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City of Tukwila
Community Affairs and Parks Committee
COMMUNITY AFFAIRS AND PARKS COMMITTEE -
Meeting Minutes
April 29, 2014 5:30 p.m. Hazelnut Conference Room
PRESENT
Councilmembers: Joe Duffie, Chair; Dennis Robertson, Verna Seal
Staff: Jack Pace, Bob Giberson, Stephanie Gardner, Brandon Miles, Lynn Miranda,
Stacy Hansen, Laurel Humphrey
Guests: Nick Bratton and Nick Ciluffo, Forterra
CALL TO ORDER:
Committee Chair Duffie called the meeting to order at 5:15 p.m.
I. PRESENTATIONS
II. BUSINESS AGENDA
Consensus existed to consider item 2d as the first item of business.
A. Grant Award: Washington State Department of Commerce
Staff is seeking Council approval to accept a grant award of $42,060 from the Washington
State Department of Commerce to fund an evaluation of the feasibility of implementing a state
program promoting urban redevelopment and watershed protection in Tukwila. This grant
program allows the State to pass through federal EPA funding to local governments for
watershed protection, and Tukwila was awarded $42,060 to evaluate how the Landscape
Conservation and Local Infrastructure Program (LCLIP) can be implemented in the Urban
Center and Tukwila International Boulevard Corridor. LCLIP allows cities to access a portion
of county property tax in exchange for adopting policies that incentivize protection of resource
lands while directing development toward urban growth areas. This grant funding will support
work DCD is already doing with regard to TUC and TIB planning, and does not commit the
City to action. While there is no City match, there is a value of $7,430 designated as in-kind
staff time over the one year duration of the grant. Council will be briefed on the results of the
UNANIMOUS APPROVAL. FORWARD TO MAY 5, 2014
LCLIP evaluation when complete.
REGULAR CONSENT AGENDA.
B. Grant Application:_Community Development Block Grant Funds -2014 Minor Home Repair
Staff is seeking Council approval to submit an application to King County requesting $130,000
in Community Development Block Grant funds for the 2015 Minor Home Repair Program.
administrator for minor home repair in the cities of Tukwila, SeaTac, Des Moines and
Covington. The current program budget is $125,000, with $28,000 designated for Tukwila
households. In 2012 contractors served 17 unduplicated Tukwila households with 83 hours of
UNANIMOUS APPROVAL. FORWARD TO MAY 5, 2014 REGULAR CONSENT
labor.
AGENDA.
C. Grant Application: 4Culture for Tukwila Heritage and Cultural Center
Staff is seeking Council approval to submit an application to 4Culture requesting $26,280
towards the $30,280 total cost of exterior restoration and painting of the Tukwila Heritage and
Cultural Center. If the grant is awarded, work is expected to take place between June 1 and
August 31, 2015. The City would provide $2,000 of in-kind labor and $2,000 as a match.
UNANIMOUS APPROVAL
$25,000 is budgeted for maintenance and repairs to this facility.
TO SUBMIT GRANT APPLICATION.
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D. King County Parks Property Tax Levy Agreement
Staff is seeking Council approval for the Mayor to enter into a Parks Property Tax Levy
Agreement with King County. The agreement allows the City to receive its portion of
proceeds from the six-year levy, approved by voters on August 6, 2013. The agreement
details terms and conditions for managing the funds and establishes annual reporting
UNANIMOUS APPROVAL.
FORWARD TO MAY 5, 2014 REGULAR CONSENT AGENDA.
III. MISCELLANEOUS
Staff noted that the CAP Committee Code Enforcement tour is in the process of being scheduled.
The tour is expected to take 1.5 hours and will include site visits as well as an update on the new
2014 initiatives.
Following up on direction given at the March 24 Committee of the Whole, staff asked the
committee for input into what kind of briefing with regard to SeaTac code enforcement they would
like to receive. Committee members mentioned interest in a comparison between the two cities,
particularly with regard to shared corridors such as Military Road South and TIB. Jack Pace
noted that SeaTac is in the process of hiring a second code enforcement officer. He also
also a SeaTac employee and supervises their
code enforcement staff. Staff will follow up with the Committee on this issue as requested.
Meeting adjourned at 6:03 p.m
Next meeting:
Tuesday, May 13, 2014
Committee Chair Approval
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