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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1993-03-15 Regular MinutesMarch 15, 1993 7:00 p.m. CALL TO ORDER ROLL CALL OFFICIALS PROCLAMATIONS OF THE MAYOR APPOINTMENTS 11th Grade (expires 8/31/94) 11th Grade (expires 8/31/94) 12th Grade (expires 8/31/93) 12th Grade (expires 8/31/93) 10th Grade (expires 8/31/94) 10th Grade (expires 8/31/94) CITIZENS COMMENTS CONSENT AGENDA TUKWILA CITY COUNCIL 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; CHARLES SIMPSON; ALLAN EKBERG; STEVE MULLET. LINDA COHEN, City Attorney; JOHN McFARLAND, City Administrator; RON CAMERON, City Engineer; LYNN DEVOIR, Recreation Superintendent; ROSS EARNST, Public Works Director; LUCY LAUTERBACH, Council Analyst; DON WILLIAMS, Parks Recreation Director. MOVED BY DUFFIE, SECONDED BY SIMPSON, TO EXCUSE COUNCILMEMBER ROBERTSON. MOTION CARRIED. Mayor Rants read a proclamation naming Tatiani Maia an honorary citizen of the City of Tukwila. Tatiana, an exchange student from Brazil, is residing with the Mayor and Mrs. Rants while she attends Foster High School. Mayor Rants introduced Sandy Barreras, Mike DeLay, Erin McGibbon, Heather Misner, Dan Parker, and Jeremy Sackett and asked that Council concur with their appointment to the Teen Council. Each of the candidates spoke briefly of their reasons for wanting to serve on the Teen Council. Their common goal was a desire to help develop more activities and programs for teenagers in the City. MOVED BY DUFFIE, SECONDED BY LAWRENCE, TO CONFIRM THE APPOINTMENT OF SANDY BARRERAS TO THE TEEN COUNCIL. MOTION CARRIED. MOVED BY HERNANDEZ, SECONDED BY SIMPSON, TO CONFIRM THE APPOINTMENT OF MIKE DeLAY TO THE TEEN COUNCIL. MOTION CARRIED. MOVED BY LAWRENCE, SECONDED BY SIMPSON, TO CONFIRM THE APPOINTMENT OF JEREMY SACKETT TO THE TEEN COUNCIL. MOTION CARRIED. MOVED BY SIMPSON, SECONDED BY DUFFIE, TO CONFIRM THE APPOINTMENT OF HEATHER MISNER TO THE TEEN COUNCIL. MOTION CARRIED. MOVED BY EKBERG, SECONDED BY SIMPSON, TO CONFIRM THE APPOINTMENT OF DAN PARKER TO THE TEEN COUNCIL. MOTION CARRIED. MOVED BY MULLET, SECONDED BY HERNANDEZ, TO CONFIRM THE APPOINTMENT OF ERIN McGIBBON TO THE TEEN COUNCIL. MOTION CARRIED. None MINUTES Tukwila City Hall Council Chambers a. Approval of Minutes: 2/16/93 b. Approval of Vouchers Nos. 63541 through 63780 in the amount of $457,701.75 c. Accept as complete 1992 Foster Park Addition project with JLR, Inc.; authorize release of retainage. d. Authorize Mayor to accept Interurban Ave. /52nd Ave. S. sidewalk easement. Tukwila City Council Regular Meeting March 15, 1993 Page 2 Consent Agenda (con't) BID AWARDS NEW BUSINESS Res. #1242 Fixing a Public Hearing Date Street Vacation Request, James Saghi, Plaza One Bldg., 14675 Interurban Ave. S. Res. #1242 Corrected Title Consideration of PSRC e. Authorize Mayor to execute undergrounding agreement with Seattle City Light for utility work on S. 160th St. from 42nd Ave. S. eastward to 51st Ave. S. MOVED BY EKBERG, SECONDED BY SIMPSON, TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA AS SUBMITTED. MOTION CARRIED. MOVED BY EKBERG, SECONDED BY SIMPSON, TO AWARD A CONTRACT FOR FOSTER GOLF LINKS IRRIGATION CONTROL SYSTEM TO EVERGREEN PACIFIC SUPPLY CO. IN THE AMOUNT OF $51,807.* Don Williams explained that only two bids were received and one of them was rejected because it was submitted after the deadline had passed. *MOTION CARRIED. MOVED BY DUFFIE, SECONDED BY SIMPSON, THAT THE PROPOSED RESOLUTION BE READ BY TITLE ONLY. MOTION CARRIED. City Attorney Linda Cohen read a RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF TUKWILA, WASHINGTON, FIXING THE TIME FOR A PUBLIC HEARING FOR VACATION OF A PORTION OF SOUTH 147TH STREET BOUNDED ON THE NORTH BY THE NORTH LINE OF HILLMAN'S SEATTLE GARDEN TRACTS AND BOUNDED ON THE SOUTH BY THE NORTH MARGIN OF SOUTH 140TH STREET. MOVED BY DUFFIE, SECONDED BY HERNANDEZ, TO APPROVE RESOLUTION NO. 1242 AS READ. MOTION CARRIED. (NOTE: The day after Resolution #1242 was approved it was discovered that the property description in the title was incorrect. The description in the text of the resolution, however, was correct. Following consultation with the city attorney, the title was revised to reflect the description in the text as follows: A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF TUKWILA, WASHINGTON, FIXING THE TIME FOR A PUBLIC HEARING FOR VACATION OF CERTAIN RIGHT -OF -WAY, GENERALLY DESCRIBED AS THAT PORTION OF SOUTH 147TH STREET EXTENDING FROM INTERURBAN AVENUE TO APPROXIMATELY 250 FEET WEST.) Mayor Rants explained that although Council has not approved the PSRC agreement, it has been approved by a 60 percent majority of the county and is now an active document. As an acting document Tukwila has no voting rights or amendment rights. The City has no rights whatsoever, even though our dues have been paid. According to the agreement, once the interlocal was approved by a 60 percent majority, the remaining cities would have to decide whether or not to join. If they chose not to join, any dues paid would be pro rated and the remaining monies returned. Rants stressed that the City would not be able to vote PSRC on the airport issues as it now stands. As a PSRC member, Tukwila has been allocated 11 weighted votes in the general assembly. Councilmember Mullet stated that those votes are offset by a percentage of the county's votes. He suggested the City might be better off voting through Suburban Cities where they could make a bigger impact. Mayor Rants responded that although 11 votes does not give the City a lot of clout, it does give the City the option of standing at the microphone and speaking with the authority of being a Tukwila City Council Regular Meeting March 15, 1993 Page 3 New Business (con't) NLC Report Grant Applications and Program Management Strategy Councilmember Hernandez reported on her trip to Washington D.C. for the National League of Cities Conference. Hernandez stated that the highlight of the conference was a visit from President Clinton. While in Washington, Hernandez visited each of the Washington State representatives. She thanked Council for the opportunity to attend the annual conference. voting member. In addition, the PSRC is the Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) of the region and will putting $91 million this year into ISTEA grants. Rants noted that PSRC cannot keep Tukwila from getting a grant because it is not a member. Council President Lawrence stated that although he had always been opposed to the interlocal because of the way the voting was set up, he felt the City had no option but to ratify the agreement at this time. Mayor recommended three reasons for the City to join PSRC: 1) The City wants to be a player in regional politics, 2) the City would be given a vote in a regional airport issue, 3) and the Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO). MOVED BY SIMPSON, SECONDED BY EKBERG, TO AUTHORIZE THE MAYOR TO SIGN THE INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT WITH THE PUGET SOUND REGIONAL COUNCIL (PSRC). MOTION CARRIED. Mayor Rants introduced discussion on how the City might put a program together that would enable it to take better advantage of grant money that will be made available to cities. Rants stated that the City currently follows a very conservative policy of being careful of the grants that are applied for so they don't drive the City's development or projects because most of them require funding. The Mayor explained that he recently discovered through Public Works that the staffing level is such that we are not able to bill for the grants we now have in a timely manner. City Administrator John McFarland suggested the City may want to rethink its grant strategy and the impact it would have on the ability to move things vertically within the workplan in terms of this year's priorities. Other projects, targeted for funding in later years, should also be looked at for possible grant funding. Mayor Rants noted that besides transportation grants, there are grants available for many other areas including parks, recreation, and police. Ross Earnst explained that the City does not solicit project grants that do not apply to the CIP. Council reviews and approves all grants prior to the applications being filed. Following discussion by Council it was determined that additional information was needed prior to a final decision on this issue. Regarding the grant issue, Parks Recreation Director Don Williams reported that Metro has made available $5 million to cities served by the Metro sewer system. Tukwila is seeking funds to purchase a Class I wetland within the City. Williams has submitted a document to Metro requesting $460,000 for funding the purchase of the Tukwila Pond site. No matching funds are required. Williams requested that Council make a formal motion authorizing the Mayor to sign the application form. MOVED BY EKBERG, SECONDED BY SIMPSON, TO AUTHORIZE THE MAYOR TO SIGN A LETTER OF INTENT FOR THE GRANT FOR THE TUKWILA POND PROPERTY IN THE AMOUNT OF $460,000.* Tukwila City Council Regular Meeting March 15, 1993 Page 4 New Business (con't) REPORTS Mayor Council MISCELLANEOUS Urban Growth Areas Councilmember Hernandez clarified that the motion only grants the Mayor the authority to sign the letter of intent, but that the issue would come back to council for further discussion and consideration if the city is awarded the grant. Councilmember Mullet asked for further discussion in an executive session as soon as possible. *MOTION CARRIED. Mayor Rants reported on the Ikawa itinerary. The Sister Cities guests, 52 youngsters and 5 adults, will be in Tukwila from July 30 to August 4th. Home stays are being sought by the Sister Cities Committee. Mayor Rants acknowledged a certificate of appreciation and note of thanks from the City of Burien for Tukwila's assistance in the new City of Burien's start up procedures. Mayor Rants announced that tenants of the Mountain View Apartments on 37th Avenue South had applied for City funding through the Vision Tukwila Neighborhood Fund community enhancement program to purchase a "Big Toy" for their housing complex. The group raised a portion of the money themselves. Rants reported that the Transportation Policy Board of the Puget Sound Regional Council had made the following recommendations on the airport issue: 1) they would remove Paine Field from consideration of any kind of expansion for the airport; 2) there would be extensive review of use of the airport by the airlines and the management of it; 3) they would look for a new location for another airport within a one hour radius of the regional four county system; 4) they would have an EIS by the Port; 5) the third runway would remain a consideration after the other four items had been met. Rants added that the RCAA is opposed to having the third runway in the recommendations. Councilmember Duffie thanked the police department for ticketing speeders on 53rd Ave. So. He suggested their efforts be expanded to 144th. Councilmember Hernandez asked Council to consider whether they would support legislation that would institute a sales tax on mail order sales catalogs. The National League of Cities and the Association of Washington Cities are supporting this action. Councilmember Lawrence reported that the primary focus of tomorrow's RCAA meeting is to try to work out the interlocal disagreements between Tukwila and the other three cities regarding equal participation in terms of expenses. Councilmember Ekberg brought up several questions relating to the defense fund. MOVED BY DUFFIE, SECONDED BY EKBERG, TO MOVE THE ISSUE OF THE LEGAL DEFENSE FUND AND THE INTERLOCAL INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION NEXT WEEK.* Councilmembers Hernandez and Simpson voiced their support to have Council President Lawrence negotiate the percentage issue with the RCAA on behalf of the City. Councilmember Mullet stated that in his opinion the City should hold firm on the amount of money it authorized. *MOTION CARRIED WITH LAWRENCE VOTING NO. Mayor Rants reported that last year the City identified a potential northend annexation boundary that included a substantial area west of West Marginal Way. Since that time the City of SeaTac has identified the same area as part of their growth boundary. Rants stated that it would be difficult to provide police and fire service to that area and would require an additional fire station. He recommended Council Tukwila City Council Regular Meeting March 15, 1993 Page 5 Miscellaneous (con't) ADJOURNMENT 9:00 p.m. consider deleting the area west of West Marginal Way as a potential annexation area. iJ 2 O Council agreed to discuss the issue further at the next COW on March 22nd. MOVED BY DUFFIE, SECONDED BY SIMPSON, THAT THE MEETING BE ADJOURNED AT 9:00 p.m. MOTION CARRIED. VI( 7/1 1- W. Rants, Mayor =i c_ `L. 'Jaije E. Cantu, City Clerk