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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1974-03-18 Regular MinutesMarch 18, 1974 8:00 P.M. FLAG SALUTE AND CALL TO ORDER ROLL CALL OF COUNCIL MEMBERS MINUTE APPROVAL VOUCHER APPROVAL SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS Presentations in honor of Bob Crain and Art Stevens, former Council members ORDINANCES AND RESOLUTIONS Res. #416, Planning Commission Public Hearing re: Petition for street vacation at So. 152nd Proposed ordinance Amending the Sign Code Ordinance TUKWILA CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING Tukwila City Hall Council Chambers M I N U T E S b 3 Mayor Todd led the Pledge of Allegiance and called the meeting of the Tukwila City Council to order. GARDNER, STERLING, TRAYNOR, DAVIS, HARRIS, SAUL, JOHANSON MOVED BY TRAYNOR, SECONDED BY SAUL, THAT THE MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF MARCH 11, 1974 BE APPROVED AS PUBLISHED. CARRIED. MOVED BY TRAYNOR, SECONDED BY JOHANSON, THAT THE BILLS BE ACCEPTED AND WARRANTS BE DRAWN IN THEIR RESPECTIVE AMOUNTS. CARRIED. Vouchers #2412 #2512 Current Fund #2412 #2461 Park Fund #2462 #2466 Emer. Empl. #2467 #2468 Street Fund #2469 #2488 Water Fund #2489 #2502 Sewer Fund #2503 #2512 LID 21 Cash 12 Rev. R -7 Cash 13 Rev. R -8 LID 22 Cash 13 Rev. R -9 1,045.93 1,045.93 10,498.55 10,498.55 1,714.98 1,714.98 Total $11,513.20 125.18 149.78 7,592.96 10,035.27 6,105.38 $35,521.77 Councilman Traynor called Mr. Bob Crain and Mr. Art Stevens from the audience and presented plaques in honor of each's service to the community as former Councilmembers. Mr. Crain and Mr. Stevens thanked the Council and members of the audience. MOVED BY TRAYNOR, SECONDED BY STERLING, THAT PROPOSED RESOLUTION BE READ.BY TITLE ONLY. CARRIED, WITH HARRIS VOTING NO. Attor- ney Parker read proposed resolution fixing the time and place for a Public Hearing before the Planning Commission of the City of Tukwila to consider a petition for vacation of a portion of South 152nd Street. MOVED BY TRAYNOR, SECONDED BY SAUL, THAT RESOLUTION #416 BE ADOPTED AS READ.* MOVED BY TRAYNOR, SECONDED BY STERLING, THAT TITLE OF RESOLUTION #416 BE AMENDED TO INCLUDE TIME AND PLACE OF THE PUBLIC HEARING. *CARRIED AS AMENDED, WITH HARRIS VOTING NO. Councilwoman Harris objected to adopting this Resolution by reading by title only, that it should be read in full publicly. MOVED BY TRAYNOR, SECONDED BY DAVIS, THAT PROPOSED ORDINANCE BE READ. CARRIED. Attorney Parker read proposed ordinance amending Title 19 of the Tukwila Municipal Code by adding Sub section (M) to Section 19.12.070. MOVED BY TRAYNOR, SECONDED BY SAUL, THAT PROPOSED ORDINANCE BE ADOPTED AS READ.* Councilman Sterling asked Mr. Ron Mettler, Planning Commission, if signs for campaign advertising on the transit bus had been discussed. A discussion followed on the legality of posting campaign advertising on the bus. Councilwoman Harris pointed out the advertising was pur- chased from Washington Transit Advertising in the last campaign. Mayor Todd stated it was his impression that the City is entitled to some of the fee collected for that advertising on the bus, and suggested those candidates who are now Councilmembers check into this. Councilman Johanson asked under what source of authority this ordinance was prepared. Gary Crutchfield, Planning Depart- ment, stated he had contacted 4 other municipalities and King County to obtain their present restrictions which ranged from very strict to no regulation at all. He stated the Planning Department drafted the amendment using standard paragraphs. A discussion followed on what constitutes public and private pro- perty regarding the disposition of transit bus advertising. Tukwila City Council Meeting March 18, 1974 Page 2 ORDINANCES AND RESOLUTIONS Cont. RECESS 8:25 P.M. 8 :35 P.M. Proposed ordinance Amending the Sign Code Ordinance Cont. Ord. #843 Transfer of funds from Contingency Fund to Current Fund, Public Works Department Proposed ordinance Adopting 1974 Uniform Building Code Proposed ordinance Adopting 1973 Uniform Mechanical Code Proposed ordinance Amending Title 16 of TMC by adding Chapter 16.30 (Dangerous Building Code) MOVED BY SAUL, SECONDED BY DAVIS, TO TABLE. CARRIED. MOVED BY TRAYNOR, SECONDED BY DAVIS, TO RECESS FOR 5 MINUTES. CARRIED. Mayor Todd called the Meeting back to order with all Councilmembers present as previously listed. Councilwoman Harris stated the title should also state that Ord. #773 is amended as well as the Municipal Code. *ROLL CALL VOTE: 2 AYES TRAYNOR, SAUL; 5 NOS GARDNER, STERLING, DAVIS, HARRIS JOHANSON. MOTION FAILED. Attorney Parker stated there is a pro- vision in the Statutes where the ordinance has been codified to amend a section of the Code. There is no difficulty in doing that. Councilman Traynor asked if the original ordinance number should be included in the title. Attorney Parker stated there should be enough in the heading so that when you are searching through the records, you can find it by reading the caption. In- cluding "as adopted by Ord. #773" would be helpful in that regards Councilmen Johanson and Saul stated they felt this ordinance does not apply to the bus. Councilman Traynor stated if there is more to the amendment than changing the wording in the title, it should go back to the Planning Commission. Mayor Todd stated the Council should re -write any portion they wish to change and sub- mit it for approval to Attorney Parker. Councilwoman Harris suggested this matter be Tabled until the next Regular Meeting. MOVED BY TRAYNOR, SECONDED BY SAUL, THAT PROPOSED ORDINANCE BE READ. CARRIED. Attorney Parker read proposed ordinance trans- ferring funds from the Contingency Fund to the Current Fund to provide salary for a Clerk /Typist in the Public Works Depart- ment. MOVED BY TRAYNOR, SECONDED BY SAUL, THAT ORD. #843 BE ADOPTED AS READ.* Discussion followed regarding the proper pro- cedure for transferring funds. City Clerk Shirlee Kinney pro- vided information from the R.C.W. in answer to the Council's inquiry. The status of the W.I.N. employee funding was also dis- cussed. *CARRIED, WITH HARRIS VOTING NO. MOVED BY TRAYNOR, SECONDED BY SAUL, THAT PROPOSED ORDINANCE BE READ BY TITLE ONLY. ROLL CALL VOTE: 3 AYES STERLING, TRAYNOR, SAUL; 4 NOS GARDNER, DAVIS, HARRIS, JOHANSON. MOTION FAILED. Steve Hall, Public Works Director, stated this item should not be delayed because the Trillium Project will be coming out of the ground soon. We will need this Code for the developers to follow from start to finish; it will give the City greater control of this Project. Barney Ruppert, Building Director, noted this Code would be adopted by the State effective January 1, 1975 and it will be minimum Code restrictions the City may add to it but may not remove restrictions from it. Councilwoman Davis noted the meeting should be continued on the next day; she stated the Fire Department does not concur with a certain sec- tion. Chief Crawley stated there is a section regarding extreme numbers of personnel and would like to have this deleted. A letter was sent to the Building Director but no reply was re- ceived by the Fire Department. Steve Hall stated the responsibi- lity of this Code is with the Building Director who has the power of a police officer according to the Code. MOVED BY TRAYNOR, SECONDED BY SAUL, TO TABLE. CARRIED. Councilman Sterling asked why the amendment is necessary to the Dangerous Building Code. Barney Ruppert stated the Code we now have on the books does not hold up in court as has been demon- strated by two previous cases. This new amendment has held up in the cities of Tacoma, Richland and Renton and is enforceable. He noted the "Building Appeals Commission" should be changed as it is known to be "Building Appeals Board." MOVED BY HARRIS, SECONDED BY JOHANSON, TO TABLE. CARRIED. Tukwila City Council Meeting March 18, 1974 Page 3 ORDINANCES AND RESOLUTIONS Cont. Proposed ordinance Amending Section 14.16 of TMC Sewer rates, Multi- tenant, commercial/ industrial buildings CORRESPONDENCE AND CURRENT BUSINESS Bid opening and award Publication of legal documents 1974 -75 Trillium Project; inspection and salary of Building Director (047 O 6 Steve Hall stated this ordinance needs more work by the staff and recommended the Council Table this item until next week. MOVED BY JOHANSON, SECONDED BY SAUL, TO TABLE. CARRIED. City Clerk Shirlee Kinney presented the unopened bids to Council- man Traynor who opened and announced the bids from the Highline Times and the Record Chronicle. The Highline Times was the low bidder. MOVED BY SAUL, SECONDED BY TRAYNOR, THAT THE BID FOR PUBLICATION OF LEGAL DOCUMENTS BE AWARDED TO THE LOW BIDDER, HIGHLINES TIMES. ROLL CALL VOTE: 6 AYES STERLING, TRAYNOR, DAVIS, HARRIS, SAUL, JOHANSON; 1 NO GARDNER. CARRIED. Council. man Traynor stated he felt the Record Chronicle actually serves the City better, but the Council must abide by the Judge's decision. Mayor Todd read a letter from Steve Hall, Public Works Director, recommending the Council concur in retaining Engineers Northwest for the structural review of the Trillium Project on an hourly basis, that the City of Tukwila should retain a structural inspec• tor whose salary would be paid for by the permit fees for the Trillium Project, and that Mr. Barney Ruppert, Building Director, receive a raise in salary to $1,174.00 per month. The letter alsc noted the Permit Fee and the Plan Check Fee would total $58,388.55 of unbudgeted income for the Public Works Department, some of which will pay for the unbudgeted expenses resulting from that Project. In the discussion regarding a structural inspector, it was noted that this position would be advertised for and that hiring a City employee would give greater benefit as a lower cost than that of a consulting firm employee and would provide someone to assume the responsibilities of the Building Director when Mr. Ruppert retires in two years. The Trillium Project will require full -time inspection for the next year or two as well. Mr. Ruppert stated two years of progressive training was not out of line for this position. Mr. Bob Crain pointed out a Building Inspector hired by the City would have his loyalties with the City whereas an employee from an outside firm may not. Regarding the raise in the Building Director's salary, it was noted the Budget was set at $1,065 for this position and to make the change now might set a precedent for other positions in the City. Steve Hall pointed out the greater responsibilities and higher quali- fications of the person filling that position now merit the raise in pay, and that he had requested at Budget time to have equal salaries for the Planning Director and the Building Director. Mr. Benjamin McAdoo stated salary amounts in private industry and the Federal government for this same type of position are much higher than what the Council is considering. He stated if the City could get a good man on board, he would certainly welcome the opportunity of working with him. Councilman Johanson stated he realized the City's salaries do not compete with those of pri- vate industry and hopes they never will. Gary Crutchfield noted the City of Tukwila cannot be viewed as a "typical city with less than 10,000 population" simply because 70% of its land area is sustained for industry and coffin lercial use. Mrs. Phyllis Pesicka stated if the City does not try to compete with higher wages, it will be getting second best in the future. Steve Hall stated the money is available in the Planning Department's budget to cover this raise until the fee is collected from the Trillium Project and that no additional funds would be requested from the Council since the Public Works Department is self- sustaining fi- nancially. MOVED BY TRAYNOR, SECONDED BY DAVIS, THAT THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT ADVERTISE FOR THE POSITION OF BUILDING DIRECTOR BASED ON THE PROGRESS OF THE TRILLIUM PROJECT. CARRIED, WITH SAUL VOTING NO. Barney Ruppert stated when he was hired, the Administrative Assistant Adam Lee informed him his salary would be $1,174, then two weeks later he learned his salary was actually $1,065. Mayor Todd stated he was not aware of and regretted that situation. Councilman Traynor stated he did not Tukwila City Council Meeting March 18, 1974 Page 4 CORRESPONDENCE AND CURRENT BUSINESS Salary of Building Director Cont. Valley Publishing Co. request for meeting notification Work meeting to discuss utilities in the South Tukwila area Confirmation of maximum crossings of P -17 Channel 4111E b 4 THE +4). EIJA or P t,+!co NE't,. NEW BUSINESS Claim for damages: Norman C. Lange Irene J. Roose Beverly Kirkendall DEPARTMENT AND COMMITTEE REPORTS Wetlands Committee members Aerial fire truck Council of the Whole meeting and Planning Commission Public Hearing ADJOURNMENT 10:40 P.M. ATTEST: 4 /6 know where the Council would stop with this, but could not see how the Council could raise the salary of the Fire Marshall with equal responsibility under the Fire Code and not raise the salary of the Building Director under the responsibility of the Building Code. It would create an inequity. Councilman Johanson stated he concurred in asking where the Council is going to stop with this situation. MOVED BY SAUL, SECONDED BY STERLING, THAT THE SALARY OF THE BUILDING DIRECTOR BE SET AT $1,174 PER MONTH. CARRIED. Attorney Parker read a letter from John L. Fournier, Jr. of the Valley Publishing Company requesting written notice of any spe- cial or regular meeting called by the Council in time for publi- cation. Attorney Parker stated the Statutes provide for any newspaper, TV or radio station requesting special notification of meetings be listed in the City Clerk's office for that purpose. A press representative present at meetings where notices of other meetings are announced does not fulfill the request for special notification in writing. Steve Hall requested the Council to meet with him and Phil Botch regarding the recently completed study on utilities in the South Tukwila area. Councilman Traynor set the work meeting of the Council of the Whole for April 4th in the Council Chambers at 7:30 P.M. Steve Hall gave a presentation regarding the maximum number of crossings of the P -17 Channel. A maximum number must be estab- lished which is 6 at this time. A discussion followed regarding requirements, sizes of the lines, etc. MOVED BY GARDNER, SECONDED BY TRAYNOR, THAT A MAXIMUM OF 6 CROSSINGS BE PLANNED FOR THE P -17 CHANNEL FROM CARRIED. This motion was made on the recommendation of Duncan Sturrock, Office Engineer, in his letter of March 15, 1974. Per 11.41.11 I Q ck MOVED BY TRAYNOR, SECONDED BY DAVIS, THAT THE THREE CLAIMS FOR DAMAGES BE REFERRED TO THE INSURANCE CARRIER FOR THE CITY. CARRIED. The claimants are: Norman C. Lange, Irene J. Roose, and Beverly Kirkendall. Councilman Traynor asked for members of the Council to serve on the Wetlands Committee as requested by King County Councilman Mooney. Councilman Gardner volunteered to serve as Chairman with Councilmen Johanson and Sterling serving as coimuittee members. Councilman Traynor asked when the Council and the public can expect a demonstration of the new aerial truck. Chief Crawley stated the truck had a defective paint job which will be correct- ed at the cost of the company; the demonstration will be delay- ed by about a month. Mrs. Phyllis Pesicka reminded the members of the Council and the audience of the Planning Commission's Public Hearing on the Shorelines Management Act on March 21 at 8:00 P.M. City Clerk Shirlee Kinney noted the Council of the Whole is meeting to dis- cuss the council procedures ordinance and the HUD Balanced Com- munity Housing proposal that night at 7:00 P.M. The Council decided to move its meeting from the Council Chambers to the Fire Station. Councilwoman Davis pointed out the calendar just recently posted to prevent this scheduling problems in the future MOVED BY SAUL, SECONDED BY DAVIS, THAT THE MEETING ADJOURN. CARRIED. Frank Todd, M Shirlee A. Kinnev. City C)lrk