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Home My WebLink About1993-01-11 Committee of the Whole MinutesJanuary 11, 1993 7:00 p.m. CALL TO ORDER COUNCILMEMBERS Councilmembers excused. OFFICIALS Amend Agenda CITIZEN'S COMMENTS SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS Options to regional transportation prog. Recess 7:55 8:00 p.m. Options to regional trans. prog. (Con't) PUBLIC HEARINGS Moratorium on adult entertainment. TUKWILA CITY COUNCIL COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE MEETING MINUTES Tukwila City Hall Council Chambers Council President Steve Lawrence called the Committee of The Whole Meeting of the Tukwila City Council to order and led the audience in the Pledge of Allegiance. STEVE LAWRENCE, Council President; JOE DUFFIE, DENNIS ROBERTSON, ALLAN EKBERG, STEVE MULLET. It was the consensus of the Council to excuse Councilmembers Hernandez and Simpson. JOHN MCFARLAND, City Administrator; MIKE KENYON, City Attorney; LUCY LAUTERBACH, Council Analyst; ROSS EARNST/RON CAMERON DOUG MICHEAU, Public Works; RICK BEELER/VERNON UMETSU, DCD; ALAN DOERSCHEL, Finance. It was the consensus of the Council to move "Cit i?en's Comments" forward on the agenda to come before "Special P: entations." None. Council President Lawrence called the meeting back to order with those present as listed above. Lawrence suggested that discussions on the RTP be postponed for one week. During that week invite the community to submit written comments. Then, be prepared to resume discussions at the next council meeting concentrating on Tukwila's preferred option. Paul Matsuoka, Corridor Planning Manager for Metro, accompanied by Kevin Grigg, South Corridor Manager; and Chris Deffebach, Capital Project Coordinator, gave a presentation on the three alignment options to the regional transportation program. Option 1 includes Interurban Avenue and I -405; Option 2, Shuttle between SR99 and North Renton; and Option 3, Branch Line Service to Tukwila and Renton. Matsuoka stated that a final EIS is planned to be submitted by mid March of this year with a final plan being adopted by April. All of this is in preparation for forming a regional transit authority by the middle of this year. The regional transit authority would then place this issue before the voters in the fall. Matsuoka said this same presentation will be presented to as many subcounty cities as possible. The goal of which is for all the cities to define what their interests are and what their preferred alternative would be in order for those cities to develop a consensus at the South King County Transportation Benefit District (SKATBD). Once SKATBD agrees to a recommendation, it will be forwarded to the joint regional policy committee to feed into the regional discussion and ultimately into the regional adopted final plan. A discussion followed with questions being asked by the council, staff and citizens. Questions focused on capital costs, ridership, service areas, noise levels, travel time from various points and relationship to land use plans for the options. Councilmember Robertson requested that a copy of the alternative analysis on Rainier Valley vs. East Marginal Way be sent to the Council this week due to time restraints. Deffebach said the materials will be sent to Lucy Lauterbach for distribution to City staff, Council and any other interested parties. Attorney Mike Kenyon stated that the Council has already adopted the moratorium, but the 1992 session laws require that in the event of a moratorium on any permitting or licensing issue, a public hearing be held within sixty (60) days after the adoption of the Committee of The Whole Meeting Minutes January 11, 1993 Page 2 Public Hearing opened Public Hearing Closed. SPECIAL ISSUES /(,)7L Public Hearing moratorium. Tonight's public hearing is only to Moratorium on adult take public testimony, if there is any, on the entertainment. moratorium not on the merits of the adult entertainment legislation that the City will be proposing, or adult entertainment uses in general. The moratorium is good for six (6) months and can be extended for additional six months increments by additional affirmative action of the council. Should it become necessary, a public hearing would have to be held prior to each additional extension. Council President Lawrence opened the public hearing at 9:05 p.m. Anna Bernhard, 14241 59th South, commended the Council and Attorney Kenyon for the work they've done on adult entertainment moratorium. She urged the Council to continue to do whatever they can to prohibit another establishment, such as this, to open in Tukwila. Council President closed the public hearing at 9:10 p.m. Attorney Kenyon stated that a draft of the Adult Entertainment Moratorium Ordinance including findings and conclusions will be submitted at the next Regular Council. Southgate property transfer. Review of amended ord. adopting the Multi- family Design Standards. REPORTS The Mayor stated that King County Council has authorized and Tim Hill has signed the docun' to transfer the Southgate property to the City of Tukwila. T roperty is located on the east side of Pacific Highway South near 134th. The Mayor recommended the Council's acceptance of this property. King County Council has surplused the land under King County Ordinance #9350 and prepared a deed to transfer ownership to Tukwila. A formal motion must be passed to accept this parcel of land. It was the consensus of the Council to accept the Southgate property transfer and forward to the next Regular Meeting Consent Agenda. Councilmember Robertson suggested for clarification that the "and" be replaced by "or" in the Maximum Bldg. Height section, i.e. "1 story or 15 ft.: 2 stories or 25 ft. etc. In the "Maximum building length with bonus for modulating off sets" section, replace the "and" with "or." The Mayor said he will review with the attorney for procedure compliance. If the changes do not conflict with procedure, they will automatically be made. If there is a conflict, the ordinance will be placed on next week's agenda for formal action. Councilmember Lawrence reported that he had attended a meeting at the City of Normandy Park. He was accompanied by Hernandez, Robertson and Ekberg. The topic for discussion was the third runway. Lawrence said the RCAA Organization will be discussing this issue and making recommendations. The individual cities will be making arrangements to bring it to their councils for further discussion. Councilmember Robertson requested that the Mayor provide the Council with a report on real estate consultants at the next Executive Session. Mayor Rants reported that if the background reports are received on time, he should have a selection for the new city attorney by next council meeting. Councilmember Robertson requested a full week for review of the new city attorney's credentials. He stated this is a crucial position and adequate time should be allowed for review. Committee of The Whole Meeting Minutes January 11, 1993 Page 3 R ports (Con't) ADJOURNMENT 9:30 p.m. Mayor Rants informed Robertson that he has the option to ask questions and if the answers are not satisfactory, the confirmation process can be continued. Robertson insisted on having adequate time for review of applications of the new city attorney's position, while all other councilmember preferred to go forward with the Mayor's suggestion. After a brief discussion, it was the consensus of the Council, and the Mayor agreed, to place all pertinent information regarding the new city attorney in the councilmembers mail boxes by late Thursday afternoon. City Administrator McFarland reported on the abandoned house on Foster Point. A letter was sent to the owner of the property. The letter gives notice that legal action will be taken if he doesn't contact the City Administration in a reasonable amount of time. A copy of the letter was provided to the Council President and to the City Attorney. McFarland also stated he was disappointed that delays associated with getting the labor union contract ratified had prevented the City from being able to formally observe Martin Luther King, Jr.'s Birthday this year. MOVED BY DUFFIE, SECONDED BY EKBERG, THAT THE COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE MEETING ADJOURN. MOTION CARRIED. Steve Lawrence, Council President Celia Square, Deputy City Clerk /071