a CTR program. New affected employers annual reports.
shall have two years to meet the first CTR goal of a 4. Additional Program Elements. In addition
15% reduction from the base year values identified in to the specific program elements described above, the
TMC 9.44.020, four years to meet the second goal of a employer's CTR program shall include a set of mea-
20% reduction, six years to meet the third goal of a 25% sures designed to meet CTR goals, as described in the
reduction, and twelve years to meet the fourth goal of a CTR law (RCW 70.94.531).
35% reduction from the time they begin their program. C. CTR PROGRAM SUBMITTAL. Within six
Time schedules for compliance shall be measured months of the adoption of the ordinance codified herein
ers
the City. or within 150 days in the case of those employers
from the time of program acceptance by y y P y
Employers are responsible for notifying the City whose status becomes that of an affected employer in
whenever their work force changes such that they any period following the first six months after said
become an affected employer. Failure to do so can ordinance is adopted, the employer shall develop a
result in any penalties allowable under the provisions CTR program and shall submit a description of such
of this chapter. program to the City for review. The program descrip-
(Ord. 1868 §7, 1999) tion shall include the following:
1. Site location, transportation characteristics,
9.44.080 CTR Program requirements and reporting and surrounding services, including unique conditions
A PROGRAM REQUIRED. Employers are experienced by the employer or its employees;
required to make a good faith effort as defined in RCW 2. Number of employees affected by the CTR
70.94.534 (2) and this ordinance to develop and imple- program;
ment a CTR program that will encourage its employees 3. Written narrative describing the mandatory
to reduce VMT per employee and SOV commute trips. program elements;
The CTR program must include the mandatory ele- 4. Written narrative describing the additional
ments described below, including submittal of a CTR set of measures (program elements) included in the
program description and annual progress report. CTR program; and,
B. MANDATORY PROGRAM ELEMENTS. CTR 5. A schedule- depicting target dates for
programs submitted by affected employers shall, at a implementation of various elements and a written
minimum, include the following mandatory elements: commitment to provide the resources to implement
1. Transportation Coordinator. The employer them.
shall designate a transportation coordinator to adminis- D. ANNUAL REPORTS. All affected employers
ter the CTR program. The coordinator's and /or shall submit an annual report on a form provided by
designee's name, location, and telephone number the City each year in which the employer's status was
must be displayed prominently at each affected work- determined to be "affected" as outlined in TMC
site. The coordinator shall oversee all elements of the 9.44.070. Annual reports shall include a description of
employer's CTR program and act as liaison between CTR measures which were in effect for the reporting
the employer and the City. An affected employer with year, the results of any commuter surveys conducted
multiple sites may have one transportation coordinator during the year, the numbers of employees participat-
for all sites. ing in each CTR program element, and a summary of
2. Information Distribution. Information the progress attained during the year with respect to
about alternatives to SOV commuting shall be provided SOV and VMT goals. Survey information or approved
to employees at least once a year. This shall consist of, alternative information shall be required in the 1995,
at a minimum, a summary of the employer's program, 1997, 1999, 2001, 2003 and 2005 reports. The content
including the transportation coordinator's name and
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and acceptance of alternative information shall be at the necessary, require the employer to attend a conference
discretion of the City. with program review staff for the purpose of reaching
E. RECORD KEEPING. All affected employers consensus on the required program. The City within
shall maintain a record of all program reports and pro- 10 working days of the conference will issue a final
gram descriptions submitted to the City for review for a decision on the required program in writing.
period of six years or until authorized by the City to B. EMPLOYER PROGRAM IMPLEMENTATION.
dispose of such records. All records shall be made The employer shall implement the approved CTR pro
available to the City upon reasonable request for the gram not more than 180 days after the program was
purposes of reviewing program progress and /or first submitted to the City unless extensions allow for
compiling summary reports and analyses. delayed implementation. Implementation of programs
(Ord. 1868 §8, 1999) that have been modified based on non attainment of
CTR goals must occur within 30 days following City
9.44.090 Program review, approval and approval of such modifications.
implementation (Ord. 1868 §9, 1999)
A. PROGRAM REVIEW AND APPROVAL. Upon
receipt of a program submitted by an affected 9.44.100 Modification of CTR requirements and
employer, the City or its designee shall review the program elements
program elements and reporting formats within a rea- A. EXEMPTIONS. An affected employer may
sonable time period, and either approve or disapprove submit a request to the City to grant a waiver from
the program, provided that the initial program submit- CTR program requirements for a particular worksite. A
ted by an employer following adoption of the ordin- waiver may be granted only if the affected employer
ance codified herein shall be reviewed within 90 days demonstrates it would experience undue hardship in
of receipt by the City. Upon making a determination of complying with the requirements of the ordinance as a
the acceptability of the program, the employer will be result of the characteristics of its business, its work
notified in writing as to such determination. Program force, or its location(s). An exemption may be granted
approvals shall be based on the following guidelines if and only if the affected employer demonstrates that it
and criteria: faces extraordinary circumstances, such as bankruptcy
1. If an employer makes a good faith effort, as and is unable to implement measures that could
defined in RCW 70.94.534(2) and this ordinance, and reduce the proportion of SOV trips and VMT per
meets either or both the applicable SOV or VMT goal, employee. Requests for waivers to the initial program
the employer has satisfied the objectives of the CTR submittal are due within three months from the time
plan and will not be required to modify its CTR pro- the employer is notified or has identified themselves
gram. as subject to the provisions of this chapter. Requests
2. If an employer makes a good faith effort, as following the initial submittal process can be made at
defined in RCW 70.94.534(2) and this ordinance, but any time. Requests must be made in writing by certi-
has not met or is not likely to meet the applicable SOV fied mail or delivery, return receipt. The City shall
or VMT goal, the City shall work collaboratively with review annually all employers receiving waivers, and
the employer to make modifications to its CTR pro- shall determine whether the waiver will continue to
gram. After agreeing on modifications, the employer be in effect during the following program year.
shall submit a revised CTR program description to the B. GOAL MODIFICATION.
City for approval within 30 days of reaching an agree- 1. An affected employer may request a modi-
ment. fication of program goals. Such requests shall be filed in
3. If an employer fails to make a good faith writing at least 60 days prior to the date the worksite is
effort, as defined in RCW 70.94.534(2) and this ordin- required to submit its program description and annual
ance, and fails to meet either applicable SOV or VMT report. The goal modification request must clearly
reduction goal, the City shall work collaboratively with explain why the worksite is unable to achieve the
the employer to identify modifications to the CTR pro- applicable goal. The worksite must also demonstrate
gram and shall direct the employer to revise its that it has implemented all of the elements contained
program within 30 days to incorporate the modifica- in its approved CTR program. The city will review
tions. In response to the recommended modifications, and grant or deny requests for goal modifications in
the employer shall submit a revised CTR program accordance with procedures and criteria identified in
description, including the requested modifications or the CTR Task Force Guidelines. An employer may
equivalent measures, within 30 days of receiving writ- not request a modification of the applicable goals until
ten notice to revise its program. The City shall review one year after the city approves its initial program
the revisions and notify the employer of acceptance or description or annual report.
rejection of the revised program. If the revised pro- 2. Grounds for granting such modifications
gram is not accepted, the City will send written notice shall be limited to the following:
to that effect to the employer within 30 days and if,
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TUKWILA MUNICIPAL CODE
a. An affected employer can demonstrate extensions. An employer's annual reporting date may
it requires significant numbers of its employees to: be extended at the discretion of the City.
(1) Use their commute vehicles for (Ord. 1868 §10, 1999)
work purposes and that no reasonable alternative
commute mode exists for these employees and that 9.44.110 Credit for prior employer programs
the vehicles cannot reasonably be used for carpools or A. CREDIT FOR PROGRAMS IMPLEMENTED
vanpools. These employees may be exempted from PRIOR TO THE BASE YEAR. Employers with success
the worksite's CTR program. ful Transportation Demand Management (TDM) pro
(2) Work variable shifts during the grams implemented prior to the 1992 base year may
year such that these employees sometimes begin their apply to the City for program credit under the following
shifts within the 6:00 AM to 9:00 AM time period and guidelines:
other times begin their shifts outside that time period. 1. Employers whose VMT per employee and
(Exception: If there are a significant number of proportion of SOV trips are already equal to or less than
employees who work an identical shift rotation, those the goals for one or more future goal years, and who
employees would be expected to be part of the commit in writing to continue their current level of
employer's CTR program measurement, as they form effort, shall be exempt from the following year's
enough of a consistent pool to maintain rideshare annual report.
arrangements.) 2. Employers applying for the program credit
b. An affected employer demonstrates in their initial 1993 program description shall be con
that its worksite is contiguous with a CTR zone bound- sidered to have met the 1995 CTR goals if their VMT
ary and that the worksite conditions affecting alternative per employee and proportion of SOV trips are equiva-
commute options are similar to those for employers in lent to a 12% or greater reduction from the base year
the adjoining CTR zone. Under this condition, the zone values. This three- percentage point credit applies
employer's worksite may be made subject to the same only to the 1995 CTR goals.
goals for VMT per employee and proportion of SOV 3. For the initial year, employer requests for
trips as employers in the adjoining CTR zone. program credit are due within three months after noti-
c. Unanticipated conditions, such as un- fication that the employer is subject to the provisions of
availability of alternative commute modes due to this chapter. Requests for program credit must be
factors related to the worksite, an employer's work received by the employer's assigned reporting dates in
force, or characteristics of the business, that are beyond 1995 and 1997 for succeeding years.
the employer's control. A request for goal modification 4. Application for a program credit shall
based on this condition must be made by the employ- include an initial program description, written corn-
mitment on an official report program
ort form to maintain ro
er's annual assigned reporting date. P P g
g
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elements, and results from a survey of employees, Relocation of a worksite to another Y or P Y
CTR zone. Requests for goal modification based on this equivalent information that establishes the applicant's
condition may be made at any time. VMT per employee and proportion of SOV trips. The
C. MODIFICATION OF CTR PROGRAM ELE- survey or equivalent information shall conform to all
MENTS. If an employer wants to change a particular applicable standards and rules established for imple-
aspect of its CTR program during the period of time mentation of this chapter.
between annual reporting dates, they must contact the B. CREDIT FOR ALTERNATIVE WORK SCHED-
City in writing. ULES, TELECOMMUTING, BICYCLING AND WALK
D. EXTENSIONS. An employer may request ING, BY AFFECTED EMPLOYEES.
additional time to submit a CTR program or CTR annual 1. The City will count commute trips elimi-
progress report, or to implement or modify a program. nated through alternative work schedules, telecom
Such requests shall be made in writing before the due muting options, bicycling and walking as 1.2 vehicle
date for the submissions for which the extension is trips eliminated. This assumption applies to both the
being requested. Requests for extensions must be proportion of SOV trips and VMT per employee.
made prior to the due date anytime a program submit- 2. This type of credit is applied when calculat-
tal is going to be more than one week late. Extensions ing the SOV and VMT rates of affected employers.
not to exceed 90 days shall be considered for reason- (Ord. 1868 §11, 1999)
able causes. Employers will be limited to a total of 90
9.44.120 Employer peer review group
extension days per year. Extensions shall not exempt A. PURPOSE AND APPOINTMENT OF MEM-
an employer from any responsibility in meeting pro-
gram goals. Extensions granted due to delays or diffi BERS. The City may appoint member(s) from affected
culties with any program element(s) shall not be cause employers to regional or subregional employer peer
for discontinuing or failing to implement other program review groups created through interlocal agreement
elements. An employer's annual reporting date shall with other jurisdictions. The specific functions of the
not be adjusted permanently as a result of these
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peer review group shall be determined by the inter- B. The City's Hearing Examiner shall hear timely
local agreement. appeals. Determinations made in the review of such
B. LIMITATIONS OF PEER REVIEW GROUP. appeals shall be based on consistency with State
Any peer review group shall be advisory in nature. statutes (RCW 70.94.521 -551).
Any comments or recommendations of such peer (Ord. 1868 §14, 1999)
review group shall not bind the City.
(Ord. 1868 §12, 1999)
9.44.130 Enforcement
A. COMPLIANCE. For the purpose of this chap-
ter, compliance shall mean submitting all required
reports and documentation at the prescribed times and
fully implementing all provisions in an approved CTR
program.
B. VIOLATIONS. The following actions shall
constitute a violation of this chapter:
1. Failure to make a good faith effort, as
defined in RCW 70.94.534(4) and this ordinance.
2. Failure to implement an approved CTR
program, unless the program elements that are carried
out can be shown through quantifiable evidence to
meet or exceed VMT and SOV goals as specified in this
chapter. Failure to implement a CTR program includes,
but is not limited to:
a. Failure to submit a complete CTR pro-
gram within the deadlines specified;
b. Failure to submit required documenta-
tion for annual reports; and /or
c. Submittal of fraudulent data.
3. Failure to modify a CTR program found to
be unacceptable by the City following program review.
C. PENALTIES.
1. Any violation of any provision, or failure to
comply with any of the requirements of this chapter,
shall be subject to the terms and conditions of Chapter
8.45.
2. No affected employer with an approved
CTR program may be held liable for failure to reach the
applicable SOV or VMT goals.
(Ord. 1868 §13, 1999)
9.44.140 Appeals
A. An affected employer may appeal final admin-
istrative decisions made by the City in the implemen-
tation and application of the provisions of this chapter
for such employer. Such appeals must be filed with
the City Clerk's Office within 20 days of receipt of the
decision for which the appeal is being submitted.
Appeals may be made for the following actions:
1. Rejection of an employer's proposed pro-
gram.
2. Denial of an employer's request for a
waiver or modification of any of the requirements
under the provisions of this chapter or a modification of
the employer's program.
3. Denial of credits requested under TIv1C
9.44.110.
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AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF TUKWILA,
WASHINGTON, AMENDING TUKWILA MUNICIPAL CODE SECTION
9.44, "COMMUTE TRIP REDUCTION PLAN AND PROGRAM
REQUIREMENTS," TO REFLECT CHANGES LN STATE POLICY;
ADOPTING THE TUKWILA COMMUTE TRIP REDUCTION (CTR) PLAN
AND IMPLEMENTING MEASURES AS REQUIRED BY RCW 70.94.527;
REPEALING ORDINANCE NO. 1868; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY;
AND ESTABLISHING AN EH bCTTYE DATE.
WHEREAS, the City of Tukwila recognizes the importance of increasing citizens'
awareness of global warming, air quality, energy consumption, traffic congestion, and
the contribution individual actions can make towards addressing these issues; and
WHEREAS, State policy, set forth in RCW 70.94.527(4), requires the City of Tukwila
to develop and implement a program and plan to reduce single- occupant vehicle
commute trips and vehicle miles traveled for the City and affected employers; and
WHEREAS, this ordinance is consistent with the Commute Trip Reduction (CTR)
Board Guidelines; and
WHEREAS, changes in State legislation require clarification and amendments to
existing City of Tukwila code;
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF TUKWILA,
WASHINGTON, HEREBY ORDAINS AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Chapter 9.44, "Commute Trip Reduction Plan and Program
Requirements," of the Tukwila Municipal Code (Tiv1C), is hereby amended to read as
follows:
9.44.010 Purpose
A. The purpose of TMC Chapter 9.44 is to improve air quality, reduce traffic
congestion, and minimize energy consumption. These regulations are prepared to
comply with RCW 70.94.521, by requiring employer -based programs that encourage
employees to find alternatives to drive -alone commuting, with collaboration between
the City of Tukwila and affected employers.
B. The Commute Trip Reduction Plan for the City of Tukwila, as required by
RCW 70.94.527, is hereby adopted by reference hereto as it appears in Attachment A, or
as hereto amended by ordinance of the City Council.
9.44.020 Definitions
For the purpose of this ordinance, the following definitions shall apply in the
interpretation and enforcement of this ordinance:
1. "Affected Emplmjee" means a full-time employee who begins his or her regular
workday at a single worksite between 6:00 and 9:00 Am (inclusive) on two or more
weekdays for at least 12 continuous months. Seasonal, agricultural employees,
including seasonal employees of processors of agricultural products, are excluded from
the count of affected employees.
2. "Affected Employer" means an employer that employs 100 or more full-time
employees at a single worksite who are scheduled to begin their regular workday
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between 6:00 and 9:00 AM (inclusive) on two or more weekdays for at least 12
continuous months. Construction worksites, when the expected duration of the
construction is less than two years, are excluded from this definition.
3. "Alternative Mode" means any means of commute transportation other than that
in which the single- occupant motor vehicle is the dominant mode, including
telecommuting and compressed work weeks, if they result in reducing commute trips.
4. "Alternative Work Schedules" means programs such as compressed work weeks
that eliminate work trips for affected employees.
5. "Base Year" means the 12 -month period that commences when a major
employer is determined by the local jurisdiction to be participating within the local CTR
program. The City of Tukwila uses this 12 -month period as the basis upon which it
develops local commute trip reduction goals.
6. "Base Year Survey" or "Baseline Measurement" means the survey, during the base
year, of employees at a major employer worksite to determine the drive -alone rate and
vehicle miles traveled per employee at the worksite. The jurisdiction uses this
measurement to develop commute trip reduction goals for the major employer. The
baseline measurement must be implemented in a manner that meets the requirements
specified by the City of Tukwila.
7. "Carpool" means a motor vehicle, occupied by two to six people traveling
together for their commute trip, resulting in the reduction of a minimum of one motor
vehicle commute trip.
8. "Commute Trips" means trips made from a worker's home to a worksite
(inclusive) on weekdays.
9. "CTR Plan" means the City of Tukwila's plan and ordinance to regulate and
administer the CTR programs of affected employers within its jurisdiction.
10. "CTR Program" means an employer's strategies to reduce employees' drive
alone commutes and vehicle miles traveled (VMT) per employee.
11. "Compressed Work Week" means an alternative work schedule, in accordance
with employer policy, that regularly allows a full-time employee to eliminate at least
one work day every two weeks by working longer hours during the remaining days,
resulting in fewer commute trips by the employee. This definition is primarily intended
to include weekly and bi- weekly arrangements, the most typical being four 10 -hour
days or 80 hours in nine days, but may also include other arrangements.
12. "Custom Bus/Buspool" means a commuter bus service arranged specifically to
transport employees to work.
13. "Dominant Mode" means the mode of travel used for the greatest distance of a
commute trip.
14. "Drive Alone" means a motor vehicle occupied by one employee for commute
purposes, including a motorcycle.
15. "Drive -Alone Trips" means commute trips made by affected employees in single
occupant vehicles.
16. "Employee" means anyone who receives financial or other remuneration in
exchange for work provided to an employer, including owners or partner of the
employer.
17. "Employee Transportation Coordinator (ETC)" means a person who is designated
as responsible for the development, implementation and monitoring of an employer's
CTR program.
18. "Employer" means a sole proprietorship, partnership, corporation,
unincorporated association, cooperative, joint venture, agency, department, district, or
other individual or entity, whether public, non -profit or private, that employs workers.
19. "Exemption" means a waiver from any or all CTR program requirements
granted to an employer by a city, based on unique conditions that apply to the
employer or employment site.
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20. "Flex Time" is an employer policy that provides work schedules allowing
individual employees flexibility in choosing the start and end time, but not the number
of their working hours.
21. "Full Time Employee" means a person, other than an independent contractor,
scheduled to be employed on a continuous basis for 52 weeks for an average of at least
35 hours per week.
22. "Good Faith Effort" means that an employer has met the minimum requirements
identified in RCW 70.94.531 and this ordinance, and is working collaboratively with the
City of Tukwila to continue its existing C1 R program or is developing and
implementing program modifications likely to result in improvements to its C1R
program over an agreed -upon length of time.
23. "Implementation" means active pursuit by an employer of the CTR goals of
RCW 70.94.521 -555 and this ordinance, as evidenced by appointment of an ETC,
distribution of information to employees regarding alternatives to drive -alone
commuting, and commencement of other measures according to its approved C1il
program and schedule.
24. "Major Employer" means a private or public employer, including state agencies,
that employs 100 or more full-time employees at a single worksite who begin their
regular workday between 6:00 and 9:00 AM on weekdays for at least 12 continuous
months during the year.
25. "Major Employer Worksite" or "Affected Employer Worksite" or Worksite" means
the physical location occupied by a major employer, as determined by the local
jurisdiction.
26. "Major Employment Installation" means a military base or federal reservation, or
other facilities as designated by the City of Tukwila, at which there are 100 or more full-
time employees who begin their regular workday between 6:00 and 9:00 AM on
weekdays for at least 12 continuous months during the year.
27. "Mode" is the means of transportation or alternate mode used by employees,
such as single- occupant motor vehicle, rideshare vehicle (carpool, vanpool), transit,
ferry, bicycle, walking, compressed work schedule and telecommuting.
28. "Notice" means written communication delivered via the United States Postal
Service with receipt deemed accepted three days following the day on which the notice
was deposited with the Postal Service, unless the third day falls on a weekend or legal
holiday, in which case the notice is deemed accepted the day after the weekend or legal
holiday.
29. "Peak Period" means the hours between 6:00 and 9:00 Am (inclusive), Monday
through Friday, except legal holidays.
30. "Peak Period Trip" means any employee trip that delivers the employee to begin
his or her regular workday between 6:00 and 9:00 AM (inclusive), Monday through
Friday, except legal holidays.
31. "Proportion of Drive Alone Trips" or "Drive Alone Rate" means the number of
commute trips over a set period made by affected employees in single- occupancy
vehicles, divided by the number of potential trips taken by affected employees working
during that period.
32. "Ride Matching Service" means a system that assists in matching commuters for
the purpose of commuting together.
33. "Telecommuting" means the use of telephones, computers, or other similar
technology to permit an employee to work from home, eliminating a commute trip, or
to work from a work place closer to home, reducing the distance traveled in a commute
trip by at least half.
34. "Transit" means a multiple- occupant vehicle operated on a for -hire, shared -ride
basis, including bus, passenger ferry, rail, shared -ride taxi, shuttle bus, or vanpool.
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35. "Transportation Demand Management (TDM)" means a broad range of strategies
that are primarily intended to reduce and reshape demand on the transportation
system.
36. "Transportation Management Association (TMA)" means a group of employers or
an association representing a group of employers in a defined geographic area. A TMA
may represent employers within specific city limits or may have a sphere of influence
that extends beyond city limits.
37. "Urban Growth Area" means the City of Tukwila in its entirety.
38. "Vanpool" means a vehicle occupied by 4 to 15 people traveling together for
their commute trip, resulting in the reduction of a minimum of one motor vehicle trip.
39. "Vehicle Miles Traveled (VMT) Per Employee" means the sum of the individual
vehicle commute trip lengths in miles made by employees over a set period, divided by
the number of employees during that period.
40. 'Week" means a seven -day calendar period starting on Monday and continuing
through Sunday.
41. 'Weekday" means any day of the week except Saturday or Sunday.
42. 'Writing," "Written" or "In Writing" means original signed and dated
documents. Facsimile (fax) transmissions are a temporary notice of action that must be
followed by the original signed and dated document via mail or delivery.
9.44.030 CH( Goals
A. Commute Trip Reduction Goals for the Urban Growth Area.
1. The City of Tukwila's goals for reductions in the proportions of drive -alone
commute trips and vehicle miles traveled (VMT) per employee by affected employers in
the City are hereby established by reference to the City of Tukwila's C1 plan. These
goals establish the desired level of performance for the CYR program in its entirety in
the City of Tukwila. Future adopted versions of the CTR plan may establish new goals
for the urban growth area and affected employers. This ordinance is not required to be
amended in order for the new adopted goals to take effect.
2. The City of Tukwila will set the individual worksite goals for affected
employers based on how the worksite can contribute to the City's overall goal for its
urban growth area.
B. Commute Trip Reduction Goals for the Urban Growth Area.
1. The drive -alone and V1TT goals for affected employers in the City are
hereby established as set forth in the CTR plan.
2. if the goals for an affected employer or newly- affected employer are not
listed in the CTR plan, they shall be established by Tukwila at a level designed to
achieve the goals for the urban growth area. The City shall provide written notification
of the goals for each affected employer worksite by either incorporating the information
into the results of the baseline measurement or subsequent survey measurements, or
providing the information when the City reviews the employer's proposed CTR
program.
3. Each affected employer is required to develop and implement a CTR
program that is designed to meet the affected worksite's assigned CTR goals.
C. Recognition for Commute Trip Reduction Efforts. As public recognition for their
efforts, affected employers who meet or exceed the CTR goals as set forth in Section
9.44.O30.B will receive a Commute Trip Reduction Certificate of Leadership from the
City.
9.44.040 Responsible City Agencies
The Mayor of the City of Tukwila shall be responsible for implementing this
ordinance, the CTR plan, and the City's CTR program, together with any authority
necessary to carry out such responsibilities such as rule- making or certain
administrative decisions.
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9.44.050 Applicability
A. Generally, the provisions of this ordinance shall apply to any affected employer
within the corporate city limits of the City of Tukwila.
B. Notification of Applicability.
1. In addition to the City's established public notification for adoption of an
ordinance, a notice of availability of a summary of this ordinance, a notice of the
requirements and criteria for affected employers to comply with the ordinance, and
subsequent revisions shall be published at least once in the newspaper of record of the
City of Tukwila, not more than 30 days after passage of this ordinance or amendments.
2. Affected employers located in Tukwila are to receive written notification
that they are subject to this ordinance. Such notice shall be addressed to the company's
chief executive officer, senior official, or ETC at the worksite. Such notification shall
provide 90 days for the affected employer to perform a baseline measurement
consistent with the measurement requirements outlined by WAC 468 -63 -050 or as
defined by the City of Tukwila L1K Coordinator.
3. Affected employers that, for whatever reason, do not receive notice within
30 days of passage of the ordinance and are either notified or identify themselves to the
City within 90 days of the passage of the ordinance will be granted an extension of up
to 90 days within which to perform a baseline measurement consistent with the
measurement requirements specified by the City.
4. Affected employers that have not been identified or do not identify
themselves within 90 days of the passage of the ordinance and do not perform a
baseline measurement consistent with the measurement requirements specified by the
City within 90 days from the passage of the ordinance are in violation of this ordinance.
5. If an affected employer has already performed a baseline measurement, or
an alternative acceptable to the City under previous iterations of this ordinance, the
employer is not required to perform another baseline measurement.
C. Newly- Affected Employers.
1. Employers meeting the definition of "affected employer" in this ordinance
must identify themselves to the City within 90 days of either moving into the
boundaries of Tukwila or growing in employment at a worksite to 100 or more affected
employees. Employers who do not identify themselves within 90 days are in violation
of this ordinance.
2. Newly affected employers identified as such shall be given 90 days to
perform a baseline measurement consistent with the measurement requirements
specified by the City. Employers who do not perform a baseline measurement within
90 days of receiving written notification that they are subject to this ordinance are in
violation of this ordinance.
3. Newly- affected employers identified as such will also be given 90 days to
designate an ETC to work closely with the City's CTR Coordinator to develop,
implement, and monitor strategies and processes to meet defined CTR goals for their
specific job site. If for any reason the ETC is displaced from the position, a new
Transportation Coordinator must be designated by the employer within 90 days.
Employers who fail to designate an ETC within 90 days of being identified as an
affected employer, or in the event of the absence of a current ETC position, are in
violation of this ordinance.
4. Not more than 90 days after receiving written notification of the results of
the baseline measurement, the newly affected employer shall develop and submit a
commute trip reduction program to the City of Tukwila. The program shall be
implemented not more than 90 days after approval by the City. Employers who do not
implement an approved commute trip reduction plan according to this schedule are in
violation of this ordinance.
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D. Change in Status as an Affected Employer. Any of the following changes in an
employer's status will change the employer's CTR program requirements:
1. If an employer initially designated as an affected employer no longer
employs 100 or more affected employees and expects not to employ 100 or more
affected employees for the next 12 months, that employer is no longer an affected
employer. It is the responsibility of the employer to notify the City that it is no longer
an affected employer.
2. If the same employer returns to the level of 100 or more affected employees
within the same 12 months, that employer will be considered an affected employer for
the entire 12 months and will be subject to the same program requirements as other
affected employers.
3. If the same employer returns to the level of 100 or more affected employees
12 or more months after its change in status to an "unaffected" employer, that employer
shall be treated as a newly affected employer and will be subject to the same program
requirements as other newly affected employers.
9.44.060 Requirements for Employers
A. Compliance Required. An affected employer is required to make a good faith
effort, as defined in RCW 70.94.534(2) and this ordinance, to develop and implement a
CTR program that will encourage its employees to reduce VMT per employee and
drive -alone commute trips. The employer shall submit a description of its program to
the City of Tukwila, and provide an annual progress report to the City on employee
commuting and progress toward meeting the drive -alone reduction goals. The L1
program must include the mandatory elements as described in this section.
B. CTR Program Description Requirements.
1. The CTR program description presents the strategies to be undertaken by
an employer to achieve the commute trip reduction goals for each goal year. Employers
are encouraged to consider innovative strategies and combine program elements in a
manner that will best suit their location, site characteristics, business type, and
employees'
commutin needs. Employers
g are further encouraged to cooperate with
each other and to form or use transportation management associations in developing
and implementing CTR programs.
2. At a minimum, the employer's (2rR program description must include:
a. a general description of the employment site location, transportation
characteristics, and surrounding services, including unique conditions experienced by
the employer or its employees;
b. number of employees affected by the CFR program;
c. documentation of compliance with the mandatory CAR program
elements (as described in this section);
d. description of the additional elements included in the C1K program
(as described in this section); and
e. a schedule of implementation, assignment of responsibilities, and
commitment to provide appropriate resources.
C. Mandatory Program Elements. Each employer's CTR program shall include the
following mandatory elements:
1. Employee Transportation Coordinator. The employer shall designate an ETC
to administer the CTR program. The ETC and /or designee's name, location, and
telephone number must be displayed prominently at each affected worksite. The ETC
shall oversee all elements of the employer's CAR program and act as liaison between the
employer and the City of Tukwila. The objective is to have an effective Transportation
Coordinator presence at each worksite; an affected employer with multiple sites may
have one ETC for all sites. The Transportation Coordinator must complete the basic
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training course as provided by King County within six months of assuming the status
of designated transportation coordinator, in order to help ensure consistent knowledge
and understanding of CTR laws, rules, and guidelines statewide.
2. Information Distribution. Information about alternatives to drive -alone
commuting shall be provided to employees at least once a year. Each employer's
program description and annual report must report the information to be distributed
and the method of distribution. The information distributed shall be forwarded to the
City's C11t Coordinator upon distribution to employees, to ensure a consistent
marketing element in promoting the targeted and accomplished goals of the employer's
CTR program.
3. Regular Review. The CTR program must include a regular review of
employee commuting and progress and good -faith efforts toward meeting the drive
alone reduction goals. Affected employers shall file a regular progress report with the
City of Tukwila in accordance with the format provided by the City. The report shall
describe each of the C1R measures that were in effect for the previous year, the results
of any commuter surveys undertaken during the year, and the number of employees
participating in CIR programs. Within the report, the employer should evaluate the
effectiveness of the CIR program and, if necessary, propose modifications to achieve
the CIR goals. Survey information or approved alternative information must be
provided in the reports.
4. Biennial Measurement. In addition to the baseline measurement, employers
shall conduct a program evaluation as a means of determining worksite progress
toward meeting CTR goals. As part of the program evaluation, the employer shall
distribute and collect Commute Trip Reduction Program Employee Questionnaires
(surveys) every two years, and strive to achieve at least a 70% response rate from
employees at the worksite.
D. Additional Program Elements. In addition to the specific program elements
described in this section, the employer's UI R program shall include additional elements
as needed to meet CIR goals. Elements may include, but are not limited to, one or
more of the following:
1. Provision of preferential parking or reduced parking charges, or both, for
high- occupancy vehicles;
2. Instituting or increasing parking charges for drive -alone commuters;
3. Provision of commuter ride matching services to facilitate employee ride
sharing for commute trips;
4. Provision of subsidies for transit or vanpool fares and /or transit passes;
5. Provision of vans or buses for employee ridesharing;
6. Provision of subsidies for carpools or vanpools;
7. Provision of incentives for employees that do not drive alone to work;
8. Permitting the use of the employer's vehicles for carpooling or vanpooling;
9. Permitting flexible work schedules to facilitate employees' use of transit,
carpools, or vanpools;
10. Cooperation with transportation providers to provide additional regular or
express service to the worksite;
11. Construction of special loading and unloading facilities for transit, carpool,
and vanpool users;
12. Provision of bicycle parking facilities, lockers, changing areas, and showers
for employees who bicycle or walk to work;
13. Provision of a program of parking incentives such as a rebate for
employees who do not use the parking facilities;
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14. Establishment of a program to permit employees to work part-time or full
time at home or at an alternative worksite closer to their homes;
15. Establishment of a program of alternative work schedules, such as a
compressed work week, which reduces commuting
16. Implementation of other measures designed to facilitate the use of high
occupancy vehicles, such as on -site daycare facilities and emergency taxi services;
17. Charging employees for parking, and /or the elimination of free parking;
18. Intensive marketing campaigns through the distribution of informational
newsletters, emails, brochures, or memos in a consistent manner.
9.44.070 Record Keeping
Affected employers shall include a list of the records they will keep as part of the
CTR program as submitted to the City of Tukwila for approval. Employers will
maintain all records listed in their CTR program for a minimum of 24 months. The City
and the employer shall agree on the recordkeeping requirements as part of the accepted
CTR program.
9.44.080 Schedule and Process for CTR Reports
A. CTR Program. Not more than 90 days after the adoption of this ordinance, or
within three months after an employer qualifies under the provisions of this ordinance,
the employer shall perform a baseline measurement consistent with the measurement
requirements specified by the City of Tukwila. Not more than 90 days after receiving
written notification of the results of the baseline measurement, the newly- affected
employer shall develop and submit a commute trip reduction program to the City's
CTR Coordinator. The program shall be implemented not more than 90 days after
approval by the CTR Coordinator.
B. Document Review. The City of Tukwila shall provide the employer with written
notification if a CTR program is deemed unacceptable. The notification must give cause
for any rejection. If the employer receives no written notification of extension of the
review period of its CTR program or comment on the CTR program or annual report
within 90 days of submission, the employer's program or annual report is deemed
accepted. The City may extend the review period up to an additional 90 days. The
implementation date for the employer's CYR program will be extended an equivalent
number of days.
C. CTR Annual Progress Reports. Upon review of an employer's initial CTR
program, the City of Tukwila shall establish the employer's annual reporting date,
which shall not be less than 12 months from the day the program is submitted. Each
year on the employer's reporting date, the employer shall submit to the City its annual
CTR report.
D. Modification of CTR Program Elements. Any affected employer may submit a
request to the City of Tukwila for modification of CTR requirements. Such request may
be granted if one of the following conditions exist:
1. The employer can demonstrate it would be unable to comply with the CTR
program elements for reasons beyond the control of the employer; or
2. The employer can demonstrate that compliance with the program elements
would constitute an undue hardship.
E. Extensions. An employer may request additional time to submit a C1R
program or CTR annual progress report or to implement or modify a program. Such
requests shall be via written notice at least 30 days before the due date for which the
extension is being requested. Extensions not to exceed 90 days shall be considered for
reasonable causes. The City of Tukwila shall grant or deny the employer's extension
request by written notice within ten working days of its receipt of the extension request.
If there is no response issued to the employer, an extension is automatically granted for
30 days. Extensions shall not exempt an employer from any responsibility in meeting
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program goals. Extensions granted due to delays or difficulties with any program
element(s) shall not be cause for discontinuing or failing to implement other program
elements. An employer's annual reporting date shall not be adjusted permanently as a
result of these extensions. An employer's annual reporting date may be extended at the
discretion of the City.
F. Implementation of Employer's CTR Program. Unless extensions are granted, the
employer shall implement its approved C:1R program, including approved program
modifications, not more than 90 days after receiving written notice from the City of
Tukwila that the program has been approved.
9.44.090 Enforcement
A. Compliance. For purposes of this section, compliance shall mean fully
implementing in good faith all provisions in an approved C:1R program.
B. Program Modification Criteria. The following criteria for achieving goals for VMT
per employee and proportion of drive -alone trips shall be applied in determining
requirements for employer Cl'R program modifications:
1. If an employer meets either or both goals, the employer has satisfied the
objectives of the CTR plan and will not be required to modify its CTR program.
2. If an employer makes a good faith effort, as defined in RCW 70.94.534(2)
and this ordinance, but has not met or is not likely to meet the applicable drive -alone or
VMT goal, the City/County shall work collaboratively with the employer to make
modifications to its CFR program. After agreeing on modifications, the employer shall
submit a revised CTR program description to the City/County for approval within 30
days of reaching agreement.
3. If an employer fails to make a good faith effort as defined in RCW
70.94.534(2) and this ordinance, and fails to meet the applicable drive -alone or VMT
reduction goal, the City of Tukwila shall work collaboratively with the employer to
identify modifications to the ClR program, and shall direct the employer to revise its
program within 30 days to incorporate the modifications. In response to the
recommended modifications, the employer shall submit a revised LIR program
description, including the requested modifications or equivalent measures, within 30
days of receiving written notice to revise its program. The City shall review the
revisions and notify the employer of acceptance or rejection of the revised program. If a
revised program is not accepted, the City will send written notice to that effect to the
employer within 30 days and, if necessary, require the employer to attend a conference
with program review staff for the purpose of reaching a consensus on the required
program. A final decision on the required program will be issued in writing by the City
within ten working days of the conference.
C. Violations. The following constitute violations if the deadlines established in
this ordinance are not met:
1. Failure to perform a baseline measurement, including:
a. Employers notified or that have identified themselves to the City of
Tukwila within 90 days of the ordinance being adopted and that do not perform a
baseline measurement consistent with the requirements specified by the City within 90
days from the notification or self identification.
b. Employers not identified or self identified within 90 days of the
ordinance being adopted and that do not perform a baseline measurement consistent
with the requirements specified by the City within 90 days from the adoption of the
ordinance.
2. Failure to develop and /or submit on time a complete CAR program.
3. Failure to implement an approved C1R program, unless the program
elements that are carried out can be shown through quantifiable evidence to meet or
exceed VMT and drive -alone goals as specified in this ordinance.
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4. Failure to designate an ETC within 90 days from notification or self
identification, to implement and carry out the approved CTR program elements.
5. Failure to make a good faith effort, as defined in RCW 70.94.534 and this
ordinance.
6. Failure to revise a CTR program as defined in RCW 70.94.534(4) and this
ordinance.
D. Penalties.
1. No affected employer with an approved CTR program, which has made a
good faith effort, may be held liable for failure to reach the applicable drive -alone or
VMT goal.
2. Any violation of any provision, or failure to comply with any of the
requirements of this chapter, shall be subject to the terms and conditions of Chapter
8.45.
3. An affected employer shall not be liable for civil penalties if failure to
implement an element of a CTR program was the result of an inability to reach
agreement with a certified collective bargaining agent under applicable laws where the
issue was raised by the employer and pursued in good faith. Unionized employers
shall be presumed to act in good faith compliance if they:
a. Propose to a recognized union any provision of the employer's CTR
program that is subject to bargaining as defined by the National Labor Relations Act;
and
b. Advise the union of the existence of the statute and the mandates of
the CIR program approved by the City of Tukwila, and advise the union that the
proposal being made is necessary for compliance with State law (RCW 70.94.531).
9.44.100 Exemptions and Goal Modifications
A. Worksite Exemptions. An affected employer may request the City of Tukwila to
grant an exemption from all CTR program requirements or penalties for a particular
worksite. The employer must demonstrate that it would experience undue hardship in
complying with the requirements of the ordinance as a result of the characteristics of its
business, its work force, or its location(s). An exemption may be granted if, and only if,
the affected employer demonstrates that it faces extraordinary circumstances, such as
bankruptcy, and is unable to implement any measures that could reduce the proportion
of drive -alone trips and VMT per employee. The City shall issue a decision regarding an
exemption no more than 30 days from receiving a written request from the employer
for such status. The notice should clearly explain the conditions for which the affected
employer is seeking an exemption from the requirements of the Cl R program. Appeals
to these decisions are addressed in Section 9.44.110, "Appeals," of this ordinance. The
City shall review annually all employers receiving exemptions, and shall determine
whether the exemption will be in effect during the following program year.
B. Employee Exemptions. Specific employees or groups of employees who are
required to drive alone to work as a condition of employment may be exempted from a
worksite's CTR program. Exemptions may also be granted for employees who work
variable shifts throughout the year and who do not rotate as a group to identical shifts.
The City of Tukwila will use the criteria identified in the State CTR Board Guidelines
outlined in RCW 70.94.521 to assess the validity of employee exemption requests. All
employee exemption requests received by September 30 of each year shall be
administratively reviewed by December 31 of the same year, and shall determine
whether the exemption will be in effect during the following program year.
C. Modification of CTR Program Goals.
1. An affected employer may request that the City of Tukwila modify its CTR
program goals. Such requests shall be filed in writing at least 60 days prior to the date
the worksite is required to submit its program description or annual report. The goal
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modification request must clearly explain why the worksite is unable to achieve the
applicable goal. The worksite must also demonstrate that it has implemented all of the
elements contained in its approved CTR program.
2. The City of Tukwila will review and grant or deny requests for goal
modifications in accordance with procedures and criteria identified in the CIR Board
Guidelines.
3. An employer may not request a modification of the applicable goals until
one year after the City's approval of its initial program description or annual report.
9.44.110 Appeals
A. Any affected employer may appeal administrative decisions made by the City
regarding exemptions, modification of goals, CPR program elements. Appeals must
arrive, by registered mail, within 14 calendar days following an administrative decision
from the City. An appeal must be made in writing and specify the decision being
appealed, as well as the specific basis for the appeal.
B. The City's Hearing Examiner shall hear timely appeals. Determinations made
in the review of such appeals shall be based on consistency with State statutes RCW
70.94.521 -551.
Section 2. Repealer. Ordinance No. 1868, as codified at TMC 9.44, is hereby
repealed.
Section 3. Severability. If any section, subsection, paragraph, sentence, clause or
phrase of this ordinance or its application to any person or situation should be held to
be invalid or unconstitutional for any reason by a court of competent jurisdiction, such
invalidity or unconstitutionality shall not affect the validity or constitutionality of the
remaining portions of this ordinance or its application to any other person or situation.
Section 4. Effective Date. This ordinance or a summary thereof shall be published
in the official newspaper of the City of Tukwila, and shall take effect and be in full force
five days after passage and publication as provided by law.
PASSED BY THE CTTY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF TUKWILA, WASHINGTON,
at a Regular Meeting thereof this day of 2008.
ATTEST /AUTHENTICATED:
Jim Haggerton, Mayor
Christy O'Flaherty, CMC, City Clerk
Filed with the City Clerk:
APPROVED AS TO FORM BY: Passed by the City Council:
Published:
Effective Date:
Office of the City Attorney Ordinance Number:
Attachment A: The City of Tukwila CrR Plan
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Transportation Committee Minutes Aoril 15. 2008 Paae 2
B. Ordinance Approving Commute Trip Reduction (CTR) Plan
Staff is seeking full Council adoption of the Local Commute Trip Reduction (CTR) Plan as well as adoption
of a new CTR ordinance.
The CTR Plan has come before the Transportation Committee two previous times (June 11, 2007 and
January 29, 2008). Staff reported that the Plan has been refined to reflect consistency in formatting, but no
substantive changes have been made. The ordinance will be the piece of legislation which drives the CTR
Plan, and staff would like Council to adopt the Plan so that they can begin implementing it. UNANIMOUS
APPROVAL. FORWARD TO APRIL 28 COW.
III. ANNOUNCEMENTS
No announcements.
IV. MISCELLANEOUS
Future agenda items for the Committee will include:
An update on CIP transportation projects (current status and anticipated plans)
An overview of the 2007 costs for fleet and fuel usage
Committee member Robertson shared information from a recent South County Area Transportation Board
(SCATBd) meeting. He stated that the May SCATBd meeting will focus on Metro bus hour allocation and
service disparity in the south end. He has been tasked with bringing two examples of where service falls short in
Tukwila and he has been asked to bring a City staff member who is involved with bus service in our jurisdiction.
Jim Morrow will attend the meeting with Dennis. Dennis will update the Committee on the meeting outcome
when it is appropriate.
Meeting adjourned at 6:15 p.m.
Next meeting: Monday, April 29, 2008 5:00 p.m. Conference Room 1
eS i- Committee Chair Approval
Minutes by KAM. Reviewed by JM.
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CAS NUMBER: 08-052 I ORIGINAL AGENDA DAIP,: APRIL 28, 2008
AGENDA ITEM TITLE Tukwila Village: Summary of Responses to Request for Qualifications (RFQ)
CATEGORY Discussion Motion Resolution Ordinance Bid Award Public Hearing Other
Mtg Date 04/28/08 Mts Date Mtg Date Mtg Date Mtg Date Mtg Date Mtg Date
SPONSOR Council Mayor Adm Svcs DCD Finance Fire Legal P &R Police PIK' 1
SPONSOR'S The City issued a Request for Qualifications (RFQ) on February 29, 2008 seeking a
SUMMARY developer for Tukwila Village. We received responses from nine developers. This item is a
presentation to provide an update on those responses and next steps. This is for
discussion only and no Council action is needed.
REVIEWED BY COW Mtg. CA &P Cmte F &S Cmte Transportation Cmte
Utilities Cmte Arts Comm. Parks Comm. Planning Comm.
DA 1'E:
RECOMMENDATIONS:
SPONSOR /ADMIN. Not applicable
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COST-IMPAC FUND SOURCE
EXPENDITURE REQUIRED AMOUNT BUDGETED APPROPRIATION REQUIRED
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Fund Source: N/A
Comments:
MTG. DATE REC=ORD OF COUNCIL ACTION
MTG. DATE ATTACHMENTS
04/28/08 Informational memorandum dated 4/23/08
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City of Tukwila Jim Haggerton, Mayor
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6 4 6200 Southcenter Boulevard
O Tukwila, WA 98188
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www.ci.tukwila.wa.us
Date: April 23, 2008
To: Mayor
City Administrator
From: Economic Development Administrator
Re: Tukwila Village RFQ Responses
As you know, on February 29, 2008 the City issued a Request for Qualifications (RFQ) seeking
interest from developers for Tukwila Village. We received responses from the following nine
developers. I am very pleased with the number and quality of the respondents.
Firm National Headquarters Regional Office
Alpert International LLLP Dallas, TX Mercer Island
Civic Partners Huntington Beach, CA None
Essence Company San Diego, CA None
Flaherty Collins Indianapolis, IN None
Legacy Foster City, CA Mercer Island
LIHI (Low Income Housing Institute) Seattle, WA Seattle
Opus Northwest, LLC Minnetonka, MN Bellevue
Panattoni Sacramento, CA Tukwila
Tarragon Seattle, WA Seattle
We are currently reviewing the responses to determine the three developers who are the most
qualified for this project and from whom we will request proposals. This is a two step process.
First, we establish which developers are qualified. Second, we determine the three most
qualified. This analysis is based on: (1) developer's experience, (2) the developer's financial
strength, and (3) how well the developer's concept fits the City's vision for Tukwila Village. I
will provide additional information and announce the qualified list at the City Council meeting
on April 28 We plan to complete our analysis and then announce the three most qualified by
May 1st
I am working on the Request for Proposals (RFP) that we will issue to the three most qualified
developers. Per Council request, we will seek Council approval before issuing the RFP. I
anticipate Council consideration of the RFP on May 5 and May 12. If we are able to adhere to
this schedule, we should receive the developer proposals in mid -June and have a community
meeting in late June (tentatively June 25th or 26th) and Council selection of one developer in
early July.
Please contact me at 206 433 -1832 or dspeck @ci.tukwila.wa.us if you have any questions.
Tentative Agenda Schedule
MONTH MEETING 1- MEETING 2 MEETING 3 MEETING 4
REGULAR C.O.W. REGULAR C.O.W.
April 7 14 21 28
See agenda packet
cover sheet for this
week's agenda
(April 28, 2008
Committee of the Wliole
Meeting)
May 5 12 19 27 (Tuesday)
26°' Special Presentation Special Presentation: Special Presentation:
Memorial Day WashWise program Introduction of new Update on Jail
(City offices closed) recognition of employees Alternatives Program
Tukwila businesses (Lew Leigh, Executive
(Mike Brent, Cower- Public Hearing: Washington
Sign Code
nation Coordinator, Cities Insurance)
Cascade Water Alliance) moratorium
Unfinished Business:
Request from City
Clerk's Office for
37 FTE, increasing
the hours of the
Administrative
Support Technician
Request from
Municipal Court for
.50FTE for an
Administrative
Support Assistant
Ordinance adopting
the Commute Trip
Reduction plan
Contract renewal
for Hearing
Examiner
June 2 9 16 23
30t Special Presentation:
Fifth Monday of the Proclamation
month—no Council celebrating
meeting scheduled Tul �vila's 100th
birthday
Presentation
regarding Tukwila s
Centennial media
project kick -off
Special Issues:
Tukwila Village
developer
presentations
COMMI 11 EE OF THE
WHOLE Mtt110:G TO
BE FOLLOWED BY A
SPECIAL MEETLNG
Upcoming Meetings Events
APRIL MAY 2008
28th (Monday) 29th (Tuesday) 30th (Wednesday) 1st (Thursday) 2nd (Friday) 3rd (Saturday)
Community Transportation Equity
Affairs Cmte, Diversity
Parks Cmte, 5:00 PM Commission
5:00 PM (CR 91) 5:00 PM
(CR 93) (Showalter
Middle
City Council School
Committee of Library)
the Whole
Mtg.,
7:00 PM
(Council R- Court
Chambers)
5th (Monday) 6th (Tuesday) 7th (Wednesday) 8th (Thursday) 9th (Friday) 10th (Saturday)
Civil Service Chamber of Sister City Humae =.s A Tukwila Centennial event:
Commission, Commerce Cmte, Adyi.,ocy Board 8th Annual
5:00 PM Gov't. 5:30 PM CANCELLED Backyard Wildlife
(CR 93) Community (CR 93)
Festival
Affairs Cmte.,
12:00 NOON World's Fail' at Tukwila Community
Utilities Cmte, (Chamber Event at Foster Center
5:00 PM Office) High School
(CR41) 9:I5AM: is
Arts Assembly
2:30 3:30 PM:
City Council Commission,
Regular Mtg., 3:30 PM Activities and 9 AM PM:
7:00 PM Tour scheduled food kiosks Vendors, workshops,
(Council at new Sound 6:00 8:00 PM: crafts, presentations
Performances
Chambers) Transit station; 12:00 NOON:
call 767 -2343 F.4-41Q :ice Procession of the
for additional 11,-.7, Species Parade
meetin g '1 �i 1:00 PM -5 PPM:
1
information �v='"
Self- guided certified
Hosted by the wildlife garden tour
Finance Multi- Cultural Action Visit www.backvord
Safety Cmte, Committee,- an wildlifefair. for timer
5:00 PM soorsored in part by and information on other
the City of Tukwila
(CR 93) Equity Diversity events including a guided
Commission, bird tour, David
Community Schools Mis ejewski from Animal
Collaboration. Planet, and Tickle Tune
Tukwila School Typhoon performance
District, and Foster (or call 206 768 2822.)
High School ASB
>Arts Commission: 1st Tues., 5:00 PM, Tukwila Community Center. Contact Stephanie Gardner at 206 -767 -2342.
Chamber of Commerce's Tukwila Government and Community Affairs Committee: 1st Tues., 12:00 Noon, Chamber Offices.
Contact Nancy Damon at 206 -575 -1633.
City Council Committee of Whole (C.O.W.) Meeting: 2nd 4th Mon., 7:00 PM, Council Chambers at City Hall.
City Council Regular Meeting: 1st 3rd Mon., 7:00 PM, Council Chambers at City Hall.
Civil Service Commission: 1st Mon., 5:00 PM, Conf. Room 43. Contact Bev Willison at 206 -433 -1844.
Community Affairs Parks Committee: 2nd 4th Mon., 5:00 PM, Conf Room 43. Agenda items for 4/28/08 meeting: (A) Minor
Home Repair Program for 2009. (B) Parks and Open Space Plan. (C) Sign Code moratorium ordinance.
COPCAB (Community Oriented Policing Citizens Adv. Board): 4th Wed., 6:30 PM, Conf. Rm 95. Phi Herynh (206- 433 7175).
Crime Hot Spots Task Force: 3rd Wed., 10:00 AM, Conf. Room 95. Contact Phi Hurynh at 206 433 -7175.
Domestic Violence Task Force: 3rd Thurs., 12:00 Noon, Conf. Room 95. Contact Evie Boykan or Stacy Hansen at 206- 433 -7180.
>Equity Diversity Commission: 1st Thurs., 5:00 PM, Showalter Middle School Library. Contact Kimberly Matej at 206 433 -1834.
Finance Safety Committee: 1st 3rd Tues., 5:00 PM, Conf. Room 93.
>Highway 99 Action Committee: 2nd Tues., 7:00 PM, Tukwila Community Center. Contact Chief Dave Haynes at 206 -433 -1812.
>Human Services Advisory Brd: 2nd Fri. of odd months, 10:00 AM, Human Services Office. Contact Evie Boykan at 206- 433 -7180.
Library Advisory Board: 3rd Wed., 7:00 PM, Foster Library. Contact Stephanie Gardner at 206- 767 -2342.
Parks Commission: 3rd Wed., 5:30 PM, Senior Game Room at Community Center. Contact Stephanie Gardner at 206- 767 -2342.
Planning Commission/Board of Architectural Review: 4th Thurs., except 2nd Thursday in Nov. Dec., 7:00 PM,
Council Chambers at City Hall. Contact Wynetta Bivens at 206- 431 -3670.
Sister City Committee: 1st Wed., 5:30 PM, Conf Room 93. Contact Bev Willison at 206 -1844.
Transportation Committee: 2nd 4th Tues., 5:00 PM, Conf. Room 91. Agenda items for 4/29/08 meeting: (A) Fleet transportation
costs (maintenance, file!). (B) Sound Transit street vacations— update and time extensions.
>Tukwila Historical Society: 3rd Thurs., 7:00 PM (meeting location varies). Contact Pat Brodin at 206 -433 -1860.
Utilities Committee: 1st 3rd Mon., 5:00 PM, Conf. Room 91.
Court Busy Court and/or Jury Calendar (noted to alert employees and citizens of potential parking difficulty).