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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1993-02-22 Committee of the Whole MinutesCALL TO ORDER COUNCILMEMBERS STEVE LAWRENCE, Council President; JOE DUFFIE, JOAN PRESENT HERNANDEZ, DENNIS ROBERTSON, CHARLIE SIMPSON, ALLAN EKBERG, STEVE MULLET. OFFICIALS TUKWILA CITY COUNCIL Council President Lawrence called the Committee of The Whole Meeting of the Tukwila City Council to order and led the audience in the Pledge of Allegiance. February 22, 1993 Tukwila City Hall 7:00 p.m. Council Chambers COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE MINUTES JOHN MCFARLAND, City Administrator; LINDA COHEN, City Attorney; LUCY LAUTERBACH, Council Analyst; RICK BEELER, DCD; ROSS EARNST/RON CAMERON/DOUG MICHEAU, Public Works. CITIZEN'S COMMENTS Nadine Morgan, 5190 South 166th Street, representing the Duwamish Valley Neighborhood Preservation Coalition (DVNPC), commented on a letter that had been written to the Mayor by Dan Aragon, President. The letter discusses a request for funds from a $17,000 grant that was made available to the City for predevelopment financing and feasibility study assistance. The project is the non -profit housing organization formed last year after the Duwamish Improvement Club and the Allentown community became aware of the fact that the property (abutting 115th Street (running east west); and 42nd Avenue South (running north south) was going to be developed as a metal fabrication facility. There's a lot of resistance in the neighborhood to having this property developed commercially as zoned. She said the road in front of the property is a bicycle, pedestrian and jogging route. The majority of the property (consisting of approximately three (3) acres) would be ideal as a low- impact park and would like it to be consider as such. The property itself is zoned C -M while the property surrounding it is zoned residential. Ideally, the park portion of the property could possibly tie into the bicycle trail which King County, Seattle and Tukwila plan to run from Puget Sound to where it now terminates near 1 -405 and Christensen Park. There are three (3) occupied, rental homes on the southerly portion of the triangular- shaped property which are being considered for renovation. They would be made available to first time home buyers. The Coalition wants the City to take a serious look at the property as a whole during the capital budget planning and possibly consider purchasing it. The Mayor informed Ms. Morgan that he had answered Mr. Aragon's letter. He read a copy of the letter which in summary praised the goals of DVMNPC and stated that he believes citizen involvement in the community is one of the most effective ways for this country to pull itself together. The City has made a commitment to the Duwamish /Allentown neighborhood that will reach multi millions of dollars in the next six years. In regard to funding assistance, the City has no history of or policy to support private development or pre development costs with public funds. The City is going to have to take a very conservative approach in managing the funds for the foreseeable future. Presently it is not possible to absorb an unfunded request of $17,000. The Mayor concluded that the City would continue to look at ways to help promote the objectives of DVNPC and will remain supportive of their goals to preserve the single family character of the Allentown/Duwamish neighborhood. Committee of The Whole Meeting Minutes February 22, 1993 Page 2 Citizen's Comments (Con't) PUBLIC HEARING Public Hearing opened. Public Hearing closed. SPECIAL ISSUES Continuation of joint mtg. w/Tukwila Tomorrow Cmte. Ping. Commission. It was the consensus of the Council to forward this issue to the appropriate Council Sub committee for further study. The City Attorney agreed to review the land use policies to assure sensitive areas guidelines compliance. Penhallaghen displayed a map for visual aid in identifying the Sewer Comprehensive Plan service areas. He reviewed briefly some of the history of the Plan background information on the planning; system analysis; design; major deficiencies and recommendations. Council President Lawrence opened the public hearing at 7:34 p.m. Council President closed the public hearing at 7:39 p.m. Cameron said the Comp Plan Policies are being discussed in the Utilities Committee meeting tomorrow night. The plan is to include those policies in the resolution adopting the Water Comp Plan. The same kind of work will be done on the Sewer Comp Plan. Hopefully, both plans will come before the Council sometime in March for adoption. Ron Cameron, City Engineer, Public Works Department, introduced Marty Penhallaghen and Susan Washburn of PACE Engineering as presentors of the Sewer Comprehensive Plan. Cameron stated that the Sewer Comp Plan for "old" Tukwila areas served by Tukwila was completed in 1988. Supplements were added for the annexation of Fire District 1, Riverton/Foster/Thorndyke and Cascade View. Adopting the plan provides a base information for the Growth Management Act (GMA), sewer takeover /transfers and future annexations. Susan Washburn stated that the Plan recommended a variety of tasks be implemented by the City. First and foremost is to adopt the Plan as a guideline for future development of the sewer system within the City of Tukwila. By doing so, the Council would recognize the improvements that are required to the system and implement a plan of action for correcting whatever deficiencies are there. Responding to questions from the Council, Cameron stated that the best economic approach is to adopt the existing plans with supplements and start anew with the information that we have now. Just as we faced major changes of taking over Water District 25 -we are now cooperating with SeaTac to take over WD125 in 1994 or 1995 -we are facing more significant change in what we serve. Roger Baker, 11662 42nd Avenue South, commented that a new water system is needed in the Allentown/Duwamish area and now the City is talking about a sewer system. Where will the money come from to accomplish these needs. The group continued discussion and review of Phase I of the Tukwila Tomorrow Report. Minor revisions were made as the discussion focused on community image and design, land uses, shorelines and sensitive areas, open spaces and parks, housing, transportation and traffic, and utilities. The Committee of The Whole Meeting Minutes February 22, 1993 Page 3 Special Issues group agreed that another draft will be presented Joint meeting. by mid October for review with hopes of completing (Con't) the draft by the end of the year. Recess Council President called the meeting back to order 8:42 8:50 with those present as listed above. DCD Work Plan. Budget transfer The Mayor requested per Council's action to fund RCAA Legal Defense the RCAA Legal Defense Fund for 1993, in an amount Fund. totalling $100,000 in equal parts, to be transferred from the Multimodal Center and City Hall Expansion budget line items. These items were chosen to avoid needing to rebudget or carryover to another year. Other line items were reviewed, but they were either critical projects and /or would probably be rebudgeted in a later year. REPORTS ADJOURNMENT 10:27 P.M. DCD Director Rick Beeler stated that the Citizen's Committee is making good progress and producing a sound product. However, work loads must be balanced between GMA and current planning activities. The objective remains the production of a comprehensive plan and zoning code that meets the challenges of the future. To jeopardize the substance of this project to satisfy procedural concerns is unwise. He recommended careful review of alternatives which will allow continuation with the existing resources. After a brief discussion, it was the consensus of the Council to forward the request for a budget transfer of $100,000 in support of RCAA Legal Defense Fund to the Next Regular Council Consent Agenda. Salary survey for Councilmember Mullet briefed the Council on some of non represented the Finance and Safety Committee's recommendations employees. about the Non Represented Employee Study. A discussion ensued with some councilmembers suggesting that one goal to consider would be making sure that the salaries are equitable and competitive with comparable cities. This should be done after comparable cities have been established, however. The Mayor stated that the information on comparable cities will be provided to the Council and a report given at the next Council meeting. City Administrator McFarland reported that on February 28 a fund raiser will be held at the Church By The Side Of The Road by the Cascade View area residents. The money raised will be used in conjunction with Vision Tukwila Neighborhood Fund to purchase Bigtoys equipment for a new playground for children at Mountain View Apartments. This effort is just one among many resulting from initiatives started by Karen Wright, Human Services Specialist, to encourage tenants and managers to work cooperatively to make their areas safe and drug free. McFarland encouraged Council attendance at this fund raiser. MOVED BY DUFFIE, SECONDED BY LAWRENCE, TO ADJOURN THE COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE MEETING. MOTION CARRIED. 9 9 a TE L Stele Lawrence, Council President Celia Square, Depeity City Clerk