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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1974-06-10 Regular MinutesJune 10, 1974 TUKWILA CITY COUNCIL 8:00 P.M. FLAG SALUTE AND CALL TO ORDER ROLL CALL OF COUNCIL MEMBERS MINUTE APPROVAL CORRESPONDENCE AND CURRENT BUSINESS Contingency Fund expenditure proposal by the Mayor Shoreline Master Program Time schedule for the bus M I N U T E S 73 Tukwila City Hall REGULAR MEETING Council Chambers Steven Robinson led the Pledge of Allegiance and Mayor Todd called the meeting of the Tukwila City Council to order. GARDNER, STERLING, TRAYNOR, DAVIS, HARRIS, SAUL, JOHANSON. MOVED BY TRAYNOR, SECONDED BY STERLING, THAT THE MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF JUNE 3, 1974 AND THE SPECIAL MEETING OF JUNE 5, 1974 BE APPROVED AS PUBLISHED. CARRIED. Professional engineering Steve Hall, Public Works Director, stated the firm of Harstad services and inspection Associates, Inc. is familiar with the area in Tukwila and their of Southcenter South Plat costs will be less than any other engineering firms. He stated if the Council accepts this recoim«endation, there will be a resolution) contract agreement and developers agreement on the Agenda for next Monday night's meeting. MOVED BY STERLING, SECONDED BY SAUL, THAT THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR THAT HARSTAD ASSOCIATES BE RETAINED FOR PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERING SERVICES AND INSPECTION OF SOUTHCENTER SOUTH PLAT BE ACCEPTED. CARRIED. Councilman Traynor read a letter from Mayor Todd which stated the Contingency Fund is over funded, that the costs of labor settlement agreements would run to approximately $36,000 of that Fund, and that the rest of the excess be used to fund the beginning phase of the 6 Year Street and Undergrounding Program. Mayor Todd stated the residents have stated on several occasions that nothing visible is being done to upgrade the residential area. There are dollars available at this time to spend if we are to get going on this Pro- gram. Steve Hall stated that after the strike is settled, Puget Sound Power Light will need 30 days to design the plans and 60 to 90 days to implement them. Pacific Northwest Bell stated they would need 60 days past the time the design is received by them to implement their program. So we are talking about 120 days from the time we approve this expenditure to the time the undergrounding actually gets underway. Councilman Traynor asked if the same pro- blems with the streets exist as two years ago. Steve Hall stated the problem at that time was the grades on some of the streets but there are no changes planned now. Councilman Gardner asked if the streets will be paved at the same time. Steve Hall replied no, the street paving work will follow the undergrounding program by one year. Councilman Sterling stated there are some good points in the Mayor's letter, but he would like to consider this after the costs of the labor settlement agreements have been considered. Mayor Todd stated the $36,000 is the maximum estimate of those costs. MOVED BY STERLING, SECONDED BY DAVIS, TO AMEND THE AGENDA TO INCLUDE ITEM 4b. UNDER ITEM 6c. CARRIED. Councilman Traynor stated as a result of the Special Meeting held June 5, the Council felt a work session including the Planning Department staff was necessary. Gary Crutchfield, Planning Tech- nician, stated he would have the staff's comments ready for the Council to review a few days before the Council's meeting date; the information is half completed now. MOVED BY DAVIS, SECONDED BY TRAYNOR, TO INCLUDE THE DISCUSSION OF THE SHORELINE MASTER PRO- GRAM ON THE JUNE 17 AGENDA.* Gary Crutchfield stated he would con- tact the Department of Ecology for an extension of the deadline date of June 20 if necessary. *CARRIED. The City Council and the Mayor discussed the types of scheduling plans to suit residents whose working and shopping needs have been discussed at previous meetings. Councilman Saul stated this should be an administrative decision to set the new schedule and not the Council's. Mayor Todd stated the present schedule is just about the best we can come up with considering the lack of equipment and hours of service for the area. Steve Hall stated the present sche- dule fits the Park Department's recreation program. Councilman Sterling stated he wanted to see the schedules for the other buses from other areas and to try to work out some connections for the workers. Mayor Todd stated the schedules are available from Metro and he will order them. Mrs. Nancy Moore stated in conversations TUKWILA CITY COUNCIL MEETING June 10, 1974 Page 2 CORRESPONDENCE AND CURRENT BUSINESS Cont. Time schedule for the bus Cont. OLD BUSINESS iE .cw. kr a e.. 6 -11.74 fiP Release form Senior Citizens blood pressure checks 733 with some of the riders, the early morning commuters indicated it did not make much difference whether or not they caught the bus in their neighborhoods or parked in the Riverside Inn's lot to catch the Seattle bus. She stated many people would like to see the service extended South of Southcenter to the Sandwich Shop and Jafco. If these businesses were contacted, you may be able to work out a deal. Mayor Todd stated he, Mr. Solly and Mr. Davis had a luncheon meeting on June 24 to discuss this possibility. Council- man Saul asked what decision is being considered on the fare pro- posal. Mayor Todd stated it is up to the Council, that he did not want to impose a fare. Councilwoman Harris stated no objections were raised by the audience regarding a small fare. Mr. Coffman has stated that any kind of meaningful evaluation of the bus sys- tem is not possible with a free bus and there is no way to judge the merit of the free bus by a ridership report of head count only. A 10¢ fare would be reasonable and it would prove something, good or bad. MOVED BY HARRIS, SECONDED BY JOHANSON, THAT A 10¢ FARE BE RECOMMENDED AND IMPOSED.* Councilman Saul stated that he pre- ferred to look over the schedules and the fare proposals all at the same time. Councilman Johanson stated he is a proponent of the fare as a control factor. He stated some of the young people do get a little too enthusiastic. He recommended issuing passes to whatever group or set of conditions the Council feels necessary. Councilman Traynor asked if the purpose of imposing a fare is to restrict the movement of the young people. Councilman Johanson stated perhaps so. Councilman Saul supported a small fare, stating everyone probably knows that realistically it is not making any money or paying off the contract, but it would make people feel they are contributing in some way. Councilman Traynor stated some might object to paying one more fee on top of what Metro is getting from the City now. Councilwoman Davis asked if more costs would be involved for the City if the fare is imposed. Mayor Todd stated it is possible the cost of accounting would exceed the total income of fares. Councilman Traynor stated he did not know what type of count some of the Council Members are after; it seems the riders would be the same with or without the fares. Councilman Johanson stated he did not think children should be riding the bus.* He stated on the two occasions he rode the bus, some strong language was used by kids. Councilwoman Davis stated some of the bus driv- ers stated there is no way for them to remove the unruly kids from the bus. She stated she would like to know the cost of accounting, etc. before voting any changes for the bus. Mayor Todd stated he would discourage the idea of the fare because of the costs involved and the fact that the free bus would no longer be a free bus. Councilman Sterling stated this is an important choice for the Council, we need a count of the age groups and to consider the idea of charging a fare. The amount we take in could cost us more or it could provide us with an extra hour of service. Mrs. Marilyn Patton stated she observed a bus driver expelling a kid from the bus for spitting. Mrs. Anna Bernhard stated the fare is worth in- vestigating because it might provide us with an extra hour each day. Councilman Johanson stated he wished to clarify that the fare would not be an extra charge because the fare will be deducted from the contract fee paid by the City. Councilman Saul cautioned that the data on the riders will change now because of the sunmiier sea- son. He stated that he contacted 300 to 400 homes and no one ob- jected to a fare for the bus. Mrs. Phyllis Pesicka stated a 15¢ fare seems acceptable, except for the Senior Citizens, and that it may eliminate the problem of bus drivers becoming babysitters. *MOTION FAILED WITH HARRIS VOTING YES. Attorney Parker read the Request for Services and Release Form and recommended its use by the Fire Department when providing blood pressure reading services for the senior citizens. MOVED BY TRAY NOR, SECONDED BY STERLING, TO AUTHORIZE THE FIRE DEPARTMENT TO TAKE THE BLOOD PRESSURES OF SENIOR CITIZENS AND TO USE THE REQUEST FOR SERVICES AND RELEASE FORM.* Councilwoman Harris stated she spoke to King County Health Department and has a few suggestions regard- ing the Program: (1) The Program is good from the standpoint of TUKWILA CITY COUNCIL MEETING June 10, 1974 Page 3 OLD BUSINESS Cont. Release form Cont. NEW BUSINESS Call for bids: LID #19, #20 #25 Executive Session: Labor contract negotiations 8:55 P.M. 12 :38 A.M. RECESS 12:43 A.M. 73V preventative care; (2) Recoiwttend the Program be identified as a "screening program" and not a treatment; (3) Recoiiuiiend the citizens come in on a monthly basis to establish a regular pattern; (4) Re- commend that groups come in at one time for the convenience of the Fire Department and the people themselves; (5) Recommend more medi- cal coordination by using the services of a visiting nurse in con- junction with the Fire Department's services. Councilman Sterling stated he does not want to see the City get involved to that ex- tent. We should just provide the service and nothing else. It is up to the individual to get further care or advice from a doctor. It is risky to get involved with too much record keeping, too, as it invites the probability of law suits or other liabilities. Councilman Johanson stated the Fire Chief stated they would prefer to handle the people in groups. These decisions should be left to the Fire Department, it is their Program. Fire Chief Hubert Craw- ley stated they envisioned having the sessions once a week on Fri- days between 10:00 A.M. and Noon which works out well with the bus schedule. Drop -ins can also be handled at any other times. Mrs. Dodge stated the blood pressure readings are not critical unless they are taken several times a day on a routine basis because blood pressure can change in five minutes. Anyone who has a seri- ous problem would be under the strict care of a doctor. She sup- ported the drop -in scheduling and stated the Junior Nurses volun- teers could help with any record keeping. Councilman Sterling re- iterated that the Fire Department should only read the blood press- ures and give the information to each person on a slip of paper. Chief Crawley cited an example of a secretary at Bert -Well Indus- tries having been checked by the Fire Department and being danger- ously close to a heart attack. Councilman Gardner asked how the service would be provided after the personnel move to the new Fire Station in Andover Park. Chief Crawley stated personnel will be on duty to perform this service at all times. Mrs. Pesicka stated she agreed with the drop -in service. Once you get some kind of organization going, it ends up being a costly program. *CARRIED. Steve Hall explained the area of the City each LID covers. He stated E.P.A. funds have been approved for LID #19 and #20 and announced the date and time of the bid openings for each LID. MOVED BY STERLING, SECONDED BY TRAYNOR, THAT CALL FOR BIDS FOR LID #19, #20 AND #25 BE SET AS RECOMMENDED BY THE PUBLIC WORKS DIREC- TOR. CARRIED. A copy of the notices for the call for bids is on file in the City Clerk's office. Mayor Todd announced the contracts have been agreed upon by the Mayor and the employees. Hopefully the City Council will also agree that these proposals are proper, fair and just for the tax- payers of Tukwila and the employees of the City of Tukwila. MOVED BY TRAYNOR, SECONDED BY HARRIS, THAT THE COUNCIL MOVE TO EXECUTIVE SESSION TO DISCUSS THE LABOR CONTRACTS BETWEEN THE CITY OF TUKWILA AND CITY OF TUKWILA EMPLOYEES. CARRIED. Mayor Todd called the meeting back to order with all Council Members present as previously listed. MOVED BY STERLING, SECONDED BY JOHANSON, TO RECESS THE MEETING TO TUESDAY, JUNE 11, 1974 AT 6:00 P.M. IN THE COUNCIL CHAMBERS. CARRIED.