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Home My WebLink About1998-11-23 Special MinutesTUKWILA CITY COUNCIL November 23, 1998 9:00 p.m. Council Chambers City Hall CITY COUNCIL SPECIAL MEETING MINUTES CALL TO ORDER: Mayor Rants called the Special Meeting to order at 9:07 p.m. ROLL CALL: Deputy City Clerk, Bob Baker, called the roll of Council. Present were Councilmembers Joe Duffie, Joan Hernandez, Steve Mullet, Pam Carter, Jim Haggerton and Dave Fenton. Also present was Council President Pam Linder. OFFICIALS: City Administrator, John McFarland, Mayor John W. Rants, Deputy City Clerk, Bob Baker; Legislative Analyst, Lucy Lauterbach; Finance Director, Alan Doerschel; Public Works Director, Ross Earnst and Department of Community Development Director, Steve Lancaster. CONSENT AGENDA: Annroval of Vouchers #208436 208635 in the amount of $203,360.68 Moved by Councilmember Hernandez, seconded by Duffie; to approve the consent agenda as presented. The motion carried 7 -0. BID AWARD: Award a contract to Shear Transport, Inc., in the amount of $192.585.81. for the Oxbow Annexation Waterline Proiect Moved by Councilmember Mullet, seconded by Fenton; to award a contract to Shear Transport, Inc., in the amount of $192,585.81, for the Oxbow Annexation Waterline Project. The motion carried 7 -0. OLD BUSINESS: a. An Ordinance Amending the Current Sign Code and Creating a Staged Comnliance Sian Amortization Program AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF TUKWILA, WASHINGTON, AMENDING PARTS OF ORDINANCE NO. 1274, AND AMENDING PARTS OF ORDINANCE NOS. 1768 AND 1792 AS CODIFIED AT TUKWILA MUNICIPAL CODE TITLE 19, SIGN CODE; CREATING A City of Tukwila Page 2 of 4 City Council Special Meeting Minutes November 23, 1998 STAGED COMPLIANCE SIGN AMORTIZATION PROGRAM; PROVIDING REMEDIES FOR FAILURE TO COMPLY; AMENDING DECISION REVIEW PROCESSES; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY; AND ESTABLISHING AN EFFECTIVE DATE Moved by Councilmember Haggerton; seconded by Council President Linder, to read the proposed ordinance by title only. The motion carried 7 -0. City Administrator McFarland read the title of the proposed ordinance. Moved by Councilmember Haggerton; seconded by Duffie, to approve the proposed ordinance as read.* Discussion centered around addressing Freeway Interchange and landmark signs. Mr. Lancaster noted these were not included with this proposed ordinance. It was decided staff would bring revisions to provide proper changes to the aforementioned signs. Councilmember Mullet asked about the second `whereas' in the draft ordinance. It is his belief it should have been eliminated. Same was confirmed by Mr. Lancaster. Moved by Councilmember Carter; seconded by Duffie; to strike the words, "8.1.14 and 8.1.15" and "and the preservation of signs that are "exceptional and significant" from the second whereas in the proposed ordinance.# Discussion ensued. The second "whereas" would then read, "WHEREAS, the City Council wishes to implement Comprehensive Plan policies calling for an amortization plan; and" #Vote The motion to amend carried 7 -0. *Vote The motion to approve the proposed ordinance as amended carried 7 -0. APPROVED ORDINANCE #1857 b. A Resolution Renaming Pacific Highway South "Tukwila International Boulevard" A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF TUKWILA, WASHINGTON, CHANGING THE NAME OF PACIFIC HIGHWAY SOUTH TO TUKWILA INTERNATIONAL BOULEVARD Moved by Councilmember Duffie; seconded by Fenton, to read the proposed resolution by title only. The motion carried 7 -0. Due to the fact so much time and effort was put into the wording of the proposed resolution, it was moved by Council President Linder; seconded by Duffie, to read the proposed resolution in its entirety. The motion carried 7 -0. City of Tukwila Page 3 of 4 City Council Special Meeting Minutes November 23, 1998 City Administrator McFarland read the title of the proposed resolution. Moved by Councilmember Hernandez; seconded by Mullet, the resolution be adopted as read.* Brief discussion took place regarding the placement of signs on the Highway and City boundaries. Moved by Haggerton; seconded by Linder, to amend Section 1 of the proposed resolution to read as follows, "Section 1. The portion of Pacific Highway South from the City's southern boundary of the roadway at S. 152nd Street to the highway's intersection with East Marginal Way and Boeing Access Road on the north shall be renamed "Tukwila International Boulevard." The motion carried 7 -0. *Vote The main motion to approve the resolution, as amended, carried 6 -1, with Councilmember Carter voting no. Councilmember Haggerton noted his desire for a marker at our intersection of So. 160th. Otherwise, he stated, citizens will not see a sign until they approach 160th. He noted there is a gateway sign at the Arco; however, that is not the Tukwila boundary. Mayor Rants stated he will mention this at an upcoming Arts Commission meeting. Councilmembers Carter and Haggerton have concerns regarding cross streets. They wondered where they could properly voice their concerns. Public Works Director Ross Earnst noted he would place it on the next Transportation Committee agenda. APPROVED RESOLUTION #1409 NEW BUSINESS: a. Consideration of Labor Agreement with the Tukwila Police Officers' Guild Moved by Council President Linder; seconded by Fenton, to accept the labor agreement as presented. The motion carried 7 -0. b. A Resolution Annroving the AT &T /TCI Merger Moved by Councilmember Duffie; seconded by Linder, to read the proposed resolution by title only. The motion carried 7 -0. City Administrator McFarland read the title of the proposed resolution. Moved by Councilmember Mullet; seconded by Duffie, to approve the resolution as read.* Discussion ensued. Several changes must be made to the ordinance which were not considered at the Committee level. City of Tukwila Page 4 of 4 City Council Special Meeting Minutes November 23, 1998 Moved by Councilmember Mullet; seconded by Fenton to amend the resolution by doing the following: second `whereas', first line, amend the word "or" to "of"; Section 1, Subsection A, to be amended to read "A. TCI, as a wholly -owned subsidiary of AT &T, confirms that the franchise will continue to be bound by the terms of the Master Cable Television Ordinance No. 1687 and Franchise Agreement Ordinance No. 1688: and anv amendments thereto. Section B to be amended as follows, "B. In accordance with Exhibit 4 of the FCC Form 394, if, in the future, AT &T offers services other than those currently authorized by the franchise agreement and any applicable laws..." and (last line, same section) "...as may lawfully be levied, and, The motion carried 7 -0. APPROVED RESOLUTION #1410 ADJOURNMENT: (9:32 p.m.) Moved by Councilmember Haggerton; seconded by Duffle to adjourn the special meeting. The motion carried. Council will continue work on the Council of Whole meeting agenda. They will begin with item 5(f) Continued review of the 1999 Budget and 1999 -2004 Financial Planning Model /CIP. etizth John v4T. Rants, Mayor A. 55[10_ Robert H. Baker, CMC, Deputy City Clerk Date Minutes Approved: /2_ /98