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Home My WebLink About2000-11-06 Regular MinutesCALL TO ORDER/PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE: Mayor Steven M. Mullet called the Regular meeting to order at 7:00 p.m. and led the audience in the Pledge of Allegiance. OFFICIALS: ROLL CALL: TUKWILA CITY COUNCIL November 6, 2000 7:00 p.m. Council Chambers City Hall REGULAR MEETING MINUTES City Administrator John McFarland; City Attorney Bob Noe; City Clerk Jane Cantu; Deputy City Clerk Bob Baker; Council Analyst Lucy Lauterbach; Finance Director Alan Doerschel; Public Works Director Jim Morrow and Police Captain Doug Partlow. Ms. Cantu called the roll of Council. Present were Council President Joe Duffie; and Councilmembers Joan Hernandez, Pam Carter, Jim Haggerton, Pamela Linder, Dave Fenton and Richard Simpson. Hernandez moved; Duffie seconded; consideration of New Business items before Old Business for this agenda only. The motion carried 7 -0. CITIZEN COMMENT /CORRESPONDENCE: Warren Wing. Tukwila. expressed appreciation for receiving the first Treasures of Tukwila Award. Joanne McManus. 5610 South 133rd. Tukwila. described Municipal Court Judge Lukevich as great. She was recently called for jury duty and enjoyed the experience of learning the court process in spite of the fact she was not selected to serve as a juror. CONSENT AGENDA: a. Approval of Minutes 10 -16 -00 Regular Meeting; 10/23/00 Special Meeting b. Approval of Vouchers #224433 224704, in the amount of $831,930.82 c. Accept as complete the Oxbow Annexation Waterline Project with Shear Transport, Inc.; and authorize the release of retainage (Final Project Cost: $274,230.80) Hernandez moved; Carter seconded; approval of the consent agenda as presented. The motion carried 7 -0. PUBLIC HEARINGS: a. Continuation of a Street Vacation 35th Avenue South from South 124th to South 125th (continued from October 16, 2000) City of Tukwila Page 2 of 6 City Council Regular Meeting Minutes November 6, 2000 7:06 p.m. Mayor Mullet reconvened the public hearing. Councilmember Linder disclosed receipt of an e -mail from Troy Wallin before Councilmember Fenton disclosed receipt of a telephone call from the same individual. 7:07 p.m. Public Works Director Jim Morrow revisited the petition and presented verbal information on three supplemental attachments to Council. Said information was requested during the 10/16/00 meeting. Mr. Morrow then fielded clarifying questions. CITIZEN COMMENT: Shirley Robinson. 3422 40th Avenue South, Tukwila, noted potential discrepancies in traffic study figures between those she's seen in the past and those presented this evening by City staff. To that end, she asked Council to inquire about who performed the previous studies and to analyze the figures. Bob Bernhard, 3418 South 126th. Tukwila, disagreed with figures represented in attachment 2 related to the volume of traffic coming into and going out of the neighborhood. Public Works Director Jim Morrow explained the legend on the attachment and noted the differences between a.m. and p.m. peak hours. Gina Neilson, 12527 35th Avenue South, Tukwila, provided her interpretation on the new attachments provided by City staff and labeled them as confusing and deceiving. She reminded Council of RCW 35.79.020 and asked them to deny the Petition based on her definition of the word abutting. Shirley Robinson. 3422 40th Avenue South. Tukwila, spoke of a 13- year -old contract between the Sabey Corporation and the residents of the Riverton area. The agreement encouraged a local contractor (Sabey) to develop the area, while eliminating further incursions in the neighborhood (the blocking off of streets). The City of Tukwila is not a party to the agreement as it was entered into when Riverton was part of King County. 7:47 p.m. Mayor Mullet closed the public hearing. COUNCIL DISCUSSIONS /DELIBERATIONS: Councilmember Hernandez understands concerns voiced during the entire public hearing and believes vacation of the street to be in the best interests of the neighborhood. Each Councilmember spoke in favor of the street vacation with conditions. Carter moved; Linder seconded; approval of the street vacation with the following five conditions: 1. Existing utilities in the proposed vacation area should remain in place with an easement provided to respective utility or be relocated at petitioner's expense. 2. A 50 -food easement with 35 -feet of pavement (matching current width) shall be granted to owner of property identified as Assessor's Parcels 206360 -0005, 0020, 0025, 0030, 0035, and 0036, for purposes of ingress and egress and utilities if the parcels of the property redevelop and the land use changes from residential to a permitted use within the zoning code. This easement shall run with the land and shall be binding on all parties having or acquiring any City of Tukwila Page 3 of 6 City Council Regular Meeting Minutes November 6, 2000 right, title, or interest in the land described herein or any part thereof, as long as the present facility or any business replacing it shall need the use of these parcels for the purposes described above. 3. Provision for emergency access to the southerly portion of the vacated area from South 126th Street and 35th Avenue South. 4. Compensation to the City in the amount of $85,780.00, in accordance with TMC 11.60. 5. Guaranteed pedestrian access shall run with the land and be binding on all parties. The motion carried 7 -0. An ordinance vacating the street and encapsulating the above conditions will be presented for adoption at the November 20 City Council Regular meeting. NEW BUSINESS: a. An Ordinance regarding the acquisition of land for urban renewal on Tukwila International Boulevard. AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF TUKWILA, WASHINGTON, DECLARING THE CITY'S ACQUISITION OF CERTAIN PROPERTIES FOR THE PURPOSES OF URBAN RENEWAL AND THE TUKWILA VILLAGE PROJECT TO BE A PUBLIC NECESSITY; PROVING FOR CONDEMNATION, APPROPRIATION, TAKING AND DAMAGING OF LAND AND PROPERTY RIGHTS NECESSARY THEREFORE; PROVIDING FOR THE COSTS THEREOF; DIRECTING THE INITIATION OF APPROPRIATE PROCEEDINGS IN THE MANNER PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY; AND ESTABLISHING AN EFFECTIVE DATE Haggerton moved; Fenton seconded; read of the proposed ordinance by title only. The motion carried 7 -0. City Attorney Bob Noe read the title of the proposed ordinance. Carter moved; Linder seconded; adoption of the proposed ordinance as read. Discussion ensued. Council received assurance from Administration that repeated attempts to contact the owner have been made over a period of more than one year. In that time, no calls have been returned, no certified letters have been answered and no contact whatsoever has been established. Ending all debate, Councilmember Haggerton called for the previous question. *The motion carried 6 -1; with Councilmember Hernandez voting no. APPROVED ORDINANCE 1939 cSC _m .�€d c &I c tcd, Z3& &Litt/.., &L With a call for the previous question, Councilmember Hernandez was unable to ascertain' whether money to buy the parcel would be expended from the City's General Fund or from funds set aside for the Tukwila Village project. Thus, her no vote. Finance Director Alan Doerschel noted an error in Section 3 of the newly adopted ordinance. The property shall be paid from the City's Facilities (302) Fund, not the City's general fund as appearing in the draft ordinance. It was then moved by Carter; seconded by Linder; to amend Ordinance #1938, by deleting the word "general" from Section 3, line 3 of Ordinance #1938, and inserting facilities 302 before the word "fund." The motion carried 7 -0. City of Tukwila Page 4 of 6 City Council Regular Meeting Minutes November 6, 2000 b. A Resolution authorizing sole source purchasing of a police intelligence gathering system A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF TUKWILA, WASHINGTON, AUTHORIZING SOLE SOURCE PURCHASING OF A POLICE INTELLIGENCE GATHERING SYSTEM Haggerton moved; Hernandez seconded; approval to have the proposed resolution read by title only. The motion carried 7 -0. City Attorney Bob Noe read the title of the proposed resolution. Hernandez moved; Haggerton seconded; acceptance of the proposed resolution as read.* Discussion ensued. Police Captain Doug Partlow referred to this item as an opportunity to expand; and a means to accomplish what the police department must. Grant monies were previously set aside and purchasing consideration has been under way for over one year. *The motion carried 7 -0. APPROVED RESOLUTION #1456 REPORTS: (Considered out of order, via Council consensus) a. Mayor Mayor Mullet noted staff in Human Services has been working overtime to handle relocation efforts in connection with McConkey Development preparing to destroy the Newporter Apartments. Mayor Mullet affirmed his pleasure with the staff who did a lion's share of the work to ensure the needs of the people were met. Mayor Mullet noted receipt of an "Outstanding Business Award in Governmental Services" from the South King County Chamber of Commerce. b. City Council: Councilmember Hernandez attended a Friends and Family meeting on October 25; the Tukwila Elementary School Re- Dedication on October 29; a luncheon with the Renton City Council on November 1; the Equity Diversity Commission on November 2; the Chamber of Commerce Banquet on November 3; and the Thomasville Grand Opening and Ribbon Cutting Ceremony on November 4 with Council President Joe Duffie. Councilmember Carter attended the November 1 luncheon with the Renton City Council and November 3 Chamber of Commerce Awards Banquet. Ms. Carter plans to attend the November 8 Suburban Cities Association Dinner. Councilmember Duffie reported displeasure during attendance at the Thomasville Furniture Grand Opening and Ribbon cutting ceremony on November 4. Councilmember Haggerton attended a November 1 ACC meeting. He plans to attend three meetings on November 8 Cascade Water Alliance; ACC and Suburban Cities Association. Mr. City of Tukwila Page 5 of 6 City Council Regular Meeting Minutes November 6, 2000 Haggerton sought consensus of Council to report a $50,000.00 contribution to ACC in 2001; versus the requested $100,000.00. Council did contribute $50,000.00 in 2000 and consensus is to maintain the same contribution for 2001. Council acknowledged that additional funds may be requested if /when special projects arise during the year for ACC. Councilmember Linder attended an October 24 press conference at King County Executive Ron Sims' Office for the release of the Domestic Violence 10 -Year Report, compiled by the Human Services Roundtable. Education, Linder noted, is key to preventing domestic violence and continuing efforts to decline it. She attended the November 1 luncheon with the Renton City Council. Councilmember Fenton expressed sincere appreciation for work performed by the Human Services staff recently when the need arose to re- locate several residents of the Newporter Apartments. Mr. Fenton then noted a recent bust at a nearby home wherein methamphetamines were being manufactured and sold. He complimented the City's SWAT team for their part in the efforts. Councilmember Simpson attended two recent dedication ceremonies as well as the luncheon with Renton City Council on November 1. c. Staff: City Administrator McFarland had no report. d. City Attorney City Attorney Bob Noe had no report. MISCELLANEOUS: Councilmember Simpson returned from California with a videocassette and made the cassette available for those wishing to review it. Councilmember Hernandez notified Council of receiving a Certificate Census 2000. Bill Arthur, Tukwila, explained away confusion surrounding the Chamber of Commerce Outstanding Business Award for Governmental Services. The City tied with the Highway 99 Action Committee; a first in this category. Councilmember Hernandez and Mayor Mullet discussed the possibility of having a table at the upcoming National League of Cities Conference in Boston. There, they may display students' work created out of the Free Expressions Project. No conclusion was reached and more research will be done to determine if a table will be set up. 8:42 p.m. Mayor Mullet called for a short recess. on affordable housing of Appreciation from City of Tukwila Page 6 of 6 City Council Regular Meeting Minutes November 6, 2000 OLD BUSINESS: 8:53 p.m. Review of proposed 2001 budget and 2001 -2006 Capital Improvement Program Council CIP Review included sections on Residential and Commercial Streets and Bridges (through page 49). Budget review began on page 108 and continued through 124. 9:47 p.m. Duffle moved; Hernandez seconded; to adjourn to executive session. The motion carried 7 -0. EXECUTIVE SESSION: Land Use Pursuant to RCW 42.30.110(1)(b) 9:49 p.m. Executive session began. 10:02 p.m. Executive session ended. ADJOURNMENT: 10:02 p.m. Fenton moved; Hernandez seconded; adjournment of the executive session; reconvene and adjourn the Regular meeting. The motion carried 7 -0. Steven M. Mullet, Mayor Mayor Mullet reconvened the meeting and introduced Finance Director Alan Doerschel. In conjunction with Mr. Doerschel, Councilmember Carter led the discussion on the proposed 2001 -2006 CIP. Also answering questions was Public Works Director Jim Morrow. 1-1_1:2,rtko„A Robert H. Baker, CMC, Deputy City Clerk Date Minutes Approved: November 20. 2000