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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1992-11-02 Regular MinutesNovember 2, 1992 7:00 p.m. CALL TO ORDER ROLL CALL Ekberg Excused OFFICIALS CITIZENS COMMENTS CONSENT AGENDA Withdrawn moved to Old Business OLD BUSINESS Res. #1230 Establishing the George D Long Maintenance Facility TUKWILA CITY COUNCIL MINUTES 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; DENNIS ROBERTSON; CHARLES SIMPSON; STEVE LAWRENCE, STEVE MULLET. MOVED BY DUFFIE, SECONDED BY SIMPSON, TO EXCUSE COUNCILMEMBER EKBERG. MOTION CARRIED. MIKE KENYON, City Attorney; JOHN McFARLAND, City Administrator; ALAN DOERSCHEL, Finance Director; ROSS EARNST, Public Works Director; RON WALDNER, Chief of Police; DON WILLIAMS, Parks Recreation Director; TOM KEEFE, Fire Chief; LUCY LAUTERBACH, Council Analyst. Roger Baker, 11662 42nd Ave. So., commented that the 42nd bridge is in need of painting. Ross Earnst, Public Works Director, responded that the bridge is slated to be painted next spring. a. Approval of Minutes: 10/19/92 b. Approval of Vouchers: General Fund $104,798.52 City Street 65,903.58 Arterial Street 79,487.12 Land Acq., Recreation Park Dev. 2,023.34 General Government Improvements 6,775.90 Water Fund 32,176.75 Sewer Fund 79,511.38 Water /Sewer Construction 10,141.57 Foster Golf Course 2,639.94 Surface Water (412) 2,084.45 Equipment Rental 35,912.76 Firemen's Pension 0.00 TOTAL $421,455.31 c. Authorize Mayor to execute Interlocal Agreement with the City of Kent, the City of Renton, King County, and WSDOT establishing the Green River Valley Signal Coordination Plan. d. Authorize Mayor to execute Interlocal Agreement with Puget Sound Regional Council. e. Accept Statutory Warranty Deed dedicating a 5 foot strip of property fronting So. 150th Street at 4630 So. 150 Street; accept No- Protest Water LID agreement for future water system upgrade. Councilmember Robertson asked that item 5d be withdrawn from the Consent Agenda and discussed under Old Business. MOVED BY DUFFIE, SECONDED BY HERNANDEZ, TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA AS AMENDED. MOTION CARRIED. MOVED BY DUFFIE, SECONDED BY HERNANDEZ, THAT THE PROPOSED RESOLUTION BE READ BY TITLE ONLY. MOTION CARRIED. City Attorney Mike Kenyon read A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF TUKWILA, WASHINGTON, ESTABLISHING THE "GEORGE D. LONG PUBLIC WORKS FACILITY" AT THE INTERURBAN PUBLIC WORKS SHOPS FACILITY. Tukwila City Council Regular Meeting November 2, 1992 Page 2 Old Business (con't' Ord. #1638 Adopting Multi- Family Design Standards Mayor Rants introduced Mr. Long, a long time Tukwila resident and former City employee, and thanked him for his many years of service to the City. Long was responsible for taking care of the City's infrastructure and the needs of the residents during the time when the City had no money or staff. Rants described Mr. Long as "a very important cog of what has happened and the beginning of the traditions in the City and their responsiveness to citizens MOVED BY ROBERTSON, SECONDED BY DUFFIE, THAT RESOLUTION NO.1230 BE APPROVED AS READ.* Councilmember Robertson suggested the facility be referred to as a "maintenance" facility rather than the public works facility. MOVED BY ROBERTSON, SECONDED BY DUFFIE, TO AMEND THE TITLE PORTION OF RESOLUTION NO. 1230 AND SECTION 1 SO THAT THE SHOP FACILITY AT 14000 INTERURBAN AVENUE IS RE -NAMED THE "GEORGE D. LONG MAINTENANCE FACILITY". MOTION CARRIED. *MOTION CARRIED. MOVED BY DUFFIE, SECONDED BY ROBERTSON, THAT THE PROPOSED ORDINANCE BE READ BY TITLE ONLY. MOTION CARRIED. Attorney Kenyon read AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF TUKWILA, WASHINGTON, ADOPTING DESIGN STANDARDS FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF MULTI- FAMILY HOUSING. MOVED BY HERNANDEZ, SECONDED BY DUFFIE, THAT ORDINANCE NO. 1638 BE ADOPTED AS READ.* Attorney Kenyon explained that moratoria and interim regulations require SEPA exemptions. For precautionary reasons, Kenyon suggested an amendment be made which would add a SEPA exemption section to the ordinance. DCD will undertake the environmental review and most likely issue a DNS shortly before the adoption of the codified ordinance. MOVED BY HERNANDEZ, SECONDED BY ROBERTSON, THAT ORDINANCE NO 1638 BE AMENDED TO ADD THE FOLLOWING: SECTION 3 SEPA EXEMPTION AND DECLARATION OF EMERGENCY. PURSUANT TO TUKWILA MUNICIPAL CODE CHAPTER 21.04.100 AND WASHINGTON ADMINISTRATIVE CODE 197.11.880, THE CITY COUNCIL FINDS THAT AN EXEMPTION UNDER SEPA IS TEMPORARILY NECESSARY TO PREVENT AN IMMINENT DANGER TO PUBLIC OR PRIVATE PROPERTY, OR TO PREVENT AN IMMINENT THREAT OF SERIOUS ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION, IF MULTI FAMILY DEVELOPMENT IS ALLOWED INCONSISTENT WITH THE ATTACHED MULTI FAMILY DESIGN STUDY. ALTERNATIVELY, THE RESPONSIBLE OFFICIAL MAY UNDERTAKE A REVIEW AND ISSUE HIS DETERMINATION AT ANY TIME PRIOR TO THE ADOPTION OF THE CODIFIED ALTERNATIVE ORDINANCE REFERENCED IN SECTION 2 ABOVE. MOTION CARRIED MOVED BY ROBERTSON, SECONDED BY HERNANDEZ, THAT THE LAST PARAGRAPH ON PAGE 4 OF THE DESIGN STUDY BE MOVED TO BECOME THE LAST PARAGRAPH ON PAGE 2. MOTION CARRIED. Councilmember Hernandez thanked the staff for their hard work on the multi family study. Tukwila City Council Regular Meeting November 2, 1992 Page 3 Old Business (con't) Interlocal Agreement Puget Sound Regional Council (PSRC) (from Consent Agenda) Review of CIP and Financial Planning Model Public Safety Initiative REPORTS Council City Attorney *MOTION CARRIED AS AMENDED. Councilmember Robertson explained he had asked for this item to be withdrawn from the Consent Agenda because he was concerned about the rate increase and the "weighted" voting rights given to agencies other than cities. Robertson recommended Council postpone voting on the issue until after more research had been done. Mayor Rants stated he had been told that the groups recognized in the agreement were there by law not invitation, and that they were given the minimum number of votes they could be given. Council requested further investigation be done on the issue and that it be forwarded to the 11/9 COW. Finance Director Alan Doerschel reported that the net result of Council's latest revisions to the CIP had sheared approximately $2,000,000 from the estimated $3,325,000 shortfall in City funding. Expected funding from ISTEA grants will also help to reduce the shortfall. Council discussed the possibility of an LID for street improvements to Minkler in 1994. Councilmember Robertson proposed the City pay the LID formulation and engineering costs for the four lane street and the CBD absorb construction costs. Improvements to the street would increase circulation within the Southcenter area, directly benefiting the businesses. Mayor Rants spoke against Robertson's recommendation, stating he preferred the construction of a two lane street as originally planned which would take some of the traffic off of Southcenter Parkway. Rants explained that the reason for going with a two lane street was so that as the area developed, the City would charge construction costs back to the developers. The minimum street should be put in at this time because it is needed; but, as the area grows and develops, the businesses will put in the rest of the street. After further debate, it was the consensus of the council to leave Minkler in the CIP as originally planned. Mayor Rants reported the need for additional public safety personnel and proposed a 2 percent utility tax as the funding source. Rants stated he considered the following criteria in evaluating the funding sources: 1) the tax must be equitable, 2) it would raise only the amount needed, and 3) would be dedicated to public safety. The tax would be levied on telephone, power, and natural gas utilities. Sewer and water would not be taxed as they are in junior taxing districts. The 2 percent tax would raise $468,000 which would support the hiring of three police officers and three firefighters in January, 1993. Upon the accrual of sufficient revenue in 1993 and 1994, an additional four police personnel and three fire personnel would be added. Councilmembers supported the need for additional personnel, but indicated the need to consider alternative funding. Councilmember Hernandez reported she attended the Suburban Cities meeting last week. King County Open Space representatives spoke about the possible creation of a super regional fund whereby any city that met a certain criteria could apply for these funds. The criteria has yet to be set. Councilmember Mullet reported that residents have requested more lighting for certain parts of Highway 99. Councilmember Duffie reported that he has been contacted by residents who have concerns about the City's pending tree ordinance. He asked to be notified of the date set aside by the Planning Commission for the public hearing on this issue. Mike Kenyon announced that he will be leaving the City to accept the chairmanship of the Municipal Law Department at the Revelle Ries law firm which will include working with the new City of Burien. Tukwila City Council Regular Meeting November 2, 1992 Page 4 Reports (con't) Intergovernmental ADJOURN TO EXECUTIVE SESSION 9:10 p.m. Back to Order 9:50 p.m. ADJOURNMENT 9:50 p.m. Councilmember Robertson gave a brief report on Metro's plans for rapid transit in the area and asked that more information be gathered regarding the proposed routes. Robertson explained that the proposal, as it now stands, puts the only southend access to the system inside SeaTac airport. Council agreed to forward further discussion on this topic to the next COW. MOVED BY HERNANDEZ, SECONDED BY LAWRENCE, TO ADJOURN TO EXECUTIVE SESSION FOR 45 MINUTES TO DISCUSS LITIGATION MATTERS. MOTION CARRIED. Mayor Rants called the meeting back to order with Councilmembers present as listed above. MOVED BY DUFFIE, SECONDED BY SIMPSON, THAT THE MEETING BE ADJOURNED. MOTION CARRIED. W. Rants, Mayor fie) E. Cantu, Clerk i