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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1992-09-08 Regular MinutesSeptember 8, 1992 7:00 p.m. CALL TO ORDER ROLL CALL OFFICIALS APPOINTMENTS AND PROCLAMATIONS THE MAYOR CITIZENS COMMENTS CONSENT AGENDA TUKWILA CITY COUNCIL MINUTES 0 9 g' 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. JOE DUFFIE; JOAN HERNANDEZ; ALLAN EKBERG, Council President; DENNIS ROBERTSON; CHARLES SIMPSON; STEVE LAWRENCE, STEVE MULLET. JOHN McFARLAND, City Administrator; EVELYN BOYKAN, Human Svs. Coordinator; RON CAMERON, City Engineer; ROSS EARNST, Public Works Director; REBECCA FOX, Associate Planner; JACK PACE, Senior Planner; RON WALDNER, Chief of Police. Mayor Rants read a Proclamation designating the week of September 17 -23 as Constitution Week. Mayor Rants asked for Council's concurrence on his appointments of Jean Duran to the Sister Cities Committee and Anna Bernhart to the Citizen's Comprehensive Plan Steering Committee. MOVED BY HERNANDEZ, SECONDED BY MULLET TO APPOINT JEAN DURAN TO THE SISTER CITIES COMMITTEE. MOTION CARRIED. MOVED BY EDBERG, SECONDED BY DUFFIE TO APPOINT ANNA BERNHART TO THE CITIZEN'S COMPREHENSIVE PLAN STEERING COMMITTEE. MOTION CARRIED. Wendy Morgan, President of the Historical Society, asked for Council's assistance in requesting an easement into the Mess cemetery. Ms. Morgan has been unsuccessful in her attempts to contact the property owner. The Historical Society wants to install fencing around the cemetery but cannot proceed until the easement is obtained. a. Approval of Minutes: 8/3/92 Sc. 8/17/92 b. Approval of Vouchers: General Fund 65,281.03 City Street 2,623.33 Arterial Street 20,402.54 Land Acq., Building, Dev. 34,999.27 Gen. Government Improvements 8,538.65 Water Fund 80,392.33 Sewer Fund 809.72 Water /Sewer Construction 303.50 Foster Golf Course 4,040.73 Surface Water (412) 55,278.61 Equipment Rental 26,167.31 Firemen's Pension 0.00 TOTAL $298,837.02 c. A Resolution supporting the siting and construction of a South King County Regional Justice Center. d. A Resolution supporting the creation of an 800 MHZ emergency radio system. e. A Resolution opposing variances to Nighttime (flight) Limitation Program. f. Authorize Mayor to sign supplemental agreement with K.P.G. to prepare P.S.& E. for 1993 overlay and ped path in the amount of $128,695. Tukwila City Council Regular Meeting September 8, 1992 Page 2 Consent Agenda (con't) of MOVED BY DUFFIE, SECONDED BY EKBERG, TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA AS SUBMITTED. MOTION CARRIED. OLD BUSINESS MOVED BY DUFFIE, SECONDED BY ROBERTSON, THAT Recycling/Franchise THE PROPOSED ORDINANCE BE READ BY TITLE ONLY. Ordinance MOTION CARRIED. MOVED BY DUFFIE, SECONDED BY ROBERTSON, THAT THE PROPOSED ORDINANCE BE APPROVED AS READ.* City Administrator John McFarland read an Ordinance of the City of Tukwila, Washington, granting non exclusive franchises to companies operating now and in the future under the jurisdiction of RCW 81.77 and other applicable regulations, for the operation of a garbage, refuse, and recycling collection and removal business in the City of Tukwila. Associate Planner Rebecca Fox reported that she had received comments from the three haulers currently operating in Tukwila regarding the proposed ordinance and franchise agreement. Ms. Fox reviewed each of the comments with Council. For clarification, Council President Ekberg proposed that Section 17 be amended to add the words "operating under the jurisdiction of RCW 81.77." to the end of the existing sentence. RCW 81.77 regulates residential haulers only. Commercial haulers are regulated by another statute. Jerry Graham, Nick Raffo Garbage Co., requested that all haulers sit down with City staff to work out the proper language and to clarify Council's intentions of restricting operations to haulers operating under RCW 81.77. Mr. Graham stated that his understanding of the ordinance the way it currently reads is that as long as his company is operating under RCW 81.77, they could start operating in the entire city instead of just the annexed areas. His concern is not that they would gain authority as much as they would lose. For example, SeaTac Disposal under UTC is not allowed to operate in the same area with certain types of service. With this ordinance they would be allowed to overlap their service with residential haulers. Council President Ekberg commented that he believed that in this case state law would take precedence over the City's ordinance. Graham voiced his concern that the ordinance refers specifically to annexed areas only and does not include the original incorporated areas of the City. Gary Ewing, SeaTac Disposal, also requested an opportunity to sit down with City staff to work out the language that answers their concerns and questions. Ewing stated that SeaTac Disposal is in support of the City's ordinance and are working with the staff to implement their recycling goals. Councilmember Lawrence suggested the issue be postponed for a few weeks for further direction from Council. Council President Ekberg commented that the extra time would allow for further comment from Tukwila's corporate citizens and allow time for the city attorney to review any changes. Councilmember Duffie asked whether anything is planned for recycling milk cartons at the City's schools. Mr. Graham responded that the issue is being considered and pilot projects have been implemented in the Bellevue and Redmond areas. In response to Councilmember Lawrence's question, City Administrator John McFarland explained that the City receives grant funds from the Energy Resource Recovery residuals as well as pass through funds from the state to support the City's recycling effort. Ms. Fox added that next year funds also would be available from King County. Tukwila City Council Regular Meeting September 8, 1992 Page 3 Old Business (con') Recycling/Franchise Ordinance Growth Mgt. Centers Council President Ekberg requested that this issue be returned to the September 15th Utilities Committee meeting for further discussion on franchise fees. Councilmember Duffie withdrew his motion to approve the ordinance as read. Councilmember Robertson withdrew his second. *MOTION WITHDRAWN. og MOVED BY HERNANDEZ, SECONDED BY ROBERTSON, TO MOVE THIS ITEM TO THE 9/15 UTILITIES COMMITTEE MEETING AND FORWARD IT TO THE 9/21 REGULAR MEETING FOR FURTHER CONSIDERATION. MOTION CARRIED. Senior Planner discussed the timeframe and process involved in the designation of centers per the Growth Management Planning Council. Working from a matrix, Pace reviewed the advantages and disadvantages of each type of center: Urban center, manufacturing center, activity areas, business parks, and urban residential areas. The City must decide how it will provide for future economic development and how people will get around. The Tukwila Tomorrow Committee has discussed the centers designations and recommended that Tukwila enter its nomination for an Urban Center which would encompass the north part of the Central Business District (CBD) between I -5 and the east City boundary, and between So. 151st and S. 168th Streets. The committee also recommended that Boeing/East Marginal Way area be designated a Manufacturing/Industrial Center. Another area to possibly be considered a Manufacturing/Industrial Center is the south part of the CBD; however, this additional analysis is needed before a final recommendation is made. Staff supports the committee's recommendation. Councilmember Lawrence questioned the requirement that several thousand people reside within the boundary of an Urban Center. Pace responded that it is an objective but there is no minimum requirement. Public Works Director Ross Earnst commented that Tukwila is a center of transportation corridors which include I -5, I -405, Boeing Field and SeaTac. He cautioned that in if Tukwila does not continue to be the center of a transportation corridor, future modes of transportation may move away from Tukwila to the designated corridors and Tukwila will lose out. An activity center designation will leave the City second on the list looking for transit facilities and stations. According to Earnst the City is currently going to be on the commuter rail. Given the criteria, a commuter rail station by itself will not serve as a transit center for our CBD. It doesn't fit well for Tukwila or Renton and would most likely be between the cities. With an urban center designation the City would most likely remain a transportation corridor. Councilmember Robertson disagreed, stating that he doesn't see the City getting a transportation center in the short term. More feasible is that Tukwila will get some kind of a spot on the rail bed that provides bus service to the CBD and other areas. Robertson stated he sees the urban center designation as a mistake, that it would either kill the huge retail business the City has in the short term or create a jumbled mess of parking. What the City would get from an urban center designation is some kind of questionable mass transit benefit. He favored the activity center designation. Councilmember Mullet stated that his major concern was the possibility of parking fees or restrictions in the Southcenter area. He was adamant there be no restrictions in the retail area. Councilmember Duffie agreed. Mr. Earnst responded that the parking restriction refers to the commuter /worker population, not to retail shoppers. Tukwila City Council Regular Meeting September 8, 1992 Page 4 Old Business (con't) Urban Centers Designation REPORTS Mayor Council ADJOURNMENT 10:50 p.m. 09 Councilmember Hernandez stated she like the idea of an activity center approach as it would give the City the flexibility to decide later if it wants to move up to an urban center category. Mayor Rants stated he favored the urban center designation and urged the Council to "go for the best that you can get" and then withdraw from there rather than trying to move up later. Rants added that there will be many cities going after a limited number of urban centers designations. In the final determination, the City may not have a choice. Councilmember Lawrence commented that if the City has to charge people to park at Southcenter prior to it being a market for us that brings customers in mass transit, it will have a very negative impact on the City. Councilmember Robertson commented that an activity center designation does not impose additional housing requirements on the City. As long as the City is not defined as an urban center, there is no requirement under the current version of the policies that would require us to have any additional housing in the City. Councilmember Robertson requested staff to prepare Manufacturing/Industrial center boundaries for the north area that would reasonably skirt the residential area in the Allentown/N Riverton areas. Council President Ekberg requested the staff to provide a street map grid of the proposed urban center at Southcenter. After further discussion, it was determined that Council would hold a public hearing on September 21, 1992 to take public testimony on the issue and to make a final determination. Evelyn Boykan, Human Services Coordinator, provided a written update on the status of human services currently being provided to Tukwila residents. Mayor Rants reported that Don Williams received notification that the City's request for a grant to help fund the Green River Trail came out first on the priority list. When funding is approved, it should be for $226,000. Councilmember Robertson distributed information on surviving a disaster. He suggested a training program for corporate and residential citizens on emergency procedures in the event of a disaster. Councilmember Lawrence submitted a resolution for council's consideration which asks the Port authority to live up to its prior agreements regarding the second runway. He asked that the resolution be considered at the next Regular meeting. Councilmember Mullet asked when the water surcharge would be lifted. Mayor Rants responded that Seattle dropped their surcharge on September 1 and Tukwila's surcharge will be stopped on September 15. Water restrictions remain in effect. MOVED BY ROBERTSON, SECONDED BY DUFFIE, THAT THE MEETING BE ADJOURNED. MOTION CARRIED. W. Rants, Mayor t Jane E. Cantu, City Clerk