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Home My WebLink About1992-05-18 Regular MinutesMay 18, 1992 7:00 p.m. CALL TO ORDER ROLL CALL CITIZENS COMMENTS None BID AWARDS Crestview Park (forward to 7/20/92) TUKWILA CITY COUNCIL MINUTES Tukwila City Hall Council Chambers Mayor Rants called the Regular Meeting of the Tukwila City Council. Boy Scout Troup #350 presented the colors and led the audience in the Pledge of Allegiance. JOE DUFFIE; ALLAN EKBERG, Council President; DENNIS ROBERTSON; CHARLES SIMPSON; STEVE LAWRENCE, STEVE MULLET. MOVED BY DUFFIE, SECONDED BY SIMPSON, TO EXCUSE COUNCILMEMBER HERNANDEZ. MOTION CARRIED. OFFICIALS MIKE KENYON, City Attorney; JOHN McFARLAND, City Administrator; RON CAMERON, City Engineer; ALAN DOERSCHEL, Finance Director; ROSS EARNST, Public Works Director; BOB McQUEEN, Assistant Chief of Police; DON WILLIAMS, Parks and Recreation Director. SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS Assistant Chief of Police Bob McQueen introduced Tukwila resident Dorothy DeRodas, recently honored as the Western State Crime Prevention Association's "Volunteer of the Year An active community member, Ms. DeRodas volunteers many hours of service to the Tukwila Police Department. PROCLAMATIONS Mayor Rants read a Proclamation designating the week of May 17 -23 as National Public Works Week. CONSENT AGENDA a. Approval of Vouchers General Fund $247,862.50 City Street 19,030.52 Arterial Street 58,893.47 Land Acq., Recreation and Park Dev.(301) 15,588.55 General Government Improvements (303) 6,662.90 Water Fund 27,209.29 Sewer Fund 87,984.14 Water /Sewer Construction 0.00 Foster Golf Course 13,503.83 Surface Water (412) 15,411.80 Equipment Rental 104,458.46 Firemen's Pension 3.775.92 TOTAL $600,381.38 Res. #1206 b. A resolution setting a public hearing date for vacation of a portion of Maule Ave. Res. #1207 c. A resolution establishing a Citizens' Steering Committee for updating the Tukwila Comprehensive Plan. d. Authorize the allocation of $124,910.51 in Open Space Bond interest earnings to the Interurban Trail project. MOVED BY DUFFIE, SECONDED BY EKBERG, THAT THE CONSENT AGENDA BE APPROVED AS SUBMITTED. MOTION CARRIED. Mayor Rants requested the bid award for the Crestview Park project be postponed due to the water shortage. MOVED BY ROBERTSON, SECONDED BY DUFFIE, TO REMOVE THE CRESTVIEW PARK BID AWARD AND FORWARD IT TO THE JULY 20, 1992 AGENDA. MOTION CARRIED. Tukwila City Council Regular Meeting May 18, 1992 Page 2 Bid Awards (con't) Andover Park East/Tukwila Parkway Signal Project OLD BUSINESS Formal Motion -in Support of Incorporation of RCAA City Attorney Council !°'I rlt_' MOVED BY EKBERG, SECONDED BY DUFFLE, TO AWARD A CONTRACT IN THE AMOUNT OF $99,890.50 TO TOTEM ELECTRIC FOR THE ANDOVER PARK EAST/TUKWILA PARKWAY SIGNAL PROJECT. MOTION CARRIED. MOVED BY LAWRENCE, SECONDED BY SIMPSON, TO SUPPORT THE INCORPORATION OF THE RCAA AND WE ARE FORMALLY A MEMBER OF IT.* Following a lengthy discussion on the pros and cons of joining the RCAA, it was the consensus of the Council to postpone their decision until after the organization's next meeting. Council suggested several changes to the by -laws. Councilmember Lawrence will present the suggested modifications to the RCAA and report back to Council next week. Councilmember Lawrence withdrew his motion; Simpson withdrew his second. *MOTION WITHDRAWN. NEW BUSINESS Mayor Rants reported that Seattle has now completed their water use Res. #1208 Supporting Mayor's restrictions and penalties. Tukwila must be in compliance with Seattle Declaration of Water Emergency as a water purveyor and must have at the least the same penalties as Seattle. It is important the City is consistent in dealing with all six water purveyors. MOVED BY ROBERTSON, SECONDED BY DUFFIE, THAT THE PROPOSED RESOLUTION BE READ BY TITLE ONLY. MOTION CARRIED. Attorney Kenyon read a Resolution of the City Council of the city of Tukwila, Washington, supporting a declaration by the Mayor of a water supply emergency and ordering water use restrictions. City Engineer Ron Cameron explained that Seattle's goal is to reduce water consumption by 25 percent. If Tukwila cannot reduce its consumption and does not increase its rates for summer use, the City's budget could be impacted by $160,000 or more due to the surcharges imposed by Seattle. Staff is currently developing a penalty and surcharge schedule for presention to Council. Mayor Rants called for a Special meeting following the COW on May 26th to adopt surcharges on water consumption and penalties for violations of water use restrictions. MOVED BY ROBERTSON, SECONDED BY LAWRENCE, THAT RESOLUTION NO.1208 BE APPROVED AS READ. MOTION CARRIED. REPORTS Mayor Rants announced he would be on vacation next week. Mike Kenyon reported on the status of the lease of city -owned property. The lessee has requested the lease be changed to grant an access easement and a reduction in monthly rent as the R -1 portion of the property cannot be used for business operations. Parks and Recreation Director Don Williams explained the need to remove the R -1 property from the current document. It was the consensus of the Council to grant access /egress to the R -1 property but to deny the request for reduction in rent. Finally, the lessee was given 60 days to vacate the property if the lease is not signed by May 26, 1992. Councilmember Lawrence reported on the Metro/HOV lanes presentation at the Community Center last week. In their draft plan, Metro has included sound barriers for a portion of I -5 east and west. Lawrence requested Council send a letter in support of the draft plan. Tukwila City Council Regular Meeting May "18, -1992 Page 3 Reports con't Councilmember Simpson announced he is now a member of the legislative sub committee of Human Services. Councilmember Robertson reported that growth management was the topic of discussion at the most recent Suburban Cities Assn. meeting. Of specific interest was the term "urban center" defined as: every acre in a 2.5 square mile area has to have an average density of 15 residential units on it. Robertson noted that Southcenter would not fit this current definition. ADJOURNMENT MOVED BY DUFFLE, SECONDED BY MULLET, THAT THE 8:30 p.m. MEETING BE ADJOURNED AT 8:30 P.M. MOTION CARRIED. /ei,Z W. Rants, Mayor /jute E. Cantu, City Clerk