HomeMy WebLinkAbout1993-08-02 Regular MinutesCALL TO ORDER
August 2, 1993 Tukwila City Hall
7:00 p.m. Council Chambers
NEW BUSINESS
TUKWILA CITY COUNCIL
MINUTES
Mayor Rants called the Regular Meeting of the
Tukwila City Council to order. The United States
and Japanese national anthems were played as the
colors from both countries were presented.
ROLL CALL JOE DUFFIE; JOAN HERNANDEZ; STEVE LAWRENCE,
Council President; DENNIS ROBERTSON; CHARLES SIMPSON;
ALLAN EKBERG; STEVE MULLET.
CITY OFFICIALS LINDA COHEN, City Attorney; JOHN McFARLAND, City
Administrator; RICK BEELER, DCD Director; ALAN
DOERSCHEL, Finance Director; LYNN DEVOIR, Recreation
Superintendent; ROSS EARNST, Public Works Director; TOM
KEEFE, Fire Chief; RON WALDNER, Chief of Police; VIKI
WITSCHGER, Administrative Services Director.
IKAWA OFFICIALS MR. TOSHIO UCHIDA, Mayor of Ikawa; MR. KAZUHIRO
TATSUKAWA, City Council Chairman; MR. TADASHI NIKI, Vice
Principal of middle school; MRS. EMIKO IWAKURA, English
Teacher; MRS. MIEKO ITAMI, School Nurse; MR. TOSHIYUKI
YAMASHITA, City Councilmember; MR. HASASHI TACHIBANA,
Science Teacher.
INTERPRETER MS. RAE WILLOUGHBY
SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS Mayor Rants introduced the Ikawa delegation and welcomed the
visitors to Tukwila. Council President Lawrence offered greetings on
behalf of the City Council. Ikawa Mayor Uchida responded with a
brief address thanking Tukwila officials and host families for their
hospitality. An exchange of gifts followed.
Mayor Rants read A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF TUKWILA,
WASHINGTON, WELCOMING AND HONORING
DISTINGUISHED GUESTS FROM OUR SISTER CITY OF
IKAWA, JAPAN. WHEREAS, THE CITIES OF IKAWA AND
TUKWILA BECAME SISTER CITIES IN 1979, AND WHEREAS
THE LONG AFFILIATION BETWEEN OUR CITIES HAS
FORMED THE BONDS OF FRIENDSHIP THAT HAVE
OVERCOME THE BARRIERS OF LANGUAGE AND
CULTURE AND SPANNED THE SEPARATION
CAUSED BY A GREAT OCEAN, AND WHEREAS THE CITY
OF TUKWILA WISHES TO CONVEY HOW IMPORTANT AND
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WELCOME THE IKAWA CITIZENS ARE TO OUR CITY AND
OUR COUNTRY, AND WHAT A DELIGHTFUL HONOR IT IS
TO HOST OUR SISTER CITIES VISITORS, NOW THEREFORE,
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF TUKWILA HEREBY
RESOLVES THAT THE CITY EXTENDS IF WARMEST
WELCOME TO ITS SISTER CITY, IKAWA, AND RENEWS OUR
GUESTS WITH SPECIAL APPRECIATION FOR THEIR VISIT
AND FOR FRIENDSHIPS MADE AND RENEWED DURING
THEIR VISIT. RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF TUKWILA, WASHINGTON, AT ITS REGULAR
MEETING, THEREFORE, THIS SECOND DAY OF AUGUST,
1993.
MOVED BY HERNANDEZ, SECONDED BY LAWRENCE,
THAT RESOLUTION NO.1267 BE APPROVED AS READ.
MOTION CARRIED.
MOVED BY ROBERTSON, SECONDED BY HERNANDEZ,
THAT THE MEETING BE ADJOURNED. MOTION CARRIED.
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W. Rants, Mayor
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Cantu, City Clerk