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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1973-07-16 Regular MinutesJuly 16, 1973 8:00 pm FLAG SALUTE AND CALL TO ORDER ROLL CALL OF COUNCIL MEMBERS MINUTE APPROVAL VOUCHER APPROVAL ORDINANCES AND RESOLUTIONS Ord. #789 Rezone Area #6 Proposed Ord. Rezone Area #7 TUKWILA CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING Tukwila City Hall Council Chambers M I N U T E S Mayor Todd led the Pledge of Allegiance and called the meeting of the Tukwila City Council to order. 441 TRAYNOR, STEVENS, STERLING, JOHANSON, HILL, GARDNER. MOVED BY HILL, SECONDED BY TRAYNOR, TO EXCUSE COUNCILMAN CRAIN. CARRIED. MOVED BY HILL, SECONDED BY STERLING, THAT THE MINUTES BE APPROVED AS PUBLISHED. CARRIED. MOVED BY TRAYNOR, SECONDED BY JOHANSON, THAT VOUCHER #703 BE WITHDRAWN. CARRIED. MOVED BY STERLING, SECONDED BY HILL, THAT VOUCHER #756 BE APPROVED. CARRIED. MOVED BY STERLING, SECONDED BY HILL, TO APPROVE ALL OTHER VOUCHERS FOR PAYMENT, WITH THE EXCEPTION OF #722 #624 DATED JULY 2ND, 1973). CARRIED. Vouchers #695 #785 Current Fund #695 #731 #703 Void) 6,764.48 Park Fund #732 #736 172.89 Emer. Empl. #737 #739 535.62 Street Fund #740 #754 6,282.11 Fire Fighting Equip. #755 95.00 Land Acq. Bldg. #756 142,500.00 City Shop #757 #758 1,173.57 Strander Blvd. #759 #762 (760 Void) 26,787.34 Water Fund #763 #774 7,957.44 Sewer Fund #775 #785 12,120.42 $204,388.87 Proposed Ord. MOVED BY GARDNER, SECONDED BY TRAYNOR, THE ORDINANCE BE Rezone Area #5 PASSED. Discussion followed as to the reason for rezone. It was the general concensus of the Council that the property be allowed to return to R -1 zoning and the people to request R -3 zoning if they wished. Mayor Todd judged the previous motion invalid due to the item being tabled at the previous meeting, therefore it was MOVED BY GARDNER, SECONDED BY HILL, THAT THIS ITEM BE BROUGHT BACK ON THE TABLE. CARRIED. MOVED BY HILL, SECONDED BY TRAYNOR, THAT THE PROPOSED ORDINANCE BE READ BY TITLE ONLY. CARRIED. Attorney Parker read Ordinance re- classigying certain property from R -1 zoning to R -3 zoning within the City of Tukwila. MOVED BY HILL, SECONDED BY STEVENS, TO ADOPT THE ORDINANCE IN ITS ENTIRETY. Motion FAILED with Councilman Gardner voting in favor of proposed Ordinance. MOVED BY STEVENS, SECONDED BY STERLING, THAT THIS ITEM BE BROUGHT BACK ON THE TABLE. CARRIED. Mayor Todd turned the chair over to Council President Sterling due to his personal interest in this matter. MOVED BY JOHANSON, SECONDED BY STEVENS, THAT PROPOSED ORDINANCE BE READ BY TITLE ONLY. CARRIED. Attorney Parker read Ordinance re- classifying certain property from PF R -1 zoning to R -4 zoning within the City of Tukwila. MOVED BY STEVENS, SECONDED BY HILL, THAT ORDINANCE #789 BE ADOPTED AS READ. Frank Todd addressed Council and stated that he felt the PF zoning was more appropriate than R -1 and endorced the R -4 zoning as the Planning Commission had done. The motion as previously stated was CARRIED. Mayor Todd again chairing the meeting asked Del Moss, Planning Coordinator to explain the nature of the requested rezone. MOVED BY STEVENS, SECONDED BY TRAYNOR, THAT THE ITEM BE PUT BACK ON THE TABLE. CARRIED. MOVED BY TRAYNOR, SECONDED BY STEVENS, THAT THE PROPOSED ORDINANCE BE READ BY TITLE ONLY. CARRIED. Attorney Parker read Ordinance re- classifying certain property from R -1 zoning to R -3 zoning within the City of Tukwila. Councilman Johanson stated that since the property owners were split in their decision of rezone, that they should go through the proper channels of TUKWILA CITY COUNCIL MEETINGS Page 2, ORDINANCES AND RESOLUTIONS cont. Proposed Ord. cont. rezone, by request of individuals. MOVED BY TRAYNOR, SECONDED BY JOHANSON, THAT THE REZONE BE DENIED. Motion CARRIED. Proposed Ord. MOVED BY STEVENS, SECONDED BY HILL, THAT THIS ITEM BE Fire Lanes Access TABLED TO THE NEXT COUNCIL MEETING. CARRIED. Proposed Ord. MOVED BY STERLING, SECONDED BY TRAYNOR, TO READ Tow Truck Licensing PROPOSED ORDINANCE BY TITLE ONLY. CARRIED. Attorney and Regulation Parker read Ordinance regulating and licensing the operation of Tow Trucks, providing for minimum equip- ment standards and services and defining offences and prescribing penalties. He also noted correction to Page 3, Section 13 as being re- drafted. MOVED BY TRAYNOR, SECONDED BY STERLING, TO ACCEPT THE ORDINANCE AS READ. Councilman Traynor noted that the Ordinance sets forth a rate schedule to be established by the Council and felt this matter should be handled before the Ordinance (Attorney Parker is passed; *(there would be no rate structure to apply) noted that until the It was brought to Councils attention by Police Chief, Ordinance is passed, John Sheets that there are three tow truck operations licensed within the City, the Ordinance would provide for only two per population. Councilman Traynor requested that a work Meeting be set to discuss the foregoing situations. MOVED BY STERLING, SECONDED BY STEVENS, TO TABLE THE MOTION TO THE NEXT MEETING. CARRIED. Ord. #790 Appropriation of Grant Monies: Video Equipment Police Department Res. #358 Transfer of Funds: Planning Department Res. #359 Accepting Donation from B.P.W. Res. #360 Intention to Create Prop. LID #23: McMicken Heights Res. #361 Transfer of Funds: Personnel Officer July 16, 1973 442 MOVED BY TRAYNOR, SECONDED BY STEVENS, PROPOSED ORDINANCE BE READ BY TITLE ONLY. CARRIED. Attorney Parker read Ordinance appropriating the sum of $2,610.00 to the Police Department, Current Fund account from Grant monies received from the State of Washington Traffic Safety Commission for purchase of Video Equip- ment. MOVED BY JOHANSON, SECONDED BY STEVENS, THAT ORDINANCE #790 BE ADOPTED AS READ. CARRIED. MOVED BY JOHANSON, SECONDED BY STERLING, PROPOSED RESOLUTION BE READ. CARRIED. Attorney Parker read Resolution transferring budgeted funds within the Planning Department to cover expenditures for extra labor in sum of $4,800.00. MOVED BY TRAYNOR, SECONDED BY JOHANSON, THAT RESOLUTION #358 BE ADOPTED AS READ. CARRIED. Mrs. Dorothy Seat, representative of the Southcenter Tukwila Business and Professional Womens Organization, presented a check, in sum of $157.95, to Mayor Todd. It was then MOVED BY TRAYNOR, SECONDED BY STEVENS, THAT PROPOSED RESOLUTION BE READ. CARRIED. Attorney Parker read Resolution accepting a donation from the Southcente Business and Professional Women's Organization to pay for an orthopedic stretcher to be placed in the Tukwila Fire Department Aid Car. MOVED BY STEVENS, SECONDED BY TRAYNOR, THAT RESOLUTION #359 BE ADOPTED AS READ. CARRIED. MOVED BY STERLING, SECONDED BY TRAYNOR, THAT PROPOSED RESOLUTION BE READ BY TITLE ONLY. CARRIED. Attorney Parker read Resolution of the City Council of the City of Tukwila, Washington, declaring its intention to improve a part of the City by constructing sanitary sewers complete with necessary mains, manholes, side sewers and appurtenances to create a Local Improvement, against the property specially benefitted thereby and notify all persons who desire to object to the project to appear and present their objections at a meeting of the City Council to be held on August the 20th, 1973. MOVED BY STERLING, SECONDED BY STEVENS, THAT RESOLUTION #360 BE ADOPTED AS READ. CARRIED. MOVED BY STEVENS, SECONDED BY STERLING, THAT PROPOSED RESOLUTION BE READ. CARRIED. Attorney Parker read Resolution transferring budgeted funds to provide a salary for a personnel officer at a rate of $800.00 per month. Total Funds transferred, $2,000.00. MOVED BY STEVENS, SECONDED BY HILL, THAT RESOLUTION #361 BE ACCEPTED AS READ. CARRIED. TUKWILA CITY COUNCIL MEETING Page 3, ORDINANCES AND RESOLUTIONS cont. Ord. #792 Transfer of Funds Metro Bus Service CORRESPONDENCE AND CURRENT BUSINESS Reconsideration of Bon Marche Signs Final Acceptance Strander Boulevard Bridge Extension: Schedule A B Horizontal Control Survey Proposed LID #20 Assessments (Tabled) Tennis Courts NEW BUSINESS Notice of Public Hearing July 16, 1973 443 MOVED BY STEVENS, SECONDED BY HILL, THAT THE PROPOSED ORDINANCE BE READ. CARRIED. Attorney Parker read Ordinance transferring funds from the Revenue Sharing Trust Fund to the Street Fund for payment of Metro Transit charges in sum of $15,000.00. Attorney Parker noted that the contract with Metro for Bus Service, as signed by Mayor Todd, had provided for an 8 month termination clause and a monthly report of expended funcb as requested by Council. The Council questioned the Attorney on whether or not the contract could be regard- ed as a franchise. Attorney Parker answering that it was not. Roll Call Vote brought 4 AYES:Hill, Sterling, Stevens Traynor. 2 NOS: Gardner, Johanson. Motion CARRIED. MOVED BY HILL, SECONDED BY TRAYNOR, TO EXCUSE COUNCILMAN STEVENS. Motion CARRIED. Time, 9:10 pm. Mr. Glenn Irelan, 16928 143rd S.E. Renton, represent- ing the Bon Marche, asked Council to reconsider signs as placed in front of the Bon Marche Warehouse. It was noted that the request to consider the signs as placed, has been before the Planning Commission and has been denied. After lengthy discussion on the appropriate type of sign display, it was Council's recommendation that the Bon Marche go back for a variance to the Planning Commission. Councilman Hill read a letter from Steve Hall, Public Works Director, stating that the two Contractors for the Strander Boulevard Bridge and extension project, have completed the Bridge and Roadway sections as required by the contract and thereby recommended that it be accepted. MOVED BY STERLING, SECONDED BY HILL, THAT THE PROJECT BE ACCEPTED PER THE RECOMMENDATIONS OF STEVE HALL'S LETTER. Roll Call Vote brought 3 AYES: Hill, Sterling, Traynor. 2 NOS: Gardner, Johanson. Motion CARRIED. Councilman Sterling read a letter from Steve Hall, requesting an additional $652.46 for the control survey King County is compiling in conjunction with the National Geodedic Survey for horizontal Control. Funding available within the Street Budget under Arterial Survey catagories. MOVED BY HILL, SECONDED BY STERLING, TO ACCEPT THE RECOMMENDATIONS AS STATED IN STEVE HALL'S LETTER. CARRIED. Steve Hall, Public Works Director made a presentation on a revised assessment schedule of proposed LID #20 outlining also the method of assessment. Questions were raised by City Attorney Parker on the connection and fees per standing agreements and inacted Ordinances. After lengthy discussion by the Council and City Attorney on method of assessment, it was MOVED BY STERLING, SECONDED BY TRAYNOR, TO TABLE THIS MATTER TO THE NEXT REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING. CARRIED. Councilman Traynor read a letter from Steve Hall, Public Works Director requesting that $8,700.00 be appropriated to complete the Tennis Courts in the City Parks. MOVED BY TRAYNOR, SECONDED BY JOHANSON, THAT THE CITY ATTORNEY BE AUTHORIZED TO DRAW UP AN ORDINANCE TRANSFERRING $8,700.00 TO THE PARK AND RECREATION FUND FROM THE REVENUE SHARING TRUST FUND TO BE PRESENTED BEFORE THE COUNCIL AT THEIR NEXT REGULAR MEETING. CARRIED. Mayor Todd read the notice of Public Hearing as Published in the Record Chronicle setting the date of August the 6th, 1973, at 8:00 pm, in the Council TUKWILA CITY COUNCIL MEETING Page 4, NEW BUSINESS cont. Notice cont. Bid Award: Surplus Equipment 1969 Plymouth Sedan Masseuse License Council Meetings: Extra Sessions W.I.N. Program E N.Y.C. Program: Additional Personnel Authorize Call for Bids: Fire Station Bid Award Record Chronicle July 16, 1973 Chambers of Tukwila City Hall to consider the following: The adoption of the six year comprehensive street plan, arterial street plan and urban arterial street plan. Steve Hall, Public Works Director informed Council that due to the extremely low bid on the 1969 Plymouth, that a recall bid was published with the following bidders submitting their formal bid: Rickey E. Isler, in sum of $85.47 and Fitz Auto Parts, Inc., in sum of $250.00. Mr. Hall recommended that Fitz Auto Parts, Inc. be awarded on basis of highest bid. MOVED BY JOHANSON, SECONDED BY STERLING, THAT THE BID BE AWARDED PER STEVE HALL'S RECOMMENDATION. CARRIED. John Sheets, Police Chief informed Council that Linda Fletcher, applicant for a masseuse license, and whose license had expired, was requesting this license under a renewal clause. MOVED BY STERLING, SECONDED BY JOHANSON, THAT A PERMANENT LICENSE BE ISSUED LINDA FLETCHER. CARRIED. 444 MOVED BY TRAYNOR, SECONDED BY STERLING, THAT THE CITY ATTORNEY BE INSTRUCTED TO DRAFT AN ORDINANCE FOR THE NEXT REGULAR MEETING, THEREBY ALLOWING THE CITY COUNCIL TO MEET IN REGULAR SESSION EVERY MONDAY OF THE MONTH EXCEPT THE 5TH MONDAY. Motion CARRIED with Councilman Gardner voting "no Jim Fraser, Personnel Officer was introduced to Council and then made a presentation giving details of the W.I.N Program and possible positions that could be obtained under that program. He further informed them of the Program sponsored by N.Y.C. (National Youth Corp.) noting also that both programs have a 100% reimburse- ment condition of funding. Based upon Departmental survey, he recommended that a Building Inspector, Draftsman, Clerk /Typist and Laboror be obtained through the W.I.N. Program and that 6 youths be hired from the South Central School District area under the National Youth Corp. Program. MOVED BY TRAYNOR, SECONDED BY STERLING THAT THIS MATTER BE REFERRED TO THE PERSONNEL COMMITTEE OF THE COUNCIL TO REPORT BACK ON AUGUST THE 6TH. Mayor Todd informed Council at this time, that the additional meetings proposed by the Council, would put a heavier burden upon the clerical staff within the Clerk's Office, thereby requiring the Clerk /Typist position effective immediately. City Clerk, Shirlee Kinney further noted that vacation schedule of her staff and the retainage of the Personnel Officer would require the additional position of Clerk /Typist to fulfill the duties of the Office, and requested that Council reconsider their previous motion to allow that position. MOVED BY HILL, SECONDED BY JOHANSON, THAT ONE POSITION BE OBTAINED UNDER THE W.I.N. PROGRAM FOR THE HIRING OF A CLERK TYPIST. CARRIED. MOVED BY TRAYNOR, SECONDED BY STERLING, THAT THE CITY TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE NATIONAL YOUTH CORP. PROGRAM AND HIRE 6 PARTICIPANTS. CARRIED. MOVED BY HILL, SECONDED BY JOHANSON, TO CALL FOR BIDS ON THE FIRE STATION TO BE LOCATED IN THE INDUSTRIAL COMPLEX. Motion CARRIED with Councilman Traynor E Gardner voting "no Council President Sterling requested an opinion from City Attorney Parker regarding the award of legal publication to the Record Chronicle. Attorney Parker noted that a suit has been filed against the City from the Highline Times and recommended that the Council withold all payments to the Record Chronicle until such time as the matter has been settled. (Note: See Voucher Approval) TUKWILA CITY COUNCIL MEETING Page 5, OLD BUSINESS City Hall Site Mayor Traynor Johanson Hill Mayor Traynor Mayor Moss Johanson Traynor VERBATUM TRANSCRIPT July 16, 1973 445 Requested discussion on City Hall site. Skip. Yes, this is what I requested at the agenda meeting. We've discussed this thing many, many times and I'd like to put it in the form of a motion to get it on the table for discussion again as soon as we could. I'd like to move that the Council request the architect to begin design of the City Hall /Police Station Complex, to be located on the property owned by the City, at 154th Street, and design the complex to be built with stages, starting with the Police Station with a $150,000.00 ceiling price on the Police Station. I'll second. Sounds like a good idea. Moved and seconded that the City Council direct Ben McAdoo, Architectural Company Inc., to proceed with the design of the Fire Station and City Hall Complex City Hall /Police Station or City Hall /Police Station Complex at the City Hall site on 154th Street and there's a second to the motion and now we're ready for discussion. Del Moss. Several months ago the Planning Commission undertook a comprehensive plan study with the various aspects of the City including a nature, including expansion, possible annexation, review of rezoning, review of the special PF zoned properties along and in conjunction with that, also a look at public facilities. Now within that Public Facilities section the Planning Commission, it was my understanding, was requested to look at possible sites for City Hall and it seems to be premature to select and recommend this site without any recommendation comming back from the Planning Commission as to City Hall site. The Planning Commission has been meeting on various items, and some of them at the request of Council, almost every week and as these items have come up, we have tried to total them. Foreinstance, last Thursday night the Planning Commissior approved the 10 year plan for undergrounding in the Residential area, that was generally considered to be an important element in the comprehensive plan and had to do with the stipulation also, that before they have further hearings by the Council, that all the people within the area be notified. In other words, the people on the various lines can be undergrounded pending notifications, possibly by letter, that these people be well, what we're attempting to do is move ahead on these things and get these things out of the way. Now, this is in addition to the regular items that they have been taking up at an accelerated rate for the past 6 to 9 months, possibly a year. So it is my feeling at any rate, that the Commission really hasn't had a chance to express itself on this facility and as it can move into this area, it will do so but it seems premature at this time. I know the City Council is very anxious to get this thing off the ground and moving and I think everyone is anxious to have that done, but there are a few other sites to be considered by the Commission. I think it would be appropriate for the Council to do that, now if the Council wants to influence the schedule of the Commission, it might be appropriate to have them take it up as their next item, or request to have them take it up as their next specific item. In view of that May I interject at this moment, we've tried to influence this decision and we haven't been able to accomplish anything anyway. Twice now you've moved it to involve- ment with the entire, complete comprehensive plan, we don't feel it's necessary to judge it on that basis. The site is there, purchased and paid for and ready to go. We have considered other sites, let's see now, in the last two years, we've considered the golf course site, we have considered the City Light property and we're still right back up here again, this is two years later. So I think we've done a lot of talking and a lot of TUKWILA CITY COUNCIL MEETING Page 6, OLD BUSINESS cont. July 16, 1973 446 City Hall cont looking and a lot of saying, well, we can't do this because of the Public Facility down at City Light, well the public facility wasn't there- Moss Excuse me, you're aboslutely right the Council has given other sites consideration, my point being in this instance, that the commission has not had its opportun- ity to review this and I think the, at least I got the feeling that the Council felt it was appropriate, in get ting things in order and doing things in some organized fashion, to have the Commission go into these items first and if it's not a blocking or delaying action and is still a part of this process, and as I pointed out, this is the kind of thing the Commission has been doing and has done that way with this. Where they review- I believe they have even approved, in a preliminary fashion at least, the 6 year park plan with certain specific amendments to pick up the property, the golf course, the large Desmoine property at the North end of the City and -like that. The whole point being that they have been working on these things including important pieces of potential City real estate and it hasn't been a matter of sitting on their hands, they have been going along, they have had this and as I say meeting almost every- Sterling The point is, for us though, it's been over two years since the property was bought for that specific purpose and we have studied other pieces of property and we have thought it over pretty good and we know where the people that are in the house now would go and where the Police Station would go Moss I would like to point out that the Council might think things are going along at a snails pace- Sterling Well two years, a little over two years is pretty long- Moss Right, but when I think of the accomplishments in terms of capital expenditures that the City has either participated in, in part or in whole in the last couple of years it is really pretty astounding. I don't think there is any other community that can match the record of this community in getting capital facilities under- way. The City Shop, Fire Station, the Bridge, big major items, improvements in the Park system, getting the 6 year park plan underway, an undergrounding ordinance off the ground, all these things, I mean an undergrounding program off the ground. All these things, I think are really important. We're going to be moving into the area of developing the streets and this underground ing thing as part of it. I think the community has really moved ahead and I sometimes a person has to stand back and look at these things in perspective. The City has not moved at a snails pace. Really we're roaring along and I don't think we have to really apologize for the actions. I can recall another community that has in the investigative stages, a review for a Fire Station site, that I know of, on the books for the last 8 years and they haven't moved off the ground with it, and they need it badly, so they- Sterling Well, I wish the other two Councilmen were here tonight too because they were part of the group that went down and looked over the situation and decided on this too. Moss I'm not, please understand I'm not making any comments with reference to any particular site, that isn't what I'm trying to do here now, I just think the Planning Commission should have its day. Hill How long would it take McAdoo to come up with the plans, probably six months? Mayor No. The question is, George, can we spend the money until the Planning Commission has recommended a site. I mean it's the architectural design, let me finish please (Ok) the architectural design requirements on this particular piece of land are different than they are on any other piece of land that I can think of in town and if we spend, I don't know what he's talking $150,000.00 for a police station, well, I don't know what the fee would be on that, about $1,500.00 to start with but I dare say he couldn't design a police TUKWILA CITY COUNCIL MEETING Page 7, OLD BUSINESS cont. July 16, 1973 447 station without considering the rest of the building and so we might be spending $15,000.00 for something we can't use and I think it's premature, at this time, to order a plan be developed by an Architect because it's money well spent and perhaps not. Sterling Mr. Mayor, previously there was quite a bit of pressure to go ahead and go on another site and get the plans made for another site, was it not? Mayor The site that was in the Ordinance, legally chosen by the Planning Commission and the City Council, as the City Hall site, Jon, and there's a great difference between the two. Traynor No way was it legally adopted Frank. Mayor Listen, as we understood it at the time it was. The book said it was and that's all I can go by, it's changed now of course. Sterling The previous City Council bought this property with the intention of the City Hall going on that property. Mayor No disputing that. Sterling After two years of deliberation here, a lot of study, you'll have to admit a lot of study on different pieces of property too, we've finally come to the conclusion that we'll go ahead and go with that one. Mayor You have, but the Planning Commission hasn't and the laws are very specific regarding their authority Jon, and that's all I'm calling to your attention and nothing else. Do what you want to do as you're going to do anyway. Sterling We're trying to get the Planning Commission to get going on this one thing. Mayor You can lead a horse to water but you can't make him drink and a Sterling Well, everyone was going pretty fast for the other site and I can't see why we can't work through with the same speed on this site. Mayor Well, the only difference being, of course, that as far as everyone knew, at least as far as I knew, that site was the City Hall site, legally adopted by ord- inance, and up until the latest revelation regarding zoning and the lack of ordinances covering land use and so on it was always my understanding that the legal site for City Hall had been chosen by the Planning Commission in 1957 and they certainly haven't chosen an alternate to that site to my knowledge, so I say that ordering an architects preparation of documents is premature at this time. Traynor Well I don't think two years is premature. I think we've studied this thing a lot longer and the thing is that the R.C.W. still says that it is our responsibility to provide adequate facilities to run the City with. Johanson That's right. Traynor And it's there, one time or another you're going to have to do it. Mayor I suggest you're right, but I think the Planning Commission, as Del says and I'm sure that what he's saying is a fact, are considering City Hall sites and until the Planning Commission recommends, to the Council that we adopt a certain site for City Hall, I don't think we can move ahead and I think if you do you're in jeopardy. That's all I have to say on it. Traynor We were in jeopardy before. Johanson Mr. Attorney do you agree with that. Parker I don't understand it. Johanson Do we have the legislative capability of selecting a site for City Hall and proceeding to build on that particular site. Parker I don't understand all that's gone on here and-- Johanson It's a simple question, I just asked do we have the legislative powers to acquire a site and build City Hall? Parker I've heard all this past history and I simply don't know whether all the past actions are valid or not. Sterling This plan that the Mayor's talking about also calls for a High School down there so Traynor But that thing was never adopted by the City either. Johanson It was a lot of things, it was a rumor. TUKWILA CITY COUNCIL MEETING Page 8, OLD BUSINESS cont. July 16, 1973 44S Mayor We know it was a phony document, that's beside the point. The fact is the Ordinance says that the Planning Commission has the perogative of recommending the comprehensive plan and to date they haven't Traynor Comprehensive what plan, which one? Johanson Regarding City Hall? Regarding anything relating to City Hall? Mayor Regarding anything, you know that as well as I do. Sterling How much longer do you think it will take to get the ball rolling on this in an expedient manner? Moss I can't give an exact time when I think they can do it, but I think they would be able to handle this almost as expeditiously as they have the 6 year park plan and the comprehensive plan undergrounding plan. Hill And the Sign Ordinance. Traynor Gentlemen, have you, just take a look here at the requests made by Council, how they have been expedited. The requests by council, one request by Council got expedited pretty fast, but any request by Council drug and drug and drug, in fact some of the stuff we still haven't heard from. Hill Planning Commission you mean? Traynor Ya, so I question whether it needs to go to them. Moss I can relay your feelings to the Commission in regard to getting this one particular item off the ground and making this a priority item. I will say that the staff and the Commission have some things that were being addressed to by outside parties, foreinstance City Light, there were some current at Southcenter that we've had to address ourselves too, in terms of land use and disposition of other things that I will go into later, but there have been some things that out of necessity have had to take priority over this item and I don't think the Council, in retrospect would have had the priority I can't, at this time, see any reason if the Council wants this to be the next essential item that the Commission take up Johanson Did the Planning Commission have any objection to the location for the Public Works Building? Moss Public Works Building. Johanson The one that we built. Traynor That's in operation today. Johanson Yes, we have in operation now. Did they have any objection to the Police Station location that the Council found? Now we have the site and we have discussed it for two years. I can not believe that there isn't an opinion of the Planning Commission that Couldn't have been projected by this time, on a site that has been in existence and been acquired and designated by a former Council that it should go this way. Moss With reference to both the sites for the City Shop and the Police Department, I think it has to be remembered that there was, for a long time, things were sort of done without getting everything together and I think is sort of reflective of the period and I'm not fault- ing anybody, I'm just simply saying that this is the way things were handled and it's not uncommon but I think we've gotten to a point where we had to regress to a, as you know simply the rezone that came up tonight extention of that, simply getting our house in order and this is another way of getting our house in order and is in no way a reflection on the integrity and desires of the former Council. M. C. Harris May I address the Council Mayor Yes you may Mrs. Harris. Please state your name for the record. Harris M. Catherine Harris. The year that the Comprehensive Park plan was adopted by Council, we went through proper Public Hearings at that time prior to the adoption of the Ordinance. Planning Commission staff members were present at that Public Hearing. So I think that concurrance of the Planning Commission has already been given to that site for City Hall. TUKWILA CITY COUNCIL MEETING Page 9, OLD BUSINESS cont. July 16, 1973 449 Mayor Well, would you be willing to put that in writing and give me a copy of it signed over your signature, stating that the Planning Commission has approved that site? Harris If you look through the minutes of Mayor I've looked through many minutes and it doesn't happen to be there. Harris Well they should be in the files because I have a copy of it. Mayor Well, furnish me with a copy and I will be more than happy to recognize that authority. Harris But anyway, the night the Planning Commission, not very long ago, was reviewing the Public Grounds and Park on this particular plan, I tried to interject the idea that following along the concept of the Tukwila Park Comprehensive plan, which we consider City Hall site as Public Grounds and one of the other Planning Commission members suggested also that on the Public Grounds map we indicate whether there are, for example, school grounds or public grounds this site here and the mini -park and I indicated at that time, that I felt that the public grounds for the City Hall should also be included on that particular map. The rest of the Commissioners did not concur on this however but definitely indicated Mayor There's your answer gentlemen. The Planning Commission has not concurred that that is the City Hall site yet. Harris But the Planning Commission has already given their legal concurrance that built. Mayor Contrary Harris This particular plan has not been adopted by anybody as yet. As Mr. Moss says, they intend to take this under consideration. Mayor But it was in fact in conflict, if you are talking about the adoption of the Comprehensive Park Plan, in conflict then as we knew #251. Harris There is no conflict because the Park Plan can not conflict with the comprehensive plan, you have to change the comprehensive plan. Mayor I agree 1000, that's my point. Harris As Councilman Traynor pointed out, that one was never adopted anyway. Mayor There's a motion on the table, that has been seconded, that we proceed to spend money, and I don't know from what source or on what authority, to design .a City Hall. Skip, anything further? Traynor Well, like everything else, Land Building Acquisition fund everything else comes out of there. Hill As long as it isn't the street fund. Well how much Skip, do you intend to authorize to spend. Traynor Well that's of course to get him back activated to do his design work as he was hired to do. Now what ever comes up, all I put was a ceiling on the Police Station so he'd have some place to start his design from. Mayor He's hired to do a space needs study and I think Skip, he's been paid for that and any further employment, I would think, require a new Resolution. Traynor Well, maybe what we ought to do is consider other architects at the same time then. Mayor Well do what you want, but it would require a Resolution, I think, to spend any further money. Traynor If we don't have an architect, where are we then? Hill Well how about having Mr. Parker draw up a Resolution for the next meeting? Traynor That's all I'm asking. Hill How about it Mr. Parker? Traynor That's all I did, I asked to have the I assumed we had an architect but I guess we don't, per the Mayor we don't have an architect. I think they ought to change that and have a study of the architects again. Mayor I think he was directed to perform a space needs study and if the Council decided to proceed, then with new authority he would be the chosen one. Johanson I had the impression that we were obligated to him. Mayor Well, do we have access to the Resolution that applies to Mr. Ben McAdoo? TUKWILA CITY COUNCIL MEETING Page 10, OLD BUSINESS cont. DEPARTMENT AND COMMITTEE REPORTS Meetings Police July 16, 1973 450 Mayor If you come to order I will read the Resolution. (Mayor then read Resolution #313 "Designating Benjamin F. McAdoo Company as architect for the proposed City Hall What does it say? Sterling We do have an architect. Traynor Yes, we do have an architect. Mayor Providing it's funded. Hill Ya. Mayor So what do you want to do with it? How do you want to handle this thing? Traynor Well I already made a motion. Mayor Alright, there's been a second, all in favor of the motion signify by saying aye (All Councilmen) Opposed. Ok, when you have instructed the City Attorney to, what do we need to go on with this thing now, an Ordinance providing the funding. Hill A Resolution and then the Ordinance don't we? Mayor Well, I don't think we need a Resolution under the broad form of that Resolution but I think we need an Ordinance for the money and we can't commit the job to McAdoo on a continuing basis until we have committed the money, it seems to me. Is that right or not? Hill Well, why don't we have a meeting this next week with McAdoo and then Johanson We don't have the money for the Fire Hall yet but we Mayor Ya, all we did was authorize them to go to bid. Traynor Well we got a design though. Mayor Well, we've taken care of that also with Resolution but, and he's been paid. Joahnson That's what I call rational at this late hour. Mayor Well when I am assured in my own mind by the City Attorney that it's safe to proceed, I'll so notify Mr. McAdoo. Traynor If it's not safe to proceed with that, then it's not safe to proceed with the Fire Station. Mayor The Fire Station voucher has been issued. Traynor There's no money for the Fire Station. Mayor There's money for the Land Acquisition though. Traynor There's no money for the Fire Station and we're asking for bids and everything else here and we asked the architect to design it without money. Mayor No, we had the money to pay the architect, he's been paid. Traynor Well Ok, you're not saying that though, you're saying to pay the building, now you can't design a Police Station until we have the money to pay for it, that's what you just said. Hill Let's have an Ordinance drawn up. Mayor I think that would be appropriate. Sterling As long as you have an Ordinance to pay for the design anyway, you can go ahead and get the design. Johanson $150,000.00, I think was the top. Mayor Did you get the technicality, the limitation, $150,000.0( for a 20,000 square feet Police Station? Is that what the specifics were. Traynor What ever they can do for $150,000.00. Mayor $150,000.00 and that's all you want. Traynor That's right. I put a ceiling on it and if he can't make it he can come back at us. A Personnel Meeting, discussion of W.I.N. Program and Street Committee Meeting were set for Monday July the 23rd, at 7:30 pm in the Council Chambers. MOVED BY HILL, SECONDED BY TRAYNOR, THAT THE AGENDA SHOULD BE AMENDED. CARRIED. Mayor Todd read a letter stating that Robert McQueen had completed a course of Police Traffic Services, conducted at Green River Community College, also a letter from Washington Law Enforcement Officers training Commission stating that Mr. McQueen had also completed Police Traffic Supervision Course held at Green River Community College and that Thomas Killburg completed Basic Law Enforcement School at Olympic College. TUKWILA CITY COUNCIL MEETING Page 11, DEPARTMENT AND COMMITTEE REPORTS cont. Department E Committee Mayor Todd noted that the June report for Municipal Reports Court and the May and June reports for Street, Water, Sewer E Park Departments are on file in the City Clerk's Office. Park Board Police Report AUDIENCE COMMENTS ADJOURNMENT 11:35 pm Councilman Traynor gave a report on the upcomming Tukwila Day related events sponsored by the Park Board and Department, to include a Tennis Tournament, Art Show, Bike Sunday and possible Concert in the Park. Councilman Hill noted that the Police report is now on file in the Clerk's Office and commended the Police Chief on his excellent reporting procedures. Mr. Ken Harris addressed Council and complimented them on their committment to a City Hall for the City of Tukwila. MOVED BY HILL, SECONDED BY STERLING, THAT THE MEETING ADJOURN. CARRIED. Frank Todd, Mayor July 16, 1973 v Shirlee A. Kiifney, Ci Clerk 451