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TUKWILA CITY COUNCIL
June 18, 2001 7:00 p.m.
Tukwila City Hall Council Chambers
REGULAR MEETING MINUTES
CALL TO ORDER/PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE:
Calling the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m., Mayor Mullet led the Pledge of Allegiance.
OFFICIALS:
Steven M. Mullet, Mayor; John McFarland, City Administrator; Jane Cantu, City Clerk; Lucy Lauterbach,
Council Analyst; Frank Iriarte, Project Manager, Public Works; Bruce Fletcher, Director, Parks Recreation
Department; Steve King, City Attorney's Office.
Present were Joan Hernandez, Council President; and Joe Duffle; Pam Carter; Jim Haggerton; Pam Linder;
David Fenton; and Richard Simpson, Councilmembers.
SPECIAL PRESENTATION
a. Cynthia Stewart Manager, King County International Airport
Cynthia Stewart noted Planning Noise Program Manager John Current is also present. The goal in her
presentation is to inform Council what has happened thus far in the noise study and to allow for feedback.
That feedback will be taken back to the Study Advisory Committee before a final recommendation is made for
the Part 150 Noise Study.
Ms. Stewart distributed a package of information and reviewed its contents. While reviewing those contents,
Ms. Stewart informed Council of steps taken to achieve the Airport Committee's current status. Included were
neighborhood meetings to obtain community member feedback/suggestions.
The conclusion of the Study will be when the Study Advisory Committee presents its recommendations to Ms.
Stewart, as the Airport Manager. In turn, she will make a recommendation to the elected officials. They will
have the benefit of her recommendations and the Study Advisory Committee. Next, the King County Council
will make decisions, based upon the recommendations; and the FAA will be presented with a proposed Noise
Plan that they may or may not approve.
Ms. Stewart shared some of the 27 recommendations as of June 11, 2001, with Council; as well as whether or
not consensus has been achieved by the Committee. The Committee has determined that the Airport should
undertake methods possible, initially, to actually reduce the impact of the air travel. This could be
accomplished by changing the procedures used by pilots; enhancing the facility itself (before going into more
passive recommendations involving people's homes). To that end, a noise containment facility is proposed.
Having taken all strategies into consideration, the Advisory Committee has recommended that home insulation
programs be offered to those in the 65 DNL Contour. A chart was shared with Council, showing the
anticipated costs associated with that program. A figure of $39 million was estimated for approximately 14
homes in the 65 DNL Contour area. Approximate budget dollars allotted for each year, is $5 million.
Although all items in conjunction with this recommendation have not been completed, the Committee has
achieved a consensus to provide home insulation to the extent it can be supported.
Not yet handled by the Committee are strategies that deal with home buy -out or restricting access to the
airport. Those are two separate issues with very difficult trade -offs surrounding them. Another more dramatic
strategy which could be considered is a nightly curfew, which, Mrs. Stewart believes the Committee will not
endorse or recommend. No such studies have passed FAA scrutiny to date on this issue.
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As it relates to involuntary buy -outs, many residents are uncomfortable with the suggestion; and again, Ms.
Stewart does not believe will be considered.
Other options dealing with navigation easements and homebuyer programs could be considered with benefits
and will be discussed by the Committee with no current recommendations slated.
Clarification was provided by Ms. Stewart as she fielded questions from Council. Final recommendations by
the Committee are hoped for at a meeting during the third week in July. The recommendations will then be
transferred to the King County Council. Ms. Stewart guesses 6 8 months will elapse (post presentation to
King County Council) before implementation of the program. The King County Council makes the final
recommendation as to what the program is. The FAA, in turn, must approve the plan before monies can be
spent off site.
Councilmember Linder sought a list of recommendations which also denote those which apply to Tukwila
Community members.
Appreciation for Ms. Stewart and her presentation was expressed.
b. Introduction of New Employees
1. Lisa Lee Administrative Clerk, TCC, Parks Recreation
2. Stacey Agmata Administrative Clerk, TCC, Parks Recreation
3. Teshome Edesa Utility Worker, Parks Parks Recreation
Bruce Fletcher, Parks Recreation Director, noted Stacey Agmata was ill and unable to be present.
He then introduced Lisa Lee, Administrative Clerk, at the Tukwila Community Center. Lisa has been with the
City for over a year, in a part-time capacity. She comes to the City after having experience with the City of
Seattle and a local area nursing home. Ms. Lee is very happy to be here and would eventually love to move to
Tukwila.
Next, Mr. Fletcher introduced Mr. Teshome (TES) Edesa, Utility Worker, Parks Division, Parks and
Recreation Department. Tes came to the United Stated in 1985 from Ethiopia and has worked for nearly a year
at the City of Renton, in a seasonal- worker capacity. Mr. Edesa said he is working hard for his American
dreams and is proud to be working in Tukwila.
CITIZEN COMMENT /CORRESPONDENCE:
Duane Haves, 16634 53rd Avenue South, Tukwila, presented a letter to the Mayor and Council and asked
them to consider its content as it relates to wetland(s) issues and not being able to develop land between 51st
Avenue South and the freeway.
Mr. Hayes spoke in favor of Council reviewing the contents of the letter, calling a special meeting where staff
would bring a map which would show the Council what land the City staff considers undevelopeable, if a
development permit were to be received.
Mayor Mullet noted the Department of Community Development is working with wetland experts who have
seen the site in question. There may be an agreement as to what the wetland is, yet it has not been formalized
as one of "the people," (not a City staff member) has been out of town. The situation is progressing and no
one has been ignored on the situation.
The issue will return to the Committee of Whole after the wetland experts have come to an agreement, and the
wetland has been mapped, sufficiently to everyone's agreement.
Councilmember Haggerton asked Mr. Hayes if he was involved (by way of providing testimony) when the
City was developing the Sensitive Areas ordinance. Mr. Hayes responded in the negative.
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It was agreed the item should be reviewed by the Committee of Whole after a formal presentation from City
staff. City Administrator McFarland noted staff continues to work the issue and has meetings currently set to
consider issues and potential solutions.
Councilmember Haggerton asked that this item be handled as openly as possible, as citizenry may have a hard
time discerning which issues are administrative versus legislative; especially in an election year.
Janene Rochon. 5136 South 51st. Tukwila. stated a letter sent earlier to Council wherein she noted the
wetlands issue must be addressed regardless of whether development is proposed or not. She noted no water
problems with her property when it was purchased; in spite of such problems now. She informed Council that
when 51st was re -done, catch basins were put in to flow into pipes. Instead of coming across and down the hill
to seep into the land, the water comes straight down the hill and into her land. Ms. Rochon was unaware of
that development until recently. The land is still wet and she spoke in favor of rectifying the situation.
CONSENT AGENDA:
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a. Approval of Minutes June 4, 2001 Regular
b. Approval of Vouchers 228909 229217, in the amount of $812,565.08
c. Accept as complete Fire Station #53 Vehicle Accident Repairs Project with McBride
Construction Resources, Inc. (Total cost of project: $27,626.17)
Duffie moved; Hernandez seconded; approval of the consent agenda as presented. The motion carried 7
OLD BUSINESS:
a. Parks, Golf and Open Space Plan Final Review
Bruce Fletcher presented the final, draft, Parks, Golf and Open Space Plan to Council after spending weeks on
its preparation. He asked Council for any final input before publishing the document. Input was provided and
the plan was agreed upon as the final draft.
b. An Ordinance Adopting a New Parks, Golf and Open Space Plan
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
TUKWILA, WASHINGTON, ADOPTING A NEW PARKS, GOLF AND
OPEN SPACE PLAN; REPEALING ORDINANCE NO. 1669;
PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY; AND ESTABLISHING AN
EFFECTIVE DATE
Haggerton moved; Fenton seconded; reading of the proposed ordinance by title only. The motion carried 7
City Administrator introduced Steven King, land use attorney with the law firm of Kenyon Dornay Marshall.
Mr. King read the title of the proposed ordinance.
Fenton moved; Linder seconded; adoption of the proposed ordinance as read. The motion carried 7 -0.
APPROVED ORDINANCE #1959
c. A Resolution Authorizing Application for IAC Grant Funding Assistance
Linder moved; Fenton seconded; reading of the proposed resolution by title only. The motion carried 7
City Attorney Steven King read the title of the proposed ordinance.
Linder moved; Haggerton seconded; acceptance of the proposed resolution as read. The motion carried 7
APPROVED RESOLUTION #1464
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d. An Ordinance Granting Temporary, Non Exclusive Franchise to Adelphia business
Solutions
Duffie moved; Carter seconded; reading of the proposed ordinance by title only. The motion carried 7
City Attorney Steven King read the title of the proposed ordinance.
Haggerton moved; Fenton seconded; adoption of the proposed ordinance as read. The motion carried 7 -0.
APPROVED ORDINANCE #1960
e. An Ordinance Granting Temporary, Non Exclusive Franchise to Time Warner Telecom
Haggerton moved; Hernandez seconded; reading of the proposed ordinance by title only. The motion carried
7 -0.
City Attorney Steven King read the title of the proposed ordinance.
Haggerton moved; Fenton seconded; adoption of the proposed ordinance as read. The motion carried 7
APPROVED ORDINANCE #1961
f. An Ordinance Granting Temporary, Non Exclusive Franchise to TyCom
Carter moved; Duffie seconded; reading of the proposed ordinance by title only. The motion carried 7 -0.
City Attorney Steven King read the title of the proposed ordinance.
Carter moved; Fenton seconded; adoption of the proposed ordinance as read. The motion carried 7
APPROVED ORDINANCE #1962
g.
An Ordinance Regulating Parking in Restricted and Prohibited Areas
Duffie moved; Linder seconded; reading of the proposed ordinance by title only. The motion carried 7
City Attorney Steven King read the title of the proposed ordinance.
Duffie moved; Linder seconded; adoption of the proposed ordinance as read.*
*Discussion:
Legislative Analyst Lucy Lauterbach made a presentation on the changes to the draft, proposed ordinance.
Changes made address parking in neighborhoods where driveways are blocked; and access to mailboxes is
blocked. The language within the proposed ordinance adapts an RCW to Tukwila's purposes, naming the
above mentioned activities illegal.
Councilmember Carter asked if the City has adopted only "bits and pieces" of the RCW. Ms. Lauterbach
answered in the affirmative; e.g., for the City to adopt an ordinance to enforce limited parking hours, a portion
of the RCW must be cited.
Councilmember Carter then questioned what types of related items have not yet been adopted by reference to
the RCW. Mr. Lauterbach said one of the issues (part of the RCW) is "cannot park on railroad traffic railroad
lines." She said that is something where you do not have to adopt the whole portion of the RCW, the City
would merely adopt that portion of the statute which applies to the City.
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Council President Hernandez, citing minutes from last week, reminded Council of a goal to eliminate the
appearance of a single neighborhood being targeted. In reading the draft ordinance, Ms. Hernandez still
believes the focus centers on the Park -N -Ride area. An amendment to the whereas clauses may be included
which would eliminate an improper appearance.
At this point, Ms. Lauterbach suggested a second to the last whereas clause which states "Whereas, the City
wishes to address parking issues throughout the City with this ordinance."
Carter moved; Fenton seconded; to amend the main motion by inserting "Whereas, the City wishes to
address parking issues throughout the City with this ordinance." As the second to the final whereas
clause within the ordinance.
*Discussion:
Councilmember Haggerton noted a prior request to staff to address the issue of parking on sub standard streets.
This is not restricted or prohibited parking; yet does relate to problems with parking throughout the City. He
has written an item (d) to show we are addressing the issue within the ordinance.
Mr. McFarland noted the issue should be addressed within this ordinance; as the streets must have signage that
address vehicles that block driveways. To that end, Mr. Haggerton noted this is not the situation.
Ms. Lauterbach noted one item not addressed within the ordinance is the street signage which might be
required. Mayor Mullet, addressing a concern of Councilmember Carter
noted limited parking and no parking issues are both contained within item (a) of the ordinance and any
proposed changes should be made now. The issue of parking prohibited signs continued.
Councilmember Haggerton suggested the following may not pertain to the ordinance, yet Council may
consider it differently. He suggested, "Parking on streets that impede normal access required by emergency
vehicles such as fire, ambulance and refuse collection vehicles, should not be allowed." It is the neighborhood
streets that are not signed. He would like that situation addressed before an emergency arises.
Councilmember Carter noted unsafe parking is addressed within the TMC which may address Mr. Haggerton's
concern.
Mayor Mullet noted Council may want to consider a clause which would allow Fire Department Personnel to
write tickets as well.
Council President Hernandez spoke in favor of returning the item to Committee as too many unsettled issues
remain. Other Councilmembers concurred.
Councilmember Carter noted reference numbers are not included when adopting portions of the RCW by
reference. She asked if those numbers and their titles should be included from this point forward.
Anna Bernhard. 14241 59th Avenue South. Tukwila. sought clarification to section 2 (a) of the proposed
ordinance.
Mayor Mullet noted this may be as a result of the fact some driveways in the area do not contain sweeping
curbcuts; and people were parking where a view of a resident would be blocked when backing out of a
driveway. Again, Mayor Mullet noted, this is another item which should be addressed at Committee. Mr.
Duffle concurred.
Mr. McFarland noted the residents are not able to adequately make a turn when leaving their driveways under
this situation; so the 5 -foot space allows the vehicle leaving the driveway to make a safe turn in one direction
or the other.
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Amendment to the Main Motion:
*Fenton withdrew his second to the motion to amend. The motion to amend dies for
lack of a second.
Main Motion:
*The motion to adopt the ordinance as presented failed 0 -7.
The proposed ordinance was referred to Committee for additional work.
REPORTS:
a. Mayor
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Mayor Mullet noted a connectivity meeting today with WorldWide Packets and the Sabey Corporation. They
discussed one of the economic development report goals getting the City connected with fiber optics. The
issue continues to be worked. Council may have the opportunity to "decide on it" in the next month.
The AWC Conference will take place this week in Bellevue and he is willing to rideshare or carpool.
b. City Council
Councilmember Duffle will not be able to attend the Utilities Committee meeting on June 19 as he will be out
of State, from June 19 -June 25.
Councilmember Carter attended a June 13 reception for Sue Lerner; a June 13 Suburban Cities Association
meeting; and a June 14 Transportation Policy Board of PSRC. Ms. Carter will also attend the AWC
Conference this week.
Council President Joan Hernandez attended the June 13 Suburban Cities Association meeting; and a
campaign party for Ron Sims, King County Executive.
Councilmember Haggerton attended a June 13 Cascade Water Alliance Board of Director's meeting; and on
the same day, went to the Suburban Cities Association meeting.
Councilmember Linder attended a June 11 King County International Airport Advisory Board meeting; and a
June 14 South King County Human Services Forum meeting.
Councilmember Fenton had no report.
Councilmember Simpson attended a recent Highway 99 Action Committee meeting. The routine clean up on
the Highway has been scheduled for June 30. He, too, will attend the AWC Conference this week.
c. Staff
City Administrator John McFarland reported on a recent fugitive incident at the Traveler's Choice Motel.
It was a 20 -hour stand -off which ended with no injuries; arrest of the perpetrator; and Police Chief Haines
expressed appreciation for support received from the South King County SWAT team and Tukwila Fire
Department.
d. City Attorney
City Attorney Steven King had no report.
MISCELLANEOUS:
Mayor Mullet noted Mike Ragsdale rode AMTRAK to Tukwila, from Portland today.
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As discussed at the June 4 meeting, City staff has met with a new human services group (Northwest Area
Foundation) who are interested in funneling human services money through South King County cities;
especially with respect to children's' issues and poverty.
Councilmember Linder asked if a response had been received on a recent Tukwila Fire Department article.
Mayor Mullet noted a response is being prepared.
EXECUTIVE SESSION: Stricken.
ADJOURNMENT:
Fenton moved; Duffie seconded; adjournment of the regular meeting. The motion carried 7
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Steven M. Mullet, Mayor
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Robert H. Baker, CMC, Deputy City Clerk
Date Minutes Approved: Julv 2. 2001
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