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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1998-08-17 Regular MinutesTUKWILA CITY COUNCIL August 17, 1998 7:00 p.m. Council Chambers City Hall REGULAR MEETING MINUTES CALL TO ORDER/PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE: Councilmember Joan Hernandez called the regular meeting to order at 7:00 p.m., in Council Chambers, City Hall; and led the audience in the Pledge of Allegiance. ROLL CALL: City Clerk Jane Cantu called the roll. Present were Councilmembers Joan Hernandez, Pam Carter, Steve Mullet, Jim Haggerton and Dave Fenton. Councilmember Haggerton moved; Mullet seconded, to excuse Council President Pam Linder and Councilmember Joe Duffle. The motion carried 5 -0. OFFICIALS: John McFarland, City Administrator; Bob Noe, City Attorney; Jane Cantu, City Clerk; Bob Baker, Deputy City Clerk; Ross Earnst, Public Works Director and Steve Lancaster, Department of Community Development Director. Mayor Rants was absent. CITIZEN COMMENT: Jennifer Yellowrobe, 13004 56th Ave. So., spoke in favor of closing her road. In support of her position, Ms. Yellowrobe cited items such as excessive traffic, interruption of daily activities in the neighborhood, harassment and crime. She stated the solution (road closure) is inexpensive and poses no impact to emergency vehicles. She and her neighbors would like peace restored. Councilmember Mullet stated Council is working on the situation and also wants the problems resolved. Closing the road is not as easy as it may seem. Additionally, he noted his belief this item would appear on the next Council Of Whole (COW) meeting, August 24, 1998. Councilmember Hernandez informed Ms. Yellowrobe she may obtain a copy of the August 11, 1998, Transportation Committee meeting minutes. This item was discussed, at length, and all committee members were involved in the discussions. Councilmember Fenton agrees a problem definitely exists. He reaffirmed the fact Council is diligently working on this issue. He stated the previously- mentioned minutes contain a full -page report with cost estimates re: street closures or other traffic flow reducers for the area. He agreed Ms. Yellowrobe would probably be interested in the next C. O. W. meeting. City of Tukwila Page 2 of 9 City Council Regular Meeting Minutes August 17, 1998 CONSENT AGENDA: a. Annroval of Minutes: 8/3/98 b. Annroval of Vouchers: No.'s. 206671 206934 for $756.609.74 Councilmember Haggerton moved; Fenton seconded, approval of the consent agenda, as presented.* a. Annroval of Minutes: 8/3/98 Councilmember Carter asked City Administrator McFarland if he had wording changes made to the minutes brought to his attention earlier in the day. He answered in the affirmative. She noted, for the record, the wording changes she sought. Councilmember Carter moved; Fenton seconded, to amend the August 3, 1998, minutes; page 5, paragraph 4, FROM: "Mayor Rants stated indecision and /or lack of information really depends upon what actions the Legislature takes. He then invited Council to provide input for the 1999 budget." TO: "Mayor Rants stated that our ability to predict revenues is often made difficult by actions contemplated or taken by the State Legislature that impact sales or property tax collections by cities. City Clerk Jane Cantu suggested Clerk's staff listen to the tape of the meeting for assurance of accuracy in the proposed amendment. The consensus of Council was to then withdraw the minutes from the consent agenda until such time. *Councilmember Hernandez announced withdrawal of the minutes from the agenda pending research by Clerk's Office staff. b. Annroval of Vouchers *The motion to approve the vouchers as submitted carried 5 -0. BID AWARDS: a. Award a contract to Mike's Roofing in the amount of $32.395.38 for the Minkler Building Roof Renlacement Proiect Councilmember Carter noted the contract award amount was well within the $80,000.00 allocated. This contract includes the roof replacement on the Minkler building and minor maintenance work on the some of the buildings. Councilmember Carter moved, Mullet seconded, approval to award a contract to Mike's Roofing, in the amount of $32,395.38, for the Minkler Building Roof Replacement Project. The motion carried 5 -0. City of Tukwila Page 3 of 9 City Council Regular Meeting Minutes August 17, 1998 b. Award a contract to Mike's Roofing in the amount of $X0.972.16, for the City Hall Roof Renlacement Proiect Councilmember Carter noted the project is to replace the existing cedar shingle roof with asphalt shingles. This contract award amount is also within the $100,000.00 allocated for the project. Councilmember Carter moved, Mullet seconded, approval to award a contract to Mike's Roofing, in the amount of $80,972.16, for the City Hall Roof Replacement Project.* Councilmember Fenton asked what provisions have been made for parking in front of City Hall during replacement of the roof Mr. Earnst noted three (3) parking spaces will be provided to the contractor for the duration of the project. This issue was addressed at the pre- construction conference. Should the number prove insufficient, Council will be notified. *The motion carried 5 -0. OLD BUSINESS: a. Draft ordinance adonting the Pacific HiQhwav Revitalization Plan Steve Lancaster, Director of the Department of Community Development, made a very brief presentation to Council relaying the final Pacific Highway Revitalization Plan Book, hereinafter referred to as "the plan." The plan represents changes, modifications and policy directions Council has provided. Staff recommends adoption of the ordinance, as presented. Councilmember Hernandez noted how nice the plan looks and staff did an excellent job in its compilation. She sent compliments to Mr. Lancaster and staff. Concerning page 17 of the plan, Councilmember Carter asked why Cascade View Park had been pushed further back in time than Southgate Park. She asked if this was an error or if there was an actual reason. Mr. Lancaster relayed, that based on discussions with the Parks Recreation Department, Cascade View is more difficult than Southgate, since it involves issues of property acquisition. Councilmember Carter didn't believe that accurately reflected what was listed in the CIP. She stated Cascade View was of primary importance over Southgate. Mr. Lancaster advised Council that the plan is only implemented through actions such as Council's adoption of the CIP; and if a discrepancy arises, the CIP would rule. Concerning page 40 of the plan, subheading "Additional Taxes," Councilmember Carter sought clarification to the $2 million figure listed. She wanted to know if this is a per -year figure. Mr. Lancaster answered in the affirmative. He added the figure makes a number of assumptions and could be substantially less. One area of concern for Councilmember Carter is the mention of the word transit within the plan. As she reads it, each time the word transit appears, it refers to buses. She is concerned there is no notation in the plan which makes it explicit that this program does not include light City of Tukwila Page 4 of 9 City Council Regular Meeting Minutes August 17, 1998 rail. Mr. Lancaster said although that notation was not made, staff will have further discussions with Council as they move through the environmental review process; therefore, staff did not believe the notation necessary for this document. Councilmember Haggerton presented his compliments to Mr. Lancaster and staff for putting together such a fine book. One general comment he wanted on the record is his preference that any time the City refers to the Revitalization of Pacific Highway, that we refer to the complete area, from South 116th to South 160th. We are concentrating on the center portion of that extremity. He prefers we refer to Highway 99 as one unit and try to lay out a plan to do the entire subject. His compliments to Mr. Lancaster for referring, on page 27 of the plan, to the Tukwila School District's Strategic Plan. That helps justify all the efforts which went into the creation and development of said plan. Councilmember Carter moved; Haggerton seconded, the ordinance be read by title only. The motion carried 5 -0. City Attorney Bob Noe read the ordinance by title only. Councilmember Carter moved; Haggerton seconded, the ordinance be adopted as read.* Various Councilmembers noted their thanks and appreciation for work put into the production of the document in addition to the updated photographs, etc. Mr. Lancaster noted the item will now be available to anyone who would like a copy. Councilmembers Mullet and Carter noted the headings above the drawings on page 22 are duplicative and could be misleading. Although not critical, they wondered why the headings appeared twice once in a large font and once in a smaller font. Mr. Lancaster replied this was most likely a style preference of the graphics person. Councilmember Mullet stated perhaps one of the headings could be deleted in the final printing of the document. *The motion carried 5 -0. b. Revised process for considering Comnrehensive Plan Amendments Councilmember Haggerton explained that in an attempt to make the comprehensive plan amendment process easier and /or quicker, those items which come before Council on an annual basis, have had the nomenclature removed from the old plan where Council identified them as significant or non significant impact issues. From there, they tried to make a decision whether they would reject, defer or approve. They also tried to streamline the process for review and removed that level previous named, as it is superfluous in nature. Councilmember Carter would agree with the suggestion on re- numbering the steps on draft amendments to Chapter 18.80 to the Tukwila Municipal Code. City of Tukwila Page 5 of 9 City Council Regular Meeting Minutes August 17, 1998 Councilmember Carter noted additional verbiage is necessary to section B(1) where a change is already proposed. Something may already be addressed in the comprehensive plan, but there may be a need to handle it differently. She suggested the simplest thing to do at this point is duplicate the language from the 2nd item, i.e., "If the issue is already addressed in the Comprehensive Plan, is there a public need for the proposed change She stated the issue will most likely go on to the Planning Commission and they may well come up with a better way of wording the item. Councilmember Mullet stated for the record when the original process was put in place, Council was concerned about potential amendments being made to the process. They were not concerned so much with language changes, but didn't want a lot of process changes. That is what is being done language is being clarified. Councilmember Carter moved; Mullet seconded, referral of the item to the Planning Commission, for a public hearing and recommendation back to the City Council, with amendments, as suggested by Councilmembers Carter and Mullet. The motion carried 5 -0. c. Water Quality Staff Position Endangered Snecies Act: A need for a Permanent Water Oualitv Fisheries Snecialist. Councilmember Haggerton stated a person is currently working under contract (which expires in August, 1998) whom has worked in this capacity. The intent is to create a full -time staff position with a title of Water Quality Fisheries Specialist. The City has a great need for expertise in the area of the Endangered Species Act as it relates to our waterways. The position is recommended to be set at Range 23, with pay equaling $3273.00 to $3978.00 per month. Councilmember Carter sees no other way to do the work required in connection with the Endangered Species Act without adding an additional City staff position. Councilmember Hernandez questioned which funds will be utilized for the salary. Public Works Director Ross Earnest noted from this point on, the position will be paid from the General Fund and Service Water funds. The position is currently paid out of Public Works extra labor and some Surface Water projects. The position will be a budgeted staff position in 1999. Councilmember Fenton noted the Endangered Species item has been viewed as a national crisis. It is nice to see Tukwila has taken a positive step to move forward and take action(s) which will hopefully benefit the cause in the future. Councilmember Haggerton moved; Carter seconded, that the City identify a position as Water Quality Staff position for the Endangered Species Act with a title of Water Quality and Fisheries Specialist, under the terms and conditions as outlined in a memorandum to the City Administrator, dated July 28, 1998, from the Administrative Services Director, with the wage range and job description provided. The motion carried 5 -0. City of Tukwila Page 6 of 9 City Council Regular Meeting Minutes August 17, 1998 REPORTS: a. MAYOR: In the absence of the Mayor, there was no report. b. CITY COUNCIL: Councilmember Mullet noted there will be no Utilities meeting on August 18. Councilmember Carter asked when the garage sales were advertised. She saw nothing in the Seattle Times. She wondered if Tukwila would furnish signs for same. The Transportation Committee met last week. Roofs and Foster Point issues were discussed at that meeting. Councilmember Haggerton reported his attendance at the August 15 ACC retreat. It began at 9:00 a.m. and went until 1:00 p.m. Virtually all of that meeting was devoted to executive session. Another meeting is set for August 19, from 4:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. Finally, a fairly lengthy executive session will be scheduled for the Council to discuss many of the items from the ACC agendas. Councilmember Haggerton then "patted" the City on the back for their recent, quick response to an accident on 42nd. He was working on his deck August 15m when he heard brakes squealing and knew an automobile accident had occurred. Before he could start up the street to investigate, he heard sirens already responding. He then reported on this evening's Finance Safety Committee meeting. One item discussed was the annual review of extending the curfew ordinance. He noted the Committees' review of a letter from the American Civil Liberties Union as it relates to the Bremerton ordinance. It was the opinion of the Committee to forward said item to the August 24th C. O. W. meeting, with a recommendation that it be renewed for a one -year term. Also discussed at that meeting was the City Council budget page format. That may carry over to the budget format for other departments. The Committee discussed goals and objectives. The discussion developed into a forum on how the Council can better organize themselves and run the City. It was also decided Council should develop the goals and objectives early in one year for the upcoming year. They would then schedule a joint retreat with department heads and Administration to discuss same in May or June. They would attempt to work on the same goals and objectives for the CIP items, etc. for the upcoming year. The intent is to have the final goals ready in July so that as the operating budget and CIP are considered, all will focus on the same dollar amounts in the same areas. This would eliminate surprises during budget discussions in October and November of each year. Other items discussed at the Finance meeting were mentioned by Councilmember Haggerton. One of the major items discussed was the recent Boeing announcement relating the sending of some 737 work and workers to San Diego. The changes planned will amount to vacation of City of Tukwila City Council Regular Meeting Minutes August 17, 1998 Page 7 of 9 600,000 square feet in the valley area, with the biggest "hit" going to Kent. It does effect the "black box" area on East Marginal Way with a vacation. There was a question of financial impact to our City regarding sales tax. Councilmembers have been advised by real estate experts that affects to our area would most likely be minimal. Councilmember Haggerton announced his very recent appointment to the AWC Legislative Committee for the remainder of 1998. He will attend meetings in October and November to develop the legislative agenda for AWC. He then suggested the introduction and development of a working plan for goals Council foresees for the City Council and overall City goals. Council will sort them into two "pots" and will then discuss the items in detail. Councilmember Carter suggested people may want to review the City of Tumwater web page if they are interested in doing things differently. Their web page contains their entire budget and may contain some good ideas to the City for consideration. Finally, Councilmember Haggerton stated he was in receipt of the final draft of Phase I of the Juvenile Justice Operational Master Plan. He's been attending forums and workshops to develop the plan. Based on the final draft plan, work sessions will be held at Garfield Community Center, August 31; Bothell Library, September 3; Bothell Library, September 9; and Kent Commons on September 10; where input will be sought. Some of the information listed is relevant to the City's curfew ordinance. He then shared some statistics contained within the plan. Councilmember Fenton noted tonight's Finance Safety meeting was very good and well reported by Councilmember Haggerton. He had no other report. Councilmember Hernandez attended a REACH meeting August 12. King County is revising the interlocal agreement and has agreed to be the fiscal agent for REACH so the salaries for the program assistants will be paid through the County. The interlocal agreement will come back to the City after approval /adoption by King County. Feedback on the Paint Your Heart Out Program was quite positive. Although most of the paint was donated, there was an approximate $2,000.00 expenditure for paint. That figure was well within the monies allocated. She thanked the painting volunteers and noted she had pictures for everyone to review. Ms. Hernandez then announced she had several pictures to share with Council and the audience of the Sister -City visit and Tukwila Days in addition to the Paint Your Heart Out project. Finally, Councilmember Hernandez reported her attendance at the Chamber lunch on August 14, which was a social event with no program; but networking and announcements were made which will also appear in the upcoming newsletter from the Chamber. There was an invitation from the Chamber Tourism Committee to attend meetings of that Committee, on the first Wednesday of each month, at the Chamber office. City of Tukwila Page 8 of 9 City Council Regular Meeting Minutes August 17, 1998 c. STAFF: City Administrator McFarland noted the City's Ikawa visitors pictures, left on the dais this evening, were compliments of Terri Stevens, Highline Times. Mr. McFarland then reported on the Sign Code Amortization Open House August 12th and 13th. Approximately 20 people were in attendance. The comments were generally neutral. Only some concern was received regarding the broad ranging impacts an amortization program may have. A public hearing before the Planning Commission is slated for August 27, 1998. The Commission will then forward recommendations to the full Council. Next, Mr. McFarland noted his receipt of a 32 -page fax from Boeing, sent by Liz Warman. Two lines pertaining to Tukwila are contained therein. The South Center South Corporate Square building is being vacated. And, the East Marginal Way Corporate Park is being vacated. Boeing owns the East Marginal Way Corporate Park and will lease it to another group. Some jobs will be moved out of the Duwamish corridor as Boeing continues to consolidate their military space operations. He noted the date for a community dialog on Highway 99 has not yet been solidified. At this point scheduling may dictate the end of September or early October. The meeting promises to be a comprehensive effort to bring together a lot of interest on Highway 99, which may include conceptual building design issues, street scape, and a final look at what the City will consider in terms of the overlay project or rebuilding before it goes into design. This meeting will also provide an opportunity for property owners and perspective developers to hear what the community is seeking. Finally, he received a call from the Public Relations person at Light Rail, Michael Rossotto. The Regional Transit Authority (RTA) would like to hold a public meeting at Foster Commons, on November 17, 1998, to preview the Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) and to educate the public on how to interact in the EIS review process. Councilmember Haggerton asked if Mr. McFarland attended the August 11 meeting of the Highway 99. He answered that although a prior commitment prevented him from staying for the duration of the meeting, he did, indeed, attend. He noted John Houde was awarded the August award. He owns Otter Wash. The core membership of the group continues to grow. d. CITY ATTORNEY: City Attorney Noe had no report. e. INTERGOVERNMENTAL: Councilmember Hernandez asked if anyone had the opportunity to attend the August 12 Suburban Cities Association meeting wherein Regional Governance and Finance was to be discussed. Determination was made no one attended. City of Tukwila Page 9 of 9 City Council Regular Meeting Minutes August 17, 1998 MISCELLANEOUS: Councilmember Carter wanted to say thank you to whomever painted over the graffiti on the north wall, along I -5, near 144th. She said it looks much better than the graffiti it covers. Mr. McFarland noted Brian Shelton contacted the appropriate individual at Washington State Department of Transportation for action. EXECUTIVE SESSION: Item stricken. ADJOURNMENT: At 8:05 p.m., having no other business to come before the Council, Councilmember Haggerton moved; Carter seconded; adjourning the regular meeting. The motion carried 5 -0. n J tAA John r. Rants, Mayor J Pith& (Ab) &LA Robert H. (Bob) Baker Deputy City Clerk n Date Minutes Approved: q 1( /98