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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1974-08-12 Regular MinutesAugust 12, 1974 8:00 P.M. FLAG SALUTE AND CALL '1'U ORDER ROLL CALL OF COUNCIL MEMBERS MINUTE APPROVAL VOUCHER APPROVAL 840 4 Tukwila City Hall Council Chambers TUKWILA CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING 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. GARDNER, STERLING, TRAYNOR, DAVIS, HARRIS, SAUL. MOVED BY TRAYNOR, SECONDED BY DAVIS, THAT COUNCILMAN JOHANSON BE EXCUSED. CARRIED. MOVED BY TRAYNOR, SECONDED BY SAUL, TO TABLE TO NEXT REGULAR MEETING. CARRIED. Council President Traynor stated he requested this matter be placed on the Agenda this week for further review by the Council. MOVED BY TRAYNOR, SECONDED BY SAUL, THAT VOUCHER #3491 (formerly #3354) ADDING INSURANCE COVERAGE FOR TWO POLICE CARS AND PUBLIC WORKS VAN.* Councilwoman Harris stated this has been a difficult week for every- one concerned in this matter. She stated she called Mr. R. G. J. Anderson on August 9 and felt her ques- tions had been adequately answered. Mr. Anderson in- formed her he had paid the premiums himself on these policies through April, 1975 and he was to have been reimbursed. All employees and vehicles are now insured She stated the companies will cancel these policies only upon the direction of the broker on the grounds of non reimbursement and that the City will be covered until it receives a notice of cancellation from the broker or the companies themselves advising us of a cancellation date. She stated in the interim, several questions have yet to be answered. Were the two bid- ders in 1972 bidding on identical items? One placed a bid with the City for the year 1972, did the other? How did the 3 -year policy enter the picture? Was there a difference in bid quotations in the amount of excess liability offered? In 1974, did the City receive prior notice that some policies were due to expire in April? Why the delay from April to August? Why was the Coun- cil not told that insurance payments were for the pur- pose of reimbursing Mr. Anderson? Why were the City Council, the public and the employees told that if we did not pay these Vouchers, there would be no insurance covering the City? Councilwoman Harris stated she had called Mr. Karl Hermann, Insurance Commissioner, earli- er today to present these questions and Mr. Hermann is assigning an investigator immediately to conduct a full inquiry into the situation. Mr. Dave Johns from Mr. Hermann's office will be assigned to this case. Coun- cilwoman Harris recommended that the Motions to approve these Vouchers all be denied and recommended that Mr. Anderson be directed by the Council to not submit a recommendation for cancellation to the insurance com- panies involved so that the insurance presently in force will continue and that this matter be held in abeyance until a report of insurance under investiga- tion is available. Councilman Traynor asked if the insurance premiums will then be paid after the investi- gation is completed or will we further stall? Council- woman Harris stated as far as the home offices are con- cerned, the premiums have been paid. The bidding pro- cedure should not be discussed until we have all the information available to make a decision. We do not know at this time whether or not we need to or ought to pay further on the premiums. The insurance now in effect will stay in effect until cancelled. Councilman Saul stated we are telling Mr. Anderson we won't pay him but at the same time we are telling him not to can- cel the insurance he would be out of his tree not to cancel the insurance. Councilman Sterling asked if the Insurance Commissioner had any advice for us as to what we should do now. Councilwoman Harris stated she was not given a direct answer as to what to do tonight. TUKWILA CITY COUNCIL MEETING August 12, 1974 Page 2 VOUCHER APPROVAL Cont. ORDINANCES AND RESOLUTIONS Ord. #878, Amending TMC 18.34.210 re: reduced parking requirements in CPR zone gos She stated she felt Mr. Anderson would not cancel the policies. Our fight, if there is one, is not with Mr. Anderson. Councilwoman Harris stated the Council should speak further with the Insurance Commissioner's Office. This matter can probably be answered by next week. Councilwoman Davis stated she felt the situation could be resolved in a week. Mayor Todd stated we will probably have an answer to the situation tomorrow from Mr. Anderson. He stated he made a spectacle of himself at the last meeting in defending himself against some comments made and was duly chastised by his attorney. Mayor Todd stated he was happy that Mr. Johns will be conducting the investigation and he hoped Mr. Johns would do a thorough job. He stated he and the staff will cooperate in every way so that Mr. Johns may com- plete this investigation as quickly as possible. *ROLL CALL VOTE: 2 AYES TRAYNOR, SAUL; 4 NOS GARDNER, STERLING, DAVIS, HARRIS. MOTION FAILED. MOVED BY TRAYNOR, SECONDED BY STERLING, THAT VOUCHER #0394 (formerly #3388) FOR PAYMENT TO THE CITY ATTOR- NEY BE APPROVED.* Councilwoman Davis read her letter dated August 12 to Mayor Todd indicating her dissatis- faction with the City Attorney's performance. A copy of this letter is on file in the City Clerk's office. Councilman Traynor stated this is for the Attorney's services during the month of July. If the Council feels the payment is too high, then the Council can change the Budget Ordinance to reduce the retainer. We cannot go back and change July. Councilman Gardner stated he did not believe the City Attorney has been working in the best interests of the City of Tukwila. Mayor Todd asked in what way. Councilman Gardner re- plied the City Attorney has not represented the City to the best interests in court. He recommended that the Attorney's retainer be paid for half the amount only plus expenses over the retainer. Next week, he hoped the Council would have an ordinance to cut the monthly retainer in half.i'CMayor Todd explained the glad, t j, City Attorney's activities in the last 60 days regard- ing the Sammamish law suit to be settled. Councilman SeE Gardner stated he felt the City stood better chances of tiligKduN winning the law suit without Attorney Parker: Council- man Sterling stated regardless of how you feel about these services, we have to pay for them up to this point. *ROLL CALL VOTE: 5 AYES STERLING, TRAYNOR, DAVIS, HARRIS, SAUL; 1 NO GARDNER. CARRIED. Councilwoman Davis stated she approved this expenditure for this Voucher only. Councilwoman Harris agreed. Councilman Traynor explained his position was not that the City Attorney's retainer should be reduced, but that by amending the Budget Ordinance the Council could resolve the problem if they felt something must be done Mayor Todd stated Councilwoman Harris had reviewed some material at last week's meeting and failed to leave copies of all the references she had read into the record with the City Clerk to become part of the public record. Councilwoman Harris replied she had left a list of the papers with the Clerk's office and would defer making a decision to provide copies of the material because she is in contact with her attorney. City Clerk Shirlee Kinney read a letter addressed to Council President Traynor from Mr. Marvin E. Boys dated August 7, 1974. The letter is on file in the City Clerk's office. Mr. Boys requested the proposed ordi- nance be reviewed again by the Council on the basis TUKWILA CITY COUNCIL MEETING August 12, 1974 Page 3 ORDINANCES AND RESOLUTIONS Cont. gob Ord. #878 Cont. that a 2 to 2 vote does not set forth the position of the City of Tukwila. MOVED BY TRAYNOR, SECONDED BY STERLING, THAT PROPOSED ORDINANCE BE READ. CARRIED. Attorney Parker read proposed ordinance amending Tuk- wila Municipal Code 18.34.210 to reduce parking space requirements from 6 to 5.5 spaces per 1000 square feet of rentable floor area. Mayor Todd stated one new store is planned for Southcenter and he was informed by Jim Johnson, Southcenter Corporation, that the gross sales revenue after three years in operation would be $20 million. This facility would add to the sales and property tax revenue received by the City. Mr. Boys stated he is interested in providing the best retail facility at Southcenter which is already one of the finest in the nation. We have to be aggressive to keep up with the competition and make certain moves. He stated 5.5 spaces is adequate and this additional store will help supplement all the other stores in the area. We felt justified in asking for further consid- eration. Mrs. Phyllis Pesicka asked if Frederick Nelson was the only facility to object to this parking change. She stated she had talked to some people at Luckys and Pay 'n' Save who felt some arrangements can be made to accomodate shoppers who run in for groceries and perscriptions. These two stores feel they lose business during rush hours and would like to have a time limit on parking in front of their stores. Mr. Boys stated they are currently having a traffic study conducted and this should be brought out at that time. He stated we do try to keep everyone happy. MOVED BY TRAYNOR, SECONDED BY SAUL, THAT ORD. #878 BE ADOPTED AS READ.* Councilman Traynor asked Ron Mettler, Plan- ning Commission Chairman, how many members of the Plan- ning Commission were present at the meeting this pro- posal was discussed. Mr. Mettler stated most if not all of the members were present. Councilman Sterling asked about the provision for employee's parking at Longacres. Mr. Boys stated this will be for peak per- iods only and the lot will accomodate 700 to 800 cars during the month of December. We will provide securi- ty and shuttle busses for the employees. Councilman Gardner asked about the owners of the street going into Longacres. Steve Hall, Public Works Director, stated it belonged to the State Highway Department. Council- man Gardner asked if this new store followed along with the original concept of Southcenter. Mr. Boys replied yes, the space had always been designated for a depart- ment store. Councilwoman Davis stated she had contact- ed Plyce Davis about parking problems and was told the problems only occur on Saturdays and at Christmas time. She stated she has also talked to citizens who do not approve of reducing the parking. They have stated to her that the reason they like to shop at Southcenter is because of the parking available. If less parking is available, these people say they would shop elsewhere. Councilwoman Davis stated the ideal is the use of busses but she does not feel this will come for many years. We are not geared to bus traffic as much as we should be. Also, this area of the County is not devel- oped to its full stages yet. In another 20 years, where will this leave Southcenter if the parking is re- duced. She stated she is looking forward 20 years and perhaps this is too far in advance, but she is sure the business will be there in a strong way in 20 years. She stated she would vote "No" on this ordinance and she hoped in 20 years, others would see and thank her. Mayor Todd read from the Planning Commission's recom- mendation dated June 28, 1974 and signed by Gary Kucin- ski, Planning Director. Ron Mettler stated the Plan- ning Commission advertised and held its public hearing on this matter and no one objected to reducing the park ing ratio. We do not know who these people are who TUKWILA CITY COUNCIL MEETING August 12, 1974 Page 4 ORDINANCES AND RESOLUTIONS Cont. Ord. #878 Cont. take offense to this now. We cannot have input like this after the fact if we are to function as the plan- ning body and recommending body to the City Council. Councilwoman Davis stated she understood this is frus- trating to the Planning Commission not to have the in- put and then to have the Council reverse a recommenda- tion of the Commission. She stated however that she felt this decision has to be made this way. Ron Mett- ler stated he does not discuss Planning Commission bus- iness over the phone; rather, he tells people to come to the Planning Commission meetings to offer their ideas or complaints. Ron Mettler asked Councilwoman Davis to tell these people to come to the Planning Com- mission meetings so that they might be better informed. Councilman Sterling stated he was surprised that after so many years, the parking would be changed so suddenly Ron Mettler stated it is a known fact that in the future we will be dictating the limited amount of parking ra- ther than demand an excess of parking. This will force coordination with transit. This is a nation -wide situ- ation. Councilman Traynor stated he felt the stores would not ask for reduced profit by reducing the park- ing. Allied Stores must feel this will not chase any potential customers away. Mayor Todd stated the point is that Southcenter has provided an alternate solution to parking scarcity during the Christmas rush so that the number of available parking stalls will not change during that time at all. The big thing we are looking at is revenue are we going to turn down a potential minimum of $150,000 per year with no change in parking? Councilwoman Davis stated she felt the building could be achieved with other methods, perhaps roof -top park- ing some time in the future. Mr. Boys stated he is looking ahead 50 years in long -range planning. The shopping center industry as a whole feels 5 spaces is desirable. He stated the parking at the Tacoma Mall was reduced from 7 to 5.5 with no objections. The Northwest is a desired spot for business and industry and it will move in whether we like it or not so we feel it is good business to take some protective meas- ures, to provide additional facilities. It stated it is very short ranged planning to deny this request. Gary Kucinski, Planning Director, stated three weeks ago, Council requested information about the plan for compact cars, the increased service by Metro and the circulation plan. He stated he wrote a memorandum dated July 25 which thoroughly answered these questions, He suggested that to reduce the ratio to 5 cars per 1,000 will not affect a significant change 90% of the time. If you are opposed to reducing it to 5, then 5.5 is certainly a reasonable compromise. Again, he suggested very strongly that 99.5% of the time, you will notice no significant difference in the parking arrange- ment at Southcenter. The Planning Commission has al- ready reviewed this thoroughly and unanimously recom- mended this reduction in parking at Southcenter. MOVED BY STERLING, SECONDED BY TRAYNOR, THAT THE ORDI- NACE BE AMENDED TO 5.5 SPACES PER 1000 SQUARE FEET OF RENTABLE FLOOR AREA. Councilwoman Harris stated she is bothered by the fact that not all of the parking will be contained at all times at Southcenter. She stated she would be in favor of the compromise at 5.5 provided all the parking would be on Southcenter Corporation pro- perty. Mr. Boys stated Southcenter would be leasing the land for parking from Longacres. He stated there are limits to what he can do with the Corporation's money just as there are limits as to what the City can do with its money. He stated deck parking costs approx- imately $3,500 to $4,000 per car and therefore is not economically justifiable. He stated he has been in this business 23 years and does not feel competent enough in the field to make the decision the Council is making TUKWILA CITY COUNCIL MEETING August 12, 1974 Page S ORDINANCES AND RESOLUTIONS Cont. Ord. #878 Cont. Proposed ordinance Gambling 80S here tonight. We hire professional people to help us in our decisions. He stated he does not know how the Council can sit there and make these decisions on these items of importance without any more expertise in the field than he has. Councilman Sterling stated the Coun cil had professional help in setting up Southcenter and we are proud of that shopping center. Every year we hear from developers that insist they must build in some other way than what the City has set down in its requirements because it is cheaper for the developer to do it his way. We can only bend the rules so far, and if we bend too far, we will not have the attractive development down there. There is a point where we must say "no Mr. Norm Seethoff stated the requirement of 6 cars per 1,000 was established 17 years ago with no changes to date. The Urban Land Institute supports our position. There is no real sound basis in the position we now have of 6 per 1,000. Councilman Sterling stated at Christmas time, all the room down there now will not be enough. Mr. Seethoff agreed, stating that during 10 hours a year the parking will be over saturation. But with the City of Tukwila, you do not require that in all cases everything is built to maximum standards, such as sewer construction based on a 100 year storm. Councilwoman Harris stated Gary Kucinski has done an admirable job in answering the Council's questions, and the Planning Commission is to be commended for thei] efforts on this. When the Council was presented this, Councilman Johanson had asked for some plans and illus- strations of traffic control. Mr. Boys indicated at that time that these would be done by a professional firm. This information still needs to come before the Council and she suggested this question remain open until this is received so that the Council may re -eval- uate it at that time. *VOTE ON THE AMENDED MOTION, ROLL CALL VOTE: 4 AYES GARDNER, STERLING, TRAYNOR, SAUL; 2 NOS DAVIS, HARRIS. CARRIED. *VOTE TO ADOPT ORD. #878, ROLL CALL VOTE: 3 AYES STERLING, TRAYNOR, SAUL; 3 NOS GARDNER, DAVIS, HARRIS. MOTION FAILED FOR LACK OF MAJORITY VOTE. RECESS MOVED BY TRAYNOR, SECONDED BY DAVIS, TO RECESS FOR 10 9:10 P.M. 9:23 P.M. MINUTES. CARRIED. Mayor Todd called the meeting back to order with all Council Members present as previously listed. Mayor Todd stated there was some misunderstanding among the Council Members regarding the vote to approve the proposed ordinance. City Clerk Shirlee Kinney restated the Motion to approve Ord. #878 as amended. ROLL CALL VOTE: 4 AYES GARDNER, TRAYNOR, STERLING, SAUL; 2 NOS DAVIS, HARRIS. CARRIED. MOVED BY HARRIS, SECONDED BY SAUL, THAT PROPOSED ORDI- NANCE REGARDING GAMBLING BE BROUGHT BACK TO THE COUNCIL TABLE. CARRIED. MOVED BY TRAYNOR, SECONDED BY SAUL, THAT PROPOSED ORDINANCE BE ADOPTED AS READ.* Council- woman Harris stated she received a copy of the City of Renton's gambling ordinance. Perhaps the Council shoulc hear comments from the audience now and then consider placing the proposed ordinance into the Public Safety Committee for further review by the Police Department and comparison with ordinances passed by other cities and King County. Mayor Todd asked Attorney Parker where he got his information to draft this proposed ord- inance. Attorney Parker replied he took the informatioi from the Chief of Police, Mayor Todd and the Prosecut- ing Attorney's office. Attorney Parker read a letter addressed to Mayor Todd from Christopher Bayley dated July 23, 1974. A copy of this letter is on file in the City Clerk's office. Councilwoman Davis stated she is TUKWILA CITY COUNCIL MEETING August 12, 1974 Page 6 ORDINANCES AND RESOLUTIONS Cont. Proposed ordinance Gambling Cont. not prepared to make a decision and would like to reviet Renton's and King County's ordinances. Councilman Saul stated he is not interested in Renton or King County but only in the City of Tukwila. We are a City within ourselves and are able to regulate our own gambling. He stated he placed ads in the newspaper for people to call him and give him their ideas on gambling in Tuk- wila. The responses indicated people preferred gambling in the form of bingo only. Councilman Sterling stated had he been present at the meeting this was presented, he would have asked to have this held back because the Council was given no prior notice of it and did not have input of the wording of the ordinance. Mayor Todd stated gambling brings the requirement of more Police surveillance. He stated his position is that until we have more officers to take care of our existing pro- blems, we cannot have gambling. He invited the Council Members to come to City Hall, ask questions and provide input to these things. The Council has not exercised their responsibility to do that. Councilman Gardner stated there is nothing to stop anyone from getting a bingo license right now. Mr. Lopez had stated the lar- gest number of problems are with bingo over other forms of gambling. Mrs. Anne Altmayer stated any kind of gambling is legal in Tukwila now and we must prohibit what we do not want. Mayor Todd pointed out gambling must be licensed through the State Gambling Commission before it can operate here or anywhere else. Attorney Parker stated this is an urgent matter. He suggested the Council pass this ordinance now; if the Council feels more should be allowed, they can amend it later. If the City has a card room established, we will be in a far different position than we are now. Councilman Traynor stated he agreed that we need some regulation at this point. This proposed ordinance is restrictive to start out with as Attorney Bayley has suggested. Last week, the Police Chief told us he did not care to have gambling. Ella Woyvodich, owner of the Tukwila Riverside Inn, stated there is a tavern which will have gambling just outside of the City limits and Tukwila Police are and have been answering calls to them. Benny Woyvodich identified the tavern as the 19th Hole. The City is surrounded by gambling and if you ban it, you will be banning what is already in the Riverside and the Whitehouse Tavern. The revenue the City will receive from gambling is more percentage -wise than the sales tax. Mayor Todd stated he felt the loss of reve- nue from gambling was offset by far in expenses generat- ed by the Police Department in order to regulate the gambling. We are short of personnel now in the Police Department. At some later date, relaxation of the gambling might be considered and its revenue used for extra officers and training. Benny Woyvodich stated Chief Sheets stated last week that legal gambling has created no problems. There is illegal gambling around. Ella Woyvodich stated these people are allowed to work in other Class H licenses in the City of Tukwila, but not at the Riverside. She stated these operations are at the Doubletree. She stated they took their licks on topless dancing. The Council just agreed to go along with the rest of the nation with 5.5 parking spaces. The State and County have allowed gambling as well as Renton are you going to turn around and not allow it here when in fact it is going on only a few feet out of the City limits? Has any Member of the Council found out how Tukwila voted on SJR 5? She stated Christopher Bayley has decided gambling should not be allowed. She called the Gambling Commission today and was told a City could regulate its own gambling with a population of 15,000 or more. She called Bayley's office and no one knew. She called the Gambling Commission again and was told it is an incorporated city of 1,500 people or more. TUKWILA CITY COUNCIL MEETING August 12, 1974 Page 7 ORDINANCES AND RESOLUTIONS Cont. Proposed ordinance Gambling Cont. 81b She stated all of you are sitting there without really knowing the laws. Benny Woyvodich stated police pro- blems were discussed when Mr. Lopez was present at the last meeting. Mr. Lopez had stated they received over 200 complaints on non profit organizations and only 10 on commercial gambling. Councilman Saul stated we have to look at the whole picture, the whole City and not just two places on Interurban Avenue. If this becomes legal in Tukwila, there will be hundreds of machines instead of three. Councilman Sterling asked how much involvement would be required of the Police Department. Chief Sheets stated pull tabs will have to be inspected for City licenses and taxes and this goes for punch boards, too. The machines themselves will have to be checked for the payoffs and generally inspected regular. ly. We do not have the expertise to cover card rooms and you will have to decide if you want one officer per 5 tables or 5 officers for each table. Every aspect of the games and equipment will have to be checked as well as watching those persons playing. He stated the big- gest population in King County, Seattle, is not going with gambling. These are laws of moral judgments and you will have to make that judgment for the City of Tukwila. Chief Sheets stated his officers are not in- volved in bouncing at the Doubletree; their primary function is to patrol the hallways. Mrs. Anne Altmayer asked if the ordinance is not passed and if various places of business start gambling tomorrow, what re- course does the City have to deny such activities. Attorney Parker replied none. Mr. Rudy Regel stated he had been present at the meeting last week and he thinks this ordinance is in order. It is a good start and it can be amended at any time. It should be passed in his opinion. Ella Woyvodich stated each person stil] must go through the Gambling Commission and acquire a license from them to start gambling. Councilman Saul stated we do not know who or how many have applied for a license to operate in Tukwila. Mayor Todd stated there is a card room application being applied for right now. Chief Sheets stated there is a permanent license issued for a punch board. There is one tempor- ary license issued for a punch board. There is an app- lication pending for a card room which has not yet been issued. The first two machines are in operation and we cannot collect taxes from them. Councilwoman Harris stated this proposed ordinance does not distinguish be- tween commercial and charitable bingo. She stated that bingo is a form of gambling. It does not make sense to say bingo is not gambling and something else is. Gamb- ling is gambling, no matter who sponsors it or what name you hang on it. This ordinance does not say char- itable bingo only and she wondered if it might not be discriminatory to restrict it to charitable bingo only. Attorney Parker stated there is no necessity to spell it out because it is all based on State law and he read from the Session Laws, First Extra Session, 1973, Sec- tion 218, Subsection F 2. There are also regulations through the Internal Revenue Service. Councilwoman Har- ris stated she did not see the harm in including these laws by reference. Attorney Parker stated he did not see the need for it. Councilwoman Harris requested copies of Christopher Bayley's letter and model ordi- nance and City of Renton's ordinance be distributed to all Council Members. *ROLL CALL VOTE: 5 NOS GARDNER, STERLING, DAVIS, HARRIS; 2 AYES TRAYNOR, SAUL. MOTION FAILED. MOVED BY HARRIS, SECONDED BY DAVIS, TO REFER PROPOSED ORDINANCE TO THE PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE.* Mayor Todd stated there are no legal com- mittees of the Council. *ROLL CALL VOTE: 4 AYES GARDNER, TRAYNOR, DAVIS, HARRIS; 2 NOS STERLING, SAUL. CARRIED. MOVED BY TRAYNOR, SECONDED BY STERLING, Highline water district intertie Water district 75 intertie Water district #75 intertie UKWILA CITY COUNCIL MEETING August 12, 1974 Page 8 ORDINANCES AND RESOLUTIONS Cont. Proposed ordinance Gambling Cont. CORRESPONDENCE AND CURRENT BUSINESS Amendments to I.A.F.F. #2088 contract Intertie with Water District #75 Letter from Mr. Mrs. McConkey Civil Service recommendation re: P.E.P. Firefighter trainee proposal Acquisition of Foster Golf Course Council- man Sterling THAT PROPOSED ORDINANCE BE REPORTED OUT OF COMMITTEE AT NEXT WEEK'S REGULAR MEETING. CARRIED, WITH HARRIS VOTING NO. Mayor Todd read a letter signed by Ron Walker, Presidenl and Ken Brush, Secretary, Local #2088 I.A.F.F. dated August 1, 1974. Councilman Traynor stated we are now in negotiations with them on a new contract and these requests can be included then. MOVED BY TRAYNOR, SECONDED BY SAUL, THAT PROPOSALS IN THE LETTER BE REJECTED. CARRIED. Steve Hall, Public Works Director, reviewed the history with the City of Seattle and the process of figuring overage charge and deficient storage capabilities. The City of Tukwila can make arrangements with Water District #75 for additional storage to supplement our system. This concept was approved by the City Council and by the Washington Futures program where a grant was requested and approved. Councilman Saul asked if Water District #75's specifications meet with ours. Steve Hall replied yes. Chief Crawley stated there will be sufficient water pressure with this arrangement with Water District #75. Councilman Saul stated the water pressure in McMicken Heights does not meet the City's standards. Steve Hall stated that system was installed before the area was annexed. The whole system would have to be replaced in order to correct the problem. Councilman Gardner stated the tie is on a pressure valve, would we use it only when we needed to? Steve Hall replied yes, it is a reversible meter. MOVED BY GARDNER, SECONDED BY SAUL, TO ADVERTISE FOR BIDS FOR INSTALLATION OF ONE 12" MAIN LINE COMPOUND METER, VAULT, 12" PRV STATION AND FLOW MONITORING SYSTEMS AT TWO (2) LOCATIONS AT 3 P.M. ON THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 12, 1974 AT TUKWILA CITY HALL. CARRIED. City Clerk Shirlee Kinney read a letter from Mr. and Mrs. Clark McConkey dated August 8, 1974 and addressed to members of the City Council and citizens of Tukwila. A copy of the letter is on file in the City Clerk's office. Mayor Todd read the report of the Tukwila Civil Service Commission's meeting of August 8, 1974 rejecting a proposal of King County P.E.P. Fire Trainee program. Councilman Sterling, Chairman of the Tukwila Ad -Hoc Committee on the Foster Golf Course, stated there will be a meeting of the Golf Course Committee Tuesday, August 13 at 7:30 P.M. in the Council Chambers. He stated this was to be on an advisory ballot. Council- woman Harris stated September 20 is the last day to call for a special election in conjunction with the general election, but an advisory ballot may not be considered the same as a special election. Councilman Sterling stated an offer was made at $2 million but was turned down by the owners. Mayor Todd stated he had not made an offer of $2 million but had stated as a commercial development, the Golf Course was not worth any more thar that due to the new environmental laws. Councilman Traynor stated that in fact no offer of any kind was made, we only tried to negotiate. Mayor Todd stated he would support any offer made by the Council up to $2 million. He felt the appraised value of $2.355 was now out of line. Mrs. Phyllis Pesicka stated as a member of the Committee, she felt the language used by Bill Aliment as reported in the minutes of the negotiating TUKWILA CITY COUNCIL MEETING August 12, 1974 Page 9 CORRESPONDENCE AND CURRENT BUSINESS Cont. Foster Golf Course Cont. City Hall site Councilman Sterling 3/2 meeting was inappropriate and she felt the Committee could not meet further with them until we contact their attorney. Mayor Todd stated as a taxpayer in the com- munity, the advisory ballot is a good idea, but the Council has announced it will do as it pleases regard- less of the results. He stated we could eliminate the cost of the election by having the Council put all the information together and mail it to all registered voters. It is not possible to put all of this together by September 20. Councilman Sterling agreed it is too late. He stated buying a golf course is far down on the list of priorities but it would be unfortunate if the golf course were sold without the citizens saying whether or not it should be purchased by the City. Councilman Traynor suggested the Committee meet to put together a mail out. Mr. George Hill stated the City cannot pay more than the appraised price unless the golf course if reappraised by the City. You should state.- on your letter that the price will be a fair appraised market value which is not known at this time. Mrs. Anne Altmayer asked how old is the current apprais- al. She stated the Aliments are determined to sell to somebody. Do we need to rush on this right now? Mayor Todd stated the appraisal was made in the Fall of 1972. Councilman Sterling stated the community should know what price we have to work with. The Committee would like more information, too. Would the Council agree to an offer submitted by the Committee? Councilwoman Harris suggested that the Committee meet to prepare a proposal for the Council which perhaps can be put on the November ballot. She stated there is better con- trol in the Election Department than with the letters suggested earlier. Councilman Sterling stated he hoped to set up another meeting with Mr. McAdoo sometime this week. Mayor Todd stated Mr. McAdoo is disappointed that the Council has not contacted him for the purpose of giving him direc- tion in what he is producing. He stated the Council is sure to be shocked by what they will see. He stated Mr. McAdoo has designed a $2.5 million 2 1/2 3 story building for each site. Councilman Saul stated the recommendations of the Planning Commission were very clear in the Minutes. Golf Course discussion Mrs. Anne Altmayer stated the question still is how much. We know the Aliments want $2.9 million and two years ago it was appraised at $2.355 million. Council- man Sterling stated he would offer them no more than the appraised value, if he were making the offer. City Hall site Mrs. Nancy Moore stated she would not sit in her chair discussion without contacting the architect if he were building her a new home, she would be over checking on it from time to time. Councilman Saul asked if any citizens had been over to Mr. McAdoo's office. Mrs. Moore re- plied what good does it do for the citizens to do that when the Council has stated at the Council table that they will have the last word. Councilwoman Davis state( she had also requested the City Hall site discussion on the Agenda. She stated it was not to the Council's knowledge that Mr. McAdoo has been crying for the Coun- cil to see his plans. She stated she has had difficul- ty in getting to Mr. McAdoo's office. Mrs. Nancy Moore stated if some Council Members have time to check on meetings held in people's homes, they should have time to see Mr. McAdoo. Mr. McAdoo was here at City Hall last week for a meeting but due to a stupid argument over Vouchers, the meeting was never held. Councilman Sterling stated we should keep politics out of the dis- cussion. He stated the City hired the architect, a TUKWILA CITY COUNCIL MEETING August 12, 1974 Page 10 CORRESPONDENCE AND CURRENT BUSINESS Cont. City Hall site discussion Cont. NEW BUSINESS Masseuse Operator's License: Shelia R. Morgan DEPARTMENT AND COMMITTEE REPORTS Treasurer's Report of Investments AUDIENCE COMMENTS Council Meeting schedule Tukwila Days Tukwila Aid Car fund drive Councilwoman Davis Unexcused absence 8/3 study was made on the square footage necessary for a city hall, all this information was supplied to Mr. McAdoo to enable him to come up with plans to fit the characteristics of the property. He has not yet pre- sented these plans to the Council. It would have been nice to go down to his office and look over the plans, but we do not need to babysit the architect. MOVED BY TRAYNOR THAT MAYOR TODD CORRESPOND WITH MR. MC ADOO TO SET UP A MEETING DATE TO PRESENT PLANS FOR CITY HALL Council President Traynor asked for comments from Police Chief John Sheets. Chief Sheets replied there is no reason not to issue the license. MOVED BY TRAY NOR, SECONDED BY STERLING, THAT MASSEUSE OPERATOR'S LICENSE APPLICATION BE APPROVED FOR SHELIA R. MORGAN. CARRIED. Council President Traynor read the July Investment Report submitted by City Treasurer Mae Harris. Steve Hall, Public Works Director, stated he preferred the Council to have two work meetings and two regular meetings per month. From the staff's standpoint, this meeting schedule is a very frantic process. Councilman Saul, Councilman Sterling and Fire Chief Crawley endors- ed this idea. Councilman Sterling stated the time for discussion during the work meetings is very important and would cut down the time necessary at regular meet- ings to take action and make decisions. Councilman Traynor agreed, stating audience participation takes a lot of time during the meetings as well. He felt the Optional Municipal Code would give us more flexi- bility to this problem with meetings. Councilman Sterl- ing stated he objected to receiving Agenda packets on Friday and having only the weekend to gather additional information. With two work meetings in between, we would have more time for research. City Clerk Shirlee Kinney asked Attorney Parker how the work meetings would be classified, special or regular. Attorney Par- ker stated they would be regularly scheduled meetings because the time and place would be fixed by ordinance. These work meetings would be open to the public. Councilman Saul stated he would like to thank everyone involved and everyone who turned out to make Tukwila Days successful this year. Mayor Todd concurred. Councilwoman Davis stated she contacted Mr. Lewis at the Seattle Fur Exchange in regard to what Kiwanis is doing to raise funds for the Tukwila Aid Car. She presented one of the miniature aid cars to be used for donations and stated one would be placed in several businesses. After the donation drive is over, the cars will be given to needy children. Mayor Todd asked how can we accept this money in donations for something we do not intend to purchase? The Council has refused to fund the $20,000 needed to purchase the aid car. Councilwoman Davis stated she had called Council Presi- dent Traynor last Monday and Tuesday to be excused be- cause of illness. She stated during Tuesday's conver- sation, Councilman Traynor had stated, "Then I won't see you until Monday At Wednesday's meeting, only Councilman Johanson was excused. She felt she did not TUKWILA CITY COUNCIL MEETING August 12, 1974 Page 11 AUDIENCE COMMENTS Cont. Councilwoman Davis Cont. Senior Citizens reception for Mr. Mrs. Sifert Bicentennial Concert in the Park Ice Cream Social Soccer club meeting Annexation Ice Cream Social ADJOURNMENT 11:13 P. M. ATTEST: need to call on Wednesday because of Councilman Tray nor's statement. Councilman Traynor stated on Tuesday he was not aware that there would be another meeting on Wednesday. He stated she had been notified of the meet. ing on Wednesday and should have called Wednesday if she knew she would not be present. Councilwoman Davis stated she was disappointed in the recent coverage in both the Highline Times and the Record Chronicle. No one here is shrinking from res- ponsibility or running away from their jobs. The paper: certainly inferred something that was not intended. Mrs. Viola Lutes announced a reception to be held for Mr. and Mrs. George Sifert at the Tukwila Community Club on Wednesday, August 14 from 1 to 5 P.M. Mrs. Velma Lee announced the Bicentennial Concert in the Park with Dixieland music and an Ice Cream Social with homemade ice cream and lemonade. The date is Sunday, September 1 at 2:00 P. M. in the Tukwila Park. Mr. Jim Patton announced a meeting in his home on Tues- day, August 13 at 7:30 P.M. of the Soccer Club. The address is 13904 56th Place South. Mrs. Anne Altmayer asked what progress has been made on the Duwamish annexation. Mayor Todd stated he has in- structed the staff to work on a comprehensive impact report which will be presented to the Boundary Review Board. This report will state how the people in the area of the proposed annexation will be benefitted by living in the City of Tukwila. Mrs. Velma Lee stated the Bicentennial Committee would like to borrow ice cream freezers from anyone who has them. MOVED BY TRAYNOR, SECONDED BY SAUL, THAT THE MEETING ADJOURN. CARRIED. 4, Mayor v (,ice /22 7 7_L cL, Shirlee A. Kinney, Citk Clerk TUKWILA CITY COUNCIL MEETING ADDENDUM August 12, 1974 Kayor Todd Councilman Gardner Mayor Todd Councilman Gardner Mayo i Todd Mayor Todd Mayor Todd Attest: The following reflects an amendment of verbatim transcript and replaces the comments "Mayor Todd explained the City Attorney's activities in the last 60 days regarding the Sammamish law suit to be settled. Councilman Gardner stated he felt the City stood better chances of winning the law suit without Attorney Parker." as published on Page 2 Voucher Approval of August 12, 1974 Council Meeting Minutes. This amendment was requested and approved at August 26, 1974 Council Meeting. Mr. Gardner, I just really wonder if you know what the Attorney's function is in this town and what he had done on behalf of the City in the last 30 to 60 days. Do you have any idea that Mr. Parker won the $500,000 law suit that you were not even willing to let him sit and represent the City on? I had not heard that. Are you willing Frank Todd, Mayor I had not heard that. Sly Oh, well, that's your problem I think. You are unin- formed. And when you are informed, you're misinformed. Councilman Gardner I heard that it was to be continued in October. Well, there's no doubt that it was, but there's no doubt in my mind that it has been won and the City is opted out of it. Do you want the City to lose by firing or causing the City Attorney to quit in the middle of a law suit as a matter of fact? Councilman Gardner I think they stand a better chance of winning. Who are you going to get to represent the City? You got anybody in mind? We've had some red hot ones around here from way back when. Audience commented "Erlichman Shirlee A. Kinn y, C /ty Clerk