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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1974-01-28 Regular MinutesHighline water district intertie Water district 75 intertie Water district #75 intertie January 28, 1974 TUKWILA CITY COUNCIL 8:00 pm REGULAR MEETING FLAG SALUTE AND CALL TO ORDER ROLL CALL OF COUNCIL MEMBERS MINUTE APPROVAL Attorney Parker Councilwoman Davis Attorney Parker Councilwoman Davis Attorney Parker Councilwoman Davis Attorney Parker CCRRESPONDENCE AND CURRENT BUSINESS Ind ep end ent Water Co., water usage agreement Philip M. Botch agreemt. for professional services re: intertie Tukwila and Water Dist. #75 OLD BUSINESS City Attorney opinion re: Benaroya appeal of light standard MINUTES ,5 Tukwila City Hall Council Chambers Mayor Todd led the Pledge of Allegiance and called the meeting of the Tukwila City Council to crder. GARDNER, STEVENS, TRAYNOR, STERLING, DAVIS, HARRIS, SAUL. MOVED BY TRAYNOR, SECONDED BY STERLING TO APPROVE THE MINUTES OF JANUARY 21, 1974 SUBJECT TO APPROVAL OF AMENDMENT BY COUNCILWOMAN DAVIS VERBATIM COMMENTS WITH THE CITY ATTORNEY. CARRIED. Verbatim Transcript of amended section: page 4, Public Safety Committee comments: If you have no personal financial interest otherwise in any of these sites then you can vote on them. The fact that you served on the Planning Commission in my opinion does not disqualify you on that. Whether cr not you have a personal interest in it, if you have such an interest so state and disqualify yourself, if you have none, go ahead and vote. It was stated at the time in the Planning Commission that after stating what I had felt, that I was feeling and talking as a citizen that night, that voting as a Council member would be questioned. You don't feel this? I think when we're all called upon to make decisions on this thing, we may have made up our minds ahead of time. When you serve cn a jury and you take in new evidence and have to have an open mind in receiving that and your disqualified there if you have heard some- thing, but I don't see how its possible if you serve on the City Council and not have heard some of these things. They may not have expressed an opinion before but I don't think expressing your opinion will disqualify you. Could I have that in writing? Ho. Why? My secretary is working her fingers to the bone putting everything in writing. It is just impossible to do. We have to eliminate some of these things. So that's one we're going to eliminate. If I gave legal opinions to everyone in the City of Tukwila it would be impossible. Councilman Gardner read a letter from Steve Hall, Public Works Director recommending that the joint usage connection between the Independent Water Co. and the City of Tukwila be maintained and further requested that Council notify him of their intentions as to the continuation or possible changes within the existing agree- ment. His letter additionally informed Council that the survey of the Independent Water Co. performed by Philip M. Botch and Assoc. will be available in the near future. Councilman Traynor asked if the agreement met with approval of the City Attorney; Attorney Parker answering yes. MOVED BY TRAYNOR, SECONDED BY STERLING THAT THE CITY ENTER INTO THIS AGREEMENT FOR PROFESSIONAL SERVICES WITH PHILIP M. BOTCH AND ASSOCIATES, INC.* Councilman Gardner asked if this was only for one specific job or for any job. Steve Hall answered that it was only for the inter tie with Water District #75. Councilwoman Harris requested more time to study the agreement with Mayor Todd stating that it was also his recommendation that this matter be acted upon at this meeting, Council having the opportunity to study this agreement over the previous weekend. Councilman Sterling noted that the new Councilmembers are perhaps not quite as aware of current matters as are the older members. *ROLL CALL VOTE: 6 AYE: GARDNER, STEVENS, TRAYNOR, STERLING, DAVIS, SAUL 1 NC: HARRIS. MOTION CARRIED. Attorney Parker presented his written opinion as requested by the Council and stated that final determination of this matter would be the Council's action. Councilman Traynor stated that the ordin- ances codified within the Tukwila Code Book are enacted by the TUKWILA CITY COUNCIL MEETING January 28, 1974 page 2. OLD BUSINESS cont. Benaroya cont. Claim for Damages; Leo Shahon GENERAL DISCUSSION Proposed Board of Adjustment NEW BUSINESS Claims for Damages: William F. Upham and Midori Tanabe COUNCIL COMMENTS Resignation: Councilman Art Stevens Council and should be enforced by the Council, he further added that he felt Benaroya should be asking for a varience per his interpretation of the Code, therefore, MOVED BY TRAYNOR, SECONDED BY SAUL THAT THE REQUEST OF BENAROYA BE DENIED AND THAT THEY GO BEFORE THE PLANNING COMMISSION AND REQUEST VARIENCE.* Councilman Sterling agreed with Councilman. Traynor's comments and stated that he thought that the City Attorney's opinion was to address itself to whether or not a varience is needed in this matter. Councilman Saul was of the same opinion. Voting on the motion, *CARRIED. MOVED BY TRAYNOR, SECONDED BY STEVENS THAT THE CLAIM FOR DAMAGES BY LEO SHAHON BE DENIED AND REFERRED TO THE CITY'S INSURANCE CARRIER. MOTION CARRIED with Councilman Sterling voting NO and Councilwoman Harris voting No, stating her no vote was based upon the wording of the motion, she felt the matter should have only been referred, not denied and referred. Councilman Saul inquired as to the status of the Board of Adjust- ment, directing his question to Committee Chairman Harris. Councilwoman Harris stated that information on this subject is forthcoming from Mr. Kinsey at the Association of Washington Cities and that as soon as the Committee can review this information and make recommendation, it will. Councilman Saul stated that he would like to meet as a Council of the Whole to discuss this matter of a reduced Planning Commission and establishment of a Board of Adjustment to get the matter resolved. It was noted by Councilman Traynor that a Council of the Whole meeting could not be called as sufficient notification of such meeting could not be made. MOVED BY TRAYNOR, SECONDED BY STEVENS THAT THE AGENDA BE AMENDED TO CONSIDER CLAIMS FCR DAMAGES. CARRIED. MOVED BY TRAYNOR, SECONDED BY STERLING TO REFER THE CLAIMS OF WILLIAM F. UPHAM AND MIDORI TANABE TO THE INSURANCE CARRIER OF THE CITY. CARRIED. Verbatim Transcritt: Due to the fact my work load down at the plant has increased and the fact that everything' seems to be getting tied up into Committee meetings and there are more meetings than I can attend, at this time I would like to resign from the Council and turn in my resignation. I would like to submit as my successor a name for you to think about Mr. George Hill, who was very active and very use- ful to this City. And I feel anyone appointed to the Council should be a person who at least had enough courage to run for election and show his interest in the City. At this time I would like to resign from the Council due to personal reasons and the fact my job is taking more time than I can give to this job. I enjoyed working on the Council and with all the City employees and the Mayor and I'm sorry I have to leave but due to these reasons I feel I must resign. Mayor Todd: Art, I'm sorry to hear that your of that opinion and you can't hang around here and continue the good work you've done in the past on the Council and I am very sorry to see this happen. I appreciate your comments. Councilman Traynor: I would like to say one thing. I've had Mr. Stevens setting on my right hand here for the last two years, good or bad, he has been on my right hand and I would like to say I hate to see him go. I appreciate the part he played at our end of the table down there. Mayor Todd stated that it was now up to the Council to appoint a replacement as they see fit. Councilman Traynor called for an executive session of the Council immediately following the meeting to discuss what procedures to follow in this matter. Mary Lehto, Record Chronicle questioned if elected officials were subject to executive session, she further stated that she thought TUKW'ILA CITY COUNCIL MEETING January 2g, 1974 page 3. COUNCIL COMMENTS cont. Resignation cont. AUDIENCE COMMENTS Investment Committee COMMITTEE REPORTS Community Affairs Committee MISCELLANEOUS Mayor Todd's letter to the Press and Mrs. Harris Committee System Zip Code ADJOURNMENT 8:50 pm Mayor Attcnt City Clerk that discussion on the nominees were of a private nature. She added that if the Council so wished, she would prepare an article asking for nominees to submit their resume's to the City. Council- man Traynor agreed. Councilman Gardner stated that he didn't think that an executive session could be held on elected officials. George Hill asked if the Investment Committee had made its report. Councilman Traynor answered there was no report this month. Mr. Hill stated that there had not been a repert to his knowledge since November. Councilwoman Harris noted that the Community Affairs Committee would not be meeting this week. Mayor Todd distributed a letter written by himself addressed to the Editor of the Highline Times, Mrs. Catherine Harris and all Councilmen. Councilwoman Harris read the letter re: statements purportedly made by Mrs. Harris to a writer for the Highline Times as published in the Wednesday, January 23, 1974 issue. Councilman Gardner stated that he was not aware that everything coming before the Council was going to go to a committee. 'PI thought only things that we did not have enough information on." Mayor Todd stated that there is a bog -down in committee of matters that could and have been handled prior to this time by prompt Council action. He further stated that he "thinks it is time to get down to serious business of running the City and not attempting to run each other." Councilman Gardner referred to an article in the Record Chronicle re: the zip code being a frustration to the Mayor. He stated that it has been a frustration to many people. "If all people in the City were to use the post office we would have been able to keep a post office of the first class." He then referred to a letter from Mr. James Symbol noting the amount of dollars that need to go thru a post office to keep it first class. Mayor Todd stated that he has contacted many people in his effort to gain a single zip code for the City as have past Mayors and he is still trying. Council- man Gardner suggested that a three man committee be established to try and obtain a single zip code. MOVED BY STEVENS, SECONDED BY TRAYNOR THAT THE MEETING ADJOURN. CARRIED.