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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1993-08-16 Regular MinutesAPPOINTMENTS OF THE MAYOR TUKWILA CITY COUNCIL MINUTES August 16, 1993 Tukwila City Hall 7:00 p.m. Council Chambers CALL TO ORDER Mayor Rants called the Regular Meeting of the Tukwila City Council to order and led the audience in the Pledge of Allegiance. ROLL CALL JOE DUFFIE; STEVE LAWRENCE, Council President; DENNIS ROBERTSON; CHARLES SIMPSON; STEVE MULLET. OFFICIALS LINDA COHEN, City Attorney; JOHN McFARLAND, City Administrator; RON CAMERON, City Engineer; ALAN DOERSCHEL, Finance Director; ROSS EARNST, Public Works Director; DON WILLIAMS, Parks Recreation Director; LUCY LAUTERBACH, Council Analyst. Councilmembers MOVED BY LAWRENCE, SECONDED BY SIMPSON, TO Excused EXCUSE COUNCILMEMBERS HERNANDEZ AND EKBERG. MOTION CARRIED. SPECIAL PRESENTATION Paul Matsuoka, Metro, gave a response to a briefing Council heard from Jim Maclsaac in July on his proposal called the Eastline/Beltline Express. Maclsaac's proposal, in part, called for HOV lanes on I -405 and 167, special ramp accesses for buses and carpools onto the HOV lanes, bus stations located near freeways and park and ride lots. Matsouka stated that although Metro believed Maclsaac's plan to be o.k. in concept, they disagreed with the level of bus frequencies Maclsaac's proposal assumed, one bus approximately every 30 seconds during peak hours. According to Matsouka, in order to get ridership that high, there would have to be dramatic changes in both land use and how "transportation demand management i.e., getting people out of their single occupant cars, is dealt with. Matsouka agreed that Maclsaac's proposal contained some good ideas. He noted that if Metro heard from elected officials that Maclsaac's proposal was a more preferred plan than what is in the Joint Regional Policy Plan, the Regional Transit Authority would like to hear that expression of support. Matsouka also responded to a concern that the RTA may be overly biased towards Seattle in terms of providing services by defining how the rail and bus systems would work together to serve neighboring urban centers. Mayor Rants requested Council confirmation of his appointment of Mae Harris to Position #1 on the Board of Adjustment and George Gomez to Position #3 on the Civil Service Commission. Tukwila City Council Regular Meeting August 16. 1993 Page 2 Appointments (con't' CITIZENS COMMENTS CONSENT AGENDA BID AWARD Res. #1269 Rejecting All Bids for Replacement Rockery on 62nd Ave. S. MOVED BY DUFFIE, SECONDED BY SIMPSON, TO CONFIRM THE APPOINTMENT OF MAE HARRIS TO POSITION #1 ON THE BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT. MOTION CARRIED. MOVED BY SIMPSON, SECONDED BY DUFFIE, TO CONFIRM THE APPOINTMENT OF GEORGE GOMEZ TO POSITION #3 ON THE CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION. MOTION CARRIED. Grant Neiss, 16318 45th Place So., read a memo relating his experience as a participant in the City's Ride Along Program. The program offers citizens an opportunity to ride with police officers during a regular work shift thereby giving them a realistic look at police work. Neiss commended Officer Everett Tyrell and his fellow officers for their professionalism and willingness to share their expertise and their job with an ordinary citizen. Neiss encouraged other residents to take advantage of the Ride Along program. a. Approval of Minutes: 7/26/93 (Sp. Mtg.); 8/4/93 (Sp. Mtg.). b. Approval of Vouchers: Nos.66172 through 66364 in the amount of $445,109.76 c. Interurban Trail Letter of Agreement with KOAR d. Duwamish /Green River Trail Agreement MOVED BY DUFFIE, SECONDED BY SIMPSON, TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA AS SUBMITTED. MOTION CARRIED. MOVED BY LAWRENCE, SECONDED BY ROBERTSON, 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, REJECTING ALL BIDS FOR CONSTRUCTION OF ROPPO ROCKERY REPLACEMENT AT SOUTH 149TH STREET AND 62ND AVENUE SOUTH. MOVED BY LAWRENCE, SECONDED BY DUFFIE, TO APPROVE RESOLUTION NO. 1269 AS READ.* Councilmember Simpson noted that the cost to repair the rockery had doubled since this issue was first discussed. Councilmember Robertson explained that the Transportation Committee is also concerned with the increased costs and wants to take another look at some alternative ways to repair the rockery. Staff is re- analyzing the Tukwila City Council Regular Meeting August 16, 1993 Page 3 Bid Award (con't) Replacement Rockery 62nd Ave. S. Res. #1270 Rejecting All Bids for Barrier -free Access Improve- ments at the Foster Golf Course Clubhouse Recess NEW BUSINESS RCAA Funding Request available options. Ross Earnst, Public Works Director, noted that staff will be looking at the number of rocks that need to be replaced and come up with a replacement cost. Most of the bad rocks are in the middle of the rockery and would require that half the rockery be taken down and replaced. Councilmember Duffie voiced his concern about selectively replacing some rocks and leaving others. Earnst stated that the bad ones are fairly obvious and, although a rock is cracked, it doesn't mean it's not good.. As long as the rocks are still sound, they most likely will not be replaced. Council President Lawrence asked that the possibility of narrowing the roadway, moving and shortening the wall, and grading it on top be considered as another alternative. Earnst agreed to look into it, but felt the least expensive way to repair the rockery would be to replace the rocks especially if there were only 35 -40 of them to replace. *MOTION CARRIED WITH DUFFIE VOTING NO. MOVED BY LAWRENCE, SECONDED BY SIMPSON, TO APPROVE RESOLUTION NO. 1270 AS READ.* MOVED BY DUFFIE, SECONDED BY SIMPSON, THAT THE PROPOSED RESOLUTION BE READ BY TITLE ONLY. MOTION CARRIED. Attorney Cohen read A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF TUKWILA, WASHINGTON, REJECTING ALL BIDS FOR CONSTRUCTION OF BARRIER FREE ACCESS IMPROVEMENTS AT FOSTER GOLF COURSE CLUBHOUSE. Council President Lawrence commented that it seemed foolish to invest a great deal of money on a building that will be torn down or completely remodelled in a few years. Lawrence supported the installation of a ramp to the building at this time. Councilmember Robertson explained that the reason the bids were being rejected was because two of the three did not comply with the bid specifications and the third exceeded the bid estimate. Regarding the ramps, Lawrence agreed that if the project is re -bid, it should be bid for the ramps only. *MOTION CARRIED. Mayor Rants called a 10 minute recess. Council President Lawrence explained that the funds Tukwila gave to RCAA to try and prevent an expansion of SeaTac airport were expended by the end of April as expected. The RCAA is now being led primarily by volunteers rather than city members and is carrying on the same functions but funding is limited. Lawrence noted he felt it important to give the citizen groups Tukwila City Council Regular Meeting August 16, 1993 Page 4 New Business (con't) RCAA Funding Request BL41 1 `TreA ti sc'er mrs1 i o 1 93 -0 OLD BUSINESS Easement for Electrical Service to Metro/Inter- urban Pump Station Authorize Mayor to Sign So. CBD Levee Repair Interlocal Agreement Parks Open Space Plan enough funding that can help support some of their needs for materials. He suggested the City fund RCAA $10,000 for the remainder of 1993. MOVED BY LAWRENCE, SECONDED BY SIMPSON, TO FUND THE RCAA FOR THE REMAINDER OF 1993 IN THE AMOUNT OF $10,000, TRANSFERRING $9,000 FROM THE ENDING FUND BALANCE TO AN EXPENDITURE LINE ITEM IN DEPARTMENT 20 AND $1,000 FROM THE SPECIAL COUNCIL PROJECTS FUND.* Councilmember Robertson voiced his support of the motion stating he felt that $10,000 was a reasonable amount of money to invest in the effort as it shows the City's continued support but also reflects the fact that most of the effort and money is going into the legal side with the other cities. Mayor Rants stated that although he had never been a supporter of the RCAA, he does support the working with the City of SeaTac on noise contour lines and preparing for mitigation as spearheaded by Council President Lawrence. *MOTION CARRIED. MOVED BY ROBERTSON, SECONDED BY LAWRENCE, TO AUTHORIZE THE MAYOR TO SIGN AN EASEMENT GRANTING ELECTRICAL SERVICE TO THE METRO/INTERURBAN PUMP STATION.* Council President Lawrence asked for assurance that granting the easement would not let Metro off the hook for the forced main mitigations. Ross Earnst responded that mitigation for the forced main portion from 42nd So. to the Renton plant are permit conditioned. *MOTION CARRIED. MOVED BY SIMPSON, SECONDED BY MULLET, TO AUTHORIZE THE MAYOR TO SIGN THE INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT FOR THE SOUTH CBD LEVEE REPAIR.* Council discussed the possibility of planting more trees on the levy site. Public Works Director Ross Earnst noted that the City would need to obtain a wider easement from the property owner in order to do so. *MOTION CARRIED. Council reviewed revisions made to Sections V VI at the 8/9 council meeting and made some minor clarifying changes to those sections. Don Williams noted that at a Community Affairs and Parks Committee meeting Councilmember Hernandez had stated she would like to see the six proposed trails removed from the document until the Tukwila City Council Regular Meeting August 16, 1993 Page 5 Old Business (con't' Parks Open Space Plan REPORTS ADJOURNMENT 10:46 p.m. public works /planning/parks departments are able to complete the non motorized trails /sidewalks study.. Williams expressed the need for more council /community review of the trails that are included in the Parks and Open Space Plan and how they fit into the Master Trail Plan for the City. He suggested Council consider removing the trails except for the Green River/Duwamish trail and the Interurban Trail from this document as proposed. Williams added that once the non motorized trails study is completed, Council could consider adding an appendix to the parks planning and City's CIP program. Council reviewed funding sources and the parks project plan. Council expressed dissatisfaction with the way the six year project plan relates to the City's CIP. Don Williams explained that in order to apply for funding, the IEC requires a prioritized project plan for each year. Mayor Rants suggested that the easiest way for the administration to work with the Council is to know what their priorities are. The administration puts the six year plan together and uses it for funding. The Mayor stated that if he knows what the Council's priorities are, they can be included in the budget draft. Then, when those priorities come back to Council in the CIP, Council has a way to start to fold the whole thing together and take it in context. At Councilmember Robertson's suggestion, Ryan Hill was added to the list of parks projects. Council agreed on the need to acquire property west of Highway 99 for future development as a park. At Council's direction, several projects were re- prioritized. It was the consensus of the Council that the section of the Vision Tukwila Final Report dealing with parks issues be summarized and be attached to the Parks and Open Space Plan as an informational paper only. Mayor Rants reported he had been approached by an the Way Back Inn organization with a new idea for using the city owned vacant houses as "transitional housing The WBI will give a full presentation to the Community Affairs Parks Committee. Council President Lawrence reported that the SeaTac Expansion legislative conference will be held on September 26th from noon to 3 p.m. MOVED BY LAWRENCE, SECONDED BY ROBERTSON, THAT THE MEETING BE ADJOURNED. MOTION CARRIED. W. Rants, Mayo (ye E. Cantu, City Clerk