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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCAP 2008-08-11 Item 2C - Report - 2008 2nd Quarter Report: Community Development / Parks and Recreation SECOND QUARTER REPORT TO COUNCIL April 1 - June 30, 2008 Prepared for Community & Parks Committee DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT 2nd QUARTER SIGNIFICANT ISSUES . Construction activity The number of permits issued was 998 (building, mechanical, plumbing, electrical) with a $40,645,535 total project valuation. . Planninq Division Development Activity There were 23 land use decisions issued, the applications ranged from 7 SEPA decisions, 7 Short Plat or Boundary Line Adjustments, 2 Shoreline Permits, 2 Board of Architectural Review approvals, one Conditional Use Permit, 4 Noise Variances. . South center Mall Expansion The Westfield Mall expansion is proceeding on schedule. Approval to allow tenant personnel to occupy and stock their lease space was issued. Staff has processed 138 permits and provided 1700 inspections for the project. Two additional buildings in the outlaying parking lot along Strander were approved by the BAR in accordance with the overall approved site plan. Negotiated with WEA for a second amendment to the Development Agreement. BUDGET PROGRAM GOALS 1. Complete Tukwila South Master Plan and Annexation: Awaiting resolution of Development Agreement issues. 2. Adopt new Shoreline Manaqement Master Proqram: Continued refining the Master Program in response to DOE comments, City staff comments and Corps of Engineer Levee requirements. Revised Adolfson scope of work to assist in SEPA analysis, public outreach information and technical review of revised Program. Scheduled joint meeting of Planning Commission and City Council for briefing on draft Master Program. 3. Adopt Tukwila Urban Center Plan and Planned Action: Completed staff edits of consultant draft. 4. Review/update Manufacturinq Industrial Center Policies and Planned Action: No activity this quarter. 5. Adopt new Siqn Code: Organized the Sign Code Advisory Committee and held first two meetings. 6. Review Small Lot Residential Development Policies and Standards: No activity this quarter. 7. Develop a Climate Chanqe Plan to reduce qreen house qases from the community: No activity this quarter. 8. Comprehensive plan: Of the three applications received, one was complete. Staff took the application to the CAP in June. 9. Recyclinq Proqram: The Residential Special Event was held in May at the Tukwila Village site. The City of Tukwila's consultant worked in conjunction with Allied Waste on this event. Staff has finalized the Commercial Recycling Promotion/Education Program to be implemented by Allied Waste. Code Enforcement 1. Assist in updatinq the Noise Ordinance, Home Occupation Standards and Parkinq Standards in residential neiqhborhoods: . Noise Ordinance - Met with City Attorney and Planners to review draft Noise Ordinance. Discussed more needed changes to the public disturbance and variance procedures. . Home Occupation Standards - No activity this quarter. . Parking standards in residential neighborhoods - Discussed commercial vehicle parking regulations with Police Department. No changes proposed at this time. 2. Develop proposal for Rental Housinq Licensinq Proqram: Meetings held with City Attorney, who is preparing Issue Paper and draft ordinance. 2008 Second Quarter Report to Council Prepared for Community & Parks Committee Page 2 Permit Coordination and Building 1. Develop a Combination Buildinq Permit for sinqle family residential construction: No activity this quarter. 2. Develop trackinq and notifications system for Backflow Test Reports: No activity this quarter. 3. Expand usaqe of "Permits Plus" trackinq system: No activity this quarter. 4. Adopt 2008 National Electrical Code and consolidate Administrative Provisions for TMC Title 16: The adoption process for the 2008 NEC would have been concluded by July of the adoption year. Due to the number of changes to the 2005 NEC and the amendments proposed by the State's Chief Electrical Inspector public hearings have been called for. The adoption date (by the State) is now December 31,2008. The City adopting ordinance will follow. Planning Commission 1. Review Siqn Code u[Jdate: No activity this quarter. 2. Review Shoreline Manaqement Master Proqram update: No activity this quarter. Agreed on date for joint Planning Commission City Council briefing on new Draft Master Program. 3. Review Tukwila Urban Center Plan: No activity this quarter. 4. Review Small Lot Residential Development Policies and Standards: No activity this quarter. PARKS AND RECREATION DEPARTMENT 2nd QUARTER SIGNIFICANT ISSUES The Parks and Recreation Department continues to offer quality recreational opportunities within the community. Many successful celebrations occurred throughout the second quarter including the Backyard Wildlife Festival, which had a "Going Green" theme. We also added the Recycled Art Show to this year's BWF. Summer camp programs were off to a great start in their new location at Showalter Middle School. In April we opened the new Fort Dent Playground, and currently the new Water Spray Park is under construction. The Department received Spotlight awards from the Washington Recreation and Parks Association for Macadam Winter Garden as "Best Park", best Regional Brochure (Burien, SeaTac, Tukwila, Renton Park and Trail Map), and also received honorable mention for best website again. The volunteer program was busy during Earth Day and facilitated a community clean up event with Tukwila Community Churches in June with nearly 300 community members participating. BUDGET PROGRAM GOALS Administration 1. Desiqn and construct Phase I of the Duwamish Riverbend Hill to include trail system, interpretive markers and interim parkinq area: Phase I Construction Design Consultant hired, design currently in process. 2. Staff will apply for open space qrants to purchase needed park land and needed open space as determined by our updated Park Master Plan: The Parks, Recreation and Open Space Plan was approved and accepted by Council on June 23, 2008. A Land Water Conservation Fund grant request was submitted to the Recreation Conservation Office in June. 3. Redesiqn and construct Phase II of Codiqa Farm Park to include trail system, interpretive markers, picnic area. hand boat launch and parkinq area: Construction Plans and Specifications 95% complete. 4. Desiqn and construct a passive neiqhborhood park with the recent purchase of the 5ih Avenue Park expansion: In process. Recreation 1. Add one additional youth sports leaque, i.e.: T-ball. qirls fast-pitch, summer basketball, flaq football, etc: In planning - Summer/Fall. 2008 Second Quarter Report to Council Prepared for Community & Parks Committee Page 3 2. Incorporate the new Spray Park at TCC into the Summer Playqround Proqram: Re-directed. With delays in Spray Park completion, we've re-directed Playground Program efforts to Foster Memorial Park as an additional site to Cascade View Park. Will look at incorporating Spray Park into future programs. 3. Increase participation and activities with the Teen Council Proqram by implementinq new activities once a month: In planning - Staff is working to prepare the groundwork and foundation for re- establishing this program in the fall of 2008. 4. Work with the Tukwila School District to run the Summer Day Camp proqrams (Camp Tukwilly. Adventure Camp. and Teen Camp) at a school site: Complete - the Summer Camps are at Showalter Middle School during weeks 1 - 7. Weeks 8 -10 will be at TCC so that the School can prepare the facility for the 2008-09 school year. 5. Host a Family Fun Field Day Event in coniunction with Sprinq Break Camp: Complete - Kids Appreciation Day was held on March 29, 2008, although not in conjunction with Spring Break Camp. 6. Develop an 8 team Co-Ed Senior Softball Tournament: In planning -late summer. 7. Plan a number of events on Thursdays before and after lunch to increase the daily numbers by 15% to the Senior Lunch Proqram. includinq new entertainment durinq the lunch hour: In planning - fall. 8. Provide leadership and staff support for 2008 Tukwila Centennial events: In progress. During the second quarter of 2008 staff from the Recreation Division have assisted with many City Centennial Event and Centennial Sanctioned Events including the Walt Wagner Performance, the Tukwila Pantry Bowl-a-thon, the Backyard Wildlife Festival and the Centennial Birthday Celebration & time capsule opening. 9. Increase vendor participation at Tukwila special events includinq the Backyard Wildlife Festival. Family 4th at the Fort and the Tukwila Days Community Festival: In progress - staff secured many new vendors for the Backyard Wildlife Festival in May. Staff has increased the number of food vendors participating at the Family 4th at the Fort and is continuing to work on recruiting vendors for Tukwila Days. 10. Increase participation in the City of Tukwila Volunteer Proqram by 10%: In process - participation in the City of Tukwila Volunteer Program has continued to grow. During the 2nd quarter City staff worked with two large groups on separate volunteer projects. In April, approximately 300 volunteers participated in Earth Day events in Tukwila. In June, approximately 150 community volunteers worked on several small projects on both private property and City property. 11. Implement Facility Bookinq software for rental reservations of park facilities: Complete - reservations for Picnic Shelters and Athletic Fields are now taken and processed through CLASS Facility Booking software and we are now "bookless". 12. Increase weekday (Mondav throuqh Thursday) rentals at the TCC by 10%: In progress - weekday rentals continue to pace ahead of 2007. This is a year-long goal, and we'll continue to monitor the progress of this goal. Aquatics 1. Increase Aquatic Proqram Fee revenue bv 10% of the 2007 total: Ongoing. 2. Siqnificantly improve the facility's look and feel by replacinq missinq tile and upqradinq the underwater liqhtinq: On hold. Natatorium tile and underwater lighting is on hold for lease extension decision by the Tukwila School District. Overhead natatorium lighting upgrade was completed in June. 3. Offer CPR classes or challenqes to the community and/or City of Tukwila personnel at least once per quarter: Ongoing. CPR challenges are held as needed by appointment with one of the pool's two Instructor Trainers. 4. Offer Lifequard Traininq classes or challenqes at least once per quarter to help keep up optimum part- time staff levels at the Tukwila City Pool: Ongoing. The last class offered ended June 5th with five graduates. Two have been hired with a third in the process. The remaining two are prospects for the future. 5. Offer after school Special Olympics Swim Team proqram for Tukwila and other local School District students in the sprinq: Complete. The season ended June 1st at the State Games where the "Turtles" collected thirty-seven medals. The "Turtles" will meet the Mayor and Council members July 29th. 2008 Second Quarter Report to Council Prepared for Community & Parks Committee Page 4 6. Continue to work with the Tukwila Community Center in marketinq and makinq pool time available for TCe's special events and camps: Ongoing. Camp Tukwilly has booked ten dates and Adventure Camp has booked eleven plus Teen Camp with five bookings for the summer of 2008. Parks Maintenance 1. Assimilate new parks into the Parks Division (Codiqa Farm Park, Macadam Winter Garden. 57th Avenue Park expansion. Cascade View Community Park Phase II) and develop maintenance plans for each: Ongoing. 2. Provide park expertise in the desiqn phase of the Duwamish Riverbend Hill project: Ongoing. Attended Phase 1 Design Workshop on 6/24/08. 3. Inspect trail surfaces for safety hazards and repair (tree root damaqe. trail edqe reinforcement and asphalt overlay): Completed 2008 repairs. 4. Provide assistance to Recreation Division for City-wide events: Ongoing. 5. Oversee park enhancement projects annually: Ongoing. Golf Course Maintenance 1. Redesiqn and construct new partitions in the women's on-course restroom: Complete. 2. Design and install new tee signs: Installation begins in July. 3. Purchase and install new fairway yardaqe markers: Completed. th 4. Replace and fix surface water drainaqe pumps on 9 fairway: Completed. 5. Expand first tee area: Scheduled to begin in August. Golf Course Pro Shop 1. New market approach and strateqy for 2008 tournament play: Procedures in place. Foster will be advertising on KJR AM Radio and market during the spring through fall. 2. Increase tournament revenues: Work in progress. 3. Seek advertisinq sponsorship for new tee marker siqns: No activity. 4. Update 2008 promotional discount tee times: Work in progress. Arts Commission 1. Participate in the 2008 Centennial Celebration planninq: In process. 2. Apply for qrant and sponsorship fundinq and request a "Call for Artists" to purchase and install a major Centennial art piece at the new Klickitat off-ramp: In process. 3. Apply for qrant fundinq from 4 Culture's Sustained Support performinq arts proqram: Complete- grant awarded in April. 4. Implement the new art selection policy: In progress. Parks Commission 1. Participate in the 2008 Centennial Celebration planninq: Ongoing. 2. Attend Board & Commission workshops sponsored by the Washinqton Recreation and Parks Association: Ongoing. Brooke Alford, Commission Chair, attended the National Recreation and Parks Association Summit on Environment Stewardship in May. 3. Review desion and construction drawinqs for Phase I of Duwamish Riverbend Hill and Phase II of Codioa Farm Park projects: In progress. Consultant hired, for both projects. Attended phase I design workshop for Duwamish Riverbend Hill in late June. Library Advisory Board 1. Report annually to the City Council on the status of library services and facilities available to Tukwila citizens: Completed. 2. Maintain and improve communication between the three libraries within Tukwila city limits, the Tukwila Library Advisory Board, the Tukwila City Council. the Kinq County Library System, the "Friends of the Library" orqanization and the Tukwila qeneral public: Ongoing. 3. Provide support to literacy in Tukwila and to the Parks and Recreation, and Kino County Library System special events: Ongoing, provided 500+ books for Dr. Seuss Birthday Celebration. 4. Provide support to the Friends of Tukwila Libraries to promote literacy in Tukwila: Ongoing.