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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1997-07-21 Regular MinutesJuly 21, 1997 7:00 p.m. ROLL CALL OFFICIALS SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS None CITIZEN COMMENTS CONSENT AGENDA PUBLIC HEARING Draft Sub Division Ordinance Public Hearing Comments TUKWILA CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING MINUTES CALL TO ORDER Mayor Pro Tem Jim Haggerton called the Regular Meeting to order and led the audience in the Pledge of Allegiance. JOE DUFFIE; JOAN HERNANDEZ; PAM CARTER, Council President; ALLAN EKBERG; STEVE MULLET; JIM HAGGERTON; PAM LINDER. JOHN McFARLAND, City Administrator; ROBERT NOE, City Attorney; ROSS EARNST, Public Works Director; STEVE LANCASTER, DCD Director; JANE CANTU, City Clerk. None Tukwila City Hall Council Chambers a. Approval of Vouchers: Nos. 94040 through 94347 in the amount of $792,886.95 b. Authorize Mayor to sign the Seattle City Light underground electrical distribution system on 42nd Ave. S. from S. 144th St. to S. 139th St. (cost estimated at $409,500). c. Authorize Mayor to accept a permanent 25 -foot easement to construct/maintain hillside improvements (Trail #4 Bank Sloughout Repair). d. Authorize Mayor to accept a permanent drainage easement at the northwest corner of the Pacific Highway Bridge. (Easement donated by The Boeing Co.) Mayor Pro Tem Haggerton opened the public hearing at 7:03 p.m. DCD Director Steve Lancaster explained that the draft Subdivision Ordinance under consideration was forwarded from the Planning Commission following two public hearings by that body. Bill Arthur, 18000 Andover Park West, Suite 200, Tukwila, WA 98188 commented on three areas within the draft ordinance. Paragraph 17.20.030 (b) (3) Arthur recommended taking out any specific wording regarding the Shoreline Master Plan until Council has an opportunity to deliberate on that proposal sometime during the next few months. Tukwila City Council Regular Meeting July 21, 1997 Page 2 Public Hearing (con't) Draft Subdivision Ord. Council Deliberations OLD BUSINESS Res .1377 Increasing the Change Fund/Adding Petty Cash Fund in Municipal Court Update on Regional Governance Paragraph 18.06.525 Lot Frontage. Arthur noted that the definition as presented in the draft appears to conflict with the Zoning Code definition. It is not the definition that is currently carried in the Zoning Code. Paragraph 18.06.xxx definition of Right of Way. Arthur suggested using a simpler definition such as offered in Black's Legal Dictionary "a right of way is a right belonging to a party to pass over the land of another party Mark and Pat Larson, though listed on the sign -up sheet, offered no comments. Hearing no further comments, Mr. Haggerton declared the public hearing closed at 7:11 p.m. It was the consensus of the Council to forward further discussion on the Subdivision Ordinance to the next Regular Meeting on August 4, 1997. They asked that those who have attended previous meetings on the Subdivision Ordinance be notified of the dates of further Council discussion. MOVED BY DUFFIE, SECONDED BY CARTER, THAT THE PROPOSED RESOLUTION BE READ BY TITLE ONLY. MOTION CARRIED. Attorney Noe read A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF TUKWILA, WASHINGTON, INCREASING CHANGE FUNDS AND ESTABLISHING A NEW PETTY CASH FUND, AND REPEALING RESOLUTION NO. 1372. MOVED BY DUFFIE, SECONDED BY LINDER, THAT RESOLUTION NO.' 1377 BE APPROVED AS READ. MOTION CARRIED 7 -0. John McFarland reported the Regional Governance and Finance Technical Sub committee, the Staff Task Force, continues to meet monthly in Bellevue to try to keep pace with what is happening with the Oversight Committee of the Growth Management Planning Council (GMPC). Most of the issues have been moved to the Oversight Committee and are being worked by them or by other specialized committees such as the Human Services Roundtable. There is a special committee dealing exclusively with Tukwila City Council Regular Meeting July 21, 1997 Page 3 Old Business (con't) Police and Courts that has not rendered their recommendations to Update on Regional Governance date. McFarland continued that although the talks originally were handled through a process of principles -based negotiations, the group has unfortunately moved away from that process. There appears to still be disagreement as to the level of urban subsidy, and from the County's perspective, whether urban subsidy exits at all. There also appears to be a difference in perspective in terms of where revenues should shift to or from. Suburban Cities Association and King County continue to disagree. McFarland suggested Council look at issues than range from parks and pools down to issues such as economic development, libraries, public art, etc., and move them into the appropriate sub- committees for in -depth review of the options that have been placed before the Oversight Committee. McFarland could then take back to the technical staff work group the City's position on these various issues. These discussions are regional discussions. They are not a discussion of the county and one city. It is restructuring of how taxes are levied and spent within King County and whether or not we will continue as incorporated jurisdictions to have some of our tax money directed out into the hinterlands to provide an urban level of service to rural areas. The suburban jurisdictions want a say in this. If people want an urban level of service in rural areas, they need to either annex or incorporate. They can't have it both ways. They don't pay for the services they get. Cities in incorporated jurisdictions subsidize those services anywhere from $15 -$32 million per year. The technical staff group is hoping that the GMP Oversight Committee will use the Countywide Planning Policies and the Principles of the State legislation that required the study and realignment of functions to bring things back into line. Final recommendations will be made by the GMPC's Oversight Committee to the county. The County Council will then adopt recommendations, and there will be a 70/30 vote where 30 percent of the jurisdictions within King County representing 70 percent of Tukwila City Council Regular Meeting July 21, 1997 Page 4 Old Business (con't) Update on Regional Governance NEW BUSINESS NEW BUSINESS Res. #1378 Setting public hearing for proposed street vacation -55th Ave S., from S. 139th St.to S. 140th St. the populations will be required to ratify the changes in service deliveries and revenue allocations. McFarland said he would schedule Lynda Ring, SCA Executive Director, for an in -depth presentation to Council on this issue in the near future. Council agreed to place some of the individual issues in subcommittee for discussion. McFarland said he would work with the Council Analyst on scheduling. Regarding timelines, McFarland explained that the objective is to get the matter before the King County Council in October and out to the suburban jurisdictions in November for ratification before the end of the year. The issue of PAAs (Potential Annexation Areas) was briefly discussed. McFarland explained that the issue is who will provide service in a PAA where there is an intent to annex rather than to designate a PAA without any overt plan to annex. The county is trying to move entities closer towards a declaration either on the part of the annexing entity or the annexxee. That way, once the declaration was made, the entity would begin providing services. There is also a question about what happens when you have overlapping PAAs. The City's experience is that nothing happens as is with the City of Tukwila and the City of SeaTac where there are overlapping PAA's, or you go to court as is the case with the City of Seattle and the City of Tukwila. Looking at the impetus for that, the City of Tukwila and the City of Seattle were looking at a more aggressive annexation schedule in their overlapping PAA. However, in the southend with the City of SeaTac and Tukwila, there wasn't any particular plan. It was just a broad policy statement that if Tukwila's boundaries were to extend to the south in this area, this is where it would be. This policy would try to move us beyond the near term intent and get the issue of service delivery ironed out. MOVED BY DUFFIE, SECONDED BY HERNANDEZ, THAT THE PROPOSED RESOLUTION BE READ BY TITLE ONLY. MOTION CARRIED. City Attorney Robert Noe read A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF TUKWILA, WASHINGTON, FIXING THE TIME FOR A PUBLIC HEARING TO CONSIDER Tukwila City Council Regular Meeting July 21, 1997 Page 5 New Business (con't) THE VACATION OF A PORTION OF 55TH AVENUE SOUTH FROM SOUTH 139TH STREET TO SOUTH 140TH STREET. REPORTS City Administrator John McFarland distributed copies of an Mayor Executive Summary prepared by a professor at the UW that looks at the revenues and expenditures associated with the proposed Puget Sound County. Laura Anderson will give a presentation to Council on the new proposed county at the 7/28 Committee of the Whole meeting. McFarland said there is no recommendation from the Mayor's office on this proposal. Council MOVED BY DUFFIE, SECONDED BY HERNANDEZ, TO APPROVE RESOLUTION NO. 1378 AS READ. MOTION CARRIED 7 -0. HEARING DATE IS SCHEDULED FOR TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 2, 1997. Councilmember Duffie reported that the police department visited Tukwila Elementary to confiscate fireworks from some youths who were shooting them off on the school grounds. Councilmember Hernandez reported she attended the senior lunch on July 16 at the community center and a Human Services Roundtable meeting on July 17. At the HSR meeting, the group did a mid year review of the budget. In addition, DSHS gave a presentation on the Work First Program which is a program that helps individuals become employed. Councilmember Haggerton distributed brochures on the winter NLC meeting in Philadelphia. He also reported he attended the Highway 99 barbecue at Larry's Market. Councilmember Ekberg announced he attended Tukwila Days the CAAST Play and the golf tournament. Councilmember Mullet said he also attended the CAAST Play and played golf over the weekend. Councilmember Carter attended a SCATBd meeting on July 15 and attended the senior picnic on July 16. She will attend the school board meeting on the name change petition at Showalter on Tukwila City Council Regular Meeting July 21, 1997 Page 6 Reports (con't) Staff /City Attorney MISCELLANEOUS ADJOURNMENT 8:07 p.m. July 22. Carter noted that a sculpture had been commissioned by for Tukwila Park. Councilmember Linder reported that the King County airport is looking for a name to forward to Ron Sims to represent Tukwila on the new Roundtable they are putting together. The group will be working on issues such as the Master Plan, airport noise, and airport operations. This position is not for elected officials. Linder asked for names of anyone who might be interested in serving on this committee as Tukwila's representative. No reports Councilmember Mullet said he'd seen a lot of trailers parked on residential streets since the ordinance regulating parking of commercial vehicles in residential neighborhoods was adopted by Council. He suggested some type of emphasis be placed on this activity. Councilmember Carter suggested sending letters to property owners who are responsible for the rigs being parked on the street to inform them of the City's regulations. Haggerton suggested the issue be moved to the Community Affairs and Parks Committee for more review. Carter also asked that an emphasis be placed on Pacific Highway to remind shopkeepers to keep their landscaping maintained. Carter clarified that the City should keep its rights -of -way cleaned up and strongly encourage private property owners to maintain their own property. John McFarland suggested Code Enforcement get involved. MOVED BY HERNANDEZ, SECONDED BY DUFFIE, THAT THE MEETING BE ADJOURNED. MOTION CARRIED. Joh Rants, Mayor (Jne E. Cantu, City Clerk Date Minutes Approved: `1 I 1 9 7