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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1993-02-16 Regular Minutes MinutesFebruary 16, 1993 7:00 p.m. CALL TO ORDER ROLL CALL OFFICIALS APPOINTMENTS AND PROCLAMATIONS OF THE MAYOR CITIZENS COMMENTS CONSENT AGENDA ofp :74 BID AWARDS Fire Station #51 Re -roof PUBLIC HEARINGS Request for Street Vacation Portion of West Side of E. Marginal Way, South of Boeing Access Road Public Comment TUKWILA CITY COUNCIL None a. b. c. 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; STEVE LAWRENCE, Council President; DENNIS ROBERTSON; ALLAN EKBERG; CHARLES SIMPSON; STEVE MULLET. LINDA COHEN, City Attorney; RON CAMERON, City Engineer; ALAN DOERSCHEL, Finance Director; ROSS EARNST, Public Works Director; LUCY LAUTERBACH, Council Analyst. Mayor Rants read a Proclamation designating February 14 -20 as Engineers' Week. Mayor Rants requested Council's concurrence of his appointment of Joyce Craft to fill an unexpired term on the Planning Commission. Mrs. Craft stated that she had always been involved in fields related to land use. Craft expressed her desire to be involved in municipal government. She currently works as an accountant for a construction firm in Puyallup. MOVED BY HERNANDEZ, SECONDED BY EKBERG, TO CONFIRM THE APPOINTMENT OF JOYCE CRAFT TO FILL GEORGE GOMEZ' UNEXPIRED TERM ON THE PLANNING COMMISSION. MOTION CARRIED. Approval of Minutes: January 18, 1993 Approval of Vouchers: February 16, 1993 Nos. 63100 thru 63319, totalling $337,867.44 An ordinance establishing a Commute Trip Reduction Program Councilmember Duffie requested that item (b) vouchers be removed and discussed under Old Business. MOVED BY DUFFIE, SECONDED BY SIMPSON, TO APPROVED THE CONSENT AGENDA AS AMENDED. MOTION CARRIED. MOVED BY EKBERG, SECONDED BY LAWRENCE, TO AWARD A CONTRACT FOR FIRE STATION #51 RE -ROOF WORK IN THE AMOUNT OF $58,757 TO LLOYD LYNCH, INC. MOTION CARRIED. It was the consensus of the Council to send this issue back to the Transportation Committee for final review. Mayor Rants opened the public hearing at 7:14 p.m. Ron Cameron, City Engineer, explained that the vacation petition had been filed several years ago. The property is located on the west side of East Marginal Way just south of the Boeing access road (site of the old Chevron gas station). The applicant is requesting the extra right -of- way, previously deeded to the City, be returned. There were no public comments. Mayor Rants closed the hearing at 7:15 p.m. In response to Council's questions, Ron Cameron stated that upon the completion of design of the right of way, it does not appear the City will have any need of the property; however, an easement or exchange would have to be given for a piece of the radius for the right turn lane. Tukwila City Council Regular Meeting Fe b 16, 1993 Page 2 Appeal of MDNS for Home Depot Public Comment OLD BUSINESS Interlocal Agreement to Join Legal Defense Fund Mayor Rants announced that the appeal of the mitigated determination of nonsignificance for the Home Depot retail warehouse had been formally withdrawn by Mario Segale. However, to allow for public comment on the issue, Mayor Rants opened the public hearing at 7:20 p.m. Bill Arthur, representing Mario Segale, explained that the appeal came about from a concern from Segale's tenants that the Home Depot facility would increase traffic congestion on So. 180th. Subsequent to the appeal, the appellant was furnished with information from the City's Public Works Department on mitigation measures that will be put in place to help alleviate the congestion on So. 180th. Willie Radamaker, Jr., general counsel to William Boeing, Jr., 1325 4th Ave., Suite 1940, Seattle, stated that they were unaware of the Home Depot matter until after the appeals period on shoreline management issue. Radamaker suggested that the City may want to review its public notification policy in the future. He asked that Boeing be notified when Saxon Drive is widened. On behalf of the Boeing Company, Radamaker welcomed Home Depot to the City. The hearing was closed at 7:25 p.m. City Attorney Linda Cohen reported that the interlocal is again being revised. The final document most likely will incorporate changes that have been previously discussed. Council discussed clarification of the goals portion of the interlocal on page 57. It was suggested that (b) should reflect specific times for "night flights" as in the current agreement and (c) should not eliminate technology but rather limit expansion of facilities so that they do not significantly increase the number of environmental impacts or flight operations. MOVED BY ROBERTSON, SECONDED BY SIMPSON, TO REPLACE 4(C) WITH THE FOLLOWING WORDS: TO LIMIT AIRPORT FACILITY EXPANSIONS IN KING COUNTY SO THAT THEY DO NOT SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASE THE NUMBER OR ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS OF FLIGHT OPERATIONS. MOTION CARRIED WITH DUFFIE VOTING NO. Mayor Rants asked for Council's direction on how to proceed with the funding allocation. Councilmember Robertson suggested that cities impacted most, i.e., Burien and Des Moines, should pay more significant amounts than Tukwila. Councilmember Lawrence explained that according to the noise contour lines, Tukwila is very comparable to Normandy Park, however, they have a greater quantity of noise than Tukwila does. Councilmember Ekberg commented the need to determine what Tukwila feels is a fair share. Mayor Rants agreed. Councilmember Hernandez suggested the percentage to be agreed on be based on the entry level participation. Council continued to debate the allocation issue. MOVED BY ROBERTSON, SECONDED BY LAWRENCE, TO AUTHORIZE THE MAYOR TO NEGOTIATE ON THE CITY'S BEHALF FOCUSING ON THE RATIO FOR SPENDING THE MONEY WITH THE GOAL OF TUKWILA'S BEING SOMEWHERE BETWEEN 14 TO 20 PERCENT OF EVERY DOLLAR THAT'S SPENT BY THE COMMITTEE PROVIDING THERE ARE FOUR CITIES THAT ARE MEMBERS.* Councilmember Ekberg stated he was not comfortable passing the motion until the actual percentages are known. MOVED BY ROBERTSON, SECONDED BY LAWRENCE, TO AMEND THE MOTION TO ADD THAT THE TOP COMMITMENT FOR 1993 IS $100,000.** Tukwila City Council Regular Meeting F e b 16, 1993 Page 3 Old Business (con't) Interlocal Agreement to Join Legal Defense Fund Contract for Interurban Trail Project Phases III IV with Horton Dennis Assoc. Approval of Vouchers (From Consent Agenda) NEW BUSINESS Ord. #1661 Establishing Greens Fees at Foster Golf Links Councilmember Robertson stated that the motion reflects an amount that is less than an equal share with the other cities of 25 percent. Mayor Rants suggested Council authorize him to negotiate the amount with the understanding that before he signs an agreement, he would return to Council for their approval. Councilmember Robertson requested the original motion and the amendment be withdrawn so that he could restate it for clarity. Councilmember Lawrence withdrew his second on the amendment and the main motion. *Main motion withdrawn. *Amendment withdrawn. MOVED BY ROBERTSON, SECONDED BY LAWRENCE, TO AUTHORIZE THE MAYOR TO NEGOTIATE AN INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT AS WE'VE DESCRIBED HERE WITH THE AMENDMENTS TO IT AND CITY ATTORNEY'S AND WITH AN EXPENDITURE NOT TO EXCEED $100,000 AND A RATIO OF SPENDING, IF THERE ARE FOUR CITIES, OUR PORTION FOR EVERY DOLLAR SPENT WOULD BE SOMEWHERE IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD OF 14 TO 20 PERCENT, AND THAT'S YOUR NEGOTIATING RANGE AND YOU BRING IT BACK TO US. MOTION CARRIED WITH DUFFIE VOTING NO. Mayor Rants directed Finance Director Alan Doerschel to prepare prospective ways of making a line item transfer or budget item transfer from the CIP or O &M and present them at the 2/22 COW meeting. City Attorney Linda Cohen stressed the importance of negotiating the goals to the City's satisfaction as the interlocal would not lapse at the end of 1993. The same terms that are negotiated this year will be in effect in 1994. Entered into the record by Mayor Rants was a letter from Emily Willoughby, dated February 15, 1993. Ms. Willoughby wrote (in part) that she was opposed to the construction of a third runway at SeaTac but even more opposed to the idea of donating an additional $100,000 to the RCAA or another legal fund. Councilmember Lawrence offered to provide Ms. Willoughby with information from the RCAA so she can see where some of the money went to. Councilmember Hernandez suggested Lawrence also provide a copy of the public hearing minutes on the issue. MOVED BY EKBERG, SECONDED BY SIMPSON, TO AUTHORIZE THE MAYOR TO EXECUTE A CONTRACT WITH HORTON DENNIS AND ASSOCIATES FOR THE INTERURBAN TRAIL PROJECT, PHASES III AND IV, IN THE AMOUNT OF $194,827. MOTION CARRIED. Councilmember Duffie explained he had removed the vouchers from the Consent Agenda as he had not had time to review them prior to the meeting. Duffie agreed to review the vouchers tomorrow and remove any he questions. MOVED BY ROBERTSON, SECONDED BY SIMPSON, TO APPROVE THE VOUCHERS CONTINGENT UPON COUNCILMEMBER DUFFIE'S REVIEW ON 2/17. MOTION CARRIED. MOVED BY LAWRENCE, SECONDED BY DUFFIE, THAT THE PROPOSED ORDINANCE BE READ BY TITLE ONLY. MOTION CARRIED. City Attorney Linda Cohen read AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF TUKWILA, WASHINGTON, ESTABLISHING GREENS FEES CHARGED AT FOSTER GOLF LINKS, AND REPEALING ORDINANCE NUMBER 1643. Tukwila City Council Regular Meeting '"Fe 6, 16, 1993 Page 4 New Business (con't) Ord. #1661 Establishing Greens Fees at Foster Golf Links Reconsideration of 2/1 Motion Requiring Communications with the Port of Seattle be Channeled through Council REPORTS Mayor City Council ADJOURNMENT 8:50 p.m. MOVED BY LAWRENCE, SECONDED BY ROBERTSON, TO ADOPT ORDINANCE NO.1661 AS READ. MOTION CARRIED. MOVED BY LAWRENCE, SECONDED BY EKBERG, TO RECONSIDER THE MOTION TO REQUIRE ALL PORT OF SEATTLE COMMUNICATIONS BE CHANNELED THROUGH THE CITY COUNCIL. MOTION CARRIED. MOVED BY LAWRENCE, SECONDED BY ROBERTSON, TO REQUIRE ALL PORT OF SEATTLE COMMUNICATIONS BE CHANNELED THROUGH THE CITY COUNCIL.* Council President Lawrence stated that the original motion was hastily considered on his part and that he feels there is now an atmosphere of trust and consideration and that consensus policies will be followed. *MOTION FAILS 0 -7. Mayor Rants reported on several incidents of vandalism that occurred over the weekend. Mayor Rants read a resolution from the City of Burien thanking the city clerk and her staff for their assistance for the past two months. Councilmember Duffie expressed his appreciation for the outstanding job city employees did following the Inaugural Day wind storm. Councilmember Hernandez stated the need to appoint a Council representative to attend the next Suburban Cities Association meeting and vote on Council's behalf. MOVED BY HERNANDEZ, SECONDED BY DUFFIE TO APPOINT COUNCIL PRESIDENT LAWRENCE AS THE CITY'S REPRESENTATIVE TO THE SCA. MOTION CARRIED. Councilmember Hernandez reported on the Community Affairs and Parks Committee recommendation to re -bid the vacant city -owned houses. Following discussion it was the consensus of the Council to re- advertise the bid notice once each week for two weeks in the Seattle Times, the Post Intelligencer, and the Nickel want ads and leave the bid open for four weeks. They should be advertised under "Houses to be Moved Mayor Rants added that one of the vacant homes had been vandalized in the last week. Councilmember Robertson reported that the City's hard work had paid off regarding rapid rail. SKATBD's new proposal has been updated to modify the north south rapid rail service plan in the Tukwila area so that it has a station at the proposed Southcenter urban center. Councilmember Simpson reported that the Human Services Roundtable will be heavily involved in child abuse legislation for the next two months. MOVED BY LAWRENCE, SECONDED BY SIMPSON, THAT THE MEETING BE ADJOURNED AT 8:50 P.M. MOTION CARRIED. Joh7. Rants, Mayor Jan E. Cantu, City Clerk