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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1998-06-15 Regular MinutesMinutes of 6/15/98 Page 1 of 7 TUKWILA CITY COUNCIL June 15, 1998, 7:00 p.m. Tukwila City Hall Council Chambers REGULAR MEETING MINUTES CALL TO ORDER: Mayor Rants called the Regular Meeting to order and led the audience in the Pledge of Allegiance. ROLL CALL: Joe Duffie, Joan Hernandez, Pam Linder, Council President; Steve Mullet, Pam Carter, Jim Haggerton, Dave Fenton. OFFICIALS: John Rants, Mayor; John McFarland, City Administrator; Bob Noe, City Attorney; Doug Micheau, Public Works Coordinator; Tom Keefe, Fire Chief; Evelyn Boykan, Human Services Coordinator; Rhonda Berry, Assistant City Administrator; Brian Shelton, City Engineer; Lucy Lauterbach, Council Analyst; and Jane Cantu, City Clerk. SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS: Oath of Office administered to Keith Haines. Chief of Police: Mayor Rants administered the oath of office to Keith Haines as Police Chief. Haines introduced and thanked his wife and two sons for their support and thanked former Chief Waldner for being his mentor. Introduction of new emnlovees: Human Services Coordinator Evie Boykan introduced and presented Stacy Hansen as the new Human Services Assistant for the City. Engineer Brian Shelton introduced and presented Gary Barnett as a Senior Development Engineer and Tammy Frederick as a Permit Tech II for the City. PROCLAMATIONS/APPOINTMENTS: Human Services Advisory Board: Moved by Hernandez, seconded by Mullet, to reappoint Antoinette McKinnon to Position #1 and Sue Lerner to Position #2 both for a term expiring on 4/30/01 on the Human Services Advisory Board. Motion carried (7 -0). Minutes of 6/15/98 Page 2 of 7 Community Oriented Policing Board: Moved by Carter, seconded by Fenton, to appoint Vincent Hayes to Position #8 on the Community Oriented Policing Board as the School District Representative for a term expiring on 3/31/02. Motion carried (7 -0). Planninu Commission: Moved by Haggerton, seconded by Carter, to reappoint Kathryn Stetson to Position #2 on the Planning Commission for a term expiring on 4/30/02. Motion carried (7 -0). CITIZEN'S COMMENTS Mike Fowler, 3517 South 130 Street, Tukwila, President of the Foster Community Club, extended an invitation to the City Council to attend the club's June barbecue at the Foster Park on Wednesday, June 24, 1998 from 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. The barbecue is potluck style and everyone is asked to bring their own meat and a salad. CONSENT AGENDA a. Approval of Minutes: 5/4/98; 5/11/98 (Special Meeting) b. Approval of Vouchers: Nos.205498 through 205725 in the amount of $615,144.56. c. Accept as complete the 1997 Small Drainage Project with Laser Underground and Earthworks, Inc.; authorize release of retainage (Final cost of project: $324,908.23) d. Authorize Mayor to sign the SR99 Redevelopment Project Participating Agreement. e. Authorize Mayor to sign an agreement extending the date for completion of TCI franchise obligations. f. Authorize Mayor to sign the tri -party agreement with King County Department of Natural Resources and King County Department of Parks and Recreation for joint reuse demonstration project for Class A effluent (reclaimed water) at Fort Dent Park. Mayor Rants advised the Council that item e from the Consent Agenda should be pulled as the agreement title has changed since the Council's last review. Moved by Duffie, seconded by Mullet, to remove item e from the Consent Agenda and move it to New Business on the meeting agenda. Motion carried (7 -0). Moved by Hernandez, seconded by Linder, to approve the consent agenda as amended. Motion carried (7 -0). BID AWARD Award a contract in the amount of $107,964.69 to H W Emergency Vehicles for purchase of one replacement aid unit for the fire department: Councilmember Hernandez said the Finance Committee reviewed the request. Councilmember Fenton said there was difference with the actual cost versus the budget and the difference would be funded through ending fund balance. Minutes of 6/15/98 Page 3 of 7 Moved by Hernandez, seconded by Duffie, to award a contract in the amount of $107,964.69 to H W Emergency Vehicles for purchase of one replacement aid unit for the fire department. Councilmember Carter asked if the quality and drivablility of the replacement unit is comparable to what the department currently has. Chief Keefe said the new unit is a better unit than the existing unit. Councilmember Duffie asked what the lifetime was for the unit. Chief Keefe said new units are run as the first response unit for the first five years and then rotated back into the secondary position. The current unit has been in operation for seven years, so it will move into the secondary position for the next five or six years after which the department will be submitting a request for a new unit as the reserve unit will have outlived it life span and the department is required to have one unit in reserve. The life span is approximately 10 years for each unit. Motion carried (7 -0). OLD BUSINESS An ordinance adopting the 1997 State Building Code: Moved by Duffie, seconded by Hernandez, 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, repealing Ordinance Numbers 1393, 1547, 1630, 1671 (Section 9), and 1740; amending Chapter 16.04 of the Tukwila Municipal Code, to adopt the 1997 Washington State Building Code; providing for severability; and establishing an effective date. Moved by Duffie, seconded by Carter, that Ordinance No. 1842 be adopted as read. Motion carried (7 -0). A resolution establishing procedures for the naming of City property: Moved by Duffie, seconded by Carter, 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, adopting policies for naming City property; and repealing Resolution 981. Moved by Duffie, seconded by Carter, that Resolution No. 1400 be adopted as read. Motion carried (7 -0). NEW BUSINESS Motion officially naming Tukwila Pond Park: Mayor Rants said the park has been informally call Tukwila Pond Park for the last five years. Before signage is ordered and design and construction begins, staff recommends the park site be officially named as Tukwila Pond Park. Council President Linder and Councilmember Carter indicated they would prefer another name but would support the official name now. Moved by Mullet, seconded by Fenton, to officially name Tukwila Pond Park as "Tukwila Pond Park." Motion carried (7 -0). Authorize Mayor to sign an agreement extending the date for completion of TCI franchise obligations: Public Works Coordinator Micheau indicated that during the research on the legal entity (TCI), staff discovered that the Franchise Ordinance was changed to reflect the change in legal entity from TCI Seattle to TCI Minutes of 6/15/98 Page 4 of 7 Washington. The agreement has been changed to reflect this correction. Additionally, in the second "Whereas" of the agreement, the word "TCI" will be deleted. In section 9, the second line which states, "parties and nor representation" will be corrected to read, "parties and no representation." Moved by Carter, seconded by Duffle, to authorize the Mayor to sign an agreement with staff's recommended changes extending the date for completion of TCI franchise obligations. Motion carried (7 -0). REPORTS Mayor Rants reported that he recently met with Mayor Schell and representatives of cities served by Seattle City Light and discussed utility taxes. He was also visited by a representative of Seattle City Light who has indicated there may be a resolution to the issue of utility taxes between Seattle City Light and the cities of Tukwila and Shoreline. Lake Forest Park, Burien, and Sea Tac have indicated they do not have an issue regarding the utility tax imposed by Seattle City Light. They are more concerned with having a guarantee of continued service and future market rates. Shoreline customers are billed for approximately $1 million and Tukwila customers are billed for approximately $900,000 in utility taxes. Seattle City Light has also been approached by Boeing and other major industrial users outside of the Seattle who consume large amounts of electricity. The discussion centered on the political philosophy of the cities utility tax deposited directly into Seattle's General Fund as opposed to depositing the utility tax into a maintenance and provision of service account for areas Seattle City Light serves. Rants said if local customers are going to pay the tax then at least the tax should be allocated to the utility fund where cities can derive some benefit. This issue needs to be resolved. Another consideration for cities to think about is the possibility of Seattle City Light assessing a rate differential of six percent. Instead of collecting a utility tax of six percent, collect a rate differential of six percent since it costs more to serve the suburbs than it does Seattle. That option frees the City to assess a tax, if so desired. Another option discussed was entering into an interlocal agreement with Seattle City Light, much like a franchise agreement where a portion of the utility tax would be allocated back to Tukwila in the form of an annual franchise fee. Also discussed was an option of reducing undergrounding fees to reduce the capital investment of Seattle City Light. Rants said there are different ways to recover some of the $900,000 currently assessed by Seattle City Light but indicated it is doubtful that Tukwila would ever recoup the full six percent collected. Rants indicated talks would continue and he would keep the Council advised on the progress. Councilmember Carter commented on why it would cost more to serve the suburbs than Seattle. Mayor Rants said Seattle City Light would have to justify that assertion. Rants will meet on June 16 with city officials representing cities with swimming pools (9) at the Tukwila Community Center at 10:00 a.m. The discussion will focus on determining a resolution of whether to accept or Minutes of 6/15/98 Page 5 of 7 not accept the swimming pools from the county. The goal is for the nine cities to reach consensus on a proposed plan so it can be ratified. Councilmember Duffie attended Chief Waldner's retirement party on June 12. Duffie referred to the year 2001 and the probability of having a new school and how it will affect traffic in the Tukwila and Thorndyke Elementary School areas. He suggested the Council consider including the issue in the T.I.P. to insure that traffic impacts are considered. Councilmember Hernandez attended the Apartment Managers Network Meeting on Tuesday, June 9. During the meeting, the Police Department distributed notification cards that are distributed to the neighborhood when an incident occurs. The "Night Out Against Crime" event will only be held on one evening this year on Tuesday, August 4, 1998. Hernandez also attended the Highway Action 99 meeting on Tuesday, June 9. There will be a highway cleanup on Saturday, June 27. Overall crime has been reduced along the corridor but arrests for drugs and prostitution has increased due to increased patrol emphasis on undercover operations. Dennis Newell of Kinko's was awarded the June Citizen award. Chief Haines reported on the Hot Spots Task Force and efforts in encouraging the abatement of the Pacific Village Apartments. As there has only been one entry in the Highway 99 Corridor Cleanup, the deadline has been extended to August 1, 1998. City Administrator McFarland reported during the meeting that the Highway 99 Action Committee will be recognized for their efforts by the Association of Washington Cities (AWC) Annual Conference on Wednesday, June 17, 1998. Highway 99 Action Committee member Richard Simpson was selected to represent the committee at a Technical Assistance Workshop in Boston on July 11 -15, 1998. Funding is provided by a police grant the Tukwila Police Department received. On June 10, Hernandez attended a REACH meeting. It appears that there will be enough crew to complete three houses in Tukwila. Discussion items included expiration of the interlocal agreement and staffing issues. Hernandez attended Chief Waldner's retirement luncheon on June 12. Council President Linder reported she attended the Union Gospel Mission Advisory Board meeting on June 11, 1998. Linder said she has requested a meeting agenda before each Advisory Board Meeting. Linder said she has been asked to serve on the Action Committee of the Human Services Roundtable and will attend a meeting to determine meeting time requirements. Councilmember Carter reviewed several Transportation Committee agenda items to include the Highway 99 Redevelopment Agreement and the T.I.P. public hearing. Carter will attend the SCATBD meeting on June 16 and will report on Moving King County 2000. Jonathan Jackson of RTA will give a briefing on the South King County light rail route alternatives to be studied in the EIS. Also scheduled on the agenda is a progress report on the MTP. Carter will also attend the AWC Conference later in the week. Minutes of 6/15/98 Page 6 of 7 Councilmember Haggerton attended the Juvenile Justice meeting on June 10. Haggerton distributed copies of an update on the vision and goals of the organization. Haggerton also attended Chief Waldner's retirement luncheon. Haggerton mentioned that during the luncheon he visited with John Welch (a developer) who mentioned that one of the reasons for interest in property along Highway 99 was the availability of fiber optics for office buildings. Haggerton is planning to attend the AWC Conference on June 17 -18. Councilmember Fenton attended the Apartment Manager's Network Meeting and the Highway 99 Action Committee meeting. Fenton mentioned that he also had a chance to visit with John Sabey who shared some positive comments regarding City staff. Fenton attended the Hot Spots Task Force meeting on June 15, indicated the group is well represented, and will focus efforts on addressing apartment issues within the City. Karen Wright distributed a note about Mukilteo's annual fee assessment of $80.60 for each apartment unit. The fee was challenged in court with the court upholding Mukilteo's assessment. Fenton said the task force is also reviewing and discussing an assessment and indicated Tukwila currently has 75 apartment buildings in the City. Out of the 75 buildings, 43 apartment managers /owners have taken the Tukwila Crime Free Multi- Family Housing Program. There are approximately seven apartment complexes that continue to have major code enforcement problems. The task force will be concentrating on these problem areas. STAFF: Administrator McFarland said he would provide copies of the proposed schedule of events for Tukwila Days. The Sister Cities Committee continues to meet and finalize plans for the visit. The delegation will arrive on July 30. Forty -five people will need home stays. McFarland informed Councilmembers that several Human Services consultants who are auditing the City's existing Human Services program would contact them. There will be four essential questions that each Councilmember will be asked. He indicated their answers would be important in determining an accurate assessment of Tukwila's Human Services program. Attorney Noe said as a result of the first Hot Spots Task Force meeting it was revealed that one of the apartment complexes on Pacific Highway has a serious drug problem. On Monday, June 6, Noe filed a Superior Court for Drug Use Abatement request. A hearing was held on Wednesday, June 10 and the owner showed up with his attorney and requested an extension. The hearing has been continued to June 24. Noe said the City is in the process of pulling together information to successfully abate the nuisance. The apartments are located at 13504 Pacific Highway South. MISCELLEANOUS Council President Linder said she is only able to attend the AWC Conference partially on Wednesday, June 17 and Thursday, June 18. Minutes of 6/15/98 Page 7 of 7 Councilmember Haggerton referred to the Juvenile Justice Committee and mentioned that the consultants working in the field on the juvenile justice strategic plan commented that they have never worked with a county (nationwide) that has as many committees and subcommittees as King County has. Mayor Rants said homestays are needed for some of the delegates to include children and sister city dignitaries. The delegation arrives Thursday, July 30 at 8:30 a.m. and will depart on Monday, August 3, 1998. Mayor Rants indicated the resolutions proposed by Shoreline to AWC (previously approved by Council) have been withdrawn. Councilmember Hernandez will attend the AWC Conference on June 17 and 18. (8:05 n.m.) ADJOURNMENT Hernandez moved, seconded by Duffie, to adjourn them meeting. Motion carried. JohrtW. Rants, Mayor 4 c f�f I l V a erie Gow, Recording Secretary f Date Minutes Approved: