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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1997-10-20 Regular MinutesOctober 20, 1997 7:00 p.m. ROLL CALL OFFICIALS CITIZEN'S COMMENTS TUKWILA CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING MINUTES Lodging Tax Advisory Committee •Hollis Palmer •Kirsti Weaver •Jay Green •Dwight McLean •David Wilde •Dave Costain •Jim Haggerton Tukwila City Hall Council Chambers CALL TO ORDER Mayor Rants called the Regular Meeting to order and led the audience in the Pledge of Allegiance. JOE DUFFIE, JOAN HERNANDEZ, JIM HAGGERTON, COUNCIL PRESIDENT; ALLAN EKBERG, STEVE MULLET, PAM CARTER, PAM LINDER. JOHN MCFARLAND, City Administrator; BOB NOE, City Attorney; ALAN DOERSCHEL, Finance Director; VIKI WITSCHGER, Administrative Services Director; STEVE LANCASTER, DCD Director; DOUG MICHEAU, Public Works Coordinator; RON WALDNER, Police Chief; LUCY LAUTERBACH, Council Analyst; JANE CANTU, City Clerk. APPOINTMENTS OF Mayor Rants requested Council confirmation of his appointments to the THE MAYOR Lodging Tax Advisory Committee: Jim Haggerton, Council President, will serve as Lodging Tax Advisory Committee Chair until a new Council President is appointed in January 1998. MOVED BY MULLET, SECONDED BY DUFFIE, TO CONFIRM THE MAYOR'S APPOINTMENTS TO THE LODGING TAX ADVISORY COMMITTEE. MOTION CARRIED (7 -0). Lanny Vickers, 12227 45th Avenue South, thanked Council candidates on behalf of the community for attending Allentown's community meeting on October 16th. Regular Meeting Minutes October 20, 1997 Page 2 Citizen's Comments (Cont'd) CONSENT AGENDA Cindy Thompson, 14217 55th Avenue South, expressed concern regarding the group home located across the street from Showalter Middle School. She and other parents are upset not only because a group such as this has been situated so close to children, but that it was done without the knowledge of those impacted. She requested more information be provided to neighboring citizens regarding the home's function and safety concerns. City Administrator McFarland explained that it is an adult group home in the location of Showalter Middle School. It is a recovery facility for alcohol and substance abusers. There are approximately 8 residents housed there now, but is limited up to 12. City staff have met with the managers of the facility and conveyed the community's' concerns. McFarland said group homes are federally protected; however the City Attorney is working with the DCD Director, trying to determine what can be done with regards to influence in siting and also influencing controls for operation. A community information meeting is currently being discussed. Silvia Erskine, 5316 South 144th, inquired if a business license is required for all businesses operating in the City, why didn't the City know about this one. McFarland explained the business license process and clarified that at any given time there will be a small number of businesses operating in the City without a license. However, through the efforts of the City's Fire and Building Inspectors they are revealed and brought into compliance. Lanny Vickers, 12227 45th Avenue South, said the Police Department did what was required in getting out notice regarding sex offenders to those located within a 500 ft. radius; however, he would like to see the radius extended beyond the 500 ft. a. Approval of Minutes of 9/22/97 (Spec. Mtg.), 10/6/97 Regular Meeting b. Approval of Vouchers: Nos. 200478 through 201525 in the amount of $1,270,042.17 c. Authorize Mayor to sign a contract with Harding Lawson, in the amount of $50,000 for the Burlington Northern Santa Fe (BNSF) Yard Access Revision Project #95- RW09). d. Accept as complete the Asbestos Abatement at the Old Tukwila Community Center Project with New Environmental Contractors; authorize release of retainage. (Final project cost: $45,559.41.) Regular Meeting Minutes October 20, 1997 Page 3 Consent Agenda (Cont'd) OLD BUSINESS Res. #1383 Approving design changes for Sunshine Ridge (Peaks) PRD Ord. #1813 For City contracted tow services e. Accept as complete the Interurban Trail Phase II Project with Golf Landscaping, Inc.; authorize release of retainage. (Final project cost: $340,969.01.) MOVED BY DUFFIE, SECONDED BY HERNANDEZ, TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA AS SUBMITTED.* Council President Haggerton requested the minutes of 10/6/97 be withdrawn to the next Regular Council of November 3rd to allow adequate time to review tapes for accuracy of a statement made by Councilmember Carter regarding the curfew ordinance. *MOTION CARRIED AS AMENDED (7 -0). MOVED BY HERNANDEZ, SECONDED BY DUFFIE, 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, TO APPROVE A REVISED DESIGN FOR THE "PEAKS" PLANNED RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT (FORMERLY KNOWN AS SUNSHINE RIDGE) AND ADOPTING FINDINGS AND CONCLUSIONS. MOVED BY DUFFIE, SECONDED BY HAGGERTON, THAT RESOLUTION NO. 1383 BE APPROVED AS READ. MOTION CARRIED (6 -1); Councilmember Carter dissenting. MOVED BY DUFFIE, SECONDED BY LINDER, THAT THE PROPOSED ORDINANCE BE READ BY TITLE ONLY. MOTION CARRIED. Attorney Bob Noe read AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF TUKWILA, WASHINGTON, AMENDING ORDINANCE 1482, AS CODIFIED AT CHAPTER 5.44 OF THE TUKWILA MUNICIPAL CODE; PROVIDING A COMPETITIVE BID PROCESS FOR CITY CONTRACTED TOW TRUCK BUSINESSES; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY; AND ESTABLISHING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. MOVED BY HAGGERTON, SECONDED BY LINDER, THAT ORDINANCE NO. 1813 BE APPROVED AS READ. MOTION CARRIED (7 -0). Regular Meeting Minutes October 20, 1997 Page 4 Non represented employees salary study REPORTS Mayor Viki Witschger, Administrative Services Director, invited comments from Council as discussions continued on the non represented employees salary study. Councilmember Duffle said he'd hoped the City would improve upon the existing plan rather than embarking upon a completely new plan. Mayor Rants agreed that the salary plan currently in place is not all bad, it just needs an uplift. He said there is a need for internal equity, however. For example, he said all of the negotiated contracts receive 90% of the CPI which equals to a 3.3% increase; the proposed plan for the non represented shows a 2.2% increase. He said that is not equity. Rants' other concern was the performance based merit steps. After a brief discussion, Councilmembers agreed that they were not comfortable with the new proposal. They want to review the existing plan and adjust it accordingly to include a COLA, and after a time address the performance based merit steps and other areas of concerns. The Council thanked Witschger and other staff persons for their time and effort demanded by this project. The Council gained crucial knowledge and experience from the study, but regretted the significant costs incurred at tax payers expense. Mayor Rants requested authorization for staff to proceed in reviewing the benefits package for equity as compared to the represented employees. He will include this information in his recommendation for Council discussion at the October 27th Committee of The Whole meeting. Mayor Rants requested Police Chief Ron Waldner report on a new King County program being initiated to help youths. Chief Waldner stated that the City, in partnership with South Central School District, has been working on juvenile justice issues in terms of the funding of a pilot project targeting first time youth offenders. The objective is to provide a support network to lessen the chances that the juvenile will re- offend. In talking to County personnel, he found out that a significant amount of money has been appropriated within the County system to design a pilot program that will bring into the circle the County Department of Health, Department of Youth Services and the courts. King County Executive Ron Sims' vision is to help first time offenders who come from very unstable environments. Sims asked the City of Tukwila, South Central School District, the unincorporated areas of Skyway, and a portion of the Renton School District (who will work with the Sheriff's Regular Meeting Minutes October 20, 1997 Page 5 Reports (Cont'd) Council Department) to pilot the project. A staff person has already been hired and a planning meeting is scheduled to be held within the next few weeks. Waldner said the City is fortunate to have been selected to be one of the pilot projects to develop a model for King County. Rants shared an invitation he received from the South County Chamber of Commerce to attend an executive briefing on the new economic study focusing on South King County, the Puget Sound Trade Corridor, and the City of Kent on October 24th, 10am 12: noon, at the Kent Chamber of Commerce. Rants said he will attend and encouraged interested Councilmembers to do the same. Rants stated it was important to maintain the City's commitment to the Airport Communities Coalition (ACC); but he's opposed to budgeting financial support of the Regional Commission on Airport Affairs (RCAA) because they are not addressing the City's needs. Councilmember Duffie thanked City staff for the outstanding job they did in implementing the drainage system at Tukwila Elementary School. Duffie announced Ryan Hill's Block Watch party scheduled for October 21st, 7:00 p.m.; meet the candidates and councilmembers at Embassy Suites October 22, 5:30 p.m., and again at Foster High School at 7:00 p.m. Councilmember Hernandez attended the Human Services Round Table meeting on October 16th. She distributed copies of the agenda format to Councilmembers, which included issues such as child care, family violence and food under welfare reform; housing stability; health care and emphasis on prevention. H. Garcia of United Way was among those in attendance at the meeting. Hernandez attended the Association of Washington Cities (AWC) Regional meeting on October 16th. She complimented Councilmember Haggerton for doing an excellent job in welcoming everyone present. Councilmember Haggerton attended South Central School Board meeting on October 14th where a public hearing was held on the Strategic Plan. The School Board took no action on this issue. The bond financing for the two elementary schools was also discussed. Haggerton attended the Airport Communities Coalition meeting on October 15th; and the Association of Washington Cities (AWC) on October 16th. Regular Meeting Minutes October 20, 1997 Page 6 Reports (Cont'd) Staff City Attorney MISCELLANEOUS Councilmember Ekberg reported on the October 14th Community Affairs and Parks Committee meeting. He said a guest who is working on a study for King County Airport and the perspective use of that facility shared interesting information. She will share this information with the Council in a special presentation in the near future. Councilmembers Mullet and Carter also attended AWC on October 16th. Councilmember Linder attended the Hwy. 99 Action Committee meeting on October 14th. New people were in attendance including Southcenter security and representation from the Port of Seattle. Linder attended the Duwamish Improvement Club meeting on October 16th. Tom Kilburg gave a presentation on crime prevention, and political candidates made themselves available for public scrutiny. City Administrator McFarland informed the Council of the City's home page expansion. Interviews for Tukwila Municipal Judge will begin October 21st, and a recommendation will be submitted to the Mayor for Council consideration within the next couple of weeks. McFarland reported that the volunteer kit that Michael Rosotto has been developing has been completed and reviewed by the Mayor's office. It is now ready for the School District's review and signature. City Attorney Bob Noe updated the Council that an appeal for discretionary review was filed on October 17th against Deja Vu's preliminary injunction. Council President Haggerton read a letter received from Jacquelyn Falbei, 15358 62nd Avenue South, thanking the Council, Mayor and staff for repairing the land slide area near the San Juan Apartments at 62nd and 153rd. Councilmember Carter announced that the School District broadcasts safety bulletins to students every Friday. She requested previously that notices be distributed to the schools of the amended curfew ordinance for broadcasting. To date this has not been done. She asked that staff check into this matter. Regular Meeting Minutes October 20, 1997 Page 7 ADJOURNMENT MOVED BY CARTER, SECONDED BY DUFFIE, TO ADJOURN 8:32 P.M. THE MEETING. MOTION CARRIED. W. Rants, Mayor %L Celia Square, Deput Uty Clerk Date Minutes Approved: