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Home My WebLink About1994-01-03 Regular MinutesJanuary 3, 1994 7:00 p.m. CALL TO ORDER SPECIAL PRESENTATION ROLL CALL OFFICIALS SPECIAL PRESENTATION APPOINTMENTS TUKWILA CITY COUNCIL MINUTES Tukwila City Hall Council Chambers Mayor Rants called the Regular Meeting of the Tukwila City Council to order and led the audience in the Pledge of Allegiance. Mayor Rants administered the Oath of Office to elected officials, Joe Duffle, Allan Ekberg, Joyce Craft, and Dorothy DeRodas. Mayor Rants read Resolution #1288 thanking Steve Lawrence for his service to the City as a Councilmember. JOE DUFFIE; JOAN HERNANDEZ; DENNIS ROBERTSON; ALLAN EKBERG; STEVE MULLET; JOYCE CRAFT; DOROTHY DeRODAS. LINDA COHEN, City Attorney; JOHN McFARLAND, City Administrator; LUCY LAU'I'PRBACH, Council Analyst. Mayor Rants administered the Oath of Office to Councilmembers Duffie, Ekberg, Craft, and DeRodas. Mayor Rants asked Council's concurrence on several appointments to boards and commissions. Appointees were interviewed briefly during the open session. 1. Planning Commission a. Position #7, Grant Neiss, expires 3/31/95. MOVED BY DUFFIE, SECONDED BY HERNANDEZ, TO CONFIRM THE MAYOR'S APPOINTMENT OF GRANT NEISS TO POSITION #7 ON THE PLANNING COMMISSION. MOTION CARRIED. 2. Board of Adjustment a. Position #2, Tim Dunn, expires 12/31/95. MOVED BY ROBERTSON, SECONDED BY HERNANDEZ, TO CONFIRM THE MAYOR'S APPOINTMENT OF TIM DUNN TO POSITION #2 ON THE BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT. MOTION CARRIED. b. Position #4, Curtis Nesheim, expires 12/31/97. MOVED BY HERNANDEZ, SECONDED BY ROBERTSON, TO CONFIRM THE REAPPOINTMENT OF CURTIS NESHEIM TO POSITION #4 ON THE BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT. MOTION CARRIED. c. Position #5, Philip Smith, expires 12/31/97 Tukwila City Council Regular Meeting January 3, 1994 Page 2 Appointments (con't) MOVED BY ROBERTSON, SECONDED BY EKBERG, TO CONFIRM THE MAYOR'S APPOINTMENT OF PHILIP SMITH TO POSITION #5 ON THE BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT. MOTION CARRIED. 3. Civil Service Commission a. Anna Bernhard, Position #2, expires 12/31/99 MOVED BY HERNANDEZ, SECONDED BY EKBERG, TO CONFIRM THE MAYOR'S REAPPOINTMENT OF ANNA BERNHARD TO POSITION #2 ON THE CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION. MOTION CARRIED. 4. Library Advisory Board a. Position #3, Mac MacDonald, expires 12/31/95 MOVED BY ROBERTSON, SECONDED BY MULLET, TO CONFIRM THE APPOINTMENT OF MAC MACDONALD TO POSITION #3 ON THE LIBRARY ADVISORY BOARD. MOTION CARRIED. b. Position #4, Trish Ekberg, expires 12/31/95 MOVED BY EKBERG, SECONDED BY MULLET, TO CONFIRM THE APPOINTMENT OF TRISH EKBERG TO POSITION #4 ON THE LIBRARY ADVISORY BOARD. MOTION CARRIED. c. Position #5, Justin Feierabend, expires 6/30/94 MOVED BY ROBERTSON, SECONDED BY CRAFT, TO CONFIRM THE MAYOR'S APPOINTMENT OF JUST FEIERABEND TO POSITION #5 ON THE LIBRARY ADVISORY BOARD. MOTION CARRIED. 5. Economic Development Advisory Board a. Position #1, Bob Hart, expires 12/31/94 MOVED BY DUFFIE, SECONDED BY EKBERG, TO CONFIRM THE MAYOR'S APPOINTMENT OF BOB HART TO THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ADVISORY BOARD. MOTION CARRIED. b. Position #2, Sarah Skoglund, expires 12/31/94 MOVED BY EKBERG, SECONDED BY MULLET, TO CONFIRM THE MAYOR'S APPOINTMENT OF SARAH SKOGLUND TO POSITION #2 ON THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ADVISORY BOARD. MOTION CARRIED. c. Position #3, Jack Flesher, expires 12/31/94 MOVED BY DUFFIE, SECONDED BY CRAFT, TO CONFIRM THE MAYOR'S APPOINTMENT OF JACK FLESHER TO Tukwila City Council Regular Meeting January 3, 1994 Page 3 Appointments (con't) CITIZENS COMMENTS Pam Carter POSITION #3 ON THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ADVISORY BOARD. MOTION CARRIED. (Flesher not in attendance) d. Position #4, Dave Costain, expires 12/31/94 MOVED BY DUFFIE, SECONDED BY EKBERG, TO CONFIRM THE MAYOR'S APPOINTMENT OF DAVE COSTAIN TO POSITION #4 ON THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ADVISORY BOARD. (Costain not in attendance) e. Position #5, Betty Gully, expires 12/31/94 MOVED BY HERNANDEZ, SECONDED BY ROBERTSON, TO CONFIRM THE MAYOR'S APPOINTMENT OF BETTY GULLY TO POSITION #5 ON THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ADVISORY BOARD. MOTION CARRIED. f. Position #6, Elaine Bellwood, expires 12/31/94 MOVED BY HERNANDEZ, SECONDED BY EKBERG, TO CONFIRM THE MAYOR'S APPOINTMENT OF ELAINE BELLWOOD TO POSITION #6 ON THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ADVISORY BOARD. MOTION CARRIED. (Bellwood not in attendance) g. Position #7, Dave Thomas, expires 12/31/94 MOVED BY DUFFIE, SECONDED BY EKBERG, TO CONFIRM THE MAYOR'S APPOINTMENT OF DAVE THOMAS TO POSITION #7 ON THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ADVISORY BOARD. MOTION CARRIED. (Thomas not in attendance) h. Position #8, Dennis Lensegrav, expires 12/31/94 MOVED BY ROBERTSON, SECONDED BY MULLET, TO CONFIRM THE MAYOR'S APPOINTMENT OF DENNIS LENSEGRAV TO POSITION #8 ON THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ADVISORY BOARD. MOTION CARRIED. (Lensegrav not in attendance) i. Position #9, Laird Hanson, expires 12/31/95 MOVED BY HERNANDEZ, SECONDED BY EKBERG, TO CONFIRM THE MAYOR'S APPOINTMENT OF LAIRD HANSON TO POSITION #9 ON THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ADVISORY BOARD. MOTION CARRIED. Mayor Rants introduced members of the Highway 99 Task Force. Pam Carter, 4115 So. 139th Street, invited City officials and any other interested persons to attend a reception for new school board members on Thursday, January 13th, at 7 p.m. in the Showalter Middle School library. The event will be hosted by the South Central Tukwila City Council Regular Meeting January, 1994 Page 4 Citizens Comments (con't) CONSENT AGENDA NEW BUSINESS Election of Council President REPORTS Mayor Council Staff ADJOURNMENT School District Advisory Council. Carter announced that the SCSD bond issue for school maintenance, modernization and expansion will be presented to voters on the February 8th ballot. a. Approval of Vouchers: Nos. 68800 through 68986 in the amount of $207,921.43 MOVED BY HERNANDEZ, SECONDED BY DUFFIE, THAT THE CONSENT AGENDA BE APPROVED AS SUBMITTED. MOTION CARRIED. MOVED BY DUFFIE, SECONDED BY HERNANDEZ, TO ELECT STEVE MULLET TO THE POSITON OF COUNCIL PRESENT FOR 1994. MOTION CARRIED. Mayor Rants announced that foreign exchange student, Tatiana Myer, would be returning to her home in Brazil very shortly. He thanked Council for their resolution appointing her an honorary citizen of Tukwila. Council President Mullet asked that Councilmembers submit their requests for committee assignments to him as soon as possible. Mullet announced that the annual council retreat is scheduled for January 28 29. City Administrator John McFarland reported the Way Back Inn has completed the refurbishing of the Alde home on 42nd Ave. S. and a family has moved into the home. Representatives from the Way Back Inn have asked to meet with Council to discuss the Macadam project. MOVED BY DUFFIE, SECONDED BY HERNANDEZ, THAT THE MEETING BE ADJOURNED AT 8:29 P.M. MOTION CARRIED. n W. Rants, Mayor,, l Ja e E. Cantu, City Clerk