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Home My WebLink About1997-01-06 Regular MinutesJanuary 6, 1997 7:00 p.m. CALL TO ORDER Mayor Rants called the Regular Meeting to order and led the audience in the Pledge of Allegiance. ROLL CALL OFFICIALS SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS Mayor Rants administered the Oath of Office to Police Officer Larry Hann. PROCLAMATIONS OF THE MAYOR CITIZEN COMMENTS TUKWILA CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING MINUTES Tukwila City Hall Council Chambers JOE DUFFIE; JOAN HERNANDEZ; PAM CARTER, Council President; ALLAN EKBERG; STEVE MULLET; JIM HAGGERTON; PAM LINDER. JOHN McFARLAND, City Administrator; Robert Noe, City Attorney; RHONDA BERRY, Asst. City Administrator; ROSS EARNST, Public Works Director; KEITH HAINES, Asst. Chief of Police; STEVE LANCASTER, DCD Director; LUCY LAUTERBACH, Council Analyst; JANE CANTU, City Clerk. Assistant City Administrator Rhonda Berry introduced Tukwila's new Code Enforcement Officer, Jason Jones. Mayor Rants announced he signed a local proclamation of emergency for the City of Tukwila on December 3, 1996 which gave the City the flexibility to deal with the winter storm the area was experiencing at that time. William Carl, 14406 58th Ave. So.; Gene Elfstrom, 5807 S. 144th St.; Cynthia Stinson, 14479 58th Ave. So., voiced their concern about the possibility that a property owner may plan to build two houses on a neighboring lot approximately the same size as their own single family lots. The speakers shared the opinion that based upon the size of the lot, the two homes would not be of the same quality or value of the existing homes in the neighborhood and that their property values could plummet. Another concern was that the houses could be used as rental units thereby changing the makeup of the neighborhood. Mayor Rants promised to check on the situation with the Planning Division and get back with Mr. Carl later in the week. Tukwila City Council Regular Meeting January 6, 1997 Page 2 CONSENT AGENDA NEW BUSINESS Haggerton Elected 1997 Council President Res. #1370 Declaring an an Emergency Due to Severe Weather Conditions a. Approval of Minutes: 11/18/96; 12/9/96 (Sp. Mtg.); 12/16/96 b. Approval of Vouchers: Nos. 89855 through 90075 in the amount of $417,341.49 (dated 12/27/96); and Nos. 90076 through 90256 in the amount of $274,235.22 (dated 12/29/96). MOVED BY DUFFIE, SECONDED BY HERNANDEZ, TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA AS SUBMITTED. MOTION CARRIED 7 -0. MOVED BY HERNANDEZ, SECONDED BY CARTER, TO NOMINATE JIM HAGGERTON AS 1997 COUNCIL PRESIDENT. MOTION CARRIED 7 -0. Councilmember Hernandez thanked Ms. Carter for her excellent work as 1996 Council President. Councilmember Carter thanked staff and council for their help, support and advice during her term as Council President. Carter noted that this Council covered a variety of issues in the past year and "works well together but is also not eager to act out of ignorance Carter pointed out that is a good Council because even though they might not always share the same opinions on an issue, they always want to find the facts before they act. *MOTION CARRIED 7 -0. MOVED BY DUFFIE, SECONDED BY HERNANDEZ, THAT THE PROPOSED RESOLUTION BE READ BY TITLE ONLY. MOTION CARRIED. Attorney Bob Noe read A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF TUKWILA, WASHINGTON, DECLARING AN EMERGENCY IN RESPONSE TO DAMAGES TO PUBLIC AND PRIVATE PROPERTY DUE TO SEVERE WEATHER CONDITIONS. MOVED BY HERNANDEZ, SECONDED BY DUFFIE, THAT RESOLUTION NO. 1370 BE APPROVED AS READ.* o4 Tukwila City Council Regular Meeting January 6, 1997 Page 3 New Business (con't) Res. #1370 Declaring an Emergency Due to Severe Weather Conditions Commercial /Industrial REPORTS Mayor Rants explained that by following the process of declaring the emergency by local proclamation and the passing Resolution No. 1370, the City is now in line for FEMA funds as soon as President Clinton approves the state's eligibility. Councilmember Duffie praised City personnel for their outstanding efforts during the storm. Mayor Rants suggested Council President Haggerton send a letter of appreciation on behalf of the Council to the public works and parks crews. *MOTION CARRIED 7 -0. DCD Director Steve Lancaster briefed Council on what to expect at their joint meeting with the BAR/Planning Commission on January 13th regarding the development of Commercial/Industrial Design Guidelines. The meeting will consist of the introduction of the urban design consultant who will give a slide presentation highlighting some of the design issues he sees in the community; staff's presentation on the City's options for the "regulatory framework" within which the design review process must operate; and Council's direction on what the design review criteria should be based upon (e.g., use, zoning district, geographic location). Mayor Rants asked for Council's recommendations for qualified persons to staff the RTA's Citizen's Oversight Committee and the RTA Transportation Commission. Council suggested Tukwila residents Ron Lamb and Kristen Whistler for the Oversight Committee. Councilmember Mullet volunteered to serve on the Transportation Commission and suggested a representative from the Community Affairs Parks Committee also be considered. Public Works Director Ross Earnst gave a detailed report on the winter storm related activities. Beginning on December 26th public works crews worked around the clock for several days plowing the streets and clearing catch basins when the snow began to melt. Many trees (or parts of trees) were downed along Interurban which was without power until December 29th. Pacific Highway was also closed for a time due to low hanging power lines. Staff faxed a damage estimate of $377,000 to King County; however, since that time, several more concerns have been identified which include riverbank sloughs, the bridge on Strander, and the fence along the ped path on Klickitat. Crews worked 3 Tukwila City Council Regular Meeting January 6, 1997 Page 4 Reports (con't) Council City Attorney approximately 270 hours of overtime on the snow and 55 hours of overtime on flooding. Earnst reported that on January 2nd the City placed an incubator barrel containing 51,000 salmon eggs into Riverton Creek. During the next week another incubator with 40,000 salmon eggs will be placed in Fostoria Creek. Councilmember Duffie noted the ditch on S. 122nd in Allentown collected much of the excess water from the recent storm. He suggested more culverts be built to handle overflow water from the other streets in the area. Councilmember Hernandez invited interested councilmembers to attend the Equity and Diversity Commission meeting at 5 p.m.on January 9. On behalf of the Council and the City, 1997 Council President Jim Haggerton expressed appreciation to Councilmember Pam Carter for her work as Council President in 1996. Councilmember Ekberg congratulated the staff on an outstanding job during the snow storm/freeze emergency. Councilmember Carter reported her attendance at recent ACC and SKCTBD meetings. Carter thanked community members who offered assistance to some Bosnian families who are new to Tukwila. Following a brief discussion, it was the consensus of the Council to meet at 6 p.m. on Tuesday, January 14, for a workshop session on commercial signage. Bob Noe announced referendum petitions with approximately 1700 signatures were received from Citizens for Artistic Expression on January 3, 1997. The petitions must be forwarded within three working days to King County. The City has identified numerous deficiencies in the petition; however the City is not the body that determines whether or not the petitions meet the sufficiency requirements of the state statue. A cover letter, noting the City's N Tukwila City Council Regular Meeting January 6, 1997 Page 5 Reports (con't) ADJOURNMENT 817 p.m. concerns, will be sent with the petitions to King County Records and Elections. MOVED BY DUFFIE, SECONDED BY CARTER, THAT THE MEETING BE ADJOURNED. MOTION CARRIED. John Rants, Mayor E. Cantu, City Clerk