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Home My WebLink About1992-06-15 Regular MinutesJune 15, 1992 7:00 p.m. CALL TO ORDER ROLL CALL Councilmembers Excused OFFICIALS CITIZENS COMMENTS CONSENT AGENDA Withdrawn (moved to Old Bus.) Title Amended Ord.# 1628 Res. #1210 TUKWILA CITY COUNCIL MINUTES Councilmember Lawrence requested item "c" be withdrawn and discussed under Old Business. Tukwila City Hall Council Chambers Mayor Rants called the Regular Meeting of the Tukwila City Council to order and led the audience in the Pledge of Allegiance. JOAN HERNANDEZ; ALLAN EKBERG, Council President; DENNIS ROBERTSON; STEVE LAWRENCE, STEVE MULLET. MOVED BY ROBERTSON, SECONDED BY LAWRENCE, TO EXCUSE COUNCILMEMBERS DUFFIE AND SIMPSON. MOTION CARRIED. RHONDA BERRY, Asst. to City Administrator; RICK BEELER, DCD Director; MOIRA BRAD HAW; Associate Planner; RON CAMERON, City Engineer; ROSS EARNST, Public Works Director; TOM KEEFE, Fire Chief. Kathy DesJardin, 3826 So. 166th St, inquired why the police officers were working without a contract. Mayor Rants explained that the City is currently negotiating with the police union, and he hopes to have the issue resolved in the near future. On another issue, Ms. Desjardin, who works in Kent, complained that too many southbound streets were under repair at the same time. Public Works Director Ross Earnst gave a brief update on the City's recent street paving projects, noting that during the last three weeks only two areas were under construction: the intersection at 124th 50th Place and a portion of Interurban Ave. a. Approval of Minutes: June 1, 1992 b. Approval of Vouchers General Fund $131,809.26 City Street 85,151.30 Arterial Street 288,721.17 Land Acq., Building, Dev. 94,972.45 General Gov't. Improvements (303) 33,780.91 Water Fund 1,646.68 Sewer Fund 86,554.47 Water /Sewer Construction 2,378.26 Foster Golf Course 17,353.68 Surface Water (412) 16,205.03 Equipment Rental 23,520.29 Firemen's Pension 0.00 TOTAL $782,093.50 c. A resolution adopting the 1993 -1998 Transportation Improvement Program. d. (A resolution) An Ordinance establishing restrictions on the discharge of fireworks within the City. e. A resolution establishing policies and procedures for procurement of recycled products. MOVED BY ROBERTSON, SECONDED BY HERNANDEZ, TO AMEND ITEM "d" TO READ "AN ORDINANCE ESTABLISHING RESTRICTIONS ON THE DISCHARGE OF FIREWORKS WITHIN THE CITY. MOTION CARRIED. MOVED BY LAWRENCE, SECONDED BY MULLET, TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA AS AMENDED. MOTION CARRIED. Tukwila City Council Regular Meeting June 15, 1992 Page 2 BID AWARD 1992 Overlay and Ped Path Program OLD BUSINESS Res. #1211 Expressing Support for RCAA Citizen Comment MOVED BY EKBERG, SECONDED BY HERNANDEZ, TO AWARD A CONTRACT FOR OPTION I IN THE AMOUNT OF $1,051,405 TO LAKESIDE INDUSTRIES FOR 1992 OVERLAY AND PEDESTRIAN PATH PROGRAM.* Councilmember Hernandez noted that acceptance of Option I would put the project over budget. Legislative Analyst Lucy Lauterbach explained that the final numbers were not available at the sub- committee meeting. Public Works Director Ross Earnst explained that at the 90 percent stage of receiving the estimate and the plans and specifications for review, the total amount estimated was under the budget amount. During the review period some items were found that needed to be included without increasing the scope of work. Consequently, the estimate was raised and went slightly over the budget amount. The decision was made departmentally not to include any other alternatives because they felt they would receive bids within the budget. Unfortunately, the bids came in higher than estimated. What has been proposed is that we spend money out of the construction amounts authorized for 1992 that won't otherwise be spent this year, and reduce the 1993 overlay and ped path costs by this year's overrun if necessary. In this way, the total spent over the two years would be the same. Earnst stated the option would be to reduce some of the scheduled 1992 work and include it in 1993. Councilmember Robertson commented he was comfortable with moving forward on this issue if next year's projects are reduced accordingly. *MOTION CARRIED WITH LAWRENCE VOTING NO. MOVED BY LAWRENCE, SECONDED BY MULLET, TO APPROVE RESOLUTION NO.1211 AS READ.* C C= MOVED BY ROBERTSON, SECONDED BY LAWRENCE, THAT THE PROPOSED RESOLUTION BE READ BY TITLE ONLY. MOTION CARRIED. Rhonda Berry, Assistant to the City Administrator, read a Resolution of the City Council of the city of Tukwila, Washington, expressing support for the Regional Commission of Airport Affairs. MOVED BY HERNANDEZ, SECONDED BY ROBERTSON THAT RESOLUTION NO. 1211 BE AMENDED TO INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING PARAGRAPHS: (3rd paragraph) WHEREAS, CITIZENS FROM THE FOSTER, RIVERTON, THORNDYKE, AND CASCADE VIEW NEIGHBORHOODS WHO ATTENDED VISION TUKWILA RANKED OPPOSITION TO THE THIRD RUNWAY AT SEATAC AS THE THIRD HIGHEST PRIORITY FOR THE CITY; (fourth paragraph) AND WHEREAS, OPPOSITION TO THE THIRD RUNWAY AT SEATAC RANKED AS THE SIXTH HIGHEST PRIORITY CITY -WIDE FOR ALL CITIZENS ATTENDING VISION TUKWILA, AND *MOTION CARRIED. Council President Ekberg stated the importance of addressing the needs of the citizens as identified in Vision Tukwila. Frank Jovanovich, DesMoines City Council, thanked the Council for their past support, and reassured the group of the continued commitment of the DesMoines council to fight the third runway issue. Mayor Rants advised Council to use caution in their approach to this issue, emphasizing he is not concerned about the City's opposition to the airport but for what the City ties itself into. *MOTION CARRIED. RESOLUTION NO. 1211 IS APPROVED AS AMENDED. Tukwila City Council Regular Meeting June 15, 1992 Page 3 Old Business (con't) Res. Adopting 1993 -1998 TIP (from Consent Agenda) NEW BUSINESS Formal Motion Endorsing Site Selection for New rnr�,�(1- Foster Library at the Corner of 42nd Ave. So. CARRIED. 144th Ave. So. REPORTS Mayor Council Staff O c t 3 C 1 Councilmember Lawrence explained he had requested this item withdrawn from the Consent Agenda because he questioned how some of the projects listed in the TIP lined up with the projects in the CIP. He noted that several TIP projects were not included in the CIP. Lawrence also questioned the methodology used to prioritize the projects. Public Works Director responded that the priority rating was for the state's benefit and indicated the importance of the project to the City. Earnst explained that to be considered for state funding, projects have to be listed on the TIP. Lawrence stated that some of the projects listed as priorities have not been discussed by the full Council. He restated the importance of coordinating the TIP and the CIP. Council determined more discussion was needed prior to approving the TIP. MOVED BY ROBERTSON, SECONDED BY LAWRENCE TO MOVE FURTHER DISCUSSION OF THE TIP TO THE 6/22 COW WORK SESSION, AND INCLUDE IT ON THE 6/22 SPECIAL MEETING AGENDA FOR ADOPTION. MOTION CARRIED. MOVED BY ROBERTSON, SECONDED BY EKBERG, THAT COUNCIL ENDORSE THE SITE PROPOSED BY THE TUKWILA LIBRARY ADVISORY BOARD FOR CONSTRUCTION OF THE NEW FOSTER LIBRARY. MOTION Mayor Rants reported he hopes to have the complete slate of candidates for the Comprehensive Plan Citizens Steering Committee available for Council's consideration at the 6/22 C.O.W. In response to Councilmember Robertson's inquiry into fire staffing, Mayor Rants stated he had received four options from Chief Keefe. An indepth look at the issue will take place during budget discussions later this year. Councilmember Robertson requested interim solutions to the staffing problem be discussed at a Finance and Safety Committee meeting. Moira Bradshaw gave a brief outline of the Visioning Process for the Comprehensive Plan Citizens Steering Committee, noting that the week -long process, July 21 -25, will be open to the community, City Council, Planning Commission and anyone in the city who would like to attend. Results will be available in report form at the conclusion of the visioning process to anyone requesting a copy. Public feedback is encouraged. Dave Thomas had been hired as facilitator for the project. A stenographer will also be hired as soon as the citizen's committee is fully staffed. Councilmember Robertson requested that a written report on the progress of police negotiations include the police union's position and the City's position as of June 18 and be distributed to councilmembers on June 19. This issue will be discussed in Executive Session on Monday, June 22. Public Works Director Ross Earnst reported that 627 dump passes were used during the Spring Cleanup. Total cost of the program was just under $25,000. Council Council President Ekberg announced he will attend the Governor's luncheon at the AWC convention in Bellevue this week. Tukwila City Council Regular Meeting June 15, 1992 Page 4 ADJOURNMENT MOVED BY LAWRENCE, SECONDED BY MULLET, TO 8:25 p.m. ADJOURN THE MEETING AT 8:25 p.m. 1.?). iegeg Jo HI W. Rants, Mayor ne E. Cantu, City Clerk c c Ho c